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SEVENTH    REPORT 


OF    THii    • 


ROYAL    COMMISSION 


ON 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS. 


PART  I. 


REPORT   and  APPENDIX. 


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LONDON: 

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BY  EYRE  AND  SPOTTISWOODE, 

PRIHTEES  TO  THE  QUEEN'S  MOST  EXCELLENT  MAJESTY. 

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32,  Abingdon  Street,  Westminster,  S.W.  ;  or 
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32,  Abingdon  Street,  Westminster,  S.W.  ;  or 

JOHN  MENZIES  &  Co.,  12,  Hanover  Street,  Edinburgh,  and 
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CONTENTS. 


PART  I. 

Her  Majesit's  Commission  - 


Addition  to 


REPORT 


APPENDIX. 


House  of  Lords 

Marquis  of  Salisbury 

Earl  of  Denbigh 

Earl  or  Egmont 

Lord  Saokvile 

Sir  Frederick  Graham,  Bart. 

Sir  Alexander  Malet,  Bart. 

Sh-  Harry  Vemey,  Bart. 

Ayscough  Fawkcs,  Esq. 

G.  H.  Finch,  Esq.,  M.P. 


Page 

Page 

A  I'PKxnix  — contiiiuid. 

iii 

G.  E.  Frere,  Esq.      -             .             .             . 

-     518 

V 

G.  Alan  Lowndes,  Esq. 

.    537 

vi 

Capt.  St.  John  Mildmay,  R.N. 

-    590 

vii 

W.  More  Molynenx,  Esq.     - 

-     596 

Sidney  B.  E.  Bouvcrie-Pusey.  Esq. 

-     681 

Rev.  Thomas  Webb  -             -             .             - 

-      ih. 

County  of  Somerset 

-     693 

1 

PART  11. 

182 

Duke  of  Athole         -            -             .            . 

-    703 

196 

Earl  of  Southesk      ...             - 

.     716 

•232 

James  Douglas,  Esq.,  of  Cavers 

-     726 

249 

T.  Fedton  Livingstone.  Es(i. 

-    7:, 2 

261 

W.  Oliver  Rutherford,  Esq. 

-     735 

428 

Marquis  of  Ormonde             ... 

-     737 

433 

Circular  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Commission 

-     835 

509 
511 

Index            .           .           .           .           . 

-    837 

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COMMISSION. 


VICTORIA  E. 

SFlCtOria,  by  the  Grace  of  Grod  of  the  United  Kingdom   of  Great  Britain  and 
Ireland  Queen,  Defender  of  the  Faith. 

Co   our    right    trusty  and    well  beloved   Councillor  Sir  George    Jessel,    Knight, 
Master  or  Keeper  of  the  Rolls  and  Records  in  Chancery  ;  Our  right  trusty  and  entirely- 
beloved  Cousin  and   Councillor  Robert  Arthur  Talbot,  Marquess  of  Salisbury  ;    Our 
right  trusty  and  right  well-beloved  Cousin  David  Graham  Drummond,  Earl  of  Airlie, 
I  Knight  of  Our  Most  Ancient  and  Most  Xoble  Order  of  the  Thistle ;  Our  right  trusty 

and  right  well-beloved  Cousin  Philip  Henry,  Earl  Stanhope  ;  Our  trusty  and  well- 
beloved  Edmond  George  Fitzmaurice,  Esq.  (commonly  called  Lord  Edmond  George 
Fitzmaurice)  ;  the  Right  Reverend  Father  in  God  Charles  Bishop  of  Limerick, 
Ardfert,  and  Aghadoe  ;  Our  right  trusty  and  well-beloved  James,  Baron  Talbot  de 
Malahide ;  Our  right  trusty  and  well-beloved  Richard  Monckton,  Baron  Houghton  ; 
Our  right  trusty  and  well-beloved  John  Eraerich  Edward,  Baron  Acton ;  Our  trusty 
and  well-beloved  Sir  William  Stirling  Maxwell,  Baronet ;  Our  trusty  aud  weU-beloved 
Sir  Thomas  Duffus  Hardy,  Knight,  Deputy  Keeper  of  the  Records  ;  Our  trusty  and 
well-beloved  Charles  William  Russell,  Doctor  in  Divinity,  President  of  the  College  of 
St.  Patrick,  Maynooth ;  and  Our  trusty  and  well-beloved  George  Webbe  Dasent, 
Doctor  of  Civil  Law,  greeting. 

212!lf)rrfn£f  We  did,  by  Warrant  under  Our  Royal  Sign  Manual  bearing  date  the 
second  day  of  April  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixty-nine,  and  by  subsequent 
Warrants,  authorise  and  appoint  Our  right  trusty  aud  well-beloved  Councillor  John. 
Baron  Romilly  (since  deceased),  together  willi  the  several  noblemen  and  gentlemen 
therein  named,  or  any  three  or  moi'e  of  tl  em,  to  be  Our  Commissioners  to  make 
inquiry  into  the  places  in  which  Documents  illustrative  of  History  or  General  Public 
Interest  belonging  to  private  persons  are  deposited,  and  to  consider  whether,  with 
the  consent  of  the  owners,  means  might  not  be  taken  to  render  such  Documents 
available  for  public  reference,  as  by  the  tenor  of  the  first-recited  Warrant  under  Our 
Si,"-n  Manual,  dated  the  second  day  of  April  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixty- 
nine,  does  more  fully  and  at  large  appear  : 

^ob)  knotU  pt,  that  We  have  revoked  and  determined,  and  do  by  these  Presents 
revoke  and  determine,  the  said  several  Warrants  and  every  matter  and  thing  therein 
contained : 

*  Slntl  whereas  We  have  deemed  it  expedient  that  a  new  Commission  should  issue 

for  the  purposes  specified  in  such  Warrant  of  second  day  of  April  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  sixty-nine : 

Commission  appointing  Commissioners  to  make 
inquiry  as  to  the  places  in  which  Documents 

Rustrative    of    History    or    General   Publia __ : 

Interest  belonging  to  private  persons  are 
deposited,  and  to  consider  -whether,  with  the 
consent  of  the  owners,  means  might  not  be 
taken  to  render  such  Documents  available 
for  public  reference. 

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Jflirtlirr  lUlOln  nr  tJiat  We,  reposing  great  trust  and  confidence  in  your  ability 
and  discretion,  bave  appointed,  and  do  by  these  Presents  nominate,  constitute,  and 
appoint,  YOU  the  said  Sir  George  Jessel ;  Robert  Arthur  Talbot.  Marquess  of  Salisbury  ; 
David  Graham  Drummond,  Earl  of  Airlie  ;  Philip  Henry,  Earl  Stanhope ;  Edmond 
George  Filzmaurice  (commonly  called  Lord  Edmond  George  Fitzmaurice)  ;  Charles, 
Bishop  of  Limerick,  Ardfert,  and  Aghadoe ;  James,  Baron  Talbot  de  Malahide  ; 
Richard  Mouckton,  Baron  Houghton  ;  John  Bmerich  Eilward,  Baron  Acton ;  Sir 
William  Stirling  Maxwell;  Sir  Thomas  Duffus  Hardy;  Charles  William  Russell; 
and  Georo-o  Wobbe  Dasent.  to  be  Our  Commissioners  to  make  inquiry  as  to  the  places 
in  which  such  Papers  and  Manuscripts  arc  deposited,  and  for  any  of  the  purposes  set 
forth  in  tin  original  Warrant  under  Our  Sign  Manual,  dated  second  day  of  April  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixty-nine  : 

9(1113  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  said  inquiry  We  do  hereby  authorise 
you  to  call  in  the  aid  and  co-operation  of  all  possessors  of  Manuscripts  and  Papers, 
inviting  them  to  assist  you  in  furthering  the  object  of  this  Commission,  and  to  give 
them  full  assurance  that  no  information  is  sought  except  such  as  relates  to  Pubhc 
Affairs,  and  that  no  knowledge  or  information  -.ihich  may  be  obtained  fronr  their 
collections  shall  be  promulgated  without  their  full  license  and  consent : 

'^illti  Wo  do  further  by  these  Presents  authorise  you,  with  the  consent  of  the 
owners  of  such  Manuscripts,  to  make  abstracts  and  catalogues  of  such  ManuFcripts  : 

^llti  We  do  hereliy  direct  that  you,  or  any  three  or  more  of  you,  shall  form  a 
quorum,  and  that  ,\ou.  or  any  three  or  more  of  yoa,  shall  have  power  to  invite  the 
possessors  of  such  Papers  and  Records  as  you  may  deem  it  (U'sirable  to  inspect,  and  to 
produce  them  before  you. 

Qllti  Our  furtlicr  will  and  pleasure  is  that  you  Our  said  Commissioners,  or  any 
three  or  more  of  you,  do  report  to  Us  from  time  to  time  in  writing  under  your  hands 
and  seals  all  and  every  your  jiroceedings  under  and  by  virtue  of  these  Presents : 

■^nti  for  the  better  enabling  you  to  execute  these  l^resents  We  do  hereby 
nominate,  constitute,  and  appoint  Our  trusty  and  well-beloved  John  Romilly,  Esquire, 
Barrister-at-Law,  as  the  Secretary  to  this  Otir  Commission  to  attend  you,  whose  services 
and  assistfince  We  require  you  to  use  from  time  to  time  as  occasion  may  reqtiire. 

Given  at  Our  Court  at  St.  James's,  the  seventh  day  of  Deceml)er  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventy-five,  in  the  Thirty-ninth  Year  of 
Our  Reign. 

By  Her  Majesty's  Command. 

RICHD.  ASSHETON  CROSS. 


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VICTORIA  R. 

(JFl'rtorifl,  by  the  Grace  of  Goil  of  the  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and 
Ireland  Queen,  Defender  of  the  Faith. 

Co  onr  right  trusty  and  entirely-beloved  Cousin  John  Alexander,  Marquess  of 
Bath,  greeting. 

S2HI)frraei  We  did,  by  Warrant  under  Our  Royal  Sign  Manual  bearing  date  the 
seventh  day  of  December  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  Feventy-five,  authorise  and 
appoint  Our  right  trusty  and  well-beloved  Councillor  8ir  George  Jessel,  Knight, 
Master  or  Keeper  of  the  Rolls  and  Records  in  Chancery,  together  with  the  several 
noblemen  and  gentlemen  therein  named,  or  any  three  or  more  of  them,  to  be  Our 
Commissioners  to  make  inquiry  as  to  the  places  in  which  Documents  illustrative  of 
History  or  General  Public  Interest  belonging  to  private  persons  are  deposited,  and  to 
consider  whether,  vnth  the  consent  of  the  owners,  means  might  not  be  taken  to  render 
such  Documents  available  for  public  reference  : 

^>tOl.U  lUlOlU  pr,  that  We,  reposing  great  trust  and  confidence  in  your  zeal,  discreiion, 
and  ability,  have  authoriseil  and  appointed,  and  do  by  these  Presents  authorise  and 
a])point,  you  the  said  John  Alexander,  Marquess  of  Bath,  to  be  a  Commissioner  for  the 
purposes  aforesaid,  in  addition  to  and  together  wilh  the  Conimissioners  whom  We  have 
already  a[)pointed  by'  the  above-mentioned  Royal  Warrant. 

Given  at  Our  Court  at  St.  James's,  the  Twenty-fourth  day  of  October  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventy-six,  in  the  Fortieth  ^ear  of  Our 
Reign. 

By  Her  Majesty's  Command. 


RICHD.  ASSHBTON  CROSS. 


John  Alexander.  Marquess  of  Bath,  additional 
Commissioner  to  make  inquiry  as  to  the 
places  in  which  Documents  illustrative  of 
History  or  General  Public  Interest  belonging 
to  private  persons  are  deposited,  and  to  con- 
sider whether,  with  the  consent  of  the  owners, 
means  cannot  be  taken  to  render  such  Docu- 
ments available  for  public  reference. 


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VICTORIA   K. 

©iftorin,  by  the  Grace  of   God   of  the  United  Kingdom   of  Great   Britain  and 
L-elaud  Queen,  Defemler  of  the  Faith. 

Co  our  trusty  and  well-beloved  Willinin  Hardy.  Esquire,  Deputy  Keeper  of  the 
Records,  greeting. 

2il!iri'ra5'  We  did,  bv  Wan-ants  under  Our  Koyal  Sign  ^Eanual  bearing  date 
respectively  the  seventh  day  of  December  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventy-five, 
and  the  fourth  day  of  October  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventy-six,  authorise 
and  appoint  Oui'  riglit  trusty  and  well-beloveil  Councillor  Sir  George  Jessel,  Knight, 
Master  or  Keeper  of  the  Rolls  and  Records,  together  with  the  several  noblemen  and 
gentlemen  named  in  such  Warrants,  or  any  three  or  more  of  them,  to  be  Our  Commis- 
sioners to  malce  inquiry  as  to  the  places  in  which  Documents  illustrative  of  History  or 
General  Public  Interest  belonging  to  private  persons  are  deposited,  and  to  consider 
whether,  with  the  consent  of  the  owners,  means  might  not  be  taken  to  render  such 
Documents  available  for  public  reference  : 

jlOlU  UnoUl  PC,  that  We,  reposing  great  trust  and  confidence  in  your  zeal,  dis- 
cretion, and  al)ility.  liav(>  authorised  and  ap])ointc(l,  and  do  by  these  Presents  authorise 
and  aiipoint,  you  the  said  William  Hardy  to  bo  a  Commissioner  for  the  purposes 
aforesaid,  in  addition  to  and  togetliei'  with  the  Commissioiicrs  whom  We  lun^e  already 
appointed  by  the  above-mentioned  P»oyal  Warrants. 

(iiven   at   Our   Court   at    St.  James's,  the   Twelfth  day  of  .Inly  one  tliousand 
eight  hundred  and  seventy-eight,  in  the  Forty-second  year  of  Oni-  Rcio-n. 
13y  Her  Majesty's  Command. 

RICHD.  ASSHETON  CROSS. 

"W'dliam  Hardy,  Ksijuirc.  additional  ComniissidDcr 
til  inquire  as  to  Historical  Documents  of 
I'ublic  Intel  est. 


SEVENTH  REPORT 


OF    lUE 

ROYAL  COMMISSION  ON  HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS. 


TO  THE  QUEEN'S  MOST  EXCELLENT  MAJESTY. 

Mat  it  please  Yode  Majesty, 

We,  Your  Majesty's  Commissioners  appointed  by  Your  Royal  Commission  to 
inquire  what  papers  and  manuscripts  belonging  to  private  families  would  be  useful  in 
illustrating  constitutional  Law,  Science,  and  the  General  History  of  this  country,  and 
to  which  their  respective  possessors  would  be  willing  to  give  access,  respectfully  beg 
leave  to  submit  this  our  Seventh  Report  to  Your  Majesty. 

Since  the  publication  of  their  last  Report  Your  Commissioners  have  had  to  lament  the 
loss  of  two  of  their  number  by  death.  To  the  wide  historical  and  antiquarian  know- 
ledge of  Sir  William  Stirling  Maxwell  and  Sir  Thomas  Duffus  Hardy  the  success  of 
the  Commission  has  been  largely  due,  and  Your  Commissioners  cannot  pass  by  this 
opportunity  of  briefly  expressing  their  many  obligations  to  their  departed  colleagues. 

In  pursuance  of  a  warrant  under  Your  Sign  Manual  bearing  date  12th  July  1878, 
Mr.  William  Hardy,  the  Deputy  Keeper  of  the  Public  Records,  was  added  to  the 
Commission. 

The  ordinary  work  of  inspection  during  tlie  past  year  has  been  carried  on  by 
Mr.  A.  J.  Horwood,  Mr.  J.  C.  Jeaffreson,  and  Mr.  R.  B.  Knowles  for  England  ;  by 
Mr.  Fraserfor  Scotland;  and  by  Mr.  Gilbert  for  Ireland.  Mr.  Brewer  had  continued 
his  examination  of  the  Cecil  documents  at  Hatfield  House  to  the  time  of  his  unexpected 
decease  in  February  of  this  year.  Your  Commissioners  are  indebted  to  the  Rev.  J.  A. 
Bennett  for  a  Report  on  the  manuscripts  belonging  to  Capt.  St.  John  Mildmay. 

The  number  of  collections  examined  under  the  directions  of  Your  Commissioners 
since  the  i>suiug  of  the  first  Commission  now  exceeds  500;  and,  judging  from  the  work 
in  hand  and  in  prospect,  there  seems  no  likelihood  that  the  labours  of  Your  Commis- 
sioners will  shortly  cease  from  want  of  material  upon  which  to  operate. 

The  Reports  of  the  Inspectors,  printed  in  the  Appendix,  pp.  1-834,  include  the 
following  collections  : — 

III  England  and  Wales. — The  House  of  Lords  ;  the  Marquis  of  Salisbury  ;  the  Earl  of 
Denbigh ;  the  Earl  of  Egmont ;  Lord  Sackvile  ;  Sir  Frederick  U.  Graham,  Bart. ; 
Sir  Alexander  Malet,  Bart.  ;  Sir  Harry  Verney,  Bart. ;  Ayscough  Fawkes,  Esq.  ;  G.  H. 
Finch,  Esq.,  M.P.  ;  G.  E.  Frere,  Esq.  ;  G.  A.  Lowndes,  Esq. ;  Capt.  St.  John  Mildmay  ; 
W.  More  Molyneux,  Esq. ;  S.  E.  E.  Bouverie-Pusey,  Esq. ;  the  Rev.  Thos.  Webb  ;  the 
County  of  Somerset. 

In  Scotland. — The  Duke  of  Athole  ;  the  Earl  of  Southesk  ;  Fenton  Livingstone,  Esq., 
Oliver  Rutherford,  Esq. ;  James  Douglas  of  Cavers,  Esq. 
In  Ireland. — The  Marquis  of  Ormonde. 

Among  other  collections,  accounts  of  which  are  being  drawn  up  for  publication  in 
future  Reports  of  Your  Commissioners,  may  be  named  those  of — the  Duke  of  Marl- 
borough ;  the  Duke  of  Manchester  ;  the  Duke  of  Abercorn  ;  the  Duke  of  Leinster  ;  the 
Marquis  of  Drogheda;  the  Marquis  of  Waterford  ;  the  Earl  of  Ashlturnham  ;  the  Earl 
of  Jersey  ;  the  Earl  of  Portsmouth ;  the  Earl  of  Meath  ;  the  Earl  of  Rodeu ;  Lord 
Braybrooke  ;  Lord  Emly  ;  the  0' Conor  Don,  M.P. ;  Mr.  Bankes,  of  Corfe  Castle;  Mr. 
Wingfield  Digby,  of  Sherborne  Castle ;  Magdalen  College,  Oxford  ;  Trinity  College, 
Dublin;  the  Trinity  House  Corporation;  the  Royal  College  of  Physicians;  the  Che.>ter 
and  Leicester  Corporations,  &c.,  &c. 

Your  Commissioners  beg  to  subjoin  a  brief  account  of  the  chief  collections  ohe 
examination  of  which  has  been  completed  since  their  last  Report  was  issued.  Full 
particulars  of  each  collection  will  be  found  in  the  Appendix. 

The  House  of  Lords. — The  most  interesting  papers  of  the  House  or  Lords  calendared 
in  the  Appendix  to  the  present  Report  are  perhaps  those  relating  to  the  Act  of  Uni- 
formity.^ These  documents,  and  the  Manuscript  Committee  Book  for  the  period,  give 
much  information  respecting  the  proceedings  upon  the  Bill  in  the  House  of  Lords.  The 
Book  of  Common  Prayer,  still  preserved  in  the  library,  was  sent  by  the  King  to   the 

1  Act  of  Unifoiniity,  p.  162. 

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ITpper  House  on  ilu-  'llivA  of  February  l()(il-2,  and  was  by  the  Lords  substituted  for  the 
Eook  of  Common  Praver  of  1()04,  which  accompanied  the  Bill  when  sent  up  from  the 
House  of  Commons."  This  first  book  was  apparently  returned  to  the  House  of 
Commons  for  at  the  end  of  a  paper  of  amendments  sent  to  the  Commons  by  the  Lords 
is  this  note  "  That  the  booke  sent  vp  w"'  the  Bill  may  be  taken  of,  and  the  manu- 
••  script  b..oke  herew"'  debuere<l  mav  be  annexed  to  the  bill  ;  "  but  all  trace  of  the  first 
book  is  now  lost,  and  it  no  doubt  perished  with  the  rest  of  the  records  of  the  House  of 
Commons  in  the  Hre  of  1n34.  The  manuscript  proceedings  of  the  committee  clearly 
bhow  that  110  amendment  was  made  in  the  book  itself  by  Parliament,  except  the  one 
verbal  amendment,  -  vitiuin  script  oris,"  specially  referred  to  in  the  journal.  The  Bill 
was  much  amended  ;  the  Lords,  possibly  out  of  deference  to  the  Khig,  being  much  more 
inclined  to  give  way  than  the  Commons.  'J'he  Lords  inserted  a  proviso,  recommended 
by  the  Kilu^  to  empower  liim  to  dispense  with  the  wearing  of  the  surplice  and  the  use 
of  the  sign  of  the  cross  in  baptism,  which  the  Commons  rejected,  as  they  did  also 
another  proviso  introduced  by  the  Lords  to  enable  the  King  to  give  to  ministers  dis- 
possessed under  the  Act  a  fifth  of  the  income  of  their  livings,  an  allowance  made 
under  the  rule  of  the  Parliament  to  the  ejected  royalist  clergy. 

The  warrant  for  the  King's  execution  is,  as  is  well  known,  carefully  preserved  in  the 
lil)rary  of  the  House  of  Lords.  The  warrant  seems  to  have  remained  in  Hacker's 
jjossession  after  the  execution  until  the  Restoration.  The  original  order^  for  his 
examination  by  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  is  thus  noted  : — "  According  to  the 
•'  content  of  this  order  1  have  examined  Coll.  ILicker,  who  confesseth  that  he  hath  the 
"  warrant  in  v'  order  menconed  at  his  house  in  the  cuuntroy,  and  that  he  beleeves  it 
"  agrees  w'"'  w'  is  printed  ;  his  wife  A:  family  are  in  tonne  t-oe  that  hee  saith  w"'out 
"  sending  his  wife  dounc  hee  knowes  not  how  furiiher  to  give  satisfaction."  His  wife 
was  in  consequence  sent  to  fetch  the  warrant,  which  she  did,  and  on  the  3lst  of  July 
the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  (delivered  it  to  the  House.  Amongst  the  documents  noAV 
calendared  are  also  the  original  warrants'  for  the  execution  of  the  Duke  of  Hamilton, 
the  Earl  of  Holland,  and  Lord  Capel.  Charlotte  do  la  Tremouille,  Countess  Dowager 
of  Derby,'  prays  for  condign  punishment  on  the  judges  of  her  late  husband,  and 
annexed  to  her  petition  are  many  papers  relating  to  his  trial,  amongst  them  the 
"Journal  of  the  Court  Martial  held  at  Chester  1651  for  the  trial  of  the  Earl  of  Derby, 
&c.,"  containing  a  full  report  of  the  proceedings  of  tlie  court,  coiuinencing  on  the 
1st  of  Sei>tember  and  ending  on  the  1st  of  October  1651,  while  Robert  DuckenfiekP 
and  others  of  the  Earl's  judges  pray  for  a  full  hearing  as,  though  acknowledging 
that  tbey  sat  as  judges,  they  say  that  they  were  no  way  consenting  to  the  death  or 
imprisonment  of  that  honourable  person,  but  laboured  to  the  utmost  of  their  powers 
and  interests  with  friends  to  have  pi'evented  the  same.  On  page  147  is  a  certificate 
.signed  by  the  Countess  of  Dei  by  testifying  that  James  Chaloncr  suffered  close  imprison- 
ment int'.:c  Isle  of  Man  for  his  affection  and  service  to  herself,  the  Duke  of  Albemarle, 
and  many  others  of  the  royal  party.  This  certificate  is  annexed  to  a  petition  of 
Edmond  Chaloner'  praying  that  his  deceased  father  may  not  be  put  in  the  same  rank 
with  the  cursed  regicides.  A  certificate  from  Sir  John  Owen  in  favour  of  James 
Chaloner  is  also  annexed  to  the  same  petition. 

There  are  many  other  documents  relating  to  the  regicides,  but  as  they  are  most  of 
them  given  in  extenso  in  the  calendar  it  will  only  be  necessary  to  refer  briefly  to  them 
here.  William  Heveningham''  petitions  for  mercy  on  the  plea  that  he  refused  to 
consent  to  His  Majesty's  death  by  holding  up  his  hands  as  the  others  did,  or  by  signing 
llie  warrant,  although  he  was  pressed  thereunto  with  much  importunity  ]ty  Sergeant 
Brailshaw,  the  then  piesident.  Hugh  Peters'  gives  a  long  and  incoherent  "  nairative," 
and  professes  before  "  His  holy  Majesty,  angels,  and  men  that  he  never  had  head  or 
"  hand  in  the  contriving  or  managing  the  late  King's  death  directly  nor  indirectly  as 
'•  is  most  scandalously  suii-gested  by  black  months,  but  was  all  that  day  (he  died)  sick 
"   and  sad  in  liis  chamber." 

Nicholas  Love  "  prays  lor  mercy,  asserting  that  when  the  King  on  his  trial  demanded 
a  conference  with  the  Lords  and  Commons  before  sentence  was  passeil,  hi^  earnestly 
pressed    that  such  c(jid'ercnce  might  be  had  before  any  further  proceeding,  which  was 

'   IIuckiT,   Ui'jO,  Jul)-  2.i,  |i.  120. 

-  l(J18-9,  M;irili  (i,  p.  71. 

^  Coiuilfs.s  Diiwagcr  of  Dcrliy,  KUio,  .June  '.).  d.  !)1. 

'  HoImtI  Duckciificld,  &c.,  lUtiO,  .luly  l.'j,  p.  1  Uj. 

■"'  Kiliiioiiil  Cliiiloiier,  l(!61,  .Iiiiif — ,  p.  117. 

'■  NVm.  II(.vcniug)iaiii,  166U,  Ma_v21,p.  8(J:   .Vult.  id.  p.  12.-,;   An-^   -.1    p    l->i)       l(,(;i-"   l'\l.   7   o    \;s 

'  Hugh  IVtir.s  1G(J0,  July  13,  p.  llj.  ,,        ,  i       -.  .  -.  -    i 

*  Nicholas  Lovi-,  16G0,  July  16,  p.  119. 


:  !5EVENTH  REPORT.  IX 

violently  opposed  by  Cromwell,  Iretou.  and  others,  and  he  clamorously  reviled  as  an 
obstructor  of  that  black  design.  Love  did  not  sign  the  warrant  for  the  King's  execu- 
tion. Colonel  John  Hutchinson  ^  prays  the  Lords  to  extend  the  same  clemency  to  him 
that  the  Commons  have  shown  "  upon  bis  signal  repentance  which  how  early  and  real 
"  it  was  his  deportment  for  many  years  past  hath  made  clear."  Colonel  Hutchinson 
signed  the  wai-rant.  An  interesting  certificate  in  his  favour  is  annexed  to  the  peti- 
tion. Thomas  Lister  -  asserts  that  when  summoned  to  the  High  Court  of  Justice  he 
went  thither  to  understand  the  cause,  where  finding  it  was  for  the  trial  of  the  Kino- 
he  altogether  disliked  the  same,  and  came  away,  leaving  the  Court  sitting,  and  never 
was  there  but  that  one  time      Lister  did  not  sign  the  warrant. 

Matbew  Thomlinson  •' asserts  that  by  some  mistake  his  name  was  inserted  amongst 
those  who  sat  and  gave  judgment  upon  the  late  King,  though  he  was  never  present 
upon  any  proceeding  therein,  but  received  a  special  recommendation  of  favour 
from  the  late  King  to  his  son,  now  King,  and  therefore  prays  to  be  excepted  out 
of  the  number  of  those  who  sat  as  judges  on  the  King.  According  to  Nalson, 
Thomlinson  was  present  on  two  occasions  at  the  trial.  He  was,  however,  pardoned  on 
account  of  the  consideration  he  showed  to  the  King  whilst  in  custody.  Lord  Monson  ' 
declares  that  his  design  in  sitting  at  the  King's  trial  was,  if  possible,  to  prevent  that 
horrid  murder,  but  the  violence  and  bloody  design  was  not  to  be  declined,  he  withdrew 
himself  with  a  great  abhorrence  of  it,  he  is  now  unfier  a  sentence  so  much  beyond 
death  as  he  had  rather  choose  to  die  a  thousand  times  tljan  outlive  the  shame  and 
ignominy  of  it ;  he  prays  the  House  to  remit  what  is  most  ignominious  in  his  sentence. 
The  sentence  was  that  he  should  be  drawn  from  the  Tower  througli  the  City  of  London 
to  Tyburn,  and  so  back  again  with  a  halter  about  his  neck,  and  to  be  imprisoned  for 
life.  Whether  he  died  in  prison  or  not  is  unknown.  Sir  Henry  Mildmay,"'  whose 
sentence  was  the  same  as  that  upon  Lord  Monson,  prays  for  commiseration,  alleging 
that  he  was  present  at  the  trial  that  he  might  be  better  able  to  improve  his  utmost 
care  and  diligence  to  preserve  His  Majesty's  life,  which  he  endeavoured  with  all  his 
diligence.  Neither  Lord  Monson  nor  Sir  Henry  Mildmay  signed  the  warrant.  A 
certificate  from  Dr.  Warner  is  annexed  stating  that  Sir  Henry  Mildmay  is  suflFering 
from  a  rupture,  and  that  if  the  sentence  of  drawing  him  in  a  sledge  from  the  Tower  to 
Tyburn  is  carried  out  it  will  endanger  his  life.  Robert  Wallop"  states  that  in  sitting  at  the 
King's  trial  he  was  actuated  by  a  similar  desire  of  saving  His  Majesty's  life.  He  was 
only  once  present  at  tlie  trial,  and  did  not  sign  the  warrant.  Henry  Smitb'  prays  for 
mercy  because  he  was  a  very  young  man  at  the  time  of  the  King's  trial,  and  was 
drawn  into  the  pretended  Court  by  threats  and  importunities.  He  signed  the  warrant 
for  the  King's  execution.  James  Temple,"*  in  a  very  curious  petition,  declares  that 
Dr.  GofFe,  with  the  advice  of  Dr.  Hamond,  came  to  him  as  from  the  late  King  desiring 
and  requiring  him  not  to  decline  acting,  on  purpose  that  he  might  discover  what 
resolutions  were  taken  concerning  His  Majesty,  and  who  were  the  chief  promoters 
thereof.  Temple  nevertheless  signed  the  warrant.  Thomas  Waite"  declares  that  he 
was  made  one  of  the  Court  without  his  consent  ;  was  induced  by  threars  to  come  to 
town  ;  and  then,  being  a  young  man  and  ignorant  of  the  laws,  was  by  ihe  devices  of 
Cromwell  and  Ireton  trepanned  out  of  the  House,  and  forced  by  them  into  the  detest- 
able Court ;  and  that  he  was  afterwards  further  forced  bv  tliem  to  sign  a  writing  not 
knowing  what  was  contained  therein.  Waite  signed  the  warrant.  Gilbert  Millington^* 
acknowledges  his  prodigious  oSem^es  (he  signed  the  warrant)  and  prays  for  mercy. 
There  are  several  aflidavits  put  in  on  behalf  of  .John  Downes  "  (attached  probably  to  a 
petition  now  lost),  intended  to  show  that  he  endeavoured  to  gain  a  further  hearing 
for  the  King,  and  containing  many  interesting  details.  Downes  signed  the  warrant. 
George  Fleetwood^'  maintains  that  he  came  to  Westminster  about  other  occasions,  and 
unfortunately  met  with  Oliver  Cromwell,  whose  power,  commands,  and  threats  frighted 
him  into  the  Court.     He  signed  the  warrant. 


1  .John  Hutchinson,  1660,  July  23,  p.  120;  Aug.  1:^,  p.  126. 

2  Thomas  Lister,  1660,  .luly  24,  p.  121. 

3  Mathew  Tomlinson,  1660,  Aug.  1,  p.  123.     NiiUoii,  Tri.ii  of  Charles  I. 
^  Lord  Monson,  1661,  July  25,  p.  IW. 

5  Sir  H.  Mildmay,  1661,  July  25,  p.  150. 
«  Robert  Wallop,  1G61,  July  25,  p.  151. 
7  Henry  Smith,  1661-2,  Feb.  7,  p.  156. 
^  .James  Temple,  ibid. 
^  Thomas  Waite,  ibid. 

'"  Gilbert  Millington,  1661-2,  Feb.  7,  p.  157. 
"  John  Dovnes,  1661-2,  Feb.  7,  p.  158. 

1-^  George  Fleetwood,  1061-2,  Feb.  7,  p.  159.  , 

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j  HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIFI's   COMMISSION  ! 

Pages  88  to  93  of  the  Appendix  contain  some  most  interesting  records  under  the 
headmen  '•  Papers  relating  to  the  hite  King's  goods."  On  the  9th  o^  May  1660  a 
committee  was  appointed  to  consider  and  receive  information  where  any  of  the  late 
Kin"-'s  jewels  and  pictures  were,  and  to  advise  of  some  course  how  the  same  might  be 
restored  to  His  present  Majesty.  The  committee  was  afterwards  empowered  to  order  the 
seizure  of  all  such  goods  as  should  be  discovered  to  them,  and  Thomas  Beauchamp, 
late  clerk  to  the  trustees  for  the  sale  of  the  King's  goods,  was  ordered  to  deliver  bis 
books  of  inventories  to  Mr.  Webb,  His  Majesty's  surveyor.  Amongst  the  existing 
returns  and  inveTitoiies  sent  in  in  pursuance  of  this  order  are  to  be  fouad  descriptive 
lists,  with  the  estimated  values,  of  paintings,  statues,  arras  hangings,  armour,  furniture, 
&c.,'  belouging  to  the  various  palaces,  and  of  the  King's  horses  at  Tidbury  Race. 
Amon-'st  the  docmncnts  arc  returns  by  Peter  Lely,  John  Stone,  Emanuel  de  Critz,  and 
George  GcUh-op,  the  friend  of  Vandyke  and  Lely. 

Th°  letter  and  declaration  of  Charles  II.  from  Breda,^  referred  to  in  the  First  Report 
of  the  Commissioners,  are  included  in  the  period  now  under  consideration.  There  are 
ako  copies  of  several  of  Jiis  speeches'-  to  Parliament,  which  are  interesting  as  being  in 
the  King's  own  handwriting. 

We  must  not  omit  mention  of  a  contemporary  copy  of  a  letter  from  Oliver 
CromwelP  Avhen  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland  addressed  to  the  Speaker  of  the 
House  of  Commons,  a  version  of  which  is  given  m  Cromwelliana,  and  also  in  Carlyle's 
Letters  and  Speeches  of  Oliver  Cromwell,  but  the  copy  in  the  Archives  of  the 
House  of  Lords  contains  various  passages  omitted  in  both  those  authorities,  passages 
relating  to  the  losses,  want,  and  sufferings  of  the  Parliament  forces,  suppressed  no 
doubt  at  the  time  in  order  that  the  real  condition  of  the  army  might  not  be  known  ; 
a  condition  f\irther  illustrated  by  letters  from  Colonel  Michael  Jones,*  whose  death 
is  recorded  in  the  letter  from  Cromwell  just  mentioned,  and  by  a  petition  from  the 
City  of  Dublin.' 

On  the  5th  of  February  1658-9,  Richard  Cromwell"  signs  letters  patent  for  protect- 
ing Thomas  Bushell  and  his  co-adventurers  in  draining  and  working  the  deserted 
wurks  of  Sir  Bevis  Bulmer  in  Mendip  Forest.  Bushell  was  governor  of  Lundy  Island 
for  Charles  I.,  ynd  at  p.  81  a  number  of  papers  are  noiiced  relating  to  the  surrender  of 
the  island  in  1647,  and  also  to  Bushell's  mining  schemes;  amongst  the  latter  is  an 
interesting  affidavit  of  Walter  Basbee,  who  says  that  about  fifty  years  ago,  when  he 
was  "  Say  Msster  "  to  Gold.-mith's  Hall,  he  was  sent  by  King  James  to  the  Emperor  of 
Russia  to  make  him  a  standard  of  gold  and  silver  m  his  mint  in  the  city  of  Mu.'^covia, 
and  i:o  sooi  er  was  this  done  than  he  was  commanded  by  the  Emperor  to  refine  the 
gold  ol  a  rich  copper  mine  in  Siberia,  five  hundred  miles  beyond  the  Volga,  which  held 
10  ihe  value  of  three,  four,  or  five  hundred  pounds  of  gold  to  every  ton.  Basl)eo 
remained  there  until  taken  prisoner  by  the  Tartars,  but  was  afterwards  exchanged  and 
sent  to  England,  where  he  has  ever  sii  ce  spent  his  time  under  Mr.  Bushell's  phdosophical 
way  taught  him  by  the  late  Lord  Chancellor  Bacon,  by  which  he  believes  this  age  may 
exceed  all  former  ages  in  mineral  discoveries.  Bushell  expects  that  the  royalties  on  the 
products  of  his  mining  operations  will  relieve  the  subjects  from  a  considerable  part  of  their 
heavy  taxes,  and  quotes  a  saying  of  Lord  Bacon  "  that  most  politic  expedients  for  the 
"  increment  of  a  Prince's  coffer.s  have  a  strong  influence  upon  the  people's  purses,  but 
"  innocent  mineral  productions  come  nearest  the  idea  of  divine  bounty,"  he  also  gives  an 
explanation  of  his  mining  plan,  hoping,  he  says,  to  verify  thereby  the  old  proverb  that 
"  Kingston  Down  well  wrought  is  worth  London  Town  dearly  bought  " 

Amongst  a  long  list  of  complaints  made  bj  some  of  the  inhabitants  of  Yeldon,  Beds, 
against  their  rector  Wm.  Dell,  they  accuse  him  of  countenancing  and  sufi"ering  upon 
Christmas  Day  last  "  one  Bunyon'  of  Bedford,  a  tinker,  "  to  speak  in  his  pulpit  to  the 
congi-egation,"  no  orthodox  minister  ofiiciatiiig  in  the  church  that  day.  The  com- 
plaint was  referred  to  the  Committee  for  Petitions,  and  by  them  dismissed. 

^  In  :\lay  1660,  Dr.  John  Olivei  '^  piays  to  be  restored  to  the  presii^entship  of  Magdalen 
College,  Oxford,"  and  in  July  of  the  following  year  a  petition  is  presented  in  the  naiue  of 
the  president  and  fellows  of  the  college,  signed  however  by  two  only  of  the  fellows, 

'  Dcclaialioii  of  Breda,  1660,  April  ,\,  p.  79. 

-  .Specclics   (rf  Cliarles    II.  in    hi.s   own  lianawiitiujr.      HiGO,  .fulv  27,  l).  l->2       IGOl    .fiilv  S   n    140       Ififil 
Nov.  20,  p.  162.      IC-Gl,  jJoc.  20,  p.  1.3:3.      I(i61,  .May  17,  ]..  177.  '  >  1  •  i^-^-      ^ooi, 

3  O.  (.Vorawcll,  1619,  Dae.  19,  p.  T.i. 

•«  Micljai'l  .lonos,  164S,  .July  19,  p.  37;  Oct.  4,  p.  55. 

"  iJiiUliii  petition,  p.  (i!). 

'•  J{.  CrornwLll,  p.  79. 

"  John  J5un_van,  1()60,  June  2(1,  p.  102. 

-  Dr.  Oliver,  16(i(),  May  1,S,  )>.  .S5. 

«  M:.-Ial.n  Cnlle-.,  Oxlo.d,  UiOi,  July  2,  j,.  MS,  r/pr,.s.si„i. 


:  MoraRmvBBvfiNTS  report.        ^or^nr  jij 

H.  Yerbury  and  Nath.  Chyles,  complaining  that  in  the  year  1646  a  messenger  from  the 
House  of  Lol-ds,  under  an  order  for  seiz::.j^  popish  reliques,  carried  away  from  the 
college  a  mitre,  crozier,  staff,  copes,  and  other  thmgs,  the  venerable  remains  of  their 
founder,  reputed  to  be  worth  about  2,000?.  The  messenger  pretends  that  he  delivered 
them  to  Mr.  Alexander  Thane,  then  usher  of  the  Black  Rod,  who,  with  Wheeler,  a 
goldsmith,  converted  them  to  their  own  use.  The  petitioners  pray  for  relief,  in  vain 
apparently,  for  the  petition  is  marked  dismissed,  and  there  is  no  mention  of  it  in  the 
journal.     Several  other  papers  relate  to  the  dispossessed  fellows  of  Magdalen. 

Gilbert  Sheldon,'  who  was  in  a  few  months  to  become  Bishop  of  London,  and 
later  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  prays  that  the  profits  of  the  parish  of  Newino-ton, 
Surrey,  may  be  secured  in  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens  until  his  claim  to  the  living 
is  decided.  This  petition  is  one  of  a  very  large  number  of  similar  petitions  from 
the  royalist  clergy,  amongst  which  are  petitions  from  Robert  Skinner,  Bishop  of 
Oxford,-  and  John  "Warner,  Bishop  of  Rochester.'^  Bridget  Wright,^  widow  of 
Robert,  Bishop  of  Coventry  and  Lichfield,  appeals  for  redress  against  Sir  William 
Brereton,  who  seized  all  her  plate,  jewels,  and  money,  contrary  to  the  conditions  under 
which  Eccleshall  Castle  was  surrendered  after  a  seige,  in  which  her  husband  died,  and 
she  bei'elf  was  severely  wounded. 

Robert  Pory,  chaplain  to  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  complains  to  the  House,  in 
1661,  of  the  desecration  of  Archbishop  Parker's  tomb,"'  at  Lambeth  by  Scott  and  Matthew 
Hardy,  praying  that  Hardy  (Scott  had  been  executed)  may  be  ordered  to  reveal  where 
the  bones  of  the  Archbishop  are,  in  order  that  they  may  be  restored  to  the  place 
where  they  were  first  deposited  in  the  chapel,  as  the  monument  is  still  extant,  and 
capable  of  being  again  fixed  in  the  place  where  it  was  originally  erected.  Strype  and 
other  authorities  attribute  the  restoration  of  Archbishop  Parker's  tomb  to  Sir  William 
Dugdale,  the  antiquary,  in  Archbishop  Sancroft's  time. 

On  the  22nd  of  February  1647-S,  is  a  notice  of  the  ordinance  to  attaint  David 
Jenkins**  for  repudiating  the  authority  of  the  Parliamentary  Commissioners  of  the 
Court  of  Chancery,  and  for  adjudging  divers  persons  guilty  of  high  treason  for 
adhering  to  the  Parliament ;  and  on  page  78  is  a  copy  of  Colonel  Shapcott's'  speech 
against  Whitelock's  proposal  of  making  the  Protectorship  hereditary. 

On  the  4th  of  May  1648,  Edward  Lord  Herbert  of  Cherbury,"  complains  that  of 
the  20?.  a  week  allowed  him  upon  the  surrender  of  Montgomery  Castle  is  much  in 
arrear,  which  he  prays  may  be  paid,  and  the  order  for  payment  continued,  if  not  during 
his  life,  at  least  till  he  is  satisfied  for  the  losses  he  has  sustained.  He  died  on  the  20th 
of  August  in  the  same  year,  and  in  the  following  September  his  son  Edward  prays  that 
he  may  have  the  sole  privilege  for  fourteen  years  of  printing  and  publishing  his  father's 
History  of  Henry  VIII.,  Tractate  de  Veritate,  and  other  work.s,  the  manuscripts  of 
which  are  in  his  hands — a  petition  resisted  by  Thomas  Whitaker,  citizen  and  stationer 
of  London,  who  maintains  that  the  printing  was  entrusted  to  him  by  the  late  Lord 
Herbert,  and  that  the  copies  in  his  possession  are  his  Lordship's  ultima  manus. 

On  the  19th  of  September  1648  (Jolonel  Monck,''  informs  the  Parliament  by  letter 
of  the  surrender  of  Carrickfergus  and  Belfast,  and  on  the  26th  of  July  1660  is  a 
certificate  by  Monck,  then  Duke  of  Albemarle,  in  favour  of  Wm.  Lenthall,  tiie  late 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons  ;  while  another  certificate  from  him,  dated  27th  of 
November  1661,  supports  the  appeal  for  mercy  of  the  regicide  Fleetwood,  whose 
appeal  is  also  supported  by  Lord  Ashley.'"  Abraham  Dowcett"  prays  for  consideration 
on  account  of  his  faithfulness  to  His  late  Majesty.  He  was  one  of  the  King's  servants 
at  Carisbrook,  and  accessory  to  his  futile  attempt  at  escape  through  one  of  the  windows 
of  the  castle.  Elizabeth,  widow  of  Captain  John  Burley,^"  prays  that  Sergeant 
Wyld,  and  the  other  judges  who  sentenced  her  husband,  may  be  excepted  out  of  the 
general  act  of  pardon.    This  petition  corroborates  the  account  given  by  Lord  Clarendon 

1  Gilbert  Sheldon,  1660,  June  23,  p.  108. 

2  Skinner,  Bisbop  of  Oxford,  1660,  June  23,  p.  107. 
^  Warner,  Bishop  of  Eocheater,  1660,  .July  2,  p.  112. 

^  Wright  Bishop  of  Coventry  and  Lichfield,  1660,  July  26,  p.  121. 

5  Archbishop  Parker's  tomb,  1661,  July  15,  p.  149;  Dec.  9,  p.  152.  1661-2,  Jan.  8,  p.  153,  et  jmssim. 
Strype,  Life  of  Parker,  II.,  435. 

0  David  .Jenkins,  lo47-8,  Feb.  22,  p.  11.      1660,  July  10,  p   114. 
'^  Colonel  Shapcott,  p.  78. 

8  Edward  Lord  Herbert  of  Cherbury,  1648,  May  4,  p.  24;   Sept.  5,  p.  51  ;  Oct.  5,  p.  55  ;   Xov.  6,  p.  61. 
*^  George  Monck,  Duke  of  Albemarle,  pp.  52,  122,  159. 
10  Lord  Ashley,  p.  159. 
"  Abraham  Dowcett,  1660,  Aug.  2,  p.  124. 
!'<  Elizabeth  Burley,  1660,  June  8,  p.  94.     See  Clarendon  Rebellion,  V.,  510. 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COM5IIS9IOK  : 


of  Hurley's  foolish  attempt  to  effect  a  rising  of  the  jnhabitants  of  the  Isle  of  Wight, 
and  of  his  sub>?equent  execution.  Biirley  was  the  first  who  was  made  guilty  of  high 
treason  for  adherino-  to  the  King.  Sir  Sackville  Crow,  ambassador  from  Charles  I. 
to  the  "Emperor  oi  Turkey"  details  the  barbarous  usnge  inflicted  on  himself  and 
his  family  by  Sir  Thomas  Beudish,'  the  representative  of  the  Parliament,  of  whose 
conduct  the  two  brothers  of  Sir  Henry  Hyde  also  complain. 

An  allusion  to  Ben  Jnnson's'- works  is  not  without  interest,  ihomas  Walkley,  on 
the  20th  of  December  1(548,  complains  that  having  about  six  years  since  bought  a 
piece  of  poetry  of  Mr.  Bei.  Jonson,  which  cost  him  4U/.,  and  having  printed  it 
by  authority,  which  cost  him  300/.  more,  new  licensers  have  been  appointed  by  the 
Parhament,  of  whom  one.  Sir  Nathaniel  Brent,  is  out  of  town,  and  the  other,  Mr. 
Langlev,  pretends  business,  so  he  cannot  peruse  the  poem. 

Bobert  Danvers  alias  Villiers,  whom  their  Lordships  are  pleased  to  honour  with  the 
title  of  Viscount  Purbecke,'  desires  to  divest  hinuelf  of  his  peerage,  as  he  has  not  an 
est:ite  in  anv  competent  degree  to  support  such  an  honour. 

The  de.-titution.  even  of  those  who  had  fought  on  the  winning  side  in  the  long 
struffyle  between  the  King  and  the  Parliament,  is  shown  in  many  applications  for 
payment  of  arrears  of  pay,  applications  which  continued  to  be  made  in  spite  of  an  order 
of  the  13th  of  October  1648  against  officers  disturbing  the  Houses  for  their  arrears. 
The  wife  of  Colonel  Hercules  Huncks,'  who  was  so  prominent  at  the  time  of  the  trial 
and  execution  of  the  King,  prays  that  some  part  of  the  arrears  due  to  her  husband  may 
be  paid  her;  1.500/.  being  due  to  him  for  service  in  Ireland,  whither  he  has  again 
returned  to  spend  his  dear  blood  for  the  good  of  that  kingdom,  while  she  has  nothing 
left  meantime  for  the  maintenance  of  herself  and  her  children.  Jane  Farrett'  applies 
to  the  Commons  for  a  fourth  of  the  400/.  due  to  her  late  husband,  to  enable  her  to  bury 
his  corpse,  which  still  lies  above  ground;  while  Anne,  widow  of  Captain  Henry'=  Bowen, 
makes  a  like  application,  760/.  being  due  to  lier  late  husband,  who  died  on  Saturday 
last  leaving  her  with  four  children,  and  having  in  his  last  sickness  pawned  all  that  ever 
he  had,  so  that  she  and  her  children  are  ready  to  perish  and  she  has  not  wherewithal 
to  inter  his  corpse.  Captain  Thomas  Plunkett^  prays  for  stay  of  execution  of  sentence 
of  death  upon  his  kinsman,  Captain  James  Plunkett,  who  having  long  attended  in  vain 
for  some  part  of  his  arrears,  until  driven  to  despair  and  ready  to  perish  for  want,  and 
being  a  soldier  and  merely  to  avoid  starving,  which  is  contrary  to  nature,  did  most 
unfortunately  meet  with  one  upon  the  highway,  and  took  from  him  about  15/.  in 
money,  merely  to  keep  himself  alive,  using  no  violence  nor  doing  any  hurt  to  the  man, 
for  which  he  is  fouml  guilty  and  is  like  to  suff'er  death.  George  Wither'*  complains 
that  by  want  of  his  arrears  of  pay  his  family  is  reduced  from  eighteen  household 
servants  to  one,  his  diet  from  several  dishes  at  a  meal  to  many  meals  out  of  one  dish, 
and  otherwise  to  no  meal  in  the  whole  day  ;  he  is  now  feeding  upon  his  household  stuff  in 
hope  that  when  that  is  consumed  God  will  take  him  and  his  out  of  this  unmerciful 
world.  Much  local  information  is  contained  in  the  calendar  with  respect  to  the 
King's  River,''  or  new  river  from  Longford  to  Hampton  Court  through  Hanworth, 
Feltham,  and  tlie  neighbouring  places  ;  to  the  navigation  of  the  Wey'"  from  Guildford 
to  the  Thames  ;  to  the  condition  of  the  fens,^'  and  the  quarrels  between  the  inhabitants, 
and  the  "  undertakers  "  and  settlers ;  to  the  disputes  between  the  towns  of  Yarmouth 
and  Lowestofi'"  about  their  respective  fishing  rights ;  to  Sackville  College,'^  East 
Grinstead ;  to  the  "  Wells,  called  Tuubridge  AVells,""  and  many  other  places  ;  while  the 
condition  of  debtors,  and  the  state  of  the  prisons,  emigration,  and  transportation  to 
America,  the  jurisdiction  of  the  House  of  Lords,  and  the  privileges  of  members  of  both 
Houses  of  Parliament,  and  of  their  dependents,  are  illustrated  in  numerous  papers. 

It  must  not,  however,  be  supposed  that  this  enumeration  exhausts  the  papers,  which 


'  Sir  Tlu)-.  I'.i'iidisli,  16(;0,  .Inly  12,]).  U.i  ;  June  21,  p.  103  ;  .July  4,  p.  113. 

-  Ben  Jonsou's  poetry,  p.  07. 

'  Viscount  Purlieck,  UifiO,  June  26,  p.  110. 

1  Heifules  Huncks,  1648  [Aug.  3],  p.  41. 

•'  Jane  Fareft  [1619,  Miiy  20],  p.  72. 

"  Anne  Bowen  [  l(!52-3,  Fel).  9],  [>.  76. 

■  Captain  Tho>.  I'lunkett,  KMS,  Julv  11,  p.  36. 

"  George  Wither,  1649,  Sept.  19,  p.  73. 

"  King's  River,  16.53,  July  2.5,  p.  77. 
'"  River  Wey,  1664,  Muich  29,  p.  17.5. 

"  Fens,  pp.  6,  10,  37,  109,  12«,  129,  130,  142,  143,  144,  174,  &c. 
'-  Yannouth  and  Lowestoft,  pp.  143,  1.50,  161,  170. 
"  .Sackville  College,  1648,  Aug.  11,  p.  43. 
'*  Tunbridge  Wells,  1660,  May  10,  p.  Wl. 


*r   *  ■•  r         -r    '   .-.  ' 


I  ■  •  ■■•  "•''gi'i^vENTH "  report; 

contain  interesting  matter  of  historical,  local,  or  personal  interest,  for  ever  a  cursory 
glance  at  the  pages  of  the  calendar  will  show  how  many  persons  and  subjects  well 
deserving  attention  have  been  left  unnoticed. 

The  Marquis  of  Salisbiirii. — The  late  Mr.  Brewer  had  completed  his  chronological  list 
of  the  historical  papers  at  Hatfield  House  (Appendix,  p.  182).  A  calendar  of  them  is 
in  progress,  a  portion  of  which  we  hope  will  be  sufficiently  advanced  to  be  printed  in 
your  Commissioners'  next  Report. 

The  Earl  of  Denbigh. — The  manuscripts  of  Lord  Denbigh,  which  have  already  enabled 
the  Commission  to  add  so  much  that  is  valuable  as  throwing  light  upon  the  domestic 
and  public  history  of  the  times  of  the  Civil  War,  have  supplied  a  number  of  equally 
interesting  documents  relating  to  the  Revolution  of  1688.  Amongst  them  is  a  series 
of  letters  from  1636  to  1693,  written,  with  one  exception,  from  London  to  a  corres- 
pondent at  the  Hague,  and  entering  minutely  into  the  political  events  of  the  time. 
Though  the  series  is  broken,  only  one  letter  belonging  to  the  first  mentioned  year,  there 
is  enough  to  show  that  the  letters  were  intended  for  the  information  of  some  one  at  the 
Hague  who  was  deeply  interested  in  the  events  which  the  Revolution  had  brought 
about,  and  who  was  a  strong  adherent  of  the  new  order  of  things.  Mr.  R.  B.  Knowles 
gives  his  reasons  (Appendix,  p.  196)  for  contending  that  they  were  addressed  to  Dyke- 
velt.  If  he  be  right,  and  there  is  some  warrant  to  believe  that  he  is,  the  letters  acquire 
an  additional  importance.  But  taking  them  simply  as  records  of  passing  events  at  so 
critical  a  period  of  English  history,  they  may  be  reckoned  amongst  the  most  important 
familj^  archives  which  the  Commission  has  brought  to  light. 

The  Earl  of  Egmont. — The  collection  of  Lord  Egmont  contains  many  volumes  of 
herahhy  and  genealogy,  the  original  entr^^  book  of  the  High  Court  of  Castle  Chamber 
at  Dublin  i'li'mjjp.  Elizabeth  and  James  I. ;  and  a  vast  number  of  original  letters  to 
various  members  of  the  family  of  Perceval  in  the  i7th  and  18th  centuries,  giving 
information  on  Irish  affairs.  There  are  also  several  volumes  of  copies  of  letters, 
including  many  from  George  Berkeley,  afterwards  Bishop  of  Cloyne,  to  Sir  John 
Perceval,  afterwards  Lord  Perceval,  which  throw  light  on  the  circumstances  of  Ber- 
keley's earliest  ecclesiastical  j^referment,  and  give  notices  of  various  events  at  Dublin, 
London,  Italy,  and  Rhode  Island.  Several  volumes  of  Adversaria  contain  characters 
and  anecdotes  of  various  persons.  A  great  part  of  this  collection  seems  to  have  been 
gathered,  and  some  part  compiled,  by  Sir  John,  first  Lord,  Perceval.  The  report  on 
the  collection  is  at  p.  232  of  the  Appendix. 

Lord  Sackvile. — A  further  portion  of  Lord  Sackvile'a  manuscripts  at  Knole  Park  is 
reported  on  at  p.  249  of  the  Appendix.  The  papers  are  miscellaneous,  chiefly  of  the 
time  of  Lionel  Cranfield  first  Earl  of  Middlesex.  Many  relate  to  the  customs ;  many  to 
Irish  affairs  ;  there  are  numerous  petitions  for  payment  of  salaries  by  employes  of  the 
Crown  ;  a  copy  of  the  articles  for  the  capitulation  of  Heidelberg  Castle  ;  warrants  for 
grants  of  land  and  money  to  Buckingham  and  others  ;  and  a  draft  of  a  letter  of  the 
King  for  a  grant  to  the  Earl  of  Holderness,  who  had  helped  to  fescue  him  from  the 
Gowries.  Some  of  the  letters  and  papers  are  of  the  time  of  Charles  II. ;  and  a 
paper  of  1695  gives  the  names  of  the  players  at  the  Lincoln's  Inn  Fields  Theatre  and 
Salisbury  Court  Theatre 

Sir  Frederick  Graham. — These  manuscripts,  of  which  an  account  is  given  at  p.  261  of 
the  Appendix,  consist  of  the  official  papers  of  Sir  Richard  Graham,  Viscount  Preston 
while  Envoy  Extraordinary  to  the  Court  of  France,  1682-1685,  and  while  Secretary  of 
State  at  the  end  of  the  year  1688.  They  comprise  his  letter  books  during  those  periods, 
and  original  letters  from  Secretaries  of  State  and  other  ministers  in  England,  and  our 
ministers  abroad,  and  letters  from  various  persons  in  France  and  England,  including 
letters  by  James  IT.  asDukeof  ^ork  and  as  King.  There  are  a  good  many  papers 
relating  to  Charles  the  Second's  mediation  between  France  and  Spain  ;  and  the  letters 
during  Lord  Preston's  short  period  of  office  in  1688  are  very  interesting;  among  these 
are  letters  by  several  foreign  Princes  and  towns  to  James  II.,  congratulating  him 
on  the  birth  of  his  son.  There  are  notices  of  the  Abbe  Prirai,  and  of  his  book, 
which  Lord  Preston  caused  to  be  suppressed  because  it  reflected  on  the  conduct  of 
Charles  II. 

Sir  Alexander  Malet. — The  additional  manuscripts  submitted  by  Sir  Alexander  Malet 
comprise  a  good  copy  of  the  Tree  of  Commonwealth,  by  Bdmond  Dudley  ;  notes  on  the 
controversy  between  Bucer  and  Alasco  in  the  matter  of  ecclesiastical  vestments ;  copies 
of  letters  by  and  to  Beza  and  the  Archbishops  of  Canterbury  and  St.  Andrews  ;  papers 
on  Scotch  affairs  in  1585  and  1586,  including  a  curious  account  of  a  scene  in  an  Edin- 
burgh church  where  the  king  was  present.  There  is  also  a  long  defence  by  James 
Maitland  of  his  father  William  Maitland  of  Lethington  against  the  calumni'es  of  Leshe 

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.j^.  HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION: 

Bishop  of  Ross,  and  various  other  papers  on  English  and  Scotch  civil  and  ecclesiastical 
uiMtters  111  the  iGih  and  17th  centuries.     Au  account  of  these  manuscripts  is  at  p.  428 

^  Sir  Ea^'  rcmnj  —This  collection  consists  chiefly  of  several  thousands  of  letters  of 
the  16th  17th,  and  18th  centuries.  The  letters  noted  in  the  Appendix  (p.  433)  range 
from  1040  lo  1(588,  and  a  few  of  later  date.  The  majority  are  to  and  trom  bir  Ralph 
Ven.ev  son  of  Sir  Edmund  Verncv,  who  was  slain  m  the  battle  of  Edge  Hill,  and  of 
whose'death  an  account  is  given.  'Tlie  letters  from  Ireland  m  1641  and  1642  are  very 
iuiert-tin.^  and  there  are  notices  of  the  military  movements  of  both  sides  m  England. 
Sir  Ralph^Verney  could  not  make  up  his  mind  to  take  the  covenant,  so  m  1641^  he  re- 
frained from  taking  his  seat  in  Parliament,  and  went  abroad,  where  he  remained  some 
year<  <luriiic^  which  time  he  kept  up  an  active  correspondence  with  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne 
and  otht-r  fneuds,  who  gave  him  information  of  English  affairs  and  of  the  conflicts 
between  the  contending  parties.  The  letters  give  much  court  and  town  news,  including 
an  account  of  the  last  moments  of  the  life  of  the  Duchess  of  York  m  1671,  and  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Coaimission  against  the  Bishop  of  London  m  1686. 

Mr.  Ayscmigh  Fawkes. — The  manuscrijjts  of  Mr.  Fawkes  of  Farnley  Hall  include  a 
number  of  early  deeds  formerly  belonging  to  Fountains  Abbey.     [Sec  App.  p.  509.) 

Mr.  G.  H.  Fhifli,  M.P. — This  collection  comprises  many  volumes  of  law,  some  com- 
piled by  and  some  copied  for  Sir  John  Finch,  Lord  Keeper,  and  Sir  Heneage  Finch, 
Lord  Chancellor  and  Earl  of  Nottingham;  some  letters  by  Sir  Heneage  in  the 
17tli  century,  and  letters  by  several  members  of  the  Finch  family  in  the  18th  century; 
a  number  of  volumes  containing  accounts  of  tours  on  the  continent  by  Lord  and  Lady 
Pomfret  in  1736  and  1738,  and  diaries  by  Lady  Pomfret  from  1738  to  1764.  There 
are  some  papers  about  Lord  Berkeley's  claim  to  precedence  in  the  time  of  Charles  II. ; 
a  curious  deposition  by  Mr.  Lestr'angs  about  the  publication  of  Andrew  Marvell's 
book  called  the  Rehearsal  Transposed ;  and  a  fine  early  copy  in  Greek  of  the  four 
gospels.     {See  App.  p.  511.) 

Mr.  G.  E.  Frere. — The  manuscripts  of  Mr.  Frere,  of  Roydon  Hall,  comprise  the 
orioinals  of  the  third  and  fourth  volumes  of  the  Paston  Letters,  and  some  others  which 
havi>  not  been  published ;  also  numerous  very  interesting  letters  by  Philip  Gawdy  in 
the  16th  and  17th  centuries,  giving  court  and  town  news  and  his  own  adventures. 
There  are  also  many  Paston  letters  of  the  16th  ami  17th  centuries  ;  among  them  are 
letters  by  Thomas  Ilenshaw  (an  early  member  of  the  Royal  Society)  to  the  first  Earl 
of  Yarmouth,  one  of  them  telling  of  the  robbery  of  the  Duke  of  York's  closet  at 
Whitehall.  A  letter  of  1682  tells  of  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's  popularity  at  Chester ; 
and  one  of  1683  gives  an  account  of  the  procession  to  Westminster  of  the  newly  created 
serjeants-at-law.     {See  App.  p.  518.) 

Mr.  G.  Alan  Loivndvs. — The  manuscripts  of  Mr.  Lowndes,  of  Barrington  Hall,  include 
the  charters  of  the  Priory  of  Hatfield  Regis,  and  a  deed  resettling  the  economy  of  the 
house  on  the  occasion  of  the  permanent  addition  of  two  monks  ;  and  numerous  letters 
by  and  to  the  Barringtons  in  the  16th  and  17tli  centuries.  Sir  Thomas  Barrington 
was  a  member  of  Parliament  and  the  chief  man  in  Essex  on  the  parliamentary  side 
duiing  the  civil  war  ;  and  the  letters  of  this  period  furnish  interesting  information  on 
the  military  proceedings  between  the  contending  parties.  There  are  letters  of  Oliver 
Cromwell,  Hampden,  Pym,  and  the  Earls  of  Essex  and  Manchester.  In  October  1643 
is  a  letter  about  the  siege  of  Hull ;  and  in  1055  a  long  letter  giving  details  of  the  expe- 
dition against  the  West  Indian  Islands  and  the  taking  of  Jamaica.     {See  App.  p.  537.) 

Captain  St.  John  Mildmay. — Amoni;,  the  papers  of  Captain  Harvey  G.  St.  J.  Mildmay, 
of  Hazelgrove,  there  is  an  interesting  manuscript  volume  of  1086  in  which  there  are 
lists  of  the  ships  with  their  armaments,  the  castles  upon  the  coasts  of  England,  and  the 
number  of  men  in  each  county  available  for  the  defence  of  the  country.  There  are 
also  many  interesting  papers  relating  to  the  royal  jewel  house  from  the  year  1625 
to  1060.  These  consist  of  extracts  from  the  office  books,  and  notes  made  by  Col.  Carew 
Harvey  Mildmay,  who  was  one  of  the  officers  of  the  jewel  house,  and  remained  in  sole 
charge  of  the  office  after  the  King  left  London.  It  appears  that  he  was  called  upon  to 
account  for  his  charge  both  by  tlie  Parliamentary  Commissioners  in  1049  and  by  the 
King  in  1660,  and  that  these  papers  are  the  notes  which  he  drew  up  and  made  use  of 
in  preparing  his  answer.  The  three  crowns  were  seized  by  the  Commissioners  in  1649, 
and  the  last  of  t!io  royal  plate,  viz.  1,02."-.  oz.,  was  given  to  Col.  C.  Mildmay  in  the  year 
1053  in  satisfaction  of  his  claim  for  arrears  of  salary.     {See  App.  p.  590.)  .,^^ 

Mr.  IF.  More  Molyneur.. — The  vast  collection  of  manuscripts  belonging  to  Mr,  Moly- 
neux,  of  Loseley  Park,  near  Guildford,  has  been  long  known  to  students,  and  selections 
from  it  have  been  published  in  a  volume  edited  by  the  late  Mr.  John  Kempe,  and, in 


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various  historical  and  topographical  works.     It  will  be  seen,  however,  from  Mr.  Jeaffre- 
son's  very  full  report  on  the  papers  (see  p.  596  of  the  Appendix),  that  much  new  mate- 
rial of  historical  and  antiquarian  interest  is  yet  to  be  gleaned  from  theru.     Mr.  Jeaffre- 
son's  remarks,  introductory   to   his   abstracts  of  the  papers,   sufficiently   indifate    the 
general  value  of  this  remarkable  collection,  and  it  vnll  be  unnecessary  for  your  Commis- 
sioners to  dwell  at  any  length  upon  them.     The  bulk  of  the   correspondence  ranges  in 
date  from  the  reign  of  Henry  VIII.  to   that  of   Charhs  II.,  and  the  chief  person^  to 
whom  tbe  letters  are  addressed  are  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  of  Blechingley,  Master  of  the 
Revels,  Sir  William  More,  and  Sir  George  More,  of  Loseley,  who  occupied  prominent 
positions  in  Surrey  in  the  16th  and  17lh  centuries.     Among  the  letter  writers  may  be 
named  Anthony  Browne  Viscount  Montagu,   Lord  Keeper  Puckering,  Sir  John  and 
Lady  WoUey,  Lord  Chancellor  Bllesmere,  Lord  and  Lady  Lincoln,  Dr.  Tobie  Matthew 
and  Dr.  Donne,  Dean  of  St.  Paul's.     To  a  later  period  belong  two  characteristic  letters 
of  Dean  Swift.     Much  interest  attaches  to  some  papers  connected  with  the  sale,  by  Sir 
William  More,  of  the  old  Revels  storehouse  in  the  Blackfriars  "to  some  that  meane  to 
"  make  a  playe  howse  of  yt,"  namely,  to  James  Burbadgc  and  others,  who  there  founded 
the  famous  Blackfriars  theatre. 

The  Bev.  Thomas  Webb. — The  collection  of  Mr.  Webb  contains  a  number  of  letters  to 
and  by  members  of  the  Coningsby  family  in  the  reigns  of  James  I.  and  Charles  I. ; 
letters  of  the  Duke  of  Somerset  and  of  Sarah  Duchess  of  Marlboi'outrh  to  Sergeant 
Pengelly  in  the  time  of  George  I. ;  instructions  by  the  Ducbess  to  her  counsel  in 
her  suit  with  Sir  John  Vanbrugh,  and  a  draft  of  intended  alterations  in  her  will ; 
papers  relating  to  the  Protector  Richard  Cromwell ;  a  volume  of  surveys  during  the 
Protectorate  of  Oliver  Ci'omwell  of  estates  belonging  to  Charles  I.,  bis  Queen,  and 
the  Prince  of  Wales  ;  and  many  professional  papers  of  Serjeant  Pengelly,  who  was 
afterwards  Chief  Baron  of  the  Exchequer.      (See  App.  p.  681.) 

Somerset  County  Records. — These  comprise  a  perfect  series  of  Rolls  of  enrolled  deeds 
from  28  Henry  VIII.  to  4  George  II. ;  a  series  of  Sessions'  Rolls  from  the  time  of  Eliza- 
beth ;  and  a  register  (in  twenty  carefully  kept  volumes)  of  Proceeilings  at  Sessions  in 
the  county  of  Somerset,  which,  with  the  exception  of  the  eight  years  1802-1810,  covers 
the  entire  period  1646  to  1864.  The  Somerset  manuscripts,  preserved  at  Taunton  and 
Wells  by  the  Lord-Lieutenant  and  Custos  Rotulorum  of  the  sbire,  are  notably  rich  in 
documents  that  illustrate  the  social  life  of  the  county  in  the  seventeenth  century,  some 
of  tbe  writings  having  reference  to  incidents  of  the  civil  war  temp.  Charles  I.,  whilst 
others  relate  to  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's  rising  in  James  the  Second's  time.  Some  of 
the  Commissions  of  the  Peace,  preserved  with  the  older  documents  at  Taunton,  are 
important,  as  they  passed  the  Great  Seal  of  Charles  tbe  First  or  of  the  Commonwealth 
in  the  period  covered  by  the  great  chasm  in  the  series  of  the  Patent  Rolls.  The 
numerous  seventeenth  century  petitions  to  justices  of  the  peace  are  also  an  interesting 
feature  of  the  Taunton  collection;  and  amongst  other  curiosities  are  two  grants  in 
survivorship  under  James  the  First's  Great  Seal,  licensing  two  several  sets  of  patentees 
to  keep  ordinary  inns  in  towns  of  Somersetshire.  The  Register  of  Sessions  Proceed- 
ings, kept  at  Wells,  affords  a  great  deal  of  precise  information  respeccing  the  wages  of 
agricultural  labour  in  James  the  Second's  time,  and,  together  with  otber  notable  orders, 
a  singular  certificate  touching  the  medical  treatment  of  the  rebels  in  Ilchester  gaol 
after  the  battle  of  Sedgemoor,  and  a  minute  of  proceedings  (1  July  1685)  at  Bridge- 
water  for  the  restoration  of  "  Keynsham  Bridge  pulled  down  furore  Belli  "  by  the  King's 
adherents  "to  prevent  the  passage  of  the  late  rebels  over  the  tame."  The  Wells  col- 
lection of  county  manuscripts  is  also  greatly  valuable  on  account  of  its  long  series  of 
awards,  made  in  pursuance  of  Acts  of  Parliament,  for  inclosures  and  works  of  drainage, 
which  afford  the  original  titles  of  so  considerable  a  proportion  of  the  real  estate  of  the 
county  of  Somerset.     {See  App.  p.  693.) 

Charters  of  the  Duke  of  Athole. — The  present  report,  by  Mr.  I'raser,  on  the  Athole 
muniments  embraces  the  collection  of  charters  in  the  possession  of  his  Grace  ;  the 
letters,  relating  to  a  more  recent  period  than  tbe  charters,  and  to  events  in  which 
the  Athole  family  were  conspicuous  actors,  will  form  the  subject  of  a  second  report. 
The  introductory  notice  to  the  report  shows  that  the  House  of  Athole  was  greatly 
divided  against  itself  in  the  trying  times  of  the  rebellions  of  1715  and  17 15.  In 
the  latter  year  brother  fought  against  brother,  and  the  family  castle  was  besieged 
by  one  of  the  Duke's  sons.  Through  later  reconciliations  and  unions,  the  papers  of 
both  the  rival  parties  centred  in  the  Athole  charter-chest.  As  explained  in  the 
introduction  to  the  report,  there  are  preserved  in  the  Athole  charter  chest,  and  in 
the  same  bundle,  letters  from  James  daiming  to  be  King  James  the  Third,  from  his 

b  I 


j-vi  HISTOIUCAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSIOX 


son  Prince  Charles  Edward,  and  from  their  lieutenant-general,  Lord  George  Murray, 
with  letters  from  "William  Duke  of  Cumberland,  the  victor  of  Cnlloden,  and  Sir  ,lohn 
Cope,  who  was  vanquished  at  Treston.  The  introductory  notice  to  the  report  contains 
a  letter  holojrrai)h  of  Prince  C!harles  Edward,  and  another  of  Lord  George  Murray,  on 
the  condition  of  the  army  ol  the  Prince  m  the  rebellion  of  1745.  Lord  George  made 
certain  propositions  to  the  Priuce  to  induce  His  Eoyal  Highness  to  consult  the  "principal 
people  "  concerned  in  his  cause'  instead  of  the  "little  people,"  as  Lord  George  calls 
them,  who  ^veve  the  only  persons  consulted,  and  managed  everything  to  their  own 
personal  advantage.  The  remonstrance  of  Lord  George  was  resisted  by  the  Prince,  who 
made  answer  in  a  spirited  letter,  which  he  says  he  has  made  insensibly  much  longer 
than  he  intended,  and  to  which  he  might  add  much  more.  "  But  I  choose  to  cut  it 
'•  ^liort ;  and  shall  ouly  tell  you  that  my  authority  may  be  taken  from  me  by  violence, 
"  but  I  shall  never  resign  it  like  an  idiot."  ,    -j  .  ,^G  .■uihc:    . 

The  report  mainly  consists  of  an  abstract  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-four  charters 
bearing-  on  the  history  of  the  earldoms  of  Athole  and  Strathearn,  and  their  early 
possessors,  from  the  first  half  of  the  reign  of  King  William  the  Jjion  ,to  the  year  1631. 
Two  charters,  granted  a1)out  the  beginning  of  the  13tTh  century,  contains  gifts  from  the 
Earl  of  Strathearn  to  the  Abbey  of  Inchafl'ray  ;  and  several  relate  to  the  see  and  '•  city  " 
of  Dunkeld  at  the  close  of  the  fifteenth  and  beginning  of  the  sixteenth  centuries,  and  to 
the  condition  of  the  central  district  of  Scotland  immediately  after  the  battle  of  Flodden 
[A^ipendix,  p.  703). 

Muniments  of  the  Earl  of  Souths sh. — The  report,  by  Mr.  Eraser,  on  the  collection  of 
papers  at  Kinnaird  Castle  contains  a  selection  of  the  more  important  charters  and 
letters,  with  a  few  miscellaneous  papers.  Tlie  charters  have  very  considerable  interest 
from  the  lio-ht  they  shed  on  some  of  the  more  curious  feudal  customs  in  early  Scotland  ; 
and  the  first  in  the  report  shows  us  the  monks  of  Balmerino  receiving  a  grant  of 
portion  of  a  peat  moss  from  the  constable  of  Scotland,  about  the  year  1230.  An 
inquest  of  Angus  lairrls  found  in  the  year  1454-5  that  the  lairds  of  Carnegie  held  the 
lam's  of  Kinnaird  and  others  in  the  thanedom  of  Old  lUontrose  for  the  keeping  of  the 
Kino's  ale-cellar  in  ihe  shire  of  Forfar  whenever  His  Majesty  might  reside  there;  and 
scarcely  less  amusing  is  the  peculiar  mode  of  seizin  shown  in  a  writ  of  1479,  when 
John  Carnegie  is  invested  in  the  lands  of  Kinnaird  by  being  mclosed  in  a  house  on  the 
estate,  which  is  afterwards  opened  by  the  sheriff'-depute  ;  the  ritual  being  completed  by 
his  receiving  ia  gray-horned  seizm-ox.  Of  two  charters  by  Cardinal  Betoun,  one  bears 
his  private  seal  with  the  family  arms,  and  -was  given  while  he  was  commendator  of 
Arbroath.  Among  the  royal  letters  at  Kinnaird  Castle  is  one,  given  in  extenso  in  the 
Appendix,  addressed  by  Mary  Queen  of  Scots  to  Sir  John  Carnegie  during  her  captivity 
in  Eno-land.  Three  of  the  miscellaneous  papers  printed  in  the  report  relate  to  the 
part  taken  by  the  Earl  of  Southesk  in  the  rebellion  of  1715  {Appendix,  p.  716.) 

Mr.  Douglas  of  Cavers. — The  family  of  Douglas  of  Cavers  traces  its  descent  from  the 
hero  of  Otterburn.  The  series  of  documents  noted  by  Mr.  Eraser  begins  with  a  charter 
by  King  David  the  Second  to  William  Lurd  of  Douglas  in  the  year  1354 ;  besides  the 
extensive  territorial  possessions  granted,  alike  in  the  north  of  Scotland  and  in  its 
English  border,  the  singular  right  is  conferred  of  the  dacatus  or  leadership  of  the  men 
of  the  shires  of  Ro.x.burgh,  Selku'k,  Peebles,  and  the  Upper  Ward  of  Clyde.  Several  of 
the  papers  relate  to  the  active  support  rendered  by  the  laird  of  Cavers  to  the  Duke 
of  Argyll  during  the  rebellion  of  1715.     {Appendix,  p.  726.) 

il/r.  Fenton  JAving.^fone  of  Westquarter. — The  family  of  the  Livingstones,  Earls  of 
Calander,  is  historically  associated  with  the  tutorship  of  the  royal  minors  of  Scotland, 
and  among  the  papers  preserved  in  this  small  collection  is  a  charter  by  King  James 
the  Sixth,  erecting  the  lands  of  Calander  and  burgh  of  Falkirk  into  a  free  regality,  in 
consideration  of  the  care  exhibited  by  Lord  and  Lady  Livingstone  in  the  education  of 
the  King's  two  daughters.  (Jther  papers  refer  to  an  outbreak  of  the  plague  at  Falkirk 
in  1644,  and  to  the  olhces  of  constable  of  the  Castle  of  Blackness  and  keeper  of  the 
Palace  of  Linlithgow.     {Appendix,  p.  732.) 

Mr.  Oliver  ButJierford  of  Edcjerston. — The  collection  of  muniments  in  the  possession  of 
this  border  family  is  not  extensive.  The  first  paper  noted  by  Mr.  Eraser  is  a  grant,  in 
Scotch,  by  the  Abbot  of  Jedburgh,  to  Robert  Rutherford  and  his  wife,  of  lairs  within 
the  choir  of  the  abbey,  and  is  dated  1164.  The  late  Mr.  Cosmo  Innes,  in  his  treatise 
on  "Scotch  Legal  Antiquities  "  in  1872,  remarked  that  the  right  of  sepulture  is  pei'haps 
the  only  possession  never  separately  granted  in  Scottish  charters.  It  is  satisfactory  to 
be  able  to  show  that  such  graats  do  exist.  Several  of  the  other  writs  relate  to  Andrew 
Earl  of  Teviot,  the  distinguished  military  commander,  and  a  benefactor  of  the  University 
of  Edinburgh.     {Appendix,  p.  735.) 


SEVENTH   REPORT.  Xvii 

The  Marquis  nf  Ormonde. — In  reference  to  the  work  of  the  Commission  in  Ireland,  we 
have  the  satisfaction  of  stating  that  Mr.  Gilbert  has  Ijecn  able  to  resume  his  labours  there, 
and  an  extensive  report  from  him  on  a  further  portion  of  the  Ormonde  archives  will  be 
found  in  the  Appendix,  pp.  737-834.     This  portion  of  the  collection  comprises  letters  and 
papers  from  IGSO  to  the  eighteenth  century,  written  by  and  in  connexion  with  important 
personages  in  England,  Ireland,  and  abroad.     As  the  numlwr  of  these  documents  extends 
to  some  thousands,  it  must  suffice  here  to  refer  to  Mr.  Gilltert's  report  upon  them,  and 
to  mention  generally  that  they  afford   new  historical   information   on  many  important 
aStxirs  of  the  times  in  which  they  were  written.     Among  some  of  the  matters  previously 
to  1689  specially  illustrated   by  them   the   following  may   be   mentioned,   the   personal 
intercourse  of  Charles  II.  and  James  II.  with  the  Duke  of  Ormonde  and   his  eldest  son 
the  distinguished  Earl   of  Ossory,  whose   prematurp  death  in  IGSO  was   deplored  as  a 
public  calamity  in  England,  Ireland,  and  Holland  ;  the  relations  of  Charles  II.  with  his 
confidential  advisers  ;  the  Government  of  Ireland ;  the  political  movements  of  Koman 
Catholics,  Presbyterians,  republicans,  and  fanatics;  the  discoveries  of  alleged  "  plots;" 
the  condition  of  the  native  Irish  ;  the  acts  of  the  organised  bands  of  outlaws  in  Ireland, 
styled  "  tories,"  and  the  measures  adopted  by  Ormonde  to  cut  off"  their  noted  leader, 
Count  Redmond  O'Haulon  ;  proceedings  in  Irelaiid  on  the  accession  of  James  II.;    and 
particulars  of  the  latter  days  and  death,  in  1G88,  of  the  first  Duke  of  Ormonde.     Sub- 
sequently to  1688  the   collection   is  rich   in  valuable  letters  and  papers  of  the  second 
Duke  of  Ormonde  in  connexion  with  his  administration  of  the  Government  of  Ireland, 
and  relating  to  the   high  civil   and  military  olfices  which  he   held   in  England  and  on 
the   Continent   under  his  relative  William  III.,  Mary,  and  Anne.     We  may  add   that 
Mr.  Gilbert's  report,  in   addition   to  new   and  valuable  historic   material,  supplies  in- 
teresting particulars  on  the  relations  which  existed  between  the  House  of  Ormonde  and 
some  of  the  foremost  men  of  learning  and  literature  in  England,  John  Fell,  Bishop  of 
Oxford  ;  John  Tillotson,  who,  we  learn  from  these  papers,  was  offered  a  see  in  Irelaml ; 
John  Evelyn ;  John  Dryden  ;  Matthew  Prior  ;  Sir  Richard  Steele  ;  and  Jonathan  Swift. 
on  whom  the  Deanery  of  St.  Patrick's,  Dublin,  was  conferred  by  the  second  Duke  of 
Ormonde. 

We  beg  here  to  express  our  sense  of  the  obligations  which  the  public  are  under  to 
the  Marquis  of  Ormonde  for  the  liberality  with  which  he  has  continued  to  afford 
Your  Commissioners  access  to  this  juost  important  and  valuable  historical  collection. 

Also,  Your  Commissioners  have  to  express  their  tlianks  to  Mr.  Frederick  Peake,  of 
Bedford  Row,  for  his  gift  to  them  of  the  manuscripts  belonging  to  him  (chiefly  relatino- 
to  the  ancient  family  of  the  Xevilles,  of  Holt,  co.  L3icester),  a  full  account  of  which 
was  given  in  the  Third  Report  on  Historical  Manuscripts  to  Youi  Majesty.  These 
manuscripts  are  for  the  present  deposited  in  the  Public  Record  Office. 

Gratifying  testimony  to  the  interest  taken  abroad  in  the  labours  of  Your  Commis- 
sioners is  borne  by  Baron  Fernand  de  Schickler,  who  has  lately  issued  a  small  volume 
containing  a  series  of  articles  contributed  by  him  in  the  Journal  des  Savants  on  the 
additional  illustrations  to  French  history  found  in  Your  Commissioners'  Reports. 
Copies  of  this  volume,  "  L'Hisfoire  de  France  dans  les  Archioes  privces  de  la  Grande 
Bretagne,"  have,  with  the  utmost  courtesy,  been  presented  by  the  Baron  to  Your  Com- 
missioners, their  inspectors,  and  to  other  gentlemen  officially  connected  with  their 
operations. 

G.  JESSEL.     (L.S.)  TALBOT  DE  MALAHIDE.     (l.s.) 

SALISBURY.     (L.s.)  HOUGHTON.     (l..s.) 

BATH.     (L.S.)  ACTON,     (l.s.) 

AIRLTE.     (L.s.)  GEORGE  WEBBE  DASENT.     (l.s.) 

EDMOND  FITZMAURICE.     (l.s.)  CHARLES  WILLIAiJ  RUSSELL,     (l.s.) 

CHARLES  LIMERICK,     (l.s.)  WILLIAM  HARDY.     (l.s.) 

John  Romilly, 
May  1879.  Secretary. 


V     84UC2. 


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APPENDIX. 


THE    MANUSCRIPTS    OF    THE    HOdSE    OP 
LORDS. 

The  calendar  of  MSS.  in  the  repository  of  the  House 
of  Lords  is  carried  iu  the  present  report  to  the  end  of 
the  year  1665.  Messrs.  Fulkes  and  Loweon,  whose 
assistance  we  have  again  to  acknowledge,  have  com- 
pleted the  dating  and  arrangement  of  the  papers  to  the 
year  1810. 

House  of  Lords,  Eobjsrt  W.  Monbo. 

1st  Jan.  1878.  Mebton  A.  Thoms. 


HotrsEoi  CALENDAR    OF    HOUSE    OF    LORDS 

l^^s.  MANUSCRIPTS. 

Calendar.         Jan.  1.  Draft  ordinance  for  James  Danby  to  be  clerk 
1647-8.     or  register  of  York.     L.  J.,  IX.  622. 

Jan.  1.  Draft  order  for  granting  the  sequaetrations  of 
the  counties  of  Northumberland,  and  Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne  to  those  counties  for  their  relief.  L.  J.,  IX.  622. 
I)t  extenso. 

Jan.  1.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  40/.  per  annum  to 
Lieutenant  Butler,  who  has  lost  both  his  eyes  in  the 
service  of  the  Parliament.  L.  J.,  IX.  6-23.  In  e.Heuso. 
Jan.  1.  Draft  order  for  adding  the  Commissioners  for 
raising  60,0002.  a  month  in  the  county  of  Derby  to  the 
committee  of  sequestrations  in  that  county.  L.  J.,  IX. 
623.     Ill  exfenso. 

Jan.  1.  Similar  order  for  the  Northern  Association. 
L.J.,  IX.  623.     Ill  ej'tenso. 
Jan.  1.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Jan.  1.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  SOL  to  the  officers 
of  Margaret's  Church,  Westminster.  L.  J.,  IX.  623. 
In  Pj'teiiso. 

Jan.   1.      Draft    ordinance    to    clear    Baptist    Lord 
Viscount  Campden  of  hig  delinquency.     L.  J.,  IX.  623. 
In  ceteiiso. 
Annexed : — 

1.  A  memorial  concerning  Sir  Wm.  Armyne  to  be 
considered  when  the  Viscount  Campden  makes 
his  composition  at  Guild  H.1II.     On  the  11th  of 
June  1643   Viscount   Campden's  forces  came  to 
Sir  Wm.  Armyne's  house  at  Osgodby,  Lincoln- 
shire, and  plundered  it  of  goods  and  writintfs, 
taking  away  what  they  liked  best,  drove  off  sheep 
and  cattle,   destroyed  his  park,  and   killed  and 
drove  out  his  deer,  and   since  then  his  tenants 
have  been  made  prisoners,  and  large  sums  taken 
from   (hem,  by  which  Sir  Wm.  Armyne  and  his 
tenants  are  damnified  at  least  5001. 
Jan.    1.     Draft   ordinances   to   clear    the   following 
persons  of  their  delinquency.      L.  J.,  IX.  623-626.      In 
extenso. 

Sir   Henry    Knollis    (two     Anthony  St.    Leger  (two 

copies).  copies). 

Richard  Culme.  Edward  Wright. 

William    Shercliffe    (two     Peter  Jennings. 

copies).  Jonathan  JeiTnings. 

.lohn  Headlam.  Edward      Trimlett      and 

Francis      Layton       (two         others  (two  copies). 
_  coi'ics).  Robert      Gosnold       (two 

Griffm  Higgs  (two  copies).        copies). 

Thomas  Stockton. 
Jan  1.  Petition  of  Colonel  Henry  Grey  ;  his  accounts 
have  been  audited  by  the  Committee  for  the  county  of 
Leicester  pursuant  to  ordinance,  but  the  Committee 
say  that  they  have  not  power  to  pay  him  without  an 
order  from  the  House;  he  prays  that  this  may  be 
granted  to  en.able  him  to  return  to  his  regiment  in 
Ireland.  "^ 

Jan.  1.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
<jarnons   Daunser  has  been  approved  for  the   cure  of 
Moreton-upon-  Lugg,  Herefordshire. 
Annexed  ; — 

1.  Deed   of  resignation   of    the   living    by  James 
Warwick,  rector.     1  Aug.  1647. 
U    84062. 


Jan.  1.  Petition  of  Humphrey  Gould  and  others  on     Hottse  op 
behalf  of  themselves  and  many  hundreds  more  iu  the       I-oRns. 
county  of  Surrey ;  the  petitioners  in  Sep.  1641  sued  out     Calendar. 
a  commission  to  inquire   touching  the   meres,   nietes,      lfi47_8 
and  bounds  of  the  forest  of  Windsor,  but  by  order  of  the 
House   of  the   13th  of  December  1641  the  commission 
was  adjourned  till  January  following;  it  was  afterwards 
executed  and  returned  into  and  enrolled  in  the  Pctl^ 
Bag  Office  in   Chancery,   but   by  order  of  the    11th  of 
Jan.  1641-2  the  House   prohibited  during  its  pleasure 
all  proceedings  upon  the  commission  and  inquisition, 
and  the  clerks  of  the  Petty  Bag  consequently  refuse  to 
exemplify  the    record :   petitioners,    who   are    thereby 
denied  their  rights,  pray  for  an  order  that  exempli- 
fication be  granted  to  them. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  13  Dec.  1641. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  11  Jan.  1641-2. 

Jan.  3.  Petition  of  Edward  Davis,  defendant  in  a  writ 
of  error  brought  by  Solomon  Smith  ;  prays  for  a  short 
day  for  arguing  the  errors.     L.  J.,  IX.  626. 

Jan.  3.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  persons 
of  their  delinquency  (L.  J.,  IX.  627-634.     In  crtensu). 

Benjamin  Cutler.  William     Marshall     (two 

Gregory  Armit&ge.  copies). 

Francis  Sherrington  (two     Peter  Bartowe. 
copies).  John  Mitchell. 

Thomas     Slingsby      (two     Joan  Stroade. 
copies).  Roger  Knight. 

John  ShalcroBse.  Charles      Jackson      (two 

JoseiJh       Hillary       (two        copies). 

copies).  Francis       Chooke       (two 

Robert  Burre  (two  copies).         copies). 

John        Coventry       (two     Richard       Longe        (two 
copies).  copies). 

William     Bromley     (two     William      Coriton      (two 
copies).  copies). 

John  Soame  (two  copies).      Tobias     Swinburne    (two 

George       and       Thomas         copies). 

Southcoate.  Edward     Phillipps     (two 

James  Watkinson.  copies). 

Thomas  Blackwall.  Ale.xander  Mooro. 

Walter  Chetwin.  Sir  Maurice  Berkley. 

Christopher       Thompson     Sarah  Coxe  (two  copies), 
(two  copies).  Richard  Newman. 

Jan.  3.  Petition  of  John  Walbancke  and  others  ;  the 
House  having  ordered  that  the  sessions  for  the  county 
of  Buckingham  should  be  held  at  Aylesbury,  the  peti- 
tioners attended  there  on  the  29th  of  April  last,  but 
have  been  fined  by  some  justices  who  met  at  Bucking- 
ham for  not  attending  there ;  petitioners  pray  that 
their  fines  may  be  discharged.    L.  J.,  IX.  634.   Iiiexieiiso. 

Jan.  3,  Draft  order  for  discharge  of  the  fines. 

Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Warwick  Lord  Mohuii ;  he  com- 
plains that  Sir  Henry  Carew  has  not  attended  before 
the  referees  according  to  their  Lordships'  order  ;  that 
one  of  the  referees  has  been  unavoidably  absent,  and 
that  the  report  is  imperfect;  he  therefore  prays  that  the 
hearing  before  the  referees  may  be  allowed  to  go  on, 
and  that  he  may  have  satisfactiou  for  the  costs  and 
damages  caused  him  by  the  contempt  of  Sir  Henry 
Carew  and  others.     L.  J.,  IX.  635. 

Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Sir  Henry  Carew  and  others  ;  they 
complain  that  Lord  Mohun,  when  in  command  of  some 
of  the  King's  forces,  seized  the  lands  now  in  question, 
that  he  has  prevented  petitioners  from  proceeding 
against  him  at  law  by  claiming  privdege,  and  has 
thrown  delay  in  the  way  of  their  obtaining  a  hearing 
before  their  Lordships,  alleging  that  they  have  been 
guilty  of  contempt  of  the  orders  of  the  Hou.^e;  they 
pray  to  be  permitted  to  proceed  at  law,  or  that  a  speedy 
day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing  their  case,  and  that 
meantime  Lord  Mohun  may  be  prohibited  from  cutting 
timber,  or  taking  tin  and  other  profits  from  the  lauds  in 
question.     L.  J.,  IX.  635. 

Jan.  4,  Report  of  Sir  Edward  Leech  on  the  cause. 
L.  J.,  IX.  635.     Ill  extenso. 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


HorsE  OF 

LOBPS. 

Calt-ndar. 
1647-8. 


Jau.  i.  Petition  of  Captaiu  Jobn  Lea;  he  complains 
that  while  ho  and  his  eldest  son  iveve  seiTiiig  at  Lyme. 
Lord  Mohun  qiiaitored  in  a  house  iu  Dorchester  lu 
which  were  petitioner's  mercery  and  household  goods 
worth  600Z.,and  caused  them  to  be  plundered;  peti- 
tioner, who  has  served  Parliament  in  person  and  estate, 
while  his  son  has  lost  one  of  his  hands  and  has  received 
iu  all  elevL-n  wounds,  prays  that  he  may  have  repara- 
tion from  Lord  Mohiin,  or  be  permitted  to  proceed  against 

him  at  law.     L.  J.,  IX.  63.:>. 

Jan.  -i.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  persons 
of  their  delimiuency.     L.J.,  IX.  636.     lit  extenso. 

Dame  Joan  Botelcr.  Thomas  Broughton. 

Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Sir  Anthony  >1  organ  ;  he  com- 
plains that,  svhereas  certain  lands  belonging  to  his 
brother  were  by  ordinance  of  Parliament  assigned  to 
trustees  for  the  payment  of  the  debts  of  John  Ppu  and 
maintenance  of  his  children,  the  trustees  have  taken 
possession  of  the  manor  of  Heyford  and  other  lands  m 
Northamptonshire  which  belong  only  to  petitioner  ;_  he 
prays  leave  to  try  his  title  at  law,  and  that  meantime 
no  persons  maybe  permitted  to  meddle  with  the  woods, 
or  rents.     Xoted.     Head,  nothing  done. 

Jan.  4,  Petition  of  Giles  Peny,  of  East  Quantoxhead, 
in  the  county  of  .Somerset ;  when  living  near  Bridge- 
water  petitioner  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  King's  jiarty, 
almost  starved  and  forced  to  take  a  major's  commission, 
he  never  acted  upon  it.  but  came  into  the  Parliament 
npon  the  surrender  of  Bridgewater.  and  has  since  served 
with  thi-ee  men,  his  arrears  for  which  are  unpaid,  he 
has  been  sequestered  and  fined,  his  estate  being  only 
for  the  life  of  his  wife,  who  is  aged  and  sick,  he  is  now 
in  want  of  necessary  living,  and  prays  the  House  to 
acquit  him  of  his  fine  in  lieu  of  his  arrears. 

Jan.  4.  Application  for  an  order  for  institution  and 
induction  for  Hesekiah  King  to  the  rectory  of  Fulmer, 
in  the  county  of  Cambridge  (f). 

Annexed : —  •  i,  j. 

1.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
King  lias  been  approved  for  the  cure,     o  Jan. 

Jan.  4.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
George  Fishe  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of  Elling- 
ton, Northumberland  (?). 

Jan.  5.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Thomas  Lord  Crom- 
well of  his  delinquency.  Read  this  day  and  respited. 
L.  J.,  IX.  636. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate   of  his   delinquency.      16  Dec.   1647. 
C.  J.,  V.  386.     In  eHnisu. 

Jan.  5.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  per- 
sons  of  their  delinquency  (L.  J.,  IX.  637-639.  In 
exlciis") : — 

Thomas  Beamont.  Thomas  ^Ictcalfe. 

Daniel  Maude.  Spencer  Lucy. 

Edward  Lewen.  Sir  Edward  Berkley. 

"William  Thomas.  Eichard  Berkley.* 

Henry  Slaughter.  Sir  Edward  Griffin. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  ordinance  being  sent  from  the  House 
of  Commons. 

Jan.  5.  Draft  order  nominating  additional  members 
to  the  Committee  of  Excise.    L.  J.,  IX.  639.    In  r.rl.-nso. 

Jan.  ij.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Samuel  Isaack  of  his 
delinquency.     C.  J.,  V.  418. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  delinquency. 

Jan.  6.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  per- 
sons of  their  delinquency.    L.  J.,  IX.  641-2.    In  extenso. 

Richard  Sikes.*  Edward  Copley.* 

Laurence  Bull.*  James  Longe. 

Jan.  6.  Draft  order  for  removal  of  suspected  persons 
from  about  the  King.     L.  J.,  IX.  642.     lit  nxtcnsn. 

Jan.  6.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  lOOL  to  Lady 
Shirley.     L.  J.,  IX.  (J42.     In  extenso. 

Jan.  6.  Additional  directions  for  the  billeting  of  the 
army  when  they  are  upon  a  march  or  settled  in  their 
quarters.     L.  J.,  IX.  642.     In  extenso. 

Jan.  6.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Rowland  Berkeley 
of  his  delinquency.     C.  J.,  V.  420. 

Annexed  ;— 

1.  Certificate  of  delinquency. 

Jan.  6.  Certificate  from  the  As.'^embly  of  Divines  that 
Nathaniel  Crab  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of  Sut- 
combe,  Devon. 

[Jan.  7. J  Petition  of  Sir  Stephen  .Scott;  he  complains 
that  George  Morgan  has  ajiplied  to  the  House  for  re- 
■view  of  a'decree  in  Chancery  on  untrue  grounds,  as 
may  be  proved  by  the  records  of  the  proceedings.  Mor- 
gan has  obtained  his  liberty  by  Habeas  Corpus  to  pro- 

•  A  cerliflcate  of  delinquency  is  annexed. 


.secure  his  bill  of  review,  and  has  made  use  of  it  to 
arrest  petitioner  upon  a  counter  bond  which  by  the 
decree  in  Chancery  he  was  ordered  to  deliver  up ;  peti- 
tioner prays  that  after  eleven  years'  suit  he  may  have 
the  benefit  of  his  decree.     See  L.  J.,  IX.  643. 

[Jan.  7.]   Similar  petition  of  ;  ame. 

Jan.  7.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
John  Lidston  has  been  approved  by  them  for  the  cure 
of  St.  Mellin  [St.  Mellion],  Cornwall.  See  L.  .1.,  IX.  663. 

Jan.  7.  Certificate  of  delinquency  of  Sir  Edmond  Pye. 
C.  J.,  V.  421.     In  extenso. 

Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Colonel  Thomas  Morgan,  Governor 
of  Gloucester ;  on  the  .'surrender  of  Hartlebury  Castle 
the  petitioner  pledged  himself  to  Colonel  Samuel  Sandys, 
of  Omberley,  to  endeavour  to  the  best  of  his  power  that 
the  sequestration  of  Sandys'  estate  might  be  taken  off 
without  fine  or  composition ;  on  the  faith  of  this  pro- 
mise Colonel  Sandys  effected  the  surrender  of  the 
castle.  Petitioner  prays  the  House  to  be  tender  of  his 
honour  and  to  gi'ant  performance  of  his  promise.  C.  J., 
V.  422. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  from  Colonel  Morgan  of  his  promise 
to  Colonel  Sandys.     4  Dec.  1647. 

2.  Duplicate  of  preceding.     24  Dec.  1647. 

Jan  7.  Petition  of  divers  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
City  of  Chichester  to  the  House  of  Commons  ;  the 
Cavaliers,  the  better  to  defend  the  City  against  the 
Parliament  forces,  fired  and  pulled  down  the  suburbs 
without  even  giving  the  inhabitants  notice,  liy  which 
some  of  the  petitioners  are  utterly  undone  and  all  have 
suffered  much  ;  they  annex  a  schedule  of  their  losses 
and  pray  that  they  may  have  relief  from  those  who  did 
the  wrong.     C.  J.,  V.  423. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Schedule  of  losses  sustained  by  the  petitioners. 

2.  Petition  of  Gi'ace  Staker,  widow,  at  the  request 
of  her  poor  neighbours  in  and  about  Chichester, 
to  the  Committee  for  Sequestrations.  Many 
distressed  inhabitants  of  Chichester  and  the  parts 
adjacent  are  utterly  ruined  in  their  estates  and 
brought  into  a  perishing  condition  by  the  spoil- 
ing and  burning  of  their  houses  and  goods  for 
the  security  of  the  City  of  Chichester.  Prays  the 
Committee  to  find  out  some  means  for  the  imme- 
diate relief  of  the  poorer  sort,  they  being  in  daily 
want  of  bread.     (Undated.) 

3.  Another  petition  of  same,  addressed  "  Noble 
Peer."  praying  for  relief  for  the  poor  inhabitants. 
(Undated.) 

Jan.  7.  Co]iy  of  order  on  the  hearing  of  the  writ  of 
error,  Butler  v.  Butler,  remitting  the  cause  to  the  Court 
below  to  give  execution. 

Jan.  8.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Francis  Lord  Sey- 
mour and  Charles  Seymour,  his  son.  of  their  delinquency. 
Passed  this  day  in  the  House  of  Commons,  but  respited 
by  the  Lords  on  the  18th  of  Jan.  following.  C.  J.,  V. 
391;  L.  J.,  IX.  644. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  of  their  delinquency.  C.  J.,  V.  391. 
In  extenso. 

Jan.  8.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  jiersous 
of  their  delinquency  (with  certificates  of  their  delin- 
quency annexed).     L.  J.,  IX. 

William  Hickman. 

James  May. 

Edward  Lloyd. 

John  Bretton. 

Jan.  8.  Draft  of  resolutions 
preach  at  Lincoln's  Inn,  and  to  be  one  of  the  Assembly 
of  Divines.     L.  J.,  IX.  646.     In  extenso. 

Jan.  8.  Another  draft. 

Jan.  8.  Draft  order  for  restoring  Duke  Hamilton's 
pictures,  &c.  to  him.     L.  J.,  IX.  646.     In  extenso. 

Jan.  8.  Draft  ordinance  for  constituting  a  Committee 
of  Militia  within  the  Hamlets  of  the  Tower  of  London. 
L.  J.,  IX.  646.     In  exte)iso. 

Jan.  8.  Draft  ordinance  to  acquit  William  Gibbs  and 
others  forpaj'ing  200,(»00L  to  the  Soots.  L.  J.,  IX.  646. 
In  extenso. 

Jan.  10.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  per- 
sons of  their  deUnquency.   L.J.,  IX.  648-656.  In  extenso. 


644-6.      In  cxicnso. 
Roger  MoUineux. 
Amias  Isaack. 
Thomas  Chandler. 
Sir  Gerrard  Fleetwood, 
for  Dr.   James  Usher  to 


Sir  Humphrey  Tracey.* 
Thomas  Knott. 
John  Butler. 
William  Blwald.* 
Richard       Rodd       (two 

copies).* 
Thomas  Stucley. 


William  Ashe. 
Ricliard  Byron.* 
John  Bowe. 

Thomas  Earl  of  Downe.* 
William  Cholwell. 
Richard  Allen.* 
Henry  Sidenham.* 


•  A  certificate  of  delinquency  is  annexed. 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH   REPORT. 


8 


Edward     Blaw     and     four 

others.* 
John      Younge,     and      his 

# 


son 

Sir  Henry  Carey. 
George  Potter. 
George  Kendall. 
Cathbert  Ogle. 
Cuthbert  Harrison.* 
Thomas  Rawdon. 
Thomas  Redshawe.* 
Robert  Maude.* 


House  of         John  Bretherton. 

Calendar.  John  !N'uttall.* 

1647-8.         William  Staunton.* 

Thomas  Tresham. 

Richard  Goddard.* 

John  Trobridge. 

AVilliam  Vavasor.* 

John  Peirce. 

Arthur  Redhead.* 

Sir  Thomas  Reynell.* 

Robert  Gadd. 

Valentine  Whitmore.* 

Jan.  10.  Draft  order  for  a  general  collection  for  relief 
of  the  town  of  Bridgnorth.     L.  J..  IX.  657.     In  e.clenso. 

Jan.  10.  Another  draft. 

Jan.  10.  Petition  of  William  Gyse.  of  Elmore,  in  the 
County  of  the  City  of  Gloucester ;  [jetitioner  is  named 
Sheriff  of  the  County  of  Gloucester  ;  though  ever  ready 
to  obey  the  commands  of  Parliament,  he  submits 
whether,  as  for  the  past  seven  years  he  has  had  no  free- 
hold estate  in  the  county,  he  is  a  fit  person  for  the  office, 
and  therefore  prays  that  some  one  else  may  be  appointed 
thereto.     Noted.     Kothing  done  in  it. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding.     8  Jan. 
"2.  A  list  of  four  gentlemen  of  the  County  fit  to  be 
sheriffs. 
Jan.  11.  Certificate  of  delinquency  of  Peter  Dayrell. 
C.  J.,  V.  425.     In  e.rfenso. 

Jan.  12.  Petition  of  Arthur  Eveling  and  others  ;  on 
the  17th  of  November  last  the  House  ordered  Sir  John 
Brooks  to  answer  their  former  petition  within  three 
days,  but  he  has  never  done  so,  and  they  therefore  pray 
that  he  may  be  ordered  to  pay  them  their  just  debts,  or 
else  that  they  may  have  leave  to  arrest  him  and  proceed 
at  law  against  him. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  former  petition.     See  Calendar,  17  Nov. 
1647. 

2.  Copy  of  order  on  preceding  petition  for  Sir  John 
Brooks  to  answer.     17  Nov.  1647. 

3.  Affidavit  of  service  of  preceding  order  upon  Sir 
John  Brooks.     3  Jan.  1647-8. 

Jan  12.  Draft  order  for  issue  of  the  monies  come  in 
upon  the  ordinance  for  adventurers  for  Ireland.  L.  J., 
IX.  658.     hi  exten^o. 

Jan.  12.  Petition  of  Dr.  William  Gouge  and  others, 
surviving  trustees  for  the  disbursing  of  the  moneys 
contributed  for  the  increase  and  maintenance  of  the 
six  lectures  in  the  parish  church  of  St.  Antholin,  Lon- 
don, and  other  pious  and  charitable  uses,  praying  for 
reversal  of  a  decree  of  the  Exchequer  Chamber.  L.  J., 
IX.  658.     In  e.deuso. 

Jan.  12.  Petition  of  the  Provincial  Assembly  of 
London  for  an  increase  of  the  number  of  delegates,  &c. 
L.  J.,  IX.  659.     hi  extenso. 

[Jan.  12.]  Petition  of  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  the 
garrison  of  Portsmouth  ;  they  complain  that  their  pay 
has  been  much  in  arrear,  especially  whilst  Colonel  Nor- 
ton was  governor,  and  that  the  soldiery  have  become 
very  troublesome,  for  they  are  so  much  in  debt  that 
the  town  will  not  trust  them  any  further,  and  they 
have  therefore  no  means  of  subsistence ;  they  pray  that 
their  ai rears  ni:iy  be  speedily  satisfied.     C.  j. ,  V.  429. 

Jan.  13.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  a  further  sum  of 
50,000Z.  for  Ireland.     L.  J.,  IX.  661.     In  extenso. 

Jan.  13.  Draft  proviso  to  preceding.  L.  J.,  IX.  661. 
In  extenso. 

Jan.  14.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  5.000L  to  Lady 
Brooke  for  the  benefit  of  her  son  Pulke  Greville,  born 
after  the  death  of  his  father  Lord  Brooke,  who  was 
slain  in  the  Parliament  service.  L.  J.,  IX.  661.  In 
extenso. 

Jan.  14.  Certificate  from  Colonel  Robert  Tichbome, 
Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  of  London,  that  the  Earl  of 
Cleveland  rendered  himself  prisoner  on  the  13th  instant ; 
on  the  same  paper  is  a  copy  of  the  Earl's  recognizance 
of  the  13th  of  July  1647,  when  he  was  allowed  three 
months  liberty  on  bail,  and  an  order  of  the  23rd  of 
November  1647.  granting  him  four  months  further  leave. 

Jan.  16.  Draft  resolutions  for  vesting  the  powers  for- 
merly granted  to  the  Committee  of  both  kingdoms  in 
the  members  alone  of  that  Committee  who  are  members 
of  Parliament,  and  for  adding  new  members  thereto. 
L.  J.,  IX.  662.    Ill  cTtenso. 

Jan.  1.5.  Draft  order  adding  new  members  to  the 
Committee  of  the  militia  of  Westminster.  L.  J.,  IX. 
663.     In  extenso. 

*  A  certilicate  of  delinquf ncy  is  annexed. 


Jan.  15.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,000^  for  Mun-    Hocsbop 
ster.     L.  J.,  IX.  663.     In  extenso.  Lords. 

Jan.  15.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  Calendar 
that  Richard  Jennings  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of  1647-8 
Combes  [Coombs],  Sussex.     L.  J.,  IX.  663. 

Jan.  17.  Petition  of  the  Committee  for  the  Militia  of 
Westminster  and  parts  adjacent ;  they  complain  that 
having  issued  a  warrant  to  Robert  Flood,  High  Con- 
stable of  Westminster,  requiring  him  to  cause  the  petty 
constables  to  take  the  names  of  all  persons  belonging  to 
the  trained  bands  or  auxiliaries,  or  fit  to  be  listed  in 
either,  by  his  neglect  the  warrants  to  the  petty  con- 
stables were  issued  so  close  to  the  day  for  making  the 
returns,  that  the  service  was  retarded,  and  the  militia  is 
unsettled  ;  the  petitioners  have  no  means  of  punishing 
Flood,  and  therefore  think  meet  to  represent  the  case 
to  the  House.     L.  J.,  IX.  663. 

Jan  17.  Draft  of  declaration  by  way  of  preamble  to 
the  resolutions  against  making  any  further  addresses  to 
the  King.     L.  J.,  IX.  664.     I,i  extenso. 

Jan.  17.  Another  draft  of  the  declaration.  (Mutilated.) 
Jan.  17.  Draft   of   the   resolutions.     L.   J.,   IX.  664. 
Ill  extenso. 

Jan.  17.  Draft  order  for  printing  and  publishing  the 
preceding  declaration  and  resolutions.  L.  J.,  IX.  665. 
//(  exirnso. 

Jan.  17.  Order  for  a  patent  to  be  prepared  for  Dr. 
Thomas  Hill  to  be  Master  of  Trinity  College,  Cambridge. 
L.  J.,  IX.  664.     Ill  extenso. 
Jan.  17.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Jan.  17.  Order  appointing  additional  OommissionerB 
for  the  monthly  assessments  of  the  City  of  Bath.  L.  J., 
IX.  665.     In  extenso. 

Jan.  17.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Jan.  17.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  John  Osborne  has  been  a]iproved  for  the  cure  of 
Westwoodhay,  Berks.     L.  J.,  IX.  665. 

Jan.  17.  Petition  of  William  Symonds  alvis  Harriott. 
On  the  12th  instant  petitioner  was  ordered  to  show 
cause  this  day  why  the  judgments  against  him  of  Fitz- 
hugh  and  Wells  should  not  be  confirmed ;  he  prays  the 
House  to  consider  the  annexed  affidavit  showing  the 
hard  measure  he  received,  and  to  grant  him  a  new  trial, 
or  longer  time  to  prosecute  his  cause. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Symonds  that  Henry  Fitzhugh 
and  Richard  Wells  left  at  his  house,  not  numbered 
money,  but  something  sealed  up  in  several  purses 
for  him  to  carry  from  Bedford  to  London  ;  depo- 
nent is  no  common  carrier,  and  did  not  negligently 
lose  the  money,  but  he  was  set  upon  and  robbed 
by  three  or  four  thieves  on  the  highway  before 
break  of  day  between  Mims  and  Bai-net,  and  lost 
not  only  this  money  but  almost  all  the  rest  of 
what  he  had  to  bring  to  London,  ))}•  which   he  is 
utterly  undone,  and  can  make  no  satisfaction  for 
any  of  the   goods  left  in  his  trust ;  yet  Fitzhugh 
and  Wells  have  prosecuted  him  at  law,  obtained 
a  verdict  against  him,  and  laid  him  prisoner  in 
the  King's  Bench.     13  .Jan. 
Jan.  18.  Draft  order  for  removal  of  the  books,  manu- 
scripts, and    other   antiquities   in    the    Library,  Chair 
House,  and  His  Majesty's  Cabinet  at  Whitehall  to  the 
Library  at  St.  James',  there  to  remain  for  a  public  use. 
L.  J.,  IX.  666.     In  extenso. 

Jan.  18.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  the  moneys  that 
come  in  upon  the  ordinance  for  adventurers  for  Ireland 
to  the  Vice-Treasurer  for  Heland.  L.  J..  IX.  666.  In 
extenso. 

Jan.  19.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of  Deene  and  Deene- 
thorpe,  in  the  County  of  Northampton,  praj-ing  that 
Samuel  Tayler  may  be  appointed  their  minister.  L.  J., 
IX.  667. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  that  Tayler  is  orthodox  in  doctrine, 
of  competent  learning,  and  unblameable  in  life 
and  conversation. 
Jan.  19.  Petition  of  Chai-!es  Earl  of  Nottingham  ; 
when  two  pensions,  one  of  SOuZ.  per  annum,  the  other 
of  1,000  marks,  formerly  granted  to  him  were  six  years 
in  arrear  he  petitioned  their  Lordships  to  recommend 
his  case  to  the  House  of  Commons,  and  that  House  then 
ordered  him  papnont  of  50u/.  a  year  out  of  the  King's 
revenue,  and  500Z.  a  year  from  the  Committee  of  Surrey 
in  part  payment  of  the  pension  of  1,000  marks,  but  no 
order  was  made  for  payment  of  the  arrears ;  he  has 
become  much  indebted  for  necessary  support  whilst  in 
the  service  of  the  State,  and  without  receiving  his 
arrears  cannot  satisfy  his  creditors ;  he  therefore  prays 
their  Lordships  to  recommend  his  case  to  the  House  of 
Commons.     L.  J..  IX.  667. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


House  op         Annexed  : — 

LoRhS.  I    Certificate  of  the  Eurl  of  Kottingham"s  arrears 

Calendar.  vipon  liis  scTOriil  annuities,     'l'^  Jnly  lti47. 

1647-8.  Jan.  19.  Petition  of  Thomas  Budd,  prisoner  in  New- 

gate ;  at  ibe  sessions  befoi-e  tlie  Lord  Mayor  and  Justicee 
of  the  Citv  of  London  in  December   la&i,  the  petitioner 
•was  sentenced  to  death  as  a  popish   priest,  but   upon 
consideration  of  the  ovidence  that  the  things  pretended 
against  him  happened  no  less   than  ii  and  28  years 
ago,  and  on  his  humble  address  for  a  small  time  for 
examining  some  absent  witnesses  the  Lord  Mayor  and 
Justices    granted     petitioner   a   reprieve ;     the    House 
required  an  account  of  this  and  were  informed  of  the 
reasons,  but  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Justices  apprehending 
that   their  Lordships  were  displeased  by  the  reprieve 
have    warned   petitioner   to    prepare    to    sntfer    death 
on    Friday    morning   (2181  Jan.),    refusing    to    receive 
any  evidences  or  proofs    of   his  innocency  ;  petitioner 
therefore   appeals   and   flies    to    the    highest    court    of 
iusticc,  and  beseeches  that  his  blood  maybe  so  precious 
that  before  he  suffers  there  may  be  a  review  of  -what  is 
charged  against  him,  and.  if  he  is  not  aljlc  clearly  and 
fully°liy  sufficient  vritnesses  to  demonstrate  himself  free 
of  the  charge,  he  desires  justice  may  have  its  course. 
L.  J.,  IX.  667.     The  Lords  sent  word  to  the  Lord  Mayor 
in  answer  to  this  petition  that  having  had  complaint 
made  to  them  of  the  reprieve    of  three  persons,  they 
■wished  to  be  certified  of  the  cause  of  the  reprieve,  but 
did  not  intend  to  limit  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Justices  in 
reprieving  or  not  reprieving  them  as  they  saw  cause. 

Jan.  19.  Petition  of  Katharine,  one  of  the  daughters 
of  William  Prude  alidn  Prowde,  late  of  Canterbury, 
Esouire,  deceased;  petitioner,  who  was  born  abroad  of 
English  parents,  about  the  beginning  of  this  Parliament 
exhibited  a  Bill  for  her  naturalization  in  the  House  of 
Commons  under  the  came  of  Hobart,  and  paid  the  fees 
and  took  the  oaths,  but  his  Majesty  soon  after  departing 
from  Parliament  the  Bill  could  not  be  formally  enacted  ;  ■ 
she  prays  that  her  naturalization  may  now  be  granted, 
and  passed  by  ordinance  of  both  Houses.  L.  J.,  IX.  667. 
Jan.  19.  Draft  ordinance  forbidding  the  exportation 
of  wool  from  Ireland,  except  to  England  and  Wales. 
L.  J.,  IX.  (!68.     In  ejtcnso. 

Jan.  19.  Draft  order  for  Sir  Walter  Brio  and  others 
to  be  added  to  the  Committee  of  Indemnity.  L.  J., 
IX.  66P.     In  erien^o. 

Jan.  19.  Draft  order  for  no  general  collection  to  be 
made,  by  way  of  brief,  for  demanding  the  charity  of 
people,  except  under  the  Great  Seal.  L.  J.,  TX.  669. 
Jji  I'.iienso. 

Jan.  19.  Draft  orders  for  appointment  of  sheriffs  in 
the  counties  of  Brecon,  Carnarvon,  &c.  L.  J.,  IX.  669. 
Ill  e.ctenso. 

Jan.  19.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
vhat  Mathew  Allfiat  has  been  apjiroved  for  the  cure  of 
Clutton,  Somersetshire.     L.  J.,  IX.  669. 

Jan.  20.  Petition  of  John  Greene,  clerk,  administrator 
of  Kdward  Wymarke,  Esq.,  that  a  day  may  be  appointed 
for  the  hearing  of  his  case  against  Earl  Rivers.  L.  J., 
IX.  670.     In  extcnsn. 

Jan.  20.  Draft  order  for  sending  moneys  to  Munster. 
L.  J.,  IX.  670.     In  ciieiiso. 

Jan.  20.  Draft  order  for  Lady  Fairfax,  widow  of  Sir 
William  Fairfax,  to  receive  the  profits  of  the  estate  of 
Sir  Henry  Griffith  until  she  be  paid  l,500i.  formerly 
ordered  to  her.     L.  J.,  IX.  670.     In  cdeiisn. 

Jan.  20.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  six  months' 
arrears  to  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  Dover  Castle,  &c. 
L.  J.,  IX.  671.     In  ej-tenso. 

Jan.  20.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  501.  a-piece  to 

Joanna  Peytoe  and  others.     L.  J.,  IX.  671.     In  extt'imo. 

Jan  20.  Draft  ordinance  empowering  a  committee  in 

Kent  to  exercise  the  powers  contained  in  the  ordinances 

for  indemnifying  soldiers  and  others  for  acts  done  by 

authority    of   Parliament,  or   for    the    service  thereof. 

L.  J.,  IX.  671.     Ill  exteuso. 

Jan.  20.  Another  draft. 

Jan.  20.  Another  draft  (two  papers). 

Jan.  20.  Petition  of  Joseph  Nicholson,  late  minister 

of  G-od's  word  at  Plumbland  in  Cumberland  ;  by  order  of 

the   7th  of  OctoVjer  last  petitioner  was  instituted  and 

inducted  to  the  rectory  of  Plumbland,  but  this  order 

has  been    since   reversed    on    information    given   that 

Kiehard  Skelton,  patron    of   the    living,  was  in  arms 

against  the  Parliament,  but  petitioner  was  then  resident 

in  Oxford,  and  knew  not  of  it,  and  Skelton  has  since 

conformed.      The  House  has,  however,  conferred    the 

living  on  Mr.  Gawin  Kglesfield,  who  was  also   in  arms 

against    the   Parliament  as  the  annexed  oath  shows  ; 

ptsiitioner  ]jraya  the  House  net  to  deprive  him  of  the 


rectory,   his   sole   livelihood,   nor   to    confirm    another     House  o; 
therein  who  has  been  guilty  of  the  same  delinquency       LoRdb. 
as    the    patron.      A^-i/ei'.— jS'othing    done    therein.      On      Calendar, 
the  26th  of  Feb.  following   the   House  re-established      1647-8. 
Nicholson  in  the  living.     L.  J.,  X.  78. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Sir  Henry  Fetherstouhaugh,  of 
Kirkswold  [Kirkoswald], Cumberland, that  Gawin 
Eglesfield,  then  scholar  of  Queen's  College, 
Oxford,  bore  arms  under  William  Vallett,  captain 
of  a  troop  under  Colonel  Sir  John  Byron  imme- 
diately before  the  fight  at  Worcester.     15  Jan. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  7  Oct.  1647  for  Nicholson's 
institution  and  induction. 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  Dame  Frances  Weld,  widow  ;  she 
jirays  leave  to  proceed  at  law  for  recovery  of  the  manors 
of  Stepney  and  Hackney,  extended  by  her  in  Oct.  1646 
upon  a  statute  of  lO.OOOi.  acknowledged  by  Thomas 
Earl  of  Cleveland  in  July  1631,  and  that  an  order  of  the 
1st  of  Feb.  1646-7  forbidding  her  to  proceed  thereon 
may  be  discharged.  L.  J.,  IX.  672. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  1  Feb.  1646-7. 
Jan.  21.  Petition  of  Thomas  Goodale,  complaining 
of  the  delays  procured  by  James  Kist  and  others  by 
bringing  writs  of  error  and  other  means  to  delay  exe- 
cution on  a  judgment  obtained  by  petitioner,  by  which 
he  has  been  kept  out  of  his  own  for  seven  years,  and 
praying  t'nat  the  writ  of  error  may  no  more  be  renewed, 
but  that  ho  may  have  execution  on  his  judgment  the 
first  day  of  next  term.  L.  J.,  IX.  672. 
Annexed. 

1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Goodale ;  on  reading  his 
former  petition,  the  House  referred  the  case  to 
the  judges  to  consider  of  an  ordinance  that  might 
prevent  such  obstructions  of  justice  as  that  com- 
plained of,  but  though  they  have  met  three  times 
they  have  made  no  report,  and  jietitioner  is  there- 
fore left  remediless,  whilst  Mr.  Hale,  his  counsel, 
tells  him  that  the  House  of  Lords  alone  can  grant 
him  execution  on  his  judgment ;  he  therefore 
prays  for  an  order  to  this  ett'ect.  (Undated.) 
Jan.  21.  Draft  order  for  Robert  Martin  to  be  Sheriff 
of  the  County  of  Radnor.     L.  J.,  IX.  672.     hi  extenso. 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  .lohii  Honor,  treasurer  for  the 
magazine  of  arms  and  ammunition  for  the  city  and 
liberties  of  Westminster.  By  an  ordinance  of  the  -fth 
of  September  1643  petitioner  was  appointed  treasurer, 
and  was  to  receive  6,000i,  to  be  collected  within  one 
montli.  He  has  spent  much  time  and  trouble  in  col- 
lecting the  money,  and  perfecting  books  and  accounts 
for  the  last  four  years,  and  has  paid  in  .5,000?.,  and  has 
in  his  hands  upwards  of  120/.,  chiefly  in  farthing  tokens, 
which  were  then  current:  he  was  to  have  received  one 
penny  in  the  pound,  which  would  have  been  good  re- 
compense had  the  money  been  collected  within  the  time 
limited,  but  in  consideration  of  his  time  and  labour  ho 
prays  that  under  the  circumstances  some  allowance 
may  be  made  to  him  on  the  passing  of  the  ordinance 
respecting  the  Westminster  Militia.     L.  J.,  IX.  672. 

Jan.  22.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  (.Committee  for  Se- 
questrations of  Arundel  Rape,  in  the  County  of  Sussex, 
to  fell  and  sell  beech  wood  of  the  Earl  of  Arundel  suffi- 
cient to  pay  a  debt  due  from  the  Earl  to  Peregrine 
Pelham.     L.  J.,  IX.  672. 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  William  Martin  and  others,  pri- 
soners in  the  custody  of  the  Gentleman  Usher;  they 
have  been  in  custody  for  the  last  fourteen  days  for  a 
contempt  untruly  alleged  against  them  in  a  petition 
of  Thomas  Worsley  and  others  for  not  delivering  certain 
goods  taken  in  extent  for  debt ;  the  goods,  as  the 
Worsleys  know,  were  sold  before  the  order  of  the 
7tli  of  Oct.  last,  and  the  petitioners  have  always  been 
ready  to  repay  the  money,  deducting  their  charges  ;  no 
affidavit  has  been  lodged  in  support  of  the  charge  of 
contempt,  and  the  petitioners  thci-ofore  pray  that  they 
may  be  discharged  or  liberated  upon  bail,  and  that  the 
Barons  of  the  Exchequer,  before  whom  the  case  is  now 
depending,  may  be  ordered  to  certify  the  true  state  of 
the  case,  or  that  the  House  will  hear  it  speedily. 
L.  J.,  IX.  672. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  7  Oct.  1647  for  restitution  of 
the  goods. 
Jan.  22.  Petition  of  the  mayor  and  commonalty  and 
citizens  of  the  city  of  London,  Governors  of  Christ's 
Hos])ital  ;  praying  that,  according  to  the  certificate  of 
the  judges  to  whom  their  claim  to  certain  lands  devised 
by  Thomas  ilawey  was  referred,  the  Trinity  House  may 
be  ordered  to  put  in  security  for  the  mesne  profits  of 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


HoirsB  OF     the  same,  or,  if  the  Trinity  House  refuse  to  do  this,  that 
Lords.       petitioners,  on  giving  auch   security,  may  be  pat  into 
Calendar,      possession  of  the  lands  in  question.      L.  J.,  IX.  672. 

1647-8  Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  the  judges  in  the  cause.  12  Jan. 
L.  J.,  IX.  <573.  Iii'crfens.i. 
•Tan.  22.  Petition  of  Warwick  Lord  Mohun  ;  the 
referees  to  whom  it  was  referred  to  examine  the  con- 
tempts of  Sir  Henry  Carew  and  others  are  ready  to 
report,  and  if  the  House  does  not  think  fit  that  he 
should  call  further  witnesses  he  submits  thereto,  praying 
to  be  restored  to  possession  of  the  lauds  in  question, 
with  costs  and  damages.     L.  J.,  IX.  672. 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Sir  Henrr  Carew  and  others  ;  the 
report  of  the  referees  is  now  before  the  House,  but  Lord 
Mohun  still  keeps  the  petitioners  out  of  possession  of 
part  of  their  inheritance,  and  endeavours  to  take  away 
the  residue  ;  they  pray  that  they  may  be  speedily  beard 
upon  the  report, "and  that  they  may  then  also  be  heard 
upon  their  title,  or  have  liberty  to  proceed  at  law.  L.  J., 
IX.  672. 

Jan.  22.  Report  of  the  referees  in  the  cau.se.  L.  J.. 
IX.  673.     In  e.rfenso. 

Jan.  22.  Letter  from  Lord  Hunsdon  to  Edward  Earl 
of  Manchester,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Lords  [iro  tem- 
pore, desiring  him  to  communicate  the  following  letter 
to  the  HouseT    L.  J.,  IX.  673.     I.i  e.rfeti^:: 

Jan.  22.  Letter  from  Lord  Hnnsdon  to  the  House  of 
Lords,  desiring  that  liberty  may  be  granted  to  him  as  it 
has  been  to  the  other  lords  in  the  like  case.  L.  J.,  IX. 
673.     Ill  exteiifn. 

Jan.  24.  Draft  order  to  give  the  committee  at  Derby 
House  power  to  suppress  insurrections  and  tumults. 
L.  J.,  IX.  676.     Li  e:rtei>so. 

Jan.  24.  Draft  order  for  putting  in  execution  the 
ordinance  for  raising  50,000/.  for  Ireland.  L.  J. ,  IX.  676. 
In  ej'tenso. 

Jan.  24.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  lilO/.  to  Sir  John 
Burlace  the  elder.     L.  J.,  IX.  676.     In  ^xtens''. 

Jan.  24.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1001.  to  Sir  Arthur 
Blundell.     L.  J..  IX.  676.     In  e.rfenso. 

Jan.  24.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  801.  10s.  vearly 
to  Edward  Mabbe.     L.  J.,  IX.  "676.     In  e.rfenso. 

Jan.  24.  Draft  order  for  jiayment  of  501.  to  Capiain 
St.  George.     L.  J.,  IX.  676.     In  e.rfenso. 

Jan.  24.  Order  for  adding  Mr.  Nicholas  to  the  Com- 
mittee for  regulating  Oxford.     L.  J.,  IX.  676.    In  exfenso. 
Jan.  24.  Draft  of  preceding. 

.Jan.  24.  Draft  order  appointing  additional  commis- 
sioners for  assessments  in  Devon.  L.  J.,  IX.  676.  In 
exfenso. 

Jan.  24.  Application  for  an  order  that  the  papers  of 
the  Assembly  of  Divines  be  printed  only  by  persons 
appointed  by  Adoniram  Byfield  one  of  the  scriljes  of  the 
Assembly.     L.  .!.,  IX.  676. 

Jan.  24.  Draft  order  giving  Thomas  Kerige,  Sheriff 
of  Suffolk,  leave  to  come  to  London,  &c.  L.  J.,  IX.  676. 
Jan.  25.  Petition  of  Doctor  Wm.  Gierke  and  others, 
the  creditors  of  Robert  Walthew,  deceased;  they  com- 
plain that  they  have  been  fraudulently  debarred  from 
recovering  their  debts  by  Thomas  Wayte.  who,  pre- 
tending himself  to  be  indebted  to  the  King,  procured 
"Walthew  and  his  eldest  son  to  become  bound  to  the 
King  for  payment  of  2,0801.,  and  then  used  the  King's 
prerogative  to  the  exclusion  of  the  petitioners  contrary, 
as  they  conceive,  to  statute  and  common  law  and  to  the 
King's  proclamation  ;  they  pray  for  relief.  L.  J..  IX.  677. 
Jan.  25.  Draft  order  referring  the  petition  to  the  con- 
sideration of  the  Barons  of  the  Exchequer.  L.  J.,  IX. 
677.     In  exfenso. 

Jan.  25.  Petition  of  Sir  Obver  Luke,  John  Trenchard. 
and  Henry  Trenchard  ;  as  the  undoubted  patrons  of  the 
living  of  Exford,  Somerset,  the  jjetiiioners  presented 
George  Trenchard,  who  was  duly  instituted  and  inducted 
by  order  of  the  House,  but  he  was  afterwards  displaced 
by  the  committee  of  the  county,  who  put  another  in  his 
place,  and  continued  him  there  by  the  strength  of  a 
troop  of  horse,  until  the  House  ordered  the  restoration 
of  George  Trenchard,  who  has,  however,  been  again  dis- 
turbed by  the  county  troop,  so  that  he  cannot  safely 
discbarge  his  duties,  whilst  the  parishioners  have  been 
forbidden  to  pay  him  their  tithes.  Petitioners  pray  the 
House  peremptorily  to  order  his  peaceable  enjoyment 
of  the  livins.  with  all  dues  and  profits  thereto  belong- 
ing. L.  J.," IX.  677. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Letter  from  Nich.  Rawlinson  and  another  to  Mr. 
Trenchard,  by  order  of  the  committee  of  the 
county;  the  ]iavishioners  are  summoned  to  pay 
all  tithes  for  two  years  past,  or  else  to  appear  and 
answer  for  their  contempt  before  Thursday  next ; 


the  writers  desire  Trenchard  to  inform  his  counsel,     Hocsb  op 
and  let  them  hear  his  answer  before  that   day.        Lords. 

2.  Affidavit   of  Richard   Gelty    in   snpp.irt   of  the      M-irr  o 
petition.     7  Jan.     L.  J.,  IX.  677.     In  e.rte7iso.  -IM^Z-B- 

Jan.  25.  Petitioi;  of  Yguacio  de  Landabola,  Spanish 
merchant.  Petitioner  was  imprisoned  in  May  last  by 
Matheo  de  la  Fita.  who  claims  part  of  the  plate  brought 
over  in  the  "  Clare  '"  by  petitioner,  all  of  which  was 
made  use  of  by  the  Parliament  ;  the  House  in  May 
last  ordered  petitioner's  release,  but  the  order  has  not 
been  obeyed,  and  a  new  writ  has  been  brought  against 
him  ;  he  prays  that  he  may  not  be  ke|)t  in  r>risnn  for 
money  which  the  Parliament  has,  without  the  money 
being  restored  to  him,  but  that  an  eft'ectual  order  may 
be  made  for  his  release.     L.  J.,  IX.  677. 

Jan.  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Martin  and  others,  prisoners 
in  the  custody  of  the  Gentleman  Usher,  praying  for  dis- 
charge upon  iiail,  or  for  a  speedy  hearing  of  their  case, 
&c.  L.  J.,  IX.  677.  Duplicate  of  the  petition  presi'uteti 
on  the  22nd. 

Jan,  27.  Certificate  from  George  (Lord?)  Berkeley 
recommending  Richard  West  for  institution  to  the 
rectory  of  Okeford  Shilling,  Dorset.     L.  J.,  X.  3. 

Jan.  27,  Message  from  the  Commons  to  desire  the 
concurrence  of  the  Lords  in  naming  Commissioners  to 
go  into  Scotland.     L,  J.,  X.  3. 

Jan,  27,  Draft  order  for  disb.mding  the  sujiernu- 
merary  forces,  and  paying  the  army  to  prevent  free 
quarters.     L.  J.,  X.  4.     In  e.rfenso. 

Jan.  27.  Order  appointing  additional   Commissioners 
of  Assessments  for  Wilts.     L.  J.,  X.  4.     In  exfenso. 
Jan.  27.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Henry  Stuart ;  petitioner  is  quite 
ready  to  pay  his  creditors  proportionably  out  of  the  first 
money  that  he  shall  receiveunder  the  ordinance  granted 
to  him,  but  some  will  not  be  satisfied  without  arresting 
him,  and  have  taken  oat  writs  for  that  purpose,  forcing 
him  to  keep  out  o''  the  way,  and  so  exposing  him 
to  all  manner  of  bar'' ihips  ;  he  prays  for  protection  to 
enable  him  to  follow  his  case  and  receive  the  money 
ordered  to  him.     L.  .f.,  X.  4. 

Jan.  28.  Articles  of  the  Commons  assembled  in  Par- 
liament in  maintenance  of  their  impeachment  against 
Francis  Lord  Willoughby  of  Parham,  whereby  he  stands 
charged  of  high  treason,  and  other  high  crimes  and 
misdemeanors  :  the  articles  charge  him  with  treason 
for  consenting  to  the  proceedings  of  Parliament  in  July 
1647,  when  the  Houses,  coerced  bj-  a  mob  of  refor- 
mado  officers,  apprentices,  and  others  from  the  City, 
revoked  a  former  ordinance  respecting  the  City  Militia, 
and  for  his  conduct  in  raising  and  arming  forces  to 
destroy  the  army  under  Sir  Thomas  Fairfax.  L.  J..  X. 
5.  These  articles  are  the  same  as  those  against  Sir  John 
Mayiiard  which  are  entered  in  exfenso.  L,  J.,  X.  73. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of  Thorucomb,  in  the 
County  of  Devon  ;  besides  robberies,  exiles,  imprison- 
ments, and  wastings  of  their  estates  for  their  fidelity  to 
Parliament,  the  petitioners  have  for  more  than  twelve 
months  past  suflered  the  want  of  a  preaching  minister, 
on  account  of  the  delinquency  of  the  late  incumbent, 
now  deceased  ;  they  pray  tlie  House  (the  patron  being 
unable  to  ]U'esent  on  account  of  his  delinquency)  to 
confer  the  living  on  Wm,  Bragge,  a  godly,  able,  and 
orthodox  divine.     L.  J.,  X.  6. 

Jan.  28.  Report  of  the  Judge  to  whom  it  was  referred 
to  require  John  Baker  to  put  in  security  for  the  value 
of  the  ships,  the  matter  of  the  cause   between  him  and 
Wm.  Allen.     L.  J.,  X.  6.     In  extenso. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  i-eferring  the  matter  to  the  Judge, 
21  Dec,  1647. 
.Jan,  29.  Draft  of  the  instructions   for  the  Commis- 
sioners going  to  Scotland.     L.  J.,  X.  7.     In  e.efenso. 

Jan.  29.  Draft  order  to  secure  payment  of  the  100,000/. 
due  to  the  Scots.     L.  J.,  X.  7.     In  exfenso. 

Jan.  29.  Draft  ordinance  to  hasten  the  bringing  in  of 
the  arrears  of  the  200,000/.  for  the  Soots  aruij?,  L,  J., 
X.  8.     In  exfenso. 

Jan.  29.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  lOOl.  per  annum 
to  Adoniram  Byfield,  one  of  the  scribes  of  the  Assembly, 
and  vicar  of  Fulham,  so  long  as  he  continues  vicar  there. 
L.  J,,  .X.  8.     In  exfenso. 

.Tan.  29.  Draft  ordinance  to  divide  the  counties  of  the 
kingdom  into  classical  presljyteries,  to  settle  prcsby- 
terian  government.     L.  J.,  X,  8.     In  exfenso. 

Jan.  29.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Committee  at  Derby 
House  for  Mr.  Mauley's  relation  respecting  the  raising 
of  forces  under  commissions   from    the    Spanish   Am- 

A  3 


6 


HISTOKICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  ; 


HocsB  OP     bassador  to  be  reported  to  both  Houses.     L.  J.,  X.  8. 
Lords.        j,,  g,,/e„,,o. 

Calendar.  Jan.  29.  Copy  of  Mr.  Mauley's  relation  that  men  are 

1647-8  being  enlisted  under  commissions  from  the  Spanish 
Ambassador  for  raising  four  regiments  to  be  transported 
into  Flanders.     L.  J.,  X.  8.     In  cxleii^o. 

Jan.  29.  Draft  ordinance  for  all  jiersons  comprised  with- 
in the  articles  of  Oxford.  Exeter,  and  all  other  garrisons 
to  repair  to  the  Committees  of  the  Counties  where  they 
arc,  and  produce  their  passes,  and  engage  themselves  by 
promise  not  to  bear  arms  against  the  Parliament,  nor 
do  any  acts  prejudicial  to  its  afiairs.  This  ordinance 
was  passed  in  the  Commons  on  the  10th  of  July  l(34ti, 
ami  is  entered  //'  e,-tens'\  C.  J..  lY.  613.  It  is  noted. 
Laid  by  on  the  29  January  1647-[8].  This  is  to  be  read 
in  a  full  House  and  Peers  to  be  excepted. 

Jan.  29.  Petition  of  Margery  Riggs,  of  Winchester, 
widow,  and  Thomas  and  Edmoud  Biggs,  sons  to  Ralph 
Eiggs,  late  of  Winchester,  gentleman,  deceased,  in  be- 
half of  themselTes  and  other  orphans.  In  October  16  tl 
Ralph  Riggs  agreed  to  renew  a  lease  of  tlie  manor  of 
Pareham,  held  from  the  Bishop  of  Winchester,  on  pay- 
ment of  400/..  but  the  new  lease  was  not  sealed  till 
March  following.  In  1645  the  petitioner,  Margery 
Riggs.  lent  Ralph  Riggs  l.OOOL  on  security  of  the  lease, 
but  by  the  ordinance  of  Oct.  1646,  for  taking  away 
bishops'  lands,  all  estates  taken  of  bishops  since  Dec. 
1641  are  declared  void,  and  therefore  in  strictness  the 
lease  on  which  the  petitioners'  money  is  secured  falls  to 
the  ground  ;  there  was  no  fraud  in  any  of  the  proceed- 
ings, and  the  petitioners  therefore  pray  that  their 
estates  may  be  confirmed  to  them,  for  they  will  other- 
wise be  reduced  to  great  extremity.  See  L.  J..  IX.  619, 
<&c. 

Jan.  29.  Draft  resolutions  to  discharge  Mr.  John  Glyn 
from  being  Recorder  of  Loudon,  to  recommend  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Steele  in  his  place,  andio  discharge  Mr.  Glyn  from 
being  steward  of  'Westminster.     C.  J.,  V.  450. 

Jan.  31.  Petition  of  Thomas  Kirke,  of  Bourn,  in  the 
County  of  Lincoln .  As  an  inliabitant  of  Bourn  petitioner 
has  right  of  common  of  pasture  for  cattle  in  Bourn 
North  Pen,  out  of  which  the  Earl  of  Liudsey  and  the 
rest  of  the  undertakers  liavo  enclosed  1,100  acres  of  the 
best  to  the  great  prejudice  of  tlie  commoners.  On 
Michaelmas  Day,  1640,  seven  beasts,  and  three  horses, 
(being  all  petitioner's  livelihood)  then  pasturing  in  the 
fen,  were,  with  many  other  beasts  belonging  to  the 
poor  inhabitants,  driven  to  Pinchbeck,  several  miles 
distant .  by  Richard  Wriglit  and  other  agents  of  the  un- 
dertakers, and  there  impounded.  Petitioner,  with  divers 
of  his  neighbotirs,  went  to  Sir  Edward  Heron  to  recover 
the  cattle,  but  could  not  have  them  unless  he  would 
subscribe  to  the  granting  away  of  the  common  ;  he 
thereupon  procured  a  replevin  from  the  Sheriff,  and 
finding  that  his  cattle  had  been  driven  from  PincbV>eck 
to  lands  of  Sir  Wm.  Killigrew  taken  out  of  Doning- 
ton  feu,  he  endeavoured  to  serve  his  replevin,  but  was 
assaulted  and  beaten  by  Sir  Wm.  Killigrew's  agents, 
who  threatened  to  shoot  him  ;  he  tried  to  servo  the  re- 
plevin again,  Ijut  the  officers  were  outfaeed  and  defied, 
and  though  petitioner  tried  all  legal  means  to  recover 
his  cattle  they  were  driven  from  Donington  to  Hecking- 
ton  Hall  Yard,  belonging  to  Sir  John  Bruoks,  thence  to 
Lincoln  Market,  and  there  sold  l>y  James  Fawcett  and 
John  Winfray,  agents  of  the  undertakers,  without  ac- 
count or  restitution  of  ;uiy  part  to  petitioner,  though 
worth  55Z.  and  more,  to  his  utter  undoing  ;  he  was  then 
forced  to  leave  his  home  for  fear  of  pursuivants,  who 
were  sent  down  for  many  of  the  poor  inhabitants,  of 
whom  those  who  signed  the  decree  granting  away  their 
commons  wore  set  free,  whilst  those  who  refused  were 
forced  to  appear  at  great  cliargo  and  trouble.  Petitioner 
has  faithfully  served  Parliament  since  the  l)eginning  of 
the  troubles,  and  is  now  in  actual  service  under  Sir 
Thomas  Fairfax  ;  he  seven  years  ago  jietitioned  for  re- 
lief in  the  matters  above  stated,  and  has  had  three 
several  days  of  hearing  before  the  House,  but  nothing 
has  Ijeeu  determined  ;  he  ]irays  tlie  House  to  consider 
his  extreme  losses  and  expenses  in  prosecuting  his  peti- 
tion, and  to  .summon  Sir  Wm.  Killigrew,  Sir  jolm 
Brooks.  Sir  Edward  Heron,  and  others  to  appear  before 
the  House,  so  that  justice  may  be  done.  L.  J.,  X.  9. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

2.  .\ftidavit  that  John  Winfray  and  James  Fawcett 
were  duly  served  with  the  order  to  answer  the 
preceding  petition,      l^i  March  1647-8. 

Jan.  31,  Writ  of  Habeas  Cor|ius  for  liringing  Ignatius 
de  Laudaliola  before  the  House.     L.  J.,  X.  9. 

Jan.  31.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  doFcrrara  that  Matheo 
de  la  Fita's  attorney  and  La  Soeur  a  Frenchman  treated 


the  orders  of  the  House  for  release  of  Laudahola  with 
contempt.     L.  J.,  X.  11.     la  cxlenso. 

Jan.  31.  Transcript  of  record,  &c.  in  the  case  of  the 
following  writs  of  error.     L.  J.,  X.  10. 

Browne  r.  Eyre.         (Parchment  Collection.) 

Edmonds  c  Baker.  (Do.) 

Hopkins  r.  Brett.  (Do.) 

Eyre  <■.  Walker.  (Ho.) 

Evre  r.  Benson.  (Do.) 

GUI  V.  Perry.  (Do.) 

Hill  V.  Hewish.  (Do.) 

Copy  of  preceding. 

Dur.-ion  r.  Goter.  (Do.) 

Jan.  31.  Order  for  payment  of  500Z.  to  Charles  Earl 
of  Nottingham.     L.  J.,  X.  11.     In  e.cie)iso. 

Jan.  31.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Jan.  31.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,000L  to  Wm. 
Ashurst.     L.  J.,  X.  11.     lu  I'xtenso. 

Jan.  :>1.  Copy  of  report  of  the  Committee  of  the  Seven 
Associated  Counties  appointing  a  treasurer  to  receive 
7,857/.  2s.  9d.  due  from  the  Commissioners  of  Excise  for 
the  garrison  of  the  Isle  of  Ely. 

[•Jan.  .]  Petition  of  the  reduced  officers  who  have 
faithfully  served  the  Parliament.  By  ordinance  of  the 
16th  of  June  last  the  petitioners  were  allowed  one 
month's  pay  ;  they  have  waited  for  seven  mouths  but 
have  not  received  it.  whereby  some  of  them  are  im- 
prisoned, some  famished,  and  others  threatened  witli 
like  calamities  ;  they  pray  the  House  to  recommend 
their  case  to  the  House  of  Commons  for  speedy  relief. 
Noted.     Rejected. 

Feb.  1.  Articles  of  the  Commons  assembled  in  Par- 
liament of  impeachment  against  Sir  John  Maynard, 
Knight  of  the  Bath,  whereby  he  standeth  charged  of 
hio;h  treason,  and  other  high  crimes  and  misdemeanors. 
L.  J.,  X.  12,  13.     1)1  extenso.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  1.  Articles  of  impeachment  against  Theophilus 
Earl  of  Liucoln.     L.  J.,  X.  12.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  1.  Articles  of  impeachment  against  James  Earl 
of  Suflblk.     L.  J.,  X.  12.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  1.  Articles  of  impeachment  against  James  Earl 
Middlesex.     L.  J.,  X.  12.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  1.  Articles  of  impeachment  against  George  Lord 
Berkley.     L.  J.,  X.  12      (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  1.  Articles  of  impeachment  against  William 
Lord  Maynard.     L.  J.,  X.  12.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Wm.  Stephens,  a  member  of  the 
Hotise  of  Commons,  and  William  Smith,  and  divers 
citizens  and  other  creditors  of  Thomas  Earl  of  Cleve- 
land. In  answer  to  the  petition  of  Dame  Prances  Weld, 
they  say  that  most  of  her  statements  are  untrue,  and 
that  she  has  no  right  to  make  any  claim  ujion  the 
manors  of  Stepney  anil  Hackney  ;  btit  that  if  slie  will 
assign  to  them  the  lands  she  holds  in  Bedfordshire  for 
security  of  her  claim  they  will  assign  to  her  houses  and 
lands  parcel  of  the  manors  of  Stepney  and  Hackney  in 
satisfaction  thereof,  and  will  trust  to  reimburse  them- 
selves out  of  the  lands  in  Bedfordshire  ;  they  pray  the 
House  to  make  an  order  to  this  effect.     L.  J.,  X.  12. 

Feb.  1.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  John  Couch  to  the  rectory  of 
Horsmonden,  Kent.     L.  J.,  X.  12. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of   Divines  that 
Couch  has  been  approved  for  tlie  cure.     31  Jan. 

Feb.  1.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  interest  on  a  sum 
of  money  ordered  to  be  advanced  to  certain  Scots 
officers.     L.  J.,  X.  12.     In  e.rtcnsn. 

Feb.  1.  Draft  ordinance  to  increase  the  stipend  of  the 
vicar  of  Kirtling,   Cambridgeshire.     L.  J.,  X.   12.     In 

VjirllSu. 

Feb.  1.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  70,000L  for  the 
navy.     L.  J..  X.  12.     In  extenso. 

Feb.  2.  Ordinance  to  clear  Robert  .Sutton  of  his 
delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  15.     In  e.densu. 

Feb.  2.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Feb.  2.  Certificate  that  Jonathan  Laurance  is  an  able 
and  orthodox  divine  and  of  unldameable  conversation. 
S«' L.  J.,  X.  1.S5. 

Feb.  3.  Report  of  Mr.  Lisle's  speech  at  the  conference 
about  Mr.  Glyn,  the  Recorder  of  London,  charged  with 
being  accessory  to  the  violence  offered  to  the  Parlia- 
ment in  July  last.     I;.  J.,  X.  16.     In  extenso. 

Fob.  3.  Draft  of  part  of  preceding. 

Feb.  3.  Report  of  Mr.  .Scott's  speech  on  the  same 
occasion.     L.  J.,  X.  17.     In  extenso. 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Sir  Thomas  Mauleverer,  of  Aller- 
ton  Mauleverer,  in  the  County  of  York,  Bart.,  prays 
for  leave  to  jiroeeed  at  law  again.st  John  Earl  of  Bridg- 
water for  recovery  of  a  debt  of  520Z.  long  forborne. 
L.  J..  X.  18. 


'•*  'APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH    REPORT. 


H0U8B  OP         Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Captain  Anthony  Morgan.     On  the 

L0ED8.        jpjjj  ^f  December  last  GvifBth  Lloyd  by  untrue  surmises 

Calendar,      obtained  an  order  from  the  House  to  stay  ]ietitioner's 

■1647-8.     proceedings  against  him  at  law ;  petitioner  recapitulates 

his  case,  and  prays  that  the  matter  may  be  dismissed 

the  House  Tvith  costs,  and  left  to  the  Iutt.     L.  J.,  X.  18. 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Sir  Henry  Carew  and  others  ;  the 
House  has  acquitted  them  of  the  contempts  alleged 
against  them  by  Lord  Mohun,  but  they  still  dare  not 
take  the  profits  of  the  lands  in  question  in  consequence 
of  the  order  of  the  4th  of  January  forbidding  both  parties 
from  taking  any  of  the  profits  until  further  order  from 
the  House  ;  they  pray  now  to  be  permitted  to  take  the 
profits,  and  that  a  speedy  day  may  be  appointed  to  hear 
them  as  to  their  title,  or  else  that  they  may  be  left  to 
the  ordinary  course  of  common  law, 

Feb.  3.  Order  upon  preceding  petition.  L.  J.,  X.  18. 
In  etctenso. 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  New 
Exchange,  praying  for  redress  against  the  Earl  of 
Anglesey  and  others  for  insulting  a  modest  maid  in 
her  shop,  and  wounding  and  threatening  those  who 
came  to  her  rescue.     L.  J.,  X.  18.     Iii,  e,ete)iso. 

Feb.  3.  Orders  for  appointment  of  Sheriffs  (L.  J., 
X.  19-20.     In  extenso)  Tiz.  : — 

1.  Sir  Bichard  Erie,  Lincoln. 

2.  William  Cooke,  Norfolk. 

3.  Christopher  Browne,  Rutland. 

4.  John  Elliott,  Cornwall. 

Feb.  3.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Thomas  Bridges 
of  his  delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  20.     In  extenso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  his  delinquency.  0.  J.,  V.  407. 
In  extenso. 

Feb.  3.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Samuel  Sandys,  of 
his  delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  20.     In  extenso. 

Feb.  3.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Richard  Orme  to  the  vicarage  of 
North  Wootton,  Norfolk.     L.  J.,  X.  20. 

Feb.  o.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
Orme  has  been  approved  for  the  cure. 

Feb.  3.  Testimonial  from  Dr.  Robert  Bedingfield  and 
others  that  Thomas  Han-is  is  a  man  of  sober  and  pious 
life,  a  watchful  pastor,  a  sedulous  and  orthodox  preacher, 
&c.     L.  J..  X.  20. 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Edward  Lord  Vaux ;  petitioner,  in 
the  name  of  Thomas  Bullock,  has  obtained  a  judgment 
in  an  action  of  ejectment  against  Robert  Knighton  and 
others,  and  a  writ  of  error  has  been  brought  to  stop 
execution,  on  the  ground  that  Knighton  is  an  iufaut, 
though  really  30  years  of  age  ;  petitioner  prays  tlieir 
Lordships  to  examine  this  abuse  of  justice,  or  to  refer 
it  to  some  of  the  judges,  with  such  speed  that  the  peti- 
tioner may  proceed  this  term.     L.  J.,  X.  21. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  that  Robert  Knighton  was  baptized 
on  the  2nd  of  March  1616-17  at  Irtlingborough 
[Irthlingborough] ,  Northamptonshire. 

2.  Afiidavit  in  support  of  the  certificate.     3  Feb. 
Feb.  4.  Petition   of    Sir    Nathaniel    Brent,    Thomas 

Mauley,  and  Ann  Vernon,  widow  of  Captain  Vernon ; 
petitioners  have,  pursuant  to  the  order  of  the  House, 
put  in  afSdavitB  respecting  the  lands  at  Gedney,  out  of 
which  they  have  been  put  without  law  in  these  trouble- 
some times,  and  they  pray  that  the  sheriff  of  the  county 
may  be  ordered  to  restore  them  to  possession.  L.  J., 
X.  21. 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Sir  David  Watkins ;  he  complains 
that  the  Earl  of  Bridgwater  owes  him  2,000L  (orphans' 
money  with  which  petitioner  is  trusted),  but  that  he 
now  only  acknowledges  part  of  the  debt ;  that  some- 
times he  has  importuned  petitioner  to  find  him  chap- 
men for  land,  promising  to  satisfy  him,  but  when  peti- 
tioner has  done  so  the  Earl  has  refused  to  lease  or  sell ; 
petitioner  has  no  remedy  against  the  trustees,  to  whom 
the  Earl  says  he  has  conveyed  lands  for  payment  of  his 
debts,  and  therefore  prays  the  House  to  give  him  leave 
to  proceed  against  the  Earl  at  law.     L.  J.,  X.  21. 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  the  shopkeepers  in  the  New  Ex- 
change, and  the  inhabitants  in  the  Strand  and  near 
thereunto.  Petitioners  complain  that  they  and  pas- 
sengers that  pass  that  way  ai-e  much  prejudiced  and 
annoyed  by  a  multitude  of  hackney  coaches  that  are 
continually  standing  in  and  pestering  the  streets  there- 
abouts, they  desire  that  order  may  be  given  that 
no  coaches  may  be  permitted  to  stand  in  the  streets. 
L.  J.,  X.  21. 

Feb.  4.  Order  referring  the  same  to  Mr.  Justice 
Bacon  and  Mr.  Justice  Rolle,  who  are  to  report  to- 
morrow what  course  they  think  fit  to  be  taken  to  pre- 
vent this  inconveniency. 


Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Peter  Smart,  a  distressed  minister     Hofse  os 
of  God's  word  ;  he  complains  that,  notwithslandin"  the       Loedb. 
orders  of  the  House  restoring   him  to  his   prebend  at      Cafe^ar 
Durham  and  all  the  profits  thereof,  large  arrears  are  duo      1647-8 
to  him  from  the  receivers  ;  he  prays  that  these  may  bo 
paid   him,  that    in   future  he    ur    his   deputy  may   be 
allowed  to   receive   the  profits,  that   an  extent   on  his 
lands  iur  a  fine   of  the  High  Commission  Court  may  be 
discharged,  and  that  Robert  Wilkinson  may  be  settled 
in  the  vicarage  of  AycHffe. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  respecting  the  fine  imposed  on  Smart 
by  the  High  Commission  Court. 

2.  Printed  copy  of  orders,  &c.  in  Smart's  case. 
Feb.  4.  Draft  order  in  accordance  with  the  prayer  of 

preceding  petition.     L.  J.,  X.  21.     In  e:di'n.so. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  John  Heath,  of  Old  Grange,  in  the 
liishopric  of  Durham ;  he  complains  that  the 
House,  on  reading  a  petition  of  Peter  Smart,  has 
ordered  a  distress  for  601.  to  be  levied  on  the 
estate  of  John  Heath  without  any  other  addition, 
and  that  he  is  threatened  with  the  distress, 
though  the  person  intended  is  the  receiver  of  the 
Court  of  Chancery  of  Durham  ;  he  prays  that  the 
order  may  be  vacated  or  explained.     (Undated.) 

2.  Draft  ordinance  for  granting  reparation  to 
Smart.  Apparently  drawn  up  and  submitted  by 
him.     (Undated.) 

3.  Paper  which  Mr.  Smart  humbly  desires  may  be 
read  with  preceding  ordinance,  being  the  sub- 
stance of  it,  and  giving  reasons  to  induce  the 
passing  thereof. 

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  Daniel  Swift,  and  other  minis- 
ters, that  Abel  Barker  (or  Baker)  is  a  man  vei-y  painful 
and  industrious  in  preaching  the  word,  orthodox  in 
judgment,  and  godly  in  conversation.     L.  J.,  X.  23. 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Edward  Davis,  defendant  in  a  writ 
of  error  brought  by  Solomon  Smith,  for  a  short  day  for 
hearing. 

Feb.  .5.  Copy  of  order  appointing  a  day  for  hearing 
the  cause.     L.  J.,  X.  23. 

Feb.  6.  Draft  letter  of  credence  for  Walter  Strickland, 
a  member  of  the  House  of  Commons,  appointed  agent 
to  the  States  General  of  the  United  Provinces.  L.  J., 
X.  24.     In  e.vtenso. 

Feb.  .5.  Draft  letter  of  credence  for  Walter  Strickland 
to  the  States  of  Holland.     L.  J.,  X.  24.     In  e.eienso. 

Feb.  5.  Report  of  the  judges  respecting  the  decree  in 
the  Exchequer  Court  against  Dr.  Gouge  and  others, 
trustees  for  buying  in  impropriations  andadvowsous  for 
charitable  uses.     L.  J.,  X.  24.     In  extenso. 

Feb.  5.  Draft  estreat  of  the  fine  imposed  upon  Sir 
John  Maynard,  Sir  John  Gayer,  and  others ;  Sir  John 
Maynard's  is  entered  in  e.cienso.     L.  .J.,  X.  26. 

Feb.  7.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  persons 
of  their  delinquency  (L.  J.,  X.  25-32.     In  extenso). 

Certificates  of  delinquency  are  annexed  : — 

Robert  Marshall.  Langdale  Sunderland. 

David  Skipwiih.  Marmaduke     Dorrell    and 

Robert  Tooker.  his  son. 

Lawrence  Booth.  John  Symes. 

John  Weare.  Thomas  Ci'ompton. 

John  Fettiplace.  Bryan  Cooke  and  his  son. 

Worthington   Brice   and         (Proviso    annexed  :     No 
his  son.  certificate.) 

Edward  Turney.  George  Hussey. 

John  Question.  Hustwaite  Wright. 

James  Hardy.  Sir  John  Talbott. 

Sir  Francis  Dowse.  John  Talbott. 

John  and  Abraham  Cup-     John  Martin, 
per.  Sir  Thomas  Badd. 

Major  Norton  and  his  son     Edward  Andrewes. 
(no  certificate).  Henry  Bull. 

Feb.  7.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
Hope  Sherard  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of  tlje 
rectory  of  Melcombe  a/i'o-s  Horsey  Melcombe  and  Bing- 
ham Melcombe,  in  the  County  of  Dorset.     L.  J.,  X.  32. 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Major  Roger  Bui'ges ;  petitioner, 
major  of  a  regiment  of  foot  of  Colonel  Anselme's  under 
the  King  of  Spain,  was  left  in  England  only  to  get  and 
transport  recruits  into  Flanders,  but  on  the  28th  of  Jan. 
last  the  Committee  of  the  Militia  of  Westminster  sent 
him  to  the  Gatehouse  as  one  of  the  King's  party,  and 
refused  to  discharge  him,  though  the  testimony  of  the 
Spanish  ambassador  was  produced  to  show  that  he  long 
had  been  and  atill  was  in  the  service  of  the  King  of 
Spain  ;  petitioner  has  been  damnified  lOOi.  by  the  rifling 
of  his  lodging,  and  the  service  is  totally  neglected  ;  he 
prays  for  an  order  for  his  release.     L.  J.,  X.  32. 

A  4 


8 


HISTOBICAL   WANUflCMPTS  COMMISSION  : 


HorsE  OP 
Lords. 

Calendar. 
1647-8. 


Annexed  : — 

1.  Report  of  George  Mauley,  Esq.,  upon  the  pre- 
ceding petition  referred  to  him  l)y  order  of  the 
House.  Major  Burges  was  committed  to  the 
Gratehouse  prison  because  on  his  own  confession 
he  had  been  in  actual  arms  against  the  Parliament, 
and  had  not  taken  the  negative  oath  or  the  cove- 
nant, whilst  his  man  was  committed  for  adhering 
to  the  onemv  ;  Major  Burges'  commission  from 
tlie  Spanish  ambassador  has  been  referred  to  the 
Committee  for  foreign  affairs,  which  has  not  yet 
met,  and  the  further  consideration  of  the  matter 
is  therefore  left  to  the  House.  _  , 

2.  Certificate  from  the  Committee  of  the  Militia 
respectina;  the  imprisonment  of  Col.  Burges,  and 
his  man.  "  "27  Jan.  16 17-8. 
Feb.  7.  Letter  from  George  Jlanley,  one  of  the  Jus- 
tices of  the  Peace  for  the  City  of  Westminster,  to  the 
House  of  Lords.  Complains  of  the  <;reat  disorders  and 
wicked  actions  of  some  hundreds  of  school  boys  in  and 
about  the  cloisters  and  .abljey  church  of  Westminster, 
on  the  previous  dav,  being  the  Lord's  day.  The  writer, 
havinr;  been  credibly  informed  by  a  gentleman  that 
did  see,  that  about  50  scholars  in  the  cloisters  had 
violently  laid  hold  on  a  maid  aged  about  15  years,  and 
thrown  her  down,  went  there  and  found  the  scholars 
making  sireat  uproar,  but  could  get  no  assistance,  and 
could  not  find  any  beadle  or  constable.  Being  unable 
to  discover  the  schoolmasters  of  these  boys,  the  writer 
prays  that  all  the  schoolmasters  in  Westminster  may 
be  oidcred  to  go  on  the  Lord's  day  and  apprehend  their 
scholars  for  breach  of  the  Sabbath,  and  that  the  steward 
of  the  court  house  at  Westminster  may  be  ordered  to 
punish  all  constables  and  beadles  who  neglect  their 
dutv.     L.  J.,  X.  32. 

[Feb.  7. J  A  note  of  the  names  of  such  as  have  con- 
cealments (Langdale,  Sunderland,  and  two  others),  and 
of  names  of  four  delinquents  who  have  not  yet  com- 
pounded. 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Arnold  Breames  and  others  ;  thoy 
complain  that  having  obtained  judgment  in  the  Court  of 
Admiralty  against  Nicholas  Gould  and  others  for  l,OiX)/. 
for  the  freight  of  the  "Lioness"  of  Dover,  coulirmcd 
upon  appeal  to  the  Delegates,  they  are  now  vexed  by 
•  actions  at  the  couimon  huv,  on  the  ground  tliat  the 
Court  of  Admiralty  had  no  jurisdiction  in  the  matter; 
they  pray  that,  as  the  Loi-ds  alone  can  give  redress  in 
matters  of  oppression  of  this  nature,  they  would  call  the 
parties  before  them  and  hear  and  determine  the  case, 
and  for  the  genei-al  good  of  the  kingdom  would  remind 
the  House  of  Commons  of  the  ordinanee  for  settling  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Admiralty.  L.  J.,  X.  'M. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Another  petition  of  Breames  to  the  same  effect 
as  preceding. 

2.  Copy  of  Orders  in  Council  approved  by  the 
Judges  for  settling  questions  of  disputed  juris- 
diction between  the  Court  of  Aduiiralt}-  and  the 
Courts  of  Common  Law.     18  Feb.  1632-3. 

3.  Another  copy  of  same. 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Captain  Henry  Bell ;  through  his 
long  imprisonment  one  of  the  tollers  of  the  receipt 
demands  17-"i/.  which  he  pretends  to  have  paid ;  petitioner 
pr.ays  for  an  order  to  enable  him  to  search  in  the  offices 
of  tlic  receipt  for  the  manner  of  jiayinent  of  the  sums 
and  allowances  that  conecni  himself,  and  that  his  cause 
ma}'  be  heard  b}'  the  Committee  of  the  Revenues,  or 
referees  named  by  them,  without  the  long  circumstance 
of  a  suit  in  the  Exchequer,  which  petitioner  cannot 
undergo.     L.  J.,  X.  34. 

Fob. 9.  Petition  of  the  Master,  Wardens,  and  Assistants 
of  the  Trinity  House  ;  the  late  Nicholas  Hawes  devised 
certain  lands  in  Kent  to  jietitioners  forrelief  of  their  poor 
and  maimed  seamen,  to  which  the  Governors  of  Christ's 
Hospital  pi'etend  a  claim  ;  the  petitioners  are  ready  to 
put  in  security  to  answer  the  rents  from  the  time  of 
their  interest,  according  to  the  report  of  the  Judges  in 
the  cause,  in  case  the  title  should  prove  against  them; 
they  pray  for  directions  as  to  who  shall  receive  the 
security.     L.  J.,  X.  35. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  Judges  report. 
IX.  673.     Ill  e.rtcH8o. 

2.  Copy  of  order  thereon. 
In  rxti'iiso. 

3.  Copy  of  order  of  22  Sep.  ..„„,,  ^^,^,,^i^  vi.,. 
cause  in  the  name  of  the  Mayor,  Commonalty, 
and  (Citizens  of  London,  Governors  of  Christ's 
Ho8)jital  after  the  death  of  Anne  Hawes. 


12  .Tan.  16ir-8,     L.  J., 


22  Jan.     L.  J.,  IX.  672. 


1647,   reviving  the 


4.  Petition  of  the  Master,  Wardens,  and  Assist- 
ants of  the  Trinity  House.  Pray  that  the  hear- 
ing of  the  cause  may  be  postponed.     (Undated.) 

Feb.  9.  Draft  order  to  settle  601.  per  annum  upon  the 
minister  of  New  Brentford,  Middlesex.  L.  J.,  X.  35. 
1)1  c.ftciiso. 

Feb.  9.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  687L  12s.  8d.  to 
Captain  John  Cambell.     L.  J.,  X.  35.     In.  ixtcnso. 

Fob.  9.  Draft  ordinance  for  payment  of  debts  due  by 
Ulick  Earl  of  St.  Albans  and  Clanricard  to  the  Earl  of 
Northumberland,  and  Sir  Robert  Pye.  L.  J.,  X.  36. 
J»  L\i:tcnso. 

Feb.  9.  A  list  of  the  Parliament's  ships  to  be  set  forth 
for  the  next  summer  guard.     L.  J.,  X.  36. 

Feb.  9.  Draft  orders  for  the  Committee  of  the  Navy 
to  fit  out  the  ships,  and  name  commanders.  L.  J.,  X.  36. 
In  cxtrnso. 

Feb.  9.  Draft  ordinance  for  repairing  churches,  and 
for  payment  of  church  duties.     L.  J.,X.  37.     In  ea'tcnso. 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Alice  Jennings  and  Anne  Jennings, 
two  of  the  daughters  of  Sir  John  Jennings,  Knight 
of  the  Bath,  deceased,  to  the  House  of  Commons; 
petitioners,  being  unable  by  any  fair  means  to  obtain 
from  their  brother  Richard  Jennings  the  portions  left 
them  by  their  father,  prelerred  a  bill  of  complaint 
against  him  in  Chancery  to  which  ho  demurred,  but 
the  demurrer  was  overruled  ;  he  now  refuses  to  answer 
because  he  is  a  member  of  the  House  of  Commons  ; 
petitioner?  pray  that  in  the  case  of  so  near  relation- 
ship privilege  may  not  be  allowed,  but  that  they  may 
have  liberty  to  pi-oceed  against  him  at  law.  C.  J.,  V. 
459. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  in  Chancery  overruling  the  de- 
murrer of  Richard  Jennings,  and  ordering  him  to 
put  in  his  answer.     21  Oct.  1647. 

2.  Certificate  that  Jennings  has  not  answered.  26 
Nov.  1647. 

Feb.  9.  Letter  from  Leonard  Darbey  iu  Ludgate 
Prison  to  his  much  honoured  friend  Mr.  Johne  Browne, 
Clerk  of  the  Parliaments  ;  if  you  will  let  me  know  who 
says  that  I  accused  you  of  suborning  witnesses  I  doubt 
not  to  ]iut  them  to  shame,  for  no  one  can  accuse  mo  of 
such  a  thing  ;  I  pray  you  have  mercy  on  me  and  mine  ; 
God  is  merciful  at  all  times,  especially  on  submission  ; 
but  since  I  wrote  in  submission  to  you  I  have  found  less 
mercy,  for  now  you  threaten  to  bring  an  action  against 
me  and  to  proceed  to  execution.  I  beseech  you  that  I 
may  find  grace  in  your  sight,  that  you  will  not  believe 
the  false  cliarges  against  me,  but  that  I  may  be  restored 
to  my  home  to  work  for  my  wife  and  children,  who  are 
likel}'  hourly. to  be  turned  out  iato  the  streets. 

Feb.  10.  Petition  of  Sir  Edward  licche,  one  of  the 
Masters  of  the  Chancery  ;  petitioner  with  others  stood 
bound  in  large  sums  of  money  for  the  Earl  of  Leicester, 
and  formerly  olitained  a  proteciion  from  the  House; 
petitioner  has  paid  some  delits  out  of  his  own  jmi'Se, 
and  would  have  paid  William  Baker,  by  whom  he  is 
now  prnsecuted,  if  he  would  have  accepted  moderate 
interest  as  the  other  creditors  did,  but  Baker  stands 
upon  extremities,  and  petitioner  therefore  pia3'S  for 
protection  as  the  money  due  is  the  proper  debt  of  the 
Earl  of  Leicester.     Li.  J.,  X.  -10. 

Feb.  10.  Copy  of  order  for  protection  of  Sir  Edward 
Leche.     L.  J.,  X.  40. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Thorowgood,  of  Billingbeare, 

in   the   County  of  Berks  ;  about   six   years   ago 

petitioner,  in   the  name  of   William   Balder,   lent 

500i.  to  Sir  Edward  Leche  and  others,  but    Sir 

Edward  refuses  to  pay,  jiretending  the  debt  to  be 

the  Earl  of  Leicester's,  though   the   Earl   is   no 

party  to  the  bond,  and  though  Sir  Edward  and 

the  others  have  very  good  security  in  land  for 

money  lent  by  them  to  the  Earl ;  petitioner  having 

filed   a   bill   against    Sir   Edward   Leche  in  the 

Petty  Bag  Sir  Edward  has  obtained  an  order  from 

the   House    to   stay  the  proceedings  ;  jietitioner 

prays  leave  to  proceed  at  law.     (Undated.) 

Feb.  10.  Petition  of  Thomas   Sturmy,  praying  to  be 

discharged  from  imprisonment  as  he  has  been  guilty  of 

no  contempt  in  the  arrest  of  Ignatio  de  Landahola  for 

though  his  name  as  clerk  of  the  Court  of  King's  Bench 

was  to  the  writ  he  was  no  part}-  in  procuring  it.     L.  J., 

X.  40. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy   of  affidavit  of  Nicholas  de  Perrara  upon 

which  the  order  was  made  for  the  attachment  of 

Sturmy.     31  Jan. 

Feb.  10.    I'etition  of  Sir  Edmund  Duncombeand  Dame 

Hester  his  wife,  administratrix  of  the  goods  and  chat- 


HOVBE  oj 

LOBDB. 

Calendar. 

1647-8. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


9 


HocsEoF     tels  of  John  Theaker  and  Diana  bis  daughter,  both  dc- 

°"'^""        ceased  ;  they  pray  that  all  leases  and  ■writings  relating 

Caleudar.      to  the  manor  and  Castle  of  Crake  and  of  Stockton  and 

1647-8.      Norton  brought   into  the  late  Court  of  Wards  during 

proceedings  there  may  be  delivered  to  Thomas  Danson 

for  their  use.     L.  J.,  X.  40. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Court  of  Wards  for  bringing 
the  deeds,  &c.  into  the  Court.  20  Oct.  1621-. 
Feb.  10.  Petition  of  John  Cooper  and  Daniel  Wil- 
grice.  On  the  12th  of  June  1644,  for  default  of  their 
counsel  in  not  attending  a  former  hearing  of  the  cause 
between  petitioners  and  Thomas  Turner,  the  House 
ordered  them  to  pay  2<Jl.  into  the  hands  of  the  Clerk  of 
the  Parliaments,  which  they  did ;  they  have  several 
days  attended  at  great  expense  for  the  hearing  of  their 
cause,  but  Turner  has  not  prosecuted  it  for  a  long  time ; 
they  pray  that  they  may  have  again  the  money  so  de- 
posited upon  given  security  to  abide  the  hearingr.  L.  J  , 
X.  40. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  for  jiayment  of  the  201.  into  the 
hagj^s  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments,  and  of  his 
receipt  for  the  same.     14  June  1644. 
Feb.  10.  Petition  of  Warwick  Lord  Mohun.     By  order 
of  the  3rd   instant    Sir  Henry  Carew   and    others   are 
allowed  to  take  the  profits  of  that  part  of  the  lands  in 
dispute  which  they   have  in  their  possession,  but  peti- 
tioner is  not  allowed  to  do  the  same  with  regard  to  the 
lands  is  his  possession,  unless  he  will  waive  his  privi- 
lege.    He  prays  that  both  parties  may  be  equally  dealt 
with. 

Feb.  10.  Petition  of  Eichard  Beringer,  one  of  the 
philazers  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  He  has  been 
nominated  Sherifl'  of  Bucks,  which  would  deprive  him 
of  his  office,  and  be  the  ruin  of  himself  and  his  family ; 
his  case  is  now  before  the  House  by  petition.  He  prays 
to  be  diecharged  from  being  sheriff,  or  that  a  d.ay  may 
be  appointed  for  hearing  his  reasons. 
Annexed : — • 

1.  Beasous  which  Richard  Beringer,  one  of  the  phi- 
lazers of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  offereth  for 
his  discharge  from  the  office  of  High  Sherifl'  of 
the  county  of  Bucks;  he   is  bound   by   oath    to 
attend  the  Court  personally,  and  would    forfeit 
his  place  if  he  did  not  so  attend ;  the  two  offices 
are  therefore  incompatible,  and  he  conceives  that, 
by  the  privilege  of  a  great  Court  of  Justice,  he 
ought  to  be  exempted  from  the  office  of  Sherifi. 
Feb.  11.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Giles  Workemau  to  the  rectory  of 
Alderley,  Gloucestershire.     L.  J.,  X.  41. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificato  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines   that 
Workeman    has    been   approved   for    the    cure. 
7  Feb. 
Feb.  11.  Draft  ordinance  for  suppression  of  all  stage 
plays  and  interludes.     L.  J.,  X.  41.     In  eu-tenso. 

Feb.  11.  Information  and  certificate  of  the  Committee 
for  Sequestrations  within  the  barony  of  Kendal,  and 
county  of  Westmoreland,  respecting  the  violence  offered 
to  them  in  August  last  by  Anthony  Knipe  and  others, 
to  the  number  of  about  400,  who  came  armed  to  Kendal 
and  seized  ant!  ynprisoned  the  Committee.  L.  J.,X.  42. 
In  cxienso. 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Trescott,  minister  of 
Shobrooke,  in  the  county  of  Devon ;  the  rectory  was 
given  to  petitioner  by  order  of  Parliament  when  seques- 
tered from  Edward  Cotton,  the  late  incumbent  ;  Cott.ai 
is  now  dead,  and  petitioner  prays  to  be  confirmed  in  the 
living.  L.  J.,  X.  43.  Trescott  is  called  Prescott  in  the 
Journal. 
^^Feb.  1-5.  Certificate  from  the  Committee  for  the  county 
i  ^f  Devon  that  they  have  sequestered  Cotton  from  the 

living,  and  placed  Trescott  in  his  room. 

Feb.  15.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  Trescott  to  the 
living. 

Feb.  Vj.  Petition  of  Alexander  Lord  Forbes  ;  by  wait- 
ing nineteen  months  for  the  money  due  to  him  from  the 
Parliament  he  and  his  family  have  been  put  to  great 
streights,  and  his  creditors  have  arrested  him,  thereby 
preventing  him  from  following  his  business  for  his  own 
and  their  satisfaction  ;  he  prays  the  House  to  command 
his  release,  and  to  protect  him  in  freedom  to  follow  his 
business  till  such  time  as  Parliament  shall  pav  him. 
L.  J.,X.  43. 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Morgan,  of  [St.]  Maughan, 
in  the  county  of  Monmouth,  and  others.  By  lease  made 
to  them  by  Sir-  John  Wyntor,  before  these  wars,  and 
since  allowed  by  the  Committee  for  Sequestrations, 
the  petitioners  hold  certain  iron  mills,  forges,  and  fur- 
U     840G2. 


naces  m  Dean  Forest,  with  other  piopcrtv,  in  trust  for 
payment  of  .Sir  John  Wyntor's  debts,  aud  fur  portions 
and  maintenance  for  his  lady  and  children  ;  b>it  Parlia- 
ment having  by  ordinance  granted  to  Colonel  Edward 
Massey  all  the  iron  mills,  forges,  and  furnaces  in  Dean 
Forest  either  belonging  to  the  King  or  Sir  John  Win- 
tor,  Colonel  Massey  has  seized  the  mills,  &c.  above 
mentioned,  to  the  ruin  of  Sir  John  Wyntor's  lady  and 
children,  and  the  undoing  of  his  creditors.  I'ctitioncrs 
pray  that  they  may  be  allowed  to  hold  the  mills,  Ac. 
without  interruption.  L.  J.,  X.  43. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  thyCommittee  for  Sequestra- 
tions, allowing  and  dfmfirming  the  lease  to  the 
trustees.     28  Jan.  1647-8. 
Feb.  15.  Petition  of  John   Earl  of  Shrewsbury   and 
Frances  his  wife  in  the  behalf  of  themselves  and  others, 
the  co-heirs    and   persons   entitled   by  and   under   the 
co-heirs  of  Anne  Lady  Arundel  of  Wardour,  deceased ; 
a  cause  in  the  Court  of  Wards  between  the  petitioners 
and  Lord  Baltimore  respecting  the  honour  and  hundred 
of  Christchurch  and  Westover,  in  the  Countv  of  South- 
ampton, was  stopped  when  ready  for  hearing  by  the 
dissolution  of  the  Court;   petitioners  pray  the  House 
to  hear  and  adjudge  the  cause  uijon  the  proofs  there 
taken,  otherwise  they  will  be  put  to  great  expense  and 
delay.     L.  J.,  X.  43.     In  e.denso. 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  ministers  that  Benjamin  Collins 
is  well  fitted  for  the  ministry.     L.  J.,  X.  44. 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Jeremiah  Levett  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Plumtree,  in  the  County  of  Nottingham.  L.  J.,  X.  44. 
Feb.  15.  A  list  of  such  Scotch  officers,  with  the  sums 
in  general  due  to  them,  as  have  trusted  Major  Ramsey 
on  their  behalf.     C.  J.,  T.  462. 

Feb.  16.  Draft  ordinance  for  making  Robert  Wilkinson 
vicar  of  Ayolifle,  Durham.     L.  J.,  X.  44. 

Feb.  16.  Order  to  permit  Eichard  Andrewes,  Sheriff 
of  Northamptonshire,  to  reside  out  of  the  county. 
L.  J.,  X.  45.     In.  ejienso. 

Feb.  16.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Feb.  16.  Draft  order  giving  similar  permission  to 
Grevill  Varney,  Sheriff  of  Warwickshire.  L.  J.,  X.  45. 
In  e?:tensi.'. 

Feb.  16.  Draft  ordinance  to  discharge  the  temporal 
and  real  estate  of  Dr.  Joseph  Hall,  late  Bishop  of 
Norwich,  from  sequestration.  L.  J.,  X.  45.  In  extenso. 
Feb.  16.  Petition  of  John  Perry,  defendant  in  a  writ 
of  error  at  the  suit  of  Thomas  Gill,  praying  that  the 
case  may  be  argued  the  next  day  appointed  for  such 
business. 

"Feb.  16.]  Petition  of  sandi-y  Scots  officers,  who  were 
omitted  in  the  first  list,  with  their  fellow  officers  and 
countrymen.  Petitioners  have  long  faithfully  served 
the  State,  and  in  April  1645,  being  reduced,  had  order 
for  stating  their  accounts,  which  they  have  long  since 
done.  The  House  of  Commons  was  yesterday  (15  Feb. 
1647-8)  pleased,  ujjon  a  report  of  their  several  accounts 
being  made,  to  order  only  one  third  part  of  their  arrears, 
without  interest,  to  be  paid  to  them  in  full  discharge 
of  the  whole.  Petitioners,  having  in  consequence  of 
their  long  attendance  since  their  reducement  contracted 
great  debts,  pray  that  some  further  proportion  may  be 
allowed  them  whereby  to  discharge  their  engagements 
and  transport  themselves,  and  that  interest  at  the  rate 
of  eight  per  cent,  may  be  allowed  to  the  advancers  until 
they  shall  be  repaid,  and  that  the  remainder  of  tiieir 
accounts  may  lie  allowed  to  them.     C.  J..  V.  462. 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  Alexander  Lord  Forbes ;  he  has 
in  obedience  to  the  command  of  the  House  made  an 
assignment  to  Colonel  Kempson  of  all  that  he  can  claim, 
and  therefore  prays  for  enlargement  that  he  may  have 
reparation  for  the  affront  done  to  him,  and  protection 
till  his  other  petition  can  be  considered.     L.  J.,  X.  47. 

Feb.  17.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  lOOl.  to  Thomas 
Cave,  who  has  lost  both  his  eyes  in  the  service  of  the 
Parliament.     L.  J.,  X.  47.     In  extenso. 

Feb.  17.  Draft  order  for  jiayment  of  20tV.  to  Mrs. 
Martha  Pigott.     L.  J.,  X.  47.     In  extenso. 

Feb.  17.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1001.  to  Mrs 
Mary  Fiott.     L.  J.,  X.  47.     In  extenso. 

Feb.  17.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  interest  on  7001. 
appointed  to  Sir  Francis  Willoughby.  L.  J.,  X.  47.  In 
extenso. 

Feb.  17.  Draft  order  for  ]'ayment  of  100?.  to  Eichard 
Elliott,  chirurgeou,  who  lost  both  his  ej'es  and  was 
lamed  in  the  service  of  the  Parliament.  L.  J.,  X.  47. 
L.  J.,  X.  43. 

Feb.  17.  Draft  order  for  Lieutenant-Colonel  William 
Wetton  to  raise  and  transport  a  regiment  of  foot  into 
Ireland,  L.  .1.,  X.  47.     In  extenso. 

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1647-8 


HOUSE  OF         i\b.  17.  Draft  order  for  sending  a  thousand  firelocks 
LoBDs.       ty  Dublin.     L.  J.,  X.  48.     In  i.ftenso. 
l^ar  Feb.   17.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  lOOL  to  Lady 

Cawfield.     L.  J..  X.  48.     I.i  cctciso. 

Feb.  17.  Draft  order  for  a  great  piece  of  battery 
now  at  Staflbrd,  with  its  equipage,  to  be  sent  over  into 
Ireland.     L.  J..  X.  48.     In  <:.r!euBfK 

Feb.  17.  Draft  ordinance  for  Henry  Middleton  to  bo 
Sergeant-at-arms  attending  upon  the  Chancellor. 
Kee'per,  or  Commissioners  of  the  Great  Seal  of  England. 
L.  J..  X. -18.     I.ierhnso.  . 

Feb.  17.  Draft  ordinance  to  alloiv  one  penny  m  the 
pound  to  Nathaniel  Stephens,  and  others,  for  moneys 
received  and  disbursed  by  them  for  the  garrison  of 
Gloucester.     L.  J..  X.  48.     In  e.clenso. 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  John  Hill,  defendant  m  a  writ  ot 
error  at  the  suit  of  John  Nicholas,  praying  that  a  day 
may  be  appointed  for  the  hearing  as  the  case  has  been 
ready  above  a  year.  „    ,     n- 

Feb.  17.  Draft  order  of  a  Committee  of  the  House  ol 
Commons  for  the  Commissioners  of  Excise  to  pay  cer- 
tain  sums  of  money  for  the  garrisons  of  the  Isle  of  Ely 
and  Crowland,  and  in  default  of  payment  for  the  House 
to  be  moved  to  require  them  so  to  do. 

Feb.  18.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  Sem  Cox  to  the 
rectory  of  Middleton-in-Teesdale,  Durham.  L.  J.,  X.  i<2. 
Felil  18.  Petitionuf  William  ilartyu  and  others;  they 
complain  that  they  tiave  been  brought  out  of  York- 
shire for  a  pretended  contempt  alleged  in  a  petition  of 
Thomas  Worsley  and  others,  and  have  remained  in  re- 
straint and  under  bail  five  ^veeks  at  least,  and  in  all  that 
time  nothing  has  been  laid  against  them,  they  pray 
therefore  to  be  discharged  of  the  supposed  contempt. 
L.  J.,X.  6i.  ^  ,       ,^, 

Feb.  18.  Order  for  Edward  Reynolds  to  be  Vice- 
Chancellor  of  the  University  of  (Oxford.  L.  J.,  X.  63. 
In  C'tijnso. 

Feb.  18.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Fell.  18.  Order  for  Joshua  Crosse  and  Ralph  Button 
to  be  proctors  at  Oxford.     L.  J.,  X.  63.     In  extemo. 
Feb.  18.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Feb.  18.  Draft  order  to  make  two  alterations  in  the 
names  of  the  Commissioners  for  assessments  in  the 
county  of  Brecknock.     L.  J.,  X.  63.     In  e.denso. 

Feb.  18.  Draft  order  appointing  Commissioners  to 
disband  the  forces  in  South  Wales.  L.  J.,  X.  63.  In 
e.r/cii.sc 

Feb.  18.  Draft  ordinance  for  sale  of  a  leaden  steeple 
in  Worcester  Cathedral  Churchyard  to  raise  money  for 
rebuilrlin"  certain  almshouses  and  churches  destroyed 
in  the  late  unhappy  times  of  war.  L.  J.,  X.  64.  In 
extenso. 

Feb.  18.  Order  for  discharge  of  Colonel  Sterling  and 
Major  Marshall  from  seryioc  in  Ireland,  and  from  re- 
straint and  attendance  upon  the  House.  L.  J.,  X.  64. 
Jit  extenso. 

Feb.  18.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Feb.  18.  PetitionofHumfry  Browne,  of  Gainsborough. 
in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  yeoman,  defendant  in  a  writ 
of  error  brought  by  Richard  Web.-;ter  and  his  wife 
merely  for  delay.  Prays  that  a  short  day  may  be  ap- 
pointed for  the  hearing. 

Feb.  ly.  Petition  of  John  Pony,  of  Loudon,  linendi'ajper, 
defendant  in  a  writ  of  error  at  the  suit  of  Thomas  Gill. 
The  cause  was  appointed  for  hearing  on  the  18th,  and 
he  then  attended  with  his  counsel,  but  the  cause  was 
not  heard ;  he  has  been  at  vast  expense  through  Gill's 
unjust  delays,  and  prays  that  the  case  may  be  again 
appointed  for  hearing  with  precedency  over  those  not 
fixed  for  the  Ibth.     L.  J..  X.  6:.. 

Feb.  IP.  Order  for  Richard  Beringer  to  take  upon 
him  the  office  of  High  Sherilf  of  the  connty  of  Bucking- 
ham upon  peril  of  punishment  for  refusal. 

Feb.  '22.  Petition  of  Thomas  Jones  and  John  Hether- 
ley,  dyers.  In  March  lt)4.5-6  a  former  petition  against 
John  Rutter  was  refen-od  to  a  Committee,  who,  after  a 
full  hearing  of  both  parties,  made  report  to  the  House, 
which  then  ordered  that  Rutter  .shoitld  not  proceed 
further  at  law  against  petitioners,  and  should  discharge 
two  judgments  corruptly  obtained  against  them  as  bail 
for  Riohai'd  Fiucham  ;  this  Rutter  in  contempt  never 
did.  b'lt  in  February  last,  by  a  petition  misinforming 
the  House  of  the  true  state  of  the  case,  obtained  an 
order  reversing  the  former  order,  since  which  peti- 
tioner's goods  have  been  seized,  and  15iiZ.  66.  4d.  levied 
upon  them  unheard  by  virtue  of  the  judgments,  which 
ought  to  have  been  discharged.  Petitioners  pray  that 
the  money  maybe  brought  into  the  House  till  the  cause 
be  reheard,  and  Rutter  called  upon  to  answer  for  his 
contempt.     L.  J.,  X.  72. 


Annexed  : —  House  of 

1.  Another  petition  of  same  to  the  like  eflect.  Lobds. 

2.  Affidavit  of  Richard  WUkins.     12  June  1646.  Calendav. 

3.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Hall,  keeper  of  theilarshalsea.      ■,  .^  ,~_o 
22  April  1645.     ^'re  Calendar,  lii  March  1645-6.         ^""  ^ 

4.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Purnell  that  Rutter  tried 
to  get  Fiucham  into  the  country  that  he  might 
recover  his  debt  from  Hetherley.     25  June  1646. 

5.  Petition  and  answer  of  John  Rutter  to  the  peti- 
tion of  Jones  and  Hetherley.  He  entirely  denies 
their  charges  of  corruption  and  undue  proceeding, 
alleging  that  they  are  merely  endeavouring  Ijy 
delay  to  prevent  the  execution  of  his  judgments 
legally  obtained.  He  prays  that  their  petition 
may  be  dismissed  with  costs.     13  March  1647-8. 

Feb.  22.  Petition  of  James  Risley.  Petitioner  has 
right  by  lease  to  certain  lands  in  Wiltshire  called  Foun- 
tell  Farm,  which  escheated  to  the  Bishop  of  Winchester 
by  the  attainder  of  Mervin  Lord  Audeley,  Earl  of  Castle- 
haven,  and  Henry  Skipwith.  He  has  now  a  suit  de- 
pending for  the  said  lands,  and  prays  that  he  may  have 
copies  of  the  indictments  of  the  Earl  and  Skipwith. 
L.  J.,  X.  72. 

Feb.  22.  Petition  of  William  Leonard,  Robert  Leo- 
nard, and  Mary  Leonard,  the  three  children  of  Fieunes 
Leonard,  Esq.,  deceased  (second  son  of  the  Right  Hon. 
Sir  Henry  Leonai'd,  late  Lord  Dacres),  and  of  Mary  the 
wife  of  the  said  Fieunes,  one  of  the  daughters  of  Wil- 
liam Prude,  alias  Proude,  late  of  the  City  of  Canterbury. 
Esq.,  deceased.  The  petitioners  were  born  abroad  of 
English  parents,  but  have  lived  from  their  infancy  in 
England,  professing  the  true  Protestant  religion,  and 
behaving  as  true  subjects.  About  the  beginning  of 
this  Parliament  they  exhibited  a  bill  to  the  House  of 
Commons  for  their  naturalization,  and  paid  the  usual 
fees  to  the  officers  of  the  House,  liut  His  Majesty  soon 
after  departing  from  the  Parliament  the  bill  could  not 
Ijc  formally  enacted,  they  pray  therefore  that  their 
naturalization  may  now  be  granted  by  ordinance  of 
both  Houses,  that  they  may  have  the  benefits  of  the 
laws  of  the  kingdom. 

Fel).  22.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  nattiralization  of 
Wm.  Leonard  and  the  other  petitioners.     L.  J.,  X.  72. 

Feb.  22.  The  answer  of  John  Lord  Cobham,  one  of 
the  defendants  unto  the  petition  of  Thomas  Kirko,  of 
Bourn,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln.  Conceives  himself 
in  no  way  obliged  to  make  Kirke  satisfaction,  as  being 
no  undertaker  in  the  part  of  the  fen  where  the  cattle 
were  supposed  to  be  taken,  and  as  having  no  interest  in 
the  distraint,  nor  is  there  any  charge  against  him  ex- 
cept that  the  cattle  were  impounded  inHeckington  Hall 
Yard,  which  however  does  not  concern  him,  as  there  is 
a  common  pound  there,  and  it  is  lawful  for  any  man  to 
bring  cattle  thither  to  be  impounded,  if  taken  within 
the  lordship,  and  to  take  them  away  again  without  the 
knowledge  of  the  Lord  of  the  Manor.  The  House  took 
notice  that  the  answer  was  presented  in  the  name  of 
Lord  Cobham,  whereas  in  the  order  he  was  styled  Sir 
John  Brooks,  and  thereupon  ordered  him  to  show  how 
he  came  to  claim  the  title  of  Lord  Cobham.  L.  J.,  X. 
72. 

Annesi^d  : — 

1.  Petition  of   James  Fawcett,   of  Dunnington,  in 
the  county  of  Lincoln.     In  answer  to  the  petition 
of  Thomas  Kirke,  petitioner  says  that  he  has  pro- 
duced his  warrant  for  what  he  did  concerning 
Kirke's  cattle,  and  that  his  warrant  was  allowed 
to  be  sufficient  for  his  discharge  by  both  Houses 
of  Parliament.     (Undated.) 
[Feb.  22.]  Petition  of  Sir  William  KiHigrew;  heat- 
tended   in   person   to   answer   the   petition  of  Thomas 
Kirke,  bnt  finding  that  the  summons  from  the  House 
would  not  secure  him  from  arrest  he  was  advised,  as  he 
owes  11,000/.,  to  return  home,  and  to  put  in  his  answer 
in  writing  ;  Kirke's  cattle  were  taken  on  lands  passed  to 
the  Earl  of  Lindsey  and  his  participants  by  decrees  of 
sewers,   Kirke   being  one   of   the  chief   actors   in   and 
encouragfTs  of  the  riots  for  destroying  the  public  drain- 
age  works ;    his   complaint   of    being    threatened   and 
assaulted  is  frivolous,  and  as  for  his  being  asked  to  sign 
the  decrees  of  sewers   it    is  foolish,  for  his   signature 
would  not  have  added  to  their  validity,  but  some  poor 
meu   who   had    cut    the    Earl   of  Lindsey's   drains    at 
Kirke's  suggestion,  and  put  their  cattle  into  the  drainers' 
corn,    had   their   cattle   delivered   back   to  them  upon 
their  submission  ami    tiars,   and  the  like   favour  may 
ha^'e  been  oflfered  to  Kirke,  and  by  him  rejected  ;  Kirke 
and  his  neighbours  have  treated  with  contempt  previous 
orders  of  the  House  in  the  matter,  and  could  Kirke  have 
been  found  he  would  have  been  taken  instead  of  his 
cattle  and  brought  before  the  House  as  his  neighbours 


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■were,  who  were  committed,  fined,  and  ordered  to  make 
public  acknowledgment  in  the  market  towns  of  their 
comtempt ;  yet  now  Kirke,  who  was  more  faulty  than 
the  rest,  has  the  confidence  to  seek  justice  from  the 
House  for  his  unjust  complaints;  petitioner  therefore 
prays  that  Kirke's  case  may  be  defeiTed  till  the  House 
has  leisure  to  hear  the  whole  matter,  this  will  require 
time,  as  many  of  the  p3rsons  concerned  and  petitioner's 
papers  are  many  miles  away  ;  the  drainers  have  lost 
30,000Z.  bj-  the  conduct  of  Kirke  and  his  neighbours, 
and  pstitioner  lastly  prays  the  House  to  consider  the 
poor  estate  of  himself,  his  wilo,  and  family,  who  do  beg 
their  bread,  which  misery  is  fallen  upon  them  by  the 
riotous  acts  of  Kirke  and  his  associates  contrary  to  law 
and  equity,  and  in  contempt  of  the  orders  of  the  House. 

[Feb.  22.]  Petition  of  Sir  Edward  Heron,  Knight  of 
the  Bath,  in  consideration  of  his  being  74  years  of  age, 
petitioner  prays  that  this  bis  answer  to  the  petition  of 
Thomas  Kirke  may  excuse  his  appearance;  at  a  con- 
ference of  both  Hou.-;es  this  complaint  of  Kirke's  was 
debated  by  counsel  on  both  sides,  and  it  was  then  held 
that  the  drainers  were  justified  in  what  they  had  done, 
but  before  any  order  was  made  Lord  Say  was  pleased 
to  move  on  Kirke's  behalf  that  he  was  a  poor  man  in 
great  want  and  therefore  to  be  pitied,  in  consideration 
of  which  Sir  Wm.  Killigrew  agreed  that  the  drainers 
should  pay  Kirke,  by  way  of  chs.rity,  whatever  the 
House  should  appoint,  and  it  was  thereupon  ordered 
that  they  should  pay  him  13?.,  the  uttermost  his  cattle 
yielded  in  the  market,  which  was  done,  and  was  after  to 
be  allowed  lo  petitioner  as  part  of  his  tax  for  the  lauds. 

Feb.  22.  Ordinance  for  the  attainting  of  David  Jenkins, 
late  of  Grays  Inn,  in  the  county  of  Middlesex,  Esquire, 
of  high  treason ;  for  that  he,  when  brought  to  the  bar 
of  the  Court  of  Chancery  at  the  suit  of  John  Earneley, 
and  being  asked  what  answer  he  had  to  Earneley's  bill, 
tlirew  into  Court  a  traitorous  paper  containing  these 
words  :   "  I  have  beene  required  to  appeare  in  Chancery 

"  the  twelfth  of  this  instant  February  before  Coniis- 

"  sioners  appointed  by  the  two  Houses  for  the  keeping 

"  of  their  Great  Scale  &  manageiug  the  Aft'aires  of  the 

"  Chancery.     I  cannot,  nor  ought,  nor  will  submitt  to 

"  this  Power,  I  am  a  Judge  sworne  to  the  lawes.     The 

"  lawe  is,  first.  That  this  Court  is  Coram  Rege  in  Can- 

"  cellaria  ;  secondly,  the  Chancellor  or  Keeper  of  the 

"  Great  Seale  is,  by  the  delivery  of  the  Great  Scale  to 

"  him  by  the  King,  and  by  takeing  an  Oath.     The  said 

"  Comissioners,  amongst  others,  have  imprisoned  the 
"  King,  have  counterfeited  a  new  Great  Seale  ;  these 

"  Coniissioners  have  had  no  great  Seale  delivered  to 
"  them  by  his  Ma"'",  have  taken  noe  such  Oath,  or  full 
"  ill  kept  it,  and  for  these  evident  reasons,  grounded 
"  upon   the   fundamentall   Lawes  of  this  Land,  these 

"  Comissioners  have  neither  Court,  Seale,  orConlission, 
"  And  therefore  I  ought  not  against  the  Lawes,  against 
■'  my  knowledge,  and  against  my  conscience  submitt 
"  to  their  power.  In  this  moneth  of  February  six  yeares 
"  now  past  the  only  difi"erence  betweene  his  Ma'''  and 
"  the  pvaileing  party  of  the  two  Howses  was  toachiug 
"  the  Power  of  the  Militia,  w'''  in  plaine  English  is 
"  power  over  sea  and  lands.  This  was  the  sole  Quarrell. 
"  The  King  and  his  Progenitors  have  had  it  in  all 
"  tymes,  the  lawes  have  fixed  it  upon  them.  They  have 
■'  used  it  for  the  weale  of  the  People,  none  of  the  sub- 
"  jects  ever  had  it  or  claymed  it,  the  lawes  deny  it 
"  them,  for  the  tyme  they  have  had  it  our  pressures 
"  have  been  miserable.  That  his  Ma"'^  hath  a  numerous 
■'  yssueand  his  Father  many  great  persons  of  England 
"  &  Scottland  &  of  the  blood  Eoyal.  All  the  Kings  of 
"  Christendome  are  of  the  same  blood  soe  long  as  the 
"  Lawes  last,  or  any  of  these  jiersons  or  their  discendents 
"  be  liveing,  these  people  shall  have  neither  peace  nor 
"  Profitt,  but  all  the  confusions  that  are  imaginable 
"  will  attend  them,"  and  farther  for  what  he  has  levied 
war  against  the  Parliament,  and  being  a  judge  in  Wales 
has  wickedly  given  judgment  of  high  treason  against 
divers  persons  for  adhering  to  the  Parliament.  Brought 
from  the  Commons,  L.  J.,  X.  72.  Read  1\  29  Feb. 
Noted,  Vacat  per  ordinem,  6'°  Junij,  1648.  (Parchment 
Collection.) 

Feb.  22.  Petition  of  Henry  Rooper  for  reversal  of  a 
decree  in  Chancery  made  in  favour  of  Ralph  Wiseman, 
petitioner's  nephew.     L.  J.,  X.  74.     I,i  e.denso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  same  that  a  day  may  be  appointed 
for  hearing  a  demurrer  put  in  by  Wiseman. 


2.  Copy  of  record  of  proceedings  in  Chancery. 
Feb.  22.  Draft  order  for  the  Commissioners  of  E 


Excise 


to  reimburse  themselves  10, OOOZ.  advanced  for  the  Navy. 
L.  J.,  X.  74.     In  celeaso. 

Feb.  22.  Draft  ordinance  for  repayment  of  10.000/,  to 
the  Committee  of  the  Eastern  Association.  L.  J.,  X.  74 
III  e.ffcnso. 

Feb.  22.  Draft  ordinance  for  securing  2i).000Z.  jiayable 
by  former  ordinance  to  the  Committee  of  the  Eastern 
Association,  and  for  the  borrowing  of  the  same  and 
advancing  it  for  the  use  of  the  Navy.  L.  J.,  X.  7-5.  In 
exfenso. 

Feb.  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  156L  6s.  5d.  to 
Captain  Thomas  Ashley  for  guns  aud  ammunition  left 
by  him  at  Hull  for  defence  of  that  place.  L.  J.,  X.  76. 
In  e,etenso. 

Feb.  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,000?.  to  Robert 
Fenwick.     L.  J.,  X.  76.     In  e.itenso. 

Feb.  22.  Draft  order  for  William  Francklyn  to  be 
restored  to  his  fellowship  in  King's  College,  Cambridge, 
L.  J.,  X.  76.     Ill  e:eieiiso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  William  Francklyn.  About  August 
1644  he  was  ejected  from  his  fellowship  only  i-or 
declining  to  take  the  national  covenant.  He  is 
now  ready  to  take  it,  and  prays  therefore  to  be 
restored  to  his  fellowship,  which  is  still  void. 
(Undated.) 

2.  Copy  of  preceding. 

3.  Certificate  that  Francklyn  was  only  charged  with 
refusing  the  covenant,  and  not  with  any  manner 
of  scandal.     11  July  1646. 

4.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Feb.  24.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Philip  Gardiner  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Tackley,  Oxon.     L.  J.,  X.  78. 

Feb.  2.5.  Petition  of  Colonel  Nicholas  Kempson  ; 
whilst  petitioner  was  serving  under  Lord  Forbes  in 
Ireland,  his  Lordship,  being  called  thence  with  the  rest 
of  the  officers,  desired  them  to  give  him  power  to 
negotiate  for  their  arrears,  and  petitioner,  with  others, 
then  delivered  all  his  papers  to  his  Lordship  upon 
promise  of  payment  with  the  first,  but  Lord  Forbes 
received  and  appropriated  large  sums  of  money,  and 
particularly  assigned  1,700?.  charged  upon  the  moiety 
at  Goldsmith's  Hall  to  sti-angers  to  his  own  use,  until 
at  last  petitioner  was  obliged  to  arrest  his  Lordship, 
who,  in  petitioner's  absence  about  the  disbanding  of 
his  regiment,  has  procured  a  discbarge  and  is  about  to 
go  into  Scotland ;  petitioner  prays  that  Lord  Forbes  may 
bo  returned  to  custody  or  else  required  to  give  good 
security  for  petitioner's  satisfaction.     L.  .1.,  X.  78. 

Feb.  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Petty  ;  he  has  contrived 
sundry  ways  of  double  and  multiple  writing,  the  eff'ects 
and  feasibility  whereof,  and  conse(|uently  the  profit 
which  may  redound  to  the  Commonwealth  is  attested 
by  many  credible  persons,  petitioner  therefore  prays 
that  in  recompense  of  his  pains  and  expenses  an  ordin- 
ance may  be  passed  to  enable  the  Commissioners  of  the 
Great  Seal  to  grant  him  Letters  Patent  for  the  sole 
benefit  of  the  invention.  L.  J.,  X.  78. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  that  AVm.  Petty  produced  two  copies 
exactly   resembling    one    another    of    the    first 
chapter  of  Hebrews  in  a  quarter  of  an  hour,  being 
in  less  time  than  a  professed  writer  wrote  one 
copy.     22  Dec.  1647. 
Feb.  25.  Petition  of  -Jos.  Nicholson,  late  minister  of 
God's  word  at  Plumbland,  in  the  county  of  Cumber- 
land ;  petitioner  inducted  by  order  of  the  House  to  the 
rectory  of  Plumbland  was  afterwards  ejected  for   the 
patron's  delinquency,  and  Mr.  Eglesfield  superinciucted 
in  petitioner's  place ;  but  by  oath  annexed  to  a  former 
petition  (see  above,  .Jan.  20)  Mr.  Eglesfield's  delinquency 
was  shown,  and  he  was  therevipon  called  upon  to  answer, 
but  he  has  contemned  the  order  from  the  Committee 
for  Plundered  Ministers  to  appear   before  them  ;  peti- 
tioner  therefore  prays   that   the   order   in   Eglesfield's 
favour  may  be  reversed,   and  that  petitioner  who  has 
attended  for  eight  weeks  at  great  loss  of  time  and  vast 
expense  may -be  re-established  in  the  rectory.     L.  J., 
X.  78. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  service  of  the  order  of  the  Committee 
for  Plundered  Ministers  upon  Eglesfield.    16  Feb. 

2.  Copy  of  petition  of  20  -Tan. 

3.  Copy  of  affidavit  attached  thereto. 

4.  Copy  of  order  for  Nicholson's  institution.    7  Oct. 
1647. 

Feb.  25.  Petition  of  Edward  Walker  and  others, 
owners  of  the  ship  called  the  Golden  Angel ;  they  com- 
plain that  the  mariners  having  wilfully  or  negligently 
damaged  another  ship,  the  Seaflower,  at  or  near  (St.) 

B  2 


HOUBK  OF 

LoEDe. 
Calendar. 

1647-8. 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSIUX 


House  or     Bartholomew  gate  Bay,  within  the  body  of  the  county  of 

Lords';       Kent,  p  >titioners  have  been  wrongfully  sued  by  the  own- 

1"^         ers  in  the  Court  of  Admiralty,  and  forced  to  give  bail. 

Calendar.  ^jti^,,jg,.j.  thereupon  applied  to  the  judges  for  a  pro- 

164-7-b.      ijibition,  who  by  rule  of  court  ordered  ihem  to  draw  up 

such  suggestions  as  they  would  st.ind  by,  but  the  owners 

of  the  Seaflower  coutiime   their  prosecutiuu  hoping  in 

vacation  time  to  exclude   petitioners  from  the  common 

law,  they  therefore  pray  that  proceedings  may  he  stayed 

until  the  judges  of  the   King's   Bench  have  delivered 

their  opinion. 

Annexed:  — 

1.  Copy  of  rule  of  court  mentioned  in  precedmg. 

3  Oct.  1647.     Noted.— This  House  will  do  nothing 

in  this  petition.  • 

Feb.  29.  Petition  of  Sir  Nathaniel  Brent  and  others  ; 

their  former  petition  to  be  restored  to  their  lands  at 

Lledney,  the  poasession  of  which  had  been  taken  from 

them  without  law  during  the  late  troubles,  was  referred 

to  certain  judges   who    have   now  made    their   report 

showing  that  petitioners   have  been  for  some  time  in 

possession  but  have  been  disturbed  of  late  years  ;  they 

therefore  pray  to  be  restored  to  their  possessions,   in 

w-hich  case  they  ofl'er  to  appear  gratis  and  speed  a  trial 

in  any  court  at  Westminster  whenever  the  pretenders 

to  right  of  common  shall  rcijuire.     L.  J.,  X.  79. 

Feb.  29.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Feb.  29.  Order  for  the  inhaljitants  of  Gedney  to 
answer  the  petition  of  Sir  Nathaniel  Brent  and  others. 
L.  .T..  X.  7i). 

Feb.  29.  .Judges  report  in  the  matter.  L.  .!.,  X.  81. 
In  e.ctenso. 

Feb.  29.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Feb.  29.  Transcript  of  record,  &c.  in  the  case  of  the 
following  writs  of  error  (L.  J.,  X.  79) :  — 

Jolly  r.  Reynolds.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Copy  of  preceding. 
Clyde  r.  Sprague.  (Do.) 

Weedon  v.  Lodge. 
Millward  v.  Annable.  (Do.) 

Kdmunds  r.  Kent.  (Do.) 

Wilds  V.  Sogers. 

Martyn  r.  Dennis  le  Barber.  (Do.) 
Chamberlaine  j;.  Cottingham. 
Gallop  V.  Reymond.  (Do.) 

Halke  v.  Crewe.  (Do.) 

Copy  of  preceding. 
I'ayne  v.  Asty. 
Feb.  29.  Writ  of  certiorari,   &c.   for  Frances  Darke. 
L.  J.,  X.  79. 

Feb.  2t'.J  Petition  of  Frances  Darke,  a  poor  distressed 
widow  ;  she  complains  that  AVm.  Sherman  sued  her  for 
the  rent  of  a  house  in  Dean's  Yard,  part  of  which  had 
been  pulled  down,  and  the  rent  thereby  extinguished, 
and  onted  her  and  her  six  small  children  ;  the  Lords 
thereupon  granted  her  a  writ  of  error,  but  the  roll  has 
since  been  abused,  and  petitioner  prays  that  the  errors 
may  l)e  stopped  until  a  report  thereon  be  made  to  the 
House. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit    of    .John   Maityn   that   the    roll    was 
altered  and  many  erasures  made  by  one  Phipps. 
12  Feb. 
Feb.  29.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Gervase  Clifton 
of  his  delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  80. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  his  delinquency,     lo  Jan.  16i7-8. 
C.  J.,  V.  429.     Ill  e.de.iso. 
Feb.  29.  Draft  order  for  Robert  Fenwiok  to  be  regis- 
ter in   the    Ecclesiastical  or  Civil  Courts  in  York   or 
DarhaTu,  when  they  shall  be  settled.     L.  J.,  X.  81.     In 
■extenso. 

Feb.  29.  Order  for  William  Ashhurst  to  be  Clerk  of 
the  Crown  in  the  County  Palatine  of  Lancaster.  L.  .J., 
X.  81.      In  ej-tcnsu. 

Feb.  29.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Feb.  29.  Draft  resolutions  to  prevent  the  raising  of 
forces  u|>on  jiretence   of    transporting    them    for  the 
.service  of  any  foreign  prince.     L.  J.,  X.  81.     In  ertensu. 
Feb.  29.  Copy  of  jjreceding. 

[Feb.  29.]  Petition  of  'I'homas  Johnson  and  others, 
plaintiffs  in  a  writ  of  error  brought  to  reverse  a  judg- 
ment in  the  Court  of  King's  Bench  obtained  by  Thomas 
Barret  and  another;  they  pray  that  they  may  have  till 
next  term  to  return  the  certiorari. 

March  1.  Petition  of  the  parishioners  of  Edmunds, 
Lombard  Street,  in  London ;  pursuant  to  the  order  of 
the  Committee  for  Plundered  Ministers  they  have  for- 
borne to  employ  Mr.  Wm.  Lannce  as  their  minister, 
but  he  has  taken  the  covenant,  and  expresses  his  zeal 
towards  the  present  government ;  they  pray  that  theu' 


deplorable  case  in  being  without  a  preaching  minister 
may  be  considered,  and  that  Mr.  Lannce  may  be  restored 
to  them.     L.  J.,  X.  83. 

March  1.  Petition  of  Martin  Bentley  and  Katharine 
his  wile,  administrators  of  Anthony  Hooper,  deceased  ; 
in  Hooper's  lifetime  power  was  given  by  order  of  the 
House  to  saveral  merchants  to  examine  accounts 
between  Hooper  and  others  ;  this  they  did,  and  a  book 
was  kept  of  the  accounts  and  proceedings,  the  book, 
with  other  papers,  examinations,  &c.,  was  delivered  to 
the  referees  and  then  to  Dr.  Aylett  for  perusal,  in  whose 
hands  it  still  is.  Petitioners  pray  that  the  book,  papers, 
&c.  may  be  delivered  to  them  that  they  maj'  proceed 
to  recover  Hooper's  debts.     L.  J.,  X.  83. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Order  for  petitioners  to  have  sight  of  the  docu- 
ments.    10  Feb.  1647-8. 

3.  Affidavit   of   service   of   preceding   order    upon 
Wm.  Le  Ccour.     2(3  Feb.  1646-7. 

4.  Copy  of  an  order  in  the  matter  of  1  May  1645. 

5.  Copy  of  order  of  3  May  1645. 

March  1.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  George  Cudworthhas  been  approved  for  the  rectory 
of  Shentonr,  Salop.     L.  J.,  X.  83. 

March  1.  Draft  order  for  the  Commissioners  of  Excise 
not  to  be  removed  out  of  their  employment  until  they 
be  reimbursed  10,000^.     L.  J.,  X.  83.     In  cxtenso. 

March  1.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  lO.OOOL  to  Sir 
Henry  Vane,  Treasurer  of  the  Navy.  L.  J.,X.  83.  In 
extcnso. 

March  1.  Orders  concerning  the  return  of  the  classes, 
and  for  removing  obstructions  in  the  settling  of  Presby- 
terial  government.     Ij.  J  ,  X.  83.     In  e.i'fcnso. 

March  1.  Draft  of  preceding,  &c. 

March  J .  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Richard  Norton 
and  John  Norton  of  their  delinquenc}'.  Jj.  J.,  X.  83. 
In  c.i'/tnso. 

March  1.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  500^  to  Major 
Robert  Harley.     L.  J.,  X.  83.     In  cxfenso. 

March  1.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,0002.  to  Colonel 
William  Sydenham.     L.  J.,  X.  84.     In  exienso. 

March  1.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  l,000i.  to  Colonel 
John  Bingham.     L.  J.,  X.  84.     In  exicnso. 

March  1.  Draft  ordinances  to  cleai^  the  following  per- 
sons of  their  delinquency  (L. 

Robert  Walker. 


Ciileiidar. 
1617-8. 


Thomas  Kerape. 
Sir  Michael  Wharton. 
]\Larch  1.  Petition  of  Dr 
trustees  for  disbursing  of 


J.,  X.  84,  85.     In  cdenso). 
Tobias  Jenkins. 
John  Style. 
Humphrey'  Hide. 
William  Gouge  and  others, 
moneys  contributed  for  the 


increase  and  maintenance  of  the  parish  Church  of  St. 
Antholins,  Jjondon,  and  other  pious  and  charitable  uses  ; 
the  judges  to  whom  the  case  of  the  petitioners  was 
referred  are  of  opinion  that  the  decree  complaiued  of 
ought  to  be  revei'sed,  and  petitioners  therefore  pray 
that  an  ordinance  may  be  passed  for  this  purp  )se. 

[March  1 .]  Petition  of  Samuel  Winter,  minister  of 
the  church  in  Cottingham,  in  the  county  of  York ;  the 
stijiend  of  the  vicarage  is  29i.  per  annum,  and  G0(.  rent 
reserved  upon  a  lease  of  the  parsonage  impropriate  to 
the  Bishop  of  Chester ;  Sir  Michael  Wharton  is  tenant 
to  the  Bishop,  a  man  as  disaffected  to  the  ministry 
as  to  the  Parliament,  who  is  about  to  make  his  com- 
position ;  petitioner  prays  that  the  parsonage  may  be 
excepted  out  of  Sir  Michael's  composition,  and  that 
petitioner  may  continue  to  enjoy  the  same  as  he  now  does. 
March  2.  Petition  of  Am  hony  Fernandez  Carvahal 
]iraying  for  redress  against  one  Gore  by  whom  he  is 
unjustly  troubled  about  certain  "  premios  "  of  assur- 
ance.    L.  J.,  X.  86. 

March  2.  Note  that  the  vicarage  of  Yealing[f'],  Middle- 
sex, is  vacant  bj-  the  death  of  Mr.  Cooper,  and  that 
the  Bishop  of  Loudon  used  to  collate  thereunto.  L.  J., 
X.  86. 

March  2.  Draft  ordinance  ejecting  Dr.  Samuel  Fell, 
Dean,  and  the  Canons  of  Christcburch  from  their  places, 
and  appointing  Edward  Reynolds  and  others  in  their 
stead.     L.  J.,  X.  87.     In  c.dcnso. 

March  2.  Draft  order  for  certain  papers  respecting 
the  disposal  of  the  King's  person  to  be  communicated 
to  the  Parliament  of  Scotland.  L.  J.,  X.  87.  In  e.rtoiao. 
March  3.  Petition  of  Robert  Edbrook  and  others,  of 
Exford,  in  the  county  of  Somerset ;  in  April  1646  the 
rectory  of  Exford  was  sequestered  by  the  committee  lor 
the  county  from  John  Hunt  for  his  delinquency,  and 
John  Langford  was  appointed  by  ordinance  of  Parlia- 
ment to  the  cure,  but  on  the  31st  of  December  following, 
upon  pretence  of  a  voluntary  cession  of  the  living  by- 
Hunt,  the  House  ordered  George  Trenohard,  presented 
by  John   and  Henry   Trenchard,  to  be  instituted  and 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  KEPORT. 


13 


tocsEOF  iiulucted  to  the  living,  and  by  a  subsequent  order 
Lords.  directed  Hunt  to  be  removed  and  Trenchard  to  be  put 
^jZZ\.„  in  possession,  >ince  which  Trenchard  i s  also  sequestered 
flj-  H  by  the  Committee  of  the  County  for  delinquency  and 
l64/-».  scandal,  yet  the  House  on  the  25th  of  Jan.  last  (not 
knowing  'the  premises)  has  ordered  Trenchard  to  bo 
replaced,  and  petitioners  to  be  attached  for  non-payment 
of  tithes  to  him,  already  paid  into  the  hands  of  the  seques- 
trators ;  petitioners  pray  the  House  to  peruse  the  orders 
to  restore  Langford  to  possession  of  the  living,  and  to 
vacate  their  contrary  orders  in  the  matter.  L.  J.,  X.  88. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  the  County  for 
Langford  appointed  to  the  cure  by  them  to 
continue  therein,  as  the  House  of  Lords  had  not 
been  informed  of  the  facts  of  the  case  when 
they  appointed  Trenchard.    2  March  1646-7. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  the  same  Committee  seques- 
trating Treachard's  estate  for  scandal  and  delin- 
quency.    24  Julj'  1647. 

March  3.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Kathaniel  Rawlins  has  been  approved  for  the  rec- 
tory of  Tun-n-orth,  Southampton.     L.  J.,  X.  8i>. 
Annexed : — • 

1.  Letter   from  Thos.  Mar  to asking  him  to 

get  orders  for  two  presentations  fmm  the  House. 
March  3.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Sampson  Smart  has  been  approved  for  the  rectory 
of  Greatworth.  oSIcrthamptoushire.     L.  J.,  X.  89. 

March  3.  Draft  ordinance  for  declaring  Colonel  Payer, 
and  his  adherents,  traitors  and  rebels,  if  within  twelve 
hours  after  notice  hereof  they  shall  not  sm-render  Pem- 
broke Castle.     L.  J.,  X.  89.     I»  e.elenso. 

March  ii.  Petition  of  Christopher  Browne  and  others, 
delendants  in  three  writs  of  error  brought  by  Richard 
Eyre  to  delay  execution ;  they  pray  that  a  short  day 
may  be  appointed  for  hearing. 

March  4.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Maynard,  Knight  of 
the  Bath,  now  prisoner  in  the  Tower  of  London  ;  he 
prays  that  further  time  may  be  allowed  him  to  answer 
respecting  the  question  of  law  that  has  arisen  upon  the 
articles  of  impeachment  brought  against  him  by  the 
House  of  Commons,  as  divers  of  his  counsel  have  gone 
circuit.     L   J.,  X.  89. 

March  4.  Draft  orders  for  the  declaration  concerning 
the  Scots  Commissioners'  papers  touching  the  four 
Bills,  and  the  propositions  presented  to  the  King  at  the 
Isle  of  Wight,  to  he  printed  and  published,  &c.  L.  J., 
X.  89. 

March  4.  Petition  of  Colonel  Owen  Roe  and  Colonel 
Francis  Roe  ;  a  sum  of  6,4.57?.  is  owing  to  Colonel  Owen 
Roe  from  the  State,  and  large  debts  are  due  to  Colonel 
Francis  Roe  both  in  England  and  Ireland,  while  he 
owes  money  to  others  to  whom  Colonel  0\Yen  Roe  is 
surety  ;  petitioners  who  are  threatened  with  arrest  by 
their  creditors  pray  for  protection.     L.  J,,  X.  90. 

Annexed : — 

1,  ('ertiticate  of  sums  due  to  Colonel  Owen  Roc. 

March  4.  Petition  of  John  Baker  ;  he  has  given  Wm. 
Allen  good  security  for  the  two  ships,  the  Pearl  Hoy 
and  tiie  Box  Tree,  and  therefore  prays  to  have  the 
benefit  of  the  former  orders  of  the  House  in  the  matter. 
L.  J.,  X.  90. 

March  4.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  per- 
sons of  their  delinquency  (L.  J.,  X.  90-97.     In  e.deiiso). 

Giles  Penny.  Samuel  Davison. 

Henry  Boothby.  William  Walker. 

Richard  Bishopp.  Ferdinando  Stanley. 

William  Garway.  Mary    Countess    Dowager 

Sir  Henry  Frederick  of  Northampton. 

Thynne.  George  Chamberlaine. 

Sir  Roger  Palmer.  Gawen  Brathwaite. 

George  Snell.  ■'■  John  Fletcher. 

William  Blithman.  Henry  Gilbert. 

Haward  Bickerstaffe.         Edward  Berkley. 

Robert  Hildiard.  John  Martin. 

Walter  Noell.  Richard  Taylor. 

Richard  Bassett.  Sir  Francis  Monckton  and 

George  Thorold.  Sir      Philip      Monckton, 

William  Lookton.  his  son. 

Thomas  Waller.  Christopher  Dudley. 

iSIarch  4.  Draft  order  to  prevent  the  inconveniences 
that  are  daily  sustained  by  the  means  of  hackney 
coaches  that  pester  and  fill  up  the  streets  in  and  about 
the  City  of  London.     L.  J.,  X.  97.     In  extenso. 

March  4.  Another  draft. 

March  4.  Draft  of  similar  order  for  Westminster, 
L.  J.,  X.  97.     Ill  extenso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  upon  a  petition  of  the  watermen 
of  the  Thames  referring  their  complaints  against 


the  hackney  coachmen   to  the  Justices  of  Mid-     House  ot 
dlesex  and  Westminster  for  consideration.     See       I'Oki>'- 
L.  J.,  IX.  677.  Calend.iv. 

2.  Another  copy.  1647_8 

March  4.  Draft  order  for  the  Judges  on  their  circuits 
to  see  til  the  due  execution  of  the  ordinances  for  relief 
of  maimed  soldiers,  and  widows,  and  orphans.  L.  J., 
X.  97.     In  e.rh'iin,-,. 

March  5.  Letter  from  Colonel  Thomas  Rainborowe  to 
the  Earl  of  Manchester,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Peers  ; 
I  have  this  mnrning  received  command  from  the  Com- 
mittee at  Derby  House  to  send  a  ship  to  INlilford  Haven 
in  case  the  Governor  (of  Pembroke  Castle)  do  not  sur- 
render within  twelve  hours;  a  ship  is  ready  accordingly 
and  a  fit  person  shall  be  appointed  to  it. 

Mni'ch  6.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  an  attorney- 
general   for   the    Cotmties   of  Chester   and  Flint,    &c. 

L.  J.,  X.  98.      //(  crtensn. 

March  6.  Draft  order  appointing  Thomas  Lloyd, 
Sherifi"  of  the  County  of  Cardigan.'  L.  J.,  X.  99.  ' In 
ejicnso. 

March  6.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  4,016/.  to  Major 
General  Richard  Browne.     L.  J.,  X.  99.     In  I'.rlcnso. 

March  6.  Draft  order  for  6,000L  more  to  be  paid  to 
Major  General  Richard  Browne.  L.  J.,  X.  i>9.  In 
extenso. 

March  6.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,448Z.  to 
Colonel  Edmund  Harvey.     L.  J.,  X.  99.     In  cxfenso. 

March  tl.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  SOL  to  William 
Assou,  a  poor  soldier.     L.  J.,  X.  99.     In  e.rfeHsu. 

March  6.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  350J.  to  Major 
Andrew  Jackson.     L.  J.,  X.  i'9.     In  e.iicnsD. 

March  6.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  500/.  to  Colonel 
Roger  Fenwick.     L.  J.,  X.  99.     In.  e.eicnfui. 

March  7.  Certificate  of  delinqircncy  of  Henry  Towns- 
hend.     C.  J.,  V.  483.     In  ciensu. 

March  7.  Draft  of  additional  instructions  for  the 
Commissioners  of  both  Houses  in  Scotland.  C.  J.,  V. 
483.     In  exfpnao. 

March  8.  Petition  of  Captain  Henry  Chaloner.  At 
the  beginning  of  these  troubles  petitioner  delivered  up 
Southsca  Castle,  the  repair  of  which  had  cost  him  700/., 
to  the  Parliament,  and  went  to  Oxford  where  his  family 
had  resided  for  some  years  past ;  he  was  immediately 
committed  close  jirisoner,  and  tried  for  his  life,  but 
was  at  length  allowed  liberty  upon  bail,  but  still  as  a 
prisoner  until  the  surrender  of  the  town,  meantime  his 
estate  v/as  sequestered,  and  he  has  been  obliged  to 
compound  at  Goldsmith's  Hall ;  petitioner,  when  under 
restraint,  his  estate  sequcsteTed,  and  his  family  ready 
to  perish  from  want,  granted  to  Leonard  Bowman  (to 
whose  father  petitioner  was  indebted)  an  annuity  of 
20?.  per  annum  secured  upon  his  estate  ;  Bowman  is 
jirosecuting  petitioner  for  three  years'  arrears  of  the 
annuity  which  was  granted  without  valuable  considera- 
tion, so  that  petitioner  can  raise  no  money  to  sati-sfy 
his  composition ;  he  appeals  to  the  House  for  equity 
and  justice,  and  prays  that  Bowman's  proceedings  may 
be  stayed.     L.  J.,  X.  100. 

March  8.  Draft  order  referring  the  preceding  petition 
to  a  Committee.     L.  J.,  X.  100." 

March  8.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Jacob  Astley 
of  his  delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  101.     In  extenso. 

March  8.  Draft  order  for  felling  timber  in  Frith 
Wood  for  repair  of  Chepstow  Bridge.  L.  J.,  X.  101. 
In  extenso. 

March  8.  Order  giving  Mr.  Marshall  leave  to  return 
from  Scotland.     L.  J.,  X.  102.     In  extenso. 

March  8.  Draft  of  preceding. 

March  8.  Draft  order  for  the  Chancellor  and  other 
officers  of  the  University  of  Oxford  to  take  possession  of 
their  places.     L.  J.,  X.  102.     Incdenso. 

March  8.  Petition  of  Theophilus  Earl  of  Lincoln  and 
the  other  impeached  Peers,  praying  that  they  may  have 
further  time  to  answer  the  articles  of  the  House  of 
Commons,  as  some  of  their  counsel  have  gone  on  circuit. 
L.  J.,  X.  102.     In  extenso. 

March  8.  Petition  of  Philip  Starkey,  citizen  and  cook 
of  London,  to  the  House  of  Commons  ;  prays  to  be  paid 
200?.  advanced  by  him  for  suppression  of  the  rebellion 
in  Ireland,  with  interest  thereon.     C.  J.,  V.  483. 

March  8.  Petition  of  Colonel  Nicholas  Devereux  to 
the  House  of  Commons ;  he  and  his  family  are  m  such 
want  that  he  can  no  longer  desist  from  importunity  ;  he 
prays  for  some  present  support  as  upwards  of  5,300/. 
are  due  to  him.     C.  J.,  V.  484. 

[March  8.]  Petition  of  the  officers  in  several  lists  who 
were  to  receive  part  of  their  arrears  by  ordinance  of  the 
16th  of  June  1647,  to  the  House  of  Commons  ;  all  the 
money  allotted  is  already  issued  out,  and  many  of  the 
petitioners  are  not  paid  ;  they  pray  the   House  to  take 

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speedy  coarse  for  supplying  8,000L  for  their  payment. 
C.  J..  V.  484. 

March  9.  AppUcation  for  au  order  to  stay  a  suit  com- 
menced by  Christopher  Eellison  against  John  Johnson 
for  a  house  and  land  which  he  holds  as  tenant  of  Eliza- 
beth Countess  of  Liudsey.     L.  J.,  X.  104. 

March  9.  Draft  ordinance  to  settle  upon  Lieutenant- 
Geueral  Oliver  Cromwell  manors,  lands,  and  tenements 
of  the  clear  annual  value  of  2Ml)l.  L.  J.,  X.  Iu4.  Id 
exteuso. 

March  9.  Draft  ordinance  whereby  Clement  Fal- 
throppe.  Esquire,  is  appointed  and  authorised  to  be 
High  Sheriff  of  the  County  Palatine  of  Durham  and 
Sadberge,  and  for  regulating  some  other  things  con- 
cerning the  said  office,  and  supply  of  justice  in  that 
County.     L.  J.,  X.  105.     In  cdcuso. 

March  9.  Draft  order  admitting  Sir  John  Strange- 
waies  and  his  son  to  compound  for  their  delinquency. 
C.  J..  Y.  489. 

March  10.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hill,  Master  of  Trinity 
College  in  Cambridge  ;  in  the  statutes  of  Trinity  Col- 
lege there  are  divers  absurd  things  savouring  of  the 
darkness  of  those  popish  times  wherein  the  college  was 
founded,  he  therefore  prays  the  House  to  command  the 
master  and  eight  seniors,  or  the  major  part  of  them, 
with  all  convenient  sjieed,  to  represent  to  the  House 
the  particulars  which  they  conceive  need  reformation. 
L.  J.,  X.  106. 

March  10.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hill,  Master  of  Trinity 
College  in  Cambridge  ;  praying  for  inquiry  into  the 
disposition  of  the  twenty  beadsmen's  places  founded  by 
King  Henry  the  Eighth.     L.  J..  X.  lOn. 

March  10.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lord  Cromwell,  Baron 
of  Owckham  ;  petitioner  has  jiaid  in  400^,  being  one 
moiety  of  his  composition,  but  cannot  Ijj'  anj'  means 
raise  the  other  moiety  as  he  has  only  a  life  interest  in 
his  estate  ;  his  whole  estate  in  Ireland  has  been  swept 
away  by  the  rebels,  and  his  troop  of  horse  has  been 
given  to  Lient.-Col.  Clotworthy ;  petitioner  prays  that 
the  4001.  still  due  may  be  remitted,  that  he  or  one  of  his 
sons  may  be  re-established  in  command  of  his  troop, 
and  that  some  employment  befitting  his  quality  may  be 
conferred  on  him  in  Ulster  that  he  may  testify  his  good 
affection  to  the  State.     L.  J.,  X.  106. 

March  10.  Petition  of  Toby  Worlich,  Doctor  of  Laws. 
In  1636  the  office  of  register  of  the  Exchequer  Court  of 
York  was  granted  liy  Dr.  Neale,  late  Archbishop  of 
York,  to  petitioner  for  life,  in  trust  for  the  use  of  John 
Peires,  lately  deceased,  who  had  long  before  enjoyed 
the  office,  ■nhich  for  divers  years  has  been  exercised  by 
Thomas  Thomi^son,  public  notary,  according  to  the 
trust;  the  House  has  lately  voted  that  it  should  be  con- 
ferred upon  another  without  taking  any  notice  of  peti- 
tioner's interest  ;  he  prays  to  be  admitted  to  prove  his 
title,  and  that  until  the  matter  be  settled  he  may  enjoy 
the  benefit  of  the  ofBcc.     L.  J..  X.  106. 

March  10.  Petition  of  Richard  Beringer.  He  has  been 
voted  Sheriff  of  Bucks,  but  tlie  oath  on  undertaking" the 
office  is  of  such  a  kind  that  he  dares  not  take  it ;  he 
therefore  craves  commiseration  and  mercy.  L.  J.,  X. 
107. 

March  10.  Petition  of  John  Giffard,  of  the  city  of 
Gloucester,  gentleman,  for  what  concerns  him  in  answer 
to  a  petition  lately  preferred  by  Thomas  Morgan,  of 
(St.)  Maughan.  in  the  county  of  Monmouth,  and  others. 
By  ordinance  of  the  27th  of  Oct.  1645,  the  House  con- 
feri-ed  the  iron  mills,  forges,  and  furnaces  in  the  Forest 
of  Dean  Ix-longing  to  Sir  John  Winter  upon  Colonel 
Edward  ^lassey.  I'etitioner  became  partner  with  him, 
and  the  works  being  bunit  and  decayed,  they  laid  out 
8001.  upon  them  ;  these  works  had  always  been  held  by 
Sir  John  Winter,  and  though  the  ordinance  was  for 
twelve  or  thirteen  weeks  under  debate,  no  objection  was 
raised  by  any  of  the  complainants.  In  Juno  last  Colonel 
Massey  sold  hi.-^  interest  in  the  stock,  utensils,  and  other 
things  connected  with  vhe  works  to  petitioner  for  2,000Z., 
and  leased  the  works  to  him  for  five  years,  and  if  the}' 
should  now  be  taken  from  him  he  will  be  utterly 
ruined,  having  lost  much  of  his  properly  in  the  service 
of  the  State,  and  expended  the  rest  in  rebuilding  and 
stocking  these  works.  The  complainants  have  obtained 
an  order  of  the  15th  Feb.  last  upon  false  statements, 
and  petitioner  therefore  prays  to  be  permitted  quietly 
to  enjoy  the  works,  and  thnt  his  interest  granted  by 
ordinance  may  not  be  prejudiced  by  the  lease  pretended 
to  be  granted  by  Sir  John  Winter  for  the  benefit  of  his 
wife  and  children.     L.  J.,  X.  107. 

Annexed : — 

1 .  Copy  of  ordinance  of  27  Oct.  1645. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  15  Feb.  1647-S. 


March  10.  Certificate  from  the  Assemby  of  Divines 
that  Samuel  Pretty  has  been  apjiroved  for  the  cure  of 
Weaton  Zoyland,  in  the  county  of  Somerset.  L.  J.,  X. 
107. 

March  10.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following 
persons  of  their  delinquency  (L.  J.,  X.  107-110.     In,  cm- 

tciltiu)  : — 

Michael  Warton.  Lyon  Bamford. 

George  Kingesley.  Hugh  Croker. 

Eichard  Stewart.  John  Colleton.     (Two  co- 

Honry  Appleton.  pies.) 

John  Cooke,  the  younger.     James  Barker. 

George  Eivcs.  Edmond  Pooley. 

March  10.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  the  Affairs  of 
Ireland,  at  Derby  House  that  it  be  reported  to  both 
Houses  that  it  is  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  that  the 
Great  Seal  of  Ireland  is  not  safe  in  the  present  Chan- 
cellor's hand. 

March  11.  Draft  order  for  the  auditing  of  the  accounts 
of  the  soldiers  that  are  to  be  disbanded.  C.  J.,  V.  492. 
Ill  extens). 

March  13.  Reasons  of  Eichard  Beringer  against  taking 
the  oath  of  High  Sheriff  for  the  county  of  Bucks.  He 
is  a  philazer  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  by  oath 
tied  to  personal  attendance  on  his  offlee,  and  by  the 
Sheriff's  oath  he  would  be  bound  to  abide  within  his 
bailiwick,  so  that  by  taking  the  office  of  Sheritt"  he 
would  run  the  risk  of  losing  his  present  place,  and 
would  lose  a  good  conscience  by  wilful  perjury.  L.  J., 
X.  110. 

Annexed:  — 

1.  Order  of  10  IMarch  for  Beringer  to  deliver  in  his 
reasons  against  taking  the  oath. 

2.  Copy  of  a  philazer's  oath  on  taking  office. 

3.  Copy  of  a  sheriff's  oath. 

March  13.  Petition  of  William  Lord  Brereton  and 
the  Lady  Elizabeth  his  wife,  the  Lord  Goring' s  daugh- 
ter, praying  that  William  Brereton  their  son,  who  is 
between  sixteen  and  seventeen  years  of  age,  may  be 
authorised  to  join  in  a  common  recovery  of  lands  in 
settlement  to  enable  Lord  Brereton  to  raise  2,53bZ.  IBs., 
for  discharge  of  the  sequestration  of  his  estate.  L.  J., 
X.  111. 

Annexed : — 

1.  A  particular  of  the  lands,  part  of  the  Lady  Eliza- 
beth Brereton's  jointure,  whereof  a  common 
recovery  is  desired. 

March  13.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Fairfax  to  William 
Lenthall,  Es(|.,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons.  Sir 
Richard  Yiviaii  was  a  person  comprised  within  the 
articles  of  the  City  of  Exeter,  and  ought  therefore  to 
have  enjoyed  his  persona]  estate  and  disposed  thereof  as 
he  pleased,  but  contrary  to  the  articles  his  estate  has 
been  seized  on  and  his  cattle  and  goods  taken  from  him 
by  order  of  the  Committee  of  Cornwall.  The  goods 
were  worth  more  than  oOOl.,  and  the  Committee  jJro- 
mised  he  should  be  allowed  this  sum  in  his  composition, 
and  Sir  Thomas  cannot  therefore  in  honour  and  justice 
but  deem  him  a  person  very  fit  to  be  relieved  herein, 
and  therefore  recommends  him  to  the  House  for  their 
favour  to  further  him  in  his  request  to  be  allowed  the 
sum  mentioned,  which  is  part  of  his  composition  at 
Goldsmith's  Hull,  and  yet  unpaid.    0.  J.,  V.  516. 

March  14.  Petition  of  Sir  Henry  Anderson,  of  Peud- 
lej',  Herts.  He  prays  for  a  considerable  abatement  of 
the  fine  imposed  on  him  for  his  delinquency,  as  at  the 
time  of  his  composition,  for  want  of  his  deeds,  he  was 
charged  more  than  the  amount  to  which  his  estate  was 
properly  liable.     L.  J.,  X.  112. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  the  Commissioners  for  Compounding, 
&c.  staying  the  sequestration  of  Sir  Henry  An- 
derson's estate  for  twc^ftiouths  to  give  him  time 
to  address  Parliament.     8  March. 

March  14.  Application  for  the  release  of  John  Flower, 
servant  of  the  Earl  of  Artmdel,  arresl,ed  in  Notting- 
hamshire, when  engaged  on  his  Lordship's  affairs,  on  a 
pretended  action  of  account,  and  rudely  handled  and 
carried  to  prison  contrary  to  privilege.     L.  J.,  X.  112. 

March  14.  Draft  pass  for  Francis  BuUer  and  Francis 
Lane  to  embark  at  Dover  or  Rye  for  France.  L.  J.,  X. 
U3. 

March  14.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  5,O0OZ.  to 
Colonel  Christopher  Legard.     L.  J.,  X.  113.   In  c.i'lenso. 

Maich  14.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3,000/.  to  trus- 
tees for  the  younger  children  of  Sir  Thomas  Norclifl'e. 
L.  J.,  X.  113.     Ill  rjHenso. 

March  14.  Draft  ordinance  to  prevent  delinquents 
from  being  elected  or  having  any  voice  in  the  election 
of  municipal  officers  at  Norwich  for  one  whole  year. 
L.  J.,  X.  114.     In  <xli;aso. 


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March  It.  Draft  ordinance  to  confirm  tb»  «lection  of 
the  Mayor  and  Sheriffs  of  Chester.  L.  J.,  X.  114.  In 
(\etciiso. 

March  1-i.  Draft  order  for  the  Commiiisioners  in  Scot- 
land to  desire  that  divers  soldiers  and  others,  who  have 
lately  gone  into  Scotland  without  leave,  may  be  de- 
livered up  by  the  Parliament  of  Scotland.  L.  J.,  X. 
11-1.     In  e.rfenso. 

March  14.  Eesolution  approving  of  the  engagement 
of  the  4th  of  August  1647  of  the  members  that  left  the 
Houses  and  went  to  the  army.  L.  J.,  X.  114.  In  exfcaso. 
The  engagement  "  to  live  and  die  vrith  Sir  Thomas 
"  Fairfax  and  the  army  in  vindication  of  the  honour 
"  and  freedom  of  the  Parliament  "  is  entered  ui  cjiengu 
on  the  13th  of  August  1647.  L.  J.,  IX.  385. 
March  14.  Draft  of  preceding. 

March  14.  Certificates  of  delinquency  in  the  ease  of 
the  following  persons  (C.  J.,  V.  49-J.     In  e,i-fen$o.) 
William  Davenport.  Eoger  Owen. 

March  14.  Petition  of  Thomas  C'uUum,  Alderman 
of  the  City  of  London,  to  the  House  of  Commons;  he 
acknowledges  the  favour  of  the  House  in  permitting  him 
to  enjoy  the  benefit  of  his  own  dwelling  since  his  con- 
finement, and  though  he  may  justly  fall  under  dis- 
pleasure for  signing  the  letter  to  Kent,  yet  he  declares 
his  abhorrence  of  the  tumult  at  Westminster  in  July 
last,  and  if  he  fell  short  of  his  duty  in  endeavom'iug  to 
repel  it,  though  at  the  hazard  of  bis  life,  he  yet  prays 
the  House  to  remember  his  past  services  and  to  restore 
him  to  his  former  liberty.     C.  J.,  Y.  49-5,  498. 

March  14.  Petition  of  John  Marstou  and  others,  mer- 
chants, part  owners,  of  the  good  ship  called  the  Golden 
Angel  ;  they  pray  that  all  proceedings  against  them  in 
the  Admiralty  and  Delegates  Courts  for  damage  done 
by  their  ship  to  another  ship,  the  Seaflower,  may  be 
.stayed  until  the  judges  of  the  King's  Bench  have  de- 
cided whether  or  no  a  prohibition  should  be  granted. 
JSfoted. — Rejected. 

March  14.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 
March  15.  Draft  ordinance  ajipointing  Thomas  Garter 
to  the  rectory  of  Saltwood,  Kent.     L.  J.,  X.  115. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  that  Thomas  Garter  was  about  four 
years    since    appointed    by   the    Committee    of 
Plundered  Ministers  to  officiate  the  cnre  of  Salt- 
wood  with  the  approbation  of  the  Assembly  of 
Divines.     9  March  1647-8. 
March  15.  Petition  of  William  Jhans.     Prays  that  a 
day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing  his  cause  against 
John  Eobinson  and  Mary  Parren.     L.  J.,  X.  115. 

March  15.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  l,8i)0?.  to  ]\rajor 
George  Wither  in  satisfaction  for  hia  losses,     L.  .1.,  X. 
115.     1)1  e:i'fenso. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Major  George  Wither;  pra3-iug  that 
some  part  of  what  is  due  to  him  may  be  paid,  as 
he  has  advanced  borrowed  money  for  the  service 
of  the  State,  has  been  imprisoned  for  non-pay- 
ment of  the  same,  and  has  been  wheeled  about 
from  Committee  to  Committee. 
March  15.  Ordinance  committing  the  Great  Seal  to 
the  custody  of  Commissioners.     L.  J.,  X.  118.     In  ex- 
ienso. 

March  15.  Draft  order  appointing  a  day  for  hearing 
the  cause  between  Captain  Henry  Chaloner  and  Leonard 
Bo-ivman  the  elder  and  another. 

March  15.  Report  by  Mr.  Lisle  to  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, upon  the  petition  of  Sir  John  Danvers,  respecting 
the  estate  of  the  late  Earl  of  Danby.  The  Committee 
report  that  the  estate  of  the  Earl  of  Danby  stands  se- 
questered by  the  authoritj-  of  Parliament.  They  find 
that  Sir  John  Dauvers,  the  Earl's  brother,  claims  the 
estate  as  heir  at  common  law,  and  that  Lady  Gargrave 
and  others  claim  some  interest  in  the  lands  under  the 
will  of  the  Earl,  and  they  further  report  that  Sir  John 
Danvers  submits  whether  the  House  of  Commons  will 
be  pleased  to  confer  the  interest  in  his  brother's  estate 
upon  him,  until  Lady  Gargrave  and  others  can  make 
their  right  appear.     C.  J.,  V.  498. 

March  15.  Petition  of  Katherine  Lady  Gargiavc. 
Petitioner,  having  acquitted  herself  of  the  charge  of 
delinquency,  earnestly  prosecuted  against  her  by  Sir 
John  Danvers,  prays  that  she  may  be  permitted  to  enjoy 
the  estate  settled  upon  her  for  life  under  the  will  of  the 
late  Earl  of  Danby,  who  has  now  been  dead  almost  four 
years. 

March  17.  Petition  of  Anne  and  Elizabeth  Somerset, 
daughters  of  Edward  Earl  of  Worcester.  About  a  year 
since  the  Committee  for  Sequestrations  allotted  a  pro- 
portion of  their  father's  seqtiestered  estate  for  their 
maintenance,  but  as  many  of  the  manors  and   lands 


have  already,  b\'  ordinance  of  Parliament,  been  granted 
away  to  several  persons,  petitioners  have  not  received 
in  the  year  more  than  50?.,  and  if  there  shall  be  any 
further  disposal  of  the  lands  they  will  be  left  without 
means  for  their  livelihood.  They  therefore  pray  that 
some  competent  proportion  of  the  lands  remaining  may 
be  settled  upon  them  by  ordinance  of  Parliament.  L.  J., 
X.  116. 

March  17.  Draft  order  appointing  Anthony  Tnckney, 
Master  of  Emanuel  College,  Lady  Margaret's  Divinity 
Lecturer  in  Cambridge.     Tj.  J.,  X.  117. 

March  17.  Letter  from  William  March  to  .Lord 
Howard  of  Escrick.  Is  in  custody  at  the  suit  '  of 
Francis  Dickins,  being  surety  for  the  Earl  of  Arundel 
and  Surrey,  deceased.  Prays  Lord  Howard  to  be  a 
means  to  his  obtaining  hig  liberty.     L.  J.,  X.  117. 

March  17.  Petition  of  Hannah,  wife  of  Ambrose 
Terrent,  a  distressed  prisoner  in  the  gaol  in  Winchester 
House,  to  the  Commissioners  for  the  Great  Seal.  Peti- 
tioner was  at  the  summer  assizes  held  in  Southwark  in 
1645  wrongfully  indicted  for  poisoning  her  mother- 
in-law,  and  by  the  false  testimony  and  malicious  pro- 
secution of  her  husband  and  others  found  guiltj"  and 
condemned  to  death.  After  her  trial  the  prosecutors' 
testimony  was  suspected  and  jietitioner's  innocency 
conceived,  and  .Judge  Greene  who  presided  was  jdeased 
to  grant  her  a  reprieve,  and  remanded  her  to  prison 
where  she  has  ever  since  remained.  The  justices  of  the 
county,  having  spent  much  time  in  finding  out  the  plot 
against  her,  certified  their  opinion  of  her  innocence,  and 
that  it  was  a  devilish  conspiracy  amongst  the  prosecu- 
tors to  take  away  her  life.  Petitioner  has  been  long  in 
prison  only  for  want  of  money  to  sue  out  her  pardon, 
and  paj-  her  fees,  but  now  by  God's  providence  good 
people  out  of  charity  having  furnished  her  with  money 
for  the  purpose  she  prays  the  Commissioners  to  acquaint 
Parliament  with  her  deplorable  condition,  that  so  she 
may  have  a  pardon  granted  to  her  wherebj-  she  may  be 
freed  from  her  long  imprisonment  undergone  for  a 
crime  she  never  committed.     L.  J.,  X.  117. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Similar  petition  noted  by  the  Justices  of  Surrey, 
with  certificate  that  they  have  received  such  satis- 
faction from  credible  witnesses,  that  they  are 
persuaded  that  the  evidence  given  against  peti- 
tioner at  the  trial  was  false  and  malicious.  The 
petition  is  also  noted  by  Justice  Greene,  that 
petitioner  was  rei)rieved  at  the  desire  of  the 
justices  who  had  examined  into  the  matter. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  for  the 
Justices  of  Counties  to  certify  the  names  and 
ofl'ences  of  any  persons  they  think  fit  for  mercy 
and  pardon.     20  Jan.  164-5-6.     C.  J.,  IV.  411. 

March  17.  Draft  order  appointing  Sir  Gilbert  Gerard, 
Chancellor  of  the  Duchy  and  County  Palatine  of  Lancas- 
ter.    L.  J.,  X.  118.     In  extenso. 

March  17.  Draft  order  for  two  of  the  Commissioners 
of  the  Great  Seal  to  act  until  the  10th  of  April  next. 
L.  J.,  X.  118.     In  extenso. 

March  17.  Draft  order  adding  Sir  Anthony  Irby  to 
the  Committee  of  Westminster  College  in  the  place  of 
John  Glyn,  Esq.     L.  J.,  X.  118.     In  cxtenso. 

March  17.  Draft  order  restoring  Mr.  Salwey,  senior, 
a  member  of  the  House  of  Commons,  to  the  office  of 
Remembrancer  in  the  Exchequer.  L.  J.,  X.  118.  In 
cxtpnso. 

March  17.  Draft  order  upon  the  petition  of  John 
Rogers  and  the  other  mariners  of  "  'The  Sun."  L.  J., 
X.  118.     In  rrtenso. 

March  17.  Draft  oi'der  appointing  Henry  Lawrence 
and  Mr.  Westrowe  members  of  the  Committee  of  Plan- 
tations.    L.  J.,  X.  118.     In  exfcnso. 

March  17.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  2, 000?.  to  Roger 
Lord  Broghill,  part  of  his  arrears.  L.  J.,  X.  118.  In 
ex  ten  so. 

March  17.  Draft  of  an  additional  ordinance  for  the 
better  raising  of  the  yearly  sum  of  8,00o/.  for  the  sup- 
port of  Charles  Ludovicke  Prince  Elector  Count  Pala- 
tine of  the  Rhine.     L.  J.,  X.  118.     Ine.itcnso. 

March  17.  Draft  ordinance  for  removing  obstructions 
in  the  sale  of  reversions  of  Bishop's  lands.  L.  J.,  X. 
119.     In  extenso. 

March  21.  Draft  order  that  the  French  Ambassador 
be  desired  to  send  away  M.  De  Giury,  one  of  the 
equerries  to  the  French  King,  as  a  person  against 
whom  there  is  great  cause  of  exception.  L.  J.,  X.  125. 
Ill  extenso. 

March  21.  Draft  order  discharging  Lord  Wharton 
and  his  assigns  from  2,000/.  furnished  to  him  for  his  ne- 
cessities.    L.  3.,  X.  126.     In  extenso. 

B  4 


HorSE  OF 

Lords. 
Calendar. 
1647-8. 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


House  of         March  CI.  Dnit't  order  for  ])a\  ment  of  h.VlOl.  to  Lord 
Lords.       Grey  as  Major-General  in  satisfaction  of  all  demands. 
Calendar.      L.  J.,  X.  12'>.     //(  e.^'feitso. 

1647-8  Maroli  2L  Draft  order  for  the  deliTcry  of  the  seals 

of  the  County   Palatine  of   Lancaster   to   Sir   Gilbert 
Gerrard.     L.  J.,  X.  12<j.     la  e.iieitM. 

March  il.  Draft  articles  of  agreement  between  the 
Committee  for  the  atfairs  of  Ireland  and  Major  Mathias 
Westmorland  for  the  carrying  of  six  hundred  men  into 
Ireland,  for  the  regiment  of  Colonel  Conway.  L.  J.,  X. 
lilt.     In  i.rli  nso. 

March  -I.  Draft  order  appointing  George  Dowuinge 
Comptroller  of  the  Customs  of  Londonderry.  L.  J.,  X. 
127.      In  c.ehitso. 

March  21.  Di-aft  order  appointing  John  Lisle  Master 
of  St.  Crosse's  Hospital  near  Winchester.  L.  J.,  X. 
127.     In  i'.iienso. 

March  21.  Draft  order  adding  the  Mayor  of  Reading 
and  others  to  the  Committee  f<-ir  Berks.  L.  J.,  X.  127. 
Ill  e.etens'K 

March  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  715/.  to  Captain 
Samuel  Gardiner  for  his  arrears.  L.  J.,  X.  127.  In 
ej'lenso. 

March  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  iaterest  upon 
1.440L  7s.  Id.  advanced  by  Captain  Samuel  Gardiner 
out  of  his  own  purse.     L.  J.,  X.  127.     In  c.ctfuso. 

March  21.  Draft  order  for  repayment  of  the 
1,4401.  7s.  7d.  advanced  by  Captain  Samuel  Gardiner. 
L.  J.,  X.  127.     In  eAensn. 

March  21.  Order  appointing  Eoger  Lord  Broghill 
Master  of  the  Ordnance  in  Ireland.  L.  J.,  X.  129.  In 
e^i^ienso. 

March  21.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Wylde,  one  of  the 
daughters  of  Sir  John  Wylde,  late  of  the  city  of  Can- 
terbury, deceased.  In  the  year  1G40  Wooly  Lee  and 
John  Denham  became  bound  to  petitioner  in  the  sum 
of  1,000(.,  and  soon  after  went  to  the  King,  and  adhered 
to  him.  Lee  died  leaving  all  his  lauds  entailed  and 
little  or  no  ])ersonal  estate,  and  Denham  came  in  and 
was  a  prisoner  in  the  King's  Bench,  where  petitioner 
obtained  a  judgment  against  him  upon  her  bond,  but 
he  was  soon  after  discharged  by  their  Lordships,  and 
has  ever  since  hid  himself.  His  estates  are  no*  seques- 
tered, and  lie  has  not  liegun  to  make  composition  for 
his  delinquency  ;  petitioner  therefore  prays  that  his 
lands  may  be  sold  or  the  sequestration  thereof  granted 
to  her. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  for  Denham's  discharge  referred 
to  in  preceding.     11  May  1646. 

March  22.  Petition  of  Dame  Alice  Viscountess  Moore, 
Dowager  of  Drogheda.  The  sum  of  8,000/.  was  due  to 
petitioner's  late  husband,  ViBcount  Moore,  who  was  slain 
by  the  Irish  rebels,  and  the  accounts  have  been  duly 
audited  and  certified.  Petitioner  prays  that  some  satis- 
faction may  be  made  to  her  out  of  the  sequestration  of 
estates  of  delinquents  who  have  either  not  compounded, 
or  who  have  not  jjaid  in  their  compositions.  L.  J.,  X. 
130;  C.  J.,V.  009. 

March  22.  Petition  of  Major  Robert  Burgis.  Peti- 
tioner and  his  servant,  Ellis  Lloyd,  were  about  eight 
weeks  since  committed  to  the  Gatehouse  l)y  the  Com- 
mittee of  the  Militia  of  Westminster,  but  upon  infor- 
mation that  petitioner  had  a  commission  from  the 
Spanish  Ambassador  for  raising  a  comi.any  their  Lord- 
ships referred  the  business  to  the  Committee  for  Foreign 
Aflairs,  who  have  not  proceeded  to  relieve  petitioner, 
having  no  absolute  authority  from  their  Lordships 
otherwise  than  as  is  endorsed  on  the  letter  of  the 
Sjianish  .Embassador.  Prays  that  the  Committee,  upon 
finding  his  commission  to  be  true,  may  be  ordered 
to  discharge  him  without  any  further  trouble.  L.  J., 
X.  130. 

March  22.  List  of  Committee  appointed  to  consider 
the  ordinance  to  prevent  the  printing  of  ])arliamcntary 
proceedings.     L.  J.,  X.  13' i. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  tlie  ordinance.    C.  J..V.  493.    Inej-tenso. 

2.  Petition  of  Henry  Walker.  Prays  that  none  of 
the  transactions  of  Parliament  may  be  published 
without  order  from  one  or  both  Houses,  and  that 
provision  may  Ijc  made  for  giving  allowance  to 
such  as  shall  discover  and  take  the  authors, 
printers,  and  [mblishers  of  scandalous  and  sedi- 
tious papers. 

March  22.  Di  aft  ordinance  for  payment  of  9,625^  3«.  Id. 
to  Kichard  Turner  and  others  out  of  the  grand  excise. 

L.  J.,  X.  131.      /,(  crtrnso. 

March  22.  Draft  ordinance  for  ]iayment  of  9,625/.  3«.  1(7. 
to  Richard  Turner  and  others  out  of  the  receipts  at 
Goldsmiths  Hall.     L.  J.,  X.  131.     In  e.den^o. 


March  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,OOOZ.  to  Uolse  o 
Auditor  Henry  Broade.     L.  J.,  X.  131.     In  e.denso.  Lords. 

March  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,68H.  los.  8d.  Calcnclav 
to  Major  George  Wither  for  his  arrears.  L.  J.,  X.  1:!1.  Ifil7-S 
In  e.i^ten^v. 

March  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,000'.  to 
Auditor  Richard  Wilcox.     L.  J.,  X.  181.     J?j  e.etcmto. 

March  22.  Order  for  payment  of  1,000/.  to  Colonel 
John  Moore.     L.  J.,  X.  132.     In  a-tcnsn. 

March  22.  Draft  of  preceding. 

March  22.  Draft  order  appointing  John  Rolle  and 
others  Commissioners  for  Assessaients  in  the  county  of 
Devon.     L.  J.,  X.  132.     In  cienso 

March  22.  Draft  order  for  delivering  to  Mr.  Leman, 
late  one  of  the  treasurers  of  the  arny  under  the  Earl  of 
Manchester,  his  booki;  of  accounts.  L.  J.,  X.  132.  In 
en'tenso. 

March  22.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following 
persons  of  their  delinquency.  L.  J.,  X.  132.  [n 
e.eteHSO. 

Sir  Humble  Ward.  Richard  Harrison. 

March  22.  Draft  order  for  1,000L  owing  by  the  Earl 
of  Rivers  to  Sir  Arthur  Hesilrige  to  be  paid  out  of  the 
Earl's  sequestered  estate.     L.  J.,  X.  132.     In  e.ftenso. 

March  22.  Draft  order  for  800/.  owing  by  Sir  John 
Mylle  to  John  Kempe  to  be  p  lid  out  of  Sir  John  Mylle's 
sequestered  estate.     L.  J.,  X.  1.32.     In  i\rtcnso. 

March  22.  Draft  order  for  600/.  owing  by  Sir  Th:im.is 
Powell  to  Laurence  \Vliittacre  to  be  paid  out  of  the 
sequestered  estate  of  Sir  Thomas  Powell.  L.  J.,  X.  132. 
In  e.iioiso. 

March  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  2,500/.  t j  John 
Ireton,    executor  of  Mr.    Squire.     L.   J.,   X.   133.     In 

e.etotso. 

March  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  350/.  to  Lieu- 
tenant Samuel  Somaster.     L.  J.,  X.  133.     In  exfenso. 

March  22.  Draft  ordmauce  to  clear  Sir  John  Fitz- 
herbert  and  Sir  Andrew  Knifton  of  their  delinqunnC3-. 
L.  J.,  X.  133.     In  L'.rfcnso. 

March  22.  Draft  ordinance  to  settle  the  lordship  of 
Flawborough,  in  the  county  of  Nottingham,  uponColonel 
Edward  Whaley,  in  lieu  of  his  arrears,  &c.  L.  J.,  X. 
133.     In  erfenso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Paper  of  amendments  to  preceding. 

March  22.  Petition  of  William  Liptratt.  Since  tlie 
beginning  of  this  Parliament  petitioner  has  constantly 
attended  the  service  belonging  to  the  King's  printers  by 
furnishing  the  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments  and  other  officers 
with  Ijooks,  standishes,  boxes,  parchments,  paper,  ink, 
pens.  &c.  for  the  daily  service  of  their  Lordships,  but 
ho  is  now  threatened  with  arrest  u|)ou  some  pretended 
debts.  Prays  that  the  privilege  of  Parliament  may  be 
granted  to  him  dui  ing  his  present  employment.  L.  J 
X.  134. 

March  22.  Draft  ordinance  for  payment  of  -42,000/. 
out  of  Bishops'  lands  ;  of  this  sum  30,000/.  is  to  be  paid 
to  poor  jieople,  who,  having  formerly  lent  money,  plate, 
or  horse  upon  the  propositions,  are  not  able  to  double 
the  sums  lent,  and  ai-e  now  in  want.     C.  J.,  V.  509. 

[March  22.]  Petition  of  Lady  Ellen  Drake,  widow. 
Petitioner  has  ever  since  the  beginning  of  cliese 
troubles  manifested  her  good  afl'ection  to  the  Parlia- 
ment by  contributing  100/.  to  the  propositions,  by  fur- 
nishing the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Lyme  in  their 
necessity  with  provisions,  and  giving  them  notice  of 
some  designs  of  the  enemy,  and  by  animating  her  ten- 
ants in  seven  adjoining  parishes  to  adhere  to  the  Parlia- 
ment. For  these  actions  she  Ijccame  the  object  of  the 
enemy's  rage,  who  burnt  her  house  and  plundered  her 
goods  to  the  value  of  6,000/.,  taking  from  her  and  her 
children  the  very  clothes  on  their  backs.  She  was 
then  compelled  to  take  to  spinning  and  knitting  of 
stockings  for  a  livelihood,  in  which  miserable  condi- 
tion she  continued  until  the  seigc  of  Lyme  was  raised, 
by  nieans  whereof  she  got  away  and  came  up  to  the 
Parliament,  who  were  pleased  to  confer  upon  her  5/. 
per  week.  About  two  years  since  (2  May  1046)  the 
House  of  Commons  referred  the  question  of  reparation 
for  her  losses  out  of  Lord  Poulett's  estate  (in  respect 
that  most  of  her  sufferings  had  been  by  soldiers  under 
his  command)  to  the  Committee  at  Goldsmiths  Hall, 
who  would  have  made  some  progress  therein,  buD  in 
the  meantime  Lord  Poulett's  exception  from  pardon 
being  taken  off,  and  he  left  to  comjiound  for  his  delin- 
quency, it  hath  there  rested  without  anything  else 
being  done.  Prays  that  some  allotment  may  be  made 
to  her  out  of  Lord  Poulett's  or  his  son's  fines.  C  J 
V.  508. 


APPEJJDIX    TO    SEVE>fTH    REPORT. 


i: 


Annexed  : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

March  2:;.  Petition  of  Eobert  Laue.  Prays  that  his 
suit  against  William  Baivd_^e  may  be  referred  for  trial  at 
the  common  law.     L.  J.,  X.  155. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Another  petition  of  same  ;  prays  leave  to  seal  a 
lease  of  the  property  in  question  between  himself 
and  "\Vm.  Bawde  in  order  that  he  may  try  his 
title  at  law,  notwithstanding  a  decree^in  the  cause, 
the  litigation  in  which  began  in  16:26. 

2.  Copy  oi  the  judge's  certificate  in  the  cause. 

3.  Another  copy. 

■      4.  Copy  of  the  Lord  Privy  Seal's  report. 
o.  Another  copy. 

6.  Order  of  Committee  for  Petitions  referring  the 
question  for  trial  at  common  law.  00  March  1626. 

7.  Application  of  Robert  Lane  that  the  matter  may 
ba  referred  for  trial  ;-,t  the  common  law. 

8.  Answer  of  Fcrdiuando  Bawde  to    the  petition  of 
'  Robert  Lane.      Prays  to  be  left  to  enjoy  his  estite 

in  peace. 

March  2o.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  2,000Z.  to  Sir 
Charles  Coote,  Lord  President  of  Connanght.  L.  J., 
X.  155.     Id  ccknso. 

March  23.  Draft  order  for  the  survey  of  Worcester 
House  previous  to  its  sale  to  the  Earl  of  Salisbury. 
L.  J.,  X.  157.     I.t  efiets". 

March  23.  Draft  order  in  the  cause  between  Captain 
Henry  Chaloner  and  Leonard  Bowman,  the  elder,  and 
another. 

March  23.  Another  dr.ift. 

March  23.  Letter  from  the  Committee  of  Somerset,  at 
Ilminster,  to  the  Earl  of  Msnichester,  Speaker  jrro 
tenqi^rc.  The  writers  have  received  a  letter  from  three 
prisoners  (Eobert  Edbrooke  and  others)  committed  by 
their  Lordship  under  the  notion  of  contempt.  The  truth 
of  the  case  is  as  follows:  George  Trenchard,  a  minister, 
was  by  their  Lordships'  order  settled  in  the  living  of 
Exford.  but  shortly  afterwards  a  charge  of  delinquency 
and  gross  scandal  was  proved  against  him,  and  the 
Committee  of  the  County  accordingly  sequestered  him, 
and  granted  their  geuer.il  warrant  requiring  the  inhabi- 
tants not  to  pay  any  tithes  or  dues  to  him,^  whtreuuto 
these  poor  men  yielded  obedience.  The  writers  there- 
fore pray  that  they  may  be  discharged  without  payment 
of  fees.     See  L.  J.,  IX.  077. 

March  23.  Petition  of  Thomas  Tressam,  Esq.  Piays 
that  Edward  Tressam,  who  is  a  professed  friar  beyond 
the  seas,  and  who  is  the  most  material  witness  for 
petitioner  in  a  trial  about  to  take  place  at  the  Common 
Pleas  bar,  may  have  a  safeguard  granted  to  him  to  re- 
pair hither  and  give  evidence  without  being  questioned  in 
his  person,  petitioner  engaging  that  he  shall  not  act  any- 
thing to  the  prejudice  of  the  Kingdom  during  his  abode 
about  the  said  business.    Xoted. — "  Read  and  rejected,'' 

March  23.  Petition  of  Captain  John  Musgrave.  Peti- 
tioner being  charged  with  some  miscarriage  by  his^  in- 
temperate speech,  and  committed  to  the  loathsome  prison 
of  Newgate,  has  suflered  six  months  imprisonment 
amongst  thieves  and  murderers.  Prays  for  bis  discharge. 
Xoted. — Read,  nothing  done. 

March  23.  Certificate  of  delinquency  in  the  case  of 
Thomas  Wiudebank.     C.  J.,  V.  510. 

March  24.  Answer  of  inhabitants  of  Gedney,  Lincoln- 
shire, to  the  report  of  Justices  Bacon  and  Godbolt  and 
to  the  petition  of  Sir  JNathaniel  Brent  and  others  (cide 
29  Feb.  1647-8).  The  respondents  say,  that  neither  Sir 
X.  Brent  nor  the  other  pretenders  have  any  title  to  the 
lands  in  question  ;  that  the  respondents  have  time  out 
of  mind  had  right  of  common  in  the  lands  ;  they  deny 
that  they  have  gained  possession  either  Ijy  force  or 
against  law,  and  pray  that  the  pretenders  may  be  left 
to  their  remedy  at  law  if  they  have  any.     L.  J.,  X.  7!;'. 

1648. 

March  27.  Copy  of  pedigree  of  Sir  John  Brooke 
claiming  to  be  Lord  Cobham,  extracted  from  the  records 
at  Herald's  College  by  George  Owen,  York  Herald. 
L.  J.,  X.157. 

[March  27.]  Petition  of  Sir  Francis  Willoughby  ;  he 
bas  lately  presented  a  relation  to  the  House  showing  his 
faithful  services,  many  sufi'erings.  dearly  earned  arrears, 
and  disbursements,  with  an  earnest  desire  to  be  again 
employed  in  Ireland  ;  he  has  received  no  answer  to  his 
former  petition,  and  prays  that  he  may  be  restored  to  his 
command  in  Ireland,  or  if  this  cannot  be,  that  he  may 
then  be  paid  some  part  of  his  arrears  and  disbursed 
moneys,  that  he  and  his  family  may  be  preserved  from 
perishing.  L.  J.,  X.  157. 
U     84002. 


Annexed :—  "£oud8?^ 

1.  The   humble   remonstrance  of  Sir  Francis  Wil-  — " 

loughby.  Knight,  setting  foi-th  his   faithful   tser-      '--''ei'<l»r. 
vices,    his    many    sufferings,    and    his   earnest       1648. 
desires   to   spend   the   rest   of  his    days    in  the 
sei'vico   of  the   Parliament   against    the     rebels 
of  Ireland;    he   has    served    in    the    war.«    with 
honour  and  reputation  forty-seven  years,  twenty- 
five  in  the   service  of  the   States   of  the  Tniteil 
Provinces,    the    remaining   Iwenty-two  years  in 
Ireland,  where  he  has  baen  Governor  of  Cork  and 
Limerick,    a    Councillor   oi    Munster,    Governor 
of  the  port  of   Oalway,  and    being  accidentally 
in  Dublin  at  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the  re- 
bellion was  commanded  by  the  Lords   Justices  to 
take  the  command  of  the  Castlo  there;  he  was 
afterwards  made  major-general  and  a  colonel ; 
all  which  places  ho  discharged  with  fidelity  and 
honour,  yet  some  malicious  pers'jus  have  secretly 
traduced  him  to  Parliament,  had  they  done  so  to 
bis  face  he  would  ha.-e  proved  bis  own  innocency, 
and  shamed  them ;  he  was  one  of  the  Commis- 
sioners employed  bj"  the  Marquess  of  Ormonde  to 
surrender  Dublin  and  other  places  into  the  hands 
of  the  I'arliament,  and  for   the  purpose  came  to 
England   in  the    depth    of  winter   at    his    own 
charge  ;    he  was   chosen  by   the    Committee   at 
Derby  House  to  return  with  letters  of  credence  to 
the  Marquess  of  Ormonde,  and   promises  of  suc- 
cour, which  encouraged  the  inhabitants  of  Dublin 
and  the  soldiers  to  work  with   undaunted  reso- 
lution in  the  trenches.     He   has  attended  seven- 
teen months  as  a  petitioner  to  Parliament  to  bo 
restored  to  his  former  commands,  and  the  House 
has  given  him  some   small  relief,  for  which  lie  is 
humbly  thankful,  but  he   has  for  the   most  part 
served  at  his  own  charge,  besides  supporting  his 
company,  supplying  beeves  to  the  victual-master- 
general  ;  his  money  has  been  seized  for  the  service 
of  the  State;  his  son  has  died   in  that  service; 
he  again  prays  to  be  restored  to  bis  former  post 
of  command,  or  that  some   of  the  money  due  to 
him  may  be  paid   as  he  has  no  property  left  but 
what  is  in  the   reUels  quarters.     Certificates  are 
appended  in  support  of  his  statement. 
March  27.    Petition  of  John  Lord    Poulett.     On  the 
22nd  instant  the  House  of  Commons  ordered  that  Lady 
Drake  should  receive   1,500/.   out  of  petitioner's  rents 
remaining  in  his  tenants'  hands,  and  that  the  remainder 
should  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  Goldsmiths  Hall, 
and  their  Lordships   concurrence   was    desired   in   this 
order.     Their  Lordships  have  ordered  the  Committee  at 
Goldsmiths  Hall  to  give  an  account  of  the  proceedings 
touching   petitioner's   composition.      Petitioner    prays 
that  when  this  account  is  returned  he  may  have  a  copy 
of  it,  and  that  he  may  be  heard  by  counsel  before  any 
thing  prejudicial  to  him  is  done   in  the  matter.     L.  J., 
X.  lo7. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  Lady  A^cre,  widow  to  Lord  Tere. 
Petitioner  has  a  daughter  married  to  Sir  John 
Poulett,  son  to  Lord  Poulett,  who  has  submitted 
him?eli  to  the  Parliament,  resolving  to  adhere 
thereunto  with  life  and  fortune,  but  petitioner  finds 
that  Lord  Poulett  is  in  danger  of  inevitalile  ruin, 
being  excepted  out  of  the  propositions  througli 
misinformation  to  the  House  of  Commons  of  some 
foul  acts  of  which  he  was  never  guilty,  particu- 
larly burning  Lady  Drake's  house,  which  peti- 
tioner is  assured  he  was  so  far  from  directing 
that  he  resented  it  with  much  grief  and  horror, 
neither  was  he  an  instrument  for  bringing  Prince 
Maurice's  army  against  Lyme,  nor  ever  sat  in 
the  mongrel  Parliament  at  Oxford,  nor  joined  in 
anv  of  the  councils  for  fomenting  this  unnatural 
war.  altho'  often  invited  thereunto  by  the  King. 
Prays  that  Lord  Poulett's  exception  may  be  re- 
spited until  the  examination  of  the  charges 
against  him.  (Undated.) 
March  27.  Report  from  the  Committee  at  Goldsmiths 
Hall  concerning  Lord  Poulett's  composition.  L.  J.,  X. 
162.     Ill  e;elriiiii-'. 

March  27.  Order  for  the  Justices  to  inspect  a  la-ew- 
house  erected  at  Chelsea,  near  the  Earl  of  Lincoln's 
house.     L.  J.,  X.  158. 

March  27.  Contract  for  suiipiying  the  forces  in  Ire- 
land with  provisions,  clothes,  &c.      L.  J-,  X.  158.      In 

March  27.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  640L  to  Lcrd 
Lambert  of  Cavan.     L.  J.,  X.  161.     Id  ertcaso. 

C 


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HISTORICAL   MAXtJSCRIPTS  COMMISSION: 


House  or  March  27.  Petition  of  Sir  Johu  Mayiiard.  Pravs  for 
LoKDs.  further  time  to  put  in  his  answer  to  the  impeachment 
Caimdar      against  him.     L.  J.,  X.  161.     i.(  cxtcuso. 

'  ■         >[arch  27.  Order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to  institute  and  induct 
1640.        Daniel  Trisrg  to  the  vicarage  of   Somerby,  Leicester. 
L.  J.,  X.  Itil. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certific;ite  from  the  Assembly  of  Divmes  that 
Trigg  has  been  approved  of   for  the  cure.      23 
March  lti-l~-8. 
March  27.  Certificates  of  delinquency  in  the  case  of 
the  folloTving  persons.     C.  J.,  V.  615.     In  e.'lm^o. 
Sir  Sutton  Coney.  Sir  John  Burrell. 

March  28.  Draft' ordinance  appointing  Walter  Fowke, 
Receiver-General  of  Yorkshire.     L.  J.,  X.  161. 

March  2S.  Petition  of  John,  Lord  Poulett.  Prays 
that  he  may  have  a  copy  of  the  report  from  the  Com- 
missioners at  Goldsmiths  Hall,  and  that  he  may  be 
heard  by  counsel  before  the  ordinance  concerning  him 
is  passed.     L.  J.,  X.  162. 

March  28.  Draft  order  amending  a  previous  order 
respecting  the  buying  a  collection  of  books  in  the 
Eastern  language  for  the  University  of  Cambridge. 
L.  J.,X.  162.     J/iiv/cHso. 

March  28.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  2,000?.  to  Lady 
Anne  Harcourt.     L.  J.,  X.  162.     In  c.detiso. 

March  28.  Draft  order  for  Richard  Beringer  to  exe- 
cxite  the  office  of  Sheriff  of  Bucks.  L.  J.,  X.  162.  In 
cxtenso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Richard  Beringer,  oneof  thephilazers 
of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  lately  nomi- 
nated for  High  Sheriff  of  the  County  of  Bucks. 
Prays  to  be  discharged  from  the  office  of  High 
Sheriff  as  of  right  and  by  the  law  of  the  laud  he 
conceives  he  ought  to  be. 
March  28.  Order  referring  questions   respecting  the 
taking  of  oaths  to  the  Committee  appointed  to  judge  of 
scandal.     L.  J..  X.  162.     In  e.iienso. 
!March  28.  Draft  of  preceding. 

March  28.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  James  Strong  to  the  rectory  of 
Bettiscombe,  Dorset.     L.  J.,  X.  163. 

March  28.  Ajiplicationfor  an  order  for  the  institution 
and  induction  of  Sem  Cox  to  the  rectory  of  Middleton 
in  Teesdale,  Durham,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  163. 

March  28.  Certificates  of  delimiuency  in  the  case  of 
the  following  persons.    C.  J.,  V.  516-.518.    In  e.denso : — 
Thomas  Lecke.  Walter  Thomas. 

Earnestus  Carey.  William  Forth  and  others. 

William  Fitzherbert.  Robert  Villiers. 

William  Richardson.  Anthony  Goldesborough. 

March  28.  Draft  ordinance  for  making  liable  to 
assessments  for  the  Militia  of  Westminster  and  parts 
adjacent  the  estates  of  freehold  or  lease  that  any 
meml^er,  assistant  officer,  or  attender  of  either  House  of 
Parliament  hath  within  the  lines  of  communication. 
C.  J.,  T.  .518. 

March  3(1.  Petition  of  Roljert  Ramsay,  an  oppressed 
prisoner  in  the  Fleet.  Petitioner  was  committed  to 
prison  above  twelve  years  since  upon  a  decree  obtained 
Ijy  default  against  him  when  he  was  sick  in  bed,  and 
when  neither  lie  nor  his  counsel  were  heard,  at  the  suit 
of  Sir  Thomas  Walsingham.  He  details  at  gi'eat  length 
his  sufleringG  and  the  various  steps  he  has  taken  for 
redress,  and  prays  that  he  may  now  be  discharged 
before  he  utterly  perishes,  in  order  that  he  may  make 
some  provision  for  hia  children,  and  prosecute  his  just 
cause  of  complaint,  and  that  he  may  have  license  to 
print  his  grievances.     L.  J.,  X.  163. 

March  30.  Petition  of  Sir  Paul  I'yndar ;  prays  that 
he  may  not  be  compelled  to  bring  in  the  letters  patent 
granted  to  Sir  John  Gibson  for  the  sole  making  and 
vending  of  alum,  and  assigned  to  petitioner  for  great 
consideration,  until  he  has  been  heard  in  justification 
of  his  title.  L.  J.,  X.  163. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  the    Committee    concerning  the  alum 
business    for    the    attendance    of  petitioner  and 
others.     22  March  1647-8. 
March  3(>.  Petition  of  John  Lord  Poulett.     The  Com- 
mittee at    Goldsmiths  Hall    was    ordered    to    give    an 
acconntof  the  proceedings  concerning  petitioner's  com- 
position, and  why  his  rents  were  detained  in  his  tenants 
hands  ;  his  counsel  were  not   heard   by  the  Committee 
altho'  they  attended    for   the  purpose,  and  petitioner 
being  very  weak  in  body,  and  unable  to  present  to  their 
Lordships  the  true  state  of  the  jiroceedings  there,  prays 
that  the  annexed  paper  may  be  perused,  and  that  he 
may  be  heard  by  his  counsel    before    their    Lordships 
concur  in  the  oidcr  brought    up    from   the    House  of 


Commons  for    giving    Lady  Drake    1,600?.  out  of   his 
estate.     L.  J.,  X.  161-. 

Annexed:  — 

1.  Paper  referred  to  in  preceding,  detailing  the 
steps  taken  by  hi.s  Lordship  for  perfecting  his 
composition,  and  reasons_why  the  1,500?.  should 
not  lie  jiaid  to  Lady  Drake. 

March  30.  Petition  of  Walter  Baker  and  another ; 
pray  that  an  early  day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing 
the  writ  of  error  brought  in  against  them  by  Robert 
Edmonds.     L.  J.,  X.  164. 

March  30.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  10,000/.  to 
Thomas  Lord  Fairfax  in  lieu  of  an  annuity  of  1,000?. 
L.  J.,  X.  164.     In  e.etensn. 

March  30.  Order  for  Theodore  Haack  to  have  the 
privilege  for  fourteen  years  of  printing  and  selling  the 
complete  translation  of  the  large  annotation  on  the 
Dutch  Bible  set  forth  in  1637.  L.  J.,  X.  J 64.  In 
('a;^'J^s'l. 

March  30.  Certificates  of  delinquency  in  the  case  of 
the  following  persons.    C.  J.,  V.  -520,  .521.     In  ectenso  : — 

Christopher  Cabourne.       Michael  Fawkes. 

Dr.  liichard  Zouch.  John  Churchill. 

John  Dollinge. 

March  31.     Petition    of 


Prays  that  the  privilege  of 


Edward  Viscount    Conway, 
peer  may  be  granted  to 


him  to  stay  the  proceedings  taken  against  him  by  one 
Bedingfield  for  the  recovery  of  a  debt.  L.  J.,  X.  165. 
In  crteuso. 

March  31.  Petition  of  creditors  of  John  Earl  of 
Bridgwater.  Petitioners  have  used  all  p  )ssible  media- 
tion by  their  frequent  and  humble  addresses  to  his 
Lordship  for  obtaining  their  just  debts,  Intt  cannot  by 
any  entreaties  obtain  satisfaction.  They  therefore  pray 
that  they  may  have  leave  to  take  the  benefit  of  the  law 
against  the  Bai'l's  estate,  the  rather  since  his  Lordship 
has  not  manifested  any  affection  to  the  Parliument. 
L.  J.,  X.  166. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  List  of  creditors. 

March  31.  Order  upon  preceding  petition.  L  J.,  X. 
165.     In  r.ric„,o. 

March  31.  Petition  of  Aletheia  Dowager  Countess  of 
Arundel  and  Surrey.  In  September  1641  petitioner 
went  over  with  her  deceased  lord  into  the  iJuited  Pro- 
vinces by  leave  of  the  King  and  Parliament,  and  has 
ever  since  remained  there,  never  acting  anything  against 
the  State.  Notwithstanding  this  the  Committee  of 
Derby  have  lately  sei)uestered  the  manor  and  rectory 
of  Glossop,  being  petitioner's  inheritance,  upon  a  bare 
supposition  that  she  is  a  recusant,  altho'  they  confess 
the}'  have  no  proof  of  it.  Prays  that  the  Committee  of 
Derby  may  be  ordered  to  stay  proceedings  until  peti- 
tioner be  heard  before  the  Committee  for  Sequestrations, 
and  that  in  the  meantime  she  may  not  be  deprived  of 
her  subsistence.     L.  J.,  X.  166. 

March  31.  Petition  of  Peter  Browne  and  Sara  his 
wife  respecting  a  debt  due  to  them  from  Lurd  Lovelace. 
L.  J.,  X.  166.     Ill  ex'i'/isi'. 

Annexed :  — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding.     4  Feb.  1647-8. 

2.  Another  copy.     (Undated.) 

April  o.  Draft  ordinance  for  taking  off  the  sequestra- 
tion of  the  estate  of  Viscount  Molyneux.     L.  J. ,  X.  168. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  his  Lordship's  delinquency.    C.  J., 
V.  488.     In  cxienso. 
April  3.  Petition  of  Richard  Lord  Viscount  Molyneux. 
Prays  that  his  case   may  be  recommended  to  the  Com- 
mittee of  Goldsmiths  Hall,  in    order  that  he  may  be 
heard  in  favour  of  the  abatement  of  his  insupportable 
fine.     L.  J.,  X.  168. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 
Api'il  3.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Henry  Spiller  of 
his  delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  168. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  his  delinquency.    C.  J.,  V.  486.  In 
ej-lcnsi). 
April  3.  Certificate  from  the  Asserablv  of  Divines  that 


Edward  Xevill  has  been  approved 
Stawnie  alias  Stawndon  [Standonj, 
Stafford.     L.  J.,  X.  168. 

April  3.  Di-aft  ordinances  to  clear 


foi 


sons    of  their  delinquency. 
exirnsii : — 

Edward  Bathurst. 

Christopher  Hall. 

Gabriell  Hippesly. 

Sir  George  Wentworth. 

rjeorgc  Xevill. 


L.  J. 


the 
X 


following 
169-171. 


per- 
In 


Hugh  Calveley. 
Thomas  Harrington. 
William  Saltmarsh. 
Sir  Richard  Vivian. 


Calendar. 
1648. 


the  rectory  of 
the    county  of 


APPENDIX  TO  bEVEXTH  REPORT. 


19 


OTSE^OF         April  3.  Draft  order  for  piivment  of  -iJ.   a   week  to 

■       Lady  O'Brjnu  out  of  Lord  Worcester's  estate.     L.  J., 

klendar.      X.  172.     In  e.deiiso. 

1648.  April  3.  Draft  order  for  abatement  of  Sir  Eichard 

Vivian's  fine.     L.  J.,  X.  172.     Li  r.eicnso. 

April  3.  Ordinance  appointing  treasurers  to  receive 
20,000?.  a  month  to  be  raised  for  Ireland.  L.  J.,  X. 
17?.     Ill  c.rtenso. 

April  3.  Draft  of  preceding. 

April  3.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  500'.  to  Bridgett 
Farrer,  -(vidow  of  Colonel  Farrcr.  L.  J.,  X.  173.  /.(. 
exfpiiso. 

April  3.  Draft  ordinance  for  uniting  certain  churches 
and  for  maintenance  of  preaching  ministers  in  the  City 
of  Gloucester.     L.  .J.,  X.  173.     la  ejias'j. 

April  3.  Draft  order  in  the  cause  between  William 
Allen  and  Hans  Baker  concerning  the  ships  "  Pearl 
Hoy  •'  and  "  Box  Tree."     L.  .J.,  X.  17.5.     la  e.rfcaso. 

April  3.  Report  from  the  Committee  for  His  ^Majesty's 
Revenue  concerning  the  claims  of  John  Bland  and 
Walter  Fowke  to  the  office  of  Receiver  General  of  York- 
shire, with  resolutions  thereon.  (Four  papers.)  L.  J., 
X.  176.     /,(  .r,-ft,!so. 

[April  4."  Petition  of  David  ap  David  and  other  poor 
inhabitants  of  Wrexham  Regis,  in  the  county  of  Denbigh. 
On  the  6th  of  ilay  1643  about  eleven  o'clock  in  the 
forenoon  a  fire  occurred  in  the  town  so  fierce,  owing  to 
the  dryness  of  the  season,  that  in  two  hours  one  hundred 
and  forty-three  dwelling  houses,  and  most  of  the  goods 
in  them,  were  reduced  to  ashes,  besides  kilns,  barns, 
stables,  and  other  buildings,  about  a  fourth  of  the  town, 
the  estimated  value  being  above  4,000?. ;  most  of  the 
houses  have  not  yet  been  rebuilt  owing  to  the  poverty 
of  the  inhabitants  ;  the  petitioners  pray  the  House  to 
grant  them  orders  and  briefs  for  a  general  collection  for 
their  relief  in  London  and  Westminster,  in  the  county 
of  Middlesex,  and  also  in  Wales  and  the  counties  adjoin- 
ing thereto.     L.  J.,  X.  178. 

April  4.  Petition  of  John  Bland  prays  that  he  may 
be  heard  by  counsel  before  the  ordinance  depriving  him 
of  his  office  of  Receiver  General  for  the  revenue  of  the 
county  of  York  is  passed  by  their  Lordships.  L.  J., 
X.  178. 

April  4.   Order  upon  preceding.     L,  J.,  X.  178. 

April  4.  Petition  of  William  Barton,  minister.  Peti- 
tioner has.  with  Francis  Rous,  prepared  a  Psalm  Book, 
intituled  '"  An  exact  emendation  of  the  whole  book  of 
"  Psalms,  begun  by  Francis  Rous,  Esq.,  and  perfected 
"  with  sundry  hj'mns  and  aliters  thereunto  annexed  by 
"  William  Barton,  M.  of  A.,  and  minister  of  John 
"  Zacharies,  London.''  All  have  been  diligently  re- 
viewed and  compared  with  the  original  by  sundry 
learned  men,  and  fitted  for  four  score  tunes  already 
extant,  in  four  parts,  yet  so  as  sis  or  seven  of  the  most 
common  tunes  in  all  the  kingdom  will  properlj-  serve 
them  all.  Petitioner  prays  that  an  order  may  be  made 
for  the  book  to  be  printed,  and  that  none  do  presume 
to  print  or  reprint  it  but  by  the  correction  and  appoint- 
ment of  the  authors.     L.  J.,  X.  178. 

April  4.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Walter  Thomas  of 
his  delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  180.     la  e.cienso. 

Annexed  : — • 

1.  Certificate  of  delinquency.     C.  J.,  V.  520. 

April  4.  Ordinance  respecting  payment  of  tithes  in 
London.     L.  J.,  X.  180.     la  exteaso. 

April  4.  Draft  of  preceding. 

April  4.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  617?.  15s.  6d.  to 
Edward  Husbands,  printer  to  the  Honse  of  Commons. 
L.  J.,  X.  ISl.     la  extenso. 

April  4.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following 
persons  of  their  delinquency.  L.  J.,  X.  181-184.  la 
-extenso : — 

Richard  Lee.  junior,  and  others. 

Walter  Symes  and  others. 

Matthew  Robinson,  senior  and  junior.* 

William  Armitage.* 

Richard  Cudworth.* 

William  Cockayne  and  others. 

Francis  Gryce.* 

John  Daktoa.* 

Edward  Barton.* 

Edward  Rookewood.* 

Hugh  Cartwright,  senior  and  junior. 

April  4.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,500/.  to  Colonel 
William  Jephson.     L.  J.,  X.  184.     //;  extenso. 

•  A  certificate  of  delinquency  is  annexed. 


April  4.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1.000?.  to  Colonel     HorsE  of 
William  Jejihson.     L.  J.,  X.  18i.     /,(  rxicaso.  Lords. 

April  4.  Draft  ordinance  to  indemnify  the  committee      t:aloud;ir. 
and  forces  in  the  c  >unty  of  Kent.     L."j.,  X.  184.     /,;         1648. 
exteaso. 

April  4.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  William  Kent  if  his 
delinquency.     L.  J,,  X.  185.     //;  exteaso. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  of  his  delinquency.     C.  J.,  V.  4s8. 

April  12.  Answer  of  James  Earl  (if  Suffolk  unto  the 
impeachment,  and  articles  in  maintenance  of  the  same, 
exhibited  by  the  Commons  assemliled  in  Parliament 
against  the  said  Earl.  Detiies  that  he  is  guilty  of  any 
of  the  charges  made  against  him.     L.  J.,  'X.  185. 

April  12.  Similar  answer  of  James  Earl  of  Middlesex. 

April  12.  Similar  answer  of  'I'heophilus  Earl  of 
Lincoln. 

April  12.  Similar  answer  of  William  Lord  Maynard. 

April  12.  Similar  answer  of  John  Lord  Hunsdou. 

April  12.  Similar  answer  of  George  Lord  Berkeley. 

April  12.  Petition  of  John  Lord  Poulett.  Prays  leave 
to  make  addresses  to  tlie  House  of  Commons  concerning 
some  informations  given  in  against  him  which  reflect 
much  upon  his  honour,  and  tend  even  to  the  questioning 
of  his  life.     L.  J..  X.  186.     In  exteaso. 

April  12.  Petition  of  Walter  Fowke.  Prays  that, 
although  the  ordinance  for  restoring  hint  to  his  office 
of  Receiver-General  of  Yorkshire  has  not  yet  passed 
their  Lordships'  House,  he  may  have  leave  to  go  or 
send  down  to  receive  the  monies  due,  for  the  briugins 
in  of  which  to  the  usual  place  at  York  on  the  20th 
instant  he  has  sent  down  his  precepts.     L.  J.,  X.  186. 

April  12.  Petition  of  several  merchants,  owners,  and 
masters  of  ships  trading  to  and  from  the  Port  of  London, 
on  behalf  of  themselves  and  all  others  of  this  Kingdom 
concerned  in  trade,  shipping,  aud  navigation.  The 
encouragement  of  merchants,  the  building  of  ships,  and 
the  improvement  of  navigation  much  depend  upon  the 
settling  of  the  Admiralty  jurisdiction.  Petitioners 
therefore  pray  their  Lordships  to  give  sjieedy  despatch 
to  the  ordinance  for  that  purpose,  which  has  nlreadv 
passed  the  House  of  Commons.     L.  J.,  X.  186. 

April  12.  Affidavit  of  William  Jhannes  respecting  the 
service  of  annexed  order.     L.  J.,  X.  187.     I,i  exteaso. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Order  for  John  Robinson  aud  Mary  Farreu  to 
answer  the  petition  of  William  Jhannes.  15 
March  1647-8. 

April  12.  Affidavit  of  Colonel  George  Payne  respect- 
ing his  arrest.     L.  J.,  X.  187.     Li  exteaso. 

April  12.  Petition  of  Colonel  George  Payne.  Com- 
plains that,  notwithstanding  the  jjrotection  granted  to 
him  by  the  House  until  the  arrears  due  to  him  from 
the  State  have  been  paid,  he  has  been  arrested  and  is 
detained  prisoner  at  the  suit  of  Susan  Elliott.  Prays 
for  his  discharge.  On  the  same  paper,  copy  of  order 
for  his  protection  of  11  Sep.  1646. 

April  12.  Copy  of  preceding  petition,  order,  aud 
affidavit. 

April  12.  Draft  order  appointing  a  day  for  hearing 
the  writ  of  error,  Rogers  c.  Wilde,  ct.  al.  L.  J.,  X 
187. 

April  12.  Certificate  that  John  Hutchinson  is  orthodox 
in  his  judgment,  religious  and  unblameable  in  his  con- 
versation, and  well  affected  to  the  Parliament.  L.  J., 
X.  187. 

April  12.  Petition  of  Thomas  Salmon.  Prays  that 
the  writ  of  error.  Roe  v.  Salmon,  may  be  speedily 
heard. 

April  13.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  Thomas  Mayd- 
well,  philazer  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  the 
counties  of  Southampton  and  Wilts.     L.  J.,  X.  183. 

April  13.  Draft  order  for  Lord  Inchiquin's  son  to  be 
sent  to  the  Tower,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  188. 

April  13.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Alexander  Ley  to  the  vicarage  of 
Monkleigh,  Devon.     L.  J.,  X.  188. 

Annexed : — ■ 

1.  Certificate  of  parishioners  and  inhabitants  of 
Monkleigh  that  Ley  has  served  the  cure  of  the 
parish  for  almost  two  years  under  the  late  vicar, 
who  long  laid  sick  and  bedrid,  and  that  he  is 
very  fit  to  be  admitted  vicar. 

2.  Certificate  of  neighbouring  ministers  as  to  Ley's 
fitness  for  the  cure. 

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Ho  CSB  or 

LoBDs. 

C»len>l:il- 

1648. 


3.  Certificate  of  neigh'oouis  that  tliey  have  never 

heard  any  complaint  against  Ley- 
•i.  Cpv  of  jietition  of  Ak-xnndei-  Ley,  minister  and 
preacher  of  God's  word  at   t'rithelstock,  and  of 
the  inhabitant.-  there,  to  the  Committee  lor  Se- 
qnestrations  in  the  cmnty  of  Devon.     Ley  has 
t'aithfuUv  served  the  cure  for  five  years,  and  is 
allo-n-ed  for  liis  service  and  pains  only   10/.  per 
auniiin  :  they  pray  that  some  course  may  be  taken 
whereby  his  livelihood  may  be  increased  to  some 
convenient  sum  of  maintenance,  in  order  that  he 
may  be  cncourased  to  continue  his  pains. 
April  13.  Dr.ift  ordinance   anpointing  Judges  of  the 
Admiraltv  Court.     L.  J.,  X.  188.     //'  c..:fru^<:  _ 

April  13.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Samuel  Langley  h;is  been  approved  for  the  rectory 
of  Swettenham,  Cheshire.     L.  J..  X.  190. 

April  13.  Draft  order  for  hearing  ths  writ  ot  error, 
Brovniintc  c.  Stanbury.     L.  J.,X.  I'JO. 

April  i3.  Xanation  of  the  late  riotous  tumult  within 
the  City  of  London,  and  proceedings  of  the  Lord  Mayor, 
Committee  of  ililitia,  and  Common  Council  of  the  City 
concerning  the  same.     (Six  palmers.)     L.  .J..  X.  19o.     //( 

[April  14."  Petition  of  Colonel  "William  Herbert. 
Petitioner  having  expended  588?.  lis.  for  the  service  of 
the  State  at  Plymouth,  an  ordinance  was  passed  giving 
the  public  faith  of  the  kingdom  for  his  repayment. 
There  is  also  money  owing  to  him  for  his  service  under 
Sir  Thomas  Fairfax  and  also  in  Ireland ;  he  has  of  late 
been  forced  to  keep  his  chamber  by  reason  of  his  hurts 
received  in  service,  and  constrained  to  run  into  debt  for 
the  necessary  subsistence  of  himself  and  tamily.  Prays 
that  he  may  receive  the  moneys  due  to  him,  with 
interest,  or  tliat  he  may  have  protection  for  .-ix  months 
in  order  that  he  may  have  freedom  to  treat  with  his 
creditors.     L.  J.,  X.  1P2. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Copy   of    ordinance   referred   to   in    preceding. 
6  June  1645. 

2.  Duplicate  of  preceding  petition. 

3.  Another  cojiy  ot  the  ordinance  of  6th  -Tune  1645. 
April  14.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Maynard,  Knight  of 

the  Bath.  Prays  that  further  time  may  be  granted  to 
him  to  put  in  his  answer  to  tlie  imoeachment  against 
him.     L.  J.,  X.  192. 

April  14.  Petition  of  j\lary  "Wright,  widow  of  Gerrard 
Wriffht.  Prays  that  an  estate  extended  upon  a  recog- 
nizance for  repayment  of  money  belonging  to  petitioner 
may  be  assigned  to  her,  according  to  a  decree  and  order 
of  the  Court  of  Chancery.     L.  J.,  X.  192. 

April  14.  Draft  ordinance  concerning  arbitrary  go- 
vernment. It  enacts  that  neither  House  of  Parliament 
shall  hear  any  petition  or  complaint  betwixt  party  and 
party,  or  touching  matter  of  title,  intere.-t,  trespass,  &c., 
unless  it  be  in  cases  of  privilege  or  matters  done  con- 
trary to  some  exyn-ess  order  of  Parliament;  all  other 
cases,  whether  civil  or  criminal,  shall  be  left  to  the 
ordinary  courts  of  justice,  but  incases  of  maladniini.s- 
tration  of  justice  in  any  of  such  courts,  Parliament  will 
give  such  relief  as  shall  be  reituisite.  The  matter  was 
referred  to  a  Committee  this  day,  and  the  draft  is  en- 
dorsed ■'  Laid  by."     L.  L,  X.  193. 

April  14.  Petition  of  William  Hussey,  minister  of  the 
Word  of  God.  Prays  that  an  order  may  be  granted  tn 
enable  the  Commissioners  or  the  Great  Seal  to  present 
|)0titioner  to  the  rectory  of  Me[r]stham,  Surrey,  which 
living  was  formerly  in  the  gift  of  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterburv.  and  above  value  iii  the  King's  book.  L.  J., 
X.  193. 
•April  14.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

Ajiril  14.  Draft  ordinance  for  better  settling  and 
ordering  the  Militia  ot  the  borough  of  South wark. 
L.  .}.,  X.  193. 

April  14.  Draft  order  for  n  Commission  to  be  issued 
for  trying  the  rioters  in  the  late  tmnult  in  the  City  of 
London.     L.  J.,  X.  194.     In  e.7c,(^i-.. 

April  14.  Draft  order  for  |iaymcnt  of  50?.  to  Major 
Gray,  and  301.  to  Caiitain  Xelson,  for  their  pains  in 
bringing  speedy  intelligence  touching  the  affairs  in 
Ireland.     L.  J.,  X.  19|..     I.i  r.,l.'nsn. 

April  14.  Draft  order  for  thanks  to  lie  given  to  the 
Lord  General  and  the  otticers  and  soldiers  fnr  their 
great  service  in  suppressing  the  insurrection  in  the 
('ity  of  London.     Ii.  J.,  X.  19k     Jn  f./oeo. 

April  14.  Draft  order  for  1,000/.  to  be  bestowed  as  a 
gratuity  upon  the  officers  and  soldiers  at  the  Mews,  and 
Whitehall,  for  their  service  in  suppressing  the  insurrec- 
tion.    L.  J.,  X.  I'.i4. 


April  14.  Order  for  Brent,  prisoner  in  the  Tower, 
upon  suspicion  of  having  a  hand  in  the  rebellion  in 
Ireland,  to  be  brought  to  trial  in  the  King's  Bench. 
L.  J.,  X.  194.     lu  eyfe.isv. 

April  14.  Draft  of  preceding. 

April  14.  Order  giving  lilierty  to  William  Savage, 
Sheriff  of  Dorset,  to  come  to  London.  L.  J.,  X.  194. 
Iii  ej'fefi:"-!. 

April  14.  Draft  of  preceding. 

April  14.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3,963/.  18s.  5d. 
to  William  Sykes  for  arms  and  ammunition.  L.  J., 
X.  191.     Ill  e'-fe,i^o. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Another  dr.ift. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  charging 
the  sum  due  to  Sykes  upon  the  moiety  of  the 
receipts  of  the  Excise.     30  Dec.  1647. 

April  15.  Petition  of  Dame  Elizabeth  Hiisse}-,  widow 
and  relict  of  Sir  Edward  Hussey,  late  of  Harrington, 
in  the  county  of  LLuooln,  Knight  and  Baronet.  Her 
husband's  tine  was  assessed  at  Goldsmiths  Hall  at 
8,750/.,  of  which  sum  in  December  last  he  paid  in 
4,500Z.,  and  secured  the  remainder  by  bond,  hoping  for 
an  abatement  when  his  case  should  be  presented  to  the 
House.  He  is  now  dead,  and  the  greater  part  of  bis 
estate  goes  to  his  granchild,  a  portion  to  petitioner  for 
her  jointure,  and  the  remainder  to  two  of  his  younger 
sons.  He  died  leaving  two  daughters  unmarried,  and 
wholly  unprovided  for,  and  was  indebted  to  several 
persons  by  bonds  to  the  extent  of  6,000/.  He  only  had 
an  estate  for  life  in  his  land.?,  though  part  was  subject 
to  a  power  of  revocation  by  his  personal  act,  which  by 
reason  of  his  death  cannot  now  be  executed.  Petitioner 
therefore  prays  that  what  has  been  already  jiaid  may  be 
accepted  in  full  of  his  flue,  and  that  the  liond  entered 
into  for  the  remainder  may  be  delivered  to  her  to  be 
cancelled.     L.  J.,  X.  196. 

April  16.  Draft   order  in  compliance  with  prayer  of 
preceding  petition.     L.  J.,  X.  196. 

April  15.  Answer  of  John  Kobinson  and  Mary  Parren 
to  tlie  petition  of  William  Jhannes.  Petitioners  deny 
that  thsy  made  any  such  promise  as  is  pretended  in 
Jhannes'  petition,  and  pray  to  be  dismissed  with  their 
costs  and  charges.  L.  J.,  X.  196. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  same.     Petitioners  have  been  taken 
into  custody  for  contempt  in  not  putting  in  their 
answer  to   Jhannes'  petition  as  ordered  by  their 
Lordships.     The  order  was  served  upon  petitioner 
Robinson,  but  not  upon   Mary  Farren.  and  they 
could  not  therefore  give   in  their  answer.     Pray 
for   their  discharge,   and  that  Jhannes  ma}'  be 
ordered  to  give  them   satisfaction  for   their  im- 
prisonment. 
April  15.  Petition  of  Sir  Henry  Mildmay.     Prays  that 
ho  ma}'  have  the  lieneflt  of  the  general  order  for  quiet- 
ing the  possession  of  lands,  with   regard   to   the  marsh 
called  Xorth  and  South  Somercotes,  in  the  county  of 
Lincoln,  which  was  leased  to  him  by  order  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  the  King's  Revenue.     L.  J.,  X.  196. 

Annexed  : — 

1.    Order   of  Committee   of  the    King's   Revenue 
referred  to  in  preceding.     21  March  1647-8. 

April  15.  Petition  of  Edward  Fisher.  Shortly  after 
petitioner  came  of  age  he  was  drawn  by  William  PJayth- 
waite  into  sevci-al  great  engagements,  and  sued  by  him 
upon  a  bond  of  1,400/.  in  the  Court  of  Pleas  in  the  Ex- 
chequer, and  pretending  to  have  privilege  there,  Blayth- 
waite  made  himself  a  debtor  to  the  King  of  purpose  to 
take  advantage  thereof  against  petitioner,  who  there- 
upon brought  a  supersedeas  out  of  Chancery  to  remove 
Blaytliuaite's  jiroceediugs.  The  same  being  delivered 
and  the  fees  tendered  and  allowance  thereof  duly  prayed 
by  jietitioner,  the  Barons  and  Judges  there  refused  to 
yidd  obedience  thereunto,  but  on  the  contrai-y  gave 
judgment  upon  the  bond  against  him.  Prays  that 
lilaythwaite  may  be  called  upon  to  an.swer,  and  the 
judges  to  show  cause  why  they  refused  to  allow  the 
writ  of  supersedeas.     L.  J.,  X.  196. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Answer  of  William  Blaythwaite.    Conceives  that 
as  a  del)tor  to  the  King  he  legally  prosecuted 
Pisher  for  his  just  debt  according  to  the  rules  of 
the  Court  of  Exchequer. 
April  15.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  per- 
sons  of    their   delinquency.      L.    J.,   X.    197-2i»].      In 
c.denso  : — 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVEXTH  REPORT. 


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Thomas      Bland      the 


youjigei'.* 
Thomas  "Wiudeljauko. 
Timothy  Tirrell  * 
Sir  Roger  Cooper.* 
William.  Lord  Ereretou.* 
Sir  Peregriue  jjertii.'.* 
Sir  Edward  Morgan.* 
Sir  Thomas  ilackwoi  th.* 


House  of         John  Merrifield. 
LoEDs.  Michael  Grigge  (tiro 

Cnlendar.  copies). 

1648  Henry  Townshend. 

Charles  Cockaine.* 

Henry  Hildiard.* 

Sherrington  Talbott.* 

Sir  Edward  Koduey.* 

Sir  Hem-T  Hastings. 

Sir  Richard  Hubert.* 

April  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Edwards.  Petitioner 
is  condemned  for  a  felony  without  clergy  at  the  Ses- 
sions House  for  Middlesex.  He  is  not  above  seven- 
teen years  of  age  and  was  seduced  into  the  offence  for 
which  he  is  condemned.  Prayi  that  he  may  be  reprieved 
from  the  execution  of  the  heavy  sentence  upon  hira, 
that  lie  may  live  to  mend  his  life.     Noted.     Rejected. 

April  15.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylott  to 
institute  and  induct  Robert  Mathew  to  the  rectory  of 
St.  Andrew  Le  Wardrobe,  London. 

April  15.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Mathew  has  been  approved  for  the  cure. 

April  17.  Petition  of  Patrick  Young.  Thomas  Jen- 
nyns,  of  Hayes,  who  stands  indebted  to  j:)etitioner  in 
the  sum  of  JOG/,  for  rent  due  now  almost  five  years, 
was  by  order  of  the  House  protected  until  Michaelmas 
1644  and  until  the  pleasure  of  the  House  should  be  further 
signified.  Petitioner  prays  that  a  day  may  be  appointed 
for  Jcnnyus  to  pay  the  money,  or  that  his  protection 
may  lie  recalled  and  petitioner  permitted  to  recover  his 
just  debt  by  course  of  law.     L.  J.,  X.  204. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

April  17.  Petition  of  Richard  BoiTett.  Prays  that  a 
day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing  the  writ  of  error 
between  him  and  Sir  John  Stawell.     L.  J.,  X.  204. 

April  17.  Petition  of  John  BuiTOwes,  of  Ecclesfield,  in 
the  county  of  York.  Prays  that  a  day  may  be  appointed 
for  hearing  the  writ  of  error  between  him  and  Robert 
Trippett.     L.  J.,  X.  204. 

April  1".  Transcript  of  record,  &c.,  in  the  case  of  the 
following  writs  of  error.     L.  J.,  X.  204. 
.  Bury  V.  Abbot.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Wright  r.  Salkeld. 

Hewes  r.  Gregory.  (Do.) 

Clarke  r.  Ash.  (Do.) 

Ware  v.  Davenport.  (Do.) 

Dawkes  v.  C'ordree.  (Do.) 

Warrick  ;•.  Burdock.  (Do.) 

April  17.  Petition  of  Sir  Oliver  Luke  and  John  and 
Henry  Trenchard.  Pray  that  the  hearing  of  their  com- 
plaint against  Robert  Edbrooke,  William  Tucker,  and 
Silvester  Williams  for  their  contempt  in  refusing  to 
pay  tithes  to  George  Trenchard,  rector  of  Exford,  in 
the  county  of  Somerset,  in  compliance  with  their  Lord- 
ships' orders,  may  be  postponed  for  a  month,  when 
petitioners  will  be  in  town,  and  enabled  to  make  punc- 
tual proof  of  the  said  contempt.     L.  J.,  X.  204. 

April  17.  Draft  order  renewing  the  Commission  for 
hearing  causes  in  Chancery.     L.  J.,X.205.     In  cxlenso. 

April  17.  Another  draft. 

April  17.  Draft  order  granting  salaries  to  the  Com- 
missioners of  the  Great  Seal.    L.  J.,  X.  205.   In  e.ctensu. 

April  17.  Order  declaring  all  commissions  granted  to 
Lord  Inchiquin  void.     L.  J.,  X.  205.     In  e.efenso. 

April  17.  Draft  of  preceding. 

April  17.  Resolution  declaring  Lord  Inchiqniu  a 
traitor  and  rebel.     L.  J.,  X.  205.     I:i  exfenso. 

April  17.  Draft  of  preceding. 

April  17.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  50/.  to  Major 
Elsynge,  and  30?.  to  Captain  Channdler.  L.  J.,X.  206. 
Ill  e.dfidso. 

April  17.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  Deputy  Registers 
of  the  Court  of  Chancery.     L.  J.,  X.  206.     In.  exfenso. 

April  17.  Draft  ordinance  adding  John  Hales  and 
Thomas  Basnett  to  the  Committee  for  Assessments  in 
Coventry,     L.  J.,  X.  206.     In  exteaso. 

April  17.  Draft  ordinance  adding  Samuel  Dunch  and 
others  to  the  Committee  for  Assessments  in  Berks. 
L.  J.,  X.  20o.     /;i  e.rteiisu. 

April  17.  Ordinance  adding  Major  Robert  Harley  to 
the  Committee  for  Assessments  in  Hereford.  L.  J., 
X.  206.     Id  cx'cnso. 

April  17.  Draft  of  preceding. 

*  A  certificate  of  delinquency  is  annexed. 


1648, 


April  17.  Draft    order   for   Pcndenuis  Castle   to    be     HorsE  os 
delivered  up  to  Sir  Hardres  Waller.      L.   J.,   X.   206.       Lohds. 
//(  exlas'j.  ^  .    T  , 

April  17.  Draft  ordinance  for  vacating  the  pressuta- 
tion  of  William  Parker  to  the  vicarage  oE  Wrotham, 
Kent.     L.  J.,  X.  206.     Id  e.i.'e^.sii. 

April  17.  Certificate  of  delinquency  of  Edward  Cotton. 
C.  -J.,  Y.  533.     Id  t.ffijj...;. 

April  18.  Petitionof  Robert  Edmonds:  prays  that  the 
hearing  of  the  writ  of  error,  whereia  Walter  Baker  and 
others  are  plaintiHs  and  petitioner  is  defemlant,  may  be 
postponed.     L.  J.,  X.  207. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Robert  Edmonds  in  support  of  pre- 
ceding.    17  April  164S. 

April  18.  Order  for  hearing  the  writ  of  error.  Eyre  c 
Benson.     L.  J.,  X.  207. 

April  IS.  Order  for  hearing  the  writ  of  error,  Browne 
V.  Eyre.     L.  J.,  X.  207. 

April  18.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Gayer.  Knight  and 
Alderman  of  Loudon.  By  the  29th  chapter  of  the 
Great  Charter  all  Commons  are  to  be  tried  by  their 
equals,  and  there  are  thirty  sessions  of  Parliament  which 
confirm  the  Great  Charter  being  a  statute  declaratory 
of  the  common  law,  especially  the  petition  of  right 
and  the  Act  for  abolishing  the  :-^tar  Chamber  and 
regulating  the  Council  Table.  By  several  declarations 
and  ordinances  their  Lordships  have  declared  that 
ordinances  are  no  laws,  but  temporary  during  the  wars, 
and  the  cause  of  necessity  being  taken  away  then- 
Lordships  have  promised  that  the  free  people  of 
England  shall  be  governed  according  to  the  knoivn 
laws  of  the  land,  as  appears  by  the  ordinance  of  the 
loth  of  January  1647-8.  Petitioner  wffo  is  a  free 
commoner  of  England  claims  his  birthright,  which  is 
to  be  tried  by  God  and  his  country  in  his  Majesty's 
Court  of  Justice  by  the  sworn  judges  of  the  law  and  by 
fl-  jnry  of  his  equals  of  his  own  neighbourhood  where 
the  pr.etended  fact  was  done,  the  Courts  of  justice  Ijeing 
now  open.  This  petition  is  referred  to  in  the  journals 
as  "  A  paper  brought  in  from  the  Lieutenant  of  the 
'•  Tower  which  he  received  from  Sir  John  Gayer,  a 
"  prisoner  there,  wherein  he  questions  the  jurisdiction 
"  of  this  House."     L.  J.,  X.  207. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Adams,  Alderman  of  Loudon. 
Almost  identical  with  preceding.     (Undated.) 

2.  Similar  petition  of  James  Bunce,  Alderman  of 
London.     (Undated.) 

April  18.  Draft  order  for  estreating  the  fine  of  Sir 
John  Maynard.     L.  J.,  X.  2u7. 

April  18.  Draft  order  for  taking  the  serjuestration  off 
the  estate  of  Sir  Oliver  Cromwell,  of  Ramsey  Moore, 
Huntingdon.     L.  J.,  X.  207.     In  extcdso. 

April  18.  Petition  of  Thomas  Stayno  and  William 
Elliott,  officers  to  the  Sherifi"s  of  London.  Petitioners 
are  under  restraint  for  arresting  Colonel  George  Pavno 
who  stood  protected  by  an  order  of  the  House  ;  they  are 
heartily  sorry  for  haying  incurred  their  Lordships'  dis- 
pleasure and  pray  for  their  discharge.     L.  J.,  X.  186. 

April  19.  Petition  of  John  Perchard,  inhabitant  of  the 
Isle  of  Guernsey.  Some  differences  arising  between 
petitioner  and  John  Rowland  concei-ning  the  succession 
of  the  estate  of  petitioner's  elder  brother,  the  issue 
came  before  the  Judicature  of  the  Island,  Ijy  whom 
petitioner  (contrary  to  the  law  and  custom  there)  was 
condemned.  Thereupon  he  made  his  appeal  in  the 
form  formerly  used  before  the  King  and  his  Council, 
which  was  allowed  and  confirmed  b}'  the  acts  of  the 
bailiff  and  jurats,  but  as  ihis  form  of  appeal  is  not  now 
in  use  petitioner  conceives  this  high  court  to  be  tho 
proper  judges  of  appeal.  He  therefore  prays  their 
Lordships  to  hear  the  matter  and  to  order  Rowland  to 
answer,  ami  the  bailiff  and  jurats  to  transmit  under  the 
seal  of  the  Island  all  the  processes,  pleas,  &c.  in  the 
case.     L.  J.,  X.  207. 

Annexed : — ■ 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Copy  of  the  acts  of  the  bailiff  and  jurats  of  the 
Island  referred  to  in  the  pstitiou. 

April  19.  Petition  of  William  Jackson,  a  poor  inha- 
bitant of  the  town  of  Cambridge  ;  prays  that  a  betids- 
man's  place  in  Trinity  College.  Cambridge,  which  is 
now  vacant,  may  be  bestowed  upon  him  as  he  is  very 
poor  and  has  a  wife  and  eight  small  children  whom  he 
is  no  way  able  to  maintain  by  his  utmost  pains  and 
endeavours.     L.  J.,  X.  207. 

April  19.  Draft  order  fining  Sir  John  Gayer  500/.  for 
his  contempt,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  208. 

April  19.  Draft  ordinance  for  dividing  the  parish  of 
Wrotham,  Kent.     L.  J.,  X.  209.     In  e.denso. 


C  3 


22 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION: 


1648. 


WocsEop         -^pril  1^-  Order  for  adding  Denis  Bond  to  the  Com- 
LoRDs.       mittee  for  ■Westminster  College.     L.  J.,  X.  211.     //(  ex- 

ttilSU, 

April  19.  Braft  of  preceding. 

April  19.  Draft  order  iidding  Eobert  Harley  and 
another  to  the  Committee  of  Sequestrations  for  Here- 
ford.    L.  J..  X.  -211.     In  cdenso. 

April  19.  Order  for  the  preservation  of  timber  in  the 
Pore:?t  of  Dean.     L.  J.,  X.  211.     I,i  txleuso. 

April  19.  Draft  of  preceding. 

April  19.  Application  for  orders  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Joel  Barnard  to  the  vicarage  of 
JPirton.  Oxon.  and  Eice  Lloyd  to  the  vicarage  of  New 
E,  mney,  Kent.     L.  J.,  X.  211. 

April  19.  Certificate  of  Bulstrode  Whitelocke  that 
Joel  Barnard  is  an  orthodox  preacher,  and  well  affected 
to  the  Parliament.  &c. 

April  19.  Api>lication  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Richard  Randall  to  the  rectory  of 
Oxsted  alias  Oakestead,  Surrey.     L.  J.,  X.  211. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  that  Randall  has  taken  the  National 
Covenant.     25  Sept.  iwe. 

2.  Certificate  of  inhabitants  of  Oxsted  in  favour  of 
Randall.     IS  March  1647-8. 

3.  Certificate  of  ministers  in  his  favour.  22  March 
1647-8. 

April  20.  Petition  of  Edward  Eltonhead,  Esq.,  one  of 
the  Masters  of  the  Chancery,  and  an  attendant  upon  the 
House  of  Peers.  Petitioner  ivas  in  quiet  possession  of 
a  house  called  Shepping  at  Woodham  Water.  Essex, 
where  he  kept  two  servants.  On  the  27th  of  March 
last,  when  he  was  in  attendance  upon  their  Lordshijis' 
House,  William  Ham  and  others  furiously  assaulted  bis 
house  in  the  absence  of  one  of  his  servants,  broke  open 
ihe  door,  and  violently  dragged  out  his  other  servant, 
Mary  Newman,  under  colour  of  an  arrest  upon  some 
process,  and  then  got  into  and  took  possession  of  the 
house,  which  Ham  still  detains.  Petitioner  prays  to  be 
restored  to  the  iiossession  of  his  house,  and  that  Ham 
and  the  other  oflenders  may  be  sent  for  and  punished. 
L.  J.,X.  211. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Mary  Newman  in  support  of  pre- 
ceding.    8  April  1648. 

2.  AflSdavit  of  Thomas  Lynes.     8  April  1648. 
April  20.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  three  ministers 

-to  preach  at  AVindsor.     L.  J.,  X.  211. 

April  20.  Petition  of  Henry  Babington.  Petitioner's 
mother,  Mary  Babington,  dying  at  Oxford  at  the  time 
it  was  a  garrison  for  the  King,  John  Greaves,  astronomy 
lecturer  there,  a  mere  stranger,  set  on  foot  a  ivriting 
purporting  to  be  her  last  will  and  testament ;  but  upon 
a  hearing  in  the  Prerogative  Coui-t  in  Loudon  this  will 
was  pronounced  invalid,  and  administration  granted  to 
petitioner.  Greaves  thereupon  appealed  to  the  Judges 
Delegates,  and  sentence  was  then  given  against  peti- 
tioner. The  Commissioners  for  the  Great  Seal,  upon 
petitioner's  application,  granted  him  a  commission  of 
review  to  hear  and  determine  the  cause.  Some  of  the 
Commissioners  therein  named  are  unwilling  to  proceed 
.  in  the  matter  without  the  confirmation  of  Parliament, 
because  the  petition  was  not  presented  in  person  to  the 
King.  Prays  that  the  Commission  may  be  ratified  and 
•  confirmed.     L.  J.,  X.  212. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Another  petition  of  same  to  the  like  eff'ect. 

3.  Certificate  of  the  register  of  the  Court  of  Dele- 
gates that  commissions  of  review  have  been  for- 
merly granted  in  like  cases. 

4.  Copy  of  preceding. 
.").  Another  copy. 

6.  Another  copy. 

7.  Another  copy. 

8.  List  of  Commissioners  of  Review  appointed  to 
rehear  the  cause. 

9.  Copy  of  preceding. 

10.  Another  copy. 

11.  Copy  of  ordinance  for  composition  of  wardships 
in  the  Court  of  Wards  and  Liveries,  and  for  sign- 
ing of  bills  and  passing  them  under  the  Great 
Seal.     1  Nov.  1645. 

12.  Printed  copy  of  preceding  ordinance. 
April  20.  Petition  of  Nathaniel  Bamhrigg,  brother  of 

John  Bambrigg,  doctor  and  physician,  and  of  Abraham 
Bambngg,  both  deceased.  Prays  that  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  Great  Seal  may  be  ordered  to  issue  a 
<!0mmiBsion  of  review  to  hear  and  determine  the  ques- 


tion as  to  the  administration  of  the  goods  of  petitioner's     hotjse  op 
two  deceased  brothers.     L.  J.,  X.  212.  Loeds. 

Annexed :—  ,  .     .  Culendap. 

1.  Auother  petition  of  sp.me.     The  Commissioners        1648 
of  the  Great  Seal  have  issued  a  Commission  of 
review,  but   the  Judges  Delegates  are  unwilling 
to  proceed  in  the  matter  unless   the  commission 
be   confirmed   by  Parliament.     Petitioner  prays 
that  this  may  be  done. 
April  20.  Answer  of  Sir  Thomas  Walsingham  to  the 
petition  of  Robert  Ramsey,  a  prisoner  in  the  Fleet. 
Details  the  losses  he  has  suft'ered  by  the  many  vexatious 
suits  broug'nt  against  him  by  Ramsey,  in  which  he  has 
been   compelled   to    spend  almost  3,001'/.;     he    recites 
various  orders  made  in  his  favour,  all  of  which  Ramsey 
refuses  to  obey.     Ramsej-  has  caused  the  effect  of  his 
last  petition  to  their  Lordships  to   be  put  in   print  in 
ii   scandalous   pamphlet,  wherein  he  reflects  upon  the 
honour  and  justice  of  both  Houses,  and  likewise  upon 
the  justice   of  the    Court   of  Exchequer.     Sir  Thomas 
Walsingham  prays  that  Ramsey  may  bo  ordered  to  pay 
him  further  costs,  and  be  punished  as  he   deserves  for 
his  false  and  scandalous  petition.     L.  J.,  X.  212. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  the  Court  of  Exchequer  committing 
Ramsey  to  the  Fleet  for  contempt  in  neglecting 
to  obey  a  decree  of  the  Court.     19  Oct.  1638. 

2.  Order  of  Committee  for  examination  of  abuses  in 
imprisonments  and  Courts  of  Justice  remanding 
Ramsey  to  the  Fleet,  finding  no  cause  to  relieve 
him  of  the  decree  obtained  against  him  in  the 
Exchequer  Chamber  Ijv  Sir  Thomas  Walsingham. 
22  Jan.  1640-1. 

3.  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons  in  the  matter. 
31  Oct.  1645. 

April  2o.  Order  for  Robert  Riimsey  to  have  a  copy  of 
Sir  Thomas  Walsingham's  answer.     L.  J.,  X.  212. 

April  20.  Votes  respecting  the  removal  of  Mr.  Glyu 
from  the  recordership  of  Loudon.     L.  J.,  X.  212. 

April  20.  Message  from  the  House  of  Commons 
desiring  the  speedy  concurrence  of  the  Lords  in  various 
ordinances.     L.  J.,  X.  212.     In  c.cfenso. 

April  20.  Draft  order  for  301.  a-piece  to  be  bestowed 
upon  Captain  Davies  and  Captain  Barrington  who  lately 
came  out  of  Munster  with  the  Commissioners.  L.  J., 
X.  212.     In  e.deuso. 

April  20.  Petition  of  Mathew  Draper,  Captain  of  the 
late  Earl  of  Essex's  troop.  Petitioner  has  from  the 
beginning  of  the  wars  faithfully  served  the  Parliament 
to  his  utter  ruiu,  1,245/.  being  due  to  him  for  arrears, 
Ijesides  losses  to  the  amount  of  3,500/.  He  has  now 
been  cast  into  the  King's  Bench  upon  a  judgment  and 
execution  for  60/.  obtained  against  him  by  Nicholas 
Young.  Prays  for  his  discharge  and  for  protection 
until  Parliament  shall  take  into  consideration  the  pay- 
ment of  his  arrears.     L.  J..  X.  212. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  certificate  of  the  Earl  of  Essex  as  to 
Captain  Draper's  services.     20  March  1645-6. 

2.  Certificate  of  the  Committee  for  taking  the 
accounts  of  the  whole  Kingdom  as  to  the  arrears 
due  to  Captain  Draper.     14  April  1646. 

3.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Young  :  Understands  that 
Draper  has  petitioned  for  his  discharge,  but  on 
what  ground  petitioner  knows  not.  Prays  that 
his  just  proceedings  at  law  may  not  be  stayed, 
that  he  may  have  a  copy  of  Draper's  petition, 
and  that  no  order  may  be  made  to  his  prejudice 
until  he  has  been  heard  by  counsel. 

April  20.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  mduct  Robert  GiHbrd  to  the  rectory  of 
Elsefield  ri/iKsUlesfield/?)  in  the  County  of  Southampton. 
L.  J.,  X.  212. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that  Gif- 
ford  has  been  approved  for  the  cure.  19  April 
1648. 

April  20.  Affidavit  of  Henry  Parre  and  Thomas  Gore 
that  they  heard  Heury  Halfepenney  say  to  Lord  Crom- 
well "You  are  a  base  conditioned  fellow,  and  I  will 
"  have  my  money  or  I  will  tear  the  clothes  from  vour 
"  back." 

April  20.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Richard  Isaacson  to  the  rectory  of 
Woodford,  Essex. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  of  ministers  in  favour  of  Isaacson. 

April  21.  Report  of  the  Commissioners  at  Oxford  to 
the  Committee  for  Reformation  of  the  University  of 
the  proceedings  whilst  the  Earl  of  Pembroke,  Chan- 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  KEPORT. 


2.3. 


House  OF     cellor  of  the  University,  was  there.     L.  J.,  X.  216.     In 
LoBDs.       c:(tc)iso. 

Calendar.         April  21.  Report  upon  preceding  made  to  Parliament 
,  ,  ,„         by  the  Committee.     L.  J.,  X.  216.     In  e.ctenso. 

April  21.  Draft  order  for  Dr.  Warner,  late  Bishop  of 
Rochester,  to  be  removed  out  of  the  Manor-house  of 
Bromley,  Kent,  and  for  possession  thereof  to  be  delivered 
to  Augustine  Skinner.     L.  J.,  X.  217.     In  e.rfcnso. 

April  21.  Draft  order  for  Sir  Thomas  Dacres  and 
Henry  Pitts  to  be  paid  a  debt  duo  to  them  by  Lord 
Capel  out  of  the  sequestration  of  his  estate.  L.  J.,  X. 
217.     //(  i:rteuS'->. 

April  22.  Draft  ordinance  to  divide  the  parishes  of 
Maisey  Hampton  and  Marston  Muisey,  Wilts,  &o.  L.  J., 
X.  212.     In  t',.7e»s.i. 

April  22.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  .James  Forbes  has  been  ajiproved  for  the  rectory  and 
vicarage  of  Duloe,  Cornwall.     L.  J.,  X.  221. 

April  22.  Draft  ordinance  for  further  ascertaining  the 
arrears  of  the  soldiery  due  upon  their  debentures, 
and  securing  all  those  that  shall  purchase  the  same. 
L.  J.,  X.  221.     In  r;,-fenso. 

April  22.  Certificates  of  delinquency  in  the  case  of  the 
following  persons.     C.  J.,  V.  539,  540.     In  cj'feuso  : — 
Rutland  Snoden.  Richard  AVickstead. 

Ralph  Skipwith.  Edward  Miehell. 

Stanley  Burronghes. 

April  22.  Letter  from  Alderman  Adams  to  Colonel 
Tichburue,  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower.  I  have  received 
a  paper  seeming  to  authorise  you  to  carry  u\\  person 
before  the  Lords  to  an.swer  to  a  charge.  I  am  con- 
strained to  inforiQ  j'Ou  that  my  person  ought  not  to  be 
hurried  to  and  fro,  or  disturbed  at  the  pleasure  of  any 
man,  neither  can  I  yield  obedience  to  the  command  of 
any  that  are  not  legal ;  therefore  if  you  intend  to  disturb 
me  on  Tuesdaj'  next  I  expect  to  see  a  legal  warrant 
from  some  person  or  court  which  has  jurisdiction  over 
me.  The  Lords  have  no  legal  power  to  summon  me  to 
answer  to  any  crime  whereof  I  am  accused  orsus])ected, 
and  therefore  3-ou  must  expect  to  answer  for  what- 
ever injury  yon  offer  to  my  person,  and  know  hereby 
that  I  shall  not  voluntarily  go  from  hence  to  West- 
minster, but  shall  suffer  3'ou  to  carry  me  if  you  send 
force  which  I  cannot  I'esist.     L.  J.,  X.  223. 

April  2-:!.  Similar  letter  from  Alderman  Langham. 
L.  J.,  X.  223. 

April  23.  Similar  letter  from  Alderman  Bunco.  L.  .J., 
X.  223. 

April  24.  Petition  of  Roger  Draper.  Complains  that 
George  James  has  vexed  him  with  many  imjust  suits 
with  reference  to  the  lease  of  a  rectory  purcliased  by 
petitioner's  late  uncle  Tomas  .James  from  a  prebendary 
of  Chichester,  of  which  petitioner  has  become  lawfulh* 
possessed,  but  to  which  George  James  pretends  a  title. 
Prays  their  Lordships  to  vouchsafe  him  a  speedy  hearing, 
and  that  in  the  meantime  all  suits  at  law  may  be  stayed. 
L.  J.,  X.  223. 

April  24.  Draft  ordinance  to  prevent  the  taking  of 
free  quarter.     L.  J.,  X.  224.     In  d-tenso. 

April  24.  Report  of  the  Committee  for  His  Majesty's 
revenue    concerning   the   Receivership   01    Yorkshire. 
L.  J.,  X.  224.     In  extenso. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Order  for  the  Committee  to  ascertain  whether 
John  Bland  has  forfeited  his  right  to  the  Receiver- 
ship, and  in  the  meantime  to  receive  the  revenues 
to  the  use  of  the  State.  18  April  1648.  L.  J., 
X.  207.  In  e:denso. 
April  24.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
/  institute   and  induct  John  Eastbrooke  to  the  rcctoi-y  of 

Kingston  Deverill,  Wilt.-;.     L.  J.,  X.  224. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate   from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
Eastbrooke  has  been  approved  for  the  cure. 
April  24.  Certificate  of  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
Samuel  Aldus   has  been  approved  for  the  rectory  of 
Frestou,  Suffolk.     L.  J.,  X.  224. 

April  24.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Mouson.  Petitioner  came 
in  upon  the  surrender  of  Oxford,  but  has  not  received  the 
benefit  of  the  articles,  <ic. ;  prays  that  the  remainder  of 
his  fine  at  Goldsmiths  Hall  may  be  remitted,  and  that 
his  ordinance  may  not  pass  until  he  has  been  in  some 
way  relieved.     L.  J.,  X.  225. 

April  24.  Another  petition  of  same,  praying  that  his 
ordinance  may  be  respited. 

April  24.  Pass  for  Francis  Kinloch  and  others  to  go 
into  France.     L.  J.,  X.  225. 

April  24.  Draft  of  the  additional  instructions  for  the 
Commissioners  from  the  Parliament  of  England  to  the 
Parliament  of  Scotlnnfl.     L.  J.,  X.  228.     In  extensu. 


April  24.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  6.000/.  for  the  Ho-vszar^ 
four  hundred  soldiers  added  to  the  forces  already  in  the  Lohdr. 
Tower  of  London.     L.  J.,  X.  228.     In  rxtcnso.  Cal^a^ 

April  24.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  continuance  of  the        ittAft 
Committee  of  the  Army  and  the  Treasurers  at  War 
L.  J.,  X.  228.     In  extensu. 

April  24.  Printed  copy  of  two  preceding  ordinances. 
April  24.  Draft  ordinance  for  Ijringingin  the  arrears 
of   the  assessments  for  the    armv  within  the  Cit-\-  of 
London.     L.  J.,  X.  22ii.     In  exien'so. 

April  25.  Order  for  hearing  the  writ  of  error,  Burrowes 
V.  Trippett.     L.  J.,  X.  231. 

April  25.  Draft  order  for  maimed  soldiers  to  have  the 
useof  Ely  House.     L.  J.,  X.  232.     In  edenso. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Release  of  Edward  Birkhead  of  any  former  con- 
tract made  for  Ely  House.    17  April  1648,    L.  J., 
X.  231.     In  exfenm.     On  the  same  paper:  Order 
of  the  House  of  Commons  for  Ely  House  to  be- 
given  up  to  the  Treasurers  for  maimed  soldiers 
14  April  1648. 
April  25.  Draft  letter  from  the  Parliament  to  Lord 
Fairfax  respecting  the  preservation  of  the  wardrobe  in 
the  Tower.     L.  J.,  X.  233.     In  ea;'e»;w. 

April  27.  Application  by  Joseph  Murdock  to  the  Earl 
of  Manchester  for  a  pass  to  go  into  Ireland  to  brino-  over' 
his  wife  and  children.     L.  j.,  X.  233.  "^ 

April  27.  Petition  of  divers  merchants,  owners,  and- 
merchants  sti  angers  interested  in  navisation  and  foreign, 
commerce.  Pray  that  the  ordinance  of  the  12th  instant 
for  settling  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Court  of  Admiralty- 
may  be  extended  as  well  to  all  marine  causes  now  de- 
pending either  in  the  Admiralty  or  Delegates  Court,  as 
for  the  future  to  those  that  shall  be  begun  before  ther 
expiration  of  the  three  vears  limited  by  the  ordinance- 
L.  J.,  X.  233. 

^  April  27._  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and 
Commons^  in  Common  Council  assembled.  They  have 
received  information  from  one  John  Everard'of  an 
intention  on  the  part  of  the  army  to  disarm  and  then 
plunder  the  city.  Pray  that  the  chains  within  the  city 
may  be  i-epaired  and  set  up  again,  that  the  army  may 
be  removed  to  a  greater  distance,  and  that  Slaji.r- 
General  Skippon  may  be  appointed  to  the  command  of 
the  forces  within  the  lines  of  communication  and  the 
weekly  bills  of  mortality.  L.  J..  X.  2-34.  In  cxteuso. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  .John  Everard  referred  to  in  pro- 
ceding.     23   April    1618.      L.   J.,    X.   234.      Ib 
extenso. 
April  28.  Petition  of  Roger  North.     After  a  solemn 
hearing  of  the   cause  between  petitioner  and  Thomas 
Conisby  their  Lordships  made  an   order  for  petitioner 
to  lake  all  trees  and  woods  in  Mims  Common,  in  the- 
county  of  Hertford,  but   by  reason  of  interruptions  he 
has  not  been  able  to  receive  any  fruit  of  the  order.. 
Prays   that   the   sheriff'   of  Herts  may  be  ordered  to 
assist   him   in   the    execution  of   the   order,   and  that 
Thomas  Conisby,  and  all  others  pretending  under  him 
or  his  title,  may  be  inhibited  to   molest  or  interrupt 
petitioner  and  his  workmen  in  cutting  and  takiu"-  away 
the  trees.     L.  J.,  X.  235. 

April  28.  Affidavit  of  Edward  Radford  in  support  of 
preceding. 

April  28.  Application  by  the  Earl  of  Dorset  that  pri- 
vilege may  be  granted  to  Richard  Colebeck  his  menial 
servant,  -who  has  been  arrested  at  the  suit  of  John  and 
Alexander  Baker.     L.  J.,  X.  236. 

April  29.  Affidavit  of  Richard  Colebeck  that  he  has- 
been  again  arrested  notwithstanding  their  Lordships' 
order  for  his  release. 

April  29.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Tbeophilus  Luddington  to  the  rec- 
tory of  Halstead,  SuH'olk  [Essex].     L.  .L,  X.  236. 

May  1.  Petition  of  William  Cokayne,  merchant,  oa 
the  behalf  of  himself,  Bartholomew  Brickwood,  William 
Ham,  and  others,  in  answer  to  the  petition  of  Edward- 
El  tonhead  [vide  20  April  1648).  Petitioner  being  law- 
fully seized  of  the  farmhouse  and  lauds  called  Sheepen, 
Essex,  Edward  Eltonhead  without  any  title  caused  the- 
house  to  be  broken  o])en.  and  forciblj'  entered  into  part  . 
thereof,  and  kept  it  from  petitioner's  tenant.  I'eti- 
tioner  being  ad\'ised  that  he  had  cause  of  action  against 
the  parties  who  had  been  put  into  the  hou.se,  and  know- 
ing that  Eltonhead  was  acquainted  with  the  sheriffs 
and  bailiffs,  and  therefore  if  he  had  taken  a  writ  with 
a  warrant  to  the  ordinaiy  bailiff  the  same  would  have 
become  fruitless,  obtained  a  warrant  from  the  Sheriff 
of  Essex  to  Marshall  Clench  and  others,  special  bailiffs, 
who  going  to  the  house,  and  finding  the  doors  open, 
peaceably  and  cpiietly  entered  as  lawfully  they  might,. 

0  4° 


24 


HISTOltlCAL    MAXUSCKIPTS    COJIMISSION 


Hor5E  or 

LORPS. 

Cdlendar. 

164S. 


William  Ham,  the  younger,  Tvith  his  father  has  since 
peaceably  enjoyed  the  snme  until  Eltoiihead"?  ]ietition, 
with  the  athdavit  of  Mary  Newman  annexed,  was  pre- 
sented to  their  Lord<hii>s.  who  ordered  Hftm  to  be 
removed,  and  brought  up  prisoner  with  Brickwood 
arid  others.  Petitioner  prays  that  his  counsel  may  lie 
speedily  heard  that  the  parties  who  have  been  brought 
up  may  bo  allowed  to  depart  to  their  home.-,  petitioner 
being  ready  to  answer  for  them,  that  he  may  lie  restored 
to  the  possession  ol  the  house,  and  that  the  matter  may 
be  left  to  determination  in  the  courts  of  law  and  equity. 
L.  J.,  X.  237. 
Annexed:  — 

1.  Copy  of  Eltonhead's  petition. 

2.  Copy  of  afRdavit  of  Mary  Kowman. 

3.  Petition  of  Edward  Eltonhead  by  way  of  answer 
to  the  matters  suggested  in  a  late  pei;ition  of 
William  Cockayne.  Petitioner  denies  every  allo- 
cation contained  in  Cockayne's  petition,  and  prays 
to  bo  heard  by  his  counsel  in  the  matter.  (Un- 
dated.) 

Mav  1.  Letter  from  Dr.  John  Arrowsmith,  Mcc- 
Chancellor  of  the  University,  to  the  House  of  Peers 
respecting  the  order  for  repairing  aud  cleansing  the 
streets  in  Cambridge.     L.  J.,  S.  238.     Id  ej-ienso. 

May  2.  Order  lor  adding  Eichard  Bradropp  and 
others  to  the  Committee  for  Assessments  for  Dorset- 
shire.    L.  J.,  X.  240.     In  cclnsv. 

May  2.  Order  for  adding  Sir  Edward  Gilborne  and 
others  to  the  Committee  for  Assessments  for  Kent. 
L.  J.,  X.  240.     1,1  cjienso. 

May  3.  Copy  of  letter  from  the  Parliament  of  Scot- 
land (letter  dated  26  April)  to  the  Siieaker  of  the  House 
of  Peers,  pro  feiniiore,  to  be  communicated  to  the  Lords 
and  Commons,  forwarding  "  their  just  and  necessary 
■■  demaixds  to  the  Honourable  Houses  of  the  Parliament 
"  of  England,  to  which  the  Parliament  desires  a  clear 
'•  and  satisfactory  answer."     L.  J.,  X.  242.     In  ciriuo. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Desires  of  the  Parliament  of  Scotland  to  the 
Honourable  Houses  of  the  Parliament  of  England 
for  the  covenant  to  be  taken,  for  a  treaty  with 
the  King,  for  the  return  of  the  excluded  mem- 
bers, for  Lord  Fairfax's  army  to  be  disbanded, 
&e.     L.  J.,  X.  242.     In  e.denso. 

May  4.  Petition  of  Edward  Lord  Herbert  of  Cher- 
bury.  Upon  the  Burrcnder  of  bis  Castle  at  Montgomery 
he  had  20/.  a  week  allowed  him.  Much  of  this  money 
is  now  in  arrear,  and  he  prays  that  it  may  be  pre-^ently 
paid  and  the  order  continued,  if  not  during  his  life,  as 
the  Earl  of  Mulgrave  had  it,  yet  at  least  until  he  be 
satisfied  for  the'losses  he  .-ustained  for  two  years  and 
three  months  during  which  time  he  kept  his  castle 
until  he  submitted  it  unto  the  Parliament,  which  losses 
appear  by  good  certificate  to  amount  to  divers  thousand 
pounds.     L.  J.,  X.  243. 

Maj-  4.  Answer  of  George  James  to  the  ]ietition  of 
Eoger  Draper  {vide  24  April).  Denies  many  of  the 
allegations  contained  in  Draper's  petition,  aud  prays 
that  the  order  made  ihereou  may  be  discharged  and 
the  matter  left  to  the  ordinary  course  of  the  law.  L.  J., 
X.  243. 

May  4.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Kichard  Hojikins  to  the  vicarage  of 
-Cleeve  Fipperd  Xliflc-Pypard:,  Wilts.     L.  J.,  X.  243. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  ministers  that  Hopkins  is  a  godly, 
able,  and  orthodox  divine,  &c.     20  Jan.  Itj47-S. 

May  4.  Certificate  that  Clement  Paman  is  a  man  able 
for  his  learning,  orthodox  in  his  doctrine,  and  un- 
fjuestionable  for  his  life  and  converfiatiou.  L.  J.,  X. 
244. 

May  4.  Petition  of  Isaac  Williams,  defendant  in  a 
writ  of  (.-rror,  wherein  John  Dyrrett  is  plaintilT.  Prays 
that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing. 

May  4.  Similar  petition  of  John  Hanbury,  defendant 
in  a  writ  of  error,  wherein  Francis  Finch  is  plaintiff. 

May  o.  Petition  of  Edward  Fisher ;  prays  that  a  day 
may  be  appointed  for  hearing  his  cause  against  William 
Blaythwaite.     L.  J.,  X.  240. 

May  5.  Petition  of  George  Raleigh.  Complains  that 
he  is  sued  Vjy  Robert  Vivers  and  otliers  for  matters  done 
merely  as  a  soldier,  and  in  obedience  to  the  commands 
of  his  superior  officers.  Prays  that  an  order  made  by 
their  Lordshijis  on  the  16th  of  June  1646  for  his  pro- 
tection may  be  revived,  and  that  a  day  may  be 
appointed  for  him  to  make  good  aud  prove  the  sug- 
gestions of  his  petition  upon  which  the  said  order  was 
granted.     L.  J.,  X.  24".. 


■  copies  of  various  pelitions 


to 
of 

to 


Annexed  : — 

1.  Pamphlet  contaiuinj 
in  the  matter. 
May  -5.  Petition  of  Michael  Grigg  ;  petitioner,  having 
legally  arrested  William  Wrawtre}-  for  debt,  is  stayed 
in  his  prosecution  by  a  pretended  general  order  from 
their  Lordships.  Prays  that  he  may  have  liberty  to 
pro.^ecute  his  action.     L.  J.,  X.  245. 

May  5.  Petition  of  William  Cockayne,  merchant. 
Complains  that  Mr.  Eltonhead,  taking  advantage  of 
there  being  now  no  sheriff  in  Essex  to  graut  any  replevin, 
ou  Tuesdaj-  last  caused  all  the  cattle  belonging  to 
petitioner's  tenants  to  be  driven  away,  to  the  distur- 
bance of  his  title,  and  the  destruction  of  his  tenants' 
stock.  Prays  that  an  order  may  be  granted  i'or  the 
tenants  quietly  to  enjoy  the  houses  and  lands  hold  by 
them  until  the  hearing  of  the  cause  now  depending 
between  petitioner  and  Mr.  Eltonhead.  L.  J.,  X.  245. 
Mav  6.  Pass  for  Mrs.  Blake  to  go  into  France.  L.  J .. 
X.  245. 

itiaj'  S.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett 
institute  and  induct  William  Ellis  to  the  vicarage 
Foulden.  Norfolk.     L.  J.,  X.  247. 

May  8.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett 
institute  aud  induct  Robert  Stattbrd  to  the  vicarage  of 
Pakeuham,  Saft'olk.     L.  J..  X.  247. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  in  favour  of  Stafford.  (3  May  1648. 
May  8.  Petition  of  Edward  Eltonhead  by  way  of 
answer  to  t'ne  last  petition  of  AYilliam  Cockayne. 
Prays  that,  for  avoiding  delay  aud  charges,  their 
Lordships  will  be  pleased  to  refer  the  consideration  of 
the  question  betv.eeu  him  aud  Cockayne  to  any  of  the 
reverend  judges  that  they  may  make  report  thereof  to 
the  House.     L.  J.,  X.  248. 

May  8.  Petition  of  John  Silver,  of  Stoke,  iu  the 
count)-  of  Kent,  husbandman  ;  by  the  will  of  William. 
Allen,  deceased,  petitioner  became  his  executor,  but  in 
opposition  thereto,  Thomas  Ifaj'ues,  by  the  advice  of 
Peter  Stowell,  late  registrar  to  the  Bishop  of  Rochester, 
sued  out  letters  of  administration  in  the  name  of  John 
Bishop  of  Rochester  two  months  after  the  date  of  the 
two  ordinances,  the  one  for  abolishing  bishops,  and  the 
other  for  constituting  Sir  Xathauiel  Brent  to  the  grant 
of  administrations.  Raynes,  pretending  title  to  the 
estate,  jjrosecuted  suit  against  petitioner,  encouraged  Ijy 
Stowell,  who  said  he  would  make  the  administration  in 
the  bishop's  name  valid  and  sufficient  in  spite  of  any 
ordinancf  of  Parliament.  Petitioner  prays  that  Raynes 
and  Stowell  may  he  sent  foi'  to  answer  for  their  con- 
tempt, nJid  that  he  may  be  relieved  for  the  great 
charges  and  truuble  incurred  by  him  by  the  unlawful 
graut  of  tlie  admiuistration.  L.  J.,  X.  248. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding.    3  April  1648. 
May  8.  Pass  for  Charles  Yiscount  Andover   and  his 
servants  to  go  into  France.     L.  J.,  X.  248. 

Ma}-  9.  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and 
Commons  of  the  citj'  of  London  in  Common  Council  as- 
sembled. The_v  conceive  that  there  is  an  expectation 
that  the  Parliament  sh.all  be  gvtarded  by  the  city  forces, 
which  petitioners  are  readj-  to  do,  being  put  into  a 
capacity  to  perform  tliC  same  by  settling  the  Militia, 
and  being  authorised  so  to  do.  They  have  received  iu- 
formatioit  that  the  bringing  iu  of  bullion  is  much 
irajieded  and  merchandising  greatly  diverted  by  reason 
that  the  former  favour  aft'orded  to  the  ci  ty  of  nominating 
the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  hath  been  of  late  susjieudcd, 
aud  m;;!iy  soldieis  therein  placed  unknown  to  petitioners, 
whereby  trading  is  much  decayed  and  poor  people  in 
extreme  misery  for  want  of  employment,  and  the  city 
greatly  endangered  by  their  important  necessities.  Pe- 
titiuners  pray  that  they  ma}'  bo  authoi'ised  by  ordinance 
of  Parliament  to  nominate  and  present  to  Parliament  a 
Committee  for  the  Militia  of  the  City,  that  the  command 
of  the  Tower  of  London  may  be  put  into  the  hands  of 
such  a  person  as  they  shall  nominate  and  present  to 
Parliament,  aud  that  the  soldiers  now  remaining  there 
may  be  removed.     L.  J.,  X.  249. 

May  !'.  Petition  of  Sir  Paul  Pindar.  Prays  their 
Lordships  to  sus)iond  the  execution  of  the  order  made 
on  the  4th  instant  for  outing  him  of  the  possession  of 
the  alum  works  and  mines  at  Mulgrave.  Yorkshire, 
and  giving  possession  thereof  to  the  Earl  of  Mulgrave, 
until  petitioner  lias  been  heard  concerning  his  title 
thereto.  L.  J..  X.  2V.>. 
Annexed ; — 

1.  Co|)y  of  order  referred  to  in  preceding.     4  May 
1618. 

2.  Another  petition  of  Sir  Paul  Pindar.    Prays  that 
a  day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing  his  title  to 


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the  mines,  works,  &c.  for  which  he  paid  a  great 
and  valuable  consideration.     (Undated.) 
May  10.  Petition  of  ministers  of  the  city  of  London. 
Petitioners  being  deeply  sensible  of  the  dejilorable  con- 
dition of  the  college  near  Dublin,  and   sadly  weighing 
how  religion  would  suffer  by  the    ruin  of   that  pious, 
royal,  and  profitable  foundation  and  the    fair    liljrary 
there,  to  the  joy  of  adversaries  and  grief  of  the  godly, 
]3ray  that  some  order  may  be  settled  for  upholding  that 
honourable  and  useful  society,  and  that  for  the  present 
snpjily  of  their  extreme  necessity,  under  which  tliey  are 
ready  to  expire,  a  jiublic  collection  may  be  ordered  on 
some  one  Lord's  Day  in  all  churches  and  chapels  within 
the  province  of  London.     L.  J.,  X.  '250. 
Annexed:— 

1.  Statement  as   to   the   deplorable    condition    of 

Trinity  College,  in  consequence  of  the  occupation 

of  their  lands  by  the  rebels,  by  which  many  of 

the  fellows  and  scholars   have   been  obliged  to 

seek    sustenance    elsewhere,   while   the   college 

buildings  are  falling  into  decay  for  want  of  repair, 

the  truth  of  which  statement  is  attested  by  the 

Archbishop  of  Armagh,  Vice -Chancellor  of  the 

College,  and  others. 

May  10.  Draft  of  additional  ordinance   touching  the 

jurisdiction  of  the  Court  of  Admiralty.     This  ordinance 

was  reported  from  the  Committee  on  the  Admiralty  this 

day,  and  referred  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House, 

but  no  further  proceedings  appear  to  have  been  taken. 

L.  J..  X.  260. 

May  10.  Draft  ordinance  for  rectifying  many  super- 
stitious habits  and  customs  in  the  Universities.  The 
ordinance  forbids  the  wearing  of  surplices  or  copes  in 
all  cathedraLs,  churches,  chapels,  and  college  chapels, 
and  halls.  Hoods  (though  they  may  have  their  use 
by  way  of  civil  distinction  of  degiees  in  university 
meetings)  are  not  to  be  pressed  upon  any  under  penalty 
to  be  worn  in  any  part  of  the  service  and  worship  of 
God.  The  imposing  of  subscription  upon  students  is 
forbidden,  and  the  Vice-Chancellor  and  heads  of  the 
Universities  are  speedily  to  consider  what  ceremonies, 
vestures,  habits,  and  customs  at  auj'  time  used  in  the 
Universities  are  needless  or  unseemly  for  ministers  of 
the  Gospel,  in  order  that  they  may  be  forborne  and 
totally  removed.  This  ordinance  was  read  and  com- 
mitted this  day,  but  does  not  appear  to  have  been  further 
proceeded  with.  L.  J.,  X.  2.50. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  that  the 
statute  for  imposing  upon  young  scholars  a  sub- 
scription according  to  the  36th  article  of  the 
canons  is  against  the  law  and  liberty  of  the  sub- 
ject, and  ought  not  to  be  pressed  upon  any 
students  or  graduates  whatsoever.  20  Jan.  1640-1. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  en- 
larging previous  order.     9  April  16-1-1. 

3.  Copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  for  all 
copes  and  sriqilices  to  be  taken  out  of  all  cathe- 
drals and  collegiate  and  parish  churches  and 
cha])els,  and  applied  for  the  relief  of  maimed 
soldiers.     3  Oct.  1643. 

May  10.  Draft  letter  from  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of 
Lords  to  the  Earl  of  Northampton,  desiring  his  Lord- 
ship to  come  to  London  to  appear  as  a  witness  in  the 
cause  between  Raleigh  and  Yivers,  and  assuring  him 
that  he  shall  suffer  no  prejudice  or  damage  to  himself 
or  retinue  either  in  coming  up,  during  his  stay  in  Lou- 
don, or  on  his  return  back  to  the  place  from  whence  he 
comes.     L.  J.,  X.  251. 

May  10.  Petition  of  Dame  Audrey  Poyntz  Litleton, 
late  wife  of  SirAdara  Poyntz  liitleton.  Baronet,  deceased, 
complaining  of  the  conduct  of  Isabel  Smith,  and  Andrew 
Booth,  the  keeper  of  Newgate,  and  praying  that  Booth 
may  be  sent  for  to  answer  for  his  high  contem])t  and 
misdemeanour  in  jiermitting  Isabel  Smith  to  be  au 
liberty,  and  that  Smith  may  be  removed  to  some  other 
prison.     L.  J.,  X.  251.     In  e.rtenso. 

May  10.  Petition  of  Thomas  Marsh,  of  Hackney,  in 
the  county  of  Middlesex.  Petitioner  has  been  nominated 
sheriff  of  Cambridge  for  the  ensuing  year.  He  never 
had  a  house  or  inhabited  in  that  county,  for  six  years 
he  has  been  troubled  with  a  quartern  ague  which  dis- 
ables him  for  any  public  employment,  and  he  is  one 
of  the  Committee  for  Middlesex.  He  therefore  prays 
to  be  dismissed  from  the  office  of  sheriff  of  Cambridge. 
Noted. — Nothing  ordered. 

May  11.  Petition  of  Timothy  Bro^vniug,  plaintiff  in  a 
writ  of  error  wherein  William  Stanbury  is  defendant. 
Prays  that  an  error  in  the  re?'ird  may  be  rectified 
JL.  J.,  X.  252.  . 

o     84068. 


May  11.  Petition  of  John  Burro wes,  defendant  in  a     House  o» 
writ  of  error  wherein  Robert  Tripiiett  is  pluintilT.  Prays        ^"°^"- 
that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing.     L.   J.,   X.      Calendar. 

"  1646 

May  11.  Judgment  in  the  writ  of  error  between  John 
Hawkc  and  Robert  Crowe.     L.  J.,  X.  252. 

May  11.  Petition  of  Sir  Thomas  Trolloi)p,  Baronet. 
Prays  leave  to  proceed  at  law  against  Mountague  Earl  of 
Lindsey  for  the  recovery  of  a  debt.     L.  J.,  X.  252. 

May  11.  Certificate  in  favour  of  George  Ward,  minis- 
ter.    L.  J.,  X.  253. 

May  11.  Instruction  for  the  Commissioners  from  the 
Parliament  of  England  to  the  Parliament  of  Scotland. 
The  Commissioners  are  to  signify  to  the  Parliament  of 
Scotland  that  the  two  Houses  of  the  Parliament  of 
England  take  notice  and  very  much  resent  the  unusual 
address  of  the  letter,  with  the  jjaper  of  desires  enclosed, 
it  not  being  the  style  which  hath  been  and  is  used  to  the 
Houses  of  Parliament.  The  letter  was  addressed  "  To 
'I  the    Right  Honble.    the    Speaker   of   the    House    of 

Peers  pro  tempore,  to  be  communicated  to  the  Lords 

and  Commons  assembled  in  the  Parliament  of  Eng- 
"  landatWestmiuster."  C.  J.,  V.  556.  In  e.iienso.  This 
instruction  was  agreed  to  by  the  Commons,  and  si-nt  up 
to  the  Lords  this  day.  On  the  13th  the  Lords  referred 
the  matter  to  a  Committee,  who  on  the  same  day  re- 
ported an  amendment  which  was  rejected  by  the  House 
(L-  J-,  X.  256,  257).  On  the  15th  the  Lords  rejected 
the  instruction.     L.  J.,  X.  2.58. 

May  12.  Order  in  the  cause  between  Ralph  Wiseman 
and  Henry  Rooper.     L.  J.,  X.  263. 

May  12.  Petition  of  Lucie  Powlett,  one  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Lord  Henry  Powlett.  William  Earl  of  Bedford 
was  indebted  to  Lady  Elizabeth  Hatton,  petitioner's 
aunt,  4.000Z.,  which  sum  Lady  Hatton  devised  to  peti- 
tioner for  her  marriage  portion,  and  then  died.  The 
Earl  having  refused  to  jiay  this  sum,  petitioner  pre- 
ferred her  bill  in  Chancery  against  him,  but  this  he  re- 
fuses to  answer,  making  use  of  his  privilege  as  a  peer 
of  the  realm.  Petitioner  prays  that  the  Earl  may  be 
ordered  to  pay  what  is  due  to  her,  with  damages  for  the 
detaining  thereof,  or  to  answer  her  bill  in  Chancer\ . 
L.  J.,  X.  2.54. 

May  12.  Report  of  Dr.  Benett  and  Edward  Eltonhead, 
two  Masters  in  Chancery,  of  the  costs  incurred  by  Robert 
Edbrooke  and  others  in  consequence  of  their  arrest  and 
detention  on  the  complaint  of  Sir  Oliver  Luke  and 
others.     L.  J.,  X.  254. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Order  for  the  discharge  of  Edbrooke  and  others, 
and  for  Sir  Oliver  Luke  to  pay  their  costs.  18 
April  1648. 

2.  Note  of  the  costs  and  expenses  that  Robert  Ed- 
brooke, William  Tucker,  and  Silvester  Williams 
were  at  in  their  journey  towards  London,  together 
with  the  expences  they  paid  for  other  messengers. 

3.  List  of  fees  due  to  the  officers  of  the  House  from 
Robert  Edbrooke  and  others. 

May  12.  Petition  of  Sir  Oliver  Luke  and  others.  Pray 
that  they  may  be  fully  heard  to  make  good  their  charges 
of  contempt  against  Robert  Edbrooke  and  others,  and 
that  in  the  meantime  the  order  for  the  payment  of  costs 
may  be  suspended.     L.  J.,  X.  2.54. 

May  12.  Petition  of  Bartholomew  Savery,  defendant 
in  a  writ  of  error  wherein  William  Doe  is  plaintiff. 
Prays  for  an  early  day  for  hearing.     L.  J.,  X.  264. 

May  12.  Report  of  Mr.  Justice  Bacon  and  Mr.  Baron 
Atkins  upon  the  petition  of  Thomas  and  Edmond  Riggs 
and  others,  concerning  the  manor  of  Fareham.  L.  ,J., 
X.  255.     In  extenso. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Order  referring  Rigg's  petition  to  the  iudsres. 
31  Dec.  1647. 

2.  Further  order  in  the  matter.     29  .Tan.  1647-8. 

3.  Affidavit  of  Richard  Pearce  in  the  matter.  18 
April  1648. 

4.  Printed  statement  in  the  cause. 

May  12.  Petition  of  John  Earl  of  Rivers.  John 
Greene  has  petitioned  their  Lordships  to  take  from  pe- 
titioner his  privilege.  Prays  that  the  ancient  and  law- 
ful privilege  of  a  peer  may  lie  allowed  to  him,  and  that 
during  the  time  of  Parliament  he  may  not  be  molested 
with  suits  at  law. 

May  13.  Petition  of  William  R/ndall,  citizen  and 
common  councilman  in  the  city  of  London.  Petitioner 
has  been  a  sufferer  by  the  late  rebellion  in  Ireland  to 
the  value  of  at  least  5,000Z.,  and  has  at  present  goods  to 
the  value  of  500Z.  in  Cork  and  Kinsale  which  he  cmnoD 
get  without  a  license  to  send  a  ship  to  fetch  them.  He 
prays  that  leave  may  be  granted  to  him  to  send  a  ship 

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HorsB  01 

LOKDS. 

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1648. 


to  bring  away  his  goods,  and  to  send  thither  I'V  his  fac- 
tor a  small  c|iuuitity  of  lawful  exportable  merchandize, 
which  according  to' his  factor's  contract  he  lias  already 
bought.     L.  J.,  X.  250. 

May  13.  Petition  of  Lieutenant-l'oluuel  Walter  Owen. 
Petitioner  has  served  the  State  from  the  first  to  the  last 
of  the  late  war,  and  has  long  waited  tor  his  arrears,  but 
does  nevertheless  waive  iiuportunity  of  suit  in  con- 
sideration of  the  present  and  public  want.  He  prays 
that  he  mav  have  license  for  raising  a  regiment  of  =even 
companies  for  Italy,  comjiosed  of  sui)ernuiueraries,  ma- 
liguauts,  and  idle"  persons  tit  for  foreign  service,  but 
ihiugerous  and  a  burden  at  home,  petitioner  giving  un- 
deniable security  for  the  certain  transportation  of  ihe 
companies  free,  and  far  off  from  any  purposes  against 
the  State.     L.  J.,  X.  256. 

May  13.  Amendment  to  the  letter  to  the  Parliament 
of  Scotland  concerning  the  answer  to  be  sent  to  their 
desires.     L.  J.,  X.  2.:.7,  25?. 

May  lo.  Rejiort  .if  Sir  Bdward  Leche  and  Mr.  John 
Page  "concerning    the    imposts  of  wine    due  to  peers. 
L.  J.,  X.  257.     Ill  ej-tenso. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Order  for  Sir  Edward  Leche  and  Mr.  Page  to 
renoi-t  upon  the  matter.     1>^  .Ian.  1647-8. 

2.  Petition  of  Lawrence  Lisle.  In  obedience  to  their 
Lordships'  orders  petitioner  has  endeavoured  to 
gather  in  the  arrears  of  impost  yet  unsatisfied, 
and  to  discover  the  impediments  therein,  and  has 
prcjcured  several  certificates  from  the  farmers  of 
the  custome,  whereby  it  a]ipears  that  William 
Leachland  received  the  moneys  for  the  impost  for 
the  years  163:!  to  1641.  He  is  since  deceased, 
and  his  widow  has  married  Sir  John  Poole,  from 
whom  petitioner  has  several  times  demanded  the 
moneys,  but  he  refuses  to  pay.  Prays  that  some 
course  may  be  taken  to  compel  the  executors 
of  Leachland  to  ]iay  over  the  moneys  received 
by  him.     (Undated.) 

3.  Particular  of  bills  of  impost  signed  and  remain- 
ing in  the  custody  of  Lawrence  Lisle,  which  are 
unsatisfied  by  Mr.  Leadiland,  notwithstanding 
he  hath  received  the  moneys. 

4.  Certiticates  of  the  farmers  of  the  customs  re- 
ferred to  in  Lisle's  petition.     17  Aug.  1647. 

May  13.  Answer  of  Ealph  Wiseman  to  the  petition 
of  Hcurr  Rooper  (cuh-  22  Feb.  1647-8).  Prays  that 
Koojiei's  petition  may  be  dismissed  as  it  does  not  con- 
tain anything  which  has  not  already  been  examined  and 
decided  by  former  causes.     L.  J.,  X.  74. 

May  14.  Letter  from  Lieutenant-Colonel  Thomas 
Marshall  (the  messenger  who  brought  the  letter  from 
the  Parliament  of  Scotland)  to  the  Earl  of  Manchester. 
Complains  that  he  has  been  arrested  by  one  Dickins,  a 
biiilitt",  at  the  suit  of  Mr.  Burges,  notwithstanding  they 
both  knew  upon  what  business  he  was  in  town.  Expects 
to  know  their  Lordships"  pleasure  herein  suddenly. 
L.  .1.,  X.  2.D«. 

May  15.  Petition  of  ministers  of  the  county  of  Rut- 
land and  the  parts  adjacent.  Pray  that  Samuel  Oates, 
weaver,  a  known  and  professed  Anabaptist  may  be 
proceeded  against  for  blasphemy,  &c.  L.  J.,  X.  251*. 
Ill  e.i'!eiiiiu. 

May  16.  Petition  of  divers  thousands  knights,  gentle- 
men, and  freeholders  of  the  county  of  Surrej-,  together 
with  the  Ijorougli  of  Southwark.  Pray  that  a  personal 
treaty  ma\-  be  entered  into  with  the  King,  and  that  the 
army  may  be  disbanded.     L.  J.,  X.  260.     In  extenso. 

May  16.  Draft  answer  of  the  Lords  to  jireoeding 
petition.     L.  J.,  X.  260.     In.  p,i/e/(.so. 

May  16.  Ordei'  of   the  Committee   for  the  afTairs  of 
Ireland,  recommending    that   Sir  Robert  Meredith  be 
put  ill  tlie  place  of    Baron  Hilton  as  one  of  the  Keepers 
of  the  Gnat  Seal  of  Ireland.     L.  J.,  X.  262. 
May  16.  Copy  of  preceding. 

May  IH.  Petition  of  the  well  alfected  parishioners  of 
Cound,  in  the  county  of  Salop.  Richard  Wood,  late 
rectoi-  of  the  parish,  was  sequestered  for  his  delinijuenc}-, 
and  Samuel  Smytli,  a  godly  and  orthodox  divine,  settled 
to  officiat*-  ill  his  stead.  Wood  is  now  dead,  and  Sir 
Richard  Lee  and  Mr.  Pitt  are  joint  trustees  of  the 
jjatronage,  but  as  Lee  is  a  delinquent  under  sequestra- 
lion,  the  disposal  of  the  living  is  wholly  with  Parlia- 
nient.  I'etitiimers  pray  that  Mr.  Smyth  may  be  con- 
fuMicd  in  the  rectory.  L.  J.,  X.  261. 
Annexed  :  — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

■-.   Certificate  of  Committee  of  Salop  recommending 

Smyth  for  the  living. 
3,  Copy  of  preceding. 


4.  Draft  ordinance  aiipoiiiting  Smyth  to  the  living. 
L.  J.,  X.  261. 

5.  Another  draft. 
May   18.     Draft   order   adding    Gilbert   Ireland  and 

others  to  the  Committee  of  Sequestrations  for  Lancaster. 
C.  J.,  Y.  564.  . 

Mav  18.  Order  referring  the  petition  of  Katherme 
Wolhist'ott  to  the  Committee  at  Goldsmiths  Hall. 
C.  .I.,V.  564. 

May  10.  InstrnCtioiiB  for  Sir  William  Playter  and  Sir 
Thomas  Barnadiston.  appointed  to  go  to  Bury  to  sup- 
press the  insurrection  there.    L.  J.,  X.  268.    In  e.ctenso. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Letter  from  the  Committee  at  Bury  (dated  15th 
Ma\)  to  the  Committee  for  the  safety  of  _ the 
Kingdom,  giving  an  account  of  the  proceedings 
at  Bury,  and  enclosing  the  following  papers,  all 
dated  14th  May  and  printed  ia  exteitso,  L.  J., 
X.  268-269. 

2.  Statement  that  the  magistrates  of  the  town  are 
unable  to  appease  the  tumult,  and  have  therefore 
written  to  Mr.  Wrindue  tu  come  over  and  treat 
with  Sir  Thomas  Barnardiston  and  Major  Dis- 
borough. 

3.  Proclamation  issued  by  Sir  Thomas  Barnasdiston 
calling  upon  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  to 
deliver  up  their  arms  and  depart  quietly  to  their 
homes. 

4.  Copy  of  letter  from  certain  of  the  inhabitants  of 
the  town  to  Sir  Thomas  Barnardiston  and  Major 
Disborongh,  requesting  that  certain  gentlemen 
who  came  out  of  the  country  for  the  defence  and 
good  of  the  town  may  be  permitted  to  depart 
with  their  arms, 

5.  Answer  to  preceding  letter. 

6.  Order  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  associated 
counties  directing  the  constables  of  Nowton  to 
send  twenty  horse  ■\\ith  arms  and  men  for  the 
service  of  the  town  of  Bury. 

May  20.  Testimonial  as  to  the  fitness  of  Walter  Flay 
for  the  Church  of  St.  Mary's  College,  near  Winchester. 
L.  J.,  X.  272. 

May  20.  Petition  of  Cheney  Rowe,  D.D.,  sometime 
prisoner  in  the  Spanish  Inquisition.  Petitioner  was, 
upon  misinformation,  ejected  by  the  Earl  of  Manchester 
out  of  the  rectory  of  Orwell,  Cambridge,  the  rectory 
being  an  ajipropriation  and  no  cure  of  souls,  albeit 
jietitioncr  has  since  been  acquitted  from  scandal  and 
left  free  to  the  course  of  justice  by  the  Committee  for 
J'lundered  Ministers,  but  he  is  stopped  by  the  Com- 
mittee for  Indemnities,  in  regard  there  is  no  appeal  from 
the  Earl's  acts  except  to  their  Lordships.  Praj's  that 
his  case  may  b(^  considered  or  i-eferred  to  some  com- 
mittee or  other  indilferent  persons  that  may  have  power 
to  examine  the  justice  thereof.  L.  J.,  X.  272. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Similar  petition  of  same.  (Undated.) 
May  2t».  Petition  of  James  Halton,  minister  of  the 
Word.  Petitioner  was,  Ijy  order  of  the  House,  insti- 
tuted and  inducted  to  the  Church  of  Aikton,  Cumber- 
land, but  the  possession  thereof  was  forcibly  detained 
from  him  by  Mr.  Sharpeles  who  pretended  right 
thereto.  Sharpeles  is  now  dead  and  petitioner  has  got 
jiossession  of  the  church,  but  the  parsonage  and  glebe 
lands  are  possessed  by  tlie  widow.  Petitioner  praj'S 
that  he  m.iy  be  quieted  in  the  possession  thereof  until 
he  is  evicted  by  due  course  of  law.     L.  J.,  X.  272. 

May  20.  Petition  of  William  Cockayne,  merchant. 
Prays  for  a  hearing  of  his  cause  against  Mr.  Eltouhead. 
J..  J.,  X.  272. 

May  20.  Petition  of  Josejih  Batailhey,  mei-chant. 
Petitioner,  being  born  at  Bordeaux,  did  about  sixteen 
years  since  become  a  factor  here  for  Mr.  Leachland,  the 
King's  wine  merchant,  since  whose  decease  petitioner 
has  served  wines  to  His  Majesty  by  order  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  the  Re\  enue.  He  was  bred  a  Protestant  and 
has  spent  most  of  his  time  here,  and  has  married  an 
English  woman.  He  jirays  that  an  ordinance  may  be 
passed  to  naturalize  him  and  make  him  a  free  born 
subject  of  this  land.     L.  J.,  X.  272. 

May  20.  Order  in  the  cause  between  the  Earl  of 
Shrewsbury  and  Lord  Baltimore.  L.  J.,  X.  272.  In 
Cflentio. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Answer  of  Cecil  Lord  B.altimore  to  the  petition 
of  the  Earl  of  Shrewsbury  and  others  (see  15th 
Feb.  last) ;  all  the  petitioners  exce]it  one  were 
of  full  age  at  the  time  of  the  proceedings  in 
the  Court  of  Wards,  and  ought  not  therefore  to 
have  sued  in  that  court,  the  petitioners  allege 
tliat    the    lands    in  question    were  settled  upon 


HorsB  or 
Lords. 

Calendup. 

1648. 


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TO   SEVKNTH    REPORT. 


27 


them  by  good  assurance  at  law,  and  that  the  deed 
under  which   respondent  claims  is  void   in   law, 
and   therefore   on   their  own  shewing  tint   peti 
tioners   have   no   cause   to   tronble   the    House ; 
Lord  Baltimore  prays  to  be  left  to  the  ordinary 
proceedings  of  law  and  equity. 
May  20.  Certificate  of  the  Committee  for  accounts  of 
the  arrears  duo  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  Ambrose  Tyndall. 
L.  J.,  X.  272. 

May  20.  Petition  of  Robert  J^dbrooke  and  others. 
Sir  Oliver  Luke  and  John  and  Henrv  Trerichard  have 
refused  to  pay  the  lOOZ.  awarded  to  jietitioners  for  their 
costs  and  charges,  and  petitioners  have  now  received 
an  order  to  pay  the  Gentleman  Usher  and  the  other 
officers  of  the  House  60i.  They  Jiray  that  they  may 
not  be  compelled  to  pay  this  sum  until  they  have  re- 
ceived the  lOOi.,  and  that  for  the  jiayment  of  this  some 
speedy  course  may  be  taken  in  order  that  they  may 
return  to  their  homes.     L.  J..  X.  272. 

May  20.  Petition  of  PrLsoilla  Webber,  spinster,  admi- 
nistratrix of  Anne  Trowte,  late  of  the  City  of  Kxeter, 
widow,  deceased.  Anne  Trowte  having  obtained  !i 
judgment  against  Thomas  Melhuish  iu  the  Court  of 
King's  Bench,  he,  in  order  to  op])ress  her,  brought  a 
writ  of  error  into  this  House,  which  has  now  become 
abated  by  her  death.  Petitioner  prays  that  the  tran- 
script of  the  record  may  be  sent  back  to  the  Court  of 
King's  Bench  in  order  that  she  may  have  the  benefit 
of  the  judgment  obtained  against  Melhuish. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  petitioner  respecting  the  death  of 

Anne  Trowte.     9  Feb.  1647-48. 

May  20.  Order   that,    if   Melhuish   does    not   within 

fourteen  days  bring  in  a  new  writ,  the  present  record 

and  writ  are  to  be  remitted  to  the  Court  of  King's 

Bench. 

May  20.  Petition  of  Sir  Edmund  Buncombe  and  Dame 
Hester  his  wife.  Pray  that  Mr.  Audley,  register  of  the 
Court  of  Wards,  may  be  ordered  to  deliver  \\\i  to  them 
a  certain  assignment  produced  in  the  cause  between 
petitioners  and  Sir  Robert  Bell.     SfR  L.  J.,  X.  88. 

May  20.  Petition  of  William  Rowland,  chirurgeon,  to 
the  Earl  of  Manchester.  Petitioner  having  taken  to 
wife  a  Frenchwoman,  to  whom  an  estate  in  Rouen  is 
lately  come,  prays  his  Lordship  to  procure  him  a  pass 
forhjmself.  his  wife,  a  servant,  and  three  horses,  in  order 
that  they  may  go  over  and  take  posse.ssion. 

May  22.  Petition  of  all  the  field  officers  and  captains  of 
Colonel  Herbert's,  Colonel  Eyre's,  Colonel  Graye's,  and 
Colonel  Humfreys'  regiments  formerly  designed  for  the 
service  of  Ireland.  Petitioners,  being  supernumeraries, 
were  by  ordinance  of  Parliament  disbanded,  to  which 
they  cheerfully  submitted  being  assured  of  receiving 
two  months  jia}-  as  all  the  other  forces  in  the  Kingdom 
have  had  ;  they  have  been  contented  for  the  |)resent  with 
two  raonth.s  half-pay,  but  are  now  brought  to  a  very 
low  condition,  and  inevitable  ruin  is  like  to  follow  them 
if  they  are  not  speedily  supplied.  They  have  already 
applied  themselves  to  the  Committee  of  the  Army,  from 
whom  they  have  had  no  relief.  They  pray  that  speedy 
and  eft'ectual  orders  may  be  given  to  the  cr)mmissaries 
or  treasiu-ers  of  the  several  counties  where  they  were 
disbanded  that  they  may  have  equal  satisfaction  with 
all  other  forces  in  the  Kingdom.  The  whole  sum  to  bo 
paid  in  four  several  counties  will  not  amount  to  l.OOOi. 
L.  J.,  X.  273. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copj-    of  preceding,   noted   with   certificates   of 
officers  of  various  regiments,  that  at  their  dis- 
banding they  received  two  months'  full  pay. 
May  23.  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and 
Commons  of  the  city  of  London  in   Common   Ccmncil 
assembled.     Pray  for  the  release  of  the  Aldermen  and 
other  citizens  now  confined  in  the  Tower.     L.  J.,  X. 
278.     In  c.etemio. 

May  23.  Draft  of  the  answer  of  the  Lords  to  preceding 
petition.     L.  J.,  X.  276.     In  e.yf''ii!iii. 

May  23.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Di\ines 
that  Ambrose  Clare  has  been  ap]iroved  for  the  rectory 
of  Poltimore,  Devon.     L.  J.,  X.  278. 

May  23.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  'i,OOOl.  to  the 
soldiers  in  the  county  of  York  latelv  under  Lord  Fair- 
fas.     C.  J.,  V.  570.     lit  PD'/eiiso. 

May  24.  Petition  of  Lady  Aime  Lake.  Charles  Smea- 
ton  granted  to  petitioner  a  lease  of  a  house  in  Drury 
Lane  for  divers  years  yet  tu  come,  but  on  the  22nd  of 
Feby.  1643-4  the  Committee  of  Sequestrations  for  the 
city  of  Westminster  seized  the  house  to  the  use  of  the 
Commonwealth.  Smeaton  has  now  arrested  and  sued 
petitioner  at  law  for  the  rent  due  since  the  time  of  the 
seiztire.     Petitioner  addressed  herself  to  the  Committee 


of  Indemnity,  and  several  days  were  appointed  for  hear, 
ing  the  cause,  but  it  svas  not  heard  until  Smeaton, 
taking  advantage  of  jietitioner  being  sick  and  her 
witnesses  alisent,  procured  her  petition  to  be  dis- 
missed. Petitioner,  having  no  means  of  redress  in  the 
ordinary  courts  of  justice,  prays  their  Lordships  to 
take  some  order  for  her  relief.  L.  J..  X.  279. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  Committee   of  Sequestrations  for  the 
seizure  of  jjetitioner's  liouse.     22  Feb.  1643-4. 
May  24.  Application   for  an   order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Samuel  Peachy  to  the  vicarage  of 
North  Stoke,  Oxon.     L.  J.,  X.  2KL 
Annexed ; — 

1.  Certificate  of  Dr.  John  Arrowsmith  in  favour  of 
Peachy.     15  May  1648. 
May  24.  Application   for  an  order  for  Dr.  .Vylctt  to 
institute  and  induct  Edward  Partington  to  the  rectory 
of  Aka  "lii'^i  Rock,  Worcester.     L.  J.,  X.  281. 
Annexed  ; — 

1.  Certificate  of  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that  Par- 
tinErton  has  been  approved  of  for  the  cure.  23  May 
1648. 
May  24.  Petition  of  Eliz.  Willan.  widow,  to  the 
House  of  Commons.  James  Temple,  Esq.,  of  Chadwell, 
Essex,  now  a  member  of  the  House,  some  years  since 
became  bound  to  Martha  Brocklebie  in  a  bond  of  400?., 
and  to  Susan  Withe  in  a  bond  to  a  like  amount,  which 
sums  were  their  sole  existence,  they  being  orphans  and 
committed  to  petitioner's  charge.  Mr.  Tem]>le  has  re- 
fused to  paj'  the  same,  and  liy  obscuring  his  person  and 
convoying  away  his  lands  has  frustrated  the  actions 
brought  against  him.  Martha  Brocklebie  has  now 
perished  of  want.  Vieqneathing  the  said  debt  to  peti- 
tioner in  part  recompense  for  her  gi'eat  charge.  The 
House  of  Common.s  lately  published  an  order  for  the 
relief  of  creditors  against  members,  and  petitioner 
accorilingly  proceeded  against  Mr.  Temple,  causing  two 
writs  to  be  served  upon  him,  but  he  threw  them  ou  the 
ground  and  spurned  them  with  his  foot,  and  hath  not 
answered  thereto.  Petitioner  pra^-s  that  he  may  be 
ordered  forthwith  to  pay  to  her  and  Susan  Withe  the 
monies  due  to  them.     C.  J.,  V.  572. 

Maj-  25.  Petition  of  the  right  hon'"''  Lady  Maryan 
Countess  Dowager  of  Mulgrave,  on  tlio  behalf  of  her- 
self and  the  sons  and  daughter  of  Edmund,  late  Earl  of 
Mulgrave  and  the  said  Lady  Countess.  Petitioners  have 
a  lawful  interest  in  the  sum  of  1 ,640?.  per  annum  out 
of  the  alum  mines  at  Mulgrave,  which  sum  is  all  the 
provision  left  cheni  by  the  late  Karl.  The>'  hear  that 
under  colour  of  some  order  of  the  House  the  alum  works 
are  now  interrupted,  and  they  fear  that  thereby  they 
may  be  wholly  de]irived  of  their  livelihood.  Petitioners 
jiraj'  that  the  works  may  continue  in  sucli  hands  as  they 
were  formerly  in  without  interruption.     L.  J.,  X.  282. 

May  25.  Petition    of  Charles    Smeaton,    mercer,    of 
London.     Prays  for  further  time  to  put  in  his  answer  to 
the  petition  of  Lady  Anne  Lake.     L.  J..  X.  282. 
Annexed :  — 

1.  Plea   and   answer    of   Charles    Smeaton   to    the 
petition  of  Lady   Anne  Lake,  and   his   petition 
against  her.     He  has  obtained  a  verdict   for  the 
rent  due  to  him  in  the  King's  Bench,  and  the 
lady   has   brought   a   bill   iu   Chancery    against 
him,  which  he  has  answered ;  she   also  brought 
the  matter  before  tlie  Committee  for  indemnity, 
who  after   full   hearing   dismissed   her  petition. 
Ke  therefore  praj'S  to  be   dismissed  from  further 
attendance  in  the  matter. 
May   25.  Petition    of   Anthony    Wither.     Complains 
that  the  Earl  of  Chesterfield  is    raising  an  additional 
building  to  a  house  in   Covent  Garden  adjoining  jieti- 
tioner's  in  such  a  way  as  will   prove  noisome  to  divers 
neighbours  by  depriving  them  of  light  and  air,  and 
contrary  to  the  covenant  made  with   the  Earl  <if  Bed- 
ford.   Prays  that  the  building  niav  be  stayed.    L.  .J.,  X. 
28:'. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  same.     Prays  leave  to  proceed  at  law 
against  the  Earl  of  Chesterfield  notwithstanding 
his  privilege.     (Undated.) 
May  25.   Order  for  two  justices  to  view  the  building, 
and  proceed  therein  according  to  hiw.     L.  J.,  X.  282. 

May  25.  Order  for  adding  Sir  John  Noi-thcoct  and  Sir 
Nicholas  Marten  to  the  Committee  of  Militia  for  Devon. 
L.  J.,  X.  282.     Inrj'tenso. 

May  25.  Order  for  addijig  Mr.  Trefusis  and  Mr.  Pen- 
rose to  the  Committee  of  Militia  for  Cornwall.  L.  J.,  X. 
283.     In  c.rtni6u. 

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Lords. 

Calendar. 
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Colonel    Ilarvoy 


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Miiy  -."..  Order   for   .u\dir.._  t    t    v 

Committee  of  Militia  for  Middlesex.     L.  J .,  A. 

'  ■' Ma^'■^  Order  for  adding-  Mr.  Knightley  to  the  Com- 
mittee at  Derby  House  >n  the  ,>lace  of  S.r  WiU.am 
■Waller      L   J.,  X.  -283.     1«  crlnigo. 

Mav'26  Draft  resolution  recommcndmg  tlie  paper 
contaLing  the  deair.s  of  the  County  of  bu.-rey  for  an 
answer ^to^heir  petition,  Ac.  to  the  House  of  Commons. 

^■.MaV^6'?etition"of  Henry  Babiugton  and  Nathaniel 
Bainbri^rg.  By  an  order  of  the  20th  of  Apr,  last  the 
busiuesB  between  petitioners  was  referred  to  Justices 
Bacon  and  Kolle.  Justice  Bacon  being  sick  cannot  at 
™u  sit,  and  petitioners  therefore  pray  that  ^some 
other  judge  may  be  appointed  in  his  place.     U. 

•284. 

Annexed: —  . 

1.  Copy  of  order  referred  to  in  preceding. 

•2    Order  of  Justices  Bacon  and  Rolle  appointing  a 
day  for  hearing  the  matter.     16  May  lt.48. 

Their  Lordships 


J.,X. 


20  April 


May  27.  Petition  of  John  Cartwright^Robert  Viyers, 


Henry  Benson,  and  Nathaniel  Vivers  ^  ,  .  . . 
have  Appointed  the  iOth  of  June  next  for  hearing  the 
comphiint  made  by  George  Kaleigh  against  petitioners. 
Thev  t.ray  t<.  be  dismissed  to  their  ordinary  course 
at  law!  or  at  least  that  an  earlier  day  may  be  appointed 
for  the  hearing.  .  t>  i  •   i 

May  27.  Order  for  the  hearing  of  the  cause  Kaleigli 
against  Vivers  and  others.     L.  J.,  X.  285. 

May  27.  Letter  from  Lord  Fairfax  at  ^^  mdsor  to  the 
Earl  of  Manchester,  Speaker  1)1-0 /(HyK-rc.  Desires  that 
au  ordinance  may  be  passed  for  confirmation  of  the 
articles  for  the  surrender  of  Oxford.     L.  J.. -V.  .jIO.     In 

exieneo.  ^  „   _ 

May  29.  Draft  message  to  the  House  of  Commons 
respecting  the  adding  of  more  members  of  both  Houses 
to  the  Committee  at  Derby  House.  L.  J.,  X.  289.  la. 
ej-lenso. 

May  30.  Certificate  of  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
Thomas  Theoderick  has  been  ai)])roved  for  the  reciory 
of  Kockland  All  Saints,  Norfolk.     L.  J.,  X.  293. 

May  30.  Pitition  of  Thomas  Jones  and  John  Hether- 
ley.  Pray  that  a  day  may  be  aiipointed  for  hearing  their 
cause  against  John  Rutter.     (Sec  22  Feb.  1667-8.) 

May  of.  Letter  from  the  Committee  for  Lancaster  to 
the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Lords  2^ni  Irmpun:  The 
writers  have  just  received  their  Lordshijis'  order  of  the 
23rd  instant  (L.  J.,  X.  276)  for  the  release  of  Mr.  Lam- 
plough  and  Mr.  Skelton,  and  conceive  it  to  be  their 
doty  to  acquaint  their  Lordships  that  the  enemy  being 
in  Cumberland  and  "Westmorelaud  drawn  up  to  the  very 
confines  of  the  county  of  Lancaster,  these  two  gentlemen 
came  into  the  writers'  quarters  making  their  journey 
through  the  county  from  one  end  to  the  other,  and  were 
brought  before  the  Committee  of  the  County  to  prevent 
their  giving  intelligence  to  the  enemy,  the  one  having 
been  in  arms  against  the  Parliament,  and  the  other  being 
a  Popish  recusant.  The  negative  oath  was  tendered  to 
them,  which  they  refused  to  take,  and  they  were,  in 
pursuance  of  a  letter  from  the  Speaker  of  the  House 
of  Commons  concerning  ]iroceeding9  with  such  like 
persons,  and  for  ]irevention  of  danger  by  their  intelli- 
gence, secured  by  the  Ccjinmitlee  in  the  town  of  Lan- 
caster where  they  now  remain.  The  writers  desiro 
these  circumstances  to  be  made  known  to  the  Lords, 
whoso  order  thereuiion  they  will  readily  and  cheerfully 
ob.serve. 

June  1.  Order  of  the  Committee  of  Trustees  for 
Bishops'  lands  for  Mr.  Noel  to  apjily  to  the  Speakers  of 
both  Houses  to  appoint  how  the  writings  remaining  in 
Lambeth  House,  not  touching  the  lamls  belonging  to  the 
late  Archbishc])  of  Canterbury,  shall  be  disposed  of. 
L.  J.,  X.  29;l. 

June  1.  Petition  of  Mentenanl -Colonel  Ambrose 
Tyndall.  Petitioner  has  been  arresledby  Robert  Tucker 
for  ncm-payiiicnt  of  n  bond  extorted  from  him  when  he 
was  in  pi-ison  for  another  debt.  He  has  served  faithfully 
ever  since  the  beginning  ol'  the  eruptions,  and  his 
arrears  of  pay  amount  to  800/.  Prays  that  he  may  be 
released,  and  receive  some  portion  of  his  arrears.  L.  J., 
X.  29-1. 

Jiinel.  Pass  for  William  Da^is,  sou  of  Sir  Pmil 
Davis,  to  go  to  Ireland,  [i.  J..  X.  291. 
June  1.  Another  pass  for  William  Davis. 
June  1.  Draft  order  for  Colonel  lialpb  Welden  to  l.'o 
discharged  of  the  several  Bums  taken  up  by  him  for  the 
poor  soldiers  of  the  garrison  of  Plymouth.  L.  J.,  X. 
29.x     hi  •  a-'tjiuo. 


June  1.  Draft  order  for  Serjeant-Major  General  Skip- 
pon  and  others  to  be  added  to  the  Committee  at  Derby 
House.     L.  J.,  X.  295.     In  exiciieo. 

June  1.  Draft  order  for  James  Herbert  and  others  to 
be  added  to  the  Committee  of  Wilts,  Ac.  L.  J.,  X.  295. 
Ill  rilrnsii. 

June  1.  Order  for  William  Bosseville  to  be  added  to 
the  Committee  of  Yorkshire.  L.  J.,  X.  295.  In  e.o- 
tenso. 

June  1.  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and 
Commons  of  the  City  of  London  in  Common  Council 
assembled.  Petitioners  have  received  the  annexed  peti- 
tion which  they  pray  the  House  to  take  into  conaideration. 
L.  J..  X.  295.  In  crfcnsii. 
Annexed ; — 

1.  Petition  of  divers  well  affected  citizens,  and  other 
inhabitants   within  the  City  of  London,  to   the 
Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and  Common   Council. 
I'etitioners  desire  a  personal  treaty  with  the  King, 
the  association  of  the  Militia  of  London  and  the 
counties  adjoining,  &c.    L.  J..  X.  296.    In  ci/ciiso. 
June  1.  Petition  of  William  Hjson,  of  the  City  of  York, 
to  the   Commissioners  of  the  Great  Seal  of  England. 
Petitioner,  as  register  or  clerk  of  the  Court  of  York, 
and  in  pursuance  of  the  order  of  the  House  of  Lords  of 
the  13th  of  July   16-11,  has  preserved  the  records  and 
evidences  of  that  Court  from  the  sjioil  of  the  soldiers 
on  both  sides,  by  whom  the  same  were   several  times 
endangered.    Ho  is  now  sued  in  the  Court  of  Chancery  by 
several  jiersons  for  bonds  and  writings  remaining  in  his 
custody  and,  if  he  be  compelled  to  answer  all  the   suits 
that  may  be  brought  against  him  the  charge  will   be 
very  heavy,  and  he  will  be  unable  to  bear  it.     He  there- 
fore prays  to  be  discharged  from  answering,  or  if  he 
does  answer  that  it  may  be  at  the  charge  of  the  jiarties 
demanding  the  writings.     L.  J.,  X.  296. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Abstract  of  jirayer  of  preceding  petition. 

2.  Copy  of  order  with  reference  to  the  custody  of 
the  records  of  the  Court  of  York.     13  July  1641. 

Junel.  Petition  of  Edward  Fisher.  Prays  that  a 
day  may  be  ajipointed  for  hearing  his  cause  against 
William  Blaythwaite. 

June  1.  Ajiplication  for  passes  for  Robert  and  Edmund 
Brudenell. 

June  2.  Petition  of  Nathaniel  Ward,  minister.  Prays 
that  the  parsonage  of  Althorpe,  Lincolnshire,  now  void, 
may  be  conferred  iqion  him.     L.  J.,  X.  297. 

June  2.  Order  for  discharge  of  James  Fossett  upon 
his  entering  into  bond  to  appear  when  summoned. 
L.  J.,  X.  296. 

June  2.  Answer  of  the  Common  Council  delivered  by 
Alderman  Gibbs  to  the  Committee  of  both  Houses  that 
went  to  the  city  concerning  the  Kentish  business.  L.  J., 
X.  300.     In  rj-tensn. 

June  2.  Petition  of  Anne  Morte,  widow.  Petitioner's 
late  husband,  Adam  Morte,  brought  into  the  Court  of 
Wards  divers  evidences  res]iecting  petitioner's  jointure 
and  title  of  dower,  and  she  cannot  be  permitted  to  see 
or  have  copies  of  the  same  without  their  Lordships' 
order,  for  want  whereof  she  cannot  maintain  her  writ 
of  dower,  which  for  a  j'ear  past  has  been  ready  for  trial 
at  the  Lancaster  Assizes.  Prays  that  her  counsel  or 
solicitor  may  have  leave  to  view  and  peruse  the  evi- 
dences, or  that  they  may  be  deposited  in  the  hands  of 
Richard  Shuttleworth  and  others,  all  members  of  the 
House  of  Commons,  to  produce  at  the  trial  and  after- 
wards to  redeliver  them  as  their  Lordships  shall  ap- 
point.    L.  J.,  X.  300. 

Anneied  : — 

1.  Orders  of  the  Court  of  Wards  with  refereiire  to 
the  bringing  in  of  petitioner's  writings,  &c. 

2.  Atlidavit  of  Anne  Morte  that  she  cannot  proceed 
to  trial  for  want  of  her  deeds.     5  May  1648. 

3.  Co]iy  of  |ireceding  ]ietition,  orders,  and  atlidavit. 
June  2.  I'opy   of  order  U]ion  Ann   Morte's    petition. 

L.  .].,  X.  30O.     //(  r.,li'nsn. 

.June  2.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Thomas  Fotbergill  has  been  approved  for  the 
vicarage  of  Holme  on  Spalding  Moor. 

June  2.  Letter  from  Alexander  Rigby,  one  of  the 
(Committee  for  Lancaster,  at  Preston,  to  the  Speaker  of 
the  House  of  Lords.  Since  the  letter  of  the  Committee 
of  the  yist  of  May  last,  ]\Ir.  Lamplugh  and  Mr.  Skelton 
have  proiured  Mr.  Charles  Hudson,  of  Bowtherbeok, 
Cumlierhiiid,  Ut  be  iin|irisoncd  by  the  enemy  upon  pie- 
teneo  that  his  son,  Cajitain  Hudson,  gave  some  infm- 
raaiion  of  their  malignancy.  The  writer  ]>rays  that  the 
Committee  may  be  allowed  to  detain  Mr.  Lamjilugh 
and  Mr.  Skelton  until  by  their  means  the  enlargement 
of  Mr.  Hudson  is  procured. 


House  of 
Lords. 


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House  of         June  3.  Petition  of  several  officers  foi-merly  employed 

Lords.       Jjj  j^jjg  Parliament    service.     Pray   their   Lordships  to 

Calendar,      prevent   t!-e    great   impending    calamities    by     timely 

1648         answering  the  expectations  of  the  Kingdom,  by  settling 

in  a   Parliamentary  way  religion,  the  King's  Majesty, 

and  the  laws  and  just  liberties  of  the  subject,  to  prevent 

the  further  effusion   of  blood,   together  with   the  jire- 

servation  and  security  of  all  those  that  have  and  do 

adhere  to  those  principles,  towards  the  accomplishment 

whereof  petitioners    will    faithfully    contribute    their 

utmost   abilities  with   the   hazard   of  their   lives  and 

fortunes.     L.  J.,  X.  ,301. 

June  5.  Petition  of  Ralph  Wiseman.  Prays  that  a 
short  day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing  the  complaint 
made  against  him  l)y  Henry  Rooper.     L.  J.,  X.  303. 

June  5.  Draft  resolution  that,  unless  the  House  of 
Commons  prosecute  their  impeachments  against  the 
Earl  of  Lincoln  and  the  other  Lords,  before  Wednesday 
next,  the  House  of  Lords  will  discharge  them.  L.  J.,  X. 
303.     In  e.etenso. 

June  5.  Testimonial  of  inhabitants  of  Cound,  Salop, 
in  favour  of  James  Cressett.     L.  J.,  X.  303. 

June  .5.  Draft  order  for  the  fifth  and  twentieth  part 
to  be  levied  upon  none  but  such  delinquents  as  are 
within  the  ordinances  of  sequestration.  L.  J.,  X.  304. 
Ill  exteiiso. 

June  5.  Order  of  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of 
London  for  the  Committee  for  the  Militia  of  London  to 
raise  what  forces  they  can  for  defence  and  safety  of  the 
Parliament  and  city.     L.  J.,  X.  334.     In  e.rfenso. 

June  5.  Petition  of  John  Farmer.  In  1641  petitioner 
presented  a  petition  to  be  relieved  against  a  judgment 
recovered  against  George  Farmer,  his  surety,  by  Thomas 
Darker,  and  their  Lordships  referred  the  matter  to  the 
Earl  of  Newport,  then  Constable  of  the  Tower,  and 
Justices  Reeve  and  Heath.  On  the  12th  Feb.  1641-2 
a  report  was  made  dismissing  petitioner's  surety,  but 
Lord  Newport  went  to  Oxford  before  he  had  returned 
the  report  to  the  House,  so  nothing  was  done.  Darker 
having  revived  the  judgment  dejiending  in  the  King's 
Bench  upon  a  writ  of  error,  and  gotten  the  same 
affirmed  against  petitioner's  surety,  petitioner  again 
petitioned  their  Lordships  who,  on  the  1-jth.  Sept.  1647, 
referred  the  matter  to  .Justices  Phesant  and  Godbolt, 
who  have  also  made  their  report.  Petitioner  prays  that 
the  orders  and  reports  may  be  read,  and  that  ho  may 
receive  some  relief  in  the  matter.     L.  J.,  X.  306. 

Annexed: — 

1.  The  Earl  of  Newport's  report   upon  the   case. 
12  Feb.  1641-2. 

2.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

3.  Copy  of  petition  presented  15th  Sept.  1647. 

4.  Order  referring  the  mattei-  to  Justices  Pheasant 
and  Godbolt.     15  Sept.  Ifi47. 

5.  Report   of  Justices  Phesant   and   Godbolt.     26 
Fel).  1647-8. 

June  5.  Draft  of  additional  ordinance  respecting  the 
raising  of  60.000^.  for  Ireland.     L.  J..  X.  306. 

June  5.  Draft  letter  from  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of 
Lords  to  Lord  Fairfax,  thanking  him  for  his  conduct  in 
Kent.     L.  J.,  X.  306.     In  erfenso. 

June  5.  Draft  ordinance  for  indemnity  of  those  who 
took  up  arms  in  Essex.     L.  J.,  X.  306.     In  cxtenso. 

June  5.  Another  draft. 

June  5.  Draft  order  respecting  the  disposal  of  the 
horses  and  armi  taken  in  Kent  or  elsewhere.  L.  J., 
X.  306.     In  exleimo. 

June  6.  Draft  resolution  declaring  Lord  Goring  a 
traitor.     L.  J.,  X.  307.     In  cxti  aso. 

June  5.  Draft  order  respecting  the  payment  of  36,000Z. 
to  the  Marquess  of  Argyll,  and  the  heritors  of  that 
sheriffdom.     C.  J.,  V.  586.     7/;  crtmso. 

June  6.  Petition  of  Ralph  Wiseman.  I'rays  that  a 
day  may  be  ap]iointed  for  hearing  his  cause  against 
Henry  Rooper.     L.  J.,  X.  307. 

June  6.  Petition  of  William  Cockaine,  merchant. 
Prays  that  Marshall  Clench  and  others  may  be  dis- 
charged from  ail  further  attendance  on  the  House  in 
the  suit  between  petitioner  and  Edward  Eltonhead,  and 
that  the  bond  entered  into  by  petitioner  for  tlieir 
appearance,  when  summoned,  may  be  delivered  up. 
L.  J.,  X.  307. 

June  6.  Order  for  the  King's  Privy  Signet  for  the 
Kingdom  of  Ireland  to  l)e  restored  to  Viscount  Valentia. 
L.  J.,  X.  308.    In  c'ieiiso. 

June  6.  Draft  of  preceding. 

June  6.  Votes  of  the  House  of  Commons  that  they 
will  proceed  no  further  against  the  seven  impeached 
Lords.     L.  J.,  X.  308.     In  fjipmo. 


June  6.  Votes  of  the  House  of  Commons   that  they     Hquse  of 
will  proceed  no  further  against  the  four  Aldermen  of  the        Lordj. 
City  of  London.     L.  J.,  X.  308.     In  r.etenso.  Cal^ar 

June  6.  Vote  of  the  House  of  Commons  that  they  -.p^o 
will  proceed  no  further  against  Sir  John  Maynard.  ■'^"^• 
L.  J.,  X.  308.     In  r.rfeneo. 

Juno  6.  Draft  order  for  the  Committee  at  Derby 
House  to  give  a  commission  to  Colonel  Rosseter 
L.  J.,  X.  308.     In  exfcnso. 

June  7.  Petition  of  G-eorge  Raleigh.  Petitioner, 
having  compounded  with  the  Committee  at  Goldsmiths 
Hall  for  his  delinquency,  obtained  an  order  to  the  Com- 
mittee of  Oxfordshire  to  restore  his  goods,  but  Sir 
William  Cobb,  Robert  Vivers,  and  William  Allen, 
members  of  the  Oxfordshire  Committee  not  only 
refused  to  obey  the  order  but  proceeded  to  make  sale  of 
his  goods.  Prays  that  the  offenders  may  be  ordered 
forthwith  to  restore  his  goods  or  their  value,  or  to 
appear  before  their  Lordships  to  show  cause  for  their 
refusal.  L.  J.,X.  310. 
Annexed : — 

i.  Certificate  of  the  Committee  at  Goldsmiths  Hall 
that  the  goods  have  been  sold  contrary  to  their 
order,  and  that  they  can  obtain  no  satisfaction 
from  theOxfordshire  Committee.  15  March  1647-8. 
June  7.  Draft  of  letter  which  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
desire  leave  to  send  to  the  General  Assembly  in  Scot- 
land.    L.  J.,  X.  310.     In  ci-fcneo. 

June  7.  Draft  ordinance  to  settle  the  militia  of  Corn- 
wall.    L.  J.,  X.  311.     Ini'xfenso. 

June  7.  Draft  ordinance  to  settle  the  militia  of  Devon. 
L.  J.,  X.  311.     In  exfcnso. 

June  7.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  6,000L  to  Colonel 
Weldon  for  the  garrison  of  Plymouth.  L.  J.,  X.  311. 
In  eiftenso. 

June  7.  Draft  resolution  that  Colonel  Whalley  and 
the  rest  of  the  Parliament  forces  may  pursue  those  that 
continue  in  arms  in  Essex.     L.  J.,  X.  312.     In  rxinnso. 

June  7.  Petition  of  the  Mayor,  Commonalty,  and 
Citizens  of  the  City  of  London,  Governors  of  Christ's 
Hospital.  Notwithstanding  many  verdicts  obtained  by 
petitioners  against  the  Trinity  House  in  several  causes 
respecting  the  validity  of  the  will  of  the  late  Thomas 
Hawes  they  have  been  kept  out  of  possession  of  the 
lands  in  question  for  about  ten  3ear3.  They  pray  that 
some  order  may  be  made  whereby  they  may  be  restored 
to  possession  of  the  lands  which  have  been  for  so  many 
years  unjustly  detained  from  them.     L.  J.,  X.  312. 

June  7.  Draft  order  granting  a  protection  to  Captain 
Edward  Dendy.     L.  J.,  X.  312. 

June  8.  Transcripts  of  record,  &o. ,  in  the  casa  of  the 
following  writs  of  error  (L.  J.,  X.  312)  :  — 

Westvvood  r.  Banks.     (Parchment  Collection.) 
Copy  of  preceding. 
Oram  c.  Oldfield. 
Yonge  r.  Bigge. 

Perks  r.  Homings.  (Do.) 

Deverell  v.  Need. 
Ives  r.  VVidmore.  (Do.) 

Paynter  r.  Kent.  (Do  ) 

Stanbnry  r.  'I'ucker.  (Do.) 

Williamson  r.  Compton.  (Do.) 

Webberley  r.  Lewis.  (Do.) 

Billett  i-.  Fitzherbert. 
Barsey  t:  Neede. 

Owens  c.  Brett.  (Do.) 

Wilkinson  r.  Mounson.  (Do.) 

Medhurst  >:  Seyliard.  (Do.) 

Erbnry  v.  Pheljis.  (Do.) 

Delabarr  c.  .Spence.  (Do.) 

Bone  r.  Duckett.  (Do.) 

Barsey  v.  Needs.  (Do.) 

June  8.  Petition  of  Arthur  Annesley.  John  Earl  of 
Bridgwater  stands  indebted  to  petitioner  in  the  sum  of 
2,000^.  Petitioner  has  used  all  possible  mediation  by 
frequent  addresses  tu  his  Lordship,  but  cannot  by  any 
entreaties  obtain  satisfaction.  Pray.s  that  he  may  have 
leave  to  take  the  benefit  of  the  laws  against  the  Earl's 
estate.     L.  J.,  X.  313. 

June  8.  Resolution  approving  the  action  of  Colonel 
Thomas  Wayte  in  suppressing  the  insurrection  in  Rut- 
landshirc,  Leicestershire,  and  Northamptonshire.  L.  J., 
X.  314.     /)(  e.denso. 

June  8.  Draft  letter  of  thanks  from  Parliament  to 
Colonel  Thomas  Wayte.     L.  J.,  X.  314.     //(  cdcnuo. 

June  8.  Petition  of  Edward  Davenport,  defendant  in 
a  writ  of  error  wlierem  .John  Ware  is  plaiutitl'.  Prays 
that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing.  L.  .1.,  X. 
314. 

June  9.  Petition  of  William  Saby,  blacksmith.  About 
foiir  years  since  petitioner  took  a  lea^e  of  a  tenement  in 


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lllSTOUICAI.    MAXUSCIUPTS    CUMMISSMIN' : 


London  of  John  Ciosivr,  now  a  i)risonor  for  debt,  and 
pniil  11  great  lino,  and  has  spi-nt  much  money  npon  ve- 
I>air3.  Iiut  now  Ln'orge  Ilatt  prrti-nding  title  thereto  lins 
lirouglit  his  ejectment,  which  i.s  now  rciuly  to  be  tru'd. 
Pniys  that  tlio  clerk  of  the  ollice  of  the  Court  of  Wards 
may  be  onl.rod  to  lu-oduce  at  the  trial  the  original  wdl 
of  Lady  Susan  CsBsar,  which  is  absolutely  necessary 
for  clearing  the  title,  and  which  cannot  be  produced 
without  an  order  of  the  H<nise.     L.  .).,  X.  :U5. 

Annexed ; — 

1.  Another  petition  of  same  to  the  like  ott'ect. 

June  ^.  Petition  of  the  knights,  gentlemen,  clergy, 
and  commomilty  of  the  eonuty  of  .Sussex;  that  the  King 
may  be  received  to  a  safe  treaty  with  the  two  Houses  of 
Parliiiment ;  that  the  army  may  bo  paiil  and  disbanded  ; 
that  the  kingdom  may  be  governeil  by  the  known  laws 
of  the  realm;  that  the  estates  oi"  jjetitioners  may  be 
freed  from  fcixes.  and  no  garrison.s  maintained  in  their 
conuty.  L.  J.,  X.  31.">.  In  rrlrns,,.  with  the  exoejition 
of  tho'signatnres.  of  which  there  are  twenty-live  sUinS. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

June  ill.  Petition  of  William  Sykes.  of  Kingston- 
npon-Hull,  merchant.  Petitioner  has  disbur-^ed  great 
sums  of  money  for  the  use  of  the  I'arliament,  and  his 
accoimts  hare"  been  duly  audited.  He  has  already  .suf- 
fere<l  twelve  weeks  imprisonment  at  the  suit  of  one  of 
his  creditors,  and  is  again  threatened  with  arrest.  Pray.s 
that  some  course   may  be  taken    for   his   sati.sfaetion. 

L.  J.,  X.  ;?ic.. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  the  Committee  of  Accounts  as  t<3 
the  sum  due  to  Sykes.     -W  July  lt)47. 

Juno  12.  Letter  from  Lord  ]\Iaynard  to  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  Great  Seal.  I  have  received  a  letter  to 
appear  in  the  Chancer}-  at  the  suit  of  one  Bowell,  a  mean 
servant  who  took  away  an  unfortunate  sister  of  mine, 
■who  is  since  dead,  the  suit  being  for  her  portion.  I 
stand  to  the  judgment  of  the  House  of  Peers  for  my 
privilege.  I  bcsei'ch  yon  to  hold  me  excused,  it  not 
being  out  of  any  contempt  to  that  high  court,  nor  any 
doubt  of  your  honours"  justice.     L.  J.,  X.  31ti. 

June  12.  Notice  from  the  Sheriff  of  X'orfolk  to  the 
Deputy  Sheriffs  of  the  county,  that  he  has  allowed  Mr. 
Wortham's  protection  in  his  office,  it  being  signed  and 
owned  by  Lord  .Maynard.     L.  J.,  X.  ?>16. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  AV'rit  tor  arrest  of  Woi-thani.     l.j  iMay  lo-fS. 

June  12.  Petition  of  John  Earl  of  'i'hanet  Island. 
Prays  that  privilege  may  be  granted  to  him  for  the  stay 
of  prooei'dings  upon  a  pretended  decree  of  the  Court  of 
Chancery.     L.  J.,  X.  316.     In  c.rloiso. 

.June  12.  Draft  cirder  appointing  a  day  for  hearing  the 
matter  respecting  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Launce,  as 
minister  of  St.  Edmund's,  Lombard  Street,  London. 
L.  J.,  X.  317. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  parishioners  of  Edmund  the  i\ing, 
Lombard  Street-  By  an  order  of  the  Hoase  of 
the  o<ith  of  October  last  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
were  to  certify  their  opinion  as  to  the  fitness  of 
Mr.  Launce  to  be  minister  of  the  parish  according 
to  the  desire  of  the  inhabitants  thereof.  The 
Assembly,  on  the  13th  of  February  last,  certified 
that  they  could  not  in  conscience  give  him  their 
apjirobation.  Petitioners  pray  that  a  day  may  be 
appointed  on  which  I\lr.  Launce  and  his  accusers 
may  be  convented,  and  each  party  heard,  and  that 
in  the  meantime  .\Ir.  Launee  m.ay  be  allowed  to 
continue  bis  labours  in  the  ministry  amongst 
them. 

2.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of  the  parish  of  Edmund 
the  King,  Lcunbard  Street.  Pray  that  Mr. 
Tjftunce  may  be  appointed  rector  of  the  parish. 

3.  Oortificate  of  .lohn  Browne,  churchwarden  of  the 
parish  of  St.  Michael  le  Quern,  that  Mr.  Launce 
took  the  solemn  league  and  covenant  20  Oct 
1646. 

4.  Ortificate  of  Solomon  Colo  and  another  that  the 
sci-uples  they  had  about  taking  the  solemn  league 
and  covenant  were  removed  by  Mr.  Launce.  and 
that  upon  the  satisfaction  given  them  by  him 
they  took  the  covenant.     211  Oct.  1616, 

5.  Application  ot  the  parishioners  of  Mdmund, 
Lombard  Street,  that  ».  day  may  be  appointed  for 
heai  ing  the  matter. 

f>.  Certificate  from  the  .Assembly  of  Divines  that 
they  cannot  give  Mr.  Launce  theii-  apiii'oliaticm. 
l;;  I'cb.  l(i.tr,-7. 

7.  Statement  of  the  Assembly  ol  Divines  giving 
Dn'ir  rea-ou.-  for  refusing  their  ;ipi.robatirui. 


8.  Certificate  from   the  Assembly  of   Divines   ap-     "lords.^ 
iiroving  of  ]\lr.  I;aunce  to  be  minister  of  Edmund,  — 

Lombard  Street.     9   June   1648.     L.   J.,   X.  320.      Calfiidar. 
In  ,'.clr„so.  16-i8. 

June  12.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  the  arrears  due 
to  the  officers  of  Cumberland.     L.  J.,  X.  318.   In ciiciiso. 
.Inne  12.  Order  for  ])ayment  of  20/.  to  Mr.  Mossc,  the 
niesjsenger  who  brought,  the  good  news  of  the  taking  of 
I'enby  Castle.     L.  J.,  X.  318.     In  c.tfensu. 
June  12.  Draft  of  preceding. 

June  12.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  lOL  to  John 
Williams,  and  2iJ/.  to  the  rest  of  the  messengers  who 
brought  the  news  of  the  victory  at  Maidstone.  L.  J., 
X.  318.      Ill  ciirnm. 

June  12.  Draft  Order  for  the  Committee  at  Derby 
House  to  take  some  fitting  course  for  the  safety  of  the 
Jsle  of  Anglesey  and  the  counties  of  North  Wales. 
L.  J..  X.  318.      7)/  r.rinisn. 

June  12.  Order  for  William  Hawkins  to  be  Com- 
niis.sary  General  of  provisions  lor  Ireland.  L.  J.,  X. 
318.     //('  en-lriitsn. 

June  12.  Draft  of  ])receding. 

June  12.  Draft  order  for  the  Oonimissioners  of  the 
Navy  to  treat  for  six  merchant  ships  for  service. 

.lune  13.  Petition  of  Marj-aa  Countess  Dowager  of 
Mnlgrave  ou  behalf  of  herself  and  younger  children. 
Prays  that  Sir  Paul  Pindar  may  be  allowed  peaceably  to 
proceed  in  the  alum  works  in  Mnlgrave  without  stop  of 
materials,  or  other  interruption,  by  the  now  Earl  of 
Mnlgrave  or  his  agents,  and  that  if  they  do  disturb  him 
they  may  not  be  protected  from  proceedings  at  law  by 
any  privilege  of  Parliament.  {8ti-  25  May  1648.)  L.  J., 
X.  320. 

Juno  13.  Petition  of  Sir  Paul  Pindar.  Prays  that  ho 
may  be  left  in  quiet  possession  of  the  alum  mines  and 
works  in  Mnlgrave  until  he  is  evicted  by  some  just  and 
legal  jiroceediug,  and  that  he  may  be  allowed  to  sue  the 
agents  of  the  Earl  of  Mnlgrave  for  their  attempls  to 
disturb  him  in  his  possession.  L.  J.,  X.  320. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  that  Thomas  Shipton  and  others, 
agents  of  the  Earl  of  Mnlgriivc,  notwithstanding 
the}'  were  showed  their  Lordshi]:s'  order  of  tho 
!'th  of  May,  obstructed  the  carrying  awa}'  oF 
alum,  threatened  the  carriers,  and  forbade  tho 
agent  to  come  upon  the  ground  again  up<m  peril 
of  trespass.  12  June  1G18. 
.Inne  13.  Resolution  approving  of  the  actions  of  the 
General  in  reducing  the  county  of  Kent,  &c.     L.  J.,  X. 

320.       //(  ('..7e/(.sn. 

June  13.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Juno  13.  Draft  resolution  roS]iecting  the  discovery  of 
persons  who  have  not  compounded.     L.  J.,  X.  320.    lu 

C.rlrnfsii. 

June  14.  Pass  tor  Mr.  Finch,  brother  of  the  Earl  of 
Wincbilsea,  to  go  to  any  port  of  this  Kingdom  lo 
embark  lor  Holland.     L.  J.,  X.  321. 

June  11.  Petition  ol'  Thomas  Kirke.  James  Fossett 
[Fawcett]  was,  by  virtue  of  an  attachment,  brought 
before  their  Lordships  and  ordered  to  put  in  security 
for  his  appenranco  within  fourteen  days  after  notice. 
Notwithstanding  this  order  he  is  gone,  and  given  no 
security,  to  the  great  prejudice  of  petitioner,  who  prays 
that  a  warrant  may  be  granted  to  bring  Fossett  before 
their  Lordships  that  ho  may  give  in  good  security  for 
his  a])pearance.     L.  J.,  X.  321. 

Juno  1-k  Order  for  the  clerk  of  the  late  Court  of 
Wards  to  deliver  to  George  Speake,  late  his  Majesty's 
ward,  his  bonds  and  indentures.     L.  J.,  X.  322. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  of  preceding. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Court  of  Wards  respecting 
the  wardship  of  George  Speake,  &c.  11  Nov. 
1 6 15. 

June  14.  Pelili.  n  of  Jolm  Donne,  Doctor  of  Divinity. 
Petitioner,  who  is  chaplain  in  ordinary  to  the  Earl  of 
Denbigh,  com]ilains  that  he  has  been  arrested  contrary 
to  privilege  Ijj-  .lames  Vickars.  Prays  for  discharge, 
and  that  Vickars  may  be  sent  for  to  answer  his  con- 
tempt.   L.  J.,  X.  .■;22. 

June  14.  Report  of  the  Judges  in  the  cause  between 
the  Governors  of  Christ's  Hospital  and  tho  Trinity 
House  respecting  certain  lands  left  by  the  late  Thomas 
llavves.      L.  J.,  .\.  323,      In.  r.Hriis.i. 

June  14.  Rota  of  .1  udges  for  the  next  Summer  Circuit. 
L.  .!.,  .\.  ;!J4.      /;,  ,,,,l,.iiso. 

June  11,  Draft  Older  for  payment  of  20/.  to  William 
Gierke.     L.  J.,  X.  324,     In  eAeitfio. 

■  lum:  M-.  Draft  order  lor  paj-raeni.  of  200/.  to  Lord 
( '.iwfeild  for  his  losses  in  Ireland,  &c.  L.  J.,  X.  324. 
In  r,lrn>i<<. 


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[June  14.]  Petition  of  Alexander  Lord  Forljce.  After 
two  full  years  continual  attendance  and  five  months 
tedious  and  chargeable  restraint,  petitioner  obtained  an 
order  of  botli  Houses  for  6021.,  being  part  of  his  account 
payable  by  the  Committee  of  the  Navy,  who  gave  order 
to  "their  Treasurer,  Sir  Hem-y  Vane,  junior,  for  payment 
thereof,  but  both  he  and  his  deputy  refuse  to  pay  the 
same.  Prays  that  Sir  Henry  Vane  may  be  sent  for  to 
answer  for  his  disobedience,  and  that  some  course  may 
be  taken  by  theii-  Lordships  for  petitioner's  present 
relief.     L.  J.,  X.  324. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Another  petition  of  same.  Petitioner,  after  a 
long  attendance  in  hope  to  get  some  of  his 
account,  was  (as  the  annexed  paper  will  inl'orm) 
content  to  respite  392i.  in  the  Parliament's  hands 
till  a  committee  could  be  appointed  to  reconcile 
a  dift'erenco  between  William  Peuuuycr,  mer- 
chant of  Loudon,  and  Rol>ert  Gilchrist,  of  Bar- 
badoes,  planter,  who  have  each  obtained  an 
ordinance  for  deducting  the  aliove-mentioned 
sum  for  the  same  p.ircel  of  tobaccci,  Pennoyer 
pretending  he  ]iaid  the  money  to  Gilchrist,  and 
Gilchrist  denying  that  he  received  it.  The  as- 
signees of  Gilchrist  threaten  to  have  this  sum 
out  of  the  first  money  ordered  to  be  ]iaid  to  i)eti. 
tioner.  wlio  prays  that  Pennoyer  and  Gilchriit's 
assignees  may  be  sent  for,  and  the  difterence 
between  them  speedily  determined  in  order  tliat 
petitioner  may  be  freed  by  one  pay  ment.( Undated. ) 

2.  Statement  referred  to  in  preceding 

June  14.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  "2U0L  to  Jane, 
widow  !of  Colonel  John  Meld  rum  slain  in  the  Parlia- 
ment service.     L.  J.,  X.  384.     In  e.ctenso. 

June  14.  Draft  order  for  the  "  St.  George''  and  the 
"  Unicorn  ''  to  be  sent  to  sea  as  part  of  this  summer's 
guard,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  324.     In  e.rfciiso. 

June  14.  The  answer  of  Roger  Hill,  of  Taunton, 
guardian  to  Samuel  Darker,  an  orphan,  and  adminis- 
trator during  his  minority,  to  the  ]ietition  of  John 
Farmer  and  reijorts  thereupon  ;  he  humbly  offers  rea- 
sons why  the  judgments  obtained  in  the  Courts  of  Com- 
mon Pleas  and  King's  Bench  shouhl  not  be  vacated. 
Yule  6  June  1648. 

June  l.j.  Affidavit  of  Henry  Lemon  respecting  the 
arrest  of  Henry  Cooke,  solicitor  to  the  Earl  of  Mul- 
grave,  at  the  suit  of  John  Warren,  contrarv  toi)riTilege. 
L.  J.,  X.  324. 

June  15.  Petition  of  Henry  Vernon.  Prays  that 
Robert  Cudworth  may  be  summoned  to  appear  and 
show  cause  why  certain  degrees  irregularly  and  unduly 
obtained  by  him  against  petitioner  should  not  be  re- 
versed and  made  void ;  the  degrees  were  pi'onounced 
during  the  absence  of  petitioner  upon  the  service  of  the 
State  at  Nantwich,  in  a  suit  concerning  the  administra- 
tion of  the  property  of  the  late  Mr.  Justice  Vernon  who 
died  intestate,  and  whose  only  daughter  was  married  to 
petitioner.     L.  J.,  X.  32-5. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  the  Council  of  War  at  Nantwich, 
that  ^'ernon  was  by  special  command  attending 
upon  the  Council  at  the  time  of  the  making  of 
the  decrees.     10  Ajiril  1648. 

2.  Certificate  from  the  office  of  the  Six  Clerks  as 
to  the  irregularity  of  Cudworth's  proceedings.  9 
Oct.  164.i. 

June  16.  Petition  of  Dame  Anne  Countess  Dowager 
of  Middlesex.  Lionel  late  Earl  of  Middlesex  being 
much  pressed  during  the  late  troubles  to  raise  money, 
prevailed  upon  petitioner  to  deliver  her  jewels  to  him 
for  him  to  pawn,  which  be  did  for  the  sum  of  l.lOOi., 
promising  to  redeem  them  in  a  short  time.  He  failed 
to  do  this  before  bis  death,  but  by  his  will  devised  and 
bequeathed  them  to  petitioner,  and  required  James  now 
Earl  of  Middlesex,  whom  he  made  sole  executor  of  his 
will,  to  pay  the  sum  for  vvhich  they  were  pledged ;  not- 
withstanding he  has  often  been  desired  by  petitioner  to 
redeem  the  jewels  he  denies  to  do  so,  contrary  to  all 
equit}-  and  conscience.  Petitioner  jjrays  leave  to  sue 
the  Earl  of  Middlesex  in  the  Court  of  Chancery,  or 
wherever  else  she  may  be  advised,  and  as  regards  such 
suit  that  he  maj'  stand  unprivileged  as  .she  is  otherwise 
without  remedy  against  him.     L.  J.,  X.  325. 

June  16.  Draft  ordinance  for  making   the   Planters 
born  in  Xew  England  free  denizens  of  England.  Bii  lUght 
in  this  day,  read  twice  and  committed,  Ijut  no  further 
proceeding.     L.  J.,  X.  325. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  Foreign  Afl'airs, 
recommending  preceding  ordinance  for  the  ap- 
proval of  Parliament.     14  June  lOiS. 


June  16.  Draft  ordinance  for  payment  of  2,00u/.  to  Houbb  oi 
Viscount  Say  and  Sele   for  Banbury  Castle ;    for   the       Lords. 

Castle  to  be   demolished,  and  the  nuvterials  employed  cal    d 
for  the   repair  of  the  town  of  Banbury.     L.  J.,  X.  326.         ^Tao'^' 


In  cxfenso. 

June  pi.  Pa])er  from  the  Committee  for  his  Majesty's 
revenue  concerning  the  Duke  of  Gloucester's  servants, 
i»tc.      L.  J.,  X.  327.      In  cxiriiso. 

June  16.  Diaft  ordinance  for  the  remainder  of  the 
16O,00UZ.,  formerly  ordered  to  be  paid  to  the  Treasurers 
at  Wars  for  the  army  under  Lord  Fairfax,  to  be  used 
for  the  buying  of  aims  and  ammunition,  and  for  pay- 
ment of  the  army.     L.  J.,  X.  328.     In  e.vtenso. 

June  16.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  20L  to  Nathaniel 
Barker,  the  messenger  who  brought  the  news  of  the 
suppression  of  the  insurrection  about  Stamford.  L.  J., 
X.  328.     In  cilenso. 

•lune  18.  Draft  order  for  the  Committee  at  Derby 
House  to  secure  the  town  of  Yarmouth,  &c.  L.  J.,  X. 
328.     In  I'j'tenso. 

June  16.  Draft  order  giving  power  to  the  Committee 
at  Derby .  House  to  grant  commissions  to  Captain 
William  Boteler  and  others  to  raise  volunteers  for 
Securing  the  County  of  Northampton,  and  suppressing 
tumults  in  those  parts.     L.  J.,  X.  328.     In  cxteneo. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Draft  order  authorising  the  Committee  at  Derby 
House  to  nominate  Commissioners  for  the  safety 
and  jireservation  of  the  town  of  Northampton. 

June  16.  Draft  order  referring  it  to  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  Great  Seal  to  consider  of  fit  pei-sons  to 
be  appointed  judges,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  328.     In  cefenso. 

.June  16.  Draft  of  additional  ordinance  for  putting 
papists  and  delinquents  out  of  the  late  lines  of  communi- 
cation.    L.  J.,  X.  328.     In  exienso. 

June  17.  Petition  of  Edward  Odling,  doctor  in  physic, 
one  of  the  ]ihysicians  who  were  first  employed  in  the 
service  of  the  Parliament  for  the  curing  of  sick  soldiers. 
Petitioner  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  sei-ved  under 
the  late  Earl  of  Essex  tor  three  years,  but  his  pay  is 
still  in  arrear.  He  was  then  ordered  to  serve  in  certain 
houses  made  hospitals  for  which  he  received  only  half 
j)ay,  and  about  two  years  since  he  was  dismissed,  not- 
withstanding the  declaration  of  Parliament  to  employ 
those  before  others  who  should  most  engage  in  the 
service  of  the  State.  Prays  that  he  may  have  some 
competent  satisfaction  for  his  services,  sufi'erings,  and 
expenses,  and  that  he  may  be  appointed  physician  to 
the  hospital  in  Ely  House.     L.  J.,  X.  330. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Brief  remonstrance  of  j)etitioner's  service,  suffer- 
ings, and  exjiense. 

June  17.  Petition  of  Captain  John  Jessop.  Petitioner, 
who  lost  a  considerable  estate,  both  real  and  personal, 
by  the  late  rebellion  in  Ireland,  has  served  the  State 
under  the  Earls  of  Essex  and  Stamford,  for  which  ser- 
vice there  are  arrears  due  to  him  to  the  amount  of  6001. 
He  has  now  been  arrested  for  a  small  sum  by  Percevall 
Ebbotson,  and  remains  a  prisoner  in  Newgate.  Prays 
that  an  order  may  be  made  for  his  release  in  accordance 
with  the  precedent  annexed.     L.  J.,  X.  330. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  for  release  of  Captain  Jasjjer  Hart- 
well.     2  June  164(). 

2.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Ebbotson.  Petitioner's 
husband,  Percevall  Ebbotson,  before  the  begin- 
ning of  these  troubles,  kept  one  of  the  greatest 
inns  in  the  city  of  Exeter,  and  maintained  him- 
self and  family  in  good  fashion.  The  city  was 
twice  besieged,  and  during  those  times  he  was 
forced  to  quarter  many  soldiers,  for  which  he 
could  get  little  or  no  payment.  Mr.  John  Jessop, 
being  Marshal  General  under  Lord  Stamford, 
did  during  the  first  siege  take  u]!  quarters  at  the 
inn  for  himself,  his  wife,  and  servants  ;  the  reck- 
oning fur  his  expenses  and  the  money'  borrowed 
came  to  30/.,  for  which,  being  unprovided  with 
money,  as  he  said,  he  gave  a  bill.  Petitioner  and 
her  husband  having  no  means  of  subsistence,  and 
having  pawned  and  sold  all  that  they  had,  even 
to  their  very  clothes,  after  many  entreaties  for 
some  satisfaction  from  Jessop,  caused  him  to  be 
arrested  upon  the  bill.  J  essoii  in  order  to  defraud 
them  of  their  debt  threatens  to  accuse  petitioner's 
husband  of  malignancy,  though  he  never  took  up 
arms  or  did  any  act  hostile  to  the  Parliament. 
Petitioner  prays  that  her  husband  may  have  free 
liberty  to  proceed  against  Jessop  in  due  course  of 
law  for  the  recovery  of  his  debt.     (Undated.) 

June  17.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Slieene  and  others.  A 
suit  l)eing  commenced  iu  the  King's  Bench  by  Richard 

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HISTORICAI,    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Bouai  or     Golty,  rector  of  Franilingham,  against  John  Waldgrave, 

Lords.       ttnaiit  to  the  Earl  of  Siilfulk,  nspectiug  the   payment 

Calendar.      of  tithes,  their  Lordships  were  |}lea8ed  to  order  the  suit 

1W8.         to  be  staved.     Petitioners,  who  are  also  tenants  to  tlie 

Earl,  are  now  prosecuted  in  the  same  court  by   Golty, 

and  i)ray  that  the  suits  commenced  against   them  may 

b<%  also  stayed.     L.  J.,  X.  y;!l. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Cojiy  of  order  referred  to  in  jireeeding.     31  Oct. 
lG4o. 

June  17.  Ord«r  upon  petition  of  Nicholas  Sheens  and 
others.     L.  J..  X.  330.     In  edlenso. 

June  17.  Di'aft  order  for  the  Committee  at  Derby 
House  to  irrant  commissions  to  Colonel  Hubbert,  of 
Weil,  iu  tile  Isle  of  Ely,  to  raise  forces  for  the  safety  of 
those  parts.     L.  J.,  X.'SiJO.     In  ixlr.iso. 

Juno  17.  Draft  order  for  ]iayment  of  JiS.OOO/.  to  the 
Marquess  of  Argyll  and  the  heritors  of  the  .shiredom  of 
Argyll.     L.  J.,  X.  ;J30.     In  exteiiso. 

June  17.  Another  draft. 

June  17.  Another  draft. 

June  17.  Order  for  payment  of  791?.  to  Mrs.  Margaret 
and  Mrs.  Mary  Moousell,  arrears  due  to  tlieir  late 
brother,  Captain  Peter  Mounsell,  L.J. ,  X.  3^1.  Iiicxtenso. 

Juno  17.   Draft  of  preceding. 

June  19.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  'MOl.  to  I.ady 
Elizabeth  Gray.     L.  J.,  X.  33;i.     In  cxhnso. 

June  19.  Draft  ordinance  for  payment  of  42,000?.  to 
certain  officers  and  soldiers.     L.  J.,  X.  333.     In  extcnito. 

June  19.  Order  fur  the  more  speedy  bringing  in  the 
assessments  for  the  army.     L.  J.,  X.  333.     In  extenso. 

June  19.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Jnne  19.  Draft  ordinance  for  sequestration  of  the 
estates  of  Major-General  Langhorne,  and  divers  ether 
])apists  and  delinipa-nts  in  the  late  rebellion,  in  the 
counties  of  South  Wales  und  Monmouthshire.  L.  J., 
X.  3  !3.      Ill  extenso. 

June  19.  Draft  instructions  for  the  Coniniissioners  for 
the  sequestration  of  the  estates  of  Major-General  Lang- 
horne, and  divers  other  delinc|uents.  Ii,  J.,  X.  334. 
In  extenso. 

Jnne  II'.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  they  have  approved  of  Richard  Culverwell  for  the 
rectory  of  Grundisburgh,  SuHolk.     L.  J.,  X.  331. 

June  19.  Affidavit  of  Robert  Erlambe  with  reference 
to  the  forcible  entry  of  Rowland  Furnis  and  others  into 
the  mines  of  the  Earl  of  Rutland  in  the  manor  of 
Nether  IJaddon,  Derbyshire.     L.  J.,  X.  335. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Similar  affidavit  of  Jonas  Crossegill. 

2.  Similar  affidavit  of  Thomas  Needham. 

June  19.  Order  of  the  House  of  Lords  for  the  Com- 
mittee at  Goldsniiths'  Hall  to  grant  permission  to  Eliza- 
beth Countess  Rivers  to  remain  with  her  retiiiue  in  and 
about  the  cities  of  London  and  Westminster.  L.  J.,  X. 
335.     In  extenso. 

June  19.  Similar  order  of  the  House  of  Commous. 

June  -JO.  Petition  of  Sir  Henry  Frederick  Thynne. 
There  are  divers  great  suits  jiow  jiroseiuted  against 
him  concerning  his  whole  estate  by  his  brother  Sir 
James  Thynne.  I'lays  leave  to  remain  in  town  to 
attend  to  the.se  suits,  being  willing  inanv  way  to  engage 
himself  from  acting  or  any  way  internieddling  to  the 
])rejudice  (;f  the  Parliament.     L.  J.,  X.  335. 

Juno  2U.  Answer  and  petition  of  Edmond  Earl  of 
Mulgrave  to  a  late  petition  delivered  by  the  Countess 
Dowager  of  Mulgrave  and  others.  Petitioner  denies 
that  the  Countess  Dowager  ever  had  1,040Z.  per  annum 
paid  t,o  her  by  Sir  Paul  Pindar  for  her  younger  children, 
by  virtue  of  any  grant  of  the  alum  mines  and  works  at 
Mnlgrave,  and  asserts  that  if  they  have  any  interest  at 
all  in  the  l,(5-fU/.  ]jer  annum,  or  any  security  for  anv 
competent  livelihood,  they  are  beholden  to  jietitioner  for 
It,  as  being  all  .settled  upon  him.  it  was  in  his  power  to 
decide  what  (.(jrlions  they  should  have,  or  indeed  if  they 
should  have  any  portion  at  all.  The  letters  patent 
jjranted  to  Sir  John  Gibbon,  which  were  assigned  to  Sir 
Paul  Pindar,  and  under  which  he  claims,  were  declared 
by  both  Houses  to  bo  illegal  and  void,  and  Sir  Paul  is 
now  in  high  contempt  foi-  not  obeying  tho  order  to 
bring  them  in.  Petitioner  jirays  that  some  course  may 
be  taken  by  which  he  may  be  .settled  in  the  quiet  pos- 
session of  the  mines  of  flhieh  he  is  legally  possessed. 
jj.  J.,  X.  335. 

June  20.  Answer  and  |>f"tition  of  the  Earl  of  Mub'rave 
to  the  petition  of  Sir  Paul  Pindar.  Very  similar  to 
preceding.     L.  J.,  X.  335. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Henry  Leman  with  ref.rence  to  the 

proceedings  of  .Sir  Paul  Pindar  an.l  his  servants 

.    ,Iupc-  ,-,0.  Unitt  ordinance  foi-  Lady  iNewburgh  to  have 


returned  to  her  the  deeds  deposited  by  her  in  the  late 
Court  of  Wards  in  her  sait  against  Sir  Humfrey  Foster. 
L.  J.,  X.  33(5. 

June  20.  Draft  ordinance  confirming  the  articles  for 
the  surrender  of  O.xford.     L.  J.,  X.  338.     In  extenso. 

June  20.  Draft  declaration  against  those  who  take  np 
arms  against  the  Parliament.  (Three  papers.)  L.  J., 
X.  338. 

June  20.  Petition  of  James  Earl  of  Middlesex.  Pe- 
titioner's late  father,  himself,  and  those  under  whom  he 
claims,  have  been  in  possession  of  the  manor  of  Forth- 
ampton,  Gloucestershire,  since  33  Hen.  VIII.  He  com- 
])Iains  that  whilst  under  the  restraint  of  the  Gentleman 
Usher  of  the  Black  Rod  one  of  his  tenants  on  the  manor 
has  been  put  out  of  possession  by  John  Parker,  junior. 
Prays  that  his  tenant,  William  Cooke,  may  be  restored 
and  petitioner  righted  as  a  peer  of  the  realm.  L.  J., 
X.  338. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  William  Cooke  detailing  the  cir- 
cumstances of  his  ejectment. 

June  20.  Petition  of  Robert  Sprague,  defendant  in  a 
writ  of  error  wherein  William  Glide  is  plaintiff.  Prays 
for  an  e.irly  day  for  hearing. 

June  20.  Petition  of  Stephen  Pacye.  Captain  Bushell 
being  in  Loudon,  by  order  of  the  House  of  Commons, 
concerning  the  surrender  of  the  Isle  of  Lundy,  and 
having  his  Excellency's  pass  and  protection,  was  arrested 
at  the  suit  of  one  Snellock,  and  forced  to  give  bail  for 
his  appearance.  Petitioner,  with  others,  became  bail 
for  him,  and  he  not  appearing,  Snellock  caused  petitioner 
to  be  arrested,  notwithstanding  his  Excellency  wrote  a 
letter  commanding  him  to  forbear.  Prays  that  Snel- 
lock and  Gabriel  Clinkard,  the  bailiff  who  arrested  peti- 
tioner, may  be  sent  for  to  answer  for  their  contempt, 
that  Snellock  may  be  ordered  to  produce  his  Excellency's 
letter,  and  that  petitioner  may  be  discharged  and  have 
good  costs  and  damages  for  his  false  imprisonment. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Similar  petition  of  same.      (Undated.) 

2.  Coiiy  of  letter  from  Lord  Fairfax  at  Windsor  to 
Snellock  desiring  him  to  forbear  his  proceedings 
against  Cajitain  Bushell's  bail,  <fec.     4  May  1648. 

June  21.  Petition  of  George  Ralech.  Petitioner  has, 
in  accordance  with  their  Lordships'  order,  summoned 
his  witnesses  in  his  cause  against  Vivers  and  others,  but 
some  of  them,  with  himself,  being  comprehended  within 
the  late  ordinance  of  restraint  from  coming  within 
twenty  miles  of  Loudon,  he  prays  that  some  day  may  be 
appointed  when  he  and  his  witnesses  may  attend  without 
offending  against  tho  ordinance.     L.  J.,  X.  339. 

Jtine  21.  Order  for  attendance  of  witnesses  at  the 
hearing  of  the  cause,  Ralegh  v.  Vivers  et  al. 

r  June  21.]  Petition  of  Sir  Arthur  Loftus  to  the  House 
of  Commons.  Petitioner  has  from  the  beginning  faith- 
fully served  the  Parliament,  and  for  jmblicly  manifesting 
his  aft'ection  thereto  suffered  twenty-five  weeks  impri- 
sonment  in  Dublin  Castle.  As  soon  as  he  could  after 
the  unfortunate  ces.sation  in  Ireland  he  came  over  to 
England,  for  which  all  his  estate  (out  of  the  hands  of  the 
rebels)  was  seized  upon  and  disjiosed  of  by  order  of  Lord 
Ormonde.  There  is  due  to  him  for  the  Parliament  ser- 
vice in  the  province  of  Leinster  2,848/,,  and  besides  this 
he  has  disbursed  2,331/..,  as  ajijiears  by  the  annexed  ac- 
counts. He  has  never  received  any  recompense,  but 
has  lost  a  good  estate  by  the  rebels,  and  bv  his  attendance 
on  the  Parliament  service,  and  by  much  sickness  ;  he  has 
been  jiut  to  great  charges,  which  have  much  increased 
his  debts,  for  satisfaction  whereof  he  and  his  friends 
stand  engaged,  and  he  is  at  the  jiresenttime  a  prisoner. 
By  the  late  revolt  and  indirect  practices  of  Lord  Inchi- 
quin  jietitiouer  is  deprived  of  all  command,  and  by  that 
means  of  all  subsistence  to  support  his  great  charge  of  a 
wife,  si.\  children,  and  family.  Prays  that  3,000/.  may  be 
assigned  to  him  out  of  the  Excise,  or  some  other  ready 
money  payment,whereby  he  may  be  enabled  to  disengage 
himself  and  friends,  ai;d  that  towards  the  relief  of  him- 
self and  family  some  weekly  allowance  may  be  appointed 
whereby  tliey  may  be  iireserved  from  starving.  C.  J  . 
V.  009.  ^ 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Accounts  of  sums  due  to  Sir  Arthur  Loftus  for 
money  disbursed  by  him  for  the  Parliament  in 
the  province  of  Leinster,  and  for  his  arrears  in 
that  province.     (Two  pajiers.) 

3.  Petition  of  Sir  Arthur  Loftus.KnightandColonel ; 
about  6,000?.  are  due  to  him  for  arrears  of  pay, 
but  he  is  prisoner  in  the  King's  Bench  for  debt, 
and  cannot  ropuir  to  Dublin,  where  ho  has  lately 
been  appointed  colonel  of  a  regiment  of  foot ;  be 


Calendur. 
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prays  for  an  order  for  his  release,  for  -which  he 
annexes  a  precedent,     fflndated.) 
4.  Copy   of  order   for   release   of  Colonel  Thomas 
Powell,  to   whom   large  arrears   vrere  owing  by 
the  State.     26  Nov.  I(.i46. 

Jane  22.  Draft  order  giving  leave  to  Richard  Osborne 
to  come  with  safety  to  his  person  to  make  good  the 
allegations  mentioned  in  his  letter.  L.  J.,  X.  341.  In 
extenso. 

June  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  200?.  to  William 
Perkins.     L.  J.,  X.  341.     In  c.eicnso. 

June  22.  Draft  ordinance  for  settling  the  militia  in 
Bristol.     L.  J.,X.  341.     In  extenso. 

June  22.  Draft  order  granting  Ely  Hou.-se  for  the  use 
of  sick  and  wounded  soldiers.     L.  J.,  X.  342.   Ine.clenso. 

June  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  5001.  to  the  Earl 
of  Kildare  in  part  payment  of  his  arrears.  L.  J.,  X. 
342.     ]n  extenso. 

June  22.  Draft  order  for  the  600Z.  owing  to  George 
Thomasin,  for  a  parcel  of  manuscripts  bought  for  the 
public  Library  of  the  University  of  Cambridge,  to  bear 
interest.     L.  J.,  X.  342.     In  extenso. 

June  22.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  Thomas  Spade- 
man, rector  of  Althorpe,  Lincolnshire.  L.  J.,  X.  342. 
In  extenso. 

June  22.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Symon  Pecke  to  the  rectory  of 
Boresford  alias  Husbands-Bosworth,  Leicester.  L.  J., 
X.  343. 

Annexed. 

1.  Certificate  of  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that  they 
have  approved  of  Pecke  for  the  cure.  21  June  1648. 

June  23.  Pass  for  the  Countess  of  Worcester  and  her 
retiuue  to  pass  out  of  Prance  to  any  part  of  this  King- 
dom.    L.  J.,  X.345. 

June  23.  Petition  of  John  Dillingham.  Petitioner  has 
for  three  years  past,  at  great  cost  and  paius,  collected 
the  martial  actions  of  Christendom,  which  he  has  pub- 
lished weekly  under  the  title  of  the  "  Moderate 
Intelligencer."  The  licenser  has  this  week  refused  to 
license  petitioner's  copy,  and  has  licensed  another 
man's  by  the  same  title.  Prays  that  his  copy  may  be 
licensed  for  time  coming,  and  none  other  by  that  name. 
L.  J.,  X.  345. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Remonstrance   and 


Moderate  Intelligencer  has  always  been  licensed,      Horsr  oir 

printed,    and  registered    as   the  proper   cojiy   of       ^"'""'' 

Robert  White.  Calendar. 


petition 


of  Gilbert  Mabbott 
gentleman,  licenser  of  the  weekly  sheets  ;  in 
answer  to  the  ordtT  of  the  House  that  he  should 
show  cause  why  he  did  not  license  the  book 
entitled  the  Moderate  Intelligencer  last  week, 
he  says  that  about  ihe  8th  of  May  last  .lohn 
Diliiugham,  the  pretended  writer  of  the  book, 
malignantly  and  to  the  dishonour  of  Parliament 
wrote  this  passage  of  French  therein,  "  Dieu  nous 
donne  les  Parlyaments  briefe,Rois  ile  vie  longue," 
and  did  not  send  the  sheet  as  usual  for  peti- 
tioner's perusal,  fearing  lest  he  should  cor- 
rect it ;  complaint  was  made  bj'  many  members 
of  the  House  of  Commons  (in  whoso  esteem  peti- 
tioner mnch  suffered,  his  name  being  printed  on 
the  copy  as  if  he  had  really  licensed  it),  and  peti- 
tioner thereupon  wrote  to  Dillingham  requiring 
him  in  his  next  book  to  vindicate  the  honour  of 
Parliament,  and  crave  pardon  for  that  malignant 
expression,  but  he  has  ever  since  refused  so  to  do  ; 
petitioner  therefore  prays  that  Dillingham  may 
be  left  to  be  punished  niulcr  the  ordinance  of  the 
28th  of  Sept.  1647,  and  enjoy  no  privilege  from 
the  House. 

2.  Petition  of  Robert  White,  printer  and  stationer ; 
by  the  rights  and  customs  of  the  Stationers'  Com- 
pany, of  which  petitioner  is  a  member,  and  bv  the 
ordinances  in  conflrmation  of  those  I'ights, "peti- 
tioner has  always  had  all  the  interest,  right,  and 
title  in  the  pamphlet  culled  the  Mi  derate  Intelli- 
gencer, which  under  the  ordinance  of  the  28th  of 
Sept.  1647  was  licensed,  printed,  and  registered 
by  the  Company  as  the  proper  copy  of  i)etitioner  ; 
he  prays  the  House  to  be  tender  of  any  violation 
of  the  custom  and  ancient  privileges  of  the  Clom- 
pany  of  Stationers,  and  to  restore  to  him  his 
title  of  Moderate  Intelligencer,  as  he  ought  to 
have  free  liberty  to  write  the  slieet  himself^  or  to 
employ  whom  he  shall  think  fit  to  write  it  for 
him. 

3.  Printed  copy  of  ordinance  against  unlicensed  or 
scandalous  pamphlets,  and  for  the  better  regu- 
lating of  printing.  28th  Sept.  1(54".  L.  J.,  IX. 
467.     //(.  extenso. 

4.  Certificate  of  Henry  Walley,  clerk  of  the  Com- 
pany of  Stationers,  that  the  pamphlet  called  the 
o     84062. 


•Iune,23.  Order  for  Mordant  Snellock  to  cause  Ste|  .hen 
Pacye  to  be  immediately  released, or  to  attend  the  House 
to  show  cause  why  he  docs  not  do  so.     L.  J.,  X.  345. 

June  23.  Draft  ordinance  for  confirming  certain  per- 
sons in  places  in  Oxford  Uuiversitj.     L.  J.,  X.  346. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Amendments  proposed  by  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, and  agreed  to  by  the  Lords.  C.  J.,  V.  612. 
June  23.  Answer  of  Robert  Cudworth  to  the  petition 
of  Henry  Vernon  {ride  15  June).  If  there  is  any  error 
or  irregularity  in  the  degree  complaineil  of  by  A'ernon. 
he  may  in  an  ordinary  course  have  his  bill  of  review, 
and  Cudworth  therefore  prays  to  be  dismissed  with  the 
costs  and  charges  he  has  sustained.     L.  J..  X.  325. 

June  23.  Draft  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  for  a 
message  to  be  sent  to  the  Lords,  desiring  that  a  com- 
mittee may  be  nominated  to  examine  into  the  allega- 
tions of  Richard  Osborne  in  his  letters  to  the  Speaker 
of  the  House  of  Commons  and  Lord  Wharton.  C.  J.. 
V.  611.     In  extenso. 

June  26.  Petition  of  Colonel  Thorpe.  Petitioner 
served  the  Parliament  faithfully  until  the  reducemont  of 
the  army,  and  has  since  had  the  command  of  a  rciment 
in  France.  Prays  that  a  pass  may  be  granted  toTiim  in 
order  that  he  may  return  to  his  cornmaud.  L  J  X 
347.  ■     "      ■ 

June  26.  Draft  order  for  the  release  of  Stephen  Pacye, 
bail  of  Captain  Bushell.     L.  J.,  X.  347. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Letter  from  Thomas  Lord  Fairfax,  at  Windsor,  to 
the  Earl  of  Manchester.  He  gave  a  safe  conduct  to 
Thomas  Bushell  to  come  to  town  about  the  sur- 
render of  Lundy  Island,  and  thereupon  agreed 
that  he  shonld  have  protection  from  arrest  for  two 
months,  but  whilst  in  London  Bushell  was  arrested 
by   Snellock,  and  Lord  Fairfax  desires  that  he 
may  be  set  at  liberty  as  the  business  for  the  sur- 
render of  Lundy  is  obstructed^  and  Bushell,  if  he 
had  not  presumed  on  his  safe  conduct,  would  not 
have  exposed  himself  to  arrest.     11  Dec.  1647. 
June   26.  Petition    of    Mordant    Snellock.     Captain 
Bushell   has    for   seven   years   past    been    indebted   to 
petitioner  for  commodities  amounting  to  the  value   of 
150?.,  and  petitioner  hearing  that  he  was  in  town  and  able 
to  make  payment  arrested  him  for  the  debt,  whereupon 
Bushell  said  he  was  a  Parliament  man,  and  produced  a 
piece  of  paper,  which  appeared  to  be  nothing  more  than 
a  soldier's  passport.     Petitioner  prays  for  leave  to  pro- 
ceed at   law  against   Bushell  and  his   bail  for  the  re- 
covery of  his  just  debt. 

June  26.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  a  Committee  of 
both  Houses  to  hear  and  determine  all  complaints 
touching  the  breach  of  the  Articles  of  Oxford,  and  other 
capitulations,  made  by  the  General  and  confirmed  by 
Parliament.     L.  J..  X.  347. 

June  26.  Draft  order  for  appointment  of  a  Committee 
to  consider  of  a  Treaty  for  Race.  L.  J.,  X.  347.  On 
the  same  paper  are  notes  of  proceedings  on  the  subject 
upon  several  subsequent  days. 

June  26.  Petition  of  John  Gongh,  defendant  in  a  writ 
of  error,  wherein  John  Morgan  is  phiintitf.  Prays  for 
an  early  day  for  hearing.     L.  J.,  X.  347. 

June  26.  Report  from  the  Committee  for  the  Milida 
of  Westminster  upon  the  committal  of  two  of  the  Mar- 
quess of  Winchester's  servants  by  the  Committee. 
Francis  Gainsford  when  brought  before  the  Committee 
said  th.at  he  had  lived  for  eight  or  ten  years  with  Lady 
Thymbleby,  confessed  that  Jx'  was  a  Roman  Catholic, 
denied  to  take  both  the  oath  of  allegiance  and  supre- 
macy, said  that  he  had  lived  at  Bristol  and  Newark 
when  they  were  the  King's  garrisons,  and  had  no  licence 
to  remain  in  town.  George  Gifford,  who  was  brouffht 
before  the  Committee  at  the  same  time,  confessed  that 
he  was  a  Roman  Catholic,  and  that  he  lived  in  the 
house  with  the  Marchioness  of  Winchester,  that  he  had 
been  at  Bazing,  Oxford,  and  other  places  in  the  King's 
quarters  ;  he  denied  to  take  the  oath  of  supremacy  and 
had  no  license  to  lemain  in  tov.-n.  For  these  causes  the 
Committee,  by  virtue  of  the  ordinance  of  the  28th  of 
May  last,  committed  them  to  ])rison.  This  report  was 
made  in  pursuance  of  an  order  of  the  15th  instant. 
L.  J.,  X.  325. 

June  27.  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and 
Commons  of  the  City  of  London  in  Common  Council 
assembled.  Pray  for  a  personal  treaty  with  the  King, 
the  settlement  of  religion,  &c.  L.  J.,  X.  349.  In 
extenso. 

E 


1648. 


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HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


llMISK   O? 
I.OKPS. 


Tnun  27.  The  answer  of  the  Lord^  to  the  mes^^ngers 
__  who  brought  preceding   petition.      L.   J-,  -V- 

,  « .  ^  June  27.  Draft  order  for  adding  birWim.im.3.ums 

^*^*  •        to  the  Committee  of  the  Mihtia  tor  Yorkshire.     L.  J.. 

^■j^e  2rD::rietrer  from  the  Parliament^,  (^jon^ 
Joues,  thanking  him  for  Wb  services  in  Ireland  deirng 
he  will  prosecute  the  war  vigor.n.sh  ,  and  not  agree 
any  cessation.     1..  J.,  X.  3:.0^    ^".f%"°-,,u,,  Mavnird 

June  27.  Draft  order  to  ind.-mnify  Mr  John  Maynaia 

for     ot  proceeding  in  his  contract  for  the  purchase  ot 

ome  Bis^.op..'  lands.     L  J .,  X.  3oO^     ^''  ;"  X  Wood- 

June  2T.  Application  for  an  order  for  John  \Vooa 
cock's  institution  and  induction  to  the  vuarage  ot  Bor 
den,  Kent.     L.  J.,  X.  350. 

^rCeiif^ale  that  ^Yoodco.•k  is  a  man  of  good  life 
and  conversation,   and  well  atiV-cted   to  the  Par- 
liament.    IS  June  l*!i^^.  .  _     J  „   ;„ 
2.  Testimonial  of  the   parishioners   of  Borden   in 
favour  of  Woodcock.     18  June  164«. 

June  27.  Certificate  of  ministers  of  the  county  of 
Sussex  in  favour  of  Thomas  Ballowe,  as  in  every  way  fit 
to  exercise  his  function  in  the  mmistry  in  any  place  in 
the  Church  of  England.     L.  J..  X.  S.^O.         .  „  „   ^„ 

June  27.  Another  certificate  m  favour  of  Ballowe 

June  27.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  ikduct  William  aage  to  the  vicarage  of 
Udimore,  Sussex.     L.  J.,X.  350. 

June  27.  Draft  order  for  adding  Mr.  Reynolds  and 
Jlr.  Allen  to  the  Committee  of  Hampshire,  t.  J.,  v. 
615.     Ill  extcn.io.  ^  , 

June  ^^9  Order  for  the  release  of  Captam  John 
Jessop  on  his  giving  good  security  Ix^r  the  payment  of 
his  debts  out  of  his  arrears.     L.  J.,  X.  351. 

June  29.  Draft  order  for  Mr.  Adoniram  Byfield  one 
of  the  scribes  of  the  Assembly  of  Divines,  to  attend  to- 
morrow to  acquaint  the  House  with  the  matt^ers 
objected  against  William  Launce,  minister,  in  tlie 
Assembly  of  Divines.     L.  J.,  X.  3.M. 

Annexed : —  .,^  ^   x,.  i„™. 

1    Draft  ordinance  appointing  Launce  to  the  rectory 
of    Edmomi    the    King,    Lumbert    Street    L»t. 
Edmund,  Lombard  .Street],  London.     See  L.  J., 
X.  SoA,  434. 
2.  Another  draft. 
June  29.  Petition  of  the  Master  Wardens  and  Fellow- 
ship  of  the  Trinity   House  ;  praying  that   a  personal 
treaty  may  be  had  with   His  Majesty  for  the  settling  ot 
a  we'll   grounded  peace  both  in   church  and  common- 
wealth.    L.  J.,  X.  351.     Incclcnsu. 

June  29.  Dratt  of  the  Lords'  answer  to  preceding 
petition,  thanking  petitioners  for  their  good  aflections 
and  assuring  them  that  the  House  will  not  be  wanting 
in  endeavour  to  cll'ect  their  desires.  L.  J.,  X.  351.  Jn 
e-cleiiso. 

June  29.  Petition  of  the  commanders,  masteiB,  and 
mariners  of  the  shipping  belonging  to  the  River  of 
Thames  whose  names  are  sul)8criV>ed  ;  praying  that 
there  may  be  a  speedy  treaty  with  His  Majesty  for  the 
settling  the  peace  of"tho  Kingdom,  and  that  meantime 
His  Majesty  may  be  entreated  to  remove  to  one  of  his 
houses  which  may  he  most  convenient,  where  he  may 
be  with  honour,  freedom,  and  safety.  L.  J.,  X.  352. 
In  cylniso,  with  the  exception  of  the  liignaturcs. 

June  29.  Petition  of  the  Provincial  Assembly  of 
liOiidon;  praying  that  the  larger  and  lesser  catechisms 
may  be  enjoined,  the  confession  of  faith  sanctioned,  the 
directory  for  church  government  established,  and  the 
ordinances  for  the  betier  sanctifying  of  the  Lord's  Day 
and  observation  of  the  public  fasts,  as  also  for  the 
BupprcBsioii  of  piofaneness  more  elfectnally  put,  in 
execution.     Jj.  J.,X.  352.     Incxtciiso. 

June  29.  Dralt  ordinance  that  the  purchasers  of 
bishops'  lands  to  whom  money  is  owing,  under  the 
ordinance  of  the  13th  of  May  1647  lor  advance  of 
200,000/.  for  the  Stite.  may  set  oil'  the  money  so  owing 
to  them  against  money  due  from  them  on  their  pui- 
chases.  C.  J.,  Y.  6Ui.  This  ordinance  was  much 
altered  in  the  Housi'  of  (Commons  before  it  was  sent  up 
to  the  Lords  on  the  24th  of  July.     L.  J.,  X.  393. 

June  29.  Petiiion  of  Thomas  Uoter,  defendant  in  a 
writ  of  error  brought  by  John  Durson  ;  prays  that  a  day 
may  be  appointed  lor  hearing  before  the  circuit  of  the 
judges. 

June  29.  Ccrtifir  ale  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  George  Dorwo od  has  been  aiipmved  for  the  cure  of 
Panewick  [Painswiek  ,  filoiicesteishire. 


June  30    Petition  of  Robert  Cudworth  ;  praying  that  House  ot 
the    cans.'   between   him   and   Henry  Vernon  may  be        I-osds. 

heard.     L.  J.,  X.  353.  ■    ^    ,    .  Calendar. 

June  30.  Report  from  the   Committee  appointed  to        -^g^g 
consider   of  what   should    be   proposed  to   the    King. 

L.  J.,  X.  353.  T  ,       T^-      1 

June  30.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  John  Diggle 
rector  of  Chiddingfold,  Surrey,  in  the  room  of  Dr. 
Edward  Layfiold,  removed  as  unfit  for  any  ecclesiastical 
preferment!!     L.  J.,  X.  354.     In  exlcnso. 

1  June.]  Petition  of  Joshua  Grosselin,  one  of  the  jurats 
and  a  public  deputy  of  the  Island  of  Guernsey; 
petitioner  is  employed  to  represent  to  Parliament  what 
is  necessary  for  the  Island,  and  taking  notice  of  an 
ordinance  about  to  pass,  formerly  petitioned  for  by  only 
a  few  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  island  without  the  con- 
currence of  the  generality,  he  feels  bound  to  present  a 
remonstrance  against  it,  and  prays  in  the  name  of  the 
inhabitants  of  the  Island  that  his  remonstrance  may  be 
considered  before  the  passing  ot  the  ordinance.  See 
L.  J.,  X.  335. 
Annexed: — 

1.  The  humble  remonstrance  of  Joshua  Gosselin 
against   the   ordinance    about   to    pass.      As    to 
dfsabling  delinquents  from  hokliug  offices  in  the 
Island,  it  is  conceived  that  there  is  no  one  there 
who  has  borne  arms  against  the  Parliament,  the 
pretence  for  this  proposal  being  an  insurrection 
some  three  or  four  years  ago  in  the  Island,  not 
directly   against   the   Parliament   but    for   some 
grievances  amongst  the  i.slanders  themselves,  and 
the  effect  of  questioning  persons  for  this  now  may 
be  very  dangerous  especially  as  the  enemy  have 
a  castle  within  musket  shot  of  the  Island  ;  as  for 
repairing  the  houses  battered  by  the  castle,  it  is 
provided  for  by  order  of  Parliament  out  of  the 
sequestered  estate  of  Sir  Peter  Osborne,  and  it  is 
more   reasonable   that  his   estate    that   did    the 
wrong  should  make  reparation  rather  than  the 
revenue    of    the    Governor    who    protected    the 
houses,  which   has   many  present  burthens,  and 
besides  whilst  the  castle  is  still  in   the  enemies' 
hands  the  houses  may  be  battered  down  again ; 
the  Commissioners  proposed  to  be  scut  over  are 
not  empowered  to  decide  matters,  and  there  are 
many  private  difl'erenccs  which  will  necessitate 
the  parties  coming  over  to  get  them  determined, 
and  lastly  Parliament  in   all  former  orders  and 
commissions  has  ordered  that  the  islanders  should 
be  preserved  in  their  laws  and  customs,  but  there 
is  no  such  clause  in  the  present  ordinance;  it  is 
therefore  prayed  on  the  part  of  the  inhaliitants 
that  the  ordinance  may  not  pass,  or  that  it  may 
be    suspended    until   the  castle   is  reduced,  and 
fuller  information  obtained  as  to  the  state  of  the 
case  in  regard  to  the  whole  Island. 
July  1.  Draft  ordinance  for  Sussex  to  raise  4,547/. !'s.5(?., 
two   troops   of  horses,  and   a  company   of  dragoons  to 
suppress  the  insurrection.s  there.     This  ordinance  was 
brought  from  the  Commons  this  day,  but  was  negatived 
by  the  Lords.     L.  J.,  X,  355,  402. 

July  L  Draft  orders  for  a  committee  to  go  to  the 
army  before  Colchester  to  see  that  it  be  supplied  out  of 
the  assessments  of  the  county  of  Essex.  L.  J.,  X.  356. 
In  extinso. 

July  1.  Draft  order  for  advance  of  l.OOOZ.  to  the  city 
of  Bristol  for  repair  of  the  fort  and  castle,  &c.  L.  J., 
X.  ■'<h<j.     hi  crtrnsii. 

July  3.  Order  for  the  further  hearing  of  the  cause 
between  Henry  Rooper  and  Ralph  Wiseman.  L.  J., 
X.  357. 

July  3.  Certificate  of  ministers  that  Simon  Smcath 
is  a  godly  and  orthodox  divine,  and  of  pious  life  and 
conversation.     L.  J.,  X.  3-j8. 

July  3.  Papers  fi'om  the  Committee  at  Derby  House 
respecting  an  intercepted  letter,  partly  in  cipher,  ac- 
(piainting  Lord  Andovcr  that  the  Prince  is  going  to 
Calais.  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  3.58.     In  cirnso. 

1.  Report  of  Lord  Andover's  examination. 

2.  Copy  of  the  letter  decijihcred. 

3.  Copy  of  the  letter  partly  in  cipher. 

The  letter  whicli  is  signed  "  220  "  was  probably  from 
Wm.  Murray.  See  the  ciplier  amongst  the  jv'aseby 
papers. 

July  3.  Draft  ordinance  to  settle  the  militia  of  Lin- 
colnshire.    L.  J.,  X.  3.59.     In  cflcnso. 

July  3.  Draft  order  for  p.iying  the  troops  under 
Captain  Greenwood,  and  others,  out  of  the  sequestra- 
tions in  the  county  of  Derby.  L.  J.,  X.  359.  In  extcnso. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  KEPORT. 


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July  3.  Draft  ordinance  approving  an  assessment 
laid  upon  Yorkshire  for  payment  of  the  forces  there. 
L.  J.,  X.  3-".9.     1,1  .:-,.'A;/iSo. 

July  3.  Dralt  order  for  commissions  to  bo  granted  to 
Captain  Kobsrt  Greenwood  and  others  for  raising 
forces  in  Derbyshire.     L.  J.,  X.  359.     In  e.iieusn. 

July  3,  Ordinance  to  assign  the  fine  of  1,OOOJ.  set 
upon  Sir  John  Hari-isou  for  his  delinquency  to  Colonel 
Kal})h  Weldon,  Governor  of  the  Forts  and  Island  of 
Plymouth,  to  enable  him  to  repair  to  his  charge,  &o. 
L.  J.,X.  359.     Ill  e.rtenso. 

July  3.  Draft  of  preceding. 

July  3.  Draft  order  appointing  Deputy  Lieutenants 
for  the  Isle  of  Ely.     L.  J.,  X.  360.     In  erfeiiso. 

July  4.  Draft  order  for  raising  a  troop  of  three  score 
horse  in  the  Isle  of  Ely.     L.  J.,  X.  360.     In  e.ctenso. 

July  3.  Petition  of  Henry  Daniell ;  petitioner  having 
been  arrested  by  Anthony  Whitchurch,  the  House  was 
pleased  to  order  his  release  on  the  18th  of  Nov.  1647, 
but  Whitchurch,  in  contempt  of  their  Lordships'  order, 
proceeded  against  him  at  law,  and  having  very  in- 
directly obtained  a  judgment,  violently  seized  petitioner 
by  the  aid  of  soldiers  of  the  garrison  of  WalUngford, 
and  has  ever  .since  detained  him  a  prisoner  ;  petitioner 
prays  that  Whitchurch  may  be  sent  for  to  answer  for 
his  contempt.     Ser  L.  J.,  IX.  .531. 

July  4.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  per- 
sons of  their  delinquency  (L.  ,1.,  X.  360)  : — 


Edward  Carne.* 
Francis  Anderson. 
William  Morgan.* 
Robert  Wilde.* 
Hugh  Hodges. 
George  Watts. 
John  Tint. 


.lohu   Hnrleston   and    John 

Hurleston  his  son. 
Charles  Hughes  and  others.* 
Henry  Rhuads  and  others.* 
John  Spencer.* 
Amos  Paulett,    son  of  Lord 
Pauiett.* 
July  4.  Petition  of  Abraham  Dowcett ;  he  complains 
that  he  is  yet  a  prisoner  in  Peterhouse  at  a  very  great 
charge  which  he  is  not  able  to  support,  and  prays  for 
enlargement  upon  bail.     L.  J.,  X.  .Syi. 

July  4.  Order  for  the  Commissioners  at  Goldsmiths' 
Hall  to  give  an  account  of  what  ordinances  for  par- 
doning delinquents  are  passed,   and  why  the  rest  are 
unpassed.     L.  J.,  X.  361.     In  e.denso. 
July  4.  Draft  of  preceding. 

July  4.  Draft  order  for  allowing  an  additional  100?. 
per  week  for  sick  and  maimed  soldiers.  L.  .!.,  X.  361. 
Li  extenso. 

July  4.  Draft  order  for  adding  50?.  per  annum  to  the 
salaries  of  each  of  the  treasurers  for  sick  and  maimed 
soldiers.     L.  J.,  X.  362.   fn  extenso. 

July  4.  Petition  of  Edward  Walford,  messenger  to 
the  House  of  Commons  ;  he  complains  that  on  Thursday 
last  he  was  violently  hurt  and  beaten  upon  the  head  by 
Mr.  Jenyns,  a  servant  of  their  Lordships  ;  he  prays  the 
House  to  hear  his  case  as  an  old  servant  and  to  do 
therein  as  they  shall  think  fit. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Answer  of  Thomas  Jenyns  to  preceding  ;  he 
went  to  Walford's  house  with  their  Lordships' 
order  concerning  Major  Kolph,  and  after  some 
conversation  Walford  declared  that  the  order 
gave  no  power  to  search  his  house,  spoke  slight- 
ingly of  it,  giving  Jenyns  the  lie  with  other 
uncivil  language,  whereupon  Jenyns  acknow- 
ledges that  he  took  the  opportunity  only  to  touch 
his  pate  with  his  cane,  for  which  he  humbly 
craves  pardon. 
July  5.  Order  for  the  hearing  of  the  cause  of  Henry 
Eooper  against  Ralph  Wiseman.     L.  J..  X.  362. 

July  5.  Message  to  the  Commons  that  the  Lords  think 
fit  that  London  shall  be  the  place  where  the  personal 
treaty  shall  be  had  with  the  King,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  362. 

July  5.  Application  from  Lady  Frances  Stourton  for 
a  pass  for  her  Lord,  herself,  her  children,  and  servants, 
with  their  coach,  horses,  and  other  necessaries,  to  go 
tj  Stourton  in  Wiltshire,  there  to  remain  free  from 
trouble  and  intrusion,  they  demeaning  themselves 
quietly  to  the  Parliament.     L.  J.,  X.  363. 

July  5.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
Robert  Pcpys  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of  Arkcs- 
den,  Essex.     L.  J.,  X.  363. 

.Tuly  5.  Tlie  humble  declaration,  tender,  and  petition 
of  divers  cordial  and  well-afftcttd  mariners,  commanders 
of  ships,  and  members  of  the  Trinity  House,  praying 
that  the  orders  for  providing  and  manning  a  fleet  for 
the  reduction  of  the  revolted  mariners,  whom  the  peti- 
tioners entirely  disavow,  may  be  diligently  prosecuted. 
L.  J.,  X.  363.     In  c.dengu. 

July  5.  Copy  cf  report  from  the  Committee  at  Derby 

*  .\.  certifirate  of  (leUnquency  is  aimuxed. 


House,  that  they  are  informed  that  many  horses  have 
lately  been  raised  in  and  about  London,  and  i;hat  great 
numljers  of  men  k-ft  London  last  night,  and  are  now  at 
and  about  Kingston,  Reigate,  Betswortii  [lieichnortb] 
Castle,  and  Croydon  ;  it  is  said  that  many  persons  of 
quality  are  engaged,  and  that  they  intend  in  a  short 
time  to  fall  upon  the  Parliament  and  ('ity  ;  the  Com- 
mittee have  taken  care  to  prevent  danger,  having 
ordered  all  horses  to  be  stopped  and  extraordinary 
guards  to  be  ready  ;  they  have  also  written  to  the  Lord 
General  to  send  a  regiment  of  foot  to  London,  and  to 
Sir  Michael  Livesey  and  his  forces  to  march  forthwith 
to  Kingston  to  suppress  those  there  ;  the  Committee 
have  also  spoken  to  some  officers  about  the  town  to  get 
what  men  they  can  mounted  forthwith  in  case  of  danger  ; 
the  Committee  request  the  Houses  to  take  further  order 
in  the  matter,  and  to  desire  their  members  to  say  what 
horses  and  arms  they  will  raise  and  pay  for  the  next 
ten  days,  and  that  a  Committee  ma}-  be  a]i|3ointed  m  go 
into  the  City  to  represent  the  state  of  affairs  to  the 
Common  Council. 

July  6.  Resolution  that  the  militias  of  Westminster, 
Southwark,  and  the  Hamlets  of  the  Tower  be  joined  to 
the  militia  of  the  City  of  London.  L.  J.,  X.  366.  in 
extenso. 

July  6.  Draft  of  preceding. 

July  6.  Draft  order  for  release  of  Colonel  Zacharie. 
L.  J.,  X.  366.     In  extenso. 

July  6.  Dralt  order  giving  the  Committee  at  Derby 
House  power  to  grant  commissions  for  raising  forces  in 
Northamptonshire.     L.  J.,  X.  366.     In  extenso. 

July  6.  Order  for  the  exchange  of  Lord  luchiquin's 
son  for  Sir  William  Feuton  and  others.  L.  J.,  X.  o6i). 
In  extenso, 

July  6.  Draft  of  preceding. 

July  8.  Report  upon  the  proceedings  against  Major 
Rolph.     L.  J.,  X.  369.     In  extenso. 

July  8.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  500?.  to  Captain 
Henry  Jervoise.     L.  J.,  X.  370.     In  extenso. 

July  8.  Draft  order  for  a  thanksgiving  for  the  victory 
in  the  North.     L.  J.,  X.  370.     In  extenso. 

July  8.  Draft  order  far  payment  of  interest  on  5,000?. 
ordered  for  Major-Geneial  Richard  Browne.  L.  J.,  X. 
370.     In  e,i:tenso. 

July  8.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  interest  on  a  fur- 
ther sum  of  4,016?.  Os.  Od.  o'rdered  for  Major-General 
Richard  Browne.     L.  J.,  X.  370.     In  extenso. 

July  8.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  4,324?.  9s.  Od.  to 
Colonel  Christopher  Copley.  L.  J.,  X.  371.  In  extenso. 
July  8.  Draft  ordinance  to  discharge  Sir  John  May- 
nard  from  all  penalties  for  not  pirtVcting  a  contract  for 
the  purchase  of  the  manor  of  Bugden  [Buckden],  Hunts. 
L.  J.,  X.  371.     In  extenso. 

July  8.  Draft  ordinance  to  add  John  Bradshaw  and 
others  to  the  Committee  for  Sequestrations  in  the 
county  of  Westmoreland,  &c.  L.  J.,  X.  371.  In  extenso. 
July  8.  Petition  of  Thomas  Raynes,  of  Warborougb, 
in  the  county  of  Kent  [P].  Petitioner  became  adminis- 
trator of  Wm.  Allen,  but  acting  in  ignorance  of  an  ordi- 
nance of  Parliament  was  ordered  to  be  apprehended  for 
contempt,  and  now  remains  in  the  messenger's  hands, 
to  bis  exceeding  charge  and  loss  of  time.  The  whole 
matter  in  difference  amounts  not  to  10?.,  and  petitioner 
therefore  prays  for  immediate  discharge  upon  bail,  or 
for  an  early  day  for  a  full  hearing  of  the  matter. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Charge  made  by  Richard  Rawlins  against 
Thomas  Raynes  and  his  son  of  resisting  the 
orderof  the  House  for  the  apprehension  of  Raynes. 
See  L.  J.,  X.  248, 

3.  Petition  of  John  Silver.  The  petitioner's  com- 
plaint against  Thomas  Raynes  was,  by  order  of 
8th  July,  fixed  for  hearing  on  the  8th  of  August, 
but  could  not  then  be  heard  as  the  House  was 
upon  the  more  weighty  affairs  of  the  Kingdom, 
of  which  Raynes  taking  advantage  has  withdrawn 
from  further  attendance.  Petitioner  prays  that 
Raynes  may  be  again  ordered  to  attend  on  a 
thort  and  curtain  day  to  answer  his  comiilamt. 
See  L.  J..  X.  370. 

July  10.  Petition  of  George  Warner.  He  applied 
about  two  years  ago  to  the  Committee  at  Goldsmiths' 
Hall  to  be  admitted  to  composition,  but  finds  his  way 
obstracted  by  a  pretended  sale  of  his  mansion  house  and 
lands  at  Wolstou,  in  the  county  of  Warwick,  to  Sir  Peter 
Wentworth,  though  the  wood  and  building  alone  are 
worth  a  great  deal  more  than  the  sum  pretended  to  have 
been  paid  for  the  whole  estate.  His  estate  was  bought 
and  sold  over  his  head  without  his  h.iving  any  know- 


Horse  or 
Oaleniiar . 

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HISTORICAL  MANU«ORIPTS   COMMISSION: 


HorsB  OF 


iod"0  thereof,  though  he  is  ueither  a  papist  nor  excepted 
per"oE,  and  no  deliuqueiioy  is   liiid   against  him,   but 


Cfllcml»r.  that  he  lett  his  own  house  »ud  FL-Mded  lor  som.-  time  m 
KUR  the  Kius's  garrison  ai  Liclitield.  lliough  eighty  years 
of  ago  he  has  been  violently  turned  out  of  his  house  aud 
lands  by  a  luiraber  of  sjldiers,  and  has  no  other  house 
fur  the  present  to  pui  his  head  in,  and  neither  utensils 
or  household  stufi',  for  the  soldiers  have  broken  and 
destroyed  them  all.  He  prays  for  review  ol  his  cjise, 
and  that  until  it  can  be  heard  he  may  be  restored  to 
ljos«essiciii  of  his  house  and  estate.     L.  J.,  X.  o7-. 

July  10.  Petition  of  Bridget  Bray,  wife  of  Ihomas 
Bray,  cue  of  the  Priuce's  bedchamber ;  her  husband 
had'a  pension  pf  -IWl.  ii  year  payable  out  of  the  Court 
of  Wards,  and  on  their  parting,  some  fifteen  years  ago, 
he  agreed  to  give  her  luul.  a  year  out  of  the  pension,  of 
whit^h  ihere  is  now  about  yOO/.  unpaid;  the  lUui.  a  year 
is  her  only  means  of  support,  she  therefore  prays  the 
House  to"  commiserate  her  deplorable  condition  and 
allow  her  some  part  of  her  arrears. 

Annexed  ; — 

1.  t^imilar  petition  of  same.     (Undated.) 

2.  Letter  from  the  Lord  General  (Tliomas  Lord 
Fairfax),  at  Windsor,  to  the  Karl  of  Manchester, 
recomnieudiugMrs.  Bray's  petition  to  the  favour- 
able consideration  of  Parliament.  20  May.  L.  J., 
X.  3"2. 

July  10.  Order  for  some  allowance  to  be  given  to 
Mrs.  Bray.     L.  J.,  X.  372.     In  exhnso. 

July  10.  Draft  ordinance  that  no  member  of  either 
House  shall  hold  any  place  of  profit  not  enjoyed  by 
him  before  these  wars,  lest,  fearing  that  by  a  settlement 
of  a  lasting  peace  he  might  lose  his  place,  he  may  be 
swayed  to'ht  his  vote  to  his  private  interest  rather  than 
the  public.  This  ordinance  was  twice  read  and  com- 
mitted this  day,  and  on  the  following  daj  when  the 
House  went  into  Committee  it  was  declared  "  That  the 
'•  Lord  that  brought  iu  this  ordinance  hath  given  no 
'■  otfenee  to  the  House  in  bringing  of  it  in,"  but  it  does 
not  appear  to  have  been  further  proceeded  with.  L.  J ., 
X.  :172,  37.5. 

July  Ifi.  Draft  order  for  raising  and  maintaining  a 
troop  of  horse  in  Surrey.     L.  J.,  X.  373.     In  e.vt,nsv. 

July  10.  Draft  of  similar  order  for  Hants.  Ii.  J.,  X. 
373.     In  e:etcnso. 

July  10.  Draft  of  similar  order  for  the  county  of 
Carnarvon,  and  for  measures  to  be  taken  for  reducing 
the  Isle  of  Anglesey.     L.  J.,  X.  373.    In  e.rle,iso. 

July  10.  Draft  order  appointing  additional  Commis- 
sioners for  the  county  of  Carnarvon.     L.   J.,  X.  373. 

Ill  t.''lrnii<i. 

July  10.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  horse,  ic,  iu 
the  county  of  Kssex,  for  suppressing  the  tumults  there. 
L.  J.,  X.  373.     In  criiiisij. 

July  10.  Draft  ordinance  for  settling  the  Militia  in 
Exeter.     L.  J.,  X.  374.     In  exienso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Amendments  to  preceding. 

July  10.  Pass  for  Sir  Theodore  Mayerne  and  his 
family  to  go  beyond  the  seas.  L.  J.,  X.  374.  In. 
exlenao. 

July  11.  Petition  of  the  Governor  and  Company  of 
Mcrchams  of  London  trading  into  the  East  Indies  ;  the 
trade  to  the  Last  Indies  will  certainly  be  lost  to  this 
nation  if  not  encouraged  by  Parliament;  the  petitioners 
pray  that  the  ordinance  for  raising  a  joint  stock  for 
fetter  prosecuting  the  trade,  and  for  preventing  the 
spoil  of  it  by  interlopers,  which  has  been  long  before 
Parliament,  may  be  passed  with  all  convenient  speed. 
L.  J.,  X.  374. 

July  11.  Copy  of  preceding. 

July  11,  Order  appointing  a  Committee  to  consider 
the  Conipany's  petition.     L.  J.,  X.  371. 

July  11.  Draft  ordinance  for  taking,  stating,  and 
determining  the  accounts  of  all  such  oflBeers  and  soldiers 
or  widows  of  oflicers  that  have  served  the  Parliament  in 
the  late  wars,  and  have  not  been  under  the  entertain- 
ment and  pay  of  the  particular  counties  or  associations 
of  this  Kingdom,  nor  are  of  the  present  army  under  the 
command  of  Thomas  Lord  Fairfax.     L.  .1.,  X.  375. 

July  11.  Petition  of  Captain  Thomas  Pluukett  in  the 
ijchalf  of  his  kinsman  Cajitain  James  Plunkctt ;  they 
have  both  served  Parliamciit  since  the  beginning  ol 
these  distractions,  and  petitioner  has  advanced  11,0 JO/., 
and  larg<:  ai-rears  are  due  both  to  himself  and  his 
kinsman,  and  the  latter  having  long  attinded  to  get 
some  part  of  his  arrears  for  his  subsistence  and  not 
being  able  to  obtain  the  same  was  driven  to  desjiair 
and  Was  ready  to  perish  for  want,  and  being  a  suhlier. 
and  merely  to  avoid  starving,  whiih  is  contrary  to 
nature,  he  did  most  unfortunately   meet  with  one  upon 


the  hi"'hway.  aud  took   from  him  about   Ibl.   in   money     ITorsE  op 
merely  to  keep  himself   alive,  using  no   a  iolenco  nor       Loeds. 
doingany  hurl  to  the  man,  for  which  he  is  found  guilty       Calendar, 
anil  Ts  like  to  sulfer  death  ;  petitioner  prays  the  House        l64g, 
to  consider  the  services  of  himself  and  his  kinsman  and 
their  aiTection  to  Parliament,  and  to  stay  the  execution 
of  the  judgment  of  death,   as  they  are  both  ready  to 
give  satisfaction.     L.  J.,  X.  37.5. 

July  11.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  continuance  of  Iho 
excise.     L.  J.,  X.  370.     In  cxtcnso. 

July  11.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  1,500/.  per  mem- 
sem  for  maintenance  of  horse  and  foot  in  Lincolnshire. 
L.  J..  X.  370.     hi  e.denso. 

July  11.  Draft  ordinance  for  allowing  to  the  Com- 
missioners of  Excise  such  monies  upon  their  accounts 
as  have  been  taken  away  b}-  force  from  them.  The 
ordinance  details  the  cases  in  which  money  belonging 
to  the  Commissioners  has  been  seized  by  the  Scots,  by 
governors  of  garrisons  and  other  officers,  by  theenem}-, 
and  by  unknown  persons.  Head  twice  and  committed 
this  day  in  the  House  of  Commons,  but  uot  passed  by 
the  Lords  till  the  following  October.  C.  J.,  V.  631  ; 
L.  J.,  X.  .W-x 

July  11.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Thomas  Kidnor  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
ilitchin,  Herts. 

July  12.  Petition  of  Klliuor  Dursou,  the  wife  of  John 
Durson.  commander  of  the  ship  Loyalty,  of  London  ; 
about  sixteen  mouths  siuce  petitioner's  husband  on  his 
way  home  from  the  East  Indies  was  forced  to  put  into 
the  Isle  of  Wight,  his  ship  having  sprung  a  leak,  and 
whilst  he  was  there  one  Goater  "  agreed  for  some 
drugs,''  but  not  coming  for  them  and  the  leak  being 
mended  and  the  wind  serving,  her  husband,  who  was 
lying  there  at  a  charge  of  2i>?.  a  day,  was  forced  to 
come  away,  since  which  time  Goater,  who  was  not  one 
penny  damaged,  has  obtained  a  verdict  hy  sinister 
means  for  far  more  than  the  goods  in  i|uestion  were 
sold  for ;  petitioner's  husband  brought  a  writ  of  error 
to  the  House,  but  it  is  now  fifteen  weeks  since  he  left 
home  on  another  voyage  ;  she  prays  that  the  proceed- 
ings may  be  stayed  until  his  return,  which  she  hopes 
will  be  within  nine  months.     See  L.  J.,  X.  376. 

July  12.  Pass  for  Lady  Stanhope  and  her  company 
to  go  to  Bagshot  and  back.     L.  J.,  X.  377. 

July  12.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of  Charlton,  at 
Dover  Castle  to  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Peers; 
driven  on  shore  by  temiiest  in  the  Isle  of  Thanet  he  has 
been  arrested  ;  he  acknowledges  that  he  was  on  his  way 
to  join  his  inasttr  the  Prince,  he  appeals  to  be  heard 
before  the  Lords  iu  Parliament.  This  letter,  which  is 
dated  the  10th,  was  read  and  entered  in  ciruso  on  the 
Pith.     L.  J.,  X.  379. 

July  12.  Postscript  from  Lord  Howard  of  Charlton, 
desiring  that  he  may  come  to  town.  L.  J.,  X.  379.  In 
extensu. 

July  12.  Draft  orders  concerning  the  reducing  of  the 
revolted  ships,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  379.     In  e.rlenso. 

July  12.  Petition  of  divers  well-aH'ected  magistrates, 
ministers,  citizens,  and  other  inhabitants  in  the  City 
of  Ijondon  and  pait^  adjacent;  petitioners,  wlio  are 
ready  to  adventure  their  lives  and  estates  with  the  I'ar- 
liament.  pray  the  Parliament  to  adhere  to  the  protesta- 
tion, vows,  and  coveiiaut,  and  to  take  such  a  coui'se  as 
Avill  teeure  that  neither  His  Majesty  nor  any  other  may 
have  occasion  or  opportunity  of  renewing  the  old  or 
raising  a  new  war.      L.  J.,  X.  ;  80.     In  c.itenso. 

July  12.  Drait  of  the  Lords'  an,<wer,  thanking  the 
petitioners  and  assuring  them  of  the  determii.ation  of 
Parliament  to  adhere  to  their  protestation,  aows,  and 
covenant  in  maintenance  of  the  cause  in  w  hich  they  are 
engaged.     L.  J.,  X.  377.     In  extenso. 

.luly  12.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Jul}-  13.  Di'aft  order  appointing  a  da3'  of  public 
thanksgiving  lor  the  late  victories.  L.  J.,  X.  381.  In 
extenso. 

July  13.  Draft  order  appointing  600L  for  ^  ictualling 
and  repairing  the  castle  and  fort  of  Chester.  L.  J.,  X. 
381.     In  exienso. 

July  13.  Petition  of  Theophilus  Earl  of  Lincoln  for 
redress  against  Isabella  I^ad}-  Dowager  De  la^^'arr.  who 
owes  him  2,0ii0;.,  and  who,  jiresuming  on  her  privilege 
as  a  peeress,  wholly  neglects  payment  both  of  principal 
and  interest.     L.  J.,X.  3Sl.     In  exienso. 

July  14.  I'etitioii  of  ^lary  Kirke,  wife  of  George  Kirke. 
In  April  1617  iietitioner's  husband,  on  going  out  of 
town,  depositi-d  lOOi.  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Fitchett,  yeo- 
man of  the  woodyard,  till  he  should  call  it  back  again. 
Her  husbaiid  lias  written  to  Pitehett  .several  times  to  let 
]ietilioner  have  the  money  for  her  maintenanee,  but  ho 
still  detains  it.     She  prays  that  as  Fitchett  has  a  pro- 


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37 


EIorsE  OF     tection  from  their  Lordships  they  would  either  order 
LoKiis.       him  to   pay  her  the  money   or  else   leave  him  to   the 
f,  ."^"7         justice  oP  the  law.     L.  J.,  X.  382. 
104 rT.""  J'l'y  l'^-  ^''der  for  Fitchetc  to  answer  the  preceding 

petition. 

July  1-i.  Petition  of  Kobort  Cudworth.  He  has  an- 
swered the  petition  of  Henry  Vernon,  and  prays  that  a 
day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing  the  cause.  L.  J.,  X. 
3&2. 

July  14.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of  Marsland  (?),  in 
the  county  of  Norfoll:,  and  the  parts  adjacent  thereto. 
It  is  provided  by  statute  made  13  Eliz.  that  the  Com- 
missioners of  Sewers  should  not  be  compelled  to  make 
any  return  of  their  commissions,  or  of  any  of  the  ordi- 
nances, laws,  or  doings  Ijy  authority  of  those  commis- 
sions, uor  should  have  any  hue  sot  upon  them,  or  be  in 
any  way  molested  for  that  cause ;  but  of  late  this  has 
been  explained  to  relate  only  to  proceedings  in  Chancery, 
and  the  petitioners  have  been  molested  by  writs  of  cer- 
tiorari from  the  King's  Bench,  and  by  great  fines  set 
upon  them,  and  have  been  enforced  to  make  return  of 
their  laws  for  levying  money  for  repair  of  the  breaches 
made  by  the  extraordinary  floods  which  happened  last 
winter  twelvemonths.  The  Commissioners,  who  have 
expended  great  sums  of  money,  and  raised  part  thereof, 
will  be  unable  to  raise  the  remainder,  and  will  be  in 
danger  of  a  multiplicity  of  actions,  should  any  defect  be 
found  in  their  laws,  which  will  prevent  all  men  in 
future  from  acting  on  commissions  of  sewers,  and  will 
be  ihj  ruin  of  many  thousands  of  families,  and  the  loss 
of  mi:iy  townships.  Petitioners  pray  the  House  to  take 
steps  for  their  protection.  L.  J.,  X.  382. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  of  an  ordinance  to  extend  the  ordinance  of 

13  Eliz.  mentioned  in  preceding  to  proceedings 

ill  the  King's  Bench  as  well  as  in  Chancery. 

July    14.    Draft  declaration   to   induce   the   revolted 

mariners  to  com.e  in  to  the  Parliament.     L.  J.,  X.  382. 

Ill  i\'-!rnso. 

July  15.  Draft  order  for  Greville  Verney,  Sheriff  of 
Warwickshire,  to  execute  eight  prisoners  condemned  at 
the  last  assizes  for  that  county.  C.  J.,  V.  636.  In  ej:tenso. 
[July  1.5.]  Copy  of  petition  of  John  Coventrie  and 
Frances  Nevilo  to  the  Committee  for  Sequestrations. 
Petitioners  are  trustees  of  certain  estate  of  the  late  Sir 
Wm.  Saville  (who  died  in  Jan.  1643-4)  for  the  payment 
of  his  debts  and  the  raising  of  portions  for  his  younger 
cbihlren,  but  bis  estate  is  under  sequestration,  which 
prevents  their  having  any  profit  from  the  estates,  while 
they,  as  sureties,  are  likely  to  be  utterly  undone  by  the 
prosecutions  of  the  creditors.  They  pra}-  that  the  se- 
questration may  be  taken  off  as  Su-  William  Saville  was 
only  tenant  for  life.     See  C.  J.,  V.  637. 

July  18  Petition  of  Stephen  Pacye  [Payee].  He  is 
prisoner  as  bail  for  Captain  Bushell,  late  Governor  of 
Lundy  Island,  who  had  a  protection  from  the  Lord 
General  to  come  to  London  to  perfect  the  agi-eement  for 
thi  surrender  of  the  Island ;  on  the  26th  of  June 
last  the  House  was  pleased  to  order  that  petitioner 
should  be  released,  and  the  bail  bond  delivered  up. 
The  order  was  duly  served  on  Snellock,  the  creditor, 
King,  the  bailiff,  and  Sturmey,  the  attorney,  but  they 
all  refuse  obedience.  Petitioner  prays  that  they  may 
be  apprehended  for  their  contempt,  and  kept  in  custody 
till  they  give  obedience  to  the  order  of  the  House. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Order  of  26  June  referred  to  in  preceding. 

2.  Affiadavit  of  Thomas  Bobson  that  he  served  the 
preceding  order  on  Snellock  and  Sturmey.  and 
that  the  former  said  he  would  lie  in  prison  all  the 
days  of  his  life  before  he  would  obey  it.  L.  J., 
X.  383. 

Jul)'  18.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Watkins,  that  Clement 
Pamau  was  duly  presented  to  the  cure  of  Thatcham, 
Berks,  but,  having  gone  into  Suffolk  to  get  his  liooks, 
was  detained  there  by  sickness  :  that  during  his  absence 
John  Vicars,  a  man  who  spends  great  part  of  his  time 
in  driuking  in  alehouses  and  taking  tobacco,  and  who 
has  thereby  procured  the  friendship  of  many  of  the 
meaner  sort,  has  taken  violent  possession  of  the  pulpit 
and  vicarage  of  Thatcham,  pretending  that  the  parish- 
ioners of  every  parish  have  power  to  choose  their  own 
pastor,  while  he  totally  neglects  his  own  parish  of  Rus- 
comb.  L.  J.,  X.  383. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Letter  from  Humf.  Dolman  and  Roger  Knight 
at  Thatcham  to  Sir  Francis  Pile  and  Sir  John 
Trevor ;  Vicars  refuses  to  give  up  possession  of 
the  church  or  vicarage  till  it  lias  been  adjudged 
whether  he  or  Paman  has  the  best  right  to  it. 
10  July. 


July  18.  Petition  of  the  Waterman  belonging  to  ihe     HorsB  of 
River  of  Thames.     They  are  in   family  above  twenty        ^^s- 
thousand  persons,  and  all  are  undone  and  like  to  prnsli      nul.Mular. 
by  reason  of   His  Majesty's   absence,    kept   away  not-        1648. 
withstanding  his  many  former  gracious  olfers.     They 
pray  that  he  may  be   invited  to  London  with  honour, 
freedom,   and  safety.     L.  J.,  X.  385.     In   exteiiso,  with 
the  exception  of  the  signatures.    (Parchment  Collect-on.  i 
Jul}'  18.  Draft  answer  to   preceding  that  the   Lords 
have  not  been  wanting  in  their  endeavours  to  bring  His 
Majesty  to  a  treaty  in  London.     L.  J.,  X.  384.     In  r,, . 
tenso. 

July  18.  Petition  of  divers  well-affected  inhabitants  of 
the  City  of  Westminster,  Hamlets  of  the  Tower,  and 
Borough  of  Scuthwark,  and  parishes  adjacent,  within 
the  weekly  bills  of  mortality,  for  a  personal  treaty  with 
the  King,  and  for  their  militia  to  bo  united  to  the  City 
militia.  L.  J.,  X.  385.  In  e.efens'.).  (Parchment  Col- 
lection.) 

Jul)'  18.  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and 
Coiumons  of  the  city  of  London  in  Common  Council 
assembled,  praying  that  the  forces  within  the  late  lines 
of  communication  may  be  united  in  one  militia.  L.  J., 
X.  38.J.     In  c.rtenso. 

July  18.  Report  from  the  Committee  at  Derby  House, 
that  if  the  colliers  will  furnish  the  Lord  Admiral  with 
two  men  from  each  ship  the  embargo  put  upon  their 
ships  may  bo  taken  off.     L.  J.,  X.  386. 

July  18.  Draft  order  for  providing  500Z.  for  victualling 
some  garrisons  of  consequence.  L.  J.,  X.  385.  In, 
ej'tenso. 

July  19.  Letter  from  Colonel  Michael  Jones  at  Duldin 
to  Sir  Arthur  Loflius,  in  London.  I  wish  you  were  with 
me  for  honest  men  are  very  scarce.  Ormonde's  coming, 
though  it  has  not  changed  the  minds  of  men,  has  yet 
pulled  the  vizard  oil'  their  faces  ;  the  business  of  Dun- 
cannon  is  at  a  stand,  it  is  said  that  Preston  has  got 
Wexford  and  0.  Roe  Duncanuon  ;  now  that  my  men  are 
mustered  and  clothed,  I  intend  to  be  out  next  week  to 
enlarge  our  quarters  and  destroy  those  of  the  enemy ; 
not  a  week  has  passed  since  we  have  had  gn^ss,  but  1 
have  sent  out  two  parties  which  have  taken  from  the 
enemy  above  five  thousand  cows.  I  suffer  no  corn,  bread, 
iron,  uor  salt  to  go  out  of  this  place,  but  to  those  in  the 
pale  and  only  to  the  English.  I  have  fiimished  a  great 
many,  and,  God  willing,  will  not  leave  what  I  can  reach 
unburned.  Ormonde  is  coming,  therefore  supplies 
should  be  hastened  hither.  I  care  not  what  commander- 
in-chief  comes  over  so  that  I  may  be  discharged,  no 
slave  is  in  that  condition  that  I  am  in  ;  should  there  lie 
anything  here  worthy  of  you  I  will  not  forget  you.  I 
have  and  shall  secure  the  malignants. 

July  19.  Letter  from  Captain  Robert  Batten,  at  Holy 
■  Island,  to  the  Earl  of  Manchester,  Speaker  of  the  House 
of  Peers  ;  he  has  been  in  a  besieged  condition  nearly  six 
weeks;  the  enemy  have  made  a  garrison  of  Haggerston 
House,  which  is  within  two  miles  of  the  Island,  and 
hinder  all  things  coming  to  the  relief  of  the  poor  in- 
habitants and  of  the  garrison,  who  for  fear  of  attack  are 
put  to  extraordinary  duty,  and  are  in  want  of  provisions 
and  money  ;  this  day  the  Soots  came  into  Berwick  while 
the  Cavaliers  marched  out,  and  Colonel  Biaudlmg  de- 
livered up  his  command  to  tlie  Scots'  governor  ;  Berwick 
has  lain  open  for  six  weeks  past  and  many  vessels  have 
gone  in  thither,  and  three  are  now  lying  at  anchor  before 
the  bar ;  he  beseeches  that  a  ship  or  two  may  be  sent  to 
his  assistance  that  he  may  be  able  to  give  the  better 
account  of  that  his  frontier  garrison,  which  is  of  great 
concernment  to  that  part  of  the  countrv.  See  L.  J.,  X. 
406. 

-Vuly  20.  Draft  pass  for  Colonel  Thorpe  to  go  into 
France  with  four  horses  custom  free.  L.  J.,  X.  383. 
In  r.denso. 

.July  20.  Draft  order  for  the  persons  concerned  in  the 
late  design  upon  Chester  to  be  tried  by  martial  law. 
L.  J.,  X.  388.     In  eHenso. 

July  20.  Report  from  the  Committee  at  Derby  House 
respecting  a  letter  from  Colonel  Mytton  at  Denbigh  of 
the  5th  instant,  and  other  letters  and  papers. 

July  [20].  Copy  of  a  letter  giving  a  short  account  of 
the  retreat  of  the  English  forces  under  Colonel  Harrison 
to  Appleby  before  the  advance  of  the  Scotch  under  the 
Duke  of  Hamilton.  C.  J.,  V.  646.  .S':('  Rushworth,  IV. 
ii.  1200. 

Julv  21.  Application  for  a  pass  for  John  Stone  and 
his  brother  to  travel.     L.  J.,  X.  o^'.K 

July  22.  Pass  for  Mr.  Archibald  Cambell  to  go  into 
Scotland.     L.  J.,  X.  389.     In  e.:l.  .<s„. 

.July  22.  Order  signed  by  the  Karl  of  Manchester  to 
all  postmasters,  &c.  to  furnish  Cambell  with  horses  and 
guides. 

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UlSTOUICAJ-   MANUSCmFl'S   COMMISSION  : 


HoisBOP        July  iI2.  Draft  of  ivecedinp:. 
Lords.  Jmy  Ji.   Draft  of  thi-  answer  to  tho  Ciiy  pot.timi  lUat 

P  ,71         the  liuuso  will  do  what  they  can  to  recall  their  former 
1648  "      votes  rfspectiiitr  the  enli.-iiiii.s;  of  soldiers  lu  London  l)y 
Miijor-General  Skipiioii.     h.  J..  X.  3;i0.     in  cHen^o. 

July  22.  Draft  ordiii;aice  for  audiug  the  niilitia  <>1  the 
ouipaits  to  tliat  of  Loiuloii.     L.  J.,  X.  390. 

July -22.  Draft  order  referriug  the  preceding  erdi- 
uance  to  a  Committee.     L.  J.,  X.  390. 

July  24.  Draft  order  for  the  revenue  called  the  old 
customs  to  be  disposed  of  for  the  use  of  the  Navy.  C.  J., 
V  428.  fii  cj-tvuso.  Head  and  respited  by  the  Lords 
this  tby.    L.  J.,  X.  3lU. 

July  24.  Petition  of  Hugh  Lord  Colerame  ;  many 
years  ago  petitioner  lent  3,000/.  to  Lsabella  Lady  [Dr] 
La  Warr  tecured  iipou  lauds  in  which  she  had  an 
iutcre.st,  but  the  lime  for  repayment  having  long  past 
she  shelters  herself  under  her  privilege  as  a  peeress ; 
petitioner  prays  that  his  debt  may  be  paid,  or  that  he 
ina\  have  leave  to  prosecute  Ladv  De  La  Warr  at  lawr. 
L.  J.,  X.  391. 

Annexed  :— 

1.  Order  of  15th  Oct.  1645,  for  protection  ot  Lady 
De  La  Warr  un  the  ground  of  privilege. 

July  24.  Certificate  of  ministers  in  favour  of  John 
Dowch,  of  Stalbridge,  Dorset,  Student  in  Divinity. 
L.  J..  X.  393. 

July  21.  Draft  order  fur  payment  of  500/.  to  Colonel 
Arthur  Hill.     L.  J.,  X.  393.     In  cdcnso. 

July  24.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  KlO/.  apiece  to 
Colonel  Butler  and  Quartermaster  Fincher.  L.  J.,  X. 
393.     In  crtenso. 

July  24.  Draft  ordinance  to  sett  le  the  militia  of  Dorset- 
shire."   L.  J.,  X.  393.     In  (.'.itenso. 

July  24.  Draft  ordinance  for  removing  obstructions 
in  the  sale  of  Bishops'  lauds.    L.  J.,  X.  393.    In  e.cteiiso. 

July  24.  Draft  ordinance  to  confirm  a  lease  of  the 
manor  of  Farnlmm,  in  the  cuunty  of  Southampton, 
granted  24th  March  1641-2  by  the  late  Bishop  of 
Winchester  to  Ealph  Biggs,  deceased.  L.  J.,  X.  394. 
In  e.ilensit. 

July  24.  Draft  order  for  John  Baldwin  to  be  gentle- 
man porter  of  the  Tower  of  London.  C.  J  ,  V.  645.  //( 
ejtcnij. 

July  24.  Order  of  the  Committee  at  Derby  House  for 
reporting  a  letter  from  the  Committee  of  the  County  of 
Somerset  to  both  Houses. 

July  2.;i.  Petition  of  Stephen  Pacye  [Payee].  The 
Hou.  e,  on  the  26th  of  June,  upon  reading  the  Lord 
General's  letter  stating  that  he  had  giv,  n  a  safe  conduct 
to  Jlr.  Bushell,  Governor  of  the  Isle  of  Lundy,  to  come 
r.o  town  about  the  surrender  of  the  island,  ordered  that 
Sn'll.pck,  creditor  of  Bushell,  should  deliver  up  his  bail 
bend  ;  but  Siielloek  not  obe3ing,  he  was  ordered  on  the 
18th  instant  to  answer  for  his  contempt  within  two  days  ; 
he  has  again  disobeyed,  and  petitioner  still  remains  in 
bondage.  Pi  ays  that  Snellock  maybe  committed  to 
cu.'tody  till  be  gives  obedience  to  the  orders  of  the 
House.  L.  J.,  X.  394. 
A  iinexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  ordor  of  18  Jaly  referred  to  in  preceding. 

2.  Affidavit  of  service  of  the  order. 

.fuly  25.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  upholding  of  the 
trade  and  settling  the  government  of  the  fellow  ship  of 
merchants  of  England  ti  ading  to  the  East  Indies.  This 
ordiiance  is  almost  iilentieal  with  that  brought  from 
the  Commons  on  the  7th  Dec.  1646.  (jb're  Calendar 
of  that  date.)  It  concludes  with  a  provision-'with  respei  t 
to  the  re-export  of  8])ices,  drugs,  merchandize,  and 
garbloable  commoditie.^  that  they  may  be  re-exported 
ncgarbled  without  penalty.  This  ordinance  was  read 
and  cemmitted  this  day,  but  does  not  appear  to  have 
been  further  |;roeeeiled  with.     L.  J.,  X.  391. 

July  25.  Petition  of  Sarah  Baugh  and  divers  other 
poor  w  omen.  Their  husbands,  to  the  number  of  tw  enty- 
seveii  i)ersojis,  when  bound  for  the  Canaries  in  tlie  siiip 
John  and  Mary,  ot  Loudon,  in  the  year  164i),  were 
wrecked  on  the  coast  of  Barbary,  and  there  made  slaves 
under  (he  King  of  .Morocco,  w  ho  will  not  aecoi)t  any 
ransom  but  a  h :tt(  r  irom  the  King  of  England  for  their 
red(  mption.  'J'be  petit  ioners  are  ready  to  ])erish  through 
want  of  maintenance  fi-om  their  husljands,  whilst  their 
husbands  are  suflering  extreme  misery.  'J  here  is  :i 
ship  now  Ijound  for  tbc.-e  part.<,  and  if  tiiis  opportunity 
be  neglected  there  will  m  t  lie  anotlierfor  above  a  year's 
space.  They  beseech  their  Lordshi|)'s  for  God's  sake  to 
giant  a  pass  to  Sarah  Buugh  or  some  one  of  the  jieti- 
tioners  to  go  to  the  King  in  the  Isle  of  Wight,  to  jieti- 
tion  llis  Majesty  for  a  letter  to  the  King  of'.Morocco  for 
the  eiilargenieut  of  these  niLserable  capl  ives.  L.  J.,  X. 
395 


.'uly  25.  Petition  of  William  Barker.    By  nrder  of  the     House  op 
26th  'of   April    1646    petitioner,    as   messenger  to    the        I./okds. 
Magazine,    was    lu-otected     from    arrests ;    but   Ralph      Calendar. 
Grinder  has  caused  him  to   be  aiTested  lor  a   debt   of        1648. 
twenty-eight  shillings,   treating  their  Lordships'  order 
with   scorn.     Petitioner  prays   that   the  judge  of    the 
Sheriii's  Court  mav  be  ordered  to  dismiss  the  action. 
L.  J..  X.  395. 

.Inly  25.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  a  troop  of  horse 
in  Huntingdonshire.     L.  J.,  X.  396.     In  crlcnso. 

J  uly  25.  Message  from  t  he  Commons  with  an  order 
for  the  recall  of  the  Commissioners  that  are  in  Scotland. 
L.  J.,  X.  396. 

July  25.  Petition  of  Major  David  Melvin.  Petitioner 
being  quartered  at  Tickhill  by  General  Leslie's  order, 
George  Hackell  and  other  inhabi'.ants  there  broke  into 
his  chamber  with  pitchl'orks  and  halberts,  struck  him 
on  the  head,  and  lamed  both  his  arais  when  he  stood 
upon  his  defence,  and  having  inhumanly  li'ft  him  in 
his  blood,  another  company  came  in,  robbed  him  of 
his  clothes,  and  forced  him  in  that  sad  condition  to 
walk  on  ft)ot  to  Poutefract,  which  well  nigh  put  a 
period  to  his  days.  Petitioner  represented  the  matter 
to  the  Parliament  Commissioners  with  the  Soots'  army 
at  Newark,  and  their  honouis  having  received  ample 
testimony,  promised  to  see  him  repaired  his  losses 
amouiitmg  to  110/.  15s.,  but  in  respect  of  the  more 
weighty  affairs  of  the  State,  jietitioner  was  loth  to  be 
troublesome.  Prays  that  he  may  receive  satisfaction 
for  his  losses. 

Annexed  : — ■ 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

2.  Another  similar  petition  of  same.     (Undated.) 

3.  A  particular  of  Major  David  Melvin's  losses, 
occasioned  by  the  inhabitants  of  Thickhill,  for 
horses,  saddles,  pistols,  &c. 

July  27.  Message  from  the  Commons,  with  votes,  re- 
specting the  revolted  ships,  &c.  L.  J.,  X.  397.  (Two 
papers.) 

July  27.  Petition  of  Godfry  Goodman,  once  Bishop 
of  Gloucester.  Petitioner  has  suffered  as  much  ])ro- 
portioualily  as  anyone  in  the  kingdom,  .ind  though 
his  pockets  have  been  twice  searched,  and  all  his 
letters  perused  to  find  an  accusation  against  him,  yet 
has  he  ever  been  found  innocent  ;  having  lost  all, 
wanting  means  to  subsist,  and  holding  only  one  jiar- 
souage  in  commendam.  West  lldcsly  [Ilsley],  Berks, 
one  Mr.  Newbery  has  intruded  into  it ;  petitioner  never 
having  been  called  to  answer  in  his  defence,  prays 
the  he  may  be  left  in  possession,  and  Mr.  Newbery  lie 
judged  an  intruder,  until  some  sufficient  legal  course 
apjiear  to  the  contrary.     L.  J..  X.  397. 

July  27.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Di\ines 
that  Edward  Hackett  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Redmarley  Debettat  [D'Abitot],  Worcestershire.    L.  J., 

X.  397. 

July  27.  Certificate  that  the  vicarage  of  Hai'rowden 
alias  Harw-eden,  Northamptonshire,  is  now  void.  L.  J., 
X.  397. 

July  27.  Certificate  of  ministers  that  Thomas  Heneh- 
man  is  of  an  orthodox  judgment,  godlj-,  .■-ober,  and  ex- 
emplary life.     L.  .J.,  X.  397. 

July  27.  Draft  order  authorising  the  Lord  Admiral  to 
grant  indemnity  to  such  of  the  revolted  mariners  as 
shall  come  in  within  twenty   days.     L.  J..   X.  397.     In 

C.'h7lllii. 

.luly  27.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  40/.,  arrears  of 
an  annuity  payable  out  of  the  Hanajier  in  Chancery,  to 
John  Browne,  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments.  L.  J.,  X.  398. 
I71  t'.i:i('iiso. 

July  27.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  16,Ut'0/.  in  Suf- 
folk for  payment  of  the  i'orces  there.  L.  J.,  X.  3!i8. 
Ill  e.rlcuso. 

July  27.  Draft  ordinance  to  charge  20.otl0/.  raised  for 
the  Northern  forces  upon  the  receipts  of  the  Giand 
Excise.     L.  J.,  X.  3y9.     In  extcnso. 

July  27.  Petition  of  Isabella  [Lady  De]  T  a-'\\'arre. 
Dowager,  by  way  of  protestation  and  not  by  way  of 
answi^r  to  the  Earl  of  Lincoln's  petition  complaining 
that  she  owes  hini  2,000/.  She  says  that  ihe  time  for 
payment  has  not  yet  come,  liut  she  has  nevertheless 
ottered  her  lands  for  sale  in  (irder  to  pay  lier  debts,  and 
desires  that  she  may  still  b<!  allowed  privilege  ivs  a 
peeie-s.     L.  .1 ..  X.  -100.     In  crtcnso. 

July  28.  Petition  of  William  fjoid  i'etrc;  lie  con- 
ceives that  by  his  privilege  as  a  peer  he  ought  not  to 
be  charged  with  finding  horse  or  arms  in  the  coiinlry, 
but  though  all  the  arms  in  his  iiousc  liave  been  iakon 
away,  yet  he  hears  from  his  servant  in  Essex  that  en- 
deavour is  being  made  to  put  ujion  him  a  charge  of 
three  horses  cunipletely  armed,  tliougli  he  holds  nothing 


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bnt  a  house  and  park,  and  some  little  demesnes  about  it, 
the  rest  Oi'  his  estate  beint;  let  to  tenant?  who  all  find 
arms,  and  two  parts  of  it  kept  under  seqtn  stration  ;  )je 
prays  that,  as  he  is  not  permitted  to  keep  arms,  ho  may 
not  against  privilege  be  charged  with  horse  or  arms. 
L.  J..  X.  400. 

.Inly  28.  Draft  ordinance  to  discharge  the  treasnrers 
of  Lmcolushire  of  1,100/.  taken  by  force  from  their 
Treasury.     L.  J.,  X.  401.     la  extenso. 

July  28  Draft  order  for  the  Lord  Admiral  to  fight 
with  the  revolted  ships.     L.  .!.,  X.  401.     In  erfcnsn. 

July  29.  Draft  order  for  Henry  Morris  to  have  the 
place  in  the  Wine  License  Office  vacant  by  the  death  of 
Mr.  Swetenham.     L.  J.,  X.  401. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Henry  Morris ;  the  House  after 
making  an  order  to  give  petitioner  a  place  in  the 
Wine  License  Office  suljsequently  put  the  House 
of  Commons  in  mind  of  the  same  by  message, 
but  whilst  petitioner  is  waiting  for  the  concur- 
rence of  the  House  of  Commons  he  finds  that  a 
Mr.  Bodurda  is  executing  the  office  pro  tempore. 
and  expects  the  salary  ;  as  petitioner's  claim  is 
far  better  than  Mr.  Bodurda's,  he  prays  that  tor 
the  present  lie  may  be  joined  with  Mr.  Bodurda 
in  the  execution  of  the  office  and  receipt  of  the 
profits  till  the  pleasure  of  the  House  be  further 
known.     (Undated.) 

2.  Petition  of  same  ;  petitioner  having  done  their 
Lordships  good  service  as  a  clerk,  they  were 
pleased  to  recommend  him  to  the  Committee  of 
the  Revenue,  and  that  Committee  afterwards 
ordered  that  he  shouL  1  have  the  next  place  which 
fell  vacant,  but  no  vacancy  has  occurred  until 
lately  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Legg.  late  Clerk  of 
the  Endorsements  in  the  Alienation  Oflfiie.  but 
this  place  petitioner  finds  has  been  given  by 
ordinance  to  Colonel  Thompson,  which  petitioner 
believes  would  not  have  Ijeen  done  if  the  House 
had  known  the  relation  in  which  the  Committee 
foi-  the  Revenue  stood  to  that  office ;  the  place  of 
Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Hanaper  is  also  void,  and 
petitioner  prays  the  House  to  revoke  the  ordi- 
nance, giving  the  place  of  Clerk  of  the  Endorse- 
ments in  the  Alienation  Office  to  Colonel  Thomp- 
son, whose  merit  seems  far  too  great  for  so  mean 
aa  employment,  and  to  bestow  it  upon  petitioner, 
or  to  pass  an  ordinance  to  give  him  the  other 
vacant  place.     (Undated.) 

3.  Draft  ordinance  to  confer  the  place  of  Clerk  of 
the  Endorsements  in  the  Alienation  office  upon 
Morris. 

4.  Draft  ordinance  to  confer  upon  him  the  place  of 
Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Hanaper. 

5.  Draft  ordinance  to  confer  upon  him  the  office  of 
Clerk  of  the  Treasury  in  the  Court  of  Common 
Plea?. 

July  29.  Petition  of  Edward  Walford  to  the  House  of 
Commons ;  since  the  beginning  of  the  Pai'liament  he 
has  served  the  House  of  Commons,  has  many  times 
risked  his  life  in  riding  night  and  day,  and  run  many 
other  hazards  and  undergone  many  scorns  and  re- 
proaches, and  of  late  some  blows,  and  is  now  threatened 
by  many  with  hanging,  and  is  as  a  mark  pointed  out 
for  the  rage  of  many  that  scorn  him  for  his  zeal  to  the 
House  ;  he  has  spent  money  out  of  his  own  pocket, 
and  has  received  little  except  160Z.  from  the  House, 
which  he  accepts  with  thankfulness  ;  he  has  ever  sought 
tlie  interest  of  the  House  rather  than  his  own  pre- 
ferment, but  now  he  is  forced  to  sell  his  goods  to  buy 
bread,  and  his  whole  family  is  visited  with  pain  and 
misery.  On  the  8th  of  Sept.  last  the  House  having 
given  away  a  vacant  place  of  King's  waiter  at  the  Cus- 
tom House  for  which  petitioner  had  applied  was  pleased 
to  order  the  Speaker  to  put  them  in  mind  of  him  should 
another  place  fall  vacant ;  a  post  is  now  vacant  at  the 
AVine  License  Office  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Swetenham, 
which  petitioner  prays  the  House  to  bestow  upon  him. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Order  of  8  Sept.  1647  referred  to  in  preceding. 

July  29.  Petition  of  Ralph  Hall  to  the  House  of  Com- 
mons ;  petitioner  has  been  a  great  sufferer  by  his  good 
affection  to  Parliament  while  the  King's  army  lay  in 
Yorkshire,  and  also  by  the  taking  away  of  the  Court  of 
Wards  by  which  he  lost  400L  a  year;  the  House  by 
way  of  reparation  ordered  him  a  deputy  register's  place 
in  Chancery,  which  has  taken  no  effect ;  he  prays  to  be 
employed  as  Commissioner  and  Receiver  iit  the  Wine 
Office  in  the  place  of  Lawrence  Swetenham,  deceased. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petitioner's  grounds  for  recompense. 


[July  29.]  Petition  of  Clement  Baker  to  the  Honso  of 
Commons  ;  the  place  of  one  of  the  agents  and  receivers 
of  the  wine  licenses  is  vacant  by  the  death  of  Lawrence 
Swetenham,  petitioner  having  for  four  years  served  the 
Committee  of  the  Revenue  is  the  better  able  to  execute 
the  place,  which  he  prays  may  be  conferred  on  him. 
the  rather  as  he  has  no  certain  salary  allowed  him  for 
his  continual  pains  in  sorting,  catnloguing,  and  looking 
to  the  papers  of  public  concernment,  of  which  he  has 
the  custody  by  order  of  the  House. 

[July  29.]  Petition  of  Lucie,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Her- 
bert, Esq.,  to  the  House  of  Commons;  petitioner's  hus- 
band who  has  always  been  a  faithful  servant  to  Parlia- 
ment has  been  for  almost  two  years  past  and  is  now  ' 
in  strict  personal  attend.iuco  upon  His  Majesty,  to  his 
great  expense  and  hitherto  without  benefit,  whilst  his 
estate  which  is  mostly  in  the  Xorth,  has  during  these 
distracted  times  been  in  the  enemies'  hand,  and  is  at 
present  invalid  to  the  great  sufi'ering  of  petitioner  and 
her  children  ;  she  prays  the  House  to  take  notice  of  her 
husband's  services  and  sufferings,  and  to  confer  upon 
him  the  place  of  receiver  of  the  Wine  License  Office 
now  vacant  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Swetenham. 

[.July  29.]  Petition  of  Captain  Edward  Dendy  to  the 
House  of  Commons ;  he  has  since  the  war  began  served 
Parliament  with  the  h.azard  of  his  life,  and  lias  thereby 
incurred  the  displeasure  of  all  his  relations  ;  above 
\,200l.  are  due  to  him  for  arrears,  and  he  has  little 
hope  of  future  subsistence  unless  supported  by  the 
favour  of  the  House ;  he  prays  the  PLouse  to  confer 
upon  him,  in  lieu  of  his  arrears,  the  place  of  Commis- 
sioner and  Receiver  of  the  Fines  and  Rents  for  wine 
licenses  vacant  by  the  death  of  Lawrence  Swetenham. 

[July  29.]  Another  petition  of  same,  identical  with 
preceding. 

[July  29.]  Another  petition  of  same. 
July  29.  Petitioa  of  Johii  Poyntz  alius  Morris,  Mary 
his  wife,  Leonard  Darby,  John  Harris,  and  Isabella 
Smith  ;  by  their  Lordships'  order  the  petitioners  have 
been  adjudged  to  four  several  prisons  for  a  supposed 
forgery  of  certain  deeds  and  of  a  copy  of  an  Act  of  Par- 
liament;  they  have  been  above  a  year  in  prison,  and 
are  like  to  starve  if  not  speedily  enlarged ;  they  pray 
the  House  to  consider  that  they  are  not  in  prison  for 
del)t,  bnt  only  by  their  Lordships'  command  ;  that  Sir 
Adam  Littleton  and  his  wife,  in  whose  name  Sir  Adam 
laid  claim  to  the  estate  in  dispute,  are  both  dead  with- 
out having  proved  petitioners'  guilt  by  witnesses,  they 
therefore  pray  the  House  to  consider  their  miserable 
condition  and  to  grant  them  their  liberty,  restoring 
to  them  the  copy  of  the  Act  and  the  writings  taken 
from  them  by  violence,  returning  the  deed  found  in 
the  Tower  and  the  records  found  in  the  Court  of 
Wards  to  their  respective  treasuries,  and  leaving  peti- 
tioners to  a  fair  trial  at  common  law,  the  birthright  of 
the  subject.  The  following  request,  numerouslv  signed, 
is  written  after  the  signatures  of  the  petitioners  : — It  is 
also  desired  by  the  tenants  and  divers  others  that  have 
hazarded  lives  and  estates  for  the  good  of  their  country 
and  commonwealth  that  the  petitioners  may  have  their 
humble  request  granted.  L.  J.,  X.  401. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Another  similar  petition.     (Undated.) 
July  29.  Order  referring  the  petition  of  Poyntz  alias 
Morris  and  others,  to  the  Judges.     L.  J.,  X.  401.     In 
extenso. 

July  29.  Petition  of  Isabella  Lady  [De]  La-Warre, 
Dowager  ;  by  way  of  protestation  and  not  by  way  of 
answer  to  the  petition  of  Hugh  Lord  Coleraine  com- 
plaining that  she  owes  him  3.000/.,  she  states  that  she 
has  offered  her  lands  for  sale  for  ]>ayment  of  her  debts, 
and  hopes  the  House  will  allow  her  privilege  as  a 
peeress.     L.  J.,  X.  402. 

July  29.  Di-aft  ordinance  to  enable  the  Commissioners 
(appointed  byordin.mce  of  the  19th  Jlarch  of  J  645-6  to 
hear  and  determine  abuses  committed  in  or  by  the 
bearing,  assuming,  or  allowing  any  coat  or  escutcheon  of 
arms,  &c.)  to  depute  lieuten.ants  under  them  with 
similar  powers.  This  ordinance  was  read  and  com- 
mitted this  day,  but  doesnot  appear  to  have  been  further 
proceeded  with.     L.  J.,  X.  403. 

July  29.  Draft  answer  to  the  petition  from  the  city 
of  London  pressing  for  the  repeal  of  the  ordinance  of 
the  12th  instant  giving  Major-General  Skippon  power 
to  raise  forces.     L.  J.,  X.  402.     In  extenso. 

July  29.  Petition  of  Edward  Keling.  Clerk  to  the 
Company  of  Shipwrights,  Robert  Dearrant,  their  late 
beadle,  and  Wm.  Beadle,  their  present  officer  ;  in  March 
1645-6  the  Company  was  ordered  to  pay  petitioners 
their  salaries,  and  in  Aug.  1646  an  ordinance  was  passed 
for  the  establishment  of  their  corporation ;  pctitionera 

E  4 


HOUSK  OP 

Lords. 
Calendar. 

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HISTORICAL   MAKUSCBIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


IIorsEor     have  attended  lonjr.  bnt  have  received  neither  arrears 

^'J^-      nor  salaries,  and"  are,  with   their  families,  reduced  to 

rali-mbr.      great  extremities ;  they  iiraj-  the   House  to  give  them 

16-18.        relief,  and   that   tlic    imblic  iiistvuinents   entrusted  to 

Keling   may   be  disposed  of,  and  ho  indcmuitied  for 

them.     L.  J .,  X.  403. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  the  wardens  and  others  of  the 
Corporation  of  Shipwrights  ;  they  have  consented 
to  pay  the  established  duties  of  the  Corporation 
as  directed  by  ordt-r  of  the  House,  but  Peter 
Pott  and  other  principal  members,  and  great 
dealers  in  that  mystery,  withhold  and  refuse  to 
pay  the  duties  for  support  of  the  Corporation,  and 
so  the  wardens  have  not  the  means  to  pay  the 
salaries  of  their  officers  or  their  house  rent,  to 
relieve  their  jioor,  to  make  their  due  surveys 
upon  ships,  or  to  pursue  an  ordinance  for  settle- 
ment of  their  government  which  passed  the  House 
of  Peers  eighteen  months  ago,  and  now  remains 
in  the  House  of  Commons.     29  Feb,  1647-8. 

2.  Letter  from  the  Earl  of  Warwick  to  his  son-in- 
law  the  Earlof  ilanehester  ;  prays  him  to  present 
to  the  House  a  petition  of  Edward  Keling  and 
others  for  redress  from  the  Corporation  of  Ship- 
wrights.    12  July  1648. 

July  2i*.  Petition  of  Francis  Newton  and  others, 
messengers  allowed  by  the  Houses  of  Parliament,  and 
of  lliehard  Hawlins  and  others,  assistants  to  the  said 
messengers ;  ginee  the  beginning  of  this  Parliament 
petitioners  have  been  employed  by  its  authority  to 
discover,  and  apprehend  seminary  priests,  ,)esuits,  and 
other  malignants,  and  have  actually  brought  thirty-one 
priests  and  Jesuits  to  condign  punishment ;  they  have 
also  discovered  and  impeached  divers  dangerous  male- 
vr.lent  persons  now  in  prison,  in  which  service  they 
h.ivc  spent  above  5001.  for  iutelligeme  and  otherwise  ; 
Queen  Elizabeth,  King  James,  and  his  present  Majesty 
have  usually  in  such  cases  allowed  and  ])aid  accord- 
ing to  established  laws  out  of  the  Exchequer  6L  for 
every  priest  or  .Jesuit  convicted  legally,  this  makes 
1,550/.  due  to  petitioners,  which  with  the  bO'Jl.  actually 
disbursed  by  them  comes  to  2,050?.,  but  petitioners 
have  as  yet  received  notliing  for  their  services,  nor  for 
their  great  ])ains  and  charge  in  att-nding  the  triiil  of 
ihe  late  Arehbishop  of  Canterbury-  from  time  to  time 
until  the  proceedings  became  final  :  they  ]ir.iy  the 
House  to  order  them  present  payment  and  satisfaction 
for  their  services,  and  to  establish  some  certain  course 
for  the  future  that  they  and  their  agents  may  be  en- 
couraged to  persevere  according  to  their  conscience  and 
desire.  L.  J..  X.  403.  Copies  of  several  orders  of  the 
House,  &c.  relating  to  the  apprehension  of  priests  and 
Jesuits  follow  the  petition. 
Annexed:  — 

1.  The  names  of  such  Jesuits  and  Romish  priests 
as   have  been   apprehended   and  prosecuted  Ijy 
and  at  the   charge  of  the  messengers,  whereof 
some  have  been  condemned,  some  executed,  and 
some  reprieveil  >incethe  beginning  of  this  Parlia- 
ment.    Then  follows  a  list  of  thirty-two  persons, 
of   whom    twelve  it  is  stated   were  executed   at 
Tyburn,  seven  died  in  Newgate,  one  was  reprieved 
and  pardoned,  one  made  his   escape,  three  were 
reprieved  by  the  King  and  still  remaiiv   in  cus- 
lo  ly,  three  repiieved  or  begged  by  the  S[ianish 
ainbas.sador,    four    reprieved    and    banished   or 
delivered   by    warrant    to   go  beyond    seas,   one 
reprieved  by  the  now  Lord  Mayor  iind  Justices 
and  slill    in    custody.     The  House  appointed    a 
Committee  ujjon  this  information   to  incinire  by 
who.se   authority    the   above-mentioned    persons 
had  been  repric-ved. 
July  2!'.    i'etition  of  John  Overed;  jirays   the  House 
to  pass  an  0:'(iinancc  for    his    enjoying   the   rectory   of 
Teppe.-fiel  J,  l-'-sse.\,  now  void  by  death  of  Dr.  Jiurnell ; 
petitioner  is  much  desired  by  the  well-uffeeted,  having 
])icached  foi  the  last  four  years  and  a  half  by  an  order 
from  the  Comndltee  for  Plundered  Ministers. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificiite  in  favour  of  Overed. 
Julj-  2".  Diaft  ordinance  appointing  0\Cied  minister 
of  Toiipesfieid.     L.  J.,  X.  404.     In  exlctisu. 

July  29.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  Committee  for  Sc- 
qucstraticns  in  the  county  of  Kent  to  put  in  execution 
the  votes  for  the  sequestering  of  delinquents  engaged 
in  the  late  insurrection  in  the  county.  C.  J.,  \' .  652. 
Jii  cx'nitS'i. 

.Inly  211.  Petition  of  Robert  Bassnetl  and  others  ;  they 
were  tenrmts  of  certaiii  lands  near  Co\entry  under  the 
Earl  of  Leicester,  but  being  put  out  of  possession  by 


Edward  Johnson  by  iirocess  out  of  the  Excheq[uer,  unduly     IIotjsb  ov 
procured,  they  were  forced  to  become  tenants  to  him  as        Lords. 
they  had  no  winter  provision   for  their  cattle  but  what      Calendar, 
was  on  the  land,  they  afterwards  found  that  ^Ir.  .lohn-        1648. 
son's  proceedings  were  contrary  to  the  Earl  of  Leicester's 
privilege    as  a  "peer,   and  the  House  has  ordered  that 
they  should  again  become  tenants  to  the  Earl  ;  Johnson 
has  commenced  suits  against   them  upon  their  leases 
from  him  ;  petitioners  pr.ay  that,  as  they  have  acted  in 
obedience  to  the  orders  of  the  tlouse,  Johnson  may  be 
ordered  to  cease  his  proceedings  and  to  deliver  up  the 
leases. 

July  31.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  AVilliam  Stooke  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Dunchidiock,  Excn.     L.  J.,  X.  404. 

Aug.  1.  Draft  ordinance  giving  a  discharge  to  Reuben 
Parke,  collector  for  the  wapentake  of  Elloe,  Lincoln- 
shire, for  2(10/.  taken  from  him  by  the  Committee  for 
the  County  for  the  public  service.  Read  twice  and 
committed.  L.  J.,  X  405.  No  further  proceeding 
mentioned. 

Aug.  1.  Petition  of  Sir  Lewis  Kirke  ;  petitioner  was 
a  party  to  the  articles  for  the  surrender  of  Oxford, 
and  compounded  accordingly,  but  has  nevertheless  been 
sued  by  Edmund  Bishop  contrary  to  those  articles  for 
goods  seized  bj-  petitioner's  (command  when  he  was 
G-overnor  of  Bridgnorth  for  causes  merely  relating  to 
the  war;  jietitioner  has  obtained  several  summonses 
against  Bishop  to  appear  before  the  Committee  for 
Complaints  of  Broach  of  Articles,  but  not  only  has 
Bishop  not  done  so,  but  has  proceeded  to  judgment 
against  petitioner  and  obtained  a  verdict  for  300/.  ; 
petitioner  has  brought  in  a  writ  of  error  to  the  House, 
and  prays  for  consideration.     L.  J.,  X.  406. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  certificate  that  Sir  Lewis  Kirke  has  com- 
pounded under  the  articles  for  the  surrender  of 
O.xford.     31  March  1648. 

2.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  Complaints  of  Breach 
of  Articles  for  Bishop  to  appear  before  them. 
19  May  1647. 

3.  Further  order  of  the  same  Committee  for  stay  of 
Bishop's  proceedings  at  law.     27  April  16  tS. 

Aug.  1.  Petition  of  Captain  .lohn  Copley;  petitioner 
has  been  in  actual  service  for  the  Parliament  since 
the  beginning  of  these  unhappy  diiJ'erenees,  for  which 
service  arrears  amounting  to  5o0/.  are  due  to  him,  but 
he  is  threatened  with  arrest  for  debts  partly  incurred 
in  raising  a  troop  ;  he  prays  tliat  either  his  arrears 
may  be  paid  or  that  he  luay  be  protected  from  arrest. 
L.  J.,  X.  405. 

Aug.  1.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  levying  and  raising 
of  money  in  the  county  of  Nottingham.     L.  J.,  X.  406. 

lu   e.rlf'llSU. 

[Aug.  1.]  Petition  of  Sir  Robert  King  to  the  House 
of  Commons  ;  ])eritioner  is  sued  for  a  debt  of  Sir  George 
RadcliQe  for  which  he  became  Ijoui'.d  on  protnise  of 
security  from  Sir  George;  he  jirays  for  indemnity  out 
of  the  estate  of  Sir  George  liedclitfe.     C.  J.,  V.  054. 

Aug.  1.  Draft  order  for  the  adjournment  of  the 
Lancaster  assizes,  &c.     C.  J.,  V.  655. 

Aug.  1.  Another  draft, 

Aug  2.  Petition  of  Stephen  Pacye ;  no  obedience 
having  been  given  by  Snellock  to  the  former  orders 
of  the  House  for  him  to  deliver  up  the  liail  liond  under 
which  petitioner  stands  bound  for  Captain  Bushell, 
Jietitioner  once  more  prays  that  Snellock,  the  attorney, 
and  the  bailiff  may  be  committed  close  ]irisoners, 
L.  J.,  X.  408. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  in  the  case  of  26  June  1648. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  25  July  1648. 
Aug.   2.  Letter   from  Major  Robert    Huntington    to 

the  Earl  of  Manchester,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Peers, 
■ju'esenting  a  narrative  of  late  proceedings  of  the  army, 
which  have  induced  him  to  lay  down  his  commission. 
L.  J„  X.  408.     In  cttensn. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Sundry  reasons  inducing  Major  Robert  Hunt- 
ington to  lay  down  his  commission,  which  arc 
briefly  these,  that  the  principles,  designs,  and 
actions  of  those  officers  who  have  a  great 
influence  upon  the  army  arc  very  repugnant 
to  and  destructive  to  the  honour  and  safety  of 
the  Parliament  and  Kingdom  from  whom  they 
derive  their  authority;  the  n.arrative  which  fol- 
lows gives  an  account  of  the  negotiations  cairied 
on  by  Cromwell  and  Ireton  with  the  King. 
L.  J.,  X.  108-412,  Inextenso. 
.\ug.  2,  Diaft  ordinance  to  settle  the  militia  of 
Middlesex.     L.  J.,  X.  412.     In  extensn. 


APPEKDIX  TO  SEVENTH  KEFOKT. 


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JocsE  (IF         Aug.  '2.  Order  for  payment  of  10?.  to  Cornet  Richard 
Mac'k!aughin,  the  messenger  from  Sir  Michael  Livesey, 
Calendar.       L.  J.,  X.  41'2.      Iji  <  wfi'Hgo. 
]  648.  Aug.  2.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Aug.  2.  Draft  order  for  adding  additional  members 
to  the  Committees  for  sequestrations  in  the  countj-  of 
Kent,  Ac.     L.  J.,  X.  il2.     In  exienso. 

Aug.  2.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  Colonel  James 
Hopton's  arrears  out  of  the  sequestration  of  the  estate 
ijf  t^ir  John  Hewett.     L.  J.,  X.  413.     In  extenso. 

Aug.  2.  Order  for  the  adjournment  of  the  Norfolk 
assizes.     L.  J.,  X.  413.     In  extenso. 

Aug.  2.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Aug.  2.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  350/.  to  Wm. 
SyUcs.     L.  J.,  X.  413.     In  extenso. 

Aug.  2.  Draft  order  for  discharge  of  Wm.  Sykes  out 
of  execution.     L.  J.,  X.  413.     In  cxienso. 

Aug.  2.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  500?.  to  Ralph 
Darnall,  clerk  assistant  in  the  House  of  Commons,  in 
part  satisfaction  of  his  loss  of  his  ofEce  as  one  of  the 
attorneys  of  the  late  Court  of  Wards.  L.  J.,  X.  413. 
Ill  exfenso. 

Aug.  2.  Draft  order  for  payjneat  of  iO?.  a-piece  to 
Margaret  Roberts  aud  Jane  Smith.  L.  J.,  .\.  413. 
In  extenso. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  Jane  Smith  and  Margaret  Roberts; 
they  formerly  preferred  a  petition  to  Parliament 
for  relief  of  their  wants,  and  in  rcspoct  of  the 
service  they  have  daily  executed  for  the  Parlia- 
ment, but  by  long  waiting  they  are  Ijroiight  to 
such  extreme  want  that  I  he}- ar^-  not  able  any 
longer  to  subsist ;  they  pray  the  House  to  renew 
their  business  by  message  to  the  House  of 
Commons  that  they  may  have  some  speedy  relief. 

2.  Another  similar  petition  of  same  to  the  House 
of  Commons. 

Aug.  2.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  a  troop  of  horse 
in  the  Isle  of  Ely.     L.  J.,  X.  413.     In  ex'en.o. 

Aug.  2.  Petition  and  answer  of  ITtinrphioy  Xewliei-ye, 
clerk,  to  the  ]jetition  of  Dr.  Goodman,  once  Bishojj  of 
Gloucester  ;  as  the  late  Bishop  was  specially  nominated 
in  an  ordinance  amongst  many  other  per.-ons  to  be  seques- 
tered, petitioner  eoneeivi'S  that  ilie  parsonage  of  West 
Ilsley  was  therefore  sequesLered,and  that  he  niuiself  was 
dttl)'  placed  there  by  the  Committee  for  Berks  Ijy  the 
power  given  them  by  another  ordinance  ;  he  has  served 
the  cure  for  al.iove  two  j'ears  withottt  any  complaint 
against  his  doctrine  and  convers.ition.  and  prays  there- 
fore to  be  contintied  in  his  place. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Printed  copy  of  ordinance  for  seizing  and  seques- 
tering of  the  estates,  both  real  and  personal,  of 
certain  l^inds  of  notorious  delinquents  to  the  use 
and  for  the  maintaining  of  the  army  raised  liy 
the  Parliament,  and  such  other  uses  as  sliall  be 
directed  by  both  Houses  of  Parliament  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Commonv,-e;ilih,  with  the  names 
of  the  committees  who  are  employed  in  the 
several  counties  of  this  Kingdom  for  the  exe- 
cution of  this  ordinance.  15  March  1042-3.  See 
C.  J..  III.  1. 

2.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  Berks  settling  New- 
berye  in  the  rectory  of  West  lisle  v.  13  April 
1646. 

3.  Copy  of  petition  of  Godfrey  G  ;odmau,  once 
Bishop  of  Gloucester,  and  of  the  order  for  New- 
berye  to  answer.     27  July  164S. 

[Aug.  3.]  Petition  of  Prauces,  the  wife  of  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Hercules  Huncks ;  praying  that  some  part  of 
her  husband's   arrears  may    Ije  paid  to  her.     L.  J.,  X. 
414. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of   same   to  the    House   of  Commons: 

the  sum   of   1.500?.   is   due  to  her  hu.sband   for 

service  in  Ireland,  whither  he  has  again  roturr,ed 

to    spend   his  dear   Ijlood  for    the  good  of  that 

Kingdom,    meantime   she    has    nothing    left  to 

maintain  herself  and  her  children  ;  her  nephew 

George  Blundell  has   c  >:apoundjd  for  his  d-din- 

quency  for  310?.   and  has  in  his  hands  a  legacy 

of  500?.  left  to  petitioner  by  Sir  George  Blundell, 

she   prays  that  the  310?.  may  be  paid  to  her  in 

part  satisfaction  of  her  husband's  arrears. 

Aug.  3.  Petition  of  William    Dumville,  of  Lincoln's 

Inn  ;  petitioner  has  engaged  himself  for  various  debts 

of  the  Lord  Viscount  Eanelagh,  late  Lord  President  of 

Connaught    money   disbin-sed    for  the   public  service 

amounting  to  1,174?.  9s.,  and  secured  by  various  orders 

of  the  (ilommittee  for  Irish  affairs,  but  the  money  which 

O     84062. 


should  have  satisfied  the  claim  has  been  otherwise  dis-     Hoc^k  of 
posed  of ;  petitioner  much  pressed  for  these  debts  prays        i-oKiis. 
for  some  speedy  relief.     L.  J.,  X.  415.  "         ^  ,     j 

Aug.  3.  Petition  of  Isabel  Vaux,  the  distressed  wife  t-^jq 
of  .John  Vaux,  Ksqre. ;  she  was  the  only  daughter  of  ■'^"'*°- 
'fliomas  Musgrave.  the  eldest  son  and  heir  apparent  of 
William  Musgrave,  of  Haiton  [Hayton]  Castle,  Cum- 
berland ;  after  the  death  of  her  grandfather  and  grand- 
mother (Iter  father  being  before  dead)  she,  then  aliout 
six  years  old,  was  proved  heir  to  their  property,  Imt 
her  uncles.  Sir  Edward  Mttsgrave  and  Leonard  Mus- 
grave. having  got  much  of  her  property  into  their  own 
hands  bj'  confederacy  between  themselves,  married  her 
while  yet  under  age  to  John  Musgrave,  youngest  son  of 
Sir  Leonard  Musgrave,  having  made  an  agreement, 
with  John  Musgrave  thai  for  1,300?.  and  lands 
worth  120?.  per  annum  she  and  he,  on  her  coming  of 
age,  should  release  her  uncles  of  all  claims  upon  the 
lands  of  her  grandfather  and  grandmother  which  they 
had  appropriated,  but  afterwards  discovering  the  wrong 
she  refused  to  ratify  the  agreement,  and  has  ever  since 
b.'en  kept  out  of  her  rights  ;  Sir  Edward  Musgrave, 
son  and  heir  of  her  uncle  Sir  Edward,  deceased,  has 
been  three  times  in  arms  against  the  Parliament,  and 
is  .so  now  again.  About  four  years  after  the  death  of 
her  husband,  Jiihu  Musgrave,  petitioner,  married  her 
present  husliund.  who  possessed  himself  of  the  manor  of 
CattiTlin  (in  which  her  children  bad  an  interest)  and 
of  ether  lands  in  Cumlierland,  and,  though  not  worlh  2f)/. 
in  all  the  world  when  he  married,  thereby  accumulated, 
money  to  buy  the  reversion  of  the  manor  of  Cattcrlin, 
but.  notwillistanding  all  his  promises  Ijefore  marriage, 
he  refuse. 1  to  sue  for  her  rights  of  inheritance,  and 
some  fourteen  years  since  there  being  suiis  between 
liim  and  jietitioner's  children  respecting  the  profits  of 
Catteriin,  be  cruelly  used  her,  beat  her.  and  causelessly 
put  her  from  him  :  she  had  notliing  from  him  for  two 
yeirs,  and  after  a  long  suit  in  the  High  Cummission 
Court  at  y oik  was  forced  to  consent  to  accept  40?.  jier 
anntim  lor  alimony,  which  he  jiaid  her  till  the  beginning 
of  these  war,-,  but  not  since,  saying  that  she  and  her 
son,  John  jltisgrave,  were  enemies  to  the  King  because 
they  adhered  to  the  Parliament.  On  the  rednctien  of 
Cumberland  she  went  to  Catteriin  Hall,  btit  her  husband 
refuses  to  come  to  her,  to  pay  her  arrears,  or  to  allow 
her  any  maintenance  ;  she  has  in  ctmseqtience  contracted 
great  debts,  and  can  get  no  relief  from  the  Committee 
of  Cumberland,  and  therefore  prays  the  House  to  call 
upon  her  husband,  John  Vaux,  and  upon  Sir  Edward 
Musgrave  to  answer,  and  to  give  her  speedy  r(  lief. 

Annexed : — 

1.   Similar  petition  of  same.     (Undated.) 

Aug.  3.  Petition  of  Thomas  Worslej',  of  Hovingham, 
in  tlie  county  of  York  ;  petitioner's  father  was  indebted 
to  Robert  Chamoek  in  the  time  of  Queen  Elizabeth, 
which  led  to  the  mortgage  and  ultimate  sale  of  the 
manor  of  Booth,  Lancashire,  by  which  petitioner  con- 
ceives himself  to  be  aggrieved,  and  prays  for  relief 
against  Thom.".s  Charnock.  heir  and  executor  of  Robert 
Charuock.     L.  J.,  X.  415. 

Aug.  3.  Draft  ordinance  to  give  Lady  Harcourt  400?- 
a  year  out  of  the  estate  of  Luke  Nettervill  in  recog- 
nition of  the  services  of  her  husband,  Sir  Symon  Har- 
court, in  Ireland.     L.  J.,  X.  410.     In  extenso. 

Aug.  3.  Order  for  payment  of  500?.  to  Henry  Stephens. 
L.  J.,  X.  417.     In  extenso. 

Aug.  3.  Draft  of  ]ireceding. 

.\ug.  3.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,092?.  126-.  6i?. 
to  Captain  William  Parsons.     L.  J.,X.  417.     In  extenso. 

Aug.  3.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  a  further  sum  of 
1,032?.  12s.  6d.  to  Captain  Parsons.  L.  J.,  X.  417.  In 
ex'enso. 

.\ug.  3.  Draft  order  for  advance  of  100?.  towards 
defraying  the  charges  of  the  committee  appointed  to 
go  to  His  Majesty  about  the  treaty  for  peace.  L.  J.,  X. 
417.     In  extenso. 

Aug.  3.  Petition  of  the  Governor,  Deputy.  Assistants, 
and  Fellowship  of  Merchants  Adventurers  of  England  ; 
they  have  received  a  letter  from  the  Prince  [of  WalesJ  re- 
([uii  Ing  them  to  deliver  another  letter  sent  therewith  to 
the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  ami  Common  Council  of  the 
City  of  London  ;  they  think  it  important  to  send  a  s]5eedy 
accouut  of  the  receipt  and  delivery  of  the  letter,  as  the 
Prince  has  detained  one  of  their  ships  of  great  value 
and  two  smaller  vessels.     L.  J.,  X.  417.     In  exienso. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  letter  from  the  Prince  to  the  Company  of 
Merchants  .Vdventurers  mentioned  in  preceding. 
29  July  16i-->.     L.  J.,  X.  417.     la  extenso. 

Aug.  3.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divin'  s  that 


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UISTORICAL   MAXrSCRlPTS    COMMISSION 


UorsK  of 

LoBl'S. 
("aU'Hilar. 

164S. 


'I'bomiK  Bolt  has  been  ftpprovod  for  the  cure  of    'otiiptmi 
Aljliiis,  DorsiT.     L.  J.,  X.  4JS. 

Au«^.  3.  Leitcr  from  the  K;irl  of  '.V'arwiuk,  aboard 
the  St.  Geav^e  in  Tilbnvy  Hope,  to  the  Karl  of  M.in- 
chester,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  I'eers  ;  my  In-otlier. 
the  lOarl  of  Holland.  ;»ssi<;neil  to  me  for  v:iluable(Oii- 
sideration,  for  a  terra  of  years,  amongst  other  things, 
all  his  interest  iii  the  herbage  and  custody  of  Hyde 
I'ark,  but  1  understand  that-  the  House  of  Lords  has 
latolv  passed  an  ordinance  to  give  the  custody  to  Lord 
Howard,  and  that  a  question  has  arisen  whether  my 
brdther  had  power  to  assign,  the  letters  patent  under 
whicli  he  claims  giving  him  power  to  depute  but  not 
to  assign  ;  I  confess,  therefore,  that  it  may  justly  be 
doubted  whether  the  assignment  give.s  me  a  legal  title, 
but  as  part  of  tlie  consideration  was  a  real  debt,  and 
the  assignment  was  intended  by  my  brother,  and 
accepted"  bv  me,  towards  satisfaction  thereof  I  hope 
their  Lordships  will  think  it  just  that  the  custody  of 
the  i>ark  should  bo  conferred  upon  me  during  the 
remainder  of  my  term.     See  L.  J.,  X.  397,  Ac. 

Aug.  :>.  Certificate  of  ministers  that  John  Wood,  of 
Clare.  Siiilblk,  is  a  fit  person  to  be  admitted  to  the 
continual  exercise  of  the  ministry. 

TAug.  3.]  List  of  prisoners  sent  to  Chester,  of  others 
in  Dublin  Castle,  and  of  others  to  bo  secured.  See  C.  .J., 
V.  lib'.K 

Aug.  l.  Petition  of  John  Pcrchard,  inhabitant  of  the 
Island  of  Guernsey  :  prays  that  his  appeal  from  a  sentence 
given  by  the  judicature  of  Guernsey  may  be   heard  and 
detei mined.     L.  J.,  X.  418. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of    order    for    the    bailiff    and    jurats    of 

Guernsey  to  snow  cause  within  fourteen  days  why 

Perchard's  appeal  should  not   be  heard.     2  May 

1648. 

•2.  Letter  from   ilie   baililt  and  jurats  of  Guernsey 

to   the  Loi-ds  assembled   in    the  High   Court  of 

Parliament ;  Perchard  has  given  security  for  the 

costs  of  the  appeal  in  case  he  fail  thiTein :  he  has 

been  fully  received  to   iirosecute   the  same,  and 

they  therefore  desire  that  both  parties  may  be 

summoned    to    appear    before    their    Lordships. 

27  May  16-18. 

Aug.   4.  Petition    of    John    Phillips    and   others,    of 

Gillingham,  in   the  county  of  Dorset ;  jietitioners  were 

attached  and  brought  up  by  warrant  on  the  Sth  of  .Inly 

last  to  answer  I'or  their  sup|iosed  ciiiitem|it  in  disoliey- 

ing  certain  orders  of  the  House  in  which  Lord  J5ruce 

(Earl  of  Elgin)  was  concerned.     Their  case  was  heard 

on   the  28th  of  July,   but  though  no  order  was  made 

they  are  still  kept  in  custoilv;  their  longer  im|iriKon- 

ment  will   inevitably  be   their  utter  ruin  as   they  are 

poor   countrymen,   aitd   harvest    time   is   aiiproaching : 

tlioy   therafore   beseech    the  House   to  give   order    for 

then-  speedy  enlargement  without  fees  or  further  charges. 

L.  J.,  X.  418. 

Aug.  4.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lord  Bruce,  Karl  of 
Elgin;  after  hearing  the  business  concerning  a  breach 
of  his  privilege,  and  contempt  of  the  orders  of  the 
House  by  divers  tumultuous  jiersons  who  destroyed 
the  mounds,  hedg<'s,  and  ditches  on  his  lands,  part  of 
tbc  late  forest  of  (Tillingham,  their  Lordshi]is  directed 
him  to  ])rovc  the  reading  of  their  order  in  Gillingham 
church,  and  the  giving  of  notice  thereof  to  the  riotei-s ; 
tliis  he  has  done  by  affidavit,  and  ho  jirays  that  the 
olfcndera  m-.iy  be  ordered  to  repair  the  mounds,  hedges, 
and  ditches,  and  to  give  security  that  thej'  will  not 
dis(|uiet  his  possession  in  any  illegal  w^ay. 
.\niiexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  referred  to  in  preceding.     28  July  1648. 

2.  Copy  of  same. 

Aug.  4.  Draft  of  laws  ol  war  and  ordinances  of  the 
sea  ordained  and  established  by  the  Lords  and  Commons 
in  Parliament  for  the  regulating  and  belter  government 
of  the  navy  and  Hett.  and  all  and  singular  persons, 
ships,  and  vcssids  thereunto  belonging,  or  which  are 
or  shall  be  under  the  jiower,  command,  or  juiisdieiion 
of  Robert  Karl  fjf  Waiwick,  Lord  High  Admiral  of 
Jjigland.  Ireland  and  Wal-s.  and  Caplain-Gein  r.il  of 
His  Majesty's  sea.'j  and  Xavy  Royal,  and  to  be  obsi-rvcd 
and  duly  obeyed  by  the  vice  admiral,  rear  admiral. 
captains,  lieutenants,  masters,  masters'  maUs,  and  all 
other  officers,  mariners,  and  seamen,  and  all  others 
whatsoever  whom  these  laws  and  ordinances  may 
■•oucern,  upon  the  pains  and  jjenaUies  therein  weprossed. 
These  laws  enact  that  any  one  guilty  of  blasph-^my 
shall  have  his  tongue  bored  with  a  red  hot  iron  ;  that 
oatliH  and  execrations  shall  be  |:iini.shed  with  loss  of 
jiay,  &c.  ;  that  profaneness  shall  be  jjroceeded  against 
at  discretion,  and  that   all  commanders  shall  see  that 


Almightv  God  be  reverently  served,  aud  sermons  and      Hocsi;  op 
iirayors  duly  frequented  aboard  their  ships  ;  that  holding        Lords. 
intelligence   with   the   enemy   shall   be    punished    with       CalenJar. 
death :  injuring    the   allies   of   the    State,    with  death;         -jg^g 
theft  or  roljbery,   exceeding  the  value  of  ten  shillings, 
with   death,    under  ten  shillings,  with   whipping,  &c.  ; 
mutiny,    sedition,   and  insubordination,   with     death; 
that  none  shall  obey  the  commands  of  their  superior 
officers  if   those  commands  tend  to  disloyalty    to    the 
Parliament,  hut   shall  disclose   the  matter  to  the  lord 
admiral   or  chief  in   command  ;  that  spies,  deserters, 
and    traitors    shall    be  punished  with  death ;    that   all 
commanders     who     do    not   take   advantage   of  every 
opportunity    against   the    enemy    shall    be   proceeded 
against   as   ill   att'eoted ;  that   none   of  the  masters   or 
mariners  of  foreign   ships  taken  as  prize  without  resis- 
tance shall  bestripjied  of  their  clothes,  pillaged,  beaten, 
or  evil  intreated,  but  that  the  ships  and  goods  shall  be 
picserved    entire   to  receive   judgment  in   the    Admi- 
ralty Court ;  that  none  shall  refuse,  upon  pain  of  death 
or  less  punishment,  as  the  case  may  be,  to  weigh  anchor 
upon  pretence  of  want  of  victual  or  stores,  but  shall  in 
.such  case   civilly  impart  the  same  to  his  captain,   that 
a  survey  may  be  taken,  and  a  supply  made  if  there  shall 
be  cause  :  that  anyone  wilfully  setting  fire  to  any  ship, 
magazine,  Ac.   shall  be  ]iunished  with  death  ;  sleeping 
on  the  watch,  with  death;   mutinous  words,  with  whip- 
ping ;  none    shall    refuse,    on   pain   of  death   or  other 
punishment,   to  serve   on  shore  if  need  so  require,  and 
shall  observe   order  and   discijjliue   when   so  serving ; 
that  on  occasion  of  fight   none   shall  refuse  to  fight  or 
be    backward   or  discourage  others ;  when  engaged  in 
convoying  merchant  ships  all  shall  do  their  titmost  to 
protect  them  ;  no  provost  marshal  shall  refuse  to  receive 
prisoners ;  none  shall  menace  a  court  of  justice,    while 
all  shall  assist   in    bringing  oti'enders   to  punishment. 
These  "■  Sea  Laws"    were    sent  up  this   day  from  the 
House  of   Commons,  and  were  returned  agreed  to  by 
the  Lords  on  the  21st.     L.  J.,  X.  418,  447.     C.  J.,  V.  676. 
Aug.  4.  Draft  order  for  putting  the  sea  laws  in  exe- 
cution. 

Aug.  4.  Draft  order  for  granting  a  commission  to 
Captain  William  Carter.     L.  J.,  X.  419.     In  e.denso. 

Aug.  L  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,113/.  to  Captain 
William  Parsons  out  of  the  estates  of  rebels  and  inalig- 
nants  in  Ireland.     L.  J..  X.  419.     In  exienso. 

Aug.  4.  Draft  order  for  p.ayment  01730/.  -I.'',  to  Cnlonel 
William  Herbert.     L.  J.,  X'l  419.     In  ccloi^u. 

Aug.  4.  Draft    Order   adding   William   Dingley    and 

others  to   the   Committee    for    Seijuc.strations    ibr    the 

county  and  city  of  Worcester.  L.  J.,  X.  419.  2?j  cieiiso. 

Aug.  4.  Order  for  providing  .5nO/.  for  victualling  some 

garrisons  of  special  consequence.    L.  J..  X.  419.  In  rylentio. 

Aug.  4.     Draft  of  preceding. 

Aug.  4.  Order  for  raising  forces  for  defence  of  South- 
amjiton.     L.  J.,  X.  419.     In  e.denso. 
Aug  4.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Aug.  4.  Draft  order  for  adding  Sir  "^Vm.  Bieietun 
and  others  to  the  Committee  of  Sequestrations  for 
.Surrey.     L.  J.,  X.4i9.     In  e.denso. 

Aug.  4.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  100/.  to  the  Com- 
mittee appointed  to  go  to  his  Majesty  about  a  treaty  for 
a  peace.     L.  J.,  X.  419.     In  e.denso. 

Aug.  1.  Draft  order  for  jiaymcnt  of  1,000/.  a-pieee  to 
Colonel  John  Carter  and  Lieutenant-Colonel  George 
Twisleton.     L.  J.,  X.  420.     In  e.den::o. 

Aug.  4.  Letter  from  Colonel  Michael  Jones,  at  Dublin, 
to  the  Earl  of  Manchester,  Speaker  to  the  Lords  House 
of  I'arliameiit ;  about  the  taking  of  some  forts  in  the 
county  of  Meath,  Ac,  and  for  reinlorcements  and  money 
to  be  sent  him.     L.  J.,  X.  43L     In  cilentio. 

Aug.  5.  Petition  of  Robert  Edbrooke  and  others  ; 
they  have  after  great  difficulty  served  Henry  Trenchard 
with  the  order  of  the  House  for  him  to  ]iay  them  100/. 
costs  for  his  vexatious  pjroceedings,  but  he  slights  the 
order  and  says  that  he  will  nut  pay.  and  so  petitioners 
cannot  pay  the  &)l.  as  directed,  to  the  officei-s  of  the 
House,  nor  yet  the  money  they  borrowed  to  sustain 
themselves,  their  wives,  and  children  in  the  time  of 
their  imprisonment,  for  which  they  now  pay  interest  ; 
they  pray  for  an  order  to  the  (Jomniittee  of  the  County, 
wherever  Trenchard  or  his  estate  may  be  found  to  levy 
the  said  100/.,  with  some  further  allowance  for  their  late 
costs  and  charges.  L.  .1.,  X.  -120. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit   of  service   of   the  order  mentioned  in 

in-eoeding  upon  Trenchard.     6  Jidy  1648. 

Aug.  .'J.  Draft   order   for  Mr.  Halliburton,  who   has 

returned  i'rom  the  Isle   of  Wight  with  letters  from   His 

Maj(  sty  to  the  Kingdom  of  Seollaiul.  to  depart  the  <!'itj 


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48 


humiliation  ou  ac- 
C.   J.,  V.  662.     In. 


of  Loiidou  by  'I'uesday  next  with  tree  passage  to   ih 
Committee  of  Estates  in  Scotland.     C.  J.,  V.  662. 

xVug.  o.  Draft  order  for  a  day  of 
count  of  the  abuudimoe  of  rain. 
e.('/e»so. 

Aug.  5.  Draft  ordinance  for  all  persons  that  have 
received  the  public  treasure  to  account  upon  oath  for 
the  same.     C.  J.,  V.  662. 

Aug.  6.  Draft  ord<  r  for  giving  two  thousand  oaks  out 
of  Lord  Poulett's  woods  to  the  Corporation  of  Lyme 
Kegi.s  for  re-edifying  and  building  their  houses,  and 
ships,  mills,  and  fulling  racks  tor  cloth,  burnt  and  lost 
in  the  siege  of  the  town  by  I'rince  Maurice,  and  also  all 
the  rents  and  profits  of  Lord  Poulett's  sequestered 
lauds  after  deducting  the  allowance  to  Lady  Drake. 
0.  J.,  V.  662.     In  c.rfenso. 

Aug.  5.  Message  from  the  Commors  with  an  order 
respecting  the  forces  at  Do\er  Castle,  Ac.     C.  J..  V.  l^l^i^. 

Aug.  .5.  Pajier  of  proceedings  in  the  House  of  Com- 
mons this  day.     C.  J..  V.  662. 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  E,oger  Drake  ;  ]irays  the  House  to 
take  some  course  that  he  may  be  paid  2  !0/.  owing  to 
liim  by  Isabella  Lady  De  La  Warr.  who  ]u-otendiug  that 
she  is  privileged  as  a  ]>ceress  has  paid  neither  interest 
noi-  principal.     L.  J.,  X.  421. 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  John  Phillipps  and  others  of 
Grilliugham,  in  the  county  of  Dorset,  pri.-^ouers ;  on  the 
4th  instant  the  House  ordered  that  the  petitioners 
should  be  discharged,  receiving  a  command  from  tf  eir 
Lordshi|is  touching  their  future  behaviour  iu  the  matter 
concernin<i  the  forest  of  Gilliiigham  ;  they  beseech  that 
they  may  be  admitted  to  their  Lordships'  presence  to 
receive  the  said  command.     L.  J.,  X.  421. 

Aug.  7.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  John  Glanvill  of 
his  delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  422-     In  ejfenso. 

Aug.  r.  Draft  order  for  pa^-ment  of  4.926Z.  to  Colonel 
John  Barker.     L.  J.,  X.  422.     Ir„  e.etenso. 

Aug.  ".  Draft  order  to  discharge  Robert  Harvey  from 
any  delinc(uency  on  his  paying  one  bundled  markiJ  to 
Colonel  Devereux.     L.  J.,  X.  422.     In  e.'lenso. 

Aug.  7.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  S181.  14.t.  7d.  to 
Colonel  Nicholas  Devereu.x  by  6/.  a  week.  L.  J.,  X. 
422.     In  e.rti-nso. 

Aug.  7.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  4.iiOOL  to  the 
reduced  officers  late  under  the  command  of  Ferdinando 
Lord  Fairfax.     L.  J.,  X.  423.     In  e.ilenso. 

Aug.  7.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  a  further  sum  of 
3.526Z.  12«.,  to  the  olticers  late  under  the  command  of 
Ferdinando  Lord  Fairfax.     L.  J.,  X.  423.     In  e.'tenno. 

Aug.  7.  Draft  order  appointing  treasurers  of  the 
sums  ordered  to  be  paid  to  the  reduced  officers  late 
under  the  command  of  Ferdinando  Lord  Fairfax.  L.  J., 
X.  423.     In  exienso. 

Aug.  7.  Another  draft. 

Aug.  7.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  interest  to  the 
reduced  officers  on  3.526?.  12s.    L.  J. ,  X.  423.  In  ej-lenso. 

Aug.  7.  Draft  order  for  175?.  formerly  ordered  for 
Mr.«.  Martha  Pigott  to  be  paid  to  her  liy  5?.  a  week. 
L.  J.,  X.  423.     In  cjirnso. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  Martha  Pigott,  widow;  the  200?. 
formerly  ordered  for  her  will  be  so  long  before  it 
comes  to  be  paid  in  course,  that  it  will  not  paj- 
the  defit  she  has  contracted  in  her  attendance  for 
it  above  a  year  and  seven  months,  so  that  she  will 
not  derive  the  comfort  from  it  which  she  con- 
ceives  the  House  intended  for  her  in  considera- 
tion of  the  murder  o.'  her  husband  by  the  rebels, 
the  loss  of  his  estate  worth  900?.  ])er  annum,  the 
greatness  of  the  arrears  due  to  him,  and  the  sad 
condition  of  herself  and  her  children  ;  she  prays 
that  she  may  have  some  weekly  allowance  to 
jjreserve  her  and  them  from  perishing  for  \\  ant 
of  food.     (Undated.) 

2.  Copy  of  preceding. 

3.  Similar  petition  of  same.     (Undated.) 

4.  Copy  of  preceding. 

5.  Another  copy. 

.^ug.  7.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3.000?.  to  the 
petitioners  comprehended  in  a  list  of  divers  soldiers  of 
the  parishes  of  Bradford,  Leeds,  and  other  adjacent 
towns  in  the  county  of  York,  late  under  the  command  of 
the  late  Lord  Fairfax.     L.  J.,  X.  423.     In  ejfenao. 

Aug.  7.  Certificate  of  Ministers  that  John  Beridge. 
clerk,  has  for  the  space  of  almost  two  years  lived  with 
the  Earl  of  Dusmond  in  Osterley  Park,  and  has  spent 
that  time  in  o  very  commendable  way.  &c. 

Aug.  8.  Draft  order  for  the  Committee  in  Cheshire  to 
raise  money  for  p:iying  Crq  tain  Carter's  troop,  and  ibr 
providing  ammunition  for  Chester.  L.  J.,  X.  424.  In 
e.i'tcnso. 


Aug.  s.   Draft  order  for  payment  of  2,900?.  to  Raljih     House  of 
Darnall,  clerk  assistant  in  the  House  of  Commons,  in        Lok"s. 
li.'U   of  his   suti'erings   and    loss  of  office   as    jno  of  the      Calendar 
atrornies  of  the  late  Court  of  Wards.     L.  J.  A..  425.     I,i        -.^.^ 
celmso.  '^■^^■ 

Aug.  8.  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and 
Commons  of  the  City  of  London  in  Common  Council 
assembled;  pr.aying  that  the  King  may  be  treed  from 
restraint  and  invited  to  a  personal  treaty,  that  there 
may  be  a  cessation  of  hostilities,  that  the  government  of 
the  church  maybe  settled  according  to  the  covenant, 
that  Ireland  may  lie  relieved,  the  liberty  of  the  subject 
restored,  the  self-denying  ordinance  observed,  and  tho 
mercliants  protected  "from  the  fleet  under  the  Prince  of 
"Wales.     L.  J.,  X.  427.     In.  exienso. 

Aug.  8.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  John  Xye  to  the  rectory  of  Acton, 
Middlesex.     L.  J.,  X.  42S. 

Aug.  S.  Certificate  of  ministers  that  Wni.  Knap- 
lock,  master  of  the  free  school  of  Crediton,  is  orthulox 
in  iudgment.  of  an  unblameable  conversation,  and  well 
afl'ected  to  the  Parliament,     L.  J..  X.  428. 

Aug.  8.  Another  certificate  in  favour  ot  Kiiaplock. 

Aug.  8.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Samuel  Withers  to  the  rectory  of 
Wofton  alias  \\'oughton  alia.-i  Wokenton  upon  the 
Green  [Woughton  upon  Green],  Bucks.     L.  J.,  X.  428. 

Aug.  8.  Certificate  that  Withers,  who  has  for  twelve 
years  pa.-t  been  incumbent  of  Honinijliam.  N'irfolk.  has 
aln-ays  been  of  unbbimeafile  life.  ])a'nful  iu  his  duth-.s. 
of  humble  meek  and  Christian  behaviour,  studious  of 
peace,  and  of  sound  doctrine. 

Aug.  8.  Draft  pass  for  John  Colleton  to  go  t  >  Calais 
and  back. 

Aug.  8.  Three  papers  of  proceedings  iu  the  House  of 
Commons  this  day.     C.  J..  V.  664.     In  c.vfrnso. 

Aug.  9.  Petition  of  John  Lord  Poulett;  ir.  returning 
the  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  of  the  22nd  of 
March  last  (which  ordered  that,  after  payment  of  1,5'JU?. 
to  Lady  Drake,  the  rest  of  petitioner's  rents  should  be 
applied  to  the  use  of  the  State),  their  Lordships  were 
jdeased  to  add  that  if  200?.  ]K-v  annum  Avcre  settled  upon 
Lyme  and  the  1,500?.  paid  to  Lady  Drake,  this  should 
be  taken  as  petitioner's  fine,  and  the  remaining  rents 
should  go  to  him  :  but  not  only  have  the  House  of  Com- 
mons not  agreed  to  this  addition,  though  petitioner  and 
his  ton  have  settled  land  wr.vlh  4.000?.  "on  Lyme,  lint  on 
the  7th  instant  an  order  passed  the  House  of  Commons 
by  which  two  thou'-^and  oak.s  are  to  be  cat  on  the  lauds 
of  petitioner  and  bis  son  for  reparation  of  the  losses  of 
Lyme,  though  in  other  cases  the  practice  has  been  to 
preserve  houses  and  timber  ;  petitioner,  knowing  that 
these  extremities  have  come  up  n  him  by  misinforma- 
tion, desires  that  every  action  of  his  during  the  late 
uuhap]iy  war  may  be  examined,  but  knows  not  how  to 
prccuie  this,  nor  how  to  prevert  the  ruin  which  presses 
on  himself  and  his  family,  and  therefore,  as  one  though 
of  the  meanest  and  most  unhappy  of  the  peers,  applies 
to  their  Lordships  for  re.ief  in  his  snfTeriiigs.  L.  J., 
X.  428. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  of  22nd 
March  1647-S, 

2.  Copy  of  Lord's  amendment  to  preceding. 

3.  ( 'opy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  of  7th 
Aug.  1648. 

Aug.  9.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  further  and  better 
regulating  the  sc(|uestrations  of  papists'  and  delinquents' 
estates.     L.  J.,  X.  429.     In  ex'en.<o. 

Aug.  11.  Answer  of  Isabella  Lady  [De]  La  Warr  to 
the  petition  of  Roger  Drake  ;  she  has  used  her  utmost 
endoavour  to  sell  lands  to  pay  her  debts,  but  these 
distractions  have  diverted  all  iiurcha.^ers  ;  her  estates 
have  felt  the  sharpness  of  these  times  by  quartering, 
taxes,  and  contributions,  whilst  her  houses  have  been 
burnt  to  the  ground  by  the  King's  forces,  .so  that  she  is 
rather  in  a  condition  to  petition  for  reparation,  than 
to  be  petitioned  against;  she  therefore  prays  rbat  her 
privilege  as  a  peeress  mav  be  continued  to  her.  L.  J., 
X.  4;ll. 

Aug.  11.  Draft  pass  for  Lady  Portmau  to  go  into 
Somersetshire,  with  all  necessaries  for  the  journey,  to 
I'cmaiii  there  with  quietness,  and  to  return  wneu  she 
shall  think  fit.     L.  J.,  X.  431. 

Aug  11.  Petition  of  the  poor  people  of  Sackvilc 
College  in  East  Grinstead,  in  the  County  of  Susses  ; 
Robert  Eail  of  Dorfet  charged  his  land  with  350?.  to 
be  I  aid  annually  to  petitioneis  for  their  mainTenance, 
the  lands  at  his  death  descended  to  his  son  iticnaid 
Earl  of  Dorset,  who  sold  some  of  the  lands  so  ctargtd, 
and  died  before  any  apportionments  were   made  for  the 


i\ 


HISTORICAL    MAMSCIUPTS   COMMISSION  : 


HorsE  o»     payment  of  tbe  annuity;  afur  his  death  thriy  was  a 

LoBus.       jiiit  in  Chancery  about  "the   aviiortionment,  "hicli   ]  fo- 

Caleiidar.      coeiied  so   far  that  a  decree  was  made  for  settling  ihe 

1648         matter,  provided  no  exoeptiou  was  taken  thereto  befuro 

a  day  lonK  since  passed;  a  great  iiart  of  the  lands  so 

charged  have  now  come  to  John  Earl  ol  Tlianet,  who 

has    married   one    of    the   daushters   and    co-heirs    of 

Richard  Earl  of  Dorset ;  the  Earl  of  Thanel  and   his 

terauts  h;ive  for  a  long  time  detained  the  sums  payable 

for  petitioner's  maintenance,  wliereby  they  have  been 

brought    to   such   extremity   that    they  were   ready  to 

starve,  and  were  forced  to  a;iply  in  Chancery  for  leave 

to  sue    in    forma   paujieris :  they   proceeded   so   far  in 

their  suit  as  to   procure  attachments  against  some  ot 

the  tenants,  but  the  E;irl  of  'I'hanet   by  petition   to  the 

House  of  Lords  procured  an  order  on  the  16th  of  June 

last  to  stav   petiiioneis"   suit   in  Chancery  till   review 

should  be  liad  of  the  decree  ;  petitioners  arc  so  extreme 

poor  that  thev  arc   not   able  to   live  until  a  review  may 

be  had.  and  tliev  therefore  j^ray  that  the  Ear!  and  his 

tenants  mav  b.'  ordered  to   pay  their  rateable  jiortion, 

which  is  no't  above  lid.  in   the   pound,  till  the  cause  be 

determined  upon  review,  or  else  that^  they  may  have 

leave  to  proceed  in  Chancery.     L.  J.,  X.  -tUl. 

Annexed — 

1.  Copv  of  preceding. 

•2.  Answer   of  John    Earl    of  Tbauet  to  ]irecednig 
petition;  Robert   Earl  of  Dorset   being   minded 
to   build   a  hospilal   in  East    Grinstead,  and  to 
endow  it  for  the  maintenance  of  one-aud-thirty 
men    and  women,  by  his  will    (lO    Feb.  16C'^-!:>) 
directed   his   executors,   William  Lord    Howard 
and  Sir  George  Rivers,  to  pnrchase  land  whereon 
to  e\ect  if,  that   it  should  be   incorporated,  and 
that   the   poor  should  be    elected  from  time  to 
time  by  his  heii  s  ;  and  that  whenever  any  of  tliem 
should"  die.  marry,  be  juit  <nit,  or  depart  that  his 
heirs   should   have   full   power    to    fill   up   iheir 
places;  the  Earl  charged  all  his  lands  with  a  rent 
of  3'''0I.  ])er  annum  for  the   maintenance   of  the 
hospital,    and    ilied    leaving    Richard     Earl     of 
Dorset  his  son  and  heir  ;  the  executors  proved 
the  will,  purchased  land,  and  the  hospital  was 
erected  ;   Kicbard   Earl  of  Dorset  conveyed  the 
inheritance  of  divers  manors   and  lands  out  of 
which  the  330Z.  per  annum  issued  to  Lord  Wm. 
Howard  (.siV)  and  .'^ir  George  Rivers  and  their  heirs, 
by  which   in   p. tint  of  hnv  the  charge  was  extin- 
guished, which  the  Earl,  taking  notice  of  by  his 
will  (26  March  ICi^l).  charged  only  the  manors  of 
Bnckhurst,  Munckloe,   Hendall,  and   Fiscaredge 
with    the   ?.:!!)?.    per   annum,   specially   providing 
that  none  of  his  lands  should  be  charged  with  a 
double  charge,  but  that  this  new  charge  should 
take  the  place  of  the  old  extinguished  charge  ; 
Richard    Earl     of    Dorset     shortlj'    after     died 
leaving  the  Lad}'  Margaret,  now  wife  of  the  Earl 
of  Thanet,  and  the   Lady   Isabella,  now  wife  of 
the    Earl   of    Northampton,    his   daughters   and 
co-heirs  ;  Lord  Howard  and  Sir  George  Rivers  for 
some   time   paid   the  rent  to  the  poor,  but  there 
being  some  arrears  (because   they  knew  not,  as 
they   affirmed,   where   to   levy    it,    as   divers    of 
Robert   Earl   of  Dorset's    lands    were    entailed), 
there  was  a  suit  in  Chancery  to  settle  the  matter, 
to  which   neither  the  Countess  of  Northampton 
nor  the  Countess  of  Thanet  were  parties,  and  a 
decree  was  made  by  which   it  is  pretendid  that 
the   inheritances   fif   both    of   them  are  charged 
without  making  them  parties,  and  without  any 
mention  of  the   new  charge  m,ade  by  the  will  of 
Richard  Earl  of  Dorset ;  the  persons  calling  them- 
selves the  poor  of  .Sackvile  College  were  not  placed 
there  by  the  heirs  of  Robert  Earl  of  Dorset.  ;ind 
ought  not  thirefure  to  have  any  benefit  from  the 
gift  ot   the  founder  ;   thc^  Earl  of  Thanet  acknow- 
ledges that  in  right  of  his  wife  he  holds  lands  late 
the  propei-ty  of  Richard  Earl  of   Dorset,  but  he 
conceives  that  they  are   not  liable  in  law  tu  the 
charge   nor  lo  the  decree  in  Chancery  to  which 
he  and  his  wife  were  no   parties,  but   that  the 
rentcharge  should  issue  >olely  uut  of  the  manors 
of    Buckhurst,    i^c,    which    he   trusts    lo    prove 
1)3'   review  in   {'haneery  ;  not  only  are  the   peti- 
tioners not  placed  in  the  college  according  to  the 
will  of  thr/  fcrnndei-.  but  they  are  not  qualified  lor 
an  hospital,  few  of  them    being  resident   in  the 
college,   some    of  them    tradesmen  abroad,   and 
many  of  debauched  and  most  of  idle  lives;  the 
Karl  of  Thanet  therefore  prays  that,  according  to 
the  order  of  ilip  li;ili   of  June   hi.sl.  stay  ojay  lie 


made  of  all  proceedings  against  his  servants  or       lords?^ 
tenants  under  the  decree  in  Chancery  until  there  — ■ 

has  been  a  review  of  the  same  before  the  Com-  Calendar, 
misi^ioricrs  in  Chancery;  he  promises  to  prose-  16-18. 
cute  the  review  with  effect,  and  to  use  his  endea- 
\our  for  the  speediest  settlement  he  can  of  the 
3o0t.  ])er  annum  on  the  hospital,  and  ])rays  that 
meM;time  he  may  not  be  ordered  to  pay  anything 
to  the  petitioners.     (Undated.) 

3.  Petition  of  the  poor  people  of  Sackvile  College  ; 
the  Earl  of  Thanet  has  put  in  his  answer  to  their 
petition,  and  therein  says  that  he  intends  with 
all  possiljlc  speed  to  exhibit  a  bill  for  review  of 
the  decree  made  in  Chancery  for  settling  a  main- 
tenance for  ]ietitioners  who  are  ready  to  starve, 
and  some  of  them  already  starved  ;  they  pray 
th.at  a  time  may  be  appointed  to  hear  counsel 
touching  their  poor  estate  and  the  means  for 
theii'  relief.     (Undated.) 

4.  Cojjy  of  affidavit  of  Emery  Allen,  a  poor  alms- 
man of  Sackvile  College,  in  the  cause  between 
William  Vergis  and  others  on  behalf  of  himself 
and  of  the  College  of  East  Grinstead  against 
Henry  Campion  and  others  :  deponent  affirms 
that  William  Vergis,  late  warden  of  the  College, 
lived  in  great  want  and  misery  because  the  pay 
was  detained  from  the  College,  and  was  forced 
to  pawn  or  sell  his  gown  for  bread  antl  had  not 
wherewith  to  subsist,  but  did  merely  starve  for 
want  of  subsistence,  having  nothing  wherewith 
to  relieve  himself  or  to  satisfy  his  creditors; 
deponent  further  declares  that  William  Harinan, 
late  one  of  the  almsmen  of  the  College,  lived  in 
great  misery  for  a  long  time  for  want  of  his  \>aj, 
ran  into  debt,  sold  his  bed,  and  lay  upon  straw, 
and,  though  he  had  two  gatherings  made  for  him 
ill  East  Grinstead  Church,  at  Last  starved  for 
want  of  sustenance;  another  almsman  lived  in 
great  misery  for  a  long  time,  went  about  the 
country  begging,  and  finally  died  for  want  of 
sustenance ;  whilst  other  almsmen  have  been 
forced  to  run  into  debt,  and  are  very  likely  to 
starve  if  speedy  relief  be  not  given  them.  3  Nov. 
1648. 

Aug.  1 1.  Information  of  Richard  Stobart  that  he 
heard  some  of  the  men  enlisted  tinder  Major-Geiicral 
Skippon  say  that  they  rejoiced  that  Piirlianunt  would 
not  grant  the  desires  of  the  Common  Council  in  re- 
calling the  ordinance  given  to  the  Major-General  for 
enlisting  men  and  horse ;  that  they  hoped  to  see  some 
of  the  men  who  went  with  gold  chains  wear  halters  ere 
hmg  about  their  necks,  and  that  all  would  not  be  well 
until  they  pulled  the  Lords  out  of  the  House  by  the 
ears  ;  and  Stobart  answering  that  they  wottld  leave  that 
to  the  army,  they  replied  they  would  do  it  themselves. 
L.  J.,  X.  431. 

Aug.  11.  Petition  of  M.ajor  Robert  Huntington  ;  many 
aspersions  have  been  cast  upon  him,  in  particular  that 
he  was  cashiered,  and  that  therefore  in  discontent  he 
lately  (iresented  his  narrative  (.see  above,  jViig.  2)  ;  he 
prays  therefore  that  the  General's  letter  and  his  own 
discharge  may  lie  ordered  to  be  printed  in  vindication 
of  his  conduct.     L.  J.,  X.  431. 

Aug.    12.  Ordinance  lo    clear   Thomas    Coke    of   his 
delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  435.     In  e.rlenno. 
Aug.  LJ.  Draft  of  ]ireceding. 

]|Aug.  12.]  Petition  of  Thomas  Elliott,  prisoner  in 
the  King's  Bench  ;  about  three  years  since  he  was  com- 
mitter! as  jirisoner  of  war  to  the  Tower,  where  lie  re- 
mained a  year  and  a  quarter  ;  lie  was  afterwards  removed 
by  Habeas  Corinis  for  debt  to  the  King's  Bencli.  like- 
wise charged  as  a  prisoner  of  war;  he  has  no  support 
but  tlie  jiensions  allowed  him  by  His  Majesty  and  the 
Prince,  of  which  he  is  now  deprived,  and  must  probably 
starve  in  prison,  having  neither  meat  nor  drink  but 
what  is  allowed  him  by  the  courtesy  of  Sir  John 
Tjenthall  ;  he  prays  to  be  bailed  that  so  he  may  endea- 
vour to  procure  a  livelihood.  (See  0.  J..  IV.  l!51, 
V.  6t!8. 

[Aug.  12. J  Petition  of  Kalherine  X^eedham.  widow, 
the  late  wife  of  Colonel  Simon  X'eedhani,  who  was 
slain  at  Colchester ;  prays  for  some  weekly  allowance 
for  sup])ort  of  herself  and  her  children  until  she  shall 
receive  the  arrears  due  to  her  late  husband,  who  lost  to 
the  v;due  of  3.0fMj;.  by  the  lebellion  in  Ireland,  and 
whose  arrear':  amount  to  2.796;.  lis.  Sec  C.  J..  V.  6C8. 
Aug.  14.  .Petition  of  Isabella  Countess  of  Holland, 
|irayiug  that  her  husband,  the  Earl  of  Holland,  now 
l^risoner  in  Warwick  Castle,  may  be  removed  to  some 
phicc  neai'er  Linidon  that  hi'  may  have  the  advice  of 
Sir  Theodore  Mayerne  for  his  health.     L.  J.,  X.  136. 


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House  of         Aug.   14.  Petition  of  George  Halyhurton  ;  afti.'i-  his 
I  return  from  the  Isle  of  Wight  he  -sras  informe  1   that 

j  Calendar,      his  residing   longer  in  London   to  attenrt   the  onlers  of 
■     ltj48.        the  Committee  ot  Estates  iu  Scothuul  had  caused  sus- 
picion and  jealousy  ;  he  is  unwilling  to  give  an}-  dis- 
taste, and  prays  therefore  for  a  pass  for  his  safe  return 
either  by  sea  or  land.     L.  J.,  X.  -437. 

Aug.  14.  Orders  for  the  meeting  of  the  Committee 
for  the  East  Imlia  Company.     L.  J.,  X.  4'-)7. 

Aug.  14.  Draft  ordinance  for  Colonel  Copley  tii  ha-ie 
the  wardship  of  the  body  and  lands  of  Ralph  Hansliv. 
L.  J.,  X.  438.     Inexicnso. 

Au<2;.  14.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  5,000/.  to  Colonel 
Thonias  Mitton.     L.  J.,  X.  438.     In  extenso. 

Aug.  15.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Thomas  Crossfield  has  been  approved  for  the  cure 
of  Chale  in  the  Isle  of  Wight.     L.  J.,  X.  440. 

Aug.  15,  Petition  of  William  Allen  anil  John  Heath, 
merchants  of  London,  for  themselves  and  many  i)lanters, 
inhabitants  in  Vii'ginia  ;  petitioners  have  eijuipped  two 
ships,  the  "  Honor  "  and  the  "  Prosperous  Susan,"  to 
transport  rannv  planter,--,  with  their  wives,  children,  and 
servants,  in  number  about  four  hundred,  to  Virginia,  all 
are  on  boanl,  and  the  ships  are  at  Uravesend  ready  to 
depart,  but  they  are  .stayci  by  the  general  embargo  on 
all  ships  ;  not  only  are  petitioners  thereby  lo,=ing  -.'0?.  a 
day,  ha\'ing  to  provide  the  jilauters  with  food  lill  their 
arrival  in  Virginia,  lint  the  navigation  of  the  Kingdom 
will  lose,  for  the  petitioners  are  informed  that  the 
Dutch  have  fitted  out  twenty -five  sail  with  goods  and 
merchandize  for  the  colony  ;  the  petitioners  pray  that 
the  Lord  Admiral  may  be  directed  to  allow  their  ships 
to  proceed  on  their  voyage,  and  they  will  engage  to 
endeavour  to  send  their  ships  by  the  North  of  Scotland, 
or  by  the  coast  of  Prance,  shunning  the  Downs  [where 
the  revolted  ships  are  lying],     L.  J.,  X.  446. 

Aug.  15.  Transcrij-.t  of  record,  &c.  in  the  ease  of  the 
following  writs  of  error  (L.  J.,  X.  440)  : — 

Hill  r.  Lambeil. 

Hawkins  v.  Smith.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Einch  c.  Hanbuiy.     ( JIutilated.) 

Keate  v.  Lawrence.     (Parchment  Collection.! 

Need,  et  al.  v.  OtEshall. 

Kirke  v.  Bishop.  (Do.) 

Copy  of  prece  ling. 

Potter  V.  Davies.  (D'.i.) 

Holmss  V.  Hobart. 

Jayne  v.  Paradyne. 

Greate  v.  Saver.  (Do.) 

Phillip  v.  Liiley.  (Do.) 

Bromhead  r.  Gaulc. 

Heard  v.  Morgan.  (Do.) 

Goodwin  V.  Hall. 

Webberley  v.  Locke. 

Whatlie  v.  Adlam. 

Roberts  v.  Wintei'. 

Drake  v.  Norres.  (Do.) 

Tayler  v.  Millward.  (Do.) 

Hawke  V.  Rowe.  (Do.) 

Smith  V.  Oliver. 

Fox  V.  Frost. 

Spencer  v.  Guttridgo.  (Do.) 

Dixon  V.  Walker. 

Painton  v.  Staples. 

Peelinge  v.  Bord.  (Do.) 

Smeardon  v.  Callard. 

Bii'kham  v.  Tucker.  (Do.) 

Beale  v.  Rowntree. 

Stelloman  v.  Aylett. 

Swetuam  v.  Lord  Baltimore. 

Bayly  v.  Chocke. 

Pitt  V.  Geriard.  (Do.) 

liady  Slingsby  v.  Blake. 

Powell  r.  lirograve.  (Do.) 

Wylde  V.  Creswold. 

Henshawe  v.  Burrell. 
Aug.  15.  Letter  from  Thomas  Lord  Fairfax,  at  the 
leaguer  before  Colchester,  to  the  Earl  of  Manchcc-ter. 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Peers ;  concerning  the  removal 
of  the  Earl  of  Holland  From  Warwick  Ca,<tle.  L.  J.. 
X.  442.     1,1  extenso. 

Aug.  lii.  Petition  of  Anthony  Sterling;  he  was  seven 
years  ago  committed  for  a  contempt  and  fine  in  the  Star 
Chamber,  but  upon  Habeas  Corpus  the  House  directed 
that  he  should  have  his  liberty  ;  but  now,  seven  vears 
after,  upon  hearing  the  petition  of  Thomas  Fowke,  a 
delinquent,  full  of  false  suggestions,  the  House  referred 
the  matter  to  two  of  the  judges,  and  on  their  report, 
made  upon  false  information  from  Fowke.  which  ]ieti- 
tioner  had   not  time   In  auHwer.  ]ietilioner  is  remanded 

I  to  prison  ;  he  prays  fur  a  final  discharge  and  that  his  case 


may  be  heard  before  the  House  or  before  the  Committee     House  of 
for  SuH^olk,      L.  .!.,  X.  442.  Lords. 

Aug.  16.  Copy  of  preceding.  C^^uii^^v. 

Aug.  10.  Petition  of  Henry  Walker;  petitioner  i.uo 
thanks  the  House  for  their  order  of  the  30tli  June  last, 
granting  him  license  to  publish  Frid.ays'  oceurrences. 
iu  contempt  of  which  order  Gilbert  Mabbi.tt,  who  has 
no  authority  to  license  but  under  order  from  the  House, 
has  not  only  threatened  jietitioner,  Imt  has  disturbed 
the  jiriuters  and  sent  men  to  break  their  presses,  scorn- 
ing their  Lordshijis'  order,  and  telliu<i-  the  men  that  he 
would  bear  them  out;  Malibott,  besides  his  licensing, 
which  is  alone  worth  nearly  100/.  per  annum,  collects 
the  intelligence  of  Monday's  Journal  and  other  sheets 
of  news,  which  is  worth  murh  more;  and  being  both 
writer  and  licenser  he  has  liberty  to  make  use  of  what 
he  pleases  to  advance  his  own  writing,  and  to  leave  out 
to  disparage  others  ;  for  these  reisons.  when  he  licensed 
under  his  master  John  Rushworth,  the  House  of  Com- 
mons ])ut  him  out ;  |)etitioner  prays  their  Lordships 
to  call  Mabbott  to  account  for  his  contempt  of  their 
order,  to  consider  whether  it  is  fit  to  continue  his 
license,  he  being  a  writer,  and  that  the  order  of  the 
30th  of  June  last  may  be  confirmed,     L.  J.,  X.  442. 

Aimexed  : — 

1.  -Vffldavit  in  supjiort  of  preceding.     12  Aug. 

2.  Draft  of  an  order  for  the  hearing  of  the  case. 
Aug.  10.  Petition  of  John   Claydon,  (me  of  the  cur- 

sitors   of  the  High  Court  of  Chancery,  praying   for  a 
pass  to  go  into  France.     L.  J..  X.  442. 

Aug.  16.  Information  that  divers  horses  belonging  to 
Lord  Craven  and  his  servants  have  been  taken  from 
Harapstead  Marshall.  Berks,  though  he  has  never  borne 
arms  against  the  Parliament.     L.  J.,  X.  442. 

Aug.  16.  Application  from  the  (Jentleman  LTsher  that 
he  may  turn  over  to  the  Gatehouse  or  Fleet  Prison 
Rowland  Furniss  and(J(mas)  Crossgill.  appi'ehcnded  for 
working  mines  on  the  Earl  of  Rutland's  manor  of 
Nether  Haddon,  in  the  county  of  Dei-by,  as  they 
have  l)een  in  custody  since  the  19th  of  June  last,  and 
refuse  to  submit  or  to  acknowledge  their  oftence.  L.  J., 
X.  442. 

Aug.  17.  Petirii.iii  of  John  Tanner,  commander  of 
the  "Victory,"  William  Haddock,  commander  of  the 
"  America,"  and  John  Wood,  commander  of  the  •'  Hope- 
well " ;  they  are  hired  by  Mr.  Lobb  and  Comjiany 
for  a  voyage  (o  Falmouth,  there  to  lade  pilchards  of 
the  first  season  for  Venice,  Leghorn,  and  Naples,  and 
have  victualled  and  manned  their  ships  accordingly,  but 
by  the  restraint  laid  upon  shipping  they  have  been  lying 
detained  at  Gravesend  for  fifteen  days  to  their  great 
charge  ;  and  not  only  are  they  likely  to  lose  their 
engagement,  but  the  pilchards  will  Ije  utterly  ruined ; 
])etitioner.s,  encouraged  by  the  favour  already  granted  to 
two  ships  bound  for  Virgini;',,  ]iray  for  an  order  to  the 
Earl  of  Warwick  to  free  tlieir  ships  fi'om  restraint. 
L.  J.,  X.  443. 

Aug.  17.  Petition  of  Thomas  Blackemer  and  Richard 
Paris;  they  pray  the  House  to  consider  the  annexed 
articles  charging  Henry  WoUaston,  kceiier  of  the  gaol 
of  Newgate,  and  his  deputies  with  high  crimes,  misde- 
meanours, and  oppressions,  and  to  suspend  him  from 
his  office  :  the  matters  in  complaint  have  before  this  been 
repiesented  to  several  Lord  Mayors,  but  sjjecially  to  the 
present  one.  Sir  John  Wollaston  ;  but  for  so  a|)pealing 
petitioners  have  been  threatened  with  imprisonment 
by  the  power  and  interest  of  Henry  Wollaston  with 
his  brother  Sir  John  Wollaston.  L.  ./.,  X.  44'. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Articles  against  Idenry  Wollaston.  chief  gaoler 
of  Newgate,  that  he  wilfully  suffered  divers  emi- 
nent priests.  Jesuits,  and  papists  to  esca|)e,  viz., 
Edmund  Cole,  John  Wright,  and  Philip  Morgan, 
though  convicted  traitors,  that  he  allowed  mass 
to  be  read  in  the  prison,  and  papists  to  come  from 
time  to  time  to  hear  it  and  to  exercise  the  popish 
1  eligiou,  and  that  he  also  allowed  oi her  popish 
I'risoners  to  go  out  at  large,  by  which  means 
divers  of  His  Majesty's  subjects  have  been  seduced 
from  their  Protestant  religion  :  that  he  sufl'ercd 
Colonel  Gradoe,  ;^n  Irish  rebel,  to  e.scape,  who 
confessed  that  he  ha'i  imlirucd  his  hands  in  thi- 
Idood  of  many  Protestant  i  in  Ireland;  ihat  he 
also  sufi'ered  .John  Biotli  and  several  other  peisons 
convicted  of  felony,  and  one  coinmilt«d  for  mur- 
der, to  escape  ;  that  he  suti'ered  Robert  Ratcliii'e 
and  others  convicted  of  felony  to  go  at  large  to 
roll  and  steal,  and  to  return  to  the  gaol  for  sanc- 
tuaiy  with  their  stolen  good.s  ;  that  lie  has  de- 
frauded the  poor  prisoner  i''<r  delit  of  legacies 
and  gifl,5  ;imouutiMg  to  -MH)l.  ;  that  he  removed 

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HlSTtHUCAl.    JIANU.SCKJITS    COMMISSION: 


HOUSB  OP 
LOBI>8. 

Calendar. 


the  poor  |)ri.-i>iii;rs  fir  riobt  from  the  |ilaco  talkd 
Jnstico  Hall  iiiipi.iiu'"!  tor  tlieir  betttr.  more 
(•  iiiifortable.  anJ  saU-  being,  where  ihev  had 
suflBcieiit  maintcnaiiio  from  the  charity  of  well- 
disposed  people.  ,<iiid  ]>iil  them  in  the  e<imnion 
fiaol  unimigst  felons,  robbers,  aiul  murderers. 
and,  having  "o  fear  of  Cod  or  man  Ijefore  bis 
eyes,  sutfercd  them  to  be  barbarously  beatcii, 
wounded,  and  abu.-ied  by  those  felons  and  mur- 
derers, and  many  of  them  to  be  miserably  starved 
to  death,  and  eaten  up  with  lice,  and  would  not 
sutt'er  any  coroner  or  jury  to  examine  into  their 
deaths  before  they  were  buried  ;  for  all  tlie.se 
crimes  the  petitioners  desire  that  Henry  Wollas- 
ton  may  be  called  U)ion  to  answer,  and  tliat  he 
may  receive  such  condis;u  paiiishmt-nt  as  he  shall 
deserve. 
Aui;-  17.  Application  for  an  order  for  Ur.  Aylctt  to 
institute  and  induet  'I'homas  I've  to  the  rectory  of 
Frozeudoii  Frostendon],  Suffolk.  L.  J.,  X.  4-I-0. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  from    the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
Pye  has  been  approved  for  the  cure. 
Aug.  1".  Draft  order  for  payment  of  500Z.  to  Colonel 
Needham's  widow.     L.  .1.,  X.  M3.     Incxicnso. 

Aug.  17.  Draft  orders  for  payment  of  200^  and  -tOl. 
to  William  Ryley,  clerk  of  tlic  records  in  the  Tower. 
L.  J.,  X.  413.     Inc.rlen>>o. 

Ang.  1 7.  Draft  order  for  pay  incnt  of  2,81.11/.  18s.  1  Od..  to 
Kobert  t'anne  and  Company  oi'  ^Merchants  of  Bristol  for 
corn,  &c.,  taken  from  them  by  Colonel  Anthony  Buller, 
(ioveriior  of  Scilly  for  supply  of  that  garri.9on.  L.  J., 
X.  41 1.     ///  e.r'emo. 

Aug.  17.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  Captain  Richard 
Hamlyu's  arrears.     L.  J.,  X.  444.     Ih  e.rtenxo. 

Aug.   17.    Order    for  payment   of   interest  upon  the 
arrears    due   to  certain  officers  iu    four  lists  until  the 
arrears  are  paid.     L.  .J..  X.  444.     In  ejl'^nso. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Draft  ol'  ]ireccding. 

2.  Petition  of  reduced  officers  contained  in  four 
lists,  in  number  three  hundred  and  twenty  ;  they 
are  in  a  jierishing  condition  for  want  of  tlie 
arrears  due  to  them,  and  pray  that  their  sad 
condition  maybe  recommended  to  the  House  of 
Commons,  and  order  given  for  )iayment  of  the 
arrears  of  interest  due  to  (hem.     (Undated.) 

Aug.   17.  Draft  order   for    payment    of    500/.  to   Sir 
David  Hastevile,  and  for  .JO/.  thereof  to  be  immediately 
advanced  for  relief  of  his   crying  iiecossities.     L.  J.,  X. 
'144.     In  e.rlenso. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Petition  of  Sir  David  Hastevile  to  the  House  of 
Commons  ;  petitioner,  a  Protestant,  for  conscience 
and  religion  left  his  native  country,  France,  and 
his  father's  house,  and  theieuith  a  plentiful  estate 
which  his  younger  brethren  now  enjoy  ;  in  1643 
he  applied  himself  to  the  service  of  thi.s  State, 
and  was  appointed  general  of  artillery  under  Sir 
William  Waller,  and  at  hi-  own  charge  raised 
three  hundred  and  fourteen  tnen  ;  he  is  fherebv 
out  of  purse  nearly  400/..  and  has  never  received 
a  penny  from  the  State;  In'  is  now  in  danger  of 
arrest  for  l.jO/.  owing  for  billeiijig  ol'  his  soldiers. 
and  is  constrained  to  conceal  himself  as  a  recluse  ; 
he  prays  that  he  may  be  jitiid  for  his  disburse- 
ments and  services  to  s-ave  him,  his  wife,  and 
children  from  ruin,  or  that  he  may  be  supplied 
with  the  means  of  traijsporting  himself  and  hi^ 
family  into  France,  where  he  has  some  estate 
befallen  him.  Sec  C.  J.,  V.  liti'J. 
Aug.  17.  Di'afo  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Robert  Fenn  and 
his  son  of  their  delintpiency.  L.  .1.,  X.  444.  In  e.i-ii'nso. 
Annexed  :- 

1.  Certificate  of  iln-ir  delinc|iiency.     C.  J.,  Y.  GOO. 

/(/  tt.iti'tiait, 
Aug.  17.  Li'tter  from  the  flat)  ..f  Warwick,  abrjard 
the  "St.  George''  in  Tilbury  Ilojie,  lo  Wm.  Kenthall, 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons  ;  1  am  informed 
that  the  '"  Assurance? ''  and  "  Dr.igon  "  frigates  ha\e 
lately  come  from  the  coast  of  Ireland  to  Portsmouth, 
arid  that  the  "  Klizabeth."  "  Expedition,'' and  "  Cygnet'' 
frigates  are  lying  at  Bristol  ready  for  sea;  the  not 
paying  those  at  Portsmfiuth  forcetli  their  continuance 
aboard  at;  a  very  great  charge  ;  the  not  paying  those  at 
Bristol  ke<|is  them  in  harbour  and  so  leaves  the  coast 
of  Ireland  almost  w  ithout  a  i;uard  ;  I  am  also  iuformetl 
that  if  Ko.dOo/.  be  not  provided  for  speedilv  furnishing 
the  navy  stcu'es.  17,000/.  to  nable  the  victiiallers'  office 
to  provide  for  th(>  tiext  wjuler  guard,  and  30,ii0o/.  to 
pay  oM'this  -ummer's  Meet,  the   affairs  of  (lie  navv  will 


b.'  at  a  stand  ;   1  am  also  ceriified  by  the  officers  of  the      House  of 
ordinance  that  at  this  present  there  remain  iu  the  stores  o^us. 

of  the  olBee  but  a  very  few  Ijarrels  of  corn  powder  upon  Caleuda". 
the  navy  account ;  I  also  bear  of  the  great  necessity  of  1648. 
the  ■'  ordinary  at  Chatham  who,  by  reason  of  many 
'•  months'  arrears,  are  rcdacci  to  such  sLreights  as  may 
"  endanger  a  tumultuous  address  to  Parliament  unless 
"  speedy  provision  be  made  for  their  satisfaction."  I 
am  verv  sensible  of  the  present  exigencies  for  want  of 
money,  and  unwilling  to  add  thereto,  but  the  thing  is 
of  such  importance  that  my  duty  obliges  me  to  desire 
you  to  represent  what  I  have  said  to  the  House  of 
Commons  that  they  mav  ilo  therein  as  they  think  fit. 
C.  .]..  V.  678. 

Aug.  IS.  Petition  of  Sergeant  Claiivill,  one  of  the 
assistants  of  the  House  ;  ])rays  that  his  attendance  may 
be  spared,  and  that  he  may  have  a  pass  to  go  into  the 
Country  on  urgent  occasions  aud  to  return  without 
molestation.     L.  J.,  X.  445. 

Aug.  18.  Petition  of  Richard  Bovcti.  The  cause  be- 
tween Sir  John  Stowoll  aud  petitioner  was  referred  iu 
May  last  to  Mi-.  Justice  Pliesaut  and  Mr.  Justice  God- 
belt,  but  the  latter  is  dead,  no  hearing  of  ihc  matter 
haxing  been  had,  jietitioner  prays  that  ^Mr.  Baron  Atkins 
mav  be  joined  witli  j\Ir.  Justice  Phesaat  to  hear  the  case. 
L.  J.,  X.  445. 

Aug.  18.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  600/.  to  Sir 
Edward  Povcy.     L.  .T.,  X.  445.     In  exlcnao. 

Aug.  18.  Draft  declaration  of  Parliauioiit  iu  grateful 
acknowledgment  of  the  contribution  of  31,218/.  12s.  5(/. 
made  by  the  well-afi'ected  people  in  the  United  Pnivinces 
for  relief  of  the  British  and  Protestants  within  the  realm 
of  Ireland.     L.  J..  X.  446.     In  exlen^o. 

Aug.  18.  Draft  order  for  ]iayment  of  1,000/,  to  the 
Commissioners  who  negotiated  the  Netherlands  contri- 
bution.     L.  J.,  X.  -146.     Ill  extcnso. 

Aug.  18.  Letter  from  Major  Robert  Harley  at  LlauiJ- 
las  [Llanidloes],  giving  an  account  how  after  following 
a  body  of  the  enemy  of  about  tliree  hundred  horse  and 
foot  i'rom  Leominster,  he  finally  routed  and  dispersed 
them  not  far  from  Llauidlas  ;  with  list  of  jirisoncrs. 
C.  J..  V.  679. 

Aug.  l!i.  Affidavit  of  (ieorge  Vaux.  ser\ant  to  the 
Countess  of  Peterborough,  that  Pollard,  a  hackney 
coachman,  whipped  and  beat  about  th;_'  heads  the  horses 
of  the  Countess  of  Peterborough  when  standing  in  the 
coach  at  the  door,  aud  the  deponent  and  another  ser- 
vant of  the  Countess  having  interferetl  to  protect  the 
horses.  Pollard  procured  a  warrant  from  Mr.  Justice 
Edwards  to  apprehend  i;hem,  and  Harris  a  constable 
came  into  the  Countess's  house,  aud  served  it  upon  them  ; 
they  are  informed  that  the  warrant  w.is  unduly  obtained 
as  Mr.  Justice  Edwards  was  in  the  country,  L.  J., 
X.  446. 

Aug.  19.  Petition  of  Thomas  Worsley,  of  llovingham, 
in  the  county  of  York,  for  relief  against  Robert  Char- 
nock  in  a  matter  relating  to  the  mortgage  of  the  manor 
of  Booth,  Lancashire.  L.  J.,  X.  447.  This  petition  is 
a  duplicate  of  that  presented  on  the  3rd  August. 

Aug.  19.  Petition  of  Sir  William  Button  ;  having 
come  iu  under  the  Articles  of  Oxford,  petitioner's  fine 
was  assessed  at  2,380/.,  of  which  ho  paid  half,  and 
secured  the  remainder  by  bond';  he  has  a]iplied  often, 
but  in  vain,  to  the  Committee  at  Goldsmiths'  Hall  for 
a  reduction  because  he  was  assessed  at  two  years'  rent 
instead  of  one  year's,  as  if  he  had  an  estate  in  fee, 
whereas  he  had  only  an  estate  for  life  ;  since  this  his 
personal  estate  has  been  seized  and  sequestered,  unduly 
as  he  conceives,  and  a  further  fine  of  300/.  laid  on  him, 
besides  charges  ;  he  )irays  that  his  case  may  be  referred 
back  to  the  Committee  at  Goldsmiths'  Hall  to  make  a 
reduction  in  his  fine,  and  t"  allow  the  300/.  as  jiart  of 
his  second  payment.     L.  J.,  X.  447. 

Aug.  19.  Draft  order  i-esjieeting  receivers  of  the  500/. 
\  oted  for  garrisons.     L.  J.,  X.  447.     Iu  rxteiiso. 

Aug.  l!i.  Order  appointing  a  committee  for  the  town 
and   count}'  of  Southam]iton    for  the  execution  of  all 
ordinances  of  Parliament.     L.  J.,  X.  417.     I>t  i  .r'cn.^n. 
Aug.  111.    Dralt  of  preceding. 

Aug.  l!i.  Draft  resolations  respecting  tlie  judges  going 
their  circuits.  C.  J.,  V.  675.  In  ejlin,o.  Resjiited  by 
the  Lords.     L.  J.,  X.  446. 

Aug.  19.  Petition  of  Thomas  Blakemer  and  Richard 
Paris;  pray  that  Henry  Wollaston,  chief  gaoler  of 
Newgate,  may  be  attached  and  Si  cured  to  answer  the 
eliarges  the_y  have  brought  against  him. 

Aug.  lit.  Printed  application  to  the  same  ed'ect  as 
preceding. 

Aug.  'Jl.  Draft  .irdinanec  i  i  :;.ssociatO  the  counties 
of  (.'arnar\on.  ilerloiieth,  Denbigh,  .Montgomery,  aud 
Flint,  in    Xoitli  Wahs.  f a-  nniliiai  dd'eiice  and  jireser- 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    UEPOR'l'. 


House  of     vatiou  of  their  peace,  and  also  for  the  keeping  of  them 

'        in  dne  oljedience  to  the  Parliament.     L.  J.,  X.  -147.     In 

Calendar,      ecteiiso. 

1648.  Aug.  -21.  List   of   sums  required   as   bail   from   Wm. 

Pendred  and  others,  accused  of  misdemeanors  and  of 
uttering  words  teudiug  to  sedition  near  the  House  of 
Lords. 

Aug.  -■!.  Petition  of  Edward  Gunnell,  commandrr  of 
the  ship  Sara,  bound  for  Viry-inia.  .John  Kand,  com- 
mander iif  the  ship  Mary  and  Frances.  William  Hutchins, 
commander  of  the  ship  IClizabeth.  and  Robert  Scott,  com- 
inander  of  the  ship  Desire,  Ijonud  for  Plymouth  to  take 
in  fish,  and  then  for  the  Straits  ;  petitioners  are  stayed 
at  Gravesend  by  the  gen>n-al  restraint  laid  on  shippinc: 
to  their  great  charge,  while  the  commodities  for  which 
they  traffic  are  like  to  be  lost  and  S])()iled  :  they  pray 
their  Lordshijis  to  give  order  to  Lord  Warwick  to  free 
them  from  the  ^e^traint,  as  has  been  done  in  the  casr 
of  two  ships  bound  for  \'irginia,  and  three  bound  for  the 
Straits.     L.  J. ,  X.   Wf<. 

Aug.  22.  Petition  of  Henry  Tyson  and  John  Bevins. 
commanders  of  the  ship  Samuel,"  and  .John  Rand  ;  their 
ships  are  hired  by  .John  Harris  and  others,  merchants, 
to  lade  pilchards  of  the  first  season  at  Falmouth,  and  so 
to  go  to  the  Canaries,  but  they  hare  been  fifteen  days 
detained  at  Gravesend  by  the  restraint  on  shipping  ;  not 
only  will  they  lose  their  royage,  but  the  pilchards  will 
be  spoiled  to  the  ruin  of  the  merchants  ;  petitioners 
therefore  pray  for  an  ortler  to  the  Earl  of  Warwick  for 
release  of  their  shijis,  as  was  granted  to  three  others  in 
like  case.     L.  J.,  X.  419. 

Aug.  22.  Petition  of  Edward  Bigg,  defendant  in  a 
writ  of  error  brought  by  John  Young ;  prays  for  a 
speedy  day  for  hearing. 

Aug.  22.  Order  affirming  the  judgment  in  the  Court 
below  in  the  case  of  Young  against  Bigg.  L.  J.,  X..  450. 
//*  exfenso. 

Aug.  22.  Ordinance  for  payment  of  10,0007.  for  the 
Lancashire  forces.     L.  J.,  X.  450.     In  eetemo. 

Aug.  22.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Aug.  22.  Draft  ordinance  for  piyment  of  9-tOZ.  3s.  1  J('. 
to  Sir  Arthur  Blundell  for  goods,  plate,  or  money  Ijv 
him  brought  in  for  the  use  of  the  garrison  of  Fort  Falk- 
land, Ireland.     L.  J.,  X.  451.     In  oiclenso. 

Aug.  22.  Application  for  an  order  for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  Nicholas  Owen  to  the  vicarase  of 
Kenarth,  Carmarthenshire.     L.  .J.,  X.  451. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  that  Owen  is  a  godly  able  divine,  of 
a  sober  life  and  civil  conversation,  well  qualified 
for  the  discharge  of  his  ministry.     18  August. 

Aug.  22.  Application  for  au  order" for  Dr.  Aylett  to 
institute  and  induct  William  Evatts  to  the  rectory  of 
"Mormanton,  Lancashire.     L.  .!.,  X.  -15]. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  ministers  that  Evatts  is  of  pious, 
sober,  and  honest  life,  and  has  never  held  or 
preached  anything  but  what  the  church  of 
England  approves.     ]  Aug. 

Aug.  22.  Letter  from  John  Eldred  aud  ^Villiam 
Harlakenden,  at  Cambiiiige,  to  Sir  Henry  Mildmay  ; 
the  Committee  at  Colchester  appointed  the  writers  to 
attend  the  general  meeting  at  Cambridge,  where  they 
debated  the  6th  and  8th  articles  (of  the  propositions  (if 
the  Eastern  .Issociation)  according  to  their  instructions. 
aud  carried  it  clearly  that  the  Committee  should  lie 
subordinate  to  the  L'.rd  General,  and  that  commis- 
sions should  be  taken  from  him,  bat  some  members  of 
the  House  of  Commons  coming  in  before  thj  expla- 
nations were  subscribed  caused  them  to  be  framed  as 
they  are  now  presented,  to  which  the  writers  entered 
no  dissent,  not  wishing  to  pat  a  stop  to  so  hopeful  an 
undertaking,  and  not  doul^ting  but  that  the  House  of 
Commons,  by  Sir  Henry  Mildmay's  mediation,  will 
judge  what  is  fittest  for  the  writer's  safety,  and  explain 
it  in  the  ordinance,  which  thev  desire  nia\-  be  siieedily 
passed.     Sep  C.  J.,  V.  681. 

Aug.  23.  I  iraft  ordinance  to  enable  the  Lord  Admiral, 
with  his  council  of  war,  to  agree  upon  such  laws  as  are 
mentioned  in  the  ordinance  of  t\v  21st  instant  for  the 
execution  of  martial  lav,-  liy  the  L  ird  Admiral.  L.  J., 
X.  4l>2.     In  cxfcLiO. 

Aug.  2o.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  a  day  of  thanks- 
giving for  the  success  of  the  forces  under  Lieutenant- 
Geneial  Cromwell  over  the  Scots  army  under  Duke 
Hamilton.     L.  J.,  X.  452.     In  exienso. 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  Ann  Morte,  widow  ;  Mr.  Audlev. 
clerk  of  the  late  Court  of  Wards,  refuses  to  let  her  have 
a  certain  deed  except  on  a  bond  for  500?.  for  its  re- 
delivery, and  being  a  stranger  in  London  she  can  iret 
no  one  to  be  bound  with  her  in  so  great  a  sum  ;  she 


prays  that  she  may  have  the  deed  on  her  own  recoo-ni-      House  op 

zance   to  restore   it  within  two  mouths   after  the  next        Loitr.s. 

assizes  at  Lancaster.  

Annexed:—  Catt  nl.-,,-. 

1.  Order  of  2d  June   1048   in   the   matter.     L.  J.,        ■^'-'"^^■ 
X.  30o.     In  exle7itio. 

Aug.  2-1.  Draft  of  some  of  the  resolutions  for  a  treaty 
with  the  King.     L.  J.,  X.  4-54.     In  e.eteusu. 

Aug.  24.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  William  Beare  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Lew  Trenchard.  Devon.     L.  J.,  X.  454. 

Aug.  25.  Draft  ordin;iuce  to  transfer  the  power  given 
to  Major-General  Skippon,  liy  ordinance  of  the  12th  of 
July  last,  to  the  Conunitiee  lor  the  militia  of  the  City 
of  London,  of  which  he  is  a  member.     Jj.  J.,  X.  4.").'i. 

Aug.  25.  Amendment  to  preceding. 

Aug.  2-).  Draft  order  to  bestow  200?.  on  Major  Berry 
and  lOOl.  on  Kdward  Sexby,  who  brought  the  news  of 
the  wonderful  great  success  ov  ;r  the  Scots  army  in 
Lancashire.     L.  J.,  X.  455.     In  c.eteiisj. 

Aug.  25.  Draft  of  additional  ordinance  for  the  better 
regulating  and  speedy  Ijringiug  in  the  sequestration 
money  arising  out  of  the  real  aud  personal  estates  of 
Papists  and  delinquents  already  or  hereafter  to  be 
sequestered,  according  to  former  ordinances  of  Parlia- 
ment.    L.  J.,  X.  459.     In  e.denso. 

Aug.  26.  Petition  of  William  Pendred,  citizen  and 
barber  surgeon,  London  ;  at  the  instigation  of  Mr.Browne, 
Clerk  of  the  Parliaments,  petitioner  was  committed  so 
hastily  to  the  Gatehouse  by  Jlr.  Justice  Mauley  on  the 
19th  instant  that  he  was  prevented  from  procuring 
bail  ;  on  the  21st,  having  procured  substantial  bail,  he 
was  legally  discharged  by  Sir  Edward  Powell,  but  whilst 
attending  in  the  afternoon  before  the  judges  on  behalf 
of  Poyntz  alius  Morris,  Mr.  Browne  and  Mr.  Manley  so 
threatened  Sir  Edward  Powell  for  taking  bail  that 
petitioner  was  reconveyed  to  the  Gatehouse,  where  ho 
remains  prisoner  without  charge  or  warrant  against  him. 
and  no  justice  will  take  bail  for  him  ;  this  is  not  peti- 
tioner's case  alone,  but  .Mr.  Browne  has  gone  about  from 
prison  to  prison  threatening  the  keepers  that  if  they  allow 
Poyntz  alias  Morris  or  any  of  his  witnesses  liberty  thev 
shall  lose  their  places,  saying  that  his  person  wa"s 
sufficient  order  for  this ;  petitioner,  by  his  endeavour  to 
remove  the  odium  cast  iin  their  Lordsnips  by  the  cruelty 
of  Mr.  Browne,  and  to  keep  Poyntz  alias  Morris  and  his 
witnesses  from  being  destiove'd,  is  himself  impi-isoned, 
though  he  has  for  these  seven  years  done  faithful  service 
to  the  State,  and  received  no  satisfaction;  he  prays  the 
House  to  assist  him  in  procuring  his  discharge,  his 
detention  beiiif/  without  warrant.     L.  J.,  X.  460. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Answer  of  George  Manley,  justice  of  the  peace, 
to  preceding  petition  ;  he  apprehended  Pendred 
by  order  of  the  House,  and  found  just  cause  to 
bind  him  to  good  behaviour,as  it  was  jiroved  upon 
oath  that  Pendred,  being  at  the  door  of  the  House 
nf  Peers.  g,avc  printed  jnHitions  to  the  guards 
telling  them  he  wondered  they  would  be  such 
fools  as  to  be  made  slaves  by  those  thev  came  t<i 
guard,  saying  that  this  Court  was  now" as  bad  as 
the  Star  Chamber,  the  High  Commission,  or  the 
Spanish  Inquisition;  Pendred  is  a  dangerous 
fellov*-.  and  endeavoured  to  provoke  the  guards  to 
the  endangering  of  the  House  of  Lords  ;  he  said 
that  if  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons  had 
his  due  he  should  have  been  beheaded  in  the 
room  of  Sir  John  Hotliam  ;  Pendred  was  civilly 
used,  and  asked  for  bail,  but  could  ]iroduce  none 
sufficient,  iipon  which  respondent  made  a  mitti- 
mus to  send  him  to  eaul.  and  when  he  heard  that 
Pendred  was  b.iiled  (jut,  he  went  tu  Sir  Edward 
Powell,  and  informed  him  that  Pendred  was  a 
dangerous  man,  stirring  the  jieople  to  sedition 
against  the  Hou.se  of  Lords  and  the  Speaker  of 
the  House  of  Commons  ;  upon  which  Sir  Edward 
Powell  said  he  had  been  circumvented  by  fair 
words,  and  sent  his  clerk  to  apprehend  Pendred  ; 
Manley  concludes  by  craving  reparation  for  the 
false  aspersions  cast  upon  him  by  Pendred. 

2.  Copy  of  Pendred's  mittimus. 
■i.  Atfidavit  of  Johu  Wright. 

4.  Information  of  Johu  Walker. 
Aug.  26.  Petition  of  Henry  AVollaston,  keeper  of  the 
prison  in  Newgate  ;  prays  the  House  to  give  him  time  to 
answer  the  numerous  charges  brought  against  him  by 
Thomas  Blakenier  and  Richard  Paris  as  he  ie  much 
occupied  with  business,  and  did  not  know  of  their  Lord- 
ships' order  for  him  to  answer  until  the  22ud  ;  he  doubts 
not  to  prove  himself  defamed,  as  the  charges  have  been 

F  i 


48 


HISTORICAL    MANl'S*  KIPT8    COMMISSION: 


llocsK  OF   I'lready  cxainined  by  the  Shciifls  of  London. :iiid  declnicd 
LoRiis.       frivolo'ii.--  and  >civiidalous.     L.  J.,  X.  I'i". 
"l  Anuoxod  : — 

uiienaar.  ^    Affidavit  in  s\ipport  i.f  pivcediug. 

1648.  .J    Order  fm-  Wollaston  to  answer.     17  Ann. 

Aug.  ili.  Petition  of  Thomas  Blakemer  and  Kiihard 
Paris  ;  the  H(iU.<o  has  imprisoned  Wm.  Larner,  Bicbard 
Overton,  Jolm  Poyntz  nlias  Morris,  Leonard.  D.irby, 
John  Harris,  and  others  upon  information  of  crimes  laid 
against  them  ;  but  Henry  Wollastoii.  Keeper  of  Newgate, 
wliom  they  have  el.arged  witli  treasnn  and  felony,  is  not 
coinmitti'd;  t hoy  pr.ay  that  he  m;vy  be  forthwith  com- 
mitted to  safe  enstodyand  suspended  from  theexecutiDU 
of  his  office. 
-Vnncxed : — 

I.  Affidavit  of  Nathaniel  Noale.that  Henry  Wollas- 
ton,  present  keeper  of  Nevrgatc.  who  eanie  into 
that  office  about  Miihaehuas  liiil,  turned  all  the 
poor  debtors  out  of  Justice  Hall,  a  strong  prisnn 
•where  they  had  been  kept  ajiart,  and  placed  them 
amongst   tlie    felons    in   the   common    gaol.     12 
August. 
Aug.   26.  Petition  of  John  Browne,   Esq.,   Clerk  of 
the  Parliaments:  .John  Poyntz  «?)■".<.•  Morris  and  others 
were  on  the  21st  of  Se])tember  last  sentenced  for  noto- 
rious crimes  to  a  fine  of  -J,')! in?.,  and   adjudged  to  pay 
.ViO?.  to    petitioner   before   their  enlargement,  to  give 
securitv  for  their  future  good  l>ehaviour,  and  to  stand 
committed  to  prison  during  the  jdeasure  of  the  House  ; 
they  lately  (29th  July)  by  petitiou  asi)ersed  the  justice 
of  the  House,  and   pressed  for  release,  and  the   House 
thereupon   ordered   the  judges   to    consider   how   they 
might  be  released  without  iirejndice  to  any  person  as 
regard--  their  fines;  "\Vm.  Peudred,  a  chief  solicitor  for 
these    parties,   and    Kichard  Paris,   one  of  their   com- 
panion.^,  have  spoken  in   such  terms  of  the  House  (as 
appear.s  by  the  annexed  affidavits)  that  petitiouer  feels 
it  lii?  duly"  to  inform  the  House  thereof,  and  prays  their 
Lordships  in  deciding  the  whole  matter  to  consider  the 
judgment  .as   yet  unsatisfied  by  Morris  and  the  other 
jiarties.  and  the  insolences  of  Pendred  and  Paris.    L.  J., 
X.  •160. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Draft  of  prc'ceding. 

2.  Affidavit  oT  John  English  ;  ti  at  a  man  called 
1  'endred,  about  eleven  o'cdoek  on  the  18th  instant, 
walked  to  and  fro  at  the  door  of  the  House  of  Peers 
with  aparcelof  jiriutrd  i)etitions  in  his  hands,  and 
cried  out  that  the  Lords  had  committed  divers  of 
the  petitioners  (one  of  them  a  man  of  2,00U/.  a 
year),  and  that  Browne  kept  them  iu  prison  un- 
'known  to  their  Lord.-hips,  and  so  aliused  the 
House  of  Lords  that  it  was  worse  than  the  Star 
Chamber  or  High  Commission  Court,  nay,  than 
the  Sj  anish  Inquisition,  and  that  he  would  have 
Browne  hanged  or  he  should  hang  him. 

;{.  Copy  (  f  jircceditig. 

4:   .Another  copy  of  I'jiglish's  affidavit  ;  and  on  the 

same  paper  copy  of  an  affidavit  of  John  Walker 

respecting  the  words  s])oken  by  Pendred. 
."i.  .Affidavit  of  John  Wright   respecting  the  words 

iised   b}-  Pendred,  ;ind  that  one  Paiis   seconded 

them. 
0.  Copy  of  ]ireceding. 

7.  Affidavit  of  John  AVright  that  Pendred  g:ive  a 
copy  of  the  printed  |ietitions  he  held  in  his  hands 
to  the  guards  atteiuling  the  House,  and  told  Ihcui 
he  wondered  they  would  be  .'-uch  fools  as  to  be 
made  slaves  by  those  they  came  to  guard,  &c. 

8.  Printed  co|jy  of  petition  of  John  Morris  aJias 
Poyntz,  Mary  his  wife,  Leonard  Darby,  John 
Harris,  and  Isabella  Smith,  presented  2!tth  July 
1618. 

'.'.  Statement  of  .John  Ingoldsby  that  in  Feby.  lasi, 
coming  with  Mr.  Browne  through  St.  Martin's  in 
London,  the}-  met  Pondred,  who  railed  at  Mr. 
Browne  with  a  loud  voice,  calling  him  a  knave, 
and  when  Ingoldsby  would  have  struck  him  for 
his  base  sjiceches  Mr.  Browne  would  not  let  him, 
saying  that  he  was  a  fellow  not  worthy  for  a 
gentleman  to  lay  hands  on,aiul  that  he  used  such 
insuflerable  langu;igo  whenever  he  met  him, 
trying  if  ho  could  thereby  gain  any  advantage. 
17  .\ug.  1I14S. 

10.  Note,  in  Browne's  Iniuilwriting,  respecting  the 
case  against  Morris  and  the  others. 

11.  Another  note  about  Leonard  Darby,  &c. 

.\ng.  26.  Draft  older  uj  ion  consideration  of  the  judges' 
report,  and  upon  rciiding  ti.e  petition  of  John  lirowne, 
K,qrp-.,  Clerk  of  the  r:!rli:imeiits,  with  the  affidavits 
annexed,  timl  the  judgment  of  the  House  of  the  21  Se]). 


U)l-7  ;igainst  John  Morris  ulias  Poyntz  and  others,  that     Hoi-sk  op 

when  the  said  John  Morris  alia--:  Poyntz  and  the  others  ' 

have    brought    into  the  House    the    forged    documents       Calundar. 
mentioned    in    the    judgment   the   House   would   then        16-18, 
consider  the  question  of  theit   release.     L.  J.,  X.  4ii0. 
In  fxietwu. 

"Aug.  26.]  Petition  of  Sir  Pulke  Grevill,  Maurice 
Barrow,  AVilliam  Litleton,  Poyntz  Litletou.  and  all  the 
other  children  of  Sir  Adam  and  Dame  Audrey  Litleton 
deceased;  in  September  last  John  Jlorris  and  others 
were  convicted  of  forging  a  copy  of  a  pretended  Act  of 
Parliament  and  other  documents,  and  were  ordered  to 
bring  iu  the  said  forged  copy  of  the  pietended  Act  that 
it  might  be  vacated,  yet  they  have  not  done  so,  but 
make  use  of  it  to  draw  others  to  their  party,  and  to 
cozen  many  of  great  sums  of  money  ttpon  pretence  of 
title  to  petitioners'  inheritance,  by  which  jietitionorsare 
])Ut  to  excessive  charges  to  defend  their  title,  and  can 
expect  no  peace  whilst  this  forged  copy  remains  un- 
cancelled in  the  hands  of  persons  judged  guilty  of  such 
notorious  crimes,  who,  even  during  their  imprisonment, 
have  not  ceased  to  set  on  foot  new  foi-geries,  and  if  set 
at  liberty  will  become  the  more  audacious.  The  peti- 
tionei'S  therefoie  pray  that  these  persons  may  bring 
into  the  House  the  forged  co])y  of  the  uretcnded  Act 
that  it  may  be  cancelled,  that  no  use  may  'tiereafter  be 
made  of  it  to  impeach  the  title  of  petitioners  or  their 
posterity,  and  that  the  oil'enders  may  be  bound  to  good 
behaviour  during  their  lives. 

Aug.  26.  <_)rder  respecting  the  meeting  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  ordinauce  ibr  the  East  India  ('oinpany. 
L.  J..  X.  -160. 

Aug.  26.  Petition  of  John  Halko,  Minister  of  God's 
Word.  About,  three  years  since  a  malicious  compl.aint 
was  made  against  jietitioner  by  some  of  the  parishioners 
of  Upminsier  to  the  Committee  for  Plundered  Ministers, 
but  was  dismissed  Ijy  th-jit  Cmnniittee,  and  petitioner's 
iunocency  publicly  vindicated ;  but  his  adversaries 
withheld  his  dues  and  ]irofits,  and  overrated  him  for 
taxes,  and  again  complained  to  the  Committee  charging 
him  with  breach  of  an  agreement  (which  charge,  if  true, 
was  triable  at  law),  and  the  complaint  being  heard  in 
the  absence  of  petitioner's  chief  counsel,  the  CommittBe 
sequestered  him  from  his  living,  of  which  he  owned  the 
;idvowson,  and  on  which  he  had  spent  much  money. 
The  ]iarishioners  have  broken  open  his  house,  seized  his 
goods,  and  commenced  several  nuilicious  suits  against 
him  ;  the  Committee  have,  however,  since  testified  to 
his  fitness  lor  the  ministry,  and  given  him  leave  to 
seek  preferment  notwithstanding  his  sequestration; 
he  jirays  for  a  hearing  belbre  the  House  that  his  iuno- 
cency may  be  vindicated,  or  that  he  may  be  restored  to 
his  living  and  its  profits  until  the  business  can  be 
determined.     L.  J.,  X.  -160. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Committee  for  Plundered 
Ministers  dismissing  the  first  charge  ag:iinst 
Halke.     19  Nov.  1644. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  same  Committee  permitting 
Halke  to  seek  preferment  notwithstanding  his 
sequestration.     26  Nov.  1646. 

H.  Certificate  of  parishioners  of  Upminster  that 
John  Halke  hath  iu  life  and  conversation  carried 
himself  ]>iously,  and  in  his  mhiisterial  function 
preached  the  word  of  God  powerfully  and  to 
edification,  and  also  continually  exhorted,  in 
public  and  [irivate,  to  stand  for  the  Parliament, 
and  to  minister  voluntary  contribution  accord-  . 
ingly. 

4.   Similar  certificate  of  Ministers.     1  July  1648. 

■J.  Petitiou  of  the  parishioners  of  U])minster,  in  the 
county  of  Essex.  Wearied  with  the  misdemeanors 
and  contentious  practices  of  John  Halke,  their 
minister,  they  tried  all  peaceable  means  to  be  rid 
of  him,  which  by  his  falsehood  proved  inefi'ectual ; 
at  length,  on  a  full  hearing,  they  procured  an 
order  of  the  Committee  at  Romford  for  his  seques- 
tration ;  he  has  now  obtained  a  summons  from 
the  House  against  the  present  minister,  and  has, 
they  hear,  procured  a  certificate  in  his  favour 
from  miuistcis  in  the  (,'ity,  for  none  in  his  own 
neighbourhcod  would  testify  for  him;  they  pray 
that  the  cause  may  be  dismissed  to  prevent  this 
vexatious  man,  after  so  many  hearings,  from 
further  impoverishing  them,  as  they  would  rather 
leave  their  dwellings  than  ever  receive  him  again 
as  their  minister.     (Undated.)  , 

6.  Copy   of    order    of    Committee    for   Plundered  I 

Alinisters  for  (he   lie;iring    of   the   case  ag.ainst  I 

Halke  on  the  new  Articles.     18  Sept.  1046.  I 


APPENDIX   TO    SEVENTH    REPORT. 


49 


Aug.  26.  Draft  ordinance  for  an  ullowance  to  the 
ministers  of  Chichester.     C.  J.,  V.  686.     la  e.cte>iso. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Amendment  to  preceding. 

Aug.  28.  Drafc  ordinance  to  clear  William  Marquess 
of  Hertford  of  his  delinquency.     C.  J.,  V.  688. 

Aug.  28.  Certificate  of  his  delinquency.  C.  J.,  V.  6S8. 
In  e.ctenso. 

Aug.  28.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lord  Cromwell,  Barou 
of  Owkham  [Okeham],  in  the  county  of  Rutland,  to  the 
House  of  Commons.  Many  months  ago  a  petition  pre- 
sented by  him  was  recommended  from  the  House  of 
Lords  to  the  House  of  Commons,  iu  which  were  set 
forth  his  great  losses,  and  inability  to  make  the  second 
payment  for  his  composition;  this  petition  was  read 
once,  but  a  rumour  being  noised  abroad  that  petitioner 
was  dead  the  petition  has  slept  ever  since;  he  iirays 
that  the  petition  and  himself  may  reoeive  a  new  life, 
and  that  the  House  with  compassionate  eyes  will  look 
on  him  and  it  in  his  great  and  present  misery.  C.  .J., 
V.  688. 

Aug.  29.  Petition  of  Dr.  Cornelias  Burgee,  Lecturer 
in  Paul's,  London  ;  by  ordinance  of  the  23rd  of  April 
1645  the  House  conferred  upon  him  400?.  a  year  out  of 
the  revenues  of  the  Church  of  Paul's,  together  with  the 
house  belonging  to  the  late  Dean  ;  he  prays  for  an  order 
from  both  Houses  of  Parliament  for  the  Solicitor- 
General  to  prepare  the  grant,  and  for  the  Commissioners 
to  pass  it  under  the  Great  Seal.     L.  J.,  X.  461. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  of  order  desired  by  Burges. 

Aug.  29.  Draft  ordinance  to  settle  Church  Govern- 
ment.    L.  J.,  X.  461— 174.     Liextenso. 

Aug.  29.  Draft  ordinance  for  payment  of  600Z.  to  John 
Sleigh,  late  Mayor  of  Berwick.  L.  J.,  X.  475.  In  ef- 
tenso. 

Aug.  29.  Petition  of  Isabella  Baroness  Dowager  do 
La  Warr.  She  has  answered  the  petitions  of  the  Earl 
of  Lincoln,  Lord  Coleraine,  and  Drake,  and  prays  that 
her  privilege  as  a  peeress  may  be  continued  to  her,  as 
she  has  endeavoured  in  vain,  owing  to  the  distractions 
of  the  times,  to  sell  lands  in  Essex  to  satisfy  her  debts  ; 
she  has  also  had  heavy  losses  in  Hampshire  and  Glouces- 
tershire, several  of  her  farmhouses  having  been  burnt 
to  the  ground  by  the  King's  forces,  so  that  she  is  not 
only  unable  to  pay  her  debts  but  has  not  even  a  tolerable 
subsistence  out  of  her  own  revenue.  L.  J..  X.  476. 
The  Journal  breaks  off  abruptly  in  the  middle  of  this 
petition. 

Aug.  31.  Petition  of  Samuel  Withers,  clerk.  On  the 
8th  instant  the  House  granted  an  order  for  petitioner's 
institution  and  induction  to  the  rectory  of  AVofton 
[Woughton-on-Green],  Bucks;  yet  is  he  kept  out  of  the 
living  by  Hugh  Case  and  Peter  Burches,  the  pretended 
assignee  of  the  late  sequestrator,  who  has  procured  an 
order  from  the  Committee  of  the  County  directly  con- 
trary to  the  order  of  the  House,  on  the  strength  of 
which  Burches  has  officiated  in  the  cure  and  received 
all  the  profits.  Petitioner  prays  for  an  effectual  oriler 
by  which  Major  Shelbourne,  or  some  other  in  com- 
mand, may  be  enabled  to  remove  Burches.  that  he  and 
Case  may  be  summoned  to  answer  for  their  contempt, 
and  the  Committee  for  the  County  of  Bucks  forbidden 
to  intermeddle  further  iu  the  business.     L.  J.,  X.  476. 

Annexed:  — 
1.  Letter  from  Arthur  Annesley  to  the  Lord  Rotch- 
fort.      Prays   that   according   to   promise    Lord 
Rotchfort  would  procure  an  order  from  the  House 
directing  the  inhabitants  of  Wofton  to  keep  their 
tithes  in  their  hands  until  after  Peter  Burches 
has  answered  for  his  contempt.     8  Sept.  1648. 
Aug.  31.  Pass  for  Major  Alexander  Urry  to  go  into 
Scotland.     L.  J.,  X.  476.' 

Aug.  31.  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and 
Commons  of  the  City  .of  London  in  Common  Council 
assembled  ;  a  petition  from  divers  citizens  to  the  Par- 
liament, and  a  paper  annexed  thereto,  has  Ijeen  brought 
to  them,  which  they  think  it  their  duty  to  present  as 
matter  of  high  concernment ;  mention  is  therein  made 
of  some  jealousies  concerning  the  city  of  London,  which 
they  hope  cannot  be  justly  charged  upon  them,  and 
from  which  they  will  be  ready  to  vindicate  themselves. 
L.  J.,  X.  478.     In  extenso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  divers,  well-afi"ected  ministers, citizens, 
and  others  of  the  city  of  London,  and  jiarts 
adjacent,  praying  for  the  consideration  of  the 
annexed  paper  of  their  humble  desires  for  the 
alla5-ing  and  removal  of  the  jealousies  and  dis- 

I     84062. 


contents,  the  visible  causes  of  the  present  sad 
divisions  and  distractions.  L.  J.,  X.  4T9.  In 
extenso. 
2.  Paper  setting  forth  that  the  present  greit 
divisions  and  jealousies  in  this  Kingdom,  in 
reference  both  to  church  and  State,  among  thoSij 
that  have  been  formerly  united  and  engaged  iu 
the  cause  of  the  ParHament  and  Kingdom,  have 
given  great  advantage  to  the  malignant  party 
to  make  their  late  insurrections,  and  to  lay 
the  foundation  of  a  second  war ;  and  that  the 
jealousies  and  discontents  throughout  the  King- 
dom are  such  as  principally  concern  the  Parlia- 
ment, city,  and  army  ;  jealousies  of  Parliament, 
because  it  is  thought  they  do  not  really  intend 
to  settle  church  government  according  to  the 
covenant,  nor  to  execute  justice  upon  delinquents, 
but  to  alter  the  fundamental  government  bv  King. 
Lords,  and  Commons,  to  govern  the  kingdom  bv 
perpetually  maintaining  an  army,  and  that  they 
have  no  real  intentions  of  making  a  peace  with 
the  King  ;  jealousies  of  tlie  city,  because  they 
seem  to  recede  from  their  former  desires  for 
peace,  for  reformation  of  religion,  &c.,  and  are 
less  ready  in  discovering  the  plots  of  the 
malignant  party,  as  is  shown  by  the  listing  of 
horse  and  foot  in  the  city,  and  the  coming  of  one 
from  the  Scottish  army  to  levy  money  upon 
the  faith  of  the  kingdom  of  Scotland,  for  the 
Scotch  army  invading  England  ;  jealousies  of  the 
array,  because  of  their  averseness  to  the  settle- 
ment 'of  religion,  and  countenancing  of  persons 
of  unsound  judgment,  their  intermeddling  in 
transactions  of  State,  and  the  suspicion  that  if 
they  should  be  able  to  overcome  the  present 
insurrections  raised  against  the  State  they  would 
turn  their  success  to  the  advancement  of  their 
own  private  power  and  ends ;  remedies  are 
suggested  for  all  these  causes  of  complaint. 
L.  J.,  X.  479.  In  extenso. 
Aug.  31.  Draft  ordinance  for  paying  the  60,000/.  still 
due  by  agreement  to  the  kingdom  of  Scotland,  as  fol- 
lows, viz.,  40.0001  for  the  navy,  7,000/.  for  furnishing 
the  stores  with  powder  and  other  ammunition,  and 
3.000/.  for  the  forces  of  Lancashire.  L.  J.,  X.  4a0.  In 
extritso. 

Aug.  31.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  John  Perchard.  inliabitant  of  the 
Isle  of  Guernsey  ;  several  days  have  been  appointed  for 
the  hearing  of  the  cause  concerning  petitioner  and  John 
RoUand,  but  more  weighty  affairs  have  prevented  the 
hearing  ;  he  prays  that  it  may  be  appointed  for  a  short 
and  peremptory  day  as  his  counsel  are  going  circuit. 
L.  J.,  X.  481. 

Sept.  1.  Draft  order  to  bestow  1001.  on  Captain  James 
Pitson  and  50/.  upon  James  Noble  who  brought  the 
particulars  of  the  defeat  of  the  Scots'  army.  L.  J..  X. 
4bl.     In.  extenso. 

Sept.  1.  Draft  order  to  bestow  5U/.  on  Captain  Lieu- 
tenant Worthington,  who  brought  the  good  news  of  the 
taking  of  Sir  Marmaduke  Langdale  and  others.  L.  J., 
X.  482.     1)1  extenso. 

Sept.  1.  Draft  order  to  bestow  200/.  on  Major 
Smithson,  who  has  done  very  good  service,  especially  in 
the  late  defeat  of  the  Scots,  and  to  pay  him  immediately 
300/.  of  his  arrears.     L.  J..  X.  482.     In  extenso. 

Sept.   1.  Draft  order  for  payment   of  450/.   2s.   lOd. 
to  Captain  James  Pitson.  formerly  Scoutmaster-General 
to  the  army  under  Sir  William  Waller.     L.  J..  X.  483. 
In  extenso. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  James  Pitson,  Scoutmaster-General 

to  the  army  under  Sir  William  Waller,  to  the 

House  of  Commons  ;  petitioner  has  been  in  the 

service  of  the  Parliament  since  the  war  began,  he 

has  been  plundered,  was  taken  prisoner  and  laid  in 

irons,  and  has  never  received  one  penny  for  his 

losses,  and  there  are  due  to  him  for  disbursements 

and  arrears  450/.  2s.  lOd.,  he  prays  that  this  sum 

may  be  paid,  and  that  his  former  sufferings  and 

losses  may  be  remembered,  the  better  to  enable 

him  to  do  further  service,  as  he  is  engaged  for 

Ireland.     See  C.  J.,  V.  682. 

Sept.   1.    Draft  order  to  bestow  50/.   U]5on   Edward 

Watts,  servant   to  the  Lord  General.     L.   J.,  X.  482. 

In  extenso. 

Sept.    1.    Draft  order  to  bestow  20/.  upon  Phineas 

Payne,  the  messenger  that  brought  the  good  news  of 

the  surrender  of  Colchester.     L.  J.,  X.  482.    In  extenso. 

Sept.    1.    Draft   order   for    payment   of    the    money 

remaining  of  the  old  customs  to  the  Earl  of  Northum- 

G 


JHor^i;  OF 

LOKDtS. 

Caleinlar. 
1648. 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSIOX 


HocsEOF     borhiud  for  the  service  of  tlie  King's  children.     L.  J.. 

LOEBS.         X    ^2.      I„  C.d,)ISO. 
Calendar.  Sept.  1.  Pa>s  for  the  Countess  of  Hollaud  to  go  to 

le^tS.        her  Lord,  the  Eavl  of  Holland,  in  Warwick  Castle,  and 
back.  , 

Sept.  2.  I'etition  of  Henry  Ingram  and  otlier.-^, 
officers  and  soldi.irs  lati'  under  the  command  of  Colonel 
Sir  John  Norwich;  in  July  1647  the  articles  exhibit(xl 
by  them  against  Sir  John  Norwich  were  referred  to  the 
Committee  of  accounts,  but  the  Committee  having  done 
notbiui;  therein,  though  it;  is  confessed  that  Sir  John 
Norwich  has  come  short  by  7,oOil?.  iu  his  accounts,  and 
petitioners  have  tendered  a  surcharge  of  gi-eater  value, 
referred  the  business  to  the  Committee  of  the  soldiery, 
that  the  truth  might  not  be  made  known;  the  peti- 
tioners pray  that  the  Committee  may  again  be  excited 
to  a  speedy  progressiou  in  the  matter  so  that  a  real 
return  may  be  made  to  the  House.     L.  J.,  X.  48".^. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Affidavit  in   support   of   preceding.     J  August 

104S. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Committee  of  accounts 
referring  the  matter  to  the  Committee  of  the 
soldiery.     20  July  1W8. 

Sept.  2.  Petition  of  Ann  Vannenfleii,  widow;  about 
seven  mouths  since,  whilst  she  was  attending  the 
Committee  for  the  County  of  Oxford  to  show  her  title 
to  an  estate  in  that  county  which  had  been  sequestered, 
the  chairman.  Sir  William  Cobb,  reviled  her.  called  her 
counsel  fools,  and  pressed  the  rest  of  the  Committee  to 
join  in  committing  her  to  their  Marshal,  and  when  she 
produced  the  order  of  the  House  of  Lords  for  her  jiro- 
tection  from  restraint.  Sir  William  Cobb  laughed  and 
jeered  at  it,  saying  that  he  was  not  to  be  squared  out  by 
Lords'  orders,  and  so  nrevailed  with  the  Committee  to 
commit  her;  she  prays  that  Sir  William  Cobb  may  be 
brought  up  in  custody  to  answer  for  his  contempt  of 
their  Lordships"  order.     L.  J.,  X.  482. 

Annexed  ; — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Ann  Vannenden  iu  support  of  pre- 
ceding.    30  Nov.  ]ti47. 

2.  Similar  affidavit  of  Edward  Evans.  30  Nov. 
1647.  ^ 

3.  Copy  of  order  for  protection  of  Mrs.  Vannenden 
during  the  dependency  of  her  cause.  13  July 
1G17. 

4.  Petition  of  Sir  William  Cobb ;  Mrs.  Ann  Van- 
nenden, being  convened  before  the  Committee 
for  Oxfordshire  for  misdemeanors  of  a  high 
nature,  was  committed  (according  to  ordinance 
of  Parliament),  she  afterwards  made  her  escape 
from  imprisonment, and  intends, ashe  is  infornied, 
to  Complain  to  the  House  against  the  proceedings 
of  the  Committee  :  he  prays  that  whenever  such 
complaint  is  made  he  may  have  convenient  time 
to  answer  it,  which  he  will  be  quite  ready  to  do, 
and  prays  further  that  Mrs.  Vannenden  may  be 
made  responsible  to  answer  what  shall  be  charged 
against  ber.     (Undated.) 

Sept.  2.  Or<ler  of  the  Committee  at  Derby  House  for 
the   Lord   Admiral's   letter,   and   the   papers   enclosed 
therein,  and  the  information  of  Mr.  Pett,  to  be  reported 
to  the  House.     L.  J.,  X.  483.     In  cxtenso. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Co]iy  ofexamination  of  Wm.Kerby,  of  Rochester, 

taken  by  Peter  Pett ;  that  on  Tuesday  last  he 

found  some  of  tlit   cliaiinels  almost  filled  with 

drift  wood  which  mast  have  come  from  the  fleet, 

and  alierwards  saw  both  the  Earl  of  Warwick's 

and   the  Prince'.^  fleei   with  their  standards  up. 

31  Aug.  1648.     L.  J..  X.  484.     In  exteaso. 

Sept.  2.  DJaft  order  tor  ps'.ying  500?.  a-piece  to  Sir 

Gerard  Lowther  and  others.      I;.  J..  X.  484.    In  e;denso. 

Sept.  2.   Draft  ordci-  for  p.iymcnt   of  400/.   to   two 

troops  of  liorse  in  .Staffordshire.     L.  J.,  X.  484.     In 

extensn. 

Sent.  2.  Draft  order  for  [laynicnt  of  401.  to  William 
Hitchcock,  f^uarterinaster  of  horse,  and  William  Car- 
penter, a  trooi)er.     L.  J.,  X.  48.5.     In  exlenno. 

Sept.  2.  Draft  order  for  paymr-nt  of  10/.  to  Tliomas 
Hawkswortii,  the  messenger  that  brought  the  infor- 
mation from  the  revolted  shi|is.  i  L.  J..  X.  485.  In 
extenn'i. 

Sept.  2.  Draft  order  for  a  collection  to  be  made  for 
the  assistance  of  tlic  inhabitants  of  Faringdoii  and 
WcHtbrook,  in  the  county  of  Berks,  in  repairing  the 
ruin  caused  to  their  habitations,  goods,  and  church, 
which  were  demolished  and  burnt  by  the  enemy's 
garrison  ;  the  damage  has  Ijoen  asses'^cd  by  able  and 
substautial  workmen  at  56,976/.  4s.  L  J.,  X.  483.  In 
ejtunw. 


Annexed:—  ,  ^  "^fnlL*" 

1.  Petition  of  the  poor  distressed  inhabitants  of  the       -^""°"' 
town  of  Great  Faringdon  and  Westbrook,  in  the      Calendar, 
countj  of  Berks,  lately  consumed  by  fire,  to  the       ig4y 
House  of  Commons ;  a  petition  from  them  has 

been  long  depending  in  the  House,  in  which  they 
pray  for  relief  out  of  the  estates  of  those  who 
kept  the  garrison,  but  these  men  are  now  either 
included  in  the  Articles  of  Oxford  or  have  fled,  so 
that  the  petitioners  can  expect  no  relief  in  that 
way  ;  they  have  been  forced  to  press  upon  the 
inhabitants  of  the  county  for  habitation  and  main- 
tenance, who  now  on  account  of  the  dearth  of 
corn  can  no  longer  relieve  them,  so  that  the  peti- 
tioners are  likely  to  starve,  whilst  it  is  miserable 
to  see  the  multitudes  of  inhabitants  and  their 
children  flocking  in  the  streets  of  the  bordering 
towns  and  villages  without  a  house  to  put  their 
heads  in ;  petitioners'  losses  have  been  proved 
liefore  the  Judges,  Justices,  aud  Grand  Inquest  at 
Reading,  as  appears  by  their  certificates  ;  the 
]]etitioners  therefore  pray  that  they  ma}'  be 
relieved  "by  brief "  over  all  the  counties,  cities, 
islands,  corporations,  and  towns  in  all  England 
and  Wales.     See  C.  J.,  V.  693. 

2.  Petition  of  same  to  the  judges  and  justices  of 
the  peace  for  the  county  of  Berks,  the  petitioners 
state  their  material  losses,  and  also  that  by  the 
death  of  their  late  orthodox  vicar  they  are 
destitute  of  food  and  aliment  for  their  souls,  and 
pray  for  relief.     March  1646-7. 

3.  Copy  of  certificate  of  the  able  workmen  appointed 
to  estimate  the  damage  done  to  the  town  and 
church  of  Faringdon,  and  the  cost  of  repairing  the 
same. 

4.  Copy  of  certificate  of  Judges  and  Justices  in 
support  of  the  petition.     13  March  ])j46-47. 

5.  Copy  of  similar  certificate  from  the  Grand 
Inquest  at  the  general  assizes  holden  at  Reading 
13  March  1646-7. 

6.  List  of  documents  in  support  of  the  petition,  the 
originals  being  in  the  hands  of  Sir  Robert  Pye, 
the  elder. 

Sept.  2.  Draft  order  to  bestow  50Z.  upon  Mr.  John 
Enshworth  to  buy  him  a  brace  of  geldings  for  his  good 
service  in  gi\'ing  timely  and  constant  notice  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  Parliament  forces.  L.  J.,  X.  485. 
In  extenso. 

Sept.  2.  Draft  order  for  a  day  of  humiliation  to  seek 
for  a  blessing  upon  the  treaty.    L.  J.,  X.  485.   In  extenso. 

Sept.  2.  Draft  order  respecting  the  payment  of  the 
50,000/.  appointed  for  the  use  of  the  navy.  L.  J., 
X.  48.J.     Ill  ejien.so. 

Sept.  2.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Sept.  4.  Draft  pass  for  Peter  Newton,  Chief  Gentleman 
Usher  for  Clement  Kynnersley.  chief  officer  of  His 
Majesty's  removing  wardrobe,  with  wardrobe  stuff  and 
all  other  provisions  for  His  Majesty,  and  the  Commis- 
sioners for  the  treaty  in  the  Isle  of  Wight,  and  for 
Mr.  Henry  Murray,  with  Servants  and  horses,  to  pass 
frcelv  and  quietlj'  from  London  to  the  Island.  L.  J., 
X.  486. 

Sept.  4.  Petition  of  Charles  and  John  Moore,  the 
orphans  of  Arthur  Moore,  son  to  the  Lord  Viscount 
Moore  ;  they  were  left  fatherless  when  one  of  them  was 
four  and  the  other  but  two  years  old,  a  few  years  before 
the  rebellion  iu  Ireland,  by  whicii  they  and  their 
mother  were  despoiled  of  all  their  estate  in  the  rebels 
quarters,  whde  tlie  rest  has  been  wholly  ajiplied  to  the 
use  of  the  army,  S(j  that  petitioners  aud  their  mother 
have  received  nothing,  and  have  been  obliged  for  their 
subsistence  and  education  to  the  charity  of  a  friend,  to 
whom  they  remain  accountable,  and  who  is  now  less 
able  to  help  them ;  they  therefore  pray  the  Lords  to 
recommend  them  to  the  House  of  Commons  for  some 
allowance.     L.  J.,  X.  480. 

Si'pt.  4.  Draft  letter  to  the  King,  with  the  names  of 
the  Commissioners  appointed  to  treat  with  liim  at  New- 
l)ort,  dated  the  2nd  instant,  but  entered  in  e.denso  in 
the  Journal  this  day.     L.  J.,  X.  486. 

Sept.  4.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  200/.  to  Colonel 
Eyres  for  the  service  of  Hurst  Castle.  L.  J.,  X.  487. 
In  exienso. 

Sept.  4.  Draft  order  for  jiayment  of  2,0]  0/.  to  Colonel 

Thomas  Way  te  for  arrears.  &c.  L.  J.,  X.  487.   Inextenso. 

Sept.   4.  Heads   for   the   conference    respecting   the 

restoration  of  Tattershall  Castle  to  the  Earl  of  Lincoln. 

L.  J..  .\.  487.     Li  e.deyim. 

Sept.  4.  Petition  of  Solomon  Smith,  gent..  Marshal 
of  the  Court  of  Admiralty  ;  a  petition  of  his  is  now  in 


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the  House  ]iraying  for  relief  in  equity  from  the  pro- 
ceedings of  Edward  Davis,  who  complains  against 
petitioner  for  selling  goods  under  a  warrant  from  the 
Court  of  Admiralty;  a  writ  of  error  in  the  same  matter 
is  also  before  the  House ;  prays  that  the  writ  may  be 
retained  until  the  House  has  leisure  to  hear  and 
determine  the  cause  in  equity.  Noted. — Read,  nothing 
done. 

Sept.  5.  Doctor's  certificate  that  the  Earl  of  Cleveland 
is  in  such  a  state  of  health  that  he  is  in  much  need  of 
fresh  air  and  more  exercise.     L.  J.,  X.  490. 

Sept.  5.  Draft  order  for  100?.  to  be  bestowed  upon 
Edward  Evans,  secretaiy  to  the  Lord  Grey.  L.  J.,  5. 
490.    In  extenso. 

Sept.  5.  Order  for  payment  of  '200?.  to  Colonel  Eyres 
for  his  services.     L.  J.,  X.  490.     In  e.denso. 
Sept.  5.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  Edward  Herbert,  son  of  the  Lord 
Herbert  of  Cherbury,  deceased  ;  he  prays  that  he  may 
have  the  sole  privilege  and  license  for  fourteen  years  of 
]irinting  and  publishing  divers  books  written  by  his 
father,  the  manuscripts  of  which  remain  in  his  custody, 
amongst  which  are  the  history  of  Hemy  VIII., 
Poems,  and  a  Tractate  de  veritate.     L.  J.,  X.  490. 

Sept.  6.  Petition  tif  several  tradesmen,  creditors  of 
the  Duke  of  Buckingham  and  the  late  Lord  Francis 
Villiers  deceased  ;  praying  that  they  may  have  order 
for  the  payment  of  the  debts  due  to  them  out  of  the 
estates  of  the  said  Duke  and  Lord.     L.  J.,  X.  491. 

Sept.  6.  Draft  ordinance  to  settle  the  militia  for  the 
county  of  Wilts.     L.  J.,  X.  491. 

Sept.  6.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  one  hundred 
horse  and  three  hundred  foot  in  the  county  of  Wor- 
cester, and  a  sum  of  money  not  exceeding  lOOZ.  a  week 
for  their  maintenance.     L.  J.,  X.  491. 

Sept.  6.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  money  in  the 
county  of  Dorset  for  maintenance  of  the  forces  there. 
L.  J.,  X.  492.     In  exteaso. 

Sept.  6.  Draft  order  revoking  the  two  orders  of  the 
1st  of  January  last  concerning  His  Maje8t3''s  restraint 
in  Oaiisbrook  Castle.     L.  J.,  X.  492.     In  e,denso. 

Sept.  6.  Draft  order  to  continue  the  Lord  Admiral's 
power  of  giving  indemnity  to  the  revolted  mariners  for 
forty  days  longer.     L.  J.,  X.  492.     In  extenso. 

Sept.  6.  Draft  ordinance  giving  the  Earl  of  Xorthum- 
berland  and  the  other  Commissioners  power  to  treat 
with  the  King  upon  the  propositions  formerly  ]iresented 
at  Hampton  Court,  and  such  other  propositions  as  shall 
be  offered  by  His  Majesty  or  Parliament.  L.  J.,  X.  492. 
In  extenso. 

Sept.  6.  Draft  order  for  payment  1,000?.  to  Colonel 
Edmund  Temple,  in  part  of  the  arrears  due  to  him. 
L.  J..  X.  492.     In  extenso. 

Sept.  6.  Order  for  payment  of  5,000?.  to  Sir  Eichard 
Darley  for  his  gi-eat  losses.  &c.   L.  J.,  X.  493.    In  extenso. 
Sept.  6.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Sept.  6.  Draft  order  for  the  Earl  of  Cleveland,  now 
a  prisoner  in  the  Tower  of  London  and  sick,  to  have 
liberty  for  three  months  on  giving  good  security  and 
passing  his  parole  to  render  himself  again.  L.  J., 
X.  493.    In  extenso. 

Sept.  t).  Draft  order  for  payment  of  300?.  to  Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel John  Lilburne  in  part  of  his  arrears. 
L.  J.,  X.  493.     In  extenso. 

[Sept.  6.]  Petition  of  Eichard  Tredwell,  Robert  JetTery, 
and  Eliz.  Wright,  relict  of  John  AVright,  deceased,  to 
the  Committee  for  the  affairs  of  Ireland;  upon  a  former 
application  for  ])ayment  for  arms  supplied  for  use  of  the 
State  in  the  province  of  Munster  the  Committee  desired 
to  know  why  the  Earl  of  Inchiqnin  had  not  paid  them 
out  of  moneys  supplied  him  for  providing  arms,  they 
now  annex  his  answer  and  pray  that  it  may  be  reported 
to  the  House  of  Commons,  so  that  an  order  may  be 
made  for  their  payment.  See  C,  J.,  VI.  8. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Letter  from  Lord  Inchiquin,  at  Cork,  to  the  Com- 
mittee for  Irish  affairs ;  the  sum  voted  for  arms 
was  insufficient  for  the  purpose,  and  he  therefore 
took  up  arms  from  the  petitioners  on  the  credit 
of  the  next  su]i]ilies ;  it  was  only  the  necessity 
of  the  State's  service,  to  which  alone  they  were 
applied,  that  induced  him  so  do,  and  he  thinks 
that  he  therein  did  good  service,  but  if  he  en'ed 
it    was    from  earnest   desire   of   promoting   the 
service  of  the  State.     10  Jan.  1646-7. 
Sept.   8.    Draft    ordinances   to   clear   the    following 
persons     of    their   delinquency,  (L.    J..  X.   493),    with 
certificates  of  delinquency  annexed.      The  certificates 
are  given  in  extenso  in  the  Commons'  Journal : — 
Eichard  Turpin.  Thomas  Wilson. 

Sir  Symon  Clarke.  Ralph  Bates. 


Edw.ard  Waller. 
Sir  .John  Couyers. 
Wm.  Barker. 
Thomas  Grauut. 
Sir  Edward  Osborne. 


Joane  Eaynes,  widow. 
Thos.  Storey. 
Cadwallader  Cokcr. 
.John  Le  Hunt  and  others. 
Dame  Elizabeth  Windham. 


HOFSE  OB 

LoEDg. 

Calendar. 
1C48. 


Eobert    Lord    Viscount      Henry  Wiglesworth. 
Kilmurrey.  (Two       Christopher  Berisford. 

copies.)  Roger  Kynaston. 

James    Duke    of    Rich-      Sir  Wm.  Robinson, 
mond  and  Lenox.  John  St.  Georo-e. 

Christopher  Fairfax.  Sir  George  Butler. 

Thomas   Orchard.      (No       Jeffrey  Shakerlcy. 
certificate.)  Timothy  Pusey. 

William  Layton.  Eobert  Terwhit. 

John  Johnson.  Genard  Eyton. 

Sir  Robert  Foster.  Sir  John  Strangewaies  and 

Sir  James  Thynne.  Gyles   Strangewaies  his 

Arthur  Weaver.  son. 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Henry  Walker ;  prays  that  some 
approved  person  may  be  appointed  licenser  of  printing 
in  the  place  of  Gilbert  JIabbott,  who  has  brought  print- 
ing into  disorder  through  his  covetousness,  as  no  reform 
can  be  expected  whilst  the  licen.=er  is  himself  a  writer. 
L.  J.,  X.  494. 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Wilks  Fitchett,  in  answer  to  the 
petition  of  Mrs.  Mary  Kirke,  wife  of  George  Kirke, 
pursuant  to  an  order  of  the  14th  of  July  last;  peti- 
tioner acknowledges  that  George  Kirke  deposited  lOOZ. 
with  him,  but  says  that  Kirke,  not  having  demanded 
it  before  the  City  tumult,  petitioner,  in  fear  of  the 
tumult,  laid  out  the  money  upon  fuel  for  the  House, 
for  which  '890?.  and  upwards  are  due  to  him  ;  he  is 
ready  to  pay  the  money  out  of  what  is  due  to  him,  or 
to  give  security  for  so  doing,  and  therefore  prays  that 
he  may  still  have  the  protection  of  privilege  of  Parlia- 
ment.    L.  J.,  X.  494. 

Annexed ; — 

1.  Order  of  14  July  1648  for  Fitchett  to  answer 
Mrs.  Kirke's  petition. 

Sept.  8.  Draft  order  to  bestow  200?.  upon  Sir  James 
Barry.     L.  J. ,  X.  495.     In  ext<mso. 

Sept.  8.  Draft  order  for  Colonel  Jones,  Governor  of 
Dublin,  to  ptit  Lady  Anne  Harcourt,  relict  of  Sir  Symon 
Harcourt,  in  possession  of  the  lands  settled  upon  the 
heirs  of  Sir  Symon  Harcourt  by  ordinance  of  Parliament. 
L.  J.,  X.  495.     In  extenso. 

Sept.  8.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  600Z.  to  Samuel 
Warcup]).     L.  J.,  X.  495.     In  extenso, 

Sept.  8.  Draft  order  for  payment  forthwith  of  1741. 
12s.  6d.  to  Sir  Edward  Dodsworth.  L.  J.,  X.  496.  In 
exirnso. 

Sept.  8.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  50?.,  part  of  the 
arrears  of  Captain  Lieutenant  Edward  Kicholson, 
deceased,  to  his  widow,  Dorothy  Nicholson.  L.  J., 
X.  497.     In  extenso. 

Sept.  8.  Application  for  orders  for  institution  and 
induction  for  Thomas  Kaye  to  the  rectory  of  Heath, 
in  the  county  of  Derby,  and  Roger  Sanderson  to  the 
vicarage  of  Eyton  [Eaton  Bray  ?],  in  the  countv  of 
Bedford.     L.  J.,  X.  497. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  ministers  that  Tliomas  Kaye  is 
orthodox  in  his  judgment,  diligent  in  the  work  of 
the  ministry-,  well  aflected  to  the  Parliament,  and 
of  honest  life  and  conversation. 

2.  Copy  of  certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
of  the  fitness  of  Roger  Sanderson  to  be  admitted 
to  the  Church  of  Gadsen  [Gaddesden"  Parva, 
Herts.     2  Nov.  1646. 

Sept.  9.  Petition  of  George  Pitt ;  he  has  brought  ;i 
wi'it  of  error  to  Parliament  against  Sir  Gilbert 
Gerrard.  and  prays  that  the  time  for  bringing  up  the 
record  may  be  enlarged.     L.  J.,  X.  498.     ' 

Sept.  11.  Draft  order  giving  Mon.s.  de  Belefon  leave 
to  transport  six  horses  into  France  custom  and  impost 
free.     L.  J.,  X.  498. 

Sept.  11.  Petition  of  Richard  Bm-ton,  Master  of  Arts, 
and  Fellow  of  Trinity  College,  Cambridge  ;  in  Ajiril  li;st 
petitioner  having  been  presented  to  the  rectory  of  Kirke 
Deighton,  in  the  West  Riding  of  the  county  of  York, 
by  the  University,  applied  to  the  House  for  institution, 
but  was  ref|uired  to  have  the  presentation  amended,  as 
it  was  directed  to  the  Bishop  (the  University  not  yet 
having  given  any  other  precedent  therein)  ;  but  whilst 
this  was  being  done  Mr.  Alexander  Young  misinformed 
the  Commissioners  of  the  Great  Seal  that  the  living 
had  lapsed,  and  thereupon  obtained  a  presentation  from 
them,  and  an  order  for  his  institution  from  the  House, 
but  the  patron's  six  months  have  not  even  yet  lapsed, 
and  the  University  have  amended  their  presentation ; 

Q  2 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


HocsBOF     petitioner   therefore    pr.ivs   tie   Hnuss  to   reverse   the 
^^^'       uriler  in  favour  of  Yonus",  in  which  not  petitioner  only 
Clcndai.      but  the  ^Yhole  University  will  acknowledge  their  Lord- 
1648.        ships'  justice.     L.  J.,  X.  4?8. 

Annexed:—  ,    t-  ,i  c 
1.  Cirtificate    from    the    Master    and    tellows    ot 
Trinity  Colleire,  Cambridge,  in  favour  of  Burton. 
1  f^epl".  lt>48. 
Sept.  11.   I'ctition  and  an.swer  of  iranuaduke  James, 
Minister  of  Uiiminster.  in  the  county  of  Essex.  louchmg 
the  petition  of  John    Halke.  formerly  minister  of  the 
parish  ;  the  matters  suggested  in  Halke's  petition  have 
Ix'eu   alreadv  debated  before  the  Committee   for  Sun- 
dered Ministers,  and  he  has  been  sequestered  after  a  lull 
hearins;  ;  whilst  an  order  of  the  26th  of  .Vov.  1646  per- 
mittini;  Halke  to  seek  prelerment  elsewhere  was  soon 
after  reversed  ;  petitioner  therefore  prays  that  he  may 
not  be  further  troubled  before  their  Lordships,  and  that 
Halke   may  be   dealt  with  according  to  justice  for  his 
strange  presumption  and  unjust  misinformation  of  this 
-'              -     '     X.  498.      See  above,  -26  Aug. 


lexea :  —  „      t.i      j        i 

,  ( 'opy  of  order  of  the  Committee  for  Plundered 

Ministers,   sequestering   Halke  from  Upmmster 


High  Court.     L.  J. 
Annexed :  — 

1. 

sequest 

for  deceitful  and  unfaithful   practices   and    for 

profaning  the  Lord's  Day.     12  Oct.  1646. 
•2.  Copy  of  order  of  the  same  Committee  appointing 

Marmadnke   James  to  officiate   the   cure   in   the 

place  of  Halke.     15  Oct.  1646. 
3.  Copy  of  order  of  the  same  Committee  annulling 

their   order   of   '26  Nov.  1646,  which  permitted 

Halke   to  seek    preferment  elsewhera.     9.0  July 

1647. 
[Sept.  11."  Answer  of  Jasper  Mayne  to  the  petition  of 
Joel  Barnard  ;  he  hopes  to  be  excused  for  not  having  jiut 
in  his  answer  sooner,  as  he  was  in  entire  ignorance  of  any 
order  for  him  so  to  do  ;  he  was  presented  to  the  vicarage 
of  Pirton  by  Chri.-t  Church  College.  Oxford,  whose 
right  of  donation  has  never  till  now  been  disputed, 
being  one  of  the  livings  bestowed  upon  the  College  by 
King  Henry  the  Eighth  to  be  conferred  upon  some 
member  of  that  House,  and  not  upon  a  stranger,  which 
Mr.  Joel  Barnard  is;  th(jugh  well  assured  of  his  title, 
Dr.  Mayne,  to  deliver  himself  from  further  vexation, 
has  frequently  offered  to  submit  to  arliitration  or  to  a 
trial  bv  consent  at  the  common  law,  hut  Mr.  Barnard 
has  coiiBtantly  refused  his  offers  ;  Dr.  Mayne  presents 
a  te.-^timonial  "from  the  inhabitants  of  Pirton,  who  well 
know  that  Joel  Barnard  contested  the  title  of  Dr.  Morris, 
the  late  incumbent,  but  at  length,  convinced  of  the 
weakness  and  illegality  of  his  own  title,  allowed  his 
claim  to  drop;  Dr.  Mayne  lastly  jn-ays  that  if  he  has 
not  fully  satisfied  the  House  lae  may  have  further 
time  to  do  so,  when  he  doubts  not  to  give  full  satisfac- 
tion. See  L.  J.,  X.  44.D.  Noted.  The  petition  was  with- 
drawn after  the  petitioner  saw  this  answer. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Testimonial  frrim  the  parishioners  of  Pirton  in 

favour  of  Dr.  Mayne,  and   desiring  that  he  may 

be    continued    amongst   them    in    his    just   and 

rightful  possession. 

Sept.  lii.  Petition  of  .John  St.  John  ;  prays  that  a  trial 

at    law    by  which  John   Chamberlaine    claims    certain 

land    assigned    by   petitioner   to  Sir  Richard  Halford, 

only  to  secure  him  from  payment  of  l.OOt'/.  for  which 

he  was  jointly   bound  with  petitioner,  may  be  stayed 

until    the    matter   has  come  before  the  Committee   of 

Indemnity.     L.  J.,  X.  49'.t. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following 
persons  of  their  delinquency  (L.  J.,  X.  499),  with  certifi- 
cates of  delinquency  annexed.  The  certificates  are 
given  i)i  e.rletiso  in  the  Commons'  .Journal : — 

AVm.  and  Charles  .Sales-       Sir  Wm.  Ingleby. 
buiy.  Sir  Peter  Richaut. 

Richard  Marshall.  William  Cartwright. 

.John  Hoys.  Arthur  Heveningham. 

Peter  Leicester.  Kdward  Palfreyman. 

Sir  Henry  Clarke.  John  Johnson. 

Wm.  Helyar. 

Sept.  13.  I'etitionof  .Sergeant- Major  Andrew  Pawhtt ; 
though  many  hundred  pounds  are  due  to  him  for  arrears 
he  is  in  such  want  that  he  is  not  certain  of  (i  morsel  of 
bread  or  of  a  shelter  for  his  wife  and  lamily  ;  he  pray.s 
that  Z0<)1.  may  be  paid  him,  wlicreby  his  friends  who 
have  assisted  him  may  be  repaid,  his  credit  redeemed, 
his  distres.sed  wife  and  children  reliev.-d,  and  his  life 
prolonged  to  do  the  Parliament  further  service;  he 
prays  further  that  hir-  accounts  may  be  anditeil  accord- 
ing to  the  first  allowance  before  the  e.-tablishment  of  the 
Lord  Gpnerul's  army.     L.  J.,  X.  .">0U. 


Annexed  : —  House  or 

1.  Account   of  sums   due   to   petitioner   for    him-       Lom>s- 
self  and  his  inferior  officers,  amounting  in  all  to      Calendni-. 
8' '•"./.  7.--.  ]64S. 

Sept.  13.  Order  for  payment  of  6,000^  for  defraying 
tlie  expenses  of  the  King  and  his  household  during  the 
treaty.     L.  J..  X.  .''lOO.     //(  ertenso. 

Sept.  13.   Draft  of  preceding. 

Sept.  13.  Order  for  payment  of  3,000/.  for  defraying 
the  expenses  of  the  Committees  nominated  to  treat 
during  the  treaty.     L.  J.,  X.  500.     In,  crtenso. 

.Sept.  13.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  ordinance  for  a  collection  in  aid  of 
the  parish  of  Plaxtole,  Kent,  for  building  a  church 
there.     L.  J.,  X.  500.     In  e.ctenso. 

Sept.  13.  Order  for  payment  of  5(i0/.  to  Sir  Edward 
Sydnam  and  others  for  providing  of  coaches,  horses, 
footmen's  liveries,  and  other  provisions  out  of  the 
money  intended  to  supply  the  occasions  of  the  treaty. 
L.  J.,"X.  500.     Ill  cxtenso. 

Se])t.  13.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Sept.  13.  Order  for  payment  of  5U0Z.  for  providing 
linen  and  other  necessary  accommodations  for  the 
treaty.     L.  .J.,  X.  ."lOO.     In  e.etenso. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3(.Hi/.  to  Lady 
Joane  Countess  of  Kildare,  part  of  the  arrears  due  to 
her  husband.     L.  J.,  X.  600.     In  exiensa. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  order  that  the  700L  formerly  ordered 
to  be  to  paid  to  the  Lady  Joane  Countess  of  Kildare  be 
made  l.OOOL,  and  be  forthwith  paid  her  on  her  husband's 
account.     L.  J.,  X.  600.     In  extenso. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  order  for  jiayment  of  20Z.  to  "William 
Ripley.     L.  J.,  X.  500.     In  extenso. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  40/.  to  Gilbert 
Mabbott,   agent  for  the  Lord  General  Fairfax,  for  his  ' 

good  service  in  bringing  up  the   articles   for  the  sur- 
render of  Colchester,  Ac.     L.  J.,  X.  5tU.     In  extenso. 

Se]it.  13.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  all  arrears  due 
to  Captain  Thomas  Evans  and  others  out  of  such 
papists'  and  delinquents'  estates  as  they  shall  discover. 
L.  J.,  X.511I.     Inixtenso. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  effectual  execution 
of  the  ordinance  of  the  6th  of  Jan.  1646-6  for  jiaj'ment 
of  Mr.  Pirn's  debts,  and  for  providing  for  his  children. 
L.  J.,  X.  501.     In  cxtenso. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  letter  from  both  Houses  of  Parliament 
to  the  King  that  they  cannot  grant  the  safe  conducts 
with  blanks  desired  by  His  Majestj-  to  be  sent  by  him 
to  Scotland.     L.  J.,  X.  501.     In  extenso. 

Sept.  19.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of  the  chapelries  in 
the  ])arish  of  Prestbury,  in  the  county  of  Chester,  to 
tho  Lords  and  Commons  ;  there  are  nine  chapelries  in 
the  ]),arish  that  are  in  great  want  of  gome  additional 
means  ior  supporting  the  ministry,  having  none  other 
than  voluntary  suliscriptions  ;  the  petitioners  pray  that 
the  Committee  at  Goldsmith's  Hall  maj-  be  empowered 
to  purcliase  from  Thomas  Legli,  Esq..  an  impropriation 
of  about  60/.  per  annum  which  lies  within  the  parish, 
and  to  abate  the  value  out  of  the  fine  laid  upon  him  for 
his  composition,  part  of  which  is  yet  unpaid.  C.  J., 
VI.  22.     See  L.  J.,  X.  130. 

Sept.  19.  Draft  order  for  Mr.  Blackwell  to  be  dis- 
charged from  the  penalty  for  not  proceeding  in  his 
jim'chase  of  the  Manor  of  Lambeth  Wj'ke  alias  Wy- 
Court.     C.  J.,VL23.     In  extenso. 

Sept.  19.  Letter  from  Colonel  George  Monck,  at 
Knockfergus  [Oarrickfergus],  to  the  Speaker  of  the 
House  of  Commons.  Parliament  having  declared  all 
such  as  assisted  in  tho  late  exjiedition  under  Duke 
Hamilton  to  be  proceeded  against  as  enemies,  and  it  ap- 
pearing by  several  evidences  that  General  Major  Robert 
Monro  assisted  in  sending  over  forces  that  were  in  the 
Scots  army,  and  that  lie  endeavoiu-ed  to  make  a  party 
here  against  the  Parliament,  and  the  writer,  having 
received  orders  from  the  Committee  at  Derby  House  for 
the  demanding  of  the  garrison  of  Belfast  (the  rendition 
whereof  Monro  not  only  refused,  but  endeavoured  to 
maintain  the  same  against  the  P<arliament),  determined 
to  attempt  the  gaining  of  the  Port  Towns  of  Belfast  and 
Knockfergus,  and  the  removing  of  tlie  person  of  General 
Major  Munro.  'NVherefore,  with  the  as.sistance  of  such 
officers  of  both  nations  as  were  nearest  and  of  known 
fidelity,  ho  successfully  surjirised  the  town  and  castle 
of  Knockfergus  and  took  Monro  and  the  whole  garrison  j 

prisoners  upon  the  16th  of  this  instant;  and  upon  the 
same  morning   after  this  work  was  done  Major  R,awdon  | 

marched  to  Belfast  about  eight  miles  distant  and  entered 
the  town  without  the  knowledge  of  any  except  the 
trovernor.  Colonel  Maxwell,  who  had  given  his  private 
consent  thereunto,  so  that  it  pleased  God  to  possess  the 


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HoDsK  OF     Parliament  of  both  those  garrisons   in   one   morning 

^ff!"'       ^vithout  loss  of  blood,  wherefore  to  His  name  be  the 

Calendar,     only  praise.     Considering  the  danger  it  would  be  tor 

1648.        General  ilajor  Monro  to  remain  in  Ireland,  the  writer 

has  sent  him  over  with  Captain  Brugh  to  be  disposed  of 

ii8  to  the  wisdr.m  and  justice  of  Parliament  shall  seem 

meet.     The  proofs  of  these  and  other  charges  against 

Monro  are  preparing  and  will  be  transmitted  by  the 

next  passage.     This  letter   was  read  in  the  House  of 

Commons  on  the   2nd    of  October   1648,  and   General 

Major  Monro  was  committed  to  the  Tcwer   for  high 

treason.     C.  J.,  VI.  41. 

Sept.  20.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Henry  Spiller 
of  his  delinquency.     C.  J..  VI.  24. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  his  delinquency.  C.  J.,  VI.  24. 
In  e.i'fenso. 

2.  Petition  of  Philip  Earl  of  Pembroke  and  Mont- 
gomery ;  he  hears  that  the  composition  for  Sir 
Henry  Spiller's  delinquency,  after  having  laid 
quiet  for  about  twelve  months,  has  lately  been 
revived  and  has  passed  the  House  of  Commons, 
and  if  it  should  pass  the  House  of  Lords  without 
the  petitioner  being  heard,  he  may  be  very 
much  prejudiced  in  a  cause  between  him  and 
the  Knight ;  petitioner,  whose  personal  atten- 
dance is  required  upon  the  weighty  matters 
allotted  to  him  by  Parliament  (the  iiarl  was  one 
of  the  Commissioner.s  appointed  to  treat  with  the 
King),  prays  that  the  proceedings  upon  Sir 
Heurj-  Spiller's  composition  may  be  respited. 
(Undated.) 

Sept.  21.  Petition  of  Sir  "William  Cobb  :  he  has  been 
sent  for  in  custody  to  answer  the  matters  alleged  against 
him  in  the  petition  of  Mrs.  Vannenden,  matters  untrue 
and  maliciously  prosecuted  by  persons  indicted  for 
felony  ;  he  prays  that  in  consideration  of  his  attendance 
being  required  for  the  public  service,  and  of  his  age  and 
disability  of  body,  he  may  V>e  discharged  from  custody, 
and  some  speedy  day  fixed  for  hearing  the  matter. 
L.  J.,  X.  503. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Timothy  Ogle,  that  though  present 
■  at  all  the  proceedings  against  Mrs.  Vannenden 

he  never  heard  Sir  Wm.  Cobb  use  any  words  dis- 
paraging the  orders  of  the  House  of  Lords,  &c. 
18  Sept. 
Sept.  21.  Petition  of  Thomas  Sewell,  late  an  inhabi- 
tant of  the  city  of  Carlisle;  prays  that  the  Commissioners 
of  the  Great  Seal  may  be  ordered  to  pass  him  a  grant 
of  the  customer's  place  of  that  city,  which   ha.s  been 
conferred  upon  him  by  the  Committee  for  the  Navj-,  as 
he   has  been   a   great   sufferer   by   the   Soots  and   the 
Cavaliens.     L.  J.,  X.  503. 

Sept.  21.  Petition  of  Katherine  Scott,  wife  of  Edward 
Scott ;  when  petitioner  married  her  husband  Edward 
Scott,  .sou  of  Sir  Edward  Scott,  late  of  Scots  Hall,  Kent, 
145L  per  annum  was  secured  upon  her  by  deed  and  100?. 
per  annum  more  by  promise,  neither  of  which  sums 
having  for  divers  years  been  paid  she  was  forced  to  go 
to  her  father,  then  at  Oxford,  to  intreat  him  to  supply 
her  wants,  but  when  she  wished  to  return  to  her  husband 
all  her  messages  were  by  the  evil  counsels  of  some  persons 
about  him  rejected  ;  and  on  her  coming  in  person  in  hope 
of  a  better  welcome  she  was  not  only  not  admitted  to  her 
husband,  but  was  also  charged  with  horrid  imtruths ; 
petitioner  thereupon  hoping  to  content  her  husband 
retired  to  her  jointure-house,  resolved  to  lead  a  private 
life,  whence  however  she  has  been  forcibly  driven,  to 
the  danger  of  lier  life,  by  persons  pretending  authority 
from  her  husband,  who  gave  public  notice  that  no  one 
should  trust  her  for  a  penny ;  petitioner  has  received 
nothing  from  her  husband  for  seven  years  past,  and 
would  have  had  nothing  but  for  the  support  of  her 
ft  father  and  mother,  and  this  now  failing  she  prays  the 

K  House  to   order  her  husband  to  receive  her  again,  or 

H  else  to  pay  the  arrears  due  to  her,  and  a  further  yearij- 

y  maintenance  proportionable  to  his  estate.    L.  J.,  X.  503. 

Sept.  21.  Draft  oidinance  for  borrowing  lO.OOOZ.  from 
the  city  of  London,  and  for  securing  the  repayment 
tliereof.     L.  J.,  X.  503.     In  e.rteneo. 

Sept.  21.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  better  clearing  of 
one  other  ordinance  of  the  14th  of  April  1648,  enabling 
'the  contractors  named  in  the  ordinance  of  the  16th 
of  November  1646,  for  sale  of  the  lands  of  the  late  Arch- 
bishops and  Bishops,  to  purchase  and  have  lands  con- 
veyed to  them  in  lieu  of  and  towards  their  salaries 
expressed  and  allowed  in  several  ordinances  of  Parlia- 
ment. L.  J.,  X.  504.  In  e.etenso. 
Sept.  21 .  Draft  letter  from  the  Parliament  to  the  King , 


enclosing  the  annexed  resolutions.     L.  J.,  X.  50.j 
extenso. 

Annexed  :  — 

1.  Draft  resolutions  that  a  safe  conduct  be  granted  to 
Sir  James  Carmichael,  but  not  to  Lord  Carnegy 
or  to  Sir  Alexander  Gibson.  L.  J.,  X.  .503.  In 
e.densii. 

Sept.  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  interest  on 
certain  suns  of  money  advanced  for  the  army.  L.  J.,  X. 
505.     In  pj-iensii. 

Sept.  21.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  1001.  a  week  in 
Herefordshire  for  maintenance  of  one  troop  of  horse 
and  four  companies  of  foot.     L.  J.,  X.  5ii5.     In  fjiensn. 

Sept.  21.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  Thomas  Palcon- 
berge  to  receive  the  portion  yet  unpaid  of  the  10,000?.  to 
be  lent  by  the  city  of  London,    L.  J.,X.  506.    In  e.denso. 

Sept,  21,  Draft  order  for  payment  of  700?,  to  Captain 
Wilkinson  for  his  losses,  and  charge  in  raising  horse  and 
foot  for  the  service  of  Parliament.  L.  J.,  X,  .506,  In 
e.rtenso. 

Sept.  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  200?.  to  Lieute- 
nant-Colonel Edward  Allen.     L.  J.,  X.  506.    In  extenso. 

Sept.  21.  Draft  order  to  take  off  the  sequestration  of 
the  estate  of  Walter  Grosvenor.  L.  J.,  X.  506.  In  p.iienso. 

Sept.  21.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  John  Witham  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Bentley  Parva,  Essex.     L.  J.,  X.  506. 

Sept.  21.  Memoranda  respecting  the  presentation  of 
Robert  Bennet,  household  chaplain  to  Lord  Wharton,  to 
the  rectory  of  Waddesdon,  Bucks.  (Two  papers).  L.  J., 
X.  506. 

Sejit.  22.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  in  and  about 
Long  Acre,  in  the  parish  of  Martin  in  the  Fields  and 
CoTent  Garden;  the  petitioners  complain  that  John 
Barley  has  enclosed  a  small  plot  of  ground  at  the  lower 
end  of  Mercers'  Street  in  Long  Acre,  upon  which  as  yet 
there  was  never  any  Imilding,  and  has  set  up  a  brew- 
house,  whereby  as  well  divers  honoural)le  personages  and 
gentlemen  of  quality,  as  the  neighbours  dwelling  there- 
abouts in  general  will  be  much  prejudiced  in  their 
health  and  suljstance  Ijy  the  continual  stench  and  annoy- 
ance of  the  sea-coal  smoke  and  unwholesome  vapours 
occasioned  thereby  ;  petitioners  pray  that  order  may 
be  given  to  stay  further  building.     L.  J.,  X.  .506. 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Philip  Prichard  ;  petitioner  when 
Under  Sheriti'of  the  county  palatine  of  Chester  was  com- 
manded ]>j  his  High  Sheriff  to  order  the  constable  of 
Chester  to  keep  Thomas  Batoliff'e  prisoner  until  further 
order  ;  for  which  Ratclifle,  out  of  vexatious  intent  and 
taking  advantaige  of  these  distracted  times,  has  brought 
an  action  for  false  imprisonment  against  petitioner, 
laying  the  damages  at  1,000?.,  without  prosecuting  the 
High  Sheriff  or  constable  ;  petitioner,  who  for  many 
years  has  been  and  now  is  a  menial  servant  to  a  peer, 
prays  that  further  proceedings  against  him  at  law  may 
be  stayed  until  the  matter  may  be  heard  by  their  Lord- 
ships.    L.  J.,  X.  .507. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Philij)  Prichard  in  support  of  his 
petition. 

[Sept.  22.]  Petition  of  John  Halke,  minister  of  God's 
word  ;  prays  that  a  short  day  may  be  appointed  for 
hearing  the  case  concerning  his  claim  to  the  rectory  of 
Upminster,  Essex.     L.  J.,  X.  507. 

Sept.  22.  Draft  ordinance  to  continue  Thomas  Foot 
and  others  as  Commissioners  of  Excise.  L.  J.,  X.  507. 
/)(  e.eti'nso. 

Sept.  22.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  2,000?.  to  Pene- 
lope Lady  Brooke  out  of  the  estate  of  Sir  Edward  Bishop. 
L.  J.,  X.  507.     In  ej'tenso. 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Anthony  Sterling  to  the  Earl  of 
Manchester ;  petitioner  has  lain  in  prison  almost  a 
quarter  of  a  year,  and  nothing  now  stays  him  but  want 
of  an  order  upon  Baron  Atkyn's  report,  the  clerks  are 
ready  with  all  things  expecting  when  the  Lords  will 
make  an  order  u]ion  the  report,  and  one  word  from  his 
Lordship  will  do  it  presently. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  a  petition  of  Sterling  to  the  House  of 
Lords. 

Sept.  22.  Report  of  Mr.  Baron  Atkyns  in  the  matter. 
L.  J.,  X.  508,  510.     In  ej-ti'iiso. 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  John  Dillingham  ;  upon  reading 
a  former  petition  the  House  ordered  that  none  but  peti- 
tioner should  use  the  title  of  "  Moderate  Intelligencer," 
yet  notwithstanding  a  book  railing  against  the  King  and 
Parliament  passes  under  that  title,  one  word  only  being 
left  out,  which  is  a  great  dishonour  to  Parliament,  and 
a  great  prejudice  to  petitioner,  who  is  on  account  of 
the  title  supposed  to  be  the  author,  and  threatened 
therefore  by  some  to  be  killed,  by  others  to  be  beaten ; 

G  .3 


In     House  of 

LOEDS, 


CalBiidiir. 
1648. 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


HdcsEOF     petitioner  prays  that  110  one  may  foi-  time  comini,' l>e 
LoKDs.       permitted  to  use  his  title  in  part  or  in  whole.     L.  J.,  X. 
Caleniljir.       508. 
16iS.  Sept.  :23.  Draft  order  for  the  Committee  for  Assess- 

ments in  the  coiinty  of  Lincoln  to  have  powc-r  tlironghout 
the  whole  county.     L.  J.,  X.  509.     In  e.eteHSu. 

Sept.  23.  Droit  order  for  Francis  Betbum  to  be  Pro- 
vost  ilarsbal  for  the  safeguard  of  the  Parliament.  &c. 
L.  .1.,  .\.  509.     Licjtcn.io. 

Sept.  20.  Draft  urder  to  secure  pardon  to  all  persou.s 
who  may  have  been  in  part  guilty  of  the  transportiuu-, 
melting,  elippiug,  or  washing  coin  upon  their  making 
discovery  of  other  persons  concerned  in  the  same.  L.  J.. 
X.  510.     Ill  e.i-tinsii. 

Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Earl  of 
La[u]derdale,  Lord  Maitland,  in  the  kingdom  of  Sc(jt- 
land ;  petitioner  complains  that  the  furniture  of  her 
grandmother  Mary  Countess  of  Hume,  in  her  houses  in 
Aldersgate  Street,  left  to  petitioner's  mother  for  life, 
with  remainder  to  petitioner,  has  for  ^ome  delinquency 
imputed  to  petitioner's  father  been  ordered  to  be  sold, 
and  has  already  been  inventorieil.  She  prays  that  the 
Bale  may  be  forborne  until  she  bad  been  heard,  and  her 
light  to  the  furniture  determined.     L.  J.,  X.  511. 

Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Captain  Henry  Worth;  lie  has 
served  Parliament  since  the  erujitions  until  the  dis- 
banding of  Colonel  Sanderson's  regiment,  for  which  he 
is  much  hi  arrear  of  pay,  while  he  has  exhausted  his 
whole  estate,  and  his  wife  and  children  are  reduced  to 
want  and  misery ;  petitioner  has  been  arrested  by 
Richard  Briggs,  a  brewer,  for  a  small  debt  of  about  5?., 
and  cast  into  the  prison  of  the  Marshalsea,  where  he 
has  lain  about  ten  days  to  his  utter  ruin  ;  he  prays  the 
House,  to  order  his  release  without  payment  of  fees 
as  he  has  no  aulisistence  left,  and  is  most  willing  to  pay 
his  debt  out  of  the  first  arrears  he  shall  receive. 
L.J.,  X.  511. 

Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Dedier  Foucalt.  Two  ships,  the 
"  Pearl  Hoy  "  and  "  Box  Tree,"  were  sold  to  petitioner 
under  an  order  of  the  House  of  the  22nd  of  Maroli 
1647-8,  made  in  the  cause  between  Wm.  Allen  and 
Hans  Baker  ;  but  the  .ships  have  been  arrested  by 
Captain  Maynard,  who  pretends  a  title  to  them  from 
Allen,  to  the  great  damage  of  petitioner,  who  was  in- 
tending to  make  a  voyage  with  one  of  them.  Petitioner 
jirays  that  his  ship  may  lie  freed  fi'oni  arrest.  L.  J., 
X.  .511. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  22  March  1647-8. 

Sept.  25.  Draft  order  for  printing  the  shorter  cate- 
chism.    L.  .I.,X.  511.     In,  e.ftensn. 

Sept.  25.  Draft  of  additional  ordinance  for  the  better 
raising  of  the  yearly  sum  of  8,n00?.  for  the  support  of 
His  Highness  Charles  Lodowieke,  Prince  Elector,  Count 
Palatine  of  the  Rhine.     L.  .J.,  X.  511.     In  vxtcnso. 

Sept.  26.  Pass  for  Mr.  Simpcutt,  with  his  servants 
and  horses,  to  go  into  the  Isle  of  Wight  and  to  return. 
L.  J.,  X.  .-.12. 

Sept.  26.  Petition  of  the  Grand  Inquest,  tlio  represen- 
tative body  of  the  county  of  Herts,  at  their  general 
assizes  liolden  the  19th  of  Sept.  1648.  This  petition  is 
addressed  to  His  ^lajesty's  -ludges  of  Assize  for  the 
county,  and  was  brought  before  the  House  on  the  26th 
by  Judge  Bacon.  The  petitioners  re]a-eseut  that  the 
<-ounty  has  been  extremely  bnrthened  for  some  years 
past  witli  taxes  for  the  maintenance  of  the  army,  and 
other  taxes,  far  above  their  ]iroporlion  as  compared  with 
other  counties,  by  which  their  estates  are  much  disabled, 
and  they  unable  to  continue  the  ready  assistance  they 
have  hitlierto  coutriliuted.  The  petitioners  pray  the 
judgf-B  to  recommend  their  case  to  the  consideration  of 
tlie  Houses  of  Parliament,  that  n|ion  due  examination 
of  the  inequality  of  the  imposition,  the  proportions  may 
be  more  equally  laid  upon  the  several  counties.  L.  J., 
X.  512. 

Sept.  26.  Petition  of  Christoplier  Duckett  and  Alice 
his  wife,  defendanis  in  a  writ  of  error  brought  by 
Thomas  Boone  and  others,  [iraying  that  a  short  day  may 
be  apjiointed  for  the  bearing. 

Sept.  26.  Order  for  the  hearing  of  the  cause.  L.  J  , 
X.  512. 

Sept.  26.  Petition  of  Edmund  Bislmpp,  defendant  in 
a  writ  of  error  brought  by  Sir  Lewis  Kirke,  praying 
that  a  short  day  may  be  api>ointed  for  the  hearing. 
L.  J.,  X.  .512. 

Sept.  26.  Draft  ordinance  to  discharge  the  accounts 
of  Commissioners  of  Exci.se  for  the  year  ending  the 
29th  of  September  1646.     L.  J.,  X.  514.     In  rximso. 

Sept.  28.  Petition  and  answer  of  Marmaduke  .James, 
Minister  of  Upminster,  in  the  county  of  Essex,  touching 


the  petition  exhibited  by  John  Halke,  clerk.  Petitioner 
thought  that  he  had  satisfied  the  House  of  his  claim  to 
the  living  by  the  production  of  the  orders  of  the  Com- 
mittee for  Plundered  Ministers,  and  it  was  only  on 
Tuesday  night  last  that  he  heard  of  the  order  to  appear 
before  the  House  this  present  Thursday  ;  he  was  tliere- 
foro  obliged  to  travel  to  London  j'esterday,  being  the 
fast,  leaving  the  flock  to  his  and  their  great  grief,  un- 
provided, and  now  that  he  is  come  he  understands  that 
his  chief  counsel  is  absent  on  circuit.  Petitioner  has 
been  requested  by  tlie  justices  for  the  county  to  preach 
at  Chelmsford  on  Tuesday  morning  next  before  the 
'quarter  sessions  begin,  and  is  therefore  obliged  to  return 
into  the  country.  The  presence  also  of  most  of  the  in- 
habitants of  the  parish  is  required  to  prove  the  article 
against  Halke,  which  cannot  be  without  great  damage 
to  them  at  this  seasonable  time  of  harvest  after  the  long 
unseasonable  n  eather  ;  petitioner  therefore  prays  that 
either  the  suit  may  be  dismissed  or  a  convenient  time 
after  harvest  appointed  for  further  satisfjdng  the  House 
in  the  matter.     L.  J.,  X.  515. 

Sept.  28.  Draft  order  that  no  proposition  should  be 
held  binding  if  the  treaty  for  a  peace  should  be  broken 
off.     L.  J..  X.  515.     Ill  ej-teiiso. 
Sept.  28.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Sept.  28.  Draft  pass  for  Sir  James  Carmichaell  to  go 
to  the  King  in  the  Isle  of  Wight.  L.  J.,  X.  515.  Iii, 
e,(tc7iso. 

Sept.  28.  Draft  ordinance  for  a  further  sum  of  12ii?. 
per  week  to  be  added  to  the  allowance  for  the  relief  of 
sick  and  maimed  sohUers  and  widows.  L.  J.,  X.  616. 
In  e.i'ienso. 

Sept.  28.  Draft  order  for  a  pass  to  be  gi-anted  to  Sir 
James  Carmichaell  to  attend  the  King,  &c.  L.  J., 
X.  516.     In  ej-tcnso. 

Sept.  30.  Answer  of  Sir  Wm.  Cobb,  Knight,  to  the 
petition  and  complaint  of  Anne  Vannendeii,  widow.  He 
details  the  circumstances  which  led  to  her  arrest ;  abso- 
lutely denies  having  treated  any  order  of  the  House  of 
Lords  with  contempt,  having  ever  served  the  Parlia- 
ment with  zeal,  and  yielded  ready  obedience  to  the 
orders  of  both  Hou.ses  during  all  these  times  of  distrac- 
tion, and  therefore  liopes  that  the  petition  and  affidavits 
of  persons  who  are  indicted  for  felony,  who  have  been 
found  guilty  by  a  grand  jury  and  have  fled  from  the 
judgment  of  the  law-,  will  have  little  credit  or  esteem 
against  him.     L.  J.,  X.  .521. 

Sept.  -Mk  Petition  of  James  Duke  of  Richmond  and 
Lenox.  Prays  that  his  fine  may  be  abated  in  considera- 
tion of  his  loss  of  the  ofBce  of  Constable  of  Dover  Castle, 
Cliancellor,  Admiral  and  Warden  of  the  Cinque  Ports, 
iu  which  he  has  a  freehold  estate.  L.  J.,  X.  522.  Iii 
cetcHso. 

Sept.  )10.  Draft  order  that  a  conference  should  be  had 
with  the  House  of  Commons  upon  thepreceding  petition. 
L.  .1.,  X.  521.     In  c.itenso. 

(-)ct.  2.  Petition  of  Isabella  Baroness  Dowager  De  la 
Warr.  Prays  that  the  orders  made  in  her  cause  against 
Lord  Coleraine  may  be  left  in  full  force  until  she  can 
find  a  possibility  of  selling  her  land  to  satisfy  his  Lord- 
ship and  all  her  other  creditors.     L.  J.,  X.  .52-5. 

Oct.  2.  Draft  order  for  Benjamin  Norton  and  Edward 
Horsma^u  to  be  added  to  the  Committee  for  Rutland. 
L.  J.,  X.  526.     In  e.ftcnso. 

Oct.  2.  Order   appointing   trustees  of  tlie   estate  of 
Clement  Paston.     L.  J.,  X.  .526.     In  e:fienso. 
Oct.  2.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Oct.  2.  Draft  order  for  freeing  part  of  Clement 
Paston's  estate  from  sequestration.  L.  J..  X.  527.  In, 
e,':  ten  so. 

Oct.  2.  Petition  of  George  Morgan,  one  of  the  defen- 
dants to  the  Bill  of  Complaint  in  Chancery  of  Sir 
Steiihen  Scott.  Complains  that  their  Lordships  dis- 
missed his  petition  without  hearing  auythin"-  of  the 
merits  of  the  cause,  and  that  he  is  therefore  left^'without 
.■my  relief.  He  prays  that  an  order  may  be  made  in 
accordance  with  the  annexed  propositions,  or  that  he 
may  be  admitteil  to  his  bill  of  review-. 
Annexed : — 

1.  J'ropositions  referred  to  in  preceding. 

2.  Copy  of  agreement  entered  into  by  Edmund 
Scott,  Stejihen  Scott,  and  George  Morgan.  16 
August  1620. 

3.  Copy   of   oriler    dismissing    Morgan's   petition. 
7  .Ian.  1647-8. 
3.  Draft  ordinance  to  dispose  of  impropriations 

-giug  to  the  Bishops,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  528.     In. 


Calendar, 

1643. 


Oct 
hitely  belon 
I'.r.lpnan. 

Oct.   4.  Petition 


"f  Edward  Herbert,  Esq.,  son  of 
Edward  Lord  Herbert  of  Cherbury.  deceased  Not- 
withstanding their  Loi-dships'  order  of  the  5th  of  Sept 


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last,  Whitaker  presumes  to  proceed  with  the  printing 
of  Lord  Herbert's  Histoiy  of  Heury  VIII.  ;  petitioner 
prays  that  Whitaker  maybe  sent  for  to  answer  his  con- 
tempt, and  that  his  presses  may  be  seized.  L.  J.,  X.  529. 
Oct.  4.  Draft  resolutions  approving  of  the  conduct  of 
Colonel  George  Monck,  and  appointing  him  Governor 
of  Carrickfergus,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  .>2H.     hi  exieuso. 

Oct.  4.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  i<M.  to  Captain 
Brugh.  who  brought  General  Major  Munro  from  Ireland. 
L.  J.,  X.  529.     InexAens,'. 

Oct.  4.  Draft  order  for  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tnwer 
to  deliver  Lord  Inchiquiu's  son  to  Lioiitenant-Coloncl 
Beecher,  who  is  appointed  to  carry  him  to  Ireland  and 
exchange  him  for  certain  prisoners.  L.  J.,  X.  529.  Iii 
extenso. 

Oct.  4.  Draft  order  for  the  appointment  of  a  Council 
of  War  for  the  trial  of  soldiers  in  the  County  of  York. 
L.  J.,  X.  529.     In  exienso. 

Oct.4.  Petition  of  Lady  InyceBlundell  and  Christopher 
Eotherham.  The  late  Lord  Kanelagh.  Lord  President 
of  Conuaught,  became  indebted  to  petitioners  by  bonds 
under  his  hand  and  seal,  but  his  estate  being  all  destroyed 
by  the  rebellion  he  was  unable  to  satisfy  them. 
There  are  several  arrears  due  to  his  Lordshi])  as  Colonel 
of  Foot,  Captain  of  Horse,  and  Constable  of  the  Castle 
of  Athlone,  and  for  the  maintenance  of  thirty  wardens 
there  at  his  own  charge,  wliich  arrears  have  been 
assigned  to  petitioners.  Petitioners  pray  that  the  Com- 
mittee for  Ii'ish  affairs  may  be  ordered  to  compute 
the  several  arrears,  and  to  take  some  speedy  course  for 
their  satisfaction.     L.  J.,  X.  .529. 

Oct.  4.  Letter  from  Colonel  Michael  Jones,  at  Dublin, 
to  the  Earl  of  Manchester.  The  writer  has  lately  re- 
turned from  the  enemies'  quarters,  where  he  has  taken 
their  two  main  strengths  in  these  parts,  the  strong  fort 
of  Ballisonaw  and  the  Island  of  Allen,  with  some  other 
cousiderable  pieces.  His  next  work  will  be  to  destroy 
all  belonging  to  the  enemy,  which  until  now  could  not 
be  done,  neither  is  the  time  yet  fully  serving  thereunto, 
most  of  their  corn  not  yet  being  made  up,  and  not  till 
then  to  be  destroyed.  In  this  necessary  spoil  of  corn 
will  be  taken  from  him  all  means  of  subsistence  other 
than  what  must  be  elsewhere  acquired,  which  would  be 
of  timely  consideration,  that  thereby  no  obstruction  be 
to  the  service,  and  that  the  contracts  to  be  made  may 
be  to  the  State's  best  advantage.  As  for  money  there 
has  not  been  so  much  as  one  penny  in  the  Treasury  for  a 
whole  month  past,  which  must  be  a  main  stop  to  the  ser- 
vice if  not  speedily  supplied.  "  Whereunto  is  added  the 
"  weakness  of  this  your  arm}-,  short  in  men  and  horse, 
"  and  that  iu  this  time  of  greatest  action,  wherein  with 
"  competent  supplies  may  be  done  very  much  to  the 
"  destruction  of  the  enemy  and  settling  of  your  interests 
"  here;  whereunto  yet  I  shall  not  be  wanting  as  far  as 
"  may  be  possibly  be  done  by  this  handfull.'' 

Oct.  5.  Petition  of  Sarah,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Crokey,  deceased.  Prays  that  John  and  Mary  Smith, 
executors  of  John  Smith,  and  others,  may  be  ordered 
to  answer  her  complaint  respecting  the  pretended  pur- 
chase of  certain  lands  belonging  to  the  Free  School  at 
Wotton-under-edge,  Gloucestershire,  L.  J.,  X.  529. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Benjamin   Crokey,  of  Bristol,  mer- 
chant, and  Sarah  his  daughter,     ilany  years  ago 
John  Smith  and  others  (since  deceased)  suppressed 
a  school  at  Wotton-uuder-edge,  Gloucestershire, 
of  which  petitioner  was  a  tenant,  and  appropriated 
the   endowments ;    in   l<i21    and  1641  petitioner 
attempted  to  bring  them  to  justice,  and  obtained 
several  orders  of  Parliament  in   the  matter,  but 
by  the  evil  practices  of  Smith  and  others  he  has 
been   defamed,   imprisoned,   and    impoverished ; 
prays  for  redi-ess.     (Undated.) 
Oct.   5.  Petition   of    Anne   Lady   Lauderdale.   Mary 
Maitland,  her  daughter.  Lady  Theodosia  Dudley,  Robert 
English,  and  Bridget  Webb.     Pray  that  certain  goods 
seized  for  the  delinquency  of  John  Earl  of  Lauderdale 
may  not  be  removed  out  of  a  house  in  London  until 
petitioners  have  been  heard  with  respect  to  their  rights 
to  the  same.     L.  J.,  X.  529. 

Oct.  5.  Petition  of  Thomas  Whitaker,  citizen  and 
stationer  of  London.  In  answer  to  the  charge  against 
him  of  printing  the  History  of  Henry  VIII.  by  the  late 
Lord  Herbert  of  Cherbury,  he  states  that  the  copy 
which  he  prints  was  given  to  him  by  Lord  Herbert  to 
the  end  he  should  print  it  after  that  Lord's  decease. 
After  Lord  Herbert's  death,  according  to  the  ordinance 
of  Parliament  and  the  ancient  custom  of  the  Company 
of  Stationers,  he  caused  the  book  to  be  licensed  and 
entered  in  the  Hall  book  of  the  Company  before  any 


order  of  their  Lordships  was  procured  to  the  contrary.  Hofsk  op 
Prays  that  he  may  be  allowed  quietly  to  enjoy  his  said        I'OMs. 

copy  and  to  proceed  with  the  printing  thereof.      L.  J.,  Calendnr. 
X.  530.  2g4g 

Oct.  5.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  John  Smith  of  his 
delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  530. 

Annexed: — 

1.   Certificate  of  his  delinquency. 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Major  Herbert  Blanchard.  The 
sum  of  4C0L  is  due  to  him  for  his  arrears,  and  he  is  now 
fallen  upon  by  his  creditors,  and  has  been  cast  into 
Newgate  by  Simon  Hawkins  for  a  debt  under  10?.  Prays 
for  his  discharge,  he  being  willing  to  assign  a  greater 
sum  out  of  his  arrears  than  will  satisfy  the  debt.  L.  J., 
X.  530. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Committee  of  the  House  of 
Commons  for  Reformados  for  the  payment  of 
lUOZ.  16s.,  being  six  months'  reformado  pay  to 
Major  Blanchard.     20  Feb.  1644-5. 

2.  Certificate  of  Sir  William  Balfour  that  Major 
Blanchard  commanded  a  troop  of  horse  under  his 
late  Excellency  the  Earl  of  Essex.  21  March 
1647-8. 

3.  Certificate  of  the  Earl  of  Stamford  that  Major 
Blanchard  had  command  of  a  comp^my  of 
dragoons  in  the  year  1642  under  Colonel 
Chudleigh.     1  July  1648. 

Oct.  6.  Diaft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  persons 
of  their  delinquency,  L.  J.,  X.  530,  with  certificates  of 
delinquency  annexed.  The  certificates  are  given  in 
e.iieiiso  in  the  Commons'  Joui-ual : — 

Gilbert  and  John  Atkin-     Richard  Spencer. 

son.  Sir  Gcrvase  Scroope  and 

William  Sleaford.  Adrian  Scroope. 

Edward  Standish.  Sir  Thomas  Wolrich. 

Roger  Mostyn.  Tobyas  La  we. 

Peter  Ball.  William  Booth. 

David  Walter.  John  Hoskins. 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Captain  Henry  Bell.  Nearly  eight 
years  since  the  King  sent  petitioner's  complaint  to  their 
Lordships  by  the  Lord  Privy  Seal,  with  a  certificate 
that  it  should  be  speedily  heard,  that  his  great  com]  )laiut 
against  the  Council  Board  and  his  other  sufferings 
should  not  be  brought  in  public  before  the  House  of 
Commons.  In  relation  thereto  petitioner  has  had 
teu  orders  for  the  hearing  of  his  cause,  but  it  has  not 
yet  been  heard,  whereby  his  two  children  have  been 
lamentably  starved  to  death,  and  he  himself  by  the 
extreme  misery  heaped  upon  him  is  in  the  same 
condition  to  follow  his  starved  wife  and  children  to  the 
dust.  Prays  that  a  certain  and  present  day  may  be 
appointed  for  hearing  his  complaint,  or  that  the  matter 
may  be  referred  to  the  House  of  Commons.  L.  J., 
X.  631. 

Oct.  6.  Draft  ordinance  to  continue  the  assessments 
for  the  army.     L.  J. ,  X.  531.     Iti  extenso. 

Oct.  6.  Certificate  of  Presbyters  of  the  first  Classis  of 
the  Province  of  London,  that  they  have  examined, 
approved,  and  ordained  John  Price,  upon  his  presenta- 
tion to  the  rectory  of  Mavesyn  Ridware,  in  the  county 
of  Stafi'ord,  presbji^er,  in  the  form  and  manner  or- 
dained by  Parliament  for  ordination  of  ministers. 
L.  J.,  X.  531. 

Oct.  6.  Testimonial  in  ftivour  of  George  White  for 
the  rectory  of  Llanvihangelvsternllewern,  in  the  county 
of  Monmouth.     L.  J.,  X.  631. 

Oct.  7.  Petition  of  Richard  Shute,  of  London,  nrer- 
chant ;  petitioner  assured  a  ship  called  the  "Peter  "  of 
London  to  the  amount  of  200L  in  the  same  policy  with 
other  merchants  who  assured  it  for  other  sums.  The 
ship  having  sustained  much  loss,  the  ilamage  was  esti- 
mated at  60  per  cent.,  at  which  rate  petitioner  long 
since  gave  satisfaction  for  the  moneys  assured  by  him, 
and  so  was  discharged  of  his  engagement.  The  other 
assurers  stood  out  and  have  not  yet  given  satisfaction 
for  the  sums  assured  by  them,  and  the  Commissioners 
for  causes  of  assurance  being  moved  by  false  informa- 
tion endeavour  to  make  petitioner  liable  for  part  of  the 
other  assurers'  loss,  and  to  make  void  his  release 
contrary  to  equity  and  justice  and  against  any  precedent 
ever  used,  whereof  they  were  told  by  the  register  who 
has  been  thirty-five  years  an  oflBcer  of  the  court.  Prays 
that  the  Commissioners  and  deputy  register  of  the 
Court  may  be  ordered  to  forbear  any  proceedings 
against  him  until  the  matter  be  heard  by  their  lord- 
ships.    L.  J.,  X.  532. 

Oct.  7.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  the  following  per- 
sons of  their  delinquency  (L.  J.,  X.  532),  with  certificates 

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Calendar. 
1648. 


Iloi-SEOF     of  delinquency  annexed.     The  certificates  arc  given  i/i 
Ix)Eiis.       g,,teiii(0  in  the  Commons'  Journal  :— 

W-'iliam  Godolphin.  Henry  Gudgeon. 

Daniel  Thelvvall.  Timothy  Tournor. 

Sir  Walter  Wrottesley.         Edmond  Hall. 

Thomas   Earl  of  South-      Sir  Thomas  Bishop, 
ampton.  J"l"i  Smith.       _ 

Robert  Anderson.  Thomas  Gerrara,  .innior. 

Ed'ward  Yarde.  George  Rawleigh. 

John    Viscount    Scuda-       Robert  Holt.     (No  ecrtih- 
more  and  James  Scu-  eate.) 

damore  his  son.     (Cer-       Leonard  Pinckney. 
tiScate  only.)  Kdward  Dymocke. 

Tobv  Hodsou.  Richard  Draper. 

Nicholas      Spicer      and       John    Kelsall.         (iwo 
o^-l,grs.  copies  of  ordinance.) 

Lawrence  Carlisle.  Thomas  .Vtkinson. 

John  Forde.  Sir  Christopher  Hattoii. 

Henry  Butler.  Sir  Henry  Herbert. 

Ambrose  Manaton.  Sir  Guy  Palmes. 

Thomas  Foster.  JeBVey  Palmei-. 

Nicholas  Shepeard.  Robert  Reeve. 

Edward  Kynaston.  Richard  Hawke. 

Robert  Leeds.  John  Lynn. 

George  Walker.  William  Pretty. 

Henry  Wilson. 

Oct.  7.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,000/.  to  Colonel 
Michael  Jones.     L.  J.,  X.  532.     In  eeicnso 

Oct.  7.  Draft  order  recommending  John  Wheeler  tor 
the  place  of  receiver  of  first  fruits.  L.  J.,  X.  533.  In. 
ej-'tenso. 

Oct.  7.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  2,000t.  to  Colonel 
Jones.     L.  J.,  X.  533.     In  e.cleiixo. 

Oct.  7.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,OOOZ.  to  Colonel 
Lowihian.     L.  J.,  X.  633.     In  e.denso. 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Anne  Countess  Lauderdale,  Mary 
Maitland.  her  daughter,  Theodosia  Lady  Dudley,  Robert 
English,  and  Bridget  Webb.  Comjilain  that  Richard 
Cole  refused  lo  see  or  give  obedience  to  their  Lord.ships' 
order  of  the  olh  instant,  and  pray  that  he  may  be  sent 
for  to  answer  his  contempt.     L.  J.,  X.  533. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding.    L.  J.,  X.  534. 
In  e.i'fcii.si). 

2.  Copy  of  order  ol'  5th  Oct.  referred  to  in  petition. 
Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Richard  Eyre.     Frays  that  a  day 

may  be  appointed  for  hearing  his  writ  of  error  against 
Benson  and  Browne.     L.  J.,  X.  533. 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  L'Jabella  Baroness  Dowager  [De] 
La  Warr.  Petitioner  received  an  order  to  bring  counsel 
to  plead  the  business  between  her  and  Lord  Coleraine, 
•which  order  since  aiipears  to  be  a  mistake,  the  order 
being  only  that  the  point  of  privilege  in  the  case  of 
dowagers  should  be  pleaded,  and  forasmuch  as  after 
diligent  search  she  cannot  find  out  any  counsel  to  whom 
^he  can  rely  for  a  business  of  tliat  consequence  to 
herself  and  others,  she  prays  that  time  may  be  granted 
her  until  the  middle  of  the  term,  when  her  own  counsel 
will  attend,  in  order  that  a  cause  of  so  great  con- 
cernment may  not  be  betrayed  for  want  of  an  advocate. 
L.  J.,  X.  533. 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  Theodosia  Garrett,  widow, 
daughter  of  John  Stepkiii.  and  late  wife  of  George 
Garrett,  deceased,  second  son  of  Sir  George  Garrett, 
Alderman  of  London.  Complains  that  Sir  George 
Garrett  refuses  to  settle  a  certain  sum  of  money  upon 
her  and  her  son,  which  he  had  promised  to  do  before 
the  death  of  her  husband.  Prays  that  he  may  sent  for 
to  answer.     L.  J.,  X.  53i. 

Oct.  10.  Order  for  the  Gentlemen  Usher  to  attach 
the  body  of  Richard  Cole  for  his  contempt  in  disobeying 
an  order  of  their  Lordships.     L.  J..  X.  634. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Affidavits  of  John  Siiialhnan  and  John  Foulke 
that  Cole  refused  to  obey  the  order  for  st;iying 
the  removal  and  disposal  of  the  goods  seized  in 
the  house  of  John  Earl   uf  Lauderdale.       L.  J., 
X.  636.     In  c.iti'nso. 
Oct.  10.  Answer  of  Heni-y  Wollaston,  Master  Keeper 
of  Newgate,  to  the  articles   exhilited  against  him  by 
Thomas   Blackmoore   'BlakomerJ   and    Richard    Paris 
{ride  17  Aug.  164S).     Denies  the  whole  of  the  charges 
made  against  him.     He  never  connived  at  the  escape  of 
prisoners,  and  when  any  did  esca])e  took  every  means 
in  his  power  and  expended  much  money  in  their  recap- 
ture.   Denies  that  he  ever  allowed  mass  to  be  said  in  the 
prison,  but  on  the   contrary  causiMl  a  little  stone  table 
whie)i  stood  in  the  Justice  Hall  wliere  the  recusants  are 
imprisoned   to  be  removed,  because  the  same  liad  for- 
merly been  used  by  several  Po|iish  priests  for  an  altar  in 
the  saying  of  mass,  he  also  caused  some  Popish  inscrip- 


tions over  the  table  to  be  put  out  and  written  over.  He 
details  the  circumstances  attending  the  escape  of  certain 
prisoners,  and  the  means  taken  for  their  recapture. 
Denies  that  he  ever  defrauded  the  prisoners  of  any  legit- 
cies,  charitable  gifts,  or  benevolences,  or  that  he  suft'erod 
anv  prisoners  to  be  starved  ;  when  their  allowance  failed 
he  allowed  them  to  hang  out  bags  to  receive  the  charity 
of  people,  which  was  better  than  their  weekly  allow- 
ance, and  he  has  disbur.'ied  out  of  his  own  purse  more  than 
400?.  for  bread  and  other  necessities  for  the  relief  of  the 
poor  prisoners  since  he  has  been  Master  Keeper.  The 
reason  the  coroner  did  laot  view  the  bodies  of  certain 
prisoners  who  died  was  that  the  plague  was  in  the  gaol, 
and  the  coroner  refused  to  view  the  bodies  because  he 
could  not  get  :i  jury  to  go  into  the  prison,  but  when 
the  jdagnc  is  not  in  the  prison  every  prisoner  that 
dies  is  duly  viewed  by  the  coroner.     L.  J.,  X.  535. 

Oct.  10.  Draft  report  of  the  Committee  upon  Anthony 
Hungerford's  ordinance  of  Composition.  L.  J.,  X.  535. 
Oct.  10.  Petition  of  Sir  Thomas  Peyton,  prisoner  in 
Windsor  Castle,  to  the  House  of  Commons.  Prays  that 
he  may  be  discharged  upon  bail  to  prosecute  his  com- 
position with  the  Committee  of  Kent.     C.  J..  VI.  49. 

Oct.  10.  Draft  ordinance  for  payment  of  arrears  due 
to  officers  who  served  under  the. late  Lord  Fairfax. 
L.  J.,  X.  635.     In  e.etenso. 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  Joseph  Murdock,  merchant,  to 
Edward  Earl  of  Manchester.  Petitioner  lately  came 
out  of  Ireland,  where  he  has  divers  goods,  and  einee  his 
coming  there  is  a  sto])  of  shipping  for  Munster.  Prays 
the  Earl  to  procure  him  a  jiass  from  the  House  of  Peers 
to  freight  a  small  Ijarque  with  merchantable  goods  that 
he  may  then  return  with  his  property,  he  not  carrying 
any  implements  of  war  in  prejudice  of  the  Parliament's 
forces. 

Oct.  11.  Petition  of  Mary  Seeker,  of  the  City  of  York, 
widow.  About  two  years  since  Captain  Francis  Swayne, 
of  York,  became  bound  to  petitioner  for  jiayment  of  60L  ; 
she  impleaded  in  the  Court  of  York  for  payment  of  the 
bond,  but  the  proceedings  are  stayed  by  an  order  of 
their  Lordships,  whereby  Captain  Swayne  is  privileged. 
Petitioner  prays  that  the  order  may  be  reversed,  and 
that  she  maybe  allowed  to  pro.secute  her  suit  according 
to  law,  L.  J.,  X.  536. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  referred  to  in  preceding.     13  Mar. 

1046-7. 

Oct.  11.  Petition   of  Edward    Scott,   of   Sootts    Hall, 

Kent.     Prays  that  further  time  may  be  granted  to  him 

to   answer   the  petition   of  his   wife    Katherine  Scott. 

L.  J..  X.  536. 

Oct.  11.  Information  of  Robert  De  Luke  concerning 
the  Governor  of  Tattershall  Castle.  L.  J.,  X.  541. 
In  extensn. 

Oct.  11.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Nicholas  Levett  has  been  approved  for  the  rectory 
of  Wiggonholt-cum-Greatliam,  Sussex. 

Oct.  11.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Wm.  Ambrose  has  been  approved  for  the  rectory 
of  Farmborough,  Somerset. 

Oct.  12.  Petition  of  Sir  Lewis  Kirke  ;  at  the  instance 
of  the  defendant  this  day  was  fixed,  as  appears  by  the 
annexed  order  of  26  Sept.  last,  for  the  hearing  of  the 
writ  of  error  depending  between  petitioner  and  Edmond 
Bishop  ;  petitioner  has  prepared  for  the  hearing,  but 
the  defendant,  as  it  seems,  is  endeavouring  to  delay  it ; 
petitioner  prays  that  Monday  or  Tuesday  next  may  he. 
fixed  for  the  hearing.  L.  J.,  X.  542. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  26  Se])t.  1648  mentioned  in 
preceding. 
Oct.  12.  Petition  of  Samuel  Carleton,  Lieutenant- 
Colonel.  Their  Lordships  were  pleased,  upon  the  2''th 
of  April  1645,  to  aflbrd  petitioner  protection  against  all 
suits  and  actions  for  debt  until  his  arrears  were  paid. 
Xotwithstanding  this  ]irotection,  and  that  he  has  in 
addition  oHered  his  creditors  all  his  estate,  his  arrears 
;indall  that  be  has  upon  public  faith,  and  to  sell  his  wife's 
jointure  and  his  lands  of  heritance,  he  is  threatened  to 
be  arrested,  so  that  he  cannot  with  safety  render  his 
service  to  the  Parliament.  Prays  that  his  protection 
may  be  continued,  that  he  may  not  be  left  to  the  cruelty 
<jf  those  who,  fur  his  faithful  service  to  the  Parliament, 
desire  to  have  him  end  his  days  in  prison,  to  the  utter 
ruin  of  himsc  If  and  family.  L.  J.,  X.  643. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding.     (Undated.) 

2.  Order   of   29th   April   1645   granting    him  pro- 
tection. 

Oct.  12.  Petition  of  Captain  Henry  Bell.     Prays  that 
a  tlay  may  be  appointed  for  hearing  bin  cause  "against 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    REPOUT. 


House  OF     Sir  Tbomas  Mewtys,   late    Clerk   of  the   Council,     gee 
^°I1'-       L.  J..  X.  532. 
Calendar.  Annexed  : — 

XQiS.  !•  Copies  of  various  orders  with  reference  to  the 

hearing  of  the  cause. 

Oct.  13.  Draft  Order  for  Andrew  Crispe  to  be  Mayor  of 
Berwick.     L.  J.,  X.  54-i.     In  exteiuo. 

Oct.  l->.  Draft  votes  upon  the  King's  answer  to  the 
propositions  concerning  religion.  L.  J.,  X.  54-1.  In 
extenso. 

Oct.  13.  Draft  order  against  officers  disturbing  the 
Houses  on  account  of  their  arrears.  L.  J.,  X.  'A.'i.  In 
eiti'Ttso. 

Oct.  13.  Order  appointing  Colonel  Algernon  Sydney 
Governor  of  Dover  Castle.     L.  J..  X.  546.     Jra  citenso. 

Oct.  16.  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and 
Commons  of  the  City  of  London  in  Common  Council 
assembled.  Pray  th;it  the  impropriations  of  the  late 
Archbishops  and  Bishops,  the  houses  or  lands  now  or 
late  belonging  to  Deans,  Chapters,  and  Prebends  within 
the  Province  of  Loudon,  and  tlie  rents  and  revenues 
thereof,  may  be  settled  for  an  augmentation  of  mainte- 
nance for  the  ministry  of  the  Province.     L.  J.,  X.  54.j. 

Oct.  16.  Petition  of  Thomas  ."Symes  that  a  day  may 
be  appointed  for  hearing  his  writ  of  error  against 
John  Gregory  and  olhers.     L.  J.,  X.  545. 

Oct.  16.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Folkingham,  clerk. 
Some  time  since  petitioner  left  .South  Weald,  Kssex, 
a  living  which  had  been  bestowed  upon  him,  when 
sequestered  from  Dr.  Samuel  Baker.  Since  which  time 
the  parishioners  have  much  disagreed  about  the  election 
of  another,  liy  means  wliereof  petitionorhas  b?en  pnt  to 
many  exp,<^nses,  and  stands  cngagi;d  to  other  ministers 
who  supplied  the  phiC3  during  this  disagreement.  The 
sum  nf  200/.  at  least  is  due  to  petiti'>nor  from  the 
parishioners,  ami  he  prays  that  some  order  may  be 
made  for  his  relief.     L.  ■!.,  X.  545. 

Oct.  16.  Letter  from  the  Earl  o.  Waruiuk,  aboard  the 
St.  George,  to  the  Earl  of  Manchester.  A  business  is 
depending  in  the  House  of  Peeis  concerning  Mr.  Salomon 
Smith,  an  officer  ot  the  Admiralty,  about  a  verdict  of 
40  '/.  obtained  ngainstliim  at  common  law,  at  the  suitof 
Mr.  Davis,  for  executing  a  decree  under  the  seal  of  the 
Court  of  Admiralty.  This  matter  is  of  grave  concern- 
ment to  Ihe  jnrisdiction  of  the  Court  of  Admiralty,  to 
which  the  writer's  trust,  under  the  Parliament,  hath  so 
near  a  relation.  He  iherelore  beseeches  the  Earl  of 
Manchester  to  present  his  request  unto  the  House  that 
the  cause  may  b_>  forborne  until  his  return.  He  hopes 
this  request  will  not  be  considered  unreasonable,  con- 
sidering that  the  i)arty  did  but  jiursue  his  duty  in 
executing  the  wariant.     L.  .!.,  X.  547. 

Oct.  17.  Drafr  order  referring  the  petition,  of  .John 
Halke,  to  the  House  ol'Cummoas.     L.  J.,  X.  ,47. 

Oct.  17.  Oriler  appointing  a  d  ly  for  hearing  the  writ 
of  error  between  Salomon  Sniitli  and  Edward  Davis. 
L.  J.,  X.  547. 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Salomon  Smith,  Marshal  of  the 
Court  of  Admiralty.  I'ra3's  that  the  licaring  ot  the 
cause  may  be  postponed  until  ihe  return  of  the  Earl  of 
Northumberland,  late  Lord  High  Admiral,  trom  the 
Isle  of  Wight. 

Oct.  17.  Answer  of  Sir  George  Carrett  to  the  petition 
of  Theodosia  Garrett.  Denies  tuat  he  ever  made  the 
promise  to  settle  a  sum  of  money  upon  his  son  as  stated 
and  prays  that  tlie  matter  may  be  left  to  the  ordinary 
course  of  the  law.      L.  J.,  X.  547. 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Sir  William  Button.  Petitioner 
coming  in  upon  the  Articles  of  Oxford  was  assessed  by 
the  Committee  of  Goldsmiths'  Hall  lo  pay  a  fine  of 
2,oS0/. ,  one  half  whereof  he  paid,  and  secured  the  re- 
mainder by  bond.  He  then  presented  several  petitions 
to  the  Committee  for  some  abatement,  in  respect  that  a 
great  part  of  his  estate  was  an  estate  for  life,  yet  he 
was  fined  as  if  he  had  an  estate  of  inheritance,  but  could 
obtain  no  benefit  from  the  Cjominittee  wlio  reported  the 
fine  to  the  House  of  Commons  ;  the  House  accepted  the 
fine,  and  the  ordinance  has  abeady  been  pres.^nted  to 
their  Lordships  for  their  concurrence.  Prays  that  before 
the  o'-dinance  is  passed  it  may  be  referred  back  to  the 
Committee  at  Goldsmiths'  Hall  to  have  the  tine  re- 
duced.    L.  .J.,  X.  547. 

Annexed  : — 
1.  Application  of  same  for  the  reduction  of  his  fine. 

Oct.  17.  Order  that  the  hearing  of  the  matter  of  differ- 
ence between  rhe  inhabitants  of  L)ng  Acre  and  John 
Barley,  touching  his  building  and  using  a  brewhouse 
near  Long  Acre,  be  postponed.     L.  J.,  X.  547. 

Oct.  1".  Draft  order  appointing  Serjeant  Richard  Cres. 
held  one  of  the  Justices  of  the   Common  Pleas.     L.  J., 
X.  550.     In  e.etenso. 
i     84062. 


Oct.   18.  Petition  of  Roger  X^orth,   Esq.     Complains     Hocse  Of 
of  the  riotous  conduct  of  Thomas  Coniaby  and  others,        Loiiu* 
and  their  contempt  of   their    Lordships'   orders   with     Calradar 
reference    to  the   cutting  of  trees,   <fec.    upon  Mimms        igio 
Common,    in     the    county    of   Hertford  ;     prays    that 
exemplary     punishment     may    be    inflicted   upon    the 
offenders.     L.  J.,  X.  551. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Attidavit  of  Edward  Radford  in  support  of  pre- 
ceding.   25  May  1648.    L.  J.,  X.  552.    In  e.itenso. 

Oct.  18.  Draft  resolutions  apjiointing  Serjeants-at-law, 
Judges,  Ac.     L.  J.,  X.  551.     In  c.rtenso. 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  John  Gregory  and  others.  Pray 
that  the  hearing  of  their  writ  of  error  against  Thomas 
Symes  may  be  postponed.     L.  J.,  X.  552. 

Oct.  1«.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  200?.  to  Sir  Henry 
Cholmeley.     L.  J.,  X.  552.    'in  c.iii'nso. 

Oct.  19.  Petition  of  Richard  Parris.  The  Lord  Mayor 
and  Justices  of  London  were,  by  an  order  of  their  Lord- 
ships of  the  10th  instant,  ordered  to  answer  the  com- 
plaint of  petitioner,  and  Thomas  Blakemer;  but  the 
time  for  answering  has  elapsed,  notwithstanding  the 
order  was  demanded  in  due  time  of  Mr.  Browne  ;  peti- 
tioner complains  that  when  he  yesterday  again  de- 
manded the  order,  Mr.  Browne  caused  him  to  be  arrested 
at  his  (Mr.  Browne's)  suit  of  1,0C0?.,  and  imprisoned  in 
the  (late  House.  Prays  that  the  order  may  be  revived, 
that  he  may  be  forthwith  released,  and  ihat  he  may 
obtain  such  reparation  against  Jlr.  Browne  for  his  most 
unjus^  abuse  as  may  be  a  terror  unto  him  in  the  future, 
and  to  all  other  wicked  and  vexatious  obstructors  of 
justice.     L.  J.,  X.  552. 

Annexed : — 

].  Another  p'tition  of  same,  praying  for  his  dis- 
charge.    (Undated.) 

Oct.  19.  ])ra!t  ordinance  imposing  a  duty  on  goods 
imported  from  or  ex])orted  to  Prance  to  pay  the  ex- 
penses of  the  officers  of  tlie  Company  of  French  mer- 
chants, in  recovering  their  ships  detained  in  Prance. 
L.  J.,  X.  554.     In  ettens). 

Oct,  19.  Draft  order  for  p.iyinent  of  lOOi.  to  Willi.am 
Allen.     L.  J.,  X.  555.     In  extens  i. 

Oct.  19.  Ordinance  for  payment  of  50,OiiOZ.  for  the 
Xavy  out  of  the  receipts  of  fines  and  compositions  at 
Goldsmiths'  Hall.     L,  J.,  X.  555.     In  e.iiens<K 

Oct.  19.  Draft  of  precoiling. 

Oct.  19.  Draft  order  for  p.iyment,of  20Z.  to  Mr.  Taylor, 
the  messenger  who  brought  the  news  of  the  good  suc- 
cess from  Colonel  Stone.  Governor  of  Stafford.  L.  J., 
X.  '555.     In  exit'nso. 

Oct.  19.  Petition  of  Richard  Eyre,  bailiff  to  the  Oom- 
missionei-8  of  Sewers  for  the  City  of  Westminster.  Prays 
that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing  his  writs  of 
error  against  John  Benson  and  Christopher  Lirowne. 

Oct.  20.  Petition  of  Sir  William  Russell  and  others. 
On  the  22nd  of  April  last  an  order  passed  the  House  of 
Commons  for  some  additions  to  au  ordinance  for  settlina: 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  Admiralty  ;  to  which  additional 
order  their  Lordships'  concurrence  has  not  yet  been 
granted.  Notwithstanding  this,  John  Marston  and 
Thomas  Lenthall  make  use  of  this  order  as  an  ordinance 
of  both  Houses,  and  upon  certificate  of  the  Judges  do 
proceed  against  petitioners  in  the  Court  of  Admiralty 
and  Delegates  against  the  known  laws  of  the  land  and 
against  their  Lordships'  order  of  the  27th  of  July  1647, 
made  ujjon  the  Juiige's  certificate  and  the  prohibition 
of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  Pray  that  Marston 
and  Tjentliall,  the  Judges  of  the  Court  of  Admiralty  and 
the  Commissioners  Delegates  may  be  prohibited  from 
proceeding  in  the  cause.     L.  J.,  X.  -555. 

Annexed  :— 

1.  Printed  copy  of  Declaration  of  17th  April  1646 
referred  to  in  preceding.  C.  J..  IV.  513.  In 
extenso. 

2.  Copy  of  the  opinion  of  the  Judges,  that  a  pro- 
hibition doth  lie  in  this  case.     1  May  1647. 

3.  Copy  of  order  in  the  cause.      17  June  1647. 

4.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lent!  all  and  others.  Pray 
that  the  cause  may  be  left  to  the  ordinary  course 
of  law.     (Undated.) 

Oct.  20.  Message  to  the  House  of  Commons,  with 
letter  from  the  Chancellor  of  Scotland  and  the  Marquess 
of  Argyll,  proposing  that  certain  .Scotch  prisoners 
should  be  transported  for  foreign  service  under  Colonel 
Robert  Mountgomery.  L.  J.,  X.  555. 
Annexed  : — ■ 

1.  Letter  from  Lord  Loudoun  and  the  Marquess  of 

Argyll,  at  Edinburgh,  to  the  Earl  of  Manchester, 

referred  to  in  preceding.   L.  J.,X.556.    In  extenso. 

0.;t.  20.  Petition  of  John  Perchard,  inhabitant  of  the 

Isle  of  Guernsey.     Petitioner  has  used  all   diligence  to 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   OOMMISBION  : 


HoosBOF     set  his  wriiiiiBTs  iMSse.l  under  the  seal  ot  the  Isle   uc- 

LoBDs.       cordius  to  thei'i-  Lordships'  order,  whuh  he  has  gent  W. 

■Cl^^r      way  o?  France,  and  also   .>y  w^.y  of  Southampton  and 

Tf^       Portsmouth;  bat  in  re^-ard  to  the  present  distractions 

^^-        at  sea.  and  .specially  ..bout  the  Isle  ot  t^uernsey, he  has 

as  vet  had  no  answer.    Trays  that  if  he  should  be  unable 

to   -et  his  writings  under  seal  within  three  weeks  or  a 

month's  time,  bis  writings  under  the  hand  of  the  sworn 

officer  of  the  Koyal  Court  of  the  Isle  and  other  credible 

men  may  be  received  for  the  clearing  ol  hiscause.     Ij.  J-, 

Oct  -'0  Petition  of  iMordant  Snellock,  prisoner  in  the 
Fleet  Thomas  Busliell,  a  desperate  mahgnaiit,  has  lone 
been  and  is  still  indebted  to  petitioner  by  bond  and 
otherwise  in  the  sum  of  200/.  Uushell  having  absconded 
petitioner  could  not  for  a  long  time  arrest  hini  but  at 
length  at  a  great  charge  he  <lid,  with  one  Russell  cause 
him  to  be  t^iken  into  custody.  Petitioner  about  tou. 
years  since  nia.le  over  Uushell's  debt  to  xlussell,  who 
Vas  petitioner's  creditor;  Bushell  having  put  in  bail 
is  now  gone  away,  whilst  the  Sheriti  ot  Middlese.v 
and  his  orticers  have  informed  their  Lordships  that 
petitioner  has  infringed  their  privileges  m  arresting 
Bnshell  and  petitioner  is  committed  close  prisoner  loi 
refusing  to  deliverup  the  bail  bond.  Prays  for  his 
discharge.     L.  J.,  X.  550. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Athdavit  of  Peter  Russell  that  Bushell  s  debt, 
which  was  made  over  to  him  by  Snelloek,  was 
to  secure  him  a  debt  of  4,rM.  due  to  him  from 
Snellock,  without  any  combination  or  sinister 
end  whatsoever.     5  Oct.  16-t8. 

3    Petition  of  Stephen  Pacye  [Payee].     Petitioner 
became   bail    for  Captain  Thomas    Bushell,  late 
(iovernor  of  the  Isle  of  Lundy,  who  was  arrested 
notwithstanding  he  had  the  Lord  General's  pro- 
tection.   Prays  that  his  bail  bond,  now  remaining 
in  the  hands  of  the  under  bailiff,  may  be  forth- 
with delivered  up  into  the  Supreme  Court,  there 
to  remain  until  the    pleasure    of  the  House   be 
further  signified.     (Undated.) 
Oct.  20.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
William  Smyth  has  been  approved  for  the  rectory  of 
Dnnkerton,  Somerset.     L.  J.,  X.  bijti. 

Oct.  20.  Petition  of  John  Cooke,  an  orphan  and  ward 
of  the  late  i5ishop  of  Durham,  by  Captain  Thomas 
Grcgson,  his  guardian.  In  January  IH-iU-l  petitioner 
exhibited  his  petition  to  their  Lordships  against  the 
Bishop  of  Durham,  and  on  the  15th  of  June  following 
received  a  hearing  before  a  Committee,  and  the  result 
was  that  a  report  was  ordered  to  be  made  by  the  late 
Lord  Brook,  the  Chairman,  that  40L  per  annum,  and 
arrears  since  the  death  of  the  orphan's  father,  should  be 
paid  to  petitioner.  In  consequence  of  the  death  of  Lord 
Brook,  and  petitioner'semployment  in  the  State  service, 
the  report  has  not  yet  been  made.  The  Bishop  gave  the 
wardship  of  the  orphan  to  Henry  Blakiston,  his  kins- 
man, a  known  recusant,  and  much  wilful  waste  has  been 
done  to  the  estate  by  one  of  Blakiston's  tenants. 
Petitioner  prays  that  the  report  of  the  Committee  may 
be  ordered,  and  that  the  Committee  for  the  sale  of 
Bishops'  lands  may  be  ordered  to  pay  petitioner's  arrears 
and  the  growing  rent  of  -Wl.  per  annum,  Arc.  See  L.  J.. 
X.  .574. 

Annexed: — 

L  Copy  of  Cooke's  petition  presented  in  Jan.  104(1-1 ; 
petitioner's  father,  Timothy  Cooke,  died  iu  16:iti, 
seized  of  certain  lands  worth  1121.  a  year  in  the 
county  palatine  of  Durham,  held  from  the  Bishop 
by  Knight's  service,  charged  with  annuities  to 
Lady  Swinburne  and  petitioner's  mother ;  peti- 
tioner, who  waf  nine  years  old  when  his  father 
died,  liecame  ward  to  the  Bishop;  at  this  time 
the  plague  in  Newcastle,  where  Cooke  was  living, 
was  so  severe  that  the  inhabitants  were  not 
allowed  to  go  abroad,  and  petitioner's  mother 
therefore  sent  to  the  Bishop  the  day  after  her 
husband's  burial,  praying  him  not  to  dispose  of 
the  waidship  of  her  s(jn  until  she  sliould  have 
opportunity  of  seeing  liira  to  make  composition 
I'or  Ids  wardship,  the  Bishop  however,  in  less 
than  a  month,  gave  iho  wardship  to  Henry 
Ulakiaton,  then  one  of  his  gentlemen,  and  now 
a  pajiist  living  beyond  the  seas,  and  when  the 
sickness  ceased  petitioner's  mother  could  not 
oVitain  composition  ;  Lady  Swinburne  died  about 
six  months  after  petitioner's  father,  and  the  lands 
were  thus  discharged  from  a  payment  of  601.  per 
annum  ;  application  was  then  again  made  to  the 
Bishop  to  compound,  but  he  at  first  demanded 


l,(i(X)Z.  and  then  .500/.,  which  petitioner's  friends     Housk  o 
could  not  raise,   though  they  ofifered  2502. ;  peti-        ho^^. 
tiouer's  mother  continued  her  suit  for  two  years  to      Calfml:ii 
the  Bishop,  till  iu   1638,  coming  home  without       ■j^;ij^ 
any  hope  after  many   uncomfortable   and  bitter 
answers,  she  languished  and  died  within  twenty 
davs;  by  her  death  the    lands  were  freed   from 
all  charges,  and  the   Bishop  or  Blakiston  have 
received  as  much  as  400i.  from  them  and  have 
allowed  petitioner  nothing  for  maintenance  since 
his  father's  death,  while  Blakiston  has  let  the 
lands  on   lease   without  any  restriction  against 
waste  ;  petitioner  prays  the  House  to  order  that 
eom])osition  should  be  accepted,  or  an  allowance 
made   for   his   maintenance   and  education,   and 
that  the  Bishop  may  be  called  upon  to  answer. 
Oct.  19.  Letter  from  the   Council  of  West   Priesland 
to  the  Parliament  of  England,  expressing   their  desires 
to   maintain   the  ancient  friendship  between  the    two 
countries.     Latin. 

Oct.  21.  Resolution  that  Sundays  and  Fast  Days  shall 
not  be  reckoned  in  the  forty  days  limited  for  the  treaty. 
L.  J.,  X.  567.     lit  extenso. 

Oct.  21.  Order  for  payment  of  4,281i.  16.5.  Ud.  to  Mr. 
Peck.     L.  J.,  X.  657.     In  cctenso. 

Oct.  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  5,000Z.  to  Colonel 
Thomas  Mitton.     L.  J.,  X.  557.     In  e.denso. 

Oct.  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  part  of  Colonel 
John  Birch's  arrears.     L.  J.,  X.  558.     In  celenso. 

Oct.  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  SOI.  to  Richard 
King.     L.  J.,  X.  65S.     In-  extenso. 

Oct.  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  lOOZ.  to  Captain 
Edward  Wolfe.     L.  J.,  X.  558.     In.  extenso. 

Oct.  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  20?.  to  Mr.  Noble. 
L.  J.,  X.  658.     In  extenso. 

Oct.  21.  Draft  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  re- 
specting the  transporting  two  thousand  Scotch  soldiers 
for  service  in  foreign  parts.     C.  J.,  VI.  57. 

Oct.  23.  Petition  of  John  Silver  ;  prays  that  a  day  may 
be  appointed  for  hearing  his  cause  against  Thomas 
Rayues.     L.  J.,  X.  658. 

Oct.  23.  Petition  of  Dorothy  Godbold,  relict  and 
executrix  of  John  Godbold,  late  one  of  the  Justices  of 
His  Majesty's  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  Divers  fees 
and  duties  of  the  profits  of  the  last  Trinity  term  be- 
longing to  the  judges  received  by  the  officers  and  clerks 
are  now  remaining  in  their  hands  not  accounted  for, 
whereof  one  moiety  is  due  to  petitioner  in  right  of  her 
late  husband  ;  prays  that  the  otiicers  of  die  court  may  be 
ordered  to  pay  her  the  one  moiety,  or  that  it  may  be 
kept  in  their  hands  until  their  Lordships  shall  further 
order.     L.  ,1 ..  X.  658. 

Oct.  23.  Petition  of  William  Duppa,  plaintiff,  against 
John  Whittnoy,  defendant;  petitioner  obtained  a  decree 
out  of  the  Chancery  at  the  great  sessions  held  for  the 
county  of  Radnor  against  the  defendant  for  120?.,  and 
the  judges  having  granted  an  attachment  for  non-pay- 
ment aefendaut  77as  by  virtue  thereof  attached;  he 
thereupon  paid  the  120?.,  was  discharged,  and  then  com- 
menced suit  in  the  Exchenucr  of  Pleas  against  peti- 
tioner, the  deputy  snerifi',  and  the  gaoler  upon  an  action 
of  false  imprisonment ;  petitioner  pleaded  the  decree 
to  which  plea  the  defendant  demurred,  and  is  like 
to  have  judgment  and  a  writ  to  enquire  damages,  and 
by  that  means  he  will  reimburse  the  money  decreed  and 
paid.  Petitioner  exhibited  his  bill  in  Chancery  to  have 
the  decree  confirmed,  whereunto  defendant  demurred, 
which  was  argued  and  declared  to  be  good,  but  because 
it  was  a  business  of  so  grave  consequence  as  the  juris- 
diction of  the  Court  of  Chancery  in  Wains,  and  may  be 
a  precedent  against  those  who  have  acted  by  force  of 
power  derived  from  the  Court  of  Requests,  the  Council 
at  York,  the  Council  in  the  Marches  of  Wales,  and  the 
Counties  Palatine,  it  was  not  determined  but  referred  to 
their  Lordships,  as  appears  by  the  annexed  order.  Prays 
their  Lordships  to  take  the  matter  into  their  considera- 
tion, and  to  declare  their  opinion  thereon,  and  that 
nn  injunctiim  may  be  awarded  1o  stav  the  suit  at  law. 
L.  J.,'X.  5-59. 
Annexed : — 

1 .  Statement  of  the  case. 

2.  Order  of  the  Court  of  Chancery  referring  the 
matter  to  the  consideration  of  the  High  Court  of 
Parliament.     23  June  1648. 

3.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Oct.  23.  Draft  declaration  concerning  delinquents  to 
be  exempted  from  pardon  in  the  Propositions.  L.  J., 
X.  659.     fn  extenso. 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  William  Williamson,  citizen  of 
London,  on  behalf  of  himself  and  John  Steventon. 
Thomas  SherelifFe,   although  he   knew  petitioner   was 


■y,  APPENDIX    TO   SE  ,  ENTII    REPORT. 


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*Lo'^  °^     enti-Qsted  to  seize  horses  for  the  Parliament   serrice, 

■       arrested  him  in  the  King's  Bench  for  a  gelding  of  the 

Calendar,  value  of  25Z.,  which  Shercliffe  declares  petitioner  took 
1648.  away,  although  he  accepted  a  ticket  for  the  same  and 
knew  it  was  listed  according  to  the  ordinance  for  the 
service  of  the  Parliament.  Prays  that  all  proceedings 
against  himself  and  Steventon  may  be  stayed.  L.  j  . 
X.  5.59. 

Oct.  24.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Humfrey  Mild- 
may  of  his  delinquency.     L.  J.,  X.  .563.     In  cvtciiso. 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  they  have  approved  of  William  Stanley  for  the 
rectory  of  Ripple,  Kent.     L.  J.,  X.  563. 

Oet.  24.  Answer  of  Edward  Scott  to  the  petition  of 
Katherine  Scott.  Denies  the  charges  brought  again-st 
him  by  his  wife,  and  prays  that  her  petition  may  not 
be  granted.     See  L.  J.,  X.  503. 

Oot.  24.  Answer  of  Thomas  Lenthall  and  John  Mars- 
ton  to  the  petition  of  Sir  William  Russell  and  others. 
Deny  the  truth  of  the  allegations  contained  in  their 
adversaries'  petition,  and  pray  that  the  order  made 
thereon  upon  misinformation  may  be  discharged,  and 
that  the  juilges  may  be  left  free  in  the  matter  to  act  as 
to  justice  shall  appertain.  See  L.  J.,  X.  555. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Report  of  a  Committee  of  the  House  of  Commons 
on  the  case.     C.  J.,  V.  165. 
Oct.  26.  Draft  order  directing  the  judges  to  take  steps 
to  discover  the  person  who  sent  a  threatening  letter  to 
John  Browne,  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments.     L.  J.,  X.  565. 
Ju  e,ciemo. 
Annexed  : — 

1.    Anonymous    letter   referred    to   in    precedino-, 
threatening  Browne  for  his  proceedings  against 
Poyntz  alias  Morris   and  others,  and  specially 
requiring  him   to  procure  the   release  of  Paris 
(Undated.) 
Oct.  26.   Certificate   from   the    As.^embly  of  Divines 
that    they  have   approved   of  Lewes    Downes  for  the 
rectory  of  Thornby,  Northamptonshire  ?      L.  j'.,  X.  665. 
Oct.  27.  Petition  of  Katherine  Mylles.  widow.     Peti- 
tioner was  admitted  by  the  Contractors  of  BishoDs'  lands 
to  have  the  pre-emption  of  a  mansion-house  and'  farm  at 
Bitterne,  in   the   county  of  Southampton,  parcel  of  the 
lands  of  the  Bishop  of  Winchester,  of  which  she  was 
tenant,  but  now  others  have  been  admitted  over  her 
head.     Prays  that  she  may  not  be  deprived  of  the  liberty 
of  pre-emption.     L.  J .,  X.  566. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Cop}-  of  preceding. 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Contractors  for  sale  of 
Bishops'  lands  for  petitioner  to  have  the  pre- 
emption, she  giving  a  considerable  value  for  the 
same.     L.  J.,  X.  566. 

3.  Certificate  of  the  Contractors.     Petitioner  was 
^                            at  liberty  to  make  an  agreement  for  the  premises, 

but  she  refused  in   point  cf  price,  not  only  in 
reference  to  the  annua  lvalue,  but  also  to  the  gross 
value  of  the  timber  and  wood,  and  another  person 
coming  in  to  treat  for  the  whole  manor,  whereof 
petitioner's  lease  was   but  a   part,  and  she  not 
•'  accepting  of  the  box  "  (the  usual  way  of  sale  in 
case  of  competition)  for  the  said  whole  manor,  the 
Contractors,  to  the  best  of  their  skill  and  know- 
ledge and  the  words  of  their  oath,  contracted  for 
sale  with  the  other  person.     8  Nov.  1648. 
Oct.  27.  Draft   order   for   the    Committee    at   Derby 
House  to  receive  what  Sir  John  Cheisly  has  to  deliver 
from  the  Committee  of  Estates  in  Scotland,  &c.     L.  J., 
X.  666.     In  extenso. 

Oct.  27.- Order  for  Mr.  Blair  to  be  admitted  to  the 
Assembly  of  Divines.     L.  J..  X.  566.     In  e.ttenso. 

Oct.  2".  Draft  of  additional  ordinance  for  the  payment 
of  tithes,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  666.     In  e.iteuso. 

Oct.  27.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  201.  to  Simon 
Browne.     L.  J.,  X.  567.     In  extenso. 

Oct.  27.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  lOl.  to  Thomas 
Noone.     L.  J.,  X.  567.     In  extenso. 

Oct.  27.  Draft  ordinance  to  secure  the  repayment  of 
10,000L  lent  by  the  Merchants  Adventurers  for  the  use 
of  the  Xavy.     L.  J.,  X.  567.     In  extenso. 

Oct.  27.  Diaft  order  appointing  Colonel  John  Hum- 
frey surveyor  of  the  customs  in  the  port  of  London 
See  L.  J.,  X.  635. 

Oct.  28.  Draft  letter  from  the  Parliament  to  the  Com- 
missioners with  the  King,  respecting  letters  received 
from  Ireland.     L.  J.,  X.  569.     In  extenso. 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Thomas  Kent  and  Dorothy  Comp- 
ton,  widow.  Pray  that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for 
hearing  their  writs  of  error  against  Kichard  Painter  and 
others.     L.  J.,  X.  569. 


Oct.    28.    Affidavit    of    Mathew   Hassall    respecting     Hodsk  of 
ihomas  Gngg's  contempt  of   their    Lordships'   order       Lurds. 
with  reference  to  the  attachment  of  Thomas  Conisby.      Cal^ar 
L.  J.,  X.  669.     //(  extenso.  lfi4S 

Oct.  28.  Application  from  the  Earl  of  Northampton 
for  a  pass  to  come  to  London  on  the  business  of  his 
composition. 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Bartholomew  Gutteridge  and 
another,  defendants  in  a  writ  of  error,  wlierein  John 
Spencer  is  plaintiff.  Pray  that  a  daymav  be  appointed 
for  the  plamtiff  to  join  in  demurrer  with  the  defendants. 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Henry  Daniel).  Petitioner,  a 
servant  to  Lord  Craven,  having  been  heretofore  arrested 
at  the  suit  of  Anthony  Whytchurch,  made  his  bumble 
address  to  their  Lordships,  who  were  pleased  to  give 
order  for  his  release.  Whytchurch  in  contempt  of  this 
order  proceeded  at  law  and  obtained  judirment  against 
him,  and  with  the  assistance  of  some  soldiers  belonging 
to  the  garrison  at  Wallingford  seized  him  and  earned 
him  from  his  house  at  Caversham  to  the  Castle  at  Oxford, 
where  he  has  ever  since  remained  a  prisoner.  Petitioner 
prays  that  he  may  have  the  benefit  of  their  Lordships' 
former  order  for  his  liberty,  and  that  Whytchurch  may 
be  sent  for  to  answer  for  his  contempt.     L.  J.,  X.  570. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Similar  petition  of  same.     (Undated.) 

2.  Copy  of  order  for  petitioner's  release.     18  Nov. 
1647. 

3.  Another  copy. 

4.  Affidavit  of  Daniell  detailing  the  circumstances 
of  his  arrest. 

5.  Affidavit  of  Richard  Younge. 

6.  Affidavit  of  Robert  Reeve. 

Oct.  30.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  50ll/.  to  Dr.  Bast- 
wick.     L.  J.,  X.  670/.     In  ixtensu. 

Oct.  30.  Draft  order  appointing  John  Clerke  a  ser- 
jeant-at-law.    L.  J..  X.  570.     In  fxtensiK 

Oct.  30.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  they  have  approved  of  Richard  Swiuhow  for  the 
rectory  of  Langton  juxta  Partney,  Lincolnshire.  L.  J., 
X.  .571. 

Oct.  31.  Draft  of  an  additional  ordinance  for  relief 
and  employment  of  the  poor,  and  punishment  of  vagrants 
and  disorderly  persons  within  the  city  of  London  and 
liberties  thereof.  This  ordinance  was  brought  in  and 
read  1»  this  day.  it  was  read  2"  Nov.  7,  but  no  farther 
proceeding  is  mentioned.     L.  J.,  X.  571,  580. 

Annexed:  — 

1.  Petition  of  divers  well  affected  citizens  and 
inhabitants  of  London  ;  they  thank  the  House  for 
what  has  been  done  in  the  business  concerning 
the  poor,  and  pray  that  the  last  additional  or- 
dinance may  be  read  a  third  time  and  completely 
passed.     (Undated.) 

2.  Similar  petition  of  same.     (Undated.) 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  the  Committee  for  accounts  for 
the  County  of  Leicester.  Petitioners  in  pursuance  of 
their  trust  summoned  Colonel  Francis  Hacker  to  account, 
who  failing  to  bring  in  his  accounts  was  committed  by 
them  to  prison,  where  he  continued  not  above  half  an 
hour,  being  restored  thence  by  the  Standing  Committee 
of  the  County.  The  warrant  for  his  commitment  being 
not  so  formal  as  the  law  required,  he  commenced  an 
action  for  false  imprisonment  against  petitioners,  and  by 
indirect  means  obtained  a  verdict  for  100/.  damages. 
Petitioners  then  resorted  to  the  Committee  for  Indemnity, 
but  by  reason  of  a  mistake  of  the  clerk  a  dismission  of 
their  petition  was  entered.  Pray  that  a  new  day  of 
hearing  may  be  appointed  before  the  Committee,  when 
they  doubt  not  to  vindicate  their  proceedings  against 
Colonel  Hacker,  against  whom  they  have  given  a  sur- 
charge of  many  tliousand  poonds,  which  he  detains  in 
his  liands  from  the  State,  and  that  in  the  meantime 
all  jjroceedings  at  law  may  be  stayed.     L.  J..  X.  672. 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  Thomas  Worsley,  of  Hovingham, 
in  the  county  of  York,  Katherine  his  wife,  John  his  son, 
and  Elizabeth  his  daughter.  Although  petitioners  have 
ever  detested  popery,  they  have  been  great  sufferers 
under  the  prelates  for  their  nonconforinit\-  t(j  the  Book 
of  Common  Prayer,  and  have  been  indicted  and  convicted 
for  recusants,  and  several  charges  for  many  years  have 
issued  and  dc  still  issue  out  upon  their  lands";  although 
the  Book  of  Common  Prayer  has  been  taken  away  and 
declared  against  as  popish,  the  statute  of  recusancy  is 
still  pleaded  in  Ijar  tu  such  actions  as  petitioners  bring 
against  any.  Petitioners  liave  many  ways  manifested 
tlaeir  good  affection  to  the  Parliament,  by  taking  the 
protestation,  by  their  willing  and  free  contributions-, 
and  by  their  many  sufferings  in  the  Parliament  cause. 
They  pray  that  the  Barons  of  the  Exchequer  may  be 
ordered   to  stay  all  further  charges  against  them,  to 

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HISTORICAL   MANI'SCKIPTS   COMMISSION 


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1618. 


deliver  up  to  be  cniioeiled  ;ill  recognizances  entered 
into  l.v  them,  or  1)V  any  other  for  them,  that  the  pie<nr,t 
sheriff  <'f  York8hife  mar  he  ordered  to  return  the  sools 
taken  from  them  by  the  laie  sherifT  for  their  rec-usaney 
and  to  forhear  further  levying,  and  that  they  may  have 
the  benefit  of  the  law  for  the  recovery  ol  their  riglus 
and  ju<t  debts,  h.  J..  X.  -'li. 
Annexed : — 


1. 


Oct. 


Moving 
son,  and 
of  Com- 

(Un- 


Copy  of  petition  Thomas  Worsley.  of 
ham,  in  the  county  of  York,  .lohn  his 
Elizabeth  bis  daughter,  to  the  House 
mons.     To  tho  same  efTect  as  prcccdm 

31  Draft  order  appointing  William  Powell  a 
serjeant-at-law.     L.  J.,  X.  572.     b,  nrlenso 

Oct  31  Draft  order  for  issue  of  writs  for  appoint- 
ment of  William  Powell  and  others  as  ser.ieants-at-law 
L.  J..  X.  672.     In  e.d,',i»o.  .     „.      ,  +„ 

Nov  1  Draft  resolutions  that  the  Kmg  s  answer  to 
the  proposition  concerning  delinquents  is  unsatisfactory, 

&c.     L.  J.,  X.  r.73.     Li  e.ctenso  ,  n  r    ^  f  n  tv,^ 

Nov  1  Letter  from  the  University  of  Oxford  to  the 
Earl  of  Manchester.  Speaker  of  the  House  ot  Lords; 
the  Universitvde.-ires  to  thank  ih'.-  Lords  for  their  good- 
ness  and  bountv.  for  their  care  in  purging  the  fountains 
of  learnin<^,  aiid  their  liberal  encouragement  thereol 
even  in  these  times  of  darkness ;  and  having  had  expe- 
rience of  the  Earl's  favour  are  emboldened  to  beseech 
him  to  countenance  the  humble  desires  contained  in 
a  petition  which  they  are  now  presenting,  that  so  the 
Univeraity  may  enjov  a  comfortable  support. 

Xov.  2."  Petition  of  Katherine,  the  unlortunate  wile 
of  Edward  Scott;  her  husband  has  answered  her  for- 
mer petition  to  the  House,  in  which  she  desired  relier 
tonchin-  1-1.5/.  per  ann.  srcured  to  li.r  by  dred  with 
arrears  but  hi'  can  allege  nothing  to  retard  judgment 
exceiit  that  he  refuses  to  live  with  her  u]ion  sngirestion 
of  disloyalty  on  her  part  towards  him,  which  false  and 
anworthv  scandal  is  fomenteil  by  some  of  his  near 
relations  for  their  own  ends  upon  him  and  his  estate, 
who  hope  to  delay  her  in  obtaining  redress  ;  she  is 
most  ready  to  vindicate  her  innocence  before  the  House, 
but  pravs"  that  a  short  day  may  first  be  granted  for 
determinino-  the  point  concerning  the  l-Li'.  per  annum. 
L.  .T.,  X.  571.  ^  ,     , 

Nov.  2.  Petition  of  Isabella  Baroness  Dowager  do  l;i 
AVarr ;  slie  has  offered  to  make  over  her  land  to  third 
persons,  upon  condition  that  if  they  do  not  sell  it 
by  the  10th  of  February  next,  they  shall  deliver  it 
to  the  Earl  of  Lincoln  at  the  lu-icc  he  offers,  or  to 
Lord  Coleraine,  or  to  both  of  them,  but  this  is  refused, 
•with  an  intention  she  supposes  utterly  to  undo  her ; 
she  requests  the  House  to  appoint  some  of  their  members 
not  at  all  interested  to  whom  she  will  wholly  refer 
herself  and  her  lands.     L.  J.,  X.  674. 

Nov.  2.  Petition  of  John  Cooke,  an  orphan  and  ward 
to  the  late  Bishop  of  Durham,  by  Oaptaiu  Thomas  Greg- 
Bou,  his  guardian.     L.  J.,  X.  674. 
Annexed : — 

1.   Duplicate   of    the    petition    presented   25   Jan. 
1640-1.     These  petitions  are  duplicates  of  those 
presented  on  the  20th  of  October  1648.    &V,'  above. 
Nov.  2.  Draft  ordinances  to  clear  thi^  following  per- 
sons of  their  delinquency  (L.  J.,  X.  574).  with  eertiti- 
cafes   of   delinf|uency    annexed.     The    certificates    are 
given  in  ej-Uinso  in  the  Commons'  Journal. 

Henry  Binge.  Sir  Thomas  Lucas. 

John  Hamond.  John  I'iggott. 

Hugh  Roberts.  Sir  Thomas   Mallett  and 

Arthur  Brookes.  John  Mallett  his  son. 

Thomas  Ashton.  William  Dallison. 

Nov.  2.  Draft  resolutions  respecting  the  King's 
answers  to  the  propositiins  concerning  Ireland,  &c. 
L.  J.,  X.  674.      In  p/iensn. 

Nov.  2.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Raynes,  yeoman  ;  he 
has  three  several  times  appeared  in  obedience  to  order 
of  the  House  in  the  cause  between  him  and  John  Silver, 
but  nothing  has  been  done,  and  the  last  time  he  so 
appeared  he  was  dainaged  3j!.  because  he  could  not 
attend  to  the  innin,'  of  his  harvest,  the  greater  jiart  of 
which  was  therefore  spoilt,  and  now  when  he  is  sum- 
moned again  be  has  siicli  ;<hort  notice  that  he  cannot 
be  inepared  for  his  defence  ;  he  therefore  prays  for  a 
further  day  for  the  hearinLr  of  the  cause.  .S'^  e  L.  J., 
X.  .56S. 

Nov.  2.  Order  of  tlic  .rudijes  appointintr  a  day  for 
hearing  the  coQi|ilaiiil  of  .lolin  Unnvne.  Clerk  of  the 
Parliaments,  against  I'homa.s  Blackrnerand  others.  Sei' 
L.  J.,X.  .565. 

Mov.  2.  List  of  "  Ordinance.-  for  Compositions  ]iast 
"  both  Houses,  iind  remaining   with   the  Clerk   of  thi- 


'     The   list  gives  the  dates,  the  names, 

the  compounders,  and   the   amounts   of 

The  dates   range   from    19    Dec.   1645   to 


"  Parliaments, 
and  abodes   of 
their  fines. 
2  Nov.  1618. 

Nov.  3.   Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  Richard  MinshuU 
of  his  delin(|U"ncy.     L.  J.,  X.  57.j. 

.\nnexed :  — 

1.  Certificate  of  his  delinquency. 

2.  Petition  of  Sir  Richard  MinshuU  ;  he  complains 
that  while  endeavouring  the  review  of  his  com- 
position, the  report  has  passed  the  House  of 
Commons,  and  has  come  up  to  the  Lords,  by 
which  lie  is  fined  as  for  an  estate  in  fee  for 
various  lands,  of  which  he  is  only  tenant  for  life ; 
he  is  besides  doubly  rated  in  several  cases,  and 
incumbrances  are  not  allowed  him  in  other.?  ;  he 
prays  for  review  of  his  case,  and  for  stay  of 
the  ordinance  now  before  the  House  in  the  mean- 
time.    L.  J.,  X.  575. 

3.  .Vnothcr  petition  of  Sir  Richard  MinshuU,  stating 
that  he  bought  the  manors  of  Oundle  and  Big- 
wing  from  Lord  Herbert,  now  Earl  of  Worcester, 
and  praying  that  his  ordinance  may  pass  when 
he  shall"  desire  it,  and  his  former  petition  bo 
recommended  back  for  allowances.     (Undated.) 

4.  Order  of  the  Commissioners  for  compounding 
with  delinquents  in  Sir  Robert  MinshuU's  case. 
5  Oct.  1648. 

5.  Proviso  to  Sir  R.  MinshuU's  ordinance  that, 
though  the  manors  of  Oundle  and  Rigging  had 
beenincluded  in  his  com  position,  it  should  not  give 
him  any  better  title  to  them  than  he  had  before. 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Captain  Lieutenant  Williani  Wade  ; 
he  has  served  Parliament  for  four  years,  for  which  con- 
siderable sums  are  due  to  him,  but  he  has  threatened  to 
be  thrown  into  prison  for  a  debt  of  50/.,  to  the  utter 
ruin  of  himself,  his  wife,  and  children  ;  he  prays  for 
lirotection  from  arrest,  and  that  his  creditor,  Alice  Ball, 
may  be  satisfied  out  of  his  arrears.  L.  J..  X.  575. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy   of   certificate   fro.n   Colonel   Litcott    that 

Wade  served  under  him  both  in  Jersey  and  at 

Xorthampton.  and  never  received  either  pay  or 

free  quarters.     24  Oct.  1646. 

Nov.  3.  Petition   of  William  Williamson  for  himself 

and  John  Stoventon  ;  they  thank  the  Htiuse  for  ordering 

Sherclifi'e,  tlie  plaintifi'at  law,  to  put  in  his  answer  in 

Parliament  ;  they  aver  that  his  gelding  was  taken  away 

and  listed  in  the  Parliament's  service  under  the  powers 

of  tlie  ordinance  of    the  31~'   July  1647.  and  a  ticket 

accepted  by  Sherclifi'e  ;  they  think  it  just  that  horses 

so  taken  away  should  bo   paid  for,  but   pray  that  they 

themselves  may  be  indemnified  until  Parliament  direct 

how  satisfaction  is  to  be  made.     L.  J.,  X.  575. 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Bartholomew  Gutteridge  and 
another,  defendants  in  a  writ  of  error  in  which  John 
Spencer  is  plaintilf;  pray  for  a  short  day  for  hearing 
a  demurrer  put  in  by  them,  as  the  writ  is  brought  only 
to  delay  execution  of  judgment.     L.  J.,  X.  575. 

Nov.  ;'..  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Henry  Searle  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Albrough  [Alboroughl  cum  Hasselwood  [Hazlewood], 
Suft'olk'. 

Nov.  3.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Guy  Carleton  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Bncklebury,  Berks. 

Nov.  4.  Petition  of  John  Gough,  defendant  in  a  writ 
of  error  in  which  John  Morgan  is  pl,ain*iff,  praying  for 
a  short  day  for  hearing.     L.  J.,  X.  579. 

[Nov.  4.]  Petition  of  Colonel  Heriot  Washbourne  to 
the  Lords  and  Commons;  at  the  beginning  of  these 
unnatural  wars,  petitioner  subscribed  money,  horse, 
and  arms  for  the  Parliament,  and  accepted  a  command 
for  the  safety  of  the  City  and  parts  adjacent,  though  he 
bad  a  wife  and  nine  children,  and  many  useful  servants, 
not  thinking  that  he  should  be  sent  further,  but  that 
still  he  might  have  an  eye  to  his  own  affairs  ;  he  was 
afterwards  "  commanded  abroad,"  and  served  both  as 
colonel  of  foot  and  captain  of  horse  ;  after  the  relief  of 
Ijloucester  he  laid  down  hifi  commission  as  colonel  of 
foot  under  promise  that  his  command  of  horse  should 
be  made  up  into  a  regiment,  and  though  disappointed 
in  this  he  served  till  the  disbanding  at  Abingdon  ;  the 
want  of  his  pay  has  been  very  hard  upon  him,  as  he 
has  lost  his  way  of  trading,  and  has  expended  so  much 
on  service  that  he  has  been  obliged  to  mortgage  a  sum 
of  160/.  ijer  annum,  and  cannot  redeem  it  without 
timely  relief  from  the  House ;  his  arrears  amount  to 
1 .112/.  .'j.s-..  and  ho  prays  t-hat  he  may  be  paid  out  of 
the  sequestration  of  the  eBt.ato  of  John  Benson,  late  of 
Lini-oln's  Inn,  and  other  delinquents.      L.  J.,  X.  5"9. 


Calendar. 

1648. 


APPENDIX    TO   SEVENTH    REPORT. 


()1 


House  of         Nov.  4.  Petition  of  Robert  Edbrooke  and  others.     In 

Lords.       ^  suit  brought  by  ITenry  Trenchard  against  them   the 

Calendar.      House    ordered    him     for    his    vexatious    proceedings 

1648         *°  P*y  tbem  loO/..  of  which  they  have  to  pay  tiOl.  to  the 

officer.';  of  the  House,  though  their  damages  were  proved 

to  amount  to  IJA'lL  ;  'tVenchard  refuses  to  pay  the  100/., 

and  has  otherwise  acted  in  c  intempt  of  the  House  ;  thi- 

petitioners  therefore  pray  that  tlie  sequestrators  of  the 

county  may  be  ordered  to  levy  the  sum  upon  his  estate. 

L.  J.,  X.  579. 

Nov.  4.  Petition  of  Dame  Mary  Butler,  the  relict  '■!' 
Sir  Stephen  Butler,  Knight,  deceased.  She  has  lost  all 
her  estate  by  the  rebellion  in  Ireland,  suffering  more 
than  others,  being  stript  of  all  her  clothes  and  exposed 
to  the  violence  of  winter's  extreme  cold  by  the  barbarous 
rebels  while  on  her  way  to  Dublin,  where  she  lalnmred 
with  her  hands  to  support  her  young  children  ;  Imt  the 
greatness  of  the  charge  upon  her  so  far  outweighs  her 
endeavours  that  she  and  her  children  are  likely  to 
perish  for  want  of  Ijread  ;  if  the  performances  of  her 
husVjand  may  weigh  with  the  House,  then  the  planta- 
tiouB  that  he  made  of  English  should  do  so.  Bealtirbert 
[Belturljetj  and  others,  more  important  as  they  were 
thnn  any  exc -pt  Tjondonchrry ;  the  unavoidable  ruin 
of  herself  ami  her  children  compels  her  to  pray  the 
House  to  confer  upon  her  such  a  considerable  sum  of 
money  or  weekly  allowance  as  may  preserve  their  lives 
till  it  please  God  to  restore  her  to  some  competency. 
L.  J.,  X.  579. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  iirecediug. 

2.  Copy  of  petition  of  Edmond  Philpott.  Esq.,  ami 
Dame  Mary  Butler  his  wife,  the  relict  of  Sir 
Stephen  Butler,  Knight,  deceased,  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  five  young  children  of  the  said 
Sir  Stephen,  to  the  Iiords  Justices  and  Council  in 
Ireland.  The  petitioners,  after  relating  their 
sufferings,  pray  the  Lords  Justices  to  sign  the 
annexed  certificate  to  support  an  application  to 
the  Parliament  of  England  for  relief.  On  the 
same  paper  is  co]iy  of  eertilcate,  dated  1  March 
1642-3.  signed  by  the  Lords  Justices. 

3.  Another  copy  of  Philpitt's  ]>etitiou  and  cer- 
tificate. 

Xov.  4.    Draft   order  for   the    Commissioners    of   the 

Great  Seal  to  proceed  according  to  the  usual  course  iu 

'  the  case  of  Mr.  Greene  against  Earl   Rivers,   who  has 

]-efused  to  answer  Greene's  suit.      Ij.   J..  X.   57!'.     In 

exienso. 

Nov.  4.  Draft  resolutions  respecting  the  King's  answer 
about  the  Earl  of  Ormonde,  &c.  L.  J.,  X.  579.  7» 
extenso. 

Xov.  4.  Draft  resolution  that  the  Commissioners 
should  be  instructed  to  present  the  shorter  catechism 
to  the  King.     L.  J.,  X.  579.     In  exienso. 

Nov.  4.  Draft  resolution  for  the  continuance  of  the 
treaty  for  fourteen  days  longer.  L.  J.,  X.  5"!'.  In 
eidtiiso. 

Nov.  4.  Draft  letter  to  the  Ccjuimissioners  transmitting 
the  preceding  resolutions.     L.  J.,  X.  579.     In  e.rtenso. 

Nov.  4.  Draft  order  for  Anthony  Xicol  to  be  Master 
of  the  Armoury  in  the  Tower  of  London  and  at  Green- 
wich.    L.  J.,  X.  579.     I»  eHensiK 

Nov.  4.  Draft  order  for  Henry  Rolle  to  bo  Chief 
Justice  of  the  King's  Bench.  L.  J.,  X.  579.  In 
exienso. 

Nov.  4.  Petition  of  Dame  Mary  Beamont,  late  wife  of 
Sir  Jeremiah  Beamont,  Knight,  deceased,  to  the  Lords 
and  Commons.  She  was  plundered  by  Colonel  Lord 
Goring's  forces  to  the  value  of  iJ.OOOZ.  and  upwards,  as 
appears  fiy  a  certilieale  from  her  neighbours,  which  has 
lain  in  Parliament  for  three  years  past,  l)ut  no  relief  has 
been  given,  by  which  she  is  reduced  to  such  misery 
and  want  that  she  has  no  means  to  procure  either  bread 
or  clothing;  she  prays  the  House  to  consider  her  de- 
plorable coiiditicin.  and  to  give  her  some  succour  for  her 
present  sustenance. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  certiticate  mentioned  in  i>receding.     27 
Marc'n  1644. 

Xov.  6.  Petition  of  Thomas  Whitaker,  citizen  and 
stationer  of  London.  In  obedience  to  the  order  of  the 
House  he  stopped  printing  the  History  of  Henry  VIII., 
written  by  the  late  Lord  Herbert,  and  applied  to  one  of 
the  executors  to  take  the  matter  into  consideration; 
this  was  refused,  and  petitioner  thereupon  referred  the 
matter  to  referees,  one  chosen  by  ]\tr.  Herbert,  one 
by  himself.  The  referee.5  met  and  compared  the  two 
copies  of  the  book,  when  petitioner's  copy  appeared  to 
be  his  Lordship's  ultima  mannn.  but  the  referees  parted 
without  bemg  able  to  agree.      Petitioner  prays  that,  a.^- 


he  has  already  gone  to   great  expense   in  pi-inting,  he      House  of 
may  be  allowed  to  proceed,  an<l  if  he  intrenches  on        ^°^^- 
anyone's  rights   he  will  willingly  imdergo   any  censure      Calendar 
that  the  law  shall  inflict  on  him.'     L.  J.,  X.  580.  1648. 

Nov.  6.  Draft  order  appointing  a  day  for  hearing  the 
cause  between  Duppa  iind  Whitney.     L.  J..  X.  580^ 

Kdv.  0.  Certificnte  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Josiah  Hall  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Addington  Magna,  Northamptonshire.     L.  J.,  X.  580. 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Captain  Bestmey  Mason.  An 
execution  has  been  taken  out  against  him  to  recover 
100^,  for  which  he  liecame  surety  about  seven  years 
since  at  the  request  of  Mr.  Gouldisbrough  and  Mr."Hal- 
lum,  his  tenant  ;  petitioner,  who  has  lost  his  blood, 
suffered  imprisonment,  and  set  forth  horses  and  arms, 
and  voluntarily  lent  money  to  the  Parliament,  jirays 
that  he  may  he  freed  by  Habeas  Corpus,  as  he  verily 
believes  that  the  other  parties,  though  well  able  to  pay 
the  debt,  have  combined  to  make  him  pay  only  for  his 
faithfulness  to  the  Parliament.     L.  J.,  X.  580. 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  John  Smyth  and  others;  praying 
for  further  time  to  put  in  their  answer  to  the  petition 
of  Sarah  Crokoy.     L.  J.,  X.  580. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Order  for  John  Sravth,  el  al.,  to  answer.  5  Oct. 
164«. 

2.  Affidavit  of  John  Smyth  that  Crokey's  petition 
relates  to  matters  transacted  in  above  thirty  suits 
in  former  Parliaments,  in  all  the  courts  of  West- 
minster Hall,  the  Exchequer,  Star  Chamber, 
and  Marches  of  AVales  for  more  than  three  score 
years,  which  were  fully  settled,  as  he  hopes  to 
prove,  and  to  none  of  which  he  was  a  party,  so 
that  he  will  be  forced  to  peruse  a  great  number 
of  deeds  ami  writings  before  an  answer  can  lie 
put  in. 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Wm.  Wright,  late  a  constable  iu 
the  Covent  Garden,  defendant  in  a  writ  of  error  brought 
b^'  Edward  Wyld  and  olhers  ;  prays  for  a  short  day  for 
the  determination  of  the  errors.     L.  J..  X.  681. 

Nov.  8.  Application  for  a  hearing  of  the  writ  of  error, 
Johnson,  et  al..  against  B.arrett.  et  til.     L.  J.,  X.  581. 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Wm.  Winter,  defendant  in  a  writ 
of  error  brought  by  Thomas  Roberts,  senior  and  junior  ; 
praj's  for  a  hearing.     L.  J.,  X.  581. 

Xov.  8.  Re]ily  of  Theodosia  Garrett,  widow,  to  the 
answer  of  Sir  George  Garrett,  Knight,  to  the  petition  of 
the  said  Theodosia.  She  avers  the  truth  of  her  jietition, 
and  as  to  the  suit  which  the  respondent  preiends  is 
depending  between  her  father  John  Stepkin  and  the 
res|)ondent  in  the  Mayor's  Court  she  was  never  a  party 
to  it,  and  it  has  been  legally  dismissed,  and  cannot  be 
any  bar  to  her  suit  before  the  House  ;  she  prays  there- 
fore that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for  the  hearing  of  her 
cause.     L.  J.,  X.  581. 

Annexed  ; — 

1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding.     7  Nov. 

2.  Certificate  that  John  Stepkin  has  entered  a  non 
prosecuivr  in  the  suit  brought  by  him  against  Sir 
G.  Garrett  in  the  Lord  Major's  Court.     6  Nov. 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  John  Earl  Rivers;  petitioner  has 
put  in  several  answers  to  the  petition  exhibited  against 
him  in  Parliament  by  John  Greene,  clerk;  but  Greene 
has  declined  to  proceed  to  a  h^^aring,  and  has  exhibited 
a  bill  against  petitioner  in  Chancery,  endeavouring 
by  process  out  of  that  court  to  force  him  to  answer 
there  contrary  to  his  privilege  as  a  Peer ;  the  Earl 
prays  that  privilege  may  be  allowed  him,  and  that  he 
may  be  freed  from  ariest  during  this  present  P;irliament. 
L.  jr.,  X.  581. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  petition  of  John  Greene,  clerk,  adminis- 
trator of  Edward  Wymarke,  praying  the  House 
to  hear  his  claim  to  a  debt  due  by  Earl  Rivers' 
father  to  Wymarke,  his  efforts  to  recover  which 
for  several  years  past  have  been  defeated  by  the 
Earl's  absence  in  the  King's  quarters  or  by  his 
assertion  of  privilege. 

2.  Copy  of  petition  of  Earl  Rivers  in  answer  to 
preceding,  expressing  his  readiness  to  abide  a 
hearing  in  the  matter  before  the  House,  but 
desiring  to  be  protected  from  legal  proceedings. 

3.  Copy  of  two  orders  in  the  matter,  dated  5  March 
1645-6  and  8  April  1646. 

Nov.  8.  Draft  order  for  o.l55/.  15s.  UW.,  now  payable 
to  Lord  Francis  Willoughby  of  Parham,  to  be  paid  to 
.Alexander  Norris  for  the  use  of  the  forces  of  Lancashire 
to  be  disbanded.     L.  .1.,  X.  -581. 

No\ .  8.  Draft  order  !or  payment  of  4,000Z.,  out  of  the 
sequestrations  of  Cumberland,  to  the  forces  of  Lanca- 
shire.    L.  J.,  X.  .581.     In  extent. 

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HISTOKIOAJL   MAJJUSCRIPTS   COAlMISfilON 


Hor«o»         Nov.  8.  Draft  order  tor  auditint;  tUu  accounts  ot  the 

>^"»*-       ...Idiera  in  Lancr^shire.     L.  .T..  X  581.    ^^"  %f;"^".^     ^^ 

.•«k^.  Nov.  8.  Affidarit  .^f  IsttiiC  G-ldard  ;  that  after  Roger 

1648         >'Jith  h:A  felled  live  orik  trees  on  Mimms  Common,  a 

servant  of  Thomas  \A  illiams.  the  son-m-law  of  Ihomas 

Conisby,  came  and  carted  one  tree  away,  und  as  he 

beUeves  the  others  also.     L.  J..  X.  .1.82.     /.»  r..truso. 

Not.  8.  Alfidavit  of  John  Puell.  Oeputy  to  the 
Gentleman  Usher;  that  after  he  had  attached  Iho.nas 
Gri''''  con.<table  of  North  Mimms,  Gngg  and  anothei 
prisoner  Gh.ver  were  violently  rescued  by  Gngg  s  son 
and  others.     1,.  J.,  X.  582.     l.,e.lo,>su. 

Nov  8  Copv  of  letter  from  the  Ambassadors  and 
Councillors  of  the  Electors,  I'riuces,  and  States  of  the 
Holv  Roman  Empire,  engaged  in  the  negotiation  for 
universal  peace,  to  Charles  Lndovic  Count  Palatine  ot 
the  Rhine.  Duke  of  Bavaria.  Prince  Kleetor  ot  the  Holy 
ilomau  Empire.  The  Duke  is  not  iporaut  ot  the 
miseries  cau.e.l  by  the  war  which  has  lasted  for  thirty 
years:  the  writers  enclose  for  his  information  the 
rosults  of  the  negotiations  at  Osnaburgh  and  Munster. 
and  earnestly  desire  his  adhesion  thereto      (Latin.) 

Xov.  8.  Petition  of  Peter  Bergen,  a  Dutchman  ;  he 
complains  that  he  never  receive.l  from  the  Lord  Hign 
\dmiral,  pursuant  to  an  order  ot  the  House  m  the 
matter,  a  sum  of  U2Z.  cxi-ende-l  by  h™  ,'"  ^^S^^  ^" 
workmen  etuploved  upon  a  ship  called  the  bt.  John 
Baptist,  that  ho  had  borrowed  this  money,  and  now  lies 
in  pri-ou  for  not  re|)aving  it.  Solomon  Smith,  who 
then  was  .aid  now  is  .Marshal  of  the  Admiralty,  is  willing 
to  pav  petitioner  the  money  if  authorised  so  to  do  by  a 
new  order  from  the  House,  for  which  petitioner  there- 
fore prays. 
Annexed:— 

1    Another  petition  of  same.     (Lndatect.) 

■1.  Copy  of  order  of  n  Se|it.   16tl   lor  payment  of 

Bergen. 
3.  Another  copy. 
■i.  Another  copy. 

.5.  Con-  o*'  "'■'Isr  ill  a  case  between  George  Warner 
and  Robert  Armestead  for  the  sale  of  ihe  St.  John 
Baptist  unless  Armestead  should  pay  a  certain 
sum  adjudged  to  be  due  from  him  to  Warner. 
13  Aug.  1641. 
G.  Copy  of  order  for  Warner  to  be  lirst  paid  out  ot 
the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  the  ship,  and  then  Peter 
.     Bergen  out  of  the  residue,  if  any.     29  October. 

7.  Copy  of  order  for  Solomon  Smith  and  Peter 
Bergen  to  aiipear  before  the  House.    6  July  1646. 

8.  Account  of  moneys  laid  out  on  the  St.  John 
Baptist  in  1641  by  Peter  Bergen. 

9.  Affidavit  of  Bergen  in  support  of  preceding 
account.     18  Oct.  1641. 

10.  A  true  demonstration  of  the  particular  wrongs 
and  losses  which  Peter  Bergen  hath  sustained  by 
George  Warner  and  Solomon  Smith, 

Nov.  9.  Petition  Of  Anthony  Whitchurch  :  complains 
that  Henry  Daniell  ])lnndered  him  of  goods  to  the  value 
of  upwards  of  400i!.,  for  which  jietitioner  has  recovered 
oMO/.  and  odd,  but  Daniell  who  has  been  in  execution  for 
;i  whole  year,  pretends  that  he  is  a  servant  to  Lord 
Craven,  and  ther.Ojy  endeavour-  to  obtain  his  discharg.;. 
wliich  if  obtained  will  be  petitioner's  utter  ruin;  he 
jirays  therefore  that  ii  may  not  l)c  granted.    L.  J..  X.  582. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Henry  Daniell;  being  arrested  iit  the 
suit  of  Anthony  Whitchurch  contrary  to  privi- 
lege, as  petitioner  i.s  a  servant  to  Lord  Craven, 
the  House  by  ..rder  of  the  18th  of  November  HU? 
ordered  his  discharge;  l)Ut  he  h:is  been  again 
arrested  and  most  uncivilly  dragged  ont  of  hi'i 
house  by  :i  party  of  sohliers  to  the  Castle  of 
Oxibrd,  Whitchurch  despising  the  order  then 
shewed  tu  him,  and  saying  the  House  had  no 
power  to  grant  such  orders ;  petitioner  prays  for 
ii  further  order  for  his  release,  and  that  Whit- 
church miiy  be  called  upon  to  answer  for  his 
oontemjit.     (Undated.) 

2.  Copy  of  order  of  18  Nov.  1647. 

Nov.  111.  Affidavit  of  .Tohn  Blewit;  that  Jcjhn  Barley, 
nhen  the  order  of  the  House  forbidding  him  to  go  on 
building  his  brewhouse  in  Long  Acre  was  shown  to  him. 
said  that  he  would  go  on  all  the  same,  ;ind  brew  there. 

Nov.  lo.  Another  affidavit  to  the  same  effect  as 
jjreceding 


ent 
.84. 


pri.-ceuing. 

Nov.  10.  Draft  order  lor  repayment  of  4,000/.  le 
by  the  City  for  carrying  on  the  treaty.  I,.  .1.,  X.  .".i 
Jii  crtenm. 

-Nov.  In.  Draft  order  to  i-  voke  the  order  giving  Dr. 
Brownrigg  leave  to  go  to  lie  King  in  the  Isle  of  Wight, 
L.  J.,  X.  .:i84.     in  e.'t(^nfiO. 


Nov.  11.  Draft  resolutions  for  the  banishment  of  three     HorsB  op 
Lords  and' four  Commoners.     C.  J.,  VL  72.     The  Lords       Lord^- 
objected  to  the  Commons  p.as8ing  a  resolution  for  the      calendar. 
banishment   of    Peers,    and   brought   in   an    ordinance        jg^ 
themselves    to    banish   the    Lord    Goring,    the    Earl    of 
Holland,  and  Lord  Capell.     L.  J.,  X.  685,  686. 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  John  Perchard,  inhabitant  of  the 
Island  of  Guernsey  ;  he  has  received  his  writings  from 
Guernsey  undei-  the  seal  of  the  Island,  and  prays  that 
the  order  to  the  judges  to  hear  his  cause  may  be  renewed. 
L.  J.,  X.  585. 

Nov.  11.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

Nov.  11.  Ceriificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines, 
that  Thomas  G  rigson  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Panton,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln.     L.  J.,  X.  585. 

Nov.  11.  Draft  order  that  the  persons  mentioned  in 
the  first  Ijranch  of  the  proposition  concerning  delin- 
quents be  proceeded  against,  and  their  estates  dis- 
posed of  as  Parliament  shall  think  fit,  that  they  shall 
be  incapable  of  pardon  by  His  Majesty,  but  that  the 
lives  of  not  more  than  seven  shall  be  taken.  L.  J., 
X.  685.     //)  cxtenso. 

Nov.  11.  Draft  order  to  remove  the  same  persons  from 
His  M:ijesty"s  councils,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  585.    In  e.doiiso. 

Nov.  11.  Draft  order  that  no  person  who  has  been 
engaged  in  the  late  war  against  the  Parliament  since  the 
1st  of  January  last  shall  be  admitted  to  composition  for 
his  delinquency,  but  at  ;i,  full  year's  value  more  than 
other  persons.     L.  J.,  X.  586.     Lt  extenso. 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Colonel  William  Herbert ;  whilst 
l>ingsick  in  his  ch;imber  of  wounds  received  at  the 
taking  of  Berkeley  Castle  he  was  arrested  for  debt,  and 
though  some  of  his  creditors  have  accepted  payment  out 
of  his  arrears,  those  who  are  now  troubling  him  will  not 
do  so  ;  he  prays  the  House  to  take  some  speedy  means 
for  his  enlargement.     See  L.  J.,  X.  587. 

Nov.  13.  Petith)n  of  Sir  Robert  Hannay ;  petitioner 
has  been  affronted  with  ;irrests  whilst  entrusted  by  Sir 
Charles  Coote,  Lord  President  of  Connaught,  to  nego- 
tiate with  Parliament  wJiat  may  conduce  to  the  carrying 
on  of  the  \vork  against  the  reliels  in  Ireland,  and  this, 
though  about  3.001)/.  are  due  to  him  fc.r  arrears.  He  is 
ready  to  satisfy  all  his  creditors  as  soon  as  it  shall  be  in 
his  power  so  to  do,  and  prays  to  bo  protected  from 
arrest  that  he  may  prosecute  the  public  affairs  entrusted 
to  him.  L.  J.,  X.  686. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  commission  from  Sir  Charles  Coote  to 
petitioner  to  negotiate  in  England  for  supplies, 
&c.  for  his  forces  in  Ireland.     1  May  1646. 

2.  Copy  of  certificate  of  petitioner's  losses  and 
sutt'erings.     1  Nov.  1647. 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Captain  Bestmey  Mason  ;  he  is 
taken  in  execution  for  a  debt  for  which  he  is  only  surety, 
the  principals  being  well  able  to  pay,  though  he  has 
suffered  much  in  the  Parliament  service,  and  arrears  to 
the  amount  of  1,000/.  are  due  to  him  ;  ho  prays  for 
release  by  Habe;is  Corpus.  L.  J.,  X.  587.  This  is  a 
duplicate  of  the  petition  presented  on  the  7th. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  respecting  arrears  due  to  Captain 
Mason.     31  Oct.  1648. 

Xov.  13.  Draft  order  for  Mr.  Justice  Eolle  to  be  con- 
stituted Chief  Justice  of  the  Court  of  King's  Bench. 
L.  J..  X.  587.     Ill  cj-teiiso. 

Nov.  13.  Draft  order  for  calling  and  swearing  ser- 
joants-at-law.     L.  J.,  X.  .'..87.     Iiie,etenso. 

Xov.  13.  Draft  order  to  continue  to  Mr.  Samuel  Browne, 
late  one  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  Great  Seal,  the 
precedency  formerly  granted  to  Commissioners.  L.  J., 
X.  587.     ill  c.eleiisv. 

Nov.  13.  Draft  order  to  susjiend  the  swearing  of  !Mr. 
Whitelock  as  a  serjeant-at  law.  L.  J.,  X.  687.  In 
exteneo. 

Nov.  13.  Draft  order  that  Lawrence  Whittacre  may 
lay  his  judgment  for  200/.  obtained  against  John  Den- 
ham  upon  Denham's  lauds  now  under  sequestration. 
Tj.  J.,  X.  587.     Ill  e.iteiiso. 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Henry  Tonge,  Master  of  Arts 
both  in  the  Universities  of  Cambridge  and  Oxon,  and 
Chaplain  of  Merton  College  in  Oxon  ;  prays  for  an  order 
for  his  institution  to  the  vicarage  of  Sleaford,  to  which 
he  has  been  presented  by  Nicholas  Greenhill,  the 
patron.  On  the  petition  is  a  certificate  signed  by  Sir 
Nathaniel  Brent  and  others  of  the  petitioner's  good  life 
and  con\(Msation,  &v.     fj.  J.,  X.  .587. 

.Vov.  13.  Order  of  the  judges  to  whom  was  referred 
the  business  on  the  complaint  nf  .fohn  Browne,  Clerk  of 
tlie  Parliaments,  ag:iinst  Thorna':  fila'kmer  and  others 
:ipljointing  a  day  (or  the  Inariii;;.     See  L.  J.,  X.  565. 

.Nov.  11.  Petition  pf.Prancis  LordDacre:  he  complains 


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HoCBE  OS     that'wheii  the  Scottish  army  advanced  iuto  England 
Lords.       j.^gj.  gam^jgr^   tlje   servants  or  soldiers  of  Sir  Thomas 
Calendar.      Sandford,  a  colonel  in  that  army,  took  possession  of  and 
idiS.        still  detain  the  castle  and  park  of  Dacre,  though  peti- 
tioner had  been  in  peaceable  possession  for  three  years 
last  past ;  he  prays  for  an  order  from  the  House  to  the 
sheriffs  of  Cumberland   to   restore   him  to  possession. 
L.  J..  X.  687. 

Anne.xed : — 
-       1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding. 
■ .  Nov.  14.  Petition  of  Lieutenant  James  Lomax,  prisoner 
in  the  Gatehouse,  Westminster ;  petitioner  has  faithfully 
served  the  State,  for  which  near  300L  are  due  to  him, 
and  has  sustained  losses,  wounds,  and  hardships,  which 
have  brought  him  iuto  debt  to  his  landlady  Anne  James 
for  rent,  to  his  brewer  Edward  Hammond,  and  to  one 
Richard  Bennet,  in  all  to  the  amount  of  about  70/. ;  for 
this  he  has  been  cast  into  the  Gratehouse,  though  Mrs. 
James  has  some  security  for  her  rent,  and  petitioner  is 
ready  to  make  assignments  out  of  his  arrears ;  he  prays 
for  release  or  that  he  and  his  oreditor.s  may  be  heard 
before  their  Lordships.     L.  J.,  X.  588. 
Annexed :  — 

1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding.     27  Oct.  1648. 
Nov.  14.  Certificate  of  the  orthodoxy,  &e.  of  Timothy 
WooJrofie,  Bachelor  of  Divinity,  presented  to  the  rectory 
of  Kingsland,  Herefordshire.     L.  J.,  X.  588. 

Nov.  14.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  John  Man  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Rawreth,  Essex.     L.  J.,  X.  583. 

Nov.  14.  Draft  ordinance  to  secure  money  advanced 
for  the  guards  attending  the  Houses.  L.  J.,  X.  590. 
In  e,etenso. 

Nov.  14.  Di-aft  order  for  payment  of  4,443J.  12s.  4:d.  to 
the  executor  of  William  Gould,  deceased,  late  Governor 
of  the  fort  and  island  of  Plymouth.  L.  J.,  X.  690.  In 
e,etenso. 

Nov.  14.  Order  of  the  Court  of  the  Lord  Mayor  of 
London  directing  two  aldermen  and  two  sheriffs  to 
consider  and  answer  the  order  of  the  House  of  Lords  of 
the  19th  of  October,  and  the  cetition  of  Blackmer  and 
Paris.     Set;  L.  J.,  X.  652. 

Nov.  14.  Answer  of  Robert  Cudworth  to  the  petition 
of  Henry  Vernon  (presented  16th  June;  ;  he  maintains 
that  the  proceedings  in  Chancery  complained  of  by 
Vernon  were  just,  as  Vernon  himself  showed  by  paying 
part  of  the  sura  decreed;  Vernon  is  now  in  the  Fleet 
Prison  for  contempt  in  not  paying  the  residue,  and  Cud- 
worth  prays  that  the  decree  in  Chancery  may  not  be 
distarbod,  but  the  matter  dismissed  from  the  House 
with  costs.     See  L.  J.,  X.  325. 

Nov.  14.  Petition  of  Captain  Edward  Saltmarsh  in 
the  behalf  of  his  son-in-law  Edward  Topham,  his  ward  ; 
great  sums  of  money  are  demanded  of  petitioner  as  the 
ward's  guardian  for  composition  made  with  the  Court 
of  Wards  before  the  votes  for  taking  that  court  away  ; 
but  petitioner  cannot  pay  as  the  tithe.s  of  the  impro- 
priate rectory  of  Swalcdale,  Yorkshire,  and  a  messuage 
there  have  been  sequestered  for  the  delinquency  of  the 
ward's  late  father  ;  petitioner  prays  that  the  seques- 
tration may  be  taken  off  the  ward's  estate  as  it  was 
laid  upon  it  after  the  grant  of  the  wardship  to  petitioner's 
wife,  and  so  to  him. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  ordinance  to  secure  the  estates  to  petitioner 
discharged  from  the  sequestration. 

2.  Copy  of  certificate  of  the  value  of  the  estates. 
Nov.  16.  Petition  of   Henry  Trenchard  ;    Sir  Oliver 

Luke.  John  Trenchard,  and  petitioner,  as  guardians  of 
Edward  Trenchard,  a  lunatic,  in  a  case  against  Robert 
Edbrooke  and  others  were  ordered  by  the  House  to  pay 
100/.  costs,  but  Sir  Oliver  Luke  and  John  Trenchard 
refused  so  to  do  as  Parliament  men,  aud  petitioner  was 
thereupon  ordered  to  pay  the  money  ;  he  prays  that 
John  Trenchard,  who  is  no  Parliament  man,  and  who 
has  always  managed  the  lunatic's  estate,  and  received 
the  profits  thereof,  may  be  ordered  to  pay  the  money. 
L.  J.,  X.  590. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Henry  Trenchard  that  he  has  not 
any  of  the  lunatic's  estate  in  his  hands,  or  had 
any  management  thereof.     2  Nov. 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  Sir  Robert  Hannay  ;  he  thanks 
the  House  for  granting  him  a  protection,  wbiv-h.  how- 
ever, Mr.  Browne  will  not  deliver  to  him  iincil  he  has 
made  an  assignment  to  his  creditors  out  of  his  arrears  ; 
he  is  ready  so  to  do,  though  a  great  part  of  the  debt 
was  contracted  as  surety  with  .Sir  Charles  Coote,  Lord 
President  of  Connaught,  for  provisions  for  the  soldiery 
there,  but  no  part  of  bis  an-ears  is  yet  settled  to  be  paid 
at  any  place,  and  no  assignme.it  therefore  wouUl  Ije 


valid ;  he  prays  the  House  to  ordei-  Mr.  Browne  to 
deliver  to  him  his  protection,  that  he  may  be  able  to 
follow  the  liusiness  iif  the  Province  of  Connaught.  wliioh 
is  greatly  suffering  by  his  restraint,  aud  lie  promises  to 
make  assignment  t(i  his  creditors  as  soon  as  his  arrears 
are  settled.     L.  J.,  X.  -"191. 

Nov.  15.  Draft  resolutions  respecting  the  King's 
answers  concerning  the  Church.  L.  J.,  X.  5!J1.  /,/ 
e,denso. 

Nov.  15.  Draft  resolutions  respecting  the  restoration 
to  the  King  of  all  his  houses,  honours,  manors,  aud 
lands  upon  the  ratification  of  the  treaty,  respecting  His 
honour,  freedom,  and  safety,  and  the  passing  of  an  act 
of  oblivion.     L.  .f..X.  692.     In  n.ttensa. 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  John  Appleton,  Doctor  of  Physic  ; 
he  is  by  nation  au  Englishmau,  by  religion  a  Roman 
Catholic,  and  therefore  suspected  of  lieiug  dangerous  to 
the  State,  and  for  no  ottier  cause  he  has  l)een  committed 
prisoner  to  the  new  prison,  and  has  there  I'eniained  for 
eighteen  months  dejirived  of  all  his  goods  to  the  ruin  of 
himself,  his  mfe  and  children  ;  he  prays  for  an  imme- 
diate order  for  his  enlargement  that  he  may  return  to 
the  op^'U  practice  of  physic,  giving  security  sufficient 
to  clear  him  from  any  act  or  attempt  prejudicial  to  the 
State  for  the  time  to  come,  or  rather  than  let  Idra 
perish  in  prison  that  the  House  would  order  him  to  his 
adventure  in  some  foreign  country.  L.  .7.,  X.  592, 
Annexed  :— 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  Justices  of  Middlesex  for  the 

comniitiuent  of  Appleton  for  confessing  himself 

a   Roman   Catholic    and    refusing    the    oath   of 

allegiance. 

Nov.  16.  Draft  letter  from  the  Parliament  to  Colonel 

Hammond,  with  a  vote  that  the  King's  parole  binds  him 

for  twenty  days  after  the  treaty.     L.  J.,   X.  593.     ./,( 

extenso. 

Nov.  16.  Draft  of  the  vote.     L.  J.,  X.  593.    Iiie.etens>: 
Nov.  16.  Draft  order  for  Sir  Thomas  Beddingfield  to 
be  sworn.     L.  J.,  X.  -'193.     In  extent. 

Nov.  16.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Diviues 
that  .John  Alexander  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Aldertou,  Suffolk.     L.  J.,  X.  593. 

Nov.  16.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Henry  Steininer  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Little  Bentley,  Essex.     L.  J.,  X.  .j93. 

Nov.  16.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Robert  Bverden  has  beeu  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Heathfield,  Sussex.     L.  .J.,  X.  593. 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Captain  Bartholomew  West ;  he 
has  been  in  the  actual  service  of  Parliament  since  the 
Ijeginuiug  of  tliese  troubles,  for  which  groat  arrears  are 
due  to  him ;  prays  for  license  to  raise  a  thousand  men, 
volunteers,  or  prisoners  not  yet  disposed  of,  gii'iug 
security  to  transport  them  to  foreign  parts,  and  not  to 
return  with  prejudice  to  the  Parliament. 

Nov.  17.  Draft  of  additional  order  for  payment  of 
4.218/.  18s.  4kd.  to  Henry  Peck.  L.  .1..  X.  694.  J.i 
cxtrnso. 

Nov.  18  Draft  letter  from  the  Parliament  to  the  Earl 
of  Warwick,  Lord  High  Admiral,  thanking  him  for  his 
serWces  in  reducing  the  revolted  ships.  L.  J".,  X.  696. 
In  extenso. 

Nov.  18.  Petition  of  Alexander  Young,  clerk;  peti- 
tioner under  an  order  of  their  Lordships  of  the  14th  of 
.July  last  was  inducted  into  the  rectory  of  Kirk  Deigh- 
ton,  Yorkshire,  and  retained  peaceable  possession  until 
Richard  Barton  obtained  an  order  on  the  2ord  of 
September,  vacating  the  former  order,  without  a  heai-ing 
being  given  to  petitioner,  who  prays  that  the  order  in 
his  favour  may  be  confirmed  until  he  be  legally  he;ii-d. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding.     (Undated.) 

2.  Another  similar  petition  of  same.     (Undated.) 
Nov.  20.  Certificate  that  Robert  Lancaster,  Master  of 

Arts  and  Preacher  of  the  Gospel,  is  a  man  of  good 
ability,  sound  and  orthodox  in  doctrine  and  judgment, 
pious  and  blameless  in  life  and  conversation,  aud  well 
aft'ected  to  the  Parliament.     L.  J.,  X.  .696. 

Nov.  20.  Letter  from  the  Earl  of  Manchester,  Speaker 
of  the  House  of  Peers  jjro  tempore,  to  Lord  Fairfax. 
General  of  the  Forces,  about  the  removal  of  the  Earl  of 
Holland  from  Warwicic  Castle  to  the  Tower  ot  London 
on  account  of  his  ill  health.     L.  J.,  X.  637.      Lii  extenso. 

Nov.  21.  Petition  of  William  Kendall,  citizen  of  Lon- 
don ;  in  May  laat  the  House  granted  petitioner  license 
to  send  a  ship  to  Cork  to  bring  off  his  goods  which  lay 
there,  but  this  was  prevented  by  his  sickness,  on 
which  he  directed  his  factor  to  convert  the  goods 
into  pilchards  ami  other  merchandize  for  the  Straits, 
intending  to  send  the  Eagle  of  Ipswich,  burthen  200  tons, 
under  Wm.  Pagett.  on  that  design.     This  was  however 

H  't 


HoUbk  of 
Lords. 

Calendar. 

1648. 


64 


HISTOKICAL  MANUSCHIPTS   COMMISSION  ; 


lias  since  been 
to  that 


I'aleudar. 

1648. 


prevented  bv  Pagett's  death  uud  order  ha?  ?i 
Usuo.l  by  the  Lord  Admiral  foibid.lmg  trade 
province.  IVtitioutr  therefore  prays  tor  a  renewal  ot 
the  license  formerly  given  him  to  send  a  slap  to  Cork 
or  Kinsale.  and  that  he  may  have  liberty  to  send  m  the 
ship  ten  or  twelve  tons  of  "  salterie  and  haberdashery 
wares,  so  tJ  provide  a  full  loading  for  the  Strnits. 
X.  598. 


L.J. 


Nov    "1    Petition  of  Cecil  Lord  Calvert,  Baron  of 

"    t  the  cause   between  him   and 

hearing.     L.  •!., 


Baltimore,   praymg  tha 

Henry  Swetnam  may  shortly  receive 

'  Nov'  -^1  Petition  of  .loliii  Whitford.  defendant  in  a 
writ  of  e'rror  in  which  Thos.  Oliver  is  plaintill.  pray- 
in--  that  the  cause  may  shortly  be  heard.    L.J.,  A.  oVi). 

Nov  21  Draft  resolution  that  the  King  s  final  answer 
respecting  the  proceedings  of  Lord  ( )nnonde  m  L-elaud 
is  not  satisfactory.     L.  J.,  X.  59:'.     lu  cieus^. 

Nov  •>!  Draft  order  for  continuing  the  treaty  unti. 
the  25th  instant.     L.  J..  X.  599.     Inexlenso. 

Nov  21  Draft  of  additional  order  lor  payment  ot 
■'  0002  'to  Colonel  Edward  Rosseter  and  WOl.  to  Captain 
Charles  Norwood.     L.1.,X..599.    ^"  «%«^4 

Nov.  21.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  200L  5°  the 
executors  of  Cornet  Lewes,  deceased.     L.  J.,  X.  .399. 

Nov  22  Petition  of  William  WiUoughby  in  the 
behalf'of  William  Godfrey  ;  more  than  a  twelvemonth 
■i.'o  when  he  had  full  power  so  to  do,  Francis  Lord 
Willoughby  of  Parham  assigned  all  money  payable  to 
him  out  of  Goldsmiths'  and  Haberdashers  Halls  to 
William  Godfrey,  who  has  otten  attended  tor  payment ; 
petitioner  thanks  the  House  for  allowing  Godfrey  some 
(ime  for  producing  his  assignment,  but  beseeches  the 
House  to  grant  further  time  on  account  ot  Gocltrey 
being  far  distant.     L.  .!.,  X.  600. 

Nov  22.  Petition  of  .John  Silver ;  the  cause  between 
petitioner  and  Thomas  liaynes  has  been  often  appointed 
for  hearing,  but  has  been  imt  ofl'  for  the  weightier 
affairs  of  Parliament,  while  petitioner  by  so  olten 
bringing  up  his  witnesses  from  Kent,  and  keeping 
them  in  town,  has  been  put  to  an  expense  of  seven 
score  pounds,  and  has  scarce  a  morsel  of  bread  left 
which  is  just  what  Ravnes  wishes,  for  he  has  threatened 
to  spend  bWl.  but  he  would  leave  petitioner  not  worth  a 
"roat.  Petitioner  therefore  prays  that  to  save  him  from 
utter  ruin  a  speedy  and  certain  day  may  be  appointed 
for  the  hearing.     L.  J.,  X.  600. 

Nov.  22.  Petition  of  'I'homas  Shadwell  ;  petitioner 
having  been  appointed  Uomptioller  of  the  Customs  of 
Lyme  Regis  by  ordinanee  of  the  21st,  and  by  letters 
patent  of  the  2-llh  of  August  last,  repaired  thither  in 
September  to  demand  possession;  but  Thomas  Toll,  who 
had  been  placed  in  the  office  by  the  Committee  for  the 
Navy  only  during  the  pleasure  of  Parliament,  refused  to 
yield  possession,  while  Toll's  father  repaired  to  London 
and  obtained  an  ordinance  making  void  that  in  peti- 
tioner's favour  without  any  notice  to  him.  Petitioner, 
who  has  done  nothing  surreptitiously  in  the  matter,  and 
has  been  put  to  great  expense  for  fees  and  ti'avelling, 
prays  that  the  order  in  Toll's  favour  may  be  recalled. 
L.  J.,  X.  ^00. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding.     20  Nov. 

2.  Copy  of  order  in  the  matter.     3  Oct. 

3.  Printed  statement  of  the  case  between  Toll  and 
Shadwell. 

Nov.  22.  Draft  resolution  for  the  securing  of  the 
Scotch  who  have  assisted  the  Parliament  of  England, 
and  for  settling  peace  between  the  two  nations,  Ac. 
L.  .I.,X.  600.     Ill  lutensu. 

Nov.  22.  Draft  order  for  jiaynient  of  the  guards 
attending  the  Houses  of  Parliament.  L.  .1.,  X.  600. 
Jii  i-jti  nso. 

Nov.  22.  Petition  of  Richard  Mapowder,  defendant  in 
a  writ  of  error  in  which  Sir  Richard  Prideaux  is  plain- 
tiff, |)rays  for  a  short  day  for  hearing. 

Nov.  23.  Draft  ordinance  to  clear  Sir  William  Button 
(.f  his  delinquency.     L.  .1.,  X.  6ol. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  his  delinquency. 

2.  Amendment  to  the  ordinance. 
Nov.  23.  Petition  of  .Vniie  .lames,  widow;  yir.ays  that 

.lames  Lomax,  late  alehouse  kee])er,  but  now  prisoner 
in  the  Gatehouse,  her  debtor  for  rent,  may  not  receive 
protection  from  the  House,  but  that  the  case  may  be 
left  to  trial  at  law.      L.  .J..  X.  601. 

Nov.  23.  Petition  of  .James  Earl  of  Suffolk  ;  jjeti- 
ti<mer'a  late  father,  Theophilus  Earl  of  Suffolk,  biing 
indebted  for  wares  to  William  Oeerc  and  to  the  widow 
of  Benjamin  llenshawe  to  the  amount  of  1,000?.  became 
bound  with  Marmaduke  iloore  and  .lohn  .leuifer.  two 


.,f  his  servants,  in  a  bond  of  2,iHiO/.  to  Thomas  Marsham, 
one  of  the  fanners  of  the  pre-emption  of  tin.  This  bond 
was  unlawfully  assigned  to  the  King,  and  some  of 
petitioner's  lands  not  liable  to  the  debt  have  been 
thereby  extended  ;  upon  a  former  complaint  the  House 
ordered  that  all  proceedings  in  the  Kxcbcquer  against 
petitioner's  lands  should  lie  stayed  ;  part  of  the  debt  has 
already  been  paid  and  offers  made  for  payment  of  the 
remainder,  but  these  have  been  refused  by  Geere  and 
Henshaw,  in  the  hope  of  recovering  the  penalty  under 
the  bond,  and  Jenifer  has  been  arrested  ;  the  whole 
prosecution  at  the  King's  suit  was  unlawful  and  crimi- 
nal ;  petitioner  therefore  prays  that  the  parties  con- 
cerned therein  may  be  sent  for  to  answer,  Jenifer  re- 
leased, and  satisfaction  given  to  himself  for  the  damages 
he  has  received.  L.  J.,  X.  601 . 
Annexed  ; — 

1.  Copy  of  order  for  staying  the  ]M-oceedings  in  the 
Exchequer.     10  March  1641-2. 

2.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Tjee,  solicitor  to  the  Earl  of 
Suffolk,  in  support  of  the  oetitiou.  22  Nov. 
1618. 

3.  Certificate  from  the  auditor  th;it  Thomas  Mars- 
ham  was  not  indebted  to  the  King,  and  that 
there  was  therefore  no  claim  against  the  lands 
over  which  he  fanned  the  pre-emption  of  tin. 
10  Dec.  1647. 

Nov.  23.  Petition  of  Christopher  Lee  ;  in  Jane  1648 
Colonel  Francis  Zachary  was  ordered  to  pay  petitioner 
50/.  damages  within  eight  days  for  unjust  molestation 
and  suit,  and  though  he  has  never  ]iaid  one  penny 
he  in  July  last  obtained  an  order  for  his  release  upon 
his  indemnifying  petitioner  ;  but.  as  petitioner  cannot 
be  indemnified  unless  he  be  paid,  he  prays  that  Colonel 
Zaohar^'  may  be  remanded  to  prison,  or  a  short  day  be 
appointed  for  him  to  appear  before  the  House  and  show 
cause  to  the  contrary.     L.  J..  X.  6'tl. 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  the  Dean  and  I'reliends  of  Christ's 
College  in  the  University  of  Oxford  ;  they  complain  of 
a  proposed  inelosure  of  land  in  Hollowell,  in  the  parish 
of  Gillesbrough  [Guilsborough],  in  the  county  of 
Northam])ton.  whereby  the  tithes  of  corn  belonging  to 
the  College  will  be  in  a  manner  wholly  lost,  and  as 
petitioners  have  no  glebe  there  the  inhabitants  pretend 
that  they  cannot  hinder  the  inelosure  ;  petitioners  pray 
that  if  the  inhabitants  are  allowed  to  make  the  inelo- 
sure, the  tenth  acre  may  be  set  out  lor  petitioners  in 
lieu  of  their  tithes,  which  they  have  readily  accepted  in 
the  case  of  other  inclosures,  though  much  less  in  value 
than  the  tithes  in  kind.     L.  J.,  X.  002. 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  Coionel  William  Herbert ;  on  the 
i4th  instant  the  House  ordered  that  he  should  be  re- 
leased from  imprisonment  upon  his  making  an  assign- 
ment to  his  creditors  out  of  the  arrears  due  to  him  ; 
he  accordingly  tendered  an  assignment,  with  a  copy 
of  the  order,  to  Thomas  Vaughan  and  Henry  Komp 
his  attorney,  at  whose  suit  petitioner  was  arrested, 
but  they  slighted  the  order,  refused  obedience  to  it, 
and  still  violently  prosecute  him  ;  he  therefore  prays 
the  House  to  take  some  steps  to  secure  his  discharge. 
L.  J.,  X.  602. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  14  Nov. 

2.  Affidavit  in  support  of  the  petition.     22  Nov. 
[Nov.  24.]  Petition  of  Major  William  Salkeld  ;  praying 

for  ci  new  trial  in  an  action  of  trespass,  assault,  and 
battery  L-rought  against  him  and  others.  See  L.  J,, 
X.  602. 

Nov.  24.  Affidavit  of  Salkeld  that  ho  was  unable  to 
produce  material  witnesses  at  the  hearing. 

Nov.  24.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  Edmund  Prideaux, 
Solicitor-General.     L.  J.,  X.  602.     In  eHenso. 

Nov.  24.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  Thomas  Waller, 
.Steward  and  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Pleaa  for  the  Isle  of 
Ely.     L.  J.,  X.  602.     In  c.etenso. 

Nov.  24.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  352?.  to  Richard 
Heywood  and  Joseph  Saxton  lent  by  them  to  Colonel 
Bulstrode  for  the  fortification,  &e.  of  Aylesbury.  L.  J., 
X.  603.     In  e.iienso. 

No.  24.  Draft  resolution  that  the  King's  answer  to 
the  proposition  concerning  the  church  is  not  satisfactory, 
and  that  the  treaty  should  be  continued  until  the  27th. 
L.  J..  X.  606.     In  ejten,so. 

Nov.  24.  Lists  of  persons  presented  as  fit  for  the  office 
of  high  sheriff  in  several  counties.  (39  papers.)  See 
L.  J.,  X.  GO?  ;   t^',  J.,  VI.  85. 

Nov.  25.  Petition  of  Major  Herbert  Blanchard  ;  on 
the  (5th  of  last  month  their  Lordships  ordered  the  re- 
lease ol  petitioner,  then  in  restraint  at  the  suit  of  one 
Hawkins  for  a  small  debt,  when  lOOi!.  of  arrears  were 
due  to  him,  but  before  lie  could  obtain   his  discharge 


House  os 

LOEDS. 

Calendar, 

1648. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


65 


!  or    other  actions  were  brought  against  him  for  small  sums  ; 

^*-       he  again  prays  for  the  interference  of  their  Lordships  to 

l:ir.      protect  himself  and  his  family  from  ruin,  promising  on 

g_        the  word  of  a  gentleman  that,  as  soon  as  Ids  arrears  are 

stated,  he  will  aesigu  to  his  creditors  all  that  they  can 

justly  demand.     L.  J.,  X.  60". 

Annexed : — 

1.  List  of  actions  against  petitioner. 
Nov.   2o.    Certificate    from    the    Committee    for   the 
comity  of  Cumberland  that  William  Granger  is  of  known 
abilities  and  sufficiency,  orthodox  in  doctrine,  painful 
and  industrious  in  his  ministry,  &c.     L.  J..  X.  607. 

Nov.  25.  Order  for  Arnold  Thomas  to  be  sheriff  of 
the  county  of  Pembroke.     L.  J.,  X.  6u8.     In  e.ftonso. 

Nov.  25.  Draft  orders  respecting  the  Earl  of  Arundel's 
composition  for  his  delinquency.  (Four  papers.)  L.  J., 
X.  609.     In  c.i-irnso. 

Nov.  25.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  interest  to  Richard 
Hey  wood  and  Joseph  Saxton  upon  the  352/,  lent  by  them 
to  Colonel  Bnlstrode.     L.  J.,  X.  609.     In  ej-ieuso. 

Nov.  25.  Draft  ordinance  for  raising  5,0002.  out  of 
delinquents'  estates  for  making  good  what  was  promised 
to  the  soldiery  engaged  in  the  siege  of  Colchester. 
L.  J.,  X.  609.     //(  e.rte,iso. 

Nov.  25.  Copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons 
referring  the  petition  and  appeal  cif  John  Poyntz  olms 
Morris,  and  Mary  his  wife,  Leonard  Darby,  John  Harris, 
and  Isabella  Smith,  prisoners  in  several  prisons  upon  a 
warrant  of  the  Lords  for  pretended  forgery  of  a  copy 
of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  to  a  Committee  to  examine  the 
matter.  C.  J.,  VI.  86.  In  extenso. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding,  &c. 

2.  Printed  paper  addressed  to  every  individual 
member  of  the  House  of  Commons  who  is  a  lover 
of  justice  for  justice  sake  ;  desiring  that  he  would 
be  present  on  the  reading  of  the  petition  of  Morris 
alkis  Poyntz  to  support  his  plea  for  a  trial  p;r 
pares. 

3.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

4.  Letter  from  to  John  Browne,  Esqre.,  in 

the  Old  Palace  Yard  at  Westminster;  the  writer 
encloses  a  paper  and  desires  Browne  to  consider 
it,  as  it  will  be  presented  to  the  House  of  Commons 
against  him  unless  he  releases  the  plaintifi's,  their 
witnesses,  solicitors,  and  adherents.  Noted.  This 
is  the  letter  wherein  was  inclosed  a  printed  paper 
intitled  the  case  and  vindication  of  John  Poyntz 
alias  Morris,  and  his  friends ;  received  November 
9th,  16-18.     John  Ingoldsby. 

5.  Letter  from  [Wm.  Littleton]  to  [John  Browne, 
Clerk  of  the  Parliaments]  ;  the  writer  was  yester- 
da}-  taken  upon  an  illegal  warrant,  as  it  appears, 
merely  to  detain  him  till  a  warrant  could  be 
procured  from  Mr.  Edwards,  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  to  bring  him  before  a  justice  about  the 
searching  for  the  forged  Act  at  Morris'  house  ; 
he  has  been  charged  with  felony  because  he  went 
at  Mr.  Baker's  desire  to  show  him  the  house  ;  Mr. 
Edwards  made  a  mittimus  to  keep  the  writer  till 
delivered  by  due  course  of  law ;  he  was  had  before 
Justice  Carter,  who  will  he  knows  release  him 
upon  the  security  he  shall  tender  this  night ; 
Mr.  Wcekes,  the  keeper,  has  used  him  very 
uncivilly,  not  vouchsating  him  a  word  ;  Harris, 
a  malapert  fellow,  went  along  to  the  justice  and 
mentioned  that  the  business  was  this  day  presented 
to  the  General,  and  is  to-morrow  to  be  brought 
into  the  House  of  Commons  ;  Poyntz  alias  Morris 
and  the  others  have  exhibited  divers  articles  to 
the  Lord  General ;  the  writer  is  resolved  to  right 
himself  from  the  base  courses  taken  against  him. 
On  the  same  paper  is  a  breviat  of  the  case  of 
Poyntz  alias  Morris. 

6.  Note  from  Wm.  Littleton  to  Mr.  John  Browne, 
Clerk  of  the  Parliaments  ;  sends  his  discharge 
from  Justice  Carter ;  before  it  came  he  was  drawing 
a  petition  to  the  Lords  for  his  release  ;  wishes  to 
know  whether  he  had  best  proceed  in  it  or  not ; 
would  not  have  his  friends  bound  for  him  as  they 
now  are,  as  it  is  only  for  directing  Mr.  Baker 
to  the  house  and  the  parties  who  had  the  forged 
Act ;  if  he  thought  he  could  procure  an  order  this 
day  he  would  not  make  use  of  the  discharge,  but 
possibly  he  may  use  this  and  get  an  order  besides. 

7.  Warrant  from  Justice  Carter  committing  to  the 
Gatehouse  prison  Wm.  Littleton,  charged  with 
divers  others  to  have  broken  open  the  house  of 
John  Poyntz  alias  Morris,  and  to  have  taken 
away  divers  writings  and  books  of  accounts. 
11  Dec.  1648. 


8.  Pnnted  paper,  headed  An  Appeal  to  each  iudi-     Hoi-se  of 
vidua]  member  of   the   present  Parliiimont   and       ^oeps. 
Army,  in  the  case  of  John  Poyntz  alias  r^Iorris       Ci.lenda' 
Mary  his  wife,  I.sabella  .Smith,  Leuuard  Darliy!        i64Ci 
and    John    Harris,  who,   by   the    power,    policy, 
treacherous  insinuations,  and  scandalous  sufn-es- 
tions    of  John    Browne.  Clerk  of   the    House  of 
Lords    (who  has  combined  with  one   Littleton), 
have  been  illegally  imprisoued   in  four  several 
prisons,  by  virtue  of  the   Lords'  order,  for  the 
space  of  twenty  months,  and  by  the  Lords  fined 
and  sentenced  without  crime,  without  legal  hear- 
ing, without  evidence,  not  being  suffered  to  enjoy 
the  benefit  of  law,  or  make  their  lawful  defence 
as  by  law  they  ought ;  then  follows  a  statement 
that   John  Morris  alias  Poyntz  aud   the  others 
had  appealed  to  the  House  of  Commons  ;  that  on 
Saturday  (the  25th  of)  Nov.  1618  their  petition 
was  referred  to  a  Committee,  of  which  Master 
Prynne  (Master  Browne's  special  friend)  was  tu 
have  charge,  by  whose  means  they  never  could 
get  a  Committee  to  sit,  and  were  in  desiiair,  until 
Thomas  Lord  Fairfax  and  the  forces  under  his 
command  appeared  for  the  relief  of  the  distressed  ; 
then  follows  a  copy  of  the   articles  exhibited  to 
His  Excellency  Thomas  Lord  Fairfax,  General, 
&c.  against  John  Browne,  Clerk  of  the  House  of 
Lords ;  and  lastly,  a  copy  of  the  articles  against 
Browne  exhibited  upon  the  11  Dec.  1618  to  Lord 
Fairfax  by  Richard  Paris,  alleging  that   Browne 
by  virtue  of  his  office,  upon  the  17th  Aug.  1648, 
drew  up  an  order  to  conceal  a  horrid  act  of  in- 
justice  done    by   a   Court   of  Aldermen    in   not 
bringing  Henry  Wollaston,  the  gaoler  of  New- 
gate, to  a  trial   for  many  high  crimes  of  wilful 
murder  and  felony,  and  that  Browne  caused  him, 
Paris,  to  be  arrested,  imprisoned,  and  otherwise 
molested. 

9.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

10.  Copy  of  petition  and  appeal  of  John  Poyntz 
•  ilias  Morris,  and  Mary  his  wife,  Isabella  Smith. 
Leonard  Darby,  and  John  Harris  to  Thomas 
Lord  Fairfax,  General  of  all  the  forces  raised  for 
the  nation's  defence;  they  complain  that  they 
have  been  imprisoned  by  order  of  the  House  of 
Lords,  obtained  upon  a  false  suggestion  of  John 
John  Browne,  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments ;  they 
have  appealed  to  the  House  of  Commons,  and 
allege  that  they  have  never  had  a  legal  trial ; 
they  pray  his  Excellency  to  free  them  from  their 
cruel  imprisonment ;  they  repeat  their  allegations 
against  Browne,  declaring  that  he  falsely  accused 
them  of  forging  an  Act  of  Parliament,  that  he 
broke  open  the  house  of  Morris  alias  Poyntz, 
and  seized  his  evidences,  and  by  unjust  means 
proctired  the  sentence  of  the  House  of  Lords 
against  them,  and  the  imprisonment  of  themselves 
and  their  witnesses. 

11.  Copy  of  petition  and  appeal  of  Richard  Paris 
and  Thomas  Blakemer,  late  private  soldiers,  to 
Thomas  Lord  Fairfax,  General  of  the  forces  raised 
for  the  defence  of  the  nation  ;  they  complain  that, 
having  been  employed  to  bring  deUnquents  to 
justice,  they  attempted  to  bring  Henry  Wollaston, 
keeper  of  Newgate,  to  punishment  for  many  high 
crimes  and  misdemeanours,  and  first  a]>plied  to 
the  Lord  Mayor  and  Court  of  Aldermen,  but  were 
not  only  denied  justice  but  threatened  for  ap- 
pearing in  the  matter ;  they  then  addressed 
themselves  to  the  House  of  Lords,  but  Mr.  Browne 
drew  up  an  order  clean  contrary  to  the  intention 
of  the  House,  and  has  since  caused  a  vexatious 
action  to  be  entered  against  the  petitioners,  and 
Paris  has  in  consequence  been  many  weeks 
imiirisoned  ;  the  petitioners  pra}-  Lord  Fairfax 
to  free  Paris  from  his  imprisonment,  and  to  cause 
Browne  and  Wollaston  to  be  attached  in  order  to 
a  legal  trial. 

12.  Copy  of  articles  exhibited  by  Richard  Paris, 
gent.,  against  John  Browne,  Clerk  of  the  Parlia- 
ments, accusing  him  of  using  his  office  to  stifle 
justice,  and  to  prevent  the  petitioners  from 
bringing  Wollaston  to  a  legal  trial. 

Nov.  27.  Order  for  Mr.  Bulstrode  Whitelocke  to  be 
Attorney  of  the  Duchy.     L.  J.,  X.  610.     In  ej-ienso. 

Nov.  27.  Draft  letter  from  tlie  Parliament  to  Colonel 
Hammond,  enjoining  him  not  to  leave  his  charge  in  the 
Isle  of  Wight,     L.  J.,  X.  611.     In  extenso. 

Nov.  27.  Draft  letter  from  the  Parliament  to  Lord 
Fairfax  on  the  same  subject.  L.  J.,  X.  611.  In  er- 
tenso. 


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HOCSE  OS 
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Calendar. 

1648. 


Xov.  27.  Copy  of  certificate  in  fiivoui-  ol"  Richard 
Michell,  presented  to  the  living  ol"  Rugby,  Warwick- 
?hii-e.     L.  J.,  X.  Oil. 

Annexed ; —  .... 

1.  Copy  of  certificate  uf  Committee  of  Uivmes  in 
favour  of  Slichell  upon  his  appoiutment  to  the 
sequestrated  living  of  Abberton.  Essex,  in  (-)ct. 
lt)4t. 
Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Walter  Tucker,  defendant  in  a 
writ   of   error   in   vrhich   John   Stanbnry    is   plaiutitf; 
prays  that  the  cause   may   .■^hortly  receive  a  hearing. 
L.  J.,  X.  till.  ,     ^     ^ 

Nov.  -28.  Petition  of  George,  son  of  Syrack  bpahan. 
ill  Persia,  merchant.  Abuut  four  months  ago,  -ivhen 
"Oing  from  Marseilles  to  Leghorn  in  a  French  barque, 
petitioner  was  taken  at  sea'ljy  a  Xaples  man-of-war, 
8,000  crowns  taken  from  him,  and  he  turned  back  to 
Marseilles,  whence  he  went  to  Paris,  hoping  for  some 
reparation,  and  failing  in  this,  came  to  England  in  order 
to  get  a  readier  p.issage  to  Persia.  He  is  now  in  extreme 
leccssity,  and  likely'to  perish,  and  therefore  prays  the 
iCouse  to  gi-ant  him  a  commendatory  letter  to  the 
ministers  of  London  and  the  suburbs,  that  they  may 
mention  hi.s  miserable  condition  to  their  congregations, 
and  desire  their  charities  for  his  subsistence  and 
transportation.     L.  J.,  X.  Oil. 

Xov.  28.  Draft  resolutions  respecting  the  appointment 
of  Sherifi's  of  Kent,  Cardigan,  &c.  See  L.  J.,  X.  012. 
(Three  papers.) 

Nov.  -28.  Petition  of  George  Warde,  Yicar  of  Taldmg. 
in  the  county  of  Kent.  In  May  last  the  House  ordered 
that  petitioner  should  have  institution  and  iuduoticn  to 
iho  vicarage  of  Talding,  but  he  is  opposed  by  William 
Brooke,  who  keeps  possession  of  the  glebe,  saying  that 
petitioner  came  not  in  by  the  King's  power,  and 
therefore  he  may  try  hi.'<  right.  Petitioner  prays  that 
Brooke  may  be  ordered  to  deliver  up  possession  of 
the  glebe  or  to  appear  and  answer  before  the  House. 
L.  J.,  X.  012. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding.     (Undated.) 
Nov.  28.  Petition  of  John  Mustard.     Prays  leave  to 
sue  the  Earl  of  Bridgwater  for  a  debt  of  800Z.  due  since 
June  1012.     L.  J.,  X.  012. 

Nov.  28.  Draft  order  for  the  Committee  for  Seques- 
trations in  London  to  call  the  collectors  of  assessments 
for  the  army  to  account  for  the  money  received  and 
paid  by  them.     L.  J.,  X.  012.     In  extenso. 

Nov'  28.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  Henry  Bennett  has  beau  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Chalo,  in  the  Isle  of  Wight.     L.  J.,  X.  013. 

Nov.  30.  Petition  of  John  Greene,  clerk,  adminis- 
trator of  Edward  Wymarke.  Petitioner  details  the 
proceedings  taken  by  him  against  the  late  and  present 
Earl  Rivers  for  recovery  of  money  due  to  Wymarke's 
estate,  and  prays  that  he,  who  has  always  adhered  to  the 
Parliament,  may  have  liberty  to  proceed  in  the  ordinary 
course  of  law  against  the  Earl,  who  has  actually  borne 
arms  against  the  Parliament;     L.  J.,  X.  613. 

Nov.  30.  Petition  of  Edward  Aylmer,  gentleman. 
Petitioner  made  composition  for  an  estate  of  inheritance 
upon  a  report  that  one  of  his  brothers  was  dead  beyond 
seas  ;  Imt  his  brother  returned  to  England,  and  peti- 
tioner thereupon  prayed  for  a  review  of  his  composition  ; 
before,  liowever,  he  could  efl'ect  anything  the  ordinance 
had  passed  both  Houses.  He  prays  leave  to  proceed 
with  the  review  notwithstanding.     L.  J.,  X.  013. 

Nov.    30.    Certificate   of   clergy   in   favour   of  John 
Oglander  whilst  minister  at  Lymington.     L.  J.,X.  613. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  Committee  for  the  county  of 

Southampton  ai)pointing  Oglander  to  the  living 

of  Lymington.     0  April  1017. 

Nov.  30.  Certificate   from  the  As.sembly  of   Divines 

that  Benjamin  Agas  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 

Chenies,  Bucks.     L.  J.,  X.  014. 

Nov.  SO.  Answer  of  Solomon  Smith,  Marshal  of  the 
High  Court  of  Admiralty,  to  a  petition  of  Peter  Bergen, 
lately  presented.  The  respondent,  by  virtue  of  his 
office,  did  take  into  his  custody  and  sell  the  ship  called 
the  St.  John  Baptist  for  1,OOOL,  and  paid  the  money  to 
George  Warner,  merchant,  in  obedience  to  orders  from 
the  Lord  High  Admiral  and  from  the  House.  Bergen 
has  already  proceeded  against  the  respondent  in  Chan- 
cery, and  put  him  to  50u/.  unnecessary  charges  ;  he 
prays  to  be  dismissed  from  further  trouble  in  the  matter, 
and  that  Bergen  may  be  ordered  to  repay  him  his 
nnneces.'iary  disbui»cnient>. 

Nov.  [30].  Petition  of  Edward  Davis,  of  Loudon. 
merchant,  for  a  speedy  hearing  cf  the  writ  of  error 
brought  by  Solomon  Smith,  which  has  been  long  delayed. 


Dec.  1.  Petition  of  Thomas   Andrews   and   others  ;     house  oj 
petitioners  being  desired  to  adventure  to  the  coast  of       Lobds. 
Malabar,  in  India,  for  the  support  and   supply  of  the      calendar. 
English  factory  there,  and  to  advance  English  trade.        \^R 
and  keep  it  out  of  the  hands  of  strangers,  sent  thither 
the  Ruth,  with  a  cargo  of  lead,  cloth,  &c.,  but  as  soon 
as  the  goods  were  landed  for  sale  they  were  arrested  by 
the  creditors  of  Mr.  Courteeu,who  had  been  disappointed 
of  about    5,000J.  which  the  East  India  Company  had 
received  of  his  in  India,  and  this  money  not  being  paid 
is  likely  to  be  the  cause  of  this  stay,  and  of  that  of  other 
merchants  who  are  like  to  perish  ;  the  petitioners  there- 
fore pray  that  the  East  India  Company  may  be  ordered 
to  pay  over  this  money  that  the  merchants  in  captivity, 
as  it  were,  may  be  redeemed,  and  petitioners'  goods 
freed,  the  factories  on  the  coast  of  Malabar  [jreserved, 
with  freedom  to  send  ships  to  trade  thither,  or  at  least 
that  the  petitioners  may  send  to  recover  their  estates 
left  there  to  the  value  of  above  16,000?.     L.  J.,  X.  617. 
Dec.  1.  Draft  order  in  petitioner's  favom-. 
Dec.  1.  Petition  of  John  Bridges  ;   his  sister  Mary 
Talbot  about  two  years  since  left  the  kingdom  with  her 
oul)'  child,  and  lived  in  a  nunnery  in  Paris,  where  the 
child   was  bred  a   Roman   Catholic,    but  she  has  now 
been  privately  brought  to  England,  and  kq)t  obscurely, 
so  that   petitioner  cannot   speak  with  her  ;   upon  the 
death    of    his    sister    petitioner    took    out    letters   of 
administration  of  her  estate,  his  only  desire  being  to 
preserve  it  for  his  niece,  and  to  keep  her  in  England, 
to  be  bred  a  Protestant,  that  it  may  not  be  wasted  in 
a    nunnery,    as    it    is    chiefly   in    money  ;   but   John 
Sandall   (whose  wife  is    suspected  of  being  a  Roman 
Catholic)  has  inveigled  the  child  to  consent  to  his  taking 
out  letters  of  administration  of  her  mother's  estate,  and 
applying  to  Sir  Nathaniel  Brent  to  avoid  those  granted 
to  petitioner  :   prays  that  the  administration  granted 
to  himself  may  continue  in  force,  and   that  he  may  be 
at  liberty  to  produce  his  allegations  in  the  Prerogative 
Court.     L.  J.,  X.  617. 

Dec.  1.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
William  Hawling  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Wrangle,  Lincolnshire.     L.  J.,  017. 

Dec.  1.  Petition  of  Anthony  Libbe  and  Mai'y  his 
wife,  daughter  and  heir  of  Leonard  Keate,  deceased, 
and  late  His  Majesty's  ward  ;  pray  for  an  order  for  a 
certain  lease,  &c.  now  in  the  Court  of  Wards  to  be 
delivered  to  them  to  be  produced  at  a  trial  at  Oxford. 
L.  J.,  X.  017. 

Dec.  2.  Affidavit  of  William  Windr  id  that  the  servants 
of  Thomas  Williams  did  in  June  or  July  last  cart  and 
carry  away  five  oak  timber  trees  felled  in  May  on  Mimms 
Common,  Herts,  by  order  of  Roger  North.  L.  J.,  X. 
023. 

Dec.  2.  Certificate  from  inhabitants  of  Fremington, 
Devon,  that  the}-  have  reaped  much  benefit  from  the 
ministry  of  Richard  Wood  during  the  absence  of  their 
late  vicar,  and  desiring  that  he  may  succeed  to  the 
cure.     L.  J.,  X.  623. 

Dec.  2.  (Jertificate  of  Wood's  ability  and  sufficiency 
for  the  ministry. 

Dec.  4.  Testimonial  from  neighbouring  ministers  that 
Samuel  Crooke  is  upright,  learned,  and  laborious.  L.  J., 
X.  623. 

Dec.  4.  Ajjplication  for  a  pass  for  Mr.  Lowther  to  go 
to  his  father's,  in  AVestmoreland. 

Dec.  5.  Draft  resolution  that  the  King's  answers  to 
the  propositions  are  a  ground  to  pi-ooeed  upon  for  the 
settlement  of  the  peace  of  the  kingdom.  L.  J.,  X.  624. 
hi  citeiiso. 

Dec.  8.  Draft  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  for 
the  Lords'  concurrence  to  be  desired  in  the  book  of 
rates. 

Dec.  12.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
William  Wright  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 
Axmouth,  Devon.     L.  J.,  X.  0-J7. 

Dec.  12.  Demurrer  and  answer  of  Thomas  Marsham, 
and  others,  respondents  to  the  petition  of  the  Right 
Hon.  James  Earl  of  SuS'olk  respecting  a  bond  debt. 

Dec.  13.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
John  Carrill  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of  Boxford. 
Berks.    L.  J.,  X.  627. 

Dec.  13.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
John  Huston  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of  Dalby, 
Leicestershire.     L.  J.,  X.  027. 

Dec.  14.  Certificate  that  Thomas  Sixesmith  is  a  man 
of  known  learning,  of  honest  life  and  conversation,  and 
orthodox  in  religion,  earnestly  desired  by  the  ))arish- 
ioners  of  Steeple  Aston,  Oxon,  to  be  their  parson.  L.  J., 
X.  630. 

Dec.  14.  Certificate  in  favour  of  Thomas  Whattou, 
minister.     L.  J.,  X.  630. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  EEPORT. 


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LoKD-'^^         Dec.  15.  Printed  copy  of  the  solemu  protestation  of 

— -       the  imprisoned  and  secluded  members  of  the  Commons' 

Calendar.     House   against  the   horrid   force   and  violence  of  the 

1G48.        officers  and  soldiers  of  the  army  on  Wednesday  and 

Thur.sday  last,   being  the    sixth   and  seventh    days   of 

December  1648.     L.  J.,  X.  631.     In  e.eienso. 

Dec.  1.5.  Draft  declaration  of  the  Loi'ds  and  Commons 
declaring  the  jireceding  paper  to  be  false,  scandalous, 
seditious,  Ac.     L.  J.,  X.  631.     In  extenso. 

Dec.  15.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  200?.  to  Colonel 
Eyre,  Governor  of  Hurst  Castle.  L.  J.,  X.  631.  In 
e.rtenso. 

tDec.  15.  Draft  order  for  adding  Lord  Grey  and  others 
to   the   Committee  for  the  army.     L.  J.,  X.   631.     In 
e.denso. 
.  Dec.    16.  Draft   order   for    Henry    Pickering,    High 

Sheriff  of  Huntingdonshire,  to  be  also  High  Sheriff  of 
Cambridgeshire.     L.  J.,  X.  631.     In  e.rtenso. 

Dec.  15.  Draft  order  giving  Henry  Pickering  leave 
to  reside  out  of  his  counties.    L.  J.,  X.  631.    In  (xtenso. 

Dec.  15.  Draft  order  for  Anthony  Morewood  to  be 
High  Sheriff  of  the  county  of  Derby.  L.  J.,  X.  630. 
In  ex-tenso. 

Dec.  15.  Draft  ordinance  for  the  appeintment  of 
Giles  Astley  to  the  rectory  of  Solyhill  [SolihulF, 
Warwickshire. 

Dec.  15.  Another  draft. 

Dec.  16.  Draft  ordinance  for  repealing  the  former 
ordinance  for  settling  the  militia  of  the  whole  kincdom. 
L.  J.,  X.  632.     In  extenso. 

Dec.  16.  Draft  order  repealing  a  former  ordinance 
appointing  a  Committee  for  transacting  the  affairs  of 
the  county  of  Lancaster.     L.  J.,  X.  632.     lit  exicnso. 

Dec.  18.  Petition  of  John  Earl  Rivers  ;  praying  for 
further  time  to  answer  the  petition  of  John  Greene,  as 
he  has  been  obliged  to  leave  London  in  obedience  to 
the  proclamation  of  His  Excellency  Lord  Fairfax;  which 
requires  that  all  persons  who  have  adhered  to  His 
Majesty  should  depart  the  city  of  London  and  not 
remain  within  ten  miles  thereof.     L.  J.,  X.  632. 

Dec.  18.  Order  for  Mr.  Humphrey  Edwards  and  others 
to  be  added  to  the  Committee  at  Goldsmiths'  Hall. 
L.  J.,  X.  633.     In  extenso. 

Dec.  18.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Dec.  18.  List  of  persons  now  attending  the  King  at 
Hurst  Castle.     L.  J.,  X.  633.     In  extenso. 

Dec.  18.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Dec.  18.  Draft  ordinance  that  no  delinquent  or  other 
disaffected  person  shall  be  elected  or  vote  for  the  elec- 
tion of  officers  for  the  city  of  London.  L.  J.,  X.  633. 
In  extenso. 

Dec.  19.  Draft  order  for  Friday  next  to  be  keot  as  a 
day  of  humiliation.     L.  J.,  X.  634.    In  extenso. 

Dec.  IP.  Another  draft. 

Dec.  19.  Draft  order  for  Philip  Earl  of  Pembroke  and 
Montgomery  to  be  constable  of  the  castle  and  honour 
of  Windsor,  &o.     L.  J.,  X.  634.     In  extenso. 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  John  Humfries  ;  prays  that  in 
consideration  of  his  services  he  may  be  appointed  sur- 
veyor or  supervi.sor  of  the  customs  of  the  port  of  London. 
L.  J.,  X.  635. 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Colonel  Arthur  Hill ;  petitioner 
having  faithfully  served  the  Parliament  since  the  first 
eruption  of  the  rebellion  in  Ireland  was  ordered  by 
Colonel  Monck  and  other  officers  in  L'lster  to  attend  the 
Parliament  as  their  agent;  petitioner's  demands  for 
satisfaction  of  money  expended  by  him  for  the  State 
were  referred  by  the  House  of  Commons  to  the  Com- 
mittee  at  Derby  House  ;  but  before  report  was  made 
to  the  House,  petitioner,  hardly  able  to  subsist,  much 
less  to  pay  his  own  debts,  has  "been  arrested  and  cast 
into  prison  for  a  debt  for  which  he  is  bound  with  Lord 
Chichester,  and  must  unavoidably  perish  unless  speedily 
relieved  ;  he  prays  not  only  for  release,  but  for  protec- 
tion for  the  future  until  he  shall  have  received  the 
money  due  to  him  from  the  State.     L.  J.,  X.  635. 

Annexed  : 

1.  Report   from   the   Committee  at   Derby   House 
upon  Colonel  Hill's  claims.     8  Sept.  1648. 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Henry  Witham  and  Elizabeth  his 
wife  ;  Henry  Witham,  a  merchant  iu  foreign  parts,  has 
much  dealing  with  his  father,  also  a  merchant,  who  now 
owes  petitioners  2,500?.,  besides  arrears  of  an  annuity ; 
they  are  disabled  to  contest  in  law  against  theii-  kindred,' 
as  all  their  means  are  in  their  father's  hands,  and  suits 
are  unnatural  between  fiither  and  son,  they  therefore 
pray  the  House  to  refer  their  differences  to  Aldermen 
of  London,  merchants,  to  state  and  settle,  that  they 
may  have  some  relief  in  their  sad  condition.  L  J  . 
X.  635. 


Dec.  20.  Draft  order  for  the  ship  Dreadnought  to  be  House  op 

broken  up,     L.  J.,  X.  636.     In  extenso.  Loehs. 

Dec.  20    Draft  of  additional  ordinance  resix'ctiug  the  Cal^ar. 
election  of  officers  for  the  city  of  London.    L.  J.,  X  635         i  «ia 
In  extenso,                                                                                   '         iO'iO. 

Dec.  20  Petition  of  the  Stationers  and  Primers  of 
London  ;  by  order  of  Parliament  Sir  Nathaniel  Brent 
Mr.  Farnaby,  and  Mr.  Langloy,  the  schoolma-trr  of 
Paul  s  were  appointed  to  license  for  the  press  all  books 
of  history,  poetry,  humanity,  and  philosophy;  but  Sir 
JNafhaniel  Brent  has  been  since  employed  in  r^reater 
business,  Mr.  Farnaby  is  dead,  and  Mr.  Langley'caiuiot 
spare  time  m  regard  of  his  school,  so  that  divers  books 
that  would  be  beneficial  to  the  Commonwealth  lie 
unprinted,  and  trade  is  much  hindered:  the  petitioners 
pray  the  House  to  add  some  additional  licensers. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Walkley,  stationer.  About 
SIX  years  since  petitioner  bought  a  piece  of  poetry 
of  Mr.  Ben  Johnson's,  which  cost  him  40?.,  and 
printed  it  by  authority,  which  cost  him  300?. 
more.  Sir  Nathaniel  Brent  and  Mr.  Langley. 
the  schoolmaster  of  Paul's,  have  been  appointed 
by  Parliament  to  license  all  books  of  poetry  and 
humanity,  so  that  petitioner's  former  authority 
is  excluded.  Sir  Nathaniel  Brent  is  out  of  town 
upon  public  affairs,  and  Mr.  Langley  jn-etcnds 
business  so  he  cannot  peruse  the  poem.  Petitioner', 
prays  that  Mr.  Langley,  or  some  other  whom  he 
may  appoint,  may  be  desired  to  peruse  the  copy 
and  re-hcenso  it,  iu  order  that  it  may  be  entered 
in  the  Common  Hall  according  to  custom. 
Dec.  23.  Draft  order  for  adding  Mr.  Love  and  others 
to  the  Committee  for  Sequestrations.  L.  J..  X.  636. 
In  extenso. 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  London  ;  pray  that  the  ordinance  of  the 
20th  instant,  which  enacted  that  no  person  who  had 
subscribed  or  promoted  the  engagement  for  a  personal 
treaty  with  the  King  in  London  should  be  elected  to  any 
office  in  the  city  of  London,  may  be  re-considered,  as 
it  is  likely  to  deprive  them  of  officers  altogethL-r.  and 
that  they  may  have  liberty  to  elect  honest,  ablei  and 
well  affected  persons,  fit  to  perform  the  several  offices 
and  duties.     L.  J.,  X.  637.     In  extenso. 

Dec.  23.  Order  of  the  Court  of  Common  Council 
apiiointmg  persons  to  present  the  preceding  petition. 
L.  J.,  X.  63'?'.     I7i  extenso. 

Dec.  26.  Ti-anscripts  of  record,  &c.  in  the  case  of  the 
following  writs  of  error.     (L.  J.,  X.  638)  :— 
Rex  r.  Holland.     (Parchment  Collection.) 
Yerbury  v.  Sadler.  (Do.) 

John.son  v.  Nicholas.  (Do.) 

Parry  v.  Holmes.  (Do.) 

Dec.  26.  Petition  of  Richard  Williams,  one  of  the 
yeomen  of  His  Majesty's  chamber  in  ordinary,  aged 
sixty-four  years  and  ujiwards ;  from  the  beginning  of 
these  distracted  times  the  petitioner,  with  consent  of 
Ijolh  Houses  attended  the  King  iu  his  place;  he  has 
never  borne  arms  against  the  Parliament,  and  ever 
since  the  surrender  of  Oxford  has  resided  peaceably  in 
the  Parliament's  quarters,  but  nevertheless  certain  small 
rents  belonging  to  him  in  the  city  of  London  have  been 
sequestrated ;  ho  is  aged,  sickly,  and  illiterate,  and  is 
one  of  those  on  whose  behalf  Lieutenant-General  Crom- 
well has  interceded;  he  prays  that  the  sequestration 
may  be  taken  off  his  poor  estate,  and  he  enabled  to 
receive  the  rents  due  last  Michaelmas  which  are  vet 
unpaid.     L.  J.,  X.  638. 

Dec.  26.    Testimonial   to   the    piety  and   learning  of 
Samuel  Brunsell,  minister  of  the  Word.     L.  J.,  X.  638. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Letter  from  Walter  Strickland  at  the  Hague,  to 

Stephen  Marshall,  one  of  the  Assemljly  of  Divines 

at  Westminster ;  recommending  Brunsell  to  his 

favour  and    courtesy,  as  well  fitted  to  take  the 

cure  of  a  church  in  Nottinghamshire  to  which 

he  has  been  called.     22  Dec.  "1648. 

Dec.  26.  Certificaate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 

that  Stanley  Gowrc  has  been  approved  for  the  cure  of 

Trmity  Church,  Dorchester.     L.  J.,  X.  638. 

Dec.  26.  Letter  from  Daniel  Collins,  Vice  Provost, 
and  John  Hales,  Bursar  of  Eton  College,  as  patrons  of 
the  parish  of  Ockley,  to  the  churchwardens,  requiring 
them  tcj  sufler  Osberc  Faldo  to  enjoy  the  living  until 
such  time  as  the  Provost  and  College  can  conveniently 
meet  to  ])resent  him  under  their  seal.     L.  J.,  X.  638. 

Dec.  26.  Testimonial  of  ministers  that  Mathew  Play- 
ford  is  a  godly,  able,  and  orthodox  divine,  and  ,well 
qualified  for  the  ministerial  function  in  the  rectcry  of 
Stanmore  Magna,  Middlesex.    L.  J.,  X.  638. 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION: 


HovsK  OF  Dec.  28.  Draft  order  for  Thomas  Moretoii,  of  Croydon, 
LoBPs.  to  be  sheriff  for  the  county  of  Surrey.  L.  J.,  X.  640. 
■ilTniior      In  extensc. 

",  .,c!  Dec'.  -28.  Draft  orders  approving  of  the  articles  for 

""  tho  surrender  of   Scarborough  Castle,   A'c.     L.   J.,  X. 

G40.     In  exteiiso. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  the  articles.     17  Dec.   liUS.     L.  J..  X. 
639.     I^i  e.'tenso. 
Dec.  28.  Draft  orderfor  freeing  the  lauds  of  Alderman 
Isaac  Pennington  from  a  statute  or  recognizance  due 
to  Sir  John  Penniugton.     L.  J.,  X.  640.     In  eylenso. 

Dec.  -29.  Petition  of  Alexander  Lord  Forbe.-  ;  he  has 
long  attended  the  pleasure  of  both  Houses  concerning 
the  accounts  for  his  services  in  Ireland,  which  are  now 
ready  to  be  determined ;  he  13  desirous  of  embracing 
some  honourable  employment  abroad,  and  prays  liberty 
to  levy  and  transport  two  thousand  volunteers,  that  he 
may  engage  with  some  foreign  prince.  Noted. — Read 
nothing  done. 

Dec.  29.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

[164S.]  [164S.] 

Petition  of  Alice  Dame  Lyngen  (wife  of  Sir  Henry 
Lyngen)  in  the  behalf  of  her  said  husband  ;  petitioner, 
whose  husband  is  a  prisoner  in  Redd  Castle,  Mont- 
gomeryshire, prays  that  he  may  have  liberty  for  six 
weeks  to  engage  his  estate  far  raising  money  to  pay  tho 
fine  upon  his  composition,  and  to  settle  some  provision 
out  of  the  poor  remainder  of  his  estate  for  the  main- 
tenance of  herself  and  seven  children,  in  case  the  heavy 
sentence  of  banishment  must  be  inflicted  upon  him. 
Sir  Henry  Lyngen  was  ordered  by  the  House  of  Com- 
mons to  be  banished  li:>  Xov.  1648,  C.  J.,  VI.  73  ;  the 
sentence  was  revoked  13  Dec.  1648.     C.  J.,  VI.  96. 

Petition  of  Dame  ElizaVieth  Bale,  wife  of  Sir  John 
Bale,  of  Carlton  Carlicw,  in  the  county  of  Leicester, 
and  heretofore  the  wife  of  John  St.  Andrewe,  Ksq., 
deceased.  Complaiiis  that  her  husband  to  whom  on  her 
marriage  she  brought  jointure  lauds  and  a  good  personal 
estate,  and  by  whom  she  has  had  two  daughters,  has  not 
for  eight  or  nine  years  allowed  her  any  maintenance, 
and  she  has  consequently  been  dependent  upon  the 
charity  of  friends.  In  the  beginning  of  the  war  Sir 
John  withdrew  himself  into  one  of  the  King's  garrisons, 
and  has  now  gone  beyond  the  seas,  having  jiassed  over 
his  estate  to  his  son  Sir  John  Bale,  the  younger.  Peti- 
tioner, having  no  rcmedv  in  the  ordinary  courts  of 
justice  at  this  time,  prays  their  Lordships  to  make  some 
order  for  her  future  maintenance. 

Draft  ordinance  for  removing  Samuel  Hall  from  the 
rectory  of  Petertavy  [St.  Peter  Tavy],  Devon,  and 
confirming  Andrew  Gove  in  the  living. 

Draft  resolution  that  if  His  Majesty  shall  come  to 
enter  into  a  treaty  with  his  Parliament  concerning  the 
propositions,  the  Hf.use  will  provide  4,000/.  a  week  for 
his  expenses  during  the  treaty. 

Petition  of  Captain  John  Walker,  sometime  Scout- 
master General  to  Sir  William  Brereton.  Petitioner  at 
the  beginning  of  these  wars  disbursed  a  very  considerable 
estate  in  raising  men  and  horse  for  the  Parliament.  He 
faithfully  discharged  his  services,  and  now  in  his  attend- 
ance upon  Parliament  for  some  part  of  his  just  dis- 
bursement and  arrear,"  he  is  arrested  and  imprisoned  in 
the  Compter  in  Wood  .Street,  at  the  suit  of  Peter  Lee 
and  another  for  80?.,  which  he  is  un.able  to  pay  by  reason 
that  he  has  exliausted  his  estate,  and  tliere  is  due  to  him 
above  3,OoO/.;  prays  for  his  release,  and  that  his  creditors 
may  be  ordered  to  receive  their  debts  in  such  sort  as 
petitioner  shall  receive  what  is  due  to  him  from  the  State. 
Copy  of  preceding. 

Petition  of  Thomas  Snelgrave  to  the  House  of  Com- 
mons. In  Nov,  1641  petitioner  lent  200Z.  for  the  8U]i- 
pression  of  the  horrid  reljellion  in  Ireland,  and  was  to 
have  been  repaid  with  interest  at  8  jier  cent,  out  of  the 
moneys  raised  npon  tlie  400,000/.  bills,  but  he  has  never 
received  any  part  thereof ;  prays  that  he  may  receive 
a  like  or<lor  to  that  granted  to  Philip  Starkey  (C.  J., 
v.  483)  to'receive  his  money  from  such  high  c<jllectors 
as  are  in  arrear  for  the  4o0,o00/.  bills  in  the  counties  of 
Southampton,  Berks,  and  f)xon. 

Petition  of  Sir  liobert  Stewart,  Knight  and  Colonel. 
Bi-fore  the  rebellion  petitioner  resided  in  li'eland,  was 
captain  in  the  standing  army,  and  had  the  fort  and 
Castle  of  Kilmore  under  the  Great  Seal  during  his  life. 
Upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  reljellion,  petitioner,  being 
authorised  by  commission,  raised  and  armed  a  regiment 
of  foot  and  a  trooji  of  horse  at  liia  own  charge,  but  he 
never  received  anything  eonsideralile  towards  the  main- 
tenance of  them,  although  it  pleased  God  to  render 
both  him  and  them  very  successful.     Notwithstanding 


he  is  dispossessed  of  his  command,  he  is  very  sensible  of  j 
his  own  sufferings  iu  all  his  undertakings,  extending 
even  to  imprisonment  and  ruin.  He  took  up  on  credit  ^ 
from  several  merchants  jirovisions  and  ammunition  for 
the  relief  of  the  Parliament  forces  and  garrisons  in 
Ireland  to  a  very  great  value,  and  is  likely  to  suffer  for 
the  same  uidess  relief  be  speedily  afforded  him.  Prays 
that  as  these  provisions  were  taken  up  upon  credit  in  the 
height  of  extremity,  and  when  the  Parliament  was  not 
in  a  condition  of  relieving  the  British  there,  he  may  be 
relieved  from  these  engagements,  and  receive  payment 
of  his  arrears. 

Petition  of  Anno  Gee,  Alice  and  Vallentine,  her  two 
sisters,  three  distressed  young  gentlewomen,  having 
neither  father  nor  mother.  The  Earl  of  Antrim,  who  is 
in  rebellion  in  Ireland  is  iiidebted  to  petitioners  in  the 
sum  of  1,600/.,  besides  which  they  have  lost  by  the 
rebellion  an  estate  of  300/  a  year,  and  ai-e  left  destitute 
of  all  means  of  livelihood.  Pray  that  the  1,600/.  may 
be  paid  to  them  or.t  of  the  Earl  of  Antrim's  estate  in 
this  kingdom,  which  he  has  in  right  of  his  wife  the 
Duchess  of  Buckingham,  and  in  the  meantime  that  they 
may  be  allowed  six  pounds  a  week  out  of  the  Treasury 
for  sequestrations  at  Goldsmiths'  Hall. 

Petition  of  Elizabeth  Scott,  widow  of  Doctor  Scott, 
late  Dean  of  York,  deceased,  to  the  Lords  and  Commons. 
Petitioner's  husband  lately  died  in  the  King's  Bench, 
where  he  had  been  imprisoned  for  seven  years,  and 
where  he  endured  a  hard  restraint,  and  was  thereby 
deprived  of  the  benefit  of  renewing  leases  to  provide 
for  his  family ;  during  all  this  time  there  was  an 
extent  upon  his  whole  estate,  so  that  petitioner  and 
her  many  children  scarcely  received  a  competent 
subsistence,  and  she  is  now  depri-^-ed  of  all  livelihood. 
Prays  that  some  allowance  may  be  made  to  her  and  her 
four  daughters  out  of  the  lands  belonging  to  the  deanery 
of  York,  and  that  some  jilace  of  habitation  may  be 
assigned  to  her. 

Petition  of  Captain  Robert  Stevenson  and  others,  all 
whose  accounts  ars  stated;  petitioners,  who  have  all 
according  to  their  several  duties  discharged  tho  trusts 
reposed  in  them,  not  only  to  the  jeopardising  of  their 
lives  but  likewise  to  the  exhausting  of  their  estates,  arc 
now  exposed  to  an  unexpected  strait  in  reference  to  their 
subsistence,  aud  are  constrained  to  i-emind  their  Lord- 
ships of  an  ordinance  of  Parliament  vouchsafing  relief 
to  such  persons  as  should  bring  to  light  the  estate  of 
any  delinquent,  recusant,  or  rebel,  not  yet  discovered. 
Petitioners  are  able  to  prove  that  one  Eitzwilliams,  of 
Ireland,  was  not  only  a  delinquent  but  a  recusant  and 
rebel,  actually  engaged  in  arms  against  the  Protes- 
tant party,  and  jiossessed  of  a  very  large  estate,  part 
whereof  remains  in  the  hands  of  some  of  this  kingdom, 
the  whole  being  liable  to  sequestration.  Petitioners 
pray  their  Lordships  to  appoint  a  time  for  the  speedy 
hearing  of  snch  testimony  as  is  ready  to  be  tendered, 
and  thereupon  to  grant  them  relief  for  the  discharge  of 
their  arrears  according  to  the  ordinance. 

Petition  of  divers  officers  and  soldiers,  to  tho  Lords 
and  ('.'ommons.  Out  of  their  good  affection  to  the  Par- 
liament, and  in  defence  of  the  true  Protestant  religion, 
and  the  laws  and  liljerties  of  the  subject,  petitioners 
enlisted  themselves  in  1642  in  the  brigade  under  tho 
Earl  of  Stamford,  and  were  at  the  faking  and  reduction 
of  several  garrisons,  in  which  services  they  cheerfully 
exposed  themselves  to  all  hazards,  receiving  many  des- 
parate  wounds  and  other  losses  to  the  utter  disabling 
of  them  to  follow  their  callings.  Pray  that  some  speedy 
course  may  be  taken  for  the  payment  of  their  arrears. 

Petition  of  Colonel  Thomas  Morgan,  late  Governor  of 
Gloucester,  and  the  supernumerary  officers  of  his  regi- 
ment, lately  disbanded  by  the  ordinance  of  the  24th  of 
December  last  (1647),  w'nose  accounts  are  all  stated  and 
registered  by  the  Committee  of  the  Army,  to  the  Lords 
and  Commons.  Petitioners  have  with  all  fidelity  served 
the  Parliament,  even  in  the  saddest  times,  and  have 
cheerfully  submitted  to  the  late  ordinance  for  dis- 
banding; seriously  considering  the  distracted  condition 
of  the  Parliament  and  kingdom  they  h.ave  hitherto  been 
very  tender  in  pressing  their  necessities ;  being  most 
of  them  soldiers  of  fortune  thoy  will  be  reduced  to  an 
exigency  if  not  speedily  taken  into  consideration.  They 
pray  that  one  moiety  of  their  arrears  may  be  aff'orded 
them  for  the  present  and  that  the  other  moiety  may  bo 
charged  upon  the  excise.  At  the  foot  of  the  petition  is 
a  list  of  the  services  done,  and  the  places  stormed  and 
reduced  by  the  petitioners. 
Annexed : — 

1.  List  of  officers   of  Colonel   Thomas    Morgan's 
regiment  lately  disbanded. 
Petition  of  Thomas   Chapman.   Robert  Steaphensou 


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House  of    'William  Brothertou,  captains,  Thomas  Cromptou,  cliaji- 
LoHDs.       ifiijj    to    Colonel    Morgan's    regiment,  Nicholas    SncU, 
Calendar,     commissary,  Edward  Babiugton,  lieutenant,  and  Mathew 
riri4S  1*     Babingtou,    to    the  Lords   and  Commons.     Petitioners 
'-         '        have  great  sums  of  money  due  to  them  from  the  Par- 
liament for  their  arrears  as  appears  by  their  debentures, 
and,  forasmuch  as  .they  have  discovered  several  delin- 
quents, and  several  sums  of  money  due    to    them  for 
arrears  of  rent  lying  in  their  tenants'  hands,  petitioners 
pray  that  they  may  have  the  benefit  of  those  discoveries 
towards  their  arrears. 

Petition  of  Edward  More,  Esq.  ;  petitioner  is  like  to 
be  defrauded  of  6,000^  woi'th  of  lands  bj-  colour  of  a 
contract  into  which  he  was  drawn  by  William  Smith  (a 
person  well  versed  in  bargaining),  and  of  a  tine  passed 
upon  a  writ  of  covenant  antedated  at  Oxford,  whither 
Smith  went  presently  after,  and  continued  in  actual  war 
against  the  Parliament  until  he  was  taken  prisoner  at 
Hillesden  House.  Petitioner  has  no  ordinary  means 
to  be  relieved  at  law  against  the  tine,  and  therefore 
prays  that  the  record  of  the  writ  of  covenant  and 
dedimus  potestatem  upon  which  the  fiue  is  grounded 
may  be  commanded  before  their  Lordships,  and  if  it 
appears  that  the  same  was  sealed  at  Oxford  in  the  time 
that  the  Great  Seal  was  snrrepted  hence,  contrary  to 
the  ordinance  of  Parliament,  then  that  the  same  may 
be  taken  oil  the  file,  and  all  proceedings  grounded 
thereupon  vacated. 

Petition  of  many  well  affected  people  within  the  late 
lines  of  communication,  London,  who  have  voluntaril)- 
laid  out  themselves  for  the  public  safety.  Petitioners 
have  greatly  disenabled  themselves  to  manage  their 
trades  and  callings,  and  to  make  payment  of  their  just 
debts,  many  of  which  have  been  contracted  purposely 
to  serve  the  St-:ite,  by  means  whereof,  together  with 
the  decay  of  trade  occasioned  by  the  distemper  of  the 
times,  many  of  them  are  brought  to  great  want  and 
poverty.  Such  confidence  have  they  had  of  the  integrity 
and  prudent  care  of  their  Lordships  to  discharge  the 
public  debts  out  of  the  e?tates  of  delinquents  and 
malignants,  that,  although  their  condition  has  been 
necessitous,  they  have  forborne  to  make  known  their 
wants  or  to  importune  for  their  money  ;  but  now  since 
the  troubles  of  the  land  are  in  a  great  measure  abated, 
and  all  the  proposed  ways  of  raising  money  to  satisfy 
public  debts  are  open,  petitioners  hope  to  find  relief  in 
their  present  address,  and  that  it  will  not  be  thought 
unreasonable  for  those  who  have  been  most  forward 
to  assist  the  Stale  in  the  time  of  extreme  necessity  7iow 
to  expect  a  reimbursement  of  the  money  they  advanced  ; 
pray  that  satisfaction  may  be  made  to  them  with  all 
possible  speed. 

Petition  of  Amljrose  Jenkins  and  Rice,  his  son,  to  the 
House  of  Commons  ;  petitioner  Ambrose  was  nineteen 
years  ago  for  several  debts  imprisoned  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  and,  having  then  a  suit  in  the  Court 
of  Chancery  he  employed  Lewis  Reynolds  to  be  his 
solicitor,  who,  whilst  Ambrose  Jenkins  was  still  in 
prison,  brought  in  his  notes  of  accounts  of  329Z.,  which 
he  pretended  he  had  really  laid  out,  and  forced  him  to 
assign  by  conveyance  certain  lands  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  valued  at  271.  a  year.  After  the  death  of 
Reynolds  petitioners  commenced  a  suit  in  the  Court 
of  Requests  against  his  executor  for  the  recovery  of  the 
lands,  but  the  Buit  was  dismissed.  Petitioners  pray  for 
relief. 

Petition  of  Mary  Graves,  wife  of  Nathaniel  Graves, 
citizen  of  London.  Petitioner's  husband,  to  manifest 
his  real  atfection  to  the  Parliament,  left  his  trade  and 
freely  went  into  service,  as  one  of  the  life  guards  to 
the  Earl  of  Manchester.  He  has  since  continued  in  the 
service,  and  is  greatly  in  arrear  of  his  pay,  and  is  now 
fallen  very  sick,  and  not  only  he  but  petitioner  and  her 
children  (after  many  intolerable  sufferings  and  miseries) 
are  like  to  perish  for  want  of  relief,  and  to  be  turned 
into  the  streets  for  their  rent,  and  so  to  lose  the  benefit 
of  their  lease.  Prays  that  her  husband  may  receive  the 
arrears  due  to  him. 

Petition  of  Thomas  Goodwin,  prisoner  in  Newgate, 
to  the  Earl  of  Manchester,  Speaker  of  the  House 
of  Lords.  Petitioner  was  lately  emplojed  in  the 
Parliament  service  in  Lord  Fairfax's  own  regiment, 
and  being  disbanded  retired  with  his  debenture  to 
])etition  for  his  arrears.  He  lent  his  horse  to  one 
Mr.  Rosse,  a  gentleman  of  good  repute  as  he  conceived, 
but  who,  as  it  otherwise  appears,  did  upon  petitioner's 
horse  with  others  commit  a  robbery  upon  Hounslow 
Heath.  Upon  the  return  of  his  horse  petitioner  was 
apprehended  and  committed,  and  at  the  last  sessions 
condemned  for  the  robbery,  though  he  still  denies  the 
same,  and  will  do    so  with   a  clear  conscience  to  his 


last  breath.     Petitioner  is  descended  of  good  parentage,     Hor^K  of 
and  was  never  heretofore  accused   for  the  like   or  any        Loftns. 
other  gross  misdemeanour.     He  prays  the  Earl  to  send      calTiid' 
letters  for  his  reprieve,  and  hopes  in  a  short  time  to       ri''4Q'-i 
get  the  principal    actors  in   the   robbery  apprehended       Lf*^°-] 
and  brought  to  trial. 

Petition  of  the  Mayor,  Sherifis,  Common; ,  and 
Citizens  of  the  City  of  Dublin.  Notwithstanding  the 
great  care  taken  by  Colonel  Michael  Jones  for  the 
preservation  of  petitioners  in  drawing  forth  the  army 
which  was  burdensome  unto  them,  and  keeping  it  for 
a  long  time  in  the  field  enduring  all  the  miseries  that 
a  bitter  winter  season  could  inflict,  wherein  his  honour 
suffered  as  much  as  the  meanest,  still  enlarging  his 
((Liarters  and  maintaining  his  army  on  the  spoil  of  the 
euemj-,  yet  the  unavoidable  necessities  of  the  army 
since  its  return  (occasioned  by  the  want  of  timely 
supplies  of  money)  have  obliged  petitioners  to  advance 
great  sums  for  its  relief,  which,  being  levied  weekly  by 
way  of  cess,  has  so  exhausted  them  that  when  money 
failed  they  spared  not  to  expose  for  sale  their  house- 
hold goods.  The  exigence  whereof  has  forced  many  of 
the  inhabitants  to  forsake  the  city,  and  others  daily 
follow,  not  from  any  df^affection,  but  for  want  of  sub- 
sistence, whereby  the  city  will  be  suddenly  dispeopled 
if  supplies  he  not  speedily  dispatched.  Pray  their 
Lordships  to  commimerate  their  sad  condition,  and  with 
them  the  army  (so  well  deserving)  being  now  reduced 
to  such  extremity  that  they  are  hardly  in  a  condition  to 
live,  much  less  to  prosecute  the  great  advantage  they 
have  of  the  enemy,  and  which,  if  lost,  will  not  be  re- 
gained without  much  blood  and  treasure,  but  which 
may  be  improved  with  far  less  expense  and  with  ad- 
vantage to  the  English  nation,  whereby  the  safety  of 
the  kingdom  may  be  provided  for,  many  English 
Protestants  relieved,  and  condign  vengeance  taken  on 
the  inhuman  rebels,  but  this  can  only  be  accomplished 
by  a  speedy  and  plentiful  supply  of  money,  corn,  and 
other  necessaries. 

Petition  of  John  Dobbs.  By  a  decree  in  Chancery, 
made  in  the  year  1627,  petitioner  was  to  enjoy  a  farm 
in  Tnrvey,  in  the  county  of  Bedford,  for  his  life,  and 
the  possession  thereof  ivas  accordingly  settled  in  con- 
sideration of  marriage  and  building,  and  uf  long  and 
good  service  d(5ne  by  petitioner's  father  and  mother, 
who  had  attended  Lord  Mordant  and  his  lady,  the  late 
Earl  of  Peterborough's  father  and  mother.  Petitioner 
has  ever  since  quietly  enjoyed  the  same  till  of  late  the 
now  Earl  of  Peterborougli  has  sealed  a  lease  to  Thomas 
Bellingham  to  eject  petitioner,  and  has  proceeded  at 
law  and  got  a  verdict  by  default,  and  has  since  pro- 
cured judgmeui  and  execution  and  miserably  turned 
petitioner  out  of  dours.  Petitioner  prays  that  he  may 
be  permitted  to  proceed  with  the  ordinary  process  of 
the  Court  of  Chancery  against  the  Earl  of  Peterborough, 
notwithstanding  any  privilege. 

Petition  of  Elizabeth  Grant,  late  wife  of  Captain 
Thomas  Grant,  deceased.  Captain  Lieutenant  to  Colonel 
Jones,  to  the  Lords  and  Commons.  Petitioner's  husband 
faithfully  served  the  Parliament  from  the  beginning  of 
the  war  until  he  was  slain  at  Rowton  battle  in  Cheshire. 
Since  his  death  petitioner  has  had  his  arrears  audited, 
and  there  is  due  for  his  services  500L  She  has  now 
attended  more  than  two  years  and  a  half,  but  has 
obtained  no  satisfaction,  except  one  month's  pay  last 
July  twelvemonth.  She  and  her  children  have  been 
deprived  of  all  their  estates  to  the  value  of  4,0O0Z.  by 
the  rebels  in  Ireland.  She  prays  that  an  order  may  be 
granted,  whereby  she  may  be  paid  out  of  the  estates  of 
such  papists  or  delinquents  as  she  or  her  agents  shall 
discover. 

Petition  of  Jacob  Cooke  to  the  Lords  and  Commons. 
Petitioner  held  several  lands  in  Thorpe  Lnbnam  [Luben- 
ham],  in  the  county  of  Northampton,  under  George 
Warner,  who.  proving  a  delinquent,  had  his  estates 
sequestered  for  public  uses.  Soon  after  the  unhappy 
taking  of  Leicester  by  the  King's  forces.  Major  William 
Warner  and  George  Warner,  then  in  the  King's  army, 
and  nephews  of  the  delinquent,  caused  to  be  taken  away 
from  petitioner  800  liheep,  and  500  lambs,  besides  beasts 
and  other  goods,  to  the  value  of  1,000^  for  rent  which 
they  pretended  to  be  due,  but  which  petitioner  had  paid 
to  the  Committee  of  Northampton  for  the  use  of  the 
Parliament.  Petitioner  prays  that  satisfaction  for  his 
losses  may  be  made  to  him  out  of  Warner's  estate. 

Petition  of  Noell  Boteler  to  the  Lords  and  Common.-^. 
Petitioner  was  heretofore  one  of  the  attorneys  of  his 
Majesty's  Court  of  Whitehall,  but  upon  the  breaking 
out  of  the  war  His  Majesty  removed  to  Oxford,  and 
caused  the  records  of  the  Court  to  be  carried  thither, 
and  commanded  the  oflacers  to  attend  their  places  there. 

I  3 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


DorsE  ur    Petitioner,  being  conscious  of  ids  duty  to  rarliamcut, 

LoKPs.       pould  not  by  any  persuasions  be  drawn   to  forsake  his 

Calendar,      duty,  althouch  "lie  saw  no  way  but  ruin  to  himself,  his 

"■1648  "      ■'^'l'^  ^^^  family.     He  is  now  brought  to  snob  sad  condi- 

i-  -      tion  that  unless  something  is  done  for  his  speedy  relief 

he  TV-ill  be  utterly  undone,  and  although  he  hath  hitherto 

forborne  to  trouble  their  honours  in  regard  to  the  many 

weighty  atlairs,  his  cause  is  now  so  hopeless  that  if  his 

application  be  fruitless  he  will  be  left  without  hope  any 

longer  to  exist.     Piiiys  that  relief  may  bo  afforded  him 

ont  of  some  delinquents  estate,  or  that  some  ]ilacr  of 

cmplovment  mav  be  conferred  upon  him. 

Petition  of  Captain  William  Bedwell  and  others  to  the 
Lords  and  Commons.  Petitioners  have  long  and  faitli- 
fally  served  the  State,  their  arrears  being  wholly  unsatis- 
fied". Thev  are  ready  to  perish  in  prison,  being  there 
restrained",  some  for  trivial  debts,  others  for  feigned 
actions,  their  arrears  being  far  beyond  their  debts  and 
engagements.  Pray  that  their  creditors  may  be  ordered 
to  accept  assignments  out  of  their  several  debentures 
and  that  petitioners  themselves  may  have  their  liberty. 
Petition  of  same,  with  certain  others,  to  the  same 
effect  as  preceding. 

Petition  of  William  Astry,  an  orphan  of  fourteen  years 
of  age,  to  Edward  Earl  of  Manchester,  Speaker  of  the 
Higher  House  of  Parliament.  Petitioner's  father  was 
Iwru  in  Bedfordshire,  and  educated  at  Cambridge,  but 
afterwards  beneficed  at  Bally  Kelly  in  Ireland,  where 
he  lived  until  the  late  troubles,  when  he  was  plundered 
of  all  his  substance,  driven  from  his  dwelling,  and  so 
ended  his  life,  leaving  petitioner  destitute  of  livelihood ; 
his  father  had  taken  care  to  have  him  brought  up  in 
learning,  whereof  he  is  ready  to  give  account  of  his 
proficiency  in  Hebrew,  Greek,  and  Latin.  He  prays 
the  Earl  to  recommend  him  to  the  care  of  the  Vice- 
Chancellor  of  Cambridge  to  take  such  course  for  his 
progi'cssion  in  learning,  and  for  his  competent  livelihood 
as  shall  be  fitting. 

Draft  ordinance  that  no  juivilcge  of  Parliament  lie 
allowed  to  any  peer  who  has  deserted  the  Parliament  or 
adhered  to  the  King,  or  in  any  way  assisted  against  the 
Parliament,  or  to  any  person  deriving  protection  or 
]irivilege  from  such  peer. 

Petition  of  divers  well  affected  people  in  Nottingham- 
shire and  in  the  town  of  Nottingham,  to  the  House  of 
C'ommon.-i.      The   county  of  Nottingham  has  from  the 
beginning   of  these   t^ad   times  borne  a  proportionable 
share  with  the  deepest  sufferers  in  the  kingdom,  and  in 
some  particulars  unjiaralleled  burdens  have  been  put 
upon  petitioners,  as  witness  the  vast  charge   towards 
maintaining   the   Scotch   leaguer  before    Newark,    &c. 
The   county  at  the    breaking  out  of  the  late  troubles 
liaised  a  regiment  of  horse,  when  other  counties  of  far 
gi'eater  ability  raised   but  one  or  tsvo  troops,  and  this 
regiment  having  received  large  contributions  from  ]ieti- 
tioiiers  for  their  maintenance  do  at  present  live  upon 
free  quarters  in  the  county.     These  charges,  together 
with  the  monthly  assessment,  free    qttartoring  of  the 
army  upon  their  several  marches,  and  the  new  levies 
for  the  siege  of  Pontefract.  cause  pelitifjners  (though 
unwillingly)   to   complain   of    theii-    insulTerable   pres- 
.'•ures.     They  do  not  doubt  that  the  promoters  of  the 
late  unsafe  treaty  were  confederate  with  that  perfidious 
i-al/ole   of   Scots    who,    under    the  command   of    their 
traitorous   Duke,   lately   invaded  this  kingdom.     Peti- 
tioners praj' Parliament  fully  to  pioceed  in  acting  im- 
partial justice  upon  theprineip:il  instruments  of  the  late 
troubles,  that  all    who  shall  be   found   to   have   been 
confederates  with  the  Scots,  or   any  other  rebellions 
disturbers  of  the  peace  of  the  kingdom  in  the  late  com- 
motion, may  be  proceeded  against  as  rebels  and  traitors, 
that  all  officers  of  State  employed  for  the  receipt  and 
disbursement  of  jjublje  money  may  be  called  to  a  strict 
and  speedy  account,  and  that  having  effected  the  good 
things  for  the  kingdom  contained  in  the  remonstrance 
of  the  army,  and  whatever  elsemaj'  be  nocessar}-  for  the 
establishment  of  a  true  pcace,and  having  provided  for  the 
succession  of  future  equal  representatives,  then  that  they 
will  prefix  a  short  period  to  their  own  power,  that  so  all 
the  world  may  sec  they  do  not  fear  to  have  their  actions 
searched  by  so  indifferent  a  judicatory  as  a  future  Par- 
liament.    Petitioners  further  pray  that  the  regiment  of 
horse  now  quartered  upon  them  maj-  (being  duly  satis- 
fied for  their  faithful  service)  be  speedily  disbanded  or 
brought  into  the  establishment  of  the  army. 

Keasons  why  it  is  humbly  conceived  that  Colonel 
Whitclicot.  Governor  of  Windsor  Castle,  should  be  con- 
sidered with  a  larger  allowance  of  pay  than  ordinary. 
He  has  been  a  Major-General  in  the  field,  and  has  com- 
mandcrl  some  of  those  who  now  have  more  pay  voted 
for  them  than    is  voted  for   himself,  which   seems   a 


dishonour  to  him.  His  losses  for  the  Parliament's  sake, 
by  shijis  taken  from  him  at  sea  and  money  lent,  besides 
"■reat  arrears  due  to  him,  amount  to  6,000Z.  Had  he 
lieen  governor  at  some  seaport  he  might  have  helped 
himself  bv  trade,  but  at  Windsor  there  is  no  advan- 
tage that  way.  Windsor  Castle,  being  an  eminent  place 
and  much  frequented  by  strangers,  has  occasioned  more 
than  ordinary  expenses  to  the  Governor,  so  that  all  he 
has  hitherto  received  has  not  been  sufficient  to  defray 
charges.  The  same  argument  on  behalf  of  the  Governor 
of  Bristol  has  occasioned  an  augmentation  of  his  pay. 
Sec  C.  J„  VL  108. 

Draft  of  a  message  to  the  Commons  desiring  them  to 
send  up  the  security  entered  into  b}-  some  person  not 
named.  [Qy.  Lord  Capell,  whose  name  with  others  is 
endorsed  on  the  paper.] 

1648-9. 

Jan.  9.  Draft  ordinance  for  securing  6,000?.  lent  by 
the  Commissioners  of  Customs  for  the  Navy.  L.  J., 
X.  64-2.     la  cftcnso. 

Jan.  9.  Draft  ordinance  concerning  the  contracts 
made  for  Bishops'  lands.     L.  J.,  X.  643.     In  exienso. 

Jan.  9.  Draft  ordinance  respecting  the  asses.sments 
for  the  army,  and  for  disbanding  supernumerary  forces. 
L.  J.,  X.  644.     In  ejtenso. 

Jan.  0.  Certificate  of  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
thoy  approve  of  Emanuel  Sharpe  for  the  rectory  of 
Bathealton  alius  Badealton,  Somerset.     L.  J.,  X.  644. 

Jan.  9.  Certificate  in  favour  of  Byrom  Eaton  for  the 
vicarage  of  Offington  nHns  Uffington,  Berks.  L.  J., 
X.  644. 

Jan.  11.  Certificate  of  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
John  Wallis  is  well  known  to  the  Assembly  as  orthodox 
in  judgment,  painful  in  the  work  of  the  ministry,  and 
of  a  godly  life  and  conversation.     L.  J.,  X.  645. 

Jan.  13.  Petition  of  Sir  Gcrvas  Clifton ;  petitioner 
being  rated  for  his  composition  at  two  thirds,  the 
Commissioners  at  Goldsmiths'  Hall  upon  information 
given  that  he  was  much  over  rated,  referred  his  case 
back  to  the  sub-committee,  but  by  some  mistake  the 
composition  at  two  thirds  was  reported  to  the  House  of 
Commons,  and  is  now  brought  up  to  their  Lordships. 
Upon  petitioner's  attendiug  to  rectify  the  composition, 
the  Commissioners  answered  that  they  could  not  meddle 
therein  till  their  former  certificate  was  recommended 
back  to  them  from  their  Lordships.  Petitioner  prays 
that  his  composition  may  be  sent  back  to  the  Commis- 
sioners to  be  taken  into  their  second  consideration,  in 
{jrdcr  that  he  may  be  rated  at  the  same  proportion  as 
all  others  in  the  same  condition  and  qualification.  L.  J., 
X.  645. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  the  Commissioners  referring  the  case  to 
the  sub-committee.     9  Jan.  1646-7. 

Jan.  13.  Certificate  of  the  Assembly  of  Divines  that 
they  have  approved  of  Richard  V/olley  for  tue  rectory  of 
Salwarpe,  Worcestershire. 

Jan.  16.  Petition  of  Henry  Walker.  Ou  the  30th  of 
June  last,  their  Lordships  gave  petitioner  the  benefit  of 
liublishing  a  book  called  "The  Perfect  Occurrences," 
which  book  has  been  appi-oved  of  by  the  officers  of  the 
Lord  General's  army,  but  the  officers  of  the  Company  of 
Stationers  are  not  satisfied  that  all  this  is  a  sufficient 
license,  except  it  be  expressed  in  the  words  of  the 
ordinance  for  printing  of  the  28th  Sept.  1647 ;  pray^ 
that  he  may  be  licensed  to  publish  the  book  during  the 
pleasure  of  the  House.     L.  J.,  X.  645. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  30th  June  1648. 

2.  Copy  of  certificate  of  Colonels  and  other  general 
officers  of  the  Lord  General's  army  approving 
of  the  book.     13  Jan.  1 648-9. 

.Ian.  16.  Petition  of  Thomas  Marsham  and  others 
about  the  22nd  of  Nov.  last  the  Earl  of  Suffolk  oom- 
jdained  against  petitioners,  who  were  thoreu])on  ordered 
to  put  in  their  answer,  which  they  have  accordingly  done. 
They  pray  that  us  they  have  done  nothing  contrary  tti 
law  they  may  be  dismissed.     L.  J.,  X.  645. 

.Tan.  16.  Petition  of  Solomon  Smith,  Marshal  of  the 
Court  of  Admiralty.  Of  late  many  persons  htne  brought 
actions  at  common  law  against  petitioner  for  executing 
warrants  and  decrees  under  the  seal  of  the  Court  of 
Admiralty,  and  especially  Edward  Davis  who  has 
recovered  400i.  in  the  King's  Bench  against  petitioner 
upon  an  action  of  trover.  Prays  their  Lordships  to 
grant  an  order  discharging  and  vacating  all  judgments 
obtained  against  him,  and  to  secure  him  from  actions  in 
time  to  come. 

Jan  18.  Petition  of  John  Caryll,  clerk  ;  complains 
that  Edward  Hntchins,  clerk,  hinders  him  from  being 


House  or 

LOKBS. 

Calendar. 
[1648.] 


1648-9. 


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(;;ilendai*. 

11-48-9. 


inducted  into  the  rectory  of  Boxford,  Berks,  to  which 
living  petitioner  has  been  admitted  by  their  LordsbipB' 
order  of  the  13th  of  December  last;  prays  for  a  further 
order  in  the  matter.     L.  J.,  X.  (316. 

Jan.  18.  Petition  of  Johu  Gregory  and  others, 
plaintiffs  in  a  writ  of  error  agauist  Thomas  Symes, 
defendant  ;  pray  that  the  report  of  the  judges  to  whom 
the  cause  was  referred  may  be  i-espited  until  the  return 
to  town  of  Mr.  Serjeant  Earle,  petitionei's'  counsel, 
who  has  their  books,  and  upon  whom  they  principally 
rely,  but  who  has  ever  since  the  reference  been 
employed  by  the  Parliament  in  Norfolk  upon  the 
public  service.     L.  J.,  X,  616. 

Jan.  18.  Resolution  come  to  at  a  Common  Ilall, 
holden  for  the  borough  of  Derby,  approving  of  Robert 
Gee  to  be  minister  of  St.  Peter's,  Derby. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Testimonial  of  ministers  as  to  Gee's  fitness. 

Jan.  18.  Certificate  from  the  Assembly  of  Divines 
that  they  have  approved  of  Thomas  Skynes  for  the 
rectory  of  Thirbergh  [Thribergh],  York. 

Jan.  19.  Application  from  Major  Eolph  for  ammu- 
nition for  the  Isle  of  Wight.     C.  J.,  YI.  121. 

Jan.  -0.  Draft  Order  for  hearing  Captain  Bell's 
petition.     L.  J.,  X.  616. 

.Jan.  20.  Letter  from  Thomas  Lindley  and  others,  at 
Nottingham,  to  Colonel  John  Hutchinson,  requesting 
him  to  present  a  petition  from  inhabitants  of  Nottingham 
to  the  House  of  Commons.  The  petition  is  wanting, 
and  the  letter  does  not  mention  what  was  its  purport. 
C.  J.,  YI.  123. 

Jan.  25.  Petition  of  George  Bennett,  late  His 
Majesty's  ward,  and  of  Euseby  Dormer,  and  Susan 
his  wife,  sister  to  the  said  ward.  All  the  evidences, 
deeds,  &c.  concerning  petitioner's  estate  in  their 
minority  were  in  the  year  1638  brought  in  to  the  late 
Court  of  Wards,  where  they  have  ever  since  remained. 
Petitioners  now  having  occasion  to  produce  them  by 
reason  of  certain  suits  of  law,  pray  that  the  officers  of 
the  Court  may  be  ordered  to  deliver  them  up.  L.  J., 
X.  647. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  the  Court  of  Wards  for  bringing  the 
deeds,  &c.  into  the  Court  referred  to  in  preceding. 

Jan.  2-5.  Report  of  Lord  Chief  Baron  Wylde  and 
Mr.  Baron  Atkj'ns  upon  the  additional  ordinance  for 
settling  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Admiralty  Court. 
L.  J.,  X.  618.     In  cxtenso. 

Annexed ; — 

1.  Order  referring  the  additional  ordinance  to  the 
consideration  of  the  judges.  22  Jan.  1648-9. 
L.  J.,  X.  647.     Ill  exlenso. 

2.  Copy  of  petition  of  Sir  William  Russell  and 
others,  presented  20  Oct.  1648.     (See  above.) 

3.  Copy  of  petition  of  divers  merchants,  merchant 
strangers.  Master  of  the  Trinity  House.and  others ; 
pray  their  Lordships  to  concur  with  )the  House 
of  Commons  in  passing  the  additional  ordinance. 

1648-9.  March  6.  Original  warrant   for  tho 


4.  Copy  of  ordinance  of  12th  April  1648  for  settling 
the  jun.sdiction  of  the  Admiralty  Court.     L.  J., 
X.  186.     Ill  e.rtetuo. 
6.  Draft  of  the  additional  ordinance  referred  to  in 
preceding  papers.     This  ordinance  was  brought 
from  the  Commons  on  the  22d  Sept.   1648,  and 
ordered  to  be  taken  into  consideration  on  that 
day  mouth.     L.  J.,  X.  507.     It  was  subsei|ueutly 
referred  to  and  reported  upon  by  the   Judges, 
but  not  further  proceeded  with. 
.Jan.  29.  AYarraut  for  the  execution  of  King  Charles  I. 
I'Liis  well  known  document  is  caro f all v  preserved  in  the 
Library  of  the  Huuse  of  Lords. 

Jan.  29.  Order  for  Sir  Oliver  Fleming,  Master  of  the 
Ceremonie.s,  to  inform  the  States' Ambassadors  that  the 
House  will  give  them  audience  this  day.  L.  J.,  X.  617. 
Jan.  29.  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons  adding  the 
Solicitor-General  and  others  to  the  Committee  to  vrhom 
the  petition  of  John  Poyntz  (dins  Morris  and  Mary  his 
wife  and  others  was  referred.  C.  J.,  YI.  124.  In  eetenso. 
Jan.  30.  Petition  of  Zachary  Cawdroy,  Fellow  of  St. 
John's  College,  Cambridge.  In  November  last  peti- 
tioner was  by  their  Lordships'  sentence  put  out  of  the 
proctorship  of  the  L'niversity,  but  this  sentence  has  by 
his  adversaries  been  enlarged  to  the  depriving  him  of 
his  seniority  in  the  college  and  much  of  his  due  emolu- 
ment, and  all  collegiate  preferments  ;  prays  their  Lord- 
ships to  declare  that  it  was  their  pleasure  only  to 
suspend  him  from  his  proctorship,  and  to  order  that  he 
may  be  reinstated  in  his  senioritv  and  other  collegiate 
rights.     L.  J.,  X.  618. 

Feb.  1.  Message  to  the  House  of  Commons,  respecting 
the  appaintment  of  a  joint  committee  to  consider  of  the 
settlement  of  the  Government  of  England  and  Ireland. 
L.  J.,  X.  610.  Ill  extciiso.  Indorsed  : — -.1  message  sent 
down  to  the  House  of  Commons  several  days  and  by 
several  messengers,  and  being  not  received  was,  by  the 
direction  of  this  House,  returned  back  to  the  Cierk  of 
the  Parliaments,  and  ordered  there  to  bo  kept  till  the 
farther  pleasure  of  this  House  be  known. 

Feb.  .5.  Copies  of  various  orders  respecting  the 
Committee  for  the  revenues  of  the  Dean  and  Chapter 
of  Westminster.     0.  J.,  VI.  132. 

[Feb.  14.]  Petition  of  Paul  Tymmerman,  of  Amster- 
dam, merchant.  About  three  years  since  petitioner 
freighted  a  ship's  lading  of  wheat  at  Amsterdam  for 
Lisbon,  but  was  driven  by  contrary  winds  to  put  in  at 
Plymouth,  where  the  ship's  lading,  worth  1,200/.,  was 
seized  by  the  Mayor  of  the  town  ;  petitioner  thereupon 
commenced  an  action  against  him  to  recover  the  same, 
but  the  House  of  Commons,  by  an  order  of  the  12th  of 
July  1644,  took  the  charge  upon  the  Parliament,  and 
ordered  pet^itioner  to  stay  his  action  ;  since  that  time 
he  has  received  no  payment ;  he  prays  for  speedy  satis- 
faction or  that  the  order  prohibiting  his  proceeding  at 
law  may  be  dissolved.  C.  J.,  VI.  143. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy   of  order   of  12   July   1644   mentioned  in 
preceding. 

execution  of  James  Earl    of  Cambridge  (Duke  of  Hamilton),  as 
follows  : — 
At  the  high  Court  of  Justice  for  the  Trying  and  Judging  of  James  Earle  of  Cambridg,*  Henry  Earle  of  Holland, 
George  Lord  Goring,  Arthm-  Lord  Capell,  and  S'.  John  Owen,  Knight,  March  the  Sixt,  Anno  D'ni  1648. 
Whereas  James  Earle  of  Cambridge  is  and  standeth  Convicted,  Attainted,  and  Condemned  of  high  Treason, 
and  other  high  Crimes    And  Sentence  vpon  the  day  above  named  was  pronounced  against  him  by  this 
Court  to  be  p>it  to  death  by  the  severing  of  his  head  from  his    body:  Of  which  Sentence  exec  nticn  yet 
remaineth  to  be  done.     These  are  therefore  to  will  and  require  you  to  .see'  the  saiil  Sentence  executed.  In 
the  New  Pallace  Yard  at  Westni'  vpon  Friday  being  the  Ninth   day  of  this  instant  moneth  of  March, 
betwene  the  houres  of  Nine  in  the  morning,  and  six  in  the  afternoono  of  the  same  day  with  full  efl'sct. 
And  for  soe  doing  this  shalbe  your  suSicient  warrant.     And  these  are  to  require  all  Officers  and  Souldiers 
and  other  the  good  people  of  this  Nation  of  England   to  be  assisting  vnto  you  in  this  service.     Given 
vnder  our  hands  and  scales. 


Calendar. 

1648- i). 


To  Mr.  Alderman  Viner 
Sherrifle  of  Middx. 


John  Hayes    (s). 
Tug  :  HuBBERi    (s). 
Th  :  Coke     (s). 
Edmond  Wakinge    (s). 
Rape  Hakisox    (s). 
Geobge  Langham    (s). 
CoK  Cooke    (s). 
Sam:  Moteu    (s), 
Will  :  Vndee wood    (s). 
Rig  ;  Shutek    (s). 
Rl  Dowxes    (s). 
William  Wtbekd     (s). 
Edw.  Cbessett    (s). 


W  :  Rowe     (s). 

ROBT  NOBWOOD       (s). 

JoHx.  Blackwell    (s). 
Nic  Mabtin    (s). 
Sam  Sheefeild    (s). 
Fran  Hacker    (s). 
Dasiel  Taylor    (s). 
Yixc  Potter    (s). 
John  Hardwicke    (s). 
Mahke  Hildeslet  (s). 
WiLiM  Bebkeley     (s). 


Jo:  Bradshawe    (s). 

JOHX    PULESTON       (s). 

Tno :  Ayres     (s). 
Lobebt  Tichboene     (s). 
Owen  Rowe    (s). 

JOHUSTOXE      (s). 

Rig  :  Saltoxstall    (s). 
Tho  ;  Shilbobne     (s). 
Stephen  Estwick     (s). 
Math  :  Sheppabd     (s). 

EOBEBI    SpAKROTVE      (s). 


1648-9.  March  6.  Original  warrant  for  the  execution  of  Henry  Earl  of  Holland.     See  below,  20  June  1660. 
1648-9.  March  6.  Original  warrant  for  the  execution  of  Arthur  Lord  Capell.     See  below,  20  June  1660. 


*  The  Duke  was  tried  uuder  his  English  title  of  Karl  of  Cambridge. 


I    t 


4-J. 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  ; 


HocsE  OF         Mn,..  8.  Petition  of  Sir   John   (hren,   Knight,  to  the 

^^°^       House  oi'  Commons.     Petitioner  is  now  under  sentence 

Calendar,     of  death,  being  charged  for  a  gentleman's  death,  which 

l(>48-9      he  humblv  co'nceivcs   he  has  much  to  plead  against. 

Prays  that  his  life  may  be  spared.     C.  J.,  VI.  15'.'.     .Sir 

.loh'n  Owen  was  condemned  to  death  by  the  High  Court 

of  Justice,  but  upon  this   petition  his  execution  was 

respited,  and  lie  was  subsequently  pardoned. 

-Mar.  l!i.  Order  of  the  Committee  to  whom  the  petition 
of  Johu  Poyntz  i'?t".<  Morris  and  others  was  referred 
appointing  a  day  for  hearing  the  matter, 
Annexed : — 

1.  Letter  from  Wm.  Littleton  to  Johu  Browne. 
Clerk  of  the  Parliaments  ;  on  Saturday  morning, 
about  three  o'clock,  thirty  or  forty  soldiers  (as 
they  said  they  were)  came  to  Northokeiiden  Hall 
and  violently  broke  open  the  doors,  and  forced 
all  the  people  out  of  the  house,  driving  the  men 
along  the  highway  before  them  through  the  dirt, 
punching  them  and  pricking  them  with  their 
swords  ;  some  of  the  soldiers  went  away  with 
what  they  thought  fit.  whilst  others  stayed  to 
keep  possession  and  remained  till  about  four 
o'clock  on  Sunday  afternoon,  when  Col.  Carew 
Mildniay,  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  came,  and  being 
refused  admission  commanded  the  constable  and 
countrymen  there  present  to  enter  and  apprehend 
the  soldiers,  which  was  done,  and  they  are  now- 
conveying  them  to  Colchester  gaol.  Marriott  is 
in  custody  as  an  abettor  of  this  burglary,  for 
which  I  intend  to  prosecute  them  all  at  the  next 
assizes  ;  they  pretend  ignorance  in  the  business, 
saying  that  they  came  peaceably  at  eight  in  the 
morning,  and  that  nobody  was  in  the  house  ;  they 
Viad  with  them  a  quire  of  printed  papers  contain- 
ing their  petition  and  articles  to  the  Genei'al, 
whereof  they  gave  one  to  the  justice  and  to  those 
that  would  receive  them  ;  I  am  glad  we  have 
caught  them  at  this  advantage  though  with 
much  damage  to  us.  I  have  been  advising  with 
ifr.  Walker  about  the  regular  way  to  ]5roceed, 
as  also  about  the  information  against  them  for 
]ierjury.     1  Jan.  [1648-9]. 

2.  Letter  from  Thomas  Robinson  to  Mr.  Browne,  at 
his  house  in  Staniiaway  [Stanway]  Essex.  The 
writer  understands  that  Mr.  Browne  can  give 
testimony  with  respect  to  the  Act  of  Parliament, 
43  Eliz.,  for  the  establishment  of  the  estate  of 
John  Poyntz  alias  Morris,  which  Act  Mr. 
Browne,  the  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments,  and  others, 
])retend  to  be  forged.  The  writer,  who  is  en- 
gaged as  solicitor  for  Mr.  Poyntz,  has,  with  Major 
Hurst  counsel  for  Mr.  Poyntz,  obtaiued  a  Com- 
mittee of  the  House  of  Commons  to  hear  the 
matter,  and  he  requests  Mr.  Browne  to  refresh 
his  memory  and  strengthen  himself  with  all  the 
information  and  knowledge  at  his  command,  and 
in  the  interim  to  conceal  what  knowledge  he  has 
and  not  to  impart  it  to  any.     1  Mar.  1648-9. 

3.  Letter  from  T.  Robinson  to  Mrs.  Atkine ;  thanks 
her  for  the  care  she  has  taken  of  his  letter  to 
Mr.  Browne ;  begs  her  to  accompany  him  into 
Essex  to  see  Mr.  Browne,  or  if  she  is  unable  to 
do  this  he  reijuests  that  she  will  give  him  a 
letter  certifying  that  he  comes  on  behalf  of 
Mr.  Morris.     26  Mar.  1649. 

4.  r<etter  from  Mrs.  ElizaVjeth  Atkine  to  Colonel 
Walton;  prays  that  Captain  Phillips  and  Cajitain 
Pace  may  be  ordered  to  attend  the  Committee  for 
Indemnities,  in  order  that  ,slie  may  be  acquitted 
of  the  gr-eac  scandal  which  now  lies  upon  her. 
17  April  1649. 

Mar.  24.  Petitioa  of  the  Committee  for  the  Militia  of 
Westminster  and  parts  adjacent  to  the  Housj  of  (Jom- 
nions;  petitioners  have  been,  by  an  Act  of  Parliament 
of  the  19tli  instant,  appointed  a  Committee  for  the 
Militia  for  one  year.  They  have  no  room  to  sit  in,  or 
magazine,  and  they  pray  that  rooms  in  Worcester 
House  may  bo  assigned  to  them.     C.  J.,  VI.  173. 

1649.  1649. 

A])ril  21.  Resolutions  of  the  House  of  Commons 
respecting  the  transferring  of  certain  sums  formerly 
charged  upon  the  excise  to  the  deans  and  chapters' 
lands.     C.  J„  VI.  190.     In  c:HenBO. 

Annexed  : 

1.  Draft  of  portion  of  preceding. 

[1619.  May  T,.^  Petiti.in  of  Sir  Henry  Radley,  nf  Yard- 
burgh  [TarboTOugh],  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  to  the 
House  of  Commons,  Prays  for  a  mitigation  of  the  fine  of 
2U0?.  which  is  demanded  of  him  at  Goldsmiths'  Hall,  as 


he  has  only  an  esiatc  for  life  of  90L  per  annum.     C.  J.'     House  op 
VI.  202.     "  I'OEDs. 

[16-19.  May  8.]  Petition  of  the  undertakers,  adven-  Calends-, 
turers.  and  purchasers,  with  Robert  Earl  of  Liudsey,  161.9. 
deceased,  in  the  draining  of  that  part  of  the  fens  in 
Lincolnshire  lying  between  Bourn,  Boston,  and  Lincoln, 
commonly  called  the  Earl  of  Lindscy's  draining. 
Petitioners  were,  by  several  judgments  of  Commis- 
sioners of  Sewers  warranted  by  statute,  put  into 
possession  of  fourteen  thousand  acres  of  the  said  lands, 
being  their  recompense  for  their,  great  charge  and 
hazard  of  the  works.  At  the  beginning  of  this  Parli.a- 
ment  certain  persons  petitioned  the  House  of  Lords, 
pretending  Vi'nmgs  in  the  prosecution  of  the  drainage 
works,  and  after  divers  days  hearing  of  the  matter 
their  Lordships  ordered  the  qtliet  possession  of  the 
lands  to  the  Earl  of  Lindsey  and  his  participants.  The 
business  was  heard  at  the  same  time  before  a  Com- 
mittee of  the  House  of  Commons,  and  was  nearly  ready 
for  a  report,  when  the  complainants  taking  advantage 
of  the  public  distractions  became  their  own  judges, 
and  threw  petitioners  out  of  possession,  and  ever  since 
detained  the  lands,  much  impairing  the  public  works 
to  the  great  loss  of  the  Commonwealth  and  ruiu  of 
many  of  the  jietitioners.  Pray  that  the  matter  may 
be  referred  for  hearing  to  a  joint  committee  of  the  two 
Houses.     C.  J.,  VI.  204. 

Annexed : — 
1.  Another  petition  of  same,  praying  that  the  matter 
may  be  heard  iu  such   manner  as  their  Honours 
shall  be  pleased  to  appoint. 

[1649,  May  9.]  Humble  propos.als  of  Sir  JohnPakiug- 
ton.  Baronet.  Offers  to  pay  4,000?.  in  addition  to  .WOZ. 
he  has  already  paid  in  full  discharge  of  his  fine.  C.  J., 
VI.  206. 

Maj-  10.  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons  for  the 
report  concerning  Sir  John  Canvcrs  to  be  made  this 
day  sevennight.     C.  J.,  VI.  206.     In  e.iienso. 

May  15  to  Oct.  16.  Orders  signed  by  Robert  Coytmore 
to  Edward  Husbands  ;  to  deliver  copies  of  various  Acts 
and  declarations  of  Parliament  for  distribution  amongst 
the  Fleet,  &c.     Nine  papers. 

[lt)49.  May  17.]  Petition  of  John  Barnes  and  others, 
twenty-four  servants  to  the  Right  Honourable  Henry 
Earl  of  Hanby.  deceased.  Petitioners  having  spent 
their  youth  and  strength  in  his  Lordship's  service,  he. 
by  his  will  made  in  December  1640,  gave  them  several 
legacies,  proportionable  to  their  annual  wages  during 
their  lives,  to  be  paid  by  his  executors  Out  of  particular 
lands.  B_v  a  codicil  annexed  to  the  will,  which  begat  a 
second  publication  iu  December  1643,  the  validity  of 
the  will  bec.ime  to  be  questioned  as  against  the  State  for 
his  delinc[uency.  Petitioners  pray  that  allowance  may 
be  made  to  them  of  their  several  annuities  and  legacies 
out  of  the  great  estate  of  the  Earl  under  sequestration. 
C.  J.,  VI.  211. 

[1649,  May  25.]  Petition  of  the  Dutch  officers,  widows, 
and  fatherless  children  to  the  Supreme  Authority  of 
England,  the  Commons  in  Parliament  assembled. 
Petitioners,  who  are  strangers  and  who  have  faithfully 
served,  are  now  brought  to  such  miserable  extremities 
by  their  long  attendance  that  they  are  ready  to  perish 
and  are  likely  to  be  cast  into  prison  for  debt.  Pray 
that  they  may  be  furnished  with  the  means  of  trans- 
porting themselves  and  families  to  their  native  country 
that  they  may  not  go  begging  home,  some  of  them 
living  in  the  farthest  part  of  Germany.     C.  J.,  VI.  217. 

[1649,  Jlay  26.]  Petition  of  Jane  Farrett,  widow,  late 
wife  of  Captain  James  Farrett,  deceased,  to  the  Supreme 
Authority  of  England,  the  Commons  iu  Parliament 
assembled.  Petitioner's  husband,  who  served  the  Par- 
liament in  the  army  of  the  late  Earl  of  Essex,  died 
lately  in  Bedford  Bui-y,  iu  the  parish  of  St.  Martin's-in- 
Ihe-Fields,  being  starved  to  death  for  want  of  necessarj- 
sustenance  (as  the  searchers  are  ready  to  make  ca*hl, 
leaving  petitioner  with  five  children  ready  also  to  perish 
with  hunger.  There  was  due  to  ]ietiti;ner's  husband 
4011?.  and  upwards  for  arrears,  a  fourth  part  of  which, 
with  interest,  was  about  two  years  since  charged  upon 
Goldsmiths'  Hall,  but  he  only  received  some  small 
interest,  although  his  name  was  in  the  Scottish  list  to 
be  paid  in  course.  Petitioner  prays  an  order  for  present 
payment  of  the  said  fourth  part  for  burying  her  husband, 
whose  corpse  still  lies  above  ground,  and  for  the  relief 
of  her.self  and  four  children.  The  petition  is  noted  with 
a  certificate  of  William  Williams,  parish  clerk  of 
St.  Martin's,  that  the  searchers  specified  that  Captain 
James  Farrett  was  starved  to  death.     C.  J.,  VI,  217. 

June  7.  Certificate  of  Timothy  Wilkes  that  thirty, 
nine  days'  pay  was  due  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  Sham- 
brooke  to  the  6th  July  1648,  the  day  of  his  death.    C.  J., 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


73 


June  1'2.  Draft  letter  from  John  Browne,  Clerk  of 
the  Parliaments,  to  Mr.  Hurst.  I  have  heard  of  your 
discourses  abont  me  touching  Morris'  l)usiness,  Init 
little  Talue  any  of  your  speeches,  and  for  your  o^Tn  sake 
only  desire  you  to  forliear  the  like  for  the  future  ;  it  is 
well  known  how  desirous  I  have  been  to  have  the 
business  heard,  that  so  a  full  discovery  may  lie  made 
of  the  greatest  perjury,  forgery,  and  combination  ever 
heard  of;  your  conscience  cannot  but  tell  you  that 
there  is  no  such  Act  as  is  pretended,  but  if  you  ai'o 
determined  to  act  as  you  have  done  (as  appears  In- 
intercepted  letters)  beyond  the  limits  of  a  counsellor  at 
law.  you  will  be  Imt  a  blemish  to  the  profession  of  the 
long  robe.  The  strength  of  your  confidence  is  dis- 
covered, and  when  the  business  comes  to  a  full  exami- 
nation that  truth  will  be  told  that  you  and  your  clients 
little  dream  of.  This  I  thought  fit  to  let  you  know  in 
cold  blood. 

June  1.3.  Letter  from  John  Hurst  to  Mr.  Browne  in 
reply  to  preceding.  Takes  Mr.  Browne's  letter  in  good 
part  and  hopes,  though  as  counsel  he  endeavours  to 
discover  a  most  suljtle  contrivance,  that  no  prejudice 
to  the  long  robe  shall  arise  by  any  act  of  his.  Ts  sure 
that  no  letter  under  his  hand  hath  been  intercepted  or 
written  which  in  anything  concerns  Morris.  Has  told 
Mr.  Powis  that  he  shall  endeavour  the  discovery  of  the 
truth  in  no  other  way  than  shall  be  for  the  glory  of  God 
and  the  satisfaction  of  the  whole  world,  let  the  blame  lie 
where  it  will. 

;i649,  July  9.]  Petition  of  Lady  Spottswood  to  the 
House  of  Commons.  Petitioner  was  one  of  the  first  to 
suffer  by  the  rebellion  in  Ireland,  having  her  servants 
murdered,  her  houses  plundered,  and  her  goods  and 
lands  seized  upon  by  those  bloody  rebels.  She  was 
compelled  to  fly  to  England  her  native  land,  where  she 
has  since  sojourned  with  her  children,  ,and,  though 
reduced  to  much  misery,  and  want  ordinary  sub- 
sistence, she  never  presumed  to  trouble  the  House  for 
relief  as  many  others  in  her  case  did,  fearing  to  in- 
terrupt the  weighty  affairs  of  State,  but  shells  now 
constrained  by  her  crying  necessities  to  pray  the  House 
to  compassionate  her  case,  and  bestow  u|)on  her  some 
competent  sum  of  money,  whereby  she  and  hers  may  be 
relieved  until  she  may  recover  her  own.  She  desires 
satisfaction  for  a  parcel  of  timber  of  the  value  300Z., 
which  Sir  Henry  Tichborne  employed  in  fortifying 
Dundalk,  and  for  use  by  the  soldiers  of  the  garrison  of 
Enniskillen  ever  since  the  rebellion  of  a  sn^all  parcel  of 
land  value  561.  per  annum.     0.  J.,  VI.  255. 

[1649,  July  9.]  Petition  of  John  Bartlelt.  citizen  and 
stationer  of  London,  to  the  Supreme  Authority  of  Eng- 
land, the  Commons  assembled  in  Tarliament.  In  IbSt 
petitioner  was  committed  to  Newgate  for  refusing  to  pay 
the  first  ship  money  (contrary  to  the  Petition  of  KightJ. 
and  was  detained  without  bail  many  weeks  to  the  peril  of 
his  life  by  reason  of  the  infection  of  the  ])lague  raging 
there.  In  1637  he  was  by  means  of  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury  brought  to  the  Council  Board  and  committed 
to  the  Fleet,  where  he  remained  for  six  months  without 
any  just  cause,  whereby  he  was  damnified  at  the  least 
1,000^  Petitioner  has  received  no  redress  and  there  is 
due  to  him  now -25?.  f>r  two  thousand  remonstrances  of  the 
2nd  of  May  16J2  delivered  into  the  House.  The  persons 
who  have  wronged  him  are  now  dead  and  their  estates  dis- 
posed of,  and  petitioner  therefore  prays  that  his  great 
sufi'eringe  may  be  taken  into  consideration,  and  that  some 
reasonable  compensation  may  be  gi-anted  to  him  either 
out  of  the  estates  of  Deans  and  Chapters,  or  otherwise  as 
the  House  shall  deem  most  exjjedient.     C.  J.,  VI.  256. 

July  14.   Draft  order  for  continuing  the  allowance  of 
iOOl.  per  annum   granted  to  Dr.  James  Usher  for  six 
months  longer.     C.  J.,  VI.  260. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  granting 
the  allowance.     5  Oct.  1617.     L.  J.,  V.  327.     In 
ejienso. 
Aug.  1 .  Draft  of  au  Act  for  disposing  of  the  seques- 
trations of  the  new  delinquents  in  the  county  of  York 
towards  the  disbanding  of   the  forces   in  the   ccuntv 
C.  J.,  VI.  273.  ^ 

Aug.  4.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  settling  courts  for  the 
administration  of  justice  to  the  people  in  cases  of  wills, 
administrations,  legacies,  marriages,  and  divorces  C 
J.,  VL  274,  &c. 

Aug.  15.  Petition  of  divers  Officers  and  Servants  to 
the  Sergeant-at-arms  attending  the  House  ;  they  have 
attended  to  their  duties  with  great  diligence,  and  have 
spent  time  and  pains  and  some  of  them  money  therein, 
but  have  received  no  salaries;  the  Committee  to  which 
their  case  was  referred  in  February  last  has  reported, 
but  the  House  has  been  so  occu])ied  with  weighty  affairs 
that  nothing  has  been  done  in  the  matter  ;  they  pray  for 
relief.  Sec  C.  J.,  VI.  277,  279. 
t     S4062. 


^Sept.  10.  Petition  of  Major  George  'Wither  to  the 
Knights.  Citizens,  and  Burgesses  in  Parliament  assem- 
bled ;  his  patience  has  been  exercised  for  almost  six  years 
past,  but  he  thanks  them  for  their  charitable  respect  to 
his  sufferings  and  services,  and  hopes  that  upon  fiirthcr 
information  their  gracious  intentions  will  be  more 
effectual  for  his  relief;  for  want  of  the  arrears  and  dis- 
Imrsements  due  to  him  his  family  is  reduced  frcmi 
eighteen  household  servants  to  one,  his  diet  from  sev/'ral 
dishes  at  a  meal  to  many  meals  out  of  one  dish,  and 
otherwise  to  no  meal  in  the  whole  day ;  he  is  now  feed- 
ing upon  his  household  stuff,  in  hope  that  when  that  is 
consumed  God  will  send  more  or  take  him  and  his  ont 
of  this  unmerciful  world  where  their  sad  condition  is 
neither  believed  nor  regarded.  Sickness  has  already 
given  an  earnest  thereof ;  nonpayment  of  rent  is  likely 
soon  to  render  him  harbourless,  unless  a  ju-ison,  which 
has  never  yet  received  him  for  his  own  debt,  shall 
harbour  him  for  an  engagement  for  the  State.  He  prays 
that  certain  sums  already  voted  to  him  may  he  paid, 
and  that  a  considerable  portion  of  the  estate  of  John 
Denham  or  others  may  be  conferred  upon  him,  that  so 
he  may  possess  the  gate  of  his  enemies  to  the  encou- 
ragement of  himself  and  others  in  the  service  of  the 
State.     C.  J.,  VI.  298. 

Dec.  lit.  Copy  of  letter  from  Oliver  Cromwell,  Lord 
Lieutenant  of  Ireland,  to  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of 
Commons  : — 
Mr.  Speaker, 

Not  long  after  my  last  to  you  from  before  '^\''aterford, 
*[flndingthe  indisposition  in  point  of  health  increasing, 
and  our  foot  falling  sick  near  ten  of  a  company  every 
night  they  were  upon  duty,  and  our  numbers,  not  above 
three  thousand  healthful   foot  in  the  field,  being  neces- 
sitated to  put  so  many  into  garrisons  as  1  have  given 
j-ou  an  account  all  along,  the   enemy  mustering  about 
ten  or  twelve  thousand  horse  and  foot,  having  well  near 
as  many  in  the  town  as  we  without,  our  bread  and  other 
necessaries  not  coming  to  us]  by  reason  of  the  tempes- 
tuousness  of  the  weather,  we    thought  fit  and  it  was 
agi-eed  to  march  away  to  winter  quarters  to  refresh  our 
men  until  God  shall  please  to  give  further  opportunity 
for  action.     We  marched  off  the  second  of  this  instant, 
it  being  as  terrible  a  day  as  ever  I  marched  in  in  all  my 
life.     Just   as   we   marched  off  in  the  morning,  unex- 
pected to  us  the  enemy  had  brought  an  addition  of  near 
two  thousand  horse  and  foot  to  the  increase   of  their 
garrison,  which  we  plainly  saw  on  the  other  side  of  the 
water.    'Wo  marched  that  night  some  ten  or  twelve  miles 
through  a  craggy  country  to  Kilmacthomas,  a  castle 
some  eight  miles  from  Dungarvan  [where  we  had  to  many 
scarce  straw,  food,  or  firing,  being  deceived  in  reports  of 
the  place].     As  we   were  marching  off  in  the  morning 
from   thence  the  Lord  Broughill  (I  having  sent  before 
to  him  to  march  up  to  me)  sent  a  party  of  horse  to  let 
me  know  he  was  with  about  twelve  orf  thirteen  hundred 
of    the   Munster   horse   and  foot  about  ten  miles  off, 
near  Dungarvan,  which   was   newly  rendered  to  him. 
[And,  indeed,  upon  this  occasion  I  must  needs  say  that 
in  the  bringing  in  of  this  garrison,  Kingssale,  the  fort  of 
Bandonbridge.  Mallow,  and  divers  other  garrisons,  his 
Lordship  hath  been  most  eminently  serviceable  unto 
you,  and  I  do  earnestly  and  humbly  desire  he  may  be 
taken  into   consideration,   his  Lordship   never  having 
shrunk  from  yoar  interest,  though  under  as  great  trials 
and  necessities  as  any  man,  he  having  his  whole  fortune 
under  the  power  of  the  enemy,  which  was  in  Ireland, 
and  that  little  in  England  so  engaged  that  I  dare  say 
his  wants  were  scarce  to  be  paralleled ;  and  as  yet  his 
estate    lies   in   those    countries   which   are   under   the 
enemy's  power.     Sir.    I  take   no   pleasure  to  mention 
these  things  of  charge,  but  where  eminent  services  are 
done,  and  those   enabling  the  State  to  give  marks  of 
their  favour   and   good  acceptance,  I  trust  it  will  be 
accounted  no  fault  in  me  to  represent  the  merits  of  men 
to  you.]     In  the  midst  of  those  good  successes,  wherein 
the  kindness  and  mercy  of  God  hath  appeared,  the  Lord 
in  wisdom  and  for  gracious  ends  best  known  to  himself, 
hath  interlaced  some  things  which  may  give  us  cause  of 
serious  consideration  what  His  mind  therein  may  be  ; 
and  we  hope  we  wait  upon  Him,  desiring  to  know  and 
to  submit  to  His  good  pleasure.     The  noble  Lieutenant- 
general  (whose  finger  to  our  knowledge  never  acked  in 
all  these  expeditions)  fell  sick  (we  doubt  upon  a  cold 
taken  upon  our  late  wet  march  and  ill  accommodation) 
and  went  to  Dnngarvan.  where  (struggling  some  four 
or  five  days  with  a  [pestilent  and  contagious  spotted] 
fever)  he  died,  having  run    his    course  with  so  much 
honor,  courage,  and  fidelity  as  his  actions  better  speak 
than  my  pen.     What  England  hath  lost  thereby  is  above 

•  Thp  portions  of  this    letter  priiiteJ  in  brackets  are  omitted  in 
CroinwelliaiiH  and  in  Carlyle's  Letters  and  Speeches  of  Oliver  Cromwell. 
t  or,  in  ori^. 

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House  ov 

LORHS. 

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HISXORICAIi   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


HocsE  OF    mo  to  speak.     I  am  sure  i  have  lost  a  uoble  frieud  and 
L0BD3.       compauiou  in  labours.     [Before  that  my  poor  kiusman, 
Catoidai-.      ilajor    Cromwell    (if   I   may    name    him),   died  before 
1<Um  '      Wuterford  of  a  fever  ;  since  that  t\Y0  persons  eminently 
■        faithful,  godly,  and  true   to  you,  Lieutenant-Colonol 
Wolfe   and    Scout-ilaster-Geueral   Kowe,  are    dead  at 
Youghiill.     Thus]  you  see  how  God  mingles  out  the  cup 
unto  ns ;  indeed,  -vve  are  at  this  tune  a  crazy  company, 
yet  ive  live  iu  His  sight,  and  shall  Tvork  the  time  that 
is  apjioiuted  us,  and  shall  rest  after  that  in  peace.     Hut 
vet  there  hath  been  some  sweet  at  the  bottom  of  the 
cup,  of  whicli  I  shall  now  give  3-011  an  account.     Being 
informed  that  the  enemy  intended  to  take  iu  the  fort 
of  ras.sage,  and  that  Lieutcuaut-Geueral  Farrell  with 
his  Ulsters  was  to  march  out  of  "Waterford  with  a  con- 
siderable party  of  horse  and  foot    for   that   service,  I 
ordered  Colonel  Zanchie  (who  lay  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Blackwater)  to  march  with  his  regiment  of  horse 
and  two  pieces  of  two  troops  of  dragoons,  to  the  relief 
of  our  friends,  which  he  accordingly  did,  his  party  con- 
sisting in  all  of  about  three  hundred  and  twenty.     When 
he  came  some  few  miles  from  the  place  he  took  some  of 
the   enemy's   stragglers  in  the  villages  as  they  went, 
all  which  he  put  to  the  sword  ;  seven  troopers  of  his 
killed  thirty  of  them  in  one  house.     "When  he  came  near 
the  place  he  found  the  enemy  had  close  begirt  it  with 
about   five   hundred  Ulster  foot   under  Major  Oneale  ; 
Colonel  Woogan  also,  the  Governor  of  Duncaunou,  with 
a  party  of  his.  with  two  great  battering  guns   and   a 
mortar-piece ;    and    Captain    Browne,  the  Governor   of 
Ballehack,  was  there  also.     Our  men  furiously  charged 
them  and  beat  them  from  the  place.     The  enemy  got 
into  a  place  where  they  might  draw  up.  aud  the  Ulsters, 
who  bragged  much  of  their  pikes,  made  indeed  for  the 
time  a  good   resistance,  but  the  horse  pressing  sorely 
upon   them  broke    them,    killed  near  a  hundred  upon 
the  ])lace,  took  three  hundred  flft}-  jjrisouers,  amongst 
vrhich   Major   Onealo  and  the  officers  of  five  hundred 
Ulster  footi  all  but  those  which  were  killed  ;  the  renegado 
Woogan,  with  twenty-four  of  Ormoud's  fusees,  and  the 
Governor  of  Ballehack.  as*  concerning  some  of  these 
1  hope  I  shall  not  trouble  your  justice.     This  mercy  was 
obtained  without  the  loss  of  one  of  our  pai-ty,  only  one 
shot  in  the  shoulder.     Lieutenant-General  Farrald  was 
come   up    very  near  with  a  very  gi'eat  jiarty  to  their 
relief,  but  oar  handful  of  men  marching  towards  him, 
he   shamefully  hasted  away  and  recovered  Waterford. 
It  is  not  unworthy  taking  notice  thai,  having  appointed 
a  public  day  of  thinksgiving  throughout  your  territories 
in  Ireland  (as  well  as  a  week's  warning  would  permit) 
for   the   recovery   of  Munster,    which   proves  a  sweet 
refreshment  to  us,  even  prepared  by  God  for  us  after 
our  weary  and  hard  labour,  that  that  very  day  and  that 
very    time   that   men   were  praising  God  was  this  de- 
liverance wrought.     [Sir,  in  all  my  addresses  to  you  I 
have  much  declined  to  make  discourses  either  of  the 
enemy's  numbers  or  other  advantages  or  of  what  remains 
to  be  recovered  to  you,  or  of  the  ways  and  means  best 
to  break  and  hinder  the   enemy's  design  or  interests  or 
what  might  best  promote  your  own,  or  indeed  to  trouble 
}'ou  with  many  discourses  of  this  kind,  desiring  chiefly 
to  present  you  with  narratives  of  fact.     But  forasmuch 
as  there   is   an  aptness  from  a  current  of  successes  to 
apprehend  a  work  to  be   done  \\hen  indeed  the  greater 
part  rest  behind,  and  thereby  that  which  should  enable 
to  finish  and  perfect  may  be  withdrawn  or  slackened,  to 
the  prejudice  of  public  interest,  I  thought  fit  to  take  the 
boldness  to  present  you  with  a  true  view  of  the  state  of 
afi'airs  here  so  far  as  occurs  to  me.      At   the  present 
Oneale's  party  are  in  full   conjunction  with  the  Earl  of 
Orraond,  by  which    they  contribute  the  assistance   of 
near  7, OuO effective  horse  and  foot,  these  licing  the  eldest 
sons  of  the  Church  of  Home,  most  cried  up  and  confided 
in  liy  the  clergy.     The  rest  of  the  army  consists  of  the 
old  Engliali-Irish,  some  protestants.  some  papists,  and 
other  popish  Irish,  who  are  carried  by  the  interest  of 
Urmond.  Clam-eckerd,  Castlehavon,  Muskere,  Tafl',  and 
other  old  English  and  Irish,  both  lords  and  gentlemen, 
who  arc  able  to  bring,  and  have  already  in  the  field  very 
considerable  numbers  of  bodies  of  men  not  to  be  neglected 
upon    any  human    confidence,    or   undervalued.     They 
have  so  much  of  Ireland  still  in  contribution  as  ministers 
to  them  a  livelihood  for  the  war,  all  the  natives,  almost 
to  twciitj',  being  friends  to  thorn,  but  enemies  to  you. 
And  although  God  hath  blessed  you  with  a  great  tract 
of  land  in  longitude  alongest  the  shore,  yet  it  hath  Init 
a  little  depth  into  the  country;  and  the  people  that  are 
under  your  contribution,  being  so  daily  robbed  by  their 
neighbours,  are  disabled  from  following  their  tillage 


Aifi  in  cirig. 


■whereby  to  pay  the  same  ;  and  we  canuot  be  in  all 
places  to  protect  them,  unless  we  should  resolve  _  to 
keep  no  body  of  an  army  in  any  one  place.  I  mention 
this  not  to  increase  your  charge,  but  to  prevent  mis- 
takes concerning  an  over  value  of  your  Irish  contri- 
butions as  yet.  Amd,  therefore,  if  the  money  out  of 
Eno-land  allotted  to  this  army  be  not  continued  to  us 
the°army  will  no  ways  be  able*  to  subsist,  nor  to  jirose- 
cute  your  business.  In  the  next  place,  iff  this  interest 
grow" purely  popish,  which  the  Roman  clergy  are  highly 
Tabouriug,  "and  are  in  a  probable  way  to  accomplish, 
then  it  cannot  be  expected  but  supplies  will  come  to 
them  from  foreign  parts,  which  do  too  fast  already. 
And,  therefore,  it  is  humljly  presented  that  such  shipping 
as  will  be  necessary  for  this  coast  may  be  continued  to 
ns.  The  ports  by  which  the  enemy  expects  their  sup- 
plies of  powder  and  all  other  ammunition  (which,  indeed, 
being  kept  from  them  will  disable  them  to  their  defence, 
they  having  no  manufacture  within  themselves)  are 
Waterford.  which  we  have  not  as  yet  been  able  closely 
to  shut  up,  aud  where  less  than  two  ships  cannot  be 
applied  for  the  ends  aforesaid,  as  also  for  the  straighten- 
ing of  it,  and  the  fort  of  Duncaunon,  where  now  no 
ships  are,  partly  because  those  determined  for  the 
winter  fleet  are  not  yet  come,  which  we  desire  may  be 
speeded.  Next,  the  Imy  of  Dingle,  in  the  river  of 
Shannon,  whither  (as  we  are  informed)  divers  ships 
with  ammunition  are  coming,  Galloway,  in  which  two 
places  less  than  three  or  four  ships  (whereof  one  or  two 
of  countenance)  cannot  be,  and  Sligo.  As  also  two 
ships  to  lie  between  Scotland  and  the  North,  and  some 
to  follow  the  motions  of  the  army  for  their  assistance 
with  necessaries.  This  is  the  sum  of  what  I  thought  fit 
to  present  unto  you  at  this  time  ;  and  if  we  may  be 
allotted  any  share  of  judgment  (being  upon  the  place) 
we  hope  we  have  represented  nothing  unworthy  of  due 
consideration.  And  although  thisl:|:  bespeaks  a  continu- 
ance of  charge,  yet  the  same  good  hand  of  Providence, 
which  hath  blessed  your  affairs  hitherto,  is  worthy  to 
be  followed  to  the  uttermost.  And  who  knows,  or 
rather  who  hath  not  cause  to  hope,  that  He  may  in  His 
goodness  put  a  short  period  to  your  whole  charge.  Than 
which  no  worldly  thing  is  more  desired  and  endeavoured 

by 

Your  most  humble  servant, 
Cork,  December  0.  CROMWELL. 

the  19th,  1649. 
(Endorsed)         L're  fro'  y'  Lord 
Leivt.  of  Ireland. 

The  letter  is  referred  to,  but  is  not  entered  in  the 
journals.     0.  J.,  VI.  343. 

[1649.] 

Petition  of  divers  oflicers  of  Munster.  By  the  violent 
indirect  and  contrary  practices  of  Lord  luchiquin  peti- 
tioners were  forced  from  their  several  trusts,  wherein 
through  great  difficulties  and  exigencies  they  faithfully 
served  against  the  rebels.  The  House  of  Commons 
granted  an  order  for  the  stating  of  their  accounts  to 
satisfy  them  in  part  out  of  such  discoveries  of  delin- 
quents as  they  should  make..  This  course  they  humbly 
conceive  (in  regard  in  their  present  sharp  necessities) 
too  difficult  and  too  dilatory  for  those  of  their  capacities 
to  alleot  or  attend.  Pray  that  an  order  may  bo  made 
for  payment  of  a  portion  of  their  arrears  for  their 
present  comfort  and  relief,  and  to  enaljle  them  for 
future  service. 

Petition  of  Elizabeth  Eldred,  widow,  relict  of  Walter 
Eldred,  his  late  Majesty's  silkman.  and  now  your 
honours'  tenant  of  Mote  Park  in  Berks,  to  the  Supreme 
Authority  of  England,  the  Commons  assembled  in  Par- 
liament. There  is  due  to  petitioner  by  two  Priv)'  Seals 
the  sum  of  10,142?.  15s.  Id.,  besides  400L  for  her 
husband's  arrears  for  wares  delivered  to  his  late  Ma- 
jesty. Although  ])etitioner  was  long  a  suitor  to  the 
Committee  of  the  Revenue  she  never  received  one  penn}-, 
but  was  told  that  if  she  could  find  out  any  of  the  King's 
revenue  not  disposed  of  she  should  have  it.  Upon 
inquiry  she  found  that  Mote  Park  was  undisposed  of, 
which  then  lay  common,  the  fences  Ijcing  pulled  U]), 
aud  no  profit  received  from  it  by  the  committee  who 
upon  her  petition  granted  it  to  her  at  a  rent,  which 
she  has  since  ]iaid  in  full,  she  has  also  been  at  great 
charge  in  new  making  the  fences  and  repairing  the 
liouses  which  were  ready  to  fall  down.  She  ])rays  that 
in  consideration  of  her  great  charge  of  twelve  children, 
and  the  sums  of  money  owing  to  her  late  husband,  the 


t  Of,  in  orii!. 


iJui'st,  in  oi'ig 
I  In  Crouiwelliiina  tiie  sentence  is  neie  completeU  by  mm 
"bc-s|ir;vkB  "  the  words  "  Thongli  tho  present  state  of  affairs 


X  In  Crouiweliiana  tlie  sentence  is  here  completed  by  inserting  before 

>,ewi,i>!ilf  u  *'  till.  wni'(l«  '*  Thnup-li  thr\  ni'r^cpnt  otnfa  rtf  nffnii-c  " 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    EEPOKT. 


75 


debt  may  be  paid  out  of  his  late  Majesty's  revenue,  and 
that  Mote  Park  may  be  assured  to  her  with  some 
reasonable  allowance. 

Petition  of  divers  poor  Inhabitants  of  the  parish  of 
Sutton,  in  the  Isle  of  Ely  and  county  of  Cambridge,  to 
the  Supreme  Power  of  the  Nation,  the  Commons  of 
England  in  Parliament  assembled.  About  four  thoneand 
acres  of  common  fens  and  mai-shes,  which  formerly 
belonged  to  the  poor  of  the  parish,  were  in  the  year  162J. 
unjustly  taken  away  and  inclosed,  and  some  of  the  best 
part  given  by  some  rich  men  of  the  parish,  to  whom  it 
did  not  belong,  to  the  Dean  and  Chapter  of  Ely  for 
obtaining  their  end  in  defrauding  the  poor  of  the  I'est. 
In  ltj-15  jDetitiouers  applied  to  the  House  of  Commons 
for  redress  of  their  grievances,  and  for  so  doing  seven 
of  them  were  committed  to  the  gaol  of  Ely  by  Sir  Miles 
Sands,  who  by  force  kept  them  from  going  forth  to 
assist  the  Parliament  against  the  late  King.  Petitioners 
pray  that  the  poor  of  the  parish  may  enjoy  the  commons 
and  other  benefits  belonging  to  them,  that  the  land  un- 
justly given  to  the  Dean  and  Chapter  of  Ely  may  be 
restored  to  those  to  whom  it  belongs,  that  the  poor  may 
receive  satisfaction  from  those  that  have  wronged  them, 
and  that  they  may  be  set  to  work  as  in  other  countries, 
so  that  they  may  not  all  perish  of  famine  in  the  time  of 
plenty. 

Petition  of  distressed  Officers  and  Captains  to  the 
House  of  Commons.  Petitioners  have  all  been  upon 
actual  service,  and  many  have  been  wounded  and  im- 
prisoned, but  are  now  unfortunately  left  out.  Pray  that 
their  sad  condition  may  Ije  taken  into  consideration, 
and  that  some  may  be  appointed  to  take  a  view  whether 
a  disability  in  their  profession  or  disaffection  to  the 
cause  be  the  reason  of  their  abandoning,  and  if  any 
such  be  made  apparent  then  they  pray  that  justice  may 
swiftly  take  hold  on  them,  that  the  rest  may  not  perish 
for  company,  but  that  they  may  be  kept  from  starving, 
a  death  that  some  of  their  quality  have  tasted,  choosing 
rather  to  perish  in  silence  than  to  be  the  finger  mark  of 
the  world  or  a  trouble  to  so  great  a  Council. 

Petition  of  Christopher  Dodington.  Upon  some  mis- 
take the  Committee  for  Somerset  seized  petitioner's 
estate,  he  being  then  in  London.  Upon  notice  whereof 
he  appealed  to  the  Committee  for  Sequestrations.who,  by 
two  several  orders  of  the  8th  Jan.  1646-7  and  1st  March 
16-1-7-8,  ordered  the  case  to  be  reported  to  both  Houses 
of  Parliament,  and  because  there  was  no  judgment 
against  petitioner  respited  the  receiving  the  rents  and 
profits  of  his  estate,  but  by  reason  of  public  affairs  there 
was  no  report  made.  Petitioner  never  aided  the  late 
King  or  his  party,  but  advanced  2401.  upon  the  propo- 
sitions, and  has  always  been  conformable  to  the  acts  of 
the  Commonwealth.  There  is  no  judgment  against  him, 
and  he  has  always  received  the  rents  of  his  small  estate, 
but  by  reason  of  the  said  seizing  his  name  has  been 
returned  by  the  Commissioners  for  compounding  for  the 
additional  bill  of  sale.  Prays  the  House  to  take  into 
their  grave  judgment  the  state  of  his  case  as  it  stands 
certified  by  the  Committee. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Order  of  Committee  of  Sequestrations  referred  to 
in  preceding.     8  Jan.  1646-7. 

2.  Further  order  of  the  Committee.     1  Mar.  1647-8. 

3.  Report  from  the  Committee  that  the  matter 
being  put  to  the  question  whether  the  sequestra- 
tion of  Dodington's  estate  should  be  sustained, 
the  votes  were  equally  divided.     (Undated.) 

The  ancient  fees  of  the  Lord  Treasurer's  Remem- 
brancer's Office  taken  for  thirty  years  past  and  upwards 
before  the  year  1649.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Petition  of  those  reduced  Officers  and  Officers'  widows 
that  have  tickets  under  the  hand  of  Mr.  Richard  Wilcox, 
auditor,  to  the  Supreme  Authority  of  the  Nation,  the 
Commons  of  England  in  Parliament  assembled.  Not- 
withstanding several  ordinances  have  been  passed  for 
their  relief  they  have  not  at  present  received  any  jjart 
of  the  arrears  due  unto  them.  They  pray  that  Mr. 
Pocock  and  Mr.  Qreenhill  may  be  appointed  to  pay 
them,  with  all  convenient  expedition,  the  9,100L  voted 
for  them  Ijy  the  order  of  the  House  of  the  4fch  of  April 
1648  (C.  J.,  V.  526),  proportionably  as  the  money  will 
hold  out,  and  that  some  other  may  be  appointed  in  Mr. 
Greenhill's  place,  if  he  still  deny  as  he  does  now  to 
agitate  in  the  distribution. 

Statement  of  various  orders  made  for  the  relicif  of. 
reduced  officers  and  officers'  widows, 

Petition  of  Sara;h  Bastard  to  the  Supreme  Power,  the 
Parliament  of  the  Comnionwealth  of  England.  Was 
the  18th  child  of  ter  father,  who  settled  upon  her  a 
piece  of  laud  near  Castle  Derrick  in  Ireland,  and  a 
stock  of  cattle  worth '40/.;  she  has  been  stripped  of 


everything  by  the  rebels,  and  forced  to  seek  refuge  iu 
England.     Prays  for  relief. 

Petition  of  Katheriiie  Green,  widow,  to  the  Supreme 
Authoritj'  of  this  Commonwealth,  the  Parliament  of 
England.  Was  deprived  of  an  estate  near  Athlone  in 
Ireland  by  the  last  rebellion  ;  is  now  80  years  of  ago  ; 
has  charge  of  a  grandchihl,  and  is  in  gi'eat  want,  and 
likely  to  perish  if  not  speedily  relieved ;  prays  that  a 
competence  may  he  granted  for  her  subsistence. 

Note  respecting  orders  or  ordinances  concerning  the 
additional  forces  foi'  reducing  the  Irish  rebels. 

Note  respecting  an  order  of  the  House  of  Commons 
for  Captain  Edmond  Verney,  for  the  wife  of  Thomas 
Cowper,  and  for  Ensign  Elsinge. 

1649-50. 

Jan.  3.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Committee  of  the  House 
of  Commons  appointed  to  hear  the  business  upon  the 
petition  and  appeal  of  John  Poyntz  filina  Morris  and 
Mary  his  wife,  and  others,  fixing  the  hearing  for  the 
10th  instant,  and  ordering  John  Browne  and  Wm.  Lit- 
tleton to  attend  and  produce  the  documents,  &c.  used 
at  the  hearing  before  the  late  House  of  Lords. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Abstract  of  appeal  of  John  Morris  alias  Poyntz. 

2.  Reasons  why  the  appeal  should  be  dismissed,  the 
plaintiff'  dis-paupered,  &c. 

Jan.  10.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Committee  for  reforma- 
tion of  the  Universities  for  the  removal  of  certain 
enumerated  Fellows  of  New  College,  Oxford,  who  con- 
tinue to  hold  their  fellowships  contrary  to  the  authority 
of  Parliament. 

Feb.  2(1.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Committee  upon  the 
case  of  Poyntz  (tUaa  Morris  and  others  for  the  hearing 
of  the  case  on  the  22nd  instant. 

Feb.  25.  Order  of  the  same  Committee  for  the  hearing 
of  the  case  on  the  4th  of  March. 

1650. 

April  11.  Draft  orders  respecting  the  repair  of  Car- 
lisle.    C.  J.,  VI.  396.     In  exfeuso. 

April  18.  Draft  order  respecting  the  form  of  the  Com- 
mission empowering  Commissioners  to  manage  the 
public  treasury  of  the  Commonwealth.  0.  J.,  VI.  400. 
In.  c.i-tenso. 

April  26.  Draft  order  for  1,400?.  to  l)e  paid  Dr.  Thomas 
Mooreton.  late  Bishop  of  Durham,  oat  of  the  ai-rears  of 
the  revenue  of  the  late  bishopriok,  ho  first  taking  and 
subscribing  the  engagement.  C.  J.,  VI.  404.  In 
ciiensii. 

Oct.  17.  Copy  of  bill  of  complaint  to  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  Great  Seal  presented  by  John  Poyntz 
idias  Morris  for  review  and  reversal  of  the  proceedings 
brought  against  him  and  others  by  the  late  Sir  Adam 
Littleton  and  others.  Upon  the  death  of  Poyntz  Poyntz 
the  complainanc  John  claimed  to  succeed  to  certain 
estates  at  North  and  South  Okenden  and  elsewhere  as 
heir  male,  whereas  Sir  Adam  Littleton  claimed  by  right 
of  his  wife  as  heir  female.  The  complainant  at  atrial 
at  Colchester  produced  a  copy  of  an  Act  of  Parliament 
in  support  of  his  claim,  which  was  afterwards  declared 
by  the  House  of  Lords  to  be  a  forgery  ;  his  house  was 
also  broken  into  by  John  Browne,  Clerk  of  the  P.irlia- 
ments,  by  ^-irtue  of  an  order  of  the  House  of  Loids.  and 
various  documents  taken  away,  whilst  John  Poyntz  alias 
Morris  and  others  were  sentenced' to  fine  and  imprison- 
ment. The  complainant  alleges  that  all  these  proceed- 
ings were  unjust,  that  the  witnesses  produced  against 
him  were  perjured  and  suborned,  and  desires  a  reversal 
of  the  proceedings,  restoration  to  his  rights,  and  vindi- 
cation of  his  character. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  of  the  several  answer  of  John  Browne, 
Esq..  late  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments,  one  of  the 
defendants  to  the  bill  of  complaint  of  John  Poyntz 
aiias  Morris.  Browne  knows  nothing  of  any 
settlement  of  the  lands  in  question,  having  no 
interest  whatever  therein,  unless  Morris  alludes 
to  a  paper  document  purporting  to  be  an  Act  of 
Parliament  relating  to  those  lands,  and  to  two 
parchment  writings  purporting  to  be  fines,  which 
were  all  by  judgments  of  the  House  of  Lords 
declared  to  be  forgeries,  and  to  be  for  oyer 
vacated  and  cancelled,  in  connexion  with  which 
Leonard  Darby  was  convicted  of  perjury.  All 
other  allegations  against  himself  Browne  abso- 
lutely denies. 

2.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Elslyott.  He  happened  to  be 
jiresent  at  the  house  of  Mr.  John  Browne,  late 
Clerk  of  the  Parliaments,  about  four  years  ago, 
when  Mrs.  Isabel  Smith  and  Leonard  Darby  met 

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Mr.  Brovrue  and  .-howoJ  him  a  copy  of  an  Act  of 
I'arliameut  touchinir  Morris'  estate,  ami  asked 
him  if  the  sii;uaturc  were  his,  to  which  he 
answered  that  it  was,  and  that  he  would  justify  it 
and  who  durst  (kny  it.  The  deponent  happened 
also  to  be  present  on  another  oecnsion  in  the 
Tower,  where  the  records  of  Parliament  were 
transcribed,  when  Mr.  Browne  came  and  asked 
his  clerks  whiuU  of  them  had  made  a  copy  of  the 
Act  and  gircn  it  to  Morris  to  use  at  Esse.\  assize-- 
against  his  friend  Sir  Adam  Littleton,  to  which 
they  answered  that  thoy  hud  but  copied  and 
delivered  it  iu  the  usual  way,  and  were  not  to 
blame;  upon  which  he  asked  for  the  record,  and 
havins;  received  it,  as  deponent  believes,  went 
away  in  fireat  dis]ilcasure.     '27  July  liiSO. 

.  Information  of  Frances,  the  wife  of  John  Croft, 
of  Westminster.  She  has  heard  AVm.  Hunt  deny 
that  he  had  ever  given  an  Act  of  Parliament  from 
Mr.  Browne  to  Mrs.  Isabel  Smith.     29  Oct.  li-)50. 

.  Information  of  Anne  Hunt,  relict  of  ^Ym.  Hunt. 
Her  late  husband  called  the  Act  concerning 
Morris  a  pretended  Act  and  no  Act ;  and  she  has 
heard  him  say  that  Morris  Poyntz,  Mrs.  Smyth, 
and  the  rest  of  the  pack  had  done  such  a  piece  of 
roguery  as  never  was  heard  of  in  England. 
:iO  Oct:  10-M>. 

.  Memorandum    that    the    bill    of    complaint   is 
brought    merely    for   vexation,    and    is    full   of 
scandals,  falsities,  and  defamations.     (Undated.) 
12.  Ke]>ort  of  proceedings  against  the  late  King, 


and  orders  thereon.     C.  .1.,  VI.  .WB.     In  cxlenso 

]t;.5iJ-l. 

Jan.  3.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  Indemnity  for  the 
Clerk  of  the  Peace  for  the  city  of  London  tofuinish  the 
Committee  with  a  copy  of  the  indictment  against  Mr. 
John  Browne  for  burglary,  for  his  searching  with  con- 
stables and  officers  iu  a  house,  by  oi-der  of  the  late  House 
of  Peers,  for  a  counti-rfeit  Act  of  Parliament. 

Jan.  16.  Draft  letter  from  the  Parliament  to  the  King 
of  Spain,  thanking  him  fur  his  good  will  expressed 
through  his  Ambassador  Don  Alonzo  de  Cardenas,  but 
desiring  the  punishment  of  the  nnirderers  of  Antony 
Ascham,  Resident  of  Parliament  in  Sixain.  C.  J.,  VI. 
.524. 

Jan  16.  Amendments  to  preceding. 

1652. 

[1652, .June  30.]  Copyof  petition  of  the  Roman  Catholics 
to  the  Supreme  Authority  of  this  nation,  the  I'arlianient 
of  the  Commonwealth  of  Kngland.  I'etitionersbave  long 
waited  some  happy  leisure  when  a  hearing  might  bo 
allowed  them  of  their  many  sad  pressures.  Even  such 
as  are  seijuestered  for  delinquency  have  still  rumforted 
their  sorrows  with  the  hope  that  they  should  at  last  l)o 
received  to  mercy,  since  the  general  votes  for  compo- 
sitions of  the  17th  of  March  1648-9  seem  clearly  to 
imply  them  capable  thereof,  when  the  rules  concerning 
them  should  be  agreed  upon.  The  wibdom  of  Parlia. 
ment  now  applying  itself  to  establish  the  people  of  this 
commonwealth  in  a  quiet  and  settled  condition,  peti- 
tioners have  confidence  that  they  alone  shall  not  be 
excluded  from  so  universal  a  benefit.  They  ]jray  that 
the  law.-  and  proceedings  concerning  them  may  be  taken 
into  consideration,  and  clemency  and  compassion  used 
towards  them  by  composition  or  otherwise  as  may  con- 
sist with  the  jniblic  peace  and  with  their  living  in 
their  native  country.  They  further  ]iray  tliat  Parlia- 
ment will  vouchsafe  them  the  permission  of  clearing 
their  religion  of  whatsoever  may  bo  inconsistent  with 
government.  (Much  mutilated.)  This  paper  is  undated, 
and  is  not  mentioned  in  the  journals,  but  a  Committee 
was  this  day  apjiointod  "to  consider  what  is  fit  to  be 
"  done  iu  rcfirence  to  popish  recusants  that  shall  con- 
•'  form."     C.  J.,  VII.  147. 

Nov.  — .  Paper  (not  signed)  purporting  to  bo  a  decla- 
ration and  acknowledgment  by  .lohii  I'oyntz  alias 
Morris  and  Marj'  his  wife,  that  whereas  in  Octoljcr 
1647  they  presented  a  petition  to  the  late  Lord  General 
Fairfax  at  Putney  against  John  Browne,  then  Clerk  of 
the  Parliaments,  accusing  him  of  having  embezzled  out 
of  his  office  an  .Vet  of  Parliament  ])retcnded  to  be  made 
in  the  reign  of  Queen  Elizabeth  for  joining  the  estates 
of  the  Morris'  and  I'oyntz'  together  after  a  copy  had 
bec-n  made  and  compared  therewith,  and  of  having 
hiied  one  Godfrey  Cade,  a  ])risoner  in  the  Fleet,  to 
swear  that  he  bad  forged  the  said  copy;  now  they, 
the  said  .lohn  Poyntz  alian  Morris  and  Mary  Viis  wife, 
freely  and  vohmtarily  declare  and  acknowledge  that 
the  aforesaid  petition    is    false   and   scandalous  in    all 


and  every  the  charges  and  accusations  therein  con- 
tained. They  desire  Mr.  Browne  to  forgive  them  and 
to  accept  this  jjublic  acknowledgment  as  satisfaction 
for  the  same,  and  for  the  5,000?.  justly  recorded  against 
them  at  his  suit,  as  in  regard  of  their  poverty  thoy  are 
unable  to  give  him  an}-  other  recompense. 

Nov.  — .  Another  copy  iu  Browne's  handwriting. 

Nov.  — .  Draft  of  same. 

Nov.  — .  Draft  of  another  declaration  to  the  same 
effect  by  Mary  I'oyntz  alii's  Morris. 

1652.  Copy  of  judgment  delivered  in  Easter  term 
1652  in  an  action  for  debt  before  the  Keeper  of  the 
liberty  of  England,  by  authority  of  Parliament  in  the 
Upper  Bench  at  Westminster,  between  Robert  and  John 
Locler  and  the  Earl  of  Berks. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Bond  for  600Z.  entered  into  by  the  Earl  of  Berks 
and  Henry  Stevens  for  payment  of  312/.  to  Robert 
Loder.     .'I  Aug.  1638. 

2.  P;xrticulars  of  the  real  estate  of  Thomas  Earl  of 
Berks  now  pi'isoner  iu  the  Upper  Bench  prison. 

3.  Power  of  attorney  from  Robert  and  John  Ijoder 
to  William  Whitehead  to  act  for  them  in  their 
suit  against  the  Earl  of  Berks.     28  Oct.  1654. 

[1652,  Dec.  6]  Engrossment  of  an  additional  Act,  with 
further  directions  to  the  trustees  for  sale  of  the  lands  of 
the  late  King,  Qneen,  and  Prince,  and  the  Auditor- 
General's  accounts  at  AVorcester  House.  See  C.  J.,  VII. 
226. 

16.52-3. 

Jan.  27.  Draft  order  respecting  the  answer  to  be  given 
to  the  letter  of  the  Archduke  Leopold  received  this  day. 
C.  J.,  VIL  251.     la  eHeiiso. 

[16-52-3,  Feb.  9.]  Petition  of  John  Freer  to  the  Com- 
mittee for  the  county  of  Suffolk  for  relief  of  creditors 
and  prisoners ;  he  obtained  judgment  against  John 
Prentice  of  Clare  for  a  debt,  upon  which  Prentice  was 
committed  to  Bury  Gaol,  but  he  fraudulently  conveyed 
all  his  estate  to  his  sons,  and  then  by  swearing  that  he 
was  not  worth  5?.  obtained  his  discharge  ;  prays  that 
Prentice  and  his  sons  may  be  examined  on  oath,  that  the 
fraud  may  be  discovered  and  petitioner  be  relieved 
according  to  justice. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  the  cause  between  John  I'rentice 
and  John  Freer.     (Undated.) 

2.  Affidavit  respecting  the  apprehension  of  Prentice. 

3.  Proposal  for  a  composition  in  the  matter. 
[1652-3,  Feb.  9.]  Petition  of  Anne  Bowen.  the  most  dis- 
tressed widow  of  Captain  Henry  Bowen,  deceased  ;  her 
husband  faithfully  served  the  Parliament  in  the  army  of 
the  late  Lord  General  Essex,  for  which  760?.  are  due 
to  him  for  arrears  of  \>a,y  ;  after  lying  sick  for  nine 
months  he  died  last  Saturday,  leaving  her  with  four 
children  ;  in  his  sickness  he  spent  and  pawned  all  that 
ever  he  had.  and  she  and  her  children  are  ready  to  perish, 
and  she  has  not  wherewithal  to  inter  her  husband's 
corpse  ;  she  prays  that  some  money  may  be  given  her 
for  the  purpose,  and  for  the  relief  of  herself  and  her 
children.     C.  J.,  VI 1.  256. 

1653. 

May  6.  Letter  from  Jolm  Thurloe  at  Whitehall  to 
Henry  Scol^ell ;  he  is  commanded  to  send  to  Scobell  for 
the  Bill  prepared  by  the  Parliament  concerning  the 
lands  forfeited  in  Ireland,  and  for  such  papers  as  are  in 
the  House  touching  that  business.  Noted  with  a  list  of 
documents  received. 

July  19.  Articles  of  agreement  between  Henry 
Gleinham,  Doctoi- of  Divinit}'.  executor  as  to  the  last  will 
and  testament  of  Paul  Viscount  Bayninge,  of  Sir  Thomas 
Glemham,  Knight,  surviving  executor  of  the  said  Paul 
Viscount  Bayninge  of  the  one  part,  and  of  Cornelius 
Vermuyden,  of  London,  Knight,  of  the  other  p.art ; 
the  articles  recite  a  sale  of  land  in  King's  Sedgemoor, 
i(li<ii'  Queen's  Sedgemoor,  in  the  county  of  Somerset,  to 
the  trustees  of  Paul  Lord  Viscount  Bayninge  for  12,000/. 
and  a  yearly  rent  of  100/.,  and  after  reciting  various 
mesne  proceedings  and  the  deaths  of  persons  therein 
concerned,  conclude  with  an  assurance  of  the  ]>remises 
to  Sir  Cornelius  Vermuyden  upon  payment  to  Sir  Thomas 
Glemham  of  fifteen  thousand  pounds,  subject  to  cer- 
tain provisoes  and  stipulations  for  securing  the  same. 

July  21.  Indenture  of  agreement  between  Aubrey 
Earl  of  Oxford  and  Anne  Countess  of  Oxford  of  the  one 
l)art,  and  Henry  Marquess  of  Dorchester  and  Henry 
Glemham,  D.D.,  executor  of  .Sir  Thomas  Glemham  (as  to 
the  last  will  and  testament  of  Paul  Viscount  Bayning), 
of  the  other  jiait.  The  indenture  recites  another  deed 
whereby  it  was  agreed  between  the  same  parties  that 


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1653. 


F  lauds  thorein  meiiUoiied  should  be  let  tn  the  Mar(|Uess 
of  Dorchester  and  Dr.  G-lemham  upon  certain  conditions. 
The  indenture  further  recites  that  the  debts  in  the 
schedule  annexed  to  the  first  deed  are  not  so  ascertained, 
but  that  some  of  them  may  not  be  so  much  as  is  men- 
tioned in  the  schedule,  and  it  is  therefore  agreed  between 
the  parties  that  the  Marquess  of  Dorchester  and  Dr. 
Glemham  shall  be  obliged  to  pay  no  more  of  the  debts 
than  shall  appear  to  be  due  upon  a  true  account  to  be 
made  by  the  creditors. 
Annexed  : — 

1-70.  Receipts  from  the  Marquess  of  Dorchester, 
from  the  Earl,  and  doivagcr  Countess  of  Oxford, 
and  from  others  for  legacies  and  other  payments 
received  under  the  will  of  the  late  Viscount  Bayn- 
ing,  with  other  papers  relating  to  the  administra- 
tion of  his  estate  by  Dr.  Heni-y  Glemham,  Dean 
of  Bristol.     (.Seventy  papers.) 
July  2.5.  Order  of  the  Council  of  State  at  Whitehall, 
referring  a  petition    of  the  inhabitants   of  Hampton, 
Hanworth,  Tcddingtnn,  and  other  towns  thereabouts,  in 
the  county  of  Middlesex,  to  Gilbert  Barr..dl  and  John 
Browne,*  Esquires,  to  examine  the  same,  and  certify  the 
state  of  the  business  to  the  Council. 
Annexed  :— ■ 

1.  Draft  order  signed  by  John  Browne  and  Gilbert 
Barrell  appointing  a  time  for  proceeding  with 
the  case.     9  Aug. 

2.  Letter  from  the  trustees  appointed  for  the  sale  of 
the  late  King's  parks  to  Mr.  Barrell  and  Mr.  John 
Browne ;  they  understand  that  Mr.  Barrell  and 
Mr.  Browne  are  appointed  by  order  of  the  Council 
of  State  to  survey  the  New  River  at  Hampton 
Court,  which  had  lately  its  ordinary  course  and 
channel  through  all  the  four  parks  at  Hampton 
Court,  viz..  the  two  house  ]iarks.  Bushy  Park, 
Jockey  Park,  and  the  meadows  and  hare  warren 
there  ;  and  they  certify  that  great  discommodity 
is  caused  to  the  Commonwealth  in  the  sale  of  the 
parks  through  the  want  of  the  running  and  pass- 
ing of  the  said  river  through  them,  as  they  are 
extremely  ]. arched  and  diied  up  at  this  summer 
season  for  want  of  the  water  of  the  river,  besides 
the  damage  and  wrong  to  the  country  thereabouts, 
the  writers  are  therefore  of  opinion  that  if  the 
New  River  may  have  its  wonted  course  through 
the  parks  and  meadows  as  formerly  it  will  much 
advance  the  benefit  of  the  same  in  the  sale  thereof, 
or  in  case  they  shall  be  reserved  for  the  use  of 
the  State.  Dated  at  Worcester  House,  23  Aug. 
1653. 

3.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  Hanworth  in  answer 
to  a  petition  lately  delivered  to  the  Council  of 
State  by  the  inhabitants  of  Hampton  ;  they  hear 
that  a  petition  has  been  delivered  by  some  of  the 
inhabitants  of  Hampton,  desiring  that  the  river 
made  by  the  late  King  might  run  again,  which 
formerly  so  much  annoyed  and  drowned  the 
parishes  thereabouts  ;  the  petition,  though  called 
a  petition  of  Hanworth,  was  without  their  know- 
ledge or  consent  ;  the  river  was  not  destroyed,  as 
in  that  petition  is  alleged,  by  the  malice  of  the 
country  people,  but  b}'  necessity  ;  for  had  it  con- 
tinued the  petitioners  could  not  have  subsisted, 
but  must  have  left  their  farms  and  dwellings  liy 
reason  of  the  drowning  of  their  corn  and  hay  in 
the  fields,  and  the  rotting  of  their  sheep  and 
cattle,  so  much  so  thai  petitioners  have  waded  to 
the  knees  in  harvest  to  fetch  out  corn  and  hay, 
whilst  passengers  were  unable  to  travel  from 
parish  to  parish  or  to  market  without  great 
danger  [on  account  of  the  foulness  of  the  roads], 
for  which  petitioners  were  often  threatened  with 
indictment,  so  that  the  loss  they  sustained  whilst 
the  river  did  run  could  not  bo  less  than  400Z.  ; 
petitioners  therefore  pray  that  the  matter  may  be 
considered,  and  that  for  the  pleasure  and  private 
ends  of  some  few  whole  parishes  may  not  bo 
ruined  and  overthrown.     Reed.  29  August  1653. 

4.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of  Feltbam,  same  as  pre- 
ceding.    Reed.  29  Aug.  16.J3. 

5.  Letter  from  Sam.  Rowe  at  Whitehall  to  John 
Browne.  Esqre.,  at  Twickenham.  I  am  now  going 
out  of  town,  and  yet  am  importtmed  to  write 
something  to  you  in  reference  to  the  New  River 
upon  Hounslow  Heath.  I  perceive  that  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Hanworth  and  Feltham  are  most  against  it. 
and  I  believe  the  ground  is  because  some  of  them 
have  moneys  in  their  hands,  and  all  of  them  have 

•  Late  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments. 


been  trespassers  in  pulling  up  the  ■'  tumbling  Hoise  uf 
bay  "  and  the  bridges,  which  they  will  be  en-  i.okps. 
forced  to  make  up  ;  and  at  a  court  held  for  Han-  Calendar, 
worth  in  li.!52  [?  1650]  the  homage  made  them-  -jg-.; 
selves  so  much  parties  to  the  business,  as  though 
they  confessed  that  themselves  and  most  of  the 
neighbours  were  guilty  of  pulling  up  the  bridges 
within  Hanworth,  yet  they  refused  to  present 
who  they  were  that  did  it,  contrary  to  their  oaths. 
as  Mr.  Baron  Tomlins  (steward  there)  and  I 
myself  shall  be  ready  to  testify  ;  now  the  great 
objection  will  be  that  the  water  passeth  not  cur- 
rently through  Hanworth  Park  and  the  Heath. 
My  Lord  will  take  care  for  the  passing  of  it 
through  the  park,  and  it  will  be  demonstrated  to 
you  that  it  is  feasible,  and  the  petitioners  will 
undertake  to  pass  it  currently  from  the  park  pale 
10  Hampton,  and  this  being  undertaken  and  per- 
formed 1  hope  will  take  away  all  objection*, 
especially  if  you  consider  that  my  Lord  Brad- 
shaw.  Lord  of  Hanworth,  and  Mr.  Rawligh,  Lord 
of  Feltham,  consent  to  the  running  of  it.  Sir, 
I  pray  you  present  my  service  to  your  lady,  and 
excuse "  the  hasty  scribbling  of  your  servant. 
31  Aug.  1663. 

6.  Copy  of  proceedings  at  a  Court  Leet  and  Court 
Baron  of  the  Right  Honourable  John  Bradshaw. 
Sergeant-at-law.  Lord  President  of  the  Council  of 
State,  holden  at  Hanworth  16th  Oct.  1650.  En- 
dorsed.—Notes  of  a  Court  held  (16  Ocl .  50")  at 
Hanworth  to  be  sent  to  Mr.  Baron  Tomlins. 

7.  Certificate  of  inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  King.-- 
ton-upon-Thames  that  the  turning  of  the  water 
of  Longford  River  to  run  in  the  new  cut  or  course 
made  fir  that  purpose  over  Hounslow  Heath  into 
Hampton  Court  Parks  was  heretofore,  when  the 
waters  so  ran,  a  very  great  nuisance,  and  sjioiling 
of  the  highways  leading  from  Staines  and  L'x- 
bridge  and  other  places  to  Kingston,  so  that  carts 
and  carriages  could  not  pass  or  come  to  and  from 
the  market  without  danger  ;  they  therefore  pray 
that  the  water  may  not  be  drawn  to  run  in  the 
new  course  at  any  time  hereafter.     1  Sept.  1653. 

8.  Certificate  of  inhabitants  of  Tuddington  [Ted- 
dington],  Middlesex,  that  tliey  have  suffered 
great  loss  and  damage  in  their  corn  and  cattle  to 
the  value  of  2U0L  by  the  running  of  the  New 
River,  and  if  the  river  run  again  they  do  justly 
fear  they  shall  suffer  the  like  loss  again.  2  Sept. 
1653. 

9.  Letter  from  Alexander  Turner  to  Mr.  Williams 
at  Hampton;  has  sent  him  the  papers  that  were 
in  the  Attorney-General's  hands,  there  are  three 
more  behind,  but  no  warrant  for  sending  them. 

10.  Copy  of  petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  Feltham, 
Hanworth,  Longford,  Tuddington,  and  Bedfont, 
with  divers  others,  to  the  Committee  for  the  pub- 
lic revenue  ;  the  jietitioners  hearing  it  given  out 
that  the  late  cut  river  from  Longford  to  Hampton 
Court  shall  run  again,  having  formerly  suffered 
great  loss  thereby,  are  forced  to  present  their 
o-rievances  ;  it  drowned  the  corn  fields,  dwellings, 
and  commons,  and  ruined  and  rotted  cattle  and 
sheep,  so  drowning  the  fields  that  petitioners  were 
forced  to  wade  to  the  knees  to  fetch  out  corn  and 
hay  ;  it  was  of  no  use  for  it  did  not  drive  any 
mill,  but  only  hindered  four  other  mills  whicli 
stand  within  three  miles  of  the  head  thereof 
whilst  it  so  drowned  the  highways  and  passages 
to  Kingston  that  passengers  could  not  travel ;  peti- 
tioners, finding  the  burden  unsuflerable,  sought 
redress  from  Parliament,  but  as,  on  account 
of  other  urgent  occasions,  they  could  obtain  no 
answer,  they  were  forced  t(j  make  stoppage  of  the 
river ;  they  are  confident  that  their  present 
governors  will  little  countenance  the  oppression 
of  the  former,  and  humbly  desire  that  what  was 
done  may  not  l)e  taken  as  an  aft'ront  tn  any 
lawful  authority,  and  ]iray  that  the  river  may 
not  be  allowed  to  run  again  to  the  ruin  and  un- 
doing of  so  many  poor  inhabitants. 

11.  Examination  of  Peter  Bing,  of  Hanworth,  in  the 
county  of  Middlesex,  husbandman,  taken  27th  of 
May  16.52  ;  about  four  years  ago  all  or  most  jiart  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Hanworth,  with  their  wives, 
children,  and  servants,  threw  down  all  the  pales 
remaining  about  the  new  inclusure  of  Hanworth 
Park,  called  the  Free,  and  thereby  laid  waste  and 
common  about  threescore  acres  of  land  which  wer.> 
formerly  inclosed  ;  deponent  was  from  homo  at  the 
time  ot' the  riot,  but  heard  of  it  from  Lord  Saye 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


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Lords. 

t'alendsr. 

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and  Self's  servants,  imrticularly  tVoiu  "VVm.  God- 
dnrd,  thu  elder,  then  .servant  to  Lord  Stiye  and 
Sele,  and  now  to  Lord  Bradshaw.  and  also  trom 
Jlistress  i'ienues.  Lord  Save  and  Sele's  daughter. 
1-.  Another  exnmiiiation  of  Peter  Bing,  also  taken 
ou  the  27th  of  May  IGo'l  ;  about  three  years  ago 
the  depoueut  with  many  others,  at  least  IQi'  in 
number,  met  together  at  the  village  called  Long- 
ford, where  the  New  River  begins,  which  runs 
through  Ilounslow  Heath  to  Hampton  Court,  and 
there  stopped  the  passage  of  the  river  by  sinking 
the  bridge  and  throwing  stones  and  gravel  there- 
upon to  make  the  passage  for  carts  and  horses  as 
formerly,  l)Ut  he  denies  that  either  ho  or  any 
others  to  his  knowledge  thi-ew  down  any  of  the 
banks  of  the  river  ;  they  were  moved  to  stop  the 
passage  of  the  river  in  order  to  save  their  corn 
iVoin  drowning  by  the  overflowing  of  the  river, 
and  because  it  so  spoiled  the  roads  that  there  was 
no  safe  travelling  for  foot  or  horse  either  to  King- 
ston or  Brentford,  the  market  to.vns  thereabouts, 
while  the  commons  of  Feltbam.  Hanworth,  Ted- 
dington,  and  Bedfont  were  so  full  of  water  tliat 
the  sheep  and  other  cattle  of  the  inhabitants  died 
of  the  rot.  and  many  of  the  houses  in  those 
villages  were  overflowed  with  water,  so  that  the 
inhabitants  were  very  sickly  with  the  damps  in 
theii-  houses  and  yards. — This  deposition  is  con- 
firmed in  all  points  by  Kalph  Lawrence,  examined 
the  same  day. 

13.  Deposition  of  William  Chary,  acustomary  tenant 
of  Hanworth  :  deponent,  who  had  furrow  for  fur- 
row with  the  inhabitants,  and  in  the  most  likely 
place  for  the  river  to  overflow  or  leak,  yet  never 
sustained  any  prejudice,  or  thought  that  any  of 
his  neighbours  did  ;  he  never  heard  one  of  them 
complain  of  the  river,  but  only  commend  it ;  as 
to  the  bridge  in  the  Free  he  heard  Robert  Browne 
confess  before  the  steward  in  open  Court  at  Han- 
worth that  it  was  better  to  take  the  bridges  away 
than  let  them  be  stolen  away  ;  four  of  the  chief 
men  in  Hanworth  took  away  the  bridge  at  the 
town's  end,  while  the  four  planks  that  were  laid 
for  passages  over  the  river  hard  by  the  park  pale 
were  taken  away  l)y  Peter  Bing,  and  now  stand  in 
the  street  before  Iiis  own  dour. 

14.  Notes  of  sevei-al  depositions  taken  at  Hampton  ; 
the  river  was  made  by  the  late  King  at  his  own 
charge,  and  cost  8,000L  or  P.OOu?.  ;"  it  was  eight 
or  nine  miles  in  length,  and  ran  from  Longford 
to  the  Thames  ;  it  did  little  hurt  to  the  country 
unless  it  was  at  first  before  the  earth  was  settled, 
while  the  benelit  to  the  ]iarks  was  groat;  the 
bridges  which  were  erected  by  the  King  were 
pulled  down  in  1648  and  the  river  stopped;  the 
river  was  made  too  shallow  at  fir.qt  in  many  places, 
which  was  the  reason  of  its  overflowing  so  much, 
especially  in  Hanworth  Park  and  other  places  in 

Hanworth  and  Feltham. 

15.  Affidavits  of  William  Cumliar,  John  Coding, 
and  others,  about  the  cost  of  the  bridges  in  Han- 
worth, &c.,  and  that  in  1642  and  1643,  the  labourers 
were  not  paid  for  keeping  up  the  banks  of  the  river 
and  clearing  away  tlie  weeds,  though  Mr.  Manning 
who  employed  them  had  700/.  in  his  hands  out 
of  the  money  collected  for  making  ihe  river. 

16.  Letter  from  Alexander  Turner  to  Mr.  Barrell, 
of  Thissleworth,  or  Mr.  Browne,  of  Twickenliam  ; 
he  hopes  that  they  will  be  able  to  let  him  have 
copies  of  the  letter  of  the  trustees  and  of  the 
order  of  the  Council  of  .State  concerning  the  New 
River  aliont  which  he  and  John  William.M  have 
been  at  great  charge,  and  now  the  parks  are  sold 
they  are  like  to  lose  both  pains  and  moneys,  unless 
they  have  copies  of  the  letter  and  order.  23  Nov 
1653. 

1654. 

May  2.  Letter  from  Thomas  Littleton,  at  Bcavca 
Marks,  to  John  Hiownc,  Esq.,  at  his  house  at  Twicken- 
ham ;  Powys  and  Holhuid  are  the  names  of  the  phdntiil' 
and  defendant  in  the  great  trial  which  the  writer  had 
against  Morris,  &c.  at  Guild  Hall,  which  lasted  till 
liJ  o'clock  at  night ;  the  verdict  which  lies  contrary 
upon  them  they  foolishly  hope  to  get  laid  aside  ;  he  does 
not  undirstand  how  it  concerns  or  is  proper  for  Browne, 
who  i.s  only  a  witness  in  the  cause,  to  take  notice  of 
it  ;  he  means  to  take  a  copy  of  the  rule  and  inform  himself 
what  he  can  of  tin-  busine.-s  ;  they  havi'  not  as  yet  "ivcii 
lum  any  notice,  which  he  thinks  they  should  havc^lone 
in  the  first  place. 


Annexed : — 

1.  Report  of  Mr.  Edwin  Rich  respecting  the  admis- 
sion of  certain  aflidavits  in  the  cause  of  John 
Poyntz  dliuti  Morris  against  Thomas  Littleton 
and  others.     £0  Feb.  1663-4. 

2.  Letter  from  Thos.  Littleton  to  John  Browne ; 
believes  he  has  found  out  the  bottom  of  the  busi- 
ness ;  before  the  great  trial  at  Guild  Hall  an 
order  was  made  that  the  forged  records  should 
be  deposited  in  Mr.  Barrell's  hands,  which  order 
Browne  performed,  detaining  only  the  copy  of 
the  Act  of  Parliament  to  which  his  own  hand 
was  counterfeited,  he  is  now  questioned  for  this, 
and  it  is  desired  that  the  Act,  as  well  as  the  other 
writings,  should  be  in  Mr.  Barrell's  hands ;  but  by 
a  subsequent  order  a  copy  only  was  to  be  given; 
the  writer  has  taken  copies  of  1  loth  these  rules ;  will 
be  prepared,  and  does  not  fear  anything  ;  thinks  it 
^vonld  be  very  proper  if  Browne  could  appear 
personally  in  court,  but  will  not  fail  to  be  there 
himself. 

May  31.  Letter  from  John  Bunbury,  at  Dublin,  to 
Wm.  Symon,  clerk  to  Mr.  Scobell;  desires  Symun  to 
send  him  a  copy  of  an  order  relating  to  the  payment  of 
the  army  in  Ireland,  etc. 

[1654,  Oct.  Ifi.]  Collonell  Shepcott  [Shapcott],  Mr. 
iSheriffe  of  Devon  ;  his  answere  to  a  p'posall  y'my  Lord 
Whitlock  moved  in  the  Howse  y'  the  p'tectorship  might 
bo  hereditary : — 

Mr.  Speaker,  the  gentleman  y'  spoke  last  hath 
made  a  motion  to  this  howse  y'  wee  establish  these 
■i  kingdomes  vpou  y"  P'tectour  &  his  heires  in  re- 
spect of  his  great  diservings  as  a  reward  to  his  virtue 
(farre  short  of  his  merittj.  If  to  vndoe  3  kingdomes 
bee  meritorious  hee  deserues  farre  aboue  any.  If  to 
violate  y'  lawes  and  liberties  of  this  nation  by  imposciug 
new  lawes,  viz.,  the  Spanish  inquisicon  by  another 
name,  to  take  away  the  orthodoxe  Clergie  and  institute 
Anabaptisticall  preachers  in  their  roome.  If  by  im- 
posing taxes  of  seurall  kindes,  insuportablc  and  w"'out 
any  cause  or  reason  but  of  state,  not  the  state  of  the 
nation,  but  his  owne  vsurped  gov'nm'  and  tyranny 
over  vs.  If  his  erecting  a  Cort  to  destroy  the  nobility 
and  gentry,  contrary  to  the  lawes  of  the  Kiugdome, 
vnder  coulor  of  their  Reliefe  of  the  Creditors  and  poore 
prisoners.  If  these  be  meritts  for  w'''  he  deserues  3 
kingdomes  at  once  to  be  given  to  him  and  his  posterity  ; 
let  him  have  it.  But  if  wee  must  needs  have  a  king 
agaiue,  why  not  hee  ?  whose  indubitable  right  it  is. 
AVhat  hath  ho  done  to  be  excluded,  to  be  dispossessed 
of  bis  vnquestionable  right.''  Unlesse  we  intended  to 
p'petuate  the  curse  of  God  vpou  vs  and  our  posterity  for 
ever  in  giveing  away  w'  is  not  o^s  to  give,  by  an  act 
owning  to  o'selves  all  the  mui'ders,  p'iury,  and  treasons 
of  this  man,  and  conseciuently  intaile  the  curse  of  God, 
&  in  us,  o'  posterity,  and  the  whole  nation. 

Whitolock  merely  says,  "  the  House  sat  this  day  and 
' '  the  three  former  days  in  a  Grand  Committee  aliout  the 
"  government,  and  had  much  debate  whether  it  should 
"  bo  elective  or  hereditary',  as  to  the  single  person,  the 
"  Protector  of  the  Commonwealth "  (p.  &)7).  The 
Parliamentary  Register,  Vol.  XX.,  p  376,  quoting 
Thurloe,  says  that  Major-General  Lambert  tried  to 
])ersuade  Parliament  that  it  was  necessary  to  make 
the  ofiiee  of  protector  hereditary,  but  that  on  a  division 
the  motion  was  negatived  by  20o  to  60  to  the  great 
surprise  of  the  public  and  the  family  of  the  Lord  Pro- 
tector. No  notice  is  taken  of  the  debate  in  the  journal 
further  than  that  the  House  was  resolved  into  a  com- 
mittee of  the  whole  House  upon  the  government.  See 
C.  J.,  VII.  377. 

[1654,  Dec.  16.]  Petition  of  Sir  John  Monson  to  the 
House  of  Commons  ;  petitioner  some  years  since  under- 
took the  draining  of-the  level  by  the"  River  Ancholme 
from  Bishop  Bridge  to  Ferry  Bridge,  as  a  servant  of  the 
country  without  any  eye  to  his  own  advantage,  but  his 
conduct  has  lieen  much  reflected  upon  with  unjust 
clamour;  he  prays  that  a  committee  may  be  appointed 
to  examine  the  whole  Imsiness,  before  which  he  doubts 
not  liutthat  all  his  actions  will  pass  with  apDrobatioii 
C.  J.,  VII.  402.  ' 

1666. 

Aug.  21.  Letter  from  Roger  Jenyns,at  Whitehall,  to 
Mr.  \\  illiam  Symon,  at  his  father's  house  in  Treuegloss, 
in  Cornwall  ;  your  letter  received  this  last  post  was 
long  looked  for ;  you  write  there  will  be  none  hanged 
with  you  this  assizes,  we  wei-e  afraid  the  assizes  were 
pa,sf,  and  that  you  had  the  gentle  .slip  for  some  good 
trick  or  other  as  you  were  so  long  silent ;  I  have  given 
youi-  letters  to  Mr.  Scobell  and  Mr,  AVcaver,  who  has 
here  .sent  an  answer  which  will  satisfy  you  of  the  welfare 
of  your  young  lady   at  Tunbridge,     I  refer  you  to  my 


1655. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  EEPORT. 


79 


[QCSE  OF     last  for  what  is  threatened  agahist  hei-  ixjrsou  by  Mi-. 
Lores.       j^j^^^  Brice,  "  one  of  our  brethren  "  ;  let  me  advise  you 
;alen(lar.      to  let  her  have  a  line  or  two  from  you  often,  that  she 
](3.-,,-,         may  not  pretend  she  thought  you  had  been  de:dt  withal 
as  J.  told  3'ou  we  thought  you  had  been.     I  hope  I  liavc 
sent  you  the  right  ordinance  and  proclamation  ;  there 
is  no  news  here  worth  taking  notice  of;  I  cannot  find 
the  petition   of   one    Sumner   which   Captain    Bushell 
delivered  to  you,  send  word  where  you  have  put  it ;  all 
our  friends  in  the  Strand  are  well  and  desire  to  be  re- 
commended to  you.     I  have  received  a  letter  from  Mr. 
Ward  about  the  receipt  nf  the  Scotch  orders;  give  me 
a  line  when  you  are  in  Bristol  and  when  you  intend  for 
London.     Saml.  Hartlili  and  many  others  desire  to  be 
remembered  to  you. 
1655-6.  1655-6. 

March  10.  Petition  of  James  Poyntz  otherwise 
Morris,  an  infant,  by  Mary  his  mother,  to  His  High- 
ness Oliver  Lord  Protector  of  the  Commonwealth  of 
England,  Scotland,  and  Ireland,  &c.  ;  about  the  end 
of  the  reign  of  Elizabeth  the  estates  of  James  Morris, 
petitioner's  great  grandfather,  and  those  of  Gabriel 
Poyntz  were  joined  and  settled  by  Act  of  Parliament 
upon  the  heirs  male  of  James  Morris  ;  about  eight  years 
ago  this  Act  was  seen  in  the  Tower  at  Westminster, 
where  the  records  of  Parliament  were  kept  in  the 
custody  of  Mr.  John  Browne,  the  clerk  to  the  Lords' 
House,  and  petitioner's  father,  John  Morris  aJias 
Poyntz,  had  a  copy  of  the  Act  signed  l)y  John  Browne 
for  a  true  copy,  but  Browne  combining  with  the  adver- 
saries of  the  petitioner's  father  got  this  coi)y  into  his  own 
hands,  and  then  alleged  that  the  original  Act  itself  was 
no  more  to  be  found ;  petitioner's  father  thereaipon 
preferred  a  bill  of  discovery  in  Chancery  against  John 
Browne  and  others,  to  which  John  Browne  answered 
confessing  that  ho  had  the  copy  of  the  Act,  but  refusing 
to  give  it  up,  affirming  that  his  signatui'e  was  counter- 
feited thereto;  petitioner  has  put  in  a  bill  of  review, 
but  cannot  proceed  in  the  case  until  the  copy  of  the  Act 
in  question  is  produced ;  prays  that  Browne  may  be 
ordered  to  bring  the  copy  of  the  Act  into  court  forth- 
with that  the  cause  may  proceed  to  a  speedy  trial, 
according  to  equity  and  justice.  Noted.  His  Highness 
referreth  this  petition  to  the  consideration  and  order 
of  the  Lords  Commissioners  for  the  Great  Seal.  Nath. 
Bacon. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Order  of  the  Lords  Commissioners  for  John 
Browne  to  answer.     9  May  1656. 

2.  Answer  of  John  Browne,  Esqro. ;  denies  that 
there  ever  was  any  Act  for  joining  the  estates  of 
Morris  and  Poyntz,  but  declares  the  truth  to  be 
this,  that  there  is  a  paper  document  purporting 
to  be  a  copy  of  such  an  Act  of  Parliament,  and  to 
be  signed  by  him,  but  it  was  declared  by  judg- 
ment of  the  House  of  Lords  of  the  •21st  of  Sept. 
1647  to  be  counterfeited,  and  to  be  for  ever 
vacated,  there  being  no  trace  in  the  journal  of 
any  such  Act;  and  about  Easter  16-19  Leonard 
DaYby  was  convicted  of  perjury  before  the  Court 
of  Upper  Bench  for  swearing  that  the  forged 
writing  was  a  true  copy ;  the  forged  document 
was  then  delivered  to  petitioner,  who  hopes  that 
he  will  not  be  ordered  to  give  it  up,  as  it  is 
a  forgery,  by  which  his  good  name  has  been 
aspersed,  and  he  fears  that  if  the  infant  and 
his  confederates  got  it  into  their  hands  they 
would  use  it  to  set  on  foot  some  desperate  design. 
There  was  a  bill  in  chancery  brought  b}^  John 
Poyntz  ojins  Morris  to  which  petitioner  answered, 
confessing  that  he  had  the  forged  writing,  upon 
which  he  was  served  with  an  order  to  bring  the 
same  into  court,  or  show  cause  to  the  contrary  ; 
whereupon  petitioner  having  by  his  counsel 
shown  good  cause  to  the  contrary  the  subpoena 
ducens  tecum  was  discharged  by  order  of  the  20th 
of  May  1653  ;  this  being  the  true  state  of  the  case 
ho  humbly  leaves  it  in  their  Lordships'  hands, 
only  praying  them  to  consider  the  serious  import 
of  such  a  forgery,  and  that  the  actors  therein  may 
receive  exemplary  punishment. 

3.  Order  to  discharge  a  subpoena  ducens  tecum,  and 
to  allow  the  cause  shown  by  Mr.  Browne  why  he 
should  not  bring  in  the  forged  copy  of  the  pre- 
tended Act.     20  May  1653. 

1668-9.  1658-9. 

Peb.  5.  Letters  patent  signed  by  the  Protector  Richard 
Cromwell;  to  confirm  and  protect  Thomas  Bashell 
(who  has  given  good  testimony  of  his  abilities  in 
mineral  affairs,  and  of  his  remarkable  successes  in  fol- 


lowing the  philosophical  directions  of  his  late  master,  HorsE,  up 

the  Lord  Chancellor  Bacon)  and  his  co-adventurers  in  Lokds. 

the  draining  and  working  of  the  deserted  works  of  Sir  Calendaf. 

Bevis  Bulmer,  in  Eowpitts  and  Greenacre,  on  the  forest  1658-9 
of  Mendip,  in   the   county   of  Somerset.     (See   bolow. 
1660,  May  9.     Petition  of  Thos.  Bushell,  &c.) 

1660.  1660. 

April  2.  Order  of  Council  of  State  at  Whitehall  [^signed 
Arthur  Annesley,  President]  made  upon  complaint  of 
inhabitants  of  Enfield,  Edmonton,  Hadley,  and  South 
Miins  of  spoil  and  waste  done  to  the  trees  of  Enfield 
Chase  by  Edward  Pandall,  of  Enfield,  a  blacksmith,  and 
others,  contrary  to  the  <?ustom  of  the  manor ;  gives 
authority  to  Sir  John  Potts,  Sir  Thomas  Dacres,  and 
others  to  restrain  and  punish  persons  doing  such 
damase. 

April  [tV"'-  Letter  from  the  King  at  Breda  to  the 
Speaker  of' the  House  of  Peers  and  the  Lords  there 
assembled,  enclosing  his  declaration.     L.J.,  XI.  7.     In 

extenso.  -r,      , 

April  yV   The  King's  declaration  from  Breda.    L.  J., 

XI.  7.     In  e.iienso. 

May  1.  Heads  for  a  conference  with  the  House  of 
Cominons  concerning  the  King's  letter  and  declaration 
from  Breda.     L.  J.,  XL  8.     In  e.ftenso. 

May  1.  Petition  of  Walter  Long ;  in  consideration  of 
his  sufl'erings  under  a  sentence  of  the  Court  of  Star 
Chamber  the  sum  of  ofi(M-  (which  he  never  received) 
was  adjudged  to  him  in  16-42,  and  the  Chief  Begistership 
in  Chancery  was  secured  to  him  by  patent  for  life  ;  he 
continued  to  exercise  this  office  until  forced  to  go  beyond 
the  seas  by  ttie  then  army,  when  the  office  was  executed 
by  Mr.  Miles  Corbett  in  the  name  of  himself  and  Robert 
Goodwin  ;  but  in  1654  Oliver  Protector  caused  Jasper 
Edwards,  William  Goldisborough,  and  others  to  be  piit 
into  the  office,  under  an  ordinance  which  expired  in 
1657,  when  petitioner  brought  au  action  at  law  against 
them,  but  the  very  day  before  the  trial  Edwards  obtained 
a  i)atent  from  Richard  Protector  to  make  him  sole 
register,  and  with  such  despatch  that  it  passed  all  the 
offices  and  seals  in  one  day.  This  was  however  set  aside, 
and  petitioner  restored  to  the  office  in  1659,  and  m 
October  last  he  was  by  order  of  the  Commissioners 
directed  to  have  the  custody  of  all  the  books  and  papers 
belonging  to  the  Court ;  but  he  is  thwarted  in  every  way 
by  Edwards,  Goldisborough,  and  the  other  clerks  of  the 
office,  who  keep  the  profits  from  him,  and  have  put  new 
locks  upon  the  doors  to  prevent  his  commg  into  the 
office ;  petitioner  hearing  that  some  of  the  books  had 
Ijeen  carried  out  of  the  office  to  a  house  near  the  Savoy, 
having  obtained  a  warrant  from  the  Master  of  the  Rolls, 
endeavoured  when  the  doors  of  the  office  were  open  to 
carry  the  records,  &c.  to  another  place  for  security,  upon 
which  he  was  assaulted  by  Goldisborough,  and  a  great 
tumult  raised,  80  that  he  was  obliged  to  go  out  aback 
way  and  put  the  records  over  a  wall  for  safety  ;  Goldis- 
borough complained  to  the  Commissioners  of  the  Great 
Seal,  who  made  several  orders  respecting  the  custody  of 
the  documents.  Meanwhile  Goldisborough  and  his  clerk 
have  broken  open  the  door  of  a  room  where  petitioner 
had  secured  some  of  the  records,  and  petitioner,  who  is 
responsible  for  their  custody,  knows  not  what  damage  he 
may  incur  ;  prays  to  be  quieted  in  his  lawful  possession, 
and  that  he  may  have  the  custody  of  the  records  and  the 
profits  of  the  office,  according  to  the  original  ordinance 
and  patent  in  his  favour.     L.  J.,  XI.  8. 

May  2.  Petition  of  Uriah  Babingtou,  Keeper  of  Green- 
wich  house,  gardens,  and  park  ;  was  appointed  to  the 
office  in  1634  for  life,  and  was  also  barber  to  the  late 
King  for  above  ten  years,  being  employed  to  attend  His 
Majestv  bv  order  of  Parliament,  for  which  services  the 
sum  of"3,8"l4?.  is  due  to  him  ;  in  Jan.  1654-5,  when  in 
quiet  possession  of  the  house  and  park,  he  was  forced 
out  by  William  Gunn,  who  committed  great  waste; 
in  June  last  after  a  full  hearing,  petitioner  was  restored 
to  his  office ;  he  found  near  eighty  families  there,  some 
thirty  of  them  disorderly  persons,  who  commit  waste 
and  spoil  and  refuse  to  be  regulated ;  he  prays  to  be 
continued  in  possession,  and  empowered  to  regulate  all 
disorders  and  wastes  ;  that  such  as  refuse  to  obey  may 
be  removed  by  the  assistance  of  the  justices  of  the 
peace,  and  that  all  others  may  be  ordered  to  provide 
themselves  with  habitations  elsewhere.     L.  J.,  XL  9. 

Annexed : —  1.-4.1. 

1.  Draft  order  in  accordance  with  the  prayer  01  the 

petition.     L.  J.,  XI.  12.     In  cdcnso. 

May  2.  Petition  of  Dame  Maiy  Jermyn  and  Robert 

and  Elizabeth,  children  of  Sir  Thomas  Jermyn,deceaBed ; 

claim  the  office  of  Register  in  Chancery  under  patent 

from  the  late  King  to  Henry  Lord  Jermyn  and  Thomas 

K  4 


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IIISTOKICAI.    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


UocsE  OP     Jermyii  for  their  lives,  in  trust  for  Sir  Thomas  Jermyn. 

LORDS.       1^^.  wh.mi  th.^   profits  of  the  ottice  wore  settled  on  the 

i.aiendtr.      petitioners,    whicli    tiiey  reeeived   until  the  ordinance 

16dO.        regulating  the  Chancery ;  since  which  time  tlie  clerks 

have  taUcn  them   whilst  Mr.  Walter   Long  pretends  to 

claim  tlic  otlice  under  a  gram   from  the    Parliament: 

pi  ay  to  be  admitted  to  exercise  the  office  by  deputy,  and 

to  receive  the  profits  thereof.     L.  J..  XI.  9. 

May  2.  Draft  ordinance  appointing  (ieneral  Monck 
Captain  Genirnl  ol  the  Forces.     L.  J.,  XL  V. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  the  same  efi'ect. 

May  2.  Statement  respecting  the  arrest  of  Thomas 
Chambprlaine,  servant  to  the  L'arl  of  Denbigh,  at  the 
instance  of  John  Seagrave,  a  tailor.     L.  J.,  XI.  11. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Order  signed  and  sealed  by  Basil  Earl  of  Den- 
bigh to  all  Viailitl'a,  &c.  for  the  release  of 
Chamberlahie.     80  April. 

May  3.  Draft  ordei-  restoring  Kdwyu  Rich  and  Edward 
Eltonheil,  Masters  in  Chancery,  to  their  precedency. 
L.  J.,  XL  12.     In  e.rtenso. 

May  3.  Another  draft. 

May  3.  Draft  order  to  stay  waste  on  the  Duke  of 
Buckingliam's  lauds.     L.  J.,  XL  1-.     In  eHenao. 

May  3.  Copy  of  letter  from  the  House  of  Lords  to  the 
King  in  answer  to  His  letter  and  declaration  from 
Breda.     L.  J..  XI.  12.     In  o.clensu. 

May  3.  Draft  of  preceding. 

May  3.  Another  draft. 

May  :^■  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons  to  acquaint 
the  Lords  that  thev  have  jirepared  an  answer  to  the 
King's  letter.     C.  j",  VIII.  11.     I  ii  e.ctr,i^o. 

May  4.  Petition  of  Walter  Long ;  Lady  Jermyu's 
petition,  claiming  the  Register's  ofBce  in  Chancer)', 
seems  in  some  degree  to  justify  the  proceedings  of 
Gouldsborongh  and  his  clerks,  but  he  lately  declared 
that  he  was  not  her  deputy  ;  the  claims  of  petitioner  and 
Lady  Jermyn  were  by  the  late  Parliament  referred  to 
the  now  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons  and  Mr. 
Denzill  Holies,  who  have  given  no  decision  ;  prays  to  be 
left  in  possession  of  the  office  which  he  holds  by  authority 
of  Parliament,  and  that  the  question  between  himself 
and  Lady  Jermyn  may  be  determined.     L.  J.,  XL  13. 

May  4.  Petition  of  several  people  (called  Anabaptists) 
inhabiting  in  and  about  the  city  of  London  ;  petitioners 
have  bought  and  built  several  houses  in  London  for 
their  public  meetings  toworshi]i  God;  one  of  which,  on 
the  1st  and  2nd  instant,  wai  broken  open  by  a  riotous 
multitude,  and  the  doors,  seats,  windows,  galleries,  and 
floors  carried  away  to  the  value  of  20o/.,  and  the  like  is 
threatened  to  be  done  in  other  places,  and  this  without 
the  least  provocation  ;  for  petitioners'  ]iractice  is  to  be 
obedient  to  magistrates  and  to  venture  their  all  for  such 
as  will  protect  them  in  their  lives  and  estates,  and  just 
liberty  to  worship  the  Lord  without  restriction  or  com- 
pulsion ;  but  the}-  apprehend  that  the  duty  is  reciprocal, 
subjection  on  one  side,  protection  on  the  other;  if 
some  amongst  them  miscarry  they  pray  that  it  may  not 
be  imputed  to  all,  no  more  than  to  others  differing  from 
them,  some  of  whom  endeavour  to  clear  themselves  by 
clamouring  upon  petitioners,  tending  to  incense  both 
magistrates  and  multitude  against  them;  they  pray 
the  House  to  consider  not  only  their  injuries,  but  the 
danger  of  such  tumults  to  the  nation  and  city,  and  to 
protect  them  in  their  civil  and  religious  liberties  accord- 
ing to  the  promise  contained  in  the  King's  late  declara- 
tion. This  iietition  is  not  mentioned  in  the  journal,  but 
an  order  is  this  day  made  against  riots  in  Loudon  upon 
information  given  of  a  great  riot  and  violence  offered  to 
8ome  inhabitants  of  the  city.     L.  J.,  XL  13. 

May  4.  I  traft  order  vacating  thejudgment  against  the 
nine  lords  inipoached  by  the  House  of  ( 'ommong  for  join- 
ing the  King  at  York  in  lb42.  L.  J.,  XI.  14.'  In 
extenso. 

May  4.  Petition  of  Antonio  Vas,  a  Portuguese;  on 
pretence  of  his  being  of  the  .Spanish  faction  petitioner 
was  seized  here  in  England  b}-  the  Portuguese  Am- 
bassador, and  has  for  the  last  nine  months  been  kept 
prisoner  in  the  Amba-jsador's  house  in  extreme  misery 
in  a  dark  room,  in  hourly  fear  of  being  murdered  or  of 
being  carried  to  Portugal  to  be  tried  by  the  Inquisition, 
of  which  the  Ambassador  is  a  member.  The  Council  of 
State  made  an  order  for  |ietitioner's  discharge,  but  by 
reason  of  the  ilteration  in  government  it  was  not  exe- 
cuted. Petitioner  prays  to  be  put  in  a  lawful  prison  and 
fairly  tried.     L.  J.,  XI.  14. 

May  4.  Draft  order  for  preceding  petition  to  be  shown 
to  the  Portuguese  Ambassador,  and  the  petitioner 
demanded  of  him  unless  he  show  cause  to  the  contrarv, 
&C.      L.  J.,  XI.  14.      Ill  ixlruno. 


May   6.    Petition  of  Thomas  Swalowc ;  considerable     House  of 
jirogress  towards  His  Majesty's  return  has  been  made,  okiis. 

the  arms  of  the  Commonwealth  have  been  defaced,  and  ('ali-ndar. 
His  Majesty's  arms  restored,  but  the  arms  of  the  Com-  1H60. 
monwcalth  are  still  continued  in  the  coining  of  money, 
and  cannot  be  altered  nor  the  making  of  money  stayed 
without  order  of  Parliament  ;  petitioner  was  appointed 
by  King  James  clerk  of  the  coining  ir<jns,  and  surveyor 
of  the  melting  of  gold  and  silver  in  the  mint  within  the 
Tower  of  London,  hut  was  displaced  by  Richard  Pight 
in  1648  under  pretence  of  a  patent  from  the  later 
powers ;  petitioner  has  been  restored  by  order  of  the 
present  Council  of  State,  but  is  still  kept  out  of  certain 
rooms  anciently  belonging  to  his  offices,  without  which 
he  cannot  with  safety  perform  his  duties ;  prays  that 
the  m;iking  of  money  may  be  stayed  until  His  Majesty's 
pleasure  be  known,  and  that  the  present  Lieutenant  of 
the  Tower  may  be  ordered  to  put  petitioner  into  posses- 
sion of  all  the  rooms  and  perquisites  belonging  to  his 
offices.  Noled. — Ordered  as  to  rooms,  respited  as  to 
coining.     L.  J.,  XI.  14. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  the  Council  of  State  restoring  Swalowe 
to  his  office.     2s  March  1060. 

May  5.  Draft  preamble  to  the  order  to  stay  waste  on 
the  Duke  of  Buckingham's  lands.     L.  J.,  XL  14. 

May  .r>.  Petition  of  Daniel  Parr ;  claims  one  of  the 
places  of  entering  registers  in  the  Register's  office  in  the 
Court  of  Chancery  into  which  some  five  years  ago  Mr. 
Sooble,  then  clerk  of  the  Parliament,  being  very  potent, 
appointed  Henry  Devenish  his  kinsman,  who,  taking 
advantage  of  the  distraction  in  the  office  for  want  of  a 
master,  will  neither  give  up  the  ])lace  nor  account  for 
the  profits  ;  prays  for  relief  according  to  justice  which 
has  been  so  long  perverted.     L.  J.,  XI.  15. 

May  5.  Copy  of  preceding. 

May  6.  Draft  declaration  that  by  reason  of  the  extra- 
ordinary and  important  affairs  of  the  kingdom  there 
will  be  no  proceedings  in  the  courts  of  law  or  equity  at 
AVestminster  until  the  28th  instant.  L.  J.,  XL  l-"i.  In 
exfoisii. 

May  7.  Draft  declaration  against  tumults  and  riots, 
and  for  continuing  shorifls,  justices,  itc.  in  their  offices. 
L.  J.,  XI.  17.     In  cicnso. 

May  7.  Letter  from  the  Portuguese  Ambassador  to 
the  Loids  assembled  in  Parliament ;  dsires  that  Vas, 
who  is  a  Portuguese  subject,  who  has  been  guilty  of 
high  treason,  and  who  was  delivered  u]i  to  the  writer  by 
the  late  Parliament  and  the  Council  of  State,  may  be 
left  in  his  hands      (Portuguese.) 

Annexed  ; — 

1.  Translation  of  preceding.  L.  J.,  XL  17.  In 
c.iienso. 

2.  Copy  of  letter  of  thanks  from  tlie  King  of  Por- 
tugal to  the  Parliament  for  the  deliverj-  of 
Antonio  Vas.     16  Aug.  1650. 

3.  C'opy  of  the  paper  delivered  liy  the  Ambassador 
to  the  Council,  whereupon  it  was  resolved  that 
the  prisoner  Vas  should  be  at  the  Ambassador's 
disposing. 

May  8.  Draft  order  for  a  pass  for  six  ministers  from 
the  city  of  London  to  go  to  attend  the  King.  L.  J..  XL 
18. 

May  8.  Address  of  the  Commissioners  em|)loyed  for 
the  kingdom  of  Ireland  to  the  Lords  assembled  in 
Parliament ;  that  they  would  concur  with  the  Commis- 
sioners in  an  aildress  to  the  King  to  call  and  hold  a 
Parliament  in  Ireland  for  remedy  of  the  unsettled  con- 
dition of  that  kingdom.     L.  J.,  XI.  19.     In  crtensn. 

May  8,  Dujilicate  of  preceding. 

May  8.  Copy  of  same. 

May  8.  Draft  proflamatioii  of  both  Houses  of  Parlia- 
ment proolaming  His  Majesty  King.  L.  J.,  XL  10.  In 
cxlen^ii.     (Two  papers.) 

May  8.  Resolutions  of  the  House  of  Commons  that 
jn'oceedings  under  the  Great  Seal  shall  pass  in  the 
King's  name  from  the  5th  instant.     C.  J.,  VIII.  17. 

May  8.  Resoluticms  of  the  House  of  Commons  that  all 
proceedings  under  iho  Great  Seal  of  Ireland  shall  pass 
in  the  King's  name  from  the  5th  instant.  &c.  C.  J.. 
VITI.  17.     In  crtnim.  j 

May  9.  Petition  of  Margaret  Countess  of  WorcestiT  ; 
shecomplains  that  Commissary  Coapley  is  endangering 
the  foundations  of  Worcester  House  (now  in  the  hands 
of  the  trustees  for  sale  of  lands  pretended  to  be  forfeited 
to  the  Commonwealth),  under  colour  of  some  order  from 
the  Council  of  State  to  search  for  hidden  treasure ; 
ijrays  for  an  order  to  stop  any  further  proceeding  therein. 
L.  J.,  XL  10. 

May  9.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  constituting  of  a  Com- 
mittee of  both  Houses  of  Parliament  for  managing  the 


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House  OF  great  affairs  of  the  Kingdom,  and  settling  the  militia 
^'°''-       i'or  the  safety  thereof.     This  draft  was  reported  this  day 

Calendar,      from  a  Committee  which  had  been  appointed  to  prepare 

1660.        '''  ^**  read,  1*  and  2",  and  was  then  recommitted,  but 

there  was  no  further  proceeding  >ipon  it.     L.  J..  XI.  19. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Copy  of  Act  of  25  Feb.  1659-60  for  conKtitnting 
a  Council  of  State,  and  of  the  instructions  for  the 
guidance  of  the  same,  &c.     Sec  C.  J.,  VII.  852,  .fee. 

2.  Draft  list  of  the  Committee  to  whom  the  ordi- 
nance for  managing  the  great  affairs  of  the  king- 
dom was  referred.     L.  J.,  XI.  19. 

3.  Draft  proviso  saving  the  right  of  Lord  Saye  and 
Sele  to  be  Lord  Warden  of  the  Cinque  Ports,  and 
Constable  of  Dover  Castle,  and  that  the  ordinance 
should  only  continue  till  the  King's  further 
pleasure  should  be  signified.     L.  J.,  XI.  20. 

May  9.  Message  from  the  Commons,  with  their  reso- 
lutions, that  the  King  be  desired  to  make  his  speedy 
return  to  his  Parliament,  and  to  the  exercise  of  his  kingly 
office.     L.  J.,  XI.  20. 

May  9.  Draft  order  that  the  assumed  arms  of  the  late 
pretended  Commonwealth,  wherever  they  are  standing, 
be  forthwith  taken  down  and  the  King's  arms  set  up 
instead.     L.  J.,  XI.  20. 

May  9.  Petition  of  the  Governor  and  Compan5-  of 
Merchants  of  Loudon  trading  into  the  East  Indies  ;  in 
the  j-ear  1648  (besides  their  smart  in  the  common 
oppression  of  the  nation)  petitioners  especially  suffered 
by  the  invasion  made  on  their  trade  by  private  adven- 
turers warranted  by  the  then  usurped  powers  in 
contempt  of  petitioners'  chartered  rights  ;  by  the 
ignorance  of  which  traders,  and  the  power  and  subtlety 
of  the  Hollander,  the  trade  of  petitioners  has  been 
almost  ruined  ;  to  recover  and  reinforce  it  about  two 
years  ago  they  raised  a  new  stock  to  bo  managed  by  the 
authority  of  Koyal  Charter  in  such  ways  as  might  "most 
rationally  conduce  to  the  reputation  of  the  English  name 
and  the  common  good  of  the  interested;  the  whole 
nation  were  invited  to  subscribe  towards  this  stock,  and 
there  are  at  least  nine  hundred  considerable  families 
concerned  in  it ;  this  new  stock  has  been  carried  on  with 
all  tender  respect  to  the  interest  of  those  who  had 
formerly  entrenched  on  petitioners'  charters  ;  notwith- 
standing this  Hugh  Forth,  Daniel  Skinner,  and  others 
have  provided  a  ship  called  the  Kestoration,  professedly 
designed  for  the  East  Indies,  from  which  they  are  ex- 
cluded by  petitioners'  cliarters,  and  notwithstanding 
fair  admonition  to  desist,  they  have  resolved  that  their 
ship  shall  presently  depart  ;  petitioners  pray  that  the 
ship  may  be  stopped  from  leaving  the  Thames  until  the 
merits  of  the  case  have  been  heard  and  determined  by 
the  House.     L.  J.,  XI.  20. 

Annexed  : — 

L  Certificate  to  the  Committee  for  Petitions  from 
Nicholas    Pennynge   and    others,    to    whom    the 
matter  in  dispute  between  the  East  India  Com- 
pany  and   Forth   and    Skinner    and   others  had 
been  referred,  that  the  parties  had  come  to  an 
agreement  that  the  ship  should  desist  from  her 
intended  voyage.     15  May  1660. 
2.  Copy  of  preceding. 
May  9.  Draft  orders  for  all  ministers  to  pray  for  the 
King  in  the  public  prayers,  and  for  a  general  thanks- 
giving.    L.  J..  XI.  21.     In  extenso. 
May  9.  Copy  of  preceding. 

May  9.  Draft  order  for  advance  of  500/.  to  General 
Mountagne,  one  of  the  generals  at  sea,  L.  J.,  XI.  21. 
In  e.etenso. 

May  9.  Draft  order  for  General  Mountague  to  obey  the 
King's  commands  respecting  the  fleet  in  order  to  His 
Majesty's  return.     L.  J.,  XI.  21.     In  e,elenso. 

May  9.  Draft  order  for  the  King  to  be  proclaimed  in 
Ireland.     L.  J.,  XI.  21. 

May  10.  Draft  instructions  for  the  Committee  that 
are  to  go  to  the  King.     L.  J.,  XL  22.     In  extenso. 

May  10.  Report  of  conference  respecting  the  use  of 
the  Great  Seal.     L.  J.,  XI.  2.3.     In  e.rtenso. 

May  10.  Notes  of  preceding  in  the  handwriting  of  the 
Earl  of  Manchester,  who  reported  the  conference. 

[May  10.]  Certificate  from  Sa.  Hinde,  minister  of  Ban- 
stead,  that  the  timber  and  wood  of  Worcester  Park,  near 
Nonsuch  in  Surrey,  is  constantly  carried  out  and  dis- 
posed of  by  the  relict  of  Colonel  Pride.  Seeli.3.,  XI. 22. 
May  11.  Petition  of  Thomas  Bushell;  upon  the  ren- 
dition of  Ltindy  Island  (of  which  Bushell  was  governor 
for  the  late  King;  articles  were  granted  to  him  by 
General  Fairfax  and  Lord  Saye  and  Sele  on  behalf  of 
the  Parliament  that  he  should  be  restored  to  the  pos- 
session of  all  hig  estate,  and  his  person  protected  until  he 
E     84062. 


enjoyed  the  same;  but  in  contempt  of  the  articles  and     ""vskop 
the  honour  of  that   I'arliament  petitioner  is  iletainod  a       ^!^"' 
prisoner  out  of  a  malicious  plot  to  extirpate  his  "  mineral     Calendar 
design"  for  the  general  good,  and  also  the  hopes  of  his        1660 
creditors'  satisfaction,  who  have  joined  in  the  annexed 
Iietition;  a  letter  from   Lord   Fairfax   for  petitioner's 
light  of  articles  could   not  be  read  in   the   late  Parlia- 
ment  on  account  of  its  sudden  di.-,solution  ;  petitioner 
prays  that  the  spleen  of   any  self-willed  person  may 
not  be  allowed  to  dishonour  the  articles,  but  that  he 
may  receive  satisfaction  for  his  long  suB'ering,  and  the 
utmost  countenance  for  this  public  affair  of  discovering 
minerals,  if  on  perusing  the  treaty  and  reason  annexed 
the  House  think  him  fit  for  patronage,  and  that  he  may 
be  protected  from  arrest  tor  seven  years  to  enable  him 
to  pay  his  debts  as  most  of  his  creditors  desii-e.     L.  J., 
XL  2-*. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  The  case  of  Thomas  Bushell ;  giving  an  account 
of  the  actions  laid  against  him  and  his  various 
arrests. 

2.  Articles  of  agreement  for  the  surrender  of  Lundy 
Island  made  between  Bushell  and  Sir  Thos.  Fair- 
fax and  Lord  Saye  and  Sele,  10th  of  Sept.  164.7. 
Bushell  agrees  to  surrender  Lundy  Island,  in  con- 
sideration of  which  liis  sequestration  is  to  bo 
taken  off,  ho  is  to  be  restored  to  his  estate  and 
such  right  as  he  or  his  assiajns  had  in  the  mines 
of  Devon,  Cornwall,  and  Wales  before  the  troubles, 
and  is  to  bo  protected  from  arrest  until  he  obtain 
possessi<m  of  his  estate.  The  articles  are  signed 
T.  Fairfax,  and  sealed. 

3.  Order  of  the  Lords  and  Commons  ratifying  the 
preceding  articles.  10  July  1647.  L.  J..  LXJiil. 
Ill  e.rlenso. 

4.  Copy  of  preceding. 

5.  Petition  of  divers  orphans  and  widows,  with 
others,  creditors  of  Thomas  Bushell  ;  i)ray  that  if 
Bushell  is  not  restored  to  Ins  estate  according  to 
the  articles  of  Lundy  he  may  be  enlarged'out 
of  prison  and  protected  from  arrest  at  least  for 
seven  years  to  enable  him  to  pursue  the  great 
design  of  his  master's  philosophy  expressed  in  his 
remonstrance,     L,  J.,  XI.  24. 

6.  Affidavit  of  Christopher  Wright;  was  sent  as 
steward  for  direction  of  Bushell's  minerals  under- 
ground in  Wales,  atlOOZ.  per  annum  salary  ;  and, 
considering  Bushell's  plan  of  pursuing  a  drift  to 
recover  the  mines  of  Rowpits  from  inundation 
likely  to  be  successful,  Wright  and  others  agreed 
to  receive  only  half  wages  from  the  time  that  the 
miners  of  Mendip  invited  Bushell  by  a  decree  of 
their  court  to  have  half  the  profit,  bearing  half 
the  charge  of  working  after  the  water  was  drained ; 
deponent  believes  that  Bushell's  plan  will  be  in 
a  short  time  perfected,  and  will  be  the  greatest 
work  done  by  any  mineralist  these  hundred  years 
if  not  hindered  by  malice,  for  some  wicked  person 
about  midnight  turned  a  great  lake  of  muddy 
water  into  the  swallow  on  purpose  to  choke  it, 
thereby  nearly  drowning  the  men  that  were  at 
work,  and  at  another  time  so  much  under  timber 
of  Bushell's  shaft  was  pulled  out  that  the  whole 
groove  of  earth  fell  into  the  drift  when  the  men 
were  at  work;  but  nevertheless  Bushell's  drift 
goes  on  towards  the  rich  works  known  to  lie 
one  hundred  and  fifty  fathoms  before  him.  ;)  Dec 
1658. 

7.  Affidavit  of  Walter  Basbee,  aged  about  eighty 
years ;  was  say  master  about  fifty  years  ago  to 
Goldsmiths'  Hall,  and  was  sent  by  King  James  to 
the  Emperor  of  Russia  to  make  him  a  standard  of 
gold  and  silver  in  his  mint  in  the  City  ot  i\Iuscovia, 
and  no  sooner  was  this  done  than  he  was  com- 
manded by  the  Emperor  to  refine  the  gold  of  a 
rich  copper  mine  in  Siberia,  five  hundred  miles 
beyond  the  Volga,  which  held  to  the  value  of 
three,  four,  or  five  hundred  pounds  of  gold  to 
every  ton ;  deponent  remained  there  until  taken 
prisoner  by  the  Tartars  ;  he  was  afterwards  ex- 
changed and  sent  to  England,  where  he  has  ever 
since  spent  his  time  uncler  Mr.  Bushell's  philoso- 
phical way  taught  him  by  the  late  Lord  Chancellor 
Bacon,  which,  in  deponent's  judgment,  cannot 
be  paralleled  by  any,  and  if  jiractised  according 
Bushell's  printed  remonstrance,  and  the  order  of 
the  mineral  grand  jury  of  Chewton,  he  believes 
this  age  will  exceed  all  former  ages  in  mineral 
discoveries.     7  Dec.  1658. 

8.  Humble  remonstrance  of  Thomas  Bushell,  Esq., 
to  His  Most  Excellent  HighuesaRichard  Lord  Pro- 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCKIPTS   COMMISSIOX  : 


HousK  or 

Cali'iulur. 
1600. 


tectoi-  of tho  Commomvcalth  ofEnsland,  bcotlaud. 
^nd  Ireland,  Ac:  is  ready  to  -'u.lor  death  a.  the 

^n-eaust  delinquent   if  1^^. '^'='='f"PV'''!f  „!,    .n 
mineral   proposals   aicordmg   to  the  model   .in- 
™     thouF^h  so  g,eat  a  work  as  recovenug   he 
many   drowned   and   deserted  mines   ot  Men  dip 
can   have   but    a  slow    progression;  his  mineral 
se  vi' e.  ^^rouudod  on  the  philosophical  theory  of 
his  master  Lord   St.  AD^ans,  may  prove  so  ad- 
vantageous as  to  relieve  tho  subjects  trom  a  con- 
lidera^le  part  of  their  heavy  taxes ;  the  plan  is 
further  recommended  by  the  saying  of  his  mooter 
'■  that  most  politic  expedients  tor  the  »}cremeiit 
"  of  a  Prince-s   collers  had   a  strong  mfluence 
"  upon  the  people's  purses,  but  ■•"°"'^^^'"',"i"'':';f' 
••  productions  came  nearest  the  idea  f  I^m   "^^ 
"bounty;'-    he    annexes   a   model    ol    Hangs 
Downs  to  show  his  plan  for  draining  m^ies   .  m 
adde  an  opinion  of  the  chief  lawyers    «  show  tl.U 
all  mines  are  mines  royal  m  which  the  gold  a.id 
siher   countervalue   the   charge   of  rehning    or 
arc  of  more  worth  than  the  base  metal  spent  u 
refinincrit.     Stitched  to  this  remonstrance  is  a 
pri.""ri  paper,  headed  "  A  table  setting  tortli  the 
"  manner  of  that  great  philosopher  Lord  Chan- 
■'  cellor  Bacon's  .searching  for  metals  by  making 
"  addits   through    the   lowest   level   of   hills   or 
"  mountains,  and  conveying  air  into  the  luuer- 
"  most  parts  of  their  centre  by  pipe  and  bellows  ; 
"  as  well  by  art  to   mollify  the  harde.st   stone, 
"  without  the  tedious  way  and  inestimable  charge 
"  of  sinking  aery  shafts  ;  and  is  now  intended  to 
"  be  put  in  practice  by  his  menial  servant  i  honias 
"  15n<hell,  on  llingston  Down  and  other  places, 
"  according  to  his  Lordship's  command  and  the 
' '  approbation  of  that  great  mineralist  Sir  H  rancis 
"  ('c'dolphiii.'     Then  follows  a  diagram  ol  the 
works  at  Hingston  Down  showing  the  position 
of  the  shafts,  pipe,  bellows,  &c.     Bushell  then 
(rives  as  his  reasons  for  engaging  m  the  work 
his  desire  t<.  answer  the  trust  reposed  in  him,  to 
follow  his  master  Lord  Chancellor  Bacon  s  inven- 
tion for  the  public  good,  and  to  benefit  the  poor 
miners  and  the  western  parts  ;  he  explains  ttie 
position  of  his  addits  or  aqueducts  by  which  he 
expects   to   command  all  the  lodes,  rakes     and 
veins  of  metal  in  the  hill  by  using  pipe  and  bel- 
lows to  convey  air  into  the  innermost  parts  ot  the 
addit  without  sinking  air  shafts,   by  which  he 
hopes  to  verily  the  old  proverb.  "  Kingston  Down 
"  well  wrought  is  worth  London  Town  dearly 
•'  bought;"  in  this  work  he  desires  no  partner, 
having  found  by  ex]ieriencemore  assistance  from 
Providence  than  from  the  purses  of  men   whose 
hearts  were  more  ruled  by  greediness  of  gain  than 
the  desire  to  illustrate  the  Creator's  glory. 
9.  Order  of  the  mineral  grand  jury  of  Chewton  ; 
after   detailing    Bushell's   endeavours   to   dram 
the   deserted  works  at  Eowpits  and  Green  Acre, 
and  the  malicious   opposition  that  he  has  met 
with,  order  is  made  for  Bushell's  protection,  that 
all  "  new  pitches  "  since  tho  2«th  of  May  last  shall 
be  void,  and  that  if  any  misdemeanor  be  proved 
to  be  done  against  Bushell,  or  his  servants,  the 
ollenders  shall  not   only  be  banished  from  their 
occupation  upon  Mendip,  but  his  Highness  shall 
be  implored  to  send  them  to  the  copper  mines  at 
"  Jammeca,"  that  they  may  not   infect  others, 
or  bring  scandal  upon  tho  whole  profession  of 
miners.     28  July  1658. 
1(1.  Draft  order  confirming  the  articles  made  between 
liushell  and  Sir  Thomas  Fairfax  and  Lord  Saye 
and  Sele,  but  limiting  the  time  for  Bushell's  pro- 
tection from  arrest  to   .seven  years ;  and  further 
confirniing  the  decrees  and  orders  of  the  grand 
jury  at  Chewton  for  regulating  the  miners  and  for 
the  protection  of  Bushell   and   his   servants   in 
working  the  mines  there.     19  J\Iay. 

11.  Draft  of  preceding. 

12.  Another  draft. 

13.  Draft  of  the  order  desired  by  Bushell,  similar  to 
preceding. 

14.  Bushell's  recjuest  in  pursuance  of  his  order. 

15.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  Petitions  for  the 
attendance  of  Bushell's  caceditors  before  the  Com- 
mittee.    1  June 


May  11.  Petition  of  Awbrey  de  Vere  Karl  of  Oxford  ; 
claiming  the  office  of  Lord'  (ireat  Chamberlain,  his 
title  ti>  which  wt>s  disputed  in  the  time  of  the  late  King 
by  Robert  Lord  Willoughby  of  Eresby  afterwards  Earl 


of  Lindsey.  and  is  now  disputed  by  Mountaguo  Earl  of     House  op 
Lindsey,  his  sou.     L.  J.,  XL  24.     Ifi  <jxknso. 
Annexed: —  iRan 

1.  Copy  of  preceding.  ^         ,,  ^° 

2    Summary  of  proceedings  m  the  matter  from  the 
'  1st  of  March  102.':>-6  to  the  1st  of  May  1026. 
M.ay  11.  Draft  order  for  application  to  be  made  to 
the  king  to  call  a  I'arliameut  in  Ireland.     L.  J.,  XL 
25.     Ill  fxliin^o.  ,    , 

May  11  Draft  order  for  all  Commissioners  and  other 
ofBcers  who  were  in  office  on  the  25th  of  April  last  to 
proceed  in  the  execution  of  their  offices,  and  to  exercise 
them  in  the  name  of  the  King.     L.  J.,  XL  25.     In  c.<-- 

'  May  12.  Petition  of  Nowell  AVarner,  Master  of  the 
Baro-es,  to  King  James  and  King  Charles  ;  the  place  of 
Master  of  the  Barges  was  granted  to  Petitioner  under 
the  Great  Seal  in' 1614,  and  he  enjoyed  it  untd  1648, 
when  he  was  dismissed  by  order  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, and  the  barges  were  taken  from  him,  after  he 
had  kept  them  nearly  six  years  at  his  own  charge  ;  he 
prays  that  he  and  his  fellows,  the  King's  watermen, 
may  be  restored  to  their  places.  L.  J.,  XL  25. 
Mav  12.  Copy  of  preceding. 

May  12.  Petition  of  George  Charnock  [to  the  Com- 
mittee of  Lords  and  Commons  appointed  for  the  recep- 
tion of  the  King's  Majesty]  ;  the  late  King  had  always 
sixteen  sergeants-at-arms  attending  upon  him.  of  whom 
at  present  there  are  only  two  in  being;  petitioner,  who 
was  a  sergeant  to  the  late  King  during  the  troubles  and 
suttered  much  in  his  estate  for  his  fidelity,  and  is  desi- 
rous of  serving  His  Majesty  both  in  his  reception  and 
coronation,  prays  that  he  may  be  appointed  a  sergeant- 
at-arms  to  attend  His  Majesty,  in  which  case  he  will 
provide  a  mace  at  his  own  charge  for  the  better  expe- 
diting of  the  service.     L.  J.,  XI.  25. 

May  14.  Petition  of  Ch.irles  Lord  Stanhope,  Baron  ot 
Harrington  ;  by  patent  of  5"  Jac,  grant  was   made  to 
petitioner's  father  and  to  himself  of  the  office  of  Master 
of  the  Posts  and  Messengers,  both   inland  and  foreign, 
with  the  fee  of  one  hundred  marks  per  annum,  together 
with   all    avails   and   profits   thereto   belonging;    peti- 
tioner succeeded  to  the  office  about  :»  years  ago  upon 
his  father's  death,  and  held  it  quietly  until  Apnl  1637, 
when  by  the  contrivance  of  one  Witherings,  and  some 
great  persons,  he  was   summoned  to   bring  his  patent 
before  the   Council,  and  after  writing  his  name  upon 
the  back  to  leave  it  there ;  words  pui-porting  to  be  a 
surrender  of  the  patent  were  afterwards  written  above 
his  name  and  coined  on  to  the  enrolment  ;   the  late 
King  oii'ered  him  a  new  patent  if  he  would  agree  that 
Sir  llenry  Vane,    senior,   should  be  joined  with  him, 
but  this  petitioner  declined,  being  advised  to  appeal  lo 
the  Parliament  then  about  to  meet;  in  consequence, 
however,  of  the   troubles  increasing,  petitioner,  with 
leave  from  the  Parliament,  went  to  France,  and  Mr. 
Prideaux,  since  deceased,  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee 
of  the  House  of  Commons  to  whom  the   matter  was 
referred,    took    the    management    of    tho    place,   and 
though   he  promised   to  be  faithful  to  petitioner,  took 
%\\   the  profits  to  himself;  petitioner  during  the  late 
changes  of  government  made  application  for  his  patent 
at   every    opportunity,   but  in    vain;    he   prays  to  be 
restored  to   his  office,  and  to   have  recompense^  for  his 
losses  from  Mr.  Prideaux's  executors.     L.  J.,  XI.  26. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Draft  list  of  committee  to  which    the  preceding 
petition  was  referred. 

2.  List  of  certain  witnesses  in  the  cause.     15  May. 

3.  Another  list  of  witnesses. 

4.  Draft  order  of  tho  Committee  for  the  attendance 
of  witnesses.     16  May. 

5.  Report  from  the  Committee  of  the  evidence  pro- 
duced for  Lord  Stanhope,  and  of  their  opinion 
that  he  should  be  put  into  a  position  to  recover 
the  profits  of  the  office  since  the  25th  of  April 
1637.  Notrd.  Memorandum,  that  the  report 
being  read  and  awhile  debated,  the  House  (being 
possessed  of  the  said  cause)  did  respite  the  debate 
and  further  consideration  thereof.  26  May.  There 
is  no  mention  of  this  in  the  Journal. 

0.  Dra  ft  of  preceding,  with  notes  of  Lord  Stanhope's 
case,  &c. 

7.  Lord  Stanhope's  request  that  the  surrender  of  his 
patent  may  be  declared  illegal,  &c. 

8.  Copy  of  letter  of  the  5th  of  Sept.  1644  from  Mr. 
Prideaux  to  Lord  Stanhope  ;  about  erecting  stages 
in  all  the  roads  for  the  service  of  the  State.  Pro- 
duced before  the  Committee  to  show  that  Mr. 
Prideaux  recognised  Lord  Stanhope's  right  in 
the  office. 


.i:j.^l-::: 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    REPORT. 


9.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Council  of  State  of  the 
1st  of  March  1H59-60;  .appointing  Isaac  Dorislaus 
to  take  into  his  charge  the  execution  of  the  post 
offices,  both  inland  and  foreign,  but  without 
prejudice  to  any  persons  who  have  any  claim  to 
or  upon  the  same. 

10.  Petition  of  George  Porter  to  the  Committee 
sitting  on  the  Lord  Stanhope's  business ;  in  1636 
Lord  Stanhope  appointed  petitioner  his  deputy 
postmaster  during  hi.s  Lordship's  life,  and  jiro- 
mised  not  to  revoke  the  deputation  nor  to  sur- 
render his  patent  ^vithout  petitioner's  consent ; 
petitioner.  \vh;j  is  attending  on  His  Majesty,  and 
cannot  at  prcseni  produce  the  original  writing, 
pravs  that  he  may  have  time  to  be  heai'd  in 
thematter.     23  May  ItJOO. 

May  14.  Information  given  by  Thomas  Freebody  that 
Justice  Banes,  a  brewer  in  Southwark,  spoke  treason- 
able words  at  the  proclamation  of  the  King.  L.  J.. 
XI.  26. 

May  14'.  Petition  of  Henry  Millett  ;  he  and  a  ship  of 
which  he  is  owner  and  commander  were  on  the  1st  of 
September  last  surprised  by  the  inhabitants  of  Lee 
[Leifh.  Essex],  and  he  sent  prisoner  to  London,  and 
there  imprisoned  in  Lambeth  House  for  12  weeks,  upon 
suspicion  of  combination  with  Sir  George  Booth  and 
his  party  ;  he  piays  that  his  detained  ship  may  bo  re- 
stored, and  some  conimaud  confeiTed  upon  him  to 
repair  his  losses.     L.  J.,  XI.  26. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  Millett's  case ;  was  commander  of 
the  Judith,  of  Jersey,  and  by  virtue  of  letters  of 
marque  from  the  King  of  Portugal  look  a  Holland 
merchant  ship  in  Torbay,  and  put  on  board  his 
Lieutenant  Hase  [Hayes]  as  commander ;  Hase 
allowed  the  ship  to  escape,  and  under  pretence 
of  recovering  it  induced  petitioner  to  give  him 
his  commission,  which  was  to  be  returned  the 
next  day  ;  petitioner  waited  four  days  in  vain, 
and  was  then  forced  to  put  to  sea  by  stress  of 
weather,  but  fearing  to  keep  the  sea  without  a 
commission,  put  into  Leigh  in  Essex,  where  ho 
was  questioned  for  carrying  arms,  and  being  un- 
able to  produce  a  commission  was  sent  prisoner 
to  London  ;  on  his  discharge  petitioner  succeeded 
in  arresting  Hase,  and  brought  an  action  against, 
him,  Init  was  nonsuited  because  he  could  not 
produce  his  commission,  or  give  suflBcient  evi- 
dence of  its  nature ;  the  Hou,se  of  Lords  have 
ordered  the  inhabitants  of  Leigh  to  restore  the 
shi])  or  show  cause  to  the  contrarj',  but  upon 
serving  the  order  16?.  was  demanded  for  the 
score  of  the  ship's  company  ;  this  Millett  has 
engaged  to  pay,  and  he  now  desires  a  final  order 
in  the  matter. 

2.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  Petitions  for  the 
hearing  of  the  cause.     22  May. 

3.  Draft  order  for  the  attendance  of  Thomas  Weaver 
a  prisoner  in  the  Compter  in  Wood  Street  as  a 
witness  in  the  cause.     25  May. 

4.  Applications  tor  orders  for  attendance  of  wit- 
nesses. 

5.  Copy  of  translation  of  letters  of  mart  [marque] 
from  the  King  of  Portugal  to  Justice  de  Bills, 
captain  at  sea,  and  war  in  the  service  of  His 
Majesty,  to  act  against  the  subjects  of  the  King 
of  Spain  and  the  United  Provinces,  10  Feb.1658-9, 
and  on  the  same  paper  an  authority  from  .Justice 
de  Bills  to  MiUett  to  act  as  his  deputy.  25  Jan. 
1659-60. 

6.  Copy  of  translation  of  the  capitulation  and  order 
which  the  captains  do  carry  who  have  letters  of 
niarc|ue  given  them. 

7.  Bond  by  Mathew  Hedge  that  if  Hem-y  Millett 
pays  him  16?.  Is.  on  or  before  the  30th  of  May, 
Hedge  will  deliver  up  the  ship  Judith.     16  May. 

8.  Petition  of  Henry  Millett;  he  cannot  get  back 
his  ship,  though  he  lias  tendered  the  money  due  ; 
prays  the  House  to  hear  and  determine  the 
matter.     (Undated.) 

May  14.  Petition  of  Richard  Tomlyus,  Puisne  or 
Cursitor  Baron  of  the  Court  of  Exchequer  ;  petitioner 
was  appointed  to  his  place  by  both  Houses  of  Pai-lia- 
ment  in  or  about  Sept.  1645,  and  for  some  time  received 
his  salary,  which  was  only  163?.  6s.  Sd.  a  year,  but  for 
many  years  past  he  has  received  no  part  of  his  salary, 
the  arrears  of  which  now  amount  to  1 ,30o?.  and  upwards  ; 
petitioner  has  faithfully  executed  his  office,  and  will 
endeavour  so  to  do  for  the  future  ;  he  has  a  wife  and 
many  children  yet  undisposed  of  for  want  of  his  salary, 


and    but  little  other  means  and  that   iidi   >uUicieiit  to     Housk  of 
maintain  them  ;  he  prays   for  ])ayment  of  his  arrears,        I'JRns- 
and  tiiat  his  salary  may  in   future  lie  paid  either  out  of      Cilendar. 
the  Custom  House,  London,  as  the  Judges  and  other        1660. 
Barons  are  paid,  or  else  out  of  the  receipt  of  the  Exche- 
quer.    L.  J.,  X.  26. 

May  14.  Copy  of  preceding. 

May  14.  Petition  of  Edward  Watkiiis  ;  was  in  1633 
appointed  Head  Searcher  of  the  Port  of  Ijondon,  and 
exercised  his  office  faithfully  until  unduly  dispos.sessed 
at  the  time  that  their  Lordsliips  and  many  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  House  of  Commons  were  secluded  ;  London 
is  the  key  of  th<'  nation,  b}'  which  all  or  most  ])art  of 
dangerous  and  suspected  persons  pass  away,  isnd  bullion 
and  other  prohilnted  commodities  are  tmusported  ; 
prays  to  be  restored  to  his  office  and  that  Samuel  Bord- 
man  may  be  employed  to  assist  him  therein.  L.  J., 
XL  27. 

May  14.  Petition  of  Koltert  Grove  and  others.  Fellows 
of  New  College,  in  Oxford  ;  in  164H  a  Committee  of 
Lords  and  Commons  were  authorised  to  appoint  visitors 
of  the  University,  and  petitioners  then  made  it  appear 
that  without  breach  of  their  oaths  they  could  not  sulimit 
to  visitors  who  were  members  of  the  University,  and 
they  were  in  consequence  left  in  the  quiet  enjoyment 
of  their  fellowships  during  the  continuance  of  that  Com- 
mittee, but  after  the  force  put  upon  the  Parliament 
divers  soldiers  who  styled  themselves  a  Committee  for 
Keformation  of  the  University,  without  giving  peti- 
tioners an  oppovtirnity  of  being  heard,  ejected  them 
from  their  fellowships  upon  pretence  that  they  had  not 
submitted  to  the  authority  of  I'arliaiuent  at  the  time 
of  the  former  visitation,  and  petitioners  have  in  con- 
sequence been  kept  out  of  their  fellowships  for  the  last 
ten  years,  to  their  general  losses  of  40o?.  a-piece  and 
upwards  ;  petitioners,  who  have  suffered  only  for  pre- 
serving their  consciences  free  from  perjury,  pray 
to  be  restored  to  their  rights  and  fellowships.  L.  J., 
XI.  27. 

May  14.  Petition  of  Francis  Wetherid,  Comptroller 
of  His  Majesty's  works  ;  understands  that  the  House  of 
Lords  has  a|ipointcd  5.000?.  for  repair  of  some  of  His 
Majesty's  houses  for  his  present  reception  ;  petitioner, 
who  holds  a  grant  for  life  under  the  Great  Seal  of  the 
place  of  Comptroller  of  His  Majesty's  Works,  prays 
to  be  restored  to  the  execution  of  his  office.  L.  J., 
XI.  27. 

May  14.  Draft  warrant  for  the  attachment  of  Henry 
Birch  and  another. 

May  1.5.  Petition  uf  the  jMaster,  Wardens,  and  Assist- 
ants of  Trinity  House  of  Deptford  Strand.  Petitioners 
claim  the  Ballast  Office  under  a  grant  from  Queen 
Elizabeth,  and  complain  of  interruption  in  the  c-ce  cution 
thereof  by  Richard  Younge  and  Thomas  Browne,  under 
pretence  of  a  grant  made  in  the  12th  year  of  his  late 
Majesty,  though  there  is  in  that  grant  a  special  reser- 
vation of  any  grant  to  the  Trinity  House  by  his  Majesty's 
predecessors ;'  petitioners  therefore  pray  that  they  may 
not  be  interrupted  in  receiWng  the  dues  and  rights 
belonging  to  the  Office,  which  are  a  considerable  part 
of  the  revenue  granted  for  the  sup|>ort  and  relief  of 
poor  decayed  seamen  and  their  widows  and  children 
belonging  to  the  Corporation,  as  they  are  willing  to 
give  security  to  answer  for  the  profits  of  the  office  to 
any  persons  who  maliciously  endeavour  tu  interrupt 
them  in  the  duties  thereof  in  case  these  pretenders  shall 
by  law  be  found  to  have  any  right  thereto.  L.  J.,  XI. 
28. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Reasons  for  quieting  the  possession  of  the  Ballast 
Office.     Four  hundred  families  depend  for  their 
livelihood  on  the  taking  of  ballast  for  ships,  and 
cannot  proceed  in  their  labuur  till  the  office  is 
settled,  and  must  therefore  starve.     No  ship  can 
go  to  Sea  without   ballast,  and  trade  must  there- 
fore  cease,    and   the   receipt   of    money   at  the 
custom  house  also.     The  Trinitj'  House  are  will- 
ing 10  give  security   to  answer  for  the  profits  of 
the  office  to  any  pretenders. 
May  15.   Petition   of  the   assignees   and   trustees  of 
William  Mountjoy,    Esq.,  deceased.     King  Charles   I., 
in  the  12th  year  of  his  reign,  granted  toWm.  Mountjoy 
and  others  all  the  soil  and  sand  of  the   River  Thames, 
and  the  lastage  and  ballastage   of  all  the   i-hips  in  the 
river,  for  a  yearly  rent  of  one  thousand  marks,  and 
Mountjoy  accordingly  entered  upon  the  office,  received 
the  profits,  and  constantly  paid  the  rent  :  but   for  the 
last  seventeen  years  neither  petitioners  nor  their  pre- 
decessors received  any  jirofit  from  the  office.  Petitioners 
pi-ay  for  an  order  to    encourage   them  in  the    speedy 

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niSTOmOAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION 


ILTSKOF     Sfttliii.!,'  of  tlu'   odic.-,  ami    th.it    iii.tliiirj;   iii.tv    lie   ilonu 

Lories.       ajrajnst  tbciu  uiuil  tbey  bo  hoaiil.     L.  J.,  XL  28. 
Caleiu  «r.  Aiir.exod  :— 

1660.  1.  Statoment  of  thccnse.     The  assigns  of  Moiintioy 

claim  b_v  a  K-ase  made  by  Kinji  Charles  I.  for 
tliirty-oiio  years,  under  a  rent  of  ■k)Ol.  for  the 
first  five  years,  and  afterwards  one  thousand 
marks.  Trinity  House  chiims  by  au  old  patent 
from  Qneeu  Klizabeth,  in  which  no  rent  is  re- 
served and  which  was  declared  void  by  the  Court 
of  Conunon  Fleas  in  the  time  of  King  James.  If 
the  lease  of  the  assigns  is  laid  aside  a  thousand 
marks  a  year  and  all  arrears  are  lost  to  the 
revenue,  and  the  honour  due  to  his  deceased 
Majesty  may  receiye  some  prejudice.  Mountjoy 
was  in"(iuiet  jjossession  belore  the  wars  and  some 
time  since,  and  desires  to  lie  restored  to  possession 
again,  beini,'  only  interrupted  liy  Oliver's  grant 
procured  by  one  lioreuiaii,  who  now  sets  on  foot 
the  pretended  title  of  Trinity  House. 
May  15.  Petition  of  Edward  Birkhead.  W.as  created 
a  sergoant-at-arms  for  life  in  16  !7  ;  prays  to  attend  his 
Majesty  when  he  comes  to  London.     L.  J.,  XL  2S. 

May  15.  Petition  of  Walter  Long.  la  ready  to  yield 
obedience  to  the  order  of  the  House  that  he  should 
restore  to  Gouldsborough  and  Edwards  the  book?  and 
records  belonging  to  the  Register's  Office  in  Chancery. 
Prays  that  the  books,  &c.  may  be  inventoried  and  he 
saved  harmless  from  all  suits  and  actions  concerning 
them.     L.  J.,  XL  28. 

May  15.  Draft  order  appointing  a  Committee  to  con- 
sider of  Acts  and  ordinances  made  since  the  Lords  were 
voted  useless,  which  now  pass  as  Acts  of  Parliament.  &c. 
L.  J.,  XL  28. 

Annexed  :  — 

1.  I'etition  of  Edw:iid  llich,  of  Lincoln's  Inn.  The 
late  Parliament,  from  a  pious  desire  to  promote 
learning  and  religion  and  to  provide  preaching 
ministers,  from  1646  purchased  many  rectories 
and  impropriations  from  compounders  to  the 
value  of  112,ll00/.,  and  jietitioncr  was  appointed 
counsel  to  the  trustees  to  perfect  the  legal  as- 
surances and  see  to  the  execution  of  the  trusts  ; 
this  he  faithfully  performed  though  without  pay 
till,  by  order  of  the  lato  Protector  of  the  2nd  of 
September  16.>L  al)  the  ileeds.  &c.  were  taken 
from  petitioner  and  )iut  into  the  hands  of  Mr. 
Phelps,  clerk  to  the  Committee  for  Plundered 
Ministers,  who  was  by  that  order  ap|iointed  clerk 
to  Sir  John  Tliorowgood  and  the  olh<'r  Commis- 
sioners, to  whom  the  estates  of  the  trustees  were 
transferred.  These  Commissioners  have  shared 
the  profits  amongst  themselves,  their  officers, 
and  such  mechanic  preachers  as  they  f<innd  fittest 
for  their  purpose.  All  this  tends  to  defeat  the 
pious  intent  of  Parliament,  and  to  undo  many 
poor  ministers  anl  parishes.  Petitioner  holds 
hiraslf  bound  to  inform  Parliament  thereof,  that 
some  speedy  course  may  be  taken  for  giving 
redress  to  petitioner  and  others. 

2.  .Statement  of  Rich  in  support  of  his  petition. 

3.  Draft  order  of  the  Committee  for  taking  into 
r.onsideration  the  Act  of  the  8th  of  June  1649, 
for  providing  maintenance  for  ministers,  &o., 
and  for  J\Ir.  Phelps  to  bring  in  all  the  books, 
writings,  &c.  relating  to  the  execution  of  the 
same.     16  May. 

4.  Order  of  the  Committee  f<  r  attendance  of  Phelps. 
16  May. 

5.  Draft  order  of  tlie  Committee  for  two  of  the 
judges  to  dr.iw  a  repeal. 

6.  Minutes  of  proceedings  before  the  Committee; 
dralt  order,  Ac.     22  May. 

7.  Petition  of  the  trustees  for  maintenance  of 
ministers  and  other  jiious  uses.  Edward  Rich 
has  lately  jjresented  a  ]ietition  containing  many 
scandalous  aspersions  upon  them,  which  they 
have  not  had  the  0]iporlnnity  of  rel'nting,  as  the 
House  was  too  nmch  oc  eu|n(d  U>  hear  them  on 
the  day  appointed  for  their  ease,  since  which 
time  both  Houses  ol'  Parliament  have  made  an 
order  for  the  iate  Coinmissiomrs  (whereby  the 
petitioners  coiu-eive  themselves  to  be  intended) 
to  give  an  account  to  Edwaril  Rich,  to  be  pre- 
sented to  ITlrliament  of  all  profits,  disbursements, 
and  salaries  to  themsilves  or  otheis.  by  which 
they  sU|)pose  is  meant  on  account  of  the  revenue 
with  which  they  have  been  entrusted.  They 
have,  by  order  of  those  lately  in  power,  prepared 
su(  h  an  account  at  great  cost  for-  the  period  from 


1660. 


1649  to  lii.")8.     They  have  no  power  now  to  call     "lSeds"* 

their  officers  to  account  for  1H59  :  they  then^fore  " 

pray  that  their  accounts  which  were  delivered  to     Calendar, 
the  Committee  for   inspection  maybe   accepted,        '""" 
and  care  taken  to  preserve  the  revenues  and  pious 
intentions  of  the  trusts.     !'  June. 
6.  Certificate  from  Edmond  Bostock  in  the  absence 
of  Mr.  Phelps,  that  he  cannot  bring  in  the  books, 
&.C..  as  Mr.  Prynne  and  Col.  Bowyer  have  seized 
the  books  and  taken  all  the  keys. 
'^.  Catalogue   of    books    and   other   writings   late 
belonging  to  the  late  trustees  for  maintenance  of 
ministers. 
10.  Minutes  of  proceedings   of  the   Committee    on 
several  days. 

May  15.  Petition  of  Nowell  Warner,  Master  of  the 
Barges  to  Hislate  Majesty, with  the  rest  of  His  Majesty's 
watermen.  Before  the  order  to  restore  them  to  their 
places  the  Barge  called  the  Brigantine  was  carried 
away,  by  what  order  they  know  not.  They  desire  that 
they  may  have  her  for  His  Majesty's  service,  as  there  is 
not  a  barge  on  the  river  fit  for  the  purpose  but  the  Earl 
of  Northumberland's.     See  L.  J.,  XL  29. 

May  16.  Application  for  an  order  for  securing  a  brass 
horse  with  a  figure  of  His  late  Majesty  upon  it,  lately 
discovered  by  the  Earl  of  Portland.     L.  J.,  XL  29.     In 

CA'tCUSO. 

May  16.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of  Bidborough,  South- 
borne  [?  Southborough],  and  Rusthall,  in  Kent,  and 
other  places  thereabouts.  The  wells  called  Tunbridge 
AVells  have  been  much  frequented  for  fifty  years  and 
upwards  by  many  of  the  nobility,  gentry,  and  others, 
who  have  found  much  benefit  by  drinking  the  waters, 
and  the  petitioners  and  many  hundreds  of  poor  people 
have  gained  a  good  livelihood  thereby,  and  it  hath  been 
always  free  for  the  poor  women  to  dip  and  give  the 
waters  without  restraint,  and  great  charge  was  bestowed 
by  noble  persons  to  set  a  marble  cistern  in  the  well,  and 
to  pave  it  and  rail  it  round  ;  but  John  Wybarne,  a  sad- 
dler, "  for  by  ends  to  himself  hath  lately  digged  up  the 
"  cistern  and  paving  stones  and  carried  them  away,  and 
"  hath  cut  down  some  of  the  birches  set  in  a  walk  there 
"  for  shadow  by  those  that  frequented  the  wells,  and 
■'  doth  threaten  to  cut  down  the  rest  and  to  dig  the  rails 
"  about  the  wells,  and  fill  them  up  unless  he  may  have 
"  the  ordering  and  disposing  of  the  water,  though  the 
"  same  do  stand  in  the  highway  at  the  end  of  a  common." 
Petitioners  pray  that  Wybarne  may  be  compelled  to  set 
the  cistern  and  pavement  as  they  were,  and  that  all 
persons  may  have  liberty  to  take  the  waters  as  heretofore 
without  interruption,  and  if  Wybarne  neglect  [to  obey 
that  petitioners  may  take  the  cisterns  and  stones  and 
lay  them  as  before.     L.  J.,  XL  29. 

May  16.  Estitnate  of  plate,  linen,  diet,  coaches,  furni- 
ture, &c.  required  for  the  present  reception  of  His 
Majesty.     L.  J.,  XL  :!0. 

May  16.  Petition  of  John  Gardner  and  others.  In 
1648  and  for  divers  years  before  they  were  possessed  of 
fellowships  in  New  College,  Oxford,  and  for  not  sub- 
mitting to  the  visitors  then  appointed,  which  they  could 
not  do  without  violation  of  their  oaths,  they  were  ex- 
pelled from  their  College  and  University,  and  others 
uiistatutably  appointed  in  their  places.  Tbey  pray  that 
their  case  may  be  referred  to  a  Committee  and  timely 
relief  given  them.     iSVr  L.J.,  XL  31. 

May  17.  Petition  of  Richard  March,  Keeper  of  His 
Majesty's  Stores,  and  Edward  Sherburne,  Clerk  of  His 
Maiesty's  Ordnance.  Petitioners  held  their  places  for 
life  by  patent,  until  they  were  without  cause  dispossessed 
of  them  and  of  their  dwellings  in  the  Tower.  They 
have  been  sufferers  only  for  discharging  their  trusts  and 
duties  and  pray  to  be  re-admitted  to  their  places  and 
dwellings.     L.  J.,  XL  31. 

May  17.  Order  for  restoration  of  petitioners  to  their 
offices.     L.  J.,  XL  31. 

May  17.  Letter  from  the  fiords  who  went  to  wait  on 
the  King,  to  the  Earl  of  l^Ianchestcr.  They  deliveri'd 
the  lettei-  and  message  with  which  they  were  entrusted 
by  the  House  of  Peers,  and  found  a  most  gracious  re- 
ception from  His  Majesty,  who  intends  to  leave  the 
Hague  on  Monday  ne\t  to  land  at  Dover,  and  after  a 
short  stay  at  Canterbury  to  continue  his  journey  to 
liOndon,  and  there  to  reside  with  his  Court  at'Whitehall. 
Prom  the  Hague.     L.  J.,  XL  38.     In  c.rhitso. 

May  17.  Petition  of  Christopher  Barker,  Esquire.  The 
office  of  King's  printer  was  granted  to  petitioner's  great- 
grandfather and  grandfather  for  their  lives  and  fur  Thirty 
years  after  their  decease.  The  surviving  patentee  died 
in  1646,  and  the  office  then  devolved  ujion  petitioner  for 


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the  term  of  years,  who  enjoyed  it  until  sequestered  for 
delinquency  then  so  called,  viz.,  for  carrying  the  printing 
))resscs  to  the  cit^'  cf  York  as  commiiiided  by  his  late 
Majesty,  whereu])on  the  office  was  dis]iosed  of  by  the 
assumed  government  to  the  almost  undoing  of  ])etitiuner. 
his  wife,  and  children.  He  prays  that  all  orders  to  liis 
]>rejudice  maybe  recalled,  the  more  so  as  he  has  already 
been  kejit  out  for  the  full  half  |)art  of  his  term. 

May  17.  Petition  of  Richard  Downing,  a  sworn  ser- 
vant to  the  late  King  Charles  of  glorious  memory, 
deceased,  and  his  Royal  Queen,  in  the  [ilaco  of  Skinner 
to  their  Majesties,  and  Abraham  Downing,  son  of  the 
said  Richard,  as  servants  in  ordinai'y  for  the  kee|)ing 
and  taking  care  of  the  Queen'b  rich  I'urs.  They  have 
always  executed  their  duties  with  fidelity,  and  jiray  to 
be  settled  and  continued  in  their  employment.  Nolnl. 
Not  ordered. 

May  18.  Petition  of  George  Clarke,  elerk  of  the 
deliveries  in  the  office  of  His  Majesty's  ordnance. 
Petitioner  has  His  Majesty's  letters  patent  for  the 
place,  but  has  been  for  many  years  dispossessed  ;  prays 
to  be  restored  thereto.     L.  J.,  XI.  32. 

May  IS.  Petition  of  Lady  Jermyn  on  behalf  of  herself 
and  her  children.  Under  colour  of  the  order  of  the 
House  that  Walter  Long  should  deliver  the  books,  Ac. 
belonging  to  the  Register's  Office  in  Chancery  to  Wm. 
Groldsborough  and  Jasper  Edwards,  he  has  evaded 
giving  them  up  at  all,  demanding  an  acknowledgment 
first  that  they  are  the  whole  of  the  books  that  he  tiK^k 
away.  This  is  no  ])art  of  the  order,  and  iietitioner  prays 
that  positive  order  may  be  made  for  him  to  deliver  up 
all  the  books,  &c.  at  a  fixed  time.     L.  J.,  XI.  32. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Order  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  Great  Seal  for 
the  hearing  of  the  cause  in  Chancery,  between 
Lady  Jermyn  and  Walter  Long.     16  A])ril. 

2.  Order  of  same  for  Long  to  restore  the  books  and 
writings  he  had  taken  away.  &c.     19  Ajiril. 

3.  Order  of  same  taking  notice  that  Long  has  not 
restored  the  books,  and  that  the  business  in 
Chancery  is  much  hindered  thereby,  &c.  28  A])ril. 

4.  Draft  report  of  the  Committee  for  Petitions  that 
all  books,  &c.  taken  away  by  Long  ought  to  be 
restored,  and  the  profits  of  the  office  stayed  in  the 
hands  of  Goldsborough  and  Edwards  whilst  the 
case  is  pending.     9  May. 

6.  Draft  order  in  pursuance  of  preceding  report. 
12  May. 

6.  Affidavit  of  John  Amherst  that  Long  obtained 
violent  possession  of  the  keys  at  the  Register's 
Office  and  carried  away  books,  &c. 

7.  Affidavit  of  Francis  Eglesfield  on  the  same 
subject. 

8.  Similar  affidavit  of  William  iSrerewood. 

9.  Report  of  the  Committee  for  Petitions  upon  Lady 
Jermyn's  claim  to  the  Register's  Office  deduced 
from  a  patent  granted  to  Henry  and  Thomas 
Jermyn,  in  the  14th  yenv  of  Charles  I...  as 
trustees  for  their  father  Sir  Thomas  Jermyn,  who 
directed  the  profits  to  be  applied  to  th?  main- 
tenance of  Lady  Jermyn  and  her  children.  Long's 
title  depends  on  the  delinquency  of  Loid  Jermyn, 
one  of  the  trustees,  and  his  own  appointment  by 
various  ordinances.  Long  was  outed  under  the 
self-denj'iug  ordinance,  but  restored  in  .A.pril 
1647,  until,  he  being  beyond  the  seas.  Miles 
Corbett  executed  the  office  by  .agreement  till  165.'!, 
when  a  new  regulation  was  made.  In  l(i59  Long 
brought  an  assize  against  Edw.ards,  who  then 
held  a  patent  from  the  Protector,  and  Long  was 
ordered  by  the  Commissioners  to  execute  the 
office,  Parliament  in  March  last  vacating  Corbett's 
interest.     9  May. 

10.  Draft  judgment  directing  that  all  books,  Ac. 
should  be  restored  by  Long  to  (foldsborough  and 
Edwards,  and  that  they  should  execute  the  duties 
of  the  Register's  Office  and  receive  the  fees  for 
the  benefit  of  Lady  Jermyn  and  her  children. 

May  18.  Message  from  the  House  of  (!'ommon.s  with 
the  resolutions  of  that  Hou.se,  that  all  the  persons  who 
sat  iu  judgment  upon  the  late  King's  Majesty  when 
sentence  of  death  was  pronounced  against  him  shall 
be  forthwith  seized  and  secured  ;  that  nothing  herein 
shall  apply  to  Colonel  Mathew  Tomlinson,  and  that 
the  ports  be  stopped  that  none  of  those  wiio  are 
ordered  to  be  apprehended  escape.  L.  J.,  XI.  o2.  In 
e.itenso. 

May  18.  List  of  persons  to  be  ajiprehended.  Noted. 
The  pretended  high  court  of  justice.  L.  J.,  XI.  32. 
Ill  cxteiiao. 


May  18.  Petition  of  Richard  Right,  Clerk  of  the  Irons 
in  the  Mint,  in  the  Tower  of  London.  Petitioner  was 
appointed  to  the  office  in  1642,  and  was  eonfirnied 
therein  in  1649,  but  has  of  late  sufl'ered  much  trouble 
and  disgrace  from  one  Violet  and  Mr.  Swallow,  the 
latter  of  whom  claims  the  office  under  patent  from  King 
James,  which,  as  petitioner  conceives,  is  void  in  law. 
In  1649  an  order  of  the  Council  was  made  to  prepare  an 
Act  against  false  coiners,  and  petitioner  has  been  at 
great  charge  in  prosecuting  such  persons,  some  of  whom 
are  so  bold  as  to  stamp  silver  money  and  foreign  coin 
under  pretence  of  stamping  farthings,  there  being  no 
law  established  to  prohibit  their  presses.  Petitioner's 
estate  is  much  exhausted  by  suits  brought  against  him 
by  persons  whom  he  has  prosecuted  iu  discharge  of  his 
public  duty,  and  he  prays  to  be  confirmed  in  his  office, 
to  be  reimbursed  what  shall  appear  justly  duo  to  him, 
and  that  he  may  be  empowered  to  prosecute  false 
coiners  with  indemnity  for  his  proceedings  in  so  doing. 
L.  J.,  XL  33. 

Annexed : — 

1.  List  of  false  coiners  prosecuted  by  Richard  Pight 
from  1650  to  1660. 

May  18.  Petition  of  Dame  Barbara  Villiers,  widow  of 
the  late  .Sir  Edward  ViiUers.  King  James  by  letters 
patent  granted  to  her  late  husband  for  life  the  sum  of 
twoiience  by  tale  ujion  every  pound  weight  of  silver 
moneys  coined,  to  be  taken  out  of  the  moneys  remaining 
in  the  Mint  upon  delivery  and  payment  of  the  silver 
moneys  coined  there,  the  officers'  fees,  diet,  and  other 
necessary  charges  being  answered.  The  same  benefit 
was  granted  to  petitioner  after  the  death  of  her  husband 
by  the  late  King  Charles  for  several  terms  of  years,  of 
which  about  four  years  only  are  still  to  come.  She  has 
been  kept  out  of  the  benefit  of  the  grant  by  the  troubles 
aud  disorders  of  the  times,  and  prays  that  she  may  enjoy 
it  for  the  short  remainder  of  the  term.     L.  J.,  XI.  33. 

May  18.  Petition  of  .lohn  Oliver,  Dr.  in  Divinity.  In 
the  year  164.8  petitioner  was  ejected  from  the  President- 
ship of  Magdalen  College,  Oxford,  for  not  submitting 
to  the  visitation,  though  contrary  to  the  local  statutes  of 
the  College.  Dr.  Thomas  Goodwin  has  voluntarily  re- 
ceded from  the  place,  and  petitioner  prays  to  be  restored 
thereto  after  his  long  suffering.     L.  J.,  XI.  33. 

May  18.  Petition  of  Edmond  A'eale.  Claims  certain 
lands  called  Whites  at  East  Burnham,  Bucks,  from 
William  Lidgold,  under  the  will  of  Mrs.  Dorcas  Woller- 
son,  deceased,  about  which  there  have  been  various 
proceedings  in  Chancery.  Praj's  for  a  determination  of 
the  matter  by  the  House.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  72. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Case  of  Edmond   Veale,  and   pedigree   of  the 
claimants.     (Printed.) 

2.  Veale's  case. 

o.  Summary  of  proceedings  in  this  matter. 
4.  Summary  of  the  case. 

May  18.  Order  authorising  Baynham  Throckmorton, 
and  others  to  stay  waste  in  the  Forest  of  Dean,  to  pre- 
serve the  coal  and  iron  works  there,  to  provide  for  the 
finishing  of  the  ship  now  building  there,  and  for  the 
])reservation  of  the  vert  and  venison  in  the  forest. 

May  18.  Draft  of  preceding. 

May  18.  Petition  of  Marmaduke  Darrell.  Charles 
Lee  claims  certain  lands  in  Bucks  in  right  of  bis  wife 
Elizabotli  Elwes,  which  petitioner  alleges  were  only 
moitgaged  to  Lee  ;  the  ( 'ourt  of  Chancery  has,  how- 
ever, decided  that  they  were  sold.  Prays  for  reversal 
of  the  decree. 

May  18.  Petition  of  Robert  Thornton,  chaser  of  wax 
and  purveyor  of  wax  for  the  Great  Seal  of  England.  By 
virtue  of  letters  patent  from  King  James  petitioner 
enjoyed  and  executed  the  said  places  with  fidelity  until 
the  nnha]ipy  dilTcrences,  at  which  time  he  was  outed. 
Prays  to  be  rt'stored. 

May  19.  Petition  of  Francis  Xieholls,  Major  of  His 
Excillency's  regiment,  Deputy  Governor  of  the  Tower, 
and  clerk  of  His  Maje>ty's  ordnance  there,  and  ,fohn 
Falkener,  Keeper  ut  His  Majesty's  stores  in  the  ]ilace 
aforesaid.  NichoUs  holds  his  office  by  order  of  the 
present  Council,  and  Falkener  by  letters  patent  under 
the  Great  Seal.  Notwithstanding  this  their  Loidships, 
by  an  order  of  the  17th  instant,  have  upon  pretence 
of  former  patents  restored  Richard  March  and  Edward 
Sherburne  to  the  said  offices.  Petitioners  pr.ay  that 
thev  may  be  eontmued  in  their  present  employments. 
L.  J.,  Xi.  33. 

May  19.  Report  from  the  Committee  to  whom  the 
petition  of  Robert  Grove  and  others  was  referred ; 
directing  that  petitioners  should  be  restored  to  their 
fellowships  in  New  College,  Oxford.     L.  J.,  XI.  34. 

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Annexed: — 

1     Instructions  fur  drawing  the  report. 

•2    Application   that   John   Price,  one  ol    the  hrst 

thrown  out  of  his  fellowship,  may  be  admitted  mto 

the  order  of  re-admission. 

May  19    Petition  of  Cornelius  Hooker,  Hecorder  of 

the  citv  of  Winchester.     In   U>r,l  petitioner  ^yas  i^ly 

elected  recorder  of  Winchester,  and  enjoyed  the  office 

WBtil  lCo7.  when  Thomas  Muspratt  (whose  election  to 

the  mavoraltv  of  the  town  petitioner  had  for  just  reasons 

opposed),  imnudiatelv  after  his  election  as  mayor,  called 

together  a  uartv  under  the  notion  of  an  assembly,  and 

by"  his  power  caused  a  vote  to   be   passed  t.)  suspend 

petitioner.     Muspratt.  who  is  neither  counsel  or  at  law 

or  attorney,  Imt   a   shoemaker,  has  since  taken  upon 

himself  to  execute  the  office,  rulin-  the  sessions  and 

sittinK  as  ind-je  in  the  court  of  Common  Pleas  in  the  city, 

and  receiving  the  fees.     Petitioner  prays  that  he  may 

be  restored  to  his  office,  that  he  may  receive  his  tees 

and  all  arrears,  and  that  the  vote  for  his  suspension  may 

ho  vacated. 

May  W.  Petition  of  John  Pyuch,  of  Preston,  Kent. 
Ln'the  year  164:2  petitioner  by  license  of  Parliament  lett 
his  small  -'State  in  Preston,  and  travelled  beyond  the 
seas.'  Cpon  his  retui-n  in  the  year  1650  he  found  two 
parts  of  his  estate  sequestered  under  pretence  o  an 
ordinance  of  Parliament  made  in  1643,  and  although  he 
made  it  appear  that  he  was  never  convicted  of  recusancy, 
and  was  absent  bv  license  of  Parliament,  yet  by  the 
power  of  Sir  Michael  Livesey  and  others  his  estate  was 
BtiU  continued  sequestered  and  ehai'ged  with  .541.  per 
annum,  which  was  extorted  from  him  until  last  year 
■when  he  forbore  to  pay  t,he  same.  Francis  Whitowick, 
the  receiver  of  the  county,  under  colour  of  a  late  decla- 
ration, now  thieatens  to  distrain  petitioner's  tenants  for 
the  pretended  rent,  whereas  it  was  never  intended, 
petitioner  conceives,  to  comprehend  his  unjustly  seques- 
tered estate  within  the  declaration.  Prays  that  the 
receiver  may  be  ordered  to  forbear  any  levy  for  tnu 
arrears.     L.  J.,  XI.  60. 

May  19.  P.-tition  of  soap  boilers.  Complain  that  the 
London  patentees  liroke  into  their  houses  and  most 
illegally  seized  and  destroyed  their  soap  and  soap 
materials,  imprisoned  their  persons,  forced  ilivers  of 
them  to  fly  into  foreign  parts,  and  bound  many  of  them 
in  bonds  of  great  penalties  never  to  boil  soa])  more. 
Petitioners  brought  their  actions  under  the  statute  21 
Jac.  against  monopolies,  but  the  patentees  by  the  rich- 
ness of  their  purses  and  by  mliancing  the  price  of  soap, 
have  kejit  some  ot  the  petitioners  in  law  above  eighteen 
years,  by  obtaining  special  verdicts,  putting  in  pleas  of 
three  hundred  and  thirty-six  sheets  of  paper,  and  <jb- 
taining  injunctions  and  writs  of  error.  Six  of  the 
patentees  submitted  themselves  to  reference,  and  have 
satisfied  petitioners  10  per  cent,  according  to  their  ])ro- 
portions  of  their  respective  stocks  in  the  patent,  Ijnt 
the  remaining  party  obstinately  refuse  to  satisfy  them. 
Petitioners  pray  that  the  persons  mentioned  in  the 
schedule  may  be  ordered  to  fully  satisfy  them  in  like 
manner  as  the  other  patentees  have  done,  and  that  some 
person  may  be  appointed  by  their  Lordships  to  collect 
and  distribute  the  money. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  List  of  patentees  who  have  submitted  to  reference, 
and  list  of  those  who  refuse  to  jiay  their  propor- 
tions with  their  stocks  in  the  patent. 

2.  I'l-iition  of  the  aggrieved  soap  boilers.  I'ray 
that  a  day  be  ajipointed  for  their  ])etition  to  be 
debated  and  their  counsel  to  be  heard. 

May  21.  Petition  of  Wm.  Ifeveningham  as  follows  : — 

To  tlio  right  hono'''''  the  Lords  assembled  in 
Parliament. 
The  humble  petition  of  William  f  frveningliani,  Ksq,, 
Sheweth 


'I'liat  yo'  pet'  did  and  doth  from  his  soule  detest  and 
abhoii-  that  aboniiiiablf^  ninrtlnn-  of  the  late  King  of 
ever  blessed  memory,  and  doth  humbly  crave  leave  to 
inforrae  yo'  Lo'pp'  that  at  his  iiyall  yo'  pet'  did  refuse 
to  consent  to  liis  Ma"'  death  by  hoUling  u])  his  liands,  as 
the  rest  did,  and  afterward,-  diil  refuse  to  signe  thi' 
warrant  forliis  .^aid  Ma"'  death,  altlioiigh  he  was  picsseil 
therennto  by  mmh  importunity  by  Serjeant  I'radshaw. 
the  then  I'residi-nt, 

Wherefore  yo'  pet'  doth  in  all  hnniililie  prosteratc 
himselfc  at  the  feete  of  this  high  Iribuiiiall  of  Judica- 
ture, and  doth  humbly  pray. 

The  p'missert  coneidjered  that  this  noble  houteof  Peere.- 
would  be  ]ileased  to  take  _vo'  pet'  into  yo'  consideration 


and  commiseration  that  hee  may  reinaino  a  living  monu-     I 
ment  of  yo' mercy  &  clemency. 

\nd  3-0'  pet'  as  bound  in  duty  shall  ever  jiray,  Arc,  < 

W,  Heueningiiam, 

Ordered,  'fhat  the  Peticoner  shall  api)carc  before  the 
Lords  in  Pari'  on  Wensday  next. 

Sec  L,  J,,  XL  2.5. 

May  21.  Petition  of  John  Baker.  Petitioner  s  father 
died  in  the  year  1649,  leaving  to  ]ietitioner,  then  eleven 
or  twelve  years  of  age,  lands  at  Benfield,  and  divers 
houses,  stables,  and  tenements  near  Charing  Cross. 
Immediately  after  his  father's  death  his  sister  Katberine, 
■who  has  since  intermarried  with  William  Kniveton, 
sent  him  away  privatel}'  to  Virginia,  where  he  served  as 
a  slave,  and  endured  great  hardships  for  nine  years. 
Whilst  he  was  in  Virginia,  Francis  Laudc,  a  coo])er, 
since  deceased,  a  confederate  of  his  sister,  by  violent'C 
and  menaces  forced  him  to  pass  away  his  whole  estate 
to  Luude,  who  re-conveyed  it  to  petitioner's  sister. 
Kniveton,  being  a  crafty  attorney,  doubting  whether  the 
deed  made  in  Virginia  was  sufficient  in  law,  procured 
petitioner  about  a  year  since  to  be  broug'at  over  again 
into  England,  and  ke]it  him  almost  a  prisoner  until  six 
or  seven  weeks  since  when  he  got  him  to  a  t.avcrn,  called 
the  Lamb,  near  St.  Clement's  Church,  where  having  made 
him  drink  an  abundance  of  burnt  and  raw  wine  he  caused 
him  to  sign  and  seal  three  several  deeds  by  which  he 
coMveyodaway  the  whole  of  his  estate  for  no  considera- 
tion whatever.  Petitioner  prays  that  Kniveton  may  be 
sent  for  to  answer  the  charges  made  against  him,  and 
that  petitioner  may  have  counsel  assigned  to  him.  L.  J., 
XL  35, 

May  22.  Petition  of  William  Warren.  Petitioner 
having  heard  that  Edward  Medborne  had  spoken  trea- 
sonable words  against  the  King.  ai)prchended  and  com- 
mitted him  to  prison,  but  afterwards  consented  to  join 
with  another  justice  of  the  ]ieace  to  bail  him.  Petitioner 
re-apprehended  Medborne  and  delivered  him  into  the 
custody  of  the  Black  Rod,  where  he  now  is.  Petitioner 
prays  that  he  may  be  discharged  of  his  miscarriage 
herein.     L.  J..  XL  36. 

Annexed : — 

1,  Another  ])etition  of  same  for  his  dischargo  from 
the  custody  of  the  Black  Rod. 

2.  Cojiy  of  the  information  of  James  Bayloy  and 
John  Kingston  of  the  treasonable  words  spoken 
by  Medborne.  11  May  1660.  And  on  the  same 
paper  coi)y  of  the  recognizance  of  the  two  jus- 
tices upon  which  Medborne  was  bailed.  14  May 
1660. 

May  22.  Petition  of  Percy  Lord  Powis.  Petitioner's 
name  was  inserted  in  the  first  bill  of  sale  of  delinquents' 
estates,  and  thereby  the  manor  or  lordship  of  Kerinion, 
parcel  of  the  barony  of  Powis,  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, wherein  petitioner  hath  but  an  estate  for  life 
with  impeachment  of  waste,  was  sold  by  the  trustees  at 
Drury  House  to  Charles  Lloyd,  of  London,  merchant. 
Since  the  ]jurcbase  Lloyd  has  erected  an  iron  mill,  and 
made  a  great  destruction  of  timber,  haying  felled  and 
sold  away  more  timber  than  his  whole  purchase  money 
amounts  to.  Petitioner  prays  that  as  ho  is  only  tenant 
for  life  a  stop  may  bo  made  of  destroying  any  more  of 
the  timber,  and  of  carrying  away  what  is  already  cut  in 
order  that  there  may  not  be  a  total  destruction  of  the 
estate  which  descends  to  his  son.     L.  J.,  XI.  36. 

May  22,  Petition  of  Edward  Drope  and  others,  late 
Fellows  in  Magdalen  College  in  Oxford.  By  an  ordi- 
nance of  the  Lords  and  Commons  made  in  ^lay  1648  cer- 
tain jiersons  were  authorised  and  appointed  to  visit  the 
University  and  colleges  according  to  the  statutes,  <and  pe- 
titioners being  called  before  them,  and  itbeiug  demanded 
whether  they  would  submit  lo  the  power  of  Parliament 
in  that  visitation,  they  craved  time  to  consider  thereof, 
not  daring  to  give  positive  answers,  as  they  conceived 
they  coufd  not  submit  to  visitors  who  were  actual  mem- 
bers of  the  University  without  manifest  breach  of  their 
college  oaths  and  statutes.  A  lew  days  after  this  with- 
out any  further  summons  or  hearing  they  were  forcibly 
ejceled  from  their  fellowships  by  the  visitors  and  soldiers 
to  their  very  great  loss  and  ilamnge.  They  jn-ay  to  be 
restored.  L.  J.,  XL  J!6. 
Annexed  : — 

1.   Case  of  till-  petitioners,  repeating  the  statements 
in  their  jielition, 

~.   Draft  of  order  desired  by  petitioners. 

May  22.  Draft  order  for  the  clerks  of  both  Houses  to 
lake  an  inventory  of  all  records,  books,  papers,  &c.  in 
the  kei'ping  of  John  Phelps  belonging  to  the  puljlio  and 
remaining  in  his  house.     L.  J,,  XI,  36.     lit  e^vtcnso. 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    REPORT. 


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Annexed : — 

1.  Another  draft. 

■1.  Draft  of  a  further  order  for  all  the  records,  books. 
&o.  above  mentioned  to  be  placed  in  the  custody 
of  Mr.  Edward  Rich. 

May  22.  Information  against  Captain  Anthony  ^Bel- 
cham  for  treasonable  words  spoken  against  the  King. 
L.  J.,  XI.  3ix 

May  22.  Petition  of  Mary  Lady  Petre,  of  Ingatestone. 
in  the  county  of  Essex,  widow,  the  relict  of  Robert  Lord 
Petre,  deceased.  Prays  that  the  sequestrators  may  be 
ordered  to  forbear  levving  any  moneys  npon  petitioner's 
estate  until  the  merits  of  her  cause  have  been  dnly  heard 
and  determined  by  law.     L.  J..  XI.  36. 

May  22.  Petition  of  Harnian  Sheafe  and  Tliomas 
Ruche,  citizens  of  London.  In  April  16->9  John  Gittbrd 
did  by  .attachment  out  of  one  of  the  .^herifi"s  Courts  arrest 
a  hogshead  of  beaver  skins  as  the  goods  of  Henry  AVebb, 
of  New  England,  for  a  pretended  debt  of  300/.,  and  for 
want  of  ba?!  caused  the  goods  to  be  apprised  and  sold. 
Webb  has  since  affirmed  to  petitioners  that  he  owes 
Gittbrd  nothing,  and  they  have  accordingly  become  bail 
for  him  in  the  action.  Gilford  knowing  the  proceedings  of 
all  the  courts  of  justice  at  Westminster  to  be  obstructed, 
■whereby  no  means  can  be  used  by  Webb  to  make  his 
defence"  to  the  action,  or  produce  witnesses  from  New 
England,  does  with  all  eagerness  endeavour  to  get  the 
cause  heard  on  'J'hursday  next,  and  will  obtain  the  same, 
and  thereby  take  petitioners  in  execution  unless  their 
Lordships  in  the  vacancy  of  law  courts  at  Westminster 
will  be  pleased  to  stay  his  proceedings.  They  pray  that 
all  proceedings  may  be  stayed.  L.  J.,  XI.  38. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Copy  of  affidavit  of  William  Heathfielcl  that  m 
the  year  1653  Gifford  supplied  Webb  with  21  tons 
of  iron,  but  deponent  does  not  know  whether  he 
paid  for  it. 

2.  Draft  of  the  attachment  out  of  the  Sheriff's  Court. 
May  23.  Petition  of  Captain  Anthony  Belcham.  Peti- 
tioner does  not  desire  to  excuse  himself  of  the  matters 
sworn  against  him,  though  he  remembers  not  that  ever 
he  spake  such  words  as  are  deposed.  Prays  the'r  Lord- 
ships to  grant  him  the  benefit  of  His  Majesty's  declara- 
tion, and  to   discharge   him    from   his   imprisonment. 

L.  J.,  XL  38. 

May  23.  Letter  from  General  Montagu  to  the  Speaker 
of  the  House  of  Peers  ;  announcing  that  the  King  and 
the  Dukes  of  York  and  Gloucester  had  embarked  at 
Schcveling  for  Dover.     L.  .!.,  XI  41.     In  eHenso. 

May  23.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Dendie,  prisoner  in  the 
Gatehouse.  Petitioner  complains  that  being  imprisoned 
for  words  she  never  spake  she  is  most  uncivilly  used  in 
the  prison.  Prays  that  some  course  may  be  taken  to 
save  her  from  utter  ruin  until  her  complaint  can  be 
heard.     L.  J.,  XL  42. 

May  2-4.  Order  appointing  a  Committee  to  draw  up  a 
letter  to  the  King  to  express  the  great  sense  of  the 
House  for  His  Majesty's  safe  landing,  and  to  know 
■where  the  House  may  wait  upon  him,  &c.  L.  J.,  XI. 
40.     In  extenso. 

May  25.  Draft  letter  from  the  House  of  Peers  to  the 
King  ;  congratulating  His  Majesty  upon  his  safe  arrival. 
L.  J.,  XI.  41.     J)i  e.ririiso. 

May  25.  Draft  letter  from  the  Earl  of  Manchester, 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Peers,  to  the  Commissionei  s 
with  the  King;  desiring  them  to  present  preceding 
letter  to  His  Majesty.     L.  J.,  XL  41.     I»  e.dcnso. 

May  25.  Petition  of   John    Giffard.     Prays  that  the 
order  made  hj  their  Lordships  to  stay  his  proceedings 
against  Henry  Webb  for  the  recovery  of  a  just  debt 
may  be  recalled.     L.  J.,  XL  41. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  referred  to  in  preceding.  22  May 
1660. 
May  25.  Petition  of  Thomas  Walker,  D.D.  Peti- 
tioner was  duly  elected  Master  of  University  College, 
Oxford,  and  continued  in  quiet  possession  for  many 
years  until  he  was  removed  in  1648  for  not  sabmitting 
10  the  visitation  there.  ITpon  petitioner's  removal  Dr. 
Hoyle  was  placed  in  his  room,  who  is  since  dead,  and 
Mr.  Johnson  now  enjoys  the  place,  having  been  put  in 
by  Oliver  Cromwell  without  any  election  of  the  fellows, 
pretending  the  same  was  a  sequestration  in  regard  peti- 
tioner was  alive.  He  prays  that,  in  tender  consideration 
of  his  great  sufterings,  nothing  of  scandal  or  insuffi- 
ciency being  ever  objected  against  him,  he  may  be 
restored  to  his  place  in  the  college,  being  his  freehold. 

May  25.  Petition  of  Eumphrey  Babmgton.  Peti- 
tioner was  about  ten  years  since  outed  from  his  fellowship 
in  Trinity  College,  Canibridge,  for  refusing  to  take  the 
engagement  against  His   Majesty   and    the   House   of 


Peers,  nothing  else  having  been  proved  against  his  life 
or  doctrine.  Prays  to  be  restored  to  his  fellowshi]i. 
Endorsed,  '■  Read  and  ordered." 

May  25.  Petition  of  Richard  Clarke,  late  Keeper  of 
the  Stores  in  the  Armoury  Office  in  the  Tower  of  London. 
Petitioner  was  in  the  year  1637  by  a  patent  from  the 
late  King  appointed  to  his  office,  and  disbursed  for  the 
repair  of  arm-,  6i0?.  5s.  2'?..  and  the  arrears  of  his  wages 
amounted  to  503L  6s.  7d.  Soon  after  the  death  of 
the  late  King  petitioner  was  forced  by  the  Committee 
for  regulating  the  Na-s-y  and  Customs  to  resign  his  place 
til  Edward  Aiislowo.  Petitioner,  who  has  long  suti'ered 
under  the  oppression  of  the  late  government,  prays  to 
be  restored  to  his  former  employment. 

Mav  iZ.  Petition  of  Abraham  Babington,  Citizen  and 
Draper   of  London.     Petitioner   in   times   past   being 
tenant  to  Alderman  Bunco  for  two  houses  and  two  shops, 
upon   seriuestration  of  the   Alderman  had  the  offer  of 
pre-emption,    which  he    constantly   refused  to   accept, 
until  towards  the  expiration  of   the  term  in  the  Act 
mentioned,  the  lady  of  the  Alderman  much  importuned 
him    to    purchase,    and   promised  that    lie    should   be 
harmless  from  them  or  any  of  theirs  in  so  doing,  assuring 
him  she  liad  fullpower  from  the  Alderman.    Whereupon 
petitioner  was  induced  to  purchase  the  premises  and  to 
rebuild   them   at    the    cost   of  2.000Z.      1  he    House    of 
Commons  has  now  ordered  that  the  whole  of  Alderman 
Bunce's  estate   shall  be  restored  to  him,  whereby  peti- 
tioner is  liable  to  the  loss  of  his  money  and  also  of  his 
whole  livelihood.     Prays  that  he  may  find  such  favour 
from  their  Lordships  as  the  equity  of  the  cause  shall 
deserve. 
Annexed : — • 

1.  Statement  of  petitioner's  case. 
May  26.  Petition  of  Thomas  Wood,  D.D.  In  the 
year  1635  petitioner  was  presented  to  the  rectory  of 
Whickham,  in  the  bishopric  of  Durham,  and  officiated 
there  until  1651,  when  he  was  ejected  by  persons  who 
pi-etended  to  be  commissionated  by  such  as  at  that 
time  assumed  the  power,  nothing  appearing  that  in  the 
least  reflected  upon  him  saving  his  being  one  of  His 
Majesty's  chaplains.  Upon  his  ejectment  his  own 
parishioners,  and  divers  in  the  neighbouring  parishes 
who  were  frequent  hearers  of  him,  voluntarily  and  with- 
out his  privity  petitioned  for  his  restoration,  nevertheless 
he  could  have  no  redress,  but  has  peaceably  continued 
and  patiently  waited  upon  God  under  his  unjust 
suft'erings.  Prays  to  lie  restored  to  his  living.  L.  J., 
XI.  42. 

Annexed: — 

1    Certificate  as  to  the  truth  of  petitioner  s  state- 
ments.    22  May  1660. 
May  26.     Order  upon  Dr.  Wood's  petition.    L.  J. ,  XI. 
42.     1)1  ej-foiso. 

May  26.  Dislmrsements  made  by  Clement  Kynnersley, 
His  Majesty's  wardrobekeeper,  for  furnishing  the  Lords 
House  of  Parliament  and  the  rooms  adjoining.     L.  J.. 

XL  44. 

May  26.  Letter  from  the  King  at  Canterliury  to  the 
House  of  Peers  in  answer  to  the  letter  from  the  House 
of  the  25th  instant.     L.  J..  XI.  44.     Iii  pj-teuso. 

Mav  28.  Information  of  John  Rennalls,  of  Ewell, 
Surrey,  of  treasonable  words  spoken  by  William  Rewer 
alias  Drywater  against  the  King.  On  the  same  paper 
confession  of  Rewer  that  he  used  the  words  imputed  to 

him.     L.  J.,  XL  43.  „  ,,.    j     f 

May  28.  Information  of  Captain  John  Pultord  ot 
treasonable  words  spoken  against  the  King  by 
Captain  Henbury.     L.  J.,  XL  43,  45. 

Annexed : —  „     ,  rr.!. 

1.  Petition  of  Captain  Stephen  Henbury.  I  he 
words  wherewith  petitioner  stands  charged  are 
pretended  to  have  been  spoken  in  March  last,  a 
time  when  men  took  too  great  a  latitude  in  speak- 
ing against  the  kingly  Government.  Although 
he"  defies  having  spoken  them,  yet  since  it  hath 
pleased  His  Majesty  to  grant  his  most  gracious 
and  free  pardon  to  all  his  subjects  who  shall 
within  fortv  days  lav  hold  upcm  his  grace  and 
favour,  and'  shall  by  any  public  act  declare  then- 
doing  so,  he  prays  that  he  may  have  the  benefit 
of  His  Majesty's  most  gi-acious  pardon,  and  be 
discharged  of  his  imprisonment. 
Mav  28    P;iper  endorsed  Sir  John  Lenthall's  papers 

concerning  persons  that  have  spoken  treasonable  words 

against  the  King.     L.  J.,  XI.  43. 

1 .  Informations  of  Adrian  Pinckard,  wife  of  William 
Pinckard,  of  St.  Olave's,  Southwark.  carmaker, 
and  others,  of  treasonable  words  spoken  by 
Thomas  Blaoklock  against  the  King.     Blacklock 

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being  examined  utterly  denied  that  he  spake  the 
words.butrefused  to  subscribe  to  this  examination. 
.  Information  of  Elizabeth  Evans.of  the  Upground, 
in  St.  Saviour's,  Southwark,  that  she  heard  Lewis 
Powell  ^av  that  if  the  King  should  land  and  the 
barge  should  go  down   for  him,  he  would  have 
an  oar  in  the  same   barge  with  some   others  that 
he  knew,  and  that   he  would  sink  the  barge  and 
everv  man  and  mother's  child  that  was  in  it.  lor 
he  valued  not  his  own  life  so  he  might  not  come 
in.     PowoU  being  examined  denied  ever}'  parti- 
cular charge  in  the  information. 
Information  of  Sarah  Crockford  that  she  heard 
Margaret   Dagger   say  that   the  King,  meaning 
our  Soverign  Lord  King  Charles,  was  a  bastard, 
and  that  Bridewell  was  the   fittest  place  for  hitn. 
Dagger   being   examined   denied   that  ever   she 
said  any  such  words. 
May  -28.  Resolution  of  the  House   of  Commons   re- 
specting the  proelamation  touching  the  rebels  in  Ire- 
land.    C.  J.,  Vlll.  4.7.     lu  cdenso. 

May  -29.  Draft  order  of  the  Commons  desiring  the 
Lord's  concurrence  in  a  i>roclamation  against  Jesuits, 
seminaries,  popish  priests,  and  recusants.  C.  J.,  \  III. 
48. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Draft  proclamation  for  putting  intJ  execution 
ihe  Acts  against  Jesuits,  &c.  This  proclamation 
was  received  by  the  Lords  on  the  30th  of  May, 
but  allowed  to  drop.     L.  J.,  XI.  47. 


viii.  Will.  Bacon  has  a  statue  of  Deianira,  and  a 
picture  of  Mary  and  Angels. 

ix.  John  Embree  has  the  following  pictures  received  in 
part  payment  of  a  great  debt  due  to  him  for  work  and 
materials  in  repairing  his  late  Majesty's  houses  : — 

'I'ho  I/eluge,  done  by  Bassano,  valued  at 
Pomlrett  Castle 

A  Madonna  of  Egypt,  done  by  Titian 
A  man  in  black,  done  by  Tintorett 
A  head,  done  by  Tintorett  - 
A  head,  dcme  by  B.assau 
The  Duke  of  Brunswick's  head 
2  night  pieces  for  closets,  done  upon  copper 
by  Stenwick         .  .  .  - 


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Papers  relating  to  the  late  King's  Goons.* 

1.  May — .  "A  p'ticular  of  the  inventories  of  the 
"  King's  goods  brought  into  the  Lord's  Committees," 
being  a  catalogue  of  returns,  twenty-seven  in  number, 
made  by  persons  who  had  become  possessed  of  any  of 
the  goods  of  the  late  King,  showing  in  most  cases 
whether  they  were  still  in  their  i)ossession  or  how 
disposed  of,  and  for  what  sum.  The  returns  are  as 
follows,  viz.  : — 

i.  Francis  Triou  sold  six  pieces  of  arras,  of  the  story 
of  Vulcan  and  Venus,  to  a  French  jeweller  for  300/. 

ii.  Edw.  Martyn  has  four  pictures  called  the  Dukes 
of  [Somerset  ?]  and  a«othei',  a  St.  Francis,  bought  for  11/. 
iii.  Edw.  Annesley,  storekeeper  and  proof-master  of 
the  Armoury  of  the  Tower  of  London,  has  in  his  custody 
all  the  armour  brought  from  Greenwich  to  Guildhall  and 
from  thence  to  the  magazine  in  London  about  the  year 
1644,  except  one  rich  gilt  armour  delivered  by  order  of 
the  Council  to  General  Cromwell.  Annesley  enume- 
rates nine  suits  of  armour,  besides  one  armour  of  great 
value  of  his  late  Majesty's  made  last  for  his  own  person, 
and  one  small  armour  made  for  Prince  Charles, his  now 
Majesty,  both  put  to  sale  at  Somerset  House,  the  which 
he  procured  of  one  Willit  to  prevent  the  loss  of  them. 

iiia.  Petition  of  Edward  Annesley,  keeper  of  the  stores 
and  proof-master  in  the  office  of  armoury  within  His 
Majesty's  Tower  of  London  ;  being  skilful  in  making  and 
keeping  of  arms  he  was  in  the  year  1642  called  to  serve 
the  late  King  and  Parliament  in  the  Magazine  of  War 
in  London,  was  appointed  clerk  of  the  armoury  in  the 
Tower  in  1647,  and  about  two  years  later  keeper  of  the 
stores  and  proof-master;  he  has  been  very  instrumental 
in  preserving  the  armour  of  his  late  Majesty  at  great 
expense  to  himself,  and  prays  to  be  confirmed  in  his 
employment. 

iv.  Henry  Kem,  at  the  Swan  Inn,  King  Street,  West- 
minster, gave  30/.  for  carpets  which  may  have  belonged 
to  his  late  Majesty. 

v.  Wm.  Froggitt,  at  the  Pheasant,  in  King  Street, 
makes  a  return  of  goods  that  he  knows  of  in  various 
persons'  hands,  amongst  them  in  the  hands  of  Edward 
Martyn,  six  pictures,  one  being  the  Duke  of  Florence; 
in  the  hands  of  Lord  Whitlocke,  "  the  Slauter  of  the 
"  Hellena  of  Greese,"  &c. 

vi.  Thomas  Osborne  has  a  Joseph  and  a  St.  Francis  by 

Gentelico,  a  picture  by  Woter.  five  ]iictnres  of  the  King's 

family  in  little,  the  King's  family  in  water-colours,  &o. 

vii.  ThomaB  Heauchamp  knows  that  the  Chief  Justice 

St.  John  has  f(JUr  brass  heads,  &c.  in  his  possession. 


£  174    0    0 


•  On  the  nth  of  May  KJflO  a  Conintittpe  was  appointed  to  consider  and 
recoivi!  infommtion  where  niiy  of  tin-  Iiiti-  Knit's  koixIs,  jewels,  ami 
picturi  s  were,  and  to  advise  ol  seme  cimrjie  linw  the  same  might  l»e 
restored  to  His  now  Majesty  (L.  J.,  XI.  Ill)  ;  the  C'nnmiittee  was  ulter- 
wards  empftwered  to  order  tlie  seizure  of  all  siirh  of  [he  fcoods  a.s  should 
be  diseoxired  to  them;  und  Thomas  Beauchump.  late  elerk  to  the 
truitees  for  the  sale  of  the  King's  noods,  was  ordered  to  deliver  the 
hjxikB  of  inventories  of  llie  Kind's  medals,  rinns,  &c.  to  Mr.  Webb.  His 
Majesty  a  suj^eyor. 


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X.  Eleanor  Drew  has  a  Commodus,  in  the  habit  of 
Hercules,  valued,  in  part  payment  of  a  debt  due  from  his 
late  Majesty,  at  200/. 

xi.  Edmund  Harrison,  living  in  Grub  Street,  his 
Majesty's  embroiderer  by  patent  for  life,  has  the  follow- 
ing goods  received  in  part  payment  of  a  debt  due  from 
his  late  Majesty  : — 

£        s.  d. 
A  rich  cloth  of  estate  and  a  rich  carpet, 

valued  at  - 
3  plumes  of  feathers,  valued  at       - 
A    picture   of    Mary,    a   bishop,   and    St. 

Katherine,  valued  at        - 
A  j)icture  of  the  Duke  of  Brunswick,  valued 

at  - 
A  picture  of  a  knight  of  Jerusalem,  valued 

at  - 
A  picture  of  a  Duke  of  Savoy,  valued  at  - 
A  picture  of  a  Duchess  of  Lorraine,  valued 

at  - 
A  picture  of  one  carrying  a  cross,  valued  at 
Some  other  pictures,  valued  at       - 

xii.  Robert  Leslie,  Master  of  his  Majesty's  Cabinets, 
has  been  offered  by  several  persons  pictures  belonging 
to  his  office,  which  he  cannot  receive  without  an  order 
from  the  Committee. 

xiii.  A  list  of  such  pictures  as  are  in  the  custody  of 
Arthur  Sam  well : — 

Charles  the  1st  and  Empress, 

Prospective  of  Stenwick 

The  Queen  of  Bohemia's  family 

Duke  d'Alva  - 

Francis  1st  and  Mistress 

Queen  of  Spain 

xiiid.  Petition  of  Arthur  Samwell.  The  pictures  in 
the  above  list  were  delivered  to  him  in  part  payment  of 
his  wages  as  gentleman  pensioner  in  ordinary  to  his 
late  Majesty  ;  he  is  ready  to  give  them  up,  humbly 
praying  that  he  may  be  satisfied  what  is  justly  due  to 
him. 

xiv.  Henry  Browne,  Keeper  of  the  Wardrobe  and 
Privy  Lodgings  at  Somerset  House  was  forced  to 
deliver  to  Clement  Kinncrsley,  and  the  rest  of  the  eon- 
tractors  appointed  to  sell  his  late  Majesty's  goods,  all  the 
pictures,  plate,  jewels,  and  household  stuff  in  his  hands, 
except  those  usually  made  use  of  by  the  wardrobe  keeper, 
which  were  given  to  him  in  part  payment  of  his  wages, 
and  were  so  old  that  they  were  never  intended  to  be 
used  again ;  he  has  in  his  possession  old  carpets,  cur- 
tains, &c.,  .and  a  picture  of  the  Queen  of  Scots,  "  the 
"  rest  of  the  goods  mentioned  in  his  contracts  he  was 
"  forced  to  put  oft"  for  the  bujing  of  both  their  Majesties 
"  pictures  done  by  Sir  Anthony  Vandyke,  and  other 
"  things  of  value  which  were  sent  her  Majesty"; 
3,619/.  148.  8(/.  is  due  to  him  for  wages,  &c. 

XV.  Nicholas  Corsellis,  junr.,  of  London,  merchant, 
engages  that  the  following  shall  be  forthcoming  when 
lawfully  demanded, — one  piece  of  landscape  wrought  with 
a  needle.  Moses  in  the  Mount  by  Bassin,  an  Ecce 
Homo  by  Titian,  and  a  Virgin  Mary  by  Andrea  del 
Sarto. 

xvi.  The  Earl  of  Peterborough  has  in  his  custody  four 
or  five  pictures  that  possibly  did  belong  to  the  King, 
bought  from  several  persons. 

xvii.  A  note  of  pictures  in  the  bands  of  John  Cade,  at 
the  sign oftheGlobe in Cornhill,  near  the  Old  Exchange, 
which  he  supposes  belonged  to  his  late  Majesty,  with 
the  price  they  cost  when  he  took  his  house  and  shop, 
most  of  them  being  bought  o)  creditors  at  an  under- 
value : — 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


89 


A  large  piece  of  Henry  the  8th 

A  large  piece  of  King  Charles  the  2d 

by  Vandyke  ... 

A  large  piece  of  a  butchery,  done  by 

Fetty  .... 

A  [liece  of  Tobit,  by  Andrea  Chavone 
An  Itiilian  piece  of  fruits 
A  Francis  the  2d,  K.  of  France,  by 

Gennett      -  .  -  . 

A  Duke's  picture,  large,  by  Tinto- 

rett  .... 

A  very  large  piece  of  the  woman  of 

Samaria  and  Christ,  by  Bonifacio 
Nine  large  pieces  of  saints  by  Fetty 
A  long  piece  of  Henry  8th  and  his 

family,  by  Hollbiii 
A  large  piece  of  a  triumph  - 


£  s.  d. 

30  0  0 

25  0  0 

26  0  0 
3  10  0 
5  0  0 

10  0  0 

30  0  0 

50  0  0 

45  0  0 

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xviii.  William  Crosse's  discovery  of  goods  delivered  to 
him  by  Emanuel  De  Cretz  by  order  of  the  Commissioners, 
in  payment  of  a  dcljt  due  to  William  EUdreth.  viz.,  an 
iron  chest,  valued  at  201. ;  pictures — of  the  Archduke 
Mathias,  hi. ;  of  one  putting  on  an  armour.  30Z. ;  of  the 
Creation,  \bl. ;  of  Mary,  Christ,  and  John,  20?.  13s. 4(L  ; 
of  the  burning  of  Troy.  ><l..  and  others,  in  all ,  174?.  3s.  id. 
xi.\.  Andrew  Huitly's  discovery  of  goods  belonging  to 
several  of  His  Majesty's  servants  and  creditors : — 

A  piece  of  hanging  of  Diana,  valued  at  420L,  pawned 
for  50^  ;  two  heads  in  marble,  160?. ;  one  head  of  marble, 
70?. ;  one  head  of  marble.  25?. ;  a  picture  of  St.  John,  8?. ; 
a  picture  called  the  friars  in  arms,  20?.,  and  a  picture  of 
Lord  Nottingham,  20?. 

XX.  Theodore  Cock's  discovery  of  five  pictures  and 
two  carpets  in  the  mortal  house  of  Anthony  Sierens, 
deceased.     No  values  are  given. 

xxi.  Memorandum  of  diners  Pictures  and  Status  and 
Rarritees  belonging  to  the  King:  Endorsed.  Mr.  Grel- 
droi)'s  discovery. 

My  Lord  Lambert  hathe  diners  raerre  pictures. 
Cornell  Hutshanton  one  Madone  of  Titian,  and  diuers 
other  pictures,  and  one   naket  boy   of   marbell   verry 
raerre. 
Mr.  Barren  diuers  pictures  and  status. 
Mr.    Trion,    a  marchant,   has   diuers    pictures,   one 
raerre  peese  of  the  present  King,  the  Prinses  Royall, 
the  Duck  of  Yarcke,  the  Prinses  Elisabett  holding  haer 
SusterthePrinsesse  Anna  opan  haer  lap,  all  in  one  peese, 
of  Sir  Antonio  Y'dike. 

One  marchant,  Mr.  Beck,  diuers  littell  peeses  of  the 
King  and  the  Queene. 

Mr.  Merriday,  one  Mercury  of  brasse,  of  John  de 
BoUong. 

Mr.  Loue,  diuers  pictures  one  gret  peese  of  Tintoj-ett 
and  others  of  Jullio  Romano. 

My  Lord  Sexsike,  diuers  raerre  pictures  of  Rati'ell, 
Coregio.  and  other  maisters. 

Mr.  Yaeytchell,  diuers  raerre  pictures  spesiall  one 
the  Duke  of  Buckingham  and  the  Lord  Fraiisis  of  Sir 
Ant.  Vandyke. 

Mr.  de  Krids,  the  statue  of  the  King  don  at  Rome  by 
the  Cauallier  Bernino. 

Mr.  Remie,  diuers  pictures  of  the  King  and  the 
Queene,  and  the  King  opara  a  whit-hors,  with  Sir 
Antony  holding  a  head  peese,  stoud  at  St.  Jaemes  in 
the  gallery. 

One  Beedsome  at  Parssam  Greene,  diners  pictures 
and  status,  and  the  bouck  of  the  Holl  catthalogue,  and 
the  pris  of  euere  one,  and  the  naemes  of  those  that  haue 
lx)cht  theme. 

One  Duts  painter  that  serued  my  Lord  Lambert  has 
had  diuers  pictures  and  sold  and  stnllen  sume. 
The  Lord  Schjf  Justis  St.  Jolm  diuers  statues. 


xxii.  John  Stone's  discovery  : — 

Statues. 

A  C^eopatrfa,  valued  at  . 
Seneca  soe  big  as  the  life 
Pompey  at  lengthe  sittinge  on  a 

Pedistall 
Tiberio  bigger  then  the  life 


PiCTUBES. 

Flora  with  Certaine  Cupids 
the  Judgment  of  Paris    - 
a  J  upiter  in  a  golden  seate 
a  Jerome   - 
a  peece  of  Christ  by  Leonard 

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a  sea  peece  of  the  Kings  ships  . 

Mary  Magdalen  in  blew  &  Christ 
to  a  PiUer 

The  L''  of  Pembrooke      - 

an  111  fauonrd  Lucresia  . 

a  Storme  at  Sea  . 

Capt :  Tooly 

a  naked  man         -  .  . 

a  Woman  in  a  Ruffe 

Mary,  Christ,  &c. 

a  young  Cardinall 

Piramas  Iieinge  Dead 

the  Judgment  of  Paris     - 

a  Virgin  Mary     ... 

an  old  peece  of  Lucresia,  the  Lord 
Portlands  daughter,  &  a  table 
with  Italian  vews 

King  Phillips  Children  . 
A  Buriall .... 
An  Angell  Driueing  aw.'i3-  Igno- 
rance    .... 
The  seige  at  Bullaine 
The  ships  going  to  Bullaine 
The  two  Theeues- 
The  Battaile  of  Brewerter 
an  Ecce  Homo 
a  peece  of  Gandimore 
Mary,  Christ,  John,  &  Joseph     - 
The  Prince  and  Princes  Hand  in 
hand     .... 
a  Woman  &  a  Xaked  Man 
Mary,  Christ,  &c. 
Diana  &  Actean  - 
A  Lady  &  Christ . 
Christ  praying  in  the  Garden     - 


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the  Qaeene  of  Bohemias  Children 

A  Mary  &  a  Kate 

A  S°'  Francis 

A  peece   of  old   Hangings   cont 

22  ells    .  -  . 

3  peeces  of  Hangings  cont  156 

ells         -  .  .  . 

a  peece  of  old  Hangings 
a  smale  Cabinettof  Tortesse  shell 
a  peece  of  Hangings  cont  27.^ 
3  peeces  of  Hangings  con  27J^,  22 

&  27i.     .         ^   . 


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The  goods  aboue  mentioned  beinge  the  La'e  Kines 
were  sold  by  Mr.  Kinersly,  Mr.  Price,  Mr.  Parre  Mr 
Allen,  and  Mr.  Hale  to  John  Stone  for  the  execntrix  of 
Olmer  Browne,  Mr.  Lockdngton,  Mr.  Ratcliffe.  Mr. 
bherbrooke,  Mr.  Goffe,  and  diuers  others  of  the  late 
Kmg^s  Creditois,  and  remaine  yet  viidispoted  off  ia 
the  Custody  of  the  said  Crediters,  dated  the  14th  of 
May  1660. 

sxiia.  Draft  order  of  the  Committee  for  John  Stone 
to  seize  the  goods  mentioned  in  preceding  paper. 

xxiii.  Discovery  by  Colonel  William  Hawley  of  12 
pictures  heretofore  belonging  to  the  late  Kin-^-'s  Closet 
seen  bj  him  at  Wimbledon  House  about  three  months 
since,  and  one  of  the  King,  with  C.  R.  on  the  back  at 
Mr.  Geldrop's. 

xxiv.  Petition  of  Richard  Meredyth,  Keeper  of  the 
"  Voilery  "  in  Whitehall ;  he  has  kept  the  voilery  since 
it  was  first  erected,  and  has  therein  disbursed  or  en. 
gaged  for  45?.,  for  which  he  has  been  several  times 
imprisoned,  besides  12?.  odd  unpaid  of  his  salary;  he 
has  preserved  a  brazen  statue  in  the  voilery  from  bein" 
demolished  by  a  Quaker  who  had  already  defaced  those 
m  the  Priory  Garden,  and  had  broken  one  door  to  come 
at  this,  a  statue  which  had  been  formerly  sold  at 
Somerset  House,  and  re-bought  by  Oliver  Cromwell  this 
statue  which  petitioner  was  constrained  by  his  pressing 

M 


90 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


House  op 

LOBPS. 

Calendar. 
1C60. 


Thes?  oauie 
to  me  l»y 
lott.ana  I 

possess 
solely. 


Thos-  aiv 
mine  in 
Partiiorshiii 
with  others, 


Thes'j  are  of 
other  men's 
intrustod  in 
my  hands. 


necessity  to  engage  for  50L,  will  ^e  forthcoming  at  the 

command  of  the  Cmmittec  ;  P-'^'V  I,  ^i^iUrr  and 
may  he  ordered  some  satisfaction  for  his  salary  and 
engagements  to  rescue  him  from  imminent  rum. 

XXV  Return  (si-n.-d  Peetcr  Lely.  and  endorsea  Mr. 
Liny!  of^ovent  C.ardeu.  18  May  16tiO)  ot  p.cturos  and 
statues  bought  of  several  persons  and  now  lu  his  pos- 
session  n^  a  picture  of  the  King,  the  Duke  of  York 
anTthe  ^iucess  Koyal,  of  Cupid  and  Psyche,  of  an  old 
man  >vith  a  shell  iu  hi<  hand,  a  picture  made  by  Ca.e- 
relly,  a  picture  of  Tirbrush.  a  picture  of  an  Permit  a 
nk-ture  of  Fettey,  a  londscape  of  Bredinburgh  :  a  -ta  ue 
l^f  nelen,  a  centaur  in  braU,  four  heads  in  marble,  the 
trunk  of  a  body  m  marble. 

xxvi.  Ap'ticular  of  such  goods  of  his  late  Majesties 
as  a7e  remaining  iu  safe  custody  of  Ema:  de  Cntz, 
::nrth:  Seneaut  Painter,  deceased  for  part  of  whose 
debt  they  came  to  him  in  y'  yeare  16cl,  &  J^^^^  °"\® 
euer  since  preseitied  by  him  with  gn-eat  care  A, 
danger,  his  now  Ma.iestie  haueing  had  oft  notice  from 
hiui  of  the  same. 

Impr'-that  incumpareable  head  in  marble  of  y' late 
KLiig  s.  done  by  Caualeere  Berueeno  ;  sold  to  me  lor 
.SO0?"with  811?.  advanced  theron. 

Item,  two  ouall  peice.-^  of  Bassano. 

A  peice  of  Europa  by  Jnllio  Romauo. 

A  head  of  St.  Jerome. 

A  sea  peice— in  a  friend's  hands  at  p'scnt. 
^tem,  a  -woman's  head,  by  an  Italian  hand. 

The  Pictr  of  K.  James  at  length. 

The  head  of  a  Siibell.     Italian. 

The  Pictr  of  Rich,  y^  2d,  at  length 

A  peice  of  Lott  cV  his  daughters.     Italian. 

A  peice  of  a  Flower  pott  in  needle  worke. 

A  small  p'  of  a  Sebastian  and  a  Cupid. 

A  p'  of  fire  shijips  at  Antwerpo. 

A  head  of  a  Sctochma.     Italian. 
Ttem7»   great  p"  of  Ahasuerns  and  Ester,  by  Tm- 

^^A^small    p-    of    o'   Lady,    Christ,   and    Joseph,    by 

Mich.  Angello  B. 

A  single  figure  of  a  Sebastian. 

A    small    \r  of    y'    marriage    of    Mary    &    Joseph. 

A'piof  of  y"-  Lord  Darnell,  K.  James  his  father. 

A  pict'  of  v''  Earle  of  Nottingham  at  length. 

A  head  of'Edward  the  6''.  , 

A  picf  of  y'  K.  of  Bohemia's  son  y'  was  drow  nd. 

A  small  p"  of  y"-  birth  of  Christ.     Italian. 

A  Landskip  of  a  dream.     Italian. 

Two  Philosophers'  heads,  in  marble. 

Item  a  greatt  brass  figui'e  of  Anthoninus  atempted 
by  y'  Quaker  in  the  garden,  and  thence  secured  by  mo 
w'"'  charge  to  another  place. 

The  Prince  Barge  also  is  in  my  lott,  w'''  to  preseruo 
from  sinking  cost'  me  27r,  besides  y'  6001  &  601.  in 
aduance  and  vpon  her  translation  (into  a  galley),  I  am 
out  222!.,  as  by  A  Debenter  will  appeare,  which  is  alto- 
gether vnsatisfied,  to  the  great  loss  &  pufferance  of  his 
Majesties  euer  loyall  and  attectiont  Seruant. 

EMANUiaL   DE    CRITZ. 

The  tottal  of  what  these  came  to,  with  there  aduance, 
iB  1,676{.  10«.  Od.  as  by  y'^  hookas  will  appeare. 

xxvii.  "William  Latham,  woollen  draper  to  his  late 
Majesty  for  his  household  and  his  great  wardrobe,  took 
in  iiart  of  hi^  debt  and  others  with  liim,  which  were  in 
the  Itli  lot  drawn  at  Somerset  House  the  23d  of  October 
K'l.M,  tlic  parcels  following  remaining  unsold  the  17th 
of  May  lti60  ;  Two  heads  of  stone  valued  at  .50?.,  a  pic- 
ture of  Loid  Darnlev.  valued  at  2/..  a  picture  of  a  Mary, 
valued  at  30/.,  a  Nativity  at  101,  a  landscape  at  10/., 
a  picture  called  a  "  Leaday ''  at  6/..  a  Mary  at  4/., 
.Sebastian  at  20s.,  a  landscape  at  30*..  a  King  Edwaixl 
the  6th  at  2/.,  a  landscape  at  2?.,  a  Mary  at  -1/.,  the 
Prince  Elector  at  3L,  a  statue  of  stone  called  Adrian  at 
80/.,  a  statue  of  brass  at  -50/.,  a  statue  of  stone  called  a 
Dieto.W/. 

2.  Petition  of  Thomas  Beauchamp*  to  the  Committee 
of  Lords  for  securing  the  King's  goods ;  by  Act  of  Par- 
liament  of  the  26th  of  June  1619,  the  King's  goods  were 
appointed  to  be  sold  for  payment  of  his  debts  due  before 
the  wars  l)egan  to  liis  servants  ami  creditors,  in  pur- 
suance whereof  110,000/.  or  thereabouts  in  goods  were 
according  to  their  appraisement  distributed  amongst  the 
creditors  and  servants  ;  the  goods  were  bought  up  by 
agents  from  beyond  the  seas  and  so  were  transported, 
divers  pictures  and  statues  were  bought  by  petitioner 

*  (,'lerk  to  the  trustew*  for  the  sale  of  the  King's  kooUs. 


which  he  refused  to  transport,  and  has  preserved  them, 
and  restored  and  amended  the  breakings  and  other  de- 
facings  done  thereunto  by  Colonel  Pride's  soldiers  and 
others  :  petitioner  in  presenting  a  schedule  of  the  goods 
in   his  hands  prays  that   he  may  be   reimbursed   the 
money  he  is  oat  of  jjurse  as  for  part  of  the  goods  he 
is  still  indebted,  and  the  money  he  .spent  was  all  the 
estate  he  had  for  supportation  of  his  family. 

3.  An  Account  of  the  Statues  y'  were  in  w'hall   & 
Hampton  Court  gardens,  setting  forth  to  whome  sould, 
when,  &  for  w'  .— 

/. 
Sabinafugetive,  sould  M' Grinder  &  others  for     600 
Comedus  in  brass,  sould  M'  Grinder  &  others 
for       -----  -    200 

Seneca  in  marble,  sould  Cap'  Stone  &  others 

for       .  -  -  .  .  -    250 

Tiberio  in  marble,  sould  him,  ec,  for  -  -     600 

Pompey  in  marble,  sould  him,  ec,  for  -     2.50 

Antenus  in  brass,  sould  M''  De  Critz  &  others 

for 120 

Diaiiira  in  marble,  sould  him,  ec,  for  -  •     200 

y'=  Gladiato'  in  brass,  sould  M'  Bass,  cc,  for  -  300 
anAppollo  m  marble,  sould  him,  ec,  for  -  100 
A  dieta  in  marble,  sould  him,  ec,  for-  -    200 

A  dieta  im  marble,  sould  him,  ec,  for  -  -     2t)0 

From  Hampton  Court  Garden. 

Cleopatra  in  brass,  sould  to  Capt.  Stone   & 

others  for        -             -             -             -             -  80 

Venus  iu  brass,  sould  M'  Latham  &  others  for  50 

Adonus  in  marble,  sould  M'  De  Oritz  &  others 

for 150 

Apollo  in  marble,  sould  him  &  others  for        .  120 

4.  Whole  Figxtkes. 


Appollo,  sould  for 

Faunus,  sould  for 

AppoUo,  sitting 

Jupiter 

A  Dieta 

A  Yenus 

Industry 

A  venus 

A  lesser  venns 

A  Bacchus 

two  Termes 

A  peece  of  foldage 

Esculapis  daughter 

A  venus 

A  venus  w'''  a  head  or  armes 


the  brass  Gladiato' 
Adonis  in  marble 
Apollo  in  marble 


Lucretia  in  brass 
Venus  in  brass 


A  pallas,  3  foote  high  - 
herculus,  3  foote  high 
Adonus,  3  foote  high  - 
Alexander,  3  foote  high 
Mars  &  Bacchus 
a  boy,  3  foote  high 
a  woman.  3  foote  high 


y'  baptizeing  of  Christ 
A  Triumph  of  Diana  - 


He.\ds. 


Drusilla 

Cato 

Druso  - 

Julius  Cesai-     - 

2  termes 

a  womans  head 

Cashas  head     - 

Socrates 

Vespasian 

a  womans  head 

a  mans  head     - 


.  120 

-  150 

-  120 

-  80 

-  200 

-  80' 
.  40 
.    60 

-  30 

-  160 

-  120 

-  160 

-  80 

-  80 

-  50 

1,520 

-  300 

-  150 

-  120 

570 

rTo 

-  50 
131) 

-  10 

-  3 

-  3 

-  10 

-  30 

-  05 

-  06 

67 

-  20 

-  30 


30 
40 
40 
40 
20 
30 
30 
40 
20 
30 
60 


HOVBE  OP 
LoBDe. 

Calendai'. 

1660. 


am,  tiBure 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


91 


Heads — co,it. 


a  head  • 
Queene  Bemece 
King  Charles  1" 
a  Julia  mamea 
Aristobulus 


Some  broken  buskes  of  marble  &  plaster. 

PlCIUKES. 

the  old  Prince  of  orange,  by  Mytciis 

King  James  at  Length,  by  Van  Somer 

Qneene  Ann  at  Length,  by  Van  Somer 

Princess  of  Orange,  a  coppie  by  Belcampe 

Count  Gurne  to  y'  Knees 

King  of  Sweden 

Dutchess  of  Savoy       •  .  . 

Lord  Darnele  &  his  2  brothers  at  Length 

Dana,  a  Coppy  spoyled 

Francis  y' r' of  France  1    ,     ,.  ,. 

Dutchess  of  Valent^noisl   ^^  ^"^'^"^'^ 

Larelus  Spinola  head,  b}-  Kay 

Salviato,  by  him  selfe 

y*  woman  in  Adultery,  by  Tintorett  - 

a  Landshape  of  witches,  spoyled 

K.  James,  5  yeares  old 

K.  James,  10  yeares  old 

Mary  it  y'  Child,  a  Coppy  after  Tytian 

Orpheus  &  Enridice,  by  Costno  vi  Aneo 

Christ  carrying  the  Cross,  by  Cavalier  Bui 

loigne 
A  Madona  &  y''  Child  • 
Christ  ciroumsised 
Christ  Buffeted,  by  Basau 
a  Philosopher  - 

Dana  in  a  golden  shower,  a  Coppy  spoled 
Bishop  of  Spalato,  by  Mitens 
Earle  of  Southampton 


U. 
80 
80 
25 
30 
60 

735 


£      s.     d.     House  OF 

LOEDS, 

Calendar. 

2,45iJ  17    0       1660. 


The  totall  is 


U. 
20 
20 
20 
10 
02 
10 
15 
08 
02 

50 

10 
15 
15 
15 

03 
05 
10 

20 

20 
10 
03 
08 
15 
10 
03 
03 

322 

735 

2,287 

3,344 


5.  Paper  setting  forth  that  Mr.  Love,  of  '\Vinche.-?ter,  has 
diverse  pictures  of  great  value,  and  two  books  touch- 
ing the  order  of  the  garter,  Col.  Carew  Mildemay 
plate  worth  261Z.,  Mr.  Anthony  Mildemay  the  uni- 
corn's hoiTi  that  was  at  Windsor,  and  Mr.  Trencliard 
and  Lady  Cromwell  diverse  other  goods. 

6.  Inventory  of  the  King's  goods  (consisting  of  twenty- 
eight  pages)  delivered  by  Thomas  Beauchamp  ;  page  1 
runs  thus, — 

To  the  Right  Hono''"'"  the  Committee  of  the  Council  to 
whom  the  ordinance  for  further  relief  of  the  late 
King's  servants  and  creditors  is  referred  ; — 

In  obedience  to  your  Honors'  order  of  the  4th  of  this 
instant  July  I  have  examined  what  of  the  late  King's 
goods  have  been  reserved  for  the  use  of  the  State 
or  disposed  of  for  the  vise  of  the  navy,  and  do  find 
the  particulars  thereof  to  be  as  followeth  : — 

Imprimis,  out  of  the  first  moneys  arising         £      s.     d. 
by  sale  of  the  late  King's  goods  there 
was  paid  in  ann"  1(349  unto  Sir  Henry 
Vane,  jun',  for  the  use  of  the  navy  the 
sum  of    -  -  -  -  -   26,500  00  00 

More  paid  in  money  by  order  of  Parlia- 
ment unto  Col.  Downes,  then  a  mem- 
ber  thereof,  the  sum  of-  -  -   01,600  00  00 

28,000  00  000 

Of  all  which  no  part  thereof  hath  yet  been  repaid. 
Goods  reserved,  viz'.  : 

By  an  order  of  the  Council  of  State,  dated  the  27th  of 
September  1651.  the  particular  goods  hereafter  named 
are  reserved  from  sale  until  the  pleasure  of  the  Par- 
liament be  further  known  therein. 

Then  follow  descriptive  lists  of  the  goods,  the  places 
to  which  they  belong,  and  the  values.  The  lists 
themselves  are  too  long  for  more  than  headings, 
places,  and  total  prices  to  be  given  here ;  in  many 
cases  marginal  notes  state  that  the  goods  have  been 
restored  to  His  Majesty's  service  :— 

p.  2.  Hangings,  arras,  and  tapestry  out        £     s.     d. 
of  the  "Tower  Wardrobe,  the  subjects 
being    the    victory    by    sea    over    the 
Spanish  Fleet  in  1588,  Sergius  Paiilus 
and  Elymas  the  Sorcerer  -    Total    7,426  10    0 


912    8     0 


Hangings,  arras,  from  Somerset  House 
Wardrobe,  the  subjects  being  the  his- 
tory of  Vulcan  and  Venus  and  Hcze- 
kiah,  furnitures  for  beds,  andii'ons 

p.  3.  Other  andirons,  a  carpet,  a  statue 
in  brass,  four  .shells  in  brass,  four  boys 
riding  on  dolphins,  a  figure  of  Mercury 
in  brass,  &c.,  which  belonged  to  the 
fountains  in  the  gardens.  'Ihe  cartoons 
of  Raphael,  Ijeing  the  Acts  of  the  Apos- 
tles, valued  at  300/.,  at  Whitehall.  A 
picture  of  the  four  elements  at  \bl.  in 
all  -  -  -  -  - 

p.  4.  Arras  hangings  from  Hampton 
Court  Wardrobe,  the  subjects  being  the 
history  of  Abraham,  Joshua,  the  story 
of  Tobias,  St.  Paul,  and  Julius  Cajsar, 
in  all  48  pieces   -  -  .  .   23,152     0     0 

Tapestry  hangings  of  the  same  charge, 
the  subjects  being  triumphs,  the  old 
and  new  Law,  Samson,  Pleasance  and 
Cupid,  Ahasuenis  and  Esther,  &c. 

p.  6.  Two  Window  pieces,  lis.  6d.  (omitted 

in  adding  the  totals). 
Carpets        ..... 

Beds  .  -  .  .  , 

p.  6.  Tables,  cupboards,  cisterns,  clock 
and  bell,  &c.  at  Hampton  Court,  valued 
at  .  -  .  .  . 

p.  7.  Charcoal  used  by  the  Council,  &c. 
Pictures  from  Hampton  Court,  nine 
pieces  being  the  triumphs  of  Julius 
Caesar,  done  by  Andrea  de  Mantanger, 
valued  at  1,000?.,  window  curtains  from 
Richmond  and  Sion  House,  in  all 

p.  8.  One  Bible  Covered  with  silver  gilt, 
four  candlesticks,  and  other  plate  out  of 
the  Tower  Jewel  House  and  Whitehall 

Silver  and  gold  to  make  standards  for  the 
mint         .  -  .  .  . 

Goods  formerly  in  the  use  of  His  High- 
ness, and  still  remaining  at  the  Cock- 
pit, "  Four  pieces  of  David,"  carpets, 
curtains,  &c.        .  .  .  - 

p.  9.  In  service  at  the  Cockpit,  arras 
hangings  of  Meleager,  carpets,  hang- 
ings of  Vulcan  and  Venus  tapestry.  &c. 

11.  10  to  p.  15.  The  horses  at  Tidbury 
Race,  valued  at  1,982?.,  whereof  six  of 
them  were  jiresented  to  Lieutenant- 
General  Michael  Jones  by  order  of  Par- 
liament of  the  14th  of  August  1649,  all 
the  taid  horses  being  reserved  from 
sale  by  order  of  the  Council  of  State 
dated  31st  July  1649  ;  then  follows  a 
descriptive  list  of  the  animals,  chiefly 
mares,  with  the  price  put  upon  them, 
and  in  the  margin  the  names  probably 
of  the  sires.  There  are  in  all  117  ani- 
mals, including  the  foals.  Two  are 
valued  at  3-'iL  each,  the  higest  price  in 
the  list.  One  of  these  is  thus  described 
on  page  14  :  "  'So.  77.  One  bright  bay 
"  horse  with  a  star  and  a  snip,  four 
"  white  feet,  a  black  list  down  the  back, 
'■  four  years  old,  at  35/."  -    Total 

p.  15.  From  the  Windsor  Wardrobe  arras 

and  tapestry-  hangings  of  the  Siege  of 

Jerusalem,   Charlemagne,  the  siege  of 

Troy,  David  and  Nathan,   David   and 

Solomon,     David     and    Abigail,     and 

triumphs  .  .  .  - 

and  six  cupboard  carpets  -  -  - 

p.  16.  Damask  coverings,  &c. 
In  the  Garter  Room,  a  large  Bible,  pulpit 

cloth,  banners,  hangings,    a   sword,  a 

picture  of  Edward  III.,  &c. 
p.  17.    Two    branches   of   crystal,    three 

pieces  of  Hannibal  and  Scipio,  &c. 
At    Greenwich,   nine    pieces    of    curious 

painting  in  the  ceiling.  600/.     Daedalus 

and  Icarus,  by    Giulio  Romano,   500/. 

A  chimney  piece  of  Diana  and  Aotasou, 

30/.,  a  clock,  kneading  troughs,  mats, 

dressers.  &o.,  in  all         - 
Now  remaining  in  Scotland  Yard,  blocks 
p.  18.  of  Portland  stone,  &c.,  in  all 


933    6  6 

155  18  0 

12  13  0 

3()4  16  0 


1.049  17  0 

3C4  5  6 

138  0  0 

73  1  0 

284  18  0 


1.9f<2     0    0 


987    9    3 
3     0     0 


196  11     0 
240    0    0 


1,244  10    0 

118  12     6 
M  2 


9-2 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


Calendai. 
1660. 


Hoi-sEor     Seven  pieces  of  tine   a'-ras    hangings  of 
LoEDS.  f^jg  naked  boys,  containing  306  ells,  at 

is,  Vhl.  the  oil    -  -  -  - 

In  Whitohall  Garden,  The  Statue  of  Mer- 
I'urj  in  brass,  80/.  Sabina  fagitiva  as 
Ingas  the  lit'o.eOU?.;  hangings,  &c.,  in  all 

Designs  at  .Mortlako  for  making  of  Tapes- 
try hangings,  roSL-ived  from  sale  by 
order   of  P;irli;iment,  dated    the    10th 

p.  19.  of  October  1651  ;  the  subjects  being 
Vulran  and  N'cinis,  Diana,  Abraham  and 
Hagar,  the  Apostles,  Leander.  Alexan- 
der, horsrs,  children       -  -  - 

At  Vanxhall  in  the  custody  of  Trenchard, 
mill    tor  boring  ordu  mco,    crane,  and 

p.  -20.  grindstone^  filing  irons,  wheels  for 
carriages.  &c.      -  -  -  " 

p.  21.  Hangings  and  carpets  in  the  Parlia- 
ment House.  Pictures  at  Wliitehal),  the 
Burning  of  Konie  by  Nero,  ralued  at 
•2i)l.  Julius  Cffisar  with  an  eagle  above 
his  shoulders.  34/.,  and  Temp?rance 
putting  water  into  a  glass,  15?.,  all  by 
Ginlio"Romano.  A  landscape  of  a  city 
by  Bonifacio,  30?.  A  shepherd  and  a 
nymph  by  Paulo  Fiaminigo,  3/.  A 
landscape  by  Fletcher.  2?.  A  landscape 
of  the  bay  o?  St.  Lucas  by  Porcolino, 
lOZ..  with  some  carpets  in  the  Court 
of  Upper  Bench,  Chancery,  and  Com- 
mon Pleas,  valued  in  all  at         - 

p.  22.  At  Whitehall,  carpets,  &c.  - 

p.  23.  Six  pieces  of  arras  of  the  months, 
containing  210  ells,  at  21.  10s.  the  ell, 
527?.,  chairs,  six  (lieces  of  hangings  of 
Sam.son.  two  of  the  Cardinal's  Arms, 
and  six  of  ActaH)n,fiTe  pieces  of  tapestry 
of  Hercules,  and  thi  ee  of  Hannibal  and 
Scipio.  &c.  .  -  .  - 

]).  24.'  Carpets,  &c.  and  hangings,  the 
subjects  being  Acta'on.  Titus,  and  Ves- 
pa.s'ian.  Joseph  and  Pharoah.  jEneas, 
Lazarus,  Hagar,  David  and  Absolom, 
Esther,  Triumphs,  Hercules,  Jacob,  &c. 

p.  25.  Then  follows  a  summary,  amount- 
ing to      • 

■The  Libraries  at  Whitehall,  Richmond, 
James',  with  the  manuscripts,  rings, 
medals,  and  mathematical  instruments, 
all  now  at  James',  relation  being  had 
to  the  p.irticulars  thereof,  were  valued 
at  ..... 


£      s.     d. 
1,377     0     o 

2,088  13     4 


3U0  10    0 


95     0     0 


334  2     0 

335  3     0 


1,171  15  0 

626     3  0 

41,803  17  1 

6,166     5  0 


The  total  is   80,990     2     1 


■'  Examined  by  mec  Tho'.  Bea;-hampe,  the  10"' of  July 
1654,  sometyme  reg'  to  the  trustees  for  sale  of  the 
late  King's  goodes." 
On  the  next  page  is  a  memorandum  "  to  enquire  what 
"  pictures  and  otlier  goodes  and  of  what  value  haue 
'•  byn  sent  for  to  Whitehall  since  the  goodes.aforesaid 
•■  were  delved,"  followed  by  a  rough  list  of  pictures, 
ari-as  hangings,  &c.,  valued  in  all  at  16,388?.  Is.  6d. 
The  following  are  amongst  the  ])ictures,  Herod  with 
Baptist's  head  by  Titian,  1.50?. ;  a  family  by  Parde- 
noone,  80?. ;  a  Madonna  by  Titian,  60?.  ;  a  woman's 
picture  by  Andrea  del  Sarto,  30?.  On  the  last  page  is 
a  list  apparently  of  ])ersons  who  had  bought  or  made 
away  with  goods,  with  the  penalties  required  from 
them  set  ag.iinst  their  names. 

7.  May  23.  Paper  endorsed  "  Committee  for  Rece]i- 
'■  timi,  ic.  and  Information,  &c.,"  containing  the  fol- 
lowing documents  : — 

i.  Draft  order  of  the  Committee  for  Colonel  Fock, 
and  the  other  trustees  tor  sale  of  the  King's  goods, 
to  atteiul  the  Committee  with  their  b  loks  and 
accounts.  12  May  1660. 
ii.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  Mr.  Geldropp  to  seize 
all  goods,  pictures,  jewels,  and  moveables  be- 
longing to  the  Crown  in  the  hands  or  custody  of 
any  ])erson.  1'.*  May  1660. 
iii.  Similar  order  for  Colonel  William  Anselme. 

May  1660. 
iv.  Similar  order  for  Colonel  William   Hawloy 

May  1660. 

v.  Letter  from  John  W'eliljto  [the  Karl  of  Dorset].  Re- 
quests his  Lordship  to  order  that  such  pictures  as 
the  writer  may  find  fitting  to  be  set  up  in  His 
Majesty's  lodgings  at  Whitehall  may  be  delivered 
to  him  by  the  Committee.     23  May  166'.i. 


21 


23 


vi.  Petition  of  John  Webb,  architect,  to  the  Com- 
mittee. Petitioner  was  about  20  years  ago,  by 
the^  late  King's  special  command,  brought  up 
in  the  study  of  architecture  by  Inigo  Jones,  His 
Majesty's  then  surveyor  X)f  the  works,  and  was 
made  by  Mr.  Jones  his  deputy,  when  he  went 
from  his  house  at  the  beginning  of  the  late  un- 
happy differences.  Petitioner  managed  the  office 
until  upon  a  false  suggestion  of  Mr.  Carter  to 
the  Committee  of  the  Revenue  that  Jones  was 
at  Oxford  with  the  King,  petitioner  was  dis- 
missed and  Cai'ter  employed,  but  he  not  long 
enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  indirect  dealing,  Mr. 
Enibree  was  put  in.  Petitioner  pra3'S  that  he 
may  lie  restored,  as  he  is  informed  that  Embree 
is  now  suspended. 

vii.  Application  for  an  order  for  the  goods  belonging 
to  the  King,  and  lately  shipped  by  Gregory 
Clement  of  Greenwich,  to  be  seized  by  Colonel 
Wdliam  Hawley.     (Undated.) 

viii.  Application  of  Hugh  Woodward,  housekeeper  at 
St.  Jjimes's,  for  an  order  for  50?.  for  cleansing 
aud  preparing  the  house  and  gardens  fit  for  His 
Majesty,  the  same  at  present  being  in  every  part 
very  noisome  by  reason  of  having  been  a  garrison 
for  _  quartering  soldiers  and  their  fauiilies  for 
eleven  years  past,  whereby  is  contracted  an 
abtuidance  of  filth  and  soil  very  chargeable  to  be 
cleansed  removed. 
ix.  Petition  of  Henry  Twyford,  stationer.  lu  May 
1641  petitioner  by  appointment  delivered  in 
several  wares,  such  as  paper,  ink,  and  wax  for  the 
use  of  His  Highness  the  Prince  of  Wales,  and 
continued  to  supply  the  Prince  until  the  time  of 
the  unhappy  wars,  but  as  yet  he  has  received  no 
satisfaction.  Praj's  that  he  maj-  be  employed 
to  serve  hLs  now  Majesty  with  stationer's  wares. 
X.  Application  of  Henry  Browne,  keeper  of  Somerset 
House  and  gardens,  that  an  allowance  of  382/. 
may  be  granted  for  the  cleansing  of  the  house  and 
gardens,  the  regiments  that  have  lately"  been  quar- 
tered there  having  left  tlie  house  veiy  foul  and 
noisome,  the  gardens  being  utterly  spoiled  and 
defaced. 
xi.  Application  to  the  Committee  with  reference  to 
divers  statues  and  pictures  of  the  King's  which 
were  sold  to  sundry  persons,  and  would  now  be  of 
great  use  in  beautifying  the  gardens  and  lodgings 
of  the  King's  houses,  and  which  could  be  bought 
in  for  very  small  sums  of  money. 

xii.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lockiugton,  yeoman  of  the 
fish  aud  salt  store  to  His  Majesty.  The  room 
called  the  fish  storehouse,  with  the  rooms  belong- 
ing to  that  office  in  the  west  side  of  Westminster 
Hall,  are  now  possessed  by  persons  put  in  by  the 
late  Parliament,  who  refuse  to  give  them  up,  and 
petitioner  is  thereby  unable  to  lay  in  his  provi- 
sions of  salt  and  fish  for  the  use  of  His  Majesty's 
household.  Prays  that  he  may  be  ordered  pos- 
session of  the  rooms,  and  that  the  records  and 
the  persons  there  inhabiting  may  be  forthwith 
removed. 

xiii.  Account  of  the  particular  goods  of  the  late  King's. 
Queen's,  and  Prince's  that  are  reserved,  and  that 
are  in  the  custody  of  Clement  Kynnersley,  ward- 
robe keeper  to  the  King's  Majesty,  consisting  of 
rich  hangings  of  arras  with  gold  in  the  drapery, 
tapestry  hangings,  beds,  carpets,  &c.,  of  the  esti- 
mated value  of  40,758/.  18s.  6(/. 

8.  Application  for  an  order  authorising  Colonel  Wil- 
liam Hawley  and  Colonel  Hercules  Low,  who  have 
seized  sundry  of  the  King's  goods,  to  deliver  them  to 
Clement  Kynnersley,  &c.     L.  J.,  X.  43.     26  May. 

9.  Application  from  Colonel  Hawley  to  the  Committee 
appointed  to  receive  information  concerning  the 
King's  goods,  that  his  papers  may  bo  returned  to  him 
in  order  that  he  may  complete  his  inventor^',  that  Mr. 
Beauchamp  may  be  ap])ointed  his  assistant,  and  that 
some  person  maybe  appointed  to  seize  all  the  goods  and 
]iersonal  estate  of  the  late  King's  juilges. 

10.  Inventory  of  goods  received  into  the  Treasury- 
House  at  Whitehall  from  the  i9th  to  26th  of  May.  En- 
dorsed, Colonel  Hawlcy's  inventory  of  goods  in  White- 
hall.    (Two  papers.) 

11.  Draft  order  for  Mr.  Harrison,  the  King's  embroi- 
derer, who  has  in  his  custody  a  rich  cloth  of  state  (wherein 
he  has  a  share  with  others  of  His  Majesty's  servants), 
to  deliver  it  to  Clement  Kinnersley,  he  giving  a  receipt 
for  the  same,  in  order  that  Harrison  and  the  other 
sharers  may  hereafter  receive  satisfaction.  L.  J.,  XT.  44. 
May  28. 


Ciilendjtr. 

1660. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


93 


12.  A|iplicatioii  by  C'lemeut  Kynnersley  for  an  order 
for  him  to  receive  the  cloth  of  state  mentioued  in  pre- 
ceding, which  isvalned  at  500?.  and  cost  above  l,100i.  in 
the  year  1638.  "  Never  used  but  twice,  and  that  in  the 
"  Bauquetting  House  for  the  late  King,  never  seen  nor 
•'  used  by  the  late  Oliver  Cromwell." 

13.  Application  for  a  warrant  for  Francis  Deakins  to 
.seize  a  silver  bason  and  other  pieces  of  plate  belonging 
to  the  King's  chapel,  and  other  goods  belonging  to 
Hie  Majesty,  discovered  by  Deakins. 


June  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Weaver,  merchant,  com- 
plains that  he  has  been  aiTested,  and  is  now  imprisoned 
in  the  Poultry  CompLer  at  the  unjust  suit  of  Thomas 
Hayes  and  others,  and  being  a  stranger  is  unable  to 
procure  bail.     Prays  for  his  enlargement.     L.  J.,  XI.  49. 

June  1.  Complains  that  Sir  George  Vane,  the  preten- 
ded Captain  of  the  county  troop  of  Militia  of  Durham, 
only  admits  into  his  troop  such  as  have  been  in  actual 
service  against  the  late  King  and  his  now  Majesty,  and 
are  known  to  be  Anabaptists  or  Quakers.  Sir  George 
A'ane,  and  the  other  Commissioners  now  appointed  by 
Act  ot  Parliament,  were  also  Commissioners  acting  per- 
sonally in  the  last  summer  against  Sir  George  Booth, 
and  by  reason  of  their  authority  they  secured  the  arms 
of  every  cavalier  that  was  charged  to  send  in  either  horse 
or  foot  arms,  and  now  refuse  to  deliver  up  the  same 
to  be  used  iu  His  Majesty's  service.  The  Quakeis  and 
other  fanatics,  to  the  number  of  one  hundred  at  least. 
meet  mo;;t  every  night  at  Eamshaw  (?),  at  the  house  of 
Anthony  Pearson,  the  principal  Quaker  in  the  north,  and 
two  or  three  horse  loads  of  skeene  knives  and  daggers 
have  lately  been  conveyed  to  Pearson's  house.  Colonel 
Wren,  one  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  Militia,  upon 
complaint  of  Mr.  Feak,  a  godly  and  well  atlected  minis- 
ter, doth  not  proceed  in  securing  the  King's  peace,  and 
apprehending  the  breakers  thereof,  and  Mr.  Feak  has 
been  forced  to  have  his  church  guarded  in  consequence 
of  Thomas  Boulton,  a  Quaker,  having  threatened  to  burn 
it.  Thomas  Parkinson,  of  Cockorton,  has  spoken  trea- 
sonable words  against  the  King,  and  the  magistrates  of 
the  county  do  not  jirosecnte  him  for  the  same  according 
to  law.     L.  J.,  XI.  .M. 

June  4.  Petition  of  William  Lord  Craven.  In  the 
year  1641  petitioner  went  by  leave  of  the  House  beyond 
the  seas  to  his  charge  in  Holland,  where  he  remained 
until  of  late,  without  acting  anything  to  the  prejudice 
of  Parliament.  During  his  absence  by  the  practice  and 
false  oaths  of  some  evil  persons  his  whole  estate,  both 
real  and  personal,  was  seized  and  kept  from  him  under 
colour  of  a  vote  made  iu  the  House  of  Commons,  being 
then  but  a  small  part  of  the  long  Parliament,  and  after 
the  excluding  of  the  major  part  of  that  House,  by  whicli 
means  petitioner  has  been  already  damnified  above 
200,000Z.,  besides  the  total  lo.-s  of  all  his  real  estate. 
Prays  that  his  annexed  case  may  be  taken  into  consi- 
deration, and  that  to  avoid  multiplicity  of  suits  he  may 
by  the  favour  of  the  House  be  restored  to  the  possession 
of  his  estate,  and  have  reparation  for  the  damages  he 
has  already  sustained.     L.  J.,  XI.  62. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  Lord  Craven's  case. 

June  4.  Petition  of  Dorothy  Lady  Grey,  heretofore  the 
wife  of  Thomas  Lord  Grey,  of  Groby,  deceased,  and  now 
the  widow  of  Gustavus  Mackworth,  Esq. .  also  deceased. 
Lord  Grey  advanced  considerable  sums  of  money, 
including  petitioner's  jointure  of  1,000L  per  annum,  upon 
an  Act  made  for  raising  money  upon  the  security  of 
several  estates  thereby  exposed  for  sale  for  maintaining 
the  late  wars  against  the  Dutch  nation  ;  and  part  of  the 
estate  of  William  Lord  Craven,  being  one  of  those  ex- 
posed by  the  Act,  was  convej-ed  to  Lord  Grey  in 
satisfaction  of  his  money  so  advanced.  Upon  the  death 
of  Lord  Grey  petitioner  married  Gustavus  Mackworth, 
who  was  slain  in  the  late  Cheshire  rising,  leaving 
petitioner  and  two  children  she  had  by  him  destitute  of 
all  means  except  the  1,000/.  per  annum  going  out  of 
the  estate  of  Lord  Craven.  Petitioner  prays  that,  as 
Lord  Craven's  estate  is  about  to  be  restored  to  him, 
their  Lordships  will  order  restitution  to  her  of  part  of 
the  money  advanced  by  Lord  Grey,  or  some  annual 
payment  in  lieu  of  her  jointure.     L.  J.,  XI.  52. 

June  4.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Council  of  State  at 
Whitehall  of  24th  of  April  last  concerning  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  wood  in  EnSeld  Chase.     L.  J.,  XL  52. 

June  4.  Petition  of  Sir  Trevor  Williams  and  Elizabeth 
his  wife.  Sir  Thomas  Harthopp,  and  Dame  Mary  his 
wife,  Katherinc  Wyndham,  widow,  and  Sir  Baynham 


Throckmorton,  co-heirs  of  Ralph  Lord  Ho])ton  deceased. 
Lord  Hopton,  for  his  constant  loyalty  and  eminent 
service  to  his  late  Majesty,  was  set|ue"stered,  and  the 
whole  of  his  real  estat"  was  disposed  of  by  some  ]ire- 
tcnding  authorir.y.  Those  to  whom  it  was  conveyed 
have  destroyed  all  the  timber  and  woods  growing  on 
the  ostat%  to  the  value  of  30,0001,  and  have  taken  the 
whole  profits  which  upon  the  death  of  Lord  Hopton  (in 
1652)  should,  according  to  the  laws  of  the  kingdom, 
have  descended  to  petitioners,  who  have  suffered  much 
in  tlieir  particular  estate.^  for  their  loyalty.  Petitioners 
pray  that  they  may  be  put  into  jiossession,  and  that  the 
pretended  purchasers  may  be  ordered  to  give  an  account 
of  tlie  spoil  and  waste  they  have  committed,  and  of  the 
rents  and  profits  they  have  received.     L.  J.,  XL  52. 

June  4.  Another  petition  of  same  to  the  like  ott'cct. 

Juno  5.  Kesolution  of  the  Committee  for  Privileges, 
that  the  Lords  assembled  in  Parliament  of  right  are  to 
choose  their  own  Speaker.     ,SV'  L.  J.,  XI.  54. 

June  5.  Petition  of  Richard  Right,  clerk  of  the  irons 
in  the  Mint  of  the  Tower  of  London.  In  the  year  1649 
petitioner  was  by  patent  granted  by  the  then  Parlia- 
ment, and  by  indenture  of  the  Mint  appointed  to  be 
clerk  of  the  irons,  no  person  having  any  pretence  of 
right  thereunto,  except  Thomas  Swallowe,  who  claimed 
the  office  by  colour  of  a  patent  granted  by  King  James, 
which  is,  as  petitioner  conceives,  void  by  law.  Petitioner 
has  been  industrious  and  faithful  iu  discharging  his 
duty,  having  prosecuted  eighty  otfendcrs  for  false 
coining  within  the  last  four  years,  and  the  sum  of  600(. 
and  upwards  is  due  to  him,  besides  VM)l.  arrears  of 
salary.  Mr.  Swallows  has  now  been,  by  their  Lordships' 
order  of  the  5th  of  May  last,  restored  to  his  place  and 
appointed  to  execute  the  office,  since  which  several  days 
have  been  appointed  for  petitioner  and  Swallowe  to 
attend  in  the  matter,  but  Swallowe  has  hitherto  failed. 
Petitioner  prays  that  the  Wardeu  of  the  Mint  for  the 
time  being,  or  Mr.  Thomas  Burch,  in  one  of  whose 
hands  petitioner's  salary  remains,  may  be  ordered  to 
jiay  him  100/.  thereof  to  enable  him  to  execute  the 
oflice,  and  that  .Swallowe's  order  may  be  discharged. 
L.  J.,  XI.  53. 

Annexed  :— - 

1.  Another  petition  of  same  to  the  Lords  and  Com- 
mons. Prays  that  he  may  receive  an  order  for 
some  part  of  his  arrears,  and  that  he  may  be  pro- 
tected and  indemnified  against  all  suits  brought 
against  him  for  prosecuting  false  coiners,  &c. 
(Undated.) 

June  5.  Petition  of  many  oppressed  victuallers  in- 
habiting in  the  city  of  Winchester,  and  many  other 
inhabitants  there,  groaning  under  the  burden  of  oppres- 
sion :  complain  that  Thomas  Muspratt,  a  journeyman 
shoemaker,  who  came  to  Winchester  not  long  before 
the  late  unhappy  times,  and  who  by  his  adhesion  to 
the  enemies  of  the  late  King  advanced  himself  twice  to 
the  office  of  mayor  of  the  city,  where  now  he  is  an 
alderman,  being  a  great  maltster,  has  caused  two  brew- 
houses  to  be  set  up  and  by  his  tyrannical  power  has 
ordered  that  no  inhabitant  or  victualler  shall  brew  beer 
or  ale  to  sell,  but  shall  take  it  from  the  brewhouses, 
though  never  so  ill  brewed,  and  at  intolerable  rates. 
By  these  means  many  of  the  inhabitants  who  for. 
merly  under  that  employment  lived  well,  being  able 
to  pay  taxes  and  to  relieve  others,  are  now  so  im- 
poverished that  without  speedy  redress  in  the  removal 
of  so  great  a  monopoly  they  must  inevitably  be  ruined. 
They  pray  their  Lordships  to  take  the  premises  into 
their  grave  and  serious  debate. 

June  5.  Petition  of  Abraham  Babington,  citizen  and 
draper  of  London.  Similar  to  petition  of  25  May  1660. 
See  above. 

June  6.  Petition  of  the  Master,  Wardens,  and  Assistants 
of  the  Trinity  House  of  Deptford  Strand,  in  Kent; 
when  the  case  concerning  the  office  of  lastage  and 
ballastage  of  ships  was  heard,  the  House  ordered  that 
the  matter  should  Ije  referred  to  law  in  regard  of  His 
Majesty's  absence ;  now  as  a  trial  at  law  will  require 
some  time,  and  in  the  interim  the  trade  of  the  port  of 
London  will  be  much  damaged,  and  the  poor  of  the 
Corporation  for  whom  petitioners  are  entrusted  will  be 
much  prejudiced,  they  pray  that  they  may  enjoy  the 
office  and  the  profits  until  the  trial,  they  giving  any 
reasonable  .security  to  be  answerable  for  tlie  profits  to 
whomsoever  the  same  shall  be  adjudged.     L.  J.,  XI. 54. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Reasons  humbly  offered  by  the  masters  and 
owners  of  shipping  for  the  quieting  the  possession 
of  the  ballast  office  ;  the  office  is  one  of  great 
public  concern,  and  any  quarrel  about  it  obstructs 
trade  and  the  King's  revenue,   the   masters   of 

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HoreE  OF 

LOKDS. 
Calendar. 

1660. 


^hips    know   not  where  to   demand  ballast,  nor 
whom  to  pay  for  it,  many  families  are  reduced 
to  beggary,    disorderly    persons   dig    and    take 
ballast  coutrftry  to  tho'rulcs  for  the  preservation 
of  the  Thames  to  the  great  damage  of  the  river  ; 
2,0ti0?.  will  not  make  good  the  damage  done  on 
Saturday  night  last  in  the  late  breach  in  Poplar 
Marsh  ;  claims   may  be    set    on    foot   merely  to 
extort  double  duties,  and  for  want  of  the  profitr. 
of  the  office   the   Trinity  House  will  be  unable 
to  relieve  the  poor  seamen   and  their  wives  and 
children. 
June  6.  Petition  of  Stephen  Hcnbury,  now  prisoner 
in  Newgate.     Petitioner  was  committed  by  their  Lord- 
ships on  the  30th  of  May  last  U])on  the  information  of 
Captain  Pulford  for  treasonable  words  spoken  against 
His  Majesty.   Although  petitioner  knows  he  is  innocent 
he  desires  to  have  the  benefit  of  His  Majesty's  declaration 
of  grace  and  favour.     Prays  for  his  discharge.     L.  J., 
XI.  47. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  Sir  Thomas  Aloyn,  Lord  Mayor, 
that  Henbniy  appeared  before  him  and  publicly 
declared    that   he   desired   to  lay    hold    on    his 
Majesty's  grace  and  favour,  as  expressed  in  his 
declaration  of  the  14th  of  April  last.     1    June 
1660. 
June  7.  PL-tition  of  Doctor  Thomas  Hurst,  Chaplain 
in  Ordinary  to  the  late  King,  and  divers  other  ministers. 
Petitioners  residing  sometime  in  Newark  to   avoid  the 
violence  of  the  wars  and  to  enjoy  liberty  of  conscience, 
the  County  Committees,  by  ordinance  of  31  March  1643, 
seized  all  their  estates  only  for  delinquency,  not  scandal, 
and  put  others  into  the  livings  where  they  have  con- 
tinued about  16  years.      Petitioners  pray  to  be  restored 
to  their  parsonages  till  they  are   evicted  by  law  and 
justice,  or  that  the  profits  maybe  secured  in  responsible 
hands  until  they  can  finish  their  legal  trials  agaiust  the 
present  intruders.     L.  J.,  XI.  65. 

June  7.  Petition  of  John  Brayne.  Their  Lordships, 
on  the  30th  of  May  last,  ordered  thr  Commissioners 
lately  appointed  for  the  preservation  of  the  woods  of 
the  Forest  of  Dean  to  cause  a  stop  to  be  made  of  the 
removal  of  coal  or  iron  at  the  iron  works  Ijelonging  to 
Captain  John  Brayne.  and  adjoining  "Wojlaston's  Wood, 
lately  held  by  Oliver  Cromwell.  Petitioner  has  three 
iron  works  adjoining  the  wood  built  upon  his  own  proper 
estate,  and  no  part  or  parcel  of  the  estate  held  by 
Cromwell,  and  he  will  sustain  great  damage,  if  not 
utter  ruin,  if  he  be  debarred  of  the  use  and  disposition 
of  his  stock.  Prays  that  the  order,  so  far  as  concerns 
his  estate,  may  be  discharged.     L.  J.,  XI.  65. 

June  7.  Petition  of  John  Marquess  of  Winchester 
and  Daniel  Wicherley.  Pray  for  the  reversal  of  a  decree 
pronounced  by  Mr.  Fountain,  one'  of  the  Commissioners 
for  the  Great  Seal,  in  a  suit  Virought  against  petitioners 
by  Lord  St.  John,  son  and  heir  of  the  Marquess.  The 
Commissioners  of  the  Great  Seal,  on  the  lith  of  January 
16.58-9,  after  hearing  the  cause,  ordered  a  trial  at  law 
to  be  had,  after  which  they  would  give  their  final 
judgment  therein.  Notwithstanding  this  Mr.  Fountain, 
who  had  been  counsel  in  the  cause  for  Lord  St.  .John 
and  his  lady,  on  the  4th  of  June  1659,  the  first  day  that 
the  Great  Seal  was  delivered  to  him.  ordered  the  cause 
to  be  set  down  for  judgment  on  the  following  day,  and 
without  the  assistance  of  any  one  judge,  and  before 
there  had  been  a  tiial  at  law,  and  without  hearing  any 
counsel  for  jietitioners,  pronounced  a  decree  against 
them.  Petitioners  piay  for  reparation  against  Mr.  Foun- 
tain for  the  damages  they  have  sustained,  and  that  in 
the  meantime  all  further  prosecution  upcm  the  decree 
may  be  stayed.     L.  J.,  XI.  56. 

June  8.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Bnrlcy,  widow,  late 
wife  of  Captain  John  Burley,  deceased,  for  herself  and 
on  the  behalf  of  her  four  fatherless  children.  When  the 
late  King  wa.s  a  prisoner  at  Carisbrook,  in  December 
1647,  such  a  strict  restraint  was  put  upon  His  Majesty 
that  none  of  his  chaplains  or  servants  could  have  access 
to  him,  whereupon  petitioner's  husband,  fearing  thut 
some  evil  might  pioceod  from  thence  to  the  person  of 
his  sacred  Majesty,  did,  m  he  was  in  duty  bound,  use 
the  utmost  of  Ids  endeavours,  by  beating  drums  in  the 
island,  to  give  timely  notice  to  tlie  people  to  aj^iiear  and 
preserve  his  Majesty  from  that  destruction  which  after- 
wards fell  upon  his  sacred  per.son,  but  his  intentions 
were  frustrated  by  an  over  power,  who  seized  him  and 
committed  him  to  the  common  gaol  at  Winchester  ;  he 
was  afterwards  tried  in  a  most  unjust  manner,  and  a 
verdict  being  brought  in  against  him,  he  was  sentenced 
to  be  hanged,  drawn,  and  quartered  as  a  tiaitor,  andtho 


petition  to  the  same   eifect.     17  .July 


sentence   was   in   the  most  barbarous  manner  put   in     Hotrsi  of  ' 
execution  upon  him.     Petitioner  prays  that  justice  may       Lords. 
be  done  upon  the  judges,  jurors,  and  prosecutors  for  the      Calendar. ' 
murdering  of  her  husband,  and  that  Serjeant  Wyld  and        i^fir) 
the    other  judges   who   passed   the   sentence   may  be 
exempted  out  of  the  Act  of  general  pardon  and  oblivion, 
and  that  reparation  may  be  made  to  petitioner  and  her 
children  out  of  the  estates  of  those  who  were  guiltv. 
L.  .L,  XI.  57.  ^ 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  proviso  to  except  the  persons   concerned 

in  the  trial  and  execution  or  Captain  Burley  from 

the  benefit  of  the  Bill  of  Indemnity. 
June  8.  Petition  of  Sir  Arthur  Gorges.  In  1640  a 
judgment  was  entered  in  the  King's  Bench  against 
petitioner  for  1601.  debt  and  40Z.  costs  at  the  suit  of 
Hugh  Eosse,  and  in  the  following  year  he  was  charged 
in  execution  ;  about  five  months  after  Rosse  ])otitioned 
the  Lords  in  Parliament  against  Sir  John  Lenthall  for 
suffering  petitioner  to  be  at  liberty.  Kosse  and  petitioner 
were  both  heard,  and  an  order  was  made  wherewith 
Rosse  was  so  satisfied  that  he  never  troubled  petitioner 
afterwards,  though  he  lived  eleven  years.  That  judg- 
ment has  since  been  unduly  taken  ofi'  the  roll  at 
Westminster,  and  another  entered  upon  another  roll 
against  petitioner  for  the  same  debt  and  costs,  liy  colour 
whereof  his  lands  are  extended  by  Katharine  Rosse, 
administratrix  of  Hugh  Rosse,  many  years  after  his 
death.  This  has  all  been  done  by  the  undue  practice 
of  some  attorneys  of  the  Court  of  King's  Bench.  Peti- 
tioner prays  for  relief  for  himself  and  his  tenants.  L.  J., 
XI.  .57. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Another 
1660. 

2.  Copy  of  preceding. 

3.  Copy  of  Order  of  the  Committee  for  Petitions  for 
Sir  John  Lenthall  to  give  account  why  he  allows 
Sir  Arthur  Gorges  charged  in  execution  to  go 
abroad.     1  July  1641. 

4.  Copy  of  order  in  the  cause.     11  July  1641. 
June  8.  Petition  of  John  White  of  London,  merchant. 

Prays  for  the  reversal  of  a  decree  in  Chancery  obtained 
against  him  by  Hester  Shaw. 

June  8.  Form  of  declaration  for  those  who  desire 
to  lay  hold  upon  Hi.s  Majesty's  grace  and  favour  in 
accordance  with  the  declaration.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  7. 

Jtiue  9.  Information  of  Joj-ce  Cotton  of  treasonable 
ivords  spoken  by  Clement  Wakelin  against  the  King. 
L.  J.,  XL  68. 

June  9.  Petition  of  Charlotte  Countess  Dowager  of 
Derby.     L.  J.,  XL  58  :— 

To  the  Eight  Honourable  the  Lords  assembled  in 
Pai'liament. 

The  humble  peticon  of  Charlotte  Countess  Dowager 
of  Derby. 
Sheweth — 

Whereas  James  Earle  of  Derby,  yo'  pef'*  late  hus- 
band was  in  the  yeare  1651  for  his  loyalty  to  Our 
dread  Soveraigne  Lord  King  Charles,  by  color  of  some 
p'tended  authority  derived  from  the  late  Tyrant  and 
Usurper  (_)liver  Cromwell,  barbarously,  and  contrary  to 
all  l.'iw,  imprisoned,  sentenced,  and  put  to  death  by 
Colonell  HumfryMaokworth, pretended  President  of  an 
illegall  Court  set  up  for  that  purpose,  and  other  desperate 
p'sons  whose  names  are  under  written,  though  some  of 
their  owne  party,  convinced  of  their  unjust  jiroceeding, 
opposed  the  same.  And  thereupon  all  his  estate  was 
seized  upon,  sold,  and  disposed  of,  and  your  pet'  and 
her  family  exposed  to  all  extremityes  of  want  and  miserj', 
to  their  unspeakable  griefe  and  p'judice. 

And  forasmuch  as  the  said  sentence  against  your 
jif'"  husband  was  a  great  violacon  to  the  Peerage  of 
this  Realmc,  and  an  indemnity  to  such  p'sons  (who  acted 
in  so  horrid  a  murthcr)  may  bee  an  incouragem'  to 
others  to  shed  more  innocent  blood  upon  the  like 
occasion. 

And  in  regard  your  pef  hath  now  no  legall  remedy 
by  her  appealc  to  prosecute  the  ofl'endors  for  the  deatli 
of  her  husband. 

Your  pet'  doth  humbly  pray  that  such  of  the  said 
per.sons  as  are  living  may  bee  proceeded  against 
in  a  course  of  Justice,  and  brought  to  condigne 
punishment.  And  that  their  p'sons  and  estates, 
and  also  the  estates  of  such  of  them  as  are  dead, 
may  bee  excepted  in  the  Acts  of  indemnity  and 
for  oonfirmacon  of  sales  w' ''  are  now  to  pass.  And 
that  3'our  pcticoner  and  her  family   may   have 


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surli  reparacons  for  iheir  great  sufferings  thereby 
occasioned,  a.s  to  your  Lops  shall  seeme  meete. 
And  to'  pet'  shall  ever  pray,  &c. 

0.  Derby. 
Maj'  Gen'all  Mitton.  Capt"  James  Stopford. 

Col.  Hen.  Bradshaw.  Capt"  Samuel  Smith. 

Col.  The.  Croxtou.  Capt"  John  Griffith. 

Col.  Rob.  Duckenfield.  Capt"  John  Downes. 

L'  Col.  Hen.  Berkenhead.  Capt"  Edward  Alcock. 

L'  Col.  Symon  Pinch.  Capt"  Ralph  Pownall. 

L'  Col.  Newton.  Capt"  Richard  Grautham. 

Capt"  Tiucent  Corbet.  Aud 

Capt"  The.  Portiugtou.  Capt"  Edward  Stelfo.x. 

Col.  Geo.  Twissleton.  Capt"  Jo.  Delues. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Order  of  the  Comauttee  for  Privileges  for  the 
attendance  of  those  who  were  judges  of  the  late 
Earl  of  Derby  or  their  survivors.  18  June  16ii0. 
L.  J.,  XI.  67. 
•2.  Copies  of  orders  empowering  the  Committee  to 
send  for  the  judges  of  the  late  Earl  of  Derby. 
L.  J.,  XI.  64,  67. 

3.  Copy  of  resolution  of  the  Parliament  that  James 
Earl  of  Derby  is  a  fit  person  to  be  brought  to 
trial,  aud  order  for  his  trial  by  court-martial  at 
Chester.  11  Sept.  1661.    C.  J.,  VII.  16.  In  e,vtmso. 

4.  Copy  of  warrant  of  Oliver  Cromwell  addressed 
to  Major  General  Mitton  and  others  to  call  a 
council  of  war  or  court-martial  at  West  Chester 
for  the  trial  of  any  person  residing  or  appre- 
hended in  Lancashire,  Cheshire,  Salop,  and 
North  Wales,  who  have  ofl'euded  against  the  Act 
passed  on  the  12th  August  1651,  "prohibiting 
"  correspondence  with  Charles  Stewart  or  his 
"  party."  The  Court  is  further  empowered  tu 
sentence  and  put  in  execution  the  sentence  pro- 
nounced against  any  person  found  guilty,  and  is 
required  to  observe  such  rules  and  limitations  as 
are  set  down  in  the  Act,  aud  to  keep  a  true  record 
of  all  their  proceedings.     11  Sept.  1651. 

5.  Letter  from  the  Council  of  State,  at  Whitehall, 
to  Colonel  Robert  Duckeniield,  Governor  of 
Chester.  The  two  letters  of  the  27th  instant, 
concerning  the  business  of  the  Isle  of  Man,  have 
been  read  at  the  Council,  and  the  business  re- 
ferred to  the  Lord  General  from  whom  Colonel 
Duckenfield  will  receive  directions.  The  regi- 
ments appointed  to  that  service  have  theii'  tents, 
and  orders  have  been  given  about  pioneers'  tools, 
which  will  no  doubt  be  furnished.  Order  has 
been  given  by  the  Parliament  with  regard  to  the 
Earl  of  Derby,  which  is  efi'ectnally  to  be  pursued 
without  expscting  any  interposition  from  the 
Council.  'The  letter  is  signed  "  Jo.  Bradshawe. 
"  P'sidt,"  and  sealed  with  the  seal  of  the  Council 
of  State.  Endorsed  :  A  letter  from  Ld.  Brad- 
shawe as  president  respecting  the  Earl  of  Derby 
and  his  reprieve.     30  Sep.  1651. 

6,  "Journal  of  the  Court  Martial  held  at  Chester, 
"  1651,  for  the  trial  of  the  Earl  of  Derby,  &c." 
This  manuscript  book  contains  a  full  report  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  Court  at  the  trials  of  the 
Earl  of  Derby,  Captaine  John  Benbowe,  and  Sir 
Timothy  Fetherstonhaugh,   commencing  on  the 
29th  of  September  and  ending  on  the  1st  of  Oc 
tober  1651.     All  the   prisoners  were  found  guilty 
and  condemned  to  death.  Lord  Derby  was  sen- 
tenced to  be  beheaded  at  Bolton  in  Lancashire, 
Sir  Timothy  Eetherstonhaugh  to  be  beheaded  at 
Chester,  and   Captain   Benbowe   to   be    shot   at 
Shrewsbury.     The   book   is   a   fair   copy   of  the 
following   papers  from  which  it   was   no   doubt 
compiled. 
7-20.  Original  notes  of  the  trials,  articles  exhibited 
against  the  prisoners,  and  their  answers  thereto, 
affidavits,  i&c.     The  answers  are  signed  respec- 
tively by  Lord  Derby,  Captain  Benbowe,  and  Sir 
Timothy  Fetherstonhaugh. 
June  9.  Petition  of  John  Halke,  rector  of  Upminster, 
in  the  county  of  Essex,     lu  the  year  16-16  petitioner  was 
sequestered  by  the  Committee  for  Plundered  Ministers, 
principally  touching  a  breach  of  coiitri\ct  between  him- 
self and  some  of  his  parishioners.     In  1648  he  petitioned 
their  Lordships  that  the  sequestration  might  be  taken  off, 
on  the  ground  that  he  was  innocent  of  the  false  insinua- 
tions of  scandal  inserted  in  the  order  for  his  sequestra- 
tion, but  a  further  order  was  unduly  obtained  from  the 
committee,  and  John   Robotham,    a   wheelwright  and 
Anabaptist,  was  by  Cromwell  and  the  powers  then  in 
being  placed   in  the  rectory.     Petitioner  prays  to  be 
restored.    L.  J.,  XL  58. 


Annexed  : — 

1.  Similar  petition. 

2.  Paper,  intituled  the  wretched  positions  of  John 
Robotham,  a  wheelwright,  late  teacher  to  Colonel 
Sydenham's  regiment,  aud  still  teacher  in  public 
at  Upminster,  in  the  countv  of  Essex,  found  in 
his  printed  book,  intituled  ""The  Mysteries  of  the 
'■  two  Witnesses  uuveiled." 

3.  Another  paper  with  similar  title. 

June  9.  Order  referring  Halke's  petition  to  the  Com- 
mittee for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XL  .58. 

June  11.  Xote  respectiiiij;  the  timber  and  wood  lyin" 
felled  in  Havering  Park.     L.  J.,  XI.  56.  ° 


HovsE  op 
Lords. 

Culendai'. 

1660 


June  11.  Papees  kelatikg  to  the  Act  of  Indemnity.* 

1.  Petition  of  John  Lord  Abergavenny;  Wm.  Say, 
one  of  the  judges  in  that  execrable  murder  of  his  sacred 
Majesty  King  Charles  the  First,  having  in  1646  got 
possession  of  petitioner's  manors  and  lands  in  Kent, 
received  the  profits  till  the  year  1655,  unjustly  detaining 
from  petitioner  during  that  time  2,000/.  and  upwards  ; 
prays  that  the  annexed  proviso  may  be  inserted  in  the 
Act  of  attainder  and  forfeiture  of  Say's  estate. 

Annexed:  — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  that  the  lands  of  Wm.  Say 
forfeited  by  his  attainder  shall  he  liable  to  pay- 
ment of  the  sums  due  by  him  to  Joha  Lord 
Abergavenny. 

2.  Petition  of  Arnold  Beake  and  others,  of  London, 
merchants  ;  in  1653  Robert  Sedgwick  and  John  Leverett 
surprised  and  seized  upon  the  coast  of  England  a  ship 
and  goods  of  petitioners,  without  any  legal  proceedings, 
and  carried  them  to  New  England,  pretending  that  they 
belonged  to  Holland,  and  there,  though  petitioners  sent 
over  legal  proofs  that  the  ship  aud  goods  were  theirs, 
disposed  of  them  ;  petitioners  have  recovered  their  ship 
by  law,  aud  are  now  in  suit  for  their  goods,  having 
already  spent  near  400L  ;  they  pray  that  the  annexed 
proviso  may  be  inserted  in  the  Bill  for  general  pardon. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  provieo  saving  to  petitioners  their  right 
to  continue  their  proceedings  at  law. 

3.  Petition  of  Captain  Thomas  Booth  and  others ; 
petitioners  being  in  the  King's  service  in  the  garrison  of 
Newark  in  the  year  1646  were  ordered  oat  upon  a  party 
by  Lord  Bellasis,  the  Governor,  and  were  taken  prisoners 
by  Francis  Fiennes  alias  Clinton,  and,  notwithstanding 
the  articles  of  surrender  in  which  thej'  were  included, 
he  by  his  own  power  detained  them  prisoners  ;  pray 
that  Fiennes.  so  far  as  concerns  this  matter,  may  be 
excluded  out  of  the  Act  of  general  pardon. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso. 

4.  Petitioa  of  Wm.  Browne  ;  as  bailiff  of  the  corpora- 
tion of  Ledbury,  in  the  county  of  Hereford,  petitioner 
in  1651  proclaimed  King  Charles  the  Second,  for  which 
cause  Cornet  Day  came  with  a  party  of  horse,  seized 
and  wounded  petitioner,  and  plundered  his  goods  to 
a  considerable  value,  and  with  a  pistol  in  one  hand 
and  a  swoi'd  in  the  other  forced  him  to  proclaim  His 
Majesty  a  traitor,  swearing  that  else  they  would  forth- 
with murder  him  ;  prays  that  Day  may  be  excepted  out 
of  the  Act  of  general  pardon,  that  so  petitioner  may 
have  reparation  against  him  at  law. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  except  Day  from  pardon  for 
wounding  William  Browne. 

5.  Petition  of  Cressy  Barnett  and  others  ;  about  the 
year  1612  petitioners  lent  great  sums  of  money  to  divers 
gentlemen  of  York  ujion  bonds  for  repayment  of  the 
same  with  interest,  but  upon  information  to  the  Com- 
mittee for  advance  of  money  that  the  money  was  lent 
to  foment  the  war,  petitioners  were  proceeded  against 
as  delinquents  and  forced  to  deliver  up  their  bonds  ; 
they  pr.ay  that  Samuel  Moyer  and  the  rest  of  the  com- 
mittee, and  also  their  agents,  Francis  Nevile  and  others, 
may  account  for  the  money  they  have  received  towards 
satisfaction  of  petitioners'  just  debts,  and  that  no  pro- 
viso may  lie  adanitted  in  the  Act  of  oblivion  to  their 
prejudice. 

6.  Petition  of  Elizabsth  Colt,  widow,  daughter  and 
co-heir  of  John  Dutton,  late  of  Sherborne,  in  the  county 
of  Gloucester,  Esq..  deceased  ;  petitioner's  father  being 
engaged  for  great  sums  of  money  for  his  late  Majesty  at 
Oxford,  which  he  since  paid,  did,  to  reimburse  himself. 


•  The  .\ct  of  free  and  general  pardon,  indemnity,  and  oblivion,  was 
hrnu^ht  from  the  House  of  Commons  on  the  lllh  of  .Tune  1G60.  and 
received  the  royal  assent  on  the  awh  of  .\uiaist  following.  L.  J.,  XI. 
87,  &c.    13  Car.  II.  c.  11. 

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Hi.CSE  OF 

Lords. 
t  'alendar. 

1660. 


pnrchafo  from  the  trustees  aiipointed  by  protended 
\cts  of  Parliament  divers  fee-farm  rents  belonging 
to  His  Majesty;  he  died  in  16">6,  and  by  his  ivill  left 
the  residue  of  these  rents,  after  other  bequests,  to 
petitioner  under  certain  conditions;  she  prays  that  the 
annexed  proviso  saving  her  rights  to  these  rents  may 
be  inserted  in  the  Act  of  general  pardon. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso. 

7  Petiticm  of  Ralph  Constable,  Richard  Harland.  and 
Oswald  Harland.  of  the  county  of  York,  gentlemen  ; 
prav  that  Luke  Robinson  and  others,  who  in  order  to 
support  the  tvranny  of  the  late  usurper  violently 
seized  petitioners,  and  without  any  charge  long  de- 
tained them  prisoners  in  York  Castle,  with  unusual 
restraint  and  cruelty,  contrary  to  all  the  known  laws  of 
the  laud,  may  not  enjoy  the  benefit  of  the  Act  of  grace 
and  pardon. 

Annexed: —  .  .  .      .   ui.  . 

1.  Proposed   proviso,  saving   petitioners     right  to 
proceed  at  law  against  Luke  Robinson  and  others. 

8  Petition  of  Thomas  D.-iniell  and  Ralph  "Warton. 
In  the  year  16.j9,  .John  Pockley  did,  by  force  of  arms, 
take  i)etitioner3  from  their  habitations  and  sent  them  to 
Kingston  upon  Hull,  where  they  wrre  detained  close 
prisoners  for  many  months  without  any  charge  against 
them,  to  the  great  damage  of  their  health  and  estates  ; 
pray  that  Pockley  may  l)e  excepted  out  of  the  Act  of 
pardon. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso. 
9.  Petition  of  William  Blrington,  of  Beverley,  in  York- 
shire. Richard  Wood  and  Charles  Vance  did  about 
seventeen  years  ago,  by  force  of  arms,  seize  and  carry 
away  cloth  and  goods  belonging  to  petitioner  to  the 
value  of  about  500Z.  ;  petitioner  pra\s  that  they  may  be 
excepted  out  of  the  Act  of  Indemnity,  and  that  the 
statute  of  limitations  may  be  no  bar  to  his  proceeding 
against  them. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso. 
111.  Petition  of  John  Freeman,  gent.  Petitioner  and 
his  predecessors  have  been  ;incieut  tenants  to  the  Queen, 
of  the  castle  of  Wallingford,  which  was  in  1641,  by  order 
of  his  late  Majesty,  made  a  garrison,  and  large  store- 
houses and  other  buildings  for  the  service  of  the  garri- 
Bon  erected  ;  in  1652,  by  colour  of  a  pretended  warrant, 
Major  Arthur  Evelin  and  others  pulled  down  not  only 
the  storehouses  and  buildings  but  also  the  ancient  walls, 
and  in  so  doing  destroyed  petitioner's  gardens,  orchards, 
&c..  so  that  it  cost  him  300?.  to  repair  the  same  ;  prays 
that  the  persons  above  named,  and  also  Wm.  Cooke, 
who  without  any  pretended  order  carried  away  a  great 
part  of  the  stone  and  other  materials,  may  be  excepted 
out  of  the  Act  of  Indemnity. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 
11;  Petition  of  Angell  Grey.  Petitioner's  mother-in- 
law.  Lady  Elizabcth'^Griffin,  agreed  to  put  3,000/.  into 
his  hands  on  which  he  was  to  pay  her  interest  for  life, 
and  after  her  death  to  dispose  of  the  money  for  the  pre- 
ferment of  his  four  younger  children.  The  money  was 
paid  and  a  bond  entered  into.  Sir  John  Danvers  and 
others  becoming  trustees,  who  in  1644  (petitioner  being 
of  the  King's  party)  brought  the  matter  to  the  notice  of 
the  Commissioners  sitting  at  Haberdashers'  Hall,  as  a 
debt  due  from  petitioner,  though  he  had  compounded 
under  the  Articles  of  O.xford,  and  the  trust  had  been 
proved.  Petitioner,  who  .still  pays  the  interest  to  Lady 
Griffin,  and  will  have  to  provide  the  principal  at  her 
death,  prays  that  nothing  in  the  Act  of  Oblivion  may 
prevent  his  proceoding  at  law  or  in  erjuity  for  repara- 
tion. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  save  Grey's  right  of  pro- 
ceeding for  reparation. 
12.  Petition  of  Tohan  Herbert,  the  relict  of  Matthew 
Herbert, late  rector  of  Llangatting  [Llanganten]  and  the 
chapels  thereunto  annexed,  in  the  county  of  Brecknock, 
and  late  rector  of  Kevonllys  [Ccfnllys],  in  the  county 
of  Radnor,  on  the  behalf  of  herself  and  her  distressed 
children.  Petitioner's  husband  for  his  service  to  hi.s 
late  Majesty  was,  contrary  even  to  the  orders  of  the  then 
Parliament,  sequestered  from  his  livings  before  any 
charge  was  exhibited  against  him,  and  the  profits  to  the 
value  of  400L  per  annum  were  taken  from  him  for 
thirteen  years  ;  after  several  imprisonments  he  died  in 
February  last,  leaving  petitioner  and  her  children 
destitute  and  with  many  debts  to  jiay  ;  prays  that  the 
persons  who  took  the  profits  of  the  livings  may  be 
ordered  to  pay  hor  all  arrears  of  fifths,  and  that  her 


children  may  not  be  stopped  by  the  general  Act  from 
their  remedy  at  law  or  equity  for  so  much  of  the  profits 
of  the  livings  as  has  not  been  paid  to  the  public  treasury. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Reasons  in  support  of  the  petition. 

•J.  Proviso  proposed  to  be  inserted  in  the  Act. 

13.  Petition  of  John  Hinde,  executor  of  the  last  will 
and  testament  of  Dr.  Thomas  Winston,  deceased.  No 
proof  of  delinquency  appearing  against  Dr.  Winston,  an 
order  was  made  on  the  9th  of  March  1  646-7  for  restitu- 
tion to  be  made  to  him  of  what  had  been  taken  from 
him  by  the  8e(|uestration  of  his  estate ;  prays  that  the 
annexed  proviso  to  make  the  treasurers  for  sequestra- 
tions liable  for  what  they  have  levied  may  be  inserted  in 
the  Act  of  Indemnity. 

Annexed :  — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  Committee  for  Sequestrations 
of  the  9th  of  March  1646-7. 

2.  Proposed  proviso. 

14.  Petition  of  Colonel  Richard  Ingoldsby.  In  16.58 
Sir  Hardres  Waller,  by  judgment  of  the  Court  of  Com- 
mon Pleas  in  Ireland,  became  indebted  2,000/.  to  peti- 
tioner, and  not  being  able  to  pay  on  the  day  appointed 
conveyed  various  goods  and  chattels  to  him  in  satisfac- 
tion of  his  claim,  but  the  Commissioners  for  the  present 
managing  of  the  aH'airs  of  Ireland  seized  them  for  the 
use  of  His  Majesty ;  the  goods  were  petitioner's  for 
valuable  consideration,  and  without  any  fraud,  and  lie 
prays  to  be  restored  to  possession  of  them. 

Annexed  :  — 

].  Proposed  proviso  saving  petitioner's  rights. 

15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Kittermaster.  gent.  Francis 
Blyth,  brother-in-law  of  Sir  Arthur  Hazlerigg,  after 
attempting  to  evade  a  bond  by  fraudulently  cancelling  it, 
when  petitioner  had  recovered  a  judgment  against  him, 
used  his  influence  as  one  of  the  Committee  for  Seques- 
trations at  Leicester  to  arrest  petitioner  and  force  him 
to  acknowledge  satisfaction  for  the  bond  ;  prays  that 
Blyth  may  by  proviso  be  excepted  out  of  the  Act  of 
Indemnity. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso. 

16.  Petition  of  Roger  L'Estrauge,  Esq.  By  com- 
mission from  his  late  Majesty  petitioner  endeavoured  to 
reduce  Lyme  Regis,  but  was  betrayed  and  delivered  U|i 
to  Colonel  Walton,  by  whose  order  he  was  tried  by  the 
City  Court  Marshal  for  his  life,  condemned  unheard, 
and  notwithstanding  a  protest  from  Sir  John  Corbett. 
President  of  the  Court,  and  from  the  then  House  of 
Lords,  was  imprisoned  in  Newgate  for  four  years,  to 
the  loss  of  his  health  and  libei-ty,  and  to  the  ruin  of  his 
fortune ;  prays  that  his  remedy  at  law  against  Robert 
Titchburne  and  others  may  be  specially  excepted  out  ot 
the  Act  of  Indemnitx'. 

Annexed : — 

1.   Propised  proviso  to  tlie  Act. 

17.  Petition  of  Francis  Mathew,  of  Tunstone  [Turna- 
stone],  in  the  county  of  Hereford;  prays  that  James 
Parry  and  others,  who  broke  open  his  house,  took 
away  his  goods,  and  imprisoned  his  daughter  on  account 
of  his  loyalty  to  His  Majesty,  may  be  excepted  out  of  the 
Act  of  Indemnity. 

Annexed : 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 

\H.  Petition  of  Mary  Moloy  alias  Lewis,  widow;  her 
late  husband,  a  citizen  and  goldsmith  of  London,  and  a 
servant  of  his  late  Majesty,  h-iving  occasion  to  trade 
into  Sliropshii'e  in  the  late  distempers,  Sir  Francis 
Otley,  then  governor  of  Shrewsbury,  took  from  him  n 
thcuisand  pounds  woith  of  jewels,  rings,  and  plate  for 
the  supply  of  ids  late  Majesty,  giving  him  a  ticket  and 
pppraisement  of  the  goods,  which  has  never  been  satis- 
fied ;  she  prays  for  relief  for  herself  and  her  fatherles.s 
children  that  are  in  a  perishing  condition,  and  that  her 
right  of  action  may  be  saved  by  proviso  in  the  Bill  of 
indemnity. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Prop  ised  proviso. 

lil.  Petition  of  Richard  Newcourt,  of  Somerton,  in  the 
county  of  Somerset  ;  a  trial  at  law  is  now  pending  re- 
specting petitioner's  title  to  a  farm  at  Tiverton,  in  the 
county  of  Devon,  purchased  npona  false  pretence  during 
the  late  troubles  by  Captain  John  Stent  ;  petitioner 
prays  that  the  purchase  may  be  excepted  out  of  the  Act 
of  Indemnity. 

Annexed : — 

I.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 

20.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Poulton,  widow,  lato  wife  of 
Thomas  Poulton,  deceased.  Petitioner's  late  husband, 
with  divers  others,  endeavouring  the  suppressing  the 
illegal  and  tyrannical  power  of  the  pretended  Protector, 


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97 


being  overpowered  by  the  forces  of  Colonel  Uroke  and 
Colonel  Shapcott,  yielded  themselves  to  Colonel  Croke 
npou  articles  granting  them  their  lives  and  estates,  not- 
withstanding which  they  were  delivered  over  to  tlir 
then  civil  power,  impiisonod  in  the  gaol  at  Exeter,  tried 
for  high  treason,  found  guilty  and  executed.  Petitioner 
prays  that  the  judges  who  tried  her  late  husband,  John 
Uoppleston,  the  then  sherilf  of  Devon,  and  Colonel 
Croke  may  be  excepted  out  of  the  Act  of  general  pardon 
aud  oblivion. 

21.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

22.  Petition  of  Richard  8t.  George,  Esquire  ;  in  the 
year  164-i  petitioner's  goods  and  estates  were  seized 
by  James  Whinnell,  an  agent  for  sequestrations  in  the 
Isle  of  Ely,  aud  this  in  sjiite  of  an  oi'der  for  their  dis- 
charge from  ,the  Committee  for  Sequestrations  ii!  the 
whom  Whinnell,  using  horrible  words  against  the  King, 
accused  of  being  maliguants  ;  petitioner  prays  that, 
though  the  execrable  oll'ence  against  His  ^Majesty  be 
pardoned,  yet  that  his  own  right  of  proceeding  at  law 
may  be  saved. 

Annexed : — ■ 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 

23.  Petition  of  Robert  Salvin,  of  Durham,  gentleman, 
executor  of  the  last  will  and  testament  of  Rebecca  Sal- 
vin, widow,  deceased;  in  lt!i4  Rebecca  Salvin,  peti- 
tioner's mother,  was  forced  to  take  refuge  in  Hartlepool, 
of  which  garrison  JUajor  'fhomas  Salvin,  his  brother, 
was  governor.  The  place  was  afterwards  surrendered 
upon  articles  of  agreement  that  no  person  within  the 
garrison  should  be  damnitied  to  the  value  of  twopence, 
but  contrary  to  this  Thomas  Lilburne,  now  called  Major 
Lilburne.  who  commanded  a  troop  of  horse  against  the 
town,  plundered  petitioner's  mother  of  gold  and  silver 
plate,  and  jewels  of  the  value  of  1,500^  and  upwards, 
while  by  his  own  loyalty  jjotitioner  has  lost  or  expended 
upwards  of  6,000i.  ;  he  prays  that  his  right  of  proceed- 
ing at  law  against  Major  Lilburne  may  be  saved  in  the 
general  Act  of  pardon. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 

24.  Petition  of  Robert  Scott  aud  others,  dealers  for 
lead  in  the  county  of  York.  In  1G44,  contrary  to  the 
articles  for  the  surrender  of  York,  the  Commissioners 
then  attending  the  Scottish  army  unjustly  seized  and 
sold  to  their  private  benefit,  but  pretendedly  for  the 
public,  lead  belonging  to  petitioners  of  the  value  in  all 
of  94:01.  Petitioners  pray  that  they  may  have  the  benefit 
of  the  law,  notwithstanding  the  Statute  of  Limitations 
and  the  Act  of  Oblivion  and  IndemniCj'. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 

25.  Petition  of  the  Mastei-,  Wardens,  aud  Assistants  of 
the  Trinity  House  of  Dcptford.  Since  the  year  1648, 
Colonel  Richard  Deane  and  others  have  taken  upon 
themselves  the  management  of  the  house,  received  the 
profits  amounting  to  5,0U0Z.,  and  converted  them  to  their 
own  use.  Pray  that  they  may  not  be  acquitted  by  the 
Act  of  Indemnity  from  answering  for  the  same. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 

26.  Petition  of  Robert  Walters  ;  his  father  lost  bis 
life  in  His  Majesty's  service  against  the  Soots,  and  peti- 
tioner addressed  himself  from  bis  earliest  years  to  his 
late  Majesty's  sei-vice,  continued  faithful  to  the  end,  and 
has  since  followed  His  Majesty  through  the  whole  course 
of  his  misfortunes;  petitioner's  sutferings  have  been 
aggravated  l)y  Thos.  Dickinson,  Alderman  of  Yoi-k,  who, 
desiring  to  unite  petitioner's  estate  to  his  own,  because 
they  lay  next  to  one  another,  accused  petitioner  of 
delinquenc}',  and  upon  feigned  pretences  committed 
him  to  gaol  for  two  years,  and  afterwards  pretending 
that  petitioner  was  instrumental  in  a  rising  on  behalf  of 
His  Majesty  clapped  him  closa  prisoner  in  the  mews, 
turned  his  wife  and  family  out  of  doors,  and  seized  his 
estate,  and  not  only  denied  his  wife  any  maintenance, 
but  imprisoned  her  also;  petitioner  prays  that  provi- 
sion may  be  made  in  the  Act  of  Indemnity  to  preserve 
his  right  of  redress  by  law. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso. 

27.  Petition  of  Richard  Washington,  Esq.  Pr.aysthat 
Thomas  Bourchier  and  others  may  be  excepted  out  of 
the  general  Act  of  pardon  and  indemnity  until  they 
have  made  reasonable  reparation  to  petitioner  for  the 
unjust  sale  of  his  late  grandfather's  estate. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso. 

28.  Petition  of  Swithin  Welles  and  Prances,  his  wife  ; 
Thomas  Helliard,  father  of  Frances  Welles,  in  the  year 
16.54  by  virtue  of  His  Majesty's  commisBion  appeared  in 

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arms  at  Salisbury,  endeavouring  His  Majes«y'B  restora- 
tion. Being  taken  prisoner,  with  John  Penrudduck  and 
others,  and  carried  to  Exeter,  he  was  tried  before  John 
Glynn,  sorgeant-at-law,  and  others,  condemned  and 
hanged.  Prays  that  John  Glynn  and  the  others  m, 
be  excepted  out  of  the  general  pardon. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 

29.  Petition  ef  Luke  Whittington  and  others,  dealei-s 
for  lead  in  the  county  of  York  ;  in  1644,  contrary  to  the 
articles  for  the  surrender  of  York,  the  Commissioners 
then  attending  the  Scotch  army  unjustly  seized  aud 
sold  to  their  private  benefit,  but  jn-eteiidedly  for  the 
public,  lead  belonging  to  petitioners  of  the  "value  of 
10,5S0J.  Petitioners  pray  that  they  may  have  the  benefit 
of  the  law,  notwithstanding  the  Statute  of  Limitations 
and  the  Act  of  Oblivion  and  Indemnity, 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 

2.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

30.  Proviso  that  all  persons  that  have  been  iu  actual 
service  and  .arms  for  the  late  King,  and  deserted  him  and 
bore  arms  against  him  and  petitioned  for  his  death,  shall 
be  excepted,  as  to  estate,  out  of  the  Act. 

31.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  persons 
who  have  alienated,  demolished,  ruinated,  destroyed,  or 
defaced  the  building,  fabric,  or  site  of  any  cathedral 
church  or  churches,  churchyards,  or  places  .used  for 
burial,  or  have  robbed  or  carried  away  the  plate,  bells, 
pulpits,  seats,  or  utensils  of  any  cathedral  or  parochial 
church. 

32.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  the 
making  good  of  any  ofiice  or  place  by  patent  that  is 
forfeited  by  law  since  1641  aud  before,  wherein  the 
King's  immediate  profit  or  advantage  is  or  was  con- 
cerned by  way  of  trust  to  the  Crown. 

33.  Proviso  that  the  Act  siiallnot  extend  to  any  persons 
who  assumed  Parliamentary  powers  to  themselves  from 
the  7th  of  December  1648  until  the  12th  of  February 
following,  after  the  House  of  Lords  was  voted  useless,  and 
the  greatest  part  of  the  members  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, contrary  to  law  aud  justice,  were  by  force  excluded 
from  exercising  their  office  ;  nor  to  any  persons  who  sat 
as  judges  in  any  pretended  high  court  of  justice  ;  nor  to 
any  persons  who  have  abjured  the  government  of  the 
King's  Majesty  that  now  is  ;  nor  to  any  persons  who 
w_rc  Major  Generals  and  who  acted  as  decimators  in 
decimating  divers  persons  contrary  to  articles  and  their 
own  Act  of  Oblivion  ;  all  such  persons  are  from  hence- 
forth debarred  from  being  capa'ole  to  elect  or  be  elected 
in  any  Parliament. 

34.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  or  be  pre- 
judicial to  any  persons  who  have  any  debt  due  to  them 
by  any  person  excepted  or  conJemued  within  the  Act 
either  upon  bond,  judgment,  or  statute,  acknowledged 
by  them  before  such  time  as  they  were  guilty  of  the 
crimes  for  which  they  now  stand  excepted. 

35.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  bar  au}' 
persons  in  law  or  equity  from  the  recovery  of  so  much 
of  their  just  debts  as  has  been  levied  or  sequestered 
since  the  year  1648,  and  not  really  paid  unto  the  use  of 
the  public. 

36.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  the 
indemnifying  any  persons  that  have  during  the  late 
trouldes  committed  waste  aud  destruction  of  woods, 
deer,  pales,  or  fences  belonging  to  the  King's  forests, 
parks,  or  chases  of  Ashdowne  aud  the  Broyle,  iu  the 
county  of  Sussex. 

37.  Proviso  for  indemnifying  all  persons  who  are 
anywise  concerned  in  the  engagement  commonly  called 
the  Yorkshire  Engagement,  subscribed  iu  the  year  1642 
for  satisfaction  of  the  public  debtsof  that  county,  under- 
taken for  his  lute  Majesty's  service,  or  in  any  of  tho 
bonds  mentioned  in  a  list  referred  to  the  late  Committee 
for  advance  of  money  at  Haberdasbers'  Hall,  by  an  order 
of  the  late  House  of  Commons  of  10th  of  June  1649,  or 
who  have  paid  in  their  respective  proportions  _  of  an 
assessment  imposed  on  them  by  the  sai  1  Commissioners, 
under  penalty  of  sequestration,  towards  satisfaction  of 
the  said  bonds  and  engagement,  or  who  shall  before  a 
certain  day  pay  in  the  same  to  the  Lord  Mayor  of  the 
city  of  York,  to  be  disposed  of  by  such  order  as  he 
shall  from  time  to  time  receive  IVom  the  Lord  Chancel- 
lor or  the  Lord  Keeper  towards  satisfaction  of  such  of 
the  creditors  as  shall  be  ordered  to  receive  the  same. 

3«.  Another  jiroviso  to  the  same  ertect  as  preceding. 

39.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  take  away 
the  benefits  which  any  persons  have  or  ought  to  have 
by  virtue  of  any  judgment,  order,  or  decree  made  by 
the  late  Commissioners  for  relief  on  articles  of  war. 

40.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  pardon 

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^  ,— r„      command,  warrant,  order,   or  OTcrt  act,  then  or  after 

''ififiO         3s   as  by,  from,  or  under  any  pretended  conncl  ot 

^^^^-        offieers  or    Couneil    of  State,     forcibly    and    unjus  ly 

inipriBoned  any  person  that  was  then  a  membev  of  Par- 

lianienl  (as  asahist   those  persons  only  that  then  were 

members^  but  that  the  said  imprisoned  persons,  within 

Bix  months  of  the  passing  of  the  Act.  shall  haye  liberty 

to   commence   actions   at     common   law,    and    rc'ceive 

daroao'es  for   their  wrongful  imprisonment.s.     JSothing 

contained  in  this  proyiso  shall  extend  t«  ^te  prejuclice 

or   trouble   of  any  persons   who,   upon   the  -iyth  JMay 

1600  were  or  now  are  of  the  standing  army  m  i^ngUuia. 

and  I'lave  in  the  late  transactions  appeared  for  the  happy 

settlement  of  the  Kingdom. 

41  Proviso  that  no  conveyance  of  any  manors.  cVc.  (not 
being  the  manors.  &c.  of  the  late  King  Queen,  Prince. 
or  of  any  pretended  delinquent  Archbishop,  Bishop, 
Deans,  and  Chapters)  made  by  any  of  the  persons  m 
the  Act  byname  excepted,  in  consideration  ot  any 
marriage  and  for  portion  thereupon  paid  and  received, 
shall  be  impeached  by  the  attainder  or  conviction  ot 
any  such  excepted  person. 
•  42.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

43.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  acqmt 
or  discharge  persons  who  have  received  the  rents  and 
profits  of  any  persons  who  hare  been  sequestered  for 
their  loyalty,  and  have  not  really  and  ?")/(« /<'c  accounted 
for  and"  paid  over  the  same  to  the  use  of  the  Common- 
wealth. &c. 

44.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  bar  any  action  which 
Nicholas  Borlaco  may  have  lor  anything  done  contrary 
to  the  articles  of  war,  which  by  judgment  or  decree  of 
the  court  of  articles  were  preserved  unto  him,  and 
afterwards  allowed  by  the  Commissioners  at  Haber- 
dashers' Hall. 

45.  Copy  of  preceding. 

46.  Another  copy. 

47.  Proviso  excepting  any  persons  guilty  of  breach  of 
the  articles  of  Exeter  granted  to  Sir  John  Stawell  in 
the  time  of  war. 

48.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

49.  Proyiso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  discharge 
or  take  away  any  action  or  suit  against  the  Committee 
of  the  county  of  York  for  goods  Ijelouging  to  Eichard 
Lord  Cliflbrd  taken  liy  the  Committee  contrary  to 
articles. 

.50.  Proviso  against  indemnifying  John  and  Edward 
Elliott,  of  St.  Germans,  in  the  county  of  Cornwall,  con- 
cerning a  debt  due  from  them  to  Jane  Kekcwich. 

51.  Proviso  excepting  Luke  Robinson  or  any  other 
person,  for  speaking  treasonable,  scandalous,  and  dis- 
honourable speeches  against  the  late  King,  the  Queen, 
or  any  of  that  royal  family,  or  for  imprisoning  James 
Wilkinson. 

52.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  the  con- 
firming of  a  settlement  heretofore  made  by  Robert  Kirk- 
ham,  of  the  impropriate  rectory  of  Cothcrstockc  [Cotter- 
stock],  in  the  county  of  Northampton,  unto  William 
Motmtagne  and  others. 

•■)3.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  discharge 
any  suit  brought  by  Kichai-d  Callow  against  Robert 
Fenwick. 

.54.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  the 
pardoning  of  any  misdemeanour  or  offence  in  the  undue 
obtaining  any  deed  or  writing,  or  the  acknowledgment 
ot  any  fine  from  Dame  Mary  Powel,  late  wife  of  Sir 
Edward  Powel. 

55.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

5t.'>.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shallnot  extend  to  the  pardon- 
ing ofany  offence  committed  inthelate  riots  andtumults, 
in  defacing  the  church,  dejiopulating  and  pulling  down 
the  town  and  mill  at  Sandtoft,  destroying  crops,  and 
other  offences  within  the  level  of  Hatfield  Chase',  &c. 

.57.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  the 
indemnifying  Philip  Lord  Wharton  as  to  the  sum  of 
4,000?.  or  thereabouts,  which  he  has  received  out  of  the 
estate  of  Sir  George  Savile,  Bai-t.,  since  the  year  1047. 

.58.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  discharge 
Robert  Wallop,  Sir  'I'homas  .Tervoise.  deceased,  and 
Peter  Weaver,  decea.'<ed.  their  heirs  and  executors  from 
any  restitution  or  satisfaction  to  be  made  to  or  recovered 
by  John  Marrpiessof  Winchester  for  anj- money  received 
by  them  ont  of  his  estate. 

59.  Proviso  thai  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  the 
pardoning,  acquitting,  or  discharging  of  Edmund  Cho- 
roid and  Sir  Robert  'Choroid  for  any  wrong  done  by 
tbem  lo  William  Conry,  His  Majesty's 'agent,  during  the 
time  of  the  late  war. 

90.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  bar  Sir 


William  Batten,  of  Walthamstow,  Essex,  from  bringing     ^^'^^^  < 


,, _  ,  ■  f   ^       -tr>  -         Lord. 

actions  for  disturbing  him  m  the  execution  of  the  ofncc  — 

of  Surveyor  of  His  Majesty's  Navy.  Cnlend., 

61.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  the  right        Low. 
that  Sir  Robert  Sprignell  and  Dame  Ann  his  wife  ought 

to   have   out   of  and    from   the   lands    of  Sir  Michael 
Livesey. 

62.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  pardon 
or  indemnify  Thomas  Pendleton  and  others  for  unjustly 
seizing  .ind  detaining  the  profits  of  the  manors  of 
Walgrave  and  Northall,  in  the  county  of  Northampton. 

03.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shallnot  extend  to  the  Com- 
missioners of  Oyer  and  Terminer  that  sat  at  Salisbury 
in  16.5.5,  and  gave  sentence  against  Thorpe,  Woodward, 
Deane,  and  others. 

04.  Proyiso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  the  lands, 
&c.  belonging  to  Ralph  LordHopton,  Baron  of  Stratton, 
deceased. 

65.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  discharge 
or  indemnif}'  Sir  John  Corbett,  Baronet,  for  any  profits 
received  out  of  the  manor  of  Milton,  Bucks,  by  reason 
of  a  mortgage  thereof  unto  Sir  Lewis  Watson,  late  Lord 
Rockinham. 

60.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  any 
persons  who  did  in  any  way  promote  the  indictments  of 
high  treason  preferred  and  found  against  Sir  George 
Booth  and  Sir  Thomas  Myddelton  in  the  year  1659. 

07.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  debar  Robert  Lord 
Lexington  from  bringing  actions  at  the  common  law 
against  AVilliam  Lord  Grey  for  the  sum  of  5,000?.  re- 
ceived of  Lord  Lexington  for  the  discharge  of  tho 
sequestration  of  his  estate  during  the  late  war. 

68.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  pardon 
any  of  those  who  sat  in  a  Council  of  War  upon  James 
late  Earl  of  Derby. 

69.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  extend  to  pardon 
any  persons  for  waste  or  destruction  committed  since 
the  year  1645  in  or  upon  any  of  the  lands  or  of  the 
timber  or  woods  growing  thereupon,  wherein  Henry, 
then  Maiquess  and  Earl  of  Worcester,  or  Edward,  now 
Marquess  and  Earl,  were  only  seized  for  term  of  their 
respective  lives  without  liberty  to  commit  waste,  with 
remainder  in  fee  or  fee  tail  expectant  thereupon  to 
Henry  Lord  Herbert,  son  of  the  said  Edward,  nor  shall 
exclude  Lord  Herbert  from  any  remedy  against  persons 
for  such  waste. 

70.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  debar  Katharine 
Anwell,  executrix  of  Robert  Anwell,  deceased,  from  pro- 
secuting in  law  and  equity  Sir  John  Carter  and  Colonel 
George  Twisleton  to  recover  1,200?.  which  they  in  the 
year  1018.  bj-  duress  of  imprisonment,  enforced  Robert 
Anwell  to  pay  unto  them  for  their  private  avarice  and 
without  any  just  cause. 

71.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  prejudice  the  right 
and  title  of  Thomas  Earl  of  Cleveland  and  Thomas  Lord 
Wentworth.  his  son,  to  the  manors  of  Stepney  and 
Hackney,  in  the  county  of  Middlesex,  and  Toddington 
and  Harlington,  in  the  county  of  Becls.  &c..  nor  preju- 
dice the  cause  and  petition  of  the  said  Earl  and  Lord 
now  depending  before  the  Lords  in  Parliament. 

72.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

73.  Proviso  on  behalf  of  the  Earl  of  Pembroke  tb.it 
the  Act  sh.all  not  extend  to  pardon  any  riots  or  tres- 
passes committed  in  the  chase  or  warren  called  Albourn 
Chase,  in  tlic  county  of  AVilts,  since  the  year  1641. 


Papeks  kelatinr  to  the 

Act   I'OK   CONFIKMATION    OF    JUDICIAL    PeOCEEDINGS.* 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill,  with  dates  of  ad- 
journments, &c. 

2.  Draft  of  clause  VII.  of  the  Act,  saving  recogni- 
zances, obligations,  &c.  to  the  late  protectors.  (See 
Statutes  Folio  Edition.     12  Car.  II.  c.  12.) 

.".  Another  draft. 

4.  Draft  of  Clause  XI.  of  the  Act,  declaring  the  late 
Govcrnnunt  usurped.     {Sec  Statutes.     Foiio  edition.) 

5.  Draft  of  a  clause  for  the  same  object  as  preceding. 
Endorsed  jn-oviso  put  in  to  be  inserted  in  tho  Act  for 
Confirmation  of  Judicial  Proceedings,  Aug.  1660,  but 
never  passed. 

6.  "  The  efl'ect  of  the  several  jirovisoes  '' — giving  very 
brieflj'  the  effect  of  certain  provisoes. 

7.  Another  similar  ]japer. 

8.  Notes  of  tho  decisions 
several  pi'ovisoes. 

9.  Another  paper  of  notes. 

10.  Another  paper  of  notes. 

•  This  Act  wii.s  brciughl  from  the  House  of  Commons  on  the  llth  of 
.June  and  rereived  tho  Bo.val  assent  on  the  29th  of  Aucust  tollowinK. 
L.  J.,  XL  S7,  &c.    12  Car.  II.  c.  12. 


of   the    Committee   upon 


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11.  Another  paiier  of  notes. 

12.  Amendmeuts  to  the  Bill. 

13.  Another  ])aper  of  amendments. 

14.  Petition  of  Kicholas  Krrington,  of  Pont  Island,  iu 
the  county  of  Xorthmnberland,  Esq.,  and  of  Mark 
Errington,  son  and  heir  to  the  said  Nicholas  ;  in  lf>j2 
the  name  of  petitioner  Nicholas  was  inserted  in  the 
Act  for  sale  of  deliquents'  estates,  and  when  his  life 
interest  was  sold  his  friends  were  not  permitted  to  treat 
for  the  same,  because  Sir  Arthur  Haselrigg  wished  to 
purchase,  and  accordingly  did  so,  after  which  petitioner 
Nicholas,  not  knowing  which  way  to  turn  for  food  for  his 
wife  and  six  children,  applied  to  Sir  Arthur  to  com- 
miserate his  sad  condition,  bat  could  only  induce  him  to 
take  oft'  his  heavy  hand  from  the  estate  upon  condition 
that  the  petitioner  Mark  would  join  in  conveying  the 
inheritance  of  a  portion  of  the  estate  called  Meersfen  to 
him  absolutely  ;  this,  out  of  fear  of  Sir  Arthur's  jiower 
and  on  payment  of  600?.,  which  Las  been  fully  reim- 
bursed out  of  the  estate,  was  done  ;  the  petitioners  pray 
that  the  conveyance  thus  obtained  thi'ough  fear  and 
necessity  may  be  annulled,  and  they  restored  to  their 
birthright  and  inheritance. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Bill. 

15.  Petition  of  Francis  Ewre,  son  and  heir  of  Edward 
Ewre,  iu  a  suit  brought  by  Sir  Edward  Freere  and 
Thomas  Tawyer  against  the  said  Sir  Edward  Ewre  and 
others,  that  a  proviso  maybe  inserted  in  the  Act  saving 
his  right  of  inheritance  to  the  manor  of  Oddington, 
Oxon. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso.     Noted  rejected. 

2.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

16.  Petition  of  Hugh  Hodges  and  Richard  Higdon, 
the  surviving  administrators  of  John  Pysingc,  deceased  ; 
Pysinge  died  intestate  in  164'7,  havijig  in  his  lifetime 
obtained  judgment  for  .519/.  and  costs  against  John  Cole, 
of  Lillington,  Dorset,  who  on  pretence  of  iiis  fidelity  to 
the  Parliament  obtained  an  order  enjoining  the  jjeti- 
tiouor  who,  with  Lawrence  Swctnam  since  deceased,  had 
sued  out  letters  of  administration  to  acknowledge  satis- 
faction of  the  judgment,  which  iu  fear  of  imprisonment 
they  were  enforced  to  do;  they  pray  that  the  annexed 
proviso  saving  their  right  of  recovering  their  just  debt 
may  be  inserted  in  the  Bill. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso. 

17.  Petition  of  William  Warner,  gent.,  nephew  of 
George  Warner,  Esq.,  deceased  ;  in  1643  George  Warner, 
who  was  then  near  eighty  years  of  age,  fearful  of  the 
insolency  of  the  soldiers,  retired  into  the  garrison  of 
Lichfield,  for  which  his  estate  was  sequestered,  and  in 
1649,  being  unable  to  obtain  any  relief,  ho  was  forced  to 
make  an  absolute  assurance  of  his  lands  in  Wolston  and 
Marston  for  a  very  inconsiderable  sum  to  Sir  I'eter 
Wentworth,  in  order  to  preserve  the  rest  of  his  estate  ; 
petitioner,  who  on  his  uucle's  death  succeeded  to  his 
rights,  prays  that  upon  rci^ayment  by  him  of  the  moiic}' 
received  Sir  Peter  Weutworth  maj'  be  ordered  to  account 
for  the  mesne  profits  and  to  reconvey  the  lands  in 
question. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  ]iroviso  to  except  the  proceedings  men- 
tioned  in  the  petition  from  the  effect  of  the  Act. 

18.  Petition  of  lloury  Earl  of  St.  Albans,  Sir  George 
Carterett,  Knight.  Vice  Ghamlierlain  i;o  His  Majesty, 
and  others,  freeholders  of  the  Islands  of  Guernsey  and 
Jersey,  on  behalf  of  themselves  and  other  the  inhabitants 
of  the  said  Islands  ;  they  understand  that  contrary  to 
custom  the  Act  now  passing  for  confirmation  of  judicial 
proceedings  includes  liy  name  the  proceedings  in  the 
Islands  of  Guernse3-  and  .Jersey  ;  pray  that  the  Islands, 
and  all  proceedings  and  persons  there,  may  be  omitted 
and  left  either  to  His  Majesty's  or  the  assembly's  order. 

Annexed  :— 

1.  Reasons  to  omit  the  Isles  of  Jersey  and  Guernsey 
and  the  adjacent  islands  out  of  the  intended  Acts 
of  Indemnity  and  for  Confirming  Judicial  Pro- 
ceedings ;  when  Normandy  revolted  in  King 
John's  tvime  the  Islands  remained  faithful,  and  by 
him  and  his  successors  their  ancient  laws  and 
customs  wore  preserved  ;  tinder  these  they  had, 
besides  the  governor  authorised  by  the  King  of 
Englanil,  a  bailiff  and  twelve  justices  or  jmats  to 
administer  justice  in  each  island ;  abrogating, 
altering,  reforming,  or  new  making  any  laws  was 
never  done  by  the  Parliament  of  England,  but  by 
an  Assembly,  which  consisted  of  one  or  more  com- 
missioners sent  by  the  King  of  England,  l-he 
King's    G-ovemor   of  the    Isle,    the   bailiff,    the 


jtirats,  and  the  rest  of  the  states  of  the  Island,    Housb  op 
who  by  summons  by  the  Governor  as  a  i'arlia-        Lords. 
ment  acted  all  things  of  that  nature,  which  being     calendw. 
after   confirmed   by   the   King   and   His    Privy        1660 
Council  stood  as  law  ;  now  though  the  Islands,  if 
specially  named,  might  be  bound  by  general  Acts 
of  the  Parliament  of  England,  yet  it  is  not  reason- 
able that  they  should  be  so  named  iu  the  present 
case,    because    the  Islands  having  assemblies    of 
their  own   may  pass  an  Act  themselves,  because 
their  interests  are  not  represented  in  the  Parlia- 
ment  of  England,  and  because  it  will  be  contrary 
to  their  ancient  laws  and  privileges. 

19.  Petition  of  divers  inhabitants  of  the  Island  of 
Guernsey  on  the  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  rest  of  the 
said  Island ;  pray  that  the  inhabitants  of  Guernsey  may 
be  comprised  in  the  Bill  of  Oblivion  and  the  Bill  for 
Uonfirmiug  Judicial  Proceedings. 

20.  Another  similar  petition  of  same. 

21.  Proviso  that  no  fine  or  judgment  made  good  by 
the  Act  should  bar  or  prejudice  any  person  other  than 
the  parties  to  the  fines,  their  heirs  and  assigns,  Ac. 

22.  Proviso  to   meet  the  numerous  applications  for 
exceptions,  proposing  that  certain  persons  not  named 
should  be  appointed  to  hear  cases  before  the  1st  of  August 
1662.  "according  to  equity  and  good  conscience,   with- 
out respect  to  the  ordinary  rules  of  proceedings  in 

"  courts  of  law  and  equity.'' 

23.  Proviso  saving  the  right  of  all  persons  from  whom 
any  money  has  been  levied  under  colour  of  a  pretended 
Act  of  Parliament  for  the  preventing  of  the  multiplicity 
of  buildings  in  and  about  the  suburbs  of  the  city  of 
London,  and  within  ten  miles  thereof,  to  sue  for  and 
recover  the  same. 

24.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

25.  Proviso  to  except  from  confirmation  all  assign- 
luents  or  other  assurances  of  tithes,  rectories,  or  annui- 
ties made  by  any  persons  for  their  compositions. 

26.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  confirm  any  decree 
which  stands  reversed  ujiou  appeal. 

27.  Dujjlicate  of  preceding. 

28.  Proviso  to  empower  the  Judge  for  the  Prerogative 
Court  of  Canterbury  to  proceed  in  and  determine  all 
matters  and  causes  left  >uidetcrmined  in  the  late  Court 
of  Probate  of  wills  and  granting  of  administrations. 

29.  Proviso  that  any  person  who  has  not  satisfied  any 
judgment  against  him  for  any  cause  of  action  by  reason 
of  his  being  a  soldier  for  the  late  King,  or  in  any  other 
way  promoting  his  service,  may  relieve  himself  by 
inidili!  qiicrehi,  and  the  suggestion  of  acting  in  the 
Iving's  service  shall  be  sufticieut  authority  to  the  judges 
to  examine  the  case,  and  thereupon  to  admit  the 
prisoner  to  bail. 

30.  Pioviso  to  except  from  confirmation  any  indict- 
ment or  other  proceeding  for  high  treason  against  any 
person  for  levying  war  against  the  late  tyrant  Oliver 
Cromwell. 

31.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  confirm  any  decree 
I'eversed  upon  writ  of  error,  &c. 

32.  Proviso  to  exempt  from  confirmation  any  inquisi- 
tion,s.  seizures,  extents,  or  other  process  of  any  court  for 
levying  or  obtaining  any  sum  taxed  or  assessed  at  Gold- 
smiths' Hall  upon  any  person  by  way  of  fine  or  composi- 
tion for  loyalty  to  the  late  or  now  King. 

33.  Proviso  to  except  a  judgment  obtained  by  Thomas 
Boughton  against  John  Viscount  Rochford  in  1650. 

34.  Proviso  to  except  a  judgment  obtained  by  Wil- 
liam Grigg  against  John  Viscount  Rochford  in  1657. 

35.  Proviso  to  e.xcept  a  decree  in  Cbancery  obtained 
by  Sir  John  Conyers  and  others  concerning  the  lands 
of  Charles  Brandeling,  in  the  counties  of  Northumber- 
land and  Durham,  &c. 

36.  Proviso  to  except  a  decree  made  in  ^Chancery  at 
the  suit  of  Amphillis  Musters  and  others  against  Sir 
William  Smith  concerning  the  deanery  of  Crantock, 
&c. 

07.  Proviso  to  except  a  decree  made  in  Chancery  at 
the  suit  of  Edmund  Prideaux  and  <jtherB  against  Sir 
William  Smith  and  Dame  Mary  his  wife  concerning  her 
dower. 

38.  Proviso  to  except  a  judgment  against  Sir  William 
Smith  at  the  suit  of  George  Farmer,  Ac. 

39.  Proviso  to  except  an  order  in  Chancery  in  a  suit 
between  Lady  Anne  Basset,  deceased,  and  Richard 
Cooke,  executor  of  Elizabeth  Trelawnoy. 

40.  Proviso  to  except  a  decree  in  Chancery  for  Holl- 
head,  idaintift',  against  the  Earl  of  Lincoln. 

41.  Pro-iso  to  except  any  order  made  by  the  Commis- 
sioners for  removing  obstructions  in  the  sale  of  delin- 
quents' lauds  against  John  Jackson  and  John  Hedworth, 
an  infant,  concerning  lauds  and  coal  mines   within  the 

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lordship   of  Harraton,  Durham,  at  the  suit  of  Josias 

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Commissioiiersof  Sequestrations  sitting  atHabcrdasherB 
Hall  for  seizinii  8OO;.,  for  the  pretended  dehmiuency  ot 
Sir  Philip  Knyvctt.  ,      .    ,■     ,^-1, 

4.;i  Proriso  to  except  a  fine  or  fines  levied  m  Ib.ii  bj 
Dame  Mary  Powell,  late  wife  of  Sir  Edward  Powell, 
deceased,  to  Anthony  Bassett,  if  it  shall  appear  by  any 
iudicial  proceedings  within  live  years  next  ensuing  that 
there  was  any  force  or  fraud  in  obtaining  the  same. 
i4.  Cojiy  of  preceding. 
46.  Another  copy.  . 

46.  Proviso  to  except  a  decree  made  in  Chancery 
against  John  Marquess  of  Winchester,  Daniel  Withcrly 
f  Wicherley",  and  others  at  the  suit  of  Charles  Lord  bt. 
John,  son  and  heir  apjiarent  of  the  said  Marquess. 

4.7.  Proviso  to  except  any  judgment  olitainedby  John 
Coliton  of  Exeter,  in  l<i."i<>  against  John  Harris  for  rent 
of  a  house  or  houses  near  Exeter  after  the  same  were 
pulled  down  in  the  first  war  in  1643. 

4S.  I'roviso  to  except  from  confirmation  all  actions, 
judgments,  &c.  against  Sir  John  Stawell  relating  to 
the  late  unhappy  differences,  and  for  which  he  ought  to 
be  indemnified  by  the  article-i  of  Exeter. 

49.  Proviso  to  except  a  decree  made  in  Chancery  in 
June  165ii  in  a  cause  in  which  Samuel  Trclawney  was 
plaintid"  against  Sir  John  Grenvile  and  others  concerning 
the  manor  of  Lanowe,  Cornwall. 


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unto 

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L.  J., 


June  13.  Commission  for  Sir  Orlamlo  Bridgeman^ 
to  >upply  the  Tjord  Chancellor's  place  in  the  Lords' 
House  in  his  Lordshiji's  aliscnce.     L.  J.,  XL,  .^0. 

June  lo.  Draft  of  '■  An  Act  for  restoring  of  Charles 
'•  Earl  of  Derby  to  the  possession  of  the  manors,  mes- 
suages,  lands,    and   hereditaments    belonging 
Jaines  Earl  of  Derby,  his  father."     Read  a  first 
(his  day.     L.  J.,  XI.  :<9. 
Annexed  : — ■ 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  thr  Bill.     17  Aug 
XI.  132.     Ill  extfiisr. 

2.  Minntes  of  proceedings  of  the  Conimittcc. 

3.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 
June  13.  Petition   of  George  Duke  of  Buckingham. 

In  the  year  1651  petitioner's  estate  was  sold  by  a  pre- 
tended Act  of  the  remaining  part  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, commonly  called  the  Rump,  not  only  without  the 
consent  of  the  House  of  Peers,  but  contrary  to  an  Ordin- 
ance of  Indemnity  made  by  them  in  jietitioner's  behalf, 
the  privilege  of  peerage  and  the  fundamental  laws  of 
the  land,  without  hearing,  or  proof  of  any  charge  against 
him.  Prays  that  his  case  may  be  considered,  and  the 
same  right  and  favour  done  to  him  as  to  Iiord  Craven. 
L.  J.,  XL  5f. 

June  13.  Petition  of  the  a7\cient  citizens  of  the  City 
(if  Winchester  there  inhabiting  before  and  in  the  year 
1648.  Shortly  after  the  death  of  the  late  King  the  per- 
sonsmentioned  in  the  annexed  paper, andtheir  adherents, 
by  the  power  of  the  then  ursui'ping  Parliament  outed 
petitioners  for  their  loyalty  to  his  sacred  Majesty  ;  they 
have  ever  since  done  man}'  heinous  and  horrid  acts,  as  by 
an  annexed  paper  appears.  Pray  that  both  parties  may 
be  convcnted  before  llieir  Lordships  while  the  Act  of 
Indemnity  or  Oblivion  is  passing  through  Parliament. 
L.  J.,  XL  60. 
Annexed : — 

1.  List  of  those  that  were  citizens  of  Winchester 
Ijefore  the  new  modelling  of  that  corporation  by 
the  then  pretended  J^arliament  in  the  year  1619  ; 
and  copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons 
appointing  the  new  corporation.     13  Sept.  1649. 

2.  Copy  of  preceding. 

3.  Statements  of  the  notorious  crimes  and  abuses 
conimitted  by  the  intruding  cor]ioration  of  Win- 
chester since  the  3utli  of  January  164&-4!*,  upon 
the  farmer  corporation  then  there  being.  Gives 
an  account  of  the  desecration  of  some  of  the 
churches  in  Winchester,  &c. 

4.  Printed  copy  of  petition  and  statement. 

5.  Application  of  petitioners  to  Richard  Earl  of 
Dorset,  requesting  'nis  Lordship  to  obtain  an 
order  for  the  jiresent  Mayor  of  Winchester  and 
the  three  coH'erers  to  deliver  up  the  keys  of  the 
coffers  to  Richard  Goddard  and  others,  councillors 
at  law,  inhabiting  in  the  city,  to  be  safely  kept 
until  the  further  pleasure  of  the  House  be  known 
Ac. 

6.  Another  petition  of  the  ancient  citizens  of  Win- 
chester. Pray  that  a  proviso  may  tie  inserted  in 
the   Act   of  Indemnity    saving    their    right    to 


prosecute  their  suit  against  the  intruding  cor- 
poration. _  

7.  Proviso  proposed  by  petitioners.  Calendar. 

June  13.  Copy  of  petition  of  the  Lords  and  Commons      1660. 
to  the  King  ;  that  His  Majesty's  proclamation   against 
profaneness  may  be  read  in  churches.     L.  J.,   XI.   60. 
In  ojieuso. 

•Tune  13.  Printed    copy    of    order    for    settling    the 
master,  wardens,  and  assistants  of  the  Trinity  House  at 
Deptford   Strand  in  possession  of  the  office  of  lastage 
and  ballastage  of  all  ships  lying  between  London  Bridge 
and  the  main  sea  eastwards  until  the  title  to  the  office 
is  determined  at  law,  upon  their  giving  security  to  be 
answerable  lor  the  mesne  profits  in  case  they  shall  be 
legally  ejected.     L.  J.,  XI.  60. 
Annexed : — 
1.  Bond    for  10,000?.,    in  jnirsunnco  of  ]ireceding 
order  on  behalf  of  the  Trinity  House,  to  answer 
for  the  mesne  profits  of  the  office  of  lastago  and 
ballastage  of  ships   until  the  title   to  the   same 
shall  be  determined  at  law.     14  June. 
June  13.  Petition   of  Francis   Viscount   Mountague. 
For  years  past  petitioner,  under  pretence  of  his  being  a 
popish  recusant,  has  groaned  under  tlie  heavy  burden  of 
a  sequestration  of  more  than  two  tliii'ds  of   his  estate. 
By  the  laws  of  the  realm  he  is  not  subject  to  secjnestra- 
tioii,  never  having  been  convicted  of  recusancy,  yet  not 
having  any  legal  power  to  make  his  appeal   for  relief, 
through  the  violence  of  the  times  he  was  forced  ])atiently 
to  submit  himself.     Prays  that  his  condition  as  a  peer 
may  be  considered,  that  he  may  no  longer  live  under 
these  oppressions,  ami  that  the  levying  of  any  money  on 
his  estate  may  ho  suspended  until  the  merit  of  his  cause 
be  heard  and  determined  by  law.     L.  J.,  XL  60. 

June  13.  Petition  of  Thomas  Weaver,  merchant. 
Has  beeSi  arrested  at  the  suit  of  Thomas  Hayes,  and 
lieing  a  stranger  cannot  in  any  way  find  bail.  Prays  for 
enlargement. 

June  13.  Petition  01  John  I;ord  Pawlett.  Petitioner's 
father,  being  comprehended  within  the  articles  of  Exeter 
in  1646.  ajiplied  himself  to  make  his  composition,  but 
found  he  was  named  an  excepted  person ;  ;in  order  was 
made  for  trial  of  him  for  his  life  in  reference  to  matters 
acted  in  time  of  oiien  hostility  and  this  chiefly  by  the  pro- 
secution of  the  town  of  Iiynie  in  Dorsetshire,  near  which 
he  had  his  residence  ;  he  was  also  enforced  to  settle  lands 
of  the  value  of  200?.  per  annum  to  feoffees  for  the  use  of 
the  town,  and  petitioner  was  compelled  to  join  therein, 
but  no  allowance  was  made  thereof,  but  the  same  was 
over  and  above  the  composition,  which  came  to  a  very 
great  sum.  Besides  this  petitiouei's  father  was  charged 
with  1,500/.  to  Ladj'  Drake,  upon  her  pretence  of  losses 
in  the  late  war.  The  town  of  Lyme  also  got  an  order 
for  the  rents  of  the  lands  that  had  been  sequestered. 
Petitioner  prays  that  the  assurance  for  200?.  per  annum 
may  be  made  void,  and  that  tbe  corporation  of  Lyme 
may  bo  held  accountable  for  the  mesne  profits  which 
they  have  so  unjustly  extorted.     See  L.  J..  XL  f'8. 

June  13.  Petition  of  Abel  Hodges  ;  complains  that 
Robert  Clarke  has  by  subornation  of  witnesses  and 
indirect  practices  obtained  a  judgment  at  law  against 
him.  Prays  that  Clarke  may  be  ordered  to  appear 
before  their  Lordships,  and  that  in  the  meantime  all 
proceedings  at  law  may  be  stayed. 

June  13.  Petition  of  William  Souch,  clerk,  vicar  of 
Amport,  in  the  county  of  Southampton,  where  he  has 
been  minister  almost  forty-seven  years,  .and  now  a 
prisoner  in  the  Fleet.  Petitioner  was  ejected  out  of  his 
vicarage  in  March  1655-6  by  virtue  of  an  ordinance  of 
State  made  by  Oliver  Cromwell  and  his  pretended 
council,  and  not  by  any  Actor  Ordinance  of  Parliament. 
The  chief  article  to  eject  him  was  his  and  his  sons' 
loyally  to  the  King,  tor  which  Ijoth  bis  sons  were  ar- 
raigned for  their  lives  upon  the  insurrection  of  Salis- 
bury. Robert  Lancaster  the  now  pretended  incumbent 
being  no  wa3S  ordained  a  minister  cither  by  bishop  or 
otherwise,  lias  for  full  I'onr  years  enjoyed  tbe  vicarage, 
never  yet  administering  the  Lord's  Supper  or  using  the 
Lord's  l'ra)-er,  but  declaiming  against  it  and  the  use 
thereof  as  sinful  aud  dangerous.  Petitioner  prays  to  be 
restored,  and  that  satisfaction  may  bo  made  to  him  for 
tbe  profits  so  unjustly  kept  from  him,  or  at  least  that 
the  fifths  may  be  paid  to  him  for  his  present  snpjilj'  and 
the  discharge  of  the  debts  for  which  be  is  now  a 
prisoner. 

June  15.  Petition  of  Martha  Hatt  a?ias  Arundcll,  the 
oppressed  widow  of  Cornet  Simon  Hatt,  deceased. 
Petitioner's  husband  was  an  officer  of  horse  in  the  old 
standing  army  in  Ireland,  and  died  in  actual  service 
against  llie  rebels.  Petitioner  was  robbed  of  a  very 
plentiful  estate  by  the  rebels,  aud   what  they  left  has 


APPENDIX   TO   SKVENTH   REPOBT. 


lot 


House  or     since   the   death   of  her   husband  been  most  unjustly 

Lords.        detained  from  her  by  the  illegal  protections  given  by 

Calendar.       Sir  Theophilus  Jones.     Petitioner  has  attended  long  in 

1660.        England  to  obtain  a  legal  hearing  of  her  sad  case,  which 

in  Ireland  she  could  not  get,  and  she  hay  now  nothing 

left  to  maintain  herself  and  her  orphan  daughter  but. 

the  sale  of   her  apparel  and  the  overburdened  charity  of 

friends.     She  prays  that,  as  Sir  TheophiLis  Jones  and 

the  other  persons  concirued  are  now  in  England,  a  day 

may  be  ajjpointod  for  hearing  her  cause.     L.  J.,  XI.  61'. 

Annexed : — 

1 .  Co])}'  of  report  of  the  Earl  of  Orrery  and  the  rest 
of  the  Commissioners  from  Ireland  upon  a  peti- 
tion presented  by  Martha  Hatt  to  the  King  ;  the 
arrears  she  claims;  are  pi'ovided  for  in  (he  declara- 
tion for  the  settlement  of  Ireland,  and  if  she  have 
just  cause  she  may  take  her  remedy  at  law  against 
Sir  Theopliilus  Jones,  but  considering  her  low 
condition  and  her  great  losses  and  .■^ulfcrings  the 
Commissioners  recommend  her  as  an  object  of 
compassion  and  charity  for  some  present  relief. 
8  Nov.  1C60. 

2.  Petition  of  Martha  Hatt  alids  Arundell,  praying 
the  House  to  extend  their  bounty  .and  Christian 
charity  towai'ds  her  .and  her  distressed  family  to 
keep  them  from  ])eri,-hing  by  pining  want  whilst 
the  above  report  is  under  the  consideration  (jf  His 
Majesty.     (Undated.) 

3.  Draft  proviso  to  some  Bill  not  mentioned  saving 
the  right  of  Martha  Halt  nii'-.s  Arundell  to  lands 
in  Ireland. 

4.  Copj'  of  preceding. 

5.  Another  co]iy. 

June  IS.  Petition  of  .Indiew  Sandeland,  clerk,  late 
chaplain  to  the  late  Mar((uess  of  Montrose.  About 
sixteen  years  since  the  rectory  of  SUerningbam  [Scray- 
ingham).  in  the  county  of  York,  was  sequestered  from 
petitioner  by  the  powers  then  in  being  for  his  all'ection 
to  the  late  King.  Prays  that  a  fifth  part  of  the  profits, 
with  the  arrears,  may  be  forthwith  paid  to  liim,  and 
that  the  remainder  maybe  secured  in  responsible  bands 
until  he  be  restored  thereto  by  due  "cour.se  of  law. 
L.  J.,  XI.  66. 

June  18.  Petition  of  Lady  Elizabeth  Capell,  the  dis- 
consolate widow  of  the  late  Lord  CapcU.  Petitioner's 
late  husband  was  in  the  year  lO-iS  [March,  1648-9] 
arraigned  and  condemned  to  die  by  a  pretended  high 
court  of  justice,  contrary  to  the  laws  of  the  land,  the 
privilege  of  peers,  and  the  articles  of  agreement  inter- 
changeably signed  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  assail- 
ants and  defendants  at  the  siege  of  Colchester,  and  in 
pursuance  of  this  unjust  sentence  he  was  barbarously 
murdered  contrary  to  the  ""solemn  engagement  of  the 
army.  Petitioner  prays  that  all  those  who  have  had 
a  hand  in  this  notorious  wickedness  maj'  be  brought  to 
condign  punishment.     L.  J.,  XI.  66. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the  Com- 
mittee for  privileges.     L.  J.,  XL  66. 

2,  List  of  the  names  of  the  judges  of  the  High  Court 
of  Justice  for  the  trial  of  James  Earl  of  Cambridge, 
Henry  Earl  of  Holland,  George  Lord  Goring, 
Arthur  Lord  Capell,  and  Sir  John  Owen.  Thirty- 
two  of  the  names  are  marked  with  asterisks 
apparently  to  show  those  who  tried  Lord  Capell, 
as  the  paper  is  endorsed  "  A  list  of  the  Lord 
■■  Capell's  judges."     See  L.  J.,  XL  85. 

June  18.  Letter  from  Henry  Smith,  at  Coventry,  to 
[  ].     Announcing  that  Colonel  James  Temple, 

who  has  confessed  that  he  was  a  Parliament  man  and 
one  of  the  late  King's  judges,  is  in  the  custody  of  the 
Sheriff  of  Coventry.     L.  J.,  XL  66. 

Jmie  18.  Order  for  .fohn  Parker,  who  has  been  guilty 
in  conveying  away  Colonel  Joyce  and  who  is  a  dangerous 
person  and  now  in  custody,  to  be  examined  by  the 
King's  counsel.  L.  J.,  XI.  66.  On  the  same  paper, 
Note  by  Sir  Wni.  Wyld,  Recorder  of  London,  that  the 
person  conveyed  away  by  Parker  was  not  Colonel  Joyce 
but  one  William  Harris.     L.  J.,  XL  69. 

Juno  18-  Petition  of  Edward  Lord  Vaux.  Petitioner 
has  for  many  years  snfTered  under  a  decree  of  seques- 
tration of  his  estate  in  Northamptou shire,  upon  pretence 
of  recusancy,  whereas  by  the  laws  of  the  realm  he  was 
not,  nor  ought  to  be,  liable  thereunto;  but  be  could  not 
till  now,  by  reason  of  the  violence  of  the  times,  appeal 
to  any  legal  power  for  relief.  Besides  the  loss  of  his 
lands  there  was  taken  from  him  by  the  sequestrators 
personal  estate  to  the  value  of  10,OOOL  and  upwards,  by 
which  great  oppressions  he  is  exposed  to  very  great 
wants,  not  having  above  300i.  per  annum  for  the  mainte- 
nance of  himself  and  family.     Prays  that  an  order  may 


be  granted  to  suspend  the  levying  of  any  further  money     Houfp,  of 
upon  his  estate  till  the  merits  of  his  cause  shall  be  heard       Lords. 
and  determined.     L.  J.,  XL  67.  Calendar. 

June  18.  A   Roll   of   the   Peers   of  the  Kingdom  of       iggo. 
England    according     to    their     births    and     creations. 
Garter's  roll.     Signed  Edw.   Walker,  Garter.     (Parch- 
ment Collection.) 

Anne.ted: — 

1.  Paper  copy  of  preceding. 

June  19.  Petition  of  Riehard  Sharlocke,  B.D. 
Petitioner  was  presented  to  the  rectory  of  Winwick,  in 
the  couuty  of  Lancaster,  by  the  lawful  and  undoubted 
jiatron,  but  one  Mr.  Jcssop  hinders  the  impro]iriator  of 
his  due  rights,  and  petitioner  from  the  possession  of 
the  rectory,  by  an  illegal  grant  from  the  Commissioners 
of  the  pretended  Great  Seal,  after  the  interruption  of 
the  late  Parliament  so  called.  Prays  that  Mr.  Jesso|p 
may  be  ejected.     L.  J.,  XI.  68. 

Juno  19.  Petition  of  Charles  Earl  of  Lichfield. 
Petitioner  entrusted  George  Bowerman  with  the  ofiicc 
of  sidisidy  and  .aulnage  upon  the  old  and  new  draperies, 
but  divers  disaffected  persons  taking  advantage  of 
petitioner's  late  sequestration  refuse  to  give  an  account 
or  to  pay  moneys  which  they  have  contracted  to  pay  to 
his  agent.  Prays  that  these  ])ersons  may  be  ordered  to 
clear  their  accounts  and  pay  the  rents  due.  or  show 
good  cause  to  the  contrary. 

.]une20.  Petition  of  Henry  Feme,  D.D.,  Rector  of 
Medbournc,  Leicestershire;  Humphrey  Henchman, 
D.D.,  Rector  of  Wykc  Regis,  Dorsetshire;  George 
Gillingham,  D.D..  Rector  of  Chalton,  Hants;  Clement 
Breton,  D.D.,  Rertor  of  Church  I,;ingtoii,  Leicester- 
shire; Brian  Walton,  D.D.,  Rector  of  Sandon,  Essex ; 
John  Oliver.  D.D..  Rector  of  Adsum  [.Vdisham],  Kent; 
Mathew  Nicholas,  D.D.,  Rect(,r  of  West  Dean.  Wilts; 
John  Earl,  D.I).,  Rect(n'  of  Bishopstono,  Wilts  ;  GeorrT(. 
Morley,  D.D.,  Rector  of  Mildeuhall,  Wilts;  Thora'as 
Paske,  D.D.,  Rector  of  Much  Hadham,  Herts; 
Richard  Watts.  Rector  of  Morcott,  Rutland  ;  Samuel 
Cotton,  Rector  of  North  Kilworth,  Leicestershire; 
George  Chamberlain,  Rector  of  Duxford,  Cambs ;  Nicho- 
las Preston,  Rector  of  Droxford.  Hants ;  John  C'arter, 
Reet.or  of  Setterington.  Yorkshire;  Robert  ^Vard, 
Rector  of  Barrowden,  Rutland;  Thomas  Walker,  D.D., 
Rector  of  Handboroagh.  Oxon ;  Herbert  Thoi-ndale, 
Rector  of  Barlow  [Barley  ?],  Herts  ;  and  Edward  Bayns, 
Rector  of  Hortingfordbury,  Hert,s.  Petitioners'  rectories 
were  divei's  years  ago  sequestered  by  the  powers  then  in 
being,  for  causes  relating  only  to  the  late  dilferences. 
They  pr;ty  that  four  parts  of  all  the  jirofits  of  their  bene- 
fices may  be  secured  into  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens 
or  overseers  of  the  respective  parishes  until  Parliament 
shall  take  further  order  therein,  or  petitioners  be  restored 
thereunto  b}'  due  course  of  law,  and  in  the  meantime 
that  the  fifth  part  may  be  paid  to  them.     L.  J.,  XL  6'.*. 

Juno  20.  Petition  of  James  Dugdale.  D.D..  Rector  of 
Shcpton  Beauchamp.in  the  county  of  Somerset;  Emanuel 
Utye.  D.D.,  Vicar  of  Chiswell ;  John  Clement.  Rector 
of  South  Perrot ;  William  Peiroe,  Rector  of  Buckland  St. 
Mary ;  Alexand.  Huish,  Rector  of  Bockington  ;  James 
Masters,  Rector  of  Bath  and  Widcombe ;  Nicholns 
Ridgeway.  Rector  of  Burton;  Richard  Sterne.  D.D.. 
Rector  of  Yeovilton ;  Walter  Foster,  Rector  of  Auler 
[Allcr]  ;  M.atthew  Osborne,  Rector  of  Maiden  Newton  ; 
Thomas  Holt,  Vicar  of  Weston-Zoyland  ;  Robert  King- 
man, Rector  of  High  Ham  ;  Blias  Wrench,  Rector  of 
Trent;  John  Douch.  Rector  of  Stalbridge  ;  andWilHam 
GoUop,  Rector  of  Abbott  Stoke.  Petitioners,  by  the 
violence  of  the  late  wars  were  driven  from  their  houses 
and  flying  to  Oxford  and  other  of  His  Majesty's 
garrisons  for  refuge,  hive  been  by  the  Committees 
in  the  country  thrown  out  of  their  respective  possessions 
to  the  utter  ruin  of  many  of  their  families,  having 
never  received  anything  by  way  of  fifths  ;  delinquency 
(which  was  indeed  nothing  but  the  discharge  of  a  good 
conscience  towards  God  and  man)  being  their  only 
crime.  They  pray  that  they  may  receive  the  same 
right  and  justice  fi'oni  the  House  as  Dr.  Hurst  and  the 
other  ministers  about  Newark  have  of  late  received, 
their  case  as  they  conceive  being  parallel.  L.  J.,  XL 
69. 

June  20.  Petition  of  ,lohn  Chappell,  who  went  to  the 
g.arrison  at  Newark.  Petitioner,  to  avoid  the  violence 
of  the  wars  and  for  liberty  of  conscience,  resided  S'tmc- 
tirao  in  the  late  King's  garrison,  for  which  delinquency, 
not  scandal,  his  parsonage  of  Irnham,  in  the  county  of 
Lincoln,  has  been  possessed  by  oihcrs  for  abont  sixteen 
years  to  the  ruin  of  himself  and  family.  Prays  that  the 
profits  of  the  living  m.ay  be  sequestered  until  the  title 
thereto  has  been  tiied.     L.  J.,  XL  6'J. 

June  20.  Petition  of  several  of  the  pari  ;hio^nrs  and 

N  3 


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H1ST0RI.CAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


House  OF     iuhabilants  of  Teavelden  [Yeldon],  iu  the  county  of 
Lords.       Bedford  ;  complain  that  William  Doll,  the  rector,  has 
Oslendar.      ''een  guilty  of  the  otlVnces  mentioned  in   the  annexed 
1fi<?0         articles,  and  pray  that  he  may  \>e  deprived  of  his  incuni- 
bency.  and  some  course  taken   for  the  better  supply  of 
his  place.     L.  J.,  XI.  ii9.    This  petition  was  referred  to 
the   Committee  for  Tetitions,  and  is  endor.sed  as  dis- 
missed on  the  20th  of  July. 
Annexed  : — 

] .  Articles  against  William   Dell ;  he  has  reported 
that  the  King  and  his  followers  were  like  the 
Devil  and  his  angels,  and  has  approved  of  the  mur- 
der of  the  King,  and  the  taking  away  of  the  Hoube 
of  Lords  ;  he  has  for  12  years  past  neglected  the 
due  administration  of  the  sacraments,  in  conse- 
quence of  which  many  children  are  unbaptized  ; 
he  has  ceased  to  sing  any  psalms  or  read   any 
chapters  in  the  Holy  Bible  on  the  Lord's-day  in 
the  congregation  ;  he  has  cut  down  most  of  the 
timber  trees  growing  on  the  parsonage,  declaring 
he  would  make  the  parsonage  3001  the  worse  for 
the  next  incumbent ;  he  has  taken  undue  tithes, 
has  neglected  his  ministerial  ofiBce  on  the  Lord's- 
day  ;  has  asserted  that  Sir  George  Booth  would 
have  cut  the  throats  of  all  the  godly  in  Kngland  ; 
has  entrapped  the  gentry  of  the  county  into  dis- 
course, antl  then  given  false  information  against 
them  ;  be  "'  hatU  deckired  in  the  public  congrega- 
' '  tion  that  he  had  rather  hear  a  plain  country- 
"  man  speak  in  the  church  that  came  from  the 
"  plough  than  the  best  orthodox  minister  that  was 
"  in  the  country  ;  upon  Christmas-day  last  one 
■'  Bunyou,  of  Bedford,  a  tinker,  was  countenanced 
"  and  suffered  to  upeak  in  his  pulpit  to  the  con- 
"  gregation,  and  no  orthodox  minister  did  officiate 
"   in  the  church  that  day."    Since  the  restoration 
of  the  secluded  members  of  Parliament  he  has 
declared  that  the  power  was  now  in  the  hands  of 
the  wicked,  and  that  the  land  was  like  to  be  over- 
flowed again  with  popery;  he  has  put  forth  several 
seditious  books,  and  before  the  horrid  murder  of 
the  late  King  he  declared  publicly  in  the  congre- 
gation that  the  King  was  no  king  to  him,  Christ 
was  his  king  ;   Venice  and  Holland  were  without 
a  king,  and  why  might  not  wo  be  without ;  and 
that  he  did  not  approve  of  earthly  kings. 
June  20.  Petition  of  Kobert  Earl  of  Holland,  Frances 
Lady  Paget,  and  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Henry,  late 
Earl  of  Holland.     The  late  Earl,  for  his  affection  to  his 
Royal  ilaster  and  his  zeal    for  the   maintenance  and 
defence  of  the  laws,  was,  in  1648,  shut  up  in  prison  and 
afterwards,  by  a  pretended  and  usurped  power  under 
the  name  of  a  High  Court  of  .Justice,  arraigned,  con- 
demned to  die,  and  afterwards  executed,  many  of  those 
who  took  upon  themselves  to  be  his  judges  being  j-et 
living  and  unpimishcd.    Petitioners  pray  that  the  actors 
in  so  horrid   a   murder   may  bo    brought   to  condign 
punishment.     L.  J.,  XL  60. 
Annexed:— 

1.  Order  refen-ing  preceding  petition  to  the  Com- 
mittee for  Privileges. 

2.  Abstract  of  petition  and  notes  of  proceedings 
thereon. 

3.  Copy  of  warrant  for  the  execution  of  Henry  Earl 
of  Holland.  On  the  7th  July  1660  the  Earl  of 
Bristol  reported  to  the  House  that  Alderman  Viner 
had  delivered  the  warrant  to  the  Committee  for 
Privileges,  who  were  of  ojiiiiion  that  the  persons 
signing  should  be  secured,  which  was  accord- 
ingly ordered  by  the  House.  L.  J..  XL  85.  For 
warrant  see  above,  6  Mni-.  1648-9. 

4.  List  of  persons  who  signed  the  warrants  for  the 
executions  of  the  Duke  of  Hamilton,  the  Earl  of 
Holland,  and  Lord  Capcll. 

Juno  20.  Petition  of  Henry  Gilbert  Clark,  parson  of 
the  parish  church  of  Clifton  "Campville,  in  the  county 
of  Siall'ord.  Petitioner  was  at  the  beginning  of  the 
late  wars,  for  promoting  the  service  of  his  late  Majesty, 
plundered  and  imprisoned  by  the  army  then  on  foot, 
and  constrained  to  pay  great  sums  for  liis  enlargement, 
and  at  last  Hei|uestered  and  turned  out  of  his  parsonage, 
and  George  Cross  was  placed  therein  by  the  Committee 
of  Stafiord.  who  has  not  for  14  ye:irs  allowed  petitioner 
any  part  of  the  profits,  (o  the  utter  undoing  of  himself, 
his  wife,  and  nine  small  children.  Prays  that  he  may 
be  re-admitted  into  his  parsmiage.     L.  J.,  XL  70. 

June  20.  Petilion  of  Jiichanl  Aunsham.  clerk.  The 
rectory  <)f  Hopesay,  in  tlie  r  ounty  of  Salep,  was  divers 
years  smce  sequestered  from  petitioner  for  his  affection 
to  the  late  King.  Prays  that  a  tiftli  pari  nf  tli,;  profits 
ol   the  rectory  mny  be  forlhwitb  paid  to  him,  and  llie 


remainder  secured  in   the  hands  of  some  responsible     HorsE  ov 
])ersous  until  petitioner  be  restored.     L.  J.,  XL  71.  Loans. 

.\nnexed:—  Calendar. 

1.   Duplicate  of  preceding.  ,gg.^ 

June  20.  Petition  of  the  Marquess  of  Worcester. 
Petitioner  was  during  the  late  troubles  dispossessed  of 
his  estate,  having  undergone  as  many  pressures  and 
difficulties  as  any  person  whatsoever.  A  time  of  de- 
liverance has  now  come  for  such  as  have  been  oppressed, 
and  many  persons  have  been  justly  restored  to  their 
estates,  and  petitioner  hopes  he  may  partake  of  the 
same  favour  and  justice.  He  therefore  ju'ays  to  be 
restored  to  such  parts  of  his  estates  as  have  not  been 
sold,  that  there  may  be  a  stay  of  any  rents,  and  also  of 
waste  in  houses,  lands,  timber,  wood,  and  coals  upon 
the  rest  of  his  estate  until  further  order,  and  that  he 
may  have  view  of  such  papers,  writings,  and  records  as 
are  in  the  possession  of  the  late  trustees  or  their  officers. 
L.  J.,  XL  70. 

June  20.  Petition  of  Sir  James  Bunce,  Knight  and 
Baronet,  Alderman  of  the  city  of  London.  Petitioner 
was  for  his  loyalty  and  service  to  his  late  Majesty,  by 
the  power  and  malice  of  an  usurped  authority,  disabled 
and  discharged  from  being  an  Alderman  of  the  city  of 
London,  and  his  estate  was  sequestered  and  sold  by 
their  pretended  votes  and  acts  without  any  legal  sum- 
mons, hearing,  charge,  trial,  or  conviction,  contrary  to 
the  Great  Charter,  and  the  fundamental  laws  of  the  realm, 
to  his  damage  of  three  score  thousand  pounds.  Prays 
to  be  restored  to  the  actual  possession  of  his  real  and 
personal  estate,  together  with  all  arrears  of  rents  and 
profits,  and  to  all  timbers  and  woods  cut  down  and 
remaining  upon  his  lands,  and  further  that  he  may  not 
be  prejudiced  by  any  Bill  or  Act  which  may  pass  for 
iiidcinnifyiug  any  persons  whatsoever.     L.  J.,  XL  70. 

Annexed  :— 

1.  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons  disabling  and 
discharging  petitioner  from  Ijeing  an  Alderman 
of  the  city  of  London.     7  April  1640. 

2.  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons  fur  sequestering 
petitioner's  estate.     25  Dec.  1649. 

June  20.  Order  upon  Sir  James  Bunce's  petition.  L.  J., 
XL  70. 

June  20.  Order  for  payment  of  2O,000Z.  for  the  t^ueen's 
present  occasions.     L.  J.,  XL  70. 

June  20.   Draft  of  jireceding. 

Juno  21,  Petition  of  Thomas  Paske,  D.D.,  and  George 
Pierce,  clerk.  Petitioners  were  many  years  since  by 
force  and  against  law  sequestered  from  their  livings  to 
their  great  loss,  and  wore  left  without  any  capacity  of 
relief  by  legal  course.  They  pr.ay  to  l)e  restored  to 
their  benefices,  or  that  the  fruits  and  profits  thereof 
may  be  sequestered  into  responsible  hands  until  their 
respective  suits  shall  be  determined.     L.  J.,  XL  71. 

June  21.  Petition  of  Dr.  John  Cosin,  Dr.  Gabriel 
Cl.arko,  Dr.  Josias  Naylor,  John  Neile,  Elias  Smith, 
Alexander  Davison,  Ralph  Blakiston.  and  Robert  Faucon. 
Petitioners  were  by  the  late  powers  illegally  thrust  out 
of  their  ecclesiastical  livings.  They  jiray  that  the  re- 
spective possessors  may  be  summoned  to  show  cause 
why  petitioners  should  not  be  restored,  and  that  in  the 
meantime  the  profits  may  be  sequestered,  into  the  hands 
of  the  churchwardens  of  the  respective  parishes.  L.  J., 
XL  71. 

June  21.  Petition  of  Richard  Irons  and  Abraham 
Honor,  citizens  and  woodmongers  of  London.  Peti- 
tioners for  valuable  consideration  purchased  of  Mr.  Rider 
the  timber  and  wood  growing  within  Wailwood,  Essex, 
and  hoped  to  have  enjoyed  the  same  without  interruption, 
but  u|)on  information  given  to  the  late  Council  of  State 
that  Wailwood  was  not  Rider's  land  but  part  of  His 
Majesty's  Forest  of  Waltbam,  it  was  ordered  that  none  of 
tlie  wood  or  timber  should  be  cut  or  carried  away. 
Petitioners  then  applied  to  the  Council,  who  thereupon 
ordcreit  them  to  remove  the  wood  at  their  pleasure, 
giving  2,0o0'.  security  to  answer  the  value  thereof  in 
case  the  law  should  determine  the  title  for  His  Majesty. 
Upon  like  information  to  their  Loi-dships  they  were 
pleased  to  order  as  the  Council  did,  by  means  whereof 
petitioners  have  suffered  great  loss  and  are  much  pre- 
.pidiced  in  their  trades  and  credit,  and  others  evilly 
disposed  have  taken  advantage  in  the  meantime  to  steal 
more  wood  than  the  petitioners  have  yet  had.  They 
pray  their  Lordships  to  rojieal  the  order.     L.  .L,  XL  71. 

June  21.  P'3tition  of  the  Right  Hon.  Dame  Mary 
Hewytt,  one  of  the  daughters  of  the  Right  Hon.  Robert 
Earl  of  Lindsey,  deceased.  Petitioner's  late  Imsband, 
Dr.  John  Hewytt,  was,  in  May  1658,  cruelly  sentenced 
to  die  US  a  traitor  by  a  tyrannical  High  Court  of  Justice, 
and  soon  after  put  to  death  on  Tower  Hill  to  the  un- 
speakable grief  and  irreparable   loss  of  petitioner  and 


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her  fatherless  children.    Prays  their  Lordships  to  except 
those  presumptuous  murderers  out  of  the  Act  of  Oblivion, 
and  to  bring  all  or  some  princijial  of  them  to  speedy  and 
exemplai'3'  justice.     L.  J.,  XI.  71. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the  Com- 
mittee of  petitions.     L.  J.,  XI.  71. 

3.  Original  \'rarrant  of  the  Court,  holdeu  at  West- 
minster the  '2."ith  of  May  1658  before  the  Com- 
missioners appointed  by  virtue  of  a  Commissioji 
under  the  Great  Seal  iif  England  in  pursuance  of 
an  Act  of  Parliament,  intituled  an  Act  for  .security 
of  His  Highness  the  Lord  Protector  his  person, 
and  continuance  of  the  nation  in  peace  and  safety, 
and  continued  liy  adjournment  to  the  2nd  of 
June  1668,  for  the  execution  of  John  llcwet. 
Doctor  of  Divinity  adjudged  by  the  Court  a 
traitor  to  His  Highness  the  Lord  Protector  and 
the  Commonwealth.  The  sentence  was  that  Dr. 
Hewet  should  be  conveyed  back  again  unto  the 
Tower  of  London,  and  from  thence  through  the 
middle  of  the  City  of  London,  directly  to  be  drawn 
unto  the  gallows  of  Tyburn,  and  upon  the  said 
gallows  there  to  be  hanged,  and  being  alive  to  be 
cut  down  to  the  ground  and  his  entrails  to  be 
taken  out  of  his  belly  and  (he  living)  to  be  burnt 
before  him.  and  his  head  to  be  cut  off  and  his  body 
to  be  divided  into  four  quarters,  and  that  his  head 
and  quarters  should  be  placed  where  His  Highness 
the  Lord  Protector  should  be  pleased  to  assign. 
The  sentence  was  to  be  carried  out  on  Satiu-day 
the  5th  of  June. 

4.  Letter  from  Sir  Ralp  Freeman  to  the  Lords'  Com- 
mittees for  Petitions.  My  attendance  upon  His 
Majesty  makes  me  uncertain  of  waiting  upon 
your  Lordships'  Committee,  but  thus  much  I  am 
bound  to  certify  that  ray  daughter  Freeman  (Sir 
Richard  Onslow's  daughter)  did  from  the  Lady  of 
Peterborough  and  the  Lady  Mordant  importune 
Alderman  Foot  to  sit  in  that  High  Court  of 
Justice  (so  called)  where  Doctor  Hewett  and  the 
Lord  Mordant  w"'  others  were  brought  to  trial 
for  their  lives ;  And  I  did  hear  my  daughter  Free- 
man often  say  that  she  prevailed  W'  the  Alder- 
man to  sit  w"'  very  much  difficulty,  he  declaring 
his  dislike  and  unwillingness  to  sit  in  that  Court ; 
and  when  she  heard  that  the  Lord  Mordant  was 
acquitted  Ijut  by  one  voice  ;  she  expressed  much 
joy  that  she  was  instrumental  in  the  Alderman's 
appearing  for  the  saving  a  person  of  so  much 
honour  as  the  Lord  Mordant  was.  all  wh'''  I  can 
•aver  for  truth.  Eiidoysed,  ''  It  July.  Sir  Ralph 
"  Freeman's  I'ro  concerning  Alderman  fl'oote, 
'■  voted  not  to  be  read." 

June  21.  Petition  of  Sir  Thomas  Slingesby,  Bart., 
Henry  Slingesby,  and  Barbara  Slingesby.  Petitioners 
think  themselves  obliged  in  duty  and  conscience  to 
represent  to  their  Jjordships  the  cruel  and  insolent 
murder  of  Sir  Henry  Slingesby  their  father,  which  was 
so  much  the  more  barbarous  in  that  he  being  a  close 
prisoner  under  lock  and  key,  and  at  the  wills  of  his 
enemies,  was  ensnared  to  the  loss  of  his  life  by  the 
treacherous  practices  of  Colonel  Smith,  Governor  of 
Hull,  and  Major  Waterhouse  and  Captain  Overton,  then 
ofiBcers  in  the  garrison.  Being  denied  the  benefit  of 
the  law  to  be  tried  by  jury,  which  he  again  and  again  de- 
manded, he  was  sentenced  to  death  by  those  that  called 
themselves  a  High  Court  of  Justice  (which  was  then 
declared  illegal  by  all  the  judges  of  the  land),  and  after- 
wards executed  upon  Tower  Hill.  Petitioners  pray  that 
justice  may  be  done  upon  those  who  have  been  guilty 
of  that  barbarous  murder,  and  that  I'eparatiou  may  be 
made  to  petitioners  as  far  as  their  irreparable  loss  is 
capable  of.     L.  J.,  XI.  71. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  the  Right  Honble.  Dame  Mary  Hewitt 
and  Thomas  Slingesby.  Henry  Slingesby,  and 
Barbara  Slingesby.  Petitioners,  having  petitioned 
their  Lordships  against  the  murderers  of  Dr.  John 
Hewitt  and  Sir  Henry  Slingesby,  find  counsel 
scrupulous  in  being  retained,  the  question  being 
matter  of  life  and  blood.  They  therefore  pray  that 
counsel  may  he  assigned  to  them.     (Undated.) 

2.  Original  warrant  for  the  execution  of  Sir  Henry 
Slingsby  at  the  same  time  and  place  and  in  a 
similar  manner  to  Dr.  John  Hewet. 

June  21,  Petition  of  Thomas  Hyde,  Doctor  of  Laws, 
and  James  Hyde,  Doctor  of  Physic,  brothers  of  Sir 
Henry  Hyde,  deceased.  Sir  Henry  Hyde  was  in  the 
year  1649  commiasioned  by  His  Majesty  as  his  agent  to 


House  op 

LOHDS. 


the  Grand  Signor  to  establish  the  trade  of  England  in  nuusn 
the  Levant,  and  His  Majesty  wrote  at  the  same  time  to  ^^d 
Sir  Thomas  Bendish,  then  residing  in  quality  of  King's  o  1""^ 
niiibassador,  requiring  his  assistance  therein.  Bendish  iflrto 
by  his  malicious  and  traitorous  suggestions  and  practices 
together  with  Saninel  Barnadiston  and  others  at  Con- 
stantinople,  caused  Sir  Henry  Hyde  to  be  seized  on  and 
imprisoned,  and  his  lands,  houses,  goods,  papers,  and 
books  til  be  plundered  and  ransacked,  and  then  sent  his 
joerson  liy  force  to  England  ;  where  upon  his  arrival  he 
was  committed  to  the  Tower,  and  a  high  court  of  justice 
having  been  erected,  whereon  Richard  Keeble,  Samuel 
Moyer,  and  others,  sat  as  judges,  he  was  tried  and  con- 
demned to  be  beheaded  for  high  treason  ;  Keeble  then 
declaring  upon  the  Bench  that  any  person  who  shouM 
own  his  now  Majesty  as  King  of  England,  though  but  on 
an  ale  bench,  was  guilty  of  high  treason,  and  Sir  Henry 
Hyde  was  accordingly  beheaded.  Under  pretence  of 
furnishing  the  court  with  evidence,  all  his  commissions, 
letters  of  credence,  books,  papers,  and  writings  were 
seized,  and  are  still  detained  from  petitioners  who  are 
his  executors.  They  pray  that  these  arbitrary  and 
mnlicious  proceedings  may  be  condemned  in  Parliament, 
and  that  the  parties  complained  against  may  bo  made 
exemplary  for  their  treachery,  murder,  and  rapine,  by 
exempting  them  out  of  the  general  Act  of  pardon  and 
oblivion.  L.  J.,  XL  71. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Warr.ant  of  Sir  Thomas  Bendish  commanding 
all  of  the  English  nation  residing  in  Constant!^ 
nople,  Galata,  and  the  places  adjacent,  not  to 
countenance,  abet,  or  assist  Sir  Henry  Hyde  in 
any  wpy,  nor  to  accompany  him  either  to  the 
Grand  Signor.  Vizier,  or  any  public  minister. 
15  May  1650. 

2.  Order  referring  ]ireceding  petition  to  the  Com- 
mittee  for  Petitions. 

3.  Another  petition  of  same.  Petitioners,  havino- 
preferred  their  petition  against  Sir  Thomas 
Bendish  and  Samuel  Barnadiston  to  their  Lord- 
ships, have,  as  they  conceive,  sufficiently  proved 
their  charges,  but  the  defendants,  trustiug  rather 
to  hopes  of  pardon  than  defence,  have  taken  up 
so  much  time  for  their  full  hearing  that  pe- 
titioners have  reason  to  believe  the  Act  of  Oblivion 
may  pass  before  their  cause  be  determined  by  their 
Lordships.  Petitioners  desire  to  exclude  them 
from  the  benefit  of  the  Act  only  in  relation  to 
the  life  and  estate  of  Sir  Henry  Hyde,  whereof 
they  ]iretend  themselves  in  no  wise  guilty,  and  if 
they  be  innocent  no  wrung  is  done  to  them  by 
being  exempted  in  relation  only  thereunto.  Pe- 
titioners pray  that  the  annexed  proviso  may  be 
inserted  in  the  Act.     (Undated.) 

4.  Projiosed  proviso. 

June  21.  Petition  of  Edward  Cherry,  of  Much  Holland, 
in  the  county  of  Essex.  In  the  year  10 13  petitioner  was 
sequestered,  and  his  estate  seized  for  delinquency,  he 
never  being  admitted  to  defend  himself.  He  prays  that 
the  fifth  part  of  the  profits  of  his  rectory  may  be  ordered 
for  the  subsistence  of  his  wife  and  children,  and  that  the 
other  four  parts  may  be  secured  in  sul'o  hands  until  he 
can  finish  his  legal  trial  against  the  present  intruder 
L.  J.,  XI.  71.     '^ 

June  21.  Draft  order  restoring  Di'.  Matthew  Nicholas 
to  the  mastership  and  Government  of  the  Hospital  of 
St.  Nicholas  in  Harnham,  near  Salisbury.  L.  J.,  XL, 
71.     Ill  p.eteiiso. 

June  21.  Draft  orders  to  continue  the  subsidy  of 
tonnage  and  poundage,  and  the  imposition  of  the  excise. 
L.  J.,  XL  71.     In  crtens;,. 

June  22.  Petition  of  Hnmphery  Leigh,  His  Majesty's 
Serjeant-at-arms  attending  the  House.  Petitioner  was 
by  a  grant  for  his  life  from  King  James  created  Ser- 
jeant-at-arms to  attend  the  Great  Seal.  His  predecessors 
have  alwa.ys  been  accustomed  to  attend  upon  the  House 
of  Peers,  executing  the  office  of  Serjeants-at-arms  to  the 
House,  and  this  right  was  at  first  enjoyed  by  petitioner  ; 
but  in  the  beginning  of  the  late  unhappy  distractions 
James  Maxwell,  Gentleman  Usher  of  the  Black  Rod, 
in  the  absence,  and  without  the  privity  of  petitioner 
unduly  procured  an  order  that  all  warrants  for  appre- 
hending delinquents  should  be  directed  to  him  only  and 
to  such  as  he  should  appoint,  to  the  great  prejudice  of 
petitioner  by  the  destruction  of  his  freehold,  and  con- 
trarj-  to  all  former  precedents.  Prays  to  be  restored  to 
his  right,  which  cannot  be  reputed  any  injury  to  the 
]iresent  Gentleman  Usher,  seeing  that  he  hath  a  distinct 
fee  belonging  to  his  office  from  every  ])risoner  that  is 
brought  into  the  House  by  the  Sergeant-at-arms.  L  J 
XI.  72. 

X  4 


104 


IIISTORICAI.    MANUSCKIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Calot-dnl . 

1660. 


Auiiext'ih—  ,.       „        ,, 

].  Order  re t'eii\-il  lu  in   ])i-fctding  lor  all    u.iiiMUls 
to    be    directed    In    James    Maxwell.      18     Feb. 

164-0-1.  ,       , 

June  ±2.  Petition  oi  William  Lewis,  U.D.,  Master  ol 
llio  House  or  Ho.spita,  ol  St.  Uro.-se.  George  Lasvrence 
was  in  the  violent  times  |ml  into  the  chaplain  s  jdace  ot 
the  hospital;  i)eluioner  believes  that  he  is  not,  m  orders, 
he  refuses  to  marry,  bur\.  christen,  or  say  the  Lords 
.Praver.  and  only  preaches  seditiously  as  appears  by  the 
sennon  which  has  been  printed,  and  which  he  calls 
"  replum  Olivarii,"'  wheieiii  are  many  seditious  treason- 
able and  scandalous  passu,i,'i-='  derogatory  to  the  honor  ot 
His  Majesty's  Hoval  Father.  Petitioner  prays  thac  the 
scrmon'niay  be  examined,  and  Lawrence  removed  from 
doiiiL;  further  hurt.     L.  J..  XI.  72. 

Junc±J.  Duplicate  of  prtcediug. 

June  -yi.  Draft  order  respecting  the  payment  ot 
lO.noO;.  to  General  Monck.     L.  J.,  XT.  7;!.     In  cdctso. 

.June  22.  I)ia:t  order  respecting  the  inventory  of 
books,  writings.   Ac.  at  Mr.  Phelpe's  liou.se.     L.  J..  XI. 

7:;.      Ill  crleUKO. 

June  22.  Petition  of  Edward  Martin.  P.D.,  and 
Richard  Drake  ;  petitioners,  were  by  force  and  against 
la\v  sequestered  from  their  livings  in  the  year  1643. 
Vtav  to  be  restored. 

June  22.  Petition  of  William  Pyke,  clerk.  In  the 
year  ir44;  petitioner  was  lawfully  presented  to  the 
rectory  of  Stokeclimaland.  in  the  county  of  Cornwall. 
by  his'late  Majesty  and  had  possession  thereof  for  two 
years,  when  John  Fathers,  clerk,  taking  advantage  of 
the  violence  of  the  time.r,  upon  pretence  that  potil  loner 
wa<  a  delinquent,  not  only  by  terrors  and  threats,  but 
also  by  armed  violence,  forced  petitioner  to  leave  his 
rectory  for  no  other  cause  but  his  aytfection  to  the 
Kins,  and  has  ever  since  been  in  possession  to  the  utter 
riiiu%f  petitioner  and  hi^  family.  Prays  that  he  may 
receive  a  like  order  to  that  granted  to  Dr.  Hurst  and 
others. 

Annexed: — 

1.   Copy  of  order  upon    petition  of  Dr.  iturst  and 
others  referred  to  in  preceding.     7  June  166o. 

June  23.  Affidavit  of  Anthony  Stringer  that  Richard 
Baxter  and  others  have  refused  to  obey  the  order  of  the 
House  concerning  Lord  Craven's  iiiuds,  and  have  spoken 
i-ontemptuously  of  the  ordi  r.     L.  J.,  Xl.  70. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Richiid  Jon.es  in  the  matter. 

2.  Affidavit  of  Ldward  Brind. 

June  23.  Petition  of  Mary  Thorpe,  widow,  late  wife 
of  John  Thorpe,  of  New  Sarum,  in  the  county  of  Wilts, 
and  Joane  Woodward,  wife  of  Jolni  Woodward,  late  of 
Fishertou  Anger,  clulhier.  Petitioners'  husbands  out 
of  a  sense  ol'^their  duly  to  God,  the  King,  and  their 
country,  having  engaged  in  the  late  unfortunate  design 
under  Colonel  Peiiruddocke  in  the  West  against  the  l.ate 
odious  detestable  traitor  and  tyrant  Oliver  Cromwell 
were  arraigned,  with  divers  others,  at  Salisbury  before 
Justice  RoUe  and  others  authorised  by  Cromwell  by  a 
special  Commission,  and  condemned  for  high  treason. 
and  sentence  was  afterwards  executed  upon  them  to  the 
utter  ruin  of  petitioners  and  their  farnilies.  They  pray 
that  order  may  be  taken  for  their  satisfaction  out  of  the 
estates  of  the  judges.     L.  J.,  XL  73. 

June  23.  Copy  of  preceding. 

June  23.  Order  referring  incceding  to  the  Committee 
for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XI.  73. 

June  2.3.  Petition  and.  ap(.cal  of  William  Biroii  and 
others.  Pray  for  reversal  of  decrees  made  in  the  year 
16."i3,  16.54,  and  16&.5.  by  the  ( 'oinmissioners  of  the  fJreat 
Seal  respecting  a  mortgage.     L.  J.,  XL  7L 

.\iinexed : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

2.  Statement    on   behalf  of  the  defendants   in  the 
cause. 

Juno  23.  ()i-der  referring  preceding  cause  to  the  Com- 
mittee for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XL  7-4. 

June  23.  Petition  ot  Mary  Musgrave,  daughter  of 
Sir  Andrew  Cogan,  Bart.  Petitioner's  father  having 
been  active  in  the  Kentish  engagement  in  l(i4!S  was 
sequestered  for  delinquency,  but  paying  his  composition 
was  discharged.  In  Deci'tnber  164.S  he  settled  a  mes- 
suage at  Fast  Greeiiwitdi  upon  petitioner,  and  afterwiu  ds 
went  beyond  the  seas.  Gregory  Clement,  takingadvan- 
la<'e  of  his  absiMice,  and  by  information  tint  he  was 
gone  to  the  assistance  of  His  Majesty,  and  by  confed- 
eracy with  Samuel  Moyer,  Chairman, of  the  Committee 
for  ScquestratioiiB.  afterwards  caused  the  messuage  to 
be  again  sequestered,  and  Sir  .\iidrew  Cogan's  name 
to  be  inserted  in  the  pretended  Act  for  sale  of  delin- 
qneiitB'  estates.     Clements  having  got  over  the  wall  into 


Lords. 

Calendar. 
1660. 


the  possession  of  the   premises  upon  pretence  that  he     House  op 
was  the  tenant  and  bad  the  right  ot  pre-emption  pur-        ^-n^^'- 
chased  the  same,  and  by  his  power,  being  a  member  of 
the  Ion"  Parliament,  one  of  the  Committee  of  Obstruc- 
tions, and  one  of  the  judges  that  sat  at  the  pretended 
trial  of  the  late  King,  obstructed  jietitioner's  endeavours 
for  reco\ery  of  the  property.     Prays  for  reparation  out 
of  Clement's  estate.     L.  J.,  XI.  7L 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the   Com- 
mittee for  Petitions. 
■2.  List   of  the    Committee   for    Petitions.     2  May 
1660.      This  paper,  which  does   not   agree  with 
the  list  given  in  the  journals  (L.  J.,  XL  9),  is  en- 
dorsed ;  Mary  Musgrave's  petition  and  order  of 
reference.      Subcom.  ;     7    Jul.:     To    be    recom- 
mended   to    His   Majesty's   Secretary,   Gregory 
Clement's  estate  being  forfeited. 
June  23.  Application  for  discharge  of  the  order  of  the 
liOth  of  May  last  concerning  the  carrying  away  woods, 
coals,   and   iron  at  WoUaston  Wood,  it  being  part  of 
the  estate  of  the  Marquess  of  Worcester  to  which  he   is 
restored  by  an  order  of  the  20th  instant.     L.  J.,  XL  74. 
June  2:'-  Note  from  George  Combe   to   Mr.  Walker. 
Desires  directions  concerning  a  petition  of  Mr.  Voysey, 
of  Thateliam,  Berks. 

June  23.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Bloxam,  clerk.  Peti- 
tioner was  about  30  years  since  presented  by  his  late 
Majesty  to  the  rectory  of  Great  Waldinglield,  in  the 
county  of  Suffolk,  but  was  in  the  year  1643  sequestered 
by  the  Committee  for  Plundered  Ministers.  The  articles 
were  exhibited  against  iiim  by  persons  of  tainted  repu- 
tations deviating  from  the  orthodox  faith,  and  were 
not  proved  on  oath,  and  are  therefore  invalid.  He 
prays  an  order  for  his  restitution,  or  else  for  permission 
to  try  his  title  at  the  common  law  with  the  present 
incumbent,  who  claims  his  title  under  the  presentation 
of  the  late  usurper  Oliver  Cromwell. 

June  23.  Petition  of  Richard  Halsey.  Petitioner  was  in 
the  year  lfi4y  sequestered  from  his  rectory  of  East  Dean, 
in  the  county  of  Sussex,  imprisoned,  anil  plundered  of 
all  that  he  had,  for  no  other  reason  but  his  adhering  to 
the  royal  cause.     Prays  to  be  restored  to  his  living. 

June  23.  Petition  of  Griffith  Morgan,  rector  of  Bangor 
and  Henllan,  in  the  cimnty  of  Cardigan.  Petitioner 
was  in  the  year  16.50  unjustly  ejected  from  his  livings 
by  a  pretended  Committee  for  the  Propagation  of  the 
Gos])el  in  Wales ;  the  profits  have  ever  since  been 
detained  from  him,  and  for  three  years  past  have  been 
received  liy  John  Evan,  a  shoemaker,  an  uuordained 
and  illiterate  man,  to  the  utter  impoverishment  of 
])etitioner  and  his  family.  Prays  to  be  restored  and 
that  he  may  receive  reparation  for  the  damage  he  has 
sustained. 

June  23.  The  following  petitions  were  jjreseuted  in 
])ursuanoe  of  two  orders  of  the  House  of  Lords,  one  of  the 
22nd  of  June  for  securing  the  tithes  and  other  jnofits  of 
sequestered  livings  in  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens, 
or  ovei'scers  of  the  poor  of  the  several  parishes  until 
the  titles  of  the  sequestered  clergy  and  of  the  present 
possessors  should  be  determined ;  the  other  of  the  23rd 
of  June  giving  the  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments  power  to 
insert  in  the  foregoing  general  order  the  names  of  those 
who  should  bring  in  i^ctitious  to  have  the  benefit 
thereof.  Certificates  of  the  truth  of  the  petitioners' 
statements  are  in  many  cases  annexed  to  the  )ietitions, 
or  written  upon  them. 


of  Ffclilioner. 


Xiiiii 


c.r  I'arisli.  .tc 


A 


an  is,  Shorland 
Duplicate  of  prei-ed 
Allen,  Abraham  - 
Allen,  Henry 
.\lstoii,  Edward     - 
.\lphery,  Mickepher 
Anguish.  Riidiaid  - 


Archer,  Timothy,  D.D.  - 
Archer,  William    - 
Axton,  William     - 
Aylesbury,  Thomas 
Bagshawe,  Edward 
Bailye,  Andrew      - 
Baker,  Thomas 
Baker,  William      - 
Ball,  Richard 
Bangor,   Bishop  of  (Dr. 

William  Roberts). 
Bangor.  Bishop  of 
Barcrust,  Hugli 


m.i 


Treeti.ii,  York, 
ug. 

Witham-on-Hill.  Lincoln. 
Ijlvelham.  Southampton. 
Pentlow,  Essex. 
Woolley.  Hunts. 
Starstoii  and  Seaming.  Nor- 
folk. 
Blunluini,  Beds. 
Biaughing,  Herts. 
Great  Chart,  Kent. 
Kingston  DeveriU,  AVilts. 
Muulton,  Northampton. 
Idsall  :ilin:<  Shill'nall,  Salop. 
Baxterley.  Warwick. 
Wistow,  Hunts. 
Bilby  (?),  Sutfolk. 
Archdeaconry  of  Anglesea. 

Llandyrnog.  Denbigh. 
Wybertoii-cuni-South   Hyck- 
hani,  Lincoln. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


105 


Xame  of  Petitioner. 

Barker,  Wm. 
Barnes,  Joseph  - 
Barnes,  Miles 
Barton,  Thomas 

Barwick,  John,  D.D. 
Barwicke,  Benjamin 


Name  of  Parish,  &c. 

Adderbury,  Oxon. 
Bast  Ilsley,  Berks. 
Lvmidge  rLyminge],  Kent. 
Westmeston  -  cum  -  Chilting- 

tou,  Sussex. 
Houghton-le-Spring,Durham. 
Colveston     and     Didlington, 

Norfolk. 
Egglescliffe,  Durham. 


Name  of  Petitioner. 

Name  of  Parish,  &c. 



HorsB  OF 

Cherry,  Edward 

-     Much  Holland,  Essex. 

Lords. 

Chidley,  William 

-     St.  Clement's  alifis  Bridgset, 

Calendar. 

Oxford, 

16H0. 

Basier,  Isaac,  D.D. 

Duplicate  of  precodin^ 
Basier,  Isaac,  D.D.         -     Stanhope,  Durham. 

Duplicate  of  preceding. 


Bateman,  John 
Baylie,  Daniel    - 
Bayly,  Francis 
Bayly,  John 
Bayly,  Richard,  D.D. 
Bayly,  Thomas  - 
Bayly,  William 
Beaumont,  Joseph 
Beaumont,  Joseph 
Beaumount,  William 
Becher,  William 
Beckingham,  John 
Bell,  William 


Similar  petition  of  same. 


Uellott,  Thomas 
Benchkin,  James 
licnnell,  Charles 
Bett)',  Humfry 
Bigge,  Mathew  - 

liigge,  Thomas  - 
Birch,  Nicholas 
Bird,  Joseph 
Bisse,  Walter 


Similar  )ietition  of  same. 


Perraimthnoe,  Cornwall, 
Kelshall  [Kelsale],  Suffolk. 
Market  Lavington,  Wilts. 
Little  Potherick,  Cornwall. 
St.  Cuthberte  at  Lathcrne  pos- 

terne,  York. 
Heversham,  Westmoreland. 
Calverleigh,  Devon. 
Otton  Bolchamp,  Essex. 
Bishopstrowe,  Wilts. 


Blackston,  Benjamin 
Blofield,  Eobert 
Blowfield,  Thomas 
Bond,  Thomas 
Bostock,  Robert 
Bourchier,  William 
Bowen,  Jeiikin,  D.D. 
Bowles,  John 
Bowles,  John 
Bowne,  John 
Brace,  Edwin 

Bragge,  Thomas 
Breton,  John 
Bretton,  John 
Brewer,  Andrew 

Brewster,  Edward 
Bridge,  Thomas 

Bridgeman,  Henry 

Bromwell,  James 
Brough,  William,  D.D. 

Brush,  George 
Buck,  James 
Backnall,  William 

Burdett,  Theophilus 
Burton,  Nicholas  - 

Burvill,  James 

Butler,  .Vrnold  - 
Butt,  John 

Buttolph,  Thomas 
Cage,  William    - 

Cambell,  Thomas 
Carew,  John  - 
Oarleton,  Guy    - 
Carr,  William 
Castillion,  John 
Cathorall,  Samuel 
Catlyn,  William 
Cawdrey,  Zach-ary 
Chamberlayne,  George  ■ 

Chase,  Gainaliell  • 
Chase,  Richard  - 
A     S4l»GL'. 


Great  Ellingham,  Norfolk. 
St.  Mary,  Stafford. 
Woodborough,  Wilts. 
Berkley,  Somerset. 
Bradfield,  Berks. 
Cold  Higham,  Northampton. 
Penstrowed,  Montgomery. 
Gransden  Parva,  Cambs. 
Elm-cnm-Emneth,  Cambs. 
Canford  Magna,  Dorset. 
Woodford,  Northampton, 
Enstone,  Oxon. 
Hulcott,  Bucks. 


Thorney,  Sussex. 
AVestwick.  Norfolk. 
Aylmerton,  Norfolk. 
Debenham,  Suffolk. 
Haversham,  Bucks. 
Nymet  Tracey,  Devon. 
Welford,  Gloiicester. 
St.  Aldate,  Oxon. 
Wallington,  Herts. 
Chewton,  Somerset. 
DoTerdale  ali'is  Dardall,  Wor- 
cester. 
Horton,  Dorset. 
Hodnet,  Salop. 
East  Dereham,  Norfolk. 
Long    Chritrell     [Critchell], 

Dorset. 
Lawshall,  Suffolk. 
Malpas  Higher  Rectory,  Che- 
shire. 
Bangor  Monachorum,    Flint, 

and  Barrow,  Cheshire. 
P&lstead,  Suffolk. 
St.  Michael's,  Cornhill,  Lon- 
don. 
Morral,  Cornwall. 
Str.idliroke,  Suffolk. 
Abkettleby  -  cum  -  Holwell, 

Leicester. 
Burton  Overy,  Leicester. 
Rothing     Abbis      [Roothing 

Abbots]. 
Northbourne.    Sholden,    and 

Little  Mongeham,  Kent. 
Newton  Nottage,  Glamorgan. 
Bosham  -  cum  -  Chidham, 

Sussex. 
Larling,  Norfolk. 
Little  Hornemead  [Hormead], 

Herts. 
Swafield,  Norfolk. 
Harberton,  Devon. 
Bucklebur^-,  Berks. 
Wostham,  Sussex. 
C'olsterworth,  Lincoln. 
Swettenham,  Cheshire. 
Hargrave,  Northampton. 
Barthomley,  Cheshire. 
Duxford     St.    Peter's     Cam- 
bridge. 
Wambrook,  Dorset. 
Chi.-elhurst,  Kent. 


Churchill.  Charles 
Clark.  Richard  - 
Clarke,  John 

Claxston,  Hamond 
Cleeyelic,  John  - 
Clerk,  Edward  - 
Gierke,  Thomas 
Gierke,  William 
Gierke,  William 
Clotterbooke,  William 
Cole,  John,  D.D. 
Collier,  George  - 
Collier,  George  - 

Collier,  Henry   - 
Collins,  John 
Collyar,  Edward 


Collyns,  Thomas 
Colman,  Nicholas 
Cook,  John 
Copley,  John 
Cordel,  Nicholas 

Another  simikr  jictit 
Cosin,  John,  D.D. 
Cosin,  William  - 

Coster,  Thomas  - 
Cotton,  Samuel  - 
Couch,  John 
Coxeter,  Nicholas 
Crane,  Thomas  - 

Creeton,  Robert,  D.D.  - 
Crcighton,  Robert,  D.D. 
Cresson,  Richard 
Croft,  Herbert,  D.D.     - 
Croft,  William  - 
Croftcs,  John,  D.D. 
Grossman,  Joseph 
Crouch,  James  - 
Crowther,  Joseph 
Crowther,  Joseph 
Cuffe,  John 
Cnsaubon,  Meric 
Dabson,  Bartholomew   • 

Dacro,  Humphray 
Dale,  Cuthbert  - 
Dashfeilde,  John 
Davies,  Francis  - 
Day,  Edmund    - 
Deeble,  John 
Deken,  John 
Dennis,  Thomas 
Dering,  Henry  - 
Dering,  Henrj-  - 
Detton,  Richard 
Dickenson,  Edmoud 
Diggle,  Edmond,    John 
Harris, and  .John  Cook, 

Dixon,  John 
Dixon,  John 
Dobbins,  Heiir}- 
Dobynes,  William 
Diidsworth,  Edward 
Doughtie,  John  - 

Drake,  Richard - 
Drake,  Thomas  - 
Drope,  Edward  - 
Duckworth,  Charles 
Dudley,  William 
Duke,  John 
Duncon,  Edmond 
Durham,  Francis 
Earle,  Richard  - 
Earlcs,  John 
Edmonds,  Sidvah 
Edmonds,  William, D.D. 
Edmonds,  Willi.'im,D.D. 
EUy,  Robert      - 
Estcourt,  George 
Evans,  Richard 


Feniton,  Devon. 

Aston-upon-Trent,  Derbv. 

St.  Bthelborough  [Ethel- 
burga],  London. 

Holt  and  Rollesby,  Norfolk. 

Beaucharapstoke,  Wilts, 

Bowers-Gitford,  Essex, 

Manningford  Abbotts,  Wilts, 

Brinklow,  Warwick. 

North  Scarle,  Lincoln. 

Woodham  Ferris,  Essex. 

Isiield,  Sussex. 

Nunney,  Somerset. 

Shapwick  with  Ashcott, 
Somerset. 

Steeple  Langford,  Wilts. 

Illogan,  Cornwall, 

Llanbedcr  Welfray  [Llan- 
dewyvelfrey],  Pembroke- 
shire. 

Sampford  Peverill,  Devon. 

Preston,  Suffolk. 

St.  Mary  Somerset,  London, 

Plncklev,  Kent, 

Sigston'[Kirby],  York. 

ion. 

Elwick;  Durham. 

Shinfield  and  Swallowfield, 
Berks. 

Sibbertoft,  Northampton. 

Cottesbach,  Leicestershire. 

Horsemonden,  Kent. 

Dunstew,  Oxon. 

West  Walton  in  Marshland, 
Norfolk. 

Huggate,  York, 

St.  Buryan,  Cornwall. 

Axminster,  Devon. 

Harpsdena/ii(sHarding,Oxon. 

Langridge,  Somerset. 

Weston  andBarnham,  Suffolk. 

Backwcll,  Somerset. 

Hinton  Martell,  Dorset. 

Much  Dunmow,  Essex. 

Tredington,  Worcester. 

Fordingbridge,  Southampton. 

Minster,  Kent. 

Hasilltou[Hazleton], Glouces- 
ter. 

Haltwhistle.Northumberland. 

Kettleburgh,  Suffolk. 

Preiidergast,  Pembroke. 

Llantrithyd,  Glamorgan. 

Bexwell,  Norfolk. 

Maker,  Devon. 

Cheveley,  Cambs, 

Dilwyii,  Hereford. 

Halstow,  Kent. 

Newington,  Kent. 

Acton  Scott,  Salop. 

Stnrminster-Marshall.Dorsct. 

Chevening,  Kent ;  Mergtham, 
Surrey  ;  and  West  Thorney 
Island,  Sussex. 

Glenfleld,  Leicester. 

Offord-Darcey,  Hunts. 

Blaston,  St.  Giles,  Leicester. 

Munsle}-,  Hereford. 

Bads  worth,  York. 

Lai )  worth  and  Beaudescrt, 
Warwick. 

Radwinter,  Essex. 

North  AValsham,  Norfolk. 

Pimperne,  Dorset. 

Doddlcston,  Cheshire. 

Broughton,  Bucks. 

High  Roothing,  Essex. 
Swaunington,  Norfolk. 

Melbourne,  Cambs. 
Hemington,  Somerset, 

Bishopstonc,  Wilts. 

Edlington,  Lincoln, 
Rickmansworth,  Herts, 
Taplow,  Bucks. 
Shawbury,  Salop. 
Budgeworth,  Gloucester, 
lilanasajih,  Flint. 

O 


lor, 


IIISTOKICAL    MANUSCKIPTS    COMMISSION 


Name  of  Petitioner. 


Name  of  Parisii.  Ac. 
Hamilton  Bishop,  Hereford. 


HiirsE  ov  

LORPS.  

^  ,    Z  .      Evans,  William,  D.D. 

""        Evans,  William-  -     Saudcrofl,  Suffolk. 

^°*'"-       Evton.  "William  -  -     Drayton,  Norfolk. 

Fawcclt.  Thomas  -     Kimpton,  Herts. 

Fleetwood,  James,  D.D.     Frees,  Salop. 

Flynt,  Roger      -  -    Thorne  Falcon,  Somerset. 

Forbe'nchrCharles         -     Henny  Magna,  Essex. 

Forman,  Abraham         -     Applcton.  (Ixon  [?]. 

Fowler,  Mathew  -     High  Ercall,  Salop. 

Foxe.  Ji)hn         -  -     Headley,  Surrey. 

Frohock,  Heiirv  -     Withiel,  Cornwall. 

Fuller,  William  -     Ewhurst,  Surrey. 

Furnis,  Edward  -     Wisliech,  Cambs. 

Galler,  TKomas  -  -     Chiselborough      and      West 

Chinnock.  Somerset. 

G-amage,  Edward  -     Rboscilly.  Glamorgan. 

Giiiidv,  John      -  -     Brent,  Devon. 

G-ardner,  John   -  -     Bucknoll,  Oxon. 

Gawin,  Thomas  •     Bishop  Stoke,  Southampton. 

Gething,  John    -  -     Criccieth,  Carnarvon. 

Gibbs,  William  -  -    Ipplepen,  Devon. 

Gibson,  Christopher      -     Castle  Carrock,  Cumberland. 

Gilpin,  Randall  -  -     Barningham.  Suffolk. 

Gilpin.  Thomas-  -     Albury,  Herts. 

Glemham,  Henry,  D.D.      Simondsborough    [Symonds- 

bnry].  Dorset. 

Glover,  Thomas  -     West  Kirby,  Cheshire. 

Glvde,  Michael  -  -     Eartham,  Sussex. 

Godfrey,  Anthony  -     Broughton,  Hunts. 

Godwin,  Robert  '  .     Staple  Fitzpaine,  Somerset. 

Goffe,  John  -      -  -    Hackingtonn/iit.^St.Stephen's, 

Kent. 

Goldman.  Francis  -     Ockendon,  Essex. 

GoUop.  William  -    Middle  Chinnock,  Somerset. 

Golty  Richard  -  -     Framlinghani  -cnm  -  Saxtead, 

Suffolk. 


Name  of  Petitioner. 


Name  of  Parish,  ic. 


Hcrrick,  Robert  -     Deaii  Prior,  Devon. 

Heywood.  John      -         -     W.alton,  Lancaster. 

Higgins,  William  -     Stoke-on-Teru,  Salop. 

Hill,  Edward  -         -     Crofton,  York. 

Hill,  Jaeop  -  -     Manaton,  Devon. 

Hill,  Joseph  -         -        -     HititonWaldridge  [Waldrist], 

Berks. 
Hillersdon,  John  -     Odstock,  AVilts. 

Hite,  Jdhn  -  -     Brompton  Ralph,  Somerset. 

Another  similar  ])etition. 
Hodges,  William  -         -     Bamjiton.  Oxon,  First  Vicar- 


HousE  op 

LOEt-8. 

Calendar. 

1660. 


Culmington,  Salop. 

Conrtcenhall,  Northampton. 

Lydeard  St.  Lawrence, Somer- 
set. 

Lazonby,  Cumberland. 

Morestead,  Southampton. 

HolyRoud  Ampneyi'/iVisAmii- 
ney  Crucis,  GlmiceBter. 

Shrewtou,  Wilts. 

Lslcworth,  Middx. 

AVarriugton,  Lincoln  [?]. 

Bridgford-ud-iiontem,  Notts. 

Woodnesborough,  Kent. 

Brampton,  Norfolk. 

Castle  Camps,  Cambs. 

Mashbury,  Essex. 


Grood,  Thomas   - 
Gooddiar,  Francis 
Goodwin,  John  - 

Goodwin,  Johnathaii 
Gosling,  Anthony 
Grace,  Benedict 

Grange.  Thomas 

Grant,  William 

Grantham,  Thomas 

Greathed,  Edward 

Greene,  Jasper  - 

Greenwood,  John 

Grey,  Nicholas,  D.D. 

Grey,  Robert 

Griffith,  George,  D.D.    -  Llandrinio,  Montgomery. 

Griffithcs,  Sylvanus       -  Llanwyddelan,  Montgomery. 

Grove,  "William               -  Ponlshot,  Wilt.s. 

Hacket,  John,  D.D.       -  St.        Andrew's        Holborn, 

Middx. 

Hacksnp,  Samuel           -  Ravenstone,     Leicester     and 

Derby. 

Hagger,  John    -            -  Chileomb,  Southampton, 

Halke,  John       -            -  Upmiuster,  Essex. 

Hall, George, Thomasl'a-  Mynhennet          [Menheniot], 

kenbam  and  Thomas  Cornwall, Stansfield, Suffolk, 

Mnlcaster.  and  Cbarlwood,  Surrej-. 

Hall,  John          -            -  Edgmoud,  Salop. 

Hall,  Nicholas   -             -  Loughborough,  Leicester. 

Hall,  I'hili))        -             -  L'pton  I'yne,  Devon. 

Halswell,  Hugh              -  Cheriton,  Southampton. 

Hanson,  William           -  Twcrton      nJics     Twiverton, 

Somerset. 

Harding,  Jnhn  -             -  Boconnoc,  Cornwall. 

Harry,  Mark      -             -  Eastdean,  Su.ssex. 

Harvey,  Jcihn     -             -  Iron  Acton,  Gloucester. 

Harwell.  William           .  Old  Swinford,  Worcester. 

Harwuod,  James             -  Skecklini;  -  cum  -  Hurstwick, 

York. 

Hastings,  Robert           -  East  Keal,  Jjii  coin. 

Hawtrey,  Edward          -  Unrnham,  liucks. 

Haywood.  William,  D.D.  St.  Giles  in  the  Fields,  Lou- 
don. 

Heath,  George   -            -  West  Grinstead,  Sussex. 

Hiath,  William               ■  Steke  Xewington,  Middx. 

Hechsietter,  Roger        -  Soham,  Cambs. 

Hi'iward,  William           -  Dawley,  Salop. 

Hi'ushaw,  Joseph,  D.D..  Stedham,  Snssex,  Stokeclims- 

William     Bike,     and  laud,   Cornwall,  and  Lam- 

Gcmge  Wild,  D.D.  l^eth. 

Hcnshaw,  Joseph.  D.D.  Stedham.  Sussex. 


Hogan,  Nathaniel 
Holbeck,  Thomas,  Eze- 

ehiel    .Johnson,    John 

Sudbury,    and     John 

Bellenden. 
Holden,  Hugh 
Holdip,  Andrew 
Hollington,  William 
Hidlowav,  John     - 
Holyday,  Barteu,  D.D 
Honywood,  Michael 
Hood,  Timothy 
Hooke,  Richard 
Hook,  Richard,   Robert 

Baskett,  and  Thomas 

Willoughby. 
Hopkins,  Jonathan 
Hopwood,  William 
Home,  Richard     - 
Horne,  Thomas  - 

Horte,  Edward 
Horton,  Thomas 

Hotchkin,  Ralph   •■ 
Howlle,  Edward 

Hughes,  William  - 
Hume,  J  ohn 
Humfreyes,  Hugh 
Hungert'ord,  John 
Hunt,  Henr}' 
Hunt,  Richard 
Hutchinson,  Thomas     - 
Hyde,  Richard  - 
Ingram,  James,  D.D.     ■ 
James,  David 
'    James,  Francis  - 
Jay,  Stephen 

Jordan,  Ignatius 
Kay,  Edward 
Kecke,  Jervase 

Kelsall,  John 
Kemj),  William 
Kemp,  William  - 


Kent,  Richard 
Kiudleton,  George 
King,  Henry 
King,  Henry 
King,  Robert 
King,  Thomas,  D.D. 
King,  Thomas 
Kingman,    Robert, 
■ —  Goodinge. 


ind 


Kirby.  Alexander 
Knighte,  John 

Knowsley,  John 
Ladler,  John 
Lamlje,  John 
Lane,  .Jacob   - 
Langfovd,  William 
Large,  .John 
Lathley,  Henry 

Lawrence,  Thomas 
Lawson,  Edward  - 
Leake,  Richard 
Lei-',  .Tolui 
Lee,  Samuel  - 

Le  Noare,  Robert 


age. 
Whipsnade,  Beds. 
Epping,  Essex ;  Paulerspury, 
Noi  thampton  ;    Coychurch 
alius  Llangrals,  Glamorgan, 
and  Holbeach,  Lincoln. 
Noke,  Oxon. 

DeaneandAshe.Southampton. 
Exhall,  Warwick. 
Milbrook.  Southampton. 
Amington,  Oxon  [r*]. 
Kegworth,  Leicester. 
Bentworth,  Southampton. 
Little  Baddow,  Essex. 
Durweston,  Dorset,  Clenston 
[?],   and   M  intern   Magna, 
Dorset. 
BoiTington,  Salop. 
Woodbury,  Devon. 
Finmere,  Oxon. 
Hartley  AVestpall,  Southamp- 
ton. 
Little  Chevercll,  AVilts. 
Alderton    iilidn    Aldrington, 

Northampton. 
Knipton,  Leicester. 
Llansaintfraed  in  Elvcl,  and 

Cascob,  Radnor. 
Newland,  Gloucester. 
Charlton,  Kent. 
Longdon,  Stafford. 
Heyford-AVarren,  Oxon. 
Llanwarne,  Hereford. 
Mostonand  Chorlton,  (^"nester. 
Astbury,  Cheshire. 
Harleston,  Lincoln  [?  \ 
Cowley,  Gloucestershire. 
Breydcll  [BridellJ.  Pembroke. 
Bladon.cum-Woodstoik.Oxon. 
Fittletoii  and  Haxton  [llackle- 

stone],  Wilts. 
Cranhara,  Essex. 
Sotherton,  Suffolk. 
Emload        (divii        Evcnlode, 

Worcester. 
Audley,  Stafford. 
Windermere,  AA'^estmoreland. 
Puddymore    Milton,    Somer- 
set [?]. 
Fisherton  Anger,  AVilts. 
Magdalen  Laver,  Essex. 
Hedenham,  Norfolk. 
Tasburgh,  Norfolk. 
Fringford,  Oxon. 
Ilmington,  Warwick. 
Chishiill,  Essex. 
Crowcombe,       Somorselshiro 
and  Combhay  dllas  Combe 
Haywav,  Somerset. 
Catfield,  Norfolk. 
Brington,  Bythorn,  and   Old 

Weston,  Hunts. 
Tansor,  Northamiiton. 
Gateside,  Durham. 
Fornham  St.  Martin,  Suffolk. 
Langenhoe,  Essex. 
Pool,  Montgomer}-. 
Rotherfield,  Sussex. 
Withernsea   and   Hollyrn    in 

Holdernesp,  York. 
Chilton,  Berks. 
Swinstead,  Lincoln. 
Kirk  Smeaton,  Yoik. 
Southtlcct,  Kent. 
Chaddesley  Corbett,  AA''orces. 

ter. 
Scottow,  Norfolk. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


107 


jj;  op  Xnme  of  Petitioner. 

tDS. 

,U^ar      I^eonard,  Arthur 

1660.  ^.    ., 

.Similar  petition  of 
Leventhorp,  Cliarle.s     - 
Lewis,  William,  D.D.    - 
Lindsell.  .Samuel 
Lloyd,  David,  D.D. 

Lloyd,  David.  D.L. 
Lloyd,  Evati 
Lloyd,  Fowlk     - 
Lloyd,  Hun;li 
Lloyd,  Hugh,  D.D.,  Wil- 
liam Lewis,  and  jukin 
Williams. 
Llo}*!,  Humphrey 
Lloyd,  Eichard  - 
Lloyd,  Richard  - 
Lloyd,  Eichard  - 
Lloyd,  Eobert     - 
Lloyd,  Samuel   - 

Lloyd,  William  - 
Locke,  William  - 
Lockett,  Samuel 


Log.iu,  James  - 
Longman,  James 
Longworth.  John 
Lowther,  Robert 
Lukyii,  James  - 
Lynche,  John  - 
Malloiy,  Philip - 
Mallory,  Thomas 

Similar  petition  of 
Mackerness,  Edward 
Manby,  John,  D.D. 
Manwaring,  Kenelme 
Martyn,  Edward,  D.D. 
Mason,  George  - 
Mason,  Thomas 
Mason.  Thomas 
Masters,   Heniy 
Masters,  Thomas 
Mauleverer,  Edmond 

Maydwell,  Peter 
^leggs,  James  - 
Mellin,  Henry  - 
Miehaelsone,  John, D.D 

Milborne,  Leonards 
Miles,  George     - 
Millington,  Thomas 
Millingtou,  William 
More,  George     - 
Moreton,  Edward,  D.D. 
Moring,  Edward 

Morgan,  Owen 
Morhall,  Ralph  - 
Morland,  William 
Morley,  George,  D.D. 
^Morlc}-,  John     - 
Morley,  William 
Mostyn,  William 
Mowse,  Eichard 
Malcaster,  Thomas 
Napper,  John     - 
Nash.  Hugh 
Naylor.  George  ■ 
Naylor,  Joseph,  D.D. 
Nedham,  Archur 
Nerford,  Henry 
Ifeve,  Francis    - 

Newlin.  Robert 
Newman,  Richard 
Newstead,  Christopher 
Newte,  Richard 
Newton,  Lawrence 
Nicholls,  Edward  - 
.Nicholson,  Eichard 
Nixon,  Joseph    - 
Nixon,  Richard 
Noeil,  Edward   - 


Xame  of  Parish,  &c. 

•  Denford      cum       Ringstead, 

Northampton. 

same. 

•  White  Roothing,  Essex. 

■  East  Woodhaj,  Hants. 

■  Strelf'ord[Stratrord],  Suffolk. 

•  Llanfairdyffrynclwyd,     Den- 
bigh. 

Llansannan,  Denbigh. 

Holywell,  Flint. 

Efenochtyd,  Denbigh. 

Denbigh,  Denbigh. 

.St.  Andrew,  Glamorgan,  St. 
Fagaus,  Glamorgan,  and 
Llancarvau,  Glamorgan. 

■  Ruabon,  Denbigh. 

-  Over  Stowey,  .Somerset. 

-  Tredrey,  Cardigan  [i*]. 

-  Manerdivy,  Pembroke. 

-  Llanfachreth,  Anglesey. 

•  Cilcen,  Flint,  and  Gresford, 
Denbigh. 

■  Llaneilian.  Anglesey. 

■  Bunwell,  Norfolk. 

-  Whitchurch       Canonicorum, 

wilhMarshwood,  Chideock, 
and  [St.]  Gabriels,  Dorset. 

■  Holy  Cross,  .Salop. 

■  Aynho,  Northampton. 

•  .Selborne,  .Southampton. 

-  Bentham,  York. 

•  Piddletown,  Dorset. 

•  Harrietsbam,  Kent. 

■  Norton,  Darham. 

■  Northerden    [NorthenJ,  Che- 
shire. 

same. 

-  Dudle}-,  Worcester. 
Cottenham,  Canibs. 
Gravesend,  Kent. 
Houghton  Conquest,  Beds. 
Bradley,  Derby. 
Stanningfield,  Suffolk. 
Ashwell,  Rutland. 
^S'.]MichaelCreech,  Somerset. 
Congerston,  Leicester. 
Crosby    Garrett,    Westmore- 
land. 

Weston-snb-Edge,Gloucester. 

St.  Mary,  Newington,  Surrey. 

Aberedw,  Radnor. 

Chainsford  [  ?  Chingford], 
Essex. 

.Skelton,  Cumberland. 

Worth,  Sussex. 

Bootle,  Cumberland. 

Badsey,  Worcester. 

Chipstead,  Sarrej". 

Sefton,  Lancashire. 

Cliddesden  -  cum  -  Farleigh, 
Southampton. 

Barton  Stacey,  Southampton. 

Pontesbury,  Salop. 

Grcj-sloke,  Cumberland. 

Mildenhall,   Wilts. 

Wcotton  Courtney,  .Somerset. 

Timberscombe,  Somerset. 

Christleton,  Cheshire. 

Little  Bowden,  Northampton. 

Charlwood,  Surrey. 

Berkhamstead,  St .  Peter,Hert3 

B^urbage,  Wilts. 

Kirton-in-Lindsey,  Lincoln. 

Sedgefield,  Durham. 

Kilverstone.  Norfolk. 

Attleborough,  Norfolk. 

Swanton  Morley  with  Worth- 
ing, Norfolk. 

Ham,  Wilts. 

Thatchworth  [.»].  Herts. 

Stisted,  Essex. 

Tiverton,  Devon. 

Church  Minshull,  Cheshire. 

Suitterfield,  Warwick. 

.Stapleford-Tawney,  Essex. 

Buttermere,  Wilts. 

Chieveley,  Berks. 

Sibeston  alius  Sibstone. 
Leicester. 


Name  of  Petitioner. 

Oldfield,  Jeffrey 
Orchard,  William 

Otbye,  Triatram 
Otway,  Humfrey 
Owen,  Evan,  D.D. 
Owen,  John 

Owen,  Richard 
Owen,  William  - 

Owen,  William      - 
Owsley,  John 
Oxford,Bishop  of(Robert 

Skinner). 

Paige,  Symeon  - 
Parker,  William 

Parker,  AVilliam    - 
Parry,  William  - 

Similar  petition  of  .s: 
Parsons,  John 
Parsons,  AVilliam 
Pawling,  Andrew 
Percivall,  Robert 
Pestell,  Thomas 
Pestell,  William    - 

Peterson,  William,  D.D. 
Dean  of  Exeter,  Wil- 
liam Fane,  and  Robert 
Ball. 

Peterson,  William,  D.D. 

Phillips,  Samuel    - 

Picard,  Thomas  - 

Pinder,  Thomas 
Pinson,  John 
Playters,  Jjionell 
Plumer,  Joseph     - 
Poole,  Robert     - 
Poole,  William 
Pooley,  Richard 
Porter,  Edmond 
Porter,  Roger 
Porter.  Thomas  - 
Porv,  Robert 
Potter,  Hannibal,  D.D. 

Potter.  Thomas    ■ 
Powell,  Walter      - 
Pownoll,  Ezechiel 
Presse,  Francis 

Price,  John 
Priestman,  Robert 

Proby,  Edmond     - 
Prowse,  Edward 

Pnleston.  William 
Pully,  Richard 
Purefey,  William 


Xanic  of  Parisli,  \c. 

Selham,  Sussex. 

Breage  with  Curry,  GunwaU 
^  loe  and  Germoe,  Cornwall. 

Foston,  York. 

Everingham,  York. 

Narberth,  Pembroke. 

Manhery  [Martletwy  ?], Pem- 
broke. 

St.  Swithin,  London. 

Pulverbach  and  Pontesbury 
Ust  portion),  Salop. 

Kidwelly,  Carmarthen. 

Claypole,  Lincoln. 

Greens-Norton  alias  Norton 
Danye,  with  Silverston, 
Whittlebury,  Northampton. 

Hemingford  Abbotts,  Hunts. 

Belton  and  Whatton,  Leices- 
ter. 

Tetford,  Lincolu. 

Abergele,  Denbigh, 
ame. 

Kentisbearc,  Devon. 

Forscote,  .Somerset. 

Bcnsington  or  Benson,  Oxou. 

Wickford,  Essex. 

Packington,  Leicester. 

Coloverton  [Cold  Overton], 
Leicester. 

St.  Breock,  Cornwall,  Com- 
beinteignhead,  Devon,  and 
■St.  Marychurch,  Devon. 

Diptford,  Devon. 

Whilton,  Northampton. 

St.  Mary  in  Stamford,  Lin- 
coln. 

Scotter,  Lincoln. 

Tallaton,  Devon. 

Uggeshall,  Suffolk. 

Black  Notley,  Essex. 

Stetohworth,  Cambs. 

Turners  Puddle,  Dorset. 

Esscndoii,  Herts. 

Hevcningham,  Suffolk. 

Orton-on-Hill,  Leicester. 

St.  Mabyn,  Cornwall. 

Thorley,  Herts. 

Garsington  alids  Gassington, 
Oxon. 

Syndrydge[Sundridge],Kent. 

Standish,  Gloucester. 

Wraxall,  Somerset. 

Castle  Ashby,  Northampton, 
and  Moulsoe,  Bucks. 

Llanwnda,  Pembroke. 

Kirk  Linton,  dUns  Kirk 
Leavington.  Cumberland. 

Broughton  Gifford,  Wilts. 

Longbenton,  Northumber 
land. 

Llaiidawslee  [?],  Carmarthen. 

Fordham,  Essex. 

Markfield,  Leicester. 


HOUSB  OP 
LOKbS. 

eiidar. 

1660. 


Similar  petition  of 
Ransome,  Richard 
Rawlings,  Gyles 
Reade,  Andrew,  D.D.     ■ 
Reade,  James 
Reading,  Amias 
Reeve,  Thomas,  D.D. 


Reynolds,  Eichard 
Richardson,  Anthony    . 
Richardson,  Nichola's    - 
Eidgway,  Nicholas 
Right,  Thomas  - 
Roberts,  George,  D.D.  - 

Eobinsonne,  Francis 

Rochester,  Edward 

Rogers,  William 
Rous,  John 

Two  other  similar  p 
Eowe,  Cheney,  D.D 
Enwe,  Jobn 


ame. 

Alby,  Norfolk. 

Highley,  Salop. 

liudgershall,  Wilts. 

Bvford,  Hereford. 

liketshall  St.  John,  Suffolk. 

Colby  and  Aldhorough,  Nor- 
folk, and  St.  Vigor's,  Ful- 
bourne,  Cambs. 

.Stokefleming,  Devon. 

West  Camel,  Somerset. 

Twywell,  Northampton. 

Burton  Abbig[-'],  Dorset. 

Womesloe  [!'].  Cheshire. 

South  and  Middle  Littleton, 
Worcester. 

Naunton  Beauohamp,  Wor- 
cester. 

Woollerer  idui.s  Woolcr,  Nor- 
thumberland. 

Chailey.  .Sussex. 

Ermingtou,  Devon, 
etitions. 

Orwell,  Cambs. 

CramborneX?!.  Cornwall. 
02 


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IIl:STORICAL   MANUSOUIl'TS   COMMISSIOX 


llorsK  or 

LoKUS. 

L'ulpnilhr. 
160U. 


Name  of  Petitioner. 

Rowland,  .lohii  - 
Uustat,  .liiliu 
Kvves,  Bnino.  D.D. 

John  Kyves     - 

Joseph  Beuthiim 

Ur.  Steive 

William  Jorvis 

William  l,e«y?.  D.D. 

Toby  Shaw     - 

Peter Du  Moulin. D.D. 

.lolui  Touii.-^on 

Thomas  Heywood 

Gilbert  Sheldon,  D.D. 
William       Haywood, 

D.D. 
Edward  Lavfield. D.D. 
Thomas  Wall,  and 

Avery  Thomson, 
Sacheverell,  Clears 
Sanders,  Nathaniel 
Sandy.v,  George 
SatteVthwaite,      Philip, 

D.D. 
Sattirthwaiti',      Philip, 

D.D. 
Sayer,  John 
Searle,  Nicholas 
Sellars,  William 


Name  of  Pjiiisli,  ic. 

Foots  Cray,  Kent. 

Widmcrpool,  Notts. 

St.  Martin  Vinlry.  London. 

GonYill[:'],  Dorset. 

Bronp;hton.  Northampton. 

Yeovilton,  Somerset. 

Snave  ntius  Snath,  Kent. 

East  Wciodhay,  Southampton. 

Bleiidworth.  SuuthaiNptoii. 

Wholdrakc.  York. 

Bremhill.  Wilts. 

Badby  cum  Ncwnhain,  NUrtli- 
ainpton. 

Newington,  Oxon. 

St.  Giles'-in-the-Eields,  Lon- 
don. 

Chiddingfold,  Surrey. 

Trinity  "Chuich,  Guildford, 
Surrey,  and 

HeaiUy,  Southampton. 

Rearsby,  Leice.^tcr. 

Little  Bedwiu,  Wilts. 

\Viller.>iey,  Gloucester. 

Ibstock,  Liecester. 


Selleck,  John 
Senior,  Robert  - 
Shardelowe,  John 
Sheafe,  Grindall    - 

Sheapherd,  Thomas 

Sheppard,  Nicholas 
Sherman,  Marke 
Shi])ton,  Samml 
Sibthorp;  Robert 

Slade,  Francis 
Slater.  Joseph   - 
Slatyor,  Joshua     - 
Sinallman,  John 

Small  wood,  Mathew 
Smith,  Elias 
Smith,  Emanuel 
Smith,  Samuel 

Smyth,  John 

Smyth,  John 
Smyth.  Richard     - 
South,  Thomas  - 
Sparrow,  Anthony 
Stacy,  John 
Stanley.  Edward.  D.D. 
Stanton,  John 
Stephens.  Jeremy 
Stephens,  Jeremy 
Sterne,  Richard,  D.D. 
Still,  John 
Stork,  Henry 
Stringfield,  Thomas 
Strod,  John 

SturgeB,  Thomas 
Swaddon,  Henry 

Two  other  similar 
Sweetser,  Matthew 
Switsie,  Mathew 
.Sympson,  Robert 
Tannat,  Kilward    - 
Taylor,  Richard 
Taylor,  Richard 
Taylor,  Samttel 
Teague,  William 
Temple,  Thomas,  D.L. 

Temple,  Thomas.  D.L. 
Tennant,  John 
Tennison.  Philip 

Another  fiinih 
Thomas,  Oliver     • 


Birliug,  Kent. 

Old  Radnor,  Radnor. 
Bobbingworth,  Essex. 
Stowe[Nine  Churches], North- 
ampton. 
Elworthy,  Somerset. 
Peering,  Essex. 
.     Beetles.  SuH'olk. 
.     Horstead       and       Coltishall, 
Norfolk. 

-  Mawgan   in  Meueaye,  Corn- 
wall. 

.     Sntton  Courtney,  Berks. 
.     Claydon,  Suffolk. 
.     Alderky,  Cheshire. 

-  Burton    Latimer,    Northamp- 
ton. 

Wanting((/('('sWantage,Berks. 
Wiiiford,  Somerset!    .^, 
Winford.  Somerset  J '''  '' 
North  Cleobury  and  Kiuner- 

ley.  Salo]). 
Gawsworth,  Cheshire. 

.     Bedlington,  Durham. 

.     Hartlebuiy,  Worcester. 

.     Hockton     [Boughtim]  under- 
Blean,  Kent. 

-  St.  Tewe  (il'uis  St.  Ewe,  Corn- 
wall. 

-  Sancreed,  Cornwall. 

-  Bredicot,  Worcester. 

-  Uffington,  Lincoln. 

-  Hawkedon,  Suffolk. 

-  Norraanton,  York. 
.  Motiisfont,  Southampton. 

-  Knapwell,  Cambs. 
.  Wootton,  Northamptonshire. 
.  Quiiiton.  Northampton. 

-  Harleton,  Cambs. 

-  Christian  Malford,  Wilts. 

-  Saltford,  Somerset. 

-  Ashow,  Warwick. 

-  Dittisham  and  Little  Henip- 
ston,  Devon. 

-  Higham-on-the-Hill,Liecester 

-  Fenny  Sutton[SuttonVeney], 
Wilts. 

petitions  of  same. 

-  Tintagel,  Cornwall. 
do.  do. 

-  Bongate,  Westmoreland. 

-  Llanyblodwell,  Salop. 

-  Aspeden,  Herts. 

-  Westmill.  Herts. 

-  Little  Wenham.  Suffolk. 

-  Norton  Malreward,  Somerset. 

-  Bourton-on-the- Water,    Oxon 
J'y  Gloucester]. 

.  -     .MvL-scot,  Oxon. 

-  Dent,  Y'ork. 

-  llothersett,  Norfolk. 
letition  of  same. 

-  Lawrenny,  Pembroke. 


Xinne  of  Petitioner. 

Thomas.  AVilliam 
Thompson,  John 

Thompson,  John 

Thornburgh,  John 
Thorndike,  Herbert 
Tiremau.  John  - 
Tomkius,  Nathaniel 
Tomlinson,  Ro))ert 
Torapson,  Thomas 

Tomson,  James  - 
Touge,  George 

Tourney,  Robert 

Towers,  Willinm 
Triplet,  Thomas 
Triplet,  Thomas 
Tucker,  Richard 


Name  of  Parish,  &c. 

Pcnbryn,  Cardigan. 

Bridbrooke  aUas   Birdbrook, 
Essex. 

Ingrham     [Ingram],    Ni  irth- 
uml)erland. 

West  Lavington,  Wilts. 

Barley,  Herts. 

Swayfield,  Lincoln. 

St.  Martin's,  Worcester. 

Trotton,  Sussex. 

Cranworth-cum-Letton. 
folk. 

Litchborough,  Northampton. 

Kimeote-cum-Wulton,       Lei- 
cester. 

Siiringfield  ulias    Springfield 
Richards,  Essex. 

Barnack,  Northampton. 

Whitburn,  Durham. 
Washington.  Durham. 

Ludgvan,  Cornwall. 


Calendar. 

1H60. 


Nor- 


Another  similar  petition  of  same. 
Tudman,  Thomas  -     Sandbach,  Cheshire. 


Turner,  Richard 
Turuei  ,  Thomas,  D.D.  - 
Tutt,  Robert       - 
Twells,  John      - 
Ummant,  Edward 
Uppington,  John 
Usher.  Charles    - 
TJtting,  Thomas 
Veach,  William  - 
Viuer,  John 
Wade,  Edward  - 
Waight,  Bernard 
Wake,  William  - 

Walcott,  John,  D.D.      - 
Walcott,  John.  D.D.      - 
Walforde,  Michael 
Walker,  Richard 
Warmsley.Thomas.  D.D. 

Warren,  Henry  - 
Watts,  Thomas,  D.L.    - 

Webb,  Christojiher 
Wells,  John 
Westle}-,  Thomas 

Westley,  Thomas 
White,  James     - 
White,  John      - 
White,  Richard  - 
Whitford,  John 

Whiting,  Thomas 
Whitley,  Mathew 
Whitney,  James 
Wilcockos,  James 
Williams,  Griffith,  D.D., 

Dean  of  Bangor. 
Williams,  William 

Williamson, C;esar,  D.D. 


Another  similar  petition  of  same 


Marhamcluirch,  Cornwall. 

Petcham,  Surrev. 

Barford  St.  Martin,  Wilts. 

W'oston,  Lincoln. 

Padbury,  Bucks. 

Withycombe,  Somerset. 

Kirk  Andrews,  Cumberland. 

Weston.  Suffolk. 

Lcathley,  York. 

Kiunersley,  Hereford. 

Guilsborongh,  Northampton. 

Exford,  Somerset. 

Trinity  and  St.  Michael  [?  St. 
Martin],  Wareham,  Dorset. 

Keyston,  Hunts. 

Yelling,  Hunts. 

Wishaw,  Warwick. 
■  Moreton  on  Lugg,  Hereford. 

Hampton  Kade  [:■'],  and  Rod- 
borough,  Gloucester. 

Loddiswell,  Devon. 

Rockland    St.  Andrew,  Nor- 
folk. 

Galston  [Gilston],  Herts. 

Shimpling  Thornc,  Suffolk. 

St.  Cuthbert's   in  Wells,  So- 
merset. 

East  Brent.  Somerset. 

Rollstone,  Wilts. 

Cheriton  d/idsChirton, Wilts. 

Bampton,  0-xon. 

Ashton  ((//(!«    Ashen,  North- 
ampton. 

St.  Erth,  Cornwall. 

Croftou,  York. 

Donhead  St.  Andrew,  Wilts. 

(loudhurst,  Kent. 

Gyffiu,  Carnarvon. 

Llansaintfraed   in  Cwmtoyd- 

dwr,  Radnor. 
Wappenham,  Northampton. 


Buckland  Filleigh,  Devon. 

Rowington,  Warwick. 

Preston  Bisset,  Bucks. 

Witham,  Essex. 

Stretton  Grandsome  and  A  sh- 
perton,  Hereford. 

Thoydon  Garnon,  Essex. 

Ecclesfield,  Y'ork. 

Wilmslow,  Cheshire. 

Wittering,  North.ampton. 

Oswestry,  Salop. 

Castle    Caereinion,    Montgo- 
mery. 

Mobberley,  Cheshire. 

Shipdham,  Norfolk. 

Pwllcrochan,  Pembroke. 

Frome  Vauchurch,  Dorset. 

Stoke  Wake,  Dorset. 

Sjietisbury     cum     Charlton, 
Dorset. 

June  2.5.  Petii;ion  of  Thomas  Mompcsson  ;  in  the  year 
lt;5t  petitioner  by  His  Majesty's  commission  took  up 
arms  with  John  Peurudduck  and  others  for  suppressing 


Wilson,  Henry 
Wiseman,  John 
Wood.  Jonathan 
Wright,  Francis 
Wright,  Henry.  D.D.     - 

Wright,  Nicholas,  D.D.- 
Wright, Thomas 
Wright,  Thomas 
Wyldbore,  John 
Wynne,  Htimfrey 
Wynne,  Rice 

Wyrley,  Edward 
Wythe,  Thomas,  D.D.  - 
Y^ouge,  William 
Zonch,  Henry     - 
Zcjuch,  Henry     - 
Zouch,  William 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    REl'OUT, 


lU'J 


House  of     the  late  usurper  Oliver  Cromwell,  and  restoring  the 

LouDs.        King.     For  that  cause  only  all  potitionor's  estate  was 

Calendar,      shortlj"  after  illegally,  and  by  the  mere-  ai'bitrary  power 

1  ggA         and  will  of  that  usurper,  seized  into  his  hands,  and  by 

him  freely  given,  not  sold,  to  Bom?  of  his  adherents  who 

have   ever  since  enjoyed  the  same  and   still   unjustly 

detain  possession  and  commit  great  waste.      Petitioner 

prays  to  be  restored    to  the   possession   of  his  estate 

together  with  all  arrears  of  rent  and  other  profits.    L.  J., 

XI.  74. 

June  H'l.  Order  referring  preceding  to  the  Committee 
for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XI.  74. 

June  2.''>.  Draft  order  for  hearing  the  cause  between 
Humphre}'  Leigh,  Sergeant-at-arms,  and  Alexander 
Thayne,  Gentleman  Usher  of  the  Black  Rod.  L.  J., 
XL  47. 

June  "25.  Petition  of  George  Porter,  of  London,  Charles 
Lord  Stanhope  of  Harrington,  being  by  letters  patent 
of  King  James  appointed  Master  or  Comptroller  of  all 
posts,  messengers,  and  couriers  of  England  and  the 
dominions  of  His  Majesty  in  the  parts  beyond  the  seas, 
and  having  the  office  of  Postmaster-General  of  England, 
did  by  deed  constitute  petitioner  and  his  father 
his  deputies  ;  with  an  express  covenant  that  he  should 
not  surrender  his  letters  patent  without  their  consent 
in  writing.  Notwithstanding  this,  Lord  Stanhope  has 
now  surrendered  his  patent  and  released  his  estate  in 
the  said  office,  whereby  petitioner  is  much  damnified. 
Petitioner  prays  that  Lord  Stanhope  may  be  ordered  to 
answer  the  premises.     L.  J.,  XI.  74. 

June  25.  Petition  of  Sir  Trevor  Williams  and  Dame 
Elizabeth  his  wife.  Sir  Thomas  Hartopp  and  Dame 
Mary  his  wife,  Katherine  Wyndham,  widow.  Sir  Bayn- 
ham  Throckmorton,  the  said  Dame  Elizabeth,  Dame 
Mary,  Katherine,  and  Sir  Baynham  being  co-heirs 
of  the  Bight  Hon.  Ralph  Lord  Hopton,  Barou  of 
Stratton,  decea.sed.  Pray  to  be  restored  to  such  part 
of  their  ancestor's  estate  as  is  yet  unsold  and  undisposed 
of,  and  to  such  other  pai't  as  has  been  given  away  for 
gratuities  or  rewards,  that  there  may  be  a  stay  of 
all  rents  or  any  further  waste  in  the  rest  of  the  estates, 
that  they  may  have  all  papers,  writings,  and  deeds 
concerning  the  estate  as  are  in  the  possession  of  the 
late  trustees  or  others,  and  that  the  sheriffs  of  the 
counties  where  the  estates  lie  may  be  ordered  to  pay 
petitioners  all  monies  they  have  received  or  levied  out 
of  the  premises  by  virtue  of  their  Lordships  late  general 
order  of  the  18th  of  May  last.     L.  J.,  XL  75. 

June  25.  Order  referring  preceding  to  the  Committee 
for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XI.  75. 

June  25.  Petition  of  Francis  Goodwin,  clerk.  In  the 
year  1646  Dr.  Edward  Stanley  was  invested  in  the 
rectory  of  Hinton  Ampner,  and  also  in  the  rectory  of 
Mottisfont,  commonly  called  Motsont ,  both  in  the  county 
of  Southampton,  and  a  Bill  being  prepared  in  Parlia- 
ment about  that  time  against  any  minister  having  two 
benefices,  Dr.  Stanley  made  his  election  and  declined 
Hinton  Ampner  and  betook  himself  solely  to  Mottisfont, 
which  was  of  much  greater  value.  In  July  1648  the 
rectory  of  Hinton  Ampner  being  void,  petitioner  was 
presented  thereunto,  under  the  Great  Seal  in  the  name 
of  the  King,  and  has  ever  since  discharged  the  duties 
to  the  good  liking  and  approbation  of  the  parishioners, 
and  hath  not  at  any  time  by  word  or  deed  said  or  done 
anything  against  the  right  of  the  late  King  or  his  pre- 
sent Majesty.  Dr.  Stanley  has  now,  in  the  name  of  his 
lessees,  commenced  an  action  of  ejectment  against 
petitioner,  who  is  remediless  in  any  of  the  courts  at 
Westminster,  and  therefore  prays  an  order  for  staying 
all  proceedings  at  common  law,  and  for  determination 
of  the  matter.     L.  J.,  XI.  75. 

June  26.  Petition  of  Edward  Gibson,  grandchild  and 
heir  to  John  Sutton,  Lord  Dudley.  The  barony  of 
Dudley  came  into  the  name  and  family  of  the  Suttons 
in  the  reign  of  Edward  II.  John  Sutton,  Knight,  of 
Malpag,  married  Margaret,  sister  of  John  Somery,  Barou 
Dudley,  who  had  no  issue,  and  the  barony  continued  in 
the  family  of  the  Suttons.  In  the  reign  of  Queen  Mary 
Dudley  Castle,  with  all  the  honours,  manors,  and  appur- 
tenances, was  entailed  upon  the  heirs  male  of  the  body 
of  Edward  Sutton,  he  having  two  sons,  Edward  and 
John  ;  Edward  died  in  the  late  King's  reign,  leaving  no 
issue  male,  and  the  barony  then  came  to  his  brother 
John,  who  died,  leaving  two  daughters,  Elizabeth  who 
had  no  issue,  and  Anne,  to  whom  petitioner  is  son  and 
heir  lawfully  begotten  by  Edward  Gibson,  third  son  of 
Sir  John  Gibson,  of  Welburn,  Yorkshire.  Petitioner, 
who  has  been  in  the  service  of  the  States  of  Holland  these 
fifteen  years,  has  been  kept  from  the  possession  of  Dudley 
Castle  "and  premises,  to  which  he  is  the  undoubted  law- 
ful heir  by  Sir  William  Brnarton  [Brewerton].  He 
prays  to  be  invested  and  settled   iu  the  castle  and 


barony.     Tliis  petition  was  referred  tj  the  Committee  ■ 
for  Privileges,  Ijut  no  further  proceedings  are  mentioned 
L.  J.,  XL  75. 


UoliHi  OF 
L0RD8. 

Calendar. 


June    26.  Petition   of    William   Holbrook,    of  Marl-        ■■ -,«,-, 
borough,     Wilts,    blacksmith.      In   July    1659   Cornet  ^' 

George  Joyce  and  others  coming  to  Mailborough  sent 
for  petitioner,  and  showed  him  a  commission  signed 
Charles  R.,  which  they  pretended  they  had  from 'ni.s 
Majesty,  and  asked  him  what  friends  ho  thought 
the  King  had  about  that  country.  Petitioner  having 
drunk  much  beer  and  wine  was  unadvisedly  drawn  in 
to  mention  the  names  of  some  whom  ho  thought  to  be 
loyal  and  faithful  to  His  Majesty.  Thereup(m  they 
immediately  set  him  on  horseback  and  brought  him 
bou7id  to  the  pretended  Council  of  State,  and  exhibited 
a  false  accusation  against  the  ^farquess  of  Hertford, 
ijord  Seymour,  Lord  Herbert,  and  several  other  lords, 
gentlemen,  and  ministers.  Petitioner  was  several  times 
examined  by  Bradshawe,  Sydenham,  Desborough,  and 
others,  and  because  he  would  not  swear  against  those 
noble  and  worthy  persons  he  was  committed  to  the 
dungeon  in  Newgate,  threatened  to  be  racked  and 
hanged,  and  had  great  chains  put  upon  his  legs,  the 
irons  whereof  entered  into  his  ilesh,  whilst  ho  was  ready 
to  perish  from  the  noisomoness  of  the  hole  in  which  he 
lay.  Petitioner's  mother,  an  aged  woman,  and  his  five 
young  children,  who  had  nothing  to  live  upon  but  the 
fruit  of  his  labour,  being  in  the  meantime  ready  to 
starve.  Prays  that  Joyce  and  his  confederates  who 
basely  trepanned  him  may  be  excepted  out  of  the  Act 
of  general  pardon,  and  that  he  may  have  some  recom- 
pense out  of  their  estates  for  his  grevious  sufferings. 
L.  J.,  XL  75. 

June  26.  Petition  of  Roger  Portingtou,  a  prisoner  in 
execution  in  the  King's  Bench.  In  1649  petitioner 
was  at  the  suit  of  Richard  Dawson  and  Richard  Thomp- 
son, and  upon  the  false  evidence  of  Robert  Everett,  con- 
demned in  heavy  damages  on  account  of  the  carrying 
oft'  of  certain  cattle  by  the  King's  troops  in  the  year 
1648  for  the  support  of  the  garrison  of  Poutefract. 
Petitioner  had  several  witnesses  to  disprove  Everett's 
oath,  but  neither  they  nor  he  dare  attend  the  trial,  being 
threatened  to  be  clapt  in  prison  for  disobeying  a  procla- 
mation then  made  for  restraining  persons  of  the  King's 
party  from  going  above  five  miles  from  their  houses. 
Everett  has  since  been  convicted  of  his  perjury;  and 
has  fled,  but  petitioner  cannot  obtain  a  new  trial,  and 
has  been  a  prisoner  in  execution  for  nine  years.  He 
has  expended  iu  prison  and  been  damnified  in  his  estate 
by  reason  of  his  imprisonment  to  the  value  of  10,000?., 
in  addition  to  2,000/.  paid  for  his  sequestration.  Prays 
for  his  discharge  and  that  some  relief  may  be  granted 
to  him.     L.  J.,  XL  75. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Order  referring  preceding  to  the  Committee  for 
Petitions.     L.  J.,  XL  75. 

2.  Draft  proviso  to  the  Bill  for  confirmation  of 
judicial  proceedings  to  except  the  judgment  com- 
plained of  in  the  petition,  &c. 

3.  Another  draft. 

June  26.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Greenwood,  of  Oaversham, 
Oxon,  that  George  Harrison  refuses  to  give  up  posses- 
sion of  a  meadow,  called  the  King's  meadow,  at  Reading, 
belonging  to  Lord  Craven  according  to  an  order  of  the 
House  of  the  6th  instant.     L.  J.,  XL  76. 

June  26.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Greenwood  that  Elizabeth, 
wife  of  George  Vaux,  refuses  to  give  up  possessicui  of 
a  messuage  and  park  at  Caversham  belonging  to  Lord 
Craven.     L.  J.,  XL  76. 

Juno  26.  Petition  of  the  participants,  purchasers  for 
valuable  consideration  of  lands  within  the  drainage  of 
the  level  of  Hatfield  Chase,  extending  into  the  counties 
of  Yurk,  Lincoln,  and  Nottingham  (signed  by  John 
Gibbon  and  Nathaniel  Reading  on  behalf  of  themselves 
and  the  rest  of  the  participants)  ;  in  consideration  of 
16,800L  paid  30  years  since  into  the  Exchequer,  and 
an  increased  fee-farm  rent  of  1,228L  17s.  reserved  to  the 
Crown,  and  of  an  expenditure  of  175,000/.  upon  works 
of  drainage,  petitioners  ought  to  be  jiossessed  of  24.000 
acres  of  land,  whereof  7,400  lie  within  the  manor  of 
Epworth  ;  (luiet  possession  of  these  7,40u  acres  was  by 
letters  patent  and  by  decrees  in  the  Exchequer  vested 
in  petitioners,  and  enjoyed  until  the  year  1642,  when 
the  inhabitants  of  the  manors  of  Mi.'^tertonand  Epworth, 
taking  advantage  of  the  disturbances  of  the  times,  rose 
in  tnmalts  and  laid  waste  4,00ii  acres,  and  pnlled  down 
all  the  houses  and  destroyed  all  the  growing  corn  ;  iu 
the  year  1645,  upon  petitioners'  complaint,  the  House 
made  the  annexed  orders  for  suppressing  these  riots  and 
preventing  the  like  for  the  future,  and  directed  the 
8herift"s  and  justices  strictly  to  pursue  the  statutes  made 
in  that  behalf,  and  the  Court  of  Exchequer  also  issued 

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lIor.F  or    writs  a.ul  ininnctions  to  establish  the  possession  of  peti- 
'■'""'^-       tioucrs,  but  'the  inhabitants  again  roso  and  dcpopulatod 

the  >vhole  ..f  I  he  town  of  Sundtoft,  consisting  of  b^  habi- 

talions.  bes;dcs  barns  and  stables,  pu  Ic-il  duwn  a  corn 
windmill,  laid  waste  the  remainin«  :!,  100  acres  of  the 
improved  l.inds,  with  all  the  corn  there  growing, 
.letaced  Sandtofc  church,  built  by  petitioners  at  a 
ehar-c  of  l.'-OO?,  forced  away  the  minister  and  congre- 
"ation,  and  converted  the  same  to  a  stable,  cowhouse, 
and  slaughtci -house,  to  petitioners-  damage  of  above 
80  OOo/. ;' notwithstanding  all  the  orders  and  decrees 
made,  the  inhabitants  still  continue  in  opposition  to  a 
livil  and  legal  authoritv,  and  beat,  wound  and  kill  all 
who  come  to  put  any  order,  decree,  or  law  in  execution, 
as  appears  by  the  amiexed  affidavits;  petitioners  pray 
their  Lordships  to  renew  their  former  orders,  and  to  m- 
ilict  such  severe  punishments  on  the  contemners  thereot 
that  petitioners  may  no  longer  by  force  anu  riots  bo 
unduly  kept  out  of  their  inheritances.  L.  J.,  At.  /o. 
Annexed: —  ,.  „       ,,       „,    , 

1  Aiiidavit  of  Xathauiel  Reading.  On  the  Jlst 
if  May  last  ho  attempted  to  levy  a  distress 
for  taxes  upon  the  improved  lands,  but  Thomas 
Dawson,  George  Gilby,  and  others,  to  the 
number  of  50,  came  armed  with  guns,  pisto  s 
folks,  clubs,  and  other  weapons,  and  when  told 
by  deponent  that  he  came  in  the  King's  name, 
they  replied  that  they  would  obey  neither 
King  nor  Lords,  nor  Laws,  but  cried.  Fall  on. 
Fall  on  ;  and  thereupon  assaulted  deponent  and 
his  companv,  knocked  them  off  their  horses, 
wounded  several,  and  pursued  them  to  the  town 
of  Hatfield,  broke  open  the  pound,  and  about 
an  hour  afterwards,  when  they  were  drinking  in 
the  town,  upon  notice  that  one  of  deponent's 
companv  was  by  the  church,  Dawson,  Gilby,  and 
others  ran  violently  forth  and  murdered  him  in 
the  churchyard  ;  "William  Jervasc,  another  of  the 
inhabitants,  has  been  beard  to  say.  when  told 
that  what  was  done  was  done  by  the  King's  laws, 
if  these  be  the  King's  laws,  God's  curse  light 
upon  his  heart,  for  that  it  was  likely  he  would  be 
a  traitor  as  his  father  was,  and  wished  him 
hancred.  21  June. 
2.  Affidavit  of  John  Amory,  similar  to  preceding, 
and  stating  that  he  has  been  forced  to  leave  his 
wife  and  children  and  get  away  for  fear  of  being 
murdered.  21  June. 
:!.  Copy  of  order  of  the  21st  March  1615-6  for 
attachment  ofTbomasFcacocke  and  other  rioters, 
■f .  Copy  of  order  of  same  date  for  protection  of  the 

jiarticipants. 
5.  Copy  of  petition  of  the  farmers  and  tenants  of 
the  level  of  Hatfield  Chase,  within  the  counties 
of  York,  Lincoln,  and  Nottingham,  to  the  King's 
most  Excellent  jlajesiy.  Petitioners,  who  are 
mostly  French  and  Butch  Protestants,  and  have 
sutfcrcd  persecution  for  their  religion  beyond  the 
seas.  Hed  into  England  for  protection  in  the  time 
of  His  Majesty's  father,  and  having  been  planted 
iu  the  level,  Irailt  houses,  and  lived  peaceably 
for  many  years  ;  but  in  164-2  the  inhabitants  of 
Misterton  and  Epworth,  taking  up  arms  against 
the  King,  took  advantage  thereof  to  break  in 
upon  potilioners,  took  away  their  cattle,  pulled 
down  their  houses,  and  destroyed  their  croijs  ; 
this  violence  was  repeated  in  16J2,  and  the  inha- 
bitants then  on  the  Lord's  day  came  to  the  church 
at  .Sandtoft,  where  petitioners  were  allowed  to 
hold  a  service  in  French,  forced  away  the  minister 
and  congregation,  broke  and  pulled  down  and 
burnt  the  windows,  doors,  scats,  and  pulpits, 
stole  the  lead,  and  made  a  slaughter-house  of  the 
church,  and  buried  carrion  in  it.  Since  His 
Majesty's  hai)py  restoration  petitioners  hoped  that 
the  laws  would"  be  better  observed,  and  Nathaniel 
Ilea  ling  and  othei  s  therefore  made  a  distress 
upon  the  lands  on  the  31st  of  May,  but  were 
viohnlly  attacked  by  the  inhabitants  and  forced 
lo  fly  for  their  lives,  one  of  their  number  being 
barbarously  murdered;  jictitioners  who  have 
spent  much  time  and  money  in  a])piications  for 
redress  in  the  late  distracted  times,  pray  His 
Majesty  to  appoint  some  means  to  relieve  their 
former  damages  and  jjroeure  them  a  future  settle- 
ment. (Undated.) 
li.  IjCtter  from  the  King  to  the  Sherid'and  Justices 
of  the  Peace  for  the  county  of  '^'ork,  directing 
Ihem  punctually  lo  pnrsne  the  laws  against  the 
rioters,  and  to  certify  to  one  of  the"Prinei])al 
Secretaries  of  State  the  names  of  the  oH'enders, 
20  June  1660. 


7.  Certificate   of  the   Sherifl"  aud  Justices  of  the     HorsE  osl 
county  of  York  in  pursuance  of  the  King's  letter,       Lorts. 
addressed  to  the  Right  Hon.  Sir  Wm.  Morris,  one      Calendar, 
of  His  Majesty's  Principal  Secretaries  of  State,        1660 
corroborating  and  amplifying  the  statements  in 
the  preceding  petitions,  and  stating  that  the  per- 
sons who  destroyed   the  church  were  headed  by 
Colonel  John  Lilburn,  that  Uvo  persons  have  been 
murdered,    and   that    the    petitioners,  the  poor 
French   and  Dutch  protestants    and    some    few 
English    tenants,  have  sufl'ered    damage   to  the 
amount  of  about  7,000?.  10  July.  These  papers  are 
endorsed,  "13  July  1660.     His  Majesty  being  in- 
"  formed  that  the  Lords  have  this  business  Ij'ing 
"  under  their  consideration  will  wholly  leave  and 
"  refer  the  proceedings  therein  to  the  Committee 
"  of  the  Lords  for  the  said  business  of  Hatfield 
"  Chase  to  do  therein  as  to  their  wisdom  shall 
"  seem  meet."     (Signed)  Will.  Morice. 
June  26.  Petition  of  Arundell  Penruddock,  widow  of 
John  Penruddock,  deceased.     Petitioner's  late  husband 
having  in  the  year  10.54,  bj-  virtue  of  His  Majesty's 
commission,  taken  up  arms  against  Oliver  Cromwell  for 
the  restitution  of  His  Majesty  to  his  right  and  kiugdom 
was  with  his  party  overpowered  by  the  forces  under  tho 
command  of  Colonel  Croke,  and  taken  and  imprisoned. 
He  was   afterwards   tried   at  Exeter  (contrary  to  the 
articles   made   with    Colonel   Croke,    who   perfidiously 
denied  them),  found   guilty  of  treason  by  a  jury  mali- 
ciously packed    by    Sir  John  Copplestone,  the    then 
Sherirt'.  condemned  to  death,  and  afterwards  beheaded. 
Captain  James  Dewy,  before  conviction,  seized  upon  her 
husband's  estate  to  the  value  of  1,000/.,  and   converted 
the  same  to  his  own  and  the  Protector's  use.    Petitioner 
prays  that  the  arbitrary  and  malicious  judgment  may 
lie  condemned  and  reversed,  that  Colonel  Croke  and  the 
Commissioners  who  tried  her  husband  may  be'excepted 
out  of  the  Act  of  General  Pardon  and  Oblivion,  and  that 
her  husband's  estate  may  be  restored  to  her  and  her 
children.     L.  J.,  XL  75. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Petition  of  Arundell  Penruddock,  JaneGrove,  and 
ElizabethPoultou,  widows;  pray  that  the  annexed 
proviso  may  be  inserted  in  the  Act  for  confirma- 
tion of  Judicial  Proceedings,  and  that  all  indict- 
meuts  of  high  treason  against  their  husbands, 
whose  blood  has  witnessed  their  loyalty  to  their 
Sovereign,  may  Ijc  declared  null  and  void.  (LTn- 
dated.) 

2.  Proviso  proposed  to  be  inserted  in  the  Bill  of 
Indemnity. 

-".  Proviso  proposed  to  be  inserted  in  the  Bill  for 
Confirmation  of  Judicial  Proceedings. 

June  26.  Petition  of  "  Robert  Danvers  uttas  Villiers, 
"  whom  your  Lordships  are  pleased  to  honour  with  the 
"  title  of  Viscount  Purbecke."  No  man  has  a  more  high 
and  honourable  esteem  of  their  Loidships  than  peti- 
tioner, but  he,  not  knowing  he  had  any  patent  or  writ, 
thought  it  too  great  a  presumption  to  own  a  place 
amongst  them,  but  their  Lordships  being  pleased  to 
think  that  he  has  a  right,  he  cannot  decline  so  great 
an  honour.  The  truth  is,  petitioner  has  not  an  estate  in 
any  competent  degree  to  support  such  an  honour,  having 
been  forced  to  pay2,C50Z.  for  his  composition  and  deci- 
mation, which  money  he  boircwed  at  interest.  He  has 
also  many  lawsuits  and  troubles,  whereby  he  has  been 
forced  to  sell  and  spend2,O00Z.  a  year,  so  that  he  has  not 
1,000?.  a  year  left,  is  5,000?.  in  debt,  and  has  five  small 
children  to  provide  for.  He  prays  their  Lordships  to 
discharge  him  of  his  imprisonment  without  any  mark 
of  their  disfavour.     L.  J.,  XL.  76. 

June  27.  Petition  of  Henry  Earl  of  Sterling,  son  and 
heir  of  Mary  Countess  of  Sterling,  deceased,  Sir 
Robert  Croke,  Knight,  and  Dame  Susan  his  wife,  and 
Henry  Alexander  dlinx  Zinzan,  Esq.,  and  Jacoba  his 
wife,  the  said  Countess,  Dame  Susan,  and  Jacoba  being 
daughters  .and  heirs  of  Sir  Peter  Vanlorc  the  younger, 
deceased,  who  was  only  son  of  Sir  Peter  Vanlore  the 
elder,  deceased,  and  cousins  and  co-heirs  of  Dame  Marj- 
Powell,  late  wife  of  Sir  Edward  Powell,  deceased,  one 
of  the  daughters  of  old  Sir  Peter  ;  Sir  Peter  Vanlore 
the  elder  in  his  lifetime  settled  the  Castle  and  parks 
of  llif  Devizes  in  "Wiltshire  and  other  lands  upon 
L-idy  Powell  and  the  heirs  of  her  body  with  remainder 
to  his  own  right  heirs;  but  Sir  Edward  Powell,  late 
husband  of  Lady  Powell,  who  for  sixteen  years  had 
sc])iii'ated  himself  from  the  company  of  his  wife,  did 
about  tho  5th  of  September  1651,  with  William  Hinsoii 
(iliiis  Powell,  hisnephew,  now  a  member  of  Parliament, 
Thos.  Levingston,  Anne  his  wife,  and  others,  by  force 
and  false  pretences,  possess  themselves  of  the  house  where 
Lady  Powell  thr-n  lay  dying,  on  feigned  actions  arrested 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    REPORT. 


Ill 


H0C3E  OF    and  hurried   away  her  servants,  kept  the  honse  in  a 
I'ORDs-       warlike  manner  witli  armed  men,  and  having  by  force 

Calendar,  seclnded  from  her  all  persons  but  themselves,  procured 
1660.  1^®''  *o  acknowledge  a  tine  of  the  property  mentioned 
above  to  the  use  of  Sir  Edward  and  herself  for  life, 
with  remainder  to  the  use  of  the  defendants,  Thomas 
Levingston,  Anne  his  wife,  and  their  heirs  ;  Lady 
Powell  died  on  the  6th  of  October  following,  whilst  still 
under  the  same  restraint,  the  fine  by  antedate  and  false 
entry  was  made  a  fine  of  Trinity  term,  16ol ;  the 
petitioners,  as  soon  as  they  possibly  could  complained  to 
the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  where  the  judges,  whilst 
expressing  their  abhorrence  of  the  force  and  fraud  that 
had  been  used,  were  of  opinion  that  the  date  of  the  fine 
was  50  far  past  that  it  was  not  in  their  power  by  the 
ordinary  course  of  law  to  undo  it,  but  that  they  believed 
that  Parliament  could  and  would  ;  the  petitioners  there- 
fore pray  that  as  they  have  been  declared  remediless  by 
ordinary  course  of  law,  their  Lordshi])S  would  cause 
examination  to  be  made  into  the  force  and  fraud  used 
in  obtaining  the  fine,  would  vacate  the  fine,  restore 
petitioners  to  their  birthright  and  inheritance,  and 
except  the  misdemeanors  of  Levingston,  his  wife,  and 
confederates  out  of  the  general  pardon.  L.  J.,  XL  76. 
Annexed  .— 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Order  referring  the  petition  to  the  Committee 
for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XL  77. 

3.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  the  hearing  of  the 
cause.    2  July  1600. 

4.  Book  in  MS.,  containing  upwards  of  600  pages 
of  evidence  taken  in  the  cause  of  Levingston 
against  the  Countess  of  Sterling  and  others  in 
the  year  1655,  from  which  it  appears  that  Lady 
Powell  very  much  disliked  her  nieco,  Anne 
Levingston,  and  considered  her  a  person  of  loose 
manners,  and  had  frequently  refused  to  see  her 
when  she  came  to  call,  and  though  she  on  one 
occasion  had  gone  to  stay  with  her  niece  in 
Hampshire  for  change  of  air,  she  was  during  her 
visit  much  displeased  by  her  niece's '"  ranting  " 
conduct,  and  was  careful  to  compensate  her  fcr 
all  her  expenses.  In  September  1651  Lady 
Powell  lay  iil  at  her  house  at  Chelsea,  in  fact 
dying,  and  on  tlie  3rd  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Levingston 
came  with  several  followers  to  the  house,  as- 
saulted Mr.  Thomas  Crompton  (who  lived  there, 
and  managed  Lady  Powell's  estate),  evidently 
intending  to  get  possession  of  the  house  and  of 
Lady  Powell's  person,  but  were  foiled  by  the 
bravery  of  two  of  the  servants,  who,  arming 
themselves  one  with  a  halljert  and  the  other  with 
a  pitchfork,  rescued  Mr.  Crompton,  while  Sir 
John  Danvers,  a  neighbouring  justice,  and  Lord 
Commissioner  Lisle,  who  happened  to  be  passing 
interfered  to  quell  the  riot.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Levingston  passed  the  night  at  Chelsea,  and 
went  away  the  following  morning ;  they  returned 
however  on  the  5th,  accompanied  by  Sir  Edward 
Powell,  Mr.  Hinson,  aKus  Powell,  and  a  band  of 
armed  men  in  coaches,  whom  they  had  collected  in 
the  interval,  butchers,  fencers,  and  others  well 
experienced  in  arms ;  they  then  got  possession  of 
the  house,  turned  out  all  the  servants,  and  had 
them  arrested  and  imprisoned  on  feigned  actions, 
refusing  bail ;  the  doors  and  windows  of  the 
house  were  secured  with  bars,  chains,  and 
shatters,  a  window  that  looked  on  a  neighbouring 
garden  was  barred  up,  and  the  owner  of  the 
garden  forbidden  to  allow  anyone  to  attempt 
to  communicate  with  Lady  Powell;  regular 
watches  were  kept  and  sentries  posted  by  the 
armed  party  in  the  honse  as  if  it  had  been  a 
garrison,  while  Lady  Powell's  relations  and 
friends  were  not  allowed  to  see  her  ;  this  state  of 
affairs  was  maintained  until  after  Lady  Powell's 
death,  which  happened  on  the  6th  of  October, 
but  before  her  death  shewas  forced  to  acknowledgs 
a  fine  of  her  estate  which  would  otherwise  have 
been  divided  among  the  grandchildren  of  Sir 
Peter  Vanlore,  and  thereby  to  settle  it  upon 
Thomas  and  Anne  Levingston  for  life,  with  re- 
mainder to  their  right  heirs  ;  the  fine  was  sealed 
with  the  seal  of  Dobson,  a  fencer.*  Prom  the 
evidence  of   Anne  Hooke   it  appears  that   Mrs. 

'  For  these  prnceeJing:!!  the  parties  coiieerned  were  convicted  of  riot, 
and  some  of  their  witnesses  were  convicted  of  perjiuy.  but  owintr  t<) 
the  state  of  the  times  no  proeeedinjrs  could  be  taken  until,  as  stated  in 
the  Earl  nf  Sterlinc's  petition,  the  tine  was  so  long  past  that  the  judges 
did  not  feel  justified  ni  cancelling  it.  It  was  however  at  length  vacated 
by  an  Act  of  Parliamenr,  which  reoei\ed  the  roval  assent  on  tlie  lyth  *^f 
•May  16<;?.     .--■..--. 


Levingston  applied  to  her  to  procui-e  something  HorsE  of 
from  a  cunning  man  whereby  to  persuade  the  LoRns. 
Lady  Powell  to  love  and  afiect  her,  and  to  give  c,al7n"dar 
all  iier  estate  unto  her,  but  Mrs.  Levingston  Trrn 
afterwards  told  Iter  that  what  she  gave  her  had 
had  no  effect,  but  that  she  had  gotten  that  in  a 
bag  which  she  had  hanging  next  unto  her  smock 
about  her  body  from  Mrs.  Joaiie  Peters,  a  cunnin<r 
woman,  which  had  turned  Lady  Powell's  affec" 
tions  towards  her,  and  done  her  business  by 
altering  Lady  Pciwell's  mind,  so  that  she  hail 
now  settled  all  her  estate  upon  her,  which,  before 
she  had  the  bag,  she  could  in  no  wise  obtain  of 
Lady  Powell,  who  until  that  time  would  not 
abide  to  have  her  come  near  her.  From  the 
evidence  of  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Thomas  Garland, 
of  Wapping,  shipwright,  a  dealer  in  foreign 
fruits  and  wines,  it  appears  that  when  the  ease 
was  before  Parliament,  i\Irs.  Levingston,  in  order 
that  her  cause  might  be  heard  with  more  favour, 
wished  to  present  the  Speaker,  Mr.  Lenthall, 
with  a  hogshead  of  Spanish  wine,  extraordin- 
arily rich  and  good,  and  that  she  and  Robert 
Levingston  had  dealings  witli  a  witch,  who  was 
afterwards  arraigned,  convicted,  and  executed  as 
such  at  Tyburn. 

5.  Copy  cf  examination  of  John  Loriman,  an 
apotliecary  under  Sir  Theodore  Mayerne  ;  he 
attended  Lady  Powell,  who,  when  xUrs.  Levings- 
ton and  her  husband  were  in  possession  of  the 
house,  complained  to  him  that  her  servants  never 
came  near  her,  and  he  then  told  her  in  Mrs.  Le- 
vingston's  presence  that  they  were  not  admitted 
into  the  house,  which  caused  Lady  Powell  great 
distres8,though  Mrs.  Levingston  absolutely  denied 
his  assertions,  but  the  next  day  Mr.  ITinson  came 
to  Sir  Theodore  Mayerne  and  desired  that  de- 
ponent might  not  visit  Lady  Powell  again,  but 
that  another  apothecary  might  be  sent. 

6.  Copy  of  statement  purporting  to  be  signed  by 
Lady  Powell  in  the  presence  of  witnesses,  and 
written  by  her  niece,  Mrs.  Anne  Levingston  at 
her  desire,  stating  that  her  husband.  Sir  Edw.ard 
Powell,  since  his  return  is  very  kind  to  her,  ann 
that  she  desires  to  live  with  him  setting  aside  all 
differences,  that  though  her  own  servants  have 
been  removed  she  has  no  fault  to  find  with  those 
that  have  been  placed  about  Iter,  and  that  no 
restraint  has  been  put  upon  her,  while  her  niece 
Levingston  has  been  loving  and  dutiful  to  her  as 
if  she  were  her  own  child. 

7.  Copy  of  preceding. 

8.  Notes  taken  at  the  bearing  of  the  cause.  L.  J., 
XL  84. 

June  27.  Petition  of  Colonel  RatclifTe  Gerard,  and 
Sir  Gilbert  Gerard,  the  sad  father  and  brot'ner  of  John 
Gerard,  deceased.  By  the  tj"ranny  of  the  late  usurper 
petitioners  lost  a  son  and  brother  whose  only  crime  was 
loyalty  and  obedience  to  His  sacred  Majesty.  They 
pray  that  all  persons  instrumental  in  the  tyrannical 
murder  of  John  Gerard  ma}-  bo  excepted  out  of  the 
general  Act  of  Pardon,  particuhirly  Serjeant  Glynnc 
and  others  of  the  pretended  Court  of  Justice  I53'  whom 
ho  was  condemned  to  death.     L.  J.,  XI.  77. 

June  27.  Order  referring  preceding  to  Committee  for 
Petitions.     L.  J.,  XI.  77.     In  exhniso. 

June  27.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  5,859?  15s.  61?. 
to  G-eneral  Monck.     L,  J..  XL  77.     In  cxtenso. 

June  27.  Application  of  the  Marquess  of  AVinchester 
for  an  order  for  liberty  to  search  for  and  recover  goods, 
household  stuff,  and  plate  taken  out  of  Basing  House. 
L.  J.,  XI.  77. 

June  29.  Petition  of  John  .St.  John  the  elder,  and 
John  St.  John  the  younger,  of  Cold  Overton,  in  the 
county  of  Leicester.  Complain  of  11  decree  unjustly 
made  by  the  Lords  Commissioners  oi  the  Great  Seal  in 
•July  1652  respecting  a  mortgage  of  certain  lands  be- 
longing to  petitioners,  and  pray  for  redress  againsu  the 
saidLords  Commissioners,  Cornelius  Burton,  and  others. 
L.  J.,  XL  77. 

June  29.  Copy  of  order  referring  preceding  to  Com- 
mittee for  Petitions.     L.  .J.,  XI.  77. 

June  29.  Petition  of  Anne  Duchess  of  Hamilton  and 
Lady  Susanna  Hamilton,  daughters  unto  James  Duke 
of  Hamilton  and  Earl  of  Cambridge,  deceased.  In  the 
year  1648  petitioner's  father  commanded  an  army  raised 
for  delivering  His  Majesty  from  the  captivity  he  was 
then  under,  which  army  was  rendered  unsuccessful  by 
the  forces  under  Ci-omwell,  ami  the  Duke  being  made 
prisoner  had  articles  whereby  he  was  to  have  his  life 
and  the  safety  of  his  person  ;  but  contrary  thereunto  and 

O   4 


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HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


HovsK  or  to  the  laws  of  arms,  tbo  muiiiciiial  laws  of  tljo  kingdom, 
L<)Bns.  jj„^  i„  violation  of  tlio  peerage,  lie  was  by  a  pretenikd 
Culcndar.  Hish  Court  of  .lustice  arraigned,  condemned,  and  ].at 
ififirt  to  death,  his  estate  seized  and  sold,  and  his  posterity 
left  destitute  of  relief.  Petitioners  have  not  means  by 
ai.peal  or  otherwise  to  bring  the  offenders  to  justice  if 
thev  are  inchided  in  the  Act  of  Indemnity,  and  they 
therefore  pray  that  such  of  the  agents,  solicitors,  and 
prosecutors  as  are  now  living  may  be  proceeded  against. 
and  bronn-ht  to  condign  pnnishment,  that  their  persons 
and  estates,  bs  well  as  the  estates  of  such  of  them  as  are 
dead  niav  be  excepted  in  the  Act  of  Indemnity  and  the 
Act  for  Confirmation  of  Sales,  and  that  petitioners  uiay 
have  reparation  for  their  great  damages.  L..I.  XT.  ,  s^ 
(For  original  warrant  for  execution  of  the  Dik^o  of 
Hamilton,  .sv'' above,  1643-'.',  March  6.) 

.Tune  -2!'.  Order  referring  preceding  to  the  Committee 
for  Privileges.     L.  J.,  XL  'i'8-  , 

,Tune  ■';!.  Petition  of  Sir  Robert  Carr,  Baronet,  and 
Dame  Mary  his  wife,  on  behalf  of  themselves  and  their 
daughter-  Petitioners  complain  of  the  conduct  of  their 
only'son  Robert,  who  has  risen  up  againsr,  them,  and  in 
a  terrifvin?  if  not  warlil^e  way  has  prevailed  upon 
some  of  "their  tenants  to  pay  the  rents  to  am.  ihey 
prav  tlieir  Lordships  to  confirm  their  order  made  in 
Ihematter  on  the  ilOth  Sept.  1(34-2.     L,  .!.,  XI.  78. 

Annexed  : —  .  . 

1.  Copy  of  order  referred  to  in  petition. 

.June -29. 'Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the 
Committee  for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XT.  78. 

June  23.  Petition  of  Sir  William  Huddteston,  of 
Millom,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  Knight,  now  pri- 
soner in  the  Fleet;  prays  for  redress  against  a  verdict 
obtained  by  John  Dale  respecting  certain  lands  late 
the  property  of  Ferdinando  Huddleston,  petitioner's 
father.     L.  J.,  XL  78. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Printed  statement  of  petitioner^  case. 

2.  Proposed  proviso  excepting  the  judgment  com- 
plained of  from  the  Act  for  confirmation  of  judi- 
cial proceedings. 

June  29.  Oder  referring  Sir  William  Huadleston  s 
petition  to  thp  Committee  for  Petitions.     L.  J..  XI.  78. 

June  2.'^i.  P.-tition  of  Edward  Baker.  Prays  to  be 
released  from  custody,  having  now  submitted  himself  to 
their  Lordship's  order  concerning  Lord  ("raven.     L.  J., 

XI.  78. 

June  29.  Petition  of  John  Wood,  an  orphan,  by  George 
AVood  his  uncle  and  guardian.  Petitioner  claims  the 
advowson  of  the  living  of  Kirby-Wiske,  in  the  county  of 
York,  from  which  his  father  was  se(|Uestercd  in  the 
year  lii  1.5,  and  to  which  Syth  Elcocke  was  appointed  in 
his  stead  by  Cromwell ;  prays  for  restitution  of  his  rights. 
L.  J.,  XL  78. 

June  30.  AfUdavit  of  George  Fennof  scandalous  words 
spoken  by  Alexander  Pepper  against  the  Earl  of  Suflblk. 
L.  J.,  XL  79. 

June  3m.  Similar  affidavit  of  John  Parker. 

June  30.   Similar  affidavit  of  Thomas  Runhain. 

June  30.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  naturalizing  of  Renee  de 
Sabran,  an  infant  of  about  eight  years  of  age.  This 
Bill,  which  was  read  a  first  time  this  day,  was  passed  by 
the  Lords,  and  sent  down  to  the  House  of  Commons, 
but  was  not  procrcded  with  in  that  House.  L.  J.,  XI. 
79. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Tlie  ease  of  Reneo  de  Sabran:  is  son  of  Mclchior 
de  Sabran,  formerly  resident  for  the  French  King 
in  England,  'ind  of  Mary  Lake,  only  daughter  of 
Sir  Arthur  Lake.  Sir  Arthur  held  the  rectories 
of  Castle  Martin  and  Melrose,  with  rrmainder  to 
the  heirs  of  his  body,  and  after  his  death  his 
daughter  Mary  succeeded  to  the  same  after  a  long 
suit  in  chancery  against  Sir  Lancelot  Lake. 
Roneo  was  in  possession  of  the  rectories  until 
outcd  l)y  his  uncle,  who  opposes  the  Bill. 

2.  ^linutes  of  proceedings  of  the  Committee  on  the 
Bill. 

.Tune  30,  Ap])lication  for  an  order  for  leave  to  search 
the  lioufcs  of  Thomas  Nicholes  and  others  for  goods 
belonging  to  Lord  Xewport.     L.  J..  XI.  79. 

JiiiR- :io.  Information  that  Arthur  Brooker,  vintner 
at  the  Crown  in  l{ochcster,  and  Richard  Greene,  Alder- 
man of  the  city  of  Rochester,  detain  divers  of  the 
household  stuH's'  belonging  to  Edward  Earl  cf  Dorset. 
L.J..  Xl.'80. 

Junc3i>.  Application  for  an  order  for  searching  the 
houses  of  Colonel  Edmond  Ludlowc,  and  others,  for 
goods  belonging  to  Lord  Arumlcl  of  Wardour.  L.  J., 
Kl.  80. 

June  30.  Petition  of  Robert  Pitter  and  William  Page, 


inhabitants  of  Crawley,  in  the  county  of  Southampton,     HorsK  of 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  many  others,  their  neigh-        I'Oeds- 
hours.     The  manor  of  Crawley,  parcel  of  the  bishopric      Calendar, 
of  Winchester,  was  purchased  of  the  trustees  for  tho        IgtiO. 
sale   of   such    lands    by  John  Pigeon    at  whose  hands 
petitioners,    being    copyholders    of    inheritance,    have 
suffered  great  wrongs.    They  pray  for  relief.   Endorsed, 
rejected. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  petitioner's  grievances. 
[June — .]  List  of  justices  of  the  peace  for  Middlesex. 
July  2.  Petition  of  Edward  Lord  Viscount  Loftus  of 
Ely  ;  complains  of  a  decree  pronounced  by  Sir  Edward 
Bolte,  and  James  Donellan,  two  of  the  Commissioners 
for  administration  of  justice  in  Ireland,  upon  a  petition 
of  Philip  Ferneley  and  Lettice  his  wife  ;  and  prays  for 
its  reversal.     L.  J.,  XL  80. 

July  2.  Order  referring  preceding  to  the  Committee 
for  Petitions,     L.  J.,  XL  80. 

July  2.  Petition  of  Jchii  Warner,  D.D.,  Bisho))  of 
Rochester.  Petitioner  was  legally  possessed  of  the 
rectory  of  Barham,  in  the  county  of  Kent,  but  was 
during  the  late  wars  dispossessed  thereof  by  Thomas 
Barton  against  whom  he  has  brought  his  action  at  law. 
Prays  that  the  profits  of  tho  living  may  be  secured  in 
such  hands  as  their  Lordships  shall  think  fit  until  tho 
suit  be  determined.     L.  J.,  XL  80. 

July  2.  Petition  of  Thomas  Earl  of  Cleveland  and 
Thomas  Lord  Wentwortb.  his  son.  Petitioners  being 
indebted  in  the  year  1034,  to  Viscount  Bayning  in  the 
sum  of  lO.OOOL,  and  in  the  year  1635  to  the  late  Conntjss 
of  Hume,  in  tho  sum  of  2,O00Z.,  tbe  same  were  secured  bj' 
the  mortgage  of  the  manors  of  Stepney  and  Hackney. 
The  executors  of  Lord  Bayning  and  the  Countess  having 
petitioned  their  Lordships,  a  bill  was  read  for  the  sale 
of  many  of  petitioner's  manors  and  lands,  for  satisfying 
their  debts.  On  the  i7th  of  April  1641  it  was  ordered 
by  consent  of  parties  that  the  executors  should  have 
possession  of  the  manors,  that  by  the  sale  of  the 
whole  or  part  thereof,  or  the  mesne  profits,  the  debts 
might  be  satisfied,  but  no  part  was  to  be  sold  until 
May  1042,  or  afrerwards,  without  notice  to  petitioners. 
Before  the  time  named  petitioners  were  commanded  by 
the  late  King  to  attend  him  in  the  remote  parts  of  the 
kingdom,  and  they  have  since  been  constantly  engaged 
in  the  hazard  and  dangers  of  wars,  or  else  under  the 
miseries  of  banishment  and  imprisonment  for  their 
loyalty.  The  debts  due  to  Lord  Bayning  and  the  Coun- 
tess are  now  pretended  to  have  come  legally  to  William 
Smith,  who  has  possessed  himself  of  the  chief  part  of 
petitioner's  estates,  and  has  sold  and  embezzled  the  same, 
and  has  endeavoured  to  swallow  up  several  thousand 
pounds  for  the  debt,  whereas  in  troth  he  has  raised 
vast  sums  of  money  out  of  the  nianor.s  and  lands,  and 
has  more  than  satisfied  the  debts  upon  a  true  account. 
Petitioners  pray  that  Smith  and  the  rest  of  their 
creditors,  who  have  intruded  into  any  part  of  their 
estates  by  colour  of  any  pretended  Act  of  Parliament  or 
otherwise  since  the  late  unhappy  wars,  may  be  sum- 
moned before  their  Lordships,  that  their  accounts  and 
the  profits  raised  by  them  out  of  the  estates  may  be 
stated  ;  and  that  so  much  of  petitioners'  lands  may  be 
sold  by  Act  of  Parliament  as  will  satisfy  their  debts, 
that  tbo  remainder  may  bo  preserved  for  the  support 
of  their  family.  L.  J.,  XL  80. 
Annexed  : — 

L  List  of  many  of  iiotitionors'  creditors,  and  others 
claiming  under  the  creditors  who  now  have  ]ios- 
session  of  the  estates. 
2.  Answer  of  William  Smith  to  the  petition  of  the 
Earl  of  Cleveland  and  Lord  Wentworth.     0  July 
1600. 
July  2.  List  of  Committee  to  whom  the  petition  of  the 
Earl  of  Cleveland  and  Lord  Wentworth  was  referred, 
and  report  of  proceedings  upon  several  subsequent  days. 
L.  J.,  XL  80. 

Jul}-  2.  Petition  of  Jane  Grove,  widow,  late  wife  of 
Hugh  Grove,  deceased.  Petitioner's  husband,  whilst 
endeavouring  with  others  the  su|ipressing  the  illegal 
and  tyrannical  power  of  the  pretended  Protector,  was 
overpowered  Ijy  the  forces  of  Colonels  Croke  and  Shap- 
cott,  and  afterwards  tried,  condemned,  and  beheaded. 
Petitioner  prays  that  all  jiersons  concerned  in  his  trial 
may  be  excepted  out  of  the  Act  for  General  Pardon  and 
Oblivion,  and  that  several  sums  of  money  illegally  taken 
from  him  may  be  restored  to  her.     L.  J.,  XI.  80. 

July  2.  Petition  of  Robert  Carr,  only  son  of  Sir 
Robert  Carr,  Baronet.  Petitioner's  father  is  ignorant 
of  the  ]ietitioii  presented  in  bis  name  on  the  29th  of 
June  last,  and  petitioner  has  been  unable  to  get  a  copy 
thereof.     His  father  is  under  the  restraint  of  soldiers 


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iiuJ  others,  but  lias  denied  pi-osecutioiis  of  this  nature 
to  bo  his  own  act,  and  petitioner  is  denied  access  to  him. 
IIj  prays  that  he  may  have  a  copy  of  the  petition  and 
fiiat  be  may  liave  recourse  to  his  father  for  the  free 
declaring  of  his  mind,  or  that  tlie  matter  in  difference 
may  be  submitted  to  two  of  their  Lordships.  L.  J., 
XI.  80. 

July  2.  Petition  of  Sir  Anthony  A.ucher.  Petitioner 
is  the  undoubted  patron  of  tlie  rectory  of  Kingston.', 
in  the  county  of  Kent,  but  being  in  the  service  of  tin' 
King  when  the  late  incumbent  died  he  was  debarred  of 
his  right.  He  prays  that  the  profits  of  the  living  may 
be  sequestered  into  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens 
until  his  title  shall  be  determined  by  law.  L.  J., 
XL  80. 

July  2.  Petition  of  Mathew  Griffith.  D.D.  Prays  to 
be  restored  to  his  living  of  Burghfield.  in  the  county  of 
Berks.     L.  J.,  XL  80. 

July  2.  Petition  of  Dr.  George  Wilde.  Petitioner  was 
in  the  year  IQ-ii  presented  to  the  rectory  of  Lambeth 
by  his  late  Majesty,  but  bj'  reason  of  the  violent  and 
continued  interruptions  of  Government  could  not  be 
inducted.  Praj-s  that  all  the  tithes  and  profits  of  the 
rectory  may  be  stayed  and  secured  according  to  the 
directions  of  their  Lordships  in  cases  of  the  like  nature. 
L.  J.,  XI.  81. 

July  2.  Draft  order  for  all  papers,  &c.  concerning  the 
Duke  of  Buckingham's  estate  to  be  delivered  to  him. 
L.  J.,  XL  81. 

July  3.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  confirmation 
and  future  preservation  of  the  privileges  of  Parliament 
and  of  the  fundamental  laws  made  for  conservation 
of  the  lives,  liberties,  and  properties  of  the  subjects. 
Brought  from  the  Commons.  Dropped  in  Committee. 
L.  J..  XL  81.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

July  3.  Request  from  the  Committee  appointed  to 
consider  the  petition  of  the  Earl  of  Cleveland  and  Lord 
Wcntworth  that  the  House  would  order  certain  persons 
to  appear  before  [hem.     L.  J.,  XL  82. 

July  3.  Petition  of  Thomas  .Johnson,  senior,  and 
others,  on  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  of  Great 
Yarmouth,  in  the  county  of  Norfolk,  Petitioners  were 
in  the  year  1649  deprived  of  their  offices  of  aldermen 
and  common  councilmen  of  the  ancient  borough  of 
Yarmouth  by  the  then  remnant  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons for  supplying  necessaries  for  His  Majesty's  fleet 
then  in  the  roads,  by  reason  whereof  the  government  of 
the  town  has  been  greatly  disturbed,  many  persons 
being  elected  who  were  notoriously  disaffected  to  His 
Majesty's  person  and  government.  Pray  that  the  alder- 
men and  comnron  councilmen  who  were  such  before  the 
interrujjtion  may  meet  in  the  same  capacity  they  then 
were,  and  that  the  number  may  be  completed  in  all 
offices  according  to  their  charter  and  custom.  L.  J., 
XL  82. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  articles  exhibited  against  petitioners  and 
others  to  the  Committee  for  Indemnity.  11  June 
1649. 

July  3.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  naturalizing  of  Edward 
Bedell  and  Anne  Bedell,  son  and  daughter  of  \Villiam. 
Bedell,  late  of  Molesworth,  in  the  county  of  Huntingdon. 
L.  J.,  XL  82.     Dropped  in  the  House  of  Commons. 

July  3.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  naturalizing  of  Richard 
Bogan,  of  the  city  of  London,  merchant.  L.  J.,  XL 
82.     Read  1".     No  further  proceeding. 

July  3.  Letter  from  Sir  "William  Whitmore  to  Lord 
Craven.  There  is  a  discovery  made  of  1,0001.  worth  of 
the  King's  goods  formerly  taken  out  of  Ludlow  Castle. 
The  writer  thinks  it  may  be  a  piece  of  seasonable  service 
if  his  Lordship  will  procure  an  order  for  Colonel  Moor, 
Governor  of  Ludlow  Castle,  or  Captain  Vincent  Edwards. 
Deputy  Governor,  to  seize  the  goods.     L.  J.,  XI.  82. 

July  3.  Petition  of  Henrv  Tynte  and  John  Tynte. 
In  the  year  1641  Sir  Robert  Tynte  lent  A:000l.  to  Sir 
William  St.  Leger,  Lord  President  of  Muuster,  for 
the  preservation  of  the  army  then  in  great  extremity, 
for  the  repayment  of  which  money  Sir  Robert  had  the 
public  laith  of  the  kingdom  for  his  security  ;  3,000/.  of 
this  sum  he  disposed  of  by  will  to  his  eldest  son, 
Roljert,  father  of  petitioner  Henry,  and  the  remainder  to 
petitioner  John;  Robert  Tynte  is  now  dead,  having 
disposed  of  the  3,000/,  by  will  to  petitioner  Henry,  In 
the  time  ofthu  late  unhappy  wars,  when  petitioners  were 
engaged  in  the  King's  army,  William  Tj-nte,  youngest 
sou  of  Sir  Robert,  came  over  from  Ireland,  and  com- 
bining with  Su'  John  Clotworthy,  a  powerful  man  at 
that  time  in  the  Parliament,  obtained  an  order  from  the 
House  of  Commons  for  the  treasurer  to  pay  him  the 
4,000/,  with  interest,  and  accordingly  both  the  principal 
and  interest  were  paid  to  him,  and  Sir  John  Clotworthy 

a     84062. 


got   nearly  4,000/,    to   his  own  use.     Petitioners   pray     Hot-suop 
that   Sir  John  Clotworthy  and  William  Tynte    may  be        '-"J^s, 
ordered  to  give  them  satisfaction,  CaliMular, 

July  4,  Petition  of  John  Rawlinsou,  rector  of  Lam-  IQQii 
beth,  Dr,  George  Wilde  by  misinformation  obtained 
the  benefit  of  the  general  order  for  securing  the  tithes 
of  Lambeth,  Petitioner  prays  to  be  heard,  and  that 
in  the  meantime  the  order  may  be  suspended,  L,  J,. 
XL  oo. 

July  4.  Message  from  the  House  of  Commons  that 
they  have  recei\-ed  an  account  from  their  clerk  that  he 
does  not  know  of  anj  papers,  books,  ur  evidences 
remaining  in  his  custody  which  belong  to  the  House  of 
Peers.     L.  J..  XL  83. 

July  4.  Petition  of  Martha  Hatt  'iliafi  Arundell,  a 
distressed  widow.  Their  Lordships  having  referred 
her  complaint  to  the  Committee  for  Petitions,  Sir 
Theophilus  Jones  could  not  deny  the  matter  of  fact, 
but  to  delay  justice  and  add  to  her  misery  most  mali- 
ciously scandalised  her  good  name,  and  also  pretended 
that  the  illegal  protections  he  had  given  were  for 
the  necessity  of  Ireland,  and  were  to  be  judged  of 
there  ;  she  knows  by  sad  experience  that  when  he  is 
there  he  will,  by  friends  and  power,  obstruct  justice 
and  hinder  the  reading  of  any  petition  she  may  present, 
and  therefore  prays  that  her  case  may  be  recommended 
by  their  Lordships  to  the  Parli.iment  in  Ireland  when 
called,  and  that  some  competent  sum  may  be  ordered 
for  her  relief  and  to  transport  herself  and  family.  8ce 
L.  J. ,  XL  64.     Noted  dismissed. 

July  4.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Deicrowe,  Prays  for 
the  reversal  of  a  decree  in  Chancery  obtained  against 
him  liy  James  Mayo  and  Jasper  Edwards,  respecting  a, 
mortgage,  and  that  the  cause  may  receive  a  hearing 
before  their  Lordships, 

July  4.  Petition  of  Henry  Dutton,  rector  of  Cory 
[Curry]  Mallett  with  the  chapel  of  Curland  annexed  in 
the  county  of  Somerset,  Complains  that  he  is  kept  out  of 
his  parsonage  and  of  the  profits  of  the  rectory  by  John 
Baker,  who  not  only  set  his  own  hand  to  a  petition  for  the 
bringing  on  of  the  horrid  murder  of  his  late  Majesty  (as 
appears  by  the  original  petition  kept  now  in  the  chamber 
over  the  Duchy  Court),  but  likewise  persuaded  and 
threatened  others  to  do  the  like.  Petitioner  prays  that 
possession  may  be  rendered  unto  him,  or  that  the  profits 
may  be  secured  in  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens,  and 
that  Baker  may  be  called  upon  to  show  cause  why  he  re- 
fuses to  deliver  up  possession.  Endorsed  :  To  have  trial 
at  law  for  title  and  to  have  the  benefit  of  general  order, 

July  4,  Petition  of  Thomas  Lancclott,  of  London, 
merchant.  In  the  second  year  of  His  Majesty's  reign, 
petitioner  resided  in  Smyrna,  where  upon  the  arrival 
of  Sir  Henry  Hide  as  agent  for  His  Majesty  ho  was 
entertained  by  petitioner.  Sir  Thomas  Bendish,  agent 
for  the  pretended  Commonwealth  of  England,  was  much 
offended  at  this,  and  because  petitioner  would  not 
declare  that  Sir  Henry  Hide  was  an  impostor  set  a 
great  fine  upon  him  and  afterwards  upon  false  pretence 
sent  sundry  rude  and  inhuman  Turkish  officers  to  carry 
him  prisoner  to  Constantinople  (being  above  three 
hundred  miles),  where  petitioner  was  much  injured  in 
his  person,  and  detained  many  months  from  his  l]usiness 
to  his  great  discredit,  loss  of  employment,  and  detri- 
ment above  3O,0O0Z.  Prays  that  Sir  Thomas  Bendish 
may  be  excepted  in  the  Act  of  General  Pardon,  that  he 
may  remain  still  liable  to  be  prosecuted  by  peiitioner. 

July  4.  Petition  of  many  thousand  poor  distressed 
prisoners  in  tlie  King's  Bench  and  other  prisons  in  and 
about  London  for  debt.  It  is  a  law  of  the  land  and  a 
privilege  of  the  subject  by  Magna  Charter,  t!  g  Petition 
of  Right,  and  of  express  divine  authority,  agreeing 
with  the  laudable  practice  of  neighbouring  nations,  that 
no  man's  person  shall  be  imprisoned  for  debt,  his  estate 
only  being  liable  for  payment,  out  of  which  thr,  tools  of 
the  handicraft  and  the  plough  of  the  ploughman  are 
excepted.  Petitioners'  miserable  condition  is  occasioned 
by  the  decay  of  trade,  many  great  losses  being  sus- 
tained in  the  late  distracted  times.  Many  of  the 
petitioners  are  securities  for  others,  who  are  able  but 
not  willing  to  pay  their  debts,  and  l.)eiDg  removed  from 
their  several  employments  are  become  destitute  of 
any  means  of  support  for  themselves  or  families  and 
are  ready  (as  many  of  late  have  done)  to  perish  for 
want  of  bread,  there  being  no  provision  made  as  in 
many  places  where  imprisonment  is  allowed  that  the 
creditors  should  give  security  to  niaiutain  their 
debtors  during  imprisonment.  They  pray  that  their 
deplorable  condition  may  bo  taken  into  consideration, 
and  that  an  Act  may  be  hastened  for  their  releasement, 
that  such  as  are  in  upon  designment  to  defraud  their 
creditors  may  be  compelled  to  make  satisfaction,  such 


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ni>;TOEI('AL   MANUSC  niPTS    COMMISSION  : 


U0C8B  01    as  have  anything  miiy  lioy  aCfOicling  to  their  abilities, 

LoBDs.      jijjjj  such  as  have  notliing,  hnt  Job  like  are  stripped  of 

Calendar,     all  and  thrown  upon   the  dunghill  of  a  prison  there  to 

1660.       be  liuried  alive,  may  by  their  Lordships'  clemency  and 

goodness  be  released. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Co])y  of  preceding. 

July  li.  Petition  of  Richard  Wallis,  of  St.  Anthony, 
in  the  county  of  Cornwall.  In  the  year  1642  petitioner 
raised  a  troop  of  horse  at  iii.s  own  coHt,  under  the  com- 
mand of  Lord  Hopton,  and  continued  in  his  late  Majesty's 
service  until  the  siege  of  Pendennis  Castle.  He  has 
since  been  several  times  imprisoned,  and  Captain Bradden 
and  Cornot  Elias  Wyraond  articled  against  him  for 
being  in  arms  with  Coloiiel  Penruddock  in  the  West,  and 
thereuiJon  setiuestered  and  entered  violently  npon  his 
estate,  which  they  .still  detain.  Petitioner  prays  to  be 
restored  to  the  possession  of  his  estate,  thereby  em- 
powering him  to  take  his  remedy  at  law  for  the  profits 
so  long  detained  from  liirii,  notwithstanding  the  Act  of 
Indemnity  intended  to  be  passed. 

July  7.  Answer  of  George  Lawrence  to  the  petition 
of  William  Lewis,  D.D.  The  defendant  acknowledges 
that  hi'  was  constituted  chaplain  of  St.  Crosse  Hos]iital 
by  .John  (.'ooke  in  January  1653-4.,  having  been  ordained 
liy  Walter  late  Bishop  of  Winchester.  He  denies  that 
he  ever  was  of  a  fanatic  temper,  it  having  been  Ids 
constant  practice  to  pray  daily  with  the  pofir  of  the 
hospital,  and  to  marry,  bury,  and  baptize  according  to 
the  directory.  He  also  denies  that  he  ever  refused  to 
say  the  Lord's  Prayer,  but  i-emembers  that  he  has  often 
expounded  it  to.  and  prayed  with,  his  congregation  in 
the  very  words  thereof.  He  acknowledges  that  he 
preached  a  sermon  upon  the  death  of  Oliver  ( 'romwell. 
■wherein  were  several  passages  in  commendation  of  him. 
but  he  does  not  remember  that  in  either  that  or  any 
other  sermon  ever  preached  by  him  there  -were  any 
scandalous  or  treasonable  passages  derogatory  to  the 
honour  of  his  late  Majesty,  but  if  such  were  or  shall  be 
proved  against  him  he  hopes  that  by  the  favour  of  their 
Lordships  and  His  Majesty's  most  graclotts  declaration 
of  pardon  the  same  may  be  buried  in  oblivion.  He  prays 
to  be  dismi.ssed  from  any  further  attendance.  iSec  L.  J., 
XL  72. 

July  7.  Petition  of  John  Cooke,  clerk.  Prays  to  be 
restored  to  the  rectory  of  West  Thorney,  in  the  connty 
of  Sussex. 

July  9.  Petition  of  Thomas  Gorges,  clerk.  Ezechiel 
Pownall  has  by  misinformation  obtained  the  benefit  of 
the  general  order  to  secure  the  profits  of  the  I'ectory  of 
Wraxall,  in  the  county  of  Somerset,  in  the  hands  of  the 
churchwardens  and  overseers.  Petitioner  prays  that 
the  order  may  be  recalled.     L.  J.,  XL  86. 

July  9.  Petition  of  Tristram  Sugge,  D.D.  Petitioner 
has  been  presented  to  the  vicarage  of  Leamington 
Hastings,  in  the  county  of  Warwick,  by  Sir  Thomas 
Trivor,  the  undoubted  patron,  the  living  being  void  by 
the  death  of  John  Lee.  Petitioner  is  opposed  in  his 
induction  by  Gylbert  Walden,  whose  only  title  is  that 
ho  had  the  church  by  the  sequestration  of  Lee.  Peti- 
tioner prays  for  the  removal  of  Walden. 

Annexe<l : — 

1.  Articles  against  Walden. 

i.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of  Ijeamington  Hastings 
to  Sir  Thomas  Trevor.  Praj-s  that  some  godly 
and  learned  minister  may  be  presented  to  the 
vicarage  in  the  place  of  Walden. 

July  '.).  Letter  from  Thomas  Barnpflelde  to  Lord 
Chandos,  at  Manchester  House.  The  Lords'  order  inadc 
on  the  ?2tid  of  May  last  [respecting  the  stay  of  waste 
on  Lord  Chandos'  estate]  has  been  referred  by  the 
Commons  to  a  Commif^ee.     L.  J.,  XL  37. 

July  10.  Draft  order  appointing  a  Committee  to  pre- 
pare reasons  to  be  offered  to  the  Commons  to  indue;- 
them  to  order,  that  the  deeds  and  evidences  belonging 
to  Peers,  and  which  were  in  the  custody  of  Mr.  Phelpes° 
may  be  delivered  to  the  Clerk  of  the  House  of  Lords 
L.  .r.,  XL  86. 

July  10.  Potilioii  of  David  Jenkins;  prays  that  the 
Bill  for  confirmation  of  judicial  proceedings  jnay  not 
extend  to  a  d-cree  in  Chancery  of  the  Cth  of  A])ril  1649, 
as  he  neither  appeared  or  submitted,  and  utterly  denied 
the  power  of  the  judges,  but  that  he  may  liogin  his  suit 
at  his  ])leasure.     h.  J.,  XL  86.     In  c.rleuso. 

July  10.  Draft  order  for  Jenkins  to  bring  in  provisoes 
to  be  added  to  the  Bill  of  Indemnity  and  to  the  Bill  for 
confirming  Judicial  Pr.xeedings.     L.  J.,  XL  86. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  proviso  to  Ije  added  to  the  Bill  of  Indem- 
nity. 


2.  0 


opy  of  prece<ling. 


3.  Draft  proviso  to  be   added  to  the  Bill   for  CoU"     Housb  0: 
firmation  of  Judicial  Proceedings.  Lords. 

4.  Copy  of  preceding.  _  Cafendar 
July  10.  Petition  of  Edward  Wilsford,  clerk  ;  ))etitioner        1660. 

■was  lately  presented  by  the  King  to  the  vicarage  of 
Lydd  in  the  county  of  Kent,  which  living  had  been  for 
njany  years  sequestered,  and  is  no^w  in  the  possession  of 
Mr.  Heming.  ■ivho  was  chaplain  to  Colonel  Pride,  one  of 
the  late  Kmg's  judges,  and  has  no  title  to  it  and  never 
was  in  holy  orders.  Prays  that  the  profits  of  the 
vicarage  may  be  sequestered  until  the  right  be  deter- 
mined by  order  of  Parliament  or  due  course  of  law. 

July  11.  Petition  of  His  Majesty's  loyal  and  late 
suffering  sulijects  of  the  city  of  Bristol.  Many  of  the 
Council  ■were  for  their  loyalty  to  the  late  King  illegally 
put  out  of  their  places  \)y  vii  tne  of  an  ordinance  of 
Parliament  of  the  :!8th  of  October  1645,  ]irocured  by- 
some  of  His  Majesty's  most  mortal  enemies.  Petitioners 
desire  to  have  their  city  restored  to  its  ancient  privileges 
and  government,  both  ecclesiastical  and  civil,  and  they 
therefore  pray  that  a  writ  of  restoration  may  be  granted 
to  as  many  of  their  ancient  senators  as  are  still  alive,  to 
displace  those  ■who  have  been  illegally  chosen,  and  to 
make  up  their  complete  number  according  to  their 
charter  of  such  persons  as  will  prove  loyal  subjects  to 
His  Majesty,  lovers  of  the  Protestant  religion,  and  free 
from  faction,  and  that  they  may  have  po^wer  to  displace 
and  place  inferior  officers  as  they  shall  from  time  to  time 
see  cause.  L.  J.,  XL  87. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Blackwell  on  behalf  of 
himself  and  many  others,  the  Aldermen  and 
Common  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Bristol.  Many 
of  the  gentlemen  wliose  names  are  set  to  ])receding 
petition  totally  disown  the  same,  and  others  ■whose 
names  are  also  set  seem  to  be  much  dissatisfied 
therewith.  Petitioners  pray  to  be  heard.  (Un- 
dated.) 
July  11.  Order  referring  the  petition  from  the  City  of 
Bristol  to  the  Committee  for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XL  87. 

July  11.  Affidavit  of  Philip  Parsdon  and  another  that 
Edward  Acton  refused  to  obey  their  Lordships'  order 
concerning  the  searching  for  the  goods,  &c.  belonging 
to  the  Marquess  of  Wii'.chester.     L.  J..  XI.  87. 

July  11.  Information  of  John  Polhill  of  scandalous 
words  spoken  against  the  House  of  Lords  by  one  Bowen. 
L.  J.,  XL  87. 

Jtily  11.  lieasons  to  be  offered  to  the  Commons  why 
the  deeds,  &c.  belonging  to  Peers,  in  the  hands  of  the 
Clerk  of  the  House  of  Commons,  should  be  delivered  to 
the  Clerk  of  the  House  of  Lords.     L.  J.,  XL  8".     In 

July  11.  Certificate  of  the  Commissioners  for  settling 
the  militia  in  l-he  county  of  Leicester  ;  that  they  have 
taken  informations,  and  the  certificate  of  the  late  Com- 
missioners of  the  abuses  that  ■were  put  upon  the  Earl  of 
Stamford,  his  Countess  and  family,  at  Bradgate  on  the 
].5th  and  16th  of  August  last  by  Major  Hubbcrt  and 
Captain  Shepperdson,  and  their  soldiers,  and  that  they 
have  searched  the  books  of  the  last  militia,  and  that  it 
appears  to  have  been  done  without  any  order  or  authority. 
Annexed: — • 

1.  Certificate  of  the  Commissioners  for  the  settling 
the  late  militia  for  the  county  of  Leicester,  that 
the  attempt  made  upon  Biadgate  House  -was  not 
done  by  any  warrant  or  order  from  them.     These 
])apcrs  were  no  doubt  annexed  to  a  petition  of  the 
Earl  of  Stamford,  ivhich  a])pears  by  the  joui-nals 
to  have  been  ]n-esented  this  day.     L.  J..  XL  88. 
July  11.  I'etition  of  John   Lord   Culpejier,   Baron  of 
Thorsway.      In   1642   petitioner    upon   the    particular 
commands   fif   his   l.ate  Majesty  followed  and  assisted 
him  at  Oxford  and  elsewhere,  and  has  ever  since  ad- 
hered to  His  Majesty  that  now  is  beyond  the  seas  upon 
all  occasions,  for  ■which  fidelity  the  assembly  of  persons, 
unlawfully    assuming    to    themselves    the    legislative 
power  and  name  of   Parliament,  sold  all  his  estate,  both 
r.  al  and  personal.     Praj-s  to  be   restored  to  the  posses- 
sion of  his  estates,  with  all  arrears  of  rents   due  there- 
upon, and  that  he  may  have  the  same  favour  and  j\istice 
herein  as  their  Lordships  have  been  pleased  to  afi'ord  to 
other  peers  in  like  condition.     L.  J.,  XL  88. 

July  11.  Petition  of  Anne  Viscountess  Baltinglas. 
Prays  that  a  proviso  may  be  inserted  in  the  Bill  for  con- 
firmation of  judicial  proceedings,  protecting  her  right 
to  certain  lands,  jiarcel  of  the  manor  of  Burton  Dassett, 
in  the  county  of  Warwick,  which  she  claims  as  heiress  to 
her  motlicr  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Arthur  Throckmor- 
ton, and  wife  of  Sir  Peter  Temple,  and  upon  which 
lands  by  the  misadvice  of  counsel  she  was  drawn  to 
sufi'er  a  common  recovery. 


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0F9B  OF        Annexed : — 

LoKDs.  X.  Proposed  proTiso. 

laieiitlar.         J^^ly  ^2.  Petition  of  John  Bayly,  rector  of  Fringford, 

jggQ  in  the  county  of  Oxford.  Prays  that  the  order  obtained 
by  Mr.  King  upon  misinformation  for  securing  the 
profits  of  the  living  in  the  hands  of  the  churchTrardens 
may  be  revoked.     L.  J.,  XI.  88. 

July  1-2.  Petition  of  "Warwick  Lord  Mohuu :  in  the 
year  ItiJl  petitioner  was  sued  to  an  exigent,  contrary  to 
his  privilege  as  a  peer,  by  William  Keigwyn  through 
his  attorney  Thomas  Dandy  for  money  lent  by  Keig- 
wyn's  father  to  his  late  Majesty  upon  petitioner's 
security,  and  after  spending  above  100/.  in  prosecution 
of  suits  in  various  courts  petitioner  was  finally  com- 
pelled to  pay  1081.  ;  prays  that  Dandy  and  Keigwyn  may 
be  summoned  to  answer  for  their  violation  of  his 
privileges,  and  ordered  to  satisfy  him  for  his  sufferings 
and  payments.  L.  J.,  XI.  89. 
Annexed ; — 

1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding. 

2.  Deposition  to  the  same  effect  as  the  last. 

3.  Exigent  in  the  cause,     Hillary  Term  1650. 

4.  (^opy  of  preceding. 

July  12.  Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the 
Committee  for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XI.  89. 

July  12.  Order  empowering  the  Committee  for  Peti- 
tions to  send  for  Alderman  Phillippes,  late  sheriff  of 
Middlesex,  concerning  the  death  of  John  Gerrard,  etc. 
L.  J.,  XI.  89. 

July  12.  Petition  of  Jane  Kekewich  of  St.  Germau.s, 
in  the  county  of  Cornwall,  widow.  About  a  year  before 
the  wars  petitioner  lent  John  Elliott,  of  St.  Germans, 
and  Edward  Elliot,  his  brother  1001.,  and  took  their 
bond  for  repayment.  They  not  having  paid  she  en- 
deavoured to  recover  her  money  by  law,  but  Eilward 
Elliott,  on  the  false  pretence  that  she  was  a  delin- 
quent, and  that  he  had  paid  the  money,  obtained 
an  order  from  the  Court  of  Indemnity  to  stop  the  jiro- 
ceedings,  and  to  arrest  petitioner  if  she  should  not 
deliver  up  the  bond  and  pay  him  101.  costs,  which  cruel 
order  he  caused  to  be  put  in  execution,  had  her  kept 
five  days  in  prison  and  threatened  to  send  her  to  Lon- 
don, to  prevent  which  great  danger  to  her  health  and 
life,  being  an  aged  woman,  she  delivered  up  the  bond, 
paid  him  101.  and  26?.  to  the  person  that  arrested  her, 
besides  other  charges,  amounting  in  all  to  70?.,  and 
sealed  a  bond  of  200Z.  conditioned  to  seal  a  general 
release  upon  demand.  Prays  that  John  and  Edward 
Elliott  may  be  ordered  to  make  her  satisfaction,  and  in 
the  meantime  that  they  may  not  be  indemnified  m  the 
General  Act  of  Indemnity.  L.  J.,  XI.  89. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act. 
July  12.  Order  referring   preceding   petition   to  the 
Committee  for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XL  89. 

Jul}'  12.  Petition  of  John  Barwick.  D.D.,  one  of  His 
Majesty's  chaplains  in  ordinary.  Prays  that  the  profits 
of  the  rectory  of  Hoaghton-le-Spring,  in  the  county  of 
Durham,  to  which  he  was  collated  in  the  year  16.53,  but 
of  which  he  is  kept  out  of  possession  by  Kicholas 
Battersby,  may  be  secured  in  some  trusty  and  indifferent 
hands  until  he  obtain  possession.     L.  J.,  XI.  89. 

July  12.  Petition  of  Sir  Francis  Dodington.  For 
his  fidelity  to  the  King's  service  petitioner  was  declared 
delinquent  and  his  estate  confiscated.  Prays  that  a 
proviso  for  his  relief  mav  l)e  inserted  in  the  Bill  of 
Indemnity.  L.  J.,  XL  89." 
Annexed : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 
July  12.  Petition  of  Sir  Sackville  Crow.  Baronet.  In 
the  year  1647,  petitioner  then  being  Ambassador  for  His 
late  Majesty  resident  with  the  Emperor  of  Turkey,  Sir 
Thomas  Bendish  who  came  thither  with  a  very  dis- 
putable authority,  by  vast  sums  of  money  given  as 
bribes  to  the  Turks  and  Turkish  ministers  purchased 
the  embassy,  seized  petitioner's  person,  plundered  his 
goods,  took  possession  of  the  papers  and  records  of 
the  embassy,  turned  his  lady,  children,  and  servants 
out  of  doors,  and  in  a  most  barbarous  way  sent  them 
prisoners  first  to  Smyrna  and  then  to  England;  upon 
his  arrival,  at  the  request  of  the  Levant  Companies 
upon  false  inform.ations,  and  without  examination,  he 
was  committed  to  the  Tower,  where  he  remained  imtil 
the  year  1656.  At  last  being  permitted  to  sue  his  right 
at  law  he  brought  his  action  for  false  imprisonment  in 
the  King's  Bench,  and  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  for 
6,000?.  damages,  but  the  Court  refused  to  give  judgment. 
Being  thereby  deprived  of  the  benefit  of  the  law,  and 
being  driven  to  great  extremities,  he  was  forced  to 
accept  2,000?.  in  lieu  of  the  6,000/.,  and  to  acquit  all 
other  damages  done  him.     Petitioner  prays  that  he  may 


receive  reparation  from  Chief  Justice  Glynne  and  Jus-     Hovse  of 
ticos  Warburton  antl  Newdigate,  the  judges  who  tried       Lords. 
the  cause,  for  the  injustice  done  him  in  denying  jndg-      Calemlnr. 
ment  after  verdict.     L.  J.,  XL  89.  1660. 

July  12.  Information  of  Thomas  WoU'ord  concerning 
goods  taken  from  the  house  of  the  Burl  of  Berks  at 
Newelme  Park,  Oxon.     L.  J.,  XL  8:». 

July  12.  Petition  of  James  Morgan,  of  Llansawel,  in 
the  county  of  Carmarthen,  and  Mary  his  wife.  Com- 
plain of  a  judgment  fraudulently  obtained  against  them 
by  Robert  Stone  in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  the 
Exchequer,  and  pray  for  its  reversal.  Endorsed  :  Re- 
ferred to  the  law  for  remed}-. 

July  12.  Petition  and  appeal  of  Henry  Ayscoughe, 
prisoner  in  the  Fleet.  Prays  I'ur  relief  against  certain 
decrees  of  the  Court  of  Chancery  fraudulently  obtained 
by  John  Anton  and  others,  with  reference  to  the  admi- 
nistration of  the  estate  of  Richard  Cattcrton,  who  died 
intestate,  and  whose  widow  married  petitioner. 

July  12.  Petitio.'i  of  Colonel  Henry  Farr.  Prays  for 
relief  against  Sir  Thomas  Honywood  and  others,  at 
whose  hands  he  has  suH'ered  great  wrongs  for  his 
adherence  to  his  late  Majesty,  having  been  twice  con- 
demned to  death,  committed  to  many  prisons,  and 
prosecuted  with  actions  at  law  with  reference  only  to 
His  JNlajcsty's  service,  by  reason  whereof  his  estate  has 
been  ruined. 

July  13.  Petition  of  Hugh  Peters  as  follows  : — 
To  the  right  hour"  the  Lords  Assembled  in  Parliammit. 
The  humble  Petition  of  Hugh  Peters,  clerk. 
Humbly  sheweth  that  y'  petition''  in  May  last,  vpon 
his  Ma'tys  gracious  Declaration  of  pardoning  all  his 
subiects  who  should  returne  to  their  oliedience  in  forty 
dayes  how  faulty  soeuer,  excepting  such  as  had  a  hand 
in  the  Late  King's  death  :  Vpon  which  y''  petition'  tooke 
hold,  as  others  did.  Neuertheles  y'  petition'  is  ex- 
cepted vpon  some  information  giuen  in  the  house  of 
Conions,  that  y'  petition'  (as  hee  heares)  should  bee 
abroad,  and  very  actiue  the  day  of  the  King's  death. 
Wheras  in  truth  y'  petition'  was  not  all  that  day  out  of 
his  Chamber,  which  will  fully  appeare  by  men  of  Integ- 
rity, as  also  of  his  present  inability  to  wayt  on  y'  Lord'''" 
if  y'  Lord'''"  shall  graciously  please  to  heare  them.  And 
vpon  this  cheerfully  puts  his  life,  or  any  thing  that  can 
bee  proued  tending  to  such  an  act  which  hee  abhorres. 
And  is  truly  innocent. 

Therefore  in  all  humility  prayes,  that  the  matters 
may  bee  examined,  and  such  order  taken  therin 
as  y'  Lord''''"  shall  thinke  meet.  That  y'  j)Oore 
petition'  may  bee  preserud  from  vtter  mine,  beg- 
ging his  uarratiue  annoxd  may  bee  read,  and 
hee  shall  pray,  ec. 

Hugh  Peters. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Hugh  Peter's  nari-ative  : — 

They  which  thinke  to  vindicate  themselues  to 
the  world  by  writing  A  pologyes,  rarely  reach  their 
ends,  because  their  game  is  an  aftergame — preiu- 
dice  is  strong,  and  the  plaister  can  hardly  bee 
made  broad  enough,  nor  Apologyes  put  into  hands 
who  haue  jireiudgd,  and  receiud  the  first  tinc- 
ture. And  therfore  our  blessed  Sauiou'  is  slow 
in  that  worke,  only  cleeres  the  great  question  of 
that  ago  by  prouing  himselfe  the  Messiah  by  4 
witnesses,  John  -5',  but  not  forward  to  answer  the 
expectation  of  the  world  other  wayes.  And  yet 
so  much  of  his  example  there  is  and  of  St.  Pauls 
and  others,  that  there  seemes  to  bee  a  necessity 
of  saying  something,  though  hard  to  wipe  of 
so  much  dirt,  as  is  throwne  ^■pou  my  selfe.  Yet 
at  this  distance  and  leasure  hearing  by  printed 
papers  what  my  Lot  is  in  my  natiue  Country  I 
doe  in  the  name  and  feare  of  God,  and  before 
his  holy  Ma'ty,  Ajigells,  and  men  profes,  that  I 
neuer  had  head  nor  hand  in  the  contriuing  or 
managing  the  late  Kings  death  directly  nor  in- 
directly, as  is  most  scandalously  suggested  by 
Blac'<c  mouthes,  but  was  all  that  day  (hee  dyed^ 
sick  and  sad  in  my  chamber,  which  1  proue  by 
two  substantiall  witnesses.  And  for  what  is  in 
that  pamphlet,  June  19"',  about  my  confessing 
in  sicknes  at  my  landing  at  Plimouth  fi-om  Ire- 
laud,  It  is  most  vntrue  and  vtterly  mlstaki'Li,  for 
I  neuer  was  sick  at  plimouth,  nor  landed  there 
from  Ireland,  nor  any  of  that  information  colour- 
able. And  this  I  auoucli  in  the  truth  of  my 
soule,  and  would  by  my  presence  instifj'c,  if 
weaknes,  and  lamenes,  with  this  distance  did 
not  hinder,  yea  many  yecrcs  being  vpon  mee, 
and  an  vtter  inability  to  doe  my  selfe  right  in 

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IlOlSE  OJ 
LOEDS. 

Calendar. 
1660. 


these  things,  if  tho  Lord  doe  not  make  my  way 
ill  the  harts  of  men.     Howouer  I  shall  biielly 
triue  an  accomit  of  my  coming  into  England,  my 
bthauiour  svnce  1  canu',  and  my  pix-sent  condi- 
lion  in  this  Juncture.     A  Colony  going  to  settle 
ill  New  England  by  his  late  Ma'tys  Patent  about 
30   veores  "synce,   1  went   thither   who   by   my 
byrth  in  Cornv.-all  was  not  altogether  ignorant 
of  that  ])lace,  and  that  fishing  trade,  and  thither 
(being  often  inuited),  I  say,   1  went  and   after 
some  tyme  by  the  magistrates  of  that  place  was 
sent  with  auothtr  into  England  for  ease  m  Excise 
and  Custome  and   some   supplyes  for  learning, 
&c.     And  because  1  had  bin  witnes  to  the  In- 
dians nceiuing  the  Gospell  there  in  faith  and 
practice,  tluy  haning  the  Bible   translated  by  vs 
into  their  owiie  language,  and  part  therof  printed, 
and  hundred'^  of  them  professing  the  gospell,  and 
teaching  each  other  the   knowledge  of  God,  and 
the  more  from  the  example  of  the  Engli.-^h  there, 
wheve  in  seuen  yeers  amongst  thousands  there 
dwelling,  yea  many  thousands.  I  neuer  saw  any 
drunke,  neuer  heard  an  oath,  nor  saw  sabboth 
broken,  nor  euer  heard  of  one  beggar  :  all  which 
inuited  mee  vnto   England:  but   coming   found 
the  Nation  imbroyld  in  trouble   and  warre,  the 
preaching  was  curse  yce  Mero/.   from  England 
to  Scotland,  the  best  "ministers   going  into  the 
field  :  In  which  (not  without  vrging)  I  imbarqued 
my  sclfe   in   tyme,  and   by  force  vpou  mee  here 
was    put    short    of    my   promise    of    returning 
home,  which  was  and  is  my  sad  afiBiction,  thus 
I  came. 

ilv  first  worke  here,  was  with  the  first  to  goe 
for  Ireland,  which  I  did  witli  many  hazards, 
then  went  to  sea  with  my  old  Patron  the  Earle 
of  Warwick,  then  imployd  by  the  city,  the  Earle 
of  Essex,  my  Lord  Say,  and  others,  and  my  returne 
stopt  by  the  power  that  was.  And  then  was 
in  the  last  Ainiy  in  seuerall  places  but  neuer  in 
the  North.  In  all  which  atfayre,  I  labord  to 
perswade  those  to  their  proper  duty,  I  conversed 
with. 

My  principles  in  Keligiun  guided  mee  to  those 
orihodo.x  truthes  exprest  in  our  English  Confes- 
sions of  Faith  :  And  am  knowne  to  ioyne  with 
the  Prot(\^tants  of  A'pper  and  Lower  Germany, 
Prance,  &c.  I  haue  and  doc  herby  witnes 
agaynst  all  errors  of  all  kindes. 
For  the  wari'c  I  thought 
therof  knew  their  worke  and 
not  considerable,  men  mistooke 
more  than  a  flye  on  a  whcele. 

For  my  Carriage,  I  challenge  ail  the  Kings 
party,  to  speake  if  I  were  vnciuiU,  nay  many  of 
them  had  my  purse,  my  hand,  ray  lielpe,  many 
waycs,  and  are  ready  to  witnes  it;  yea,  his 
present  Ma'tys  seruants  preserued  mee  through 
hazards. 

I  neuer  was  priuy  to  the  Army's  transactions 
about  the  late  King  at  Holniby  or  else  where,  or 
of  any  .luncto,  Counsell.or  Cabal.  But  when  his 
Ma'ty  sent  for  mee  I  went  to  him,  with  whom 
I  dealt  about  my  New  Eng:  busines  and  was 
is  or  t  tymes  with  him,  and  had  his  speciall 
acceptance,  and  serued  him  to  my  vtmost,  and 
vsed  all  my  little  skill  for  his  and  the  Nations 
good  more  then  twice,  for  which  1  haue  witnesses, 
though  it  bee  now  hard  to  cut  my  way  through  so 
many  rocks,  yet  God  is  good.  It  is  trtie,  1  was 
of  a  party  where  I  acted  zealouslj'  but  not  with 
malice,  or  mischiefc,  it  hath  bin  accounted  honn''' 
it  Ccesar  in  hosli  prohal,  to  keeps  to  principles  of 
hon'  and  honesty  ;  1  neuer  quarreld  [with]  others 
for  their  ivdgment  and  conscience.  And  it  is  re- 
ceiud  Religio  docenda  e[st]  non  coercenda.  I  saw 
lleformation  growing  (as  I  conceued)  lawesmade 
and  some  kept  agaynst  debauchery  and  euill 
(which  I  was  glad  also  to  reado  in  his  Ma'tys 
proclamation)  1  saw  a  very  learned,  godly,  able 
ministry  as  in  the  world  well  piouided  for,  I 
saw  th(-'  VniiHTsityes  flourishing,  which  quickend 
my  indeuors  lnuiing  been  long  a  stranger  to  my 
owne  Countiy.  I  studyed  the  l:)  of  the  Romans, 
and  wasfend'-randam  to  Autority, found  England 
and  .Scotland  iugaged,  &  many  wayes  satisfying 
the  world  iibout  their  ingagcments,  which  tooke 
rriee  ill  also.  By  the  warns  I  neuer  inriched  my 
selfe,  I  haue  often  olford  my  personall  estate  for 
'20(1/.;  iind  I'oi- lands  1  neuer  luulany  butthat  part  of 
a  noble  mans,  which  1  neuer  layd  vp  penny  of  nor 


the    vndertakers 

grounds ;    I  was 

I  who  thought  mee 


euen  vrged  my  Lord  Grey  to  buy,  not  knew  of  the 
sale  till  done,  nor  iustify  any  rnworthy  thing  in 
it.  I  neuer  plundered  nor  cheated,  neuer  sent  or 
made  penny  ouer  sea,  nor  hoarded  any  in  England. 
I  was  not  guilty  of  secluding  the  members 
in  48,  nor  knew  it  till  done,  and  sent  by  my  Lord 
Farfax  to  fetch  of  two  of  them  and  to  know  who 
they  were  that  were  secluded. 

1  neuer  had  Jewells  or  any  thing  belonging  to 
Court  or  State  more  than  aforesayd  what  they 
gaue  directly  nor  indirectly,  neuer  had  ecclesias- 
ticall  promotion  in  my  life  in  the  nation  to  iiirich 
mee,  but  lined  on  my  owne  whilst  I  had  any 
thing,  nor  haue  been  a  loner  of  mony. 

Tho  many  scandalls  for  Vncleannes  and  others 
I  abhorre  as  vild  and  false,  being  kept  from 
that,  and  those  aspersions  cast  vpou  mee,  and 
such  doe  make  my  protest  agaynsi  as  before,  I 
know  how  low  my  name  runs,  how  titleles,  how 
contemnd.  Dauid  knew  why  Shimei  curst  him. 
For  the  lawes  of  England,  I  know  no  place  hath 
better,  only  hauiug  lined  where  matters  are  more 
expedite  and  clieape,  I  haue  shewd  my  folly,  so 
to  say.  and  hauing  no  euill  intention  a  very 
worthy  lawyer  tooke  e.vception  at  some  thing  of 
myne  or  mj  frends,  which  was  neuer  intended  in 
his  sense  by  eyther,  and  crave  his  excuse. 

I  can  charge  my  selfe  with  euill  enough,  as 
any  excentrick  motion  of  myne  from  myne  owne 
calling,  want  of  a  solemne  spirit  in  slight  tymes 
with  vnbeliefe,  or  if  I  haue  gon  about  the  reaching 
any  spirituall  ends  by  treading  vpon  any  ciuill 
duty,  breaking  any  couenauts,  or  slighting  them, 
and  may  feare  that  the  Gospell,  yea,  the  spirit 
also,  may  bee  vnderualued  by  myne  and  others 
vnworthy  dealing  with  them. 

Much  to  these  I  might  adde,  though  towards 
men  I  could  plead  innocence,  who  haue  seen  many 
vanityes  vuder  the  sun,  and  the  world  hnng  with 
nets  and  snares,  alas  there  is  nothing  to  Christ. 
And  lastly  I  vnderstand — 

Lastly  I  vnderstand  what  exception  is  vpou 
mee  for  life,  and  estate,  I  haue  taken  hold  of  his 
Ma'tys  gracious  pardon  as  others  did,  and  know 
not  truly  where  this  exception  lyes  grounded.  I 
wish  I  had  bin  with  their  Hon"  to  haue  cleerd 
it.  I  hope  a  vagrant  report  or  ayry  noise  takes 
no  place  with  them.  For  I  doe  challenge  all  the 
world  for  my  innocence  for  these  suggestions, 
and  appeale  to  their  Hon'''  and  the  Noble  Lords 
for  a  rcuiew  of  the  charge  and  information,  and 
crane  no  fauor  if  any  sober  man  can  charge  mee, 
otherwise,  I  most  hartily  beg  iust  fauor,  (vnles 
my  euill  l)cc  only  acting  w"'  such  a  party,  w'''  I 
looke  vpon  as  pardoned) 
I  know  before  whom  my 
despayre. 

I  must  agayne  profes,  were  I  not  a  christian 
3'et  as  a  man  (I  was  saying)  a  gentleman,  and 
from  that  extract  doe  loath  and  scorne  to  ingage 
in  the  vild  things  suggested,  and  that  by  one 
creditles  witnes,  that  only  Bupposeth  Imt  asserts 
nothing.  I  wish  from  my  hart  that  our  present 
prince  may  bee,  and  the  nation  by  him  more 
happy  then  any  euer  hath  ben,  and  that  the  true 
ends  of  gouernment  may  bee  had  and  communi- 
cated fully,  that  euery  honest  hart  may  haue  cause 
to  reioyce  in  God,  the  King,  and  their  Lawes. 

And  for  my  selfe  (through  Grace)  I  resolne  to 
bee  quiet  in  a  corner  (if  I  may)  to  let  God  alone 
with  ruling  the  world,  to  whose  wisedome  and 
powei'  wee  ought  to  submit,  yea,  to  mynd  myne 
owne  worke  though  neuer  so  small,  to  beepassiue 
viider  Autority.  rather  theniin]iatient,  to  procure 
the  i|uiet  and  peace  of  the  Nation  to  my  vtmost, 
to  mynd  things  inuisiblo,  and  of  a  better  con- 
sistence than  these  below,  and  to  pray  where  I 
can  doe  no  more.  ^^^^^  ^^^^^^ 

July  13.  Petition  of  Colonel  Robert  Duckentield, 
Colonel  Henry  Bradshawe,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Henry 
Birkened,  Cajitain  John  Griffith,  and  Captain  Edward 
Alcock.  Petitioners  have  humljly  and  sorrowfully  a.c- 
knowledged  before  tho  Committee  for  Privileges  that 
they  were  with  others  present  at  the  Court  Martial 
when  the  late  Earl  of  Derby  was  tried,  but  they  hope 
to  make  it  ap]icar  that  they  were  no  way  consenting  to 
the  death  or  im]irisonment  of  that  honorable  person, 
Ijut  labiiured  to  the  utmost  of  their  powers  and  interests 
with  friends  to  have  prevented  the  same.  They  pray 
that  a  full  hearing  may  be  granted  to  them,  and  that 


I  must  haue  it :     For 
Cause  is,  and   may  not 


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thi?}'  may  be  allowed  counsel  and  vritnesses  to  prove 
what  shall  be  oft'eved  on  their  behalf.     So:  L.  J..  XI.  87. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Colonel  Bobert  Duckenfield,  Colonel 
Heniy  Bradshawe,  Captain  Thomas  Partini^ton, 
Captain    John    Griffith,    and    Captain    Edward 
Alcocke.     Three  weeks  since  petitioners  received 
an  order  to  attend  the  Lords  Committee  of  Privi- 
leges, and  in  obedience  thereto  left  their  families 
above  one  hundred  and  forty  miles  distant  from 
London  and  appeared  before  their  Lordships,  who 
were  pleased  to  command  them  into  the  keeping 
of  the  Gentleman  Usher  of  the  Black  Rod.     Peti- 
tioners prav  that  the   Gentleman   Usher  may  be 
ordered  to  take  their  own  bonds  for   their  ap- 
pearance upon  the  day  appointed  for  the  hearing 
of  their  counsel,  otherwise  then-  health  and  lives 
may  be  endangered,  l)eing  most  of  them  infirm 
and  sickly,  neither  in  durance  can  they  prepare 
their  business. 
July  13.  Petition  of  Benedict  Hall.     By  colour  of  an 
order  of  Parliament  of  1st  of  May  1646,  undnly  obtained 
by  Henry  Harbert,  for  raising  3,000?.  out  of  the  woods 
of    the  Earl  of  Worcester   and    of   petitioner,  in    the 
county  of  Monmouth,  the  Committee  for  the  county 
agreed  to  sell   to   Colonel  Eobert  Kirle  and  Captain 
Braille  twelve  thousand  cords  of  long  wood  for  3,600?., 
out  of  petitioner's  wood  onlj',  buD  their  Lordships  finding 
that  the  order  of  the  1st  May  had  been  unduly  obtained 
diseharged  the   same.     Kirle,  Braine,  and  the  persons 
to  whom  they  had  sold  the  wood  for  1,300?.  more  than 
they  were  to  pay  were  all  served  with  their  Lordships' 
order,  but  in  contempt  thereof  did,  in  making  up  the 
twelve  thousand  cords  of  wood,    fell   seven    thousand 
timber  trees,  and  commit  other  great  spoils  to  the  loss 
of  20,000?.  to  petitioner's   family.     Prays  that   he  may 
receive  recompense  from  Harbert  and  the  other  persons 
proportionable  to  the  damage  they  have  done  him. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Benedict  Hall  that  the  annexed  pro- 
viso may  be  inserted  in  the  Bill  of  Indemnity. 

2.  Proposed  proviso. 

July  13.  Petition  of  Jacob  Boevey,  merchant.  Prays 
that  certain  decretal  orders  of  the  Court  of  C'aancery 
and  illegal  proceedings  upon  a  pretended  contempt  of 
Court  in  his  suit  against  Itobert  Llewellyn  may  be  dis  - 
charged,  and  that  he  may  be  released  from  his  unjust 
imprisonment  and  sequestration. 

July  13.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Rutter,  relict  of  John 
Rutter,  late  of  Kingsley,  in  the  county  of  Chester,  on 
behalf  of  herself  and  two  sons.  In  the  year  1644 
through  the  active  malice  of  Gilbert  Gerrard,  a  man  of 
turbulent  spirit  and  a  great  enemy  to  his  late  Majesty, 
the  whole  of  the  estate  of  petitioner's  husband  was 
sequestered  for  no  other  cause  but  his  abode  in  Chester, 
one  of  his  Majesty's  garrisons.  Alter  the  death  of 
petitioner's  husband  Gerrard,  by  suborning  witnesses 
to  prove  that  petitioner  had  spoken  words  in  vindication 
of  His  Majesty,  procured  the  sequestration  to  be  con- 
tinued. She  prays  to  be  restored  to  her  husband's 
estate  that  she  may  be  reimbursed  all  the  expenses 
unjustly  exacted  from  her  out  of  Gerrard's  estate,  and 
that  his  estate  may  be  excepted  by  proviso  out  of  the 
Act  of  Indemnity. 

July  13.  Petition  of  Marcellus  Rivers  and  others. 
Petitioners  were,  with  about  70  others,  after  a  full 
year's  imprisonment  upon  yiretence  of  the  Salisbury 
rising,  without  any  conviction  at  law,  transported  to 
Barbados,  where  in  May  16.56  they  were  sold  for  slaves 
as  the  goods  and  chattels  of  Martin  Noell,  Henry  Hat- 
sell,  and  Major  Thomas  Alderne,  since  deceased.  They 
pray  that  Noell  and  Hatsell  may  be  excepted  by  special 
proviso  out  of  the  Act  of  General  Pardon. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Another  similar  petition.     (Undated.) 

2.  Proposed  provisn  to  the  Bill  of  Indenmity. 
July  13.  Petition  of  Sir  Thomas  Gower,  Sir  John  Kay, 

Sir  John  Wolstenholme,  and  Sir  Paul  Neile,  on  behalf 
of  themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  16  gentlemen  pretended 
to  be  bound  to  William  Lowther  in  two  bonds,  bearing 
date  2  Oct.  1643.  In  the  year  1642  and  since  divers  of 
the  nobility  and  gentry  of  the  county  of  York  became 
engaged  in  several  bonds  for  arms  and  money  taken  up 
for  His  Majesty's  service  in  the  northern  parts.  William 
Lowther,  who  has  two  of  these  bonds,  is  endeavouring 
to  get  their  Lordships  to  insert  a  proviso  into  the  Act 
of  Indemnity  to  deprive  jietitioners  of  the  benefit  of  the 
Act,  upon  pretence  that  the  bonds  were  entered  into 
upon  the  private  account  of  merchandise.  Petitioners 
pray  to  be  heard  by  counsel  before  anything  is  done 
to  their  prejudice. 

July  14.  Petition  of  "  Robert  Danvers  alias  Villiers, 


whom  your  Lordships  are  pleased  to  honour  with  the     Horse  op 
■'  title  of  Vihcouiit  Purbeoko."     Has  many  occasions  to        Lokus. 
go  abroad,  and  also  finds  his  health  much  prejudiced  Ijy      Calendar, 
his  imprisonment;  ho  therefore  prays  to  be  discharged        1660.  ' 
from  the  custody  of  the  Gentleman  Usher  upon  fiis  parole 
to   wait   upon   their   Iiordships   upon    notice.      L.    J 
XI.  91. 

July  14.  Petition  of  Gervas  Holies,  Esq.,  one  of  His 
Majesty's  Masters  of  Requests.  Petitioner  has  been 
under  sequestration  nearly  18  years  for  serving  his 
late  Majesty,  during  which  time  one  of  his  tenants, 
Gabriel  Neave,  has  paid  a  part  of  his  rent  to  the  seques- 
trators, but  the  residue  and  the  clear  fifth  that  was 
allowed  for  the  maintenance  of  petitioner's  wife  and 
children  he  detains  in  his  hands  refusing  to  render 
an  account.  Petitioner  prays  that  Xeave  may  be  com- 
pelled to  give  him  an  account  of  the  rents  and  profits 
during  his  tenancy,  whereby  petitioner  may  have  the 
surplusage  thereof.     L.  J.,  XL  91. 

July  14.  Order  referring  preceding  to  the  Committee 
for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XL  91. 

July  14.  Draft  of  an  Act  towards  the  reparation  and 
satisfaction  to  be  made  untof  John  Lord  St.  John,  of 
Basing,  Earl  of  Wiltshire,  and  Marquess  of  Winchester, 
out  of  the  manors  and  lauds  of  Robert  Wallop,  Esq., 
and  Sir  Thomas  Jervoyse,  Knight,  deceased,  for  the 
sum  of  19,000?.,  and  damages  for  the  same  given  unto 
them  by  the  late  pretended  Parliament  out  of  the  said 
Marquess  of  Winchester's  estate.  L.  J.,  XI.  91.  Readl* 
this  day.     Dropped  in  the  House  of  Commons. 

July  14.  Draft  of  "  An  Act  for  the  present  nominating 
"  of  Commissioners  of   Sewers."      Read   1'   this  day, 
and  received  the  royal  assent  on  the  28th  of  Julv.    L  J 
XL  91,  &c.     12  Car.  II.,  cap.  6. 

July  14.  Petition  of  the  Freemen  and  other  inhabitants 
of  the  city  of  Exeter.  The  Mayor  and  his  brethren  of 
the  Chamber  of  Exeter,  by  their  constant  adhering  to 
and  active  promoting  of  the  corrupt  interests  of  the  late 
usurper,  obtained  in  a  pretended  Parliament  holdeu  at 
Westminster  in  the  year  1667,  a  sacrilegious  Act  em- 
powering them  to  divide  the  Cathedral  Church  of 
St.  Peter's  and  to  reduce  seventeen  other  churches  to 
four,  contrary  to  the  articles  of  the  last  rendition  of  the 
city,  and  investing  the  Mayor  and  his  brethren  with  new 
jurisdiction  over  petitioners  and  their  estates  contrary 
to  their  ancient  rights  and  liberties,  both  religious  and 
civil.  The  Mayor  and  his  brethren  have  deprived  many 
godly  ministers  of  their  lawful  freehold  aud  i.vclihood, 
and  His  Majesty  aud  others  of  their  right  of  ;  lesenta- 
tion,  exposed  many  churches  to  sale  by  the  eommou 
crier  in  the  market  place,  and  sold  as  many  of  them  as 
they  could,  with  express  covenants  that  the  purchasers 
should  not  employ  them  to  God's  service,  anl  h:ive 
robbed  most  of  them  of  the  plate,  bells,  seats,  and  other 
materials,  leaving  them  a  mere  carcase  of  ruinous 
walls ;  they  have  divided  the  famous  cathedral  by  a 
brick  wall  for  the  use  of  two  of  their  chaplains,  an(t 
left  but  four  other  churches  open  which  are  not  capable 
to  receive  one  half  of  the  people ;  they  have  assumed 
to  themselves  tho  power  of  presentation  of  ministers 
within  the  city,  and  have  rated  the  inhabitants  at  800?. 
per  annum  for  the  maintenance  of  their  chaplains, 
which  tax  they  have  not  oidy  laid  with  signal  partiality, 
but  have  levied  with  insolence  and  severity  by  distress 
and  execution,  proceeding  against  petitioners  as  pertur- 
bators  of  the  peace  for  seeking  relief  therein  in  a  peti- 
tionary way  ;  and  whereas  the  courts  of  the  city  are 
customary  courts  for  the  freemen  only,  and  the  extents 
thereof  are  little  beyond  the  gates  and  walls,  and  the 
suburbs  are  distinct,  yet  by  this  pretended  Act  power  is 
given  to  try  not  only  all  actions  touching  any  matters 
within  the  city,  but  other  places  and  parishes  in  the 
county  lying  without  its  limits  are  Ijrought  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  city  courts.  Petitioners  pray  that 
the  churches,  and  the  lawful  use  and  benefit  of  them, 
may  bo  restored  to  them  and  their  rightful  ministers, 
and  that  the  Mayor  aud  his  bretkren  may  not  enjoy 
any  benefit  of  tho  intended  Act  of  grace  and  oblivion, 
so  as  to  indemnify  them  from  making  just  and  legal 
reparation.     L.  J.,  XL  91. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Printed  copy  of  preceding. 

July  14.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  White,  late  widow  and 
relict  of  Francis  Handford,  Esq.,  deceased.  Complains 
that  her  husband  Ayliiie  White  has  combined  with 
Walter  Handford,  her  eldest  son,  to  depri\e  her  of 
her  e.-state.  Prays  to  be  repossessed  of  what  of  right 
Ijelongs  to  her.     L.  J.,  XL  91. 

July  14.  Petition  of  William  Cooke.  Petitioner  was 
l>y  li-tters  pati'iit  appointed  by  the  late  King  Keeper  of 
the  Forest  of  Finckiey,  in  the  county  of  Southampton, 
aud   enjoyed    the  oflBce,    and    carefully    preserved  His 

p  a 


118 


IIISTOUICAL   MANLSCKIPT?    COMMIirSlON  : 


norsK  OF     ;Maiesty"s   deer  there  until  he  was  evicted   by   Henry 

LoBPs.       piiiipot  ami  others  -nrithciut   iiiiy  order  of  l^arliameut. 

Caleii'iar.     and  coutrai-y  to  His  Maji-sty".s  gracious  proclamation  fur 

16d0.       quietins  or'pos.-csjsiouH.     Since  Philpot  took  pos.-ession 

most  of  the  deer  have  l)cen  destr^ived  and  beaten  out 

of  their  walks  by  him  and  other  stealers,  so  that  of  MO 

Avhich  laired  vritbiu  the  rail  of  the  forest  there  are  not 

now    ten  left.     Petitioner   prays  to  be  restored  to  bis 

office  and  thi' possession  of  the  lodge.     L.  J.,  XI.  91. 

July  14.  Petition  of  Lenmell  Francklyn,  rector  of 
"Wootton.  in  the  county  of  Northampton.  Complains 
that  Jeremy  Stephens  served  the  churchwardens  and 
overseers  of  the  parish  with  an  order  purporting  to  be 
the  general  order  of  their  Lordships,  signed  by  John 
Browne,  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments,  for  securing  the 
tithes  and  profits  of  tho  rectory.  The  order  being 
forged,  petitioner  prays  that  Stephens  may  be  ordered 
to  ai)pear  before  their  Lordships,  and  that  he  may  not 
in  future  have  any  order  granted  to  him.  L.  J., 
XL  91. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Forged  order  referred  to  in  preceding. 
July  14.  Drai't  order  for' payment  of  certain  sums  of 
money  to  Lancelot  Emot,  Provost  Marshal  of  Middlesex 
and  Westminster,  and  to  Henry  Peek.     C.  J.,  VIII,  89. 
Ill  (^,ytrtts'j. 

July  14.  Another  draft. 

July  14.  Petition  of  John  Cosin,  D.D.,  Master  of  St. 
Peter's  College  in  Cambridge.  Petitioner  has  for  seven- 
teen years  been  wrongfully  kejit  out  of  the  Mastership  of 
St.  Peter's  College,  whereunto  he  was  legally  admitted 
according  to  the  statutes  of  the  College,  and  when  by 
the  violence  of  the  times  he  could  not  be  suffered  to 
stay  there  any  longer,  he  was  sent  over  by  his  late 
Majesty  into  France,  there  to  attend  the  exercise  and 
preservation  of  the  true  reformed  religion  of  the  Chui-rh 
of  England,  among  that  part  of  the  domestic  servants 
who  professed  the  same  in  the  Queen's  Court,  from 
whence  being  now  lately  returned  he  has  waited  a 
month  in  holies  to  have  obtained  the  benefit  of  their 
Lordships'  order  concerning  the  restoration  of  univer- 
sity men  forcibly  ejected  out  of  their  places,  but  finding 
some  obstruction  therein,  he  prays  that  he  may  have 
a  particular  order  to  take  possession  of  his  mastership, 
with  all  the  rights  thereto  belonging,  and  that  his 
library,  which  cost  him  about  1,20UL,  and  which  has 
been  during  all  the  time  of  his  absence  and  sequestra- 
tions there  detained,  may  bo  restored  to  him. 

Annexed: —  -  • 

1-  Copy  of  preceding. 
July  14.  Petit'on  of  Francis  Wayte.  Complains  of 
the  unjust  and  illegal  proceedings  against  him  by  Sir 
Eobi  rt  Reynolds,  a  member  of  the  House  of  Commons, 
with  reference  to  the  payment  of  a  bund  entered  into 
by  petitioner  and  his  brother.     Prays  for  redress. 

July  14.  Petition  of  Francis  Ewre,  his  wife,  and 
children.  Pray  that  their  complaint  against  Samuel 
Trotman  and  others  with  reference  to  the  possession  of 
the  manors  of  Bucknell  and  Oddington,  in  the  county  of 
Oxford,  may  be  heard  by  their  Lordships. 

July  ll.  Petition  of  Thomas  Haymes,  clerk.  Peti- 
tioner being  vicar  of  Boxlcy,  in  the  county  of  Kent. 
not  worth  above  60?.  per  annum,  had  an  augmentation 
of  22/.  l(is.  granted  to  him  out  of  the  parsonage  im- 
propriate of  the  said  parish  belonging  to  tho  Dean  and 
Chnjiter  of  Rochester  by  the  Cjmmittee  for  regulating 
tho  Universities,  and  afterwards  confirmed  and  paid  by 
the  trustees,  but  withheld  for  the  last  three  years. 
Prays  that  the  augmentation  may  be  continued  to  him, 
and  that  he  may  be  authorised  to  receive  the  tithes  this 
harvest,  of  which  ho  will  render  an  account  after 
dedncling  his  own  augmentation  without  any  allowance 
for  his  ])ains. 

July  14.  Petition  of  John  Armiger.  Complains  of 
the  wrongs  he  has  KuHcrcd  at  tho  hands  of  Colonel 
Robert  Jerniy,  a  ju.stico  of  the  peace  for  Norfolk,  a 
Commissioner  for  the  Militia  and  Excise,  a  violent  pro- 
BCCutf'F  of  His  Majesty's  friends,  and  a  member  of  the 
High  Court  of  Justice.  Jermy  ha^•ing  commenced 
action  at  common  law  against  petitioner  for  words 
■spoken  against  him  as  a  ju.  tiee.  petitioner  jdeaded 
justification,  and  upon  proof  of  many  of  his  notorious 
crimes  us  a  justice,  tho  jury  found  i'or  petitioner.  'I'o 
prevent  his  getting  remedy  u]ion  the  trial,  Jermy  upon 
a  pietended  c'tiargc,  consi>ting  of  acts  done  for  the 
service  of  His  Majesty,  ])rocurcd  him  to  bo  im  prisoned  in 
the  Tower,  and  when  ]ictitioner  had  procur.d  his  ITabear. 
corpus  Vic  was  imnicdialely  sent  prisoner  to  Hover 
C'astli'.  ar.d  could  not  olitain  his  discharge  unless  he 
w'Miltl  give  a  general  release  to  Jermy  and  liis  con- 
federate?, which  refusing  he  was  threatened  to  be,  and 


believes  had  ho  not  escaped  he  would  have  been,  sent  to     Horsa  of 
Jamaica  as  a  slave.     During  the  continuance  of  the  late        Lords. 
powers    petitioner    durst   not   commence  his   action  to       Cilendnr. 
recover   relief,  and   now   Jerniy  and  his  confederates        1660. 
conceal  themselves,  and  give  out  that  petitioner  will  be 
deprived  of  benefit  by  the  intended  Act  of   01)livion. 
Petitioner  prays  that  he  may  be  left  to  his  freedom  to 
recover  reparation  against  the  persons  concerned  in  his 
imprisonment. 

.lul}'  14.  Petition  of  Isaac  Chauncy.  rector  of  'Wood- 
borough,  in  the  county  of  Wilts.  Prays  that  an  order 
obtained  by  misinformation  by  Francis  Baylie,  clerk, 
for  securing  the  tithes  and  profits  of  the  living  may  be 
i-evoked,  and  that  petitioner  may  bo  quieted  in  the 
possession  of  the  rectory  until  evicted  by  dtte  course 
of  law. 

July  16.  Order  for  release  of  Richard  Baxter  tinder 
restraint  for  speaking  contemptuous  words  against  the 
Lords,  and  disobeying  an  order  of  the  House.  L.  J., 
XL  93. 

July  16.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Trevor,  Colonel  Gleorge 
Twisleton,  and  Andrew  Ellis.  Petitioners  taking  notice 
of  an  order  for  hearing  a  cause  depending  between  them 
and  the  Earl  of  Derby  on  Wednesday  next  attended  the 
clerk  for  an  order  to  summon  witnesses,  but  were  in- 
formed that  he  could  not  isstie  forth  any  orders  for  that 
purpose  without  direction  of  the  House,  by  reason 
whereof  petitioners  are  straitened  in  time  and  cannot 
get  their  witnesses  ready  against  that  day.  They  there- 
fore i)ray  that  a  latei-  day  may  be  appointed,  and  that 
a  letter  of  summons  may  be  directed  to  the  Countess 
Dowager  of  Derby,  and  an  order  for  the  attendance  of 
the  persons  mentioned  in  the  annexed  paper,  who  are  all 
material  witnesses  in  the  cause.  L.  J..  XL  93. 
AiLuexed  :— 

1.  List  of  witnesses. 

■J.  Petition  of  same.    That  such  letters  of  summons 

may    bo    issued    as    will   induce    the    Countess 

Dowager     of    Derby     and     Lord    Chief    Baron 

Bridgman   to  appear  at  the  hearing    and    give 

evidence. 

July  16.  Information  of  William  Lyme  that  Captain 

Hanberry    [Henbury]    committed  by   this   House    for 

high  treason  hath  by  the  connivance  of  Jonathan  Hicks, 

one  of   the  keepers   of  Newgate,  liberty  to  go  about 

both  by  day  and  night  to  meet  his  confederates.     L.  J., 

XI.  93. 

July  16.  Petition  of  divers  lords,  knights,  and  gentle- 
men of  Cheshire  and  North  Wales  on  behalf  of  them- 
selves and  many  others.  Petitioners,  having  been  in 
August  last  in  His  Majesty's  service  in  Cheshire,  were 
at  the  then  next  ensuing  quarter  sessions  presented  and 
indicted  for  high  treason  which  indictments  still  remain 
on  record.  They  pray  that  the  justic-es  by  whom  they 
were  presented  and  the  juries  may  be  disabled  from 
bearing  any  office  of  trust,  and  be  excepted  from  the 
general  pardon.     L.  J.,  XI.  94. 

July  16.  Petition  of  James  Long.  Petitioner  being  at 
Oxford  at  the  rendition  thereof,  and  included  in  the 
articles,  upon  which  he  compounded  within  the  six 
weeks  prescribed,  had  bonds  for  1,400Z.  for  money  lent 
out  at  interest,  which  bonds  were  in  the  custody  of  John 
Hal],  by  whose  negligence  or  otherwise  they  fell  into 
the  liands  of  John  Dove,  of  Salisbury,  who  long  delayed 
his  final  answer  about  the  restoration  of  them,  and  at 
last  declared  that  they  were  given  to  him  by  the  House 
of  Commons,  of  which  he  was  a  member.  B}-  which 
means  petitioner  has  been  almost  ruined.  Forasmuch 
as  the  retaining  of  the  bonds  is  clearly  a  breach  of  the 
articles  of  Oxford,  and  has  been  so  adjudged  in  the 
case  of  Sir  Edward  Pye,  petitioner  prays  that  Dove  may 
1)0  ordered  to  restore  them,  or  in  case  he  has  com- 
liounded  with  or  released  them,  then  that  he  may  pay 
tho  principal  and  interest  due  upon  them  to  iietitioner. 
L.  J.,  XI.  95. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Another  petition  of  same  ;  complains  that  John 

Aland   sued   ;ind   obtained  judgment   for    lOQl. 

against  him  for  certain  things  done  by  him  as 

a  committee  in  the  county  of  Wilts,  contrary  to 

the  articles  at  the  rendition   of   Oxford.     Prays 

that  Aland  may  be  ordered  to  repay  the  100?., 

and  give  (letitioner  other  satisfaction. 

July  16.  Petition  of  Thomas  A''oysey.  of  Thatcham.  in 

the  county  of  Berks,  clerk,    ('ornelius  Holland  is  bound 

to  i)et;tioncr  for  the  payment  of  150?.,  but   his  whole 

estate  is  liable  to  be  forfeited   for  his  most  detestable 

treason  in  sitting  and  giving  judgment  against  the  late 

King,   wlioi'cby  ]ietilioner  is  in   danger  of  losing  hi."? 

just  debt.     He  prays  that  some  reliof  may  be  afforded 

him. 


APPENDIX    TO    SKVENTII    RKPOi;'!'. 


ll'J 


House  ov        July  16.  rctition  of  Kicholas  Love,  as  foUoivs  : — 
L0R1.S.  -rpjj  jjjp  j.jg^^^  Hono''"-  the  Lords  assembled  in 

Calendar.  Pai  Ham'. 

1660.  The  humble  Petic'oo  of  Nichoks  Love, 

Sheweth, 

That  j-o'  distressed  Pef  Lying  vnder  great  Con- 
sternation of  Spiritt  and  suddaine  (^onfusion  for  his 
highe  Offences,  and  great  miscarriages  (Confessed  lately 
in  apetic'on  tendred  to  the  Hono'"''' the  House  of  Com'ons, 
w'''  yo'  Pet'  humbly  imploreth  yo'  Lo""  to  p'vee),  did 
vnadvisedly  venture  beyond  theSeas  to  places  soe remote, 
that  hee  could  not  heare  of  the  Proclamac'on  for  tho 
rendring  of  his  p'son,  and  therefore  out  of  all  capicity 
within  the  tyme  p'scribcd  to  cleere  vp  his  Obedience. 
But  having  since  vaderstood  the  same,  and  bin  possessed 
of  tlie  swf  ete  Compassion  of  his  Ma'''  the  liing,  and  tho 
great  moderation  and  clemency  spoken  by  all  yo'  Lo''"" 
gentle  proceedings,  Hee  most  hartily  bewayleth  his 
rashnes  and 

Humbly  prayeth  that  Contempt  or  stubbornness 
may  not  soe  heavily  be  layed  to  the  Charge  of  yo' 
sadd  Pet'  that  hee  should  continue  exempted  from 
all  Pardon  for  Life  and  estate,  but  that  yo'  Loi'i" 
would  with  tendemes  resent  his  vnhappy  Condi- 
tion, and  make  him  yet  p'taker  of  his  Ma'"  great 
merely  and  yo'  owue  jiitty  once  extended  to  his 
Life,  by  indulging  him  such  a  tyme  as  yo'  Loi'i"* 
shall  thincke  meeto  for  his  returne,  tliat  hee  may 
prostrate  himselfe  before  yo'  Loi"""'  feete,  and  with 
all  thanckfuU  Submission  wayte  and  abide  your 
further  determinac'ons. 

Nic.  Love. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  same  to  the  House  of  Commons  as 
follows  : — 
To  the  right  honorable    the    Commons  assembled  in 
Parliam'. 
The  humble  Petic'on  of  Nicholas  Lone, 
Sheweth, 

Thatyo'  Pet'  being  nominated  one  of  the  p'tended 
Judges  for  trj-;ill  of  his  ?.[a''"  Royall  father  of  most 
blessed  memory,  and  being  deluded  by  the  specious 
]/i:ences  of  evill  minded  persons,  was  drawn  to  sitt  in 
that  Conveno'on.  But  when  his  Ma''=  dem.anded  a  Con- 
ference w'''  Lords  &  Comons  before  sentence  passed 
the  said  Convention  w"'drew  to  consider  therof.  And 
yo'  Pet'  did  then  very  earnestly  mouc  and  press  that 
such  conference  might  bee  had  before  any  further  pro- 
ceeding, w'''  was  violently  opposed  by  Oliuer  Cromwell, 
Ireton,  and  others,  and  yo' pet' clamorously  reviled  as  an 
obstrncter  of  that  black  desigue.  Yo'  peticon'  therevpon 
imediately  w'Mrew  from  them  and  absolutely  refused  to 
act  any  fui'ther  w"'  them,  and  though  yo'  Pet'  was 
menaced  by  Cromwell  and  many  other  officers  of  the 
forces  then  iu  being  to  signe  their  Contrived  "W^arrant  for 
his  death,  yet  yo'  Pet'  did  resist  and  peremptorily  deny 
to  haue  a  haud  in  so  greate  a  wickednes. 

Nevertheless  yo'  Pet'  being  deeply  sensible  of  his 
greate  guilt,  and  that  hee  hath  in  Justice  forfeited 
both  life  and  estate  in  regard  hee  did  so  farr 
appeare  in  and  seem  to  Countenance  such  vn- 
righteous  proceedings  against  his  sacred  Ma''=, 
doth  in  all  humilitie  throw  himselfe  at  yo'  bono'* 
feete,  most  humbly  imploring  yo'hono"  favo'  and 
pitty  may  be  extended  to  him  and  his  in  this  his 
Calamitous  and  sad  Condic'on,  that  hee  may  line 
to  bewaile  his  folly,  &  praise  God  for  yo'  clemency 
all  his  dayes.  Nic.  Love. 

[Endorsed]  16  Jul. 

Nicolas  Loue  pet : 
dism. 
July  17.  Petition  of  Robert  Yiuey,  clerk  ;  petitioner 
is  lawfully  possessed  of  the  rectory  of  Barnack.  in  the 
county  of  Northampton,  having  been  presenteil  thereunto 
by  the  Earl  of  Exeter,  the  undoubted  ]iatron.     On  the 
i3rd  of  June  last  William  Towers,  clerk,  pretending  a 
title  to  the  rectory  obtained  an  order  from  the  House  to 
sequester  the  tithes  and  profits.     Petitioner  praj's  that 
the  order  may  be  discharged.     L.  J..  XI.  98. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Order  referred  to  in  preceding.  23  June  1660. 
July  17.  Petition  of  William  Lord  Mordington.  Cer- 
tain mills  and  lands  within  the  bounds  of  Berwick-upon- 
Tweed  having  been  purchased  by  petitioner's  mother, 
the  daughter  and  heiress  of  Lord  Oliphant,  for  peti- 
tioner's benefit,  were  in  the  year  1649  sequestered  for 
tho  supposed  delinquency  of  his  father  James  late  Lord 
Mordington.  and  by  an  ordinance  of  Oliver  Cromwell 
and  his  council,  in  the  year  16.54.  bestowed  upon  the 
mayor,  bailiifs,  and  burgesses  of  Berwick-upon-Tweed. 
Petitioner  prays  to  be  restored  to  the  possession  of  the 


mills   and    lands,   or   at   least  tnat  a    proviso  m.ay  be     House  op 
granted  to  him   that  he  may  not  be  prejudiced  by  the        Lorhs. 
Act  of  Ii^demnity.  Culenl. 

July  17.  Petition  of  Sir  Robert  Hildyard  and  others.  jggQ 
In  the  year  1658  Thomiis  Harrison,  pretended  sheriif 
for  the  county  of  York,  took  petitioners  from  their 
habitations,  and  for  many  months  under  a  strong  gu.ird 
detained  them  prisoners  in  York  and  Hull  without 
laying  any  charge  against  them.  They  pray  that 
Harrison  may  be  excepted  out  of  tho  Act  of  Pardon 
that  they  may  have  the  fienefit  of  tho  law  against  him. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Act  of  Indemnity.  En- 
dorsed :   Past  not. 

July  17.  Petition  of  John  Hodges,  of  Gray's  Inn. 
Petitioner  for  his  loyalty  suffered  long  imprisonment 
in  Ireland,  and  was  afterwards  sent  to  England  and 
obliged  to  enter  into  bonds  to  appear  before  tho  pre- 
tended Council  of  State  to  answer  the  accusation  of 
high  treason.  He  prays  that  the  bonds  may  be  delivered 
up  and  cancelled,  and  that  reparation  may  lie  awarded 
to  him  from  Miles  Corbett  and  the  other  authors  and 
contrivers  of  his  sutl'erings. 

July  17.  Petition  of  Robert  Pare,  vicar  of  Kinoulton, 
in  the  county  of  Nottingham.  The  impropriate  rectory 
of  Kinoulton  having  been  sequestered  from  Sir  Jervas 
Clifton  an  order  was  obtained  from  the  Committee  for 
Plundered  Ministers  for  the  yearly  sum  of  bOl.  to  be 
paid  out  of  the  profits  of  tho  rectory  for  an  increase  of 
maintenance  for  petitioner.  This  sum  was  paid  for 
three  years  to  John  Hough,  clerk  to  the  Committee  in 
the  county  of  Nottingham,  but  petitioner  having  been 
in  arms  for  hia  late  Majesty,  and  that  being  known  to 
Hough,  he  could  never  get  any  fruits  of  the  order,  but 
was  menaced  to  be  sequestered  for  the  rest  of  his  live- 
lihood. Prays  that  Hough  may  be  ordered  to  pay  him 
the  three  years'  rent  which  he  has  received. 

July  17.  Petition  of  Christopher  Webb,  clerk.  Peti- 
tioner  having  obtained  an  order  for  securing  the  tithes 
and  profits  of  the  rectory  of  Gelston  [Gilston],  in  the 
county  of  Hertford,  in  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens 
or  overseers  until  further  order,  went  down  to  publish 
the  same  in  the  church,  but  Thomas  Mockett,  the 
present  possessor,  would  not  suffer  it  to  be  read,  but  in 
opposition  thereunto  read  His  Majesty's  proclamation 
and  slighted  their  Lordships'  order.  Whereupon 
Humphrey  Gore,  a  justice  of  the  peace,  called  for  it 
and  caused  it  to  be  read,  after  which  Mockett's  wife 
snatched  it  out  of  his  hands  and  detained  it,  whereby 
petitioner  is  likely  to  be  deprived  of  the  benefits  which 
their  Lordships  intended.  Prays  that  Mockett  and  his 
wife  may  be  sent  for  to  answer  for  their  contempt. 

Annexed .- — 

.  1.  Affidavit  of  petitioner. 

July  18.  Petition  of  Arundell  Peuruddock,  widow. 
Prays  that  counsel  ma}'  be  assigned  to  argue  her  case 
before  the  Committee  to  v.  horn  her  former  petition  was 
referred.     L.  J.,  XI.  96. 

July  18.  Order  for  restoring  to  the  Marquess  of 
Winchester  such  of  his  lands  as  were  sold  without  his 
consent.     L.  J.,  XL  96.     In  extenso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  John  Strode.  Sheriff  of  Dorset, 
that  he  knows  of  no  estates  of  the  Marquess  of 
Winchester  in  the  county  of  Dorset  that  have 
not  been  passed,  sold,  or  conveyed  away  singly 
by  himself  or  jointly  with  others. 

2.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restoring  unto  John  Marquess 
of  Winchester  all  his  honors,  manors,  lands,  and 
tenements  in  England  whereof  he  was  in  posses- 
sion on  the  20th  day  of  May  1642,  or  at  any 
time  since.  Tliis  paper  is  undated,  and  is  not 
mentioned  in  the  Journals. 

.Jttly  18.  Petition  of  Piercy  Lord  Powis.  The  seques- 
trators ha\'e  for  some  years  past  taken  possession  of 
certain  manors,  lands,  and  tenements  vested  in  petitioner 
and  the  Lady  Elizabeth  his  wife,  and  by  their  illegal 
proceedings  and  usurped  authority  have  sold  the  most 
part  of  petitioner's  estate,  although  neither  he  nor  his 
wife  were  ever  convicted  for  recusancy,  but  for  his 
fidelity  and  faithfulness  to  His  Majesty  and  his  father. 
Prays  that  what  part  of  his  and  his  wife's  estate  }-eti 
remains  unsold  by  the  trustees  for  the  sale  of  delinquents' 
estates  may  lie  discharged  of  sequestrations,  and  that 
the  arrears  remaining  in  the  tenants'  hands  or  paid 
into  the  Exchequer  may  be  paid  to  him  as  has  already 
been  granted  to  other  peers.     L.  .].,  XI.  96. 

July  18.  Petition  of  Robert  Bcezly.  Petitioner  was  law- 
fully seized  of  the  rectory  of  Tingewick,  in  the  county 
of  Bucks,  lint  was  many  years  since  thrust  out  only  for 
his  loyalty  to  His  Majesty.     Prays  that  the  profits  of  tho 

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living  may  be  secnred  in  tlie  hands  of  the  churchwardens 
or  OTcrseers  nntil  he  prove  his  titli-  by  due  course  of  law. 

Jnlv  18.  Affidavit  of  Francis  Holies,  that  Sir  John 
Thorowffooil  was  niidor  Goil  a  i;reat  instrument  o£  liro- 
Berving^'aptaiu  Ashley's  life  upon  his  trial  before  tlio 
High  (.'ourl  of  J  ustice  so  called  which  .sat  at  Westminster 
iri  the  vear  lii.ji'. 

,Tuly'l!',  Order  for  the  King's  counsel  to  prepare  a 
Bill  to  reduce  the  interest  of  money.  L.  J,,  XI.  97.  Jn 
e,i-ft'/K-o, 

Annexed: — 

],  Draft  of  an  Act  prohibitina;  any  person  to  take 
above  the  rate  of  six  pounds  for  loan  of  one 
hundred  pounds  for  a  year, 

.Tnly  9,  Petition  of  divers  of  the  nobility  of  Ireland 
whose  names  are  subscribed  on  the  behalf  of  themselves 
:ind  the  rest  of  the  peerage  of  that  kingdom.  By  the 
Bill  for  poll  money  petitioners  are  assessed  to  pay 
according  to  their  several  titles  and  qualities  equal 
with  the  nobility  of  England,  notwithstanding  that 
U'lther  in  Parliament  nor  by  the  proceedings  of  any 
court  of  justice  in  England  they  receive  the  privilege  of 
peerage,"  Having  been  assessed  by  the  late  conventions 
in  Irelani.  ihey  hare  paid  to  general  poll  Ijills  and 
raxes  ace 'rding  to  their  several  titles  and  qualities  of 
peers  of  Ireland,  and  must  still  be  liable  to  whatever 
taxes  the  Parliament  of  Ireland  imposes  upon  them. 
They  therefore  pray  that  by  some  proviso  to  the  Bill 
care  may  be  taken  that  they  may  not  be  compelled  to 
pay  the  taxes  here,  since  it  will  be  a  great  oppression 
that  those  who  enjoy  the  privilege  of  peerage  in  Ireland 
only  should  be  forced  to  pay  the  tax  assessed  upon 
them  both  in  England  and  Ireland,     L.  J.,  XL  98. 

July  19,  Order  upon  report  from  the  Committee  upon 
Lord  Paulett's  cause,     L.  J.,  XL  68.     In  e.denso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  of  preceding, 

2.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Bill  for  confirmation  of 
Judicial  Proceedings  directed  to  be  brought  in 
by  the  preceding  order, 

3.  Copy  of  preceding. 

.July  19.  Petition  of  William  Brewse,  patron  of  the 
rectory  of  Little  'Weuham,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk. 
Samuel  Tayler,  the  late  incumbent,  was  by  reason  of 
certain  articles  of  scandal  preferred  against  him  to  the 
Committee  of  Plundered  Ministers  sequestered,  and  by 
the  pretended  ])Ower  then  in  being  one  was  placed  to 
officiate  the  cure  and  receive  the  profits  without  the 
privity  or  consent  of  petitioner.  Tayler  has  lately 
obtained  an  order  for  the  profits  to  be  sequestered  into 
the  hands  of  the  churchwardens  and  overseers  until 
the  title  be  determined,  but  there  is  but  one  person  in 
the  parish  who  bears  the  office  of  churchwarden  and 
overseer,  who  is  a  poor  and  aged  man,  altogether  in- 
sufficient and  unable  to  secure  tlie  profits,  which  peti- 
tioner prays  may  be  sequestered  into  his  own  hands 
nntil  the  title  shall  be  determined  by  law,  or  order 
taken  for  his  restoration. 

July  19.  Affidavit  of  John  Gratwick,  of  West  Grin- 
stead,  ill  the  county  of  Sussex.respccting  the  service  upon 
John  Tredcroft  of  the  order  of  the  22nd  of  .June  last, 
for  securing  the  profits  of  the  rectory  of  West  Grinstead 
in  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens  and  overseers 

July  20.  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons  for  the 
instrument  for  proclaiming  the  High  Court  of  justice 
for  judgmgthe  late  King,  together  with  the  journal  of 
the  proceedings  to  be  sent  to  the  Lords.  C.  J.,  A'lll.  96. 
Ill  c.etenso. 

July  20.  Petition  of  Thomas  Cabech.  Petitioner  for 
his  loyalty  to  his  late  Majesty  was  dispossessed  of  the 
rectory  ot  Beechamwell,  Norfolk,  by  Mr.  Violet  coun- 
tenanced by  the  Committee  for  Plundered  Ministers 
1  etitioner  prays  that  the  profits  of  the  livinn-  may  be 
86'ine<!tered  into  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens  until 
the  title  thereto  be  determined  by  law 

•'"ly?l-P«'*i^,'"fArui,dellPei,ruddoek.JaneGrovc, 
ami  Llizabe;h  Poulton,  widows.  Petitioners  have  a 
petition  depending  in  the  House  against  Serjeant  John 
( .lynnc,  a  member  of  the  House  of  Commons,  'and  others 

for  high  treason  and  the  murderof  pet  itioners'hu.sbands  in 
which  cases  privilege  lias  never  been  allowed.  They  prav 
that  a  summons  may  be  granted  against  G  lynne  to  appear 
before  tiie  Committee  on  the  day  ajipointed  for  hearing 

July  21.  (opy  of  preceding. 

July  21.  Petition  of  Sarah  Calcott,  widow,  dau^'hrer 
of  Benjamin  Crokey,  deceased.  Petitioner  details  at 
great  icngth  the  various  legal  proceedings,  cxteudin" 
oyer  many  year.^  with  reference  to  tlie  iands  left  by 
Katharen  Lady  Berkeley  in  the  seventh  year  of  the 
reign  of  Richard  II,  for  the  endowment  of  a  f^'ec 
grammar  .chool  at  Wotton-under-Edge.    She  prays  that 


.John  Smith  and  Mary  Smith,  executors  of  John  Smith, 

may  he  called  upon  to  answer  the  charges  made  by  her 

against   John    Smith,   the  pretended  purchaser  of  the 

school  lands,  and  that  the  revenues  may  be  duly  settled 

for  the  future. 

July  23,  Order  for  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  to 
examine  Colonel  Hacker  touching  the  original  warrant 
for  the  King's  execution,  and  to  return  the  warrant  to 
the  House  en  the  morrow,  L,  J.,  XI,  101.  In  extenso. 
Noted,  "  According  to  the  content  of  this  order  I  haue 
"  examined  Coll.  Hacker,  who  confesseth  that  he  hath 
"  the  warrant  in  y''  order  menconed  at  his  house  in 
"  the  countrey,  and  that  hee  beleeues  it  agrees  w'"*  w' 
"  is  printed  ;  his  wife  &  family  are  in  tonne  soe  that 
"  hee  saith  w"'out  sending  his  wife  doiine  hee  kiiowes 
"  not  how  further  to  give  satisfaction.  23""  July  1660. 
"  (Signed).  John  Eobinson,  Li  :  Ten:  Toure." 

July  23.  Petition  of  Colonel  John  Hutchinson.  See 
L.  J.,  XL  lol. 

To  the  Eight  Honorable  the  Lords  assembled  in 

Parliament. 
The  humble  Petition  of  John  Hutchinson,  Esquire, 
Most  humbly  sheweth. 

That   whereas   y'   Honorable    House  of   Commons 
vpon  his  humble   ]ietition  did  extend  their  clemency 
and  mercy  to  y'  L'ships  Petitioner,  in  not  nominating 
him    one   of  the   seven  exempted   out  of    the    Act  of 
generall  pardon  &  obliuion,  for  life,  and  alsoe  past  a 
vote  that  your  Petitioner  shall  not  be  within  that  clause 
of  exception  ill  the  Act  of  generall  pardon  &  oblivion 
as  to  any  fine  or  forfeiture  of  any  part  of  his  estate  ; 
&  were  pleasd   to  exi)ressc  in   the   sayd  resolues  that 
this    favour   was    extended   to   y'  Petitioner   vpon  his 
signall  repentance  w'''  how  early  and  reall  it  was,  his 
deportment  for  many   yeares  past   hath   made  oleare; 
and  those  actions  being  attested  by  many  honorable 
persons  who  haue  certified  the  same  vnder  their  hands. 
Your  Petitioner  therefore  mo.st   humbly  prays  y' 
L'ships  that  he  having  bene  the  first   (when  he 
had  the  honor   to   sitt  in    the   House   of  Com- 
mons)   that    openly   layd    clayme    to    his   M"'' 
pardon  and  freely  gauc  vp  himself e  to  be  disposd 
of  by  the  Parliament,   that  after  he  hath  bene 
laysd  to  such  high  hopes  of  ])reservation,   both 
as  to  life  &  fortunes,  by  the  votes  of  the  House 
of  Commons,  y'  L'ships  would  not  now  cast  him 
downe  from  them,  but  confirme  that  favour  & 
mercy  they  haue  bene  pleasd  to  shew  him,  vpon 
the   humble    <&   sorrowfull  acknowledgement   of 
those   crimes   whoreiuto   seducd    iudgement,    & 
not  mallioe,  nor  any  other  srlfc  respect  vnfortu- 
iiately   betreyd  him ;    &   vpon  his   serious    pro- 
fession of  future  loyalty  w'''  he  hopes  will  find 
as  charitable  a  beliefe  with  your  Lordships  as  it 
did  in  the  House  of  Commons. 

And  your  Petitioner  shall  euer  pray,  &ot. 

J.  Hutchinson. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Certificate  referred  to  in  ]ireceding: — 
June  y'  26"'  1660. 

These  are  to  certifie  that  aboue  seven  yeares 
agoe,  and  from  time  to  time  euer  since,  Colloiiell 
Hutchinson  hath  declard  his  desire  of  the  Kings 
Maiesties  returne  to  his  kingdomes,  and  his  owne 
resolutions  to  assist  in  bringing  his  Maiesty  back  ; 
and  in  order  therevnto  hath  kept  a  correspon- 
dency with  some  of  vs.  when  designes  haue  bene 
on  foote  for  that  purpose  ;  and  hath  vpon  all 
occasions  bene  readie  to  assist  and  protect  the 
Kings  friends  in  any  of  their  troubles,  and  to 
employ  all  his  interests  to  serue  them.  He  gaue 
the  Earle  of  Rochester  notice  &  oppertnnity  to 
escape  when  Cromwells  ministers  had  discoverd 
him  the  last  time  he  was  employd  in  his  Maiesties 
service  here  in  England.  He  receiued  into  his 
house,  &  sccurd  tliere,  Arms  prepard  for  the 
Kings  service,  well  knowing  to  what  intent  they 
were  provided,  and  resolving  to  ioyne  with  vs 
when  there  had  bene  occasion  to  vso  them.  For 
these,  &  other  things,  Cromwell  some  time 
before  his  death  had  a  very  iealous  eie  over  him, 
&  had  intentions  to  secure  him.  which  some  of 
vs  vnderstandiug  gaue  him  notice  ot ;  That  vsur- 
per  being  the  more  exasperated  against  him, 
because  he  could  neuer  by  all  his  allurements 
win  him  to  the  least  compliance  with  or  action 
vnder  his  authority.  Nor  were  his  resolutions  of 
serving  the  King  only  in  Cromwells  time,  but 
when  the  Aimie  invited  the  remainder  of  the 
House  of  Commons  to  returne  to  Westminster 


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whither  he  was  summoiul,  he  dechird  to  some 
of  vs  before  he  went  vp  that  he  only  went  among 
them  to  endeavour  to  settle  the  kiugdome  by 
the  Kings  returne,  and  to  improoue  all  oppertn- 
nities  to  bend  things  that  way  &  accordingly 
BO  acted  there,  openly  opposing  the  engagement, 
to  be  true  &  constant  to  the  Commonwealth, 
&  cndeaTouring  to  bring  the  Armie  vnder  a 
eivill  authority,  and  for  that  end  highly  standing 
against  Lamberts  being  putt  into  employment 
against  S'  George  Booth,  and  after  his  returne, 
acting  vigorously  against  him,  &  the  pretended 
Uouncell  of  safety  ;  against  whom  he  had  prepard 
considerable  leavies  to  assist  the  Lord  Generall 
if  he  had  had  occasion,  then  againe  att  the  last 
reassembling  of  the  Hoiise,  openly,  &  highly 
opposing.  &,  speaking  against  the  oath  of  renun- 
tiation ;  endeavouring  to  bring  in  the  secluded 
members,  and  mooving  that  the  Armie.  which  was 
then  governd  by  Commissioners,  might  be  putt 
vnder  the  sole  command  of  his  Excellency  the 
now  Lord  Gonerall.  and  opposing  the  Act  for 
confiscation  of  S'  George  Hooth,  &  his  party, 
with  endeavours  to  procure  their  liberties,  oppo- 
sing alsoe  in  the  house  the  Com'ittment  of  these 
gentlemen  who  lirought  vp  the  addresses  for  a 
free  Parliament,  as  alsoe  the  destroying,  & 
pulling  downe  of  the  city  gates.  All  or  some  of 
these  particular  actings,  &  declarations  of  his, 
tending  to  his  Maiesties  service,  euery  one  of 
vs  who  haue  here  subscribed  are  alile  to  attest. 
Anne  Rochester.  Rich.  Bykox. 
Ax:  Ashley  Cooper.  G.  Graxdisox. 

Ron.  Bykox.  A.  Brodrick. 

Allen  Apsley. 

Edward  Villieks.  A.  Babington. 
Jack  Makkham. 
July  2o.  Petition  of  Peter  Heyliuge,  D.D.,  Rector  of 
the  parish  church  of  Old  Alresford,  in  the  county  of 
Southampton,  with  the  chapels  annexed.  Petitioner's 
living  has  been  sequestered  from  him  since  the  year 
164-l>  for  waiting  on  his  late  Majesty  as  chaplain  in 
ordinary,  when  he  was  pleased  to  make  his  residence  in 
Oxford  at  the  time  of  the  war.  Prays  that  the  profits 
may  be  sequestered  in  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens 
and  overseers  until  the  title  to  the  living  is  determined 
by  a  trial  at  law. 

July  23.  Petition  of  George  Dane?,  Vicar  of  Kidder- 
minster, in  the  county  of  Worcester.  Petltio]ier,  who 
was  about  1 1  years  since  sequestered  out  of  his  vicarage 
for  his  allegiance  to  his  late  Majesty,  prays  that  he  may 
have  the  benefit  of  the  order  for  detaining  the  tithes  in 
the  hands  of  the  churchwardens  and  overseers. 

July  '23.  Petition  of  Leonard  Alexander,  Rector  of 
Iping,  in  the  county  of  Sussex.  Petitioner,  who  has 
for  many  3'ears  becu  sequestered  from  his  rector}-,  prays 
for  an  order  for  the  churchwardens  and  overseers  to 
detain  the  tithes. 

July  21.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lisl,er.  See  L.  J.,  XI. 
US:- 

To  the  right  hono''"'^  the  Lords  Assembled  in 

Parliament. 
The  humble  Petic'on  of  Thomas  Lister,  esq'.. 
Sheweth, 

That  yo'  Petic'ono'  maketh  bold  in  all  humility 
hereby  to  represent  the  truth  of  his  Case,  That  he  was 
not  in  the  howse,  nor  in  the  t0'.7ne.  but  one  hundred  myles 
distant  from  it  when  the  members  of  Parliment  were 
pulled  outof  the  Howse  by  the  Soiildiers.as  likewise  when 
the  order  was  made  for  His  late  Maiestyes  Triall,  Tliat 
imediately  vpon  his  returne  he  was  sum'oned  to  appeare 
att  the  high  Court  of  Justice,  and  went  thitherto  vuder- 
stand  the  Cause,  where  finding  it  wag  for  the  Triall  of 
ibe  King  he  altogether  disliked  the  same,  and  Came 
away  leaueiug  the  Court  sitting,  and  neuer  was  there  but 
that  one  tyme,  yett  euery  day  after  sum'oned  to  appeare, 
though  ho  hearith  he  is  represented  to  haue  beene  the 
same  day  in  the  Paynted  Chamber,  w'*"  he  doth  denye, 
and  is  much  aflSicted  and  heartily  sorry  that  he  was 
there  that  one  tyme.  whicli  proceeded  through  his  weak- 
nesse  and  Inadvortancy.  For  v.-'*'  lie  humbly  Craueth 
the  mercy  and  fauo'  of  this  hono''''  Howse. 

And  he  shall  euer  pray,  &c. 

Tho  :  Lister. 

[Endorsed]  2-1  Jul :  1660. 

Thomas  Lister,  Esq',  petic'on 

bill  of  Indemnity.     Kings  death. 

4  Ang.  1660. 

Respited  till  Monday  next. 
U    S4UU2. 


Annexed  : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding.  [Endorsed]  3  Ang.  1660 
Tho.  Lister,  Esq'=.,  peticon.     Exped. 

July  24.  Petition  of  James  Smith,  physician.  In  tho 
year  1648  a  petition  was  drawn  in  the  names  of  the 
committee,  gentry,  ministry,  and  inhabitants  of  the 
county  of  Leicester  to  the  House  of  Commons,  desiring 
that  his  late  Majesty  might  be  brought  to  trial,  and  thai 
personal  justice  might  equally  and  speedily  be  admi- 
nistered. The  Committee  and  sequestrators  for  the 
county  forced  many  of  the  inhabitants  to  subscribe  the 
petition,  threatening  those  that  denied  tbem  with  seques- 
tration and  plundering.  Petitioner  refused,  for  which 
his  house  was  plundered  and  all  that  he  had  taken  away 
to  the  value  of  4,000/.  and  upwards.  He  prays  that  the 
Committee  and  se(|nestrators  may  be  excepted  out  of  the 
Act  of  Indemnity  and  general  pardon,  and  that  he  may 
have  satisfaction  out  of  their  estates. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  petition  referred  to  in  preceding. 

July  24.  Copy  of  petition  of  the  well  affected  of  North 
Wales  to  Thomas  Lord  Fairfax,  Gener.il  of  all  the  forces 
in  England  and  Wales.  Thej-  condemn  the  Members  of 
Parliament  who  were  for  treating  with  the  Kint; ;  they 
declare  themselves  I'esolved  to  sink  or  swim,  live  or  die 
with  his  Excellency  and  the  army,  who  have  bound 
kings  with  chaius  and  nobles  with  fetters  of  iron,  and  in 
conclusion  they  say  let  nothing  hinder  the  speedy  execu- 
ting of  justice  upon  all  delinquents,  especially  the  grand 
adversary  of  the  kingdom ,  let  them  go  to  the  pit,  and 
let  no  man  stay  them,  for  better,  as  Njloinou  saith,  is  a 
roaring  lion,  a  raging  bear,  than  a  wicked  ruler.  [En- 
dorsed] 24  Jul.  1660,  North  Wales,  petic'on  read  at 
grand  Go'mittee  for  the  Bill  of  Indemnity.  King's 
death. 

July  25.  The  following  petitions  of  ministers  are 
similar  to  those  presented  on  the  23rd  of  June  last.  The 
petitioners  claim  the  livings,  and  pray  that  the  tithes 
and  other  profits  may  be  secured  in  the  hands  of  the 
churchwardens  or  overseers  until  the  titles  thereto  are 
determined. 


HoDSE  op 

XiOHIlS. 

Calendar. 
1660. 


Name  of  Petitioner. 


Name  of  Parish.  Ae. 


Beaumont,  William 
Brampton,  William 
Brideoake,  Ralph 
Collace,  Andrew 
Cooper.  John 
Fyshe,  John  D.D. 
Herward.  William 
Little,  Francis 
Pye,  Moore 
Wilde,  John 
Wylde,  Rowland 
Wvlde,  Rowland 


Cauford  Magna,  Dorset. 

Bradenhara,  Backs. 

Standish,  Lancasliire. 

Napton-ou-the-Hill,  Warwick. 

Lanierton,  Devon. 

flallingl)ury  Parva,  Essex. 

Monks  Risborottgh,  Bucks. 

Broughton.  Tork. 

Llauvapley,  Monmouth. 

Ramsbury,  Wilts. 

Nether  .Swell,  Gloucester. 

Stow.??i((sSt.EdwardS((?('((sStow- 
upon-the-Wold,  Gloucester. 
Wylde,  Thomas  -     Turkdean.  Gloucester. 

July  26.  Petition  of  Bridget  Wright,  widow  ;  in  1043 
his  late  Majesty  sent  Captain  Thomas  Bird  to  make 
a  garrison  of  Eccleshall  Castle,  then  the  habitation  of 
petitioner  and  her  husband,  the  Bishop  of  Coventry  and 
Lichfield  ;  the}-  were  besieged  about  ten  weeks  :  while 
helping  in  the  works  of  the  castle  petitioner  rec.-ived  a 
wound  by  a  shot  in  the  shoulder,  of  which  she  lay  sick 
and  weak  for  six  months ;  her  husband  died  and  lay  for 
five  weeks  uuburied :  the  Queen  hearing  of  their  dis- 
tressed condition  sent  Lord  Lowthberrye  with  furces 
to  relieve  them,  and  petitioner  being  wounded  then 
went  out  of  the  castle,  leaving  her  servants  with  Lord 
Lowthberrye's  soldiers  to  keep  it  ;  they  were  afterwards 
obliged  to  deliver  it  up  upon  conditions  to  Sir  William 
Breroton,  one  of  the  conditions  being  that  petitioner 
should  have  all  the  goods,  plate,  jewels,  and  money 
belonging  to  her,  contrary  to  which  Sir  William  Brero- 
ton has  converted  them  to  his  own  use  and  refuses  to 
give  them  up,  amounting  as  they  do  to  the  value  of 
5,0)0/.;  petitioner  has  Iain  five  years  in  prison  for 
debts  contracted  by  her  husband  in  the  time  of  the  late 
wars,  and  is  in  a  most  necessitous  condition.  She  ])rays 
that  Sir  William  Brereton  may  be  ordered  to  make  her 
satisfaction  for  her  gciods,  plate,  jewels,  and  money, 
which  would  both  niiiiutain  tier  and  ^atisfy  her  credi- 
tors, and  that  this  her  right  against  him  may  lie  excepted 
in  the  Act  of  general  pardon.  L.  J.,  .XL  16(). 
Annexed: — 

1.  Duplicate  of  ]ireceding. 

2.  Proposed  proviso  to  except  Sir  William  Brereton 
from  the  Act  of  Indemnity. 

July  26.  Petition   of   the  sons   and    executors  of  Sir 
Peter    Rychant,     K'.   deceased ;  pray    foi    satisfaction 

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HocsBOF     o!'  a  debt  of  2.'100i.,  out  of  the  estate  of  Sir  Arthur 
I.oBKs.        ilasclrigs;,  of  which  they  accuse  him  of  having  uujustly 
Calendar.      c-xtoi  ted  a  release  from  their  father  after  having  procured 
1660         '1"^  sequestration  of  his  estate.     L.  J.,  XI.  106. 

July  26.  Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the 
Committee  for  Petitions.     L.  J.,  XI.  106. 

July  '26.  Petition  of  Edward  Heath,  Esq.,  and  Fran- 
cis Heath,  gent. ;  in  16t3  petitioners  were  duly  admitted 
to  the  office'of  Custos  Brevium,  ic.  ol  the  King's  Bench, 
then  forfeited  by  Robert  Dewhurst  and  Justinian  Paget, 
fur  not  attending  the  court  according  to  the  King's 
proclamation.  Dewhurst  is  dead,  and  Paget  never 
attended  at  Oxford.  Vmt  possessed  himself  of  the  oflBoe 
at  Wistniinster,  and  has  in  many  ways  rendered  himself 
incapable  of  holding  it,  while  petitioners  by  adhering 
to  tin:  King  have  not  till  now  been  in  a  position  to  lay 
claim  thereto  ;  thev  jjray  to  l)e  re-admitted  or  that  Paget 
may  be  suspended 'until  the  title  to  the  office  has  been 
decided  at  law. 

July  26.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Stawoll ;  his  estate  was 
sold  contrary  to  the  articles  of  Eseter,  and  he  has 
been  reduced  to  such  want  by  imprisonment,  and  by 
lieini;  kept  out  of  his  estate,  that  he  is  not  able  to 
recover  possessicm  in  a  legal  way,  or  even  to  subsist,  as 
his  rents  are  kept  in  the  tenants'  hands  by  their  Lord- 
ships" ordjr  of  the  10th  of  May  last;  be  therefore  prays 
that  the  seizing  and  selling  of  his  estate  may  be 
declared  null  and  void,  and  that  he  may  be  restored  to 
the  possession,  with  all  arrears  of  rents  and  profits.  Sec 
L.  J.,  XL  23.  137. 

July  26.  Petition  of  Michael  Warton,  Esq.,  of  Bever- 
ley, in  the  county  of  York ;  petitioner's  grandfather  Sir 
Michael  Wharton  was  plundered  and  sequestered  for  his 
aifection  to  the  late  King,  to  his  damage  of  30.000Z., 
or  thereabouts,  and  forced  to  compound  for  his  estate ; 
petitioner's  father,  being  a  member  of  Parliament,  was 
excluded  the  House  for  attending  the  King  at  Oxl'ord, 
and  petitioner  after  his  father's  death  compounded  for 
his  estate,  and  he  and  his  grandfather  were  besides 
forced  to  ])ay  large  sums  for  the  fifth  and  twentieth 
parts ;  after  all  this  Colonel  John  Fielder,  pretending 
that  some  arrears  of  pay  were  due  to  him,  oljtained  a 
pretended  order  of  Parliament  for  payment  out  of 
estates  compounded  for  at  an  tinder  value  that  he  should 
discover,  and  though  ah'eady  satisfied  out  of  the  profits 
of  the  Deanerv"  and  Free  School  of  Westminster,  he,  by 
procuring  persons  to  swear  to  false  vahies,  exto]'ted  a 
sum  of  2,0ij0?.  out  of  the  estate  of  petitioner's  grar.d- 
fatlicr,  and  converted  it  to  his  own  use  ;  prays  that 
Fielder  may  be  excepted  out  of  the  general  Act  of 
purdon. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso,  excepting  Fielder  fi'om  jmi- 
tcction  against  legal  proceedings. 

July  20.  Petition  of  Anno,  the  wife  of  Peter  Du 
Moulin,  Doctor  in  Divinity  ;  in  1645  petitioner's  hus- 
l):uid  was  ejected  for  his  loyalty  out  of  the  roctory  of 
Wheldrake,  York,  and  Henry  Byart  took  possession,  and 
has  ever  since  held  the  same,  and  has  by  his  influence 
with  those  in  power  evaded  payment  of'  the  fifth  part 
of  tlie  yearly  value  ordered  to  b'e  paid  tis  the  wives  and 
children  of  .H'questered  ministers,  having  only  paid 
|)etitioner  one  20/.,  though  the  rectory  has  been  worth 
•IWt.  per  annum;  petitioner  and  her  husband  were 
tlierefore  forced  to  serve  for  their  livelihood,  and  have 
no  legal  remedy.  She  prays  that  the  arrears  mav  be 
paid  out  of  Byart's  gOQds,  t'hat  the  tithes  and  profits  of 
the  living  may  be  secured  in  the  bands  of  responsible 
persons,  and  Byart  excepted  out  of  the  Act  Indemnity. 

Ainiexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Committee  for  Plundered 
Jlinistcrs  threatening  to  sequester  the  living  from 
Byart,  unless  he  should  pay  the  fifth  part  due 
to  Du  Moulin's  wife.     18  Sept.  1646. 

July  -0.  Application  for  an  order  that  Aime  Tisser, 
who  h<jids  the  CJatehouse,  part  of  Worcester  House,  and 
otli.T  tenants  who  hold  adjoining  houses  called  Carlisle 
Rents,  moy  be  summoued  to  answer  for  their  contempt 
in  not  giviug  them  up  pursuant  to  the  order  for  restoring 
the  Mar.-iuess  of  Worcester  to  his  estate.  Sc/L.J  XI 
108. 

July  20.  I'etition  of  Sarah  Rodney,  widow,  relict  of 
Oem-ge  Rodney,  deceased  ;  complains  that  John  Cole, 
of  Odiham.  Hants,  combining  with  his  brother-in-law, 
thi-  Inte  Commissioner  Lisle,  in  th<^  vear  1649  set  up  a 
Tacated  St:itute  Staple  for  1,000/.,  which  was  illegallv 
extended  by  John  Stewkly,  then  sherilT  of  the  c:ininty, 
who  at  midnight  broke  up  the  doors  of  her  house  and 
threw  herself  and  family  out  of  possession,  Seizing  their 
goods  and   damnifying   them  to  the  value  of  3.460/. ; 


in    the   year   1656   they    obtained   a  judgment   under     House  of 
which  they  ought  to  have  received  satisfaction  otit  of       Lokds. 
Cole's  estate,  but  by  Lisle's  influence  sitting  in  judi-      Calendar, 
cature,   and  the  partial  delays  allowed  by  him.  Cole        1660. 
l)y  fraudulent  settlements  and  obscuring  of  his  person 
was  enabled  to  render  the  judgment  inetieotual,  and  now 
by  lapse  of  time  petitioner  is  deprived  of  her  just  remedy 
at  law  against  the  sheritf,  and  is  destititte   of  all  relief 
by  any  ordinary  course  of  justice  ;  she  prays  the  House 
to  give  her  satisfaction  out  of  the  estates  of  Cole,  Lisle, 
or  Stewkley.     See  L.  J.,  XL  140. 
Annexed:  — 

1.  Mrs.  Rodney's  case. 
July  2tJ.  Certificate   from   General  Monck,  Duke  of 
Albemarle,  in  favour  of  William  I,enthall,  late  Speaker 
of  the  House  ol  Commons. 

These  are  to  certifie,  That  having  p'ticular  notice  of 
the  Deportment  of  William  Lentball,  Esq',  late  Speaker 
I  found  him  very  instrumentall  in  the  restoring  our 
nationall  Happiuesse.  In  Scotland,  att  Berwick,  all  the 
way  of  my  March  to  Loudon,  bee  furnished  and  supplyed 
mee  with  frequent  and  important  Intelligence.hadavery 
signall  hand  in  breaking  and  dividing  the  late  Officers 
and  Sould''  of  the  Army  heere,  very  viulentlie  opjiosed 
(and  prevented  in  a  great  measure)  the  Oath  of  Abjura- 
tion, refused  and  hindred  the  issuing  out  auyXew  Writts 
to  patch  and  piec,'  \'ppe  that  House,  whereof  hee  was 
Speaker,  expedited  the  Returne  of  the  secluded  Members 
and  dissolution  of  the  Longe  Parliam'  and  \ppon 
private  Consultations  with  mee  was  very  pressing  and 
importtuie.  and  I  am  sufficiently  assured  very  Cordiall 
for  Restoring  his  Ma'-  to  his  Dominions. 

If  these  services  of  his  are  sufficient  to  over  ballauce 
his  faults,  which  have  bin  the  Effects  of  his  feare  and 
Frailty,  I  hope  for  the  Encouragement  of  all  seasonable  ' 

Returues  to  Loyalty  noe  person  will  thinke  butt  that  hee 
has  merited  att  least  to  bee  ibrgiven.  Civen  vnder  my 
hand  and  senle  att  the  Cock-i)itt,  the  26"'  day  of  July  1660. 

[Signed]         Albemale. 
July  27.  Information  that  Michael  Torwood,  servant 
to  the  Earl  of   Oxford,  has  been  arrested   contrary  to 
privilege.     L.  J.,  XL  107. 

July  27.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Dinglty,  minister  of 
the  rectory  of  Kingstone,  in  the  county  of  Kent.  Pe- 
titioner has  for  divers  years  peaceably  enjoyed  the 
rectory,  to  which  he  was  presented  by  Frederick  Prim- 
rose, Doctor  in  Physic,  the  undoubted  patron.  Their 
Lordships,  upon  a  suggestion  that  the  rectory  is  a 
sequestration,  have  ordered  the  detaining  the  profits  in 
the  hands  of  the  churchwardeiis,  whereby  petitioner, 
his  wife,  and  six  children  are  like  to  suft'er  great  want 
and  misery  ;  he  therefore  jjrays  that  the  order  may  be 
suspended.  L.  J.,  XL  108. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  referred  to  iuTirecedinar.    23  .Tune 
1660. 
July  27.  Speech  delivered  by  (he   King  this  dtiy  ex- 
pressing his  desire  for  the  speedy  parsing  of  the  Bill  for 
Indemnitv  and  ( )blivion.     In  the  King's  haudwriting, 
L.  J.,  XL'  108.     In  extruso. 

July  27.  Letter  from  Sir  William  Jlorice,  at  White- 
hall, to  the  Lords  of  the  Committee  for  Petit iotis.  Is 
commanded  to  signify  His  Majesty's  pleasure  concerning 
the  petition  of  Robert  Long  for  his  estate  in  Gualtres, 
that  the  Committee  proceed  to  do  Long  such  justice 
and  favour  as  the  ecpiity  of  his  case  and  former  suffer- 
ings for  His  Majesty  shull  deserve,  notwithstanding  any 
interest  that  might  accrue  to  His  Majesty  by  the  for- 
feiture of  William  Say  or  Sliugsby  Betholl. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Robert  Ijong.  Petitioner's  estate  iu 
Giuiltres  (?),  in  the  county  of  York,  was  about 
July  1661,  by  Act  of  the  pretended  House  of 
Commons,  ordered  to  be  sold  for  his  supposed 
dellnqueuej',  and  a  contract  was  made  by  the 
trtisteos  at  Drury  House  for  the  sale  thereof  in 
the  name  of  one  Tandy  as  the  purchaser,  but  to 
the  use  of  William  Say,  one  of  the  late  King's 
judges,  now  excepted  for  life  and  estate.  Say 
passed  over  the  estate  to  Slingsby  Bethell,  one  of 
the  Council  of  State,  to  that  part  of  the  late  Par- 
liament culled  the  Rump,  who,  with  others  of  the 
Council,  abjured  and  renounced  His  Majesty  and 
the  rest  of  the  royal  family,  and  is  otherwise  a 
persoa  of  known  ill  affection  to  I  he  Government. 
Petitioner  prays  to  be  restored  to  the  possession 
of  his  estate. 
July  30.  Order  for  the  Earl  of  Cleveland  and  Lord 
Wentwortb  to  bring  in  a  Bill  to  settle  the  manors  of 


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[oirsE  OF     Hackney  and  Stepney  iu  the  hands  of  trustees  for  pay- 
LoRDs.       meut  of  their  debts.     L.  J.,  XI.  111.     In  c.efenso. 
Calendar.         J"ly  ''O.  ResoUitiuu  respecting  the  20,000?.  voted  for 
-fran         His  Majesty's  reception.     L.  J.,  XI.  111.      fit  r.rt.pns". 
^^^^-  July  30.  Draft  of  preceding. 

July  30.  Resohition  allowing  interest  upon  so  much 
of  the  20,000L  as  shall  be  advanced  upon  credit.  T-.  ,T., 
XI.  111.     /,(  cxfeiiSK. 

July  30.  Draft  of  preceding. 

July  30.  Message  from  the  House  of  Commons  with 
preceding  resolutions.     L.  J.,  XI.  111. 

July  30.  Petition  of  John  Earl  of  Lauderdaill.  The 
late  Countess  of  Home,  petitioner's  mothei-in-law,  left 
certain  copyhold  messuages  and  lands  in  Highgate  and 
Aldersgate  Street  to  her  daughter  for  life,  and  after 
the  death  of  the  Countess  petitioner  and  his  wife 
entered  into  all  the  houses  and  enjoyed  the  same.  In 
1651  Alderman  John  Ireton,  pretending  that  the  lands 
in  Highgate  belonged  to  petitioner,  who  for  his  loyalty 
■was  then  deemed  a  delinquent,  obtained  a  grant  of  them 
from  the  usurpers,  and  has  ever  since  enjoyed  the  same. 
The  houses  in  Aldersgate  Street  were  also  sold  to 
William  Dudley  tbough  no  money  was  passed  either  bv 
him  or  Ireton.  The  whole  of  the  furniture  in  the  houses 
was  sold,  and  out,  of  the  furniture  of  the  houses  in 
Aldersgate  Street  Edmund  Temple  received  600?.  as 
being  discovered  by  him,  though  that  furniture  was 
bequeathed  to  petitioner's  daughter.  Petitioner  prays 
to  be  restored  to  the  possession  of  the  messuage  and 
lands  at  Highgate  and  the  houses  in  Aldersgate  Street, 
the  600?.,  and  any  of  the  furniture  he  can  discover. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 
July  30.  Petition  of  Sir  Henry  Puckering  alias 
Newton,  Bart.,  and  Sir  John  Bayle,  'Bart.,  who  married 
Jane,  the  only  surviving  daughter  of  Sif  Thomas 
Puckering.  In  the  eleventh  year  of  the  late  King  Sir 
Thomas  Puckering  made  his  will,  and  left  Sir  Symon 
Archer,  John  Wightwicke.  and  Francis  Graner  his  exe- 
cutors, and  appointed  that  the  surplusage  of  his  per- 
sonal estate,  and  the  rents  and  profits  of  his  lands,  after 
payment  of  his  debts,  legacies,  &c..  should  be  put  into 
a  chest  to  be  kept  until  Jane  Puckering,  then  about 
five  years  of  age,  should  attain  the  age  of  twenty-one 
>$  years.    After  the  death  of  Sir  Thomas,  which  happened 

i'  in  1636.  the  executors  received  the  personal  estate  and 

the  rents  of  his  lands,  and  put  the  surplusage  into  a 
chest  as  directed  by  the  will  until  the  year  1642,  when 
John  Wightwicke,  in  whose  house  the  chest  was  placed 
by  consent  of  the  executors,  left  the  city  of  Coven- 
try where  he  then  resided,  went  into  the  King's 
quarters,  and  died  at  Worcester  in  1645.  The  chest 
remained  concealed  until  1646,  when  the  house  was 
forcibly  entered  by  soldiers  at  the  instigation  of  William 
Purefoy,  deceased,  Thomas  Basnett,  and  other  Com- 
mittee men,  then  members  of  the  garrison.  Mrs. 
Wightwicke  and  her  servants  were  kept  long  in  prison 
for  refusing  to  discover  where  the  chest  was,  and  a 
guard  of  soldiers  was  placed  in  the  house,  who  breaking 
up  the  vaults  and  narrowly  searching  found  the  chest, 
whicli  was  seized  and  disposed  of  by  Purefoy  and  his 
confederates,  the  money  therein  amounting  to  2,600?., 
which  they  kept,  as  the  deceased  Air.  Wightwioke's  own 
money.  Petitioners  pray  that  Basnett  and  his  con- 
federates may  be  e-v;amined  by  what  authority  they  took 
the  money,  and  how  they  disposed  thereof,  and  that 
they  may  be  ordered  to  restore  the  same  with  damages, 
or  that  they  may  be  excepted  by  a  proviso  out  of  the 
Act  of  Oblivion  and  General  I'anlon. 
Annexed  : — 

1.   Proposed  proviso  excepting  Thomas  Basnett  and 
others  from  the  Act  of  Indemnity. 
July  31.  Draft  order  concerning  the  Forest  of  Dean. 
L.  J.,  XI.  111. 

July  31.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Owen.  Petitioner  for 
his  loyalty  to  his  late  Majesty  was  in  the  year  1648 
committed  prisoner  to  Denbisrh  Castle,  and  from  thence 
brought  to  Windsor  Castle,  there  kept  close  prisoner  for 
six  months,  then  brought  to  St.  James',  and  afterivards, 
with  Duke  Hamilton,  the  Earls  of  HolLnnd  and  Nor- 
wich, and  Lord  Capel,  contrary  to  law,  arraigned  by 
persons  who  took  upon  themselves  the  title  of  a  High 
Court  of  Justice, and  unjustly  condemned  to  be  beheaded, 
though  by  God's  mercy  he  escaped  the  execution  of  that 
sentence.  Ho  prays  that  all  those  who  were  actors 
therein  may  receive  punishment,  and  that  reparation 
may  be  made  to  him  for  his  sufferings. 

July  31.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Awbery,  of  Llantrithyd, 
iu  the  county  of  Glamorgan.  Petitioner  prays  that  a 
proviso  presented  to  thfir  Lordships  liy  David  .Jenldns 


to  be   inserted  in  the  Bill  for  Confirmation  of  Judicial     House  op 
Proceedings,  whereby  a  decree  olitaiued  against  Jenkins       Losiis. 
may  be  excepted  out  of  the  Bill,  may  not  be  admitted      Calendar, 
until   petitioner  is  iudemnitled  for  paying  15,000?.  to        i^jsn 
John  Earnley,   wliieh    sum   was   lent  to   ]ictitioner  by 
Jenkins  out  of  the  estate  of  the  late  Leivis  Thomas, 
of  which   estate    Jenkins   was    trustee,    and   of  whicli 
Earnley  has  now  come  nito  possession. 

July  M.  Petition  of  Anne  Ghossipp,  widow.  'I'lie 
rectory  of  St.  Tudy,  Cornwall,  was  in  the  year  1646,  by 
the  powers  then  in  being,  sei|uestered  from  petitioner's 
husband  for  his  aii'eetion  to  the  late  King,  and  remained 
.so  until  his  death  in  Mnrch  last.  The  present  occupant 
of  the  rectory  withholds  from  petitioner  all  the  proHts 
allotted  her  by  tbe  said  powers  to  her  great  impoverish- 
ing and  undoing.  She  prays  that  .an  order  may  bo 
granted  to  compel  him  to  pay  her  the  profits  so  long 
unpaid. 

July  31.  Petition  of  Nathaniel  Jones,  of  Bridgwater, 
in  the  county  of  Somerset,  clerk.  Petitioner  was  se- 
questered in  the  year  1648  for  his  fidelity  to  the  late 
King  ;  whereupon  he  appealed  to  Haberdashers'  Hall, 
but  they  not  being  empowered  to  give  relief  in  such 
cases  his  name  was  inserted  in  an  Act  of  the  then 
Parlianifut  for  sale,  whereby  he  was  deprived  not  only 
of  his  spiritual  employment,  but  his  own  temporal 
means,  and  his  wife's  maiden  estate  were  also  sold. 
Petitioner  prays  that  his  teiupoi-al  estate  so  unjustly  sold 
may  be  restoreii  to  him. 

Aug.    1.    Petition    of    Colonel   Matbew   Thomlinson. 
L.  J.,  XI.  113:— 
To  the  right  Honoi"''  the  Lords  assembled  in  Parliament. 

The  humble  petic'on  of  Collonel  Mathew  Tomlinson. 
Sheweth, 

That  yo'  pef  vpon  some  mistake  hath  his  name 
inserted  amongst  those  w^ho  sate  and  gave  Judgment 
vpon  the  late  King  though  hee  was  never  present  vpon 
any  proceedings  therein  but  had  a  recomendac'on  by 
the  late  King  to  his  sonne  now  King  in  a  way  of  respect 
and  favour  by  M'  Henry  Seymour.  That  yo'  pet'  vpon 
inforraac'on  given  to  the  House  of  Com'ons  was  bj  theire 
order  17"  Maij  last  exempted  when  those  that 'sate  in 
Judgment  on  the  late  King  were  ordered  to  bee  seonred. 
That  yo'  Lordi'P*  also  were  pleased  in  yo'  order,  dated 
18°  Maij  last,  like-svise  to  except  yo'  pet'  out  of  that 
number. 

That  in  his  Ma'"  Proclamacon  dated  6"  Junij,  re- 
quireing  those  by  name  that  sate  in  Judgm'  when  sen- 
tence was  pronounced  against  the  late  King  to  appeare 
within  14  daies  yo'  pec"  name  is  not  rceuc'oned. 

That  yo'  pec'  (as  hee  is  informed  had  a  farther  Testi- 
money  uf  yo'  Lordi'i"  favour  in  preserveiug  him  out  of 
that  number  on  Monday  last  being  the  23"'  of  July 
this  present  moneth. 

Vpon  all  wbich  may  it  please  yo'  Lordshipps 

Forasmuch  as  yo'  pet'  hath  hitherto  obtcyned  the 
fauour  of  both  houses,  And  forasmuch  as  yo' 
pet'  had  a  speciall  recomenda'oon  of  favor 
by  the  late  King  to  his  sonne  now  King  by 
JMi-.  Henry  Seymour  which  surely  would  not. 
haue  been  if  hee  had  seen  yo'  pet'  in  that  Court 
Forasmuch  also  as  yo'  pet'  professes  in  the 
presence  of  God  and  before  yo'  EordP"'  that  hee 
never  was  present  in  that  Court,  or  any  Com™ 
thereof  vpon  any  debate  or  coiisultac'on  whatever 
The  Premises  Considered  yo'  pet'  humbly  praies  yu' 
Lurdfi"  to  take  his  case  into  yo'  most  graue  and 
wise  considerac'on  and  to  preserve  yo'  pet'  out  of 
that  numljcr  who  sate  as  .Judges  vpon  the  King 
And  hee  shall  ever  pray,  &c. 

Math  Tiio.mlinso.v. 
Aug.  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hunt,  gent.  ;  was  t.aken 
in  the  action  at  Salisbury  in  1654  fur  endeavouring  the 
restoring  of  his  sacred  Majesty,  was  convicted  of  liigh 
treason  against  Oliver  Cromwell  before  a  pretended 
commission,  and  sentenced  to  death,  but  the  night 
before  the  time  appointed  for  his  execution  by  Grid's 
direction  and  the  assistance  of  his  twosisf,(u-s,  he  escapetl 
out  of  gaol,  for  which  his  sisters  endured  two  years  and 
a  half  imprisonment ;  petitioner  fled  beyond  .-^eas  to 
preserve  his  life  and  endured  much  hardship;  pravs 
that  the  Commissioners  who  sentenced  him  may  be  so 
far  excepted  from  the  general  indemnity  that  he  may 
have  leave  to  proceed  against  them  at  law. 
Annexed  : — 

1.    Proposed    proviso   to    except    William    Steele, 

Robert  Nicholas,  and  others  out  of  the  Bill  of 

Indemnity. 

Aug.  1.  Petition   of  John    Deaue,  gent.  ;    was  taken 

and  ••ieuteuced   in   the  same  manner  as  preceding  jieti- 

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nocsB  OF     tioiuT,  and  ftt  j;reat  cxpeiiso  obtamod  his  reprieve,  l.ut 

•*»"*•       suffered   two  years'    iiiiiirisonmeut  ;    prays   JiberU    to 

OTOceed  asiainst  the  Commissioners  who  seuteucvd  him. 

Caleudar.      r  5 

Annexed : —  ,      , ,  .     ■ 

1660.  1    Proposed  proviso  to  except  the  (  ommissiomis 

out  of  the  Bill  of  Indemnity. 
Au"  1  Petition  of  Kiehard  Porter,  of  Launcells,  m 
the  county  of  Cornwall;  after  suttoring  much  tor  his 
lovnltv  to  the  late  Kinsj,  petitioner  compounded  tor  his 
estate-  the  trustees  that  sat  at  Drury  House  sold  his 
manors  of  Bodiuiell  and  Mills,  worth  5.U0O/.,  to  Daniel 
Elve  of  Plvmouth.  for  a  very  inconsiderable  sum  though 
serve'd  with  an  order  from  the  pretended  court  of  articles 
to  forbear;  petitioner  j.rays  that  Elye,  who  has  cat 
down  timlK'r  to  a  great  value,  may  be  ordered  to  give  up 
possession  of  the  manors,  and  to  render  an  account  ot 
the  protits  from  the  time  of  his  purchase. 

Au"  1  Petition  of  Richard  Browne,  of  Lockeiidge 
in  thc"countv  of  Wilts  ;  petitioner  set  forth  his  sons  and 
servants  for  His  Majesty's  service  in  the  late  war, 
and  thereby  lost  at  least  S.OOuZ.,  and  whilst  his  lands 
were  under  sequestration  :>2  acres  were  by  an  order 
from  Haberdashers'  Hall  given  to  Wm.  Goodrich,  a 
maior  under  Lambert,  who  has  now  obtained  a  com- 
mand under  Colonel  Bethell,  and  keeps  possession  ol 
petitioner's  land  to  this  day  ;  while  John  Gorges  trea- 
surer for  the  county  of  Somerset  under  Cromwell,  has 
received  more  than  200/.  of  petitioner's  rents;  prays 
that  as  he  is  too  poor  to  contest  at  law  the  20W.  may 
be  repaid  to  him,  and  that  he   may  be  restored  to  his 

estate.  „      ,  ,  ^    ^i 

Aug  1.  Petition  of  Colonel  Henry  Bradshawe  to  the 
Committee  for  Privileges;  as  an  officer  under  the 
then  General  Cromwell  he  was  commanded  to  be  pre- 
sent at  the  court  martial  at  Chester  for  the  trial  of 
James  late  Earl  of  Derby,  and  was  sometimes  present, 
but  never  subscribed  the  warrant  for  his  execution, 
but  on  th-  contrary  laboured  to  preserve  his  lite; 
at  the  instance  of  the  now  Earl  he  presented  a  peti- 
tion to  Colonel  Mackworth  president  of  the  court,  and 
at  the  request  of  the  late  Earl  wrote  to  the  then 
president  of  the  Council  of  State  with  the  same  ob- 
ject  ;  petitioner  has  but  a  small  estate,  and  has  a  wife 
and  eleven  children  to  maintain,  and  has  never  inter- 
meddled with  the  estate  of  the  Earl's  family  or  done 
anything  maliciously  against  them  and  therefore  craves 
thi'  benefit  of  his  Majesty's  pardon,  intending  for  the 
future  to  .show  himself  capable  of  it  by  demeaning 
himself  as  an  obedient  subject. 

Aug.  1.  Petition  of  Ezechiel  Pownall.  rector  of 
Wraxlill,  in  the  county  of  Somerset ;  the  House  on  peti- 
tioner's application  ordered  the  profits  of  the  living  to 
be  secur.^d  in  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens  and  over- 
seers of  the  poor  until  the  title  at  law  should  be  decided, 
but  upon  false  suggestions  of  Dr.  Gorges,  and  without 
hearing  jietitioner,  this  order  has  been  recalled;  prays 
to  be  heard  and  that  Gorges  may  be  called  upon  to  make 
good  his  suggestions,  or  else  that  the  first  order  may 
be  confirmed. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding,  li  Aug. 
Aug.  2.  Draft  of  an  .A.ct  towards  the  reparation  and 
satisfaction  to  be  made  unto  George  Earl  of  Bristol  out 
of  the  manors  and  lands  of  Carew  Raleigh,  Esq.,  for  the 
sum  of  6,rjb0l.,  which  was  raised  out  of  the  said  Earl's 
estate,  and  paid  to  the  said  Carew  Raleigh  for  the 
redemption  of  certain  of  the  said  Earl's  lands,  given  to 
the  said  Carew  Riileigh  by  the  late  pretended  Parlia- 
ment. This  Bill,  which  was  lead  a  first  time  this  day, 
passed  the  House  of  Lords,  but  was  dropjied  in  the 
Commons.  L.  J.,  XI.  115,  &c. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  (Colonel  Carew  Ralegh  ;  in  considera- 
tion of  an  annuity  of  400Z.  per  annum  payable 
out  of  the  Exehequer,  with  four  years'  arrears,  and 
in  consideration  of  the  loss  of  his  father's  life  and 
whole  estate,  the  Parliament  gave  petitioner 
500?.  per  annum  out  of  the  Earl  of  Bristol's  estate 
then  appointed  to  be  sold  ;  and  at  the  earnest 
desire  of  Lady  Digby,  now  (Countess  of  Bri.stol, 
petitioner  sold  his  annuity  to  her  for  6,500/.  ;  and 
the  State  being  then  in  the  heat  of  the  Dutch  war 
he  lent  6,000/.  of  this  money  for  the  use  of  the 
navy,  thru  thought  a  great  service,  for  which 
500/.  per  aiuium  was  afterwards  allotted  to  him 
out  of  Lord  Craven's  estate  ajjpointed  to  be 
sold  for  the  use  of  the  navy;  as  petitioner  has 
lost,  both  land  and  money.  Lord  Craven  having 
his  estate  again,  the  State  petitioner's  money, 
and  the  Earl  of  Bristol   the   lands  jmrchased  of 


Jietitioner  without  fraud  or  force,  he   conceives     House  oi 

the  House  will  not  think  it  reasonable  that  the         ' !'^' 

Earl  of    Bristol   shonld  be  relieved  against  his      Calendar, 
own  act   out   of  petitioner's  poor  estate   to   the        1660. 
utter  ruin  of  him  and  his  whole  family,  csjieciall}' 
as  the  Earl  of  Bristol's   Bill  is   so  diametrically 
opposite  to  the  Act  of  Indemnity. 
Aug.  2.  Draft  order  for  assigning  -l-OiOOO/.  for  a  month's 
pay  for  the  army.     L.  J..  XL  115.     In  c.etenso. 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  Edward  Marquess  of  Worcester  ; 
he  has  been  dispossessed  of  his  whole  estate  and  suffered 
very  great  hardships  oul}'  for  his  loyalty  to  his  late 
Miijesty,  and  by  reason  of  his  necessities  was  forced  to 
pass  his  estates  to  some  who  had  got  possession  of  them 
under  pretence  of  public  titles  for  less  than  a  hundredth 
part  of  their  value.  Prays  that  all  persons  to  whom  he 
shall  re]:ay  the  sums  paid  by  them  may  be  ordered  to 
vacate  their  conveyances. 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  Abraham  Dowcett,  gent.  ;  was  for 
a  long  time  a  faithful  servant  to  his  late  Majesty, 
waiting  on  him  in  the  Isle  of  Wight,  and  there  at  the 
hazard  of  his  life  and  fortune  attempted  His  Majesty's 
escape,  which  was  almost  efi'ected,  when  a  severer  hand 
of  Providence  thought  fit  to  ruin  the  design.  Not  long 
afterwards  the  resolutions  of  some  of  those  men  in 
authority  in  the  army  to  extirpate  His  Majesty's  name 
and  issue,  being  then  in  their  infancy,  and  not  appear- 
ing barefaced,  they  endeavoured  first  to  destroy  His 
Majesty  by  the  hands  of  a  private  assassin.  Major  Rolph, 
now  prisoner  in  Newgate,  who,  being  accused  by  peti- 
tioner of  endeavouring  to  pistol  His  Majesty,  was  im- 
prifoned  by  order  of  the  House,  but  by  the  prevailing 
of  his  own  party  in  the  House  of  Commons  was  after- 
wards rewarded  with  150J.,  whilst  petitioner  was  se- 
questered, imprisoned,  and  constrained  to  leave  England 
for  two  years,  all  which  has  cost  him  at  least  1,500L 
Prays  for  consideration  and  satisfaction. 

Aug.  2.  .Petition  of  Walter  Powell,  sequestered  and 
ejected  contrary  to  law  out  of  the  vicarage  of  Standish, 
in  the  county  of  Gloucester  ;  the  House  made  order  for 
securing  the  profits  of  the  living  in  the  hands  of  the 
churchwardens  and  overseers,  but  they  have  slighted 
the  order  ;is  appears  by  the  letter  ol  Nathaniel  Beard. 
Petitioner  prays  that  they  may  be  sent  for  to  answer 
tor  their  contempt,  and  that  William  Hill,  who  is  now 
in  possession  of  the  vicarage  by  an  unjust  presenta- 
ti  n  from  Oliver,  late  Protector,  maybe  ordered  to  show 
his  ordination  and  presentation. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  for  securing  the  profits  of  the 
living  in  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens,  &c. 
23  June  1660. 

2.  Letter  from  Nathaniel  Beard  to  Mr.  Walter 
Powell;  the  order  is  not  valued  a  pin,  because 
it  has  no  seal  nor  the  bauds  of  any  of  the  Parlia- 
ment men  to  it  ;  the  vicarage  hay  is  carried  and 
the  corn  will  be  as  soon  as  it  is  rijie.     15  July. 

[Aug.  2.]  Amendment  to  the  Bill  for  poll  money, 
being  a  schedule  of  names  of  Oommissiouers  for  the 
Cinque  Ports.     C.  J.,  VIII.  109. 

Aug.  :l.  Draft  order  for  bestowing  10,00<i/.  upcm  Sir 
George  Booth  as  a  mark  of  respect  for  his  eminent 
servic(^s    and    great  sufferings.      L.    J.,    XL     117.     In 

I'jt^llS'l. 

Aug.  6.  Certificate  that  Peter  Maydwell  made  a  re- 
signation of  the  rectory  of  Wcston-sub-Bdge,  Glou- 
cester, and  cannot  therefore  claim  any  right  to  the 
profits  thereof  under  the  general  order  of  the  House  for 
securing  the  profits  of  livings  in  the  hands  of  the 
churchwardens,  &c. 

Aug.  6.  Draft  order  of  the  Committee  on  the  Bill  for 
Confirmation  of  Judicial  Proceedings  for  the  considera- 
tion of  the  proviso  ofl'ered  by  Lady  Baltiuglas. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  Aune  Viscountess  Baltingks.  Prays 
that  a  conim.on  recovery  which  she  suffered  in 
16.54  of  certain  lands  which  she  inherited  from 
her  lather.  Sir  Peter  Temple,  under  a  settlement 
made  upon  his  marriage  with  Anne,  daughter  of 
Sir  Arthur  Throckmorton,  may  be  excepted  out 
of  the  Act  for  Confirmation  of  Judicial  Pro- 
ceedings, as  she  entered  into  it  by  misadvice  to 
secure  some  of  her  husband's  debts,  and  has 
thereby  unwittingly  forfeited  one  moiety  of  her 
estate  to  Sir  Richard  Temple,  a  younger  son  of 
Sir  P(  ter  by  another  wife.     (Undated.) 

2.  Piinted  copy  of  case  on  behalf  of  Lord  mid  Lady 
Baltiuglas. 

;j.   Sir  Richard  Temple's  case. 
4.  Proposed  proviso. 


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Aug.  7.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restoring  unto  Will'.am 
Marquess  of  Newcastle  all  his  honours,  manois.  lands, 
and  tenements  in  Ei:gl-,ind,  wlicreof  he  was  in  posses- 
sion on  the  three  and  tweulieth  day  of  October  one 
thousand  ,'~ix  himdi-ed  and  forty-two,  or  at  any  time 
since.  Read  1"  this  day.  Received  the  rojal  assent  on 
the  13th  of  Sept.     L.  J..  XL  119,  &c. 

Aug.  7.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restoring  to  John  Lord 
I'oalett  and  his  heirs  certain  messuages  and  lands  in 
the  county  of  Dorset.  Read  1',  2*.  and  committed ;  no 
further  proceeding.     L.  J.,  XL  119.  l'2o. 

Aug.  8.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restoring  to  Charles  Lord 
Gerrard,  Baron  of  Brandon,  all  his  honours,  manors, 
lands,  tenements,  and  hereditaments,  whereof  he  was  in 
possession  on  the  three  and  twentieth  day  of  October 
one  thousand  six  hundred  and  forty-one,  or  at  any  time 
sithence.  Read  1*  this  day.  Received  the  royal  assent 
on  the  13"-  of  Sept.     L.  J.,  XL,  120,  &c. 

Aug.  8.  Petition  of  John  Cooke,  rector  of  West 
Thomey  Island,  in  the  county  of  Sussex  ;  on  the  2."ith  of 
June  last  petitioner  obtained  their  Lordships'  order  of 
sequestration  and  charged  the  churchwardens  therewith, 
but  John  L.tynge,  the  present  possessor,  with  others,  has 
by  force  of  arms  detained  the  glebe  and  reaped  the 
corn  before  it  was  ripe,  and  carried  it  and  a  great  part 
of  the  tithe  com  away  in  the  night  and  laid  the  same  in 
a  hired  barn.  Petitioner  prays  that  Laynge  and  his 
confederates  may  be  apprehended  to  answer  for  their 
contempt. 

Aug.  8.  Affidavit  in  supjiort  of  preceding  petition. 

Aug.  9.  Copy  of  order  to  stay  the  demolishing 
churches  in  Exeter,  &c.     L.  J.,  XL  122.     In  e.etenso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  of  proposed  addition  to  preceding.    10  Aug. 

2.  Application   for    an   order    for    attendance   of 
witnesses. 

Aug.  9.  Petition  of  John  Halke,  rector  ofUpminster, 
in  the  county  of  Essex  ;  for  the  relief  of  ejected 
ministers  the  House  ordered  that  the  profits  of  benefices 
should  be  sequestered  into  the  hands  of  the  church- 
wardens or  overseers,  but  in  petitioner's  parish  the 
churchwardens  are  the  men  who  prosecuted  him  to 
a  sequestration,  they  have  continued  churchwardens 
for  several  years,  and  one  of  them  has  had  part  of 
the  tithes  for  the  last  fourteen  years,  and  has  allowed 
a  portion  to  the  parties  who  have  officiated,  the  present 
incumbent  having  been  a  mean  tradesman,  a  wheel- 
wright. Petitioner  prays  that  Agmondisham  Pickayes, 
and  others,  responsible  men,  may  be  authorised  to 
gather  in  the  tithes  and  profits  of  the  rectory  until  the 
case  is  determined.     L.  J.,  XL,  122. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Another  similar  petition.     (Undated.) 

Aug.  10.  Affidavit  of  Henry  Widdrington  ;  that  the 
Earl  of  Xorthumberland  and  his  tenants  have  been 
turned  out  of  possession  of  certain  lands  in  the  county 
of  Northumberland  by  pretence  of  some  surreptitious 
I'lidgrmeuts  gained  last  term  in  feigned  actions.  L.  J., 
XI.''122. 

Aug.  10.  Petition  of  William  Heveniugham  : 
To  y*  right  Hon""'"  y"  Lords  assembled  in  Parliament. 

The  humble  petition  of  Will'm.  Heueningham,  Esqr., 
Most  humbly  sheweth, 

That  yo"'  Petitioner  hopeth  yo'  Lo^p'  haue  not  that 
displeasure  ag"  him  as  he  hath  sorrow  &  greife  of 
heart  ag'^'  himselfe,  that  by  y"  threatenings  of  y'  cun- 
ning Contrivers  of  that  horride  murther  of  y"  late  King 
p'tending  y'  nothing  was  intended  by  them  ag"  y' 
life  of  his  Ma'"  he  was  vnhappily  betrayed  into  that 
misfortune  to  be  p'sent  in  that  vniust  Court ;  but  when 
he  saw  their  intentions,  did  not  consent  thervnto  by 
holding  vpp  his  hand,  nor  the  signing  &  sealing  that 
fatall  warrant  for  his  sd  Ma'"'  death,  &  neuer  was 
acquainted  or  privie  to  auie  of  their  secret  plotts  &  con- 
trivances or  gott  an}-  advantage  by  them  ;  and  did  euer 
oppose  what  might  anie  waye  strengthen  or  countenance 
y'  late  Oliuer  or  his  sonns  tirannicall  gouerment:  Hee 
did  alsoe  order  his  brother  Jaye  (a  gentleman  of  Xorth- 
folkej  in  Feliniary  last,  to  take  vpp  fine  hundred 
pownds  for  his  Ma""  service,  which  was  iustifyed  to 
S'  Horatio  Townshend  &  S'  Rob't  Kempe,  and  was  y" 
first  that  sun-endred  himselfe  vppon  y''  late  procla- 
macon.  And  altho'jgh  nothing  can  excuse  this  great 
offence,  yet  he  hopeth  it  may  speake  something  in 
extenuacon  of  this  fault.  And  for  yo'  petitioners  Estate 
it  is  much  ouervalued  &  in  Joy nture,  engaged  &  lyable 
to  pay  large  annuities  ;  besides  a  great  debt  of  y' 
petitioners.  Alsoe  y"  portions  &  fortunes  of  y"  widdow 
&  siie  children  (that  he  is  intrusted  with)  of  his  onlye 
brother  Coll.  Arthur  Heueningham,  deceased,  whoe  wa.-( 


soe  fortunate  as  to  surve  y»  late  King  in  all  his  warrs,  in 
w""  time  yo'  pet' was  very  helpfull  to  him  liy  su|ipi\  iug 
him  w">  considerable  sums  of  mony  at  seuerall  .itnes 
during  y«  warre,  and  at  y-'  end  of  "y  sd  warre  gatt  his 
enlargment  &  paid  his  Composition  for  him,  and  did 
constantlye  all  y'  service  hee  could  for  y-'  King's  partie, 
w''  some  are  n.;w  reddie  to  justifve. 

Yo'  Pet'  therforo  hopeth  &  prayeth  yo'  Lo''i'"  will  be 
pleased  to  look  vppon  his  Condicon,  and  y "  fortune 
of  soe  many  Innocents  wrapt  vpp  in  his  sufler- 
rings,  &  to  take  him  into  consideracon  &  comisera- 
con  that  he  may  rcmaine  as  a  Monument  of  yo' 
favour  &  Clemencie,  and  that  yo'  Loi'i"  will  soe  fiirr 
remember  mercye  in  yo'  sensurethat  he  may  not 
be  in  a  worse  Condicon  by  submitting  to  yo' 
mercy  then  those  that  fledd  from  it,  but  may 
receiue  such  compassion  as  may  laye  an  obligacon 
vppon  him  &  his  to  praye  &c. 

W.  Heueningham. 
See  Note  L.  J..  XL  123,  which  says  that  on  this  day 
in  the  original  occurs  a  note,  crossed,  to  omit  Hereiiing- 
ham  in  the  list  of  the  late  King's  judges,  with  the 
following  note  in  the  margin,  "  Revoked  afterwards 
■'  upon  vote." 

Aug.  10.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  Richard  Lord 
Clifford,  Earl  of  Cork,  and  the  Lady  Elizabeth  Clifford, 
Countess  of  Cork,  to  proceed  at  law  or  in  equity  against 
such  persons  as  took  away  their  goods  contrary  to  the 
articles  made  at  the  rendition  of  fork.  Read  1"  this 
day  ;  rejected  after  the  third  reading.  L.  J.,  XI.  123, 1.51. 
Aug.  10. — Engrossment  of  preceding. 
Aug.  10.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restoring  to  Thomas 
Lord  Culpeper,  son  and  heir,  and  sole  executor  of  John 
Lord  Culpeper,  Baron  of  Thorsway,  and  Master  of  the 
Rolls,  deceased,  all  the  honors,  manors,  lands,  and 
tenements,  leases  not  detei-mined,  and  hereditaments 
whatsoever,  whereof  the  said  John  Lord  Culpeper  was 
in  possession  on  the  twentieth  day  of  May  one  thousand 
six  hundred  forty  and  two,  or  at  any  time  after  which 
have  not  been  since  sold  or  aliened  by  the  said  John 
Lord  Culpeper  by  acts  or  assurances  to  which  himself 
was  party  and  consenting.  Read  1  this  day  ;  received 
the  royal  assent  on  the  13th  of  September.  L.  J.,  XL 
123,  &c, 

Aug.  10.  Printed  copy  of  petition  of  Charles  Rich, 
gent.,  to  the  House  of  Commons;  complains  that  a 
blackish  gelding  of  which  he  was  rightful  owner,  worth 
•lti/.,has  been  violently  taken  away  from  him  by  certain 
persons  related  to  Charles  Lord  Gerrard,  upon  pretence 
that  the  gelding  belonged  to  the  late  Protector  ;  prays 
that  the  gelding  may  be  restored  to  him,  with  such 
recompense  as  the  House  shall  think  meet.  L.  J., 
XL  123. 

Aug.  11.  Instructions  for  an  order  for  the  Earl  of 
Suffolk  to  search  for  arms,  saddles,  &c.  taken  from 
AudleyEnd.     L.  J.,  XL  124. 

Aug.  11.  Application  for  an  order  for  the  Earl  of 
Bristol  to  be  put  into  possession  of  his  estates.  L.  J., 
XL  12-4. 

Ang.  13.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  settling  of  all  the  manorii 
and  lands  of  the  Earl  of  Cleveland  in  trustees  to  be 
sold  for  the  satisfying  the  debts  of  the  said  Earl  and  of 
Thomas  Lord  Wentworth  his  son ;  with  a  schedule  of 
incumbrances  chargeable  u]Jon  the  manors,  lands, 
tenements,  and  hereditaments  appointed  to  be  sold. 
Read  1'  this  day  ;  received  the  royal  assent  on  the  29tl: 
of  December.  L.  J.,  XI.  125,  Ac. 
Annexed : — 

1.  List  of   Committee  appointed  to  consider  pre- 
ceding Bill.     15  August. 

2.  Paper  of  amendments. 

3.  Affidavit  of  service  of  notice  of  the  hearing  of 
the  Earl  of  Cleveland's  business.     17  July  1660. 

4.  Copy  of  order  respecting  a  Bill  of  the  Earl  of 
Cleveland's.     6  July  1641. 

Aug.  13.  List  of  Committee  appointed  to  consider  of 
the  Bill  concerning  the  Marquess  of  Newcastle,  that  con- 
cerning the  Lord  Gerrard.  that  concerning  the  Lord 
Pawlett,  and  that  concerning  the  Lord  Culpepper,  with 
minutes  of  proceedings  of  the  Committee  on  this  and 
subsequent  dnys,  amendments,  &c  ,  and  also  minutes  of 
proceedings  on  Lord  Lexington'.^  Bill,  the  Earl  of  Ros- 
common's Bill,  Lord  Cliti'ord's  Bill,  Renee  de  Sabran's 
Bill,  the  Earl  of  Derby's  Bill,  the  Bill  for  Durham,  the 
Marquess  of  Worcester's  Bill,  the  Earl  of  Banbury's  Bill, 
Sir  George  Booth's  Bill,  and  Augustine  Skinner's  Bill, 
subsequently  referred  to  the  Committee.  L.J.,XI.12.'>,&c. 

Aug.  13.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  Robert  Lord 
Lexington  and   Sir   Thomas    Williamson,   Barcnot,    to 

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rai^e  and  levy  tbo  sum  of  two  th.msand  six  hundred 
uud  eighty  pounds,  and  damages,  out  ot  the  nuui.irs  and 
lauds  of  J..hn  Hutchinson,  Esquire.  The  dratt  recites 
that  Robert  l-.-id  L.xiu-ton.  by  the  name  of  Robert 
Suttou,  EjQuire.  Sir  Thoiuas  Williamsou.  Kmght  and 
Baronet,  deccusrd,  and  others  did.  in  Uii'J,  become 
boun<l  for  several  sums  of  money  amounting  m  all  to 
•2  68m;.,  employed  for  the  service  of  the  late  King  lu 
the  "arrisoii  o'f  Newark  ;  that  these  debts  were  seques- 
tered, and  by  order  of  the  late  pretended  authordy 
paid  to  or  to  the  use  of  John  Hutchinson  upon  his  own 
discoverv  and  uniust  prosecution,  and  therefore  en&rls 
that  Robert  Lord  Lexington  and  Sir  Tliomas  W  illiain- 
80U,  son  and  heir  of  Sir  Thomas  Williamson,  aeceased. 
shall  enter  into  possession  of  the  lands  of  John  Hutchin- 
son and  receive  the  profits  thereof  until  the  said  sums 
of  money,  with  interest  thereon  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent. 
per  annum,  be  repaid  to  the  creditors.  L.  .F..  XI.  12o 
This  Bill  passed  the  House  of  Lords,  but  was  thrown 
out  on  the  second  readini:  in  the  House  of  Commons. 
C.  J.,  \  III.  205. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Amendments  to  preceding. 
Au2.  l:!.  Petition  of  John  Hutchinson,  Esquire  ;  he 
underatauds  that  there  is  a  Bill  brought  in  against  him 
to  levy  certain  sums  of  money  upon  his  estate,  which 
would  again  plunge  into  ruin  both  him  and  his  unhappy 
family,  and  sink  them  in  that  port  where  they  were 
blessing  God  for  the  safety  they  thought  they  had 
arrived  to  by  their  Lordships'  gracious  clemency ; 
petitioner  therefore  most  humbly  prays  that  their 
Lordships  would  not  destroy  their  own  mercies  before 
they  allow  him  a  favourable  hearing  of  what  he  can 
herein  answer  for  himself.  L.  J.,  XI.  125. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

■2.  Paper  containing  copies  of  orders  of  the  Com- 
mittee for  advance  of  money,  &c.  made  in  1648 
for  levying  from  the  estates  of  Robert  Sutton  and 
others"  the  sums  of  monev  advanced  by  Mr. 
Chambers,  of  Bull,  and  otters,  for  the  King's 
service, 
o.  Paper  containing  copy  of  order  of  the  Committee 
for  the  advance  of  moneys,  &c.  for  payment  of 
2,672/.  to  Colonel  Hutchinson  in  discharge  of 
his  arrears  of  pay.  26  July  1649.  Copy  of  his 
1  ■,  ceipts  for  the  same,  19  and  22  Oct.  1649  ;  and 
C(>|  y  of  the  receipts  in  the  Treasurer's  books  for 
the  sums  of  money  owing  by  Robert  Sutton 
and  the  others  to  Gilbert  Atkinson,  a  delinquent, 
and  to  Hercules  Clay,  a  delinquent  19  and  20 
Oct.  1649. 

4.  Certificate  of  the  Committee  at  Nottingham 
that  Gilbert  Atkinson,  prisoner  there,  had  com- 
pounded for  his  enlargement.     14  April  1649. 

5.  Petition  of  John  Hutchinson,  Esquire  ;  a  dupli- 
cate of  the  petition  presented  on  the  23rd  of  July. 
1660.     S'-e  above. 

Aug.  13.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  putting  Edward  Mar- 
quess and  Earl  of  Worcester  into  possession  of  such 
part  of  his  estate  OS  hath  been  sold  or  conveyed  away 
under  colour  of  several  Acts  and  ordinances  of  Parlia- 
ment since  the  beginning  of  the  late  unhappy  wars 
within  this  realm,  as  also  by  several  deeds  and  convey- 
ances made  by  him  the  said  Marqinss  for  inconsiderable 
sums  of  money  to  liini  paid  during  liis  restraint  and  ini- 
prisonment  by  such  persons  as  were  already  possi'ssed 
thereof,  eillicr  under  culoui-  of  some  pretended  ,Vcts  or 
ordinances  of  I'arliainent  as  aforesaid,  or  by  fraud,  .sur- 
[irisal,  or  circunivenlion  used  against  him,  the  said 
Edward  Marquess  and  Earl  of  Wort^estci-.  Read!"  this 
day,  but  afterwards  dropped.     L.  .1..  XI.  12"i,  &c. 

Aug.  13.  Another  draft. 

Aug.  13.  Petition  of  Richard  fjord  Byron ;  |)rays  to 
1)0  restored  to  possession  of  tlie  impropriate  rectory  of 
Ratzdale  [Rochdale]  and  Saddlcwortli,  in  the  counties 
of  Lancaster  and  York,  for  the  remainder  of  a  term  of 
tweuty-oni'  years,  dcnnised  to  his  mother  Dame  Ann 
Byron  in  1642,  by  William  late  Archbishoij  of  Can'.er- 
bury,  of  which  petitioner  was  dispossessed  by  the  pre- 
tended trustees  for  maiidenance  of  ministers  under 
colour  of  the  ordinance  made  in  1616,  declaring  that  all 
acts  done  by  bishops  after  1641  .should  be  void.  L.  J., 
XI.  126. 

Aug.  13.  Draft  order  in  the  matter  between  John 
Earnley  an  1  David  Jenkins  ;  that  Earidey  shall  exhibit 
;■  Bill  in  Chanc-ry  to  which  Jenkins  shall  an  wer;  and 
I  hat  a  former  decree  made  in  the  matter  shall  be  sus- 
pended until  the  case  is  fully  heard,  &c.    L.  J,,  XI.  Ig6. 


Annexed  :  — 

1.  Draft  report  from  the  Committee  for  Petitions  on 
the  case. 

2.  The  case  between   Earnley  and  Jenkins  arising 
out  of  a  matter  of  wardship. 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Vincent  Cupper.  Petitioner  claims 
the  rectory  of  Panlcrspuiy  by  right  of  presentation  from 
Lady  Wottoii,  the  undoubted  patroness,  in  April  1646, 
and  by  legal  institution  and  induction  fnnn  Dr.  Heath, 
then  Chancellor  of  the  diocese  of  Petcrboroogh,  under 
an  order  from  the  House;  petitioner  refiisc<l  to  take  the 
engagement  against  the  King  and  the  House  of  Lords, 
and  will  be  a  great  loser  if  dispossessed  of  the  present 
profits  (if  the  living  under  their  Lordships'  order  seques- 
tering the  profits  iuto  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens, 
as  he  has  sowed  much  of  the  glebe,  and  the  sequestrators 
refuse  to  bring  the  corn  to  the  parsonage  barns,  thougb 
he  has  offered  them  the  keys  to  secure  them,  but  sell 
some,  and  bring  the  rest  to  their  own  and  their  neigh- 
bours' barns.  Prays  that  the  order  of  sequestration  may 
be  taken  oft',  and  Bzeohiel  Johnson  left  to  try  his  pre- 
tended title  at  law,  petitioner  being  left  to  receive  the 
profits  quietly  as  he  has  done  for  the  last  fourteen  years. 
L.  J.,  XI.  127. 

Aug.  14.  Draft  order  that  50,0002.  of  the  three  months' 
assessment  be  assigned  for  payment  of  the  army,  and 
40,000L  bo  employed  for  disbanding.  L.  J.,  XI.  128. 
In  cxti'iisi). 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Dingley,  minister  cf  the 
rectory  of  Kingstone,  in  the  county  of  Kent ;  pra5'S 
that  the  order  of  the  23rd  of  June  last  that  the  tithes 
should  be  detained  in  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens 
may  be  suspended,  as  petitioner,  wiio  is  the  present 
incumbent,  came  in  upon  a  clear  title,  being  presented 
by  Dr.  Primrose,  the  undoubted  patron.     L.  J.,  XI.  128. 

Aug.  !•">.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  enable  the  connty 
of  Durham  to  send  knights,  and  the  City  of  Durham  to 
send  burgesses,  to  serve  in  Parliament.  Brought  from 
the  Commons  this  day,  dropped  in  Committee.  L.  J., 
XI.  129,  &c.  ■ 

Aug.  15.  Petition  of  Amice  AndrosDe  Sammares  and 
Nathaniell  Darell,  deputies  of  the  Island  of  Guernsey  ; 
they  were  empowered  by  the  inhabitants  of  the  Island  to 
address  themselves  by  petition  to  His  Majesty,  and 
humbly  to  beg  his  [)ardou  which  he  has  been  graciously 
pleased  to  grant ;  pray  their  Lordships  "  to  let,  them 
"  enjoy  the  benefit  of  His  Majesty's  said  particular  act 
"  of  grace  and  mercy,  they  relj'ing  wholly  theieupon 
"  according  to  their  immediate  relation  to  the  Crown 
"  only  as  remains  of  the  ancient  Dukedom  of  Nor- 
"  mandy.''     See  L.  J.,  XI.  129. 

Aug.  l."i.  Draft  amendment  made  by  the  Lords  to  the 
Bill  for  poll  money,  nominating  Commissioners  for 
assessing  the  peers.     See  C.  J.,  VIII.  121. 

Aug.  15.  List  of  Peers  to  be  named  as  Commis- 
sioners. 

Aug.  16.  Draft  order  for  present  payment  of  1,400/. 
for  relief  of  maimed  soldiers,  widows,  and  orphans,  and 
to  secure  a  further  sum  of  2,000/.  for  the  same  purpose. 
L.  J.,  XI.  130. 

Aug.  17.  Affidavit  of  John  Staiuer,  of  Uppiugton, 
Salop  ;  that  Andrew  Lloyd,  of  Aston,  in  the  same 
county,  refused  to  obey  the  order  of  the  House  for 
restoration  of  the  Earl  of  Newport's  goods.  L.  .'., 
XL  131. 

Aug.  17.  Affidavit  of  .Tohn  Stainer  and  another,  that 
(!olonel  Tltomas  Hunt,  of  Shrewsbury,  refused  to  obey 
the  order  of  the  House  for  restoration  of  the  Earl  of 
Newport's  goods. 

Annexed  : — 

1.    Copy  of  the  order  referred  to.      '-'0  June  1660. 
L.  J.;  XL  79. 

Aug.  17.  Petition  of  Robert  Medley.  Symon  Maw,  and 
others,  inhabitants  within  the  manor  of  Epworth,  in  the 
Isle  of  Axholm,  in  tl\e  county  of  Lincoln  ;  by  procure- 
ment of  Nathaniel  Reading  and  John  Gibbon,  petitioners 
were  warned  to  appear  before  the  House  on  the  14th  of 
July  last  to  show  cause  why  they  should  not  obey 
certain  decrees  of  the  Ccnirt  of  Exchequer ;  1  hey  attended 
on  that  and  subsei{Uent  days,  and  have  been  obliged  to 
keej)  their  witnesses  in  town  for  five  weeks;  and  now 
their  case  is  ap|)ointod  for  hearing  on  the  23rd  instant, 
when  their  council  will  liave  gone  out  of  town.  The 
ca.se  is  of  great  concernment  and  intricacy,  so  that  no 
new  counsel  could  state  it  aright ;  they  therefore  pray 
that  some  day  next  term  mav  be  appointed  for  the  hear- 
ing.    L.  J.,  XI.  131. 

Aug.  17.  Copy  of  Order  in  Council  referring  to  counsel 
learned  in  the  law,  to  consider  how  the  degenerous  and 
infamous  desires  of  Villiers  alias  Danvers  [Viscount 


House  os 
Lords. 

Calendar. 

1660. 


APPENDIX  TO  SFVENTH  REPORT. 


127 


lorsE  OF      Purbeck],  to  divest  himself  of  all  title  of  honour  may 

L0R1.S.       be  accomplished.     See  L.  i.,  XL  65,  &c. 

:)alondar.  Aug.  18.  Application  from  Moses  Perkins,  a  messen- 

1660.        S^'^i  f'^''   'I'l   order   for   attachment  of  John  Eeles  who 

would  not  assist  in  taking  Colonel  Scroope  into  custody. 

L.J.,  XI.  132. 

Aug.  18.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  settling  of  the 
Priory  of  Watton  and  other  lands  belonging  to  the  Earl 
of  Winchilsea,  in  the  county  of  York,  in  the  hands  of 
trustees  for  the  payment  of  debts.  Read  1",  2',  and 
committed  this  day ;  received  the  royal  assent  on  the 
13th  of  September.     L.J.,  XL  132,  &c. 

Aug.  18.  List  of  Committee  on  preceding  Bill.  L.  J., 
XL  132. 

Aug.  18.  Draft  order  referring  Lord  Lexington's 
Bill  and  John  Hutchinson's  petition  to  the  Committee 
formeily  appointed  for  the  Marquess  of  Jj^cwcastle's 
Bill.     L.  J.,  XL  133. 

Aug.  18.  Draft  order,  upon  information  given  to  the 
House,  by  the  Marquess  of  Hertford,  appointing  a 
Committee  to  consider  a  patent  pretended  to  be  granted 
to  the  ^Marquess  of  Worcester  creating  him  Duke  of 
Somerset,  with  minutes  of  proceedings,  &c.  on  sevtral 
subsequent  days.     L.J.,  XL  133. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  List  of  witnesses  to  be  summoned.     20  Aug. 

2.  Proviso  to  the  Bill. 

Aug.  18.  Petition  of  Robert  Carr,  Esquire,  only  son 
of  Sir  Robert  Carr,  Bart. ;  petitioner's  mother  Lady 
Carr  has  petitioned  the  House  against  him,  and  prose- 
cuted him  in  his  father's  name  contrar\'  to  his  father's 
mind,  who  has  frequently  disowned  proceedings  of  a 
like  nature  whenever  he  could  get  any  liberty  from  the 
restraint  put  upon  him  1  jy  his  lady  ;  Lady  Carr  pretends 
that  he  is  free  from  restraint,  but  when  petitioner  went 
into  the  country  to  the  house  where  his  father  is  kept, 
taking  with  him  two  justices  of  the  peace,  he  was  denied 
access  to  him  by  Sir  Edward  Rossiter's  soldiers  ;  prays 
that  he  may  have  free  acee.ss  to  his  father  to  know  his 
mind  with  regard  to  Ladv  Cair's  proceedings.  L.  J., 
XL  133. 

Annexed  :  — 

1.  Certificate  of  the  two  justices  mentioned  in 
preceding  to  the  truth  of  petitioner's  statements. 
20  July.' 

Aug.  18.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  restore  to  Wentworth 
Ei;rl  of  Roscommon,  of  the  kingdom  of  Ireland,  all  the 
honors,  castles,  lordships,  lands,  tenements,  .ind  heri- 
ditaments  in  Ireland,  whereof  James  Earl  oflioscom- 
mon  his  great  grandfather,  Robert  Earl  cjf  Roscommon 
his  grandfather,  or  James  late  Earl  of  Roscommon  his 
father  were  in  possession  on  the  23rd  of  October  1011. 
Read  I''  this  day  ;  received  the  royal  assent  on  the  •ilHh 
of  December.     L.  J.,  XL  1.33,  &c. 

Aug.  18.  Petition  of  Williiim  Ives,  minister  of  Stow,  in 
Northamptonshire ;  he  comiilains  that  the  churchwar- 
dens, contrary  to  the  intention  of  their  Lordships'  order 
for  securing  the  profits  of  the  living,  have  sold  some 
part  at  an  un<lervalue,  spoiled  some,  and  converted 
some  to  their  own  use ;  have  cut  down  in  the  night  the 
glebe  corn  which  petitioner  sowed,  and  have  caiTied  it 
wet  to  another  man's  barn,  which  leeds  must  spoil  it, 
while  they  have  taken  his  cattle  from  the  common, 
forcing  him  to  sell  all  except  one  horse  on  which  he 
rides,  and  this  they  have  twice  impounded  out  of  the 
churchyard  ;  prays  to  be  permitted  to  receive  the  profits 
of  the  rectory  on  giving  good  security  to  be  responsible 
for  the  same  according  to  determination  of  Parliament. 
L.  L,  XL  134. 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  Dame  Marj-  Carr;  not  long  since 
she  presented  a  petition  complaining  of  the  unnatural 
conduct  of  her  only  sou  Robert  towards  his  father, 
mother,  and  sisters,  and  his  terrifying  the  tenants  so 
that  they  refuse  to  pay  their  rents,  making  petitioner 
and  her  family  destitute,  but  petitioner  was  dismissed  to 
law  ;  Robeit  Carr  has  now  delivered  a  petition,  fortified 
by  certificate  of  two  justices,  one  of  whom  is  his  abettor, 
pretending  that  he  is  denied  access  to  his  father,  &c. ; 
she  denies  the  statements  in  his  petition,  and  accuses 
him  of  trying  to  force  his  father  to  sign  such  writings 
as  he  had  prepared,  and  of  associating  with  dissolute 
persons  to  terrify  and  molest  her  servants,  obliging  her 
to  have  three  soldiers  quartered  in  the  house   for  pro- 

Itection.     L.  J..  XL  135 
Aug.  20.  Affidavit  that  Ann  Tisser  refused  to  obey 
the  order  of  the   2(5th  of  July  to  deliver  the  Gatehouse 
at   Worcester   Hiiuse   to    the   Marquess   of  Worcester. 
L.  J.,  XL  135. 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  Robert  Cheeke,  Esq. ;  petitioner 
presented   the   annexed  petition  touching  his  claim  to 


the   barony  of  Fitzwalter,  which  has  been  referred  by     hocse  of 
His  Majesty  to  the  House;  prays  the  House  to  appouit       Loeds. 
a  day  for  the  hearing.     L.  J.,  XL  135. 


Annexed : — 


Cftlendnr. 


1.  Petition  of  Robert  Cheeke,  Esq..  to  tho  Kiug ;  •'^^*^- 
the  barony  of  Fitzwalter  was  a  barony  by  tenure 
from  the  time  of  Henry  the  First,  and  the  next 
heir  of  the  whole  blood  and  no  other  did  con- 
stantly inherit  tho  honour  ;  petitioner  Is  son  and 
heir  to  Sir  Thomas  Cheeke,  who  was  next  heu-  of 
the  whole  blood  to  Edward  last  Earl  of  Sussex 
and  Baron  Fitzwalter.  who  was  next  heir  of  the 
whole  blood  to  Robert  Karl  of  Sussex  and  Baron 
Fitzwalter,  who  died  without  issue  in  the  year 
]  629 ;  petitioner's  father.  Sir  Thomas  Cheeke.  after 
the  decease  of  Edward  Karl  of  Sussex  ])nt  in  his 
claim  for  the  barony,  but  Ijy  the  distraction  of 
the  times,  and  the  dissolution  of  the  Lords'  House, 
never  brought  the  same  to  any  perfection  ;  peti- 
tioner prays  to  be  restored  to  the  honour  and 
dignity.  Noted  with  an  order  signed  by  Sir 
Edward  Nicholas  referring  the  petition  to  the  con- 
sideration of  the  House  of  Lords.  L.  J.,  XL  135. 
Aug.  20.  Order  for  the  bearing  of  the  case.  L.  J.,  XI. 
135.     In  i-.iieuso. 

Aug.  21.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  indemnifying  of 
certain  officers  in  courts  of  justice  ;  providing  that  the 
places  of  those  officers  who  remained  in  London  and 
did  not  as  required  by  the  Kiug  attend  at  Oxford  shall 
not  lie  thereby  forfeited.  Brought  from  the  Commons, 
and  read  1',  no  further  proceeding.  L.  J.,  XL  136,  &c. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

Aug.  22.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  preserving  of  the 
Earl  of  Derby's  right  of  action  and  entry  into  the 
manors,  lands,  and  hereditaments  heretofore  sold  by 
William  Earl  of  Derby.  This  Bill,  which  was  read  a 
fii'st  time  this  day.  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Lord  Derby's  other  bill,  ser  June  13,  and  on  the  28th 
of  August  was  rejOTrted  -svith  amendments  and  alterations 
which  are  embodied  in  the  annexed  draft.  L.  J., 
XL  137,  &c. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restoring  of  Charles  Karl  o{ 

Derby  to  the  possession  of  the  manors,  messuages, 

lands,  and  hereditaments  belonging  unto  James 

late  Earl  of  Derby,  his  father.     Under  this  title 

the  Bill  went  doivn   to  the   House  of  Commons, 

where    it   was   only  read   a   first   time.      C.    J., 

VIII.  207. 

Aug.  22.  Petition  of  Captain   John  Griffith;    in  the 

year  1651  petitioner,  then  an  inferior  officer  in  tlie  city 

of  Chester,  was  amongst  others  summoned  to  appear  at 

a  coui't-martial,  where  finding  them  upon  the  trial  of  • 

Lord  Derby  petitioner  presently  withdrew,  and  was  never 

present    at   any    question   or   sentence   of    death,    but 

has  notwithstanding  been  summoned  ■«  ith  the  rest  that 

sat  in  that  Court ;  petitioner  has  suff"ered  nmch  for  his 

adherence  to  His  Majesty's  party,  and  particularly  was 

sequestered  and  very  much  abused  by  the  Rump  fur 

assisting  Sir  George  Booth  in  his   late  rising,  but  has 

not  hitherto  had  an  opportunity  of  truly  informing  the 

Hon.se  of  his  case  ;  he  prays  to  be  speedily  discharged 

from    his   imprisonment,   which   he    has   now   suffered 

above  a  month,  and  the  charge  of  which  he  is  not  able 

to  bear.     L.  J..  XL  137. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  same  to  the  Committee  for  Privileges  ; 
confesses  that  he  was  one  of  those  who  sat  in  the 
court-martial  upon  the  Eavl  of  Derby,  but  posi- 
tively afiirms  that  he  know  not  of  his  execution,  or 
who  gave  orders  for  it.  The  conclusion  of  the  peti- 
tion is  similar  to  the  preceding  one.     (Undated.) 

2.  Statement  in  favour  of  Griffith,  and  that  the 
Earl  of  Derby  consents  to  his  release. 

Aug.  22.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Stawell;  prays  that  the 
committee  on  his  case  may  be  empowered  to  proceed  in 
the  matter  as  originally  ordei'od,  as  he  has  summoned 
the  jiurchasers  of  his  estate  to  appear  on  the  23rd  and 
show  cause  why  he  should  not  be  restored  to  possession, 
and  if  the  case  is  now  stopped  the  purchasers  will 
1)0  put  to  a  great  deal  of  trouble  without  a  hearing. 
L.  J.,  XL  137. 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  John  Collins,  of  Paul's,  Covent 
Garden,  in  the  county  of  Middlesex,  merchant  tailor; 
when  Sir  John  Stawell's  estate  was  sold  by  the  trustees 
appointed  by  the  late  Parliament,  Lady  Stawell  ap- 
pointed her  good  friend  John  Farwell,  of  the  Middle 
Temple,  to  bay  the  manor  of  Netherham,  in  the  county 
of  Somerset,  and  in  1656  Farwell,  with  Lady  Stawell's 
consent,  sold  the  manor  to  petitioner  for  1,600/.,  which 

Q  i 


128 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  I 


U0V9E  ov    monev  was  omployed  partly  to  imy  her  debts  and  partly 

lJIrus.       to  redeem  her  jewels ;  in  1059  petitioner  bouglit   an 

C.^d^'      estate  worth  near  Iwl.  per   annum   belonging   to   the 

'"';"',         manor,  and  whieh  will  be  a  great  advantage  to  the  lord 

^^°'-        of  the  manor ;  petitioner  prays  that  bis  money  may  be 

repaid  him  with  interest,  and  that  meantime  he  may 

quietly  enjoy  the  lands  as  security,  being  accountable 

for  the  iirotits.     L.  J.,  XI.  13S.        .  .  . 

Auk  23    Petition  cf  Ralph  NevUl,  clerk,  minister  ot 

the  GBspel.  Master  of  Arts,  and  of  Episcopal  ordination  ; 

inlW6Jervas  Keck,  then  minister  ot  Evenlode  formally 

re«i"nod  the  cure,  and  petitioner  was  presented  to  the 

fame  bv  the  rightful  patron,  and  was  legally  instituted 

and  inducted  by  Mr.  Keck  himself,  who  has  now  obtained 

an  order  of  the  House  to  sequester  the  profits,  to  the 

great   disturbance  of  petitioner  and  the  parishioners ; 

pravs  that  the  order  may  be  revoked.     L.  J .,  AL.  !■». 

\u.'  '3  Petition  of  Thomas  Porter,  clerk  ;  complains 
that  U  iaiam  Treise,  the  present  possessor  of  the  rectory 
of  St  Mabyn,  Cornwall,  and  others,  have  resisted  the 
order  of  the  House  for  securing  the  profits  ot  the 
livin-,  striking  and  drawing  blood  from  Kobert  Vivian, 
serva'nt  to  oue^of  the  churchwardens,  who  attempted  to 
execute  the  same.  Prays  that  they  may  be  sent  for 
to  answer  for  their  contempt.  L.  J.,  Ai.  138. 
Annexed : —  .        . 

1.  Affidavit  of  Robert  \  iviau  in   support  ot   pre- 
ceding.    9  August.  „,      .  ^, 

2.  Copy  of  the  order  tor  securing  the  prohts  ot  the 
living.     23  June  1660. 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  the  participants,  purchasers  upon 
valuable  consideration  ol  lands  within  the  level  of 
Hattiuld  Chace,  in  the  counties  of  York,  Lincoln,  and 
Nottingham;  petitioners  repeat  the  account  of  the 
wrongs  done  them  by  the  inhabitants  of  Misterton  and 
Epworth  set  forth  'in  a  former  ])etilion  (see  above, 
26th  of  June),  and  jiray  that  their  cause,  which  has 
been  referred  to  their  Lordships  Ijy  the  King,  may  be 
heard  at  the  time  first  appointed,  as  they  arc  attending 
with  witnesses,  most  of  them  a  hundred  and  twenty 
miles  from  their  habitations,  and  that  some  extra- 
ordinary power  may  be  ordered  to  assist  the  sheriff  in 
settling  petitioners  in  the  possessions  decreed  to  them 
by  the  Coni-t  of  Exchequer.  L.  J.,  XI.  !;».  The  peti- 
tion is  signed  by  John  Gibbim  and  Nathaniel  Reading. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit   of    Elizabeth   Foster,   respecting   the 
profanation  and destinction of  the  French  church, 
and   the   violence   offered    to    herself    aad    lier 
children. 
Au".  23.  Petition  of  the  parishioners  and  inhabitants  of 
the  parish  of  Twickenham,  in  the  county  of  Middlesex; 
'  pray  for  the  removal  of  Thos.  Willis,  who  in  the  times 

of  the  late  troubles  obtained  possession  of  the  rectory. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Articles  against  Thomas  Willis;  he  has  never 
been  at  either  University,  but  was  bred  in  New 
England,  and  is  not  a  lawfully  ordained  minister ; 
he  baa  for  months  together  refused  to  read  the 
Holy  Scriptures ;  he  is  a  liar,  promoter  of  discord 
between  neighbours,  and  is  turbulent  and  con- 
tentious, takes  upon  himself  arbitrary  power  in 
the  exercise  of  his  ministerial  office,  has  been  a 
persecutor  of  orthodox  ministers,  is  a  bitter  enemy 
to  His  Majesty,  having  thanked  God  from  the 
pnlpit  after  the  murder  of  his  late  Majesty  for 
delivering  the  nations  from  the  hands  of  that 
bloody  family,  has  accused  the  King's  friends 
fromtho  ])ulpit  of  malignancy  and  treason,  has 
always  read  the  declarations  of  Cromwell  and  of 
the  pretended  Parliament,  but  lias  refused  to 
read  those  lately  published  by  His  Majesty. 
Aug.  21.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lord  Brudenell.  Prays 
for  an  order  to  restore  to  him  his  library  and  goods. 
L.  J.,  XI.  139. 

Aug.  24.  Petition  of  Banastre  Maynard,  Esq.,  by 
William  Lord  Maynard  bis  father  and  guardian  ;  the 
manor  of  Wood  Plumpton,  Lancashire,  purchased  by 
Sir  Robert  Banastre,  petitioner's  grandfather,  and  now 
belonging  to  petitioner,  was  let  upon  lease,  and  was 
of  late  sequestered  for  the  recusancy  of  the  lessees, 
whose  leases  have  now  all  fallen  in.  I'i'titioner  prays 
that  the  sequestration  may  be  discharged  and  he 
restored  to  the  profits  of  the  manor.  L.  J.,  XL  130. 
AuneXi'd:  — 

1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding. 

Aug.  24.  P;-tition  of  Richard  Harbred  and  others, 

tenants  to  the  manor  of  Cawood,  in  the  county  of  York  ; 

the  castle  of  Cawood,  with  the  chapel,  &c.,  formerly 

belonging  to  the  bishopric  of  York  has  been  in  great 


part   pulled   down    during   the  late  troubles,  and  tbe     Hodse  oS 
materials  sold  and  carried  away  by  George  Hewly  and        Lords. 
Wm.  Rowden,  to  the    dishonour  of  God,  the  jirejudice      Calendar, 
of  ihe  bishop's  see,  and  to  the  great  grief  and  damage        ififift 
of  petitionin's  ;  Roden  continues  to  ])ull  down  and  carry 
away   what   is   left    to   the   utter    destruction    of   the 
premises.     Petitioners  pray  for  some  speedy  order  to 
prevent  this.     L.  J.,  XL  140. 

Aug.  2-i.  Petition  of  Joseph  Hayhurst ;  petitioner, 
who  has  been  possessed  of  the  rectory  of  Iping-cum- 
Chithurst,  Sussex,  for  above  15  years,  complains  that 
Leonard  Alexander,  U|)on  pretence  of  a  title  to  the 
living,  has  procured  ah  order  for  stay  of  the  tithes  and 
other  profits,  though  he  was  never  possessed  of  it,  nor 
was  it  sequestered.  Petitioner  prays  for  the  recall  of 
the  order.  L.  J.,  XI.  140. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  of   inhabitants  that  Alexander   was 
never  in  possession  of  the  rectory. 
Aug.  24.  Petition  of  Dame  Frances  Cobham,  widow, 
late  wife  of  John  Lord  Cobham,  deceased;  prays  for  an 
order  to  search  in  the  house  of  Captain  John  Nelthorpe 
and  elsewhere  for  goods  taken  from  the  houses  of  her 
late  husband.     L.  J.,  XL  140. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Another  petition  of  same,  that  Nelthorpe  may 
not  be  included  in  the  general  Act  of  Indemnity. 
(Undated.) 

2.  I'loposed  proviso  to  exclude  Nelthorpe  from  the 
benefit  of  the  Act. 

Aug.  24.  Petition  of  Samuel  Pep3S  ;  in  1656  Jonathan 
Wood  for  scandal  and  insufficiency  was  ejected  from 
the  cure  of  Preston  Bisset,  Bucks,  by  the  then  Com- 
missioners for  ejecting  scandalous  ministers,  though 
he  was  an  asserter  of  their  cause  and  interest,  and 
petitioner  was  then  presented  to  the  cure  by  the 
rightful  patron  ;  but  now  Wood  has  obtained  the  benefit 
of  the  general  order  of  the  House  for  securing  the 
tithes,  &c.  as  if  he  had  been  ejected  for  his  loyalty,  and 
so  entitled  to  relief.  Petitioner  prays  that  the  order 
may  be  taken  off'.     L.  J.,  XL  140. 

Aug.  24.  Petition  of  Zachary  Cawdrey,  rector  of 
Barthomley,  Cheshire  ;  by  the  practice  of  John  Smith 
and  his  adherents  petitioner  was  unjustly  sequestered 
in  l()4rt  contrary  to  law  and  the  consent  of  the 
parishioners  ;  Smith  constantly  refused  to  pay  any  part 
of  the  fifths  to  petitioner's  wife  and  children,  has  lately 
reviled  and  threatened  the  churchwardens  for  executing 
their  Lordships'  order  for  securing  the  profits  of  the 
living  till  the  title  should  be  determined,  and  has 
proved  himself  a  scandalous  person  and  an  enemy 
to  His  Majesty.  Petitioner  ])rays  the  House  to  order 
his  speedy  restoration  to  the  rectory  upon  his  giving 
securit}'  to  .answer  for  the  profits  in  case  John  Smith 
should  be  awarded  any  part  thereof.     L.  J.,  XL  140. 

Aug.  24.  Petition  of  parishioners  of  Barthomley, 
Cheshire  ;  there  are  not  five  amongst  them  out  of  200 
that  ever  owned  John  Smith,  whom  they  have  formerly 
proved  to  be  a  drunkard,  reviler,  lirawler,  &c.  They 
pray  that  he  may  Ije  immediately  removed  and  Zachary 
Cawdrey  restored. 

Aug.  24.  Petition  of  John  Fish,  Doctor  in  Divinity  ; 
petitioner  having  shown  in  a  petition  that  he  was 
lawfully  entitled  to  the  rectory  of  Hallingbury  Parva, 
Essex,  obtained  their  Lordships'  general  order  for 
securing  the  profits,  and  had  it  published  in  church  on 
the  29th  of  July  last  after  moniing  sermon,  but  Thomas 
Waterhousc  the  present  possessor  not  only  refused  to 
obey  the  same,  but  road  His  Majesty's  proclamation,  and 
said  that  by  virtue  thereof  he  was  not  to  l^e  molested  ; 
he  has  since  reaped  the  glebe  corn,  .and  carried  away 
all  the  tithes  lie  can  come  by.  Petitioner  prays  that 
Waterhouse  may  be  sent  for  to  answer  for  his  con- 
tempt. L.  J.,  XL  140. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit  in  sujjport  of  preceding. 
.Vug.  24.  Petition  of  John  Carve,  Esq.,  and  Sir  Richard 
Tracey,  Bart.,  son  and  heir  of  Sir  Humfrey  Tracey, 
Bart.,  and  Dame  Elizabeth  his  wife,  for  reversal  of  a 
decree  in  Chancery  obtained  by  Anne  Cromwell  ille- 
gally, as  petitioners  affirm,  by  the  power  and  influence 
of  Oliver  Cromwell  and  Iretou  (her  kinsmen)  upon 
Keeble  and  Lisle,  then  Commissioners  in  Chancery, 
c.iLtrary  to  the  opinion  of  Whitclocke.  the  other  Com- 
missioner. The  petition,  with  the  exception  of  the 
aljove  allusion  to  Oliver  Cromwell  and  Ireton,  is  given 
almost  ill  exierisu  in  the  Jourmd  on  the  5th  of  December 
following,  when  the  House  reversed  the  judgment  of 
the  Court  of  Chancery.  L.  J.,  XL  IM.  199. 
Aug.  24.  Petition  of  Sarah  Rodney,  widow,  relict  of 


AfPfiiNJJIX    TO    SESENTIi    RI^IMIU', 


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(ieoi-fje  Roduey.  deceased  :  by  order  oftlip  -JKLh  of  July 
lut  lier  Ciiusp  was  tixo.l  t'oi-  heai'ing  on  the  6:h  insiant, 
but  was  liut  oti:  :<iiie  die  on  accouut  of  mure  urgent 
business  ;  she  has  beeu  at  ruinous  expense  in  bringin<» 
witnesses  up  and  keeping  thcni  iu  town,  and  implores 
tha:  a  short  day  may  be  fixed  for  tlie  liearing.  L.  J., 
XI.  141.  <S'ee  above,  26  Jnly. 
Annexed  : — 


1 


Aua 


Copy  of  order  of  28th  July  1660  mentioned  in 
preceding. 
.  The  true  stale  of  the  case  between  Sarah  Rodney, 
widow,  complainant,  and  John  Cole,  of  Odiham, 
in  the  county  of  iSoutliampton,  defendant. 
g.  2-i.  Order  for  the  liearing  of  Lord  Mohan's 
cause  on  the  question  of  damages  for  breach  of  privi- 
lege,    L.  J..  Xi.  141.     In  e.nlenso. 

A'ls,  -24.  Petition  of  AVilliam  Heveningham.  L.  J., 
XI.  142.  This  petition  is  almost  idenliual  with  that 
presented  on  the  10th  instant.     Se:  above. 

Aug.  24.  Petition  of  Henry  Nevill  ;  petitioner 
married  the  executrix  of  the  Countess  of  Totnes,  who 
left  his  wife  a  personal  estate  to  the  value  of  20,'oOi»/.  ; 
sixteen  loads  of  the  best  of  these  goods,  consisting  of 
tapestry,  carpets,  velvets  and  satins  for  beddinc;,  and 
other  furniture,  fine  linen,  rich  furs,  Ac,  which 
were  deposited  in  the  Earl  of  Newcastle's  Louso  at 
Welbecic  for  safety,  were  seized  by  Colonel  Hutchinson 
and  others,  whcr  cannot  be  prevailed  upon  to  restore 
them.  Petitioner,  who  is  liable  for  the  debts  of  the 
Countess  of  Totnes,  prays  that  the  annexed  or  some 
other  Act  may  be  passed  to  enable  him  lu  recover  his 
goods  for  payment  of  the  Countess's  debts,  and  the 
remainder  for  his  own  use.     Sej  L.  J.,  XI.  143. 

Annexed:  — 

1.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  enabling  of  Ursula  Nevill, 
wife  of  Henry  Nevill.  Esquire,  as  executrix  unto 
the  late  Countess  of  Totnes,  to  demand  and  receive 
by  law  certain  goods  heretofore  Ijelonging  unto 
the  said  Countess. 

Aug.  24.  Draft  report  of  the  Lords  tu  whom  it  was 
referred  to  end  all  matters  of  diiference  Ijetween  the 
freemen  and  inhabitants  and  the  Mayor  and  Ald-rmen 
of  the  city  of  E.xeter.  See  L.  J.,  XI.  1.52,  where  the 
report  is  set  out  at  length. 

Aug.  25.  Draft  resolution  of  the  Lores  concurring 
with  the  Commons  in  the  proviso  to  be  inserted  in  the 
Bdl  ot  Indemnity  concerning  Sir  Arthur  Haselri"",  &c 
L.  J.,  XI.  144. 

Aug.  25.  Petition  of  George  Bush,  of  South  Halstead. 
iu  the  county  of  Essex,  feltinaker  ;  complains  that  in 
1645  Thomas  Cooke,  pretended  Colonel  of  a  foot  regiment, 
seized  and  imprisoned  him  for  his  loy.ilty  to  His  Ma- 
jesty, and  because  he  would  not  impeach  Thomas  Diuby 
and  Dr.  Edward  Ingram  as  agents  for  the  late  King"; 
by  the  decay  of  his  trade  and  the  expenses  incurred 
petitioner  was  utterly  ruined.  He  pray.s  that  Cooke 
may  be  excepted  out  of  the  Act  of  Indemnity  so  that  he 
may  proceed  against  him  for  his  horrible  and  uniu.-t 
oppressions. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  inhabitants  of  Halstead  to  the  truth 
of  preceding  petition. 

Aug.  27.  Certificate  of  churchwardens  of  Winwick,  in 
the  county  of  Lancaster,  iu  the  case  between  Richard 
Shudock  and  Thomas  Jessop.  the  present  incumbent  of 
the  rectory,  that  they  have  l)een  unable  to  exc:;ute  the 
order  of  the  House  for  securing  the  profits  of  the  living, 
Mr.  Jessop,  the  farmers  and  tenants,  refusiu^i-  to  yieki 
obedience  thereto.     L.  J.,  XI.  144.  ° 

Aug.  27.  Draft  of  an  Aoi  for  the  naiuralizing  of 
Dorothea  Helena  Countess  of  Derby,  wife  of  the  Riidit 
Honble.  Charles  Earl  of  Derby,  and  Emilia  called 
Countess  of  Ossory,  wife  of  the  Eight  Honlde.  Thomas 
Butler,  called  Earl  of  Ossory,  son  and  heir  apparent  of 
the  Right  Honble.  James  Marquess  oi  Ormond  and 
Earl  of  Brecknock,  and  Margaret  Lady  Cnlpeper  wife 
of  the  Right  Honble.  Thomas  Lord  Cnlpeper.  Baron  of 
Thorsway,  and  the  Right  Honble.  Charles  Kirkhoveii 
Lord  Wotton,  and  Dame  Emilia  his  sister,  children  of 
Katharine  Stanhope,  Countess  of  ChesterfieM  by  John 
Kirkhoven,  Lord  of  Hemflett.  This  Bill,  which  was 
read  a  first  time  this  day,  received  the  loval  assent  ou 
the  loth  of  September.     L.  J.,  XL  145,  &c. 

Aug.  27.  Certificate  that  Lady  Margaret  Culpeper  is 
a  good  Protestant,  and  has  received  the  supper  of  the 
Lord  in  the  Dutch  congregation  of  London.  L.  J.  XI 
145.  ' 

Aug.  30.    Petition    of  Robert   Creighton,  Doctor    iu 
Divinity,  and  one  of  His  Majesty's  chaplains  in  ordinary  ; 
petitioner,  the   legal   incumbent   in  possession  of  the 
U     8406i. 


deanwy  ano   parsonage  of  St.  Burian,  in  the  county  of 

Cornwall,i„l(,45  by  command  of  His  Majesty.thenPrinco 
ot  Wales,  attemled  him  when  he  departed  out  of  En.dand 
until  His  M^yesty's  late  restoration  ;  in  petitioners 
absence  one  Hull  intruded  himself  into  the  parsoua-e 
only  by  the  power  of  Cromwell ;  he  has  violently  resisted 
the  order  for  securing  the  profits  of  the  living  in  ihe 
hands  of  the  churchwardens,  and  gives  out  that  peti- 
tioncr  shall  never  receive  any  of  the  tithes  :  peti- 
tioner prays  for  an  order  for  removal  of  Hull,  and  that 
he  himself  may  be  peaceably  admitted  to  the  livinc 
bee  L.  J.,  XI.  14S.  °' 

Aug.  30.  List  of  persons  in  whose  hands  the  profits  of 
the  living  are  to  be  secured.     L.  J.,  XL  14s. 

Aug.  30.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  necessary  support 
ot  the  work  of  draining  the  great  level  of  the  fens/the 
Bill  declares  that  a  pretended  Act  made  ihe  2yth  day 
of  May  1649  for  draining  the  great  level  of  the  fens, 
jfec.  shall  be  m  force  until  the  29th  of  September  16ul. 
but  tsat  from  the  29th  of  September  the  King  shall 
enjoy  certain  portions  of  the  level  set  forth  for  the 
benefit  of  the  late  King  by  a  law  of  sewers  made  at 
Lynn  in  the  si.xth  year  of  his  reign,  called  Lynn  huv. 
Inis  Bill  passed  the  House  of  Lords,  but  was  dropped 
m  the  House  of  Commons.     L.  J.,  XI.  148,  &,c. 

Aug.  30.  Draft  list  of  Committee  on  precediuo-  Bill 
with  minutes  of  proceedings  showing  that  the  Bdl  was 
reported  the  next  day  as  fit  to  be^mgrossed  without 
amendment ;  that  on  the  3rd  of  September  a  Bill  for  the 
draining  of  the  fens  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  &c  (.v-o 
next  paper)  was  referred  to  the  .same  Committee,  the 
objectors  to  which  were  on  the  6th  of  September  ordered 
to  put  in  their  objections  by  the  13th  of  November  fol- 
lowing, when  Sir  John  Mnnsou,  Sir  Charles  Dallison, 
and  Sir  \Vm.  Killigrew  appeared  as  objectors  ;  various 
amendments  were  made  and  the  Bill  was  ordered  to  be 
reported  on  the  28th  of  November.     L.  J.,  XI.  148,  &c. 

Aug.  30.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  draining  of  the  level 
of  fens  in  the  county  of  Lincoln  extending  itself  from 
the  river  of  Gleaue  and  Bourne  to  Kyme  Ea.  as  well 
within  the  parts  of  Kesteven  as  Holland  (the  eight 
hundred  fen  excepted),  and  from  the  said  Kyme  Ea  to 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  thence  westward  to  the  banks 
of  Trent  commonly  called  Lindsey  Level.  The  advan- 
tages to  be  derived  from  the  draining  ai'c  set  forth,  the 
lands  to  be  drained  (72,000  acres  in  all)  are  particularly 
described.  The  draining  of  these  lands  was  uudertakeii 
by  Robert  late  Earl  of  Lindsey.  Sir  Wva.  Killigrew,  and 
Sir  Edward  Heron,  and  in  June,  in  the  Uth  jesn-  of  the 
late  King,  24,000  acres  were  divided  amongst  the  Karl 
and  his  participants  by  twenty  lots  in  recompense  for 
the  vast  expense  they  had  incurred ;  they  made  some 
progress  in  the  work  of  draining,  but  by  reason  of  some 
interruption  it  has  fallen  into  decay  ;  Sir  William  Killi- 
grew and  Henry  Heron,  son  of  Sir  Edward  Heron,  and 
the  ].articipants  are  willing  to  proceed  eft'ectually 
forthwith  in  the  work  of  draining;  they  are  therefore 
declared  to  be  the  undertakers,  and  shall  at  or  before 
the  10th  of  October  1667,  without  prejudice  to  navigation, 
cause  the  moor  to  be  drained,  and  all  the  level  made 
'•  winter  grounds, ''  7,000  acres  being  left  as  receptacles 
for  the  waters  upon  floods,  besides  meres  not  to  be 
drained  ;  George  Bampfield,  of  Wells,  Somerset,  Edward 
Walpole,  of  Gray's  Inn,  and  Edward  Towthby,  of  Towth- 
by,  Lincolnshire,  shall  enjoy  the  whole  24,000  acres  set 
forth  in  June  aforesaid,  in  trust  for  the  participants 
who  have  the  20  lots,  any  differences  that  may  arise  to 
be  decided  by  Commissioners  thereafter  named ;  the 
l^artieipants  are  empowered  to  do  all  acts  necessary  to 
the  work  of  draining,  to  collect  old  and  levy  new  taxes 
on  the  24,000  acres  for  the  charges  of  the  work,  to 
make  orders  and  appoint  olficers,  and  when  the  work 
is  finished  to  do  all  acts  necessary  for  maintaining  the 
same ;  anj-  person  whose  lands  may  be  damaged  by 
such  draining  to  be  recompensed  by  lands  cut  of  the 
24,000  acres,  and  similarly  the  owners  of  lands  benefited 
thereby  to  make  proportionate  allowances  to  the  under- 
takers ;  the  participants  are  to  meet  a  fortnight  after 
the  passing  of  the  Act  in  Gray's  Inn  Hall  and  choose 
a  treasurer  and  clerk,  and  cause  the  names  and  shares 
of  the  adventurers  and  participants  to  be  e::tered  in  a 
book,  and  no  future  conveyance  of  any  share  shall  be 
valid  until  there  entered,  or  enrolled  in  Chancery  ;  the 
Lord  Chancellor  or  L  id  Keeper  for  the  time  being, 
the  Duke  of  Albemarle,  and  others  are  appointed  Com- 
missioners to  decide  all  differences.  This  Bill,  which 
was  read  a  first  time  this  day,  passed  the  House  of 
Lords,  but  was  not  read  in  the  Commons.  L.  J.,  XI. 
149,  &c. 


House  oi' 

Lords. 

Calendur. 

1660. 


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HISTORICAL    MAXUSCRIPTS    f'OMMISSKiX 


UorsE  OF 

LORliS. 


Annexed : — 

].  Bri'viale  of  preceding. 

Ciiiinda-.  Aus:;.  oO.  Draft  of  an  Act   for  restoring  Henry  Lord 

I«m   '     Ai-undell  of  Warder,   to  tlie  possession  of  his   estate. 

This  l^ill,  which  was  read  a  first  time  this  day,  receivtd 

the  royal  assent  un  the  2i<th  of   December  following. 

L.  J.,  XI.  Ui',  &c. 

Aug.  30.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restitution  of  Thomas 
Earl  of  Arundell,  Surrey  and  Norfolk,  to  the  dignity 
and  title  of  Duko  of  Norfolk.  This  Bill,  which  was 
read  a  tirst  time  this  day.  received  the  royal  assent  on 
the  -J-'-Hh  of  December  foUoiviug.  L.  J.,  XI.  149,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill  appointed  5th 
September  1660,  with  minutes  of  adjournment, 
witnesses  to  be  examined,  &c.  on  that  and  subse- 
quent days. 

2.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 

Aug.  30.  Parchment  copy  of  an  Act  for  naturalizing  of 
Gerard  Vanheythnscn  and  others.  The  only  other 
person  mentioned  by  name  is  William  Hanmer,  born 
■•  at  Aungiers  in  France,'  son  of  Sir  Thomas  Hanmer, 
in  the  cciinty  of  Flint,  Bart.  The  Bill  was  brought 
from  the  Commons  this  day,  and  received  the  royal 
assent  on  the  2tlth  of  December  following.  L.  J., 
XI.  }4iK  &c.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Aug.  30.  Draft  order  to  charge  l.OOOL  due  to  Eobert 
Swale  upon  the  receipt  of  the  excise.  L.  J.,  XL  149. 
In  exieiiso. 

Aug.  30.  Draft  order  to  charge  2,155L  ]5«.  lOd.  due 
to  Lord  Willoughby  of  Parham,  upon  the  receipt  of  the 
excise.     L.  J.,  XL  149.     In  v.itetiso. 

Aug.  30.  Petition  of  John  Eeles  ;  petitioner  was  com- 
mitted by  order  of  the  House  upon  a  complaint  that  he, 
as  deputy  to  the  Sherifl'  of  Oxfordshire,  did  not  assist 
Moses  Perkins  in  executing  the  warrant  for  the  arrest 
of  Colonel  Scroope  ;  petitioner  is  not  deputy  to  the 
sheriff  nor  any  officer  under  him,  and  therefore  con- 
ceived himself  not  concerned  by  the  warrant ;  he  is 
besides  aged  and  very  infirm,  and  has  ever  been  forwara 
to  serve  His  Majesty,  their  Lordships,  and  the  king- 
dom ;  prays  for  discharge  as  it  is  urgent  for  him  to  be 
personally  present  at  the  next  assizes.     L.  J.,  XL  149. 

Aug.  ol.  Petition  of  Andrew  Wanley  ;  in  the  year 
1641  petitioner  lent  a  sum  of  l,00OZ.,  and  in  164i!  a 
further  sum  of  1,000Z.  to  the  now  Marquess  of  Worcester 
upon  mortgage  of  certain  houses  in  Blacklriars,  and 
certain  sheep  walks  in  Glouce.>^terghire  ;  in  1644  when 
the  Marquess'  estate  was  sequestered  petiticjner  was 
put  to  great  trouble  and  expense,  and  was  forced  to 
compound  on  hard  terms  for  the  premises  or  lose  the 
whole  of  his  money;  about  the  year  166  I- the  Marquess, 
sensible  of  the  great  charges  to  which  petitioner  had 
been  pat,  released  his  equity  of  redemption  and  levied 
a  fine  on  petitioner's  behalf ;  after  which  petitioner 
spent  great  sums  of  money  upon  the  property  by  which 
it  is  doubled  in  value  ;  but  now  by  order  of  the  House 
and  by  Act  of  Parliament  the  Marquess  is  endeavouring 
to  obtain  restoration  to  his  estate  to  the  undoing  of 
petitioner;  prays  that  the  property  above  mentioned  may 
not  be  included  in  the  order  of  restoration.  L.  J., 
XI.  160. 

Aug.  31.  Order  referring  Wanley's  petition  to  the 
Coiuraittee  on  the  Marquess  of  Worcester's  Bill.  L.  J., 
XL.  1.60. 

Se)it.  L  Petition  of  Thomas  Wythe,  Doctor  in  Divi- 
nity ;  though  petitioner,  who  ivas  illegally  ejected  only 
for  his  loyalty,  has  obtained  the  general'  order  of  the 
Douse  for  securing  the  tithes  and  jirofits  of  the  rectory 
of  Shipdham,  in  the  county  of  Norfolk,  in  ihe  hands  of 
the  churchwardens  or  overseers  of  the  poor,  Mark 
L(wi.>.-,  the  present  possessor,  persists  in  reaping  and 
Carrying  away  the  glebe  crops,  and  otherwise  acting  in 
contempt  of  their  Loidships'  order;  petitioner  jirays 
that  Lewis  may  be  sent  fVjr  to  answer  for  his  conduct. 
L.  J.,  XL  152. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit    in    sunnort    of   preceding.     16   Aug. 

■2.  Coj.y  of  order  for  securing  the  tithes  and  jirofits 
of  the  living.  23  June  1660. 
Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Mark  Lewis;  Thomas  Wythe 
held  the  two  jiarsoi.ages  of  Shipdham  and  Poswick 
[Pobtwick_,,  Norfolk,  but  in  consequence  of  the  ordinance 
against  pluralities  he  iisigncd  Shipdham,  and  Mr. 
Casileioii  buccecded  him  there  ;  after  six  years  Castleton 
voluntarily  relinquished  the  living,  and  after  thirteen 
months'  vacancy  petitioner  succeeded  him,  and  now 
V\)thc  asserls  that  he  was  ejected  for  his  loyalty,  and 
has  obtained  an  order   lr<  m   the   House   for   securing 


the  profits  of  the  living  ;  prays  that   this  order  may  be     hocse  os 
recalled.     L.  J..  XL  160.  Lobds. 

Annexed  : —  Calemlai- 

1.  Certificate  in  sii|)port  of  preceding.  „    ' 

Sept.  3.  List  of  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the 
Bill  for  Lindsey  Level.     L.  I.,  XI.  163. 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  Sir  Wm.  Killigrew,  Henry  Heron, 
George  Bamptield, and  others  .adventurers  and  purchasers 
with  Robert  Earl  Lindsey  deceased,  who  joined  with 
him  in  I  he  liazard  and  charge  of  draining  the  fens  in 
Lincolnshire.  In  the  12th  year  of  the  late  King,  and 
some  years  before,  under  several  decrees  of  sewers 
petitioners  undertook  the  draining  of  the  fens  lying  be- 
tween the  river  Gleane  and  Kyme  Ea,  and  from  thence 
northward  to  Lincoln  and  the  Treut ;  at  a  cost  of  b0,000i. 
they  perfected  the  drainage  of  the  part  lietweeii  the 
Gleane  and  Kyme  Ea,  and  in  the  16th  year  of  the  King 
had  a  decree  in  Chancery  for  possession  of  fourteen 
thousand  acres  in  severalty  in  recompense  of  their 
expense,  hazard,  and  trouble,  and  thereupon  built  several 
houses,  some  of  great  value,  and  ploughed  and  sowed  the 
land  for  two  years  with  great  benefit  to  the  Common- 
wealth and  themselves  ;  but  in  the  third  year,  whilst 
petitioners  had  a  petition  in  Parliament  for  securing 
them  in  quiet  possession,  a  great  number  of  common 
people,  abetted  by  othersmore rich,  secret,  and  malicious, 
entered  into  petitioners'  possessions,  deniolislied  the 
houses,  destroyed  the  draius,  works,  and  fences,  and 
with  great  herds  of  cattle  and  burning  made  most 
barbarous  devastation  of  the  corn  and  grain  then  grow- 
ing and  almost  ripe,  and  as  if  a  reward  were  due  to 
such  riots  they  have  enjoyed  the  profits  of  those  lands 
ever  since,  by  which  the  petitioners,  or  most  of  them, 
are  utterly  ruined  ;  pray  to  be  restored  to  their  posses- 
sions, and  that  some  course  may  be  taken  lor  the  dis- 
covery of  the  rioters  and  their  abettors,  that  they  may 
be  brought  to  make  reparation  to  petitioners,  and  to 
condign  punisliment  for  their  insolenoies.  L.  J.,  XI.  163. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  to  secure  the  Earl  of  Lindsey,  and 
all  claiming  through  him,  in  quiet  possession  of 
the  lauds  in  question.     6  April  1641. 

2.  Copy  of  order  for  the  Sheriff,  &c.  of  the  county 
of  Lincoln  to  take  measures  for  securing  the  cjuiet 
of  the  feus.     4  June  1641. 

3.  Copy  of  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  directing 
the  Speaker  to  write  to  the  Sheriff  to  suppress 
tumults,  and  copy  of  the  sneaker's  letter.  1()  and 
11  July  1641. 

4.  Copy  of  order,  upon  a.  petition  of  Sir  Wm. 
Killigrew  and  others,  for  suppression  of  riots. 
9  May  1642. 

6.  Copy  of  order  for  Lord  Willmg'nby  of  Parham, 
Lord  Lieutenant  of  the  County,  to  use  his  power 
and  authority  to  secure  Sir  Wni.  Killigrew  and 
the  rest  of  the  underlakei'S  in  quiet  possession  of 
their  lands.     23  May  1642. 

Sept.  3.  Minutes  of  proceedings  of  the  Committee  for 
putting  into  execution  the  Act  for  poll  money,  so  far 
as  concerns  the  speedy  bringing  in  of  the  money  that 
is  to  be  paid  by  the  Peers  of  this  realm  ;  with  draft  of 
letter  proposed  to  be  sent  to  each  peer.  See  L.  J., 
XL  15::. 

Sept.  3.  Orders  concerning  a  provision  for  the  Dukes 
oi  York  and  Gloucester.     L.  J.,  XL  164.     At  v.i/enso. 

Sept.  3.  Draft  of  preceding. 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  that  there  have  been  great  assem- 
blages of  Quakers  and  Anabaptists  (many  of  them  of 
Lambert's  party)  meeting  in  Northainptonshiie,  some- 
times twice  a  week,  plotting  and  praying  against  the 
peace  of  the  Church  and  Slate,  by  which  the  peace  of 
the  county  is  much  endangered.     L.  J.,  XL  154. 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  William  Awbery,  the  son  of 
Kichard  Awbc-ry,  in  the  parish  of  Boughrood,  in  the 
county  of  Kadntrr  in  South  Wales  ;  during  the  late  times 
of  cruelty  and  oppression  petitioner's  father,  who  wai! 
maiked  for  a  sufferer  for  his  loyalty,  was  induced  by 
Wm.  AVatkins  and  another,  for  oi)Ol.  to  levy  a  tine  and 
suffer  a  recovery  of  lands  worth  1,500?.  ;  this,  .after 
dejecting  him,  broke  his  heart,  and  within  a  short  time 
he  died  ;  petitioner  prays  for  inquiry  that  the  fine  and 
recovery  may  be  cancelled,  and  right  done  to  him  as 
legal  heir. 

Sept.  4.  Petition  of  Samuel  Coates,  Master  of  Arts; 
IJCtitioner  for  17  years  ]'ast  has  been,  and  now  is,  in 
actual  pfpsscssion  of  the  rectory  of  Bridgford  ad  Pontem 
iiliiis  West  Biidgforil,  Notts,  but  Edward  Greathed 
who  has  an  ecclesiastical  benefice  at  Leverton,  in  the 
county  of  Lincoln,  worth  lOoZ.  per  annum,  and  never 
was  possessed  of  Bridgford,  has  yet  obtained  the  general 


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House  of     order  of  the  House  for  securing  the  tithes  and  profits  of 
LoBDs.       the  living;  prays  that  this  irregularly  obtained  order 
Calendar.      may  be  vacated.      L.  J.,  XI.  155. 
1660.  Annexed  ;— 

1.  Affidavit  of  Jonathan  Boole  that  Grcathed  ac- 
knowledged that  he  had  never  had   pos-ession  of 
the  parsonage  honse  or  church  of  West  Bridgford 
otherwi.?e  than  by  digging  or  cutting  up  a  sod  or 
turf  out  of  the  chui-ehyard.     25  July  1G6'.'. 
Sept.   5.   Draft   of  an   Act   for   preventing   inconve- 
niences which  may  arise  by  reason  of  patents  or  grants 
made  or  jiretended  to  be  made  during  the  late  troubles. 
This  Bill  was   prepared  by  order  of  the  House  ijy  the 
Committee  on  the  claims  of  the  Marquess  of  Worcester 
and  Alarqness  of  Hertford  to  the  Dukedom  of  Somerset ; 
it  enacts  that  all    patents    obtained   from   the  late   or 
present   King  between  the  1st  of  June  16k2  and  the 
22ud  of  May  1660  shall  be  brought   into   the  Court  of 
Chancery  to  be  viewed  and   examined,   and  if  not  so 
brought  in  shall  be  void  and  of  no  effect,  but  a  number 
of  Peers  are  excepted  by  name  from  the  operation  of  the 
Bill.     The  Bill  passed  the  Hou.se  of  Lords,  and  was  sent 
down  to  the  House  of  Commons,  where  it  was  dropped 
after  having  been  read   twice  and  committed.     L.  J., 
XI.  1-56,  &c. 
Annexed  : — 

1 .  Amendments  to  preceding. 

2.  List  of  witnesses  to  be  suramoued. 

Sept.  5.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restoring  unto  Morough 
alirii'  Morgan,  Earl  of  Insiquin  [Inchi(|uin]  all  his 
honors,  manors,  lands,  and  tenements  in  Ireland, 
whereof  he  was  in  possession  on  the  three  and  twentieth 
of  October  one  thousand  six  hundred  forty-one,  or  at 
any  time  since.  This  Bill,  which  was  read  a  first  time 
this  dav.  received  the  royal  assent  ou  the  13th  instant. 
L.  J.,  XI.  156,  &c. 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  Henry  Mildmay.  Esq.  ;  his 
annexed  petition  claiming  the  liarony  of  Pitzwalter 
has  been  referred  b_v  His  Majesty  to  thr-  House  ;  he 
prays  that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for  the  hearing,  and 
that  he  ma}'  have  timely  notice  thereof  that  he  may 
come  prepared  with  counsel  to  clear  his  claim.  L,  J., 
XI.  V,7. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  same,  to  the  King  ;  claims  the  Barony 
of  Pitzwalter  by  descent  from  Robert  Fitzwalter. 
who  was  seized  as  of  fee  and  right  to  him  and  his 
heirs  of  the  style  and  dignity  of  Lord  Fitzwalter, 
and  in  the  time  of  King  Edward  I.  was  sum- 
moned and   sat  in   several   Parliaments    by   the 
name  of  Kobert  Pitzwalter  ;  the  claim  of  Robert 
Cheeke  to  the  honour  is  to  petitioner's  wrong 
and    disherison,   and    he    therefore    prays    His 
Majesty  to  hear  his  claim  and  right,  and  thereon 
to  do  as  to  his  wisdom   shall   seem  just.     Noted, 
Whitehall.  July  1-f,  1660.    His  Majesty's  pleasure 
is  that  nothing  be  done  in  the  premises  until  the 
claim  and  right  of  the  petitioner  be  duly  heard 
and  considered. — Will.  Morice. 
Sept.   6.  Application   for   an   order    for    removal   of 
Wm.  Browne  and  his  wife  and  others,  who  are  in  posses- 
sion of  the  Duchy  House  in  the  Strand,  and  refuse  to 
render  possession  or  to  pay  any  rent.     L.  J.,  XI.  159. 

[Sept.  6.]  Certificate  of  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  town  of  Colchester,  in  the  county  of  Essex ;  for 
about  ninety  years  past  there  has  been  a  congregation 
of  Dutch  people  in  the  town,  who  by  the  special  favour 
of  Queen  Elizabeth  were  tolerated  to  practise  the  art 
and  trade  of  Bay  and  Say  making,  and  had  for  that 
purpose  divers  good  constitutions  and  orders  for  up- 
holding the  credit  of  the  trade  and  punishing  fraud 
and  deceit  therein  ;  these  orders  were  confirmed  by 
King  James  and  by  the  late  King  Charles,  and  the 
execution  of  them,  and  the  great  care  of  the  Cfover- 
nors  of  the  Dutch  Bay  Hall  and  their  officers  in  their 
strict  and  exact  searching,  sealing,  measuring,  and 
stamping  of  their  bays  has  brought  that  kind  of 
drapery  into  very  high  credit  both  at  home  and  in 
i'oreign  parts,  by  which  means  many  tliousands  of  poor 
families,  not  only  in  Colchester  but  in  divers  towns 
and  villasjes  for  above  twenty  miles  about,  are  set  at 
work,  employed,  and  maintained  ;  the  mayor  and  alder- 
men therefore  think  that  great  harm  would  be  done  to 
the  trade  if  these  bays  were  allowed  to  be  sold  and 
bought  at  home,  or  to  be  transported  beyond  the  seas 
without  being  duly  searched  and  sealed  to  assure  the 
goodness  thereof  at  the  Dutch  Bay  Hall,  the  governors 
of  which  are  men  of  humble  and  peaceful  spirits,  and 
that  the  ratifying  of  their  orders  and  the  giving  them 
all  the  encouragement  possible  in  their  trade  will  be  of 


great  advantage,  not  only  to  the  town  but  to  the  mer- 
chants at  home  and  beyond  the  seas.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  1.59. 

Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Christopher  Stone  ;  petitioner 
was  jiresented  five  or  six  years  ago  to  the  rectory  of 
Sigston  [Sigston  Kirby],  Yorkshire,  by  the  undoubted 
patron,  and  also  holds  a  resignation  of  the  rectory 
under  the  hand  and  seal  of  Nicholas  Cordell,  who  now, 
however,  under  pretence  of  Ijeing  within  the  number 
of  the  sequestered  clergy  has  obtained  an  order  to 
sequester  the  profits  of  the  living  into  the  hands  of  the 
churchwardens  ;  petitioner  believes  that  had  the  House 
known  that  he  had  been  a  suflerer  for  his  loyalty,  had 
ever  desired  to  be  faithful  in  his  duty,  and  had  a  wife 
and  nine  children,  the  order  would  not  have  been  made. 
Prays  for  such  remedy  as  shall  seem  good.    L.  J.,  XI.  169. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Certificate  in  8U])port  of  preceding. 

Sept.  7.  List  of  Committee  appointed  this  day  to  con- 
sider the  Bill  for  confirmation  of  leases  and  grants 
made  by  colleges.  &o.,  with  minutes  of  proceedings  on 
the  15th  of  November,  and  some  subsequent  days. 
L.  J.,  XL  161. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Bromfield,  Esq.,  John 
Arthur,  Doctor  in  Divinity,  and  Lawrence  Marsh 
(trustees  of  Henry  Oolliron,  deceased),  James 
Colbron,  orphan  of  the  said  Henry,  and  the 
Company  of  Drapers,  London.  Heniy  Colbron 
by  his  will  directed  the  petitioners,  Bromfield, 
Arthur,  and  Marsh,  to  buy  a  lease  of  the  rectory 
of  Kirkham.  Lancashire,  the  place  where  he  was 
born,  from  Christ  Church  College,  Oxford,  and 
to  lay  out  the  profits  for  the  first  sixteen  years 
(except  lOOL  a  year  to  his  son)  in  purchasing 
lands  to  maintain  schools  and  jioor  people,  and 
when  bought  to  settle  the  lands  upon  the  Com- 
pany of  Drapers  for  the  uses  aforesaid ;  the 
trustees  purchased  the  lease  accordingly  at  a 
cost  of  near  2,000/.,  without  any  profit  as  yet,  as 
the  lease  did  not  commence  till  this  last  harvest ; 
petitioners  are  informed  that  by  a  proviso  in  the 
Bill  concerning  college  leases  this  lease  is  taken 
from  them  and  given  to  Thomas  Clifton,  the 
former  tenant,  though  he  knew  of  the  original 
purchase  of  the  lease  and  gave  his  consent 
thereto.  Petitioners  pray  to  be  heard  before  the 
proviso  is  passed. 

2.  Letter  from  the  King  to  the  Committee  for 
confirmation  of  college  leases ;  desiring  the 
Committee  to  allow  a  proviso  inserted  in  the 
Bill  by  the  House  of  Commons  to  restore  Thomas 
Clifton  to  possession  of  certain  tithes  and  lands 
of  great  value  of  which  he  was  deprived  by 
Doctor  Owen,  late  usurping  Dean  of  Christ 
Church,  Oxford.  1  Dec.  Signed  by  the  King 
and  Sir  Edwd.  Nicholas. 

3.  Proviso  that  the  A.ct  shall  not  make  good  any 
lease  or  grant  of  any  houses,  orchards,  or  other 
lands  belonging  to  any  archbishops,  bishops, 
deans,  prebendaries,  heads  or  masters  of  colleges 
or  hospitals  which  have  been  reserved  for  them 
or  in  their  own  hands  for  the  use  and  accommo- 
dation of  any  of  them  or  their  societies. 

■i.  Proviso  with  reference  to  lands  belonging  to 
masters  of  colleges,  &c. 

5.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  confirm  William 
Hook  in  the  mastership  of  the  Hospital  of  the 
Savoy,  &c.,  or  confirm  a  lease  of  the  manor  of 
Dengie,  Essex,  or  Garstang,  Lanca.shire,  made 
by  Mr.  Bond,  the  late  pretended  master  of  the 
Savoy  in  trust  for  his  wife. 

6.  AflBdavJt  of  Walter  Payne,  of  the  Savoy,  respect- 
ing the  lease  made  by  Mi-.  Bond. 

7.  Proviso  saving  John  Lord  Cnlpeper's  right  of 
renewal  of  a  lease  of  the  rectories  and  jiarsonages 
of  Randall  [?Ravendale]  and  Little  Coates, 
Lincolnshire. 

8.  Copy  of  order  of  the    Committee    for   Richard 
'  Canning,  lessee  of   the  rectories,  tithes,  or  glebe 

lands  of  Hampton,  Wichenford,  Badsey,  Alding- 
ton, Uffenham  [Offenham],  South  Littleton, 
North  Littleton,  and  Middle  Littleton.  Worcester- 
shire, to  attend  in  order  to  be  heard  concerning 
a  proviso  relating  to  the  said  rectories.      22  Nov. 

9.  Copy  of  another  order  for  the  attendance  of 
Richard  Canning.     3  Dec. 

10.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  make  good  any 
leases  made  against  the  consent  of  the  "  old 
"  tenant." 

11.  Proviso  that  the  Act  shall  not  confirm  any  lease 


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UISTORICAL  MA>aiSCRlPTS   COMMISSIOff 


of  the  rectory  of  Sedbcrgh.  Yorkshire,  inado  since 
the  Tear  161-'2. 

12.  Qiirries  rcspectiu;^-  the  Bill,  &c. ;  whether  the 
pro.-i.-oes  do  not  shock  the  Act  of  .Judieiul  Pro- 
ceedings, the  Act  of  ladeiunity,  or  tlie  hody  of 
this  Alt  itself. 

l:'..  Answers  of  Mr.  .Iiistice  Browne. 

1-t.  Paper  (if  amendments,  &c. 

1"..  Petition  of  Thomas,  William,  and  Elizabeth, 
children  of  Win.  Reynolds,  late  of  Triplow  or 
Thriplnw",  in  the  c"onnty  of  Cambridge  ;  [iray 
ihat  a  lease  taken  by  their  father  in  1615  of  llio 
rectory  of  Triplow  from  Peterhonsc  College,  Cam- 
bridge, may  b-  canflrmed  by  the  Act  now 
passina. 

16.  Petition  of  A\'illiam  Moses,  lately  of  Pembroke 
Hall,  in  the  L'niversity  of  Cambridge.  In  the 
Tear  1655  petitioner  was  chosen  Master  of  the 
College  in  the  room  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Lang,  who 
had  been  displ-.iced  twelve  years  before  ;  peti- 
tioner constantly  resided  in  the  College,  and 
took  so  much  pains  that  jiartly  by  improving 
the  estate  i.f  the  College,  and  partly  by  obtain- 
ing contributions  from  friends  (notwithstand- 
ing the  unhappiness  of  the  times),  he  did  more 
m  the  five  years  he  was  Master  for  the  good 
of  the  Cjllegc  in  repairing  the  old  buildings  and 
adding  new  than  had  been  done  in  three  hundred 
years  before,  in  recognition  of  which  the  Society 
in  the  year  1659  granted  a  lease  of  the  rectory  of 
Soham  in  trust  for  petitioner  upon  payment  of  a 
reasonable  tine  ;  prays  that  this  lease  may  not  be 
excepted  out  of  the  benefit  intended  by  the  Act 
for  confirmation  of  college  leases. 

17.  Petition  cf  Edward  Earl  and  Marquess  of  Wor- 
cester. By  reason  of  the  late  unfortunate  times, 
petitioner,  adhering  unto  the  principles  of  loyalty 
and  jierforming  his  duty  to  his  late  Majesty,  was 
unable  to  renew  former  leases  made  to  him  and 
his  ancestors  by  bisho|is.  deans,  and  chapters,  and 
consequently  forced  to  let  them  run  out  and  ex- 
pire. Hi'  might  now  by  this  happy  revolution 
have  enjoyed  the  |ire-emption  and  his  just  title 
thereunto",  but  is  interrupted  by  reason  of  a  pro- 
viso inserted  into  the  Act  for  the  confirmation  of 
leases  and  grants  from  colleges  and  hospitals, 
contrary,  as  he  conceives,  to  law  and  justice. 
Prays  to  be  heard  agftinst  the  clause  before  the 
Act  be  confirmed. 

Sept.  7.  Draft  nf  an  Act  for  the  settlement  of  Ireland. 
All  lauds  forfeited  or  escheated  by  reason  of  the  late 
rebellion  in  Ireland  that  have  been  allotted  or  assigned 
to  any  persons  under  any  Act  or  ordinance  of  Parliament, 
in  considi.Tation  of  moneys  advanced  or  paid  for  .-iny 
purpose  for  the  service  of  Ireland  before  the  iord  of 
Ajji-il  1653,  of  which  lauds  the  said  persons,  their  heirs, 
executors,  or  as.<igns,  wei'e  possessed  on  the  7th  of  Maj' 
l65i*,  are  confirmed  in  the  possession  of  such  persons  for 
ever,  to  be  held  in  free  and  common  soccage  upon  liay- 
ment  of  the  following  rents,  viz.,  Zd.  for  each  acre  in 
l.cinster,  2Jc?.  in  Munster,  lUl.  in  Connanght,  and  \d. 
in  Ulster:  the  Bill  further  provides  for  the  satisfactiim 
of  the  adventurers  for  Ireland  out  of  other  lands,  if  those 
above  mentioned  should  not  be  sufficient,  for  securing 
the  interests  of  the  Marquess  of  Ormonde,  his  wife  and 
children,  for  restoration  to  their  lands  of  dispossessed 
Protestants  who  were  not  in  nljellion,  for  satisfac- 
tion of  the  arrears  of  Protestant  olhcers  who  served  in 
Ireland,  for  couHrming  in  possession  papists  of  Youghal, 
Cork,  and  Kinsale,  who  have  obtained  decrees  for  certain 
forfeited  lands  in  the  county  of  Cork,  in  lieu  of  their 
claims  to  any  houses  or  lands  in  the  towns  of  Cork, 
Youghal,  and  Kinsale.  Tlie  Bill  provides  for  payment 
of  a  proporlionate  sum  by  all  persons  upon  whom  any 
lands  are  s-ttled,  for  assessment  of  the  value  of  such 
lands,  and  for  l}ie  settlement  of  any  disputes  or  dilfer- 
ences  that  uviy  arise;  and  contains  further  various 
saviuK  clauses,  and  provides  that  persons,  excepting 
•lesuito  and  seminary  priests,  engaged  in  the  rebel- 
lion mentioued  in  certain  Acts  relating  thereto  shall 
be  pardoned  only  so  far  that  there  shall  be  no  forfeiture 
of  life  or  personal  chattels  ;  all  persons  who  shall  by 
His  Majesty's  grace  be  restored  to  any  fcirfeiti-d  lands 
shall  befor;'  the  1st  of  Sept.  1661  [irocure  satisfaction  to 
be  given  to  the  persons  to  be  dispossessed  Ijy  such  their 
I'estoration,  or  shall  be  themselves  barred  from  all  claim 
thereto,  and  if  restored  shall  hold  the  hinds  at  the  rents 
provided  in  this  Act,  if  the  rent  formerly  reserved  exceed 
not  the  same.  Tlie  Bill  further  provides  tliatall  persons 
who  have  been  transplanted  U>  lands  in  the  I'rovince  of 


Connanght  from  other  provinces   shall   be  secured  in     Hocse  o» 
possession  until  the  Parliament  of  Ireland  shall  give  ^r^' 

oiher  order  therein  ;  that  no  jierson  who  has  not  exer-  CnlemLir. 
eisi'd  his  freedom  without  interrujition  since  the  1st  of  1660. 
Feb.  1659-60  shall  be  free  of  any  corporation  in  Ireland  ; 
that  the  right  of  Sir  George  Lane  in  certain  Imds  shall 
be  saved,  and  the  Act  itself  shall  be  further  confirmed  by 
Acts  to  be  passed  in  the  Parliament  of  Ireland.  Read 
1"  this  day.  not  fnrther  proceeded  with.     L.  .T.,  XI.  161. 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  the  Provost  and  College  of  the 
College  Royal  of  the  Blessed  Mary  of  Eaton,  near 
unto  Windsor,  in  the  county  of  Bucks,  commonly  called 
the  King's  College  of  Oui-  Blessed  Lady  of  Eaton  ;  peti- 
tioners are  seized  of  the  manors  of  Goldcliffe,  Nash,  and 
Coldry,  in  the  comity  of  Monmouth,  and  tae  copyholders 
have  time  out  of  mind  until  the  late  unhapjiy  wars  paid 
fines  arbitrary  for  admittance,  and  such  payment  was 
confirmed  by  a  di  cree  of  the  Court  of  Chancery  made 
in  ttie  lith  year  of  King  James,  but  since  the  year  1614 
the  copyholders  have  refused  to  pay  any  fines  but  such 
as  they  please ;  petitioners  and  their  farmers  have  for  ten 
years  past  endeavoured  to  maintain  their  right  in  the 
Court  of  Chancery  and  have  the  former  decree  con- 
firmed until  legally  reversed  by  Bill  of  review,  or  to 
have  an  indiff'erent  count3-  assigned  for  the  trial  at  law, 
but  such  was  the  number  and  potency  of  their  adver- 
saries and  the  strength  of  their  purses,  being  at  least 
two  hundred  joined  together,  that  though  petitioners 
have  expended  at  least  l.OOOZ..  and  are  able  to  expend  no 
more,  yet  can  they  not  obtain  confirmation  of  the  decree 
or  payment  of  the  fines  since  164i;  they  pra^-,  for  con- 
sideration of  their  sufferings,  for  an  order  confirming 
the  decree  securing  them  their  fines  until  legally  re- 
versed by  Bill  of  review,  and  for  a  summons  for  tenants 
refusing  to  paj-  to  appear  before  the  House.  L.  J.,XI.  162. 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Stephen  Poole;  a  petition  has 
been  presented  to  the  Honse  in  the  name  of  Thomas 
Thompson,  stating  that  he  was  possessed  of  the  rectory 
of  Cranworth-cum-Lotton,  Norfolk,  and  was  ejected  only 
for  his  lovalty,  and  an  order  Avas  obtained  for  securing 
the  profits  of  thi-  living  ;  Tliompson  is  in  the  East  Indies, 
and  coiiUl  not  therefore  presint  any  such  petition,  and 
was  ejected  for  drunkenness  and  other  misdemeanors ; 
petitioner  Iherel'ore  pray.s  for  the  recall  of  their  Lord- 
shijis'  order.     L.  .1..  XI.  163. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit  in  support  of  preceding. 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Richard  Edwards,  minister  of 
Chislehurst,  in  the  county  of  Kent ;  Richard  Chase  who 
volnnlarily  resigned  the  rectory  has  obtained  an  order 
for  securing  the  profits  u])on  the  false  suggestion  that 
he  was  unduly  sequestered,  by  which  petitioner  is  not 
onl}-  deprived  of  his  livelihood  but  made  to  sutler  under 
the  odious  notion  of  an  intruder;  prays  for  discharge  of 
the  order.     L.  .J.,  XI.  163. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Cop3'  of  Chase's  resignation.     6  Sept.  1654. 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Thomas  Birch  ;  an  order  has  been 
granted  upon  the  petition  of  William  Evans  to  secure  the 
profits  of  the  rectory  of  Hampton  Bishop,  Herefoidshire, 
upon  )iretenoe  that  he  was  forcibly  ejected,  but  this  plea 
has  been  heard  and  examined  by  the  Lord  Chancellor  and 
found  empty,  there  being  no  proof  that  Evans  was  ever 
legally  presented;  petitioner  Jirays  that  the  order  may- 
be reversed.     L.  .1.,  XL  163. 

Sept.  10.  Draft  for  an  Act  for  restoring  of  Sir  George 
Lane.  Knight,  to  the  possession  of  the  manors  of  Rath- 
clyne  and  Lisduffe,  and  other  lands  in  Ireland.  This 
Bill,  which  was  read  a  first  time,  passed  through  all  its 
stages,  and  was  sent  to  the  House  of  Commons,  this 
day,  received  the  royal  assent  on  the  13th  instant. 
L.  J.,  XL  165,  172. 

Sept.  10.  Petition  of  William  Viscount  Stafford  ; 
complains  that  William  Foster  and  John  Walker,  of 
Bedford,  have  entered  upon  the  manors  of  Wyboston 
and  Soakes,  of  which  petitioner  has  been  lawfully 
seized  for  the  last  thirty  years  by  gift  of  his  grand- 
mother Anne  Countess  of  Arundel,  and  have  forbidden 
the  tenants  to  pay  their  rents ;  jirays  that  the  otfenders 
may  be  brought  up  in  custody  to  answer  before  their 
Lordships  for  their  hi  each  of  privilege.     L.  J.,  XI.  165. 

Annexed  ;  — 

1.  Statement  in  support  of  preceding. 

Sept.  10.  Order  for  attendance  of  Foster  and  Walker 
to  answer  the  comiilaint  made  against  them.  L.  J.. 
XI.  165. 

Sept.  10.  Draft  order  lor  the  King  to  lie  moved  to 
issue  a  proclamation  respecting  the  payment  of  excise. 
L.  J.,  XL  105.     In  e.flriiso. 

Se|il.  10.     Draft  of  an  Act   for  the  levying  of  certSiiu 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


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HousB  OF     moneys  due  upon  the  collection  for  the  Protestants  of 
Lords.       Piedmont;    S.OOiV.,    part   of  the    money   collected   for 

Calendar,  relief  of  the  poor  Protestants  in  Piedmont,  was  in 
1660  December  1657  lent  to  Nathaniel  Temms.  Alderman  of 
London,  deceased,  and  to  Martin  Noel,  of  London,  with 
security  for  repayment  on  a  certain  day,  with  intei'cst 
at  four  pounds  ten  shillin.ffs  per  cent,  by  the  year ;  of 
this  sum  3,050?.  was  repaid,  but  the  remainder,  with 
interest,  is  .still  unpaid,  and  if  not  provided  foi-  is  in 
some  hazard  of  being  lost ;  the  lauds,  goods,  and  chattels 
of  the  late  Nathaniel  Temms  and  of  Martin  Noel  are 
therefore  charged  with  the  sum  so  unpaid,  which  is  to 
be  forthwith  levied  by  process  out  of  the  Exchequer,  and 
]i;iid  to  the  Chamberlain  of  London,  to  be  disposed  of  tor 
relief  of  the  poor  Protestants  in  Piedmont,  leaving  the 
executors  of  Temms  and  Noel  to  settle  their  respective 
liabilities.  This  Bill,  whicli  was  brought  from  the  Com- 
mons this  day,  received  the  royal  assent  on  the  29th  of 
December  following.     L.  J..  51.  166. 

Sept.  10.  List  of  Committee  appointed  to  consider  the 
preceding  Bill,  with  minutes  of  proceedings  on  this  and 
variv'us  subsequent  days,  showing  that  Temms  and  Noel 
were  sent  for  by  Oliver  Cromwell  to  advance  8,000?., 
and  accordingly  paid  that  sum  to  the  Treasurer  for  the 
Navy  ;  Alderman  Viner  says  that  this  was  Piedmont 
mcuej-,  and  that  Noel  knew  that  it  was.  did  not  deny 
the  debt,  and  offered  lands  as  security  for  his  share  of  it 
after  Temms'  death  ;  the  Committee  refers  the  matter  to 
Sir  Thomas  Viner  and  other  inditferent  persons  to  settle, 
adjudge,  and  award  how  and  whej),  within  four  years 
after  the  date  of  such  settlement  and  award,  the  said 
sum  of  8.000/.,  or  so  much  thereof  as  is  yet  unpaid,  shall 
be  paid  by  Martin  Noel,  and  the  executirs  and  adminis- 
trators of  the  late  Nathaniel  Temms,  with  interest  at 
six  per  cent,  by  the  year  for  any  part  UT'paid,  and  appoint 
ilr.  Kendall  as  umpire ;  the  award  w.as  brought  in  on 
the  8th  of  December,  and  the  Piedmontese  were  then 
heard  in  French  to  the  eti'ect  that  they  were  content  to 
allow  tour  years  for  the  payment  of  the  money  so  they 
might  have  six  per  cent,  interest. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  joint  and  several  bond  by  Nathaniel 
Temms  and  Martin  Noel  to  Oliver  Lord  Pro- 
tector for  payment  of  8,0n0L  with  interest.  20 
Dec.  1667. 

2.  Certificate  of  payment  of  8,000?.  into  the  receipt 
of  His  Majesty's  Exchequer  by  Francis  Noel  on 
the  24th  of  Dec.  1660. 

3.  Certificate  out  of  the  Exchequer  of  8,000?.  al- 
lowed to  Noel  in  repayment  of  8.000/.  principal 
money  lent  to  His  late  Highness  on  the  24th  of 
December  1657  for  supplyini;  the  pressing  occa- 
sions of  the  Commonwealth  (22  Oct.  1658),  and  of 
the  interest  thereon  (6  May  1659). 

4.  Certificate  that  what  interest  has  been  paid  upon 
the  8,000?.  lent  in  December  1657  oat  of  the 
moneys  collected  for  relief  of  the  poor  Protestants 
in  Piedmont  has  been  paid  by  Martin  Noel.  7 
Sept.  1660. 

5.  Statement  of  Maurice  Thomson  that  Noel  pro- 
mised to  clear  all  engagements  in  which  he  and 
Alderman  Temms  stood  bound,  &c.    7  Sept.  1660. 

6.  Petition'and  remonstrance  of  the  Deputies  of  the 
poor  churches  of  Piedmont ;  they  have  been 
sixteen  months  in  the  kingdom  prosecuting  the 
affairs  of  the  poor  churches,  at  the  charge  of 
their  desolate  flocks,  who  can  neither  rebuild 
their  houses  or  pay  their  pastors,  while  Temms 
and  Noel  have  for  three  years  past  had  -^,000?.  of 
their  money  in  their  hands,  and  paid  neither 
principal  nor  interest ;  petiticmers  understand 
that  the  House  of  Lords  before  passing  the  Bill 
sent  to  them  from  the  House  of  Commons  desire 
to  see  the  original  bonds  of  Temms  and  Noel, 
but  Mr.  Robert  J?laney  who  has  them  will  not 
produce  them  without  a  S]iecial  order  from  the 
House  ;  they  pray  that  their  expenses  if  they  are 
any  longer  detaiu'sd  about  the  money  may  bi.'  paid 
by  Temms  and  Noel,  and  that  Blaney  may  be 
ordered  to  deliver  to  them  the  original  bonds. 
10  Nov.  1660.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  18-3. 

7.  Certificate  of  Thoma.-;  Kendall,  that  the  arbitra- 
tors desire  him  to  join  in  their  report,  but  he 
cannot  do  this  unless  the  House  are  pleased  to 
allow  two  or  three  days  more  for  the  hearing, 
and  to  add  him  to  the  number  of  the  arljitrators. 

8.  Certificate  or  award  of  Thomas  Kendall ;  the 
arbitrators  have  not  been  able  to  agree  upon  an 
award ;  he  has  therefore  considered  the  matters 
to  him  referred  in  the  presence  of  Francis 
Dashwood,  who  married  the  widow  and  executrix 


of  Nathaniel  Temms,  Mr.  Noel,  and  Mr.   Smith,     House  of 
counsel  tor  the  prosecutors  of  the  Bill,  and   is   r.(        Lords. 
opinion  that  if  the  4,950?.  stil!  due  to  be  paid   h\-      Cnlomlar. 
instalments  of  501)/.,  to  commence  on  the  24th   of        i(;go 
June  next,  with  interest   at  4?.  10s.  per  cent.,  the 
last  instalment  to  be  450?.,  all  ]iarfios  concerned 
will  be  satisfied  that  the  Bill  should  pass.     8  Dec. 
1660. 

Sept.  11.  I'ctition  of  Edward  Marquess  and  Earl  of 
Worcester;  petitioner's  Bill  to  restore  him  to  such  part 
of  his  estate  as  was  disposed  of  by  pretended  ordi- 
nances and  Acts  of  Parliament  has  been  read  and 
committed,  but  the  .adjournment  of  Parliament  is  likely 
to  hinder  petitioner  from  the  speedy  relief  intended  for 
him  ;  he  therefore  prays  that  the  rents  of  all  lands,  of 
which  either  the  late  Mar(iuess  or  himself  were  seized 
in  April  1642.  since  sold,  may  be  stayed  in  the  hands  of 
the  tenants,  that  the  felling  ,and  carrying  away  of  timber 
may  be  stayed,  that  he  may  be  put  into  immediate 
possession  of  all  such  part  of  his  estate  as  has  been 
given  away  by  any  pretended  Act  or  ordinance  since 
April  1642,  and  also  of  such  part  ot  his  estate  as  has 
been  disposed  of  since  that  tiiue  to  Adrian  Scroope, 
Hugh  Peters,  or  any  other  person  excepted  by  name 
out  of  the  Act  of  general  pardon.     See  L.  .T.,  X.  168. 

Sept.  11.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  167?.  to  Edward 
Husbands  and  Thomas  Newcombe,  ])rinters.  C.  J., 
VIII.  165.     r,i  crfeii^o. 

Sept.  11.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  .50ii?.  to  the 
Committee  for  the  army  to  be  distributed  amongst  the 
clerks  and  ofiBcers  attending  the  House  of  Commons. 
C.  J.,  VIII.  166.     /,/  e..?r».so. 

Sept.  11.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  21:;!?.  and  386?. 
to  (John)  Owen,  stationer.     C.  J.,  VIII.  166.     Lii  e.rtenso. 

Sept.  11.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  200?.  to  Ralph 
Darnall  for  his  diligent  and  faithful  service  to  the 
House  of  Commons.     C.  J.,  VIII.  166.     fii  i'..ieii^o. 

Sept.  11.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  277?.  lis.  4f?.  to 
Lancelot  Einott,  Provost  Marshal  of  ^Middlesex,  on 
behalf  of  himself  and  his  six  men  for  their  service  in 
attending  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons.  C.  J., 
VIII.  166.     I»  exteimn. 

Sept.  11.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  50?.  to  James 
Norford  [Norfolk],  Sergeant-at-arms,  for  providing  of 
fire  and  candles  for  the  use  of  the  House  of  Commons. 
See  C.  J.,  VIII.  166. 

Sept.  12.  Draft  order  for  the  office  of  postmaster  and 
the  postage  and  carriage  of  letters,  domestic  and  foreign, 
to  be  exercised  by  the  persons  now  employed  therein, 
and  according  to  the  existing  rates  and  rules  until  the 
6th  of  November  next      L.  J.,  XL  170.     In  extmsn. 

SL-pt.  12.  Draft  order  for  the  King  to  be  moved  to 
issue  a  commission  to  treat  with  purchasers  and  others 
concerned  in  the  sales  of  bishops'  lands.  C.  J.,  VIII. 
167.     Iti  e.cfpiisu. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  order  to  revoke  the  order  tor  securing 
the  profits  of  livings,  from,  which  ministers  were  ejected. 
L.  J.,  XL  172.     In  edenso. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,200?.  a  week 
to  the  garrison  of  Dunkirk  until  the  6th  of  November 
next.     L   J.,  XI.  172.     In  e-cleiisu. 

Sept.  1:.!.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  the  preceding 
allowance  to  Edward  Harlev,  the  Governor  of  Dunkirk. 
See  L.  J.,  XL  171. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  order  for  the  Receiver-General  to 
give  assignations  for  the  40,000?.  appointed  for  the 
disbanding  of  the  army.     L.  J.,  XI.  172.     Jii  e,elenso. 

Sept.  13.  Order  for  10,000?.  to  be  presented  to  the 
Princess  Royal.     L.  J.,  XL  172.     In  exienso. 

Sept.  13.   Draft  of  preceding. 

Sept.  13.  Diaft  order  for  10,000?.  to  be  presented  to 
the  Queen  of  Bohemia.     L.  J.,  XI.  172.     In  cxienso. 

Sept.  13.  Draft  order  that  the  goods  of  Edward 
Lightmaker,  brewer,  seized  for  his  neglecting  to  make 
true  entries,  and  not  paying  and  clearing  the  excise  for 
ale  and  beer,  are  not  repleviable.  L.  J.,  XL  172.  In 
ex.fenso. 

Sept.  13.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Oct.  4.  Writ  for  attendance  of  William  Lee,  the 
elder,  before  the  Council  at  Whitehall  to  answer  the 
complaint  of  Anthony  Story  and  anoiher. 

Oct.  29.  Draft  certificate  from  the  clerks  with  whom 
the  orders  and  records  of  the  Lords  House  remain  that 
thev  are  informed  that  a  printed  paper,  dated  4th  July 
last,  puiportiug  to  be  an  order  of  His  Majesty  and  the 
Lords  assembled  in  Parliament,  with  the  consent  of 
Charles  Lord  Gerard,  setting  forth  that  it  was  agreed 
between  Lord  Gerard  and  William  Fitton  that  the 
said  William  Fitton  should  enjoy  the  estate  of  the  late 
Sir  Edward  Fitton,  was  of  late  published  in  the  parish 
church  of  Gawsworth,  in  the  county  of  Chester,  but  no 

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lllSTOniCAl.   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMIISSION 


HocsEor     such  ordiT  was  made  n-i  is  prctciiiled,   and  nil   persons 
toKDs.       j^j.^,  ^^  (jj).g  ,„J(ip^,  tij.^t   iiie  said  pretended  order  is  a 
Calendar,      feigned,  false,  and  fietitious  thino;. 
1660.  Nov.  i>.  Petition  of  Thomas  Levingston, Esq. .and  Anne 

his  wife,  d.'feudants.  to  ihe  petition  ol' the  Earl  of  Sterling 
and  others  ;  tbo  c■au^^■  wa.'  ordered  to  be  put  olVin  order 
that  a  case  might  lie  agreed  upon  and  presented  to 
the  judges  for  their  ojuiiion  :  the  dcfendaufs  have  ac- 
cordingly stated  a  case,  of  which  they  annex  a  copy  ; 
hut  the  petitioners,  tlie  Earl  of  Sterling  and  others, 
refuse  to  agree  to  it,  pretending  that  it  was  not  delivered 
ill  due  time,  but  any  default  herein  was  dne  to  the 
sickness  and  death  of  the  defendants'  counsel,  Mr. 
Erancis  Finch  ;  the  defendants  tbcrefore  pray  the  House 
to  appoint  some  person  to  state  and  settle  the  ease,  and 
that  they  may  be  heard  thereon  before  their  Lordships 
or  the  judges.  L.  J..  XT.  177. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  defendant's  case  ;  setting  nut  the 
allegations  contained  in  the  petition  of  the  Earl 
of  Sterling  and  others  of  the  27th  June  ItJtiO 
[see  above  i ,  and  contending  in  answer  thereto 
that  by  the  Act  of  confirmation  of  judicial 
proceedings  the  fine  alleged  to  have  been  pro- 
cured by  force  and  fraud  was  by  the  general 
words  of  the  A  ct  confirmed,  and  that  bj'  the  Act  of 
free  and  gejieral  pardon  and  indemnity  made  in 
the  present  Parliament,  and  pa^sed  before  the 
petition  was  preferred,  the  offences  pretended  in 
the  petition  not  being  excepted,  were  pardoned. 
The  questions  therefore  are  whether  the  matters 
of  crime  charged  in  the  petition  against  the 
defendants  are  not  discharged  and  pardoned  by 
the  general  pardon,  and  whether  the  House  of 
Peers,  as  a  court  of  judicature  (admitting  that  the 
force  and  fraud  alleged  in  obtaining  the  fine 
were  pioved),  can  vacate  the  fine  without  an 
Act  of  Parliament  ? 
Nov.  'i.  List  of  Committee  on  and  amendments  to 
the  Bill  for  restoring  Lord  Arundel  of  Wardour  to  his 
estate.     L.  J..  XL  177. 

Nov.  7.  Report  from  the  Commissioners  for  disband- 
ing the  forces,  headed.  An  humble  representation  of  the 
Commissioners  appointed  by  Act  of  Parliament  for  dis- 
banding of  the  foi-ces  of  this  kingdom,  both  by  land  and 
sea,  of  what  progress  they  have  made  in  that  service, 
declaring  what  forces  they  have  paid  ofl',  and  are  dis- 
banded and  discharged,  and  what  sums  of  money  have 
been  paid  to  every  particular  garrison,  regiment,  troop, 
and  company,  and  for  discharging  slips;  and  what 
forces  are  not  paid  eil'  and  discharged,  with  an  estimate 
of  what  money  will  be  nscessary  to  pay  off  the  land 
forces  to  li'.h  of  November  instant  and  the  ships  to  the 
12th  day  of  September  last;  and  what  money,  both  cer- 
tain and  casual  the  Parliament  hiith  consigned  to  those 
uses,  with  a  balance  between  the  charge  and  the  money 
consigned  ;  and  the  method  observed  by  the  Commis- 
sioners in  the  disposing  of  the  money  arising  by  the 
Poll  Bill,  what  the  total  of  that  bill  may  come  unto 
according  to  the  best  of  their  intelligence.  This  report 
was  presented  by  the  Lord  General,  the  Duke  of  Albe- 
marle.    L.  J.,  XL  177. 

Nov.  7.  Draft  order  for  presenting  10,000Z.  to  the 
Princess  Henrietta.     L,  ,J.,  XL  177.     Tn  r.eleiis  '. 

Nov  '.I.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill  for  confirmation 
of  marriages,  and  notes  of  .«ome  proceedings  thereon 
L.  J.,  XL  17h. 
Annexed : — 

I  -3.  Papers  of  amendments, 
Nov.  111.  Petition  of  Mary  Mountjoy,  executrix  of 
AVilliam  ]\Iouiitjoy,  Esi|.,  deceased,  for  her  possession 
in  the  Balla.t  Office;  upon  the  2=.th  of  August  last 
neiitinner  attended  witli  her  counsel  for  the  hearing  of 
Iter  c;iuse,  but  the  attendance  became  fruitless,  His 
Majesty's  |)leasnre  being  signified  to  hear  the'  case 
himself  before  the  Privy  Council  ;  and  when  the  cause 
wa.-  fidly  heard  before  the  Council  she  was  ordered  as 
fornu'rly  to  apply  to  their  Lordships  for  a  re-hearing; 
she  prays  for  a  spe<'dy  day  fur  the  s:inie  as  she  is  unaldc 
to  contend  with  so  p'ltent  an  adversary  as  the  Trinity 
House,  which  having  obtained  possession  endi  avours  to 
weary  her  out  with  char>;eable  and  dilatorv  iittendiinces 
L.  J.,XL18:i. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Order  in  Conneil  l>y  whi(-h  after  hearing  the 
eiaim  of  the  several  ])ielcnders  to  the  office  of 
lastage  and  ba'lasliigo  and  to  ballasting  of  ships 
in  the  river  of  ThamtK,  viz.  ;  the  INlasler,  War- 
dens, and  Assistants  of  Trinity  House  el'  the  one 
part,  and  those  who  derive  their  title  from 
the   uxecnt<ire  and  assigns   of  Wm.   Mountjoy, 


patentee  or  lessee  for  a  terms  of  years  of  the  other     House  op 
part,  the  Duke  of   York,   Lord   High  Admiral,        Lokds. 
having   also   exhibited    his   claim.    Sir   Kenelm      Calendar 
Digby    having    discovered    a    pretence    of    his        1660 
grounded  upon  a  promise  from  his  late  Majesty, 
and  tliC  city  of  London  having  put  in  a  claim  to 
the  soil  of  the   Thames  as  conservators  of   the 
same,  it  was  ordered  that  the  persons  claiming 
through    'Wm.    Mountjoy    might    apply    to    the 
House  of  Lords  for  repeal  of  the  order  of  the 
House  of  the  13th  of  June  last,    whereby  the 
Trinity  House  was  under  certain  conditions  and 
limitations  settled  in  the  enjoyment  of  the  office. 
24  Oct.  1660. 
2.  Petition  of  the  Master,  Wardens,  and  Assistants 
of  the  Trinity  House  ;  petitioners  who  have  dis- 
bursed and  engaged  themselves  by  contract  for 
several  thousand  pounds  in  peribrmancc  of  the 
duties  of  the  ballast  office  since  their  Lordships' 
order  which  secured  them   in   possession  thereof 
until   the   title  should    be  decided  at  law,  upon 
their   giving   security  to  be  answerable  for  the 
mesne  profits,  pray  that  that  order  may  be  main- 
tained.    (Undated.) 
Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Edwanl  Bowson,  clerk,  on  the 
behalf  of  himself  and   divers   o'.;her   ministers  of  the 
Gospel ;  in  the  Act  touching  the  confirming  and  restor- 
ing of  ministers  there  is  something  dubious,  and  peti- 
tioner prays  the  House  to  interpret  whether  a  minister 
admitted  on  a  simoniacal  contract  and  alter  outed  for 
misdemeanor  were  lawfully  presented,  and  so  ought  to 
be  restored. 

Nov.  12.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  settling  a  rent  charge 
issuing  out  of  Knowle,  in  Kent,  upon  lauds  of  the  Earl 
of  Dorset  in  Sussex  ;  the  draft  recites  that  Richard  late 
Earl  of  Dorset,  uncle  to  Richard  the  present  Earl, 
mortgaged  the  manors  of  Knowle.  Seal,  and  Kempsing 
[Kemsing]  to  Henry  Smyth,  of  London,  who  afterwards 
having  absolutely  purchased  the  same,  conveyed  them 
to  trustees  ior  the  benefit  of  the  poor  of  the  Several 
parishes  of  St.  Saviour's,  Southwark,  St.  Olave's,  St. 
George's  and  St.  Mary  Magdalen's,  T3ermondsey,  and 
Clapham,  in  the  county  Surrey,  and  of  several  other 
parishes ;  in  the  year  l6-"i3  the  trustees  let  the  manor 
house  and  park  of  Kuole  as  the  same  is  bounded  with  a 
pale  or  fence  to  the  present  Earl  of  Dorset  for  eighty- 
two  years  at  a  yearly  rent  of  1001.,  and  by  another 
lease  of  the  same  date  let  certain  woods  and  commons, 
parts  of  the  same  manois,  to  him  for  the  same  term  at  a 
yearly  rent  of  30?.  ;  the  poor  of  the  parishes  menoioned  i 

above   receive   no    further    benefit    than    these    rents  \ 

amounting  to  130Z.,  nor  are  the  premises  likely  to  be 
improved  as  the  house  standing  in  the  park  of  Knole 
will  require  160/.  annual  charges  to  keep  the  same  in 
repair,  and  is  only  fit  for  a  person  of  honour,  and  the 
'■  several  things  ''  now  let  by  the  two  leases  are  fit  to  be 
enjoyed  with  the  house  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
person  living  therein,  the  reversion  of  the  property  is 
absolutely  vested  in  the  trustees  upon  the  trusts  afore- 
said ;  the  bill  vests  the  manors  aforesaid  in  the  Earl  of 
Dorset  absolutely,  free  and  discharged  from  all  trusts, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  poor  of  the  said  parishes,  in  con- 
sideration of  the  Earl  charging  his  manors  of  Bexhill 
and  Cowding,  Sussex,  with  a  perpetual  ch:irge  of  130?. 
per  annum  for  the  benefit  of  the  poor  of  the  said 
parishes. 

The  title  of  the  Bill  was  changed  to  an  Act  for  settling 
the  manors  of  Knole,  Scale,  and  Kempsing.  in  the  county 
of  Kent,  upon  the  Earl  of  Dorset  and  his  heirs,  and 
charging  the  manoi-  of  Bexhill  and  tho  manor  or  farm 
of  Cowding  [Cowden]  and  other  lands,  in  the  county  of 
Sussex,  with  a  rentcharge  of  130?.  in  lieu  thereof.  The 
Bill  which  jKissed  the  House  of  Lords  was  dropped  in 
the  House  of  Commons.  L,  J.,  XI.  IS-l,  &c. 
Annexed:— 

1.  Co)  ly  of  new  title. 

2.  Paper  of  amendments. 

3.  List  ol'  committee  on  the  Bill.     13  Nov. 

4.  Notes  of  proceedings  ol'  the  Commiitee. 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  James  Waynwright  and  others. 
By  the  importunity  of  Charles  Earl  of  Derby  they  ])iir- 
chased  a  portion  of  his  father's  estate  in  Lancashire,  lor 
which  the  Earl  engaged  himself  to  rep;iy  the  money  and 
interest,  but  he  has  now  violcnily  -ei/.ed  on  the  estates 
by  pretence  of  an  order  from  the  House  of  Lords  ;  peti- 
tioners pray  that  the  order  may  be  I'cealled,  and  they 
restored  to  their  possessions  and  rents  until  the  Earl 
lierforms  his  agreement.     L.  J.,  XL  184. 

Annexed ; — 

J.  Copy  of  order  of  the  14th  of   August    1660    for 
restoring  the  Earl  of  Derbv  to  his  estates. 


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House  op         Nov.  12.  Petition  of  James  Palavicine,  son  and  heir  of 

Toby  ralavicine,  deceased;  prays  to  be  restored  to  ]ios- 

Calt-ndar       session  of  the  manors  of  Foxton  a)id  litt!-^  Shelford.  in 

1660         Cambridgesbiie,  from  which  be  is  excluded  under  a  lease 

for  99  years  made  by  liis  father.     L.  J.,  XI.  184. 

Nov.  13.  Draftof  an  Act  furthe  uaturaHsingof  Francis 
Astley,  sou  of  Isaacke  Astley,  Lord  Astley,  an  infant  of 
the  age  of  six  years  or  thereabouts,  liorn  in  Holhmd. 
Passed  the  House  of  Lords,  but  not  proceeded  with  in 
the  House  of  Commons.  L.  J.,  XL  184,  <fec. 
Annexed : — 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill.     16  Nov.     L.  J.. 
XI.  186. 
Nov.  15.     Order  for  the  hearing  of  the  cause  of  the 
Earl  of  Sterling  and  others  against  Thos.  Levingston  and 
Anne  his  wife.     L.  J.,  XI.  18-!>.     lue-elenso. 

Nov.  16.  Affidavit  of  Mary  Batt  that  Thomas  Hawks- 
worth  confessed  that  he  had  arrested  Dorothy  lady 
Dacres.     L.  J.,  XI.  186. 

Nov.  16.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  thenaturalidngof  Abra- 
ham Wachter,  born  beyond  the  seas.     Read  1*  this  day  ; 
received  the  royal  assent    on   the   2ytli  of  December. 
L.  J,  XI.  186,  &c: 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  that  Wachter  is  yet  under  17years  of 
age.  and  was  born  at  Amsterdam.  10  Nov. 
Nov.  16.  Petitinn  of  John  Cropley,  of  Clerkenwell, 
in  the  county  of  Middlesex.  Petitioner's  father,  before 
the  year  1642,lent  to  William,  then  Earl  andnow  Marquis 
of  Newcastle,  1,'200Z. ;  in  1654  the  Earl  conveyed  his 
mansion  house  and  site  of  the  late  dissolved  monastery 
of  Clerkenwell  and  the  manor  of  Flawborrow,  otherwise 
called  Delhow,  in  the  county  of  Nottingham,  to  Charles 
Viscount  MansKeld  his  son.  and  other  trustees  for  pay- 
ment of  his  debts,  and  petitioner,  by  the  urgent  im- 
portuiiit}-  of  the  trustees,  was  induced  to  buy  the 
mansion  house  and  manor,  which  were  accordingly 
conveyed  to  Samuel  Boardman  in  trust  for  petitioner ; 
but  now  the  Marquis  pretends  to  claim  the  property 
under  an  Act  of  this  present  Parliament  for  restoring 
him  to  all  the  estate  which  he  enjoyed  before  May  1642. 
Petitioner  prays  to  be  allowed  to  take  such  course  either 
in  law  or  equity  as  may  best  secure  his  estate. 

Nov.  ir.  List  of  Committee  appointed  to  consider  of 
some  way  to  prevent  the  standing  of  carts  and  cars  in 
the  streets  for  the  hindering  of  the  passage  of  coaches 
and  passengers  in  and  out  in  the  streets.  L.  J.,  XL 
187. 
Annexed  :— 

1.  Resolution  of  the  Committee  that  the  Justices  of 
the  Peace  and  other  officers  of  the  City  of  West- 
minster to  he  commanded  to  take  care  that  no  carts 
or  cars   pass   in   the  streets  between  Whitehall 
and  the  Old  Palace  in  Westminster  between  the 
hours    of   nine  in  the  morning  and  one  in   the 
afternoon  during  this  sitting  of  the  Parliament. 
19  Nov. 
Nov.   17.  Petition  of   Thom.as   Hillyard,  of    Newton 
Nottage,  in   the    county    of  Glamorgan,  clerk ;    prays 
that  Arnold  Butter,  who  alleges  that  he  was   illegally 
ejected  from  the  rectory  of  Newton  Nottage,  and  has  by 
virtue  of  an  order  of  the  House  gathered  in  the  tithes 
of  the  rectory  and  converted  them  to  his  own  use,  may 
be  called  upon  to  appear  and  show  cause  why  petitioner 
should  not  enjoy  the  rectory  and  tithes. 

Nov.  19.  Petition  of  Dame  Margaret  Herbert,  widow, 
late  wife  of  Sir  Edward  Herbeit,  knight,  deceased  ;  in 
16-33  petitioner  and  her  then  husband,  Thomas  Cary, 
deceased,  second  son  of  Robert  late  Earl  of  Monmouth, 
were  possessed  of  a  house  and  lands  at  Parson's  Green, 
Fulhara,  near  which  were  about  three  acres  of  wet  marsh 
common  ground,  belonging  to  the  freeholders,  copy- 
holders, and  commoners  of  the  manor  of  Pulham,  of 
which  the  Bishop  of  London  was  then  lord ;  peti- 
tioner's husband  for  the  accommodation  of  his  own  and 
his  neighbour's  dwellings,  agreed  to  exchange  a  like 
quantity  of  good  ground  for  this  marsh  ground,  and  to 
leave  a  way  from  Parsons  Green  to  Southfleld  at  the 
west  end  of  the  marsh  ground,  and  thereupon  at  great 
charge  subdivided,  inclosed,  drained,  and  planted  the 
marsh  ground,  leaving  the  way  as  agreed  ;  this  settle- 
ment was  undisturbed  until  about  three  years  ago  Ed- 
mund Harvey,  the  then  usurped  lord  of  the  manor, 
combining  with  Francis  Thorne,  a  tailor,  locked  up  a 
gate  at  the  end  of  the  way  leading  into  Southfleld,  and 
then  claimed  a  way  through  petitiorer's  gardei}s  and 
inclosed  ground,  and  obtained  two  judgments  at  law 
against  petitioner;  she  prays  the  House  to  give  her 
redress,  and  to  confirm  ibe  inclosure  and  way  from  Par- 
son's Green  to  Southfleld  by  Act  of  Parliament. 


Annexed  : —  »„,-„  „„ 

i.  Urderot  the  Committee  to  whom  the  matter  was  Lorhs. 
referred,  affecting  a  compromise  between  the  Oii^„,. 
parties.     24  Nov.  ' 

Nov.  20.  Drafi  of  an  Act  for  restoring  of  Thomas 
Ratclitfe,  Esq.,  to  all  his  lands  and  posse.ssi..u8  in  Eng- 
land and  Ireland  ;  to  restore  him  to  jiossession  of  all  the 
manors,  castles,  lordships,  lands,  tenemi'iits.  and  here- 
ditaments in  England  and  Ireland,  which  bir  George 
Ratclifle  his  father  or  he  himtelf  held  be  lore  the  23rd  of 
October  1640,  but  without  any  mesne  ]irofits  or  arrears 
before  the  2.5th  of  April  lii6u.  This  Jiill  <lid  not  i)ass, 
but  a  Bill  with  the  same  title  passed  the  following  vear. 
L.  J.,  XL  188,  &c. 

Nov.  20.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  conflrming  the  sale  of 
certain  lands  made  by  Ferdinando,  late  Karl  of  Hunt- 
ingdim.  Read  1%  2',  and  committed ;  no  further  pro- 
ceeding.    L.  J.,  XL  188,  &c. 

Nov.  22.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  vacating  all  such  deeds 
and  conveyances  as  were  passed  by  any  person  whatso- 
ever of  any  impropriations  or  portions  of  tithes  for 
their  compositions  for  adhering  to  his  late  Majesty. 
The  Bill,  besides  the  general  provisions,  contains  a 
special  clause  vacating  a  deed  by  which  Sir  J  jhn  Paking- 
ton,  and  Dame  Dorothy  his  wife,  in  Jan.  164!:'-r)0  were 
forced  for  abatement  only  of  part  of  a  tine  imposed 
upon  them  for  adhering  to  his  late  Majesty  to  convey  to 
Christopher  Henn  and  others  in  trust  iijr  the  town  of 
Aylesbury  a  certain  pasture  called  Heydnu  Hill,  in  the 
parish  of  Aylesbury,  and  also  the  market  house,  markets, 
and  fairs  there,  with  the  waste  ground  where  the  markets 
and  fairs  are  held,  with  the  houses  and  stalls,  and  the 
tolls,  customs,  and  stallages  arising  therefrom,  and  the 
coiirt  leet  and  whatever  appertained  thereto  within  the 
borough.  The  Bill  was  thrown  out  on  the  first  reading. 
L.  J.,  XL  190. 

Nov.  22.  Petition  of  Henry  Peck  ;  prays  the  House  to 
concur  in  an  order  sent  uji  from  the  House  of  Commons 
for  payment  of  certain  money  due  to  him.  .S'ee  L.  J., 
XI.  206. 

Nov.  24.  Draft  of  an  Act  prohibiting  the  planting  of 
tobacco  within  the  kmgdom  of  England.  The  Bill  was 
read  1'  this  day,  [passed  through  all  stages  in  the  Lords, 
but  was  dropped  in  the  House  of  Commons.  L.  J., 
XL  ita,  &c. 

Nov.  26.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  more  sjieedy  and 
ready  way  for  tanning  and  dressing  of  all  sorts  of 
leather  ;  leather  has  grown  dearer  than  befo.'e  I'rom 
the  want  of  oak  bark  for  tanning,  and  Charles  Howard. 
4th  son  of  Henry  late  Earl  of  Arundel.  Surrey  and 
Norfolk,  has  several  secrets  and  new  inventions  for 
tanning  hides  in  less  time  and  with  less  charge  into 
leather  of  a  better  quality  than  heretofore  produced, 
and  that  without  the  use  of  oak  liark  ;  the  Bill  reserves 
to  him  the  sole  benefit  of  his  invention  for  fourteen 
years  on  payment  of  one  fifth  of  the  profits  and  one 
fourth  of  all  penalties  to  His  Majesty.  The  Bill  was 
read  1"  this  day,  passed  through  all  stages  in  the  Lords, 
but  was  thrown  out  in  the  House  of  Commons.  L.  J.. 
XL  192,  &c. 

Annexed .- — 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill.     27  Nov. 

2.  Amendments  to  the  Bill,  &c. 

Nov.  26.  Message  from  the  House  of  Comntons  for 
Sir  Edward  Turner  to  put  the  Lords  in  mind  of  several 
Bills.     L.  J.,  XL  192. 

Nov.  26.  Draft  order  in  the  cause  of  the  Earl  of 
Sterling  and  others  against  Thomas  Levingston  and 
Anne  his  wife  for  the  Clerk  of  the  House  to  intimate  to 
the  petitioners  that  they  rnay  bring  in  a  Bill  for  their 
relief.  L.  J.,  XL  192. 
.■iimexed  : — 

1.  Draft   resolution   that    the    fine    complained   of 

was  obtained  by  force.     24  Nov.     iSee  L.  J.,  XI. 

191. 

Nov.  26.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3,450L  to  Thomas 

Lodingtou    for    provisions    fui'nished    by  him    for   the 

garrison  of  Dunkirk.     L.  J.,  XL  192.     In  eeletiso. 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  John  Earl  of  Lauderdale  and 
Dame  Anne  his  wife  ;  pray  to  be  put  into  possession  of 
a  copyhold  house  and  land  at  Highgate,  the  cause 
respecting  which  has  been  often  ap]iointed  for  hearing  ; 
the  property  is  claimed  through  Mary  Countess  of 
Hume,  who  died  about  Seiitember  1644,  leaving  two 
daughters,  Anne  Countess  of  Lauderdale  and  Margaret 
Countess  of  Murray  ;  the  property  was  taken  possession 
of  in  1649  by  John  Ireton.  Alderman  of  London,  who 
as  lord  of  the  manor  would  not  permit  Lady  Lauder- 
dale to  proceed  in  claiming  the  pro]>erty,  but  tore  up 
htr  plaint,  saying  that  her  husljand  was  a  traitor  to  the 
State  and  should  have  no  lands  there.  L.  J.,  XL  193, 195. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCltlPTS   COMMISSION  ; 


1660. 


«.jdbs  <w        Nov.  27.  Petition    of    Letitia    Kemeys,   ividow   aud 
LosDs.       relict  of  Erasmns  Bvdlot),  sou  of  leuac  Bedluo,  mercLaut, 

Calendar,  deceased.  About  tTreiiry-five  jeai's  since  tlie  participants 
in  the  level  of  Hatfield  Chli^c  contracted  with  Isaac 
Bedloo  to  build  a  church  and  minister's  house  in  the 
Level,  for  doing  which  his  late  Majesty  had  f;iven  them 
leave.  Isaac  Bedloo  accordingly  Iniilt  and  finished  the 
church  and  house  at  his  own  cost  of  1,1591.  '6s.  M.,  but 
the  participants  very  unjustly  refusing  to  satisfy  him, 
he  was  necessitated  to  commence  a  suit  at  Lincoln 
assizes  in  1640,  and  obtained  a  vei-dict ;  the  participants 
agreed  to  pay  del.  i)er  acre  throughout  the  level,  ujion 
which  Bedloo  was  ]iersuaded  to  cease  the  jirosecution, 
but  the  wars  then  commencing  he  was  ruined  and 
undone,  and  died  having  assigned  his  interest  in  the 
debt  to  jietitiouer's  husband  who  is  also  dead  without 
any  satisfaction  given  him,  leaving  petitioner,  with  two 
children,  ciecutrix  in  a  verj- poor  condition.  Petitioner 
prays  that  the  participants  may  be  ordered  to  pay  her 
the  sum  disbursed,  with  all  interest  and  charges  accrued 
since  the  disbursing  thereof.  L.  J.,  XI.  193. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Order  of  the  Committee  for  Petitions  referring 
Letitia  Kemeys'  petition  to  the  Committee  ujion 
the  Bill  concerning  the  draining  of  Hatfield 
Chase.     3  Dec.  1660. 

Nov.  27.  Affidavit  of  William  Hughes  and  another ; 
that  Valentine  Jones,  and  John  aud  Heury  Stephens 
refused  to  give  up  possession  of  certain  lauds  to  the 
Mai'quis  of  Worcester's  bailift'  pursuant  to  order  of 
Pailiament.     L.  J..  XI.  193. 

Nov.  27.  Draft  order  for  the  Committee  for  in-eventiug 
stoppages  in  the  streets  between  the  House  and  White- 
hall to  send  for  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  and  consider 
of  some  course  for  jircventing  the  inconvenience.  L.  J., 
XL  193.     hi  v.Jen.^0. 

Nov.  29.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  due  observa- 
tion and  better  preventing  the  profanation  of  the  Lord's 
day  commonly  called  Sunday.  Brought  from  the 
Commons,  read  a  first  and  second  time,  and  committed 
but  no  further  proceeding.  L.  J.,  XL  194',  &c.  (Parch- 
ment Collection.) 

Annexed  : — 
1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill.     15  Dec. 

Nov.  29.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  against  jirofano 
swearing  aud  cursing.  Brought  from  the  Commons 
and  read  a  first  time  only.  L.  J.,  XI.  194.  (Parchment 
Collection.) 

Nov.  29.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  prevention  of  all 
adulterated  gold,  silver,  bullion,  and  prohibited  goods 
and  merch.in discs  ;  the  Bill  proposes  to  appoint  John 
Covert  and  others  searchers  lor  adulterated  articles, 
and  that  they  should  receive  one  moiety  of  all  for- 
feitures for  their  jjains.  Bead  1",  and  rejected.  L.  J., 
XL  195. 

Nov.  2'.*.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restoring  Sir  George 
Hamilton  unto  his  lauds  and  estate  in  Ireland.  The 
Bill  received  the  roval  assent  on  the  29th  of  December. 
L.  J.,  XL  195,  &c.  " 

Nov.  30.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  making  void  certain 
fines  unduly  ]irocured  to  be  levied  l)y  Sir  Edward 
Powell.  Knight,  and  Dame  Mar)'  his  wife.  The  ))reamble 
recites  that  in  so  important  a  foiuidation  of  right  as 
vhc  passing  of  fines,  though  by  a  vote  of  their  Lordships 
in  judicature  (in  the  case  of  the  Earl  of  Sterling  and 
others  against  Thomas  Levingston  and  Anuc  his  wife), 
they  have  resolved  that  the  fines  had  been  obtained  by 
force,  thej'yet  thought  fit  to  vacate  the  same  by  way  of 
Bill  rather  than  by  way  of  judicature.  This  Bill,  after 
passing  through  the  House  of  Lords,  was  dropped  in 
the  HoU33  of  Commons,  but  a  Bill  for  the  .Ramc  pur|iose 
received  the  i-cynl  assent  on  the  19th  of  May  1602. 
L.  .1.,  XL  195,  &c. 

Nov.  30.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  erectiug  and 
augmentation  of  vicarages  perpetual  out  of  imjjro- 
priate  rectories.  Brought  from  the  Commons  this  day, 
hut  not  )iroceeded  with.  Ste  L.  J,,  XL  195.  (Parch- 
meut  Collection.) 

[Nov.  — .]  Petition  of  the  Mayor  and  Chamber  of  the 
city  of  Exeter ;  on  the  1st  of  Se])tember  last  the  Hous;' 
ordered  that  certain  churches  in  Exeter  should  be 
repaired  at  the  charge  of  the  ])ari£hionei  s,  that  the 
bells,  plate,  utensils,  aud  materials  taken  away  should 
be  restoied  to  those  churches,  aud  that  the  ])artitiou 
wall  built  in  the  cathedral  ami  the  new  seats  in  the 
choirs  should  be  tal;en  away  ;  this  order  was  served  upon 
petitioners  so  shortly  before  the  adjoarnmcnt  that  they 
had  no  opportunity  of  making  their  supplication  to  the 
House,  and  sliowing  their  I'eadinesa  to  yield  obedience 
to  the  order  in  all  points  within  their  power  ;  petitioners 


gave  notice  to  the  churchwardens  of  the  several  chirrehes      ^^.qeiis' 

to  fetch  away  their  bells,  utensils,  and  materials  still  in  

being  which  some  have  done,  and  the  others  may  do  Calentlir, 
so  when  the)'  please  :  as  for  j)late  none  was  taken,  and  1660. 
few  of  the  churches  were  touched  by  the  i)etitioners, 
and  those  the  suuillest  and  leaso  useful,  thirteen  out  of 
the  eighteen  churches  of  Exeter  being  incapable  of 
receiving  such  a  congregation  as  could  maintain  a 
preaching  minister;  ]ietitioners  have  neither  received 
or  demanded  the  money  mentioned  in  the  order,  but 
have  delivered  up  the  one  bond  to  the  jjarties  concerned  ; 
as  to  that  part  of  the  order  which  requires  them 
forthwith  to  take  away  the  partition  wall  in  the 
cathedi-al,  and  the  new  built  seats,  Dr.  Gawden,  the 
Bishop  elect,  is  willing  that  they  should  remain  until  he 
has  had  an  opportunity  of  considering  their  convenience 
or  inconvenience  ;  [letitioners  are  besides  advised  by 
counsel  that  they  would  be  iresiiassers  on  the  Church 
and  liable  to  action  if  they  were  to  pull  down  the  wall 
and  seats,  and  that  the  Dean  cannot  give  them  leave  to 
do  bO  ;  the  wall  aud  seats  were  built  before  the  24th  of 
June  1660  by  virtue  of  a  ]iretended  Act  made  by  the 
Assembly  then  sitting  at  Westminster,  and  the  building 
thereof  is  therefore  covered  by  the  general  Act  of 
Indeiunity  ;  two  congregations  now  meet  for  divine 
service  in  the  east  and  west  parts  of  the  cathedral,  and 
if  the  wall  be  pulled  down  before  the  other  churches 
are  prepared  or  enlarged  thousands  of  people  will  have 
no  place  to  resort  to  for  the  worship  of  God  ;  besides 
there  is,  as  petitioners  hear,  danger  that  some  part  of 
the  fabric  of  the  cathedral  should  come  down,  in  pre- 
serving which  they,  with  others,  have  in  these  miserable 
times  spei:  t  2,400i. ;  petitioners  pray  that  they  may 
enjoy  the  benefit  of  the  Act  of  Oblivion,  and  not  be 
compelled  to  take  down  the  wall  and  seats,  but  that  i 

they  may  lie  left  lor  the  Bishop  to  dispose  of  as  he  shall 
think  lit.     See  L.  J.,  XL  91,  152. 

Dec.  1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill  for  the  making 
void  certain  fines  unduly  ]jrocured  to  be  levied  by  Sir 
Edward  Powell,  Knight  and  Baronet,  and  Dame  Mary 
his  wife,  with  notes  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Committee 
on  this  and  subsequent  days,  Ac.     L.  J.,  XL  197. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Another  list  of  the  Committee. 

2.  Draft  preamble  to  the  Bill. 

Dec.  •!.  Draft  of  an  Act  lor  the  i-estoriug  of  Sir 
Thomas  Grymes  [Crimes],  Baronet,  to  his  estate.  Read 
1",  tliis  day,  and  received  the  royal  assent  on  the  29th 
Dec.  1660.     L.  J.,  XL  197. 

Dec.  ;i  Petition  of  Constantiue  Skinner.  P.  tilioncr 
is  the  hntut  fiile  jrarchascr  for  a  valuable  consideration 
of  certa'ii  lands  in  the  counties  of  Berks,  Kent,  and 
elsewhere  which  formerly  belonged  to  Lady  Powell, 
late  wife  of  the  late  Sir  Edw,.rd  Powell.  The  title 
to  the  lauds  deiiends  chiefly  u]J0n  a  fine  firmly 
levied  by  the  said  Lady  Powell.  The  Earl  of  Sterling 
and  others  have  jjetitioned  their  Lordships  to  reverse 
the  fine,  and  have  only  made  Mr.  Levingston  and  bis 
wife  ]iarties  in  the  cause,  wherein  such  proceedings  have 
been  had  that  ]ietitioner  is  informed  a  vote  has  been 
passed  by  their  Lordshi|iB  tba.t  the;  fine  was  levied  by 
force.  To  all  which  proceedings  j}etitioner  is  a  stranger, 
and  yet  solely  concerned  in  interest  as  to  his  lands. 
He  prays  that  in  any  further  jiroceedings  in  the  cause 
he  may  be  heard  aud  allowed  to  make  bis  just  defence 
that  his  inheritance  may  not  bo  lost  to  him  unknown. 
L.  J.,  XL  197. 

Dec.  3.  Petition  of  Chaloner  Chute ;  petitioner's  late 
father  ]mrchased  the  castle  and  park  of  the  Devises  in 
Wilts  of  Anne  wife  of  Thomas  f.evingston  and  her 
trustees  at  the  full  rate  of  eighteen  years'  purchase,  the 
title  whereof  was  derived  to  Mr.  Levingston  Ijy  certain 
fines  levied  and  deeds  made  liy  Sir  Edward  Powell  and 
his  Lady  in  1651.  Petitionei- and  his  father  jiaid  1,500/. 
part  of  the  ]mrchaso  money,  and  petitioner  has  secured 
the  residue  by  mortgage  of  liis  own  lauds  now  forfeited. 
He  takes  notice  that  a  Bill  has  been  brought  into  the 
House  foi'  vacating  the  fine  on  which  his  title  depends, 
upon  some  suggestion  of  misdemeanor  in  Thomas 
Levin g.stoii  and  his  wife  in  the  obtaining  thereof.  Prays 
that  n.i  Act  to  the  pi-ejudice  of  his  title  may  be  passed, 
he  having  never  been  heard  or  made  party  to  any  pro- 
ceedings before  their  Lordshijis  concerning  the  same. 
L.  J.,  XL  197. 

Doc.  3.  Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the 
Committee  upon  Sir  Edward  and  Lady  Powell's  Bill.. 
L.  .1.,  XL  197. 

Dec.  4.  List  oi'  Cmnmittee  to  whom  the  Bill  for  re- 
storing Kir  Thomas  Grymes  [Crimes]  to  his  estate  was 
referred,  and  rejiort  of  proceedings  of  the  Committee. 
L.  J.,  XL  198. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


187 


Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  provisoes  to  the  Bill. 

2.  Statement  respecting  the  claim  of  Richard  Shel- 
bnry  to  a  portion  of  the  estate  of  Sir  Thomas 
Grymes  [Crimes].     (TTudated.) 

3.  Petition  of  Peter  Ray,  of  Blackt'riars,  London, 
tailor.  Petitioner  has  a  gtant  of  a  yearly  rent  of 
201.  made  hy  Sir  Thomas  Grymes  [UriniesJ  to  be 
had  out  of  a  messuage  and  certain  lands  at  Peck- 
ham,  Surrey.  Prays  to  be  lieard  in  defence  of 
his  right  and  interest.     (LTmiated.) 

Dec.  4.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  better  relief  and  em- 
ployment of  the  poor,  and  the  punishment  of  vagrants 
and  other  disorderly  persons  within  the  City  of  London 
and  Westminster,  and  the  liberties  thereof,  and  the  late 
lines  of  communication.  L.  J.,  XI.  198.  This  bill  was 
read  1*,  2",  and  committed,  but  was  not  further  pro- 
ceeded with. 
Annexed : — 

1-2.  Papers  of  amendments. 
Dec.  6.  List  of  Committee  appointed  to  consider  the 
Earl  of  Huntingdon's  Bill,  &c.     L.  J.,  XI.  200. 

Dec.  G.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  settling  certain  drained 
grounds  lying  within  the  level  of  Hatfield  Chase  and 
parts  adjacent  within  The  counties  of  York,  Lincoln,  and 
Xottiugbam.  L.  J..  XI.  201,  &c.  This  Bill  appears  to 
have  been  dropped  in  consequence  of  the  dissolution  of 
Parliament. 

Dec.  6.  Impeachment  against  William  Di'ake,  citizei^ 
and  merchant  of  London  for  publishing  a  pamphlet, 
intituled  "  The  Long  Parliament  Revived."  &e.  L.  J.. 
XI.  201.     In  r.fteiiS(}.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Dec.  6.  Proceedings  of  the  Committee  on  the  Bill  for 
the  restitution  of  Thomas  Earl  of  ArunHel  to  the  dignity 
and  title  of  Duke  of  Norfolk.     Sc  L.  J.,  XT.  184. 

Dec.  6.  Report  of  the  evidence  of  witnesses  belbre 
the  Committee  appointed  to  e.-camine  the  present  condi- 
tion of  the  Earl  of  Arundel,  Surrey,  and  Norfolk.  The 
witnesses  examined  were  unanimous  in  their  opinion 
that  the  Earl  was  mad.     Sec  L.  J.,  XI.  184. 

Dec.  7.  List  of  Committee  upon  the  Earl  of  Hunting- 
don's Bill,  to  whom  the  Bill  to  enable  John  Newton  and 
William  Oakeloy  to  sell  lands  for  payment  of  deljts  was 
refen'ed,  and  proceedings  and  rcwDrt  of  Committee 
thereon.     L.  J.,  XI.  202. 

Dec.  7.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  naturalizing 
of  John  Borrel,  Esq,,  eldest  s3n  of  Sir  William  Borrel, 
Knight  and  Baronet.  Read  !■'  this  day.  Received  the 
royal  assent  on  the  29th  Dec.  L.  J.,  XI.  202.  (Parch- 
ment Collection.) 

Dec.  7.  Draft  of  preceding. 
Annexed: — 

1.  List  of  Committee  i'or  the  Bills  of  inituralization 

to  whom  the  jjrcceding  Bill  was  referred.    11  Dec, 

1660.    L.  J.,  XL  206.' 

Dec.  7.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill  for  uniting  the 

parishes  of  St.  Andrew  and  St.    Mary   in     Droitwich. 

L.  J.,  XL  202. 

Dec.  7.  Petition  of  Edward  Bullock ;  prays  that 
William  Standen  may  be  summcined  before  their  Lord- 
ships to  answer  petitioner's  complaint  against  him 
of  unlawfully  detaining  certain  manors  and  lands  in 
the  county  of  Berks  descended  to  petitioner  from  his 
ancestors. 

Dec.  8.  Order  for  the  Earl  of  Sufiblk  to  take  his 
remedy  at  law  against  Alexander  Peper  for  the  words 
.spoken  to  the  dishonour  of  his  Lordship.  L.  J.,  XI. 
203.     Ta  <j:fptiso. 

Dec.  10.  Draft  order  for  an  allowance  of  1,200/.  a  week 
for  the  maintenance  of  the  garrison  of  Dunkirk.  L.  J.. 
XI.  204.     //(  v.vfflHso. 

Dec.  10.  Draft  order  for  charging  387/.  18s.  lOrf.  due 
to  Henry  Simball  for  provisions  sent  to  Dunkirk  upon 
the  receipt  of  the  excise.     L.  J.,  XI.  205.     In  rjienso. 

Dec.  10.  Draft  order  for  iiavment  of  3.436/.  10s.  IQd.  to 
Colonel  Anthony  BuUer.     L.  J.,  XI.  205.     In  cxtenso. 

Dec.  10.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3,000/.  to  Row- 
land Langherne.     L.  J.,  XI.  205.     In  extcnso. 

Dec.  Itl.  Draft  order  for  the  carcases  of  Cromwell, 
Ireton,  Bradshawe  and  Pride  to  be  taken  up,  drawn 
upon  a  hurdle  to  Tyburn,  and  there  hanged  up  in  their 
coflBns  for  some  time  and  afterwaids  buried  under  the 
gallows.     L.  J.,  XI.  205.     //;  ceiens". 

Dec.  11.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  lor  confirming  a 
pretended  Act  to  enable  AVilliam  Millward,  Esq.,  to  sell 
lands  for  paj-ment  of  debts.  Brought  from  the  Com- 
mons and  read  1°  this  day,  but  not  further  proceeded 
with.     L.  J.,  XI.  206.     (Parchment  collection.) 

Dec.    11.   Draft   order   for   payment   of  250/.  to    Sir 
Thomas  Dacres.     L.  J.,  XI.  206.     In  t.'tens-). 
II     84062. 


Calendar. 
1660. 


Dec.  11.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3,443/.  128.  ^M.    Housb  op 
to  Henry  Pecke.     L.  J,.  XI.  206.      In  Ptimso.  '  honvB. 

Dec.  11.  Petition  of  Sir  Symon  Fanshawe.  Prays 
for  the  reversal  of  an  unjust  decree  obtained  against 
liim  in  the  Court  of  Exchequer  in  the  year  1651  by 
Thomas  Impey.  Bar(ms  Nicholas,  Parker,  and  Hill 
who  heard  the  cause  denied  justice  to  petitioner,  and 
openly  professed  much  animosity  against  his  whole 
family.  The  present  Lord  Chief  Baron  and  the  other 
Barons  of  the  Exchequer  have  declared  that  they  could 
not  admit  a  Bill  of  review,  but  conceived  that  peti- 
tioner had  good  cause  to  be  relieved  before  their  Lord- 
ships, who  are  not  so  strictly  tied  up  to  the  forms  and 
rules  of  proceeding  as  the  Court  of  Exchequer.  L.  J., 
XL  207. 

Dec.  11.  Petition  of  Francis  Coventry.  In  the  year 
1641  the  late  Lord  Hopton  became  indebted  to  peti- 
tioner in  the  sum  of  1,000/.,  for  payment  of  which  debt 
in  the  year  1657  (a  widow's  estate  falling  in  at  that 
time)  petitioner,  after  a  trial  in  the  Court  of  Exchequer, 
obtained  possession  of  a  tenement  worth  50/.  per 
annum.  By  an  order  of  their  Lordships  of  the  18th  of 
July  last  the  co-heirs  of  Lord  Hopton  have  taken  pos- 
session of  that  jiart  of  the  estate  conveyed  to  petitioner 
without  regard  to  his  debt.  Petitioner  prays  that  the 
order  may  be  so  limited  that  he  may  receive  from  the 
heirs  satisfaction  of  principal,  interest,  and  charges,  or 
that  he  may  be  again  put  in  possession.  L.  J.,  XL 
207. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  referred  to  in  preceding.    18  July 
1660. 

Dec.  12.  List  of  the  Sub-committee  appointed  by  the 
Grand  Committee  of  the  whole  House  to  consider  of 
the  two  provisoes  offered  to  the  Grand  Committee,  and 
also  of  the  proviso  in  the  Bill  of  Attainder  of  Oliver 
Cromwell,  &r.  concerning  the  Marquess  of  Worcester's 
estate,  <&c.,  and  report  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Com- 
mittee thereon.     L.  J.,  XL  208. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Draft  proviso   respecting   the   estate  of  Henry 
late  IMarqness  of  Worcester. 

2.  ^Vnother  draft. 
•  !.   Draft  of  another  proviso. 

Dec.  12.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  528/.  13.'!.  orf.  to 
Colonel  John  Streatter  and  John  Macocke  for  printing. 
C.  J..  VIII.  2l)H.      Lie.rt,'nsn. 

Dec.  13.  List  of  Committee  upon  the  Earl  of  Hun- 
tingdon's Bill,  to  whom  was  also  referred  the  Bill  for 
raising  portions  and  maintenance  for  the  younger 
children  of  Sir  Edward  Gostwicke,  with  reports  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  Committee  upon  several  of  the  Bills 
referred  to  them.     L.  J.,  XL  208. 

Dec.  13.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  making  the  precinct  of 
Covent  Garden  jiarochial.     Read  1"  this   day  ;  received 
the  royal  assent  29  Dec.  1660.     L.  J.,  XI.  208,  &c. 
Annexed  :— 

1-8.  Provisoes  and  amendments  to  preceding. 
9.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  St.  Paul's,  Covent 
Garden.  The  precinct  of  Covent  Garden  is 
parcel  of  the  parish  of  St.  Martin's-in-the-Pields, 
and  the  inhabitants  therefore  are  tithu  free  and 
liable  to  no  other  taxalion  than  the  rest  of  the 
parish,  the  Earl  of  Bedford  being  bound  to  endow 
it.  By  an  ordinance  procured  by  some  particular 
persons  in  the  year  1646  to  make  it  a  parish,  they 
have  not  only  great  taxes  levied  upon  them  for 
the  {jaj'ment  of  a  minister,  but  have  likewise 
been  troubled  with  vexatious  suits  at  law-  The 
House  of  Commons  upon  a  like  suggestion  of 
particular  persons,  without  the  consent  of  the 
major  jiart  of  the  said  precinct,  have  lately 
passed  the  effect  of  the  said  ordinance  by  Bill, 
which  if  passed  into  an  Act  will  make  petitioners 
for  ever  suffer  what  they  conceive  they  have  too 
long  endured.  They  pr.ay  that  no  Act  may  pass 
whereby  they  may  be  debarred  of  such  privileges 
as  they  ought  to  enjoy,  r/nd  that  no  government 
may  be  imposed  upon  them,  but  what  is  according 
to  the  laws  of  the  Kingdom.  (Undated.) 
Dec.  14.  •  )rder  for  the  re-commitment  of  Sir  Thomas 
Grvmes'  [Crimesj  Bill      L.  J..  XI.  21". 

Dec.    14.   Petition    of  .lohn  Cole;  prays  that  a  short 
day  may  be  aiipointed    for  hearing  his  cause  against 
George  Rodnev  and  hi.s  wife.     L.  ,1..  XL  210. 
Annexed : — . 

1.  Statement  of  the  case. 
Dec.  14.  Application   for  an  order  for  the  last  year's 
profits  of  the  rectory  of  Ratzdale  [Rochdale]  and  Sad- 
dleworth,  in    the  counties  of  Lancaster  and  'York,  to  be 
answered  unto  the  Lord  Byron.     L.  J.,  XL  210. 

S 


188 


lU^iTolUCAJ.   MANU.SUKIPTS   COMMISSIUN  : 


ItitiO. 


HOUSE  OF         Dec.  U.  Petition  of  John  Ogilby.     Iheu-  Lo^dsh  ps 
LoBPs.      ^^^g  ^gg„  graciouslv  pleased  to  accept  a,  new  hngUbli 
C^'^a.T      Bible    adorned    with    choro-graphical   sculptures,   and 
according  to  their  benignity  and  bounty,  encouraging 
such  pubtic  endeavours,  have  granted  petitioner  not  oul> 
the  thanks  of  the  House  but  a  favourable  eompensat.on 
He  prays  that  since,  tlieir  Lordships  honoun.be  example 
conduces  verv  much  to  the  carrying  on  of  his  design 
(the  disposal  of  this  costly  and  correct  impression)  tha 
they  would  use  some  ready  expodient  to  quicken  and 
despatch   their   gracious   intentions.      bee    1>.    -J-,  ^'-~ 

Dec  14.  (Certificate  respecting  the  precedeiice  of  the 
Earl  of  Oxford  in  the  Jounuil  Bookii  from  *i  Hen.  V  iii. 

to  21  . lac.  I.  .  ,    Cii,„T);n 

Dec.  15.  Draft  order  for  the  re-commitment  ot  the  13111 

concerning  college  leases.     L.  J.,  XJ..2n.        ,,,.,, 
Dec.  l.j    List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill  for  the  drain- 
ing of  Hatheld  Level,  &c.     L.  J.,  XI.  211. 

T'petiti^n  of  Symon  Mawe,  William  Tong,  and 
Kobert  Bernard,  on  the  behalf  of  themselves  and 
others  the  freeholders  and  commoners  within  ihe 
manor 'of  Epworth,  in  the  Isle  of  Axholme.  Certain 
persons  calling  themselves  participants  witliout 
naming  any  except  .John  Gibbon  and  Nathaniel 
Reading,  have  procured  an  order  from  then- 
Lordships  to  summon  Thomas  Dawson,  Anthony 
Lacy.  George  Gilby ,  and  William  Lockier,  charg- 
ing'them  with  breach  of  decrees  in  the  Exche- 
nucr  and  other  unlawful  acts.  Lockier  was 
slain'  l)efore  the  date  of  the  order,  for  which 
Eeading  stands  indicted  for  murder  and  is  to  be 
tried  next  term.  The  other  three  persons  have 
attended  their  Lordships  since  the  beginning 
of  this  Parliament  to  make  their  defence,  but  the 
•  participants  (waiving  their  former  accusations) 
have  lately  brought  in  a  Bill  for  an  Act  against 
petitioners  and  the  other  commoners,  agaiubt 
which  petitioners  exhibited  a  petition  to  their 
Lordships  to  have  time  to  make  the  truth  of  then- 
ease  appear.  The  participants  now  endeavour  to 
obtain  an  order  to  exclude  petitioners  from  their 
common  of  pasture,  common  of  turbary,  and 
other  just  rights.  Petitioners  pray  that  no  order 
may  be  made  until  they  have  been  heard.  (Un- 
dated.) ,  ,  1 
2.  Another  petition   of  same  praying   to   be  lieanl 

against  the  Bill.     (Kudaled.) 
;l.  Petition   of  .lohn  (Jrosse,  .losepli  Kdlinglon.  »n<l 
Leonard  Cowley,  on  the  behalf  of  themselves  and 
of  the   freeholders  and   coninioueis   within    the 
manors  of  Mistertou  and  Stockwith,  in  the  County 
of  Nottingham.     Pray  to  be  heard  against  the 
Bill.     (Undated.) 
Dec.   17.    Engrossment  of  an   Act   for   enabling  Sir 
Anthony  Browne  to  sell  lands  for  payment  of  debts. 
Brought  from  the  Commons  this  day,  and  thrown  out 
after'the  third  reading.     L.  ,1.,  XI.  212,  &c.     (Parch- 
ment Collection.) 

Dec.  17.  Transcript  of  record.  iVc.  in  the  writ  of  erroi . 
AyleworLh  v.  Kvctt.  L.  .1 .,  XI.  213.  (I'archnicnt  Col- 
lection.) 

Dec.  17.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  2,-200?.  to  8ir 
BobcTt  Houywood  and  the  other  late  Connnisaioucrs  in 
Sweden  for"  their  allowance,  and  for  mourning  at  the 
King  of  Sweden's  death.     L.  .!..  XI.  213.     fn  extunso. 

Dec.  17.  I'etitiou  of  Dame  Margaret  Banastre.  Prays 
that  the  co-heirs  of  the  late  Lord  Hopttjn  n.ay  be  ordered 
to  give  her  satisfaction  for  certain  obligations  entered 
into  by  Lord  Ilopton,  and  now  in  her  jiossession  as  exe- 
cutrix of  Sir  Arthur  Hopton,  &c.     L.  J.,  XI.  213. 

Dec.  17.  Petition  of  Pranci?  Warner  and  William 
Love,  late  SberiHs  of  London  and  Middlesex.  Notwith- 
standing their  Lordships'  order  of  the  26lh  of  May  last, 
that  Thomas  BushoU,  a  prisoner  in  their  custody,  should 
have  his  libiTty  to  attend  Ids  cause  dni-ing  the  session 
of  Parliament.  Mary  I'^dney,  one  of  his  creditors,  com- 
bining with  one  Crofts,  and  Ogden,  an  attorney,  have 
sued  petitiimers  for  an  escape,  and  prosecute  it  with  all 
violence,  giving  out  that  they  will  receive  their  money 
in  spite  of  their  Lordships,  with  many  other  scandalous 
speeches  of  the  same  nature.  Petitioners  pray  to  be 
indemnified  for  their  obedience  to  the  order,  and  that 
directions  may  be  given  to  the  liord  <  'hief  Baron  of  the 
E.xcheqner  to  stay  the  proceedings  at  law.  L.  J.,  XI. 
214. 

Deo.  17.  Draft  oi-dei-  for  payment  of  l.oOo?.  for  the 
buying  of  a  jewel  for  Francis  Windham  for  his  great 
and  eminent  service  in  securing  the  inrson  of  the  King's 


8. 


9. 


Majesty  after  the  battle  of  Worcester.     L.  J..  XI.  214. 
la  t\t'fe7iso. 

Dec.  17.  Copy  of  account  of  disbursements  made  by 
Clement  Kynnersley,  yeoman  of  His  Majesty's  ward- 
robe of  beds,  for  furnishing  the  House  of  Parliament 
for  the  King's  Majesty  and  the  Lords,  beiog  from  the 
^'Ah  of  April  to  the  15th  of  December  llitJO.  L.  J., 
XI.  215. 

Dec.  17.  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons  for  a  mes- 
sage to  be  sent  to  tlie  Lords  to  desire  them  to  sit  this 
afternoon  in  respect  of  the  shortness  of  the  time  and 
the  weight  of  business  depending,  and  to  put  them  in 
mind  of  the  Bills  sent  up  from  the  House  of  Commons, 
and  to  desire  their  speedy  despatch  therein.  C.  J.,  VIII. 
211.     In  e.dini!n. 

Dee.  18.  List  of  Committee  upon  the  Excise  Bill, 
L.  J..  XL  216. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 

Dec.  18.  List  of  Committee  upon  the  Bill  for  taking 
away  the  Court  of  Wards.     L.  J.,  XI.  215. 

Annexed  : — 

1-7.  Draft  provisoes  and  amendments. 

Petition  of  the  officers  of  the  Court  of  Wards. 
Petitioners'  offices  in  the  Court  were  their  free- 
holds and  chiefest  livelihoods.  All  former  Par- 
liaments which  have  attempted  to  take  away  the 
Court  have  thought  it  equitable  tliat  the  officers 
should  have  satisfaction,  it  being  a  court  of 
revenue  and  the  King's  undoubted  right  and  pre- 
i-0'>-ative.  The  House  of  Commons  have  in  the 
present  Parliament  declared  that  petitioners  shall 
have  satisfaction,  and  have  appointed  a  Committee 
to  report  each  officer's  particular  compensation, 
which  report  is  now  ready  to  be  made,  but  through 
want  of  time  could  not  be  finished.  Petitioners 
pray  that  an  eft'ectual  proviso  may  be  inserted  in 
the  Bill  for  satisfaction  for  the  loss  of  their 
offices.     See  L.  J..  XL  217. 

Petition  of  the  clerks  of  the  Petty  Bag  on  behalf 
of  themselves  and  their  under  clerks.    Petitioners 
are  comprised  in  the   statute  of  Henry  VIII.  as 
officers  of  the  Court  of  Wards,  which   if  it  shall 
please  Parliament  to  take  away  petitioners'  offices 
will    Ije    damnified   2,00t'/.   per    annum    for    the 
fnture,   as   they    have   already  been  for  several 
years  jiasl.      Their  (daces  yield  little  other  profit 
Init  what  relates  to  the  business  of  the  Court  of 
Wards,  yet  they  arc  at  as  gieat    charge  as  for- 
uu.rly  ill   making  out  all  writs  or  summons  for 
Parliament,    suljsidy,    conuuissions,    and    other 
services  without  fee  or   reward.     They  pray  that 
such  recompense  and  satisfaction  may  be  allowed 
them  as  to  other  officers  of  the  Court  of  Wards 
and  Chancery.     (Undated.) 
Doc.   18.  Petition  of  Frances   Diicliess  of  Somerset, 
relict  and   executrix    of   William    Duke   oF    Somerset, 
deceased,  and  ol  Francis   liord  Seymour,   Sir  Orlando 
Bridgeman.   Sir  Robert  Hyde,  and  others,   trustees  of 
the  estate  of  the  late  Duke.     After  the  death  of  Henry 
Lord  Beauchamp,  son  and  heir  ap]i.arent  of  the  late  Duke, 
Lady  Beauchanqi  liis  widow,  and  bei-  son  William  now 
Duke  of  Somerset  (now  eight  years  of  age)  liveil  with 
the  late  Duke  until   tier  interniaiTiage  \\  ith   Lord  Her- 
bert, since  which  the  infant  lias  been  in  tlie  custody 
and  lived  with   the   late  Duke,  who  by  his  will  did,  as 
much  as  in  him  lay,  assign  over  the  custody  and  estate 
of  the  infant  to  ])etitioncr,  tbe  Duohess  of  Somerset,  and 
made  it  a  dying  petition   to   His  M:'jesty  to  grant  it 
accordingly.     As  the  law  yet  is,  it  is  in  the  power  of 
His  IMajesly  to   dispose  of  the  body  and  lands  of  the 
infant  at  his  pleasure,  but  by  the  Bill  for  taking  away  the 
Court  of  Wards,  the  custody  thereof  will  devolve  to  Lady 
Herbert  as  guardian  in  soocage  though  married  again, 
and  it  will  be  out  of  His  Majesty's  power  to  grant  the 
late  Duke's  dying  request.     There  is  a  great  debt  upon 
the  estate,  and  if  Lady  Herbert  should  have  the  custody 
according  to  the  Hill  it  would  lie  a  certain  prejudice  to 
the  infant  to  the  value  of  2O.000L,  and  ]irobably  to  the 
value  of  1(I0,0U0/.,  and  the  trustees  will  not  dare  to  take 
upiui  them  tbe  trust  which  also  concerns  the  provision 
for  Lord  John  Seymour  and  Lady  Jane  Seymour,  child- 
ren of  the  late  Duke  and  Elizabeth  Seymour,  daughter 
of  Lord  Beauchamp  liy  Lady  Herbert.      Petitioners  pray 
that  a  proviso  may  be  inserted  in   the  Bill  whereby  the 
matter  concerning  the  custody  of  the  infant  and  his 
estate  may  be  lelt,  as  yet  it  is,  in  the  jiower  of  ihc  King 
to  lio  what  His  Majesty  in  his  great  wisdom  shall  t'liin 


most  agreeable  to  justice 
L.  J.,  XI.  215. 


iiul  for  the  good  of  the  infant. 


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Lob  [IS. 


Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Dame  Mary  Herbert,  wife  of  Henry 
Lord  Herbert.     Petitioner's  late  bnsband,  Henry 
Lord  Beanoharap,  did  near  the  time  of  his  death, 
in  the  prenence  of  the  late  Duke  of  Somers.?(;  hiy 
father,  make  it  his  last  and  earnest  request  that 
his  children  should  never  be  taken  away  from 
petitioner,  which  the  Duke  promised  to  see  per- 
formed.     Accordingly  after  the  death  of  Lord 
Beaucham])    her    children    constantly    remained 
with  her  during  all  the  time   she  lived  with  her 
mother  Lady  Oapel,  and  since  with  the  late  Duke, 
and  before  petitioner  entertained  any  thought  of 
marriage  she  was  advised  and  satisfied  by  counsel 
that  her  marriage  could  not  in  the  least  prejudice 
the  rig-ht  she  had  in  the  education  and  custody  of 
her  children.     Since  her  intermarriage  with  Lord 
Herbert  she  did  at  the  request  of  the  late  Duke 
permit  the  children  for  the  most  part  of  the  time 
to  continue  with  him,  which  he  always  acknow- 
ledged as  her  courtesy.      Petitioner  is  informed 
that  the  Duchess  of  Somerset  proposes  by  a  pro- 
viso  to  be  inserted  in  the  Bill  for  taking  away  the 
CoxTrt  of  Wards  to  gain  to  herself  the  custody  of 
petitioner's  son  the  now  Duke  of   Somerset,  and 
to  debar  petitioner  of  the  common  benefit  hitherto 
extended  to  all  the  people  of  England,  and  in- 
tended by  the  Bill  to  be  continued.      Petitioner 
prays  that  their  Lord.ships  will  not  without  just 
grounds  appearin-j;  and  without  hearing  petitioner 
alter  what   the  fundamental   laws    of    England, 
always  grounded  upon  the  best  reason,  have  in 
this  case  provided  for. 
Dec.  18.  Message  from  the  House  of  Commons  desir- 
ing the  House  of  Lords  to  sit  this  afternoon.     L   J 
XI.  -215. 

Dec.  19.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3,000/.  to  Sir 
Edward  Massey.     L.  J.,  XI.  217.    In  pfienso. 

Dec.  19.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3,571  L  to  Mrs. 
Dorothy  Seymour.    1..  J.,  XL  '217.     In  cxtenso. 

Dec.  19.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  3,OO0Z.  to  Cap- 
tain Silas  Titus.     L.  J.,  XL  217.     In  e.deiiso. 

Dec.  20.  L;st  of  Committee  to  whom  was  referied  the 
Bill  fur  further  supplying  and  explaining  certain  defects 
in  the  Act  for  speedy  provision  of  money  for  disbandinn- 
and  paying  off  the  forces  of  this  Kingdom  both  by  land 
and  sc  1.  L.  L,  XL  218.  The  Bill  for  establishing  a  Post 
Office  and  the  Bill  for  prohibiting  the  transporting  of 
wool,  wool  fells,  &c.  were  referred  to  the  same  Com- 
mittee. 

Annexed  : — 
1-8.  Draft   amendments     to   the   Bill     concernine 

wool. 
9.  Petition  of  diver,  inhabitants  of  the  Isles  of 
Jersey,  Guernsey,  Alderney,  and  Sark  in  the 
behalf  of  the  said  Islands.  The  only  livelihood 
and  subsistence  of  above  fifty  thousand  persons 
in  the  islands  depend  upon  the  manufacture 
of  woollen  stockings.  The  Kings  of  England 
have  been  pleased,  time  out  of  miiid,  to  grant  the 
inhabitants  several  competent  quantities  of  wool 
towards  their  manufacture,  without  which  the 
poor  people  must  be  reduced  to  an  inevitable 
starving.  His  Majesty  has  lately  confirmed  bv 
his  proclamation  two  thousands  todds  of  wojl 
for  Jersey,  one  thousand  for  Gucrnsev,  two  hun- 
dred for  Alderney,  and  one  hundred  for  ,Sark, 
this_  being  the  least  quantity  they  have  need  of. 
Petitioners  pray  their  Lordships  to  preserve  the 
inhabitants  in  the  possession  of  that  gracious 
grant,  v.itbout  which  the  Islands  cannot  subsist 
or  avoid  utter  ruin. 
Dec.  20.  Draft  report  and  proceedings  of  the  Com- 
mittee upon  the  Bill  concerning  Hatfield  Level.    L.  J., 

Dec.  20.  Draft  order  for  payment  of  1,000?.  as  a  mark 
of  respect  to  Mrs.  Lane  and  in  testimony  of  the  Parlia- 
raents  high  resentment  and  value  of  her  service  in 
being  so  signally  instrnmectal  to  the  preservation  and 
security  of  the  person  of  His  KovarMaiestv  L  J 
XL  -219.     1,1  erl,-ns>j.  '  J      J-       ■     ■• 

Dec.  20.  Order  for  payment  of  1,400?.  for  the  wounded 
and  maimed  soldiers  and  widows  in  Elv  Honse  and  the 
Savoy.     T,.  .L  XL.  219.     In  exteaso.      ' 

Dec.  20.     Drafl  of  preceding. 

Dec.  20.  Pitition  of  Sarah  Rodnev.  widow.  Peti- 
tioner prays  that,  inasmucli  as  the  weighty  ati"!>.irs  of 
the  kingdom  cannot  permit  their  Lmlsliips  tj  give  a 
hearing  to  her  cause  against  John  Cole  during  this 
session  of  Parliament,  they  would  recommend  the  cause 


to  the  Lord  Chancellor  to  proceed  therein  as  shall  seem     """sk  of 
meet  for  her  relief.     L.  J.,  XL  219.  liOEus. 

Annexed  : —  ,,  ,     : 

1      A        1.1,  ■   ■  Lalendar. 

1.  Another  petition  ot   same  that  the   House  will       "1660 

proceed  to  a  speedy  judgment.     (Undated.) 
J..  Another    petition   of   same   for   red'-ess      (Un- 
dated. ■     ^ 
Dec.  21.  Petition  of  Awbrey  de  Vere,  Earl  of  Oxford 
I  etitioner  states   that   he  is  lawfully  entitled    t„  the 
othce  of  Great  Chamlieriain   of  England,  with  all  the 
profits   and   privileges    thereunto    belonging.      About 
the  hrst  year  of  the  reign  of  the  late  King  a  petition 
was    exhibited    to    His    Majesty    against    petitioner's 
lather  by  tne  father  of  the  present  Earl  of  Lindsay 
m  which  the  then  Sari  of  Liudsey  claimed   both  the 
Larldom  of  Oxford  and  also  the  office  of  Great  Chamber- 
Iain.     The  matter  was  referred  to  the  Peers  then  sittin" 
m   Parliament,  and  upon  that  reference  the  rio-ht  ol' 
petitioner's  father  to  the   Earldom  of  Oxford  was  cer- 
tified to  be  clear  without  one  di^'senting  voice  :  astothe 
right  of  the  office  of  Great  G'hambjrlain,  there  w.as  an 
equal  difference  of  opinion   for  some   lime.  Lord  Chief 
Baron  Walter  and  Lord  Chief  Justice  Crew  beino-  fully 
satisfied    that   the   right    was    in    petitioner's  father 
though  Justice    Doilridge  and  Justice  Yelverton  were 
ot   anotner  mind,  until   at  last  by  the  casting  voice  of 
Baron  Trevor,  who  came  in  at  the  end  of  the  debate, 
the    opinions  were  made   three  against  two,  and  there- 
upon their  Lordships  were  advised  to  induce  his  late 
Majesty  to  confer  the  ofHce  on  the  Earl  of  Lindsey,  ever 
since  which  time  it  has  been  held  by  the   late  Earl  of 
Lindsey  and  his  son  Mountague  the  present  Earl,  who 
haying  gotten  into  his  possession  several  evidences  and 
Avritings   concerning   the    ofHce    now  claims    it  as  his 
inheritance.     Petitioner   prays  that  the  claim   to  the 
•  office  may  be  re-heard,  and   the  consideration  thereof 
referred  to  all  the  judges  of  the  law,  or  if  they  cannot 
all   be  conveniently  assembled,  then  to  six  of  them,  to 
report  their  opinions  to  their  Lordships,  and  that  the 
Earl    of  Lindsey   may   be  ordered  to  produce  all  the 
books,  writings,  and  evidences  in  his  custodv  concerning 
the  office.     L.  J.,  XL  220. 

Dec.  21.  Dethick  v.  Bradborne :,  Writ  of  error: 
Transcript  of  R-cord,  A-c.  L.  J.,  XI.,220.  (Parchment 
Collection.)  ■      . 

Dec.  21.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hutchins.  ilarshal's  man. 
Petitioner  is  under  restraint  for  ai-resting  Lewis  Xassia- 
benia.  a  servant  of  the  Earl  of  Lincoln,  contrary  to  pri- 
vilege. Prays  for  enlargement  as  ht?  was  ignorantly 
drawn  in  to  execute  the  writ  by  one  Price,  who  pretended 
that  he  had  waited  upon  the  Earl  of  Lincoln  who  dis- 
owned Nassiabenia  to  lie  his  servant ;  Nassiubenia  when 
arrested  was  very  refractory  and  refused  to  show  his 
protection.     L.  J.,  XL  221.  ' 

Dec.  21.  Draft  list  of  Committee  on  the  Bill  for  raising 
420,000?.  for  disbanding  the  remainder  of  the  army  and 
paying  off  the  nav^-.     L.  J.,  XL  222. 
Annexed : — 

1-5.  Draft  amendments,  &c.     Sec  C.  J.,  VIII.  233. 

6.  Petition  of  many  merchants,  tradesmen,  and 
artificers  in  and  about  the  city  of  London  and 
other  places  in  His  Majesty's  realm  of  England. 
Petitioners  have  delivered  into  the  naval  stores 
for  the  supply  of  the  royal  navy  great  quantities 
of  hemp,  cordage,  timber,  &.C.,  and  all  sorts  of 
provisions  for  maritime  affairs,  for  which  there 
are  great  suras  of  money  due  to  them  as  appears 
by  their  bills  and  accounts  presented  to  the  House 
of  Commons.  Petitioner.s  pray  their  Lordships 
to  set  forth  some  speedy  and  certain  way  for  their 
payment  that  the  want  thereof  may  not  be  their 
ruin.     (Undated.) 

7.  Printed  abstract  of  preceding  jDetition. 

Dec.  22.  List  of  Committee  and  proceedings  upon 
the  Bill  for  making  the  precinct  of  Covent  Garden  paro- 
chial.    L.  L,  XT.  224. 

Dec.  22.  Report  from  the  Committee  of  the  House  of 
Commons  upon  the  petition  of  Arthur  Lord  Chichester, 
Earl  of  Donegal,  respecting  a  bond  given  by  him  to 
James  Boswell  for  provisions,  &c.  for  relief  of  the 
English  army  in  Ireland.    C.  J.,  YIII.  223.    In  e:deiuo. 

Deo.  27.  Amendments  !ind  proviso  proposed  by  the 
Honse  of  Commons  to  the  Kai-l  of  Cleveland's  Bill 
L.  L.  XL  220. 

Dec.  27.  Pelilioii  i.f  .Vwbrev  de  A'ere.  Earl  of  Oxford, 
to  the  King,  claiming  the  office  of  Great  Chamberlain; 
referred  by  His  Majesty  to  the  Ifouse  of  Lords.  L.  J., 
XL  227.     In  c.rtens'j. 

Dec.  27.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lord  V/indesor,  to 
the  King  ;  claiming  the  office  of  Great  Chamberlain  ; 

S  2 


14(1 


H1SXoRK:AI,    MA.M  .si  Kins    lOMMlfSSIOX 


referred  bv  His  Majesty  to  the  House  of  Lords.     L.  .T.. 

HOI-SBOF        „j     .,;,.,        'ill   'jtciISi' 

^°I1^-  jyec    27.    Petition  of  Charles  Earl  of  I)erl>y   tu  tlic 

Calendar,      ^iug ;     claiming    the    office    of    Great    Chamberlain; 
1660.       referred  bv  His^Majesty  to  the  House  of  Lords.     L.  J., 
XL  228.     In  extcimi.  . 

Dec.  27.  Petition  of  William  Parker,  clerk.  Peti- 
tioner who  is  rector  of  Wrutham,  Kent,  complains  that 
Lis  tithes  are  detained  from  him  by  the  churchwardens 
and  overseers  of  the  parish  under  pretence  of  the  order 
of  the  23rd  of  June  lasi,  though  there  has  been  no  evic- 
tion by  law  [igaiust  him.  lie  prays  that  the  persons  who 
have  fraudulently  abused  the  order  may  be  dealt  with 
as  their  Lordships  shall  think  fit.     L.  J.,  XL  228. 

Dec  27.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  encourage- 
ment of'the  fisTiing  trade  ;  tlie  Bill,  which  was  brought 
from  the  Commons  this  day,  but  not  proceeded  with, 
places  certain  restrictions  upon  foreign  fishermen, 
specially  foibidding  them  to  use  the  •'  troll,''  or  any  set 
or  stake  nets  after  the  last  day  of  Feb.  1660-L  it 
also  contains  provisions  for  limiting  the  fishing  season 
in  England,  &o.,  for  the  better  preservation  of  the 
spawn,"  and  for  the  protection  of  the  fry  of  the  poor 
John  or  cod  on  the  coast  of  Newfoundland,  &c.  L.  .1., 
XL  228.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Dec.  27.  Draft  order  for  10,000/.  to  be  presented  tu 
the  Duke  of  York  as  a  testimony  of  great  respect  to 
liis  Highness.     L.  J.,  XL  229.     In  extenso. 

Dec."27.  List   of  Committee  on  the   Hill  concerning 
the  rectory  of  Preston.     L.  J.,  XL  229. 
Annexed : — 

1-2.  Draft  amendments  to  the  Bill. 
3.  Petition    of   Nicholas    Colman.    clerk.      About 
twenty-three  years  since  petitioner  was  lawfully 
presented,  instituted,  and  inducted  to  the  vicarage 
of  Preston,  Suffolk,  but  for  eighteen  years  he  has  , 
for  his  loyalty  been  sequestered   and  kept  from 
the   same,  until  by  an  order  of  the  11th  of  this 
instant  December  of  His  Majesty's  justices  of  the 
county  (authorised  thereunto  by  Act  of  Parlia- 
ment) ho  was  restored.     He  understands  Ih.at  a 
Bill  has  been  sent  up  to  their  Lordships  from  the 
House  of  Commons  for  uniting  the  impropriate 
rectory  of  Preston  to   the  vicarage,  and  the  pre- 
sentation  thereunto  is  for  the   future  to  be  in 
Emanuel    College,    Cambridge.       The   name   of 
AVilliam  Mauuinge,  the  intruder,  is  by  mistake 
inserted  in   the  Bill  as  the  present  incumbent  to 
hold   the   yicarage     during   his   life,  which  will 
totally  deprive  petitioner  of  his  right.     He  there- 
fore prays  that  his  name  may  be  inseited  in   the 
place  of  that  of  Manninge. 
Dec.  27.  Petition  of  Daniel  Eyre  and  others  on  behalf 
of  themselves  and  all  the  rest  of  the  postmasters  of 
England,  Ireland,  and  Wales,  being  aljout  300  of  them. 
Petitioners   having   formerly  ]iresented   a   petition    to 
the  House  of  Commons,   setting  forth   their  rights  to 
their  several  post  places,    with  the   manner  and  rise 
of  the  letter  otfice  as  the  product  of  their  labour,  con- 
stant charge   and  contrivance,  the   Himse  of  Commons 
upon  the  17th    of  this  instant   December  ordered  that 
such   of  the  j.ersons  who  have  contributed  their  pains 
in  improvement  of  the  revenue  of  the  Post  Office  should 
be  recommended  to  His  Majcfty  for  consideration.     Pe- 
titioners have  also  presented  a  petition  to  their  Lordships 
setting  forth  their  grievaiicBS,  to  which  th.ey  have  had 
no  answer  or  redress.     They  pray  their  Lordships  to 
recommend  His  Majesty  to  restore  tliem  to  their  former 
places  with  their  accustomed   salaries.     Noted  :   Kead, 
but  nothing  ordered. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Another  petition  of  the  postmasters.  In  the 
reigns  of  Elizabeth,  James  L,  and  Charles  L, 
the  under  postmasters  were  to  receive  4, .500/.  per 
annum  out  of  the  Exchequer  for  carrying  their 
Majesties'  letters,  packets,  and  expi-esses,  but  in 
the  year  1637  they  wore  upwards  of  GO.OJO/.  in 
arrear  of  their  wages,  whereof  they  have  never 
received  ore  penny.  Being  tired  iu'such  His  Ma- 
jesty's service  for  want  of  their  w^iges, and  being  for 
the  most  part  prior  innkeepers,  they,  in  the  year 
1637,  found  out  an  expedient  at  their  great  cost, 
to  do  the  service  of  His  Majesty,  and  to  the  greater 
benefit  of  all  his  subjects,  by  iinderlaking  tlie 
carriage  of  private  letters  weekly,  to  the  great 
increase  of  trade  and  correspondency,  by  setting 
up  a  letter  office  in  London  I'lotn  whence  letters 
were  (.oi.veyed  to  all  parts  of  His  Majesty's 
dominions  and  elsewhere.  They  likewise  took 
care  that  no  service  of  His  Majesty  or  liis 
ministers  was  neglected,  but  belter  done  than 


before,  when  they  were  to  have  received  wages     ^LoEns"' 

for  it,  and  thereby  exonerated  His  Majesty  from  ' 

any  future  pay  out  of  his  Exchequer,  but  Calendar, 
satisfied  themselves  out  of  their  own  labours  ;  1660. 
which  carrying  of  private  letters  was  never 
used  by  the  King's  postmasters.  Oliver  Crom- 
well perceiving  a  profit  to  arise  out  of  the  labours 
and  contrivances  of  the  postmasters  farmed 
the  same  out,  with  the  postmaster's  office,  at 
10,000/.  per  annum,  but  had  respect  to  the  rights 
and  services  of  the  postmasters,  whose  sala- 
ries were  preserved  and  satisfied  bj-  every  farmer 
and  patentee.  About  ten  months  since  the  Letter 
Otfice  was  disposed  of  upon  account  (by  order  of 
the  last  Council  of  State),  but  the  weekly  or 
under  postmasters  were  still  employed  and  paid 
their  salaries;  about  six  months  since,  without 
ail}'  notice  being  given  them,  the  profits  of  their 
labours  were  exposed  to  farm  at2]  ,.jOO/.per  annum, 
and  letters  ])atent  were  granted  to  Henry  Bishop 
for  seven  j-ears.  with  an  unlimited  arbitrary 
power  to  disjiose  of  the  under  \»  stn:asters  and 
lessen  or  take  away  their  salaries  at  his  pleasure, 
unless  they  served  under  liiiii  iit  his  own  terms 
(which  is  not  half  their  wages),  besides  paying 
for  their  places  again  and  giving  an  unheard  of 
security  by  bond  not  to  disclose  the  conditions 
they  make  with  him.  Petitioners  are  threatened 
to  bo  expelled  from  their  employments  for  assert- 
ing their  rights,  and  many  are  already  turned 
out,  and  they  and  their  families  ate  likely  to  be 
ruined  unless  their  Lordships  provide  for  their 
relief  in  the  Act  for  settling  the  Post  Office. 
They  pray  that  they  may  be  heard  before  the 
Bill  be  passed  or  the  patent  put  in  execution 
Dec.  1660. 

Dec.  27.  Affidavit  of  Edward  Holland  respecting  the 
service  of  the  order  of  the  6th  of  September  last,  con- 
cerning the  draining  of  the  level  of  the  Fens  in  the 
countv  of  Lincoln,  upon  the  inhabitants  and  commoners. 
SeeL.J.,  XL  160. 

Dec.  28.  Copy  of  order  postponing  the  consideration 
of  the   claims    to   the  office  of  Great   Chamberlain    of. 
England  until  the  next  session,  &c.     L.  J.,  XL  229. 

Anne.'ied  :  — 

]-2.  Precedents  for  adjournment  of  cases  from  one 
session  to  another. 

Dec.  2.S.  Draft  order  for  10,000/.  to  be  presented  to 
the  Queen  of  Bohemia  as  an  evidence  of  great  respect 
to  Her  Majesty.     L.  J.,  XL  231. 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Mountague  Earl  of  Lindsey,  Lord 
Great  Chamberlaiu  of  England,  to  the  king,  claiming 
the  Earldom  of  Oxford  ;  referred  by  Ids  Majesty  to  the 
House  of  Lords.     L.  J.,  XL  230.     In  ciienso. 

Dec. — Petition  of  Samuel  Bordman  ;  prays  for  the 
reversal  of  a  decree  in  Chanceiy  obtained  against  him 
by  Francis  Needham,  with  reference  to  two  small  closes 
at  Gadsby  [Gaddesby],  in  the  county  of  Leicester. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

!  1660.]  ' 

Petition  of  Henry  and  Rowland  Burghill,  sons  of  the  [1660.] 
late  Colonel  Kobert  Burghill.  By  an  ordinance  of  the 
23rd  of  April  1647,  2,826/.  was  allowed  by  the  Com- 
missioners for  compounding  at  Haberdashers'  Hall  to 
certain  trustees  for  petitioners  and  theii'  mother, 
Elizabeth  Burghill,  in  full  satisfaction  of  all  service, 
pay,  and  demands  due  to  Colonel  I'urghiU.  f'etitioners' 
mother  not  havbig  received  any  part  of  that  sum,  and 
being  put  to  great  straits  to  rLaintain  hernelfand  her 
children, was  wrought  upon  by  William  Cawley  to  release 
for  a  very  inconsiderable  sum,  and  without  the  consent 
(if  petitioners  or  the  trustees,  all  the  debt,  to  the  utter 
ruin  of  iietitioners.  Cawley  is  fled  (being  one  of  the 
triers  of  the  late  King),  and  his  estate  is  ordered  to  be 
seized  for  the  use  of  the  public,  so  petitioners  are  de- 
spairing to  have  any  satisfaction  from  him.  They  pray 
for  relief  out  of  Cawley's  estate. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  the  Commissioners  for  com- 
pounding with  delinquents  referred  to  in  pre- 
ceding.    29  Ayiril  1047. 

Petition  of  Peter  Barrett.  His  Majesty's  searcher  in 
the  jiorl  or  Great  Yarmouth,  Norfolk,  and  the  members 
thereunto  belonging,  petitioner  was  lawfully  invested 
and  sworn  in  his  office,  ai.d  had  a  patent  under  the 
Great  Seal,  nevertheless  cerlain  persons  (pretending 
authoriiy  by  \ivLLiC  of  two  intituled  Acts  of  the  16tli 
and  29tli  of"  January  16'l>-'-9  for  regulating   the  officei's 


APPENDIX    TM    SEVEXTH    KEPolil. 


l-il 


HousK  op     of  the  navy  and  lustoms)  oured  him  contrary  to  tlie  law, 

I.OBPS.       and  the  words    and    meaning    of   l>oth  the  said  Acts. 

Calendar.      Petitioner  prays  their  Lordships  to  take  his  lonj;  and  ead 

ri6C0  1      sntierings  into  their  consideration,  and  to  authori/.e  him 

to  execnte  the  said  office  and  to  receive  the  usual  lees. 

Petition  of  "William  Koe.  Petitioner  married  the 
only  remaining  child  of  Humphrey  Hixon.  late  Keeper 
of  His  Majestj-'s  standing  wardrobe  at  Greenwich, 
which  ofiice  has  been  in  the  possession  of  that  family 
for  many  generations.  Petitioner  having  been  bred  up 
in  such  a  way  as  makes  him  fit  for  the  execution  of  the 
office,  and  having  been  a  great  sufferer  for  his  loyalty 
to  His  Majesty,  jirays  to  bo  admitted  and  sworn  into  the 
place  of  yeoman  of  His  Majesty's  standing  wardrobv. 

Petition  of  John  Robinson.  The  late  King  by  letters 
patent  granted  the  ofRce  of  register  (jf  affidavits  in 
the  Court  of  Chancery  to  William  Kobinsou  and  peti- 
tioner for  their  lives.  William  Robinson  is  dead,  and 
the  right  has  therefore  accrued  to  ]ietitioner.  who  em- 
ployed Sheffield  Stubbs  to  execute  the  office,  but  lie  upon 
a  false  and  extra  judicial  oath  before  a  Master  in  Chan- 
cery that  i^etitioner  was  with  the  Earl  of  Newcastle's 
army,  gained  the  office,  whereas  in  truth  petitioner 
was  always  true  and  faithful  to  the  King  and  Parlia 
ment,  and  was  never  engaged  in  any  war  since  the  sad 
troubles  began.     Prays  to  be  restored  to  the  office. 

Petition  of  Francis  Lord  Newport.  In  lti4H  a  fine  of 
10,O00Z.  wa.s  imposed  upon  Richard  Lord  Newport, 
deceased,  and  petitioner  his  son  and  heir  for  their 
(then  called)  delinquency,  after  a  sequestration  of  all 
their  real  and  personal  estate,  and  demolition  of  their 
dwelling-house,  beside  the  said  fine  for  composition. 
In  discharge  of  the  fine  petitioner  and  his  father  were 
compelled  to  pay  a  great  part  in  ready  monej',  and 
for  the  residue  to  convey  their  tithes  and  rectories 
in  the  county  of  Salop  to  William  Pieirepoint  and 
Humphrey  Edwards,  deceased,  and  their  heirs  in  trust 
for  the  augmentation  of  the  maintenance  of  the  ministers 
of  the  several  parishes.  Petitioner  hopes  their  Lord- 
ships will  not  interpret  his  and  his  father's  loyalty  and 
faitnful  adherence  to  his  late  Majesty  as  a  crime,  and 
prays  that  he  may  be  restored  to  the  estate  and  posses- 
sion of  the  rectories  and  tithes  so  extorted  as  al'oresaid, 
they  being  the  only  remaining  part  of  the  fine  not 
swallowed  up  uurecoverably,  and  to  that  end  that  the 
surviving  trustee  may  be  ordered  to  regrant  and  convey 
the  said  rectories  and  tithes  to  petitioner  and  his  heii-s, 
and  that  persons  in  whose  hands  the  deeds  and  convey- 
ances made  thereof  by  petitioner  and  his  father  remain 
may  be  ordered  to  deliver  them  up  to  be  cancelled. 

Petition  of  John  Price,  sged  seventy-two  years, 
living  at  the  sign  of  the  Crooked  Billet  in  Dowgate, 
London.  Complains  that  Richard  Hutchinson  has 
■wronged  him  by  paying  16?.  besides  "  Pinchgutt  mony.'' 
to  a  wi'ong  person,  when  it  .should  have  been  paid  to  peti- 
tioner, as  will  appear  by  the  books  of  the  Pay  Office, 
and  has  put  petitioner  ofl"  by  delay  above  two  years. 
Prays  that  Hutchinson  and  his  books  may  be  examined, 
and  petitioner  righted  according  to  justice  and  equity. 

Petition  of  Christopher  Metcalfe,  Surveyor-General 
of  the  Customs  by  patent  from  the  late  King.  Peti- 
tioner was  restrained  from  the  execution  of  his  office 
upon  pretence  of  an  Act  of  the  Commons  assembled  in 
Parliament,  dated  16th  January  1648-9,  without  any 
cause  shown  or  crime  laid  to  his  charge.  Prays  to  be 
restored  to  his  office. 

Petition  of  Fianeis  Cottiugton.  Petitioner's  late 
uncle,  Francis  Lord  Cottington,  was  for  his  faithful 
service  to  His  Majesty  and  his  late  father  sequestCTed. 
his  estate,  both  real  and  personal,  seized  on.  and  his  real 
estate,  by  a  pretended  Act,  conferred  upon  that  most 
execrable  traitor  Sergeant  Bradshawe,  since  which  time 
petitioner,  though  heir  to  his  uncle,  has  been  kept  out 
of  possession.  Petitioner  prays  that  a  proviso  may  be 
inserted  in  the  Act  for  confirming  public  sales,  that  the 
Act  shall  not  extend  to  the  confirmation  of  any  grant 
or  other  estate  made  of  the  lands  or  inheritance  of 
Francis  late  Lord  Cottington,  deceased,  to  John  Brad- 
shawe, deceased,  or  any  other  person  or  persons  in  trust 
for  him. 

Draft  of  an  Act  for  settling  and  confirininn-  Thomas 
Hodges,  D.D..  in  the  rectory  or  parsonage  of  the  parish 
church  of  St-  Peter's,  Comhill.  in  the  city  of  London, 
and  for  the  ejecting  and  putting  out  of  William  Black- 
more,  clerk,  from  the  same.  The  .Act  recites  that  in  the 
year  16.57  lilackLiiore,  liy  undue  practices  and  false  sug- 
gestions, procured  himself  to  be  nominated  to  the  church 
of  St.  Peter's.  Cornhill,  being  then  void  by  the  death  of 
Dr.  William  Fairfax,  and  that  he  has  ever  since  been  in 
actual  possession,  to  the  great  prejudice  and  damage  of 
Dr.  Thomas  Hodges,  who  had  a  just  title  to  the  living 


from  the  rightful  patrons  ;  but,  as  some  doubts  may  arise     HouaK  op 
whether  Dr.   Hodges  can  be  settled  in  the  rectory  or       Lobds. 
parsonage  by  the  Act  for  confirming  or  restoring  of  the    Calendar 
ministry   in    regard   he    has    never    actuallv   been   in      rififiA-i 
possession,  the  Bill  proceeds  to  enact  that  he  shall  be      l^°^^-J 
declared  and  adjudged  to  be  the  real  and  lawful  incum- 
bent.    This  Bill  is  not  mentioned  in  the  journals. 
Annexed: — 

1 .  Copy  of  the  grant  of  the  advowson  of  the  living 
of  St.  Peter's,  Cornhill,  to  Dr.  Hodges  by  tlie 
Court  of  Aldermen  of  the  city  of  London.  27 
Sept.  Iiv27. 

2.  Another  co])y  of  the  grant. 

Printed  statement  respecting  Sutton's  Hospital,  called 
the  Charter  House.  The  house,  with  land  to  the  value 
of  about  4.00U/.  per  annum,  was  given  by  Thomas  Sutton 
for  the  dwelling  and  maintaining  of  eighty  old  decayed 
gentlemen  and  forty  scholars  at  the  Charter  House,  and 
twenty-eight  scholars  in  the  universities,  who  are 
clothed,  taught,  and  dieted.  The  charge  of  their  main- 
tenance, as  directed  by  the  founder,  amounts  to  the  full 
revenue  yearly.  The  hospital  lands  have  of  late  paid  all 
manner  of  taxes,  which  takes  off  a  fourth  part  of  the 
revenue,  by  means  whereof  the  charitable  intentions  of 
the  founder  cannot  be  performed,  the  charge  of  the 
hospital  cannot  be  defrayed,  the  house  runs  into  debt, 
the  pensioners  and  scholars  want  their  allowance,  and  if 
not  speedily  prevented,  the  loss  by  the  late  fire  by  ten- 
ants breaking  and  running  away,  by  the  aljatement  of 
rents,  and  by  the  taxes  is  such  that  the  foundation  -svill 
be  destroyed  and  the  poor  men  and  scholars  not  main- 
tained. The  lands  belonging  to  Christ-church,  St. 
Thomas',  and  St.  Bartholomew's  Hospitals  are  exempted 
from  ])ayment  of  the  monthly  assessment.  It  is  prayed 
that  the  Charter  House  lands  may  be  also  excepted, 
or  that  the  Parliament  will  please,  by  the  same  Act  by 
which  tliey  grant  an  assessment,  desire  His  Majesty  to 
discharge  all  the  lands  belonging  to  Sutton's  Hospital 
from  the  payment  of  any  taxes  thereby  imposed  upon 
them. 

Petition  of  many  owners  and  masters  of  ships  in  and 
about  the  river  of  Thames,  London.  Petitioners  are 
very  sensible  of  the  man}-  abuses,  mischiefs,  and  incon- 
veniences wliich  have  befallen  them  and  the  navigation 
trade  and  trading  ships  of  His  Majesty's  dominions  by 
the  late  unnatural  wars  and  usurpations  at  home,  and 
by  the  sad  breaches  with  other  nations  abroad.  They 
complain  of  the  great  employment  of  foreign  built  ships, 
and  of  the  sailing  of  them  out  and  home  with  strangers, 
of  the  colouring  of  strangers'  ships,  vessels,  and  goods 
belonging  to  His  Majesty's  subjects,  and  of  the  fraudu- 
lent .seizures  made  by  the  directions  of  the  offender  and 
for  his  benefit.  By  these  means  His  Majesty  is  defrauded, 
navigation  and  trade  decayed,  petitioners  impoverished 
and  discouraged,  merchants,  mariners,  and  seamen 
ruined,  the  kingdom's  stock  drained  and  exhausted, 
ships  and  shipping  destroyed  (above  two  thousand  ships 
and  vessels  of  His  Majesty's  subjects  having  been  lost 
within  very  few  years  by  reason  that  the  trade  has  been 
carried  on  by  strangers  and  ships  of  little  or  no  forcej. 
Many  considerable  merchant  ships  have  been  broken  up, 
and  very  few  are  now  built  for  want  of  employment. 
Petitioners  pray  that  something  effectual  may  be  done 
in  the  matter  before  the  adjournment  of  the  Parliament. 

Petition  of  the  poor  prisoners  for  debt  in  several 
gaols,  prisons,  compters,  holes,  and  dungeons  of  cruelty 
in  England  and  Wales.  They  pray  that  an  Act  may  be 
passed  whereby  all  able  debtors  may  yield  satisfaction  to 
their  creditors  by  their  real  and  personal  estates,  and 
all  poor  men  and  women  now  prisoners  for  debt  may  be 
set  at  liberty,  in  order  that  prisons  may  no  longer  con- 
tinue sanctuaries  for  the  rich  and  able  debtors,  and 
murdering  dens  of  cruelty  to  poor  men  and  women. 

Petition  of  Nathaniel  Hawes  and  George  Payne.  In 
1637  their  ship  the  Elizabeth,  while  sailing  peaceablj- 
to  Virginia,  was  taken  by  the  Spanish  West  India  fleet, 
the  passengers  and  crew  cruelly  used,  and  the  ship 
carried  to  Spain  contrary  to  the  articles  of  peace.  lu 
1647  the  petitioners  and  the  Company  of  the  Isle  of 
Providence  petitioned  the  House  for  satisfaction  out  of 
50,000/.  belonging  to  the  Spaniards  nrrested  by  peti- 
tioners in  164-2,  and  by  law  liable  for  their  satisfaction. 
On  the  12th  of  July  1647  this  petition  was  transmitted 
to  the  House  of  I  'ommons  for  their  concurrence,  but  by 
reason  of  the  interruption  of  the  House  of  Lords  no 
answer  was  received.  Petitioners,  ruined  by  this  long 
delay,  pray  the  House  to  commiserate  their  sad  condition 
and  aHord  them  lelief. 

Annexed : — 

1 .  Copy  of  former  petition  of  Hawes  and  others  to 
the  Lords  and  Commons. 

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2.  Copy  of  a  petition  of  the  Governor  and  Odnipaiiy 
oE  Adveiituvors  of  the  city  of  Westminster  for  the 
plantation   of  the  Islands   of  Providence,  Hen- 
rietta, and  the  adjacent  Islands  upon  the  coasts  of 
America.     They  complain  that  a  ship  of   their.s 
had  been  set  lipon   near  the  English  coast  by  a 
Dunkirk   man-of-wav    and    carried   to  Dunkirk. 
J'ray  for  reprisal  against  the  St.  Clara,  a  Spani.sh 
ship  and  her  goo  !s  detained  in  England. 
:'..  Taper   eoiilainiug  copy   of  Sir   Henry  Marten's 
certificate  to  the  PrivyCouncil  abont  the  capture 
of  the  Elizabeth,  datJd  15  March  !63S-9,  copy  of 
letter  from  the  Eords  of  the  Privy  Council  to  Su- 
Arthur  Hopton,  Ambassador  in   Spain,  desiring 
him  to  represent  the  damage  done  to  the  peti- 
tioners,  and  to  press   for  satisfaction,  dated  30 
April   16:>9  ;    and  copy  of  Sir  Arthur  Hopton's 
answer  that,  notwithstanding  repeated  represen- 
tations, he  has  as  yet  Ijcen  unable  to  obtain  any 
satisfaction  ;  dated'20  May  Vii'K 
Petition  of  George  Earl  of  Norwich.   For  his  loyalty  in 
taking  up  arms  for  his  late  Majesty,  petitioner  was  in 
the  \-ear  lO-tS  shut  up  a  prisoner  in  W  indsor  Castle, 
from"  thence  carried  to  the  Tower,  and  after  long  im- 
prisonment there  arraigned  and  condemned  to  die  by 
<'ertain  persons   pretentling    tncmselvos   a   high   court 
of  justice,  but  was  mercifully  preserved  from  the  execu- 
tion of  the  sentence  ;  prays  that  all  who  were  actors  in 
so  audacious  a  wickolness   may  bo  brought  to  condign 
punishment,  and  that  he  may  have  reparation  for  the 
indignities  put  upon  him  by  the  said  trial  and  other  his 
sufferings.      (Undated.)      George  Goring   was   created 
Baron  Goring  in  1G28,  and  Earl  of  Norwich  in  liiM.  and 
died  in  i6GJ. 
1600-1.  1660-1. 

Jan.  2.  Draft  certificate  of  the  naturalization  of  .John 
Leemknell  and  others. 

Jan.  1-1.  Draft  certificate  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Parlia- 
ments that  an  Act  (not  named)  Nvas  [lassed  during  the 
last  session  of  Parliament. 

Jan.  2i!.  Copy  of  certificate  that  there  does  notapp?ar 
in  the  books  of  entries  bclongii.g  to  tlie  House  of  Peers 
anything  touching  tlic  corporaton  of  coal  merchants, 
and  the°grant  of  12  pentc  by  tliem  to  Hia  Majesty  for 
free  trade  upon  every  chauldrcn  for  home  vent ;  neither 
does  ic  appear  there  was  any  grievance  concerning  it. 
Feb.  1».  "Wri's  of  summons  to  Parliament  to  - 

Charles  Duke  of  Richmond  [and  Lennox]. 
Theopliilus  Earl  of  Lincoln. 
John  Lord  Eelles-is. 
Marmadnkrj  Tjor.l  Langdale  of  Holme. 
Thomas  Lord  Leigh. 
Robert  Sutton  Lord  Lexington. 
Kichard  Lord  Vaughan. 
Humble  Lord  Ward. 
Thomas  Lord  Windsor. 
Feb.  18.  Writ  of  summons  to  [Sir  E  Iward]  Nicholas, 
one  of  the  principal  Secretaries  of  State  to  attend  the 
meeting  of  Parliament. 

loi;i.  1661. 

April  9.   Petition  of   Henry   Ascoe,   in-isoncr,  to  the 
Committee   of  fjords  ior  appeals.     Prays  that  he  may 
have  liberty  to  attend  his  cause  against  John   Anton 
and  otliers. 
April  29.  Writs  of  summons  to  Parliament  to — 

Artlnir  Earl  of  Anglesey. 

John  Earl  of  Bath. 

Thomas  Earl  of  Cardigan. 

(Jharles  Earl  of  Carlisle. 

Edward  Earl  of  Clarendon  (Ld.  Chancellor). 

Arthur  Ear]  of  Essex. 

Antony  Lord  Ashk-y. 

i'rrderic  Lord  Cdrawallis  of  Eye. 

.lohn  Lord  Crowe  of  Stone. 

treorge  Lord  Delamer  of  Dunham  Maasey. 

Denzil  Lord  Holies  of  Ifeild. 

Horatio  Lord  Townsend  of  Lynn  Regis. 
May  8.  List  of  receivers  and  triers  of  petitions  in  the 
Eouse  of  Lords.     L.  J.,  XL  24-i.     [n  eilt-nsu. 

May  10.  A  Roll  of  the  Peers  of  the  Kingdom  of 
England  according  to  their  birth,  creations,  and  offices. 
Garter's  Roll.  Signed,  Ed '.v.  Walker.  Garter.  (Parch- 
ment Collection. ) 

May  I  I.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  making  navigable  of  the 
rivers  lif  Stower  [Stoure]  and  Sahverpo  |  Salwarpe],  and 
the  rivulets  and  brooks  running  into  the  same,  in  the 
counties  of  Worcester  and  Stallbrd.  Read  1°  this  day, 
and  received  the  royal  assent,  19  May  1662.  L.  J.. 
XL  25<t,  &c. 


May  13.  Draft  of  an  Aot  for  the  reversing  of  tho  Earl     House  oj 
of  Strattbrd  his  attainder.     L.  J.,  XI.  2-o2,  Ac.     13  &  14        I'O^^. 


Car.  II.,  c.a]i.  29. 

May  13.  Another  draft. 

Ma}'  13.  Draft  of  an  Act  against  tumults  and  dis- 
orders upon  pretence  of  preparing  or  printing  public 
petitions  or  other  addresses  to  His  Majesty  or  the  Parlia- 
ment.    L.  J  .  XL  2-52,  Ac.     l.j  Car.  .11.,  Jap.  A'. 

Maj-  13.  Petition  of  Joseph  Bastard,  servant  to 
AVarwick  Lord  Mohiin  ;  complains  that  he  was  arrested 
at  the  suit  of  Richard  Neve  before  the  expiration  of 
twenty  days  after  the  dissolution  of  the  last  Parliament, 
.-lud  has  been  detained  jjrisoner  in  Newgate  and  the 
Fleet  ever  since,  contrary  to  privilege.  Prays  for  his 
release  and  for  reparation  for  the  great  damages  he  has 
sustained.     L.  J.,  XI.  2-"i2. 

May  13.  Affidavit  of  William  Willoughby  with  refe- 
rence to  tho  seizing  of  the  goods  of  Thomas  Rogers, 
servant  to  Lord  Willoughb}'  of  Parham,  by  John 
Holgatc.     L.  J.,  XL  2V2. 

May  13.  Commission  for  Sir  Oilando  Bridgeman  to 
supply  the  Lord  Chancellor's  place  in  the  Lords'  House. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

May  11.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  draining  of  the  level 
of  fens  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  extending  itself  from 
the  river  of  Gleane  and  Bourne  to  Kym  ■  Ea  as  well 
within  the  parts  of  Kesteven  as  Holland  (the  Eight 
Hundred  Fen  excepted)  and  from  the  .•-aid  Kyme  Ea  to 
tho  city  of  Lincoln,  and  thence  westward  to  the  banks 
of  the  Trent,  commoidy  called  Lindsey  Level.  The 
Bill  passed  through  all  stages  in  the  Lords,  but  was 
dropped  in  the  Commons.     L.  J.,  XI.  2-53,  &c. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Draft  list  of  committee  on  the  Bill.  16  May 
1661. 

2.  Dr.ift  proviso. 

3.  Petition  of  freeholders  and  commoners  bordering 
Ufjon  the  fens  lying  between  Bourne  and  Kyme 
Ea,  Lincolnshire,  to  the  Committee  appointed  for 
Lindsey  Level.  The  commons  to  the  extent  of 
many  thousand  acies,  and  many  inclosures  of  pas- 
ture, meadow,  and  arable,  are  now  altogether  use- 
less by  reason  of  the  groat  weight  of  water  lying 
upon  them,  and  the  highways  and  passages  have 
become  so  dangerous  that  without  guides  there 
is  no  passing  into  or  out  of  the  country,  which  is 
occasioned  by  several  dams  made  by  malicious 
])ersons  over  the  drains  and  rivers  made  by  the 
undertakers  who  drained  the  country.  Petitioners 
pray  that  an  order  inaj'  be  granted  to  em])OWor 
them  to  cut  the  dams  whereby  they  may  be  eased 
of  the  water,  and  that  the  sad  condition  of  the 
country  may  be  taken  into  consideration.  (Un- 
dated.) 

May  15.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  settling  the  manors  of 
Knowle,  Seal,  and  Kemsing,  in  the  county  of  Kcnt,upon 
tho  Earl  of  Dorset  and  his  heii-s,  and  charging  the 
manor  of  Bexhill  and  the  manor  or  farm  nf  Cowdinc 
[Cowden],  and  other  lands  in  the  county  of  Sussex,  with 
a  rent  charge  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  pounds  per 
annum  in  lieu  thereof.  The  Bill  passed  through  all 
stages  in  lioth  Houses,  but  does  not  appear  to  have 
received  the  royal  assent.     L.  J..  XL  254,  &c. 

M.ay  15.  Di'aft  of  an  Act  tow.ards  the  reparation  and 
satisfaction  to  be  made  unto  John  Marqness  of  Win- 
chester out  of  tho  manors  and  lands  of  Robert  Wallop, 
Esq.,  for  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  pounds  and  damages 
for  the  same  given  unto  him  by  the  late  pretended 
I'arliament  out  of  tho  estate  of  the  said  Marquess  of 
Winchester.  The  Bill  was  rejected  tipon  the  first  reading. 
L.  J.,  XL  2-54. 

May  15.  Affidavit  of  John  Qninn  with  reference  to 
the  seizure  of  the  Earl  of  Oxford's  coach,  contrary  to 
pivilege.     L.  J..  XI.  255. 

May  17.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  nataralizing  of  Sir 
William  Throcknnn-ton,  Kiught,  and  Dame  Elizabeth 
his  wife,  with  William  TiLrockmorton  and  Thomas 
Throckmortou,  Margaret  Elizabeth  Throckmorton,  and 
Dorothy  Lucie  Throckmorton,  children  of  the  said  Sir 
William.  The  bill  passed  through  all  stages  in  tho  Lords, 
but  was  dropped  in  the  Commons.     L.  J.,  XL  2.57,  &c. 

May  17.  Di'aft  of  an  Act  tor  amending  and  keeping 
clean  the  streets  and  highways  in  and  near  the  city 
of  Westminster  and  other  cities  and  towns.  L.  J., 
XI.  257. 

Annexed: — • 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill.     25  May  1661. 

May  17.  Petition  of  John  Wynyarde.  Prays  to  be 
restored  to  his  office  of  Yeoman  Usher.  L.  J.,  XL  267. 
In  extenso. 


Calendar. 
1661. 


APPENDIX    TO   SEVENTH    KEl'ORT. 


U3 


)USE  OF  May  17.  Fetition  of  George  Lord  Berkeley  to  the 
jOEDs.  King,  for  liis  place  in  the  present  Parliament  above  and 
ilendar.  before  the  Lord  De  la  Ware.  L.  J.,  XL  -257.  In 
1661         extetiso. 

May  17.  Application  for  an  order  to  stay  a  suit  in 
■\v*hich  Lord  Mohan  is  concerned,  and  which  has  been 
brought  contrary  to  privilege.     L.  J.,  XL  2.')7. 

May  18.  Petition  of  William  Earl  of  Bedford,  and 
others,  participants  and  adventurers  for  draining  the 
great  level  of  the  fens.  By  the  Act  for  the  necessary 
maintenance  of  the  work  of  draining  the  great  level  of 
the  fens  passed  in  the  last  session  of  Parliament,  peti- 
tioners are  quieted  in  the  possession  of  the  9.'),000  acres. 
settled  as  a  recompense  for  the  inestimable  charge  in 
draining  the  level,  nntil  the  2f*th  of  this  instant  May, 
by  which  time  it  was  conceived  that  another  .\ct  would 
liave  passed  for  a  perpetual  settlement  of  the  business. 
Petitioners  pray  for  an  order  against  all  unlawful  force, 
riots,  and  assemblies,  &c.  until  Parliament  shall  take 
further  order  therein.     L.  J.,  XL  268. 

May  18.  Petition  of  Sir  Symon  Fansbawe  for  re- 
versal of  a  decree  of  the  Court  of  Exchequer.  Copy  of 
petition  presented  11  Dec.  I<i60.  Endorsed:  Dismissed. 
L.  J.,  XL  -258. 

May  21.  Petition  of  Goddard  Leigh,  prisoner  in  the 
Fleet  for  four  years  last  past.  Prays  for  the  reversal  of 
a  decree  pronounced  by  William  Lenthall,  late  Master 
of  the  Bolls,  in  a  suit  brought  by  Sir  Henry  Piggott 
with  reference  to  the  title  to  the  manor  of  Dame 
Ellingsbury,  in  the  county  of  Bedford,  and  that  peti- 
tioner may  be  released  and  left  to  the  common  law  for 
trial  of  his  title. 

May  21.  Petition  of  James  Davenpiirt.  Prays  for  the 
reversal  of  a  decree  of  the  Court  of  Chancery  dis- 
missing his  Bill  against  Sir  Edward  Longville  and 
Thomas  Longville  his  son  for  relief  against  a  bond  of 
600i.  for  performance  of  covenants,  and  that  the  judges 
of  the  Court  of  King's  Bench  may  be  ordered  to  issue 
a  writof  Habeas  corpus  forpetitioner  to  have  his  liberty 
during  the  time  of  his  attendance  on  their  Lordships. 
Noted :  Dismissed. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  petitioner's  case. 

May  22.  Affidavit  of  John  Gee  with  reference  to  the 
arrest  of  William  Winston,  servant  of  the  Earl  of 
Thanet,  contrary  to  privilege.     L.  J.,  XL  263. 

May  21.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  settling  certain  arained 
grounds  lying  within  the  level  of  Hatfield  Chace,  and 
parts  adjacent  within  the  counties  nf  York,  Lincoln, 
and  Nottingham  The  Bill  passed  through  all  stages 
in  the  Lords,  but  was  dioppsd  in  the  Commons.  L.  J., 
XL  263,  &c. 

May  24.  Draft  (.if  an  Act  for  restoring  of  Thomas 
Radcliffe,  Esq.,  to  all  his  lands  and  pt)ssessions  in 
England  and  Ireland.  Bead  1"  this  day;  received  the 
royal  assent  30th  .July  16HL     L.  J.,  XL  2(j::,  &c. 

May  2k  Petition  of  the  participants  of  the  level  of 
Hatfield  Chase.  Petitioners  have  made  due  publication 
of  their  Lordshi[)s"  order  of  the  20th  of  December  last, 
uotwitlistandiug  which  John  Maw  and  other  commoners 
have  disturbed  petitioners'  tenants,  and  riotously  dra%vn 
away  and  detained  their  goods  until  they  comjielled 
the  tenants  to  pay  such  sums  of  money  as  they  demanded. 
Petitioners  pray  that  the  rioters  may  be  sent  for  in 
custody  lest  the  rest  of  the  commoners  receive  en- 
couragement from  the  impunity  of  those  insolences,  and 
the  whole  possession  which  has  been  settled  with  so 
much  charge  and  difficultv  be  again  lost.  L.  J., 
XI.  263. 

May  24.  Petition  of  John  Viner,  clerk.  Petitioner  was 
many  years  since  lawfully  presented  to  the  parsonage 
of  Kinnerslc}',  in  the  county  of  Hereford,  and  enjoyed 
the  proHts  thereof  until  about  eight  years  since,  when 
be  was  dispossessed  of  the  same  for  having  puljlicly  pro- 
tested in  ]irint  against  shedding  the  innocent  and  s.i?red 
blood  of  his  late  Majesty  before  the  execution  of  that 
most  hellish  treason  and  murder.  Petitioner  claimed 
the  benefit  of  the  late  Act  fo;'  confirming  and  ri'storing 
of  ministers,  but  by  the  power  of  Mr.  Pitt,  who  pretends 
to  be  patron  of  the  living,  yet  presumed  to  sit  as  a 
commissioner  contrary  t)  the  express  provisions  of 
the  Act,  he  received  several  dela3'S,  and  was  at  last 
utterly  denied  relief.  He  prays  to  be  re.>tored  to 
Ills  |iarsouage  and  to  have  the  moiety  of  the  la.st  year's 
profits,  and  that  Pitt  and  others  may  Ijc  sent  for  to 
•answer  for  slighting  the  Act  of  Parliamcnl. 

May  24.  Petition  of  Ellen  Briscoe,  widow,  one  of  the 
daughters  of  Sir  John  Drake,  late  of  Ash.  in  the  county 
of  Devon,  deceased.  Petitioner's  father  before  his 
denth  settled  certain  lands   upon   Fir  Henry  Ensewrll, 


since  deceased,  and  other  trustees  for  raising  portions  for     HotisE  of 
his  six  daughters.     Sir  Henry  after  paying  petitioner  a       Lonns. 
small  part  of  her  portion,  refused  to  pay  any  more  upon      Calendar, 
pretence  that  her  late  husband  served  His  Majesty  in        jggj 
the  wars.     Petitioner  thereupon  exhibited  her  Bill  in 
Chancery  against  the  trustees,  who  were  decreed  to  pay 
her   1,628?.  8s.,  but  before  any  payment  was  made  Sir 
Henry     died    without   issue,   seized   of    the   manor   of 
Limington,  in  the  county  of  Somerset,  and  other  lands, 
which    he    devised    to     Dame    Dorothy   Kosewell   and 
her    heirs,    but  left  no  personal   estate   out   of   which 
petitioner  could  have  satisfaction.     She  is  destitute  of 
all   relief  in  the  ordinary  courts  of  justice,  and  prays 
that    an    Act    may   tie    ]iasscil    that   so   much   of    the 
manor  may  be  sold  as  will  satisfy  her  for  her  portion 
and  damages.     See  L.  J..  XL  31.5. 

May  24.  Petition  of  Abraham  "Van  den  Bende,  heir 
of  John  ^'an  den  Bende,  who  was  son  of  one  of  the 
daughters  of  Sir  Peter  Vanlore  the  elder,  deceased. 
Prays  for  relief  against  Thomas  Levingston  and  Anne  his 
wife,  respecting  the  possession  of  the  manor  of  Beenham, 
in  the  county  of  Berks. 

May  25.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  restoring  of  Charles  Earl 
of  Derby  to  the  possession  of  the  manors,  lands,  and 
hereditaments  belonging  unto  James  late  Earl  of  Derby 
his  father.  Read  1"  this  day,  and  withdrawn  after 
various  subsef|uent  proceedings.     L.  J.,  XL  265,  &c. 

May  25.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of 
Lowestoft,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk.  Petitioners  have 
time  out  of  mind  exercised  a  free  trade  of  fishing  and 
buying  herrings  of  the  western  fishery  in  the  roads  of 
Lowestoft  without  molestation,  until  lately  the  in- 
habitants of  Great  Yaimouth  taking  advantage  of 
])etitioners'  poverty  occasioned  by  the  late  wars  and  a 
lamentable  fire  in  the  town,  which  consumed  one  hun- 
dred and  forty  houses,  with  gnods  and  tackling,  have 
h)'  force  and  violence  disturbed  petitioners  in  their 
buying  of  herrings  in  the  roails,  which  tends  to  their 
utter  ruin.  They  lately  petitioned  His  Majesty,  who 
was  graciously  jileased,  together  with  the  Lords  of 
his  Privy  Council,  to  hear  their  grievances,  and  both 
parties  were  ordered  to  attend  Mr.  Attorney  General, 
who  upon  consideration  of  divers  charters.  Acts  of 
Parliament,  and  orders  was  to  report  the  true  state 
of  the  whole  luatter  to  His  Majesty,  which  was 
accordingly  done,  and  upon  the  od  of  May  instant,  it 
was  ordered  liy  His  Majesty  in  Council  that  petitioners 
should  apply  to  their  Lordships  to  consider  their  com- 
plaint and  afford  them  relief.  Petitioners  therefore 
pray  that  the  matter  may  be  taken  into  consideration, 
wherebv  they  may  have  relief  in  their  sad  condition. 
L.  J.,  XL  265. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Printed  narrative  of  the  case  lietween  the  town 
of  Jjowestoft,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  and  the 
town  of  Great  Varinoutli,  in  the  county  of 
Norfolk. 

May25.  Petition  of  Dorothea  (iift'ord.  widow.  Prays 
that  the  order  made  on  the  17tli  instantoii  lichalf  of  Lord 
Mohun,  staying  petitioner's  proceedings  at  law,  maybe 
repealed.     L.  ,L,  XL  265. 

May  25.  Petition  of  Henry  Earl  of  Sterling,  son  and 
heir  of  Mary  Countess  of  Sterling,  deceased.  Sir  Eobert 
Croke  and  Dame  Susan  his  wife,  and  Henry  Alexander 
alias  Zinzau,  and  Jacoba  his  wife,  tlu'  said  Countess 
Dame  Susan  and  Jacoba  being  daughters  and  heiro  of 
Sir  Peter  Vanlore  the  younger,  deceased,  who  was  only 
son  of  Sir  Peter  Yanlore  the  elder,  deceased,  and  cousins 
and  co-heirs  of  Dame  Jlary  Powell,  late  wife  of  Sir 
Edward  Powell,  deceased,  one  of  tlie  daughters  of  the 
old  Sir  Peter.  Petitioners  in  the  last  Parliament  peti- 
tioned their  Lordships  that  certain  tines,  and  indentures 
leading  the  uses  thereof,  whereby  they  are  disinherited, 
might  be  -vacated,  as  being  obtained  by  force  and  fraud 
from  Dame  Mary  Powell  by  Thomas  Levingston  and 
Anne  his  wife,  and  their  accomplices.  Their  Lordships 
after  long  examination,  upon  the  26th  of  Xovember  last, 
ordered  that  a  Bill  should  bf  brought  in  for  vacating 
the  fines,  which  being  i)assed  liy  their  Lordships  was 
sent  down  to  the  House  of  Commons, 'uhereit  was  once 
read,  but  by  reason  of  the  shortness  ef  Parliament,  and 
business  of  public  concernment  intervening,  it  could 
then  procceti  no  further,  l^etitioners  pray  to  b3  ad- 
mitted to  tender  the  like  Bill  this  present  session,  or 
that  (if  not  the  fines)  at  least  the  indentures  leading  the 
u^es  thereof  may  bo  vacated  by  sonic  judicial  order, 
that  the  same  riiav  never  more  be  given  in  evidence. 
L.  J..  XL  265. 

May  26.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  making  void  certain 
fines   unduly   procured    to   b?    levied    by    Sir   Edward 

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HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


HorsE  OP    Powell.  KnisVit  and  Baronot,  and  Dame  Mary  his  wifc^ 
Lords.       Ttijg  b;]]  which  was  read  1'  this  dav.  received  the  royal 
Cal^dar.     asseni  on  the  19th  of  May  M6-2.     L.  J.,  XI.  265.  Ac. 

1661  Annexed : — 

1.  Paper  of  iuneiidments. 

May  25.  Petition  of  Henry  Evett.  Complains  that 
RichaVd  Avleworth  has  not  prosecuted  a  writ  of  error 
hrousht  in"  by  him  during  the  last  Parliament  to  which 
petitFoncr  i>  defendant.  Petitioner  prays  that  Ayle- 
worth  mav  be  ordered  to  assign  errors  within  a  short 
time,  or  that  the  record  may  be  remitted.  L.  J., 
XI.  265.  „  ,        . 

May  30.  Petition  of  Thomas  Bushell.  I  he  praoler  ot 
Ne.v^ate  was  ordered  by  their  Lordships  in  the  lato 
Parliament  to  attend  ih  die  in  ilu'iii  to  answer  petitioner  s 
complaint  of  his  great  sufferings  by  wrongful  imprison- 
ment, contrary  to  Parliament  articles  made  by  consent 
of  his  late  :\Iaje.=ty  for  debts  contracted  in  his  service. 
By  the  maliciouspractice  of  one  Crofts  and  others  in 
suing  the  sheriff  for  an  escape  petitioner  was  brought 
baclTinto  prison  when  he  was  on  a  bed  of  sickness, 
during  the  session,  contrary  to  all  precedent  and  the 
fundamental  privileges  of  Parliament.  He  prays  that 
his  articles  mav  be  ratified,  and  that  the  order  for 
the  commitment  of  Crofts  and  the  other  refractory 
creditors  ma_\  be  renewed.     L.  J.,  XI.  208. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Precedents  applicable  to  petitioner's  case. 

May  31.  A]iplication  that  the  Earl  of  Straft'ord  inay 
have  his  privilege  as  a  peer  in  the  suit  brought  against 
him  in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  by  William  Scuda- 
more.     L.  J.,  XI.  269. 

May  31.  Apjilieatinn  for  an  order  for  the  arrest  of 
JohnHio-gin^  for  contempt  of  privilege  in  seizing  a 
coach  and  six  horses  belonging  to  the  Earl  Kivers. 
L.  J.,  XI.  26'i. 

[May ."  PetitioncjfBridgetrLoliinson.  widow  of  John  • 

Robinson,  deceased.  Petitioner's  late  husb.ind  was  well 
beneficed  in  the  diocese  ot  Cloyne  in  Ireland,  and  served 
his  late  Majesty  in  the  wai-,  as  well  by  the  sword  as 
with  the  word,  in  England.  Ireland,  and  Wales,  until 
the  fight  at  Worcester,  about  which  time  he  lost  his 
life,  having  previously  lost  all  his  estate,  which  was  of 
considerable  value.  Petitioner  pr.ays  th.at  some  relief 
may  be  granted  to  her  for  the  maintenance  of  lierself 
and  five  small  children. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Copy  of  certificate  as  to  the  truth  of  petitioner's 
statement. 

.Tune  5.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirming  of  an  inclosure 
of  land  formerly  us'd  f(vv  a  common  highwiiy  from 
Parsons  Green  to  Southfield  in  Fulham.  and  the  settling 
of  other  land  for  a  common  highway  there  in  lieu  thereof. 
Bead  1"  this  day  ;  received  the  royal  absent  13  July 
1661.     L.  J.,  XI.'271,  &c. 

Annexed :  — 

1.   Paper  of  amendments. 

June-'i.  Petitionof  Sir  Allen  Zouche.  Petitioner,  who 
is  one  of  His  Majesty's  sworn  servants  in  ordinary,  has 
by  the  unfortnnateness  of  the  late  trouljles  involve<l 
himself  in  a  greater  debt  than  he  can  at  present  possildy 
satisfy,  and  bv  the  malice  and  violence  of  some  of  his 
creditors  is  closely  imprisoned,  whereby  he  is  impeded 
to  do  His  Majesty's  service  according  to  his  oath,  or  to 
recover  what  is  due  to  him.  He  prays  that  a  Habeas 
(Corpus  may  be  granted  to  liringhim  before  their  Iiord- 
ships,  in  order  that  such  favour  may  be  shown  to  liim 
ii,s  has  been  demonstrated  to  others  in  pre<  rdent  Parlia- 
ments in  like  case.  L.  J.,  XI.  271. 
Annexed: — 

1 .  Precedents  in  which  writs  of  Habeas  Corpus  have 
been  issued  b}-  the  House  of  Lords- 
June  5.  Petition  of  the  bailifTs  of  the  town  of  Great 
Yarmouth,  in  the  county  of  Norfolk,  in  behalf  of  them- 
selves and  that  corporation.  Petitioners  have  been 
served  with  their  Lordships'  order  for  the  hearing  on  the 
Till  instant  of  the  matter  liotween  them  and  the  town  of 
Lowestoft  concerning  a  free  trade  of  fishing  and  buying 
herrings  of  the  western  fishery.  Petitioners  pray  that  a 
further  day  m;i}'  be  appointed,  as  in  retrard  of  the  dis- 
tance of  the  pliice,  and  the  necessity  of  tlieir  bringing 
many  aged  and  other  witnesses  (some  whereof  arc  at 
present  at  sea),  of  assembling  a  common  council  of 
the  corporation  for  t.aking  out  of  custody  and  sending 
up  charters  and  otlier  evidences,  and  of  instructing  and 
advising  eonnscl,  they  cannot  in  so  short  a  time  be 
duly  prep.ared.      L.  J  .  XI.  271. 

June  5.  I'etition  of  Francis  Lovelace,  Esq.,  second 
son  to  Richard  Lord  Lovelace.  Baron  of  Hurley,  de- 
ceased.     Petitioner  being  inveigled   to    marry  withont 


the  privity  of  his  relations,  and  much  below  his  quality     ^'I'^'^n,"'' 

and  condition,  was  afterwards,  by  the  like  circumven-         ' 

lion  and  cizemige,  induced  to  settle  his  whole  estate  Calendar, 
upon  trust  to  the  separate  use  of  his  wife.  A  short  time  1661. 
afterwards  he  was  and  still  is  unjustly  excluded  from 
enjoying  the  estate  so  settled,  and  also  from  cohabitation 
with  his  wife.  There  being  no  judicature  now  in  being 
by  which  such  misdemeanors  and  practices  can  be 
punished  and  redressed,  petitioner  appeals  to  their 
Lordships,  and  prays  that  Ann  King.  Ann  Lovelace,  and 
others  may  be  sent  for,  and  a  day  appointed  for  hearing 
his  complaint.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  285. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  petitioner's  grievances. 

June  5.  Petition  of  Henry  Ayscough,  prisoner  in  the 
Fleet.  Complains  of  the  illegal  and  oppressive  pro- 
ceedings against  him  by  John  Anton  and  others,  and 
prays  that  his  cause  against  them  may  lie  speedily 
heard. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Another  petition  of  same  praying  for  his  discharge 
and  for  damages  against  his  adversaries.     (Un- 
dated.) 
2.  Another  iietition  to  the  like  effect.     (Undated.) 
June  5.  Petition  of  Scudamore  Pitt,  Esij.,  and  Dame 
Katherine  his  wife,  the  relict  of  Sir  Thomas  liromlcy, 
Knight,  deceased.     Pray  for  the  reversal  of  a  decree  in 
('hancery  unjustly  obtained  against   them    by   Henry 
Bromley  and  others. 

June  (5.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Earl  of  Banbury,  to  the 
King.  Prays  tliat  a  writ  of  summons  may  be  issued  to 
him  to  sit  in  the  present  Parliament.  Ij.  J..  XI.  272. 
In  e.rtrns<i. 

June  6.  Report  from  the  Committee  to  whom  was 
referred  the  petition  of  the  Quakers.  The  Committee 
report  that  after  long  debate  they  are  of  opinion  that  the 
proposition  of  the  Quakers,  concerning  their  "'yea  and 
nay  "  to  be  taken  in  lieu  of  oaths,  should  be  rejected. 
That  the  projiosition  concerning  rcsiiects  and  the  putting 
off  of  hats.  &c..  should  lie  rejected.  That  the  proposition 
concerning  their  not  coming  to  public  wor.ship  is  too 
mighty  for  the  determination  of  the  ('ommiftee,  who 
therefore  report  it  to  the  House  to  be  debated  there. 
That  t!ie  jiroposition  concerning  the  p:iying  tithes,  itc. 
bo  rejected.  That  the  proposition  concerning  the  non- 
observing  days,  &c.  dciiends  on  the  other  proposition 
concerning  public  worship,  and  is  therefore  to  be  debated 
by  the  House.     L.  J.,  XI.  273. 

Annexed : — 

1    Printedcopy  of  the  Quakers' petition  to  the  King 
and  the  two  Houses  of  Parliament. 

June  8.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  estiiblishnient  of  the 
levtd  of  fen  lands  formeily  drained  by  Sir  Anthony 
Thomas.  Knight,  deceased.  Read  1"  this  day.  Droiiped 
in  the  Commons.     L.  J.,  XI.  274,  &o. 

June  8.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  John  Lord  Aber- 
gavenny, son  and  heir  of  Heni-y  late  Lord  Abergavenny, 
to  sell  certain  lands  for  payment  of  his  debts  and  pre- 
ferment of  his  brother  and  sisters.  Read  1»  this  day; 
received  the  royal  assent  30  July  1601.  L.  J.,  XI.  275, 
Ac. 

.Vnnexed  : — 

1.  I'etition  of  Henry  Novill,  senior.  Henry  Nevill, 
junior,  and  Edward  Nevill.  of  liathwick,  in  the 
county  of  Somerset.  The  present  Lord  Alier- 
gavenny  is  only  tenant  for  life  of  his  estate  and 
honors,  and  has  no  issue  of  his  liody,  and  no 
jiower  in  law  to  dispose  of  or  sell  any  of  his  lands, 
manors,  or  honors,  or  to  defeat  or  divest  the  re- 
mainders, which  ought  to  come  and  accrue  to 
jiotitioners.  Notwitlistnnding  this  he  is  endea- 
vouring to  prevail  with  their  Lordships  by  a  now 
Act  to  alter  and  annul  former  settlements  to  the 
manifest  injury  and  disinlieriting  of  petitioners. 
They  pray  that  they  may  be  allowed  to  make  out 
their  just  and  legal  claims. 
June  8.  .Xffid.avit  of  .N'icholas   'J'urke  respecting  the 

alrtaching  of  1507.  belonging  to  the  Earl  of  Ardglas  at 

the  suit  of  Richard  Snead. 

June  10.  Petition  of  divers  of  His  Majesty's  most  loyal 
and  most  obedient  Roman  Catholic  subjects,  in  the 
name  of  themselves  and  othei'S  of  that  ]iersuasion,  pray- 
ing that  they  may  not  be  excluded  from  the  benefit  of 
His  Majesty's  gracious  intentions  with  regard  to  tender  " 
conS'  iences,  particularly  in  the  point  of  oaths  so  penned 
as  to  occasion  scrtiple.  L.J.,XI.  27H.  fne.rtevsn.  The 
jietitionerswere  heard  at  the  Bar  on  the  21  st,  when  the 
three  jiapers  annexed  were  delivered  in.  8ee  L  J 
XL  286. 


APPENDIX    TO   SEVKNTH    REPOBT. 


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lOtJSE  OP 

liORns. 


Annexed : — 

1.  A  list  of  the  penal  laws  now  in  force  againsL 
the  iietitiouers,  and  other  His  Jlaje^ty'.s  lloinan 
Catholic  subjects  nl'  this  kingdom. 

2.  Motives  from  the  Koman  Catholics,  &c. 

o.  .Motives  humbly  otiered   by  the  petitioners  for 

repeal   of    the   penal    laws   in  force  against  the 

Roman  Catholics. 

June  11.  Application  for  an  order  to  discharge  and 

stay  all  proceedings  by  the  Dnchess  of  Somerset  in  ihe 

Court  of  Delegates  against  the  executors  of  the  will  of 

the  late  Earl  of  Essex  during  the  time  of  the  privilen-e 

of  Parliament,  the   Earl  of  Manchester  and  the  Earl  of 

Northumberland  being  two  of  the  executors.  L.  J.,  X 1  .l!77. 

June  11.  Petition  of  Lord  Mohun.     Joseph  Bastard, 

petitioner's  servant,  was  arrested  by  Bolton  at  the  suit 

of  one  Nene  within  twenty  days  after  the  dissolution  of 

the  last  Parliament,  and  is  stifl  detained  prisoner.     The 

business  having  been  complained  of  and  heard  by  their 

Lordships  they  were  pleased  to  order  that  Bastard  should 

be  released  if  petitioner  would  avow  him  to  be  his  ser- 

van  t.      Petitioner  having  avowed  this  prays  that  Bastard 

may  be    released,  and  Bolton  and  Nene   punished    fur 

In-cach  of  privilege.     Noted:  Nothing  done  in  it.     See 

L.  J.,  Xl.25-2. 

June  11.  Petition  of  Colonel  Thomas  Veale.  Prays 
that  the  co-heirs  of  the  late  Arthur  Keymis  may  be 
ordered  to  appear  before  their  Lordships  and  show  cause 
why  they  should  not  discharge  and  hold  petitioner 
harmless  from  a  Ijond  entered  into  twenty  years  since 
by  him  as  surety  for  the  s.tid  Arthur  Keymis,  and  his 
then  sou  and  heir  William  Kevmis.     L.  J.,  SI.  278. 

June  13.  Petition  of  Challoner  Chute,  Esii.  ;  Sir 
Edward  Powell,  and  Dame  Mary  his  wife,  in  Trinity 
term  1051  by  fine  acknowledged  before  one  of  the 
judges  01  the  Common  Pleas,  and  deed  duly  executed, 
settled  the  castle  and  park  of  the  Devizes,  Wilts,  upon 
Mrs.  Anne  Levingston,  Lady  Powell's  niece,  and  her 
heirs.  Lady  Powell  dying  before  the  fine  was  perfected, 
complaint  was  made  b}-  the  Countess  of  Sterling,  and 
others,  claiming  as  co-heirs  to  Sir  Peter  Vanlore,  against 
the  fines  acknowledged  by  Lady  Powell,  a^  gotten  by 
fraud ;  but  all  the  judges  of  the  Common  Pleas,  afteV 
sixteen  days  spent  m  examination,  adjudged  that  the 
fine  should  be  proceeded  in  and  perfected.  In  16-56 
petitioner's  father  purchased  the  premises  of  Mrs. 
Levingston  and  her  husband  for  7,20U/.,  being  the  full 
value  thereof.  He  prays  that,  inasmuch  as  fines  are  the 
highest  assurance  which  any  man  can  have  for  the 
enjoying  of  his  estate,  their  Lordships  will  not  by  a 
.subsequent  law  disinherit  him.     L.  J.,  XI.  279. 

June  lo.  Petition  of  Coustaulinc  Skynner,  Esq.  In 
1056  petitioner  purchased  of  Thomas  Levingston  and 
Anne  his  vrife  Lmds  in  Berkshire  and  other  counties, 
and  is  still  in  possession  thereof.  He  understands  that 
a  Bill  has  been  presented  by  persons  who  claim  as  heirs 
of  Sir  Peter  Vauioro  to  vacate  the  conveyance.  Peti- 
tioner prays  that  ho  may  not  be  divested  of  his  freehold, 
but  permitted  to  enjo)  what  he  dearly  purchased  ac- 
cording to  the  established  laws  of  the  kingdom.  L  J 
XL  279. 

June  15.  Petition  of  Awbrey  de  Vere,  Earl  of  Oxford, 
to  the  King.  Prays  for  a  re-hearing  of  the  case  con- 
cerning the  ofRce  of  Great  Chamberlain  ol'  England. 
Noted  with  a  reference  of  the  petition  to  the  Peers 
sitting  in  Parliament.     L.  J.,  XI.  280.     //(  extenso. 

June  15.  Petition  of  Charles  Earl  of  Derby,  to  the 
King.  Prays  for  a  hearing  of  his  claim  to  the  office  of 
Great  Chamberlain  of  England.  Noted  with  a  reference 
of  the  petition  to  the  Peers  sitting  in  Parliament.  L  J., 
XL  281.     I»  cdctD^o. 

June  15.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  paving,  repairing,  and 
cleansing  the  streets  and  highways  of  Westminster  and 
parts  adjacent.     Endorsed:   1st  Bill  laid  by. 

June  15.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  paving,  repairing,  and 
cleansing  the  streets  and  highTrays  of  \Vestminster  and 
places  adjacent.  Emloiscd  .-  2d  Bill.  This  Bill  was 
apparently  substituted  fur  the  ]jrecediug  one.  as  the 
dates  endorsed  on  both  drafts  are  the  same.  The  Bill 
was  read  3"  and  sent  to  the  House  of  Commons  on  the 
24th  of  Juh',  but  was  laid  aside  there  on  the  score  of 
privilege.  L.  J.,  XL  261,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill.     28  June  1661. 
2-9.  Amendments,  &c. 
June  16.  Another  draft  of  the  bill. 
June  15.  Petition  of  Giles  Date,  of  Blackfriars, London, 
weaver.     By  an  order  of  their  Lordships  Edward  Mar- 
quess of  Worcester  was  restored  to  all  his  possessions, 
and  the  tenants  were  required  to  stay  all  rents,  not- 

Ji     84062. 


withstanding  which  Andrew  Wanley  has  sued  petitioner 
for  the  rent  of  a  house  in  Blackfriars,  lately  part  of  the 

-■tended  title 

,         ,        .  .     .,   ,, petitioner  is  like 

to  be-  taken  m  execution  fur   his  obedience  to  the  order 

Sier'L.T:^XL281.''^""^^'    "^"^^'^^'"^^    '-^'- 
Annexed : — 


.„...,  ....  .^  iiwwoc  111  i^iauiviiuirs,  laiejy  p 
possessions  of  the  Marquess,  upon  a  nretei 
troni  the  State  (so  lately  called),  and  petition 


in  preceding.    20  Ji 


a 
he 


1.  Copy  of  order  referred  to 
1060. 

June  15^  Petition  of  Letitia  Bedloo,  widow,  relict  of 
Erasmus  Bedloo,  son  ot  Isaac  Bedloo.merchant,  deceased 
Ihe  iiartic.pants  in  the  level  of  Hatfield  Chase  did 
about  the  12th  year  of  his  late  Majesty's  reign  en-aire 
petitioners  father-m-law,  Isaac  Bedloo,  to  build" 
cliurch  and  minister's  house  in  the  level,  for  which 
received  very  little  money .  Petitioner  preferred  a  peti- 
tion  to  their  Lordships  at  their  last  sitting,  desirin.r  that 
some  provision  mignt  be  made  for  the  remainder  of  the 
debt,  and  their  Lordships  were  pleased  to  make  some 
proeress  m  the  same.  Thereupon  some  of  the  most 
eminent  participants  desired  petitioner  to  desist  pro- 
mismg  they  would  forthwith  pay  her,  and  givin"  her  -i 
writing  tinder  their  hands  accordingly,  but  she  has 
several  times  since  attended  them  for  payment  but  has 
not  yet  got  one  penny.  She  therefore  [irays  their  Lord- 
ships  once  more  to  interpose  in  order  that  she  mav 
receive  the  money  so  long  due  and  so  often  promised 
l.ieiore  they  proceed  to  confirm  the  level  to  the  par- 
ticipants. L.  J.,  XI.  281.  ' 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 
June  17.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  enabling  of  Sir 
Anthony  Browne  to  sell  lands  for  payment  of  debts. 
Brought  from  the  Commons  this  day;  withdrawn  19 
Dec  1601.  L.  J.,  XL  2;:2,  &c.  (Parchment  Col- 
lecticm. ) 

June  17.  Petition  of  the  Masters  and  Owners  of 
shipping  trading  to  and  from  several  ports  in  this  king- 
dom. It  being  necessary  for  petitioners  to  use  ballast 
and  often  to  exchange  the  same  in  the  several  ports  of 
this  nation,  they  have  done  so  time  out  of  mind  without 
paying  anything  but  very  small  duties  exceot  in  the 
river  of  Thames,  but  of  late  a  ballast  office  'has  been 
erected  in  every  port  town  by  James  and  Edward  Halsall 
and  John  Walter  under  pretence  of  a  jiatent,  and  peti- 
tioners are  constrained  to  pay  such  excessive  fees  and 
duties  as  niany  times  exceed  all  the  profit  they  make 
upon  their  voyaL'C,  not  only  are  gTcat  rates  exacted  when 
petitioners  get  ballast  at  their  own  cost  and  labour,  but 
they  are  often  co;?strained  to  pay  fur  four  times  as  inuch 
as  they  take.  They  pray  to  be  relieved,  so  that  they  may 
enjoy  the  benefit  of  their  own  labour  wiiich  is  purchased 
witli  no  less  than  the  daily  hazard  of  their  lives  and 
estates.     L.  J.,  XL  282. 

June    17.     Affidavit    of  Nicholas    Turke   that    John 
Browne,  one  of  the  Serjeants  belonging  to  Wood  Street 
Compter,   has   attached    160J.    belonging  to    W  ingfield 
Lord  Cromv.ell,  at  the  suit  of  Richard  Sufad.    L  J     \I 
282.  "*     ■ 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 
June  17.  Application  for  an  order  for  the  Usher  of  the 
Black  Rod  to  arrest  Leonard  Robinson  and  others  for 
breach  of  privilege  in  entering  upon  the  lands  of  Lord 
Bruce,  Lord  Darcy,  the  Earl  of  Monmouth,  and  others, 
upon  a  pretence  of  a  discovery  of  a  defect  in  the  titles 
to  the  estates.     L.  J..  XL  282. 

June  17.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Davile  that  Leonard 
Robinson  and  Wastel  Robinson  have  entered  upon  and 
taken  possession  of  certain  lands  belonging  to  the  Earl  of 
Elgin  [Lord  Bruce],  the  Earl  of  Monmouth,  Lord  Darcy, 
and  other  noblemen  and  gentlemen  in  the  county  of 
York,  who  are  now  members  of  the  Parliament,  declaring 
that  they  took  possession  for  William  Stanley,  Sir  John 
Mounson,  and  Dr.  Pilkiugtou,  who  had  a  grant  of  the 
same  from  his  ^Majesty. 

June  18.  Petition  of  Sir  Symon  Fanshawe  ;  petitioner 
having  a  cause  depending  before  their  Lordships  against 
Thomas  Impey.  and  a  (iay  being  appointed  for  the 
hearing,  Impey 's  attorney  offered  ]jetitioner  if  he  would 
forbear  prosecuting  his  client  before  their  Lordships, 
he  would  consent  to  a  new  hearing  in  the  Exchequer, 
petitioner  consented,  and  their  Lordships  accordingly 
allowed  the  cause  to  stand  sine  die.  Imi^ey  new  utterly 
refuses  to  stand  to  the  agreement,  and  petitioner  there- 
fore prays  their  Lordships  to  appoint  a  day  for  the 
hearing  of  the  cause.     L.  J.,  XL  283. 

June  18.  Petition  of  Thomas  Impey;  petitioner  prays 
that  he  may  have  libertj'  to  proceed  upon  a  decree  duly 
obtained  by  him  in  the  Court  of  Exchequer  against  Sir 


House  op 
Lords. 

Calendar. 
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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


HorsE  OF    Sviwou  Fanshawo,  notwithstanding  FaushaYo's  petition 
LomTs        tor  a  re-hearuig  oi  the  cansc  by  ihoir  Lordsliips.     L.  J .. 

—  XI  ''83 
Calendar.  j^^g '^g  Petition  of  Colonel  Gny  Monleswortii ;  in 
l^''l-  ihf  year  1649  petitiuurr  being  then  an  nihab.tnnl  ot 
the  Island  of  Barbados,  was,  by  the  malice  and  falBe 
suggestion  of  Sir  Jaiues  Drax  and  others  without  any 
iust  canse,  made  a  close  prisoner  in  the  island  for  three 
months.  And  after,  those  persons  calling  theuiselves  a 
Court  of  War.  endeavoured  by  tortures  and  other  bar- 
barous proceedings  used  towards  certain  persons  to  com- 
pel  ihei  to  accuse  petitioner,  in  order  that  they  imgnt 
have  some  pretence  to  take  away  his  hie.  but  not  being 
able  to  prove  anything  against  him,  they  proceeded  to 
banish  him,  whereby  his  interest  in  the  Island  then 
being  very  considerable,  was  totally  lost,  and  he,  with  his 
wife  children,  and  forty  persons  in  his  family,  waslorced 
to  sea  and  exposed  to  all  hazards  in  a  vessel  ot  no  iorce, 
■md  by  that  means  fell  into  the  hands  of  pirates,  to  his 
utter  undoing  and  damage  of  20,000/.  Petitioner  prays 
that  the  persons  complained  against  may  be  ordered  to 
appeal  before  their  Lordships,  and^^that  he  may  receive 
some  recompense.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  ii'T. 

June  IS.  Petition  of  Francis  Farrmgton.  Petitioner 
lived  many  years  in  Barbados,  where  he  gamca  an  estate 
of  I.OUOL  per  annum,  but  having  suits  with  Edward 
Chamberlaine,  ^^■illiam  Chamberlaine,  of  London,  his 
brother,  caused  petitioner  lo  be  seized  and  brought 
prisoner  to  England.  He  was  there  without  cause  kept 
in  durance  for  two  years,  and  when  he  endeavoured  to 
repair  himseU  by  due  ccurse  of  law,  William  Chamber- 
laine, combining  with  Joseph  Briggs.  charged  him  with 
many  feigned  actions  of  a  pretended  high  value,  hoping 
he  should  not  have  procured  bail,  but  failing  therein  they 
by  violence  procured  him  to  be  again  imprisoned,  and 
kept  so  close  and  in  such  great  ignorance  that  they 
recovered  against  him  in  most  of  the  actions,  not  to 
force  any  money  from  him  (for  they  had  already  dam- 
nified him  in  all  his  estates  to  the  value  of  20,000/.),  but 
to  get  a  release  or  discharge  whereby  to  debar  hini  from 
obtaining  satisfaction  for  his  great  injuries  ;  petitioner 
in  order  to  obtain  his  liberty,  and  indeed  to  preserve 
his  life  (for  otherwise  before  this  time  he  would  have 
perished  in  prison),  was  constrained  to  grant  a  release, 
whereby  he  is  become  incapable  of  relief  in  any  ordi- 
nary course  of  justice.  He  prays  their  Lordships  to 
take  the  premises  into  their  consideration  and  give  him 
relief  therein. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Demurrer    of    William     Chamberlaine    to    the 
petition  of    Francis  Farriiigtou.     Every  release 
or  discharge  given   or  obtained  to  gain  liberty 
or  to  save  life  in   the  manner  set  forth  in  Far- 
rington's   petition   is   voidable   in   law.   and  the 
Courts    of  Justice   being  now  open,  and  it  not 
being  agreeable  to  the  ancient  course  of  the  High 
Court  of  Parliament  to  determine  private  difl'e- 
rences,  where  remedy  may  be   had  at   law,  res- 
pondent  demurs   to   Farrington's   petition,   and 
[)rays  that   he  may  not  be   Ixmnd  to  make  any 
further  answer  thereto. 
June  19.  Petition  of  the  Lady  Frances  Duchess  Dowa- 
ger of  Somerset.     Prays  their  Lordships  to  revoke  the 
order  of  the  llth  iustant  for  staying  during  the  time  of 
the  privilege  of  Parliament  all  proceedings  in  the  Court 
of   Delegates   in   the   cause   depending   between    peti- 
tioner and  the    Earl    ot    Manchester  and  the  Earl  of 
^■(irthumberland  and  others,  respecliug  the  validity  of 
the  will  of  the  late  Earl  of  Essex.     L.  J..  XL  284. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  referred  to  in  preceding. 

2.  Declaration  of  A  Igi'rnnnEarl  of  Northumberland, 
Pobert  Earl  of  \Varwick.  and  Oliver  St.  John, 
Esq.,  his  Majesty's  Solicitor-General,  that  they 
agree  to  waive  tlieir  privilege  in  any  suit  brought 
against  them  concerning  the  estate  of  the  Earl 
of  Essex,  deceased.     II  March  lfi46-';7\ 

June  19.  Petition  of  John  Owen,  citizen  and  grocer, 
of  London.  Petitioner,  at  the  re(|ueBt  of  Charles  Earl 
of  Derby,  purchased  part  of  his  lands  in  Lancashire 
and  Cumberland  according  to  agreement,  but  instead  of 
performance,  although  the  Earl  received  part  of  th(- 
moiiey.  he  makes  entrance  upon  the  premises  under 
pretence  oi  an  order  of  the  House.  Petitioner  prays  to 
be  relieved  before  the  Earl's  I5ill  for  restoring  him  to 
his  lauds  passes.     L.  J..  XI.  2h4. 

June  19.  Petition  of  Henry  Bressey.  Prays  for  the 
reversal  of  a  d'Cree  of  the  Court  of  (;hancery  of  the 
7th  of  July  lii.5f)  pronounced  by  the  then  Commissioner 
Lisle  in  petitioner's  suit  against  William  Babb  and 
Mary  his  wife.     &'<>«  L.  J.,  XI.  o45. 


Annexed:—  ,  "lSr^s"' 

L  Affidavit,  of    Sarah  Llo3'd.     In    the   year    166b,  ■ 

being  servant  to  Mr.  Bressey,  she  waited  upon      Oulemhir. 

her  mistress  to  Westminster  Hall  the  morniug         1661. 

the  decree  was  made,  and  observed  Mr.  Babl  i  very 

diligent  in  attending  Mr.  Lisle,  then  commonly 

called    Lord   Lisle,    who    she    overheard   say  to 

Babb.   "Bressey  hath  a  right   to  the   estate,  but 

"  wee'll  give  him  but    three  hundred  pounds," 

and  deponent  at  the  same  time  observed  Babb  to 

follow  Lisle  into  the  Court  of  Wards  with  a  bag 

of  money,  which  might  contain  fifty  or  threescore 

pounds,  under  his   arm,  which  made  deponent 

curious  to  watch    Babb  coming    out  again,  and 

accordingly  she    did  so,  but  could  not   discover 

any  such    bag   under    his    cloak  at    his  return. 

1  July  1661. 

2.  Certificate  of  the  Earl  of  Peterborough  that 
Sarah  Lloyd  is  now  his  Lordship's  servant,  but  by 
reason  of  going  to  Tangiers  with  him  she  cannot 
be  produced  ri'vd  roee  at  the  hearing  of  the  cause, 
but  she  has  made  an  afiidavit  before  a  Master  in 
Chancery,  which  she  has  confessed  to  be  true 
before  his  Lordship.     21  Nov.  1661, 

3.  Copy  of  the  joint  and  several  answers  of  William 
Babb  and  Mary  his  wife,  and  Andrew  Holdsworth, 
defendants  named  in  the  bill  of  complaint  of 
Henry  Bressey,  complainant. 

4.  Depositions  of  witnesses  examined  on  behalf  of 
Henry  Bressey  in  his  suit  against  Babb  and 
others. 

June  19.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Trevor,  George  Twis- 
selton,  and  Andrew  Ellis.  There  is  a  Bill  before  their 
Lordships  which,  under  pretence  of  restoring  the  Earl 
of  Derby  to  his  lands,  would  dispossess  petitioners  of 
their  lawful  estates  in  certain  manors  ana  lands  in  the 
county  of  Flint  purchased  by  them  of  the  said  Earl, 
and  assured  to  ihein  by  conveyances,  fines,  &c.,  the 
best  estate  the  law  can  give  them.  They  pray  to  be 
heard  at  the  Bar  of  the  House  before  the  Bill  shall  be 
further  proceeded  with. 

June  22.  Petition  of  Daniel  Bridge.  Prays  their 
Lordships  to  reverse  so  much  of  the  order  of  the  5th 
of  December  last  made  in  a  cause  between  John  Cary  and 
Ann  Cromwell  as  relates  to  the  manor  or  farm  called 
Poyle  Farm,  in  the  parish  of  Stanwell,  Middlesex,  of 
which  petitioner  was  purchaser  for  a  valuable  con- 
sideration, he  never  having  been  summoned,  and  not 
knowing  that  the  cause  was  to  lie  heard.  See  L.  J., 
XL  199. 

June  25.  Petition  of  William  Lord  Viscount  Statl'ord. 
Complains  that  Edmund  Ellis,  pretending  himself  to 
be  a  lessee  of  Sir  George  Beunyon,  has  caused  several 
declarations  in  ejectment  to  be  delivered  to  the  tenants 
in  the  manors  oi'  Wyboston  and  Soakes,  iu  the  county 
of  Bedford,  of  which  petitioner  is  lawfully  seized  and 
possessed.  Petitioner  prays  that  he  may  have  the 
benefit  of  his  privilege  that  neither  he  nor  his  tenants 
may  be  disturbed  in  their  possessiinis  under  pretence  of 
a  judgment  surreptitiously  obtained,  but  that  a  fair 
and  legal  trial  may  be  had  at  law.     L.  J.,  XI.  288. 

June  26.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  naturalizing  Sir  Ber- 
nard Gascon  [Caecoigne],  Knight.  Bead  1"  this  day, 
Ijut  not  further  proceeded  with.     L.  J.,  XL  289. 

June  26.  Petition  of  Thomas  Levingston.  Complaint 
has  been  made  to  their  Lordships  that  petitioner  caused 
Air.  Browne's  hand  (without  his  ])iivity)  to  be  set  to  a 
paper  for  a  witness  to  attend  their  Lordships'  House,  by 
which  petitioner  is  charged  with  the  crime  of  forgery. 
He  pjays  their  Lordshijis  to  afl'ord  him  a  tiu.e  to  make 
liis  defence  to  the  charge,  whereby  he  may  vindicate 
his  reputation  so  deeidy  wounded  by  that  scandal,  and 
in  the  meantime  that  he  may  not  lie  under  their  Lord- 
ships' displeasure. 

June  26.  Petilion  of  Edward  Bullock.  Prays  for 
redress  against  William  Standen,  who  has  unjustly  got 
into  possession  and  detains  from  petitioner  certain 
manors  and  lands  in  the  county  of  Berks,  which  had 
descended  to  Tliomas  Bullock,  petitioner's  uncle,  from 
his  ancestors,  and  had  been  in  the  name  about  five 
hundred  years. 

June  26.  Petilion  of  (Jwen  Owens,  son  and  heir  of 
IJice  Owens,  deceased,  kite  brother  and  heir  of  Morgan, 
late  bishop  of  Llandafl',  deceased,  ""d  of  Morgan 
Owens,  sole  surviving  administrator  of  She  said  late 
bishop.  By  the  cunning  practices,  forgeries,  and  abuses 
of  Owen  Price,  heretofore  a  servant  to  the  bishop, 
petitioners  have  been  defrauded  out  of  the  greater  part 
of  the    bishop's    estate,  particulars    whereof   are  iully 


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lI'irsE  OP     stated  ill  the  annpxedjiaper.     They  pray  that  Price  may 
'■""P^-       be  !>ummoned  to  appear  and  answer  their  complaint. 
Calendar.  Annexed  :— 

Tgg]  1.  Schedule   of   the   crimes,  forgeries,  and   abuses 

charged  against  Owen  Price. 
[1661.  Juno  27.]  Petition  of  Anne  Browne,  widow, 
relict  of  George  Browne,  deceased,  in  behalf  of  .lohn 
Browne,  her  son,  an  infant  of  one  year  and  a  half  old, 
and  j^Jorris  Browne  and  William  Browne,  the  younger 
brothers  of  Sir  Anthony  Browne.  Pray  that  the  Bill 
brouglit  in  by  .Sir  Anthony  Browne  for  setting  aside  a 
settlement  in  which  petitioners  are  interested  may  not 
be  passed.  L.  J.,  XI.  290. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 
June  2".     Brief  to  examine  witnesses  for  Lowestoft 
in  the  cause  between   the  inhabitants  of  that  town  and 
the  bailiffs  of  Great  Yarmouth.     L.  J.,  XI.  290. 

June  28.  Petition  of  Cuthbert  Morley.  Petitioner 
had  all  his  estate  sequestered  and  sold  by  the  late  usurped 
authority,  but  since  His  Majesty's  return,  in  order  to 
the  recovery  of  his  rights,  he  has  sealed  leases  of  eject- 
ment to  Roger  Lee  of  the  manors  and  lands  of  Hawiiby, 
Lackenby,  and  Normanby,  and  at  the  late  assizes  at 
York  had  verdicts  for  the  manors  of  Hawnbv  and 
Lackenby,  but  for  the  manor  of  Normanby,  by  the 
practices  of  John  Hill,  an  attorney  and  purchaser  of  the 
manor,  petitioner  could  have  ni  trial,  and  now  the 
pnrchasrrs  of  the  other  manoi'S  have  lirought  writs  of 
error  to  delay  his  recovery  of  possession.  He  prays  that 
Hill  and  the  other  purchasers  may  be  ordered  to  appear, 
and  if  they  can  show  no  other  cause  but  their  purchase 
from  the  usurped  authority,  then  that  their  Lordships 
will  order  possession  of  the  premises  to  petitioner's 
lessee. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 
June  28.     Notice  from  John  Butler,  at  Lyons  Inn, 
respecting  an  action  brought  liy  William  Farre  against 
a  tenant  of  the  Earl  of  Salisbury  contrary  to  privilege. 
L.  J,  XI.  293. 

June  — .     Petition  of  Edmond  Chaloner,  son  of  James 
Ghaloner,  Esq..   deceased.     Peti  I  loner's  father  was  ex- 
cepted in  the  A.ct  of  Indemnity  as  a  person  then  living 
only  to   such  pains  and   penalties  as  by  another  Act  to 
that   purpose   should  be   inflicted   on   him,   the   House 
judging  his  crime  not  to  be  of  so  deep  a  dye  as  those 
who    presumed  to  sit  upon   the  day  of  that  execrable 
sentence,  and  signed  the  warrant  for  the  execution  of 
his    sacred   Majesty.     He  was  never  taken  to  be  of  a 
turbulent  or  violent  nature   rjainst  any  of  His  Jlajesty's 
loyal    subjects,  but   was  ever  tender  to  preserve  their 
lives  and  estates,  and  gave  particular  testimony  thereof 
in  being   instrumental  in  saving  the  life  of  Sir  John 
Owen    when   he    was   unlawfully    condemned  ;  .  he  was 
likewise   absolutely   against    the    forcible    seclusion  of 
the  members,  and  against  the  abolition  of  the  House  of 
Peers,  as   by  the   Journal  Book  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons will  appear,  and  lastly  upon  the  first  appearing  of 
the  Duke  of  Albemai  le  for  the  biinging  in  of  His  Majesty 
ho   endeavoured  to  secuj'o  the  Ise  of   Man,  wliere  his 
fomniand  then  lay,  to  His  Majesty's  service,  and  was 
upon  that  account  clapt  close  prisoner  in  a  dungeon  in 
Peel  Castle   in  that  Island  by  order  of  those  who  were 
then  in  power  at  Wallingford  House,  and  who  looked 
on  him  as  a   person  devoted  to  the  royal  interest,  the 
truth   of  which    is    attested  by  a  certificate   from  the 
Countess  Do^vager    of  Derby,  and  the  address  of  the 
whole  country  to  His  Majesty  at  his  return.     During 
his  imprisonment  being  of  a  tender  and  weak  consti- 
tution he  took  his  death  sickness,  whereof  he  shortly 
after  died  before  the  Act  of  Indemnity  passed,  leaving 
petitioner  and  two  sisters  unprovided  for.     Petitioner 
prays  that   his    "  father   may  not  be  put  in  the  same 
'•  rank  with  those  cursed  regicides  in  the  intended  Act. 
'•  and  thereby  receive  the  greatest  of  punishments  and 
"  reproaches   that    cr.n    be    inflicted    on     him,    lir^ing 
'•  dead,  next  the  ruin  of  his  innocent  children  by  being 
"  deprived  of  his  small  fortune,  ;iiid  of  petitioner,  who 
"  has   been  a  sufl'erer  wit'n  his   father  u]ion  His   Ma- 
'•  josty's   account ;  "  howsoever  iheir  Lordships  think 
fit  to  deal  with  his  father's  estate,  petitioner  is  resolved 
to  live  and  die  a  true  and  faithful  subject  to  His  Majesty. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  Sir  John  Owen  that  James  Chal- 
oner •i^as  the  only  instrument  under  God  for 
the  preservation  of  his  life  ;  he  therefore  prays 
that  what  lenity  others  in  his  case  havt-  received 
may  not  be  denied  him  or  his  children.  Signed 
by  Sir  John  Owen.     27  .June  1661. 


2.  Certificate   of  Charlotte  Dowager    Countess   of     hou.i,  op 
Derby,  that  James   Chaloner  suffered  close  im-        Lords 
pnsonment  in  the  Isle  of  Man   for  his  alfection      r  r^ 
and  service   to    herself,  the  Duke  of  Albemarle       ^"'™''"''- 
and  many  others  of  the  royal  party.     Signed  bv         ^*'^^- 
the  Countess.     27  June  1661.  ° 

July  1.  Order  of  the  King  in  Council  (dared  the  7th 
of  June)  referring  the  two  following  petitions  to  the 
consideration  of  the  House.  The.se  papers  were  deli- 
vered to  the  House  this  day,  were  referred  to  a  Com- 
mittee, and  are  all  entered  in  extenao.  L.  J.,  XI.  293 
294. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  the  nobility,  gentry,  and  freeholders 
of  the  northern  counties  to  the  King  for  the 
re-establishment  of  a  Court  of  Judicature  at 
York. 

2.  Similar  petition  of  the  several  grand  juries  of 
the  northern  counties  on  the  behalf  of  them- 
selvea  and  the  rest  of  the  subjects  there  to  the 
King. 

July  1.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  naturalizing  of  Francis 
Brudenell.  Esquire,  son  an  heir  apparent  of  the  Kight 
Honble.  Robert  Lord  Brudenell.  and  of  the  Right 
Honble.  Ajina  Maria  Countess  of  Shrewsbury,  daughter 
of  the  said  Lord  Brudenell,  and  now  wife  of  the  Rin-ht 
Honble.  Francis  i;arl  of  Shrewsbury.  This  Bill,  which 
was  read  1"  this  day,  received  the  roval  assent  on  the 
oUth  instant.  L.  J.,  XL  295.  &c. 
Jul}-  1.  Another  draft. 

July  1.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  relief  of  ancient  tenants  of 
lands,  ])arcel  of  the  patrimony  of  the  church  of  England. 
Read  l^     L.  J.,  XL  2il5      Xo  further  proceeding. 

July  1.  Pet;itiou  of  divers  ancient  tenants  of  landa, 
parcel  of  the  patrimony  of  the  church  of  England.  The 
petitioners  rejoice  in  the  restoration  of  ejiiscopacy,  for 
which  many  of  them  have  hazarded  their  lives  and  lost 
their  fortunes,  some  of  them  to  preserve  their  tenancies 
and  the  church's  patrimony  purchased  the  reversion  of 
their  leases  from  the  late  usurpers,  whilst  otliers  chose 
any  loss  rather  than  invade  the  rights  of  the  church,  the 
King  engaged  his  word  in  the  declaration  from  Breda 
for  satisfaction  of  the  first,  and  recommended  the  others 
to  the  Ai-chbishop  of  Canterbury  to  see  the  tenants  of 
the  church  favourably  dealt  with,  and  further  appointed 
various  persons  to  mediate  between  the  church  and  her 
ancient  tenants,  and  where  their  labours  proved  ineffec- 
tual has  himself  interfered,  but  without  exemplary 
success  ;  petitioners  pray  for  the  appointment  of  com- 
missioners, or  some  other  means  for  their  relief. 

July  1.  Petition  of  above  six  hundred  distressed  Pro- 
testants, most  of  them  having  families,  who  lost  all  they 
had  by  the  rebellion  in  Ireland  ;  thej-  complain  that  of 
the  65,000Z.  collected  in  England  and  Wales  for  their 
benefit,  some  persons,  not  themselves,  received  IS.t'OO/., 
the  re.-iJue  being  converted  to  other  purposes,  and  that 
the  31,242/.  12s.  9f;.  collected  in  Holland  for  them  was  all 
misconverted  to  other  uses ;  since  which  time  they  con- 
tinued to  supplicate  the  pretended  powers,  but  without 
redress  ;  they  pray  that  relief  may  be  given  them  either 
by  a  collection  or  by  levying  the  money  diverted  from 
them  ficnn  the  estates  of  those  who  have  defrauded 
them,  that  so  they  may  be  enabled  to  return  to  Ireland 
and  to  subsist  when  they  get  there.  L.  J..  XI.  29.5. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Another  similar  [letiliou  of  same.  (Undated.) 
July  1.  Petition  of  the  poor  cripples  that  have  lost 
their  limbs  in  His  Majesty's  service  ;  they  have  for  many 
years  suffered  calamity,  being  denied  relief  because  of 
their  hnalty,  and  in  the  usurper's  time  whipt  out  of 
town  because  they  had  lost  their  limbs  in  His  Majesty's 
service,  while  those  who  had  been  maimed  in  the 
usurper's  service  had  considerable  allowance  made 
them  ;  now  that  it  has  pleased  the  Lord  to  crown 
their  prayers  with  success  in  restoring  their  gracious 
Sovereign  to  them  again,  and  their  Lordships  to  him, 
they  pray  that  some  constant  relief  maj-  Ix-  given  to  the 
residue  of  them,  and  the  collection  of  the  last  fast  dis- 
tributed amongst  liiem.     L.  J.,  XI.  i'.'b. 

July  1.  Petition  of  Dorothy  Lady  Dacro.  widow  of 
Richard  Lord  Dacre.  deceased  ;  she  is  pursued  by  one 
Jonas  Moore  in  an  ejectment  in  tne  Common  Pleas  to 
turn  her  out  of  her  house,  which  she  has  quietly  enjoyed 
for  some  years  past ;  she  desires  that  she  may  have  the 
benefit  of  privilege  of  Parliament.  Sec  L.  .!..  XL  2!)8. 
July  1.  Lui)lieate  of  preceding. 

July  'J.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  reparation  and 
satisfaction  to  be  made  unto  John  Lord  St.  John,  of 
Basing,  Earl  of  Wilts,  and  Marquess  of  Winchester  out 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


H^sE  OF     of  the  manors  and  lands  of   Robert   Wallop,    Esq.,    for 

— ■        the  sum  of  ton  thousand  p  ninds  bcrctof..:-e  granted  nnto 

Ciilpndar.      jiim  \yy  the  then  prctrnded  Parliament  out  of  the  s:iid 

1661.        Maiciuess   of   Winclu  >terV   estate.     Brought  iroiu    !lie 

Commons   this  day,  rejected   12  July.     L.  J.,  XI.  -9', 

(to.     (Parchment  ("'ollcctiou.) 

July  2.  Petition  of  Edward  Marquess  of  Worcester; 
he  contracted  many  debts  in  the  Bcrvice  of  his  late 
Majesty  in  the  w;ir.s,  and  some  of  hi.-;  credit-jrs  have 
obt;'ined  jmlgmrnts  agaiut>t  his  estate,  and  are  now 
exteniling  his  lauds ;  these  judgments  -were  obtained 
manv  years  ago,  aud  a  great  part  of  the  estate  which 
petitioner  then  ]30ssessed  is  now  in  the  hands  of  some 
monibers  of  the  House  of  Commons,  who  became  pos- 
Ee.^sed  of  it  by  the  late  pretended  public  purchase.^,  aud 
now  use  their  i.riyilege  to  stay  proceedings  against  the 
estate  in  their  hands :  petitioner  prays  for  a  like  pro- 
tection lor  himself.     L.  J.,  XI.  296. 

July  2.  Petition  of  the  President  and  Fellows  of  Mag- 
dalen College  in  Oxford.  In  the  year  1646  by  colour  of 
an  order  of  their  Lordship's  House  for  seizing  Popish 
reliques,  Michael  Baker,  a  messenger  of  the  House, 
carried  out  of  the  college  a  mitre,  crozier,  staif,  copes, 
and  other  things  (being  [he  venerable  remains  of  their 
founder),  reputed  to  lie  worth  about  2,000/.,  and  as  Baker 
pretends  dehvered  them  to  Mr.  Alexander  Thane,  then 
Usher  of  the  Black  Bod,  who  with  one  Wheeler,  a  gold- 
smith (sinc(}  deceased),  without  ordvr  from  the  House  or 
any  other  lawful  authority  concealed  the  mitre  and 
other  things,  or  otherwise  conveited  them  to  their  own 
use  without  rendering  any  account  of  them.  Petitioners 
pray  that  Baker,  'Phane,  and  the  executors  of  \^'heeler, 
may  be  summoned  to  appear  and  give  accounti,  and  in 
casi-  the  goods  shall  be  found  in  specie  then  that  they 
may  be  restored,  and  if  they  have  converted  them  then 
that  they  may  answer  the  value,  or  that  some  other 
relief  may  be  given  to  petitioners.  Notcil.  "  Dismissed.' 
July  3.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  recording  the  matches  and 
descentsof  the  njbility  andgentry  of  England, &c., aud  for 
preventing  usurpations  of  their  armorial  achievements 
and  irregularities  in  the  bearing  of  them  :  the  Bill  pro- 
vides fo''  the  future  registration  at  the  Oflice  of  Arms  of 
the  deaths,  marriages,  and  issue  of  all  persons  entitled 
to  liear  arms,  upon  ])aympnt  of  certain  fees,  for  the 
registration  of  all  deaths.  Arc.  that  have  happened 
during  the  twenty  years  last  past,  as  far  as  can  be 
ascertained,  aud  for  the  punisliment  of  stone  cutters, 
carvers,  and  other  artificei-s  who  without  authority'  in- 
termeddle with  marshalling  of  arms,  and  erecting  of 
funeral  nionumeuts  whereon  am  s  are  to  be  fixed. 
(Heralds' Bill.)  Bead  1'.  L.  J.,  XI.  297.  Bead  2»,  and 
committed,  337.  It  does  not  appe;ir  that  any  report  was 
made  i'rom  the  Committee. 
Annexed  :  — 

1.  Another  draft. 
2-8.  Privisoes,  amendments,  &c. 
July  3.  Draft  of  an  Act  ibr  the  Ijctter  relief  and  em- 
ployment of  the  poor,  and  ininishment  of  vagrants  and 
other  disorderly   i)ersons   within   the  cities  of  Iiondon 
and  Westminster,  and  the  Hb'-rties  thereof,  and  within 
the  bills  of  mortality  ;  the  Bill  proposes  to  establish  a 
corporation  consisting  of  a  president,  deputy  president, 
treasurer,  and  one  hundred  and  twenty  assistants,   the 
Lord  Mayor  of  the  city  of  London  for  the  time  being  to 
be  presidrnt,  and  ten  of  the  assistants  to  be  aldermen  of 
the  city  of  London,   four  assistants  to  be  burgesses  of 
Westminster,    with   ]iower   to   ap]>rehi'nd   any   rogues, 
vagrants,    sturdy   beggars,     idle    and    disorderly    per- 
sons,  and   cause   them   to    be   kept  and   set  to   work, 
to   punish   rogues,    and    send    them    to   the   place    of 
their   birth   or    last    abode,  and   if   found   begging  or 
wandering   to   ]iroceed   against    them   as    incorrigible, 
and  to  transport  them  to  any  Knglisli  plantation  beyond 
the  seas;  to   apprehend   any    ]ioor  persons  or    children 
unable  to  work  or  to  mainuiin  theni.M'lves,  and  to  punish 
them   for  refusing  to  work   or  to  be  educated;  and  in 
order   to   raise   fu7ids  for   the   relief  of  sick,   impotent, 
aged  perS(ms  and  others  not  able   to   work,  so  as   to  get 
a  ccmiiietont   livelihood,  the  aldermen,   burgesses,    &c. 
within  th"  several  jiarishcs  shall  have  power  to  rate  the 
inhabitants,  and  all  funds  raised  or  bequeathed  for  relief 
of  the  poor  shall  be  [laid  to  the  treasurer  for  that  pur- 
pose ;  the  president  and  governors  of  the  corpcjriilion 
are  further  empowered  to  erect  workhouses  for  receiving, 
relieving,  and  setting  the  poor  to  work  :  houses  of  cor- 
rection for  punishing  romteB,  vagabonds,   and  beggars, 
and  houses  ol    transportation    to  entertain  incorrigible 
rogues  till  tbcy  can  be  sent  awaytotlie  English  ])laula- 
lions  ;  constables  and  overseers  are  by  the  IJill  required 
to  present  to  the  justices  at  quarter  sessions  the  names 


of  such  aged  impotent  persons  and  children  who  are  Housb  op 
fit  to  be'  relieved  by  weekly  allowances  ;  any  per- 
sons who  shall  give  or  suffer  to  be  given  any  alms 
or  relief  at  his  door  shall  forfeit  a  certain  sum  for 
every  time  ho  .shall  give  such  relief;  the  beadles  are 
rec.uired  to  visit  and  clean  the  streets  and  highway.s  of 
theii-  parishes,  to  compel  all  cripples  and  beggars  to 
return  to  their  abodes,  and  to  inflict  the  ijunisliinent 
upon  them  by  law  proviJed.  This  Bill,  which  was  read 
I"  this  day,  appears  to  have  been  dropped  in  Coniniittec. 
L.  J.,  XI.  297,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1.  List  of  committee  on  the  Bill.     5  July. 

2.  List  of  aldermen  and  assistants  to  be  members  of 
the  proposed  corporation. 

3.  Report  from  the  Committee  on  the  Bill  desiring 
the  assistance  of  some  of  the  King's  counsel,  &c. 
in  fitting  the  Bill  for  report. 

July  4.  Petition  of  Francis  Warner  and  William  Love, 
late  Sheriffs  of  the  city  of  London  ;  pray  for  renewal  of 
an  order  of  the  House  for  their  protection  from  a  suit 
brought  against  them  by  Mary  Edney  and  others  for 
giving  liberty  to  Mr.  Thos.  Bushell  in  obedience  to  an 
order  of  the  House.     L.  J.,  XI.  29S. 

July  4.  Report  of  the  masters  in  Chancery  to  whom 
it  was  referred  to  examine  the  Bill  concerning  satis- 
faction to  be  given  to  the  Marquess  of  Winchester  out 
of  Mr.  Wallop's  estate.     L.  J..  XI.  299. 

July  5.  Petition  of  divers  good  Christians  ;  they  appeal 
to  the  King's  declaration  from  Breda,  and  also  his  dc- 
clanvtion  concerning  eccltsiastical  aflairs  for  liberty  of 
tender  consciences,  that  no  man  should  be  disquieted  or 
called  in  question  for  matters  of  religion  which  do  not 
disturb  the  peace  of  the  kingdom,  and  pray  that  such 
Christians  as  intend  only  to  make  their  calling  and 
election  sure,  and  to  discharge  a  good  conscience  in 
their  genei'al  and  particular  relations  towards  God  and 
man.  being  desirous  to  live  peaceably  in  all  godliness 
and  honesty,  may  have  liberty  to  meet  together  to 
praise  God.  and  to  edify  one  another  without  incurring 
penalty  under  any  penal  law,  or  the  displeasure  of  His 
Maj^-sty,  or  of  any  under  his  authority.  (Signed  by 
Dr.  Cell  and  others.)     L.  J.,  XI.  2-.MI. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Scripture  arguments  against  compulsion  of  con- 
science in  matters  divine.  Endorsed :  Doctor 
Gell's  arguments.     12  .July  1661. 

July  .5.  Petition  of  divers  persons  commonly  called 
Anabaptists  in  the  behalf  of  themselves  and  others  ; 
they  thank  the  King  for  the  liberty  of  conscience  they 
have  enjoyed  through  his  declaration  from  Bredii,  and 
that  concerning  ecclesiastical  alfairs,  but  still  many  of 
them  have  been  disturfjed  and  imprisoned  for  the 
exercise  of  their  consciences  in  the  worship  of  God,  and 
they  fear  that  they  are  still  liable  to  lie  further  troubled 
and  debarred  of  their  liberty  if  some  statutes  requiring 
e.\act  conformity  to  the  worship  and  discipline  esta- 
blished should  bo  rigorously  put  in  execution  against 
them  ;  upon  their  ajiplication  to  his  Majesty  he  referred 
them  to  Parliament,  they  therefore  pray  their  lordships 
that  they  may  not  under  any  law  be  compelled  to  any 
outward  form  of  worship  contrary  to  tbe  liberty  and 
persuasion  of  their  judgments  and  consciences,  but  that 
they  may  be  protected  in  the  liberty  of  professing  and 
exercising  their  faith  and  worship  in  public  and  private 
from  all  force,  injury,  and  molestation  whilst  they 
behave  themselves  soberly  and  peaceably.  L.  J..  XI. 
299. 

July  ."i.  Petition  of  Sir  Richard  Brahain,  Knight,  a 
member  of  the  Commons  House  of  Parliament;  before 
the  late  wars  petitioner  and  Sir  Ily.  Vane,  the  elder, 
purchased  an  equal  interest  in  the  Supersedeas  Office  in 
the  High  Court  of  Chancery  for  lives ;  petitioner  from 
the  beginning  of  the  wars  continued  in  the  service  of 
his  late  Majesty,  his  goods  were  twice  sequestered,  and 
his  life  drawn  into  question  for  his  loyalty,  while  in  his 
absence  Sir  Henr}-  Vane  the  elder  received  his  share  of 
the  profits  of  the  office  to  the  extent  of  4,00t)/..  anj  after 
his  death  his  sons  entered  into  possession  of  their 
father's  estate,  and  by  fraudulent  agreement  between 
themselves  refuse  to  make  satisfaction  to  petitioner, 
whose  interest  in  the  office  was  determined  about 
three  years  ago  ;  jietitioner  who  has  no  other  remedy  lor 
his  losses  prays  the  House  to  refer  the  matter  to  a 
committee  for  examination,  and  to  give  him  redress. 
L,  J.,  X1.29;i. 

.luly  6.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  establishing  ;irliclcs 
and  orders  for  the  regulating  and  b'Hler  government  of 
His  Majest3''s  navies,  ships  of  war,  .and  forces  by  sea. 
L.  J.,  XI.  300.     13  Car.  II.  stat.  I.  c.  9. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


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July  6.  En-i-ossment  of  an  Act  for  the  eimliliiig  of 
churuliwa'-deus  to  assess  and  levy  such  sums  of  moiiej- 
as  shall  be  necessary  fi  lie  expended  in  the  i-epairing  of 
churches,  and  upon  other  occasions  incident  to  their 
office.  Broui^ht  from  the  ConimouB  and  read  1°.  Xo 
further  proceeding.  L.  J.,  XI.  300,  301.  (Parchment 
Collection.) 

July  6.  Application  on  behalf  of  John  Mills,  tenant 
to  Lord  Crofts,  that  he  may  have  the  benefit  of  privilese 
in  an  action  of  ejectment  brought  against  him  by  Thomas 
Tnrges.     L.  J.,  XI.  301. 

July  8.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  erecting  a  lighthouse 
for  the  preservation  of  ships  at  the  Spurn  Head,  near 
the  mouth  of  Humber  ;  the  Bill  provides  for  the  esta- 
blishment of  a  lighthouse  upon  the  place  called  the 
Spurn  Head  or  Spurn  Island,  a  very  dangerous  place 
where  many  ships  have  been  cast  away  upon  a  sand 
stretching  itself  near  two  miles  into  the  sea;  and  for 
levy  of  a  penny  per  ton  from  ei-ery  English  and  two- 
pence per  ton  from  every  foreign  vessel  passing  by  and 
having  the  benefit  of  the  light.  Read  1».  L.  J.,  XI. 
301.     No  further  proceeding. 

July  S.  Petition  of  John  Stephens  by  order  of  the 
House  Edward  Marquess  of  Worcester  was  restored  to  all 
his  possessions,  and  the  tenants  were  required  to  stay  all 
rents,  yet  in  spite  of  this  petitioner  is  sued  for  the 
posscjsionandrentof  a  house  in  Blackfriars,  part  of  the 
Marquess'  possessions,  by  Andrew  Wanley  and  Robert 
Barker ;  petitioner  prays  that  the  proceedings  against 
him  may  be  stayed. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  mentioned  in  preceding.     20  June 

1660,  renewed  this  day.     L.  J.,  XI.  302. 

July  8.  The  King's  speech  on  giving  his  assent  to  the 

Act  for  confirming  public  acts,  and  the   Act  for   a  free 

and  voluntary  present  to   his  Majesty.     In  the  King's 

handwriting.     L.  J.,  XI.  303.     In  exfenso. 

July  9.  Petition  of  Chaloner  Chute,  Esq.  ;  in  the 
year  1656  petitioners  father  bought  the  castle  and  park 
of  the  Devizes,  Wilts,  for  7,200L  from  Mr.  Levingston, 
his  wife,  and  trustees  who  claimed  the  same  under  a 
fine  levied  by  Lady  Powell  in  16ol  :  Sir  Peter  Vanlore's 
heirs  impeach  this  fine  as  obtained  by  force  and  fraud  ; 
petitioner  prays  that  he  may  not  suffer  for  the  crime  of 
others,  but  that  should  an  Act  be  passed  to  vacate  the 
fin.-  in  question,  the  annexed  proviso  may  be  added  for 
his  protection.  Noted.  Nothing  done  it.  iS''e  L.  J., 
XI.  304. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Draft  proviso  excepting  the  castle  and  park  of 
the    Devizes  from  the  operation  of  the  proposed 
Act. 
July  9.  Petition  of  Willi\m  Lord  Stourton ;  in  1656 
petitioner  exhibited  a  Bill  in  chancery  against  William 
Lord  Petre  for  relief  from  payment  of  a  sum  of   3,000/. 
residue  of  6,O00Z.   payal)le   before  the  late  wars  for  the 
marriage  portion  of  Mai-y,  eldest    daughter  of  Robert 
Lord  Petre,    father    of    Win.    Lord   Petre,    to    Edward 
Stourton,  son  and  heir  of  petitioner  ;  the  cause  has  been 
three  times  brought  to  a  hearing,  and  on  the  last  occa- 
sion Lord  Petre  having  no  other  refuge  claimed  privi- 
lege of  peerage,  as  appears   bj-  the  annexed   order  ;  as 
the  cause    has   continued  so  long,    and  is  between  peer 
and  peer,  petitioner  prays  the  House  either  to  hear  the 
cause,  or  to  order  Lord  Petre  to  waive  his  privilege. 
Annexed  : — 

I.  Copy  of  order  in  the  cause  in  the  Court  below 
staying  the  further  hearing  on  account  of  Lord 
Petre' s  claim  to  privilege  of  peerage. 
July  9.  Petition  of  John  Petre,  Esq.  :  petitioner  in 
an  \  before  the  year  16-tO  lent  8,000/.  to  Edward  Mar- 
quess of  Worcester,  secured  by  jadgment,  but  after 
20  years  agreed  to  accept  the  jjrincipal  only  without 
interest ;  in  March  last  the  Marques;  consented  that 
petitioner  should  extend  any  of  his  lands  for  satisfaction 
of  the  judgment,  and  accjrdingly  petitioner  extended 
those  in  the  county  of  Southampton,  hut,notwithstanding 
his  consent,  the  Marquess  has  jirocured  an  order  from 
the  House  to  stay  proceedings  ;  petitioner  prays  that  on 
consideration  of  the  circumstances  he  may  be  allowed  to 
prosecute  the  extent  without  any  breach  of  the  privilege 
of  Parliament. 

July  10.  Affidavit  of  Wni.  Lillie  that  Wm.  Firth,  a 
servant  of  Francis  Lord  Willoughby  ofPaiham.  has 
been  arrested  at  the  suit  of  Robert  Johnson  contrary  to 
privilege.     L.  J.,  XI.  306. 

July  11.  Petition  of  above  six  hundred  distressed 
Protestants,  late  sufferers  by  the  horrid  rebellion  in 
Ireland.  Having  been  defeated  of  relief  out  of  the  col- 
lection in  England  in  1641,  and  also  of  that  in  Holland, 


however, 
have   been 


they  appealed  to  their  Lordships,  and  were  by  them 
reterred  to  the  Committee  for  Petition.s,  which  has, 
never  sat.  and  petitioners,  whose  numbers 
reduced  from  l,70'i  to  6'I0  by  want  and 
distress,  now  pray  that  a  Committee  may  be  appointed 
Lo  examme  their  ease  before  the  adjournment,  that  so 
they  may  be  the  nearer  relief  by  their  Lordships  com- 
passion.    L.  J.,  XI.  306. 

Jtily  11.  Draft  order  referring  preceding  petition  to 
the  (  ommittee  for  the  Bill  concerning  the  poor,  &c. 
L.  J.,  XL  306. 

July  11.  Application  for  an  order  for  securing  the 
Earl  and  Countess  of  Manchester  in  quiet  possession  of 
the  fishing  m  the  river  of  Burnham  c./ia-s  Wallfleet 
and  Ray  Sands,  in  the  coi-.uty  of  Essex,  formerly 
belonging  to  Edward  Earl  of  Sussex.     L.  J.,  XI.  306. 

July  12.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  settling  of  the  estate 
of  James,  late  Duke  of  Richmond  and  Lennox,  accord- 
ing to  agreement  of  Charles  Duke  of  Richmond  and 
Lennox,  Mary  Duchess  Dowager  of  Richmond  and 
Lennox,  and  the  Lady  Mary  her  daughter,  and  the 
trustees  of  the  said  Lady  Duchess.  This  bill,  which 
was  read  1»  this  day.  received  the  royal  assent  on  the 
19th  of  May  1662.  L.  J..  XL  307,  &c. 
Annexed  : — 

1-4.  Amendments  and  provisoes. 
July  13.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  vesting  and  settling 
all  such  money,  goods,  and  other  things  in  His  :\Iaje8ty 
which  were  received,  levied,  or  collected  in  these'  late 
times  and  are  remaining  in  the  hands  or  possession  of 
any  treasurers,  receivers,  collectors,  or  others.  This 
Bill,  which  was  brought  from  the  House  of  Commons 
this  day,  received  the  royal  assent  on  the  30lh  instant. 
L.  J.,  XI.  308,  Ac.     13  Car.  II.,  Stat.  I.  c.  3. 

July  13.  Affidavit  of  Walter  Lloyd  that  the  rents  of 
certain  lands  in  the  county  of  Herts,  the  subject  of  an 
action  of  ejectment  between  Wni.  Goodwyn  and  John 
Davys,  have  for  some  years  past  been  paid  to  Edward 
Lord  Howard  of  Escrick,  as  guardian  of  Wm.  Lord 
Boteler,  an  idiot,  son  and  heir  of  John,  late  Lord 
Boteler.  L.  J.,  XI.  308. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  Thomas  Jekyll,  attorney  for  the 
defendant  in  the  cause.  10  July. 
July  15.  Petition  of  Robert  Pory,  clerk,  chaplain  in 
ordinary  to  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury.  Complains 
that  Matthew  Hardy,  having  become  joiat  purchaser 
with  the  infamous  and  lately  executed  traitor  Scot,  of 
Lambeth  House,  and  particularly  of  the  chapel,  did, 
out  of  professed  enmity  to  the  Episcopal  order  and  his 
sacriligious  and  covetous  mind,  cause  the  body  of 
Matthew  Parker,  sometime  Archbishoj)  of  Canterbury, 
to  be  taken  out  of  its  tomb,  and  for  the  base  gain  of 
the  lead  in  which  it  was  wrapped  to  be  stripped  and 
thrown  into  some  obscure  hole,  which  he  cannot  by  any 
persuasions  be  induced  to  discover.  Petitioner  prays 
that  Hardy  ma}'  be  at  least  required  to  reveal  where 
the  bones  of  the  Archbishop  are,  in  order  that  they  may 
be  restored  to  the  place  where  they  were  first  deposited 
in  the  chapel  (which  is  now  repairing),  as  the  monu- 
ment is  still  extant,  and  capable  of  being  again  fixed  in 
the  place  where  originally  it  was  erected.  L.  J.,  XI. 
309. 

July  l-;>.  List  of  Committee  to  whom  the  examination 
of  the  matter  mentioned  in  preceding  petition  was 
referred.     L.  J.,  XI.  3u9. 

July  16.  Petition  of  James  Waynwright.  Esq.  At 
the  importunity  of  Charles  Earl  of  Derby,  petitioner 
purchased  of  the  late  usurpers  part  of  the  manors 
belonging  to  the  Earl's  father,  but  now  the  Earl  has 
forciljly  entered  on  the  said  manors  under  pretence  of 
certain  orders  of  the  House,  and  keep.s  petitioner  out  of 
possession  without  giving  him  any  satisfaction.  Peti- 
tioner prays  to  be  restored  to  possession.  See  L.  J.,  XI. 
310. 

July  15.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Trevor,  Knight,  Colonel 
George  Twisleton,  and  Andrew  Ellice,  Esq.  Com- 
plain that  having  purchased  the  manors  of  Hope  and 
Mold,  in  the  county  of  Flint,  from  Charles  Earl  of 
Derby,  and  having  enjoyed  quiet  possession,  the 
rents  are  now  sta\'ed  in  the  hands  of  the  tenants 
under  colour  of  an  order  of  the  House  of  the  14th  of 
June  I6611,  and  a  mill,  timber,  &c.  has  been  seized  b}' 
Edward  Price  in  the  name  of  the  Earl  of  Derby.  They 
prav  to  be  restored  to  the  possession  of  their  property. 
Sec'h.  J.,  XI.  310. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  order  of  14  June  1660. 
July   19.  Petition   of   Sir    Thomas  Allen    and   John 
Arthur  on   the  behalf  of  themselves  and   others    con- 

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CiiK-ndar. 

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HISTORICAL    MANl'SCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


HonsB  OS    corned  with  them  as  adveuturers  in  the  di-ainiiig  of  the 
Lords.        ^^^.^^    jp^.^^j   ^^^  ^j,  .    ,.p,^^      rp|,^,^.    <.,„upla.:ii    of  the    pru-^ 

Ciilcndar.  visions  of  the  Bill  relating  to  the  claims  of  the  Earl  of 
1661.  Bedford  and  otliers,  and"  piav  that  they  may  not  be 
turned  OiU  of  possession  Oi'  tluir  laud-  v.  ithmit  a  legal 
hearing.     L.  J.,  XI.  ;>14. 

Julv"l9.  Draft  of  an  Act  I'oi-  the  erecting  of  a  Court 
at  Turk.  Bead  1"  this  day.  L.  J.,  XI.  314.  No  further 
proceedinfr. 

July  19."  Draft  of  au  Act  for  the  empDWcriug  of  Sir 
Ciiurtney  I'oole  and  Sir  .Tolm  Drake,  Baronets,  and 
others  to  make  payment  of  the  portion  of  Ellen  Briscoe, 
widow,  one  uf  the  "daughters  of  Sir  John  Drake.  Knight, 
by  sale  of  the  manor  of  Lymiuuton  [Liniingtou],  in  the 
county  of  Somerset,  or  by  granting  estates  out  of  tho 
same  or  otherwise.  L.  J.,XI.  ol5,  &e.  The  Bill  passed 
through  all  stages  in  both  Houses,  but  tlic  royal  assent 
was  refused. 

July  19.  Engrossment  of  preceding.  Noted.  Le  roy 
s'avisera.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Jnlyl:''.  .'vppliLation  for  an  order  for  stay  of  pro- 
ceedings in  an  action  of  ejectment  brought  against 
certain  tenants  of  the  Marquess  of  Winchester  contrary 
to  privilege.     L.  J..  XI.  315. 

July  20.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  confirmation  of 
the  office  of  Kegister  of  sales  and  pawns  made  to  re- 
tailing brokers  in  London  and  IVestmiiister  and  places 
adjacent.  The  Bill,  which  was  brought  from  the  Com- 
mons this  day,  passed  through  all  its  stages,  but  the 
royal  assent  was  refused.  Nntecl.  Le  roy  s'avisera. 
L.  J.,  XI.  316,  &c.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

July  20.  Petition  of  Sir  James  Thynne.  Knight. 
Prays  that  before  the  passing  of  a  Bill  now  before  the 
House  for  settling  certain  lands  upon  Sir  Eenry  Eredk. 
Thynne,  he  may  be  heard  at  the  bar.  as  he  alleges  that 
the  lands  were  unduly  settled  by  Sir  Thos.  Thynne, 
under  the  influence  of  his  second  wife  Katherine. 
daughter  of  Lord  Coventry.     L.  J.,  XL  316. 

.luly  22.  Petition  of  Robert  Hampson.  Esq.  On  the 
27th  of  June  last  he  was  served  with  an  order  to  make 
up  within  three  weeks  certain  Rolls  in  the  Statute 
Office  for  the  years  16.34  to  1640,  which  couhl  not  be  tran- 
scribed in  many  months.  Petitioner  conceives  that  as 
an  executor  he  is  not  compsllable  by  law  to  make  up 
the  said  rolls,  but  he  isi  willing  to  yield  obedience  to 
the  order  of  the  House  if  he  may  have  convenient  time 
to  do  so  after  his  return  to  London,  which  will  be  about 
the  beginning  of  next  term,  and  during  liis  stay  in  town 
he  will  give  copies  of  any  statutcii  for  which  there  may 
be  occasion :  he  therefore  prays  for  such  convenient 
time  after  the  15th  of  October  next  as  the  length  of  the 
business  may  require.     L.  J.,  XL  317. 

July  22.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of 
Lowestoft,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk.  The  matter  of  law 
in  the  complaint  of  the  poor  petitioners  against  i  he  rich 
inluibitauts  of  Yarmouth  was  referred  by  the  House  to 
the  judges,' but  owing  to  the  great  affairs  of  the  nation 
and  the  approaching  assizes  nothing  can  be  done  before 
October  or  December;  pctitionerp  therefoi  e  pray  that 
they  may  be  ]irotected  in  the  Irce  exercise  of  their  trade 
of  herring  fishing  without  molestation  from  the  T,ar- 
mouth  men  until  the  Jud.ges  shall  deliver  their  opinion. 
L.  J,  XL  317. 

July  23.  Petition  of  John  Walker.  Heading  ( 'jerk  to 
the  House  of  Poors.  He  has  during  the  last  and  this 
Parliament  perl'o:med  the  service  of  his  place  both  in 
the  House  and  at  all  Committees,  but  there  is  no  allow- 
ance made  to  the  Reading  Clerk  upon  the  passing  of 
private  bills,  nor  any  considerable  advantage  (other 
than  the  credit  of  so  honourable  a  service)  accruing  to 
the  office.  Petitioner  prays  their  Lordships  to  consider 
his  faithful  and  constant  discharge  of  his  employment. 
and  to  order  him  such  recompense  as  to  them  shall 
seem  reasonable.     L.  J.,  XL  318. 

•luly  23.  Petition  of  tho  Doorkeepers  of  the  House. 
They  have  attended  tiaily  both  this  and  the  last  session, 
but  have  not  as  yet  received  any  salary:  they  pray 
(heir  Lordships  to  cstabliBh  some  salary  or  gratuity  for 
the  time  they  liave  served,  and  for  tiieir  lutui-c'" pro- 
vision.    L.  ■}.,  XI.  31^. 

.luly  23.  Petition  of  tho  sixteen  Sorge:iiits-al-arms  in 
ordinary  to  His  .Majesty.  They  havi.'  constantly  at- 
tended, according  to  their  Lurdshiii;;'  order,  in  the 
Painted  Chamber  and  thereabouts  tojircvi  iil  disordcis  ; 
heretofore  the  sergeants-at-arms  had  an  allowance  from 
the  King,  but  the  allowance  is  onlj^  lUd.  for  every  day's 
attendimcr,  aid  (h.l  so  difficult  to  get  that  they  have 
litib:  laupit  from  it.  and  when  this  sum  was  fi.xed  300 
yjears  ago  24.  was  niore  than  five  bhillinga  is  now. 
They  pray  to  be  recomniended  to  His  Mojesty  for  such 


an  allowance  as  may  encourage  them  to  perform  their 
duty  and  afford  them  support  answerable  to  the  quality 
of  their  |)lace. 

July  2.j.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  discharging  those 
whose  c.-tates  have  been  sold,  sequestered,  or  decimated 
for  adhering  to  His  Majesty  or  his  Royal  father,  from 
all  interest  except  three  pounds  per  centum.  This  Bill, 
which  was  brought  from  the  Commons  this  day,  was 
read  1"  and  rejected  on  the  27th.     L.  J.,  XI.  320,  323. 

Jnlv  25.  Petition  uf  Wm.  Lord  Monson.  (L.  J.,  XI. 
320)  as  follows  :  — 

To  the  Right  Honourable  the  Howse  of  Peeres  in 
Parliam'  assembled. 

The  humble  petition  of  William  Lord  Mounson  : 
Shcwcth 

That  yoirr  Pef  (without  his  Knowledge  or  consent) 
was  vnhappily  nominated  by  y'=  then  pretended  Parlia- 
ment to  bee  one  cf  y  Judges  to  sitt  vpon  v'  tryall  of 
his  late  sacred  Ma"'  (of  ever  bh'ssed  tnemory)  and  y' 
vour  Pef  vnfortunately  and  contrary  to  his  inclynations, 
for  which  he  hymbly  beggs  pardon  of  God,  his  now  Ma''% 
and  y'  world  did  sitt  at  y"  first,  though  with  designes 
of  duty  and  Loyalty,  if  possible  to  prevent  that  horrid 
murder  by  wyning  others  to  oppose  it,  but  tindeing  theire 
violence  and  bloody  designe,  was  not  to  bee  declyned, 
hee  withdrew  himselfe  with  a  great  abhoia-euce  of  it,  as 
hee  is  able  to  proove. 

That  notwithstanding  this,  and  y'  last  Parliaments 
intentions  of  mercy  to  him,  in  excepting  him  from  a 
iustly  deserved  death,  hee  is  now  vnder  a  sentence,  soe 
much  beyond  it  as  hee  had  rather  chose  to  dye  a  thou- 
sand tymes  then  to  outlive  y'  shame  and  Ignominy  of 
itt 

Therefore  your  Pet'  humbly  pr.ayeth  y'  since  hee 
is  more  tymely  sorrowfuU  for  his  fault,  then  his 
misfortune,  your  Lord'"'"'  would  bee  pleased  to  looke 
vpon  him  as  a  person  fitt  for  y  mercy  and  y'  out  of 
your  wonted  clemency  and  goodness  you  would  be 
pleased  to  remitt  such  parte  of  his  sentence  especially 
what  is  most  ignominious  in  it.  as  you  .?hall  thinke 
fitt  since  his  Crime  proceeded  rather  from  an  Error 
in  Judgment  then  disaffection 

And  your  Pef  shall  lu-ay  :  &o  : 

William  Monson. 
,Iuly  -25.  Petition   of  Sir  Henry  Mildmay  {Sec    L.  J. 
XL  320)  as  follows  :— 

To  the  right  hon"'"  the  Lords  in  Parliament 
assembled. 

The  humble  petition  of  S'  Henry  Mildmay 
In  all  humility  sheweth  : 

That  yo'  pef,  being  mo;=t  deepely  sensible  of  y  iust 
displeasure  of  y  hon'''''  House  of  Commons  declared 
against  hym  &  others  in  the  Bill  there  latelie  passed 
fovpaines,  penalties,  and  forfeitures,  and  now  depending 
before  yo''Lo''i'%  the  offence  therein  charged  against  him 
being  for  sitting  and  acting  in  that  p'toiidcd  high  Court 
of  justice  for  trying  &  iudging  of  His  late  Ma''''  of 
blessed  memorio  ;  The  oidic  end  w'''  your  pef  proposed 
to  hymselfe  for  his  appearing  iii  that  pretended  Court, 
was,  that  hee  might  by  his  being  there  ii'sent,  and  ob- 
serving of  theire  iiroceedings,  bee  the  better  able  to 
improue  his  iitmost  care  and  industry  accoiding  to  his 
allegeance,  and  special  dntie  to,,His  late  Ma",  to  preserue 
His  said  Ma''''  life,  w'''  y'  pef  endcauored  n'"  all  his 
diligence  ;  and  then  also  did  (as  hee  now  doeth),  in  the 
.sinccritie  of  His  heart,  declare  his  utter  abhorrencio 
and  detestac'on  of  that  most  wicked  murthcr  of  His 
late  Ma'''. 

And  inasmuch  as  the  suddennes  of  yo''  pef*  last  ap- 
pearing before  the  hon'"''-  House  of  Commons  was  such 
that  hee  had  not  then  tyme  to  make  proofe  there  of  this 
his  allegation. 

His  most  humble  prayer  therefore  to  yo'  Lo'''" 
now  is  that  before  the  said  Bill  bee  passed  yo'  Loi"!'" 
most  boil'"'''  House,  yo'  ]U'f  may  haue  liberty  to 
produce  his  testimony  to  yo'  Lo'''"  for  cleering  soe 
much  of  y  integrity  of  his  intentions,  w''',  howeuer 
it  may  weigh  with  yo''  good  Loi't".  hee  sh.all  humbly 
Fubmitt  to  yo'  righteous  Judgment ;  Beseeching  yo' 
Loft"  in  y''  bowells  of  yo'  compassion  to  him  aial  his 
distressed  children  to  commiserate  his  sad  rondition. 
And  (as  in  duty  bound)  hee  shall,  &c. 

Hesry  :  Mildmay  : 
Annexed  : — 

I.  Certificate  of  Dr.  E.  Warner  that  Sir  Henry 
Mildmay  is  Eulfering  from  a  rupture,  and  that  if 
(he  sentence  of  dr.iwing  him  in  a  sledge  from  the 
Tower  to  Ty  burn  wet  e  put  in  execution  it  would 
endanger  his  life. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT 


lol 


House  of        July  25.  Petitiou  of  Robert  Wallop   iL-  3.,  XI.  320), 
^''^Z^-        as  follows:- 

Calendar.     To  the  right  hon'"'''  the  Lords  assembled  iu  rarliament. 
IQtil.  '^^^  humble  peti'con  of  Bobert  Wallop,  Esqr. 

In  all  humblenesse  sheweth 

That  (lying  under  the  insupportable  burthen  and 
sense  of  the  iust  displeasure  of  the  hon''''' House  of  Com- 
mons manifested  in  theire  sentence  lately  pronounced 
against  him  ;  Aud  being  app'hensiuc  that  the  cause 
inducing  that  hon'''=  House  soe  to  proceede  against  him 
was  for  his  appearing  in  the  p'tended  high  L'ourt  of 
Justice  for  tryal  of  His  late  Ma"')  Yo'  pef  ever  did, 
and  doeth  from  His  soule  abhorre  and  detest  that  most 
horrid  aud  execrable  murther  of  his  late  Ma''*  ;  And  his 
appearing  in  that  p'tended  Court  was  for  noe  other  cause 
but  that  hee  might  gaine  an  advantage  thereby  of  lieing 
instrumental  in  the  uprightnes  of  his  heart  to  jj'serve 
y"  life  of  His  late  Ma'".  That  being  surprized  with  the 
snddennesse  of  his  last  appearing  before  y' hon''''' Honse 
of  Commons,  hee  had  not  opportunity  by  any  other 
evidence  then  his  owue  personal  assertion  and  protcs- 
tac'on  to  prove  y"  truth  of  what  is  herein  alleaged. 

That   y'^    Bill   for   paiues    ])eualties   and    forfeitures 

(wherein  yo'   pet'  is  most  unhappily  included)   being 

transmitted  from  the  House  of  Com'ous  to  your  Lopp". 

Yo'   jiet'  doeth   therefore   most  humbh'  beseech 

your  good  LoPP'  to  co'miserate   his   most  sad  and 

deplorable  coudic'on,  and  to  extend  yo'  mercie  to 

him  and  his  distressed  wife  and  Children  ;  and  for 

cleering   the    Integrity   of   his   intentions   in   this 

matter,  that  hee  may  haue  libertie  before  y'  passing 

of  the  sayd  Bill  to  produce  his  testimony  and  proofe 

before  your  LoP"" 

And  yo'  pet'  (as  in  duty  bound)  shall  euer  pray  &c. 

Ro:  Wallop 
July  20.  Petition  of  Katherine  Lady  Harrington,  the 
distressed  wife  of  Sir  James  Harrington;  she  is  the 
daughter  of  Sir  Edmund  Wright,  who  was  a  loyal 
subject  and  great  sufi'erer  for  his  late  Majesty,  and 
the  wife  of  a  miserable  gentleman  of  an  ancient  family, 
who  has  justly  fallen  under  the  displeasure  of  His 
Majesty  and  of  Parliament,  and  is  reserved  to  pains 
and  penalties,  which  will  fall  not  on  him  only  but  on 
the  innocent  also,  on  her  and  on  her  twelve  poor  undis- 
poso:!  children ;  she  prays  that  at  least  the  small  pro- 
portion of  her  own  father's  inheritance,  in  which  her 
husband  never  had  any  interest  except  in  her  right,  may 
be  preserved  to  her,  that  so  the  punishment  of  her 
husband  may  not  extend  to  take  away  the  bread  of  his 
innocent  relations. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  saving  the  lands  settled  upon 
Dame  Katherine  Harrington  in  jointure. 

2.  Another  copy. 

3.  Proviso  saving  certain  lands,  the  inheritance  of 
Sir  Edmund  Wright,  and  by  him  settled  upon 
Lady  Harrington. 

4.  Notes  respecting  the  lands  mentioned  in  pre- 
ceding proviso. 

5.  Petition  of  the  creditors  of  Sir  James  Harrington: 
petitioners,  as  innocent  persons  who  lent  money 
to  Sir  James  long  before  Michaelmas  1659,  pray 
that  they  may  not  by  the  Bill  of  pains  and  penal- 
ties be  debarred  their  just  debts. 

6.  Proposed  proviso  saving  any  grant,  bargain,  or 
sale  made  by  Sir  James  Harrington,  without 
fraud,  for  payment  of  his  just  debts. 

[July  25.]  Petition  of  Sir  John  Smyth,  Knight ;  prays 
that  the  annexed  proviso  to  secure  a  debt  due  to  him, 
from  Sir  Hy.  Wallop,  deceased,  and  Robert  Wallop  his 
sou,  may  be  inserted  in  the  Bill  for  forfeiture  of  Robert 
Wallop's  estate. 

Annexed  : — 

1 .  Proposed  jjroviso. 

'July  25.]  Petition  of  Nicholas  Delves  ;  Sir  Henry 
Norton,  son  and  heir  apparent  of  Sir  Gregory  Norton, 
deceased,  entered  into  a  statute  oi  700L  to  petitioner  on 
the  12t'a  of  March  1659-60,  petitioner  being  moved  to 
furnish  the  money  because  he  had  often  heard  that  Si 
Gregory  Norton  had  disinherited  his  son  for  his  affection 
to  His  Majesty.  Sir  Henry  was  involved  in  a  long  and 
expensive  suit  at  law  before  he  could  regain  his  estate. 
Petitioner  did  not  know  at  the  time  he  lent  the  money 
that  Sir  Gregory  Norton  had  been  in  any  way  concerned 
in  his  late  Majesty's  death.  Parliament  having  been 
pleased  to  allow  all  statutes,  &c.  upon  the  estates  of 
such  persons  as  are  reserved  to  pains  aud  penalties 
until  September  1659,  petitioner  had  hopes  his  debt  had 
been  therein  comprehended  and  secured,  but  finding  the 
Bill  has  passed  the  House  of  Commons,  and  that  he  is 
therein  excluded  only  in  point  of  time,  he  prays  that  in 


case  their  Lordships  shall  think  fit   to  take  a  way  the     Hoi'se  of 

estate  of  Sir  Henry  Norton,  they  will  allow  petitioner's       ^°J^^- 

statute  l)y  way  of  proviso  to  the  Bill.  '       Calendar. 

Annexed : —  ,  t.„, 

1.  Proposeil  proviso. 

2.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

[July  25.]  Petition  of  Angell  Grey  ;  his  wife's  mother 
LadyElizabethGriflSn  did  out  of  affection  to  hisyoungcr 
children  put  the  sum  of  3,000/.  at  his  disposing  upon 
trust  to  pay  her  the  iutei-est  for  life,  and  after  her  death 
to  divide  the  principal  amongst  his  children,  aud  he 
thereupon  by  indenture  of  the  24th  of  .lanuary  1637-8 
gave  security  for  the  performance  of  the  trust,  and  Sir 
John  Danvers  and  others  as  sureties,  gave  Lady  Griffin 
a  bond  for  the  3,0001.  and  interest  ;  Ijut  Avheu  petitioner 
compounded  under  the  articles  of  Oxford  f(jr  his  service 
tohiB  late  Majesty,  this  debt  was  pretended  to  be  for- 
feited, and  the  bond  was  taken  from  petitioner  and  Lady 
Elizabeth  Griffin  and  given  up  to  Sir  John  Danvers.  by 
which  petitioner  was  left  responsible  both  for  interest 
and  principal ;  he  prays  for  satisfaction  with  damages 
out  of  the  estate  of  Sir  John  Danvers,  which  will  be 
liable  to  forfeiture  under  an  intended  Act  of  Parlia  • 
niont. 

Annexed ; — 

1.  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Bill  of  pains  and  penal- 
ties, charging  certain  of  the  lands  of  Sir  John 
Danvers  with  the  3,000/. 

[July  25.]  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Bill  for  pains  aud 
penalties,  saving  a  debt  of  1,2002.  due  from  Sir  John 
Danvers  to  Dame  Philippa  Carey,  widow  of  Sir  Fer- 
dinando  Carey. 

[July  25.]  Proposed  proviso  to  the  Bill  of  pains  and 
penalties,  making  the  land  of  Sir  Arthur  Haselrigg 
liable  for  a  bund  for  repayment  of  517L  10s.  to  Elizabeth 
Viscountess  Dowager  of  Campdeu,  deceased,  which  debt 
now  belongs  to  Sir  Erasmus  dc  la  Fontaine. 

July  27.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  paving  and  re- 
paring  the  highways  from  Charing  Cross  to  the  Stone 
Bridge  beyond  Piccadilly,  and  from  Charing  Cross  to 
St.  James',  and  from  thence  to  the  common  road  and  so 
round  the  wall  of  St.  James'  Park  and  up  to  Hyde  Park. 
This  Bill,  which  was  brought  from  the  House  of  Com- 
mons this  day,  was  afterwards  dropped  on  a  point  of 
privilege.     L.  .J.,  XI.  323,  Arc.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

[July  27.]  Petition  of  Thomas  Clarke  and  Jane  his 
wife,  the  late  wife  and  e.tecutrix  of  Nicholas  Bourne, 
late  citizen  aud  stationer  of  London,  deceased  (addressed 
to  the  Committee  for  regulating  abuses  in  printing) ; 
Bourne  jrarchased  for  his  own  copy  certain  forms  for 
printing  bills  of  lading,  for  indentures  for  binding  ser- 
vants to  planters  in  the  Islands  of  Virginia, NewEngland, 
Barbadoes,  St.  Christophers,  the  Sumuier  Islands,  &c., 
and  for  bills  of  debts  for  money,  toljacco,  &c.,  and  accord- 
ing to  a  decree  of  the  Star  Chamber  of  the  11th  year  of 
his  late  Majesty,  and  the  orders  of  the  Stationers'  Com- 
pany, entered  these  forms  in  the  public  register  for  his 
own  particular  copies  ;  but  during  the  late  licentious 
times  several  persons  printed  and  reprinted  these  forms 
at  their  own  pleasure  without  the  consent  of  Nicholas 
Bourne,  or  of  the  petitioners  whose  just  right  they  now 
are  :  they  pray  that  provisions  may  be  made  in  the  Act 
now  before  the  House  to  secure  their  interest  in  these 
forms.  HihJnraed  :  Printinge.  The  Bill  to  restrain  un- 
licensed and  disorderly  printing  was  read  1',  2",  and 
committed  tarn  day.     L.  J.,  XL  324. 

[July  27.]  Petition  of  Peter  Cole;  petitioner  has  laid 
out  his  own  money  and  that  of  divers  orphans  to  the 
amount  of  5,ii00?.  in  purchasing  the  copies  and  printing 
divers  books  of  anatomy,  Arc.  ana  in  cutting  larger  and 
better  lirass  plates  for  several  of  them  than  ever  were 
printed  in  England  before  ;  much  is  already  printed  and 
above  5,000  sheets  ready  for  the  ]]ress,  and  if  hindered 
by  the  chiirges  of  licensing,  the  sale  will  be  spoilt,  and 
petitioner  and  the  orphans  ruined ;  he  prays  that  :i 
proviso  saving  to  him  the  right  of  printing  all  books  of 
anatomy,  &c.,  registered  as  his  in  the  Book  of  the  Com- 
pany of  Stationers,  may  pass  in  the  Bill  for  regukiting 
printing. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Catalogue  of  his  bocks,  with  their  prices. 

2.  Proposed  proviso. 

Jnlv  29.  Affidavit  of  William  Blounte ;  he  was  arrest- 
ed in  Holborn  about  a  fortnight  ago  by  Thomas  Adams 
a  sheriff's  officer,  but  not  having  his  protection  from 
Lord  Abergavenny  about  him,  he  left  a  ring  as  a  pledge 
with  MathewBull,  an  innholder,  till  he  should  iiroduce 
the  protection,  and  when  he  did  so  Bull,  and  Adams, 
confederating  together,  refused  to  restore  either  the  ring 
or  the  protection.     L.  J.,  XL  327. 

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HISTORICAL   MAKfSCEIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


July  10.  Affiilavit  of  .lohn  Blow,  that  Beujamin  Bun- 
gay Wu-^  ari-csteil  ami  ijnprisoned  in  May  last,  at  thi-  suit 
oi  John  Wh)  tini,'.  though  he  produred  a  protection  from 
the  Esrl  of  Berk';hiro.     L.  .1.,  XI.  ■■■27. 

July  30.  Atiidavit  of  Thouuis  Biaytou  that  Lawrence 
Goodman,  o/  Threckiughara,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln. 
entered  on  lands  there  belonging  to  the  Earl  of  Lincoln, 
and  took  i.wax  pan  ot  the  hay  by  force,  destroyed  the 
Ledges  &c.,  though  informed  that  the  land  belonged  to 
the  Earl.     L.. I..  XL  32!'. 

Juj  JO.  yiinilar  attidavit  of  George  layler. 
Nov.  U.  Petition  (,f  Goddard  Leigh,  now  prisoner  m 
the  Elect.  Prays  (or  the  reversal  of  a  decree  of  the 
Master  of  the  Rolls  obtained  against  him  by  Henry 
Piifgoit  in  a  suit  respecting  the  title  to  the  manor  of 
BlUugsburv.  in  the  county  of  Bedford.  See  L.  J.,  XL  342. 
Xov.  20."  The  King's  speech  to  both  Houses  of  Par- 
liament. In  the  King's  handwriting.  L.  J.,  XI.  232. 
J»  extcnio. 

Nov.  23.  Affidavit  of  John  Stanes  respecting  the  ser- 
vice of  their  Lordships'  order  of  the  11th  of  July  last, 
concerning  the  Earl  of  Maneliestor's  right  to  ihe  fishing 
in  the  river  of  Buruham  a/ias  Walfleete.  and  Bay  Sands, 
upon  Thomas  Barnes,  John  Crush,  and  others.  L.  J., 
XL  3:!.!>. 

Annexed : — 

L  .Similar  affidavit  of  Anthony  Mathews. 
2.  Affidavit  of  William  Lawrence. 
:;.  Affidavit  of  Edward  Philby. 
Xov.  26.  Order  for  the  Committee  of  Privileges  to 
consider  the  standing  order  which  mentions  the  bishops 
to  bo  only  Lords   of  Parliament  and  not  peers,  and  to 
report  to'the  House  whether  the  order  may  not  be  re- 
oealed.     L.  J.,  XL  338.     In  extensu. 

Xov.  27.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  prevention  of  relations 
and  oppressions  by  arrests,  and  of  delavB  in  suits  of  law. 
L.  J..  XL  338.     13  Car.  IL  Stat.  II.  cap.  2. 

Nov.  28.  Petition  cf  William  Gierke.  Petitioner  prays 
to  be  heard  by  counsel  before  the  Act  for  settling  and 
disposing  of  the  manors,  lands,  and  tenements  cf  Sir 
John  Gierke,  passed  in  the  last  session  of  Parliament,  be 
confirmed  amongst  divers  other  private  Acts.  L.  J.,  XL 
339. 

Dec.  4.    Transcript   of  record,  &e.  in   the  following 
writs  of  error  (L.  J.,  XL  341),  viz.  : — 
Woodman  v.  Bye. 
Vaiilore  v.  Busliell. 

Dunconibe  v.  Carter.  (Parchment  Collection.) 
Dec.  4.  Petition  of  John  Apsley,  of  Gr.ay's  Inn.  Prays 
that  the  Bill  now  before  Parliament  for  confirming  the 
estates  of  HisMajesty's  copyhold  tenantswitliin  the  honor 
of  Clitheroe,  so  far  as  the  same  concerns  him,  may  be 
'suspended  until  he  has  been  heard.  L.  J.,  XL  342. 
Arnexed  :  — 

1.  Petition  of  Colonel  John  Apsley.     Petitioner  has 
new   matter    and  evidence    which    till   now    he 
could  not   attain  unto  to  eulorce  the  truth  and 
equity  of  his  former  petition.    He  therefore  prays 
to  be  further  heard. 
Dee.  4.  Petition  of  Thomas  Combe.     Petitioner,  who 
formerly  had  a  good  estate,  is  now  ruined  Ijy  the  illegal 
and  irregular  references  and  ]iioceedings  of  the   late 
pretended  Lord  Commissioner,  Sir  Bulstrode  Whiteloek, 
and  others.     I'rays  that  the  persons  complained  against 
maybe  summoned  liefore  their  I^ordahips  to  show  cause 
why  he  should  not  have  satisfaction  for  the  injuries  he 
has  ^u^tained  by  their  means  and  procurement. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Stat-meut  of  petitioner's  case. 
Dec.  4.  Petition  ot  Dorothy  and  Elii^aljeth  Lake,  daugh- 
ters to  Sir  Thomas  Lake  and  Dame  Dorothy  his  wife, 
deceased.  Petitioners  jir.ay  that  steps  maj'  be  taken  for 
raising  their  portions  of  3,U00Z.  a-picce,  to  which  they 
are  entitled  under  the  Settlement  made  upim  the  mar- 
riag.,'  of  their  father.  Sir  I'homas  Lake  with  Dorothy, 
the  sister  of  the  Earl  of  Rutland,  and  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  Ihe  estate  of  their  brother,  the  present  Sir  Thomas 
Lake,  until  he  come  of  age. 

Deo.  -5.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  confirm  the  sale  of  certain 
lands  sold  by  Feidinando,  late  Earl  of  Huntingdon,  for 
the  payment  of  his  own  and  his  father's  debts.  Read  1" 
this  day.  and  received  the  royal  assent  l!i  Mav  1662. 
L.  J.,  XL  343,  &c. 

Dec.  6.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  pi  event  the  inconvenience 
arising  liy  melting  the  silver  coin  of  this  realm.     L.  J., 
XI.  343.     13  &  14  Car.  JL  cap.  31. 
Aniu^xed  : — 

1.  Draft  of  portion  of  the  Act. 
Dec.  it.  Petition  of  Koliert  Pory,  chaplain  in  ordinary 
to  the  Lord  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,     Mathcw  Hardy 
hftving  been  convicted  before  a  Committee  of  their  Lord- 


ships of  a  most  sacrilegious  and  inhuman  act  of  taking     House  of 
up  the  body  of  Malhew  Parker,  some  time  Archbishop         -■ok^s. 
of  Canterbury,  despoiling  it  of  the  lead  wherein  it  was       Calendnr. 
wrapt,  and  throwing  it  into  a  dnnghil),  wr.s  on  the  24th         1661. 
July  last  ordered  by  their  Lordships  to  take  up  the  bones 
of  the  Archbishop,  and  put  them  in  the  same  |ilace  where 
they  were  first  buried,  and  to  erect  a  tomb  over  the  jilaee 
of  Imrial   as  former!}-,  which  order  having  been  duly 
served  upon  Hardy  he  has  not  obeyed.     Petitioner  prays 
that  such  punishment  may  be  awarded  to  Hardy  as  their 
Lordships   shall  deem   to  be  deserved  by  him  for  his 
wilful  disobedience,  added  to  so  abominable  a  violence 
committed  upon   the  corpse  of  that  venerable  prelate. 
L.  J.,  XL  :!4G. 

Dec.  9.  Petition  of  Sir  Edward  Turner,  Speaker  of 
t'rie  House  of  Commons,  and  others,  reversioners  of 
.•several  offices  and  places  in  the  city  of  London.  By 
the  ancient  usage  and  custom  of  the  city  of  London 
grants  or  designations  in  reversions  have  been  made  by 
the  Lord  Mayor  and  Court  of  Aldermen  of  several  offices 
within  the  city,  and  the  persons  so  designed  have  been 
admitted  to  the  offices  as  they  became  void.  Petitioners 
having  such  grants  have  spent  much  time  to  fit  them- 
selves to  succeed,  and  their  parents  ana  friends  in  ex- 
pectation of  ]ireferment  and  benefit  to  come  unto  them 
by  the  said  offices  have  left  the  less  portions  to  them. 
During  the  late  trouldes.  by  the  power  of  Isaac  Pen- 
nington, during  his  mayoralty,  in  order  to  ijring  in  John 
Bradshaw,  an  interruption  was  made  in  the  ancient 
course  of  proceeding,  and  thereby  petitioners  were  de- 
barred the  benefits  of  their  grants.  They  pray  that  the 
lord  mayor  and  court  of  aldermen  may  l)e  ordered  to 
make  good  their  predecessors'  grsints  by  removing  those 
who  have  intruded,  and  by  admitting  petitioners  to  the 
enjoyment  of  their  respective  offices  according  to  their 
several  grants  and  designations.     L.  J.,  XL  346. 

Dec.  9.  Answer  of  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Loudon  to  the  petition  of  divers  persons,  styling 
themselves  reversioners  to  several  offices  and  places 
within  the  said  city.  The  defendants  commence  by 
stating  that  the  petition  is  too  geneial  for  them  to  make 
a  particular  answer  thereunto,  nevertheless  in  obedience 
to  their  Lordships'  order  they  humbly  offer  a  general 
answer  to  the  ]ietitioners'  general  allegations.  Two 
several  petitions  have  lately  been  presented  to  the  Lord 
Mayor  and  Court  of  Aldermen  to  the  same  efi'ect  as 
the  petition  presented  to  their  Lordships,  whereof  the 
persons  possessed  of  the  offices  having  notice,  learned 
counsel  on  both  sides  were  heard  several  days,  and  it 
then  plainly  appeared  that  all  the  petitioners'  giants  or 
designations  which  were  thtn  produced  were  exj)ressl}' 
contrary  to  the  orders  of  the  Court  of  Aldermen,  the 
acts  of  Common  Council,  and  the  aucieni  customs  of  the 
city  of  London  ;  the  Court  did  not  therefore  conceive  it 
just  to  give  the  petitioners'  admittance,  and  thereby 
enable  them  to  bring  vexatious  suits  for  places  to  which 
they  had  no  right.  The  defendants  deny  many  of  the 
allegations  contained  in  the  ]jetition.  and  state,  that  they 
know  not  any  cf  the  jirescnt  officers  of  the  city,  who  are 
not  and  have  not  been  during  all  the  late  troubles  loyally 
affected  towards  llis  Majesty  and  his  late  Royal  Father, 
that  many  of  them  have  adventured  their  lives  and 
estates  in  his  late  Majesty's  service,  and  been  signally 
instrumental  to  his  now  Majesty's  happy  restoration, 
man}'  of  them  have  nothing  but  tlicir  odices  to  support 
them,  and  have  a  clear  and  just  interest  and  freehold 
therein,  and  cannot  by  any  law,  reason,  good  policy,  or 
conscience  be  divested  or  hindered  of  their  said  places 
or  offices.     L.  J.,  XL  346. 

Dec.  li).  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  restoring  of  Chai  les 
Earl  of  Derby  to  the  manors  of  Mold  and  Moldsdalc, 
Hope  and  Hopesdale,  in  the  countv  of  Flint.  Read  1" 
this  day.  L.  J.,  XL  347.  Tf.e  BiU  pa.ssed  through  all 
stages,  but  the  royal  assent  was  refused  li'  May  1662. 
L.  J.,  XL  471. 

Dec.  10.  Engrossment  of  ])receding.  Noted.  Le  Roy 
s'aviser.a. 

Dec.  11.  Petition  of  Dorothea  Gilford,  widow,  in  be- 
half of  herself  and  six  children.  Petitioner  prays  that 
the  Under-sherilf  of  Middlesex  may  have  leave  to  exe- 
cute a  writ  granted  by  the  Court  of  King's  Bench,  to 
enable  petitioner  to  obtain  possession  of  certain  houses 
in  High  Holborn,  notwithstanding  the  pretended  ]iri- 
vileges  of  Lord  Mohun,  who  claims  to  have  an  interest 
therein.  L.  J.,  XL  .347. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Affidavit  of  Stoughton  Arnold,  Under-sheriff  of 
Middlesex,  thai  Lord  Mohun  threatened  to  lay 
deponent  and  his  High  Sheriff  by  the  heels  for 
breach  of  privilege  if  they  executed  the  writ  of 
possession.     7  Dec.  1661. 


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lorsE  oj  2.  Another   petition   of  Dorothea   Gifford ;    prays 

Lords.  ^^^^  ^-^^  Sheriff  of  Middlesex  may  be  permitted  to 

'alendar.  execute  process.     (Undated.) 

1661.  Dec.  11.  AflSdavit  of  George  Holniau  that  the  under. 

sheriff  of  Warwickshire  gave  a   note   under  his  hand 

that  Lionel  Earl  of  Middlesex  was  summoned  to  appear 

in  the  Common  Pleas  at  the  suit  of  Sir  William  Under- 

hill.     L.  J.,  XI.  348. 

Dec.  12.  Draft  of  an  Act  on  the  behalf  of  Edward  Mar- 
quis and  Earl  of  Worcester,  and  of  the  creditors  of  the 
said  Marquis,  for  vesting  and  settling  upon  feoffees  in 
trust  certain  manors,  lands,  and  tenements  for  payment 
of  the  debts  of  the  said  Marquis.  Kead  1"  this  day. 
L.  J.,  XI.  348.  Leave  was  given  to  the  Marquis  to 
withdraw  the  Bill,  28  Feb.  1661-2. 

Dec.  13.  Draft  of  an  .\ct  for  the  naturalizing  of  Phila- 
delphia, wife  of  the  Eight  Honourable  Thomas  Lord 
Wentworth.  Read  1°  this  dav.  and  received  the  royal 
assent  19  May  166:2.     L.  J.,  XI.  ;'.4P,  &c. 

Dec.  lo.  Petition  of  Edmoiid  Humfrey.  Prays  that  a 
verdict  obtained  against  him  in  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  by  Kobert  Peyton,  one  of  the  examiners  in  Chan- 
cery,Ijy  indirect  practices,and all  proceedings  thereupon, 
may  be  stayed  until  their  Lord.ships  shall  hear  the  cause. 

Dec.  18.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  regulation  and  re- 
straining the  excessive  number  of  hackney  coaches  in 
and  about  the  cities  of  London  and  Westminster  and  the 
places  adjacent.  Kead  1' this  day.  The  Bill  was  commit- 
ted, but  not  further  proceeded  with.    L.  J.,  XI.  3.54,  &c. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill.     19  Dec. 

2.  Application  that  the  Bill  may  be  respited,  as 
another  Bill  for  the  same  purpose  is  in  a  state  of 
forwardness  in  the  House  of  Commons,  and  will 
very  suddenly  be  with  their  Lordships. 

Dec.  18.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  discharging  the  manors 
of  Stadscomb  and  Holwell,  and  other  lands  in  the 
county  of  Devon,  from  the  trust  of  one  hundred  and 
fifty  years,  made  unto  John  Earl  of  Exeter,  John  Earl 
of  Bridgwater,  and  Oliver  Earl  of  Bollingbrooke.  Read 
1'  this  da}',  and  received  the  royal  assent  19  May  1662. 
L.J.,  XI.  354,  &c. 

Dec.  20.  The  King's  speech  to  both  Houses,  thanking 
them  for  the  grant  of  7,000Z.  a  month  for  eighteen 
months.  In  the  King's  handwriting.  L.  J.,  XL  3.58.  In 
cctenso. 

[Dec. — ]  Petition  of  the  cardmakers  and  wiredrawers 
of  the  counties  of  Worcescer,  Gloucester,  and  Salop,  to  the 
House  of  Commons.  In  the  reigns  of  James  I.  and 
Charles  T.  the  whole  trade  of  cardmaking  and  wire- 
drawing was  nearly  spoiled  by  vagabondious  persons, 
void  of  habitation,  who  travelled  from  place  to  place 
collecting  old  cards,  from  which  they  drew  out  the  teeth, 
scoured  them,  turned  the  leaves  of  the  cards  and  reset 
the  teeth  in  them,  fixed  them  on  new  boards,  and  having 
counterfeited  the  marks  of  substantial  cardmakers 
sold  them  to  the  country  people.  A  penal  law  was  in 
consequence  put  in  execution  against  the  offenders, 
and  the  trade  again  flourished  ;  but  since  the  late  un- 
happy wars  there  are  more  deceitful  persons  sprung  up, 
who  not  only  sell  their  base  commodities  in  England 
and  Wales,  but  transport  great  quantities  into  Ireland, 
almost  levelling  the  trade  to  the  ground,  to  the  great 
disabling  of  many  families  that  formerly  lived  in  good 
estate.  Petitioners  pray  that  the  offenders  may  be 
punished.  This  petition  is  undated,  btit  was  probably 
presented  about  Dec.  1661,  as  the  Bill,  13  &  14  Car.  II. 
cap.  19.,  which  contains  such  a  provision  as  that  for 
which  petitioners  pray  was  at  that  time  passing  through 
the  House  of  Commons. 

161.]  [1661.] 

Petition  of  John  Sympson,  his  Majesty's  jeweller  in 
ordinary.  In  1639  petitioner  married  the  daughter  of 
Richard  Swift,  and  .soon  afterwards,  upon  the  breaking 
out  of  the  war,  having  to  attend  his  late  Majesty  at 
Oxford,  conveyed  to  his  father-in-law,  by  writing,  but 
without  taking  a  counterpart,  certain  houses,  jewels, 
ready  money,  and  debts  to  a  great  value,  in  trust  for 
himself,  his  wife  and  children,  hoping  thereby  to  secure 
his  estate  from  being  seized  by  the  then  pretended 
authority.  Richard  Swift  is  now  dead,  and  John  his 
eldest  son,  under  pretence  of  his  executorship,  refuses  to 
render  petitioner  any  satisfaction.    He  prays  for  relief. 

Petition  of  George  Adams.  Prays  for  relief  against 
Edward  HoUister  and  others  with  resjiect  to  the  equity 
of  redemption  of  certain  houses  and  messuages  in  the 
city  of  Bristol,  mortgaged  many  years  since  by  William 
Came,  petitioner's  ancestor,  the  Court  of  Chancery  re- 
fusing to  give  reliot  in  point  of  redemption  after  so 
many  years. 

E     84062. 


Petitionof  Thomas  Chanterell,  clerk.    Petitioner  was,     Housg  of 
according  to    the  late  Act  of  Parliament,  for  restoring       Lords. 
the  right  of  jiatronage  to  Peers,  presented  by  the  Earl  o"f     Calendar. 
Strafford  to  the  rectory  of  Thuniscoe,  in  the  comity  of      [1661. J 
York,  and  has  been  duly   instituted  and  inducted;  but 
Mr.  Benton,  a  pretended  minister,  by  an  authority  fi-om 
the  late  tyrant  Richard  Cromwell  violently  keeps  peti- 
tioner out  of  possession,  for  which  he  is  forced  to  bring 
his  action  at  the  common  law.     He  prays  that  until  the 
question  be  decided  the    profits  of  the  living  may  be 
sequestered  into  the  hands  of  the  churchwardens. 

Petition  of  Margaret  Whitehorne ;  prays  for  relief 
against  a  decree  in  Chancery  made  in  1658. 

Aimexed : — • 

1.  Notes  of  the  opinions  of  the  Lords  Commission- 

ers Lisle  and  Piennes  on  the  case.     10  May  1668. 

2.  Another  petition  of  same  for  a  rehearing. 

1661-2.  1661-2. 

Jan.  7.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  competent  allow- 
ances to  be  made  to  such  curates  as  shall  officiate  in 
livings  where  the  proper  incumbents  do  not  reside. 
The  Act  recites  that  many  ecclesiastical  persons,  who 
are  qualified  by  the  law  to  hold  more  than  one  benefice, 
often  give  such  small  allowance  for  serving  their  cures 
that  few  or  no  persons  of  ability  will  undertake  that 
employment,  and  it  therefore  enacts  that  every  person 
holding  more  than  one  benefice  with  cure  of  souls 
shall  find  an  able  curate  constantly  to  reside  in  every 
benefice  where  they  themselves  shall  not  personally 
reside,  and  shall  pay  such  curate  fifty  pounds  per  annum 
at  the  least,  or  the  full  moiety  of  the  yearly  profit  of  the 
living.  It  further  enacts  that  all  securities,  bonds,  con- 
tracts, and  agreements  made  between  parsons  and  their 
curates  for  less  than  the  Act  provides  to  be  paid  shall  be 
utterly  void.  The  Bill  was  brought  from  the  Commons, 
read  1',  2',  and  committed,  but  not  further  proceeded 
with.     L.  J.,  XL  368. 

Jan.  7.     Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  the  sale  of  some  of 
the  lands  of  William  Milward,  Esquire,  for  payment  of 
his  debts.     Read  1*  this  day,  and   received  the  royal 
assent  19  May  1662.     L.  J.,  XI.  369,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of    John  Earl   of   Thanet,   as   well   on 
behalf  of  the  Lady  Christian,  his  sister,  wife  of 
William    Milward,  as  of  the  several  children  of 
the  said  lady  by  the  said  William.     A  Bill   has 
been  brought  in  for  enabling  the  sale  of  several 
manors  and  lands,  wheiein  Milward  has  only  an 
estate  for  life,  under  pretence  of  payment  of  debts. 
The  inheritance  of  the    said  manors  and  lands 
(expectant  on  the  estate  for  life  of  William  Mil- 
ward)  is  by  virtue  of  an  ancient  settlement  law- 
fully vested   in   the  children  of  Lady  Christian, 
which  settlement  was  the  principal  grounds  that 
induced  the  marriage,  and  the  debts  (if  any)  were 
not  contracted  upon  the  honourable  account  pre- 
tended by  the  Bill,  but  by  the  ill  husbandry  of 
Milward,  as  petitioner  can  prove.     He  [n-aysthat 
the  Bill  may  not  pass.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  410. 
Jan.  8.  Petition  of  Mathew  Hardy.     On  the  24th  of 
July   last   their  Lordships  ordered  him  to  replace  the 
bones  of  Mathew  Parker,  formerly  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury, in  the  place  where  he  was  first  buried,  and  to 
erect  a  tomb   as  formerly  was.     In  obedience  to   this 
order  petitioner  went  to  Lambeth  House  with  an  intent 
to  have  performed   the  same,  but  was  denied  entrance 
by  the  Archbishop's  servants.    Ou  the  loth  of  December 
last  petitioner  was  ordered  into  the  custody  of  the  Ser- 
jeant-at-arms for  a  supposed   coLtenipt,   and  has  ever 
since    continued    a   close   prisoner.      He   prays    to   be 
enlarged  and  that  his  witnesses  may  be  heard.     L.  J., 
XI.  360. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Affidavit   of    Samuel  Hardy  and  others,  that  on 

the  4th  of  November  last  by  direction  of  Mathew 

Hardy  they   repaired  to  Lambeth     House    with 

spades  and  other  instruments  to   search   for  the 

bones  of  Archbishop  Parker,  but  the  servants  of 

the  present  Archbishop  would  not  allow  them  to 

search. 

Jan.  8.  Petition  of  Robert  Nelson.     In  1667  William 

Lenthall,  pretending  himself  to  be  Master  of  the  Rolls, 

received  of  petitioner  the  sum  of  60Z.,  upon  condition  to 

make  a  lease  to  him  of  certain  houses  in  Fetter  Lane 

upon  surrender  of  a  former  lease.      LenthaU  being  now 

incapable  to  take  a  surrender  or  renew  the  lease,  and 

knowmg  that  petitioner  has  no  remedy  either  in  law  or 

equity,  most  unjustly  endeavours  to  defraud  him  of  the 

50/.     He  prays  for  relief. 

Jan.    8.    Petition   of    Richard  Walker.     Prays    that 

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HousB  OP     Oliver  St.  Jolm,  one  of  the  Judges,  and  iNfr.  Piiicent, 

LoEM.       tije  protbonotary  of  tlu-  Couri  of  Common  Pitas,  may  be 

Calendar      seut  lor  to  answer  lor  iliiir  unjust  practices  in  a  suii  in 

1661--2.     -(vbich  judgnitiit  wa;^  given  against  petitioner  witbout 

hcarinu  bis  counsel  or  witnes.-ies. 

Jau.'  10.  Petition  uf  Kdwuril  Bullooke.  petitioner 
prays  tbat  at  iho  hearing  of  his  cause  against  William 
Staiulen  be  niav  have  leave  to  make  use  of  the  dep  )si- 
tions  of  vitnesses  taken  about  twelve  years  since  ui)on 
the  foimer  bearing  of  the  cause,  many  of  bis  most 
luateiial  witnesses  beiiig  now  dead,  and  others  so  aged 
and  infirm  that  they  cannot  come  up  to  be  examined. 

Jan.  13.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  enabling  Sir  Anthony 
Browne  to  sell  lands  for  payment  of  debts.  Read  1" 
this  day,  and  received  the  royal  assent  19  May  1662. 
L.  J.,  XI.  363.  *c. 

Jan.  16.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  preventing  the  frequent 
abuses  in  printing  seditious,  treasonable,  and  unlicensed 
books  and  pamphlets,  and  for  regulating  of  printing  and 
printing  presses.  L.  J..  XI.  305,  &c.  13  A"  II-  Car.  II. 
c.  33. 

Annexed : — 

1-2.  Amendments  to  preceding. 
Jan.  16.  Statement  respecting  the  arrest  of  Clement 
Osonbridge,  servant  to  Richard  Earl  of  Carbery  (Lord 
Taugban)  contiary  to  privilege.     L.  J.,  XI.  365. 

Jau.  ir.  Petition  of  Philip  Chelwind  and  Maiy  his 
vfife,  late  the  widow  of  Robert  AUott,  stationer,  de- 
ceased. Petitioners  have  paid  more  than  8,000/.  to  clear 
the  estate  of  Robert  Allott,  and  have  no  means  to  reim- 
burse themselves  but  by  the  printing  and  profits  of  such 
original  copies  as  he  had  purchased,  which  copies  the 
petitioner  ilary  was  before  her  second  marriage  per- 
suaded to  a.-sign  over  in  trusi;  to  John  Legatt  and 
Andrew  Crook,  stationers,  under  pretence  (petitioner 
Philip  not  being  free  of  the  Company)  that  tbey  would 
by  their  intermarriage  forfeit  their  right  to  them.  This 
trust  has  been  the  father  oi  a  long  and  expensive  twenty 
years'  suit  in  Chancery,  to  thn  uttei  ruin  of  potitioners. 
They  pray  ibat  some  proviso  may  be  inserted  in  the 
Bill  for  regulating  printing  now  before  their  Lordships, 
by  which  the  widows  and  orphans  of  stationers,  book- 
sellers, and  printers,  who  are  by  law  liable  to  pay  the 
debts  of  their  husbands  and  fathers,  may  enjoy  the 
benefit  of  their  purchases,  and  being  free  of  the  city  of 
London  (though  not  free  of  that  particular  Company) 
may  have  leave  to  enter  their  copies  in  the  public  regis- 
ter at  Stationers'  Hall,  and  not  be  enforced  to  :::ake  use 
of  trustees,  which  by  woeful  experience  has  proved  the 
ruin  of  many  poor  soul-.  L.  J.,  XI.  366. 
Annexed  : — 

1-J.  Two  draft  provisoes  to  the  Bill  for  regulating 
printing  lor  the  protection  of  petitioners'  rights. 
3.  Draft  proviso  granting  certain  privileges  to  the 
widows  and  orphans  of  stationers,  &c. 
■      1.  Petition  of  the  Master  and  Wardens  of  the  Com- 
pany of    Stationers.  London.     Petitioners  under- 
,°tand  that  some  addresses  have  lately  been  made 
to  their  Lordships  by  certain  printers, with.  ]jropo- 
sifions  for  better  regulating  oi  printing,  as  is  pre- 
tended, but  which  petitioners  conceive  to  be  of 
a   contrary    nature.      They  pray  to  be  heard  to 
give  their  reasons  against  what  is  offered  by  Mr. 
Chetwind   and    others    before  anything  be  done 
therein,  petitioners  not  doubling  to  satisfy  t^heir 
Lordships  that  the  great  design  of  these  printers 
is  to  obstruct  the  passing  of  the  Bill,  and  to  gain 
to  themselves  the  estates  of  petitioners  and  others. 
(Undated.) 
Jan.  18.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  erecting  a  Court  at  York. 
The  Act  recites  that  doubts  have  arisen     concerning 
the  legality  of  the  Court  formerly  held  at  Yoik,  the 
Court  has  been  for  divers  year,s  suspended,  whereby  the 
good  people  of  that  county  so  far  lemote  have    been 
necessitated  to  attend  the  Courts  at  Westminster  to  their 
great  charge  ;  it  |.)rovides  lor  the  erection  of  a  Court  and 
the  establishment   of   a   President  and    Council  in  the 
north,  the  appointment  of  officers,  forms  of  proceeding, 
&c.     At  the  end  of  the  draft  are  the  Oaths  to  be  taken 
by  the  diiVerent  officers,  ranging  from  the  councillors  to 
the  copyers,  and  a  li.-^t  of  fees  to  be  paid  by  the  suitoi-b. 
llie  Bill  was  read  1"  this  day.      L.  J..  XI.  366.     On  the 
25th   of  January,  after   long    debate    upon  the  second 
reading,  nothing  was  resolved,  and  the    Bill  does  not 
appear  to  have  been  furthor  |iroceedcd  with.     L.  J.,  XI. 
370. 

Jan.  20.  Drait  ol'  au  Act  for  conUrming,  e.vplaining, 
and  enlarging  an  Act  intituled  an  .\ct  for  the  levying  of 
certain  moneys  due  upon  the  collection  for  the  i'rotes- 
tflrils  of  Piedmont.  Head  1"  this  day,  and  received  the 
royal  assent  19  May  1062.     L.  J.,  XI.  367. 


Annexed  : House  op 

1.  Petition   of  John  Escoffier  and   James   Bastie,       Loeds. 
deputies  of  the  reformed  churches  in  the  valleys     Calendar, 
of  Piedmont.   Petitioners  detail  the  circumstances      1661-2. 
under  which  the  Act  for  the  levying  of  certain 
moneys  due  upon  the  collection  of  the  Protestants 
of  Piedmont  was  passed  (vide  10  Sept.  1660),  and 
pray  that  in  the  Bill  now  before  Parliament  pro- 
vision may  be  made  for  confirming  that  Act,  that 
all  the  moneys  yet  unpaid,  and  by  the  said  Act  to 
be  paid  to  the  Chamberlain  of  London,  may  be 
paid  to  petitioners  or  to  their  assigns,  in  order 
that  petitioners  may  return  to  their  churches,  in 
this  juncture  of  time  as   much  afflicted  as  ever  , 

they  were  ;  and  that  in  case  the  administrators  of  I 

Nathaniel   Temms  and  Martin  Noel   fail  of  the  1 

payments  in  the  Act  mentioned,  and  the  churches 
should  be  obliged  to  send  other  deputies,  then 
that  the  said  administrators  should  defray  all  the 
charges  of  such  deputies,  both  for  their  journeys 
and  subsistence,  as  they  have  already  engaged 
to  do. 
Jan.  20.  Transcript  of  record,  &c.  in  the  following 
writs  of  error,  L.  J.,  XL  367  : — 

Crouch  V.  Atkinson.     Yates  r.  Hoskins. 
Jau.  23.  Amendments    to   the   Bill    concerning    Sir 
Henry  Frederick  Thynne,  reported  from  the  Committee 
this  day.     L.  J.,  XL  369. 

Jan.  24.  Petition  of  Francis  Farington.  Petitioner's 
cause  against  Chamberlaine  and  Briggs  was  opened 
before  their  Lordships  on  Friday  last,  but  there  was  not 
time  to  hear  any  witnesses.  He  therefore  prays  that 
another  day  may  be  appointed. 

Jau.  27.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  relief  of  creditors  and 
release  of  poor  prisoners  imprisoned  for  debt  in  the 
several  gaols,  prisons,  counters,  holes,  and  dungeons 
within  the  kingdom  of  England  and  principality  of 
Wales  unable  to  satisfy  their  creditors.  The  Bill  pro- 
vides for  the  immediate  release,  without  payment  of  any 
fees,  of  all  prisoners  for  debt,  who  upon  their  corporal 
oaths  taken  before  a  justice  of  the  peace  shall  swear 
that  they  are  not  worth  ten  pounds  in  estate,  their  bed- 
ding, plough  tackle,  plough  cattle,  working  tools,  and 
instrument;  belonging  to  their  several  trades,  arts,  or 
callings  always  to  be  excepted.  Prisoners  who  possess 
real  or  personal  estate  are  to  divide  the  same  into  three 
equal  parts,  two  to  be  disposed  offer  the  payment  of  their 
debts,  and  the  remaining  third  part  to  be  reserved  for 
the  subsistence  of  their  families  and  the  education  of 
their  children,  and  they  are  then  to  be  forthwith  set  at 
liberty  and  not,  to  be  questioned  thereafter  by  any  of 
their  creditors  for  debts  due  before  the  time  of  such 
discharge.  Any  person  in  prison  for  the  debt  of  another 
shall  have  power  to  dispose  of  two-third  parts  of  the 
estate  of  the  person  for  whose  debt  he  lieth  imprisoned, 
and  if  he  be  insolvent  then  the  other  surety  or  sureties 
(if  an}')  shall  bear  an  etiual  part  of  the  debt  with  the 
person  imprisoned.  If  a  debtor  declares  the  true  value 
of  his  estate  he  shall  have  six  months'  liberty  for  the 
better  sale  and  disposal  thereof.  Read  1°  this  day. 
L.  J.,  XL  371.     JSIo  further  proceeding. 

Jan.  27.  Petition  of  John  Levet,  Doctor  of  Laws,  and 
Marie  his  wife.  Petitioners  complain  that  Francis 
Nevile,  by  procuring  certain  leases  to  be  forged,  and 
other  corrupt  practices,  obtained  orders  in  the  Star 
Chamber,  wheieljy  a  provision  of  800Z.  per  annum  has 
been  kept  from  them  for  twenty-eight  years.  They 
pray  their  Lordships  to  re-hear  the  cause  upon  the 
proofs  taken  in  the  Star  Chamber.  L.  J.,  XI.  371. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Auother  petition  of  same,  praying  their  Lord- 
ships to  take  preceding  petition  into  considera- 
tion.    (Undated.) 

2.  Petition  of  John  Levet  to  the  Committee  for 
Petitions,  praying  that  the  consideration  of  his 
])etitiou  interrujited  by  the  adjournment  of  the 
House  may  be  resumed.     (Undated.) 

3-4'.  Lists  of  witnesses,  &c.  in  the  cause. 
Jau.  27.  Petition  of  George  Porter.  Charles  Lord 
Stanhope,  being  appointed  Comptroller  of  all  the  Post- 
masters of  England,  constituted  petitioner  bis  deputy, 
but  contrary  to  his  covenant  surrendered  his  patent, 
whereby  petitioner  lost  the  benefit  of  his  deputation 
and  was  necessitated  to  petition  their  Lordships  in  the 
late  Parliament  to  grant  him  reparation,  or  to  refer  him 
to  take  his  remedy  at  law  against  Lord  Stanhope,  who 
was  by  their  Lordships'  order  to  show  cause  within  ten 
days  wliy  the  petition  should  not  be  granted.  Lord 
Rochford  acquainted  the  House  that  Lord  Stanhope  was 
contented  that  petitioner  should  proceed  at  law,  and 
engaged  that  an  appearance  should  be  given.     Summons 


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Ijeing  afterwards  isaned  out,  Lord  Stanhope,  contrary 
to  his  engagement,  hath  not  been  pleased  to  yiehl  an 
appearance,  without  which  petitioner  carnot  further 
proceed.  Lord  Stanho]ie  is  very  aged  and  infirm,  and 
if  he  should  die  before  the  suit  be  ended  his  estate  is  so 
settled  that  it  would  be  no  way  liable  to  make  petitioner 
satisfaction.  He  therefore  ju-ays  their  Loi-dships  either 
to  hear  the  matter  or  to  permit  him  to  take  his  remedy 
at  law. 

Jan.  28.  Amendments  to  the  Bill  for  confirmation  of 
the  office  of  register  of  sales  and  pawns.    L.  J.,  XI.  ;'72. 

Jan.  '28.  Amendments  to  the  Hill  for  restoring  Charles 
Earl  of  Derby  to  the  manors  of  Jlold  and  Molsdale, 
Hope  and  Hopesdale,  in  the  county  of  Flint.  L.  J., 
XI.  37-2. 

Jan.  28.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  execution  of 
certain  persons  attainted  of  high  treason  :  Owen  Row, 
Augustine  Garland,  Henry  Smith,  Henry  Martin, 
Robert  Tich born.  James  Temple,  Thomas  AVayt.William 
Heveningham,  Isaac  Pennington,  Peter  Temple,  Gil- 
bert Millington.  Vincent  Potter,  and  Thomas  Wogan 
were  excepted  out  of  the  Act  of  Indemnity  for  their 
treason  in  taking  away  the  life  of  the  late  King,  but  in 
that  Act  a  clause  was  contained  that  though  these  per- 
sona should  be  legally  attainted,  j-et  execution  should  be 
suspended  until  determined  upon  bj'  Act  of  Parliament ; 
they  have  been  legally  and  duly  attainted,  and  execution 
remains  to  be  done,  it  is  therefore  enacted  that  tbey 
shall  suflV-r  pains  of  death  and  be  executed  in  such 
manner  and  form  as  persons  attainted  of  high  treason 
ou.ght  to  be.  This  Bill  was  brought  from  the  Commons 
this  day,  was  read  1',  2',  and  committed,  but  after  much 
discussion  was  dropped.  L.  J.,  XI.  372,  &c.  (Parch- 
ment Collection.) 

Jan.  28.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  relief  of  collectors  of 
public  moners,  and  their  assistants  and  deputies.  L.  J., 
XI.  373,     13  &  14  Car.  II.  cap.  17. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Another  draft. 

2.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 

3.  Proviso  to  the  Bill. 

4.  Application  that  a  clause  may  be  inserted  in  the 
Bill  giving  costs  to  defendants  in  cases  in  which 
the  prosecutors  become  nonsuited,  or  forbear 
prosecution,  or  suffer  a  verdict  against  them. 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Mathew  Hardy.  In  obedience  to 
their  Lordships"  order  petitioner  took  up  the  bones  of 
the  late  Archbishop  Parker,  and  having  coffined  them 
intended  to  bury  them  where  formerly  they  lay,  but  some 
of  the  now  Archbishop's  gentlemen  declared  his  Grace's 
full  satisfaction  with  what  he  had  done  and  discharged 
him  of  that  work,  affirming  that  his  Grace  would  himself 
see  the  same  performed.  Petitioner  prays  that  he  may 
now  be  discharged  from  his  restraint.     L.  J..  XI.  372. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding  petition,  with  certificate, 
signed  Jo.  Boys  and  Robert  Pory,  that  the  Arch- 
bishop is  fully  satisfied  with  Hardy's  jierfbrmance 
of  their  Lordships'  order,  and  discharges  him 
from  any  further  charge  in  that  behalf. 

Jan.  29.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Kidwell,  yeoman  usher 
of  His  Majesty's  Chamber.  Petitioner  having  exhibited 
his  Bill  in  the  Court  of  Requests  against  ,Sir  Francis 
Sydenham  and  his  lady,  his  cause  was  dismissed  for 
want  of  a  very  material  witness,  whom  he  has  since  dis- 
covered.   He  prays  their  Lordshi[is  to  rehear  the  cause. 

Jan.  31.  Petition  of  the  Mayor  and  Burgesses  of  the 
city  of  Gloucester.  Petitioners  jiray  to  be  heard  against 
the  Bill  for  disuniting  the  hundreds  of  Dudstone  and 
Kingsbarton  from  the  county  of  the  city  of  Gloucester, 
and  restoring  them  to  bo  part  of  the  county  of  Glouces- 
ter.    L.  J.,  XI.  374. 

Jan.  31.  Petition  of  Henry  Kirby,  now  prisoner  in 
the  wards  of  the  prison  of  the  Fleet,  London.  Prays 
for  relief  against  John  TVisleton  and  James  Noell,  b\' 
whose  unjust  proceedings  he  has  continued  in  prison 
two  years  and  upwards. 

Jan.  31.  Petition  of  John  Mole,  son  and  administrator 
of  thegood.s  and  chattelsof  John  Mole,  late  ot  Cuhvurth, 
in  the  county  of  Northam|it(in.  Petitioner's  father 
having  become  bound  for  the  late  Thomas  Bosse  for 
several  great  sums  of  money,  Bosse  bound  himself  by 
counter  bonds,  but  having  done  so  he  demised  the  whole 
of  his  leal  estate  to  Francis  Taverner  and  George 
Prancklyn,  and  upon  his  death  petitioner's  father  was 
comjjelled  to  sell  the  whole  of  his  estate  for  payment  of 
the  money,  to  the  utter  ruin  of  himself  and  family. 
Petitioner  prays  for  redress. 

Feb.  1.  Amendments  to  the  Bill  for  sale  of  Sir 
Robert  Shiigsby,  deceased,  his  lands  for  pa-\Tnent  of 
his  debts.  '  C.  J.,  VIII.  355. 


Annexed  : — 

1.  Proviso  to  the  Bill. 

Feb.  2.  Dralt  .li'  an  Act  for  settling  the  jurisdiction 
of  the  I'ourt  of  Adnuralty.  Kt-ad  1"  this  day.  The 
Bill  having  passed  through  Committee  was  "re-com- 
mitted but  not  further  proceeded  witli.     Ij.  .T.,  XI.  375. 

Annexed  :— 

1.  Another  draft. 

2.  Copy  of  resolutions  passed  by  the  Privy  Council 
on  the  18th  Fob.  1632-3  for  settling  the  diffe- 
rences concerning  piohibitions  arising  between 
His  Majesty's  Courts  at  Westminster  and  His 
Court  of  Admiralty.  These  resolutions  are  re- 
ferred to  in  the  preceding  draft  Act. 

3.  Proviso  that  nothing  in  the  Aer  shall  iirejudice, 
make  void,  or  infringe  the  ancient  jurisdiction 
and  privileges  of  the  Bishop  of  Durham  in  the 
Admiralty  within  the  County  Palatines  of  Durham 
and  Sadberge. 

Feb.  '■].  Petition  of  Thomas  Lord  W'indesor  ;  complains 
that  Thomas  Marriott  and  one  Mr.  Cox  (affirming  him- 
self to  be  a  trustee  for  petitioner)  have  fraudulently 
olitained  a  lease  ft-om  the  I  lean  and  Chapter  of  West- 
minster of  part  of  the  manor  of  Church  Honiborne 
[Honeybourne],  in  the  county  of  Worcester,  and  have 
brought  twelve  several  writ>  toeject  jietitioner's  tenants. 
He  claims  the  lienefit  of  the  privilege  of  Parliament, 
and  prays  that  he  and  his  tenants  may  be  quieted  in  the 
possession  of  the  lands.     L.  J.,  XI.  '-',76. 

Feb.  k  Draft  of  an  Act  declaratory  concerning 
bankrupts.     L.  J.,  XI.  377.     13  &  14  Car.  II.,  c.  24. 

Feb.  4.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  sale  of  some  of  the 
lands  of  Sir  Aston  Cokaine,  Baronet,  and  Thomas 
Cokaine  his  son,  and  the  settlement  of  the  rest.  Read 
1"  this  day.  The  Bill  was  committed,  but  not  further 
]iroceeded  with.  L.  J..  XI.  377,  Ao. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Another  draft. 
Feb.  5.  Report  from  the  Committee  for  Petitions  upon 
the  cause  between  Sir  Allen  Zouch  and  his  Lady  and 
Anne  Bedingfield,  recommending  that  the  decree  com- 
plained of  should  lie  set  aside,  or  that  the  appellants 
should  be  relieved  by  P.arliament.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  528. 

Feb.  ."i.  Petition  of  Mary  .HoUoy  uliaa  Lewis,  a  ])oor 
widow,  having  been  a  widow  some  nine  years,  and 
having  a  great  charge  of  children.  Petitioner  has  been 
a  great  sufferer  both  in  England  .and  Ireland,  having  had 
jewels,  ]ilate,  and  m'lney  to  the  value  of  1,000/.  taken 
from  her  fiy  Sir  Francis  Otley  when  governor  of  Shrews- 
bury, as  he  alleged  for  the  supply  of  his  late  Majesty. 
Petitioner's  father,  Hugh  Molloy,  formany  great  services 
done  in  Ireland,  was  in  Queen  Elizabeth's  time,  for 
slaying  the  Earl  of  Tyrone,  j'ewarded  with  a  yearly 
pension  of  32?.,  which  he  enjoyed  during  his  life;  after 
his  decease  petitioner  received  it  for  some  small  time, 
and  also  some  arrears  l>y  the  ap|iointment  of  the  Eari  of 
Stralford,  then  Lord  Deputy  of  Ireland.  At  the  begin- 
ning of  the  wars  petitioner  was  brought  over  to  England 
for  her  safety,  and  at  her  father's  death  a  great  estate  of 
lands  in  the  King's  County  de.^cended  to  her,  but  being 
iu  England  she  was  hind'jred  to  take  possession,  and  Sir 
William  Pettitt  and  Captain  Bennett  who  have  got  into 
possession  deny  to  deliver  the  same  up  to  her.  She 
prays  that  the  yearly  pension  of  o2l.  may  be  settled 
upon  her.  for  the  present  relief  of  herself  and  family, 
and  that  her  lands  may  be  restored  to  her  again  Ijy  the 
Act  of  Settlement. 

Feb.  •'.  Petition  and  ap|ieal  of  Henry  Browne  aud 
Ruben  Browne.  Pray  for  the  reversal  of  a  decree  of 
the  Court  of  Exchequer,  in  a  suit  between  petitioners 
and  Richard  Peter  the  elder,  and  others. 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  John  Beaumont.  Petitioner  being 
a  commission  officer  in  the  service  of  the  late  King, 
AVilliam  Wheeler  and  John  'I'urby  brought  an  action 
and  obtained  a  verdict  and  damages  against  him  for 
tri.'spass  done  as  a  soldier.  Since  the  Act  of  Oblivion, 
Turli}',  the  survivor,  has  b}-  his  attorney  sued  process  of 
outLawry  .igainst  petitioner.  The  action  is  discharged 
by  the  Act  of  Indemnity,  and  yet  [letitiom-i-  has  no  day 
in  Court  to  plead  the  same.  H' prays  for  relief  against 
Turby  and  his  attorney. 

Feb.  li.  Dr.ift  petition  of  several  Lords  to  the  King. 
Petitioners  understand  that  His  Majesty  has  made  a 
grant  of  all  the  royal  mines  north  Trent,  which  is  ready 
to  pass  the  Privy  Seal,  whereby  the  patentees  have 
power  to  break  up  auy  man's  meadows,  park,  or  gardens, 
under  pretence  that  there  may  be  mines  there.  Peti- 
tioners pray  that  no  ground  may  be  broken  up  without 
the  consent  of  the  owner.  There  is  no  mention  of  this 
petition  in  the  Journal. 

Feb.  7.  Notes  of  proceedings  respecting  the  persons 

U  2 


Calendar. 

16t)l--2. 


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nTSTORTCAT.   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION 


House  of    attainted  of  high   treason  for  the  murder  of  liis  late 
LoEPs.       jiajesty,  brought  to  the  bar  this  day.     L.  J.,  XI.  380. 
Calendar.  Annexed : — 

1661-2.  1.  List  of  the  condemned  prisoners  orderod  to  ap- 

pear the  25th  of  November  ]  661  before  the  House 
of  Commons.      C.  J.,  VIII.  319.      This  paper  is 
endorsed  7  Feb.  1661-2,  imd  was  probably  used 
in  the  House  of  Lords  on  tbat  day. 
Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Henry  Smyth,  as  follows: — 
To  y'  right  hono'"'  y'  Lords  Spiritnall  &  temporal] 
in  Parl't  assembled. 
Tbe  humble  peticon  off  Henry  Smyth  a  poore  con- 
demned prisoner 
Sheweth 

That  yo'  petio'oner  beinge  att  that  time,  when 
that  detestable  action  of  Sittinge  in  judgment  on  his 
late  Ma}'"  was  t^an^acted  a  very  younge  man  was  by  y« 
threatnings  of  those  that  then  ruled  y""  army  with  noe 
less  then  loss  of  Life  &  estate,  &  incessant  importunity 
off  such  who  had  relacoR  to  him  &  power  over  him 
drawne  into  y'  pretended  courte,  whervnto  he  had  a 
great  abhorrency  for  wliich  yo'  petio'oner  in  most  humble 
manner  testifyeth  his  harty  sorrow  &  trouble  casting 
himselfe  in  all'  humility  vpon  yo'  Lords""'  mercy. 

Humbly  prayin'ge  tliat  as  yo'  poore  petic'oner 
hath  rendred  himselfe  to  y"  mereey  of  his  Ma'" 
according  to  his  grations  proclamacon  by  y'  advice 
of  y  lords  &  Com'ons  assembled  in  Parl't  yo'  hon" 
will  be  pleasd  to  vouchsafe  him  y''  benifitt  therof 
in  sparinge  his  life  &  he  shall  ever  pray  For  y* 
hon'  of  his  Ma"'  it  prosperity  of  y'  Parl't. 

„  „    .  1  Hen  Smyth 

[Endorsed]  Henry  Smith. 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  James  Temple,  as  follows  :— 
To  the  right  bono'''"'  the  Howse  of  Lords  Spiritnall  and 
Temporal!  assembled  in  Parliament. 
The  humble  Petition  of  James  Temple. 
Sheweth. 

Tbat  yo'  Pet'  in  sadnes  and  great  sorrow  of  Spiritt 
doth  much  lament  bis  vnhapiiynes  in  haveing  any 
hand  in  that  horrid  mnrther  of  his  late  sacred  Maiestie 
of  ever  blessed  memory ;  whereof  vpon  confession  he 
stands  justly  convict. 

That  yo'  Pet'  had  noe  share  in  that  wicked  contrivance 
in  takeing  away  the  sacred  life  of  his  said  late  Mat" 
But  after  the  force  put  vpon  the  house  by  the  Army  ; 
deserted  the  howse ;  and  continued  in  SuSf<ex  till  the 
8""  of  January  ;  1648  ;  neither  had  yo'  Pet'  binn  in  Lon- 
don whin  that  same  horrid  murther  was  acted;  But 
that  1 )'  Gotl'e  with  the  advice  of  D'  Hamond  came  to 
him  as  from  tlie  said  late  King  desyrcing  and  requireiug 
yo'  Pel'  not  to  decline  y'  present  authority  on  purpose 
to  discover  what  resolucons  were  taken  concerning  his 
late  Mot''  And  who  were  the  Cheife  promoters  thereof; 
(which  hee  found  to  be  Cromwell  ;>ud  Ireton)  and  ac- 
i:ordin,t;ly  from  time  to  time  gave  them  an  accompt. 

That  yo'  Pet'  often  applyed  himselfe  to  that  Grewell 
Tyrant  and  Vsurpcr  Cromwell  with  t-  ares  in  liis  eyes 
begging  of  him  not  to  bring  such  a  blott  or  bloody 
staine  vpon  the  Protestants  ;  as  to  execute  his  said  sacred 
Mat'"  which  hee  seemeingly  yeilded  vnto ;  And  in 
complyance  with  the  persons  aforenamed;  And  vpon 
that  Assurance  yo'  Pet'  did  concurr  with  those  vnha|jpy 
proceedings  ag'  his  late  Mat"  which  to  make  more 
playnoly  appeare  yo'  I'et'  before  and  afterwards  con- 
cealed the  said  Docto'"  to  the  hazard  of  his  life;  Upon 
susepition  whereof  hee  lost  the  Governm'  of  Tilbury  Fort 
and  all  his  Arrears,  And  ever  afterwards  was  out  of  all 
imployment  and  favotir. 

That  yo'  Pet'  hath  becne  ready  vpon  all  occasions  to 
Releive  and  Assist  (to  his  vtmost)  his  Mat""  freinds, 
As  some  within  these  walls  and  many  elswhcre  can 
testifie  for  him  ;  And  being  one  of  the  persons  that 
rendred  himselfe  vpon  his  Mat"'  proclamac'on  ;  hath 
by  the  favour  of  his  !Mat"  and  the  late  Parliam"  had 
time  to  reflect  vpon  that  his  horrid  otl'ence  w"'  com- 
pniiction  and  sorrow  ;  which  hee  hath  soe  improved  ; 
That  if  his  Mat"  and  Parliam'  shall  shew  him  mercy 
in  Vouchsafeing  him  life,  which  hee  humbl}'  beggs. 

Your  Pet'  shall  spend  it  wholly  in  Repentance 
thankfuUnes  and  pi-ajer  for  the  posperity  and 
happynes  of  thcBC  Kingdomes  vndcr  the  Governm' 
of  his  sacred  Mat''  his  Royall  Family  and  posterity. 

James  Temple. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  James  Temple  : — 
To  the  Com"  and  Judges  of  those  Offenders  in 
Jndgeing  the  late  Kiuge. 
The  humble  Petic'on  of  James  Temple  ono  of 
the  gayd  i  ^H'enders. 
Humbly  Sheweth. 


That  hee  was  a  Com'  appoynted  for  the  Tryal    ^?,okds 
of  the  late  Kins; ;  And  accordinglv  did  Act ;  being         — 
overawed  by  the  Power  then  in  being.     That  hee      '""'endar. 
hath    srcat  Regreet    &    Sorrow   for   his    horred      1661-2. 
oiTenee  ;  And  humbly  prayeth  to  relinquish  his 
Plea  of  not  Guilty  and  confesseth  himselfe  guilty 
of  the  Indictment  against  him  in  this  Court,  And 
beggeth  mercy  of  God  his  Majestic  the  Parlia- 
ment and  of  this  Honorable  Court. 

For  which  hee  humbly  shall  ever  pray,  &c. 
2.  Certificate  of  Wm.  Denton; — 

These  are  to  Certiflo  that  M'  James  Temple 
after  S'  Allexander  I)<?nton  my  Eldest  Brother 
was  taken  Prisoner,  his  House  burnt  downe,  his 
Children  and  other  neere  Relations  therein  allsoe 
taken  Prisoners  and  stripped  and  brought  to  great 
Necessities ;  And  M'  'Thomas  Denton  lirought 
to  y"  Com'ons  House  Barre,  and  all  their  Estates 
seized  and  Sequestred ;  The  said  M'  Temple  was 
very  laborious  to  procure  them  what  Favours 
hee   could  from  the  p'sent   Powers  ;  And  more  J 

perticularly  after  the  Death  of  the  said  S'  Allex-  ■ 

ander  did  take  out  Letters  of  Administrao'on  on 
purpose  to  p'serue  what  of  his  Estate  hee  could 
for  the  good  of  the  Family,  who  enjoyed  y' 
Benefitt  thereof  accordingly,  and  were  through 
his  care  and  freindshipp  p'served  from  farther 
Ruine. 

W"  Denton 

3.  Certificate  of  M.  Spencer  and  others  : — 

Wee  whose  names  are  herevnto  subscribed  and 
written  doe  Testifie ;  That  M  James  Temple  hath 
at  all  times  and  vpon  all  occasions  beene  ready 
and  instrumental!  in  the  preservac'on  of  our  per- 
sons liberties  and  Estates,  and  of  several!  others. 
M  Spencer 

Henry  Washington  Robert  Bdsbridge 

Geo.  Newman. 

4.  Certificate  of  Lady  Cobham  :  — 

These  are  to  certitie  y'  the  Lady  Cobham  whose 
name  is  hereto  subscribed  being  a  cloase  prisoner 
for  receiueing  Irs  in  caracters  from  his  late  Ma'" 
to  comunicate  to  his  party  here  in  London,  his 
intentions  at  his  escape  from  Oxford,  M'  James 
Tem]ile  did  gett  her  liberty  in  y"  Prison  and 
afterwards  her  liberty  vpon  bale. 

F.  Cobham. 

5.  Printed  copy  of  the  King's  proclamation  of 
the  6th  of  June  1660,  summoning  the  persons 
therein  named  who  sat,  gave  judgment,  and 
assisted  in  that  horrid  and  detestable  murder  of 
His  Majesty's  Royal  Father  of  blessed  memory, 
to  appear  and  render  themselves  within  fourteen 
days,  under  pain  of  being  excepted  from  pardon. 

Feb.  7.   Petition  of  Thomas  Waite,  as  follows: — 

To  the  right  hon""  the  Lords  spiritnall  &  temporal! 

in  the  high  Court  of  Parliam'  assembled. 

The  humble  petieoii  of  Thomas  Waite  a  poore 

condemjined  prisoner  in  y"^  Tower. 

Sheweth 

That  yo'  jioore  pet'  takeing  much  dislike  at 
y'  Armies  p'ceediugs  in  imprisoning  diuers  members  of 
Parliam'  in  y'  yeare  1648  for  laying  hold  of  his  late 
Ma'ties  gracious  concessions  in  y"  Isle  of  Wight,  went 
downe  imediately  to  his  owne  house  80  miles  distant 
from  London,  and  was  w"'ont  his  consent  made  one  of 
the  [iretended  Court  for  tryall  of  the  late  King,  and 
Ijeeing  diuers  tymes  Snm'oned  to  attend  y''  house  vnder 
paine  of  Scpiestracon,  in  obedience  to  their  com'aimds 
at  length  was  forced  to  come  vp  the  daj'  before  y'  vnpa- 
ralelled  Sentence  passed  beeing  altogether  ignorant  of 
their  p'ceedings  &  intentions  whereto  hee  had  a  verry 
groat  horror  and  aversion.  But  Ijeeing  here  a  young  man 
and  ignorant  of  the  Lawes  was  by  y'  devices  of  Cromwell 
&  Ireton  trepnned  out  of  the  house,  and  then  forced 
by  them  into  y'  detestable  Court  not  knowing  himselfe 
in  y''  least  to  bee  one  vntill  liis  name  was  called,  and 
assoone  as  his  Ma'"  desired  to  bee  heard  by  his  Lords 
&  Com'ons  in  y''  painted  Chamber  yo'  poore  pet' 
tooke  y*^  opp'tunity  to  make  a  disturbance  and  desired 
w""  M'  Downes  that  his  Ma'"  might  bee  heard,  where- 
vpon  the  Court  was  adjourned  into  y'  Court  of  Wards 
where  your  poore  pet'  and  others  were  not  a  little 
menaced  by  Cromwell  v/hoe  were  y''  occation  thereof, 
wherevpon  hee  returned  noe  more  into  y'  Court  but 
Stayed  behind  in  y"  Court  of  Wards  dnreing  all  the 
tyme  sentence  was  giueing  (All  the  which  hee  is  able  to 
prone)  And  further  hee  oH'ers  to  y"'  Lo""'  mercifull 
consideration  that  hee  was  none  of  y'^  contrivers  or  Law- 
makers for  Setting  vp  y"  pretended  Court,  and  y'  hee 
signed  noe  writings  for  executeing  of  his  Ma'"  or  any 


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orsE  OF    thing  leading  therevnto.     But  Some  dayes  after  that 
""•       horrid  fact  was  com'itted  hee  iv""  others  wasi   forced  by 
'alpmlur.     Cromwell  to   signe   a  writing  not  knowing  what   was 
1661-2.      conteyned  therein,   Hee    nios^t    humbly  further  oilers 
to  yo'  LoPi"  considerations  that  hee  was  put  ont  of  all 
authority  for  beeing  Ser^-iceable   to  his   Ma''"  freinds, 
and  that  hee  nearely  escaped  decimation  for  offering 
himselfe  to  bee  bound  for  some  of  his  countrymen  that 
were  decimated,  and  in  y'  yeare  1659  when  hee  was  in 
power  hee  would  not  suffer  any  of  his  Ma''""'  freinds  to 
bee   imprisoned    or  their    houses  searched,   beleiuoing 
nothing  could   euer    make    this  nation  happy    but  y" 
restrauration  of  his  Ma'''',  and  glad  would  haue  beene  to 
haue  had  an  oppertunity  to  haue  manifested  y'^  Same. 
To'  poore  pet'  therefore  most  humbly  implores 
yo'  LoP'"  most  fauorable  construcc'on   (y'  p'misses 
considered)  of  his  actions  hee  haueing  neucr  tooke 
y'  oath   of  abiuration   ag'   his   Ma'''   but   alwa\-es 
opposed  it  in  his    Station,  and  y'  hee  rendred  him- 
selfe to  y'  Speaker  of  y°  hon""  house  of  Com'ons  in 
obedience  to  y'  Kings  most  gratious  ProclimaooR 
by  aduice   of  both  houses  of  Parliam',  All   which 
makes  him  humbly  implore  yo'  Lo"*  to  Shew  some 
mercy  and  goodiies  to  himselfe  his  poore    wife  & 
8  small  children,  that  soe  his  future  life  may  demon- 
strate that  great  reluotancy  for  his  past  actions,  and 
doe  hartily  reioyce  at  y'  restauration  of  his  Sacred 
Ma'""  and    of  yo'    Lo'"'"   sitting  in  sp[l]endor   and 
Safety. 
And  yo'  poore  pet'  his  wife  and  children  shalbee 
euer  bound  to  pray  &c.  rj^^g  .  vVaite. 

Annexed  : — • 

1.  The  deposition  of  William  Wetton  of  y"^  county 
of  Midlesex,  Esqr. 

This  Deponent  saith  that  being  attending  in  y" 
Court  of  requests  to  see  y'  Issue  of  y'  last  dayes 
detestable  sentence  upon  y'  late  Kinge  :  I  met 
w"'  Col.  Waite  my  old  acquaintance,  I  said  to 
him,  sure  you  are  not  one  of  this  horrid  Court, 
hee  replyde  noe,  not  to  his  Knowledge,  &  asked 
mee  if  I  see  my  L'^  Gray,  who  had  sent  to  speake 
w""  him,  1  said  noe,  then  sayes  hee,  sure  hee  is 
here  abouts,  &  goes  into  y'  Court  of  Wards, 
where  Cromwell  &  Ireton  were  &  presently  laid 
hands  on  him  &  hurried  him  away  into  y '  iire- 
tended  Court ;  &  I  followed  in  after  them,  where 
when  his  Ma"'  desired  to  be  heard  by  both  howses, 
hauing  y'  to  offer,  y'  would  setle  y*  nation  & 
preuent  bloudshed ;  Bradshaw  refused  &  would 
haue  proceeded  to  sentence :  but  Col.  Downes 
stood  up  &  Col.  Waite  &  said  they  were  not 
satisfyed  but  desired  j'  King  might  bee  heard ; 
then  Bradshaw  replyde,  if  otir  owne  Members 
bee  not  satisfyed,  wee  must  adiourne  &  adiourned 
accordingly  into  y'  Court  of  Wards,  where  I 
pressed  in  after  them  ;  there  Col.  Downes  &  Col. 
Waite  did  strongly  moue  y'  y'  Kings  proposalls 
might  bee  heard,  for  hee  oflTered  without  y'  spilling 
of  bloud  to  setle  y'  nation  for  y"  good  of  all. 
Cromwell  replyes  shall  y'  whole  Courts  pro- 
ceedings be  obstructed  by  two  or  three  peeuish 
men,  &  desired  they  would  returne  againe  &  doe 
theire  duty  :  but  Co'  Downes  &  Co'  Waite  re- 
tarned  not  againe  into  y^  (_'ourt  nor  was  at  y' 
passing  of  sentence  :  I  asked  Col.  Waite  if  hee 
would  returne,  he  said  no,  &  y'  was  an  act  they 
would  all  repent  of,  &  hee  was  not  satisfyed  in, 
&  sometime  after  y'  horrid  murther  comitted.  at 
some  of  our  meetings  together  (which  was  then  fre- 
quent) he  told  mee  y'  Cromwell  &  Ireton  had  by 
perswasions  &  force  ouerawed  him  unto  y'  setting 
his  hand  to  a  writing  not  knowing  the  contents 
of  it.  &  did  allwayes  declare  his  auersion  of  y' 
murther  and  y"  proceedings  of  y'  unwarrantable 
constituted  court. 

Will  :  Wetton 
Jurat  tertio  Decs'  1661  coram 
me   milite   Legu  doctore  in 
cancellaria  mag'ro 

T.  Byrd. 
2.  Affidavit  of  John  Boodeu.: 

John  Bowden  of  the  parish  of  S'.  Dunstans  in 
the  West,  London,  aged  48  yeares  or  thereabouts 
maketh  oathe,  that  he  coming  to  the  house  of 
Mr.  Sharpe  inFleet  street,  hee  mett  with  C.dlonell 
Wajte  on  Thursday  the  e5"'  or  Friday  tl.e  -16"' 
day  of  January  in  the  yeare  of  o'  Lord  1648  who 
was  that  night,  as  the  said  Collonell  Waytc  then 
told  him,  &  as  he  verily  beleeues  newly  come  to 
toune,  out  of  the  country  where  he  had  bene  att 
his  owne  house  at  Cotes  in  the  county  of  Leicester  ; 


w""  the  saido   John  Bowden  the  rather  beleeues     House  op 
for  that  not  long  before  hee  rec'd  a  letter  from  ^''°"- 

the  said  Coll :  Wayte  dated  at  Coti-s  ;  &  there  he  Calendar, 
had  bene  as  the  said  John  Bowd'U  hath  heard  &  1661-2. 
does  beleeue  by  the  space  of  a  moneth  or  .'^i  weekes 
before.  And  the  said  M'  Shari)e,  discoursing 
w"'  the  said  Collonell  Wayte,  did  in  this  Deponents 
heareiuLC  desire  him  not  to  goo  to  the  I'arlia- 
meut,  (then  so  called)  who  had  appointed  a 
pretended  high  court  of  .Justice  to  sitt  vpon  the 
late  king  of  blessed  memory ;  whereto  the  said 
Colouell  Wayte  replied,  that  hee  must  goe  & 
shew  himselfe,  or  else  hee  should  be  sequestred. 

John  Booden. 
Jurat  10°  die  Deccmbiis  1661. 

ThO  :  ESTCOURT. 

3.  Affidavit  of  John  Sharpe  : — 

John  Sharpe  of  the  parish  of  St.  Brides  Fleet- 
street  London  aged  50  yeares  or  therabouts 
maketh  oathe,  that  in  the  Month  of  December, 
in  the  yeare  of  o'  Lord  1648  :  Collonell  Wayte 
one  of  the  persons  reputed  to  haue  bene  one  of 
the  late  Kings  Judges  lay  att  his  house,  & 
about  a  fortnight  before  Christmas  in  the  yeare 
&  moneth  aforesaid  went  out  of  towne,  as  the 
said  Coll :  Wayte  told  the  said  John  Sharpe  & 
as  he  verily  beleeues  to  his  owne  house  at  Cotes, 
in  the  county  of  Leicester,  &  on  thursday  the 
25""  or  friday  the  26"'  day  of  January  then 
next  following  the  said  Collonell  Wayte  returned 
to  his  the  said  John  Sharpes  house  to  lodge  as 
hee  vsed  to  doe  ;  and  within  one  night  or  two 
after  his  coming  to  towne.  He  the  said  John 
Sharpe  obserning  the  said  Colouell  Wayte  to 
be  very  melancholy  &  discontented;  asked  him 
what  was  the  matter  ;  whoe  thereto  said,  Hee  was 
afraid  they  would  take  away  the  Kings  life. 

John  Shari'e. 

Jurat  10°  die  Decembris  1661. 
Tho.  Esicoukt. 

4.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Wayte  : — 

Nicholas  Wayte,  of  the  parish  o'  S'  Dunstans 
in  the  West  London  grocer  aged  40  years  or 
thereabouts,  maketh  Oathe  that  Collonell  Wayte 
one  of  the  reputed  Judges  of  his  late  Ma'''  came 
to  London  from  his  house  in  the  country  about 
fourescore  miles  distant  from  London,  either  the 
night  before,  or  that  very  morning  before  that 
bloody  sentence  of  death  was  passed  by  the  pre- 
tended high  Court  of  Justice  a;  in;',  his  late 
Ma'>'  in  January  in  the  yeare  of  o  :  i  r,l  1618:  A 
sett  his  horses  att  the  Swan  ouer  aL'uinst  Som'r- 
sett  house  in  the  Strand  ;  hee  haueing  bene  gone 
from  London  to  his  house  in  the  country  by  about 
the  space  of  five  or  sixe  weekes  befor'.\ 

Nicholas  Waitk. 

Jurat  10°  die  Decembris  1661. 
Tno :  EsTcouRT. 

5.  Printed  copy  of  Thomas  Waite's  case  set  out  in 
his  petition. 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Millington,  as  follows  :— 

To  the  right  bono""  the  Howse  of  Lords  spirituall  & 

temporall  Assembled  in  Parliament 

The  Humble  Petic'on  of  Gilbert  Millington  now 

prisoner  in  the  Tower. 

Humbly  Sheweth 

'That  whereas  yo'  poore  and  most  disconsolate 
petic'oner  being  overawed  by  the  powers  then  in  beeing, 
was  appointed  a  Com'  in  the  Judgment  of  the  late  Kmg 
of  p'cious  memory,  and  accordingly  did  vnhappily  acte 
in  that  mnst  prodigious  offence,  and  thereupon  hath 
receiued  the  Juste  sentence  of  death,  according  to  lawe, 
yet  the  execuc'on  to  bee  suspended  (your  petic'oner 
comein<r  in  v))Ou  his  Sacred  Ma""  most  gracyous  pro- 
clamac'on  and  rendring  himselfe)  vntill  his  said  Ma"« 
by  the  advice  and  assent  of  yo'  Lordships  and  Com  ona 
in  Parliam'  shall  order  the  execuc'on  by  Acte  of  Parlia- 
ment to  bee  passed  for  that  purpose.  And  notwith- 
standing yo'  petic'oner  at  the  time  of  his  Judgment 
given  vpon  him  presented  a  petic'on  wherein  hee 
begged  p'don  of  god,  of  his  Ma"%  and  of  yo'  Lord- 
ships,  and  of  the  Com'ons  in  Parliament,  yet  yo'  poore 
petic'oner  ruined  if  not  inliued  by  yo'  favours  humbly 
layes  his  dolefuil  and  sad  condicon  againe  before  you, 
and  humbly  beggs  mercy  at  yo'  hands,  and  that  the 
execuc'on  of  this  Judgem'  may  bee  suspended  by  yo' 
Lordships,  that  soe  vo'  petic'oner  may  hue  to  giue  god 
the  "lory,  yo'  Lordships  thaiikes,  for  restoremg  him  to 
a  new  life,  and  that;  the  remainder  of  his  dayes  may 
bee  spent  in  praying  for  your  prosperitie  and  admiremg 
yo'  Clemency.  Gilbert  Millington. 

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Annexed : 

1.  Printed   copy   of    the   King's    proclamation   of 
6  June  1660. ' 
Feb.  7.  Petition  of  William  Hevenlngham,  as  follows  : 

To  the  Right  Hou''''^  the  Lords  spirituall  &  temporall 
iu  Parliament  assembled. 
The  humble  Petition  of  William  Heveningham 
Sheweth 

That  your  Petic'oner  never  appeared  in  the  pre- 
tended high  Conrte,  that  sate  upon  our  late  gratious 
Soueraignc,  but  with  flrme  resolutions  to  save  his  most 
pretious"  life,  as  farro  as  his  utmost  endeavours  could 
extend.  Never  assented  to  that  judgement,  when  it  was 
given,  and  refused  to  signe  and  seale  the  bloody  warrant, 
for  that  horrid  murther.  Hath  (since  y"  death  of  his  late 
sacred  Majestie)  bin  serviceable  to  all  his  true  fi-iends, 
as  often  as  he  had  opportunity.  Did  cheerefuily  acte 
in  settleing  the  Wilitia,  when  the  secluded  Members 
came,  and  offered  to  disburse  large  summes  of  money 
for  that  service,  if  there  had  bin  occasion.  Did  furnish 
500  /('  towards  the  expedition,  by  the  noble  Lord,  then 
S'  George  Booth,  for  restitution  i  his  Majesty.  Was 
the  first  that  came  in  upon  his  .Sacred  Majesties  pro- 
clamation, conceiveing  it  held  forth  mercy,  as  the 
hon""  howse  of  Commons  expressed  theire  intention 
by  setting  him  at  lib'ty  upon  security  in  '2,00O  li'  and 
refusing  to  admitt  others  to  come  in  after  the  day  prse- 
fiit.  That  the  Noble  howse  of  Peers,  on  some  of  these 
Considerations,  were  pleased  in  the  last  assembly,  to 
passe  a  Vote  in  favour  of  your  Petic'oner,  and  petitioned 
his  Majesty  in  his  behalfe. 

That  your  Petic'oner  hath  undergon  the  shame  of  a 
publique  Arraignement,  stands  attainted  &  corrupted 
in  blood,  hath  suffered  the  utmost  conseqnence  of  the 
offended  lawe,  execution  only  excepted. 

That  your  Petic'oner  hath  nothing  left  to  implore, 
but  (being  hitherto  by  his  Majestys  and  your  Lord- 
shipps  mercy  suffered  to  live)  to  be  exempted  from  a 
shamefuU  death  :  and  not  put  into  a  worse  condition 
for  comeing  iu  and  trusting  to  his  Majesties  Pro- 
clamation then  those  whoe  have  rejected  and  dis- 
obeyed it. 

Which  he  doth  humbly  begg,  with  infinite  remorse, 
for  his  crime,  acknowledging  that  he  hath  deserved 
death,  for  appeareing  in  that  Cnurte,  though  with 
never  soe  good  a  meaning,  and  that  he  shall  over 
abhorre  himselfe,  as  he  hath  a  most  afflicted  Con- 
science for  it.  And  it  your  Lordf'  shall  grationsly 
v\  .  se,  to  afford  him  that  time  of  repentance. 

Hi'  shall  (as  in  all  duty  bound)  dayly  praye  &c  : 

W.  Heueninguam. 

P  1  .  7.  Depositions  respecting  John  Downes. 

1.  The  Deposition  of  Will'm  Wetton  of  j"  Citty  of 
"Westminster,  gent. ; 

This  Deponent  saith  that  in  .lanuary  1648  the    last 

time  the  late  King  was  brought  before  the  pretended 

high  Court    of   Justice    Hee  this  Deponent  wag   there 

present,  ttnd  heard  his  Ma"  denio  the  Jurisdicc'on  of 

the  said  Court,  wherevpou  the  President  eomanded  the 

Clerke  to  read  the  Sentttnce  ag'  him,  The  King  replyed, 

before  yon  pronounce  your  Sentance  I  desire  to  speake 

w"'  my  two  houses  of  Parliam'.  For  I  haue  that  to  impart 

to  them  w'''  will   settle  the  Kingdome  and  giue  satis- 

faccon  to  them  and  you  all  ;  The  President  said  hec  was 

only  to  demand  whether  hee  would  plead  or  not;   His 

Ma'-'  replyed    hee  could  not   plead.   For  that  although 

they  had  power  yett  where  was  their  authority?    but 

desired  the  Court  to  withdraw  &  consider  of  what  hee 

had  offered  before  they  pronounced  the  Sentance.  Not- 

w^'standing  the  President  eomanded  the  Clerke  to  read 

the  Sentance  ;  and  y''  Deponent  further  saith  when  the 

Clerke  was  goeing  to  read  y'"  same  hee  this  Deponent 

did  see   one   M'  John  Downes   a   member  of   the   said 

Court  sand  [^staud]  vp  and  tould  the  President  hee  was 

not  .satisfied  with  nor  could  consent  vnto  the  Sentance 

ag'  the  King  imd  therefore  desired  the  Conrt  to  w"'draw, 

and   consider  of  wliat  was  offered   by  the  King  :    The 

President  .stood  vp  and  said,  if  any   of  our  owne  l\lem- 

bers  arc  noli  satisfied   then  the  Court  nin.^t  w"'dr;iw.  So 

the  Court  adjourned   to  the  inward  Court   of   Wards. 

And  hee  this  Deponent  further  saith  that  as  tlie  said 

Conrt  was    riseing  hee   this  Deponent  sfciiidiug   neere 

.Mderaan  Allein  heard  him  the  said   Allein  say  vnto 

another  Member  of  y''  said  Court  whom  lieo  sate  next 

vnto  that  hee  had  lor  some  time  suspected  M'  Downes 

to  bee  for  y"  King  to  w'''  hee   the  said   other  Member 

replyed   you   may   Ihh:    sure    hi-o.    is    for    ikjw   hee    hath 

>hewed    himsellc    in    his    colours,   And  tliis  Deponent 

further  saith  that  hee  this  Deponent  went  w""  y'  said 


Allein  &  the  other  Member,  and  by  their  helpe  gott  into 
the  said  Court  of  Wardes  .imongst  the  Members  of  y" 
said  Court.  And  hee,  this  Deponent,  further  saith 
that  assoone  as  the  Court  was  sate  hee  this  Deponent 
did  heare  the  Leift  Gen"  Cromwell  desire  the  President 
to  demand  of  the  said  M'  Downes  why  hee  moved  the 
Court  to  w'''draw.  And  this  Deiionent  further  saith  that 
hee  did  heare  the  said  M'.  Downes  w"'  a  great  dealo  of 
Earnestnes  argue  &  affirme  that  what  the  King  had 
ofi'ered  could  not  in  his  opiniot;  but  satisfie  the  I'arliam' 
&  their  party  and  that  itt  was  their  duty  to  impart  itt 
to  the  Parliam'  before  they  proceeded  any  further,  many 
worils  were  spoken  by  him  to  that  effect,  w"''  now  this 
De]ionent  cannott  remember.  But  this  Deponent  doth 
very  well  remember  that  the  said  Cromwell  replied  that 
M'  f)ownes  was  a  pevish  man  or  words  to  that  effect, 
and  that  the  Court  ought  not  to  bee  deterred  from  their 
Duty  by  him  seeing  itt  was  apparent  though  hee  pre- 
tonded'Conscience  and  the  publique  good  yett  hee  only 
intended  the  Ser%-ice  of  his  old  Master,  and  therefore 
desired  the  Court  to  returne  to  their  Duty,  wherevpon 
the  Court  presently  went  into  Westminster  Hall  and 
gaue  Sentance  ag'  his  said  Majestie.  And  this  Deponent 
further  saith  that  hoe,  this  Deponent,  went  w""  the  said 
Court  into  the  Hall  and  whilst  Sentance  was  giving 
this  Deponent  did  very  exactly  looke  vpon  the  Members 
for  the  said  Downes  but  could  not  see  him,  So  hee  this 
Deponent  standing  neare  a  Member  of  y"'  Court  one 
M'  Cawley  asked  if  M'  Downes  was  in  Court.  The 
Gentleman  replyed  no,  He  warrant  you  my  Country- 
man Downes  is  not  heere  hee  hath  now  sufBcieutly 
declared  himselfe  what  hee  is,  and  indeed  though  hee 
hath  laboured  to  conceale  himselfe  yett  I  allwaies 
discern'd  him  to  bee  a  Cavaleir,  and  I  hope  ere  it  bee 
long  the  Army  will  purge  the  house  of  him  &  such  as 
hee  is,  &  farther  this  Deponent  saith  not. 

Will.  Wetton. 

Jurat  27"  Octobris  1660  Cora'  me  Legu'  D'core 
ma'gro  in  Cancellaria. 


T.  Byud. 

2.  The  Dejiosition  of  liichard  Downes  of  London 
Draper  Aged  43  yeares  or  ther  abouts. 

This  Depon'  saith  that  in  January  1648  he  this 
depon'  was  att  the  p'tended  High  Court  of  Justice  that 
satt  in  Westminster  hall  for  Tryall  of  the  late  Kinge 
the  last  day  he  was  brought  before  them,  And  he  this 
depon'  did  heare  the  p'sid'  demaund  of  his  Magisty 
whether  he  would  plead  to  his  Charge  or  not  ;  If  not 
the  Court  would  giue  sentence,  his  Magisty  Answered 
he  Could  not  plead  for  then  ho  should  acknowledg  their 
Jurisdiction,  but  tould  them  before  they  past  Sentence 
he  desired  to  sjieake  w""  his  two  Howses  of  Parliam', 
for  he  had  that  to  Impart  to  them  w' ''  would  settle  the 
Kingdom  &  giue  sattishfaction  vnto  them  all,  or  words 
to  that  Effect,  the  p'sid'  replyd  he  was  only  to  Aske 
if  he  would  plead,  his  Magisty  said,  I  coniure  y"  to 
w"'draw  &  consider  what  I  haue  offered  befor  y"  giue 
sentence  the  P'sid'  eomanded  the  Clarke  to  Head  the 
Sentence  ;  And  this  Depon'  farther  saith  that  as  the 
Clarke  was  goeing  to  Read  the  said  sentence.  This  depon' 
did  see  one  M'  John  Downes,  A  Member  of  the  said 
Court  stand  vp  w"'  his  Hatt  off  &  speake  to  the  p'sid', 
but  (his  Depon'  being  att  A  distance  did  not  well  heare 
what  hee  saiil,  but  this  depon'  saith  that  he  did  see  the 
P'sid'  turno  towards  the  said  M'  Downes  &  distinctly 
heard  him  say  Nay  if  any  of  our  ( >wn  Members  are 
dissattishtyd  the  Court  must  w"'draw.  &  imeadiatly  the 
Court  did  Rise  &  as  this  Depon'  hath  heard  did  goe 
into  the  Inward  Court  of  Wardes.  And  A  Whiles  after 
returned  &  gaue  sentence.  And  he  this  Depon'  farther 
saith  he  looked  dillegently  for  the  said  M'  Downes 
but  could  not  see  him  return  w"*  the  Court  nor  in  the 
Court  when  the  sentence  was  Giuen  ;  And  this  depon' 
farther  saith  that  the  Next  day  after  the  said  sentence 
was  (iiucn  he  this  Depon'  had  occation  to  pass  through 
Westminster  hall.  And  as  he  was  goeing  he  saw  diners 
Cen'  standing  togathcr  And  one  of  them  being  of  this 
depon'  acquaintance  sallutcd  him  this  depon'  by  name, 
w'''  occationcd  this  depon'  to  goe  to  them  &  one  of  them 
asked  this  depon'  whether  he  was  related  to  M'  Downes 
of  the  Howse  this  depon'  Answered  ho  was  he  asked 
this  Depon'  whether  the  said  Downes  had  turned  Mad- 
man or  Caualeir  this  depon'  said  hee  hoped  he  was  an 
honest  man  And  one  that  would  giue  Account  what  ho 
was  to  any  that  had  power  to  Examine  him  ;  or  words 
to  that  Effect  ;  One  of  the  Company  called  M'  Mabbot 
answered  he  could  not  thinke  him  An  honest  man  that 
ciKJcauouri'd  to  destroy  all  the  honest  Party  in  the 
Nation  ;  This  deponent  asked  why  tliey  sjiake  so  of  the 
said  M'   Dowuos  ;  Another  of  them  said  that  hee  had 


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orsE  OF  lately  eudeauoured  to  Break  the  Army  &  Parliam'  by 
_'^-  makeing  M'  Fry  be  turned  out  of  the  Howse  ;  And  that 
alendar.  Itt  was  suspected  then  hee  did  itt  to  disable  them  from 
661-2.  p'ceediug  against  the  Kinge  but  that  dcsigue  faileiug 
yesterday  he  fully  discouer'd  himselfe  to  lie  an  Enimy 
to  TS  all,  for  when  the  Coui't  was  ready  to  Giue  Sentence 
against  the  Kiuge  he  Publikly  declared  against  itt  & 
made  the  Court  w^''drawe  it  w"'  much  Confidence  pleaded 
the  Kinges  Cawse,  but  said  he  1  hope  before  longe 
we  shall  purge  the  Howse  of  him  &  such  as  ho  is  or 
words  to  that  etl'ect,  that  Night  this  depou'  acquainted 
the  said  ^L'  Downes  w""  what  was  spoaken  who  An- 
swered what  he  had  donn  was  butt  his  dewty,  And 
this  depon'  farther  saith  That  about  An"  1656  as  he 
this  depou'  was  goeing  betwixt  Faux-hall  &  Stockwell 
in  Lambeth  Parish  he  this  depon'  did  ouertake  Alder- 
man Alleine  one  of  the  said  Kings  Judges  goeing 
home  to  Caron  howse  And  the  said  Allein  did  dis- 
course w"'  this  depon'  of  diuers  persons  who  he  said 
had  disserted  publique  Intrest  &  Principles  &  some 
adheared  to  the  Kiuge  Others  to  the  P'tector  and  att 
last  he  the  said  Allein  said  to  this  depou'  And  my 
Good  freind  John  Downes  att  the  tryall  of  the  King 
warped  from  vs  &  in  the  Court  publikly  declard 
against  the  sentence  &  made  the  Court  w"'draw  & 
argued  notably  for  the  Kinge  &  putt  ts  all  to  our 
trumpes  &  if  Ould  Noll  had  not  bestird  himselfe  he 
had  Broake  vs  all  to  peeces  &  mdon  vs  or  words  to 
that  efl'ect  &  farther  this  depon'  saith  not. 

Etc.  Downes. 

Jurat   3°   Novembris   1660    coram    me   Legu' 
Doctore  curiae  Cancellaris  ma'gro. 

T.  Bybd. 

3.  Deposition  of  George  Almery  : 

George  Almery  of  the  Ould  Jury  London  Gen' 
maketh  Oath  that  he  this  dep'  A  little  befor  the  death 
of  the  Late  King  of  blessed  Memory  haueiug  Conference 
w""  M'  John  Downes  concerning  the  p'ceedings  then 
in  Agitation  against  his  Ma'>  by  the  then  p'teuded  high 
Court  of  Justice ;  This  dep'  tould  the  said  M'  Downes 
that  the  p'ceedings  against  his  Ma"  were  in  this  dep' 
Opinion  &  Judgm'  very  lUegall  for  that  they  ought  not 
1.  to  try  any  person  but  by  his  peeres  &  the  King  had 

f  noe  peeres  &  thcrfor  they  could  not  nor  ought  to  try 

him  att  all  And  that  surely  therfor  they  would  not  take 
away  the  King's  life  but  only  shew  the  power  they  had 
then  in  their  hands  or  words  to  that  Effect.  Werevpon 
the  said  M'  Downes  answered  he  was  of  this  Dep' 
opinion  &  hoped  they  would  not  take  away  his  Ma''' 
Life  but  only  shew  their  power  to  bring  his  Ma"'  to 
termes  for  settleing  the  Kingdom  in  ]ieace  or  words 
to  that  effect,  And  this  Dep'  farther  saith  ;  That  shortly 
after  his  Ma'''  was  soe  barberously  putt  to  death  this 
dep'  being  Tery  discontent  for  the  same  repaired  againe 
to  the  said  M'  Downes  &  haueing  Conference  w""  him 
about  the  said  Kings  death  &  very  much  blameing 
the  said  M'  Downes  in  p'ticuler  &  the  said  Court  in 
Gen'all  for  their  soe  bai-berous  &  Illegall  p'ceedings 
against  his  saidMa'^  the  said  M'  Downes  in  much  sadness 
answered  &  tould  this  dep'  that  he  for  his  part  was  as 
much  against  the  said  late  Kings  Death  &  for  sauing  of 
his  life  as  this  dep'  himselfe  was  And  that  he  had 
publiquely  giuen  his  dissent  therfrom  &  had  opposed 
itt  to  the  Tttermost  of  his  power  &  much  to  his  own 
hassard  but  that  the  faccion  of  Cromwell  &  the  soul- 
diers  p'uailed  against  him  or  words  to  that  effect 

G.  Almesy. 

Jurat  9°  Novembris  1660  cora'  me  Legu'  Dc'ore 
Ma'gro  in  Cancellaria. 

T.  Bted. 

4.  Deposition  of  Samuel  Taylor : 

Samuell  Taylor  of  London  Mercer  maketh  oath  that 
about  six  yeares  since  hee  this  deponent  being  at  the 
house  of  M'  John  Downes'  at  Hampstead  in  the  County 
of  Middlesex  (Amongst  other  Discourse  wch  then  passed 
betweene  the  said  M'  Downes  and  this  Deponent.)  Hee 
the  said  M'  Downes  then  declared  &  told  this  Deponent 
That  hee  vtterly  disliked  the  proceedings  of  the  high 
Court  of  Justice  (soe  called)  and  was  very  much  against 
the  takeing  away  the  life  of  the  King  and  did  oppose  it 
to  the  -vtmost  of  his  power,  And  was  the  cause  of  Ad- 
journing the  said  Court  For  that  hee  could  by  noe 
meanes  consent  to  the  Kings  death  And  the  said  M' 
DoH-nes  then  alsoe  fmther  told  this  Depon'  That  Crom- 
well was  soe  inraged  against  him  the  said  M'  Downes 
That  hee  would  have  ruyued  him  because  hee  would 
not  consent  to  the  takeing  away  the  life  of  the  late 
King,  And  further  sayd  that  heo  expected  the  S'jeant 


at-Armcs  to  come  to  take  him  away  or  vtlered  words  to     House  ut- 
this  effect,  ^_^^'- 

Sa^IUEL  TaYLOK.  Calendnr. 

Jurat  6°  die  Novembris  1660  coram  me  1661-2. 

Lesum  D'core  Mag'ro  in  Cancellaria. 

T.  B™d. 
[Endorsed]         M'.  Downes  affidavits. 
Feb.  7.   Petition  of  George  Fleetwood  as  follows  .- 
To  y'  Right  Honorable  y"  Lords  Assembled  in  high 

Court  of  Parliament. 
The  Humble  Petition  of  George  Fleetwood  Prisoner 
in  the  tower  of  London. 
Humbly  Sheweth 

That  your  petitioner  was  neither  present  at  votinge 
y'  Ordinance  for  the  high  Court  of  Justice  nor  any  way 
Concurring  to  it,  but  had  his  name  inserted  without  his 
privity  or  consent 

That  haueing  notice  therof  he  purposely  absented 
himselfe  from  London 

That  Accordingly  he  was  absent  the  three  first  days 
That  his  presence  on  the  fourth  and  last  day  was  both 
accidental  and  enforced  ;  as  comming  to  "Wes  minster 
aboute  other  ocasions,  and  vnfortunately  meet  ug  with 
Oliver  Cromwell,  whose  power  commands  and  threats 
(being  then  young)  frighted  him  into  y'^  Court,  The 
Consideration  wherof  is  most  bitter  to  him  and  for  mauy 
yeares  past  hath  cost  him  much  sorrow. 

That  therfore  admitting  noe  thoughts  of  improveing 
his  small  estate  by  the  times  he  readyly  imbraoed  the 
first  oportunity  to  redeeme  his  most  hainous  compliance 
That  in  persute  of  his  resolution  in  this  behalfe ;  he 
refused  (though  exceedingly  importuned  iny'  time  of  y' 
Committee  of  safety)  to  a"ct  by  any  Commission  (what- 
euer)  against  Generall  Monck 

That  at  last  comming  together  of  the  Me'bers  of  the 
long  perliament  he  Joyned  with  those  that  opposed  the 
oath  of  abjuration 

That  immeadiately  after  he  freely  ingaged  with  the 
said  Generall  for  y'  Kings  restawration 

That  he  drew  up  his  regiment  ( then  quartered  in  Torke 
on  y*  11  of  May)  and  with  all  ChearfulLness  proclaimed 
his  Majesty 

That,'  lastly  he  rendred  himselfe  according  to  his  Majes- 
ties proclamation  within  y'  time  iherin  limmited&  at  his 
tryail  manifested  y"^  vnfaigned  repentance  of  his  soul 

Now  therfore  y'  y'  sentence  of  death  is  Ijy  y' 
Justice  of  y"  law  past  vpon  him;  as  y=  prisoner 
before  y'  bench  did  wholly  resigne  himselfe  vp  for 
his  life  to  his  Maiesties  Royall  mercy,  so  now  he 
knoweth  noe  other  meanes  of  Approach  therunto 
but  by  y  Honorable  house  through  whose  inter- 
cession with  his  Maiesty  y'  petitioner  is  yet  among 
y'^  liveing 

The  Pe'tioner  most  Humbly  beseecheth  your 
Honnours  mercifully  to  contemplate  j'  premises 
and  espetialy  his  earely  &  continewed  repentance 
&  contrition,  how  he  hath  bemoned  this  his  vnhappy 
&  wicked  engagement,  &  how  he  gaue  glory  to 
f-od  in  his  Confession  at  his  triall,  and  therfore  to 
permit  him  this  last  hope,  that  your  honors  will  yet 
Judg  his  cause  &  person  to  be  by  your  goodness 
represented  to  his  Maiestie  as  a  fit  obiect  of  his 
royairClemency  &  mercy  &  to  hould  his  life  meerly 
by  his  princly  Grace 

Soe  prayes  &ct 

Geouge  Fleetwood. 

Annexed: —  „    . ,,  , 

1.  Testimonial  from   the   Duke   of  Albemarle,  as 

follows  ; — 
(l  S  ) 

I  doe  heerby  Testifie  that  Col.  George  Fleet- 
wood one  of  the  attainted  prisoners  m  the  Tower 
vppon  the  murther  of  his  late  Ma"  did  vppon  my 
coming  out  of  Scotland  into  England  voluntarily 
enga'^e  with  mee  for  the  Restoring  of  his  Ma" 
and  was  confidently  intrusted  by  mee  with  a 
Regim'  in  order  to  the  accomplishm'  of  itt  and 
that  hee  did  readily  proclaime  his  Ma"'  on  the 
ll"-  of  May  1660.  in  Yorke  att  the  head  ot  his 
Eegim'  then  quartered  there.  Given  vnder  my 
hand  &  scale  att  the  Cock-pitt  the  i?'"  day  ot 

November.  1661. 

(Signed)         Albem.ibli. 

[Endorsedj  ,    ,  .    ,-i     , 

Duke  of  Albemarle  bis  Cer' 

for  Fleetwood. 
Ex'«''  the  3'^  of  Dec.  1661. 
2    Testimonial  from  Lord  Ashley  as  follows  :— 
Theis  are  to  Certifie  y'  George  Fleetewood  nowe 
prisoner  in  y'  Tower  hath  on  seu'all  occasions 
divers  yeares  since  Declared  his  abhorrence  of 

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y'  most  horrid  &  hayuous  ofl'euce  hee  Committed 
against  tUe  life  ot  our  late  King,  of  most  blessed 
jnemorv.  That  hee  was  nn  earnest  opposer  of 
the  oath  of  abiuracou.  That  hee  (haueing  then 
a  Regiment  in  the  English  Army)  Did  giuc  a 
Constant  assui'ance  both  to  the  Lord  Duke  of 
Albemarle  &  my  selfe  of  his  adhierence  to  him. 
And  hee  soe  faithfully  observed  his  ingagem' 
That  hee  neiier  gaue  the  least  cause  of  Suspicon 
or  Jealousj'  to  the  best  of  my  observaoon  in  all 
that  late  happy  TranBacoon,  But  as  I  was  in- 
formed from  the  then  Lord  Mayo'  of  York  (his 
Kegiment  quartring  in  that  Citty)  Ho  Did  pro- 
clayme  his  Ma'-'  w""  greate  expressions  of  ioy. 
This  I  could  not  refuse  to  certifie  for  him. 

(Signed)         Ashlev. 
[Endorsed]  The  Lo.  Ashleys  Cer'  for 

Fleetwood. 
Exted  the  3''  of  Dec.  1661. 
Feb.  8.  Petition  of  Cuihbert  Morley.    Prays  for  relief 
against  Jeremy  Elwes  and  others,  by  whom  he  asserts 
h;-  has  been  defrauded  of  his  estate.     L.  J.,  XL  381. 
Annexed: — 

1.  Printed  statement  of  petitioner's  case. 
Feb.  8.  Amendments  to  the  Bill  for  disuniting  the 
humdreds  of  Dudstone  and  Kingsbarton  from  the  county 
of  the  city  of  Gloucester.     L.  J.,  XL  381. 

Feb.  8.  Application  that  the  Marquess  of  Newcastle 
may  enjoy  Lis  privilege,  and  that  the  suits  brought 
against  him  by  John  Whaley  and  others  may  be  stayed 
during  the  sitting  of  Parliament,  &c.     L.  J.,  XL  882. 

Feb.  13.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  division  and  improve- 
ment ot  the  Moor  called  Sedge  Moor,  otherwise  King's 
Sedge  Moor,  in  the  county  of  Somerset.  Read  1"  this 
day.  The  Bill  was  committed,  but  not  further  proceeded 
with.    L.  J.,  XL  383. 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill.     14  Feb.  1661-2. 

2.  Application  that  Thomas  Sherwood  may  be 
sworn  as  a  witness. 

3.  Proviso  to  the  Bill  saving  the  rights  of  the  Lords 
of  the  manors  of  Glaston  and  Edgarsly  as  to  any 
privilege  they  claim  in  the  twelve  hides  of  Glas- 
ton, and  also  saving  the  rights  of  the  tenants  of 
the  manors  as  to  their  common  pasture  within 
the  Moor  of  King's  Sedgomoor. 

Feb.  14.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  conhrming  the  estate  of 
John  Marquess  of  Winche.ster  in  certain  manors  and 
lands  whereof  the  deeds  and  evidences  were  burnt  and 
lost  at  the  taking  of  the  Castle  of  Basing.  Read  1°  this 
day,  and  received  the  royal  assent  19  May  1662.  L.  J., 
XL  384,  &o. 

Feb.  14.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Kingston  with  reference 
to  a  suit  prosecuted  against  him  by  Robert  Doyly  con- 
cerning a  messuage  and  lands  belonging  to  the  manor 
of  Bloxham,  in  the  county  of  Oxford,  of  which  Viscount 
Saye  and  Sele  is  Lord.     L.  J.,  XL  384. 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  William  Bokcnham.  Petitioner 
is  attached  by  their  Lordships'  warrant  for  contempt, 
whereof  he  is  not  in  the  least  guilty.  Being  one  of  his 
Majesty's  life  guards  under  the  command  of  Lord  Ger- 
rard  he  prays  to  be  discharged,  or  that  a  day  may  be 
appointed  when  his  accusers  may  be  heard,  and  that  in 
the  meantime  the  Serjeant-at-arms  may  be  ordered  to 
take  Ijail  for  his  appearance.     L.  J.,  XL  385. 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  William  Edgcrton.  According 
to  their  Lordships'  order  petitioner  hasajiiieared.  and  is 
now  in  the  custody  of  the  Serjeant-at-arms.  Being 
scavenger  oi'  part  of  St.  Clement's  Danes  he,  according 
to  custom,  caused  the  books  to  be  cast  up.  and  (being 
himself  illiterate)  amongst  those  found  to  be  in  arrear 
was  the  Earl  of  Clare  ;  according  as  the  law  directs  he 
went  before  Justice  Wild,  who  upon  jierusal  of  the  list 
issued  out  his  warrant  against  the  persons  named,  and 
the  constable  of  I  he  ward  finding  (lie  Earl  included  went 
to  his  Lordship's  steward  ami  acquainted  1dm  therewith, 
and  his  Lordship  sent  for  the  constalile,  and  took  the 
warrant  of  him.  Petitioner,  who  never  intended  to  act 
in  breach  of  the  privilege  of  Parliament,  prays  for  his 
dischai  gc  or  for  a  hearing  that  he,  his  wife  and  children, 
may  not  be  utterly  ruined,  he  having  for  many  years 
done  personal  service  to  his  Majesty,  and  snii'ered  to 
the  loss  of  his  whole  estate.     L.  j.,  XL  386. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Warrant  issued  by  Justice  Wild  referred  to  in 
preceding.     9  Dec.  1661. 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  Philip  Jones.  Petitioner  having 
bought  certain  lands  of  the  Marquess  of  Worcester  has 
18  good  and  firm  an  estate  therein  as  the  laws  can  give ; 
ho  therefore  pr.n  s  to  be  heard  before  the  INIarquess'  Bill 
i.M  further  proceeded  with.     L.  J.,  XL  386. 


Feb.  17.     Similar  iietition  of  Andrew  Wanley.     L.  J.,     House  ( 

XL  386.  ^2^^' 

Annexed : —  Calendai 

1.  Copy  of  jireceding.  1661- 

2.  Another  petition  to  the  same  effect. 

Feb.  17.  Similar  petition  of  Valentine  Wanley.  L.  J., 
XL  386. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Another  petition  to  the  same  effect. 

Feb.  19.  Draft  of  an  act  for  making  rivers  navigable 
in  the  kingdom  of  England  and  dominion  of  Wales. 
Read  1"  this  day.  The  Bill  passed  through  all  stages  in 
the  Lords,  but  ■was  dropped  in  the  Commons.  L.  J., 
XL  388,  &c. 

Feb.  19.  Petition  of  Thomas  Williams  and  Dame 
Martha  Jones  his  wife,  relict  and  executrix  of  Sir 
Henry  Jones,  deceased.  Pray  for  redress  against  John 
Corbett,  a  justice  for  the  county  of  Radnor,  and  Thomas 
Hughes,  prothonotary  of  the  Court,  for  their  delay,  and 
denial  of  justice  to  petitioners  in  a  suit  commenced  at 
the  great  sessions  for  the  cotmty  of  Radnor  in  the  year 
1643. 

Feb.  19.  Petition  of  Francis  Ewre,  his  wife  and  eight 
children.  Pray  for  redress  against  Samuel  Trotman 
and  others,  by  whom  they  have  been  unjustly  deprived 
of  their  estate. 

Feb.  19.  Petition  of  Francis  Sherington.     Prays  for 
the  reversal  of  a  decree  of  the  27  of  May  1658  obtained 
against  him  by  Gabriel  Croft  in  the  Duchy  Court  of 
Lancaster. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 
Feb.  20.  Amendments  to  the  Bill  concerning  assu- 
rances used  amongst  merchants.     L.  J.,  XL  389. 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  John  Pentou.  Petitioner  exhi- 
bited his  Bill  in  Chancery  against  Leonard  Greene  for 
the  recovery  of  his  estate,  but  upon  the  unjust  report  of 
Sir  Edward  Salter,  one  of  the  Masters  of  the  Chancery 
to  ■whom  the  matter  was  referred,  he  was  dismissed 
without  hearing  any  of  his  proofs.  He  prays  for  re- 
dress. 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  Henry  Futter,  of  London,  gold- 
smith.    Prays  for  relief;  his  grievances  being  set  forth 
in  the  case  annexed  to  his  petition. 
Annexed .- — 

1.  Case  referred  to  in  preceding.     For  divers  years 
before  the  war  jjctitioner   had  a  third,  half,  or 
greater  jiart  of  the  current  trade  of  the  Mint,  but 
by  the  general   decay  of    that  trade    and   other 
causes  he.  in  the  year  1650.  became  unable  to  give 
his  creditors  present  satisfaction.     He  thereupon 
entered  into    an   agreement  with  a  majority  of 
them  for  a  comjiosition,  whereby  he  was  to  retain 
a  fourth  part  of  his  estate  ;  but  in  the  meantime  a 
few   of  his  creditors  took   out   a  commission  of 
bankruptcy  against  him,  by  moans  of  which  he 
will  utterly  lose  his  fourth  part,  and  those  of  his 
creditors  who  are  not  in  the  commission  will  be 
for  ever  debarred  from  anj-  satisfaction  of  their 
just  debts.     Noted.     Dismissed  at  his  desire. 
■J,.  Auothci' petition  of  same.    Petitioner,  having  put 
himself  upon  a  final  way  of  accommodation  with 
his  ct  editors,  prays  that  his  former  petition  and 
case  may  be  totally  dismissed. 
Feb.  22.  Draft  of  an  act  to  enable  William  Lord  Wid- 
dringtou  to  sell  some  lauds  for  the  jiaying  his  brother 
and    listers'  ^jortions,  and   providing    for  his  younger 
children.     L.  J.,  XL  391.     Read  1°  this  day  but  after- 
wards dropped  in  the  House  of  Commons. 
Annexed:  — 

1.  Petition  of  Lady  Mary  Widdrington,  late  wife  of 
William  Lord  Widdrington,  deceased,  on  the 
behalf  of  her  younger  children.  On  the  marriage 
of  the  now  Lord  AViddrington  the  manor  of  Eves- 
den  and  otljer  lands  in  the  county  of  Lincoln 
were  settled  on  trustees  for  90  years  for  rais- 
ing portions  for  petitioner's  younger  children, 
remainder  to  his  Lady  for  life,  remainder  to 
his  sons  in  tail.  Lord  Widdrington  is  now  en- 
deavouring to  make  sale  of  the  manor  and  pre- 
mises, as  is  pretended  for  raising  portions  and 
providing  for  younger  children,  but  if  any  Act 
shonld  pass  for  avoiding  the  former  settlement, 
petitioner's  younger  children  will  be  left  destitute 
of  maintenance  and  portions.  Petitioner  prays 
that  her  counsel  may  be  heard  before  the  Bill  is 
allowed  to  pass. 
Feb.  22.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  enabling  of  Thomas 
Knidlys,  Esq.,  to  tell  the  manor  of  Bowcombe  for 
payment  of  the  debts  of  Sir  Heniy  KnoUys,  deceased, 


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his  elder  brother,  and  for  the  raising  of  portions  for  his 
younger  children.  Brought  from  the  Commons  this 
day;  rejected  after  3''  reading.  L.  J.,  XI.  391,  &c., 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  2-2.  Petition  of  Inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Lowes- 
toft in  Suffolk.  Their  Lordships  were  pleased  to  refer 
the  differences  between  the  poor  petitioners  and  the 
rich  inhabitants  of  Yarmouth  to  the  judges,  who  have 
reported  their  opinion  thereon.  Petitioners  pray  that 
the  seven  miles  mentioned  in  the  report  to  be  granted  to 
Yafmoiith  may  be  taken  away,  or  that  they  may  be 
measured  from  the  Town  Quay,  where  the  free  fair  is 
commonly  kept,  and  so  towards  Lowestoft,  and  that  at 
the  end  of  the  seven  miles  some  apparent  mark  may  be 
set  up,  whereby  the  same  may  be  known  ;  and  that  all 
fishers  may  at  all  times  have  free  liberty  to  sell  their 
herrings  in  any  road  or  place  out  of  the  seven  miles  to 
any  persons  without  interruption  from  the  town  of  Yar- 
mouth.    L.  J.,  XL  392. 

Feb.  22.  Transcript  of  record  in  the  writ  of  error, 
Hardinge  r.  Peight.     L.  J.,  XL  392. 

Feb.  25.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirmation  of  an  Act 
for  settling  of  the  Priory  of  Watton  and  other  lands 
belonging  to  the  Earl  of  Winchilsea,  in  the  county  of 
York,  in  the  hands  of  trustees  for  the  payment  of  debts, 
and  another  Act  for  enabling  Sir  George  Booth,  Baronet, 
to  make  leases  and  sales  of  part  of  his  estate.  Bead  1" 
this  day,  and  received  the  royal  assent  19  May  1662. 
L.  J.,  XI.  392,  &c. 

Feb.  26.  Petition  of  Sir  Ralph  Clapham,  Knight  and 
Baronet,  one  of  His  Majesty's  gentlemen  pensioners  in 
ordinary.  Prays  that  William  Bowyer,  Salter,  of 
London,  may  be  ordered  to  appear  and  produce  the 
evidences  and  writings  concerning  petitioner's  estate 
which  Bowyer  unjustly  purchased.     S"e  L.  J.,  XI.  539. 

March  4.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill  concerning 
Ancholme  Level.     L.  J.,  XL  398.     In  extenso. 

March  4.  Petition  of  divers  freeholders  within  theLevel 
of  Ancholme,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln.  Pray  that  in 
the  Bill  concerning  Ancholme  Level  now  before  Parlia- 
ment their  rights  may  be  protected,  and  that  the  Bill 
may  not  be  passed  until  they  have  been  heard.  L.  J., 
XI.  399. 

March  4.  Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the 
Committee  on  the  Bill.     L.  J.,  XL  399 

Annexed : — 

I.  Draft  clause  respecting  the  rights  of  the  Bishop 
of  Ely  to  certain  lands  in  the  manor  of  Thornton 
in  the  Moore,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln. 

March  6.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirming  the  award 
made  by  the  King's  Majesty  for  composing  the  differ- 
ences between  John  Lord  Marquis  of  Winchester  and 
his  eldest  son  Charles  Lord  St.  John,  and  the  convey- 
ances made  or  mentioned  to  be  made  in  pursuance  of 
the  same  award.  Kead  1*  this  day.  L.  J.,  XL  400.  The 
last  proceeding  on  this  Bill  was  a  reference  to  referees 
to  be  named  by  the  King  to  make  a  final  settlement. 

Annexed : — 

1-6.  Amendments,  provisoes,  &c. 

7.  Petition  of  Lord  Henry  Powlett.  The  Marquess 
of  Winchester  and  his  son  have  preferred  a  Bill 
in  Parliament  to  settle  all  their  manors  and  lands 
in  Southampton  and  Wilts  on  the  Marquess  for 
life,  with  remainder  in  fee  to  the  Lord  St.  John 
and  his  heirs,  and  to  take  away  a  clause  in  an 
Act  27  Hen.  VIII.,  whereby  they  are  restrained 
to  alien  or  do  other  act  to  the  prejudice  of  the 
heirs  of  the  body  of  the  donor  in  certain  manors 
and  lands  in  Devon,  Dorset,  and  Cornwall  in 
the  Bill  mentioned.  Petitioner  and  his  issue 
male  have  title  in  equity  to  the  manors  and  lauds 
in  Hampshire  and  Wilts,  and  a  title  in  law  to 
the.  manors  and  lands  in  Devon,  Dorset,  and 
Cornwall.  He  prays  that  the  title  of  himself 
and  his  issue  may  be  within  the  saving  of  the 
intended  Act  and  reserved  to  them  thereby. 

8.  Case  of  Lord  Henry  Powlett  referred  to  in  pre- 
ceding. 

9.  Application  for  an  order  for  Sir  George  Cony 
and  Daniel  Wicherley  to  attend  the  Committee 
as  witnesses  on  behalf  of  Lord  Henry  Powlett. 
18  April  1662. 

10.  Petition  of  Charles  Powlett,  Esq.,  son  and  heir 
of  Lord  Charles  Powlett,  one  of  the  sons  of 
William  late  Marquess  of  Winchester.  Prays 
that  his  claim  to  the  manors  and  lands  set  forth 
in  his  case  may  be  preserved  in  the  Marquess  of 
Winchester's  Bill. 

II.  Case  of  Charles  Powlett  referred  to  in  pre- 
ceding. 

12.  Petition  of  Lord  Edward  Powlett,  one  of  the 

e     84062. 


sons  of  William  late  Marquess  of  Winchester. 
Petitioner  being  of  the  family  and  within 
the  provisions  of  his  ancestors,  prays  that  the 
settlement  by  the  Act  of  Henry  VIII.  may  stand 
as  it  does  now,  and  not  be  re|iealcd  or  altered  ; 
but  that  if  their  Lordships  shall  see  cause  to  pass 
the  Bill  then  that  some  compensation  or  yearly 
maintenance  may  be  made  to  him  in  respect  of 
his  possibility  to  inherit,  the  rather  that  being 
reduced  to  a  distressed  condition  of  povertv  he 
perceives  that  the  Marquess  and  Lord  St.  John 
will  not  supply  him  with  any  maintenance,  not- 
withstanding Lord  St.  John's  promises.  17  April 
1662. 

13.  Petition  of  Daniel  AVioherley,  of  the  Inner 
Temple.  In  Jnly  1651  the  estate  of  the  Marquess 
of  Winchester  being  exposed  for  sale  by  the  late 
power,  petitioner,  at  t!ie  importunity  of  the 
Marquess,  Earl  Rivers  (uncle  to  Lord  St.  John), 
and  dirers  friends  of  that  noble  family,  and  upon 
large  promises  of  reward,  took  upon  himself  the 
management  of  their  affairs  and  left  all  other 
employments,  and  by  himself  and  friends  bor- 
rowed aljove  thirty  thousand  pounds,  for  all 
which  he  was  persimally  bound,  to  re  purchase 
the  Marquess'  estate,  and  g(5t  allowances  of  re- 
prisal to  above  twelve  thousand  pounds,  and 
other  great  advantages  for  the  family,  without 
which  they  would  not  have  had  wherewith  to 
subsist.  The  Marquess  and  Lord  St.  John  wrote 
a  letter  ta  petitioner,  wherein  they  acknowledged 
his  services,  and  in  part  of  recompense  thereof 
by  deed  granted  to  him  the  office  of  cliief  steward 
of  all  their  courts,  manors,  and  lands  during  his 
life,  with  all  the  fees  and  profits  thereto  belong- 
ing, and  petitioner  accordingly  officiated.  Never- 
theless, he  has  lately  bj  chance  understood  that 
a  Bill  has  been  presented  to  Parliament  (amongst 
other  things)  to  make  void  his  patent  and  grant, 
without  any  notice  being  given  to  him,  although 
he  yet  stands  engaged  for  over  twenty  thousand 
pounds  and  has  not  forfeited  his  patent,  which  is 
good  in  law.  He  prays  that  he  may  have  a  copy 
of  the  award  and  deed  mentioned  in  the  Bill,  and 
that  he  may  be  heard  by  counsel  in  order  that 
he  may  not  be  divested  of  his  right  and  freehold. 

14.  Petition  of  Sir  George  Cony.  Lords  Henry, 
Charles,  and  Edward  Powlett,  being  tenants  of 
the  freehold  of  the  manors  and  lands  of  John 
Marquess  of  Winchester,  in  the  counties  of  Wilts 
and  Southampton,  for  the  life  of  the  Marquess, 
and  the  remainder  thereof  being  limited  unto 
them  and  the  heirs  male  of  theu-  bodies,  after 
the  death  of  the  Marquess  withoitt  issue  male, 
bv  a  settlement  made  by  William  Marquess  of 
Winchester(7  Jac.),the  said  Lords  Henry ,Charles, 
and  Edward,  joined  with  Charles  Lord  St.  John 
in  several  recoveries  of  the  manors,  which  were 
by  indenture  declared  to  be  to  the  use  of  peti- 
tioner and  John  Chichlcy,  deceased,  and  their 
heirs,  in  trust  nevertheless  that,  after  the  debts 
contracted  for  purchasing  the  then  forfeited 
estates,  and  portions  raised  for  younger  children 
of  the  now  Marc[uess,  the  manors  and  lands 
should  be  re-settled,  with  remainders,  to  the  said 
Lords  Henry,  Charles,  and  Edward,  and  their 
issue  male,  and  in  a  suit  in  Chancery  this  trust 
was  confirmed.  A  Bill  is  now  before  Parliament 
to  confirm  a  deed  supposed  to  be  made  in  pur- 
suance of  the  King's  award,  unto  which  peti- 
tioner is  mentioned  to  be  party,  whereas  he  did 
not  seal  the  deed,  but  refused  lest  he  should  be 
guilty  of  a  breach  of  trust,  and  he  was  in  no  way 
party  to  his  Majesty's  award.  In  the  general 
saving  in  the  intended  Act  of  all  rights  petitioner 
is  excepted.  He  prays  that  nothing  may  pass  in 
the  Act  which  may  disenable  him  to  perform  his 
trust,  bnt  that  his  freehold  and  interest  may  be 
preserved  for  the  benefit  of  those  for  whom  ho 
is  entrusted. 

March  6.  Draft  of  an  Act  to   enable  the  Bishop  of 
Loudon   to  lease  out   the  tenements    new   built   upon 
the   site  of  his  palace  in  London.     Read   1"  this  day, 
and  received  the  royal  assent   19  May   1662.      L.  J. 
XL  400,  &c. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 

March  6.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  making  void 
of  divers  judgments  and  conveyances  obtained  from 
James  Scudamore,  Esquire,  by  George  Colt  and  Thomas 
Colt,  and  their  trustees.     The  Bill  ^vas  brought  from 


HOI'SE  OP 
I.OHtlS. 

cnlenilar. 
16lil-L'. 


16: 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


HoCBii  or 

LOBPS. 

Calendar. 

1661-2. 


tL.   Commons  tliis  day,  aud  rejected  on  the  7th.     L.  J., 

XI-  4<;>o,  etc. 

:.[iirch  7.  Draft  of  au  Act  for  coufijrmation  ut  agree- 
uiu-uts  made  between  Thoma.s  Bushell  and  the  miners 
oT  Kow  Pitts,  in  Somersetshire,  for  recovering  their 
diLiwned  and  deserted  woi-ks.  Read  1"  this  day.  aud 
re:eivcd  the  royal  assent  19"'  ilay  li)62. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 

March  7.  Petition  of  the  participants,  purchasers  for 
valuable  considerations  of  new  improved  lauds  within 
the  drainage  of  the  L^'vel  of  Hatfield  Chace,  extendnig 
into  the  counties  of  York,  Lincoln,  and  Nottingham. 
On  the  iOth  of  December  1660,  petitioners  obtained  an 
rrder  from  their  Lordships  for  quieting  aud  confirraiug 
them  in  the  possession  of  their  lands,  and  in  confideuce 
thereof  laid  out  great  sums  of  money  in  enclosing 
7,1<j0  acres,  and  great  quantities  of  rape,  oats,  &c. 
vcere  sowed  thereupon,  and  quiet  possession  was  had 
until  aboat  August  last,  when  certain  of  the  inhabitants 
cf  Epworth  and  Bolton  invaded  petitioner?^"  posses.sions 
and  drove  away  their  tenants"  cattle,  forcing  them  to 
redeem  them  at  what  rates  they  pleased.  Petitioners 
acquainted  the  sheriff  of  the  county  that,  if  cflectual 
execution  of  their  Lordships'  order  was  not  had,  com- 
plaint would  be  made  against  him,  aud  he  thereupon 
repaired  to  the  place  where  the  rioters  were  keeping 
guard,  who,  to  the  number  of  5u,  pursued  petitioners' 
tenants  aud  fell  upon  the  sheriff  and  his  assistants, 
grievously  wounding  one  of  them.  Proceedings  have 
Ijeeu  had  against  the  rioters  both  at  public  and  private 
sessions  of  the  peace,  but  the  sraallness  of  the  fines 
imposed  and  the  encouragement  given  by  a  public 
purse  to  those  prosecuted,  have  rendered  the  law 
appointed  for  remedy  very  inefl'ectual.  Largo  quanti- 
ties of  extraordinary  hopeful  rape  and  corn  are  now 
growing,  but  unless  exemplary  puni.shment  be  inflicted 
upon  the  rioters  for  wliat  they  have  already  done  the 
cro])8  now  groiving  will  be  again  destroyed  as  those 
for  several  years  have  been.  Petitioners  pray  that 
proceedings  mavbe  forthwith  had  against  the  offenders. 
L.  J.,  XI.  402.  " 

ilarch  8.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  repairing 
i'ud  better  preserving  the  quay  of  the  port  of  Wells, 
in  the  county  of  X'orfolk ;  the  Bill  fixes  the  rates  to  be 
le\ led  upon  the  various  goods  laden  and  unladen  at  the 
port,  and  provides  for  the  appointment  of  collectors  and 
receivers.  This  Bill  did  not  pass,  but  a  Bill  for  the  same 
purpose  received  the  royal  assent  on  the  'i^th  of  July 
1063.     L.  J.,  XI.  103,  &c.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

March  8.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  settling  a  capital  mes- 
.'^uage  or  mansion-house,  with  the  appurtenances,  in 
Kensington,  in  the  county  of  Middlesex,  upon  Baptist 
A'iscount  Campden  and  his  heirs.  B.ead  1"  this  day, 
aud  received  the  royal  assent  19  May  1662.  L.  J., 
XI.  403,  &c. 

March  8.  Petition  of  John  Atkinson,  defendant  iu  a 
writ  of  error,  wherein  Gilbert  Crouch  is  plaintiff.  Prays 
for  an  early  day  for  hearing.     L.  J.,  XL  403. 

March  Iti.  Draft  of  an  Act  on  the  behalf  of  Edward 
Marquis  and  Earl  of  Worcester,  and  of  the  creditors 
of  the  said  Marquis,  for  vesting  and  settling  upon 
feoft'ees  in  trust  certain  manors,  lands,  and  tenements 
for  payment  of  the  debts  of  the  .~aid  Marquis.  Read  1" 
this  day,  but  not  further  proceeded  with.    L.  J.,  XI.  404. 

.^nnexed  :— 

1.  Petition  of  Philli)!  Jones.  The  Manptis  of  Wor- 
cester having  some  time  since  a  Bill  before 
Parliament,  petitioner  prayed  to  be  heard  against 
it,  and  a  day  was  appointed  by  their  Lordships 
for  that  purpose  ;  petitioner  having  prepared  his 
counsel  and  .-ent  for  his  witnesses  at  a  very  great 
charge,  the  Marquis  was  pleased  to  withdraw  his 
Bill,  wliereupon  petilioner"s  witnesses, conceiving 
themselves  discharged  from  any  further  attend- 
ance, departed  homewards.  The  Marquis  has 
now  presented  a  new  Bill  of  the  same  nature  as 
the  former  one  against  which  petitioner  prays 
to  be  heard. 

2.  Copy  of  Jones'  petition  against  the  former  Bill. 
See  above.     17  Feb.  16i;i-2. 

March  10.  Petition  of  Richard  Kedes.  Petitioner  is  in 
the  custody  of  the  Scrgeant-at-arms  upon  mis-infor- 
mation given  to  the  House  of  certain  words  spoken  to 
the  derogation  of  their  orders,  a  thing  petitioner  utterly 
detests  and  abhors.  He  prays  to  be  heard  to  enable  him 
to  clear  himself  from  .such  aspersions  or  else  to  be 
lUscliarged,     L.  J.,  XL  404. 

March  10.  Petition  of  Dorothy  aud  Elizabeth  Lake, 
laughters  of  Sir  Thomas  Lake  and  Dame  Dorothy  his 
ivifi-.  both  deceased.      Complain  that   Richard   Eedes 


aud  William  Buckenham  have  treated  with  contempt 
the  order  made  by  their  Lordships  on  petitioners'  behalf, 
and  that  they  still  keep  theu'  brother,  the  present  Sir 
Thomas  Lake,  from  them,  and  although  Eedes  has 
lately  received  great  sums  of  money  out  of  their 
brother's  estate  he  detains  from  them  their  allowance 
for  clothes,  so  that  they  are  forced  to  run  into  debt 
for  necessaries,  and  daily  threatens  to  turn  them  out 
of  doors,  and  to  gel  them  imprisoned  upon  pretended 
actions,  because  they  have  petitioned  their  Lordships. 
They  pray  that  Eedes  and  Buckenham  maybe  examined 
upon  oath  concerning  their  contempts,  and  not  dis- 
charged until  they  produce  petitioners'  brother  alive, 
and  that  petitioners  may  receive  either  out  of  the 
money  in  the  hands  of  their  uncle,  Sir  Lancelot  Lake, 
or  by  sequestering  some  of  the  profits  of  their  brother's 
estate  present  maintenance  and  relief  until  their  cause, 
hitherto  delayed  by  their  brother's  non-appearance,  may 
be  determined.     S'-c  above.     4  Dec.  1661. 

March  10.  Affidavit  of  Francis  Bai'ghe,  of  Rettforth 
[Retford],  in  the  county  of  Nottingham,  concerning  the 
rioters  in  Hatfield  Chace.     L.  J.,  XI.  404. 

March  10.  Affidavit  of  John  Am<]ry. 

March  10.  Affidavit  of  Willism  Tomkinson. 

March  10.  Affidavit  of  Nathaniel  Reading. 

March  10.  Petitio;!  of  Thomas  Vavasour  and  others, 
tenants  of  Epworth,  in  thelsle  of  Axholme.  Petitioners 
understand  that  complaints  of  contempt  have  been  made 
against  them  by  those  who  call  themselves  partici- 
pants in  the  Level  of  Hatfield  Chace ;  they  are  in  no 
wise  guilty,  aud  arc  ready  to  give  security  for  their 
appearance  to  answer  whatsoever  shall  be  objected 
against  them,  if  their  Lordships  think  fit  to  hear  the 
business.  They  pray  that  they  may  not  be  taken  into 
custody,  and  that  the  prosecutors,  whosoever  they 
be,  may  be  distinguished  by  name  (participants  being 
a  general  name)  in  order  that  petitioners  may  know 
against  whom  they  shall  have  costs,  in  case  it  shall 
ajipear  upon  the  hearing  that  they  are  not  guilty. 
L.  J.,  XI.  404. 


Papees  eel.\ting  to  the  Act  of  Unipoemity.* 

March  10,— 

1.  Copy  of  the  Act  for  the  Uniformitj-  of  Public 
Prayers  and  Administration  of  Sacraments,  and  other 
Rites  and  Ceremonies.  And  for  establishing  the  form  of 
making,  ordaining,  and  consecrating  Bishojjs,  Priests, 
and  Deacons  in  the  Church  of  England.  Endorsed,  "  The 
"  Act  (altered  by  the  Lords)  for  establishing  the  Common 
''  Prayer  Book.     Began  in  the  House  of  Commons." 

2.  Notes  of  amendments  considered  by  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  Bill  on  the  5th  of  March  1661-2. 

3.  Order  for  re-committing  the  Bill  aud  referring 
the  King's  proviso  to  the  Committee.  19  March  1661-2. 
L.  J.,  XI.  411. 

4.  Proviso  recommended  by  the  King  : — 

that  notw"'standing  anything  in  this  Act 
Provided  alwaies    a«4  In  regard  of  the  gracious 

offers  and  promises  made  Ijy  his  Ma'"'  before  his  happy 
restaurac'on,  of  liberty  to  tender  Consciences  the  in- 
tenc'ou  whereof  must  bee  best  knowne  to  his  Ma'" . 
as  likewise  the  severall  services  of  those  who  con- 
tributed therevnto  for  all  whonie  his  Ma'""  hath  iu 
his  Princely  heart  as  grations  a  desire  of  indulgence 
as  may  consist  with  the  good  and  peace  of  the  King- 
dome,  and  would  not  have  a  gi'eater  severity  exercised 

•  The  Bill  was  brought  from  the  House  of  Commons  on  the  11th  of 
July  1661  under  the  title  of  "An  Act  for  the  Uniformity  of  Public 
"  Prayers  and  Administration  of  Sacramects";  it  was  read  a  first  and 
second  time,  and  refenx'd  to  a  Committee  on  17th  of  January  161,1-2. 
A  Committee  Bonk,  containing  proceedings  of  Committees  at  this 
jieriod,  shows  that  on  the  7th  of  March  lt;61-2  Mr.  Justice  Hyde, 
who,  with  the  Attorney-General,  had  been  previousl,y  ordered  by 
tlib  House  to  attend  the  Committee,  was  directed  to  prejiare  a  copy  of 
the  Bill,  with  the  provisoes,  alterations,  and  amendments  made  by  the 
Committee,  and  that  on  the  lOtli  of  Jlarch  the  Bill  "  new  transcribed  " 
was  brouglit  in,  and  on  the  same  da.v  was  ordered  to  be  reported. 
Tlie  first  paper  calendared  is  no  doubt  the  copy  brought  in  by  Mr. 
Justice  Hyde.  The  report  was  received  by  the  House  on  the  lath  of 
March,  and  on  the  17th  a  proviso  recommended  Ijy  the  King  was  pre- 
sented by  the  Lord  Chancellor,  aud  on  the  Kttli  the  Bill  was  re-com- 
mitted, and  the  King's  proviso  was  referred  to  the  Committee.  On  the 
4th  of  April  the  Bill  was  again  reported,  and  after  several  debates  a 
Committee  was  appointed  upon  the  8th  of  April  to  draw  up  a  proviso, 
whereby  it  might  be  left  to  the  King  to  make  such  provision  for  those 
of  the  clergy  as  His  Majest.y  should  think  fit  who  should  be  deprived  of 
tlieir  livings  by  the  .\cl,  and  on  the  following  day  a  proviso  was  re- 
ported from  the  Committee, and,  with  some  alterations,  agreed  toby  the 
House.  On  the  7th  May  a  conference  witli  the  House  of  Commons 
ujjon  the  amendments  made  by  the  Lords  wus  rei)orted  at  great 
length  by  the  Lord  Privy  Seal.  See  L.  J.,  XI.  lli;.  The  Bill  received 
the  royal  assent  on  the  li'th  of  Ma.A'  1662  under  the  following  title,  "An 
"  Ael  for  thu  Uniformit.v  of  Public  Pra.vers  and  Administration  of 
"  Sacraments,  and  other  Rites  and  Cereinonies,  and  for  establishing 
*'  the  form  of  making,  ordaining,  and  consecrating  Bishops,  Priests, 
"  and  Deacons," 


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towards  tliem  then  what  is  necessary  for  the  publique 
benefit  and  welfare  thereof  it  be  enacted  and 
Be  it,thcrcfore  enacted  that  it  shall  and  may  be  law  full 
for  the  Kings  ila"''  by  any  writing  and  in  such  manner 
as  to  his  wisdome  shall  seeme  fit  so  farr  to  di.-ipcnce 
with  any  suchMinnister  as  vpon  theiC iue  and  twentieth 
Day  of  May  1660  was  and  at  present  is  seised  of  any 
benefice  or  Eccli'call  p'mocion  and  of  whose  merit 
towards  his  Ma"''  and  of  whose  hjqih?  peaceable  and 
pious  disposic'onhisJIa'"'  shallbee  suflBcicntlyinformed 
and  satisfyed,  ^e  that  no  such  Jlinister  shall  bee 
deprived  or  lo^se  his  benefice  or  other  Eccli'call  pro- 
moc'on  for  not  wearing  the  Surplice  or  for  not  Signeing 
with  the  signe  of  the  Crosse  in  Baptisme.  Soe  as 
&  beare  the  charge  of  licenced 

hee  permit  sume  other  Minister  to  performe  that 
office  towards  such  Children  whose  Parents  shall  desire 
the  same,  and  soe  as  such  Ministers  shall  not  defame 
the  Liturgy  Eites  or  Ceremonyes  established  in  the 
Church  of  England  or  any  Person  for  vsing  them  by 
preaching  writing  speaking  or  otherwise  vpon  pajaic 
of  forfeiting  the  benefit  of  the  dispensac'on 

And  be  it  further  enacted  that  such  dispensac'on  as 
aforesaid  being  granted  by  his  Ma'''^  shall  be  a  sufficient 

cases 
esempc'on  from  such  deprivac'on  in  the  eatt&es  af ore- 

Alwaies  vnderstood 
said.  :^;et-see-fts  that  this  indulgence  be  not  thought 

interpreted 
or  vndoKtewd  to  bee  an  argument  of  his  Ma'"^*  in- 
when  enjoyned,  though  in- 
the  vse  of     different  in  their  owne  nature 
differency  in     those  CeremouyeR,     but  of  his  com- 
passion towards  the  weakenesse  of  the  dissentors,  w'^'' 
hee  hopes  will  in  time  prevaile  with  them  for  a  full 
submission  to  the  Church,  and  to  the  example  of  the 
rest  of  their  Brethren.     Endorsed,  Proviso  from  the 
King  presented  to    the  house  of  Peeres.      17  March 
1661. 
This  proviso  was  rejected  by  the  House  of  Commons, 
22  April  1662.     C.  J.,  VIIT.  413. 

•5.  Amendments  made  by  the  Lords  to  preceding 
proviso. 

6.  Proviso  prepared  bv  the  Committee  in  pursuance 
of  the  order  of  the  8th  of  April  1662  :— 

Prouided  alwaye.^,  and  be  it  enacted  by  the  autho- 
rity aforesaid,  That  it  shall  and  may  be  lawful]  for 
his  Ma"''  vnd'  his  signe  manuell  to  appoyut  and 
order  y'  any  Parson,  Vicar,  or  other  Ecclesiasticall 
person  or  persons  whatsoeuer,  who  shall  by  vertue 
of  this  Act  be  disenabled  to  continue  in  his  or  their 
parsonage,  or  vicarage,  or  other  spirituall  or  Eccle- 
siasticall promotion  whereof  they,  or  any  of  them, 
are  now  in  possession,  and  of  whose  peaceable  dis- 
position he  shall  be  informed  fi-om  the  Archbishops 
or  Bishops  of  the  respective  dioceses  or  otherwise  as 
his  Ma''"^  shall  thinke  fitt,  shall  from  and  after  the 
time  of  his  or  their  reuiouall  from  the  same  receiue 
andenioy  such  part  and  portion  of  the  profitts  thereof 
(not  exceeding  a  fifth  part)  as  his  Ma"''  shall  thinke 
fitt,  for  and  dureing  y''  naturall  life  of  such  person 
soe  dis  iuabled,  unlesse  his  Ma"'  giue  order  for  the 
conti-ary,  and  y'  y"'  said  persons  and  euery  of  them 
shall  receiue  aud  enioy  y"  same  accoidingly  any 
Statute  Custome  or  vsage  to  the  contrary  hereof  in 
any  wise  notwithstanding.  Endorsed,  Prouisoe  for 
y<^  flfts. 

This  proviso  was  rejected  by  the  House  of  Commons 

26  April  1662.     C.  J.,  VIII.  414. 

7.  Parchment  copy  of  a  proviso  granting  a  fifth  part 
of  the  profits  of  livings  to  all  persons  disenabled  to  con- 
tinue therein  by  the  passirg  of  the  Act.  This  clause 
differs  from  the  preceding  in  giving  the  fift'n  part 
without  the  intervention  of  the  King. 

8.  Draft  amendment  pr(jposed  by  the  Lords  adding 
a  paragraph  to  the  end  of  the  declaration  of  assent  in 
the  second  clause  of  the  Bill  '"  for  such  persons  <inly 
"  with  whom  His  Majesty  before  the  Feast  of  St.  Bar- 
"  tholomew.  which  shall  be  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
"  God  1662.  shall  dispense  according  to  the  intent  of 
"  the  proviso  in  that  behalf  hereafter  in  this  present 
"  Act  contained.'"  The  words  proposed  to  be  added 
to  the  declaration  were,  '"  Other  than  as  to  such  things 


'•  only  cimtained  and  prescribed  iu  the  said  bouk.     For     norss  o» 
•'  which  the  King's  most   Excellent  Majesty  hath  dis-        ^'^s. 
'■  pensed  with  me  according  to  a   proviso  contained  in      ail.ndar 
'  the  Act  of  Uniformity  and  according  to  the  intent  of      1««i_q' 
■  the   same  proviso."      This   ameudmenr,   which   was 
consequential  upon  the  King's  proviso,  was  disagreed 
to  by  the  Commons. 

9-10.  Amendments  made  by  the  Lords  to  the  Bill.  (Two 
pajiers.)  At  the  end  of  the  second  paper  is  the  follow- 
ing note  ;— ■'  That  the  booke  sent  vp  w'''  the  Bill  m;.y 
be  taken  of,  and  the  manuscript  booke  herew"'  deli- 
"  uered  may  be  annexed  to  the  Bill."  See  L.  J.,  XL  410, 
11-13.  Papers  showing  the  amendments  made  by  the 
Lords,  with  the  resolutions  of  the  Commons  thereon  aud 
the    further    amendments  proposed  Ijy  the  Commons. 

The  concluding  paragraphs    are  as  follows  :  "  The 

proviso  for  dispensing  with  deprivation  for  not  using 
''  the  cross  and  sui-plioe  not  agreed.  The  proviso  whereby 
His  Majesty  hath  power  to  allow  to  the  persons  dis- 
enabled a  portion  of  the  profits  not  exceeding  a  fifth 
was_  not  agreed.''  "That  the  Lords  be  made  ac- 
quainted that  this  House  hath  observed  a  mistake 
in  the  Kubrick  after  public  baptism  of  infants,  (per- 
sonsl  being  inserted  instead  of  ^chLldrenJ,  which  they 
take  to  be  but  citium  scri]:itoris,  and  desire  the 
Lords  will  consider  of  a  way  how  the  .-ame  may  be 
-amended."     (Three  papers.)     .S'-c  L.  J.,  XL  446-4.50. 

14.  Draft  amendment  to  the  declaration  in  clause  8. 

15.  Parchment  copy  of  portion  of  clause  10. 

16.  Parchment  copy  of  portion  of  clause  1-5. 

17.  Draft  of  clause  26. 

18.  Parchment  copj'  of  clause  26. 

19.  Parchment  copy  of  part  of  clause  26  and  of  the 
whole  of  clause  27. 

20.  Draft  of  clause  27. 

21.  Parchment  copy  of  clause  27. 

22-23.  Two  parchment  fragments  of  clauses  apparently 
cut  from  the  original  engrossment  of  the  BUI  when 
amended  by  the  Iiords. 

24.  Draft  of  a  clause  enacting  that  every  minister 
who  desires  to  preach  any  usual  or  constant  lecture 
.•?hall  first  be  chosen  curate  by  the  parson  or  vicar  of 
the  parish,  and  be  nominated  to  the  ordinary  of  the 
diocese  for  his  license  and  approbation,  and  shall  upon 
all  occasions  perform  the  duties  of  a  curate,  and  assist 
the  parson  or  vicar  in  the  administration  of  the  Holy 
Communion,  &c.  in  such  manne'-  aud  form  as  the  parson 
or  vicar  is  bound  by  law  to  do  and  observe.  It  appears 
by  the  Minute  Book  that  on  the  3d  of  March  1661-2 
a  proviso  concerning  lecturers  being  made  curates  in 
the  parish  where  they  shall  be  lecturers  was  considered 
by  the  Committee,  but  ''  not  ordered.' 


March  12.  Amendment  to  the  Bill  to  enable  Rowland 
Oakeover  to  sell  lands  for  payment  of  debts.  L.  J., 
XL  405. 

March  14.  Transcript  of  recoid,  &c.  iu  the  writ  )f 
error.  Read  v.  the  King.     L.  J.,  XL  407. 

March  14.  Petition  of  Jane,  the  relict  and  executrix 
of  Colonel  Francis  Farrington,  deceased.  The  many  and 
weighty  affairs  thronging  upon  their  Lordships  lost 
petitioner's  lute  husband  the  opportunity  of  a  hearing  jf 
his  complaint  against  Chamber laino  and  Briggs  thoug'n 
he  attended  many  days  with  his  counsel  and  witnesses. 
He  is  lately,  through  grief  and  pinched  with  famine, 
dead,  and  has  left  petitioner  aud  his  children  in  a 
deplorable  condition.  She  prays  their  Lordships  to 
take  her  distressed  cause  into  their  care,  and  judicious 
consideration,  and  give  her  relief. 

March  14.  Petition  of  Humphroy  Branes.  Complains 
of  the  unjust  proceedings  of  '\Villiam  Wynne  to  whom 
petitioner  mortgaged  his  estate  as  a  security  for  a  del)t, 
and  prays  for  relief. 

March  14.  Petition  of  Robert  Gilbert,  of  Charleton,  in 
the  county  of  Somerset.  Petitioner,  having  faithfully 
served  his  late  Majesty  in  the  time  of  the  wars,  received 
many  hurts  and  wounds,  whereby  he  is  often  liable  to 
much  distemper  of  mind.  Thomas  nannum,  junior, 
having  a  covetous  design  to  enrich  himself  out  of 
petitioner's  estate,  combining  with  Edward  Dawe  and 
others  at  the  time  petitioner's  distemper  was  actually 
upon  him,  and  when  he  was  deprived  of  memory  and 
understanding,  caused  him  to  sign  a  warrant  of  att  irucy, 
for  acknowledgement  of  a  judgment  of  ooO/.  in  the  Court 
of  Common  Pleas  ;  judgment  was  acci.rdingly  entered, 
although  there  was  no  consideration  ever  given  to 
petitioner,  who  was  in  pursuance  of  the  judgment 
arrested  last  Michaelmas  term.  He  was  not  allowed 
his  liberty  until  he  had  sealed  a  release  of  errors, 
whereby  he  is  deprived  of  all  remedy  at  the  common 
law.     He  prays  that  the  judgment  may  be  reversed,  or 

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that  some  other  meaus  may  be  found  to  vindicate  him 
from  so  intolerable  aa  injury  and  oppression. 

March  -20.  Petition  of  Richard  Eedes.  Prays  for  a 
i^peedy  hearing,  or  that  he  may  be  discharged  u])on 
sufficient  bail.     L.  J.,  XI.  112. 

March  20.  Petition  of  Jane  Hone,  widow  of  Bartholo- 
mew Hone,  deceased.  Petitioner's  husband  was  always- 
constant  to  the  King's  Majesty,  for  which  he  sustained 
"reat  losses  and  several  imprisonments.more  particularly 
in  the  Tower.  For  payment  of  her  husband's  debts  peti- 
tioner was  forced  to  consent  to  the  selling  of  her  join- 
ture of  200L  per  annum,  whereby  she  is  now  driven  into 
a  very  distressed  condition  and  in  danger  of  perishing. 
She  prays  that  some  present  allowance  may  be  granted 
for  her  relief,  as  to  other  widows  in  like  case,  and  tor 
the  future  such  pension  as  their  Lordships  may  think  fit. 

Annexed : — 
1.  Certificate,  signed  by  the  Earls  of  Berkshire  and 
Portland,  Lord  Howard  of  Charlton  and  Andover, 
and  Sir  Edward  Nicholas,  that  petitioner's  state- 
ment are  true,  and  that  she  is  a  fit  object  of  pity 
and  compassion.     20  March  1661-2. 

March  22.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  more  speedy 
and  effectual  bringing  those  persons  to  account  whose 
accounts  are  excepted  in  the  Act  of  Oblivion.  This  Bill 
was  brought  from  the  Commons  this  day.  L.  J.,  XL  414. 
Statutes  13  &  14  Car.  II.  c.  16.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

March  22.  Amendments  to  the  Bill  concerning  Sir 
James  Enyon's  estate.     Three  papers.     L.  J.,  XL  414. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Proviso  saving  the  rights  of  the  Bishop  of 
Coventry  and  Lichfield  in  the  manor  and  lands  of 
Bishops  Itchington. 

March  22.  Petition  of  Dame  Dorothy  Roswell,  widow. 
Prays  to  be  heard  Ijy  counsel  at  the  Bar  before  the 
Committee  make  their  report  upon  the  Bill  for  em- 
powering Sir  Courtney  Poole,  Sir  John  Drake,  and 
others,  to  make  payment  of  the  portions  of  Ellen  Bris- 
coe, widow,  one  of  the  daughters  of  Sir  John  Drake, 
Knight,  deceased,  by  sale  of  the  manor  of  Limington, 
in  the  county  of  Somerset,  or  by  granting  estates  out  of 
the  same  or  otherwise,  possession  and  estate  in  fee 
simple  being  in  petitioner  by  good  conveyance,  and  she 
not  having  had  sufficient  notice  to  attend  the  Committee. 
L.  J.,  XL  414. 

March  24.  Draft  of  an  Act  ior  making  provision  for 
the  speedy  payment  of  the  debts  of  the  late  Duke  of 
Somerset.  Read  1"  this  day.  committee  but  not  further 
proceeded  with.     L.  .L.  XL  415,  &c. 

March  24.  Petition  of  Ferdinando  Bye,  defendant  in  a 
writ  of  eiTor  wherein  John  Woodman  is  plaintiflT.  On 
the  15th  of  February  last  the  plaintiff  was  ordered  by 
their  Lordships  to  pay  petitioner  20?.  within  ten  day.s 
after  service  of  the  order.  He  not  only  refuses  to  make 
payment,  but  has  served  petitioner  with  a  subpoena  into 
the  Chancery  in  reference  to  the  same  business.  Peti- 
tioner prays  that  Woodman  may  be  proceeded  against 
for  his  high  contempt.     L.  J.,  XL  416. 

Annexed : — 

1 .  Copy  of  order  referred  to  in  preceding.  15  Feb. 
1661-2. 

2.  Affidavit  of  Bye  with  I'eference  to  the  service  of 
the  order. 

March  24.  Order  for  the  Committee  of  Privileges  to 
consider  of  precedents  respecting   the  preceding  case, 
in  what  way  costs  are  to  be  levied  in  obedience  to  the 
judgment.     L.  J.,  XL  416.     //*  e.denso. 
Annexed ; — 

1.  Precedents  respecting  fines  imposed  by  the  J_jords 
in  Parliament. 
March  — .  Warrant  for  arrest  of  John  NichoUs  and 
others  for  killing  and  destroying  His  Majesty's  game. 

1662. 

April  ?.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  naturalizing  of  Charlotte 
Hesscn,  wife  of  Thomas  Killigrew,  Esq.,  groom  of  his 
Majesty's  bed  chanil>er,  and  his  three  sons,  and  Kathe- 
rine  Hossen,  wife  of  Sir  John  Sayers,  and  his  three  sons. 
L.  J.,  XL  420.  This  Bill  was  dropt  in  the  House  of 
Common.s,  but  a  Bill  with  the  same  title  passed  in  the 
following  year. 

April  .").  Amendment  to  the  Bill  eonccniing  Thomas 
Dcerham.     L.  J.,  XL  422. 

April  o.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  discharging  from  im- 
prisonment poor  prisoners  unable  to  pay  theirdebts.  and 
forrelief  of  creditors.  The  Act  providesfor  the  release 
of  every  poor  debtor  who  takes  an  oath  before  a  justice  of 
the  peace  that  he  is  not  worth  5/.  aljove  the  value  of  the 
tools.  &c.  necessary  for  his  trade,  his  apparel,  and  his 
bedding,  and  that  he  has  not  made  any  fraudulent  con- 
veyance of  his  estate  to  defraud  his  creditors.  Any 
person  swearing  fal.-iely  to  suffer  as  a  perjured  person 


under  the  statute  5  Elizabeth.     Read  1"  this  day,  but 
not  further  proceeded  with.     L.  J.,  XL  422. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Cop}-  of  preceding. 

2.  Breviat  of  the  Bill. 

April  10.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  confirm  the  invention  and 
manufacture  of  glass  bottles  and  for  preventing  of 
fi'auds  and  abuses  in  the  making  and  public  vending 
thereof.  By  a  statute  passed  in  the  21st  3'ear  of  King 
.James  it  was  enacted  that  all  persons  who  by  their 
industry  and  ingenious  undertaking  attain  to  the  per- 
fection of  any  new  invention  teudiug  to  the  good  of  his 
Majestj-'s  subjects,  should  have  the  sole  benefit  and 
profit  thereof  for  full  fourteen  years.  In  pursuance 
whereof  His  Majesty,  by  letters  patent,  dated  lith  of 
September  1661.  granted  unto  John  Oolnett,  who  first 
invented  and  attained  unto  the  perfection  of  making 
glass  bottles,  special  license  and  authority  to  exercise 
his  new  inventi:)i>  and  solely  to  enjoy  all  Ijenefit  arising 
bj-  reason  thereof  for  fourteen  years  ;  but  whereas  the 
new  invention  has  been  used  during  the  late  rebellious 
times,  wherein  His  Majesty's  license  could  not  be  imme- 
diately obtained,  to  the  great  discouragement  of  John 
Colnett  and  others  from  studying  and  making  new  in- 
ventions for  the  public  benefit,  and  it  has  been  found 
that  there  has  been  an  abuse  of  His  Majesty's  subjects  by 
persons  fraudulently  disposed,  in  making  and  vending 
bottles  under  lawful  sizes  and  measures,  it  is  therefore 
enacted  by  the  Bill  that  the  letters  patent  granted  to 
John  Colnett  shall  be  of  as  good  force  and  ett'eot  in  law 
as  if  the  new  invention  had  not  been  known  or  used  at 
the  time  of  the  granting  thereof.  Provided  that  all  the 
bottles  manufactured  by  him  shall  contain  the  full 
measure  of  gallons,  pottles,  quarts,  and  other  measures 
as  are  lawfully  vended  according  to  the  standard,  and 
that  the  bottles  shall  be  marked  with  Colnett's  particular 
stamp  or  mark.  The  Bill  imposes  a  penalty  of  five 
pounds  for  vending  or  using  for  gain,  after  the  20th  of 
Ma}-  1662,  anj'  bottles  containing  less  than  the  proper 
measures  and  not  marked  as  aforesaid.  All  bottles  not 
containing  the  due  measures  which  shall  be  extant  after 
the  20th  of  June  1662  may  be  seized  by  warrant  from  a 
justice  of  the  peace  and  broken.  The  Bill  was  read  1". 
2°,  and  committed,  l)ut  not  further  proceeded  with. 
L.  J.,  XL  426. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill.     11  April  1662. 

2-3.   Amendments  to  the  Bill. 

4.  Petition  of  John  Vinion  and  Robert  Ward,  on 
behalf  of  themselves  and  man}-  others  of  the 
trade  of  making,  laying,  and  .selling  of  glass 
bottles  in  and  about  the  city  of  London.  John 
Colnett.  by  false  allegations,  obtained  a  patent 
from  His  Majesty  for  the  sole  making  of  glass 
bottles,  pretending  that  ho  was  the  inventor. 
There  is  a  proviso  in  the  patent  that  if  it  is  made 
to  ajjpear  to  His  Majesty  that  the  grant  is  con- 
trary to  law,  prejudicial  or  inconvenient,  and  not 
Colnett's  invention,  then  the  patent  to  be  void. 
Directly  petitioners  had  notice  that  such  a  grant 
was  obtained,  Vinion,  in  the  name  of  all  the 
trade,  petitioned  His  Majesty  to  refer  the  grant  to 
the  Attorney  General  as  to  the  truth  and  validity 
of  the  [latent,  which  His  Majesty  was  graciously 
pleased  to  do,  and  the  Attorney  General,  after  a 
long  and  serious  consideration  and  examination, 
certified  that  Colnett  was  not  the  inventor,  and 
that  the  making  of  glass  booties  is  no  new  inveu- 

.  tion,  for  that  it  has  been  of  trade  and  public  use 
nearly  thirty  years.  Petitioners  therefore  pray 
to  be  heard  by  counsel  against  the  Bill  for  confir- 
mation of  the  patent. 

5.  Copy  of  the  report  of  the  Attorney  General 
referred  to  in  preceding.  Sir  Kenelm  Digby  first 
invented  glass  bottles  nearly  thirty  years  since, 
and  employed  Colnett  and  others  to  make  them 
for  him,  and  the}-  have  since  been  frequently 
made  by  him  and  also  by  the  petitioners.  The 
certificate,  whereupon  the  warrant  was  obtained, 
requiring  the  Attorney  General  to  prepare  a  Bill 
to  pass  the  Great  Seal,  of  the  sole  exercise  of  this 
invention,  is  disclaimed  by  several  of  the  persons 
whose  names  were  subscribed  thereunto.  In 
Colnett's  patent  there  is  a  clause  that  if  it  appears 
not  a  new  invention  or  not  his  invention  the 
patent  is  to  be  void.  Colnett  ofl'ers  nothing 
material  in  opposition  thereunto,  but  affirms  that 
lie  has  a  Bill  in  Parliament  for  confirmation  of 
his  letters  patent  and  there  he  desires  all  parties 
may  be  heard.     2  April  1662. 

6.  Another  petition  of  John  Vinion  and  others  to 
the  same  effect. 


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HonsE  OF  7    Another  copy  of  tho  Attorney  G-eneral's  report. 

^'  April  10.  Report  of  the  conference  with  the  House  of 

Calendar.      Commons  res]]ectiug   the   amendments   made   by   the 

1662.        Lords  in  the  Bill  for  repairing  the  highways  and  sewers, 

and  for  paying  and  cleaning  the  sti'eets  of  London  and 

Wesrainster,  and   for  regulating  and  licensing  hackney 

coaches,  &c.     L.  J.,  XI.  426. 

Annexed : — 

I.  Resolutions  of  the  House  of  Commons  with  re- 
spect to  the  amendments  made  by  the  Lords.  5 
April  1662.  C.  J.,  VIII.  398. 

2-9.  Amendments  and  provisoes  to  the  Bill. 

10.  Petition  of  the  licensed  hackney  coachmen  in 

and  about  the  cities  of  London  and  Westmiuster. 

Petitioners  pray  to  be  heard  by  counsel  in  favour 

of  the  insertion  in  the  Bill  of  certain  clauses  and 

provisions  for  their  protection. 

II.  Statement  a^i  to  the  provisoes  desired  to  be 
inserted  by  the  hackney  coachmen. 

April  10.  Order  of  the  Committee  upon  the  Bill  con- 
cerning the  relief  of  the  poor,  referring  it  to  Lord  Chief 
Justice  Bridgeman  and  Mr.  Justice  Tyrrell  to  peruse 
and  report  therein. 
Annexed : — 

1-8.  Amendments  and  provisoes. 
.       9.  Application  that  a  clause  may  be  inserted  in  the 
Bill   for  suppressing  all  such  rogues  as  wander 
about  the  country  under  pretence  of  selling  glass 
and  earthenware. 
April  14.  Amendments  made  by  the  Commons  to  the 
Bill  declaratory  concerning  bankrupts.     Agreed  to  by 
the  Lords  this  day.     L.  J.,  XL  428. 

April  14.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  enable  Charles 
Barnesley,  Esquire,  and  Gilbert  his  son  and  heir  ap- 
parent, to  sell  lands  for  the  payment  of  the  debts  of  the 
said  Charles  Barnesley  the  father.  Brought  from  the 
Commons  read  1',  2",  and  committed,  but  not  reported. 
L.  J.,  XI.  428,  &c.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

April  14.  Petition  (to  the  King)  of  the  sixteen  Ser- 
jeants-at-arms in  ordinary  attending  His  Majestj-'s  royal 
person.  Petitioners  constantly  attend  the  Lords'  House 
during  the  time  of  their  sitting,  which  is  a  duty  which 
has  not  until  lately  been  required  of  them.  The  salary 
they  receive  from  His  Majesty  is  twelve  ponce  a  day,  the 
same  being  settled  above  four  hundred  years  since,  at 
which  time  twelve  jience  was  more  than  five  shillings  is 
now.  They  have  fifteen  pence  a  day  in  lieu  of  their 
diet,  which  is  less  than  his  Majesty's  inferior  officers,  in 
particular  the  messengers,  who  have  two  shillings  and 
sixpence  a  day  board  wages.  Petitioners  presented  a 
petition  to  the  House  of  Lords  that  they  would  be 
pleased  to  recommend  them  to  His  Majesty  for  some 
increase  of  salary  and  board  wages,  which  their  lord- 
ships thought  very  reasonable,  and  desired  the  Lord 
Steward,  the  Lord  High  Chamberlain,  and  the  Lord 
Chamberlain  of  His  Majesty's  household  to  move  His 
Majesty  in  it.  Petitioners  pray  that  their  salaries  may 
be  increased  to  three  shillings  a  day,  and  their  board 
wages  to  two  shillings  and  six  pence.     L.  J.,  XL  429. 

April  14.  Report  from  the  Committee  upon  the 
cause  between  Cuthbert  Morley  and  Jeremy  Elwes 
and  others  that  Morley  cannot  be  relieved  but  in 
Parliament,  and  that  it  is  therefore  a  fit  case  to  be 
heard  at  the  bar.     L.  J.,  XI.  429. 

April  15.  Statement  respecting  Lord  Crofts  being 
disturbed  in  the  possession  of  his  manors  and  lands  at 
Wembury,  Plymton,  Tampton,  and  Plymouth  by  Sir 
Edward  Hungerford.     L.  J.,  XL  430. 

April  17.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  confirming  a 

sale  of  land  made  by  John  Copleston,  gent.,  to  John 

Mayne,   merchant.     Brought  from  the  Commons  this 

day  ;  thrown  out  on  3d  reading.     L.  J.,   XL  431,   &c. 

[  (Parchment  Collection.) 

April  18.  Amendments,  provisoes,  &c.  to  the  Bill  for 
preventing  frauds  and'regnlatuig  abuses  in  His  Majesty's 
customs.  (Eight  papers.)  The  Bill  was  reported  from 
the  Committee,  with  amendments,  this  day.  L.  J.,  XI. 
432. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  several  clothiers  of  the  counties  of 
Essex  and  Solfolk.  By  two  Acts  of  the  23rd  and 
39th  of  Queen  Elizabeth  logwood  was  prohibited 
to  be  used  in  dyeing  cloth  and  woollen  manufac- 
tures because  the  colours  made  with  it  were  false 
and  deceitful.  In  the  Bill  concerning  the  customs 
now  before  Parliament  there  is  a  clause  to  repeal 
these  laws  under  pretence  that  the  colours  made 
with  it  can  be  fixed.  Wood  (woad)  and  indigo, 
which  dye  the  same  colours  as  logwood,  are  of 
the  growth  of  the  English  plantations,  and  pay 
great  customs,  and  dye  fixed  and  lasting  colours. 


whereas    colours   dyed   with    logwood   are    very     House  oh 
ftilsc    and   deceitful;  no    wood  nor  other  thing,        Lokds. 
exce[)t  logwood,  can  counterfeit  the  colour  dyed      Calendar, 
with  wood  and  indigo,  and  petitioners  find  by  sad        x662 
experience  that  during  the  times  of  licentiousness 
when    logwood   was  freely  permitted  to   be  im- 
ported the  English  woollen  manufactures  have 
fallen    into    great   discredit,    and  the   trade  has 
much    decayed,    whereat    the    Hollanders   have 
taken  advantage,  and    although   many  attempts 
have   been   made    to   mix   logwood    with    other 
things  the  colours  dyed  therewith  are  still  deceit- 
ful, as  to  which  the  Company  of  Dyers  of  London 
and  others  can  give  full  evidence  and  demonstra- 
tion.  Petitioners  pray  that  the  laws  for  preventing 
the  abuses  by  dyeing  with  logwood  may  be  put 
into  execution  for  the  redemption  of  the  credit 
and  esteem  of  English  woollen  manufactures. 

2.  Petition  of  Richard  Brett.  After  the  passing  of 
the  Acts  in  the  reign  of  Queen  Elizabeth  against 
the  use  of  logwood,  letters  patent  were  issued  for 
the  importation  of  small  C|uantites  to  be  used 
upon  things  of  little  value,  and  have  been  con- 
tinued from  time  to  time.  L^pon  the  same 
good  grounds  a  patent  was  conferred  upon  peti- 
tioner with  very  strict  limitations,  but  he  is  now 
informed  that  there  is  a  Bill  before  Parliament 
for  repealing  those  laws.  He  prays  to  be  heard, 
and  that  the  Company  of  Dyers  and  others  may 
be  summoned  to  give  evidence  before  their  Lord- 
ships upon  thr  matter. 

3.  Reasons  of  the  merchants,  dyers,  and  traders  in 
logwood  why  the  two  statutes  made  in  the  23rd 
and  39th  years  of  Queen  Elizabeth  against  the 
importation  and  use  of  logwood  ought  to  be  re- 
pealed. After  many  costly  experiments  the  art 
has  been  attained  to  make  colours  djed  with  log- 
wood as  firm  and  lasting  and  more  beautiful  than 
they  can  be  made  with  any  other  wood.  The  dis- 
continuance of  the  execution  of  those  statutes  lias 
brought  those  colours  into  general  request  and 
use  both  at  home  and  abroad,  and  the  reviving 
the  execution  of  those  statutes  would  infailibly 
give  a  mortal  blow  to  the  already'  languishing 
tradeof  the  manufactnres  of  wool,  both  inclothing 
and  hat  making,  and  also  to  the  trades  in  silk 
stuff,  linen,  and  leather,  and  will  signallj-  preju- 
dice merchants  trading  to  Spain  and  the  West 
Indies,  depriving  them  of  so  considerable  a  bulky 
return  and  quick  despatch  to  reload  their  ships, 
and  will  cast  the  whole  of  it  into  the  hands  of  the 
Hollanders.  The  free  importing  of  the  commodity 
will  give  great  employment  to  the  ships  of  the 
kingdom,  because  it  is  of  very  great  expense  in 
all  Europe  so  ihat  our  neighbours  of  tho  eastern 
parts,  Germany  and  France,  who  now  furnish 
themselves  iu  Holland  and  employ  Holland  ships 
to  export  it  would  buy  it  here  and  employ  our 
ships,  and  the  King's  reveaue  would  be  much 
increased.  The  Company  of  Dyers  of  London 
might  in  future  have  sufficient  authority  for  the 
regulation  of  all  abuses  in  the  use  of  logwood  in 
dyeing,  and  they  would  be  found  very  willing  to 
redress  them. 

4.  Copy  of  so  much  of  the  answer  of  the  Company 
of  Dyers  of  London  as  concerns  logwood,  delivered 
to  the  Committee  of  the  House  of  Commons  for 
encouraging  and  regulating  the  manufacture  of 
wool,  and  navigation  in  August  1660.  The  com- 
pany are  of  opinion  that  logwood  may  honestly  be 
used  in  dyeing,  and  therefore  that  the  statutes  in 
force  against  it  may  be  repealed. 

April  18.  Names  of  such  as  have  not  jiaid  theii- 
naturalizing  fees  in  the  Bill,  wherein  Anne  ierrers  is 
first  named.     See  L.  J.,  XL  421. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Another  list  of  those  who  have  not  paid  their  fees. 

2.  Amendments  to  the  Bill  referred  to. 

April  19.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  illegitimating  of  the 
child  named  Ignotus  born  of  the  body  of  the  Lady  Anne 
Roos.  The  Act  recites  that  Lady  Anne  Koos,  wife  of 
John  Lord  Roos,  son  and  heir  apparent  of  John  Earl  of 
Rutland,  has  been  delivered  of  a  male  child,  of  which 
Lord  Roos  is  not  the  father,  and  enacts  that  this  child, 
and  all  other  children  so  born  of  the  body  of  Lady  Anne 
Roos  during  the  life  of  Lord  Roos  or  within  nine  months 
after  his  de°ease,  shall  be  illegitimate  and  incapable  to 
inherit  the  honours  and  dignities,  or  the  manors,  lands, 
tenements,  or  hereditaments  of  Lord  Roos  or  of  the  Earl 
of  Rutland.     Read  1' this  day.    L.  J.,  XL  433.    This  Bill 

X  3 


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HISTOBICAL   MANUBCRIPTS    COMMISSION 


HorsE  OF     did  not  pass,  but  ;i  Bill  for  making  illegitimate  all  the 
Lords.       children  of  Ladj'  Anne   Roos  passed   in  a    subsuqnent 

Calendar,      session. 
16^2.  Annexed  :— 

1.  Printed  copy  of  the  Act,  34  it  35  Hen.  A'lll., 
declaring  the  children  of  ElizaVieth  Lady  Burgh 
bastards.    Eiidotseil.  Precedonts  of  lUogitimation. 

2.  Another  copy. 

3.  Printed  copy  of  the  Act.  34  &  35  Hen.  VIII., 
declaring  the  children  of  Anne  Lady  Parrc  bas- 
tards. 

April  19.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  settling  and  con- 
firming of  the  manors  of  Framlingham  and  Saxted,  in 
the  county  of  Suffolk,  and  the  lands,  tenements,  and 
hereditaments  thereunto  belonging,  devised  by  Sir 
Robert  Hitchara,  Knight  iind  late  Serieant-at-law,  to 
certain  charitable  uses.  This  Bill,  which  was  brought 
from  the  Commons  this  day.  was  dropped  in  Committee. 
L.  J..  XI.  433,  &.C.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

April  21.  Petition  of  Anno  Lady  Eoos,  wife  of  John 
Lord  Roos.  Petitioner,  who  is  one  of  the  daughters  of 
Henry  Marquess  of  Dorchester,  details  the  great  suflVr- 
ings  she  has  undergone  at  the  hands  of  her  husband, 
asserts  that  the  child  of  which  she  has  been  delivered  is 
the  son  of  Lord  Roos.  and  prays  to  be  heard,  and  that 
the  counsel  named  in  her  petition  may  be  assigned  to 
her,  &c.  L.  J..  XL  434. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Application  for  an  order  for  the  attendance  of 
witnesses  on  behalf  of  Lady  Anne  Roos. 
April  26.  Petition  of  James  Earl  of  Suffolk.  The 
Master  and  Fellows  of  Pembroke  Hall,  Cambridge,  are 
endeavouring  to  have  their  title  to  the  manors  of 
Eramlingham  and  Saxted.  in  the  county  of  Sussex,  con- 
firmed by  a  Bill  now  before  Parliameut.  Petitioner 
prays  to  be  heard  touching  his  right  to  the  same.  L.  J.. 
XI.  438. 

April   27.   Order   of  the    Committee     upon    Charles 
Barnsle3-'s  Bill  for  a  schedule  of  the  debts  of  Charles 
and  Gilbert  Barnsley,  and  a  particular  of  the  lauds  in- 
tended to  be  sold  to  1)0  delivered  in.     See  L.  J.,  XT.  429. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Schedule  of  Charles  Barnsley 's  debts. 

2.  Schedule  of  Gilbert  Barnsley'.s  debts. 

3.  True  estimate  and  survey  of  the  manors  and 
farm  of  Alkmonton  and  Spitle,  in  the  parishes  of 
Langford  and  Barton,  in  tlie  county  of  Derby, 
late  the  estate  of  Nicholas  Barnsley,  Esq.,  as  the 
some  have  been  letten  by  the  space  of  seven  years 
last  past. 

4-13.  Amendments,  provisoes,  &c.  to  the  Bill. 

April  28.  Draft  order  for  quieting  the  possessions  of 
the  Queen  Dowager  at  Somersham,  in  the  county  of 
Huntingdon.     L.  J.,  XL  439.     In  e.denso. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Another  diaft. 

2.  Application  for  the  order. 

April  28.  Affidavit  of  Richard  Francke,  that  the 
tenants  of  the  manors  of  Wyboston  and  Soake,  in 
the  county  of  Bedford,  Ijelonging  to  Viscount  .Stafford, 
have  been  disturbed  in  their  possessions  by  persons 
claiming  from  Sir  George  Binnion.     L.  J.,  XI.  439. 

April  30.  Copy  of  report  of  the  judges  to  whom  it  was 
referred  to  consider  whether  the  Bill  for  restoring 
advowsons,  lic,  taken  away  upon  comjjositions  by  the 
late  usurped  powers  be  against  the  Act  i.f  Indemnity 
and  the  Act  for  confirmation  of  judicial  |iroccedings. 
L.  J.,  XL  441.     In  cxt/in/^o. 

April  30.  Commission  for  giving  the  roval  assent  to 
two  Bills.     L.  J.,  XI.  443. 

May  3.  Affidavit  of  Richard  Hickling,  that  Richard 
Kinge,  a  servant  of  the  Earl  cf  Ardglass,  Lord  Crom- 
well, was  imprisoned  at  the  suit  of  John  Hatton.  En- 
(lorseiT.     Xothiug  done  in  it. 

May  5.  Amendments,  provisoes,  &c.  to  the  Bill  for 
distribution  of  three  score  thousand  pounds  amongst  the 
truly  loyal  and  indigent  commission  officers  and  for 
assessing  of  offices,  and  distributing  the  moneys  thereby 
raised  for  their  further  supply.  The  Bill  received 
the  royal  assent  on  the  19th  oT  May.  Seeh.  J..  XL 444. 
&c.     (Ten  papers.) 

May  7.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  avoiding  stoppages  in 
the  ways  to  Westminster  in  the  times  of  holding  the 
f'arliament  or  of  the  terms  there;  the  Bill  jirovides  that 
no  waggons,  carts,  or  drays  shall  be  used  oi-  remain  in 
any  of  the  streets  or  passages  Icailing  from  the  chain  of 
St.  Dunstau'.^^  to  the  Old  Palace  at  Westminster  between 
the  hotirs  of  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning  and  two  in  the 
afternoon  during  the  sittingof  Parliament,  or  the  terms  at 
Westminster,  on  pain  of  forfeiture  of  the  waggons,  carts, 
or  drays,  and  the  horses  or  oxen  drawing  the  same,  unless 


redeemed  bj-  the  owners  within  twenty-four  hours  by  a 
payment  of  10?.  ;  the  Bill  further  provides  that  in  order 
to  give  notice  to  waggoners.  &c.  two  bells  shall  be  tolled 
at  St.  Dunstan's,  St.  Clement  Dane's,  St.  Martiu's-in-the 
Fields,  and  St.  Margaret's,  Westminster,  for  a  quarter 
of  an  hour  at  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning  and  two  in  the 
afternoon.  The  Bill,  which  was  read  a  first  time  this 
day,  was  reported  from  Committee,  and  ordered  to  be 
engrossed  on  the  14th,  but  no  further  proceeding  is 
mentioned.     L.  J.,  XL  44ti. 

May  7.  Engrossment  of  preceding  Bill.  (Parchment 
Collection.) 

May  12.  Order  for  release  on  bail  of  Thomas  Vavasour 
and  others  now  in  custody  for  some  misdemeanors  con- 
cerning the  level  of  Hatfield  Chase.  L.  J.,  XL  45(x 
In  exfeiiso. 

May  12.  Copy  of  preceding. 

May  12.  Another  copy. 

May  13.  List  of  Committee  appointed  to  draw  reasons 
to  be  offered  to  the  Commons  at  the  conference  upon  the 
Bill  concerning  the  militia.  &c.     L.  J.,  XL  4.57. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Draft  proviso  concerning  the  assessing  and 
charging  Peers  with  horse  and  arms.  L.  J.,  XL 
458.     In  extenso. 

2.  Letter  from  Lord  Chief  Justice  Bridgemait, 
Speaker  of  the  Hou.se  of  Lords,  to  Mr.  'Walker, 
[the  reading  clerk]  at  the  Lords'  House,  or  at  the 
Committee  in  the  Prince's  Chamber  behind  the 
Jjords'  House.  The  writer  is  afraid  there  may  be 
some  mistake  in  copying  out  the  paper  (viz.  preced- 
ing proviso)  which  was  so  ill  written  by  him. 
especially  in  mistaking  the  words  "for''  and 
"  and."  If  there  be  any  such  or  other  literal  error 
the  writer  hopes  it  may  be  amended  by  the  CJom- 
mittee.  He  is  afraid  the  haste  of  drawing  up  the 
paper  may  perhaps  make  it  too  short  in  expres- 
sioUj  for  if  he  remembers,  the  words  are  "  in 
■'  case  of  default  the  lieutenant  or  three  deputy 
"  lieutenants  may  cause  a  distress  to  be  taken.'' 
but  mentions  not  in  what  lands.  Prays  if  it  be 
so  that  some  of  the  Lords  of  the  Committee  may 
be  put  in  mind  of  it  that  words  to  this  eflect  may 
be  added, "'  in  any  of  the  lands  of  such  defaulter,  or 
"  within  theirsaid  counties  or  limits  respectively." 
13  May  1662. 

3.  Account  of  the  sums  due  to  the  officers  of  six 
regiments  of  trained  bands  and  six  regiments  of 
auxiliaries  raised  by  an  Act  of  the  secluded  mem- 
bers, dated  12th  March  1069-60,  in  order  to  His 
Majesty's  liappj'  restoration,  and  contimted  upon 
duty  until  October  the  24th,  1660. 

4-39.  Amendments,  provisoes,  &c.  to  the  Militia 
Bill — The  Bill  received  the  royal  assent  on  the 
19th  instant.     13  &  14  Car.  II.  o.  3, 

May  15.  xVmendments  to  the  Bill  foi'  providing  car- 
riages by  land  and  water  for  the  use  of  His  Majesty's 
Navy  and  Ordnance.  The  Bill  received  the  royal  assent 
on  the  19th  instant.  L.  J.,  XL  460.  13  &  14  Car.  II. 
c.  20. 

May  15.  Order  for  release  of  Mr.  Middleton,  now  in 
custody  for  breach  of  privilege  relating  to  the  Earl  of 
Northumberland.     L.  J.,  XL  461.     In  oxtenso. 

May  15.  Statement  of  Edward  Cherry,  domestic 
chaplain  to  Earl  Rivers,  complaining  of  arrest  by  John 
George  and  others,  though  he  produced  a  protection 
from  the  Earl.     L.  J..  XI.'  461. 

May  15,  Statement  of  John  Poole,  servant  and  secre- 
tary to  the  Bishop  of  Chichester,  that  he  has  been 
arrested  and  imprisoned  conti-ary  to  privilege  upon  a 
sujjposed  promise  to  paj'  another  man's  debt.  L.  J., 
XL  461. 

May  15.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirming  and  continuing 
two  Acts  for  the  necessary  maintenance  of  the  work  of 
draining  the  great  level  of  the  fens.  This  Bill,  which 
was  read  P'  this  day,  passed  the  Hoase  of  Lords,  but 
was  dropped  in  the  House  of  Commons.  L.  J.,  XT. 
461,  &c. 

May  15.  Amendments,  &c.  to  the  Bill  for  preventing 
the  unuecessary  charge  of  sheriffs  and  for  eate  in  passing 
their  accounts.  The  Bill  received  the  royal  a-sent  on 
the  19th  instant.  13  &  11  Car.  LI.  c.  21.  (Seven  papers.) 
L.  J.,  XL  161. 

May  16.  Amendments  to  the  Bill  against  exporting 
of  sheep  wool,  woolfels,  mortlings,  shorlings,  yarn 
made  of  wool,  woolflocks.  fullers  earth,  fulling  clay, 
and  toljacco  pipe  clay.  L.  J.,  XL  463.  The  Bill  received 
the  royal  assent  on  the  19th  instant. 

May  17.  Amendments,  &c.  to  the  Bill  for  the  restoring 
of  all  such  advowsons,  rectories,  impropriate  glebe 
lands  and  tithes  to  His  Majesty's  loyal  sulyects  as  were 


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HovsE  OF     taken  from    them,    and  making   void  certain  charges 

LoHDs.       imposed  on  them  upon  their   compositions  for  delin- 

Ciilendar.      ((nency  by  the  late  usurped  powers.     L.  J.,  XI.  465. 

2(ig.)  The  Bill  received  the  royal  assent  on  the  l9th  instant. 

May  17.  Petition  of  Edward  Gower.  Petitioner  is  one 
of  the  heirs  of  Sir  Richard  Leveson,  of  Trentham.  Staf- 
ford, deceased ;  since  whose  d?ath  there  is  a  will  .■■jet  on 
foot,  whereby  (if  good)  he  has  devised  all  his  estate  from 
his  right  heirs.  There  is  a  Bill  before  Parliament  for 
restoring  such  impi  opriatious  as  were  passed  awa}'  by 
His  Majesty's  faithful  subjects  in  p.irt  of  the  unjust  com- 
positions imposed  upon  them  for  their  loyalty,  of  which 
number  Sir  Eichard  Leveson  was  one,  who,  being  dead 
before  the  passing  of  this  Act,  could  not  devise  the  same 
from  petitioner,  the  estate  not  being  in  him  at  the  time 
of  his  decease.  Notwithstanding-  the  said  Act  relating 
to  the  first  day  of  the  Parliament  by  construction  of 
law,  the  estate  will  rest  in  Sir  Richard  as  from  that 
day,  and  consequently  cause  the  will  to  extend  to  those 
impropriations,  whereby  petitioner  will  be  disinherited, 
and  not  have  like  benefit  with  those  heirs  whose  ances- 
tors died  before  (he  first  day  of  the  Parliament.  There 
is  a  general  saving  offered  in  the  Bill  for  the  rights  of 
all  persons  till  1662,  to  the  end  that  petitioner's  case, 
with  others,  may  be  provided  for.  but  it  is  not  sufficiently 
penned  to  remedy  the  inconveniences.  Petitioner 
prays  leave  to  offer  a  particular  saving  to  preserve  the 
rights  of  Sir  Richard  Leveson's  heirs  in  the  Bill,  or  that 
provision  may  be  made  for  petitioner's  relief  in  the 
general  saving.     Sec  L.  J.,  XI.  465. 

May  17.  Amendments,  &c.  to  the  Bill  for  preventing 
rapine  and  theft  upon  the  Northern  borders  of  England. 
L.  J.,  XI.  466.  The  Bill  received  the  royal  assent  on 
the  19th  instant.     (Three  papers.) 

May  17.  Amendments  and  proviso  to  the  Bill  for  the 
better  relief  of  the  poor.  L.  J.,  XI.  467.  The  Bill 
received  the  royal  assent  on  the  19th  in.stant.  (Five 
papers.) 

May  19.  Amendments  and  provisoes  to  the  Bill  for 
regulating  printing.  L,  J.,  XI.  469.  The  Bill  received 
the  royal  assent  this  day.     (Eleven  papers.) 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Applicaiion  that  a  proviso  may  Ije  inserted  in 
the  Bill  for  the  protection  of  the  rights  of  Sir 
Andrew  King  to  whom  the  King  by  letters  pa- 
tent granted  the  oflBce  of  Clerk  of  the  Bills  in 
the  Cuiitom  House,  which  is  the  taking  an 
account  of  all  entries  made  of  goods  by  merchants 
and  others  for  whatsoever  is  brought  in  or  carried 
out  of  the  kingdom  to  be  distributed  to  the 
merchants  and  traders  who  desire  the  same.  The 
list  of  entries  passed  at  the  Custom  House  at  noon 
is  immediately  printed  and  delivered  to  the  mer- 
chants and  others  by  four  o'clock  the  same  day. 
This  can  only  be  done  by  the  continuance  of  the 
printing  press  as  it  is  now  over  the  Custom  House 
in  Thames  Street.  A  printer  free  of  the  C'it\- 
and  of  the  Company  of  Stationers  has  always 
been  employed  in  this  business. 

2.  Printed  bill  of  imports  and  exports  for  the  26th 
of  March  1662. 

3.  Proposed  pro^viso. 

4.  Copy  of  preceding. 

May  19.  Amendments,  provisoes,  &c.  to  the  Bill  for 
enlarging  and  repairing  of  common  highways.  L.  J., 
XI.  469.  The  Bill  received  the  royal  assent  this  day. 
(Nineteen  papers.) 

May  20.  'Writ  to  John  Browne,  Clerk  of  the  Parlia- 
ments, to  certify  into  Chancery  the  Act  declaring  the 
pains,  penalties,  and  forfeitures  imposed  upon  the  es- 
tates and  persons  of  certain  notorious  offenders  excepted 
out  of  the  Act  of  free  and  general  pardon,  indemnity, 
and  oblivion.  This  Act  received  the  royal  assent  on  the 
:30th  of  July  1661. 

ri662.]  [1662.1 

Petition  of  Grace  Jackson,  widow,  addressed  to  Richard 
Earl  of  Dorset  and  Thomas  Earl  of  Berkshire.  Petitioner 
has  faithfully  prosecuted  the  discoveries  before  their 
Lordships  at  the  Savoy  against  the  treasurers  for  maimed 
soldiers  and  widows,  and  by  her  continued  labours  and 
expenses  ha.-  brought  herself  very  low.  She  has  by  her 
diligence  succeeded  in  attaching  the  person  of  Mr. 
Bressy,  who  is  now  in  custody.  She  prays  then-  Lord- 
ships' help  and  favour  in  obtaining  some  relief  for  the 
supply  of  her  present  necessities  until  the  business  so 
elfectually  prosecuted  by  her  shall  be  brought  to  a  final 
order,  and  that  their  Lordships  would  write  a  line  to 
Mr.  Barker  that  her  name  may  be  inserted  in  the  list. 

Petition  of  Michael  Crake,  water  bailift"  of  Sunder- 
land.    Charles  I.,  in  the  vacancy  of  a  Lord  Admiral, 


settled  the  water-bailiwick  of  Sunderland  upon  peti-     Hocseof 
tioner,  which  office  his  Highness  James  Duke  of  York,       Lokds. 
Lord  High  Admiral  of  England,  did,  upon  his  coming      Calmlar. 
in,  confirm  upon  petitioner  during  his  life;  but  John      "-ifl^^.,  •,' 
Bishop  of  Durham  forced  possession  of  the  office  con-      L-ioo-.j 
trary  to  law,  pretending  a  right  to  be  Lord  Admiral 
there,  but   neither  he  nor  any  Bishop  of  Durham  had 
any  grant  of  the  admiralty  of  the  county,  either  from 
the  Crown  or  from  His  Highness  the  Lord  High  Admiral 
of  England.      Petitioner   prays  t-)   be    restored   tu  his 
ofiice,  of  which  he  was  unlawfully  put  out  of  possessiun, 
and  he  will  then  maintain  His  Highness'  right   at  the 
common  law. 


1662-3. 

Jan.  12.  "Writs  of  summons  to  Parliament  to — 
George  Bishop  of  Chester, 
John  Bishop  of  Worcester. 

Feb.  16.  Writs  of  summons  to  Parliament  to — 
Charles  Earl  nf  Norwich, 
George  Lord  Nevill  of  Bergevenny. 

Feb.  18.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  enabling  grants  uf  titlies, 
and  creating  tithes  where  none  are  payable  in  kind,  to 
be  made  to  the  parsons  and  vicars  of  the  churches 
within  the  precincts  whereof  the  lauds  do  lie.  The  Bill 
was  read  1"  this  day,  and  was  subsequently  committed, 
and  the  Committee  was  appointed  to  meet,  but  no  further 
proceeding  is  mentioued.     L.  J..  XL  479,  &c. 

Annexed : — 

1-2.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 

Feb.  18.  A  roll  of  the  peers  of  the  kingdom  of  England 
according  to  their  birth,  creations,  and  offices.  Gtirter's 
roil.  Signed,  Edw.  Walker,  Garter  Principal  King  of 
Arms.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  20.  Application  for  an  order  to  stay  the  stiit  in 
the  King's  Bench  brought  Ijy  William  Kaile  against  a 
tenant  of  the  Earl  of  Salisbtiry  during  the  privilege  of 
Parliament.     L.  J.,  XI.  481. 

Feb.  20.  Commission  f  jr  John  Lord  Roberts.  Lord 
Privy  Seal,  to  act  as  Speaker  of  the  L'pper  Hotise  in 
the  absence  of  the  Lord  Chancellor.  Sir  Orlando  Bridge- 
man  who  had  been  previously  commissioned  so  to  act 
being  indisposed.     L.  J.,  XI.  482.     In  exieaso. 

Feb.  21.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  avoiding  stoppages; 
in  the  wa_\  s  to  Westminster  in  the  times  of  the  holding 
of  the  Parliament,  or  of  the  terms  there.  This  Bill, 
which  is  similar  to  that  broitght  in  on  the  7th  of  May 
1662  (see  above),  was  read  a  first  time  this  day,  read  2*. 
and  committed,  but  not  farther  proceeded  with.  L.  J., 
XL  481,  &c. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Anotlier  draft. 

2-3.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 

Feb.  23.  Draft  of  an  Act  concerning  His  Majesty's 
power  in  ecclesiastical  afi'airs.  The  preamble  recites 
that  whereas  divers  of  His  Majesty's  subjects  through 
error  of  judgment  and  misguided  consciences  (where- 
ttnto  the  licentiousness  of  the  late  unhappy  times  has 
much  contribtited)  do  not  conform  themselves  to  the 
order  of  divine  worship  and  service  established  by  law, 
and  although  His  Majesty  and  both  Houses  of  Parlia- 
ment are  satisfied  that  these  scrttples  of  conscience  are 
ill  grounded,  and  the  government  of  the  church,  with 
the  service  thereof  as  now  established,  is  the  best  that 
is  anywhere  extant,  and  more  effectual  to  the  preser- 
vation of  the  Protestant  religion,  yet  hoping  that 
clemency  and  indulgence  may  wear  out  these  prejttdices 
and  reduce  the  dissenters  to  the  unify  of  the  Chtirch, 
and  cosidering  that  this  indulgence  cannot  be  dis- 
pensed by  any  rule,  but  must  vary  according  to  the 
circumstances  and  principles  of  those  to  whom  it  is  to 
be  granted,  and  that  His  Majesty  is  the  best  judge  where 
and  to  whom  this  indulgence  is  to  be  dispensed,  to  the 
end  that  His  Majesty  may  be  enabled  to  exercise  it  with 
universal  satisfactiof ,  the  Bill  proposes  to  enact  that  the 
King  may  by  letters  patent  under  the  Great  Seal,  or  by 
such  other  ways  as  to  His  Majesty  may  seem  meet, 
dispense  with  the  Act  of  Uniformity,  und  loith  any  other 
laws  or  siafutes  uonosriiini/  the  same,  or  requiring  oaths 
or  subscriptions,  or  vjhich  do  enjoin  conformity  to  the  order, 
diecipline,  and  wirship  estiihlished  iii  this  churrh,  and  th: 
peaaUies  in  the  sjid  latcs  imposed,  or  any  of  them,  and 
may  grai;t  licenses  to  subjects  of  the  Protestant  religion, 
of  "whose  inofi'ensive  and  peacable  disposition  His 
Majesty  shall  be  persuaded,  to  enjoy  the  use  and  exercise 
of  their  religion  and  worship,  though  differing  from  the 
public  rule.  Provided  that  no  such  indulgence  or  dis- 
pensation shall  extend  to  the  tolerating  or  jiermitting 
the  use  or  exercise  of  the  Popish  or  Roman  Catholic 
religion,  or  to  enable  any  person  to  hold  any  office  of 
public  trust,  who  at  the  beginning  of  this  Parliament 
was  by  law  disenabled  thereunto.     The  words  printed 

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HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COJtMISSIOX 


House  of     in  italics  are  r.oteii  in  the  miirgiu  "  to  ^'?  l^^ft  '^"^  °f  ^^% 

Lords.        j^j,j  „     rpj^^  g^^  .^^^^  brought  in  and  read  1°  this  day,  and 

Calendar,      after  passing  through  various    stages  -n-ns   eventually 

16(i-'-3       dropped.     L.  J.,  XI.  482,  &c.  ,.        ,  ^  , 

'     '  Feb.  25.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  recording  the  matches 

and  descents  of  the  nobility  and  gentry  of  England,  and 

for   preventing   usurpations  of  their  armorial  achiev- 

ments  and  irregularities  in  bearing  of  them.     Similar 

to  the  Bill  brought  in  3  July  1661  {see  above).     This  Bill 

was  read  1°  this  day,  recommitted  3  July  16iJ3,  but  was 

not  further  proceeded  with.     L.  J..  XI.  484,  &c. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 

[1662-3,  Feb.  25.]  Draft  list  of  Committee  for  Peti- 
titions.  The  list  does  not  agree  with  that  given  in  the 
journals.     L.  J.,  XI.  -ISl. 

Feb.  27.  Memorandum  by  the  Clerk  of  the  Parlia- 
ments, and  the  Serjeant-at-arms  that  Thomas  Vavasour 
and  others  refused  to  pay  fees,  and  have  gone  out  of 
town  without  giving  bail  according  to  the  order  of  the 
House  of  the  13th  of  May  last.  This  memorandum  is  made 
upon  a  copy  of  the  order  referred  to.     L.  J.,  XI.  485. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  portion  of  the  order  of  lOth  of  March 
1661-2  for  arrest  of  Vavasour  and  others,  noted 
with  the  names  of  those  that  appeared,  but  went 
out  of  town  contrary  to  the  order  without  paying 
fees  or  giving  bail. 

Feb.  27.  Petitionof  Elizabeth.  Baroness  Dowager  of 
Abergavenny  ;  she  claims  dower  and  thirds  of  the  manor 
of  Abergavenny,  and  other  manors  in  right  of  her  late 
husband  John  "Lord  Abergavenny,  and  complains  that 
George,  now  Lord  Abergavenny,  brother  of  her  late 
husband,  has  refused  her  dower,  and  forced  lier  to 
recover  against  him  by  law,  has  obstructed  her  in  bo 
doing  by  his  privilege  as  a  peer,  has  given  order  for 
holding  court  in  his  own  name,  and  for  cutting  down 
woods,  and  intends  to  receive  the  next  rents  wholly  to 
himself  without  any  consideration  of  her  rights ;  she 
prays  for  an  order  to  stop  his  proceedings,  and  that  she 
may  be  permitted  to  proceed  at  law  for  her  relief.  {See 
lielow,  7  May  1663.) 

Feb.  27.  Writ  of  summons  to  Parliament  to  James 
Viscount  Say  and  Seale. 

March  6.  Application  for  an  order  to  stay  proceedings 
in  the  suits  brought  l)y  one  Gobee  against  the  tenants  of 
the  Earl  of  Bedford  as  trustee  for  payment  of  the  debts 
of  the  late  Earl  of  Carlisle.     L.  J.,  XI.  489.    In  e.densu. 

March  6.  Petition  of  Richard  Earl  of  Dorset.  Prays 
to  be  restored  to  the  jiossession  of  the  advowsou  of  St. 
Dunstan's  in  the  West,  &c.     L.  J.,  XI.  490.    In  extenso. 

March  13.  Affidavit  of  Benjamin  Rolt  concerning  a 
riot  in  the  Queen  Dowager's  manor  of  Somereham,  in 
the  county  of  Huntingdon.     L.  J.,  XI.  492. 

March  14.  Application  for  an  order  to  stay  pro- 
ceedings in  a  suit  touching  the  manor  of  Brockton,  in 
the  count}'  of  Salop,  wherein  the  title  of  Viscount 
Stafford  is  concerned  during  the  privilege  of  Parliament. 
L.  J.,  XI.  493. 

March  14.  Matters  which  the  Committee  appointed 
to  review  the  statutes  concerning  the  streets,  poor, 
highways,  and  hackney  coaches  have  thought  fit  to 
require  satisfaction  in  from  the  Commissioners  and 
others  charged  with  the  execution  of  the  several  powers 
in  the  statutes.     (Two  paper.s.)     L.  J.,  XI.  493. 

March  16.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  Edward  Mar- 
ijuess  of  AVorcester  to  receive  the  benefit  and  profit  of 
a  water-commanding  engine  by  him  invented,  one  tenth 
part  whereof  is  approjjriated  for  the  benefit  of  the  King's 
Majesty,  his  heirs  and  successors.  Read  1°  this  day. 
Received  the  royal  assent  3  June  1663.  L.  J.,  XI.  493, 
&c. 

March  16.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  better  regulating 
the  manufacture  of  glass  bottles,  and  for  preventing  of 
abuses  committed  therein.  Similar  to  the  Bill  brought 
in  10th  April  1662  (.see  above).  Read  1"  this  day,  but 
rejected  upon  the  (juestion  that  the  Bill  be  engrossed. 
L.  J.,  XI.  493,  &c. 

March  17.  Petition  of  Sir  Allan  Zouch  and  Dame 
Katherine  his  wife  for  relief  against  a  decree  in 
Chancery  obtained  by  Eliz.  Bradbury,  deceased,  and 
revived  by  her  executrix  Anne  Hedingfield  Ser  L.  J., 
XI.  528. 

March  19.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  preventing  of  abate- 
ments of  wi  its  of  error  upon  judgments  in  the  Exchequer. 
The  Bill  was  read  1"  this  day,  passed  through  all  stages 
in  the  Lords,  but  was  dropped  in  the  Commons.  A  Bill, 
with  a  similar  title,  received  the  royal  assent  the 
following  year.     L.  J.,  XI.  494,  &c. 

March  21.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  making  navigable 
or  othcnviso  passable  divers    rivers   from    Greenstead 


[Grinstead],  irnndel,  Portsmouth,  Petersfleld,  Darkin     "£J|^g'''' 

[Dorking],  and  Farnham,  in  the   counties  of   Surrey,  ' 

Sussex,    and     Southampton,     to    London,    and     from      Calendar. 
Southampton  to  Winchester  and  Allsford  [Alresfordj.      1662-3. 
The  Bill  was  read  1 '  this  day,  but  subsequently  dropped. 
L.  J.,  XI.  496,  &c. 

March  2  i.  Draft  of  an  Act  enabling  Dorothy  Lady 
Dacre,  widow  and  relict  of  the  Right  Honorable  Richard 
Lord  Dacre,  deceased,  late  one  of  the  Peers  of  this  realm, 
to  hold  and  enjoy  the  site  of  the  manor  of  Sutton  Court, 
together  with  the  manor  and  divers  lands,  tenements, 
and  hereditaments  tliereunto  belonging,  for  the  residue 
of  the  term  of  years  in  a  lease  thereof  made  by  Dr. 
Matthew  Nicholas,  the  late  Dean,  and  the  Chapter  of 
the  Cathedral  Church  of  St.  Paul  in  London,  to  Charles 
Whittaker,  Esq.,  yet  to  come  ami  unexpired.  Read  1" 
this  day,  and  upon  ijue-stion  rejected.     L.  J.,  XI.  497. 

March  24.  Draft  of  petition  to  the  King  concerning 
Jesuists  and  Romish  priests.  L.  J..  XI.  498.  In  e.r- 
ienso. 

Annexed  :— 

1.  Copy  of  the  preamble  to  the  Act,  27  Hen.  VIII. 
c.  28,  for  the  dissolution  of  religions  houses. 

2.  Extract  from  the  King's  articles  of  marriage 
granting  to  the  Queen  the  same  privileges  with 
regard  to  her  religion  as  were  formerly  granted 
to  the  Queen  mother.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  495. 

March  24.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  naturalising  James 
Taudin,  Didier  Foucant,  and  Mathew  Boucheret,  all 
born  beyond  the  seas.  The  Bill  does  not  apjiear  to  have 
been  read,  but  Taudin  and  Foucant  took  the  oaths  this 
day  in  order  to  then-  being  naturalised.  0.  J.,  VIII. 
456. 

1663.  1663. 

March  28.  Report  of  the  conference  with  the  Com- 
mons respecting  the  petition  to  the  King  against 
Jesuits  and  Romish  priests.     L.  J.,  XI.  500. 

March  28.  Amendments  to  the  petition  proposed  by 
the  Commons  and  agreed  to  by  the  Lords.  L.  J., 
XI.  500. 

March  28.  Amended  draft  of  the  petition.  L.  J., 
XL  500.     la  ej-fenso. 

March  28.  Petition  of  Thomas  Vavasour  and  Peter 
Clarke,  on  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  tenants  and 
inhabitants  of  Ep worth,  in  the  Isle  of  Axholme,  in  the 
county  of  Lincoln.  Petitioners  were,  with  twenty-two 
other  tenants  and  inhabitants  of  the  manor  of  Bpworth, 
ordered  to  be  attached  during  the  last  session  of  Parlia- 
ment to  answer  to  a  pretended  contempt  of  an  order  of 
the  House.  Upon  notice  thereof  ttiirteen  of  them  came 
voluntarily  iu  and  yielded  themselves  prisoners,  and 
being  bronglit  to  the  bar,  a  day  was  set  down  for  them 
to  be  heard,  but  their  Lordshi|)s'  other  weighty  affairs 
and  the  prorogation  of  Parliament  prevented  this. 
They  are  again  attached  upon  pretence  of  contempt  of 
another  order  of  the  13th  of  May  last,  although  they 
have  ever  since  demeaned  themselves  peaceably.  The 
Bill  for  Hatfield  Level,  in  which  petitioners  are 
concerned,  is  now  depending  in  the  House  of  Commons, 
and  most  of  the  tenants  are  very  poor  men,  and  some 
of  them  are  undone  by  this  last  restraint,  and  have 
not  yet  been  hoard.  They  pray  that  some  of  them  may 
have  libetry  to  attend  before  the  House  of  Commons, 
and  the  rest  to  follow  their  lawful  employments  in  seed 
time,  or  that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for  them  to  be 
heard.     L.  J.,  XL  500. 

March  3C.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  vesting  certain  lands 
of  John  Copleston,  gent.,  in  Sir  Francis  Vincent,  Knight 
and  Baronet,  Thomas  Waldegrave,  Esquire,  Charles 
Comwallis,  Esquire,  Thomas  Westlake,  gent.,  and  their 
heirs  to  sell  for  payment  of  his  debts.  Read  1"  this  day, 
passed  through  all  stages  in  the  Lords,  but  was  rejected 
in  the  Commons.     L.  .1.,  XL  501. 

March  31.  Petition  of  Thomas  Vavasour  and  Peter 
Clarke.  Petitioners  are  kept  close  prisoners  for  pre- 
tended contempts  and  misdemeanors.  They  arc  willing 
to  pay  the  officers'  fees  according  to  their  abilities,  and 
pray  that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for  them  to  be  heard. 
L.  J.,  XL  501. 

[March  — .]  Writ  of  summons  to  Parliament  to 
Charles  Henry  Lord  Wotton  of  Wotton. 

April  1.  Petition  of  Sir  Allan  Zouch  and  Dame 
Katherine  his  wife.  In  the  year  1647  Elizabeth  Brad- 
bury, since  deceased,  during  the  time  of  petitioner's 
residence  in  the  King's  garrisons,  obtained  a  decree  in 
Chancery  against  them,  which  in  1650,  after  full  exami- 
nation, was  reversed  by  the  powers  then  in  being,  but 
has  now  been  revived  by  Anne  Bedingfield,  adminis- 
tratrix of  Elizabeth  Bradbury.  Petitioners  pray  to  be 
relieved  against  the  decree,  and  that  the  depositions 
taken  before  the  commission  formerly  appointed  to  ex- 


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House  or      amine  into   tlie   matter  may  be  used,  as  many  of  the 

_^^'        wilnesses  are  now  dead.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  52s. 
Calendar.  April   1.   Petition    of   Elizabeth    Reynolds,    formerly 

1663.  '^v'lie  to  Captain  OhillinCThall.  Petitioner's  late  husband 
Wiis  murdered  at  the  insurrtotioniu  Kent,  and  petitioner 
was  grievously  wounded  to  the  loss  of  her  limbs,  and  left 
a  desol.ite  widow,  with  a  great  charge  of  five  children, 
having  spent  all  her  estate  in  the  service  of  hi.s  late 
Majesty  and  His  Majesty  that  now  is,  as  appears  by 
certificate  under  His  Majesty's  royal  hand  (a  copy 
whereof  is  annexed).  Petitioner  was  also  forced  beyond 
the  seas  for  above  seven  years,  and  is  now  married  to 
Thomas  Reynolds,  a  gunner,  who  served  their  Majesties 
from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of  the  late  wars,  in  which 
service  he  was  maimed,  and  rendered  altogether  in- 
capable to  gain  a  livelihood.  He  has  been  arrested  in 
an  action  of  7001.  for  a  debt  which  was  but  80l.,  and 
was  contracted  by  reason  of  his  services  and  sufferings, 
and  has  been  imprisoned  in  "\\'ood  Street  Counter  for 
above  three  months,  although  the  debt  is  all  paid  ex- 
cept 25/.  She  prays  that  something  may  be  granted 
towards  the  enlargement  of  her  husband  and  for  the 
relief  of  her  children,  as  she  has  spent  and  lost  above 
1,500/.  in  His  Majesty's  service. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy   of  certificate    referred   to   in    preceding. 
7  Aug.  1654. 
April  2.  Copy  of  the  King's   answer  to  the  petition 
against   .Jesuits   and   Romish   priests.     L.  J.,  XI.  503. 
In  e.etenso. 

April  2.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  settling  of  lands  and 
Batisfaction  of  moneys  disbursed  for  the  benefit  of 
infants,  and  to  compose  suits  in  law  against  them.  The 
title  of  this  Bill  was  subsequently  altered  to  an  Act  for 
the  settling  of  an  annuity  of  three  hundred  pounds  per 
annum  upon  Charles  Earl  of  Portland,  and  for  the 
benefit  of  Willoughby  \\  hitlocke,  Bulsirode  Whitlocke, 
and  Carleton  Whitlocke,  infants,  and  for  confirming  of 
agreements  made  to  compose  suits  in  law  against  them. 
Read  1"  this  day,  and  received  the  roval  assent  3  .June 
1663.  L.  J.,  XI.  .501.,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1-3.  Amendments  and  provisoes. 
April  4.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  settling  of  the  lands 
of  the  Earl  of  Kent  and  the  Lord  Lucas,  on  the  marriage 
of  the  said  Earl  with  the  daughter  and  heir  apparent  of 
the  said  Lord  Lucas.  Read  1"  this  day,  and  received 
the  royal  a?se^it  27  July  16G3.     L.  J.,  XL  504,  &c. 

Ajiril  6.  Draft  report  fj^m  the  ('ommittee  for 
Privileges,  recommending  that  no  person  who  is  not 
capacitated  to  be  present  at  debates  of  Parliament  shall 
be  allowed  near  the  doors  during  the  sitting  of  the 
House,  and  that  the  orders  of  the  1.5th  of  May  1661 
concerning  the  Painted  Chamber,  &c.  be  amended. 
L.  J.,  XI.  5o6. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  orders  of  16th  of  May  1661  amended  as 
suggested. 
April  7.  Petition  of  Abraham  Forrester.  Petitioner 
having  heretofore  petitioned  His  ^lajesty  to  make 
known  a  new  invention  for  repairing  highways,  whereby 
all  wains,  waggons,  coaches,  carts,  and  horsemen  may 
the  better  travel  without  danger,  and  so  to  repair 
them  that  they  shall  contmue  durable  for  many  years  at 
a  more  easy  charge  than  they  now  are,  His  Majesty  was 
pleased  to  command  that  petitioner  should  make  an 
experiment,  whereby  it  might  appear  that  the  effect 
might  be  answerable  to  the  undertaking.  In  obedience 
to  this  command  petitioner  has  made  an  experiment 
upon  the  road  leading  from  His  Majesty's  Palace  at  St. 
James',  as  appears  by  a  certificate  which  ha.s  fully 
satisfied  His  Majesty,  whose  pleasure  is  that  it  be  re- 
commended to  Parliament  to  take  the  business  into 
consideration  both  for  the  highways  of  this  nation,  and 
for  the  paving  of  all  streets  whatsoever,  whereby  the 
undertaker  may  be  encouraged  by  an  allowance  of  a 
salary  for  bim  and  his  agents.  Petitioner  is  bold  to 
present  these  matters  to  their  Lordships.  L.  .J.,  XI.  507. 
April  7.  Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the 
Committee  appointed  to  consider  the  statute  concerning 
highways,  &c.     L.  J.,  XL  .J07. 

April  7.  Petition  of  Windsor  Sandys,  James  Pitson, 
and  others  concerned  with  and  for  them.  In  the  year 
1653  the  RiverWye  [Wey],  in  the  county  of  Surrey,  was, 
upon  the  procurement  of  the  town  of  Guildford,  made 
navigable  by  James  Pitson  and  his  partners  at  a  cost  of 
about  15,000?.,  and  the  profits  arising  thence  have  been 
quietly  and  peaceably  enjoyed  by  the  makers  and  those 
claiming  under  them  until  the  last  session  of  this  Par- 
liament, when  William  Dickenson  and  others  illegally 
and  contrary  to  a  decree  of  Chancery,  by  making  use  of 
U    8t062. 


petitioner   Pitson's  name,   obtained  of  the  proprietors     House  op 
conveyances  of  divers  parcels  of  lands  which  wuie  con-       I'ORds. 
tracted  for  for  the  use  of  the  river,  and  for  which  the      Calendar 
greatest   part   of   the   money  was  paid.     Having  thus        iftR> 
bought  a  title  to  certain  lands  throu-li  which  the  river 
is  cut,  Dickenson  and  the  others  have  for  some  mouths 
hindered  the  passage  of  all  boats,  but  such  as  by  com- 
bination pay  the  whole  rcveuue  of  the  river  to   them, 
whereby  commerce  has  been  ,«o  ob.structed  that  in  some 
weeks  fiv?  or  six   hundred  quarters  of  corn  and  meal, 
besides  other  commodities,  have  been  uncarried  to  the 
gjeat  damage  of  the   owners  and  the  market,  and  the 
King's  timber  for  shipping,  which  is  much  wanted,  is 
obstructed:   all  which  is  contrary  to  orders  from  the 
King  and  Council.     Petitioners  pray  that  the  manage- 
ment of  the  navigation  may  be  put  "into  some  fit  hands, 
which,  in  respect  the   river  is  cut  through  «ome  part 
of  His   Majesty's  lands,  may  most  properly  be   in  the 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer,  or  that  the  revenue  and 
profits  may  lie  received  and  kept  until  the  right  therein 
be  settled  by  Parliament,  and  that  the  illegal  combina- 
tions and  practices  done  in  this  afl'air  may  receive  some 
exemplary  judgment.     L.  J.,  XI.  607. 
Annexed : — 

].  Another  petition  of  same.     Pray  that  their  com- 
plaint Jigainst  William  Dickenson  and  others  may 
be  heard  at  the  bar.     (LTndated.) 
April  7.  Order  referring  preceding  petitions  of  Windsor 
Sandys  and   others,   to   the   Committee   upon   the   Bill 
for  making  navigable  certain  rivers  in  the   counties  of 
Surrey,  Sussex,  and  Southampton.      L.  J.,  XL  507.     In 
e.efpHso. 

April  9.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  improvement  of  Ash- 
downe  Forest  and  the  jiark  called  the   Broyle   Park. 
Read  1°  this   day,    passed   through    all    stages  in    the 
Lords,    but   was    dropped    in    the   Commons.      L.    J 
XL  507,  &c. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Amendments  to  preceding. 

Ajiril  11.  Petition  of  Sir  Edward  Heath,  Knight  of 
the  Bath,  and  Francis  Heath,  his  brother.  Justinian 
Pagett,  who  held  the  office  of  Custos  Brevium  in  the 
Court  of  King's  Bench,  forfeited  the  same  by  the  law  of 
the  realm  for  his  non-attendance  according  to  the  com- 
mands of  his  late  Majesty.publishedby  his  proclamation 
at  Oxford  of  the  1st  Jan.  1643-4,  at  which  time  Sir 
Robert  Heath,  being  duly  con.stituted  Chief  Justice  of 
the  Court,  the  office  being  forfeited  and  void  as  afore- 
said, granted  it  to  petitioners  for  their  lives,  which  grant 
was  enrolled,  and  petitioners  were  dulj'  sworn  and 
became  possessed  of  the  office,  and  lor  some  time 
officiated  therein,  but  were  and  are  now  by  Justinian 
Pagett  and  by  reason  of  the  late  troubles  hindered 
in  the  enjoyment  thereof.  For  remedy  whereof  peti- 
tioners brought  their  writ  of  assize  of  novel  deseisin 
in  the  Court  of  King's  Bench  against  Pagett,  but  a 
verdict  passed  against  them  because  they  could  not  give 
full  and  formal  satisfaction  as  to  the  proof  of  the  pro- 
clamation, or  other  legal  adjournment  o(  the  Court  from 
Westminster  to  Oxford,  or  of  the  enrolment  of  the 
grant,  or  of  their  admittance  into  the  office  as  by  the 
strict  rule  of  the  common  law  was  required,  the  records 
and  other  proceedings  therein,  b}'  reason  of  the  surrender 
of  Oxford,  not  being  extant.  Petitioners  pray  their 
Lordships  to  admit  them  to  their  proofs,  and  upon  con- 
sideration thereof  to  restore  them  to  their  ofiice.  L.  J., 
XI.  608. 

Annexed  :^ 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Another  copy. 

April  11.  Petition  of  divers  persons  claiming  right  of 
common  in  the  forest  of  Asbdowne  and  chase  or  park 
called  the  Broyle,  in  the  count}'  of  Sussex,  in  the  name 
of  themselves  and  others.  The  forest  of  Ashdowne, 
otherwise  called  Lancaster  Great  Park,  and  tlie  chase  or 
park  called  the  Broyle  have  lately  been  disafforested  by 
His  Majesty's  letters  patent,  and  are  intended  to  be 
enclosed  and  improved.  Petitioners  hope  they  will  not 
be  deprived  thereby  of  that  which  of  right  belongs  to 
them  by  way  of  common  ;  for  the  better  ascertaining  of 
which  they  pray  their  Lordships  to  take  into  considera- 
tion the  Bill  for  erecting  a  judicature  by  commission  to 
such  [it  persons  of  the  county  as  their  Lordships  shall 
judge  most  proper,  aud  to  allot  ihem  just  satisfaction. 
L.  J. ,  XL  509. 

Ajiril  11.  Petition  of  Thomas  Shcircliffe.  Petitioner 
has  been  imprisoned  for  a  month  by  their  Lordshijis' 
order  for  counterfeiting  the  hand  of  Lord  Hunsdon, 
which  oti'unce  was  in  fact  committed  by  Francis  Bird. 
Petitioner  prays  that  their  Lordships  will  be  ])1  eased  to 


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grant  him  his  release,  t'orasranch  as  ho  has  produced  the 
man  roally  guilty.     L.  J..  XI.  509. 

April  lo.  Petition  of  Dame  Dorcthy  Kosewell.  Prays 
to  be  heard  against  the  Bill  empowering  8ir  John  Drake 
and  others  to  sell  lands  for  payment  of  the  portion  of 
Ellou  Briscoe.     L.  . I.,  XI.  610. 

April  13.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of 
Lowestoft  in  Suffolk.  Complain  that  the  luider-sheriff 
of  Norfolk  refused  to  join  with  the  under-sheriff  of 
Suffolk,  according  to  their  Lordships'  order  of  the  26th 
of  February  1061-2,  in  measm-ing  the  seven  miles 
within  which  the  Corporation  of  Yarmouth  was  to 
enjoy  full  privileges ;  they  further  complain  that  the 
Yarmouth  fishermen  have  since  the  new  boundary  post 
was  set  up  come  three  miles  beyond  it  toward  Lowestoft, 
aud  have  chased  the  Lowestoft  fishers  and  comi)elled 
them  to  can-y  all  their  herrings  to  Yarmouth,  where 
by  reason  of  the  plenty  carried  thither,  the  Yarmouth 
men  set  a  price  on  them  from  fifty  to  thirty  shillings 
the  last,  and  some  under,  so  that  the  poor  fishers,  by 
reason  of  the  small  prices,  do  not  get  sufficient  to  make 
good  their  tackling,  to  the  ruin  of  petitioners,  who  are 
wearied  out  with  tjie  endless  aud  vexatious  suits  of  their 
powerful  adversaries.  Petitioners  pray  that  the  ad- 
measurement made  in  pursuance  of  theii'  Lordships' 
order  may  be  confirmed,  aud  that  means  may  be  adopted 
to  ]irovide  for  the  future  security  and  quiet  of  petitioners 
and  the  Lowestoft  fishermen.     L.  J.,  XL  510. 

Annexed : — 
1.  Narrative  concerning  the  proceedings  upon  an 
order  of  the  House  of  Lords  bearing  date  the 
26th  of  February  1661-2,  wherein  the  determina- 
tion of  admeasuring  seven  miles  from  the  Crane 
Key,  in  Yarmouth,  towards  Lowestoft  is  refen-ed 
to  the  two  several  and  respective  Sheriffs  of 
Suttblk  and  Norfolk.     L.  J.,  XI.  510.     In  fxtenso. 

April  13.  Complaint  that  the  Earl  of  Salisbury  has 
been  assessed  at  a  horse  and  arms  by  the  Deputy  Lieu- 
tenants of  Somerset  contrary  to  privilege,  and  that  a 
writ  for  levying  20?..  in  lieu  thereof  has  been  executed 
against  his  Lordship's  tenant.     L.  J.,  XL  511. 

Annexed : — 

1.  List  of  the  Deputy  Lieutenants  who  signed  the 
warrant,  &c. 

April  13.  Order  referring  the  Earl  of  Salisbury's 
complaint  to  the  Committee  for  Privileges.  L.  J., 
XL  511.     In  c.efenso. 

April  29.  Petition  of  Roger  Smith,  of  the  City  of 
Norwich.  Upon  misinformation  their  Lordships  were 
pleased  to  order  petitioner  to  be  taken  into  custody  by 
tlio  Serjeant-at-Arms,  by  virtue  whereof  he  is  now  under 
)'estraint,  to  his  exceeding  damage  and  the  great  neglect 
of  His  Majesty's  service,  having  the  receipt  of  a  monthly 
as.=e.ssiiient  in  the  county  of  Norfolk  and  other  moneys 
belonging  to  His  Majesty.  Prays  to  be  discharged,  or 
that  a  s])cedy  hearing  may  be  granted  to  him.  L.  J., 
XL  61:!. 

Apiil  29.  Names  of  persons  to  be  attached  for  arresting 
a  servant  of  the  Earl  of  Middlesex.     L.  .L,  XL  513. 

May  2,  Affidavit  of  Robert  Pemberton.  Thomas 
Tjiidiugton,  a  servant  to  Lord  Warwick,  being  arrested 
immediately  upon  the  adjournment  of  the  House,  depo- 
nent was  sent  by  his  Lordship  to  demand  him  of  the 
keeper  of  the  prison,  which  he  accordingly  did,  but 
Bamu^'l  Atkins,  at  whose  suit  Lodington  was  arrested, 
encouraged  the  keeper  to  detain  him,  promising  to  hold 
hlui  liarmlcss.     L.  .L,  XL  515. 

May  2.  Petition  of  Samuel  Atkins.  Lodington  was 
uiiilcr  arrest  before  petitioner  laid  his  execution  upon 
him,  and  although  he  pretends  to  be  bailiff  to  Lord 
VVaiuick,  he  was  never  really  concerned  in  managing 
his  fiordsliiij's  estate,  and  has  offered  to  jjrucure  another 
proti'diou  trum  the  said  Lord  for  one  Bassctt  for  2uZ., 
besides  which  he  is  a  dangerous  person,  aiul  disaffected  to 
the  kingly  government.  Petitioner  prays  their  Lordships 
not  to  ]irotect  so  unworthy  a  person.     L.  .L,  XL  515. 

May  2.  Petition  of  William  Bassett  and  many  others, 
'i'homas  Lodington  having  contracted  great  debts  aud 
being  arrested,  petitioners  became  bail  for  him  knowing 
him  to  have  a  considerable  estate;  this  he  has  since 
niiule  away  with,  and  intends  speedily  to  go  to  Ireland, 
aud  jietitioners  and  their  fainilies  are  thereby  likely  to 
be  ruined.  Jjudingtou  has  lately  been  arrested  by  some 
others  of  his  creditors,  but  is  eudca\  curing  to  get  him- 
self discharged  under  pi'etence  that  he  is  protected  by 
tlie  Earl  oT  W^arwick,  of  whom  he  rents  certain  lands; 
liisbeing  in  custody  will  discharge  petitioru;rs,  but  if 
he  "pe  not  detained  they  are  likely  to  be  taken  in  exe- 
cution to  thtir  utter  ruiu,  as  they  can  never  have  eatis- 
fac'.iou  from  him.  They  therefore  pray  that  he  may 
remain  in  custody. 


May  5.  Petition  of  Anne  Bedingfield.     After  debate     House  of 
before  their  Lordships  the  cause  between  petitioner  and  ords. 

Sir  Allan  Zouch  and  bis  Lady  was  by  consent  submitted  Calendar. 
to  the  Lord  Chancellor  to  be  examined  in  a  judicial  1663. 
way.  Petitioner's  counsel  accordingly  prepared  a  peti- 
tion to  be  presented  to  his  Lordship,  but  the  counsel  for 
the  other  side  refuse  to  join  therein  without  adding 
words  to  which  petitioner  is  advised  it  would  be  unsafe 
for  her  to  subscribe.  She  prays  their  Lordships  to 
direct  that  the  matter  shall  be  examined  and  determined 
by  the  Lord  Chancellor. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  petition  to  the  Lord  Chancellor  referred  to 
in  preceding. 

2.  Draft  of  another  petition  to  the  Lord  Chancellor. 
May  5.  Petition  of  Sir  Allan  Zouch  and  Dame  Katha- 
rine his  wife.  PetitionerB  complain  that  Anne  Beding- 
field refuses  to  join  in  a  petition  to  the  Lord  Chancellor, 
and  therefore  pray  their  Lordships  to  relieve  them 
against  the  decree  complained  of. 

May  7.  Affidavit  of  'Thomas  Chamberlen,  servant  to 
Lord  Holies,  respecting  his  arrest.     L.  J.,  XL  517.     In 

May  7.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Lady  Dowager  of  Aber- 
gavenny ;  when  her  petition  claiming  dower  of  the 
manors  of  John,  late  Lord  Abergavenny,  and  com- 
plaining that  she  was  refused  the  same  by  George,  now 
Lord  Abergavenny,  and  had  no  remedy  at  law  by  his 
claiming  his  privilege  as  a  peer,  was  lately  read  in 
the  House  {sec  27  Feb.  1662-3)  Lord  Abergavenny 
seemed  to  declare  some  willingness  to  agree  that  her 
dower  should  be  left  to  the  judgment  of  four  Lords,  and 
that  in  the  meantime  she  should  receive  the  third  part 
of  the  profits  of  the  lands  of  which  she  was  dowable  by 
law,  but  he  has  received  the  whole  of  the  rents  of  the 
manors,  intending  only  to  delay  petitioner  and  force  her 
to  recover  her  rights  l)y  law ;  she  therefore  prays  the 
House  to  proceed  in  endowing  her  and  to  make  such 
order  for  her  relief  as  shall  be  agreeable  to  law  and 
precedent.  L.  J.,  XL  518.  The  consideration  of  this 
matter  was  referred  to  the  Lord  Privy  Seal,  the  Earl  of 
Northampton,  Lord  Lovelace,  and  Lord  Ashley. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Cojiy  of  an  order  adding  the  Lord  Chamberlain 
and  others  to  the  referees.  L.  J.,  XL  538.  In 
exlcimn. 

2.  The  state  of  the  case  between  the  Lady  Dowager 
of  Abergavenny  and  the  now  Lordi  touching  the 
dower  demanded  by  liur. 

3.  Minutes  of  proceedings  on  various  days  from  the 
I'Jth  of  June  to  the  17th  of  July  1663. 

4.  Order  of  the  referees  for  a  list  of  the  late  Lord's 
debts  to  be  prepared,  &c.     9  July  1663. 

5.  A  schedule  of  debts. 

6.  A  note  of  some  debts  of  John  Lord  Abergavenny, 
deceased,  that  are  yet  unpaid. 

7.  A  note  of  what  debts  the  now  Lord  Abergavenny 
was  bound  with  his  brother,  the  late  Lord. 

8.  Resolution  of  the  referees  in  favour  of  Lady 
Abergavenny's  claim  of  dower.  25  July  1663. 
L.  J.,  XL  574. 

9.  Petition  of  Henry  Xevill,  of  Bathwick,  in  the 
county  of  Somerset,  Henry  Nevill  and  Edward 
Nevill  his  sons ;  petitioners,  as  heirs  in  re- 
mainder to  the  Barony  of  Abergavenny,  were 
pi-omistd  by  the  late  Lord  200Z.  for  their  consent 
to  the  Bill  of  last  session  for  raising  money  by 
sale  of  his  lands,  but  have  never  been  paid  ;  they 
pray  that  their  case  may  be  I'cfcrred  to  the  Com- 
mittee apjiointed  to  consider  the  dilTerences  Ije- 
tween  the  Dowager  Lady  Abergavenny  and  George 
now  Lord  Abergavenny.     (Undated.) 

10.  Petition  of  Prances  Nevill.  In  consequence  of 
the  death  of  John  Lord  Aberga\enny,  and  the 
dilferences  that  have  happened  between  his  relict 
and  George,  now  Lord  Abergavenny,  petitioner 
caai  neither  get  her  ])ortion  under  the  Act  of  last 
session,  nor  any  assurance  of  ])aynient  thereafter. 
She  prays  that  some  course  may  bo  taken  for 
jierformanco  of  the  Act  on  her  behalf. 

May  8.  Petition  of  Puller  Meade.  In  the  year  1631 
Toby  I'allavisine  exhibited  his  Bill  in  chancery  against 
petitioner  respecting  the  possession  of  the  manor  of 
Foxtonbury.  Cambridgeshire,  which  Bill  was  after  long 
hearing  dismissed,  and  a  decree  was  made  by  Lord 
Keeper  Coventry,  whereby  jictitioncr  was  to  hold  the 
lands  in  question  discharged  ol  all  equity  of  redemption. 
In  1640  petitioner  omitting  to  make  out  those  evidences 
and  witnesses  for  his  rights  (which  now  ho  can),  the 
House  of  Lords  was  pleased  to  relieve  Pallavisine 
against  the  decree,  and  order  petitioner  to  re-convey  the 


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flousB  op     lands,  which  was  accordingly  performed,  petitioner,  who 
?^         is  without  relief  bnt  in  Parliament,   prays  their  Lovd- 
O loMdar.      ships  to  review  and  examine  the  cause.  See  L.  J.,  XI.  5:U . 
1663.  Annexed : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding.  26  May  166.3. 
May  8.  Petition  of  Henry  Pettit,  now  piisoner  in  the 
rieet.  Administrator  of  Thomas  Freeman,  late  of  Lon- 
don, merchant,  deceased.  Prays  to  bo  relieved  ajjainst 
a  decree  in  Chancery  and  other  proceedings  unjustly 
taken  against  him  by  Lawrence  Hyde,  and  that  he  may 
have  his  liberty  to  attend  their  Lordships.  See  L.  J., 
XII.  9.5.  &o. 

Miiy  12.  Petition  of  Anne  BedingBeld.  administratrix 
of  Elizabeth  Bradbury.  Petitioner  is  advised  that  she 
cannot  with  safety  consent  to  the  petition  to  the  Lord 
Chancellor  to  hear  her  cause  against  Sir  Allan  Znuche 
and  his  wife,  as  it  is  now  penned,  and  she  prays  their 
Lordships  to  direct  such  a  form  of  petition  as  mav  only 
refer  it  to  his  Lordship  to  examine  the  matter,  and  do 
therein  according  to  justice. 

May  14.  Report  from  the  Committee  for  Petitions  upon 
the  cause  between  Sir  Allan  Zouche  and  Dame  Katherine 
his  wife,  and  Anne  Bedingfield.     See  L.  J.,  XI.  528. 
Annexed :  — 

1.  Copy  of  another  report  from  the  Committee  of 
Petitions  upon  the  same  matter.  (Undated.) 
May  14.  Petition  of  John  Winterborne.  Pr.ays  for  the 
reversal  of  an  order  and  decree  of  the  Court  of  Chancery 
in  his  cause  against  Doctor  George  Kendall  respecting 
the  interest  on  certain  bonds,  or  that  the  matter  may  be 
referred  to  the  Lord  Chaiicelloi'  for  a  re-hearing. 

May  16.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  the  Bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  lease  out  the  tenements  now  built  upon  the 
site  of  his  mansion-house  in  the  parish  of  St.  Saviour's 
in  Southwark,  in  the  county  of  Surrey,  and  the  two 
parks  and  other  demesnes  at  Bishops  Walthara.  and  other 
lands  in  the  county  of  Southampton.  Read  1°  this  day. 
Received  the  royal  assent  27  July  1663.  L.  J.,  XL 
523,  &c. 

May  15.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  enable  John  New- 
port, Esq.,  to  enter  into  certain  messuage.s  lying  in 
Westminster.  Brought  from  the  Commons,  and  read 
1'  this  day,  but  snlisequently  rejected.  L.  J.,  XI.  523,  &c. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

May  18.  Petition  of  Owen  Feltham,  of  Gray's  Inn. 
Petitioner  legally  married  and  afterwards  cohabited  with 
Mary  Portrey,  daughter  and  co-heiress  of  Alexander 
Portrey,  but  Mrs.  Katherine  Hurlstone,  her  mother, 
and  Mrs.  Jane  Sydenham,  her  sister,  and  next  heir 
apparent  to  her  inheritance,  having  got  her  into  their 
possession  have  detained  her  from  petitioner's  sight, 
and  used  strange  insinuations  and  undue  practices  to 
prejudice  and  incense  her  a.;ainst  him,  working  much 
disorder  in  her  mind,  whereby  she  is  in  danger  of 
distraction  ;  petitioner  repossessed  himself  of  his  wife, 
bat  John  Sydenham,  being  iiccompanied  by  the  said 
Jane  his  wife,  and  others,  whose  names  are  yet  un- 
known to  petitioner,  at  11  o'clock  on  the  night  of  the 
14th  instant,  entered  petitioner's  hou«!e,  and  by  force  of 
arms,  with  swords  drawn,  took  away  his  wife,  and  after- 
wards convented  him  before  a  justice  upon  pretence  of 
felony,  wiio  upon  examinaiiion  discharged  him  and  made 
a  certificate  to  that  eflect.  but  Katherine  Hurlstone  and 
John  and  Jane  Sydenham  still  refuse  to  ])roduce  his 
wife.  Forasmuch  as  the  law  gives  him  no  remedy 
proportionable  to  the  injury  received,  noi'  can  I'estore 
him  his  wife,  he  praj's  that  all  parties  may  be  summoned 
to  appear  before  their  Lordships  to  the  end  that  such 
order  may  be  taken  in  the  matter  as  shall  seem  meet, 
and  that  in  the  meantime  an  order  may  be  granted  to 
prevent  his  wife  from  being  sent  away.  L.  J.,  XI.  524. 
Noted.  Dismissed. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Certificate  of  Justice  Humphrey  Weld  that  upon 
information  that  Owen  Feltham  had  stolen  Mary 
Portrey,  and  upon  pretence  that  she  was  his  wife, 
detained  her  in  his  custody,  he  issued  his  warrant 
and  caused  Feltham  to  lie  brought  before  him, 
but  upon  examination  of  witnesses  he  found  that 
Feltham  and  Mary  Portrey  were  married  accord- 
ing to  the  order  of  the  Church  of  England  on  the 
18th  of  December  la?t,  that  the  marriage  was  con- 
summated between  them,  and  that  she  was  forcibly 
and  violently  taken  away  from  her  said  husband 
by  manv  persons  whose  names  are  not  vet  dis- 
covered." 18  May  1663. 
May  19.  Petition  of  John  Penton.  Duplicate  of  peti- 
tion of  21  Feb.  1661-2.     (Ste  above.) 

May  19.  Petition  of  Henry  Pettit,  now  prisoner  in  the 
Fleet.  Prays  that  a  further  day  may  bo  appointed  for 
hearing  his  cause  against  Lawrence  Hyde. 


May  21.  Petition  of  Richard  Nuttall.  Prays  to  b-  hi 
heard  by  counsel  at  the  bar  against  the  Bill  "to  enable  L. 
John  New]5ort  Esquire  to  enter  into  certain  me.^sua'.s 
lying  in  Westminster.     L.  J.,  XI.  .'■>26.  "  ^'''' 

May  21.  Petition  of  Owen  Feltham.  On  the  ]S|h  ^ 
instant  their  Lordshijis  were  pleased  to  refer  peti- 
tioner's  complaint  to  the  consideration  of  the  Lord 
Chief  Justice  of  England,  and  petitioner  accordingly 
attended  his  Lordship,  desiring  ii  time  might  be  iin. 
pointed  ;  but  his  Lordshiji,  although  very  willing  to  obey 
the  order,  tolci  petitioner  that  he  had  not  ono  spare 
forenoon  or  afternoon  in  all  the  term,  and  as  soon  as 
term  ended  the  sessions  came  on,  so  that  he  know  not 
when  he  should  be  at  leisure,  and  his  Lordsliip,  lookin"- 
upon  the  order  of  reference,  hinted  that  he  h,ad  no  power 
to  examine  upon  oath,  or  to  compel  petitioner's  wife 
to  come  before  him.  There  is  undue  pr.actising  upon 
petitioner's  wife,  whose  mother  is  endeiivintrfng  to 
marry  her  to  another,  and  threatens  to  be  the  death  of 
her  if  she  does  not  disown  her  marriage  with  petitioner. 
He  prays  that  the  matter  may  l)e  referred  to  some  of 
their  Lordships,  with  power  to  summon  the  parties  and 
witnesses  before  them,  and  to  examine  upon  oath  See 
L.  J.,  XL  534. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Another  petition  of  same.  In  compliance  with 
their  Lordships'  order  the  Lord  Chief  Justice 
has  examined  seven  witnesses  who  have  fully 
proved  petitioner's  marriage,  but  his  Lordship 
knows  not  when  ho  shall  be  able  to  appoint 
another  day.  Petitioner  has  discovered  tam- 
pering to  suborn  witnesses  against  him  who  are 
encouraged  thereto,  not  being  indictable  for  false 
swearing  in  the  Lord  Chief  Justice's  chamber, 
petitioner  having  no  remedy  against  them,  ex- 
cept it  were  in  a  Court  of  Record;  his  wife  is 
all  this  time  in  the  custody  of  the  next  heir-at- 
law  and  of  her  mother,  who  threatens  that  she 
shall  not  live  with  petitioner,  though  the  mar- 
riage be  proved.  He  prays  their  Lordships  to 
consider  the  extremity  of  his  case,  and  to  give 
him  a  hearing  at  the  bar,  and  that  in  the  mean- 
time his  wife  mny  be  sequestered  into  some  third 
hands. 

2.  Letter  from  Owen  Feltham  to  Mr.  Walker  [Read- 
ing Clerk].  Requests  that  his  affidavit,  Ac.  of 
which  he  has  gi-eat  occasion  to  make  use  may  be 
sent  to  him  by  bearer.     5  June  1663. 

May  26.  Petition  of  George  Cooke  and  others.  On 
the  rth  instant  their  Lordships  were  jdeased  to  order 
the  Serjeant-at-arms  to  attach  jietitioners  for  ari-esting 
Thomas  Chamberlen,  a  menial  servant  of  Lord  Holies, 
and  for  speaking  contemptuous  words  against  his  Lord- 
ship and  the  dignity  of  the  House.  Petitioners  ac 
knowledge  their  error  in  arresting  Ciiamberlcn,  bein" 
ignorant  that  he  was  a  servant  of  Lord  Holies,  biit 
they  are  free  from  being  gailty  in  speaking  the  words 
imputed  to  them.  Pray  for  their  discharge  or  that  a 
speedy  day  may  be  appointed  for  them  to  be  heard 
L.  J.,  XL  527. 

May  25.  Petition  of  Hngh  White,  Serjeant,  and  John 
Kempe,  his  yeoman,  officers  attending  the  Sherilfs  ui' 
London.  Thomas  Chamljerlen,  having  been  arrested 
by  some  of  the  bailiffs  belonging  to  the  sherifi's  of 
Middlesex,  requested  to  be  brought  to  petitioners,  near 
Temple  Bar  within  the  precincts  of  the  city  of  London, 
which  w.as  accordingly  done,  bnt  petitioners  never  hiid 
any  arrest  or  restraint  upon  him.  Chamberlen  being 
a  serv.ant  of  Lord  Holies  their  Lordships  were  pleased 
to  order  petitioners,  amongst  others,  to  be  taken  into 
custody.     They  pray  to  be  discharged.    L.  J.,  XL  .527. 

May  26.  Petition  of  George  Dannet,  William  New- 
man, and  others,  creditors  of  his  late  Majesty  of  blessed 
memory,  and  of  Sir  Sampson  Darrell,  deceased,  then 
victualler  for  His  Majesty's  navy;  petitioners  licing 
navy  creditors  had  several  judgments  at  law  and  a 
decree  in  the  Court  of  Exchequer  for  2,400/.  against  Sir 
Thomas  Ashfield  and  his  estate,  which  judgments  w(;rc 
vacated  contrary  to  law  Ijy  Robert  Nichnlas  and  John 
Parker,  then  Barons  of  the  Exchequer,  long  after  tlie 
decree,  upon  pretence  that  petitioner's  attornej-  had 
omitted  the  entering  of  a  single  rule,  price  4(7'  His 
Majest}'  and  Council  have  referred  petitioner's  Lrricv- 
ances  to  the  new  Lord  Chief  Baron  for  examination, 
but  Sir  Thomas  Ashfield,  althoui;;h  summoned,  would 
not  appear  before  his  Lordship,  who  declared  that  peti- 
tioners ought  not  to  l>e  defrauded  of  then-  jtist  debts, 
for  which,  although  originally  due  from  the  Crown,  the 
estates  of  Sir  .Sampson  Darrell  and  Sir  Thomas  Ashfield 
were  liable.  Petitioners  praj'  that  Xicholas  and  Parker 
may  be  ordered  to  appear  and  answer. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  I 


House  of  Annexed  : — 

Lords.  j_  Extract  from  the  Act,  4  Hen.  IV.  cap.  23,  respect- 

Calendar,  iiig  juiigmeuts  at  the  common  law. 

1663.  May  SH.  Petition  of  Richard   Harday  ;  after  he  bad 

gone  over  to  the  Kinij's  father  at  the  beginning?  of  the 
late  war  with  the  company  of  trained  blinds  of  which 
he  was  captain,  hri'l  advanced  considerable  suras  and 
sent  his  sons  and  servants  into  his  late  Majesty's  service, 
and  had  been  phindered  by  the  Parliament  forces,  he 
made  a  colourable  conveyance  of  his  est.atc  to  his 
younger  son  Robert,  in  order  to  avoid  the  malice  of 
the  Committee  of  the  County  ;  he  was  shortly  after 
carried  to  Dorchester  prison,  and  by  the  unworthy  con- 
trivance of  his  son  was  there  kept  prisoner  for  seventeen 
years,  while  his  son  all  the  time  kept  his  estate  with- 
out p.iying  his  debts,  and  hardly  allowed  him  bread ; 
since  His  Majesty's  restoration,  fearing  the  influence  of 
petitioner's  friends,  his  son  has  contrived  to  have  him 
brought  up  from  the  county  prison  into  the  King's 
Bench,  and  there  laid  np  close  jirisoner  without  allowing 
him  so  much  as  a  bit  of  bread  to  fillhis  belly;  he 
prays  for  consideration  and  relief,  and  that  his  son 
Robert  may  be  summoned  to  aiipear  before  the  House. 

May  26.  Petition  of  William  Hollinahed,  son  of  Wil- 
liam iJollinshed,  late  of  London,  merchant,  deceased:  he 
alleges  that  certain  houses  in  Holborn,  called  the  Sword 
and  Buckler,  were  intended  by  his  father  to  descend  to 
him  failing  issue  male  of  an  elder  brother,  but  that  by 
the  negligence  or  fraud  of  the  solicitor  females  were 
not  excluded  in  the  deed  executed  by  his  father,  and  he 
is  liable  therefore  to  lose  his  inheritance ;  prays  for 
relief. 

May  27.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  confirming  the 
conveyances  made  or  mentioned  to  be  made  in  pursuance 
of  the  award  by  the  King's  Majesty  for  composing  the 
differences  between  John  Lord  Marquess  of  Winchester 
and  his  eldest  son  Charles  Lord  St.  John.  The  Bill, 
which  was  brought  from  the  Commons  this  day,  was 
read  1",  2",  committed  and  recommitted,  but  was  drop]ied 
apparently  because  no  agreement  could  be  come  to 
between  the  parties  concerned.     L.  J.,  XI.  2-58,  &c. 

May  27.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  vesting,  settling,  and 
establishing  the  sole  making  of  alum  upon  His  Majesty, 
his  heirs  and  successors  ;  before  the  making  of  alum  in 
England  the  country  was  mostly  supplied  from  Italy, 
by  which  the  Pope  made  a  large  revenue,  it  being  then 
sold  in  England  for  501.  and  sometimes  60L  per  ton,  and 
though  several  persons  attempted  the  making  of  alum 
here,  yet  it  was  too  great   an  undertaking  for  them, 
whereon  the  late  King  James  took  it  into  his  special  care, 
and  sjient  in  bringing  the  work    to   perfection    above 
120,000/.,  which  was  of  great  honour  and  profit  to  the 
kingdcmi :  after  this  the  late  King  Charles  disposed  of 
the  works  and   sole   right  of  making  alum  to  several 
persons  under  leases  from  the  Crown,  and  all  that  had 
been  done   was  so  acccptalile  to  the  nation  that  in  the 
Act   of  21   .lac.  against   monopolies  this  manufacture 
was  expressly  excluded,  and  by  the  Parliament  of  1640, 
the  rents   reserved  under   the  leases  of  the  late  King 
Charles  were  accounted  as  part  of  the  King's  revenue, 
but  during  the  late  troubles  the  King's  right  to  the  sole 
making  of  alum  was  discountenanced,   for  remedy  of 
which  ii   is  enacted  that  from  henceforth  for  ever  the 
King  and  his  successors,    and   his    or  their   licensees, 
shall  have  the  sole  right  of  making  and  vending  alum, 
that  none  shall  dig  for  or  make  alum,  or  import  from 
beyond  the  seas  or  from  Scotland  any  foreign  alum,  or 
English  alum  which  has  been  already  exported,  upon 
pain  of  foi'f citing  the  same.     Read  1"  this  clay,  but  sub- 
sequently dropped.     L.  J.,  XI.  528,  &c. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Statement  of  Sir  Wm.  Cholmondeloy's  case  ;  he 
became  possessed  of  certain  alum  works  in  York- 
shire, and  b}-  desire  of  His  Majesty  spent  large 
sums  in  16.57,  Hi.'iH.  and  l('i59  in  turning  them 
into  a  poi-t  for  the  use  of  His  Majesty,  and  is 
thereby  heavily  engaged,  and  if  he  should  now 
be  deprived  of  the  use  of  the  works  it  would  be 
the  utter  ruin  of  himself  and  his  family  ;  he 
desires  that  by  a  proviso  to  the  Bill  he  may  be 
allowed  to  make  and  sell  a  certain  jiroportion  of 
alum. 

2.  Statement  of  the  case  of  Thomas  and  Isa.ac 
Fairfax;  about  fourteen  years  ago  they  erected 
an  alum  work  at  their  own  charge  in  Yorkshire, 
and  expended  thereon  between  6,000Z.  and  7,000L, 
;ind  liy  plnnderings  and  sequestrations  for  their 
fidelity  to  bis  late  Majesty  they  have,  now  little 
left  except  what  is  included  in  t'noir  alum  inle- 
lest,    and,   if  deprived  of  that,  their  and   their 


families'  subsistence  accompanies  it ;  they  pray 

that  the  Bill  may  not  be  passed  without  comjien- 

sation  to  them. 

May  27.    Petition   of  George  Cooke  and  others  ;  are 

heartily    sorry    for   their  oli'ence    in  arresting  Thomas 

Chamlierlen,  and  pray  for  disiharge,  as   they  and  their 

families  are  likelv  to  be  ruined  by  their  imprisonment. 

L.  J.,  XL  528. 

May  oO.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  uuiting  of  the  rectory 
of  Seavenoake  [Sevenoaks],  in  the  county  of  Kent,  to 
the  vicarage  of  the  same.  Read  1"  this  da},  no  further 
proceeding.     L.  J.,  XI.  529. 

May  30.  Petition  of  Anne  Countess  Dowager  of  Dorset, 
Pembroke,  and  Montgomery,  daughter  and  sole  heir  of 
George  late  Eafl  of  Cumberland,  Lord  Clifford,  West- 
moreland, and  Vescy,  to  the  King's  most  Excellent 
Majesty,  claiming  the  titles  of  Clifford,  Westmoreland, 
and  Vescy.  Noted  with  the  King's  reference  thereof 
to  the  House.     L.  J.,  XL  529.     I,i  crlciiso. 

June  1.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Marquess  of  Win- 
chester's Bill.     L.  J.,  XL  .531. 
Annexed :  — 

1.  Petition  of  Daniel  Wycherley  that  his  interest  in 
the  office  of  steward  of  the  Marquess'  estates  may 
be  protected  in  the  Bill.  This  petition  is  almost 
identical  with  one  which  will  be  found  above, 
under  the  date  of  6  March  1661-2. 
2-5.  Papers  relating  to  Wycherley's  claim. 

6.  Petition  of  the  Lords  Henry  and  Edward  Powlctt 
and  of  Charles  Powlctt,  Esq.,  son  and  heir  of  the 
Lord  Charles  Powlett,  deceased  ;  complain  of  the 
provisions  of  the  Marquess  of  Winchester's  Bill 
aft'ecting  their  interests,  and  pray  that  it  may 
net  pass  into  law. 

7.  Similar  petition  of  Lord  Francis  Powlett,  second 
son  of  the  Right  Hon.  ,Iohn  Marquess  of  Win- 
chester, an  inf.int  under  the  age  of  21  years,  by 
the  Right  Hon.  the  Lord  Ashley  his  guardian. 

June  1.  Petition  of  above  a  thousand  householders, 
tenants,  and  inhabitants  within  the  manor  of  Epworth, 
in  the  Isle  of  Axholm.  and  county  of  Lincoln  ;  petitioners 
have  right  of  common  in  the  waste  gi'ounds  within  the 
manor  of  Epworth,  but  have  been  much  disturbed  in 
the  enjoyment  of  the  same  by  certain  persons  under 
colour  of  laws  of  sewers,  and  of  an  order  of  the  House  of 
the  20th  of  December  1660  obtained  upon  groundless 
suggestions,  while  some  of  the  pefitioners  have  been 
summoned  to  London  and  put  to  great  charge,  though 
they  have  obtained  several  verdicts  in  their  favour  at 
the  assij^es  ;  they  pray  the  House  to  bear  the  case,  and 
declare  in  whtmi  the  possession  of  the  land  ought  by 
law  to  be.  and  then  to  quiet  the  same  accordingly. 

June  2.  I'ctition  of  Philip  Passer,  mariner ;  His  Ma- 
jesty upon  his  happy  return  was  pleased  to  refer  the 
complaints  of  petitioner,  who  had  been  40  years  in  law, 
to  Sir  Wm.  Batten  and  others,  but  they  have  hitherto 
done  nothing  for  his  relief;  petitioner,  who  is  upwards 
of  one  hundred  and  two  years  of  age,  ])rays  that 
they  may  be  commanded  without  further  delay,  to  sit 
upon  the  case,  .and  do  him  right,  or  else  to  return  him 
all  his  papers  and  writings  now  in  their  hands. 

June   2.    Petition   of   Humphrey    Browne,    for  relief 
against  Sir  Richard  Bettinson  respecting  a  mortgage 
of  certain  lands. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  The  case  of  Humphrey  Browne. 
June   2.  Commission  for  giving  the  royal  assent  to 
several  bills.     L.  J.,  XL  533.     In  exIoiKi'. 

June  3.  Petition  of  Daniel  Hervey,  Kt.,  son  and  e.\e- 
cutor  of  Daniel  Hervey,  deceased.  A  del)t  was  due  to 
petitioner  from  Sir  John  Byron,  whose  lands  have 
descended  to  Richard  Lord  Byron,  and  petitioner  is  now 
precluded  by  his  Lordship's  privilege  from  entering  on 
his  lands  to  recover  the  debt ;  he  prays  that  a  clause  for 
his  protection  may  be  inserted  in  Lord  Byron's  Bill,  or 
that  he  mav  be  heard  at  the  bar  before  the  Bill  is  passed. 
L.  J.,  XI.  .5:13. 

June  3.  Copy  of  order  recommitting  the  Bill,  and 
referring  the  petition  to  the  Committee.  L.  J.,  XL 
533. 

June  3.  Application  on  behalf  of  the  Earl  of  Carnar- 
von, that  he  may  have  the  benefit  of  privilege  to  stay 
an  action  at  law  by  Charles  Pittcarne  against  George 
Russell.     L.  J..  Xt.  534. 

June  3.  AflSdavit  of  Wm.  Garret,  that  after  he  had, 
by  warrant  from  the  King's  Surveyor-general,  re|iaired 
the  fences  on  a  certain  waste  called  Wildmnre  Fen,  in 
the  county  of  Lincoln,  some  of  them  were  in  May  last 
thrown  ilown  in  a  riotous  manner  by  the  country  people. 
L.  J.,  XL  534. 


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HoTisB  OP         June  3.  Petition  of  Isabella  Stanhopp,  the  relict  of 
LoKDs.        John    Stanhopp,   deceased,    in    behalf    of  herself   and 
Onlendar.      children  ;    she   complains    that  Thomas   Thom]ison  has 
1663  defrauded  her  of  the  profits  of  the  office  of  rfj,'istership 

of  the  Prerogative  Court  of  York,  and  is  trying  to  delay 
her  proceedings  in  Chancer)-,  knowing  that,  owing  to 
her  late  husband's  losres  for  his  loyalty  in  the  late 
troubles,  she  is  unable  to  wage  law  with  liim,  whereby 
she  and  her  children  are  likely  to  be  utterly  undone, 
though  confident  of  the  justice  of  their  cause  whenever 
it  comes  to  a  hearing;  she  therefore  prays  that  Thomp- 
son may  be  sent  for,  and  a  day  appointed  by  tlic  House 
for  hearing  the  case. 

June  12.  Report  of  a  quarrel  between  the  Earl  of 
Middlesex  and  the  Earl  of  Bridgewater,  in  consequence 
of  a  letter  written  by  the  latter  to  Sir  Chichester  Wray. 
upon  which  the  Earl  of  ^Middlesex  sent  a  ch;il]enge  to 
the  Earl  of  Bridgewater.  The  Earl  of  Middlesex  was 
committed  to  the  Tower,  and  the  Earl  of  Bridgewater 
to  the  custody  of  the  Gentleman  Usher.  L.  J..  XI.  636. 
In  c.iiriisn. 

Annexed : — 

1.  The  Earl  of  Bridgewater's  letter  to  Sir  Chichester 
Wray  ;  as  you  inquired  the  other  morning  about 
Lady  Elizabeth  Crantield.  I  think  fit  now  thnt  I 
have  received  a  message  from  her  to  let  you 
know  of  it,  and  of  what  I  have  done  ;  she  com- 
plained that  Lord  Bolingbroke,  whom  she  had 
chosen  as  her  guardian,  had  not  resolved  to  pre- 
vent her  returning  to  her  uncle,  Lord  Middlesex, 
she  having  resolved  to  endure  any  hardship 
rather  than  do  so.  and  that  she  was  now  in  such 
a  distressed  condition  that  if  I  did  not  assist  her 
she  was  utterly  undone  ;  I  could  not  be  deaf  to 
so  Sad  a  moan  from  a  person  for  whom  I  have 
never  denied  to  have  a  very  great  respect.  I 
therefore  went  to  the  King,  and  having  obtained 
his  leave,  received  her  into  my  house  (where  vou 
may  have  access  to  her  if  you  please)  intending 
to  preserve  her  till  some  course  be  taken  con- 
cerning the  guardianship  ;  I  only  desire  you  to 
believe  what  I  told  you,  and  now  reiterate,  that 
though  there  is  not  a  person  in  the  world  whom 
I  should  more  desire  to  match  with  my  son  than 
her  Ladyship,  yet  I  never  did  intend,  or  do 
intend  to  do  anything  of  that  kind  without 
first  treating  with  her  relations,  of  whom  Lord 
Middlesex  is  one  of  the  nearest,  if  you  will  please 
to  assure  him  of  this.  I  had  intended  to  have 
told  you  this  when  I  came  from  His  Majesty,  but 
had  not  the  good  fortune  to  find  you  at  home. 
17  April  li!63. 
[June  15. J  List  of  widows,  whose  husbands  performed 
great  services  for  his  late  Majesty,  who  desire  to  be 
added  to  those  to  receive  relief.  See  L.  J.,  XI.  507,  557. 
June  18.  Petition  of  Lionel  Earl  of  Middlesex ;  prays 
that  he  may  be  confined  to  his  own  house  instead  of  in 
the  Tower,  on  account  of  his  health.  L.  J.,  XI.  5:^8.  la 
exfeiiso. 

Annexed :— 

1.  Certificate   of  Dr.   Fran.  Prujean  that  the  Earl 
of  Middlesex  is  indisposed,  and  taking  physic.    17 
June.     L.  J.,  XI.  538.     In  e.rlenso. 
June   18.    Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  keeping  and 
holding  of  the  court  of  great  sessions  and  of  the  general 
quarter  sessions  of  the  peace  for  the  county  of  Carnar- 
von, at  the  town  of  Carnarvon  in   the  said  county,  for 
ever.     Brought  from  the  Commons  this  day,  but  not 
further  proceeded  with.      L.  J.,  XL  539.     (Parchment 
Collection.) 

June  18.  Copy  of  order  referring  to  the  Committee 
for  Privileges  the  question  whether  peers  who  have  to 
deliver  into  the  Exchequer  accounts  of  moneys  received 
for  public  employments  should  do  so  upon  honour  or 
upon  oath.     L.  J..  XL  539.     In  exiensu. 

June  18.  Petitioii  of  Sir  Ralph  Clapham,  Knight  and 
Baronet,  one  of  His  Majesty'ri  gentlemen  pensioners  in 
ordinary;  prays  for  relief  against  William  Bowyer,  of 
London,  Salter,  who,  taking  advantage  of  petitioner's 
loyalty  in  the  time  of  the  usurpation,  has  got  possession 
of  two  houses,  the  Sun  in  Friday  Street  and  the  Bell  in 
Distaif  Lane,  to  which  petitioner  cannot  now  prove  his 
title  in  Chancery.     L.  J..  XI.  539. 

June  19.  D  raft  of  an  Act  against  deceitful,  disorderlv, 
and  excessive  gaming.  This  Bill,  after  passing  through 
the  House  of  Lords,  was  dropped  in  the  House  of  Com- 
mons ;  but  a  similar  Bill  was  passed  in  the  following 
session.  L.  J.,  XL  540,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Paper  of  amendments. 


June  19.  Copy  of  affidavit  of  John  Sudbury,  respectiu"      Hodse  of 
t'le  arrest  of  Wm.  Daniel,  a  servant  of  the  Earl  of  Oxford"        '^^' 
contrary  to  privilege.     L.  J..  XL  510.     In,,-i,ns.,.         '      Calcmlar. 

June  -20.  Petition  of  Cbarles  Lord  Gerard,  Baron  of  1663 
Brandon  ;  petitioner,  in  an  action  at  law  against  "Willi.am 
and  Alexander  Fitton,  having  ]a-oved  that  a  certain 
deed  produced  by  them  was  a  forgerv.  they  and  others 
drew  up  and  publish-d  a  writing  alleging  that  he  had 
by  intimidation  and  promises  of  reward  indacedAbraham 
Grainger,  a  witness  in  tfie  cause,  to  swear  falsely  ;  this 
is  a  matter  which  can  only  be  properly  examined  bv  the 
House  ;  i}etitioner  therefore  prays  that  the  otienders 
may  be  summoned  to  apnear.  the  "matter  examined,  and 
redress  given  him,  L.  J.,  XL  541. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Acknowledgment  by  Stephen  Carr  that   he  has 
received  from  John  Browne,  Clerk  of  the  Parlia- 
ments, divers  papers   intituled  "  A  narrative  of 
•'  the  horrid  and  detestable   design   of  the  Lord 
•'   Gerard  against  A.  G.  Gr.  in  compelling  him  to 
"  swear  against  Mr.  Alex'  Pitton,"  which  pajiers 
are  to  be  delivered  to  the  Lord  Gerard.     18  March 
16(i3-4. 
June  -23.  Petition  of  George  Dannett ;  under  colour 
of  a  lease  for  :i9  years   of  lands  worth  80l.  per  annum 
rnade   to  secure  a  sum  of  200^.  borrowed  in  1651,  peti- 
tioner has  been  arrested  and  imprisoned,  his  wife  and 
family  turned  out  of  doors,  whilst  ho  has  besides  suH'ered 
greatly  for  his    loyalty  to  His  Majesty  and  His  father  ; 
he  prays  to  be  restored  to  his  estate  upon  jjayment  of 
whatever  can  reasonably  be   required,  and  for  speedy 
justice. 

June  26.  Report  of  the  Committee  for  Privileges  upon 
the  question  whether  Peers  accounting  into  the  Ex- 
chequer should  do  so  upon  oath  or  upon  honour  ;  the 
Committee  have  considered  some  precedents,  and  a  de- 
claratory order  of  the  House  certified  into  the  Exchei|Uer 
in  1640,  and  are  of  opinion  that  where  the  Lords  account 
by  their  servants  or  agents,  it  is  upon  the  oath  of  such 
servants  or  agents,  but  where  they  account  personally 
it  is  upon  honour  only.  L.  J.,  XL  544. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Some  precedents  touching  the  accounts  delivered 
in  by  Peers. 

2.  Another  copy  of  the  same. 

3.  Copy  of  declaratory  order.     31  Dec.  164i».  L.  J., 
IV.  120.     In  ertenso. 

June  -26.  Instructions  to  the  Committee  appointed  to 
draw  up  the  judgment  of  the  House  concerning  the 
Earls  of  Bridgewater  and  Middlesex.     L.  J.,  XI.  541. 

June  27.  Paper  of  reprehension  to  the  Earl  of  Mid- 
dlesex for  sending  an  unfitting  letter  and  a  challenge  to 
the  Earl  of  Bridgewater.     L.  J.,  XL  .545.     In  cjlrns'^. 

June  27.  Paper  of  reprehension  to  the  Earl  of  Bridge- 
water  for  entertaining  the  challenge  so  sent.  L.  J.,  XL 
545.     //(  e.rtenso. 

June  27.  Copy  of  the  two  preceding  papers. 

June  27.  Copy  of  the  Earl  of  Middlesex's  and  of  the 
Earl  of  Bridgewater's  submission.  L.  J.,  XI.  545.  In 
extenso. 

June  27.  Copy  of  the  Earl  of  Middlesex's  acknowledg- 
ment to  the  Earl  of  Bridgewater.  L.  J.,  XI.  545.  In, 
L'xtenso. 

June  27.  Copy  of  the  Earl  of  Middlesex's  submission, 
and  of  his  acknowledgement. 

July  2.  Message  from  the  King  intimating  his  inten- 
tion of  prorjguing  Parliament.  (Signed  by  the  King.) 
L.  J.,  XL  547.     In  cxtenno. 

July  2.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  prevent  the  growth 
of  Popery.  Brought  from  the  Commons,  read  1",  2",  and 
committed,  but  not  further  proceeded  with.  L.  J., 
XL  547,  ifcc.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

July  2.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  prevent  the  un- 
lawful meetings  of  sectaries,  non-conformists,  and 
dissenters  from  tlie  Church  of  England.  Brought  from 
the  House  of  Commons  this  day.  L.  J.,  XL  547.  The 
Bill  not  having  passed  the  Lords  on  the  day  of  the 
prorogati(m  (27  July),  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of 
Commons,  in  a  speech  to  the  King  at  the  close-  of  the 
session ,  requested  His  Majesty  to  issue  a  proclamation  for 
putting  the  laws  then  in  force  against  Popish  recusunts, 
sectaries,  and  non-conformists  in  etlbctnal  execution. 
See  L.  J.,  XL  578.     ( Parchment  Collection.) 

July  3.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  confirm  a  salf  of 
certain  lands  lying  in  Shropshire  made  by  Sir  Robert 
Howard  to  raise  money  to  pay  his  debts.  Brought  from 
the  Commons  this  day.  Read  1",  2%  and  committed, 
but  not  further  proceeded  with.  L.  J.,  XL  549,  &c. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

July  3.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  explaining  and 
enlarging  an  Act  made  in  43°  BUzbaeth  for  relief  of  the 

T  3 


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HXSTORICAL   JIANTTSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  ; 


poor.  Many  places  arc  not  known  to  be  in  any  parish. 
or  to  be  liable  to  parish  rates,  and  the  statute  43  Eliza- 
beth is  conceived  not  to  extend  to  such  places  ;  this  Bill 
extends  the  provisions  of  that  statute  to  all  such  places. 
Brousiht  h-om  the  Commons  and  read  1'  this  day.  The 
Bill  was  read  -2"  and  committed,  but  not  further  pro . 
ceeded  with.  L.  J.,  XI.  549,  itc.  (Parchment  Collec- 
tion.) 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  Hugh  Webb  and  other  the  tenants 
of  Kings  Bowood,  in  the  county  of  Wilts.  The 
parish  of  Kings  Bowood  was  heretofore  parcel  of 
the  forest  of  Chippenham  alvis  Pewsham,  and 
constantly  maintained  its  own  podr.  Of  late  the 
owners  of  the  lands  and  waste  in  the  forest  ad- 
joining the  parks  have  erected  many  cottages  for 
their  own  private  lucre,  and  contrary  to  law,  and 
receive  rent  from  the  cottagers,  who  are  many 
and  very  poor.  Petitioners  pray  that  the  annexed 
proviso  may  be  inserted  in  preceding  Bill, 
whereby  they  may  not  be  charged  further  than 
with  the  relief  of  the  poor  of  the  park,  as  formerly 
hath  been  accustomed. 

2.  Proposed  proviso.  '     ■■'•J- 

3.  Proposed  proviso  saving  the  rights,  privileges, 
jurisdictions,  or  charters  of  bishops,  deans,  and 
chapters,  cathedral  or  collegiate  churches,  and 
college  halls  and  hospitals. 

July  3.  Transcript  of  record,  &c.  in  the  writ  of  error, 
Witherings  r.  Eoch.  L.  J.,  XI.  649.  (Parchment 
Collection.) 

July  3.  Petition  of  Samuel  Jones  and  Michael  Baker : 
petitioners  arrested  George  Fielder  in  ignorance  that 
he  was  a  servant  of  the  Duchess  of  Somerset,  for  which 
the  House  ordered  that  they  should  be  taken  into 
custody  ;  they  pray  to  be  discharged  being  poor  men, 
and  heartily  sorry  for  their  error.     iSVe  L.  J.,  XI.  543. 

July  6.  Deposition  of  John  Gastrcll  and  another  ;  that 
proceedings  have  been  taken  by  Francis  Freeman  and 
others  against  certain  of  the  tenants  of  the  Eaid  of  Berks, 
in  the  manor  of  Charlton,  Wilts.     L.  J.,  XI.  -")60. 

Jaly  6.  Statement  that  Samuel  Withers,  domestic 
chaplain  to  Lord  Byron,  has  been  arrested  contrary  to 
privilege.     L.  J.,  XL  551. 

July  6.  Petition  of  Mary  Eooh,  an  aged  poor  widow, 
the  relict  of  Thos.  Roch.  deceased  ;  petitioner,  who  has 
been  kept  out  of  her  dower,  worth  300?.  per  annum,  for 
twenty  years  past,  brought  a  writ  of  dower  in  the  Court 
of  Common  Pleas  against  Wm.  Witherings,  and  obtained 
judgment  therein,  against  which  judgment  Witherings 
brought  a  writ  of  error  into  the  King's  Bench,  where 
the  judgment  was  confirmed,  and  for  further  delay  he 
has  brought  a  writ  of  error  to  tlie  House  ;  she  prays  to 
be  allowed  to  sue  in  foriiul  "pauperis,  which  has  beeu 
permitted  to  her  both  in  the  Common  Pleas  and  King's 
Bench.     L.  J.,  XT.  551. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Petition  of  same  to  Sir  Orlando  Bridge-man,  Lord 
Chief  Justice  of  the  Conrt  of  Common  Pleas,  f(n' 
leave  to  sue  in  fm-nvi  iKiUjicrig.  Noted  with  an 
order  by  Sir  O.  Bridgeman  granting  petitioner's 
prayer.     -0  July  1661. 

2.  Similar  petition  of  same  to  Sir  Kobevt  Foster. 
Knight,  Lord  Chief  Justice  of  England,  or  any 
other  judge  of  tlie  Court.  Noted  with  an  order 
by  Justice  Malet  granting  petitioner's  prayer. 

July  7.  Petition  of  Samuel  Jones  and  Michael  Baker  ; 
are  sensible  of  their  error  in  arresting  George  Fielder, 
the  Duchess  of  Somerset's  servant,  and  pray  for  pardon 
and  discharge.     L.  .1..  XL  551. 

July  7.  Petition  of  DameKatherine  Howard,  relict  of 
Sir  Robert  Howard,  deceased,  and  guardian  of  Hen. 
Howard.  Esq..  son  and  heir  of  the  said  Sir  Robert 
Howard,  an  infant.  She  prays  to  lie  heard  on  behalf 
of  the  infant  against, a  Bill  now  befoie  the  House  to 
confirm  an  Act  passed  in  1661  to  enaljle  Sir  liobert 
Howard,  who  was  but  tenant  for  life,  to  sell  part 
of  his  estate  to  the  disinherison  of  his  son.  L.  J., 
XL  5-52. 

July  8.  Petition  of  the  freeholders  and  owners  of  land 
within  the  soke  of  Horncastle,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln, 
and  commoners  in  Wildmore  Fen  ;  they  comjdain  that 
having  time  out  of  mind  enjoyed  right  of  coinraon,  of 
turbary,  and  other  profits  over  Wildmore  Fen,  they 
were  disturbed  therein  by  Sir  John  Prcttiman  and 
others,  who.  pretending  that  the  soil  belonged  to  His 
-Majesty,  have  procured  an  order  from  the  House  to 
sectiro  His  Majesty's  tenants  in  possession  ;  jietitioncrs 
allege  that  the  King's  name  is  only  used  to  colour 
n'ivate  designs,  and  pray  that  they  may  not  be  debarred 


of  their  just  interest  without  a  judicial  hearing .     L.  J,,. 
XL  553. 

July  8.  Application  on  behalf  of  tite  Marquess  of 
Worcester  for  sta}-  cf  a  suit  between  Sir  James  Lang- 
ham  and  John  Warner  affecting  certain  tenants  of  the 
Marquess.     L.  J.,  XL  553. 

July  9.  Draft  of  an  additional  Act  for  repairing, 
paving,  and  amending  the  highways  and  streets  about 
the  cities  of  London  and  Westminster.  Read  1"  this 
day,  read  2"  and  committed  on  the  IStli  ;  no  further 
proceeding.     L.  J.,  XL  654,  565. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Some  additions  proposed  to  the  Act  for  cleansing 
the  streets. 

July  10.  Petition  of  John  Oorance  ;  claims  an  interest 
in  certain  lands  in  Bedford  level,  and  prays  to  be  heard 
at  the  bar  before  the  Bill  for  settling  the  draining  of  the 
level  now  before  the  House  is  passed.     L.  J.,  XL  555. 

July  10.  Similar  petition  of  Wm.  Crane. 

July  10.  Another  jjetition  of  Wm.  Crane. 

July  10.  Similar  petition  of  Wm.  Drax  and  Henry 
Dacres. 

July  10.  Similar  petition  of  Edmond  Berry  Godfrey. 

July  10.  Similar  petition  of  Edmond  Page  and  Robert 
Gale,  an  infant. 

July  10.  Similar  petition  of  Thos.  Pinfold. 

July  10.  Similar  petition  of  George  Underwood. 

July  10.  Similar  petition  of  Wm.  Weston. 

Julj'  10.  Similar  petition  of  Edward  Woodward.  Esq., 
and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Sir 
Christopher  Lewknor. 

[July  10.]  Petition  of  divers  owners  and  inhabitants 
in  the  great  level  of  the  fens  (commonly  called  Bedford 
Level)  ;  they  parted  with  a  great  portion  of  their  in- 
heritance in  consideration  of  works  to  be  carried  out  by 
certain  undertakers,  which  would  preserve  their  other 
lands  from  being  hurtfuUy  overflowed,  but  of  late  years 
the  repairs  of  these  works  have  been  so  neglected,  during 
the  dispute  which  has  been  going  on  amongst  the 
undertakers,  that  petitioners  fear  the  whole  work  will 
be  lost,  and  their  lands  again  overflowed ;  they  pray 
that  the  undertakers  may  be  required  to  maintain  their 
works,  and  a  final  determination  be  made  of  all  the 
disputes. 

July  10.  Articles  of  high  treason  and  other  heinous 
misdemeanors  against  Edward  Earl  of  Clarendon,  Lord 
Chancellor  of  England.  Signed  by  the  Earl  of  Bristol. 
L.  J,,  XL  655.     Ill  e.denf>o.  ' 

July  11.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  taking  away  of 
Damage  Cleer  (Damna  Olericorum).  Brought  from  the 
Commons  and  read  1"  ;  no  further  proceeding.  L.  J., 
XL  568.      (Parchment  Collection.) 

July  13.  Copy  of  the  opinion  of  all  the  judges  con- 
cerning the  articles  of  higli  treason  against  tlie  Lord 
Chancellor,  that  the  charge  has  not  been  regularly  and 
legally  brought,  and  even  if  admitted  has  no  treason  in 
it.     L   J.,  XI.  659.     Li  c-lpiisn. 

July  13.  Message  from  the  King,  thanking  the  House 
for  a  co]iy  of  the  Earl  of  Bristol's  charge  against  the 
Earl  of  Clai-endira,  and  stating  that  to  his  own  know- 
ledge it  contains  inany  untruths.      L.  J.,  XL  559.      In 

Ci'tfllSn. 

July  14.  Petition  of  John  T'rafford  ;  prays  that,  the 
equity  of  his  claim  to  certain  laiuls  near  t'ne  Bedford 
Level  may  be  examined  before  Lord  Culpeper  be  per- 
mitted to  enter  thereon.     Spr  L.  J.,  XL  660. 

.Inly  17.  Minutes  of  proceedings  Ijcforethe  Committee 
on  the  Bill  for  settling  tlie  draining  of  the  great  level 
of  the  fens,  called  Bedford  Level,  on  this  and  several 
subscipicnt  days. 

Annexed  -. — 

1-10.  Amendments,  provisoes,  &c. 

July  18.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  settle  the  estate  of 
Phillip  Viscount  Strangford  iti  trustees  for  sale,  and  pay- 
ment of  his  debts.  Brought  from  tlic  Commons  this  day, 
but  not  further  proceeded  with.  A  Bill  with  the  same 
title  passed  in  a  subsequent  session.     L.  J.,  XL  564,  &c. 

Annexed: — 

1.  Schedule  containing  a  list  of  debts  of  Phillip 
\'iscount  Strangford  to  ivhich  the  Act  refers, 
and  for  or  upon  which  interest  is  to  be  allowed 
to  the  creditors  therein  named  resjiectively, 

2.  Schedule  containing  a  list  of  debts  for  or  upon 
which  interest  is  not  lo  be  allowed. 

^Inly  2li.]  Petition  of  the  Com[)any  of  lirewers  within 
the  city  of  London  and  lines  of  communication  ;  they 
are  specially  concerned  in  a  just  regulation  of  the  excise, 
as  those  from  whose  trade  a  greatest  part  of  the  revenue 
arises,  and  they  would  be  ruined  if  the  laws  of  excise 
were  made  for  the    advantage    of  tlie  farmers   of  the 


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House  op     excise,  who  only  seek  a  profit  to  themselves  out  of  His 

Lords.       Majesty's  revenue,  and  yield  none  thereto;  petitioners 

Calendai-.      have  represented  their  complaints  against  the  present 

-if-,^-^         farmers  to  the   House  of  Commons  (4.th    April    Itig.S. 

"■        C.  J.,  VIII.  465),  and  that   House  has  sent   up   a   Bill 

(L.  J.,   XI.   166)   comprising  some    iitting  redress   for 

petitioners  ;  they  pray  to  be  heard  before  any  alteration 

is  made  in  the  Bill  for  the  benefit  of  the  farmers  of  the 

excise. 

July  22.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  restraining 
l)luralities  and  uicrease  of  the  maintenance  of  curates. 
No  license  or  dispensation  shall  after  the  29th  of  Septem- 
ber next  be  purchased  by  or  granted  to  any  spiritual 
person  for  the  holding  of  two  livings  having  cure  of 
souls,  unless  the  churches  lie  within  ten  miles  of  each 
other,  and  the  curate  of  the  benefice,  whereon  the 
incumbent  shall  not  commonly  reside,  shall  have  at 
least  -jOI.  per  annum,  or  one  half  of  tlie  yearly  profits 
of  the  benefice  for  his  maintenance.  All  dispensations 
for  non-residence  to  be  void  unless  the  curate  shall  have 
the  before-mentioned  allowance,  and  all  bonds  and 
agreements  for  any  lesser  maintenance  to  be  void. 
Brought  from  the  Commons  this  day,  but  not  proceeded 
with.     L.  J.,  XI.  667. 

July  22.  Resolution  of  the  Committee  of  the  whole 
House  upon  the  Bill  concerning  sectaries,  that  the  con- 
sideration of  the  preamble  shall  be  suspended  until  the 
other  parts  of  the  Bill  be  gone  through.    L.  J.,  XI.  .567. 

July  22,  Petition  of  Wm.  Witherings,  Esqre.,  plaintiff 
in  a  writ  of  error  wherein  Mary  Eoch  is  defendant ;  prays 
for  a  time  for  hearing  before  the  adjournment  of  the 
House. 

July  22.  Copy  of  preceding. 

July  24.  Protest  of  the  Earl  of  Anglesey  against  the 
Bill  for  the  encoitragemcnt  of  trade.  L.  J.,  XI.  571.  Li 
c.etenso. 

July  25.  Application  for  an  order  to  stay  a  stiit  brought 
in  the  Prerogative  Court  by  Edward  Cranfield  against 
Lord  Morley.     L.  J.,  XI.  574. 

July  27.  Report  of  the  Committee  for  Privileges  re- 
specting the  introduction  of  peers  by  descent;  that 
they  have  right  to  come  and  sit  without  any  intro- 
duction, without  fee  to  any  herald,  and  that  they  ought 
not  to  be  introduced  with  any  ceremony  even  if  they 
desire  it.     L.  J.,  XI.  575.     In  extenso.     (Three  papers.) 

1663-4. 

1663-4.  Feb.  16.  Draft  agreement  between  Sir  James  Mody- 
ford  and  John  Wright,  by  which  Wright  agrees  to 
serve  Sir  James  Modytord  in  Barbadoes  according  to 
the  custom  of  the  country  for  a  term  of  five  years,  and 
Sir  John  agrees  to  pay  for  iVright's  passage  and  to  find 
and  allow  him  meat,  drink,  apparel,  and  lodging,  with 
other  necessaries  during  the  term,  and  at  the  end  to 
give  him  the  value  of  ten  pounds  sterling  in  sugar. 
This  draft  agreement  is  on  a  printed  form  filled  up  in 
manuscript. 

March  8.  Writs  of  summons  to  Parliament  to — 
Robert  Earl  of  Cardigan. 
Robert  Lord  Bruce  of  Wharlton. 

March  15.  Commission  to  Sir  Orlando  Bridgeman, 
Lord  Chief  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  to 
execute  the  oflBce  of  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Lords  in 
the  absence  of  the  Lord  Chancellor.  L.  J.,  XI.  581. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

March  21.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  preventing  of  abate- 
meutsof  writs  of  error  upon  judgments  in  the  Exchequer. 
Read  1"  this  day.  16  Car.  II.  c.  2.  L.  J.,  XI.  683, 
&c. 

March  21.  Petition  of  Robert  Robartes,  son  and  heir 
apparent  of  John  Lord  Kobartes,  and  Sarah  his  wife, 
sole  daughter  and  heir  of  John  Bodvile,  Esquire,  de- 
ceased, and  Charles  Bodvile  Kobartes,  an  infant,  second 
son  of  the  said  Robert  and  Sarah  ;  they  complain  that 
after  John  Bodvile,  who  was  possessed  of  an  estate  in 
the  counties  of  Auglesea  and  Carnarvon,  worth  2,UO0Z. 
per  annum,  had  made  a  will  in  favour  of  his  daughter 
Sarah  and  her  son  Charles  Bodvile  Robartes,  Thomas 
Wynn,  and  others,  having  got  entire  possession  of  him 
wlien  weak  in  body  and  mind,  induced  him  to  make  a 
will  in  favour  of  Griffith  Wynn  (son  of  Thomas  Wynn) 
and  one  Thomas  Bodvile;  petitioners  proceeded  in 
Chancery  for  relief  in  166:'.,  when  the  annexed  order  was 
made  declaring  that  the  will  was  obtained  by  fraud,  but 
that  as  there  was  no  precedent  for  giving  relief  in  .such  a 
case,  and  the  Court  was  unwilling  to  create  one,  a  year's 
time  was  o-iven  to  the  petitiimers  to  seek  relief  else- 
where, an  injunction  being  granted  in  the  interim  to 
stay  proceedings  at  law  upon  the  pretended  will ;  peti- 
tioners i)ray  the  House  to  hear  the  case  and  grant  them 
relief.     L.  J.,  XI.  583. 


1663-i. 


Annexed: —  .pi      _   ,i ,  Homb  of 

1.  Copy  of  decretal  order  in  Cliancery  of  the  21st       l-fRos. 
of  Jan.  1663-4.  Calendar. 

March  22.  Draft  ro.solution  that  a  letter  sent  to  the 
Speaker  of  the  House;  of  Lords  from  the  Jvirl  of  Bristol 
should  be  sent  to  the  King  unopened.  L.  J.,  XL  -".84. 
Ill  c.i'teiisu. 

March  23.  Petition  of  Sir  Thomas  Dayrell,  Kt.. 
Thomas  Wynne,  Esq.,  Timothy  Pollard,  Esq.,  and 
Edward  Griffith,  gent. ;  they  were  only  served  last 
night  with  the  order  to  appear  in  answer  to  Mr.  Ro- 
bartes' petition.  Sir  Thos.  Dayrell  is  in  a  course  of 
physic,  and  their  counsel  have  not  returned  from  circuit ; 
they  pray  that  they  may  not  be  straitened  in  point  of 
time,  and  that  not  only  Mr.  Robartes'  cause  against 
them  but  also  their  cause  against  him  may  be  hiard 
together,  as  was  the  case  in  Chancery.     L.  J.,  XL,  685. 

March  24.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  recording  the  matches 
and  descents  of  the  nobility  and  gentry  of  England,  and 
for  preventing  usurpations  of  their  armorial  atchieve- 
ments,  and  irregularities  in  the  bearing  of  them. 
Rejected  upon  the  first  reading.     L.  J.,  XL  586. 

March  28.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  transporting  of  persons 
convicted  of  felonj  within  clergy  or  for  petty  larceny 
beyond  the  seas  ;  persons  convicted  of  felony  who  have 
benefit  of  clergy  may  now  be  burnt  in  the  hand,  and 
detained  prisoners  for  any  time  not  exceeding  one  year, 
and  any  woman  convicted  of  stealing  any  money  or 
goods  above  the  value  of  twelvepence,  and  under  the 
value  of  ten  shillings,  may  be  branded  in  the  hand 
and  further  punished  by  imprisonment,  whipping,  or 
sending  to  the  House  of  Correction  for  any  time  not 
exceeding  one  year,  but  as  it  has  not  been  found  that 
these  punishments  prevent  persons  from  committing 
the  like  crimes  again,  the  Bill  provides  that  such  oli'en- 
ders  may  at  the  discretion  of  the  judge  or  justices,  and 
either  with  or  without  such  branding  and  whipping,  be 
delivered  to  any  merchant,  planter,  or  adventurer,  or 
other  person  (willing  to  take  them)  to  bo  transported  to 
Jamaica,  Virginia,  or  any  other  English  plantation 
beyond  the  seas,  there  to  serve  for  not  leas  than  five 
nor  more  than  nine  years,  and  if  any  planter  shall 
willingly  sufl'er  the  convict  to  escape  he  shall  pay  one 
hundred  marks,  but  if  any  convict  shall  without  leave 
run  away  from  service  or  return  to  England,  he  or  she 
shall  suffer  death  without  benefit  of  clergy.  This  Bill 
was  introduced  the  previous  session,  but  was  not 
reported  from  Committee,  it  was  revived  this  session 
and  again  dropped.     L.  J.,  XL  587,  &c. 

Annexed  : — 

1 .  Draft  proviso. 

2.  Another  draft  of  the  Bill. 

3.  List  of  Committee  on  the  Bill.     2P  March. 

4.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 


1664. 

March  28.  Affidavit  of  John  Evans  that  Wm.  John  has 
been  turned  out  of  possession  of  certain  lands  at 
Llangeuuech,  Carmarthenshire,  at  the  suit  of  James 
Rice,  the  vicar,  contrary  to  the  privilege  of  the  Earl  of 
Korthumberland,  under  whom  the  lands  were  held. 
L.  J.,  XL  687. 

March  29.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  keeping,  con- 
serving, ordering,  governing,  and  continuing  of  the 
river  of  Wye  [Wey],  navigable  from  Guildford,  in  the 
county  of  Surrey,  to  the  river  of  Thames,  and  so  to 
Loudon  ;  under  a  pretended  Act  of  Parliament  made  in 
the  times  of  usurpation  an  agreement  was  come  to 
amongst  the  inhabitants  of  the  county  of  Surrey, 
through  whose  grounds  a  passage  was  to  be  cut  for 
navigation  for  carrying  out  the  work,  insomuch  that  at 
the  time  of  the  King's  restoration  the  river  bad  been 
made  navigable  for  barges,  boats,  and  lighters  ;  a  great 
part  of  the  river  being  cut  through  the  King's  own 
grounds,  the  locks  and  bridges  being  built  with 
materials  taken  from  the  King's  houses  at  Oatlands 
and  Richmond,  but  His  Majesty  passed  this  by,  wishing 
to  encourage  the  work,  and  therefore  appointed  John 
Radclyffe  conservator  of  the  river  ;  some  few  persons 
however  for  their  private  ends  obstruct  the  general  good, 
departing  from  former  agreements,  and  demanding 
unreasonable  satisfaction  for  their  ooncun-ence  ;  the  Bill 
therefore  enacts  that  John  Radclyffe,  his  executors,  ad- 
ministrators, or  assigns,  shall  have  the  conservatorship 
of  the  river  from  Guildford  to  the  Thames  for  thirty- 
one  years  for  a  yearly  rent,  and  shall  keep  the  river 
navigable,  and  not  charge  above  a  cerlain  rate  for  the 
merchandise  passing  along  it;  he  is  empowered  to  make 
a  towinsj-path  ;  millers  are  forbidden  unduly  to  draw 
oil'  watJi-,  and  no  person  is  to  make  any  breach  in  the 
banks  without  consent;  compensation   iB    to  be  made 

Y  4 


1664. 


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HI8TOKICAI.    MAMUSCEIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


to  all  Lords  of  Manors  whose  land  is  taken,  and  to 
persons  who  have  aheady  expended  money  on  the 
navigation,  and  in  case  of  dispute  the  atuonnt  is  to  be 
fixed  by  Commissioners  apjiointcd  by  the  Court  ol 
Exchequer.  Kcad  1'  this  day,  but  negatived  on  (juestion 
of  commitment.  L.  J.,  XI.  688,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  John  Radclyfi'e  that  he  may  he  heard 

in  support  of  the  King's  grant   to  him    of   his 

interest  in  the  River  Wey. 

March  31.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Petre,  wife  of  William 

Lord  Petre  ;  she  was  arrested  about  five  months  ago  Ijy 

James  Walker,  a  bailifl',  and  others,  at  the  suit  of  Wm. 

Joyce,  contrary  to  privilege;   prays  satisfaction  for  the 

indignity.     L.  J.,  XI.  590. 

April  2.  Petition  of  Wm.  Holliushed,  sou  of  Wm. 
Hollinshed,late  of  London.merchant.deceased;  duplicate 
of  petition  presented  26  May  166o.     (See  above.) 

April  [5].  Petition  of  Wm.  Joyce,  of  Covent  Garden, 
chandler ;  petitioner  in  ignorance  of  the  privileges  of 
the  House  attempted  to  detain  Lady  Petre  for  a  just 
debt  due  to  him  for  several  years,  but  did  uot ;  he  is 
heartily  sorry  for  his  oftence  and  prays  the  House 
before  their  adjournment  to  withdraw  the  order  for  his 
restraint,  as  he  has  a  great  charge  of  wife  and  children, 
and  is  like  to  be  utterly  ruined  by  his  present  chargeable 
restraint  and  neglect  of  his  calling.     L.  J.,  XI.  694. 

April  5.  Petition  of  several  bargemen  and  owners  of 
barges  (navigating  upon  the  river  of  Wye  (Wey),  in  the 
county  of  Surrey)  ;  petitioners  gained  their  whole  live- 
lihood by  carriage  of  corn,  meal,  timber,  and  other 
goods  upon  the  river,  until  some  obstinate  persons,  who 
pretend  an  interest  in  some  small  parcels  of  land  by 
the  side  of  the  river,  which  were  not  fully  paid  for  l)y 
the  first  undertakers,  have  arrested  and  prosecuted  peti- 
tioners and  stopped  their  barges;  they  pray  that  some 
speedy  order  may  be  made  for  keeping  the  navigation 
uninterrupted.     L.  J.,  XI.  594. 

April  18.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  making  of  the 
church  erected  at  Falmonth,  a  parish  church  and  no 
part  of  the  parish  of  [St.]  Gluvias  or  chapelry  of  St. 
Budock.  Read  1"  this  day  ;  received  the  royal  assent 
on  the  17th  of  May.  L.  J..  XI.  594,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  clause  for  raising  a  maintenance  for  the 

parson  of  Falmouth.     C.  J..  VIII.  561. 
2-'i.  Draft  amendments  to  the  Bill. 
April  18.  Petition  of  Wm.   Joyce;  prays  the  House 
to  accept  his  hearty  sorrow  for  his   error,  and  to  order 
his   discharge,   otherwise    he   and   his   will  be   utterly 
ruined.     L.  J.,  XI.  594. 

April  18.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  sale  of  the  manor 
of  Ingoldesby  and  diverse  lands  in  Ingoldesby,  in  the 
county  of  Lincoln,  for  raising  portions  for  the  two 
daughters  and  co-heirs  of  Sir  William  Armyn,  the 
younger.  Baronet,  deceased.  Read  1"  this  day  ;  received 
the  royal  assent  on  the  17th  of  May.  L.  J. ,  XI.  594,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1-3.  Amendments.  &c. 
April  18.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirming  eight  hun- 
dred acres  of  land,  parcel  of  the  late  forest  of  Froome 
Zelwood  (Fiome  Selwood),  unto  the  Earl  of  Orrery  and 
his  heirs ;  the  Earl  claims  under  an  agreement  made 
14th  June  I63i»  between  the  Crown  and  Sir  John 
Hippesley  ujion  thedisafforestation  of  the  forest.  L.  J., 
XL  595.  The  Bill  was  passed  in  the  House  of  Lords, 
but  was  thrown  out  on  second  reading  in  the  House  of 
Commons.     C.  J.,  VIII.  558. 

April  18.  Report  from  the  Committee  for  Privileges 
upon  a  complaint  made  by  the  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments. 
He  lives  in  a  house  belonging  to  the  King,  to  which 
adjoins  a  tower  in  which  the  records  are  kept  in  a 
room  arched  above  and  below  with  freestone,  and 
])rotected  on  one  side  by  the  common  sewer,  which 
ijelongs  to  the  house  in  which  he  lives,  and  to  those  in 
which  the  prebendaries  of  Westminster  live  ;  there 
was  antiently  a  way  by  the  sewer  from  the  street,  by 
which  the  Dean  and  Chapter  h;id  all  their  wood,  coals, 
and  such  like  necessaries  brought  into  the  college,  but 
of  late  buildings  have  been  erected  by  w^hich  the 
way  is  8to|)ped.  and  a  great  part  of  the  common  sewer 
has  been  filled  up,  and  Mr.  Aldridge.  who  lives  in  the 
new  buildii-.gs,  is  now  trying  to  obtain  a  grant  of  the 
sewer  from  His  Majesty,  iiitending  to  fill  it  up  with 
earth  and  make  a  garden  of  it,  and  in  time  probably  to 
build  more  houses  on  it  greatly  to  the  prejudice  of  the 
King's  house  and  the  houses  of  the  Dean  and  Chapter 
"  for  want  of  sufficient  watercourse  which  is  now 
"  cleansed  at,  every  sjiring  tide  by  a  flax  from  the 
"  Thames,  and  also  great  insecurity  and  hazard  may 
"  come  to  t!ie  records  by  opportunity  of  ladders  and 


"   other  engines  which  now  cannot  be  effected  by  reason        loeds?^ 

"  of  the  breadlh  and  depth  of  Ihe  ditch  of  the  common  

"  sewer  ;"  anciently  also  there  was  between  the  wall  of  Calendar, 
the  Lord  Great  Chamberlain's  garden  and  the  sewer  a  1664. 
piece  of  ground  on  which  to  lay  the  mud  and  soil  tlung 
out  when  the  sewer  was  cleansed,  but  this  is  now 
separated  fi-om  the  sewer  by  another  wall,  so  that  there 
is  no  ))lace  to  lay  the  mud.  Mr.  Aldridge  has  applied 
to  the  Clerk  of  "the  Parliaments  for  his  consent  in  this 
matter,  but  he  feels  it  his  duty  to  leave  it  to  the 
discretion  of  the  Committee  ;  the  Committee  recom- 
mend that  some  ]iersons  be  appointed  by  the  House  to 
view  the  place  and  report  whether  the  sewer  may 
be  enclosed  witliout  prejudice  to  the  records.  L.  J., 
XL  .598. 

April  18.  Draft  of  preceding. 

April  19.  Petition  of  Thomas  Bonghton  and  Wm. 
Baker,  on  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  inhabitants  of 
the  town  of  Aylesbury,  in  the  county  of  Buckingham  ;  a 
Bill  has  come  up  from  the  House  of  Commons  for 
vacating  all  deeds  and  cenveyances  of  certain  lands 
near  Aylesbury  made  by  Sir  John  Packington  to  peti- 
tioners and  others  upon  valuable  consideration  ;  the 
passing  of  the  Bill  will  be  their  destruction  ;  they  pray 
to  be  heard  by  counsel  at  the  bar.     L.  J.,  XL  596. 

April  20.  Petition  of  Wm.  Jo3-ce  to  the  Committee  for 
Privileges  ;  he  has  endeavoured  by  all  means  to  obtain 
Lady  Petre's  forgiveness  for  his  offence  in  attempting  to 
arrest  her,  but  she  requires  a  very  large  sum  of  money 
to  pass  it  by,  more  than  he  is  able  to  pay ;  he  prays  that 
he  mav  be  discharged  of  his  imprisonment,  and  of  the 
vast  charge  that  he  now  lies  at,  which  is  likely  to  be  his 
ruin. 

April  20.  Report  of  the  Committee  for  Privileges, 
recommending  that  Wm.  Joyce  should  be  discharged, 
and  that  Walker,  the  bailiff,  should  be  taken  into  custody. 
L.  J.,  XL  598.     Ill  cxfenso. 

April  20.  Draft  of  an  Act  against  deceitful,  disorderly, 
and  excessive  gaming.  L.  J.,  XL  597,  &c.  16  Car. 
IL  c.  7. 

A]iril  22.  Complaints  of  the  East  India,  the  Turkey, 
and  Royal  Companies,  and  others  of  the  depredations 
committed  upon  their  trade  by  the  Dutch.  L.  J.,  XL  599. 
Ill  e.ctenso. 

April  22.  Copy  of  joint  resolution  of  the  Lords  and 
Commons,  that  the  wrongs  done  by  the  Dutch  to  the 
foreign  trade  of  the  counti-y  should  be  represented  to  His 
Majesty,  and  that  he  should  bo  moved  to  take  some 
speedy  course  for  redress.     L.  J..  XL  600.     In  i\i-teiiso. 

May  4.  Petition  of  James  Walker  ;  he  acknowledges 
that  in  ignorance  he  served  a  warrant  received  from 
Wm.  Joyce  upon  Lady  Petre,  but  he  left  her  as  soon  as 
he  knew  she  was  Lord  Petre's  wife  ;  he  prays  for  par- 
don, and  that  he  may  be  shortly  heard  and  discharged. 
L.  J.,  XL  607. 

May  4.  List  of  persons  concerned  in  arresting  Francis 
Burhill,  a  servant  of  the  Duke  of  Buckingham,  contrary 
to  ju'ivilege.     L.  J.,  XL  607. 

May  6.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  taking  away  of 
damage  cleer  (damna  clericoriim).  Brought  from  the 
Commons,  but  not  read.  L.  J.,  XI.607,  &c.  (Parchment 
Collection.) 

May  6.  Engrossment  of  an  additional  Act  to  explain 
and  supply  a  former  Act  for  settling  the  draining  of  the 
great  level  of  the  fens  called  Bedford  Level.  Brought 
from  the  Commons  this  day,  read  1' ;  no  further  proceed- 
ing.    (Parchment  Collection.) 

[May  7.]  Statement  of  the  value  of  the  lands  in  Sir 
William  Keyte's  Bill.     L.  J.,  XL  609. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Duplicate  of  preceding. 

May  7.  Petition  of  Sir  Thos.  Dayrell,  Kt.,  and  Thomas 
Wynne,  Esq.  ;  pray  that  if  the  House  thinks  not  fit  to 
order  a  trial  of  the  validity  of  Mr.  Bodvile's  will  at  law, 
without  which  no  will  of  a  sane  person  was  ever  laid 
aside,  the  proof's  may  lie  heard  riri  voce. 

May  9.  Petition  of  Edward  Earl  of  Manchester,  Lord 
Chamberlain  of  His  Majesty's  household.  Petitioner, 
being  cited  to  attend  on  the  6th  of  February  166o-4'  in 
a  cause  depending  in  the  Court  of  Delegates  between 
himself  and  others,  executors  of  Robert  Earl  of  Warwick, 
deceased,  and  the  Duchess  of  Somerset,  did  not  appear, 
but  by  his  letter  claimed  his  privilege,  and  the  judges 
upon  receipt  thereof  forbore  any  further  prosecution; 
jietitioner  thereupon  dismissed  some  of  his  witnesses, 
but  u])nn  the  17th  of  February  the  judges  appointed  a 
meeting  at  Serjeant's  Inn  without  any  formal,  legal,  or 
accustomed  notice  being  given  to  petitioner,  who  finding 
himself  under  a  L;reat  surprise,  anrl  not  daring  to  rpiit 
bis  privilege  without  direction  from  the  House,  again 
by  letter  claimed  his  privilege  which  was  denied,  and 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


1 


It 


the  judges  proceeded  to  a  final  sentence  in  the  cause. 
Petitioner  prays  that  he  may  not  suH'er  in  his  cause  by 
his  care  and  tenderness  in  preserving  the  privileges  of 
Parliament.     L.  J.,  XL  611. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  an  order  in  the  cause.     4  Dee.  1062. 

May  9.  Order  referring  preceding  petition  to  the  Com- 
mittee for  Privileges,  and  for  notice  thereof  to  be  given 
to  the  Duchess  of  Somerset.     L.  J..  XI.  611. 

May  9.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Ayton,  Knight,  Gentle- 
man Usher  of  the  Black  Rod,  John  Browne,  Esq.,  Clerk 
of  the  Parliaments,  and  Humphrey  Leigh,  Serjeant-at- 
arms  attending  the  House.  Edward  Lloyd,  John  Cade, 
and  John  Wright  were,  in  July  1663,  sentenced  by  the 
House  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  Fleet  during  His 
Majesty's  pleasui'e  for  publishing  a  false  and  infamous 
libel  against  Lord  Gerard,  of  Brandon ;  His  Majesty,  at 
the  request  of  Lord  Gerard,  in  August  1663  granted  a 
warrant  for  their  release  ;  whereupon  petitioner  deman- 
ded the  ordinary  and  accustomed  fees,  but,  instead  of 
satisfaction,  had  the  return  of  an  absolute  denial,  accom- 
panied with  high  and  threatcniug  language.  Petitioners 
pray  their  Lordships  to  give  such  directions  and  speedy 
relief  herein  as  may  stand  with  their  wisdom  and  jus- 
tice.    L.  J.,  XL  611. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Information  of  Moses  Perkins,  messenger  to  the 
House,  that  the  persons  mentioned  in  the  petition 
stated  that  they  wotild  pay  nothing,  and  that 
Lloyd  added  that  he  would  rather  spend  five  hun- 
dred pounds  in  prison  than  pay  a  farthing,  and  if 
the  oflBoers  expected  fees,  he  would  show  them 
Magna  Charta. 

2.  Copy  of  the  King's  warrant  of  26th  August  1663 
for  the  release  of  Edward  Lloyd. 

May  10.   Petition  of  Lawrence  Squibb.     The  late  Lord 
Cottington,   before    settling   his   estate    by   deed  upon 
Francis  Cottington,    made   a  lease  of  part  thereof  to 
petitioner  and  Mr.  Rashley,  intrust  for  payment  of  such 
of  his   debts  as  could  then  be  remembered,  which  were 
mentioned  in  a  schedule  annexed  to  the  lease,  but  his 
Lordship  being  at  Marlborough  preparing  for  his  exile 
his  creditors  had  no  opporttruity  to  remind  him  of  what 
was  owing  to  them  ;  his  Lordship  declared  that  neither 
his  losses  nor  the  hardships  he  was  like  to  sufler  in  his 
banishment  troubled  him   so  much  as  going  away  in- 
debted to  so  many   poor  people,  and  he  charged  peti- 
tioner to  use  his  utmost  endeavour  to  see  all  his  just 
debts  satisfied,  and  with  intent  to  enable  himself,  if  he 
should  return,  the  better  to  make    satisfaction  of  his 
debts  then  not  remembered,  and  of  such  others  as  should 
afterwards  be  contracted,  he  inserted  in   the  deed  of 
settlement  a  proviso  and  power  of  revocation.     Several 
debts  appear  to  have  been  omitted  in  the  schedule,  and 
others  were  since  contracted,  but  Mr.  Cottington  having 
gotten  possession  of   all  his  Lordship's  lands  has  paid 
little  of  the  scheduled  debts  and  nothing  at  all  of  any 
others,   pretending  most    unjustly  that  petitioner  and 
Edward  ilanning  ought  to  pay  them.     Petitioner  reflect- 
ing on  the    strict    charge    laid   on   him    by  his   much 
honoured  master,  and  the  great  dishonour  to  his  name 
by  not  paying  a  few  small  debts,  and  considering  that 
his  Lordship  died  in   exile,  and  had  not  the  deed  to 
peruse  or  counsel  to  advise  him  for  the  revoking  thereof, 
as  no  doubt  he  would  have   done  had  he  not   been  so 
prevented  and  impeded,  ])rays  their  Lordsliips  to  take 
into  their  consideration  the  condition  of  the  creditors  who 
by  law  have  no  remedy,  and.  also  his  Lordship's  inten- 
tions to  satisfy  all  persons,  and  to  stay  the  passing  of 
the  Bill  now  endeavoured  to  be  obtained  by  Mr.  Cotting- 
ton to  enable  him.  to  make  a  jointure,  unless  he  will 
engage  to  satisfy  the  just  debts  not  exceeding  1,000?.    At 
the  end  of  the  petition  is  a  list  of  Lord  Cottington's 
debts.     L.  J.,  XL  612. 
Annexed  : — 

1.  Draft  of  a  proviso  to  the  Bill  for  the  protection  of 
the  creditors. 

2.  Statement  of  the  sum  due  for  wages  to  George 
Palmer,  servant  to  the  late  Lord  Cottington. 

3.  Letter  from  Edward  Pyse  and  others  to  Lawrence 
Squibb,  entreating  him  to  take  steps  to  procure 
the  moneys  owing  to  them  by  the  late  Lord  Cot- 
tington, the  writprs  being  htit  poor  men  and 
unable  to  spend  money  in  law. 

4.  Petition  of  John  Beamont.  Petitioner  at  the 
earnest  entreaty  of  Francis  late  Lord  Cottington, 
when  he  was  banished  from  the  kingdom,  and  his 
estate  was  Seized  by  the  lute  usurped  powers,  lent 
him  250?.,  besides  expending  other  moneys  in  fol- 
jowing  his  affairs.  Francis  Cottington  refuses  to 
make  petitioner  any  satisfaction,  alleging  that  his 

.7     84062. 


debt  is  not  in  the  schedule,   whereas  the  money     Hov^e  or 
was  lent  after  the  schedule  was  made.    Petitioner        I."Rds. 

prays  that  the  annexed  proviso  mav  be  hiserted         

in  the  Bill.  ""  Ciilciuhir. 

5.  Proposed  proviso.  1664. 

May  10.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  enable  trustc,  s  lor 
^he  Lord  Stranglord  to  sell  lands  fur  payment  of  debts. 
Brought  from  the  Commons  and  read  1%  but  not  further 
proceeded  with.  A  bill  with  a  similar  title  passed  in 
the  following  session.  L.  J.,  XL  612,  &c.  (Parchment 
Collection.) 

May  10.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  limit  jiluralities  of 
livings,  and  for  increase  of  maintenance  of  curates. 
Similar  to  Bill,  witli  same  title,  brought  from  the  Com- 
mons 22  July  1663  (s.c  above),  except  that  in  the 
present  Bill  an  incumljent  may  hold  two  livings  within 
twenty  miles  of  one  another  "instead  of  ten.  Brought 
from  the  Commons  and  read  1",  but  not  further  pro- 
ceeded with.     L.  J.,  XL  612. 

May  10.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  naturalizing 
Dame  Katharine  Sayer  and  others.  Brought  from  the 
Commons  this  day,  and  received  the  royal  assent  on  the 
17th  instant.  L.  J.,  XL  612.  (Parchment  Collection.) 
May  10.  Another  engrossment  of  the  same  Act. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

May  12.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  take  away  Damage 
Cleer  [Damna  Clericorum]  in  the  County  Palatine  of 
Lancaster.  Brought  from  the  Commons,  read  1",  but 
not  further  proceeded  with.  L.  J.,  XL  til3.  (Parch- 
ment Collection.) 

May  12.  Inventory  of  goods  belonging  to  Lord  Byron, 
seized  by  the  Sheriff  of  Nottingham  contrarv  to  tirivi- 
lege.     L.  J.,  XL  615. 

May  12.  Petition  of  Charles  Duke  of  Richmond  and 
Lennox.  After  long  contests  touching  the  titk'  to 
Sutton  Marsh,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  the  King  was 
settled  in  possession  thereof,  in  the  year  1638,  by  judg- 
ments at  law,  and  granted  the  same'to  James  late  Duke 
of  Richmond  and  Lennox,  from  whom  it  has  come  to 
petitioner.  Lady  Daeres,  pretending  a  title  to  some 
part  thereof,  has  obtained  an  order  for  a  trial  to  be  had 
in  the  Court  of  Exchequer  on  the  18th  of  this  instant 
May.  Petitioner  relying  upon  a  treaty  lately  pro- 
pounded and  accepted  on  both  sides  for  avoiding  of 
suits,  which  was  almost  concluded,  but  was  upon  Mon- 
day last  broken  off  by  Lady  Daeres,  is  not  prepared  for 
the  trial  as  his  witnesses  live  a  hundred  miles  away  and 
are  some  of  the  oldest  men  in  the  county,  and  cannot 
possibly  be  brought  to  London  in  time.  He  therefore 
prays  the  benefit  of  his  privilege  to  the  end  he  may  not 
be  surprised  in  the  trial.     L.  J..  XL  616. 

May  12.  Writ  of  summons  to  Parliament  to-- 

Nicholas  Earl  of  Thanet. 
May  13.  Draft  amendments,   provisoes,  &c.,   to   the 
Bill  for  preventing  and  suppressing  religious  conven- 
ticles, 16  Car.  II.  c.  4.     (Tweuty-one  papers.)     L.   J., 
XL  616.^    ^  ^ 

May  17.  The  King's  speech  at  the  prorogation  of 
Parliament.  In  the  King's  handwriting.  L.  J.,  XL 
621.     In  c.cfenso. 

May  26.  Engrossed  copj-  of  the  Act  for  naturalizing 
Charlotte  Hessen  Killigrew  and  others,  certified  by  John 
Browne,  Clerk  of  the  Parliaments,  The  Bill,  %vhich  was 
read  3'  on  the  21st  of  May,  received  the  royal  assent  on 
3  June  1664.  L.  J.,  XL  534.  (Parchment  Collection.) 
Annexed : — 

1.  Writ  addressed  to  John  Bro^\Ti  to  certify  into 
Chancery  the  passing  of  the  Act. 
Aug.  20.  Commission  for  proroguing  Parliament  to 
the  24th  of  November  next.     L.  J.,  XL  622.    In  c.ften.<o. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

Aug.  20.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Nov.  23.  Commission  to  Sir  Orlando  Bridgemaii. 
Lord  Chief  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Preas,  to 
execute  the  office  of  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Lords  in 
the  absence  of  the  Lord  Chancellor.  L.  J,,  XI.  624. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

Nov.  24.  A  brief  narrative  of  the  late  passages  between 
His  Majesty  and  the  Dutch,  and  His  Majesty's  prepa- 
rations thereupon.  Signed  by  the  King.  L.  J.,  XL 
625.     In  ej'tenso. 

Nov.  24.  Resolution  of  the  House  of  Commons  that 
thanks  be  returned  to  His  Majesty  for  his  gracious 
speech  and  narrative  concerning  Dutch  affairs.  C  J., 
VIII.  567.     In  ( .rtenso. 

NoY.  25.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  enabling  grants  of  tithes, 
and  creating  tithes  where  none  are  payiible,  to  be  made 
to  the  parsons  and  vicars  of  the  churches  within  the 
precincts  whereof  the  lands  do  lie.  The  Bill  enacts 
that  all  persons  seized  in  fee  simple  or  fee  tail,  or  for 
lives,  or  possessed  for  any  term  of  years  in  the  impro- 


17S 


inSTORTCAL   MANUSCRIPTS   f'OMMTSSION  : 


Calendar 
1664. 


HocsE  OF  priate  tithes,  or  of  any  iiiothis  dccimandi,  shall  have 
Lords.  power  by  fine,  common  recover}',  writing  indented, 
will,  or  other  sufficient  assurance  in  law,  to  grant  the 
same  to  the  lawful  incumbent  of  the  church  where  the 
lands  lie,  out  of  which  tlic  tithes  issue.  All  persons 
shall  have  power  to  create  tithes  paj-able  out  of  their 
lands,  though  the  same  are  now  free  by  the  laws  of  the 
realm,  and  the  lands  shall  afterwards  be  liable  to  the 
payment  of  the  same  as  if  they  had  been  always  subject 
thereto.  Parsons  to  whom  such  grants  are  made  shall 
enjoy  the  same,  notwithstanding  the  statutes  of  mort- 
main, and  shall  Lave  the  like  remedies  for  recovery  as 
other  parsons  have.  AVhen  any  interest  or  estate  in 
such  tithes  shall  be  granted  to  any  parsou  and  his 
successors,  the  same  shall  at  his  death  go  to  his  succes- 
sor and  not  to  his  executors,  administrators,  and  assigns. 
The  Bill  was  read  1'  this  day,  but  was  not  further  pro- 
ceeded with.     L.  J.,  XI.  628. 

Annexed :  — 

1.  Abstract  of  the  Bill. 

Nov.  28.  Petition  of  Robert  Robartes,  Esqre.  (son 
and  heir  apparent  of  John  Lord  Robartes)  and  Sarah 
his  wife,  sole  daughter  and  heir  of  John  Bodvile,  Esq., 
deceased,  and  Charles  Bodvile  Roliaitcs,  an  infant, 
second  son  of  the  said  Robert  and  Sarah  ;  praj'  the  House 
to  proceed  in  the  con.^ideration  of  their  cause  against 
Thos.  Wynne  and  others,  and  to  give  directions  to  the 
Lord  Chancellor  according  to  the  several  orders  made 
in  May  last.     L.  J.,  XI.  630. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Copy  of  petition  of  same  of  21  March   1663-4. 
{See  above.) 

2.  Precedents  and  reasons  for  relief. 

3.  Answers  to   Wynne's  exceptions  to  the  order  in 
Chancery. 

4.  Copy  of  order  for  the  hearing  of  the  cause.     30 
April  1664. 

-").  Copy  of  order  for  further  hearing.     3  May  1664. 

6.  Copy  of  similar  order.     ■>  May  1664. 

7.  Copy  of  similar  order.     7  May  1664. 
Nov.  28.  Petition  of  Joseph  Hubbard,  of  the  parish 

of  St.  Peter's,  in  Ipswich,  now  a.  prisoner  under  the 
Black  Rod.  Petitioner  is  heartily  sorry  for  not  giving 
due  re.spect  to  their  Lordships'  order  of  the  10th  of 
Maj  last,  and  for  any  words  spoken  by  him  in  deroga- 
tion of  the  House.  He  prays  that  he  may  be  discharged. 
L.  J.,  XI.  6:!0. 

Nov.  — .  Statement  of  the  cause  between  Thomas 
Cros.se  and  Thomas  Price  respecting  the  recovery  of 
a  debt.     Noted.     Never  moved  in  the  House. 

Dec.  1.  Affidavit  of  .Job  Williams  respecting  an  action 
between  Robert  Pawley  and  John  Phillipps,  wherein 
the  title  of  the  Earl  of  Clare  is  concerned.  L.  J.,  XI. 
6:!1. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Co])y  of  preceding. 

Dec.  6.  Petition  of  Robert  Waite,  an  attorney  of  His 
Majesty's  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  Petitioner,  ai 
attorney  for  Robert  Pawley,  having  obtained  a  verdict 
in  a  suit  against  John  Phillipps  for  three  messuages  in 
Drury  Lane,  wherein  the  title  of  the  Earl  of  Clare  is 
alleged  to  be  concerned,  has  been  summoned  to  appear 
before  their  Lordships  to  show  cause  why  the  verdict 
obtained  within  the  time  of  |irivilege  of  Parliament 
should  not  be  suppressed.  Petitioner  confidently  believes 
that  the  Earl  o1  Clare  has  no  litlr  whatever  in  (he 
ground  and  houses  in  (|nestion,  iievertboless  if  the  Earl 
will  ciwn  the  property  to  be  his,  petitioner  and  his  client 
will  be  ready  to  lay  aside  the  verdict  and  all  proceedings 
u]>on  it.  and  submit  to  any  order  of  the  House.  L.  .1., 
XT.  632. 

Dec.  5.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Fairfax  and  William 
Fairfax  respecting  proceedings  taken  by  .John  Milling- 
ton,  junior,  against  Lord  Langdaie  contrary  to  privilege. 
L.  j'.,  XI.  633. 

Dec.  6.  Report  of  the  Committee  for  Privileges  con- 
cerning absent  Lords.     L.  J..  XI.  633. 

Dec.  6.  Petition  and  appeal  of  Francis  Downes  and 
Kdmond  Spring.  Petitioners  are  heirs-at-Iaw  of  Robert 
riogan,  who  by  the  practices  of  Anne  his  mother  during 
bis  m.inority  was  drawn  inio  such  conveyances  and 
assurances  that  petitioners  and  their  ancestors  had  a 
certain  relief  in  Chancery,  if  ever  the  merits  of  the 
cause  coald  have  been  heard.  These  misdemeanours 
were  heretofore  examined  and  punished  in  the  Star 
Charalier,  but  the  conveyances  not  being  set  aside, 
petitioners  exhibited  their  Bill  in  Chancery,  at  which 
time  the  said  Aime,  ihc  mother,  having  married  Sir 
Julius  CcBHar,  and  I  he;  Lord  Chancellor  Bacon,  her  uncle, 
having  got  part  of  the  lauds,  the  Bill  was  most  unjustly 
dismissed  with  costs,  which  dismission  being  signed 


and  enrolled  has  been  a  just  ground  of  dismission  of  all     House  of 
subsequent  Bills.  Petitioners  having  applied  themselves        Lorts. 
to  His  Majesty,  the  whole  matter  was  examined  by  the      Calendar. 
Master  of  the  Rolls  and  the  Attorney-General,  whose       1664. 
report  is  annexed.     Henry  Hungate,  who  now  enjoys 
the  lands,  holds  them  not  as  a  purchaser  but  as  heir  to 
Anne,  mother  of  the  first  wrong-doer.    Petitioners  pray 
that  Hungate  may  be  ordered  to   answer  their  BjU   in 
Chancery  in  chief,  and  not  plead  any  former  dismission, 
and  petitioners  will  give  security  for  payment  of  full  costs, 
if  the  matter  be  adjudged  against  them.     L.  J.,  XI.  633. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  the  report  to  His  Majesty  referred  to  in 
13receding. 

Dec.  9.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  trustees  for  the 
Lord  Strangford  to  sell  lands  for  payment  of  debts. 
Read  1"  this  day,  and  recei\ed  the  royal  assent  2  March 
1664-5.    L.  J.,  XI.  635,  &c. 

Annexed : — 

1-7.  Draft  amendments  and  provisoes. 

Dec.  9.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  Henry  Lord  Lough- 
borough to  make  the  river  and  sewer  navigable  from 
or  near  Biistow  Causey,  in  the  county  of  Surrey,  into 
the  river  of  Thames.  Read  1"  this  day,  and  received 
the  royal  assent  2  March  1664-5.     L.  J.,  XI,  636,  &o. 

Annexed : — 

1-2.  Amendments  to  preceding. 

Dec.  9.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  the  King's  Majesty 
to  make  leases,  grants,  and  copies  of  offices,  lands, 
tenements,  and  hereditaments,  parcel  of  His  Highness' 
Duchy  of  Cornwall,  or  annexed  to  the  same,  and  for 
confirmation  of  grants  or  leases  already  made.  The  Bill 
was  read  l"  and  2",  and  committed,  and  the  Committee 
was  appointed  to  meet,  but  no  further  proceeding  is 
mentioned.  A  Bill  with  the  same  title  passed  in  a 
subsequent  session.     L.  J.,  XI.  635,  &c. 

Annexed  :. — 

1.  The  case  of  the  Duchy  of  Cornwall.  Endorsed, 
Brought  in  by  Mr.  Attorney,  3  Feb.  1664-6. 
Edward  the  Third,  by  charter  passed  in  Parlia- 
ment, gave  and  settled  the  Duchy  of  Cornwall  to 
and  upon  his  eldest  son  Edward  the  Black  Prince, 
to  have  and  to  hold  to  him  and  to  the  firstborn 
sons  of  him  and  of  his  heirs  Kings  of  England 
heirs  apparent  to  the  Crown  :  which  manner  of 
limitation  of  an  inheritance,  though  excellently 
and  wisely  designed,  yet  varying  from  the  rules 
of  inheritance  and  course  of  descents  at  common 
law,  has  not  been  valid  but  by  the  authority  of 
Parliament.  Since  which,  alterations,  by  disunion 
and  union  of  parts  and  members  to  and  from 
the  Duchy,  have  been  made  bj'  the  authority  of 
Parliament.  The  King  until  the  birth  of  a  son 
is  seized  of  the  Duchy  in  a  special  manner  of 
interest  and  to  a  S]>ecial  purpose,  for  his  seisin 
preserves  the  emergent  and  contingent  descent 
of  the  inheritance,  so  that,  it  is  conceived,  leases 
made  by  the  King  will  not  bind  his  first  son, 
who  comes  in  paramouut  the  seisin  of  the  King, 
viz.,  by  descent  according  to  the  first  gift.  In 
like  manner  it  has  been  doubted  vrhether  leases 
made  by  the  Duke  of  Cornwall  should  bind  suc- 
cessors ;  therefore  by  an  Act  21  Jac.  all  leases 
then  made  by  the  then  Prince  Charles  bound  his 
successors  for  thirty-one  years  or  three  lives 
undei-  certain  tpialifications  therein  mentioned. 
I'he  Prince  coming  afterwai'ds  to  the  ('rowii  had 

another  Act  to  enable  hiui  for  the  spa,ce  of  ihrec 
years  to  make  leases  for  twenty-one  years  or  three 
lives.  His  Majesty,  that  now  is,  in  the  thirteenth 
year  of  his  reign,  was  by  an  Act  in  like  manner 
enabled  to  make  leases  for  three  years,  which  is 
now  expired,  and  a  further  Act  is  prepared  for 
giving  His  Maje>sty  power  to  make  leases  within 
three  years  for  three  lives  or  twenty-one  years. 

2.  Amendment  to  the  Bill.  Noted,  Mr.  Attorney's 
draft.  This  to  be  put  in  instead  of  the  first 
enacting  clause  in  the  Bill. 

3.  Proviso  confirming  the  leases  granted  by  His  Ma- 
jesty by  letters  patent  of  certain  lands,  &c.,  ])arcel 
of  the  Duchy  of  Cornwall,  to  John  Viscount  Mor- 
dauut  and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  and  Robei't  Phelips. 

4.  Copy  of  preceding. 

Dec.  9.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  ihe  enabling  of  Thomas 
Juckes,  of  Treliddan  [Trelydan],  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery. Esq.,  to  sell  lands  for  the  piayment  of  his  debts 
and  raising  of  younger  children's  portions.  Read  1' 
this  day,  and  received  the  royal  assent  2  March  1664-5. 
L.  J.,  XL  635,  &c. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Brief  of  the  Bill. 


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ousB  OF  2.  Another  draft  of  the  Bill. 

LORDS.  g_  Amendments. 

iUeiKlar.  Dec.  9.  Petition   of  Thomas  Juckes.     Prays  that  his 

1664        ■'^i'^  ^'^^■y  ^^  passed. 

Dec.  1-2.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  draining  of  the  fen 
called  Deeping  Fen  and  other  fens  therein  mentioned, 
in  execntion  and  pursuance  of  Lovell's  law.  Kead  V 
this  day.  It!  &  17  Car.  II.  cap.  li.  Folio  edition  of 
the  Statutes.  L.  J.,  XI.  636.  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1-12.  Draft  amendments  and  provisoes  to  the  Bill. 
Dec.  13.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  settlement  of  the 
estate  of  Samuel  Sandys,  Esq.     Read  1''  this  day,  and 
received   the  royal  assent   9  Feb.  1664—5.     L.  J.,  XI. 
636,  etc. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Amendments  to  preceding. 
Dec.  13.  Petition  of  Samuel  Sandys,    the   younger, 
Esq.     Prays  that  preceding  Bill  may  be  passed. 

Dec.  13.  Petition  of  Richard  Lord  Clifford.  Petitioner 
took  a  lease  of  the  Earl  of  Essex  of  Kent  House,  in 
Whitefriars,  for  seven  years,  whereof  four  and  a  half 
are  now  unexpired,  during  which  time  until  now  he 
was  possessed  of  a  coach  way  down  Bolt  and  Tun  Yard 
as  the  owners  of  the  house  have  been  for  forty  years 
before,  nevertheless  during  the  session  of  Parliament 
Johu  Carlisle,  Francis  Carlisle,  and  Margaret  Child 
have  maliciously  and  contemptuously  made  a  gate  and 
nailed  it  up  across  the  said  way,  whereby  petitioner  is 
forcibly  kept  from  access  to  his  house.  He  prays  that 
according  to  the  privilege  belonging  to  a  member  of 
this  House,  the  way  may  be  restored  to  him,  and  that 
the  parties  complained  against  may  receive  condign 
punishment. 

Dec.  13.  Petition  of  William  HoUinshed,  sou  of  Wil- 
liam Hollinshed,  late  of  London,  merchant,  deceased. 
Petitioner  prays  their  Lordships  to  set  aside  a  deed 
executed  by  his  late  father,  whereby,  through  the 
ignorance,  fraud,  or  malice  of  John  Macro,  the  scrivener 
who  drew  the  deed,  the  intentions  of  petitioner's  father 
axe  not  carried  out,  and  petitioner  is  in  danger  of  being 
stripped  of  his  just  right  and  inheritance. 

Dec.  16.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  making  navigable  or 
otherwise  passable  for  barges  and  other  vessels  the 
rivers  of  Itohin,  Mole,  and  other  rivers,  and  from  Win- 
chester, Bishops  Waltham,  Rygate  [Reigate],  and  other 
places,  some  falling  into  the  sea  by  or  near  Southampton 
or  elsewhere,  others  into  the  Thames  and  so  to  London. 
Read  1"  this  day.  L.  J.,  XL  638.  The  Bill  was  amended 
during  its  passage  through  Parliament,  and  received 
the  royal  assent  on  the  2nd  of  March  1661-.5  under  its 
amended  title  of "  An  Act  for  making  divers  rivers 
"  navigable  or  otherwise  passable  for  boats,  barges,  and 
"  other  vessels." 
Annexed : — 

1-3.  Copy   of  portion    of  preceding,  amendments 
and  proviso. 
Dec.  20.  Statement  respecting  the  imprisonment  of 
John    Langford,  servant   to    Lord  Powis,    contrary   to 
privilege.     L.  J.,  XI.  611. 

16ri4-r,. 

Jan.  12.  Note  respecting  C4odi'roy  I  •e|)rciuount  who 
has  spoken  scandalous  words  against  the  Karl  of  Berks. 
L.  .1.,  XL  612. 

Jan.  14.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  enable  the  Lord  Henry 
Pawlett,  George  Wither,  and  John  Munpessoii  to  sell 
the  manor  of  Abbots  Anne,  in  the  county  of  Southamj)- 
ton.  Read  1"  this  day,  and  received  tire  royal  assent 
2  ilaroh  1664-5.     L.  J..  XI.  643,  &c. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  amendments  to  the  Bill. 

Jan.  17.  Petition  of  .John  Levet,  Doctor  of  Laws,  and 
Mary  his  wife.  Duplicate  of  petition  presented  27  Jan. 
1661-2.     See  above. 

Jan.  19.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  making  the  river  of 
Medway  navigable  in  the  counties  of  Kent  and  Sussex. 
Bead  1 '  this  day,  and  received  the  royal  assent  2  Mar. 
1664-6.     L.  J.,  XI.  644,  &c. 

Jan.  19.  List  of  witnesses  and  absti'act  of  evidence  to 
be  given  respecting  the  complaint  of  Lord  Lucas  against 
Giles  Earle.     L.  J.,  XL  644. 

Jan.  2u.  Draft  of  an  Act  to  supply  the  defects  of  such 
statutes  as  have  been  heretofore  made  touching  the 
approving  and  enclosing  of  wastes.  The  Bill  enacts 
that  where  any  lords  of  any  wastes  desire  to  improve 
or  enclose  the  same  they  shall  present  a  petition  for  a 
commission  to  the  Lord  Chancellor  or  Lord  Keeper,  or 
to  the  Chancellor  of  the  Duchy  of  Lancaster,  who  shall 
thereupon  issue  a  commission  under  the  Great  Seal  to 
six  or  more  Commissioners,  each   of  whom   must  have 


4X)l.  per  annum  at  least  in  fee  or  for  life  in   the  county     Ilorsn  or 
where  the  wastes  are.  or  be  barristers,  authorising  thcn'i        LoRns. 
to  view  the  wastes  and  examine  by  witnesses  or  other-      Calendar, 
wise  the  nature  of  the  same  and  the  rights  of  all  such      166  1-5. 
as  claim  anything  therein;  to  make  rules  for  enclising. 
to   determine    dilfereuces   in   the   title,    and    to   makr 
distribution   between   lords   and  tenants   and   such   as 
have   right   to   common.      It   further    gives   power   of 
appeal  to  the  Lord  Chancellor,  the  Lord  Keeper,  or 
the  Chancellor  of  the  Duchy  of  Lancaster  to  such  as  arc 
aggrieved  by  the  orders  of  the  Commissioners.     The 
Bill  was  read  1^  this  day,  but  not  further  proceeded 
with.     L.  J.,  XL  645. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Breviat  of  the  Bill. 
Jan.  24.  Petition  of  George  lilaushard,  an  attoL-ney, 
in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  Petitioner,  who  is 
detained  in  the  custody  of  the  Sergoant-at-arms  for 
prosecuting  Lord  Langdale  to  an  exigent  contrary  to 
privilege,  was  employed  by  John  Millington  to  prose- 
cute suits  against  his  Lordship  and  others,  and  being 
ignorant  of  his  privilege  gave  orders  to  the  pbilazer 
Clerk  of  London  to  prosecute  the  suits.  Petitioner 
shortly  after  received  a  letter  from  the  clerk  to  say  he 
could  not  take  forth  an  exigent  against  Lord  Langdale, 
and  proclamations  were  only  sent  down  against  the 
others,  but  by  inadvertency  his  Lordship's  name  was 
left  in  the  exigent.  Petitioner  prays  their  Lordships  to 
forgive  his  error  and  order  his  discharge.  L.  J..  XL 
646. 

Jan.  24.  Petition  of  Anne  Angel,  widow.     Petitioner 
prays  for  relief  against  the  representatives  of  Ricliard 
Wrigglesworth,  deceased,  executor  of  her  late  husband. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Statement  of  her  case. 
Jan.  24.  Petition  of  John  Apsley,  formerly  of  Gray's 
Inn,  Colonel  of  Horse  in  His  late  Majesty's  array.  Prays 
for  relief  against  William  Satherthwaite,  by  whose 
procurement  he  has  been  deprived  of  his  estate,  which, 
having  been  mortgaged  in  the  year  1640,  was  forfeited 
during  his  service  in  his  late  Majesty's  army,  which 
continued  from  the  very  first  until  the  last. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Another  jietition  of  same  respecting  the  same 
matter. 
Jan.  24.  Petition  of  EdmondVeal  and  Isabel  his  wife. 
Pray  that  a  committee  may  be  ordered  to  examine  into 
the  validity  of  the  will  of  the  late  Catharine  Ashton, 
widow,  sister  of  petitioner  Isabel,  or  that  the  matter 
may  be  referred  to  Sir  Orlando  Bridgeman. 

Jan.  28.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirming  a  deed  of 
settlement  between  the  Earl  of  Thaiiet  and  his  younger 
brothers.    Read  1 '  this  day.  and  received  the  royal  assent 
2  Mar.  1664-5.     L.  J.,  XL  648,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1-3.  Draft  amendments  and  provisoes. 
.Jan.  28.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirmation  of  a  contract 
made  liy  the  King's  Majesty  with  the  Coqioration  of 
Pinmakers  of  the  City  of  London,  comprehending  all  the 
pinmakers  iu  England  and  Wales.  The  Bill  was  read  1" 
this  day,  read  2"  and  i-ommitted,  but  was  not  reported. 
L.  J.,  XI.  649,  &c. 
Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  the  Master,  Wardens,  Assistants,  ami 
Commonalty  of  the  art  or  mystery  of  pinnnvkers 
of  the  city  of  London,  comprehending  all  ihi- 
pinmakers  in  England  and  Wales.  Petitioi;ers 
are  but  one  corporation  throughout  the  realm, 
and  consist  of  a  great  number  of  indigent  per- 
sons, who  for  want  of  stock  have  hitherto  been 
compelled  to  buy  their  wire  iu  small  parcels,  from 
hand  to  mouth,  of  the  second  or  third  buyer,  and 
not  being  able  to  give  time  with  their  cummoditv, 
have  been  forced,  as  soon  as  it  was  made,  to 
prostitute  the  same  from  door  to  door  by  the 
hands  of  their  wives  and  children  to  buy  them 
bread,  whereby,  and  by  reason  of  the  clandestine 
importation  of  foreign  pins,  the  commodity  has 
been  beaten  down  so  low  that  the  workmen  have 
not  Ijeen  able  to  live  by  their  work,  and  a  con- 
siderable Enghsh  manufacture,  which  has  hereto- 
fore set  on  work  thousands  of  His  ^Majesty's 
subjects,  and  created  a  trade  in  foreign  parts,  is  in 
danger  to  be  lost  to  the  Dutch  and  other  nations. 
For  remedy  whereof  His  Majesty  has  been 
graciously  pleased  by  his  indenture  under  the 
Great  Seal  lo  contract  with  petitioners  for  a 
certain  term  of  years,  touching  the  raising  of  a 
stock  wherewith  to  take  the  commodity  from 
their  hands  for  ready  money,  and  to  furnish  them 
with  wire   from  time  to  time  at  a  certain  rate. 

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House  or 
Lords. 

Calendar. 
1664-6. 


Petitioners  i)ray  that  a  Bill  may  be  passed  lor  the 
coufirmatiou  ot  the  contract. 
2,  Petition  of  the  haberdashers  and  ironmongers,  on 
behalf  of  them.'^elves  and  several  other  trades  in 
the  city  of  London   and  elsewhere.     Petitioners, 
who  have  been  heard  once  lieiore  the  Committee 
on  the  Pinmakers'  Bill,  understand  that  the  Com- 
mittee is  abont  to  make  a  report  to  the  House 
witliout  hearing  them  further.     They  pray  to  be 
inrtlur  hoard  against  the  Bill  at  thr  bar  of  the 
House.     Koted  not   read  in  the    House  because 
the  Bill  was  not  reported.     Feb.  1664-5. 
Jan.    -28.  Draft   of  an   Act   to  enable   the  Bishop  of 
Winton  to  convey  one  hundred  acres  of  land  lying  in  the 
great  di^parked  park  of  Bishops  Waltham.  in  the  parish 
.]f  Bishops   Waltham.  in    the  county  of  Southampton, 
upon  the   rector  of  the  said  parish  church  of  Bishops 
AValtham  and  hi.<  successors  in  lieu  of  all  tithes  and  pay- 
ments for  tithes  due  tuthe  said  rector  and  his  successors 
for  "Waltham  Parks.     Read  V  this  day,  and  received  the 
royal  assent  2  Mar.  16t)4-6.     L.  J.,  XI.  648. 
Annexed:  — 

1.  Amendments  to  the  Bill. 
Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Robert  Rednall,  clerk.  Com- 
plains that  Robert  Rednall,  of  Ipswich,  knowing  peti- 
tioner to  be  one  of  the  domestic  chaiilains  to  the  Earl  of 
St.  Albans,  prcsecuted  a  writ  of  execution  against  him 
for  a  small  debt,  which  had  before  that  been  tendered, 
and  arre.sti-d  him,  notwithstanding  he  showed  John 
Margretts,  the  bailiH',  a  grant  under  the  hand  and  seal 
of  the  Earl  of  St.  Albans,  constituting  petitioner  one  of 
his  Lordship's  chaplains.  Margretts  threatened  to  send 
petitioner  to  the  common  gaol,  if  it  cost  him  his  whole 
estate,  unless  he  gave  him  and  the  under-bailitt's  a 
release  of  the  arrest,  which  he  was  forced  to  do,  and 
Margretts  then  refused  to  return  him  his  grant,  in 
contempt  of  the  laws  of  the  kirgdom  anil  the  privileges 
of  the  House.  Petitioner  prays  that  the  ofl'enders  may 
be  ordered  to  appear  and  answer  the  contempt  and 
breach  of  ])rivilege.     L.  J.,  XI.  648. 

Jan.  31.  Commission  to  Lord  Roberts,  Lord  Privy 
Seal,  to  execute  the  office  of  Speaker  of  the  House  of 
Tjords  in  the  absence  of  the  Lord  Chancellor.  L.  J., 
XI.  649.     //(  cj-ieiiso.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Jan.  31.  Petition  of  John  Millingt on,  of  Hnlme.  York- 
shire. Petitioner  was  ordered  by  their  Lordships  to 
attend  to  give  a  reason  for  his  proceedings  at  law 
against  Lord  Langdale.  He  is  heartily  sorry  to  have 
given  cause  of  dis]ileai-ure  to  their  Lordships,  and  prays 
to  be  discharged  Iroin  further  attendance.  L.  J., 
XI.  649. 

Feb.  3.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirmation  of  the  dis- 
alVorestation  of  the  Forest  of  Roch  alias  Nerocli,  in  the 
county  of  Somerset  (disafforested  by  his  late  Majesty 
Charles  the  First  i,  and  for  the  more  sure^settling  of  the 
lands  thereof,  formerly  liable  to  the  forest  laws,  to  the  re- 
spective owners,  purchasers,  and  commonurs,  agreeable 
to  his  said  Majesty's  agreements  and  covenants  with 
them  in  that  behalf.  Read  \'  this  day.  Ij.  J.,  XL  650. 
On  the  13th  of  February  the  Earl  of  Denbigh  put  in  a 
claim  un  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  the  co-heirs  of 
Kdward  late  Earl  of  Bath,  to  the  forest,  and  the  House 
ordered  that  the  Bill  should  not  be  ])roceeded  with  until 
the  counsel  of  the  co-heirs  had  been  heard.  No  further 
proceeding  is  mentioned.     L.  •!.,  XI.  657. 

Feb.  3.  I'etition  of  Sir  Robert  Can-  .and  Anne  Hume, 
spinster.  Petitioners  ]iray  for  the  reversal  of  a  deci-ee 
in  Chancery  of  the  24th  of  .fanuai'y  1650-1,  whereby  the 
proceedings  brought  agiiinst  Fabian  Phillipps  by  .lohu 
Forrctt  foi-  the  i-ecovery  of  the  profits  of  the  office  of 
philazer  in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  were  stayed ; 
petitioners  allege  that  Philipps  held  the  office  in  trust 
only,  and  contrary  to  his  agreement  refused  to  resign 
it  when  called  upon.  Forrctt  is  dead,  and  the  interest 
in  the  office  has  now  come  to  petitioners.  L.  J.,  XI.  650. 
Feb.  3.  Answer  of  Fabian  Philip|)8,  philazer  of  the 
city  of  London,  counties  of  Middlesex,  Cambridge,  and 
Huntingdon,  in  the  ('ourt  of  Common  I'leiis  at  West- 
niinstei-,  to  the  petition  of  Sir  Rob:;rt  Carr  and  Anno 
Hume.  Details  at  great  lenirth  the  various  proceedings 
in  the  cause  which  has  been  in  litigation  for  many 
years,  he  submitn  that  it  is  a  matter  which  ought  to  be 
dealt  with  in  the  ordinary  course  of  the  law,  and  prays 
that  the  petiiio:i  uiay  be  dismissed  or  referred,  with  the 
answer,  to  the  judges  of  the  common  law  to  certify 
their  opinions  thereon.     L.  J.,  XI.  651. 

Feb.  9.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirming  of  an  Act 
intituled  an  Act  to  enable  Joseph  Micklelhwaite,  an 
infant,  and  his  trustees  to  sell  land  for  payment  of  his 
father's  debts.  Read  1"  this  dav,  and  received  thci'oyal 
assent  2  Mar.  1664-5.     L.  J.,  XI.  653.  &c. 


Feb.  9.  Affidavit  of  James  Swaim  of  scandalous  words 
spoken  by  Thomas  Chadwell  against  the  .liisho])  of 
Chichester.     L.  J.,  XL  654. 

Feb.  '■'.  Petition  of  Robert  Earl  of  Cardigan.  Com- 
plains that  Edward  Bond,  Edward  Letts,  and  William 
Worth,  his  menial  servants,  have  been  arrested  by  John 
Palmer,  a  bailiiTof  the  Sheriff  of  Leicester,  at  the  suit 
of  John  Baker  contrary  to  privilege.  He  prays  that 
Palmer  and  Baker  may  be  sent  for  to  answer  their 
contempt.     L.  J.,  XL  655. 

Feb.  11.  Order  for  the  High  Sheriff  of  the  county  of 
Carmarthen  to  cause  speedy  restitution  to  be  made  of 
the  corn  belonging  to  Lord  Vaughan,  forcibly  carried 
away  by  Rowland  Gwynne  and  others.  L.  J.,  XL  665. 
On  the  same  ])aper  is  a  certificate  of  the  High  Sheriff 
of  the  proceedings  taken  by  him  for  the  recovery  of  the 
corn. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Application  for  preceding  order,  and  for  an  order 
for  the  arrest  of  the  rioters. 

2.  List  of  the  rioters. 

Feb.  11.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  taking  away 
damage  cleer  (Damna  clericornm).  The  Journal  does 
not  mention  when  this  Bill  was  brought  from  the  House 
of  Commons,  it  was  not  read  a  3''  time  in  the  House  of 
Lords,  but  a  Bill  with  the  same  title  passed  the  follow- 
ing year.     L.  J.,  XL  656,  Arc.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  13.  Transcript  of  record,  etc.  in  the  writ  of  error, 
Lenthall  v.  Skynner.  L.  J.,  XL  65S.  (Parchment 
Collection.) 

Feb.  13.  Petition  of  Thomas  Chadwell.  Petitioner, 
who  is  in  custody  for  speakiuLf  opprobrious  words  against 
the  Bishop  of  Chichester,  is  heartily  sorry  for  his  offence, 
and  prays  for  his  discharge.     L.  J.,  XL  656 

Feb.  16.  Duplicate  of  preceding  petition  presented 
this  day,  when  at  the  special  instance  of  the  Bishop  of 
Chichester  jietitioner  was  ordered  to  be  discharged.  L. 
J..  XL  658. 

Feb.  16.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  sale  of  certain 
lands  in  the  county  of  Lincoln  for  payment  of  the  debts 
of  Christoijher  Beresford,  Esqre.,  deceased.  Brought 
from  the  Commons  and  read  1";  no  further  proceeding. 
L.  J.,  XL  658.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  17.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  limiting  costs  in 
trivial  and  vexatious  actions.  Brought  from  the  Com- 
mons and  read  1"  this  day,  but  not  further  proceeded 
with.     L.  J.,  XI.  659.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  17.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  restoring  the  right 
heirs  of  Michael  Melius,  Esqre.,  deceased,  unto  the 
eiiuity  of  redemption  of  a  mortgage  of  lands  in  Berks 
made  to  Sir  Nathaniel  Brent,  deceased.  Brought  from 
the  Commons  this  day,  read  1",  and  rejected  on  the 
20th.     L.  J.,  XL  659,  661.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  17.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  making  navi- 
o-able  the  rivers  and  watercourses  in  the  county  of  Corn- 
wall into  the  sea.  Brought  from  the  Commons  this  day, 
but  not  proceeded  with.  L.  J.,  XL  659.  (Parchment 
Collection.) 

Fob.  17.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  confirming  a  contract 
between  Sir  Lancelot  Lake,  Knight,  and  Ren(5e  Sabran, 
an  infant.  Read  1'  this  dav-  No  further  proceeding. 
L.  J.,  XL  659. 

Feb.  17.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  the  settling  and  im- 
l)roving  a  certain  waste  or  moor  called  Wildmoro,  in 
the  county  of  Lincoln.  Read  1"  this  day.  The  Bill  was 
committed,  but  not  further  proceeded  with.  L.  J.,  XL 
659. 

Annexed : — 

1-3.  Amendments  and  provisoes. 

Feb.  17.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  satisfaction  of  a 
just  debt  due  by  Henry  Nevill,  Esqre.,  to  Colonel 
Richard  Kirby.  The  Bill,  which  was  brought  from  the 
Commons  this  day,  was  negatived  on  the  question  of 
commitment.  L.  J.,  XL  659,  &c.  (Parchment  Collec- 
tion.) 

Feb.  18.  Names  of  persons  to  be  attached  for  arresting 
John  Goldsmith,  servant  to  Lord  Cornwallis.  contrary 
to  ]]rivilcge.     L.J.,XI.660. 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Dame  Mary  Carr,  wife  of  Sir 
Robert  Carr.  Baronet,  on  behalf  of  herself  and  her 
husband  ;  petitioner's  son  is  without  their  consent  en. 
dcavouring  to  pass  a  Bill  through  Parliament,  whereby 
his  father's  estate  stands  settled  on  trustees,  leaving 
petitioners  merely  pensioners,  contrary  to  all  laws 
divine,  natural,  common,  and  national.  Petitioners 
pray  that  before  the  Bill  be  committed  by  their  Lord- 
shi|is  they  may  be  heard.     L.  J.,  XL  660. 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  Giles  Earle.  Petitioner,  who  is 
ordered  into  the  custody  of  the  Serjeant-at-arms  to 
answer  the  complaint  of  Lord  Lucas,  is  deeply  sensible 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    PvEPORT. 


LSI 


House  op     of  their  Lordshijis'  displeasure,  aud  very  ready  to  make 

Lords.       restitution  and  satigfacrion  to  Lord  Lucas;  he  is  nearly 

Cali'iul.ir.      eight}-  years  of  age,  aud  is  not  in  a  coudition  to  travel 

1664—5.      ti'om  Bristol,  his   usual   place  of  abode,  •without   great 

danger  of  his  life.    He  prays  their  Lordships  to  reinic  his 

personal  attendance, and  suspend  the  Serjeant's  authority 

of  restraining  his  liberty.     L.  J.,  XI.  662. 

Feb.  22.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  repealing  a  part  of  an 
Act  of  Parliament  intituled  an  Act  directing  the  pro- 
secution of  such  as  are  accountable  for  prize  goods. 
Eead  l"  this  day.  L.  J.,  XI.  663.  16  &  17  Car.  II. 
cap.  6. 

Feb.  22.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  enabling  the  Earl  of 
Mulgrave  and  Sir  Hugh  Cholraley  to  make  lea?es  to  the 
King.  Eead  1"  this  day.  The  Bill  was  dropped  in  the 
House  of  Commons.     L. .!.,  XI.  663. 

Feb.  [22].  Petition  of  the  Mayor  and  Commonalty  of 
the  borough  of  Plymouth.  In  the  Bill  from  the  House 
of  Commons  for  settling  salt  marshes  gained  froui  or 
deserted  by  the  sea,  there  is  a  proviso  exempting  peti- 
tioners from  the  benefit  of  the  Bill,  and  precluding  them 
from  their  just  defence  at  law  when  their  title  to  any 
buildings  on  such  lands  shall  be  questioned.  Peti- 
tioners pray  that  the  proviso  may  be  laid  aside,  or  that 
they  may  be  heard  against  it  before  the  committee  on 
the  Bill.  Noted,  not  read  because  the  Bill  was  laid  by. 
The  Bill  was  rejected  by  the  Lords  on  the  22nd  Feb. 
1664-5.     L.  J.,  XL  663. 

Feb.  22.  List  of  the  Committee  on  the  Bill  for  settling 
the  estate  of  Sir  Robert  Cair.     L.  J.,  XL  663. 

Annexed : — 

1.  Draft  order  of  the  Committee  for  the  Attorney- 
General   to  be  attended  with  tb'  rental  of  Sir 
Robert  Carr's  lands.  &c.     23  Feb.  1664-6. 
2-8.  Amendments,  provisoes.  &c. 

Feb.  22.  Statement  respecting  the  arrest  of  John 
Loanes,  a  servant  of  the  Earl  of  Suffolk.  L.  .1.,  XL 
664. 

Feb.  23.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  secure  the  im- 
provement of  .Sutton  Marsh,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln. 
Charles  I.  granted  to  James  late  Duke  of  Richmond 
and  Lenox,  and  his  heirs,  the  marsh  lands  called  Sutton 
Marsh,  with  the  shores,  coasts,  and  sands  there  unto  the 
reflux  or  ebbing  of  the  .sea,  at  a  yearly  rent  of  'iO')l.,  but 
some  doubt  has  arisen  as  to  the  validity  of  the  grant 
with  respect  to  so  much  of  the  shores  as  is  not  yet  em- 
banked ;  the  Bill  confirms  the  grant  of  the  shores,  &c. 
to  low  water  mark.  Brought  from  the  Commons,  read 
1",  2\  aud  committed,  but  no  further  proceeding.  L  J., 
XL  664,  &c.     (Parchment  Collection  } 

Annexed : — 

1.  Petition  of  Robert  Oldsworth,  Esq.,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Wm.  Wise.  Esq.,  deceased.  Petitioners 
have  a  just  title  to  Sutton  Marsh  by  patent  from 
the  Late  King,  under  which  30.000L  have  been 
laid  out  in  inning  the  land,  which  is  let  at  eight 
shillings  the  acre  ;  nine  years  after  the  late  Duke 
of  Lenox  obtained  another  patent,  which  is  void 
in  law,  aud  without  any  right  of  title  the  now 
Duke  has  procured  an  Act  to  pass  the  House  of 
C'ommons  whereby  petitioner's  estate,  without 
any  trial  or  examination,  will  be  taken  from 
them ;  they  pray  that  the  annexed  proviso  may 
be  inserted  in  the  Bill.     L.  J.,  XL  665. 

2.  Proposed  proviso  saving  petitioners'  rights. 
3-4.  Duplicate  of  petition  and  proviso. 
5.   Proviso  saving  the  interest  of  Henry  Somerset. 

Lord  Herbert. 

Feb.  2:!.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  regulating  some 
proceedings  in  Courts  of  Equity.  Brought  from  the 
Commons,  but  rejected  on  Hrst  reading.  L.  J.,  XL 
664,  665.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  23.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  true  and  well 
making  of  brick  and  tile  ;  contains  very  minute  direc- 
tions as  to  the  making  of  bricks  and  tiles,  fixes  the  re- 
spective sizes,  the  penalties  fornon-compliance  with  the 
Act,  and  the  provisions  for  putting  the  Act  into  execu- 
tion. Brought  from  tlie  Commons ;  read  1",  2",  and 
committed.  No  further  proceeding.  L.  J.,  XL  664, 
669.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  23.  Petition  of  Sir  Charles  StiLuley,  Knight  of 
the  Bath,  to  the  King.  His  Majesty  has  been  pleased  to 
pardon  ]ietitioncr  all  offences,  forfeitures,  andatt.iinders 
touching  the  death  of  George  Symonds,  who  was  un- 
fortunately slain  in  petitioner's  company.  Though  peti- 
tioner is  pardoned  by  letters  patent  he  cannot  be 
restored  in  blood  except  by  an  Act  of  Parliament  ;  he 
therefore  prays  His  Majesty  to  permit  him  to  present  a 
Bill  for  the  purpose.  The  petition  is  noted  with  His 
Majesty's  permission  for  a  Bill  to  be  tendered  to  Parlia- 
ment.    See  L.  J.,  XL  661,  &c. 


Feb.  24.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  relief  of  poor     Hocsb  of 
prisoners.     Many  persons  are  detained  in   prison,   and        Lusus. 
are   so   miserably   impoverished,    either   by   reason   (jf     Calendar, 
the  late  unhappy  times,  their  own  nusfortune.s,  or  other-      16ti.i_5 
wise,  that  they  are  totally  unable  to  satisfy  their  credi. 
tors,  and  so  become  without  advantage  to  any  a  charge 
and  burthen  to  the  kingdom,  and  by  noisomeness  in- 
separably   incident    to  "extreme    poverty   become    the 
occasion  of  pestilential  and  contagious  diseases.     The 
Bill  provides  that  such  persons  upon  proof  that  they  are 
not  worth  bl.  in  possession  or  reversion  shall  be"  dis- 
charged,  and   also    that   persons    imprisoned    for    any 
offence  pardoned  by  the  Act  of  Indemnity,  shall  after 
due  inquiry  be  discharged.      Brought  from  the  Com- 
mons, read  1",  and  afterwards  considered,  but  not  pro- 
ceeded with.    L.  J.,  XI.  665,  &c.  (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  24.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  uuitiug  churches 
in  cities  and  towus  corporate.  Brought  from  the  Com- 
mons, and  read  1"  ;  no  further  proceeding.  L.  J., 
XL  665.  673.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Feb.  24.  Petition  of  Sir  Thomas  Nevill,  Baronet. 
Petitoner.  who  stands  surety  for  liis  father  aud  brother, 
Henry  and  William  Nevill,  in  the  sum  of  18,0ou/.  for 
tlieir  ]iroper  debts,  about  sixteen  years  since,  having  only 
an  estate  in  land  in  the  couuty  of  York,  parted  with  the 
same  to  enable  his  father  and  brother  to  sell  other  lands 
in  Essex,  upon  security  given  to  petitioner  by  bond  to 
settle  upon  him  lands  of  a  like  value,  or  to  pay  him 
5,000Z.  in  lieu  thereof.  Such  purchase  or  payment 
never  having  been  made,  and  petitioner  knowing  of  no 
other  means  to  secure  his  money  or  be  discharged  of 
his  sureties,  consented  to  an  Act  lately  passed  to  enable 
his  father  and  brother  to  sell  lands  entailed  in  remainder 
upon  him,  after  which,  by  appointment  duly  made  and 
decreed  in  Chancery,  part  of  the  lands  were  conveyed 
to  persons  in  trust  for  him,  but  now  Colonel  Kirby  has 
procured  a  Bill  to  pass  the  House  of  Conimons  lo  frus- 
trate the  former  Act,  the  decree  in  Chancery,  and  the 
conveyance,  to  pay  a  debt  owing  to  himself  Petitioner 
])rays  that  Colonel  Kirby  may  be  left  t(j  the  law  ol  the 
land  for  recovery  of  his  debts  without  seeking  such 
extraordinary  means  as  an  Act  of  Parliament.  The  Bill 
referred  to  was  thrown  out  by  the  Lords  ujion  this 
petition.     L.  J..  XL  665. 

Feb.  27.  Message  from  the  Commons  desiring  the 
Lords  to  give  despatch  to  certain  public  Bills.  L.  J., 
XL  668. 

Feb.  28.  Petition  of  Henry  Shuclcforib  mvl  others. 
Petitioners  acknowledge  their  great  err  ir  'v  arresting 
and  prosecuting  .John  Golsmith,  servant  to  Lord  Coru- 
wallis,  for  which  ofl'ence  they  now  remain  in  the  custody 
of  the  .Serjeant-at-arms.  As  they  have  snlim' tied  thi m- 
selves  to  Lord  Cornwallis  they  pray  their  Li  ilsh  ps  to 
accept  their  hearty  contrition,  and  to  order  their  dis- 
charge.    L.  J..  XI.  6&.>. 

Feb.  28.  Petition  of  the  six  Under  Marshals  attending 
at  the  door  of  the  Upper  House  of  Parliament.  Peti- 
tioners, ia  consideration  of  their  attendance  during  all 
the  time  of  their  Lordships'  first  session,  have  received 
amongst  them,  by  virtue  of  the  order  of  the  14th  of 
April  1662,  the  sum  of  40/.,  for  which  they  return  their 
humble  thanks.  Since  that  time  they  have  daily  given 
their  attendance  for  two  whole  sessions  without  any  con- 
sideration. They  pray  tlieir  Lordships  to  grant  an  order 
for  the  like  allowance  of  401.  for  each  of  these  sessions. 
L.  J.,  XL  670. 

Annexed  : — 

1.  Copy  of  preceding. 

2.  Another  petition  of  same.  Pray  that  an  order 
may  be  granteil  to  the  Lord  Treastirer  for  an 
allowance  to  be  made  to  petitioners.     (Uiidated.) 

Feb.  28.  Petition  of  Robert  Gilbert,  Thomas  Starkey, 
and  John  Reeve.  Petitioners  are  in  the  cnstody  of  the 
Serjeaut-at-arius  for  airesting  Sir  Hugh  Middletou.  ser- 
vant to  the  Duke  of  York,  contrary  to  privilege.  They 
pray  for  their  discharge  as  they  did  not  know  at  the 
time  of  Middlpton's  arrest  that  he  was  servant  of  His 
Highness.     L.  J.,  XL  672. 

Feb.  28.  Draft  resolution  that  His  Majesty  be  Immbly 
desired  to  appoint  a  day  to  be  solemnly  observed  to 
implore  the  lilessing  of  God  upon  the  fleet  and  naval 
forces  employed  against  the  Dutch.     L.  J.,  XI.  C72. 

1666. 

June  19.  Writ  of  summons  to  Parliament  lo — 
Henry  Bennett,  Lord  Arlington. 
John  Lord  Prescheville  of  Staveley. 
June  21.  Commission  for  proroguing  Parliament  until 
the  1st  of  August  next.     L.  J.,  XL  677.     In  extenso. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

Z  3 


182 


HISTOKICAL    MANUSCKIPTS   COMMISSION 


Auo'  1  Commission  for  proroguing  Parliament  until 
the  3?d  of  October  next.  L.  J-,  SI.  67t>.  In  eAemo. 
(Parchment  Collection.)  ^^     ,    , 

Oct  ;i  Commissi"ii  tor  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury 
to  execute  the  office  of  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Loinis 
in  the  absence  of  the  Lord  (.'haucellor.  L.  J.,  XI.  Cbl. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

Oct  S  Commission  for  proroguing  I  arhament  until 
the  9t'h  instant,  then  to  be  held  in  the  city  of  Oxford. 
LJ    XI   681.     InrAenso.     (Parchment  Collection.) 

Oct  9  Draft  of  an  Act  for  uniting  churches  in  cities 
and  towns  corporate.  Head  1^' this  ^Ifi-y.aiid  received 
the  royal  assent  on  the  31st  instant.  L.  J.,  Ai.  bb._>,  &c. 
17  Car.  II.  c.  3.  ^  ^_     -.  . 

Oct.  11.  Resolutions  of  both  Houses  of  Parliament 
thanking  His  .Majesty  for  his  care  of  the  nation  and 
declaring  that  thev  will  assist  him  with  their  lives 
and  fortunes  against  the   Dutch.     L.  J- A.f.  bb-i.     J/' 

i.ill<)lSO.  ,  T-r  i-    T>        1- 

Oct  11  The  King's  speech  to  the  Houses  oi  J  arl la- 
ment, delivered  in  Christ  Church  Hall,  Oxford,  at  the 
opening  of  the  session.     L   .1.,  Xl.  >»k     In  ,xlniso. 

Oct  11  The  Lord  Chancellor's  speech  on  the  same 
occasion.'  L.  J.,  XL  685-689.     In  e.ctenso. 

Oct.  11.  Draft  order  for  a  bill  to  be  prepared  tor 
better   preventing   the   plague.     L.    J.,    XL   689.     In 

Oct.  12.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  a  more  speedy  and 
effectual  proi'eeding  upon  distresses  and  avowries  for 
rents.  Read  1"  this  day;  received  the  rayal  assent 
on  the  31st  instant.     L.  J.,  XL  690,  &c.    17  Car.  II.  c.  7. 

Oct.  12.  Writ  of  summons  to  Parliament  to — 
Richard  Lord  Ai'uudel  of  Trerice. 

Oct  14.  Commission  for  Lord  Roberts,  Keeper  of  the 
Privy  Seal,  to  execute  the  office  of  Speaker  of  the 
House  of  Lords  in  the  absence  of  the  Lord  Chancellor. 
L   J     XL  690.     (Parclnnent  Collection.) 

Oct  21.  Draft  of  an  Act  for  ending  of  differences 
between  the  Lady  Dowager  Abergavenny  and  Sir 
Lancelot  Lake,  Knight;  Sir  L;incelot  Lake  is  to 
enioy  all  the  lands  settled  u]>on  his  brother  Sir  Arthur 
Lake  by  Sir  Thos.  Lake  their  father,  upon  payment  of 
650Z.  to  Lady  Abergavenny  as  guardian  of  Reuei; 
Sabran,  grandchild  of  Sir  Arthur  Lake,  m  satisfaction 
of  his  claim.  Read  1' ;  no  further  proceeding.  L.  J., 
XL  693. 

Oct.  21.  Draft  of  part  of  the  Bill  for  granting 
1,260,OOOZ.  to  the  King.  Brought  from  the  Commons 
and  read  1"  this  day  and  received  the  royal  assent  on 
the  31st  instant.     L.  J.,  XL  693,  &c.     17  Car.  II.  c.  1. 

Oct.  2-"..  Engrossment  of  an  Act  to  prevent  the  im- 
portation of  foreign  cattle  and  fish  ;  the  Act  proposes 
to  lay  a  duty  of  hi.  on  every  head  of  great  cattle  im- 
port cd  except  such  as  are  of  the  breed  of  Scotland,  and  on 
every  head  of  sheep  or  swine,  exce]it  as  before,  twenty 
shillings,  and  two  shillings  upon  every  stone  (of  8  lbs.) 
of  beef,  pork,  or  l)acon,^and  that  not  more  than  len 
heiid  of  cattle  or  sheen,  or  more  than  ten  stone  of  beef, 
pork,  or  Ijacon.  shall  be  imported  in  one  vessel  at  one 
time  ;  the  Act  forbids  the  importation  or  sale  in  Eng- 
land of  fish  taken  or  salted  by  foreigners  ;  the  importa- 
tion of  cattle  not  exceeding  six  hundred  in  nuiiilrer 
yearly  from  the  Isle  of  Man  of  the  breed  of  the  Isliiiid 
is  excepted.  Brought  from  the  Commons,  read  V  and 
committed,  no  fui-tlier  proceeding.  L.  J.,  XL  694,  &c. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 

Oft.  2.5.  Engrossment  of  an  Act  for  the  cnconragonient 
of  sowing-  and  planting  of  hemp  and  llax  ;  all  lauds 
liable  to  titlie,  which  shall  be  jilantcd  with  hemp  or  flax, 
shall  pay  two  shillings  and  six  pence  an  acre  inlieu  of  all 
tithes  for  the  next  seven  years,  from  the  2nd  of  Eeb. 
1665-6,  and  all  hemp  or  linen  yarn  or  flax  not  wrought, 
being  of  the  growth  of  Ireland,  may  be  imported  custom 
free."  Brought  from  the  Commons.  Read  1',  2",  ;ind 
committed  ;  no  further  proceeding.  L.  J.,  XL  694,  &c. 
(Parchment  Collection.) 


The  M.^nusokipts  ok  the  Most  HoNouitAui.E  the 

M.\I!Ql'JS    OF    SALISBUnV. 

1602. 

.Ian.  1.  W.  Stalleugc  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Jan.  1.  Sir  A.  Gorges  to  the  same. 
Jan.  2.  Sir  H.  Brounker  to  the  same. 
Jan.  2.  Count  Egmont  to  the  same. 
Jan.  2.  Lord  Keeper  Egerton  to  the  same. 
Jan.  2.  Dr.  .Iiilius  Cassar  to  the  same. 
Jan.  2.  Jo.  Dodridge  to  Sir  H.  Brounker. 
Jan.  2.  Noel  de  Caron  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Jan.  2.  Surrender  of  Kineale. 
Jan.  3.  Lord  Kecjier  Egerton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Jan.  3.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Sir  J.  Carey. 
Jan.  3.  Lord  Eure  to  Sir  R.  Cecil 
Jan.  3.  R.  Griffiths  to  Sir  H.  Pooley. 
.Tan.  4.  Sir  H.  Pooley  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Jan.  5.  Dean  and  Chapter  of  Wells  to  the  8;unc. 
.Ian.  5.  Lady  Hunsdon  to  the  s;ime. 
Jan.  6.  The  Queen  to  the  King  of  Scots. 
Jan.  6.  The  same  to  the  King  of  France. 
Jan.  6.  W.  Wolfgang,  Count  Palatine   of   the  Rhine, 
to  the  Queen. 

Jan.  7.  Sir  H.  jSTcville  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Jan.  7.  E.  Hayes  to  the  same. 

Jan.  8.  Lo.  Cobham  to  the  same. 

Jan.  8.  Rich.  Hawkins  to  the  Queen. 

Jan.  9.   Sir  J.  Gilbert  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Jan.  9.  Dowager  Lady  Shrewsbury  to  the  Queen. 


OF 

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The  Queen  to  the  King  of  France. 

William  Wolfgang  to  the  Queen. 

W.  Wheeler  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

R.  Johnson  to  W.  Cope. 

Sir  H.  Brounker  to  the  Queen. 

The  same  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Jan.  12.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Lo.  Scroopo. 
Jan.  12.  Sir  R.  Cecil  ;ind  Sir  J.  Stanhope  to  S 
Bulkcley. 

Jan.  12.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Sir  W.  Ralegh. 

Jan.  12.  The  Queen  to  the  King  of  Scots. 

Jan.  13.  Lo.  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Jan.  lo.  Sir  H.  Brounker  to  the  same. 

Lord  Zouche  to  the  same. 

Sir  Gr.  Markham  to  the  same. 

Sir  Ro.  Gardener  to  the  same. 

Lady  Arabella  to  Mr.  Hacker. 

Advertisements  from  the  Low  Countries  re 
lative  to  the  siege  of  Ostend. 

Jan.  13.  Advertisements  from  Ostend. 
Jan.  14.  Lord  Buckhurst  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sir  R.  Bulkeley  to  the  same. 

Vaughan,  Bp.  of  Chester,  to  the  same. 

Examination  of  Owen  Tudor. 

Bridget  Sherland  to  Mr.  Hacker. 

The  s;xme  to  Mr.  Bradshaw. 

Sir  Jo.  Gilbert  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Advertisements  from  Antwerp  and 

Lo.  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  Sir  R 

Er.  Brackenbury  to  the  same. 

Dowager   Countess   of    Shrewsbury 


Jan.  13. 
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Jan.  16. 
Jan.  17. 
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.lau. 
(2.) 


is.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Lo.  Zouche. 

19.  Rudd,  Bp.  of  St.  David's,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
19  &  22.  Wm.  Stalleiige  to  the  same. 

20.  Lord  Zouch  to  the  same. 

2tl.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Mr.  Nicolsou. 
22.  Dr.  Chr.  Parkins  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

22.  Auditor  Sutton  to  the  same. 

23.  Mr.  Alabaster  to  the  same. 

25.  Earl  of  Bath  to  the  same. 

26.  T.  Sprint  to  the  same. 

26.  Dr.  'i'.  Blague  to  the  same. 

26.  Sir  Th.  Fane  to  Lord  Cobham. 

27.  Sir  D.  Drury  and  Sir  J.   Peyton  to  Sir  R. 

28.  Lo.  Zouche  to  the  same. 

28.  The   same  to   E.   of   Worcester  and  Sir  R- 

28.  Mr.  Bellman  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

28.  Lo.  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  the  same. 

28.  Th.  Windebanke  to  the  Lord  Treasurer. 

29.  H.  Lok  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
29.  Dr.  Conipton  to  the  same. 

29.  Dowager  Lady  Shrewsbury  to  the  Queen. 
29.  JMarchioness  of  Winchester  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 


Jan.  — .  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  G.  Brooke. 


AIM'KNDIX    TO    SRVKNTIi    REPORT. 


is;^ 


Marquis  Jan.  — .  p.  Cheryo  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

ALisBUET  J'l-ii-  — ■  Lady  Cumberland  to  the  same. 

—  Jan.  — .  Couut  Egmont  to  the  same. 

Jan.  — .  10  to  30. 

Jan.  — .  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Lady  Shrewsbnry. 

Jan.  — .  Instructions  of  Lady  Arabella  Stuart  to  Jo. 
Doddridge,  servant  of  the  Dowager  Countess  of  Shrews- 
bury. 

Jan.  — .  Doddridge's  message  to  the  E.  of  Hertford. 

Feb.  1.  Bancroft.  Bp.  of  London,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  1.  R.  Hadsor  to  the  same. 

Feb.  1.  Jo.  Ridgway  to  the  same. 

Feb.  1.  Sir  H.  Lee  to  the  same. 

Feb.  2.  Wm.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 

Feb.  2.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Alderman  Roe. 

Feb.  2.  Dowager  Lady  Shrewsbury  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  3.  Sir  Ch.  Ogle  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  3.  Lo.  Buckhurst  to  the  same. 

Feb.  3.  Sherifi'  Swinnerton  to  the  same. 

Feb.  3.  Sir  H.  Pooley  to  the  same. 

Feb.  4.  E.  of  Worcester  and  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Lo. 
Zouche. 

Feb.  4.  R.  Churchman  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  4.  Chr.  Harris  to  the  Privy  Council. 

Feb.  5.  Jo.  Lyly  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  6.  Lady  Arabella  Stuart  to  Sir  J.  Stanhope  and 
Sir  R,  Cecil. 

Feb.  6  and  9.  Lord  Norryeis  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  7.  Aur.  Townsend  to  the  same. 

Feb.  7.  Ferd.  Cardinus  to  the  f:ame. 

Feb.  8.  F.  Cotton  to  the  same. 

Feb.  8.  Lord  Cobham  to  the  same. 

Feb.  8.  Jas.  Hudson  to  the  same. 

Feb.  8.  Mayor,  &c.  of  Southampton  to  the  sa.me. 

Feb.  8.  Mayor  of  Chester  to  the  same. 

Feb.  9.  Capt.  Taafe  to  the  same. 

Feb.  10.  Lord  Hunsdon  to  the  same. 

Feb.  10  &  14.  Turlogh  O'Brien  to  the  same. 

Feb.  12.  R.  Johnson  to  the  same. 

Feb.  1-2.  Remembrances  for  Alex.  Covert  sent  to  Den- 
mark by  Lo.  Eure,  Sir  John  Herbert  and  Dan.  Dun, 
Commissioners  for  the  treaty  of  Bremen. 

Feb.  13.  Sir  J.  Poyntz  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  14.  Lord  Buckhurst  to  the  same. 

Feb.  15.  Signor  Balbari  to  the  same. 

Feb.  15.   Serjeant  Williams  to  the  same. 

Feb.  lo.  Ferd.  Heyborn  to  the  same. 

Feb.  15.  Preachers  of  Lancashire  to  the  same. 
;  Feb.  16.  Sir  N.  Mosely,  the  preachers  of  Manchester 

and  others,  to  the  same. 

Feb.  16.  Bencher.^  of  the  Temple  and  Lincoln's  Inn 
to  the  same. 

Feb.  16.  Commissioners  of  Bremen  to  the  same. 

Feb.  16.  Th.  Alabaster  to  the  same. 

Feb.  16.  Benchers  of  Gray's  Inn  and  the  Temple  to 
the  same. 

Feb.  16.  Lady  Grace  Cavendish  to  Edw.  Talljot. 

Feb.  18.  Mr.  Churchman  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  20.   Sir  E.  Fitzgerald  to  the  same. 

Feb.  20.  Lord  Buckhurst  to  the  same  (2). 

Feb.  21.  Sir  H.  Lee  to  the  same. 

Feb.  21.  Alderman  jMore  to  the  same, 

Feb.  21.  Dowager  Lady  Shrewsbury  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  21.  Sir  J.  Staniioiie  and  Sir  K.  Cecil  t..  the 
Dowager  Lndj-  Shrewslmvy. 

Feb.  21.  Lady  Ai-aliella'Sluart  to  Sir  H.  lironnker. 

Feb.  22.  Lord  Zouehn  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  22.  Sir  A.  Savage  to  the  same. 

Feb.  22.  Capt.  Plessingtou  to  the  Lord  Admiral. 

Feb.  22.  Commission  from  the  Emperor  to  the  E.  of 
Shomberg  and  the  Baron  of  Menckwitz  for  the  treaty 
of  Bremen. 

Feb.  22.  Advertisements  from  Brussels. 

Feb.  23.  Lord  Admiral  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  23.  Ed.  Talbot  to  the  same. 

Feb.  24.  Lord  Keeper  Egerton  to  the  same. 

Feb.  25.  Hortensio  Sjiinola  to  the  same. 

Feb.  26.  Lord  Zouche  to  the  same. 

Feb.  26.  R.  .Hooper  to  the  same. 

Feb.  26.  Mayor  of  Chester  to  the  same. 
Feb.  26.  Lord  Ckief  Justice  to  thcsame. 

Feb.  26.  E.  of  Bath  to  the  same. 

Feb.  26.  R.  Palfryman  to  the  same. 

Feb.  26.  Sir  W.  Courtenay  to  the  same. 

Feb.  26.  Wm.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 

Feb.  27.  Lo.  Keeper  Egertou  to  the  same. 

Feb.  28.  Ro.  Parker  to  the  same. 

Feb.  28.  Lo.  Eure  to  the  same. 

Feb.  28.  Lord  Keeper  Egerton  to  the  same. 

Feb.  — .  10  to  ;iO  (2). 

Feb.  — .  30  to  10. 


(2). 


Feb.  — .  Mrs.  Cassandra  Cotton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Feb.  — .  Lady  Arabella  Stuart  to  Sir  H.  Brouuker?. 

Feb.  — .   The  same  to  the  Queen  (2). 

Feb  — .   The  same  to  Dowager  Lady  Shrewsbury. 

Mar.  1.  Sir  J.  0.  Peyton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Mar.  2.  Lord  Cobham  to  the  same. 

Mar.  2.  Examination  of  Lady  Arabella  Stuart  by  Sir 
H.  Brouuker. 

Mar.  3.  Declaration  of  the  President  Richards  to  Mr. 
Edmonds. 

Mar.  3.  Dowager  Countess  of  Shrewsbury  to  Sir  .1. 
Stanhope  and  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Mar.  3.   Sir  R.  Bulkeley  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Mar.  4.  R.  Hadsor  to  the  same. 

Mar.  4.  Th.  Philipps  to  the  same. 

Mar.  4.   M.  St.  Lesieur  to  the  same. 

Mar.  4.  Lady  Arabella  Stuart  to  Sir  H.  Brouncker 

Mar.  5.  Mr.  Alabaster  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Mar  5.  Capt.  Ridgway  to  the  same. 

Mar.  6.   Senate  of  Stoad  to  the  same. 

Mar.  7.  Mr.  Wheeler  to  the  same. 

Mar.  7.  Han.  Vyvyan  to  the  same. 

Mar.  7.  E.  of  Huntingdon  to  the  same. 

Mar.  8.  Wm.  Udall  to  the  same. 

Mar.  8.  Mr.  Alabaster  to  the  same. 

Mar.  8.  Lord  Cromwell  to  the  same. 

Mar.  8.  Mayor  of  Southampton  to  the  same. 

Mar.  8.  Mr.  Nicholson  to  the  same. 

Mar.  8.  Duke  of  Wurtemberg  to  the  same. 

Mar.  9.  Lo.  Zouche  to  the  same. 

Mar.  9.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Alderman  Roe. 

Mar.  9.  Lord  Herbert  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Mar.  9.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Mr.  Nicholson. 

Mar.  9.  The  same  to  Lord  Sure. 

Mar.  9.  The  same  to  Secretary  Herbert. 

Mar.  10.  Wm.  Stallenge  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Mar.  10.  Vaughan,  Bp.  of  Chester,  to  the  same. 

Mar.  10.  Dowager  Lady  Shrewsbury  to  the  same. 

Mar.  11.  Sir  .Jo.  Carey  to  the  same. 

Mar.  11.  Sir  Roger  Aston  to  the  same. 

Mar,  12.   [ ]  to  [ ]. 

Mar.  12.  Lo.  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Mar,  12.  Mrs.  M,  Gilpin  to  the  same. 

Mar.  13.  T.  Alabaster  to  the  same. 

Mar.  13.  Lord  Zouche  to  the  same. 

Mar.  13.  Lord  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  the  same. 

Mar.  13.  Jo.  Dalston  to  the  same. 

Mar.  13.   [ ]  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

Mar.  13.  Lo.  Zouche  to  Privy  Council, 

Mar,  13,  Speech  at  Paul's  Cross  by  Ric,  Stock,  min- 
ister, offensive  to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen, 

Mar.  14.  (Sir  R.  Cecil  'f}  to  Mayor  of . 

Mar.  14.  Lo.  Cobham  to  Sir  B.  Cecil. 

Mar.  14.  Dudley  Wharton  to  the  same. 

Mar.  14.  E.  of  Cumberland  to  the  same. 

Mar.  14.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  the  Dowager  Lady  Shrews- 
bury. 

Mar.  l.j 

Mar.  1-5 

Mar.  15. 


MaHiJI'IS 

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:\Iar. 
Mar. 
i\Iar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar 
Mar, 


16. 

16. 

IC. 

16. 

If.. 

17. 

17 

17 

18. 


Sir.  R.  Mansell  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

E.  of  Cumberland  1,n  Privy  Council. 

Mr.  Nicliolson  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Mar.  16.  Mayor  of  Chester  to  the  same. 
Mar.  16.  Bilsou,  Bp.  of  Winchester,  to  the  same. 

justices  of  Hampshire  to  Privy  Counril. 

Sir  Jo.  Gilbert  to  Sir  R.  Cecil, 

Sir  .lo.  Carey  to  the  same. 

-iMr.  Nicholson  (o  the  same. 

Sir  K.  Cecil  to  Lnid  jlci'bert. 

Wm.  Stallnigc  to  Sir  R.  C-cil, 

E.  of  Rutland  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Rudd,  Bp.  of  St.  David's,  to  the  same. 

Duke  of  Wirtemberg  to  the  same. 
18  &  19.   Examinations  of  Chr,  Chapman,  \  icar 
of  Hacknall,  John  and  Henry  Slacks  and  Hen.  Dove, 
Mar.  19.  tieo.  Nicholson  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Mar.  19,  Lo.  Burghley  to  the  same. 
Mar,  19.   Sir  R,  Lewkonor  to  the  same. 

Sir  H.  Bronnker  to  Privy  Council. 

The  same  to  Sir  R,  Cecil, 

Lo,  Zouche  to  the  same, 

R,  Hawkins  to  the  same. 
Mar,  20,  Mem.  of  Speeches  by  Bridges  als.  Strange, 
prisoner  in  the  Gate  House, 

Mar,  21,   Jo.  Feme  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

M.  Brisket  to  the  same. 

Sir  Jo.  Carey  to  the  same. 

Th.  Throckmorton  to  the  same. 

Sir  R.  Maneell  to  the  same. 

H.  Maynard  to  the  same. 
Mar.  21.   Sir  Jo.  Cary  to  the  same. 
Mar.  22.  Viscount  JNlountagne  to  the  Privy  Council. 
Mar.  22.   Sir  R.  Dormer  to'Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Z  4 


Mar,  19, 
Mar.  19. 
Mar,  20, 
Mar,  20. 


Mar.  21. 
Mar.  21. 
Mar.  21. 
Mar.  21. 
Mar.  21. 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


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OF 
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]\Iar.  2-2. 
M»r.  23. 
Mivv.  23. 
Mar.  2-1-. 
Mar.  24. 
Mar.  24.. 
Mar.  24. 
Mar.  25. 


Mar.  28. 
Mar.  28. 
Mar.  28. 
Mar.  28. 


Mar.  31. 
Mar.  31. 
Mar.  — . 


(2.) 


Sir  K.  Crosse  to  the  same. 
Gcntlenu-n  of  Dorsetshire  to  T.oril  Bmdoii. 
Sir  G.  Carew  to  Sir  H.  Ceoii. 
Sir  Jo.  Pevton  to  the  Privy  Council. 
Sir  H.  Paiilet  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  P.  Grevillc  to  the  same. 
Will.  Brewster  to  the  same. 
E.  of  Bath  to  Privy  Council. 
Sir  H.  Brouiiker  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Mar!  iH!  Sir  'Vh.  West  to  the  same. 
Mar.  26.  Jo.  Feme  to  Sir  K.  Cecil. 
Mar  -'o    Wm.  Cooke  to  the  same. 
Mar.  27.  Lo.  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  the  same. 
Mar.  28.  Sir  B.  Lewkeiior  to  the  same. 
Ant.  Atkinson  to  the  same. 
Carlo  Scaramelli  to  the  same. 
Th.  Edmonds  to  Mr.  Fortatlo. 
luar  •'».  Examination  of  Eduard,  son  of  Geo.  BiUer, 
of  Bursted,  before  John  Bredgate  mayor  of  Dover,  and 
otlars.     Father  Parsons  mentioned. 
Mar.  28.  Rob.  Lane  to  Sir  B.  Cecil. 
Mar.  2H.  Lo.  Cobliam  to  the  same. 
Mar.  29.   Lo.  Admiral  to  the  same. 
Mar.  29.  Mr.  Nicholson  to  the  same. 
Mar.  29.  Attorney  General  Coke  to  the  same. 
iMar.  30.  French  Ambassador  to  the  same. 
Mar.  31.  Mathrws,  Bi'.  of  Durham,  to  the  same. 
Lord  Mounteagle  to  the  same.  _ 
Bp.  oi  Durham  to  Privy  Council. 
.VLai.  — .  30  to  10. 

April  1.  Capt.  B.  Plunket  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
April  2.  Sir  Jo.  Carey  to  the  same. 
April  2.  Passport  by  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Geo.  Preston  and 
others,  from  Scotland  to  London. 
April  3.  Lo.  Cobham  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 
April  3.  Count  Egmont  to  the  same. 
April  3.  Sir  H.  Neville  to  the  same. 
April  4.  Jo.  Hopkins  to  the  same. 
April  4.  Sir  E.  Wingfield  to  the  same. 
April  4.  Anne,  Countess  of  Warwick,  to  the  same. 
April  o.  E.  of  Lincoln  to  the  same. 
April  6.  Sir  N.  Parker  to  the  same. 
April  5,  Wm.  Stallengc  to  the  same. 
April  6.  E.  cif  Mar.  to  the  same. 

April  6.  Money   disbursed   by    Sir   John  Gilbert  for 
the  (ship)  Refusal. 

April  7.   List  of  ships  taken  by  Sir  Jo.  Gilbert. 
April  7.  Examination  of  divers  Portuguese  concern- 
ing ships  taken  by  Sir  Jo.  Gilbert. 
April  8.  Mayor  of  Southampton  to  the  same. 
April  8.  E.  of  Rutland  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
April  8.  Ambassador  of  the  Duke  of  Wirtemberg  to 
the  same. 

April  9.  Lo.  Buckhurst  and   Sir  J.  Portescue   to  the 
Lo.  Admiral  and  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

April  9.  Examination  of  Ant.  Woodhonse. 
April  9.  Examination  of  a  man  in  the  service  of  the 
E.  of  Hertford. 

April  10.  Wm.  Stallenge   to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Th.  Keytway  to  the  same. 
M.  Sourdeac  to  j\l.  de  la  Motte. 
B.  Borjmeo  to  Sii-  R.  Cecil. 
Bancroft,  Bj).  of  London,  to  the  same. 
j_t|..i,  ....  Lo.  Crumwell  to  the  same. 
April  ID.  Sir  Jo.  Stanhope  to  the  same. 
April  11.  Sir  Jo.  Gilljort  to  the  Lo.  Admiral  and  Sir 
E.  Cecil. 

April  11.  Sir  Th.  Shirley  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
April  11.   Ro.  Ardernc  to  the  same. 
April  IL  Le  Macon  to  (•'j. 

April  12.  Lo.  Buckhurst  and  Sir  J.  Fortescue  to  Lo: 
Admiral  and  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

April  12.  Sir  J.  Fortescue  to  Lo.  Buckhurst. 
Ap:-il  12.  Sir  E.  Wyugfield  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
April  13.  Sir  Post.  Hoby  to  the  same. 
April  ]•'.  Th.  Hoiiniman  to  the  sanio. 
April  13.  Lm.  Sheffield  to  the  sanie. 
April  13.  Lo.  Chief  Baron  Popham  to  the  same. 
Ajiril  14.  Lo.  Scroojic  to  Sir  .) .  Stanhope. 
AV.  Resould  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Vauglian.  lip.  of  Chester,  to  the  same, 
.lolin  Skynner  to  the  same. 
Lo.  Buckliurst  to  the  same. 
Lo.  CornwalHs  to  the  s-ame. 
April  1.5.  Bridges,  Dean  of  Salisbury,  to  the  same. 
A]u-il  IP.  Lo.  Cobham  to  the  same. 
April  IC.  Lo.  Cobham  to  Sir  J.  Stanhope. 
April  IG.  Wr.  Nicholson  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
A|>]il  17.  Senate  of  Croningen  to  the  Pi-ivy  Council. 
April  17.  Lo.  Lumley  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
April  17.  Hutton.  Abp.  of  York,  to  the  Queen. 


A|.ril  10. 
April  10. 
AiJril  V>. 
Ajiril  10. 
Ajn-il  10. 


April  14. 
April  14. 
April  lo. 
April  15. 
Ai.ril  15. 


April  17.  The  same  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
April  17.  Sir  H.  Neville  to  the  same. 
April  19.  W.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 
April  19.  Sir  Jo,  Gilbert  to  tlie  same. 
A])ril  19.  Lo.  Mnsgrave  to  the  same. 
April  20.  W.  Kesould  to  the  .^ame. 
April  20.  Sir  N.  Parker  to  the  same. 
April  20.  Sir  R.  Aston  to  the  same. 
April  21.  T.  Gonniman  to  the  same. 
April  22.  Capt.  Ouseley  to  the  same. 
April  22.  T.  Honniman  to  the  same. 
Ajjiil  22.  Mr.  Bragge  to  Lo.  Admiral. 
April  22.  Sir  Jo.  Salisbury  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
April  23.  E.  of  Huntingdon  to  the  same. 
April  23.  Sir  T.  Fane  to  the  same. 
April  23.  T.  Honniman  to  the  same. 
April  23.  Sir  Jo.  Gilbert  to  the  same. 
April  24.  Sir  H.  Brounker  to  the  same. 
Ajiril  24.  Lo.  Scroope  to  the  same. 
Aj)ril  24.  Ed.  Truxton  to  the  same. 
April  24.  Auditor  Moore  to  the  same. 
April  2.5.  Mr.  Longuis  to  the  Magistrates  of  Stoade 
(Stade). 

April  25.  Bilson,  Bp.  of  Winchester,  to  Sir  R.  CeoU. 
April  26.  Sir  T.  Fane  to  the  same. 
April  26.  Lord  Admiral  to  the  same. 
April  26.  Sir  F.  Gorges  to  the  same. 
April  27.  Sir  E.  Gorges  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
April  27.  Lo.  Cobliam  to  the  same. 
April  27.  Ralph  Gra_y  to  the  same. 
April  27.  Sir  Jo.  Cary  to  the  same. 
April  28.  Pasquier  to  the  same. 

April  29.  T.  Honniman,  Sir  J.  Gilbert,  and  W.  Stal- 
lenge  to  the  same. 
April  30.  Sir  R.  Levison  to  the  same. 
April  — .  Sir  Jo.  Stafford  to  the  same. 
April  — .  Sir  Chr.  Heydon  to  the  same. 
May  1.  Sir  A.  Capell  to  the  same. 
May  2.   Sir  R.  Percy  to  the  E.  of  Northumberland. 
]\lay  2.  Sir  W.  Cornwallis  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
May  2.  W.  Massam  to  the  same. 
May  2.  Attoniey-General  Coke  to  the  same. 
May  3.  Bailitl's  of  Colchester  to  the  same. 
May  3.  E.  of  Sussex  to  the  same. 
May  4.  Th.  Windebauk  to  the  same. 
May  4.  Jas.  Douglas  to  Arch.  Douglas. 
May  4.  Whitgift^  Abp.  of  Canterbury,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
May  4.  Jas.  Hudson  to  the  same. 
May  4.  Attorney-General  Coke  to  the  same. 
May  5.  Ottiwell  Smith  to  the  same. 
May  5.  Dean    and   Chapter   of  Westminster  to   the 
same. 

Th.  Windebank  to  .Sir  J.  Stanhope. 
Count  Egmont  to  .Sir  K.  Cecil. 
Mrs.  Jane  Elstone  to  the  same. 
Sir  Chr.  St.  Lawrence  to  the  same. 
May  7.   Sir  J.  Brounker  to  the  same. 
May  7.  Sir  Jo.  Gilbert  to  the  same. 
Ma_y  7.  M.  Greensmith  to  the  same. 
May  7.  Lo.  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  the  same. 
May  8.  B.  Bommeo  to  SirR.  Cecil. 
May  8.  ('apt.  W.  Moiison  to  the  same. 
May  9.  Capt.  Throckmorton  to  the  same. 
May  9.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  the  same. 

May  10.  (        )  to  (         . ). 

May  10.  Lady  Walsingham  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
May  lit.  H.  Lok  to  the  same. 

Maj-  10.  Alderman  Moore  to  [ ]. 

May  11.  Mayor,  &c.  of  Exeter  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 
May  11.  .Sir  H.  Neville  to  the  same. 
May  11,  Sir  N.  Parker  to  Privv  Council. 
May  12.  W.  Stallenge  to  Sir  R*.  Cecil. 
May  13.  .Steph.  Lesieiir  to  the  same. 

Mayor  of  Barnstaple  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Zouche  to  the  same. 

Sir  E.  Fenys  to  the  same. 

E.  AVilbraham  and  Sir  Geo.  Cavew   to  the 

Braneroft.  Bp.  of  Loudon,  to  the  same. 
May  18.  Josua  Aylner  to  the  same. 
May  18.  Cambell,  Dean  of  .St.  Patrick's,  to  the  same. 
May  19.  Dr.  Julius  Ca>sar  to  the  same. 
May  20.  Bennet,  Dean  of  Windsor,  to  the  same. 
May  20.  E.  Bellman  to  the  same. 
May  20.  W.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 
May  20.   W.  Malloryc  to  the  same. 
May  21.  Lo.   Admiral  and    Sir   R.    Cecil    to    Sir   R. 
Levieon. 

May  21.  Lo.  Cobham  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
May  22.  E.  of  Bath  to  the  same. 
Mav  22.  Jo.  Bankes  to  the  same. 


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May  6. 
May  6. 
May  7. 


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May 

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16. 

May 

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18. 

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Maeqcis         May  22.  Rob.  Johnson  to  the  same. 
°^    _        May  22.  Oapt.  Baxtei'  to  the  same. 
ALisBCET.       j^^^^  2g    g.^,  ^  Constable  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

May  23.  Lady  Anne  Neville  to  the  same. 

May  23.  Sir  Ch.  Percy  to  the  same. 

May  24.  M.  De  Boisse  to  the  same. 

May  2-5.  E.  of  Shrewsbury  to  the  same. 

May  2.3.  Sir  E.  Wingfieid  to  the  same. 

May  25.  Sir  Th.  Sherley  to  the  same. 

May  27.  Lo.  Grey  to  the  same. 

May  27.  Jo.  Smith  to  the  same. 

May  28.  Sir  Edw.  Cecil  to  the  same. 

May  28.  Thornbtirgh.  Bp.  of  Limerick  to  same. 

May  28.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Mr.  Cn.mwell. 

May  29.  Mayor,  &c.  of  Carmarthen  to  Sir  R.  Cecil, 

May  29.  Sir  Edw.  Wingtiehl  to  the  same. 

May  29.  The  same  ana  Mr.   St.  John  to  the  Privy 
Council. 

May  30.  Hutton.  Abp.  of  York,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

May  30.  Passport  by  Lo.  Willoughby  for  three  Scots 
from  Berwick. 

May  3L  Sir  F.  Leighton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

jStay  31.   Bennett.  Dean  of  Windsor,  to  the  same. 

May  3L  Sir  J.  Vaugiian  to  the  same. 

May  31.  Ch.  Reitengen  to  the  same. 

May  31.  R.  Kinge  to  Lo.  Admiral  and  Sir  R.  Cecil 

May  31.  R.  Calfhill  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

May  31.  E.  of  Bath  to  the  same. 

May  31.  Inhabitants  of  Lambeth  to  the  same. 

May  31.  Wm.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 

May  — .  Dan,  Archdeacon,  to  the  same. 

May  — .  R.  Wingfield  to  the  same. 

June  1.  A.  Hall  to  the  same. 

June  1.  Yiscount  Byndon  to  the  same. 

June  2.   Sir  E.  Wingfield  to  the  same. 

June  3.  Mr.  Bluet  to  ( ). 

L  June  3.  Maj'or.  &c.  of  Totnes  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

I  June  3.  Aurel.  Townsend  to  the  same. 

June  3.  30  to  10. 

June  3.  8  (Bruce  ?)  to  3  (Lo.  H.  Howard  ?). 

June  4.  Lo.  Chandos  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

.June  5.  Mayer,  &c.  of  Bristol  to  the  same. 

Juno  5.   Sir  R.  Levison  to  the  same. 

June  6.  Stephen  Proctor  to  the  same. 

June  7.  Sir  .1.  Harrington  to  the  same. 

June  7.  William  Reede  to  the  same. 

June  7.  W.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 

June  8.  Sir  R.  Mau.'^ell  to  the  same. 

June  9.   Capt.  Ogle  to  the  same. 

June  10    F.  G-reville  to  tlie  same. 

June  10.  Magistrates  of  Stoade  to  the  same. 

June  10.  E.  of  Cumberland  to  the  same. 

June  10.  Sir  Ed.  Wyngfield  to  the  same. 

June  11.  Dr.  Chr.  Parkins  to  the  same. 

June  11.  Jolin  Lee  to  the  same. 

June  12.  H.  Lok  to  the  same. 

June  12.  Fer.  Grenebelli  to  the  same. 

June  13.  Mayor,  &c.  of  Plymouth  to  the  same. 

June  14.  Sir  Th.  Burke  to  the  same. 

June  14.  Roger  Nowell  to  the  same. 

June  14.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  the  same. 

June  14.  Th.  Wiudebaiik  to  the  same. 

June  15    Lady  Scroopc  to  the  same. 

June  16.  Wm.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 

June  16.  Mayor  of  Chester  to  Lo.  Buckhurst. 

June  17.  W.' Stallenge  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

June  17.  Lo.  Buckhurst  to  the  same. 

June  18.  W.  Fitzwilliara  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

June  19.  Lo.  Buckhurst  to  the  same. 

June  20.  Lo.  Lumley  to  the  same. 

June  20.  Alderman  Martin  to  the  same. 

June  21.  Lo.  Buckhurst  to  the  same. 

June  21.  Lo.  North  to  the  same. 

June  22.  Sir  Ed.  Moore  to  the  same. 

June  22.  Sir  Jo.  Harrington  to  the  same. 

June  23.  Capt.  .1.  Bradbury  to  the  same. 

June  23.  Lord  Burghley  to  the  same. 

June  23.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  the  same. 

June  24.  Ra.  Gray  to  the  same. 

June  24.  Lady  Denny  to  the  same. 

June  26.  Lo.  Buckhurst  to  the  same. 
t  June  28.  Lo.  Cobham  to  the  same. 

June  28.  Recorder  Croke  to  the  same. 

June  29.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  tlie  same. 
June  29.  Advertisements    from    the    Low    Countries 

from  21  .June  to . 

June  30.  Sir  H.  Bromley  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
June  30.  Lo.  Zouche  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
June  — .  Sir  Jo.  Davis  to  the  same. 
June  — .  Secretary  Herbert  to  the  same. 
July  2.  Sir  T.  Fane  to  the  same. 

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July  2.  Sir  W.  Cornwallis  to  the  same. 

July  2.  Z.  Lok  to  the  same. 

July  3.  Geo.  Arundel  to  the  same. 

July  4.  Dr.  Chr.  Perkins  to  the  same. 

July  4.  W.  Vaughan  to  the  Abp.  of  CanterVmry,  Lo. 
Keeper,  and  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  4.  E.  of  Bath  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  5.  Dr.  Cromjiton  to  the  same. 

July  5.  Lo.  Zouche  to  the  same. 

July  7.  Beuuet,  Dean  of  AVindsor,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  7.  W.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 

July  7.  Declaration  of  John  Burleigh  of  the  Isle  of 
Wight,  prisoner  in  Gallicia  oh  years,  and  his  arrival  at 
Plymouth. 

July  8.  F.  Greville  and  Sir  R.  Levison  tri  the  Lo. 
Admiral  and  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  — .  Robert  Lo.  Willoughby  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  — .  Jo.  Wynter  to  the  .same. 

July  — .  Lo.  Kunsdon  to  the  same. 

July  9.  Sir  Ed.  Cecyl  to  the  same. 

July  9.  Mayor  of  Chester  to  the  same. 

July  9.  E.  of  Northumberland  to  the  same. 

July  9.   Wm.  Cave  to  the  .s.ame. 

.luly  111.  E.  of  Oi-uiond  to  E.  of  Shrewsburv. 

July  10.  E.  ofThomijnd  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  11.  Wm.  Fitzwilliani  to  the  same. 

Jul}-  11.   Adr.  Gilbert  to  the  same. 

July  12.  Sir  R.  Drury  to  the  same. 

July  12.   Dr.  Julius  Ca'sar  to  tho  same. 

July  12.  Th.  Cornwall  to  the  same. 

July  12.  Sir  Ed.  Cecil  to  the  same. 

July  12.  Ja.  Hudson  to  the  same. 

July  12.   (Sir  Jo.  Carey  Y)  to  the  Privy  Council. 

July  13.  Capt.  Th.  Ridgeway  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  14.  Lo.  ^Mountjoye  to  the  E.  of  Southampton. 

July  15.  Lo.  Hunsdou  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  15.  Lo.  Zouche  to  the  same. 

July  16.  Jo.  Meade  to  the  same. 

July  16.  Lady  Stotirton  to  the  same. 

•July  16.  E.  of  Cumberland  to  the  same. 

July  16.  W.  Davison  to  the  same. 

July  16.  W.  Atkinson  to  the  same. 

July  17.  Sir  Jo.  Gilbert  to  the  Privy  Council. 

July  17.  Sir  J.  Gilbert  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  17.  H.  Carew  to  Sir  E.  Gorges. 

July  17.  Robert  Barois  to  Sir  R. "Cecil. 

.July  18.  R.  Pooley  to  the  same. 

July  18.  Roger  Manners  to  the  same. 

July  18.  Lo.  Burghley  to  the  Privy  Council. 

July  18.  Sir  R.  Lee  to  Sir  B.  Cecil. 

July  18.  Sir  Ed.  Cecil  to  the  same. 

July  19.  F.  Greville  to  the  same. 

July  19.  H.  Allington  to  the  same. 

July  19.  Mayor  of  WaterFord  to  the  same. 

July  19.  Sir  R.  Crosse  to  the  same. 

July  19.  E.  of  Lyucoln  to  the  same. 

.July  19.  Capt.Th.  Ogle  to  the  same. 

July  19.  W.  Atkinson  to  the  same. 

July  19.  Sir  F.  Greville  and  Sir  R  Levison  to  the 
Privy  Council. 

July  19.  Noel  de  Carou  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  -iO.  Lo.  Burghley  to  the  same. 

.July  20.  Sir  "W.  Ralegh  to  the  same. 

July  22.  Sir  T.  Fane  to  the  same. 

July  22.  Justices  of  Assize  of  Essex  to  the  same. 

July  22.  Commissioners  for  Essex  to  the  same. 

July  22.  Sir  H.  Maynard  to  the  same. 

July  23.  Sir  R.  Mansel  to  the  same. 

.July  23.  Jo.  Colhurst  to  the  same. 

July  24.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  the  same. 

July  24.  Justices  Warburton  and  Yelvertnii  to  the 
Privy  Council. 

.lulv  24.  Sir  G.  Peckham  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  24.  Justices  of  Assize  of  Hertford  to  the  Privy 
Council. 

.luly  24.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  the  Lo.  Viscount  Byndon. 

July  24.  C.  Boucheron  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  25.  Lo.  Mountjoy  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  25.  Privy  Council  to  Lo.  Cobham. 

July  25.  F.  Tregian  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

July  25.  R.  Hadsor  to  the  same. 

July  25.  Geo.  Svnge  to  the  same. 

July  25.  Mr.  Willis  to  Sir  R.  Cecil  and  Sir  J.  S(an- 
liope. 

July  25.  Lo.  Eure  to  Sir  K.  Cecil. 
JuIt  25.  Arch.  Douglas  to  the  same. 
July  25.  Notes  for  treaties  with  the  Commissioners 
of  the  King  of  Denmark  and  the  Emiieror. 
.July  26.  Jo.  Browne  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
July  26.  Bancroft,  Bp.  cf  London,  to  the  same. 
July  27.  Mayor  of  Bristol  to  the  same. 

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July  27.  Advices  from  Eome  4th  May  to 

July  27.  Bonds   and   treaties    dt-livered    to   my   Lo. 
Treasurer,  among  which  is  a  Bull  of  Pope  Clement  VII. 
for  King  Henrv's  marriage  upon  his  divorce  from  Q. 
Katherine.  and"  an  cxempliScatiun  of  the  will  of  Kmg 
Hen   VTII.,  seahd  in   a  round  blue  leather  box.     De- 
livered by   Sir  E.  Cecil  to  ilr.  V.  Skinner  and  Mr.  A. 
Agarde.  to  l)e  laid  up  in  the  Treasury  at  Westminster. 
July  27.  Register  of  Papers  of  Wales. 
July  29.  Sir  W.  Bowes  to  Sir  11.  Cecil. 
July  29.  E.  of  Bath  to  the  same. 
July  29.  Sir  A.  Gorges  to  the  same. 
July  29.  Capt.  T.  Ogle  to  the  same. 
.Tul'y  29.  Commissioners  at  Plymouth  to  the  Lo.  Ad- 
miral and  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Jaly  29.  Sir  Jo.  Salisbury  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
July  29.  Sir  Turlogh  O'lBrien  to  the  same. 
July  29.  :3(i  to  40. 
Julv  29.  9  to  3. 
July  29.  30  to  111. 

.Fuly  29.  Relations  by  a  soldier  touching  the  army  (ot 
the  States)  in  Brabant. 

July  30.  Dr.  Langton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
July  30.  Jo.  Byrdf  to  the  same. 
Julv  31.  Lady  Hunsdon  to  the  same. 
Sir  W.  Monson  to  the  same. 
Sir  H.  Xcville  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  Jo.  Norris  to  the  same. 
Sir  R.  Cecil  to  the  E.  of  Cumberland. 
F.  Greville  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
R.  Hattkius  to  the  Privy  Council. 
Caiit.  Jackson  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Commissioners  at  I'lvmoiitli  lo  (he  Lo.  Ad- 


July  31. 
July  31. 
Julv  31. 
July—. 
.Inly 
Julv—. 
Julv 
July 


iraiid  Sir  R.  Cecil. 


I  to  lo, 
1.  E.  ot  Shrewsbury  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
1.  Lo.  Eure  to  the  same. 

1.  Mayor  of  Barnstaple  to  the  same. 

2.  Capt.  Ogle  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
2.  E.  of  Xottingliam  to  the  same. 
2.  S.  Lesieur  to  the  same. 

2.  R.  Perceval  to  the  same. 

3.  Sii-  R.  Mausell  to  the  same. 
3.  Lady  Luniley  to  the  same. 
3.  Countess  of  Pembroke  to  the  same. 
3.  Capt.  Onseley  to  the  same. 
3.   Mayor  of  Bristol  to  the  same. 
3.   (     ?     )  to  G.  Limauer. 
3.  Emperor  Rudolph  to  Baron  of  Munckewitz 

Aug.  3.  The  same  to  Adolph.  Duke  of  Holstein. 
Au".  3.  The  same  to  the  Duke  of  Brunswick. 
Sir  F.  Greville  to   th 


.luly 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

•A-ng. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

.Aug. 

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Aug.  3. 

E.  Cecil. 

Aug.  4 

Aug.  4 


Lo.  Admiral  and  Sir 
Cecil. 


Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 


Sir  T.  Gorges  to  Sir  R 

Lo.  Darcy  to  the  same. 

R.  Hadsor  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Admiral  to  the  satne. 

Sir  R.  Mansell  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Buckhurst  to  the  .same. 

E.  of  Xottinghani  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Norreys  to  the  same. 

E.  Hawkins  to  the  Queen. 
Aug.  7.  Capt.  H.  Clare  to  Sir  K.  Oeoil. 
Aug.  7.  Sir  R  Cecil  to  the  High  SheriH'  of  Oxford, 
7.  Sir  R.  Drury  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

7.  Secretary  Herbert  to  the  same. 

8.  Mayor  of  Bristol  to  the  same. 
8.  Mr.  liinewray  to  the  same. 
8.  Lo.  /ouclie  to  the  same. 
8.  IiO.  Eure  to  the  same. 

8.  Sir  R.  Lcvison  to  the  same. 

9.  E.  of  Rutland  to  the  same. 
Aug.  9.  Mr.  Treffry  to  the  same. 
Aug.  9.  (    )  to  (    ). 

Aug.  lo.  Sir  W.  Monson  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 

Aug.  lo.  W.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 

Aug.  10.  Mayor  of  Barnstaple  lo  the  same. 

Aug.  12.  Henry  Montague  to  the  same. 

Aug.  12.  Lo.  Grey  to  the  same. 

Aug.  12.  Adr.  Gilbert  to  the  same. 

Aug.  12.  Lo.  Cobham  to  the  same. 

Aug.  13.  H.  Lok  to  the  same. 

Ang.  13.  Capt.  Ei<lgcway  to  the  same. 

Aug.  13.  Magistrates  of  Hull  to  the  same. 

Aug.  14.  T.  Windebank  to  the  same. 

Ang.  14.   Sir  .lo.  P(-yton  to  the  same. 

Aug.  14.  E.  llonghton  to  the  same. 

Aug.  1.").  E.  of  Shrewsbury  to  the  E.  of  Ormond. 

.\ug.  Ih.  The  same  to  Sir  I!.  Cecil. 

Aug.  16.  Lord  Cobham  to  the  same. 


■  Aug.  ' 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Ang. 
Aug. 
Auo 


Aug. 

16. 

Aug. 

16. 

E.  Ceci 

1. 

Aug. 

16. 

Aug. 

17. 

Aug. 

17. 

Aug. 

17. 

Aug. 

17. 

Aug 

18. 

Aug 

18. 

Lo.  Zonchc  to  the  same. 

Sir  W.  Monson  to  the  Lo.  Admiral  and  Sir 

( )  to  ( ). 

Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Lo.  Zouohe. 

Lady  Lumley  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 

Geo.  Harvey  to  the  same. 

( )  to  G.  Limauer. 

18.  H.  Broughton  to  the  Abp.  of  Canterbury. 

Grant  of  the  manor  of  Porchester,  South- 
mjjton,  to  Jo.  DufReld. 
Aug.  19.  Capt.  Wigm.ore  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 
Aug.  19.  Lo.  Audeley  to  the  same. 
Aug.  20.  Lo.  Cobiiam  to  the  same. 
Aug.  20.  Lo.  Buckhurst  to  the  same. 
Aug.  21.   Don  Antonio  Gironde  to  the  same. 

Sir  W.  Ealegh  to  the  same. 

Jaa.  Hudson  to  the  same. 

Bp.  of  London  to  the  same. 

Spinola  to  the  same. 

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Aug.  21. 
Aug.  21 
Aug. 
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and  — 
Aug. 
Aug, 
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Aug 
Aug.  23, 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Ang. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Ang. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug, 


Advertisements  from  Brussels. 

Don  G.  de  Spinola  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

W'ni.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 

S.  Lesieur  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Euro  to  the  same. 

Bp.  of  London  to  the  same. 

.1.  Wood  to  the  same. 

R.  Houghton  to  the  same. 
24.  Secretary  Herlicrt  to  the  same. 
24.  Capt.  Wiguiore  to  tlie  same. 

Mavor  of  Barnstaple  to  the  same. 

(— )  lo  (^ ). 

( )  to  G.  LiuKiuer. 

Lo.  Eure  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

E.  of  Cumberland  to  the  same. 

Sir  E.  Di'ury  Co  the  same. 

Mr.  Wilson  to  the  same. 

Attorney-General  Coke  to  the  same. 

Bp.  of  Loudon  to  the  same. 

Capt.  Wigmore  to  the  same. 
_  Jo.  Semple  to  the  same. 

Aug.  28.  Pro.  Cortella  to  Marqtiis  de  Cassau.  &c. 
Aug.  29.  W.  Tresam  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Thornl)urgh,  Bp.  of  Limerick,  to  the  same. 

Lo.    Admii-nl   and    Sir    E.    Cecil  to    Sir  E. 


24. 

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24. 
24. 
24. 
26. 
26. 
27. 
27. 
27. 
28. 
28. 

OR 


Aug.  29 
Aug.  29. 
Levison. 
Aug.  29 
Aug.  30. 
Aug.  30, 
Aug.  30 
Aug.  30 
."iug.  31. 
Aug.  31 


( )  to  ( ). 

Mr.  Perceval  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 

Sir  R.  Mansell  to  the  same. 

Chief  Justice  Pupham  to  the  same. 

Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Alderman  R,oe. 

Sir  R.  Mansell  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Lo.  Eure  to  the  same. 
Aug.  31.  Capt.  Tlirockmorton  tn  the  same. 
Aug.  31.  Dr.  Howsou  to  Lo.  Buckhurst. 

T.  Honniman  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

H.  Sendall  to  the  same. 

( )  to  G.  Limauer. 

Passport   by  Sir  Jo.   Carey,    Gov.    of  Ber- 

Sinclair,  Baron  of  Rosslyn,  to  London. 

Register  of  cargo  of  ships  of  the  East  Indies 


31. 
31. 
31. 
31. 


Aus 

Ann 

Aujj 

Aug. 
wick  to  W. 

Aug.  — . 
(in  French). 

Sept.  1.  Paulo  Lentelo  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 

Sept.  1.  Ant.  Deering  to  the  same. 

Sept.  2.  Capt.  Throckmonton  to  the  same. 

Sept.  2.  Lo.  Zouche  to  the  same. 

Sept.  3.  Alderman  More  and  Mr.  Carmarden  to  Lo. 
Buckhurst. 

Sept.  3.  Sir  E.  Denny  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 

Sept.  3.  S.  Lesieui-  to  the  same. 

Sept.  5.  Injuries  done   Sir  E.  Dymoke,   by  the  E.  of 
Lincoln,  Lo.  Clinton  and  Edw.  Clinton. 

Sept.  6.  ( )  to  ( ). 

Sept.  6.  Charges  of  Mr.  Carter  and  his  tutor  for  diet, 
apparel,  and  lodging. 

Sept.  7.  Lo.  Eare  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 

Alderman  Eoe  to  the  same. 
( )  to  G.  Limauer. 


Sept.  7 
Sept.  7. 
Sept.  8. 
Sei)t.  8. 
Sept.  8. 
Sept.  8. 
Sept.  8. 
Sept.  8 


W.  Waad  to  Mr.  Cope. 


T.  Honniiuan  to  SirE.  Cecil. 

Capt.  R.  Gilford  to  the  same. 

E.  of  Shrewsbury"  to  the  same. 

Lady  Cobliam  of  Kildare  to  Mr.  Burwe! 

Lo.  Eure  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sept.  8.  Sec.  Herbert  to  the  same. 
Sept.  9.  Sir  J.  Peyton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sept.  9.  F.  Greville  to  the  same. 
Sept.  9.  W.  Cornwallis  to  the  same. 
Sept.  9.  J.  Wheeler  to  the  same. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


187 


Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept.  14 
Sept.  U. 
Sept.  14. 
Sept.  15. 


14. 


Sept.  9.  Lo.  Burghley  to  the  same. 

Sept.  10.  Sheriffs  of  Lincoln  to  the  same. 

Sept.  10.  Di-.  Dunn  to  the  same. 

Sept.  10.  Sec.  Herbert  to  the  same. 

Sept.  10.  Commissioners    at    Plymouth    to    the    Lo. 
Admiral  and  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sept.  10.  R.  Colo  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sept.  10.  Capt.  Throckmorton  to  the  same. 

Sept.  10.  Capt.  T.  Ridgeway  to  the  same. 

Sept.  11.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  King  of  Scots. 

Sept.  11.  Declaration    of   Jas.    Ellys,   of   Bradmaye, 
Dorset,  upon  popish  practises. 

Sept.  12.  Mayor  of  Bristol  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sei>t.  1-2.  Capt.  Throckmorton  to  the  same. 

Sept.  12.  W.  Cope  to  the  same. 

Sept.  12,   Sir  J.  Davis  to  tiae  same. 
13.  Mr.  Budden  to  the  same. 

13.  Wm.  Stallcnge  to  the  same. 
13  iV  14.  Advertisements  from  Venice. 

14.  Mayor  of  Cb.-stcr  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Lady  Wingtield  to  the  same. 
Th.  Kdmonds  to  Lo.  Admiral. 
Lo.  Cobham  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  Iklw.  Cecil  to  the  same. 
Sir  C.  Brooke  to  the  same. 

Sept.  15.  Dr.  Julius  CsBSar  to  the  same. 

Sept.  16.   Capt.  Throckmorton  to  the  same. 

Sept.  16.  E.  of  Kildare  to  the  same. 

Sept.  17.  Lo.  .\dmiral  to  the  same. 

Sept.  17.  R.  Martin  to  the  same. 

Sept.  17.  T.  Honuiman  to  the  same. 

Sept.  17.  Mayor  of  Southampton  to  the  same. 

Sept.  17.  R.  Perceval  to  the  same. 

Sept.  18.  Sir  H   Powlet  to  the  same. 

Sept,  18.  Capt.  Throckmorton  to  ths  same. 

Sept.  18.  Jo.  Dickenson  to  the  same. 

Sept.  18.  Commissioners  for  Bremen  to  the  same. 

Sept.  18.  Sec.  Herbert  to  the  same. 

Sept.  18.  Ch.  Carthy  to  the  same. 

Sept.  18.  G-odwin,  Bp.  of  St.  Asaph's,  to  the  same. 

Sept.  18.   Sir  H.  Lee  to  the  same. 

Sept.  18.  Ad.  Gilbert  to  the  same. 

Sept.  18.  M.  C-reeusmith  to  the  same. 

Sept.  19.  Sir  K.  Sydney  to  Lo.  Biickhurst. 

Sept.  19.  King  of  Scots  to  ]jO.  Scroope. 

Sept.  19.  Sir  J.  Peyton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sept.  20.  Sir  J.  Forteseue  to  tne  same. 

Sept.  20.  Mr.  Bodley  to  the  same. 

Sept.  20.  Sheriff  Smith  to  the  same. 

Sept.  20.  Advertisements  fi'om  Venice. 

Sept.  20.  Th.  Wilson  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sept.  20.  Sir  R.  Mausell  to  the  Lo.  Admiral. 
Sept.  20.  R.  Bellman  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sept.  20.  Wm.  Stalleuge  to  the  same. 
Sept.  21.  Alderman  Hoddeson  to  the  same. 

Sept.  21.  Conductors  of  soldiers  to  the  same. 

Sepj.  21.  Sir  J.  Salusbury  to  the  same. 

Sept.  21.  Money   disbursed   by    Sir    Jo.    Gilbert   for 
keeping  the  Refusal,  from  6  April. 

Sept.  22.  F.  Genebelli  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sept.  22.  Lo.  Admiral  to  the  same. 

Sept.  22.  Sir  Jo.  Gilbert  to  the  same. 

Sept.  22.  E.  of  Thomond  to  the  same. 

Sept.  22.  Lo.  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  the  same. 

Sept.  22.  T.  AViiidebank  to  the  same. 

Sept.  22.  Capt.  Tomkins  to  the  same. 

Sept.  22.  Collection    of    letters     from    Mr.    Bodley, 
24  Aug.  to ■  (in  Biirghley's  hand). 

Sept.  23.  Hor.  Spinola  to  the  same. 

Sept.  23.  R.  Hadsor  to  the  same. 

Sept.  24.  30  to  ( ). 

Sept.  24.  H.  Cardini  to  Sir  1!.  Cecil. 

Sept.  24.  Lo.  Admiral  ami  Sir  E.  Cecil  to  the  Mayor 
of  Plymouth. 

Sept.  24.  The  same  to  Sir  Jo.  GilViert. 

Sept.  24.  Capt.  Throckmorton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sept.  24.  F.  Cherrv  and  Jo.  Merrick  to  the  same. 

Sept.  25.  Sir  Th.  Fane  to  Lo.  Cobham  (2). 

Sept.  26.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sept.  26.  Sir  Jo.  Gilbert  to  the  same. 


Sept.  26.  E.  of  Nottingham  to  the  same. 


Sept 
Sept.  27. 
Sept.  27. 
Godolphin. 
Sept.  27. 
Sept.  28. 
Sept.  28 
Sept.  28. 
Sept.  29. 
Sept.  29. 


Lo.  Buckhurst  to  the  same. 
Sir  P.  Fane  to  the  same. 
Lo.  Admiral    and    Sir   K. 


Sir  AV.  Poyntz  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

T.  Honniman  to  Sir  R.  Cecil  (2). 

Chi-.  Harris  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Cobham  to  the  same. 

Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  the  same. 

Mr.  Norrell  to  the  jame. 


Sept.  29.  Receipts  of  payments  for  Lady  Bridget 
Norreys  for  3  years. 

Sept.  30.  E.  of  Cumberland  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sept.  30.  E.  Houghton  to  the  same. 

Sept.  30.  Sir  lo.  Gilbert  and  Mr.  Cole  to  the  Lo.  Ad- 
miral and  Sir  R.  Cecil. 


M.IRQUIS 

op 
Sausbvrv. 


Cecil    to  Sir  F. 


Sept.  30, 
the  same. 
Sept.  30. 
Sept.  30. 
Se])t.  30. 
Sept.  30. 
Sept 


C missioners   for  Prizes  at  Plymontn  to 


Oct. 
Oct.  1. 
Oct.  1. 
Oct.  1. 
Oct.  2. 
Oct.  2. 
Oct.  2. 
Oct.  4. 
Oct.  4. 
Oct.  4. 
Oct.  4. 
Oct.  6 
Oct.  5. 


Oct.  6. 
Oct.  6. 
Oct.  6. 


Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 


Lo.  Zoueh  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Th,  Arundel  to  the  same. 
Lo.  Zouche  to  the  Privy  Council. 

[ ]  Percival  to  Ri.  Percival,  his  father. 

-.  R.  Burnett  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Justices  I  if  Norfolk  to  the  same. 
Sir  E.  Hiiby  to  the  same. 
Lo.  Shellield  to  the  same. 
Paul  Amraet  to  the  same. 
Lo.  Burghle}'  to  the  same. 
Li  I.  Scroope  to  King  of  Scots. 
Lo.  Buckhurst  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Dr.  Parkins. 
F.  Greville  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  W.  Monson  to  the  same. 
Sir  R.  Lea  to  the  same. 
Capt.  Jos.  May  to  the  same. 
P.  P.  to  Pier.  Paluvi:  (?). 
Oct.  5.  The  Queen  to  Emperor  of  Russia. 
Oct.  5.  T.  Thwaits  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Oct.  5.  Imprest  of  R.  Bellman. 
Oct.  6.  Lo.  Gre^-  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Oct.  6.  Sir  P.  Godolphin  to  the  same. 
Oct.  6.  H.  Hoewenaer  to  the  same. 
Lo.  Cobham  to  the  same. 
R.  Bellman  to  the  same. 
Bancroft.  Bp.  of  London,  to  the  same. 
The  Queen  to  the  Lo.  President  of  Wales. 
Wm.  Stallenge  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Mr.  Barnes. 
The  same  to  Commissioners  at  Bremen. 
Sir  Wm.  Poyntz  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  P.  Godolphin  to  the  same. 
Oct.  8.  Capt.  Gifford  to  the   Lo.  Admiral  and  Sir   R. 
Cecil. 

Lo.  Ciibham  to  Sir  R.  (Jecil. 
Cotton,  Bp.  of  Salisbury,  to  the  same, 
H,  Cardin  (a  Jesuit)  to  the  same. 
Sir  R.  Sydney  to  the  same. 
Capt.  Ridgeway  to  the  same. 
Oct.  11.  Sir  W.  St.  Mitchell  to  the  same. 
Oct.  11.  Lo.  Cobham  to  the  same. 
Oct.  11.  —  Greville  to  the  same. 
Oct.  11.  Viu.  Skynuor  to  the  same. 
R.  Broughton  to  the  same. 
Lo.  Zouch  to  the  same. 
The  same  to  the  Queen. 
The  same  to  the  Privy  Council. 
Oct.  11.  Whitgift,  Abp.  of  Canterbury,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Oct.  11.  R.  Johnson  to  the  same, 
Oct,  12.  King  of  Scots  to  the  Queen. 
Oct.  12.  Magrath,  Aljp.  of  Cashel,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Oct.  12.  E.  of  Cumberland  to  the  same. 
E.  of  Bath  to  the  same. 
Lady  Leighton  to  the  same. 
Roger  ^lorell  to  the  same. 
Sir  H.  Ferrers  to  the  same. 
Sec.  Herbert  to  the  same. 
Jas.  Hudson  to  the  same, 
Lo.  Cobham  to  the  same. 
Oct.  16.  Sir  E.  Cecil  to  Customers  of  London, 
Oct.  16.  Sir  R,  Sydney  to  Sii-  R.  Cecil. 

Oct.  17.  John  Smart  to  ( ). 

Oct.  17,  Charges    of   John    Smart    for    the    Queen's 
service  in  France,  from  2'J  Sept. 

Oct.  17.  Abp.  of  Cashel  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Robinson,  Bp,  of  Chester,  to  the  same. 
Sir  AV.  Monson  to  the  same. 
Lo.  Hunsdon  to  the  same. 
Lo  Zouche  to  the  same. 
Wm,  Stallenge  to  the  same. 
Oct.  20.  Herman  Cardin  to  the  same. 
Oct.  21.  Jas.  Hudson  to  the  same. 
Oct.  22,  R,  Hadsor  to  the  same. 
Oct.  22.  Recorder  Croke  to  the  same. 
Oct.  22.  Major  of  Bristol  to  the  same. 
Oct.  22.  F.  Moubray  to  Barbary  Revine  (Ruthveu;. 
Oct.  22.  Lo.  Zouche  to  Sir  R.  Cecil, 
Oct,  23,  Sir  W.  Malory  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Oct.  24.  E,  of  Shrewsbury  to  the  same. 
Oct,  24,  Capt,  Ogle  to  tlie  same. 
Oct.  25.  Due  de  Bouillon  to  the  same. 
Oct.  2b.  1,070  (in  Abp.  of  Cashel'a  hand)  to  the  same. 

ia  2 


Oct.  8. 
Oct.  8. 
Oct.  8. 
Oct.  8. 
Oct.  9. 


Oct.  11. 
Oct.  11. 
Oct.  11. 
Oct.  11. 


Oct.  12. 
Oct.  13. 
Oct.  13. 
Oct.  13. 
Oct.  13. 
Oct.  15. 
Oct.  15. 


Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct, 


18. 
19. 
19. 
19. 
20. 


188 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


Makquis  Oct.  25.  Aur.  Townsend  to  the  samn. 

°^  Oct.  25.  .Sir  Ant.  SbirUy  to  the  same. 

S-iLisBULT.        ^-^^^  .,g    ^y^^    Stallenge  to  the  same. 

Oct.  26.  Dean  of  Gloucester  (Dr.  Lewis)  to  the  same. 
Oct.  26.  Jlaurice,  Landgrave  of  Hesse,  to  the  Queen. 
Oct.  2<i.  Lo.  Coliham  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Oct.  26.  Sir  H.  Wallop  lo  the  same. 
Oct.  27.  Jo.  Penkevell  to  H.  Vivian. 
Oct.  27.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
•  Oct.  31.   .^Ir.  Lucas  to  the  same. 
Oct.  31.  Dr.  Bennet  to  Lo.  Cobham. 
Oct.  31.  King  of  Scots  to  Lo.  Scroope. 
Oct.  — .  Ladv  T^eighton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Oct.  — .  Sir  jo.  Gilbert,  &c.,  to  the  Lo.  Admiral  and 
R.  Cecil. 

Nov.  1.  Wm.  Stollenge  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 
Nov.  1.  Sir  8.  Bagnal  to  the  same. 
Nov.  2.  Lo.  Admiral  and  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Sir  F.  Verc. 
Ifov.  2.  Lo.  Uuckhnrst  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  2.  Passiiorts  for  Sir  Rob.  Gordon,  Sir  Jo.  Crigh- 
tOD,  &c.,  of  Scotland  going  to  France. 
Nov.  3.  J.  ThwaitB  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  3.  Hor.  Spinnla  to  the  same. 
Nov.  i.  Wm.  Stallenge  to  tho  same. 
Nov.  4.  Lo.  Zoucho  to  the  same. 
Nov.  5.  F.  Greville  to  the  same. 
Nov.  6.  Lo.  Cobham  to  the  same. 
Nov.  6.  Sir  W.  Reede  to  the  same. 
Nov.  7.  Sir  'I'h.  Fane  to  Lo.  Cobham. 
Nov.  S.  Lo.  Zouche  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  !•.  Wm.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 
Nov.  9.  Th.  Windebanke  to  tlie  same. 
Nov.  9.  Ja.  Hudson  to  the  same. 
Nov.  10.  Dr.  C;esar  to  the  same. 
Nov.  10.  H.  Lok  to  the  same. 
Nov.  10.  Sir  Jo.  Salusbury  to  the  .same. 
Nov.  10.  Passports   for   attendants   on    French   Am- 
bassador noTT  in  .Scotland. 

Nov,  12.  Sir  A.  Capel  to  the  same. 
Nov.  12.  Kins;  of  Scots  to  the  Queen. 
Nov.  12.  Th.  Grcsley  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  13.  W.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 
Nov.  13.  Article.s  of  the  surrender  of  Emden  to  Capt. 
Du  Bois. 

Nov.  14.  Lo.  Euro  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  14.  Sec.  Herbert  to  the  same. 
Nov.  16.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Lo.  Sheffield. 
Nov.  16  &  17.  Th.  Alabaster  to  Sir  R.  ('coil. 
Nov,  19.  1ij70  to  the  same. 
Nov.  20.  Mayor  of  Exeter  to  the  same. 
Nov.  20.  Robinson,  Bp.  of  Carlisle,  to  the  same. 
Nov.  20.  Mr.  ^liddleton  to  the  same. 
Nov.  20.  A.  Baltyn  to  Noel  de  Caron. 
Nov.  20.  E.  of  Hertford  to  Privy  Council. 
Nov.  20.  Pass  of  Sir  Jo.  Carty  for  Capt.  Jas.  Grahame 
of  the  French  King's  guard. 

Nov.  20.  Cause  of  T.  ]\Iarkbam  and  John  Skinner. 
Nov.  20.  Grant  to  Jo.  Killigrcw  of  the  manor  of  Boske- 
mvne,  Cornwall. 

Nov.  21.  Wm.  Stallenge  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  21.  Lo.  Zouche  to  the  same. 
Nov.  22.  E.  of  Northumberland  to  the  same. 
Nov.  22.  Sir  N.  Parkei-  to  the  same. 
Nov.  22.  Count  d'Aremberg  to  Lo.  Cobham. 
Nov.  22.  Sir  O.  St.  John  to'Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  22.  Noel  do  Canm  to  the  same. 
Nov.  23.  H.  Lok  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  23.  (     ?     )  to  Gier  Portlich. 
Nov.  24.  Ja.  Hudson  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  24.  Jo.  Kyllegrew  to  the  same. 
Nov.  24.  E.  of  Kikiaro  to  the  same. 
Nov.  25.  Jlr.  Kelly  to  the  same. 

^'ov.  25.  The  States  to  the  CommiBsioners  for  Den- 
mark. 

Nov.  26.   Sir  Ja.  .Mervin  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Nov.  26.  Sec.  Herbert  to  the  same. 
Nov.  27.  Sir  A.  Gorges  to  the  .same. 
Nov.  27.  The  States  to  Noel  de  Caron. 
Nov.  27.  Whitgift,    Abp.    of  Canterbury,    to    Sir   R. 
Cecil. 

\ov.  29.  Sir  Jo.  Stanhope  to  the  same. 
JS'ov.  29.  Lord  Euro  to  the  same. 
Nov.  29.  Answer  of  the  E.  of  Shrewsbury  to  petitions. 
&c.,  of  the  tenants  of  Norton,  Notts. 
Nov.  30.  Mayor  of  Chester  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Xov.  — .  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  the  Master  of  Gray. 
Nov.  — .  The  same  to  Mr.  Nicolson. 
Dec.  1.  Sec.  Herbert  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Dec.  1.  English  Commissioners  to  the  same. 
Dec.  2.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  the  Sherifis  of  Cumberland. 
Dec.  2.  Ro.  Le  Grye  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 


Dec,  2.  Mr.  Tralford  to  the  same. 
Dec.  2.  Theo.  Rodenljurg  to  the  same. 
Dec.  2.  Sir  G.  Markham  to  the  same. 
Dec.  2.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Lo.  Scroope. 
Dec.  2.  Lo.  Keeper  Egerton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Dec.  3.  Mr.  Myddleton  to  the  same. 
Dec.  4    Capt.  Ogle  to  the  same. 
Dec.  4.  E.  of  Shrewsbury  to  the  same. 
Dec.  5.  Lo.  Zotiche  to  the  same. 
Dec.  8.  Wm.  Stallenge  to  the  same. 
Dec.  8.  Lo.  Lumley  to  the  same. 
Dec.  8.  Marchioness  of  Winchester  to  the  same. 
Deo.  8.  Duke  Charles  of  Sweden  to  the  English  Com- 
missioners at  Bremen. 

Dec.  8.  Intelligence  from   Italy  touching  the   K.   of 
Spain,  Tyrone,  &c. 

Dec.  9.  Sir  J.  Fortescue  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Dec.  9.  Jo.  Feme  to  the  same. 
Dec.  9.  E.  of  Hertford  to  the  same.     (2) 
Dec.  10.  Sir  R.  Lee  to  the  same. 
Dec.  10.  Lo.  Keeper  Egerton  to  tlie  same. 
Dec.  11.  Attorney-General  Coke  to  the  same. 
Dec.  11.  Gio.  Batt  Giudico  to  Filippo  Bernard!. 
Dec.  12.  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Dec.  13.  B.  Kid  to  the  same. 
Dec.  13.  Mrs.  Beale  to  the  same. 
Dec.  13.  Mr.  Wyllis  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Dec.  13..  Sir  E.  Ploby  to  the  same. 
Dec.  15.  Mavor  of  Chester  to  the  same. 
Dec.  16.  Sir'R.  Cecil  to  Mr.  Nicolson. 
Dec.  16.  Dr.  Clayton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Dec   16.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  tho  same. 
Dec.  17.   .\ttorney-General  Coke  to  the  same. 
Dec.  17.  Sir  J.  Fortescue  to  the  same. 
Dec.  17.  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Mr.  Nicolson. 
Dec.  17.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Dec.  18.  Lo.  Keeper  Egerton  to  the  same. 
Dec.  18.  S.  Lesieur  to  the  same. 
Dec.  20.  R.  Hoper  to  the  same. 
Dec.  20.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  Fjondon,  to  the  same. 
Dec.  20.  Justices  of  Suffolk  to  the  same. 
Dec.  20.  Lo.  Chief  Justice  Popham  to  the  same. 
Dec.  21.  Sir  R.  ^Martin  to  the  same. 
Dec.  21.  Lo.  Zouche  to  tho  same. 
Dec.  22.  Mayor  of  Chester  to  the  same. 
Dec.  23.  R.  Hawkins  (the  jiriest  i')  to  Ed.  Palmer. 
Dec.  23.  Cajit.  Ridgeway  to  Sir  K.  Cecil. 
Dec.  24.   F.  Greville  to  tbe  same. 

Dec.  25.  Note  of  new  year's  gifts  given  at  Christmas. 
Dec.  26.  Mr.  Swinarton  to  the  same. 
Deo.  27.  Sir  Jo.  Ro|ier  to  the  same. 
Dec.  28.  Jas.  Hudson  to  the  same. 
Dec.  28.  Gerard  de  Malines  to  tbe  same. 
Dec.  28.  Vice  Chamberlain  and   Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Lo. 
Scroope. 

Dec.  29.  Commissioners  of  Berwick  to  Sir  R.  Cecil, 
Dec.  29.  Sir  E.  Hoby  to  the  same.  ^ 

Dec.  30.  Abp.  of  Cashel  to  the  same. 

Dec.  31.  Bancroft,  Bp.  of  London,  to  the  same. 

Dec.  — .  R.  Cole  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Dec.  — .  F.  Geuebelli  to  the  same. 

Dec.  — .  Sir  J.  Peyton  to  the  same. 

Dec.  — .  Anonymous  to  the  same. 

Dec.  — .  (?)  to  Sir  D.  Drury  and  the  Lieutenant  of 
the  Tower. 

Dec.  — .  M.  Beatimont  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Dec.  — .  Marchioness  of  Bath  to  the  same. 
Viscount  Bindon  to  tho  same. 
Bapt.  Boazio  to  the  same. 

Sir  Calist.  Brooke  to  ( ). 

Lo.  Buckhurst  to  Sir  R.  Cecil  (2). 
Lo.  Burghley  to  the  same  (2). 
Lady  Burgh  to  the  same. 
Dr.  Wm.  Butler  to  the  same  (2). 
Bluet  the  priest  to  Bp.  of  Loudon. 

Sir  Jo.  Carey  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Mr.  Nicolson. 

The  same  to  Sir  A.  Savage. 

The  same  to  the  [Lo.  Deputy  of  Ireland  P]. 

Tbe  same  to  Lo.  Zouche. 

The  same  to  the  High  Sheriff  of  Somersetshire. 

The-  same  to  Lo.  Eure. 

Tho  same  to  P.  Tyrwhitt  and  T.  Harpur,  Esq. 

'fhe  same  to  [ ]. 

The  s.ame  to  [Mr.  Nicolson  ?]. 

The  same  to  [ ]. 

The  same  to  [ ]. 

The  same  to  Sir  A.  Savage. 

Tho  same  to  Lo.  Bure. 

F.  Cherrye  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Vaughan,  Bp.  of  Chester,  to  the  same. 


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APPENDIX    TO    SEVBNTH    nEI'ORT. 


180 


The  Queen  to  the  Great  Mogul. 

Lady  Arabella  Stuart  to  Sir  H.  Bruunker  (2). 

Jo.  Dodridoe  to  Lady  Arabella. 

Lady  Arabella  to  E.  Talbot. 

10  to  30. 

30  to  10. 

Capt.  H.  Clare  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 

Attorney-General  Coke  to  the  same  (4). 

Sir  W.  Corwallis  to  the  same. 

Don.  Kod.  de  Cordua  to  the  same. 

Herbert  Crofts  to  the  same. 

Capt.  Crompton  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Cromwell  to  the  same. 

E.  of  Cumberland  to  the  same  (2). 

Countess  of  Cumberland  to  the  same. 

Xevil  Davis  to  the  same. 

'['he  Ladies  Desmond  to  the  same. 

The  Queen  to  [     _]. 

Sir  J.  Elphinstone  t.i  .^ir  R.  Cecil. 

Sir  Th.  Fairfax  to  the  same. 

Jo.  Fossar  to  the  same. 

Sec.  Herbert  to  the  same. 

AV.  Fulbecke  to  the  same. 

Barkley  Gardiner  to  the  sauio. 

Sir  G.  Gitlord  to  the  same. 

.Vdr.  Gilbert  to  the  same. 

Sir  Ar.  Gorges  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Grey  to  the  same. 

Sir  F.  Greville  to  the  same. 

Sir  F.  Hastings  to  the  same. 

Lady  Hatton  to  the  same. 

Lady  Katberine  Howard  to  the  same. 

Theopb.  Howard  to  the  same. 

Jas.  Hudson  to  the  same. 

Mrs.  Killigrew  to  the  same. 

Jo.  Lee  to  the  same. 

Thornborough,  Bp.  of  Limei'ick,  to  the  same. 

Geo.  ^fargitts  to  tlie  same. 

Alderman  Martin  to  Lo.  Buckhurst. 

East  Country  ^Merchants  to  Sir  IL  Cecil. 

Levant  Merchants  to  the  Privy  Council. 

Gov.  of  the  Royal  Mines  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sir  W.  Monsou  to  the  same. 

Magistrates  of  ISTewoastle  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Norreys  to  the  same. 

L  )   Admiial  to  the  same. 

Sir  T.  0  Brian  to  the  same  (.'.I. 

Sir  R.  Osborne  to  the  same. 

Dr.  Parkins  to  the  same. 

Tho.  Phillips  to  the  same. 

Sir  Jo.  Peyton  to  the  same. 

Maiy  Poyiitz  to  the  same. 

Sir  H.  Power  to  the  same. 

The  Queen  to  the  Duke  of  \'eiuce. 

Sir  W.  Ralegh  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Lo.  Sanohar  to  the  same. 

Capt.  Sheffield  to  the  same. 

E.  of  Sbrcw.sbury  to  the  same  (2). 

Capt.  Skinner  to  the  same. 

English  Prisoners  in  the  {rallies  at  Sliii>  to  tlii'  same. 

Countess  of  Southampton  to  the  same. 

Sir  Jo.  Stafford  to  the  same. 

M.  Staines  to  the  same. 

M.  Stanhope  to  the  same. 

W.  Stellar  to  Wm.  Waad. 

W.  Temple  to  the  same. 

H.  Tokfield  to  the  Lo.  Keeper 
Cecil. 

Bilson,  Bp.  of  Winchester,  to 

Lady  Wingfield  to  the  same. 

E.  of  Worcester  to  the  same. 

Sir  E.  Wotton  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Zouch  to  the  same. 

Papers    relative  to   the  marriaij 
Stuart  and  Sir  W.  Seymour. 

Address  by  a  Roman  Catholic  priest  upon  Q. 
and  the  beheading  of  Mary,  <,)ueen  of  Soots. 

Case  of  the  E.  of  Kildare.  drawn  up  by  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Expellees  in  Tyrone's  Rebellion,  159o  to  1602. 

Case  of  the  E.  of  Kildare,  with  genealopy. 

Alliances  of  the  lords,  chieftains,  and  gentlemen  of 
Munster,  and  especially  of  Florence  Maccarthy. 

Description  of  the  stone  Lapis  Malaeensis,  by  Lancelot 
Browne. 

Journal  of  the  States  army  from  Nemengham  to  Grave. 

Certificate  of  the  Lieut."  cf  the  Tower  of  the  allow- 
ance for  the  diet  of  a  baron. 

Calicoes,  lawns,  and  silks  brought  in  the  carrack. 

Prices  of  wares  sold  at  Dartmouth  by  Commissioners. 

Information  by  the  E.  of  Northumberland  totiching 
Blackwell  and  Walpole. 


Names 
sioners. 

Facilitates  concedeuda3  sacerdotibus  Anglis   in 
sem  Anglicanam  enntibus. 

Information  as  to   Recusants   lavoured    by  Mr 


)f  the  late   and  new  Ecclesiastical  Commis- 


I'ri 


MiRlJUIS. 
OP 

Saiisucet 


Egertiin   and  Sir  R. 
■^ir  K.  Cecil. 


.f   Lad% 


Arabell.i 
Elizabeth 


Fernando    Alvarez    and 
captured  on  their  way  to 


deau.'s. 

Advertisements  touchini; 
others,  referring  to  Jesuits 
Ireland. 

Things  granted  in  Papal  indulgences. 

Brocardo  Haronio  on  the  Pope's  practices. 

necla,ration  of  Lady  A.  Stuart  never  to  marry  without 
her  Majesty's  concuiTence. 

Colloquies  with  the  Deputies  of  the  Houses. 

"Letters  and  ])apers  of  lesser  use.  ,as  they  lie  in  their 
years,  in  the  lowest  rank  of  England  "  (an  index  ?),  1.'=.50 
to  1602. 

Estimated  value  of  the  carraek's  goods  liy  Commis- 
sioners. 

Instructions  for  the  .Marigold  and  Lion's  Whelj)  to 
apprehend  English  pirates. 

Reports  of  Ferd.  Genibelli  for  the  fort  of  Plymouth. 

Note  of  manors  purchased  in  the  names  of  Bellolt  and 
Langley.  with  their  value  and  cost  to  her  Majesty. 

Submission  of  Dr.  Oxenbridge  at  Cambridge. 

Petition  of  gentlemen  in  the  diocese  of  St.  Asaph  iu 
favour  of  Dr.  Ric.  Parry  to  be  bishop. 

Sheriffs  and  judges  of  assize  for  Denbigh. 

Reasons,  with  petition  for  R.  Codrington  to  be  made 
Sheriff  of  Gloticester. 

^  Exceptions  against   Chas.  Po.xe  and  W.  Herbert  as 
Sheriff's  for  Montgomery. 

Persons  for  ilelegates  in  the  ronimission  of  appeal  of 
the  B.  of  Hertford,  and  reasons  of  exceptions  against 
civilians  by  Lo.  Mounteagle. 

Riots  and  tumult  in  parts  of  Kestcven,  Lincoln. 

Sheriffs  of  Glouc,  Hereford,  and  Salop. 

Reasons  by  the  Lord  Mayoj-.  Ac.  (jf  London,  for  dis- 
charging Sir  R.  Marty n  from  his  place  as  alderman. 

Information  of  —  Archei'.  names  and  practices  of 
Catholics  iu  Ireland — Walter  Stanylmrst  mentioned. 

Information  of  Th.  Wykes  couceruiug  priests. 

States  men-of-Wi>r  on  Flemish  coast. 

Devices  of  Sir  Jo.  Davis  for  saving  treasure  in  the 
office  of  the  Ordnance. 

Pi-oduce  of  two  reprisal  voyages  in  the  Fortune  and 
Charles.  coniuKiiided  by  ('apt.  Gitfard. 

..Money  paid  by  Sir  Jo.  Gilbert  lor  fortifying  Plymouth 
fort. 

Ijetter  from  a  .Jesuit  to  one  who  h:id  sworn  to  kill  the 
Queen. 

Speeches  by  Capt.  Klliott,  of  her  Majesty,  the  old  Lo. 
Treasurer  and  the  old  Lord  Justice. 

Papers  endorsed  by  Sir  R.  Cecil,  Names  of  noblemen, 
&c. 

Note  by  Honniman  on  the  passage  to  Spain  through 
the  town  of  Bayonne. 

Confessions  of  Spaniards,  Portuguese,  ami  Flemings 
of  the  preparations  of  the  King  of  Sp.-iin. 

•Suspicious  behaviour  of  ilr.  Mychell  in  Italy,  &c. 

Names  of  fugitives  desiritig  by  pardon  to  return  into 
England. 

Services  done  liy  Sir  T.  O'Bryen  in  Ireland. 

Valuation  of  carraek's  goods. 

1603. 

Jan.  ".  Jas.  Hamond  to  his  brother. 
Jan.  10.   Ch.  Paget  to  Sir  H.  Lee. 
Jan.  10.  Advertisi'ments  from  Valladolid. 
Jan.  22.  Mr.  C.  Le  Gryse  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Jan.  23.  Lo.  DiLdley  North  to  the  same. 
Feb.  7.  Ijo   Zouche  to  the  Privy  Council. 
Feb.  l-'i.   Caspar  Alvarez  to  Thomas  de  Milton. 
Feb.  22.  Th.  Trel'ry  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Feb.  26.  Monsir.  liegnault  to  the  same. 
Mar.  5.  Sir  Edw.  Coke  to  the  same. 
Mar.  6.  Advertisements  from  Valladolid. 
Mar.  .5.  Lo.  Burghley  to  the  same. 
Mar.  7.  Sir  Ed.  Weston  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Mar.  7.  Mi'.  Bourdet  to  T.  Wilson. 
Mar.  7.   Sir  E.  Baynham  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Mar.  17.  10  to  3o. 
Mar.  2^..  30  to  10. 
Mar.  25.  30  (?)  to  3. 

Mar.  2.5.  Sir  H.  Bronnker  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Mar.  26.  King  of  Scots'  instructions  to  Sir  .To.  Lindsay 
to  answer  the  Pope's  message. 
Mar.  — .  b  to  3. 
Mar.  — .  30  to  10.     (2.) 
Mar.  — .  10  to  30. 

A  a  3 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSOKIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


Note  of  letters  to  Brussels  iutercepted. 
Sir  H.  Brounker  to  Sir  R.  Cecil . 


Undated. 


I'ai'ishioiK-i-s  of  Alderiuanbury  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

OfRcer's  at  arms  to  the  same. 

Capt.  W.  Aslieuden  to  the  Lo.  Treasurer. 

Dec.  22.  E.  Balfour  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

R.  Barker  to  the  Privy  Couucil. 

J.  M.  Barrow  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

David  Barry  to  the  same. 

Sir  J.  Balle"  to  the  same. 

W.  Beecher  aud  G.  Leicester  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

Inhabitants  of  the  late  Blackfriars  to  Sii'  R.  Cecil. 

Geo.  Blencoe  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

876  (Bothwell)  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

May  14.  The  same  to  the  same. 

Bowyers  and  Fletchers  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

Jas.  Breiming  to  the  Queen. 

Sir  .To.  Brockett  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Th.  Brooke  to  the  Queen. 

The  same  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

J.  Bro\Yn  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Alfonso  Cache  y  Canute  to  the  same. 

Lo.  Cahir  to  Dr. ? 

Dr.  Carew  lo  Lo.  Burghley. 

Capt.  Chr.  Carteill  to  the  Privy  (Jouncil. 

Holier  de  Carteret  to  the  same. 

Sir  R.  Cecil  to  the  Queen. 

The  same  to  Lady  Paget. 

The  same  to  the  City  of  London. 

Chastclnau  to  M.  du  Bias. 

('lothworkers  of  London  to  Sir  K.  Cecil. 

Lo.  Clynton  to  E.  of  Lincoln.     (2). 

Antonio  de  Costello  to  the  Queen. 

Privy  Couucil  to  Sir  R.  Manusell. 

Hen!  Croft  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Capt.  Ant.  Cromjitou  to  the  same. 

P.  Crosbie  to  the  same. 

G-.C.  to  Mens,  de  Pinseuls. 

J.  Daniel  to  the  Queen. 

Sir  Fr.  Darcy  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Giov.  Dareux  to  Sir  F.  Walsingliam, 

Conntess  of  Derby  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

G.  Fletcher  to  the  Queen. 

Town  of  Flushing  to  the  same. 

A.  G.  to  (Sir  R.  Cecil  ?). 

Sir  H.  Gate  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

F.  Genebelli  to  the  Privy  Couucil. 

T.  Gcrrard  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sir  W.  Godolphin  to  Mr.  Reynolds. 

Sir  F.  Gorges  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Lo.  Grey  to  E.  of  Southampton. 

Dean  of  Guernsey  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

Th.  Guischard  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

The  Gunmakers  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Humfrey  Giflard  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

E.  to  S'  Gulielmo . 

Eliz.  Hampden  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Gentlemen  of  Hamjishire  to  the  E.  of  Essex. 

Geo.  Hanger  and  others  to  Sir  1!.  Cecil. 

Eleanor  de  Haqueville  to  S'  Kaugle. 

Capt.  Harris  to  the  Privy  Council. 

Lo.  Herbert  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Sec.  Herbert  to  Aich.  Douglas. 

Ed.  Herbert  to  the  Queen. 

J.  Herbert  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

(?)  to  the  Queen. 

Sir  Ed.  Holiy  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Hen.  Holfurd  to  the  same. 

Lo.  H.  Howard  to  (     ?      j. 

H.  Huddleston  to  liady  Desmond. 

Capt.  Jackson  tu  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Fr.  .Jobson  to  the  Privy  Council. 

F.  Johnson  lo  the  same. 

Susan,  Countess  of  Kent,  to  the  Qmun. 

W.  King  to  the  (E.  of  Essex  V). 

Hans  van  Krenger  to  the  Queen. 

Pascal  Lane  to  the  Privy  Council. 

Barth.  Legate  to  the  Queen. 

Su-  H.  Lee  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Nic.  Lence  to  the  same. 

Pat.  Lichteroy  i'  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

T.  Lordmaiue  to  Dr.  Parkins. 

Lo.  Mayor  and  Alderman  of  London  to  the  Queen. 

Jer.  Lopez  to  E.  of  Es.-^ex. 

Capt.  Th.  Lovell  to  Sir  R.  (,'eoil. 

John  Luff  to  Arch   Dougla,, 

Capt  Idalbie  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Tke  jame  ho  tht  E  of  Ecsex. 


Sir  R.  Martin  to  the  Queen. 

Churchwardens  of  St.  Martin's-in-the-Pields  to  Sir  R. 
Cecil. 

Th.  Maycroft  to  Mousr.  Bappres. 
June  10.  Sir  Ro.  Melvil  to  Arch  Douglas. 
Feb.  2-1.  The  same  to  the  same. 
Merchant  Taylors  to  the  Privy  Council, 
Certain  merchants  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Richard  Michell  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

Jan.  1!'.  ?  to  the  Queen. 

June  a.  Sir  R.  Molyneux  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  T.  Morgan  to  the  Privy  Council. 
J.  Murray  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

Captains  of  "  Camphir,  Naerden,  and  Maydenblick  " 
to  the  Queen. 

Ro.  Naunton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  H.  Nevil  to  the  Queen. 
Prisoners  in  Newgate  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  Ed.  Xorreys  to  Lo.  Burghley. 
Sir  Jo.  Norreys  to  the  same. 
Lo.  R.  North  to  Sir.  R.  Cecil. 
Preachei's  of  Norwich  to  the  same. 
Sir  T.  O'Brian  to  Sir  K.  Cecil. 
O'Calaghan  to  the  same. 
Arth.  O'Toole  to  the  Queen. 

Scholai's  of  Christ  Church,  Qxford,  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Sir  H.  Palavicini  to  (     P     ]. 
The  same  to  the  Q.ueen. 
E.  of  Pembroke  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Inhabitants  of  co.  Pembroke  to  the  same. 
Th.  Percy  to  Sir  k.  Eer. 
T.  Philipps  to  the  Queen. 
T.  Poe  to  (Sir  R.  Cecil?). 
Pope.  High  Sheriff  of  Oxon,  to  the  same. 
Sir  Ant.  Poulett  to  the  Privy  Couucil. 
Ed.  Powell  to  the  same. 
Privy  Council  to  the  Justices  of  Assize. 
The  Queen  to  Sir  R.  Dudley. 
The  same  to  Sir  B.  Hoby. 
The  same  to  the  Privy  Council. 
The  same  to  the  E.  of  Shrewsbury. 
The  same  to  (Lo.  Scroope  ?). 
E,  K.  to  the  Queen. 
Sir  W.  Ralegh  to  Sir  R.  Cecil.     (-J.). 
Geo.  Kice  to  the  same. 
Dowager  Lady  Russell  to  the  same. 
The  same  to  the  Privy  Council. 
Russia  Merchants  to  the  Queen. 
Will,  and  James  Sagines  to  the  Pope. 
Lady  Sandys  to  .Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Vincent  Skinner  to  Mr.  Hickes. 
Lawrence  Storey  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 
Capt.  Ell.  Sibthorp  to  the  same. 
L.  Smith  to  the  Queen. 
Spanish  Ambassadoi'  to  the  Privy  Council. 
.     Ben.  Spinola  to  (Sir  R.  Cecil?). 
Sir  L.  Stafford  to  thi.'  same. 
Rowland  Stanley  to  Sir  Peter  Leigh. 
W.  Stavelcy  and  other  Justices  to  the  Abp.  of  York 
and  Council  of  the  North. 

Valent.  Symnies  to  the  Queen. 

R.  Tarvar  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Dr.  Th.  Tennant  to  the  same. 

Sir  A.  Tlii-ockniorton  to  the  same. 

Fiancis  Treshaui  to  the  same. 

Nich.  Tucker  to  the  same. 

W.  Udall  to  the  Queen. 

Upholsterers  of  Ijondon  to  Sir  li.  Cecil. 

Th.  \'antrollier  to  the  Queen. 

The  same  to  Privy  Council. 

Sir  F.  Vere  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

Hans  I'limaek  to  the  Queen. 

Ro.  Williams  to  Lo.  Cobham. 

Nov.  13.  E.  of  Worcester  to  (     ?     ). 

Hen.  Wotton  to  (     ?     ). 

.lo.  Wray  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

Jo.  Wreiihain  to  the  same. 

Dr.  Wyar  to  Sir  K.  Cecil. 

Annouynious  to  (     ?     ). 

,,  to  Lo.  Cobham. 

,,  to  E.  of  Essex. 

,,  to  Ai'ch.  Douglas. 

,,  to  the  same. 

,.  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

M.  de  Gessi  to  Sir  F.  Walsingham. 

[ J  to  the  Queen. 

Eel).   11.    Dr.    Ellis   Price   and   other    gentlemen   of 
North  Wales  to  the  Council  [of  Wales]. 

Papers  touching  a  dispute  between  Burghley  and  the 
Duchess  of  Somer.?et 
So  LeggA  to  the  Lo.  Irfra^urer. 
.To.  VThvi  to  " ]. 


Makqu 

OF 

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APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


191 


Mar.  8.  [ ]  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

[ ]  to  E.  of  Essfx. 

Jhane  Hacket  to  Master  Oraveue  (?) 

J.  P.  Tourner  to  Lord  [ "]. 

Jane  Williams  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

"  Et  Cetera  ''  to  same. 

A.  P.  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

"  You  Know  Who  "  to  same. 

Eliza  Blautor  to  same. 

[?]  Hudson  £o  same.  (2). 

Duchess  of  Dusseysys  to  the  Q.  of  .Xiivarre. 

[R.]  Douglas  to  [A.]  Douglas. 

F.  A.  to  same. 

Sept.  28.  J:is.  Colvill  of  Eshbernes  to  same. 

Sept.  16.  Dixs  Dixsson  to  same. 

Oct.  27.  Jas.  Colvill  of  Eshbernes  to  same. 

Sept.  26.  Elizabeth  Du  Roye  to  same. 

Lo.  Burghley  to  [H  J.  Arde]. 

.1 .  Wemys  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

A.  Jhouston  to  [same]. 

Jan.  15.  James  Colvill  of  Kshberncs  to  same. 

Master  of  Gray  to  Lord  [Douglas], 

Jan.  10.  John  Shaftow  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

Feb.  10.  Lo.  .'Sauquair  to  same. 

M.  F.  to  Lord  [Douglas]. 

Benedick  Harvy  to  [ ]. 

Lovete,  knt.,  to  [A.  Douglas]. 

Adam  Hall  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

Sam  Cokburne  to  Arch.  Douglas. 

Dorothy  Wroughton  to  same. 

Arch.  Harbertson  to  same. 

i'f)  J.  S.  to  [same]. 

Jan.  6.  [Mrs.]  Isabell  Rayiiberd  to  same. 

Same  to  same.     (2.) 

[ ]  to  the  Queen. 

E.  T.  to  Lord  [Arch.]  Douglas. 

liady  Eliz.  Hatton  to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Jan.  8.  Rio.  Cutler  to  Chas.  Morisone. 

Jo.  Wetenhall  to  [Arch.  Douglas]. 

Touching  the  account  of  Sir  And.  Dudley  and  Artli. 
•Sturtou.  deceased,  keepers  (jf  pal.ico  at  Westminster. 
(Survey  of  jewels,  plate  and  stulf.) 

Ordo  Baptizandi  et  Purilicaudl  ]\hdiereui  post  ]jai'- 
tum. 

A  prayer  iu  the  Queen's  baud. 

A  prayer  or  psalm. 

Ou  the  doctrmes,  &c.  of  the  Roman  church. 

Caroli  Paschalis  do  Morte  Christi  Dialogi  X.  ad 
Gulielmum  Siciliam  (Cecil). 

Poynts  of  Fastyng  and  Obedience  extraordiuaiy  out  of 
ye  Tridentine  Cownsell. 

From  Card.  Cusauus,  Eusebius,  Sozomen,  Thcodoret, 
Socrates,  ecclesiastical  historians  and  canonists,  respect- 
ing the  authority  of  emperors,  &c.,in  convoking  councils. 

Minutes  iu  hand  of  Burghley,  "  Execution  of  justice 
in  England,  not  for  religion  but  treason." 

Note  of  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  pretended  to  be  had 
by  the  Bishop  of  Constance  in  the  Isle  of  Jersey,  -with 
articles  to  be  considered  by  the  Lords  and  Council  on 
the  same. 

A  poem  on  religious  subjects  (in  Latin). 

Admonition  of  Wm.  Fuller  to  the  Queen  touching 
the  anti-Christain  state  of  the  kingdom,  and  including 
the  exposition  of  the  ten  commandments. 

Memoranda  on  ecclesiastical  matters  by  Lo.  Burghley. 

Declaration  of  the  accounts  of  the  Bp.  of  Ely. 

Mem.  touching  a  Bill  before  Parliament,  apparently 
on  Pluralities. 

Exchange  of  lands  between  the  Queen  and  the  Bp.  of 
Ely. 

Presentation  to  the  vicararge  of  Che.shiint. 

Beginning  of  a  Ijook  that  some  priests  would  set 
forth. 

Information  of  Th.  Wykes  how  certain  priests  who 
are  coming  over  may  be  discovered. 

Information  of  the  delays  of  the  Norwich  cause,  and 
of  the  practisers  of  many  movements  very  dangerous  to 
the  Cathedral  Church  there. 

Advertisements  touching  the  travails  and  endeavours 
of  Fernand.  Alvarez  for  the  redeeming  of  the  rest  of 
the  Fathers. 

Indulgences  granted  by  his  Holiness  at  the  earnest 
request  of  the  English  College. 

Oratio  Domini  Thomie  Cantuariensis  a  quibusdam 
Anglife  Episcopis  coram  Summo  Ecclesia'  Pontifice 
Alexandre  III.,  etc. 

Ode  de  Calamitatibus  Anglias  ad  Divum  Thomam 
Cantuariensem. 

Ode  de  Martirio  Nob.  S.  SanctEe  Catharina?. 

Ode  de  ejusdem  Virginitate. 

Ueasons  to  move  the  Queen  to  accept  Charles. 


Confession  of  Harry  Simson   to  me.  Add  to  the  Bar      Masquis 
of  Leicester.  .,      op 

Proclamation  against  traitorous  and  slanderous  reports    '  "'""'^''^- 
published  in  foreign  countries.    In  Ld.  Burghley  s  hand, 
corrected  by  the  Chief  Baron. 

Mem.  by  Sir  R.  Cecil  on  the  riuestion,  if  a  war  be  good 
for  England. 

Reply  of  States  Deputies  to  the  Lords  of  Council. 

Confession  of  the  preacher  St.arky  that  hanged  him- 
self. 

Mem.  Burghley's  hand  relative  to  the  continuance  of 
the  edict  of  Flanders,  etc. 

'"Names  of  noblemen  we  are  sure  iil  to  Ije  here" 
(indorsement  by  Cecil). 

Couditioncs  et  Articuli  reciproca;  obligationis  inter 
Ser.  Hisp.  Eegem  Phili|)pum  et  illust.  Dom.  Adolphum 
Cimbrorum  principem  |  l)nke  of  Holstein]. 

First  article  of  a  treaty  regarding  troops  supported  by 
the  Queen  in  tlie  .Xetlierlands. 

Mem.  apparently  touching  a  treaty  between  France. 
.Spain,  and  England. 

Questions  in  Burghley's  band  to  lie  put  to  Ric.  Creagh, 
Irish  priest,  with  answers. 

Note  of  such  things  as  the  mayor  and  citizens  of 
Dublin  are  suitors  for  to  Her  jMajesty. 

Considerations  touching  the  Queen's  service  in 
Ireland. 

Order  of  the  device  tor  the  General  Reformation. 
(Ireland). 

Fragment  of  letter  on  state  of  the  Irish,  and  on  a  book 
made  for  their  reformation. 

Bill  for  the  grants  (Ireland). 

Instructions  for  the  Earl  of  Leicester. 
,,  Sir  F.  Walsingham. 

Articles  of  ancient  liberty  of  English  subjects  fishing 
in  Iceland. 

Particulars  of  cai'goes  of  three  Lubock  ships. 

Points  in  statutes  for  measuring  silk. 

Project  of  (iawen  Smith  to  provide  a  boat  to  travel 
from  Dover  to  Calais  and  back  in  21  hours  iu  any 
weather,  tide,  &c. 

Opinions  submitted  to  Burghley  as  to  intcrcdiange  of 
commodities  with  other  countries,  upon  tin-  traflic  witli 
the  Low  Countries  being  restrained. 

.Minute  of  the  Council  depriving  W.  Cardynall  of  the 
commission  of  the  peace  on  the  complaint  of  K.  Seckford. 

Allegations  tluit  the  ofliccs  of  osaminerships  at  York 
lielong  to  the  secretary  there. 

State  of  Clirist  College  in  Brecknock  founded  by 
Henry  VIII. 

Names  of  places  with  proprietors  (in  Burghley's 
hand). 

Memorial  touching  finishing  the  Queen's  school  at 
Guernsey. 

Articles  for  commission  concerning  Guernsey. 

List  of  Kentish  gentlemen,  places  of  living,  and  value 
of  property. 

Disordered  dealings  of  the  Lo.  President  of  the  North 
against  the  Earl  of  .N"orthumberland. 

Earl  of  Pembroke's  opinion  touching  counsellors  in 
the  Marches  of  Wales. 

Advertisement  of  the  Bp.  of'  Lichfield,  to  the  Dcau  and 
Chapter,  touching  grants  to  Sir  T.  Stanhope. 

Brief  aganist  allowance  of  the  writ  of  error  which  Lo. 
Barkeley,  pretendeth  to  sue  for. 

Deuizenehip  for  Johannes  Castollus,  a  German. 

Services  done  by  John  Daniel  to  your  Majesty  beyond 
the  seas. 

Note  on  case  betwixt  Mich.  Stanhope  and  Rawdon 
Marsh. 

Libel  sent  to  the  Mayor  of  Norwich. 

Considerations  preferred  to  the  Lords  and  Commis- 
sioners on  behalf  of  creditors  of  Sir  Bdw.  Stafford. 

Fragment  in  Lidin  relative  to  Scottish  affairs  i  nthe 
minority  of  James. 

Note  of  assistance  given  by  certain  Scotchmen  to 
Irish  rebels,  and  that  on  complaint  being  made  by  Mr. 
Nicholson  to  tlie  King,  he  put  them  to  the  born  on 
Friday  and  restored  them  on  Saturday. 

Keys  to  cyphers  apparently  used  by  the  Queen  of 
Scots  or  her  agents. 

Keys  to  cyphers  used  by  Anjou  or  his  agents. 

Petition  of  patentees  for  making  saltpetre  and  gun- 
powder. 

Ways  and  means  for  easy  training  in  service  of  the 
barque  buz. 

A  consideration  for  arquebusery  (in  Bui'ghley's 
hand). 

State  of  cause  between  Mr.  Blagrave  and  the  mayor 
and  burghers  of  Kingston-on-Hull,  together  with 
Blagrave's  suit. 

Aa  4 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


MiBQuis         Lo.  Treasurei-  Burghlcy  or  Sir  R.  Cecil  to  Treasurer 

'^^      .     of  tlie  Fort-es  in  Franco  Louchiug  cxpeuditure  imiuute). 

fjii.isBUKi.        -jj.jj  j..^^  musters  and  ugaiust  unlawful  assemblies  of 

armed  men. 

Fraument  of  iiem-ral  orders  relative  to  soldiers. 

DeYice  of  John  Yonnge  for  musters. 

Discourse  lor  training  men  in  warlike  discipline  by 
Wm.  Sand. 

:ilem.  found  in  Mr.  Arnndil's  house  touching  war- 
like inventions. 

Order  of  marching  to  field  with  plan  of  array. 

Papers  relative  to  roval  woods  and  forests. 

Extracts  from  Acts  of  Philip  and  .Mary  touching  sub- 
sidies on  cloth,  with  directions  lor  iuquii-y. 

Keasons  against  ti'nnspovtation  of  sea  coals,  and  tor 
an  imposition. 

Mem.  (in  Burghley's  handl  fur  alterations  in  import 
on  wines,  &c. 

Manner  of  proceeding  with  Sir  H.  Palavioino  with 
regard  to  the  debt  owing  to  him. 

Bill  for  making  the  Queen's  gown. 

Diet  of  Lo.  Chancellor,  Lo.  Treasurer,  and  Chancellor 
of  the  Duchy  and  Exchequer  at  Hertford. 

Mem.  of  -'the  days''  of  Tho.  Ferrers  in  Denmark, 
allowance  at  30s.  with  transportation. 

"VVni.  Harborne's  10  years'  service  to  her  Majesty  and 
dominions  in  Constantinople. 

Papers  regarding  attaint  of  lands  of  E.  of  Kildare. 

The  E.  of  Rutland  adv.  Mr.  Markham. 

Declaration  of  Lo.  Sandy's  '•  abilitie  "  (estate). 

Charges  of  Th.  "Wenman's  lying  in  London,  and  of 
losses  in  Scotland. 

Case  of  Lady  Wharton,  late  wife  of  Sir  F.  'Willougliby, 
and  others  his  heirs,  i'or  lands  and  manors,  with  state 
at  time  of  death. 

Genealogy  of  "  Pagan  Turbeville."  Lord  of  Coylif,  in- 
dorsed by  Lo.  ]3urghley. 

Genealogy  of  Fildslcy  of  Chesterlous. 
,,  Alvares  de  Pereiia. 

Diseourso  Italiano  ncl  quale  se  demonstra  cli'il 
vuolere  dare  soccorso  al  Re  de  Spagna  contra  la  Regiua 
d'itghelterra  nou  e  jiusto  ne  utile  alle  Signore  et 
Principe  dMtalia. 

Verses  in  French  upon  the  marriage  of  the  K.  of 
France's  sister. 

Supplication  for  tho^c  who  took  the  French  prisoners 
under  Gravelines. 

Information  touching  two  I '.nglishmen  from  Boulogne 
for  England,  supposed  to  be  in  the  King  of  Spain's 
service. 

Petition  of  the  town  of  Flushing  to  the  Queen. 

Advertisements  from  Hainault,  Lille,  and  Douay. 
b}-  Mr.  Gilpin. 

Inconveniences  I  find  in  the  Government  of  Spain. 

Confessions  of  divers  Spaniards,  Portuguese,  and 
Flemings,  of  the  preparations  of  the  K.  of  Spain. 

Declaration  of  Griffin  .Jones  of  his  conversation  with 
Ro.  Owen  at  Brussels,  and  his  message  for  Sir  Ro. 
Sydney, 

Information  of  .lolin  Izod,  Capt.  of  an  English  ship, 
11  weeks  at  Lisbon,  regarding  matters  there. 

Advertisements  from  an  agent  in  the  Low  Countries. 

Dec.  11.  Advertisements  from  Rome. 

Key  to  Italian  i-ypher  in  which  the  E.  of  Leices- 
ter's name  a|)pear8. 

Key  to  the  E.  of  Essex's  cvpher  with  Mr.  (Sir  T.) 
Bodley. 

Hlank  key  to  a  cypher  in  which  the  name  of  Mary.  Q. 
of  Scots,  is  included. 

Cnexpected  accidents  ol  my  casual  destiny  discovered 
by  alHictions  happening  in  the  life  of  one  .lohn  Danyell. 

A  poem,  in  French,  in  the  hand  of  Q.  Elizabeth. 

Carmina  Oantabrig.  Edw.  Miles.  Poetical  address 
endorsed  by  Lo.  Kurghley. 

Jacob!  Saufordi  carmina,  add.  to  Lo.  Burghley. 

Verses  by  William,  after rt'ards  1st  Baron,  Maynard, 
to  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

A  Preface,  in  Burghley's  hand  ■'  for  a  proclamation 
against  malignant  works. 

A  Pasquil  [upon  parlies  opposed  to  Henry  IV.  of 
France]. 

Plans.  Ciiahts,  &c. 

Henry  \'1IL  to  Elizabeth, 

Plots  of  Chelsea  House. 

Gravesend  and  Thames  from  London.  .\Iedway  from 
Maidstone,  and  English  coast  from  the  Swynn  to  Dun- 
geness  and  Rye,  by  \V.  Boi'ough. 

Coast  from  the  Reculvers  to  the  Downs,  with  a  ]>ro- 
posed  new  cut  from   the  Stour  ai    Sandwicli  to  the  sea. 


with  a  pier    and    beacon,  coast    from    Holy    Island    to 
St.  Bees. 

Berwick-un-T\veed.  The  bounds  of  ditto.  Castle,  with 
proposed  alter.uions  by  Ant.  d.i  Bergamo. 

Berwick-on-Tweed.  Portions  of  the  fortifications  and 
of  the  walls,  and  a  descriptive  letter  of  Rowland  John- 
son. 

Brunksey  (Brownsca)  Castle,  near  Poole,  Dors.,  by 
Adam. 

Carlisle,  by  W.  Garfurth. 

Dover  town,  castle,  and  harbour,  with  height  of  places 
above  level  of  full  .^ea  mark,  by  Th.  Wills. 

Hatfield  Manor  in  time  of  1st  E.  of  Salisbury  before 
erection  of  present  house,  with  ground  plan  of  Old 
Palace,  g.irdens,  &c.,  with  lists  of  freeholders  and  copy- 
holders, distinguisliing  properties. 

Dover  Haven,  with  plan  of  anew  town  to  the  S.W.  of 
harbor. 

Ditto. 

Ditto. 

State  of  tides  between  Dover  and  Calais. 

Dnnstabyll. 

Falmouth  Haven,  1-592. 

Fonle  Castle,  Northumberland,  liy  Rowland  Johnson. 

Custom  House  at  Hull,  by  W,  Browne, 

Islington. 

River  Lea  from  Chcshunt  to  Ijeyoud  Edmonton. 

Royal  Exchange,  Loudon. 

Creechurch  monastery,  chapel,  offices,  gardens,  and 
grounds  belonging  to  Christchurch  in  Aldgatc,  scite  now 
Duke's  Place,  by  P.  Sinyinans,  with  ground  stoi-y  or 
ground  ]ilct. 

River  .Medway  to  Rochester, 

!Milford  Ha\en. 

]\lelk  Castle.  Dumfrieshirc. 

Norhani  Castle,  by  Rowland  Johnson. 
Ditto  on  a  largo  scale. 

Mode  of  supplying  the  town  of  Plymouth  with  fresh 
water  from  the  river  Plym,  near  Chejistow,  as  accom- 
plished by  Sir  Pr.  Drake. 

Town  of  Plymouth. 

Island  of  St.  Nicholas,  mouth  of  Plymouth  Sound. 

Fortress  begun  on  our  Lady's  island. 
Ditto     inucli  earlier. 

Portsmouth  before  beginning  of  the  Sj)iders'  Wall,  by 
R.  Johnson. 

Portsmouth,  with  new  scicles  to  lesso  the  town,  by 
Adam. 

Portsmouth,  town  only,  on  a  larger  scale,  by  R.  Adam. 
Ditto;     more    particn'.iily     of    the    Point,    with 
dimensions,  by  Brian  Fitzu  illiam. 

I'ortsmoutn  as  in  1585. 

Ditto;  harbour,  Portsca,  &c.,  by  R.  Johnson. 

Quecnborougli  Castle. 

Sandgate  Castle. 

The  Severn  from  Gloucester  to  Cardiff, 

Sherborp.  Lodge,  1600. 

Thames  moutii,  Rob.  Norman  fecit,  in  Ratlif,  1580. 

Park  at  Theobalds,  30  Jan.  1601. 

Tottenham  Court,  with  lands  and  rents  lielonging 
April  15iil.  by  W.  Norton. 

Tynemonth  and  Newcastle. 

New  Lodge,  AValtham. 

Waltham  in  the  Forest. 

Warwick  Castle,  by  Row.  Johnson. 

Waynflete  Haven, 

Yarmouth  Flegfie,  &c. 

,.  witli  Wabourne  Haven, 

ditto  1588. 

Wabourne  entrenchments. 

Ireland. 

A  coUege  or  hospital.     [Trinity  College,  Dublin.] 
Fort  of  Duncannon,  by  Baptista  Boazio. 
Kinsalo  and  castles  adjoining,  after  M.  Juycs,  1001. 
Sige  of  Kinsale,  KiOl,  by  Bap.  Boazio, 

Foreign. 

Europe,  including  Mediterranean  and  Black  Sea, 
Hercules  Doran,  Italiano,  fyliolo  Edm.  Doran.  Ir- 
landese,  alii  '22  de  Marsso  1588. 

Part  of  Polar  Seas  to  lat.  90.  indorsed  by  Burghley. 

Frobisher,  Navigation  l.''i78.  by  W.  Bordhugh. 

S|>anish  chart,  56  N.  latitude  to  54  S.,  coasts  of 
England,  Ireland,  France,  Sjiain,  tho  Mediterranean, 
Wcrstern  and  Southern  coasts  of  .Africa,  and  both  coasts 
ol  S.  .\merica  to  the  Gaif  of  Florida. 

English  Channel,  Portsmeuth,  with  souiHlings  to 
Ushnnt,  and  of  coast  ef  Siiain  to  Cape  St.  Vincent,  with 
the  .\zores. 


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193 


Coast  of  Spaiu,  Prance,  England,  Ireland,  and  the 
Low  Countries,  by  Paul  Joye. 

Kare  and  strange  battle  fought  in  Barbary,  near  to 
Arzele  (Algi.ers),  between  K.  of  Portugal  and  Mullie 
Hamasan.  King  of  J^ez,  &c. 

Berghen-op-Zoom. 

Berek  or  Bergues  near  Dunkirk.  For  her  most  ex- 
cellent Majesty. 

Siege  of  Bommel. 

Description  how  Calais  may  l)e  besieged  with  8,000 
footmen,  &o. 

Army  liefore  Chartres,  23  Feb.  ISPO. 

Sir  Martin  Frobisher'B  jilot  of  Croyden,  (Croyzon 
near  Brest)  Forte,  and  how  the  quarters  lay  before  it, 
and  soundings  of  the  Pave,  &o.,  Oct.  1.594. 

Ulissinghe,  or  Flushing.  Msecenati  suo  optimo  Fran- 
cisco Walsinghamo  by;   R.  Adams,  1585. 

Part  of  Kesteven,  Holland,  1595. 

Fortifications  of  Malta  with  a  bird's  eye  view. 

Newhaven  (Havre  de  Grace). 

Towers  and  forts  emblocking  town  of  Ostend. 

Geometrical  ground  plot  of  Ostend  and  country 
aljout. 

Fortifications  of  Ostend,  by  R.  Adams,  1590. 

1593. 
>>  »  particularly  describing  their 

points. 
<<  ,.  dessines     sur     la     presente 

charte  avec  toute  hasterxient,  lO'Ol. 
Ostend,  21  Aug.  1601. 

Sept.  1602,  par  I'ingineur  David  D'Orliens. 
an  engraving,  "  ]at.  Dolft  1604."" 
Rouen. 
Sluys. 
King  of  Spain's  House,  the  Escurial. 

,,  various  designs,  &c. 

Engine  to  scale  a  castle,  1573. 
Description  of  a  battle. 
,,  of  a  fort. 

,,  of  a  hut. 

Plan  of  a  royal  palace. 
Plots  of  houses. 
Ground  plot  of  a  house. 
How  to  make  a  house  in  form  of  a  cross. 
For  an  extensive  mansion. 
Pjan  and  elevation  of  a  house. 
Front  of  a  house. 

Spioers  plot  with  gallery  towards  gardeu. 
Door  of  white  marble. 
Form  of  a  ceiling. 
For  a  fountain. 

Monument  of  Lo.  and  Ladj*  Biiighley. 
Device  of  Sir  Wra.  Wyuter  for  roasting,  boiling,  and 
cooking. 

Charles  I. 
1625. 

29  May.  Lo.  Ch.  Crane  to  Sir  Jo.  Garrat,  &c. 

1626. 

9  Feb.  The  King  (warrant)  to  E.  of  Salisbury. 
28  Feb.  Privy  Council  to  the  same. 

2  Mar.  Lo.  Chancellor  (Sir  R.  Weston,  1st  E.  of  Port- 
land) to  the  same. 

14  Mar.   Privy  Council  to  the  same. 

22  April    The  King  to  the  same. 

1  May.  ij.  of  Bristol  to  the  House  of  Lords. 

1  May.  House  of  Commons  to  the  King. 

21  May.  Privy  Council  to  the  E.  of  Salisbury. 

I  June.  The  King  to  Speaker  of  the  Commons. 

10  July.  Privy  Council  to  the  E.  of  Salisbury. 

1627. 

C  Feb.  Mayor  of  St.  Albans  to  the  E.  of  Salisbury. 

11  May.  The  King  (warrant)  to  the  same. 

II  May.  Privy  Council  to  the  same. 
28  May.  Same  to  the  same. 

20  Sept.  The  King  (warrant)  to  the  same. 

30  Sept.  Privy  Council  to  the  same. 

1628. 

27  Aug.  Lo.  Algernon  Percy  (10th  E.  of  Northum- 
berland) to  the  same. 

1629. 

12  May.  The  King  to  the  House  of  Lords. 

1632. 

1  Dec.  Lo.  Viscount  Wentworth  and  Council  of  the 
North  to  the  Privy  Council. 

26  Dec.  Lo.  Algernon  Percy  to  the  E.  of  Salisbury, 
u     84062. 


1633. 

20  Jan.   Viscoant  Dungannon  to  Lo.  Clifi'ord. 

1635. 
28  June.  Ri.,  E.  of  Cork,  to  E.  of  Salisbury. 

19  Sept.  Same  to  the  same. 

27  Nov.  Lo.  Viscount  Wentworth  to  [Lo.  Dungannon]. 
1636. 

20  July.  Wm.,  E.  of  Newcastle,  to  the  E.  of  Salisbury. 

1037. 

3  Jan.  Wm..  E.  of  Newcastle,  to  the  E.  of  Salisbury. 
30  April.  Same  to  the  same. 

6  Aug.  Privy  Couacil  to  the  same. 
1  Oct.  E.  of  Newcastle  to  the  same. 

24  Dec.  Same  to  the  same. 

1638. 
18  Feb.  The  King  (warrant)  to  E.  of  Salisbury. 
15  Mar.  Privy  Council  to  the  s;ime. 
18  Mar.  The  King  (warrant)  to  the  same. 
18  Nov.  Privy  Council  to  the  same. 

1639. 
17  Mar.  The  King  (warrant)  to  the  same. 
26  Mar.  Deputy  Lieutenants  of  Herts  to  the  same. 
M  April.  Privy  Council  to  the  same. 

1640. 

26  Mar.  Privy  Council  to  the  same. 

10  April.  Deputy  Lieuts.  of  Herts  to  the  same. 

17  April.  Same  to  the  same. 

23  April.  F.  Fnlford  to  Mr.  Fussellant. 

1  May.  E.  of  Salisbury  to  Deputy  Lieuts. 

14  May.  E.  of  Dorset  to  E.  of  Salisljury. 

17  May.  Deputy  Lieuts,  of  Herts  to  E.  of  Salisbury. 

18  May.  Same  to  the  siime. 

18  May.  E.  of  Northumberlatid  to  the  same. 
10  May.  Deputy  Lieuts.  of  Herts  to  the  same. 

25  May.  Privy  Council  to  the  same. 

27  May.  Same  to  the  s.Tme. 

15  June.  The  King  (warrant)  to  Ihe  same. 

30  June.  Privy  Council  to  the  same. 

8  Jul} .  The  King  (warrant)  to  the  same. 

4  Aug.  E.  of  Dorset  to  the  same. 

19  Aug.  The  King  (warrant)  to  tbe  same. 

21  Aug.  E.  of  Statfurd  to  the  same. 

27  Aug.  Deputy  Lieuts  of  Herts  to  the  Muster  Master 
of  Herts. 

31  Aug.  The  King  (warrant)  to  the  E.  of  Salisbury. 
12  Sept.  F.  Fulford  to  Mr,  Fussellant. 

16  Sept.  Privy  Council  to  the  E,  of  Salisbury. 

28  Sept.  Deputy  Lieuts.  of  Herts  to  the  same. 

29  Sept.  Prii-y  Council  to  English  noblemen,  &c. 

21  Oct.  Lo.  Keeper  Finch  to  English  Commissioners. 

22  Oct.  English  Commissioners  to  the  Lo.  Keeper. 

22  Oct.  Same  to  the  King, 

23  Oct,  Lo,  Keeper  to  English  ( 'ominissioners, 
23  Oct.  The  King  to  the  same. 

■ •.  Sir  H.  Riche  to  the  E.  of  Sulisbury. 

.  E.  of  Salisbury  to  [  ]. 

1642. 

31  May.  E.  of  Northumberland  to  the  10.  of  Salisbury. 

7  June,  Same  to  the  same. 

14  June.  Same  to  the  same. 

15  June.  Same  to  the  same. 

20  June.  Same  to  the  same. 

26  Sept.  Same  to  the  same. 

1643. 

28  Mar.  Same  to  the  same. 

1047. 
19  June.  Lo,  Fairfax  to  Col.  Morton. 
1649. 

5  Feb.  E.  of  Northumberland  to  the  E.  of  Salisbury. 
.  Sir  F.  Godolphin  to  Mr.  Kitley. 

Charles  II. 

1660. 

1  Feb.  The  King  to  the  E.  of  Salisbury. 

1662. 

5  May.  E.  of  Northumberland  to  tlio  same. 

7  May.  Same  to  the  same. 

26  Aug.  E.  of  Essex  to  the  same. 

1664. 

29  May.  Lo.  Howard  of  Charlton  (o  the  same. 

B  b 


Mabijuh 

op 

Salisbury. 


194 


HISTORICAL   MANCSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


George  IT. 

1735. 

17  April.  Lo.  Bathvirst  to  the  same. 

17  April.  E.  of  Thanet  to  the  same. 

1736. 
27  Feb.  K.  of  Essex  to  the  same. 

1737. 
2  Feb.  Lo.  Percival  to  the  same. 

18  .luly.  E.  of  Oxford  to  the  same. 

George  TII. 

1800. 
13  June.  Hen.  Daudas  to  the  1st  M.  of  Salislmiy. 

1804. 
16  May.  The  King  to  the  same. 

MiSCELLAKEOUS,    UNDATED. 

Exti-acts  of  French  rolls  of  Parliament.  Liberties  of 
the  new  religion.  . 

Kames  of  nations  and  trades  of  strangers  inhabiting 
London  wards  (principally  Dutchmen). 

Strangers  adjoining  City  uf  London,^  householders, 
wives,  children^  and  servants,  place  of  birth,  trade, 
sojourn,  denizens  or  nut,  and  of  what  church. 

Warrant  for  grant  of  lease  to  Gill).  Tall  by  Dean  and 
Chapter  of  Durham. 

Articles  by  Matt.  Kvrvan  and  Dourghan  Holian  for 
Marcas  Lynch,  of  Galloway,  to  Sir  Tli.  Perrott,  Com- 
missioner. Of  salt  out  of  the  Elizabeth  of  Orpeney  by 
T.  Cooke  au  English  pirate. 

[1]603.  A  pass  de.sired  by  the  Queen's  physician  for 
certain  Germans. 

Latin  verses  by  G.  Woolf,  of  Bristol. 
Petition  of  John  Saundeis  to  Lo.  Treasurer.     Of  the 
rebellious  .cpoech  of  some  to  his  coat,  etc. 

9  Mar.  Grant  to  Edw.  Bingen,  Ealfe  Chilmei;,  and 
others,  of  a  lease  in  reversion.  Greenwich.  Signed, 
J.  Herbert. 

Genealogical  table  of  the  Kings  of  Portugal. 
Pedigree  of  the  Waleote  family  and  Cecil. 

,.  ,,     Cecil  family  and  alliances  with   Bas- 

kerville.     (2). 
,,  ,,     Ward  and  Cecil  families. 

Alliances  in  families  of  Throckmorton.  Ti-esham. 
"VVillingeton. 

Middlemore,  of  Edgbaston,  Catesbye,  and  Littleton. 

[ ]  to  [ ].    Orig.  in  Irish,  with  English  version, 

of  a  work  written  in  Irish  for  the  Queen.     Dated  from 
The  Tower  of  London. 

Materials  charged  by  .John  Conycrs,  Auditor  of 
Pre.stB.  upon  account  of  Sir  (ieo.  ('arewe,  late  Master  of 
ttie  Ordnance  for  Ireland. 

Inventory  of  munitions  r<.'lating  to  the  same. 
Soldiers  at  ports  for  transportation  to  Ireland.     Cor- 
respondence from  3  to  .5  Nov.     E.  of  Thomond  at  Mil- 
ford,  Sir  Ri.  Leveson   in   the  Downs,  Capt.  Alford  at 
Chester.  &c. 

Replication  of  Frauncis  le  Forte,  Abraham  van  Her- 
wick.  &c.  merchant  strangers,  to  John  Leake  informer. 
I'pon  sweet  wines. 

Names  of  bad  persons.     Of  persons  to  come  over. 
Paper  endorsed,   ''What  I   desire  should  be  inserted 
in  my  commission." 

Lines  commencing,  "At  ye  retorn  of  ye  brit  morning 
"  son  y"  lion  bee  into  a  lamb  did  torn." 

Mr.  Hay's  book,  of  dangers  to  Her  Majesty's  estate, 
with  remedies. 

Notes  upon  reguliitious  of  school  at  Henley. 
Founders  of  the  Order  of  the  Garter. 
Act  to  prevent  transportation  of  coin,  plate,  bullion, 
&c.     [Not  in  Pr.  Stat.] 

Paper  endorsed.  In  the  bill  of  surety.  ^Act  of 
Association.  Nov.  l.^jS-t.]!-' 

Advantages  by  estalilishment  of  free  marts. 
Commission  ooncerningrcligion.    Noted  by  Burghlcy. 
Allegation  for  the  Tinnei-s. 

Notes  on  Irish  ail'airs.  Foi-  rebuilding  decayed 
churches  in  the  Pale,  &c. 

Key  of  an  Italian  cypher.  Figure  thus,  queato  = 
.■.:;9094. 

Petition  of  Amsterdam  merchants  to  the  Prince 
Maurice. 

Memorandum  Ijook  on  public  affairs.  Act  to  increase 
the  Queen's  revenue,  &c. 

Disorder  of  the  Irisliry  in  the  Pale,  an<l  waste  of  the 
English. 

Act  against  rebellion  and  treason. 
Pedigree  of  the  Tbornwgoods.  and  origin  of  endow- 
ments.    Endorsed,  1 1  cjddesdon.  the  school  house. 


List  of  residents  of  Edmonton,  Winchmore  Hill,  &c. 
Notes  of  difference  betwixt  Ooruish  and  Devonshire 
tin  ;   in  Burghlej''s  hand. 

Inventory  of  ordnance  on  board  ships. 
Verses  by  A.  P.,  begins,   "The  carfull   cares   that 
"  hantes  my  brest." 

A'erses  by  A.  P.,  begins,  "  What  ])enn  can  well  report 
"  the  peril  of  thos  that  travelle  on  the  seas." 

Estimate  of  ordnance  necessary  for  battering  Dunker- 
que. 

Memoire  pour  M.  du  Boidage  touchant  les  pieces  de 
Foute  \'erte  (H)  quil  desire  avec  quelque  munition  ? 

Lord  liurleigh  to  Treasurer  of  Forces  in  France  (?), 
touching  expenditure. 

Warrant  appointing  clerk  of  Ordnance  Stores. 
Mem.  for  general  musters  in  England  and  Wales. 
Schedule  of  horses   at  Chester,   their  qualities   and 
names  of  providers,  mustered  for  Ireland. 

Schedule  of  things  to  be  considered  for  Devon  in 
equipment  of  4,oo6  men  by  Lords  of  Council,  with 
answers  to  lilarl  of  Bath  upon  his  letters  of  29  Jan. 

Mem.  for  order  for  justices  of  maritime  shires  for 
seizing  dcsei-ters. 

Bote  of  wages  in  the  noi'th,  fi'oni  a  duke  downwards, 
&c. 

Military  instructions. 

Instituta  Militaria  Domini  Cosmi  Ducis  Florentise. 
Orders  for  training  and  government  of  soldiers   of 
Duke  of  Tuscany. 

Devices  for  levying  soldiers. 
Otficcrs  necessary  for  a  regiment  of  foot. 
Order  of  marching  to  field,  etc.,  with  plan  of  array. 
Device  by  John    Younge   for   musters    and    war    in 
England. 

Device  by  Wm.  Sunds  for  training  of  Englishmen  in 
warlike  discipline. 

Instruction  de  I'Art  Militaire,  composeepar  la  Due  de 
Cleves,  et  presente  an  Charles  V.,  Empereur. 
Sir  E.  Jobson's  inventions  for  coast  defences. 
Memoranda  found  in  Mr.  Arundel's  house.     (Of  war- 
like inventions.) 

Description  of  an  engine  for  battery. 
Cypher  alphabet  endorsed  by  Mr.  Ilaynes  :  "  Qu.  Sir 
"  Ph.  Sydney's  cy|>her.'' 

Cypher  for'Alardt  de  la  Dale,  kinsman  to  M.  Miche- 
ron,  als.  Baltasar  Pieterson. 

The  cypher  of  Maleroy,  with  key. 
Cypher  for  Capt.  Bredgate. 
Book  of  Knights  of  the  Garter. 

A  roll   containing  83  names,  commencing  with  the 
Emperors  Maximilian  and    Charles  V.,   and   contains 
nearly  all  the  nobility  of  England. 
Analysis  of  matters  of  state. 

Ports  in  the  Straits  free  for  English  merchants  not 
comprized  in  old  patent  to  Levant  Company,  with 
commodities. 

Warrant  to  John  Usher,  of  Dublin,  for  profit  on  goods 
exported  from  England  to  Ireland. 

Benefits  bj'  translating  the  trade  of  clothes  from  the 
Netherlands  to  Emden  in  Friezland,  a  free  town. 
Answers  to  clothiers  of  Taunton. 
Weight  of  a  quarter  and  ton  of  wheat. 
Abuses  in  paper,  with  remedies. 

Letters  patent  to  Geo.  Elvers  and  John  Ellis,  as 
assigns  for  Sir  John  Packington  to  import  starch. 

Proclamation  against  withholding  corn,  with  correc- 
tions by  Sir  R.  Cecil. 

Transport  of  corn  without  license. 
License  to  buy  herrings  out  of  strange  bottoms. 
Kcjilication  of  stranger  merchants  concerning  sweet 
wines,  called  bastards. 

tioods  claimed  by  merchant  adventurers  on  behalf  of 
merchants  in  Holland  and  Zealand. 
Goods  wrecked  upon  the  Goodwins. 
Account  delivered  to  merchants  of  ship  called  Gyllard 
Jhoonson. 

Note  of  French  King's  commission  for  marine  causes. 
Note  of  the  rents  of  the  Lady  Lennox,  endorsed  by 
Ld.  Burghley  (255?.  17«.  2,7.). 
Cobham  Genealogies. 

A  collection  of  authorities  from  old  authors,  "  De 
"  revocandis  donationibus." 

A  common-place  book  (in  Sir  R.  Cecil's  hand). 
Extracts  from  a  work  in  defence  of  Lord  Burghlcy 
and  Sir  N.  Bacon  against  certain  slanderous  books. 
Genealogy  of  the  Emp.  Ferdinand. 
RegesFrancias  ex  Historia  Philippi  de  Cominesetalibi. 
.     .     .     from  Pharamund  to  Charles  tlie  Sim])le. 
Genealogy    of  Dukes  of    Ferrara   from    1105,      (By 
Burghley.) 

Genealogy  of  James  VI.  of  Scotland. 


Makquis 

OF 
SALISlirRT 


-VPPRNDIX    TO    Sl^VENTH    REPORT. 


195 


Genealogy  of  Henry  Frod.  Stuart. 
.         Ex  Rubro  Libro  iSTobilis  Comitia  Leicestrise. 
Ex  Eegistro  Burton. 
Political  subjects  (by  Lord  Bnrghley). 
Short  notes  of  civil  conversation. 

A  common-place  book  containing  extracts,  priuuipallv 
on  civil  law,  polity,  &c. 

An  abridgment  of  the  last  treaty  with  Scotland. 
Pedigi-ees  and  genealogies  touching  the  title  of  Aber- 
gavenny. 

Pedigrees  of  the  Fenys.  Ld.  Say. 
Peiligrees,  Cecil  genealogies. 
Articles  touching  jurats  of  Guernsey. 
Complaints  of  inhabitants  of  Guernsey,  with  remarks 
by  Lo.  Burleigh. 

Mem.  of  furnishing  new  erected  grammar  school  in 
Guernsey. 

Statutes  of  hospital  of  East  Greenwich,  founded  by  W. 
Lambard  for  support  of  20  poor  people,  to  be  chosen  by 
the  Master  of  the  Rolls  and  Upper  Wardens  of  the 
Drapers'  Company. 

Names  of  gentlemen  in  hundreds  of  Lincolnshire, 
with  notes  by  Lo.  Burleigh. 

Information  of  delays  of  the  Norwich  cause,  and  prac- 
tices dangerous  to  the  cathedral  church. 

De  Antiquitate  Burgi,  Yarmouth,  in  co.  Norfolk. 
Names   of  gentlemen  in  Norfolk   and  Suffolk  by  Lo. 
Burleigh. 

Names  for  sheriffs  in  co.  Monmouth. 
Grant  to  Sir  Fran.  Carew  of  Winchester,  of  sites  of 
manors  of  Eastraeon.  the  south  farm,  &c. 

Private  note  of  my  Lord's  (Cobham's)  estate.  Of 
debts. 

Agreements  in  settlement  of  Dowager  Counters  of 
Derby,  daughters,  and  the  Earl. 

Bill  of  sale  by  Arci;.  Douglas  to  John  Cottcsford. 
jeweller,  London,  of  diamonds,  &c. 

Property  of  Sir  F.  Englefield  demised  to  his  wife 
Elizabeth. 

Petition  of  Th.  Gurley  to  the  Council. 
Declaration  of  Chr.  Hollywood,  Jesuit,  cousin  of  Lo. 
Dunsanny,  as  to  his  detention  in  the  Gate  House. 

Treaty  of  marriage  between  Bp.  of  Lic!ifi?ld,  &c.  and 
Mrs.  Buskell,  sister  of  W.  I 'holmondley. 
Imposition  and  export  of  tin, 

Mem.  of  monies,  indorsed  by  Lo.  Burleigh  "  Bredy- 
"  man.'' 
Lease  of  impost  on  velvets,  &c.  to  Sir  E.  Cecil. 
Customs   of  fine    wares    farmed    by    Sir   R.    Cecil, 
London, 

Terms  of  lease  purchased  by  the  Queen  of  the  Countess 
of  Leicester. 

Commission  for  demising  lauds  in  Jersey. 
Conveyance  of  Lyston  Manor  to  her  Majestv  for  a  debt 
due  by  Sir  M.  Dennys. 

Estimate  for  charge  of  victual  to  Ireland. 

Earl  of  Essex  to  [ ]. 

Communication  to  letter  of  Lo.  Burleigh  on  spelling 
the  name  of  Cecil. 

Ad  Rob.  Ceciliura  Consil.  Secret.  Eeetor  Ecclesitt 
Cyceperstiaua3  Commemorat. 

Ad  Rolj.     Cecilium  Consil.     Rob.  Kirkham   et  Edw. 
Gutter. 
Act  touching  lessees  and  patentees. 

)>  »>         wardships,  livery,  and  premier  seisin. 

Reasons  and  allegations  ag.tiust  Act  for  increase  of 
mariners,  2^  Eliz. 

Objections  against  the  Bill  of  Depopulations. 
Additions  to  Act  for  defence  of  Frontiers  (Borders). 
Intelligence  upon  desig;is  of  the  arch  traitor  Tyrone 
in  the  landing  of  the  array  at  Lough  Foyle. 
Pedigree  and  descent  of  John  Lo.  Mountjoye. 
Cballenge  to  the  coat  and  arms  of  the  Savilles. 
Names  of  deputy  lieutenants  to  Earl  uf  Pembroke  for 
Salop,  Wore,  and  Monmouth. 

Names  of  gentlemen  in  Yorkshire. 
Mr.  Carmarden's  suit  for  farming  custom  of  gold  lace. 
^  The  Lords  Talbot  called  as  barons  in   their  father's 
lives  to  other  baronages. 

Consequences  of  the  corning  of  M.  to  the  debater  and 
C.  and  N.  (':■  Cecil,  &  E.  of  Northumberland,  on  accession 
of  James). 

Stones  brought  out  of  Ireland. 

Dairy  of  events  political  and  historical  during 
Elizabeth's  reign.     (Murdin.) 

Warrant  to  Sir  Jo.  Norris.  Lo.  President  of  Jfunster, 
for  pardon  to  Ulster  traitors. 

.Mom.  touching  treaty  between  France,  Spain,  and 
England. 

Book  of  orders  for  Knights  of  the  G.arter.  with  names 
from  its  institntio-i. 


Defence  of  the  Queen's  not  nominatmg  a  snc.cssor  Makqitis 

-Bill  lor  the  giants  (surrenders  in  Ireland)  «,,  °^ 

Notes  out  of  Sir  John  Harrington's  book  in  favor  of    '"'!fZ"^- 
Ji..  ot  bcot  s  succession. 
Upon  trade  to  the  Indies. 
Offices  of  E.  of  Pembroke. 


Mourners  to    be    ajipointed    at    the  funeral    of  Ladv 
iUrleigh.  •' 

.rmation   by  Sir  A.  Ashley  of  moneys  chargeable 
t  Sir  Or.  Merrick. 


Burl 

luformatioi 
against ! 

•'  Discours  d'un  1  antidote  pour  e\-itei-  aux  mauvaises 
entreprises  (jue  I'on  fassr  centre  I'Eglise  de  Dieu  et  la 
Royue  d  Angleterre." 

Upon  the  legality  of  the  exchange  of  church  lands 
;^riliz.J 

Warrants  from  my  Lo.  Treasurer  to  Sir  T.  Yorke! 

List  ot  State  Papers  of  Collection  in  Bundles  of  their 
arrangement,  number,  &c. 

Coramou-place  book  (in  Sir  R.  Cecil's  handj. 

E.xtracts  from  work  in  defence  of  L...  Burleii^h  and 
bir  N.  Bacon  against  slanderous  books.  ° 

Catalogue  of  books,  papers,  &c.  found  in  Th.  Norton's 
study,  committed  by  the  Queen  to  charge  of  Th 
Wilkes,  elk.  of  Council. 

Mem  by  Lo.  Burleigh  of  specie  to  France,  exchange, 

l>escri|,tion  of  mares,  colts,  and  ttUies  at  Malmesburv 
race.  •' 

Contracts  de  Orfletremen. 

"  Matter  of  peese." 

Preroux  from  Chilton.     (3  Spanish  MSS.) 

Coutriliution  for  necessities  of  the  time  (war  in 
Ireland)  ? 

Papers  relative  to  staples.     Dates  various. 

Project  of  Hans  Fleming  touching  coinage. 

iManufacturo  of  saltpetre  by  Lazarus  Erkerne,  chief 
master  of  the  Emperor's  mines  in  Bohemia. 

Epitome  Operum  Galeni. 

Charges  of  Dennys  Durrant  for  bringing  a  .Spaniard 
from  Plymouth  to  Nonsuch  bv  direction  of  (Sir  R. 
Cecil). 

Carmina  Funebria  in  obitum  Ciar.  Fceminas  Dnas 
Elizabethic  ....  eonscripta  ab  Ahimnis  Regiaa 
Schola^'  Westnionsteriensis. 

Verses  on  death  of  Countess  and  Earl  of  Oxford. 

Scripta  in  fronte  Novi  Testamenti. 

U]ion  death  of  Anne,  Countess  of  Oxford,  by  Wilfrid 
Samoude, 

Epitaphium  llln.st"".  et  Ex"".  Edwardi  Cortonis  (?) 

Fall  of  Nero  and  beginning  of  Galba.  (?  Translation 
of  Tacitus  by  H,  Saville.) 

Chapters  out  of  N.  Macliiavel. 

Universalis  Historia  Rationis  et  Philosophife  lumine 
eonscripta. 

Earl  of  Lincoln's  patent  for  setting  forth  ships  to  sea. 

Declaration  of  Judge  of  the  Admiralty  touching 
jurisdiction. 

Motion  in  I'pper  House  touching  runaway  soldiers 
and  mariners.' 

Warrajit  granting  Sir  W.  Pickering  time  to  pay  a 
balance  of  1,2S7Z.  due  on  account  of  3,000  Almaius 
brought  liy  him  to  England  by  order  of  Marv  and 
Philip. 

Notes  of  apparel  for  soldiers. 

Note  of  ordnance  delivered  out  of  Tower  of  London 
to  Sir  A.  Powlett,  Captain  of  Jersey,  since  1  Elizabeth. 

Fletcher,  De  Literis  Antiqua?  Britannia?,  pr^sen- 
tini  CautalirigiiB,  et  qui  singula  Collegia  statuerunfc  ao 
ampliticarunt.     (With  other  pieces  by  Fletcher.) 

Orations  uf  Eton  and  "VVestminster  to  the  Queen. 
(Finelj-  written.) 

Diets  for  Danish  ambassador. 

Diet  of  Lo.  Chancellor,  Lo.  Treasurer,  and  Chancellor 
of  the  Duchy  and  Exchequer  at  Hertford. 

Expences  of  Th.  Ferrers,  (ambassador,  in  Denmark). 

8  May.  Letter  of  Sieur  de  Villeroy,  by  Sieurs  de 
Bellevue  and  of  Sillerj-. 

Letters  and  papers  of  government  revenue,  &c.,  of 
University  of  Cambridge,  .addressed  to  Lord  Burleigh 
and  Sir  R.  Cecil  as  Chancellors.     1575 — ItilO. 

Bp.  of  Ross  to  H(igford)  cypher. 

Queen  of  Scots  to  Duke  of  Norfolk,  cypher. 

Ditto. 

Cypher  alphabet. 

4  Feb.  Answers  of  Mr.  Darcy  to  Bp.  of  Winchester. 
State  of  Waltham  Park. 

1  July.     Victuals  in  magazines  in  Ireland. 
Letters  from  and  to   tlie  Emperor  concerning  mer- 
chant adventurers  and  Hause  cities. 

Note.  Many  letters  in  cypher  having  deciphers 
attached  placed  under  respectiTe  dates. 

B  b  2 


196 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


(Lopez's  conspiracy., 
■<:ey). 


Note  of  heralds. 

1605.  G-enealogy  I'rom  Lo.  Burlegh  to  ord  E.  of 
Salisbury. 

Pedigree  of  alliance  of  Cecils,  Bedford.  Winchester, 
and  Cheyney,  by  dest-eut  from  Sir  Jo.  Semmark. 

to ■  a   letter  enclosinji;  one  for  Geo.  Hasty  at 

Dumlries.     The  party  to  whom  it  is  addressed  "  not  to 
be  curious  to  know  whence  it  comes." 

Cypher  alphabet  indorsed  by  Mr.  Haynes  'i  "  Sir  I'll. 
Sydney's.  ' 

"Cypher  for  Alardt  de  la  Dale,  kinsman  to  M. 
Mure  heron. 

Als.  Baltasar  Pieteison. 

Cypher  of  JMaleroy  (with 

Cyjiher  for  Capt.  Bredgate 

Secret  writing  or  cypher  (.system  by  E.  of  Essex  ?) 

(?'ypher  called  a  jergon  of  late  E.  of  Essex. 

Cypher  letter  of  E.  of  Essex  to  Guicciardine  at 
Florence,  recommending  Cutte. 

Cypher  letter  from  Guicciardine  to  E.  of  Essex. 

Considerations  touching  the  Queen's  service  in 
Ireland. 

Three  papers  concerning  Ireland  and  its  reformation. 

Discourse  as  to  estate  of  the  Prince  Genevoia. 

A  Portuguese  MS.  in  2  parts.  (History  of  political 
state  of  Portugal.) 

A  Hebrew  MS.  in  Portuguese  on  the  same. 

Analysis  of  matters  of  state. 

Political  subjects  (theses)  by  Lo.  Burleigh. 

Notes  of  civil  conversatioji. 

Common-place  book  of  extracts  on  civil  law.  &c. 

Fragment  in  Latin  relative  to  Scottish  affairs  in  the 
minorit}'  of  James. 

Snbstauce  of  that  delivered  n\e  by  Amb.  of  Scotland 
on  report  by  ine  of  Her  Majesty's  answer  to  his  pro- 
positions.    (Murdin.) 

Liste  des  Gens  de  Guerre  aultre  I'Estat  dressc  sur  Ics 
respectives  Provinces.     (In  Dutch.) 

Title  of  the  King  of  Spain. 

Inconveniences  in  government  of  Spain. 

Advertisements  toxiclung  preparations.  &c.,  of  Count 
Charles  Mansfeldt. 

Di'feiisio  Venctorum  qua  seso  Pontifici  Romano  ac 
omniliuK  (Jhristianis  rrincipilui^  purgant  do  fedei'e 
cum  'I'nrcis  inito. 

Oration  of  Nic.  Craig  to  tlu>  Queen. 

Latin  epigram  by  Hob.  Dewluirst  to  the  Queen. 

Poetical  address  to  the  Queen  (Latin  and  English). 

The  gardener's  speech  to  the  Queen.  From  some 
raas()ue. 

Epistle  by  W.  Bacsh  to  Lo.  Burleigh,  on  his  election 
as  Chanc.  of  Cambridge  Univ. 

Complaint  of  Ric.  Vennard,  of  Lincoln's  Inn ,  on  death 
of  Lo.  Treasurer. 

Inventory  of  plate,  jewels,  licenses,  &e.,  late  due,  &c. 
to  Dr.  Lopez,  and  with  possessors  of  the  same. 

Certificate  of  Master  and  Fellows  of  Christ  Coll., 
Oxon,  in  favor  of  M.  Lister. 

In  matter  of  Herbert  Pelham.     (Murdin.) 

Case  of  Th.  Philips. 

Fines  for  jinrchasing  goods  of  pirates.  Signed  by 
Arch.  Douglas. 

Saville,  of  Merton  Coll.,  Oson,  on  leases  of  lands  in 
Northiimljerland. 

Services  of  (.'apt.  R.  Wright. 

12  April.  [ .]  Agreement  before  Justice  Walmsley, 

by  Catli.,  widow  of  Th.   Talbot   and  others,  touching 
jointure. 

[The  Queen]  to  [Mary].     Thi-  bearer  is  Hie.  Shelley. 

l-'itiL  Stagr-dl'thi'  World  ;  itsmiseries  and  vices  ill  all 
eslalei.:. 

1501.  Act    for 
Statutes  at  Largi 

l.J6."i.  Fowlar, 

26  Dec.  1.568 
Germany. 

1.57S.  Liber  Consiliorum  in  Commissione  in  partil)iis 
Borealibus,  et  in  Principalitate  Walli  Justiciarnm,  Vice 
Comitatum,  &c. 

1582.  Act  for  restraint  of  new  building  m  London 
and  Westmin.ster. 

l.">t?2.  League  lietween  Henry  III.  of  Eranee  and  the 
Swiss. 

29  Aug.  1687.  Session.s  or  siltiugs  at  Cork  of  Com- 
missioners for  attainted  lands  of  late  E.  of  Desmond 
and  others  in  co.  Wati-rford  and  Limerick  in  Munster, 
with  bills  of  complaint. 

1 587.  Intelligence  by  Th .  Douglas  of  Spanish  practices 
in  Ireland  and  Scotland. 


reiliiriiig    the    riirreney,     neither 
'.  nor  Ryiiier. 

1  ballard.     (A.  poem  thus  indorsed.) 
Diets  of  Mr.    FIcn.    Killegrew  sent 


to 


The  Karl  of  Dknbigh'.s  Manuscripts. 

(Third  Report.) 

In  my  present  report  upon  the  Earl  of  Denbigh's 
Manuscripts,  I  have  to  take  notice  of  a  scries  of  news- 
letters of  the  reign  of  William  III.,  which,  though  it  is 
imperfect,  contains  much  that  is  interesting  and  im- 
portant, the  more  so  inasmuch  as  letters  of  this  kind 
are  rare  in  the  period  to  which  they  belong.  The  first 
is  dated  September  s,  1686,  and  there  is  no  other  until 
we  come  to  May  29, 1691,  though  it  seems  probable  that 
the  correspondence  commenced  at  the  former  date,  if 
not  before,  and  that  it  was  continued  bi-sveekly  for  the 
information  of  some  one  living  abroad,  who  had  a  more 
than  ordinary  interest  in  being  kept  an  codrcK;  with  the 
state  of  political  aB'airs  in  Imgland.  Who  this  person, 
according  to  my  conjecture,  was  I  shall  presently  say, 
but  who  was  the  writer  of  the  letters  I  have  not  been 
able  to  discover  AVith  the  exception  of  the  first,  none 
of  them  bear  any  signature,  while  that  is  signed  only  with 
initials.  In  one  of  his  letters  the  writer  speaks  of  him- 
self as  a  native  of  Jamaica,  where,  as  appears  from 
another,  he  held  some  pablic  employment,  the  duties  of 
which  he  discharged  by  deputy.     Once  I  thought  I  was 

on  the  eve  of  tracing  him.     In  a  letter  dated  _;^rv 

"  24  Nov' 

1691,  Howe,  the  Queen'sVice-Chamberlaiu,  is  mentioned 
as  having  named  him  in  the  House  of  Commons  as  the 
person  who  had  formerly  distributed  money  from  the 
French  Court  amongst  its  English  jiensioners,  and  as 
having  added  that  the  author  of  the  Obscrvator  had 
described  the  manner  in  which  he  made  use  of  the  park 
for  that  purpose.*  There  is,  however,  no  record  of 
Howe's  speech,  nor  does  Dr.  Welwood,  the  author  of  the 
Observator,  name  the  "certain  gentleman '' to  whom 
he  alludes.  I  am  therefore  at  fault  as  to  the  writer. 
But  it  is  clear  from  the  ability  witli  which  the  letters 
are  written,  and  the  access  which  he  evidently  had  to  the 
best  sources  of  information,  that  he  was  preciselj'  the  sort 
of  man  who  would  be  selected  by.  say  such  a  statesman  as 
Dykevelt,  to  keep  liini  informed  of  all  that  was  passing 
in  the  political  world  of  England  at  so  critical  a  time. 
There  are  indications  in  his  Utters  tliat  in  some  character 
or  other  he  was  about  the  i.'oui't.  When  the  king  returns 
from  Holland  (Oct'.  16'.ll).  and  arrives  at  Whitehall,  ne 
assists  him  to  alight  from  his  carriage  and  answers  an 
inquiry  about  the  queen.  Some  days  afterwards  the 
king  dines  with  Lord  Montague  "  dans  son  petit  aparte- 
"  ment  de  Witehall  oil  j'eus  rhoimeur  de  le  conduire 
"  par  Tcscalier  derobe  par  ce  que  les  lords,  qui  I'acom- 
"  pagnoient  ne  sijavoiont  pas  ce  chemin.''  But  whatever 
were  the  duties  whicli  brought  the  writer  so  near  the 
king,  they  were  not  of  a  menial  character.  He  is 
present  at  a  court  ball  on  the  king's  birthday,  "  malgrc 
"  moy  parce  qu'une  dame  de  la  conr  me  prit  pour  son 
"  ccuj'er  et  je  n'en  jnls  surtir.''  He  is  on  terms  v.f 
familiarity  with  the  leading  men  of  the  day,  interviews 
foreign  ambassadors,  frequents  the  lobbies  of  both 
Houses  of  Parliament,  and  when  any  important  question 
is  debated,  learns  from  his  friends  as  they  leave  the 
House  what  has  been  ijropused,  said,  or  done,  and  sends 
news  of  it  at  once  to  his  correspondent  at  the  Hague, 
occasionally  recording  more  than  is  to  be  found  in  the 
.(ournals  of  Parliament.     Nothing  likely  to  interest  his 

23 
correspondent  is  omitted.     There  is  under  dater-i;  Nov. 

1691,  a  short  but  graphic  account  of  the  lire  at  Kensing- 
ton Palace,  in  which  tlie  king  and  queen  are  described 
as  laughing  heartily  at  the  ladies  oflli.'  Court  rushing 
aliout  II'  rliiiiiisi'  with  needless  alarm.  Here  again  the 
writer  is  on  the  scene,  lie  ariives  at  seven  in  the 
morning,  finds  their  Majesties  in  the  garden,  the  king 
walking  about  looking  at  the  bundks  of  goods  which 
had  been    packed    nji  by  each    person,  and  especially 


*  't'lie  passage  in  tlie  Olj.sorvafor  .■illurlcri  to  is  as  follows  :—"  1  here  ii 
a  ceihiin  geiitlemnn  in  England  lit  (his  very  day  who  hns  pnirt  irany 
thousands  of  iionnds  of  the  French  king'.s  money  in  order  to  en.siav'e 
England  ;  iiiul  whieh  is  .strimBC.  liotli  iglior.int  of  the  persons  to  whom 
lie  imid  it.  and  is  iiotwithstandin4;  ii  very  honest  man  himself;  but  the 
iiriimernf  his  paying  it  seems  to  have  Iieen  copied  exactly  from  Cardinal 
liiehftliiu's  p.ittern.  Being  in  (he  sirviee  of  a  great  foreign  minister. 
/Ii,'  Ihrn.  ilisliuhntnr  nf  the  f,ii'uurx  of  Louis  .XIV.,  he  was  sometimes 
ehairril  witli  a  greater  and  sometimes  a  Itsser  bag  of  money,  according 
as  iieople's  fl  illerent  services  deserved  ;  but  for  the  most  part  St.  Jamen'.-: 
Pork  tcfis  thp  pFncc  where  these  shoivers  of  ffoldfeU.  It  was  tu  such 
ami  stu-lt  n  parfU-ithir  tree,  as  numbered  in  .s-uch  and  such  a  ruto  hi  the 
P'lr/,-.  that  thi\-  tnntteiiiaii  was  directed;  and  there  he  was,  u-ithttvf 
sp"tkni;i  nne  .siti;itc  .vnrf/,  (o  deliver  such  a  parficiilnr  purse  of  moppv 
to  a  man  he  slinujd  find  in  such  and  such  a  posture,  Iraning  against  (he 
tree,  in  such  a  jpiirtienlar  ImIiiI.  lull  aiwa^.,  uilh  his  face  envered  some 
way  or  anotlier."  Mercuriiis  Ueforniatiiis.  or  (he  New  Ohservaliir 
Friday.  .July  24.  I6!n. 


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197 


Earl  op       amused  at  a  heap  of  Dutch  cheese,  bottles,  and  bread 

: '     which  some  one  had  got  together  as  if  to  withstand  a 

siege.  Here  and  there  we  meet  with  a  good  story.  A 
certain  Captain  Jaquau,  a  French  refugee,  who  has 
served  on  board  one  of  William's  ships,  makes  ^omc 
observations  to  the  wricrr  i>n  the  state  of  discipline  in 
the  English  >.'avy.  Ho  particularly  objects  to  the 
practice  amongst  the  ofScers  of  drinking  so  freely  thao 
they  are  drunk  during  half  their  time,  never  getting  U]i 
till  mid-day,  and  he  adds  that  in  France  an  officer  would 
be  cashiered  for  a  single  offence  of  that  kind.  The 
writer  repeats  the  conversation  to  Lord  Berkeley,  who 
shuts  him  up  with  the  remark  that  if  all  the  English 
officers  who  got  drunk  were  to  be  cashiered  there  would 
be  none  left.  Again,  members  of  Parliament  in  William's 
days  appear  not  to  have  been  superior  to  a  ver}'  low  form 
of  bribery.     The  House  of  Commons  is  informed  (letter 

„  Jany.    1693)    that   some   of    its    Committees   accept 

entertainments  at  taverns  from  jier-sons  interested  in 
their  decisions;  ''curquy,"  adds  the  writer,  "  elle  a 
"  deffendu  a  tons  ses  membres  d'accepter  aucun  repas 
"  dans  desmaisOMS  inibliques  pour  obtenir  leurappuy  en 
"  des  affaires  cjue  la  chambre  examine."  Once  more  ; 
on  Lord  Ma\  or's  day  1691  the  king  watches  the  river  pro- 
cession from  a  balcony  at  Whitehall.  Each  handicraft 
has  some  new  device  for  its  liarge,  but  the  most  popular 
of  all  is  a  group  of  Orange  trees  "  avec  qnantite  de 
"  figure  de  raparies  d'Irlande  jiendus  au.x  branches." 

I  have  above  suggested  Dykevelt  as  the  person  to 
whom  these  letters  might  have  been  written.  There  is 
reason  to  believe  that  this  suiiposition  is  correct.  In  the 
first  place,  they  are  precisely  the  communications  which 
he  would  be  anxious  to  receive,  setting  forth  almost  fr()!n 
day  to  day  the  state  and  prosjiects  of  the  cause  for  which 
he  had  laboured.  Tbat,  icis  trne,  does  not  go  for  much. 
It  happens,  however,  that  the  only  one  of  those  letters 
which  bears  an  address — the  one  which  is  signed  with 
initials— is  addressed  "A  Monsieur  Jean  Frederick 
Mohvat,  I\[archand,  dcmeurant  rue  du  Pape  a  la  Haye." 
This  is  evident!}'  a  disgiiise.  It  was  I'or  no  merchant 
that  these  letters  were  writ'on;  and  curiously  enough 
I  find  r-.ninng-t  Tjord  Denbigh's  papers  a  letter  of  the 
same  year  as  the  aliovo,  but  n>'t  included  in  the  present 
report,  from  Sir  William  Trumbull  to  Dykevelt,  iu 
which  he  writes  : — "  Je  pris  la  liberie'  de  vous  ecrire  un 
loug  detail  de  tout  co  qui  s'cstoit  passe  a  I'egard  des 
affaires  de  son  altesse  Mr.  le  Prince  d'Orange,  et  j'ad- 
dressay  ma  lettre  a  Monsr.  Jean  Frederic  a  la  Haye 
comme  vous  m'avies  ordonnc  a  Londres.''  The  addresses 
of  the  two  letters  fail  to  be  identical  through  the  ab- 
sence in  the  latter  of  the  surname  "  Molwat,''  but  their 
resemblance  is  sufficient  to  raise  a  strong  presump- 
tion that  the  "  Jeati  Frederic  "  of  the  one  and  the 
"  Jean  Frederic  Molwat  "  of  the  other  were  the  same 
person,  or  pretended  person,  and  that  letters  despatched 
under  either  aildress  came  into  the  hands  of  Dykevelt. 
This  presumption  is  not  shaken  by  the  fact  that  in  the 
first  of  these  letters  Dykevelt  is  mentioned  as  if  he  were 
a  stranger  to  the  corres|iondence.  That  was  necessary 
in  order  to  keep  up  the  disguise.  But  there  is  yet 
another  fact  which  strengthens  me  in  the  belief  that 
the  letters  were  written  to  Dykevelt.  The  letters  in 
Lord  Denbigh's  collection,  which  are  undoubtedly  ad- 
dressed to  him,  bear  for  the  most  part  endorsements 
of  the  days  on  which  they  were  received  and  answered. 
So  do  several  of  the  letters  under  consideration,  and  in 
both  cases  the  handwriting  of  the  endorsements  is  the 
same.  It  would  not  lie  easy  to  come  nearer  to  pmnf 
positive  without  actually  reaching  it. 

The  '■  Miscellaneous  "  letters  may  be  left  to  speak  for 
themselves.  Amongst  the  most  interesting  are  the 
"  Memorials  "  of  the  second  Earl  of  Denbigh,  presented 
to  Charles  II..  specially  notable  for  the  message  sent  to 
the  Earl  by  Charles  I.  :  and  a  paper  entitled  "  Relation 
du  vovage  d'Angleterre,"  from  the  setting  out  of  the 
Prince  of  Orange's  expedition  from  Helvoetsluys  to  his 
taking  up  his  quarters  at  St.  James's.  I  may,  in  con- 
clusion, observe  that  in  the  extracts  which  I  have  made 
from  Lord  Denbigh's  papers,  I  have  transcribed  them  as 
they  are  written,  that  is  to  say,  often  inaccurately.  I 
observe  in  one  instance  that  "  a  eette  heur  "  is  ciirtly 
despatched  with  "asteur." 

I  now  proceed  to  give  some  extracts  from  the 

IfEMS  Letters. 

The  first,  as  I  have  already  stated,  is  addressed  "A 
Monsieur  Jean  Frederick  Molwat.  Marchand,  demeurant 
rue  du  Tape  a  la  Haye." 

■•  ,\  Wind -or  le  8  Sept^''  J6S(\  N.S.  Je  prens  la  libertc. 
Montieur,  de   vous  eci  ir  ce  bilkt  jour  yens  donner  avis 


que  le  Marquis  d' Abbeville  fut  nomm^  avant  hyer  pour 
sncceder  a  M'  Skelton.  Cette  nouvelle  surprit  tons  les 
ministrss  etrangers  et  les  courtisans  qui  ne  s'attenduient 
pas  a  ce  choix.  Le  Poy  die  publiquemeiit  qu'il  avoit 
jetti' les  yeux  .--ui-  luy  parcequ'il  avoit  remari|ii^  qu'il 
etoit  boti  amy  lie  M' L'ambassadeiir  \an-DyisVcli  (de 
qnil  il  dit  toujours  du  bien)  et  qu'il  croyoit  qu'il  meruit, 
par  soil  moyen  bien  venu  auprez  de  M.  le  Prince 
d'Orange.  "Voila  le  premier  ministre  Catholiquo  Re- 
main (car  il  ne  faut  pas  confer  Rome)  que  Sa  Majeste 
envoye  chez  les  etrangers  el  chez  des  Protestants." 

"A  Londres  le  \^  May  li;91  Mardy.  Faute  de 
nouvellos.  quand  je  commence  cette  lettre,  je  vay 
vous  fair  part,  Monsieur,  de  quelques  discours  que  les 
Jacobites  se  disent  a  I'oreille.  lis  assurcut  que  les 
ueufs  vaisseaux  de  guerre  qui  sont  depuis  loug  temps 
a  Dnnquerque  sont  desliuey  pour  executor  un  giand 
dessein  qui  est  de  porter  le  Roy  Jaques  en  Ecosse,  oii 
il  tronvera  un  party  d'Episcopaux  mal-contents  prest  a 
le  recevoir  et  a  hazardcr  quelque  chose;  que  du  moiiis 
cela  fera  diversion  ec  pourra  obliger  le  Roy  de  revenir 
de  Plandres  (tc.  Aquoy  on  petit  repondrc  que  si  cela 
arivoit  que  la  France  envoy.it  le  tioy  Jaques  en  Ecosse 
le  remede  pour  Ten  chasser  pins  vitc  que  d'Irlande  seroit 
facile,  non  en  faisant  revenir  Ic  Roy  mais  en  envoyant 
trois  ou  quatre  millehomnics  senlcmcntde  Carikf'ergus 
en  Ecosse,  ou  il  n'y  a  qu'nn  petit  traject  et  que  par  ce 
moyen  les  nouveau  et  futurs  rebelles  seroient  bientot 
dissipez  et  le  Roy  Jaques  contraint  de  se  sauver  en 
Norvegue.  II  seroit  pent  etre  bou  qu'il  y  eat  une  guerre 
civille  sur  la  I'routiere  d'Ecosse  ou  les  Anglois  Jacobites 
acouroient,  et  ou  les  rangeroit  pour  une  bonne  fois.  car 
a  ces  sortes  de  gens  I'indulgence  no  sert  de  rieu  qu'a  les 
rendre  plus  mechants.  (J'est  peut^tre  a  leur  eg.ird  que 
bien  de  gens  disent  que  le  Gouveruemeut  d'icy  neglige 
beaucoup  de  choses  et  quo  la  plus-part  des  personnes  (|ui 
sont  dans  les  graudes  aft'aires  de  direction  ne  sont  lias 
soigneuses  d'executer  a  temps  les  ordres  de  leiirs  Ma- 
jestez.  ...  II  semble  que  chacun  qui  est  employe 
ne  p  'use  qu'a  I'aire  sa  fortune  et  a  eviterde  se  faire  des 
ennemis  en  nienageant  memo  les  Jacobites  nonobstant 
leur  insolences,  comme  .'■i  Ton  apiehendoit  qu'ils  fussent 
un  jour  les  plus  forts.  Si  en  ra|ireh.  ndrc  il  faudroit 
leur  rogner  les  ongles  de  bonne  lieure  pour  les  empccher 
de  faire  du  mal  lors  ciue  leur  nombre  aura  grossy. 

'"On  dit  par  tout  qu'en  Ecosse  ilny  apresque  point  de 
trou'pes,  ny  munitions,  ny  argent.  Le<  Principaux 
Seigneurs  de  co  Royaume  la  sont  icy,  comme  le  due 
d'Hamilton,  le  due  de  (jueensbery.  Le  Marquis  d'Athol, 
le  Comte  de  Tevadel,  le  Comte  de  Southeriand  et  plu- 
sieurs  autres,  qui  sont  assidus  a  ^aire  leur  cour  a  la 
Reyne.  Je  voy  meme  souvent  ensemble,  etseul  a  seul. 
deux  hommes  qui  etoient  iucompatibles  il  n'y  a  pas 
longtemps,  Sfavoir  le  due  d'Hamilton  et  le  Comte  Mel- 
ville. Ou  ci-oit  que  le  premier  veut  gagner  le  second 
pour  le  mettre  dans  son  party. 

"  II  y  a  du  changement  dans  I'esprit  de  I'un  des  nou- 
veaux  Eveques,  c'est  le  Docteur  Beveridge,  qui  aprez 
avoir  accepte  publiquement  I'eveche  de  Bath  Wels,  com- 
mence depuis  huit  jours  a  dire  qu'il  n'en  veut  plus  par 
une  delicatesse  de  conscience-  On  croit  que  quelqu'nn 
luy  k  faitpeur  sur  ce  qu'on  dit  que  I'ancien  Eveiiue,  le 
docteur  Ken,  se  vent  maintenir  dans  I'eveche  contre 
I'authoritie  du  Roy  et  I'acte  du  Parlement,  ayant  pour 
cet  etl'ect  assemble  son  clerge  pour  le  faire  entrer  dans 
ses  interests.  Voila  une  nuirqne  cpi'll  a  la  conscience 
fort  <lelicate  s'il  se  met  en  train  de  Rebellion.  Les 
Jacobites  par  des  mains  tierces  rauiment,  disaut  haute- 
ment  que  le  l!oy  Jaques  viendra  liientot,  et  qu'il  tirera 
my  Lord  Preston  de  prison.  On  dit  qu'il  eu  est  si  bien 
persuade  qu'en  attendant  il  amuze  le  Gouvernement  par 
des  chosej  concerties.  Les  Jacobites  font  meme  oourir 
un  bruit  sourd  contre  I'eveque  de  Londres  comme  s'il 
commeufoita  n'etre  pas  content.  Et  pour  ce  qui  est  de 
I'ancien  archeveque  de  Canterbery  ils  disent  qui'il  ne 
sortira  pas  du  Palais  de  Lambeth  que  par_  force.  Ce- 
pendant  le  nouvel  archeveque  a  deja  engage  a  son  service 
la  pluspart  des  officiers  de  la  mai>on  de  rantre  qui 
I'attendent  a  Lambeth.  .  .  .  Depuis  ce  que  Je  vous 
ay  ecrit  touchant  le  domeslique  prisonnier  de  chez 
I'ambassadeur  d'Espagne  il  k  pris  ,=i  fort  a  coenr  que  le 
Conseil  Prive,  oil  pour  mieux  dire  Nottinfiha  w*  ne  le  vou- 
loil  pas  faire  sortir  par  authoritc,  en  ogard  a  son  privi- 
lege, qu'il  est  sorty  ue  son  lit  malad.-  a  une  lieuc 
d'Tcy,  s'est  fait  porter  a  Witchall  chez  la  Keync  pour  luy 
faire  ses  plaintes  comme  en  pleunmt  de  rage.  La  Reyne 
la  fort  contente  par  ses  manieres  obligeantes.etafaitvenir 

•  Names  iinnlul  thus  are  rp|.rescnl(-(l  in  tin?  Icttirs  hy  ni.m')  ■ -. 
which  liave  in  some  cases  been  Imnslat'-rt. 

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".^  «H     my  Lord  President  pour  concerter.     Des  qne  M'  de  U  on- 

— -  quillo  le  vid  il  Iny  reprocha  que  s'il  s'etoit  voulu  trouvei- 

au  Conseil  Extraord"  vendredy  au  soir  I'atfaire  etoit 

faitesuivant  que  le  due  de  :s'ortolk,  le  Comte  de  Betfovd 

et  autres  avcieut  dit.     My  Lord  President  luy  rephqua, 


sans  s'emouvoiv  qu"il  avoit  propose  le  jour  auparav 


ant  do 


mettre  sou  domestique  en  lil)erte  par  autborite,  que  luy 
meme  avoit  %'oulu  .siscncr  le  warant  avec  deux  on  trois 
autre  Conseillers  d'Ktat,  mais  que  le  plus  grand  nombre 
s'y  etoit  opoze  sur  tout  my  Lord  Notingham  ct  les  gens 
de  robe;  qu'il  etoit  encore  prest  a  signer  cet  ordre 
d'elargissemeut.  C'est  tout  ce  que  I'Ambassadeur  pou- 
voit  souhaiter  de  luy.  La  Reyne  en  suite  euvoya 
cheroher  mv  Lord  Xotingham.  qu'on  ne  trouva  pas 
Samedy  au  soir.  EUe  vouloit  du  nioins  luy  ordonner 
d'empecber  que  ce  soir  la  on  ne  tran.spovtat  pas  lepri- 
sonnier  de  la  maison  du  conestable,  ou  il  a  deiueure  dix 
jours,  a  la  prison  publique  commc  cela  etoit  resolu  par 
le  creancier  Irlandois,  qui  est  papiste.  Sur  cela  I'am- 
bassadeur  s'en  retouriia  assez  content.  Mais  my  lord 
Notiugbam  ne  s'etant  point  trouvo  dans  un  si  petit 
espace'de  terai-s,  car  on  u'aToit  que  deux  ou  trois  beures, 
rartaire  changea  entierement  de  face.  C'est  que  le 
prisonnier  vofant  (pi'on  le  nienoit  dans  la  prison  pub- 
lique, et  craignant  d'y  rester  long  i.emps,  et  d'y  etre 
meme  detenu  pour  d'autres  debtes  de  I'ambassadenr, 
sans  le  consulter,  prit  le  party  de  donner  caution  a 
rirlaudoie  pour  deux  mille  pieces ;  nioyenaut  cela  il  tut 
incontinent  relaobe.  Les  autres  domestiques  de  I'Ani- 
bassadeur  en  sont  bieii  facbez  parce  que  quoy  qu'ils 
n'ayeiit  rien  contre-signe  pour  luy,  comme  avoit  fait 
celui-la,  ils  apreliend  qu'a  tors  et  a  travers  on  les  arrete 
puis  qu'on  n'a  point  d'egard  aux  privileges  des  ambas- 
sadeurs  qui  ne  sont  pas  si  assiirez  queceuxdes  membres 
du  Parlement  pendunt  qu'il  est  u.ssis,  car  on  n'ozeroit 
arreter  leurs  domestiques.  C'est  ce  que  le  creancier 
papiste  Irlandois  h  dit  meme  lors  fiu'on  I'a  interoge.  II 
est  ap  iye  par  quekiiie  caballc  Jacobite  car  il  parle 
hardiment." 

"  A  Londres  le  ^,4^°  1691.  A^endredy."  "  H  [tbe 
■22  May 
Spanish  Ambassador]  poursuit  encore  I'afifaire^  d"  son 
domestique  pour  decharger  sa  caution  qu'il  a  donno 
sans  son  ordre,  pour  avoir  sa  liberte.  Le  Conseil 
Prive  out  etoit  la  Reyne.  ordonna  hyer  au  procureur 
general  d'agir  pour  les  privileges  des  ambassadeursd'une 
telle  maniere  que  celuy  d'Espagne  en  fut  satisfait ;  et  de 
faire  le  proces  en  meme  temps  a  creancier  papiste  Irlan- 
dois comme  recuzant.  L'ambassadeur  a  prie  pour  luy 
afin  qu'on  ne  le  ponrsnivit  pas.  Mais  il  est  juste  que  le 
Gouvernement  soit  satisfait  a  Tegard  d'uu  tel  Papiste 
insolent  qui  est  apuye  sans  doute  par  la  Caballe  Jaco- 
bite. Un  vera  comment  il  se  tirera  d'aH'aires.  On  a 
fait  conoitre  a  I'amliassadeur  qu'il  feroit  bien  de  ne  pas 
ecrire  a  la  cour  d'Espagne  sur  ce  sujet  jusques  a  ce 
qu'on  luy  ayt  remiu  la  justice  qu'il  demande.'' 

"  A  Londres  le    ^  '{"^  1691  Mardy."       "  Bnfin  nous 
26  May 
avons   apris   icy  il  y  a   trois   jours  par  les  lettres  de 
Dublin  qie  le  convoy  de  France  est  arrive   a  Limerik 
et  a   Galloway  le  \"  May.     M'  Van  Lewen  secretaire 
du  General  m'eerit  de  .V{;  qu'il  y  avoit  2.5  Vaisseaux  de 
guerre  qui  escortoieut  environ  (|uatre  vingt  dix  navires 
chargez  de  toute  sorle  de  provisions  de  boucbe  et  de 
guerre  et  des  armes  pour  40'"  horames.   II  semble  que  cet 
avis   est  exagere  de  la  moitie.     II  me  mai-que  que  la 
necessite  etoit  si  grande  parniy  les  Irlandois  au  dela  du 
Shanou  que  partic  se  vouloient  rendre  et  que  jiartie  ne 
mangeoient  que  de  la  chair  de  cheval  ce  qui  en  avoit  fait 
perir    quantite ;     que   sans    cc    s;!COUrs     on    comptoit 
d'achever  la  reduction  de  I'lrlande  en  deux  mois,  mais 
qu'a  present  ce  ne  fera  pas  de  cette  campague.    J'espere 
le   contraire.     M'   de   Guenkle   a   mari|uc   un    camp  a 
Molingar,  et  les  troupes  ont  commence  a  marcher  de 
ce  cote-la.     M'  Douglas  a^semljle  son  corps  a  Belturbet 
et  le  due  de  AVitiiiljerg  le  sion  a  Thurles  afin  de  marcher 
de  I'nn  et  de  I'autr  >  cote  vers  Athlone.     Mais  il  sera, 
dit-il,  impossible   de  courir  tout  le  pais  parce  que  les 
habiians  naturels  .«ont  coulraires     .     .     .     L'afTaire  des 
eveques  n'eat  pas  encore   fiuie.     J'enteiis  dire    dopuis 
quatre  jours  a  I'oreillc  c|Ue  les  vieux  ne  voulent  point 
quiter  les  places  aux  nouveaux  qu'aprez  un  jugement 
suivant  les  loix  a  banc  du  Koy,  sur  tout  le  docteur  Ken 
Evequo  de  Bath  Wells,  qui  non   content  d'avoir  anime 
son  clerge  auime  aussi   ses  confreres  de   sorte  qu'il  sc 
ponra.  faire  que  dimancho  proi'hain,  jour  <lc   la   Pente- 
cotp,  on  ne  consacra  pas  le   nouvel  archevei|Uri  a  Lam- 
beth parce  que  le  vieux  ii'est  pis  encore  dispose  d'en 
sortir  (juoyque  reve((uo  de  Londres  Ic  croye,  me  I'ayant 
dit     luy-meme.       Dans    quatre    jours    nous    veroiis    si 
I'opinionatrel  ■  arcViepiscopale  oontinuera  et  si  Ton  sera 


oblige  de  faire   la   consecration    a  Foulan,  maison  de     b^n^bigh. 

I'eveque  de  Londres.  ou  il  fait  d'ordiuaire  les  consecra-  ' 

tions  episco]iales.  My  lord  Castelmene  a  ete  condamne 
en  justice  a  restituer  au  roy  la  vaisselle  d'argent  de  la 
couroune  qu'il  avoit  eu  lors  de  son  Ambassade  a  Rome, 
qui  vaud  2.500  pieces.  L'eveque  de  Lincolne  et 
I'eveque  d'Hereford  sont  morts,  et  my  lord  Preston  ne 
mourra  pas  pour  cette  fois  par  le  main  du  boureau  puis 
que  le  Roy  luy  a  fait  grace.  Chaenn  souhaite  qu'il 
I'ayt  meritee  en  ])arkint  comm'il  faut,  et  les  Jacobites 
I'aprehendent.' 

•'A  Londres  le  './  Juin  1691  Mardy."  "  L'arch- 
oveque  de  Cantorbery  fut  consacre  avant  hyer  par 
six  eveques  dans  I'egliso  de  Bow  au  milieu  de  la  ville, 
si;avoir  Winchester,  S'  Azap.  Salisbury,  Worcester, 
Bristol  et  Oxford  etablis  par  commission  de  la  Reyne 
pour  cette  ccremouie.  On  raizonne  fort  sur  ce  que  I'eveque 
de  Londres  n'en  estoit  pas  mais  il  jireohale  meme  jour  et 
a  la  meme  heure  a  Whitehall  devant  la  Reyne.  Cela 
n'empeche  pas  que  les  Jacobites  ne  continueut  a  dire 
qu'il  est  mal  content  et  que  c'est  la  veritable  cause 
purquoy  il  a  affecte  de  precher  au  lieu  de  faire  la  Con- 
secration de  I'arclieveque.  Un  va  continuer  a  negotier 
auprez  du  vieux  qui  n'est  plus  qu'un  simple  pretre 
pour  I'obliger  a  quiter  volontaireinent  le  palais  de 
Lamlieth  afin  qu'on  ne  soit  pas  oblige  de  Ten  tirer  par 
force  par  la  voye  ordinaire  de  la  justice.'' 

"A  Londres  lo  V'  Juin  1091  Vendredy.  Enfln,  nous 
avons  apris  icy  depuis  trois  jours  un  bon  evenement 
centre  la  cour  de  Prance  jiuis  qu'elle  a  manque  son 
dessein  sur  Liege.  Dieu  en  soit  loiie  !  Le  Roy  y 
avoit  pcurveu  de  bonne  heure,  et  le  secours  des  Alle- 
mands  sous  le  comte  de  Lippe  est  arrive  bieu  a  propos. 
J  'ay  leu  lettre  de  my  Lord  Portland  qui  a  ecrit  icy  les 
circonstances  de  cette  bonne  affaire  et  la  grande  fer- 
mete  de  I'eveque.  II  me  gouvient  des  soins  que  vous 
jireuiez  pour  son  elevation.  Les  Jacobites  d'icy  sont 
deconcertez  de  co  coup.  lis  avoient  public  et  parie 
que  la  ville  seroit  prise  et  que  le  Cardinal  de  Purstem- 
berg  en  seroit  nomme  coadjuteur.  .  .  .  L'admiral 
Russell  a  dit  qu'il  n'aprouce  pas  les  onlres  qu'un  liiij  a 
duime:;,  mak  qu'il  les  (■j'ccntpra.  A  quoy  Ton  ajoutc  que 
le  Capitaine  I'richman,  I'un  des  Commissaires  de  I'ad- 
niiraute,  le  gouverne  entierement  comme  siw  intimo 
amy  qui  entend  bien  la  marine,  et  qu'il  a  eu  fort  a 
coeur  de  s'embarquer  avec  luy.  Tout  cela  paroit  bon, 
mais  voioy  le  mal,  cest  que  bien  de  gens  croyent  que 
le  Cap"^'  Prichman  est  un  Jacobite  cache  et  adroit,  mais 
d'autres  le  deft'endent  et  disent  que  l'admiral  Russell 
le  conoit  mieux  que  personne,  et  que  luy,  eiant  si 
affectionne  au  Gonveinement,  ne  sera  pas  la  dupe  do 
son  amy  s'il  etoit  capable  de  le  mal  conseiller.  J'ay 
pris  la  liberte  d'entretenir  my  Lord  Pembrok  sur  ces 
deux  choses,  et  de  luy  demander  si  l'admiral  Russell 
a  dit  le  mot  qu'on  luy  attribue.  II  m'a  repondu  qu'il 
ne  le  croit  pas,  parce  qu'il  etoit  luy-meme  present  lors 
qu'on  luy  donna  les  ordres  et  qu'il  les  aprouva.  II  ma 
assure  que  c'est  un  fait  constant,  et  pour  ce  (|ui  eat  de 
M'  Prichman  il  en  a  bonne  opinion,  ne  le  croynut  point 
Jacobite,  quoy  qu'il  ayt  ete  fortement  attache  au  Roy 
Jaques,  avant  que  cela  fut  un  crime.  .  .  .  L'eveque 
de  8'  Azajih  m'a  dit  qu'il  y  a  aparence  que  le  vieux 
Archeveqne,  qui  n'est  y)lus  rien  que  pretre,  sortira 
volontaireinent  dans  quinze  jours  ou  trois  semaincs  du 
Palais  de  Lambeth  pour  (aire  place  a  son  digue  succe.s- 
seur.  Les  Jacobites  et  les  Papistes  le  dechirent  par 
tout  par  des  calomnies  qui  leur  sont  ordinaircs.  Ih 
disent  r(n'il  n'a  jamais  etc  baptiz6  et  qu'il  est  Sociiiien, 
&c." 

"A  Londres  le  V"  Jiii>  1691  Mardy."  "Les  AVigs 
croyent  par  avaiice  que  my  Lord  President  et  my  Lord 
Notingham  gouverneront  absolunient  par  adresse  ou 
autrement  I'archevequc  de  Cantorbery  ]jour  la  disposi- 
tion des  evechez  et  des  autres  gros  benefices,  et  qu'ils 
choisiront  parmy  leurs  amis  les  plus  rigides  p:jur 
I'Eglise  episcopale,  au  lieu  que  I'archeveque  est  d'uu 
sentiment  modere  et  pro]a'e  a  rabatre  ranimosite  re- 
ciproqiie.  Parmy  les  Wigs  ceux  qui  ne  peuvent  dis- 
conveuir  que  ces  deux  ministres  d'etat  ne  soient  fort 
habilles  pour  les  affaires  du  Roy  et  alfectionnez  a  se.s 
interests,  disent  contr'eux  (juc  le  malheur  est  qu'ils 
choi.-issent  ordinairemeiit  dans  les  benefices  et  dans 
les  charges  les  gens  le  plus  contraires  dans  lo  cour  au 
gouvernement  de  leurs  majestez,  en  un  mot  des  Jaco- 
bites chaehez  qui  travei'Sent  sourdement  b'S  affaires  do 
direction  ou  ils  ont  jiart,  et  que  c'est  del.'i  d'ou  uais- 
sPMt  plusi(Mirs  retarderaens  et  plnsienrs  autres  maux. 
A  v:irit  hyer  my  Lord  Preston  fut  a,  Witehall.  II  baiza 
publiquement  la  main  de  la  Reyne,  et  laremereie  forte- 
ment d'j  la  grace  que  le  Koy  et  elle  luy  on  fait  do  luy 
doniier  la  vie.     Ensuite  il  luy  dit  quelque  chose  desuccinb 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    RKPOKT. 


1!>') 


Eaelop  et  puis  se  retira.  Plusieurs  persoimes  furent  curieuses 
ENBion.  ^g  ]g  ^qJj.  qjjj  avoieut  creu  de  le  voir  sur  nne  echaffaut. 
Vous  conoissiez  sans  doute  M"'  Jepson  Secretaire  de  la 
Thresorerie  et  qui  I'etoit  du  Soy  loi-s  qa'il  n'etoit  qu'ad- 
minislrateuj-.  II  mourut  avant  hyer  aprez  quelques  jours 
d'nne  attaque  de  pleuresie.  C'est  uue  perte,  sur  tout 
pour  le  Wigs  d'autant  plus  qu"il  y  a  aparence  que  coluy 
qui  luy  succedera  sera  Tory.  On  croit  que  ce  sera  M' 
Uay,  qui  exer^oit  la  meme  charge  du  temps  du  Roy 
Jaques.  II  est  fort  ricbe,  mais  conim'elle  vaud  cinq 
ou  six  millo  pieces  par  an  il  y  pretend  de  meme  que 
M'  South-vrel,  M'  Harbart.  M'  Montagu  Secretaire 
du  Conseil,  M'  Charles  Bertue  et  autres.  .  .  L'Eveque 
de  S'  Azaph,  qui  m'a  encore  dit  qu'il  y  aura  un  grand 
ehangement  en  EVance  dans  cette  aune'e  1691,  ou  que 
si  cela  n'est  pas,  il  avouera  qu'il  u'entend  rien  aux 
prophetiesde  I'apocalypse  (celapouroit  etre),  cet  cveque. 
dis-je,  Tient  de  faire  imprimer  un  li\Te  pour  bien  jus- 
tiffier  que  tout  ce  qui  a  ete  fait  icy  depuis  le  derniere 
revolution  est  juste.  Que  c'est  Dieu  qui  doune  les 
royaumes  a  qui  bon  luy  semble,  c'est  I'explication  du 
pseaume  75,  Dieu  abaisse  I'un  et  eleve  I'autre.  Que  le 
roy  a  conquis  son  droit  en  conquerant  la  personiie  du 
Roy  Jaques  non  la  royaume,  car  on  I'y  a  appelle.  II  fait 
voir  qu'il  avoit  droit  a  la  conronne  par  luy-meme  et 
par  la  Kt-yne,  son  epouze,  et  que  puis  qu'ou  vouloit  les 
en  exclure  il  a  deu  faii'e  ce  qu'il  a  fait  et  !a  Convention 
aussi.  II  prouve  que  les  peuples  y  ont  toute  sortes 
d'avantages  et  qu'ils  ont  aussi  conquis  leur  droit  en 
conservant  leur  privileges.  II  traite  succiuctement 
plusieurs  importantes  questions  touchant  les  diit'erents 
gouvernements  et  les  droits  des  Roys  et  des  peuples. 
II  attaque  le  Roy  de  Prance  sur  cet  sujet  de  la  persecu- 
tion contre  les  Vandois  principalement.'' 

"  A  Londres  le  f"  Juin  1691  iMardy."  "  Les  fanfaron- 
nades  imprimees  du  Roy  de  France  I'anuee  derniere 
qu'il  eloit  maitre  alisolu  de  !a  mer  de  I'Europe  ne  sont 
plus  de  saison  et  nous  esperons  qu'il  sera  contraint  de 
changer  luy-meme  de  laugage.  On  ecrit  de  Paris  qu'il 
est  devenue  sombre  et  pensif  en  public,  aprehendant 
lea  evenemens  de  cette  campague  et  apreuant  de  tons 
cotez  I'extreme  misere  de  son  peuple  qui  sera  eutiere- 
ment  acoable  si  la  guerre  dure  encore  une  ou  deu.\ 
annees.  Je  conois  des  persounes  qui  raizonmeut  sur  cela 
d'une  maniere  que  si  elle  etoit  bien  certaine,  on  pouroit 
dire  que  la  France  a  deja  autant  perdu  que  si  elle 
avoid  restitne  tout  ce  qu'elle  a  uzurpe  depuis  la  paix 
des  Pyroaees.  Car  pour  depuis  la  paix  de  Ximegue 
ce  raizonnemcnt  est  aparent  en  egard  au  dedans  du 
royaume  et  k  la  perte  du  commerce.  Tout  cela  est 
attribne  a  son  extreme  injustice,  et  a  la  s^ituation  ou 
Dieu  a  mis  le  Roy  depuis  le  temps  qu'il  reprit  Nacrden 
et  Bonne.  Le  chef  de  Justice  Polixfen  mourut  hyer. 
Les  Wigs  reconnoissent  bien  que  c'est  une  nouvelle  perte 
pour  eux  apros  celle  de  M''  Jepson.  II  avoit  marie  sa 
fiUe  le  jour  auparavant  et  assiste  a  la  noce.  Le  len- 
demain  il  vomit  et  en  vomissant  avec  effort  comm'il 
etoit  vieux  et  replev  une  veine  se  rompit  dont  il  mourut 
quelques  heures  aprez.  Sa  place  valoit  environ  cinq 
mille  pieces  de  Revena.  " 

"A  Londres  le  -ff  Juin  1691  Vendredy."  '"On 
dit  beaucoup  de  bien  du  docteur  Kider  que  leurs 
Majestez  ont  choisy  pour  Eveque  de  Bath-Wels.  et  qui 
no  manquera  pas  a  sa  parolle  comme  a  fait  le  docteur 
Beveridge  que  personne  n'estime  et  qui  est  contraint 
de  frequenter  a  present  quelques  Jacobites.  On  dit  aussi 
beaucou])  de  bien  du  docteur  Hale  qui  a  ete  fait  Eveque 
de  Bristol.  .  .  .  Les  seigneurs  Ecossois  qui  etoient  icy 
en  grand  nombres  s'enretouruent.  La  pluspart  partoient 
hyer  aprez  avoir  fait  soigneusement  leur  cour.  Les 
Anclois,  qui  n'avinent  guere  les  Ecossois  disent  qu'ils 
etoieut  venus  faire  leur  recalte  ct  soliciter  quelque 
argent  afin  de  vivi'e  en  paix  cette  campagne.  Le  mar- 
quis d'Athol  n'a  pas  taut  frequente  Witehall  comme  les 
autres.  C'est  le  plus  accredite'  seigneur  du  party  epis- 
copal en  Ecosse,  et  qui  anroit  bien  souhaite,  dit  on. 
trouver  quelque  moyen  icj-  pour  I'y  retablii-.  Je  conois 
fort  son  fils  le  comte  de  Moray,  passionne  Jacobite,  et 
encore  plus  sa  femme  cjui  est  ajmee  par  un  homme  de 
credit  et  impenetrable  donl  vous  verrez  le  nom  en  chiffre 
a  Vaufrc  feuiUe.*  J'exorte  sonvent  my  lord  Moray  de  se 
ranger  a  son  devoir  en  s'attachant  au  gonvernement 
present.  II  dit  qu'il  no  se  mele  de  rien,  (lu'il  a  dequoy 
Bubsister  doucement  quoy  que  son  pere  ue  soit  pas  riche, 
et  qu'il  attend  les  evenemens  des  affaires.  Si  quelque 
femme  a  commerce  avec  T.  c'est  la  sienne  assuremeut, 
et  je  luy  en  parle  librement,  I'assurant  que  tout  se 
decouvre  et  que  c'est  le  chemin  de  se  perdre  tous  deux. 
II  raille  sur  cela,  disant  que  s'il  faisoit  quelqne  chose  il 

•  Godolphin. 


ne  senot  pas  plus  malheureux  que  les  autres  et  que  le      p.„t  n, 
gonvernement  ne  punit  personne  ;  que  le  grace  ao'.rdee     DBl.^on. 

a  my  lord  Preston  man|ue  bien  qu'a  I'imitation  du  bon         

Dieu  ou  ne  vent  point  la  mort  du  pecheur  mais  sa  con- 
version  et  sa  vie.  ...  My  Lord  Portland  a  un  fils 
si  aymable  ct  si  bien  fait  de  corps  et  d'esprit  quoy  que 
SI  jeune  qu  on  luy  fit  un  honneur.  il  v  a  quelques  i-juVs 
qui  u  avoit  jamais  ete  fait  aucuu  sei'gncur  de  son  a"e' 
C  est  qu  ,1  porta  I'epee  de  I'etat  devant  La  Reyue  en 
sortant  de  I  eglise  en  ceremonie.  II  s'aquite  de  cette 
tonction  comme  s'il  y  avoit  ete  acoutame.  La  Revue 
rioit  de  bon  ooeur. 

'' J'eus  hyer  un  long  entretien  avec  I'ambassadeur 
d  Espagiie  (|ui  avoit  fait  un  ettbrt  pour  se  faire  porter 
Chez  Muthiu/ham  a  qui  il  ne  pent  s'empecher  de  faire 
(|uelque  reproche  de  sou  indift'ereuce  de  no  I'avoir  pas 
visits,  ny  fait  visiter  pendant  une  si  longue  maladie  et 
d. avoir  empeche  .(n'on  ne  luy  reudit  point  justice' en 

I  aitaire  de  son  domestique.  Ces  sortes  de  chcscs  luy 
ticnent  si  fort  au  coLnir  quil  m'a  die  (jue  si  on  luy  envoye 
un  present  d'uu  portrait  a  diamaus  lors  qu'il  partira  il 
retiendra  les  portraits  du  Rov  et  de  la  Reyne,  et  ren- 
voyera  les  diamaiis  au  chambelau  jiour  marque  (.u'il 
n  est  du  tout  jjoint  content.  Je  luy  ay  dit  plusieurs 
chos.js  pour  luy  faire  voir  C|ue  cela  ne  se  devoit  point 
taire  ;  que  ce  seroit  chof,uer  Bui/  et  Keine  et  non  Not- 
Ungham;  qu'ils  ne  sont  point  cause  de  or  que  Nottl„q. 
Ii'tm  eu  uze  mal  a  sou  egard  ;  que  le  Rov  d'Espa-^ne 
meme  dezaprouveroit  r|u'il  eut  fait  une  telfe  action  &c 
Je  ne  s^ay  si  je  I'ay  bien  persuade  d'etoufl'er  son  res. 
sentiment,  que  j  ay  fort  remart|ue  par  tout  son  di.-cours. 

II  demaudera  bientot  une  fregatte  pour  le  transporter 
en  Espagne.  et  comm'il  ne  croit  pas  qu'on  luy  acorde  en 
ce  temps,  ou  que  du  moin.s  ou  ne  le  fasse  trop  lancrnir 
il  ecrit  aiijonrdhuy  k  Bruges  afin  ([u'cn  luv  tienne  un 
vaisseau  prest  pour  pouvoir  partir  dans  uiie  quinzaine 
de  lours  en  cas  que  sa  saute  le  nermette.  II  laissera  sa 
maison  ec  ses  domestiques  engage  k  ses  creanciers. 

"II  m'a  aussi  dit  une  chose  touchant  JV"//i)pr///(nii  pour 
faire  voir  qu'il  n'enlend  pas  encore  les  afi'aires  etran- 
geres,  ny  les  interests  des  Princes.  Lors  qu'il  I'a  voulu 
persuader  que  L'Empereur  feroit  la  paix  avec  les  Turcs 
a  la  fin  de  cette  camjiagne  NoHi7i(/ham  luv  a  replique  que 
ce  n'est  pas  une  chose  a  souhaiter  pour  I'interest  des 
alliez,  nommement  de  LAugleteire,  parce  qu'une  telle 
paix  seroit  cause  que  Si'ede,  JDanmnark.  Hanover  et 
memos  Zcl  se  joindroient  pour  faire  la  guerre  a  tons  leurs 
voisins  en  faveur  de  la  Franc^-  afin  qu^elle  ne  snccombat 
pas  entierement.  L'Ambassadeur  s'est  moque  de  ce 
raisonnement.  et  luy  a  faite  voir  ciu'nne.  telle  conse- 
quence u'arriveroit  jamais.  iMais  I'autre  a  garde  sou 
opinion,  qui  ne  pent  luy  avoir  etc  inspiive  que  par 
f|uelquc  Francois  ou  jacolute  iiistruit  par  la  cour  de 
France,  oii  bien  par  nu  vieux  homme  que  vous  couoissez 
parfaitement,  qui  le  frequente  fort,  et  qui  a  le  mesme 
employ  icy  que  O.eensticrne  en  Holande.  C'est  un  des 
01  acles  politiques  de  Notiiayltum.  Apres  Oela  il  ne  faut 
pas  s'etonner  s'il  a  parlj  comm'il  a  fait  a  43.  On  S(;ait 
aussi  que  M'  de  la  Bastidc  tient  a  peu  prez  ce  meme 
laugage  a  M'  Clarye::  chez  qui  il  lege,  et  a  d'autres, 
nommement  a  Monsieur  Bnrnet  sou  amy  intime  et  qui 
arepondu  pour  Iny  qu'il  ne  se  meloit  derieu,  et  comni'il 
est  amy  intime  de  Xottinf/hain,  et  qu'ils  raizonnent 
souvent  en  particulier  il  pent  luy  avoir  dit  la  meme 
chose,  non  a  dessein  de  faire  du  mal  car  il  est  fort  zele 
pour  le  gouvernement  present,  mais  comme  une  con- 
sequence adroitment  insinuee  et  qui  arriveroit  si  I'em- 
pcraur  faisoit  la  paix  avec  les  Turcs. 

On  a  accorde  au  duo  de  Lenster  qu'il  entrera  au  Con- 
seil du  Cabinet  lors  qu'il  y  aura  a  faire  ponr  ce  qui  depend 
de  sa  charge  de  gener.d.  II  y  est  entre  ce  matin.  Je 
me  suis  iuforme  s'il  etoit  assis,  ou  debout.  On  m'a 
dit  que  puis  rju'il  n'est  pa 3  du  Conseil  du  Cabinet  il 
etoit  debout  mais  que  la  Reyne  ponr  luy  faire  hoimeur 
et  plaisir  a  trouve  bon  que  tous  les  coiiseillers  t'usscnt 
aussi  debout  pendant  le  temps  que  ce  Due  y  seroit, 
et  elle-meme  a  bien  voulu  demenrer  debout.  Cela  a 
dure  un  gros  quart  d'heure  .  .  .  Le  Chapitrc  de  Can 
torbery,  en  consequence  du  Conge  d'Elire  et  de  la 
lettre  de  leurs  Majestez  a  eleu  unanimement  le  Docteur 
Tillotson  pour  leur  archeveque.  Les  Jacobites  avoieut 
public  qu'il  y  auroit  sur  ce  sujet  quelque  division  parmi 
les  chanoines.  Le  docteur  Beveridge  a  tellement  ete 
opinionatre  dans  sa  retractation,  pour  reiiuzer  I'evechode 
Bath  iju'on  a  ete  oblige  de  la  rajer  de  la  liste  des  chape- 
lains  de  la  cour.  Je  demanday  hyer  a  I'eveqne  de 
Londres  par  occasion,  et  pour  voir  s'il  etoit  mal 
content  comme  les  Jacobites  le  diseut,  en  quel  temps  il 
luy  plaira  de  coiisacrer  I'archevcque  et  les  cimi 
Eveques.  II  me  repoiidit  dans  dix  jours,  a  la  Pentecote. 
et  oue  ce  seroit  a  Lambeth.     Je  luy  repliquay  que   Ton 

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HlSTOWICAL    MANl'SCKltTS    CO.MMtSSIOX 


Eabl  of      ussuroit  que  le  vieux  arcbeveque  n'en  vouloit  pas  sortiv 

DEKBiGir.     que  par  force.     II  me  dit  qu'il  scjavoit  le  cuntraire,  ct 

qu'il  eu  sortiroit  auparavaut.     !>i  cola  arrive,  _et  que  k-s 

eveqnes   depossedez    obe'issont  aussi  quantite    de  gens 

seront  trompez. 

"  On  dit  que  my  Lord  Lucas  Goyerneur  de  la  Tour  a 
receu  ordre  de  la  Revno  de  donner  deux  fois  la  semaine 
a  my  Lord  Kotingham  une  Liste  de  personnes  que  Tout 
voir  my  Lord  Clarendon  a  la  Tour.  II  est  certain  qu'il 
est  fort  visite,  et  il  y  a  bien  de  I'indulgence  a  le  per- 
mettre.  .      . 

'•  On  a  acorde  une  patente  a  uu  liomme  qui  a  luvente 
des  machines  pour  empecher  que  daus  un  combat  navel 
les  vaisseaux  ne  puissent  venir  a  I'abordage.'' 

3  Juillet    ^gj^^  Mardy."     "  Le  Eoy  a 


'  A  Londres  le 


23  Juiu 


fait  uu  grand  plaisir  u  my  loi-d  Uodolflu  en  donnant  a 
M'  Guy  la  charge  de  secretaire  de  la  Tresorerie  parce- 
que  celle  qu'il  a  quitoe  de  Comuiissaire  de  la  Contume 
a  ete  doune  a  M'  Godolfin  sou  Irere  C|Uoy  que  dans  la 
Chambre  Basse  il  ayt  toujours  etc  contvaire  aux  mterets 
de  sa  Majeste  mais  aparemment  il  ue  le  sera  plus 
a  I'avenir.  J'ay  dit  au  Lord  Bichequi  est  journelement 
avec  my  lord  Godolofiu  qu'il  doit  luy  faire  bien  conoitre 
la  grande  bonte  de  leurs  Majestez  pour  luy  en  cette 
occasion  et  ei;.  lilusieurs  autres  afin  qu'il  soit  dafouds 
de  son  coeur  dans  leurs  interets  comm'il  I'a  ete  dans 
ceux  des  deux  derniers  Roy.'^.  &c.  L'aftaire  du  vieux 
arcbeveque  ne  fut  pas  playdee  il  y  a  quatre  jours.  On 
croit  qu'il  se  vent  laisser  juger  par  coiitumace  plutot 
que  de  reconoitre  les  juges,  et  qu'il  veut  gagner  co 
terme  alin  de  demeurer  encor  a  Lambeth  jusques  a  un 
autre  terme,  puis  qu'nn  a  taut  de  bonte  de  ne  le  pas  faire 
sortir  par  authorite  comme  un  si  opiniouatre  Jacobile  le 
merite. 

43*  recent  hyer  la  nouvelle  de  la  mort  de  son  trere 
aisue  dout  il  est  I'heritier.  II  n'y  avoit  que  moy  lors 
([u'il  lent  la  lettre  d'avis.  II  pleura  beaucuup.  Je 
ius  son  cousolateur.  Je  luy  dit  qu'il  fera  bien  de  ue 
pas  parler  de  cette  mort  puis  qu'il  doit  partir,  et  que 
cela  I'engageroit  a  des  depenses. 

,     6  Juillet   -,„,,,      ,      1     ,.      I,  T71   c 
"  A  Loudres  le  .,g  j^-^^     IW'l  Vendredy.'  Bunu 

le  vieux  arcbeveque  est  sorty  ile  Lambeth  sur  ce  i]ue  les 
juges  eu  trouve  juste  qu'il  repondit  pendant  ce  terme, 
oe  qu'il  na  pas  voulu  faire  afin  de  gagner  encor  trois 
ou  quatre  mois,  On  a  ordonue  par  contumace  que  le 
sherif  prendroit  possession  au  nom  du  roy  de  sorte  que 
le  nouvel  arcbeveque  y  entrera  (|uand  il  voudra.  .  .  . 
O'est  il  vous,  Monsieur,  a  examiner  si  la  lettre  qu'on  vous 
rendra  etant  envoyee  pouroit  servir  quelque  tour  a  faire 
donner  duns  le  paneau  sur  un  autre  avis  plus  important. 
II  me  tarde  b'en  que  cela  arrive,  et  je  ne  doute  pas 
ciue  vous  n'y  pensiez  quelquefois.  iln  attendant  vos 
ordre  sur  cela  je  continueray  celuy  que  vous  m'avez 
doune  il  y  a  plus  d'un  an  d'entretenir  cette  secrete  cor- 
respondance  doiit  personne  ne  profile  que  Lamb  ...  a 
(piije  fais  des  minutes  deux  t'ois  la  semaine  centre  les 
veritable  sentimens  de  mon  coeur.  II  faut  toujours 
maiider  la  veritc  de  nouvelles  publujues  et  les  tourner 
a  I'avantage  des  ennemis  cur  sans  cela  on  s'apercevroit 
par  les  autres  corres]iondLnis  (|ue  Lamb,  le  trompe  et 
ne  le  traiteroit  pas  si  bien  conim'il  I'uit  parses  reponces, 
et  par  la  recompence  extraordinaire  (pi'il  luy  a  dejafuit 
et  qu'il  luy  promet  encore  comme  vous  scavez.  Aprez 
avoir  ecrit  cecy  raray  froid  a  trouve  a  propos  de  vous 
envoyerluy  meme  une  lettre  pour  eviter  qu'elle  futinter- 
eoptee  cur  cjla  decouvriroit  la  eorrespondance.  Et  il  y  a 
jiresentement  sujet  de  croire  tpie  celu  pouroit  arriver, 
on  vous  eu  expli()uera  une  autrelbis  la  raison.  Si  vous 
jugez  qu'il  faille  eiivoyer  I'autre  lettre  a  M.  votre 
ueveii  il  n'y  a  qu'a  la  cucheter  c'est  a  dire  la  premiere 
cmvelope,  non  les  autre  du  dedans  afin  ({u'il  les  cachete 
luy-meiue  et  c)u'il  voye  dequoy  il  s'agist  si  vous  trouvez 
bon  qu'il  le  voye,  sinon  on  pent  les  cucheter  avec  un 
chiffre. 

♦'ALoudresle  qa-?-^-    1691    Alardy.       "Les  Wigs 
oyj  o  um 

out  beauconp  de  joye   d'avoir    emporte  I'election    des 

deux  aherifs  et  du  chambelau  de  la  ville,  lis  croyent 

de  faire  un  mayre  de  leur  party  et  meme  que  pouroit 

bien    etre   M'   Wilman.      Je  luy    en    ay  parle.     II  ne 

le  croit  pas  et  il  a  raison.     Les   Wigs  disent  que  si   le 

futur  mayer  est  des  leurs  comme  le  sout  les  trois  ofEciers 

cy  dessus  et  que  je  vous  uy  nommez  duns  ce  precedent 

lettre  c'est  le  veritable  moyen  de  maintenir  la  ville  de 

[jondres  en  rcpos  sur  tout  jiendant  le  guerre,  ainsi  que 

I'experience   la    fait   conoitre  depuis  deux  ans.     Deux 

•  This  and  some  otlier  cyphers  are  not  translated  in  the  letters. 


Parlenientaircs  Torys  m'ont  assure   (|ne  lors   que  leur       Karl  op 
party  dans  la  ville  voudru  etre  bien  coneerte  et  agir  de      UEHBioif. 
toutes  ses  I'orcea  il  I'emportera  de  beauconp,  et  i\ae  cela 
arrivera  pour  le  ehoix  d'un  mayre.     lis  avouent  pour- 
tant  que  celuy  d'a  present  s'est   bien   comporte  pour 
I'interest  de  leurs  Majestez  et  de  la  ville  qui  n'est  qu'un 
meme  interest.     My  lord  GodolHn  a  I'honneur  de  parler 
souvent  a  La  Rcyne,  en  particnlier  et  en  public.     Hyer 
a  Tissue  des  prieres  il   I'entretint  environ  demye  heure 
entouree   de   cent   personnes.     On   remarqua   qu'il   rit 
deux   on    trois   fois,    ce  ijui  ne  luy  arrive   guere.     Ou 
remarcjua  uussi  avec  reflexicm  que  my  Lord  IShrewsbery 
i|ui  etoit  present  a  perdu  un   jiareil  honneur  de  parler 
d'affaires  d'etat  avec  La  Reyne,  et   qu'il   se  tient  a  la 
porte  du   conseil  du   cabinet   avec  toute  sorte  de  gens 
pendant  que  celuy  a  c|ui  il  a  bien  voulu  quiter  su   place 
est  non  seulement   dedans  mais  qu'il   fait  la  jduspart 
des  affaires  sur  tout  pendant  I'absercede  my  lord  Presi- 
dent comme  a  present.    Les  amis  Wigs  de  ce  Comte  sont 
encore  fachez  de  ce  qu'il  s'est  conduit  par  sa  tete.     II 
n'y  a  que  deux  jours  qu'un  do   ses  intimes  amis  et  le 
votre  mais  qui  n'est  non  plus  que  vous  ny  Tory  ny  Wig, 
me   disoit    qu'il   n'a    encore   pi'i    imaginer   le  veritable 
motif  qui  luy  fit   quiter  une  si  bonne  place.     C'est  my 
lord  Mulgrave  qui  est  boitenx  depuis  un   mois  d'une 
piqueure  de  mouche  ou  de  guespe  ala  jambequi  la  telle- 
ment  en  flee  qu'il  ii  ete  entre  les  mains  des  chirurgiens. 
On  I'accuze  que  c'est  pour  autre  chose.     II  vous  fait  ses 
amitiez. 

"  Le  docteur  Frezer,  frere  de  la  Oomtesse  de  Monmouth, 
(celuy  a  I'oecasion  de  qui  le  Roy,  lors  de  sa  blessure  en 
Ireland,  dit  un  si  bon  mot  et  si  veritable,  S(;avoir  qii'il  a 
en'  mcdeciii  (le  iriiis  Riji/ii  et  ja)iiaig  iraiiritti.  niijvt,)  s'est 
batu  centre  M'  Bukelay,  mary  de  Sophie,  soeur  de  la 
duchesse  de  Riehemont,  qui  est  du  uombre  des  Jacobites 
du  yiarc,  et  lequel  vint  par  derriere  I'epee  a  la  main  pour 
le  tuer  en  sortant  de  S'  James.  II  en  fut  averty  assez  a 
temps  pour  se  deft'cndre.  lis  se  jiorterent  quelcjues 
coups  dont  I'un  a  blesse  le  mediciu  a  la  main.  On  les 
se]]ara.  My  lord  Feversham  eouflrmoit  hyer  (pie  la 
Reyne-douuiriere  avoit  dessein  d'aller  laire  un  voyage 
en  Portugal  qu'elle  medite  depuis  cinq  ans,  disant  ((Ue 
si  elle  s'y  eunuye  elle  reviendra  bien  tot  icy,  c|uoy  ((u'elle 
s'y  ennuj'c  aussi.  Elle  ne  prendra  i)Ue  pen  de  sea  domes- 
tiques  avec  elle,  et  son  dessein  est  de  passer  par  la  France 
si  le  Roy  de  France  le  permet  dit  ou.  J'ay  ajoutc  qu'il 
faut  cjue  le  Roy  d'Aiigleterre  le  permette  aussi  car  il  y 
aura  beaucouji  d'inconveniens  a  une  telle  permission  qui 
douueroit  ocasion  assuree  a  quantite  de  Jacobites  de 
passer,  ou  d'ecrire  a  Versailles  et  a  S'  Germain.  On  dit 
cpie  le  Eoy  de  I'ortugal  veut  bien  envoyer  ses  vaisseaux 
eu  France  pour  y  ])reudre  la  Reyne  sa  soeur  et  non  en 
Augleterre.     C'est  une  jiauvre  raison.     . 

"  Les  Espaguols  qui  ne  font  plus  rieu  dans  L'Europe  ot 
qui  seroient  tout  ii  fait  psrdus  sans  le  Roy  et  les  etats 
generaux  out  eu  quelque  avuntage  daus  L'Amerique, 
ayant  tue  dans  I'isle  Hispaniola  environ  deux  mille 
Francois,  brule  plusicurs  maisons  et  pris  ])lusieurs 
navires,  suivant  le  report  dun  qui  vient  d'arriver  de  mon 
pais,  La  Jumaique,  d'on  il  est  party  il  y  a  deux  mois. 
On  m'a  dit  qu'un  nomme  Denis  (ce  n'est  pas  Denize) 
marchand  Pranyois  a  Londres  a  etc  pris  a  Nieucastel 
vers  I'Ecosse  (M''  Denize  est  a  present  en  Ecosse)  et 
qu'on  I'a  mene  icy  eu  prison,  parce  (]u'il  a  envoye  du 
plomb  en  France,  et  c'est  trahison.  II  y  en  a  bien 
d'autres  qui  font  commerce  avec  I'ennemy." 

Part  of  a  letter  without  date: — "  Je  ue  sijay  si  vous 
avez  apris  une  (juerelle  entre  le  Comte  de  Salisbery 
papiste,  et  M'  Hampden  le  fils.  lis  soupoient  chez  le 
Comte  d'Oxford.  Apres  le  repas  la  conversation  roula 
sur  la  chasse  et  les  chasseurs.  Quel  (|u'un  dit  que  le 
feu  Roy  Charles  tiroit  fort  bien.  Un  autre  dit  (|ue  le 
Roy  tiroit  bien  aussi.  M'  Haindeu  dit  ((ue  le  Hoy  Ja(|ues 
tiroit  mal  et  qu'il  avoit  manque  son  coup.  My  lord 
Salisbery  s'imagina,  mal  ii  propos,  que  ce  mot  le  re- 
gardoit  parce  qu'il  est  Jacobite  et  s'emporter  centre 
M'Damden.  Lelendemain  il  le  fit  appeller  en  duel  qu'il 
acceptu.  Mais  leurs  amis  trnuverent  le  moyen  de  les 
empecher  de  sortir  de  la  maison,  et  I'on  fit  si  bien 
comprendre  a  my  lord  Salisbery  qu'il  avoit  tort  qu'il 
prit  le  ]iarty  d'aller  chez  M'  Hamden  et  I113'  fit  des 
excuses. 

4  Sept. 
■'ALoudresle  ,r  .       1 1691     Mardy.      "  Le    nomme 
z6Aout  •' 

Denis,  I'un  des  marohands  einprizonncz  pour  trahison 
(ayant  porte  des  marchandises  de  contrabaude  en  France) 
ayant  veu  (ju'on  lu}-  donimit  du  tem]j8  pour  le  jugemeiit 
de  son  pioeez,  a  trouve  le  moyen  de  gagner  les  deux 
tomoins  par  argent  et  les  a  fait  sortir  de  Londres  de 
sorte  qua  present  il  demande  d'etre  elargy,  et  qu'on  le 


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;„?„  J"gP-  Nottiaf/ham  avolt  dit  a  la  Fouleresse  qui  fait  les 
'_'  '  aft'aiiesdeDanuemarkeet  ((iiisolicitoit  pourcemarchiind 
qu'il  muritoit  d'etre  peiidii.  Mais  les  plus  criminels  trou- 
vent  le  moyeu  eu  ce  pais  d'avoir  grace  ou  d'echapera  la 
Justice  comnie  ce  Denis.  Je  s^ay  en  confidence  de 
chez  Nottiiighnm  meroes  par  des  subalternes  que  lours 
superieurs  de  meme  qualite  font  bien  leurs  affaires  dans 
toutes  ces  sortes  d'iutrigues  de  marchands  crimiucls.  Si 
Ton  en  ])unissoit  quelqu'un  cela  fcroit  ijeur  aux  autres. 
C'est  aussi  aparemment  par  leur  moyeii  qu"a  Douvres 
et  aux  environs  on  cntretient  des  gens  qui  rocoivent 
des  lettres  par  des  barques  de  France  et  qui  y  en  font 
passer.  Chacun  s?ait  cela  mais  ou  n'y  remedie  point. 
If  fant  esperer  que  quelque  jour  le  Roy  remediera  a 
tout." 

"A  Londres  le  '-^^£Pl«™^-  lODl  Vendrcdy."     "  TTyer 
28  Aout  -^ 

il  arriva  un  exprez,  de  Dublin,  aparemtnent  pour 
des  atl'aires  du  gouvcrncmenf  et  par  occasion.  II 
porta  la  nouvelle  de  la  mort  de  Tirconnel.  On  disoit 
en  ce  pais-la  ipie  quelque  (liable  de  son  pro])re  party 
Favoit  empoizoune  dans  Limerick  parce  au'il  etoit 
d'avis  de  capituler  etque  pai-  cettememe  raison  on  avoit 
]iasse  par  les  armes  JI'  Lutterel,  officier  de  considera- 
tion. L'on  a  apris  au.ssi  (pae  I'armee  du  Koy  arriva 
devant  la  place  il  y  h  cinq  jours  dans  le  dessein  de  la 
bombarder  et  de  la  foudroyer  avec  40  pieces  do  canon 
si  elle  ue  ca])ituloit,  et  f|ue  les  vaisseaux  s'en  etoient 
aprochez  a  deux  lieues  desorte  qu'elle  etoit  serree  par 
mer  et  par  terrc  et  que  les  rebelles  suffroicnt  ex- 
trememenc,  siir  tout  la  Cavalerie  qui  seroit  obligee  de 
tuer  et  de  manger  les  chevaux.  Lo  Fatty  qui  souhaite 
d'accepter  I'amnistie  sera  bien  rot  aparemment  le  plus 
fort,  car  i\a  voyent  assez  ipie  Sarsfield  et  les  autres 
commandans  ne  so  soucient  ])as  de  faire  perir  le  reste 
de  leurs  troupes  pourvueu  qu'ils  retardent  I'att'aire  et 
qu'ils  fassent  lenr  cour  a  la  Fmnce  et  au  Roy  Jacques. 
<Ju  niandc'  qu'on  .a  mis  trois  hommes  a  la  place  de 
Tirconnel,  qui  etoient  nomraez,  en  cas  de  mort,  dans 
un  ordre  cachetc  du  Roy  Jaques. 

"  J"ay  sceu  que  le  Lord,  dont  je  fai.s  mention  auroit 
souhaite  {|uc  my  Lord  Godol  .  .  .  ne  fut  pas  du  nombre 
des  sept,  parce  qu'il  est  bien  persuade  qu'il  est  coutraire 
au  gouvernemciit  dan.s  les  grandes  atl'aires,  et  tpie  cela 
I'a  empeche  d'accepter  a  pres  nt  I'employ.  Mais  c'e.st 
au  Koy  a  juger  S'.ir  ce  ]ioiut  delicat,  d'aiitant  plus  qu'il 
est  bien  averty  du  pour  et  du  centre  a  1  egard  de  ce 
septieme." 

••  A  Londres.  le  'J  Sept,''"  1691  Mardy.  •'  Avant 
hyer  dimanclie,  deux  posies  d'Hrlande  arriverent  en- 
semble avec  la  grande  et  bonne  nouvelle  du  gain  de  la 
bataille  des  Alleinands  centre  les  Turcs  dont;  le  principal 
I'ruit  doit  etre  la  paix  entr'eux  et  uue  jiliis  forte  guerre 
centre  les  Francois.  Dieu  veuille  que  cela  arrive  bientot. 

"  Jay  veu  une  Icttre  du  Comte  do  Windisgrats  a 
M'  Hofman  qui  luy  donne  avis  que  L'Empereur  luy  a 
envoye  un  pouvoir  entier  pour  traiter  avec  le  Roy,  soit 
en  Holande,  soit  en  Angleterre,  snr  ce  que  my  Lord 
Paget  a  fait  conoitre  ii  la  Cour  Imperialle  qu'un  tel 
pouvoir  est  necessaire  afin  d'abreger  le  temps  que  se 
pcrd  lors  qu'il  faut  attendre  des  repouces  de  V'ienne  et 
de  la  Haye.  J'ay  veu  aussi  dans  la  meme  lettre  le 
chagrin  de  ce  comte  centre  la  Reyne  douairiere  d'avoir 
reliuse  reuterremont  de  Dom  Pedro  de  Ronquillo  a 
Sommerset,  et  la  reconoissance  envers  la  Reyne  de 
I'avoir  fait  enterrer  a  "^"^esminster  et  d'avoir  si  gene- 
reusement  soin  de  ses  domestiques  qui  logent  et  man- 
gent  a  ses  depens.  II  fait  des  eloges  sur  cela  qu'elle 
merite  bien. 

"  Quantite  de  gens  aprehend  icy  que  la  Cour  Imperialle 
enfle'e  de  la  victoire  ne  soit  ]:)lus  si  portee  pour  la  paix 
ae  Hongrie,  mais  le  Roy  luy  aura  fait  conoitre  (pi'il 
n'est  pas  a  propos  de  ditferer  I'ocasion.  II  n'y  a  que 
cette  iiaix  qui  puisse  sauver  le  grand  Visir  a  Constauti- 
nople.  Le  Comie  de  Windisgratz  marque  qu'il  ne 
doate  pas  que  cette  prosperite  ne  produise  bien  tot  la 
paix  de  Hongrie." 

'•ALoudre.s  le  V  7''"  1691  Veudredy."  "J'ay  veu 
une  lettre,  en  confidence,  ecrite  par  le  due  de  ochon- 
berg  a  M'  de  la  Salle  Mouginot,  par  le  r|Uelle  il 
luy  marque  <iu'il  alloit  partir  le  20  du  lujis  passe  de 
Piedmont  pour  aller  en  Savoye  tacher  dc  faire  quelque 
chose,  mais  i[u'il  n'avoit  point  d'argent.  non  jias  meme 
])0ur  en  donner  aux  Frau^nis  du  Dau]jhine  qui  jiourout 
le  venir  joindre.  Surquoy  il  le  prie  de  proposer  a  la 
Reyne,  par  my  Lord  Tvotingham,  de  luy  faire  donner 
s'il  luy  plait  environ  quinze  mille  pieces  sur  le  bien 
qu'on  a  promis  a  feu  son  pere,  dont  il  est  heritier,  et 
qu'il  le  depensera  de  bou  coeur  pour  le  service  du  Roy 
et  de  la  R.'yne,  et.mt  persuadJ  qu  s'il  reussit  pour  la 
bonne  cause,   qu'on  trouvera   quelque  jour   le   moyeu 

U     84062. 


de  le  dedommager  de  cette  avance.  J'ay  aussi  leu  une 
lettre  que  le  ministre  du  Kourdieu,  ecrit  a  L'amy  froid. 
dont  je  yay  ciqjier  lextrait  alnege,  a  cause  principale- 
nientqu'on  se  plaint  Ibi't  de  M''Vaudernier.  Ce  n'est 
pas  d'aujourdhuy  que  j 'en tens  faire  de  fortes  plaintos 
contre  luy.  Le  Capitaine  Inhofs  do  Berne  tue  en  irlande 
m'en  a  dit  quantite  de  man  raises  chose."  The  foUowin;' 
is  the  extract : — 

"A  Turin  le  18  Aunt  1691."     "Les  ofRoiers  ReS'ii- 
giex.qui  servant  en  Piedmont,  se  plaignent  fort  de 
"  M'  "\'andermer,  qui  agit  comme  s'il  n'etoic  paa  Pro- 
testant, eu  ell'ect  il  n'est  januiis  alle  au  preehe  dans 
"  Turin  et  n'y  a  pas  voulu  comraunier,  comme  tani 
d'autres.     II  vit  avec  eclat  comme  s'il  etoit  ambas- 
"  sadeur,  il  fait  beaueoup  de  depenses,  il  a  carrosse,  il 
a  des  metresses,  et  aliume  luy-meme  des  querellcs 
■'  entre  M' deLochetet  M' Mallet.    On  pretend  qu'il  est 
'■  coupable  de  la  mort  d'environ  trois  cent  Vaudais  ou 
Relfugiez  qui  sent  peris  de  faim  et  de  nudite  dans  les 
vallees  parce  qu'il  n'a  pas  voulu  lenr  envoyer  aucun 
secours  dans  le  meme  temps  qu'il  donnoit  a  la  Cour 
"  de  Savoye  les  sommes  qui  etoient  destinees  pour  ces 
miserables.     II  en  uze   ainsi    a  ponr  avoir   icy   des 
protecteurs  lors  que   ses    friponneries   viendront   eu 
evidence.    Le  duo  de  hichonberg  a  creu  que  pour  faire 
"  cesser   les  plaintes   contre   M'   Vandermer   il   faloit 
I'obliger  a  rendre  compte   de  I'argcnt  qu'il  a  receu  ; 
mais  lors  qn'on  fut  assemble  pour  cela  il  dit  qu'il 
netoit  pas  en  etat  de  produire   sa  recepte  ny  sa  de- 
pense  [la-.  ce  qn'ayant  aprehende   le  siege  de  Turin  il 
"  avoit   envoys   tons    ses   papiers   a   Gr«!neve,    sans   eu 
g.irder  copie.      Cette  reponce   surprit  extremement 
I'assemblee.  qui  n'avoit  pas  le  pouvoir   de   le  pressor. 
"  On   dit  (|u'il  n'a  ])1ub  dessein   de  retourner  en  Hol- 
"  ande.  se  trouvant  ;^i  bien  en  ce  bou  pais.     Si  le  Roy, 
"  oil  les  Etats  Ueneraux,  donnoieiit  pouvoir  au  due  dc 
"   Sehumberg,  et  a  M'  d'Oberkau.  de   lay  faire  rendre 
"'  compte  de  son  administration,  on  croit  que  sur  les 
"  cent  vingt  niille  ecus,  qui  furent  d'abord  envoyez  il 
"  cit  a  role  otriroii  treiile  millt'.      C'est  aux  pui,~sancog, 
'■  de  f|ui  il  depend,  d'y  mettre  ordre.     Kn  attendant  le 
"  due  de    Schonlicrg   dissimulera.      Le    Secretaire  de 
"  hi  guerre  du  due  de   Savoye  n'est   nulleraent   amy 
'■  des  Vaudr.i^  ny  des  autres  protestants.     Et  pour  re 
"  qui  est  du  Marquis  de  pianesse,  et  du  Marquis  de  la 
"   Pierre,  licutonans  generaux.  ils  jiassent  pour  Francois. 
"  C'est  un  grand  malheiir.     Les  commis  dii  Marquis  de 
"   S' Tliomas  pr(^mier  ministre  d'etat,  on  achepte   p  ,ur 
"  nn   morceau  de   pain  tout   le   bien  de-i  Vaudois  lors 
"  qu'on  les  persecutoit.     A  present  on   n'oublie   rien 
"  pour  les  laissL-r  perir.  et  M'  Yandermer  est  un  ministre 
"  commode  ponr  cela. 

■■  Le  duo  de  Savoye  a  de  la  passion  pour  la  belle  Mar- 
"  (|uise  de  Verroue,  mais  cela  ne  derobe  jias  un  moment 
"  a  son  devoir,  et  ii  li  gloire.  J'etudie  ce  Prince,  et  je 
"  ramasse  tout  ce  ((uc  j'entens  dire  de  luy.  Je  conclus 
"  qu'il  sera  avec  le  temps  uu  grand  homme  et  un  bou 
"  general.  II  est  fort  couvert  et  dissimulc.  La  France 
"  n'a  guore  de  plus  grand  enneni}-  fjue  luy,  et  j'cn  suis 
"  bien-aise.  II  est  caressant,  mais  avec  dignite.  Laperte 
"  de  ses  etats  ne  luy  h  rien  fait  rabatre  de  cette  noble 
"  fierte'  i|ui  sied  si  bleu  au'C  Princes." 

••  A  Loudres  le  V  T^cc  iQri-^  Veudredy."  "  Uu  Eveque 
Papiste,  nomme  Lisborue,  a  etc  mis  en  prison.  II 
en  etoit  sorty  il  y  a  quelques  mois  a  condition  de 
quiter  I'Angieterre.  II  n'en  a  pas  voulu  sortir  et 
memes  il  s'est  mele  de  certaine  clioses  mal  k  propos. 
C'est  la  cause  qu'on  Farreti'.  J'ay  oldige  M'  Hofman 
et  le  Secretaire  de  l'amba,ss:ide  d'Espagne  de  demander 
a  Nofliiii/liaDi  de  quelle  manirre  il  vouloit  qu'ils  ecrivis- 
sent  sur  cela  a  Vienne  et  a  Madrid.  II  a  pris  leur 
demande  en  bonne  part,  et  ils  ont  ecrit  comme  s'ils  ne 
luy  avoient  point  parle." 

From  an  imperfect  letter  without  date:  — 
"On  pretend  que  si  L'adrairal  Russell  avoit  batu  les 
ennemis  on  avoit  solicite  Le  Roy  de  le  mettre  a  la  tete 
des  affaires  du  Cabinet,  et  que  ce  seroit  le  meillure 
moyen  d'avoir  lieaucoup  d'argent.  C'est  sur  le  sujet  de 
I'argent  que  les  'Wigs  disent  (|u'il  y  aura  de  grand  debats 
au  Parlement,  et  tiu'on  n'en  donnera  siitHzameut  quo 
lors  que  My  Lord  Carmarthen  sera  hors  des  aHaires  du 
gouvernement.  Les  Jacobites  se  confient  si  fort  sur 
cela  qu'ils  Font  ecrit  au  Roy  Jaques,  du  moins  j'ay  veu 
une  lettre  de  M'  Mejercrou  ((ui  ecrit  que  ce  Prince  ets  a 
petite  cour  de  S'  Germain  sent  persuadez  que  le  Parle- 
meut  ne  donnera  plus  guerc  d'argent  au  Roy,  et  qu'on 
n'en  donnera  qu'a  cmdition  de  changer  les  ministrea. 

■'  My  Lord  Dartmouth  a  dit  deux  ou  trois  fois  a  M' 
le  Puz  qu'il  etoit  bien  malheureux  de  re  quo  vons- 
meme  qui  etii'Z  si  oblijeaut  a  sun  egard  ne  daigniez  pas 
faire  un  mot  de  reponce  sur  son  tujet  depuis  sa  prison. 

C  c 


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HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


Eabl  of  II  la  suporto  piitiemment  quoy  qu'on  n'ayt  pas  observ^, 
Denbigh,  dit-il.  lis  formalitez  reqiiises  par  lc>?  loix  en  rarretant 
poor  crime  de  trabison,  mais  qu'il  n'a  garde  d^  se 
plaindri'  da  Goiivernemem  ;  qu'il  c-st  bou  iirotestaut  et 
bon  seiTiteur  du  Roy  et  dela  Reyne,  les  nommaut  par 
leur  nom,  pour  evitc-r  IcquiToque. 

"A  Londres  le  ^s  'jo,.-  lygi  Mardy.  "  L'eTeque 
Papiste  Lisborne  a  ete  mis  hors  de  prison  sans  qu  il 
Iny  ayt  rien  coute.  On  a  arretc  un  pretre  do  leu 
Dom  Pedro  Ronquillo  qui  disoit  la  messe  tr<)p  a  de- 
couvert  dans  une  inaison  burgeoise  ou  il  avoit  dix  ou 
douze  etraiisjers.  Le  Secretaire  de  I'Ambassadc  con- 
dan  nc  son  imprudence  et  prie  my  lord  Notnigham  de  le 
faire  pardonner.  (Jn  parle  de  marier  enfiu  ily  Lord 
Shrewsbery  avec  unejeune  Slle,  nommee  Atad' '  Enguer- 
t'ort  "  'tbe  rest  is  wanting^.  . 

A  letter  without  date  and  the  commencement  ot  -iThich 
is  wanting.  "  Comte  de  Lindzey  grand  Chambellan  du 
EoTaume\-int  an  lias  de  L'esoaber  recevoir  les  ambas- 
sadeurs  le?  complimentant  en  Italien  et  les  conduisit  a 
la  Chambre  ou  le  Roy  prend  ses  habits  de  ceremonie. 
Je  leur  tis  bien  remarquer  cet  hoimeur  smsuber  du 
grand  Chambellan.  En  suite  il  alia  demauder  la  permis- 
sion de  leur  part  a  tous  les  seigneurs  a^^semblez  d'entrer 
dans  leur  chambre  pendant  leur  debat  sur  un  Bill,  ce 
qui  fut  accorde.  autre  honneur  a  des  etrangers.  lis 
vireiit  opiner  sur  le  Bill  delagrande  Bancjue  Xationalle 
de  Terres  on  de  L'Exchiquier  pour  un  subside  de  plus  do 
trente  millions  de  leur  pais.  11  n'y  eut  que  les  Veuiticns 
qui  eurent  jiermission  d'entrer,  excepte  quelques-uns, 
commo  mov,  necessaires  a  leur  faire  conoitre  les  i'or- 
malitez  et  'les  principaux  Seigneurs.  Plusieurs  leur 
firent  des  complimcns  en  Francois.  Le  Roy  arriva,  pen 
aprez  et  incontinent  tous  les  seigneurs  prirent  leurs 
robes  rouge.-.  On  ]ilaca  les  ambassadeurs  proche  sa 
Majesteqiules  salua,  la  enui  oiine  sur  latcte.  (.)nob-erTa 
un  grand  silence  car  il  n'y  avoit  point  de  femraes,  des 
queries  niembres  de  la  Chambre  basse  furent  entrez. 
Leur  Orateur  harangua  le  Roy,  et  dit  entr'autres  choses 
que  jamais  Parlement  n'avoit  taut  donne  d'argent  ny  si 
promptement  a  aucan  Roy.  mais  qu'on  le  donnoit  de  bon 
coeur  puis  quL-  ,-a  Ma-este'  l"employoit  si  bien  etc.  En 
suite  elle  passa  huit  ou  dix  actes,  et  fit  une  agrcalile 
harangue  de  remerciment  pour  le  zele  que  le  Parlement 
avoit  temoigne  pour  la  conservation  do  sa  pcrsonnc  et 
pour  fortifier  le  Gouvernement  &c.  Aprez  (|Uoy  my 
lord  Gardeseaux  ayant  pris  I'order  de  la  boiiche  du  Roy 
prororL'-ea  le  Parlement  jusqu'au  'f;;  Juln.  Le  Roy  alia 
so  faire  dehabiller  et  les  ambassadeurs  suivirent.  Sa 
Jlajeste  leur  parla,  et  le  Prince  de  Dannemark  joignit. 
Demye  heurc  aprez  le  Boy  s'en  etant  allc,  plusieurs 
seigneurs  saluerent  et  parlerent  avec  les  Ambassadeurs 
rini'^furetit  tres-contcnts  d'uno  telle  matinee.  lis  allerent 
diner  chez  le  due  d'Ormont  qui  les  avoit  invitez  une 
heure  avant  que  My  Lord  Portland  les  invitat  il  y  a 
deux  jours.  lis  m'eil  tenioignereut  leur  depiaisir  car  ils 
souhaitoient  de  commencer  ]iarluy,  dautant  plus  qu'ils 
ne  pourront  plus  aller  diner  ehez  luy.  puis  que  le  Roy 
commence  ,a  les  traiter  aujourdhuy  et  les  deux  joiirs 
suivans,  et  Vendrcdy  ils  auront  leur  audience  public  a 
Witehall  dans  le  gra'ude  salle  des  banquets,  i'endant 
cet  intervalle  de  quatre  jours  My  Lord  Portland  fait 
embarquer  sa  fainille  et  son  equi]iage  pour  partir  avec 
le  Rov.  ALUJourdhuy  sur  le  soir  les  ambassadeurs  ont 
fait  leur  entree  public nie.  Le  Comte  de  Radnor  a  ete 
les  prendre  a  Grenwicli  dans  les  bcrges  du  Koy.  On  est 
descendu  a  la  Tour  d'ou  !e  canon  a  tire  et  ils  ont  pris 
place  dans  les  carrosses  de  sa  Majeste  qui  etoient  acom- 
pagnez  d'un  gi-and  nombre  d'autres  a  six  chevaux.  On 
n'a  guere  veu  icy  de  plus  belle  entree  ny  des  equipages 
si  magnifiques.  'I'liut  le  beau  monde  de  Ja  villc  etoit 
aux  feiictres  et  anxbalcons,  et  le  petit  peuplcremplissoit 
les  rues.  Je  croy  que  les  ambassadeurs  n'en  avoient 
jamais  tant  veu  a  la  fois  ny  .a  Rome  ny  a  Paris.  J'avois 
pour  ma  part  trente  personnes  dans  mon  petit  Ingement 
parce  qu'il  est  vis  a  vis  de  la  maison  on  le  Roy  les  Iraite. 
Je  n'ay  pas  le  temps  d'y  aller." 

"A  Londres  le  -fl  Sept""  1691  Vendredy.  J'ay 
affecte  une  rencontre  pour  parler  an  Comte^  de  Shrews- 
bery  du  mariage  avec  Mad" '  Enguerfort  ([ui  a  80'"  piecc.-^. 
II  m'a  dit  d'abord  qu'il  ne  se  fera  point  et  qu'ello  n'a 
pas  tant  de  bien  ([u'on  dit.  quoy  qu'elle  soit  lort  rlche. 
Je  n'ay  pas  oze  luy  deniander  s'il  I'epouzeroit  en  eas 
(ju'elle  eut  80'"  pieces,  puis  (pi'll  in'avoit  dit  (|u"il  ne  se 
marieroit  point  avec  elle.  J  e  luy  ay  Beulemciit  dit  qu'il 
a  a  ehoisir  parmy  toutes  les  fiile.-^  d'Angleterre,  etqu  on 
s'etonne  fort  de  ce  qu'il  n'a  pas  encore  choisy,  quecela 
fait  dire  qu'il  ayme  tant  de  dames,  ai-je  dit  en  riant, 
qu'on  croit  qu'il  n'en  ])Ouroit  point  aymerlegitimement 
une  seule.  II  a  soury  aussi.  Je  ne  sray  combien  de 
questions  il  ma  fait  "sur  les  aifaires  etrangeres.     J'ay 


fait  un  helas  !  de  regret  en  sa  favour  de  ce  qu'il  a  bien 
voula  quiter  le  Ministere  ;  que  les  affaires  d'Etat  vont 
bien  pourtant  icy,  Dieu  Mercy,  mais  qu'elles  auroient 
pii  mieux  aller.  II  e,st  serienx  sur  cela.  II  est  assidu 
a  faire  sa  cour  journalement  .  .  .  Jay  veu  une  lettre 
de  M'  Mejercron  arrivee  de  Paris  en  sept  jours,  qui  est 
fort  impertiiiente.  Lors  qu'il  nomine  le  Boy  Jaques  il 
dit  simplement  le  Roy  D'Ang'''',  et  lors  quil  nomme  celny 
qui  en  est  le  Roy  veritablement  il  dit  le  Roy  Gillaume. 
A  la  bonne  heure  de  dire  le  Roy  Guillaume  s'il  disoit 
aussi  le  Roy  Jaques.  Un  ministre,  s'il  est  sage,  en 
quelque  coiir  <|u'il  soit  il  doit  ])arler  comme  son  maitre 
.  .  .  On  parle  fort  centre  I'admiral  Russell  et  contre  les 
Cap""^"  qui  ont  gagne  les  ports  lors  lie  la  temijete,  ce  qui 
est  cause  qu'on  a  perdu  deux  vaisseaux  et  quelques 
autres  endoiumagez,  au  lieu  qu'il  faloit  imiter  les  Ho- 
landois  qui  ont  tenu  la  liaute  mer,  et  n'ont  rien  perdu. 
Ils  sent  venns  a  Portsmouth  .  .  .  On  ecris  de  Paris  du 
14  qu'on  n'envoyera  point  d'escarde  en  Irlande,  et  que 
le  Roy  Jaques  a  prie  le  Roy  Louis  de  ne  plus  faire  des 
depenses  inutiles  pour  luy  de  ce  oote-la.  Si  on  pouvoit 
se  tier  a  cette  nouvelle  ce  seroit  quelque  chose,  et  on 
prendroit  icy  d'autres  mesures.  ' 

■'A  Londres  le  f5  7''"^'  1691  Mardy."  "La  riche 
mad"''  Enguerfort  qui  n'a  pii  avoir  le  comte  de  Shrews- 
bery  pour  epoux  se  marie  avec  my  lord  Lexington 
qui  la  nienera  en  Espagne  ...  On  ecrit  des  Indes 
oecidentalles  que  le  Colonel  Kendal  Gouverneur  de 
Barbados  a  fait  arreter  le  Capitaine  "Wright,  ce  traitre 
Jacobite,  qui  fit  si  mal  son  devoir  envers  une  escadre  de 
France  qu'il  vouhit  bien  laisser  echaper  la  pouvant 
miner.  L'admiral  Russell  est  arrive  cette  opresdin^e 
un  pen  indispose.  O'est  la  cause  qu'il  n'a  pas  assiste  ce 
soir  au  conseil  du  Cabinet  de  la  Eeyne  qui  a  dure  (piatre 
heures,  ou  I'on  a  fait  venir  les  coinmissaires  de  I'admi- 
raute  et  de  I'office  de  la  Marine.  " 

"A  Londres  le  |-J  7'"''  1691  Vendredy."  '-Vous 
me  donnez  avis  que  le  Roy  sera  bientot  de  Loo  a  la 
Have,  et  que  vous  voirs  y  rendrez  en  meme  temps, 
inaiB  qu'aprez  vous  croyez  de  retourner  a  Bruxelles. 
Voilabien  de  voyages  lors  que  les  autres  prenent  du  repos. 
Si  vous  veniez  icy  vous  n'en  auriez  guere.  et  quoy  que 
votis n'eussiez  ])oint  de  caractere  public,  vous  en  avezun 
indelebile  qui  vous  attireroit  encore  les  empresseinens 
des  deux  p;irtis  pour  vous  faire  entrer  dans  leurs  differ- 
cnts  sentiments.  Vous  ne  pourriez  pas  vous  empeclier 
d'etre  quelque  fois  Tory  et  ([uelque  fois  "Wigg,  suivant 
la  raison  et  vous  modereriez  ceux  qui  en  manquent  par 
trop  de  passion.  Ony  par  trop  de  passion,  car  je 
vous  ])uis  assurer  qu'il  y  en  a  autant  que  jamais 
de  part  et  d'autre.  On  renouvelle  dans  les  conver- 
sation tout  ce  que  vous  leur  avez  entendu  dire  si  sou- 
vent,  et  il  y  &.  pen  de  personnes  qui  soient  en  etat, 
comme  vous  I'etiez,  de  blamer  leurs  emjiorteniens 
reciproques,  et  I'interest  mal  entendu  de  p.irty.  Vous 
seavez  que  les  "VViggs  et  les  principaux  vous  ont  accuse 
pendant  votre  dernier  voyage  d'etre  devenu  Tory,  ainsi 
c|ue  je  vous  lay  ecrit  et  les  reponses  que  je  leur  faisois 
de  meme  que  I'amy  froid.  A  present  ils  s'iraaginent 
que  si  vous  etiez  icy  ils  vous  mettroient  dans  leurs  sen 
timens.  lis  pretendent  crier  bien  haut  dans  lePai  le- 
nient et  porter  le  Roy  ;\  changer  de  mesures  a  leur  egard 
s'il  vent  qu'ils  concourenta  imposer  I'argent  necessaire. 
II  n'y  a  pas  longtemps  (jue  je  vous  ay  ecrit  sur  ee  sujet. 
Si  Limerik  est  prise  cela  fera  sans  doute  changer  de 
sentiment  aux  mal-contents,  et  reiinira  les  esprits 
rai.-ionnables  sur  I'aft'aire  de  I'argent  jiour  la  campagne 

prochaine M'  'Wartou,   frere    du    contrerolcnr  a 

fait  pescher  quatorze  gros  canon  de  foiite  dans  le  Canal 
S'  George  entre  I'lrlande  et  L'Aiigleterre,  dont  il  a  fait 
present  a  la  Reyne  qui  demanda  au  Chevalier  Goudrik 
qui  luy  en  parla  si  Ton  avoit  pesehe  dequoy  payer  les 
frais.  Cette  nouvelle  pesehe  vient  du  debris  de  la  flotte 
d'Espagne  ile  Philiiie  Second,  (|u'il  noinmoitl'Invincible 
et  qui  fit  naufrage  il  y  a  plus  de  cent  ans. 

"  EnHn  la  Reyne-douiiiriere  se  prepare  a  partir  dans  un 
mois  pour  aller  en  Portugal  par  la  France  ayant  pour 
cet  efi'ect  obtenu  des  passeports.  Aucun  de  ses  domes- 
tiques  Protestant  ne  raoom))agnera,  et  leurs  gages  leur 
seront  toujours  ])ayez  icy. 

"On  rcinarque  dejiuis  un  mois  (pi'il  nieurt  dans 
Londres  une  fois  plus  de  monde  qu'a  I'ordinaire,  e'est  a 
dire  au  lieu  de  300,  il  en  meurt  700  par  semaino  mais 
de  difi'erentes  maladies.'' 

Tous  les  reffui; 


■  du  ^  ^"tf-  91. 


;iez  f|Ui 


London 

sont  en  Angleterre,  en  Holando  et  eu  Allcmagne  sou- 
hoiteroienl  passionnement  de  sfavoir  precisement  le 
nom  de  I'autheur  du  rhicslnblc  livre  de  I'Avin  (iiiBcffii- 
rjic::.     I'n  grand  nombre  sent  convaincus  que   e'est  M' 


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Earl  op      Bayle,  ot  moy  particulierem',  ais  li  que j'ay  pris  la  libertc 

^ ■     de  vous  I'ecrire.     Mais  comm'nile  nia  aifrontement,  ec 

qii'il  a  fait  plusieurs  mecbants  ecrits  pour  e'en  deffendre 
en  disant  mille  injure.-;  a  M'  Jui-ieu,  et  a  tou-;  ses  amis, 
il  seroit  facile  de  convaincre  ou  de  ju^^tiffier  M""  Bayle 
si  I'Etat  vouloit  s'en  meler,  puis  que  le  livi'e  a  eto  im- 
prime  a  la  Haye  par  Moetiens,  qui  est  un  libraire 
rerolte,  et  de  qui  I'amy  froid  dit  qu'il  le  conoit  pour 
Uoquin  rlepuis  plus  de  dix  iins.  Je  le  conoit  aus^ii  pour 
un  mechaut  Papiste,  qui  imprimoit  ])Our  S'  Didier  du 
temps  du  Comte  d'Avaux.  Si  ce  libraire  etoit  presse 
par  quelqu'un  du  Grouverncmcnt  de  nommer  I'autheur, 
ii  n'lizeroit  le  reffusor  pourven  qu'ou  le  menasset  tout  de 
bon  de  luy  faire  fermer  la  boutique.  L'impression  d'un 
si  meohant  livre,  centre  Tetat.  et  contra  I'expedition 
d'Augleterrc,  meriteroit  ]ilus  que  ce  chatimeut.  II  ne 
faut  pas  douter  (.|ue  M'"  Bayle  n'ayt  fait  prendre  de.i 
mesures  pour  empecher  le  libraire  de  parler,  mais  puis 
qu'il  y  a  preuve  qu'il  a  imprime  celibellecela  suffit  jiour 
le  preaser  en  Justice,  ou  par  a  u  thorite.  On  ue  doute  ])as 
que  plusieurs  per.sonnes  du  party  Arminien  nc  protegeut 
M'  Bayle,  jiarce  qu'elles  n'aymeut  guerr  le  Key  ny  lu 
Gouvernenient  a  present  etably  en  Holande.  Jay  veu 
des  lettres  qui  portent  que  plusieurs  de  oe  part}-  ;l, 
Eotterdam  caressent  M'  Bayle,  luj'  donnent  a  mangiT  a 
cause  ([u'il  a  uue  plume  propre  a  ecrire  centre  :>a 
Majeste.  J'ay  veu  d'autres  lettres  de  M'  Bibaud.  ijui 
est  a  Geneve  qui  marque  qu'il  y  a  long  temps  qu'il  a 
remarqae  que  M'  Bayle  etoit  amy  de  la  L'ourdu  France. 
et  de  ses  prosperitez,  qu'il  le  faisoit  luy-meme  enrager 
lors  qu'il  luy  racontoit  riuelque  malheur  arrive  aux 
affaires  duy  Boy  Louis  l-l'  Ac,  de  t-orte  cine  cj  n'e.st  pas 
d'aujonrdhiiy  que  M'  Bayle  est  dans  un  interest  con- 
traire  a  celuy  des  reiTugiez.  Je  scay  son  ingratitude  contre 
M'  Jurieu,  qui  I'a  trop  ayme  sans  le  bien  conoitre,  et  qui 
I'a  etably  ii  Sedan  et  a  Rotterdam.  Je  Sfay  qu'il  uie 
d'avoir  change  de  religion  ii  Thuloze  dans  sa  jeunesse, 
et  ccpendant  il  y  a  icy  des  ministres  qui  le  si;avent 
d'original  qui  luy  ecrivirent  en  ce  temps-la  et  qui  en 
eurent  une  reponcc  si  ]iapistique  qu'il  y  a  aparence 
qu'elle  etoit  diclec  pai'  des  jcsuites.  M'  Sauriu,  quov 
qu'il  ne  soit  (las  amy  de  M'  Jurieu  depuis  un  an  qii'ils 
se  sonf  uu  )ieu  entrechoquex  au  Synode.  m'a  ecrit  qu'il 
a  toajours  regarde  M'  Bayle  comme  un  libertiu,  et  que 
M'"  Jurieu  a  tort  de  Tavoir  frequeute  familieremeut.  le 
recevant  chez  lu\'  comme  un  I'rere.  A  pro|ios  de  M' 
Saurin  si  vous  aviez  le  loisir  de  vous  apliquer  aux 
affaires  des  particuliers,  il  vous  seroit  facile  de  faire  un 
accoramodement  entrc  luy  et  M'  Jurieu.  Je  leur  ay 
propose  que  si  voiis  le  voiiliez  j'irois  en  Holande  pour 
les  mettre  d'accord,  etaut  tous  deux  mes  amis,  et  tous 
deux  orthodoxes,  gens  de  bien,  et  zelez  pour  le  present 
Gouveruement  d'Angleterre  et  d'Holande.  lis  m'ont 
repondu  a  ce  comjdiment  qu'ilsne  meritoient  pas  quo  je 
fisse  ce  voyage  a  leur  ocasiou  seulement,  et  qu'ils  voud- 
roient  bien  que  d'autres  affaires  r.i'apelas.seut  auprez  de 
vous. 

"  II  y  a  qnelques  mois  que  M'  Dallonne  et  moy  primes 
la  liberte  de  vous  recommander  M"'  de  Pierrel'rite  afin 
qu'il  eut  une  ]ieDsion  comme  taut  d'autres  reffagiez. 
Xous  pouvous  vous  assurer  que  c'est  I'un  de  ceux  qui  le 
merite  le  plus.  C'est  uu  bon  vieillard  d'environ  70  ans, 
et  un  homme  de  fort  bon  sens  et  d'une  rare  piete.  II 
demeure  a  Roterdair..  Votre  absence  la  euipeche  de  se 
faire  conoitre  a  vous.  Monsieur,  qui  ctes  le  patron  general 
des  reffugiez.  II  a  ete  oublie  dans  la  derniere  distri- 
bution des  pension  de  I'etat.  Au  nom  de  Dien  ; 
protegez  le. 

'•A^Londres  le  \f  Octobre  1691  Mardy."  "Vous 
aurez  apris  confusement.  Monsieur,  avant  cette  lettre 
la  grande  et  bonne  nouvelle  de  la  capitulation  de 
Limerik,  Dicu  en  soit  loiie.  Les  derniers  nouvelles  do  la 
pluve  et  de  I'embarquument  du  groe  canon  avoieut  afllige 
le  bon  party  et  rehausse  I'insolence  des  Jacobites  avec 
lesquels  je  suis  jouruelement  aux  prixes  dans  le])arccar 
ils  y  sont  deux  fois  le  jour  pour  contre  dire  toutes  les  nou- 
velles de  Witehall.  lis  ;ittendent  les  gens  qui  en  sortent 
pour  e.-carmoucher  avec  eux.  Ce  tut  avant  hyer  di- 
manche  matin  que  la  Reyne  aprit,  non  par  le  Secretaire 
d'Etat,  mais  par  un  marchand  nomine  Faruez,  grand 
parieur,  que  la  ville  avoit  demaude  a  capituler,  et 
montra  la  lettre  qu'un  exprez  luy  avoit  portee.  Cette 
nouvelle  fut  d'abord  debitee  dans  toutes  les  eglises. 
Dans  celle  ou  j'etois  Ton  en  rendit  publiquement  graces 
a  Dieu.  Je  fns  incontinent  a  Witehall.  qui  etoit 
remply  de  monde.  Je  parlay  an  marchand,  qui  fit 
demander  a. la  Reyne  par  my  lord  Godolfin  qu'elle  eut 
la  bonte  de  I'envoyer  en  Holande  porter  au  Roy  cette 
nouvelle.  La  Reyne  ne  le  trouva  pas  a  jU'TOS  et  tit 
bien,  car  elle  attendoit  la  nouvelle  par  la  bonne  voye, 
outre  que  le  but  du   marchand   etoit  d'aller  parier  a  la 


sourdine  a  Amsterdam.  Nonobstant  le  reffus  il  partit  e.^rl  ov 
le  meme  loiir.  ot  c'est  par  la  que  vous  aurez  a|iris  la  "^■''°'°°- 
nouvelle.  II  u'y  a  qu'eu  co  pa'is  ou  les  particaliers  avant 
cette  liberie  d  avoir  des  exjirez  plus  diligens  que  ceux  du 
Gouverneinent.  et  de  debitor  a  leur  fantaisip  les  bonnes 
et  les  mamaises  nouvelles.  ...  La  unit  derniere  -i 
minuit  la  Reyne  a  envoye  uu  exprez  au  rov  pour  luy 
mander  la  nouvelle  cy  dessiis  quov  qu'elle  n'ayc  pas 
encor  receu  I'exprez  de  M'  de  Ginckel. 

"  Le  chevalier  a  recommence  a  composer  des  me- 
moires  jiour  Le  Roy  pour  tacher  de  faire  une  jiaix  ou 
une  treve  entre  les  T,.rys  et  les  Wigs  qui  paroit  plus 
dihciles  que  celle  avec  les  Turcset  meme  avec  la  France. 
II  m'a  prie  de  sous  envoyer  le  memoire  cy  joint  pour  eii 
parlei-  a  sa  Majesti',  mais  elle  sera  partie  aparemiuent. 
Le  chevalier  ne  m'a  donne'  son  ccrit  que  hyer,  et  je  Fay 
fait  traduiro  pour  vous.  Tons  jugerez  par  son  propre 
sentiment  que  le  party  des  Wigs  est  plus  fort  qu'il 
n'avoit  cren.  Je  vous  suplie  de  me  repondre  un  mot 
pour  luy.  II  a  communique  son  ecrit  a  my  Lord  Presi- 
dent, comme  les  precedens." 

"  A  Loudres  le  Lundy  f;  Octob.  91. 

■■  Je  vous  ecris.  Monsieur,  extraordinaircmeut  ce  soir 
Lundy  a  minuit  parce  qu'il  a  environ  trois  heures  que 
M'  de  Medac.  tils  du  General  Ginckel,  est  arrive  a  Wite- 
hall avec  la  Cajiitulation  de  Limerik  et  la  Reyne  luy  ;i 
commande  de  partir  demain  Mardy  pour  aller  porter 
cette  bonne  nouvelle  au  Roy  en  Holande.  J'ay  etc  le 
premier  C|Ui  ay  cunduit  cet  exprez  a  la  Reyne  lors 
qu'elle  jouoit  a  la  bassette.  Elle  I'a  fort  bien  receu. 
Je  I'ay  mene  en  suite  a  my  Lord  Notinrfiam,  et  li 
dix  heures  chez  Mad'  de  Scravcmour  jiour  manger.  La 
capitulation  fut  siguee  le  V'  et  on  donna  une  porte,  et 
le  lendemain  dimanche  les  Irlandois  livrerent  une  des 
deux  villas  de  Limerik  (|ui  commande  I'autre  oii  ils 
doivcnt  demeurerjusques  a  ce  qu'on  les  disperse  dans 
les  provinces,  et  que  quiconque  voudra  aller  en  France 
y  puisso  aller  avec  environ  SCO  chevaux.  Vous  verrez 
bien  tot  la  Capitulation  qui  sera  imprimee  en  Holande. 
Dieu  soit  loiie  (|ue  cette  grande  affai'-e  est  faite  et  que 
I'armee  du  Roy  est  en  tres  bon  etat  n'avant  perdu  quo 
tres-peu  de  monde  en  aclievant  la  conq'uete  d'un  Roy- 
aume  commence  par  le  due  de  Schonberg,  continuee  ]iar 
le  Roy  en  jiersoune,  et  finie  par  un  de  ses  Licutenans 
geueraux  Holandois.  Toulc  I'.Vugleterre  en  va  faire  de 
grandes  rejoiiissances,  et  les  alliez  n'en  feroiit  guere 
inoins.  .  .  .  Les  Ii'landois  nui  iront  en  France  perdront 
tout  leur  bien  en  Irlande." 

'■  A    Londres   le    ;-;:;    Octobre    1691   Mardy."     "J'ay 
receu.  Monsieur,  la.  lettre  <iue  vous  m'avez  fait  I'hon- 
neur  de  m'ecrire    le  12  de  la    Haye,  qui    contient    de 
soUdes  reflexions  surles  affaii-es  d'Angleterre  oii  les  partis 
sont  animex  autant  qu'il  est  jiossible  excejite  de  se  batti-e. 
Vous  en  aurez   veu  de  nouveau  quelque  marque  dans 
I'esrit   d'un  Tory  que  je  vous  euvoyay  il  y  a  ([uatre 
jours.     Le   chevalier  qui    I'a  compose    desesperc    d'un 
accommodement  si  le  Roy  n'employe  toute  son  authorite 
envers  les  chefs  des  deux  partis  et  par  les  moy  ens  qu'il 
propose  qu'il  m'a  dit  avoir  ete  trouvez  bons  ])ar  I'arche- 
veque  de  Cantorbery  de  meme  que  par  my  Lord  Presi- 
dent qui  sonc  tous  deux  si  eclairez,  si  moderez  et  si  bons 
serviteurs  de  leur  Majestez.     Tant  qu'il  sera  protege'  par 
elles  au  point  qu'il  Test,  il  n'a  garde  de  sacriffier'ses 
charges  au  npos  du  Parlement  ou  il  a  dailleurs  de  lions 
amis,  et  oil  il  y  aura  une  forte  division  sur  son  sujct : 
s'il  s'y  maintient  a  ce  coup  ooiume  il  fit  I'annee  passee, 
cela  le  mettra  au  dessus  du  vent  et  aparemment  on  ne 
le  poussera    plus.     Pourvueu    qu'on    reuvoye  ce  debat 
aprex  I'affaire  des    subsides,  les  affaires  du  Roy  n'en 
souffriront    point,  mais    le    party  Wig   si    sa    Majeste 
ne  le.  change,  voudra    conimencer  par  I'attaque  de  ce 
marquis.     Elle  a  tout  ponvoir  sur  les  principaux  de  ca 
liarty  comme  le  due  de  Bolton,  le  Comte  d  Oxford,  le 
C'amto  de  Shrewsbery,  le    Comte  de  Betfcrd    i|ui    est 
guery,  le  Comte  de  Dorset,  le  comte  de  Devencher,  le 
Comte  dc  Stanford,  le  Comte  de  Maclesticld,  le  Comte 
de  Monmouth,  le  Comte  de  Moutaigu.  my  lord  Carbery, 
my  lord  de  la  Mer,    Comte  de  Wintrington.  my  lord 
Godolfin  et  autres  Seigneurs  sans  parler  des  membres 
de  la  chambre  basse.     C'est  de  ce  dernier  dont  je  vous 
ay    ecrit  en  le  uommant    I'lmpenetrable   parce    qu'en 
eft'ect  il  Test,  ayant  toujonrs  ete  si  bien  dans  les  trois 
regnes  opozez.     Parmy  tout  de  Seigneurs  cy  dessus  il 
y  en  a  quatre  on  cinq  qui  m'ont  dit  souveut  ([u'il  vou- 
<lroicnt  bien  que  23  *  fur  icy  et  qu'il  seroit  encor  fort 
utile  p'jur  temjieier  les  animositez  et  pour  le  service  de 
jB  n.  par  exemple  my  lord  d'Oxford,  my  lord  Staufort, 
my  Lord  Mi>nmoutli,  my  lord  Montaigu.  et  M'  Moiay 
m'a  dit  cent  fois  que  c'etoit  le  desir  du  duo  de  Bolton, 
quoy  que  presque   tous   ces   seigneurs  ayent  creu  que 

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Parlemeut  envcrs  S',  jiour  les  grands  services  qu'il  a 
renuus  a  la  nation  dans  la  revolution.  Vous  sQavez 
que  ces  choses  s"ouljlicnt  avec  le  temps  sur  tout  a 
regard  d"un  etranger  absent.  Mais  si  la  jiaix  generalle 
etoit  faite,  et  qu'on  fut  icy  en  repos,  il  semble  qu'd 
seroit  facille  dc  reveiller  les  csprits  sur  cela." 

■'  A  Londres  le  f  f;  October  lt)91  Vendredy. 

•'  Tout  se  prepare  icy  ix  I'ouverture  du  Parlement 
jeudy  ])rochain  -li.  Si  le  Roy  n'arrive  pas  plutot  il 
faudra  faire  une  courte  prorogation  de  huit  jours.  Mais 
il  seml)le  qu'on  ne  feroit  pas  mal  si  la  Keyne  com- 
men^'oit  la  seance.  Cetie  nauveaute  contribueroit  a 
porter  les  deux  partis  a  travailler  aux  subsides  avant 
toute  autre  alt'aire. 

••  11  n'y  a  jias  moyen  de  faire  sortir  d'icy,  tant  on  est 
indulgeut,  M'  Menardeau  Champre.  Dopuis  c|u'il  en 
a  I'ordre  il  fait  le  malade,  et  je  s?ay  qu'il  se  iwirte  bien. 
J'ay  toujours  assure  qu'il  ne  s'eu  iroit  pas  jusques  a  ce 
qu'il  eut  reponce  de  Paris  ;  et  comme  son  patron  le  due 
de  la  Feiiillade  est  mort  cela  retard  I'ordre  qu'il  atteu- 
doit,  ou  s'il  I'a  receu  il  le  cache.  A  jiresent  que  la 
reduction  d'Irlande  est  fiuie  les  espions  de  France  ne 
seront  plus  si  neccssaires. 

"  Lors  que  les  Jacobites  fait  reflexion  qu'il  avoit  encor 
dans  Limerik  douze  a  treize  milles  hommes  et  dc 
provisions  pour  trois  mois,  ik  disent  que  la  iilace  s'est 
1  endue  par  coruptiou  et  que  Koy  a  donuo  150'"  i)iece 
pour  I'avoir,  s'imaginaus  qu'il  imite  le  roy  Louis  11. 

"  J'eus  hyer  une  conversation  avec  M'  Pilpatrik  qui 
est  fort  bien  avec  my  lord  Pres^ident'^i  et  dans  ses  in- 
terests. En  raizonnant  sur  le  dcssein  de  ses  ennemis, 
qui  [iretendent  de  le  faire  oter  de  la  jjrincipalle  direc- 
tion des  afl'aires  sous  leurs  Majestez,  je  luy  insinuay, 
comme  dc  moy-meme,  s'il  ce  seroit  pas  a  propos  ]iour  la 
bien  public  en  ce  temps  de  quiter  volontuirement  dos 
charges.  II  me  repliqua  d'abord  qu'il  feroit  fort  mal 
et  que  le  Koy  le  maintiendra  malgre  ses  ennemis  (pii 
dailleurs  soiii  divisez  entr'eux,  n'etant  pas  tous  echauf- 
fez  comme  qiielques-uns  ii  le  pousser  a  bout  dans  le 
Parlement.  Surquoy  il  m'a  aussi  dit  ([u'il  y  aura  encor 
])endant  eette  seance  autant  d'amis  que  I'annee  der- 
niere.  Jc  luy  ay  rejiondu  que  si  cela  ariive,  et  que 
les  affaires  des  subsides  ne  rei^oiveut  aucun  prejudice 
de  la  division,  tout  ira  bien.  il  est  persuade  que  I'en- 
licrj  reduction  d'Irlande  aura  deja  change  partie  des 
])lus  echauffez.  C'est  aussi  le  sentiment  du  Chevalier 
Lauder,  du  Chevalier  Goudrik,  du  Chevalier  Richard 
Temple,  et  de  plusieurs  autres  amis  de  my  lord  Pi-es  .  .  . 
Lequel  assurement  merile  bien  qu'on  ayt  de  la  modera- 
tion a  son  egard.et  qu'on  reconoisse  ses  grands  services. 
C'est  ce  que  je  dis  souvent  a.  ses  pilnciiiaux  ennemis 
nonobstant  la  jiersuasion  ou  ils  sent  (jue  les  affaires  du 
Koy  iroient  beauconp  mieux  si  les  deux  principaux 
luinistres  ne  s'en  meloient  pas,  quoy  qu'il  ny  ayt  rieu 
de  plus  injuste  que  de  faire  de  la  ]ieine  a  cause  d'eux  a 
leurs  Majestez.'' 

"A  Londres  le  -Jg  October  1691  Mardy.  Le  Roy 
a  eu  un  fort  heureux  passage.  II  arriva  hyer  au 
soir  Lundy  a  onze  heures  a  "Witehall  et  il  etoit 
party  d'Holande  avant  hyer  dimanehe.  II  mit  jiied  a 
terre  dans  un  mechant  village  nomme  Marquet  a  I'em- 
bouchure  de  la  Taniise  a  soixante  huit  milles  d'icy  d'ou 
il  vint  dans  de  mechans  carrosses  jusque  a  (Iravezinde 
dont  I'un  renversa  d'assez  haut  mais  par  bonhear  sa 
majeste  qui  etoit  sous  my  lord  Portland  n'eut  qu'un  pen 
lie  mal  au  bras.  Bile  renccmtra  de  ses  carrosses  qu'on 
avoit  envoye  de  tous  cotez  et  traversa  la  ville  de  Londres 
rjplie  de  feux  de  joye,  et  d'illuminations  jusques  aux 
toits  des  maisous,  tout  le  moiule  etant  aux  fenetres,  la 
pluspart  en  des-babille,  et  criant  de  toute  leur  force.  Le 
petit  peuple  etant  dans  les  rues  embarassoit  fort  son 
carrosse  qa'on  conduisit  jusques  a  Witehall  avec  des 
cris  de  joye  extraordinaires.  C'est  la  oil  je  I'attendois, 
jc  mis  ma  main  ii  la  portiere  de  son  carrosse.  II  me 
ilemanda  si  la  Reyne  etoit  a  Witehall.  Je  luy  dis 
(lu'eilc  I'attendoit  il  y  avuit  long  temps,  et  j'eus 
I'honneur  de  luy  ayder  a  descemlre  du  carrosse.  En 
traversani,  les  ajjartemens  on  uzoit  les  mains  a  force  de 
les  baiser.  Lors  qu'il  fut  dans  la  chambre  de  la  Reyne 
il  la  baiza  deux  fois  et  en  suite  les  danies.  II  ])artit  a 
minnit  pour  Kinsington  ou  non  soupe  I'attendoit.' 


A    Londres   le 


2  Novembre 


1691    'Vendredy.      Le 


I'i  Octobre 

Roy  eut  hyer  une  journee  plus  fatigante  qu'a  la  guerre. 
11  viut  le  matin  de  Kinsington  a  Witehall  ou  il  assista 
ail  Conseil  Prive.  De  la  il  fut  faire  I'ouverture  du  Par- 
lement oil  il  prononi;a  une  belle  harangue  que  je 
TOUB  envoye,  et  qu  roule  sur   trois  ]ioints  de  subsides 


pour  une  armee  de  ti-j"  homines  jiar  terre  ;  pour  une  Eakl  of 
tiottc  non  moindi-e  qne  ia  deruiere  ;  et  pour  les  arrerages  Uehbigh 
ileus  a  I'armee  d'lrlondc.  La  Chambre  bass  fit  une 
aclanuition  de  bonne  augure,  et  comm'elle  n'etoit  qu'a 
demy  pleine  elle  s'adjouina  pour  cinq  jours.  Le  che- 
valier 0  large  marqua  en  passant  un  pen  de  niauvaise 
volonte  en  jiarlant  sur  ce  que  la  flotte  u'avoit  rien  fait. 
Au  retonr  du  Parlement  le  roy  receut  les  complimeus 
de  my  Lord  Mayre  des  Aldermans  et  du  Commun 
Conseil  de  la  ville  qui  temoignerent  une  extraord" 
affection  soit  en  parlant  soit  en  baizant  la  main. 
Ensuite  le  Roy  donna  plusieurs  audiences,  celle  de  my 
lord  Fevorsham  dura  un  quart  d'heure  en  partionlier. 
Sa  Majeste  fat  diner  chez  my  lord  Isicuport  dans  son 
apartement  de  Witehall  oti  il  y  avoit  pluo  de  seigneurs 
"Wigs  que  de  Torys.  Aprcz  dine  I'Eveque  de  Londres 
luy  amena  une  eentaine  de  ministres  qui  temoignerent 
beaucoup  de  joye  d'etre  adrais  a  I'audience  et  a  baizcr 
la  main.  Aprez  quoy  le  Roy  donna  encor  quclqucs 
audiences  jiarticulieres  et  fut  rcndre  visite  a  Madame  la 
Priucesse  de  Dannemark  ou  il  fut  trois  quarts  d'henro 
debout.  En  s'en  retournant  a  Kinsington  il  rencontra 
M'  Ho])  a  la  galerie  a  qui  il  parla.  Ce  ministro  envoya 
avant  hyer  un  exprez  en  Hollande  pour  donner  avis 
que  six  vaisseaux  des  liides  Orientalles  et  un  des  Occi- 
dentalles  etoient  arrivez  a  Portsmouth.  S'il  u'avoit  pas 
etc  icy  I'amy  froid  et  moy  aurions  envoye  un  cxpres 
pour  vous  douner  cette  bonne  nouvelle. 

'■  Le  doeteur  Tenuisson  a  eiifin  accepfcc  I'cpiscopat. 
II  baiza  hyer  la  main  du  Roy  jiour  I'eveche  de  Lincoln. 
II  avoit  trop  de  fatigua  pour  le  service  des  deuxEglises 
de  la  parro:8Se  S'  Martin,  parceque  c'est  presqne  le  seul 
Anglois  qui  preche  par  coeur.  .  .  .  Les  Seigneurs  ont 
aujourdhuy  harangue  le  Roy  sur  son  heureux  retour  et 
sur  la  reduction  d'Irlande.  Les  Ministres  Presbyteriens 
ont  aussi  harangue  en  particulier  leurs  Maj"stez  cette 
apres  dinee  a  Kinsington.  11  n'y  avoit  que  deux 
Rctfugiez  et  moy  presents.  C'etoit  a  I'heure  que  tous 
les  domestiquez  dinoient." 

•'  A  Londres  le  i^,^"'^eml/  ^gg^  Mardy.  La  eham- 
27  (Jctolj'" 
bre  basse  s'est  assembh'e  aujourdhuy  et  aprez  avoir 
resolu  de  faire  des  complimeus  au  Roy  sur  son  heureux 
retour  et  sur  I'entiere  reduction  d'Irlande,  on  a  resolu 
en  suite  d'assister  sa  Majeste  generalement  ]5our  toute 
sorte  de  moyens  pour  coniinuer  la  guerre  centre  la 
France.  Ci'est  tout  ce  qu'on  trouvoit  souhaiter  dans  un 
commencement.     Dieu  en  soit  loiie. 

"  My  Lord  Dartmouth  mourut  avant  hyer  matin  dune 
apoplexie  dans  la  Tour,  d'ou  il  devoit  sortir  cette 
semaine.  II  avoit  sujie  le  soir  auparavaut  largement 
avec  ses  amis.  On  mande  de  Limerik  qu'il  n'y  a 
qu'environ  3000  hommes  qui  veiiillent  aller  servir  en 
France,  que  les  autres  vont  ehacun  chez  soy,  et  quo 
douze  ou  quinze  cens  ont  pris  ]iarty  dans  I'armee  du 
Roy.  Tout  cell  fache  fort  M'  Dusson  et  M'  Sarsfield. 
On  ma  dit  que  vous  avez  donne  tm  aussi  bon  dine  au 
Roy  qu'il  pouvoit  desirer  et  que  toutes  choses  etoient 
]iarfaitement  bien  reglees.  Je  n'ay  nuUe  ])eine  a  le 
croire.  Le  Duo  de  Bolton  m'a  charge  de  milles  amitiez 
pour  vous.     II  voudroit  bien  que  vous  fussiez  icy. ' 

"  A  Londres  le  ^|Novembre  ^^g^  Vendredy.  Ce  fut 
30  Octobre 
hyer  jour  de  la  grande  ceremonie  du  Lord  Mayre 
que  la  Chambre  basse  en  corps  donna  au  Roy  des 
assurances  precises  de  I'assister  de  toutes  ses  forces 
pour  continuer  la  guerre  contre  la  France  conjointe- 
ment  avec  ses  alliez".  Sa  Majeste  fit  une  reponce  qui 
contenta  fort  une  eentaine  de  membres  qui  I'entendirent. 
L'Orateur  envoya  deux  heures  aprez  M'  Charles  i3ertue 
au  Roy  pour  le'suplier  de  donner  cette  meme  reponce 
par  ecrit  afin  quaujourdhuy  on  la  pftt  lire  en  pleine 
Chambre.  Les  Torys  et  les  Wigs  furent  tous  d'accord 
de  promettre  toute  sorte  d'assistances  pour  la.  guerre. 
Ce  fut  le  Chevalier  Richard  Temple  qui  en  fit  la 
premiere  proposition.  M'  Seymour  n'est  jias  encore 
arrive  :  on  ne  sijait  s'il  sera  le  meme.  II  trouvera  en 
ce  cas,  de  meme  r|ue  M'  Clargez,  une  oposition  qui  les 
fera  taire.  Les  deux  partis  furent  aussi  d'accord  pour 
la  nomination  d'un  President  des  Elections  dans  les 
comitez,  et  I'oii  choisit  M'  Treuchard  que  vous  conoissez 
si  bien  et  qui  est  fort  votre  serviteur.  II  m'a  prie  de 
vous  en  assurer. 

"  Le  Roy  ne  fut  pas  hyer  au  festin  de  my  lord  mayre, 
mais  comme  le  temps  etoit  fort  beau,  sa  Majeste  se 
mit  pendant  une  heure  sur  un  balcon  de  Witehall,  afin 
qu'une  infinite  de  gens  le  pus-sent  voir.  La  riviere 
etoit  si  couverte  de  bateaux  que  les  grandes  berges  des 
Corporations  qui  suivoient  le  Lord  Mayre  eurent  mille 
peines  pour  aborder  sous  le  balcon  oil  elles  fircnt  leurs 
decharces    de   canons    et   leurs   aclamations.     Le   Roy 


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Eaei.  of  salualeMayre  et  tint  longtcmps  son  chapeau  a  la  main. 
EwBiGH.  Chaque  cor]is  de metiers  avoitquelque  invention  nouvelle 
pour  jiaver  sa  berse.  Celle  qui  parut  la  plus  ])laizante 
i'ut  uno  graude  quantito  d'orangers  avec  quantite  do. 
figures  de  Raperies  d'Irlande  pendus  aux  branches. 

■■  La  chambrc  basse  a  resoln  ce  matin  d'exauiiner 
dans  quatre  jours  I'etat  do  la  nation  pour  voir  detiuelle 
maniere  on  fera  les  taxes;  et  dans  liuit  jours  on  exa- 
niinera  quelles  taxes  sont  neoessaire  jiour  contenter  le 
Roy  snr  les  trois  demandes  qu'il  a  fait  dans  sa  harangue, 
armee,  Hotte.  arrerages  d'Irlande. 

"  La  chambre  basse  est  fort  agite'e  sur  une  nouvelle 
afl'aire  des  marchands.  C'est  qu'il  }■  en  a  beaucoup  qui 
out  souscrit  pour  environ  douzc  cens  mitle  pieces,  afin 
de  faire  une  nouvelle  com]iaguie  ])our  les  Indes  orien- 
talles  ee  (|ui  interesse  la  Holande.  D'autres  veulent 
maintenir  I'ancienne  compagnie  coinm'eU'est.  D'autres 
veulent  y  ajouter  un  fonds,  et  d'autres  ne  voudroient  du 
tout  point  de  telles  com|iagnies  ny  vieille  ny  nouvelle. 
C'est  un  debat,  non  eutrc  Torys  et  Wigs,  mais  un 
melange  de  chaque  party  suivant  ]es  dilVt-reuts  interets 
de  chaque  membre.  On  ne  pent  scavoir  encore  a  quoy 
tout  cela  aboutira. 

'■  M' Seymour  est  arrive  ce  matin  et  des  qu'il  a  ete 
dans  la  Chambre,  11  a  parle  contre  la  harangue  du  Rny 
comme  si  elle  donnoit  atteinte  a  leur  privileges,  et  n'a 
rien  oublie  jiour  on  eloigner  I'exameu  et  ]iour  embar- 
rasser  les  affaires.  On  I'a  ecoute  attentivement  mais 
personne  n'a  seconde  son  discours.  Lc  Chevalier  Temple 
luy  anroit  reiilique  s'il  avoit  ete  dan.s  la  chamber. 
11  etoit  a  la  doiiane.  J'ay  ete  avec  luj^  ce  soir  chez  Boy 
qui  I'a  fait  apeler  et  la  conversation  a  dure  trois  quarts 
d'heure  et  en  suite  une  heure  avec  38  snr  les  matieres 
du  Parlement.  Uvij  luy  a  dit  qu'il  n'avoit  pas  veu  I'ecrit 
envoye  a  23.     J'ay  excuze  cela  le  mieux  que  j'ay  jiu. 

■■  M'  Guillaume  Harbort  solieite  Taiubassade  de  Con- 
stantinople non  obitant  sa  goute.  Vous  scavez  qu'il 
ayme  a  gagner." 

"A  Londres  le  ^  Novembre  1691  Mardy.  11 
y  a  quatre  jours.  Monsieur,  que  je  vous  envoya)'  le 
discours  que  la  c'nambre  basse  en  corps  fit  an  Roy 
mais  la  reponce  que  le  traducteur  y  ajouta  n'est  ]ias 
tout  a  fait  conformc  a,  celle  que  sa  majeste  tit.  Les 
pei'sonnes  qui  croyoient  I'avoir  bien  entendue  prononcer 
se  trompoient.  La  voicy  mot  a  mot  telle  que  I'Ora- 
tenr  la  repartie  dans  la  chambre.  '  Messieurs.  Tout 
ce  qui  me  vientde  Ja  part  de  le  Chambre  des  Communes 
m'cst  fort  agreeable,  sur  tout  quand  il  s'y  trouve  une 
telle  afTeetion  que  celle  que  Ton  void  dans  cette  adresse 
ce  qui  merite  bien  ma  reconoissance.  Je  vous  assure 
i|ue  je  tachcray  d'amener  les  choses  a  uu  tel  ])oint  que 
la  France  soit  obligee  d'en  venir  a  une  paix  honorable 
et  pour  nous  et  pour  nos  allicz.  J'cspere  que  vous 
n'assisterez  pour  cet  effect  ])ar  les  moyens  que  sont 
necessaires  de  voire  cote,  vous  ]irotestant  que  du  mien 
il  ne  manquera  rien  pour  en  venir  a  cetto  fin.'  " 

'■  L'affaire  du  Commerce  des  Indes  Orientalles  est 
fort  agitee  au  Parlement.  Un  Comite  a  fait  plusieurs 
resolutions  sur  cela.  La  premiere  que  ce  commerce  le 
nccessaire  et  utile  a  I'Angleterre.  La  seconde  f|ue  est 
moyen  de  le  rendre  bon  est  de  joindre  uu  fonds  a  celay 
de  la  Compagnie  excluzivement  a  tout  autre.  La  troi- 
sieme  que  cette  compagnie  sera  augmente'e  de  nouveaux 
interessez,  et'd'un  nouveau  fonds  part  acte  de  Parlement. 
Et  la  qnatrieme  que  la  Compagnie  produira  ses  livres 
dans  quiiize  jours  pour  voir  le  veritable  etat  de  ses 
afTaires. 

"La  chambre  basse  a  commence  aujourdhuy  d'exa- 
uiiner I'etat  de  la  nation,  eta  dure  jusqu'au  soir.  Je 
n'ay  encor  pu  ]iarler  a  des  membrts  raes  amis  pour 
scavoir  les  particularitez.  J'ay  seulement  apris  qu'il 
n'y  a  pas  eu  tant  de  bruit  qu'on  croyoit  et  qu'on  n'a  pas 
attaque  les  Ministres  d'Etat.  On  a  fait  de  grandes 
plaintes  contre  les  fausses  montres  et  on  a  resolu  de 
l)a\'er  les  troupes  suivant  les  rolles  et  non  suivant 
retablissement.  L"on  a  remarque  quantite  d'abus,  mais 
cela  regarde  I'avenir.  On  a  parle  contre  I'admiral 
Russell  de  n'avoir  rien  fait  cette  campagne  avec  une  si 
belle  flotte,  mais  cela  a  abouty  a  ordoiiner  qu'il  fera 
une  relation  de  sa  conduite  pour  la  mieux  examiner. 
Plusieurs  membres  oct  propose  de  faire  une  adresse  au 
Roy  pour  le  prior  de  changer  quelques  Capitaines  de  la 
flotte.  Mais  on  a  veu  d'abord  une  forte  <jposition  a  ce 
dessein  parce  que  cela  iuteresse  le  privilege  de  sa 
Majeste'  de  choisir  qui  bon  luy  semble ;  de  sorte  que 
cette  affaire  est  tombee  et  cela  est  bon.  "Voila  ce  cjue 
jay  pu  aprendre  ce  soir  de  la  seconde  main,  et  qu'eu 
general  les  membres  sont  bien  disposez  a  plaire  au  Roy 
et  il  accoi'der  I'argent  I'ecessaire  quoy  i|u'ils  souhaitent 
qu'il  passe  par  d'autres  main.'" 


"  A  Londres  le  */  Novembre  1691  Vendredy.  liver 
et  avant  hyer,  toute  la  ville  a  etc  dans  de  grandes 
re.iouissances.  Avant  hyer  etoit  le  jour  de  \n  nais. 
sancedu  Roy.  Prcsque  toutes  les  iiersonnes  (|ui  panuxiic 
a  VVitehall  en  grand  nombre  avoient  des  habit.^  neufs. 
fort  beaux.  Les  marchand.-idisentquedeiuiistrenteansifs 
n'ont  point  vendu  do  plus  bolle.s  etoffes  ny  on  tolle  quan- 
tite pour  aucune  naissance  Royalle.  11  y  euo  lo  son-  un 
bal  oil  la  moitie  des  dames  qui  se  presentercnt  ne  inircn. 
entrer  fauto  de  place.  11  n'y  cut  que  neuf  couples  de 
danseurs  et  dauseuses.  sijavoir  le  Due  de  Northuni- 
belland,  le  due  de  S'  Alljans,  le  Conite  d'Esscx.  le 
Comte  de  MancJiester,  my  Lord  Cavendich,  M'  do  Men- 
taigu  Sanduich,  M'  lioyle,  M'  Grenville  ot  lo  Comte 
Marlboro,  la,  fille  du  Comte  d'Oxford,  hi  tille  du  Comiitc 
de  Portland  ijui  etoit  la  plus  belle.  Madam. ■  Cavendich 
Mad""  Pierrepoint,  Mad""  Engorton.  la  fille  de  M' 
Charles  Bertue,  Mad""  Bond  (qui  dansa  lc  muaix)  et 
deux  filles  d'honneur.  Mad""  Grenville  et  Mad""  "Villars. 
Le  Hoy,  (|ui  avoit  tcnu  deux  Conseils  ce  jour  la  [one  ur 
two  words  torn  away]  patience  d'etre  trois  h.eures  au 
Bal.  Je  fus  contraint  d'y  aller  malgre'  moy,  parcc 
qu'une  dame  do  la  cour  rao  prit  pour  son  ecuyer  et  ie 
u'on  piis  sortir.  Je  n'ay  jamais  veu  tant  de  belles 
dames  ensemble,  ny  si  paree's.  C'etoit  dans  le  lieu  oii 
Ton  joiio  la  comedie,  qui  est  fort  vaste.  Hyor  etoit  le 
jour  anniversairo  non  seulement  do  La  Conspiiation  des 
Poudres,  inaisaussi  de  la  descente  du  Eoy  en  Angloterre 
il  y  a  trois  ans.  11  vint  a  "Witehall  a  regliso  cnmmo  lo 
jour  precedent  et  avec  la  memo  fcmle  denionde. 
..  "  '^.°  ^'"".^  ecrivis.  Monsieur,  il  y  a  trois  jours  cc  f[ue 
j'avois  apris  tonchant  ce  qui  se  passa  ce  jour  la  dans  la 
chambre  bassi'.  On  m'a  confirme  a  pen  ])rez  los  memos 
choses,  et  i'  on  ma  dit  que  M'  Seymour,  M'  Clargez.  M" 
Musgrave,  M'  Foley  et  quelques  autros  qui  scavent 
p.irler  en  public,  n'eurent  pas  assez  de  credit  pour 
roiissir  dans  leur  [a  word  or  two  toi'n  away]  changer 
]]lusieures  officiers  de  la  flotte  parce  que  le  Chevalier  Joan 
Guize  votro  amy  leur  i-opliqua  si  fortoment  que  c'etoit 
donner  atteinte  au  privilege  du  Koy,  qu'incontiuout  il  fut 
apuye  de  la  pluspart  des  membres  ipu  lii-ent  tumber  cette 
question  sur  quoy  on  romarqua  quo  le  but  de  ceux  qui 
vouloiont  donnor  des  informations  etoit  do  donneren  suite 
des  directions  a  sa  Majeste.  En  suite  on  renvoya  Ti  domain 
la  continuation  de  rexamou  do  la  conduite  do  I'admiral 
Russell,  lequel  aprez  un  long  debat  on  sa  presence  sans 
dire  mot,  dit  enfin  qu'il  aportora  les  originaux  dos  ordres 
qu'il  a  recens,  et  des  ordres  qu'il  a  donnez,  afin  qu'on 
juge  s'il  pouvoit  mieux  faire.  On  n'en  veut  pas  tant  a 
sa  porsoune  qii'a  I'a'imiraute,  etcncorplusaux ministres 
du  Cabinet,  sur  quoy  il  y  a  jilusieurs  membres,  nomme- 
ment  My  lord  Brandon,  qui  parlent  I'ortemcnt  contre 
ce  (|u'on  appello  Conseil  de  Cabinet,  disant  que  [two  or 
three  words  turn  away]  no  faut  point  do  tel  Conseil  et 
que  ceux  qui  I'ont  compose  pendant  la  Regence  sont 
responsables  de  tout.  M'  Hope  et  moy  avons  fort  con- 
teste  contre  ce  Lord  qui  est  fort  entete  &c.  .  .  . 

M'  Hau.  Vice  Chambelan  de  la  Reyne,  par  laforte- 
ment  contre  certains  membres  du  Conseil  Prive  qu'il 
croit  indignes  de  cot  employ.  Son  but  etoit  de  deziguer 
particulierement  le  chevalier  Guudrik.  II  dit  aussi  qu'il 
n'entend  jiarler  par  tout  que  do  guerre  au  lieu  de  parler 
de  paix  qui  seroit  neoessaire  [two  or  three  ii  ords  torn 
away]  convert  des  taxes  de  tant  d'argcnt  mais  on 
laies[ent]  tomber  ce  discours.  Vous  sijavez  qu'il  faut 
laisser  parler  chacun  avec  liborte,  et  qu'aproz  que  les 
monvemens  impetueux  sont  pa.ssez  on  examine  les  att'aires 
de  sang  froid. 

"  Aujourdhuy  le  Chevalier  Estainp,  nouveau  Mavre 
assiste  du  Common  Conseil  de  Londres  est  .alle  faire  ses 
complimens  a  leur  majestez  a  Kiusington.  M'  Treby  ,"i 
fait  une  belle  harangue.  II  a  dit  ectr'autros  choses 
qu'il  accompagnoit  les  gens  qui  representent  toute  la 
ville  de  Londres,  comme  le  Parlement  ropreseute  la 
nation,  et  que  ce  sont  eux  qui  out  pendant  ce  Regno  qui 
ont  avance'  I'argent  neoessaire  pour  les  affaires  du 
Gouvernement  ;  qu'ils  sont  encore  jjrets  d'en  faire  do 
meme  pour  abaissor  la  iiuissance  de  France  &c. 

"  [Le]  Comte  d'Essox  a  ete  f'aito  ce  matin  premier 
gentilhomme  de  la  chambre,  a  la  place  du  Conite  de 
Clare  i|ui  a  cjuite  parce  qu'il  a  trop  d'ocu|iation  a  cul- 
tiver  ses  terres  et  qu'il  pretendoit  d'etre  Due,  comme 
avant  epouse  I'lieritiere  du  feu  Due  de  Nieucastel. 
Mais  le  Ro\-  n'est  pas  d'huiuour  a  donner  de  telles 
dignitez.  sur  tout  quand  on  n'a  rien  fait  pour  les 
meriter.  Le  Comte  d'Essex  a  fait  la  campagne  et  per- 
sonne ne  trouve  a  redire  a  ce  choix.  Quelques  seigneurs 
pretendoient  a  cette  charge,  comme  my  Lord  'Winchester, 
my  Lord  Lansdon,  my  Lord  Stamfort  votre  amy  qui 
me   dcmando  journclement   de   vos  nouvelles 

C  c  ,S 


E.IRLOF 
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E.IKL  OF 

Denbigh. 


Aiijourdhuy  la  chambre  basse  a  examine  la  grande 
ali'aire  des  subsides.  On  a  d'abord  ct  tout  d'une  voix 
I'Osolu  un  subside.  Aprez  quoy  un  mexnbre  nomnn'  M' 
Nell.  a;i'om  porttT,  qui  a  joiio  tons  [two  or  llirce  woi'ds 
torn  Liway]  plus  de  cent  millo  ])ieces  a  dit  qu'il  etoit 
d'avis  de"do[nner]  c|uatre  millions  de  livres  sterlins  et 
uon  d'avantage,  11  cut  ete  bon  qu'un  autre  niembre 
eut  dit  la  meme  chose.  Aprez  un  petit  silence  M' 
Clargcz  a  fait  une  autre  jiropositiou  cjui  est  de  seavoir 
prccisemcnt  quel  nomljre  de  vaisseaux  est  necessaire 
pour  la  flotte  et  qu'en  suite  on  examinera  quelle  somme 
il  I'aiit  ]iour  cela.  Le  Chevalier  Guise,  qui  iait  fort  bien. 
a  ajonte  qu'il  faut  faire  la  meme  deniande  au  Koy  a 
re2;ard  de  Tarmce  par  terre  pour  S(;ari)ir  s'il  t'aut  plus 
ouuioius  de  6.5,000  hommcs.  C'etoit  pour  repondro  a 
plusiem'S  membres  qui  se  pleignoient  ipie  le  Koy  dans 
sa  premiere  harangue  eut  dcmande  ce  nombre  de  soldats, 
M'  Seymour  soutcnant  c|ue  c'est  contrc  ruSi\ge  des 
parlemens  qu'un  Roy  fixe  le  nombre  et  la  somme,  de 
sorte  que  la  chambre  pour  finir  ia  contestation  et  ])our 
allir  diner  a  rcnvoye  a  Lundy  pour  (aire  une  deputation 
a  sa  majeste.  Cela  n'est  pas  mauvais.  et  Ton  ne  doute 
point  qu'ou  ne  donnc  Targent  necessaire." 

The  following  extract  is  from  a  letter  dated  •"  16;ii," 
the  first  part  of  which  is  wanting.  "  Le  Capifcaine 
.Tai|uau  est  arrive  de  la  flotte.  L'admiral  Euski'11 
est  content  de  lu}'  et  aussi  les  quatres  capitaines 
ijui  I'nnt  eu  tour  a  tour  sur  leur  bord.  My  Lord  Bnrk- 
lay  m'a  dit  que  c'etoit  un  fort  bon  matelot  et  qu'il  entend 
bien  le  gouvernement  d'nn  vaisseau.  Cc  Capitaine 
refi'ugie  a  fait  plusicurs  observations  pour  le  service. 
La  principalle  qu'il  ni'a  ditc  est  que  la  ])lus-part  des 
officiers  boivent  si  exccssivement  (|ue  la  moitie  du  temps 
ils  sont  yvres  et  ne  se  levent  qu'a  midy ;  (|u'en  France 
on  les  (  asse  pour  ce  seul  deffaut.  Je  I'ay  dit  a  my  Lord 
Barkley  sans  nommer  .laquau.  II  m'a  repondu  que  si 
on  cassoit  pour  cela  les  officiers  de  marine  en  Angleterre 

on   ii'en  trouveroit  plus L'admiral  Killegreu 

arriva  hyer  icy.  -Te  luy  fis  dire  sans  faire  semblant  de 
rien  par  son  cou^in  que  les  .Jacobites  ont  dit  beaucoup  de 
bien  de  luy  parce  que  I'annce  passee  il  laissa  echaper  ii 
sa  barbe  au  detroit  six  vaisseaux  Francois  conduits  par 
Chateau  Eegnaut.  11  s'en  raporte  sur  cette  aftiiire  a 
M'  Almonde  meme  pour  sa  justiffication,  a  quoy  je 
n'ay  rien  a  repondre  en  mon  particnlier." 

"  A  Lonch'e.s  le  -fg  Novembre  1691  Mardy.     Les  amis 
de  my  lord  Halifax   et   de   my  Lord   Rochester   dans 
la   chambre   basse   s'y   sont  joints   avec   ceux   de   my 
Lord  Godolfiu  etavec  M'  Seymour,  M'Clargez  ct  autres 
contre  my  lord  Carmartlien  pour  tacher  de  I'exclurre  des 
affaires.     II  faut   qu'il   ayt   beaucoup   d'arais   pour    se 
maintenir  contre  un  si  grand  nombre  d'ennemis.     11' 
Han,  vicc-Chambelau  de  la  Reyne,  qui  estdu  nombre,  a 
fait  une  harangue  la  plus  ridicule  qui  se  puisse  imaginer 
dans  nne  auguste  assemblec.     II  prit  un  grand  detour 
pour  tomber  sur  les  ministrcs   d'etat.     11  mit  en  fait 
positif  (mais  non  veritable)  qu'autrefois  les  Roys  d' An- 
gleterre n'avoient  (jue  le  Parlemcnt  pour  conseil,  qu'en 
Buite  ils  eurent  un  conseil  privc   qui    est   I'abrege   du 
Parlement.    En  suite  par  un'  mauvais  principe  ils  eurent 
un  conseil  de, Cabinet  qui  est  I'abrege  du  conseil  jirivc. 
mais  qu'en  ce  dernier  temps  on  ne  s'en  est  pas  tenu  la. 
et  I'on  a  fait  un  abrege   du    conseil   de    Cabinet    pour 
mettre    le    gouvernement    eutre    les    mains   do    deiix 
liommes  qui  sont  tels  qu'ils  ne  valent  pas   niieux  que 
ses   laquays    qui   ont   droit   d'y    pretendre   aussi    bien 
qu'eux  &c.      Ce   discours   depleut   presque   a  ton's   les 
membre-    meme   aux   ennemis  du  ministere,  et   on  le 
laissa  saus  replique  car   on  cognoit   bien   la   tete    du 
])ers(mnage.     Luy-meme   en  a  eu   bonte   dejmis   et   il 
a  fait  une  espece  d'excuze  on   pleine  chambre  dont  a 
raison    de   se   inoquer,    c'est   qu'il   a   dit   que    ])ar   les 
eonseillers  dii  Cabinet  contrc  lesqucls  il  a  declame   ii 
entendoit  ceux  du  Roy  .Jaques  et  du  feu  Roj-  Charles. 
Cependant  il  y  a  aparence  c|u'on  luy  otcra  .sa  c-harge  de 
^'ice-ChaInbelan,  car  outre  cela  il   I'exerce  dune  ma- 
niere  que  cbacun  void  qu'il  n'y  est  pas  propre,  et  on 
s'etonue   que  la  Reyne  ])uisse  avoir  tant  de  bonte  de 
I'avoir  suportd  si  longtemps.     Le  Chevalier  Guize  son 
Ijeau  i'rere  a  une  conduite  t;onte  contraire  et  il  s'entrou- 
vera  bien.     11  a  fort  pari'  en  faveur  des  alliez  du  Roy 
nommement  des  Holandois  les  ayant  reprt-sentez  commc 
ceux  qui  ont  .-i  bien  agy  pour  sauver  la  nation  Angloiso. 
et  qu'ou  est  oblige  de  leur  rendie  la  pareille  en  toutes 
sortes  d'ociisions  &c.     My  Lord  Brandon  luy  alia  parler 


en  p;irticulier  a  la   fin  de 


beau   discours 


pour  1  en 
gronder,  et  pour  luy  faire  f(uelquc  raillerie,  S'il  avoit 
park'  en  public  il  liiy  auroit  repondu.  C'est  ce  Lord 
qui  montrc  a  plusieurs  membres  une  liste  des  troupes 
qu'il  juge  necessaires  pour  1' Angleterre,  pourse  Es  loc 


pour  llrlando  pour  la  Flandres  et  pour  embarquer  sur     eam.  ov 
la  flotte.  lesquelles  in  ne  fait  monter  qu'anx  deux  tiers    Dbnbigh. 
de  oelles  que  le  Roy  a  demande  s'imaginant  qu'environ 
45,000  hommes  ell'ectifs   suffizent.     Mais  chacuu   (jui  a 
uu  peu  de  ben  sens  Ini  fait  voir  le  contraire. 

"  M'  Hampden,  le  fils,  quin'est  dans  aucune  affaire 
parle  de  nonveau  non  contre  23  mais  contre  38,  et 
contre  les  deux  ministres.  II  fait  du  bruit  principale- 
mient  touchant  les  grandes  sommes  qu'il  dit  qu'on 
trouve  manqner  en  examiuant  les  comptes  de  I'annee 
passe.  Cela  va  si  loin  qu'il  ma  dit  et  redit  en  presence 
de  la  comtessc  qu'on  trouve  a  dix  douze  ou  r|uinze  cens 
mille  pieces.  Surquoy  il  insinue  qu'uue  partie  a  passe 
au  pais  de  23.  J'ay  eu  de  fortes  contestations  sur  cela 
contre  luy  car  le  moyen  d'avoir  plus  de  moderation 
qu'il  n'eii  a  sur  cette  matierc  delicate.  Je  dis  par  tout, 
conime  a  luy  meme  que  pnisque  son  ]5ropre  pere  qui 
n'a  d' autre  fils  est  contre  luy  et  qu'il  I'a  faitexclurre  du 
Parlement,  il  faut  necessairemeut  que  sa  conduite  ne 
soit  pas  bonne.  Comm'il  est  fort  amj-  du  Comte  d'Essex 
il  lu'a  proteste  qu'il  luy  conseille  ]ilus  que  personne  de 
tacher  d'epouzer  my  lady  Marie  Beutink  puis  quelle  est 
si  aymable,  riche  et  fille  d'un  Seigneur  qui  ]i0urra  faire 
augmenter  sa  fortune.  Eu  cela  il  a  raison  et  il  en 
auroit  d'advantages'il  vouloit  s'accorder  avec  luy.  Mais 
il  no  veut  pas.  II  ne  veut  pas  meme  aller  voir  le  Boi. 
II  voyoit  jonrnelement  la  Heine  et  il  ne  continue  plus 
tant  il  est  bizarre.  C'est  sur  cela  que  j'ay  ocasion  de 
I'abysmcr.  II  parle  d'aller  ohercher  dc  la  joye  en 
Italic.  Je  I'y  exhorte  s'il  ne  veut  achever  de  perdre  sa 
reputation." 

"A  Londros  le   if   Novembre  1691    A'endre.dy.      II 
y   a  justement    aujourdhuy  deux   ans,    Monsieui',  que 
je  n'ay  pas  eu  rhonneur  de  vous  voir  parce  (pie  vous  avez 
quite  I'Angleterre  le  jjj  9*"''  lOBQ.    Vousy  seriez  assure- 
ment  revenu  depuia  si  le  Roy  n'avoit  ete  deux   fois  en 
Holande.      Cela  a  empecbe  vos  amis  (jui  sont  eu  grand 
nombre  a  Londres  d'avoir  la  satisfaction  de  vousy  avoir. 
"  Je  vous  ecrivis  amplement   il  y  a  trois  jours.     La 
meme  nuit  du  Mardy  au    Mercrcdj-  sur  les  trois  hours 
et   demy  aprez  miuuit   a   Kinsington  le   Roy  entendit 
tirer  quelques  coups  de  mousquet  qui  I'eveillerent  et 
aussi   la  Reyne.     D'abord  il   jugca  i|ue  lo  feu   etoit  a 
quelque    chemine'e.      La  Reyne  entendant  eiicor  tirer 
sa  leva  et  apella  une  femme  de  chambre.     TJn  moment 
aprez    le   Comte   d'Essex   premier  geutilhomme  de    la 
chambre  eu  semaine  vint  avetir  le  Roy  que  la  feu  etoit 
a  la  galcrie  en  entrant  a  main  droite.     Le  Roy  se  leva 
et  vid  que  ce  n'etoit  que  peu  de  chose  pourveu  C|u'on  y 
remediat  dans   une  heure.     Mais   il  n'y  avoit  dans  la 
niaison  ny  jooudre  vy  eclielle  ny  aucune  machine  a  eau. 
II  falut  (|ue  my  lord  Portland  euvoyat  a  'Westminster 
et  ;i  Witehall  reveiller  les  gens  pour  venir   an  secours. 
II  etoit  six  heures  avant  qu'on  cut  la  machine  et  I'eau. 
Cejiendant  le  Roy  et  la  Reyne  voyantfjue  le  feu  gagnoit 
vers  leurs  apartemens  iiuoy  que  foiblement  et  avec  un 
vent  favorable,  firent  demenager  sans   confusion  gcne- 
ralement  tons  leurs  meubles  qu'on  mit  dans  le  jardin. 
J'arrivay  sur  les  sept   heures  au  pobjt  du  joui'  a  Kin- 
sington   oil  je   vie    le  feu  qui  avoit    lirnle    seulemcnt 
lapartemeut  de  my  lord  Deveiicher,  de  my  lord  Dorset 
ou  il  n'y  avoit  personne,  et  I'apartement  du   premier 
gentilhommo  avec  le  joly  a])artement  du  concierge  M' 
de  Brienne  qui  sauva  ses  afl'aires  ayant  seen  des  pre- 
miers le  commencement  du  leu  dans  une  chambre  d'une 
servante  voisine.     Je  fus  dans  le  jardin  ou  je  vis  leui'S 
Majestez  en  deshabille  avec  une  douzaine  de  personnes. 
Un   [letit   brouillard  les   inconimodoit.       Sur  les   huit 
heures  le  feu  fut  eteint.  Ou  avoit  fait  venir  a  six  heures 
les  caresses  pour  aller  a  "Witehall  mais  on  les  renvoya. 
Leurs   majestez    aymereut   niieu   retourner  dans  lours 
a)iartcmens    i|ui  furent   remoublez  avant   midi.      Une 
infinite  de  ]iersonnes  etoieut  venues  a  Kinsington.     Le 
Roy  et  la  Reyne  u'ont  jamais  ])lus  ry  en  racontant  tout 
ce  qui  s'etoit  passe  la  nuit  parmy  les  dames  en  chemise 
qui  fuyoient  par  peur  sans  danger.     On  n'a  rien  perdu, 
pas   meme    la   pourcelaine   (|ui    etoit    rangee    dans   le 
jardin  avec  les  tableaux  et  les  meubles.     Je  vis  le  Roy 
se  promcner  pour  voir  les   balots  que  chacuu  avoit  cm- 
|iaquetez.     11  en  rencontra  un  dc  provisions  de  froiuage 
d'Holaude,  de  bouteilles  et  du  pain  comme  si  Ton  avoit 
etc  une  place  assiegc'e.     Cela  le  divertit  bien.  .  .  . 

"  Une  petite  affaire  oeupa  hyer  la  chambre  basse.  On 
imprime  icy  tons  les  quinze  jours  une  feuille  volaute 
iutitulee  L'Observateur,  I'emiilies  de  refilexions  sur  les 
afi'aires  generalles.  L'autheur  est  un  honnetc  hommo, 
fort  zele  pour  le  gouvernement.  Use  nomnie  IcDocteur 
W'olwoud.  amy  intimc  de  I'Ercque  de  Salisbury  qui  luy 
dyde  C|uelquefois  a  composei'  ses  refflesions  politiques. 
Mais  il  en  a  fait  mal  a  piopos  sur  ?e  chambre  basse  en 


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Eakl  op      rexhortant  a  donner  de  I'arsrent  an  Roy  et  d'avoir  t'2;ard 

*     a  I'etat  present  des  afl'aires  de  L'Europe  etc.    Cela  est  bon 

a  dire  en  conversation,  mais  non  a  imprimer.  Quelque 
membra  s'en  est  plaint,  et  M'  CJargcz  a  fort  apnye 
cette  affaire  qu'on  a  meme  envisagee  comme  un  attentat 
aux  privileges  de  la  cbambre.  Aprez  f|n'on  eut  vot^ 
sur  cela.  la  Resolution  fut  d'ordonner  que  I'autheur 
sera  envoye  en  prizon  nonobstant  qa'on  ayt  pit  allegaer 
en  ga  faveiir  qu'on  imprime  icy  jonrnelement  plusieurs 
libelles  contre  le  gouvernement  sans  qu'on  y  jirenne 
garde.     Cela  est  bien  \Ta3-. 

"  Hyer  la  CJhambre  basse  lors  qu'on  ypensoit  le  moins 
et  avant  I'examen  de  la  depense  pour  la  flotte  et  pour 
I'armoe  donna  au  Roy  raugmeiitation  de  I'excise  sur  la 
biere  pour  un  an.  Le  terme  de  I'annee  derniere  alloit 
finir  dans  quatre  jours.  Cela  vaud  environ  six  oens 
mille  pieces  et  c'est  un  bon  fond.  On  examinera 
demain  le  subside  neoessaire  pour  la  flotte  et  pour 
I'annee.  Plusieurs  membres  penchent  a  augmenter  la 
flotte  et  a  dimiuuer  les  troupes  par  terre,  mais  il  y  a 
aparence  qu'on  se  conformera  an  projet  du  Roy. 

"  My  lord  Carmarthen  est  eft'ectivement  malade  quoy 
qu'ou  croye  que  c'est  uue  maladie  de  commande.  Le 
Roy  dina  hyer  chez  my  lord  Montaigir  dans  son  petit 
apartement  de  Witehall  oil  j 'ens  I'honneur  de  le  conduire 
par  I'escalier  derobe  parce  que  les  lords  qui  I'acom- 
pagnoient  ne  s^avoient  pas  ce  chemin.  II  n'y  avoit  a 
table  que  my  lord  Portland,  my  lord  d'Essex,  my  lord 
Marleboroug  my  lord  Sydney,  et  my  lord  Godolfin. 
L'Admiral  Russell  au  plus  fort  de  ses  afl'aires  se  maria 
hyer  avec  sa  cousine,  fille  du  Comte  de  Betford.  qui  a 
vingt  mille  pieces.  Je  voy  quelquefois  my  lord  Toring- 
ton  roder  comme  uioy  aux  antichambres  du  Parlemeut. 

Mais  je  ne  le  salue  ]ioint L'admiral  Russell  a 

remis  entre  les  mains  de  I'Orateur  les  instructions  qui  luy 
furent  donue'es  ]iar  les  Commissau-es  de  I'Admiruute'  et 
les  lettres  et  ordres  qu'il  a  reoeus  [a  word  torn  away] 
mer  touchant  la  conduite  de  la  flotte  avec  relation  des 
niouvemeus  qu'elle  a  fait.  Lors  que  tout  cela  eut  etc 
leu,  la  chamlire  nrdonna  que  les  Commissaires  de 
I'admiraute  donnerent  demain  par  ecrit  ce  qn'ils  out  a 
dire  avec  uue  liste  des  vaisseaux  qui  ont  ete  perdus  ou 
endommagez  depuis  trois  nns  et  les  noms  des  capicaiues. 
Apres  cet  examen   on  continuera  celuy  de  I'etat  de  la 

nat/iou La  chambre  des  Seigneurs  travaille  a  un 

acta  pour  regler  la  maniare  qu'on  fera  le  proces  aux 
paii-s  du  Royaume  accuscz  de  haute  trahison.  Le  Roy 
fut  hyer  pendant  f|Uatre  heures  dans  le  conseil  prive  ou 
Ton  playdoit  publiquement  una  affaire  du  Comte  Derby 
touchant  un  navire  marchand  echoue'  charge  de  vin.  Le 
Comte  de  Clarendon  a  etc  decharge  en  donnant  caution. 
On  ma  dit  que  my  lord  Lovelace  et  mort. 

"  A  Londres  le  f '-  Novembre  1691   !Mardy.     Samedy 

,  dernier   ct   hyer   Lundy   l;i     chambre    basse    s'apliqua 

a  I'examen  du  subside  ]iour  la  flotte  et  cl'e  a  creu 
que  1560"'  pieces  sufHsoient  jiour  30™  matelots  el  pour  tout 
puis  qu'on  a  beaucoup  do  provisions  et  qu'on  a  fait  un 

f  retranchement  considerable  sur  la  depense  ordinaire  da 

I'artillerie.  Le  subside  de  la  campagne  derniere  etoit 
plus  fort  d' environ  200'"  pieces. 

"  On  commencera  demain  I'examen  du  subside  pour 
I'ai'mee  par  cerre.  Apras  quoy  on  chei-cbera  sur  quels 
fonds  on  fera  les  taxes.  Lors  f|u'on  demande  a  quelques 
mam'ores  d'ou  procedent  certaincs  longueurs  dans  ces 

(sortes  d'afi"aires  dans  un  temps  si  precieux,  ils  repondent 
qn'il  faut  necessairement  observer  les  methodes  uzitees 
dans  les  jiarlemens. 
"  La  chambre  basse  a  fait  lire  la  liste  des  vaisseaux  de 
guerre  perdus  depuis  trois  ans  et  il  y  en  a  une  trentaine. 
ce  qui  chagrine  beaucouji,  dautant  plus  qu'on  croit  que 
ce  n'est  pas  par  ignorance  qu'on  a  fail  dc  si  grandes 
partes  presquc  sans  combatre. 

•'  Plusieurs  seigneurs  brigoieut  pour  avoir  la  charge  de 
my  lord  Lovelace,  le  croyant  mort  a  une  journee  d'icy 
mais  il  ne  Test  pas  encore.  II  boit  avec  un  tel  excez 
que  son  corps  et  gate. 

"  On  est  si  anclin  icy  a  faire  de  la  depense  les  jours 
de  naissances  Royalles  qu'avant  hyer,  jour  de  cella  da 
la  Reyne-doiiairiara  en  1638,  je  vis  a  Sommerset 
une  extraordin"^  quantite'  de  monde  bien  pare.  Le 
Key  et  la  Reyne  y  furent  quoy  que  la  jour  de  la 
naissanca  du  Roy  on  n'ayt  veu  a  sa  cour  aucun  domes- 
tique  de  la  l^eyue  douairiere  qui,  dit  on,  leur  avoit 
tamoigne  de  ne  pas  souhaiter  qu'ils  fissent  cette  depense. 


•'  La  chambre  basse  travaille  a  une  aB'aire  qui  incom- 
modera  quantite  de  gens  si  clle  reussit,  c'est  de  reduu-e 
I'interest  des  particuliers  du  denier  six  au  denier  quatre. 

"  La  chambre  basse  etant  informe  que  M'  Bridges  un 
de  ses  membres  avoit  ajiris  par  un  capitaine  de  la  flotte 
du  Roy  que  le  chevalier  de  Laval  avoit  depuis  pen  pris 


un  petit  batiment  de  France  (pii  alloil  en  Irlande  y  E.vel  op 
porter  des  papiers  d'une  con8e(jnence  dangereuse  au  ^'"'°'°°' 
gouvernement,  elie  commanda  a  ce  mem'ure  dc  nom- 
mer  le  capitaine  (|ui  luy  avoit  donne  cot  avis.  Suri|uoy 
il  uomnia  my  lord  Damby  flls  de  my  Lord  Camiartlien.  ■ 
En  suite  la  chambre  urdonna  i|Ue  la  chevalier  Laval 
viendroit  de  Portsmouth  pour  aporter  tons  les  pa]>iiTS 
qu'il  a  pris  et  c|u'on  demanderoit  une  Conference  ."i  la 
chambi-e  des  seigneurs  a  la(|uellr  on  envoya  my  lord 
Colchester,  La  Conference  s'est  faite  aujourdhuy.  Ce 
commencement  d'afl'aire  de  trahison  ou  d'intidclite 
roula  sur  ce  (jue  my  lord  Damby  a  veu  parmy  les  papii-rs 
pris  la  copie  de  I'instructions  ct  des  ordi'es  dounez  au 
chevalier  de  Laval  nvanl  qu'il  les  cut  rereus  dc  Vodmiru  uiv. 
Ca  qui  fait  beaucoup  dc  bruit  et  cela  regarde  les  mailres 
oil  les  commis  si  le  fait  est  bien  certain.  Lesdeputez  de 
la  Chambre  basse  out  demande  dans  la  Conference  i|u'il 
leur  fut  permis  de  faire  quekiues  questions  a  my  lord 
Damby  sur  les  lettres  et  papiers  qu'il  a  veus  et 
lens.  Les  deputez  des  seigneurs  on  repoudu  qu'ils  se 
chargeoient  de  faire  cela  aux-memes  qu'ils  satisteriiient 
les  communes  la  dessus  et  iju'ils  parleroient  a  my  Lord 
Damby  afin  qu'il  donne  par  ecrit  les  circonstances  de 
cetta  affaire. 

"  La  Chambre  basse  a  siiplie  Le  Roy  de  donner  ordrc 
que  Ton  luy  couimunir|ue  les  examinations  et  depo- 
sitions de  my  lord  Preston  et  de  M'  Crone  quoy  au'ils 
ayent  leur  grace  afin  de  tacher  de  mieux  conoitre  les 
traitres  et  les  mal  afl'ectionnez  au  present  Gouv(_Tne- 
ment. 

'■  La  Chambre  des  Seigueui-s  a  suplie  Le  Roy  de  leur 
faire  communiquer  tons  les  articles  de  la  capitulation 
dc  Limerik  car  ou  pretend  qu'il  y  en  a  de  contraires  aux 
loix  d'Angleterre  touchant  les  papistes  que  le  General 
(Jinckel  ne  pouvoit  pas  acordcr. 

'' L'agitation  continue  furt  dans  la  chambre  basse 
touchant  I'att'aire  de  la  Compagnio  des  Indes  Orieiitelles. 
Les  deliats  ont  ete  longs  aujourdhuy  et  I'on  a  renvoye 
la  matiere  a  trois  jours.  La  plus-part  des  membres 
penohent  a  casser  I'aucienne  compagnie 

"  L'Eveque  de  Durham  assiste  au  Parlement  comme 
les  aulres  Bveques.  II  fut  meme  I'aulre  jour  daus  la 
Chambre  de  la  Reyne  dans  la  ioule  d'une  deputation. 
Sa  Majeste  fut  surprise  de  Ic  voir.  Cet  Eveque  qui 
s'accommode  a  tout  voudroit  bien  qu'on  luy  fit  parlor  du 
cote  de  la  Cour  a  ce  que  ma  dit  TEvequi'  de  Salisbery, 
mais  on  le  laisse  la  pour  ce  i|u'il  vaud.'' 

'■  A  Londres  le  ;;|J  Novemb.  1691  Vendredy.  Hyer 
la  Chambre  basse  resolut  la  grand  affaire  du  R(jy  at 
de  ses  alliez  en  luy  accordant  les  troupes  qu'il  a  de- 
mandees,  sravoir  64!'2U  hommes.  Voila  une  bonne  nou- 
velle.  Voicy  quelques  circonstances  de  ce  cjui  s'est  jjasse 
sur  ce  sujet.  .Ivant  hyer  plusieurs  membres  utoienl  d'avis 
entr'eux  den'acorderi pie 40'"  hommes,  puis  queL'Irlande 
etoit  reduite,  oil  tout  au  plus  -50'",  a  condition  que  la  plus- 
part  seroient  employez  ;t  una  descente  on  Erance  car 
c'est  cela  qui  tient  au  ciieur  bien  plus  que  d'avoir  une 
grosse  armee  en  Flandres.  Surquoy  on  pent  dire  qu'uu 
grande  nombre  de  membres  n'en  comprenent  pas  la  con- 
sequence. Ils  parlent  de  la  pris  de  Charleroy,  de  iS'amur 
et  de  Liege  commes  d'affaires  pen  importantes,  meme 
de  Bruxelles  et  de  Gaud.  II  n'y  a  qu'Ostende  qui  les 
frapa  par  raport  a  la  Tamisa.  lis  ne  conoissent  pas  non 
plus  la  necessite  qu'il  y  a  d'etre  alliez  avec  les  princes 
d'Allemague.  Un  membra  fut  assez  inconsidere  da 
parlar  d'eux  comme  des  alliez  a  charge  qui  etant  pauvras 
avoient  besoin  d'assislanco.  II  dit  cela  en  parolles  aigres, 
surquoy  il  y  eut  une  emotion  de  plusieurs  membres 
contre  luy  pour  le  chatier,  mais  on  I'exouso  sur  ca  qu'il 
est  bien  connu  pour  un  tete  sans  cervella  et  qui  parle 
jonrnelement  a  tors  et  a  travers.  Un  mend:ire  repliijua 
(|Ue  leurs  libertez  leur  permettent  de  parler  du  dedans  du 
Royaume  mais  non  dc  dirp  des  injures  aux  etraugers 
&c. 

'■  Hyars  las  esprits  parurent  ])lus  tramiudes  et  aprez 
un  debats  de  quatre  heures  on  resolut  de  donner  autaul 
de  troupes  que  le  Roy  en  a  demande.  M'  Seymour  ne 
parla  guere  contre.  mais  ^I'  Clargez,  M''  Musgrave,  ~^\' 
Eole}-,  M''  Harley.  et  autrcs  firent  leur  ]iossible  pouren- 
diminuer  le  nombre  ct  pour  faire  rezoudre  que  le  Ro3'  en 
auroit  tant  en  Flandres.  lant  en  Ecosse,  tantcn  Irlande. 
a  quoy  le  Chevalier  Temple  reliqua  que  cela  etoit  sujet 
a  de  grands  incouvenieus  de  fixer  le  nombre  des  gens  de 
guari-c  en  tel  endroit  par  acle  de  Parlement.  parce  qu'en 
cas  de  besoin  on  n'ozeroit  les  faire  servir  ailleurs.  Cette 
reiHexion  fut  goutee  par  la  Chamljre  et  on  convint  qvi'on 
ne  s9auroit  mieux  faire  ([ue  de  .se  raporter  an  Roy  d'em- 
ploycr  les  troupes  de  la  raaniere  qu  il  jngeroit  a  propos. 
On  continna  pourtant  a  discounr  que  I'aplication  par 
mer  atoit  plus  necessaire  que  par  terre  et  (pi'nne  descente 
considerable  etoit  absolument  necessaire  pour  entamer 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


Kari.  of      \.^,  France  par  nn  endroit  sensible  oii  pour  donner  uue 

()i;>;wirH.     iij^fg^jjlg  iiavalc  si  ellc  Toiiloit  empecher  la  desceule.  Les 

niembres  les  plus  clairvoyant  en  dehors  convienent  que 

sa  majeste  de  son  chel'.  ou  de  concert/  avec  sesalliez  fera 

.     ce  (|ui  sera  le  ]ilus  ii  propos. 

"  Ce  ne  t'ut  i|u"avant  h_ver  que  la  Cbambre  basse  cal- 
cala  exactement  la  depense  de  la  flotte  pour  I'annoe 
1692  qui  sc  montc  a  1575890  sterlins  oii  dix  neuf  ou 
vincjt  millions  de  florins,  y  compris  les  irais  de  I'ar- 
tillerie  ct  lea  frais  (|ui  scroiit  neccssaires  ii  construire 
trois  chantiers  a  Portsmouth. 

"  Lc  Prince  dc  Hesse-Darmstat  et  M'  de  Ruvigny 
sent  arrivez  d'lrlande.  J'ay  eu  ocasiim  de  les  entre- 
tcnir.  lis  m'ont  dit  entr'autres  choses.  c|ue  les  troupes 
Irlandoises  i|ui  se  sont  embarquoes  pour  France  sout  en 
plus  grand  nombre  qu'on  n'avoit  creu  icy.  II  y  a  en- 
viron six  mille  soldata  ou  Cavaliers  et  quatre  millc 
femmes  ou  enfans.  II  est  vray  que  parmy  les  soldats  il 
n"y  en  a  pas  la  moitie  de  troupes  regle'es,  le  reste  son  des 
Eaparies  i|ni  etant  retournez  chcz  fax  leurs  voisius  les 
ont  traitex  de  co(|uius  et  par  depit  ils  sont  allez  s'em- 
barquer.  On  leur  a  donne  ii  tous  beaucoup  lie  Ijrande  vin 
qu'ils  aymeut  extremement  et  ou  leui-afait  acroire  qu'en 
France  cette  boisson  y  est  aussi  aboudantc  (|ue  I'eau  de 
fontaine.  M'  Liitteral  a  dit  icy  la  meme  chose  et  C|ue 
I'escadre  de  France  portoit  a  Limerik  trois  mille  hommcs 
d'infanteries  et  250  nfficiers  avec  des  provisions.  Que 
si  ce  secours  etoit  arrive  plutot  on  n'auroit    pas  pris  la 

place  d'un  an 

■'  Les  interessez  dans  raucienne  Compagnie  Angloise 
des  Indes  Orientalles  insinuent  aux  membres  de  la 
Ohambre  basse  que  si  on  casse  cette  compagnie  pour  en 
I'aire  une  nouvelle,  les  Holandois  seuls  ]ininteront  de 
tout  ce  commerce. 

'■  Le  Comte  de  Stratmau  cuvoyc  de  L'Empereur  a 
s^ceu  uu  exprez  pour  une  affaire  particuliere.  C'est 
pour  avoir  un  regiment  de  Papiste  Irlandois  sur  ce  que 
le  Prince  de  Darmstat  avoit  ecrit  a  la  conr  Imperialle 
lors  du  siege  de  Limerik  ([u'il  seroit  facile  aprez  la  ))rise. 
d'engager  deux  ou  trois  mille  soldats  ii  passer  en 
Allemagne.  La  Cour  Imperialle  a  neglige  cefcte  propo- 
sition ])endant  uu  mois  et  a  present  son  ordre  estvenu 
trop  tard  puis  (|uc  les  troupes  Irlandoises  sout  dis- 
persees. 

"  La  repartition  des  Troupes  du  R03'  est  a  ;>eu  prez 
conime  cccy.  Environ  38000  bommes  en  Flandres,  ou 
coiitre  la  France.  Environ  13000  en  Angleterre, 
environ  11000  en  Irlande  et  environ  2600  en  Ecosse 
nutre  celles  qui  y  sont  deja.  Lors  (|uc  M'  Glargez  de- 
manda  d'ou  on  tireroit  taut  d'argcnt  i)onr  taut-  de 
troupes,  on  luy  reponditqu'il  n'y  avoit  point  de  veritable 
Anglois  protestant  eD  non  Jacobite  (|ui  ne  dounat  la 
moitie  de  son  revenue,  un  autre  ajouta  les  trois  quarts, 
pour  conserver  lc  Gouvernement.  On  remanpia  jirin- 
cipalement  les  raeuibrcs  du  oiiest  comme  Cornouaille  et 
les  provinces  voisines  comme  les  plus  zelez.  lis  in- 
tcrompoient  M'  Glargez  ct  M' Musgi'ave,  et  crioient  une 
centaine  :i  la  fois  <|u"au  lieu  de  taut  de  raisonncmens 
(|u'il  faloit  venir  a  la  question  pour  la  decider  K  la  plu- 
ralite  cela  dementoit  les  harangueurs  mal  intentionnez 
d'autant  plus  cjue  quelqires  una  ajnutoient  que  si  65000 
bommes  ne  suffisoient  pas  il  faloit  voter  pour  cent  mille." 
4   Decembre      ,-,,,,      ,  -, 

•'  ^  I^o°'i'-°^  1«  24  Novembre  ^^'^  ^^''"^^-  ^^ 
vous  ecrivis,  Monsieur,  il  y  a  (juatrc  jours  f|ue  la 
Chambre  basse  avoit  accorde  au  Roy  le  nombres  des 
troupes  qu'il  ademandc.  On  devoithyer  rcgler  la  somme 
a  quoy  cette  dcpeuse  montera  qui  sera  d'environ  deux 
millions  dc  livres  sterlins,  mais  une  autre  affaire,  c'est 
I'examen  du  Chevalier  de  Laval,  durii  si  longtemps 
(|u'on  ronvoya  a  domain  le  calcul  des  frais  pour  les 
troupes. 

'•  Jo  vous  ecrivis  que  I'exprez  que  I'empereur  ii  envoye 
icy  pour  un  corps  de  trouprs  Irlandoises  etoit  venu  trop 
lard  puis  qu'elles  sont  dispersi'^es  ou  enibanpiees.  Mais 
non  obstont  cela  le  Prince  de  Hesse  Darmstat  dit  qu'il 
espere  d'avoir  un  regiment  de  oOttO  homraes  parce  c|u'a 
son  depart  d'lrlande  il  avoit  pris  des  mesures  avec  des 
officiers  Irlandois  ((ui  n'ont  ]ias  voulu  alter  en  France 
le(|uels  on  paye  depuis  le  commencemetit  de  Novembre. 
M'  Tetau  lieutenant  General  des  bommes  Danoises  m'a 
dit  sur  cela  que  ce  Prince  aura  a  present  de  la  peine  a 
reu.Bsir  et  il  ny  a  nulle  apareuce. 

'"  M'  Foley,  un  des  plus  riches  membres  de  la  Chambre 
basse  qui  est  contraires  aux  interests  de  la  cour  comme 
le  victlard  M'  Glargez,  a  harangue  centre  les  trop 
grosses  taxes,  et  a  dit  (|u'il  entend  raisonner  partout 
comme  si  le  Roy  vouloit  en  personne  faire  une  descente 
en  Prance,  mais  qu'il  ne  juge  pas  qu'il  soit  ii  propos 
.|ue  sa  niajeste  y  aille  parce  (|u'il  faudioit  encor  imposer 
de  plus  grosses  taxes  pour  payer  sa  run(,on.     11  a  creu 


de  dire  uu  bon  mot  en  plaizantaut  et  faisalit  allusion  au      Barl  ok 

Roy  Jean    iiiu-   les    Anglfus    ju'irent   prisonuier.      bou.  , 

discours  tomba  de  niesiue  que  celuy  de  son  amy  M' 
Glargez  qui  ajouta  qu'on  parle  mal  a  propos  lors  qu'on 
dit  qu'il  y  a  une  necessite  absolue  d'avoir  de  grosses 
armces  et  de  conserver  le  reste  de  la  Flandres  Es- 
pagnolle,  mais  que  c'est  sans  fondement  puis  que  si 
elle  etoit  conquetee  et  meme  la  Hollande  cela  ne  feroit 
(jue  peu  ou  point  de  ])rejudice  a  L'Angleterre  qui  a  en 
elle-meme  assez  de  forces  pour  se  mettre  a  convert  de  la 
jiuissance  de  France  &c.  On  le  roff'uta  sur  ce  discours 
peu  judicieux  comme  en  toute  autre  chose. 

"  M'  Hau,  Vice-Ghambellan  de  la  Reyne  qui  dit  ce 
qu'il  veut  sans  refflexion  ny  jugement  aauf  a  se  re- 
tracter,  a  fait  uue  plaizante  harangue  en  me  dezignant 
tout  haut  et  en  me  nommant  tons  bas  sur  ce  qn'autrefois 
je  payois  les  pensions  icy  de  la  i>art  de  la  Cour  de 
France,  iusinuant  qu'il  faut  m'interoger  afin  que  je 
nomme  les  anciens  jiensionnaires  pour  S9avoir  s'il  y  en 
a  encore  quelqu'un  dans  le  Parlement.  II  ajouta  que 
rautheur  de  I'Observateur  qui  est  arrete  a  imprime  la 
maniere  dont  je  me  servois  la  unit  au  pare  pour  payer 
les  ])eusions  en  cachette.  Mais  I'Orateur  qui  vid  qu'il 
amuzoit  la  chambre  dit  qu'il  y  avoit  des  affaires  plus 
pressantes  .-i  examiner  et  fit  tomber  celle-cy  que  per- 
sonne ne  releva.  Je  n'aurois  pas  etc  embarasse  a 
repondre  en  allegaut  mon  honneur  et  la  mort  de  tons 
les  anciens  pensiounaires  et  en  ajoutant  de  s'apliciuer 
aux  nouveaux  qui  ne  sont  inconnus. 

"  Hyer  la  Chambre  Haute  etoit  remplie  de  tons  les 
seignevirs  Anglois  qui  sont  icy  pour  entendre  playder 
une  aft'aire  contre  my  lord  Monmouth  que  jouit  de  la 
conflscatiou  d'un  bien  de  douze  ou  ((uinze  cens  pieces 
do  rente  que  le  Ro.y  luy  donna  a  son  avenement  a  la 
couronne  comme  vous  scavczet  <[ue  cela  provient  d'un  des 
juges  du  Roy  Charles  Premier.  Les  enfans  de  ce  juge 
jiretendent  (|u'au  re'.ablissement  du  Roy  Charles  Second 
on  ne  pouvoit  pas  confisquer  la  partie  des  biens  qui  etoit 
substituee  puis  qu'on  u'a  pas  fletry  le  saug  des  de- 
scendans.  C'est  la  lc  ]irocez  tjui  interesse  la  couronne, 
si  elle  perdoit  ou  perdroit  plus  de  cinquante  mille 
]iieces  parce  qu'il  faudroit  restiluer  les  fruits  depuis 
trente  ans.  On  ne  pent  hyer  achever  I'affaire  qui  fut 
adjournee  a  domain.  My  lord  Monmouth,  qui  n'est  pas 
riche,  seroit  jiresque  ruinc  .... 

La  Chambre  basse  examina  hyer  le  Chevalier  de 
Laval  et  les  lettrcs  qu'il  a  prises  dans  une  barque 
Francoise  partie  d'lrlande  pour  Brest.  Ces  lettres  sont 
du  General  Ginckel  a  M'  Dusson  general  Fraufo'is  ou 
de  M'  Dusson  a  M'  de  Chaieaureuault  chef  d'escadre 
Francoise  touohant  la  Capitulation  de  Limerik  et  la 
treve  ])Our  les  flottes.  Mais  il  n'y  a  point  de  lottre  de 
my  lord  Notingham  ii  M'  de  Laval  ainsi  que  my  lord 
Damliy  I'a  dit,  quoy  que  M'  de  Ginckel  parle  de  my 
lord  Notingham  dans  ses  lettres.  En  uu  mot  il  ne 
paroit  rien  de  criminal  contre  luy.  On  void  que  my 
lord  Damby  s'est  meconte  s'il  n'a  pas  eu  de  dessein. 
M'  de  Laval  ,a  eu  occasion  de  contenter  la  chambre  par 
ses  re]ionce3  a  plusieurs  ((uestions,  mais  elle  n'a  pas  etc 
contente  des  derniers  ordres  que  I'admiraute  luy  a 
donnez  de  croizer  h  la  hauteur  de  Scilly  et  de  n'envoyer 
qu(^  deux  vaisseaux  ii  Kinsale  chercher  les  navires  mar- 
chands  de  Virginie.  Sans  de  tels  ordres  il  auroit  pu 
rencontrer  I'escadre  de  France  et  la  petite  escadre  de 
M'  de  Calembourg  surquoy  je  vous  ay  ecrit. 

'■  On  parle  i)ar  tout  de  certaines  brou'illeries  qui  sont 
par[mi]  les  ministres  d'etat.  C'est  leur  interest  d'etre 
d'accord  de  meme  que  I'interest  du  Roy  qui  a  assez 
d'autres  occupations  sans  avoir  encore  celle  de  les 
ajuster.  My  l/ord  Carmarthen  jiaroit  de  n'etre  plus  si 
amy  (ju'autrefois  de  my  lord  Notingham  non  souleraent 
a  cause  de  I'aH'airo  (|ue  my  lord  Damby  son  Ills  a  com- 
mencee  qui  rejaillit  aucunement  sur  ce  secretaire  d'etat 
ou  sur  son  bureau,  mais  aussi  parce  qu'il  se  plaint  (|ue 
my  lord  Notingham  et  fort  amy  de  ses  ennemis,  comme 
my  lord  Rochester,  M'  Seymnui'  ct  autres.  My  lord 
Notingham  se  plaint  a  son  tour  (|ue  my  lord  Oarraarthen 
est  aussi  fort  amy  de  ses  ennemis  comme  M'  Robert 
Howard,  M'  Musgrave,  M'  Wilmau.  Les  autres  minis- 
ties  du  Conseil  prenent  party  ou  pour  I'un  ou  iioui- 
I'autri',  suivaiit  leurs  inclinations  ou  leur  liaisons.  My 
lord  Godolfin,  dit  on.  joiie  son  jeu  en  tout  cela  car  il 
n'est  amy  ny  de  I'un  ny  de  I'autre  de  ces  deux  premiers 
Ministres  d'Etat.  II  est  [tons]  jours  lie  d'amitie  etroite 
avec  my  lord  Shrewsbery,  my  lord  Montaigu,  et  my  lord 
]\Iarlboroug. 

■'Le  Colonel  Filpatrik  a  une  grande  aft'aire  dont  il 
n'est  ])as  en  peine  car  il  est  syavant  en  intrigues  comme 
vous  scavez.  II  est  toujours  bien  avec/e  Hoy  et  avec  08, 
avec  rarcbcvequc  de  Cantorbery  et  le'eveque  de  Londres, 
de  meme  qu'avec  les  principaux  ministres.     Mais  tout 


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ccla  n'li  pas  empechp  que  rarcheveqiic  dc  Tuani  d'Irlandc 
qiii  est  icy  rctt'ugie  depuis  trois  ans  ct  qui  a  dix  enfaiis 
n'ayt  signd  et  fait  signer  a  trentc  Irlaiidois  une  reqiietc 
coiitre  luy  pour  suplior  le  Roy  dc  Ic  cliassei'  de  la  (Jour 
commc  authcur  dc  mechaus  conscils  coutre  I'intercst 
dcs  Irlandois  protcstants  parco  qu'il  a  etc  papistc.  Cet 
archeveque  a  fort  solicitc  ccttc  all'aire.  II  dit  mcrac 
quo  c'est  du  conscnteuient  de  my  lord  Carmartlien  qui 
n'est  plus  sou  amy  comtu'il  I'a  etc.  Oettc  iutriguc  arclii- 
episcopallc  n'aboutira  h,  rieu  suivant  Ics  aparenccs  qu'a 
la  confusion  des  cnncmis  de  M'  Filpatrik  qui  a  dcja 
pris  de  bonnes  mesures  oontr'eux.  II  a  persuade  bicn 
de  gens  que  cet  archeveque  Irlandois  est  un  paillard  et 
s'il  faut  i:^roire  les  circonstances  qu'on  allegne  ce  u'est 
pas  [sans]  sujet  qu'on  I'accuzo."' 

"  Londres  le  y  Deoembre  1691  Mardy.  Voicy 
un  nouvel  example  des  chaugemens  qui  arriveut  jour- 
nelcmeut  au  Parlemcnt.  Je  vous  ecrivis.  Monsieur, 
il  y  a  quatre  jours  que  la  Chambre  basse  avoit  rejette 
la  proposition  d'ajouter  an^  65000  hommes  environ 
dix  mille  officiers,  compris  les  serjens,  les  trompettes, 
les  tambours,  les  hautbois  :  cela  etoit  vvay.  Mais  le 
lendemain  on  remit  la  proposition  sur  le  tapis  et  on 
allegua  que  sans  les  officiers  le  Boy  n'auroit  pas  assez 
de  troupes  pour  executer  ses  projcts.  Plusieurs  mem- 
bres  se  facherent  de  la  proposition  parce  qu'elle  n'ctoit 
pas  conforme  a  la  methodc  qu'il  faloit  observer,  et  M' 
Clargez  harangua  fortement,  a  sou  ordinaire,  pour 
empecher  une  telle  augmentation,  M'  Musgrave,  M' 
Follcv  et  un  grand  nombre  d'autres  le  secondereut. 
non  M'  Seymour.  Mais  I'autre  party  sans  tant  de  dis- 
cours  demanda  d'tn  vcnir  ii  la  question  en  comptant  les 
voix  et  romporta  de  25  sur  environ  350,  non  pour 
I'Irlandc  parceque  I'aftaire  etoit  deja  rcglce  a  12960 
bommcs  y  compris  les  officiers.  Dc  sorte  qu'on  aocorda 
au  Roy  environ  8000  hommes  de  jilus.  ot  par  ce  moyen 
il  aura  73000  hommes  quoy  que  la  campagne  derniere  il 
n'en  eut  que  69000.  A'ous  pouvcz  juger  encore  par  \h. 
combien  il  est  facile  au  meilleur  party  de  gagner  les 
questions.     Cette  affaire  des  officiers  et  fort  importante. 

"  J'ay  apris  que  M'  de  la  Bastide  (qui  est  toujours 
suspect  aux  reftngiez  parce  qu'il  jou'it  de  son  bien  en 
France  et  qu'il  est  en  commerce  avec  son  amy  M' 
Pellisson)  a  donne  a  souper  a  my  lord  Halifax,  a  I'Evcque 
de  Salisbury,  a  M'  de  Ruvigney  et  a  M'  Clargez,  et  que 
le  bout  de  cette  entrevei'ie  etoit  de  gagner  ce  dernier 
par  de  bonnes  raisons.  On  n'oubUa  rien  a  dire  sur  ccla 
mais  inutilement  taut  il  est  entete.  II  y  a  de  gens  qui 
doutent  fort  que  la  premier  et  I'hote  ayent  essaye  tout 
de  bon  de  gagner  leur  am}-. 

"  Le  Roy  a  donne  de  nouveau  un  exemple  de  modera- 
tion envers  la  persoune  du  Roy  Lou'is  It  a  I'ocasion  dun 
sermon  quo  I'Eveque  de  Salisbury  pronon9a  devant  leurs 
Majestez  il  v  a  quelques  jouis,  I'ayant  nommc  le  Grand 
Turk  d'Occident  &c.  Le  lendemain  cet  Eveqne  etaut 
auprez  du  Roy  en  presence  de  plusiers  personnes  sa 
majeste  luy  dit  de  faire  imprimer  son  sermon  mais  qu'il 
en  faloit  retrancher  ces  mots  de  Turc  d'Occident  inju- 
rieux  au  Roy  tres-chresticn.  L'on  n'en  uze  pas  ainsi  ii 
la  Cour  de  France. 

•'  Enfin  le  procez  de  my  Lord  Monmouth  touchant  la 
confiscation  fut  hyer  jnge  par  78  Seigneurs,  et  par  une 
re[n]oontre  assez  extraordinaire  lis  furent  partagez  tant 
la  brigue  etoit  egalle.  II  y  en  eut  39  de  chaque  cote  et 
cela  fit  le  gain  du  procez  en  faveur  de  my  Lord  Mont- 
mouth  s.ins  qu'il  le  s?eut  tout  d'un  coup,  car  il  propos  a 
de  donner  luy-meme  sa  voix  puis  qu'il  s'agissoit  de 
I'iuterest  du  Roy  :  on  devoit  opiner  si  cela  etoit  dans 
I'ordre.  Mais  les  vieux  Seigneur.-,  et  les  juges  dirent 
d'abord  que  I'affaire  etoit  finic  parce  que  my  Lord  Mon- 
mouth est  en  possession  en  vertu  d'un  tiltre  Royal^  et 
que  pour  Ten  deposseder  il  eut  falu  une  voix  de  plus 
centre  luy.  Sur  cela  les  seigneurs  se  leverent  aprez  six 
heures  de  debat  pour  la  troisieme  fois.  Comme  la  perte 
de  cette  confiscation  etoit  considerable  jiour  la  Couronne 
en  d'autres  biens  provenants  du  meme  juge  du  Roy 
Charles  P'  nomme  Uanvers,  les  bons  courtisans  contre- 
carrerent  la  forte  brigue  de  my  lord  Carmarthen,  de 
my  Lord  Hallifax,  de  my  lord  Lindzei,  de  my  Lord 
Abindon  et  autres.  Les  deux  Secretaires  d'Etat,  my 
Lord  Portland,  my  lord  Rochester,  my  lord  Shrewsbery, 
my  lord  Montaigu,  my  Lord  Marleboroug,  my  Lord 
Godlfin  et  autres,  se  rangerent  du  cote  de  my  lord 
Monmouth  et  attirerent  bien  de  leurs  amis  outre  dix 
juges  car  les  deux  autres  firent  leurs  derniers  efforts 
pour  persuader  par  les  loix,  de  sorte  que  my  lord 
Monmouth  ayant  frize  la  corde  comme  vous  voyez,  eut 
la  victoire  par  un  partage.  J'etois  toujours  a  la  porte 
pour  sgavoir  les  progrez  du  procez  afin  d'en  avertir  la 
comtesse.  Je  luy  avois  dit  il  y  a  quatro  jours  que  la 
U     81062. 


Lord  il  qui  vous  ecrivez  quelquc  fois,  ra'avoit  assure.  Earl  op 
lors  que  je  le  solicitoit  qu'il  etoit  trop  amy  dcs  belles  Denbigh. 
dames  pour  donner  sa  voix  contr'elle  ct  qu'il  so  retireroit 
s'il  nc  la  jjouvoit  donner  en  sa  faveur,  a  quoy  il  ne 
manqua  pas  car  aprez  que  les  juges  eurcnt  dit  leur  avis 
il  sortit  dc  la  chambre.  My  Lord  Scarhoroug  fit  quelque 
chose  d'aprochaTit.  II  est  dcs  amis  dc  my  lord  Car- 
marthen etde  my  Lord  Monmouth.  II  alia  des  le  matin 
auprez  du  Boy  faire  la  foucrion  de  Capitaine  des  gardes 
a  la  place  da  due  d'Orraont  qui  ojiiua  pour  mj'  lord 
Monmouth  do  memo  que  Durselay  qui  vous  a  ^crit 
depuis  peu.  Quatre  Seigneurs  manquerent  d'etre  a  la 
chambre  qui  etoienc  contre  le  party  do  my  Lord  Car- 
marthen, s^avoir  my  lord  D'OxIbrt  my  Lord  Dorset,  et 
my  Lord  Dssulton  qui  sent  malades"  el  le  due  de  S' 
Albans  qui  etoit  a  la  chasse.  My  lord  Monmouth  fit 
une  action  genereuse  aprez  le  gain  de  son  procez.  II 
dit  qu'il  donneroit  trois  cens  pieces  tons  les  aus  a  M' 
Danvers  pendant  sa  vie,  cost  environ  la  cinq  ou  sixieme 
partie  do  la  rente.  Votre  amy  le  Comte  de  Stamfort 
opina  contre  luy  quoy  que  nuUoment  amy  des  Torys. 
On  reprocho  a  my  lord  Carmarthen  d'avoir  voulu  oter  a 
my  lord  Monmouth  cette  confiscation  ou  pour  mieux  dire 
au  Roy,  quoy  qu'il  Tout  demande'o  luy-menie  en  don  a 
sa  majeste  lors  do  son  avenement  a  la  Couronne.  J'ay 
peur  de  vous  eunuyor  en  vous  ecrivaut  tant  de  circon- 
stances de  cette  affaire  dont  je  suis  remply 

'■  Les  Commissaires  etablis  par  la  Chambre  basse  pour 
examiner  la  depeuse  des  revenus  publics  depuis  I'annde 
16S8  ont  preseuto  un  etat  du  revenu  pendant  ces  trois 
aunees  qu'on  dit  monter  a  dix  huit  millions  de  livres 
sterlins.  On  a  lou  cet  etat  et  on  dit  que  my  lord  Renala 
et  quelques  autres  n'cmt  pas  bien  Satisfait  les  commis- 
saires  touchant  leurs  comptes.  On  les  examine  a  present 
dans  la  Chambre  et  on  conlinuera  dans  trois  jours." 

7  TDecJ 
"A   Londres  le  ^^i^^W^'-,  Lo  Comte  de  Bath  gagna 

27  [l\ov.J  ="  '' 

avant  hyer  au  banc  du  Roy  un  grand  procez  contre 
la  Duchesse  d'Albermalle  qui  luy  produira  a  present 
plus  de  quatre  mille  pieces  do  rente  et  autant  aprez  la 
mort  de  cette  duchesse,  et  pout  ctre  aussi  lo  tiltre  de 
Due.  Elle  obligea  my  Lord  Carmarthen  de  vcnir 
teraoigner  centre  le  comte  de  Bath  qu'il  n'ayme  plus. 
Comm'il  so  porte  mioux  il  vint  devant  les  juges  ct  de  la 
maniero  qu'il  parla  il  nc  contenta  ny  la  duchesse  ny  le 
comte.  Le  Chevalier  Higuina  ([ui  temoigna  aussi 
mnurnt  sur  le  chamj). 

■'  La  decision  du  procez  de  my  lord  Montmouth  dont 
je  vous  ay  ecrit  a  ete  renvoyoe  a  quatre  jours.  Avant 
hyer  les  Seigneurs  furent  assemblez  jusques  a  sept  heures 
du  soir  sans  puuvoir  finir  tant  I'afi'aire  est  delicate  efc 
bien  briguee.  My  lord  Carmarthen  alia  a  demy  malade 
au  Parlement  et  se  declara  contre  my  lord  Monmouth 
parce  que  my  lord  Lindzey  son  beau  frere,  et  my  lord 
Abindon  prenent  interest  au  bien  coufisque.  My  hjrd 
Halifax  se  declara  aussi  centre  luy  mais  my  lord  Ro- 
chester ot  my  lord  Godolfin,  autres  grosses  cloches,  se 
declarerent  pour  luy  et  les  douze  juges  ayant  donne  leurs 
avis  en  sa  faveur  c'est  un  bon  signe.  Cinq  ou  six  my 
lords  que  vous  pouvcz  deviner  m'ont  dit  que  lors  qu'ils 
opinerent  ils  opineront  pour  luy.  J'ay  dit  cecy  a  1& 
comtesse  qui  en  a  etc  bien-aise. 

"  L'aft'aire  de  lacompagnie  des  Indcs  orientalles  h  ete 
debatue  ce  matin  pour  la  sixicnie  fois  sans  poavoir  la 
finir.  M'  Seymour  veut  qu'on  la  ca^i.so  ot  M'  Clargez 
qu'on  en  refforme  seulemont  les  abus.  Aparemmont  ce 
dernier  sentiment  I'emportera.  C'est,  dit  on,  I'avantage 
de  la  Compagnie  Holandoise.  M'  Chardin  se  remne 
plus  qu'aucuii  autre  interesse  pour  la  conservation  do 
I'ancienne  compagnie. 

'■  M' de  Ruvigny  sera  neutralize  dans  trois  jours.  II 
aura  un  tiltre  en  Irlande  oil  il  etablira  autant  de  retfn- 
giez  qu'il  pourra." 

"  A  Londres  le  'f*  Decembre  1691  Vendredy.  Je 
vous  ay  entretenu.  Monsieur,  par  les  precedens  or- 
dinaire sur  les  att'aires  du  Parlemcnt.  On  y  examine 
les  comptes  des  revenus  publics  avec  assez  d'exactitude 
pour  tirer  en  longeur  par  la  raauviiise  intention  de 
quelques  membresquise  reorient  sur  certaines  depenses 
necessaires  et  sur  quelr|ue3  pensions  que  le  Roy  donna 
au  commencement  de  son  regne  ii  des  membres-memes. 
Mais  tout  cola  est  pen  de  chose. 

"  La  Comite  pour  le  calcul  de  I'argent  dcs  troupes  a 
regie  sur  le  niome  pied  que  I'annee  derniere.  On  dit 
qu'e  la  depense  des  73000  hommes  montera  a  deux 
millions  trois  cens  cinquanto  mille  li\Tes  sterlina  ou 
environ. 

'■  La  Chambre  basso  dit  qu'elle  ne  pent  aprouver  gonc- 
ralemcnt  tons  les  articles  do  la  capitulation  de  Limerik 
ainsi  auo  la  Chambre  haute,  nommement  I'article  qui 

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regarde  les  professions  des  avocats  papistes  qui  seroieut  beaucoup  de  bien.     De  sorte  que  voila  uiie  affaire  fiuie 

capables  de  faire  mille  chicanes  pour  alterer  le  repos  a  I'avantagc  de  I'uu  et  a  la  confusion  de  I'autre  .... 

d'Irlande.     On  demande  aux  membres  coutraires  si  le  "  Quelques  entrepreneurs  ont  propose  au  Roy  d'allsr 

General  Ginckel  a  mal  fait  d'avoirtantaccordedeprivi-  peschcr  les  deux  gallions  d'Espagne  qui  out  fait  nau- 

leges  i)our  avoir  la  place.     lis  repoudent  qu'il  a  tres-  frage  eu  partaut  de  rAmenque. 

bien  fait  niais  qu'il  ya  certaines  choses  coutraires  au  "  On  attend  chaque  jour  le  General  Ginckel  qui  sera 

gouvernemeut  qu'oune  pent  ratiffier.     On  leur  replique  bieu  receu. 

qu'on  feroit  un  grand  plaisir  au  Roy  Louis  l-l-  et  au  Roy  "  My  Lord  Durselay  m'a  avoiu'  (ju'd  u'avoit  pas  donne 

Jaques  si  on  vouloit  remettre  les  affaires  d'Irlande  au  sa  voix  a  my  Lord   Monmouth   comme  jc  I'avois  creu 

point  oil  elles  etoient  avaut  la  capitulation  de   Limerik  mais  il  opina  que  puis  my   lord  Abingdon,   sa  partie 

et  qu'on  v  renvoyeroit  de  bon   cour  les  troupes  qu'on  a  indirecte,  donnoit  sa  voix  au  procez  que  my  lord  Mon- 

transportces  en  France  &c.  mouth  devoit  donner  la  sienne,  s'agissaut  de  I'iuterest 

,  T     /-,,       1       1      X                1     i.  1     i            A„„  ^,.,^„„.,  dn  Roy.     Par  oe  moyen  my  lord  Durselay  se  partagea 

•'LaChambrehanteen  reglant  la  forme  des  procez  g^tre  ses  deux  amis.                                          J-         H        S 

qu  on  pourra  faire  aux  Seigneurs  pour  crime  de  haute  ..  .g  ^,^  ^.^          ^.^^^^           ^^^^  Notingham  a  qui  my 

trahison   (ou  lis  seront  tous  apellez  a  1  ayenir  a"  heu  de  ^^^^  Monmouth  a  le  plus  d'obligation  pour  le  gain  de  son 

■24  que  le  Roy  choisissoit^  n  a  pas  trouve  a  piopos  d  y  .^^^^    ^^^^            ^^          ^^  ^^^^^  ^^^i^.^,^  ^,^^^  ^^  ^^^^ 

comprendre  les  eveques  de  sorte  qu  on  ne  les  y  apelleia  ^^^^^-^^y^^  ■          jg^,,  ^^-^.^^^  ^^-^           j^^  1^;^  ^j^^  ^     ,^_ 

pas.     Et  s  lis  sont  accusez  eux-memes  lis  seront  jugez  ^^^  j^  ,^.^^^  ^^^^  ^^^  question  etoit  legitimement 

a  1  ordinaire.  _  On  dit   que  ce  reglement  qui  nest  pas  l^^f^^;^^^-      ^ela  fit    un  tel  effect  que  my    lord   Coru- 

encore  acheve  ne  leur  piait  pas.  ^^^,-^  ^^^i  ^^.^^j^  ^j^  ^.^^^  oontraire  dit  tout  haul  qu'il 

"Le  chevalier  Guillaume  Temple  quia  ete'  pendant  changeoit  de  sentiment  aprez  une  telle  explicatiou." 

tant  d'annees  ambassadeur  en  Holande  a  fait  inprimer  "  ^  Londres   le  f }  Decembre    1691  Vendredy.      De- 

depuis  peu  les  memoires  de   ses  negotiations.     11  dez-  pui.s    deux    jours    on     s'entretient    fort    ice    sur    une 

abuze  le  public  de  la  croyanco  qu'ou  a  que  c'estmy  lord  nouvclle  decouverte  d'une  vieille  conspiration.    Unjeune 

Carmarthen  qui  fut  le  priucijial  instrument  sous  le  Roy  homme  nomme  Puller,  prisonnicr  pour  debtes  dcmanda 

Charles  pour  le  mariage  du   Roy  et  dc  la  Reyne.     Cet  aparler  .'i  r'archeveijue  de  Cantorbery  de  (pii  il  est  conmi. 

authcnr  vient  d'assurer  que  c'cst  luy  qui  fut  employe  a  (jgt  archevcciuo  luy  envoya  son  gendro  qui  est  membro 

cela,  et  qu'il  communi(|ua  cc  secret  a  my  lord  Carmar-  (|g  ]a  Chambrc  basse,  a  qui  le  jjrisonnier  dit  qu'il  iivoit 

then  &c.     L'autheur  n'eparuc   pas  la  memoire  de  my  df.  p-ands  secrets  a  decouvrir  touchant  plusieur  traitres 

lord  Arlington,  ce  qui  fache  fort  la  belle  duchesse  de  [„i  Gouvernemeut.     Sur  le  raport  qui  en  fut  fait  .'i  la 

Grafton  sa  fille.      On    mettra  en    Holande  le  livre  en  Chambre  clle  fit  amencr  Puller  qui  delivra  ?i  I'Orateur 

Francois cjuelques  papiers  et  en  suite  il  nomma  qnantite  de  Lords 

"  Cette  apres  diuee  la  Chambre  basse  a  fait  une   taxe  ct   do  gentilhommes   bien  conns  qui  ont  agy  pour  le 

sur  les  terres  d'environ  seize  cens  mille  lirres  sterlins  retablissement  du  Roy  Jaques,  comme  my  Lord  Halifax, 

pour  le  subside  de  la  flotte."  my  loi'd  Midleton,  my  lord  Ailesbury,  my  lord  Pever- 

^           „    ,   ,      ,            iv    ,        •           ,c,         m    ■'     iinr  sham,  le  due  de  Southampton,  le  due  deNorthumbellaud, 

Part   of  date   torn  oil    leaving,   ■' 8  x.   9L           Mes  ^^.  ,J^.j  g^.^^,^^,           j^^.^^  ^,j^                ,^^^  Drummor 

affaires   vont    mal    touchant    ma    charge.      Je    voy    a  ^    ,^^.^^  Nieubonrg,  M'  Ogletorpe  M'  Penwik  et  autres. 

present  la  raison  pourquoy    le  marchand   ma    caution  ^^^.^  j,^  ^^^  ^^,^^^  j^ord  qufest  a  present  dans  les  grands 

nemepaye  pas  depuis  six   mois  c  est  que  Ion  a  fait  ^      j^^^^  p^^at  ot  dans  la  confidence  du   Roj",  c'est 

une   caballe   a  la  Jamaique   pour   m  obliger  a  vendre  ^^1  j^^^   Godolfln.     II   assura  que  la  regne  Marie   de 

ma  charge  a  uu  petit  prix  en  ne  me  donnant  quo  la  ^^^^^^^  ^^^.^  ^^.^  ^^^^.^■^.  ^^^  ^^^\.^  ^^  s'adresser  a  luy 

moitie  du  revenue  ordinaire  dont  tous  mes  predecesseurs  ^^       ;  ^^  ^^.^^  ^^^  interets,  etc.     En  suite  il 

ont  jouy      Quoyquejay  passe  un  bail  pour  trois  ans  P                ^.  j^' r      ^.^^loit  accorder  la  grace  de  deux 

a  raison  de  ,«)0  pieces  par  an  on  no  la  pas  voulu  ratiffier  H^^^^  .,  ^^j^.^.^ ^^^  j^^  j.^.^^  ^^^.^,  ^j^^^  ^-J-^  semaines  an 

a  la   Jamaique    et  mes  deputez  ne  m  offrent  que  1-50  pg^.j^.^^g^^            temoigner  ce  qu'il  avauce  et  pour  de- 

pieces  pour  my  faire  consent.r  ou  a  vendre.     My  lord  particularitez  de  la  conspirations.     L'Orateur 

Inchicinin  le  Gouverneur    ma    ecrit    eu    reponce    que  ,            ,       ^           ,            .          -i       T             ■        -   n  i. 

iin^uitiuiii  ic  yj^ur^ii                                   i        ']    •        '  domauda  au  mcmbre  oui  avoit  parle  en   prison  a  Puller 

pendant  la  guerre  ma  charge  ne  iiouvoit  produire   que  ,.,  ,              .,          c  -  i   „          „  j  „  j         u                     •  j 

t^       ,       ,    »   \        ,.,          o        -1      J     1           J         „,„  s  il  luy  avoit  conne  les  noms  des  deux  homines  qui  de- 

peu  de  chose  et  qu  il  me  couseiUe  de  la  vendre  pour  ,•'                       ■,,   ,.,        .      „      i        >-i  i                        -^ 

pen  uo                    ^                    ...                    >•!„■+  mandent  grace.     II  dit  qu  ouy,  et  qu  il  les  nommeroit 

sept  cens  pieces.     Je  n  aurois  lamais  creu  qu  il  m  eut  .  ,     ,,,      o.       ,,  ^,          .'         ;''      ..,'           . ,  ,                 , 

,  fl              '            ...         -J       •  •'        ,,              i    1     i„i,  .  SI  la  Chambre  1  ordonnoit,  mais  Quil  croyoita  propos  de 

fait    une    proposition  si  deraisonnablo    apres    la  lettre  ,.„,                            ^          ■   e  i.  i-   '      x  \            c              ^ 

,  ,.          ,  1      "^  „o  1             ■    -4.               e                Ti            1  difterer  encore.     Ce  qui  tut  trouve  bon,  afin  que  les 

oblisreante  que  .38  luy  ecrivit  en  ma  iaveur.     II  y  a  plus  ,             ,          ^.,,            .               jj 

,   ^     ^,^                -    ,         .    ,          ,              T      ■           „•   t  accnzez  n  eussent  pas  si    tot  conoissance   de  ces  deux 

nun  an  et  la  reponce  n  en  Vint  que  liyer.     Je  n  oze  point  "'-^"''.                         '     . 

ij  u.  ,iu  ^,u        ^1    uv.^    ,          1      '        :                       •   i        i  temoms.     J  ay  parle  a  quelques-uns  des  accusez  qui  se 

parler  qu  en  passant  et  en  deux  mots  sur  mon  interest  ^cixi^mo.          ■    i      .   .     i       i                         ,                 i 

-  oo      i  ••                  J'-           i           7     Ti         ,-   ■     1       A-    „„  moquent  de  cette  vieilie  accusation,  et  qui  comparent  ce 

a  38,  et  i  ay  ijeur  d  importuner  le  lloy  sx  le  luy  dis  ou  "  "^            .         .         .       ri  i    j         •    i      i 

/■  •    J-      !•  i  I     •   ■         •         ■      4-     ■           '          t  1     „i,     „  Puller  au  faux  temoign  Oatz  de  qui  il  est  amy  et  avec 

fais  dire  1  etat  ou  le  suis  qui  est  pire  qu  avant  la  charge  ...        ,  •,     -i     j-          '      ii      Ji  •               j.     i       j. 

.   •'         ■    '     ,             -.J            -      1        1  QUI,  disent  lis,  il  a  trouve  cette  aftaire  pour  tacherd  avoir 

parce  que   i  avois  pension  ct  que   ray  depense  plus  de  4"''^  o^-          ,                                             i                           .^  . 

^     ,     •'            „            ,       i.     i.           A      .,1.     ,,„,!'„   „:„  „   „  une  pension  comme  luv.     On  scaura  dans  quelque  temps 

cent  ineces  pour  mes  patentes.     Avant  que  d  avoir  une  ;      '     ,i              •                    •,.                ii               •  '          ■    ' 

seconde  reponce  de  my  lord  Inchiquin  il  faut  plus  d'uu  de   quelle   maniere  on  agita  en  cette  occasion  qui  ne 

an  ct  mon  bail  expirera  et  par  consequent  plus  de   de-  V^J^'^  S^'fJ'e  considerable.     Oependant  cela  retarde  des 

putez  si  je  ne  fais  tout  ce  qu'on  vent,  une  rente  de   150  affairespluspressan.es     ■     •     ■     • 

pieces  oiiime  rente  de  700  pieces.     L'un  et  I'autre  me  .   ^^e  Roy  a  do  longues  conferences  avec  les  commis- 

rninent.     Je  ne  puis  me  faire  payer  au  due  d'Ormont  ^au-es  dc  1  admiraute  et  aussi  avec  ceux  de  la  Tresorene 

mon  debiteur.     Voila  mon  etat,  Dieu  en  soit  loiie.     Je  plus  souvent  qua  1  ordinaire 

89ay  la  part  que  tous  y  prenez  par  la  bonte  que  vous  "  «"  _f  cl^^«««  quelques  ecles.astiques  de  1  university 

•        o  1    mnv  "  d  Oxford  parce  qu  lis  out  reiiuse  les  nouveaux  sermons. 

^              •''  "  Jay  apris  ce  soir  que  my  lord  Dunferlin  est  ariveo 

"A    Londres    le    V    Decembre    1691.      On    n'a   pas  de  Paris  en  Ecosse  avec   des  amies,  quelque  argent  et 

encor  fait  d'autre  Taxes  que  celle  dont  Je  vous  ecrivis  quelques  oflBciers  pour  tacher  de  reveiller  le  reste  du 

il   y    a   quatre    jours    sur    les    terres    d'environ    seize  party  abatu. 

cens   cinquante   mille  pieces   par  un  an   et  [lar  mois.  ^'\    Londres    les   ^    Decembre    1691   Mardy.      Je 

La  Chambre  basse  s'estapliquee  depuis  a  d'autresaflaires  y^y  yy„g   faire   part  d'une  affaire  qui   vous   sur]>rend 

commeucces,  nommement  .-i  pourvoir  sufSzamment  de  _        .  comme  jel'ay  ete  lors  que  I'eveque  de  Salisbury  me 

matelots  la  flotte  et  a  passe  le   bill  dour  la  biere  pour  la  racontee.    Vous  scavez  qu'il  y  a  environs  un  mois  que 

un  an,  M'  Clargez  a  demande  rexemption  de  I'excise  en  j^  Maisoii  du  Roy  a   Kinsington  fut  en  partie  brulco. 

fft^  eur  des  nniversitcz  d'Oxford  et  de  Cambridge  mais  la  rproig  jours  auparavant  I'archeveque  de  Cantorbery  avoit 

Chambre  a  rejette  cette  demande.  etc  averty  par  M'  Fulcr  (c'est  le  ineme  prisonnier  ((ui  a 

"  My  Lord  Damby  a  fait  une  espece  de  retractation  decouvert  depuis  peu  une  conspiration  de  plusieurs  lords 

dans  la  Chambre  des  Seigneurs  surce  qu'il  croyoit  avoir  Jacobites)  de  donner  avis  a  leurs  Majestez  de  prendre 

ven  une  lettre  de  my  Lord  Notingham  parmy  les  papiers  garde  a  elles  et  (|ue  dans  quelques  jours  on  devoit  former 

pris  dans  une  barque  Praucoise,  et  a  declare  qu'il  n'avoit  une  eiitreprise  contre  leurs  personnes.     II  n'en  dit  pas 

rien  a  reprocher  a  ce  Secretaire  d'Etat  de  qui  il  a  dit  davantage.     L'archoveque  sans. 

rqua  par  d'en  avertir  le  Roy  qui  s'en 

n  parla  a  la  Reyne  le  memo  jour :  comme 

d'une  humeur  craintive,  est  qu'elle  est  fort 

nee,  elle  ne  s'en  mit  point  en  peine.     Mais 

ez,  entendant  tirer  des  coups  de  mou.squet,  et  crier 

pensa  d'abord  a.  I'avis  quo  I'archeveque  luy  avoit 

elle  pria  dicu,  et  sur  le  champ  sortant  du  lit  ouvrit  la  porte  de  sa 


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eliambrc  aprez  qu'ou  ent  sccii  ce  que  c'etoit  le  Roy  resolut  d'aller  en  Carosse  a  Witehal  a  quatrc  ou  rinq  houros 
du  matin,  mais  la  Rcyuo  Ten  detourna  sans  luy  dire  ce  qa'elle  apreliendoit.  Elle  craignoit  que  .si  \c  ten  avoit 
ete  mis  a  dessein  a  Kiusington  c'etoit  pour  en  faire  sortir  le  Roy  la  unit,  et  si  quelque  scelerat  avoit  ate  aposte 
pour  hazarder  nu  eou]i  de  monsquet  ii  travers  les  hayes  il  auroit  pu  n'etre  pas  deeonvert.  On  pent  tirer  de  lo 
fait  de  I'avis  de  M'  Fuk-r,  iiue  eommc  ses  amis  les  Jacobites  ne  se  deffioieut  point  de  luy  ou  avoit  laelie  quelcpie 
mot  on  sa  presence  qui  tendoit  a  une  resolution  de  faire  bientot  une  entreprise  Contre  leurs  majestez.  Dieu  veuile 
veiller  toujour^  pour  elles 

II  y  a  trois  jours  que  la  ehambre 

moyens  pour  les  dc]ienses  de  la  guerre  qnelq 

proposerent  de  retraneher  les  grosses  pe 

gages  des  charges  et  dcs  employs  afiu  que 

(oxcepte  I'Oratcur,  les  douze  juges  les  commissaires 

Chaneelerie,  les  amliassadeurs,  les  officiers  de  il 

L'armee)  ne  jniisse  recevoir  plus  de  eiuq  eens  pie 

la  guene.  L'admiral  Russel 
fnt  le  premier  qui  ofl'rit  do  quiter  ses  gros  gages,  M'  prupre.  II  est  toujours  amy  intime  de  my  lord  f?hre«s. 
Lauder  dit  la  memo  chose  mais  les  autres  aunombre  de  bery.  lis  ne  prenent  pas  le  veritable  chemiu  pour  Ic 
plus  de  trente  auroit  bien  voulu  rejetter  cette  question  ministere  d'Etat,  Le  Chevalier  Lauder  Vice-cham- 
qui  passa  pourtant.  Cela  incoramoderaquantite  de  gens  bellan  ayant  voulu  i'aire  Feloge  de  niy  Lord  Nutingham 
qui  ne  sont  gnere  riches  que  par  leurs  employs.  Ce  qui  sort  avec  taut  de  fidelite  et  d'aplication  d'abord 
menage  regarde  les  grands  officiers  de  la  couroune  et  l'admiral  repliqua  aprez  qu'il  fut  justiffie  qu'il  le  prioit 
de  la  maison  Rovalle,  les  memes  gentilhommes  de  la  d'alleguer  I'exemple  de  quelque  bon  service  qu'il  eut 
Chambrc,  les  Commissaires  de  la  Tresorerie,  de  I'ad-  rendu  au  Roy  et  a  la  nation.  Quantite  de  petits  services 
miraute,  de  la  doiiane,  de  I'excise  et  quaniite  d'autres       rendus  avec  zele  et  assiduite  en  valent  un   grand,     M' 

personnes  meme  de  chez  la  Reyne Trever.  Soliciteur  General,  qui  avoit  opine  il  ya  quinze 

"  Greneral  Giuckel  ariva  hyor  au  soir.  II  fnt  deux  jours  en  faveur  de  my  lord  Notiugham  avaut  qu'on  I'eut 
[heu]res  avec  le  Roy,  et  demye  heure  avec  la  Reyne.  nomme,  a  dit  hautement  qu'il  en  etoit  facli^,  qu'il 
On  ne  pent  pas  etre  mieux  receu  qu'il  I'a  ete.  II  me  changeoit  de  sentiment  ii  present  et  se  servit  d'un  mot 
semble  que  cela  a  du  raport  a  ce  que  le  lioij  dit  h.  23  lors  outrageant  comme  si  ce  secretaire  d'Etat  uzoit  d'artitfice 
qu'il  partit  d'icy.  Ce  matin  au  leve  les  seigneurs  pour  rendre  l'admiral  odienx.  De  .sorte  que  vous  verrez 
Anglois  qui  s'y  sont  rencontrez  I'ont  aussi  fort  caresse.  par  ce  )ietit  detail  qu'on  attaque  my  lord  Notingham 
"  My  lord  Notingham  est  dans  une  grande  affliction  plus  qu'auparavant  dans  le  Chambre  basse  sans  qu'on 
pour  la  mort  de  my  lord  Finch  son  fils  aisne  age  de  dix  ayt  encor  allegue  contre  luy  aucun  crime  punissable 
ans  et  fort  joly.  Le  fils  de  la  seconde  femme  ny  perdra  par  les  loix.  Aussi  n'en  veut  on  pas  a  sa  vie  mais  ii  sa 
i-jgu"  ■  charge.     On   voudroit  bien  qu'il  la  quitat  volontaire- 

2  Janvier  1693  mont.     Le  Roy  le  traite  aussi  bien  <pie  jamais. 

'■ALondres      23~r)ecembre  169"' ^^"''"''^^•^'     ''^^ ''°""  ■•  La  chambre  basse  a  resoln  enfin  qa'aucun  membre 

tinuea  vous  eutretenir  sur  les  affaires  du  Parlement  ne  pourra  exercer  aucune  charge  de  la  Cour  aprez  le  2 
nommement  sur  celle  du  Comte  de  Notingham  qui  Janvier  prochain.  Ceux  eu  ont  les  garderont,  mais  si 
a  suiet  d'etre  surpris,  et  ses  amis  aussi,  de  ce  que  la  quelque  membre  en  aecepte  aprez  ce  petit  delay  il  sera 
Chambre  basse  n'a  pas  plus  favorablement  examine  son  mis  hors  la  Chambre  et  on  donnera  order  de  taire  une 
gros  difterent  avec  l'admiral  Russell,  et  de  ce  qu'elle  I'a  autre  election.  M'  Lauder  entr  autres  s  est  opoze  a  cela, 
pleinement  justiffie  sans  allet'uer  aucune  raison  d'une  si  cUsant  que  les  seigneurs  en  seront  bien-aise  et  qu  lis 
prompte  resolution  qu'on  a  mis  en  ((uatre  lignes  au  bas  accepteront  les  charges  que  le  Roy  a  acoutume  de  donner 
de  I'eorit  des   seisineurs  en  le   leur  rendant  dans   une       aux  communes.        ^        .        ,,         ,  ,  ... 

seconde  conference.     Lors  que  my  lord  Carmarthen  qui  On  lent  hyer  et  aujourdhuy  deux  bills  pour  partie 

y  presidoit  en  fit  le  raport  suc.unt,  le  due  de  Sommerset,  du  subside  accorde,  1  un  de  deux  mdhons  sterhns  sur 
qui  ne  parle  guere,  remarqua  qu  il  avoit  oubhe  une  eir-  les  terres,  1  autre  d  un  million  sterlin  a  loud  perdu 
Constance  qui  est  que  la  justification  de  Tadmiral  s'est  afin  qu  apres  avoir  passe  par  les  tormes  ordinaire  il.s 
faite  unanimement  dans  toute  la  Chambre  basse  parce  ^oient  prets  vers  le  commencement  de  1  annee  d  etre 
que  fort  pen  de  membres  comme  M'  Finch  s'y  sont  Passez  en  acces.  On  a  commence  a  exanuner  le  rcste 
oposez.  lie  s'y  agissant  pas  de  condamner  la  conduite  de  dji  subside  et  1  on  fait  des  taxes  sur  les  Marchandises 
my  lord  Notingham  mais  seulemeut  de  justiffier  celle  de  etrangeres  par  ordre  alphabetique.  On  a  mis  uue  grosse 
l'admiral  a  qui  pourtant  on  ne  demanda  jias  pourquoy       taxe  sur     eau  cle  vie.  ■     .      ,  • 

1     1    i    11     -1     i   -i  .      ,   „■   T -T  i„  riQ  w;+  n,i  lloii  '   Auiourdhuy  le  Chambre  basse  s  est  adiournee  pour 

aprez  la  bataille  il  etoit  revenu  a  li  isle  cle  \>  it  au  lieu         .        .J  "^      j      <■  ^      j    a-     i      r\      ■     t  v   •    ■ 

I      i_  J         •  4-  r  ii^„  o^Q,.  ^  .,iT^  f.iii  i>'otn;,.iif       cinq  lourd  a  cause  des  fetes  de  jNoel.     On  s  est  divise  sur 

i!e  changer  de  vaisseau  et  d  aller  avec  ceux  qui  n  etoient  .'■'i-  i,         i  i-. 

1  ot  ^r„i     „,.  ■R,.oo+  /.,Miini";i   !>i-,,it       cela,  car  les  leuiies  membres  deniandoient   sept  louis 

nas  endommasrez  vers  b' Jlalo  ou  wrest  comm  ii  a^oit  '         .        r      i     .  -        j-       i-      i.    -i         .  i 

^i  -  1     J  „„;!.!„„„,.,.,.„      (i„  ^c=nro  r,np  r.p       pour  avoir  plus  de  temps  a  se  divertir  et   us  out  perdu 

ete  resolu  dans  un  conseil  de  guerre.     Un  assure  que  "^"^       j     i,^       • 

manoeuvre  a  L'Lsle  de  Witt  est  le  commencement  du  ,1  ^'"J.^-     ,        i       t-   ■                   •                        a           a- 

"                                                  ..,,■.  '■  La  Chambre  des  Seigneurs  n  a  pas  encor  demande 

malheur  aprez  lebonheurde  la  bataille  qui  n  a  eu  aucune  ■*                                  '^      .              t-         -,  -,.j  .-      , 

.'^       V7»-      J      ,              .      „•  „    ,];,,    ,,'      ,.„]„    ,i,,„„   i„  la  conference  lilire  sur  1  affaire  de   my  lord  Notingham. 

suite.      Cependant   on   n  a   rien   tlit   sur   cela   uans   la  •   j        i        i         i         i                 •  »         i 

.TLiiuc.      ^1                                         „„i...„ .  f„;fc      TQ.i.,,.t->T  lis  out  ordonne  de   chercher   dans  leurs  registres  des 

Chambre  basse,  ny  sur  pmsieurs  autres  laits.     JjC  party  ^.^  v-    u  ui                                      ,•      ,                ii   i. 

desWigs   parmy^le.s  seigneurs  se  remue  pour  y  faire  exemples  de  ce  qui   s  est  pratique  en  semblables  occa- 

rezoudre  la  meme  conclusion  en  faveur  de  radmiral,  sions.     On  n  y  trouvera  point  ^^ 

c'est  qu'il  a  fait   la  derniere   campagne   avec    fidelite,  "ALondresle    .,n  t»'  '^— j r^     Vendredy.     Depuis 

courage  et  bonne   conduite.     Le    party   des  Torys  re-  30  Deoembre  92                         ,    . 
plique  qu'avant  que  den   veuir  a  une  telle  conclusion  trois  jours   que   le    Parlement   a   recommence    a    tra- 
il faut  aTvoir  une   conference  libre  entre  les  deux  Cham-  vailler  il  ne  s'y  est  rien  passe  de  eurieux  pour  le  dehors, 
btes  afin  que  chacun  disc  tout  ce  que  bon  luy  semblera.  On  a  continue  I'examen  des  aff'aires  commencees  comme 
Mais  en  attendant  qu'on  demande  cette  conference  les  celle  de  my  lord  Notingham   et  de  1  admiral  Russell, 
membres  de  la  Chambre  disoient  hyer  qu'elle  n'est  point  Les  personnes  moderees  voudroient  bien  a  faire  tomlier 
obli'^ce   ny  d'humeur  de   donner  aucune  j-aison  de  la  mais  I'animosite  des  autres  I'empeche.     Les  Seigneurs 
resolution  quelle  a  prise  de  justiffier  eutierement  I'ad-  out  enfin  resolu  aprez  un  long  debat  qu'on  demandera 
miral  son  membre.  et  que  si  les  seigneurs  ne  veulent  pas  aujourdhuy  une   conference  libre  a  la  chambre  basse  si 
faire  li  'neiue  chose  iiu'elle  ne  s'eu   met  point  en  peine,  elle  veut  lacorder,  car  un  party  s  y  opuse. 
et  que  ceia  n'empeclirra  pas   qu'il  ne  commande  encore  "  Le  Due  de  Norfolk   recommenpa  hyer   son   afiaire 
la  tlotte  s'il  veut  et  que  le  Rov  lagree  nans  plus  recevoir  contre    sa    femme    et    son    galand   M'   Germain   a    la 
des  ordres  coutresiuiiez  par  my   lord    Notingham.     II  chamljre  des  Seigneurs  jiour  y  faire  recevoir  un  bill  de 
semble  qu'on  pourroit  les  faire  signer  par  un  seconde  separation  eti)ermission  de  se  remaner.     Un  gros  party 
secretaire   d'etat.     On  a  ete  idus  avaiit  M'  le  Centre-  se  declare  pour  faire  rejetter  ce  Bill  et  poue  renvoyer 
rolleur  Warton  a  dit  hautement  en  pleine  Chambre  en  ce  procez  a  la  Cour  Eclesiastique.     Mais  on  n  eut  pas 
nommant  expressement  my  lord  Notingham  qu'il  est  a  hyer  le  temps  de  vuider  cette  question  ;  1  on  a  renvoye 
propos  de  faire  incessamment  une  adresse  au  Roy  pour  la  decision  a  demaiii      L  on  a  ren.arque  que  les  Seigneurs 
le   suplier  de  I'eloigner  de  sa  personne  et  des  affaires  qu'on    soub?onne   de   cocuage    furent    p  mr    luy.      b  il 
d'Etat      Les  autres  Wigs  I'ont  blame  eomm'ils  avoient  gagne  ce  ne  sera  que  de  pen  de  voix  et  par  le  nombre 
blame 'son  fiere  d'avoir  si  tot  dit  leur  dessein  parce  que  des   eveques   qui   se    tout   un   point  de   conscience   en 
suivant  les  formes  du  Parlement   il    n'est   pas   encore  parlantcontie  une  femme  adulterepublique. 
temps  de  presenter  cette  addresse.     On  dit  que  M'  le  "La  Chambre   basse   con  mue   1  examen  des  circon- 
CoTrerol leur  Warton   pretend  depuis  longtemps  a  etre  stances  du  bill  de  deux  millions  de     ivres  sterlms  de 
secretaire  d'etat  quoy  qu'on  assure  qu'il  n'y  seroit  pas  taxe  sur  les  terres.     Le   point  difficile  .,u.  regarde  la 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Babl of  nominatiou  des  Commissaiies  pour  la  levee  de  I'argeut 
Pbubioh.  u'est  pas  encore  regie.  Si  le  Roy  les  vouloit  choisii-  il 
gagncroit  plus  de  trois  cens  milles  livres  sterlius  mais 
il  y  auroit  un  grand  nombre  do  mal  contents.  Comm'il 
nepeut  pas  bien  conoitre  toutes  les  peisonnes  propres 
a  cet  employ  il  y  a  aparence  qu'il  les  laissera  cboisir  a  la 
Ohambre  basse  qui  n'aura  pas  pen  de  peine  a  en  conyeiiir 
et  a  eichire  partie  des  anciens  Commissaires  qui  ont 
trompe,  dit  on. 

"  My  lord  Coninsby  a  receu  des  lettref  d'Irlande  qui 
portent  que  quatrc  armateurs  Francois  y  ont  fait  nau- 
frage  et  qu'on  a  fait  600  rnatelots  prisonuieres.  Par  le 
calcnl  qn'ou  a  fait  icy  de  ccs  sortes  de  prisonniers  Ton 
trouve  qu  Ton  en  a  \ma  plus  de  douze  cens  plus  que  les 
Francois  n'en  ont  jn-is  sur  les  Anglois  et  Holandois,  mais 
aussi  Ton  tronve  que  les  Francois  ont  jiris  deux  oa  trois 
fois  plus  de  navires  marchands  Anglois  et  Holandois. 

"  Je  s?ay  qu'on  s'aplique  si  fort  .a  mettre  la  flotte  en 
etat  de  sorlii-  qu'en  cas  de  besoin  elle  sera  prete  au 
commencement  de  Fevrier  mcme  les  plus  gros  vais- 
peaux. 

"  On  a  receu  co  matin  la  bonne  nouvelle  de  la  levee 
dn  siege  de  Huy  et  de  la  bonne  dcft'ense  de  Rhiufclds.  On 
a  apris  aussi  qu'on  a  assiege  Furncs.  ]\Iais  on  assure 
que  les  Francois  y  eclioiiei'ont  amoins  qu'il  ne  gele. 
Ces  nouvellcs  ont  fort  rejouy  aujourdhuy  les  parlemen- 
taires,  la  plus-part  de  ceux  qui  jiarleut  Francois  les  ont 
aprises  par  moy  qui  suis  jouvnelement  a  leurs  anti- 
cbambres. 

"  Une  place  de  secretaire  du  Conseil  etant  vacante  le 
Roy  s'esl  souvenu  de  3r  Brichman  qui  I'aura.  My 
lord  Portland  en  a  parle  a  sa  Majeste  auprez  de  qui  vous 
avez  commence  .a  le  bien  mettre.  11  me  I'a  souvent  dit 
avec  des  expressions  de  reconnoissance.'' 

"A  Londres  le  '/  Janvier  'Ap  Mardy.  Les 
Seigneurs  ayant  demande  une  conference  libre  a  la 
Chambre  basse  sur  I'aflaire  de  my  lord  Notingham  et 
de  I'admiral  Russell,  et  ayant  marque  le  jour  et  I'beure 
suivant  leur  privilege,  la  Chambre  liasse  au  lien  de  I'ac- 
corder  incontinent  .a  fait  reponce  (ju'elle  cnvoyeroit  des 
depntez  anx  Seigneurs  pour  leur  faire  sgavoir  sou  inten- 
tion. Mais  depuisquatre  jours  die  ne  les  a  pasenvoyez 
et  cela  paroit  extraordinaire,  aussi,  dit  on,  que  le  party 
de  I'admiral  ne  veut  jjoint  de  conference  libre,  ou  chacun 
dit  ce  qu'il  veut  et  oil  Ton  pourroit  examiner  de  nouveau 
et  remettre  en  question  centre  luy  ce  (|ui  a  dcja  ete 
vuide  si  vite  puis  (|u'on  I'a  remercie  de  toute  sa  cam- 
pagne  derniere  et  qu'on  a  declare  qu'il  a  agy  avec  fide- 
lite  courage  et  bonne  condnite.  11  so  pent  faire  rpie  la 
chambre  basse  demandcra  aux  seigneurs  qu'ils  mar- 
quent  precisement  sur  quelle  matiero  nouvelle  ils  sou- 
haitent  une  conference  libre  quoy  que  quantite  de 
membres  disent  qu'il  n'en  faut  point.  Cela  etant,  my 
lord  Notingham  ne  pourra  ]ias  convaincre  I'admiral  par 
des  preuves  qu'il  n'a  pas  fait  aprez  la  bataille  navalle 
tout  oe  qu'il  jjouvoit.  Ses  amis  continuent  a  dire  qu'il 
ne  veut  plus  commander  la  Flotte.  Nota.  11  y  aura 
conference 

''II  y  a  quatre  jours  que  la  Chambre  des  Seigneurs 
esamina  pendsint  six  heures  le  bill  ile  la  Chambre  basse 
pour  empecher  qua  I'avenir  ses  membres  aprez  leur 
election  ne  ])uissent  accepter  des  charges  a  la  cour.  Les 
Seigneurs  se  diviserent  en  deux  ])artis.  L'un  au  nombre 
do  33  opina  pour  rejetter  ce  bill  et  I'antre  au  nombre 
de  48  opina  )ionr  le  renvoyer  a  un  comite  afin  de  le 
mieux  examiner.  Co  party  quoy  que  le  moins  bon 
I'emporta  !i  la  pluralite  sur  I'autre  qui  avoit  les  jirinei- 
palles  tetes  comme  my  lord  Carmarthen,  my  lord 
Rochester,  my  lord  Portland,  my  lord  Notingham,  my 
lord  Devencher  qui  souhaitei'oient  que  I'usage  des  pre- 
cedens  regnes  coiitinuat  et  (ju'on  mit  dans  les  charges 
tant  d'honnetes  membres  des  Communes  (jui  servent 
bien  la  patrie. 

'■  Le  Uuc  de  Norfolk  est  si  malheureux  que  nonoljstant 
ses  preuves  d'adultere  la  Chamber  des  Seigneurs  a 
rejette  son  bill,  et  par  consequent  sa  femme  et  son 
amant  L'Holandois  ont  encor  gagn6  le  procez,  saufa 
faire  des  poursuites  a  la  Cour  Eclesiastique  ce  qui  est 
d'une  longue  discussion. 

"  Hyer  an  matin  larabassadeur  d'Espagne  receut  un 
exprez  de  Neuport  qui  porta  quatre  nouvelles.  Le  Siege 
de  R'uinfeldsleve  ;  I'Electrice  do  Baviere  morte  ;  Furnes 
et  Dixmunde  entre  les  mains  des  Francois.  La  premiere 
nouvelle  est  capitalle  et  donne  icy  une  grarde  joye, 
quoy  que  Ton  soit  sensible  aux  trois  pertes. 

"Aprez  que  j'ay  en  ecrit  ce  que  dessus  tonchant  la 
conference  libre  j'ay  apris  qu 'aujourdhuy  la  Chambre 
basse  a  envoye  le  Colonel  Grenvilie  aux  Seigneurs  pour 
leur  dire  qu'on  leur  accorderoit  la  conference,  et  on 
est  convenu  que  ce  sera  demain.  On  m'a  dit  que  les 
membres  de  la  Chambre  basse  ne  feront  qu'eoouter  s'il  y 


a  quelque  chose  nouveau  centre  I'admiral  et  qu'avant  Earl  oi 
que  d'y  rei)Ondre  ils  feront  leur  rapport  en  pleine  Ubnbigb 
chambre.     .     . 

"  L'affaire  de  la  taxe  de  deux  millions  sterlius  sur  les 
terrcs  est  examinee  chaque  jour  a  cause  de  taut  de  for- 
malitez  necessaires  et  des  exceptions.  Par  exemple 
hyer  on  exempta  de  oette  taxe  les  tJniversitez  d'Oxford 
et  de  Cambridge,  et  on  regla  une  clauze  pour  emprunter. 
Cette  ijrincipalle  affaire  finira  au  premier  jour  a  la 
Chambre  basse  et  ne  se  journera  guere  a  la  haute.'' 

"  Ce  soir  les  Seigneurs  avant  que  d'avoir  dine  ont  ete 
assemblez  jusques  a  neuf  heures  sur  le  bill  cy  dessus 
touchant  le.^  charges,  et  aprez  mille  contestations  on  I'a 
rejette  par  deux  voix  seulement.  Je  viens  de  voir  sortir 
de  Westminster  environ  80  Seigneurs,  la moitie  chagrins 
nommement  nij  lord  Mulgrave,  mj  lord  Monmouth  et 
autres  qui  vouloieiit  que  la  Cour  ne  donnat  plus  de 
charges  aux  membres  de  la  chambre  basse.  L'antre 
moitie  etoient  bien  joyeux,  uommement  mj  lord  Noting- 
ham, mj  lord  Devencher,  mj  lord  Portland,  mj  lord 
Durselaj  et  tant  d'autres  qui  sent  bien-aise  qu'un  tel 
bill  soit  rejette.  11  est  si  tard  que  je  n'ai  pas  le  temps 
de  vous  dire  d'autres  partioularites." 

"A  Londres  le  ^,f  Janvier  ^4^  Vendredy.  Je  vous 
ecrivis,  Monsieur,  il  y  a  trois  jours  cpie  la  Chambre 
basse  et  plus  de  quarante  seigneurs  de  la  haute 
avoient  perdu  par  deux  voix  seulement  le  bill  tres 
important  par  lequel  on  vouloit  empecher  cju'a  I'avenir 
les  membres  des  Communes  n'eussent  uy  charges  ny 
employs  de  la  Cour.  Cette  grande  all'aire  nouvelle  avoit 
partage  toute  sorte  de  gens  et  quoy  qu'il  y  ayt  eu  du 
melange  des  partis  I'on  pent  dire  en  general  que  les 
Wigs  etoient  pour  le  bill  et  les  Torys  centre.  Ceux-cy 
qui  ont  gagne,  la  question  par  deux  voix  et  encor  par 
les  procurations  des  abseus.  disoient,  entr'autreschoses, 
que  ce  bill  sapeit  le  feudement  de  la  monarchie  et 
tendoit  a  une  republique.  Mais  les  Wigs  le  nient  forte- 
meut  disaut  que  c'est  I'interest  du  Roy  de  ne  pas  donner 
des  charges  a  des  membres  qui  n'agissent  dans  la 
chambre  que  par  ce  principe  et  que  suivant  cela  ils 
sont  pour  oii  Centre  la  Cour  comme  M'  Seymour  &c. 
Pendant  cette  seance  de  Parlement  on  ne  parlera  plus 
de  cette  ail'aire  mais  les  AVigs  disent  deja  qu'ils  la  re- 
commencerent  a  une  autre  seance  puis  qu'ils  sont  plus 
nombreux  a  la  Chambre  basse  et  egaux  a  la  haute  ; 
que  s'ils  ont  perdu  par  deux  voix  sur  une  centaine  de 
seigneurs  ])resei)S  oil  qui  avoient  donne  leurs  procura- 
tions (S(;achant  la  question)  ils  sont  persuadcz  d'aug- 
meuter  leur  party  une  autre  fois  ;  (jue  my  Lord 
Shrewsbury  n'a  pas  opine,  etant  a  la  campagne,  ny 
quelques  autres  ;  que  la  Cour  a  gagne  trois  Wigs  du 
Conseil  du  Cabinet  my  lord  Devencher,  my  lord 
Dorset  et  my  lord  GedolHn,  et  a  empeche  que  quelques 
autres  n'ayent  point  opine  comme  my  lord  Makesfielda 
et  I'Eveque  de  Salisbery,  lequel  aprez  avoir  harangue 
fertement  il  y  a  huit  jours  poiir  le  bill  ne  s'estpas  voulu 
rencontrer  il  y  a  trois  jours  a  I'assemblee.  J'ay  eu  ocasion 
de  Ten  remercier  en  men  particulier  et  aussi  my  lord 
Makesfiolds.  Leurs  amis  Wigs  les  grondent  fertement. 
Vous  voyez  ]jar  la  que  c'est  ]iar  hazard  que  I'on  a  rejette 
ce  fanieux  bill  de  party  par  deux  voix  seulement.  et  que 
sans  huit  procurations  ou  jiroxis  comme  en  les  nomrae 
on  perdoit.  Le  Comtc  d'Essex  qui  est  malade  avoit 
donne  la  sienne  au  Comte  de  Portland,  son  beaupere,  et 
my  lord  Hatton  la  sienne  a  my  lord  Notingham  son 
gendre.  Les  principaux  Wigs  ont  bien  remanjue  cela 
et  m'en  nnt  parlo  avec  chagrin.  My  lord  Monmouth  mo 
jura  la  jour  du  debat  que  pour  un  million  il  ne  change- 
roit  pas  d'opiniou.  Quoy  que  my  lord  Halifax  (qui 
continue  h  dire  quo  vous  avez  renverse  le  gouvernement) 
et  my  lord  Mulgrave,  votre  defitnt  amy  n'ayent  jamais 
passe  pour  AVigs,  ils  se  sont  fertement  joints  avec  eux  en 
cette  affaire  de  raeme  que  les  seigneurs  Jacobites  croyant 
de  porter  un  coup  centre  la  Cour.  On  remarque  facile- 
nient  que  iny  lord  Mulgrave  quite  ses  plaisirs  qu'il 
ayme  tant  pour  etre  journelment  attache  aux  affaires 
qu'il  s'imagine  pouvoir  deplairc  .a  la  Cour,  s'imaginant 
aussi  par  la  d'obtenir  quel(|uo  belle  charge.  Je  luy  ay 
dit  ((u'il  se  trompera  assnrement  et  je  luy  ay  encor  parle 
de  la  Commission  Eclesiastique  de  nion  chef  car  il  a 
oublie  cette  grace.  Si  le  bill  avoit  passe  aux  deux 
chambres  on  croit  que  le  Roy  auroit  ete  porte  .a  le  rejetter 
suivant  sa  prerogative  dantant  plus  que  le  party  pource 
bill  n'en  seroii-  pas  demeuri?  lii  et  auroit  travaille  a  faire 
sortir  de  la  Chambre  basse  quatre  viugts  oil  cent  membres 
qui  ont  des  charges  ou  des  employs,  et  cela  auroit  em- 
barrasse  toute  serte  d'affaires  duGouverncmentet  change 
un  uzage  qui  est  depnis  et  avant  !a  Reyne  Elizabeth, 
J'ajoute  il  cet  article  du  bill  rejette  qu'environ  24 
Seignauis  ont  deja  proteste  centre  et  memes  le  Prince 
George  de  Daniiemark.     ("est  assez  I'uzage  deceux  qui 


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ont  perdu  leur  cause  de  protester  par  ecrit.  Qiiatro 
Eveques  seulement  furent  pour  le  Bill,  s^avoir  Roches- 
ter, Oxford,  Exceter  et  S'  David.  Co  dernier  est  fort 
Jacobite  ct  peut  etre  papiste  dans  Tame. 

"  La  Chamlire  des  seigneurs ot  la  Chambre  basse eurent 
hyer  une  conference  sur  I'afl'aire  de  my  lord  Notingham 
ct  de  I'Admiral  Russell  mais  elle  ne  fut  pas  Uhre,  c'est 
a  dire  qu'on  ne  parla  presqiie  point  .-i  cause  que  losdepu- 
tez  de  la  Chambre  basse  direut  qu'ils  n'ayoient  point 
d'instructions  ny  ordre  de  parler  mais  seulement  d'ecou- 
ter  et  de  faire  raport.  Surquoy  mj-  lord  Rochester  qui 
avoit  dit  un  mot  pour  I'union  des  deux  maisons  donna 
un  ecrit  a  M'  Grenville  ct  on  se  separa  incontinent.  On 
ne  s<;ait  pas  encore  quelle  sera  la  suite  de  cela. 

"  La  uouvelle  de  my  lord  Coningsby  que  je  tous  ay 
ecrit  touchant  quatre  armateurs  Francois  echoiiez  en 
Irlande  commence  a  paroitre  fort  iucertaine.  Non  seule- 
ment il  n'y  a  point  de  confirmation  mais  de  plus  onn'en 
mande  rien  de  I'endroit  oil  Ton  disoit  que  le  naufrage 
est  arrive.  Aussi  la  gazette  de  Londres  de  hyern'a  oze 
en  faire  mention  noii  plus  que  de  ce  qu'on  a  ecrit  de 
Portsmouth  qu'on  avoit  arrete  deux  vaisseaux  de  guerre 
Danois  qui  escortoient  des  navires  marchands  allant  en 
France.  L'on  est  sujet  a  reoevoir  souveur,  de  faussee 
nouvelles  des  ports  de  mer  oil  par  des  navires  pas- 
sagers. 

"  Aujourdhuy,  jour  des  Roys,  il  y  a  de  grandes 
rejouissances  a  Kinsington.  On  y  passera  la  nuit  a 
danser  et  a  manger,  non  leur  Majestez. 

'■  La  chambre  basse  nomma  hyer  les  Commissaires 
pour  la  levee  des  deux  millions  de  livres  sterlins  sur  les 
terres.  II  y  cut  une  division  touchant  I'un  d'entr'eux. 
Les  Wigs  gagnerent  par  40  voix. 

"  On  a  donne  avis  a  la  Chambre  basse  que  quekiues- 
nns  de  ses  comitez  composez  de  quinze,  vingt  ou  trente 
membres  suffroieut  que  les  personnes  interessees  en 
certaine?  affaires  cju'ils  examinoient  les  regalassent  en 
leur  faisant  bonne  chere  au  cabaret,  ce  qui  pouvoit  les 
porter  a  leur  etre  favorables.  Surquoy  elle  a  deffendu 
a  tons  ses  membres  d'accepter  aucuns  repas  dans  des 
maison  publiques  pour  obtenir  leur  appuy  en  des  affaires 
que  la  Chambre  examine. 

"  II  nous  manque  trois  postes  d'Holande  qu'on  attend 
avec  beaucoup  d'impatience  car  on  aprehende  pour 
Nienport,  oii  pour  quelqu'autre  place.  Les  Anglois 
crient  fort  contre  le  Comte  d'Horne  do  n'avoir  pas  un 
pen  deffendu  Fulnes. 

"  II  y  a  quatre  jours  que  trois  postes  d'Holande 
arriverent  en  meme  temps.  II  en  est  arrive  aujourdhuy 
une  autre.  J'ay  receu  Monsieur  la  lettre  que  vous  eutes 
la  bonte  de  m'ecrire  le  13  que  j'ay  leiie  a  I'amy  froid 
qui  vous  assure  de  ses  respects.  II  a  parle  etmoy  aussi 
0.38  pour  lejji'»rrc  goin-ernetirii  quiil  promettoujours  de 
parler  a  /c  Roij  de  sorto  qu'on  n'ozeroit  luy  douncr  un 
memoire  de  six  lignes  puis  que  38  fait  esperer  fort 
aimablement  de  parler,  mais  il  a  le  don  d'oublier. 

"  II  n'y  a  point  de  nouvelles  au  Parlement.  L'on  a 
acheve  aujourdhuy  a  la  Chambre  basse  le  bill  de  la  Taxe 
de  deux  millions  sterlins  sur  les  terres,  et  on  a  aproprie 
sept  cens  mille  livres  sterlins  a  la  flotte.  On  avoit  au- 
paravant  trouve  a  propos  pour  con  server  le  credit  de 
faire  une  clauze  a  ce  bill  pour  changer  la  somme  de 
sept  cens  cinquante  mille  li^Tes  sterlins  empruntee 
I'annee  derniere  sur  I'acte  du  Poll  par  ciuartier  et  la 
mettre  sui  le  bill  de  la  taxe  sur  les  terres.  Cette 
affaire  a  dure  jusques  a  ce  soir  a  cause  de  plusieurs 
clauzes  qu'on  a  mises  au  bill  qui  sera  porte  dans  deux 
jours  aux  Seigneurs  pour  avoir  leur  concui'rence.  lis  le 
liront  trois  fois  et  en  suite  le  Roy  le  passera  bieutot  en 
acte,  aprez  quoy  on  trouvera  de  I'argent  a  emprnnter. 
La  Chambre  basse  va  travailler  a  trouver  les  autrca 
fonds  pour  le  surplus  des  subsides  accordez.  On  presse 
nonobstant  les  traverses  de  quelques  membres  accreditez 
de  ne  perdre  point  de  temps  pour  finir  les  affaires  puis 
que  celles  du  dehors  requierent  que  le  Roy  parte  dans  le 
mois  prochain.  J'ay  dit  a  plusieurs  de  vos  amis  ce  que 
vos  m'ecrivez  sur  cela. 

■'M'  le  Pensionnaire  a  envoye  ;i  38  une  lettre  de 
Paris  pour  Lambert  ...  a  qui  on  envoye  cent  pistolles. 
Je  n'espere  plus  que  ces  deux  rainistres  d'etat  tirent 
aucun  uzage  de  cette  affaire  si  23  ne  le  tire  luy  meme. 
II  y  a  trois  ans  que  cela  dure.  Les  ennemis  n'y  perdent 
rien  puis  qu'avec  peu  d'argent  ils  ont  la  conoissance  des 
faits  publics  etnousn'avons  pas  la  conoissance  des  leurs 
que  long  temps  aprez  et  d'une  maniere  peu  exacte  le  plus 
Bonvent." 

'■  A  Londres  le   , — ^ 1693  "Vendredy.   Depuis  cinq 

;!1  Mars  •^  ' 

jours  que  le  Roy  est    de    retour   de   Harwich  il  a  ex- 
pedie  beaucoup  d'affaires  et  il  est  party  ce  matin  pour 


Gravezinde  avoc  un  petit  vent  de  nord  dans  le  des.oin 
d  aller  par  les  marees.  Gomm'il  n'a  pris  sa  resolution 
qu  en  se  levaut  la  plus-part  des  courtisana  n'ont  pas  etc 


Kari,  of 
Desbioh. 


avertis.     Jo 


n  ay  veu  (|ue  peu  Oe  monde  h  Kinsington 


et  lieaucoup  en  chemiu. 

'■  Le  Due  d'Ormout  a  fait  une  petite  escapade  -i  I'e.'ard 
(lu  Koy  ct  par  un  mauvais  conseil,  s'imatrinant  do 
reussir  par  une  telle  methode.  11  est  du  nombres  des 
pretendans  au  gouvernoraent  de  Lisle  de  Wi>'ht  A 
son  retour  de  Harwich  il  a  pne  sa  Majesto  de  Tuy  dire 
si  elle  avoit  dispose  de  ce  gouvernement.  Elle  repondit 
qu  ouy  et  non  pour  luy.  Le  Due  luy  temoigna  que  puis 
qu  il  n  avoit  pii  obtenir  cette  faveur  il  avoit  dessein  do 
(luiter  ses  charges.  Le  Roy  dit  d'uu  air  serieux  et  de 
maitro  qu'il  avoit  ete  amy  de  feu  son  pere  et  que  par 
cette  raison  il  no  le  pieuoit  ])as  au  mot,  (|uil  luy 
donnoit  tout  le  jour  pour  mieux  penser  a  ce  qu'il  avoit 
a  faire  ct  qu'il  attendroit  sa  resolution.  Le  Due  sortit 
du  Cabinet  et  jo  I'en  vis  sortir  fort  interdit.  11  alia 
voir  ses  amis  et  il  revint  le  meme  jour  demander  pardon 
du  Roy  en  [iresence  de  la  Revue  a  I'issiie  do  leur  dine  et 
il  est  party  aujourdhuy  avec  le  Rov.  Toute  la  ville 
etoit  deja  remplie  qu'il  qnitoit  ses  charges  parce  qu'il 
etoit  mal  traite.  J'allay  chez  luy  (oii  je  vay  fort  souvent 
pour  luy  demander  mon  argent)  ct  je  luy  jiarlay  du  bruit 
public.  II  m'avoua  qu'il  avoit  fait  qiielque  chose  qui 
avoit  depleu  a  sa  majeste  mais  que  cela  etoit  racommode 
qu  il  etoit  fort  content  et  qu'il  avoit  contente  leurs 
niajestez  &e.  Je  pris  occasion  de  luy  parler  des  me- 
chantes  gens  qui  le  conseillent.  On  assure  que  le 
principal  est  le  Chevalier  Harau  Lieutenant  Colonel 
au  premier  Regimeut  des  gardes  qui  est  Jacobite  et 
hay  des  autres  officiers.  II  pilloit  sur  lux  et  sur  les 
habits  des  soldats  tout  oe  qu'il  pouvoit.  Le  Due  de 
Schonberg  y  a  remedie  en  luy  otant  pins  de  quinze  cens 
pieces  de  vilains  prohts.  Get  homme  est  perpetuele- 
ment  aux  oreilles  du  due  d'Ormont  de  meme  que  le 
Colonel  Hales  qui  est  casse  et  qui  est  I'agent  de  my 
lord  Marleboroug.  Personne  ne  doute  que  ce  ne  soient 
la  les  autheurs  de  cette  escapade.  II  ne  cognoissent  pas 
encore  le  Roy  s'ils  croyeut  de  luy  arracher  des  graces 
par  uae  telle  conduite. 

"  M'  Johnson  secretaire  d'etat  d'Ecosse  y  va  dans 
trois  jours  avec  les  ordres  du  Roy  pour  assembler  le 
Parlement  et  pour  etablu'  le  due  d'Hamiltou  grand 
Commissaire.  On  croit  qu'on  y  rezoudra  d'avuir  tou- 
jours  sur  pied  un  gi-os  corps  de  troupes  ou  de  milices 
pret  il  faire  tout  ce  (pie  le  Roy  voudra. 

"  My  lord  Bellemout,  Tresorier  de  la  Reyne  a  ete  ote 
de  sa  place  mais  il  aura  une  pension. 

"  II  y  a  eu  des  raisons  pour  ne  pas  donner  la  charge 
de  Procureur  General  a  M' Trevor,  Solicitour  General 
qui  a  quite  et  un  fameux  avocat  Wig,  nommc  Ward, 
gendre  de  M'  Papillon  a  ete  nomme  pour  Procurateur 
General. 

"A  Londres  le  y  Novembre  1693  Mardy.  II  y 
eut  hyer  deux  grands  changemens  dans  la  direction 
des  priucipalles  affaires.  Lo  matin  my  lord  Noting- 
ham rendit  les  sceaux  au  Roy  pour  sa  charge  de  Secre- 
taire d'etat  que  sa  majeste  a  trouve  ,"i  jiropos  do 
luy  oter,  on  parle  diversement  de  la  maniere.  Quoy 
qu'il  en  soil  le  voila  decharge  des  affaires  publiques  au 
grand  contentement  du  party  des  Wigs.  11  n'entrera 
plus  a  conseil  prive  et  il  commenija  hyer  a  soir  a  s'en 
abstenir. 

"Dans  le  meme  Conseil  Le  Roy,  aprez  avoir  entendu 
le  raport  de  I'atfairo  des  troix  Admiraux,  declara  M' 
Russell  ])our  seul  admiral  au  grand  contentement  du 
meme  party  Whig. 

"  On  croit  que  my  lord  Shrewsbory  r'entrera  dans  la 
memo  charge  do  secretaire  d'etat  s'il  le  veut,  qu'il 
voulut  bien  quiter  si  mal  a  propos  comme  vous  s(;avez, 
la  veille  du  depart  du  Roy  pour  L'lrlande  il  y  a  trois 
ans  et  demy.  On  a  parle  due  Chevalier  Jean  Lander, 
Vice-Chambelan  pour  Secretaire  d'Etat  et  Tory.  Je  le 
priaj'  hyer  de  me  le  dire.  II  me  repondit  qu'il  ne  le 
seroit  jamais,  et  qu'il  aymcroit  mieux  etre  compagnou 
de  son  anij'  que  son  successeur.  II  a  toujours  eu  une 
liaison  particuliere  avec  my  lord  Notingham,  et  il 
pouruit  bien  quiter  sa  charge  et  le  Conseil  du  Cabinet 
ainsi  qu'aiitrefois  il  voulut  bien  quiter  la  Tresorerie 
pour  avoir  moins  d'affaires,  II  est  extraordinairement 
riche  et  a  bien  servy  dans  la  Chambre  l)asse.  Les  deux 
])artis  ont  creance  en  luy.  On  parle  de  quelqu'autre 
changement  parniy  les  Commissaires  de  I'admiraute  et 
meme  parniy  cenx  de  la  Tresorerie. 

■■  La  riche  flotte  marchande  de  Bilbao  est  arrivee  a 
Plvmouth  au  nombre  de  33  navires  valaiit  plus  d'un 
million  sterlin.  mais  un  des  vaisseaux  Holandois  de 
convoy,  nommo  Alkmaer,  de  50  pieces  de  canon  a  ]iery 
en  arrivant.     On  a  sauvo  I'equipage. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION 


"  Le  Rot  a  fait  aujonrdhuy  I'onverture  du  Parleiiient 
ayec  les  ceremonies  ordiiiaires,  et  immeciiatemeiit  avaiit 
il  a  fait  le  gardcseaux  barim  du  Royaume.  La  harauguc 
de  ga  Majeste  est  courtc  et  bonne.  Je  vous  reuvoye 
tradiiite.  La  Chambre  basse  n'etaut  pas  pleine  s'est 
adjonmee  ponr  ci'iq  jonrs  aprez  quelque  debat  sur  cc 
terme  trop  long  de  deux  jours. 

"  Le  Due  de  Leinster,  qu'on  ne  nomme  plus  que  due 
de  Schonberg  a  jirls  son  rang  a  la  Chambre  des  Seig- 
neurs. Jay  assure  my  lord  Mulgrave  que  s'il  attatjuo 
les  etrangers,  t^ur  tout  lay,  ooram'il  attar(ua  son  frere 
I'ann^e  dernierc  sur  te  qu'il  ne  S(;ayoit  pas  I'Anglois 
qn'il  trouTera  a  qui  pai'lor,  et  que  celui-cy  s^ait  la 
langue.  II  m'a  dit  qn'il  vonloit  bien  vivro  avcc  luy,  et 
qu'il  fut  fache  d'avoir  rien  dit  contre  son  frere  qui  otoit 
un  si  honnete  bomme. 

"On  dit  que  le  Chevalier  Wheler  qui  est  revenu  de 
I'Amerique  commandera  I'escadre  f(ni  doit  sorvir  de 
convoy  a  la  flotte  marchande  de  Tiirquie.  On  travaille 
a  la  faire  partir  bien  tot. 

"  On  conjecture  que  le  Roy  a  dessein  d'onvoyer  my 
lord  Gallway  on  Piedmont  succeder  an  feu  due  de 
Schonberg  an  commandement  de  ses  troupes.  II  arriva 
icy  avant  hyer." 

"  A  Londres  le  f  jj  Novembre  1693  Veudredy.  Je 
vous  ecrivis  Monsieur  il  y  a  trois  jours  sur  I'ouverture 
du  Parlement  et  sur  les  changemens  des  Admiraux  et 
d'un  secretaire  d'Etat.  My  Lord  Shrewsbery  n'a  pas 
encor  accepte  de  succeder  a  my  lord  Notiugham,  et  on 
croit  meme  Cjue  cela  est  rompu.  Les  memes  raisons 
quoy  que  foibles  qui  luy  firent  (piiter  cette  charge  il  y  a 
troi.s  ans  et  demy  subsistcnt  encore  dans  S(jn  esprit.  Je 
I'entens  blamer  par  de  ses  bon.-<  amis  et  Ton  dit  que  le 
party  des  Wigs  dont  il  est  I'un  des  prinoipaux  en  est 
bien  fache.  On  s^ait  bien  certainement  que  my  lord 
Notingham  n'a  pas  quite  de  son  mouvement.  lien  areceu 
I'ordre  mais  d'une  maniere  douce.  II  a  dit  ncttement  a 
ses  amis  que  s'il  avoit  quite  volontairement  il  se  fut  par 
la  declare  coupable  et  eut  temoigne  d'aprehender  I'ex- 
amen  de  ses  actions  et  de  sa  conduite  a  la  veille  d'un 
Parlement ;  qu'il  a  obey  a  son  maitre  qui  a  juge  neces- 
saire  de  luy  oter  sa  charge  ;  qu'il  soubaite  que  son  sue- 
cessenr  le  serve  aussi  fidelement  que  luy  et  reiississe 
mieux  ;  qu'il  sera  toujours  prest  de  luy  continuer  ses 
services.  En  un  mot  il  parle  comm'il  faut.  Madame  sa 
femme  me  pari  a  hyer  ])ar  ocasion  en  ce  meme  sens. 
Elle  reste  dame  d'honneur  de  la  Reyne. 

"  M'  le  Chevalier  Trenchard  jiourra  pendant  quelque 
temps  etre  seul  secretaire  d'etat  ainsi  que  my  lord 
Notingham  I'a  etc.  II  a  deja  change  d'apartement  a 
Witehall  ayant  pris  le  premier  suivaut  son  droit  de  sorte 
que  r|uiconque  sera  secretaire  d'etat  il  aura  le  second. 

"  II  y  a  des  esprits  speculatifs  qui  croyent  que  le 
reffus  de  my  lord  bhrewsbery  est  nne  finesse  pour  intro- 
duire  my  lord  Sunderland  (qui  jiasse  pour  bon  Wig) 
dans  la  charge  de  secretaire  d'etat,  mais  il  n'y  a  point 
d'aparence.  II  a  trop  d'ennemis  au  Parlement  etparniy 
la  nation  pour  re'entrer  si  tot  dans  le  ministere. 

"  La  Chambre  basse  ayant  regie  les  Comitez  pour  les 
affaires  de  religion,  pour  le  commerce,  jiour  les  griefs 
de  la  nation  et  autres  a  I'ordinaire,  et  s'etant  adjournee 
pour  quatre  jours  je  n'ay  rien  a  vous  mander  du  Parle- 
ment. Ce  sera  Lundy  prochain  qu'on  commencera 
I'examen  de  la  harangue  du  Roy  c|ui  passe  pour  la 
meillure  qu'il  ayt  fait  depuis  son  regno,  et  qu'on  ne  pent 
pas  bien  traduire  en  Pran(;ois  sans  ])araplirase.  Les 
Wigs  croyent  de  faire  bien  tot  prendre  une  resolution 
conforme  a  la  harangue  quand  meme  les  Torys  s'y 
oposeroient  ouvertement.  S'ils  le  faisoient  ce  seroit  se 
declarer  amis  des  Jacobites  ainsi  que  leurs  ennemis  les 
en  acuzenl. 

"  On  parle  d'envoyer  cnFlandrescinq  on  six  regimens 
d'Infanterie  Anglois  et  les  trois  regimens  de  Francois 
rcffugicz  qu'il  faudra  payer  auparavant.  On  ne  paye 
pas  nie  la  subsistence  depuis  .six  semaiues. 

"Cc  que  je  vous  ay  ecrit  touchant  my  lord  Gallway 
est  veritable  quoy  (|ue  cela  ne  soit  encore  connu  (ju'a 
tres-peu  de  porsonnes.  II  sc  prepare  en  secret  pour 
aller  en  Piedmont.     II  .sera  fait  Lieutenant  general." 

"  A  Londre.s  le  j ,[  Novembrc  l(i93  Mardy.  La 
Chambre  basse  commenija  hyer  I'examen  de  la  niatiere 
de  la  harangue  du  Roy  quoy  que  plusieurs  membres, 
nommement  le  Chevalier  Christottre  Musgrave,  qui 
est  habille  Torj'  et  qui  passe  ])0ur  Jacobite. tcmoignassent 
qu'avant  toutes  choses  il  i'aloit  examiner  I'etat  present  de 
la  nation  et  la  mauvaise  conduite  par  mer.  On  fit  trois 
bonnes  resolutions.  On  rezolut  premierement  et  bien 
vitc  d'employer  biens  et  vies  pour  soutenirle  Gouverne- 
ment  du  Royet  de  la  Reyne  tel  qu'il  est  etably.  Auciin 
membre  n'oza  s'y  oposer  erainte  d'etre  puny.  On  rezo- 
lut en  suite  q.i'aprez  demain  on  examineroit  quel  subside 


il  faut  donner  promptement  pour  mettro  la  flotte  en  Eakl  op 
ctat,  I'admiral  Russell  ayant  fait  voir  qn'elle  mauque  de  Denbigh. 
credit  et  qu'il  y  a  une  uecessite  absolue  de  luy  en  donner 
en  diligence.  t)n  rezolut  en  meme  temps  que  demaiu 
en  grand  comitd  on  examinera  les  trois  admiraux  cassez, 
I'admirautc  et  les  marehands  intcressez  au  commerce 
du  Levant  qui  aporterent  leurs  registres,  leurs  ordres, 
les  rezultats  de  leurs  conseils  et  generalement  toute 
sorte  de  jjreuves  qui  pourront  eclaircir  ce  qui  s'est  passe 
sur  mer  ])endant  la  derniere  campagne  et  les  moyens  de 
maintenir  le  commerce.  En  un  mot  la  jouruee  de  hyer 
contcnte  le  bon  party  et  deplait  fort  aux  Jacobites  et  a 
leui-s  amis  qui  croyoient  (jue  d'entre'e  il  y  auroit  do 
grands  end)aras  aux  aflaires  du  Roy  et  qu'on  perdroit 
beaucoup  de  temps  a  conlester,  luais  tout  cela  ne  dura 
pas  deux  heures.  Je  vis  une  viugtaine  de  Jacobites  aux 
antichambres  parlant  aux  membres  de  leur  conoissance 
."i  mesure  qu'ils  entroient  et  a  ceux  qui  sortcnt  do  moment 
a  autre  et  qui  nous  diseut  ce  qui  s'y  passe.  Je  les  vis, 
dis-je,  fort  cousteruez  lors  qu'ils  aprirent  ces  trois  reso- 
lutions et  la  promptitude.  J'ecris  cecy  par  avance 
avant  qu'on  imprime  les  vots  et  avant  quo  de  s^avoir  ce 
qu'on  aura  fait  aujourdhuy.  Si  je  n'observois  pas  cette 
methode  les  jours  de  poste  je  n'aurois  pas  le  temps 
d'ecrire,  ayant  a  faire  plnsieurs  lettres,  et  je  passe  la 
journee  au  Parlement  atin  d'api-endre  mieux  ce  qui  s'y 
passe. 

"  Le  bon  homme  opiniatre,  I3  docteur  Sandcrof,  an- 
cien  archeveque  de  Cantorbery  depossede  par  le  Parle- 
ment est  mort  de  vieillesse 

"  Aujourdhuy  les  Seigneurs  se  sont  assemblez  et  se 
sont  adjouruez  pour  trois  jours  fautc  do  matiere.  lis 
attendront  d'aprendre  ce  qui  se  passera  demain  et  aprez 
demain  .a  la  Chambre  basse  afin  de  mieux  prendre  leurs 
mesures  dans  leurs  deliberations. 

"  Aujourdhuy  dans  la  chambre  basse  on  a  renonvele 
et  leu  quelqucs  bills  qui  avoient  ete  rejettez  on  reffusez  a 
la  derniere  seance  comnie  le  bill  pour  les  parlemens 
tricnnaux  et  le  bill  pour  empecher  a  I'aveiiir  que  les 
membres  n'acceptent  point  de  charges.  Lors  qu'on  en 
fera  une  seconde  lecture  on  vera  quel  party  sera  le  plus 
nombreux.  II  n'a  pas  ete  necessaire  aujonrdhuy  d'en 
venir  a  la  question  sur  ces  deux  bills  ny  sur  quelques 
autres  que  chaque  membre  a  droit  de  proposer. 

'■  Le  Due  de  Richeniont  a  pris  aujourdhuy  seance  au 
parlement  ayant  atteint  I'age  necessaire  de  21  an.  Le 
Due  de  Norfolk  I'a  introduit. 

"  A  I'invitation  de  la  lotteric  de  cent  niille  ecus  qui 
vient  d'etre  tiree  a  deux  ecus  par  billet,  on  propose  a 
la  Chambre  basse  den  faire  faire  une  d'un  million 
sterlin  pour  partie  des  subsides.  Chaque  billet  sera  de 
50  pieces  et  celuy  qui  perdra  recevra  I'interest  de  son 
ai'gent  a  cinq  pour  cent  pendant  sa  vie.  Celuy  qui 
gagnera  un  bon  billet  sera  riche  puis  qu'il  aura  un 
gros  revenue  de  miUe  jusqu'a  dix  mille  ecus.  On  tra- 
vaille a  mettre  cette  nouvelle  proposition  en  etat  d'etre 
examinee  au  parlement.  Personue  n'y  s^auroit  perdre." 

"  A  Londres  ,'  Novembrc  1693  Vendredy.  La 
Chambre  basse  rezolut  hyer  de  donner  le  subside 
necessaire  pour  la  flotte  sans  nommer  la  somme  jiarce 
qu'on  veut  examiner  auparavant  la  com])te  de  I'argent 
qui  fut  donue  ponr  la  flotte  la  campagne  derniere,  et 
ce  sera  demain  qu'on  fixera  la  somme  et  en  meme  temps 
on  chercliera  sur  quel  fonds  il  est  a  propos  de  la  lever. 
Ce  subside  etoit  I'annee  derniere  d'environ  dixneuf  cens 
mille  pieces.  II  ne  sera  pas  moindre  pour  I'annee  pro- 
chaine.  Au  contraii'e  on  croit  qu'ou  I'augmentera  sur 
tout  si  Ton  augmente  le  nombre  des  vaisseaux  comm'  il 
y  a  aparence. 

"  Le  Chevalier  Thomas  Clargez  qui  a  toujours  ete 
contraire  n'a  pas  encor  eu  ocasion  de  rien  faire  sinon 
qu'il  a  eu  tete  de  faire  rapeler  une  clauze  de  I'acte  qui 
deffend  tout  commerce  avcc  la  France.  C'est  touchant 
I'eau  de  vie.  II  souhaitc  qu'on  laisse  la  lil)erte  d'en 
faire  venir. 

"  La  Chand)re  basse  a  employe  deux  longues  seances 
a  examiner  la  mauvaise  conduite  par  mer  jniucipalement 
en  ce  (|ui  regarde  la  Hotte  marchande  de  Turquie,  et 
I'Eseadre  du  Vice  Admiral  Rnok  qui  luy  servoit  dc 
convoy.  On  n'a  pas  eiiuoi'e  acheve  d'entcndre  les  mar- 
ehands ny  la  lecture  des  Registres  et  de  tant  d'ordres 
donnez  soit  par  le  Conseil,  soit  par  les  Commissaires  de 
I'admiraute,  soit  par  les  admiraux  cassez.  Ces  trois 
admiraux  ont  deja  passe  deux  fois  quatres  ou  cinq  heures 
a  la  portc  de  la  chambre  attendant  qu'on  les  fasses 
enticr.  lis  simt  entrez  ce  soir.  lis  paroissent  fort 
moitiffiez.  Le  public  les  va  voir  dans  un  petit  cabinet 
pas  plus  grand  qu'une  chaloupe.  Le  Vice-Admiral 
Rook  ."1  fait  le  raalade,  dit  on,  pour  mieux  prendre  ses 
mesure.^  contre  les  fortes  accuzations  des  marehands. 
mais  ce  soir  on  la  fait  Tiorter  dans  la  chambre  en  clieze 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH     REPORT. 


21; 


Eael  OF      et  on  I'a  entendti.     J 'en  reviens  a  sept  heures.     On  u'a 

■     pag  encore  dine. 

"  Le  voyage  de  my  lord  Gallway  en  Piedmont  est 
declare.  II  sera  Lieutenant  General  et  envoye  extra- 
ord""  afin  de  mieux  negotier.  11  prend  M'  Bobereaii 
pour  son  secretaire  qui  conoit  bien  la  Suisse  depuis  qu'il 
y  a  ete  avec  M'  Cox.  II  meiie  avec  luy  une  dcuizaine 
d'olRciers  reft'ugiez.  II  n'j'  va  qu"a  regret  et  par  pure 
obeissance  an  Roy.  Tons  les  reffugiez  qui  sont  icy  et 
dont  il  fait  les  aS'aire.s  Kont  ))ien  chagrins  de  son  depart. 
II  partira  bientot  et  passera  d'Holando  en  Flandres  oil 
est  son  equipage." 
"  Duplicata    d'une    lettro    perdue.     A    Loudres    le 

^r=-^, ~  1693   Mardy.     Sur  ce  qu'ou  prevent   que 

21  jSlovemb.  i  t-  i 

Samedi  dernier  (jour  ordonne  pour  fixer  le  subside 
pour  le  ttottc)  il  y  pourroit  avoir  des  difiBcultez  et  des 
Ibrmaliles  qui  retarderoient  les  premiers  preparatifs 
maritime.-;  >-i  on  s'exemptoit  d'eu  fairo  jusques  a  ce 
que  le  gros  subside  fCit  entierement  regie.  Sur  cela 
I'adniiral  Rutsell  trouva  plu.?  a  propos,  et  d'autresaussi, 
de  demander  des  a  present  un  credit  de  deux  ou  trois 
cens  mille  pieces  pour  faire  les  premiers  preparatifs 
avaut  que  de  fixer  le  subside  et  d"en  etablir  le  fonds. 
Sur  cette  proposition  la  Chambre  basse  tout  d'une  voix 
domioit  credit  ])oar  emprnnter  incessamment  quatre  cens 
mille  pieces  afin  (pi'on  ne  puisse  pas  s'excuzer  que  faut 
d'argent  on  n"a  rien  iait,  ce  (pii  est  tine  exCQze  assez 
ordinaire  en  ce  pais,  et  on  renvoya  a  quclques  jours 
rexameu  du  subside  entier.  Cette  raaniere  a  agree  a 
la  cour,  a  la  ville  et  a  I'admiraute,  cependant  les  Jacobites 
la  tournent  en  mal. 

"  La  Chambre  basse  ne  se  separa  Vendredy  au  soir, 
jour  de  poste,  que  sur  les  neuf  ou  dix  heures  pour  diner. 
Un  gros  party  voulut  tinir  la  lecture  des  papiers  touchant 
la  mauvaise  conduite  de  la  flotte  afin  de  former  une 
conclusion  generalo  si  ou  non  il  y  avoit  ou  trahisou.  Ce 
mot  parut  choquant  aux  principaux  Torys  qui  disoient 
(ju'll  faloit  nommer  et  convaincre  les  traitres  et  les  puuir 
pour  pouvoir  etre  bieu  assure  qu'il  y  a  eu  trahisun  et 
cela  paroissoit  as.sez  a  propos  aux  Torys  bien  iutentiounez 
pour  le  gouvernement  comme  a  my  Lord  Cornnbery, 
M'  Goudrik,  M'  Lauder,  M'  Temple,  et  autres.  Mais 
les  Whig.s  ayant  persiste  k  dire  qu'il  faloit  avaut  toutes 
choscs  declarer  en  general  qu'il  y  avoit  eutrahison  dans 
la  conduite  ainsi  que  le  peuple  le  croit.  on  se  divisa  pour 
conter  les  voix  quoy  que  pint  de  soixante  membres 
fussent  Bort'tne  pouvant  plus  soutenir  la  fatigue.  Les 
Whigs  gagnerent  la  question  par  37  sufrages,  140  centre 
103,  au  gi'and  deplaisir  des  autres  en  egard  a  la  conse- 
quence de  la  force  des  partys.  Us  raillerent  un  peu  sur 
cette  nouveaute  de  declarer  une  trahison  a  la  pluralite 
des  voix  sans  nommer  les  traitres.  Quelques  membres 
Torys  apprehendoient  qu'apres  cette  coiiclusiou  on  ne 
tom'bat  sur  mi  Lord  Notingham  non  obstant  qu'il  soit 
sans  employ,  parce  qu'on  dit  que  c'est  luy  ciui  a  gou- 
vernc  dans  le  temps  qu'ou  a  commence  la  mauvaise 
conduite  par  mer  et  qui  a  choisi  les  Admiraux  Kilgrew 
et  de  Laval.  On  a  de  grands  soupgons  coutre  eux  et 
contre  M'  Rook.  II  y  a  meme  un  temoin  contre  ce 
dernier. 

"  Le  Chevalier  Thcimas  Clargez  fameux  Tory  ayant 
i  voulu  parler  irregulierement  contre  un  n-embre  Whig 

}  de   I'admiraute   il    fut   attaque    par   M'  Smith  fameux 

Whig  qui  dit  a  la  chambre  en  sa  presence  qu'il  merite- 
roit  qu'on  le  niit  a  la  barre  et  de  la  a  la  Tour  si  on  n'avoit 
egard  a  sa  grande  vieillesse,  et  que  s'il  continuoit  on 
avoit  le  moyen  de  le  punir.  Cette  attaque  le  mortifia 
et  aussi  M'  Finch  et  M'  Musgrave  deux  autres  fameux 
Torys  qui  sont  ordinairement  contraires  a  la  Cour. 

"  Un  raembre  modere  prit  son  temps  pour  dire  que  si 
les  deux  partis  de  la  chamljre  faisoient  bien  ils  s'appli- 
qneroient  unanimement  au  aft'aires  du  Roy  et  de  la 
nation  plutot  qu'aux  interets  particuliers  des  partis  qui 
font  perdre  le  temps  en  contestations  et  qu'on  augmeute 
les  animosites  au  lieu  de  les  tinir.  Cela  fut  asses  bien 
reoeu,  du  moins  on  ne  dit  rien  sur  le  champ  qui  y  tut 
contraire. 

"  Hyor  Lnndy  la  chambre  basse  continua  I'examen  de 
la  maiivaise  conduite  de  la  flotte  et  ne  pouvant  achever 
on  renvoya  a  ce  jourdhuy.  My  lord  Falkeland  premier 
Commissaire  de  I'admiraute  qui  de  Tory  est  devenu 
Whio  et  ennemy  des  admiraux  cassez  fit  une  forte 
harangue  contre  lenr  conduite  et  meme  contre  les 
ministres  d'etat  Torys  sans  les  nommer  qui  ont  eu  la 
direction  des  affaires  pendant  trois  ou  quatre  ans  et  dont 
la  negligence  est  cause  qu'on  n'a  rien  fait  d'utile_  pour 
leurs^Majestez  et  pour  la  nation  ;  qui  si  Ton  ne  faisoit 
pas  mieux  a  I'avenir  ce  seroit  encore  un  argent  perdu 
que  ecluy  des  subsides  qn'on  va  donner,  mais  qu'il  y  a 
tout  sujet  d'esperer  que  la  conduite  sera  doresenavaut 


meillure  puis  qu'on  a  change  de  mains  et  que  les  nou-  Kari,  of 
veaax  direeteurs  ne  negligeront  pas  le  bien  de  I'etat  et  Bbkbioh. 
ne   favoriseront  pas  I'interct  des  Jacobites,  prenant  a  — 

temoin  les  membres  des  provinces  eloignees  si  les  Jaco- 
bites n'y  Sunt  pas  devenus  insoleas  depuis  que  ouelques 
Seigneurs  du  gouvernement  les  favorisent  &c.  l^u 
membre  m'a  assure  qu'il  si;ait  qu'un  miuistre  episcopal 
prechant  depuis  peu  a  compare  les  Presbytericns  aux 
Jesuites  et  les  a  traites  de  brouillons  d'Etat,  et  qu'on 
ne  les  punit  point  ainsi  que  les  Eveques  le  devroiuut 
faire.  Je  n'ay  pas  de  la  peine  a  croii'e  ce  raport  car 
ehacnn  scait  quo  chaque  party  reuferme  des  gens  em- 
portez  et  payez  sans  doute  pour  !)rou'iller. 

'■  Le  bill  pour  les  parlemens  triennaux  est  ponrsuivy 
avec  beaucoup  d'assiduite  comme  necessaire  pour  con- 
tenter  le  peuple,  et  je  voy  de  membres  torys  qui  croyent 
a  present  qu'on  I'a  un  peu  change,  qu'il  n'est  pas  con- 
traire a  la  prerogative  Royale,  ain.si  qu'on  I'a  crii  anpa- 
ravant,  non  le  chevalier  dont  vous  avez  veu  I'ecrit  quia 
desseiu  demain  de  si  oppozer  dans  le  grand  Committe. 
Mi  lord  Mulgrave  m'a  proteste  qu'il  ne  croit  nulle- 
ment  ce  Ijill  contraire  a  la  prerogative  du  Roy,  mais 
que  si  sa  Majeste  a  encore  de  la  repugnance  a  le  passer 
en  acte  qu'il  est  d'avis  de  ne  pas  I'achover.  O'est  luy 
et  milord  Halifax  qui  secondereut  le  plus  rannee  der- 
niere  milord  Shrewsbury  lors  ((nil  commeni;a  co  Ijill 
a  la  maisou  des  seigueurs.    On  I'a  commence  cette  annee 

a  la  maisoii  de  Communes 

"  Le  Chambre  basse  a  ordonne  que  les  Gommissairea 
qui  examiueiit  depuis  long  temps  les  comptes  des  re- 
veuus  publics  luy  i)orteront  un  etat  de  I'argeut  qui  a  etc 
paye  a  des  membres  du  Parleraent  pour  de  service 
secrets.  Vous  voyez  par  la  qu'on  souhaitc  que  tout 
soit  public.  My  lord  Falkeland  par  ordre  du  Roy  a 
donne  a  la  Chambre  un  etat  de  la  depense  de  la  flotte 
pour  I'annee  lOOJ-  avec  une  liste  des  vaisseaux  destiuoz 
jiour  la  manche.  pour  la  Mediterranee  et  pour  les  Indes 
Occidentales,  I'examen  en  a  ete  renvoy  e  au  grand  Comite 
qui  doit  s'appliquera  I'examen  du  subside  pour  la  flotte 
qui  sera  dit  on  de  deux  millions  trois  cens  quarante  six 
mille  livres  sterlins  suivant  I'etat  de  la  depense  cy 
dessus.  Vous  jugeres  par  la  que  le  nombre  des  vaisseaux 
sera  augmente  considerablement. 

"  J'ay  appris  une  autre  circonstance  de  la  harangue 
de  my  Lord  Falkeland,  c'est  qu'il  a  loiie  la  conduite  dc 
milord  Toringtou  lors  qu'il  se  laissa  battre  par  les 
Francois,  on  pour  mieux  dire  lors  qu'il  laissa  battre  les 
Holandois  sans  les  secouiir.  II  dit  qu'ayant  saiive  la 
flotte  ii  fut  au  hazard  dc  perdre  sa  vie  parc;e  qu'un 
Secretaire  d'Etat  etoit  sou  enuemy.  11  loi'ia  ensuite  la 
conduite  de  I'Admiral  Russell  a  la  bataille  de  I'annee 
derniere  mais  que  cela  n'avoit  point  empeohe  le  meme 
secretaire  de  luy  etre  contraire  afin  qu'il  ne  commandat 
pas  la  flotte  cette  annee.  En  un  mot  il  dit  tout  de 
chozes  et  si  ditl'erentes  qu'on  a  de  la  peine  a  eomprendre 
quel  a  ete  son  but  si  ce  n'est  de  se  faire  des  amis  nou- 
veaux  pour  se  mieux  sontenir  dans  son  employ." 

"  Duplicata    d'line    Isttre    perdue.      A    Londres    le 

4  Dgcgiud 

frr-^f r~   1693  Vendredy.     Je  vous   ecrivis   amide- 

24  iSovemb.  •'  ' 

ment   par   le  precedent   ordinaire  sur  les   afl'aiies   du 

parlement.     Voicy   un   nouvel    exemple   que    les   plus 

habiles    gens    se   trompcnt   quelqne   fois.     Le   vot   de 

la  Chambre   basse   pour  donner   credit  de  -100'"  pieces 

pour  les  preparatifs  de  hi  flotte  ayant  ete  mieux  examhie 

on  a  trouve   qu'il  n'est  pas  bon  comme  on  I'avoit  cru 

dabord  parce  qu'on  n'a  pas  demaude  le  coiisentenieut 

de  la  maison  des   Seigneurs,  et  que  c'est  une   nouvollo 

methode  pour  donner  de  I'argeut  qui  est  contre  I'uzage 

des  parlemens.    My  lord  Mulgrave  m'a  dit  que  s'il  etoit 

d'humeur  de  brouiller  couime  I'annee  derniere  ce  seroit 

une  matiere  de  division  entre  les  deux  chambros  qui  no 

finiroit  de  long   tem))S,  et  que  les  Jacobites  I'y  out  ox- 

horte,  mais  il  n'a  pas  voulu,  et  m'a  prie  de  la  dire  a  38 

ce  que  J'ay  fait.     La  Chambre  basse  ayant  done  appris 

qu'on  ne  vouloit  avancer  aucune  somme   sur  ce  credit 

travaillera  demaiu  a  I'examen  du  subside  entier  pour  la 

flotte,  et  c'est  une  afl'aire  sans  diffieulte. 

''Le  Roy  a  donne  a  my  lord  Syduey  la  charge  do 
Colonel  dn  premier  regiment  des  gardes  qu'il  a  eu 
auti-efois. 

■'  Le  Roy  a  donne  au  Comte  Abingdon  la  charge  do 
grand  maitre  des  Eaux  et  Forets  qui  est  bonne  eb  belle. 
C'est  un  seigneur  fort  riche  qui  a  du  credit  parmy  lea 
grands  torys  et  les  Eoclesiastiques.  II  fdt  des  premiers 
qui  alia  audevant  du  Roy  il  y  a  cinq  ans  lors  de  la 
revolution,  mais  en  suite  dans  le  Parlement  il  paroissoit 
un  peu  mal  content. 

"  Les  trois  regimens  de  reffugiez  et  un  Anglois  de 
Tiflin  ont  commence  ce  matin  a  sembarquer  a  Greenwich 
pour  pas.ser  eu  Flandres. 

1)  d  4 


21G 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


■■  Lc  Roy  ;i  desseiu  d'udjourner  pour  quatre  mois 
I'assemblee  des  niiuistres  presbjtcriens  en  Ecosse  qui 
devoit  commencer  duns  douze  jours.  Ou  dit  (ju'ils 
pretendont  d'avoir  droit  do  s'assembler  uue  fois  I'aunoe 
par  acte  de  Parlomoat  ct  ou  ne  s^ait  pas  cucore  ce 
qu'ils  fcrout.  Les  Episcopaux  apprehendeut  cettc 
assemblee  qui  a  deja  ete  adjournee. 

"  La  Chauibre  basse  continue  journelomcntd'exuminor 
avec  grand  soin  tout  cc  c[ui  concerne  la  mauvaise 
conduite  de  la  flotte  I'etc  dernier  pour  tachor  de  de- 
couvrir  les  traitres  puis  qu'on  a  decide  qu'il  y  a  eu 
trahison.  On  n'oublie  ricn  pour  y  enveloper  my  lord 
Notingliani  niais  on  sgait  qu'il  ne  craint  rien  de  cote 
la. 

"Aujourdhuy  la  Chambre  basse  a  examine  le  bill 
pour  les  Parlemens  triennaux.  L'on  a  retranche  les 
clauzes  facheuses  qui  le  firent  refuser  la  seance  der- 
niere  et  Ton  a  rezolu  qu'il  y  auroit  tou.s  les  trois  ans 
un  nouvean  parlement  par  une  nouvelle  election  de 
membres,  et  que  le  present  Parlement  ne  pourroit  con- 
tinuer  passe  le  mois  de  Septembre  prochain,  mais  pour 
ce  qui  est  d'une  seance  tous  les  ans  et  de  la  prorogation 
cela  deppendra  de  la  seuie  volonte  du  Roy.  L'on 
a  emporte  cette  derniere  question  d'une  assemblee 
annuelle  par  une  cinquantaine  de  voix.  Je  ne  puis 
vous  mander  par  cet  ordinaire  les  reffiexions  qu'on  fera 
BUT  cette  aftaire  puis  qu'on  ne  la  rezolue  que  cette  apres 
dinee.  J'ay  Teu  de  bons  courtisans  qui  croyent  que  le 
Roy  sera  content  de  oe  Bill  en  I'etat  qu'on  la  mis.  Ce 
terme  du  mois  de  Septembre  paroit  un  peu  sensilile. 
Mais  le  Ro}-  pent  casser  le  Parlement  phitut.  Les 
])artis  onl  ete  fort  entremelez  sur  cette  att'aire. 

"  Les  Commissaires  de  I'admiraute  out  fait  voir  au- 
jourdhuy a  la  Ohanibre  qu'il  est  den  a  la  flotte  plus 
d'un  million  de  livres  slerlins  pour  les  navires  do 
transport. 

"  L'on  a  rezolu  que  dans  c|uaire  jours  on  examinera 
la  harangue  du  Roy  touihant  le  suljside  des  troupes  par 
terre  et  leur  augmentation." 

8  Decembre     ,,_-,,         t     /-,, 

"  A  Londres  le  og  N^mbre  ^'^•'''  ^^'^''^y-  ^^  '-'^*™- 
bre  basse  rezolut  il  y  a  quatre  jours  et  tous  d'une 
voix  de  donncr  deux  millions  et  demy  sterlin  pour  la 
flotte  et  pour  partie  des  arrerages  deus  aux  mate- 
lots.  Les  deux  millioTis  seront  pour  mettre  la  flotte 
en  bon  etat  I'annee  prochaine,  et  les  cinq  cens  mille 
pieces  sout  pour  les  arrerages.  Cette  deliberation  de 
plus  de  trente  millions  de  florins  fut  faite  dans  moiiis 
d'une  heure  tant  l'on  a  ;i  coeur  ce  qui  regarde  la  flotte. 
On  n'a  pas  accorde  346  mille  livres  sterlin  de  plus 
Buivant  I'etat  d'augmentation  donne  par  I'admiraute 
parce  qu'on  pretend  qu'on  a  mis  la  depense  sur  un  pied 
trop  baut,  et  que  deux  millions  sterlin  sont  suffisants. 
Mais  si  dans  la  suite  ou  remarquoit  i|ue  cela  n'est  pas 
il  n'y  a  pas  lieu  de  douter  cjue  la  Chambre  basse  ne 
supleat  au  defl'ant. 

'■  II  y  a  trois  jours  que  les  12  fregattes  et  les  quatre 
galiottes  sont  de  retour  de  I'expedition  de  S'  Malo 
ainsi  que  vous  en  verrez  la  relation  dans  la  gazette  cy 
jointe  aquoy  l'on  ajoute  que  le  ]irineiiial  est  qu'on  a 
apris  le  chemin  pour  y  retourner  et  que  I'attaque  n'en 
est  pas  impossible  comme  on  le  disoit  Tanuee  derniere 
lors  (pi'on  ne  voului  pas  y  aller  suivre  les  22  vaisseuux 
de  guerre  rjui  s'y  refl'ugierent  aprez  la  bataille  que  les 
Francois  perdirent.  Ou  dit  aussi  quo  si  l'on  avoit  eu 
davantage  de  bonibes  on  auroit  acheve  de  bruler  la 
ville  qui  est  des  plus  combustibles,  n'etant  ))atie  que  de 
bois. 

"  Aujourdhuy  la  Chambre  basse  a  defait  ce  qu'elle 
avoit  fait  il  y  a  huit  jours,  ayant  rejctt^  par  dix  voix 
Bur  environ  300  le  fameux  bill  des  parlemens  triennaux, 
non  obstant  c|u'il  fut  si  change  que  la  prerogative 
Royalle  n'etoit  pas  interesse.  On  a  voulu  y  ajouter 
une  clauze  que  jaj-  veu  rejettcr  h  la  pluralit6  des  voix. 
En  suite  le  memo  party,  compose  des  deux,  a  mis  en 
question  s'il  faloit  reietter  le  bill  ou  I'envoyer  aux 
Seigneurs,  sur  quoy  la  chambre  s'etant  divisec  jay  aussi 
veu  que  le  party  de  la  rejection  la  emporte  ])ar  dix  ou 
douze  voix.  C!ela  a  .surpria  un  cliacun.  J'ay  ouy  dire 
a  M'  Grenville  que  luy  meme  a  opine  pour  rejettcr  le 
Bill  parce  qu'il  n'etoit  pas  bon  pour  le  public  puis  qu'il 
n'etoit  pas  conforme  a  celuy  de  I'anni'e  derniere.  On 
croit  qu'on  tachera  de  faire  recommencer  ce  meme  bill 
dans  la  maison  des  Seigneurs,  mais  en  ce  cas  I'onp  cut 
dire  par  avance  que  lors  qu'on  I'envoyera  a  la  Chambre 
basse  ou  le  fera  rejetter  de  nouveau  pour  cette  seance 
s'il  est  contraire  ii  la  prerogative  Royalle. 

"  LaChanibre  basse  a  commenee  aujourdhuy  lagrande 
affaire  du  subside  pour  les  trou|jes.  Ion  a  renvoyo  a 
quafre  jours  la  decision  suivant  I'uzagc  ordinaire.  On 
ne  duute  jias  ([Ue  le  tout  n'aillc   bien  quoyque  M'  Le 


Chevalier  Thomas   Clargez    ayt   harangue    I'envoy    de      Eael  op 

tant  de  troupes  en  Flandres.     On  luy  a  repondu  qu'il       bnbigh. 

n'etoit  pas  encore  temps  d'haranguer  sur  cettc  matiere, 

et  qu'il  faut  attendrc  a  Samedy  dans  le  Grand  Comite. 

II  a  aussi  dit  que  c'cst  aux  Holandois  seuls  a  defTendre 

la   Flandres    Espagnolle,    at  qu'ils   le   peuvent  s'ils   le 

veulent. 

"  Trois  postcs  d'HoIandesontarrivees  ce  matin  etl'on 
a  apris  la  bonne  nouvelle  de  Piedmont  que  les  Fran9ois 
n'y  prendront  pas  leurs  quartiers  d'hyver  &o.  J'ay  ete 
a  Westminster  faire  part  lc  premier  de  cette  bonne 
nouvelle  a  plus  de  viugt  Seigneurs  et  a  plus  de  trente 
Membres  des  Communes  qui  prenent  beaucoup  de  part 
aux  interets  du  due  de  Savoj-e.  Je  I'ay  meme  dite 
a  quelques  membres  contraires,  comme  M'  Clargez. 

"  Hyer  dans  la  continuation  de  I'examen  de  I'att'aire  de 
la  mauvaise  conduite  de  la  grande  flotte,  on  mit  en 
question  si  elle  avoit  assez  de  vivres  pour  mettre  la 
flotte  marchande  do  Turquie  et  I'escadre  de  M'  Rook 
hors  de  danger  des  Francois  en  la  convoyant  jusques  en 
Portugal  au  lieu  de  la  separer  assez  [iroche  de  la 
manche.  Un  party  disoit  ouy,  I'autre  non,  les  uns 
voulant  jiar  la  condamner  les  admiraux  et  les  autres  les 
excuzcr.  Surquoy  la  Chambre  s'etant  divisee  ondecida 
a  la  pluralite  des  voix  et  par  25  sur  environ  350,  C|u'il 
y  avoit  assez  de  vivres,  nommement  de  la  biere,  car 
c'etoit  ce  que  les  admiraux  nioient  le  plus.  II  y  en  avoit 
pour  •!(•  jour.s,  et  dans  un  besoin  on  la  jieut  menager 
pour  autant.  Avec  cela  on  pouvoit  aller  bien  loin  vers 
I'Espagne  si  l'on  avoit  des  ordres.  C'est  ce  qu'on 
examinera  domain. 

"  Lo  Roy  a  donne  au  Due  do  S'.  Albans  la  charge 
de  Ca])"''  des  gentilhommes  I'ensionnaircs. 

"L'on  parle  fort  que  my  lord  Brigwater  .sera  Secre- 
taire d'Etat." 

"  A  Londres  le  J^  Decembre  1603  Vendredy.  Avant 
hyer  la  Chambre  basse  ne  se  separa  pour  diner  qu'a 
dix  heures  du  soir  tant  les  deux  partis  avoient  onvie 
de  faire  quelque  decision  importante  sur  une  cir- 
constance  de  la  mauvaise  conduite  de  la  flotte.  Aprez 
avoir  examine  un  temoin  nomme  Rutten  on  le  coufronta 
aux  troi.s  Admiraux  caBsez.  11  affirma  de  nouveau  par 
serment  que  revenaut  de  France  pour  des  echanges  de 
prisonniers  il  les  avertit  cju'il  avoit  veu  partie  de  la  flotte 
de  France  sortant  de  Brest  le  ^  J}  May  dernier,  surquoy  on 
tiroit  une  consequence  judicieuse  c'est  que  les  Admiraux 
ue  devoient  pas  separer  M'  Rook  ot  la  flotte  marchande 
de  Tur((uie  jusques  a  ce  qu'on  sceut  bien  certainement 
I'endroit  ou  la  flotte  de  France  etoit  si  ce  n'est  qu'on  eut 
dcssein  de  I'exposer  au  danger  qu'elle  reucontra  peu  de 

jours  aprez  cette  separation Aprez  done  (pi'on  eut 

continue  I'examen  de  cet  avis  du  temoin  Rutten  et  que 
d'autres  temoins  eurent  temoiguc  contre  luy,  on  mit  en 
question  si  son  temoignage  etoit  suffizant  pour  condamner 
les  admiraux.  Surquoy  la  Chambre  s'etant  divisee  les 
Torys  (melez  avec  quelques  Wigs)  qui  etoient  pour  les 
Admiraux  gagnerent  eu  leur  favour  par  9  voix  sur  331. 
S'ils  avoient  perdu  cette  question  ils  couroient  risque 
d'aller  sur  le  champ  a  la  Tour  et  les  commissaires  de 
I'admiraute  triomphoient.  Vous  jugercz  de  plus  en  plus 
par  la  de  I'egalitc  des  partis  comme  I'annee  derniere, 
Tantot  I'un  gagne  tantot  I'autre.  C'est  la  principale 
raison  ])Ourquoy  les  Wigs  souhaitont  un  nouveau  Parle- 
ment croyant  d'etre  plus  forts  dans  les  elections  qui 
se  feront  dans  les  provinces. 

"Hyer  la  Chambre  basse  cousidera  sur  quels  fonds 
on  leveruit  le  subside  pour  la  flotte  de  deux  millions  et 
demy  livres.  Les  membres  contraires  et  qui  ne  pensent 
qu'aux  affaires  da  la  guerre  par  mer  vouloient  qu'on 
mit  le  subside  entier  sur  les  terres  qui  est  la  meillure 
fonds  pour  avoir  promptement  de  I'argent  et  qu'on 
I'apropriat  ii  la  flotte,  leur  but  etant  d'empecher  par  ce 
moyen  qu'on  n'en  trouvat  jias  facilenient  pour  les 
trouiies  par  terre.  Mais  le  bon  party  qui  pense  a  tout 
s'opoza  a  ce  qu'on  ne  mit  pas  plus  d'un  million  sterlin 
sur  les  terres  pour  la  flotte,  et  I'emporla  de  plusde  cent 
voix.  On  fit  voir  que  si  les  deux  millions  sterlins  qu'on 
levera  sur  les  terres  n'etoient  destinez  (|ue  pour  la 
flotte,  les  marchands  et  les  bourgeois  n'avancei-oient 
leur  argent  que  sur  ce  fonds  ou  dumoins  (ju'on  n'en 
avanceroient  point  sur  d'autres  fonds  qu'aprcz  que  colui- 
la  seriot  remply,  de  sorte  qu'on  seriot  long  temps  avani 
<|ue  de  trouver  de  I'argent  pour  lea  troupes  par  terre  qui 
se  ruiueroient  en  attendant.  Le  party  contraire  ne  sceut 
faire  aucune  reponce  solide  ii  ce  raisonnement,  et  l'on 
ferma  la  bouche  aux  haraugueurs  comme  M"  Clargez  et 
Musgrave. 

"  Aujourdhuy  la  Chambre  des  seigneurs  a  commence  .a 
travailler  ii  des  affaires  publiques  et  on  a  recommence 
le  fameux  bill  pour  les  parlemens  triennaux.  C'est 
meme  my  lord  Montmouth  (jui  I'a  porte  et  sur  le  piedde 


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Eael  of  rarmee  demiere  lors  que  my  lord  Shrewsbcry  s'cu  ruula. 
Denbigh.  C'est  par  concert  aveo  plusieurs  membres  de  Li  Chambre 
basse.  Ou  s'etoimc  qu'uD  premier  geutilhomme  du  la 
Chambre  se  soit  charge  d'un  bill  rejetie  par  dcQX  ibis. 
II  m'a  dit  que  ce  bill  sera  corrige  et  qu'on  so  debatra 
bien  tot  sur  ee  sujet. 

"  A  Londres  le  '/  Decembre  Mardy.  My  lord  Gall- 
way  partira  aproz  demain  pour  Holaude  et  de  la 
en  Piedmont.  II  croit  de  passer  a  Bruxelles.  II  se 
seroit  volontiers  charge  de  votre  perruque  si  elle  ctoit 
achevee.  Ce  ne  sera  que  dans  huit  ou  dix  jours  a  co 
que  ma  dit  M'  Ireton.  Pour  lors  le  Comte  Martoii 
partira  pour  Flandres  et  je  Ten  chargeray.  My  lord 
Gallway  a  trois  employs  Lieutenant  G-eneral,  L'olouel 
du  Regiment  d'iutanterie  que  le  feu  due  de  Schomberg 
avoit  en  Piedmont  et  envoye  extraordinaire  du  Roy 
aupi-ez  du  due  de  Savoye.  Le  pauvre  M'  Agliomliy 
qui  etoit  destinee  a  ce  dernier  employ  sera  bien  sur- 
pris  lors  qu'il  aprendra  .sa  revocation  avant  que  d'avoir 
commeuce  sa  t'onction.  Le  Roy  luy  eu  destine  une 
semblable  quelque  part  en  Allemagne.  11  a  etc  oblige 
de  Miuori|ue  d'aller  a  Barcelonne  pour  chercher  I'oeasion 
de  passer  ii  Genes  ou  aparemment  il  arrivera  bientot  et 
a  Turin.  II  m'a  ecrit  de  Barcelonne  les  malheurs  qu'il 
a  essuyez  depuis  son  depart  de  Madrid. 

"  Samedy  dernier  la  chambre  basse  rezolut  toutd'unc 
voix  de  donner  uu  subside  pour  les  troupes  par  terre  et 
chargea  my  lord  Renala  de  demauder  an  Roy  un  etat 
de  la  depense  et  de  I'augmentation  (ju'il  juge  neces- 
saire.  Ou  le  doit  donner  aujourdhuy.  Jen  t'eray 
mention  a  la  tin  de  cette  lettre  que  je  commence 
avant  que  d'aller  passer  la  journee  a  Parlement.  J 'ay 
eu  depuis  peu  de  frequentes  conversations  avec  (juelques 
membres  sur  les  affaires  d'Holande,  nommement  avec 
M'  Wliamson  qui  a  ete  Secretaire  d'etat  et  qui  n'est 
pas  trop  bien  intentiunne'.  II  est  fort  contraire  de 
meme  que  M"  Clargez,  Finch  et  Musgrave,  a  I'envoye 
de  tant  de  troupes  angloises  en  Flandres.  II  ma  dit 
que  L'Ang"-'  est  la  dupe  des  Holandois  ijue  ne  font  pas 
assez  ny  par  mer  uy  par  terre  et  qui  pouroicnt  seuls, 
s'ils  vouloient,  deifendre  le  reste  des  pa'is  bas  Espagnols  ; 
quo  Ton  demandera  au  Roy  qu'il  communique  a  la 
chambie  le  traite  qu'il  a  fdit  avec  eux  pour  voir  c[uel 
nombre  de  troupes  il  est  oblige  de  fournir ;  qu'il  faut 
fournir  ce  nombre  et  non  davantage  ;  que  le  Roy  ne 
conoerte  avec  aucun  Ministre  Anglois  ses  projets  pour 
Flandres,  mais  seulement  avec  les  Holandois;  que 
jamais  aucun  Roy  d'ang"  u'eu  a  uze  ainsi  &v.  II 
me  semble  qne  je  luy  ay  repondu  assez  precisemcnt 
a  toutes  ees  choses  et  a  d'autres  membres  serablables 
qui  raizonnent  de  meme  quoy  que  non  si  methodiquc- 
ment  que  luy.  S'il  avoit  une  charge  il  changeroit  do 
sentiment.     II  n'y  en  a  pas  assez  pour  tous. 

"  Le  bill  touchant  les  charges  qui  fut  rejettee  I'anneo 
demiere  a  ete  renouvele  :i  la  Chambre  basse.  Elle  ne 
veut  pas  par  pluralite  qu'aucun  de  ses  membres  aprez 
son  election  puisse  posseder  ancune  charge  donnce  pnr 
la  Cour.  Ceux  cjui  en  ont  les  garderont.  On  a  gagne 
ce  point.  11  sera  meme  permis  aux  v'lles  et  bourgs 
d'elii'e  pour  membre  un  homme  qui  a  une  charge, 
mais  il  ne  luy  sera  pas  permis  d'en  accepter  aprez  son 
election.  Vous  voyez  par  la  que  le  bill  est  corrige. 
II  a  jiasse  a  la  Chambre  basse,  et  on  le  porta  hyer  a 
la  maison  des  seigneurs. 

"Les  Seigneurs  en  grande  nombre  et  en  grande  Comite 
eurent  h_yer  un  long  debac  de  cinq  heures  sur  le  fameux 
bill  des  Parle  mens  trienuaux  renouvele  par  my  lord 
Montmouth  a  la  place  de  my  lord  Shrewsbery  qui  a  pi'is 
le  party  d'aller  a  la  campagne.  On  mit  premieremeut 
en  question  s'il  y  auroit  une  seance  tous  les  ans.  My 
lord  Kotinghiim  harangua  centre  de  meme  que  I'Eveque 
de  Worcester,  c'est  le  fameux  Steliufleet,  et  aussi  my 
lord  Mulgrave  (qui  n'agit  pas  comme  I'annce  derniere), 
mais  non  obstant  tout  eela  il  tut  rezolu  a  la  pluralite  58 
centre  3-i  que  le  Parlement  sera  assemblee  tous  les  ans 
declarant  que  c'est  suivant  les  anciennes  loix.  Dans 
une  autre  circonstance  sur  le  mot  tenir  un  Parlement 
ou  assenibleer  un  Parlement  le  l)on  party  perdit  par  une 
voLx.  On  pretend  que  tenir  signiffie  passer  un  a  cet. 
On  achevera  demain  lexamen  de  tout  oe  bill.  L'arche- 
veque  de  Cantorbery  fut  pour  la  premiere  question  du 
bill,  tant  luy  el  d'autres  bien  intentionnez  sent 
d'opinion  qu'il  n'est  pas  contraire  a  la  prerogative 
Royalle  et  f^u'ils  et  conforme  aux  anciennes  loix. 
L'Eveque  de  S'.  David,  qui  est  Jacobite,  fut  aussi  pour 
le  bill,  mais  tous  les  autres  Eveques  furent  centre.  II 
y  a  lieu  de  croire  que  le  Chambre  basse  le  rejettera 
encore.  Quoy  qu'on  s^ache  qu'en  ce  pa'is  les  choses 
changent  d'un  jour  a  I'autre  comme  le  vent,  il  ne  faut 
pas  s'en  etoimer  de  la  maniere  qu'on  opine  parmy 
quatre  on  cinq  cens  tetes. 
o     84062. 


'■  Le  Bill  de  la  Chambre  basse  pour  retablii-  le  eum-  '^-■^hl  of 
merce  delfendu  d'eau  de  vie  ctrangere  et  du  lard  a  ^"'""""- 
ete  porte  Ti  la  Chambre  des  Seigneurs  pour  y  cousenter. 
On  a  change  dans  ce  Bill  que!i|ues  termes  de  M'  Clargez 
qui  faisoient  oroire  qu'on  vouloit  renouer  ce  CDniuieree 
avec  la  Prance,  et  on  la  expiiqui'  d'uue  maiiierc  (ju'il 
n'y  a  qu'elle  d'exceptee. 

■'II  ya  un  grand  procez  commence  eutre  la  belle 
Duchesse  de  Grafton  et  my  lord  Chef  de  Justice  dont 
les  mal  intentionnez  se  servent  pour  tacher  de  former 
une  brou'illerie  entre  des  deux  chambres  touchant  leurs 
privileges.  II  s'agist  d'une  patente  du  Roy  Charles 
Second  qui  donna  ."^ous  le  nom  de  iM'  Brichinan  une 
charge  de  GrefBe  au  feu  duo  le  Grafton  son  fils  ipii 
vaud  trois  ou  quatre  mille  pieces  de  rent.  Le  Chef  de 
Justice  pretend  que  cette  charge  a  toujours  depuis  un 
siecle  ete  dependante  de  sa  charge.  II  a  gagne  son 
procez  parmy  des  jurez  et  trois  juges  ses  collegues.  II 
y  a  appel  a  la  chambre  des  Seigneurs,  mais  il  est  sur- 
venu  un  incident  ijui  donne  ocasion  au  chef  de  Justice 
de  dire  que  c'est  une  affaire  originelle  et  que  les  Seig- 
neurs ne  peuvent  ny  ne  doivent  en  conoitre  sans  faire 
prejudice  au  droit  du  peuplerepresente  dans  la  chambre 
des  Communes.  On  doit  bien  tot  examiner  cette 
affaire  plus  a  fonds.  Sur  le  premier  examen  il  y  a  eu 
une  division  jiarmy  les  seigneurs  43  centre  28  qui  n'a 
pas  ete  favorable  aux  trois  jugi'S  car  on  a  ete  sur  le 
point  de  les  envoyerala  'I'om-  en  discutant  cet  incident 
dont  lis  se  sont  retractez.  My  lord  Notingham  s'est 
declare  pour  eux  et  my  lord  Rochester  cimtre.  Aprez 
que  Ton  aura  entendu  les  avocats  Ton  en  s^aura 
davantage." 

'"  Deux  autheurs.  I'un  Anglois  et  I'autre  Francois  out 
fait  deux  livrets  en  Anglois  pour  prouver  par  de  forts 
arguments  que  la  presente  guerre  est  avantageuse  .a 
I'Angleterre  et  qu'a  present  il  y  a  plus  d'argent  dans 
le  royaume  qu'il  n'y  en  avoit  avant  la  guerre.  On 
traduira  sans  doute  ees  livres  en  llolande. 

"  L'on  a  porte  aujourdhuy  a  la  chambre  basse  de  la 
part  du  Roy  I'etat  d'augmentat  ion  des  troupes  par  terre 
qui  est  de  26000  hommes,  s^avoir  19000  fantassins, 
4000  chevaux  et  2000  dragons.  Le  Due  de  Schomberg 
ma  dit  qu'il  avoit  pi-opose  au  Roy  de  demauder  jusques 
a  28000  hommes  d'augmentation  ]iour  pouvoir  esperer 
d'etre  egauxa  la  France  en  nom  lire  de  troujies.  M'Clargez 
etM' Musgrave  voyant aujourdhuy  I'etat  d'angmentation 
de  30  regimens  out  dit  qu'il  etoit  necessaire  avant  que  de 
rieu  rezoudre  de  demauder  au  Key  quelles  sont  les 
augmentations  des  forces  de  ses  alliez  ahn  de  ii'en  faire 
qu'a  proportion.  lis  ont  fort  exagere  la  depense  de 
cette  augmentation  c|ui  etant  jointe  avec  Taiicienno 
depense  pour  les  soixante  dix  mille  hommes  montent 
ensemble  a  plus  de  deux  milliims  huit  ecus  mille  livres 
sterlins  par  terre,  outre  la  depense  de  deux  millions 
pour  la  tlotte  sans  les  arrerages  des  matelots  et  le 
gouvernement  civil,  le  tout  eusemlde  montant  a  plus 
de  six  millions  sterlins  qu'il  faudra  lever  rarmee  pro- 
chaine  sans  compter  les  debtes.  On  dit  c|u'on  aura 
assez  de  peine  a  trouver  assez  de  bons  fonds  si  Ton 
n'etablit  pour  un  temps  une  excise  generalle.  mais  l'on 
paroit  y  etxe  si  opoze  qu'encore  aujourdhuy  le  Chevalier 
Musgrave  a  dit  par  avance  (jue  si  on  etablissoit  une 
excise  generalle,  adieu  la  liberte  de  la  nation  et  la 
necessite  des  Parlcmens  &c." 

"  A  Londres  le  '^"^  Decembre  1693  Vendredy.  Avant 
hyer  les  trois  Admiraux  eassez  furent  de  nouveau 
exnminez  dans  la  Chambre  basse  qui  ne  se  separa 
pour  diner  qu'a  dix  heures  du  soir.  On  les  accuzoit 
d'une  espece  de  trahisou  de  n'avoir  pas  envoye  a  Bre.-t 
pour  S(;avoir  oil  etoit  la  fiotte  de  France  avant  que  de 
separer  M' Rook  avec  I'escadre  et  la  tlotte  Marchandedu 
detroit,  surquoy  on  harangua  pour  et  contre.  On  agita 
en  suite  Ja  question  s'ils  etoient  coupables  d'avoir  mau- 
que  en  cela  a  la  confiance  qui  avoit  ete  mise  en  eux. 
lis  gagnerent  par  12  voix  seulement  sur  36(3  au  grand 
deplaisir  des  Wigs  qui  ont  deja  perdu  deux  batailles 
contre  les  Torys  sur  I'affaire  des  admiraux.  II  est  vray 
qu'il  y  a  quelque  melange  de  membres  par  des  raisons 
et  des  inclinations  particulieres.  Lea  Torys  otfrent 
une  troisieme  bataille  aux  Wigs  s'ils  ont  encore  quelque 
accuzation  de  trahison  contre  les  Admiraux.  Si  on  ne 
les  avoit  accuzez  que  d'ignorance  et  de  negligence  en 
des  choses  importantes  qui  dependoient  d'eux  cLaque 
mem'oro  des  Communes  en  seroit  convenn  et  qu'ils 
meritoient  d'etre  punis  autrement  quo  par  la  mOrt. 
Mais  comme  la  trahisun  merite  la  mort  et  qu'il  n'y  a 
point  de  preuves  de  trahison,  la  pluralite  de  quelques 
voix  a  ete  pour  les  en  absoudre.  On  dit  a  present  en 
plusieurs  endroits  f{ue  n'y  ayant  point  de  trahison 
prouvee  du  cote  des  trois  admiraux  ny  du  Vice-admiral 
Rook,  il  faut  rechercher  s'il  y  en  a  du  cote  des  Cinq 


21.S 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


Eak[.  UP  Commissaires  de  radmiraute  oil  du  cote  des  Ministi-cs 
liE.vBHiH.  j:[^  (jabinet  qui  onb  donno  les  principaux  ordres  a  ia 
Hotte.  My  lord  Eenala  entendant  sonveiit  parler  my 
lord  Faukelaud  en  pleine  chambre  contra  Ics  admiraux 
par  terre,  car  on  appelle  ainsi  ies  cinq  commissaires  de 
I'admirante  dont  my  lord  Faukeland  est  le  premier  et 
a  qui  Ton  a  reproclie  de  n'avoir  jamais  etc  .sur  mer, 
L'Admiral  Russell  ayant  demande  en  particulier  sur 
le  champ  a  son  amy  my  lord  Renala  pourquoy  il  tra- 
vaillc  a  justitier  Ies  trois  admiraux  oasse;c  U  luy  a 
repondu  plaizamment  que  dans  un  an  il  fera  la  meme 
chose  pour  luy,  ajoutant  qu'un  des  partis  ne  manquera 
pas  lie  I'attaquer  a  son  tour  a  la  fin  dc  la  Oampagne 
prochaine. 

"My  lord  Faukeland  qui  a  si  souvent  harangue 
centre  Ies  admiraux  oassez  afin  qu'on  Ies  envoyat  a  la 
Tour  fut  hyer  sur  le  point  d'y  etre  envoy e  ]iar  ordre  de 
la  Chambre  basse  sor  une  affaire  particuliere.  Je  le  vis 
a  la  porte  pendant  deux  heurcs  dans  uue  j,Tande  inquie- 
tude. Plusieurs  des  membres  qui  sortoient  me  disoient 
qu'il  y  seroit  envoye,  mais  I'admiral  Russell  s'etant 
declare  pour  luy  on  le  sauva  dans  la  division  par  3U  Toix 
sur  300.  Le  party  qui  sortoit  dans  une  antichambre 
etoit  centre  luy  et  il  me  demandoit  s'il  y  en  avoit  beau- 
coup,  Car  il  n'ozoit  pas  se  montrer.  Je  luy  disois  que 
non  pour  le  consoler.  En  effet  une  demy  (|uart  d"heure 
aprez  on  sceut  qu'il  avoit  gagne  sa  liberte.  11  s'agissoit 
an  fouds  d'avoir  reeeu  quatre  laille  pieces  a  I'admirante 
dont  leg  commissaires  des  comptes  des  revenms  publics 
demandoieut  rai.'ion  a  un  commis  nomme  Rainsford  a 
i|ui  il  avoit  donne  ordre  d'en  payer  deux  mille  ."i  M'  Ken. 
luy  mar(|uaiit  que  c'ctoit  pour  le  si'rvice  du  Roy  et 
pour  une  affaire  secrette  dont  il  ne  faloit  point  parler. 
Ce  commis  ayaut  ete  oblige  de  rendre  conipte  parla  de 
cet  article.  Sur  cela  my  lord  Faukeland  luy  alia  rede- 
mander  la  letti'e  t|u"il  luy  avoit  ecrit.  Voila  la  I'aute. 
Car  le  commis  ayant  peur  de  la  Chambre  basse  luy 
declara  la  verite  et  que  my  lord  Faukeland  avoit  retire 
sa  lettrc.  O'est  sur  cela  qu'on  le  vouloit  euvoyer  a  la 
Tour  et  on  I'a  seulement  reprimande.  Vous  conoissez 
M'  Ken  qui  est  I'huissier  du  Cabinet  du  Roy.  La 
chambre  basse  fut  d'avis  de  le  iaire  venir  pour  SQavoir 
a  quoj-  etoient  destinees  ces  deux  mille  pieces  reeeues 
par  line  voye  extraordinaire.  My  lord  Colchester  repre- 
senta  que  M'  Ken  est  un  Hulaudois'  qui  n'entend  p.is 
I'Aiiglois  et  que  sa  presence  ne  pouroit  pas  eclaircir 
cette  petite  affaire.  On  en  demeui-a  la.  Un  autre  membre 
ayant  dit  nial  a  propos  qu'il  etoit  malade  il  se  pent  iaire 
qu'ou  luy  envoyei'a  un  des  Commissaires  des  Comptes 
publics  pour  avoir  quelque  eclaircissement  parce  que 
Ies  membres  diseut  qui  si  c'est  pour  des  affaires  secrettes 
(hi  Roy  c'est  a  my  lord  Portland  qui  a  la  bourse  privee 
il  payer,  qu'il  est  authorise  par  acte  de  Parlement  et 
non  d'autres.  J'aprohende  que  ce  trop  long  detail  votis 
ennuye.  C'ctoit  la  matiere  de  hyer  qui  empecha  la 
Chambre  de  travailler  a  des  affaires  plus  importantes. 

■'  II  y  a  trois  jours  que  la  Chambre  basse  fit  presenter 
une  adresse  du  Roy  ])Our  luy  demander  la  Communica- 
tion des  nouveaux  traitez  avecses  alliez  pour  voir  ([uelle 
augmentation  de  Troupes  ils  feront  la  Campagne  pro- 
chaine. On  sgait  que  Ies  Etats  G-eneraux  font  tout  ce 
qui  leurs  est  possible  car  il  ne  s'agist  plus  de  la  propor- 
tion des  troupes  par  traitez.  II  s'agist  de  faire  une 
vigoureuse  guerre  et  d'employer  toutes  Ies  sienues  ([ui 
out  toujours  ete  en  pins  grand  nombre  que  celles  des 
alliez.  C'est  a  eux  tons  d'en  avoir  davantage  lors  qu'ils 
le  ]ieuvent.  L'Angleterre  le  pent  facilement,  et  ell'est 
bien  heureuse  de  ne  ])as  payer  Ies  taxes  a  pro])ortion  des 
autres  alliez  qui  payent  beaucoup  dc  leur  capital  et  qui 
engagcnt  lours  domaines  an  li^u  qu'icy  on  ne  paye  pas 
le  quart  du  revenu.  Pour  pent  qu'on  se  voulut  retranclier 
des  depenses  inutilcs  en  temps  de  guerre  on  la  soutien- 
drait  sans  s'en  apercevoir.  On  a  ocasion  dc  dire  souvent 
ces  choses. 

"  Un  des  f(jnds  qu'on  propose  pour  lever  partie  de 
I'argent  necessaire  est  une  lotterie  d'uu  million  steilin 
on  il  y  aura  ceut  mille  billets  a  dix  pieces  le  billet.  II 
n'y  en  aura  quo  deux  mille  cinq  ecus  dc  bons.  Tons  Ies 
mauvais  produiront  une  rente  de  dix  pour  cent  pendant 
quinze  ans.de  sorte  que  personne  ne  perdra  rien  a  eette 
ijotterie  et  on  pent  s'y  enrichir  puis  qu'il  y  aura  des 
billets  depuis  dix  jiieces  jusques  .a  mille  de  nvenii. 

"  La  Chamljre  bas^e  a  rezolu  un  bill  pour  laii-c  venir 
nar  terre  jusques  en  Holande  des  soyes  tines  travaillees 
d'ltalie,  de  Sicile  et  de  >.'aples. 

■'  La  Chambre  des  Seigneurs  examina  encor  avanthyer 
le  bill  des  Parlemens  trienuaux  qui  passa  aprez  quatre 
heures  de  contestations,  et  on  renvoya  a  aujourdhui 
pour  le  lire  pour  la  troisieme  I'ois  avant  (.|ue  de  I'envoyer 
a  la  chambro  basse.  On  la  done  leu  et  on  s'est  divize 
snr  une  clauze  qui  y  a  ct^  ajoutec  par  le  l)on  party  ponr 


expliquer  le  mot  equivoque  truir  iin  parlement  afin  de       Eari. oi' 

conserver    la    ]jrerogative    Royalle.      Ce  bon  party  a     Denbigh. 

emporte'  la  question  de  iO  voix  sur  100  au  grand  dcplaisir 

de  my  lord  ilonmouth  et  antres,  et  du  Lord  Riche  qui 

ma  dit  avec  chagrin  en  sortaut  qu'il  croit  que  la  Cha.mbre 

basse rejettera cette  clauze  i|uirend  lebillinutile  avi  but 

qu'on  se  propose.     Je  luy  ay  dit  tant  mieux  de   ce  qu'il 

est  mal  satist'ait  dc  ce  qui  s'est  passe  aujourdhuy  et  je 

Pay  assure  que  la  chambre  basse  no  sera  pas  de  I'avis 

iju'il  s'imagine. 

"EUe  .'i  rezolu  aujourdhuy  de  remplacer  412  mille 
])ieces  qui  out  manque  snr  le  million  sterlin  a  fond 
perdu  et  sur  la  remission  do  limpo.st  par  tete  et  de 
mettre  cette  somme  sur  le  memo  acte  ii  fond  perdu  en 
prolongeant  le  terme  exjiire  et  en  ajoutant  encor  quelque 
clauze  plus  favorable  pour  inciter  Ies  gens  .a  y  porter 
oetie  scmme  destinee  pour  la  liotte." 

"  A  Londres  le  f  |  Decembre  1693  Mardy.  L'ou 
a  eu  avis  icy  qu'un  paquebot  party  d'Harwich  il  y 
a  douze  jours  et  qtii  portoit  Ies  lettres  de  deux 
ordinaires  a  etc  pris  par  le  Francois.  C'est  la  cause 
que  je  vous  envoye  un  duplicata  des  deux  lettres  que  je 
vous  ecrivis  le  p''  et  le  4  de  ce  mois  nouA'eau  stil.*  Vous 
pourez  Ies  lire  a  votre  loisir. 

■■  Les  Francois  ont  aussi  pris  deux  fregattes  Angloises 
qui  servoient  de  convoy  a  plusieurs  navires  marchands 
revenant  de  la  mer  Baltique  et  de  Gottembourg  dont 
i|uelques-uus  out  aussi  ete  pris.  Tout  cela  donne  lieu 
k  crier  et  c'est  avec  fondement.  les  Anglois  et  les 
Holandois  ne  sont  pas  maitres  de  la  mere  sur  leurs 
propres  cotes.  Les  seuls  arniateurs  de  Dunquei'que 
traversent  leur  commerce. 

■'  My  lord  Gallway  a  demure  plusieurs  joui-s  dans  la 
Tamise  par  la  faute,  dit  on,  du  commandant  du  convoy 
de  Rotterdam  t|ui  pour  ijuelque  petit  profit  attend  les 
navires  marchands  au  dela  du  terme  qu'il  doit.  C'est 
aussi  I'interest  du  maitre  du  paquebot  qui  est  cause  que 
les  enuemis  I'ont  pris  paroe  qu'il  se  charge  de  mar- 
chandises.  lis  en  sont  avertis  et  ils  I'attendent  au 
passage,  dailleurs  en  attendant  les  marchandises  il  ne 
part  pas  regulierement  de  Harwich  lors  ([ue  les  lettres 
de  Londres  y  arrivent. 

"  II  y  a  cinq  jours  ([ue  le  vent  otant  h  I'est  le  Vice- 
admiral  Wheler  tit  voile  de  Portsmouth  avec  la  flotte  de 
vaisseaux  de  guerre  et  de  navires  marchands  pour 
la  Mediterraiiee  mais  le  vent  ayant  change  le  soir 
il  revint  mouiller  a  la  ])ointe  S"  Helene  .a  L'Isle  de 
Wight.  Cela  veut  dire  qu'il  ne  tient  plus  qu'un  vent 
i|u'entin  cette  flotto  ne  parte. 

"  On  remarquc  cjtie  le  party  des  Wigs  sotihaitoroit  que 
le  Roy  se  declarat  encor  plus  en  leur  favour  qu'il  n'a 
fait  et  (pi'il  fit  trois  choses.  La  premiere  de  changer  la 
plus  part  des  juges  de  paix  dans  lout  le  Royaume  parce 
(ju'lls  sont  Jacobites.  La  second  qu'il  refforme  par  la 
meme  raison  la  lieutcnance  de  la  ville  de  Londres,  et 
la  troisieme  ipi'll  nomme  un  second  Secretaire  d'Etat 
du  meme  party.  On  a  fort  parle  de  my  lord  Brigwater 
qui  est  Wig  modere  et  honnete  homme  mais  il  n'entend 
point  la  langue  Francoise  si  necessaire  a  un  secretaire 
d'etat  et  il  n'a  jamais  ete  occupeaux  afi'aires  etrangeres. 
II  y  pout  avoir  encor  d'autres  raisons  qu'on  ne  dit 
pas. 

J  "La  Chambre  des  Seigneurs  .a  rezolu  d'examiner  a 
son  tour  la  mauvaiae  conduite  de  la  flotte  et  les  trois 
admiraux  cassez.  Le  Comic  d'Oxford  en  fit  hyer  la 
proposition,  et  il  se  pout  faire  qu'cu  prenant  une  autre 
voye  que  celle  de  trahison  qu'on  pourra  avoir  des 
preuves  d'ignorance  et  de  negligence  qui  meritent 
punition. 

"  Le  Roy  lour  a  ote  leurs  Commissions  de  I'admiraute 
et  de  la  marine,  el  le  regiment  c(ue  M'  Kilgrew  avoit, 
ce([ui  est  une  preuve  assuree  que  sa  majeste  est  bien 
convaineue  do  leur  mauvaise  conduite. 

"  J'ay  fort  raizonue  avec  my  lord  Montmouth  sur 
sa  maniere  d'agir  depuis  quelque  temps.  II  pretend 
d'avoir  sujet  d'etre  mal  content,  mais  il  n'en  a  aucun 
qui  puisse  etre  I'aisonnable.  II  est  faohe  de  ce  que  son 
frere  le  capitaine  n'est  pas  encore  Colonel  et  ce  n'est 
pas  son  tour.  II  parle  du  bien  public  touchaut  le  bill 
des  ])arlemens  trienuaux.  II  est  en  colore  de  ce  qu'il  n'a 
pas  passe'  a  la  maison  des  Seigneurs  qu'avee  la  clauze 
dont  je  vous  ay  ecrit  qui  conserve  la  prerogative  d'as- 
pembler,  de  proroger  et  de  casscr.  II  est  fache'  centre 
ceux  d'entre  les  Seigneurs  qui  out  change  de  sentiment 
depuis  laniiee  derniere  comme  my  lord  Mulgrave.  On 
croit  que  la  cour  I'a  gagne  par  argent  et  on  fait  courir 
fausseinent  le  bruit  que  c'est  par  mes  mains  jiarcequeje 
suis  souvent  dans  son  carosse  au  retonr  du  Parlement. 
My  lord  Montmouth  ne  sgauroit  raizonner  long  temps 

*  Vide  supra. 


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Kakl  of  sur  ces  matieres  sans  i'aire  voir  qu'il  a  pris  iiu  mauyais 
Denbigh,  pj^i-^y,  Je  I'exhorte  comme  son  serviteur  de  ne  jetter 
pas  le  manclie  aprez  la  coignoe  en  c|nitatit  ses  charges 
et  de  considorei-  I'etat  do  sa  famille  et  ce  que  le  R.i_y  a 
fait  pour  ellc.  Je  s(;ay  quo  des  esprits  mal  iutentionncz 
le  poussenl  contre  son  propre  interest  sous  pretexte 
d'amitie  dont  la  bonne  est  assez  rare  icy. 

"  Lor.s  (|u'oii  passa  le  Bill  Trienual  parray  cent 
Seigneurs  il  y  eu  eut  trois  des  principaux  qui  ojiinereut 
pour  ie  rejetter  entierement,  et  ]iour  ue  pins  parlor 
d'une  ati'aire  iiue  le  Roy  a  reffusee  avee  tant  de  raison 
Tannec  derniere,  s(;avoir  le  Due  de  Sommerset,  ret 
Comte  D'Abingdou  et  le  Comte  de  Notiuiiham,  tons 
trois  Torys. 

"  La  C'hambre  basse  lout  hyer  ce  bill  pour  la  premiere 
fois.  On  s^aura  son  sentiment  a  la  seeonde  ou  a  la 
troisieine. 

"  II  y  a  trois  jours  qu'olle  a  examine  les  pensions  <|ue 
le  Roy  donne  a  plnsieurs  raembres  ])oui-  des  services 
rendus  comme  ii  my  lord  Renala,  le  Chevalier  Robert 
Howard,  le  Cheval'.er  Jean  Guize  et  autres.  Cela  donna 
beaucoup  de  chagrin  a  M"  Musgrave,  Clargez,  Finch  et 
a  d'antres.  Chacun  allegua  des  raisons  pour  justifBer 
qu'on  n'ost  point  coupable  de  recevoir  quelque  recom- 
pense en  bien  servant  le  Roy  et  le  Royaume.  On  n'a 
encor  rien  rezolii  sur  ce  sujet. 

"  Aujourdhuy  la  chambre  basse  a  examine  I'etat 
d'augmentation  de  tronpes  que  le  Roy  a  demandees. 
A]irez  six  heures  de  debat  il  a  etc  rezolu  qu'on  feroit 
line  augmentation  sans  dire  le  nombre.  Le  bon  party 
a  gagno  cette  question  de  plus  de  l"iO  voix  sar  340.  Le 
party  contiaire  vouloit  par  finesse  qu'on  mit  en  question 
s'il  faloit  accorder  les  93--i00  hommes  que  le  Roy 
demande  afin  de  la  faire  rejetter  comme  contraire  a  la 
methode  de  la  Chambre  qui  agit  par  degrez.  Et  lors 
que  le  bon  party  a  eu  gagne  ce  point  i:[u'on  ne  feroit 
point  encore  mention  du  nombre  de  troupes  le  ])arty 
contraire  a  dispute  I'augmentation  et  a  perdu  la  ques- 
tion, de  sorte  que  la  jouruee  d'aujourdhu^-  est  fort  bonne 
pour  le  Roy  et  pour  ses  alliez. 

■•  L'ambassadeur  d'Espagne  dout  vous  conoissez  I'esprit 
et  la  conduite  s'attire  encor  deux  affaires  rjui  piouront 
avoir  des  suites  desagreables  pour  luy  s'il  ue   change 
de  sentiment,  I'une  avec  my  lord  I\Iulgrave,  et  I'autre, 
[  qni  en   est  une  suite   avec  le  Roy  oii   avec  le   Parle- 

'  ment.     II  a  loiie  la  maison  de  my  lord  Mulgrave  pour 

tout  le  temps  qu'il  demeurera  icy  en  cpialite  d'ambassa- 
deur.  J'en  ay  veu  le  contract  en  bonne  forme  et  meme 
sou  nom  n'y  est  mis  et  il  na  signe  qu'aprez  celuy  de  ce 
Seigneur.  Mais  aprez  quelques  mois  d'habitation  la 
femme  de  l'ambassadeur  etant  morte  il  a  quite  cette 
maison  et  s'cst  loge  dans  la  parce  de  'Witehall  ,a 
Sjirin-garden  oil  il  a  commence  de  faire  batir  une 
Chapelle  pour  le^  papistes  qui  a  la  veiie  dans  le  jardiu 
de  la  Reyne.  C'est  uue  lieu  privilegie  dans  I'eiiclos  de 
Witehall.  Les  principaux  officiers  de  Witehall  voyant 
cette  nouveaute  luy  out  fait  dire  sous-main  inutilement 
que  c'est  contre  les  loix  et  cju'il  n'y  pent  avoir  de  messe 
publique  dans  I'enceinte  de  Witehall.  lis  en  ont  voulu 
porter  la  plainte  au  Parlement  afin  qu'il  prie  le  Roy 
d'en  parler  a  l'ambassadeur.  Sa  majeste  a  repoudu 
I  a  un  des  seigreurs  qu'il  accommoderoit  cette  affaire 

sans  bruit  et  qu'il  n'etoit  pas  neoessaire  de  la  faire 
eclatter.  My  lord  Portland  a  ete  charge  de  parler  a 
l'ambassadeur,  et  pour  eviter  encor  plus  I'eclat  il  luy 
a  fait  parler  ]iar  'SI'  Hofman,  Resident  de  I'Empereur 
(J'ay  eu  part  a  tout  cecj-).  Des  que  M'  Hofman  luy 
parla  il  se  mit  en  colore  et  ne  voulut  ecouter  aucune 
raison  fnon  plus  qu'autrefois  en  I'aii'aire  de  sa  femnie 
et  du  chapeau).  My  lord  Portland  Iny  doit  parler 
aujourdhuy  ou  domain  sur  cette  chapelle  publiqur  et 
meme  sur  I'affaire  du  payment  de  my  lord  Mulgrave 
qui  propose  de  mettre  sa  pretention  et  son  contract  en 
arbitrage,  mais  que  si  l'ambassadeur  continue  a  reffuser 
de  le  payer  il  se  pourvoira  au  Parlement,  disant  que 
par  les  loix  il  pent  faire  saisir  ses  efl'ets  et  son  carrosse 
lors  qu'il  ne  sera  pas  dedans  si  mieux  le  Ro}'  n'ayme 
payer  pour  luy,  et  de  se  faire  en  suite  rembourcer  par 
le  Roy  d'espague.  My  lord  Mulgrave  qui  a  toujonrs 
etc  espagnol  d'inclination  et  qui  etoit  intime  amy  de 
feu  M'  de  Ronquillo  {c'etoit  un  autre  honime)  en  a  ecrit 
a  Madrid  afin  qu'on  y  couoisse  le  procedo  irregulier 
de  l'ambassadeur.  La  secle  faute  qu'a  fait  my  lord 
Mulgrave  est  qu'eu  passant  le  contract  il  n"a  point  ])ris 
de  caution  bourgeoise.  II  vouloit  agir  honnetement 
et  lier  amitic5  avec  I'ambas-adeur  qui  n'a  pas  encor  fait 
icy  aucun  amj  ny  guere  de  couoissances  que  celles  (jue 
je  luy  fis  faire  a  Witehall  au  commencement  de  son 
ambassade.  Comme  allie  je  voulois  m'attacher  a  luy 
faire  plaisir,  mais  je  reconus  bien  tot  son  esprit  et  qu'il 
ne  se  souoioil  pas  d'avoir  des  amis.     On  dit  qu'il  n'en 


lus 
sion 


a  que  d  un  Allemand  qui  ramasse  dans  les  catfez  tout  ce  Eari  of 
qu'il  entend  dire.  Lors  que  M'  Hofman  ou  moy  nous  Uenbioh. 
entretenons  avec  luy  nous  le  trouvcns  fort  mal  iiiforni^  — 

de  ce  qui  so  passe  a  la  cour  ot  au  Parlomeni,  ct  il  ne 
s^ait  ordinairement  les  cho.srs  que  long  temps  aprez  les 
autres.  Kn  im  mot  il  a  des  uumieres  qui  font  tort  a  sou 
earactere  car  si  ce  n'etoit  qu'a  sa  personue  on  no  .s'ea 
mettroit  pas  tant  I'u  peine. 

"L'ambassadeur  a  pris  ce  somblo,  un  plaizant  l)arty. 
II  vient  de  dire  a  M'  Hot'man  que  sa  chapelle  commence 
luy  servira  de  eusine.'' 

'•  Duplicata.  A  Londres  le  ';  M)ecembre  I6I1:!.  Von- 
dredy.  Je  vous  ecrivis  il  y  a  trois  jours  I'importante 
rezolution  de  la  chambre  basse  d'augmenter  les  troupes 
sans  dire  le  nombre.  .Jusques  a  jinsent  le  narty 
contraire  et  les  Jacobites  avoient  creu  cjn'on  empecueroit 
cette  augmentation  etfju'dn  parleroit  meme  de  quebiiu- 
diminulion  de  celles  de  I'annc'e  passe  afin  de  dinunuer 
les  taxes.  Mais  le  bon  party  ayant  fait  voir  lanecessito 
absoliie  d'imiter  les  principaux  alliez  qui  augmeuteut 
leurs  forces  afin  d'eu  avoir  d'ogales  a  celles  des  deux 
ennemis  comnmns,  on  rezolut  ce  grand  coup  par  la  pli; 
grando  pluralite  qu'on  eut  encore  veu  en  fait  de  divisio 
de  menibres  puis  qu'il  y  en  eut  2-18  contre  78  ijui  s'op- 
pozoient  a  cette  augmentation  apres  avoir  par  finesse 
comme  je  vous  I'ay  intime  propose  de  voter  pour  les 
ita.jQO  hommes  que  le  Roy  a  demande.  C'etoit"  le  plus 
seur  moyen  selon  eux  de  faire  rejetter  Ic  bill  pour  cette 
annee  ou  pour  faire  proroger  le  Parlement  pour  queloues 
jours  afin  de  recommencer  le  Ijill,  ce  qui  eut  etc'  un 
tres  facheux  remede.  Cette  finesse  n'etoit  dabord 
comprise  que  par  fort  pen  dr  gens.  Les  autres  etoiont 
bien  aise  de  voir  les  directeui's  du  party  contrairo  comme 
Mess'  Clargez,  Musgrave  et  Greenville  parler  pour  les 
interests  du  Roy  et  du  Royaume.  Mais  c'etoit  par 
finesse  ot  centre  la  methode  de  la  Chambre  de  nommer 
le  nombre  des  troupes  et  un  si  grand  nombre  avantijue 
de  rezoudre  s'il  etoit  a  propos  de  confirmer  I'etat  de 
guerre  de  I'anneo  derniere  et  de  I'augmenter.  Le 
Chevalier  Jean  Lauder  Vice-Chambellan,  M'  Trenchard 
Secretaire  d'Etat,  le  contrcrolleur  M'  Warton  my  lord 
Cornubery;  le  Lieutenant  General  Talmash  qui  entend 
aussi  bien  a  haranguer  qu'a  se  battre  I'admiral  Russell 
et  autres  clairs-voyans  s'apporcevans  de  la  finesse  dirent 
qu'il  ne  faloit  pas  surprendre  la  chambre  qu'il  faloit 
aller  par  "degrez  et  qu'il  etoit  a  propos  d'examiner  s'il 
etoit  necessaire  d'augmenter  les  troupes.  Les  membres 
cy  dessus  et  autres  s'y  oppozerent  ]>ersistans  a  voter  puur 
les  93500  hommes.  lis  perdirent  cette  question  par  le 
cry  ordinaire  sans  division.  En  suite  on  fit  venir  de  la 
chandelepourcontinuerie  deiiat  sur  I'augmentation  etces 
memes  membres  se  declarerent  fortement  contre  ce  qui 
paroissoit  contradietoire  et  decouvrirent  deplus  en  plus 
laruze.  lis  perdirent  done  cette  fjuestion  d'augmenta- 
tion par  170  voix  au  grand  deplaiser  des  Jacobites  dout 
leurs  agens  sont  a  la  porte  de  la  chambre  comme  moy  pour 
apprendre  d'original  ce  qui  se  passe.  lis  ont  une  entiere 
liberie  de  parler  aux  membres  lours  amis  meme  les 
papistes.  lis  avoient  concerte  adroitement  de  faire  rejet- 
ter le  bill  sous  la  oouverture  de  le  faire  passer  tout  d'un 
coup.  Leur  mortification  ne  se  pent  exprimer  etdepuis 
les  Jacobites  ne  rode  plus  tant  aux  antichambres  du 
Parlement. 

"  Les  deux  partis  pour  et  contre  la  Cour  ou  il  y  a 
quelque  melange  essayerent  encore  hyer  leurs  forces  sur 
une  autre  afi'aire  importante  puis  qu'il  s'aggissoit  d'un 
Commencement  d'excise  generale  contre  laquelle  on 
declame  en  plusieurs  endroits  nommeraent  detix  mem- 
bres qui  ont  des  charges  a  la  Cour,  M'  Seymour  et  .M' 
Temple.  Le  premier  a  dit  qu'il  esperoit  de  mourir  avant 
que  de  voir  une  excise  generale.  La  question  qu'on 
debatit  avant  hyer  pendant  quatres  heures  etoit  si  Ton 
mettroit  un  iiupot  sur  le  sol  sans  dire  combien  ny  pour 
quelle  somme.  Le  pai-ty  contraire  n'oza  faire  une 
division  apres  celle  du  jour  precedent  et  consentit  enfm 
a  un  impot  sur  le  sel  C|u'on  comparoit  a  la  gabelle  de 
France  et  qu'on  a  fist-  aujourdhuy  a  peu  de  chose.  M' 
Hambden  fils  apprenaut  cette  nouveaute  m'a  dit  en 
colere  que  I'Europe  va  etre  esclave  comme  I'Asie  puis 
que  I'Angleterre  donno  cent  mille  hommes  et  une  excise 
generale.  La  reponce  que  je  luy  fit  ne  luy  agrea  pas. 
II  est  encore  le  meme. 

"  On  a  rezolu  le  nombres  de  troupes  d'augmentation 
le  party  contraire  ayant  faicdes  ofl'res  asgez  raisonnablos 
qi;oy  que  moindres  que  la  demande  du  Roy.  On  eut  la 
complaisance  de  les  accepter  pour  ne  pas  vaiucre  de 
nouveau  sur  cette  matiere  par  une  division  afin  de 
temoigner  de  plus  en  plus  qu'on  est  modere.  On  regla 
I'augmentation  a  (]uinze  regimens  d'infanterie,  a  quatre 
de  dragons  et  a  six  de  Cavalerie  de  neuf  compagnies  ot 
de  •;'9  Cavaliers  sans  les  otliciers.  On  compte  que  cela  ira 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION 


Eaklof  a  dis  huit  on  vint  mille  hommcs  (lu'on  levera  icy 
Denbigh,  ^^^cepte  quelque  regimens  de  Cuvalerie.  Cela  veut  dire 
apparemmeiu  que  les  nouvelies  levees  demeureiit  en 
Augleterre  et  qu'on  eu  fera  sortir  les  vieilles  troupes. 
Le  partv  contruire  a  dit  que  ce  nombre  sera  a  pen  prez 
cgal  a  raugmentation  des  Holandiis. 

"  La  Chambro  basse  apres  avoir  fait  brtiler  depuis 
trois  jours  par  la  main  du  boureau  uii  petit  livret 
Bocinien  centre  la  divinite  de  notre  Seigneur  cu  fait 
rechercher  les  autheurs  pour  etre  punis  et  I'imprimenr 
aussi.  lis  ont  eu  I'audace  d'avoir  euvoye  dans  les 
maisons  par  le  peny-poste  cet  eorit  impie. 

"  Les  marchands  de  Virginic  et  des  isles  de  I'Amcrique 
ont  demande  au  Roy  un  bon  convoy  pour  aller  croizer 
vers  rirlande  audevant  d'une  riche  flotte  marchande 
qu'ils  attendent  bien  tot.  lis  m'out  dit  qu'elle  vaudra 
a  la  douane  plus  de  cent  mille  pieces. 

"  Le  regiment  de  la  marine  que  I'Admiral  Kilgrew 
avoit  a  ete  domic  a  ray  lord  Barklay ,  vice  Admiral,  et  son 
regiment  qui  est  en  Flandre>  a  ete  donne  au  lieutenant 
Colonel  du  regiment  de  Windam. 

"  L'on  a  remariiue  aiijourdhuy  au  leve  du  Roy  une 
extraordinaire  quantite  d'olliciers  a  cause  des  nouvelies 
levees  qu'on  va  faire." 

'•  ALoiidres,  p  Uecembre  1693  Mardy.  Trois  jiostes 
d'Holande  arriverent  hyer  a  la  fois  qui  ont  porte 
un  projet  de  paix  que  la  Cour  de  France  ofifre  par 
I'entremise  du  Roy  de  Suede  et  du  Roy  de  Danne- 
marke.  Ce  que  j'en  ay  veu  touchant  les  restitutions 
n'est]ias  assez,  maii  cela  marque  que  les  ennemis  sont 
bien  pressez  lors  qu'ils  font  de  telles  oftres.  Que  ne 
feroient  ils  pas  s'll  y  avoit  des  mediateurs  acceptez  et 
an  congrez  oil  les  alliez  pussent  former  leurs  demandes  ? 
II  semble  qu'on  obtiendroit  dnmoins  la  paix  de  Nimcgue 
mais  cela  ne  seroit  pas  assez.  II  faudroit  la  paix  de 
Pyrenees  et  que  la  marine  de  Prance  fut  mise  sur  le 
pied  ou  elle  etoit  iiour  lors,  car  sans  cela  il  n'y  auroit 
point  de  surete.  Ou  dit  que  ])ar  ce  projet  on  abandonne 
es pretentions  du  RoyJaques  a  la  decisionde  L'Empereur, 
du  Roy  d(^  .Suede  et  du  Roy  do  Daunemarke.  Si  cela 
est  il  n'aura  jias  gi-and  chose  a  pretendre  si  ce  n'estune 
pension,  car  ils  ne  Ec,<auroient  manquer  do  s'en  raporter 
au  parlement  d'Angleterre  qui  a  deja  prononce. 

"  La  Ghambre  basse  en  grand  comite  a  consenty  au 
bill  pour  les  Parlemens  Triennaus  de  la  meme  maniere 
que  la  Chambre  des  Seigni'urs  I'a  passe,  non  obstant  que 
le  party  contraire  a  la  Cour  voulut  rejetter  la  bonne 
clauze  qui  met  a  convert  le  prerogative  Royalle.  On  se 
divisu  sur  cela.  et  ce  party  jierdit  par  plus  de  soixante 
voix  sans  compter  qu'un  nombre  considerable  de  mem- 
bres  etoit  absent.  Cette  afl'aire  qui  fait  tout  de  bruit 
depuis  rannee  derniere  paroit  apaisee. 

"  II  y  a  une  nouT«lle  affaire  dans  la  Chambre  basse 
entre  trois  membres  qui  aura  des  suites.  My  lord  Belle- 
mont  a  accuze  de  trahison  my  lord  Coninsby  et  M'  Por- 
ter, Chancelier  d'lrlande,  et  qui  ont  tons  deux  gouverne 
ce  Royaume  la.  II  a  jjresentecontr'cux  en  leur  presence 
neuf  articles,  quatre  de  trahison  et  cinci  de  malversation. 
M'  Seymour  a  deja  pris  leur  deffense. 

"  On  a  public  icy  uu  livre  sans  privilege  et  sans  nom 
d'autheur,  touchant  la  cour  et  la  gouvernement  du  Roy 
de  Daimemark.  On  luy  reproche  de  n'etre  ])as  propre 
aux  affaires  et  d'avoir  uzurpe  un  pouvoir  absolu  comme 
lo  Roy  de  France,  et  dans  la  preface  on  insinue  au  peuple 
Anglois  de  prendre  garde  qu'on  ne  suivo  jamai.s  uu  tel 
exeniple.  On  dit  qu'il  y  a  beaucoup  d'esprit  dans  ce  livre 
et  quo  M''  Molzuort  qui  a  ete  envoye  du  Hoy  en  Danne- 
mark  I'a  compose.  Mais  lors  qu'on  luy  eu  parle  il  assui-e 
que  non.  M""  Chels  envoye  de  Dannemark  fait  beaucoup 
de  bruit  centre  ce  livre  et  il  rezolut  hyer  d'en  faire 
aujourdhuy  des  plaintes  en  forme  au  Roy. 

•'  Dans  lepaquebotqui  a  ete  pris  il  y  avoit  hint  lettres 
de  la  main  du  Roy,  et  les  lettres  de  change  pour  le 
subside  du  due  de  Savoye.  Chacun  void  de  ]ilus  en 
plus  qu'il  iaudroit  assurer  les  paqnebots. 

■'  Aujourdhuy  la  Chaml)re  basse  a  regie  le  subside  des 
troupes  par  terre  a  dix  neuf  cens  mille  pieces  pour  8:1 
mille  hommes.  Elle  a  aocorde  tout  le  detail  des  de- 
mandes du  Roy,  excepte  I'article  des  subsides  ])0ur  les 
alliez  qui  se  monte  a  150  mille  pieces.  iSurcuoy  elle  a 
dit  quo  c'est  a  sa  Majestc  a  le  payer,  la  question  ayani, 
ctr  emportee  par  deux  voix  sur  -215  aprez  que  plus  de 
cent  membres  etoient  sortis  pour  diner.  On  pretend 
rcniettre  la  meme  question  sur  le  tapis  a  ce  r|uem'a  dit 
le  lieutenant  General  Talmach. 

"  Le  party  contraire  dans  la  Chambre  basse  vouloit 
(ju'cn  laissat  en  Ang'"  une  armee  de  2.5  mille  hommes, 
Ton  a  rezolu  de  s'en  raporter  au  Roy  qui  ny  laissera 
aparemuieiit  que  1(8  nouvelies  levc'es. 

'■  L'alfairc  de  la  Duchesse  de  Grafton  dont  je  vous  ay 


ecvit  le  commencement  occuiie  depuis  trois  jours  la  Eakl  of 
chambre  des  .Seigneurs  jusques  a  huit  heures  du  soir  et  Denbigh. 
on  ne  I'a  pas  encor  finie.  Les  mal  intentiounez  tachent 
de  prendre  I'ocasion  de  faire  naitre  une  brouillerie 
entre  les  deux  Chambres  du  parlement  sur  leurs  privi- 
leges mais  on  n'y  reussira  pas.  My  lord  Portland  par 
ordre  du  Roy  a  tache  d'accommoder  le  different,  mais 
le  Chef  de  Justice  n'y  a  iias  encore  voulu  consentir." 


'  A  Londres   le 


.5  Fevrier 


_  20  Janvier  ^''^^  ^^""''^y-  ^^  ^°"S 
ecrivis,  nionsieur,  il  y  a  quatre  jours  la  nouvelle  de 
la  disgrace  du  Comte  de  Marleboroug.  On  s^ait  a 
pi-esent  les  principallcs  choses  dont  il  est  coupable, 
et  en  mon  particulier  j'en  suis  informe  de  tres  bonne 
part.  Premieremeut  luy  et  sa  femmc  ont  travaille 
souvent  et  assez  ii  decoUvert  auprez  de  Madame  la 
Princesse  pour  la  brouiller  avec  La  Reyne,  se  servant 
pour  cet  effect  de  ]ilusieurs  inventions  et  fausserez. 
Secondement  cet  ingrat  a  caball.'-  jiarmy  les  principaux 
ofEeiers  des  troupi/s  Angloises  pour  les  porter  a  se 
pleindre  hautemeut  du  Koy  sur  ce  qu'il  employe, 
de]iuis  meme  la  reduction  d'lrlande  tout  d'officiers 
Holandois,  Allemands,  Daiiois  et  Fran9ois,  et  qu'il  leur 
donne  les  princijiaux  employes  au  prejudice  des  Anglois, 
supozaut  qu'il  no  les  ayme  nj'  ne  les  estime.  II  a  sur 
cela  ])arle  injurieusement  de  la  propre  ])ersoune  sacr^e 
do  sa  Majestc  en  des  termes  cjui  meritcroient  entre 
gontilhommes  qu'on  en  tirat,  humainement  parlant, 
les  dernieres  vengeances.  11  gardoit  si  jieu  de  mesures 
qu'il  en  parloit  a  plusieurs  qu'il  croyoit  scs  amis  qui 
en  avertisBoient  leRoy  journelement.  .Sn  Majesteprenoit 
jiatience  croyant  qu'hormis  d'etre  insense  il  ne  per- 
severoit  pas  dans  une  telle  conduite  dont  on  luy  lachoit 
de  temps  en  temps  (|uel[jue  mot  afin  qu'il  vit  qu'on 
etoit  informe  des  caballes  et  des  disoours.  Mais  comme 
il  avoit  pris  son  party  croyant  qu'cn  se  faisaiit  craindre 
avec  addressc  et  credit  c'etoit  le  chemin  infallible  d'etre 
due  et  grand  maitre  de  rartillerieil  continuoit  toujours 
le  meme  langage  et  a  engager  les  officers  Anglois 
dans  son  dessein.  C'est  ce  qui  a  oblige  le  Roy,  non  a 
le  contenter  par  de  nouvelies  charges  mais  a  luy  oter 
les  six  qu'il  luy  avoit  donnees  et  de  la  maniere  dont  je 
vous  I'ajT  ecrit.  II  n'y  a  presque  pei-soune  qui  n'en 
soit  bien  aise  et  qui  ne  deteste  son  ingratitude  et  son 
extreme  avarice.  L'une  et  I'autrc  passent  I'imagination. 
Les  Jacobites  out  a  present  nn  chamji  cncor  plus  large 
pour  parler  centre  luy  car  ils  ne  croyent  pas  qu'il  fut 
capable  d'agir  sous-main  en  faveur  du  Roy  Jaques 
mais  plutot  en  faveur  de  sa  cadette.  lis  ne  croyent  pas 
non  plus  ce  qu'on  dit  qu'il  avoit  dessein  etant  en 
Flandres  d'enlever  le  Roy  lors  qu'il  s'avance  trop  avec 
peu  de  monde  vers  les  ennemis,  ny  beaucoup  d'autres 
choses  qu'on  dcbite  centre  luy.  ils  disent  pourtant 
assez  malicieusenient  qu'il  dit  luy-meme  <|u'il  n'avoit 
quite  le  Roy  Jaques  que  jiarce  qu'il  ne  gouvernoit  jias 
selon  les  loix,  et  qu'il  n'a  quite  a  present  le  Roy  que 
pai'ce  qu'il  imite  son  exemple.  II  laisse  ])ourtant  faire 
au  Parlement  tout  ce  que  les  deux  chambres  trouvent 
a  propos  et  cela  comprend  tout  &c. 

"  Parmy  les  Seigneurs  c'etoit  my  lord  Marlebeurg  qui 
agissoit  le  plus  pour  faire  passer  le  bill  touchant  la 
methede  do  juger  les  affaii-es  de  trahison  afin  qu'on  ne 
peut  juger  un  pair  d'Angleterre  que  tons  les  pairs 
generalement  ny  fusseut  apelez  lors  meme  qu'il  n'y  a 
point  lie  Parlement.  C'etoit  le  veritable  moyen  de 
sauver  la  vie  et  les  luens  aux  plus  coupables.  Aussi  la 
chambre  basse  prevoyant  la  consequence  de  cette 
pi'ctention  n'a  jamais  voulu  s'j-  accerder  c|Uoy  qu'on 
ayt  eu  plusieurs  consequences,  et  I'afl'aire  en  demeure 
la, 

"On  remarque  une  ])etite  chose  sur  sen  avarice  qui 
fait  rii'e.  C'est  (pie  depuis  trois  ans  il  n'a  fait  ijue  trois 
haliites  medestes  dont  I'un  luy  servoit  jiour  quatre  jours 
(](■  naissance.  deux  pour  cell  du  Roy,  un  pour  la  Reyne 
et  un  pjourla  Princesse.  11  ne  donnoit  jamais  a  manger 
(ce  qui  n'etoit  pas  le  moyen  de  gagner  les  officiers 
Anglois)  et  il  ne  laisoitpas  plus  de  depense  f(u'un  simple 
gentilliomme  do  millo  pieces  de  rente,  quoy  que  ses 
chaiges  luy  en  valusseut  plus  de  huit  mille  par  an  sans 
compter  son  gros  revenu  ordinaire  et  la  vente  des 
moindrcs  employs  par  luy  et  par  sa  femme.  Sa  disgrace 
dene,  comme  chacun  void,  ne  le  fait  plaindre  de  per- 
soniie,  et  jieu  le  frequeutent  cxcepti'  my  lord  Godolfin. 
Le  Roy  a  deja  deum'  sa  charge  de  capitaiue  dos  gardes 
du  corps  a  my  lord  Colche.ster  c|ui  a  fait  demission  de 
sen  regiment  a  my  lord  Barkley.  jNPTalmuch  a  ete 
fait  lieutenant  general  ,'i  sa  place  jiour  servir  en  Flandres, 
my  loi'd  George,  treisieme  (ils  du  due  d'Haniilton  a  le 
regiment  des  Fuzilliers.  La  charge  de  premier  gentil- 
homme  de  la  chambre  n'est  pas  encore  donnee.     Six  ou 


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sept  Seigneures  le  demandent.  La  dcponille  de  I'insolent 
iugrat  acoomode  bien  de  gens. 

"  L'aifaire  du  poll,  ou  taxe  par  tetc,  est  achcvoe.  La 
chambre  basse  a  regie  la  petite  part  d'un  chacuii,  et  cela 
montera  a  douze  cens  mille  piecu.s  pour  k's  troupes  aiiisi 
que  je  vous  I'ay  ecrit. 

"  L'affaire  du  due  de  Norfolk  a  etc  encor  examiuee 
aujourdhuy  dans  la  chambre  des  Seigneurs  out  le  Roy 
est  venu  et  y  a  demcure  incognito  jusques  a  trois  heurs 
aprcz  medy  pour  avoir  le  ])laisir  d'entendre  les  temoins 
sur  une  procedure  extraord'^  de  cassation  de  mariage.  II 
y  en  avoit  environ  trente,  tant  hommes  quo  femmes  qui 
deposoient  qn'il  y  a  adultere  entre  la  duchesse  de  Norfolk 
et  M'  Germain.  On  n'a  eu  le  temps  que  d'cxaminer  cinq 
temoius  dont  deux  femmes  doraestiques  out  dib  des  cir- 
constances  si  plaizantes  et  si  sales  que  peine  ce  papier 
en  peut  sutfrir  le  reoit." 

"  M'  Talmuch  a  etc  elu  memljre  de  la  Chambre  basse, 
surquoy  il  y  a  eu  uue  dispure  (|ui  a  donne  lieu  ."i  M'  Sey- 
mour de  faire  uu  a])el  a  M'  Warton  le  contrerulleur 
qui  prit  pour  second  le  Colonel  G-odfrey  lequel  les 
accorda  sur  le  cliamp  de  bataille  avant  qu'on  tirat  I'epee. 
M'  Henry  Boyle  etoit  le  second  de  M'  Seymour. 

"  On  ma  dit  ce  soir  que  le  General  Giuokle  sera  fait 
Comte  d'Athlone  en  IrLuide.  Je  n"ay  p:i3  le  temps  de 
m'aller  informer  des  cireonstance  de  cette  dignite." 

Miscellaneous. 

John  Reynolds  to  William  Earl  of  Denbigh.  "  Prom 
the  Court  at  Compeigu  June  20,  1624,  Still.  Fra.  The 
last  wch  my  Lo  your  sonue  &  my  self  wrote  into  yo' 
Lop  was  of  the  29"'  of  the  last  moneth  English  comput ; 
since  wch  tyme  the  LL  of  Carlilh-  &  Kensington  have 
had  three  severall  I'ublique  Audiences  of  the  Kingo,  & 
they  doe  verie  often  visite  the  Tvvoe  (.^ueenes  &  Madame. 
The  Commissioners  vfcli  the  French  Kiuge  huth  a]i- 
poynted  to  treat  witli  them  ou  the  Match  are  fower,  the 
Card3-nell  of  Eichlieu,  Mens''  de  Aligre  Lo  Keeper  of 
the  Scales,  The  Marquis  of  Vieuville  Lo  Treasorer  and 
Monsieur  de  Villauclair  one  of  the  Secretaryes  of  Estate. 
They  sitt  ever}'  Monday  to  treat  &  as  scone  as  I  can 
procure  the  French  Kiuges  articles  <k  propositions  I 
will  send  them  to  your  Lo'',  onlie  I  ame  crediblie  in- 
formed that  the  dificulst  Article  to  passe  wil  bee  tol- 
leration  for  I'apists  in  England  as  the}'  enjoyed  before 
the  Parliament  wherunto  I  both  hoape  &  beleeve  that 
our  Kinge  will  never  consent,  but  this  is  some  secret  tye 
of  weight  and  impoitauce  betwixt  the  French  Commis- 
sioners &  our  Andjassadors  wch  nowe  occasioneth  m}' 
Lo  of  Carlille  to  send  home  his  Secretarye  M'  Wood- 
ford by  whome  my  Lo  your  sonne  &  my  selfo  have  send 
&  convey  our  letters. 

"  Count  Mansfield  is  not  yet  permitted  to  have  the 
honor  to  kisse  the  Kinges  handes,  althoughe  hee  dispayre 
not  thereof.  His  cbiefest  Residence  is  at  the  Duke  of 
Angoulesmes  house  of  Grosboys  neere  Paris  but  since 
myLo  of  Carlille  his  arrivall  heer  hee  is  at  Cressy  & 
Verberay,  the  first  five  the  second  three  leagues  hence 
where  (thoughe  somewhatPrivatlie)  they  ride  and  eonferr 
with  bym  often.  Ou  Saterday  laste  in  the  afternoone 
they  procured  hym  the  Honuor  to  see  &  bee  scene  of  the 
twoe  Quoenes,  of  Monsieur  and  Madame  in  their  coaches 
in  a  forest  some  halfe  a  league  from  this  towne  where  hee 
&  the  LL  of  Carlille 'and  Kensington  in  their  Coach 
attended  them  with  whome  they  conferred  and  com- 
plemented some  quarter  of  an  houre  but  Mansfield  was 
ordered  to  speake  nothinge  nor  hee  tooke  noe  notice  of 
them  nor  they  of  them  (sic)  onlie  as  if  the  Queenes  mett 
the  Ambassadors  aocydentally  not  purposelie.  They 
were  followed  by  some  eight  coaches  of  great  Lords  aiid 
Ladyes,  our  Ambassadors  in  their  coacho  (wherein  was 
my  Lo  your  Sonne,  youuge  Doucaster  and  the  Lo  of 
Percy)  attejidcd  with  ;iO  gent,  Count  Mansfield,  by  his 
coach,  attended  by  s  gent  all  on  Horsbacke  and  when 
the  enterviewe  was  past  hee  tooke  leave  of  the  Ambassa- 
dors, and  Solempnlie  out  of  their  coaches  in  the  open 
field  with  much  demonstration  of  afection  &  fami- 
liarytie  ....  Your  sonne  is  rather  discontented  then 
pleased  &  delighted  with  his  staye  heer  in  Compeigne 
&  contiuuall  attendance  on  my  Lo  of  Carlille  notwith- 
standinge  that  his  Lop  &  my  Lo  of  Kensington  use 
hym  respectiblie  &  noblie,  but  hee  sees  that  hee  loseth 
his  tyme  thereby  iu  heaping  to  obtayne  the  French 
tongue  according  to  hi^  desire  as  alsoe  that  hee  feares 
that  late  dynners  &  suppers  &  small  rest  may  in  the 
end  offer  aii  assaut  to  his  healthe  wch  to  prevent  I  have 
nowe  taken  order  that  hee  goes  to  supper  iu  his  chamber 
at  aixe  of  the  clocke  and  to  bedd  before  n^-ne,  whereas 
heretofore  it  was  11  &  12  ere  hee  had  supper  wch  cannot 


agree  with  his  youngc  yeares  and  the  weake  constil  ntion 
of  his  body.'' 

John  Taylor,  Vienna,  ]\rarch  1.  N.S.,  1636,  t.i  Lord 
Feilding.  "  The  Emperor  having  Ijene  prest  Ijv  me  to 
declare  what  itt  is  he  will  do'  for  the  P.  Palatime 
Elector  hath  thus  farr  ofercd  himself  unto  tb'  K  ing] 
that  the  band  shall  be  taken  of  from  the  Counte  Pala- 
tine, and  that  thcj-  will  restore  him  to  such  ]iartes  of 
his  lands  not  to  be  conteiuucd,  and  as  for  the  clame  to 
the  Electorate  there  shall  he  a  faire  way  left  oper.  to  him 
where  in  the  Emp'  doth  promise  that  ho  will  carry 
himsolfe  so  that  the  K.  shall  have  a  great  argument  of 
his  love  as  the  C.  Palatine  of  his  grace.  Bavaria  is 
content  with  this,  &  to  restore  all  the  lower  Palatinate 
Heidelborg  Manham  and  all  exce])t  the  lesser  Pal'. 
...  I  do  see  their  hearts  are  sett  on  itt  &  the  K.  of 
Hungaire  most  of  all.'' 

Same  to  Same.  ■Vienna.  16th  i\Iay  s.n.  1636.  "  The 
election  his  M'ty  hath  made  of  so  high  and  noble  a 
person  as  the  Earle  Marshall  is  hath  exceedingly  re- 
joyced  this  Court  whom  besides  a  speciall  good  incli- 
nation hee  hath  alwaie  borne  to  their  affaires  doth 
much  iudeare  unto  them.  They  doe  Lke  exceedingly 
his  M'tyes  brave  resolution  to  vindicate  his  right  of 
the  narrowe  seas  from  those  thai  could  have  usur]ied 
it.  Especially  the  K.  of  Spaines  Min"  doe  pai'fcicularly 
delight  themselves  heerewith  since  they  cheifly  and 
first  of  all  will  finde  the  benefitt  hereof.  As  for  what 
concernos  the  House  of  Burgnndye  there  are  ancient 
treatyes  from  Henry  the  7""  time  W^^''  have  since  beene 
renewed  iu  div"  treatyes  and  lastly  by  the  treatye  my 
L''  Cottingt(jn  concluded  in  Siiaine  which  ai'o  still  in 
their  vigor.  So  betweene  us  and  that  house  the  navi- 
gation is  well  eucnigh  ordered  and  settled,  but  the 
Holland"  will  not  bee  able  to  prove  their  rights  to 
these  jirivileges  though  they  have  some  few  j'ears  ago 
attempted  to  doe  it." 

"  Sir  William  Boswell  to  Lord  Feilding.  "  The  Hago 
vj  July  1637.  The  Prince  Elct'  arriving  here  y'j  ]ire'nt 
attended  by  his  brother  Prince  Rupert,  the  Earles  of 
Northhatnpton  &  Warwick,  the  Lords  Grandison  and 
Craven  w"*  man}'  other  Gentlemen  doth  lardgeley  &  with 
all  thaukfullness  expresse  his  experience  of  his  Ma''" 
most  Roj'all  favour  and  bounty  towards  his  person  & 
cause  every  where  opportunity  is  ofl'red.  In  the  audience 
I  had  of  the  States  G'rall  upon  Tuesday  yj  cnrr' 
haveing  taken  occasion  to  s]>eak  of  his  High''  arrivall, 
that  after  noooe  six  of  their  deputies  were  w""  him  to 
visitt  him  and  the  next  day  be  pre'nted  himself  in  their 
full  Assembly  to  thank  their  LL'"  for  their  good  affec- 
tions &  dispose  them  further  iu  favour  of  his  owne  & 
the  Publ.  atf'"  whereunto  their  answer  was  in  g'rall  and 
very  civill  termes  satisfactory  for  that  tyme  unto  all 
parties.  But  three  or  fowrc  days  before  his  High" 
returne,  the  Prince  of  Aur"'  was  gone  from  the  Hagho, 
so  that  he  hath  not  yet  seen  him,  the  winds  &  weather 
haveing  ever  since  been  so  contrary  and  temijestuotise 
as  that  alone  might  have  seemed  sufficient  to  hinder  the 
Princes  entreview  .  .  .  Upon  Monday  last,  very  early 
His  High"  [the  Prince  of  Orange]  parted  fi'om  Ram- 
mekins,  that  night  landed  his  wholle  army,  the  Cavall"' 
at  Bergen  oji  Zoom  ami  the  foot  at  the  Dientel,  Swallwe 
and  Gertruydeubergh  ;  And  now  (as  certainly  reported) 
is  beleagring  of  Breda  haveing  the  very  next  day  after 
his  landing  advanced  thitherwards  and  taken  u[) 
3000  boores  to  breake  ground  whereunto  concnreth  the 
])arting  hence  of  one  of  the  States  Generall  the  Heer 
Teeresteyn  w""  monyesand  order  to  raise  up  6000  boores 
more  for  speedier  finishing  their  eutrenchem"." 

Same  to  Same.  "  Haghe  fg  Jul  1637.  The  raising  of 
the  boores  (mentioned  in  my  last  of  i-^  curr')  by  the  States 
G'rall  lor  making  the  entrenchm'"  of  their  Armey 
before  Breda  hath  been  so  s])eedy  and  lioth  they  and  the 
Soldiers  so  effective  that  by  Tuesday  (.};;  pre'nt)  the  out- 
ward line  of  circumvalation  was  clos'd  and  the  Army 
drawn  in.  And  now  they  are  in  hand  w"'  an  inward 
ami  cutting  of  a  fosse  (16  foot  broad  and  8  deep)  w"' 
out  the  line.  All  w'"'  they  are  in  ho]ie  to  finish  by  to- 
morrow night  or  Saturday  next  w""  oat  faille.  In  the 
mean  time  the  Prince  of  Aurg''  hath  caused  the  Merck 
(Breda's  River)  to  be  dam'ed  up  above  the  towne  towards 
Hoch-Straet  w"'  jiurpose  to  derive  that  water  into  the 
said  fosse  wherljy  to  i)revent  any  n'lielf  or  benefitt 
w'''  might  come  that  way  to  the  besieged  or  harm  unto 
the  Army.  The  jirisonners  from  Breda  report  the  towne 
to  be  weake  manned,  theguarrison  not  fully  amounting 
to  2700  foot  and  2  comp"""  of  horse.  Most  of  their 
Cavall"  and  two  Regim"  of  foot  haveing  been  drawn 
out  not  long  before  and  led  towards  Flanders  to  opose  the 
Prince's  attempts  then  threatened  in  those  parts.   And  it 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


EiBLOP  is  conjectured  there  is  scarcity  of  powdro  in  the  towne. 
Denbigh.  ^^  supiilyus  being  brought  in  since  a  great  quantity  of 
their  store  did  causually  (some  6  weekes  since)  take 
fire  and  blow  up  one  of  their  iiiill.^.  Btil  certainly  they 
were  cut  short  of  a  good  part  of  the  victualls  this  last 
week  when  Co.  Henry  Gouvern"''  of  Priseland  (come 
from  above  w"'  36  troupes  of  horse  and  1000  mus- 
kettiores  unlooked  for  before  the  towne)  iutercejitcd  - 
or  3000  head  of  cattle  as  they  were  driving  in  cutting 
of  and  takeiug  many  prisonners  of  those  who  were  scut 
foorth  to  save  them.  How  the  Siianiard  will  work  to 
relive  the  ])lace  is  yet  doubtfull  heer.'' 

Same  to  Same.  "  Haghe  JS  Aug  1637.  'I'he  Prince  of 
Aurange  haveing  had,  as  indeed  hee  hath  had  ever  since 
this  armyes  sittinge  downe  before  Breda,  a  faire  time 
without  molestation  hath  so  hrmelie  entrenched  himselfe 
as  to  relieve  the  towne  or  hurt  his  arniie  in  anie  consi- 
derable measure  seemeth  a  jiointu  beyond  .--kill  and  mans 
activitie.  So  I  thinke  haveing  few  dayes  since  scene  all. 
Theyr  workes  are  so  insuperable,  theyr  victualls  and 
Amunitiouso  good  and  iiletitifuU,  and  the  way  for  theyr 
further  i^upplie  in  everie  kind  so  open  shorte  and  assured 
from  Geertrudenberch  and  Ter-Heyde.  By  the  dam- 
mingc  uj)  of  the  rivers  both  the  trenches  and  the  lower 
groiindes  are  allreadie  or  will  jn-esentlic  be  filled  with 
water  (a  mans  depthe  at  least)  in  maiiie  jiartes  without 
the  outward  line  ujjon  w'*"  the  whole  armie  have  theyr 
severall  stations  everie  night  duelie,  marching  away 
after  the  warninge  jiiece  is  gone  of.  ilorc  iuwardlie  they 
di-aw  up  a  new  line  betweene  tlieyr  quarters  and  towne 
the  better  to  girt  it  in  and  hinder  the  salliynge  forth. 
Other  workes  goe  on  accordingelie,  more  remarkeablic 
a  Redoubt  within  Musquett  shutt  of  the  towne.  Ui>on 
Sonday  evenin<^o  lO'''  present  His  tlighnesse  began  to 
breake  ground  tor  the  apjiroaches  [illegible]  foure  from 
severall  Quarters  fortifyed  with  like  number  of  Bat- 
teryee  each  mounted  with  9  or  10  halfe  canon.  That 
night  300  English  and  French  did  cast  up  two  other 
Kedonbts  within  lesse  than  musquett  shotte  of  the 
towne  duringe  w'''  worke  the  besieged  made  but  two  or 
three  shottes  ouelie,  beiuge  still  very  sparinge  otf  theyr 
powder  as  if  theyr  store  were  small  and  to  bee  managed 
against  more  neede.  The  Cardinall  Infant  havinge  lyen 
enquartered  12  or  1-1  dayes  together  at  Rhysliergen 
within  one  league  of  the  Hage  la  Village  (where  Couute 
William  hath  his  Quarter)  with  an  Armie  said  here  of 
12  or  13"  footc  and  6000  horse,  dislodged  thence  the 
la"*  pre'nt  with  his  Vautgaerde  and  the  14"'  his 
battaile  and  Eeare  followed  towardes  the  Hooghstraten 
haveing  attenqited  no  other  Exploit  all  that  time  but  the 
viewiuge  of  the  Prince  of  Auranges  his  workes.  Onelie 
17of  his  Troujies  came  once  somewhat  ueere  the  trenches, 
but  were  entertained  with  a  light  skirmish  and  so  retired 
with  losse.  His  Highnesse  hath  .-ent  after  him  22  com- 
panies of  foote  (whereof  4  English  commanded  by 
S' Simon  Hairecourt)  and  a  good  part  of  this  Caval- 
lerie  under  Stakenbroeck  to  attend  his  motions." 

Same  to  Same.  "  Haghe  3  Se|it.  1637  st.  no.  The 
siedge  of  Breda  jiroceedeth  forward.  The  English  and 
French  haveing  brought  their  severall  lines  about  the 
towne  horneworke  towards  Guinckens  have  cast  two 
rise-bridges  over  the  moat  of  the  fame,  and  are  come 
to  mine  in  the  poinets  of  it.  That  service  is  grouew 
hott,  the  besieged  disputeing  their  ground  manfully." 

Same  to  Same.  "  Haghe  8  Sep.  1637  st.  no.  Con- 
cerning the  siedge  of  Breda  as  the  Prince  of  Aurange 
approacheth  it  ueerer  so  growes  it  every  day  better.  On 
Sunday  night  last  l6"'  September  st.  no.)  Coronell  Goring 
was  to  command  in  the  English  aiijiroaches,  but  not 
being  well  recovered  of  his  late  hurt  (for  as  then  his 
wound  did  not  begin  to  come  well  and  he  to  take  rest) 
his  Lieuten'  Coronell  (M'Hollis)  had  the  gard  ;  and  that 
night  between  10  and  11  o'clock  the  besiedged  (about 
160  (sallyed  out  upon  the  left  hand  sap  off  their  horne- 
worke. But  the  Iiieuten'  Coronell  haveing  drawne 
■np  to  the  nearest  Corps  de  Garde  at  the  poinct  of  the 
workes  a  competent  number  of  Mu,^kettier.s  (10  or  12  of 
every  comp"">  ontretained  the  sally  and  beat  the  enemy 
back  w"'  los,<e  of  divers  of  their  men  and  some  ])rison- 
ners,  two  onely  of  the  English  being  hurt,  none  killed. 
Three  or  foure  howres  after  the  enemy  fell  out  againe 
from  the  top  of  the  corner  of  their  liorneworke  with  a 
great  noise  crying  in  severall  languages  oa,  ca,  fall  on, 
fall  on,  advanoez,  &c.  But  Cap'  Marche  and  Ensigne 
Willis  repulsed  them  into  their  worke  againe.  The  next 
morning' (Munday  morning  7'''  of  Sei^Lemb  about  7 
of  the  clocke)  the  English  and  French  mines  were  both 
Bprung  in  the  bowells  of  the  horneworke  w""  good  etiect. 
So  that  the  breach  on  the  Enghsh  part  being  somew' 
fair  Lieuten'    Coronell  HoUis   w'*'  a  resolute  company 


of  English  Cavalliers  officers  &  souldiours  first  entred 

the  worke  &  fell  pesl  mesl  upon  the  ennemy  (who  were 
about  400  strong  most  Burguudians  and  Spaniards) 
whom  they  forced  at  last  those  that  could  to  retire  and 
yeild  their  horneworke  w"' losse  of  about  200  men  slayne 
their  besydes  many  w  ''  wei-e  drowned  falling  of  the 
bridge  over  the  fosse  and  seekeing  to  swimme  over  the 
moat  to  the  towne  the  drawbridge  wherof  (at  Ginnekens 
poort)  was  drawne  up  assoone  as  the  grosse  of  their 
men  beaten  thether  from  the  horneworke  were  entred 
and  at  the  same  tymc  they  tooke  in  likewise  all  such 
new  workes  as  were  in  it  to  the  fosse  and  have  turned  u]i 

the  earth  ags'  it The   French   following  the 

breach  on  their  side  came  into  the  action  some  tyme 
after  the  English  but  performing  their  part  likewise  very 
well  yet  w'""  less  losse.  Since  takcing  in  of  this  horne- 
worke the  Prince  had  resolved  to  proceede  w"'  all  pos- 
sible speede  and  rigour  on  that  side  upon  the  Towne 
haveing  contracted  allready  w'"'  undertakers  to  have  two 
batteryes  &  two  Galleryes  from  the  s''  horneworke  over 
the  fosse  under  cover  of  those  batter3'es  all  to  be 
finished  in  15  dayes  and  38'"  franckes  agreed  for  tlie 
same." 

Same  to  Same.  '■  Haghe  y\  Sep'  1637  st.  no.  At  the 
takeing  of  the  horneworke  (neare  to  Ginnekens  Poort) 
in  the  Prince  of  Auranges  Quarter  of  the  9  companyes  of 
English  who  fell  on  besides  a  Voluntier.  one  Lieuten',  an 
Ensigne,  &  two  sergeants,  12  or  14  common  Souldiours 
were  slayne  and  20  or  30  hurt.  Above  200  of  the  ennemy 
(Spanish  and  Burgundians)  were  drowned  .  .  .  The 
said  worke  being  thus  forced,  the  halfe  moone  and 
counterscharpc  were  taken  in  the  same  day  and  are 
now  turned  up  ags'  the  towne  whereuppon  the  Prince 
caused  two  Corps  de  Garde  to  be  raised  on  the  edge  of 
the  tonnes  moatt  for  the  safegarde  of  his  souldiours. 
Two  dayes  after  he  lett  out  two  batteryes  each  of  eight 
halfe  canon  to  be  erected  then  and  two  galleryes  in  the 
two  severall  approaches,  the  one  for  the  English,  to  be 
cast  over  the  moatt  on  the  left  syde  of  the  ennemies 
bullwarke  ;  the  other  for  the  French  on  the  right  ,'^yde 
of  the  same  all  for  38"'  gilders  (not  w"'standing  the 
moat  be  reckoned  a  180  foot  broad  in  that  place)  and 
that  on  condition  the  undertakers  shall  afterward  abate 
six  hundred  gilders  per  diem  if  the  worke  lie  not 
perfected  w""  in  14  dayes  of  their  undertaking.  The 
batteryes  by  this  tyme  are  sett  up  and  by  the  12"' 
curr'  the  galleryes  were  advanced  3  or  4  bands  about 
28  foote  in  that  part  of  the  moat.  From  Co'  AVilliam's 
Quarter  a  mine  was  likewise  sprung  upon  Thursday  10"" 
pre'nt  w""  in  another  horneworke  btit  rot  so  effectively 
as  the  former  for  the  Scotch  resolutely  entrcing  the 
breach  were  twice  repulsed  thence.  About  a  hundred 
of  them  were  slayne  w"'  M'  Hinderson  (some  tyme 
Lieuten'  Coronell  in  the  Sweedes  service  in  Germany), 
Capt"  Williamson,  Ensigne  Hamelton  &  2  or  3  other 
officers.  But  upon  Saturday  (12""  pre'nt)  in  the  morn- 
ing Co'  William  resolveing  to  give  a  new  onsett  on  that 
horneworke  haveing  sent  to  discover  in  w'  posture  the 
ennemy  lay  then  found  it  abandonned  and  so  came 
pre'ntly  to  lodge  his  men  in  the  same  where  they 
rema3'ne  and  fortifle.  " 

Same  to  Same.  "  Haghe  8"'  Octob  1637  st.  no.  Fpon 
Munday  last.V''  Octob  pre'nt.  the  French  continuing  their 
mine  in  the  bulwarke  neare  to  Ginnekens  Poort  miniers 
were  sett  on  worke  frotn  the  English  galleryes  whilst  Co. 
Williams  was  perfecting,  but  after  much  shooting  all 
that  night  on  l)Oth  sides  the  enemy  sent  early  the  next 
day  a  drummo  to  the  top  of  the  said  bullwarke  w''' 
comming  first  to  the  English  (where  S''  Henry  Harbert 
was  in  guarde)  was  not  so  soone  perceaved  by  them  but 
that  a  French  Sargeant  had  time  and  oportunity  to 
bring  him  to  theyr  point  then  commanded  by  Monsieur 
Haiiterive  to  whose  presence  the  Drumme  being  con- 
ducted and  desiring  hee  might  speake  with  the  Prince 
of  Aurange  from  the  Gouvernour  (who  entreated  in  the 
meantime  a  cessation  of  hostility),  a  messenger  was 
immediately  dispatched  from  the  approaches  to  his 
High"  to  give  him  notice  of  the  Gouvernours  desire  after 
which  two  Captaines  (a  Burgundian  and  a  Dutchman) 
came  out  of  the  towne  and  in  theyrstead  two  went  in 
from  this  side.  Not  long  after  a  muuke,  a  priest  and 
some  of  the  magistrates  repaired  also  to  y"  Prince  of 
.\urangc  inqiloring  favourable  conditions  for  them- 
selves and  colleagues.  All  tuesday  night  6th  pre'nt  the 
said  persons  having  remayiied  with  Major  Generall 
Wit  went  in  againe  the  next  morning  into  y"  towne 
but  soone  after  returned  to  digest  the  Articles  of 
Capitulation  now  in  hand  if  not  already  signed  and 
ratifyed.  In  the  meanewhile  people  i-epayres  from  all 
these  parts  to  the  Leager  to  see  the  isstte,  and  wc  are  in 
daily  expectation  of  bonfires  for  the  Victory;  it  being 


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AKLOF      presumed  that  to  morrow  ov  the  uext  clay  the  Garrison 
fEtfBiGg.     -jyiii  march  ont  of  the  Towne." 

Lord  Scadamore  to  Jjord  Feilding.     '•  Parit;  April  -J, 

N.  IciSf Upon  Friday  last  there  was  broken  and 

layd  upon  the  wheele  one  Paillet  that  had  bin  2  yeares 
since  Prevost  of  the  Regim"  of  Piedmont,  from  which 
employm'  retiring  discontented,  &  being  charged  with 
children  and  wanting  money,  he  writt  to  the  Dutehessc 
of  Lorraine  a  long  letter,  letting  her  know  that  be  would 
restore  her  againe  to  )ier  dignity  and  countrey  if  she 
would  furnish  him  with  1500  crownes  witli  w'''  he 
would  buy  a  house  that  should  give  him  the  advantage 
of  making  amine  under  a  streete  when  the  Card'  iiiche- 
lieu  being  to  passe,  he  would  blow  up  with  poudre.  The 
Duchesse  discovered  all  to  the  Card'.  But  though  he 
were  above  three  score  yeares  of  age  having  nothing  but 
his  dagger,  before  they  coukl  apprehend  him  he  killed 
the  prime  ofBoer  and  two  others,  and  hurt  a  fourth. 
Upon  the  scaffold  he  sayd  there  were  six  more  that  had 
conspired  the  Card'*  death.  It  is  sayd  there  will  be 
added  to  his  guard  100  Halbardiers. 

Same  to  tiame.  Paris,  December  f *.  1638.  "  Pere 
Joseph  dyed  upon  Saturday  last  in  the  morning  be- 
tweene  eleaven  &  twelve  of  the  clocke  extreamelic 
lamented  by  Card'  Richelieu.  It  was  an  apoplexie&  he 
lasted  but  ■>  daies.  The  evening  he  fell  sick  on  he  told 
Card'  Bichi,  as  by  inspiration  they  say  that  Brissac  was 
taken  tt  that  it  was  behovefull  to  find  some  meane  to 
make  peace.  And  upon  Wensday  last  the  ncwes  came 
(as  your  Lof  will  find  by  the  inclosed  printed  relation) 
by  an  expresse  that  D[tike]  Bernard  made  his  entry 
into  Brissae  the  10  curi-ant." 

A  document  endorsed,  "  Copy  of  my  letter  to  Lord 
Northumberland,"  in  Lord  Denbigh's  handwriting, 
and  dated  Holdcuby,  May  13,  1647 :— "  My  Lord, 
Yesterday  morning  the  King  sent  for  the  Commis- 
sioners here  to  waite  uppon  him  to  know  of  us  when 
we  did  expect  the  propositions.  1  told  him  we  were 
in  dayly  hopes  of  them.  His  Ma'"  replyed  that  hee 
was  not  Well  pleasd  with  his  present  condition  which 
gave  him  once  a  resolution  to  give  no  answoare  at 
all  when  they  should  come,  but  uppon  better  considera- 
tions hee  had  now  altered  his  mmde,  but  because  they 
were  not  yet  come,  thoagli  the  Scotch  commissioners 
had  been  three  weekes  at  London,  hee  could  not  but 
wonder  much  at  the  delaye  still  us''  in  giveing  expedi- 
tion to  that  busines.  The  propositions,  hee  sayd,  hee 
was  well  acquainted  with,  iiaveing  been  once  offered  to 
liim  at  Newcastle,  but  never  given  any  answeare  which 
now  hee  was  resolved  to  do,  and  to  send  it  bv  us  as  wee 
hud  done  other  of  his  letters  to  the  Parliam'.  Hee 
desird  further  that  wee  would  assigne  him  a  fitt  person 
to  write  what  hee  should  dictate,  because  his  custome 
was  to  write  to  the  Howses  in  a  third  person,  otherwise 
it  would  putt  him  to  more  troulde,  and  hee  would  take 
the  paines  himself.  Wee  took  time  to  consider  of  what 
wee  were  to  give  him  in  answeare.  which  was  to  this 
effect  that  the  paper  which  his  Ma*''  now  intended  to 
send  by  us  to  the  Parliam'  did  contain  matter  of  a 
different  nature  to  what  he  formerly  sent  and  was  of 
that  great  concernment  that  wee  desired  further  time 
till  the  morrow  after  to  give  him  our  fell  resolution. 
Hee  replyde  hee  did  not  expect  any  advice  from  us,  but 
desird  only  to  know  whither  hee  might  be  allowd  an 
assistant  to  helpe  him  to  write,  as  for  the  letter  hee 
knew  wee  durst  not  refuse  the  sending  of  it.  Howsoever 
hee  would  bee  ready  to  offtr  it  to  us  the  same  night  and 
would  be  glad  to  be  refused.  "Wee  answered  that  his 
Ma'"'  taking  notice  of  what  wee  formerly  offered  to  him, 
hee  might,  if  hee  pleasd,  make  use  of  M'  Herbert  to 
write  for  him.  His  Ma'"'  expressed  himselfe  furthei-, 
that  if  wee  should  refuse  to  send  his  letter  to  the  Par- 
liament the  condition  hee. was  in  should  not  hinder  him 
from  finding  out  a  way  to  make  it  knowne  lo  the  whole 
Kiufdome.  The  afternoone  was  mo.st  spent  in  debate 
amongst  our  selves  whether  wee  should  convay  his  M"" 
intentions,  which  were  only  made  known  to  us  in  the 
generall  to  the  Parliam'.  Great  were  the  inconveniences 
that  represented  themselves  to  us  on  both  sides,  Imt  what 
turned  the  ballance  was,  that  wee  i;ould  not  make  our- 
selves litt  judges  of  what  was  propper  for  the  King  to 
send  to  the  two  Howses,  and  the  preeident  already  given 
of  former  addresses  sent  under  our  convayance  putt  us 
oat  of  a  capacity  of  refusing  this,  having  often  sollicited 
*  for  instructious  how  to  behave  ourselves  uppon  accidents 
of  the  like  nature  but  could  never  yet  receave  any 
directions  in  that  particular  which  we  would  take  to  be 
no  other  than  at  the  least  a  tacitt  consent  and  allowance 
of  what  wee  had  done  and  a  rule  for  us  to  goe  by  for 
the  future  till  further  order.  The  vote  being  putt  it 
was  the  consent  of  the  Committee  that  the  letter  should 


bereceavd  and  sent  according  to  the  directions  which  Kari.oi' 
his  nux'"  tliat  night  a  little  before  supper  otferin<»  to  l^Kfuio"- 
us  was  receavd.  Weo  have  taken  cure  tlKit  this  lctt«r 
may  arrive  at  London  at  such  a  time  as  the  Howses  sliall 
not  sit,  to  the  end  your  Lords''  ;md  other  persons  of 
honor  and  quality  in  Ijoth  Howses  might  bee  mailc  ac- 
quainted with  the  subject  if  that  lettc'r.  as  farro  as  his 
Ma"''  thought  fitt  to  communicate  himselfe  in  Tit]  to 
us,  that  when  it  should  come  to  be  read  publikely  there 
might  not  be  a  guneral  surprisall  uppon  the  [some  words 
here  lost]  of  what  miglit  be  so  little  expected  from 
hence." 

A  document  entitled,  ■■  ^lemorialls  formerly  to  be 
Presented  to  his  Most  Sacred  Ala"''  in  the  behalfe  of 
Basin  Earle  of  Denbigh." 

"  The  said  Baric  tlien  Lord  Pfcildiiige  was  brought 
to  the  late  Iving  of  happie  memorio  by  his  uncle 
the  then  Duke  of  Buckingham  to  kiss  his  Royall  hands 
and  to  thank  him  for  conferring  upon  him  the  place 
of  Master  of  the  Robes  (for  wtiich  a  valuable  con- 
sideration was  to  be  given  to  the  Lord  Canplin  after 
Earle  of  North'ton).  and  after  his  waiting  in  that  place 
halfe  a  yeare  he  was  likewise  to  bee  sworne  Gent  of  his 
then  Ma""BedCha.mber.  After  the  said  Duke's  unfortu- 
nate Death  the  place  of  Master  of  the  Robes  was  conferred 
upon  M'  George  Kirke  that  of  the  Bedd  Chamlier  not 
deny'd  but  referred  to  further  consideration  and  the 
said  Earle  in  the  mean  time  commanded  by  the  King  to 
try  his  fortune  in  the  warrs  of  Holland. 

"  The  said  Earle  after  his  returne  from  the  seige  of 
Bois  le  due  had  a  pension  of  one  thousand  markes  per 
annum  confer'd  upon  him  by  his  j\la''"  his  pretences 
to  the  place  of  Gent  of  the  Bed  Chamber  still  held  up. 

■'  After  some  yeares  the  said  Earle  was  sent  Ambas- 
sador Extraordinary  to  the  French  King,  the  State  of 
Venice  and  others  the  Princes  of  Italy,  and  after  ncare 
upon  five  yeares  employment  there,  had  lycence  to 
repaire  lor  England  upon  some  private  occasions  of  his 
owne  which  performed  he  was  to  returne  to  his  former 
service  in  Italy.  Dureing  the  said  Earles  attendance  at 
Court  the  (.^ueene  out  of  her  Grace  and  favour  was 
pleased  to  obttiine  from  the  King  a  promise  of  hing 
sworne  the  first  servant  and  Gentleman  of  the  Bedil 
Chamber  to  his  soune  the  Prince  now  King  Charles  the 
Second  in  Recompenee  of  the  former  engagement  of 
being  Gentlemen  of  the  Bed  Chamber  to  the  King. 

"  The  most  unhappie  warrs  in  England  then  begin- 
ning to  breake  forth  his  late  Ma"'^^  at  the  same  time 
when  the  peeres  who  attended  his  Ma""'  writt  of  sum- 
mons at  Westminster  were  invited  by  bis  particular 
letters  to  wait  upon  his  person  at  Yorke,  did  bj-  his 
Secretary  S'  Edward  Nicholas  discharge  the  said  Earle 
from  all  imploymeuts,  Pensions,  and  relations  f,o  his 
Ma""  person  and  service  which  gave  him  a  latitude  to 
act  beyond  his  own  thoughts  and  intentions  which 
hath  produced  the  effects  of  a  generall  and  particular 
sadd  repentance. 

•"William  Earle  of  Denbigh,  father  of  the  said 
Earle  and  Master  of  the  Great  Wardrolie  to  King 
James  and  King  Charles  the  First  both  of  most  Glorious 
Tnemorie,  did  engage  his  estate  and  fortune  for  the 
Funerall  of  King  James  and  other -occasions  of  his 
Sonne  King  Charles  which  the  Commons  in  Parliam', 
takeing  upon  them  the  Supreame  Government,  under  the 
title  of  A  free  state  did  take  advantage  of  and  charged 
the  said  Earles  estate  with  sixteene  thousand  pounds 
Debt  and  after  a  chargable  tryall  at  Warwick  the  juiT 
then  upon  their  verdict  did  five  the  said  Karlcs  estate 
as  descended  upon  him  liy  an  intaile  from  his  Great 
Grandfat'eer  S'  W"'  Fl'eilding  K'  and  not  from  his 
father  William  Earle  of  Denbigh  who  was  Ijut  tenant  for 
life. 

■'  At  the  time  of  the  said  Earles  discharge  from  his  late 
Ma""  service  and  pension  there  remained  an  arreare  of 
thirteen  thousand  pnunds  Debt  due  to  the  said  Earle 
upon  the  accompt  of  his  embassie  and  Pension. 

"The  Premises 'considered  it  is  humbly  and  with 
all  duty  otierecl  to  his  Ma"', 
'■  Tliat  in  the  disposal  of  the  great  Wardrobe  (if  his 
Ma""  shall  not  think  fit  to  confer  that  olHce  iqion  the 
said  Earle)  regard  may  be  had  at  least  to  the  freeing 
his  estate  from  all  Debts  and  encumbrances  relating  to 
that  office  and  that  consideration  may  bee  had  of  y"  arrear 
of  that  del)t  aliove  mentioneil.  That  the  misfortunes 
and  disorder  of  the  times  may  not  soe  far  obliterate  the 
memorie  of  his  jiast  services  in  the  prime  of  his  yeares 
to  cancel  all  former  engagements  made  to  him  from  the 
King  and  Queene  in  the  way  of  his  preferrmeut,  soe  to 
Dilterence  him  from  others  unhappily  fallen  under  the 
heavy  burden  of  his  M""  Displeasure  ujjon  the  same 
ground.     But  rather  that  the  beames  of  his  Grace  and 

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HISTOEICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


Eakl  or 

UiiSBIQH. 


laTour  may  likewise  reflect  upon  the  said  Earles  en- 
deavour to  serve  the  King  in  pressing  for  an  admit- 
tance in  the  house  of  peeres  for  the  Earle  of  South'ton 
and  Dorsett  sent  by  the  King  from  Notingham  to  com- 
pose all  dilleronces  whose  reception  there  had  prevented 
those  warrs.  His  opposition  given  to  the  Self  Denying 
Ordinance  and  the  expunging  out  of  Parliamentary 
Commission  the  clause  of  fighting  in  defence  of  the  late 
Kings  person,  the  uriginall  Root  of  all  Barbarities  acted 
since.  The  liaveing  in  JJeadiuess  four  thousand  Reformed 
officers  and  freut.  engaged  under  the  said  Earle  to 
hazard  their  lives  to  Divert  that  111  fate  which  after 
befell  his  ila"'',  their  zcale  &  duty  made  fruitless 
for  want  of  a  Commission.  His  desire  and  effort  to  run 
the  same  fortune  with  his  jMa"°  upon  his  entry  into 
England  from  Scotland  but  prevented  in  that  Desigiie 
by  the  fight  at  Worcester  which  being  Discovered  to 
the  late  Oliver  Cromwell  by  the  infidelity  of  some  of  his 
Ma""  party  brought  the  said  Earle  into  much  danger. 
These  with  other  truths  of  the  same  nature  can  testifie 
the  Rectitude  of  his  intention  in  all  Criticall  times  of 
tryall  to  promote  his  Ma""  service.  What  may  have 
fallen  out  in  intermediate  accidents  and  Revolutions  of 
afiaires  may  beare  a  faire  construction  in  the  perform- 
ance of  a  trust  and  engagement  once  undertaken.  But 
as  the  late  Earle  his  Father  lost  his  life  fighting  in  the 
late  King's  quarrell  and  Defence  of  the  Crowne  as  other 
of  bis  ancestors  have  done  before  him  soe  will  his  sonne 
now  joy  in  nothing  so  much  as  in  following  the  same 
stepps  of  gratitude  and  obedience  on  all  honorable  occa- 
sions wherein  his  Ma''""  shall  be  pleased  to  emplo}' 
him." 

"Additional  Memorialls  to  bee  presented  to  his  Ma'"'." 

"  That  the  said  Earle  tooke  the  covenant  with  an  ex- 
planation and  exception  to  that  Clause  of  abollishiug 
Episcopacy  Root  &  Branch  as  contrary  to  the  word  of 
God  which  hee  Delivered  to  the  Committee  of  Safety 
to  be  delivered  to  both  houses  then  sitting  in  Parlia- 
ment the  coppj'  whereof  he  is  able  to  produce. 

"  The  said  Earle  constituted  Generale  of  the  associated 
Counties  of  Warwick,  Worcester,  Stafford,  and  Salope, 
His  late  Ma"'"  sent  M"  Dorothy  Arden  his  cozen  (since 
married  to  Coll.  Baggott)  to  him  then  residing  at 
Coventry  to  invite  him  to  Oxford  offering  to  raise  him 
to  the  Degree  of  a  Marquess  of  England  for  his  encou- 
ragement. The  said  Earle  returned  his  answer  that 
he  could  not  with  honour  desert  that  cause  and  the 
persons  of  those  with  whom  hee  stood  engaged  in  the 
Defence  thereof  and  y  takeing  that  trust  upon  him 
had  rendred  him  incapable  of  receiveingauy  additionall 
honour  at  that  time  when  such  a  president  would  cause 
a  great  emulation  in  the  noblest  and  most  powerfuU 
families  of  this  nation  to  his  Ma''"  great  Disservice  in 
makeing  the  Breach  wider  then  it  was.  That  when  an 
bono''''''  occasion  should  call  upon  him  to  attend  his 
Ma""  he  wovild  not  capitulate  for  other  reward  then  the 
exposeing  his  life  and  fortunes  at  all  hazards,  onely  to  set 
forth  his  duty  and  Allegiance  to  his  Ma'".  But  finding 
the  house  of  Commons  then  laying  the  Designe  of 
exterpateing  Monarchy  and  the  house  of  Lords,  to 
prevent  the  threatening  invasion  of  that  pojjular  tyranny 
he  sent  M'  Gihbone  (Clerk  of  the  Peace  for  Warwick 
shiere  to  the  late  Earl  of  Denbigh  and  by  his  sonne  tlie 
now  Earle  continued  in  that  place)  to  Oxford  humbly 
to  propose  to  his  !Ma'"'  the  speedy  composure  of  all 
Ditfercnces  with  the  most  noble  most  moderate  and 
Discreet  persons  of  both  Houses  leaveing  the  factious  to 
shift  for  themselves  that  in  soe  justifiably  (sic)  a  cause 
hee  should  Ije  able  to  serve  his  Ma'"^^  with  a  considerable 
army  of  Horse  and  foot,  that  by  name  he  represented 
those  of  both  houses  fittest  to  be  trusted  in  soe  great 
a  consernm'  and  these  intentions  being  Dexterously 
enfused  with  some  persons  of  qualitie  in  tlioso  associated 
counties  by  some  purp(jsely  employ'd  therein  was  the 
cause  (when  the  Selfe  Denying  Ordinance  was  prcpareing 
in  the  then  House  of  Commons)  of  a  petition  from  those 
four  cuuntys  signed  by  si.\teeu  thousand  of  the  Best 
Knights,  Gentlemen  and  Freeholders  directed  to  both 
houses  to  continue  the  said  Earle  in  his  command  in 
that  association  and  when  the  house  of  Commons  could 
find  no  just  cause  of  exceptions  they  yet  voted  the  said 
Earle  to  have  break  his  trust  merely  for  conveniencie 
that  the  said  Selfe  Denying  Ordinances  might  after  the 
more  readily  passe. 

"  It  is  to  bee  offer'd  what  his  late  Ma'""  was  pleased 
to  i-ay  in  relation    to    the    Said   Earle  to    Ffirebrass  a 


faithful  .-ervant  to  his  M: 
Ma'"'  by  the    Said   Earle. 
tooke  his  leave   of  his   M. 
of  I'arliam'  upon  a 
ihe  King,   his  Ma' 


being  recommended  to  his 

When    the    said    l''irebrass 

being  dischargeil  by  order 

jealousic  they  had  he  was  faithfull  to 

'  thus  expresst  himsell'e,  '  Commend 


me  to  yo'  old  Master  and  tell  him  I  wish  I  had  taken 
his  advise  when  time  was.'  " 

•'An  Abstract  of  the  Debts  owinge  in  his  Ma"  Great 
Wardroabe  groweu  due  sithenoe  the  Conieiige  of  the 
Earle  of  Denbigh  to  be  if'  of  the  said  office.'' 
I  extract  some  items  from  this  account. 
"  Unto  his  Ma'''  servante  for  Liveryes  the  som'e  of 
viij"'  vj'  xlij''  xviij"  iij'',  and  unto  Tradesmen  and  Artificers 
for  services  done  for  the  King  and  Queenes  Ma""  within 
the  8  yeares  and  a  halfe  ended  at  our  Lady  day  1630 
wherein  the  said  Earle  did  solely  execute  his  office,  the 
some  of  xi"'  vij''  Ixxxi"  v"  is"'.  In  Toto  for  Liveries  and 
unto  Tradesmen  within  the  said  8  yeares  and  a  halfe 
24424"  04»  00''. 

"  Ffor  the  surplusage  of  the  foure  years  accompts 
ended  at  our  Lady  Day  1634  wherein  S''  lievis  Thelwall 
and  others  were  joyned  in  the  Execution  of  the  said  office 
the  som'e  of  Thirtie  three  th(Jwsand"Two  hundred  and 
eightie  one  iiound  seaven  shillings  eight  pence  three 
farthings.  And  for  the  surplusage  of  the  sole  Accompt 
of  the  aforesaid  Earle  for  the  yeare  ended  at  our  Lady 
Da}-  16y5,  the  som'e  of  six  thousand  eightie  nine 
pounds  foureteene  shillings  six  pence  three  farthings. 
In  Toto  for  the  surplusage  of  the  said  five  yeares 
39371"  02»  OSiJ. 

'•  Ffor  provisions  for  the  fnnerall  of  our  late  Sover- 
aigne  Lord  King  James  of  famous  memorie  as  by 
the  Deohirac'on  of  the  Accompt  thereof  may  appeare 
11411"  12"  11''. 

"Ffor  pro\  isions  for  the  coronao'on  of  the  King's 
Ma"''  as  by  the  Accompt  thereof  rem  ayniug  with  the 
Auditors  of  the  Imprests  may  appeare,  the  some  of 
1088"  11- 04''. 

"  Flor  provisions  for  the  funerall  of  the  young  Prince 
the  Prince  Pallatine  and  the  Duke  of  Buckingham  as 
by  the  Accompts  thereof  remayninge  likewise  with  the 
said  Auditors  may  appeare,  the  some  of  1398"  19"  Oi''. 

"  Ffor  a  rich  Cloth  of  State  Tapestrie  hangings  and 
other  furnitures  for  the  Lord  Deputie  of  Ireland,  the 
som'e  of  0700"  04»  03''.     [1622.] 

"  Ffor  a  Pavillion  of  Tawney  damaske  trymmed  with 
silver  laces  and  firing  with  chaires  stools  and 
cushions  suitable  for  the  Prince  his  highness  0666'' 
W  09"^.     [1622.] 

"  Ffor  f  urnishinge  of  certaine  Roomes  at  Denmarke 
howse  with  Bedde  Carpette  and  divers  cither  neces- 
saries for  the  entertainem'  of  the  Emperors  Ambassador 
there  0076"  18"  08''.     [1622.] 

"  Ffor  5  Masquiuge  sutes  0106"  00"  OO"*.     [1622.] 

■■  Ffor  a  Roabe  of  Crimson  eattin  for  the  Regisf  of 
the  Garter  0027"  07"  OU''.     [1622.] 

"For  furnishinge  the  Prince  Royall  with  two 
rich  Bedds  and  divers  other  necessaries  for  his  Ma'"' 
against  his  returne  out  of  Spaine  for  Sea  liveryes  for 
Trumpetters  that  then  attended  his  Ma"  royall  p'son 
for  furnishinge  of  Exeter  howse  and  Ely  howse  for  the 
Spanish  Embassadors  and  for  an  Exti'aordinarie  rich 
Coate  for  Arch.  Armstronge  his  Ma"  Jester  2700" 
03"  OH''.     [  t'rom  Michas.  1622  usque  Michas.  1623.] 

"  Ffor  severall  provisions  against  his  Ma"  Journey 
to  Dover  for  the  Recepc'on  of  the  Queenes  Ma'"'  and  for 
furnishinge  of  Denmarke  howse  &c.  for  the  entertaine- 
meut  of  the  Duke  and  Duchesse  of  Cheveureux  and 
other  strangers  and  for  furnishing  of  SuS'olke  House 
for  the  French  Ambassador  i&c.  3694"  16"  06''.  [From 
Michas.  1624  usque  Michas.  1626.] 

Letter  to  Lord  Denbigh  from  "Hen.  lieniinge," 
dated  Jerniine  Streete,  19  November  1674,  informing 
him  that  the  King  had  ordered  his  petition  to  be  re- 
ferred to  the  Lord  High  Treasurer. 

Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lord  Danby  to  the  King, 
"  Wellingford  House  15  March  167^5-.  May  itt  please 
yo'  Ma"'',  in  obedience  to  yo'  Ma'""  reff'erence,  I  have 
perused  the  petition  of  the  Earle  of  Denbigh  with  the 
annext  accompt  of  what  is  in  arreare  to  him  uppon  his 
Ambassy  into  Italy  and  his  pension  of  a  Thousand 
marks  p.  ann.  granted  him  by  yo'^  Ma"'"  father  w''' 
amounts  to  above  eleaven  thousand  pounds,  besides 
severall  debts  contracted  in  his  said  Ambassy  and  the 
sale  of  Two  thousand  pounds  \i.  annum  by  his  father 
before  he  was  slaine  in  the  late  Kings  service  all  w'"" 
beinge  alleadged  by  this  Honorable  Person  I  believe 
to  be  true  And  submit  to  yo'  Ma'""  consideration  and 
greater  wisdome.     Dakdt." 

Copy  of  a  letter  endorsed  "  Missive  van  D''  Burnet 
aeu  my  Lord  ^Middleton."  "  I  have  received  advertise- 
nients  from  Schotland  that  tlie  King  has  writ  to  the 
Privy  Councell  ordering  mee  to  be  heere  proceded 
against  for  high  treason  against  his  person  and  gou- 
vernment  and  that  pursuaut  to  this  the  Kings  advo- 
cate has  cited  me  to  a|ipear  there.     Iff  any  thing  in 


APPENDIX  To  SKVKNTH  UEPORT. 


Eael  of  this  ■world  can  surprize  oi'  disorder  me  tliis  must 
Denbigh,  needs  do  it  :  for  as  few  men  wish  more  ;md 
preached  oftner  against  all  sorts  off  treasonable  pnici|- 
tises  then  my  selfe.  so  all  the  discoveries  thiit  have  been 
made  of  late  years  have  been  so  far  from  aspersing  mee 
that  though  there  has  been  disposition  enough  to  find 
fault  with  mee  yett  there  hiis  not  been  matter  given  so 
much  as  for  an  examination.  It  is  now  thirteen  years 
since  J  came  out  of  Holland  and  for  these  few  last  years 
I  have  nott  so  much  as  mentioned  the  commonest  ueuws 
in  any  letter  that  1  have  writ  to  any  in  that  Ivingdom. 
I  doe  not  mention  acts  otl'  indemnity  because  1  kuow  I 
doe  not  need  the  benefit  olf  them.  I  went  out  of  Eng- 
land by  his  Maj"''  approbation.  I  have  staled  out  oti'  it 
because  his  Maj"''  expressed  his  dislike  off  my  returning 
to  it.  I  am  now  upon  the  point  of  marrying  in  this 
country  and  am  naturalized  by  the  States  of  Holland. 
But  tho  by  this  during  my  stay  here  my  allegeance  is 
translated  from  his  jlaj""'  to  the  Souveraiugtv  off  this 
province  yet  I  will  never  depart  from  the  profoutidest 
respect  to  his  sacred  person  and  my  duty  to  his  Gouvern- 
ment.  Since  my  coming  into  these  parts  I  have  not 
seen  any  one  person  either  off  Scliotlaud  or  England 
that  is  outlawed  for  treason  and  when  the  King  took 
apperhension  of  the  acoesse  I  had  to  the  Prince  A: 
Princesse  of  Orange  there  w;is  nothing  then  objected 
to  mee  ofl'  this  kind.  So  I  doe  protest  to  your  Lordship 
I  doe  not  so  much  as  imagine  upon  what  it  is  that  these 
informations  which  it  sjenis  are  brought  to  his  Maj"' 
are  founded.  My  Lord  as  I  am  not  ashamed  of  any- 
thing that  I  have  done  so  I  am  not  afraid  of  anything 
that  my  enemies  can  doe  to  mee.  I  can  very  easily  part 
with  a  small  estate  and  a  life  off  which  I  have  bejn 
long  weary  ;  and  iff  my  Engagements  in  this  countrey 
could  dispence  with  it  I  would  not  avoid  comeing  to 
stand  my  triad  but  as  this  cannot  bee  expected  in  the 
state  in  which  I  am  so  I  humbly  throw  myselfe  at  his 
Maj'''  feet  and  begg  that  bee  may  nott  condemne  me  so 
much  as  in  his  thoughts  til  I  kuow  what  is  the  crime 
that  is  objected  to  mee  that  so  I  may  oli'ei'  my  most 
humble  justification  off  my  selfe  to  him  and  I  siiall  be 
infinitely  sorrow  l^lc]  itf  any  judgement  that  may  passe 
upon  mee  in  Schotland  shall  n'dige  me  to  appeal  in  print 
to  my  owue  defence,  foi-  I  will  nott  bL'traye  my  owno  in- 
nocency  so  far  as  to  suffer  a  thing  off'  this  nature  to  pas 
upon  mee  without  printing  an  apology  for  my  selfe  in 
which  I  ^vill  hv  forced  to  make  tcnowne  all  the  share 
that  I  have  had  in  affaires  th^sj  twenty  years  past,  and 
in  which  I  must  racntinn  a  vast  number  of  particulars 
that  I  am  afraid  will  bee  displeasing  to  his  Maj"  and 
as  1  will  look  upon  this  as  one  of  the  greatest  misfor- 
tunes that  can  possibly  befall  me  in  this  world,  so  with 
all  the  duty  i  humility  in  tho  world  I  begg  that  I 
may  [not]  bee  strained  to  it.  I  will  not  presume  to  add 
one  word  to  your  lordship  nor  to  claim  any  sort  off 
favour  or  jjrotection  from  you  for  1  address  my  seltt' 
only  to  you  as  you  are  the  King's  Minister  for  these 
provinces.'" 

A  paper  without  date,  address,  or  signature.  "  Je 
trouve  a  Windsor  que  Ton  est  encore  irresolu  pour  ce 
que  regarde  la  dissolution  du  Parlement  craignant  ce 
que  la  dame  vous  a  observe  sur  ce  sujet  outre  que  quel- 
ques  uns  out  rcpresente  au  Roy  qu'il  n'avoit  rien  de 
plus  asseure  qu'en  cas  qu'on  appeloit  un  autre  Parlem' 
et  que  Ton  y  elut  un  assez  grand  nombre  des  Presbi- 
teriens  itc,  ils  ne  consenteroient  jamais  a  casser  les 
loix  pnisqu'ils  voiroient  assez  clairem'  que  d'abord  que 
cela  fut  fait  ils  serroi't  cassez  et  un  autre  Parlem' 
eslu  en  leur  place  qui  seroit  plein  de  Catho  :  Rom  :  qui 
alors  detreuiroieut  non  seulem'  toutes  autres  religions 
mais  mesme  reuniroient  les  terres  Ecclesiastiques  a 
I'Eglise.  Le  nonce  du  Pape  se  plaiuD  de  la  conduite  du 
Pere  Peters  qui  ne  vent  songer  qu'aux  extremitez.  Le 
vooght  dit  a  la  dame  Samedy  passe  qu'il  estoit  resolu  de 
casser  le  Test  par  quelque  mone}'  que  ce  soit,  et  apres 
avoir  raisonne  long  temps  sur  I'att'aire  il  luy  donna  la  der- 
niere  lettre  de  Penn  a  lire  et  luy  demauda  sou  opinion 
la  desous,  sur  quoy  elle  luy  dit  qu'elle  la  trouvoit  pieiue 
de  [a  blank  here^,  et  luy  repliqua  et  de  raisou  aussi 
'  Madame,  s'il  vous  plait."  II  ad^iouta  que  Mens'  Dick- 
velt  s'estoit  charge  de  bien  representer  cette  affaire  a 
leurs  A[tesses  et  il  espere  qu"il  ferra  en  sorte  queellesy 
consenteront  comm'ils  doivent.  mais  que  le  dit  S'^  Dick- 
yelt  ne  s'estoit  comporte  comm'il  avoit  espere  de  luy 
puisqu'il  avoit  entretenu  correspondence  avec  des  gens 
mal  intentiounes  les  quels  il  voyoit  jour  et  nnit  de  sorte 
qu'il  estoit  mal  informe  du  fond  de  cette  affaire.  La 
(iam.e  peisiste  encore  dans  les  mesme  sentiments  que  le 
mieux  que  I'onpuisse  faire  presentement  c'esti  que  S[on] 
A[ltesse]  gagne  autant  de  temps  qu'il  pourra.  Cest 
elle  qui  a  empesche  que  Ton  accordasse  la  grace  aunomme 

O     84062. 


Ti  ley. luifaisoitde  SI  belles  offres.  Le  do.teui- Burnett  E*r,  or 
escntuneletterautomtedeMidletonlepriantde  supplier  I'^Mmiii. 
le  Roy  de  ne  le  plus  jioursuivre  en  Escosse.  et  (pi'mcas  — 

([u'il  y  i.ersistoit  il  se  tnmveroit  oblii,re  d'escrire  des 
choses  qui  ne  luy  plairoient  pas  aucunement.  L'Bnvove 
manda  (|ue  Ton  disoit  en  I  lolande  (jue  les  Roys  de  Franc;' 
et  Angletcrre  estoit  dint.'lligence  avec  les  Algeriens  et 
(ju'ils  I'ont  encourag,'  d'agir  comm'ils  ont  fans  sur  les 
cotes  d'Holande." 

^  A  paperwithout  address  or  signature,  liO  Soptember'8r. 
•'  La  derniere  letre  que  je  me  suis  donne  Ihonnenr  il,^ 
vous  escrire,  Monsieur,  fut  jiar  les  mains  de  Monsieur  de 
Zuglesteyn  du  depuis  je  I'ay  fait  au  secretaire  de  mad- 
et  presentement  que  laeour  est  deretour  et  que  j'ay  este 
a  Windsor  expres  pour  m'informer  de  I'estat  des  choses 
par  le  moyen  de  la  dame  et  quehpies  autres  .arnys  qui 
furent  du  voyage.  Je  puis  vous  mander  avec  certitude  i|  ne 
le  Hoy  n'est  aucunement  satisfait  dc  la  lace  de  ses  aH'an-cs 
par  la  ou  il  est  passe.  II  est  bien  vray  qu'on  luy  a  bien 
presente  des  addresses  de  la  part  des  nonconfoi-mistes, 
mais  hela  ce  n'estoient  que  par  une  main  de  iniseiables 
quelques  fois  quatre  quelque  fois  cinq  en  nombre,  et  ii  est 
bien  remarquable  que  pas  un  de  ce  parti  s'est  fait  voir 
au  Roy  dans  tout  son  voyage  sur  ce  pied  la  qui  fut  ou 
gentilhomme  ou  bien  homme  de  supposition  parmi  le 
reste.  mais  au  contraire  cjuelques  uns  des  premiers  sont 
bienvenus  luy  faire  reverence  parmi  les  honnestes 
gens  de  I'Englise  Anglioaue  a  qui  ils  croyent  estrc  de 
leur  interest  de  s'attaclier  et  unir.  Le  Milord  Ferrers 
Lieuten'  du  Roy  dans  h.  Province  de  Stratt'ord  I'est  venu 
faire  reverence  acompagne  do  pour  le  moins  quatre 
cents  gentilshommes  qui  font  tous  qu'il  y  a  dans  la  pro- 
vince excepte  un  qui  estoit  malade.  Le  milord  North- 
ampton le  remontra  aussi  avec  un  grand  nombre.  l  'es 
(venus  cy?)  nestoient  jnis  fort  agreoables  au  liovcar  ce 
ne  sont  pas  les  gens  qui  ferront  aucunement  son  affaire 
mais  qui  bien  au  contraire  s'y  opposenrnt  quana  rocea- 
sion  se  presontera.  On  luy  avoit  fait  arcroire  bien 
d'autres  choses  mats  il  se  trouve  trompe  et  non  obstant 
qu'il  a  dit  tout  haut  a  ceux  qui  luy  presentorent  les  ad- 
dresses (|u'il  les  roqnerroit  d  elire  de  tels  membivs  jionr 
Icprochain  parlement  ipii  soient  entent  de  casser  les 
loix  penales  et  le  Test,  cependant  la  dame  est  encore 
da  mesme  sentiment  a  I'egard  d'un  nouveau  Parkmcnt 
se  faisaiit  fort  (|Ue  laeour  ne  I'hazarderapas  pendant  que 
les  affaires  deineurent  sur  ce  pied.  Elle  m'a  ordonne  de 
vous  faire  ces  baisemains  et  de  vous  commiiniquer  tout 
cecy  vous  priant  de  vous  souvenir  du  couseil  qu'il 
vuus  donna  de  gagner  du  temps  tousjours  et  puur  sa 
part  elle  est  tousjours  couhrmee  do  phi  en  plus  dans  la 
resolution  ou  vous  I'avez  laissc.'" 

A  paper,  without  signature,  entitled  "  R.dation  du 
Voyage  d'Angleterre."  "Apres  que  S[onJ  A  ItessoJ 
le  fust  embarquee  V-2'  de  Novemb.  ii  Hellevoet 
Sluys  il  fit  voile  I'apres  diner  suivy  de  toute  la 
ttdite,  mais  comme  elle  estoit  si  nombreuse  S.  A. 
craignoit  qu'elle  ne  jiourroit  point  entrer  toute  en 
mer  avant  la  unit;  cest  pour  C|U0y  il  euvoya  une 
galliotte  dernere  pour  attendre  que  le  dernier  des 
vaisseaux  qui  debvoit  transporter  les  trouppes  eut 
leves  I'ancre  pour  Ten  venir  advertir,  et  ordonna  une 
fregatte  pour  demeurei-  a  I'embouchure  du  Goure 
avec  ordie  de  tirer  trois  coups  de  canon  quand  le 
dernier  vaisseau  sortiroit  de  reml)ouchure  restant 
luy  meme  avec  la  flotte  des  vaisseaux  de  guerre 
toute  la  nuit  quasi  sans  voiles  il  5  ou  6  lieucs  en  mer. 
Le  y-  au  matin  ii  la  pointe  du  jour  la  galliotte  vint 
rapporter  que  les  derniers  vaisseaux  etoi't  en  mer, 
sur  quoy  S.  A.  fit  faire  petites  voiles  pour  n'aller  pas 
trope  vite  par  un  vent  d'o[ue]st  qui  I'toit  tres-fort  pour 
donner  lieu  ;i  toute  la  liotte  de  se  ranger  en  ordre 
tiraut  vers  le  canal.  A'ers  la  unit  il  fallut  serrer  do 
voiles  parcequ'oii  n'osoit  pas  passer  le  canal  devanc 
le  jour  de  peur  que  cette  nombreuse  tlotte  tiui  occupoit 
line  grande  distance  dans  la  mer  ne  receat  (luolque 
domage  sur  les  bancs  de  Flandres  d'un  cote  ou  sur  les 
Goedwinds  de  I'autre.  Le  ',,"  an  matin  son  Alt"'  fit 
lever  les  voiles  et  vers  les  ^'  heures  ou  docouvrit  la 
terre  de  Douvres  et  de  Calais.  Quelques  uns  de  iios 
vaisseaux  qui  portoient  n're  Infant'"'  s'otant  pordii  de 
la  fiotto  pandant  I'obseurit^  de  la  nuit  ils  se  trouveront 
lo  matin  a  une  porteo  de  canon  de  la  flotte  Augloise  qui 
etoit  il  I'ancre  ii  Gnnfleet.  Com'e  ils  s'appercoiirent  dc 
lours  errenrs  ils  sen  revinrent  au  plutot.  D^-nx 
vaisseaux  de  guerre  de  la  flotte  leur  donnerent  la  chasse 
en  leur  tirant  quelques  coups  de  canon  mais  ils  ne 
lurenc  les  joindre  hors  un  vaisseau  qui  portoit  4  com- 
pag"  d'Infanterie  lequel  ayant  perdu  son  gouvornail 
sur  un  banc  do  salile  fut  pris  et  les  autres  revinrent  ;i 
nous.  Vers  le  midy  nous  passames  le  d'etroit  et  vers 
le  soirnous  vismes  les  leux  d'uu  cap  nomine  Dungenes. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Son  Alt'''  fit  encore  petiten  voiles  pour  ue  devancer 
point  ces  vaisseaux  qui  rtoi't  les  plus  meschants 
voiliers.  Le  "''  au  ma;in  nous  decouvrimes  L'lsle  de 
Wight  et  vers  le  soir  le  cap  de  Portland  C[uand  S.  A. 
detacha  2  fregattes  et  3  vaisseaux  portsnts  de  I'lu- 
faQt"''  vers  Dartmoath  pour  se  saisir  des  deux  Chateaux 
qui  defendent  ce  havre  aKn  d'en  assurer  I'eutree ;  mais 
vers  ce  matin  quaud  ou  fut  a  peu  pres  a  la  hauteur  du 
dit  lieu  le  veni  chaiigea  tout  d'un  coup  an  west  si  bieu 
qu'ilfut  impossible  de  s'en  servir  et  I'ou  fut  oblige  de 
le  repasser  et  de  s'en  allerii  Torljay  ou  nous  arrivameS' 
aver  toute  la  llotte  en  tres-bon  ordre  a  3  heures 
apres  midy.  S.  A.  donna  d'abord  les  si^uaux  pour 
le  debaiquement  qui  se  fit  sans  aucun  resistance  si 
promptement  que  toute  u"re  Infant"'  etoitaterre  avant 
minuit  mais  pour  la  Cavallerie  elle  nous  donna  uu  peu 
plus  de  peine  etant  oblige  de  jetter  les  chevaux  dans  la 
mer  pour  les  faire  nager  a  terro  ce  qui  ne  se  put  faire 
qu'en  moins  da  2  jours  de  temps.  Pour  toute  I'artillerie 
am'unition  et  bagage  nous  fnsmcs  oblige'  de  le  laisser 
dans  nos  vaisseaux  et  de  I'euvojer  a  Exeter  par  fautc 
de  charrois  et  par  la  difficulte  du  pays  pleiu  de  mon- 
tagnes  et  de  rochers  ou  des  chariots  ne  soauroit  passer. 
Le  ^^''  nous  niarchames  a  Paynton  un  village  a  I'autre 
eot^  de  la  baye  oil  nos  trouppes  campereut.  Le  lende- 
niain  nousmarchanies  a  Neuton  Bushel  ou  la  Cavallerie 
qui  avoit  ete  un  ,i'Ur  pins  long  temps  a  debarquer  que 
1  Infant''-,  nou-  viut  rejomdre.  Le  'j*  nous  marchames 
de  Neuton  a  Chidley  toute  Tiirmoe  logeaut  dans  les 
villages  aux  environs.  Le  '„'"=  Son  Ait"  marchaavecses 
gaardes  elu  corps,  i|Uattres  baiaillons  d'lnfanterie  et 
deux  regiments  de  Dragons  a  Exeter  laissant  la  Cavall"' 
dans  les  villages  entre  Neuton  et  Exeter.  II  fut  rei;ue 
dans  cette  ville  avec  de  tres-grandes  acclamations  du 
peuple  et  uue  si  grande  foule  et  presse  qu'a  peine  put- 
il  passer  a  cheval  dans  les  rues.  II  ne  se  p'ut  rien  ad- 
jouter  aiix  iui-liuationb  du  peupie.  mais  ratlaire  du  Duo 
de  Monmouth  qui  etoit  arrivee  dans  le  voisinage  de  cette 
Province  el  oil  le  Roy  avoit  fait  peudre  de  ceutaines  de 
geas  avoid  tellement  inliinidc'  les  genul^hom■es  qu'ils 
n'osoi't  encore  declarer  leurs  seniiments  quoy  qu'ils 
ctoitbons.  Dans  les  autres  Provinces  ny  inesme  dans 
I'armee  du  Koy  il  n'en  etoit  pas  de  meme.  Trois  ou 
4  jours  apres  que  S.  A.  fut  arrivee  en  cette  ville  my 
Lord  Colchester.  L'  de  la  Compag'  des  Guardes  du  Corps, 
le  my  L"*  Dover,  M'  Warton,  Coll'  (Jodfrey  et  encore 
10  ou  12  autres  arriverent  icy  et  2  jours  apres  arriva 
Coll'  Bemont  celuy  (|ui  (juitta  deruierement  a  Ports- 
mouth et  encore  que'ques  autres  ofticiers  avec  luy.  Le 
hf.  arriverent  dans  nos  quartiers  tout  le  reg'  du  Due  do 
S''  Albans  de  Cavall'"',  my  L''  Corjibury  Coll'  de  Dragons 
avec  tons  les  officiers  et  lOi)  Dragons  de  son  Reg'  et  30 
hom'es  avec  un  oflBcier  du  Reg'  du  Roy  de  ('avail'''  qui 
a  ete  autresfuis  au  comte  d'Oxford  Icquel  regiment 
devoit  etre  tout  venu  etaut  deja  a  2  lieues  dc  nos  quar- 
tiers, mais  ils  se  crurent  poursuivis  et  semirent  en  con- 
fusion la  unit  si  bien  que  Tonne  jiut  scavoir  oii  ils  etoi't 
allez ;  mais,  nous  avons  appris  du  depuis  (ju'lls  etoi't 
retournes  a  leurs  quartiers.  Selou  les  informations  cjue 
nous  eumes  ceux  qui  etoi"t  venu  devoi't  etre  suivy  de  bien 
d'autres.  My  lord  Abbington  nous  vint  trouver  aussy. 
Cette  ville  est  situee  dans  un  fort  bon  pays  mais  les 
chemins  sont  fort  merchants.  II  n'y  a  pas  un  seul  chariot 
qui  puisse  aller  du  cote  d'ou  nous  soai'es  venu,  tout  s'y 
portant  par  des  chevaux  ce  qui  etoit  la  cause  que  nous 
fumes  obliges  d'y  rester  quelques  jours  pour  assembler 
des  chevaux  do  charge  de  ce  pays  et  des  chariots  et 
charrettes  des  Provinces  voisines  sans  quoy  nous  ne 
fijmes  pas  transporter  avec  nous  ny  vivres  uy  am'uuitions 
dc  guerre.  Les  Gentilshom 'es  de  la  Province  de  De- 
vonshire aussy  bien  que  des  autres  Provinces  voisines 
commencerent  a  venir  a  nous  en  assez  bon  nombre. 
Le  {-}'  S.  A.  alia  voir  les  trouppes  qui  etoi't  venues  les 
jours  passes  de  rarniee  du  Roy.  II  les  trouva  belles  et 
les  chevaux  en  meiUeur  etat  que  Ton  n'avoit  crii  apres 
les  grandes  marches  qu'ils  venoi't  de  faire.  II  y  avoit  le 
reg'  du  Due  de  S'  Albans  qui  fait  deux  esquadrous  que 
Son  Alt'"  donna  a  Mons'  Langetonc  qui  en  etoit  Lieu- 
tenant Collonel  et  qui  les  avoit  emenes ;  un  autro  es- 
quadron  de  Ura;Jons  de  my  Lord  Cornljury  luy  memo 
present  avec  quasi  tous  les  officiers  de  son  regiment  et 
puis  entre  30  et  10  chevaux  du  Reg'  du  Roy  dont  le 
Due  oe  Barwyk  est  Collonel  et  par  cy  devant  le  Comte 
d'Oxlord  avec  i  ou  5  olliciers.  Le  ;  J  et  Le  j ;•;  une  grande 
((Uantiti-  des  Gentilshom'es  des  Provinces  vinrent  joindre 
Son  All'  lion-  les  nonis  seioit  trop  longs  a  nom'er.  Les 
prineipaux  etoi't  S'  William  Poortman,  M'  Seymour, 
Collonel  Lutterel.  M'  Roles,  &c.  Le  -^',Y'  une  partic  des 
Trouppes  coni'encerent  h  marcher  en  avant  ]iour  faire 
place  aux  autres  poui'le  lendemain.  Ce  memo  jmir  Son 
Alt'"  recent  des  lettres  de  I'amiral  Herbert  de  Torbny  que 


la  flotte  Angloise  paroissoit  en  veue  de  la  n're  a  4  milles 
de  luy  et  qn'il  alloit  lever  I'ancre  pour  sortir  de  la  baye 
et  la  renoontrer  ay  ant  le  vent  de  la  flotte  Angloise,  mais 
la  mer  etant  fort  agitle  du  grand  vent  qu'il  avoit  fait  le 
jour  precedent  lef(uel  se  reuforfa  encore  ce  meme  jour 
sur  le  soil'  I'l'inpecha  et  repoussa  la  flotte  Angloise  vers 
le  detroit  du  canal.  Pendant  la  sejour  de  son  Alt'" 
dans  oetie  ville  la  noblesse  et  tous  les  Gentilshom'es 
considerant  la  juste  apprehension  qu'ils  avoi't  pour  la 
persoune  de  sa  d''  Alt"'  et  la  gi'ande  impiortanee  de 
I'aii'aire  dans  la()uelle  ils  venoi't  de  s'engager  firent  une 
acte  d'as^ociatiou  dont  la  eopie  va.  cj'-jointe  ])ar  laquelle 
ils  crOreut  de  s'associer  en  quelque  maniere  et  prevenir 
les  mediants  desseins  que  nos  enueniis  pouiToi't  avoir 
contre  la  jiersonne  de  son  Alt"'  que  Dieu  preserve. 
'Copiede  I'acte  de  I'assooiation.  Nous  sousignes  qui  nous 
som'es  joint  avec  le  Prince  d'Orange  [jour  la  defense  de 
la  religion  protestante  le  mainticn  de  I'ancien  Gouverne- 
ment  et  les  loix  et  liberies  de  I'Angleterre  d'Ecosse  et 
d'irlande  promettons  au  Dieu  tout  puissant  a  Son  Alt'" 
Le  Prince  d'Orange  et  I'un  a  Tautre  de  demeurer  ferme 
dans  cette  afl'aire  ensemble  en  defence  d'icelles  et  de  ne 
Tabandouner  jamais  jusques  a  tout  que  n're  religion  nos 
loix  et  libertes  nous  soient  tellement  assures  dans  an 
parlement  libre  que  nous  ne  soyons  plus  en  danger  de 
tomber  sous  le  papisme  ou  I'esclavage.  Et  puisque  nous 
nous  som'es  engages  dans  cette  commune  cause  sous  la 
protection  du  Prince  d'Orange  jiar  ou  sa  personne  pour- 
roit  etre  exposee  a  dangei-  et  aux  entrcprises  des- 
esperees  et  maudites  des  Papistes  et  autres  personues 
sanguinaires  nous  nous  obligeons  solemnellement  et  a 
Dieu  et  I'un  a  I'autre,  qu'en  cas  aucunes  semblables 
eutreprises  soi't  faites  contre  luy  nous  ne  persecuterons 
pas  seulement  ceux-la  qui  en  sont  les  autheurs  mais 
tous  leur  adherants  et  tout  oe  que  nous  trouverons  en 
armes  contre  nous  avec  la  plus  grande  severite  d'une 
juste  vengeance  a  leur  ruine  et  destruction  ;  et  que 
I'execution  d'une  sgmblable  entreprise  (dont  le  bon 
Dieu  nous  preserve  par  sa  grace)  ne  nous  detournera 
point  de  poursuivre  cette  cause  laquelle  nous  venons 
d'entreprendre  mais  que  cela  nous  engagera  de  la 
pousser  avec  toute   la  vigueur  qu'une   execution   aussy 

Son  Alt'"  marcha 


barbare  pourra  meriter.' 


Le-^: 


I"x' 


V 


d'Exeter  a  Hunyton  laissant  garnison  dans  cette  ville 
oil  resta  la  plus  grande  partie  de  I'Artillerie  et 
les  ammunitions  de  guerre,  I'hospital  et  beaucoup  de 
bagage  de  I'armee  que  I'on  ne   put  emporter   faute   de 


chariots.     Le 


22"  9 


elle   alia  de  la  a    Asminster   oil  il 


resta  le  2%  com'e  aussy  le  lendemain.  Mons'  le  Due 
dc  Grafton,  my  Lord  Churchill  L'  Gen'  et  Mons''  Barkley 
escuyer  de  la  Princesse  de  Dennmarc  et  Collonel  d'un 
reg'  Dragons  venant  de  I'armee  du  Koy  le  vindrent 
joindre  la.  Son  Alt'"  detacha  ce  jour  la  Mons.  de  Bentinck 
avec  douze  cent  chevaux  et  Dragons  pour  marcher  a 
AVyncaunton  pres  de  rarmee  dn  Roy  pour  donner  occa- 
sion a  ceux  qui  y  etoi't  dc  nos  amis  de  nous  venir 
johulre.  Mais  com'e  il  arriva  le  lendemain  a  Sherborne 
il  apjirit  par  plusieurs  oflioiers  et  Cavalliers  qn'il  ren- 
contra  en  chemiu  venants  de  Salisbury  sans  y  laisser 
aucun  homnie  ce  qui  le  fii  arreter  et  loger  la  les  trouppes 
en  attendant  I'armee.  Le  2%  S.  A.  marcha  jusijues  a 
Crokeborne.  Le  Collonel  Trelawiiy  avec  tous  les  officiers 
de  Son  Reg'  d'Infant''"  (|nasi  tous  les  ofBeiers  du  Reg' 
Dragons  de  Canan  et  plusieurs  officiei-s  qui  avoi't  ete 
du  quart.ior  de  Warmister  le  vinrent  trouver.  Le  /-, 
S.  A.  marcha  a  Sherborne  et  alia  loger  chez  le  comte 
de  Bristol  qui  le  vint  recevoir  avec  le  Coll'  Aranguish 
et  un  bon  nombi'e  de  la  noblesse  de  la  Province  de 
Dorchester  a  I'eutree  de  la  d"  Province.  Ce  soir  S.  A. 
recent  nouvelle  de  la  marche  du  Roy  qui  avoit  passe  a 
Audover  oil  le  Prince  de  Denneinarc  I'avoit  quitte  la 
nuit  sans  qu'on  scent  oil  il  etoit  allc',  que  le  Gen'  Maj'' 
Herck  avoit  ete  arretc'  pour  avoir  ete  soubconiie  d'avoir 
le  dessein  de  venir  joindre  Son  Alt'",  ct  que  le  Reg' 
de  Trelawny  s'etoit  entieremeut  disjierse  do  sorte  qu'il 
n'en  restoit  qu"uu  officier  et  40  soldats.  Lc  t/^-  au  matin 
S.  A.  recent  la  nouvelle  que  la  forteresse  de  Plymouth 
s'etoit  declaree  pour  S.  A.  a\ec  un  des  vaisseaux  de 
guerrn  de  la-  flotte  du  Roy  qui  avoit  ete  oblige  de  re- 
lacher  dans  ce  port,  quo  la  d"  flotte  avoit  beaucoup 
p.itie  par  la  tempete  ayant  perdu  2  vaisseaux  et  que  la 
piuspart  etoit  rentru  dans  Poi-tsmouth.  Le  .,';,  Son  Alt'" 
reijeut  la  nouvelle  que  le  Prince  de  Dennemark  s'etoit 
sauve  hereusement  jusques  a  Shafl'sbury.  Mile  detacha 
cent  de  ces  guardes' de  Cavallerie  pour  Taller rencoiitrer 
et  il  arriva  la  meme  apres  dinee  avec  M.  le  Due 
d'Ormont,  my  Lord  Dumbarton  ct  quelques  uns  do  scs 
gens.     Le  ?,[;"Son    Alt'"  marcha  de  lii    a    Wyncaunton 


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et  ry  xb  de  la  k  Hynden.  Dans  la  marche  il  vint 
un  Trompette  du  Roy  avec  une  lettre  de  my  L"* 
Feversham  a  S.  A.  par  laquelle  il  demanda  par  ordre 
du  Roy  dfs  passeports  pour  des  com'issaire;;  i|ue  sa 
Maj""  vouloit  envoyer  ;i  Mons''  Lo  Prince  pour  traitter 
avec  luy.  Le  soir  il  arriva  un  Gentilhomme  avec  des 
lettres  de  my  Lords  de  la  Mere  et  Staufort  de  Glocester 
par  lesquelles  ils  mandoi't  a  S.  A.  leur  arrivee  dans  la 
d'  ville  avec  500  chevaux,  qu'ils  alloi't  marcher  jusques 
a  Bristol  oil  ils  attendoi't  ses  ordres  jiour  scavoir  ou 
ils  debvoi't  se  joindre  a  son  armee  ;  que  la  peuple  de  Glo- 
cester avoit  force  la  prison  etmis  en  liberte  my  L*"  Love- 
lace que  le  Roy  avoit  fait  arreter  et  qu'ils  avoi't  remis 
Ic  Mayor  catoliqnp  de  la  ville  en  sa  place  ;  que  les  my 
lords  de  Devonshire,  de  Derby,  Lumley  et  plusieurs 
autres  avoi't  assemble  de  la  cavallerie  composce  des 
Gentilshoni'es  du  pays  une  partie  a  York  et  I'autro  a 
Nottingham,  qu'il.s  alloi't  marcher  aussy  vers  Glocester 
pour  se  joindre  a  n're  armee.  Le  ^-^  an  matin  S.  A. 
recent  un  expres  de  my  L''  Shrewsbury  qui  avoit  ete' 
detache  avec  un  res;iment  d'infanterie  et  200  Dragons  a 
Bristol  pour  prendre  possession  de  cette  place  qui  est 
tres-importante  par  le(|uel  il  mandoit  qu'il  y  avoit  ete 
receu  avec  une  .joye  extreme  aussy  bien  des  Magistrats 
que  de  la  populace  et  cju'il  retourneroit  ])our  joindre 
I'armee  ici  et  envoyeroit  le  reg'  d'infanterie  selon  ses 
ordres  a  Glocester.  Le  soir  il  arriva  un  gentilhomme 
de  la  part  d^  Mad"  la  Princesse  de  Dennemark  par  lequel 
elle  fit  advertir  S.  A.  que  quand  la  uonvelle  arriva  a 
Londres  que  Mons'  Le  Prince  son  mari  s'etoit  retire  de 
I'armee  du  Roy  pour  aller  trouver  Son  Alt"",  la  Reiue 
luy  avoit  fait  donner  des  Guardes  pour  I'observer  mais 
que  la  unit  elle  avoit  trouve  le  moyen  de  s'echapper  avec 
my  lady  Churchill  et  Mad''  Barckley  seulement,  qn'ello 
s'etoit  retiree  premierement  chez  I'eveque  de  Loudres, 
mais  ne  s'y  croyant  pas  en  seurete  elle  etoit  sortie  de  la 
ville  et  qu'elle  s'etoit  retiree  vers  le  Nort  de  I'Angleterre 
sous  la  conduite  du  dit  Bveque  et  I'escorte  de  quelques 
gentilshom'es  de  la  Province  qui  s'assemblerent  aupres 
d'elle  en  chemin  faisant,  qu'elle  etoit  d'intention  d'aller 
vers  Xottingam  pour  attendre  la  des  nouvelles  de 
Mons''  le  Prince  de  Dennemark.  Le  S;'''  xb'  S.  A.  ren- 
voya  le  trompette  du  Roy  avec  les  passeports  reqnis. 
Le  meme  matin  arriva  I'anil)'  d'Hollande  ayant  obtenu 
la  permission  du  Roy  de  venir,  et  le  soir  vint  de  Londres 
my  Lord  Clarendon  et  S'  Henry  Capel  frere  du  defnnt 
C"mte  d'Essex  ay  ant  passe  dans  les  quartiers  des  tronppes 
du  Roy  Sans  avoir  ete  arrete.  Le  wc  gon  Alt"  marcha 
a  Salisbury  ou  il  fut  re^en  avec  des  acclamations  ex"* 
des  habitans.  Le  Maire  et  le  Corps  du  magistrat  vint 
an  devant  de  luy  dans  leurs  habillements.  Le  Y'"  S.  A. 
resta  en  ce  lieu.  II  y  arriva  de  Londres  Mons'  le  Comte 
d'Oxford.  Son  Alt"^  envoya  un  officier  de  ses  guardes  au 
devant  des  my  lords  de  Halifax  de  Nottingham  et  Godol- 
phin  qui  etoi't  arrives  a  Amiover  a  l.'i  milles  de  Salisbury 
pour  les  mener  a  Hungerfort  et  attendre  la  I'arrivee  de 
Son  Alt'"  qui  marcha  le  ^f'  aCollingborn  Kingston  et  le 
y '  a  Hungerfort.  Le  l^  les  com'issaires  du  Roy  eureut 
leur  audience  et  proposerent  de  bouche  ce  qu'ils  ont 
reduit  et  delivre  par  ecrit  com'e  il  paroit  dans  la  copie 
cy-jointe  avec  oelle  de  la  lettre  de  creance  qu'ils  ren- 
doient.  [Here  follows  the  copies  mentioned  with  the  reply 
of  the  Prince  to  the  propositions  of  the  King's  Commis- 
sioners.] Le  meme  soir  Son  Alt"'  re^ut  advis  qu'un  de  nos 
partis  quiavoit  ete  detache  par  Mons'  le  Comte  de  Nassau 
de  cent  cinquante  chevaux  et  de  cent  Dragons  pour 
reconnoitre  s'il  y  avoit  de  trouppes  au  Roy  dans  Reading 
y  etoit  arrive  ce  jour  la  a  In  heures  du  matin  y  trouvant 
le  Regiment  de  Cavall"  Ecossoise  du  six  compagnies  et 
trois  compag"'  de  Dragons  Irlandois  postes  ,"i  un  pont  .a 
I'entree  de  la  d''  ville.  Ils  les  pousserent  vigoureuse- 
ment  et  les  batirent.  lis  en  tuerent  pres  de  vingt  et 
firent  entre  30  et  40  prisonniers  et  remporterent  deux 
etandarts  du  reg' des  Guardes  etundrappeaudesDi'agons 
et  apprennant  que  trois  bataillons  d'infanterie  etoi't  en 
marche  a  3  milles  de  la  pour  prendre  possession  de  la  d' 
ville,  n're  party  se  retira.  Le  fjl  S.  A.  marcha  a  Niew- 
bury  ou  Ton  vint  luy  apporter  la  nouvelle  que  Mons'  le 
Comte  de  Nassau  c^ui  avoit  marche  ce  meme  jotir  a  Read- 
ing avoit  receu  advis  que  500  hom'es  d'infanterie  avoi't 
passe  la  d'  ville  et  venoi't  a  luy  a  3  milles  en  de^a.  Les 
ayant  fait  recognoitre  il  se  trouva  que  c'etoit  un  des  ba- 
taillons de  Guardes  Ecossoises  d'infanterie  qui  venoit 
se  rendre  a  son  Alt"  sans  oflBciers  etant  com'ande  par  un 
sergeant  et  deux  oorporaux  gens  que  par  cy-devant  avoi't 
servy  sous  son  Alt"  dans  n're  pays.  Mons'  le  Comte  de 
Nassau  les  fit  retourner  vers  la  <!'-  ville  pour  prendre 
possession  des  ponts  sur  les  deux  rivieres  ce  qu'ils  firent 
fort  bien  et  en  tres  bon  ordre.  Le  jj"  S.  A.  ayant  envoyi' 
un  mois  de  gage  an  dit  bataillon  et  fait  le  sergeant  Cap" 
et  les  deux  corporrux,  lieutenants,  et  ayant  fait  marcher 


les  trouppes  en  avant  partit  pour  aller  a  Oxford  oil  il 
avoit  etc  invito  par  cenx  de  la  ville  et  do  I'universite.   11 
marcha  ce  jour  L"i  jusques  aAbbington  que  n'en  est  qu'a 
5  milles  pour  y  etre  le  lendemain  au  matin  de  bonne 
heure.     L  apres  tlinee  a  3  heures  il  arriva  un  courrier  de 
Loncb-es  porter  la  nouveile  que  la  reine  s'etant  retiree  le 
jour  d'auparavant   le  roy  avoit  fait  la  meme  chose  ce 
ma,tin  a  3  heures   sans  que  personne  s'en  fut  apperpue 
qu'a  huit  heures,  que  Ton  ue  scavoit  oil  il  etoit  alle.    Le 
soir  a  onze  heures  S.  A.  en  rei,'eut  la  confirmation  avecces 
liarticularites,  ((u'il  etoit  sorty  par  un  degre  •' derobe '' 
luy  quatriesme,  qu'il  avoit  pris  un  carosse  de  louage  (|ui 
I'avoit  mene  vers  le  ])ont  de  Londres  d'ou  apparemment 
il  avoit  descendu  la  riviere.     Le  meme  soir  S.  A.reijeut 
nouvelle  que  six  reg"  des  tronppes  du  Roy  avoi't  envoye 
pour  so  soumettre  a  luy  et  pour  recevoir  ses  ordres.    Le 
f  I"  a  cause  de  cette  retraitto  du  Roy  Son  Alt"'  changea 
son  dessein  d'aller  a  Oxfort  en  celuy  d'aller  a  Londres,  et 
pour  cett'effet  alia  ce  jour  a  'Waliingfort      Quasi  tons 
les  reg'"  de  rarmoe  du  Roy  envoyerent  a  S.  A.  pour  se 
donner  .a  luy  et  recevoir  ses  ordres.  Anssv  refent-jl  Ifi  nne 
lettre  du  Comte  rle  Fevershan  L'  General  de  I'arin  'e  du 
Roy  d'Uxbridge   du   '21"    par  laquelle  il  nmnrloit  qu'il 
venoit  de  recevoir  une  lettre  du  Hoy  qui  luy  marquoit  sa 
retraitte  hors  du  royaumo  et  I'ordnnnoit  de  ne  pine  faire 
des actesd'hostilite, qu'il  I'avoit com'uniqui'eaux  trouppes 
et  que  ce  seroit  l.-i  le  dernier  ordre   qu'il  leur  don'eroit. 
Le  j-|"   Son  Alt*'    marcha  jusques  a  Henley.     Uu  tres 
grand  nombre  des  gens  de  qualitc  y  vinrent  le  trouver. 
Le  magistiat  de  Lrmdres  y  envoya  une  forte  deputation 
puur  le  complimenter,  le  remercler  et  riuviter  de  venir 
au  plutoc  a  leur  ville.     La  milice  de   la  d'  ville  en  fit 
autant.     II  arriva  la   aussy  aupres  de   Son  Alt"'  quatre 
deputy's  de  to'as  les  my  Lords  cjui  s'etoit  trouve  a  Londres 
tant  spirituels  que  temporels.     Le  Comte  de  Peml)roeck, 
my  Lord  Culpeper,  L'Evequed'Ely  et  Milord '\Vaymouth, 
pour  notifier  a  Son  Alt""  ce  qui  s'etoit  passe  et  pour  luy 
faire  compliment.     Le  f^J"  nous  m.archames  a  "Windsor. 
Le  soir  Ton  recent  nouvelle  que  le  Roy  etoit  arrete  a 
Feversham  dans  le  Cnrate  de  Kent.     Le  lendemain  au 
matin,  -j^",  nous  en  receumes  la  confirmation  avec  ces 
particularite's,  que  le  R  >y  etant  sorti   avec  S'  fidward 
Hailes,  Catolique  Romain,  et  deux  autres  il  avoit  de- 
scendu la  riviere  dans  un  petit  bAtiment  nom'e  un  hey; 
c[u'il  so  trouva  que  le  dit  batteau  n'etoit  pas  last .'  et  ainsy 
incapable  de  passer  la  mer  ce  qui  I'obligea  d'entier  dans 
la  riviere  de  Feversham  ponr  charg-er  du  sable.     Dans 
ce  temps  des  mariniers  qui  cherchoi't  dans  cette  occasion 
leur  profit  a  arreter  les  gens  qui  se  retiroi't  de  ce  mvaume 
et  de  saisir  Targent  qu'il.s  trouvoit  sur  eux  vinrent  avec 
3  ou  4  barcjues  de  pescheur  pour  visiter  ce  batteau  ou  ils 
recognurent  S'  Edward  Hailes  cjui  ayant  ete  Gouverneur 
du  Chateau  de  Dovres  etoit  fort  counu  et  ha'i  dans  cette 
province,     lis  I'arreterent  avc-  le  monde  qu'il  avoit  avec 
luy  et   les  emenerent  a   la  petite  ville  de  Feversham  la 
oil  des  fJentilshom'es  qui  les  voien't  reconnurent  le  Roy 
deguise.     lis   d'assembla    d'abord  au    tour   de    luy  un 
grand  ([Uantite  de  monde   qui  garderent  la  maison  et 
protesterent  qu'ils  ne  le  laisseroit  pas  aortir  sans  ordre 
de  son  Alt'"  C[ui  envoye   d'abord  Mons'  de   Zuylestein 
vers  l.a   i:)our  le  faire  mettre  en  liberte.     Mais  devant 
qu'il  y  arriva  les  my  Lords  qui  etoit  a  Londres  y  ayant 
envoye   quatre    deputes    et    150    guai-des.  qui    sur  les 
assurances    qu'ils  le    rameueroi't   a    Londres  vers  son 
Alt'"    le   retirerent  des   mains    de    cette   populace    et 
I'emmenerent  de  l;i   .a  Rochester  d'oii   il  envoya  my  L" 
Feversham  a  S.  A.  avec  une  lettre  par  oil  il  I'invitoit 
de  venir  avec  tant  de  trouppes  qu'il  voudroit  em'ener  a. 
Londres;  qu'il  souhaittoit  de  luy  parler  afin  de  tas'cher 
.a   accom'oder  les  differends.     Mais   com'e  S.  A.  avoit 
deja  envoye  deux  jours  auparavant  un  ordre  d'arreter 
le  dit  my  Lord  Feversham  pouravoirlicentie  les  trouppes 
du  roy  sans  en  avoir  eu  son  ordre,  meme  apres  qu'il 
avoit  ecrit  .n  son  Alt'"  cju'll  ne  leur  donneroit  plus  aucun 
ordre  ce  qui  avoit  cause  que  tons  ces  gens  s'etoi't  dis- 
perse   par    le  pays  faisoi't   beaucoup    de   dom'age  aux 
habitans  et  puis  etant  entre  dans  les  quartiers  et  me'me 
jusques  dans  la  maison  de  son  Alt''"  sans  en  donner  con- 
noissance,  il  les  fit  arreter  et  envoya  M"  de  Zuylestein 
au  Roy  pour  le  prier  d'arreter  a  Rochester  et  ne  point 
venir  a  Londres  ou  il  croyoit  que  sa  personne  ue  seroit 
pas  en  seurete  ;  ■mais  com'e  il  y  arriva  le  roy  y  etoit 
deja   revenu    devant    luy.     Le    fJ'    Son    Alt""    ayant 
com'unique  aux  Milords  l.'i  presents  la  leitre  qu'il  avoit 
refeu  du  Roy  ils  fui'ent  tous  unanimeraent  d'advis  qu'il 
ne  pouvoit  pas  demeurcr  a   Londres  pendant  que  son 
Alt"'  y  seroit.  mais  qu'il  falloit  le  faire  prier  de  vouloir 
se  retirer  a   quelquc  distance  do  la  Ton  ])rojetta  pour 
cela  Hamm  qui  est  nne  tres-belle  maison  du  feu  Due 
de  Lauderdale  fort  agreeable  et  sitnec  FUr  la  riviere  a 
2  lieues    de    Londres;    i-ur   quoy   furent    dnpu  e    trois 


Uabl  op 
Dehbiqh. 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION 


UESKtGu      I'lil'^i'ds',  nom'cmf-n),  Lr  Maiiiuis  do  Halifax,  Le  C'onitr 

! '     (le    Shi'ewt.bnrv  et   My    I/'    de    la    Mer   luy  porter  «• 

message  com'e  ils  firent.  Mais  Le  Hoy  ayant  temoigiu' 
en  etre  fontant  choisit  plutot  d'allcr  a  Rochester  qu"a 
Hamm  ce  que  Ton  rrnt  d'aliord  etre  une  marque  du 
dessein  qu'il  avoit  de  se  retirer  d'autant  plus  parcequ'il 
fit  demander  a  son  Alt"'  un  passeport  pour  un  Gentil- 
hom'e  avec  deas  valets  sans  emprimer  le  nom  qu'il 
vouloit  envoyer  a  la  Reine  par  de  la  la  mer  com'e  el  fit. 
Le  meme  jour  S.  A.  marcha  jusques  a  Sion  pres  de 
Braufort  ayant  envoye  ordre  a  Londres  que  toutes  les 
trouppes  du  Roy  qui  y  restoi't  encore  en  sortiroi't  pour 
t'aire  place  anx  siennes  qu'il  y  fit  eutrer  le  meme  soir. 
Le  lendemain  qui  e'toit  le  fj'  le  Roy  en  sortit  au 
matin  avec  une  escnrle  de  60  chcvaux  et  100  fautassins 
des  Guardes  de  S.  A.  et  retourna  a  Rochester;  etl'aprcs 
<linee  Sa  d'  Alt"  entra  dans  la  ville  sous  de  tres-grandes 
acclamations  dn  peuple.     II  alia  loger  a  S'  James." 

Copy  of  a  letter  from  James  IL,  "  a  men  Pils  et 
N"eTeu  Le  Prince  D'Orange,"  dated  Whitehall,  DeC  1, 
1688,  ftating  that  he  has  sent  Lords  Halifax,  Notting- 
ham, and  Godolphin  to  treat  with  him  touching  the 
meeting  of  Parliament  and  other  matters. 

^Y.  Bentinck  to  De  Dyckvclt.  "  Hungerford  -^  Dec 
(1688).  Vous  verrez  monsieur  par  le  relative  que  jcvous 
envoya  ce  qui  c'est  passe  depuis  ma  deniiere  comme 
fcs  copies  vous  iuformeront  de  ce  que  les  commissaires 
due  Roy  sont  venus  dire,  il  paroit  que  les  affaires  se 
termineront  paisiblement.  Son  Altesse  a  mis  la  propo- 
sition des  Comm'  du  Roy  entre  les  mains  des  my 
Lords  qui  sont  avec  lui  pour  entendre  cequils  seront 
d'advis  que  S.A.  doive  repondre,  ce  quils  doiveut  porter 
ce  midi.  Si  je  puis  I'avoir  a  temps  je  le  joindray  encore 
ici.  Jusques  aslcur  (.a  cette  heure)  les  trouppes  du  Roy 
ce  sont  toujours  retirees  a  mesurc  fiue  nostre  armee  c'est 
avancee.  ils  out  mesme  abandonm''  avant  hier  la  reviere 
dc  la  Tamise  doiit  nous  avons  toujours  crrus  fjuils  do- 
fendoit  le  passage  ce  quiestoitla  chose  la  plus  apparente 
a  pouvoir  faire,  mais  ils  ont  quitte  Reading  une  petite 
ville  snr  le  ])nssage  avec  assez  de  confusion.  Mais  ce 
matin  Ton  est  venu  nouvelle  que  les  ennemis  avoit  ren- 
voye  cinq  cent  cinquante  Dragons  pour  guarder  le  pout 
sur  qnoy  le  Coll:  Marwitte  a  este  commando  avec  ceni 
cinquante  chevaus  et  cent  Dragons  commander  du  Reg' 
de  sou  Alt''  et  dn  sien  ])Ourrecognoistre  ce  qui  en  estoit, 
et  pour  occuper  le  pont  si  il  estoit  possible.  II  a  trouvi' 
la  ell  isj  comme  on  la  lui  avoit  rapportee,  il  a  charge  les 
(iuardes  et  entre  pelle  et  melle  avec  eus  dans  la  ville, 
a  renverse  ce  qui  vouloit  se  mettrc  en  estat  do  defense, 
a  fait  quarante  prisonniers  etpris  baucoup  de  chevaus  et 
c'est  saisi  du  pont  quil  fait  guarder.  L"on  ne  salt  pas 
bien  les  particuliarites  de  I'afl'airc  comme  elle  no  fait 
que  darriver.  S.  A.  a  donnc  ordrc  que  les  deux  li'eg' 
Dragons  raarchassent  pour  joiudre  JM  INIarwitz  en  cas 
quil  vint  des  trouppes  pour  I'attaquer.  Dans  ce  moment 
Ion  vient  demenerun  Major  de  Cavalierie  qui  a  este  pris 
prisonnier,  Ion  a  remporte  deus  estendarts  des  guardes 
Kcossoise  et  un  drapau  de  Keg'  Driigons  de  Butler 
rilandois.  " 

A  paper,  without  address  or  signature,  dated  Hunger- 
ford,  y'^  Decemb'  1688.  "  Ma  derniere  estoit  du  8'.  Le 
'.>■  le  Prince  de  Dannemarck  arriva  aupres  de  sou  Alt"^ 
Seren''  avec  le  duo  d'Ormont,  my  Lord  Churchil.  son 
I'rere  le  CoUonel  at  le  Collonel  Godfrey  son  beau  Frere. 
Sou  Altesse  Seren'-  luy  envoya  Mons'  de  Snylesteyn 
avec  cent  guardes  pour  le  recevoir  a  3  milles  du  quartier. 
En  arrivant  son  Alt''  Seren''  le  recut  dans  son  anti- 
chambre  et  luy  donna  la  main  a  Tentree  de  sa  chambre 
comme  U  sa  table  ou  luy  fait  les  mesmes  honneiirs  qu'.'i 
son  Alt''  Seren''.  Un  Capitaine  aux  guardes  monte  la 
guarde  chez  luy,  les  guardes  du  corps  le  snivant  tout  de 
mesn:e  que  son  Alt''  Seren'.  Dito,  le  magistral  de 
Bristol  envoya  des  deputes  a  son  Alt'  Seren^  pour  luy 
offrir  leur  ville  et  une  bonne  somme  d'argent  du  Roy. 
Dito,  I'Bvesque  et  magistrat  d'Oxford  ont  rendu  les 
mesmes  devoirs.  Dito,  la  noblesse  de  Dorchestershire 
est  venue  en  corps  asseurer  sou  Alt'  Seren'  de  leur 
tidelite.  Le  10%  son  .Mt'  Seren"  marcha  a  Ncwcaunton, 
I'll'  a  Hyndon.  La  on  est  arrive  un  Trompette  du 
Roy  avec  une  lettre  de  my  Lord  Feversham  a  son  Alt'' 
Seren''  dans  laquelle  il  dit  que  sa  Maj'''  luy  a  ordonne 
d'escrire  son  Alt''  Seren''  que  sa  Maj"'  ayant  dessein 
d'eiivoyer  des  commissaires  a  son  .Mf  Seren'',  il  luy 
demanderoit  des  passeports.  Dito,  Ton  a  eu  nouvelle 
que  la  Princesse  de  Dannemarck  estoit  arrivee  aupres 
des  lords  dans  le  Nord,  que  my  lord  Dover  ne  payant 
plus  les  soldats  et  atitres  travailleurs  du  doc  a  Ports- 
month  ils  avoieut  jetli'  lours  outtils  et  refusoiont  de 
travailler  et  que  la  flotte  du  P^oy  estant  entree  pour  une 
partie  dans  le  havre  pour  le  radauter,  les  gens  de 
marine  n'y  avoient  pas  voulu  travailler  et  que  huit  des 


vaisseaux  estoicntperdus  par  la  la  derniere  tempete.  Le  Eabl  of 
12"  on  cut  nouvelles  q  ne  my  lord  Delhimer  marchant  avec  Denbigh 
srs  trouppes  vers  la  ville  Glochcster  la  populace  avoit 
rompus  les  portes  de  la  jirison  ou  my  Lord  Lovelace  avoit 
este  mis.  Ten  avoit  fait  sortir.  mis  le  Maire  en  sa  place  et 
fit  my  Lord  Lovelace  gouverueur  qui  tenoit  la  ville  an 
.service  de  son  Alt"^  Seren".  Le  13"  Mons"  Oitters  arriva 
avec  une  passeport  du  Roy  et  entre  autres  nouvelles  il 
nous  dit  que  la  Princesse  de  Dannemarck  s'estoitsauvee 
de  Londres  avec  Mesdames  de  Churchil  et  de  Barklay 
dans  le  carosse  de  I'Evesque  de  Londres  qui  estoi't  alle 
avec  ellc  vers  les  lords  du  Nord ;  et  que  la  Reine  une 
heure  apres  luy  avoit  envoye  des  gardes  pour  I'arrester 
dans  son  ajipartiment  mais  trop  tard.  Le  peuple  craig- 
nant  quelque  fuueste  accident  pour  la  Princesse  s'estoit 
assemVile  devant  Withal  vomissant  mille  injures  contre 
la  Reine  et  seroit  venu  pent  estre  a  de.s  extremites  si  la 
Reine  u'avoit  envoye  I'escnier  de  la  Princesse  pour 
I'asseurcr  qu'clle  s'estoit  sauvee.  Que  le  common 
council  de  Londres  avoit  resolu  de  ne  pas  desister  des 
quatre  points  suivants. — 1,  de  casser  tons  les  papistes  ; 
2,  de  renvoyer  tons  ces  Irlaudois  hors  du  royaume ;  3, 
de  leur  remettre  la  tour  de  Londres  ;  4,  de  declarer  la 
guerre  a.  la  France.  Dito,  est  venu  my  lord  Clarendon 
avec  S'  Henry  Capel  frere  du  feu  comte  d'Essex.  Dito, 
son  Alt"  Seren"  ayant  pris  les  advis  de  Lords  presents 
(dont  il  y  eu  avoient  qui  vouloit  faire  repondirc  par 
Mens'  le  Comte  de  Solms  a  Mons'  de  Feversham)  a 
escrit  au  Roy  et  luy  a  envoye  les  ])asseports  et  demande 
en  mesme  temps  un  passeport  pour  une  personne  quo 
son  Alt"  Seren"  vouloit  envoyer  en  Hollando.  Le  14" 
son  Altesse  Seren"  arriva  a  Salisbury  avec  les  acclama- 
tions ordinaires,  son  de  cloches  etc.  Le  15"  y  est  arrive 
my  lord  Oxford  portant  I'ordre  de  la  jarretere.  Le  16" 
Son  Alt"  Seren"  marcha  a  Collinghesboru  Kinghston 
qui  sont  (|uinze  milles.  Le  17"  a  Hungerford,  la  on 
arriva  my  lord  Dtllamer  avec  •''lOO  chevaux  du  Nord. 
Les  Lords  Halyfax,  Nottingham  et  Godolphin,  Com- 
missaires du  Roy.  curent  audience  dc  son  Alt"  Seren"  en 
presence  de  tons  les  lords  et  de  Messieurs  lo  Marchal  de 
Schomberg,  le  Comte  de  Soluis  d'Ouverkerck  et  de 
Beiitiuck.  Leur  lettre  de  creance  estoit  escritte  en 
I'rancois.  Le  Roy  y  traite  son  Alt"  Seren"  de  cher  fils  et 
nepvou.  Apres  qu'clle  estoit  luc  publiquement  les  com- 
missaires firent  leur  proposition  disant  que  le  Roy  jiour 
1'  repos  de  son  peuple  les  avoit  envoye  pour  traitter 
1 ,  des  suretes  pour  le  Parlement  en  general ;  2,  de  Lords 
en  particulier,  et,  3".  de  la  manieres  que  les  deux  armees 
se  comporteroient  pendent  les  Sessions  du  Parlement 
et  a  quelle  distance  elles  demeureroient  de  Londres. 
Surquoy  son  Alt'  Seren"  ayant  respoiidus  qu'elle 
n'estoit  venue  icy  que  pour  Tamour  des  Lords  et  ])euple 
d'Angleterre  et  que  c'estoit  jiroprement  leur  a.fl'aire  il 
estoit  juste  qu'elle  ne  fit  rien  sans  leur  aggreement  et 
.ayant  parle  avec  eux  I'lm  resolut  de  demander  leui' 
pro]iosition  par  escrit  et  que  leur  estant  diet  ils  sortirent 
et  I'ayant  escrit  rentrerent  et  la  donnerent,  apres  quoy 
ils  demanderent  de  pouvoir  chacun  en  particulier  en- 
tretenir  son  Alt"  Seren".  mais  elle  ayant  regarde  les 
my  lords  qui  tesmoignoient  ne  pas  gouster  cela  son 
Alt"  Seren"  le  declinoit.  Apres  ils  furent  congedies  et 
disuerent  avee  Son  Alt"  Seren"  et  oauserent  apres  disner 
avec  tout  le  monde  dans  la  chambre  pendant  que  les 
Lords  delibrerent  pour  former  la  rcsponce.  Laquelle 
ils  fint  rapjiorte  aujourdhuy  a  son  Alt"  Seren".  II  sont 
d'avis  i|u'auparavant  de  traitter  le  Roy  doit  casser  tons 
ses  officiers  et  soldats  paiiistes.  que  pendant  la  Session 
du  Parlement  aucuu  Cath(ilique  ne  pourra  s'approcher 
de  la  vil  de  Londres  de  2(1  milles  sous  peine  de  la  vie, 
que  la  Tour  seroit  entre  les  mains  du  Parlement,  que  le 
Roy  doit  fournir  I'argent  pour  I'entretien  de  I'armee  de 
sou  Alt"  Seren",  que  le  roi  doitrevoquer  la  clause  de  ses 
proclamations  par  ou  il  traitte  les  Lords  de  Rebelles.  Je 
ne  scay  pas  encore  ce  que  son  Alt"  Seren"  aura  resolu 
mais  les  commissaires  seront  despesches  demaiu  a  ce 
que  Ten  croit.  Les  commissaires  ont  apporte  le  passe- 
port desire.  Les  trouppes  du  Roy  au  nombre  de  3000 
ont  quitte  la  ville  de  Redding  sur  la  Tamise  qu'elles 
avoient  oceupe  depuis  troi  jours  et  cela  seulement  sur 
un  bruict  que  nous  marchions  de  ce  coste  la.  La  conster- 
nation est  si  grande  parmy  eux  ijue  troi  jours  passes  lui 
party  de  cent  maistres  estant  dans  cette  ville  icy  et  un 
des  chariots  de  rarmeo  de  son  Alt"  Seren"  venant  de  loin 
cela  les  epouvanta  tellement  qu'ils  s'enfuirent  dans  la 
plus  gi-ands  confusion  du  monde,  y  laissant  leur  hordes 
des  grenades  un  touneau  de  poudre  etc.  Nous  mar- 
chons  demain  vers  Newburry.  L'on  tient  I'affaire 
faitte  car  ou  le  roy  jjassera  la  mer  ou  il  accordera  tout 
ce  que  son  Alt"  Seren''  voudra  surquoy  l'on  pent  faire 
fonds.  Dans  ce  moment  l'on  reooit  nouvelles  que 
500  dragons  ayant  reocupe  la  Ville   de  Reddingh    le 


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Colonel  Marwit/,  -aver  cent  dragons  et  150  ehcvaux 
commandes  ]>ar  Mous'  dc  la  Platte  de  Sommelsdvrk 
out  este  commande  de  lever  ce  qnartier  snrquoy  ilssont 
entre  dans  la  ville,  oecnpes  les  portes  et  ponts,  attaquo 
les  corps  de  guardes  et  pris  on  tue  tout  le  party  telle- 
ment  que  de  500  il  nV  en  a  jias  dix  d'esohappes." 

Paris,  le  ^;,'  Decern''  1688.  (  Without  address  or  signa- 
ture.) J'apris  hier  au  soir  et  par  des  personnes  qui  reve- 
noient  de  Versailles  qu'il  y  ostoit  encore  arriv^  deux 
Couriers  d'Angleterre  lo  jour  aupararant  mais  qu'on 
n'y  dit  rien  de  ce  qu'ils  avoieut  porte  ;  qu'on  en  conjec- 
turnit  que  les  affaires  continuoient  d'aller  mal  pour  le 
Roy.  que  le  Marquis  de  Louvoy  auroit  dit  seulement  hier 
qu'il  y  avoit  trois  partis  en  Angleterre  sans  qu'il  y  en  eust 
aucun  pour  le  dit  Roy;  qu'on  confirnae  c|ae  le  Eegim' 
Escossois  3ur  lequel  le  Roy  oomptoit  le  plus  ne  seriotpas 
passe  au  Prince  d'Orango  mais  bien  auroit  declare  de  no 
vouloir  pas  se  battre  centre  luy.  Jevois  dailleurs  r|n'on 
comptc  en  effet  ]iar  de  i,'a  sur  Milord  Hallifax  comtue 
aur  le  chef  d'un  tiers  parti  et  qui  ne  seroit  pas  attachi'  au 
Prince  d'Oraniie  ;  qu'on  croit  qu'il  sera  fortifie  de 
celuy  des  Evesques.  et  que  dn  reste  on  ne  eavoit  pas 
ou  ne  disoit  pas  encore  .-i  Versailles  la  re[ionse  que  le 
snsdit  Prince  auroit  donm'e  aux  milords  temporels  et 
spirituels  qui  le  sont  alle  trouver  de  la  part  du  Ruy ; 
qu'on  croit  seulement  et  comme  on  Ic  souhaitte  que  ce 
Prince  ne  s'accommoderoit  pas  a  ce  qu'on  luy  doit  pro- 
poser et  fera  di-s  jiropositions  de  son  coste  qui  n'agi'ce- 
rout  pas  non  seulement  .a  la  cour  mais  au  tiers  parti 
susdit.  Tl  ne  faut  pas  doubter  au  moins  quede  ce  costi' 
cy  on  ne  continue  dc  mettre  tout  en  (inivre  aupres  dc  la 
cour  d'Angleterre  et  on  pourra  pour  accroohcr  s'il  y 
a  moyen  et  embarasser  I'aftaire  de  la  convocation  d'un 
Parlement  an  mois  prochain,  et  pour  se  prevaloir  a  ce 
sujet  les  difterentes  veues  dc  ces  partis  susdits  et  pour 
les  commettre  ensemble  si  on  ])eut ;  que  I'argeut  meme 
n'y  sera  pas  epargne'dece  coste  cy  pour  peu  do  jour  qu'on 
y  voj-e  ;  qu'on  n'oublie  rieu  cependant  jjour  rcndre 
odieux  dc  plus  en  plus  par  de  ca  le  desseiu  da  S.  A.  le 
Prince  d'Orange  et  de  son  paiti  et  comme  si  la  teiiue  d'un 
Parlement  hoc  statu  rerum.  etque  le  dit  Prince  demeure 
arme  ne  pourroit  aboutir  qu'a  la  perte  totale  du  Roy 
oua  tout  le  moins  a  la  ruine'entierede  toute  son  autorite  ; 
qu'il  n'y  a  rien  ii  leur  dire  do  plus  oppose  a  la  teneur  d'un 
Parlement  libre  tel  qu'on  a  fait  mine  de  le  demander  ; 
qu'on  debite  aussi  par  de  ca  parmi  ceux  qui  en  par- 
lent  la  plus  moderement  comme  si  on  auroit  deja  mis 
sur  le  tapis  en  Angli'terre  que  le  Roj-  n'eust  .a  I'avenir  .a 
estre  plus  que  comme  le  President  et  Chef  du  Conseil  qui 
auroit  la  direction  iles  affaires,  d'autres  que  le  Prince 
d'Orange  demanderoit  d'estre  declare  Protecteur  et 
Greneralissimo  par  mer  et  par  terre  des  trois  Ro^'anmes 
et  que  la  Roy  garderoit  soulement  la  nomination  aux 
charges  et  aux  dignites  a  condition  qu'elles  ne  pousseut 
estre  conferees  qu'a  des  Protestaus.  II  y  en  a  C|ui  ajou- 
tent  et  ce  que  j'entendois  dire  hier  au  soir  a  une  per- 
sonne  de  qualite  comme  si  le  Roy  d'Angleterre  auroit 
ecrit  une  lettre  a  sa  Majeste  ou  il  luy  marquoit  le  regret 
particulier  qu'il  auroit  des  conjonctures  presentes  oil  il 
se  voyait  reduit  nonimement  pour  I'interest  de  la  Reli- 
gion Catholique  et  la  necessite  de  faire  la  guerre  a  la 
France.'' 

Tirimont  to  Dykvott.  ■'  Brussells  6  May  1689.  .Je  vous 
diray  que  par  les  letlves  d'ltalie  Ton  nous  mande  de  Rome 
du  16  d'Avril  que  Porter  avoit  eu  sou  audience  de  Conge 
en  lai|uelle  il  avoit  de  nouveau  fait  les  derniers  in- 
stances pour  obtenir  du  secours  pour  le  Roy  .Jacque 
mais  que  Sa  Saintete  continua  de  le  refuser  respondant 
que  pendant  les  dilBcultez  en  cjuelles  elle  se  trouvoit  avec 
la  France,  elle  ne  pouvoit  ni  devoit  divertir  aucuu 
moyen  dont  elle  avoit  besoin  pour  la  deffence  propre  de 
I'estat  Ecclesiastiqne  pour  les  employer  dans  des  as- 
sistances etrangeres.  Elle  adjouta  qu'auparavant  le 
Roy  Jacque  devoit  faire  en  sort  que  le  Roy  tres  chres- 
tien  restitua  a  I'Eglise  le  Comte  d'Avignon  qu'il  se 
deporta  de  la  franchise  et  qu'il  repara  tout  le  prejudice 
qu'il  avoit  cause,  que  lors  Sa  Saintete  se  trouvant,  des- 
chargee  de  ces  embarra  et  de  I'obligation  de  garantir 
son  domaine  pourroit  as=i=ter  led'  Roy  Jacques  mai^ 
C{Ue  d'autre  maniere  elle  eu  u'estoit  pas  en  etat  de  le 
faire." 

Same  to  .'-^ame.  Brussels  8  March  1689.  -Je 
ne  scaurois  m'empescher  de  vouj  dire  encor  une  fois  la 
J03"e  que  nous  avons  de  la  confii-mation  des  avis  dn 
couronnement  de  S.M.B..  et  des  bonnes  dispositions  des 
afiaires  de  pardela.  Le  billet  de  S.M.  du  2.5'  qui  estoit 
sous  mon  convert  a  este'  bien  delivre,  et  S.E.  I'a  receu 
avec  tout  le  respect  qui  se  doit,  comme  il  tesmoignc 
par  la  cy  jointe.  Ce  que  nous  pou  vonsmander  par  ce 
coui-ier  est  que  r<m  escrit  de  Paris  que  cet  Roy  Jacques 
2'  devoit  arriver  le  5  a  Brest  ou  tout  estoit  prepare  pour 


se  mettre  a  la  voilo  au  premier  bon  vent,  quo  le  Roy  Eael  of 
tres  onretieu  ne  luy  donnoit  pas  de  troujies  preeente-  De.vbigh. 
raent,  mais  c|u'elles  demeureroient  sur  les  costcs  prestes  — ' 

apasserenlrlaudoen  cas  de  besoin,  que  touted celles 
que  led  Roy  Jacquis  enmieine  consistent  en  quelques 
ofiiciers  Creneraux,  20  Capitaines,  3o  lieuteuans,  et  40 
cadetz,  pour  s'en  servir  comme  il  le  trouvera  apropos 
mats  que  le  Roy  tres  Chretien  luy  a  pr.,mis  de  I'ar-cnt 
pour  payer  les  troupes  d'Irlande  (,ui  ne  pourr..nt  estre 
payees  que  par  des  ordonnances  Visees  du  (!omte 
d  Anaux  qui  aura  le  maniement  de  I'arfent  " 

Versailles.  23  May  1689  (without  signature  or 
address).  "  Loudoudery  est  pris.  Un  courrier  du  Roy 
d  Angleterre  eat  sur  le  chemin  de  Brest  (|ui  porte  cotte 
nouvelle  et  beancoup  d'autres.  .  .  .  L,.  Roy  d'An-de- 
terre  estoit  retounie  a  Dublin  du  siege  dr  LoncLm- 
dery  le  S™'  May  pour  tenir  le  Parlement  ciui  dcNoit 
comancer  le  10"- vieux  stil.  M'^  de  Chamberg  est  all.'- 
dans  le  nord  d'AngleteiTe  assembler  ses  trouppes  pour 
paser  en  Kscosse.  et  il  y  en  a  cjui  disent  que  le  Roy 
d'Angleterre  fait  encore  faute  de  s'amuserau  Parlement 
d'Irlande  ce  qu'il  feroit  mieux  de  souttenir  le  Due  de 
Gourdun  et  ses  partisans  do  ce  costr  la.  On  dit  que 
Mj  de  Turenne  demand  d'aller  en  Irlande." 

'■  Extraitd'nne  lettre  de  Dublin  dn  3  Septembre"  (1689) 
(without  signature  (ir  address).  "  Nous  sommcs  a.  la  veille 
d  une  crise.  Jo  vous  ay  mande  que  I'arniee  du  Roy  s'est 
enticrement  rnince  au  siege  de  L(mdondrrv.  etn'a  point 
pris  la  ville  faute  d'artillerie  et  de  tout  ce  qui  est  neces- 
saire  pour  uu  siege.  Vous  avez  aussi  seen  la  deroute 
lies  Troupes  qui  marchoient  vers  Iniskiling  causee  par 
I'lgnora-nce  du  general  et  par  une  terreur  pauic(ue  de  la 
cavalerie  ot  des  Dratrons  qui  nous  ont  fait  perdre  jilus 
d'armes  que  de  soldats,  ce  qui  nous  est  d'line  grande 
consequence.  Tons  ces  malheurs  ont  etc  suivis  de  la 
desoente  de  :\P  de  Sclionberg  vers  le  Xord-est  du 
Royaume  qui  a  achevi''  de  consterner  bien  de  gens.  Le 
(iduvcrueur  dc  cette  Province  a  commence  d'abandonncr 
le  chateau  de  Carickfcrgns  en  n'y  laissant  qu'une  loible 
garnison.  M'  de  Schcnbci'g  n'a  point  encore  de 
cavalerie  d'Angleterre.mais  les  Rel.ielles  luy  enenvoyent, 
c'est  ce  qui  est  cause  qu'il  na  ])as  encore  avance.  II  est 
a  cent  milles  de  nous.  Cini|  ou  six  mile  paysans  armez 
dc  baton  ferrez  ont  entre]iris  dc  defendrc  le  passage 
de  Xeury  qui  n'est  qu'a  cinq  miles  d'icy.  Le  Roy"y 
vent  marcher  avec  de  la  Cavalerie  qui  "n'est  point  en 
etat.  Cependant  il  vent  partir  domain  et  personne 
ne  le  pent  detouni:r  d-  cc  (ju'Il  a  envie  de  faire.  II 
pouri-a  faire  comme  au  voyage  de  T/oiidoudery.  II 
assemble  un  corps  d'iiifanterie  lu-oobe  de  Dublin  pour 
eonserver  cette  ville  dans  I'obeissauce ;  des  le  moment 
i|ue  nous  I'aurons  jierdue  nos  affaires  serout  dans  un 
triste  etat.  Lc  Due  de  Tirconnel  (|ui  est  convalescent 
y  restera  et  amassera  lc  ]ilu3  de  monde  qu'ii  pourra. 
Nous  n'cu  manquons  pas  mais  le  mal  est  qu'il  n'y  a  pas 
grand  fonds  a  faire  sur  la  fermeti'  de  nos  soldats  et  de 
nos  milioes  (jui  sont  jiresque  sans  arraes  a  feu.  Nous 
manquons  d'argent  et  la  monnoye  de  cuivre  qu'on  avoit 
faite  et  qui  avoit  eu  un  cours  assez  facile  commence  a 
se  decrediter.  Une  piece  de  trente  sols  ne  vaud  pas 
deux  liards.  Cependant  tout  est  cher.  Si  nos  ailaires 
Ijastent  mal  nous  gagnerons  les  mcmtagnes  jusque  at 
la  mer  en  attendant  un  secours  capable  de  les  retablir 
ou  dos  vaisseaux  pour  rejiasser  en  Prance.  My  Lord 
Melfort,  secretaire  d'etat  pour  la  guerre  a  ete  change  a 
cause  des  plaintes  generalles  qu'il  y  avoit  contre  luy. 
Tons  les  ministres  du  Roy  ne  sont  pas  plus  propres  aux 
affaires.  " 

A  paper  entitled  "  Lettre  ecrite  a  Bord  du  Vaisseau 
nomme  Lenox  du  .'i'  Rang  ]n'es  dc  Ouessant  sur  ce  qui 
s'est  passe  dans  la  flotte  Aiigloisc  depuis  son  depart  de 
Torbay  jusques  au  y^.  Aoust  169]  cest  a  dire  environ 
deux  mois  Par  le  Capitaine  Le  Chevalier  Munden  qui  le 
commande,  a  un  de  ses  amis."  "  Monsieur,  Je  m'acquitte 
aujourdiuy  de  la  promesse  (juo  je  vous  ay  faite  de 
vous  mander  cc  qui  se  passeroit  sur  notre  flotte  et  je 
vay  vous  rendre  cumjjtc  en  deux  mots  de  toute  sa 
course  depuis  le  jour  qu'elle  partit  de  Torbay  jusques  a 
celuy-ci.  Un  Maitre  de  Vaisseau  Suedois  ayant  prete 
serment  devant  un  Jnge  de  Paix  a  Plymouth  qu'il  avoit 
veu  la  flotte  Francoise  a  quatre  lieues  vers  le  S.  W.  de 
Ouessant,  on  depecha  aussitot  un  exprez  de  la  ville  de 
Plymouth  a  L'amiral  de  notre  flotte  qui  est  Monsieur 
KuBsel  par  lequel  on  luy  donuoit  avis  que  les  Francois 
faisoient  voile  vers  notre  canal  et  mena(;oient  avec  des 
pai-oles  insolentes  de  nous  combattre  par  tout  ou  lis 
nous  rencontreroient.  Ce  raport  ayant  ete  fait  a  notre 
Amiral  toute  la  flotte  partit  de  Torbay  le  2.3  Juin  avec 
un  vent  favorable  qui  nous  poussa  a  la  hautetu'  de 
Ouessant  le  26  du  meme  mois  ou  nous  demurames 
"jusques   au  soir  du  28.     Mais  n'ayant  pas  trouve  les 

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HISXOEICAIi  MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION: 


Earl  of     cnnemis  en  ce  lieu  nous  commen9ames  a  apprehender 
Denbigh,     o^'iig  ^e  fusseiit  allcz  vers  les  costes  d'Irlande  pour  y 
renoontrer  notre  flotte  de  Smyrne.  Dans  cette  peusee  on 
depecha  uue  fregatte  qui  fnt  envoyee  a  Kinsale  pour 
tacher   d'en    apprendre  des  nourelles    et   cotte    meme 
fregatte  etant  de  retour  pen  de  jours  apre^  et  ayant 
rejoint  notre  flotte  a  I'owest  do  I'lslc  de   Scilly,  uous 
apprimes  (jn'une  puissante  flotte  avoit  paru  sur  la  cote 
d'lilaude  ce  qni  nous  fit  conelurre  aprez  avoir  examine 
meurement  ce  raport  que  c'etoit  la  flotte  Prancoisae  que 
nous  resoluiiies  d'aller  chercher  a   fin  de  I'engager  au 
combat.     Dans  ce  dessein  nous  mimes  promjjtement  a  la 
voile  vers  le  Cap  Cleare  en  Irlande,  mais  n'y  ayant  pas 
trouve   les    Francois   nous   primes    noti-e   rourse   vers 
Kinsale  et  etant  venas  a  la  hauteur  de  cette  place  nous 
eumes  I'agreeable  nouvelle  de  I'arrivco  de  notre  flotte 
de  Smvrne  dans  ce  bavre.     Nous  employiimes  jusquos 
a  I'onzieme  de  Juillet  a  faire  ce  voyage.     Aprez   oela 
notre  flotte  de  Turquie  partit  de  Kinsale  et  vint  noua 
joindre  au  lieu  ou  nous  etions.  et  le  l;i  au   soir  apres 
I'avoir   cscortee  jusqu'au    jire/.    de   I'lsle  de  SoiUy  ou 
nous  la  juEjeames  a  convert  des  iusultes  des   ennemis. 
nous  la  quitames  et  reprimes  notre  course  vers  Oiiestant 
a  la  veue  du(|uel  nous  arrivames  le  soir  du  16.     Nous  y 
demeurames  jusqu'au  19  et  sui-  le   soir  on  detacha  unc 
escadro  de  vaisseaux  qui  fut  envoyee  devant  de  Brest  sous 
le   conimandement   du   Chevalier    Shovel  jiour   tacher 
d'apprendre   s'il   ttoit  possible   ou  pouvoient  etre  les 
ennemis.     Le   21   le   Chevalier   Shovel  reviut  joindre 
notre   flotte   ayant  pris  quek|ues  petits   batimens    qui 
etoient  sortis  de  Brest,  et  ayant  rencontre  nn  vaisseau 
de    tjuerre   Anglois   qui   s'estoit  difiicilcment    tire  des 
mains  des  Francois,  nous  ccmolumcs  par  le  raport  qu'il 
nous  fit  qae  leur  Hotte  etoit  a  40  lieues  du  W.S.W  de 
Oiiessant.     Et  ce  fnt  la  la  premiere  nouvelle  (jue  nous 
en  apprimes.     Aussitot  aprez  cet  avis  nous  rysolumes 
dans  un   conseil  de  guerre  de   faire  notre  route  de  ce 
cote  la  on  nous  arrivames  le  24.     Le  matin  de  ce  meme 
jour  nous  primes  un  petit  vaisseau  Fi-ancois   charge  de 
fraiches  provisions  pour  la  flotte  de  Pr:ince  et  il  nous 
contirma  le  raport  qui  nous  avoit  ete  fait  auparavaut. 
En  suite  de  cela,  continuant  ia  route  qui  ee  petit  vaisseau 
tenoit,  nous  arborames  le  pavilion  blauc  pour  attirer  a 
nous  par  ce  moyen  divers  antres  uavires  Francois  qui 
nous  pourroient  voir.     Mais  a  ]:ieinc  eumes  nous  com- 
mence a  nous  servire  de  cet  stratageme  i  |ue  nous  apper- 
ceumes  neuf  voiles  ((ui  venoient  a  nous  mais  qui  pen 
aprez  revirerent  et  seloignerent  le  plus  vite   qu'il  leur 
fut  possible.     Je  ne  sgaurois  vous  dire  s'ils  nous  recou- 
nurent  ou  non.     Quoy  qu'il  en  soil  nous  no  laissames  pas 
de  leur  donner  la  chassc  et  nous  en  primes  trois,  Ic  reste 
ayant  cu  I'adressc  de  se  sauver  a  force  de  voiles.    Aprez 
les  avoir  examines  ils  nous  dirent  qu'il  etoient  envoyes 
a  la  flotte  Francoise  on  il  port.oieut  des  moutons  en  vie. 
des  boeufs,   oyes.  poules   et   diverses  autres  sortes   de 
proN-isions  et  qu'ils  avoient  ordre  s'ils  ne  la  trouvoient 
pas  et  la  hauteur  ou  ils  etoient,  d'aller  vingt  lieues  plus 
avant  a  I'owest.     Ce  fut  la  tout  ce  ((ue  nous  fumes  tirer 
d'eans,  et  ayant  tenu  la  meme  route  sur  la  latitude  de 
48  degres  40  minutes  a  52  lieues  de  Oiiessant  ceux  de  nos 
vais.seaux  d'avis  i|ui  etoient  lesidusavances  vers  I'owest 
decouvrirent  le  26  au   matin  deux  navires  dev:int  eux 
vers  I'owest  aus(|uels  ils  [a  word  torn  oft"]  la  chasso. 
Mais  pendant  qu'ils  les  pursuivoient  ils  s'apperoeurent 
que  ces  vaisseaux  alloient  micux  qu'eux  a   la  voile  et 
qu'il  etoit  inutile  d'aller  aprez  eux.     Cei>end.int  a  fin  de 
ne  rien  negliger  ils  ne  laisserent  ]ias  de   les  suivre  et 
s'en  etant  aproche  ces  vaisseaux  ennemis  faisant  toujours 
voile  vers  I'owest  lacherent   diverses  bordees  de  canon 
anxquels  d'autres  qui  c.'toicnt  devant  eux  de  distance  en 
distance  repondirent  les  uns  apres  les  auti-ijs  pour  avertir 
leur  flotte  que  nous   approchions  et    iju'elle   eut  a  se 
retiircr.     En  eflfet  elle  prit  le  parti  et  par  la  manceuvre 
qu'ils  firent  tous  nous   jugeames   qu'il  etoit  impossible 
de  la  forcer  d'en  venir  aux  mains  que  de  son  jiropre 
consentement.  carle  meme  vent  qui  nous  ponsse  vers  eux 
les  eloigne  de  nous  et  leur  laisse  la  liberte  de  prendre 
telle  route  qn'il  lenr  plait.     Le  lendemain  27  nous  nous 
trouvames  par  observation  a  la  latitude  de  47  degres 
46  minutes  et  a  la  distance  de  55  [lieues]  de  Oiiessant  ou 
nous  batimes  la  mer  avec  nos  vaisseaux  qui  croisent 
pendant  plusieurs  lieues  jus-quf  au  30"".     Apres  cela  il 
fut  resolu  de  retonrner  au  postede  Oiiessant.  J'oubliois 
a  vous  dire  que  depuis  ce  27  jusqu'  au  30  le  vent  soufilii 
furieusment  au  end  et  C|ue  nous  nous  trouvanies  i)ar 
estime  a  la  latitude  de  48  degres  r)8  minutes  et  tio  lieues 
de  Guesaant.     Lo  premier  AoiU  apres  avoir  fait  voile 
direotemeni  devant  nous  noua  fimes  4fi  lieues  apres  quoy 
du  ham  de  noire  gj-and  mat  uous  appei'ciumes  Oiiessant 
et  reeopuumes  que  nous  n'en  rtions  eloignes  que  de  neuf 
ou  dis  lieues.    Et  c'estla  qne  none  avons  encore  dessein 


de  demurer  avec  notre  flotte  jusques  a  ce  que  nous  ren- 
contrions  celle  des  Francois.  Cependant  toutes  nos 
pro\-ieions  gont  presque  epuisees.  Voila.  Monsieur,  la 
relation  fidele  de  tout  ce  que  nous  avons  fait  depuis 
notre  dejiart  de  Torbay  jusques  a  cette  heure  pour 
chercher  la  flotte  Francoise.  Je  finis  en  vons  asseurent 
que  je  suis  &c." 

A  letter,  incomplete  and  without  address,  date,  or 
signature,  tempo.  AV.  III. 

"  May  it  please  your  Excellency,  Thoe  others  may  be 
more  fortunate  in  their  conciptiou  yet  I  am  confident  y' 
nobody  imploys  their  thoughts  more  often  and  w"'  more 
affection  to  his  M:ij''"  service  than  1  doe.  It  is  very 
obvious  y'y  King's  afl'airsare  much  perplexed,  vast  sup- 
plys  are  necessary  &  there  is  but  a  ilark  prospect  where 
y  mony  will  be  had,  or  if  y''  nation  was  in  more  wealthy 
circumstances  y"  divisions  y*  are  amongst  us  would  much 
obstruct  y"  giveing  so  much  as  is  needfull  at  this  time ; 
but  y  greatest  difiiculty  w'"'  y'  King  has  to  struggle 
w"'  is  y  danger  of  being  ruined  by  y'"  High  Church 
&  Tory  Party,  it  y'  more  he  trust  and  confides  in  them 
j'  harder  game  will  he  have  to  play  ;  for  give  me  leave 
to  say,  the  King  can  never  be  safe  in  depending  upon 
them  till  they  chang  their  principles,  or  y'  he  do 
foregoe  his  own.  No  man  can  have  so  mean  a  thought 
of  y'  King  y'  he  will  ever  have  so  little  honor  or  justice 
as  either  to  deny  or  goe  counter  to  w'  he  has  profess'd 
&  practis'd  during  y'  whole  cource  of  his  life.  And  its 
very  plain  y'  private  iutrest  and  not  y'"  Publick  Good  is 
y'  principle  by  W''  y'  partj-  has  hitherto  bin  acted,  <fe 
thoe  they  have  some  times  seemed  very  zealous  to 
serve  y'  crown,  yet  they  have  never  gone  further  w'l*  any 
King  than  so  long  as  they  could  serve  themselves  of  him  ; 

6  therefore  unless  they  are  govern'd  bj'  a  more  publick 
principle  or  have  gives  more  undoubted  testimonys  of 
their  all'cction  to  y  King  than  they  have  done  to  those 
they  have  formerly  served,  the  more  countinances  he 
gives  them  y"^^  more  he  strengthens  y^'  hands  y'  will  be 
lift  up  agst  him  when  a  fair   ocoation  ofters  itself.     The 

7  Bishops  who  were  sent  to  y'  Tower  for  refusing  to 
read  King  James  bis  Declaration  were  highly  applauded 
for  y'  action  as  a  service  done  to  y''  publick,  l)ut  this 
proceeded  from  a  wrong  princijjle,  for  if  their  own  ])ar- 
ticular  intrest  had  not  prevailed  w""  them  they  would 
not  have  bin  so  forward  to  read  y'  Declaration  of  Charles 
yf  .jj.i  ^>  Il  Bfi-uck  more  directly  at  y'  heart  of  y''  Governm'. 
If  y'  party  has  given  any  instances  of  that  aft'ection  to 
y''  King  either  they  are  not  publickly  known  or  not  well 
understood,  but  what  on  the  contrary  they  have  done 
is  too  notorious  to  admit  of  a  dispute.  Itt  was  y'  ))arty 
y'  contended  so  obstinately  for  the  Kegency  &  when 
y'  matter  came  to  be  decided  bj'  a  vote  in  y'  house  of 
Lords  there  was  but  one  Bishop  y'  gave  his  vote  agst 
y'"  Regency.  It  was  y'  party  in  y'  house  of  Lords  y' 
opposed  y'  imposing  of  y''  oathes  w""  a  penalty  ospetially 
on  y''  clergy,  who  are  they  at  y  Day  besides  y''  Papists 
y'  refuse  v'  oathes.  Even  5  of  those  Bishops  y'  were  sent 
to  y"  Tower  are  now  suB])endcd  for  refusing  y'"  oathes. 
Its"y'  party  alone  y'  now  favor  y"  Papists.  And  if  any 
Protestants  since  this  King  came  to  y''  crown,  have 
been  found  to  be  in  a  plot  with  y"'  Pa.])ists  they  prove  to 
be  of  y'  party.  It  rests  at  y'  door  of  y  party  whatever 
is  obstructed  in  Pari'  y'  is  in  order  to  a  setlem',  &  such 
of  them  now  in  y''  house  of  Lords  who  have  bin  pre- 
served by  this  King  Sjieak  A  vote  as  much  agst  his 
intrests  as  they  did  before  they  tasted  of  his  bounty. 
They  are  certainly  a  Strang  sort  of  men  y'  can  w"'  any 
face  be  so  zealouse  to  promote  everything  y'  tends  to 
recalling  King  James  &  yet  could  (lassively  look  on 
whilest  he  was  driven  out  of  his  Kingdome,  w'''  is 
an  undeniable  argum'  y'  either  they  wanted  courage 
ar  intrest,  &  a  defect  in  either  of  those  makes  them 
rather  to  be  dispis'd  than  feard,  for  if  they  had  neither 
courage  nor  intrest  to  serve  him  for  whom  they  have 
so  much  inclination  there  is  little  reason  to  think  y'  it 
^vill  much  mewl  y'  matter  when  this  King  is  in  y'  case. 
and  I  beg  y'  Excellency  but  to  observe  this  much  further 
of  this  sort  of  men  :  They  have  not  y  face  to  justify 
y'  late  illegall  proceedings  but  yet  they  make  it  their 
whole  business  to  keep  in  A  get  into  imploym'"  _y'' 
very  persons  y'  were  then  made  use  of.  T  dont  desire 
y'  these  people  should  be  removed  to  make  more  roome 
for  me  for  T  am  very  well  satisfyed  w"'  y'  post  I  am 
in  &  w""  all  possible  thankfulness  acknowledge  his 
ma""  grace  .V-  favor,  but  1  say  this  because  1  wish  y' 
evei-y  man  y"  y  King  makes  use  of  were  altogether  as 
honest  &  as  much  in  his  mtrest  as  I  am  and  as  able  to 
seive  him  as  I  am  willing.  I  was  &.  am  dayly  con- 
firmed in  my  opinion  y'  y'  King  made  a  very  wrong 
ste]i  when  he  imploy'd  so  many  of  y'  Jiarty  ;  because  it 
would  unadvoidably    abate   y   zeale   of  many   of  his 


KOAPPBNDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


2S1 


friends  &  I  f  eai'  it  has  had  this  further  ill  effect  to  make 
those  very  peopk-  Ijelieve  y'  either  ho  is  afraid  of  them 
or  y'  they  are  iieuessary  to  him  whose  utmost  hojic 
&  expectation  was  to  shrowd  them-selvcs  under  y 
shelter  of  an  act  of  oblivion.  I  am  far  from  retleotiug 
upon  w'  y'  King  has  done  for  my  thoughts  trouble  me 
very  much  as  oft  as  I  thinl'C  of  y'"  cousoijuences  of  it 
&  1  should  not  be  better  pleas'd  than  if  I  could  offer 
any  thing  to  help  y'  King  to  make  y  best  of  a  bad 
market,  for  he  has  a  very  tickle  (sic)  game  in  his  hands. 
If  ho  should  now  at  j'  time  discard  y'  party  no  doubt 
it  would  very  much  confound  his  business  for  y'  present. 
And  on  y''  other  hand  if  he  do  not  so  carry  it  towards 
his  friends  (till  ho  may  more  conveniently  \mt  off 
these  people)  y'  they  may  see  it  is  necessity  and  not 
choice  y'  obUges  him  to  keep  them  in,  he  will  be  in 
great  danger  of  loosing  so  great  a  number  of  his  friends 
as  to  necessitate  him  to  depend  intirely  upon  y  party 
&  then  he  will  be  in  very  untoward  circumstances, 
for  then  if  he  will  ex]icct  y'  they  shall  serve  him  he 
must  make  no  difficulty  of  ruuing  up  to  all  y"'  excess 
y'  they  have  formerly  practis'd,  and  yet  he  shall  not 
be  y  surer  of  them  for  as  soon  as  they  can  make  a 
better  bargin  they  will  leave  him  to  shift  for  himself. 
This  I  conceive  to  be  y"  Kings  case  and  I  wish  anything 
could  be  thought  of  y'  would  do  his  business  effectually. 
I  do  highly  approve  j'  Kings  method  relating  to  eccle- 
siastical   "     The  rest  is  Avanting. 

J.  de  Pester  to  the  Countess  of  Denbigh,  23  October 
1744.  "  Vous  savez,  madame,  que  L''>'  Granville,  et  la 
Duchesse  de  jMarlborough  sont  ches  les  taupes.  La 
premiere  est  morte  sans  tester,  ainsi  il  n'est  plus  question 
d'elle.  Le  testament  de  I'autre  fait  I'evangile  du  joui-, 
elle  a  nomme  pour  les  executcurs  L''  Marohemont,  un 
medecin,  un  homme  de  loy,  et  jene  sais  qui  encore,  j'ay 
oublie  leurs  noms.  Chacun  de  ces  quatres  executeurs  a 
un  legs  ires  modique.  Elle  donne  viugt  mille  livres 
sterling  a.  L''  Chesterfield  et  la  reversion  de  Wimblotun  si 
M'  Spencer  meurtsuns  heritiers  males.  M''  Pit  adix  mille 
pieces,  il  y  a  quelques  autres  petits  legs,  j'oubliois  dix 
mille  pieces  a  mylord  Clinkarty,  un  legs  a  chacun  des 
enfans  du  Due  et  trois  mille  livres  sterling  de  rente  a  L'' 
Blandford,  a  condition  qu'il  ne  sejoindra  point  a  son  Pere 
pour  se  faire  relever  de  la  substitution.  M'  Spencer  est 
heritier  du  reste  mais  elle  luy  a  lie  les  mains  de  facou 
qu'il  ne  pourra  rien  aliener.  Je  sauray  tout  cela  plus 
au  clair  en  ouvrit  le  testament  samedy  derniei-,  ainsi 
tout  ce  (ju'on  a  pu  en  apprendre  n'est  qu'a  baton 
rompu." 

Same  to  same,  3  September  1745.  "  Le  fils  du  Preten- 
dant  est  sans  doute  en  Ecosse,  il  a.  une  petite  armee,  il 
s'avance  vers  le  General  Coi)e,  et  il  y  a  toute  apparence 
qu'ils  se  battront.  Cettc  nonvelle  est  tres  vi'aie  car  on  eu 
sait  le  detail  par  un  de  nos  officiers  qu'ils  avoient  pris 
et  renvoie  sur  sa  parole.  Les  Hollandois  arrivent  in- 
cessament,  cependant  la  France,  dit  oa,  embarque  des 
troupes,  et  I'escadre  EspagnoUe  qui  doit  les  joindi'o  a 
cinq  mille  hommes  a  bord." 

Same  to  same,  23  [Sei)']  1745.  "'  II  est  veuu 
madame,  un  expres  d'Ecosse,  qui  a  porte  la  nouvelle 
d'une  action  entre  les  troupes  du  Roy  commandus  par 
le  General  Hawley  et  Tarmee  des  rebelles,  ou  ceS 
derniers  ont  eu  I'a  vantage,  encore  que  nous  eussions 
sept  mille  hommes  centre  cinq.  Nous  avons  perdu  sept 
canons  et  beaucoup  de  baggage  nos  ofBciers  se  sont  tres 
bien  comportcz,  et  les  soldats  tres  male.  II  y  a  plusiem's 
des  premiers  tuez  ou  blessez,  parmi  lesquels  je  ue  crois 
pas  qu'il  y  ait  personne  f[ue  vous  connoissiez.  Eufin  il  a 
ete  resolu  qtie  le  Due  partiroit  incessament  pour  tacher 
de  reparcr  le  dommage.  Cette  mauvaisc  nouvelle  a, 
comme  vous  le  jugcz  bien,  cause  une  sorte  de  consterna- 
tion d'autant  plus  qu'on  ne  sait  si  c'est  poltroueric  ou 
trahison  qui  a  fait  luir  ces  soldats.  Cependant  on  ue 
crois  pas  que  le  mal  soit  ireparable.  On  a  appris  d'un 
autre  cote  que  les  officiers  qui  avoient  ete  faits  pri- 
sonniers  a  Preston  Pans  se  sont  eohappez  de  I'endroit  ou 
ils  etoient  aupres  de  Pei-th.  J'oubliois  de  vous  dire 
que  dans  Taction  la  premiere  ligne  a  fait  feu  et  s'est 
comportee  mediocrement  bien,  et  que  la  seconde  qui 
etoit  composee  des  memes  troupes  que  le  Cope  avoit  a 
Preston  Pans  a  pris  la  fuite  sans  tirer  un  seul  coup ; 
enfin  que  M'  Hawley  s'etoit  retire  a  Edinbourg.'' 

Same  to  same,  24  September  1745.  "  Vous  demandez 
des  nouvelles  d'Ecosse,  madame,  eu  voicij  qu'uue 
expres  a  apporte  la  nuit  passee.  Les  rebelles,  bien 
loin  d'etre  cflVaicz  a  I'approche  du  General  Cope, 
sont  alles  a  sa  rencontre  dans  la  plaine  et  I'ont 
battu  a  plat  de  couture ;  il  a  ete  oblige  de  Be  sauver 
dans  un  petit  navire,  tout  son  bagage  et  son  artillerie 
sont  demeures  derniere  et  devenus  apparameut  le  butin 
des   I'evoltes,  ce  t{ui  les  mcttra  pent  etre  en  etat  de 


faire  le  siege  du  chateau  d'Edinbourg.     En  attendcut      Eabl  op 

lis  y  ont  laissc  une  garnison  de  deux  milles  hommes,     D"^-;^""- 

j'ontend  dans  l;i  ville,  si  je  ne  mc  tromp,  le  reste  est 

en   marche  pour  Lancashire.      Une    lettre   de  mylord 

Louthci-H,  je  ue  sais  si  j'epoUe  bien  ce  nom,  dit  que 

nos  soldats  fnirient  au  plus  vite  et  qu'il  a  ctr  impossible 

aux  officiers  de  les  rallier.     On  ne  sait  memo  pas  trop 

ce   que  la  pluspart  de  cette  soldatesque  est  deveuue. 

II  faut  esperer  que  le  beau  Cleou  et  son  maitre  ne  trait- 

teront  plus  cette  affaire  de  bagatelle  comme  ils  I'avoient 

fait  jusqu'a  present.     Je  ne   sais  si  j'ay  tort  mais  la 

chose  me  paroit  devenu'c  serieuse,  il  est  vray  qu'avoo 

les  troupes  Hollandoises.  celles  que  nous  avons  ici,  et 

les  regimens  venns  de  Flandres,  nous  avons  a  pen  pres 

vingt  mille  en  droits  diHerens,et  avant  qu'on  les  puisse 

rallier,    les   rebelles   pourront    faire   bien   du   chemin. 

Voila  un  beau  sujet  a  reilexions." 

Same  to  same,  5  August  1746.  "  Que  vous  diray  je 
des  nouvelles  ?  Nous  avons  ete  occupez  la  semaine  der- 
niere a  pendre  et  a  couper  le  col,  c'est  a  dire  f|ue  I'un 

est   fait  et  I'autre  a  faire Ou  no  sait  quelle 

sera  la  destinee  des  trois  lords,  le  vent  du  bureau  ue  ine 
paroic  pas  tendro  a  lour  grace ;  cependant  on  ne  sait 
qu'cn  dire.  Le  Balmerino,  surement  passera  la  pas, 
la  vie  luy  pariot  indifl'erente,  et  le  public  ne  veut  pas 
plus  seniir  pour  luy  qu'il  ne  fait  luy  memo.  Le  Kilmar- 
nock est  chaimant  de  sa  figure,  et  toutes  les  femmes  le 
voudroieut  sauver.  II  y  a  bien  des  circonstances  gracialile 
dans  le  cas  du  Cromerty,  une  famille,  une  enchainiire  de 
circonstances,  une  belle  femme  qui  s'est  jettee  au  pieda 
du  Roy.  Si  j'avois  a  passer  pour  le  pardon  d'un  des  trois 
ce  seroit  pour  celuy  du  dernier.  Dix  ou  dou/.e  jours  nous 
eclairciront  sur  tout  cela,  en  attendant  on  arrete  et  on  a 
arrete  bien  des  gens,  on  a  nomme  d'autres.  Le  J\Iurray  a 
fait  bien  des  decoiivertcs  et  il  dit  que  s'il  eut  pu  se 
sauver  en  Prance,  il  en  aurait  fait  tout  autant.  que  des 
gens  assez  laches  pour  ne  pas  tenir  lem-  parole  dans  nne 
affaire  de  cette  consequence  ne  merite  auoun  menage- 
ment." 

Extract  from  a  letter,  without  signature,  addressed  to 
the  Countess  of  Denbigh,  apparently  from  London,  and 
dated  June  3  (1"4S).  "The  person  for  whom  we  are 
most  concerned  is  well  in  health,  but  much  distresst  be 
see  himself  given  up  by  the  French.  I  am  told  to 
resolves  to  leave  f'rance.  Most  of  his  followers  has  all- 
ready,  and  happy  it  is  for  him  to  be  freed  from  them 
for  such  an  ungratious  sett  of  People  I  never  heard  of. 
Sure  that  man  has  a  fate  harder  then  can  be  though[t] 
supportable  by  a  human  creature.  The  Peace  is  the 
surprise  of  every  body,  there  must  be  some  scored 
article  nobody  knows,  for  its  ccvting  we  had  no  army 
and  the  French  a  gallant  one.  Its  thought  the  want  of 
bread  and  the  liribe  to  Prussia  has  caused  this  great 
event.  Spain  they  say  will  come  in  and  our  great 
Gen"  Cumberland  they  say  by  his  sole  authority  made 
Lord  Sandwich  sign  one  of  the  articles  in  regard  to  Don 
Phillip  settlem'. 

"I  was  in  hopes  to  have  had  a  good  account  of  the 
Princes  escape  for  you  but  its  not  yet  come  out  nor 
will  not.  I  have  hear  from  Lady  Mack  some  circon- 
stances that  I  believe  will  bo  as  new  to  you  as  they 
were  to  me.  Gen'  Campbell  had  inclosed  the  Prince 
within  six  or  eight  miles,  he  had  but  one  man  with  him 
and  the  Gen"  people  made  fires  from  one  party  to 
a  nother  to  show  their  companies  how  close  they  drew  to 
gether.  In  this  distress  the  Prince  nor  the  person  with 
him  could  find  no  remindy  but  to  put  them  selves  under 
the  jirotection  of  two  the  most  noted  cow  stealers  in  the 
whole  country  whose  cabin  happened  to  be  in  thatspott 
of  grownd.  When  they  came  to  them  tliey  told  them 
they  were  people  that  had  been  in  the  late  action,  that. 
Camp[bell's]  people  had  inclosed  that  ground  in  hopes 
of  finding  the  Prince,  and  begd  they  would  help  them 
out,  ou  which  one  of  the  men  said  You  dont  think  to 
deceive  me  ;  I  know  you  to  be  the  P.  He  told  him  he 
was  mistake  to  which  the  man  answere  S'  dont  think 
to  deceive  me,  I  was  with  you  att  such  a  Battle  and  we 
will  get  you  out  or  die  for  it.  The  way  they  contrived 
was  to  crawl  on  all  fours  pretty  near  the  tires  of  the 
enemy  while  the  P.  and  his  companion  past  thro  betwen. 
If  either  of  the  men  were  perseved  by  the  guard  of  his 
side  he  was  to  make  such  a  noise  and  biissel  as  would 
draw  his  companion  to  huii  who  was  tcj  increase  the 
confusion  as  much  as  they  could  till  they  judg[ed]  the 
P.  was  gott  to  a  good  distance.  It  Pleased  God  their 
scheme  took  effect  and  the  P.  gott  through  without 
the  gaurds  taking  the  least  allarm.  He  has  sent  each 
of  these  men  a  Hundred  p''  since  he  gott  abroad.  The 
next  stoiy  is  that  when  he  was  in  the  uttmost  disti-esa, 
had  been  a  considerable  time  without  meat,  and  if  they 
had  arms  durst  not  shott,  inclosed  between  rocks  and 

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Eabl  op 
Denbigh. 


no  human  help  to  support  them,  it  pleased  God  a  Dcre 
fell  down  from  the  rock  and  broak  its  leg  so  that  they 
could  gett  it  and  live  on  for  many  days.  Since  I  am 
in  a  way  of  storytelling  I  must  tell  you  one  I  had  from 
S'  John  Douglase  which  is  that  Secretary  Murry  who 
never  had  above  three  hundred  a  year  in  the  world 
before  the  P.  left  Edinburgh  to  come  to  England  wrot 
to  a  Gent"  that  S'  John  knew  very  well  and  beg  of 
him  he  would  take  two  thousand  pound  of  him  which 
he  wanted  to  lay  out,  that  ho  was  in  such  a  hury  then 
he  could  not  stay  to  have  a  Bond  di-awn  but  would  take 
the  gentleman's  note  for  the  money  which  he  must 
certingly  have  cheated  his  master  otf  and  undoubtedly 
betrayed  him  in  all  things,  for  a  man  that  could  be  so 
low  a  Eogne  to  pilfer  such  a  sum  of  money  would  un- 
dotibtedly  get  it  by  any  bad  way  he  could. 

"  Poor  Flora  is  like  to  come  off  ill  with  her  anuity, 
its  Hope[d]  all  the  Poor  folks  that  were  ordred  for 
transportation  will  be  safe,  though  the  Duke  and  his 
father  in  law  are  for  Punishm'.  1  heere  the  Dnke  of 
Cum.  did  not  mctt  the  King  as  he  was  to  have  done  att 
his  landing.  Its  said  our  two  great  Seoretarys  have  had 
some  words.  Kewcas[tle]  has  changed  posts,  and  Bed- 
ford demanded  some  jiapers  that  he  said  belonged  to 
his  office  which  the  other  refused  to  give  up  because  he 
had  done  the  business  of  that  office.  They  say  they 
agree  so  ill  together  that  in  spite  of  prophisey  New- 
castle will  follow  his  master  to  H.  rather  than  the 
other  should.  1  must  not  omit  to  tell  you  that  the 
Monarch  to  look  gratious  in  the  eyes  of  the  People 
dress  himself  up  in  the  Hanover  colers  the  day  he  left 
us  and  hardly  spoak  to  the  Princess.  The  children 
were  all  in  a  row  waiting  for  him  as  he  went  to  his 
coach  but  he  never  took  the  least  notice  of  them  which 
sett  Prince  George  and  the  Princess  in  to  violent  tears. 
....  Mackdonal  is  dying  with  his  close  confinement." 

B.  B.  Knowles. 


E.vRL  or 

KOMONT. 


The  Maniscru'ts  of  the  Right  Honour-^ble  the 
E.\i£i.  OF  Egmont  at  St.  James'  Place. 

Here  are  many  volumes  of  collections  for  the  history 
of  the  House  of  Percival ;  and  one  for  the  history  ol  the 
house  of  C'arew ; — heraldic  volumes  by  St.  George  anil 
Lilly  ;  papers  about  Nova  Scotia ;  ten  volumes  of  biogra- 
phical collections  containing  notices  of  (amongst  others) 
English  persons,  seemingly  by  i  cotemporary  ;  part  of 
the  tirst  Lord  Percival's  autobiography  ;  Sir  Philip 
Percival'sdefence  of  his  behaviourand  services  inlreland 
when  Commissary  General  therein  answer  to  Sir  John 
Temple.  The  original  letters  are  very  numerous,  and 
contain  some  good  information  during  this  disturbed 
period  of  the  reign  of  Charles  I.  In  the  letter-books  are 
copies  of  a  number  of  Utters  from  George  Berkeley,  aft^er- 
wards  Bishop  of  Cloyne.tn  Sir  John  Percival,  from  17t'9 
to  1730  ;  they  throw' light  on  his  early  career  in  Ireland 
and  on  the  Bermuda  scheme,  and  contain  notices  of 
Pope,  Steele,  and  Addison.  Four  volumes  of  Adver- 
saria contain  anecdotes  of,  and  remarks  on,  celebrated 
persons.  Joliu  Milton  is  said  to  have  died  a  Pajiist. 
There  are  12  folio  volumes  of  diaries  for  1730  and  suc- 
ceeding years  ;  many  letters  by  Sir  Robert  Southwell. 
(Jrio-inal  entry  book  of  tVie  High  Court  of  Castle  Chamber, 
Dublin;  the  tirst  date  is  1-^73,  and  the  last  is  18  Jac.  1. 
A  volume  of  copies  of  records  contains  copy  of  a  writ  to 
take  John  Lewis,  otherwise  Abdiell  Lewis,  of  Holbroke, 
and  to  liurn  liim  in  Norwich  ;  Sir  Robert  Southwell's 
letters  while  Envoy  E-xtraordinary  to  the  Duke  of  Bran- 
denburg in  1680.  A  letter  in  1713  notices  the  excitement 
produced  by  Addison's  play  of  Cato  ;  and  Mr.  Pulteiiey 
said  the  Queen  (Anne)  thought  the  Pretender  was  her 
brother.     There  are  copies  of  2  letters  by  A.  Pope. 

In  1721  is  an  account  of  the  Picture  Office,  a  com- 
pany formed  by  M.  Ic  Blond  to  engrave  pictures  at  a 
cheap  rate.  There  are  letters  to  Courayer  by  Lord  Per- 
cival who  invited  him  to  England  ;  and  letters  by 
Courayer  showing  his  connexion  with  the  new  edition  of 
De  Thou's  history.  Notes  of  the  deljates  in  the  House 
of  Commons  in  1728. 

A  folio  volume  containing  copies  of  family  deeds. 

A  folio  common-place  book. 

A  folio  volume  containing  collccLious  for  the  histoi'y 
of  the  House  of  Percival. 

A  folio  volume  containing  a  few  pedigrees. 

A  folio  volume  containing  copies  of  receipts  to,  and 
letters  to  Sir  Philip  Percival,  temp.  Car.  I. 

A  folio  volume  containing  a  journal  or  diary  from 
4  Feb.  I684  to  10  May.     (Private  jnatters.) 

A  I'oiio  volnme  containing  the  transactions  of  H.M. 


shi])  "  Dolphin."  Samuel  'Wallis,  Esq..  commander,  in 
176H-7-8  ;  by  Robert  Molineux,  mate  of  the  good  ship. 
N.B. — After  the  return  ofCommodoreBironfrom  the  ex- 
pedition upon  which  he  was  sent  by  the  Earl  of  Egmont 
the  First  Lord  of  the  Admiralty,  and  his  discOTery  of 
Falkland  Islands,  together  with  other  islands  in  his  train 
through  the  Pacitie  Ocean ;  upon  the  representation  of 
the  said  Earl  to  the  King  that  the  knowledge  of  the 
ports  in  the  Falkland  Islands  and  of  the  Straits  of 
Magellan  would  greatly  lacilitate  further  discoveries  in 
tbe  Pacific  Ocean  south  of  the  Line,  if  pursued  before  a 
war  with  Prance  or  Spain,  or  the  jealousy  of  those  two 
powers  should  oblige  Great  Britain  to  jiart  with  the 
possession  of  Falkland  Islands,  or  otherwise  internapt 
the  attempts  of  Great  Britain  in  that  part  of  the  world. 
His  Majesty  was  pleased  to  authorise  this  expedition  to 
be  taken  in  hopes  ef  finding  a  continent  of  great  extent 
between  the  Straits  of  Magellan  and  New  Zealand.  The 
ship  which  accampanied  the  ' '  Dolphin  "  was  lost. 

It  is  a  log-book.  It  has  some  accounts  of  the  natives, 
and  three  or  four  drawings  of  boys,  &c. 

A  folio  volume.  A  leaf  the  size  of  the  volume  has  a 
large  woodcut  of  the  arms  of  Richard  St.  George.  It 
contains  pedigrees,  and  an  index  of  11  leaves  in  four 
columns.  On  the  cover  arc  the  arms  of  St.  George.  In 
the  volume  is  a  certificate  by  Win.  Dugdale,  Garter, 
dated  28  June  1681,  about  Wm.  Pettye,  then  a  clerk  to 
Fabian  Philips  in  Chancery  Lane,  having  made  abstracts 
of  inquisitions  in  the  Tower  of  London  of  what  concerned 
a  Cornish  family  called  Pettit,  and  drawn  up  a  pedigree 
and  continued  the  same  to  himself,  and  produced  the 
abstract  to  Garter,  making  out  that  the  Cornish  family 
were  seised  of  lands  in  Yorkshire  where  Pettye  was  born, 
and  that  Garter  at  his  request  subscribed  the  pedigree. 
But  sometime  afterwards,  being  asked  bj-  one  Mr.  Ralph 
Jenings,  an  undertaker  in  the  Office  of  Records  in  the 
Tower  of  London,  whether  Pettye  had  not  showed 
Garter  such  abstract  of  inquisitions  for  the  efi'ect  of  that 
]iedigree,  and  Garter  acknowledging  that  he  had,  he 
(Jennings)  said  that  those  abstracts  of  late  times  which 
seemed  to  deduce  the  Pettyes'  of  Yorkshire  from  the 
familv  of  Pettit  in  Cornwall  were  fictitious,  and  i'ramed 
by  the  said  Mr.  William  Pettye  to  give  a  colour  to  the 
truth  of  their  descents;  assuring  Garter  that  he  knew 
it  to  be  so,  die,  &o. 

(From  an  indorsement  it  seems  that  that  Earl  Marshal 
issued  a  warrant  in  the  matter.) 

Tlie  ouUectioiis  seem  to  be  by  Richard  St.  George  ;  some 
of  the  extracts  are  from  a  register  of  the  Priory  of  Coven- 
try, compiled  temp.  Hen.  III.  The  volume  contains 
pedigrees  deduced  from  writs  and  the  Plea  Rolls. 

A  folio  volume  of  pedigrees  compiled  by  St.  George  in 
1606. 

Large  4to  volume,  of  about  i'O  pp.,  by  St.  George.  It 
contains  copies  of  questions  and  answers  about  prece- 
dence ;  peerage  ca.ses  ;  short  arguments  in  peerage 
matters,  &c. ;  discussion  about  baronets.  A  few  leaves 
at  the  end  are  not  by  St.  George. 

At  the  other  end  of  the  volume  are  what  seem  to  be 
sketches  for  speeches  and  arguments  in  the  House  of 
Lords  after  the  conclusion  of  the  peace  and  down  to 
17r.2. 

A  folio  volume  containing  genealogy  of  the  house  of 
Percival  ;  many  leaves  with  arms  ;  and  at  the  other  end 
are  notesof  speeches  similar  to  those  in  the  last  preceding 
volume,  1742,  &o. 

Folio.  16th  century.  Creations  of  English  nobility. 
Arms  of  Edward  the  Confessor  and  other  kings.  Arms 
of  Barons  from  the  Conqueror  downwards. — Of  Botte- 
ville  (arms  of  Thynne)  it  is  said  that  no  issue  remain. 
The  compilation  goes  through  the  various  kings'  reigns. 
The  arms  are  well  tricked.  The  last  two  names  (on  leaf 
66)  are  Sir  Tliomas  Knyvett,  baron  of  Escrik,  and  Sir 
Gervase  Clifton,  Baron  Lavtoii ;  but  their  arms  are  not 
tilled  in. 

The  various  shields  have  quarteriiJgs. 

Folio.  18th  century.  Miscellaneous  collections  for 
the  history  of  the  house  of  Percival  (from  manuscripts 
and  printed  books.) 

Folio.  Sept.  24,  1742.  Account  (in  3  pp.)  of  Lord 
Percival's  interview  with  Mr.  Sandys,  Chancellor  of  the 
Exchequer,  on  the  state  of  the  country. — Drafts  of 
speeches  and  arguments. — At  the  other  end  of  the 
volume  are  things  of  similar  character,  and  some  loose 
|iapers. 

Folio.  18th  century.  Some  long  pedigrees  of  Harley 
and  Rodney. 

Polio.  Only  9  pp.  filled.  Begins  with  a  note  of  Sir 
John  Percival  having  sickened  at  Barton,  his  mansion 
house,    on    18   April   1686  :  he  had  a  malignant  fever, 


Appendix  to  seventh  report. 


233 


Egmont.      iiid  Jied  in   12   days.     Then   a   few  meraorantla  of  his 

aifaira. 

Folio.  Genealogical  history  of  the  house  of  Carew 
with  the  genealogies  and  arms  of  the  iUustrious  families 
with  whom  they  have  been  allied,  proTed  by  records, 
&c.,  itc.  by  John  Anstis.  46  leaves.  (In  the  handwriting 
of  Dr.  George  Harbin.; 

Polio.  18th  century.  Index  of  names  of  persons  in 
(Dugdale's)  Baronage. 

Folio.  18th  century.  Index  of  places  in  Dugdale'.s 
Baronage. 

Folio.  Book  of  letters  from  the  Board  of  Trade  sent 
to  the  Admiralty  to  inspect  the  treaties  with  the  Indians 
and  the  Government  of  Nova  Scotia.  1764.  There 
are  references  to  three  bundles. — Extracts  from  long 
letter  from  Geo.  Laurence,  dated  Halifax,  16  June 
1760,  to  the  Lords  of  Trade. — Copy  of  Memorial  to  the 
Lords  Commissioners  f'U'  Trade  and  Plantations,  by 
Eobert  Sanderson,  Esq.,  late  Speaker  of  the  House 
of  Assembly  at  Halifax  (received  by  the  Board  14  Jan- 
uary 1761). — Several  pages  about  the  state  of  the  Colony. 
Polio.  18th  century.  Biographical  Collections,  vol.  I., 
1.58  pp.  and  index.  The  names  are  chietly  French.  One 
is  Stanhope,  Dean  of  Canterbury. 

Polio.  2  vols.  The  obligations  of  religion  from 
reason  and  Scripture. 

Polio.  Biographical  Collections,  vols.  1,  3,  4,  6,  7, 
8,  9,  10,  and  11. 

These  volumes  contain  personal  notices  of  a  great 
number  of  people,  ancient  and  modern  ;  after  vol.  6  the 
writing  is  by  a  second  hand.  The  notices  of  English 
persons  are  sometimes  as  by  a  cotemporary. 

Large  folio,  labelled.  Ped.  of  Nobility,  by  Lilly.  The 
writing  is  of  the  16th  and  17th  centuries.  The  writing 
of  tho  greater  part  seems  to  be  the  same  as  that  in  the 
volumes  of  St.  George.  There  is  an  engraved  title  of 
the  achievement  of  King  James  I.,  engraved  by  J. 
Hondius,  1614,  surrounded  by  the  armH  of  the  early 
kings  of  England. 

Some  of  the  arms  in  the  volume  are  coloured.  The 
pedigrees  are  full,  and  seem  to  have  been  done  for  a 
Pawlet.  At  p.  147  the  latest  entry  is,  "  Sir  W,  Hervey 
"  made  Lord  Hervey  of  Ross,  in  Ireland,  and  Baron  Her- 
"  vey  of  Kidbroke,  3  Car.  I.  By  his  first  wife,  no  child  : 
"  by  his  second  wife  he  had  four  children,  two  sons  who 
"  dieds.  p.,  and  two  daughters,  Elizabeth,  who  married 
"  John  Hervey,  of  Ickworth,  and  Helen,  who  died  a 
"  spinster." 
;•  Large  folio.     Five  pages   of  autobiography  of  Lord 

"  Percival,  and  account  of  his  acquaintance  withPrederiok 

Prince  of  Wales. 

A  12°  volume.  Catalogue  of  the  books  and  MSS.,  &c. 
in  the  College  of  Arms,  transcribed  by  James  Green, 
Bluemantle,  1719. 

Folio.  Begins  imperfectly,  4  January  1076,  and  ends 
6  March  1680.  Copies  of  letters  between  Sir  Robert 
Southwell  and  his  nephew,  Mr.  John  Percival,  about 
his  estates  ;  and  copies  of  letters  from  other  members  of 
the  family. 

Largo  folio.  17th  century.  Arms  of  R.  St.  George  on 
the  covers.  This  volume  contains  copies  of  various  early 
documents. 

1.  A.D.  1136.  King  Stephen  grants  to  the  church  of 
St.  Swithin,  of  Winchester,  the  manor  of  Suditone.  56 
witnesses.     Copy  of  seal. 

2.  King  Henry  makes  Geoffrey  de Magnaville Earl  of 
Essex. 

3.  King  Stephen  makes  Milo  of  Gloucester  Earl  of 
Hereford. 

4.  King  Stephen  makes  Geoffrey  de  Magnaville  Earl 
of  Essex. 

fo.  61.  Copy  of  patent  making  Lionel  Cranfield  Earl 
of  Middlesex,  1622. 

fo.  65,&c.  Creations  and  ceremonies  thereon.  Copies 
of  patents,  temp.  Jac.  I. 

fo.  72.  Copies  of  patents,  tempp.  Mar.,  Eliz.,  and 
Edw.  6. 

fo.  80.     Copies  of  patents  of  offices,  &c. 

fo.  86.     Orders  concerning  precedency,  10  April  1628. 

fo.  89.     Copies  of  patents,  temp.  Hen.  VI. 

fo.  96.  Copies  of  patents,  tempp.  Ric.  III.,  and  other 
kings. 

fo,  99.     Form  of  creation  of  a  baronet. 

fo.  100.  Copy  of  Order  of  the  House  of  Lords, 
1676. — 2  June  166.:>.  Docqnet  of  a  patent  for  a 
coronet  for  Scotch  barons,  a  velvet  cap  and  a  golden 
circle  with  six  pearls.  Resolution  in  the  Purbeck  case. 
1678. 

fo.  101.  Manner  of  creation  of  Robert  Deverenx  to  be 
Earl  of  Essex,  1597. 

Ifo.  103.     Copy  of  an  agreement  in   French,  13  Dec, 
O     84002. 


3  Edw.  II.,  by  Gilbert  de  Clare,  Earl  of  Gloiicest.r  and      Eiri  i,f 
Hertford,  and  others,  with  John  de  Uolloii  (Holland  P)  to     Komost. 
be  his  friend    iu   all   cases  save  against   the  kiiit,',  and         — 
iigaiust  the  king  if  he  went  against  him  contrury  to 
law. 

Copies  of  seals  of  various  early  nobles  : — Gloucester, 
Cornwall,  AVarren,  Arnndell,  Despenser,  Fitzpayn', 
Ferrers,  Buttetort,  Fitzwilliam,  Basset,  Badiesmere,' 
Cromwell,  Pagnell,  &c. 

lOo.  Patent  for  Oliver  St.  John  to  be  Lord  Tregoz, 
2  Jac.  I.  Patent  for  Henry  St.  John  to  be  Lord  St'. 
John,  11  Anne. 

108.  Creation  of  Oliver  St.  John,  Lord  Deputy  of  Ire- 
land, to  be  Lord  Grandison. 

109.  Memorable  things  concerning  the  name  and 
family  of  Grandison.  (The  original  was  in  the  hands  of 
Nicholas  Charles,  Lancaster  Herald;  now  of  Wm. 
Camden.) 

Copy  of  Grant  by  King  Edward  to  Oto  de  Grandison 
of  land  of  Hokouath  in  Ireland,  and  other  lauds  there. 
Witnesses,  E.,  Bishop  of  Bath  and  Wells,  John  de 
Brittany,  Earl  of  Richmond. 

110.— 1627.  Copy  of  patent  by  Gustavus  Adolphus, 
King  of  Sweden,  to  Henry  St.  George,  who  was  sent  to 
him  with  the  Garter. 

111-117.  Copies  of  patents,  tempp.  Mary,  Edw.  VI., 
Hen.  VIII.,  Elizabeth,  Hen.  VIII.,  and  Eliz. 

131.  Edw.  Seymour  created  Visct.  Beauchamp.  not 
being  a  baron  until  he  was  Earl  of  Hertford  and  Duke 
of  Somerset. 

Anthony  Brown  created  Visct.  Montague,  being  no 
baron. 

Thomas  Howard  made  Visct.  Howard  of  Bindon, 
having  no  barony. 

1316  and  132a.  Lists  of  rolls  in  the  Tower  of  London 
of  the  reigns  of  Kings  John,  Hen.  VI.,  and  one  other 
not  named.  (In  the  15th  Eliz.  the  number  of  rolls  and 
bundles  was  2,365.) 

234.  List  of  creations,  some  of  the  reign  of  King 
Charles  I.  The  last  is  Pierpoint,  Baron  Holme,  A.D. 
1627. 

136.  Table  of  contents. 

Folio.  18th  century.  Records  of  the  house  of  Perci- 
val. "  Note,  that  it  is  extracts  from  public  records  and 
'■  private  papers  to  prove  other  pedigrees,  and  intended 
"  to  form  a  third  volume  of  the  history  of  the  house  of 
"  Yoery,  &c.,  and  was  compiled  by  and  is  in  the  hand- 
"  writing  of  my  father  John,  2nd  Earl  of  Egmont. — 
'•  Arden,  16th  Jan.  1798.'  The  vol.  contains  170  leaves  ; 
arms,  pedigrees,  copies  of  records  and  deeds  and  extracts 
from  historians,  and  seals.  One  of  the  seals  is  from  a 
seal  (the  deed  lost)  at  Dunster  Castle. 

Folio.  18th  century.  Copy  of  a  long  speech  by 
(Lord  Egmont),  advising  the  King  to  change  his 
Ministers. — Skeletons  of  a  few  other  speeches. 

Folio.  18th  century,  I.  "  My  grandfather.  Sir  Richard 
'■  Percival's  defence  of  his  behaviour  and  services  in 
"  Ireland  wheu  Commissary  General  there,  occasioned 
"  by  Sir  John  Temple's  accusation  in  Parliament, 
"  1647."  Begins,  Having  been  a])pointed  Commissarv 
General  of  the  victual  for  the  army  in  Ireland.  .  .  . 
iJnds  (fo.  44)  discontents  of  the  army  which  did  occasion 
that  cessation. 

2.  The  beginning  of  Lord  Strafford's  trial,  from  22  to 
29  March  1641. 

3.  Diurnal  occurrences  and  proceedings  of  the  Par- 
liament concerning  the  Lord  Deputy's  tryal,  from  29 
March  to  5  April  1641. 

4.  The  same,  to  12  April  1641. 

5.  Mr.  Pym's  conference  with  the  Lords.  12  April 
1641. 

6.  Diurnal  occurrences  from  19  Ajiril  to  26  Ajiril 
1641. 

7.  "  Duplicate  of  my  grandfather's  defence  in  his  own 
"  hand."     (This  is  a  foul  draft.) 

(No.  5  above  contains  copy  of  the  paper  which  Pym 
produced  for  the  purpose  of  procvu-ing  the  Earl  of 
Strafford's  tryal.) 

Folio.     Letter  book  of  John  Percival. 
1682,   Oct;    19,    Burton.— 1684,   May    24,    Burton.— 
Some    are   autogi'aph.     and   some     are   copies   signed. 
They  are  on  business.     One  is  a  letter  of  congratulation 
to  the  Duke  of  Ormoud  in  1682. 


Letters. 
Forty-four    volumes,    folio. 


Original 


1632-1687. 
letters. 

1720-1733.     Nine  volumes,  folio.     News  letters. 
1736-1748.     Ten  volumes,  folio.     Original  letters. 
1751.     One  volume.     Original  letters. 
The   above    contain  a  large   amount  of  family   and 

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bu-iiness  matters  :  but  also  much  of  public  interest.  As 
a  ^peciii'cn  of  what  roav  be  found  I  give  extracts  i'lom 
the  vohi'nes  for  1640  to  iii4r..bolh  included.  In  the  other 
volumes,  as  misht  be  expected,  there  is  much  of  interest 
about  Ireland  r the  lauiily  of  Percival  haying  large 
estates  and  holding  high  position  there. 
Vol.  1640  to  1641. 

1640,  Sept.  14,  York.  [Capt.]  John  Barry  to  Sir 
Philip  Perceval.  The  army  has  been  got  together  with 
difficulty  ;  and  though  as  fair  a  one  as  any  in  Christen- 
dom, methinks  they  will  not  be  got  to  fight.— The  Scotch 
insult  them.— The'writcr  speaks  of  the  King's  inability 
to  make  resistance,  and  the  disgraceful  quitting  of  New- 
castle and  Northumberland  and  the  bishoprick,  which 
the  Scotch  enjoy,  and  make  them  pay  large  contribu- 
tions.—The  manner  of  our  disorder  at  Newcastle  I  will 
not  adventure  upon,  since  it  may  reflect  upon  many 
iieople  of  quality.  We  left  the  town  and  came  away 
with  10.000  foot  and  a  few  horse  that  were  not  in  the 
former  day's  defeat  ;  left  the  King's  magazine  with  150 
barils  of  powder,  lead  proportionable,  arms  for  about 
l.UUO  men.  infinite  store  of  provisions,  value  20,000/., 
twenty  or  more  pieces  of  ordnance  upon  the  walls,  and 
marched  away  in  disorder. 

1640,  Nov.  24,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.  .  .  . 
The  Scotch  Commissioners  are  at  London,  and  did  the 
other  day  refuse  to  treat  with  the  King,  but  told  it  was  a 
business'concerned  the  Crown,  and  they  ^^■ould  treat  but 
with  the  whole  body  of  the  kingdom.     I  think  my  lord  of 

York  and  Lord  Wilmot  go  over  justices He 

asks  Percival  for  W>l.  or  20)?.  ;  for  the  Parliament  are 
taking  an  order  to  chasser  all  papists  from  the  army, 
including  him  (Barry). — They  began  to  banish  us  out  of 
wwn  and  to  remove  all  from  court  ;  they  are  aggravated 
against  us  by  reason  of  a  rogue  the  other  day  that 
stabbed  a  Justice  of  the  peace  in  Westminster  Hall.  That 
was  by  order  of  the  House  bringing  in  a  list  of  all 
jiapists'  names  in  that  end  of  the  town  ;  he  said  it  was 
because  the  justice  set  him  in  the  stocks  almost  a 
month  ago.  he  being  a  gentleman. 

1640,  Jan.  29,  Dublin  Castle.  Copy  Order  in  Council 
to  find  corn  for  the  King's  army. 

1640,  March  1.  Ed.  Percival  ito  [Sir  Philip  Percival], 
.  .  Your  governor  it  is  thought  will  pay  for  his  ambition 
shortly.  He  is  generally  thought  to  be  the  most  un- 
worthy member  that  ever  England's  kingdom  bred. 

1640,  March  8.  London.  John  Berry  to  Sir  Philip 
Percival. — My  Lord  Lieutenant  comes  to  his  tryal,  they 
say,  this  week  ;  what  will  become  of  him  the  Lord  of 
Heaven  only  knows  ;  but  the  necessity  that  was  (almost) 
upon  our  Saviour  is  upon  him  ;  somebody  must  be 
.sacrificed  to  ajjpease  the  people,,  and  he  is  thought  the 
iittcst,  though  all  indifferent  men  think  his  charge 
reach  not  bis  life.  I  believe  his  being  alive  or  dead 
will  not  settle  all  things  here  to  the  content  of  those 
that  mo-^t  desire  it. 

A'ol.  1641. 

1640,  March  23,  London.  John  Barry  to  Sir  Philip 
Perciva'. — Thinks  the  C(jmmittee  cannot  find  just  ex- 
ceptions against  his  Majesty's  procecdingi*  and  per- 
formance of  all  he  promises  them. — Alludes  to  the  pro- 
ceedings against  Strafford. 

1640,  April  6,  London  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Thinks  that  some  of  the  Irish  Committee  are  going  over, 
and  thou  Percival  will  hear  of  tlie  King's  g:-owing 
inclination  to  hear  and  redress  all  the  grievajiees  of 
Ireland. — 'I'hinks  that  the  Lord  Lienleuant  will  have 
his  doom  this  week.  Yesterday  they  entered  upon  the 
English  Articles,  as  they  call  them,  and  proceeded  to 
the  24th;  all  these  he  has  fairly  ac(iuitted  himself  of, 
specially  of  any  intention  of  bringing  the  Irish  army 
hither,  as  it  was  feared  here  and  laid  to  his  charge  as 
capital  treason. — Hopes  he  will  come  oil'. 

1641,  April  21,  St.  Albans.  The  same  to  the  same. 
Thinks  the  Lord  Lieutenant's  life  is  safe. — The  young 
Prince  of  Orange  came  to  court  last  night  ...  he  finds 
his  Mrs.  sick  afore  him,  and  her  sweet  pretty  looks  ex- 
tremely changed.  Lord  Holhnid  is  made  general  ;  he 
goes  down  to  the  army  speedily  ;  if  he  can  keep  them 
in  good  order  without  martini  law  or  money,  he  dues 
more  than  ever  yet  was  done,  or  indeed  can  be  expected. 

1641.  May  1,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — Fears 
the  ends  ot  Stiati'ord's  tryal  will  be  tragical,  notwith- 
standing the  King  has  declared  his  conscience  unsatisfied 
and  poKitively  said  he  would  not  pass  the  Bill. — The 
town  is  in  an  uproar,  demanding  justice. 

1641.  last  of  May,  Lond'm.  The  same  to  the  same. 
The  King  resolved  to  go  to  Scotland  during  the  latter 
end  of  next  month  ;  the  Queen  says  she  will  not  stay 


behind;  but  all  their  resolutions  change  so   often,  &c., 
&c., 

1641,  Nov.  5,  Douerayle.  Wm.  St.  Leger,  president 
of  Munster,  to  Sir  Philip  Percival.  Bloody  news  out  of 
the  Lowlands,  enough  to  fright  timoj-ous  persons;  but 
he  believes  nothing  but  what  comes  from  the  Justices 
or  Percival. — The  proclamation  the  Justices  sent  into 
these  parts  was  not  so  well  advised  as  it  might  have 
been  ;  the  end  should  have  been  to  have  settled  the 
humours  and  dispositions  of  the  people  ;  and  this  has 
wrought  the  clean  contrary  effect.  They  were  bad 
before,  now  they  are  ten  times  worse.  I  read  the  pro- 
clamation to  Dr.  Sullivan  ;  at  the  reading  of  the  words 
"  ill  affected  Irish  Paptists,"  I  did  never  observe  more 
venomous  rancour  in  ;iny  man's  face  than  in  his. — P.S. 
I  hear  the  rebels  gather  strength,  which,  if  they  do,  I 
must  say  their  Lordships  are  too  slow, 

1641,  Nov.  8,  Downerayle.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Great,  but  needless  alarm  at  Dublin,  which  is  safe.  The 
Mayor  has  sent  away  his  children,  an  unadvised  thing  ; 
and  sent  for  all  the  soldiers  fromDonerayle. — What  can 
they  think  he  (St.  Leger)  can  do  with  one  poor  troop  of 
horse. 

1641,  Nov.  10,  at  my  Lord  of  Montgomery's  garrison. 
— John  Galbraith  to  Sir  Philip  Percival.  Military 
matters. 

1641,  Nov.  13,  Douerayle.  Wm.  St.  Leger  to  Sir  P. 
Percival. — The  State  takes  very  little  care  of  the  safety 
of  this  province  ;  instead  of  strengthening  us  they 
enfeeble  us  all  they  may ;  for  they  have  taken  away 
from  ;ill  the  companies  we  have  always  had  except  tfiree. 
— Asks  Percival  to  solicit  the  sending  of  three  troops  of 
horse.  .  .  .  Had  I  arms  I  could  have  drawn  together 
three  or  four  thousand  good  Protestants  on  whom  we 
could  have  relied ;  Init  to  put  all  our  strength  of  arms 
into  the  hands  of  another  religion,  religion  being  the 
pretence  of  the  war,  is  beyond  my  understanding. — He 
speaks  of  the  weak  state  of  the  province. 

1641,  Nov.  18,  Douerayle.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
.  .  Mcthinks  the  State  have  a  great  opinion  of  me  or 
else  a  mean  value  they  put  on  this  province,  that  they 
think  1  and  one  poor  40-horse  is  able  to  order  all  that 
may  be  amiss  in  these  parts. — Complains  of  putting  the 
arms  into  papists'  hands. 

1641,  Nov.  22,  Donerayle.  The  same  to  the  same. 
Wishes  the  women  and  children  were  in  a  place  of 
safety. — Complains  of  the  neglect  of  that  province. 

1641,  Nov.  27,  Donerayle.  The  same  to  the  same. 
Encloses  a  copy  of  what  he  has  written  to  the  Lords 
Justices. — Complains  that  when  the  King  has  made 
good  forts  and  given  them  in  charge  to  particular  men, 
those  men  should  be  called  away  and  the  forts  be  left 
ready  for  the  enemy  to  walk  into. 

1641.  Dec.  3.  Cloumell.  The  same  to  the  same, — Is 
busy  with  comidaiiits  made  by  the  English,  which  come 
like  Job's  messengers.  Our  state  is  thus;  there  is  not 
left  in  the  county  of  Kilkenny  one  Englishman  or  Pro- 
testant worth  a  groat, — They  (the  rebels)  have  already 
taken  all  Lord  Ormond's  cattle  ;  they  are  at  work  in 
the  CO.  of  Waterford,  and  falling  to  work  in  the  co.  of 
T'ipperary  ;  and  in  a  fortnight  Cork  and  I'jiniorick  and 
all  will  follow,  if  some  speedy  course  prevent  it  not.  I 
believe  Cork  will  hold  out  longest. 

1641,  Dec.  4,  Waterford.  The  same  to  the  same, — 
Account  of  my  last  day's  work  with  the  rebels.  Leaving 
Clonmell  the  night  1  wrote  last,  I  took  about  20  of  the 
rogues  and  rescued  300  sheep  and  50  cows  belonging  to 
one  Wallis  an  Englishman.  Hence  I  pursued  them  to 
the  passage  beyond  Waterford  where  the  main  body  were 
hastening  to  get  over  the  river.  I  was  constrained  to 
ride  halt  a  dozen  miles  as  fast  as  my  horse  could  carry 
me  with  only  Lord  Inchiqnin,  Will.  Jeph^on,  Kedmuinl 
Kock,  young  Will,  Fentoii,  and  Will,  Hide,  and  two  or 
three  of  my  own  servants ;  we  found  about  300  of  the 
rogues  on  this  side  and  .almost  all  their  prey,  which  was 
a  great  one  ;  we  charged  and  killed  near  seven  score  ; 
the  rest  or  many  we  took  prisoners  and  carried  to 
Waterford,  where  we  intend  to  execute  them.  Thus  you 
see  I  have  broken  the  ice  here, — St,  Leger  asks  that 
assistance  and  supplies  may  be  sent  to  him. 

1641,  Dec.  6,  Waterford.  Ld.  Inchiquin  to  Sir  P. 
Percival, 

1611,  Dec,  n,  Clonmell.  W,  St,  Leger  to  Sir  PhiHp 
Percival.  Tells  of  another  pursuit  of  the  rogues,  where 
he  slew  ai)Out  50  and  rescued  part  of  the  prey  (of  Per- 
cival's  cattle  and  his  own),  but  so  harrassed  as  they 
were  not  worth  anything  ;  and  while  he  was  doing  this 
the  country  rose  up  behind  him  in  every  ])lace,  so  that 
having  worn  out  al!  his  horses  and  tired  his  company, 
he  was  compelled  to  go  home. — The  slow  coming  help 
from  England  will  prove  very  fatal,   he  fears.     He  is 


Eakl  or 
Egmont. 


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Bending  Lord  Inchiquin  into  England  to  present  the 
condition  of  that  province  to  his  Majesty  and  the  State 
there. 

16-tl,  Deo.  16,  Dulilin.  Original  Council  Letter 
(signed  by  Wm.  Parsons,  Jo.  Borlase,  Ormond  and 
Ossory,  Dillon,  Adam  Loftus,  J.  Temple,  Ch.  Lambart. 
Fr.  Wiiloughby,  and  Robert  Meredith)  to  Sir  H.  Vane, 
his  Majesty's  Principal  Secretary  of  State : — recom- 
mending Sir  Philip  Pei-cival,  and  asking  Vane  to  tpoak 
well  of  him  to  the  King. 

1041,  Dec.  20.  Wm.  St.  Leger  to  Sir  P.  Percival.— 
Says  that  he  has  received  a  commission  from  the  Lord 
Lieutenant  to  raise  a  regiment  and  three  troops,  but  has 
received  neither  money  nor  arms.—"  The  enemy  here 
"  threatens  me  shrewdly,  and  intends,  as  he  says,  to 
"  dine  with  me  on  Christmas  day." — He  intends  to  go 
out  and  meet  the  enemy. 

1641,  January  1.  Dublin.  Paul  Davys  to  his  brother 
Sir  Philip  Percival.— O/i  the  30th  of  December  Sir 
Simon  Harcourt  arrived  with  his  1,400  men,  but  with 
arms  only  for  1,100  men,  which  I  wonder  much,  seeing 
the  arms  for  the  stores  are  come  to  Chester. — Gives  an 
account  of  a  skirmish  with  the  rebels. 

Other  letters  by  Davys,  Lord  Inchiquin,  and  Sir 
W.  St.  Leger. 

1641,  March  :!,  Dublin.  Ormond  and  Ossory  to  Sir 
P.  Percival. — The  reports  and  pamphlets  lie. — Lord 
Dillon  is  mistaken.  The  writer  abuses  Raymond,  and 
says  that  while  he  (the  writer)  serves  the  King  he  will 
go  on  constantly  "  neither  sparing  the  rebel  because  he 
"  is  my  kinsman  or  ■was  my  friend,  nor  yet  will  I  one 
"  jot  the  more  sharpen  my  sword  against  him  to  public 
"  service  whatever  danger  I  may  thereby  receive  in  my 
"  private.  Aletter  of  Dr.  Fenell's,  wi'itten  in  character 
"  to  me,  was  intercepted,  and  he  is  commanded,  1  sup- 
"  pose,  by  Lord  Mountgarret  to  unriddle." 

1642,  A  proposition  for  victualling  the  army  in 
Ireland.     (1 J  pp.) 

1641,  March  12,  Chester.  Nich.  ^Vlayteto  "  my  noble 
"  gossipp  Sir  Philip  Percival,  at  Mr.  Brown's  house,  at 
"  the  sign  of  the  Axe  in  the  Strand." 
■  1641,  March  18,  \Varwick  Lane.  Richard  Fanshawe 
to  Sir  Philip  Percival. — Sends  a  co]iy  of  Mr.  Carpenter's 
commission.  (Percival  seems  to  have  called  when  Fan- 
shawe was  not  at  home.) 

1641,  March  23.  Copy  of  resolution  of  the  House  of 
Commons  about  Sir  P.  Percival  being  Commissary 
General  of  the  Victuals. 

Vol.  1642. 

Many  papers  about  the  office  of  Commissary  Gene- 
ral.— Copy  of  instructions  to  Sir  P.  Percival  in  his 
office,  signed  by  the  Earl  of  Leicester. — Letter  of  com- 
plaint by  Lord  Inchiquin  of  wrongs  done  to  tenants. — • 
Letters  by  Lord  Inchiquin  ;  some  of  them  are  addressed 
to  Serjeant  Thomas  Reymond,  commanding  the  castle 
of  Lisoarrol. — Council  orders  to  Percival  as  Commissary 
General. — Xames  of  the  soldiers  (3d)  in  pay  at  Lis- 
carrol ;  and  an  undertaking  by  Lord  Inchiquin  to  en- 
tertain and  pay  them  as  part  of  the  King's  army. 

Vol.  1643. 

Letters  by  Lord  Inchiquin  to  Reymond.  (Lord  In- 
chiquin was  Chief  Commander  of  the  King's  forces  in 
Munster.) 

Letter  by  Thomas  Bulkeley  at  Baron  Hill. 

Papers  about  Sir  J.  Temple's  purchase  of  the  mill  of 
Kilmaueham. 

Council  Letter  to  Sir  P.  Percival  as  Commissary 
General. 

Certain  grievances  of  Sir  P.  Percival,  ]n'esented  by  his 
tenant  Thomas  Reymond. 

Other  grievances  against  him. 

1643,  Feb.  12,  Cork.  Hard.  Waller  to  Thomas  Bets- 
worth  ; — about  the  settling  of  his  quarters. 

1641,  Dec.  20.  Copy  of  Sir  P.  Percivals  will  of  this 
date,  and  of  a  codicil,  dated  21  Feb.  1643. 

1643,  Feb.  23,  Oxford.  (Indorsed  "  Copy  of  letter  by 
"  the  Lord  Bishop  of  Raph'i.) — The  Irish  nation  must 
"  stand  or  fall  u'ith  King  Charles  :  .  .  .  .  Onr  country 
"  arms  have  had  five  repulses  from  Newcastle  and  other 
"  adjoining  places  upon  the  river  where  they  attempted 

"  to  pass An  advice  to  murder  Edward  2d  in 

"  Berkeley  Castle. 

Edwardum  occidere  noli  timers  bonum  est. 

Jo.  Raphensis.'' 

1643,  March  9.  Council  Order  signed  by  Ormond  at 
the  top,  directing  o7/.  to  be  paid  to  Sir  P.  Percival. 
to  buy  stores  f'  r  the  King's  army. 

164f,  March  11.  Complamts,  signed  by  James  f'usack. 
against  Crogher  Reogh  (3'Calaghan,  as  not  being  faithful 


to  the  rebel  cause.     5  pp.     This  is  a  copy  ■  examined, 
"  Robert  Walsh." 

Vol.  1644. 

Examined  copy  of  a  letter  by  Lord  Tnchicjuin  to  his 
brother  Col.  Harry  Bryan.— He  says,  "  the  Irish  have 
'•  resolved  not  to  leave  a  I'rotestanl:  in  Ireland,  and  to 
"  become  subjects  of  a  foreign  Prince,  unless  the  King 
turn  Papist.  I  cannot  believe  he  will  change  rc° 
ligion;  yet  we  find  he  has  put  the  kingdom  and  us 
"  into  the  power  of  the  Irish  who  we  know  will  pro- 
"  secute  with  all  malice  the  extu-pation  of  the  English 
"  kingdom.  Wherefore  cm-  duty  to  God  and  our  own 
"  safety  call  upon  us  to  neglect  the  King's  service  in 
"  other  things,  and  to  preserve  his  inte;  est  against  them 
"  who  are  his  most  dangerous  enemies. — Get  your  regi- 
"  ment,  or  as  many  as  you  can,  into  the  town  of  Ware- 
ham,  from  whence  you  may  come  to  the  Parliament 
"  shipping  that  will  come  to  take  you  in  and  transport 
"  you  to  Ireland  where  the  soldiers  will  now  have  es- 
"  ti-aordinary  good  pay.'' 

Copy  (17  pp.  close  wiiting)  of  speeches  or  reports 
by  Sir  W.  S.,  Sir  Geo.  L.,  Sir  P.  1'.,  and  G.  D.,  to  the 
Lords  on  the  propositions  of  the  Confederate  Roman 
Catholics  of  Ireland. 

Petition  of  Dermott  McKarby  alias  O'Donough.  Esq., 
to  the  Supreme  Council  of  the  V'onfederate  Catholics  of 
Ireland. 

The  like  by  O'Callaghan  and  others.  (These  petitions 
are  about  land.) 

Papers  containing  the  King's  answers  and  views  on 
the  Irish  Catholic  propositions. 

Letter  by  Wm.  St.  Leger. 

(Date  gone.)  Lord  Inchiquin  to  Thomas  Reymond.— 
.  .  Mr.  Barry,  of  Lysgriffin,  his  usage  of  our  people  I  shall 
requite  in  due  time.  We  must  have  patience,  having 
agreed  on  a  cessation  till  the  I'jth  of  this  month 
(?  February). 

A  letter  by  Barry. 

1644,  March  20,  Oxford.  George  Digby  to  Lord 
Inchiquin.  A  letter  of  remonstrance  on  Lord  Inchiquin 
having,  as  supposed,  turned  against  the  King.  Asks 
him,  in  the  King's  name,  to  state  his  terms. 

Folio  volume  of  letters  m  164.5.  Most  of  them  relate 
to  the  family  estates.  The  following  are  of  general 
interest. 

1645,  March  31.  Lord  Inchiquin  to  Capt.  Thomas 
Raymond.  ' '  I  have  sent  you  by  the  bearer  half  a  dozen 
" '  bundles  of  salt,  half  a  barrel  of  powder,  and  your  guu. 
"  1  have  notice  that  the  Irish,  notwithstanding  their 
"  pretences  of  keeping  the  cessation  inviolable  till  the 
"  10th  day  of  April,  do  intend  to  take  some  advantage 
"  upon  us  in  the  Easter  week,  and  to  siege  some  place 
"  near  us  in  the  great  island  and  other  places  ;  and 
'■  therefore  I  intend  to  be  as  diligent  to  prevent  them  as 
"  possible.'' — Asks  Raymond  to  send  a  man  to  Mayallo 
to  receive  urders. 

1646,  April  12,  Cloumorne.  Don  O'Callaghan  to  the 
same. — Hears  there  has  been  a  further  cessation,  but  has 
not  heard  from  his  own  p.irty :  he  desires  peace : 
he  does  not  wish  to  begin  hostility.  "  If  you  will  ac- 
"  knowledge  and  serve  the  King  against  his  enemies  as 
"  I  found  you  were  resolved  to  do,  and  obey  the  Lord 
"  Lieutenant's  commands,  I  see  no  reason  why  you 
"  should  be  held  an  enemy  by  our  party," 

1645,  May  4.  [  ]  tow  Hill.  Lord  Inchiquin  to  the 
same. — Has  received  a  letter  from  Maurice  Fitzgerald 
saying  that  he  and  some  others  were  invited  to  Ray- 
mond's Castle  and  there  imprisoned.  Asks  Kaymoud  to 
write  a  statement  of  tlic  matter,  so  that  Fitzgerald  may 
be  set  free,  if  there  is  no  ground  for  detainer. 

1(J45,  May  12.  The  same  to  the  .-same.  "  From  your 
"  letter  I  find  that  those  of  your  ward  and  of  Milltowne 
"  have  forborne  to  do  any  service  upon  the  enemy  in 
"  expectationof  receiving  further  order  from  me.  I  did 
'*  not  suppose  I  should  have  found  you  varying  a  second 
"  time  from  my  directions,  and  a.ssure  you  that  if  you 
"  shall  give  me  a  third  cause  to  take  except  ions  thereunto, 
"  I  shall  prevent  you  from  doing  it  the  fourth." — 
Says  he  told  Raymund  by  word  of  mouth  that  directly 
the  cessation  expired  he  was  to  harass  the  enemy  :  he 
now  repeats  it  ....  "  We  have  beaten  the  enemy  out 
"  of  Barrymore  and  Imokelly  and  not  left  a  man  on 
"  this  side  of  Blackwater  that  dare  show  his  face.  We 
"  are  now  drawing  fortli  ro  besiege  Barryes  Court, 
"  which  we  are  conrtdeut  will  be  speedily  either  sur- 
"  rendered  or  inforced.  The  enemy  lying  >vith  a  good 
"  strength  on  the  furthe'  side  of  the  IJlackwater  dares 
■'  not  advance,  we  having  '100  horse,  2U0  dragoons,  and  a 
■■  party  of  foot  who  wait  upon  and  face  the  enemy,  so  as 
"  he  stirs  not  a  foot  but  they  are  ready  to  have  a  bout 

G  g  2 


Earl  of 
Egmoxt. 


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HISTOmCAL   MANUSCKIPTS   COMMISSION: 


"  with  him  ;  and  if  the  ground  where  he  lyeth  werefit 
"  for  horse  service,  we  would  seek  him  out  where  be  lies, 
"  and  desire  nothing  more  than  to  meet  him  on  nnnnl 
"  lerms." 

Iti4-"i.  June  7,  Cork.  John  Hodder  to  Sir  P.  Percival. 
You  notice  with  grief  of  hart  of  those  castles  we  have 
lost :  Malloroo  was  first  that  gave  up  on  quarter  ;  then 
Liscarrall  yielded  also  ;  A  .  .  .  gli  stood  very  valiantly 
and  lost  most  of  their  men,  and  till  the  castle  was 
mnch  sliten  would  not  give  over.  Then  Lieut.  Fisher 
comman'ling,  witli  t«o  or  three  went  out  to  the  Governor 
but  could  have  no  quarter,  but  was  quartered  with  the 
rest.  Then  Milltowne  yielded  also,  upon  quarter,  with 
one  shot.  Capt.  Bettsworth  was  cleared,  but  Capt.  Ray- 
mond is  condemned  ;  but  I  hope  my  Lord  will  have 
mercy  upon  him  .  .  .  All  the  castles  beyond  the  Black- 
water  are  taken  except  only  Bollahooley. 

1645.  June  8th.  Sir  Percy  Smyth  to  his  brother.  All 
our  castles  beyond  the  Blackwater,  Bullinghonly  ex- 
cepted, are  gone ;  most  burnt  to  the  ground;  in  particular 
Michelstowu  and  Dunraile  ;  Mullo  and  Lessarol  yielded 
without  shot  or  stroke,  aud  so  did  Milltowne ;  but  for 
Annuk(?)  no  place  in  Ireland  ever  better  defended 
in  which  service  the  rogues  lost  at  least  300  of  their 
best  men,  and  at  last  got  it  by  treachery. 

1646,  Jan.  Petition  by  upwards  of  24  persons  to  the 
Lord  President  of  Munster,  Commander-in-Chief  of  his 
Majesty's  Protestant  forces  in  Munster.  that  Reymond 
might  be  freed  and  put  at  their  head  again. — Lord 
Inchiquiu  writes  at  the  foot  that  the  petition  shall  be 
considered  so  as  to  appoint  worthy  men  to  command 
them,  which  Reymond  was  found  not  to  be. 

1645,  June  19,  Cork.  Pass,  signed  by  Lord  Inchiquin 
for  Capt  Thomas  Reymond  and  his  wife  and  children  to 
go  into  Ens;land. 

1645,  July  -21,  Cork.  John  Hodder  to  Sir  Philip 
Percival  in  London. — The  bearer,  Capt.  Reymond,  will 
certify  you  of  the  loss  of  Riscorral,  Mallowe,  with  all  the 
castles  we  had  in  Munster,  except  Barrisoourt  and  Bol- 
velle.  which  as  yet  we  do  enjoy. — It  is  feared  we  shall 
lose  all  our  garrison  towns  in  Munster,  if  we  have  not  a 
speedy  course  taken  for  our  relief.  We  have  bad  nothing 
in  our  stores  this  month.  Our  soldiers  have  ever  since 
lived  u))0n  ]8d.  per  week,  which  have  been  paid  by  the 
poor  inhabitants  who  are  not  able  to  continue  the  pay- 
ment ....  The  enemy,  Castellhaven  commander, 
lieth  over  against  Youghall ;  he  had  planted  on  the  west 
side  but  could  do  no  good  there,  so  now  has  carried  his 
guns,  being  4  great  liattering  pieces,  and  planted  them 
by  the  river  side  near  to  Pdltown,  and  has  already  done 
mnch  harm  by  battering  the  walls  and  houses,  and  have 
killed  Lieut. -Col.  Toff'tes  and  Lieut.-Col.  Badiridge, 
with  other  soldiers,  and  very  ]iroudly  boasteth  that  they 
will  not  give  over  till  they  have  it,  and  will  put  all  to 
the  swoi  d,  men,  women,  and  children.  Cork  is  so  full  of 
men,  women,  and  children  from  thence,  thiit  we  can 
scarce  contain  them  ;  and  our  markets  are  very  poor 
,and  small.  I  doubt  not  you  have  heard  of  our  lospes  of 
Col.  Bryan,  Jiieut.-Col.  Courtnyo,  with  4  other  captains, 
with  o'hers  who  were  taken  prisoners  iu  Rostilleon 
Castle.  After  we  had  taken  it,  they  staying  to  clear  and 
raze  it,  were  afterwards  surprised  and  taken  prisoners 
to  Kilkenny. 

1646,  July  28,  Annables,  Edward  Smyth  to  the 
same. — Writes  of  the  sad  condition  of  the  Protestants 
in  Munster. — "  For  Sir  Thomas  Fairfax,  how  he  should 
"  relieve  them  I  do  not  apprehend,  in  regard  I  have  a 
''  letter  in  print  from  one  of  his  officers,  complaining 
"  they  are  disabled  to  proceed  effectually,  in  regard 
"  they  want  for  completing  their  own  to  the  number  it 
"  was  established  at,  l,.5tlO  horse  and  6,000  foot."' 

1645,  Aug.  11'.  Youghall.  Percy  Smyth  to  his 
brother.  Whether  I  wrote  to  you  by  Lord  Broghill  I 
cannot  tell.  I  was  then  at  the  legar  (siege)  of  Bnlly- 
mertie,  which  at  5  days  end  we  took  on  quarter,  but 
were  forced  to  burn  it  within  an  hour  after.  Castle- 
haven  with  his  forces  came  so  fast  on  my  Lord  President 
with  the  Cork  forces  had  much  ado  to  get  to  Barris- 
couT-t,  and  those  of  his  town  under  my  command  hardly 
got  within  a  mile  of  the  town  before  2  troops  and  18 
was  in  the  rear  of  ns,  we  being  not  above  500  in 
all,  yet  we  canic  safe  home  the  14th  of  June.  From  this 
time  forward  Castlehaven  fell  to  taking  of  Castellions, 
Lismore.  and  all  those  castles  on  the  Blackwater  and 
Bide,  which  famous  service  he  ended  the  18th  of  June. 
The  29th  June  he  .'shewed  himself  befoi-e  this  town  with 
all  his  ri.-bellious  rout,  to  the  number  of  at  least  8,000 
of  all  sorts.  Some  ;i  days  he  came  within  half-musket 
shot  ot  our  walls,  from  whence  we  made  4  or  5  smart 
salleys,  and  forced  him  to  settle  himself  further  off, 
having  there  killed  him  at  least  300  men  without  the 


iossof  one  tons.  Some  ten  days  after,  he  settled  himself  EiRL  op 
near  the  harbour's  mouth,  where  they  had  formerly  EJiioyi. 
raised  2  batteries  on  the  east  side,  and  the  6rst  day,  out 
of  one  shot  from  the  feiry  point,  sunk  the  Duneannon 
frigate  in  the  morning,  and  the  same  evening,  with 
another  shot  into  the  foot  of  the  keaye  (quay  p)  killed 
Tom  Budridge  and  a  common  soldier  ;  the  bearer  will 
tell  you  how  nearly  I  escaped  ;  and  did  raise  a  battery 
which  did  much  among  us  on  the  south,  which  we  re- 
solved not  to  endure  ;  but  on  the  5th  instant  we  made  a 
sally  before  day  on  them,  in  which  we  killed  by  their 
own  confession,  2  captains,  2  lieutenants,  3  ensigns, 
and  about  300  Ulster  men  ;  we  dismounted  their  cnlverin 
and  threw  it  down  the  rocks,  and  made  it  useless  to 
them,  and  took  one  brass  piece  of  about  4  or  6  cwt.  ; 
we  had  not  strength  or  time  to  bring  the  culverin  away. 
This  sally  has  put  them  to  Bullenatan,  where  now  they 
lie,  and  hope  to  stave  us,  the  harbour  being  by  them 
taken  from  us  ;  only  by  night  boats  come  in  to  us  in  the 
dark.  Truly,  I  fear  starving  and  not  their  forces  ;  here 
are  in  the  town  at  least  5,000  souls,  of  which  not  above 
1,200  soldiers  at  most.  .  .  .  Seeing  it  is  my  fortune  to 
have  charge  of  the  place,  I  will  defend  it  to  the  utmo.st. 
...  I  have  had  many  invitations  from  Castlehaven  to 
yield  it:  his  letters  are  kept  by  Sir  J.  K.,  but  this 
bearer  Phillips,  who  commanded  the  Mayflower,  can 
give  you  many  jiarticnlars. 

1646,  Aug.  20.  Lord  Broghill  a]ipoints  Sir  Philip 
Percival.  his  agent,  to  receive  moneys  for  entertain- 
ments, &c. 

1645,  Oct.  10.  Sir  Henry  Tichborne  (Lord  Justice 
of  Ireland),  certifies  about  some  rye  provided  for  the 
army  at  Dublin,  and  alleged  to  be  sold  by  order  of  Sir 
P.  Percival,  kt.,  a  Commissary  General  for  the  victual. 

1645,  Dec.  4,  Culhampton.  Sir  Hardress  Waller  to 
Sir  Philip  Percival. — Sir  William  Fentou  surprised  me 
like  one  of  Job's  messengers,  setting  forth  that  all  was 
lost  if  there  could  not  be  money  and  provisions  got 
without  sending  to  London,  which  the  haste  would  not 
admit :  and  this  desjierate  disease  drove  me  to  try  the 
affections  of  some  of  the  prime  movers  of  this  army  .  .  . 
.  .  and  they  exerted  theinselves  for  our  instant  relief, 
despatching  him  personally  away  with  1,000?.  in  money, 
50  tons  of  victuals  from  Lyme,  as  much  from  Bristol, 
and  a  very  worthy  jierson,  a  Com.  of  Parliament,  sent 
into  Wales  to  send  such  provisions  from  thence  as  they 
proflered  our  general  for  the  supply  of  this  army,  which 
we  shall  not  yet  proclaim  at  Loudon  for  fear  of  stopping 
supplies  from  thence,  which  do  not  seem  to  be  over 
hasty.  Our  general  hath  been  most  noble  herein,  and 
what  Lieut. -General  Cromwell  did  is  never  to  be  for- 
gotten.— After  noticing  the  suggestion  that  he  should 
enter  Parliament,  the  writer  says: — 'Tis  certain  our 
greatest  lioi)e  for  Ireland  is  from  the  army,  about  which 
I  have  had  many  free  and  serious  discourses  with  Lieut. - 
General  Cromwell,  whose  spirit  leads  much  that  way, 
especiall3'  for  the  support  of  Munster,  and  to  begin  the 
war  there,  which,  were  he  sent  over,  I  shoitld  look  upon 
the  work  as  done  ;  and  therefore  offer  it  to  you  as  a 
matter  very  serious  whether  we  should  not  all  jietition 
to  have  him  our  Deputy  :  only  first  enquire  of  Sir 
William  Waller  upon  my  score,  whether  there  be  any 
thing  in  motion  or  thought  touching  him  for  that 
business. 

1645.  Dec.  8.  [Cosen  L.]  to  Sir  P.  Percival.  Here 
arrived  at  Carlingford  the  Lord  Digby  and  Col.  i\Iarma- 
duke  Langdale,  and  many  other  Commanders  from  the 
Isle  of  Man,  and,  as  I  hear,  many  more  yet  remain  in 
that  isle  ....  The  British  armies  of  Ulster  about  6 
weeks  since  went  into  Connaught,  and  there  at  Sligo 
killed  abcmt  1.000  or  1,200  of  the  Irish,  with  their 
Titular  the  great  Archbishop  of  Tuam,  who  was  Presi- 
dent of  Connaught  for  the  Irish,  with  two  of  his  chap- 
lains: and  since,  Sir  Charles  Coote  has  taken  18 
several  castles  and  garrisons  from  the  Irish,  and  in  one 
of  them  put  SO  to  the  sword  :  the  Irish  have  no  manner 
of  force  to  oppose  him. 

1645,  Dec.  9,  Cork.  Lord  Broghill  to  Sir  Philip 
Percival. — Mentions  the  Lord  President's  sudden  de- 
parture, occasioned  by  the  slow  proceedings  at  London 
....  "Truly  we  are  come  to  the  crisis  of  our  disease." 
— Is  sorry  that  Sir  Philip  Percival  is  still  persecuted  ; — 
thinks  he  has  stopped  one  of  theonemies. — LordOrmond 
has  declared  himself  publicly  for  the  rogues. 

164",,  Dec.  22,  Dublin.  N.  Loftus  to  [Sir  P.  Percival]. 
It  is  iudor.sed  "  Nich.  Lo.,  25  March  1646,  with  letters 
"  to  Jeph..  Temp.,  and  ( 'romwell.'' — The  Earl  of  Glamor- 
gan was  yesterday  committed  liv  the  Lord  Lieutenant 
and  (  ouncil  of  Dublin  for  concluding  a  peace  with  the 
Irish  without  the  State,  and  pretending  a  Commission 
from  the  King  for  it,  which  Lord  Digby  here  doth  pro- 


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test  against  and  if  any  such  be,  it  was  ill-gotten  and 
without  the  King's  knowledge.  For  ought  I  see, 
Glamorgan  is  like  to  gufi'er  for  bis  actions,  and  his 
intended  peace  i-;  like  to  come  to  nothing  ;  and  I  believe 
those  men  that  were  to  be  sent  from  England  now,  on 
his  committal,  will  hardly  be  sent  awaj-.  I  donlit  not 
the  Articles  and  his  pretended  Commission  are  long  eio 
this  in  London,  being  sent  thither  by  Sir  Robert 
Kinge,  where  you  will  at  large  see  all  for  which  the 
Earl  stands  committed  ; — for  this  business  alters  the 
■whole  design  of  the  Irish,  and  Plunkett  and  Browne 
being  at  this  present  in  town  here,  on  the  committal  of 
the  Earl,  were  presently  ready  to  be  gone  for  fear,  but 

as  yet  they  are  here The  Lord  Lieutenant  and 

Council  do  carry  all  things  for  the  preservation  of  the 
Protestants. 

1645.  Dec.  Copy  of  Lord  Inchiquin's  first  proposition 
to  the  Committee.  (.5  pp.)  Begins,  Being  directed  by 
this  honourable  House  of  Commons  to  give  an  account 
unto  this  honourable  Committee  of  the  affairs  in  the 
Pro^-ince  of  Munster. 

1645,  Dec.  "22.  Sir  P.  Percival  to  Sir  H.  Waller. 
(Draft  letter.)  Thinks  his  attendance  in  London  will  be 
beneficial. — Compliments  for  the  supplies  sent  by  Sir 
William  Fenton  and  others. — Had  an  hour's  talk  with 
Sir  W.  Waller,  who  said  he  had  had  so  many  discourage- 
ments heretofore  when  he  was  near  at  hand  that  he  can 
not  think  of  being  again  engaged  in  like  kind,  although 
he  wishes  as  well  to  the  cause  as  any  man.  .  .  The  truth  is, 
the  Scots  had  (till  of  late)  a  pretence  to  that  command, 
and  therefore  it  is  conceived  that  it  would  not  be  con- 
ferred on  him  if  he  should  desire  it.  Above  10  days  ago 
Lord  Lisle  was  named  publicly  in  the  House  (b}-  Sir 
John  Evelyn)  as  a  person  fit  for  that  place  .  .  .  There 
was  also  a  Petition  about  that  time  privately  to  desire 
that  your  friend  there  might  be  designed  for  that  service, 
as  the[n]  in  the  expedition,  and  it  was  stayed  for  some 
reason. — (There  is  a  P.S.  dated  the  24th.) 

164-5,  Jan.  14,  Dublin.  Nich.  Loftus  to  Sir  Philip 
Percival. — Mentions  his  brother  Sir  Adam  Loftus,  the 
Treasurer-at-War  for  Ireland. — This  day  the  cessation  is 
proclaimed  for  a  month  longer,  to  the  17th  of  Feb.  next. 
.  .  .  The  commitment  of  the  Earl  of  Glamorgan  has 
stumbled  business  here  very  much,  and  breeds  a  great 
stir  and  amazement  among  the  Irish.  The  causes  are 
in  brief,  1st,  a  pretended  Commission  which  he  said 
he  bad ;  he  concluded  a  peace  with  the  Irish,  and 
therein  gave  them  all  the  churches  and  all  the  church 
lands,  tenements,  and  hereditaments,  with  all  the  tithes 
to  the  Popish  clergy,  except  only  such  as  are  now  in  the 
actual  possession  of  the  Protestants,  which  you  know  is 
very  little  ;  and  if  we  had  a  peace  it  were  to  no  purpose, 
for  no  wise  man  would  take  any  benefit  by  it ;  and  if  he 
should  he  would  hazard  his  life,  as  yon  may  perceive  by 
the  most  cruel  act  of  the  rebels  now  in  this  time  of 
cessation  committed  on  John  Joyce,  at  Wicklow,  viz. 
[a  blot.]  Wicklow  Castle,  the  only  strong  place  the 
king  had  in  Wicklow,  was,  during  the  cessation,  in  the 
care  of  J.  Joyce,  Vice-Constable,  and  three  men.  One 
evening  of  the  29  Dec.  1645,  they  were  bringing  in 
the  cattle ;  a  number  of  the  rebels  got  in  with  them, 
killed  all  the  people,  4  men  and  women  and  a  boy,  with 
lots  of  stubble  ;  can-ied  off  everything ;  tried  to  burn 
the  bodies. — The  Titular  Vicar  would  not  allow  their 
burial  in  the  churchyard. — Lord  Digby  protests  against 
Lord  Glamorgan,  who  stands  stiffly  to  what  he  has  done. 

Copy  of  particulars  of  some  charges  against  Sir 
Philip  Percival  by  Sir  John  Temple  and  his  adherents. 
Four  short  charges,  and  notes  of  evidence,  rebutted  in 
the  margin. 

1646.  Feb.  12,  Head-quarters.  SirH.  Waller  to  Sir  P. 
Percival.  .  .  .  As  for  the  business  of  Ireland.  I  can  only 
say  that  my  spirits  are  something  fallen  in  that  business 
of  late  ;  because  I  do  not  hear  the  work  is  like  to  be 
carried  on  by  such  as  carry  a  two-edged  sword  in  their 
hearts  as  well  as  that  in  their  hands  ;  and  for  our  atiairs 
here  in  the  west,  which  I  ever  esteemed  our  nearest  way 
into  Munster,  the  General  leaves  us  with  a  good  part  of 
our  army  to  go  forward  in  the  works  he  first  engaged 
me,  the  distruing  of  Exeter,  to  which  purpose  I  have 
now  advanced  my  quarters  to  within  twice  musket  shot 
of  the  town,  so  as  now  to  keep  one  another  in  perpetual 
action,  and  if  the  regiments  come  in  to  me  as  they  have 
promised  and  undertaken  to  the  General,  I  shall  have 
8  regiments  of  foot,  and  not  doubt  to  give  a  good  account 
of  the  place  in  convenient  time,  it  being  as  strong  as 
works  can  make  it,  and  I  believe  abundantly  victualled. 
The  General  within  2  or  3  days  advances  with  a  gallant 
body  towards  Barnstable  where  the  enemy  now  is  drawn 
near  together  in  those  parts,  being  able  at  the  most  to 
make  up  2,000  foot  and  not  3,000  horse. 


Draft  letter  by  Sir  P.  Percival  to  Col.  Jephson 

1645,  last  of  Feb.  Col.  William  Kiiissraill  deposes 
that  the  ofiicers  and  soldiers  of  the  King's  nrmy  that  came 
out  of  Ireland,  that  the  intent  of  the  king's" part  v  was 
(after  a  peace  or  accommodation  obtained  here'  to 'prose- 
cute the  war  of  Ireland  effectually  ;— and  hoaiing  that 
Sir  P.  Percival  was.  by  command,  emploved  as  a  Commis- 
sioner ill  the  Treaty  of  Peace  at  Oxford',  Sira..n  Bridijes, 
the  major  of  the  horse  of  the  Prince  of  Wales,  and 
myself,  being  major  of  the  foot  of  the  Duke  of  York, 
and  others,  did  about  and  after  1644  repair  to  Oxford  to 
the  said  Sir  Philip  Percival,  and  he  declared  to  us  at 
several  times  that  he  found  the  Commissioners  and 
agents  of  the  IrishVell  accommodated,  favcnircd,  and 
credited  at  Court,  and  the  treaty  so  unequally  carried 
that  the  Commissioners  and  agents  for  the  Protestants 
could  not  get  sufiicient  hearing;  that  the  Act  of  Parlia- 
ment for  the  Adventurers  for  subduing  rebels  was  under- 
valued and  laid  aside,  and  a  new  Parliament  for  Ireland 
likely  to  be  called,  which  must  needs  consist  for  the 
most  part  of  rebels  themselves ;  so  that  there  was  no 
possibility  that  the  peace,  if  it  should  proceed,  could 
render  any  security  to  the  Protestant  party ;  and  that 
he  had  done  his  best  endeavour  to  prevent  it ;  wherefore 
the  said  Major  Bridges  and  myself  and  many  other 
officers  and  soldiers  resolved  to  quit  our  service  on  that 
side,  and  adventure  the  sacrificing  our  lives  in  TreLand 
where  we  had  lost  our  estates  and  fortunes,  and  accord- 
ingly many  of  us  did  (with  the  first  opportunity)  put  the 
same  in  execution. 

1615,  last  of  Feb.  Thomas  Wharton  certifies  things 
tending  to  show  the  good  protestantism  of  Sir  P. 
Percival. 

Same  date.     A  similar  certificate  by  Lord  Inchinquin. 

CoriES  OP  Letters  op  George  Berkeley,  afterwards 
Dean  of  Derrt  and  Bishop  op  Clotne,  to  Sir  J. 
Percival. 

1709,  Sept.  22,  Trinity  College,  Dublin.— Is  sorry  to 
hear  that  P.  has  lost  the  statues,  medals,  &c.,  that  he  had 
coming  from  Italy,  but  almost  doubts  if  is  to  be  reckoned 
a  loss,  as  the  neighbours  in  the  county  of  Cork  would  not 
relish  them. — Remarks  that  P.  seems  to  prefer  improving 
himself  bv  conversation  before  private  study. 

1709,  Oct.  21,  T.  C.  D.— Sir  John  having  referred  B. 
to  Higden's  View  of  the  English  Constitution.  B.  says 
that  he  agrees  with  Higden's  approval  of  swearing  alle- 
giance to  the  King  de  facto.  .  .  .  Dr.  Lambert  *  has 
lately  published  a  defence  of  his  letter :  it  has  the 
character  of  being  smooth  and  trifling.     (2i  p]).) 

1709,  Dec.  27,  T.  C.  D.  —  Reflections  on  Socrates, 
whom  B.  thinks  "  the  best,  and  most  admirable  man 
'■  that  the  heatlien  world  produced."  .  .  .  Remarks  on 
Wliiston's  notion  that  "  adoration  and  prayer  :irennt  due 
"  to  the  Son  and  Holy  Ghost,  though  he  acknowledges 
'•  their  divinity.  .  .  .  Thinks  that  Whiston's  large 
"  family  are  to  be  pitied,  but  not  Whiston."     {3h  pp.) 

170y%,  March  1,  T.  (".  D.  The  controversy  occasioned 
by  Mr.  Boyle's  sermon  against  Episcopacy  is  not  yet 
ended.  I  hear  he  has  a  volume  of  above  60  sheets  ready 
for  the  press. — B.  sends  Sir  John  a  copy  of  his  Treatise 
on  Vision,  and  comments  a  little  upon  it.  .  .  .  Notices 
the  Archbishop  of  Dublin's  sermon  denying  that  there 
was  any  more  goodness  or  understanding  in  God  than 
there  were  feet  or  hands.  .  .  .  Says  that  he  had  written 
to  Mr.  Gierke  (Clarke)  to  give  his  thoughts  on  the  subject 
of  God's  existence,  but  got  no  answer. 

1710,  June  29,  T.  C.  D.— Congratulations  on  Sir  John 
Percival's  marriage.  Asks  him  to  present  to  Lord  Pem- 
broke a  copy  of  the  book  which  he  (Berkeley)  had 
dedicated  to  him. 

1710,  July  29,  T.  C.  D.  .  .  .  Asks  Sir  John  Percival 
to  get  opinions  on  his  (Berkeley's)  book. 

1710,  Sept.  6,  T.  C.  D.  .  .  .  Is  vexed  at  people's 
unfavourable  view  of  his  book. — Defends  the  book. — 'Telia 
how  a  cb'unken  fellow  made  him  pledge  Dr.  Sacheverell's 
health,  in  brandy,  in  a  ooflee  room. — Does  not  wish  to 
be  thought  an  admirer  of  the  Doctor.     (5  jip.) 

1710,  Oct.  30,  London.  Sir  John  Percival  to  Berkeley. 
Dr.  Clarke  and  Mr.  Whiston  have  read  Berkeley's  book, 
and  think  him  a  fairer  arguer  and  a  clear  vrriter,  but  say 
that  the  first  principles  he  lays  down  are  false. 

1710,  Dec.  20.  Rathmore.  G.  Berkeley  to  Sir  John 
Percival.  .  .  .  Thanks  for  presenting  the  book  to  Lord 
Peinbrolce.  .  .  .  Is  at  Mr.  Blithe's  house,  co.  Meath. — 
The  printing  trade  is  very  flourishing  in  Ireland. 

1710,  Dec.  28.  London.     Su-  J.  P.  to  Geo.  Berkeley. 

*  llalph  Lambert,  afterwards  Dean  (f  Down,  and  afterwards  ma<le 
Bish'>p  of  Dromore  1717.  la  1727  he  was  made Uishop  of  Meath,  and  he 
died  in  1732. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION! 


ICAKL  OP      Says  that  Lord  Pembroke  thinks  Berkeley  an  ingenious 
Kgmosi.      tnan  and  to  be  encouraged,  but  cannot  believe  in   the 
non-esistence    of  matter.   .   .  .     Again   alludes  to    Dr. 
Clarke  and  Mr.  Whiston. 

17{^,  January  19.  T.  C.  D.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir 
John  Peroival. — Is  just  returned  from  the  county  of 
Meath.  .  .  .  Expresses  his  surprise  at  Dr.  Clarke  re- 
fusing to  show  Tfhere  liis  (Berkeley's)  error  lies. 

17i^,  Feb.  13,  T.  C.  D.  George  Berkeley  to  Sir 
J.  P.  Sends  a  letter  for  Lord  Pembroke.  .  .  .  There  is  a 
report  that  the  plague  is  landed  in  Ireland. 

17fJ.  March  li,  T.  C.  D.  George  Berkeley  to  Sir 
J.  P. — Congratulations  on  Sir  .John  having  a  son, — Asks 
him  to  read  Locke's  book  on  Education. 

1711,  June  3.  T.  C.  D.  George  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
— Thinks  that  if  some  Irish  gentleman  of  good  fortunes 
and  generous  inclinations  would  constantly  reside  in 
England,  there  to  watch  for  the  interest  of  their  own 
country,  they  iiiight  at  such  conjectures  (conjunctures  ?) 
bring  it  far  greater  advantage  than  they  could  by  spend- 
ing their  ineomes  at  home. 

1712,  May  17  and  June  5,  T.  C.  D.  G.  Berkeley  to 
Sir  J.  P.     Two  letters  aliout  Sir  John's  little  son. 

1712,  Aug.  18,  T.  C.  D.  G.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P.— 
About  reports  of  war,  and  on  politics. — ''  Lord  Boling- 
"  broke  is  expected  suddenly  from  France,  whither  I 
"  suppose  you  know  he  lately  went  along  with  Mr. 
"  Prior." — T'other  day  two  malefactors  were  publickly 
pelloried  and  afterwards  bm-nt  alive  in  Felster's  shop, 
for  having  offered  some  atfront  to  the  memory  of  King 
William.  .  .  .  He  gives  an  account  of  Sir  Joha"s 
children. 

]71§,  January  26,  Loudon.  G.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. — 
Gives  an  account  of  his  journey  from  Dublin  ;  ;ind  tells 
his  impressions  of  England  and  London. — Says  that  Mr. 
Clerke  went  with  hira  to  Mr.  Southwell,  who  introduced 
him  to  Lord  Pembroke.  "  There  is  lately  published  a 
"  Ijold  and  pernicious  liook,  a  Discourse  on  Freethink- 
"  ing.  I  hear  the  printer  of  it  is  put  into  Newgate,  as 
"  is  likewise  a  woman  for  selling  a  Viallad  on  the  Duke 
"  D'Aumont  as  being  a  wine  merchant."  The  Provost 
and  Mr.  Moliueux  told  liini  that  Mr.  Tickel,a  fellow  of 
Oxford,  author  of  the  jjoem  on  the  approaching  peace, 
told  them  of  an  oak  in  a  forest  of  Hampshire  which  buds 
and  shoots  forth  leaves  every  Cliristmas  day.  A  year  or 
two  ago  Tickel  went  himself.  He  saw  it  in  a  light  night 
about  two  hours  before  day,  at  which  time  it  had  not 
the  j_'.  St  appearance  of  bud  or  leaf,  Ijut  when  day  came 
was  covered  with  both;  several  of  the  leaves  were  as 
large  as  a  sixpence,  and  he  carried  them  to  Oxford  where 
above  40  j  ersons  saw  them,  one  of  whom  coufirmed  the 
story. — Berkeley  has  called  on  Steele,  who  desired  to  be 
acquainted  with  him.  Steele  was  writing  a  play. 
Berkeley  proposes  no  small  satisfaction  in  the  conversa- 
tion of  Steele  and  his  friends. 

1711,  Feb.  -23.  London.  G.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
This  night  Mr.  Bligh  is  to  have  a  ball  at  the  late  Duke 
of  Hamilton's  house  in  St.  James'  Square.  .  .  .  Mr. 
Addison  and  Mr.  Steele  (and  so  far  as  I  can  find,  the 
rest  of  that  party)  seem  entirely  persuaded  there  is  a 
design  for  bringing  in  the  Pretender.  They  think  ever}'- 
thing  looks  tliat  way,  and  particularly  three  of  the  best 
Papist  officers,  Lt.-General  Mackoni,  Major-Gtn.  Laules, 
and  Brigadier  Skolton.  being  now  all  in  London.  Laules, 
Mr.  Addison  assured  me,  was  discoursed  by  an  officer  at 
the  Queen's  Ijirth-night ;  ...  all  these  are  Irish  that 
have  followed  the  fortunes  of  King  James.  .  .  .  I  have 
heard  .  .  that  the  Duke  of  Berwick's  aunt  was  known  to 
say  that  her  nephew  would  soon  be  in  London.  .  .  . 
The  value  you  have  always  shown  for  the  Siiectator 
makes  me  .  .  .  tell  you  that  by  his  mother-in-law's 
death  he  is  come  into  an  estate  of  5001.  a  year  ;  the  same 
day  his  wife  was  brought  to  bed  of  a  son. — Remarks  on 
Steele's  fondne.^s  for  his  wife. — I  told  Mr.  Steele  if  he 
neglects  to  resume  his  writings  the  world  will  look  on  it 
as  the  effect  of  his  growing  rich  ;  but  he  says  this  addi- 
tion to  liis  foi-tnne  will  i  ather  encourage  him  to  exert 
himself  more  than  ever. — Says  that  he  dines  frequently 
with  Steele  at  his  house  in  Bloorasbury  Square,  and 
speaks  of  his  good  house,  table,  servants,  coach,  Ac. 
"  Somebody  Inid  given  him  my  Treatise  of  the  Princi- 
■'  pies  of  Human  Knowledge,  and  that  was  the  ground 
"  of  his  inclination  to  my  acquaintance." 

171  ii,  March  7,  London.  G.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P.~A  i 
Mr.  Bligh's  ball,  the  Marlborough  family  being  there 
disgi'aced  hiin  with  the  Tories  his  friends  at  the  Cocoa 
Tree,  whither  he  constantly  goes.  And  soon  after  it 
there  was  an  advertisement  published  in  one  of  the 
printed  papers  that  the  Duchess  of  Marlborough  had 
left  100  guineas  to  be  laid  out  in  a  ball  at  Duke 
Hamilton's  house  as  a  triumph  over  his  Grace's  memory. 


This  afTront,  which  robbed  him  of  the  glory  of  his  ball , 
could  nt>t  but  be  tineasy  to  Mr.  Bligh.  Dr.  Swift  (whom 
I  met  by  chance  at  mj-  Lord  Pembroke's  two  nights  agone) 
told  me  Mr.  Bligh  had  applied  to  the  author  of  the  Post 
Boy  to  [lublish  a  contradiction  to  his  former  advertise- 
ment, but  that  he  refusing  to  do  it  without  the  Duchess 
of  Hamilton's  eimseut,  Mr.  Bligh  )jrevailed  with  Dr. 
Swift  to  introduce  him  to  the  Duchess  in  order  to  obtain 
it.  But  her  Grace  being  a  smart  woman,  and  the  Doctor 
(as  he  says  himself)  very  ill-naturedly  taking  part  witli 
her  against  Mr.  Bligh,  they  proved  to  him  the  um-eason- 
ableness  of  his  request,  and  sent  him  away  in  no  small 
confusion.  .  .  It  is  reported  that  we  shall  have  peace 
proclaimed  this  week  .  .  .  You  will  soon  hear  of  Mr. 
Steel  under  the  character  of  the  Guardian ;  he  designs 
his  paper  shall  come  out  every  day  as  the  Spectator. 
He  is  likewise  projecting  a  noble  entertainment  for 
persona  of  a  refined  taste.  It  is  chiefly  to  consist  of  the 
finest  pieces  of  eloquence  translated  from  the  Greek 
and  Latin  authors  ;  they  will  be  accompanied  by  the 
best  musick  suited  to  raise  those  passions  that  are  suited 
to  the  occasion.  Pieces  of  poetry  too  will  be  there 
recited.  These  informations  I  have  from  Mr.  Steel 
himself.  1  have  seen  the  place  designed  for  these  per- 
formances. It  is  in  York  Buildings,  and  he  has  been 
at  no  small  expense  to  embellish  it  with  all  imaginable 
decorations.  It  is  the  finest  chamber  I  have  seen,  and 
will  contain  seats  for  a  select  company  of  two  (200  ?) 
persons  of  the  best  quality  and  taste  who  are  to  be 
subscribers.  I  had  last  night  a  very  ingenious  new 
poem  tipon  Windsor  Forest  given  me  by  the  author, 
Mr.  Pope.  The  gentleman  is  a  Papist,  but  a  man  of 
excellent  wit  and  learning,  and  one  of  those  Mr.  Steel 
mentions  in  his  last  paper  as  having  writ  some  of  the 
Spectator. 

171f.  March  27,  London.  G.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P.— 
Praises  Steele. — Mr.  Addison  has  the  same  talents  in  a 
high  degree,  and  is  likewise  a  great  philosopher,  having 
applied  himself  to  the  speculative  studies  more  than 
any  of  the  wits  that  I  know. — Those  gentlemen's  appre- 
hensions are  all  over. — Mr.  Steele  ha\-ing  told  me  that 
he  now  imagines  my  Lord  Treasurer  has  no  design  of 
bringing  in  the  Pretender,  and  that  In  case  he  had,  he 
is  persuaded  he  could  never  perform  it. — I  breakfasted 
with  Mr.  Addison  at  Dr.  Swift's  lodgings.  His  coming 
in  while  I  was  there,  and  the  good  temper  he  shewed 
was  construed  by  me  as  a  sign  of  an  approaching 
coalition  of  parties.  Mr.  Addison  being  more  earnest 
Ln  the  Whig  cause  than  Mr.  Steele  (the  former  having 
quitted  an  employment  rather  than  hold  it  tind(;r  the 
Tories,  which  by  a  little  compliance  he  might  have 
done),  and  there  having  passed  a  coldness,  it  not  a  direct 
breach  between  those  two  gentlemen  and  Dr.  Swift  on 
the  score  of  politicks.  Dr.  Swift's  will  (wit  ?)  is  ad- 
mired by  both  of  them,  and  indeed  by  his  greatest 
enemies,  and  if  I  were  not  afraid  of  disobliging  my 
lady  and  Mrs.  Parker,  I  should  tell  you  that  I  think 
him  one  of  the  best  uatured  and  agreeable  men  in  the 
world.  Mr.  Steel's  entertainment  at  York  Buildings 
only    waits    the  finishing  of  .two  pictures,  the    one  of 

Truth,  and  the  other  of  Eloquence He  tells  me  lie 

had  some  discourse  with  the  Lord  Treasurer  relating  to 
it,  and  talks  as  if  he  would  engage  my  Lord  Trea.surer 
in  his  project,  designing  that  it  shall  comprehend  both 
Whigs  and  Tories.  A  play  of  Mr.  Steele's  which  was 
expected,  he  has  now  put  otf  till  ne.xt  winter.  But  Cato, 
a  most  noble  play  of  Mr.  Addison,  and  the  only  one  he 
writ,  is  to  be  acted  in  Easter  week:  .  .  he  designs  to 
give  tlie  ]irolits  to  the  actoi-s. 

1713,  April  16,  London.  G.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P.  .  . 
A  person  well  acijuaiuted  with  all  the  Ministers  and 
with  Lad}'  Masham  declares  to  me  that  he  never  heard 
the  least  expression  drop  from  any  of  them  (and  he 
makes  one  in  almost  all  their  parties  of  private  meet- 
ings) that  looked  like  an  inclination  to  the  Pretender. 
On  Tuesd.ay  last  Cato  was  acted  the  first  time. — I  was 
present  with  Mr.  Addison  ."irid  two  or  three  more  friends 
in  a  side  box  where  we  had  ti  table  and  two  or  three 
flasks  of  Burgundy  and  Champagne,  with  which  the 
author  (who  is  a  very  sober  man)  thought  it  necessary 
to  support  his  spirits  .  .  .  and  indeed  it  was  a  pleasant 
refreshment  to  us  all  between  the  acts  ....  Some  parts 
of  the  prologue,  written  by  Mr.  Pope,  a  Tory  and  eveji 
a  Papist,  were  hissed,  being  thought  to  savour  of 
Whiggism,  but  the  clap  got  much  the  hiss.  Lord 
llarlcy,  who  sat  in  the  Jiext  box  to  us,  was  observed  to 
clap  as  loud  as  any    in  the  house  all  the  time  of  the 

play This    day    I    dined    at    Dr.   Arbutluiofs 

lodging  in  the  Queen's  Palaie — Berkeley  then  mentions 
a  project  of  the  King  of  France  to  form  a  cou\pauy  to 
import   6'0,000  head  of  black   cattle;  but    as    they  are 


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chiefly  to  come  from  Ireland,  Berkeley  thinks  it  will  be 
prejudicial  to  the  Queen  and  to  Ireland. — Dr.  Arbiithnot 
is  the  first  proselyte  I  have  made  of  the  treatise  I  came 
over  to  print,  which  will  be  soon  published.  His  wit 
you  have  an  instance  of  in  the  Art  of  Political  Lying, 
and  in  the  tracts  of  John  Bull,  of  which  he  i.s  the 
author.  He  is  the  Queen's  domestic  physician,  and  in 
great  esteem  with  the  whole  Court,  a  great  philosopher, 
and  reckoned  the  first  mathematician  of  the  age,  and 
has  the  character  of  uncommon  virtue  and  probitv. 

1713,  May  7,  London.  G.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P.— 
About  the  succesB  of  Addison's  play. — They  have  acted 
it  now  almost  a  month,  and  would,  I  believe,  a  month 
longer,  but  that  Mrs.  Oldfield  can  not  hold  out  any 
longer,  having  had  for  several  nights  past,  as  I  am 
informed,  a  midwife  behind  the  scenes,  which  is  surely 

very  unbecoming  the  character  of  Cato's  daughter 

The  very  day  peace  was  proclaimed,  instead  of  asso- 
ciating with  the  Tories,  I  dined  with  several  of  the  other 
party  at  Dr.  Garth's  where  we  di-ank  the  Duke  of 
Marlborough's  health,  though  they  had  not  the  heart  to 
speak  one  word  against  the  peace.  Indeed  the  spu-it  of 
the  ANTiigs  seems  quite  broken 

1713,  May  14,  Dublin.  Sir  John  Percival  to  George 
Berkeley. — I  hear  your  book  new  is  jirinted  though  not 
yet  published,  and  that  your  opinion  has  gained  ground 
among  the  learned  :  that  Mr.  Addison  is  come  over  tu 
you ;  and  now  what  seemed  shocking  at  first  is  become 
so  familiar,  that  others  envy  you  the  discovery  and 
make  it  their  own You  have  now  an  oppor- 
tunity of  gratifying  one  piece  of  curiosity  which  I  have 
heard  you  very  inqnisite  about :  I  mean  the  surprise  of 
a  person  born  lilind  when  made  to  see.  One  Grant,  an 
oculist,  has  put  out  an  advertisement  of  his  art  this 
way,  with  whom  I  believe  you  would  find  satisfaction 
in  discoursing. 

1713,  June  2,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
— Mentions  a  clergyman  in  Wiltshire  having  published 
a  treatise  wherein  he  advances  something  published 
three  years  before  in  his  [Bprkele3''s]  treatise  concerning 
the  Principles  of  Human  Knowledge.  ...  Is  very  glad 
to  have  made  Dr.  Smalridge's  acquaintance.  It  is  doubtful 
whether  he  or  Atterburj*  will  be  Bishop  of  Rochester. 
.  .  .  The  Scotch  are  in  a  great  ferment  occa.sioned  by 
the  Malt  Tax. 

1713,  July  18,  Dublin.  Sir  J.  P.  to  Geo.  Berkeley.— 
Says  that  Swift  says  that  Berkeley  has  not  made  a  con- 
vert of  Arbnthnot. 

1713,  July  19,  Oxford.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P.— 
Has  been  almost  a  month  at  Oxford,  a  most  delightful 
place. — Grand  performances  at  the  theatre,  and  great 
concourse  from  London  and  the  country,  amongst  whom 
were  several  foreigners,  particularly  about  30  French- 
men of  the  Ambassador's  company  who,  as  is  reported, 
were  all  robbed  by  a  single  highwayman. 

1713,  Aug.  7,  Oxford.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
Dr.  Arbuthnot's  diii'erence  with  Berkeley  is  only  con- 
cerning some  notions  relating  to  the  necessity  of  the 
laws  of  natttre,  and  not  regarding  the  non-existence  of 
matter. 

1713,  Aug.  27,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir.  J.  P.— 
Two  or  three  nights  since  Mr.  Bligh  was  married  to 
Lady  Theodosia  Hide,  daughter  of  the  Earl  of  Clarendon. 

1713,  Oct.  2,  London.  "  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
Mr.  Steele  having  laid  down  his  employment,  because, 
as  he  says  he  would  not  be  obliged  to  those  to  whom  he 
could  not  be  grateful,  has  of  late  turned  his  head  towards 
politics  and  published  a  pamphlet  in  relation  to  Dunkirk. 

1713,  Oct.  15,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
....  I  am  on  the  eve  of  going  to  Sicily  as  chapl.iin  to 
Lord  Peterborough,  who  is  Amljassador  Extraordinary 
(on  the  coronation  of  the  new  King). 

1713,  Nov.  24,  Paris.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
He  left  London  on  the  2.5th  of  Oct.,  O.S.--Gives  an 
account  of  his  journey.— The  Abbe'  D'Aubigne  is  to 
introduce  him  to  Mallebranche. 

1713,  Deo.  28,  Lyons.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
Account  of  the  fete  on  the  occasion  of  the  King's  statue 
being  set  up. — Account  of  the  town. 

1714,  Feb.  4,  N.S.,  Genoa.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
Says  that  he  stayed  a  month  at  Paris,  eight  at  Lyons, 
and  eleven  at  Turin,  and  that  he  now  has  been  almost 
three  weeks  at  Genoa. — Describes  Genoa. — Says  that 
the  clergy  are  very  ignorant ;  they  shewed  him  in  the 
library  of  the  Franciscans  of  the  town  a  Hebrew  Bible, 
takiug  it  to  be  an  English  one.— Lord  Peterborough 
arrived  about  a  week  since. 

171J,  Feb.  19,  Leghorn.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P. 
— Lord  Peterborough  would  not  wait  the  arrival  of 
his  equipage,  but  left  ten  days  ago  on  a  Maltese  vessel 
bound  to  Palermo  on  which  he  will  stay  a  short  time,  and 


will  put  off  his  public  entrance.     He  took  hut  two  or 

three  servants The    Secretary   is    an    Italian 

There  are  no  less  than  nine  diflferent  natives  amono-  luv 
lord  s  domesticks.  ° 

1714,  April  s,  London.  Sir  J.  P.  to  Geo.  Berkeley.— 
Says  that  m  a  gallery  belonging  to  a  convent  (he  think.s 
of  Austin  Friars)  one  of  their  orders  shon-ed  him  a  head 
of  Friar  Bacon,  and  said  he  was  one  of  the  most  eminent 
Reformers  under  Henry  the  8th There  is  an  out- 
cry on  the  Ministry  that  they  design  to  bring  in  the 
Pretender.  " 

1714,  May  1,  Leghorn.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P.— 
Has  seen  Pisa,  Lucca,  Pistoria,  Florence,  iVc.  Prefers 
England  or  Ireland.     The  only  advantage  is  in  point 

°f.  ai'' The  people   here  are  mucli    dissatisfied 

wuh  the  hard  government  of  the  Grand  Duke. 

1714,  July  13,  Paris.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Sir  J.  P.  I 
parted  from  Lord  Peterborough  at  Genoa,  where  I  em- 
barked with  Mr.  Molesworth,  the  late  Envoy  at  Florence, 
and  the  Colonel,  his  brother,  and  have  had  a  very  jdea- 
sant  journey  with  them  to  Paris,  where  I  came"  about 
three  days  agone.  My  lord  took  post  for  T.irin,  and 
thence  designed  passing  over  the  Alps,  and  s  ■  through 
Savoy  and  Turin  on  his  way  to  England. 

1716,  July  tj,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  Per- 
cival—He  thinks  people  are  tired  of  baiting  one  ano- 
ther, and  that  the  spirit  of  party  begins  to  cool. 

1715,  July  23.  Flaxley.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P.— 
I  have  now  spent  a  fortnight  in  Gloucesterehire,  and 
propose  going  to  London  next  week.— Riots  in  the 
neighbotrring  counties,  Worcester,  Stafford,  &c.— He 
gives  from  the  report  of  a  servant  of  a  house  where  he 
was,  an  account  of  riots  at  Birmingham.  Berkeley  says 
the  report  is  that  the  riots  are  got  up  by  the  Whigs  to 
ruin  the  Tory  party. 

(Lord  Percival,  in  reply,  says  that  the  rebellion  is 
got  up  by  the  Torys.) 

1716,  Aug.  9,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. 
.  .  .  The  Highgate  cobler  was  whipped  on  Thursday, 
and  a  mob  of  several  thousands  threatened  to  pull  the 
executioner  to  pieces  if  he  did  not  perform  his  office 
gently.  I  hear  that  Lord  Peterborough  left  the  king- 
dom on  Friday  last  with  the  King's  pass.  I  do  not 
know  the  occasion,  having  had  no  discourse  with  his 
Lordship  since  my  coming  to  town.  On  the  same  day 
Articles  were  presented  in  the  House  of  Commons 
against  the  Dake  of  Ormond.  Berkeley  was  in  the 
House  during  great  part  of  the  deljate.  ." .  He  says  he 
cannot  well  leave  for  Ireland  before  next  month. 

1715,  Aug.  18,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. 
A  report  of  the  French  king's  death.  The  rumour  of  an 
invasion  by  the  Pretender  is  accredited  more  than  ever. 

1715,  Sept.  8,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. — 
Berkeley  tells  alwut  the  committal  to  Newgate  of 
Col.  Paul  of  the  Guards,  for  attempting  to  debauch 
them  in  favour  of  the  Pretender. — Further  allusions 
to  tampering  with  the  soldiers.  —  "About  a  fort- 
"  night  agone  as  I  walked  through  St.  James's  Park 
"  there  was  an  odd  looking  man  in  close  conference 
"  with  one  of  the  centinels  ;  I  heard  him  mention  the 
"  words  hereditary  right ;  and  think  the  entire  sentence 

was.  But  sure  you  are  for  hereditary  right To- 

"  morrow  the  Duke  of  Argyle,  the  Duke  of  Roxburgh, 
"  and  Lord  Sutherland  set  out  for  Scotland.  There 
"  must  have  been  some  pressing  reasons  for  this,  it 
"  having  been  much  against  the  inclination  and  en- 
"  deavours  of  the  Duke  of  Argyle.  The  Bishop  of 
'"  Bristol  assured  me  the  other  day  that  the  Court 
"  expect  that  the  Duke  of  Orleans  would,  in  case  of  need, 
"  supply-  them  with  forces  against  the  Pretender  ;  and 
"  I  have  seen  two  letters,  one  from  the  Duke  Regent 
"  and  the  other  from  the  new  King  of  Fiance  to  the 
"  Prince  of  Wales,  containing  assurances  of  friendship 
"  and  affection." 

1715,  Sept.  22,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P., 
J. P. — Gives  reports  as  to  the  rebels  in  Scotland. — 
Alludes  to  the  unhappy  misunderstanding  between  the 
Dukes  of  Marlljorough  and  Argyle.  .  .  .  Yesterday  Lord 
Lansdowne  and  Lord  Duplin  were  seized  here.  Lord 
Jersey  was  likewise  sought  for.  but  escaped. 

1715,  Sept.  26,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. — 
Berkeley  thinks  bloodshed  will  lie  prevented  by  the 
discovery  the  Court  has  made  of  the  persons  and  designs 
of  the  conspirators.  Mr.  Harvey  of  Comb,  (a  man  of 
7,000Z.  a  year),  was  taken  up  and  examined.  He  denied 
all  he  was  charged  with.  Lord  Townsheud  produced 
his  own  handwriting ;  he  was  ^ent  away  in  custody  of  a 
messenger,  and  stalibed  himself  with  a  penknife  in  three 
places.  Lord  Nottingham,  his  uncle,  was  with  him  to- 
day; it  is  thought  he  will  die.  Sir  W.  Windham  made 
his   escape  from  a   messenger.     Rumour  of  a  warrant 

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Earl  ov      ngainst  the  Bishop  of  Rochester.    Lord  Duplin  is  in  the 
F.GMONT.      hands  of  a  messenger.    Lonl  Lansdowne  is  in  the  Tower. 
'         The  hist  advices  from  Loid  Stair  are  that  the  Pretender 
is  still  at  Bar-le-Duc. 

1715,  Oct.  20,  Loudon.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. — 
Retracts  his  opinion  that  there  was  no  more  to  I'ear 
from  the  intended  invasion.  .  .  .  The  rebels  in  Nor- 
thumberland are  said  to  be  2,000.  and  it  is  not  doubted 
as  many  more  passed  the  Forth  under  General  Hamilton. 
The  Court  indeed  gives  them  out  to  be  l.OOO  only. — Sir 
W.  Wyndham's  committal  to  the  Tower  is  resented,  I 
know  not  why,  by  the  old  Duke  of  Somerset,  his  father- 
in-law. 

1715,  Nov.  3,  Loudon.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. 
The  Duke  of  Ormond  is  gone  back  to  France,  having 
lain  one  night  at  one  Cory's  in  Devonshire.  Lord  Stair 
has  sent  to  the  Court  a  letter  intercepted  from  him  to 

the  Pretender The  forces  under  Lord  Mar,  uo 

doubt,  will  languish  and  disperse  in  a  little  time.  To  do 
L.ird  Peterborough  justice  this  was  the  opinion  he  always 
declaied  himself  to  have  of  the  rebels  and  their  projects. 
Dr.  Friend  who  got  the  2O,(i00Z.  prize  in  the  Lottery,  is 
disposed  to  give  up  a  living  in  the  presentation  of  his 
Lordship.  By  what  I  heard  he  will  resign  it  in  a  few 
months,  in  which  case  it  may  be  worth  my  acceptance. 

1715,  JSfov.  17,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. 
Congratulations  on  the  victory  at  Preston. 

1716,  May,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P.  Is  like 
soon  to  go  to  Ireland,  the  Prince  having  recommended 
him  to  the  Lords  Justices  to  succeed  Charles  Carr  in  the 
living  of  St.  Paul's,  in  Dublin.  The  letter  from  the 
Prince  is  inclosed  and  seconded  by  Mr.  Secretary  Stan- 
hope, so  that,  I  think,  it  cannot  fail  of  success.  The 
living  is  reckoned  to  be  worth  about  lOOL  a  year,  but  I 
put  the  greater  value  on  it  because  it  is  consistent  with 
my  Fellowship. 

1716,  May  26,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P.  I 
beg  the  favour  of  you  to  write  a  letter  to  the  Duke  of 
Grafton  imparting  you  are  acquainted  with  me,  and 
your   conviction   of  my  being  well   afl'ected  to  H.  M. 

Government I  make  this  request  because  1  have 

some  reason  to  think  that  my  competitors  have  wronged 
my  character  on  the  other  side  of  the  water.  The  Go- 
vernment of  Ireland  have  yet  made  no  ansv.-er  to  the 
recommendation  of  the  Prince  and  Secretary  Stanhope 
....  and  I  am  solicitous  to  have  my  character  cleared 
to  the  Lords  Justices. 

On  the  2Hth  of  i\[ay  Lortl  P.  wrote  to  the  Duke  of 
Grafton  in  favour  of  Berkeley. 

1716,  Juno  1,  Charles  Deriug  writes  from  Dublin 
that  he  dimlits  Berkeley's  success,  as  the  Lords  Justices 
have  made  a  strong  representation  against  him. 

1716,  Nov  24,  N.S.,  Turin.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. 
— I  did  not  think  it  prudent  to  write  reflections  of  the 

state  of  France  while  I  was  in  it It  is  in  a  very 

bad  condition.  The  Regent  is  generally  misliked  liy 
the  people,  and  his  alliance  with  England  has  perhaps 

contributed  to  make  him  so We  travel  with  all 

the  ease  and  convenience  possible.  Mr.  Ashe  is  a 
modest,  ingenious,  well-natured  young  gentleman.  .  .  . 
We  have  unlimited  letters  of  credit.  ...  A  very  bad 
passage  over  Mount  Cenis.  Berkeley  says  that  they  let 
him  fall  six  or  seven  times,  and  thrice  on  the  brink  of 
precipices.  .  .  .  He  saw  two  avalanches.  ...  A  large 
wolf  threatened  them.  They  propose  to  take  Milan, 
Parma,  Modena,  Bologna,  Florence,  Siena,  Rome,  &c. 

171 'J,  March  1,  Rome.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P.— He 
mentions  a  picture  in  the  gallery  of  the  Great  Duke  of 
Parma,  at  Parma,  the  original  of  Lord  Percival's 
Danae,  which  is  esteemed  one  of  the  finest  pieces  that 
Titian  ever  did.  .  .  .  He  intends  to  go  to  Naples  as 
Boon  as  possible.  "I  have  got  eyes  but  no  ears.  I 
"  would  say  that  I  am  a  judge  of  painting  tho'  not  of 
"  musick.  (live  me  leave  to  inform  yon  of  a  piece  of 
"  secret  history  that  I  learnt  tho  other  night  from  one 
"  wholdouljt  not  knew  the  truth,  andl  hare  reason  to 
"  think  told  it  me.  In  England  there  are  now  7ii0 
"  clergymen,  in  all,  of  the  Church  of  Rome,  of  which 
"  lO'J  Jesuits,  300  priests,  and  the  rest  friars  of  several 
"  orders.  la  Wales  50  clergy,  in  the  West  10,  in  the 
"  North  200.  In  London  and  the  environs  160,  of 
"  which  in  London  20  Jesuits,  10  Benedictines,  5  Capu- 
"  chans,  3  Carmelites.  The  priests  have  at  least  8,0o0Z. 
"  a  year  terra  firma  in  England  (some  say  30. OOOL).  The 
"  seculiii-  priests  have  '■).000l.  per  anu.  The  number  of 
"  Papists  in  England  is  70,i)00. 

1717,  April  6,  Naples.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P.  He 
is  enthusiastic  on  Naples.  The  nobility  admit  strangers 
freely  to  their  entertaiiiments ;  but  he  says  they  are  not 
the  politest  people  in  the  world. 


1717,  Sept.,  N.S.,  Testaccio,  in  the  island  of  luorine.  Earl  ( 
— Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. — They  have  been  there  three  I^^gmos 
months  in  Inorine  (more  vulgarly  called  Isohia).     The 

soil  is  very  fertile.  The  people  have  got  an  ugly  habit 
of  murdering  one  another  for  trifles.  Last  year  36 
murders  were  compounded  for  by  the  Governor ;  the 
life  of  a  man  being  valued  at  10  ducats. 

1718,  April  26,  Rome.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P. — In 
the  functions  of  the  Holy  Week  were  several  of  the 
nobility  and  gentry  of  Great  Britain,  enough  to  fill  two 
coffee-houses.  The  well-ati'ected  meet  in  that  in  the 
Piazza  d'Espagna,  and  the  rebels  have  another  part 
to  themselves.  Among  the  latter  are  Lords  Mar, 
Southesk,  &c. 

1718,  July  28,  Rome.     Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P 

In  architecture  the  old  Romans  were  inferior  to  the 
Greeks,  and  the  moderns  fall  infinitely  short  of  Ijoth 
in  grandeur  and  simplicity  of  taste. — (In  this  letter 
Berkeley  mentions  that  Mr.  George  Ashe  is  with  him, 
and  that  he  has  brought  prints  and  books  for  Lord 
Percival  and  Lord  Pembroke.) 

1718,  Nov.  13,  Rome.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P.  .  .  . 
The  Pretender  is  hourlj-  expected  in  that  city,  where  he 
designs  to  make  his  residence.  The  greatest  part  of  his 
followers  are  already  come,  and  swarm  in  all  public 
places.  .  .  .  Says  that  he  sends  some  terra-cotta  busts 
cast  from  the  antique. 

1720,  July  -iu,  N.S.,  Florence.  Geo.  Berkeley  to 
Lord  P.  About  medals,  marbles,  casts,  and  prints  for 
Lord  P. 

1721,  Oct.  12,  Trinity  College.— Geo.  Berkeley  to 
Lord  P.     I  have  now  been  a  month  in  Ireland  without 

writing  to  your  Lordship I  no  sooner  set  foot  on 

shore  than  I  heard  that  the  deanery  of  Dromore  was 
vacant,  with  about  SOtiL  a  year,  and  a  sinecure,  which 
circumstance  recommends  it  to  me  beyond  any  prefer- 
ment in  the  kingdom,  tho'  there  are  some  deaneries  of 
twice  that  value. — He  says  that  he  applied  to  the  Duke 
[i.e.,  the  Duke  of  Grafton,  the  Lord  Lieutenant,]  but  was 
put  ofl'  civilly  : — that  the  Duchess  was  very  civil,  and  so 
was  Mrs.  Fairfax. 

(In  an  answer  to  the  above,  Lord  P.  said  that  he 
thought  that  the  Duke  delaying  the  disposal  of  it  until 
the  recess  was  a  good  sign  for  Berkeley.) 

1721,  Oct.  23,  Trinity  College.  Geo.  Berkeley  to 
Lord.  P.  Asks  fm-  a  copy  of  Lord  Percival's  paper  on 
Banks. 

1721,  [December],  Trinity  College.  Geo.  Berkeley  to 
Lord  P.  Thanks  for  Lord  Percival's  paper  on  Banks. 
The  deanery  is  still  in  suspense.  Three  days  hence 
they  are  to  entertain  the  Duke  of  Grafton  at  the  College, 
and  Berkeley  is  to  make  the  Latin  speech. 

172i,  Jan.  9,  Trinity  College.  Geo.  Berkeley  to 
Lord  P.  .  .  There  are  vacant,  besides  the  bishoprick 
of  Leighlin  and  Ferns,  the  Deaneries  of  Down,  Dro- 
more, Limerick,  and  Cork,  and  also  some  smaller  bene- 
fices. I  applied  at  first  for  that  of  Dromore,  and  have 
not  since  altered  my  application  ;  the  bishoprick  and 
rich  deanery  of  Down  being  above  my  desires  and  the 
others  below  them. — He  says  that  he  sees  the  Duke  and 
Duchess  every  ten  days. — Mentions  the  death  of  Mr. 
Ashe  at  Bru.ssels. 

172^,  Feb.  10,  Trinity  College.— My  patent  is  now 
passing  the  seals  for  the  deanery  of  Dromore.* 

172i,    Feb.    13,   Trinity   College He  congratulates 

Lord  Percival  on  the  birth  of  a  sim. 

172i,  March  15,  Trinity  College.  — Says  that  he  has 
been  allowed  60/.  Coucordatum  money  to  earrv  on  the 
suit  with  the  Bishop  of  Dromore.  He  (Berkeley)  em- 
ploys 8  lawyer.a,  and  is  assured  that  the  expense  will  be 
several  hundreds,  and  against  one  in  the  ])OSscssion  of 
the  deanery  and  who  has  lieen  practised  in  law  suits  for 
25  years.  The  Chantership  of  Christ  Church  is  vacant 
by  the  death  ot  the  Dean  of  Armagh  [Dr.  Drelingcourt], 
and  is  said  to  be  worth  somewhat  more  than  100/.  a 
year.  Berkeley  asks  for  it,  as  it  will  enable  him  to  carry 
on  the  suit. 

(Lord  Percival  writes  that  he  saw  the  Duke  of  Grafton 
about  the  matter,  who  said  that  Berkeley  should  be 
supplied  by  Concordatum  money  as  he  wanted  it,  but 
that  the  Chantership  must  go  another  way.) 

1722,  April  14,  Trinity  College.  Berkeley's  lawyers 
are  six  counsellors,  two  attorneys,  and  a  civilian  (naming 
them).  The  cause  is  a  great  cause,  and  he  is  told  that 
fewer  would  not  do.  Is  informed  that  his  adversary  has 
as  many.  He  is  to  proceed  by  (^uarelmpedit,  and  serve 
the  Bishop  and  Dr.  Lesley  with  a  writ  that  week. 

1722,  July  29,  Trinity  College. — Mr.  Conolly  is  build- 


*  It  iippcars  from  a  letter  by  Lord  I'ercivul  thiit  the  liishop  of  llromore 
cliiimeU  the  appointment. 


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[^AELoF  iug  a  stone  house  at  Castletown,  142  feet  by  tjO,  ;uid 
Sgmost.  -||  jgpj.  high.  On  Thursday  the  King's  equestrian 
statue  is  to  be  uncovered.  Berkeley  wrote  the  Latin 
inscri]ition.  Hopes  to  cut  short  his  law  suit  by  a  pro- 
ject coiitained  in  the  enclosed,  which  he  asks  Lord 
"Percival  to  seal  and  t^end  to  Mr.  Molineux. 

1722,  Sept.  7,  Trinity  College. — Berkeley  thinks  he 
can  only  get  the  deanery  by  Dean  Lesle_v  being  made  a 
Bishoj). — ■■  We  are  much  alarmed  here  by  the  seizing  of 
"  the  Bishop  of  Rochester  [Atterbnry].  .  .  I  am  sorry 
"  and  ashamed  to  see  a  Protestant  Bishop  accused  of 
"  so  fuul  a  conspiracy." 

1722,  Occ.  [  ],  Trinity  College.— Bolton,  Dean  of 
Derry,  lies  dangerously  ill  of  a  palsy,  and  past  hope  of 
recovery.  My  friends  think  that  in  case  of  a  vacancy 
I  may  have  some  pretensions  to  my  Lord  Lieutenant's 
favour,  especiall}'  if  his  Grace  shall  not  think  fit  to 
recommend  my  adversary  to  a  bishoprick,  without 
which  I  have  little  or  no  prospect  of  succeeding  to  the 
deanery  of  Down  (Dromore  ?).  As  to  Mr.  Fayzant's 
copying  out  of  our  libraiy,  it  is  at  present  so  old  and 
ruinous,  and  the  books  so  out  of  order,  that  there  is 
little   attendance    given ;    besides,    it    is   unusual    for 

strangers  to  be  admitted  to  copy  in  it Berkeley 

offers  to  burrow  himself  and  let  Mr.  Payzant  have  the 
books  to  copy. 

1722,  Dec.  16,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  P.  at 
Bath. — Says  that  he  came  to  London  partly  to  see  friends 
and  partly  to  inform  himself  on  some  points  of  law  which 
are  not  so  well  known  in  Ireland.  He  was  nearly  lost  in 
crossing  over. 

172s,  March  4,  Loudon.  It  is  now  about  10  months 
since  1  have  determined  to  spend  the  residue  of  my 
days  in  Beruiuda,  where,  I  trust  in  Providence,  I  may 
be  the  mean  instrument  of  doing  gi-eat  good  to  mankind. 
....  The  reformation  of  manners  among  the  English 
in  our  western  plantations,  and  the  propagation  of  the 
Go-spel  ainong  the  American  savages,  are  two  points  of 
high  moment.  The  natural  way  of  doing  this  is  by 
founding  a  college  or  seminary  in  some  convenient  part 
of  the  ^^'est  Indies  where  the  English  youth  of  our  plan- 
tations may  be  educated  in  such  sort  as  to  supply  their 
churches  with  pastors  of  good  morals  and  good  learning  ; 
a  thing  (God  knows)  much  wanted. — Berkeley  then  goes 
on  to  state  the  proposed  course  of  education  of  the  youths 
in  the  college ;  and  gives,  in  full,  his  reasons  for  prefer- 
ring the  group  of  Bermuda  Islands  as  the  seat  of  the 
college  ;  dilating  on  the  situation,  commerce,  climate, 
produce,  security,  the  simple  manners  of  the  people,  and 
the  want  of  enriching  commodities  which  might  tempt 

men  from  their  studies  to  turn  traders "In  case 

"  I  carry  my  deanery  (as  I  have  good  hopes  I  shall)  I 
"  design  to  erect  a  charity  school  in  Dromore,  and  to 
"  maintain  10  savages  and  10  whites  in  the  Bermuda 
"  University.  But  whatever  happens,  go  I  am  resolved. 
"  if  I  live.  Half  a  dozen  of  the  most  agreeable  and  in- 
"  genioas  men  in  our  college  are  with  me  in  this  project ; 
"  and  since  I  came  hither  I  have  got  together  about  a 
"  dozen  Englishmen  of  qitality,  and  gentlemen,  who 
"  intend  to  retire  to  these  islands,  to  build  villas  and  plant 
"  gardens,  &c.,  &c."* 

1723,  June  4,  Trinity  College.  .  .  .  Something  that 
will  surprise  your  Lordship  as  much  as  it  doth  me.  Mrs. 
Hester  van  Omry,  a  lady  to  whom  I  was  a  perfect 
stranger,  having  never  in  the  whole  course  of  my  life, 
to  my  knowledge,  exchanged  one  single  word  with  her, 
died  on  Sunday  night.  Yesterday  her  will  was  opened, 
by  which  it  appears  that  I  am  constituted  executor,  the 

,  advantage  whereof  is  computed  by  those  who  understand 

her  afl'airs  to  be  worth  3,O00L,  and  if  a  suit  she  had  be 
carried,  it  will  be  considerably  more.  This  is  only  a 
confused  gross  reckoning;  in  a  little  time  I  hope  to  see 
distinctly  into  the  state  of  her  aif airs.  ...  I  know  not 
what  your  thoughts  are  on  the  long  account  I  sent 
you  from  London  to  Bath  of  my  Bermuda  scheme  (which 
is  now  stronger  on  my  mind  than  ever,  this  provi- 
dential event  having  made  many  things  easy  in  my 
private  affairs  which  were  otherwise  before).  Mr.  Moore 
reports  that  Lord  Perci\al  is  afraid  of  earthquakes  at 
Bermuda.  Berkeley  asserts  that  one  was  never  known 
there. 

(On  the  oOth  of  June  Lord  Percival  writes  and  con- 
gratulates Berkeley  on  the  legacy.  He  thinks  the 
Bermuda  scheme  will  not  succeed  without  the  protection 
of  Government.  In  July  1723,  Lord  Percival  was  at 
Spa,  and  wrote  to  London  for  Protestant  tracts  to  dis- 
pose among  the  Protestants  of  a  place  three  leagues  off; 
and  there  are  several  letters  about  that  matter.) 

1723,  Sept.  19,  Trinity  College.  ...     In  my  last  I 

•  This  letter  appears  to  have  been  enclosed  in  a  letter  from  Berkeley 
jO  Daniel  Bering,  Lord  Percival's  brother-in-law. 

U     84062. 


gave  you  an  account  of  a  legacy  left  me  by  a  lady.  Since 
that,  looking  into  her  ali'airs.  we  find  her  deljts  to  have 
been  considerably  greater  than  we  imagined.  I  am 
nevertheless  still  likely  to  make  2,0002.  clear,  not  reckon- 
ing in  the  law  suit  depending  between  the  executors 
and  Mrs.  Partington.  As  to  my  suit  about  the  deauery 
of  Dromore,  I  despair  of  seeing  it  end  to  my  advantage. 
The  deanery  of  Down  is  now  vacant,  but  there  is  such  a 
crowd  of  competitors  for  everything,  that  I  cannot  pro- 
mise myself  success  without  such  assiduity  and  atten- 
dance as  I  hardly  think  it  deserves.  The  truth  is,  my 
first  purpose  of  going  to  Bermuda  sets  me  above  soli- 
citing anything  with  earnestness  in  this  part  of  the 
world,  which  can  now  be  of  no  use  to  me,  but  as  it  may 
enable  me  the  better  to  prosecute  that  design  ;  and  it 
must  be  owned  that  the  present  possession  of  something 
in  the  Church  would  make  my  application  for  an  estab- 
lishment in  those  islands  more  consider'd. — I  mean  a 
Charter  for  a  College  there,  which  of  all  things  I  desire, 
as  being  what  would  reconcile  duty  and  inclination, 
making  my  life  at  once  more  useful  to  the  publick  and 
more  agreeable  to  myself  than  I  can  possibly  expect 
elsewhere. 

(On  the  8th  of  Oct.  1723,  Lord  Percival,  at  London, 
writes  to  Berkeley  recommending  him  to  be  more 
assiduous  at  Court,  and  to  try  hard  for  the  deanery  of 
Down. 

On  the  9th  of  Nov.  1723  Philip  Percival,  at  Dublin, 
wrote  to  Lord  Percival  thus,  "  I  believe  you  are  no 
"  stranger  to  Dr.  15erkele3's  inclination  to  Bermuda, 
"  and  for  want  of  news  1  here  send  you  some  verses 
"  which  a  little  njnnph  of  about  6  or  6  years  old,  drest 
"  up  all  in  flowers  and  myrtle,  surprised  him  with  athia 
"  chamber:  as  she  was  perfectly  unknown  to  him  and 
"  came  alone,  he  had  various  conjectures  in  his  mind 
"  what  this  meant ;  anduponaskingherseveral  questions 
"  which  she  still  answered  in  French,  and  in  ambiguous 
"  terms,  he  at  last  began  to  mistrust  it  was  some  French 
"  child  designed  to  be  left  on  his  h.ands,  and  got  his  hat 
"  and  made  the  best  of  his  way  down  stairs.  .  .  ." 
"  To  the   Rev.  Dr.    Berkeley,  the  humble  petition   of 

Anne  de  la  Terre. 
Dear  Doctor,  here  comes  a  young  virgin  untainted 
To  your  shrine  at  Bermuda  to  be  marry 'd  &  sainted  : 
I'm  young  and  I'm  soft,  and  am  blooming  &  tender, 
Of  all  that  I  have  I  make  you  surrender. 
My  innocence  led  by  the  voice  of  your  fame 
To  your  person  and'  virtue  must  put  in  its  claim  ; 
And  now  I  behold  you  I  truly  believe 
That  you're  as  like  Adam  as  I  am  like  Eve, 
Before  the  dire  Serpent  their  virtue  betray'd, 
And  made  them  to  fly  from  the  Suu  to  the  shade. 
But  you,  as  in  you  a  new  race  were  begun, 
Are  teaching  to  tly  from  the  shade  to  the  Sun  : 
For  you  in  great  goodness  your  friends  are  persuadmg 
To  go  and  to  live  &  be  wise  in  your  Eden. 
Oh  r  let  me  go  with  you  ;  Oh  !  pity  my  youth. 
Oh  !  take  me  from  hence,  let  me  not  lose  my  truth. 
Sure  you,  who  have  virtue  so  much  in  your  miud. 
Can't  think  to  leave  me.  who  am.  Virtue,  behind  I 
If  you  make  me  vour  wife,  Su-,  in  time  you  may  fill  a 
Whole  town  with  our  children,  and  likewise  your  villa. 
I,  famous  for  breeding,  you,  famous  for  knowledge, 
I'll  found  a  whole  nation,  you'll  found  a  whole  college. 
When  many  long  ages  in  joys  we  have  spent. 
Our  souls  we'll  resign  with  the  utmost  content. 
And  gently  we'll  sink  beneath  cypress^and  yew, 
You  Mng  by  me,  and  I  lying  by  yoa." 

1724,  May  5,  Trinity  College Yesterday  I  received 

my  Patent  for  the  best  deanery  in  this  kingaom,  that  ot 
Uerrv.  The  affair  of  Dromore  is  still  undecided  and  likely 
to  be"so  for  some  years,  but  it  is  now  in  other  hands,  God 
be  praised.  I  have  had  some  powerful  competitors,  who 
used  many  arts  to  undermine  me ;  but  two  livings  worth 
700Z  per  annum  happening  to  fall  in  the  gilt  ot  the 
Colle<'e,  which  the  House,  in  order  to  further  my  promo- 
tion was  so  kind  as  to  put  into  the  disposal  of  my  L,ora 
Duke,  this  gave  a  strong  turn  in  my  favour.  1  am  very 
sensible  how  much  the  Duchess  hath  been  my  ft  leud 
and  as  sensible  how  much  I  am  indebted  for  that  to  good 
Lady  Percival.  The  deanery  is  said  to  be  "•°T„''?  l-^^W. 
per  annum  ;  but  then  there  are  four  curates  to  be  paid 
and  great  charges  upon  entering,  for  a  large  house  ana 
offices,  first  frufts ,  patent,  &c.,  which  will  consume  the  first 
year's  profits,  and  part  of  the  second.  But  as  I  do  not  con- 
sider it  with  an  eye  to  enriching  myselt,  so  I  shall  be 
perfectly  contented  if  it  facilitates  and  recommends  my 

Bcheme  of  Bermuda,  which  I  am  in  hopes  will  meet  with 
a  better  reception  when  it  comes  from  one  possessed  of 
so  great  a  deanery. 


Barl  or 

EcJMOM. 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


1724,  June  8,  Elphin.  "  1  um  now  on  my  return  irom 
■•  Deny,  where  I  have  taken  possession  of  my  deanery. 
••  and  farmed  ont  mT  lauds  for  l,'2.50i.  a  year.  I  am 
"  assm-ed  they  are  worth  '200?.  per  annum  more  ;  but. 
"  &c."  ....  Bi-rkeley  then  describes  and  praises  Lon- 
donderry, and  says  that  the  walls  with  walks  round 
plaiiwd  with  trees"  are  like  those  of  T^idua.— "  My  house 
■■  is  a  fa-hionable  thing,  not  five  years  old,  and  cost 
■•  1,100?.  The  corporation  are  all  good  churchmen,  a 
"  civil  people,  thro'ont  English,  being  a  colony  from 
"  London.  I  have  hardly  seen  a  more  agreeable  situa- 
"  tion  ;  .  .  .  .  much  gusto  gramh  in  the  laying  out  thia 
"  whole  country,  which  recalls  to  mind  many  prospects 
•'  of  Naples  and  Sicily.  After  all,  I  may  chance  not 
•'  to  be  two  pence  the  richer  ft.r  this  preferment ;  for 
"  by  the  time  I  have  paid  for  the  house  and  first  fruits, 
"  I  hope  I  shall  have  brought  the  Bermuda  project  to 
"  an  issue,  which.  God  willing,  is  to  be  my  employment 
"  this  winter  in  London." 

172-i.  Sept.  9,  Trinity  College.— He  is  at  ease  from  a 
cruel  i)eri'>dical  cholick,  which  seized  him  after  his  return 
from  Herry.  The  loss  of  o6  oz.  of  blood  and  about  a 
dozen  purgings  and  vomitings  brought  him  to  a  weak 
state.  ...  He  proposes  to  go  to  England. 

(On  the  19  Jan.  172f.  Philip  Pevcival,  at  Dublin, 
wrote  to  Lord  Percival  that  sometime  since  he  had  a 
letter  of  Dr.  Berkeley,  in  which  he  gave  an  account  that 
his  intended  scheme  for  Bermuda  met  with  gi-eat  appro- 
bation  and  would  certainly  succeed  to  his  wish.  The 
writer  asks  for  Lord  Percival's  opinion.— On  Feb.  6, 
Lord  Percival  answers  that  he  approves  the  design  and 
intends  to  give  200/.  ;  he  says  that  Berkeley's  pamphlet 
has  appeared.  He  lauds  the  climate  of  Bermuda,  and 
thinks  that  Lady  Percival  and  he  may  some  day  go. 
■•  The  Dean  is  now  busy  in  getting  out  his  Charter,  and 
"  intends,  when  all  things  are  prepared,  to  set  out  April 

"  come  twelvemonth The  scheme  meets  with 

"  encouragement  from  all  sorts  of  people." 

172.!>.  Dec.  28.  London.  —  G.  Berkeley  to  Lord 
Percival.  Thanks  for  an  elegant  and  suitable  pre- 
sent  from    Lord   Percival.*— He    says   that   a   pint   of 


<Tood   French   coffee   is   good   for 


the  cholick ^""i,°° 


two  iiegati\"es.  He  is  pleased  to  see  it  carried  contrary 
to  all  men's  expectation.  Wishes  that  Lord  Percival's 
eldest  son  might  be  the  first  youth  to  begin  with  in  the 
College;  if  not,  then  blaster  George.  Yesterday  the 
King  made  a  gracious  answer. 

1726,  June  6.  Hague. — Lord  Percival  to  Dean  Berkeley. 
— Assurances  of  friendship. — Congratulations  on  the 
success  of  the  scheme. — Last  night  Mr.  Pinch,  our 
Ambassador,  told  me  that  the  Duke  of  Bourbon  had  re- 
ceived a  message  from  the  King  of  Prance,  importing 
that  his  Majesty  had  no  further  occasion  for  his  services. 
1726,  June  24,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord  Per- 
cival.— Condolence  on  the  death  of  George  (son  of 
Lord  Percival).  Apologizes  for  not  having  paid  off  60 
guineas  which  Lord  Percival  lent  him  several  years  ago. 
"  The  truth  is  the  effects  of  Mrs.  Van  Homrigh  are  not 
"  yet  disposed  of,  nor  all  her  debts  paid,  there  being  a 
"  suit  depending  with  Mr.  Partinton.  .  .  .  Moreover,  I 
"  am  obliged  to  pay  about  8001.  for  my  deanery  house, 
"  together  with  first  fruits  and  other  expenses,  &c.,  &c." 
— Says  he  is  now  in  a  capacity  to  pay  it,  and  asks 
where  it  shall  be  paid. 

1728,  Sept.  3,  Greenwich.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord 
Percival.  Takes  leave  before  setting  sail. — To-morrow 
we  sail  down  the  river.  Mr.  James  and  Mr.  Dalton  go 
with  mo  ;  so  doth  my  wife,  a  daughter  of  tlie  late  Chief 
Justice  Porster,  whom  I  married  since  I  saw  your  Lord- 
ship. I  chose  her  for  her  qualities  of  mind  and  her 
unaffected  inclination  to  books.  She  goes  with  great 
thankfulness  to  live  a  plain  farmer's  life,  and  wear 
stufi'  of  her  own  spinning.  I  have  presented  her  with 
a  spinning  wheel.  Her  fortune  was  2.000J.  originally, 
but  travelling  and  exchange  have  reduced  it  to  less  than 
l,50(ii.  English  money.  I  have  placed  that  and  about 
6002.  of  my  own  in  South  Sea  Annuities. — Says  that  he 
makes  Lord  Percival  his  attorney  to  take  one  journey 
a  year  into  the  City,  and  that  onl}'  until  he  can  find 
means  to  lay  it  out  to  advantage  where  he  is  going. — 
Address  to  Dean  Berkeley,  at  Rhode  Island,  near  Boston, 
under  cover  to  Thomas  Cashel,  Esq.,  Admiralty  Office, 


Earl  op 
Egmokt. 


"  My  long  stay  in  town  and  great  hurry  of  business 
'■  had  made  fresh  air  and  exercise  necessary  for  my 
'•  health.  Li  this  view  I  set  out  in  September  on  a 
'■  journey  through  eight  or  nine  counties  of  England.  I 
"  never  travelled  in  worse  roads  or  worse  weather  ;  so 
"  that  ail  the  advantage  1  got  must  be  imputed  to  the 

"  motion For  Bermuda,  the  subscriptions  amount 

"  to  3,4l0/.,  tho'  the  town  has  been  very  thin  ever  since 
"  I  obtained  the  Charter.  On'  the  meeting  of  Parlia- 
'■  ment  I  have  good  hopes  of  seeing  our  atlair  thrive. 
'■  The  deferring'of  that,  and  His  ]\rajesty's  absence,  have 
"  been  such  drawbacks  that  1  begin  to  fear  it  will  not  be 
"  possible  to  visit  the  island  this  spring." 

172j,  Feb.  10,  London.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord 
Percival.— 1  am  now  in  a  great  hurry  of  business  pre- 
paring an  interest  in  the  House  of  Commons  against  the 
introducing  my  affair  of  St.  Christopher  amongst  them. 
....  I  hope  it  will  be  soon  carried,  there  being  very 
good  interest  made  among  the  malcontents,  and  the 
Ccurt  being  quite  for  it.  .  .  .  The  subscription  amounts 
to  about  4,OU0;..  Lord  Palmorston  is  desirous  that  900 
and  odd  pounds  in  his  hands  should  be  disposed  of  to 
thisonr  College,  for  breeding  up  young  negioes  agreeable 
to  Mr.  Delon's  will.  Tho  trustees  for  directing  the  dis- 
posal thereof  are  your  Lordship,  Dr.  Bray,  Mr.  Hales, 
his  Ijrother.  and  Mr.  Bcleitha.  The  majority  of  these  arc 
of  Lord  Palmerston's  mind,  and  your  Lordship's  con- 
currence hath  been  applied  for.  You  have  anne.\ed  a 
poem  wrote  by  a  friend  of  mine,  with  a  view  to  the 
scheme.  Yonr  Lordship  is  desired  to  show  it  to  none 
but  of  your  family,  and  allow  no  copy  to  he  taken  of  it 

America;  or  ihe  Muse's  Refuge.  A  ]jiophecy  (six  verses 
of  4  lines  each.) 

1 .  The  Muse  offended  at  the  Age,  these  climes 
Where  nought  she  found  fit  to  rehearse. 
Waits  now  in  distant  lands  for  better  times, 
Producing  subjects  worthy  verse. 
C.  Westward  the  course  of  empire  takes  its  way. 
The  four  first  acts  already  past. 
A  fifth  shall  close  the  Drama  with  tliu  day. 
The  world's  great  eft'ort  is  the  last. 
1726,  May  17,  London.     Geo.   Berkeley  to  Lord  Per- 
cival.    He  tells   Lord  P.  that  on  Wednesday  the  Com- 
mons voted  an  address  to  the  King  to  make  a  grant  out 
of  the  land  at  St.  Christopher's  ;  it  was  carried  with  only 


•  Prom  LoriU'ercival's  letter  to  Berkeley,  datedParis.  Dec.  29,  O.S., 
1725.  it  iy)pear«  thill  Ihe  present  wns  some  impressions  of  seals  lU  the 
Trench  King's  Collection. 


172^,  Feb.  7,  Newport  in  Rhode  Island.  Geo.  Berke- 
ley to  Lord  Percival.  .  .  We  came  last  from  Virginia, 
whore  I  received  many  lionours  from  the  Governor  and 
the  principal  iidiabitants  ;  the  same  civil  and  kind 
treatment  attends  us  here.  We  were  a  long  time 
blundering  about  the  Ocean  before  we  reached  Virginia, 
but  our  voyage  thence  hither  was  as  speedy  and  pros- 
perous as  could  be  wished.  Mr.  James,  who  purposes 
continuing  in  Viiginia  'till  s]  ring,  and  Mr.  Dalton  who 
pursued  his  journey  to  this  place  by  land,  will  repent  of 
their  choice  when  they  find  we  arrived  so  long  before 

them There  is  a  more  probable  prospect  of  doing 

good  here  than  in  any  other  p.irt  of  the  world  ;  were  it 
in  my  power  I  should  not  demur  about  situating  our 
College  here.  But  no  step  can  be  taken  lierein  without 
the  consent  of  the  Crown,  and  I  shall  not  apply  for 
that  until  his  Majesty's  bounty  from  St.  Christopiier's 
is  paid  to  Dr.  Cl.ayton,  'till  which  time  this  design 
should  be  kept  ])rivate. — He  asks  Lord  P.  that  if  he 
travels  again  he  will  sell  the  South  Sea  Annuities  and 
receive  the  dividends  due,  and  place  all  with  a  liankor 
to  Berkeley's  order. — Mr.  Hoar,  of  all  others,  I  should 
choose  ;  but  as  the  contribution  money  Ijelonging  to 
our  College  of  Bermuda  is  in  his  hands,  anil  as  1  would 
have  my  ]irivute  stock  entered  in  tlie  bankei''s  books 
under  a  distinct  tirticle  as  my  own  money,  in  order  to 
]irevent  confusion,  I  request  you  to  be  ]iaiticulai-  with 
him  on  that  he;id,  if  the  monej'  be  put  into  his  htinds  ; 
and  you'll  be  pleased  to  let  me  know  his  partners' names 
that  I  m;iy  diaw  in  fiirm,  for  I  intend  tcj  purchase  land 
in  this  country.  .  .  .  I'.S.  Since  writing,  circumstances 
occurred  to  make  it  expedient  to  draw  for  mimey. — He 
asks  Lord  P.  to  sell  at  once  and  place  the  money  at  a 
bank. 

1729,  Mtirch  28,  Newport.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord 
P.  As  he  does  not  know  whether  the  former  letter 
arrived  he  repeats  the  request  about  the  South  Sea  An- 
nuities.— The  climate  of  the  place  is  like  that  of  Italy- 
north  of  Rome,  and  not  quite  so  cold,  though  this  season 
has  been  reckoned  colder  than  ordinarj'. — He  describes 
the  country. — The  town  is  jjrettily  built,  contains  about 
5,000  souls,  and  has  a  very  fine  harbour.  The  ])eople 
are  industrious,  and  though  less  orthodox,  I  cannot  stiy 
they  have  less  vnrtue  (1  am  sure  they  have  more  regu- 
larity) than  those  I  left  in  Europe.  They  are  indeed  a 
strange  medley  of  dilJerent  persuasions,  which  never- 
theless do  all  agree  in  one  point,  viz.,  tb.at  the  Church 
of  England  is  the  second  best.  Mr.  Honeyman.  the 
only  episcopal  clergyman  in  this  island,  in  whose  house 


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I  now  am,  is  a  person  of  verj'  g^ood  seuee  and  great 
merit. — Berkeley  sends  remembrances  to  Courayer. 

1729,  April  2.".,  London.  Lord  Percival  to  G-eo. 
Berkeley.  ( 'ongratulations  on  Berkeley's  safe  arrival 
in  Rhode  Island,  which  he  thinks  may  be  a  good  poji. 
tion  for  the  ('ollege,  because  of  the  dismal  eti'ects  of  a 
tempest  some  mouths  ago  in  Bermuda. — He  sold  Berke- 
ley's -2,01)01.  South  Sea  Annuities  for  -2,0471.  10s.,  broker- 
age  21.  10s.,  and  has  placed  the  l}alauce  to  Berkeley's 
account  with  Mr.  Benjamin  Hoar  <fe  Co.,  who  will  make 
a  se|iarate  article  for  it;  his  partners  are  Henry  Hoar 

and  Christopher  Arnold Parliament  lias  called 

for  an  account  of  the  lands  of  St.  Christopher  sold.  .  .  . 
Will  receive  the  dividends  on  the  2,0iJ0L  after  the  2::!d 
of  May. 

1729,  June  10,  Virginia.  J.  Byrd  to  Lord  P.  About 
two  mouths  ago  Dean  Berkeley  put  into  this  criuntry  on 
his  way  to  Khode  Island,  where  he  is  gone  to  purchase 
some  lands  that  may  su]iply  his  intended  College  with 
provisions.  I  had  not  the  pleasure  of  seeing  him  liy 
reason  his  stay  was  exceeding  short.  He  only  dined 
with  the  Governor,  and  went  ont  of  town  in  the  evening. 
However,  he  visited  ovir  College,  and  was  verv  well 
pleased  with  it.^Byrd  says  that  he  thinks  when  Berke- 
ley comes  to  put  his  visionary  scheme  into  practice,  he 
will  find  it  no  better  than  a  religious  frenzy,  and  thinks 
the  Dean  as  much  a  Don  Quixote  in  zeal  as  that  re- 
nowned knight  was  in  chivalry. — Is  it  not  a  wild  under- 
taking to  build  a  College  in  a  country  where  there  is  no 
bread  nor  anything  fit  for  the  sustenance  of  men  but 

onions  and  cabbage The  air  is  pure,  but  it  is 

made  so  by  a  perpetual  succession  of  storms  and  hurri- 
canes. When  the  College  is  built,  where  will  the  Dean 
find  Indians  ?  There  are  none  at  Bermuda,  nor  within 
200  leagues  of  it,  upon  the  continent,  and  it  will  need 
the  gift  of  miracles  to  persuade  them  to  leave  their 
country  and  venture  themselves  on  the  great  ocean  on 
the  temptation  of  being  converted. — The  onl\-  way  to 
get  Indians  is  for  the  Dean  to  have  the  command  of 
half-a-dozen  regiments,  make  a  descent  on  the  coast  of 
Florida,  and  take  prisoners.  This  will  be  as  wise  and 
meritorious  as  the  Holy  War  used  to  be  of  old,  and  then 
if  those  Gentiles  will  not  be  converted  by  fair  means, 
he  may  take  the  French  way  and  dragoon  them  into 
Christianity, — He  thinks  the  Dean  takes  wild  measures. 
Rhode  Island,  where  he  has  gone,  being  more  than  as 
far  again  from  Bermuda  as  Virginia;  laud  not  half  so 
cheap,  nor  half  so  good.  The  climate  is  so  cold  that  it 
will  not  produce  Indian  corn,  the  proper  food  for 
Indians,  and  very  often  not  wheat. — Satirical  remarks 
on  the  Dean. — I  wish  the  good  Dean  may  not  find  out 
at  last  that  Waller  really  kidnapt  him  over  to  Bermuda, 
and  that  the  project  he  has  been  drawn  into  will  prove 
in  every  part  of  it  poetical. 

1729,  June  29,  London.  Lord  Percival  to  Goo. 
Berkeley. — Has  received  the  interest  on  the  aimuities, 
amounting  to  >^0L.  and  paid  it  to  Hoar. — '"  Tour  pur- 
"  cliasing  in  Rhode  Island  is  no  secret,  but  I  was  the 
"  last  to  own  it:  a  friend  of  yours  mentioned  it  at 
"  Court  to  some  company,  of  which  I  was  one,  and  was 
"  more  particular  in  the  acres  bought  and  money  laid 
"  out  and  |jrofitableness  of  your  Ijargain  than  I  knew 
"  before.  The  few  I  h;ive  conversed  with  think  Rhode 
"  Island  a  better  place  than  Bermuda  to  fix  the  College 
"  in  ;  but  what  prospect  there  is  of  getting  the  20,000/. 
"  your  friends  employed  therein  know  best.  ...  I  hear 
"  you  have  alreaily  preached  to  the  Quakers,  and  that 
"  they  came  to  our  church  to  hear  you,  acknowledging 
"  you  to  be  an  inspired  man  of  God,  who  preach  by  the 
"  Spirit." 

1729,  June  27,  Rhode  Island.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord 
Percival. — The  rumour  of  war  decreasing,  and  no  ac- 
count being  come  that  the  St.  Christopher  money  is  yet 
paid  into  the  Treasury,  I  think  it  advisable  to  let  my 
money  remain  where  it  is.  In  case  it  is  not  taken  out. 
I  desire  it  may  remain  in  South  Sea  Annuities. — I  un- 
derstand that  in  Ireland  they  have  been  told  it  is  my 
resolution  to  settle  here  at  all  events.  This  report  I  am 
concerned  at,  and  would  liave  it  by  all  means  dis- 
couraged, for  it  may  give  a  handle  to  the  Treasury  for 
withholding  tlie  20,000/.,  and  at  the  same  time  disgust 
my  associates.  The  truth  is,  I  am  not  in  my  own 
power,  not  being  at  liberty  to  act  without  the  concnr- 
reuce.  as  well  of  the  Ministry,  as  of  my  assuciates.  I 
cannot  therefore  place  the  College  where  1  jilease,  and 
though  on  some  accounts  I  did,  and  do  still ,  think  it  would 
more  probably  be  attended  with  success  if  placed  here 
than  in  Bermuda,  yet  if  the  Government  and  the  gentle- 
men engaged  with  me  -hould  persist  in  the  old  scheme, 
I  am  ready  to  go  thither  and  will  do  so  as  soon  as  I  hear 
the  money  is  received  and  my  associates  arrived   .... 


Before  I  left  England  I  was  reduced  to  a  difhcult  situa-  E.vnr.  o» 
tion.  Had  I  continued  there  the  re|Hirt  would  have  l^GMoirr. 
obtained  (which  I  had  fouuil  beginning  to  spread)  that  1 
had  ilropped  the  design  after  it  had  cost  me  and  my  friond.s 
so  much  trouble  and  expense.  On  the  other  hand,  if  !. 
had  taken  leave  of  my  friends,  even  those  who  assistc- 
and  approved  my  undertakhig  would  have  cimdeauica 
my  coming  abroad  before  the  King's  bounty  was  re- 
ceived. This  oljliged  ine  to  come  away  in  the  priviile 
manner  that  I  did,  and  to  run  the  risque  of  a  tedious 
winter  voyage.  Nothing  less  would  have  convinced  tint 
world  that  I  was  in  eariiest,  after  the  report  1  knew  was 
growing  to  the  contrary. 

1729,  Aug.  :)0,  Rhode  Island.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord 
Percival.  Congratulates  Lord  Percival  on  his  share  in 
redressing  the  villanies  in  the  Fleet  Prison. — Asks  him 
to  rebuy  into  South  Sea  Annuities.  '•  Rither  thaji  break 
"  the  2,000/..  I  have  got  credit  for  600/.  at  the  legal 
"  interest,  which  Mr.  Prior  is  to  pay  out  of  my  deanery. 
"  This  enables  me  to  perfect  the  purchase  of  my  land 
"  and  house  in  this  island,  which  purchase,  in  ease  ihe 
'■  College  should  not  go  on,  will   be  much  tc   my  loss. 

Land  is  about  10/.  an  acre. — Uncleared  land  might 
"  be  bought  for  a  twentieth  of  that  price,  but  the  clear- 
•■  ing  is  expensive,  would  require  time,  and  in  the 
"  interim  would  produce  nothing.''  Thinks  that  if 
the  College  be  settled  it  would'be  well  to  buy  un- 
cleared land  as  an  investment.  Complains  of  Treasury 
delay  in  sending  the  money. —  "  For  the  first  3 
"  months  I  resided  at  Newport,  and  preached  regu- 
"  larly  every  Sunday,  and  many  Quakers  and  otlier 
"  sectaries  heard  my  sermons,  in  which  I  treated  only 
"  those  general  points  agreed  by  all  Christians.  But  on 
•'  Whitsunday  I  could  not  omit  speaking  against  that 
"  spirit  of  delusion  .and  enthusiasm  which  misleads  these 
"  people,  and  though  I  did  it  in  the  softest  manner  and 
"  wit-h  the  greatest  caution,  I  found  it  gave  some  offence. 
"  Till  then  they  almost  took  me  for  one  of  their  own, 
"  to  which  my  dress,  being  only  a  straio-backed  black 
"  coat  without  plaits  on  the  sides,  or  superfluous  buttons, 
"  did  not  a  little  contribute.  I  live  now  in  the  country 
"  and  preach  occasionally,  sometimes  at  Newport,  sorae- 
''  times  in  the  adjacent  parts  of  the  continent.'' — Says 
he  has  not  yet  been  at  Boston. 

1729,  June  27,  Rhode  Island.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Mr. 
Newman.  That  place  seems  a  ])rop(>r  situation  for  the 
College,  though  it  must  be  owned  that  orovisions  are 
neither  so  plenty  nor  so  cheap  as  I  apprehended.  As  to 
the  inhabitants.  I  find  them  di\idedin  their  opinions  : 
those  in  the  country,  or,  as  they  arc  termed  here,  the 
men  in  the  woods,  being  grossly  ignorant  and  unedu- 
cated, are  not  a  little  alarmed  at  the  coming  of  strangers, 
and  form  man}'  fears  &nd  ridiculous  conclusions  there- 
upon. The  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Newport,  par- 
ticularly the  churchmen,  are  much  better  disposed 
towards  us. — Says  he  has  written  to  friends  in  Knglajid 
to  get  the  ti'anslation  of  the  College  from  Bermuda  t'l 
Rh-ide  Island  as  soon  as  the  20,000/.  are  paid. 

1729,  Dec.  31.  Benjamin  Hoare  to  Lord  Percival. 
Savs  he  will  let  the  money  be  laid  out  in  stock  in  liis 
(Hoarc's)  name  until  the  Dean's  order  is  got. 

1730,  March  29.  Rhode  Island.  Geo.  Berkeley  to 
Lord  Percival.  We  have  passed  the  winter  in  a  pro- 
found solitude  on  my  farm  in  this  island,  all  my  com- 
paiiions  hiiving  been  ;illured  5  or  6  months  ago  to 
Boston,  the  great  place  of  pleasure  and  resort  in 
these  parts,  where  they  still  continue  ....  I  wait  here 
with  all  the  anxiety  that  attends  suspense,  until  I  know 
what  I  can  depend  upon  or  what  course  I  am  to  take. 
On  the  one  hand,  I  have  no  notion  that  the  Court  would 
put  what  man  call  a  bite  upon  poor  clergymen  who 
depended  upon  charters,  grants,  votes,  and  the  like 
engagements.  On  the  other  hand,  I  see  nothing  done 
towards  payment  of  the  money. — Says  he  has  hinted  by 
letter  to  Dr.  Clayton  to  go  to  the  Treasury  (with  the 
King's  command,  sealed  with  the  Broad  Seal),  and 
make  his  denjand,  that  we  may  obtain  at  least  a  puldic 
and  direct  answer  from  the  proper  persons.  My  views 
ai-e  still  the  same  with  regard  to  Bermuda,  whither 
I  am  ready  to  set  sail  as  soon  as  the  money  is  paid. 

17:;0,  July  20,  Rhode  Island.  Geo.  Berkeley  to  Lord 
Percival.  Says  he  has  not  heard  from  Dr.  Clayton  since 
he  was  made  a  Bishop.  Asks  Lord  Percival  to  give  the 
enclosed  letter  to  Archdeacon  Benson,  whom  lie  JJerke- 
ley)  .appoints  to  take  charge  of  the  College  afl'airs,  vice 
the  Bishop  of  Killala.— After  all,  Bermuda  is  the  proper 
place,  for  besides  that  tlie  20,00o/,  was  granted  for  that 
spot,  there  are  other  reasons,  particularly  the  extr.-rae 
dearness  of  labour  and  difiiculty  of  getting  Indian--,  the 
number  whereof  is  very  inconsiderable  in  this  part  of 
America,  having  been  consumed  by  wars  and  strong 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


EiKL  OF 

Egmont. 


liquors As  for  the  raillery  of  European  wits, 

1  should  not  mind  it  if  I  saw  my  College  go  on  and 
prosper  ;  but  1  must  own  the  disappointments  I  have 
met  -with  iu  this  particular  have  nearly  touched  me,  not 
without  aliecting  my  heaHh  and  spirits.  If  the  fouiul- 
ing  a  College  for  the  spread  of  religion  and  learning  m 
AiTiericahad  Ijeen  a  foolisU  project,  it  cannot  be  supposed 
the  Court,  the  Ministers,  aud  the  Parliament  would  have 
given  such  public  encouragement  to  it;  aud  if  after  all 
that  encouragement  they  who  engaged  to  endow  and 
protect  it  let"  it  drop,  the  disappointment  indeed  may 
be  to  me,  Vmt  the  censure,  I  think,  will  light  elsewhere. 
Adversaria  Four  vols,,  folio,  bound  in  vellum. 
Vol.  I.,  pp.  353  and  2  pp.  of  Index,  among  the  titles 
of  which  are  Calculations  (houses  in  England,  &c.). 
Canon,  Characters  {infer  alins.  Archbishop  Tillotson, 
Duke  of  Berwick,  General  Dillon,  Dr.  Geddes,  Lord 
Howard  of  Eserick,  Lord  Ossory,  Charles  Duke  of 
Shrewsbury,  Algernon  Sidney,  Mr.  Collins,  Dr.  Tmdal,) 
Ceremony,Chi-istianity,  Councils,  Dissenters,  Eucharist, 
Heresy,  Proverbe,  Politicks,  and  History,  Pope  s 
Speeches,  &c.  .  . 

Characters.  This  morning  Mr,  Pope  (he  is  a  Papist, 
but  I  think  a  candid  man)  told  me  that  tbe  Duke  of 
Bucks  told  him  several  times  he  thought  Tillotson  was  a 
Deist,  because  Tillotson  said  he  thought  everyone  should, 
and  he  would,  conform  to  the  religion  of  the  country  he 
wasiu.  Pope  also  said  that  the  Duke  of  Shrewsbury 
told  him  he  was  of  the  same  religion  he  was  at  14,  aud 
had  never  altered.  Now,  he  being  older  than  that  when 
Tillotson  converted  him  to  the  Protestant  religion,  and 
dying  as  he  did  in  the  same  outw.ard  profession,  Pope 
believed  ho  was  likewise  a  Deist. 

Lord  Ossory.— In  the  margin  :  "  Of  my  Lord  Ossory, 
"  son  to  the  Duke  of  Ormond,  and  father  to  the  present, 
"  now  in  rebellion  ;  given  by  Sir  Robert  Southwell  in 
"  1656.     See  more  in  my  Biography,  vol.  6.  p.  24.5." 

Collins  is  a  speculative  Atheist,  and  has  been  so  many 
years,  as  he  owned  to  Archibald  Hutchinson,  Esq.,  who 
told  it  to  Dr.  Dod,  and  he  to  me. 

Dr.  Tyndal,  L.D.,  now  living,  1732,  Dr.  Dod  told 
me  likewise  thiit  Dr.  Tyndal,  L"D.,  who  is  in  the  same 
College  in  r).\ford  with  himself,  owned  to  him  he  is  a 
speculative  Atheist.  It  was  he  that  writ  the  Rights 
of  the  Christian  Church. 

This  volume  contains  many  political,  humorous,  and 
amatory  poems,  some  in  French. 

The  writer  sometimes  states  the  book  whence  he 
derived  his  information. 

Vol.  II. — Loose  at  the  beginning  is  part  of  an  auto- 
biography of  Sir  John  Percival.— The  contents  of  the 
volume  are  similar  to  the  contents  of  Vol.  I.  There  are 
indices.— Of  the  "  Characters,"  some  are  by  Sir  John 
Percival,  and  some  ex  rvlatlone. 

Milton,  the  poet,  died  a  Papist.  Dr.  Charlotte,  Ma.-iter 
of  University  College,  Oxford,  told  me  lately  at  Bath 
that  he  remembers  to  have  beard  from  Dr,  Binks  that  be 
was  at  an  entertainment  in  King  James'  reign,  when 
Sir  [Christopher]  Milton,  one  of  the  Judges  and  elder 
brother  to  the  famous  Mr.  Milton ,  the  poet,  was  present ; 
that  the  Judge  did  then  say  publickly  his  brother  was  a 
Papist  some  years  before  he  died,  and  that  he  died  so. 

(p.  287).     I  am  still  more  persuaded  of  it  from  what 

Dr.  English  told  me  that  he  had  often  hoard  Mr.  Prior, 
the  poet,  say  that  the  late  Earl  of  Dorset  told  him  the 
Bame  thing. 

Selden  wrote  his  book  against  Tithes,  in  revenge  for 
"Ignoramus,"  which  ridiculed  lawyer.^. 

There  are  characters  of  Sir  Edward  Coke,  Sir  W. 
Petty,  Sir  Robert  Southwell,  Lord  Chief  Justice  Pratt, 
Lord  Cowper,  William  Lord  Berkeley,  living  in  1730, 
Richard  Bentley,  &c. 

Queen  Henrietta  Maria.— Thomas  Carew,  Gentleman 
of  the  Privy  Chamber,  going  to  light  King  Charles  into 
her  chamber,  saw  Jermyii  Lord  St.  Albans  with  his  arm 
round  her  neck ; — he  stumbled  and  put  out  the  light ; — 
Jermyn  e.scaped ;  Carew  never  told  the  King,  and  the 
King  never  knew  it.  The  Queen  heaped  favours  on 
Carew.  She  ((uarrelled  with  Jermyn  and  tore  her  will; 
— after  reconciliation  she  made  another  will  in  his  favc  >ur ; 
he  brought  it  to  her  to  sign  ;  but  she  being  asleej)  he 
deferred  it  till  the  next  morning,  when  she  was  found 
dead  of  a  dose  of  laudanum  she  had  taken,  1669.  My 
authority  is  old  G.  Clarke,  Esq.,  formerly  Lord  of  the 
Admiralty  and  Secretary  to  Prince  George  of  Denmark. 
In  the  year  16-57  wliuii  my  uncle  Sir  R.  Southwell  w.is 
at  Oxford,  one  Edgerton,  six  score  and  13  years  of  age, 
walked  from  Cheshir<^  thither  and  beg'd  of  him  an 
others.     Sir  Peter  Pctt  had  bis  picture  by  Fisher. 

Vol.  III.  Similar  to  the  last.  The  Characters  are 
numerous,  two  or  three  hundred.    There  is  a  good  index. 


Nel  Gwyn, — Dr.  Garth  comforted  a  dying  courtezan 
in  despair  Ijy  telling  her  on  his  honour  there  was  neithi>r 
God  nor  future  state. 

Duke  of  Marlborough  (long). 

Dr.  Hook,  Professor  of  Mathematics,  whom  1  re- 
member well  2tl  3'ears  ago,  a  little,  dirty,  grey -headed 
man,  when  1  first  entered  a  member  of  the  Royal 
Society  :  (stoi-ies  of  his  avarice). 

Oliver  Cromwell.  A  c^tory  told  by  Mrs.  Gibbons 
(aunt  of  Sir  Geoffry  Gilbert,  ol).  1726,  Chief  Baron  of 
England),  Housekeeper  of  Whitehall,  of  C'romwell  pray- 
ing three  cjuaiters  of  an  hour  every  evening  in  a  room 
alone. 

Characters  of  Lambert,  Steele,  Tlioraas  Creech,  Lord 
Bacon  (from  Sir  Simond  Dewes  life  in  MS.). — Dr.  W. 
Whiston.  He  has  sometimes  access  to  the  Queen,  who 
is  generous  to  him :  with  her  he  converses  as  with 
others  in  a  very  blunt  way.  She  asked  him  in  173'.> 
what  the  world  said  of  her.  and  he  replied  that  she  did 
not  mind  her  prayers. 

Characters  of  Lilburn,  Desborow,  Calamy,  "W.  and 
John  Fairfax;  killed  at  the  siege  of  Fi'ankendale,  Sir  H. 
Sidney  (said  to  be  of  French  extraction). 

Vol.  IV.  Similar  to  the  others.  It  has  a  few  Lives 
and  Characters,  but  none  original :  a  few  anecdotes  and 
poems.     A  few  extracts  from  records  about  Ireland. 

Twelve  folio  volumes  of  Diaries  l?!^;.  Jan.  8  to  174  , 
Aug.  30.     They  seem  to  be  interesting. 

Six  large  folio  volumes  containing  copies  of  letters 
and  papers  numbered. 
Vol.  1.  pp.  486. 

1618,  March  16.  Council  Order  for  Mr.  Percival  in 
reference  to  his  services  in  the  Court  of  Wards,  Ireland. 
1618,  March  17.  Letter  to  the  Lord  Deputy  and 
Council,  ordering  payment  of  40L  per  ann.  to  Richard 
Percival,  Esq.,  for  services  in  the  Court  of  Wards.  (He 
was  clerk  and  registrar  of  the  Commissioners  for  Wards.) 
— A  few  other  papers  about  the  Court  of  Wards. — Others 
about  the  Percival's  land  business  iu  Ireland.  The  last 
paper  in  the  vol.  is  dated  28  Sept.  1641. 

Vol.  2,  pp.  461.  Here  are  copies  of  letters  by  the  Lord 
President  and  others  to  Sir  Philip  Percival,  about  the 
rebellion  in  Ireland.  The  last  is  dated  14  January 
1644. — At  the  end  is  a  pedigree  from  Robert  dominu.s 
de  Brelierval  et  de  Ilverio,  in  Normannia,  down  to  John 
Percival,  Lord  of  Templehouse,  a  Viscount  iu  1737,  and 
his  children. 

Vol.  3,  pp.  472.     Ends,  2-5  June  1647. 
Vol.  4.     Down  to  p.  127  the  papers  are  temp.   Sir  R. 
Percival.     Thence  to  p.  470  are  letters  to  Lady  Parcival, 
Mr.    John    Percival,    and  others.      The    last    paper    is 

No.    1,22!». pp.    165-8    are  torn  out.— In    1653  Val, 

Savage,  at  Chester,  gives  a  little  English  news. — 1653, 
Dec.    17,   S.   Percival    writes  from    London    of  tbe  in- 
auguration of  Oliver  Cromwell  on  the  day  before. — In 
1654  some  good  passages  may  be  selected. 
Two  large  folio  volumes. 

Vol.  1,  ]ip.  457.       Letters  and  papers  of  Sir  P.  Per- 
cival.— p.  123.  Sir  P.  Percival's  siieech  in  Parliament  in 
England,  touching  his  actions  in  Irehind,  5  July  1647. 
Papers  about  the  Customs  of  Dublin. 
1646,  Many  letters  by  Col.  Thomas  Pigott. 
164li,  Nov.  27.      Committee  of  Lords  and  Commons 
for  Ireland.    Resolution  for  a  recruit  for  Lord  Inohiquin. 
1646,    Sept.    26.     Lord   Ormond   and  others   to  the 
King  :  application  for  troops. 

1668.  Petition  of  Robert  Southwell  to  the  Lord 
Deputy  and  Council  of  Ireland,  for  his  salary  for  the 
Dutch  prisoners,  and  sal.ary  as  Sub-Commissioner  of 
Prizes. 

1674.  Sept.  22.     Robert  Percival  to  Sir  R.  Southwell 
.     .     .     Mr.    Thynn    and    his    lady    came    here  (to 
France),  and  they  have  this  day  invited  me  to  dine  with 
them. 

Letters  to  John  Percival  at  Westminster  School. 
Vol.  2  ends  with  p.   1373;  aud  ends  imperfectly  in  a 
letter  dated  26  Dec.  1679. 

1081,  July  ;3.     A  letter  by  Sir  N.  L'Bstrange. 
1681,  July  17,  Oxford.     Mr.  Lane  to  Sir  John  Perci- 
val, about  College's  plot ;  and  other  letters  about  the 
same. 

1683,  July  3.  Sir  Robert  Southwell,  Sir  John 
Percival.  A  long  letter  about  the  Plot  and  other 
matters. 

There  are  many  by  Sir  Robert  Southwell. 
..Many  of  the  letters  relate  to  family  matters  and  Ijusi- 
ness  ;   but  some  interesting  general  information  m.ay  be 
extracted. 

The  last  batch  of  letters  .sro  from  Sir  Philip  Percival 
to  Sir  Robert  Southwell. 

Ill  the  volume  are  some  papers  as  late  as  1683, 


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Thick  folio,  between  500  and  600  pp.,  16tJi  and  17th 
centuries.  This  (at  least  as  far  as  p.  166)  seems  to  be 
the  original  entry  book  of  the  High  Conrt  of  Castle 
Chamber,  at  Dublin.  A  few  leaves  at  the  beginning  are 
absent. — p.  1-5,  the  names  founde  gylty.  These  per- 
sons  as  were indytemeut,  viz.,    Bar- 

nabe  Comiske,  of  Tarmonfekin,  13s.  -id.,  and  36  other 
persons  named,  with  rarious  sums  opposite  the  names  of 
many. — Signed  by  W.  Fitzwylliani,  Adam  Dublin, 
custod.    Sigilli,  Halliden,  and  four  others  of  the  Council. 

p.  It).  The  names  of  such  persons  as  in  their  several 
answers  then  confessed  to  be  at  the  spoyl  of  the  shipp. 
A  long  list  of  names  follows,  with  fines  against  nearly 
all.     Sir  against  the  sums. — Signed  as  before. 

p.  18.  1-573,  Nov.  4.  In  the  suit,  John  Bath,  the 
Queen's  Solicitor  v.  Danyell  Boo  and  others.  It  appears 
that  Dauyell  Boo  and  Patrick  Taylor  were  gilty  of  the 
riot.  They  are  to  pay  40s.  each  to  the  Queen,  and  to 
be  imprisoned  during  pleasure. — Signed  as  before. 

pp.  27  and  28  to  pr.  41  and  42  gone. 

p.  40.  The  document  is  signed  by  Fitzw[ylliam]. 
T.  Armagh,  Roland  Ballinglas.  H.  Meden,  Thomas 
Slane,  Jo.  Plunket,  Luc.is  Dillon,  John  Falconer. 
E.  Stone,  N.  White.  Garvey. 

p.  61.     Henry  Sydney  signs  at  the  top  of  the  page. 

1578,  Nov.  2^<.     Wm.  Drnry  signs. 

1581,  May  5.     Lord  (Aa-thur)  Grey  signs. 

pp.  157-8-9,  160  gone. 

pp.  163-1-6,  and  li  signed  by  Perrott. 

In  1693.  Nicholas  White  reports  that  there  was  a 
prophecy  that  O'Donnell  should  be  King  of  Ireland  and 
that  there  was  an  old  crown  of  tho  Kings  of  Ireland  in 
Rome,  and  that  the  Catholic  Bishops  had  written  to 
Rome.  He  was  ordered  to  the  pillory,  to  have  his  ears 
cut  off,  to  be  whipt.  and  to  be  imprisoned  during  the 
Lord  Deputy's  pleasure. — The  Lord  Baron  of  Lowth  is 
fined  for  whipping  his  wife. 

The  entries  after  p.  16t>  are  not  signed.  The  last 
document  is  in  18  James  1st. 

Thick  folio,  16th  century  and  beginning  of  17th  cen- 
tury ;  about  300  leaves  and  index.  Copies  of  patents, 
creations  to  dignities,  &c.  Warrants,  &c.  2-5  Hen. 
VIII.  to  26  Eliz.  ;  and  Proclamations,  31  Hen.  ^'III. 
to  44  Eliz. 

Weald  Hall,  3  Sept.,  2.5th  year.  Writ  to  the  sheriffs 
of  Norwich  to  take  John  Lewis,  otherwise  Abdiell 
Lewis,  of  Holbrooke,  Norwich  Diocese,  a  convicted 
heretic,  and  burn  him  in  a  public  place  in  the  liberties 
of  Norwich. 

fo.  38.  (30)  Henry  VIII.  Denization  of  Anthony 
Toto,  a  painter,  born  in  Florence,  a  subject  of  the 
Emperor. 

The  index  shows  the  subjects  :  Patents  and  creations. 
Lieutenant's  levies,  Provision  for  war.  Ordnance,  Oyer 
and  Terminer,  Infiuirio,  To  survey  and  examine,  Repara- 
tion and  Fortification,  Pardons,  Writs,  Council  of  the 
North,  Wales,  Ireland,  Safe  conduct,  Treaties,  Armour 
and  horses,  Queen's  debts.  Ecclesiastical,  Warrants,  Par- 
liament, Protector,  Accompt,  Provision,  Victual,  Sub- 
sidy and  Benevolence,  Musters,  Piracies,  Sale  of  Land, 
The  King's  stamp,  Tower,  Arrest,  &c.,  &c. 

Collections  for  family  history,  &c.     7  volumes. 

folio.  A  journal  of  passages,  chiefly  publick,  which, 
for  the  sake  of  my  memory,  1  have  thought  fit  to  keepe 
according  as  I  had  time  and  opportunity  to  write  them 
down. 

10th  Oct.  1711.  Landed  with  my  family  at  Dunbary 
after  a  narrow  escape  at  sea  ; — about  140  leaves,  down  to 
6  Sept.  1715. 

He  left  Ireland  2nd  March  1714,  and  got  to  London 
on  the  14th,  but  on  the  3rd  of  July  1714  he  was  in 
Dublin  again.  While  in  London  he  gives  copies  of 
letters  which  he  writes  to  his  brother  Percival  and  his 
cousin  D.  Deriug.  He  inserts  also  copies  of  letters  to 
himself  from  London.  He  gives  accounts  of  proceedings 
in  Council  in  Ireland,  characters  of  persons,  and  notices 
oi  events. 

Folio.  A  continuation  of  the  above  ;  with  copies  of 
letters  to  and  by  him  ;  the  last  letter  is  dated  in  1717. 
It  contains  notices  of  the  Pretender. 

Folio.  Mj  journey  to  Spa  in  1723 ;  31  pp.  in  a  school- 
boy hand.     With  index  by  Percival. 

My  journey  to  France,  Holland,  and  Flanders  in  1718  ; 
281  pp..  with  index  by  Percival. 

A  folio  cover  with  a  number  of  .separate  fair  copies  of 
papers  by  and  signed  Henry  Hutchinson,  relating  to 
South  Anierican  countries  and  atlau-s.  At  the  begin- 
ning is  a  letter  (dated  from  Chathamj  by  Henry  Hutch- 
inson, the  sou,  to  the  Earl  of  Egniont,  saying  that  he 
sends  by  his  father  some  of  the  papers  which  are  copied  ; 
that  his  father  is  in  distress  ;  that  he  would  like  to  suc- 


ceed him :  that  some  of  the  papers  show  the  losses 
sustained  in  the  Expedition  which  was  the  cause  of  the 
family's  ruin.— The  papers  are  in  173!t,  1762,  &c.  They 
are  against  the  Spaniards. 

Fo!io.  Somersetshire  pedigrees,  penes  Jo.  Anstia 
Garter,  Oct.  1737.  The  book  compiled  liiSti;  copied 
1737  by  me.  P.  (13  leaves.)— At  the  other  end  are  copios 
of  2  or  3  letters. 

Loose  are  sotne  notes  of  John  Earl  of  Kgraout,  born 
1683,  second  sou  of  Sir  John  Percival.     4.0  pp.     It  is  a 
draft  corrected  by  himself.     Ends  imperfectly  in  1713. 
Manuscript  Collections.  5  vols.,  folio. 

Vol.  I.  Sir  R.  Temple's  speech  in  Parliament  against 
the  Triennial  Bill,  1092,  out  of  a  MS.  Mr.  Southivell  lent 
me. 

Sir  R.  Temple's  speech  iu  favour  of  Subsidies 
against  Land  Taxes;  out  of  a  MS.  of  Mr.  Southwell's, 
lent  me  1730. 

Marquis  of  Normanby's  speech  in  the  House  of  Lords, 
18th  of  Sept.  1695,  token  in  shorthand;  from  a  MS.  of 
Mr.  SoHthwell's,  lent  me  1730. 

Some  other  speeches. 

Politicks  and  Government ;  from  Mr.  Southwell's  MS. 
Etat  de  I'ltalic  dans  I'annee  1721  donne  a  Lord  Carteret, 
Secretaire  d'Etat  (written  by  Count  Gazoli,  minister  at 
that  time  from  Parma  to  the  Court  of  England. 

Notes  taken  out  of  the  pedigree  of  the  Southwell 
family,  certified  by  Sir  W.  Dugdalc,  1685,  with  a  con- 
tinuation of  the  Woodrising  line  to  the  present  time 
2  pp. 

And  other  papers. 

Vol.  II.  (All  but  one  are  from  Mr.  Southwell's  MS. 
Religion. — Politicks  and  Government,  History. 

Instructiims  for  reading  the  History  of  England,  by 
Dr.  ThoTuas  Barlow,  Provost  of  Queen's  College,  after- 
wards Bishop  of  Lincoln,  and  intended  for  my  uncle  Sir 
Robert  Southwell's  use. 

A  vindication  of  the  Government  in  Scotland  during 
the  reign  of  King  Charles  2nd  against  misrepresentation 
made  in  some  scandalous  pamphlets. 

Mr.  Hooker's  opinion  of  Government,  extracted  by 
Mr.  Hill,  and  copied  by  him  out  of  Mr.  Southwell's 
collection  of  MSS. 

The  importance  of  Dover  Harbour,  by  Sir  Henry 
Shere,  16S6,  wherein  is  shewn  the  influence  of  French 
counsels  over  King  Charles  the  2nd.  (Shere  gives 
conversations  with  Charles  the  2nd),  6  [ip. 

Voyages. 

A  scheme  or  method  for  the  reduction  of  Canada  ; 
3j  pp.  Narrative  of  the  deposing  of  Alfonso  VI.,  King 
of  Portugal,  by  the  Cortes  in  1668,  and  appointing  Don 
Pedro,  his  brother.  Regent  of  the  kingdom: — by  Sir 
Robert  Southwell,  Envoy  Extraordinary  to  that  Court. 

Vol.111.  List  of  contents.     (18  articles.) 

1.  Verbum  sapienti.  Sir  Robert  Southwell's  advice 
to  his  son. 

2.  Upon  dispatch  of  business.     The  like. 

3.  Conference  touching  your  friend  at  Court.  The 
like. 

4.  The  Earl  of  Shrewsbury's  letter  on  his  marriage 
(to  an  Italian  widow),  1705. 

5.  Lord  Burghley  to  Lord  Sussex.  1575. 

6.  Concerning  the  nature  of  reason  and  intelligence 
(Ib  pp.)  By  intelligence  Cromwell  knew  all  Mazarin's 
secrets.  By  art  of  unsealing  letters  (written  by  Sir 
Richard  Willis),  Sir  S.  M.  saved  King  Charles  the  2ud, 
who  was  to  have  been  murdered  at  Westenhanger  iu 
Kent,  which  house  was  hired  cm  purpose. 

10.  Arguments  against  burying  in  woollen  cloth,  by 
Sir  P.  Pett,  1681. 

18.  Concerning  the  revolution  in  Portugal,  extracted 
from  Sir  R.  Southwell's  letters,  p.  72  to  the  end  of  the 
vol.     The  letters  go  to  1680. 

Six  of  the  other  articles  are  about  Irish  affairs. 

Vol.  IV.  Copies  of  appointment  of,  and  letters  by.  Sir 
R.  Southwell,  as  Envoy  Extraordinary  to  the  Duke  of 
Brandenburg,  in  1680  ;  and  of  letters  by  Monk,  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland.  Sir  L.  Jenkins,  and  Mr.  Wynne  :  the  last 

letter  is  dated  Berlin,  Z  xov'  1680. 

Vol.  V.  At  the  beginning  of  this  volume  are  the  latter 
part  of  the  series  mentioned  as  contained  in  Vol.  IV. 

List  of  all  knights  created  by  King  James  I.  and 
Charles  I.;  from  the  beginnings  of  their  reigns  until 
1642.  It  is  alphabetical ;  giving  the  name  of  each  kniglit, 
his  county,  when  created,  and  by  whom  ;  created  Ijaronet, 
when  so  created ;  created  a  peer,  when  so  created. — A 
lower  margin  shows  knights  created  tempp.  Charles  II. 
and  James  II. 

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Eabi  op  Lists  of  sheriffs  and  lord  mayors  of  London,  1520-1724, 

EoMosT.     ^ith  the  names  of  the  companies  of  wMch  they  were 
members  . 

Folio,  pp.  lf'8. — Copies  of  letters  by  and  to  Lord 
Percival.  Some  give  accounts  of  debates  in  the  House 
of  OommcTi'r,  with  speeches  of  various  members,  1730  and 

'731. 

Folic— The   Sudden  Turn,  in   the   fall  of  Clawpole 

;iud  Bellvgut : — 

Bellvgut.KinCT  of  Lubberland;  Flattcrall  his  favourite; 
ClawpoTe.  chief  of  Norfolk  ;  Pimpey  his  friend  ;  Bungay, 
brother  to  Ckypole  ;  Cynderaxa,  cook  to  Bellygut. 
(36  pp.) 

pp.  41-62. — A  true  narrative  of  the  hustings  usage  ot 
me  in  the  life  of  my  son's  election  for  member  of  Parlia- 
liament  17:!4  (election  for  Harwich). 

pp.  62-125.     A  short  discourse  of  Heresie. 

pp.  145-150.  General  observations  on  the  Septuagint 
translation  of  the  Bible. 

Folio;  original  letters  ;  pp.  1-788,  and  index.  To  nir 
John  Percival,  Bart.,  at  Dublin,  at  London,  &c.  21  JSTov. 
1701  10  16  Dec.  1711 ;  all  in  business. 

Ei^ht  volumes,  vellum  bound.  Copi:s  of  letters.* 
Vol.1,  pp.  292.— 1697,  May  19.-1709,  Dec.  27.  Note 
to  the  first  letter  "  From  Mr.  Henry  Roby,  my  father's 
' '  chaplain  while  he  lived,  and  afterwards  my  tutor  'til  I  1 
"  went  to  the  French  school  in  Greek  Street.  He  lived 
"  with  me  till  he  died  in  1707."— The  writer  of  the  note 
was  evidently  the  copier  of  the  letters,  i.e.,  John 
Percival. 

The  letters  are  from  Henry  Roby  to  John  Percival. 

John  Pertiival  to  Sir  R.  Southwell  (many),  John  Per- 
cival went  to  Magdalen  College,  0.\ford  ;  R.  Smallbrook 
was  his  tutor  there.  Sir  R.  Southwell  writes  religious 
letters  to  John  Percival,  who  translated  Ai-istinous 
into  English,  and  dedicated  the  translation  to  Sir  R. 
Southwell. 

1701,  June  24.  Mr.  Parry's  directions  to  John  Per- 
ci\al  for  travelling  in  England  (pp.  83-88). 

1701,  June  24.  Peter  le  Neves'  directions  to  John 
Percival  on  the  same  subject  (pp.  88-103). 

1701,  Sept.  18.  John  Percival  to  Digby  Coates;  tells 
of  his  expedition  to  Scotland. 

170-i,  Mai-ch.  John  Percival  is  in  London  ;  and  his 
letters  tell  a  little  news.  Ajm  Whorwood,  at  Denton, 
was  his  cousin.  Basil  Kennett  was  his  brother  Philip's 
tutor. 

17oi,  March  21.  John  Percival  to  Thomas  Kuatch- 
bull.— The  Queen  happening  to  blush  very  much  -when 
she  spoke  her  speech  from  the  throne,  some  compared 
her  to  the  sign  of  the  Rose  and  Crown.  You  can't 
imagine  how  assiduous  the  Whigs  are  to  curry  favour 
with  her.  The  Bishop  of  Salisbury,  it  is  said,  lay  all 
night  in  St.  James's  Court  that  lie  might  be  the  first  to 
wish  her  joy  ;  but  though  that's  false,  he  was  the  very 
first  that  told  the  news  of  the  King's  death,  but  she 
would  not  believe  it  'till  the  Mari|uiH  of  Normanliy 
affirmed  it.     . 

17<)2.  March  26,  The  same  to  the  same.  The  corona- 
tion medal  is  to  have  the  emljleiii  and  Uiotto  in  allusion 
to  Jupiter  in  his  war  with  the  giants,  who  rested  awhile 
and  slept  while  Pallas  maintained  the  conflict.  The 
"King  a])pears  in  heaven,  and  the  Queen  stands  under 
hiui  armeil.  with  the  motto  "  Viceiii  gerit  ilia  Tonantis." 
He  ^endB  copj-  of  a  himpfion  on  various  persons  of  note. 

1701.  March  17.  Ch.  Bering  to  (his  nephew)  John 
Percival.  .  .  This  day  the  opera  of  Caiuilla  is  acted 
exjiressly  for  Lord  Marlborough.  Our  famous  Nicolini 
got  800  guineas  for  his  day  ;  and  'tis  thought  Mrs.  Tofts, 
whose  turn  it  is  on  Tuesday  next,  will  get  a  vast  deal. 
She  was  on  Sunday  last  at  the  Duke  of  Somei  set's, 
where  there  was  about  oO  gentlemen,  and  every  kiss  was 
1  guinea;  some  took  3,  others  t,  others  6,  at  that  rate, 
but  none  less  than  one. 

1709.  Ajiril  2,  London.  Wm.  'Wogan  to  John  Per- 
cival. Lady  Betty  Cromwell  died  on  Thursday  ;  she 
miscarried  on  Tuesday  of  a  girl,  and  is  to  be  buried  at 
Henbury  in  Mrs.  Southwell's  buiyiiig  place. 

170?,  Feb.  14.  Lord  Cutts  is  dead.  Although  his 
])lace  gave  him  6,000/.  jier  annum,  l\e  died  vastly  in 
debt,  and  his  aides-decamp  dubbed  101.  a  pieco  to  bury 
him. 

170|,  Jan.  3,  Dublin.  W.  Percival  writes  an  account 
ol  his  brother  Charles' defence  of  Denia,  of  w  hieh  he 
was  Governor. 

17i  8,  Oct.  10,  Denia  Castle.  Major  C.  Percival  writes 
to  his  brother  an  account  of  the  second  .-iege  of  the 
castle.     (But  he  was  obliged  to  surrender.) 

170!',  Dec.  10.     Sir  J.  Percival  to  ArclRleacon    I'er- 

•  These  include  the  Berkeley  letters.-  -  -.■■Ii.i!'>  jji' ■ 


cival.  Account  of  proceedings  in  the  House  of  Cora- 
moiiB  in  Sacheverell's  trial. 

1708.  Dec.  18.  Florence,  The  Grand  Duke  of  Tus- 
cany to  Sir  J.  Percival.  Thanks  for  a  book  of  prints 
(Smith  s  mezzotints). 

This  volume  has  an  alphabetical  Index  of  Letters,  an 
Index  of  Matters,  and  an  Index  of  Names  of  Persons. 

Vol.  II.  170JK,  January  1.-.1712,  Dee.  31.  Letters 
to  and  by  Sir  John  Percival.     No  index,  pp.  275. 

1710,  Jan.  9.  Sir  John  Percival  to  his  cousin. — Along 
letter  about  a  debate  in  the  House  of  Lords  ou  Lord 
Peterliorough's  doings  in  Spain,  The  Queen  was  there 
for  4  hours. 

1711.  June  30,  Bath.  An  original  letter  by  Sir  J, 
Percival.  Says  that  he  has  been  to  Blenheim,  aud  that 
the  house  is  not  finished.  Describes  a  marble  foun- 
tain there,  brought  from  Alicante,  began  by  Bernini, 
who  died  before  it  was  finished  ;  it  has  representations 
of  the  4  great  rivers  of  the  world,  with  other  ornaments  ; 
the  figures  are  half  as  big  as  life. 

1711,  Jnly  14,  Bath.  Letter  by  Sir  John  Percival, 
sending  a  drawing  of  a  Roman  inscription,  dug  up  while 
mending  the  road,  and  let  intoa  wall  near  the  Cathedral. 
— Julius  vita  \  lis  Fabricies  is  |  Leg.  xx.  v.  v.  |  stipen- 
dior  I  nm.  ix.  anor.  xx.  |  ix.  natione  Be  |  Iga  ex  colego  | 
Fabrice,  elatu  |  S.  H,  S.  E. 

1711.  Several  letters  from  Matthew  Buchanan,  from 
Barcelona,  who  seems  to  have  ivished  to  be  chaplain  ; 
having  been  a  deputy  chaplain.  In  1712  he  writes  that 
he  left  Spain  in  November  aud  went  to  Italy ;  and  he 
dates  from  Boui-deaux,  In  September  he  dates  from 
Holly  Hill,  and  has  got  a  cure. 

Vol.  III.  171f,  January — 1714.  Deo.  Letters  to  and 
by  Sir  J.  Percival.     No  index,  pp.  375. 

1713,  April  28.  Lord  Castlecomer  to  Sir  J.  Percival. 
— Notices  the  universal  applause  of  Cato. — Such  has 
been  its  run  on  tha  stage  that  the  Ministry  has  been 
obliged  to  come  into  the  a]iplause.  Now  the  word  is 
given  that  Cato  must  either  mean  the  Lord  Treasurer  or 
Bolingbroke.  and  the  contention  is  which  party  shall 
applaud  it  most  .  .  .  .  At  Court  I  met  Mr.  Harcourt 
(the  Lord  Chancellor's  son)  and  asked  him  how  he  liked 
our  play.  Your  play  !  my  Lord,  'Tis  ours,  says  he  ;  or 
at  least  you  will  allow  Cato  to  belong  to  us,  by  reason 
Mr.  Booth  is  one  of  us.  Very  good,  quoth  I,  take  him 
i'  God's  name ;  \'ou  purchased  him  at  the  rate  of  .54 
guineas  which  Lord  Bolingbroke  collected  among  you 
young  gentlemen  at  the  plaj'  the  other  night.  At  that 
rate,  my  Lord,  says  he,  if  your  frieuds  will  give  him  60, 
you  may  bring  him  over.  L'pon  which  I  observed  it  was 
by  no  means  worth  our  while,  and  further  added,  they 
might  make  the  best  of  their  player  since  we  had  our 
poet ;  and  bribe  him  if  you  can. 

1714,  March  27.  Dublin.  Daniel  Dering  to  Sir  J. 
Percival Our  Lord  Lieutenant  h.is  this  day  pub- 
lished a  proclamation  which  you  represented  as  necessary 
to  liiiii  Some  time  since.  It  contains  an  alphabetical 
list  of  all  papists  (hat  are  licenseil  to  wear  arms,  with 
the  places  of  their  ab  idc,  Ac,  &c. 

1714.  April  17.  Sir  J.  Percival  to  his  brother. — Gives 
an  account  of  the  debate  in  the  .House  of  Commons  on 
Thursday  last,  about  voting  the  Succession  not  in  danger. 
....  Great  notice  was  taken  of  Dfin  Patricio  Mauros 
being  prc.-enlod  to  the  Queen  under  chaiacter  of  a 
Spanish  nobleman,  which  man,  though  discovered  a  yeaj 
ago  to  be  .Sir  Patrick  Lawless,  an  Iri.sh  papist,  in  arms 
for  the  late  King  James,  and  an  outlaw  conslautlyin 
arms  agaiust  us,  and  attending  the  Pretender, was  never- 
thelei-s  suft'ered  to  come  to  court. 

Vol.  IV.  17i|,  Jan.— 171;},  Jan.  3,  pp.  530.     No  index. 

In  Vol.  4  aro  many  letters  from  Philiii  Percival  in 
Ireland,  and  from  Sir  John  Perci  ral  in  London,  and 
many  memoranda  of  events  by  Sir  John. 

171i,  March  24,  London.  Sir  John  Percival  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland.     Thanks  for  the  intended  peerage. 

1715,  April  22,  —  to — .  To-day  there  was  a  total 
ecli])se  of  the  sun.  All  the  astrouomei'sare  agreed  that 
the  moon  has  an  atmosphere. 

171.'..  May  12  —  to  — .  To-elay  Mr.  Pulteney,  late- 
En\  (ly  at  Denmark,  told  mo  there  was  no  doubt  the  late' 
Queen  thought  the  Pretender  her  brother,  and  was 
ti'oubled  in  lier  mini  that  she  not  only  kept  the  kingdom 
from  'liim,  but  had  contributed  to  render  his  restoration 
for  ever  impraelicable.  Pidteuey  told  her  of  a  conversa- 
tion between  Mon.s.  Plessen  (who  was  much  trusted  by 
the  late  t^ucen  for  his  dutiful  sci'vice  to  Prince  George 
during  his  life,  to  whom  he  was  Master  of  the  Ward- 
robe and  Piivy  Purse),  some  time  before  her  death  she 
unburthened  herself,  expressinghcrregret  that  she  kepD 
him  out,  M,  Ples,-cn  argued  against  his  restoiation, 
because  of  restoration  of  pop(;ry  and  the  destruction  of 


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EiEt  uF     the  liberty  of  the  people.    She  ended  by  savins,  I  think 
hGMONT.     yo„  a^rg  in  tjjg  right.  J      J  "^      - 

1715,  May  28.  Anniversaiy  of  the  King's  birth  ;  but 
the  bells  toU'd  f;iintly:  the  churchwardens  pretended 
the  rope.s  were  lo.5t.  'Tissaid  the  mob  have  aridiculoua 
health,  viz..  Limp.  L.,  Lewis  ;  I.,  James  ;  M.,  JIary,  the 
late  King  James'  Queen  ;  P.  Pretender.  A.  painphlet 
called  The  Conduct  of  the  Duke  of  Ormond  in  1712, 
though  published  by  his  direction,  does  him  no  service, 
nor  the  jjarty.  The  Tories  confess  the  same,  and  wish 
it  had  not  been  published.  The  riots  in  London,  Oxford, 
and  other  places,  are  marks  of  dissatisfaction  at  the 
King's  choice  of  his  iMiuistry.  The  night  before  last, 
viz.,  2  June  (sic)  six  score  I'oot  of  the  Duke  of  Marl- 
borough's regiment  made  a  public  bonfire  before  White- 
hall, and  threw  in  their  shirts  .  .  .  .  this  was  by  order 
of  their  Colonel  the  Duke,  who,  to  compensate  them 
being  so  coarsely  clothed,  promised  them  2  new  shirts 
apiece,  a  new  waistcoat,  and  a  new  pair  of  shoes.  .  .  . 
The  blame  lies  on  the  agent .  .  .  The  soldiers  found  out 
when  the  King  walked  on  the  garden  in  i-^t.  James',  and 
one  dropped  a  letter  wrapped  in  one  of  their  new  coarse 
shirts  as  the  King  was  passing  ;  he  read  the  letter,  put 
it  in  his  pocket,  and  afterwards  he  "  gronda  pour  la 
'"  premiere  fois."  said  the  Page  of  the  Black  Stairs,  who 
related  this  to  the  friend  who  imparted  it  to  me.  I  am 
assured  that  the  Prince  said  that  a  certain  General  ought 
to  be  ;  whether  he  meant  General  Tattonorthe 

Duke  of  Marlborough.  I  can't  tell.     People  think  the 
latter. 

1715,  July  3,  Dublin.  Lord  Percival  writes  that  he  is 
sworn  into  the  Privy  Council. 

1715.  July  19,  London.  Daniel  Dering  to  Lord  Per- 
cival .  .  .  Prior  has  certainly  given  up  all  the  papers,  so 
that  there  will  be  the  fullest  evidence  against  Lord 
Ciford. 

1716.  Aug.  19.  A  letter  of  this  date  says  that  Lord  C. 
Brodrick  showed  a  letter  from  a  member  of  Parliament 
that  the  Duke  of  Ormond's  friends  ollered  to  compound 
for  his  perpetual  banishpient,  and  to  vote  for  it.  if  the 
Miuistrv  would  forboar  to  attaint  him. 

1715.  Feb.  12.  Dublin.  Philip  Percival  to  Lord  Per- 
cival. A  strange  appearance  in  the  moon  the  6th  and 
7th  of  this  month,  more  particularly  remarked  by  Mr. 
Bingham,  the  clockmaker.  I  sent  the  draught  on  the 
other  side,  with  his  own  words,  as  he  tent  it  me.  He  said 
it  was  so  flaming  a  red  that  at  first  he  thought  it  had 
been  a  chimney  over  against  him  on  fire.  It  was  a  bright 
moonehiny  night.'so  it  could  not  be  owing  to  fogs.  (On 
the  other  side  is  a  drawing  of  the  crescent  moon  on  its 
back  ;  near  the  right  horn  a  triangle  (representing,  I 
sippose,  the  red  appearance)  cuts  oH'  about  one  seventh 
ill  length  of  the  crescent.  The  clookmaker's  notes  are 
'■  Feb.  6.  at  6  minutes  past  10.  I  saw  this  piece  of  a 
'■  bloody  spear. — And  on  the  7th.  at  a  quarter  past  9.'') 

Vol.  V.  17-ig,  Jan.— 172|.  March  23,  pp.  325,  Three 
indices,  as  in  Vol.  I.     Letters  to  and  by  Lord  Percival. 

172i.  Jan.  3.  Merton  College,  Oxford.  Philip  Bare- 
croft  to  Lord  Percival.  He  has  examined  the  MSS. 
Sir  Harry  LTnton's  Embassy  to  France.  340  pp.  folio, 
written  closely  in  a  small  hand ;  at  the  end  are  33  letters 
by  Queen  Elizabeth.  The  Life  of  Sir  John  Hawkwood 
is  a  manuscript  not  very  fair,  372  pp.  folio.  The  account 
of  the  services  of  Signor  Gondomar,  16  pp.  folio.  Tlie 
'  L'niveisity  price  of  transcribing  is  Is.  per  sheet. 

(1722),  Sept.  22.  Twitenham.  Alexander  Pope  to 
Lord  Percival. — Did  not  know  till  after  Percival  had 
gone  that  the  person  with  him  was  Col.  Hunter, 
one  of  the  directors  of  the  opera.  "  The  Duche.ss 
"  of  Buckingham  has  a  request  to  the  Board,  that  the 
"  late  Duke's  play  may  be  performed  at  the  Theatre 
"  in  Drury  Lane,  with  several  pieces  of  Music  written 
"  in  the  manner  of  Ancient  Chorus,  partly  by  himself 
"  and  partly  by  me.  and  that  in  case  any  voice  or 
"  part  of  the  instrumental  music  should  be  wanted, 
"  they  would  permit  them  to  perform  in  it  for  a  few 
"  nights,  supposing  those  nights  not  to  interfere  with 
"  the  operas.  Your  Lordship's  interference  in  this 
"  matter  will  be  a  double  obligation  to  her  and  to. 
"  &c.,  &c." 

1722,  May  8.  Under  this  date  Lord  Percival  writes 
that  "Lady  Sunderland  told  the  Bishop  of  Winton, 
'•  from  whom  I  had  it.  that  the  child  who  died  the 
"  other  day,  of  3J  years  old,  of  the  .=mall  pox.  complained 
'•  that  a  coffin  should  be  brought  into  his  room,  and 
"  cried  to  have  it  taken  away,  for  he  would  not  die  ; 
'■  nor  was  he  easy  'till  the  servants  seemed  to  remove 
'•  the  phantom.  "His  father  died  the  Thursday  before, 
'■  but  the  child  knew  nothing  of  it.  She  said  the  same 
'•  boy  when  but  two  years  old  could  not  Ije  persuaded 
"  to  go  into  a  room  where  an  old  tutor  of  my  Lords. 


who  died  a  day  before,  was  laid  in  order  for  barial,      Eirl  op 
though  unknown  to  him,  but  made  no  scruple  of  it      E&mokt. 
when  the  cor|)Se  was  gone.     Thus  the  Bishop  r.  lated 
"  it  to  me." 

_172j.  Jan.  S,  Temple.  Sam.  Forster  to  Lord  P.  the 
Bishop  of  Rochester  swears  that  Col.  Williamson  in- 
tended to  murder  him,  and  that  what  he  did  was  in 
self-defence. 

1721,  Aug.  30.  Lord  Percival,  in  London,  to  his 
lirother.  He  alludes  to  the  '■  Picture  Office."  A  com- 
pany seems  to  ha\e  been  formed  by  a  .M.  le  Blond  for 
engraving  pictures  at  a  cheap  rate,  and  aiso  expressing 
any  pictures  in  tapestry.  Lord  PerciTal  .sends  some"] 
—In  October  his  brother  expresses  his  great  satisfaction 
with  them.  In  November  Lord  Percival  sends  the  bill 
for  seven,  viz.,  Two  Children,  hand  unknown,  lOf. ; 
Rebecca,  after  Caratch,  12s.;  Susanua,  after  Picairi' 
12s.;  iMagdalene,  after  Caratch,  liis. ;  Holy  Family' 
after  Baroccio,  15s.;  Virgin,  after  Haphael.  15*.  The' 
Office  has  since  put  out  a  St.  Catherine,  after  Corregio. 
and  our  Saviour  and  St.  John  the  Baptist,  after  Van- 
dyke. ....  Our  modern  painters  can't  come  near  it 
(the  invention)  with  their  colours,  and  if  they  attempt 
a  copy  make  us  pay  as  many  guineas  a.s  now  we  give 
shillings.  On  the  27th  March  1722  Lord  Percival 
writes.  The  picture  project  lias  suffered  under  a  great 
deal  of  mismanagement,  but  yet  improves  mucli.  Un  the 
7th  of  March  1725  D-  Dering  tells  Lord  Pereivnl  of  a 
general  meeting  of  the  projn  ietors  held  yesterday,  by 
order  of  the  assignees,  by  the  desire  of  several  members. 
About  40  or  60  met ;  Col.  Guise  was  in  the  chair,  who 
said  the  trustees  had  called  the  meeting  to  give  an 
account  of  their  conduct.  Mr.  Penny  read  an  historical 
account  of  the  proceedings,  which  contained  several  re- 
flexions on  M.  le  Bland,  who  as  constantly  interrupted 
him  with,  Je  declare  que  cela  est  faax,  &c.  The 
managers  then  read  what  they  called  a  paper  of  facts. 
They  had  sold  490  shares  for  15L  each  ;  and  sold  pictures 
for  600/.,  and  with  what  had  been  paid  in  by  the  old 
proprietors  the  sum  they  were  to  charge  themselves  with 
was,  I  think,  near  9.000/.  That  almost  7,000/.  of  that  had 
been  spent ;  o.fiOO/.  under  le  Bland's  directions,  which 
produced  4,ti00  pictures  ;  and  if  all  were  sold  at  the 
price  fixed  on  thein,  there  would  be  2.000/.  loss  ;  and 
2,UU0/.  had  been  spent  under  Guine,  wliich  had  likewise 
in  10  months  produced  5,000  pictures,  which,  if  all  sold 
at  the  price  fixed,  would  occasion  a  gain  of  1.600/.  That 
in  the  method  they  now  use,  there  might  be  made  with 
the  25  plates  now  in  being  14,000  more,  which,  with  the 
above  5,000,  would  bring  in.  if  sold.  12.(i0it/.  That  as  to 
the  second  branch  of  weaving,  the)"  had  spent  95o/..  and 
the  produce  was  a  child's  head  and  a  piece  of  silk  which, 
if  sold,  would  yield  about  30/  Lord  Hunsdon  moved 
that  7  persons  might  be  chosen  to  inspect  all  the  trans- 
actions had  by  virtue  of  the  Patent.  There  were  chosen 
Lord  Carpenter.  Sir  J.  Guise.  D.  Dering,  \Vm.  Lewis  le 
Grand.  Mr.  Bultell,  Mr.  Cowsmaker,  and  Mr.  Vezzian ; 
and  to  make  a  report  in  5  weeks. 

1722,  Sept.  26,  ('halton.  Lord  Percival  to  A.  Pope. 
This  morning  Brigadier  Hunter  returned  to  Loudon  and 
told  me  the  chief  singers  engaged  would  not  be  permitted 
to  perform  in  Drury  Lane,  but  he  was  sure  you  might  have 
Bosciandany  of  the  instrumental  musick  on  such  nights 
as  did  not  interfere  with  the  opera.  He  was  very  ready 
to  serve  you,  and  desired  I  would  let  you  know  that  Sa- 
gioni.  formerly  known  here  by  the  name  of  Maria  Gallia. 
IS  returned,  and  sings  to  his  judgment  extremely  well. 
She  is  not  engaged  to  the  Ilavmarket,  and  will  probaidy 
perform  at  Drury  Lane  upon  moderate  encouragement, 
for  she  is  come  with  the  view  of  maintaining  herself 
by  scholars. 

172§.  Jan.  8.  Samuel  P'orster  writes  that  the  Duke 
of  Buckingham's  play  will  not  be  acted  at  all. 

172f.  Dan.  Dering  to  Lord  Percival.  Col.  Disney, 
Lord  Stair,  and  others  went  to  see  Lord  Sunderland's 
library.  Disney  came  up  to  Lord  Stair  and  says.  My 
Lord,  have  you  been  at  the  expense  of  seven  or  eight 
hundred  guineas  for  composers  of  operas,  while  Lord 
Sunderland  could  have  supplied  you  for  nothing  with 
more  curious  ones  out  of  the  library  than  any  those 
fellows  can  produce. — He  said.  ''  My  Lord,  1  saw  at  that 
■■  end  of  the  room  twelve  large  folios,  and  they  are 
'■  Operas  S.  Augustini." 

1722.  March  27,  London.  Lord  Percival  to  Ch. 
Dering.  Sir  R.  Steel  got  his  election  by  a  merry 
trick.  He  scooped  an  apple  an  i  put  ten  guine.is  into 
it.  and  said  it  should  be  deposited  for  the  wife  of  any  of 
the  voters  that  should  lie  the  first  brought  to  bed  that 
dav  9  months.  'Upon  this,  several  that  would  have  been 
aguii.st  him,  and  who  lived  some  miles  fi-om  the  town, 
posted  home   to  capacitate   their  ■wives  to   clidm  the 

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HISTOBICAL    MANUSCKIPTS   COMMISSION: 


Earl  of      apple,  and  the  nest  morning  the  election  past  in  his 
Egmost.      faTOur  before  they  returned. 

—  Vol.  VI.  1728,  March  30—1725,  Sept.  9.     No  Index, 

pp.   32o. — Many    letters   by    Lord   Percival    about   his 

travels  in  England. 

1723,  XoT."  rhilip  Percival  at  Dublin.  Writes  to 
Lord  Percixal  that  Lord  Fitzwilliam  told  him  that 
one  Sir  John  St.  Barb,  of  Hampshire,  had  died  lately 
and  left  very  considerably  to  some  Percival  of  Ireland. 

1724,  Aug.  9,  Oxford.  Lord  Percival  to  Dan. 
Derinij.  Says  that  his  last  was  from  Beaeonsfield  in 
Btickinghamshirc.  Friday  morning,  on  leaving  Bec- 
consfield.  Tve  ivenl  half  a  mile  out  of  way  to  see 
Hall  Barn,  Mr.  Waller's  house,  a  London  box,  if  I 
may  so  call  a  house  of  7  windows  every  way. — 
Waller  being  hunting,  they  did  not  see  the  inside  of 
the  house.  There  were  80  acres  of  garden  and  wood. 
Lord  Percival  is  delighted  with  the  garden  and  walks 
and  views  ;  he  mentions  the  bench,  a  seat  of  the  famous 
Edmund  Waller  the  poet,  which  is  so  reverenced,  that 
old  as  it  is,  it  is  never  to  be  removed  but  constantly 
repaired,  like  Sir  Francis  Drake's  ship.  The  present 
Waller  is  his  gi'andson.  All  this  fine  improvement  is 
made  by  himself,  or  by  Aielabie,  his  father-in-law,  who 
had  this  house  and  the  lands  about  in  right  of  his  wife's 
jointure,  but  gave  it  up  m  the  South  Sea  year  to  his 
son-in-law.  There  is  a  great  deal  more  still  to  be  done, 
which  will  cost  a  prodigious  sum  ;  but  this  gentleman 
by  marriage.  South  Sea,  and  his  paternal  estate  [is 
able]  to  do  what  he  pleases. — He  went  to  Woodstock  : 
tells  how  the  Duchess  of  Marlborough  turned  off  a 
porter,  because  he  had  let  the  Duke  of  Montague  pas.s 
the  outward  gate  against  her  orders,  she  being  absent ; 
and  how  the  porter  of  the  second  gate  shut  the  door, 
and  swore  his  Grace  should  not  enter  for  love  or  money. 

At  Lord  Abingdon's  house,  a  mile  from  Tetsworth.  a 

venerable  old  seat  moated  round,  he  saw,  among  other 
pictures, one  of  Sir  Edmund  Verney,  standard  bearer  to 
King  Charles  the  1st.— On  the  llth  of  August  Lord 
Percival  writes  from  Oxford;  in  Bodley  he  saw  the 
works  of  Cicero,  printed  in  1475,  esteemed  the  first  that 
was  ever  printed  in  England ;  and  a  New  Testament 
1,300  years  old. 

There  are  several  capital  long  letters  by  Lord  Per- 
cival to  D.  Dering,  describing  houses,  gardens,  and 
])icturcs  that  he  saw  in  his  tour. 

1724.  Oct.  26,  Twitenham.  A.  Pope  to  Lord  Percival. 
— I  assure  your  Lordship,  that  I  take  it  as  an  obligation 
that  you  think  so  rightly  of  me  as  to  judge  the  pleasure 
I  .should  receive  in  oiieyiug  iiny  commands  of  yours. 
There  are  some  people  in  the  world  for  whom  one's 
esteem  can  never  be  extinct,  though  it  may  be  dormant 
by  distanceor  accident ;  and  I  beg  you  to  apply  this  where 
l"mean  it,  not  to  transfer  it,  where  your  modesty  other- 
wise might,  to  any  other  of  my  acquaintance.  I  went, 
as  .soon  as  I  received  yours,  to  my  Lord  Harcourt, 
whose  answer  was  that  lie  was  not  pre-engaged,  and 
would  f/ive  the  gentleman  his  vote,  but  were  unwilling  to 
throw  it  away,  as  he  nmst.  unless  there  was  a  majority 
made  by  it.  He  ordered  to  euciuire  of  your  Lordship 
what  persons  of  the  Governors  they  were  wlio  had  en- 
gaged for  Mr.  Bearcroft.  and.  if  the  addition  of  his  own 
voice  to  theirs  will  do  the  business,  lie  shall  have  it. 
I  forget  who  are  the  Governors,  it  is  not  unlikely  I  may 
know  one  or  tv>  o  others  of  them.  If  I  had  a  list  of  those 
you  are  not  yet  sure  of,  it  would  be  sincerely  a  ])leasure 
to  me  to  do  my  best  with  any  such.  My  Lord,  I 
earnestly  desire  you  to  think  me.  with  all  respect  (tho' 
the  hurry  of  my  life  is  such  that  I  have  few  opportu- 
nities of  expressing  it  as  I  would  in  per.-on),  your  most 
faithful!  and  obedient  servant.  A.  Pope. — P.S.  I  desire 
your  Lordship  to  put  my  old  friend  young  Mrs.  Minshal 
in  mind  that  I  am  always  hers.  My  services  attend 
your  whole  family. 

Vol.  VII.  172,';.  Jan.  10,-1726.  Dec.  28.  No  index, 
pp.  443.  Letters  from  Lord  I'ercival  about  his  travels 
in  England. 

1726.  Sept.  22,  Paris.  Lord  Percival  to  Mr.  Newman. 
— Account  of  interview  with  Father  Courayer,  librarian 
of  the  Abbey  of  St.  (ienevieve  (who  defended  English 
Episcopal  Ordination),  who  was  about  replying  to_Father 
Le  (,)uien's  attack.  He  desired  much  to  have  the  1752  edi- 
tion of  Talker's  Antiquitates  Ecclesije,  with  the  Arch- 
bishop's life  by  himself,  ber-anse  therein  the  register  of 
Lambeth  touching  the  consecration  of  Archbishops  is 
cited  ;  whereas  the  adversaries  say  that  the  register 
never  appeared  until  the  reign  of  James  1st.  Asks 
Newman  to  get  one,  if  possible,  (naming  persons  who 
have  copies). 

Newman,  in  a  letter,  says  that  Lord  Sunderland's  copy 
was  Parker's  own,  and  was  annotated  by  Parker. 


172|,  Feb.  3,  Mid.  Temple.  Henry  Newman  to  Lord 
Percival. — In  a  late  conference  with  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury,  his  Grace  told  me  he  was  glad  you  were 
acquainted  with  Father  Courayer,  and  that  he  hoped 
you  would  employ  some  skilful  person  to  revise  his 
translation  of  English  Memoirs  sent  to  the  Fattier  from 
England.  .  .  .  and  that  you  would  recommend  in  the 
strongest  terms  to  Father  Courayer  to  conceal  as  much 
as  possible  the  Archbishop's  name  in  whatever  he  has 
furnished  the  Father  with  relating  to  the  controversie. 
His  Grace  showed  me  a  little  book  printed  in  old  English 
in  1574,  by  one  Drake,  or  Blake,  then  head  of  Bennet 
College,  who  being  then  degraded  by  Archbishop  Parker 
for  some  .niisdenieanours,  he  wrote  that  bool<  way  of 
droll  upon  the  Archbishop's  Antiquitates,  which  is  a 
demonstration  that  the  Antiquitates  was  then  in  being, 
though  the  adversaries  of  Father  Courayer  say  that  it 
never  appeared  till  1605. — Yesterday  being  Candlemas- 
day,  the  ancient  custom  of  revels  was  so  far  revived  that 
the  Inner  Temple  presented  my  Lord  Chancellor  and 
the  judges  of  their  houses  with  a  feast  and  a  ball  in 
their  hall.  And  the  Society  of  Lincoln's  Inn  had  a 
feast  and  a  ball  in  their  Hall  at  the  same  time,  to  com- 
pliment Sir  R.  Walpole,  who,  it  seems,  is  a  member  of 
that  house,  and  several  of  the  judges  belonging  to  that 
Society.  At  this  entertainment  they  had  the  King's 
musick,  and  the  Prince  and  Princess  did  them  the 
honour  to  pass  an  hour  with  them. 

1726,  March  30.  Paris.  Lord  Percival  to  D.  Dering. 
....  Lord  Blandford  is  at  Paris. — At  the  Abbey  of 
St.  Germain  des  Pres  Montfaucon  showed  an  ancient 
Kitual  printed  in  1459.  which,  he  says,  is  the  first  com- 
plete printed  book  that  appeared  in  Prance  ;  it  is  on 
parchment. 

in  one  letter  is  a  drawing  of  the  Duke  D'Antin's 
gallery,  with  the  positions  and  names  of  some  of  the 
pictures  there. 

1726,  April  9,  Rome.     Edward   Southwell  to  Lord  P. 

1726.  A  letter  from  N.  Roettier  (the  King's  head, 
engraver  of  money)  to  Lord  Percival.     Complimentary. 

From  a  letter  by  Lord  Percival,  dated  April  23,  it 
seems  that  Roettier  lived  in  a  cottage  two  leagues  from 
Paris ;  he  was  chief  engraver  of  the  King's  coins,  and 
had  been  servant  in  the  same  post  to  Kings  Charles  II. 
and  to  James  II.,  whose  fortunes  he  followed  when  his 
master  abdicated.  His  father,  old  Roettier,  was  the 
most  famous  artist  in  this  way  that  Europe  of  late  years 
produced.  He  was  engraver  to  King  Charles  I.  He  is 
on  a  suit  of  medals  of  the  Kiugti  of  England  from  the 
conquest,  which  record  all  the  memoralile  events  of  their 
reigns  ;  it  is  to  cost  i2,i)00?..  sterling.  The  Royal  Library 
has  100,000  printed  books  and  20.000  MSS.  Lord 
Percival  saw  Henry  4th  letters  to  Marchioness  of 
Verneuil.  his  mistress.  .  .  .  He  says  "  I  never  saw 
"  such  spelling  in  my  life." — He  saw  the  famous  globes 
of  Coronelli,  I  presented  to  Louis  14;  twelve  feet  in 
diameter. 

1726,  April  ^29.  London.  A  letter  to  Lord  P.  says 
that  Faustina  (a  singer)  was  arrived. 

1726,  May  4,  Paris.  D.  Dering  to  Lord  Percival. 
Saw  a  new  tragedy  named  Pyrrhus.  .  .  .  Old  Baron, 
the  chief  actor  of  these  [tragedies],  now  above  83  years 
old  and  contemporary  with  Moliere,  who  died  53  years 
ago.  performed  extremely  well. — Lord  Blandford  is  at 
Paris. — The  writer  went  to  see  Mr.  Meers'  fine  engine  at 
Passy.  ...  A  cord  and  a  half  of  wood  serve  24  hours, 
and  it  throws  out  of  3  jiipes.  twenty  four  inches  wide, 
near  16  muids  of  water  in  a  minute.  Meers  computes 
that  when  going  in  perfection  it  casts  about  26.000 
mnids  in  24  hours.  Capt.  Savery  in  England  gave  the 
first  hint  of  this  machine. 

1726,  July  2  J.  Vienna.  E.  Southwell  to  Lord  Percival. 
The  Court  hate  and  fear  us,  and  the  unlitnited  power 
the  King  has  received  from  Parliament  doth  much 
alarm  them. 

1726,  Feb.  4,  Rome.  Edward  Southwell  to  Lord  Ter- 
cival.  Tells  how  the  Pretender's  Lady  was  insulted  by 
a  rival.  She  went  with  Lady  Southwell  into  a  convent. 
1726,  March  14.  D.  Dering  to  Lord  Percival.  Five 
robbers  were  this  day  xo  have  been  hanged,  but  they  had 
provided  pistols,  and  when  the  summons  and  the  cart 
came  they  said  they  chose  to  die  in  their  chamber,  and 
would  not  let  anybody  come  near  them.  I  have  not 
learned  tlie  issue. 

1726,  April  2.  Paris.  Lord  I'ercival  to  D.  Dering. 
Account  of  the  Queen  of  Spain  at  dinner  at  Vincennes. 
She  was  I'at,  not  17,  gluttonous,  ate  with  both  hands ; 
the  two  men  attendants  carried  her  off  swinging  in  their 
arms  like  a  fat  spirit  in  Henry  8th';  her  feet  did  not 
touch  the  ground  till  she  landed  in  the  third  room,  and 
then  she  fell  a-boxing  them ;  she  never  reads  or  TTorks  ; 


Earl  or 
Egmont. 


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Karl  op       seldom  plavs  cards,  and  crops  her  hair  like  an  English 
Egmost.      schoolboy. 

1726.  April  3.  Lord  Percival  to  D.  Deriug.  Mentions 
the  miracle  of  a  womaa's  flux  of  blood  stopped  on  her 
being  carried  into  the  street  where  the  Bon  Picu  was 
passing. 

The  majority  of  the  letters  are  between  Lord  Percival 
and  1).  Bering. 

VoL  VIII.  172f  Jan.  19.— 1730,  Dec.  29.  No  index, 
pp.  462. 

1725,  Feb.  19.  Paris.  Lord  Blandford  to  Lord  Per- 
cival. .Seeing  that  a  Syriac  translation  of  the  Bible  was 
making  by  his  ilajesty's  orders  and  committed  to  the 
care  of  several  divines  and  schohirs  of  various  sorts, 
among  whom  I  saw  the  name  of  one  Uodichi,  a  man  of 
Aleppo,  whom  1  knew  myself  in  Italy,— Lord  B.  says 
he  is  a  scandalous  profligate  fellow  as  to  matters  of  faith 
and  morals. 

(Lord  Percival  replied  that  In;  found  on  enquiry  that 
Dodichi  had  only  tj  transcribe  for  the  press,  and  that 
the  ixanscript  passed  through  the  hands  of  Dr.  Bedford, 
who  understood  Arabick  well,  and  compared  it  with  the 
original  and  likewise  with  the  Polyglot). 

1727,  June  li.  Lord  Percival  to  his  brother.— On  the 
King's  death  by  apoplexy.  The  King  was  at  .sea  three 
days,  and  very  sick  and  empty,  and  when  he  came  to 
land  being  hungry  he  satisfied  his  appetite  too  much, 
particularly  in  eating  strawberries,  which  disordered 
liim  the  day  before  he  arrived  at  Osnaburg. 

1727,  July  16,  Paris.     Cuurayer  to  Lord  Percival. 
.  •    1727,  July  27,  Harwich.     Lord  Percival  to  Walpole. 

»  About  Percival's  election,   and  the  misdeeds  of  post- 

r  masters. 

1727,  Sept.  23.  Lord  Percival  invites  Courayer  to 
come  to  England. 

1727,  Oct.  2-5.  Courayer  accepts  the  invitation,  if  he 
leaves  Prance. 

172|,  March  25  (or  2o).  Sarah,  Duchess  of  Marl- 
borough, to  Lady  Percival,  asking  her  to  get  Lord 
Percival's  Ijrother  to  attend  the  House  of  Commons  and 
vote  on  a  petition  of  Mr.  Guidolt  against  Mr.  Collier. 
She  does  not  want  Guidott  to  get  into  PavUament  be- 
cause it  will  enable  him  to  defend  himself  longer  against 
paying  a  just  debt  due  from  him  to  her  family.  She 
.      •  alludes  to  frauds  proved  against  Guidott  in  Chancery 

and  in  the  House  of  Lords. 

172d,  May  7.  Notes  of  debates  in  the  House  of  Com- 
mons oil  the  King's  letter  for  a  vote  of  credit.  Notes 
of  speeches  of  Norris,  Lewis,  Brampslon,  Lister.  Ship- 
pea  (almost  an  hour),  Talbot.  Solicitor  General,  Sir  J. 
Jekyl,  Mr.  Pelham,  Sir  Wilfred  Lawson,  Sir  W.  Stuck- 
land.  Sir  W.  Pulling,  Mr.  Sands,  Sir  W.  Yorke,  Gen. 
'  Jloss,  Sir  R.  Walpole,  Sir  W.  Barker,  Sir  "W.  Windham. 

(7  pp.) 

1728,  June  22,  Charlton.  (Original  letter).  Le  Courayer 
to  Lord  Percival.     News  of  several  persons. 

1728,  July  19,  Cha.-lton.  The  same  to  the  same. 
(Original).  Has  heard  of  a  letter  to  the  Archbishop  of 
St.  Genevieve  published  under  his  (Courayer's)  name. 
Says  that  truly  he  did  once  write  to  tlie  Abbe,  but  from 
the  account  of  the  printed  book  it  is  not  what  he 
(Courayer)  wrote ;  but  some  one  has  borrowed  Cou- 
rayer's uiime  to  mortify  the  Abbe. — -Tells  a  little  foreign 
news. 

1728,  July  24,  London.     The  same  to  the  same. 

1728,  Nov.  2,  Charlton.  Le  Courayer  to  Lord  Per- 
cival.    (Original  letter). 

1728,  Dec.  27,  London.  The  .same  to  the  same.  He 
has  agreed  with  the  Dutch  booksellers,  and  his  MS.  is 
despatched. 

1729,  May  29,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.  The 
Archbishop  has  spoken  to  the  Queen  aljout  him,  and  she 
said  she  intends  to  continue  the  allowance. 

1729.  June  10,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.  To- 
'  morrow  or  Thursday  he  will  leave  on  the  yacht  King 
William  and  Queen  Mary,  which  Mr.  Duncombe  has 
obtained ;  and  will  return  in  a  month  or  five  weeks. 

1729,  June  16,  Rotterdam.  The  same  to  the  same. 
A  short  account  of  his  journey  from  Greenwich. 

1729,  Aug.  29,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.  Has 
retamed  from  Holland,  and  has  just  got  copies  of  bis 
newly  printed  work. 

1729,  Sept.  12.  The  same  to  the  same.  The  Bishop 
of  St.  Davids  sends  by  Courayer  a  copy  of  his  book 
against  Woulston.  Courayer  has  dined  with  the  Arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury. 

1729,  Dec.  19,  and  1730.  May  .5,  London.  I'he  same 
to  the  same. 

1730,  Dec.  15,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.  The 
business  of  M.  de  Thou  is  not  yet  finished.  Even  the 
plan  has  been  a  little    changed  since  you  wrote;  Dr. 

o    84062. 


Mead  thinking  to  please  the  C^ueen  in  projiosing  to  her  Eablop 
rather  to  tinisli  the  work,  has  preferred  to  divide  it  with  Egmont. 
another  person.  The  Queen  agreed,  if  1  consented.  1 
did  so  with  pleasure,  because  it  is  so  much  trouble 
saved  ;  and  as  it  was  not  for  profit  I  entered  the  busi- 
ness, I  am  content  whatever  mode  is  adopted.  The 
difficulty  now  is  on  tlie  conditions.  He  is  chosen,  one 
Des  Maizeaux,  demands  a  payment.  1  need  not  enter 
on  the  suljjcct;  1  said  that  as  the  Queen  had  been 
pleased  to  allow  me  a  pension  while  I  was  here,  it  was 
not  projjer  for  me  to  make  conditions;  that  1  never 
laboured  for  money,  and  would  not  begin  with  this 
woik,  but  relied  on  her  Majesty's  generosity,  and  that 
Des  Maizeaux,  who  Mas  in  another  condition,  might 
treat  as  he  pleased.  I  expect  to  see  the  Queen  soon, 
and  apparently  after  tliat  and  an  interview  with  Dr. 
Mead,  the  thing  will  be  stopped. 

Alfred  J.  HoawooD. 


FURTHEtl       AcCOUMT        of      the        JMaNUSCRIPTS      at  Lord 

Knole,  Kent,  the  Seat  of   the  Kiout  Hon.    sackviili, 
Loiii)  .Sackville. 

They  are  miscellaneous  and  not  in  order  of  date. 
They  are  mostly  in  the  time  of  Lionel  Orantield,  Ist 
Earl  of  Middlesex,  but  some  are  later.  Many  relate  to 
the  Customs;  a  good  many  to  Irish  affairs;  there  are 
some  accounts  of  expenses  at  the  funeral  of  Queen 
Anne,  wife  of  James  the  1st,  and  a  notice  ui  King 
James,  at  the  request  of  the  Spanish  Ambassador,  re- 
leasing from  prison  a  large  nuniljer  of  recusants  ;  many 
petitions  for  money  owing  to  servants  and  others  by 
the  Crown;  among  them  is  one  by  the  two  persons  wfio 
were  appointed  by  the  King  to  be  Offical  Reporters  of 
Law  Cases.  The  gold  given,  with  the  Royal  Touch,  for 
the  Kiug's  Evil  in  eleven  ^ears  of  King  James'  reign 
was  upwards  of  6,000/.  There  is  a  copy  of  the  Articles 
of  Capitulation  of  the  Castle  of  Heidelberg ;  a  few 
interesting  letters  during  the  Civil  War,  and  a  few 
letters  from  Tangier  in  1664  when  Lord  Berkeley  was 
Governor. 

A  packet  indorsed,  "  Papers  of  a  legal  nature  that 
"  respect  the  Sackville  property," — inter  a/in. 

Charleville,  July  3rd,  n.  y.  My  Lady  Broghill  to  the 
Earl  of  Dorset.  .  .  My  Lord  of  Ossery  hath  lately  lost 
a  sister,  my  Lady  Baremore  (Barrymore).  My  Ladv 
Kildare  also  died  on  Saturdaj"  last  by  some  lisik  she 
took  oil'  Doctor  Cnrrar,  itt  was  soe  voyelent  that  she 
lived  1  bower  after  she  took  itt.  Tlianks  be  to  God,  my 
uncle  had  a  fare  scape  ofl"  the  docter. 

n.  d.  (Charles  Earl  of  Dorset  and  Middlesex)  to  the 
Countess  of  Falmouth. — A  love  letter  with  a  long  lock 
of  Ih'owu  hair  enclosed. 

A  Ijundle  (X")  nearly  all  illegible  from  damp  or 
solution . 

1622,  June  28th,  Madrid.— J.  Digbye  to  Lord 

OB'ers  services ^Sends  "  bearer  to  attend  him  to  the 

end,"  and  do  his  commands,  or  that  by  him  Digby  may 
undertake  what  his  lordship  commands. 

1623,  Aug.  6th,  Salisbury.—  Edward  Conway  to  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex.  (Noted  by  Wraxall  as  public 
business.) 

1629,  Aug.  P.  Burlamachi  to  .  .  .  (Capture  of  a 
vessel  by  Spaniards,  Wraxall's  note),  tattered  and 
torn. 

1673,  June  or  January  25th,  Queen's  Council  Cham- 
ber, Denmark  House  in  the  Strand.  Original  Council 
Lett«r  of  Queen  Catherine  to  Lionel  Earl  of  Middlesex. 
— Asking  for  arrears  of  the  rent  of  Copthall. 

n.  y.  Thei)bald's.  Two  letters  from  the  Marquis 
Hamilton. — In  one  of  them  he  promises  to  take  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex  to  the  King. — In  the  other,  of  the 
14th  of  July,  he  assures  Middlesex  of  the  King's  secrecy 
and  constancy. 

The  reasons  of  Mr.  Philip  Carteret,  of  Jersey,  for 
opposing  the  ]iassiug  of  Lord  Carteret's  patent  concern- 
ing obtaining  leave  to  sell  his  lordship's  estate  in  Jei'sey 
to  the  end  to  deprive  Philip  Carteret  of  his  birthright, 
and  to  render  the  said  estate  according  to  the  law  and 
constant  practise  of  the  said  island,  which  is  to  be  tried 
on  Thursday,  5th  Jan.  1694. 

Sir  George  Carteret  had  two  sons,  Philip  and  James  ; 
Philip  was  Lord  Carteret's  father,  and  Mr.  Philip 
Carteret  that  married  James'  daughter. — Sir  George 
died  possessed  of  fees,  lands,  &c.,  by  law  and  practise  tc 
be  divided  Ijetween  the  children  of  Sir  (ieorge  Carteret, 
but  before  the  children  of  the  said  James  have  had 
their  share.  Lord  Carteret  hath  sold  the  best  part  and 
wants  to  sell  the  remainder,  i.e.,  fees  of  Maleeches, 
Granville,   and   others.     Mr.    Carteret   desires   a   final 

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aiSTORICAL  MANtrSCRIP¥s  t'OMMtfeStON  : 


LoKD        partage,  and  that  Janies'  children's  share  be  first  taken 
S.VCKVIIXE.   Q^t  before  LurdCarteret  sells  any  more,  &c.,  &c.  (1  brief 
page.) 

(X'').  1C22  and  23.  Account  of  the  Earl  of  Middle- 
sex's disbursement.     Seven  papers  about  it. 

(X').  1630,  July  27th.  Copy  of  my  letter  to  the 
Earl  of  Mulgrave  (about  4  pp.). 

Iti3:i,  Sept.  5th.  Copy  of  my  letter  to  the  Attorney- 
General. 

1638  (so  endur.-cd).  Scottish  Proceedings.— Copy  ot 
Charles  I.  proclamation.  Bujins,  Forasmuch  as  there 
were  ijreat  disorders  and  strives  in  his  ancient  kingdom 
of  Scotland  by  reason  oi'  pretence  of  innovation  of  re- 
ligion.    (2J  pp..  close.)  ,        ..^    ^    c.  1 

1638.  39,  40.  Long  L»n-ections  ny  (Dr.)  _Sam\iel 
Bane  for  the  Earl  of  Middlesex's  diet  and  medicine. 

(1644?),  Dec.  21st,  Horsley.— Susan  Cranfield  to  her 
son  Vincent. — Excesses  of  the  King's  troops  at  ( )ckham 
near  Guildford. 

(X'')  1614,  March  16th,  Dublin.— J.  Cray  to  Sir  Lionel 
Cranfield.— About  the  means  lor  Lionel  Cranfield  to 
get  a  patent  of  Customs  for  about  80  miles  of  sea  coast. 
And  an  enclosure  of  Divers  abuses  daily  executed  by 
all  cities  and  post  towns  in  Ireland  unto  all  merchants 
of  England,  Scotland,  and  other  nations  by  virtue  of  a 
privilege  tliay  have  called  a  Trinitye  Gilde,  not  suffering 
goods  to  be  landed  except  on  a  fine.     (1  p.) 

1616,  Sept.  4th.  Coppie  of  that  which  I  sent  to  his 
Majesty  about  the  Hollanders.     (1  p.,  mutilated.) 

1619^  March  25tli  to  1H20,  March  2.3th.  Account  of 
his  Majesty's  Customs  in  Ireland  (amounting  to  nearly 
12,000/.),  bv  Mattheo  do  Eenzi.     (12  pp.) 

1610,  April  1st  to  Sept.  30th,  1621,  i.e.,  ibr  2J  years. 
Estimate  of  arrears  due  to  the  army  in  Ireland, 
.57,5.52?.  8s.  U.     (1  p.) 

1620  to  1622.  Third  Acoompt.  Bill  of  John  Banokes 
and  Richard  Brigham,  coachmakcr  to  the  King.  For 
chariots  and  other  vehicles.  A  rich  chariot  for  the 
King  cost,  in  all,  1-5/.  6s.  ScL     (2  pp.) 

1620-1621.— Bill  for  the  repair  of  carriages,  &c.     (17 

PP-) 

Another  of  the  same,     (o  pp.) 

0.  1621.  Estimate  of  the  planlation  in  the  county  of 
Longford,  and  the  reasons,  as  I  am  informed,  that  ihv 
undertakers  hav(>  not  their  full  proportion.     (J  p.) 

c.  1621  or  22.  A  declaration  of  abuses,  touching  the 
plantation  of  bis  Majesty  late  escheated  lauds  in  Ire- 
land.    (lApp.) 

c.  1621  or  22.  (Indorsed,  Mr.  jMassara.  Causes  ot 
decay  of  trade).  Certain  causes  of  hindrance  of  trade 
in  Ireland,  with  some  reasons  to  improve  the  Customs 
of  that  kingdom.     (2  pp.) 

c.  1621  or  22.  Copy  of  a  Report  (unsigned)  to  the 
King  about  the  plantation  in  ITlster. 

e.  1621  or  22.  (Indorsed,  Sir  Travis  Anstorer ;  An- 
struther  ?). — Brief  collection  of  inconveniences  in  Ire- 
land. (11  pp.)  Witli  proposition  for  advancement  of 
his  Majesty's  profitt. — Concerning  the  Church.  His 
Majesty's  revenues,  &c.,  &c.     (iS'early  5  pp.) 

102ll  Oct.  6,  Savoy.  G.  Carew  to  Lord  Cranfield, 
Lord  Treasurer. — Sends  petition  (inclosed).  Asks  him 
to  take  it  into  consideration. — T/te  enclosure.  Petition 
of  Christopher  Grave,  servant  to  Lord  Caulfield,  to  Lord 
Carew,  Master  of  his  Majesty's  Ordnance. — Cannot 
take  supply  of  munition  ordered  into  Ireland  for  want  of 
the  money  ordered  by  Privy  Seal. 

c.  1622.  (Indorsed,  East  India  Com]iany,  Confirma- 
tion of  our  reasons  for  restitution  in  Holland.)  For 
restitution  of  our  goods  brought  into  Holland  in  specie 
there. — Argument  on  the  words  of  the  treaty.  (2  pp., 
mutilated.) 

c.  1622.  The  wardes  of  Ireland  and  the  depcndances 
thereon  are  a  special  part  of  his  Majesty's  revenue, 
and  fit  to  be  very  carefully  managed.     (4  pp.) 

(c.  1622.)  Thc'serviees  <'if  Sir  ITrancis  Blundell  since 
he  entered  into  his  office  of  Vice-Treasurer  of  Ireland. 
—Signed  by  P.  Blundell.     (2J  pp.) 

1622,  July  22nd,  Dublin.  Coj)y  Certificate  by  Adam 
Loftus,  Cane,  and  1\.  Powisoourt,  Lords  Justices,  and 
signed  by  Wilmot  Bi-abazon.  Toby  Caulfield,  Francis 
.\ungier,  and  four  others,  noticing  that  the  Commis- 
sioners had  made  a  certificate  in  the  beginning  of  June 
for  the  better  ordering  and  settling  ^hu  Courts  and 
Commission  of  Justice,  and  which  the  Privy  Council  in 
Englaid  have  re1;urned  with  the  King's  a)ipro\;il  and 
direction  to  pnt  it  in  ex  eution — they  have  oarric!  the 
approved  [jroposition  to  l)e  inrollcd  in  Chancery. 

A  noti'  of  the  revenue  raised  by  Sir  J.  I'errott  to  the 
Crown  of  England,  by  imposition  in  the  province  of 
Connaught  when  he  was  Lord  Deputy,  and  how  it  fell, 
a\id  how  it  may  be  recovered,  with  increase.     (2  pp.) 


Proposition  for  the  increase  of  his  Majesty's  revenue 
in  Ireland,  and  for  the  good  of  that  kingdom,  II  heads. 
(IJ  p.,  closely  written  on  a  large  sheet.) 

1622,  July  23.  The  estate  of  Christ  Church  College, 
Oxford,     (Latin)  : — 


Old  gold  and  silver 


£      s. 

-  797  17 

-  200  0 

-  165  7 

-  304  19 

-  231  11 

d. 
0.'. 
0 

llf 

£1,699  11 

2i 

Loan  chest 

Carried  away  this  year 
Charged  on  the  dispenser 
Money  for  yearly  rent 


Ita  est  JostJA  AisGiL, 

Dispens.,  senior. 

1622,  Sept.  18th,  Dublin.  Lord  AVilmot,  Sir  W.  Jones, 
and  I).  Norton,  to  Lord  Cranfield. — Most  of  them  being 
returned  from  the  view  of  the  plantation,  but  all  the 
reports  arc  not  yet  ready. —  Most  of  the  Ulster  under- 
takers have  broken  their  covenant  .and  are  at  the  King's 
mercy. — They  have  given  Sir  D.  Digges  instructions  to 
tell  him  what  they  think  about  a  Parliament,  &e. — 
They  laud  Digges. 

1622,  Sept.  19.  Articles  of  Capitulation  of  the  Cha- 
teau of  Heidelberg,  and  safe  conduct  for  the  Governor 
Henry  de  Morwen,  "oy  Tilly.     (French,  3  pp.) 

1622,  Deo.  2nd,  Newmarket;.  "  James  R."  to  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex.  Tells  him  he  has  given  a  pension 
of  100/.  to  Ellis  Kothwell,  one  of  the  jiages  of  the  bed- 
chamber, and  Milliocnt  his  wife,  for  their  lives. 

1622,  Feb.  22nd.  Estimate  of  arrears  then  due  to 
captains  and  companys  of  horse  and  foot  until  and 
for  the  last  of  March  1623,  according  to  papers  delivered 
by  Sir  Nath.  Rich.     Total,  7.119?.  3s.  lljrf. 

1622,  Feb.  2.5th.  A  brief  of  the  settling  of  the  pay- 
ments in  Ireland  upon  the  3  lists  to  begin  the  1st  of 
April  1623.— Total  of  the  3  lists,  66,303/.  3s.  9ld.,  and 
a  duplicate  of  the  same. 

1622,  March  14th,  Newmarket. — Draft  or  corrected 
copy  of  the  King's  letter  to  the  Lord  Deputy  of  Ireland. 
— About  revenue. 

c.  1623.  A  Discourse  concerning  the  settlement  of 
the  natives  in  the  province  of  Ulster.  Indorsed.  Sir 
Francis  Blundell.     (2  large  and  5  small  pj).) 

1623,  April  4th.  Sir  W'.  Parsons  to  the  Earl  of  Mid- 
dlesex. About  the  business  of  the  Court  of  Wards. 
(2h  pp.) 

1623,  April  12th.  The  same  to  the  same.   On  the  same 


(■/t  pp.) 
May    8.      The    same    to    the    same.  —  Ditto. 


2nd.    The    same    to    the    same. — Ditto. 


subject. 
1623 

H  p.) 

1623,    July 

(If  p.) 

1623,  Aug.  20th.  The  same  to  the  same. — Ditto, 
and  remarks  and  advice  on  the  management  of  Ireland 
and  its  people. 

1623,  -May  9th.  Received.— Petition  of  Lord  Grandi- 
son  for  directions  for  allowance  of  moneys  received  by 
his  agent  in  Ireland. — Accompanied  by  Proceedings  of 
allowance  made  to  the  Lord  Deputies  of  Ireland  for 
their  transportation  from  thence  upon  their  discharge 
from  the  Government. 

1623,  May  21st,  Greenwich.  "  James  R."  to  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex, — Recites  a  petition  of  22nd  of  Dec. 
in  the  18th  year  of  his  reign  ;  a  grant  to  Mary  Countess 
Dowager  of  Pembroke,  for  life,  remainder  to  Philip  Earl 
of  Montgomery  and  heirs  males  of  his  body,  of  the 
office  of  Keeper  of  the  Park  of  Houghton,  co.  Bedford, 
in  remaindui-  alter  the  death  of  Wm.  Lord  Cavendish 
and  Thomas  Lord  Bruce ;  and  in  the  same  patent 
granted  to  them  certain  lands.  &c,.  The  Countess  built 
two  new  lodges  and  died.  The  King  will  accept  a  sur- 
render from  the  Earl  of  Montgomery,  and  make  a  grant 
to  Lord  Bruce  in  fee  as  long  as  Francis  Nicholle,  Esqre., 
shall  have  heirs  male  of  his  body  (under  certain  pay- 
ments) and  the  two  new  lodges,  etc..  &c.  Directs  him 
(Middlesex)  to  prepare  a  book  for  the  grant. 

1623,  July  1.5th,  Dub3'n  (Dnblyn  p)."  Original  Letter 
to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex,  signed  by  seven  undertakers 
of  Ulster. — Hearing  that  it  has  been  said  that  the 
Undertakers  of  Ulster  had  not  performed  the  Articles, 
they  excute  and  defend  themselves,  and  ask  his 
protection. 

1623,  .luly  2;ith,  Whitehall.  Sir  Thomas  Wilson  to 
tlie  Earl  of  Middlesex. — Sends  a  paper  (which  is  en- 
dosed).  Mentions  the  beginning  of  works  he  wrote  to 
show  what  measures  the  Kings  of  this  realm  had  used, 
from  William  the  Conqueror,  to  raise  money  ujion  all 
their  occasions  and  necessities. — Asks  him  to  read  and 
grant  his  petition  enclosed.     (Not  there.) 


ABPijNDSlX  1!Q,  SEVENTH   REPORT., 


25J 


Lord  (Inclosuiv  to  last.)     fiegistei-  of  tUt  books  aud  papers 

8ackvi"«-    of   Engli.'^h    l.usiiiess   as   tliey    are   digested  under  tte 

several  tules  into  the  ofifice  of  the  papers  at  Whitekall. 

received  at  the  death  of  the  Earl  of  Salisburv,  lat<^  lord 

Treasurer.     (3  pp.) 

Notes  b}-  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  for  the  improvement 
of  the  King's  estate. 

16:^3,  Aus;.  i»th,  The  Hagne.  Dudly  C'arlotou  to  (the 
Earl  of  Middlesex).  The  wants  of  the  Queeu  of 
Bohemia  ;  Lis  nephew  will  tell  the  rest.     (1  p.) 

(1626.=)  Copy  petition  of  .John  Earl  of  Bristol  lo  the 
Upper  House.— About  his  being  snmmoued  and  then 
forbid  by  the  Lord  Keeper  to  come. 

1627,  March  1 7th.  Copy  of  Lord  Kee])er  Covuiitry's 
speech  in  the  House  of  Lords.  Bcfjius,  If  I  had  been 
delighted  in  long  speaking.     {2k  pp.,  close.) 

1639,  May  11th,  Edinburgh.  Copy  letter  of  the 
Scotch  nobility  and  other.4  to  the  Earl  of  Newcastle. — 
Professing  loyalty;  signed  by  Leslie,  Argyll,  Mar,  ie., 
&c. 

16-1-0,  Aug.  20th.  Copy  of  a  letter  by  Sir  Thomas 
Stafford  from  Scotland,  headed.  The  lutencions  of  the 
army  of  the  kingdom  of  Scotland  declared  unto  their 
brethren  of  England  by  the  Commission  of  the  late 
Parliament  and  by  the  "general  noblemen,  barons,  aud 
other  officers  of  the  army.    Bejiiii,  The  best  endeavours 

Jand  gi-eatest  works  wherein  the  hand  and  providence  of 
God.  dUpp.) 
1640,  Aug.  24th.  News  Letter. — The  Earl  of  North- 
umberland Is  still  sick  of  a  fevei ,  under  the  are  of  Drs. 
Baskervile  and  Mayerne.  My  Lady  Carlile  is  continually 
with  him.— Lord  Cottington  preparing  to  lodge  in  the 
Tower  as  constable  thereof. — 'Ihe  Lord  Lieutenant  of 
Ireland,  now  Lord  Lieut. -General  of  the  Kind's  army 
under  the  Earl  of  Northumberland,  by  commission  from 
him,  has  gone  this  day  for  York  and  so  to  Newcastle. 
The  army  that  lays  near  Selby  has  gone  cheerfully 
towards  Newcastle"  and  is  to  arrive  there  this  da3',  con- 
sisting of  17,000  foot,  besides  the  trainbands  of  York- 
shire, amounting  to  12.000  foot  and  4  or  500  horse.  All 
the  ti-ainbands  of  England  are  commanded  to  march  «n 
short  warning.  The  horse  of  our  army  exceeds  -S.OoO. 
besides  -500  in  garrison  at  Berwick  aud  Carlisle. — Scotch 
army. — Lord  Cottington  ou  Saturday  last  demanded  of 
the  East  India  Comp.xny  in  the  King's  name,  all  tlieir 
pepper  lately  brought  in  to  the  value  of  80,000/.  sterling 
— he  offered  to  pay  like  the  others— had  their  books 
brought  to  him.  Altering  of  the  moneys  any  way 
seems  to  be  laid  aside,  these  arc  the  new  proclama- 
tions, one  for  levying  ship  money,  one  for  declaring 
the  Scots  who  invade  England  to  be  rebels,  and  one  for 
bringing  those  English  "to  present  attendance  on  the 
King  in  this  war,  who  bold  by  such  and  such  a  tenure,  or 
else  to  compound  before  Michaelmas,  which  is  held 
likely  to  bring  in  a  great  deal.  Our  army  which  was 
to  be  sent  to  Scotland,  under  the  Marquis  of  Hamilton's 
command,  is  discharged,  only  all  the  officers  are  con- 
tinued, after  the  rate  of  the  old  p.iy.  which  they  shall 
have. 

Copy  of  the  Earl  of  Bothea  reply  to  my  Lord  Cham- 
berlain's answer  (dated  8th  March),  directerl  to  the  Earl 
by  Secretary  WindebanV.     (o  pp.) 

1640,  Sept.  8th.  The  Sots  leaguer  at  Newcastle. 
Copv  letter  of  the  Earls  of  Rothes,  Montrose,  Cassillis, 
and'  several  other  nobles  to  the  Lords.  (Indorsed.) 
The  particular  demands  of  the  Scots  and  His  Majesty's 
answer  for  the  present.     Begins,  As  nothing  in  earth. 

(lipp.)  ,     ^.        .... 

Copy  of  the   King's    answer,    signed    '•Limencko. 

(*  P-' 

'  1643,  April  12th.  His  Majesty's  message  to  both 
Houses  of  Parliament,  dated  from  Oxford.  Bigina,  To 
show  to  the  whole  world  how  earnestly  his  Majesty  longs 
for  peace.  i'?«?.5,  A  prejudicato  person  be  imputed  to 
His  Majesty. 

1644,  Feb.  10th,  Milcott.  Robert  Fawdon  to  the  Earl 
of  Middlesex.  Buciuess.  The  disturbed  and  oppress-d 
state  of  the  country. 

1666.  April  9th,  Cockpit.  The  Uuke  of  Albemarle 
tt)  the  Earl  of  Dorset.— In  three  weeks  since  thinks  he 
will  be  on  ship  at  the  Buov  of  the  Nore. 

1684,  July  5th,  Stratford-on-Avon.— Petition  of  the 
Mayor,  &c.  of  Stratford-ou-Avon  to  the  Earl  of  Dorset. 
One  of  the  signers  is  Laurence  Horwoou. 

n.  d.  {Temp.  Car.  1.)  Collections  for  tlie  rcducements 
of  his  Majesty's  present  charge  in  the  establishment  of 

Ireland.     (8  pp.)  ,    ,,  ,     . 

Paper  in  Middlesex's  hand,  i  Endorsed,  Palatmate. 
and  concernino;  the  Queen  of  Bohemia,  their-  assign- 
ment to  her  most  advantage).  Concerning  the  palatinate 
and  foreign  affairs.     (-H  pp.) 


T'/iijj.  James.     Considerations  touching  Coyne.    Em-         Lobd 
bracing  and  enhancing  iii  value  of  coin,  and  the  remedies     Sackvilie. 

(Upp.)  ■     '     

Paper  on  Grand  Serjeanty.  Begins,  Grand  serjeantv 
is  a  chief  and  special  tenure  of  land,  holdeno'  the  King 
by  personal  services  due  to  the  King's  royal  person, 
by  Barnns  and  others,  &c.  (It  is  an  address  to  the 
King.)  ,1.  Seized  of  lands  holdcn,  &c.  The  author 
quotes  Sii  E.  Coke  in  Lord  Cromwell's  case. .  2  Rep.  81 . 
Ph  PP-.  .good  writing.) 

Another  paper  on  the  same  subject.  I ndnrsed,  I  i)re- 
senting  this  unto  his  Highness  for  his  Majesty  had 
answer  to  attend  and  deliver  it  unto  your  honour. "  (The 
writer  abuses  Coke  as  falsifying  the  sajdnirs  and  opinions 
of  Judges.)  It  seems  Coke  had  bought  a  manor  held  in 
grand  serjeanty  and  aliened  without  license;  hence  he 
argued  that  it  was  only  fineable,  not  forfeit. 

n.  d.  Comparison  between  the  lives  and  actions  of  Ju- 
gnrthatheNumidian.aud  Hugh  0'Xeale,Earl  ol  Tyrone. 
Begiu.i.  The  lives  and  actions  of  men,  especially  of  such 
as  manage  matters  of  great  moment.  (6).  pp.) 
■  X'.  Lettei-s  from  Daniel  Cooper,  at  Stoad,  to  Lionel 
Cranfield,  in  1597,  &c. 

Petition  to  the  King  by  Thomas  Bennet,  Alderman, 
Samuel  Hare,  and  four  others.  They  were  interested 
in  the  farm  of  French  and  Rhenish  wines  for  seven 
years,  which  the  King  granted  to  the  late  Ivirl  of 
Devonshire,  which  shortly  after  they  had  bought  was 
questioned  by  Sir  J.  Swinnerton,  &c.  ;  pray  relief. 

Petition  by  Lionel  Crantield  about  the  [dace  given 
him  July  twelvemonths  of  General  Surveyor  of  Cus- 
toms, for  an  increase  of  200L  ])er  annum,  according  to 
promise,  he  having  increased  the  revenue. 

1615,  Lady  Day  to  Michaelmas.  Account  of  imports 
and  subsidies  of  sweet  wines  Virnught  into  Kxon.  (1  p.) 
q.  1618.  Defalcation  made  to  the  farmers  of  the 
Customs  for  the  subsidy  of  goods  and  commodity 
brought  from  A'irginia  and  carried  thither  in  the 
several  years  under  written,  viz.,  1618,  1617,  1616,  1615, 
1614,  1613.     (1  p.) 

1620.  Twenty-nine  ports,  with  amount  of  Customs 
for  seven  years,  from  1614-20.  in  columns,  and  tlio 
average  at  the  end,  shelving  an  average  yearly  of 
44,635/.  Is.  OJrf. 

c.  16J.'{.  Sir  James  Perrott  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex. 
— Sends  some  papers  touching  Irish  affairs. — Asks  him 
not  to  let  others  read  them  or  knmv  who  sent  them. 

Certifieates  of  the  Deputy  of  the  Eastland  Company, 
lemp.  James  II.  .Letters  and  r-ccounts,  on  mercantile 
matters,  of  Cranfield.  the  end  of  16th  and  beginning  of 
17th  centuries. 


C.  (153-5),  26H<-n.  YIII.  The  yearly  revenues  of  the 
Cathedral  Church  of  St.  Paul  before  and  during  the 
26th  year  of  Henry  VIII..  in  only  rents  and  perquisites, 
1.485/.  Os.  !'.}(/. ;  yearly  disbui'sements  in  rents  going 
out,  and  fees  and  pensions,  spiritual  and  temporal,  pe- 
annum.  711/.  9s.  Hi.;  remains  773/.  10s.  11  Ji.,  as  will 
appear  by  the  preceding  amounts,  and  as  below. 

'J  Eliz.  Copy  of  a  Charter  to  the  Yintners  of 
London. 

1620.  Note  of  fees  taken  by  officers  of  Custom  house 
within  the  port  of  Dartmouth.     (IJ  p.) 

(1621.)  Petition  of  the  Mayor  and  Burgesses  of  Dart- 
mouth to  Lord  Cranfield. — Decay  of  trade  by  reason 
of  the  exactions  of  the  officers  of  Customs  ;  pray  relief. 
CVVafer  seal  of  tho  town.) 

(1621)  Draft  of  letter  by  the  Lord  Treasurer  to  (he 
magistiates  of  Dartmouth,  about  certain  persons  re- 
fusing to  pay  the  fees  in  the  table  signed  by  the  late 
Lord  Treasurer. 

1621,  June  .5th.  Whitehall.— .V  large  sheet  of  paper 
signed  Ifieitni/eui/^:,  being  a  notification  by  iiira  of  the 
fees  which  are  given  below.  (In  threi-  columns  headed 
as  above.)    (  U'  the  proper  fei'S  at  the  port  ol'  Dartmouth. 

1621.  May  8th.  Letter  by  Maundeville  Uj  the  f.i.r- 
mcrs  aud  collectors  of  Customs  in  the  port  of  Kingston- 
U)ion-Hull.— Directs  an  allowance  .  .  .  (clotli). 

1620-23.  Three  other  papers  about  Dartmouth  Cus- 
toms. The  first  is  a  certificate  by  Ra.  Seymour,  Sheriff 
of  Devon,  of  a  ship  laden  with  wheat  or  rye  taken  by 
Turkish  pirates  and  bv  them  turned  adrift.— The  ship 
was  found  by  English' seamou.  and  at  Micliaelmas  last 
was  brought  into  Dartmouth  .and  ccmfiscated  to  the  Lord 
Admiral,"  and  three  weeks  since  many  hogsheads  of 
wine  taken  as  wreck,  and  seized  to  the  use  of  the  Lord 

Admiral. 

(1621.1  Note  of  the  fees  which  tho  customers,  comp- 
trollers, aud  searchers  used  to  take  about  45  years  ago 
and  more.     .YD.  1621.     (j  p.)  ,       .   ,    ,. 

11621.)     Petition    by  thirteen   of  the  mhabitants   of 

li  2 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Boston  about  the  repairs  of  the  slnice  in  the  haven  of 
Boston. 

Draft  of  a  letter  bj  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  to  Theo- 
philus  Earl  of  Lincoln  about  the  above. 

n.  d.  Exeter.  Petition  to  Lord  Cranfield  by  three  of 
the  inhabitiiuts,  about  the  custom  of  certain  Spanish 
wines  which  turned  out  to  be  bad. 

1621,  Oct.  2uth.     Certificate  of  the  annual  value  of 
the  bishoprick  of  Carlisle  in  temporals  and  spirituals— 
£    s.     d. 
631  11     Oi 
Tithes  thereof      63    '2     b'i 
Signed  by  Leinetayer,  Deputy  of  William  Lord  Hervy  of 
Bosse. 

1(522,  Oct.  9th.  Copy  of  Council  Order  for  prepara- 
tions to  be  made  for  powder,  gunners,  timber,  iiiid 
marines.     (1  p.) 

(1622.)  A  small  skin  of  vellum,  written  in  three 
columns-- 

On  the  first  column.— Such  fees  as  are  receiTed  by  the 
Customs  of  the  i)ort  of  Dartmouth.  Total  133?.  6s.  8cl., 
&c. 

2nd.  Such  fees.  &c.,  by  the  compiroUer  of  the  port 
of  Dartmouth.     Total, '.'6?.  13s.  4d. 

3rd.  Such  fees.  &c.,  by  the  searcher  in  the  port  of 
Dartmouth,  81/.  6s.  8d.  At  the  foot  are  reasons  alleged 
for  the  receipt  of  the  fees,  .«i.\  in  number.  (Not  signed 
and  no  date.) 

1623.  Nov.  29th.  Plymouth.  Abraham  Gennens  to 
the  Earl  of  Middlesex.— On  notice  of  Middle.sex's  letter 
to  Mr.  Bagg  of  the  19th  of  Oet.,  he  (Gennens)  stayed 
the  Guiney  gold  put  into  his  hands  by  the  Dutch  mer- 
chants, vi;..  26  bags,  and  on  receipt  of  Middlesex's  letter 
to  the  17th  current,  he  delivered  it  to  the  Dutch  mer- 
chants in  the  presence  of,  &c.,  so  now  it  rests  with  them 
to  carry  it  to  London  — He  (Gennens)  expects,  by  a  ship 
from  St.  Lucar,  some  sacks  belonging  to  Mr.  Peter 
Richant  and  Gennens'  brother. 

(c.  162:!.)  A  petition  i-eferring  to  the  letter  by  Maunde- 
ville,  dated  8th  of  May  1621. 
Otiier  papei's  aliout  ("ustoms  and  gunpowder. 
Keference  by  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  and  Lord  Carcv 
to  the  Commissioners  to  confer  withEvelyn. — Certificate 
by  the  Commissioners. — They  have  conferred,  and  think 
it  reasonable. 

1623.  (Received  17th  of  December.)  Petition  to  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex  and  Duke  of  Buckingham  and  Lord 
Carew,  Master  of  the  Ordnance,  Commissioners  for  the 
saltpetre  and  gunpowder  bHsiness,by  Jeremy  Sprachline. 
— To  work  artificial  saltpetre. 

1623.  Feb.  20.  Certificate  to  the  Ear]  of  Middlesex 
from  the  Commissioners  for  the  sale  of  decayed  nmni- 
tionsinthe  Tower. — Signed  by  J.  Cok.  Jo.  Wolstenbolm, 
John  Kay,  Kra.  Gofton,  Ri.  Sutton,  William  Pitt, 
Francis  Morice,  and  W.  Burrell. 

[1624J,  21  James.  Certificate  foi-  escheators. — No- 
mina pro  electione  eschaetorum,  &c.,  Essex,  Herts, 
Kent,  Middlesex.  Surrey,  Sussex. 

The  value  of  the  escheator's  places. — A  note  of  such 
money  as  bath  been  disbursed  for  the  escheator's  places 
for  three  years  last — 14  in  number.  Total,  -564?.  li»s.  ; 
all  the  re.<l  of  the  ])laces  are  of  small  value.  There  is 
also  another  list. 

Pa|iers  about  duties  on  coals  and  wine  and  ordnance. 

16)!!,  Feb.  3rd.     Letter  by  Humphrey  Davenport  and 

Jo.  (or  Ho.)  Denham  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex.     They 

have  answered  to  a  Bill  by  Horseman,  now  dead. — It  is 

revived. — They  have  to  appear  and  answer. 

1632,  Feb.  6th.  Letter  from  the  same  to  the  same. 
To  appear  on  revivor  to  an  English  Bill  by  'I'homas 
Horseman,  of  Barton  Petwarden,  co.  Li7uoln. 

(1632).  Jan.  lUth,  s.  v.  Dublin.  Matthew  de  Ren/.i  to 
the  Earl  of  Middlesex.— About  a  discharge  for  his  fathei' 
for  some  money. 

16:!2,  Dec.  12lh,  Dublin.  The  same  to  the  same. — On 
business. 

16;!5.  Translation  of  the  placart  of  the  States  General 
of  the  United  Netherlands,  forbidding  the  bringing 
into  the  said  contreys  of  all  manner  of  drest  and  dyed 
woollen  clothes,  except  only  undrest,  mingled,  and 
coloured  clothes.     Dated  at  the  Hague.     (ItP) 

A<ob,  Aug.  24th.  Translation  of  the  Reglemcnt  of  the 
States  of  Holland. — Reeulalions  for  the  merchant 
adventurers.     (Upwards  of  3  pp.) 

16ti2,  Dec.,  Selsconibe.  Thomas  Sackvill  to  the 
Duke  of  Dorset.  Gives  an  account  of  a  wreck  on  the 
Duke's  manor  of  Bexhill.  with  40  hogsheads  of  wine. 
Papers  about  the  Earl'f  impeachment. 
Papers  about  the  dispute  between  the  Earl  of  Desmond 
and  the  l^arl  of  Middlesex.  Exchefpier  proceedings. 
Olfice  copies.   -Several  of  them  relate  to  a  suit  against 


Moses  Tryon,  in  1627   and   other  years,   for   a   large 
sum. 

Petition  of  W.  Beale,  of  London,  goldsmith,  and 
others,  to  the  House  of  Commons. — Logwood,  Cam- 
pecha,  and  Brazil  woods  are  liy  Act  of  Parliament  ]no- 
hibited  to  be  impurted  because  they  are  used  for  dyes 
which  will  not  last. — They  (the  petitioners)  have  in- 
vented a  means  to  fix  the  colours. — Pray  a  patent  for  21 
years. 

Petition  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  by  his  Majesty's 
loyal  and  indigent  officers  remaining  in  London  and 
'Westminster  and  the  Bills  of  Mortality.  They  have 
spent  their  youth  and  blond  in  the  service  of  his 
Majesty  and  his  royal  fathei-  in  the  worst  of  times. — 
Whereas  post  letters  in  time  of  rebellion  ))aid  M.  aiiiece, 
until  Mr.  Hill,  of  Yorke,  erected  a  post  of  himself, 
and  brought  it  down  to  3i?.  a  letter.  Pray,  that  in  imita- 
tion of  the  Earl's  grandfather,  he  will  be  their  patron 
and  supplication  to  the  King,  that  he  will  be  pleased 
that  on  every  post  letter  may  be  paid  id.  more  than  is 
now  paid  towards  their  relief 

16.  Copy  letter  from  the  King  to  .     Differences 

between  Doctor  Anyan,  yotir  president,  and  some  of 
your  society. — Understanding,  that  on  the  vacancy  of 
the  president's  jilace  they  are  willing  to  accept  one  Dr. 
Holt,  our  chaplain  in  ordinary,  for  their  president,  he 
recommends  and  expects  that  on  the  resignation  of  Dr. 
Anyan  they  have  Dr.  Holt. 

Polio.  A  fragment  of  a  treatise  or  argument  about 
monopolies,  impositions,  &c.  ;  various  items  are  men- 
tioned, pp.  6-15. 

p.  6.  The  letters  patent  to  the  Duke  of  Jjpnox  for 
searching  and  sealing  of  ships  and  manufacturers. 

p.  9.  A  memorial  of  such  resobitions  as  his  Majesty 
hath  taken,  with  the  advice  of  his  privy  council,  assisted 
with  the  two  Chief  Justices,  Lord  Chief  Baron  and  his 
Majesty's  counsel-at-law  upon  examination  of  grievances 
presented  by  the  Lower  House.  The  first  is  about  the 
grant  to  Lord  Danvers  and  Sir  John  Gilbert  of  a  certain 
excess  of  fines,  amercements,  &c.  There  are  16  items 
altogether. 

p.  13/'.  Petition  io  the  King  about  priests  and  recu- 
.sants. 

2ndly.  Silenced  ministers.  3rdly.  Pluralists. 

4thly.  Abuse  of  excommunication, 
fo.  15.  Petition   to  the   King.     Proclamation  in  pre- 
judice of  the  liberty  of  the  subject. 

C.  2.  A  paper  on  plantations  in  Ireland,  by  .Sir  F. 
Blundell  (to  Lord  Middlesex),  signed  by  him.  (10  pp. 
and  more.) 

26  Eliz.  A  bond  from  jMorris  Appowell  of  the  city 
of  York.  Vintner,  to  Walter  Ralegh,  Esqre.,  of  Colleton 
Ralegh,  co.  Devon,  in  10/.  Conditioned  for  payment  of 
20s.  yearly. 

1622,  Aug.  11,  Farnham.  Walter  Tichbornc  to  Vis- 
count Cranfield. — He  has  performed  Cranficld's  com- 
mandment to  the  Lord  of  Buckingham,  and  he'  (Buck- 
ingham) will  be  with  Crar.lield  to-morrow. 

1629,  Dec.  11.  Datchie  House.  Thomas  Coventry, 
C.S.,  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex.  A  letter  telling  him  to 
appear  and  answer  to  the  bill  of  Stephen  Hall,  clerk. 

C.  3.  A  folio  of  30  written  leaves.  Each  page  is 
signed  by  Matteo  de  Renzi,  the  last  page  is  dated 
1st  Aug.  1631,  and  signed. 

The  Right  Honourable  the  late  Farmers'  Accounts  of 
bis  Majesty's  Customs  in  Ireland  for  five  years  and  a 
half,  namely  from  Sept.  29th,  1623  to  March  25th,  1629. 
— The  accounts  are  for  half  a  year  to  each  page  up  to 
p.  24  for  the  dift'ercnt  |Kjrts  in  Ireland,  followed  after 
p.  24  by  casual  receipts  and  dividend  accounts. 

Folio.  A  sort  of  declaration  ]>y  the  Ambassadors  of 
H.  M.  of  Spayne  and  the  Infanta  of  Flanders  against 
divers  new  imposts,  and  a  demand  that  their  sutijects 
may  be  freed  from  the  new  taxations  (3  leaves).  Fol- 
lowed by  a  declaration  of  the  charges  and  imposts 
which  the  strangers,  as  well  as  the  su'ujects  of  Spain  and 
Flandeis  or  others,  paid  in  lOngland  since  the  tnaty  of 
the  peace,  and  augmentation  of  the  same  from  1603  to 
1622  |3J  pp.)  Follo\\cd  by  the  veiific.ition  of  that 
which  the  strangers  do  pay  for  the  goods  hereafter  fol- 
lowing, tn  wit.  And  on  tliC  contrary  side  tlie  English- 
men pay  for  the  goods  specified  on  the  other  side  as 
I'olloweth  (2  pp.)  At  the  foot :  For  all  other  manufac- 
tures, as  well  woollen  as  otherwise,  which  we  send  out  of 
England,  we  puy  double  the  price  and  more  than  the 
iMiglishmen  a<i,  and  that  since  a  new  licence  given  by 
his  Majesty  to  tlie  Earl  of  Montgomery  about  12  years 
ago. — 'Tied  up  with  these  jiapers  is  a  petition  of  the 
merchant  strangers  in  TiOndon  to  thf;  Uight  Honble. 
Don    Carolus    Coloma,   Ambas.sador    Extraordinary  for 


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the  Iiit'autii  of  I'landers. — -Against  twenty  years  extor- 
tion of  tlie  City  of  London  under  which  they  hiive 
groaned,  and  to  move  the  King  in  their  behalf.  This 
petition  is  followed,  by  a  few  particulars  of  many  ex- 
tortions and  exactions  of  the  citizens  of  London  and 
their  ministers.  This  again  is  followed  by  a  petition  to 
the  King  by  the  merchant  strangers  and  denizens  to  the 
same  effect. 

At  the  foot,  dated  from  Whitehall.  4th  Felj.  1620.  is  a 
reference  by  the  King  to  the  Lord  Chancellor,  the  Lord 
Treasurer,  Lord  Privy  Seal,  Lord  (Steward  of  his 
Majesty's  honsehold,  and  the  T>ord  Chief  Justices  of  the 
King's  Bench  and  the  Common  Plea",  or  to  any  four  of 
them.     Signed  by  Ch.  Parkins. 

Grievances  of  a  great  number  of  merchants  inhabiting 
beyond  the  seas  :  also  of  Mr.  K.  Doves  and  Peter  Cates, 
masters  of  two  sliips,  which  are  nnmed,  laden  with  goods 
from  St.  Lucar  in  Siiain. —  Their  sliijis  put  into  Wey- 
mouth and  were  seized  by  Custom  house  officers. 

Tliere  are  letters  by  Burlamachi  and  Jo.  Wolstenholm 
from  the  Custom  house  in  1622.  from  Richard  Bowdler 
and  John  Cooper  in  1618,  W.  Measam  in  1613,  Thomas 
Glover  16 — ,  and  Thomas  Norreys  in  1618. 

1623,  July  16th.  Copy  of  an  agreement  between  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex  and  Sir  George  Horsey,  of  Clifton, 
in  the  co.  of  Dorset,  for  the  fiale  by  the  Earl  of  Middle- 
sex, of  the  i-eignoury  of  Rynall  Meath,  containing  a 
moiety  of  the  cantred  or  barony  of  Rynall  Meath,  and 
the  monastery  abbey,  or  religious  houses  of  Fermoy 
alias  Jermoy,  and  the  monastery  ;  and  as  to  Gill  Abbey 
and  all  the  real  estates  in  Ireland  which  the  Earl  bought 
of  Sir  Bernard  Grenville  and  Bevile  Grenville,  Esqre., 
son  and  heir  apparent. 

1623,  Sept.  to  1624,  Sept.  Account  general  of  the 
farmers  of  the  Customs.     (2  pp.). 

1626-1628.    Ditto,  signed  by  Matteo  de  Renzi.    (2  pp.) 

1631,  August  10th.     Customs,  &c. 

1623-27.  Money  received  in  Ireland  for  the  use  of 
the  Earl  of  Middlesex,  and  expenditure.  (2  pp.,  signed 
in  1628.) 

1623-30.     Disbursements.     (3  pp.) 

1628-30.     DisViursements,  signed  in  1631.     (2  pp.) 

1628-27.  Amount  current  of  farmers  of  impost  of 
tobacco.     (1  p.)     Payments  until  1631. 

16211  and  1630.     Ditto,  signed  in  May  1631.     (2  pp.) 

1624,  Aug.  30th.  The  crediiors  of  the  office  of  the 
Ordnance  say  they  intend  to  abide  by  the  order  oi'  the 
Lords,  spiritual  and  temiioral.  and  are  ready  to  return  to 
him  (Lord  Middlesex)  their  interest  in  the  petty  farm 
of  wines  and  currants,  and  expect  that  he  will,  out  of 
hand,  pay  them  the  money  ordered,  with  damages,  and 
give  security  for  payment  of  the  residue,  10.500/.  ^>y 
yearly  payments  of  l.OiXV.  Signed  by  Ed.  Johnson, 
John  Fletcher,  Fra.  Morico,  Ambrose  Jennens,  and  16 
others. 

1624.  Oct.  7th.  Another  paper  signed  by  the  same 
persons.  About  the  Earl  of  Middlesex's  proposal  to 
secure  them  by  the  manor  and  park  of  Couldecote,  co. 
Worcester. — On  a  separate  paper. — It  is  700  acres,  the 
yearly  value  is  200?.,  and  it  is  situated  3  miles  from 
Stratford-on-Avon. 

Letters  from  Matteo  de  Renzi. 

1630,  Oct.  12th  and  Dec.  13th. 

1630,  Feb.  14th. — Lord  Cork  has  linokt  himself  so 
every  way  that  he  is  absolut  the  greatest  and  poure- 
Tullst  man  in  the  kingdom. — !Many  were  afraid  that  he 
should  have  been  deputy.  My  Lord  Williams  is  now  the 
man.  something  talked  of  here,  but  having  married  the 
Lady  Moore  he  wovild  draw  with  him  all  the  Lord 
Chancellor's  faction.  The  kingdom  is  best  governed 
by  one  that  hath  no  alliance  here,  and  one  that  hath 
means  of  his  own. — Discusses  the  impost  of  tobacco.— 
If  the  proclamation  lately  come  from  England  that  all 
tobacco  shall  be  first  landed  at  London  and  nowhere 
else,  and  thence  be  transported  to  other  his  Majesty's 
dominions  is  to  be  in  force,  it  will  overthrow  both  the 
custom  and  import  of  tobacco  altogether  in  Ireland,  for 
it  will  be  stolen  in  enough  from  foreign  parts,  so  that 
the  country  will  be  punished,  and  no  custom  or  import 
be  the  better  for  it. 

1631,  Aug.  15th.  By  last  post  it  is  written  to  his 
Lordship  (Cooke)  and  to  the  Lord  Chancellor,  that  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex,  Sir  A.  Ingram,  and  Mr.  Burlamachi 
had  farmed  the  Customs  of  Ireland  for  16,000/.  per 
annum  and  a  fine  of  10,000/.  Mr.  Burlamachi  wrote  to 
him  (De  Renzi)  by  a  letter  of  July  9th.  that  the  business 
was  concluded,  but  that  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  for  some 
reasons  must  not  be  seen  in  it. 

1631,  Sept.  8th. 

1631,  Sept.  17th.— With  a  note  by  (Lord)  R.  Ranelagh 
added  on  the  same  paper.     These  letters  are  chiefly 


about  Customs  matters  and  the  Earl  of  Middlesex's 
money  matters. 

n.  y.  This  26th.— Ar.  Ingram  to  Sir  Lionel  Cran- 
field.— Asks  him  to  speak  with  Mr.  Chancellor  and  Sir 
Edward  Cocke  and  Secretary  Nanton,  and  prepare  them 
against  to-morrow,  the  son  (?)  tym  in  this  bnsines  is 
very  precious  and  I  besech  you  possess  them  with  my 
good  intentions  for  his  Majesty's  service. 

Draft  of  a  patent  appointing  for  21  years  a  deputy  to 
take,  once  a  year,  bonds  of  goldsmiths,  to  take  notes  of 
pawners  of  thiugs  pawned,  so  as  to  prevent  pilfering. 
London,  Westminster,  Southwark,  and  the  suburbs.  (7 
brief  sheets.) 

Draft  of  patent  by  (Jueen  Elizabeth.— Whereas  there 
is  due  of  right  one  penny  in  the  pound  on  any  suit  in 
any  cciurt  for  recovery  of  any  sum  certain,  but  at  thi.s 
day  it  is  only  paid  in  the  Common  Pleas.  The  Queen 
lets  the  fines  to  .  .  .  for  21  years  at  100  marks  for  the 
first  10  years,  and  1001.  for  the  remainder.  (6  brief 
sheets.) 

(D.)  31  Ed.  III.,  Feb.  1st,  Windsor.  'Pranslation 
of  a  charter  to  merchants.     (Sh  pp.) 

1582.  Aug.  16th.  Oath  of  every  freeman  enacted. 
(Merchant  adventurers). 

160:;,  March  28th,  London.  Will.  Byng  fo  Mr. 
Willis,  at  Chelsey.— On  the  state  of  Deal  Castle.— The 
sea  has  taken  away  the  beach  and  eaten  into  the  founda- 
tion. 

1617  to  Jan.  1619.  A  note  of  such  fines  as  were  im- 
posed in  the  Presidency  Court  of  Connaught,  in  all, 
141/.  16.S.  2d.,  signed  by  Jo.  Enstean  ;  and  a  statement 
signed  by  C.  Wilmot,  that  for  the  last  three  years  they 
were  much  less.     (2  pp.) 

1618  and  1619.  Account  by  Ric.  Buokfoulde,  of 
customs  on  sweet  wines  brought  in  various  ships. 
(6  pp.) 

1619.  A  folio  of  6  written  pages.  Note  of  such  stufl'a 
and  wares  as  W.  Lambe  hath  in  his  hands,  taken  tlie 
12th  day  of  Octol)er  1619.  (Tissue,  sati)i,  grogam,  &c.) 
(2  pp  )  l(il9.  Oct.  19th.  Note  of  such  wares  as  Sir 
Richard  Colbeekes  had  in  hi.s  keeping.     (4  ]ip.) 

1620.  July  'ith.  Star  Chamber.  Copy  order  by  the 
Lords  to  Sir  John  Wolstenholm.  The  King  has  chosen 
him  to  be  collector  within  the  p  irt  of  London  of  the 
pretermitted  customs  on  cloth  and  kersies  to  be 
shipped  from  thence  by  strangers.  They  require  him, 
by  himself  and  deputies,  to  collect  them  and  enter  them 
in  books. 

(1621.)  Abstract  of  payments  made  in  the  office  of 
the  Ordinance. 

(1618-1  ti21.)  Lord  Suffolk  gave  up  his  staff  on  the 
20th  of  July  1618,  and  then  during  the  commissicm 
time  the  payments  were.  &c.  (1\  p.)  Lord  Mandeville 
entered  about  the  25th  Dec.  1(520,  and  then  during  his 
Lordship's  time  the  payments  were,  namely,  &c.     (1  p.) 

1621.  Remembrance  of  such  royal  salmon  fishings  in 
Ulster  as  are  withheld  from  his  Majesty  by  the  persons 
undernamed,  without  having  any  grant  by  Sir  Fr. 
Blundell.  The  total  reputed  value  was  432/.  sterling 
per  annum.     (2  pp.). 

1621,  June.  Copy  Council  Order  about  Sir  Robert 
Mansell's  glass  works. 

1621,  July  7th,  Whiti'hall.  Council  Order  sealed  and 
signed  C.  Edmondes.  One  petitiim  of  Francis  Maiui 
and  Ralph  Flower,  merchants  of  London,  —  and 
another  by  the  merchants  trading  to  the  Levant, 
about  currants  imported  by  Francis  Mann  and  Ralph 
Flower,  from  Middlebrough,  contrary  to  proclamation. 
—The  goods  have  lain  long  :  the  Lord  High  [Admiral] 
is  to  disiiose  of  them  as  he  plea.ses. 

1621.  Michaelmas  Quarter.— The  names  of  his  Ma- 
jesty's servants  that  receive  annuities  and  pensions  from 
the'CoB'erer  (Sir  Marmaduke  Dorrell)  of  his  Majesty'u 
household.— On  the  back  is  a  note  by  the  Kail  of  Middle- 
sex, "  which  was  stayed  by  the  General  Orders."  Total, 
2i-i7/.  16s.  Si/.     1 1  p.  and  2  lines.) 

1621.  The    accounts    of    the    Customs    in    Ireland. 

(1  P-) 

1621.  Feb.  1st.  Newmarket.  "  Jamea  R."  with  seal, 
to  Lord  Cranfield.— Commendation  for  his  proceedings 
touching  Sir  Thomas  Watson's  debt.  On  petition  Ijy 
Lady  Watson,  which  he  encloses,  tells  Lord  Cranfield 
to  take  accounts  of  the  Wall  about  Greenwich  Park,  and 
deduct  what  is  due  to  the  King  from  him.  Thinks  it 
right  that  Lady  Watson  should  recover  hi  right  of  her 
husband,  who  is  dead. 

1621,  March  22ud.  Note  of  what  the  receivers  have 
paid  into  the  Exchequer  since  Christmas  last.  Total, 
21,917/.  7s.  Irf.     (1  p.) 

1622.  Account    of    fines    in   the  summer  circuit   in 

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HISTOEICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


Conuaugbt,  lr.-i2.  The  Lord  Chiei'  Justice  of  the  Com- 
mon Pleas  and  Sir  Gcrurd  Lowther,  a  judge  of  the  same 
court,  being  the  Justices  of  Assize,  and  the  Lent  Circuit, 
both  together  amount  to  264L  "s.  8d.      {1  p.) 

1622,  JMav  ult.  Robert  Alansell  to  the  Lord  Treasurer. 
About  Turner's  deuiaud  of  20U/.,  payable  out  of  a  rent  uf 
2,00(iL  per  annum,  which  Mausell  paid  to  the  King  for 
the  Glasshouses.  Avhich  the  King  remitted  as  ho  has  been 
informed.  Tlie  King  prevents  the  impurtatiun  of  glass 
made  in  Scotland,  by  which  Munsell  is  daiuaged.  Pro- 
tests against  beinu  asked  to  pay  the  rent. 

1622,    July   4th.     Ed.   Vill[ier8]  to  Sir .     It  is 

apparently  achallenge,  and  is  indorsed  Sir  Ed. 
Tweedy. 

1622,  July  27th.  Council  Order  for  the  remittance  of 
the  business  of  hops. 

1622,  ( 'ct.  26th,  Chelsey.— The  Earl  of  Zuiddlesex  to 
Gcnerale  Cayle.— Sir  Gerard  Herbert  lost  his  life  at  the 
taking  of  Heidelberg.  The  charge  of  a  company  under 
the  States  and  your  regiment  is  yours  to  dispose  of. — 
He  asks  it  fcr  his  cozen  Turner. — The  above  is  cancelled 
by  reason  of  his  (Jtliddlesex)  receiving  a  letter  while 
writing  it. 

c.  1<J22. — The  losses  of  Richard  Yonge,  grocer,  by  the 
patentees  of  tobacco  and  their  deputies,  and  his  replica- 
tion to  the  answer  made  by  the  farmers. —  (Some  tobacco 
cost  lis.  per  lb.) 

Yonge's  statement,  and  order  by  Lord  Craufield 

for  the  farmers  to  answei'. 

c.  1622.  Reasons  of  the  merchant  strangers  to  be 
freed  from  3d.  in  the  pound. — They  feared  the  Lords 
were  going  to  raise  it  from  Is.  to  15^?.  The  English 
merchants  also  paid  Is.     (2  pp.) 

c.  1622.  A  letter,  unsigned,  to  Lord  .  About  want 

of  money  and  the  remedies. 

n.  d.  (c.  1622).     Xa.  Hall  to  "  Sir". Fanshawe.of 

the  Crown   Office,   asks  him  to  acquaint that   the 

King,  at  the  instance  of  the  Spanish  Ambassador,  re- 
leased some  60  or  80  recusants  out  of  prison,  which  stand 
committed  by  premunire,  and  before  their  discharge 
they  must  be  brought  to  London. — The  cost  of  Ijringing 
them  up  from  Tariou.s  places  will  be  1,OOOL  or  1.500/. — 
Asks  him  to  consider  if  the  King  is  to  beat  the  expenses. 
Is  it  not  enough  that  they  have  their  liberty  at  the 
Spanish  Ambassador's  intreaty,  but  that  they  must 
charge  him  too  i" 

(1622.)  The  Garden  House,  near  Windsor  Castle. — 
Survey  for  the  new  buildings  of  a  kitchen  and  a  porch 
to  the  same  Garden  House,  andr.ew  wainscotting  of  two 
rooms,  &c.     Total,  72/.  2s.  1,/.     (1  p.) 

(c.  1623.)  Eleven  brief  sheets.  Copy  of  King  James' 
discharge  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  for  wine  accounts. 

1(12-5,  July  30th,  Abeinantbychan. — Copy  of  a  letter 
to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  by  Francis  Godolophin  and 
John  Lewis,  touching  the  Mines  Royal  in  Cardiganshire, 
then  wrought  by  Sir  Hugh.  Middleton.  Some  of  the  ore 
was  given  to  Levin  von  Hake,  and  some  to  Sir  H. 
Middleton's  workmen,  for  trial. — Gives  account  of  the 
trials.     (3  pp.) 

162:5,  Nov.  1st.  Certificate  by  Lestrange  Forssaunt, 
Hamon  Lestrange,  and  Pra.  Parlett,  Justices  of  the 
Peace,  that  the  price  of  a  (.|Uarter  of  wheat  was  30s.,  rye 
24s.,  and  barley  19s.,  and  they  have  not  only  enough  to 
serve  the  county  but  can  spare  a  good  quantity  to  any 
other  part  of  England. 

(1623),  20  Jac,  Jan.  2.5th,  Westminster.  (The  signa- 
ture at  the  head  oi'  "  James  R.  "  is  torn  ofl'),  with  seal, 
to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex. — In  consideration  of  1,600/. 
paid  into  the  Excheriuer,  the  Kinjf  grants  to  Sir  Thomas 
Middleton,  Kt.,  and  John  AV'illiams,  Esq.,  and  their 
heirs,  the  manors  of  Lalehamand  Billetts,  in  the  counties 
of  Middlesex  and  Surrey,  "  notwithstanding  the  same 
"  be  jiarts  annexed  to  oui'  honour  of  Hampton  Court." 
Tells  him  to  get  the  Attorney-General  to  prejiarea  book 
granting  this.  And,  on  payment,  pay  the  1,600/.  to  the 
Earl  of  Buckingham,  Lord  High  Admiral,  in  lieu  and 
satisfaction  of  ^8/.,  part  of  the  yearly  valtie  of 
723/.  l&'s.  2ir/.,  in  manor.",  lands,  tithes,  quillets,  and 
hereditaments  to  be  passed  to  him  by  virtue  of  patent 
of  the  20th  of  September  last. 

(162.3),  20  Jac,  March  7th.  Court  at  Newmarket, 
"  James  R."  and  seal,  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex. — Re- 
cites that  200  marks  must  be  forthwith  fuinished  from 
the  Exchequer  for  the  freight  and  victualling  of  two 
bai-ks  to  be  employed  in  transporting  the  Prince  and  his 
servants. — Tells  him  to  give  order  for  a  wariant  lor  that 
purpose,  and  sent  it  to  him  for  pignatnre. 

A  fair  copy  prepared  for  signature,  but  not  signed, 
sealed,  or  dated,  of  a  warrant  of  grant  by  the  King  to 
John  Karl  of  noldernesse,  of  the  castle  of  Scarborough, 


at  10».  per  anntmi,  and  of  the  manor  of  Bridlington,  at 
152/.  17s.  0|(/.  per  annum.  ''^ 

(162-J),  21  Jac,  Jan.  14th,  Westminster.  "James 
R."  and  seal.  Warrant  to  graut  the  Earl  of  Holderness 
lands  to  the  value  of  oOu/.  per  annum. 

(1624),  21  Jac,  March  7tli.  Westminster.  •'  James  R." 
and  seal,  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex. — Indorsed,  Earl  of 
Salisbury,  his  warrant,  for  200/.  land  in  fee-fa,t;m.. 

1624.  Pour  papers  regarding  the  Ordnance  and  Court 
cf  Wards. 

1624,  Feb.  23rd.  The  Earl  of  Middlesex  sells  to  his 
brother  Sir  Randal  Cianfield,  Kt.,  for  2,000Z.,  one  jewel 
of  gold  set  with  one  great  table  diamond  and  14  leaser 
diamonds  with  a  pearl  pendant.— One  necklace  of  gold 
set  with  five  table  diamonds,  and  36  pearls. — One  chain 
of  gold  set  with  diamonds,  wrought  in  the  manner  of 
buckles,  containing  38  pieces. 

1624.  May  6th.  Inventory  of  stuff,  lace,  &c.,  in  the 
chamber  over  the  Black  Chamber.  — Signed  by  the  Earl 
of  Middlesex.     (Ij  p.) 

c.  1624.  Draft  memorandum. — Indorsed.  Dying  and 
dressing  of  cloth.  The  new  company  to  give  caution  to 
his  Majesty. 

Replies  of  the  Merchant  adventurers  to  the  reasons 
of  the  Eastland  Companies  that  would  have  liberty  to 
ship  tindressed  clothes  into  the  east  countries.  (2  brief 
sheet.) 

162.5,  Fel).  lOlh.  Richard  Croshaw  to  the  i;arl  of 
Middlesex. — He  has  received  another  letter  from  Mr. 
Dercurie,  wherein  he  writ  of  the  doubtful  promises  of 
the  Countess  of  Desmond.     (2  pp.) 

1628,  May  12tli.  The  Lord  Keeper  to  the  House  of 
Commons.  Jiegii't,  Gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons. My  Loi'ds.  out  of  a  desire,  &c.  Alludes  to  the 
reading  of  the  King's  letter. — We  being  desirotis  of 
nothing  more  than  the  advancing,  &c. 

16>7,^Dec.  15th,  Whitehall.— John  Coke  to  Sir  John 
Banks.  Attorney-General. — Tells  him  the  .King  allows 
the  Earl  of  Middlesex  to  remain  in  town  all  the  winter 
with  his  lady  and  children. 

1643,  Oct.  Cud.  Jiiseph  .J.ac'tcman  to  (the  Earl  of 
Bath).-  It  is  high  time  the  Earl  should  speed  the  Com- 
mission of  Oyer  and  Teimincr  into  the  country,  for  he 
(Jackman)  finds  the  nntlignants  begin  already  to  domi- 
neer.—  If  speedy  course  be  not  taken  to  ease  the  King's 
friends  and  punisli  delinquents  it  will  be  a  step  to  a 
second  rcbcllioit.     {h  p.) 

1646,  Sept.  oth.  Copy  agreement.  (Indorsed,  the 
Eail  of  Bath,  the  Earl  of  Denbigh,  and  Lord  Campden, 
April  1646.)     Money  matters. 

1658,  May  11th, '  Paris.— Sir  Kejulni  Digby  to.  the 
Earl  of  Doi-set.  or.  in  his  absence,  for  Mr.  Charles  Corn- 
wallis.  at  Dorset  House. — Asks  for  a  procuration  under  a 
notaries  hand  to  empower  hint  to  seize  the  pictures, 
arrest  the  thieves,  and  prosecute  the  suit,  and  do  all 
things  to  recover  the  stolen  goods  of  his  (Digbys). 
These  rogues  are  backed  by  a  powerful  house. — Sir 
Kenelm.  Digby  prosecuted  them  i)eforc  the  Lieutenant 
Criminal  ;  they  went  to  the  Parliament  and  got  an 
order  that  Digby  should  return  the  pictures. — They 
came  yesterday  for  them. — Digby  got  delay  till  this 
morning,  and  before  six  he  got  it  suspended,  and  the 
cause  was  to  be  he.ard  at  lar.'e. —  Recommends  M.  la 
Fontaine,  who  helped  to  find  the  men  and  the  pictures. 
1668.  Two  letters  by  Ann  Countess  of  Middlesex  to 
the  Earl  of  Dorset. 

Tied  up  separately  with  the  .ibovc  aro  some  i)apers  of 
the  end  of  King  James'  reign,   about  tiie  repairs  and 
expenses  at  Theobald's,  Whitehall,  and  Grafton  Park. 
Two  or  three  court  papers  early  in  James  I.  roign. 
1622.     A  ('ommission  for  Pewsham  and  Blackmore 
Forest. 

Papers  abmic  tlte  foi  est  of  Easiugwold. 

D  2.     A  Portfolio. 

c.  1600.  Petition  by  some  Merchant  adventurers  to 
the  Privy  Council. 

1600,  May  2n<i.  Answer  of  the  Merchant  adven- 
turers of  England  to  those  divers  merchants'  jieti- 
tioners  who  are  not  above  five  in  number. 

Three  answers  to  the  abstracted  petition  of  the 
others. 

16i»8.  Expenses  of  a  journey  to  Bath  and  return 
home.     (1  p.) 

1613.  Profits  of  the  Court  of  Wards  in  Ireland  for 
three  years  ending  at  Michaelmas,  1,030^,  4, 366^.,, and 
2,89ii/.,  and  some  shillings. — Signed  W.  Reynolds, 
auditor. 

liil:s,  June  Pith.  Petition  of  Mary,  widow  of  John 
ilarri.s,  of  London,  goldsmith,  for  payment  of  2O0/.  for 
a  George  anil   Garter,  which,  by  desire  of  the  Earl  of 


APPENDIX    TO   .SEVENTH    lUiPoltT. 


2-)5 


Lord  Somerset,  the  Luixl  C'hamberiuin,  he  made  for  the  King 
lACKTiLLE.    fo  giye  to  the  Bail  of  Kelly. 

Itil8,  June  13th,  Tower.— Robert  Earl  of  Somerset  to 
(the  Earl  of  Middlesex).  He  states  that  he  recollects 
that  when  he  was  Lord  Chamberlaiu  he  ordered  the 
George  and  Garter  for  the  King  to  bestow  on  Lord 
Penton. 

1619.  A  table  for  the  pretermitted  customs.  (A 
large  sheet.) 

1619.  A  petition  to  the  King  bj  the  Gentlemen 
Ushers  for  money  due. — Reference  by  the  King  from 
the  Court  at  Theobalds.     Signed  bv  John  Suckling. 

1619.  Feb.  14th.  Petition  of  Christofer  Whitlawe 
and  Ralph  Carter  to  the  King.  A  proposition  to  make 
100,000/.  a  year  revenue  to  the  Ciowu. — It  is  on  the 
matter  of  plate  and  coinage  ;  inUr  alia,  suggests  the 
coinage  of  co]iper  after  tue  manner  of  Spain. 

c.  1620.  Petitinn  to  the  King  by  Sir  Arthur  Ingram 
for  the  grant  in  fee-farm  of  the  ]3ark  of  Sherift'  Hutton. 
CO.  York,  already  held  by  him  ibr  two  lives.  He  will 
give  SOL  per  annum  and  keep  300  deer. 

c.  1621.  Petition  of  W.  Campion  to  Lord  Cranfield 
for  pa3'ment  of  beer  supplied  for  7  years,  in  all, 
^.l-tl?.  3s.  2d. 

1621.  Petition  of  Michael  Barton  for  payment  of 
WS/.  18^.  dUi.  for  the  building  of  gunpowder  rooms  in 
his  Majesty's  castle  of  Jersey,  and  to  provide  them 
with  necessary  victuals  in  these  tymes  of  war  with 
France. 

1621,  Oct.  16th.  Copy  of  a  letter  by  King  James  to 
the  Treasurer,  Chancellor,  Undertreasurer,  and  Bi^rons 
of  the  Exchcijuer,  and  customers'  collectors,  control- 
lers, Ac.  of  customs  and  subsidies.  Recites  a  proclama- 
tion of  the  22nd  of  March,  1.5  Jao.  I.,  against  bringing 
ill  gold  and  silver  thread,  and  by  letters  patent  in 
May  17.  Jac  I.,  granted  to  Sir  Xicholas  Sailer  and 
Richard  Dike,  license  to  buy  it  in  for  a  term  of  3'earsat 
a  rent. — They  brought  in  some  and  paid  rent. — Gives 
certain  directions  about  taking  the  rent. 

1621-24,.  Petition  of  Sir  Thomas  Sackville,  Gentle- 
man Usher  to  the  King. — For  a  reversionary  lease  of 
lands  in  Pewsham,  co.  "Wilts. 

1621,  March.— Petition  of  Sir  John  Spillraan,  Kt. 
There  is  due  to  hiiu  by  Privy  Seal  2.51/.,  for  di'lraying 
the  charges  of  Sir  .Aiulvow  Samkler.  late  Ambassador 
from  the  King  of  Denmark — for  payment  to  the  cook, 
vintners,  butlers,  and  others. — Prays  paymem. 

1621,  Feb.  Petition  of  a  cook  and  a  butler  I'or  124!. 
dne  for  what  they  provided  while  Sinckler  was  in  Sir 
John  Spillman's  house. 

1622.  Another  petition  by  the  above  in  the  same 
matter. 

1622.  Petition  of  Aqnihi  Vrykes,  Keeper  of  his 
Majesty's  Gatehouse  in  Westminster. — She  has  dis- 
bm-sed  aliout  l,-500/.  for  prisoners. — Prays  payment. 

1622,  June  8th.  A  pa[ier  of  Sir  George  Carew,  Kt., 
Lord  Carew,  .and  Receiver  General  of  Queen  Anne  for 
Somerset  and  Dorset.  Signed  by  Justinian  Percy, 
auditor.     (1  p.) 

o.  1622.  Points  to  be  mentioned  in  the  proclamation 
which  is  to  be  got  out  before  the  inu-dou.  —  [t  seems 
that  the  Kirig  was  pleased  with  the  contribution  for  the 
palatinate,  and  proposed  to  grant  a  general  pardon  I'or 
old  debts,  penal  statutes,  and  certain  fees.     (-5  pp.) 

c.  1622.  Petition  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  by  Captain 
John  Baylie,  about  obtaining  a  grant  of  fishing  in 
Ireland  for  Lord  Falkland  and  othirs. 

c.  Itj22.  Petition  of  William  Meysey,  prisoner  in  the 
King's  Bench,  to  Lord  Cranfield. — The  Lords  of  the 
Council  had  signed  his  bill  ol  allowance  of  113/.  lOs.  for 
diet  and  other  charges  of  Lady  Julia  Yorke  (wife  of 
Sir  John  Yorke)  while  she  was  a  prisoner  under  his 
charco. — The  King  has  received  into  the  Exchequer 
3,00U/.  fine  for  the  oHence  of  the  lady  and  her  husband. 
— He  prays  payment;  he  has  suffered  nine  years  im- 
prisonment for  want  of  the  money. 

c.  1622.  Copy  of  enquiries  whether  the  landowners 
have  done  their  duty  in  the  town  and  county  of 
Londonderry. 

c.  1622.  Petition  of  Christopher  Abdy. — About  the 
patent  granted  seven  years  ago  to  himself  and  three 
others  to  make  Indico,  who  joined  wirh  eight  others 
whose  names  are  given  ;  amongst  these  are  Sir  Henry 
Savile  and  Sir  Morice  Berkeley.  (.^bdy  sold  hi.s 
t-ivelftli  for  l,OuO/.)  Abdy  wanted  to  get  a  new  patent 
to  himself,  and  certain  questions  are  put. 

A  paper  indorsed.  ''  Memorial  of  F.  N.,  touching  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex."  Begins,  Signor  Burlamachi  is 
praj'ed  to  let  my  Lord  of  Middlesex  understand  that 
had  he  sent  Mr.  Haman  to  me  I  had  presently  performed 
what  I  promised.     (About  a  family  suit.) ; 


1623.     Petition  by  three  persons  lor  payment  of  a  debt        Lobd 
out  01   arrears  of  money  owing  by  Sir  J.  Wentworth     S.^ckviilb. 
Sir  Richard  Houghton."   Sir  Thomas    Jerard,  and    Sir 
Richard  Musgrave,  knights  and  baronets,  in  respect  of 
that  dignity. 

c.  1623.  Petition  by  Raphe  Chenie  to  the  Earl  of 
Middle;,c-\.  lie  was  cousin  and  heir  to  the  entailed 
lands  of  the  late  Lord  Chenie;  Sir  Thomas  Chenie, 
K.G.,  entailed  lands;  Lord  Chenie  in  defiance  of  pro- 
vision against  alienation  aUeuatod.— The  petitioner  had 
commenced  a  suit- he  prays  it  may  be  revived. 

1623.  Petition  by  Robert  Cooper,  one  of  the  execu- 
tors of  James  .Foake,  goldsmith  (a  bankrupt).  Foake's 
mother  lent  the  King  4ijO/.  on  some  jewels  of  the 
Queen's. 

1623.  Petition  by  Aquila,  keeper  of  the  Gatehouse 
in  \'.  estiniuster. — She  has  spent  all  in  keeping  his 
Majesty's  prisoners,  and  above  2,UOO/.  is  due  to  her. 

1623.  Petition  of  Sir  Richard  Harrison,  keeper  of 
Battles  Walk  in  Windsor  Forest. 

Petitions  of  gunners  and  watermen. 

Petition  of  Blanche  Swansted,  a  servant  of  the  Qu  vn 
ot  Bohemia. 

Another  petition  by  the  same.-  She  was  a  lyro  woman, 
and  received  2rf.  a  day. 

1623,  Nov.  24th.  Letter  from  Sir  Andrew  Boyd  to 
the  Earl  of  Middlesex.— Asking  for  his  arrears  of 
pension. 

1623.  Petition  of  artificers  and  workmen  in  the 
office  of  Revels  (to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex).— At,  the 
foot  of  the  petition  the  Earl  directs  Sir  Roliert  Pye  to 
issue  an  order  for  pa\-ment. 

1623.  Petition  of  Sir  George  Farewell,  Kt. — The 
King  granted  out  of  the  customs  ol  the  silks  an  annuity 
of  3.000/.  to  William  Earl  of  Salisbury,  oOU/.  of  which 
is  for  a  valuable  consideration  assigned  to  the  petitioner. 
— Asks  for  payment. 

1623.  Petition  of  Sir  John  Stallbrd,  Kt.,  constable 
of  the  ca<tle  of  Bristol,  for  arrears  ot  his  pension  of 
20/.  per  annum,  giinied  on  the  Great  Seal. — He  had 
petitioned  Queen  Elizabeth  and  the  King  for  47  years 
last  past. 

Petition  of  Thomas  Mussell,  cuttir  for  his  Majesty's 
app.irel. — His  fee  was  l-J.  a  day.  and  there  ;ire  live 
ye.irs  unpaid. 

Petition  of  John  Barnes,  page  to  Queen  Anne,  whose 
pay  was  4'J/.  per  annum,  of  which  three  jears  is  due. 

Petition  of  Ralph  Holland,  page  of  the  robes. 

c.  1623.  Petition  of  John  Hamon  to  the  Earl  of 
Middlesex. — Prays  that  the  office  of  escheator  of  Kent 
and  Middlesex  may  be  given  to  him  next  year  for 
Richard  Litford,  his  brother-in-law.  (The  business  of 
the  office  had  been  bad.) 

c.  1624. — Copy  petition  of  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  to 
the  House  of  Lords. — He  is  informed  that  certain  peti- 
tions are  exhibited  to  them,  again.-t  him,  by  several 
jiersons  for  recompence  to  be  made  unto  them  upon 
pretence  of  some  wnmg  and  hard  measures  offered  by 
the  petitioner  in  certain  bargains  heretofore  made  with 
them.  — He  asks  for  copies  of  them. 

(1630)  6  Car.  L,  July  12ih.  Cojiy  warrant  of  Charles 
I.,  to  take  account  of  Sir  James  Bagge,  V'ics-Admiral  of 
the  South  of  Cornwall  for  su]iplies  between  Feb.  1626 
and  the  last  day  of  October  l(j28.  for  the  fleet  and  army 
ac  the  Isle  of  Rjc,  &c.,  &c.,  in  all,  as  he  allegeth, 
■51,361/.  14».  7d.,  the  greater  ])art  of  which  is  unpaid. 

1636.  A  Farrier's  bill. — He  signs  by  the  mark  of  a 
horse  shoe.     (1  large  sheet.) 

1640. — Sept.  H.  Osborn  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  — 
The  .Severn  has  nine  times  this  year  overflown. 

164  . — Petition  to  the  Lords  in  Parliament  by  the 
Earl  of  Bath. — They  made  an  order  for  his  enlargement. 
— He  tendered  100/.  to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower, 
being  the  fee  demanded  for  his  committment,  besides 
which  he  demands  123/.,  at  the  rate  of  3/.  per  week, 
because  the  petitioner  provided  his  own  diet.  The 
petitioner  never  made  any  agreement  with  him. — Prays 
that  the  lieutenant  may  prove  that  fee  to  be;  due  without 
agreement,  or  else  prove  the  agreement. 

167.5. — Petition  to  the  King  by  Benjamin  Pelley  on 
behalf  of  himself  and  the  ship's  company.  He  was  late 
master  of  the  ship  William,  mercliantman  of  South- 
ampton, bound  from  Southampton  t^i  Alicant  and  thence 
to  Venice,  and  was  taken  four  leagues  oil  Alicaut  on  the 
2Sth  of  Oct.  1674,  by  a  Moor's  man-of-war,  ami  carried 
to  Algiers  in  two  months  after,  about  which  time  Sir 
John  Narborough  treated  Ibr  the  redemption  of  captives 
in  that  jilace;  whose  instruciions  it  seemed  confined 
him  to  treat  only  of  :5Uch  slaves  as  had  been  taken  by 
the  people  of  Algeria  ;  the  petitioners  were  therefore 
excluded. — Upon  application   to    Cajit.   Herl'eii.  com- 

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HISTURICAL   MANUS<ltU>TS    COMMISSION  : 


Lord         mander  of   his  Majfstv's  shi]!  (Jambridgc,  they    wcv' 

Sacktilub.   pe^eemed  for  S771.  5s.  "  The  petitiouer  stands  engaged 

for  the  whole  gum   and  can't  pay.— Ho  pi-ays  relief  like 

other  captives  out  of  the  money  raised  by  virtue;  ot  the 

letters  patent. 

Petition  to  the  King  by  Knglish  merchants  trading 
into  Eastland,  Germany. "Spain,  Russia,  Barbary,  and 
other   places  beyond   seas    where    only   drest    cloth    is 

VGlltGCl. 

n.  d.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hetley  and  Edward  Wrigh- 
tington  of  Gray's  Inn,  esquires,  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex. 

His  Majesty,  by  letters  i)atent  under  the  Great  Seal, 

granted  to  them  the  office  and  place  of  reporters  of  the 
law  with  several  yearly  fees  of  100/.  a  year  for  the  exe- 
cution of  the  same,  which  they  have  duly  attended  and 
still  attend.  B  )•  reason  whereof  they  can  not, as  formerly 
they  did,  wholly  attend  their  clients  causes  and  businesses 
in  other  places,  and  which  fees  have  been  duly  paid  every 
halt  year  out  of  the  Exchequer,  till  of  late,  anil  are  now 
in  arrear  and  unpaid  for  three  half  years  ended  at 
Michaelmas— They  ask  for  payment. 

n.  d.  Material  notes  gathered  upon  the  hearing  of  the 
cause  between  the  Society  of  Merchant  Adventurers  of 
England,  and  the  Company  of  Clotliivorkers  of  London, 
before  the  Lords.     (2  pp.) 

About  exactions  of  fees  in  the  Common  Pleas,  and 
extracts  from  Acts  of  Parliament.     (2  brief  sheets.) 

There  are  about  80  petitions  which  are  not  noticed 

here. 

n.  d.  Copy  certificate  to  the  Lord  Mayor  from  the 
constables  and  churchwardens  of  St.  Bartholomew  the 
Great,  of  clergy  and  laity  who  made  any  stay  withiu 
their  parish  after  the  time  limited  by  his  .Majesty's 
proclamation.  The  names  given  are  Lionel  Earl  of 
Middlesex,  Edward  Lord  lierbert.  Sir  C'nristopher 
."Nevill,  Lady  Marv  "Wotton,  and  two  others. 

D.  3.,  1612  &  lt)"l.'i.  From  Christmas  to  Christmas. — 
Account  of  merchandise  exported  and  imported.    (2  pp.) 

1613  &  1614.     Ditto.     (2  pp.) 

1614.  Translation  (fi-om  the  printed  Dutchj  of  an 
ordinance  and  statute  concerning  the  Pawn  House. 
(;j  pp.)_(It  was  subscribed,  ■!■  de  Haeu.)  The  trans- 
lation is  attested  as  true  by  Carolus  Demetrius,  notary 
])ublic,  and  this  copv  is  attested  by  Carolus  Demetrius 
in  1615. 

1616,  Oct.  8th.  Boy ston.— George  Villiers  [Earl  of 
Buckingham]  to  Mr.  Robert  Shute.— Sends  back  Lord 
Salisburv's  patent,  signed  by  the  King. 

l(519,_lBill  for  the  Queen's  funeral  from  Brotherick. 
his  Majesty's  embroider:  26L  Us.  2(Z.  for  embroideries 
for  arms,  garters  for  the  Bishop  of  Winchester  (Pre- 
late), and  the  King's  harness  reins  and  stii-rup  leathers. 

For  the  funeral  of  Queen  Ann.  Mary  Cob  demandelh 
allowance  for  the  perfuming  of  one  roabe.  whoode  and 
kirtle  for  the  representation  of  the  Queen,  with  musk, 
civet,  and  amber  grecce,  7/. 

Notes  of  money  to  be  raised  for  the  Queen's  funeral. 

(1  P-) 

1619,  May  18th.  Mr.  Ferrer's  bill  for  the  Queen  s 
funeral. — Among  the  items  are  Holland  cloth,  to  cover 
the  hearse,  and  for  poor  wemen  mourners.  Total, 
6iti.  10s.  Hd. 

Roliert  Tias,  chief  <-lerk  ot  his  Majesty's  great  ward- 
rolje,  demands  Vil.  for  making  the  book  of  the  particular 
account  for  the  funeral.  Ciiarles  Standley,  under-clerk 
of  his  Majesty's  wardrobe. — Boat  hire  and  other  ex- 
penses in  attending  the  Lords  CommisBioners  with  the 
accounts  of  Queen  Elizabeth  and  Prince  Henry  for  72 
days,  and  making  up  and  writing  the  account  ot  the 
funeial  of  the  late  Queen  Anne,  12/. 

Itjlit. Inventory  taken  on  the  8th  of  March  1619,  of 

all  such  stuB'  of  his  Majesty's  as  is  appointed  lor  the 
furnishing  of  Ely  House,  for  the  service  of  the  Spanish 
Ambassador.     (Hi  pp.) 

1619.  Account  of  imposts  and  snbsidy  of  sweet 
wines  in  the  port  of  Exon. 

A  project  touching  hemp  and  flax.     (1  p.) 

Reasons  to  induce  his  Majesty  to  increase  his  revenue 
by  the  forfeiture  of  alehouse  keepers'  recognisances. 
(2  pp.)  The  dreadful  crimes  in  them :  40,00(1  in 
England. 

Aljstract  of  Mr.  Bnrlamachi's  account.— (1  \'.,  in  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex's  writing.) 

1619,  May.  Petition  of  the  Merchant  strangers  to 
the  Lords  of  the  Privy  Council.— About  the  money  they 
were  to  contribute  towards  the  King's  ships  for  Algiers. 

1619,  Nov.  24th.  Copy  of  the  Lord's  letters  touching 
the  money  collected  tor  Algiers.     (1  p.) 

1619,  May  14th.     Copy  of  ditto. 

1619,  Jan.  Of  the  correspondence  between  the  stan- 
dard  of  the   gold  and   silvery  money  of  this  kingdom, 


whereby  each  meUvl  was  v.ilucd  one  by  another  as  well 
in  the  time  of  Queen  Elizabeth  as  at  this  present.  (1 
large  siieet,  with  notes  endorsed  by  the  Earl  of  Middle- 
sex.) 

1620.  The  principal  causes  of  the  late  survey  of 
■Windsor  Castle,     (f  p.) 

1620,  March  28th.  Copy  Council  Order. — Referring 
the  petition  of  Great  Yarmouth  for  assistance  towards 
their  haven  ex])enses  to  the  consideration  of  the  Earl  of 
Arundel,  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer,  Sir  E.  Coke,  and 
the  iSIaster  of  the  Wards  or  any  t'aree  of  them. 

1621,  Dec.  11th.  The  names  of  five  captains  who 
were  employed  to  Algiers  that  were  with  my  Lord  to 
desire  satisfaction.  —  Their  names  were  Sir  Francis 
Fairfield,  Captains  Chidley,  Penington,  Porter,  and 
Houghton. 

1621,  Dec.  27th,  Dublin.  —  Dudly  Norton  to  (Lord 
Cranfield). — His  last  letter  was  about  Lord  Corke,  and 
something  about  the  new  intended  plantations.  Here- 
with he  sends  a  copy  of  his  Majesty's  letter  to  the  Lord 
Deputy  about  the  erection  of  the  Court  of  Wards. — 
Shows  great  anxiety  to  stand  well  with  the  Lord  Marquis. 

(■i  PP-) 

1621.  March  8th.  Certificate,  signed  by  Fr.  Gofton 
and  Ri.  Sutton  (who  were  auditors  of  the  Prest),  con- 
cerning ]iensions  bought  of  Sir  Arundel  Herbert  at 
Burwicke,  by  virtue  of  jour  lordship's  warrant,  dated 
Dec.  6th,  lti21.     (1  p.) 

1622,  April  24th,  Chelsey.— Draft  of  the  Earl  of  Mid- 
dlesex's letter  to  Francis  Phelips,  Esqr..  auditor  of  his 
Majesty's  revenues  in  the  co.  of  Warwick. — To  make  a 
return  of  the  manor  of  Knoll,  in  the  co.  of  Warwick, 
etc..  with  a  view  to  a  grant  in  fee. 

1622,  ilay  10th,  Chelsey.  Draft  of  letter  by  the  Earl 
of  Middlesex  to  Sir  T.  Conway,  Attorney-General. 
Asking  him  to  send  a  book  for  the  King's  signature  for 
the  grant. 

Another  draft  of  the  same. 

1622,  July  29th.     Copy  of  a  letter  by to 

Sir  John  Cope,  the  King's  m.,ster  of  the  armoury. 
Notifying  the  gift  of  the  King  to  the  Virginia  Com- 
pany of  lOO  brigantines,  4ti  plate  colls,  400  shirts  and 
cotes  of  mail,  2,000  skulls  of  ii'on. — He  is  to  deliver 
them. 

c.  1622.  A  paper  for  the  re-establishment  of  trade  at 
Bantam. 

c.  1622.  A  paper  ab.mt  four  feet  long,  being  A  list  for 
the  payment  of  1,600  horse  and  3,000  foot,  with  officers, 
lor  the  defense  of  the  I'alatinate  according  to  such 
papers  and  lists  as  were  sent  out  of  Germany, — for  12 
inontUs  1.3119,660  Horius,  besides  arms,  ammunition, 
expenses  of  powder,  waste  of  victuals,  entrenchings, 
foilifieations,  carriages,  transportation,  use  of  pioneers, 
and  other  exti  aordinary  charges  whereof,  for  the  present, 
no  certain  estimate  can  be  made. 

1621  &  1622.  The  last  two  years'  disbursements  com- 
])ared.  l2i  pp.,  in  the  Earl  of  Jliddlesex's  hand- 
writing.) 

1622.  Fees  and  amounts  paid  between  the  8th  of  Nov. 
and  the  16th  of  the  same  mouth. — Inler  iilioa  Anthony 
liiissano  and  Andrew  Bassano.     {Ih  p.) 

1622,  Sept.  26th.     Ed.  Ceyle  (?)     (Indorsed,  General 

Cecylc)    to    Lord .      News  of  raising  the  siege  of 

Bergen  op  Zoom.     (2|  pp.) 

c.  1623.  Acts  of  grace  and  goodness  to  be  done  by 
his  Majesty  whicVi  will  be  no  loss  to  the  revenue  or  in 
any  other  line  to  His  Majest}'.  (IJ  p.,  written  by  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex.) 

1623.  A  brief  of  his  Majesty's  debts  in  Ireland,  and 
how  the  same  may  be  discharged.     (1  p.) 

1623,  May  3rd.  Account  of  what  money  has  been 
paid  to  Mr.  James  and  otliers,  for  my  Lord  of  Somerset's 
debts,  I17  me  Thomas  Catchma)',  for  the  Lord  Treasurer. 
Amount  paid,  Si7l.  8s. 

Unpaid,  6.609/.  3s. 

List  of  the  Karl  and  Countess  of  Somerset's  debts 
which  remaiu  unpaid  on  the  1st  of  .Vpril  1623. — There 
are  '.'A-  names  and  accounts.  Total,  6,509/.  oe. — Herriott, 
the  jeweller,  was  a  creditor  for  500/. 

1623,  Julv  17th,  Aldeiiham. — R.  (Earl  of)  Somerset 
to  the  Eai'fof  Middh'sex.— About  a  debt  of  7,000/.  due 
til  him,  ch.arged  on  lands,  late  the  property  of  Sir 
Thomas  Shirleys,  granted  by  the  King  to  the  Earl  of 
Middlesex. 

1623.  Copy  of  statement  of  the  claims  of  Lord  Chi- 
chester for  entertainments  for  the  King  in  Ireland. 
(li  p.) 

Errors  escajied  in  the  plantations  of  Elieo  carroel 
and  iu  the  co.  of  Longford  thro' misinformations.  (3  pp.) 
There  arc  also  two  pages  more  about  the  same. 


LoRi> 
Sackvu.m 


APPENDIX   TO    SEVENTH    REPORT. 


1623,  March  8tb.  1'lie  state  of  his  Majesty  stores  of 
gunpowder. 

1623,  Exchequer  Chamber. — Caiis:'S  kft  unheard  the 
last  Easter  term.     (2  pp.) 

1623,  June  2i3th.  Exchequer  Chamber. — Causes  ap- 
pointed for  the  first  sitting.     (1  p.) 

1623,  July  22nd,  Dublin.  Dudley  Norton  to  the  Earl 
of  Middlesex. — By  my  Lord  Docwra,  the  Lord  Deputy 
and  Council  have  written  to  the  Lords  (?)  three  of  the 
miseries  of  the  kingdom.  I  send  jour  Lordship  ihe  copy 
thereof. 

1623,  July  22nd.  Copy  of  letter  by  Lord  Falkland 
and  the  Council ;  with  it  is  a  receipt  by  Lord  Doowni 
for  some  money. 

Abstract  of  receipts  and  payments  niado  by  .Sir  F. 
Blundell.  Kt.  and  Bart.,  Tice-treasiirtr  and  general 
receiver  of  his  Majesty's  revenue  of  Ireland,  from  20th 
March  lii21  to  20t'h  March  1622.     (S  pji.) 

Ireland.  The  debts  in  Ireland  and  how  the  same 
may  be  discharged.— Total,  116,952?. 

There  are  26  other  papers  and  copies  relating  to 
Ireland. 

Particulars  of  lands  granted  by  his  Majesty,  with 
their  values,  unto  the  chief  persons  of  the  natives  in 
the  counties  of  Monoghan  and  Cavan,  beside  others  of 
inferior  rank.     (1  p.) 

The  same  from  my  Lord  Calfield. 

c.  1625. — Particulars  of  the  lands,  rents,  issues,  and 
profits  within  the  Queen's  Majesty's  jointure  in  the 
county  of  Cumberland.  The  manor  of  Leominster  was 
part  of  the  Queen's  jointure.     (2|  pp.) 

1629,  Xov.  4th.  Nic.  Herman  to  the  Earl  of  Middle- 
sex.— There  are  rumours  of  great  distaste  between  the 
King  and  the  Lord  Treasurer,  insomuch  a.s  the  Arch- 
bishop of  York  is  thought  to  be  the  Lord  Keeper's 
successor.  The  courtiers  are  much  displeased  with 
the  Lord  Treasurer  by  reason  of  the  alteration  he  daily 
makes  in  court,  as  by,  &c.  ;  and  so  he  means  to  go 
thro'  all  ihe  officers.  Mr.  Hollis  has  security  for  their 
good  behaviour,  and  is  now  abroad  ;  the  rest  refuge,  and 
some  therefore  are  removed  to  the  King's  Bench,  and 
there  to  be  on  their  own  charges. 

Draft  of  a  warrant  to  Sir  Thomas  Coventry,  Attorney- 
General,  to  grant  the  manor  of  Knoll,  co.  Warwick,  to 
Lord  Brook  in  fee,  excepting  the  annual  rents  of 
22i.  Os.  M.  belonging  to  the  college  and  guilds  specified 
in  the  auditor's  memorandum. 

Copy  of  directions  to  deputy  lieutenants,  &c.,  &c., 
that  tho  remainder  of  the  benevolence  to  the  ])alatinate 
shall  be  paid  to  Baron  Dona  and  Abraham  Williams, 
Esqr.,  his  Highness'  agent. 

(163-1),  9  Car.  I.,  Feb.  14th.  Copy  cf  a  warrant  by 
the  King  to  Endymion  Porter,  one  of  the  groom^  of 
the  bedchamber. — For  the  protection  of  game  in  and 
about  Aston  Underidge,  co.  Glo'ster. 

(c.  1637).  Ship  money  assessment  for  Forthampton, 
with  names  and  amounts,  written  on  3  pages. 

(1639  ?)  Copy  of  a  supplication  of  the  subjects  of 
Scotland  to  the  King,  presented  by  the  Earl  of  Dum- 
ferlyn. — Humbly  shewing,  that  where  the  former  means 
used  by  us  have  not  been  effectual  for  recovering  your 
Majesty's  favour,  &c. — Also  a  copy  of  the  King's  answer. 
(2  pp.) 

1643.  Printed  form,  in  blank,  of  a  receipt  Ijy  the  Trea- 
surer for  raising  money  towards  payment  of  the  100,000 
agreed  to  be  forthwith  advanced  for  our  brethren  of 
Scotland  towards  payment  of  their  army  raised  for  our 
assistance. 

Ig44. —Extract  from  the  Journal,  dated  Monday  .!>th 
Aug.,  that  the  Earl  of  Carlisle  shall  not  be  enjnyned  to 
lend  any  money  towards  the  200,000  to  be  paid  to  our 
brethren  of  Scotland. 

1663,  Oct.  6th,  Portsmouth. — Fran.  Blencowe  to  Lord 
Fitzharding. — Tells  him  that  the  King's  order  to  pay 
oil'  20  soldiers  of  Fitzharding's,  and  each  company  of 
the  garrison  was  put  in  exercise  on  the  morrow  morning 
according  to  the  season  of  the  year  and  custom  of  the 
place. — Many  of  Fitzharding's  men  are  sick. 

16""  century.  Account  of  Ludowick  Greville  of  such 
goods  of  William  Wyllyngton,  Esqre.,  deceased,  as  came 
to  the  hands  of  Sir  E.  Greville,  father  of  Ludovick 
Greville.  And  for  as  much  as  the  said  Ludowick 
Greville  was,  at  the  death  of  William  Wyllington,  very 
young,  beyond  sea,  at  the  time  of  bestowing  the  said 
goods,  he  cannot  account  perfect  nor  certainly,  but  to 
his  knowledge  and  as  far  as  he  can  learn  accounteth  as 
follows  : — He  mentions  many  jewels  and  plata  ;  he  sets 
off  what  he  had  paid,  iiihr  nVia  a  legacy  of  80/.  to  Edm. 
Ploden,  by  bill,  dated  19  Sept.  3  Philip  &  Mary. 
O     84062. 


On  the  liack  of  a  paper  are  the  following  S  lines. 
"  I  hate  a  lye  yet  late  a  lye  did  run 

Of  (boring's  death  and  noble  Kensington  ; 
But  since  ihey  did  not  so  untimely  dye 
I  love  the  lye  because  it  wa?  a.  lye  ; 
For  had  it  been  an  action  of  sucn  ruth 
I  should  have  grown  in  hatred  of  the  truth  ; 
The  lye  was  l)etter,  give  the  lyo  his  due 
Ten  thousand  times  then  if  it  had  been  true. 
A  pajier  indorsed.  For  Frankcudale— For  prompt  dis- 
charge  of  soldiers,  to  receive  one  month. 's  o.ay  over  and 
above  their  due  -  -  .     £1156^ 

8  captains  and  officers  -         5,208 

Other  officei-s  -  .  '500 

For  Megangs'  horse  -  .         96'84 

26,957 


LORP 
S.lCKVIt.tE. 


(D.  4.),  1612.  Oct.  13th.  Julius  Ca^-.ar  to  Lionel  Cran- 
tield,  Esqre.  Tliere  was  late  made  a  lease  to  him 
(Cranfield)  of  all  the  lands  of  the  Earl  of  Northumber- 
land in  the  co.  of  Somerset,  extended  towards  the  p.ay- 
ment  of  his  debt  of  20.000/.  to  the  King.— Cranfield  is  to 
let  the  Earl's  officers  take  the  half  year's  rent  because 
the  King  is  going  to  take  the  Earl's  tine  by  instalments. 

12  Jac.  I.  Points  to  be  mentioned  in  the  jjroclama- 
tion,  which  is  to  go  out  before  the  pardon.     (8  pp.) 

(1687),  14  Jac.  I.Jan.  18th,  WcstminstiT.— Proclama- 
tion concerning  fee  deer. — Sundry  persons  having 
office  claim  fee  deer  both  in  summer  and  winter.  No 
such  right,  except  to  the  two  justices  of  Oyer  and 
Terminer,  of  our  forests,  the  one  on  this  side  Trent  and 
the  other  beyond;  therefore,  no  ]ierson  is  to  send  war- 
rant under  the  King's  displeasure. 

A  paper  of  the  usefulness  of  Sir  Thomas  Dacres  his 
lands  for  his  Majesty's  jjrovision  for  Theobald's  Park. 
Mentions  the  number  of  acres  and  loads  (of  hay)  pro- 
ducible. 

1620.  March  2Sth.  Pressing  payments  of  State  se- 
lected by  your  lordship  for  building  the  banquetting 
house,  6,000/.     (1.  p.) 

An  opinion  concerning  the  ordaining  of  recusants' 
afl'airs.     (Rules  for  strictly  prosecuting  them.)     (22  pp.) 

The  suit  presented  to  his  Majesty  touching  pious  uses 
hath  three  heads,  namely,  &c.     (1  p.) 

1621.  The  memorandum  of  French  and  Spanish  wines 
imported  for  seven  years  at  Michaelmas  1621  ;  there 
were  14.466  tuns  for  wine  ;  also  sweet  wines  amounting 
to  9,373  tuns. 

1622.  A  particular  relation  by  Pliili]j  Burlamachi,  of  all 
the  disbursements  made  till  mi  departure  from  Manheim 
ofl'  such  monies  as  are  come  to  mi  hands  off  his  Majesty's 
treasure.     1  page  of  disbursements,  891,723  : — 

Received  of  them  of  Frankendale, 

and  repaid  to  them  -  -      75,000 

Eeceived  in  English  61,000/.  at  1" 

to  the  pound      -  -  -     867,000 


Disbursed  • 


942,000 
-     891,723 

50,277 


Btirlamachi — 
The    account  delivered  to   Milord 

Ambassador  the  Lord  of  Belfast    .1)0,277 
Brought    of    my    brother     Julian 


Calaudini  out  of  Manheim 


Disbursements 


9,000 

59,227 
49,300 


10,000  remains,  and  two  weeks'  pay  to  troops  owing> 
21,000,  and  to  the  English  officers,  21,977. 

1622,  June  20tb,  Chelsey.  (Lord  Cranfield)  to  Inigo 
Jones,  surveyor  of  the  works. — About  the  repair  of  the 
park  wall  at  Theobalds. 

1622,  Aug.  28th,  Windsor.  Draft  of  a  letter  by  Lord 
Cranfield  to  Mr.  Pymme.  About  the  King  releasing 
him  from  restraint. 

(1622),  20  Jac.  L,  last  of  August.  "James  R."  and 
seal.  License  to  Lord  Yanx  going  abroad  by  license  to 
take  plate  not  exceeding  in  value  100/. 

(1662),  20  Jac.  1.  Money  paid  to  John  l^Iun-ay,  Esq., 
Keeper  of  the  Privy  Purse,  by  tho  Wardens  of  the  Mint, 
in  angels  of  fine  gold  for  healing  of  the  King's  evil  in 
the  years  ensuing  by  dormant  privy  seals  fur  11  years 
from  161it  to  1620,  inclusive,  of  the  reign  of  James  I. 
Total  6,187/.  14s.,  dated  16th  Oct.  1022.  Signed  by 
Fra  Gofton. 

Petition  by  Nicholas  Congham,  a  gtmm-r,  aged  !)2, 
for  the  arrears  of  6d.  a  day  granted  by  Queen  Elizabeth, 

K  k 


25S 


HISTOIUCAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


1622,  Nov.  3rd.  "Warrant  signed  and  sealed  by  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex  to  one  uf  the  messengers  of  the  Star 
Chamber,  to  attach  and  bring  John  Brinsleye,  of  Blyfae, 
in  the  co.  of  Notts,  to  make  satisfaction  for  20?.  for  which 
he  -n-as  fined  in  the  Star  Chamber  in  the  -12ud  j-ear  of 
the  reicn  of  Queen  Elizabeth.— The  return  is  indorsed 
by  the  bailiii'  of  Broxton  that  John  Brinsleye  did  not 
dwell  in  Broxton. 

1622,  Nov.  20th.  Draft  of  a  letter  by  the  Earl  of 
Middlesex  to  Sir  Thomas  Wcntworth.— About  the  ]iaj 
of  Berwick  garrison. 

1622,  Feb.  10th.  Two  letters  by  the  Earl  of  Middle- 
sex and  Sir  E.  Weston  to  the  sherilf  and  justices  of 
Carmarthen.  Two  letters  by  the  same  to  the  sheriff 
and  justices  of  Cardigan.— To  pay  a  voluntary  con- 
tribution fur  the  palatinate  into  the  E.^chequer,  and  to 
certify  those  who  do  not  give  anything. 

1622.  last  day  of  Feb.  List  of  monies  due  to  the 
Queen  of  Bohemia's  servant.^,  .525/.  7s.  6(i.,andthe  draft 
of  a  letter  to  Sir  Rol).  Pve  to  draw  up  orders. 

(1662),  20  Jac,  I.  March  1st,  Westminster.  ".James 
E."  and  seal  to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex.  Sir  E.  Weston, 
and  Sir  H.  May,  Chancellor  of  the  Duchy  of  Lancaster. 

About  granting  to   certain  jiersons  certain  lands  in 

part  satisfaction  of  grants  promised   to  be  made  to  the 
Marquis  of  Buckingham'.s  nominees. 

Mr.  Bull's  case.— Al)Out  Shapwicke  Ecctory,  in  the 
CO.  of  Somerset.     (1  brief  sheet.) 

1622,  March  1st.  Petition  of  Eobert  Maxwell,  that  he 
may  have  a  grant  of  tho  farm  of  Tiptrec  Heath,  co. 
Essex,  bcdonging  to  the  King,  but  holden  by  persons  in 
derogation  of  the  King's  right,  and  ab(jat  which  a  Coni- 
missfon  under  the  Great  Seal  has  issued.  (Eelates  also 
to  lauds  in  Northumlaerland.) 

1622,  March  22nd.  The  King  reference  of  the  above 
(signed  at  the  foot  by  Ea.  Freeman)  to  the  Lord  Trea- 
surer and  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer. 

1623,  May  15th.  The  total  demand  for  fitting  up  the 
chai)el  and  rojms  at  St.  James.— The  like  chapel  and 
rooms  at  Denmark  House  ;  for  both,  5,175/.  lis.  lid 

1623,  May  16th.  The  Earl  of  Middlesex  and  Sir  R. 
Weston  direct  that  if  Tiptree  lielongs  to  the  Crown  a 
grant  is  to  be  made  at  the  rate  40/.  a  year  offered  by 
the  ]ictitioiicr. 

1623,  Jlay  22nd,  Greenwich.  "  James  R."  to  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex  and  Sir  E.  Weston.— They  are  to 
draw  up  a  book  granting  Tiptree  Heath  otherwise  Trip- 
tree  Heath  to  John  Maxwell,  Ksqrc.,  one  of  his  Majesty's 
grooms  of  the  Chamber  and  Robert  Maxwell  one  of 
his  Majesty's  serjeant-at-arms. 

c.  1622.  "A  fair  copy  prepared  for  the  King's  signa- 
ture to  ...  .  The  crimination  against  their  president. 
Dr.  .Anian.  not  seeming  serious  to  him  (the  King),  they 
are  to  desist  from  prosecution. 

c.  1622.  A  paper  about  the  iion  works  in  the  forest 
of  Dean.     (1*  p.) 

c.  1622.  Copy  of  a  letter  to  Richard  Hadsor,  Esqr. 
— Aliout  the  Court  of  Wards. 

1623,  July  2l8t,  (Draft.)  Minutes  of  a  letter  by  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex  to  the  Inshops.  To  quicken  the  pay- 
ment of  the  subsidy. 

1(123,  July.  Petition  to  the  King  ijy  Will.  Viscount 
Wallin''4ford.— Recites  that  the  King,  by  Patent  of  Feb. 
8th  la.^r,  granted  to  the  petitioner  and  Lady  Elizabeth 
his  wife  during  their  natural  lives,  and  after  their  death 
the  remainder  to  the  heirs  male  of  the  body  of  Sir 
Francis  Knollcs.  Kt.,  deceased,  and  Katherinehis  wife, 
the  father  and  mother  of  the  petitioner,  and  the  heirs 
male  of  their  bodies  lawfully  begotten,  inter  alia  the 
lordship  of  Sampford,  co.  Oxon,  late  lielonging  to  the 
hosi)ital  01  St.  John  of  Jerusalem,  at  a  rent  of 
68/.  19s.  2d.,  which  grant  followed  in  all  iioints  a  grant 
by  Queen  Elizabeth  in  the  6th  year  of  her  reign  to  the 
said  Sir  Francis  KnoUes  and  Katherine  his  wife,  and 
the  heirs  male  of  their  bodies  whose  heir  the  petitioner 
is.  The  reversion  is  still  in  Knolles. — There  are  13  issue 
male  of  Sir  Francis  KnoUes  and  Katherine  his  wife.— 
He  asks  for  a  grant  of  the  reversion. 

1623,  .Fuly  18th.  The  King  says  that  if  the  petition 
is  true  a  V)Ook  shall  be  made. 

1623,  July  23rd.  The  following  are  the  names  of  the 
issue  male  living  :  1.  Lnrd  Walliugford.  2.  Sir  Francis 
Knolles,  son  of  Mr.  Richard  Knolles.  3.  Mr.  Francis 
Knolles,  another  son  of  Richard  Knolles.  -1.  Sir  Francis 
Knolles,  Lord  Wallingford's  brother.  5.  Sir  Robert; 
Knolles,  his  son.  »>.  Sir  Francis  Knolles.  another  of 
his  sons.  7.  Mr.  Hcnrv  Knolles,  another  of  his  sons. 
10.  Sir  Robert  Knolles,  the  son  of  i\Ir.  Richard  KnoUes, 
who  has  had  three  sons.  13.  Sir  Francis  Knolles,  the 
son  of  Sir  Francis,  who  has  three  sons. 


1623,  July  23rd.  Copies  of  directions  to  the  Attorney- 
General  to  make  a  book. 

1623,  Dec.  12th.  Draft  of  a  letter  by  (the  Earl  of 
Middlesex)  to  the  steward  and  the  bailiil's  of  the 
manors,  &c.  mentioned. — The  Duke  of  Buckingham 
has  made  choice  of  the  manors  of  Bygatou  (Uggatou  ?) 
and  Freshv.'ater,  Isle  of  Wight,  to  pass  the  same  in  fee- 
farm  in  part  of  the  value  granted  to  him  by  the  King. 
— The  Grant  is  passing  the  seals. — Notice  to  forbear 
keeping  courts. 

1623,  March  18th.  Certificate  of  Thomas  Coventry, 
Ro.  Heath,  Jo.  Walter,  and  Thomas  Trevor,  that  they 
saw  no  way  to  get  benefit  out  of  the  manor  of  Brojm- 
field  and  Yale,  co.  Denbigh,  except  by  grants  to  tenants 
in  fee-farm. 

1623,  March  21st,  s.  n.,  Turin.  Sir  Isaac  Wake  to  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex. — He  has  delivered  his  (  )  letter 

for  Lady  Arundel. — Before  she  left  she  was  presented 
with  some  fair  pieces  of  cristal  and  a  litter  of  crimson 
velvet,  with  three  mules  suitably  fitted.  The  Duke  of 
Savoy,  attended  by  the  Prince  of  Piedmont  and  Prince 
Tomaso,  all  the  nobility  of  his  court,  and  all  his  guards 
of  horse  and  foot,  attended  her  out  of  the  town. — .She 
has  reached  the  state  of  Genoa. 

(c.  1623.)  A  letter,  prepared  for  the  King's  signature, 
to  the  Lord  Treasurer  and  Chancellor  of  the  Excheq\ier 
for-  a  gi'ant  to  Sir  Nicholas  Portescne,  Kt.,  one  of  the 
chamberlains  of  the  Exchequer,  and  one  of  the  c  )m- 
missioners  of  the  navy,  of  a  lease  of  lands  to  the  value 
of  100/.  a  year. 

1625,  March  14th.  The  answer  by  the  House  of  Com- 
mons to  his  Majesty,  delivered  by  a  message.  Begins, 
The  Commons,  and  by  me  their  S))eaker,  in  all  humility 
l^resent  unto  yonrro^-al  wisdom,  this  their  loyal  answer. 

(Ip-) 

1639,  June  25th.  A  second  letter  of  .To.  Finch,  chan- 
cellor to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex. — To  answer  a  bill  of 
Edward  Earl  of  ifulgrave. 

1646.  The  sense  of  the  House  at  the  conference  with 
the  House  of  Commons  on  the  25th  of  May  1646,  upon 
the  Lord's  letter  from  Newcastle. — They  thought  it 
better  than  any  offers  of  peace  formerly  made  by  the 
King.     (1  p.) 

(Temp.  Car.  II.)  Draft  of  a  letter  to  the  governor  and 
the  rest  of  the  gentlemen  at  Plymouth  by  ...  .  with  a 
view  to  peace. 

1691,  Feb.  Memorandum  on  a  Bill  for  blowing  up, 
&c.,  houses,  to  prevent  increase  of  fire. 

n.  d.  A  project  for  the  improvement  of  the  revenue 
and  the  condition  of  the  people.     (2J-  pp.) 

Several  papers  about  shipping,  wines,  clothes, 
tobacco,  ordnance,  and  planting  of  madder  in  England. 

l"th  century.  Extracts  from  the  register  of  Gervaso 
Bishop  of  Worcester. — And  a  document  by  John  Bishop 
of  Worcester,  &c. 

Memoranda  about  complaints  by  the  pensioners  of  the 
Charter  House,  and  about  the  scholars  there. 

Draft  of  the  King's  letter  to  the  Lord  Treasurer  for  a 
grant  of  land  to  the  Earl  of  Holderness,  who  did  good 
service  in  rescuing  the  King  from  the  conspiracy  of  the 
Earl  of  Gowry  and  his  brother,  by  depriving  them  of 
life. 

31  Hen.  VIII.  Do  terris  nuper  parceil.  possessionum 
Jlon.  de  Furneys,  co.  Ebor.  et  Lane,  dissolut  in  31 
H.  8. 

Grant  by  the  abbat  to  the  tenants  to  hold  by  border 
service  for  the  maintenance  of  a  fort  called  Pile  la  Foudrc, 
upon  the  borders  of  Scotland. — The  tenure  was  void  in 
law  b}'  the  King  having  both  countries,  and  was  ad- 
juged  and  declared  void  by  proclamation,  and  his 
Majesty  ought  to  have  them  ....  Pray  for  a  commis- 
sion. 


E.  1.  Papers  relating  to  Ireland. 

1621,  Aug.  1st.  Letter  unsigned  (indorsed,  Intended 
letter  to  Mr.  Treasurer). 

Another  of  the  same. 

Another  letter,  unsigned,  to  the  Lord  Deputy. 

1622,  j\Iay  22nd.  Draft  letter  by  the  Earl  of  Middle- 
sex to  the  Lord  Deputy  (Falkland). 

The  Commissioners  of  the  Vice-Treasurer's  Accounts 
were  the  Lord  Chancellor,  Lord  Angier,  Master  of  the 
Rolls,  Sir  George  Shurley.  Lord  Chief  Justice,  Sir  John 
Blcnncrhasset,  Lord  Chief  Baron,  Sir  Dudley  Norton, 
and  Sir  Francis  Annosley,  secretaries,  Sir  William 
Parsons,  Sir  John  Kingo,  Sir  James  Ware,  auditors. 

li''22,  May  24th.  Dudley  Diggea  to  Lord  Cranfield. 
(3  pp.) 

1622,  June  3rd.  Dublin.  Lird  Wilmot  to  Lord  Cran- 
field.    (2  pp.) 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  KEPORT. 


259 


162-2,  June  3rd,  Dublin.  Dudley  Xorton  to  Lord 
Cranfield.     (4\  pp.) 

1622,  June  3rd,  Dublin.  Sir  William  Jones  and 
Dudley-  Digges  to  Lord  Cranfield.     (1  p.) 

1622,  June  4th,  Dublin.  Dudley  Digges  to  Lord 
Cranfield.     (11  n.) 

Note    of  the   present   state   of  the   fort  of   Kmsale. 

(ip-) 

Kote  of  the  present  state  of  the  fort  of  Cagtlc  Pasche. 

(1  P) 

1622,    Sept.    18th.    Dublin.     Sir  Francis  Blundell  to 

the  Earl  of  Middlesex. 

1622,  Sept.  11th  and  12th  Nov.  Drafts  of  three  letters 
by  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  to  Lord  "Wilmot,  Sir  Dudley 
Norton,  and  Sir  Francis  Blundell. 

1622,  Oct.  16th,  Dublin.  Sir  Francis  Blundell  to  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex. 

1622,  Jan.  18th.     From  the  same  to  the  same. 

1622.  Felj.  26th.     Ditto,  and  an  enclosure. 

1622,  3Lirch  17th.  From  the  s^amo  to  the  same. 
Draft  of  two  letters  to  Sir  Francis  Blundell,  the  Lord 
Treasurer. 

1  ii23,  March  26th.  Sir  Francis  Blundell  to  the  Earl 
of  Middlesex. 

162!,  April  17th.  Draft  of  a  letter  by  the  Earl  of 
Middlesex  to  Sir  Francis  Blundell. 

1623,  April  26th,  Dublin.  Sir  Francis  Blundell  to  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex.     (4i  pp.) 

162:!,  July  20th,  Dublin.  The  same  to  the  same. 
(4  pp.) 

1623,  Aug.  1st  and  30th.  Drafts  of  letters  by  the  Earl 
of  Middlesex  to  Sir  Francis  Bluudell. 

1623,  Oct.  10th.  Sir  F.  Blundell  to  the  Earl  of 
Middlesex. 

1623,  Oct.  29  and  30.  Drafts  of  letters  to  Sir  F. 
Blundell. 

1623,  March  17.     Draft  of  letter  to  Sir  F.  Blundell. 

Draft  of  a  letter  to  the  Vice-Treasurer  Lord  Docwra. 
On  the  French  war. 

1622,  March.  Copy  of  the  Lord  Treasurer's,  for  Ii-e- 
land,  chamberlain's  account  of  money  due  to  him, 
2.314Z.  12s.  1(?.,  English.     (1  p.) 

1622.  July  27th.  Copy  of  a  proclamation  putting  in 
force  the  proposition  of  the  commissioners.  (Cop\-  of  a 
Council  letter.) 

1623,  June.  Proposition  made  by  the  undertakers  of 
Ulster. 

E.  2.  1621,  Jan.  Draft  of  warrant  for  collecting 
voluntary  contributions  foi-  the  Palatinate,  &c. 

1621,  Jan.  20th.  Alexander  Stevenson,  page  of  the 
King's  bedchamber,  asks  that  his  pension  of  100?.,  or 
thereabouts,  payable  in  two  places,  may  be  paid  in  one 
place. 

"  James  R.''  grants  it.  and  makes  the  pension  to  be 
re-granted  to  him  and  his  wife. 

Copies  of  petition,  and  letters,  opinions,  and  papers 
in  the  matter  of  the  Queen's  petition  for  a  grant  to  her, 
or  her  nominees,  of  certain  duties  on  wool. 

c.  1621.  A  brief  collection  of  the  whole  state  of  the 
office  of  Ordnance.     (8  pp.) 

1622.  A  view  of  the  articles  delivered  by  Thomas 
Sadler  against  Mr.  Evelyn,  touching  the  receipts  of 
saltpetre  and  making  of  powder.  Signed  l)y  Thomas 
Smythe,  Jo.  Wolstonholme.  J.  Osborne,  Fra.  G-ofton  R. 
Sutton,  W.  Pitt,  and  J.  Coke. 

1622,  June  25th.  Sir  Hen.  Spiller's  letter  to  Mr. 
WoUcy.  (Indorsed,  Sir  H.  Spiller,  formy  LordStourton's 
custody),  for  a  grant  of  custody  of  ]Mary  Trejian,  a  con- 
vict recusant  ;  Lord  Stourton,  the  reversioner,  having 
sold  the  reversion. 

1622,  July  27th.  Copy  proclamation. 
.  1622,  Aug.  22nd,  AViston.  An  unsigned  letter  to 
Francis  Fane,  telling  him  to  see  what  discharge  he  (as 
most  interested  in  the  estate  of  Sir  AYiUiam  Harrington, 
Kt.)  has  for  12,800?.  odd,  for  the  purchase  in  6  &  7  Ed.  VI. 
and  1  Mary,  of  the  manor  of  Lucoch.  and  other  manors 
and  land  in  the  counties  of  AVilts,  Gloster,  Bucks,  and 
Somerset. 

li>22,  Aug.  28th,  Windsor.  •'  James  R."  to  the  Lord 
Treasiuer. — Warrant  for  granting  the  reversion  of  cer- 
tain fee-taim  rents  (71.5/.  0$.  11^(7.,  he  had  then  in 
possession  I.  and  91Z.  5s.  Old.  to  Henrj-  Gibb,  one  of  the 
grooms  of  the  Ijedchamber. 

1622,  Nov.  Fees  and  annuities  paid  between  the  Ist 
of  November  and  the  8th. — Among  them  are  Marie 
Mayerne,15?. ;  John  Auchmooty,  250Z. ;  James  Buchanan, 
201.,  and    '  ndrew  Bassauo,  4/.  lis.  '3d. 

1622,  N"ov.  21-th,  Whitehall.  Draft  of  the  Earl  of 
Middlesex's  and  the  Lord  Chancellor's  letter  to  Sir  H. 


Vere.     About  sending  back  the  English  lately  serving 
under  him  in  the  Palatinate.  ° 

c.  1622.  The  King  had  granted  for  seven  years  to  the 
Corapaniis  of  Plantations  the  import  of  tobacco  from 
Virginia  and  Bermuda.— Draft  of  li'tter  to  see  that  it  is 
consigned  to  them,  and  all  particulars  given. 

c.  1622.  Note  of  remembrances  to  speak  to  the  King 
and  others. 

c.  1622.     Note  of  monies  due  by  sundry  merchants  for 
the  second  payment  of  the  new  impositio"n  of  3/.  per  tun 
upon  French  and  sweet  wines,  being  the  one  moiety  of 
the  whole. — Names    and    amounts   are   given. — Total 
8,647?.  2s.  3,?.     (3  jip.,  folio.) 

c.  1622.  Reasons  by  the  Merchant  adventurers  against 
the  clothworkers  of  London,  who  sue  by  their  bill  to 
have  all  kinds  of  coloured  cloth  within  this  nahn  to  be 
dressed  before  they  be  transported.  (2  closely  written 
folio  pages.) 

Two  copies  of  another,  similar. 

The  answer  of  the  Eastland  merchants  to  the  mer- 
chant adventurers. — On  the  same  subject.  (1  brief 
sheet.) 

1622.  Dec.  20th.  A  printed  form  discharging  Sir 
Philip  Cary  from  payment  of  impost  of  wines  to  be 
xionsumed  in  his  household. 

c.  1622.  A  project  to  raise  lOO.tiijO?.  bj-  calling  over 
those  who  arc  married  beyond  sea. 

1622,  j.\Iarch  24th,  Newmarket.  '•  James  K."  to  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex.— Warrant  for  additions  to  be  made 
to  the  next  impression  of  the  book  for  subsidies,  cus- 
toms, and  impositions  for  Gascoigne  wines ;  of  the 
amount  of  composition  money  to  be  paid  for  sugar, 
spice,  fruits,  oylea,  and  other  grocer^'  ware. 

1622  (indorsed),  March  25th. — Statement  of  amount 
due  to  Sir  Allen  Apsley,  Lieuioiiant  of  the  Tower,  from 
September  29th,  1619,  to  the  25th  of  March  1622, 
5,048?.  13s.  lOf?.     Signed  l)y  Allen  Apsley. 

In  May  1622  three  persons  named  Yourth  petition  the 
King. — They  say  that  Cuthbert  Beeston  held,  in  capite, 
a  messuage  called  The  Walnut  Tree,  in  Southwark.  (In 
1622  Edward  Powell  was  the  receiver  of  petitions.) 

A  petition  in  July  1622,  about  smuggled  goods  at 
Sandwich.     Thomas  Hopkins  was  the  informer. 

c.  1623.  Petition  of  Francis  Jones,  W.  Garway, 
Nicholas  Salter,  and  John  Woistenholme.  farmers  of 
the  Customs. — They  have  borrowed  money  and  stood 
security  for  his  Majesty's  service. — Some  ill-disposed 
threaten  to  prosecute  them  for  divers  matters  concern- 
ing the  farmers. — They  pray  the  King  to  pass  his  word 
that  they  should  not  be  molested. 

c.  1644.  Petition  of  the  town  of  Barnstaple  to  the 
Earl  of  Bath,  that  soldiers  may  not  come  in  great  num- 
bei'S,  and  that  he  will  speak  to  the  commanders  to 
regulate  their  conduct. 

1660,  Dec.  10th.  Copy  of  warrant  by  the  King  to  Sir 
George  Carteret,  Treasurer  of  the  Navy,  to  pay 
14,849?.  lOs.  to  the  Eastland  merchants  for  hemp  by 
them  delivered. 

1661,  March  14th.  Whitehall.  "  Charles  R.''  to  Sir 
Geoflrey  Palmer,  Kt.,  and  Bart.  Attorney-General, 
countersigned  by  Sir  W.  Morice,  Prince  Rupert,  John 
Earl  of  Bath,  Francis  Lord  Newport,  .John  Lord 
Berkeley,  and  Baptist  May. — They  have  undertaken  to 
discover  21.C0ij?. — Make  out  a  book  granting  7,U00?. 
thereof  to  Prince  Rupert  and  the  Earl  of  Bath,  7,000?.  to 
Lords  Newport  and  Berkeley,  and  Baptist  Maj-. — 7,000?. 
is  to  go  to  the  Exchequer. — With  copv  order  for  payment. 

(1(362),  Oct.  10th,  Dublin.  Col. 'Talbot  to  Sir  0. 
Berkeley.  On  behalf  of  Lord  Berkeley,  about  whom 
Lord  Mount  Alexander  has  suggested  something  ma- 
licious to  the  Duke. 

1662,  Nov  1st,  Dublin.  G.  Hamilton  to  le  Chevalier 
Berkeley.     (French.) 

1662, "  March   18, to  ,  urging  his   previous 

pro]50sition  to  the  King  for  making  tin  farthings. 

16(j2,  March  17  and  Aug.  14th.     Portsmouth to 

Lord  Fitzharding.     Shipping  business. 

1664,  July.  Necessaries  wanting  in  his  Majesty's 
stores  at  Tangier. 

(1664),  Tangier?  Jlajop  P.  Fairborne  to  Capt. 
Berkeley.  Gives  an  amiising  account  of  a  quarrel  and 
prevented  duel  between  the  writer  and  a  fellow  officer, 
and  the  behaviour  of  the  governor  and  of  the  Col.  (Nor- 
wood) of  the  regiment. 

1664,  Oct.  29th.  Tangier.  Col.  H.  Norwood  to  Lord 
Fitzharding.— About  the  above  matter.     (i\  pp.) 

1661,   Oct.  2'.iih,  n.  s.     P.    Fairborne   to  Lord . 

Says  that  Capt.  Berkeley  will  tell  news  about  the  com- 
plaints against  Col.  Norwood. 

1664,  Nov.  1st,  Tangier.     (French).— Girardin  to  Lord 

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Fitzhardiug.— Complaints  against  Col.  Norwood;  and  a 
duplicate. 

1664,  Oct.  7th,  Tangier.  J.  White  to  (Lord  Fitz- 
harding).  A  French  letter.  He  tells  of  the  death  cjf 
Madaiue  Gcraldiue.— Since  the  arrival  of  Mons.  Giradin 
faction  and  discord  are  banished  from  the  garrison. 

1604,  Dec.  31st.  Guernsey.  William  Sheldon  to 
Viscuu'ut  Fitzhardiug.— Distractions  in  the  island,  the 
honest  part  of  the  clergy  were  disgusted  and  discounte- 
nancing the  civil  magistrates,  many  of  the  loyal 
partv  laid  aside,  the  generality  of  the  people  in  high 
discontent,  almost  beggared  in  a  short  time  for  want  ot 
trade.  The  castle  altogether  unprovided  -svith  provisions, 
not  so  much  in  it  as  will  serve  his  company  for  one  meale, 
nor  any  preparation  to  supply  it. 

Meraoire  de  la  toilette  de  Madame  la  Duchosse.  A 
French  bill.     Total,  6.976L  10s. 

16lvt.  June   8th  and  Felj.  ITth,  1665,  Dublin.     Iwo 

letters  from  Jo.  Hughes  to ,  and  '2  to  the  Countess 

of  Falmouth. 

1664.  A  letter  in  a  large  lo:.se  writing  to  Lord 
Fitzliarding,  Ambassador  of  England.  The  writer  could 
not  express  what  she  wished  the  evening  he  left- 
is  anxious  to  please  him— "  The  King  hass  just  now^ 
"  caread  mo  to  cis  the  quine's  hand  and  to  be  laday  of 
"  the  bad  chamber." 

1664,  Dec.  7th.     Sir  W.  Berkeley  to  his  brother. 

c.  1664.  Sir  Peter  Walsh,  of  St.  Francis  Order,  Pro- 
curator in  the  Roman  Catholic  Clergy  of  Ireland,  to  the 
Queen.— He  states  that  many  regular  and  secular  clergy, 
especially  women  (professed  nuns  of  thirteen  several 
cioysters.  destroyed  in  that  kingdom  by  the  late  usurpers) 
have  laid  out  for  their  future  subsistence  money  on  mort- 
gage—their inabilities.— Asks  Iierto  get  a  grant  to  herself 
from  the  King  of  all  the  mortgages  and  real  and  personal 
estate  of  any  ecclesiastical  person,  man  or  woman,  in 
Ireland  at  any  time  Ijefore  the  insurrection  in  1641,  or 
after,  until  now. 

c.  1664.  Francis  Hawley  to  (Lord  Fitzhardiug)  on 
regimental  business. 

1664,  Xov.  13th.  Portsmouth.  P.  HoucvAvood  to  J. 
Bridgman. 

1664,  Nov.  20th,  Chester.— \V.  Berkeley  to  the  same. 
(166-5).     Madame  Marie  Robert  de  hi  Vaience  to  Lord 

Fitzhardiug   (in   French).      For  money  owing   to   her 
husband. 

1665,  Jan.  2i2ud,  Stokes  Bay.  Sir  W.  Berkeley  to 
Lord  Fitzhardiug. 

(1665),  Jan.  28th.  M.  Berkeley  to  James  Bridgman, 
Esq.,  at  Lord  Fitzharding's.  (2  pp.)— Tho' addressed  to 
Bridgman  the  inside  aims  at  M.  Berkeley's  brotlier.  He 
wants  to  be  president  of  Connaught. 

M.  Berkelev  to  the  same.     (3i  pp.) 

1664,  Jan.  24th.  Indorsed,  Mr.  Paul  Brickenham  to 
Sir  .Tames  Bridgman,  secretary  to  Lord  Fitzhardiug. 

1665,  Feb.,  Paris.  J.  de  Beringhen  to  Lord  Fitz- 
harding  (French).  Thanks  in  the  name  of  the  King. 
Louis  XIV.,  for  two  horses  sent  by  Lord  Fitzhardiug. 

1672.  June  2nd.  Anonymous.  News  letter.— By  Mr. 
Bernard  Powell,  of  Westerham,  who  came  from  London 
this  morning ;  he  hears  by  noon  that  the  Heets  engaged 
on  Tuesday.     (IJ  p.) 

1695,  July  20tl].  The  names  of  tlie  players  at  Lincoln 
Inn  Fields.— Bettertoii  and  14  other  men  named,  and 
several  new  taken  in.  Women.— Mrs.  Bettcrton  and  11 
others,  inelnding  Mrs.  Bracegirdle,  and  several  new 
taken  in.— The  players  at  Salisbury  Court.— Eleven  are 
named,  and  several  new  taken  in.— Women,  eight,  and 
several  new  taken  in. 

Notes  of  the  manor  of  Barowe.  co.  Lincoln.  Tlie 
copyholders  hold  copyhold  for  their  lives,  and  may 
put  lives  into  their  copies  by  their  custom,  or  may  die 
without  paying  any  fines,  whereof  they  are  discharged 
by  order  in  the  Exchequer,  anno  5  Eliz.,  in  regard  of 
maintaining  the  waterworks  within  the  said  manor 
against  the  violence  of  tho  river  Humber. 

E.  3,  1618.  Bill :  for  Mr.  Carre,  a  yellow  suit  of  satin 
for  the  maske,  55?.  Mr.  Abercromby,  crimson  satin,  bbl. 
Mr.  Ashrnoolie.  yellow  satin,  55L 

1619,  June.  Bill  for  mending  stufis  in  the  Prince's 
lodgings,  torn  at  the  fire  in  tho  banquettiug  hall. 

1620.  Names  of  the  Lords  who  presented  not  new 
year's  giftes  to  the  King. 

1622,  June  2.jth,  s.  n.  Antlio.  Mayne  to  Lord  Cran- 
field.— Palatinate  bu.siness. — Speaks  of  the  low  spirits  of 
the  Lord  Ambassador  there. 

1622,  Oct.  3uth,  Frankfort.  P.  Biirlamachi  to  Lord 
.  .  .  .—He  says  that  he  has  only  10,000  florins  to 
answer  the  charges  mentioned  in  his  note. — He  asks  for 
more. 


1622,  Nov.  9th.     Draft  of  a  Privy  Seal  for  6,000/,  for     , 
Lady  Elizabeth. 

1622,  March  ,]f;,  Paris.  Edward  Herbert  to  Lord 
.  .  .  .  He  has  received  his  letter  by  Mr.  Brett. — No 
news  of  his  Highness  since  Mr.  Grisley's  passing  this 
way. — Here  all  things  dispose  themselves  more  and 
more  to  peace. 

Note,  aliout  1622.  to  maintain  the  army  in  the  palati- 
nate. Two  aeeouuts  for  the  maintenance  according  as 
17  or  18  florins  went  to  the  £. 

c.  1622.  Particular  relation  of  all  the  disbursements 
made  till  mi  departure  for  Manheim  of  such  money  as 
has  come  to  mi  hands  of  his  Majesty's  treasurer  (by 
Biirlamachi).     (4i  pp.) 

e.  1622.  Reform  proposed  to  be  made  in  the  ofiBce  of 
Ordnance.     (0  pp.  4to.) 

(1621;  ?)  List  of  plate  in  the  hands  of  the  Lords  and 
household  officers.     (3  pp.) 

1623.  Petition  of  John  Herault,  of  St.  Saviours, 
Esqre.,  l)aylie  of  Jersey  (to  the  Earl  of  Middlesex) 
against  Sir  John  Peyton,  Kt.,  captain  of  the  isle,  who 
was  olfended  that  the  King  had  conferred  tho  baylvship 
upon  Herault.     (3  pp.) 

The  case  between  Sir  J.  Peyton  and  J.  Herault, 
Esqre.,  baylie,  concerning  the  nomination  of  the  office 
of  baylie  claimed  by  the  captain.  (By  way  of  objection 
and  answer).     (2  pp.) 

Abuses  committed  by  Sir  Jo.  Peyton  in  execution  of 
his  place.     (1  p.) 

1623,  .May  9th.  George  Calvert  to  Sir  Thomas  Co- 
ventry, Attorney-General. — Whereas  his  Majesty  has 
thought  fit  that  John  Herault,  Esqre..  late  bailiff  of 
Jersej',  shall  surrender  his  patent  for  that  place,  and 
such  of  his  patents  of  pensions  as  ho  has  engaged,  and 
in  lieu,  have  a  pension  of  100?.  a  year. — He  is  to  prepare 
a  bill. 

A  collection  of  sucli  things  as  have  been  by  several 
men  desired  to  be  obtained  of  his  Majesty  for  the  good 
of  his  people. — Isl.  That  it  be  lawful  for  subjects  to 
j:)kad  Not  Guilty  to  information  of  intrusion  by  the 
Attorney-General.  (There  are  five  heads  in  all.)  3rd. 
Tho  King's  grants  to  be  construed  as  common  persons' 
grants.  A  liberal  pardon  to  be  granted  by  his  Majesty 
when  these  points  may  be  granted,  besides  those  con- 
tained in  the  list. — He  further  suggests  that  60  years 
shall  be  sufficient  to  prosecute  against  the  King. — No 
forfeiture  of  the  King's  land  on  nonpaj-ment  of  rent,  but 
donljle  rent. —  (There  are  five  other  items.) 

1623,  June  21st.  Copy  of  Sir  W.  Seutleger's  letter  to 
Edward  Conway,  excusing  himself  from  serving.^He 
has  received  an  order  to  provide  his  ship  for  a  journey 
into  Scotland. — He  is  not  free  from  his  once  made  oath 
to  his  Excellency  and  the  States,  against  whom  he  sup- 
poses they  shall  be  imployed,  &c. 

1623,  Sept.  2ud.  W.  Trumbull,  at  Brussels,  to  (the 
Earle  of  Jliddlosex).  Encloses  a  letter  for  the  Baron  of 
Boischott; — and  also  some  tulips  and  other  curious 
plants  and  flowers. 

lt;23,  July  17th,  Chelsey.  Fair  copy  of  a  letter  by  the 
Earl  of  Middlesex  to  the  clerk  of  the  signet. — He  drew 
up  a  bill  ibr  the  King's  signature  for  4,000J.,  to  be  im- 
pressed to  Sir  Marmaduke  Darrel,  to  defray  the  costs  of 
a  feast  at  Whitehall  for  the  20th  July  next,  and  for  the 
banquet  at  Greenwich  in  June  last  for  the  Marquis 
Inoxosa,  or  of  St.  ( Jcrmaines,  Ambassador  Extraordinary 
from  the  King  of  Spain,  and  liis  retinue. 

1623,  Dec.  27th.  Proclamation  for  well  storing  and 
furnishing  the  realm  with  corn  (in  black  letter,  printed 
by  Norton  and  Bill  :  two  sheets  to  Ijo  joiued  into  one.) 

1641.  Aug.  13th,  York.  The  Earl  of  Holland  to  the 
Lord  Chamberlain. — He  has  received  a  Parliamentary 
Order  to  disband  the  army,  beginning  with  the  horse, 
and  has  given  orders  that  the  regiments  of  Lord  Car- 
narvon, Mr.  Wilmot,  and  Sir  Thomas  Lucas,  together 
with  Mr.  Piercie's  troop,  shall  (as  far  as  for  the  ]iresent 
he  can  do)  be  prepared  to  be  forthwith  disbanded,  and 
so  the  rest  to  follow.  He  prays  God,  by  the  intelligence 
that  came  amongst  them,  there  be  not  at  this  time  a 
general  assizes  and  a  judgment  appointed  for  this  king- 
dom in  these  great  troubles. — Indorsed,  In  the  King's 
house  249  ordinary  servants :  one  page  of  estimates  of 
meat  for  the  table. 

Breviatc  of  the  Bill  in  the  Star  Chamber  against 
Alexander  Leighton,  sometime  a  minister,  now  pretend- 
ing himself  a  tor  in  the  Church,  for  a  published  book, 
endtled  An  appeal  to  the  Parliament ;  or.  Sion's  plea 
against  the  Prelacie.  (1  brief  sheet;  it  contains  the 
points  complained  of  in  the  book.^ 

Alfked  J.  HoRHOon. 


Al'l'EXDIX    TO   SEVENTH    REPORT. 


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The    MANUscRirxs   of    Siit    Fhfdkuicic    GKAHA>r, 
Bart.,  at  Xetiikisby  Hall,  co.  CrMiiEULA.vD. 

Those  noted  b:;lo\v  consist,  ivitli  a  few  cxceiitions,  of 
the  official  papers  of  Sir  Ricliard  Graliam,  Viscount 
Preston.  In  1632  he  w.is  iippointcd  Envoy  Extraor- 
dinary to  tlie  Court  of  Franc?.  He  succeeded  Henry 
Savile,  who.  beinij  pre.s.sed  to  recommend  one  M.  Gode't 
for  secretary  to  Lord  Preston,  wrote  a  private  letter 
giving  a  not  very  good  account  of  Godet,  who  never- 
theless was  afterwards  employed  by  Lord  Preston. 
King  Charles's  original  ir.structions  to  Lord  Preston 
are  among  the  ]iapei-s,  which  include  many  relating  to 
Orange  and  Lu.xembourg.  and  to  the  proposal  to  our 
King  to  be  the  mcdiatcn-  of  a  pi'ace  between  France  and 
Spain,  and  relating  to  Frencli  excesses  in  the  Nether- 
lands. He  no  sooner  got  to  Paris  than  he  had  to  com- 
plain of  insults  offered  to  his  servants  by  some  of  the 
servants  of  the  Count  of  Nassan,  and  had  to  interest 
himself  in  the  afiairs  of  Mrs.  Sidertin.  a  widow  wlio 
was  carried  off  by  Capt.  Clifford  and  others  on  Houns- 
lowHeatb.and  taken  Ijy  them  to  France;  and  in  the 
affair  of  jJr.  Whiting,  of  Lille  (an  Englishman),  who 
was  terribly  oppressed  by  French  officials  in  order  to 
compel  him  to  pay  for  the  supi)ort  of  one  of  his 
daughters,  who  had  tied  to  a  French  convent.  In 
August  lt)82  Lord  Preston  gave  notice  of  a  ]ilot  being 
concocied  in  France  against  our  King,  viz.,  a  descent 
upon  Ireland ;  and  he  employed  S])ies  to  collect  infor- 
mation on  the  snliject.  and  their  letters  to  him  are  with 
the  papers.  A  long  letter  by  Secretary  Jenkins  tells 
how  the  King  received  the  communication.  The  King 
afterwards  bad  an  interview  with  Hoger  Tillej',  other- 
wise Capt.  Shelton,  one  of  these  spies,  but  believing 
him  to  be  a  liar,  ordered  him  out  of  the  kingdom.  Lord 
Preston  had  also  to  interest  himself  for  some  Jersey 
merchants,  whose  mone}'.  gained  in  France,  was  seized 
as  they  were  leaving  for  Jersey,  and  iiad  to  advocate  the 
cases  of  sevei-al  people  who  suffered  from  the  Droit 
■d'Aabain!\  and  to  attend  to  the  privileges  in  France  of 
the  Scotch  people,  for  doing  which  he  got  the  thanks  of 
the  Scotch  royal  boroughs.  He  had  also  to  remonstrate 
against  encroachments  by  the  French  on  the  territories 
of  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company.  In  November  l(j82  it 
-was  pro])Osed  that  the  Earl  of  Burford  (the  King's  son 
by  Nell  Gwyn)  should  be  sent  to  Paris  to  live  with  Lord 
Preston.  In  A]iril  10S3  he  promises,  at  King  Charles's 
request,  to  send  some  Italian  players  into  England,  and 
he  obtained  the  King  of  France's  leave  for  them  to  go, 
Scaramouclie  being  the  head  of  them.  In  the  same 
month  he  went  to  England,  but  returned  to  Paias  in 
the  following  June.  In  the  beginning  of  1(?84  Lord 
Preston  heard  reports  that  he  was  to  be  recalled,  and  he 
wrote  to  the  King  on  the  subject,  who  sent  him  a  very 
cordial  letter  denying  any  such  intention,  and  e.spress- 
ing  his  perfect  satisfaction  with  Lord  Preston. 

In  April  16S4  his  letters  allude  to  the  plot  in  England 
against  the  King,  and  to  the  intended  siege  of  Luxem- 
bourg 'tiy  the  French  (which  afterwards  took  ]ilace.  and 
of  which  accounts  are  given).  He  bad  to  make  appli- 
cation to  the  French  king  on  behalf  of  Sir  Samuel 
Morland,  who  had  gone  to  Prance  to  superintend  some 
of  the  waterworks  at  Versailles. 

In  168-!  is  a  notice  of  the  Earl  of  Anglesey's  book 
called  "  Comments  on  the  Earl  of  Castlehaven's  Memoirs 
"  concerning  the  Wars  in  Ireland,"  whicii  comments 
the  Duke  of  Ormond  said  contained  scandalous  reflec- 
tions on  King  Charles  I. 

In  1683  are  several  letters  about  the  plot  against  the 
King.  In  October  of  the  same  year  the  Earl  of  Sunder- 
land, by  the  King's  command,  gave  Lord  Preston 
directions  to  let  the  ministers  in  France  know  what  a 
very  ill  man  Dr.  Burnet  was.  The  d'lCtor  seems  fo  have 
been  made  much  of  in  France,  but  Lord  Preston  de- 
clined to  receive  a  visit  from  him.  In  the  History  of 
his  own  times  the  doctor  alludes  with  complacency  to 
his  one  interview  with  Ihe  Prince  de  Condc,  but  a  letter 
by  the  Prince  in  this  collection  shews  why  ho  had  only 
one.  And  it  appears  that  Lord  Preston  had  King 
Charles's  orders  to  represent  Burnet  in  unfavourable 
colours  to  the  French  Court.  There  are  many  letters  to 
Lord  Preston  from  Sir  Lionel  Jenkins  and  other  offi- 
cials in  England,  and  from  Sir  Richard  Bulstrode  at 
Brussels,  Edmund  Poley  at  Frankfort,  B.  Skelton  and 
Dan.  Petit  at  Hamburg,  B.  Skelton  at  the  Hague, 
Charles  Fanshaw  at  Lisljon,  Peter  Levet  at  Madrid, 
and  E.  Poley  at  Eatisbon.  In  1684  Sir  E.  Bulstrode 
gives  notice  of  Sir  William  Waller,  Ai-mstrong,  and 
Ferguson  being  at  Bremen.  In  March  1683,  Daniel 
Petit  mentions  a  report  from  Berlin  that  the  white 
ghost  whicli  usually  appeared  before  the  death  of  any 


of  the  family  of  the  Elector  of  Brandenl.ur 
seen. 

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to  that  nobleman's  death  ill  the  Tower.  -    f      J 

At  the  end  of  October  1688  Lord  Pi-eston  was  made 
Secretary  of  State  in  the  place  of  the  Earl  of  Sunder- 
land; and  in  the  months  of  November  and  Decembn- 
ot  that  year  the  letters  to  him  are  numerous  and 
interesting.  Some  are  from  Sir  John  Reresbv,  Governor 
of  \  ork,  who  was  pat  in  continement  because  he  would 
noi  join  the  rebels  ;  some  are  from  Sir  Robert  Holmes 
Governor  of  the  Isle  of  Wight,  giving  news  of  the 
fleet  of  the  Prince  of  Orange.  Other  letters  tell  how 
the  county  of  Devon  soon  declared  for  the  I'rince  :  and 
how  the  King  refused  to  allow  mortars  to  be  uvounted 
for  the  jmrpose  of  reiiressiiig  rioters  in  London.  The 
Earl  of  Middleton  writes  in  inilignant  terms  of  Lord 
tliurchill  s  defection,  and  tells  Lord  Preston,  by  the 
King's  command,  to  seize  his  goods  and  furniture, 
both  at  the  cockpit  and  at  St.  Alhans.  Among  the 
letters  'oy  Lord  Feversham  is  one  in  which  he  says  that 
he  had  written  to  the  King  asking  for  a  ]>ardon  fVu'  all 
crimes,  but  that  he  did  not  desire  that  the  orime  he 
was  accused  of,  viz.,  that  of  disbanding  th<'  army, 
should  be  inserted  in  it.  There  are  letters  bv  Admiral 
Herbert,  inviting  the  addrc^ssees  to  join  the  Prince  of 
Orange.  A  letter  by  Lord  Dartmouth  expresses  in 
earnest  terms  his  re'gret  at  not  having  been  aide  to  en- 
counter the  Prmce's  fleet.  There  are  also  letters  to 
Lord  Preston  from  the  English  ministers  at  Amsterdam, 
Copenhagen,  the  Hague,  Hamburg,  Stockholm,  Chris- 
tianeo,  Vienna,  and  Rafisbon.  The  volume  of  1688  is 
full  of  interest  for  the  events  of  the  last  two  months  of 
that  3'ear. 

In  1682  Lord  Preston  at  Paris  took  measures  to  get 
the  suppression  of  a  book  written  by  the  Abbe  Primi, 
which  contained  passages  reflecting  unfavourably  on 
King  Charles  and  his  sister,  the  Duchess  of  Orleans. 
Besides  the  notice  of  the  affair  in  Ld.  Preston's  letters, 
there  are  two  letters  of  advice  in  this  collection  v;hich 
give  an  account  of  the  Abbe  and  his  book.  In  168-1  he 
alludes  to  Gregorio  Leti  having  been  ordered  out  of 
England  by  Charles  II.  on  account  of  a  book  called 
II  Treatro  Britannico.  In  December  lt8l,  he  mentions 
that  M.  de  Louvois  reconmiended  Louis  XIV.  to  revoke 
the  Edict  of  Nantes,  but  that  the  Chancellor  ojiposed 
that  step. 

Sever.il  of  Lord  Preston's  letters  were  jirinted  (from 
the  letter  books)  in  the  last  century  by  Sir  John  Dal- 
rymple  in  his  Memoirs  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 

There  are  original  official  letters  which  Lord  Preston 
received  from  England,  and  original  letters  from  the 
King  and  the  Duke  of  York  ;  many  jiapers  relating  to 
Orange  and  Luxembourg,  and  King  Charles's  mediation 
between  the  kings  of  France  and  Spain;  letters  from 
English  ministers  abroad  ;  News  letters  from  Lomlon, 
&c.  &c. 

Papeks  coxxected  with  Lokd  Peestox's  Emhassv  a.\p 
OTIDSK  Offices. 

A  very  large  sheet  of  cartridge  paper  containing  the 
cypher  given  to  Lord  Preston  by  Mr.  Secretary  .lenkins 
when  Lord  Preston  was  sent  Minister  to  France  ia  16s2, 
and  which  he  used  in  all  his  jirivate  despatches. 

A  C3  pher  for  names  of  states  and  princes. 

The  Lord  Chancellor's  cypher  given  to  Lord  Preston 
by  Sir  Allen  Brodericke  :  13  columns  of  words  repre- 
sented by  figures. 

Engraved  plates,  like  a  chess-board,  eacli  square 
being  crossed  b}- a  single  diagonal  line:  filled  up  with 
letters  and  figures. 

Sixteen  [lages  Ito.  in  cypher  of  a  difl'ereut  character 
from  Lord  Preston's. 

Fragment  (2.5  pp.)  of  a  letter,  French,  in  cypher  do- 
cyphered. 

(1681)  33  Car.  2.  March  18.  Cojiy  of  royal  warrant 
for  payment  to  Lord  Preston,  apjiointed  Knvoy  Extra- 
ordinary to  France,  of  hi.  per  day  for  his  ordinary  enter- 
tainment and  allowance  to  commence  from  the  day  of 
his  departure  from  the  King's  presence,  and  to  continuo 
until  the  day  of  his  return  to  the  presence. 

168^i.  Jan.  20.  Copy  warrant  signed  by  Hyde,  J. 
Ernie,  S.  Godolphin,  and  Ste.  Fox,  addressed  to  Sir 
Robert  Howard,  auditor  of  the  receipt  of  the  Exchequer, 
to  jiay  Lord  Preston  9."i5/.,  i.e..  5001.  for  bis  equipage, 
and  -io-'i/.  fcir  3  months'  advance  of  his  bl.  per  diem. 

168i.  Pridie  Cal.  Mart.,  Cambridge.  William 
Ranches  to  Lord  Preston.    A  Latin  complimentary  and 

K  1;  3 


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HISTORICAL   JIANUSCRIPTS    COJJMISSION  : 


adnliUorj'  letter  on  tho  oceitsion  of  Lord  Preston's  ap- 

poiiitmeiit.  ,^-    ■     ,    •     X 

1682  March  31,  Newmarker.  Orignial  instractions, 
signed  "  Charles  R,"  and  oealed  at  the  head,  and  -svith 
the  Kin<''s  initials  at  the  foot,  to  Lurd  Preatun,  on  the 
occasion^  of  his  mission  to  France.  Countersigned  by 
Sir  Leoline  Jenkins. 

1682,  April  12,  Whitehall.  An  additional  instruction 
to  Lord  PrestiHi.'     Signed  and  sealed  as  the  former. 

The  objects  oi  the  mission,  as  gathered  from  these, 
■were  the  maintenance  of  peace  in  Europe,  to  adjust  the 
disputes  relative  to  the  island  of  St.  Christopher,  to  take 
care  of  the  interests  of  the  Pi'ince  Elector  Palatine,  the 
Duke  of  Lorraine,  and  the  Duke  of  Modena  and  British 
traders  to  France,  and  to  urge  the  case  of  Sir  David 
EuflishjConsul  at  Bourdeaux, whose  house  there  had  been 
taktn  without  compensation.  Lord  Preston  was  to  he 
careful  to  cultivate  the  friendship  of  the  States  General. 

16^;2,  March  31,  Newmarket.  Copy  of  King  Charles's 
letter  in  French   to  Louis  XIV.,  asking  credence  for 

Lord  Preston.  ,     „      ^      ,  t,      x         r 

1668.  Aug.  26.  Copy  made  for  Lord  i  reston  ol  a 
council  ordei-  of  this  date,  regarding  the  French  Am- 
bassadors abroad  refusing  to  admit  envoy.s  visiting  them 
unless  thev  would  yield  the  same  to  him  in  bis  own  house. 

Menior.mda  of  several  things  whicli  it  would  be 
useful  for  Lord  Preston  to  do  on  getting  to  Paris. 

Abrege  du  formulaire  du  Cabinet  (10  pp.  4to.).  The 
titles  for  Cardinals  in  Latin.     (1  p.) 

Names  of  foreign  ministers  to  whom  Lord  Preston 
made  his  compliments  on  his  arrival  at  Paris. 

Copy,  in  Lord  Preston's  hand,  of  the  speech  in  French 
whieh'he  made  to  Louis  XIV.  on  his  presentation,  and 
copies  of  other  speeches  which  he  made  to  the  King 
and  meml)eis  of  the  French  royal  family  on  other 
occasions. 

Copy  of  French  account  of  the  illumination  and  re- 
joicings at  Lord  l're.<ton's  hotel  on  the  occasion  of  the 
birth  of  the  Duke  of  Burgundy. 

1684.  Feb.  lii  and  21.  Copies  of  two  council  orders 
to  Thomas  Townsend,  clerk  of  the  wardrobe,  <>  propos 
of  King  James  XL's  intended  coronation. 

168.5.  April  :l.  Copy  of  letter  by  James  II.  to  Louis 
SIV..  asking  credence  for  Lord  Preston. 

168-5,  July  10,  Kdinburgh.  Original  letter  of  thanks 
by  the  Royall  Burrows  of  Scotland  to  Lord  Preston  for 
his  lookin'o-  after  the  interests  of  the  Scots  in  Fiance. 
Sio-ned  by  George  Drummond,  P/re«e-s.  in  their  name. 

1685,  Oct.  21.  Office  extract  from  the  council  book 
of  note  of  the  fact  that  Lord  Preston  was  that  day 
sworn  a  member  of  the  privy  council. 

16S8,  Oct.  29.  Office  copy  of  entry  in  the  council 
book  tiiat  Lord  Preston  was  that  day  sworn  one  of  the 
King's  Principal  Secretaries  of  State  on  the  removal  of 
the  Earl  of  Sunderland. 

Copy  of  the  oath  of  a  Secretary  of  State  taken  by 
Lord  Preston. 

Several  papers  relating  to  the  fees  on  his  appointment, 
and  the  emoluments  ol:'  his  office. 

A  few  papers  about  passports.  Ijooks,  &c.,  bought  for 
Lord  Preston,  and  (.^ueeu  Catherine's  jointure  lands. 

Copy  (2  ]jp.  folio)  of  wardrobe  orders  for  the  Queen 
and  Prince  (on  the  birth  of  Prince  Edward,  son  of 
Henry  VI.). 

Royal  Letteiis. 

1629,  Feb.  3rd.  Our  Pallace  of  "Westminster  in  the 
fowerth  yeere  of  our  raigne.  "  Charles  R  "  (andwafcr 
seal  of  the  riiyal  arms).  Whereas,  upon  information  of 
insolent  and  fie(|nont  robberies  committed  in  the 
northernc  partes,  as  well  to  the  great  scandall  of  justice 
and  government,  as  to  the  damage  of  the  countrie,  We, 
in  our  royall  case,  were  pleased  to  grauntto  you  s]ieciall 
commission  and  give  other  direccions  for  tlie  suppres- 
sion of  those  robbers.  Since  which  tyme  wee  have  bene 
given  to  nnderstand  that  divers  of  those  malefactors, 
namely,  Edward  Armestroug,  alias  Kinmond,  Hector 
Armestronge.  alias  Stubborn,  John  (iraham,  alias 
Holmefoote,  John  Moreton,  alias  Holmfoote,  Lod- 
owick  Johnson,  alias  Malontee,  Andrew  Armestrongo, 
alias  Thunnergarth,  and  Andrew  Turner  may  bo 
drawne  in  from  that  wicked  course  and  doe  very 
acce])tablc  service  in  discovering  the  rest  of  the 
thceves  that  ilisturbe  the  oountrye,  and  their  relee- 
vers  and  abbettors,  whereby  justice  may  be  siieedily 
executed,  and  our  good  subjects  secured  from  those 
evills  they  now  they  suli'er  under.  Wee,  being  well 
pleased  to  take  the  readiest  coui-se  to  give  our  people 
safetie  and  peace,  doe  hereby  promise,  that  if  the  offen- 
ders whose  namofr  are  above  written,  or  any  of  them, 
shall  come  in,  and  snbmitt  themselves  to  sonic  of  our 


justices  of  peace,  and  performc  the  service  now  pro- 
mised of  discovering  the  theeves  and  robbers  that 
infeste  the  countrye,  together  with  their  abbettors  and 
leleevers  sje  as  that  goode  worke  of  reformation  whicli 
wc  much  desire  may  bee  speedily  and  effectuall}'  per- 
formed by  the  due  punishment  of  those  evill  members, 
wee  will  in  our  gi-atious  goodness  spare  the  lives  of  such 
of  the  said  persons  above  written  as  shall  soe  come  in 
and  doc  that  service,  and  will  dispose  them  to  some 
imployment  abroad,  where  they  taay  make  some  amends 
for  their  former  lewde  course  of  life,  and  soe  avoide  tho 
punishment  which  the}'  have  deserved  by  the  same. 
And  of  this  grace  any  of  our  justices  or  commissioner.-> 
may  give  assurance  to  the  parties,  which  wee  will  efi'ec- 
tually  make  good.  Given  under  our  signet.  .  .  . 
[To  Sir  Richard  Graham,  Bart.] 

1682,  Jan.  19th,  Edinburgh.— James,  Duke  of  York,  to 
Lord  Preston.  (Unsigned.)  I  was  very  glad  when  I 
heard  his  Ma.  had  been  so  kind  to  you,  as  of  himself  to- 
name  you  to  succede  Mr.  Savile  in  France,  and  hope  now 
you  will  soon  be  dispatched  thcther,  and  shall  as  yon 
desii'e  me  in  yours  of  the  10th  recomend  j'our  concerns 
to  Lord  Hj'de.  I  do  b}'  no  means  thinke  it  proper  for  yon 
to  come  hether  before  you  goe  for  severall  reasons,  but  I 
shall  be  glad  to  heare  constantly  from  you  when  you  are 
there.  1  sec  by  your  letter  Sir  Rob.  Carr  will  not  part 
with  his  place,  and  you  may  be  sure  if  that  or  any 
thinge  els  should  become  vacant  during  your  absence 
that  were  fitt  for  you  I  should  do  my  p.'irt  that  you 
might  h.ave  it.  You  have  heard  of  what  passed  at 
Lanerik,  this  day  sennight ;  some  of  the  forces  are  sent 
thether,  and  yesterday  the  treasonable  declaration  the 
rebells  put  up  there,  with  the  Sanquher  declaration 
and  tho  solemn  league  and  covenant,  were  by  order  of 
councell  burnt  at  the  crosse  of  this  towne  by  the  hand 
fif  tho  hangman.  I  cannot  yet  learn  the  names  of  any 
of  those  that  came  to  Lanerik,  they  were  not  above  28 
horse  and  16  foott,  of  the  horse  20  were  very  well  armed 
and  as  well  mounted,  the  rest  in  very  ill  equipage,  their 
foott  were  iudiferently  armed  ;  so  sone  as  they  had  done 
their  feat  and  were  pissed  over  the  river  agaiuo  they 
dispersed,  I  beleve  they  did  this  to  keep  up  the  harts  of 
their  part}',  for  siuco  I  have  heard  no  more  ol'  them. 
When  you  write  to  me  do  it  without  ceremony. 

1682.  June  1st.  St.  James. — James  (Dnke  of  York)  to 
Lord  Preston. — At  my  arrival  here  I  received  yours  of 
the  27th  of  May  from  Paris,  and  am  glad  to  find  you  are 
satisfied  with  your  reception  in  that  country,  I  am  sure 
those  who  are  my  friends  will  bo  civile  to  you.  By  the 
last  post  j'ou  will  have  been  allarumd  with  the  nowsc  of 
his  Majesty's  indisposition,  but  now  God  be  thanked  he 
is  c[uite  well  againe,  it  having  been  nothing  bat  a  feavor 
of  a  cold.  I  went  to  Windsor  on  Sonday,  came  back 
hether  on  Tuesday,  and  am  agoing  with  the  Dutchesse 
this  evening  to  Richmond  and  from  thence  to-morrow 
to  Winsdor.  All  things  go  very  well  hei'e  and  are  like 
to  continue  so,  which  is  all  I  shall  say  to  you  now. 

1682,  Sept.  28th,  London.  Tlie  same  to  the  same. — 
I  could  not  refuse  my  nurse  Mrs.  Elliot  to  recomend  an 
affaire  of  her  grand  child  who  she  tells  me  has  been 
contraeted  to  tha  Lord  Abergereny  whose  mother  it 
seems  dos  what  she  can  to  break  it.  I  do  not  under- 
stand the  afi'airc  very  well,  and  therfore  all  I  have  to 
desire  of  you  is  that  you  will  countenance  the  yongc 
woman,  as  far  as  will  consi.-it  with  Law  and  justice.  As 
for  newse,  the  two  honest  shcrifs  were  sworen  this  morn- 
ing by  the  Lord  Major,  which  besids  the  advantage  of 
having  two  so  loyal  men  shcrifs,  will  I  hope  have  a  good 
effect  as  to  the  election  of  to-morrow  ;  but  lett  the  city 
choose  who  they  will,  if  his  Ma.  dos  not  like  him  he 
can  refuse  him.  On  Monday  we  are  to  go  for  New- 
markett,  where  I  beleve  his  Ma.  will  stay  above  a  fort- 
night. 

1682,  Octo.  26th.  London. — The  same  to  the  s.ame. 
(Unsigned.) — Sii.ce  I  came  from  Kewmarkett  I  receved 
youis  of  the  24th,  by  which  I  sec  j'OU  had  goft  the  passe 
for  the  Cahors  wine,  and  if  they  have  had  as  fiiire  an 
autum  there  as  we  here  it  must  needs  be  ver}^  good  this 
yeare.  As  for  newse.  Sir  Will.  Prieh.ard  was  yesterday 
at  the  common  hall  declared  deuly  elected,  so  that  that 
affaire  is  well  o^er,  to  the  great  greef  of  the  Whigs. 
Lord  Shaftesbury  absconds  still,  and  'tis  likel}'  will  do  so 
for  some  time.  Lord  Halifax  is  made  privy  seale.  I 
Was  this  day  told  that  our  'I'urkey  merchants  have  had 
letters  from  Constantinople,  that  there  hath  not  for  these 
many  years  been  such  preparations  for  war  as  is  now 
amaking  there,  and  th.at  'tis  beloved  the  grand  signior 
himseH'will  go  this  winter  to  Belgrade,  to  be  ready  to 
fall  into  Hungary  in  the  spring. 

J6S3,  June  4th,  Windsor.  "  Charles  R  "  to  Viscount 
Preston  our  Envoy  Extraordinary  to  our  good  brother 


Slli 

h.VRT. 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVKNT.'I   REPORT. 


■2(iS 


F  Cr'"  a-\     ^^^  most  Christian  King;  couutersigiied  liy  Ij.  Jenkins.       recoaved  t'runi  ll 
Baet.     '   — Whereas  by  our   letters  of   privy  seal,  bearing  date 
the  31st  of  August  1677     .     .     .     .     wc  did  will  and 


require  that  Christopher  Loril  Slano  of  our  kingdom  of 
Ireland,  Hcury  Fleming  his  Ijrother,  and  Alice  Fleming 
his  sister,  all  infants,  then  in  France  and  in  the  custody 
of  Michael  Moore,  Gent.,  and  some  Popish  Priests,  should 
forthwith  return  into  our  kingdom  of  Ireland  and 
render  themselves  to  Alice  Countess  ]^^J^^age^  of 
Droghcda  in  our  said  kingdom  of  Ireland,  their  granil- 
jnother  and  guardian,  or  such  as  she  should  appoint, 
under  such  penalty  as  in  our  said  letters  of  privv  seal 
is  expressed.  And  whereas  our  said  letters  of  privv 
seal  have  not  hitherto  been  served,  or  at  least  have  hail 
no  effect  but  that  the  said  Michael  Moore  still  detains 
the  said  children,  and  as  we  are  further  informed  is 
about  disposing  the  said  Christopher  Lord  Slano  in 
marriage,  without  the  knowledge  and  consent  of  the 
said  Countess  of  Drogheda.  Our  will  and  pleasure  is, 
and  wo  d(j  hereby  require  that  j-ou  forthwith  use  the 
best  and  most  eflectual  means  to  have  our  said  letters 
of  Privy  Seal  served,  according  ti^thetenoi-  of  the  same, 
to  the  end  they  the  said  Christopher  Lord  .Slane.  his 
brother  and  sister,  may  be  ]jut  into  the  hands  of  their 
said  grandmother  and  guardian  ;  and  that  you  require 
the  said  Michael  Moore  in  our  name,  not  only  to  deliver 
the  said  children,  but  also  to  forbear  meddling  in  any 
wise  with  the  disposing  of  the  said  Christopher  Lord 
Slano  in  marriage,  or  treating  any  marriage  for  him,  as 
he  will  answer  the  contrary-  at  his  peril.  For  which  this 
.shall  be  your  warrant  ....  (Wafer  seal  of  the 
royal  arms.) 

1683,  July  26,  London.  James  Duke  of  York  to  Lord 
Preston.  (Unsigned.)  On  Sonday  I  had  yours  of  the  * 
by  which  I  am  sorry  to  find  that  the  Queen  of  France 
was  dead,  which  surprised  us  very  much  here,  having 
not  heard  of  her  having  been  sick.  I  believe  it  will  be 
Sonday  sennight  before  we  shall  go  into  mourning,  it 
not  having  been  notified  yett  in  the  formes  here,  and 
besides  the  marriage  is  to  bo  on  Saturday  or  Sonday 
next,  which  cne  would  willing  have  over  some  days 
before  the  mourning.  I  thanke  you  for  sending  me  the 
j^rinted  Gazette,  which  pray  continue  doing.  As  to 
what  concerns  the  conspiracy  that  has  been  here.  I  see 
you  have  the  same  sense  of  it  as  becomes  every  loyal 
subject ;  when  the  tryals  are  printed  (which  will  be  by 
the  end  of  this  weeke)  all  the  world  will  sec,  as  well  as 
by  his  owne  speech,  with  what  disingenuity,  and  little 
Christianity,  Lord  Russell  died,  and  what  damnable 
designs  these  conspirators  had.  The  next  weeke  I 
believe  we  shall  go  to  Windsor. 

1683,  Sop.  29th,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Eccommending  the  bearer.  Mr.  Vaudry. 

1683,  Jan.  22nd,  London.  The  same  to  the  .same. 
(Unsigned.)  Last  weeke  I  had  a  letter  from  Sir  Ja. 
Dick  from  Edinburgh,  in  which  ho  tells  me  he  had 
■writeu  to  you  and  sent  you  a  memorial  about  the  con- 
cerns of  the  royal  burrows  of  Scotland.  It  is  about 
the  affair  of  the  fifty  sols  ]ier  ton  (vhioh  lias  now  for 
several  years  been  exacted  on  their  shipjiing  in  France. 
I  supose  you  have  had  orders  to  solicit  this  concerne  of 
theirs,  it  being  of  great  iui]Jortance  to  them  ;  therefore 
pray  presse  it  for  them  ;  I  will  also  speak  to  M.  do 
Bai'illion  about  it,  that  ho  may  see  I  am  concerned  to 
have  it  done.  Whatnewse  is  here  you  will  have  it  from 
the  secretaiy,  so  that  I  need  not  repeat  them  .... 
Lord  Sunderland  comes  in  againe  to  be  secretary  in 
Lord  Conway's  place,  and  his  Ma.  has  done  that  which 
satisfies  that  Lord.  I  mean  Lord  Ciniway.  The  Dutchess 
was  left  bloud  last  night  lor  a  feaver  of  a  cold,  after 
which  she  sleept  well  and  has  now  very  little  feaver  left, 
60  that  to-morrow  I  make  no  doubt  but  th.at  she  will  be 
quite  well. 

1683,  Feb.  19th,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
Some  tyme  since  I  recevcd  yours  of  the  9th,  and  the 
other  day  yours  of  the  15th,  in  which  last  you  give  me 
an  account  of  the  person  you  have  sent  over  who  pre- 
tends to  discover  new  plots,  and  by  what  1  hear  of  him 
since  his  being  here  am  of  your  mind,  ho  will  prove  a 
cheat ;  he  has  been  examined  by  the  Secretary,  but  has 
not  yet  closed  his  narrative,  but  will  within  a  day,  and 
then  it  will  be  seen     .... 

[1684]  May  8th,  Windsor.  '•  Charles  R."  (at  foot)  to 
Lord  Preston.  (Indorsed  in  Lord  Preston's  hand  :  "  A 
"  letter  from  King  Charles  II.  Received  at  Valenci- 
"  cnnes.'') — I  receavedyour  letter  in  which  you  give  mo 
the  accounte  of  the  kinde  reception  that  f  Harry  has 


*  The  diue  is  omitted. 

t  Irf)r<l  Preston  hiis  lieiHi  mnd^j  the'  follhwing  notjd':  *'  The  iJuUe  of 
Grafton  i^^'honi  I  presented  to  the  King  of  Ki*anoe  at  CoTld_'f.'* 


king    of    France,   In  has  don.'  vcrv  '*"' 

well  to  go  to  Luxenbourg,  for  I    hope    there   will    bo    '''•  <f E'»-n"f' 
action  to  bo  scene,  l)ut  at  that  siege  the  states  of  Hoi-  ~' 

land  haveing  shewed  so  much  inclination  for  peace  will 
end  the  niattcr  with  the  losse  of  it  upon  M,m'.  d'Avaus 
lastproposalls.  I  wonder  at  the  rumour  of  your  Ijcing 
recalled  from  the  post  you  .arc  in.  for  I  assure  you  '7 
have  uoTor  had  the  least  thought  of  it,  being  extroamly 
satisfied  with  the  service  you  do  me  in  tluit  court,  and  'l 
am  glad  upon  this  occasion  to  tell  you  that  1  am  so  satis- 
fied with  all  the  services  you  have  done  mo,  that  you 
may  rely  upon  it  that  I  will  over  be  your  constant 
friend. 

1688,  Sept.  22,  Whiteliall.  '-James  1!."  to  Lord 
Preston.  On  the  occasion  of  issuing  writs  for  the  Par- 
liament, he  authorised  Lord  Preston  to  give  deputations 
to  any  such  of  the  deputy  lieutenants  and  j-istices  of  the 
peace  lately  removed  as  should  be  willing'to  si.'rvo  him. 

1688,  Oct.  9th.  Whitehall.  "  James  H."  (countersigned 
by  his  Majesty's  command.  Sunderland)  to  Viscount 
Preston,  lieutenant  of  our  counties  of  Cumberland  .and 
Westmoreland. — Directing  him  to  inform  himself  of  all 
abuses  and  irregularities  within  his  lieutenancy  in  the 
regulations  of  the  corporations,  and  to  make  rei^ort 
thereof  forthwith. 

1688,  Oct.  19th,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same 
and  countersigned  as  above. — Authoiising  and  rerpiiring 
him  (with  reference  to  the  intendeil  invasion)  forthwith 
to  raise  such  part  of  the  horse  militia  as  ho  shall  think 
requisite  for  securing  the  peace  and  quiet  of  the  country, 
leaving  it  to  hiin  upon  any  exigency  that  may  happen 
to  raise  such  part  of  the  foot  militia  as  he  shall  think 
necessaiy  for  the  purjiosos  aforesaid,  &c. 

1688,  18,  Gravesend.  "James  R."  (at  the  toot)  to 
Lord  Preston. — Let  Lord  Dartmouth  and  Sir  Will. 
Villers  know  I  will  not  have  Sir  William  have  anything 
more  to  do  with  my  stables  or  horses,  and  that  at  pre- 
sent I  have  ordered  James  Graham  to  give  directions 
how  to  dispose  of  my  horses. 

1689,  J.anuary  18th,  n.s.  The  same  to  the  s.ame — 
(signed,  J.  R.  ;  not  addressed,  but  indorsed:  "From 
the  King  from  France.") — Yours  of  the  31  of  Decem- 
ber was  safey  delivred  to  me,  by  which  I  find  howso- 
ever other  people  behave  themselves  to  me  ycu  con- 
tinu  loyal.  J  aprove  of  what  yon  have  resolved  as  to 
yourself  in  staying  in  towne  till  the  convention  and  the 
Parli.ament,  as  they  will  call  it,  be  over,  and  I  thinke 
you  can  do  me  much  more  service  by  staying  in  England 
then  in  coming  hither  to  me  at  least  at  present.  When 
I  think  otherwise  I  shall  lett  you  know  it,  and  as  often 
as  you  can  with  safty  to  yourself  lett  me  know  what 
passes.  I  need  not  recomend  to  you  doing  me  what 
service  you  can,  I  am  sure  you  will  do  it,  and  you  that 
are  accjuainted  with  members  of  both  houses  may  do 
mo  very  much  by  speaking  and  consulting  with  such  of 
them  as  you  can  trust,  and  considring  of  the  best  ways 
how  j-QU  may  do  it  the  most  ett'ectualy.  I  send  by  this 
bearer,  Sheldon,  to  Lord  Middleton,  a  letter  to  be 
deliverd  to  my  prive  councell,  which  I  hope  will  be 
made  publike  as  well  as  what  I  left  on  mj"  tal)le  at 
Rochester,  when  I  came  from  thence.  Iicmember  I 
must  have  great  consideration  for  such  of  yon  as  have 
stuck  firme  to  me,  so  few,  so  very  few  having  done  it. 

1689,  Jan.  23. — The  same  to  the  same  (not  signed  or 
addressed). — I  wrot  to  j'ou  last  weeke,  which  I  hope  will 
get  safe  to  you,  I  writ  now  againe  to  you  liy  this  bearer 
who  brought  (jne  to  me  from  you  when  he  came  bother. 
I  hope  he  will  have  as  good  luck  in  going  back  as  he 
had  in  coming  to  this  place,  and  that  this  will  bo  safly 
given  to  jou  ;  lett  mo  heare  every  post  from  you  what 
passes  in  the  convention  when  it  meets,  and  send  the 
Gazetts  and  such  printed  pa|iers  as  are  worth  reading; 
you  may  easily  find  a  way  of  directing  tliom  so  :,s  they 
may  come  safly  to  me,  tho'  I  lia\e  been  advertised  that 
most  letters  arc  opened  at  tho  post-office.  All  your 
friends  here  are  very  well. 

1089,  26,  St.  Germains.  "  James  R  "  (at  the  foot)  to 
Lord  Preston. — Having  been  obliged  to  cause  a  new 
signet  to  be  made  for  the  despatch  of  what  letters  I  have 
to  write  of  publik  concerne,  and  that  I  must  make  use 
of  one  to  keep  it  :  I  have  put  it  into  Lord  Molford's 
hands,  but  that  without  any  prejudice  to  Loid  Middletou 
or  j'oarself,  being  entirely  satisfiyd  with  both  of  you, 
tho'  at  present  I  do  not  thinke  it  proper  for  either  of 
j-ou  to  come  over  to  you  (sic)  for  reasons  I  shall  not  now 
mention. 

1689,  Jan.  29.  The  same  to  the  same — (unsigned  and 
not  addressed). — Some  days  since  I  had  yours  of  the 
10th,  and  so  soon  as  I  had  it  bad  a  freind  of  yours  write 
to  you  that  I  was  ready  to  do  what  you  proposed  con- 
ijerniug'  yourself;  he  tells  me  he  has  done  it,  so  that 

K  k   1 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSIOX 


when  it  comes  it  shall  be  dispatcbeil.  I  long  to  heare 
what  -n-ill  be  d.iiie  in  the  convention,  I  hope  you  will  be 
as  good  as  your  word  in  letting  me  know  it  every  post. 
I  supose  your  friend  here  as  sent  an  addresse  how  you 
may  direct  yours.  I  thinkc  it  much  more  for  my  service 
for  you  to  continue  where  you  are  then  to  come  hither 
at  present.  When  I  jndg  it  proper  you  may  be  sure  I 
shall  lett  you  know  it.  I  dare  say  no  more  now  tho  I 
hope  this  will  gett  s-.tfe  to  you. 

Letters  ieoji  Foeeigx  Pkixces  axd  States  to  Kixg 
James  II. 

Iii87.  Feb.  •">,  Stockholm.  (Latin.)  Charles  King  of 
Sweden  to  King  James  II.  announcing  the  dciith  of 
the  writer's  infant  son,  Charles  GustaTus.  Autograph 
signature,  and  large  wafer  royal  seal  of  the  King. 

16S5,  April  'iK  Stockholm.  (Latin.)  Charles  King  of 
Sweden  to  King  James  IL  Recredentials  for  Mr.  John 
Robinson,  whom  King  Charles  II.  had  nearly  seven 
months  before  sent  over  as  agent,  and  whom  he  recalled 
shortly  before  his  dea»h.  Autograph  signature,  and 
larcre  wafer  seal  of  tho  King. 

1688,  Jan.  25,  Stockholm.  (Latin  )  Charles  of  Sweden 
to  King  James  II.  announcing  the  birth  of  a  daughter. 
Autograph  signature,  and  large  wafer  seal  of  the  King. 

1688,  Feb.  lil.  Vienna.  (Latin.)  Leopold  Emperor  of 
Germany  to  King  James  II.— In  favour  of  Edward  de 
Lacy,  an  Irishman,  who  had  been  driven  from  his 
country  by  the  Cromwell  faction,  and  had  well  served 
under  the  Elector  of  Bavaria  in  the  defence  of  Vienna 
against  the  Turks  ;  and  now  desires  to  return  home. — 
Autograph  signature,  and  large  wafer  seal  of  the 
Emperor. 

Itj88,  March S7,  Frldericksbourg.  (French.)  Frederick 
William  Elector  Palatine  to  King  James  II.  announcing 
the  death  of  the  writer's  cousin' the  Duchess  Dowager 
of  Simmern,  after  a  few  days'  illness,  on  the  SOth  instant. 
Autogiaph  signature  of  the  Elector. 

1688,  April  30  May  10,  Cologne.  (Latin.)  Frederick 
3rd  Elector  of  Brandenburg  to  King  James  IT.  announc- 
ing the  death  of  the  writer's  father,  Frederick  William 
Elector  of  Brandenburg.  Autograph  signature,  and 
black  wax  seal  of  the  Elector. 

1G88,  May  26,  Munich.  (Latin.)  Emanuel  Elector 
of  Bavaria,  on  behalf  of  Edward  de  Lacy.  Autograph 
signature,  and  wafer  seal  of  the  Elector. 

1683,  June  22.  (Latin.)  The  Consuls  und  Senate  of 
the  imperial  city  of  Lubeck  to  King  James  il.  Con- 
gratulations on  the  birth  of  the  Prince.— Seal  of  the 

citv. 

1688,  June  2.5,  Hamburg.  (Latin.)  Christian  Albert, 
Duke  of  Sleswig  and  Holstein  to  King  James  II.  Con- 
gratulations on  the  birth  of  the  Prince.  Autograph 
signature  and  seal  of  the  Duke. 

1688,  June  2-").  (Latin.)  The  Consuls  and  Senators 
of  the  free  im])eiial  city  of  Bremen  to  King  James  II. 
Congratulations  on  the  birth  of  a  Prince.  Seal  of  the 
city  with  legend  "  Secretum  Bremeusis  Civitatis  ad 
causas." 

1688,  June  26,  Zell.  (Latin.)  George  William,  Duke 
of  Zell,  to  King  James  II.  Congratulations  on  the  birth 
of  the  Prince.  Autograph  signature  and  seal  of  the 
Duke. 

1688,  June  28.  Cassel.  (Latin.)  Charles  Landgrave 
of  Hesse  Cassel  to  King  James  II.  Cungratulations  on 
the  birth  of  the  Prince.  Autograph  signature  of  the 
Landgrave. 

168s,  June  28.  Wolfenbuttel.  (Latin.)  Rudolph 
Augustus  and  Antony  Ulric,  Dukes  of  Brunswick  and 
Luneburg.  to  King  James  II.  Congratulations  on  the 
birth  of  the  Prince.  Autograph  signatures  and  seal  of 
the  Dukes. 

1688,  July  10,  Mentz.  (Latin.)  Anselm  Francis, 
Elector  of  Mentz,  to  King  James  II.  Congratulations 
on  the  birth  of  the  Prince.  Autograph  signature  of  the 
Elector. 

1688,  July  11,  Ehrenbreitstein.  (Latin.)  John  Hugo, 
Elector  of  Treves,  to  King  James  II.  Congratulations 
on  the  birth  of  the  Prince.  Autograph  signature  of  the 
Elector. 

1688,  July  11.  (Latin.)  The  Proconsul  and  Senators 
of  the  city  of  Hamburgh  to  King  James  II.  Congratu- 
lations on  the  birth  of  the  Prince.     Signet  of  the  city. 

1688,  July  2-5.  (French.)  Eleonore  Queen  of  Den- 
mark to  King  James  II.  Congratulations  on  the  birth 
of  the  Prince.  Autograph  signature  and  .seal  of  the 
Queen. 

1688,  July  30,  Benrat.  (French.)  John  William, 
Count  and  Prince  Elector  Palatine  of  the  Rhine,  to 
King  James  II.  Congratulations  on  the  birth  of  the 
Prince  ;  sent  by  Count   d'Hamilton,  Chamberlain  of  his 


Imperial  .Majesty.  muJ  tho  writJ.-'s  Cjuusellor  of  State 
and  Colonel  of  his  Guards,  Envoy  Estraordiuary  for  tho 
occasion. — Autograph  signature  of  the  Prince. 

1688,  Aug.  5,  Liege.  (French.)  Louis  Anthony. 
Count  Palatini  to  King  James  11.  Congratulations  on 
the  birth  of  the  Prince,  ^cnt  by  the  Count  de  Hamilton. 
Autograph  signature  of  the  Count. 

LiRD  Preston's  Letter  Books. 

Vol.  I. 

Letters  to  Engl.4>'d,  M.4.Y,  1632. 

1682,  May  11th,  o.s.  Onboai-d  the  yacht  before  Dicp, 
— Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins. — I  am  just 
now  safely  arrived  at  Die]).  After  having  had  a  very 
good  p.issagc  tho'  something  tedious  by  occasion  of 
contrary  winds.  1  intend  to  go  for  Paris  to-morrow 
morning  by  p  )st,  and  as  sjou  as  I  arrive  I  shall  not  fail 
to  write  to  \'0U  and  to  be  ready  to  receive  th5  King's 
commands.  I  hope  to  be  there  to-morrow  night  or  upon. 
Saturday  morning  early. 

1682,  Muy  .\;,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same.  I  hope 
before  this  timj  you  hive  received  mj-  leiter  from  Diep' 
which  I  s:;ut  by  (.'apt.  Davies.  After  a  troublesome 
journey  I  rea^'hed  Paris  on  Monday,  and  immediately 
gave  notice  t.)  the  Introducteur  des  Arabassadcurs  of  my 
arrival,  who  visited  mo  the  next  morning  and  went 
immediately  to  Versailles  to  acquaint  the  King.  I 
suppose  about  tho  middle  of  the  ne'er,  wee'.c  I  shall  have 
my  public  audience  there  for  which  1  am  preparing,  and 
also  to  be  ready  to  receive  any  commands  which  I  ma;.- 
have  from  the  King  or  from  yourself.  Mr.  Fen,  who  is 
a  gent,  belonging  to  the  Duke  of  Monmouth,  here  tells 
me  that  he  hath  by  the  order  of  Mr.  Savile  sent  you 
since  his  departure  the  Gazette  a  la  main  and  tlie  prints 
of  this  place  and  hath  brought  mo  a  bill  of  them.  If  1 
have  your  commands  to  do  so  I  shall  pay  and  crave  an 
allowance  in  my  extraordinaryes,  or  otherwise  it  must  be 
allowed  in  those  of  Mr.  Savile.  —  A.sks  also  about  the 
disposal  of  some  nroney  placed  in  his  hands  on  his  de- 
parture from  England. — The  jierson  who  used  to  write 
to  you  in  Mr.  Savilcs  time  in  cypher,  and  who  hath 
discontinued  to  do  so  since  his  departure,  hath  been  this 
day  with  me  and  will  be  ready  to  continue  his  former 
correspondence.  Every  day  since  my  arrival  here  there 
hath  been  variety  of  reports  as  to  the  designs  of  the 
King  relating  to  peace  or  war,  but  it  seems  most  likely 
that  at  jiresent  he  is  inclined  to  the  former  notwith- 
standing his  new  series  of  men,  and  that  he  is  only 
resolved  to  be  upon  the  defensive.  I  am  informed  that 
the  Marquis  de  Bouflars,  who  is  general  of  all  tho 
dragoons  here,  hath  ordered  his  equipage  of  60  horse  to 
be  ready  to  go  this  day  from  this  place,  but  whether 
towards  the  frontiers  of  Germany  or  Flanders  is  not 
known.  The  Marshal  de  la  Fenillado  is  said  to  be  going 
to  a  country  house  of  his  in  Poictou  for  12  days  or  n, 
fortnight,  but  doubtle.-s  he  hath  other  orders  and 
another  design  than  that  of  taking  the  air  at  this  busy 
time.  The  Prince  of  Conde  hath  appeared  at  court  of 
late  more  frequently  than  he  used  to  do,  so  that  it  i» 
thought  he  will  be  general  of  the  nrmy  in  Germany,  and 
that  the  Marshal  de  Crequi  is  to  command  under  him. 
The  Duchess  of  Monmouth  begins  her  journey  for 
England  on  Tuesday  next,  and  the  Duchess  of  Ports- 
mouth is  exjiected  here  in  10  or  12  days,  and  after  a 
very  short  stay  at  this  place  for  England. 

1682,  May  30th,  n.  s.     Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Cooke. — 

Thanks  for  a  letter  received  from  him I  have 

sent  to  Mr.  Secretary  what  has  past  worthy  his  know- 
ledge since  my  last,  and  have  also  given  him  an  account 
of  an  insult  which  has  been  made  upon  some  of  my  ])eople 
by  the  Count  de  Nassau's  men  since  my  arrival,  for  which 
I  have  demanded  satisfaction,  and  doubt  not  but  to 
have  it. 

1682,  May  30th,  n.  s.  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — Has  received  his  of  the  2.5th. — I  am 
sorry  that  I  must  bo  forced  to  trouble  you  with  an 
unhappy  business  which  fell  out  at  my  first  arrival  in 
this  manner.  A  wag 511  loaden  with  iny  goods  from 
Dicp  was  coming  into  my  gate  and  the  foremost  horses 
being  within,  the  Count  de  Nassau  came  by  in  his  coach 
and  one  of  his  la(|uais  called  to  the  wagoner  to  stop;  he 
told  him  he  was  just  going  in  and  would  make  way  for 
him  immediately,  upon  which  one  of  his  men  leaps  oil" 
the  coach,  and  with  a  great  stick  knocked  a  servant  of 
mine  down,  who  was  sitting  upon  (ho  wagon. — Gives 
an  account  of  the  atl'air  ....  I  was  told  that  Mons'. 
Arriauld  of  the  Sorborne  hath  lately  printed  a  book  of 
his  own  in  which  he  rellects  very  much  upon  tle^  English 
Consuls  and  U)}on  the  nation  in  general  ;  I  shall  see  it 
soon,  and  either  send  it  to  you  or  give  you  an  account  of 


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F  Ge'ha      '*''     ^^  ^^  ^®  ^°  ^  suppose  the  King  will   order  some 
Babt.    '  notice  to  be  taken  of  it  and  satisfaction  to  be  demanded 
—         here. 

1682.  June  3rd.  n.  s.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same.— 
About  the  Count  de  Nassau's  visit  and  apologies  to 
him  for  the  insult. — ^That  day  (Monday),  I  went  to 
Vei'sailles  and  made  a  visit  to  Mr.  de  Croissy  and 
shewed  him  my  credential,  he  received  me  very  civilly, 
and  told  me  he  should  be  ready  upon  all  occasions  to 
serve  me  in  that  court.  He  said  he  was  very  sorry  to 
hear  of  what  had  happened  at  my  arrival,  but  that  the 
King  had  ordered  me  all  imaginable  .satisfaction,  which 
I  should  have  as  soon  as  the  Lieutenant-C'riml.  had  sent 
him  an  exact  account  of  the  matter.  He  asked  me 
when  I  desired  an  audience,  I  told  him  I  should  be 
ready  for  it  upon  any  day  of  the  next  week  which  the 
King  should  appoint.— They  conversed  upon  the  dif- 
ferences between  France  and  Spain. 

P.S.  Be  pleased  to  let  the  King  know  that  I  could  not 
have  the  blew  marine  whirh  he  commanded  me  to  buv, 
ready  to  send  when  Sir  Th.  Bond  went  away,  but  that 'it 
ia  now  ready  and  shall  be  sent  at  the  first  opportunity. 

1682,  June  6,  n.  s..  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  have  received  yours  of  the  ■22nd  of  May  with  the  in- 
timation that  no  resolution  hath  yet  been  taken  con- 
cerning the  accepting  or  refusing  of  the  French  proposal ; 
It  is  a  piece  of  news  which  I  believe  was  not  expected  at 
this  court.  I  shall  take  the  first  opportunity  I  can  of 
discoursing  with  Mons'.  de  la  Fuente  upon  this  subject, 
and  if  he  be  not  gone  to  Versailles,  I  hope  to  see  him 
this  night,  and  by  the  next  post  I  shall  give  you  an 
account  of  our  conversation.  I  shall  not  fail  to"  assure 
him  of  the  King's  readiness  to  use  all  his  endeavours  to 
promote  and  preserve  the  peace  of  Europe,  and  to 
hinder  and  prevent  any  misunderstanding  which  may 
happen  betwixt  the  two  crowns.  I  havealrrady  done 
the  same  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  where  it  was  received 
very  well,  he  telling  me  that  his  Master  did  not  doubt 
of  the  King's  inclinations  to  peace,  and  of  his  readiness 

to  procure  it  by  his  good  offices  and  endeavours 

Asks    for  orders   about  the  affair  with  the   Comt   de 
Nassau's  servants. 

1682,  June  6th,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  Jon. 
Leyonbergh  Envoye  Extraordinary  from  the  King  of 
Sweden. — Has  received  his  letter  and  sent  yesterday 
his  (Leyonbergh's)  letter  to  the  ambassador  who  was  not 
at  home 

1682,  Jime  10th,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Blathwayte  (complimentary). 

1682,  June  10th,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. ^The  next  day  after  the  receipt  of 
your  letter  I  discoursed  with  the  Spanish  ambassador 
U]ion  the  subject  of  it ;  I  found  that  he  had  received  no 
letters  from  Spain,  nor  did  he  know  anything  of  the 
resolution  of  the  ministers  there  relating  to  the  French 
proposition.  I  recounted  to  him  in  what  manner  it  had 
been  made  to  the  King  our  master  by  the  French 
ambassador,  and  told  him  he  had  acquainted  Don  Pedro 
de  Bonqnillos  with  it  and  also  given  order  to  his  own 
minister  at  Madrid  to  communicate  it  to  the  King's 
ministers  there,  so  that  I  did  not  know  what  other 
method  our  master  could  take  to  make  it  known  to  the 
Spaniards,  nor  what  more  formal  intim,ation  could  be 
expected,  &c.  ...  I  told  him  that  I  knew  the  King  my 
master  was  ready  to  enter  on  any  office  which  might 
accommodate  and  heal  and  promote  a  good  understand- 
ing betwixt  two  so  great  Princes,  but  I  did  not  know 
whether  or  not  he  would  think  it  fit  to  ask  either  party 
to  accept  cf  his  mediation.  He  said  .  .  .  that  v,-hatever 
the  effects  of  the  King  of  England's  mediation  might  be 
hereafter,  he  was  sure  at  present  the  French  made  use 
of  the  name  of  it,  for  of  six  memorials  which  he  had 
lately  presented  he  had  no  other  answer  than  this,  that 
the  French  King  had  submitted  all  things  in  dispute 
to  the  King  of  England:  some  other  complaining  he 
made,  and  so  our  conversation  ended.  .  .  . 

;Mons'.  Arnaud's  book  was  brought  to  me  late  the  last 
night,  so  that  I  have  not  had  time  to  look  into  it,  but  in 
my  next  1  shall  give  you  some  account  of  it  .  .  .  Wc 
arc  very  impatient  here  to  hear  of  the  safe  arrival  of 
their  B.  E.  H.H.,  I  hope  God  will  bring  them  safe 
home. 

P.S.     T.   doubt  but  you  have  had  an  account  of  the 
banishment  from  Court  of  the  Prince  de  Boch-sur-yon 
and  several  other  young  Lords  for  horrid  and  unnatural 
crimes. 
:  A  French  letter  of  the  same  date  from  Lord  Preston  to 

Sir  John  Sharding. — Complimentary  and  thanking  him 
for  letters  of  credit  and  recommendation  that  he  had 
given  to  Lord  Preston. 

1682,  June  13th,  n.  s.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Halifax    .  .  .    This  Court  at  present  expresseth  great 
U    84062. 


inclinations  to  peace,  but  is  preparing  with  great  dili-  s,k 

gence  for  war,  for  new  levies  are  making  every  day  of  F-  •"■Kin.tsi, 
horse  and  foot,  all  commanders  are  prepariiK'  their  "ll''- 
equipages,  and  it  is  said  something  is  apprehended  from 
(jcrmany.  Xotwiihstanding  the  Kings  late  order  to  the 
clergy  not  to  assemble  till  his  further  command  they 
have  met,  tho'  not  so  frequently  as  they  used  i;o  do,  and 
yesterday  there  was  a  considerable  meeting  of  them  in 
the  hall  of  the  Grands  Augustins,  their  usual  place  of 
assembly,  which  makes  people  imagine  they  have  some 
private  orders,  aud  that  matters  betwixt  this  Court  and 
Borne  arc  not  so  near  an  accommodation  as  they  have 
been  presumed  to  have  been. 

1682,  June  13th,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the  Duchess 
of  Monmouth.-  I  hope  this  will  find  your  Grace  safely 
arrived  at  London  after  a  tedious  journey.— Since  your 
Grace  left  this  place  I  find  they  have  considered  a  littlo 
at  Court  of  the  usage  you  received  in  the  matter  of  your 
passport,  and  I  believe  (as  there  is  some  reason  for  it) 
they  are  ashamed  of  it,  therefore  last  night  I  received  a 
passport,  signed  by  the  King  and  countersigned  by 
Mons'.  Colbert  (as  you  will  see"  by  the  copy  enclosed), 
for  the  plate  which  you  brought  from  England,  and  for 
your  horses,  coach.  Ac.  ;  I  was  a  little  surprised  at  it,  it 
being  a  proceeding  st.mething extraordinary,  but  I  know 
nothing  w.as  to  be  done  but  to  send  it  back  to  Mons'. 
Geraud,  the  lutroducteur  des  Ambassadeurs,  who  had 
transmitted  it  to  me.  I  writ  to  him  that  I  believed  it 
was  not  unknown  that  yonr  Grace  was  gone  several  days 
since,  that  because  you  could  nut,  when  you  desired 
it,  have  a  passport  for  your  plate,  you  had  disjiosed  of 
it  here,  and  had  paid  the  custom  of  all  your  other 
goods,  so  that  the  passport  was  of  no  use  to  you.  J 
therefore  thought  fit  to  return  it.  but  should  not  fail 
to  acquaint  your  Grace  with  the  King's  favour  to  you. 

1682,  June  12th,  n.  s.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins  .  .  .  About  French  remittances  of 
money  to  Italy  and  Denmark. —  ...  I  am  to  have  my 
audience  at  Versailles  upon  Monday  next.  Be  pleased 
to  write  anything  of  concern  in  cypher  for  I  have  reason 
to  suspect  my  letters  are  opened. 

Several  of  the  young  men  of  quality  who  have  been   Incyijlicr. 
lately  banished  from  this  Court  are  I  hear  going  to 
England.    ... 

1682,  June  16th,  n.  s.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Viscount  Hyde.  We  are  very  much  overjoyed  here 
with  the  news  of  his  Majesty's  recovery,  having  recivej 
that  of  his  being  ill  the  post  before. 

1682,  June  16th.  n.,  s.  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Conway  .  .  .  Before  the  receipt  of  your  lordship's  I 
had  received  an  account  of  Mrs.  Sidrossens  [Siderfin's] 
aflair  from  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins,  and  Coll.  Biche,  and 
according  to  their  desire  I  made  all  the  enquiry  I  could 
after  her,  and  at  last  had  notice  from  Mr.  de  Eovigny 
that  she  was  arrived  at  Calais,  and  was  there  in  the  hands 
of  the  President.  I  immediately  writ  to  her  to  Icnow  what 
her  condition  was,  and  to  know  if  I  could  serve  her  in 
anything  ;  I  have  not  3'et  received  her  answer.  But  I  am 
assured  she  is  safe  :  I  writ  also  to  Mr.  Croissy  to  acquaint 
him  with  the  affair,  &e.   .    .  . 

1682,  June  16th,  n.  s.,  Paris. — Iiord  Preston  to  Coll. 
Biche.     About  Mrs.  SiderSn. 

1682,  June  16th,  n.  s.,  P.aris. — Lord  Preston  to  Capt. 
Legge. — About  Mrs.  Siderfin  to  the  same  effect  as  in  the 
last  letter. 

1682,  June  16th,  n.  s.  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Clarendon.  .  .  .  At  present  a  general  disposition  to 
peace  appears,  tho'  the  preparations  of  war  are  great. 
Much  money  is  remitted  daily,  and  many  men  are  sent 
towards  Italy,  and  I  am  told  the  Emperor  is  sending 
15,000  men  thither  for  the  defence  cf  the  ifilanois,  which 
they  apprehend  may  be  attacked  by  the  French.  .    .    . 

1682.  June  16th,  n.  s.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Suvill. — The  news  of  the  King's  illness  was  very  sur- 
prizing to  all  here,  but  the  next  post  brought  us  thi' 
welcome  account  of  his  recovery.  All  things  here  are 
very  quiet,  and  a  general  dispocition  to  ]ieacc  appears, 
though  great  preparations  are  made  for  war,  but  I  can- 
not find  that  anything  more  is  intended  this  year  than 
to  be  upon  the  defence.    .    .    . 

1682,  June  16th,  n.  s. ,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  my  Lord 
Bishop  of  Eochester. — I  received  your  lordship's  this 
dav  by  the  hand  of  Mr.  Dolben,  who  arrived  safe  here 
tho  last  night.  I  assure  your  lordship  I  shall  bo  very 
careful  of  him,  and  upon  all  occasions  be  ready  to  ^erve 
him  here,  or  any  one  who  is  related  to  yonr  lord- 
ship.   .    .    . 

1682,  June  16th,  n.  s.,  Pari^. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  was  infinitely  rejoiced  to  find 
bj'  your  letter  that  the  King  was  safe  and  well  recovered  ; 
the  news  of  his  illness  was  a  strange  surprise  and  trouljle 
to  me,  and  to  many  others  of  his  good  subjects  here — 

L  1 


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HISTOEICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMJIISSIOX 


SiK  itore  about  Mrs.  Siderfia.    .    .    .   They  press  the  general 

^'  'i;1et'^^'    fo''™<'i"a  to  make  a  fund  of  ^ix  millions  extraordinary  tor 
- —  '        Lhe  King  by  the  end  of  this  month  .  .  .  I'.S.  To-morrow 
I  am  to  have  my  audience  at  Versailles. 

1682,  June  •lith,  ii.  s.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — .  .  .  Upon  Wednesday  last  I  had 
audience  of  the  King,  Queen,  Monseigneur  and  Madame 
le  Dauphiue,  at  Versailles,  as  I  had  yesterday  of  Mous'. 
and  Madame  at  St.  Cloud.  I  was  received  very  well  by 
them  all,  but  with  j  larticular  marks  of  favour  by  the  King. 
He  told  me  he  esteemed  himself  extremely  happy  in  the 
friendship  of  the  King,  luy  master,  whom  he  valued  more 
than  all  the  princes  of  Europe.  He  said  his  inclinations 
were  so  great  for  peace,  that  he  labom-ed  for  nothing 
more,  and  that  he  endeavoured  to  obtain  and  secure  it, 
with  very  great  expense,  and  no  small  industry,  and  that 
lie  was  ready  to  join  in  any  measures  which  might  make 
towards  the  attaining  of  it,  which  is  the  substance  of 
what  he  said. — News  from  Constantinople  and  Croatia. — 
.  .  .  The  proces  is  now  made  against  the  Comte  de 
Nassau's  servants,  and  as  soon  as  it  is  brought  to  me  I 
shall  obey  the  King's  commands  in  your  last.  I  have 
not  yet  heard  from  Mr.  Chudleigh  nor  from  Sir  H.  Good- 
rick,  tho'  I  hear  every  post  from  Sir  E.  Bulstrode,  there- 
fore sini  e  you  are  pleased  to  offer  it,  I  should  be  very 
glad  to  have  the  copies  of  their  letters  when  there  is 
anything  in  them  necessary  for  me  to  know  ...  I 
have  written  to  Mr.  Whiting  at  Lisle  to  have  xho  exact 
state  of  his  ati'air,  as  you  commanded  me,  and  when  I 
have  it,  I  shall  move  in  it  as  I  find  opportunity. 

168'2,  July  1st,  n.  s.,  Paris. — The  .^ame,  to  the  same, 
Foreign  news. 

1 682,  July  4th,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Coll.  Legge.— 
I  should  before  this  time  have  given  you  the  trouble  of 
this,  and  have  congratulated  with  you  your  late  happy 
escape  at  sea,  if  I  had  known  »{  your  being  arrived  at 
London.  All  things  here  are  quiet,  tho'  great  prepara- 
tions have  been  made  for  war,  and  it  is  now  much  dis- 
coursed that  it  will  be,  and  this  King  will  take  his  advan- 
tage when  he  finds  that  the  Germans  cannot  subsist 
abroad,  when  the  corn  aud  grass  is  oil  the  ground,  if 
matters  be  not  accommodated  before.  That  which 
makes  people  believe  that  some  design  is  soon  to  be  exe- 
cuted, is  the  journey  that  Mons'.  de  Louvois  hath  lately 
taken,  as  it  is  thought  into  Flanders,  tho'  he  will  cer- 
tainly go  into  Germany  before  his  return,  .  .  . 

1682,  July  8th,  s.  u.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Clarendon. — I  have  received  the  honour  of  your  last, 
for  which  I  return  you  ni}'  humble  thanks ;  and  since 
that  1  have  had  the  honour  to  see  my  Lord  Cornbury, 
whom  I  assure  your  lordship  I  take  to  be  a  very 
accomplished  gentleman  upon  all  accounts,  and  to  whom 
1  shall  pay  all  imaginable  service  whilst  he  is  here.  I 
am  so  happy  as  to  see  him  sometimes,  and  before  he 
leaves  this  place.  1  shall  wait  upon  him  to  court  and 
present  him  to  the  King.  We  have  at  present  very 
little  nesvs  here  ;  Mons'.  de  Louvois  returned  on  Monday 
last  from  Flauders.  .  . 

1682,  July  8th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — Mentions  the  return  of  Mons'.  de 
Louvois  on  Monday  last ;  he  hath  only  been  in  Flanders, 
and  visited  some  places  upon  tho  Saar  and  thf^  Moselle. 
The  mone\-  which  I  told  you  in  my  last  was  sent  to 
Stratsbuigh  is  ordered  to  remain  there  till  further 
orders.  .  .  .  The  Emperor  hath  again  declared  that 
he  will  rather  run  all  hazards  than  accept  of  the  ]iro]io- 
sitions  of  France  .  .  .  Tho  late  brief  from  Kome 
was  addres.sed  immediately  to  the  King,  and  was  de- 
livered to  him  without  passing  thro"  the  hand  of  the 
secretary  ;  it  hath  been  seen  by  very  few,  but  it  is  said 
that  the  Pope  in  it  hath  expressed  his  resolutions  not  to 
recede  from  what  ho  thinks  is  the  right  of  the  Church. 
— ^.  .  .  I  did  yesterday  present  two  memorials  to  Mons'. 
de  Croissy,  one  concerning  Mr.  Whiting  and  the  other 
relating  to  Sir  John  Frcdeiicks  business,  of  both  which 
I  attend  a  speedy  answer  which  I  shall  transmit  to  you. 
Mr.  Whiting's  case  is  consideraljle  and  doth  concern  all 
our  master's  subjects  that  dwell  here,  and  arc  not 
naturalized  ;  I  found  he  had  had  notice  of  it  before,  but 
he  could  say  very  little  in  excuse  of  so  rigorous  a  pro- 
ceeding. 1  believe  the  King  will  order  Jlr.  Whiting- 
shall  have  redress.  I  have  sent  you  a  copy  of  tho 
memorial  which  I  presented  u])on  that  subject. 

Iij82,  July  11th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  lhe  same. — 
I  have  received  yours  of  the  26th  of  June  v.  s.,  in  which 
you  are  pleased  to  write  that  you  send  two  papers  put 
into  your  hands  by  the  Spanish  ambassador  containing 
matter  of  complaint  and  infractions  of  the  treaty  of 
peace  at  Nimigucu  in  the  neigldiom-hood  of  Namur, 
and  also  the  copy  of  a  letter  from  Mr.  W'hiting,  of  Lisle, 
lo  Mr.  Vice-Chambevlain  :  none  of  these  papers  were 


enclosed  in  your  pacquet,  so  I, suppose  thoy  have  been         .Sik 
forgotten,  but  if  you  please  to  order  them  to  be  sent  by    ^'  ^^^^'^'^ 

the  first  jiost  it  may  do  as  well.    1  shall  not  in  the  mean  ' 

time  fail  to  speak  to  Mr.  de  Croissy,  aud  to  acquaint  him 
with  the  King  my  master's  desire  that  the  most  Chris- 
tian King  would  give  his  oiders  that  no  infractions  may 
Vie  made,  or  invasions  of  any  kind  suflered  or  authorized 
to  the  prejudice  of  the  crown  or  suliject  of  Spain.  Mr. 
Whiting  is  here  at  this  time  expecting  what  the  answer 
to  my  last  memorial  may  be.  I  have  sent  this  day  to 
Versailles  about  it,  Imt  I  am  afraid  I  shall  not  have  it  to 
transmit  to  you  this  post;  his  case  is  indeed  very  much  to 
lie  pitied,  but  if  no  redress  be  to  bo  had,  many  others  of 
the  King's  subjects  may  be  aifected,  for  if  in  one  case  it  be 
allowed  that  this  King  can  oblige  strangers  not  natural- 
ized in  matters  of  religion  by  his  edicts  or  declarations, 
it  cannot  be  denied  but  that  he  may  do  it  in  all  otliers ; 
I  shall  not  fail  to  press  the  matter  as  much  as  I  can,  and  to 
endeavour  see  this  poor  gentleman  righted.  The  French 
ambassador  mistakes  if  he  says  that  I  did  press  that 
those  people  who  stole  away  Mrs.  Sidrofiu  might  be 
deli\ered  up  and  sent  into  England,  for  1  know  by  the 
law  of  nations  that  all  countries  are  an  assyle  to  stranger 
criminals ;  but  1  did  confess  desire  when  I  heard  that 
one  was  in  prison,  and  the  others  were  near  being  taken, 
that  they  might  be  secured  till  I  had  the  King  my 
master's  orders  concerning  them,  and  that  Mrs.  Sidrofin 
might  have  her  liberty  to  go  to  England,  because  the 
President  writ  from  Calais  that  he  desired  the  King's 
order  for  her  departure  ...  It  is  much  discoursed 
here  that  some  French  troops  are  marching  towards 
Liege  and  Treves,  into  which  place  the  King  designs 
to  put  a  garrison  to  previ'ut  the  Imperialists  from  doing 
it,  which,  if  true  is  doubtless  one  etfect  of  Mr.  Louvois' 
late  voyage.  An  hundred  thousand  livres  have  been 
returned  to  Strasburg  within  these  two  days,  besides  the 
•50,000  pistols  mentioned  in  my  last.  The  officers  of  the 
Mus(|ueteers  here  are  putting  themselves  in  a  readiness 
and  increasing  their  equipages. 

I  am  certainly  informed  that  as  soon  as  Madame  la   All  this  wa 
Dauphine  is  brought  to  bed,  the  King  intends  to  march,    written  in 
and  it  is  scarce  doubted  liut  that  there  will  be  a  con-    '^•^P'"'- 
siderable  war  on  one  side  or  the  other    .  .  .    The  Trea- 
strrer  for  the  Exii'aordinaryes  of  War,  hath  also  declared 
that  a  war  will  soon  ensue,  for  he  hath  orders  to  make 
very  extraordinary  provisions  of  money.      The  King's 
tents  have  been  ready  these  .3  months. 

.  .  .  Since  I  began  my  letter  I  have  received  this 
answer  from  Mr.  de  Croissy  in  Mr.  Whiting's  business. 
The  King  hath  sent  to  his  officers  at  Lille  to  be 
thoroughly  informed  of  the  ■svhole  matter,  and  as  soon 
;is  the  King  hath  received  an  account  from  that  place 
I  shall  have  an  answer.  The  Court  seems  not  at  all 
satisfied  with  the  resolutions  taken  by  the  Kitig  of 
Denmark  and  the  Elector  of  Prandenburg  at  their  late 
interview.  .  .  . 

1682.  July  1],  n.  s.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Bishop  of  London. — .  .  .  I  am  entreated  by  Mons'.  Claude 
and  some  other  very  worthy  persons  of  the  Religion  to 
entreat  your  lordship's  favour  and  countenance  to 
Mons'.  du  Plcssis,  a  gentleman  who  is  very  well  esteemed 
of.  and  who  hath  a  very  good  character  here,  and  who 
hath  withdrawn  himself  into  England  upon  the  account 
of  his  conscience,  as  I  find  a  great  many  others  design- 
ing to  do,  who  are  of  the  best  I'S'.nk  and  quality,  if  they 
can  by  any  means  carry  their  estates  with  them  into 
England.  This  gentleman's  family  is  very  good,  and 
his  condition  here  was  also  such,  ho  having  commanded 
as  Lieutenant  of  horse  long;  if  your  lordshiji  can 
therefore  shew  him  any  favour  in  England  it  will  be 
a  great  charity,  and  also  lay  an  obligation  upon  several 
J  e  iple  of  good  quality  here. 

1682,  July  13th,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  tlie  Earl  of 
Arran,  Lord  Deputy  of  Ireland. — .  .  .  The  bearer  hereof, 
Mons'.  Chaille,  is  of  one  of  the  best  families  in  Rochille, 
and  also  a  very  honest  man,  and  well  seen  in  the  afl'airs 
of  the  sea,  he  hath  also  been  secretary  to  the  Marquis 
de  Montau,  son  to  the  Mareschal  Due  de  Navailles.  He 
hath  a  design  of  settling  himself  in  Ireland,  and  in 
order  to  that  hath  already  bought  some  estate  there. 
He  desires  only  the  honour  of  yeur  lordship's  countenance 
and  protection  there,  which  I  humbly  desire  on  his 
part ;  he  hiiving  been  recommended  to  me  by  several 
worthy  jieople  here.  .  .  . 

1682,  July  15th,  s.  11.,  Paris.- Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  received  by  the  last  post  the 
]inpers  which  wore  given  you  by  the  Spanish  embas- 
sador, and  yesterday  I  went  to  Versailles,  and  delivered 
them  to  Mr.  de  Croissy,  and  told  him  that  they  contained 
matter  of  complaint  of  some  infractions  of  the  treaty 
of    Nimeguen  in  the   neighbourhood  of  Namur.     That 


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tbey  had  been  dolivered  to  the  King  my  master  by  Don 
Pedro  de  Rouquillos,  and  by  his  command  transmitted 
to  me,  that  I  was  also  further,  ordered  to  intimate  the 
desire  of  the  King  my  master  to  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  that  he  -vvouid  give  his  orders  that  no  such 
infractions  as  are  com]ilained  of  in  those  papers,  nor  any 
other  innovations  of  any  kind  may  be  sutt'ered  much 
less  anthoriaed  lo  the  prejudice  of  the  King  of  iSpain,  or 
of  his  subjects  in  those  countries.  Mr.  de  Croissy  told  me 
that  he  did  not  believe  that  these  complaints  were  better 
founded  than  many  others  that  the  Spaniard  hiid  of  lato 
made,  that  he  could  say  nothing  to  the  particulars,  but 
that  he  would  acquaint  the  King  his  master  with  the 
subject  of  those  pa]ierB,  and  also  of  the  desire  of  his 
Majesty  of  Great  Britain,  but  he  believed  no  other 
answer  could  at  this  time  be  reasonably  given  than  this, 
that  all  matters  in  difference  betwixt  Franco  and  Spain 
of  all  kinds  were  referred  and  submitted  to  the  King 
my  master,  that  if  the  Spaniards  woiild  accept  of  his 
mediation,  this  and  all  other  things  would  easily  lie 
ended  and  composed,  but  if  they  did  not  soon  declare 
themselves  upon  that  subject,  he  believed  his  master 
would  think  himself  no  way  engaged  by  any  thing  which 
he  had  done  or  promised  for  the  settling  of  jieace  of 
Europe,  which  he  passionately  desired,  but  that  he 
should  be  at  liberty  to  take  those  measures  which  he 
should  think  would  conduce  most  to  his  advantage.  I 
also  yesterday  pressed  for  an  answer  to  the  memorial  I 
delivered  in  concei-ning  Mr.  Whiting ;  he  told  me  that 

they  had  not  yet  had  a  return  from  Lille,  &c I 

am  told  privately  that  they  are  inclined  to  give  the 
King  my  master  satisfaction  in  it,  and  to  give  orders 
not  to  persecute  Mr.  Whiting  any  more.  The  last  week 
the  Spanish  embassador  was  standing  by  the  King  when 
he  was  at  dinner,  and  finding  no  great  notice  to  be 
taken  of  him  he  went  away.  A  little  after  the  King 
asked  the  Cardinal  de  Benzi,  who  was  standing  by  him, 
where  the  ambassador  was ;  he  told  him  ho  was  gone 
out,  the  King  replied  He  hath  obliged  me  very  much, 
and  done  me  a  very  great  pleasure,  for  he  is  the  most 
disagreeable  man  to  me  in  the  world,  and  one  whom  I 
cannot  suffer.  This  being  told  to  the  ambassador,  he 
hath  sent  home  to  desire  leave  to  demand  his  Conge. 
These  extraordinary  expressions  of  the  King  against  a 
public  minister  make  people  believe  that  it  is  not 
designed  to  keep  long  a  good  correspondence  with 
Spain 

1682,  July  15th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Lyoubergh.^  ....  Mens.  Lisienrode,  the  Swedish 
Envoye  here,  is  a  person  to  whom  I  am  very  much 
obliged,  he  is  a  very  worthy,  and  a  very  understanding 
man.  and  I  think  myself  very  hapijy  in  his  acquaint- 
ance. 

1682,  July  1.5th,  s.  n..  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Bishop  of  Rochester  ...  I  assure  your  Lordship 
Mr.  Dolben  will  deserve  all  that  yoti  can  do  for  him,  and 
all  the  respect  which  his  friends  can  pay  him,  for  he 
behaveth  himself  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  that  know  him 
and  gains  the  love  and  esteem  of  every  one,  and  1  do 
not  question  but  he  will  reap  great  advantage  by  this 
voyage,  and  1  am  sure  he  will  make  a  considerable 
man. 

1682,  July  l.jth,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Soames. — I  have  received  yours  of  the  29th  June  with 
ore  enclosed  for  Madame  la  Comtesse  de  Aulnoy,  which 
shall  be  delivered  to  her  as  soon  as  I  can  find  in  what 
quarter  of  the  town  she  lodgeth  ...  I  am  sorry  to 
hear  of  the  great  disorders  which  have  happened  at 
London  at  the  election  of  the  sheriffs,  I  cannot  think 
that  the  city  will  find  its  account  by  that  violent  way  of 
proceeding. 

1682,  July  18th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — There  is  nothing  considerable  stir- 
ring at  this  time  with  which  to  acquaint  you  ;  for  the 
letters  from  Germany  and  Italy  are  not  yet  come  in.  Its 
now  reported  that  the  Duke  of  Savoy  is  past  recovery,  if 
he  be  not  dead ;  but  most  people  believe  the  latter. 
Monsieur  de  Louvois  hath  been  here  since  Thursday, 
and  returns  this  night  to  Versailles.  He  sent  on  Wed- 
nesday last  his  orders  for  the  returns  of  money  for  the 
extraordinary  of  war  for  the  next  month  which  are  as 
followeth  ...  1  am  informed  that  Monsr.  Colbert  hath 
oiven  orders  for  the  increasing  of  the  customs  paid  by 
merchant  strangers  at  Bordeaux,  and  in  particular  that 
they  have  considerably  advanced  those  upon  English 
commodities.  I  thought  fit  to  give  you  this  account 
that  the  King,  our  master,  might  be  acquainted  with  it 
befiire  themerchants  make  their  application  to  him. 

1682,  July  22nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
I  "nave  before  acquainted  you  that  Monsr.  de  Croissy "s 


answer  to  me,  when  I  delivered  the  late  memorial  con-         S'k 
oerning  Mr.  Whiting,  was  that  he  had  sent  to  Lislo  to    ^-  *ti'u<'"''"' 

bo  informed  exactly  of  the  state  of  the  attiiir,  and  that  as  ' 

soon  as  he  had  a  return  from  thence  I  should  have  tliu 
King's  resolution  concerning  it;  the  matter  continued  so 
till  Sunday  last,  when  I  Imd  an  account  from  Lisle  that 
the  order  of  Monsr.  Pelletier,  the  intendant,  was  exe- 
cuted with  all  violence  upon  Mr.  Whiting,  that  several 
of  his  goods  and  merchandizes  were  sold,  not  only  for 
paying  the  pretended  arrears  of  the  ]5ension,  but  also  the 
pay  of  the  archers,  who  had  lieen  commanded  to  lye 
upon  him  for  several  days,  all  which  amounted  to  a 
great  sura.  U]ion  the  notice  of  this  I  sent  my  secretary 
to  Monsr.  de  Croissy  to  lot  him  know  what  I  heard  from 
Lisle  ...  He  told  him  with'  a  great  deal  of  heat  that 
Monsr.  I'Intendant  had  done  nothing  but  his  duty,  that 
it  was  not  just  that  the  daughter  of  Mr.  Whiting  having 
changed  her  religion  voluntarily  should  be  denied  sub- 
sistence from  him.  That  so  lung  as  h.'  was  at  Lislo 
they  would  take  his  last  sol  for  the  paj-ment  of  that 
pension  ;  that  the  King  of  England  did  what  he  pleased 
in  his  own  coimtries.  without  his  .Majesty  concerning 
himself,  and  he  doubted  not  but  that  he  would  do  the 
same  without  the  leave  of  any  other  prince  .  .  .  The 
next  morning  I  went  myself  to  Versailles  to  speak  with 
Monsr.  de  Croissy,  and  told  hiiu  I  was  very  much  sur- 
prised to  find,  that  whilst  I  was  making  instances  in  the 
name  of  the  King  my  master,  on  the  behalf  of  Mr. 
Whiting,  one  of  bis  subjects,  the  sentence  of  the  inten- 
dant of  Lisle  should  be  so  rigorously  executed  upon 
him,  that  I  thought  it  was  a  proceeding  altogether 
extraordinary,  and  that  another  sort  of  justice  might 
reasonably  have  been  expected  in  this  case.  He  told 
me  that  nothing  could  be  more  just  than  that  a  father 
should  maintain  his  child,  and  that  in  this  case  it  would 
be  expected  that  Monsr.  Pelletier  had  done  what  he 
ought  to  do,  and  that  he  could  say  no  more  in  it. — 
Further  conversation  about  it. — I  must  sa)'  that  this 
rigorous  proceeding  against  him  hath  not  been  so 
decent,  just  at  the  time  when  it  hath  pleased  the  King 
my  master  to  appear  for  him.  Monsr.  de  Croissy  told 
me  that  he  had  also  acquainted  the  King  his  master 
with  the  complaints  of  the  Spaniards  of  some  late 
infractions  of  the  Treaty  of  Nimeguen,  contained  in  two 
papers  which  I  put*into  his  hands  the  last  week  ;  that 
the  King's  answer  was  that  he  did  not  believe  these 
complaints  to  be  at  all  well  grounded,  and  that  when 
the  matter  came  to  be  examined  it  would  appear  to  the 
world  that  they  were  not  so  ;  but  that  he  having  sub- 
mitted all  matters  in  dispute  betwixt  the  two  crowns 
to  the  King  my  master  was  bound  up  till  he  knew 
whether  the  Spaniards  wcjuld  accept  or  refuse  his 
mediation,  by  which  all  things  might  be  accommodated, 
but  that  he  did  not  intend  to  be  long  so,  for  he  resolved 
soon  to  move  the  King  my  master  to  jiress  the  Spaniards 
to  give  a  categorical  answer,  which  if  the}'  would  not 
speedily  do,  he  then  would  take  those  measures  which 
should  be  of  most  advantage  to  himself  and  his  affairs. 
L'.lbbe  Primi,  an  Italian,  having  lately  written  in  his 
own  language  an  history  of  the  late  wars  of  this  King, 
did  the  last  week  at  Covirt  begin  to  present  some  copies 
of  it,  and  amongst  other  persons  did  give  one  to  Monsr. 
de  C'roissy,  who  the  same  day  taking  occasion  to  look 
upon  the  book,  fell  by  chance  upon  that  part  of  it,  in 
which  he  speaks  of  the  negotiations  with  England.  He 
carried  the  book  to  the  council,  and  having  made  a 
report  to  the  King  in  what  manner  Primi  had  spoken  of 
those  negotiations,  he  seemed  to  be  extremely  surjirised, 
and  his  Majesty  then  gave  order  that  he  should  be 
immediately  arrested,  and  sent  to  the  Bastile,  as  he  then 
was,  where  he  now  remains,  and  that  his  papers  should 
be  seized,  and  all  the  copies  of  his  book  suppressed, 
which  was  done  accordingly,  but  however,  some  of 
them  are  dispersed  abroad,  tho'  I  cannot  yet  by  any 
means  get  one  of  them  to  send  to  you,  hut  I  have 
obtained  liberty  to  transcribe  a  passage  out  of  it  wliicli 
concerns  England,  most  which  I  send  enclosed  to  you  to 
shew  to  his  Majesty.  The  history  of  this  Abbe  Primi  (as 
near  as  I  can  inform  myself  J  is  this  ;  He  came  to  the  court 
some  years  since  upon  no  other  account  than  to  tell 
fortunes;  he  pretending  great  skill  in  physiognomy 
and  palmistry,  and  under  that  pretext  lie  insinuated 
himself  much  into  tho  company  of  the  ladies,  and 
amongst  the  rest,  he  became  very  particularly  acquainted 
with  Ma<lame  la  Com[itessc  de  Soissons.  After  some 
time  he  thought  that  writing  thi-  history  of  this  King 
and  his  actions  would  be  a  very  good  way  of  making  his 
court,  having  also  that  prospect  which  others  of  his 
countrvmen  have  of  succeeding  Monsieur  L'.\bbe  Syri 
in  his  employ  of  hiatoriagraplier  in  the  Italian  tongue, 
for  which  he  hath  a  pension  of  1,000  crowns;  but  he 

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having;  no  great  stock  of  learning,  nor  being  well 
M  acqnainted  with  the  elegancies  of  his  own  language, 
became  acquainted  with  Monsr.  de  Rose,  Secretary  of 
the  cabinet,  with  Monsr.  d'Angeau.  and  with  L'Abbe  de 
Choisy,  which  last  was  to  translate  his  history  into 
French.  These  his  friends  have  obtained  for  hiin 
several  gratiiicalions  from  the  King,  which  have  also 
been  given  hiui  upon  theaceonnt  of  his  work  ;  with  these 
supplies  he  was  enabled  to  make  an  impression  of  this 
book  more  than  a.  year  since,  and  hath  shewed  some 
parts  of  it  to  his  friends,  the"  he  hath  ke]it  the  tirstpavt 
of  the  history  very  close,  till  he  published  it  wiihui 
these  3  days.  Upon  the  first  notice  that  I  had  of  this 
book,  I  was  resolved  to  have  spoken  to  Monsr.  de  Croissy 
about  it ;  but  hearing  at  the  same  time  that  the  author 
was  in  the  Bustile,  and  that  the  copies  were  suppressed, 
I  resolved  to  say  nothing  till  I  should  have  the  com- 
mands of  the  King  my  master  in  it.  It  is,  I  am  told, 
reported  about  this  town  that  the  King  ray  master 
having  notice  of  this  book  sent  to  the  King  here  an 
account  of  it,  and  also  desired  that  the  writer  of  it 
might  be  secured.  All  that  I  say  to  it  is,  that  I  do  not 
believe  the  King  my  master  bath  yet  seen  or  heard  of  the 
book,  but  that'l  do  not  doubt  but  when  he  doth  he 
will  demand  satisfaction  against  the  writer,  finding  him- 
self so  injuriously  and  basely  treated,  and  so  impudently 
abased  Ijy  a  false  and  mercenary  scribler.  If  the  King 
will  have  anything  done  m  this  matter  I  shall  be  ready 
to  obey  his  commands,  however  I  think  it  my  duty  to 
give  you  as  early  notice  as  I  can  of  anything  which  may 
reflect  upon  my  master  or  the  governmenf,  as  this  doth. 
—(Cipher).— I  "am  afraid  tliis  book  is  written  with  a 
design  to  disturb  us,  and  if  anything  can  make  our 
people  madder  than  they  are.  this  will.  'Tie  said  some 
copies  are  gone  into  England,  doubtless  to  be  reprinted 
there,  therefore  'twould  do  well  to  have  an  eye  upon 
the  press.  Three  things  are  very  observable  in  this 
matter.  .  . 

1.  He  hath  had  a  pension  upon  the  account  of  writing 
of  liistory. 

2.  He  says  ho  had  memoirs  from  the  ministers  by 
order.  . 

"..  The  liberty  of  printing  the  book  was  obtained  by 
an  extraordinary  way  ;  for  the  chancellor  ordered  the 
privilege  to  be  expedited  at  the  recjuebt  of  the  friends 
of  the  author  pretending  never  to  have  read  it. — (End 

of  cijjher) 

1682,  July  22nd.  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Duchess  of  Monmouth.— I  have  received  the  lionour  of 
your  Grace's  of  the  6th.  .  .  .  Upon  the  receipt  of  the 
passport  from  Moris',  de  Croissy  for  your  Grace's  goods 
so  long  a  time  after  your  Grace's  departure,  I  confess  I 
was  a  little  surprised,  and  did  send  it  back  in  as  slighting 
a  manner  as  I  could  to  him,  and  in  doing  so,  I  thought 
I  should  do  most  agreeably  to  your  Grace's  mind,  and 
since  that  time  I  have  not  mentioned  it  to  him,  believing 
that  before  this  time  a  way  might  have  been  found  of 
conveying  what  you  had  left  at  Calais  into  England, 
bat  if  that  be  not  done,  if  your  Grace  will  have  me  move 
f(jr  another  I  will  most  readily  do  it,  and  you  have  only 
to  intimate  your  commands  to  me  by  the  next  post,  and 
they  shall  be  most  exactly  obeyed. 

1682,  July  29th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Se- 
cretary Jenkins. — I  have  received  the  favour  of  yours  of 
the  llith  current,  s.  v.  yesterday  with  the  memorial  of 
Mons'.  Van  Benningheu  inclosed  ;  but  because  you  are 
pleased  to  mention  some  pajiers  in  my  Lord  of  Conway's 
affair,  I  shall  attend  till  you  transmit  them  to  me,  and 
then  be  ready  to  obey  what  orders  you  shall  give  me  in 
it.  .  .  . 

1682,  July  26th.  s.  u.,  Paris.— Lord  Prest<m  to  Coll. 
Legge. — .  .  .  .  The  bearer  hereof.  Capt.  O'Oonnoi-,  is  a 
wealth}-  gentleman,  and  one  who  himself  hath  served 
the  King  well,  ancl  whose  family  hath  suffered  very 
much  for  him.  he  hath  now  a  vei-y  good  pro8i)ect  of 
being  prefer'd  here,  and  wants  nothing  towards  it  but 
only  the  recommendation  of  the  King  our  master  to  this 
Court,  which  is  all  that  he  desireth  of  him.  If  Sir 
you  would  be  so  favourable  as  to  assist  him  in  this 
matter  I  should  look  upon  it  as  a  kindness,  and  I  assure 
you  I  would  not  desire  it  of  y-ou  if  I  did  not  know  his 
merit. 

1682,  July  27th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  his 
brother.  Coll.  Graham,  Eecommends  Captain  O'Connor 
and  asks  theColonelto  present  him  to  the  Duke.   .  .  . 

1682,  July  28th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Marquis  of  Winchester.  Your  lordship's  passport  hath 
beeiL  expedited  with  all  the  readiness  and  respect  im- 
aginable by  the  Court,  and  it  is  fuller  than  any  one  I 
have  Been.     1  am  sorry  1  could  not  have  it  before  your 


lordship's  departure,  but  I  doubt  not  but  it  will  overtake  Sie 

you  at  Roan  (Rouen)  and  so  come  opportunely  enough.      ^' ^^^1*^"' 

1682,  July  29th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr  Se-         ' 

cretary  Jenkins. — All  things  here  are  so  quiet  that  since 
my  last  there  hath  nothing  happened  worthy  of  giving 
you  ihe  trouble  of  a  letter.  1  was  yesterday  at  Versailles 
but  I  did  not  say  anything  to  Mons'.  Croissy  concerning 
the  Prince  of  Orange's  affair,  because  I  attend  your 
further  instructions  in  it.  I  am  assured  that  the  liguo 
which  1  mentioned  to  you  to  have  been  betwi.xt  the 
Kings  of  Sweden  and  Poland  is  not  yet  perfected  as  it 
waa  said  to  have  been,  but  that  it  is  expected  that  in  a 
little  time  it  will  lie  finished  if  it  doth  not  meet  with 
opposition  from  this  Coart.    .  .  . 

1682,  July  J|,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  I'restou  to  X)r. 
Chamberlaine. — I  have  received  yourkind  letter  with  the 
notice  of  the  honour  you  have  done  me  in  dedicating 
one  part  of  your  book  to  me.  I  esteem  myself  very 
much  obliged  to  you  for  it,  and  in  return  I  can  only 
assure  j-ou  that  I  shall  let  no  opjiortunity  pass  by  which 
I  may  express  my  service  to  you. 

16«2,  July  19th,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mons'.  le 
Chevalier  Chardin. 

1682,  Aug.  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Se- 
cretary Jenkins. — Turkish  affairs. — The  French  camps 
which  have  been  formed  in  several  places  will,  '"tis  said, 
certainly  be  raised  the  1-^th  of  this  month,  but  no  one 
can  tell  which  way  the  troops  will  be  ordered  to  march ; 
those  which  are  at  Metz  and  in  Alsace  will  go  into 
Fianche  Comte  to  passe  apparently  by  that  way  into 
Italy.  A  courier  extraordinary  arrived  on  Monday  last 
from  Rome  and  says  that  the  Pope  was  much  surprised 
at  the  late  proceedings  of  this  Parliament  against  the 
doctors  of  the  Sorbonne,  and  that  ho  was  going  to  write 
an  expostnlatory  letter  to  the  King  about  it,  but  that 
Cardinal  d'Estrce  fearing  it  might  create  some  new  mis- 
understanding, hath  prevailed  with  him  to  let  the  matter 
sleep.  The  same  courier  says  that  the  Jesuits  li.avc 
lately  chosen  their  general,  who  is  a  Fleming. 

P.S.  In  a  paper  by  itself,  as  not  being  of  oonse{|Uenco 
enough  to  insert  in  my  letter,  I  writ  thus  :  Sir  Ellis 
Leightou  came  to  me  the  last  week  and  told  me  that  he 
had  thoughts  of  gomg  into  England  with  the  Marquis 
of  Winchester,  but  that  I,  being  the  King's  minister 
here,  he  would  not  do  it  without  acquainting  me  with 
it,  I  answered  tfiat  he  knew  in  what  circumstances  he 
was  in  England,  and  that  therefore  I  should  neither 
advise  him  to,  nor  dis.suadc  him  from  the  journey  ;  but 
1  told  him  I  thought  it  was  very  fit  he  should  have  the 
King's  leave  before  ho  undertook  it.  He  said  he  believed 
ho  should  have  that,  for  my  Lord  Marquis  had  written 
about  it.  They  went  towards  Diepo  together  on  Monday 
last. 

1612,  Aug.  let,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Bishop  of  London. — I  am  so  much  solicited  by  poor 
Protestants  retiring  into  England  to  give  them  recom- 
mendations to  my  friends  that  it  is  a  very  great  trouble 
to  nie  to  receive  the  addresses  which  are  made  on  their 
behalfs  here,  and  it  would  be  much  a  greater  to  my 
friends  in  England  if  T  should  do  it  as  often  as  I  am 
desired.  I  am  therefore,  and  shall  always  be,  very 
cautious  not  to  importune  your  lordship  on  this  account, 
and  I  had  not  done  it  at  this  time  if  1  had  not  very 
good  attestations  of  Mons'.  Rolas,  the  bearer  hereof 
from  the  pastors  and  antients  of  the  Church  of  Cha- 
renton.  All  that  he  desires  is  that  if  it  lies  in  y-our 
lordship's  way  you  would  show  what  favour  you  can  to 
a  BOD  of  his  who  is  now  placed  at  a  College  at  Cam- 
bridge, and  hath  made  there  a  very  good  progress  in  his 
studies.  He  is  not  very  well  able  to  maintain  him  there 
much  longer,  and  if  by  any  means  he  could  be  admitted 
as  a  scholar  of  any  of  the  t'oundations  there  it  is  all  he 
desires  ;  he  doubts  not  but  to  be  able  to  maintain  himself 
and  family  by  what  he  hath  carried  over,  and  by  his 
industry. 

1682,  Aug.  5th,  s.  n..  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Viscount  Hyde .  .  .  As  soon  as  I  received  your  lord- 
ship's. I  sent  one  express  to  Versailles  to  Mons'.  dc 
Croissy,  and  desired  a  passport  for  my  lady,  which  he 
expedited  with  all  readiness,  .and  sent  it  to  me  by  the 
same  messenger  ;  it  is  very  full,  for  all  my  lady's  hardes, 
and  her  equipage,  and  doth  expressly  forbid  the  opening 
of  any  of  her  things  at  the   Douane  at  Diepo.     I  will  i 

dispatch  it   to   lier  this  day,  and  address  the  letter  as  '' 

your  lordship  directs  me,  so  that  I  hope  it  will  be  there 
before  her  arrival.  All  things  are  very  quiet  here  ;  but 
it  is  discoursed  the  King  will  go   to  Chamliour  to  hunt  J 

as  soon  as  Madame  la  Dauphine  is  brought  to  bed  ;   Imt  ^ 

doubtless  he  designs  another  voyage,  for  the  camp  in 
Flanders  is  already  raised,  and  the  troo]is  of  the  King's 
household  have  orders    to    be    in    readiness  to  march. 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH    REPORT. 


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SlE 

.  Gkaham, 
Baet. 


There  is  a  great  rendezvous  of  the  troops  ordered  to  be 
in  the  Franehe  Comte  to  march  from  thence  toward? 
Italy.  .  .  . 

1ti82,  Aug.  5th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Gwinne. — .  .  .  .  We  attend  every  day  when  Madame  la 
Dauphine  mil  be  brougnt  to  bed,  after  which  it  is  e.x- 
pected  that  the  King  will  make  a  voyage,  and  doubtless 
it  will  be  of  importance.  All  the  troops  of  his  household 
are  ordered  to  be  in  readiness.  I  pray  present  my  most 
humble  service  to  Lord  Conway.  .  .  . 

1682,  Aug.  5th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Se- 
cretary Jenkins. — I  have  the  other  day  received  yours 
of  the  5tn  of  July  from  the  hands  of  Count  Konigseck, 
and  I  shall  be  ready  to  do  him  and  his  brother  all  the 
service  I  can  upon  all  occasions.  By  yours  of  the  20th 
also  I  have  received  orders  concerning  Mons'  Gamier, 
and  shall  take  the  first  opportunity  to  execute  them. 
The  troops  of  the  King's  household  have  orders  to  be 
ready  to  march  against  the  16th  of  this  month,  and  the 
farmers  are  very  much  pressed  to  have  the  late  sum 
demanded  of  them  in  readiness  against  that  time,  which 
makes  people  now  no  longer  to  doubt  of  the  King's  in- 
tentions of  making  a  vo3-age  when  Madame  la  Dauphine 
is  brought  to  bed  .  .  .  The  letters  from  Vienna  confirm 
the  former  concerning  the  great  prejiarations  of  the 
Turks ;  they  have  sent  precise  orders  to  the  Prince  of 
Transylvania  to  march  with  all  his  troops  to  the  ren- 
dezvous, and  will  not  accept  the  excuses  which  he  hath 
made  for  the  deferring  of  his  march,  under  the  pretext 
of  getting  in  their  harvest.  In  the  mean  time  Count 
Tekeli  hath  mustered  all  his  troops  and  hath  dismissed 
all  the  Germans  who  were  in  garrison  in  those  places  of 
which  he  is  become  master  by  his  marriage  with  the 
Princess  Eagotzi.  They  are  much  surprised  at  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Count,  who  sent  to  desire  the  Emperor's 
leaveforthat  marriage  after  he  had  consummated  it  .  .  . 
In  my  last  I  told  you  that  the  Pope  was  much  dissatisfied 
with  the  proceeding  against  the  doctors  of  the  Sorbonne 
here,  the  last  letters  confirm  the  same  from  thence,  but 
that  he  is  at  present  appeased  and  resolves  to  attend 
what  measures  the  King  will  take  in  the  affair  ...  I 
have  now  with  much  diificulty  got  one  of  the  books  of 
I'Abbe  Primi,  but  it  is  the  French  translation  of  it,  and 
by  the  first  sure  hand  I  will  send  it  to  you.  The  other 
day,  being  with  Moris',  de  Croissy,  he  took  occasion  to 
mention  the  book,  and  also  to  testify  the  King's  dis- 
pleasure against  the  author.  I  told  him  that  indeed  I 
did  very  much  wonder  to  see  such  a  book  printed  here, 
and  with  privilege  too,  that  I  thought  the  King  could  not 
do  better  than  in  punishing  the  author  in  an  exemplary 
manner  ;  ihat  for  the  treatment  he  gave  the  King  my 
master  in  it  he  desei-ved  the  highest  punishment,  and 
that  I  did  not  doubt  but  that  his  Majesty  would  do 
justice  iu  this  case,  since  I  heard  the  Inleudant  has  got 
as  man)-  copies  as  he  could  by  any  means,  and  that  they 
have  been  torn  in  pieces  publicly.  I  could  not  say  what 
I  would  have  done  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy  upon  this  subject, 
because  I  have  nut  yet  received  his  Majesty's  orders 
concerning  it,  which  you  are  pleased  to  tell  me  I  shall 
have  by  the  next  post. 

1682.  Aug.  8th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Sec- 
retarj'  Jenkins. — -This  Court  is  very  full  of  joy  upon  the 
birth  of  the  Duke  of  Burgundy  ;  yesterday  the  lutro- 
ducteur  des  Ambassadeurs  was  sent  from  the  King  to 
all  the  foreign  ministers  to  acquaint  us  with  it,  and  also 
to  let  us  know  his  title  was  Duke  of  Burgundy.  Cour- 
riers  are  dispatched  to  all  Courts  .  .  .  You  are  pleased 
to  desire  me  to  inform  myself  if  the  daughter  of  a 
Roman  Catholic  do,  upon  pretence  of  too  much  severity 
in  her  parents  fly  to  a  convent,  whether  her  parents 
shall  be  bound  to  maintain  her  against  their  wills  !■'  I 
have  informed  myself  from  the  best  hands,  and  am 
assured  that  tuey  are  'oy  no  means  obliged  to  do  it.  I 
am  very  glad  that  the  King  hath  taken  Mr.  Whiting's 
ati'air  in  his  own  hand.  I  am  very  sure  if  it  be  pressed 
home  by  him  to  the  French  ambassador  redress  may 
be  had.  The  question  about  the  Lihrr  e.rercisc  de  In 
UeUgion  refonnci'.  I  think  is  best  let  alone,  for  I  find 
that  no  Protestant  strangers  have  ever  had  chapels  or 
churches  allowed  them  here,  but  they  have  never  been 
hindered  to  go  to  Charenton  or  any  other  churches  of 
the  Protestants  in  the  kingdom. — A  postscript  to  the 
foregoing  letter.  I  have  enclosed  sent  you  a  memoire 
of  several  manuscripts,  some  of  them  are  choice  and 
curious  enough.  If  you  have  a  mind  to  have  any  of 
them,  I  will  take  care  to  have  them  transcribed,  and 
sent  to  you.  1  am  making  a  collection  of  these  kind  of 
things  myself,  and  I  will  take  care  to  have  exact  copies 
for  you  of  anything  you  like. 

1682,  Aug.  8,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Duke 
of  Ormond. — I  have  received  the  honour  of  your  Grace's 


Sir 

P.Obaham, 

Bart. 


letter  of  the  15th  of  July,  with  your  commands  to  me 
roncernmg  Lewis  Bacheler,  a  Frenchman,  whom  your 
Grace  hath  entertained  in  your  service,  which  1  shaU 
^?6cut^  fis  speedily  as  I  can.  It  may,  perhaps,  be  alittle 
difficult  to  obtain  leave  for  him  to  retire ;  but,  however, 
I  shall  use  all  possible  means  about  it,  and  endeavours 
with  the  ministers. 

1682,  Aug.  15th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.— The  letters  from  Vienna  of  the  21th 
of  July  say  they  are  daily  from  thence  sending  foi'ces 
for  Hungarj-.  they  being  assured  that  the  Turkish  army 
and  that  of  Couni  Tekeli,  together  will  make  60,000 
men.— News  from  Turin.—  .  .  The  King  hath  appointed  In  cypbtT. 
the  15th  of  the  next  month  for  his  voyage  to  Chamber, 
hut  most  people  are  of  O])inion  that  he  will  not  go 
thither.  It  is  said  here,  tho'  very  privately,  that  his 
intention  is  to  surprise  Newport ;  and  therefore  several 
troops  are  ordered  that  way,  to  be  in  a  readiness  to  exe- 
cute that  design. 

1682,  Aug.  18th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  have  received  yours  of  the  31st  of  July  st.  vet.,  with 
his  Majesty's  commands  to  me  concerning  the  Duke  of 
Holsteins  Gottorp,  which  I  shall  exactly  obey.  I  re- 
ceived a  letter  the  same  day  from  Mr.  Skelton  upon  the 
same  sabject  from  the  hands  of  that  Duke's  Envoye,  who 
came  to  visit  me,  and  stated  the  afi'air  of  his  master  to 
me.  I  shall  endeavour  to  represent  the  matter  with  all 
the    ^  I  can,  and  to  show  the  equal  regard  which 

the  King  hath  to  both  those  Princes,  as  being  the  samo 
nearness  to  him  in  blood. — News  from  Vienna. —  .  .  . 
— News  from  Hungary  and  Portugal. 

1682.  Aug.  22nd.  s.  n.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. 
— In  this  time  of  public  joy  this  place  affords  very  little 
news  .  .  All  the  ministers  here  have  been  to  compli- 
ment the  King,  Queen,  Monseigneur,  the  Duke  of  Bur- 
gundy with  Monsieur  and  Madame.  Wednesday  last 
was  appointed  for  all  the  Protestant  ministers  of  whom 
I  was  ordered  first  to  have  audience.  As  I  was  going 
to  the  King's  apartment,  I  told  Mons'.  de  Boneuil,  the 
Introducteur  des  Ambassadeurs,  that  I  was  informed  of 
a  novelty  that  had  been  very  lately  introduced  (and 
which  had  been  first  taken  notice  of  by  the  .Swedish  En- 
voy^ the  other  day  at  the  audience  he  had  to  notify  to 
the  King  and  Queen  the  birth  of  the  Prince  of  Sweden), 
at  the  audience  which  the  Queen  gives  to  Envuyes ; 
which  was,  that  the  Duchesses  were  ordered  to  sit  whilst 
they  were  speaking  to  her  .  .  .  Lord  Preston  remon- 
strated.— -When  I  went  in  the  Duchesses  were  sitting, 
but  immediately  stood  up,  and  so  continued  during  my 
audience  .  .  .  Upon  Tuesday  next  I  intend  to  speak  to 
Mons'.  de  Croissy  in  the  Duke  of  Holsteins  business, 
and  by  the  next  post  I  shall  give  you  some  account 
of  it.  .  .  . 

1682,  Aug.  22nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Lang,  Consul  for  the  English  ai  Marseilles. — 1  shall  en- 
deavour to  do  you  all  the  service  I  can  in  your  affair, 
having  the  King's  express  orders  to  do  it ;  but  before  I 
move  in  it,  I  must  desire  you  to  send  me  an  exact  state 
of  your  pretention  and  of  your  business  that  I  may  be 
better  armed  to  argue  the  case  with  Mons'.  de  Croissy. 
1682,  Aug.  26ch,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  h.ave  received  yours  of  the  12th 
current  st.  vet.  for  which  I  return  you  my  humble 
thanks  ;  you  shall  soon  have  my  answer  to  it. — News 
from  Turin  about  the  Duke  of  Savoy,  and  from  Rome 
and  Constantinople  .  .  .  — News  from  Vienna. — My 
Lord  Faversham  and  my  brother  arrived  here  on  Mon- 
day night,  and,  I  believe,  they  will  have  their  .audience 
about  the  beginning  of  the  next  week. 

1682,  Aug.  29th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— Assure  yourself,  Sir,  that  I  shall  do  Mr.  Morgan  and 
your  kinsman  all  the  service  in  my  power  here.  I  was 
very  well  acquainted  with  Mr.  Morgan's  father  in  the 
House  of  Commons.  They  are  not  yet  come  to  town, 
but  I  suppose  they  may  be  here  soon. 

3682,  Sept.  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— Monsj'.  de  Louvois  parts  to-morrow,  as  it  is  thought, 
towards  Stratsburgh,  though  a  report  is  spread  that  ho 
designs  for  Geneva,  and  that  all  things  arc  prciiared 
there,  and  many  people  dis])osed  to  submit  to  France, 
but  it  is  not  very  likely  that  this  King  will  at  this  time 
give  so  great  an  alarm  to  Switzerland,  being  aide  to 
possess  himself  of  that  city  when  he  plcaseth.  .  .   . 

1682,  Sept.  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Tempest. — I  have  received  yours,  I  am  very  glad  to 
find  by  it  that  you  got  safe  to  Calais  .....  I  pray 
before"  you  come  away  get  some  instructions  in  the 
painters  and  Mr.  Colvin's  business.  I  must  also  intrcat 
you  to  bring  over  one  or  two  new  cj-phers  with  you,  and 
speak  to  Mr.  Secretary  about  it. 

1682,  Sept.  oth,  s.  n.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  !Mi-. 

L13 


^ 


HISTORICAL   >IANUSCKIPTS   CQlIJf IS;SION  ; 


Secretary  Jenkins. — Upon  Wc-dnesday  last  I  spake  to 
Monsr.  de  Croissy  in  the  Duke  of  Holstein's  atfair,  and 
told  him  that  that  Duke  had  represented  to  the  Kina; 
my  master  the  ill  treatment  vrhich  he  had  received 
from  the  King  of  Denmark,  and  the  hard  tcrmsi  which 
he  had  imposed  upon  him  in  the  Duchy  of  Holstein 
Gottorp.  which  tliey  do  possess  in  common,  and  that  he 
had  also  moved  his  Majesty  to  be  pleased  to  endeavour 
to  dispose  the  most  Christian  King  to  prevail  with  his 
ally  to  treat  him  the  said  Duke  as  a  prince  of  the  same 
house  with  himself,  and  as  his  brother-in-law  ;  that  at 
his  request  the  King  my  master  who  hath  always  born 
a  great  affection  to  those  two  princes,  as  being  related 
to  him  in  an  equal  degree  of  nearness  in  Ijlood,  bad 
commanded  me  to  desire  his  most  Christian  Majesty  to 
interpose  his  offices  with  the  King  of  Denmark  towards 
the  accommodating  and  reconciling  of  all  differences 
betwixt  them,  which  I  then  did  in  his  name,  at  the 
same  time  the  Envoy  of  Holstein  was  called  in  and  heard 
what  passed.  Mons'.  de  Croissy  told  me  ihat  the  King 
his  master  always  had,  and  would  ever  have,  great  con- 
sideration of  whatever  was  proposed  to  him  in  the  name 
of  his  Majesty  of  Great  Britain,  but  that  in  this  case  he 
did  not  believe  that  he  would  concern  himself,  because 
the  proceedings  of  the  Duke  of  Holstein  had  been  some- 
thing extraordinary  in  his  carriage  towards  him  and  the 

Kingof  Denmark  of  late  by  no  means  obliging,  &c 

I  am  afraid  it  will  not  be  very  favouraljle  for  the  Duke. 
The  Dutch  ambassador  sent  to  know  of  me  the  other 
day  if  I  had  received  any  orders  from  the  King  to  repre- 
sent the  injuries  which  had  lately  been  done  to  the 
Prince  of  Orange  by  pulling  down  a  part  of  the  wall  of 
that  town,  and  by  sending  of  troops  into  it  to  live  at 
discretion,  and  also  by  a  judgment  that  had  lately  been 
given  against  him  for  a  barony  which  he  had  possessed 
in  Flanders,  I  said  that  I  had  received  no  orders  in 
either  case,  but  that  for  the  latter  I  did  believe  the 
King  my  master  had  charged  himself  with  it,  and  had 
.spoken  to  Mons'.  de  Barillou  about  it  .  .  .  The  ambas- 
sandor  of  Spain  hath  every  day  some  hard  thing  or  other 
put  upon  him  ;  the  other  day  he  demanded  an  audience 
of  the  King  to  give  him  an  answer  to  those  letters 
which  he  had  written  to  the  King  of  Spain  upon  the 
Ijirth  of  the  Duke  of  Burgogne  ;  the  answer  was  that 
as  he  had  not  yet  made  his  entry,  nor  taken  his  public 
character  upon  him,  the  King  would  not  give  him  an 
audience,  but  that  be  should  deliver  his  letters  in  pri- 
vate. The  Queen  who  was  impatient  to  have  hers,  sent 
to  demand  them,  of  him,  but  the  ambassador  excused 
himself,  and  said  he  could  not  give  them  to  her  without 
the  King's  leave,  which,  he  permitting,  he  delivered  them 
to  her  in  her  own  apartment,  where  the  King  coming 
before  mass  received  his  also  .  .  .  By  the  last  advice 
from  Rome,  the  Pope  is  said  to  be  very  much  offended 
at  the  late  proceedings  of  the  clergy  here,  and  to  be 
verj'  much  alarmed  with  the  great  numbers  of  French 
which  dailj-  march  to  Italy,  and  that  there  is  no  great 
appearance  of  a  speedy  accommodation  of  afi'airs  betwixt 
him  and  this  King.  It  is  hotly  reported  here  this  day 
that  all  the  higher  Hungary  hath  revolted  from  the 
Emjieror  and  declared  for  Tekeli ;  but  this  news  wants 
confirmation. — ISTews  from  Vienna. —  .  .  . 

ltJ82,  Sept.  12th,  s.  n..  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mons'. 
d'Allmagne. — I  am  very  sorry  that  I  cannot  give  you 
a  better  account  of  my  success  in  Madame  de  Regny's 
business,  after  all  the  endeavours  I  have  used  to  serve 
her  in  this  court.  It  is  now  10  days  since  I  delivered  in 
a  memorial  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  in  which  I  desired  in 
the  name  of  the  King  liberty  for  Madame  de  la  Barre 
to  pass  into  England  with  her  children  to  settle  some 
affairs  of  concern  to  them  with  Madame  la  Marquise  de 
Regny.  I  also  acquainted  Mods',  de  Croissy  that  it  was 
an  affair  in  which  the  King  had  ordered  me  to  make  all 
7)0ssible  instances  in  his  name,  and  that  therefore  I 
hoped  that  it  would  not  be  refused.  On  Monday  last,  I 
received  this  answer  from  him,  that  he  had  acquainted 
the  King  his  master  with  it,  who  said  that  he  remem- 
bered well  that  this  thing  had  bei'U  proposed  to  him 
several  times,  and  particularly  not  long  sinie  by  Mons'. 
de  Ruvigny,  and  that  as  he  had  been  then  refused  it,  so 
now  he  could  not  grant  it,  because  that  it  is  against  that 
rule,  which  he  hath  resolved  to  follow  in  all  matters  of 
this  kind.  .  .  . 

^  1682,  Sept.  12th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — It  is  now  very  confidently  reported 
that  the  King  goes  towards  Lyons,  and  not  to  Chamber, 
but  I  cannot  find  that  anything  is  certainly  known  of 
his  voyage,  but  thai  all  that  is  said  of  this  voyage  is 
only  by  hearsay.  He  leaves  Versailles  the  23rd  of  this 
month  .  .  .  Vfi-.  Whiting  writ  to  rne  the  last  week  from 
Lisle  and  desiiea  me  to  acquaint  you  that  if  something 


be  not  soon  done  for  him  they  will  towards  the  latter 
end  of  this  month  make  a  seizure  of  his  goods  for  the 
payment  of  another  quai-ter's  pension,  which  the}'  pretend 
to  be  due  to  his  daughter.  I  writ  back  to  him  that  the 
King  had  taken  his  affair  into  his  own  hands ;  so  I 
doubted  not  but  orders  would  be  given  soon  in  his 
favour  ....  —  Kews  from  England.  —  (P.S.  in  Lord 
Preston's  hand.)  This  letter  is  not  perfect,  for  the  post 
going  away  there  was  not  time  to  copy  it. 

Iti82.  Sept.  16th,  n.  s.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
J.  Worden. — I  received  yotir  lu:st  ^ith  letters  inclosed 
in  it  from  his  Royal  Highness  to  this  King,  Queen, 
Monseigneur  le  Dauphin,  Madame  la  Dauphine,  Mon- 
sieur and  Madame,  and  I  did  the  last  week  deliver  them 
to  them  all,  except  Madame  la  Dauphine,  who  hath  not 
yet  been  seen  by  anybody,  for  she  is  very  ill  of  her  breasts. 
I  have  enclosed  a  letter  which  I  received  yesterday 
from  Madame,  which  I  entreat  yon  to  deliver  to  the 
Duke  with  my  most  humble  duty. 

1682,  September  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins. — I  have  received  by  Mr.  Tem- 
pest a  procez  verbal  from  Orange,  touching  the  demoli- 
tion of  the  wall  of  the  town  with  the  article  of  the  jieace 
of  Nimeguen,  whereby  the  Prince  of  Orange  is  restored 
to  all  that  he  was  dispossessed  of  hj  reason  of  the  last 
war.  As  also  by  the  post  your  letter  of  the  .31st 
August,  with  his  Majesty's  commands  concei-ning  that 
affair,  which  I  shall  obey  as  soon  as  I  can  meet  witli 
Mons'.  de  Croissy,  though  I  am  afraid  our  offices  will 
be  employed  too  late,  for  it  is  said  that  the  Mar(iuis  do 
Montanegues,  Lieutenant  du  Roy  in  Lauquedoc,  hath 
already  quartered  400  dragoons  in  the  town,  and  400 
more  in  other  towns  and  villages  of  that  ])rinci])ality 
....  The  affairs  of  this  Court  go  very  ill  at  Rome,  and 
there  is  now  a  greater  ajipearance  of  a  rupture  than 
ever. 

1682.  Sept.  20th,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of 
Middletou. — .  .  .  My  Lord  Glames  I  do  assure  your 
lordshi])  is  a  very  worthy  and  a  very  hopeful  gentle- 
man, and  promiseth  as  well  as  any  of  our  countrymen 
whom  I  have  seen  here,  and  he  shall  be  assured  of  a 
very  humble  servant  while  I  am  here. 

1082,  Sept.  20th.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of  Cla- 
rendon.—  ...  I  have  sent  to  your  lordship  by  my 
brother  that  insolent  Ijook  of  Abbe  Primi,  which,  tho' 
disavowed  now,  was  certainly  printed  with  the  good 
leave  of  this  Court,  but  the  man  had  the  misfortune  to 
publish  it  unseasonably,  for  it  was  calculated  for  a  Par- 
liament, and  so  came  out  too  soon,  which  obliged  the 
ministry  here  to  show  some  resentment :  and  I  will  only 
desire  your  lordship  to  peruse  the  licence  at  the  end  of 
the  history,  and  then  I  will  ask  you  if  you  ever  saw  one 
more  full  and  ample  in  your  life.  I  could  not  get  you 
the  Italian  one,  but  have  .-^entyou  the  translation,  which 
is  not  near  so  full  as  the  original.  I  could  not  get  another 
in  Paris,  and  when  you  have  done  with  it,  be  pleased  to 
shew  it  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins.  I  believe  it  will  be 
soon  ]irintcd  in  Holland ;  it  was  reprinting  at  Geneva, 
and  I  got  notice  of  it  and  acfjuainted  Mons'.  de  Croissy 
with  it,  and  desired  that  orders  might  be  taken  to  sup- 
press it,  which  I  hope  is  done. 

1682,  Sept.  24th,  s.  n.  Tho  same  to  Mr.  Secretary 
Jenkins. — Ever  since  I  received  his  Majesty's  commands 
concerning  the  Prince  of  Orange  I  have  been  so  ill  that  I 
have  not  stirred  out  of  my  chamber,  and  I  am  yet  but 
little  better,  which  itJ  the  reason  that  I  could  not  see 
Mons'  de  Croissy  before  his  departure  with  the  King.  I 
writ  to  him  to  let  him  know  that  I  had  the  King's  orders 
to  make  instances  in  his  name  on  the  behalf  of  the 
Prince,  and  I  also  acquainted  the  Dutch  ambassador 
with  the  same,  who  sent  to  me  to  know  if  I  had  any 
Commands  to  move  in  that  allair.  The  matter  is  now 
ended,  for  that  ambassador  having  delivered  in  two 
memorials  liy  the  order  of  his  masters,  received  the  fol- 
lowing answer  from  Mons'.  de  Croissy  on  Saturday  last, 
which  I  send  you  in  his  own  words  : — "  That  the  King 
"  had  law  and  right  in  doing  what  ho  did,  because  the 
"  inhabitants  had  undertaken  to  make  now  fortifications, 
"  and  that  now  the  fortifications  and  the  walls  b  nng  de- 
"  molished,  the  troops  had  gone  out  of  it.  As  regards 
"  the  money  that  was  taken  from  the  Bourgeois,  that  was 
"  against  the  King's  orders,  and  his  Majestj"  has  given 
"  orders  that  restitution  should  bo  made.  As  regards  the 
"  decree  forbidding  commerce,  that  it  had  not  been  put 
"  in  execution  because  those  oi"  Orange  had  satisfied  I  he 
"  King's  demands,  which  wei-e  th.atthey  should  receive 
"  no  more  students  of  religion  into  their  college."  .  .  . 
On  Monday  last  Mons'.  do  Louvois  ordered  the  funds  for 
the  ext;  aordinaryes  expenses  of  war  for  the  next  month. 
The  sum  appointed,  they  say,  amounts   to  above  four 


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p  Th'"    t-     millions.— News  from  Vienna.  .  '.  .     P.S.     This  lett^-r 
Kaet.        inclosed  is  from  Moiis'.  to  the  Duchess. 
— '  16S2,  SeiJt.  26th,  s.  u.,  PaiSs.— Lord  Preston  to  the 

Earl  of  Carlisle.—  .  .  .  The  absence  of  the  King-  (who 
on  Monday  last  went  to  Chamlior,  an  huntiiio-  house 
about  50  leagues  from  this  place.)  hath  quite  dishu-nished 
us  of  news.  In  a  little  while  he  intends  to  remove  to 
Pontainebleau,  and  from  thence  doubtless  designs  to 
make  some  great  voyage,  but  ivhich  waj-  he  will  go  is 
yet  a  mystery  ..."  I  must  confess  I  cannot  but  think 
it  very  likely  that  lie  hath  an  eye  towards  Flanders,  and 
a  design  upon  some  place  of  importance  there,  and  none 
sooner  than  Luxembourg,  which  covers  a  great  part  of 
his  conquests.  I  cannot  tell  whether  this  is  believed  in 
England  or  not,  but  perhaps  it  may  prove  true.  It  hath 
been  the  happiest  thing  in  the  world  for  him  that  he 
hath  been  engaged  in  no  war  this  year,  for  had  ho  been 
attacked  in  the  beginning  of  it  his"fortifications  upon  all 
his  frontiers  were  in  so  ill  condition  tbat  he  must  have 
suflered  very  much  ;  but  now  he  hath  hud  time  to  repair 
them  all,  and  to  put  them  in  a  better  posture  of  defence 
than  ever  they  were  .  .  .  It  is  looked  upon  as  a  strange 
politick  hero,  that  this  King  should  do  his  utmosl  to 
destroy  the  Protestants  in  France,  and  lo  support  them 
against  their  lawful  Prince  in  Hungary.  It  is  certainly 
resolved  here  to  ruin  them  all,  for  there  is  not  a  day  in 
which  some  edict  or  other  doth  not  come  out  aga'inst 
those  of  thatrehgiou.  or  some  order  given  to  demolish  a 
temple.  This  is  the  most  considerable  of  what  we  have 
here,  and  I  shall  not  fail  sometimes  to  let  your  lordship 
know  what  passeth  here.  .  .  . 

1682,  Sept.  26th,  s.u.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.— Since  his  Majesty  is  not  pleased  to 
dispense  with  my  absence  from  this  jdace,  I  am  very 
well  satisfied  to  continue  here,  and  to  do  him  the  best 
service  I  can.  I  have  received  by  yours  of  the  11th,  v.  s., 
his  further  commands  concerning  the  business  of  Orange, 
with  two  Verhaux'  and  other  papers  inclosed,  and  if  my 
health  (which  is  yet  very  ill)  would  by  any  means  have 
permitted  me.  I  would  have  gone  to  Chamber  to  have 
spoken  to  Mons  de  Croissy  about  it,  but  having  by  the 
last  post  given  you  his  answer  to  the  Dutch  ambassador, 
and  which  I  know  is  the  same  which  1  should  have  upon 
this  occasion,  I  have  adventured  to  defer  moving  further 
till  his  Majesty  hath  seen  it,  because,  perhaps,  there 
may  be  occasion  to  send  me  new  orders  in  it ;  for  I  find 
that  it  is  not  very  satisfactory  to  the  Dutch  ambassador, 
who  tho'  the  King  here  sayelh  he  hath  given  orders  for 
satisfaction  to  be  given  to  the  burgesses  for  the  money 
which  hath  been  forced  from  them,  thinks  it  will  be 
very  difficult  to  have  it  from  the  French  dragoons.  And 
I  believe  the  States  will  order  that  point  to" be  pressed 
here,  and  it  is  thought  they  will  desire  the  Kmg  our 
master  to  join  v.-ith  them  in  it.  The  other  point,  too,  of 
theraagistrates  promising  to  receive  no  students  of  their 
religion  into  their  college  is  looked  upon  as  a  great 
abridgment  of  the  Princes  sovereignty,  and  it  is  believed 
it  will  be  no  better  received  by  him  and  the  States.  I 
took  care  to  acquaint  Mons'.  de  Croissy  by  letter  before 
his  departure  that  I  had  received  the  King's  orders  to 
make  instances  in  his  name  in  this  aflair,  a"nd  I  also  lee 
the  Dutch  ambassador  know  the  same,  which  I  know  he 
hath  imparted  to  the  Prince  of  Orange  ;  so  that  it  will 
appear  manifestly  what  his  Majesty's  concern  hath  been 
in  this  business,  and  how  he  hath  laid  it  to  heart.  By 
letters  from.  Hanover  of  the  18th  of  this  currcnc,  we  are 
assured  that  the  marriage  of  Princess  of  Zell  with  the 
Prince  of  Hanover  is  concluded,  to  the  disappointment 
of  Prince  Casimir  of  Nassau.  .  .  . 

168-2,  Sept.  30th,  s.n., Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the  Lord 
Bishop  of  London. — I  am  as  much  tioubled  as  your  lord- 
ship  or  anybody  can  be  at  the  ill  success  of  Mad'™',  de  la 
Bars'  affair,  in  which  I  do  assure  your  lordship  I  did 
move  more  heartily  and  took  more  pains  than  perhaps  I 
have  in  any  since  my  arrival  here  ;  bat  wheu  I  first 
spoke  of  it  to  Mods',  de  Croissy  I  found  it  had  been  a 
thing  often  moved  to  the  King,  and  us  often  refused,  and 
that  it  is  a  business  concerning  which  they  have  taken 
some  jiarticular  resolution.  1  argued  long  with  Mons'. 
de  Croissy  about  it,  and  1  thought  I  had  left  him  con- 
vinced of  the  reasonableness  of  the  thing,  but  uotwith- 
1  standing  that  in  some  days  after  I  had  the  answer  which 

I  did  transmit  to  Mad'"',  la  Marquise  de  Reguy,  and 
which  I  believe  she  hath  imparted  to  your  lordship 
when  I  left  Ijondou.  My  Lord.  I  had  only  a  verbal  order 
from  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  concerning  this  affair.  If  I 
had  had  it  with  the  rest  of  my  instructions  under  the 
King's  hand,  I  could  have  taken  another  method  after 
the  secretary's  refusal  and  have  demanded  an  audience 
about  it.  I  do  assure  youi-  lordship  the  circumstances 
of  an  English  minister  in  this  Court  are  much  difl'erent 


from  those  of  a  French  one  in  England ;  for  tho'  -wo  have         sin 
access   to  the  King  at  all  times,  and  may  discourse  him    F.^rauam, 
upon  indifferent  things,  we  cannot  mention  business  to        "l!!J' 
him  -without  all  the  formality  of  an  iutroductenr  and  of 
an  audience,  and  besides  there  are  several  nther  difficul- 
ties found  which   1  shiill  not   trouble  your  lordship  to 
mention  at  this  time.  .  .  . 

1682.  Sept.  oO,  s.  n.,  Paris.- Lord  Preston  to  the 
Bishop  of  Rochester.— I  had  the  honour  of  your  lord- 
ship's of  Sept.  14th,  s.  v.,  for  which  I  return  you  my 
humble  thanks  .  .  .  .Speaks  well  of  Mr.  Dolben  .  .  . 

n.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Madame  la  Marquise  do  Regny 
in  French  expressing  his  regi-et  at  his  not  being  able  to 
procure  a  passport  for  her  niece  Madame  de  la  Barrc. 

1682,  Sept.  30th,  Paris.  —  Lord  Preston  to  Mons'. 
d'Allemagne  in  French. 

1682,  Sept.  30th,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secretary 
Jenkins. —  .  .  .  News  from  Vienna.— The  Emperor  hath 
demanded  of  the  Pope  the  lUth  of  the  clergy  to  supjiort 
his  wars  in  Hungary,  which  he  hath  positively  i-efused 
him. 

1682,  Oct.  3rd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  have  received  yours  of  the  18th  Sept.,  in  which  you  are 
pleased  to  say  that  his  Majesty  expects  from  me  an 
account  of  the  mattei-  of  fact,  and  of  tho  pretensions  of 
this  King  in  the  affair  of  Orange,  as  they  are  represented 
on  this  side,  I  find  that  his  Majesty  hath  had  the  most 
exact  account  of  what  hath  passed  there  that  can  be  by 
the  several  Vcrbauj:  which  you  have  been  pleased  to 
transmit  to  me  hither,  the  particulars  of  which  I  do  not 
find  at  all  question'd  or  contradicted  here.  And  for  his 
pretensions,  I  do  not  find  they  are  any  other  than  what 
are  specified  in  the  answer  of  Mons'.  de  Croissy  to  the 
Dutch  ambassador,  viz.,  that  the  inhabitants  of  Orange 
had  attempted  to  make  new  fortifications,  which  the 
King  would  not  suffer  any  one  to  do  in  his  kingdom ; 
the  people  of  the  place  say  for  themselves  that  they  did 
not  design  to  fortify  anew,  but  that  they  only  repaired  a 
breach  in  their  walls  which  had  been  occasioned  by 
throwing  down  their  former  fortifications,  and  therefore 
they  could  not  deserve  such  treatment  from  the  French. 
The  great  question  will  be  whether  what  the  most 
Christian  King  hath  done  will  amount  to  a  contravention 
of  the  peace  of  Nimeguen,  which  they  will  here  as  you 
ma}'  imagine  by  no  means  allow ;  and  till  thus  be 
decided,  as  I  humbly  conceive,  his  Majesty  need  not  to 
engage  in  any  offices  upon  this  occasion  .  .  .  The 
Gazette  a  la  main  inclosed  gives  you  at  large  the 
account  of  the  imprisonment  of  Mons'  Chassignet,  the 
Emperor's  Secretary,  which  very  much  surpriseth  all 
people  here  ;  it  is  a  reprisal  for  the  imprisonment  of 
Mons'.  la  Fayette  at  Vienna,  who  was  secured  there  as 
being  the  person  who  conveyed  the  intelligence  and 
messaged  the  correspondence  betwixt  this  Court  and 
Comte  Tekeli  and  the  rebels,  but  owned  by  the  envoy  of 
France  there  as  his  escuj'er. 

1682,  Oct.  7th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
On  Monday  I  received  the  favour  of  yours  of  the  21st  of 
September,  s.  v.,  with  the  copy  of  Mons'.  de  Barillons 
memoir  enclosed  concerning  the  time  which  the  most 
Christian  King  hath  given  the  Spaniards  to  accept  of. 
or  refuse  the  mediation  of  the  King  our  master,  at  the 
same  time,  it  was  advised  from  Ratisbone  and  Francfort 
that  the  same  thing  had  been  declared  there  b}- the  French 
ministers  to  those  of  the  Emperor  and  of  the  other 
princes  of  Germany. — News  from  Italy.  .  .  .  By  the  last 
poet  you  had  an  account  of  the  imiirisoument  of  Mons'. 
de  Chasignet,  the  Emperor's  secretary,  since  that 
Madame  de  Mansfield  hath  received  for  answer  from 
Mons'.  de  Croissy  to  a  letter  which  she  writ  u])on  that 
subject  that  Mons'.  de  Chasignet  was  arrested  //"ur  unc 
ubundaiite  assiiraiicc  of  the  person  of  Mons'.  de  la  Fayette 
ai  Vienna,  who  had  been  for  three  months  a  domestiqnc 
of  Mons'.  de  Seppeville,  who  had  indeed  been  in  Tyrcillc 
to  take  a  view  of  the  Emperor's  troops  there,  but  it  was 
by  the  order  of  the  Envoye  to  whom  as  to  all  men  of  his 
character  lis  permitted  to  employ  all  means  to  have 
information  of  what  relates  to  the  service  of  their 
masters. — News  from  Vienna. — .  .  . 

1682,  Oct.  10th,  s.  u.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same.— 
The  letters  which  should  have  come  in  yesterday  are 
not  yet  ari-ived,  so  that  I  do  not  know  what  commands 
they  may  have  'orought  for  me.  The  Court  is  still  at 
Chambor,  but  it  removes  from  thence  to  Fouutainbleau 
upon  Monday  next,  whither  Monseigneur  le  Dauphin  is 
gone  this  day  to  meet  the  King.  The  late  Ligue 
betwixt  the  King  of  Denmark,  the  Elector  of  Branden- 
bourg,  and  the  Bishop  of  Mnnster,  occasions  much 
discourse  here,  and  variety  of  conjectures.  It  is  said  to 
be  for  maintaining  the  peace  of  the  Empire,  but  it  hath 
given  great  ajipreheusious  to  all  the  other  Princes  of 

L  1  4 


572 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION- 


Bart. 


Sir  tl,c  Empire,  because  of  the  consequences  -which  it  may 

F.  GEiJiAM,  jim-e,  in  particular  from  the  Bisho])  of  Muuster's  huing 
director  of  the  Circle  of  Westphalia. — News  from  Vienna. 
— .  .  .  The  Intenilaut  of  Poitou  hath  lately  signified  to 
the  miuieters  and  to  the  consistories  of  that  province  the 
names  of  all  those  who  have  been  converted,  to  the  end 
that  they  may  not  receive  them  any  more  into  their 
churches  under  pain  of  incurring  the  penalties  pre- 
scribed in  the  late  edicts  of  the  King.  The  same 
method  (it  is  said)  is  to  be  pursued  in  all  the  other 
provinces  of  this  kingdom. 

1682,  Oct.  14th,  s.  u.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mous'. 
d'Almague. — I  have  received  your  last,  in  which  you 
send  me  a  copy  of  a  placet  to  be  presented  to  the  Duke, 
of  which  I  approve  very  well,  and  shall  be,  tho'  if  it 
should  not  have  the  success  which  I  desire  it  most 
heartly  should  have,  I  hope  I  cau7iot  justly  be  blamed 
for  the  miscarriage,  when  I  have  done  all  that  lies  in 
me  to  make  it  succeed.  I  will  most  willingly  write  to 
the  Duke  and  in  the  most  pressing  terms  I  can  ;  but  that 
my  endeavours  may  have  the  better  effect  I  could  wish 
that  in  your  next  you  would  give  me  a  little  moi'e  light 
as  to  the  matter  of  the  service  which  you  propose  to  do 
him  under  hand  ;  ...  do  not  subscribe  your  name  to 
your  letter.  If  you  write  to  me  by  the  next  post,  your 
letter  will  be  here  time  euough  for  me  to  answer  it, 
before  the  Duke  comes  from  Newmarket,  for  I  had  a 
letter  from  him  by  the  last  post,  in  which  he  tells  me 
that  he  was  to  go  thither  with  the  King  on  Monday 
last,  and  that  they  were  to  stay  a  fortnight.  I  writ  to 
you  in  my  last  concerning  the  aft'air  of  Madm'.  de  Regny, 
I  am  sure  I  have  omitted  nothing  to  serve  her  here, 
whatever  may  be  thought  or  said  at  London.  I  shall 
obey  any  new  orders  which  are  sent  me  from  the  King  ; 
and  if  I  may  advise  you,  Madm".  la  Marquise  de  Regny 
should  oblige  those  who  speak  to  him  in  her  behalf  to 
desire  him  to  move  the  French  ambassador  in  it  (as  he 
often  doth  in  other  businesses)  that  so  by  our  joint  en- 
deavours in  this  Court  the  business  may  succeed  better. 
For  assure  yourself  (as  1  writ  to  the  Bishop  of  London) 
there  are  some  particular  resolutions  taken  in  this  case. 

1082,  Oct.  14th.  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Madame  la 
Marquise  de  Regny.     (French.) 

Iii82,  Oct.  14th.  E.  n..  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins. — There  are  no  news  at  present 
from  the  Court ;  the  King  is  expected  at  Fontainbleau 
this  night,  whither  I  intend  to  go  on  Monday  or  Tues- 
day next. — News  from  Vienna. — .  .  .  There  hath  been 
of  late  a  great  conspiracy  discovered  against  the  life  of 
the  Emperor.  It  is  for  this  reason  that  Strasoldo  hath 
been  recalled  from  Hungary,  and  immediately  arrested 
upon  his  arrival  at  Vienna.  It  is  said  that  a  great 
number  of  persons  of  quality  are  accused  of  the  design 
against  his  Imperial  Majesty,  but  the  purticalarities  of 
ii,  are  not  yet  public  here.  It  is  reported  thai  La 
Fayette  who  was  lately  irajirisoned  at  Vienna  had 
letters  found  about  him  which  related  to  this  conspiracy. 
.  .  .  — News  from  Turin. — The  affairs  of  this  Court  at 
Rome  go  very  ill.  and  the  difference  is  now  certainly 
at  a  very  great  height.  A  courier  is  lately  arrived  here 
from  thence  with  letters  of  the  2nd  current,  which  say 
that  upon  the  complaints  made  by  the  French  minister, 
that  Cardinal  Ottobon,  and  Cardinal  Azolini  had  senti- 
ments opposite  to  the  interests  of  France  in  the  matter 
of  the  Regale,  the  Pucpublic  of  Venice,  to  which  Card. 
Ottobon  is  a  subject,  had  sent  to  him  to  order  him  not 
to  concern  himself  any  more  in  that  aft'air  ;  which  pro- 
ceeding hath  so  offended  the  Pope,  that  he  hath  for- 
bidden Card.  Cibo  to  have  any  more  conferences  or 
commerce  with  Card  d'Estrees,  he  seeing  the  design  of 
France  to  deprive  him  of  tfiose  whom  he  takes  to  be  his 
beat  ministers.  He  hath  also  declared  that  if  the  affairs 
relating  to  the  Regale  in  France  be  not  settled  upon  the 
same  foot  they  have  lately  been,  and  if  the  late  acts  of 
the  assembly  of  the  clergy  be  nut  abolished,  he  will 
proceed  to  the  censure  of  those  propo.sitions,  and  some 
say  to  excommunication.  Mons'.  Heinsius,  Envoye 
Extraordinary  from  Holland,  is  every  day  expected  here. 
He  comes  expressly  upon  the  affair  of  Orange.  We 
liear  that  that  Prince  is  gone  to  Breda  to  confer  again 
with  the  Marquis  de  G-rana.  I  did  receive  his  Majesty's 
answer  to  the  Spanish  ambassador's  memorial  from 
Mr.  Wynne 

1082.  Oct.  24th,  s.  n..  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins.  I  have  received  two  oP  yours  of 
the  5tli  current,  s.  v.,  and  yesterday  one  of  the  9th. 
...  I  had  some  discourse  with  Mons'.  de  Croissy  aliout 
the  aflair  of  the  mediation  ;  he  told  me  that  the  King 
his  master  was  extreniel}'  well  Satisfied  with  the  late 
])roceeding  of  his  ^lajesty  my  master  in  that  matter, 
and  that  he  had  acted  and  advised  it  in  with  the  pru- 


dence and    the   tenderness   of   a   friend  and  a  father.         sm 

He  said  that  all  the  world  would    have   reason   to  be    F.  Geaham, 

astonished  if  the  King  of  Spain  did  not  readily  accept        -I^^kJ. 

of  the  proposal,  and  that  the  refusal  of  it  would  certainly 

have  very  ill  consequences,  for  his  master  was  ready  to 

demand  satisfaction  another  way  ;  that  the  S]:aniards 

were  not  in  a  condition  to  do  any  great  things,  and  that 

they  could  not  hope  to  have  any  great  assistance  from 

the  Emperor,  who  was  so  much  pressed  at  present  by 

the  Turks  on  the  side  of  Hungary,  which  the  Kiug  his 

master  regretted   as    much    as    anj'  one,  and  if  these 

differences  were  amicably  composed,  he  was  sure  that 

he  would  be  one  of  the   first  Princes  of  Christendom 

who  should  give  him  assistance  against  them.     I  told 

him  that  the  King  my  master  had  at  all  times  shewed 

his  inclinations  to  peace,  and    that    he    had  travailed 

more  than  any  one  to    work    a   good   and   true  peace 

betwixt  the  two  Crowns I  also,  according  to 

your  orders,  moved  him  for  the  King's  leave  to  Mons'. 
Rambour,  the  painter,  to  go  into  England,  and  also  for 
permission  to  Mad™''.  Cordin,  the  Queen's  laundress,  to 
continue  there.  I  shall,  upon  the  next  occasion,  move 
the  affairs  of  Mons'.  Justel,  and  Mons'.  Faubert,  in 
obedience  to  his  Majesty's  commands  by  yesterday's 
post.  I  return  you  my  most  humble  thanks  for  the 
copies  of  Mons'.  van  Beaninghen's,  and  the  Comte  de 
Thun's  memorial.  It  is  doubtless  a  good  and  a  pious 
design  of  his  Majesty  to  endeavour  to  prevent  that  the 
war  Ijreak  not  out  at  the  end  of  November;  and  I 
heartily  wish  that  it  may  have  success  and  that  Spain 
may  give  such  an  answer  as  may  tie  up  the  hands  of  the 
most  Clu-istian  King  ...  It  is  very  certain  that 
France  will  make  a  great  difficulty,  and  reasonably  too, 
to  proceed  to  the  naming  of  a  place  for  a  general  con- 
gress till  the  Spaniards  have  declared  themselves,  and 
in  plain  terms  accepted  the  offer,  which  I  wish  they  may 
do  speedily  to  prevent  those  inconveniences  which  may 
happen  to  themselves  and  others  when  hostilities  are 
once  begun  ....  The  last  letters  from  Rome  say  that 
the  Pope  persisteth  to  demand  of  the  most  Christian 
King  that  what  relateth  to  the  Regale  may  be  set  upon 
its  ancient  foot,  and  that  all  the  acts  of  the  clergy  may 
be  abolished.  Mons'.  Heiusins  is  expected  here  daily, 
to  make  instances  in  the  name  of  the  States  General 
about  the  affair  of  Oiange  ;  I  doubt  his  errand  will  not 
be  very  grateful  to  this  Court,  nor  his  success  great. 
Mons'.  Basin,  the  French  ambassador  in  Sweden,  hath 
left  Stockholm  without  having  an  audience;  and  it  is 
reported  here  that  the  Elector  of  Saxony  hath  promised 
to  enter  into  the  league  of  association  and  guarantee 
with  Sweden. 

1682,  Oct.  28th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Blathwait. — I  have  received  the  last  with  one  en- 
closed from  the  Duchess  of  Portsmouth  to  Madame  de 
Croisy,  which  I  delivered  at  Fountaiubleau  the  last  week 
where  the  Court  is  at  present,  and  will  continue  there 
a  fortnight  or  three  weeks  yet  ....  La  Fayette  (whom 
the  Envoye  of  France  hath  owneil  for  his  domestique, 
tho'  he  was  seized  upon  as  a  spy)  hath,  it  is  said,  been 
put  to  the  question,  and  contessod  all  with  which  he 
hath  been  charged,  which  hath  occasioned  an  order  to 
keep  Mons'.  Chasignet,  Couut  Mansfield's  Secretary 
now  in  the  Bastile,  more  close.  The  affairs  betwixt  this 
Court  and  Rome  are  far  from  being  accommodated,  the 
breach  grows  wider  every  day,  the  Pope  demanding 
that  the  propo.sitions  of  the  late  assembly  of  the  clergy 
should  be  abolished  here,  and  that  the  affair  of  the 
Regale  should  be  set  upon  its  ancient  foot,  otherwise 
its  said  he  threatens  excomiiinuication.  A  ligne  de- 
fensive betwixt  this  Crown  and  Savoy  is  late  concluded, 
the  subject  of  it  is  for  the  defence  of  Pignerol  and 
Casal. 

1082,  Oct.  28th,  s.  ii.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins. — The  ambassador  of  Savoy  doth 
not  yet  publicly  own  the  Ligue  said  to  be  concluded 
betwixt  this  King  and  his  master,  but  the  last  letters 
from  Turin  speak  very  particularly  of  it,  and  say  also 
that  it  is  believed  there  that  the  Duke  of  Mantua  is 
comprehended  in  it  .  .  .  The  Treaty  of  Alliance  be- 
twixt the  King  of  Denmark,  the  Elector  of  Branden- 
bourg,  and  the  Bisliojj  of  Munster,  was  certainly  signed 
the  14th  of  the  last  month,  to  the  great  satisfaction  of 
this  Court.  It  is  for  the  maintaining  the  peace  of  the 
Empire,  and  for  the  mutual  defence  of  their  estates 
and  countries  from  winter  quarters,  and  fiom  other 
vexaticma  ....  Letters  from  Vienna  of  the  1 1th  cur- 
rent advise  that  the  Turks  are  certainly  retired,  after 
having  left  10,000  men  with  Comte  Tekeli,  who  hath 
strongly  fortified  himself  in  tho  towns  of  the  mountains. 
He  hath  already  coined  money  with  the  inscription 
Amcricus  Duj-  Hnwjurkc,  and  hath  put  all  the  countries 


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near  him  under  contribution  ;  after  all  this  he  pretends 
'-*^"'  that  he  is  not  far  from  an  accommodation  with  the 
Emperor.  It  is  said  here  that  the  Swisses,  laying  aside 
the  diU'erences  and  late  disputes  amongst  them  about 
religion,  have  made  a  new  league  detiensive  for  the 
security  of  their  borders.  I  find  by  the  Dutch  Am- 
bassador that  Mons'.  Heinsius  will  not  be  here  so  soon 
as  he  was  expected,  if  be  came  at  all  ;  for  some  intima- 
tions have  been  given  under  hand  that  his  instances 
here  would  not  prevail,  nor  much  advantage  the  Prince 
of  Orange  ....  The  passports  arc  granted  for  Mons'. 
Bambonr,  the  painter,  and  for  the  Queen's  lauudi'ess, 
but  for  the  other  matter  relating  to  Madame  la  Marquise 
de  Regny  about  which  you  have  been  pleased  to  write 
to  me,  I  believe  what  she  desires  will  be  granted  with 
the  greatest  diiBculty  in  the  world,  if  it  be  at  all,  for  I 
believe  the  King  hath  some  exception  to  her  .  .  .  .lam 
very  ready  to  obey  his  Majesty's  commands  about 
Mons'.  Justel,  but  I  have  deferred  to  do  it  at  present, 
because  what  he  asks  is  not  necessary,  and  I  am  afraid 
may  be  of  ill  consequence  to  others  of  the  religion,  for  I 
am  certainly  informed  by  those  wh(j  are  obliged  to  know 
it,  that  those  who  are  Protestants  are  not  forbid  to  sell 
their  estates,  nor  Catholics  to  buy  them.  It  is  true 
there  hath  been  a  late  declaration  which  oonfirmeth  a 
former  of  the  year  1669,  which  makes  defence  to  all 
this  King's  subjects,  and  particularly  to  seamen,  from 
going  to  dwell  in  foreign  countries.  It  also  declareth 
that  all  alienations  which  shall  be  made  by  those  of  the 
religion  of  their  goods,  and  estates,  unless  they  actually 
stay  a  year  in  the  kingdom  after  such  alienation  is 
made,  are  not  valid.  It  is  also  true  that  this  declaration 
hath  been  enregistred  and  published  in  the  Parliament 
of  Normandy,  and  also  enregistred  in  the  Gretfe  of 
that  of  Paris  ;  but  it  is  true  too  that  notwithstanding 
the  em'egistrement  and  ])ublication  it  is  not  executed  in 
that  province,  and  that  they  buy  and  sell  there  as  freely 
as  before,  and  that  the  Inteudant  of  Roan,  by  the  order 
of  the  King,  hath  assured  them  that  they  may  do  so. 
In  the  Parliament  of  Paris  there  is  yet  less  difficulty 
because,  &c.  .  .  .  This  may  be  of  prejudice  to  others  of 
the  religion  as  well  as  to  Mons'.  Justel  himself,  for  it 
may  be  drawn  into  consequence,  and  brought  as  an 
exempt  against  them,  to  oblige  them  to  ask  leave  to  sell 
their  estates  when  they  are  not  now  bound  to  do,  and 
also  to  make  them  give  in  lists  of  their  fortunes,  and  to 
leave  what  part  of  them  the  King  pleaseth  unsold,  as  a 
pledge  of  their  return,  if  they  design  at  any  time  to 
retire  out  of  the  kingdom.  If  Mons'.  Justel  will  be 
pleased  to  reflect  upon  this,  he  will  find  it  not  vinreason- 
able,  but  if  he  still  desires  that  application  should  be 
made  to  the  King.  I  shall  very  readily  do  it,  and  I 
believe  the  thing  will  be  granted  with  no  great  difficulty. 
1682,  Oct.  31st,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Wynne.  .  .  .  All  people  here  have  great  expectations  of 
what  the  Spaniards  resolution  may  be  in  the  matter  of 
the  mediation  offered.  I  wish  it  may  be  such  as  may 
prevent  a  war,  for  which  this  King  is  very  well  prepared. 
It  is  now  confirmed  from  Italy  that  the  Duke  of  Mantua 
is  comprehended  in  the  late  league  concluded  betwixt 
this  Court  and  Savoy,  there  being  an  article  in  it  by 
which  they  oblige  themselves  to  maintain  the  Treaty  of 
Casall  .  .  .  .  Le  Pere  le  Brevel  de  I'oratoire,  and  10  or 
12  Jansenists  have  lately  been  arrested  at  Roan  for 
having  been  privy  to  the  bringing  in  of  several  prohi- 
bited books,  lately  printed  in  Holland,  relating  to  the 
Regale,  by  the  way  of  Normandy.  .  .  . 

1682,  Nov.  -tth.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jen- 
kins. The  letters  from  "Vienna  of  the  18th  of  the  last 
month  say  that  Comte  Tekeli  had  sent  his  secretary  to 
the  Palatine  of  Hungary,  to  negotiate  a  cessation  of 
Arms,  and  to  propose  on  his  part  to  put  the  Emperor 
again  in  possession  of  the  towns  of  the  mountains.  .  .  . 
— News  from  Berlin. — It  is  advised  from  Rome  that 
notwithstanding  the  present  state  of  affairs,  the  Pope  is 
resolved  to  send  les  linnc/es  [linges  ?]  hcniis  to  the  Duke 
de  Bonrgoyne,  which  is  an  honour  not  before  done  to 
'■^  tho.se  Dukes  ;  they  are  to  be  brought  by  a  nuncio  which 
■  will  serve  as  a  preliminary  towards  the  concluding  and 
accommodating  of  that  difi'ereuce  betwixt  the  two  Courts. 
.  .  .  Mons'.  Colbert  hatli  ordered  upon  Monday  last 
100,000  crowns  to  be  remitted  to  Rochelle  for  carrying 
on  the  works  at  the  Isle  of  Rhe  and  Rochfort,  but  the 
greatest  part  is  ordered  for  the  first.  He  hath  also  de- 
manded of  the  farmers  and  receivers-general  20ndllions 
of  livres  for  the  end  of  the  month. 

1682,  Nov.  -1th,  8.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
I  have  received  your  cypher,  which  I  desire  Mr.  Wynne 
by  the  last  post  to  intimate  to  you ;  I  shall  obey  the 
command  in  it  and  shall  not  be  wanting  to  use  all  endea- 
vours to  find  out  the  bottom  of  that  business  ...  I 

u    84062. 


cannot.  Sir.  but  take  notice  to  yon  of  the  barbarous  treat-         Sih 

mcnt  of  (loor  Mr.  Dolben,  by  some  officious  person  who    ^■^'^^'Iam, 

hath  very  falsely  represented  his  behaviour  here  to  his  — -' 

father.     Were  anything  of  that  here  true  which  hath 

been  said  of  him  1  am  sure  I  should  have  known  it  early 

enough,  and  not  iailed  to  have  given  him  the  best  advice 

that  I  could,  and  if  he  would  not  have  taken  it,  I  shciuld 

have  lieen  the  first  man  who  should  have  acquainted  my 

Lord  of  Rochester  with  it  in  friendship  and  justice.     I 

should  have  thought  myself  obliged.     I  believe  nothing 

of  what  hath  been  said  of  him  is  true,  and  except  when 

he  comes  to  me,  or  goes  to  his  fencing  master,  he  never 

sets  his  foot  in  this  Pauxbourg.  .  .   . 

1682,  Nov,  7th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  (The  same  to  sameP). — 
News  from  Vienna  and  Milan. —  .  .  .  The  affair  of 
Orange  is  (I  related  it  to  you  in  my  last)  to  preserve  to 
the  house  of  Longueville  its  rights  and  actions  since  the 
year  1531,  when  it  i)retends  that  the  substitution  made  in 
favour  of  the  children  of  Alice  de  Chalon  did  begin  to 
take  place.  I  hope  by  the  next  post  to  send  you  a  copy  of 
the  arrest,  and  also  a  memoire  instructif  concerning  it.  A 
report  hath  run  here  these  eight  days,  and  is  3et  very 
strong,  tho'  I  dare  not  write  it  for  a  truth,  that  Mons'. 
hath  received  a  letter  from  the  Queen  of  S]jain,  which 
intimates  to  him  that  after  all  the  endeavours  she  hath 
used  to  make  his  Catholic  Maj  esty  to  accept  the  mediation 
of  the  King  our  master  she  hath  not  been  able  to  prevail. 

1682.  Xov.  11th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  —  The  same  to  the 
same.  .  .  .  The  Court  continues  at  Fontainblean  till 
Monday,  from  whence  it  removes  to  \'ersailles,  some  say 
the  King  may  stay  some  days  with  Mons'.  at  St.  Cloud. 
News  from  Turin  ...  I  cannot  yet  get  a  copy  of  the 
arrest  relating  to  the  affairs  of  Orange,  but  the  account 
1  gave  you  of  it  is  true.  I  was  told  the  last  night  by 
one  who  is  seldom  mistaken,  and  this  morning  it  is  con- 
firmed to  me,  that  a  courier  within  these  three  days  is 
dispatched  to  Francfort  with  orders  to  the  Plenipoten- 
tiaries of  this  King  there,  to  break  ott'  all  conferences, 
if  the  Plenipotentiaries  of  the  Emperor  do  not  accept  of 
the  proposition  of  an  accommodation,  and  to  retire  them- 
selves.— News  from  Vienna — and  Stockholm.  .  .  .  News 
from  Berlin. — A  postscript  to  the  foregoing  letter.  I  have 
just  now  sent  to  the  post  hotise  for  my  letters  again, 
this  being  the  third  day,  and  1  am  answered  that  they 
are  not  come,  tho'  I  am  very  well  assured  that  several 
people  had  their  letters  yesterday ,  nor  do  I  exjieot  them 
to-morrow,  because  the  ministers  are  not  come  from 
Pontaineblean  till  night.  I  hope  there  is  nothing  of 
great  consequence  in  them,  so  that  their  curiosity  will 
not  be  much  satisfied,  but  the  proceeding  is  a  little 
extraordinary,  and  such  as  I  believe  people  do  not  meet 
with  on  our  side.  Mons'.  (Fromont)  particularly,  a  con- 
siderable, (Banquier)  had  an  accumpt  by  Monday's 
letters  (whether  true  or  false  I  know  not)  of  the  loss 
of  a  gi'eat  English  merchant  man  in  the  mouth  of  the 
Thames,  which  makes  the  complaint  just  enough. 

On  the  same  page  is  pinned  a  short  note  in  French, 
endorsed  ''Pour  Monsieur  Godet."  Sir,  we  have  not 
received  any  letters  from  London  but  other  private 
])ersons  iiave  had  some,  since  they  have  had  intelligence 
from  Mons'.  P.  Formont  of  the  loss  of  this  great  Eng- 
lish ship  at  the  mouth  of  the  Thames  worth  l,700,000i. 
1  know  nothing  else  at  present,  being  so  busy  as  not  to 
be  able  to  reply  to  yours.  Send  me  back  the  bearer  by 
■t  o'clock  p.m.  I  may  have  something  to  inform  yon. 
I  am.  Arc.  the  11th  Nov.  1682. 

1682,  Nov.  14th,  8.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Wynne. — I  received  yours  of  Oct.  the  26th,  o.  s.,  for 
which  I  return  you  many  thanks.  The  news  in  it  of 
the  election  of  Sir  Will.  Pritchard  was  very  acceptable 
to  me,  and  to  all  those  who  love  the  King's  aftairs  here. 
I  must  intreat  you  to  excuse  my  not  writing  to  Mr.  Sec- 
retary by  this  post,  and  to  give  him  my  most  humble 
service.  I  thought  to  have  sent  him  the  project  of  the 
Arrest  in  the  afl:air  of  Orange,  which  is  not  yet  pub- 
lished, but  I  believe  he  may  have  had  before  this  time. 
P.S.  Be  pleased  to  tell  Mr.  Secretary  that  the  memoire 
for  the  fonds  of  this  month  will  be  given  out  on  Monday- 
next,  and  that  this  day  or  to-morrow  will  go  by  n.iture 
200,0O0L  for  Flanders. 

1682,  Nov.  18th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — Recommends  Mons'.  Dalmagne  the 
bearer.  .  .  . 

1682,  Nov.  i8th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Pi-eston  to  Lord 
Marqaesse  of  Halifax,  when  made  Lord  Privy  Seal— If 
I  do  not  so  early  as  other  people  congratulate  with  your 
lordship  upon  the  subject  of  his  Majesty's  late  grace 
and  favour  to  you,  it  is  not  because  I  am  less  rejoiced 
at  it,  or  that  I  take  less  part  in  all  the  good  fortune 
which  may  arrive  to  you  than  others  do,  but  because  I 
was  loath  to  importune  your  lordship  or  to  take  up  any 

Mm 


2V^ 


Hl&TOKTOAL   MANUSCRIPTS   OOMMiSMON  : 


SIB 
.  GraSau. 
Babt. 


of  that  time  which  1  know  you  spend  so  usefully  m  the 
service  of  the  Kiu','  and  of  the  public  ...  I  found 
yesterday  by  Mons\  de  Cioissy  that  they  have  had 
nothing  yet  from  Spain  touching  the  proposal  to  the 
King,  and  that  it  iri  the  opinion  of  this  Coni-t  that  no 
very  direct  an.s\vci-  is  at  present  to  be  expected,  which 
hath  doubtless  made  this  King  already  take  his  resolu- 
tions and  measures  for  the  beginning  of  the  next  month. 
Yu?t  fonds  of  money  and  unusual  sums  are  jirepanng. 
The  ambassadors  of  France  at  Francfort  are  already 
making  up  their  baggage,  and  putting  thcinselves  mto 
an  estate  lo  ])art  immediately  upon  the  expiration  of  the 
terms  if  the  .Spaniards  still  continue  in  the  opinion  they 
liave  lately  been,  so  that  as  things  look  at  present  it  is 
dillicult  to  imagine  how  :i  rupture  can  be  prerented.  1 
am  very  glad  to  hear  that  things  go  so  well  with  us  at 
home,  and  that  his  Majesty  hiith  received  so  good  satis- 
faction in  the  elections  of  London.  ... 

1G«2,  Nov.  18th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.- By  the  discourse  which  I  had 
yesterday  at  Versailles  with  Mons'.  de  Croissy  I  fand 
that  this  Court  hath  yet  had  no  account  from  Spain  of 
any  rci^olntions  taken  there  concerning  the  proposition 
lately  made  to  them,  nor  that  at  present  they  do  expect 
:inv  direct  one,  so  that  I  question  not  but  that  measures 
are  taken  here  for  the  beginning  of  the  next  mouth.— 
Xews  from  Turin.— The  atiairs  betwixt  this  Court  and 
|{ome  seem  at  present  to  be  in  a  little  better  posture 
than  lately.  It  is  said  that  the  Pope  intends  to  send  a 
magnificent  present  to  the  Due  de  Bourgogne,  and  tliat 
the°Nonce  who  brings  it  shall  reside  here.  But  this 
wants  confirmation.  The  Genoese  hath  been  long  under 
apprehensions  of  the  designs  of  this  King  against  them, 
biit  of  late  they  seem  to  have  some  good  hopes  because 
of  some  civilities  that  have  lately  passed  betwixt  the  Duo 
de  Morleiuar  at  his  entrance  wit  h  the  French  gaily  es  into 
their  port,  and  them.— News  from  Vienna  and  Stock- 
holm ...  It  is  said  that  the  Due  of  Zell  u])on  aiiplica- 
lions  made  to  him  by  the  Duke  of  Gottorpe  hath 
answered  that  he  would  not  wholly  declare  himself 
against  the  King  of  Denmark  till  he  had  adjusted  his 
nieasures  with  Sweden.  Orders  are  given  out  here  to 
procure  all  the  letters  of  exchange  which  can  be  had  for 
Italy.  The  memoire  of  the  fonds  cannot  be  had  before 
the  next  post.  Having  received  the  last  week  another 
letter  from  poor  Mr."  Whiting  of  Lisle,  that  he  is 
threatened  anew  to  have  the  late  violences  acted  over 
again  for  the  payment  of  a  pension  to  his  daughter.  I 
spoke  yesterday  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy  in  it,  and  desired 
that  all  violent" pursuits  against  him  might  be  stopped 
at  present,  he  continuing  to  be  still  subject  to  his 
natural  Prince,  having  taken  no  letters  of  naturalization, 
aud  so  not  obliged  to  laws  made  for  the  subjects  of 
France ;  lie  seemed  to  receive  the  matter  favourably 
enough,  and  hatli  promised  me  to  move  the  King  in  it, 
and  to  give  me  a  speedy  answer.  I  also  moved  him  in 
the  business  of  Mr.  Long  (as  I  have  had  former  instruc- 
tion to  do)  having  received  several  letters  from  him 
about  it ;  and  desired  tliat  he  would  move  the  King  to 
make  him  1)6  acknowledged  consul  of  the  English  nation 
at  Marseilles,  he  having  had  his  Majesty's  commission 
to  exercisi-  that  function  a  long  time.  He  hath  promised 
me  to  acquaint  the  King  with  it  ui)on  the  first  0])portu- 
nity ;  Ijut  he  said  that  the  I'rench  had  no  consuls  in 
Kngland,  and  he  did  not.  think  it  more  necessary  for 
tr.ade  that  the  English  should  have  in  this  kingdom.  I 
fold  him  that  the  great  number  of  Englisli  negotiants 
residing  in  this  country,  and  particularly  in  Marseilles, 
made  it  very  neci^ssary  to  have  consuls  established  there, 
and  in  otherports  also,  and  therefore  I  hope  no  difficulty 
would  be  made  in  this  business. 

1682,  Nov.  21st,  8.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
Thos.  Cutler. — I  received  yours  of  the  fourth  current, 

B.  v I  have  enclosed  according  to  your  desire  a 

certificate  of  your  being  knighted,  but  I  do  not  know 
whether  the  form  will  please  the  heraulds  or  not  .  .  .  1 
pray  present  my  most  humble  service  to  Sir  Robert 
Atkins,  and  let  him  know  that  I  am  very  glad  to  hear 
of  his  safe  return  into  England. 

A  copy  of  the  certificate  is  jiinned  on  the  same  ]iage 
as  the  letter  aud  signed  by  Lord  Preston. — "  These  are 
"  to  certifie  that  1  was  ijnsent  in  his  Majesties  bed- 
"  chamber  at  Whitehall,  when  heewas  pleased  to  confer 
"  the  honour  of  knighthood  upon  Sir  Thomas  Cutler. 
"  and  that  I  saw  it  done.  In  witnesse  whereof  I  have 
"  hereunto  sett  my  hand  and  seah'  at  Paris  this  21st 
"  day  of  Nov(;mber,  st.  no.,  1682,  Preston."  By  order 
of  his  lord.shi]) :  Row.  Tempest. 

1082,  Nov.2l8t,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Sec- 
retary Jenkins. — 1  have  at  last  procured  a  copy  of  the 
Airi:<l  given  in  the  affair  of  Orange,  but  it  is  not  as  yet 


published  according  to  form;  1  was  in  some  doubt 
whether  or  not  to  send  it,  because  here  is  a  report  that 
the  cujiy  of  it  with  the  genealogy  of  the  Dukes  of 
Longueville  have  been  sent  o\er  from  hence  to  his  Ma- 
jesty. I  shall  observe  to  yon  that  towards  the  end  of  it 
you  will  find  these  words  et  neaiit  moins  requeroit  que- 
ls ferme  (le  Soui-eririntc  Sfc.  neroit  raye ;  \\\>o\\  which 
this  interpretation  is  pui,  that  the  King  doth  not 
now  set  up  a  new  title  to  the  sovereignty  of  Orange  as 
some  people  who  do  not  so  well  understand  the  ali'air 
would  persuade  themselves ;  but  that  the  truth  is,  that 
as  the  pretensions  which  the  King  hath  upon  that 
sovereignty  as  Comte  of  Provence,  aud  Daupliiii  of 
Viennois,  have  not  yet  ever  been  judged  en  dvruicr  rcs- 
sort,  the  Parliaments  of  Provence,  and  Dauphine,  to 
which  heretofore  all  appeals  from  judgments  given  in 
the  Courts  of  Orange  lay,  have  ever  protested  against 
all  acts  which  might  derogate  from  tlie  sovereignty  of 
the  King,  aud  of  the  Grand  Conseil,  whicli  since  the 
year  1631  hath  ahvays  taken  cognizance  of  the  difl'er- 
ences  arising  betwixt  the  contending  families,  &c.  .  . 
Letters  from  Holland  of  the  l.jth  say  that  the  States 
General  are  now  anew  resolved  to  send  Mons'.  Hensius 
hither,  with  the  character  of  Ambassador  Extraordinary ; 
that  they  are  daily  considering  of  his  instructions,  which 
will  be  principally  to  endeavour  the  preservation  of  the 
peace,  and  to  make  strong  instances  in  the  affair  of 
Orange,  &c.  .  .  .  People  here  seem  to  think  that  the 
blows  of  Luxembourg  is  already  begun,  since  the 
countiy  people  have  been  forbid  to  carry  in  any  forage, 
and  since  the  troops  quartered  on  that  side  are  already 
either  actually  marching  or  in  a  condition  to  march.  It 
is  reported  also  that  a  courier  is  disjiatched  to  Francfort 
with  orders  to  the  plenipotentiaries  of  this  King  to  pro- 
pose a  continuation  of  the  term  till  the  last  day  of  the 
next  month ;  but  besides  that  the  marching  of  the 
troops,  and  this  seems  to  be  a  contradiction.  I  have 
some  reason  to  believe  that  there  are  no  such  orders 
sent. — Italian  News. —  .  .  .  Mons'.  de  la  Fnentc,  the 
ambassador  of  Spain,  hath  twice  demanded  his  Congo 
of  tiie  King  within  these  few  days,  but  hath  not  as  yet 
had  any  answer  .  .  .  The  fonds  for  the  next  mouth  for 
the  exti-aordinaries  of  war  are  these  ...  I  have  had  a 
complaintmade  to  me  by  some  merchants  of  the  Isles  of 
Jersey  and  Guernsey,  that  whereas  time  out  of  mind 
they  have  trafficed  with  this  nation  in  stockings,  and 
other  manufactories  of  wool  and  silk,  and  have  always 
had  liberties,  after  they  had  made  their  markets  here, 
aud  bought  commodities  which  they  usually  carried 
home,  to  carry  the  remainder  of  their  jnonoy  in  specie 
home  with  them  without  ever  being  stopped  under 
pretext  of  any  edict  forbiddiug  the  exporting  of  gold  or 
silver  out  of  the  kingdom,  it  nevertheless  happened 
that  t'other  day,  embarking  themselves  at  the  port  of 
Coutainville,in  Normandy,  in  a  little  vessel,  with  several 
bags  of  silver  with  them,  they  were  arrested,  aud  their 
money  seized  by  the  ofticers  of  the  Douanne,  and  yet 
detained  by  them.  They  desired  me  to  make  instances 
for  them  at  Court,  which  with  his  Majesty's  leave  I 
shall  willingly  do,  because  I  believe  their  case  hard,  and 
their  complaint  just.  They  have  already  given  a  reqaete 
to  the  King,  but  as  yet  have  had  no  answer,  &c.  •  •  •  • 
Lord  Preston  cites  the  second  and  third  Articles  of  the 
Treaty  of  Commerce  concluded  fietwixt  the  two  Crowns, 
the  24th  of  Feb.  1677.  .  .  .  1  do  not  clearly  comprehend 
his  Majesty's  commands  concerning  Capt.  O'Connor. 
Be  pleased  in  your  next  to  let  me  know  whether  it  be 
intended  that  I  propose  anything  in  his  behalf  or  only 
that  1  should  countenance,  and  own  him,  as  one  for 
whom  his  Majesty  hath  a  regard  upon  any  occasion 
which  may  be  for  his  advantage. 

1682,  Nov.  27th,  s,  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the 
same. — The  bearer  thereof,  Mons'.  Achtausen,  the  Duke 
of  Holstein's  Envoye  iu  this  Court,  being  commanded  by 
hia  master  to  pass  into  England  ui)on  his  affairs,  hath 
desired  me  to  recommend  him  to  the  favour  and  protec- 
tion which  I  take  the  confidence  to  do,  as  being  a  person 
of  singular  worth  and  merit. 

1682.  Nov.  27.  s.  u..  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  his 
brother,  Col.  Grahme.  —  Recommends  the  Ijearer, 
Mons'.  Achtausin,  Envoye  to  the  Duke  of  ilolstein  in  this 
Ciourt.  .  .  . 

1682,  Nov.  28tli,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Pre.ston  to  the 
Bishop  of  Rochester.  .  .  .  lean  with  a  great  deal  of 
satisfaction  confirm  to  your  lordship  that  true  account 
which  I  gave  to  Mr.  Secretary  of  Mr.  Dolben.  .  .  . 

ir'82,  Nov.  28th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Marquis  of  Queensborough. — A  complimentary 
letter. — He  is  glad  to  ex]u-ess  his  gratitude  to  the  i\lar- 
quis.  but  all  the  service  he  can  jiayLord  Dumlangrick 


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Sir         and  his  brother   ought  to   be  charged  upon  uo  other 
^iET*"'   account  than  their  own  worth. 
—  ■  1682,  Nov.  28th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Capt. 

O'Conner.  —  ....  I  have  received  by  two  seveml 
posts  his  Majesty's  commands  concerning  you  by  Mi-. 
Secretary  Jenkins,  which  I  shall  with  much  satisfaction 
obey,  but  defer  to  do  so  (according  to  your  desire)  till 

your  arrival,  which  I  ho]ie  will  be  soon 

1682,  Nov.  28th,  s.  u.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Jlr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — The  post  which  should  have  been 
here  yesterday  is  not  yet  arrived.  By  that  before  I 
received  his  Majesty's  commands  concerning  ^Mous'. 
Ammonet,  which  I  shall  obey  so  soon  as  I  am  applied 
to  here  by  an}-  one  from  him.  The  Dutch  ambassador 
hath  sent  to  me  several  times  to  know  if  I  had  received 
any  order  in  the  aft'air  of  (.(range,  which  maketh  me 
believe  that  if  application  hath  not  been  already  made 
to  his  Majesty  for  the  employing  his  offices  with  the 
most  Christian  King  in  it.  the  Prince,  or  the  States  de- 
sign soon  to  do  it.  1  have,  therefore,  been  more  careful 
to  know  the  true  state  of  the  case,  and  the  reason  and 
ground  of  thi.'i  Kin'.^'s  pretensions,  that  his  Majesty  may 
be  rightly  informed,  and  having  the  whole  matter  before 
him,  may  Ijetter  know  how  to  take  his  measures.  In 
my  last  I  sent  you  the  arrest  given  in  this  business, 
and  also  some  account  of  his  most  Christian  Majesty's 
pretensions  to  be  sovereign  of  that  principality,  but 
since  I  have  informed  myself  farther  of  that  matter,  and 
can  give  you  this  account  which  followeth  : — The  King 
as  Comte  of  Provence  pretends  to  fealty  and  homage 
from  the  Princes  of  Orange.  The  condition  of  this 
treaty  was,  that  if  the  said  sum  was  not  paid  in  the 
time  limited,  the  Comte  de  Provence  should  remit  to 
the  Prince  his  fealty  and  homage.  The  Princes  of 
Orange  pretend  that  the  sum  hath  not  been  paid,  but 
in  answer  to  that  here  it  is  said  that  it  may  be  proved 
that  it  bath  been  offered  and  refused,  and  that  besides 
that  this  contract  should  be  null,  for  several  reasons 
out;  of  their  law,  which  it  were  too  long  here  to  deduce. 
— He  goes  into  the  history  of  Orange. — .  .  .  .  We  have 
the  assurance  of  his  Majesty's  orders  to  his  plenipoten- 
tiaries at  Ratisbon  to  continue  there,  and  to  receive  till 
the   first   of   Felj.    next    all    propositions   which    may 

tbe  made  to  him  for  the  establishing  of  peace,  and  a 
perfect  intelligence  betwixt  him  and  the  empire.  A 
courier  which  arrived  the  other  day  from  Moutpellier 
hath  brought  the  news  of  the  arrest  of  the  Parliament 
of  Tholouze  being  published  there,  ordering  the  demo- 
lition of  the  teni])le  of  that  place,  and  yesterday  an 
English  gent,  was  arrested  here,  being  accused  of 
a  conspiracy  against  the  King,  and  of  holding  corre- 
spondence prejudicial  to  his  service  with  some  of  the 
Protestants  of  Languedoc.  He  was  sent;  the  last  night 
to  the  Bastile,  and  his  papers  were  seized  by  the  Lifv- 
tenant- Genera  I  ile  Police,  and  .sent  to  Versailles,  and  his 
doors  were  sealed  up.  He  goes  by  the  name  of  Charle- 
ton  here,  and  hath  lived  near  6  years  at  Moutpellier, 
but  his  true  name  is  Courteiue.  and  he  is  heir  to  Sir 
Willm.  Coui-teine,  and  lo  liis  broken  fortune,  upon 
which  account  he  hath  been  forced  to  travaille  here  and 
conceal  his  name.  Mons'.  Achtausen  the  Duke  of  Hol- 
stein's  Envoye  in  this  Court  was  with  me  the  last  night 
to  acquaint  me  that  he  hal  received  the  orders  of  bis 
master  to  pass  into  England  upon  his  affairs  and  to  con- 
tinue some  weeks  there  ....  I  suppo.se  it  is  to  desire 
his  JJajesty  to  interpose  his  offices  with  the  King  of 
Dauemark  on  his  behalf,  who  now  presseth  him  very 
hardly  in  his  country. 

P.S.  (In  Lord  Preston's  handwriting.)  Since  the  finish- 
ing of  my  letter  1  am  told  that  the  charge  against  Mr. 
Charleton  is  high  :  but  that  it  is  kept  very  secret,  and 
also  that  if  Mr.  Hamden  the  younger  had  been  here 
still  he  would  have  also  been  seized  upon  the  same 
account.  I  know  he  hath  been  thro'  all  Switzerland, 
and  a  great  part  of  Germany  and  of  Prance,  with  the 
Protestants  of  which  places  he  may  have  entertained  a 

correspondence 

1682,    Dec.   2nd,   s.   n.,   Paris.  —  The    same    to   the 
same. — I  was  yesterday  at  Versailles,  and  I  found  by 
[.  discourse  with  Mons'.  de  Croissy  that  what  his  Majesty 

I  was  pleased  to  jjropose  by  Mons'.  Barillon  was  not  ill 

■  received.     I  governed  myself  in  what  I  said  by  your 

directions.  He  told  me  he  coald  not  then  acquaint  me 
with  the  resolution  of  the  King  his  master  in  that  affair, 
but  that  at  night  he  would  receive  his  orders  and  dis- 
patch a  courier  this  day  to  Mens',  de  Barillon.  He  said 
in  general,  that  he  knew  great  consideration  would 
always  be  had  in  thi.s  Court  for  whatever  his  Majesty 
should  propose,  and  expressed  himself  so,  that  I  believe 
before  this  comes  to  your  hands  you  will  hear  by  this 
French  ambassador  that  a  delay  is  accorded.  .  .  . 


1682,   Dec.   6th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston    to  the  Sik 

Earl  of  Arlington. — I  have  received  the  honour  of  your    *'•  ^^gx*^"' 
lordship's  of  the  13th  of  Nov.,  s.  v.,  and  in  it  your  com-  — ' 

mands  concerning  Mons'.  Ammonet,  with  which  I  shall 
endeavour  to  comply  [when]  good  opportunity  I  shall 
have.  When  he  first  petitioned  the  King  our  master  in  this 
afi'air.  he  might  have  sold  any  part  of  his  estate  hvi\- 
without  asking  leave  ;  for  tlio'  there  hath  been  an  edict 
prohibiting  Protestants  to  sell  their  estates,  and  Catholics 
to  bny  them,  it  was  only  enregistred  in  the  Grelfe  of 
the  Parliament  of  Paris,  but  never  published,  so  that  it 
had  not  the  force  of  a  law ;  but  since  within  these  three 
days  the  case  is  altered,  for  by  an  arrest  of  this  Parlia- 
ment publication  hath  been  made  of  the  edict  before- 
mentioned,  and  no  one  of  the  religion  can  either  sell  or 

buy  without  permission 

1682,  Dec.  5th,  s.  n..  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  have  received  your  last  of  the 
20th  of  Nov.,  s.  v.,  and  in  it  his  Majesty's  commands 
concerning  the  merchants  and  inhabitants  of  the  Isles 
of  Jersey  and  txuernsey,  which  1   shall  obey  upon  the 

first  0)iportunity  I  have — News  from  Vienna. 

1682,  Dec.  9th.  s.  n.  The  same  to  the  same. — The 
post  which  should  have  been  here  upon  Monday  is 
not  yet  arrived. — News  from  Vienna  and  Italy. — .  .  .  . 
Mons'.  Mayererone.  the  Env  iy(''  of  Danemarke,  made  me 
a  visit  the  other  day,  and  after  some  discourse,  I  found 
it  was  to  sound  me  concerning  the  voyage  of  Mons'. 
Achtausen  into  England.  He  told  me,  he  was  informed 
that  his  Majesty  was  sending  an  Envoye  into  Danemarke  ; 
1  told  him  I  had  not  heard  of  it,  but  that  if  his  afl'airs 
requii'ed  it  it  might  very  well  be.  Ho  told  me  he  heard 
that  it  would  be  at  the  instance  of  the  Duke  of  Holsteiu, 
whose  Envoye  was  gone  into  England  to  desire  his 
Majesty  to  interpose  his  offices  towards  the  accommo- 
dating of  matters  betwixt  the  King  his  master  and  the 
Duke.  I  answered  that  Mons'.  Achtausen  was  gone 
into  England,  but  that  I  knew  nothing  of  his  commis- 
sion.— Their  conversation  on  the  subject 

16is2,  Dec.  12th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Clarendon. — .  .  .  .  The  bearer,  our  good  friend 
doctor  Turner,  I  suppose  will  have  recounted  to  you  the 
many  disasters  of  his  journey  from  this  place.  1  pitied 
him  a?  he  knoweth  upon  many  accounts,  but  I  did  not 
think  that  his  misfortunes  would  have  been  so  many  as 
I  hear  they  have  been.  We  seem  here  to  think  of  no 
business  .  .  .  Postscript.  Since  1  have  ended  my  letter 
I  am  assured  the  voyage  of  the  Oomte  de  B,oy  to  Dane- 
marke is  by  the  order  of  the  King  retarded  for  some 
time,  some  new  measures  being  taken. 

1682,  Dec.  12th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  his 
brother  Mr.  Fargus  Grahme. — .  .  .  Mr.  ^Vigan  hath 
spoken  to  me  about  a  very  ingenious  young  man, 
Mr.  Mercator.  who  is  in  Mr.  Bridge's  offices,  under 
Coll.  Leg  in  the  Ordinance.  He  is  son  to  the  famous 
mathematician  of  that  name  ;  and  if  my  Lord  Burford 
comes  over,  if  any  employment  could  be  found  for  him 
under  him,  it  might  do  well.   .   .   . 

1682.  Dec.  12th,  s.  n..  Paris.  Lord  I'rcston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  wonder  to  find  by  your  last  that 
the  courier  dispatched  to  Mons'.  Barillon  with  this  King's 
resolution  concerning  the  prolongation  of  the  term 
should  be  so  long  behmd  the  mad,  for  Mons'.  de  Croissy 
promised  me  to  dispatch  him  the  next  day,  and  1  believe 
he  did  so.  I  question  not  but  that  he  arrived  soon  after 
that  jour  letters  came  away.  1  received  your  cypher 
of  the  2Mr.l  of  Nov.,  st.  ve.,  for  which  I  return  you  my 
humble  thanks.  I  cannot  find  by  the  discourses  which 
I  have  had  with  the  Spanish  ministers  here  any  great 
inclination  towards  the  accepting  of  the  arbitrage 
offered  by  his  Majesty,  the  great  aim  of  the  allies  is 
once  to  engage  him  in  a  war,  and  then  to  give  him  as 
little  assistance  as  they  can.  For  their  great  maxime 
is  that  England  is  rich,  and  that  it  ought  to  bleed 
in  its  turn  as  well  as  other  estates :  but  as  his  Ma- 
jesty hath  long  known  their  design  so  he  knows  very 
well  how  to  frustrate  it.  The  last  letters  from  JIadrid 
by  the  ordinary  bring  the  news  of  the  acceptation  of 
the  propositions  made  by  his  Majesty  under  the  condi- 
tions declared  Ijefore  by  the  ministers  of  Spain  in 
England  and  Holland  ;  but  yet  there  are  some  par- 
ticular advices  which  give  some  occasion  to  believe  that 
the  arbitrage  of  the  King  our  master  will  be  accepted, 
if  in  a  little  time  no  other  conditions  can  be  obtained. 
This  advice  is  confirmed  also  from  Amsterdam,  by 
letters  of  the  7th  of  this  month,  which  add  further,  that 
a  remise  is  very  soon  to  be  made  from  Spain  into  the 
low  countries  of  600,000  crowns,  and  that  50,00o  crowns 
were  already  sent  to  the  Princes  of  Luxeubourg.  An 
ambassador  extraordinary  from  Holland  begins  now 
again  to  be  expected  here,  because  wo  hear  from  thence 

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siK         that  the  deputies  of  the  States  general  are  assembled  to 

F.Graham,   jyiiherato  upon  his  iustrnctions 

^'  ltS82,  Deo.  lOth.  s.  n.,  Taris.     (The  same  to  the  same.) 

1  -n-ent  yesterday  to  Versailles  with  a  resolutiou  to  move 
Mons'.  "de  Croissy  in  the  ati'aire  of  the  merchants  of 
Jersey.  At  my  arrival  1  found  them  there,  and  they 
told  me  that  thev  having  presented  a  rc(|ueste  at  their 
first  arrival!  to'  Mens',  t'olliert  had  yesterday  this 
answer  to  it  from  one  of  his  Commis. ;  that  the  demand 
which  they  had  made  of  having  the  money  seized  by 
the  officers  of  the  Customs  at  Coutainville  in  Normandy 
restored  to  them  was  not  granted  ;  and  without  giving 
any  other  reason  for  that  refusall,  thn'  asked,  their 
petition  was  again  put  into  their  hands. — Lord  Preston's 
conversation  with  AI.  de  Croissy  on  the  subject. — .  .  .  . 
1  have  latelv  received  letters  from  Sir  John  Lanier  and 
from  Sir  Philip,  and  Sir  Edward  Cartaret,  who  all 
assure  me  that  without  the  continuation  of  this  liberty 
those  islands  cannot  trade,  and  conseciuently  not  snlj- 
sist  .  .  .  Mr.  Charleton  was  on  Sunday  last  released 
from  his  iniprisoument  in  the  Bastile.  He  hath  been 
with  me  since,  and  tells  me  that  he  was  examined  in 
•General  upon  some  correspondences  whicli  they  sus- 
pected he  had  had  with  the  Protestants  ol  JMuntpellier, 
and  in  Longuedoo.  All  things  are  restored  to  him  but 
his  papers. 
This  in  L'Abhr  Primi  i.>-  lately  at  lihcrtij,  and  an  I  am  rerij  aure 

cypher.  y^^^^  ^^  pension  net  lied  upon  him.  and  a  sum  of  ready  moneij 

given  him  mnv.  The  extract  of  the  Treaty  betwixt  this 
King  and  the  Duke  of  Savoy e,  which  I  sent  you  by  the 
last  post  (and  told  you  then  it  was  suspected),  is  sup- 
posed by  all  people  to  be  fictitious,  and  is  .almost  proved 
BO  now  by  certain  marks. — News  from  Italy. — The 
Comte  de  Castillo  arrived  on  Sunday  Inst  from  Spain 
with  the  character  of  Lnvoye  of  that  King  to  com)ili- 
ment  his  most  Christian  Alajesty  upon  the  l;irth  of  the 
Duke  of  Burgundy,  but  it  is  thought  that  he  will  not  in 
haste  have  his  audience  because  he  hath  a  particular 
order  not  to  give  the  ciuality  of  Duke  of  Burgundy  to 
the  young  Prince,  and  in  appearance  here  they  are 
resolved  to  insist  upon  that  circumstance. — News  from 
Vienna. 

1682,  Dec.  19th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
...  It  hath  been  discoursed  of  here  for  some  days  that 
Mons'.  de  Louvois  was  made  Ganle  des  8[e]ean:.r  and  the 
title  of  Chaucellour  to  continue  to  his  father  for  life. 
But  il  is  not  a  thing  yet  doTie  .  .  .  We  hear  that 
Mons'.  Verjus,  the  Plenipotentiary  of  France  at  Katis- 
honne,  did  present  the  first  day  of  the  month  a  memorial 
to  the  Diet,  which  contained  in  substance,  and  almost 
in  the  same  words,  that  which  the  ambassadors  of 
France  represented  the  same  day  at  Francl'ort.  .  .  . 

1682,  Dec.  SSrd,  s.  n..  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Col. 
Oglethorpe. — .  .  .  His  (Oglethorpe's)  nephew  is  a  very 
pretty  young  gentleman,  and  ho  will  no  doubt  make  a 
good  man.  .  .  . 

1682.  Dee.  23rd,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Blathwait. — I  have  received  yours  of  the  7th,  s.  v.,  with 
an  account  in  it  of  his  Majesty's  orders  to  Mens'. 
Falisean  to  depart  the  kingdom,  for  which  I  return  you 
my  thanks.  1  think  his  Majesty  hath  done  but  what 
was  right  in  this  case,  lor  assuredly  he  had  instructions 
from  and  correspondence  with  others  than  the  Elector  of 
Brandebourg.  as  would  soon  have  appeared  by  his 
neg(jtiatious  if  he  had  been  received.  Your  advice  of 
what  passed  concerning  him  came  very  season;),bly  to 
me,  for  I  had  been  belVire  attacked  by  Mons'.  Spanheim 
in  this  affair,  of  wliieh  1  gave  notice  to  his  Majesty  by 
Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins,  and  again  yesterdaj'  at  Versailles 
(he  having  received  an  account  by  Monday's  post  of 
what  past),  bnt  by  the  favour  of  that  letter  I  knew  better 
how  to  answer  him,  and  did  so  far  lay  homo  to  him  that 
the  reasons  which  his  Majesty  had  to  do  what  he  hath 
done  that  he  seemed  to  be  satisfied.     .     .     . 

16^2,  Dec.  23rd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Marquis  nf  Halifax.  1  received  the  honour  of  your 
lordship's  uf  the  -Ith  current,  s.  v.,  upon  Monday  last. 
.  .  .  Your  lordship  judges  very  right  that  the  prolon- 
gation of  the  term  lately  obtained  by  his  Majesty  is  the 
likeliest  means  to  preserve  the  peace  of  Christendom, 
and  the  world  hath  reason  to  wonder  that  the  Spaniards 
and  their  allies  either  do  not  or  will  not  seem  to  see  it. 
1  have  frequent  occasions  here  of  conversing  with  I  he 
ministers  of  Spain,  of  which  there  are  now  threi-  in 
this  Court,  and  in  their  discourses  they  seem  still  to 
be  averse  from  accepting  the  arbitrage  of  our  naaster, 
and  urge  the  same  things  which  their  Envoye  at  the 
Ilagne  hath  lately  ollcred  in  a  memorial.  .  .  .  One  of 
those  ministers  told  me  the  other  day  that  he  could 
wish  with  all  his  heart  that  the  King  my  master  would 
find  (jUt  a  temperament   for  the  composing  of    those 


differences.     I  asked  him  if  he  could  propose  any  tem-       p^'^am 
perament,  or  any  means   more  likely  to   produce   the      '  babt. 
effect  he  intended  than  that  of  his  Majesty's  accepting  — 

the  arbitrage  proposed.  He  said  he  believed  that  if  the 
King  would  call  a  Parliament  it  would  put  him  into  a 
better  condition  to  bring  this  King  to  reason,  whose 
custom  it  is  to  observe  no  Treaties  longer  than  they 
appear  to  bo  for  his  advantage,  unless  he  be  forced  to  it 
...  I  answered  that  his  Majesty  was  in  very  good 
circumstances  and  in  a  capacity  to  undertake  the  arbi- 
trage, and  also  to  see  that  what  was  concluded  should  be 
observed  :  that  I  believed  he  would  not  be  pleased  that 
any  one  should  prescribe  to  him  the  time  of  calling  his 
Parliament,  that  he  would  do  it  when  his  affairs  required 
it.  and  not  before.  .  .   . 

1682,  Dec.  23rd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins. — I  have  received  two  of  yours 
of  the  4th  instant,  s.  v.,  in  one  of  which  you  are  pleased 
to  let  me  know  that  his  Majesty  would  be  glad  to  know 
what  offices  the  Dutch  amiiassadour  would  engage  me 
in  the  afl'air  of  Orange.  I  acquainted  you  some  time 
since  by  one  of  the  28th  of  Nov.  last  that  the  Dutch 
a.mbassador  had  sent  to  me  twice  or  thrice  to  know  if  1 
had  received  any  orders  in  that  affair ;  my  answer  was 
that  I  had  not.  which  was  all  that  passed  betwixt  us 
...  I  have  it  from  a  good  hand  that  it  is  resolved  that 
Mons'.  Heinsius  shall  come,  but  his  journey  is  retarded 
at  t'ne  present  till  they  know  his  Majesty's  resolutions, 
it  being  hoped  there  that  I  shall  have  his  commands  to 
act  in  concert  with  him.  It  is  my  duty  to  represent  all 
things  as  truly  as  1  can ;  and  J  must  tell  you  that  I 
believe  no  manner  of  success  is  to  be  hoped  from  any 
instances  which  maybe  made  in  that  afl'air.  For  besides 
what  is  personal  betwixt  this  King  and  the  I'rince  they 
do  say  that  it  is  a  private  business,  and  that  it  chith  no 
way  regard  the  affairs  of  Europe  .  .  .  Mr.  Charleton's 
enlargement  from  the  Bastille  hath  answered  a  great 
part  of  your  other  letter,  only  I  must  observe  to  j'ou 
that  Mr.  Poney  hath  a  little  overshot  himself  in  telling 
you  tliat  I  expected  orders  to  deliver  in  a  memorial  in 
that  afl'air  ;  for  besides  the  folly  of  the  thing,  you  may 
assure  3'ourself  I  should  not  communicate  with  him  in 
my  business  ...  1  yesterday  hinted  to  Mon.s'.  de 
Croissy  the  orders  which  his  Majesty  had  given  to  the 
Governor  of  Tangier  upon  the  subject  of  Mons'.  de 
Seignelay's  letter  to  Mons'.  Barillon,  and  I  also  added 
that  his  Majesty  was  resolved  strictly  to  observe  all  the 
treaties  in  force  betwixt  the  two  Crowns.  I  found  it 
was  very  well  received,  and  he  promised  me  to  acciuaint 
the  King  his  master  with  it.  I  had  not  omitted  to  have 
mentioned  the  prolongation  of  the  term  to  3'ou  if  T  had 
not  known  you  would  have  it  from  the  French  ambas- 
sador long  before  the  arrival  of  my  letter.  .  .  . 

1682,  Dec.  2ord,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  was  yesterday  in  hopes  to  have  had  the  King's  answer 
from.  Mods',  de  Croissy  in  the  afl'air  of  the  merchants  ol 
Jersey,  but  I  found  that  he  had  not  spoke  to  him  in  it, 
though  I  believe  he  had  to  his  brother,  for  he  begun  to 
disjmte,  and  refine  upon  it ;  but  when  I  urged  the  words 
of  the  Treaty  he  could  not  offer  much  against  them.  I 
told  him  that  I  had  his  Majesty's  orders  to  use  my 
utmost  endeavours  to  procure  a  restitution  of  the  money 
seized,  and  to  prevent  any  such  proceeding  for  the 
future,  and  that  if  justice  were  not  soon  done  I  should 
find  myself  indispensably  obliged  to  a])])ly  to  his  most 
(.'hristian  Majesty  in  it.  He  hath  jjromised  me  r.ot  to 
fail  to  procuri^  mo  an  answer  soon,  and  the  men  are 
ordered  to  attend  the  council  to-morrow  .  .  .  Mons'. 
Spanheim  took  an  occasion  again  j'esterday  to  speak  to 
me  in  the  affair  of  Mens'.  Faliseau.  he  having  received 
an  account  from  Kngland  of  his  jMajesty's  late  orders  to 
him  to  depart  the  kingdom,  as  also  the  copies  of  the 
fetters  which  passed  betwixt  the  King  and  the  Eiector, 
which  I  suppose  were  transmitted  to  him  from  Berhn. 
By  the  favour  of  Mr.  Blathwayte,  1  was  also  advised  of 
what  had  pa.^sed  and  had  also  the  copies  of  those  letters, 
which  enabled  me  1)0  ihe  better  to  justify  the  reasons 
which  his  Majesty  had  to  do  what  Mas  done. — The  con- 
versation with  Spanheim. — .  .  .  The  Siianisli  ministers 
here  seem  to  have  the  same  sentiments  in  the  affair  of 
the  arbitrage ;  and  I  find  build  yet  upon  a  further  pro- 
longation of  the  term. 

The  Envoye  lately  arrived  fi'om  Spain  hath  not  yet 
given  notice  (as  is  usual)  to  the  Introducteur  des  Am- 
bassadeurs  of  his  arrival.  He  hath  certainly  instruc- 
tions not  to  give  the  titel  of  Due  de  Bourgogne  to  the 
young  Prince.  The  Queen  as  well  as  the  King  is  very 
angry  at  it,  and  hath  refused  to  see  him  ]jrivately  as  she 
usually  hath  the  ministers  sent  from  that  Court  .  .  . 
The  King  of  Danemarke  and  the  Eiector  of  Brandebourg 
are  certainly  resolved  to  break  the  peace  in  the  month 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    KEPOBT. 


Ul 


Sir  of  January  next  ...  It  is  not  my  custom   to  be  very 

Bart.'*^"'   positive,  but  I  dare  adventure   to  assure  you  of   this. 

And  what  more  confirms  it   is  the  daily  accounts  we 

have  here  ot  the  great  preparations  which  both  these 
Princes  have  made  of  late  for  war.  So  that  if  his 
Majesty  (as  I  am  sure  he  doth)  resolve  to  hinder  hos- 
tilities, and  to  prevent  the  breaking  out  of  a  war,  he 
hath  no  time  to  lose,  but  must  soon  take  his  resolutions 
in  a  matter  in  which  both  his  glory  and  his  interest  are 
concerned. — -News  from  Constantinople  and  Vienna. 

1682,  Deo.  26th.  s.  n.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secretary 
Coventry  ...  I  have  sent  you  some  melon  seeds,  which 
1  am  told  are  of  the  best  sorts.  ...  I  am  promised  soon 
some  of  the  Spanish  and  Italian  kinds,  and  if  I  can 
procure  them  I  will  not  fail  to  send  them  to  you. 

1682,  Deo.  26th,  s.  n.     Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secretary 
/ypher.  Jenkins.      Mons''.  de  Croiasy  reported  the   affair  of   the 

merchants  of  Jersey  concerning  their  money  seized  upon 
Wednesday  last  at  the  council  before  the  Kinrj.  and  it  was 
there  resolved  upo7i  the  report  to  write  to  Monsr.  Bo  rillon  to 
know  how  it  is prdctized  inEngland  in  regard  oftheFrench, 
and  if  they  are  suffered  to  export  the  coin  of  the  liingdom 
without partirnli  r  permission.  The  letter  is  this  day  written 
to  Mons'.  Barillon,  atid  I  beliere  goes  hy  the  post.  .  .  . 
Some  streaks  of  light  begin  now  to  appear,  and  one  of  the 
Spanish  ministers  hath  of  late  explained  himself  in  the 
affair  of  the  arbitrage.  For  being  asked  irliy  it  v<(s  not 
accepteil  in  h is  court,  he  answered,  because  they  had  no  minrl 
to  part  vritli  Luxembourg ,  which  they  were  sure  was  to  be 
sacrificed  if  they  did  accept  it.  Yet  he  said>  lie  believed  the 
proposal  would  be  receired  if  the  King  of  England  ivould 
call  his  Parliam,ent.  Being  asked  why  they  did'  not  declare 
that  now,  he  answered  that  they  kneu-  well  enough  that 
France  hod  no  mind  to  enter  into  n  war  at  present,  but  if 
it  so  hojijiened  tliat  they  came  to  be  much  piressed,  it  would 
be  time  enougli  to  declare  it  then.  .  .  . 

1682,  Dec.  26th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
countess  of  Rochester.  .   .  . 

1682,  Dec.  30th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mens'. 
Haythausen,  Envoyo  from  Holstein  to  England. 

1682,  Dec.  30th.  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.  L  am  told  that  Mens'',  de  Barillon 
hath  written  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy  that  you  had  spoken 
to  him  from  the  King,  and  recommended  earnestly  the 
aftair  of  the  merchants  of  Jersey  to  him,  and  that  ho 
hath  also  desired  him  to  use  his  endeavours  that  they 
may  have  satisfaction  by  restoring  their  money  to  them. 
I  also  the  other  day  had  an  opportunit\-  of  moving  the 
King  in  it  and  of  aci[uainting  him  fully  with  the  case  of 
these  men.  He  heard  me  very  favourably.  Arc.  .  .  I  am 
made  to  believe  that  it  is  designed  that  these  men  shall 
have  their  money  returned  to  them,  but  that  it  shall  he  as 
a  grace,  and  not  as  a  right.  If  this  be,  and  if  we  cannot 
have  the  points  settled  at  once,  new  complaints  will 
every  day  arise,  and  his  Majesty  and  his  minister  here 
will  never  be  free  from  them.  The  siege  of  Luxembourg 
is  now  again  hotly  discoursed  of  here,  but  I  must  own 
that  it  is  extremely  hard  to  make  any  judgment  of  what 
Jypher  is  designed.   .   .   .  A  eourier  is  dispatched  hence  in  all  dili- 

gence to  Lisbonc  to  propose  the  Duke  de  Vermandor  for  the 
Infanta,  luid  if  that  be  not  approved  of,  then  thePrince  de 
Roche  sur  yon  is  to  be  offered.  The  first  most  people  con- 
clude u-ill  be  rejected  as  notbeing  legitimate,  and  they  doubt 
much,  ichether  they  u:ill  admit  of  the  other,  tho'  he  be  a 
Frince  of  very  e.ctraordinory  qualities.  Uf  this  lasstire  you. 
T]>e  last  letters  say  that  the  ministers  here  are  proposing  the 
Prince  of  Bavaria,  or  one  of  the  house  of  Medici.  We  have 
an  account  also  from  Turin  of  the  imprisonment  of  the 
Martinis  de  Pianezza,  lately  the  Premier  minister  there. 
The  true  cause  of  his  disgrace  I  believe  is  yet  known 
to  few,  tho'  many  here  pretend  to  assign  it,  that  which 
seems  to  be  the  most  likely  is  that  he  having  suggested 
secretly  to  the  Duke  that  he  ought  to  send  Madame 
Royall  his  mother  to  a  convent,  that  so  he  might  be  ab- 
solute in  the  government  of  his  estates  for  the  future, 
&c.  .  .  .  The  late  Plenipotentiarys  of  France  at  Frank- 
fort are  arrived,  and  on  Monday  last  were  at  Versailles 
to  render  an  account  of  their  negotiation. — News  from 

Vienna AVe  are  much  surprised  here  at  the 

proceedings  against  Sir  Henry  Goodricke  at  Madrid ; 
perhaps  Sjr  Henry's  restraint  may  have  put  him  out  of 
the  way  of  giving  you  an  account  of  the  particulars  of  it, 
I  shall  therefore  recount  to  you  what  we  have  of  it  here 
by  letters  of  the  10th  current  from  Madrid.  Some  days 
before  an  order  of  council  was  made  by  which  Sir  Henry 
was  ordered  to  take  down  his  Majesty  s  arms  from 
above  his  gate,  and  to  go  out  of  the  town,  the  Intro- 
ducteur  des  Ambassadeurs  was  ordered  to  signify  this  to 
him.  who.  going  to  his  house,  acquainted  his  secretary 
with  it,  and  charged  him  to  notify  the  order  to  Sir 
Henry  ;  he  answered  that  he  wcnld  not  be  charged  with 


any  such  commission,  and  that  he  had  best  speak  to         Sir 

himself   and  deliver  the   message.     So  that  the    order   ^'bart'"*' 

was  no  otherwise  signifieil,   nor  at  all  observed.     The         — 

Introducteur  having  advised  the  Due  de  Medina  Cell  how 

the  aftair  had  passed,  it  was  remitted  to  the  coanoill. — It 

was  then  proposed  to  send  the  Marquis  de  Los  Balliards 

to  him,  Ijut  that  advice  was  not  followed,  because  by 

doing  so  they  would  acknowledge  him  to  bo  a  minister, 

after  having   declared  that  thej-  would  not  own  him  a=; 

such.     It  was  then  resolved  that  that  very  day  the  Sieur 

Portocarrero,  Alcade  Mayor,  with  several  other  Alcades, 

should  go  and  take  him  in  his  house,  and  conduct  him 

out  of   the  city.     That   was  executed   upon   the    10th. 

The  Alcade  Mayor,  with  several  other  of  the  Alcades, 

and  a  great  number  of  Alguazils,  seized   him   in  his 

lodgings,  and  made  him  immediately  go  into  one  of  their 

coaches,  and  with  that  train  of  Alguazils  conducted  him 

to  a  convent  of  the  Hieronymites  out  of  the  town.     My 

Lady  Goodricke    was  the  same  day  conducted    to  the 

same  place,  with  the  ditt'erence  that  she  was  conveyed 

in  tho  Dutch  ambassador's  coach,  and  two  letters  which 

I   have  seen  say  that   she   was  not   escorted  liy  those 

Alguazils. 

1682,  Jan.  2ud,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
I  have  been  endeavouring  for  some  time  to  trace  Mr. 
Hampden  the  youngest  in  his  travels  through  Prance, 
Switzerland,  and  Germany,  in  all  which  places  he  hath 
been  extremely  industrious  to  vilify  and  misrepresent 
our  Governors  and  Government,  both  in  Church  and 
State,  and  here  in  particular  he  hath  blown  up  the  Pro- 
testants, and  given  them  strange  impressions  of  the 
King  and  his  ministers.  At  this,  however,  I  should 
not  have  wondered  much,  because  I  know  that  it  is  the 
princijilo  of  his  family  to  hate  their  Prince,  and  to  en- 
deavour to  ruin  our  monarchy.  But  I  must  confess  I 
am  surpirised  at  this,  with  which  I  shall  acquaint  you 
and  which  I  certainly  know  to  be  true,  which  is,  that 
he  had  a  letter  of  recommendation  from  Mons'.  de  Baril- 
lon to  the  Archbishop  of  Paris,  and  that  he  was  at  least 
four  or  five  times  with  him  during  his  stay  here.  This 
matter  got  wind  amongst  the  Protestants,  which  made 
them  entertain  some  suspition  of  him,  tho'  before  he 
was  looked  n]ion  as  one  sent  from  he.aven  to  save  them. 
He  hearing  of  this  was  forced  to  own  that  he  had  such 
a  letter,  but  that  he  did  -not  risit  the  Archbishop  hut  seat 
it  by  another  hand.  T  must.  Sir,  speak  the  truth  to  you, 
and  tell  you  that  it  is  evident  to  hiiu  who  observeth 
the  least  that  the  Pliana tick  party  is  highly  countenanced 
friim  lience  fhatecer  may  be  pretended  to  the  contrary,  and 
that  tho"  the  hand  is  at  present  invisible  that  keeps  the  breach 
Ojicn  yet  in  time  the  effect  will  .shew  its  cause.  I  hint 
this.  Sir,  only  to  your  self.  I  confess  I  do  not  know 
what  use  you  will  make  of  it,  more  than  that  perhaps  you 
will  ihink  it  fit  to  hare  an  eye  upon  the  gentleman,  and 
that  it  may  enable  you  to  judge  better  of  the  proceed- 
ings of  such  men  who  pretend  to  reform  so  very  tho- 
roughly as  he  and  his  party  do,  and  alao  of  their  ends. 

1682.  Jan.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same- 
The  cause  of  the  imprisonment  of  the  Marquis  of 
Pianezza,  at  Turin,  is  now  certainly  known  to  be  th;it 
which  I  mentioned  to  you  in  my  last,  which  was,  that  he 
endeavoured  to  persuade  the  Duke  his  master  to  shut  up 
Madame  Boyalle  in  a  convent,  and  to  take  the  whole 
authority  upon  himself. — News  from  ilatisbon  and 
Polish  news 

1682,  Jan.  6th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Roljson I  hope  my  Lord  Rochester  and  the  com- 
missioners of  the  treasury  will  now  think  of  me  that  I 
m.ay  not  be  troublesome  to  you  nor  my  other  friends 
more.  The  last  day  of  December,  our  style,  will  be  the 
last  day  of  another  quarter,  so  that  I  shall  then  have 
another  half  a  year  due  to  me  for  my  ordinaries i 

1682,  Jan.  6th,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Bishop  of  London  ....  I  hope  you  will  not 
doubt  of  my  utmost  endeavours  for  Madame  de  Regny. 
I  will  t,ake  the  first  good  occasion  of  moving  the  King 
ill  it  since  we  have  had  so  ill  success  with  his  minister. 
I  heartily  hope  that  what  she  desires  may  be  granted. 
But  I  must  sincerely  tell  your  lordship  I  dare  not  hope 
much.   .... 

1682,  Jan.  6th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins  ....  1  could  not  yesterday  at  Ver- 
sailles know  the  .King's  positive  answer  in  the  affair  of 
the  merchants  of  Jersey,  tho'  I  did  press  Mons'.  de 
Croissy  upon  it.  I  believe  they  have  not  yet  heard  from 
Mons'.  de  Barillon,  and  till  they  have  his  answer  I  do 
not  think  that  anything  will  Ije  concluded.  Nothing 
is  yet  resolved  in  the  affair  of  Mons'.  Ammonet.  Mons'. 
de  Croissy  told  me  that  there  was  something  particular 
in  what  related  to  him,  and  I  find   they  have  conceived 

Mm  3 


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HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION: 


Sir 


ii>t  liim.     I  shall  not  fail  to  do  ull 


F  CiKAiiAsi     ^°°^^'  l""^'.l"'li'^'e  against 

Bart.     '   that  lu  me  Ivcth  to  servi'  him. 

By  some  g'cnend  discovrse  which  Ihad  at  the  same  Itmc 

Cypher.  ^j,|.,^^  Muiis'  de  Croissii  1  (on  apt  to  hrlk've  that  another^ 
deUijl  after  the  e.ipiraiioii  of  this  Irrm  ma;/  he  granlvd  ij 
dviiiinided 

The  ["reiich  En.oye  at  Genoa  hath  signified  to  that 
Ei'publick  by  the  order  oftlu^  King  bis  master  that  his 
Majesty  had  commanded  his  otiicors  at  sea  to  visit  not 
oul'v  tlieir  ships,  but  also  their  gallycs.  which  intima- 
tion hath  been  received  therewith  all  the  chagrin  yet 
with  all  the  respect  that  could  be  ....  I  have  en- 
closed a  letter  fnmi  the  Emperor  to  the  .Spanish  am- 
bassador here  upon  the  atlair  of  Mons''.  de  Cljasigiiet, 
and  also  a  late  harangue  of  the  imperial  resident  to 
him. 

lo83,  Jan.  6th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretarj-  Jenkins 

Ii5s3.  Jan.  9ih,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Whiting. 
Assures  him  of  attentiou  to  his  case 

I1382,  Jan.  I'th.  s.  n..  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.  This  morning  I  received  a  letter 
from  Mr.  "WTiiting  of  Lille  of  which  I  have  enclosed  a 
copy.  You  will  "find  that  he  was  threatened  with  a 
garrison  which  I  believe  before  this  time  is  placed  in 
his  house  ....  I  shall  lie  very  glad  to  kuow  what 
his  Majesty  will  command  me  further  to  do,  for  some 
speedy  course  must  be  taken  not  only  to  hinder  the  ruin 
of  Mr.  Whiting,  but  also  to  assert  the  privoledges  of 
all  his  Majesty's  other  subjects  who  do,  or  shall  live  in 
the  French  Dominions 

1682,  Jan.  10th,  s.  n..  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Bishop  of  Oxford  ....  The  Spaniards  seem  still 
to  be  averse  from  accepting  the  arbitrage  of  the  King 
our  master,  ami  this  King  doth  at  present  as  much  press 
it.  The  late  delay  accorded  fo  them  will  expire  on  Fri- 
day ne.xt,  and  I  a"m  apt  to  believe  they  will  not  move 
his  Majesty  to  employ  his  officers  here  for  a  further  pro- 
longation,' tho'  it  is  said  the  Hollanders  will,  but  as  yet 
I  have  received  no  orders  concerning  it.  Never  was 
conjuncture  so  favourable  for  England  as  this.  I  wish 
to  God  Ills  Majesty  m:iy  lay  hold  of  the  advantages  of 
it;  another  opportunity  like  this  can  scarce  ever  be 
oli'ered  to  him,  and  I  must  assure  your  lord.sliip  that 
however  our  councils  may  be  censured  at  home,  and 
whatever  may  be  said  of  them,  it  is  a  most  glorious 
figure  which  his  Majesty  makes  abroad 

1683,  Jan.  13th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins  ....  In  my  last  to  you,  I  enclosed 
a  copy  of  a  letter  from  Mr.  Whiting,  as  I  do  another, 
which  I  received  )'esterday  from  him.  By  it  you  will 
find  that  they  have  constrained  him  to  submit  to  the 
payment  of  a  pension  to  his  daughter  by  putting  a  gar- 
rison into  his  house.  He  writes  a  little  hotly,  but  the 
tieatuient  which  he  receiveth  must  pi  al  his  excuse. 
On  Monday  I  received  tbis  answer  in  Ida  affair  from 
Mons'.  de  Croissy.  i  hat  the  King's  intention  was  not  to 
(lischargc  Mr.  Whiting  of  that  pension,  it  being  uot 
just  he  fhould  refuse  bread  and  substinance  to  his 
daughter  under  pretext  that  she  is  converted  to  the 
Catholic  faith,  for  altlio'  that  the  said  Whiting  be  not 
naturalized,  his  actual  abode  at  Lille,  which  is  within  the 
French  territory,  for  now  near  20  years  together,  maketh 
him  to  be  regarded  as  upon  the  same  foot  with  the 
natural  subjects  of  the  King  in  what  respects  politic 
regula  ions  to  which  he  must  submit  as  well  as  they, 

&c Upon  the  affair  conceining  the  restitution 

of  the  money  belonging  to  the  merchants  of  Jersey 
seized  at  CoutanviUe,  he  told  me,  that  the  King  had 
not  yet  had  an  answer  from  his  ambassador  in  London 
concerning  some  lights  which  he  demanded  of  him  in 
that  affair,  but  that  the)  did  expect  it  soon,  and  then  I 
should  have  his  Majesty's  positive  resolution  and  answer 
to  iny  demand  .  ...  in  the  ali'air  of  Mons'.  Ammonet 
he  told  me  that  in  cousideration  of  the  instances  of  the 
King  my  mastei-  his  Christian  Majesty  granted  permis- 
sion to  the  said  Mons'.  Ammonet  to  coutinne  in  England 
with  his  wifr'  and  family,  and  that  in  his  case  he  had 
dis|)onscd  with  the  rigour  of  1  ho  late  ordnances.  I  have 
sent  incl9scd  the  brevet  which  came  to  my  hands  on 
Monday.  Having  been  pressed  much  by  Mr.  Lang,  to 
whcjm  his  Majesty  hath  given  a  patent  to  be  consul  of 
the  English  nation  al  Marseilles,  and  also  having  by 
my  original  inslructions  his  Majesty's  orders  to  solicit 
that  afl'air  iu  this  Court,  I  did  move  Mons'.  de  Croissy 
in  it,  .-ind  desin'd  that  he  might  Ije  acknowledged  as 
such  and  admitted  to  exercise  that  charge  there.  He 
assured  mo  that  the  King  could  not  permit  that  there 
.should  be  an  English  consul  io  that  city  cjf  Marseilles, 
because  French  consuls  are  not  permitted  in  the  towns 
of  trade  in  England,  nor  in  any  other  of  his  Majesty's 


dominions,  and  that  besides,  these  consuls  are  useless  sie 

and  fitter  to  trouble  commerce  than  to  favour  it  ...  .    F-  Gkai 
1  find  indeed  that  the  English  merchants  themselves  are  ^"^ 

against  the  having  of  any  consul  there,  and  that  they 
find  means  to  oppose  the  admitting  and  approving  any- 
one by  the  King,  so  that  1  do  not  knciv  whether  his 
Majesty  will  think  fit  to  have  any  more  instances  made 

concerning  this  afl'air. — News   from   Vienna 

Having  received  no  letters  of  late,  I  did  not  go  3'ester- 
dayto  Versailles,  but  lam  a,sitnred  tliat  Mons' .deUmissy  Cypher. 
did  say  tha.l  they  Iiad  rereiivd  tlieir  lettirrs  from  Spaine  by 
whieh,  they  found,  that  that  i'onrt  Itad  refused  the  arbitrage 
of  Ids  Majesty.  I  suppose  you  will  have  Itad  notice  of  tliis, 
if  true,  hejore  this  can  reach  you.  We  hcai'  that  Sir 
Henry  Goodriok  is  still  at  the  convent  to  which  they 
conducted  him,  but  that  the  arms  of  his  Majestj^  were 
still  over  the  gate  of  his  house,  and  that  then  they  had 
not  proceeded  to  the  violence  of  pulling  them  down. 
There  is  nothing  at  all  worth  writing  to  you  from  Italy, 
— P.S.  Since  1  concluded  my  letter,  the  agent  of  Mons'. 
Ammonet  showed  me  his  desire  that  the  original  bre- 
vet might  be  put  into  his  hands  to  make  use  of  now. 

1683,  Jan.  13th,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Whiting.  I  am  infinitely  troubled  for  what  is 
happened  to  you.  I  received  your  2nd  letter  yesterday, 
and  have  by  this  post  transmitted  a  copy  of  it  to  the 
King  with  some  reflexions  of  ray  own  upon  it,  and  also 
upon  your  treatment.  .  .  . 

1682.  Jan.  14th,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  my 
Lord  M.  of  Halifax  ...  I  find  that  after  all  the  great 
things  spoken  here  by  the  ministers  of  Spaine  they  are 
in  a  most  terrible  fright,  for  yesterday  &  the  day  before 
I  have  had  no  less  than  two  visits  and  one  letter  from 
the  Baron  Delval  to  know  if  I  had  received  any  orders 
to  demand  a  further  delay.  They  say  that  they  believe 
Spaine  will  not  desire  it.  But  I  find  that  their  great 
hopes  are  that  the  Dutch  ministers  have  orders  to  move 
his  Majesty,  our  master,  once  more  to  ask  it.   .  .  . 

1683,  Jan.  20th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.  I  have  received  the  honour  of  two 
of  yours  of  January  1st,  s.  v.,  one  in  answer  to  my  letter 
concerning  Mr.  Hainpden,  and  I  most  heartily  thaitk 
you  for  it  ...  I  own  that  at  first  sight  the  circum- 
stances oi  Mr.  Hampden's  lieing  reeommcnded  tn  tlieArth- 
hishop  of  Paris  is  a  little  unaccountable,  btit  if  you  will 
consider  that  there  is  not  a  more  intriguiny  man  in  the 
world  lha)i  tJie  Archliishoji.  and  also  that  he  and  father  la 
Chaise  are  employed  underhand  to  carry  on  all  sorts  of 
designs  as  well  temporal  as  other  by  this  King's  ministers, 
and'  also  that  there  can  be  nothing  of  more  adeantaye  to 
their  religion,  than  to  keep  on  foot  the  dispute  amongst  the 
English  Protestonts,  and  the  dirisions  in  our  Church,  for 
ichicli  110  2'ersons  are  fitter  than  those  of  Mr.  Hainpden's 
princijiles,  yon  will  not  fitnl  it  strange  that  he  should  hare 
been,  aildressed  to  him.  Besides  jou  will  imagine  that 
things  if  this  hind  being  not  so  much  arowed,  yd  it  vould 
have  been  a  little  too  idain  to  liare  given  him  recummenda- 
tions  to  Mons''.  de  Louvois  or  to  Mons''.  Colbert.  Upon, 
the  whole  matter  I  have  much  reason  to  belierc  that  the 
thing  is  true.  .  .  . 

1683,  Jan.  2(ith,  s.  n..  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
The  term  being  now  expired,  I  find  that  the  ministers  of 
Spaine  have  met  with  some  disappointment,  for  I 
believe  they  did  not  donbt  liut  th.at  either  his  Majesty 
of  himself,  or  upon  the  instances  of  the  Dutch  ministers, 
should  have  demanded  a  prolongation  of  it,  which  c.vphcr. 
perhupis  would  not  hare  been  refused  licre.  But  hoir  ill 
soever  the  consequeiu-es  may  be,  tliey  are  to  put  them  all 
to  their  on-v  account,  and  to  charge  ilwm  upon  their  own 
eoiulmi.  The.  e.rplanaiion  irhieh  yon,  are  pleased  to  mahe 
if  that  article  of  the  treaty  of  commerce,  u:hicli.  declares 
that  silver  and  gold  coined,  or  not  coined,  to  be  no  mer- 
chandise contrabande.  is  e.iirenmly  just  .  .  .  The  Dutch 
ambassador  being  with  me  yesterday  told  me  that  he 
expects  Mons'.  Heiusins  the  next  week.  1  find,  he  thinks 
his  stay  will  not  be  long,  because  there  is  110  great  hopes 
of  his  succeeding  in  his  negotiations  about  Orange  .  .  . 
Tho'  the  15th  of  this  month  be  past, yet  his  most  Chris- 
tian Majesty  doth  not  begin  to  move,  nor  hath  seemed 
yet  to  make  an}-  step  towards  a  rupture.  The  only  thing 
which  may  give  a  conjecture  of  a  design  in  hand  is  that 
Mons'.  de  Cha:mie\ey  Marechal  de  camp  general,  whose 
otlice  it  is  to  make  all  the  campments,  is  ])arted  within 
three  or  four  days,  but  w-e  cannot  find  yet  whieh  w,ay  he 
is  gone.  It  is  said  that  Italy  has  more  reason  to  fear 
than  Ihe  loir  country,  and  that  Genoa  is  the  phicc  aimed 
at.  It  is  said,  that  the  affairs  betwi.rl  this  Cmirl  and 
Home  arc  not  in  a,  better  posture  than  formerly.   . 

1683,  Jan.  20th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Dartmouth.     1  received  your  lordship's  very  obliging 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


SiK  IfttiM-  of  Dec.  ■Jtitli.  s.  v.,  Crum  lu}-  wife,  who  nrrivo'l 

BtH-?^'''  here  upon  Sunday  last,  after  having  been  in  a  very  great 
' — '  storm,  as  1  know  yon  have  heard.  Whenever  my  Lord 
Biirford  Cometh  here  you  may  bo  assured  that  1  am 
readyto  do  him  all  the  service  that  I  can, and  that  he  shall 
be  extremely  welcome  to  me,  and  that  I  will  take  all 
imaginable  care  of  his  education.  Mr.  Digby  shall  also 
find  that  he  hath  a  true  servant  here  upon  all  occasioim, 
and  that  if  my  advice  or  assistance  may  be  of  advantage 
to  him  he  shall  not  want  it.  1  am  obliged  to  do  this 
to  any  one  in  whom  you  are  concerned,  or  who  hath 
any  relation  to  my  liady  Dartmouth,  to  whom  I  present 
my  most  humble  service. — Congratulates  him  on  his 
new  accession  of  honour.  ,  .  , 

1683,  Jan.  iord,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Jenkins  ...  A  report  from  Vienna  that  Comte 
Tekeli  is  dead  in  his  way  to  Moncaz,  and  that  it  was 
believed  that  he  was  ]ioisoncd.  But  as  the  imperialists 
have  heretofore  spread  the  same  report,  a  confirmation 
is  to  be  ex])ected.  All  the  advices  from  Ratisbone  give 
great  ho|jes  of  a  sudden  peace  with  the  empire,  all  the 
resolutions  of  the  diet  there  seeming  to  tend  that  way. 
.  .  .  Mons'.  Heinsius  is  expected  here  every  day.  and  it 
is  now  said  that  though  he  comes  expressly  upon  the 
afl'airs  of  Orange,  yet  whatever  the  success  of  that  may 
be  he  shall  reside  here  in  the  place  of  Mons'.  van 
Staremberg,  who  is  to  lie  recalled  at  his  own  desire. 
Letters  of  the  17th  instant  from  Amsterdam  and  the 
Hague  bring  us  the  resolution  of  the  Estates  General  to 
iiave  '24  men-of-war  at  sea  very  well  equipped  .  .  .  We 
hear  from  Madrid  by  letters  of  the  9th  that  Sir  Henry 
Goodricke  having  complained  that  he  was  kept  as  a 
prisoner,  the  King  had  declared  by  a  decret  that  he  had 
his  liberty  to  go  where  he  pleased,  provided  that  he  did 
not  come  to  Madrid.  I  find  now  that  the  Spanish 
ministers  here  are  very  sensible  that  the  proceedings 
against  Sir  Henry  Goodricke  hath  been  ill-timed.  ,  .  , 

168o,  Jan.  i7th,  s.  n.,  Paris,  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.  The  letters  which  should  have  been 
here  on  Monday  are  not  yet  arrived.  I  could  yesterday 
at  Versailles  have  no  answer  to  the  atl'air  of  the  mer- 
chants of  Jersej- ;  it  is  still  remitted  till  they  have  an 
answer  concerning  it  from  Mons'.  de  Barillon.  Mons'. 
de  Croissy  seems  to  be  very  fair  in  the  matter,  but 
Mons'.  Colbert  makes  some  difficulties  as  lam  told  .  .  . 
l,er.  I  did  not  find  by  Mons''.  de  Croisgi/  yesterday  thai  tlteij  had 

any  great  hopes  that  the  Dutch  mould  yet  change  their 
measures,  for  lie  told  me  {as  yori  were  pleased  to  write  to  ■m.e) 
that  he  had  heard  from  Mons'  de  Barillon  thai  Mr.  Chiul- 
leigh  had  intimated  to  his  Majesty  that  there  were  hopes 
tliat  the  States  would  press  the  Spaniards  to  accept  the 
arbitrage. hut  thalMons'  D'Avaux,  had  advised  the  contrary, 
and  that  by  his  letters  it  did  not  ajipear  that  they  were  like 
to  make  this  step  soon,  because  the  interest  of  the  Prince  of 
Orange  continues  still  so  very  great  with  the  estates  of 
Holland.  .  .  . 

168-i,  Jan.  oOth,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.  I  have  received  yours  of  the  1.5th, 
s.  v..  and  am  very  glad  to  find  by  it  that  his  Majesty 
hath  been  pleased  to  take  the  affair  of  Mr.  Whiting  into 
his  consideration.  He  doth  rightly  consider  that  it 
gives  a  great  scandal  at  present,  and  that  hereafter  it 
■will  have  very  inconsequences  if  the  point  be  not  settled. 
I  shall  endeavour  with  all  care  and  exactness  to  inform 
myself  of  what  you  are  pleased  to  propose.  I  have  in 
some  measure  done  it  already,  and  I  hope  within  a  post 
or  two  to  give  you  a  satisfactory  account  of  it. — News 
from  Ratisbon. — .  .  .  They  are  a  little  surprised  here  to 
find  that  the  Nonce  there  doth  cabal  so  strongly  with 
the  ambassador  of  Spaine  against  France,  and  they  seem 
to  believe  that  the  Pope  will  not  approve  his  conduct.  I 
hope  by  the  next  post  to  give  yon  some  account  of  the 
aflairs  of  Orange.  Mons'.  Heinsius  is  now  upon  the 
road.   .   .   . 

Iii83,  Jan.  30th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Whiting.  I  received  a  letter  yesterday  from  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Jenkins,  which  very  m\ich  rejoiceth,  and  which 
assures  me  that  the  King  taketh  the  affair  very  much 
to  heart,  and  that  he  is  resolved  to  right  you.  I  have 
particular  instructions  concerning  it,  for  informing  the 
King  of  several  points  which  he  designeth  to  know,  and 
I  am  assured  that  very  soon  I  shall  have  order.s  to  act 
vigorously.  Being  obliged  to  be  at  church  this  day, 
lieing  the  30th  Jan.,  and  also  it  being  the  morning  of 
my  dispatch,  I  am  mightily  streightened  in  time,  so  that 
I  can  say  no  more  at  present,  &c. 

n.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins.  I  -was 
the  other  day  desired  by  Mons'.  Rambour,  the  painter, 
for  whom  I  have  obtained  by  his  Majesty's  order  per- 
mission to  retire  into  England,  to  transmit  this  enclosed 
memoire  to  you,  and  to  beg  of  you  if  it  be  a  thing  to  be 
granted  that  he  may  have   a  passport  particular  men- 


tioned for  them,  that  so   tliey  may  not   be  seized  at  his  sir 

arrival,  they  being  things  absolutely  necessary  for  his  F.  Graham 
trade.  He  is  a  very  honest  good  man,  and  an  excellent  *'""• 
artist,  having  worked  long  for  the  King,  and  ■who  may 
be  serviceable  to  the  King'iur  master  at  Windsor.  He 
will  carry  over  very  good  efleets  wiih  him..  If  a  passport 
may  be  granted  in  this  case,  you  will  be  pleased  to 
transmit  it  to  me. 

16K:i,  Feb.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
Phillip  Cartaret  ...  I  should  sooner  have  acknow- 
ledged your  letter  if  I  had  not  attended  the  return  of 
the  hearers.  We  have  not  yet  had  any  answer  in  their 
atl'air,  tho'  I  have  made  many  frequent  and  pressing 
instances  in  it,  but  1  hope  as  to  tlieir  particular  case 
we  shall  do  well  enough  and  have  satisfaction  in  it.  I 
have  written  more  at  large  to  Sir  Edward  Cartaret, 
who  I  know  will  communicate  my  letter  to  you. — Com^ 
plimentary. 

1683,  Feb.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
Edward    Cartaret.     I  was  very  glad  to   receive   your 

obliging    letter I    was   iu    hopes    before    this 

time  to  have  given  you  an  account  that  we  had  had 
success  iu  the  affair  which  you  recommended  to  me, 
and  that  tho  instances  which  I  have  made  in  the  name 
of  the  King  our  master  had  ]irevailed,  but  as  yet  1  can 
have  no  answer,  tho'  I  have  had  several  conferences 
with  Mons'.  de  Croissy  upon  the  subject,  and  one  par. 
ticular  audience  of  the  King.  They  have  written  to 
Mons'.  de  Barillon  and  expect  some  lights  from  him,  so 
that  till  they  have  his  answer  they  will  take  no  positive 
resolution.  The  Treaty  of  Commerce  betwixt  the  two 
Crowns  will,  I  am  afraid,  do  us  no  good,  for  it  is  ex- 
tremely defective  in  this  and  several  other  [joints,  so 
that  I  believe  his  Majesty  will  be  obliged  in  a  small 
time  to  tliink  of  concluding  anew  one.  The  arguments 
which  we  must  urge  must  be  grounded  upon  the  mutual 
tolerance  and  the  constant  usage,  and  the  privilege  that 
the  subjects  of  Jersey  and  Guernsey  have  always  had  of 
exporting  money  in  specie  from  this  kingdom,  as  those 
France  have  had  of  bringing  it  from  thence.  This  is 
the  point  which  I  am  tu'dered  to  urge  and  ]iress  most, 
and  you  may  assure  yourself  that  1  shall  not  fail  to  do 
whatever  lies  in  me  to  procure  a  satisfaction  to  those 
merchants  concerned.  I  am  made  to  hope  that  in  this 
particular  case  we  shall  have  reason,  but  when  that  is 
done,  I  hope  the  King  our  master  will  think  fit  to  have 
the  point  settled,  otherwise  seizures  of  this  kind  will  be 
made  every  day,  and  so  his  Majesty  will  have  frequent 
occasions  of  trouble. —  .  .  . 

1683,  Feb.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
John  Lanier  about  the  Jersey  merchants. —  .  .  .  Speaks 
of  the  treaty  as  in  the  above  letter  to  Sir  B.  Cartaret. — 
The  King  and  his  ministers  I  find  are  of  his  opinion, 
and  I  have  had  so  much  signified  to  me  by  ]\lr.  Secre- 
tary .Jenkins.  1  do  not  know  what  may  be  done  hereafter, 
but  I  am  in  hopes  that  in  this  particular  case  we  may 
have  right  done  us.  I  shall  not  !ail  to  do  what  lies  in 
my  power  to  proctire  it  for  these  injured  merchants. 

1683,  Feb.  2ud,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  An. 
Forrester.  I  have  received  both  your  kind  letters  .  ,  . 
The  enclosed  with  a  memoire  of  the  privileges  of  the 
Scotch  nation  in  France  from  Sir  James  Dick,  I  liave 
also  received,  and  I  must  entreat  you  lo  convey  to  him 
by  the  first  ordinary.  I  am  infinitely  obliged  to  the 
Royal  burroughs  for  the  honour  which  they  have  done 
me  at  their  last  assembly.  .  .  . 

1683,  Feb.  2iid,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
James  Dick,  late  Provost  of  Edinburgh. 

I  have  received  yours  of  Jan.  11th,  with  a  memorial 
concerning  the  privileges  of  the  Scotch  nation  in 
France  ...  I  find  myself  infinitely  obliged  to  the 
estate  of  the  Royal  Burroughs  for  the  honour  the}' did  me 
at  their  last  meeting  in  acknowledging,  so  much  beyond 
my  expectation  or  deserts,  the  good  intentions  I  have  of 
doing  them  service  .  .  .  At  my  departure  I  had  the 
honour  of  his  Majesty's  instructions  concerning  this 
affair,  Ijut  that  being  some  time  since,  I  have  by  this 
post  written  to  have  his  more  particular  commands, 
which  1  expect  in  a  few  days,  and  then  I  shall  not  fail 
to  begin  my  instances.  .   .  . 

1681,  Feb.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to   Mons'. 

D'Almagne 

1683.  Feb.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to 
the  Lord  Bishop  of  Rochester  ...  1  am  to  return  my 
thanks  to  your  lordship  for  your  cheese  ;  it  makes  a  very 
considerable  figure  here,  and  is  much  for  the  credit  of 
our  country.  The  Frenchmen  are  very  much  surprised 
at  the  sight  of  it.  it  being  of  a  size  something  beyond 
their  Angelots  .  .  .  Complimentary — . 

1683,  Feb.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Robson  .  .  .  I  suppose  by  this  time  m.y  Lord  Hyde  and 
tho  commissioners   of  the   treasury   will  think    fit  to 

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lIISXninCVL    MVNUSCKlrXS    COMMISSION: 


SiK  lemembor  mo,  and  to  have  somo  consideration  of  a  ni:iii 

F.Gkaham.   who  i3  obli-ed  to  lire  in  this  place,  and  to  make  s>ime 

B^«T,        ti<'ure.     1  have  examined  your  accounts,  and  find  them 

extremely  just  and  fair,  and  am  ashamed   that   I   am 

forced  to" lie  so  much  your  debtor.   .  .   . 

1683,  Feb.  ord,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Doctor 
Levet.  Principal  o(  Magdalen  Hall  in  Oxford.— Com- 
plimentary, T        ,  ,,        .  i     T        I 

168:i,  Fob,  •".rd.  s.  n..  Pans.  Lord  I'reston  to  liord 
Marqui-  of  Halifax,  1  have  some  reason  to  suspect  that 
sometimes  our  letters  are  looked  into,  which  is  the  reason 
that  I  do  not  so  often  impart  to  your  lordship  what 
occurs  as  I  would  otherwise  do,  therefore  I  will  take  the 
confidence  of  the  preventing  any  inconvenience  '^hich 
may  arise  from  that  i)ractice  to  send  to  your  lordship 
within  a  very  few  days  by  a  trusty  hand  the  project  ol 
a  cypher  which  will  be  short  and  easy  to  be  used,  and  1 
think  extremely  difiieult  to  be  found  out 

1683,  Feb.  3rd,  s.  n,,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr,  Sec- 
retary Jenkins.  Sinn-  the  arrintl  of  Oomtc  Mansfield 
the  minislfrs  of  Spainc  pretend  to  know  positively  the 
Emperor's  resolution  as  to  a  treaty  with  France,  nnd 
say  &c.  .  ■  .  Mons'.  Delvall  being  with  me  the  other 
day,  fell  to  discourse  ujion  the  present  state  of  the 
Spanish  afiiiirs,  he  asked  me  it  1  had  heard  anything 
out  of  England  concerning  a  further  prolongation  of  the 
term  ?  (  for  tlie  report  hnth  run  here  that  Mons'.  de  BariUon 
had  privalelij  acquainted  his  Majesty  that  the  King  lils 
master  would  accord,  a  delay  till  Iha  last  day  of  the  last 
month).  I  told  him  that  I  had  heard  nothing  of  it,  nor 
did  expect  to  hear  anything,  since  Spayne  seemed  to 
desire  no  such  thing.  He  said  that  Mons'.  de  Ron- 
quillos  had  received  a  reprimand  from  the  Spanish 
Court  for  desiring  one  the  last  time,  he  not  having 
orders  to  do  it,  and  he  was  sure  that  it  would  not  be 
demanded  this  time  because  it  would  be  a  tacit  owning 
of  the  pretensions  of  France.  1  answered  that  I  won- 
dered that  the  conduct  of  Mons'.  de  Eonciuillos  should 
be  disapproved  on  that  occasion,  since  I  thought  that  it 
was  the  most  considerable  piece  of  service  that  he  was 
capable  of  doing  to  his  master  at  that  time. — Conversa- 
tion about  Luxembourg. —  ....  I  spoketuith  the  Dutch 
ambassador  the  other  da  ij  upon  the  affair  of  Orange,  hut  I 
find  he  hath  no  partirular  instruct  ions  ahout  it.  so  that  I  can 
give  you  no  light  into  it  till  the  arrivid  of  Mons'.  Heinsius, 
who  is  now  said  to  he  npon-  his  way. 

1683,  Feb.  3rd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
News  from  Vienna.  ... 

AVe  are  in  expectation  here  of  an  Envoye  Extraordi- 
nary from  the  Emperor,  in  the  place  of  Comte  Maus- 
feldt,  who  goes  for  Spayne  the  next  month,  besides  the 
resident  ordinaire,  who  is  to  [be]  established  here.  Tis 
thought  he  may  come  instructed  to  notify  his  Imperial 
Majesty's  intentions  for  settling  of  the  att'airs  of  Ger- 
many. They  seem  to  flatter  themselves  yet  at  A^ienna 
with  the  hojies  of  a  prolongation  of  a  truce  with  the 
Turks,  but,  however,  they  are  endeavouring  to  ]iut 
themselves  into  the  best  posture  of  defence  that  they 
can.  The  demolition  of  the  Fauxbonrgs  for  an  hundred 
paces  about  the  city  is  continued  with  great  diligence, 
and  the  fortifications  in  the  great  Island  of  the  Danube 
for  the  securing  of  an  army  of  30,000  men  is  also  very 
much  advanced.  ...  I  shall  within  a  few  days  be  able 
to  give  you  some  lights  in  the  business  of  Mr.  Whiting. 
...  I  received  yesterday  a  letter  from  Sir  James  Dick, 
late  Provost  of  Edinbourg,  with  a  memoirc  enclosed 
concerning  the  privileges  of  the  Scotch  nation  in  France 
with  reasons  for  the  obtaining  of  .50  sols  per  ton  lately 
laid  ujjou  Scotch  ships  to  be  taken  oft'. 

I  had,  when  1  left  England,  his  Majesty's  orders  about 
this  affair,  they  having  been  obtained  at  the  instance  of 
his  Royal  Hi.ghness,  and  I  had  also  an  additional  in- 
struction concerning  the  Scotch  privileges  in  general, 
but  I  don't  think  fit  to  move  in  this  affair  at  this  time 
without   his  Majesty's  iiarticular  commands  so  to  do. 


LoKD  Preston's  Tjettiui  Books. 

Vol.  -2. 

Letters  to  England,  1683. 

(Antograph  note  on  the  flyleaf).  Nota.  All  lines  that 
are  marked,  unless  those  where  anything  of  another 
language  is  interposed,  have  been  put  in  cypher  thro' 
tins  whole  book. 

1683,  Feb.  6th,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secretary 
Jenkins.— I  liavo  informed  myself,  I  think,  vciy  par- 
ticularly of  whatever  can  relate  to  the  aliair  of  Mr. 
Whitinrj.  and  I  .shall  convey  my  letters  to  you  upon  that 
subject  by  the  hand  of  a  gentleman  who  leaveth  this 
place  the  next  week,  and   intends  in  few  days  after  to 


beat  L  )ad  m.  JLiiis'.  Heillii^ls,  not  being  yil  arrived,  I 
cannot  give  you  in  aceoim'  of  icha'  will  bi  dssiredconcern- 
ing  the  affair  if  Orange  .... 

1683,  Feb.  9th.  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
(Autograph  note. — S;'iit  by  my  brother-indaw,  Mr. 
Howard,  Feb.  11th,  '83.)  I  did  receive,  some  time  since, 
your  letter  of  the  15th  of  the  last  month,  s.  v.,  concern- 
ing the  att'air  of  Mr.  Whiting,  of  Lisle,  But  I  have  not 
been  able  to  make  any  satisfactory  return  to  it  till  now, 
tho'  I  have  lost  no  time  in  endeavouring  to  inform 
myself  of  what  may  in  any  measure  relate  to  this  case. 
You  are  pleased  in  it  to  let  me  kuow  that,  the  pension 
being  newly  paid  for  the  quarter  now  running  on,  his 
Majesty  will  have  the  time  employed  in  finding  prece- 
dents whereby  to  make  it  appear  by  judicial  decisions 
upon  edicts,  and  ordonnances  by  tlie  express  declarations 
of  the  most  Christian  King  himself,  upon  complaints 
to  him  made  and  by  confessions  of  the  ministers  upon 
several  occasions,  that  the  edicts  and  ordonnances  re- 
lating to  ibe  reformed  religion  were  made  and  intended 
for  French  subjects  alone,  and  not  for  strangers  born  ; 
most  especially  not  for  English  merchants.  I  have 
received  also  in  the  same  letter  inclosed  the  state  of 
Mr.  Whiting's  ca.so,  as  you  have  been  pleased  to  draw  it 
up,  which  is  very  exact  and  comprehends  every  par- 
ticular which  may  concern  it,  I  cannot  3"et  inform  my- 
self of  any  judicial  decisions  which  may  have  been  upon 
the  edicts  and  ordonnances  relating  to  the  reformed 
religion  which  may  clear  the  point  proposed,  and  I  do 
not  ho])e  much  that  any  will  be  found,  but,  however,  1 
have  ordered  an  exact  search  to  be  made  for  them,  and 
I  shall  not  fail  to  acquaint  you  with  the  success  of  it. 
In  the  time  that  Mr,  Savile  was  his  Majesty's  minister 
here  two  cases  happened  in  which  he  obtained  a  decla- 
ration from  the  Court  much  to  our  purpose,  and  which 
maketh  it  plainly  ap])ear  that  there  is  no  reason  for  tho 
subjecting  the  King's  subjects  not  naturalized  to  the  exe- 
cution of  an  [all  ?]  declarations, edicts, or  arrests  relating 
to  religion.  The  first  is  the  case  of  Jlrs.  Bickerton,  an 
English  gentlewoman,  and  the  other  is  that  of  my  Lord 
Hamilton,  son  to  the  Duke  of  Hamilton,  both  which 
died  here.  A  little  before  their  deaths  the  Coniniiasaires 
dti,  Cliaslclot  and  the  Cure  of  St.  8idp)icc  went  to  their 
several  lodgings  to  make  them  declare,  according  to  the 
declarations  of  the  '2nd  of  December  1680.  whether  or 
not  they  would  die  in  their  religion.  Mr.  Savile  having 
notice  of  this  practice,  complained  of  it  to  the  Court, 
and  the  King  ordered  that  the  said  commissaire  and 
the  said  cure  should  go  to  his  house  and  excuse  them- 
selves for  what  they  had  done,  and  that  lie  should  also 
be  assured  in  his  name  that  for  tho  future  no  trouble  of 
this  kind  should  be  given  to  the  subjects  of  the  King 
his  master  living  in  the  French  dominions,  under  pre- 
text oF  new  edicts,  declarations,  arrests,  or  reglemens 
touching  religion.  This  declaration,  then,  being  so 
general,  must  include  this  case  of  Mr.  Whiting's,  as  well 
as  all  others.  But  nothing  can  make  the  intention  of 
this  King  more  evident  than  the  wordsof  the  declaration 
itself,  which  I  have  enclosed,  where,  thro'  all  the  parts 
of  it,  you  will  find  that  only  his  own  subjects  were  in- 
tended to  be  included,  and  that  no  other  words  are  used 
than  nos  sujcts  and  nos  sujets  de  la  religion  P.  li..  and  that 
in  whatsoever  manner  it  is  considered  this  will  appear. 
If  we  consider  the  spiritual  excitations,  and  the  other 
means  employed  by  his  most  Christian  iMajesty  for  tho 
conversion  of  his  subjects  of  the  reformed  religion, 
which  are  tho  only  motives  of  that  dei'laration  of  the 
17th  of  .June  1681.  it  will  be  found  that  they  are  by  no 
means  applicable  to  the  subjects  of  the  King  our  master, 
but  only  to  the  subjects  of  Prance,  and  that  it  is  im- 
possible to  understand  the  declaration  otherwise,  for 
besides  that  part  of  it  which  regulates  the  pensions  to 
new  converts,  it  contains  other  depositions  touching 
the  education  of  such  children  who  change  their  religion, 
which  it  would  be  ridiculous  to  apply  to  strangers.  Mi. 
Whiting,  in  his  last  letter  to  me,  acquainted  me  that 
the  French  ambassador  did  oppose  to  what  you  urged  in 
his  behalf,  that  a  merchant  stranger,  when  habitue  or 
domicilii-  by  more  than  7  years  residence  in  the  French 
dominions  is  as  much  subject  in  his  house  and  effects  to 
the  Ordonnances  et  lieglemens  de  rolieie  as  the  native 
subjects  are.  I  had  this  thing  pro]iosed  by  a  friend 
of  mine,  the  other  morning,  by  way  of  discourse,  to 
several  advocats  of  the  Palais,  to  know  Burely  whether 
or  not  the  assertion  was  grounded  well,  and  they  all 
laughed  at  it  as  a  thing  which  hath  no  manner  of 
ground  or  foundation  in  their  law.  I  find  generally 
that  all  those  who  have  been  consulted  with  upon  this 
afi'air,  and  who  have  given  their  advises  without  pre- 
occupation or  interest,  are  of  opinion  that  there  is  no 
manner  of  reason  to  pretend  to  subject  strangers  not 


Sir 

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Sir  nnturalized   to   the  execution  of  this  or  of  auy  other 

Bart*^"'  ^'iif*''  ov  declaration,  &c.  concerning  religion.  I  have 
— ■'  enclosed  the  0|iinion  of  one  advocate  of  very  good  credit 
here,  which  ^Ir.  Whiting  obtained  licfore  ho  left  this 
place.  I  have  myself  consulted  two  others  of  the  robe, 
who  are  very  eminent  in  their  profession,  and  very 
worthy  men.  I  have  pressed  them  to  give  mo  their 
opinions  in  writing  upon  this  affair  for  my  own  satisfac- 
tion. But  I  can  by  no  means  induce  them  to  that,  they 
being  apprehensive  that  it  might  turn  to  their  ]ire- 
judice  if  It  were  known  that  they  had  advised  in  such 
an  affair.  However,  they  have  discoursed  the  matter 
very  fully  with  me,  and  as  near  as  I  can  reuiember  I 
shall  give  you  the  substance  of  what  they  said. — He 
gives  their  reasonings  at  length. 

1683,  Feb.  10th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  his 
Roj'al  Highness  (the  Duke  of  York).  I  did  not  receive 
the  honour  of  your  Highnesses  letter  of  the  22ud  of 
January,  s.  v.,  till  yesterday  ;  the  pacquet  boat  having 
been  stopped  bj'  contrary  winds  for  some  days.  By  the 
post  before  I  received  a  letter  from  .Sir  James  Dick, 
with  a  memoire  inclosed  concerning  the  privilges  of 
the  Scotch  nation  in  general,  and  also  with  some  addi- 
tion of  matter  relating  to  the  particular  affair  of  50  sols 
per  tun  exacted  from  the  Scotch  merchant  ships.  I 
have  (as  your  Highness  may  be  pleased  to  remember 
since  you  obtained  it)  an  original  instruction  concerning 
the  Scotch  privileges  in  France,  and  also  a  particular 
order  from  his  Majesty  to  demand  the  taking  off'  of  this 
imposition.  But  because  it  is  a  great  while  since  the 
\  matter  was  moved  to  his  JIajesty,  I  thought  fit   to  put 

I  him  in  mind  of  it  again  before  I  make  instances  in  his 

'  name,  which  I  have  done  liy  my  letter  to  Mr.  Secretary 

the  last  week.  "We  have  also  a  troublesome  business 
'or  two  depending  to  which  I  would  have  some  answer 
before  we  make  anj'  demand  in  this  case ;  which  I 
believe  will  meet  with  difficulties,  because  it  leads  to  the 
lessening  of  the  finances,  which  are  very  strictly  managed 
at  this  time.  If  your  Highness  will  (as  you  are  pleased 
to  say  you  intend  to  do)  speak  to  the  French  ambas- 
sador in  this  affair,  it  will  be  of  great  advantage  to  my 
offices  here,  and  it  will  advance  them  much  ....  I 
aVu  mucli  troubled  to  hear  that  the  Duchess  hath  been 

till  ;  I  hope  it  is  past,  and  I  wish  with  all  my  heart  that 
she  may  give  England  the  happiness  of  a  young  Prince. 
Since  his  Majesty  and  your  Highness  are  pleased  with 
my  Lord  Sunderland,  all  other  people  ought  to  be 
satisfied  with  what  is  done,  and  I  hope  he  will  be  never 
unmmdful  of  the  obligations  which  he  hath  to  you  both. 
1683,  Feb.  10th,  st.  no.,  Paris— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  received  yotirs  of  the  21ud  of 
Jan.,  s.  v.,  but  yesterday,  the  pacquet  boat  having  been 
stopped  l)y  contrary  winds.  I  received  also  the  last 
^  night  yours  of  the  25th,  s.  v.,  by  Capt.  Matthews  late 

the  last  night.  I  shall  give  you  an  account  of  the  affair 
about  which  you  have  written  within  a  few  days.  I 
charge  Mr.  Howard,  my  wife's  brother,  with  a  letter 
concerning  Mr.  Whiting's  affair  ;  he  leaveth  this  place 
to-morrow,  and  I  hope  within  a  few  days  will  present  it 
to  you.  Mens'.  Spanheim  yesterday,  at  Versailles,  told 
me  that  he  was  commanded  by  the  i-ilector,  his  master, 
to  acquaint  me  that  he  was  troubled  that  he  had  given 
a  character  to  Mons'.  Falliseau,  since  he  was  a  person 
80. unacceptable  to  his  Majesty ;  if  he  had  known  that 
he  would  not  have  been  agreeable  to  him  he  would  by  no 
means  have  sent  him,  aud  he  desired  me  to  assure  his 
Majesty  of  this.  He  said  further  that  his  electoral  High- 
ness was  troubled  and  surprised  at  one  expression  iit  his 
^lajesty's  last  letter  to  him.  which  seemed  to  insinuate 
that  he  had  held  correspondence  with  his  disaffected  sub- 
jects, aud  given  them  encouragement  to  continue  in  their 
disobedience,  and  did  assure  me  in  his  name,  and  did 
desire  me  to  do  the  same  to  his  Majesty,  that  he  never 
I  had  given  no  commission  to  his  minister  to  entertain  it, 

P  not  that  ever  he  would.     But  that  he  did  not  think  fit 

to  answer  the  letter,  because  it  might  occasion  new 
disputes,  and  rather  hinder  than  promote  good  intelli- 

(gence,  which  he  would  endeavour  to  have  with  his 
Majesty.  Mons'.  Spanheim  also,  upon  his  own  account, 
made  professions  of  service  to  his  Majesty,  having  re- 
ceived great  obligations  and  favours  from  him.  I  told 
him  I  should  not  fail  to  represent  what  he  had  told  me 
to  the  King  my  master,  who  I  doubted  not  had  the 
same  desire  of  living  well  with  his  electoral  Highness, 
and  that  he  would  be  ready  upon  any  occasion  to  make 
it  appear.  You  will  be  pleased  to  let  me  know  in  your 
next  if  his  Majesty  will  have  anything  said  in  return  to 
Mons'.  Spanheim.  He  told  me  at  the  same  lime  that 
he  hnd  received  instiuctions  in  the  affair  of  Orange,  Ijub 
1  did  not  find  by  him  that  his  answer  was  other  than 
general,  cf  that  he  hoped  for  much  success.  I  hear  of 
u     84062. 


some  proposals  made  to  him  for  the  satisfaction  of  the         Sia 
Elector  as  to   his  particular  pretensions  in  this  affair,    F-GeahaM, 

but  he  said  nothing  to  me  of  them  himself.     1  send  you  ' 

enclosed  a  mcntuirv  put  into  m}'  hands  yesterday  by  an 
agent  of  the  Prince's,  who  is  lately  ariived  here  from 
Orange.  1  have  scarce  had  time  to  read  it  over.  He 
hath  delivered  the  same  by  the  Prince's  order  to  the 
Dutch  ambassador  and  to  Mons".  Spanheim,  and  is  to 
stay  here  to  furnish  Mons'.  Heinsius  when  he  arriveth 
with  memoires  iu  the  course  of  his  negotiation  upon 
that  ati'air  .  .  .  .  Our  letters  from  Spain,  of  the  21st 
of  January,  say  that  the  King  had  refused  to  Sir  H. 
( ioodricke  the  liberty  of  returning  to  Madrid  to  takeaway 
his  papers,  and  that  that  ( 'onrt  doth  still  persist  in  their 
I'esolutions  of  not  accepthig  of  his  Majesty's  arbitrage, 
but  to  treat  conjointly  with  the  empire  and  their  other 
allies,  and  th;it  they  were  extreme!}'  satisfied  with  the 
conduct  of  Don  Pedro  de  Eonquillo  in  what  relateth  to 
that  affair.  Moas''.  de  Cnnse:ij  told  me  yesterday  that 
they  had  received  advice  from  Vienna,  which  yet  wanted 
confirmation,  that  the  Kmperor  had  written  to  the 
Marquis  de  Grana  to  ac((uaint  him  that  he  found  him- 
self so  ]iressed  on  the  side  of  Hungary  by  the  Turks 
that  he  should  be  oljliged  to  his  own  security  the  best 
he  could,  and  to  hearken  to  the  propositions  of  France. 
They  have  great  hi)]>es  here  of  the  affairs  at  Ratisljone, 
which  seem  to  go  well. 

1683,  Feb.  11,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Lord 
Marquis  of  Halifax. — Tins  will  be  presented  to  you  by 
the  hand  of  Mr.  Howard  my  brother-in-law,  who  at 
the  same  time  will  deliver  to  your  lordship  a  cypher 
which  it  will  Ije  necessary  for  ms  sometimes  to  use,  for 
I  have  reason  to  suspect  that  my  letters  are  often  opened 
both  in  going  and  coming  hither;  he  will  shew  your 
lordship's  secretary  the  secret  of  it.     .     .     . 

1683,  Feb.  llth,  s.  u.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  sent  yesterday  to  V^ersailles  to 
find  out  Captain  Shelton,  but  he  was  aljroad  all  the  day  ; 
I  hope  to  have  him  here  this  night,  and  with  the  first 
opportunity  will  give  you  an  account  of  that  affair.  Tiiis 
will  be  presented  to  yon  by  the  hand  of  my  brotiier-in- 
law,  Mr.  Hort-ard,  son  to  the  Earl  of  Carlisle,  whom  I 
must  recommend  to  your  favour  as  being  a  young  gentle- 
man very  well  qualified,  &c.,  who  liath  profited  as  mnch 
by  his  travailes  as  any  of  our  country ;  he  will  liave  the 
honour  at  the  same  time  of  putting  into  your  hands  a 
cypher  which  himself  brought  out  of  Italy.  I  believe 
you  will  like  it  well,  and  if  you  please  to  order  it  I  shall 
make  use  of  it  sometimes.     .     .     . 

1683.  Feb.  llth,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of 
Carlisle. — Complimentary — and  praising  his  (Carlisle's) 
son.  He  says  that  his  lordship  will  do  very  well  to 
endeavour  to  put  him  into  business,  for  he  (Preston)  is 
strangely  mistaken  if  he  do  not  prove  a  very  consider- 
able man,  and  his  lordship  knows  the  hazard  of  the 
sword  as  well  as  any  man,  and  how  small  advantages 
are  to  Ije  reaped  by  that  way,  especially  in  England, 
therefore  he  (Preston)  would  advise  that  his  lordship 
should  settle  him  upon  the  other  bottom,  for  besides  that 
he  hath  parts  learning  and  languages  he  (Preston)  is 
apt  to  believe  that  his  inclination  lieth  enough  that  way 
.  .  .  (Mr.  Howard  was  afterwards  killed  at  the  siege 
of  Luxembourg.) 

1683,  Feb.  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris.- Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Conway. — Compliments  ...  I  will  not  say 
whether  I  am  glad  or  sorry  that  your  lordship  hath 
laid  down  so  trouljlesome  tho'  so  honourable  a  charge  as 
that  of  which  you  were  possessed.     .     .     . 

1683,  Feb.  Ibth,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Bridgman. —  I  received  yours  of  Jan.  29th,  s.  v.,  on 
Saturday  last  intimating  tome  that  the  Earl  of  Sunder- 
land was  to  succeed  my  Lord  of  Conway  in  his  charge 
of  Secretary  of  State  ...  I  had  also  by  the  last  post 
the  honour  of  one  from  his  lordship,  to  which  I  have 
answered  by  this  gentleman,  the  bearer,  whom  1  have 
sent  express  upon  his  Majesty's  aff'airs  ....  1  shall 
not  fail  to  order  the  Gazettes  to  be  sent  ever}'  week  to 
you,  and  also  to  give  you  an  account  when  anything 
extraordinary  happens  worthy  of  your  knowledge,  and 
I  should  be  glad  to  have  copies  of  memorials  or  things 
of  that  kind  which  pass  your  office  to  be  sent  a  little 
early  here. 

1683,  Feb.  15th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Gwynne. — I  know  my  Lord  of  Conway  so  well  that  1 
cuuld  not  have  doubted  of  this  manner  of  receiving  the 
King's  commands  tho'  you  had  not  been  so  kind  as  to 
have  intimated  it  to  me.  I  never  wish  the  King  a  better 
servant  than  he  hath  been,  nor  his  country  a  truer 
Englishman.  Our  old  friend  Danvcrs  is  now  at  Mont- 
pellier,  but  1  hope  in  a  little  time  to  have  him  here 
again.     1  intend  to  write  to  him  soon,  and  will  not  fail 


■28: 


HISTORICAL   MA>-USORIPT«  GOMMIb'SION  : 


Sib 


to  let  liim  know  of  your  kind  remembrance.     The  late 

F  GRiHAii,    dispute  betwixt  our  two  great  men  makes  a  great  noise 

■  Bart         bere  •  we  are   in  suspense  to  know  what  eiiects  it  may 

have' in  England;  1  wish  the  King's  afiairs  may  not 

suffer,  and  then  no  great  harm  can  be  done     .     .     .     • 

168:i  Feb.  2i>tli.  s.  ii.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.— I  received  yesterday  yours  of  Feb. 
.5th  s  V  ,  with  his  ilajesty's  commands  to  iiertorm 
offices  on  the  behalf  of  the  Scotch  nation,  and  of  their 
trade  ;  which  I  shall  obey  '^'th  t'^e  first  opportunity,  as 
also  those  others  concerning  Mons'.Holzaffeth  and  Mons'. 

D'Ao-ar.  1  find  that  little  is  to  be  hoped  for  in  the  attair 
of  the  merchants  of  Jersey,  unless  the  restitution  of  tlie 
money  be  demanded  as  a  thing  which  shall  have  no 
consequences  for  the  future.  If  his  Majesty  thinks  fit  to 
order  this  to  be  done,  I  believe  it  will  be  readily  restored. 
I  have  enclosed  another  copy  of  a  letter  which  I  received 
the  other  day  from  Mr.  Whiting.  A  courier  who  arrived 
upon  Wednesdav  night  last  from  Madrid  brings  a  con- 
firmation of  the"  report  which  hath  run  here  for  some 
time,  that  they  are  resolved  in  Spain  to  forbid  the  use 
of  the  English  manufactures,  and  the  letters  from  thence 
also  say  that  Sir  Henry  Goodrick  is  departed  in  some 
haste,  and  that  he  hath  left  my  lady  to  follow  him  some 
days  after  ....  My  Lord  Ferrers  having  been  lately 
at  Marseilles,  at  his  return  brought  me  from  some  of  his 
Majesty's  subjects  there  who  have  been  condemned  to 
the'  galleys,  and  served  above  the  time  prescribed  by 
their  sentences,  these  following  papers  and  certificates 
of  their  several  condemnations,  and  also  desired  me  to 
use  my  endeavours  for  their  liberty.  I  have  thought  fit 
to  transmit  them  to  you,  that  his  Majesty's  pleasure  m.iy 
be  known  concerning-  them.  If  he  thinks  fit  to  order 
me  no  offices  to  be  performed  on  the  behalf  of  these 
people,  you  will  lie  pleased  to  send  back  the  papers  that 
I  may  reeonvey  them  to  Marseilles. 

1683,  Feb.  2  Ith.  s.  n.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Dcanes.— 
I  must  intreat  you  after  the  tender  of  my  humble  duty 
to  acquaint  his  R.  Highness  that  yesterday  I  delivered 
in  the  memorial  (of  which  1  inclose  the  copy)  to  Mons''. 
de  Croissy  to  be  presented  to  the  King.  I  discoursed 
the  matter  pretty  fully  with  him,  and  gave  him  those 
reasons  by  word  of  mouth  for  exempting  the  Scotch 
merchants  from  the  impositions  exacted  from  other 
strangers,  which  I  did  not  tliiiik  fit  to  insert  in  my 
memorial,  for  I  find  when  we  reason  in  our  memorials 
it  doth  but  give  them  occasions  to  refine  upon  us,  and  so 
start  diffiulties  by  having  time  to  consider,  which  thcj' 
do  not  think  of  when  the  affair  in  discoursed.  I  also 
told  him  that  I  had  received  the  Duke's  commands  as 
well  as  those  of  the  King  my  master  in  what  relates  to 
this  matter,  and  that  it  was  an  att'air  in  which  he  was 
pleased  to  concern  himself  much.  He  told  me  he  had 
very  very  great  regard  for  his  Higlmosses  recommen- 
dation, and  that  he  should  not  fail  to  present  the  memo- 
rial to  his  Majesty,  and  to  obtain  a  speedy  answer  to  it; 
but  I  do  not  think  that  anything  will  be  done  in  it  till 
the  King  return  from  his  intended  voyage,  for  he  goes 
on  the  4th  of  Ihe  next  month,  and  betwixt  this  and  that 
time  little  business  will  be  done.  I  pray  write  to  Sir 
James  Dick  and  acquaint  him  with  the  state  of  the 
business,  and  what  is  done  in  it,  and  excuse  my  not 
writing  to  him  by  this  post,  for  I  am  very  much  pressed 
and  have  manj-  letters  upon  my  hands.  Present  my 
humble  service  to  Sir  Anilrcw  Forester,  and  let  the 
Duke  bo  jmt  in  mind  of  speaking  to  the  French  ambas- 
sador and  of  recommending  this  affair  to  him  with 
concern. 

A  billet  enclosed  (thc^e  words  are  in  Lord  Preston's 
handwriting,) — I  would  not  put  it  into  the  body  of  my 
letter,  Ijut  you  may  tell  Sir  Andrew  Forester  from  me 
that  nothing  will  more  facilitate  this  business  thnn  if  the 
Duke  would  write  a  particular  letter  iqion  this  subject 
to  this  King  and  to  send  it  to  me  to  be  delivered.  I 
wonld  then  discourse  the  matter  fully  Avith  hirasell',  who 
you  know  is  Ijetter  to  deal  with  than  his  ministers. 
Mons'.  Colbert  you  know  hath  an  old  grudge  to  the 
Scotch  nation.  1  do  not  propose  to  the  Duke,  and  pra,y 
say  nothing  of  it  to  him  from  mo.  1  only  hint  it  to  Sir 
Andrew  and  you  to  consider  of,  and  to  do  as  you  please. 
Shew  this  paper  to  nobody  but  Sir  Andrew. 

V'H'.i,  Feb.  2Hh,  s.  11.,  Paris— Lord  I'reston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — i  received  the  lavonr  of  yours  of 
the  8th  current,  s.  v.,  yesterday,  for  which  I  return  yon 
my  humljle  thanks.  In  obedience  to  his  Majesty's  com- 
manc's,  1  j-eatcrday  moved  the  alVair  relating  to  the  late 
iraiiosition  of  ij()  sols  ]ier  tun  apon  Scotch  merchandize 
exacted  here  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  and  represented  to 
him  the  reason  which  his  Majesty  hath  to  demand  the 
taking  of  it.  He  told  me  he  would  not  fail  to  acquaint 
the  King  his  master  with,  and  to  procure   his  speedy 


answer  in  it,  which  I  yet  do  not  expect  till  his  return 
from  his  intended  voyage,  because  all  the  ministers  are  ^' 
now  leaving  A'ersailles  and  making  preparations  to  go 
with  him.  Letters  from  Vienna  are  not  yet  arrived, 
but  we  hear  that  difficulties  are  daily  started  at  Eatis- 
bone  by  the  Austrians,  and  that  matters  do  not  go  so 
smoothly  on  there  as  it  \vas  hoped  here  they  would  have 
done.  I  have  enclosed  a  copy  of  the  ]irO])ositions  made 
by  the  Turk  to  the  Hungarian.  The  Pope  hath  lately 
sent  a  brief  to  his  most  Christian  Majesty,  wherein  inti- 
mating the  very  great  danger  in  which  Christendom  is 
fi-om  the  invasion  of  the  Turks  now  near,  he  declareth 
himself  Ijonnd  to  exhort  all  Christians  to  unite  against 
the  enemy  of  their  faith,  &c. .  &c.  He  desireth  therefore 
his  most  Christian  Majesty  that  he  would  not  pursue  by 
way  of  arms  his  pretensions  agaist  the  Emperor  and  Em- 
pire ,  nor  hinder  them  from  resisting  the  infidels .  The  Pope 
adds  that  he  hath  written  on  the  same  occasion  to  the 
Emperor,  to  induce  liim  to  condescend  to  an  accommo- 
dation in  this  time  of  eminent  danger.  His  most  Christian 
Majesty  it  is  said  hath  returned  an  answer  in  very  civil 
terms,  the  substance  of  which  is,  that  he  is  very  ready  to 
assist  the  Empire  against  the  Turks,  provided  that  the 
Emperor  will  leave  him  in  quiet  possession  of  what  he 
enjoys  at  present  ....  'The  Envoye  of  Holstein  told 
me  yesteixhy-  that  he  believed  he  should  be  recalled 
soon,  having  no  hopes  of  succeeding  here  in  what  he 
negotiates  ....  The  Duke  of  Northumlicrland  arrived 
here  on  Saturday  night.  He  doth  me  the  honour  to 
take  a  mean  lodging  with  me.  I  believe  he  expects  his 
Majesty's  orders.  P.S.  The  merchants  of  Jersey  have 
put  the  enclosed  paper  into  my  hands,  which  I  have 
promised  them  to  transmit  to  you. 

1(383,  March  6th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  —  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Deanes. — I  could  have  wished  with  all  my  heart  that 
you  had  the  cyjiher,  but  that  cannot  be  helped.  I  pray 
write  to  me.  however,  as  often  as  you  can  ;  you  must 
disguise  your  hand  a  little,  and  do  not  set  your  name 
to  your  letters.     I  pray  write  fully  to  me  .... 

1683,  March  6th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Countess  of  Rochester.     Complimentary. 

1683,  March  6tb,  s.  n..  Paris.  Lord'  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  am  heartily  sorry  that  I  am  not 
in  a  condition  to  write  to  you,  I  have  so  violent  a  de- 
fluxion  of  Rhouiuo  at  this  I  ime  upon  my  eye  that  I  am 
not  able  to  look  down.  1  hope  within  a  few  days  to  be 
better.  I  was  very  glad  to  hear  by  yesterday's  post  that 
Mr.  Deanes  and  his  charge  arrived  safe.  1  question  not 
tint  before  this  time  you  will  he  come  to  the  bottom  of  tliis 
business.  Mi:  Bernard  Hoirard  liath  l>een  very  well  re- 
ceived here  by  the  King,  and  according  to  Ids  quality ;  he 
hath  received  also  a  very  considerable  present  from  him; 
perhaps  an  account  may  he  giceit  to  the  King  our  master  of 
somethi)ig  which  he  hath  said  here,  of  the  jjo rt ic ulars  of 
which  I  am  no  so  veil  informed  as  yet,  hut  I  mxist  do  him 
the  right  to  sag  that  I  Icnon-  the  discourse  ivliicli,  was  con- 
cerning the  a  fairs  of  England  iras  forced  ■upon  him,  and 
that  he  could  not  veil  lid  it  go  without  a  reply. 

1683,  March  10th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same.- — 
I  am  very  glad  that  his  Majesty  is  come  to  the  bottom 
of  the  Irish  atJ'air,  and  I  am  infinitely  obliged  to  his 
Majesty  and  to  my  Lords  of  the  Council  for  the  decla- 
tion  which  they  have  been  ])leased  to  make  in  favour  of 
me,  and  concerning  my  acting  in  it ;  it  is  impossible  to 
answer  for  the  truth  of  informations  of  this  kind,  but  it 
is  certainly  the  duty  of  any  man  who  hatli  the  honour 
to  serve  his  Majesty  abroad  to  acquaint  him  with  them, 
who  is  best  able  to  judge  of  them.  Mons'.  Vatiban  and 
another  engineer  arc  latol)'  sent  to  the  isle  d'Ogsant  or 
d'EysanI,  which  lies  just  at  the  entrj'  of  the  channel,  and 
directly  over  against  the  Lizard  ])oint,  to  view  it ;  the 
King  designing  to  make  a  port  there,  ns  he  hath  endea- 
voured to  do  at  Ambleteure.  The  expense  of  it  will  be 
very  great,  and  it  is  calculated  to  about  6  millions  of 
livres.  It  is  believed  they  will  begin  to  work  at  it  this 
year,  tlio'  I  hear  that  Mons'.  de  Quesne  hath  given  his 
opinion  that  by  violence  of  the  sea  in  that  place  it  will 
never  be  brought  to  any  perfection.  Mons'.  Heinsius  is 
expected  here  everyday,  I  am  afraid  his  negociations 
about  tho  affair  of  Orange  will  not  bo  very  successful, 
for  I  find  no  manner  of  disposition  here  to  recede  from 
what  hath  liecn  done    .... 

16.S3,  March  17th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — Advices  from  Ratisljone  give  little 
hopes  that  ali'airs  there  will  pass  at  present  to  tlie  satis- 
faction of  this  Court  :  the  College  of  Princes  having 
lately  made  a  declaration  to  quite  contrary  to  that  of 
tho  Electoral  College  ....  The  Comte  de  Mansfeldt 
sets  out  this  day  towards  Spayne.  I  think  myself 
obliged  to  acquaint  yon  with  something  of  a  dispute 
which  hath  happened  betwixt  him  and  nie  upon  a  point 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


■^^l*) 


r  Ge^^         "''  ceremony,  which  tho'  it  be  of  no  great  consequence 
"  Bakt.    '   yet  hath  occasioned  some  discourse  here.     At  his  return 

some  weeks  since  from  Vienna  he  sent  his  secretary'  to 

me  to  acquaint  mo  of  his  arrival,  and  also  to  make  me 
his  compliments.     The  next   day  I  sent  my  seci-etary  to 
him  and  ordered  him  from  me  to  make  him  a  very  civil 
compliment,  and  also  to  testify  to  him  tlie  great  satis- 
faction that  I  received  in  the  account  of  his  safe  return. 
Some  days  passed    in  which  he   expected  that  I  should 
make  him  a  visit,  but  I  not  doing  it,  he  did   by  a  third 
hand  take  care  to  let  me  know  that  he  wondered  that  I 
would  not  do  him  the  honour  to  see  him.     I  replied  that 
I  should  be  extremely  glad  to  have  the  honour  of  his 
aci[uaintance  and  of  a  commerce  with  him,  but  having 
been  tho  last  comer  I  hoped  the  Comte  Mansfeldt  would 
not  refuse  to  do  me  the  same  honour  and  to  pay  me  the 
same  civilities  which  other  ministers  had  done,  wliich 
was  that;  of  a  visit.     I  having  at  first  given  notice  of 
my  arrival  to  Madame  de  Mansfeldt.  and  also  visited 
her.     It  was  answered  to  me  that  Comte  Mansfeldt  was 
but  just  now  arrived,  and  would  by  all  people  be  looked 
upon  to  have  come  last,  that  he  was  also  now  ambas- 
sador, tho'  not  to  this   Court,  and   that   the  Enroyc  of 
Genoa,  who  came  much  about  the  time  that  I  did,  had 
made  no  difficulty  to  visit  him.     That  it  would  look  ill 
if  I  should  refuse  to  do  it,  and  that   no  man  should  lie 
better  received,  he  having  a  great  honour  and  respect 
as  well  for  m\-  person  as  my  character.     I  made  an 
equal  return  to  his  civilities,  but  to  what  was  alleged  I 
answered,   that  tho"  he  was  but   now  .arrived   he  had 
brought  no  new  credentials  with  him,  but  had  compli- 
mented  the   King   upcm    the    birth    of   the    Duke    de 
Bourgogne,  and  also  taken  his  audience  of  Conge  upoii 
[  the  ancient  foot  of  his  character,  and  that  also  in   his 

I  absence  satisfaction  had  been  given  for  an  insult  made 

I  upon   his  coachman  as   if  he  had  been  here,  so  that  he 

was  looked  upon  always  to  have  been  present,  and  that 
in  his  absence,  tho'  long,  he  ought  to  be  considered  as 
only  to  have  gone  to  have  made  a  visit,  or  upon  any 
other  occasion.  That  for  his  being  ambassador  he  had 
not  that  character  here,  but  if  he  had,  I  did  not  take 
myself  to  be  obliged  to  make  the  first  visit  to  any 
amdassaior  resident  here  before  my  arrival,  and  that  I 
I  had   not  done   it  to  any  since  I  came  here  _;  but  that  I 

',  had  received  it  from  them.     That  the  Envoye  of  Genoa 

knew  what  he  had  to  do.  and  that  I  did  pretend  to  the 
same,  but  that  I  thought  Comte  Mansfeldt  would  not 
believe  that  that  Envoj'c  and  I  were  uopn  the  same  foot 
here.  This  is  what  hath  passed  uopn  this  subject 
betwixt  us,  and  T  hope  I  am  not  in  the  wrong.  Most 
people  wlio  know  anything  of  these  kind  of  afi'airs  here 
say  that  I  ara  not. 

1683,  March,  20th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— -It  is  said  th.atupon  the  instances  made  by  the  Minister 
of  Brandebourg  in  the  name  of  tho  Elector,  the  King 
hath  ordered  Mons''.  le  Prince  to  proce  J  no  farther  in 
the  affair  of  Orange,  but  to  put  a  stop  to  the  jiroces.  I 
hope  by  the  next  post  I  may  assure  yon  of  this,  but  by 
this  I  cannot,  tho'  it  be  strongly  reported.  Mons'. 
Hensius  is  expected  here  t'nis  night  or  to-morrow  with- 
out fail,  so  that  we  shall  soon  know  the  intentions  of 
that  King  as  to  that  aflair  ....  Sir  Henry  Goodricke 
is  arrived  here,  and  designs  for  England  to-morrow  or 
Mondav. 

1683,'  March  24th.  s.  ii..  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Deanes. — I  have  received  yoni's  of  March  8th.  s.  v..  and 
at  the  same  time  had  the  King's  answer  by  Mr.  Secre- 
tary to  my  request  of  going  over,  which  is,  that  his 
Majesty  doth  think  fit  that  I  should  not  be  absent  at 
this  time  that  tho  Court  of  France  is  in  motion,  and 
alarums  all  about ;  bat  that  his  Majesty  will  be  well 
content  when  the  Court  is  at  Versailles,  or  otherwhere 
fixed  for  some  time,  to  gratify  me  in  your  request.  I 
know  what  the  meaning  of  this  is.  and  from  where  it 
comes,  and  I  hope  within  a  very  tew  weeks  to  take  my 
measures  accordingly.  The  Courts  returns  this  daj'  to 
Versailles,  and  I  shall  not  fail  upon  the  first  oppor- 
tunity to  move  for  an  answer  in  the  Scotch  business. 
I  received  inclosed  in  yours  my  Lord  of  Feversham's 
certificate  concerning  Mons^  La  Croix,  and  should  be 
verj*  glad  to  do  any  service  to  him  ;  but  you  know  that 
in  this  case  the  King's  order  is  very  necessai-y.  "We 
succeed  sometimes  ill  enough  when  I  have  it,  but  'vith- 
out  it  I  am  sure  we  can  hope  for  nothing. 

1683,  March  24th.  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
H.  Goodricke. — I  hope  this  will  find  you  and  my  lad}- 
safelv  arrived  at  London  ;  the  notice  of  which  would  be 
very  acceptable  to  me.  I  had  the  misfortune  to  be 
detained  by  some  busiitess  a  little  too  long  that  morning 
which  you  left  Paris,  so  that  I  got  to  your  lodging  just 
a  quarter  of  an  hour  after  you  had  left  it,  which  was  a 


very  great  trouble  to  me  that  I  was   deprived  of  the  Sib 

happiness  of  seeing  yourself  and  my  lady   before  you    ^••^Rahak, 

left  this  place "  b^rt. 

1683,  Mai-ch  24th,  s.  n.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  have  received  the  honour  of  yours 
of  March  the  8th,  s.  v..  with  his  Majesty's  answer  to  my 
request  for  leave  to  pass  into  England  for  a  week  or  10 
days._     I  shall  attend  his  Majesty's  pleasure,  and  also 
the  time  which  he  shall   think   most  proper.      But    L 
assure  you  I  had  not  desired  now  to  have  been  from 
hence,   if  my  presence    in   England   were    not   almost 
necessary  for  the  settling  of  some  affairs  which  concern 
my  private  fortune  ....     The  affairs  of  Eatisbone  are 
not  yet  much  advanced,  yet  they  hope  well  here  from 
the  voyage  ;  they  hear  that  Mons''.  Stratman  hath  under- 
taken   to   Vienna  with    a  design   to   represent   to   the 
Emperor  the  true  estate  of  affairs,  and  also  to  lay  before 
him  the  evil  consequences   which  will   attend  further 
delays  hi  that  negotiation,  so  that  he  may  be  undeceived 
in  several   things  of  which  he  hath  not  hitherto  had  so 
clear  an  account  ....     Wa    hear   from   Lisbone  that 
Comte  de  Simonetta,  Envoye  of  Parma,  altho'  then  in- 
cognito, had  had  great  conferences  with  the  Secretary 
of  State,  he  insinuates   that  by  the  means  of  the  D.  of   Cypher, 
Moilena  he    shall  have  the  good  offices  of   the  Kinc;  onr 
master.  The  B.  of  Parma  as  lam  assured  hath  aho  loritten 
it  hither  himself,  I  believe   to  Abh-  Syri,  his   agent  here; 
they  seem  to  be  well  assured  here  that  he  is  out  in   his 
measures  concerning  tlie  D.  ofModena;  for  what  regards 
his  Majesty'fi  partin  this  affair  is  best  Iniownori  yoiirside. 
It  IS  said  here  that  the  Grand  Due  doth  not  jiress  his 
proposals   at  present  for  two  reasons.     The   first  is  the 
respect  which  he  beareth  to  his  most  Christian  Majesty, 
which  obligeth  him  not  to  act  in  it,  whilst  he  seems  to 
support  the  pretensions  of  anyone  to  the  Infanta;  a 
second  is   that  he  hath  some  hopes  that  an  exclusion 
may  scon  be  given  to  the  Prince  proposed  from  hence, 
and  that  then  he  may  meet  with  fewer  difficulties  than 
he  is  like  to  encounter  at  present.     They  say  here  that 
tho"  the  French  ambassador  in  Portugal  may  have  some 
personal  obstacles,  as  not  being  grateful  to  that  Court, 
yet  that  the  affair  is  in  a  good  condition,  and  that  he 
hath   obtained  the  promise  of  the  council  that  he  shall 
have  all  the  time  necessary  for  the  success  of  the  designs 
of  the  King  his  master  .... 

16b3,  ilarch  27th,  s.  n..  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. 
— Tho'  the  Court  arrived  at  Versailles   on  Wednesday 
last  all  the  ministers  have  been  private  here  since  that 
time,   so  that  I  have  not  yet   seen  any  of  them.     On 
Tuesday  next  I  intend  to  see  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  and  to 
demand  answers  to  those  businesses  which  I   ]iroposed 
before  the  departure  of  the  Court  to  Compiegne.  '  It  is   Cypher. 
almost  impossible  to  have  any  lights  coneerning  the  present 
designs  of  this  King.     Many  conjeetures  are  made  and 
many  reports  are  spread,   but  none  of  them  are  so  i-ell 
grounded  thai  I  dare  adreaiure  to  vrite  them  to  you.     The 
alliance  of  this  King  nrith  the  King  of  Danemarhe,  and 
tlie  Elector  of  Brandebourg,  is  now  said  to  be  stricter  than 
ever  since   the  augmentation  of  their  subsidies  hath  been 
yielded  to,  so  that  those  two  Princes  are  now  entirely  at  the 
deration  of  France.     Mons'.  Mostin,  Grand  Treasurer  of 
Poland,  irho  is  entirely  gained  to  the  French  interests,  and 
to  oblige  him  the  more  to  them  was  permitted  to  but/  a  rcry 
great  fortune  in  Franco  whilst  he  ims  ambassador  here, 
assures  that  a  war  betvict  the  Emperor  and  the  Tnrk  is 
certain,  ami  also  that  in  a  very  little  time  the  Diete  shonVl 
be  broken;  that  they  icere  resolved  to  do  ithy  the  strength  of 
the  French. tact  ion  alone,  but  if  they  didnot  succeed  so,  they 
tcould  call  into  their  aid  the  Elector  of  Brandebourg  s  party , 
ichich  continued  entire,  and  had  yet  made  no  effort  upon, 
any  occasion  in  the  Diete.     The  mystery  of  the  answer  of 
the  French  ambassador  to  the  commissioners   deputed  to 
him,    which   I  mentioned   in  my  last,  seems   now  to  be 
deryphered,  and  v:e  are  asstircd  that  it  teas  given  ivith  the 
design  that  it  might  he  made  use  of  in   the  Diete  by  this 
King's  party    there    to  shoio  the  good  intentions  of   his 
Majesty,  ami  his  inclinations  io pence,  ichich  might  amuse 
and  perhaps  catch  some  indifferent  members,  or  some  who 
do  not  see  so  clearly,  but  at  the  same  time  when  it  is  to  be 
urged,  there  are  orders  to  insinuate  thcU  at  present  that  king- 
dom is  not  in  a-  state  to  enter  into  a  tear,  or  to  m^-ike  ami 
resistance  against  the  Turk,  that  therefore  it  will  be  best  not 
to  conclude  any  ligue  with  the  Emperor  at  present,  but  to 
defer  it  till  the  month  of  October,  when  the  Diete  may  meet 
again,  and,  they  being  in  a  better  condition,  may  lake  then 
into  consideration  n-h at  is  now  proposed.     Tliis  is  thought 
to  be  the  inethod  projected  for  lireaking  the  Diete.     At  this 
time  the  Queen  is  very  ill  with  France,  andhathbeen  com- 
pjlained  of  by  Mons'.  de  Vitry  for  having  procured  the  key 
of   his  cypher    by   corrupting  one  of   his  servants.     The 
hnpenal  agents  are  therefore  very  active  in  endeavouring  to 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION: 


Sir  ^''T  '"''■  .'"•'"  '■"  ""'  Emperor's  interests  by  promising  her 
I'.GRA.Hijj,  that  hr  father  shall  h"  )iM(Je  a  Princp  of  the  Empire. 
B-*"-  n-hich  it  is  thoucjhl  will  have  some  w.iqhi  fitli  her.  siwe 
thisKiny  refused  lomake  him  a  Duhe  and  Pair  of  France. 
On  the  other  hand,  the  Fretih  parly  knoi'-iwj  of  what  us  ■ 
she  may  be  'o  their  affairs  ill  this  cotijunctiire  are  not  idle. 
but  offrr  (jreat  thinqs,  and  represent  to  her  the  advankujrs 
she  may  draw  from  hence,  and  assure  her  of  all  protection 
and  favour  if'  the  Kiwi  shonld  die  and  she  think  oj  a 
retreat  hither.  This  aecoiint  eomesfrom  a  veryrjood^  hand. 
arid  J  think  you  may  relie  upon.  it.  Bii  it  yon  fill  find 
that  Ih-re  is  ivi  (/rcai  likelihood  that  the  Emperor  ivill  be  al 
liberty  to  act  on  this  side  this  year ;  bill  thai  the  Kiiifl  if  he 
dcsiyns  a  irar  (leliieli  I  think  he  hai  no  mind  to  if  he  can 
bi/  any  other  means  possess  himself  of  what  he  pretends  to) 
Kill  be  free  to  atlaeh  his  neighbours  on  vhie.li  side  he 
pleaselh  ;  theeampm/'nt  upon  the  Saon^  hciny  convenient! y 
d".:yned;  for  from  thence  lie  may  go  to  Slraldionrg. 
Geneva,  Genoa',  or  I'-here  lie  vill,  the  wiy  in  Italy  or  G-r- 
■  iaay  being  open  to  him.  It  is  reported  here  yesterday  thai 
they  have  put  a  ncgatice  upon  the  tico  Freihli  P-wc-s  in 
Portugcd  as  lo  the  marriage  of  the  [nfania,  Inil  this  wauls 
vontirmation. 

r683,  March  27th.  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  L'resfcoii  to  Mr. 
Whiting. — Thanks  Whitini;  for  sending  some  papers, 
and  assures  him  of  attention  to  his  afl'air. — Let  mo 
know  in  yonr  next  if  Mr.  Sidney  lie  in  Holland,  and 
how  I  may  write  to  him,  and  I  will  do  all  that  lie,-*  in 
my  power  for  your  son  with  him.  tho'  1  hare  thoniiht 
of  a  better  waj  to  procure  him  an  employ  there  ;  for  by 
the  means  of  Mons'.  Heinsins  (who  is  wow  here  about 
the  affair  of  Orange)  I  will  make  it  ni}-  request  to  the 
Prince  of  Orange  to  take  care  of  him  and  lo  cmijloy 
him.  I  believe  tho  Prince  will  no;  refnse  me,  I  being 
in  some  measure  in  a  capacity  of  doing  him  service, 
being  in  expectation  to  receive  orders  to  act  in  the  all'iiir 
of  Orange  for  him  .  .  .  P.S.  Send  me  a  memoire  ijy 
the  next  of  your  son's  name,  and  what  j'nu  would  have 
me  to  do  for  him. 

1683,  March  2!'th.  s.  n.,  P.iris. — Lord  Preston  to  iho 
Marquis  of  Hallifax. — The  bearer  thereof,  Mr.  Monr.je, 
hath  been  long  soliciting  in  this  (Jourt  an  aft'air  of  great 
consequence,  in  wliich  himself  and  several  English 
merchants  are  concerned,  and  which  j\Ir.  Secretary 
,l('nkins,  by  his  Majesty'.s  order,  did  recommend  very 
eai-MCstly  to  my  care.  I  sl^all  not  enter  into  the  dct  lil 
of  it  liccause  I  hope  your  lordship  will  be  pleased  '"o 
permit  him  to  ojien  tiie  matter  fully  to  you.  1  have  also 
enclosed  tho  state  of  his  case,  uiion  wliich  1  must  in- 
treat  your  lordship  to  cast  yonr  eye.  But  f  shall  only 
acquaint  you  that  1  have  used  all  possible  endeavours  to 
obtain  justice  from  this  Court  in  this  matter,  and  that 
after  all  t!ie  ministers  have  given  the  most  unjust  s-'ii- 
tonce  that  ever  was.  as  I  am  sure  your  lordship  will 
say  when  you  have  considered  it.  This  be.arer  and  th" 
other  petitioners  have  now  resolved  to  have  once  luni-e 
recourse  to  his  Majesty,  and  to  beg  that  he  will  procure 
justice  for  them,  and  have  desired  me  to  recommend 
them  and  their  business  to  your  lordship's  favour  and 
protection 

168^!,  March  2'.tth.  s.  n..  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — Vou  may  be  pleased  to  rememlier 
that  at  my  first  coming  hither  you  were  pleased 
earnestly  to  recommmd  to  nie  an  affair  in  which  Sir 
John  Fredericke  and  some  other  Engli.sh  merchants 
were  concerned-  The  state  of  their  case  I  have  enclosed. 
and  the  bearer,  Mr.  Monroe,  who  hath  all  along  solicited 
the  business  in  this  Court,  will  inform  yon  very  fully  of 
all  things  relating  to  it  ...  .  The  ]iersons  concerned 
design  nov,-  to  have  recourse  to  his  Majesty,  and  to  lieg 
line'-  more  his  iirotection.  They  have  also  desired  me 
to  recommend  their  ad'air  to  you. 

1683,  March  31.'t.  s.  n.,  P.ai-is.  Lord  Preston  to  Jfr. 
Wynne. — [  have  enclosed  a  petition  from  the  Comte  de 
Beauregard  to  his  Majesty  our  master,  which  I  think  is 
not  ill  grounded,  it  comes  recommended  to  me  from 
Mans'.  Ic  Prince,  who  also  spake  to  my  Lord  Feversh.am 
about  it  when  he  was  here.  1  would  not  mention  it  in 
my  letter  to  Mr.  Secretary,  because  I  do  not  know 
whether  his  xMajesty  will  think  fit  to  take  any  notice  of 
it  or  not.  But  you  may  be  pleased  to  put  it  into  Mr. 
Secretary's  hands,  and  be  disposed  of  as  he  pleasetli.  I 
ticlievc  a  very  little  applii-ation  will  do  the  business,  for 
I.  pcn-cive  they  arc  inclini'd  enough  to  favour  the  Cointe 
here  .... 

Itj83,  March  3lst.  s.u.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.—  ....  T'he  Euvoye  of  Genoa  told 
me  that  MoIls^  de  Crois.sy  had  by  the  King's  order  de- 
clared to  him  tliat  his  Majesty  w,is  suriirised  with  the 
advi.-c  which  he  had  received  from  Mons'.  do  St.  Olone 
that  the  Republic  of  Genoa  had   resolved   to  au-'ment 


their  squadron  now  at  a  sea  with  four  galleys,  which  were  Sik 

ordered  to  be   fitted   out;  that  he   had  some  reason  to    ^'BtKif'"' 

believe  that  it  was  with  a  design  to  favour  his  enemies,  

and  that,  for  that  reason,  if  the  Republic  did  persist  in 
its  resolutions  tho  King  would  order  the  commander  of 
his  ships  of  war  to  find  them  cuit  and  to  sink  them 
wherever  they  met  them.  The  I'lnvoye  answered  that 
they  had  armed  out  these  galleys  for  the  safety  of  their 
commerce,  and  that  the  Republic  had  no  other  end  than 
that  in  doing  it.  That  in  this  conjoncture  it  was  more 
necessary  than  ever  for  them  to  be  strong  at  sea,  since 
they  had  advises  of  great  preparations  making  for  sea 
at  Constantinope,  and  since  the  Corsaires  of  Barbary  did 
infest  the  sea  more  at  this  time  than  ever  ;  that  he  should 
noiifail  to  inform  the  Republic  of  his  Majesty's  declara- 
tion, that  it  might  take  those  measurers  which  might 
conduce  most  to  it  safely.  This  looks  like  searching  of 
a  pretext  to  begin  with  the  Gcnois,  whom  most  people 
believe  to  be  in  some  danger  this  summer  ....  The 
Dutch  ambassador  brought  Monsieur  Heinsius,  the  day 
after  his  arrival,  to  make  me  a  visit.  He  asked  me  if  T 
had  received  any  orders  to  act  de  concert  with  him  in  the 
affair  of  Orange.  I  told  him  I  received  none.  He 
told  me  that  his  Majesty  had  promised  that  as  soon  as 
he  had  notice  of  his,  Mons'.  Heinsius,  arrival  here, 
that  I  should  have  instructions  in  this  aft'air,  and  that 
the  States  General  had  written  to  his  Majesty  to  signify 
his  departure.  If  his  Majesty  doth  think  of  this  I  must 
beg  to  have  his  punctual  orders  how  far  I  am  to  engage 
with  Mons'.  Heinsius.  and  that  if  1  am  to  join  with  him, 
we  may  jiresent  no  memorials  but  such  as  are  first  seen 
and  approved  of  by  his  Majesty.  I  see  very  well  that  it 
will  be  a  business  of  volume  and  of  trouble  enough. 
Mens'.  Spanheim  hath  orders  also  from  the  Elector  of 
Brandenbourg  to  act  with  Moils'.  Heinsius.  (In  Lord 
Preston's  hand).  I  have  enclosed  tho  account  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  doctors  of  the  Sorbonue  upon  the 
proposition  of  the  Archbishop  of  Strigonium. 

1683,  April  7th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  fjord 
Keeper  North. — I  have  received  the  honour  of  your 
lordship's  very  obliging  letter  ....  1  have  ordered  the 
Gazette  to  be  sent  to  Mr.  Cooke  for  your  lordship  every 
week,  and  any  other  prints  which  come  out  worthy  of 
j'our  perusal.  If  there  be  any  books  or  other  things 
which  your  lordship  would  have  sent  from  this  place 
be  pleased  to  let  mc  have  your  commands  without 
ceremony. 

s.  d..  Lord  I'reston  to  the  Lord  Bishop  of  Oxford.  I 
have  returned  your  inclosed  letter  to  my  Lord  Ferrers, 
who  hath  been  in  England  near  a  month.  I  sh.all  do 
m}-  Lord  Grey  what  service  lieth  m  my  power  whilst  he 
is  here,  he  doth  mc  the  favour  sometimes  to  see  mc.  and 
indeed  I  cannot  observe  any  inclinations  in  him.  It  is 
one  great  fault  in  our  English  gentry  who  come  hither 
that  they  keep  too  much  comiiany  with  one  another ; 
but  it  is  im[)ossible  to  break  them  of  it  whilst  they  stay 
in  Paris  ....  If  Mr.  Wigan  hath  any  occasion  of  my 
assistance  iu  procaring  the  M.S.  of  Josephus  out  of  the 
Chancellor  Siguier's  liljraryhe  shall  have  it,  but  he  tells 
mc  he  hopes  to  obtain  the  use  of  it  without  any  difficulty. 
It  upon  any  occasion  I  may  be  useful  to  your  lordship 
or  the  University  whilst  I  am  here  I  must  entreat  you 
freelv  to  command  me  .... 

1683,  .\pril  rth,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. 

1683,  April  10th.  s.  n.,  Paris.- Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Ber.  Howard. — Mons'.  Giraud  brought  this  letter  in- 
closed tome  the  other  day  from  the  Duke  de  la  Roche- 
faucault,  and  desired  me  to  convey  it  to  you.  He  also 
brought  your  coat  azi  brevet  packed  u|),  and  a  ticket  from 
the  Donanne  that  all  duties  were  satisfied.  I  intend  to 
send  it  away  the  nest  week  to  Madame  la  Jcune  at 
Dieppe,  who  shall  take  care  to  have  it  sent  over  by  the 
first  yacht  that  arriveth  there. 

1683,  April  10th,  s,  n..  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Cypher. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — .  .  .  .  One  n-ho  hath  a  dependance 
upon  Mons''.  ilc  Croissg,  filh  the  person  also  icho  was  sent 
orer  lately  from  hence  to  e.ramine  the  records  in.  the  Toiver, 
ahoitt  the  lieformaiion,  coin"  to  a.  scrvan.t  of  mine  (in  vliom 
they  lliink  they  have  an  inlerest)  and  desired  prieately  to  be 
iiiforined  of  the  value  of  the  Archbishojiric  of  Yorkc,  and 
of  all  the  other  bislnq^nes  in  gross,  because  they  slioidd  haee 
some  use  of  such  an  account  soon.  I  do  not  think  that  this 
means  much,  hid  I  thniight  it  fit  to  inform,  yon  of  it. 

1683,  April  14th.  s.  u.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Deanes  ....  I  have  according  to  what  you  writ  de- 
ferred  to  demand  an  answer  to  the  memorial  which  I 
delivered  in  relating  to  tho  Scotch  privileges,  and  shall 
move  no  more  in  that  aifair  till  I  hear  from  yon  what 
measures  the  Duke  takes  concerning  it.  1  am  promised 
within  a  little  time  to  have  leave  to  go  over,  when  I  shall 


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not  fiiil  to  do  whatever  lies  in  my  powi-r,  to  servo  you, 
and  my  brother  I  know  in  the  meantioio  will  do  it. 
When  you  have  anything  to  write  which  you  would  have 
more  senret  I  pray  make  use  of  the  cypher  which  my 
brother  Howard  sent  you.  Yon  will  have  all  the  news 
from  this  place  from  Mr.  Wynne.  I  pray  my  hearty 
service  to  Sir  Andrew. 

lt)8o,  April  14th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland.  —  I  have  received  your  lordship's  of 
the  'JOth  of  last  month,  and  shall  obey  his  Majesty's  com- 
mands in  it  concerning  the  Italian  player.^,  and  I  shall 
also  hasten  them  away.  This  King,  by  reason  of  the 
progresses  which  he  designs  to  make  this  summer,  I 
know  will  have  no  use  of  them  ;  however,  I  sent  yester- 
day to  know  that  of  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  who  hath 
promised  to  let  me  hive  his  answer  this  day.  As  soon 
as  I  receive  it  I  will  send  for  Seararaouche  and  speak 
to  him.  Jfothing  was  to  be  done  in  the  other  affairs 
about  which  j'our  lordship  writ  to  me  from  Newmarket 
relating  to  the  Sieur  Baube  condemned  to  the  galleys. 
The  chain  went  from  this  place  the  next  day  after  the 
receipt  of  3'our  letter.  I  told  Mouchon  when  he  formed 
his  petition  here  that  I  was  sure  the  King  would  not 
meddle  in  it,  and  without  using  his  name  we  have 
seldom  great  success  here  in  anything. 

ItiSo,  April   14th,  s.  n.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretar}-  Jenkins.- -The  last   tveek  my  Lady  Harvey 
came  to  me  to  acquaint  me  that  her  coachman  being 
very  ill  of  a  fever,  two  men,  one  of  which  was  a  priest, 
came  the  night  before   to  her  house   and  with   great 
violence  rushed  in  and  went  up  to  his  chamber,  where 
they  found  the  man  in  a  very  ill  condition.     The}'  im- 
mediately went  to   his  bed,  and  laying  hands  of  him 
pressed  him  to  confess  himself,  and  told  him  he  would 
certainly  be  damned  if  he  did  not  die  in  their  faith,  and 
much   more    to    this    purpose.      The    coachman    was 
extremely  disturbed,  but  constantly  said  he  would  die  a 
Protestant,  and  bid  them  be   gone,  which  tliey  would 
not  do  till  they  were   turned  downstairs  by  the  other 
servants.     I  being  ill  when  I  received  the  notice  of  this 
could  not  see  Mons'.   de  Croissy  myself,  but  I  sejit  a 
memorial  for  the  King,  of  which   I  have  enclosed  the 
copy.     The    King   at    the    same  time  when  Mons'.   de 
Croissy  communicated  this  memorial  to  him,  being  in- 
formed that  the  coachman  had  demanded  a  priest,  and 
that  he  had  a  mind  lo  die  a  K.  Catholic,  had  a  mind  to 
know   the   truth  of   this   by  some  creditaljlc  person  ;   he 
therefire    ordered   Mons'.   de    Croissy  to   send   Mons". 
Bergeret  his  tirst  cummin  to  the  house  with  a  priest  who 
understood  English.      Mons'.  Bergeret  on  Friday  last, 
in  pursuance  of  that  order,  wen  t  to  the  house,  and  making 
Mons'.  de   Croissy 's  compliments  to  ray  Lady  Harvey 
acquainted   her   with   the    King's   order;    she,  out    of 
respect  to  it.  gave  way  that  the  priest  should  ask  the 
sick  ])erson  if  he  would  die  of  their  faith  ;  he  answered 
that  he  had  never  had  any  design  to  change  his  religion, 
but  that  he  would  continue  in  it  to  the  end  of  his  life, 
and  desired  them   that   they  would  importune  him  no 
more  upon  that  subject,  but  sutler  him  to  die  in  quiet. 
After  this  my  Lady  Harvey  told  Mons'.  Bergeret  that 
after  she  had  sutl'ered  him.  oitt  of  respect  to  the  King's 
orders,  to  question  this  sick  person,  tho"  she  knew  well 
that  the   suljjccts  of  England  residing   here  were   not 
obliged  to  receive  this  sort  of  visits,  yet  she  expected 
some  sort   of  satisfaction   for  the  violence  done  to  her 
house  under  a  false  pretext.     But  nothing  having  been 
done  towards  a  saxisfaction,  either  to  me  or  her,  I  sent 
yesterday  to  Mons'.  de  Hroissy  (not  being  able  yet  to 
stir  out  myself)  to  put  him  in  mind  of  my  memorial ;  he 
h.ath  promised  this  day  to  speak  of  it  to  the  King  again, 
and  I  shall  not  fail  to  press  for  that  satisfaction  which 
is  duo  to  the  King  our  master  in  this  case.     The  visit  of 
the  priest,  tho'  it  passed  with  a  great  deal  of  civility, 
may  yet  have  very  ill  consequences  for  those  of  the  Eng- 
lish nation  residing  here  if  it  be  [not]  declared  that  we 
will  not  be  subjected  to  this  manner  of  proceeding.     The 
coachman  is  dead,  and  was  buried  yesterday  morning 
by  my  chaplain,  who  was  with  him  through  aU  his  sick- 
.ness,  and  to  the  minute  of  his  death.     J.  have  received  a 
letter  from  Mr.  Lang,  from  Marseilles,  of  the  3rd  of  this 
month,  in  which  he  acquaints  me  that  one  Mr.  Elliot, 
who  was  charged  with  a  pacquet  from  Admiral  Herbert 
to  his  Majestj',  was  seized.     Mons'.  Heinsius  hath  not 
yet  obtained  an  audience  of  the  King,  tho'  he  demanded 
it  some  time  since,  but  is  remitted  till  after  the  holy 
days  ....  My  Lord  of  Manchester's  corps  are  e.xpected 
here  from  Montpelier,  in  order  to  their  transportation 
into  England.     Father  Patrick  hath  been  in  the  agonies 
of  death  almost  these  '2  days,  having  been  seized  with  a 
violent  fit  of  the  stone  ;  he  speaketh  again  this  morning, 
but  they  have  very  little  hopes  of  his  life. 


1683,  April  17th,  s.n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  his 
Royal  Highness. — The  bearer  hereof.  Captain   Barker, 

being  to  go  in  diligence  to  London.  I  thought  tit  to  lay         

hold  of  the  opjiortunity,  and  to  give  your  Highness  a 
short  account  of  things  here  ....  I  have  taken  the 
liberty  to  send  to  your  Highness  by  this  gentleman  a 
new  edition  of  Boileau,  and  also  another  little  book  to 
entertain  you  at  your  spare  hours  at  'Windsor.  And  I 
must  intreat  your  Highness  if  I  can  do  you  any  service 
in  sending  what  comes  out  here  worthy  your  reading  or 
in  any  other  thing  freely  to  command  me.  Mr.  Bas- 
trick,  of  Dover,  writ  to  my  secretarj^  the  other  dav  to 
desire  him  to  inform  himself  of  the  particulars  of  a  pro- 
cess depending  here  betwixt  the  grand  farmers  and  some 
persons  who  have  set  up  boats  to  the  prejudice  of  the 
pacquet  boats  at  Dover.  I  have  ordered  him  to  give  a 
speedy  answer  to  Mr.  Bastriek,  and  to  give  him  the  best 
information  he  can  of  what  he  desires  to  know.  P.S. 
(by  Lord  Preston).  Poor  Father  Patrick  died  the  last 
night  of  the  stone,  after  having  been  near  80  hours  in 
the  agonies  of  death. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Duchess  of  Monmouth. — 
Compliments. 

1683,  April  17,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Capt. 
Barker.  I  have  according  to  promise  sent  the  Secre- 
tary's pacquet  addressed  to  you,  which  I  must  intreat 
you  to  deliver  witli  all  cai-e,  and  to  take  no  notice  but 
that  you  come  directly  from  Paris.  I  have  enclosed  a 
letter  for  his  Royal  Highness  and  one  for  the  Duchess 
of  Monmouth 

1683,  April  17th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — Since  my  last  Mons'.  de  Croissy 
hath  given  me  t'uis  answer  from  the  King  to  the  afl'airs 
of  Mr.  EUyot,  who  was  stopped  at  Marseilles.  That  his 
Majesty  could  not  dispense  with  him  from  making 
the  quarantine,  the  plague  raging  in  that  place  from 
whence  he  cometh.  That  his  Majc-Jty  is  well  informed 
that  the  English  have  had  communication  with  tlie 
Algcrines,  and  that  they  had  carried  thither  powder 
and  other  things  for  their  supply  ;  that  if  a  Frenchman 
had  dared  to  have  done  that  wliich  Mr.  EUyot  did,  he 
should  certainly  have  been  hanged ;  but  that  his  Ma- 
jesty will  give  his  orders  that  he  shall  be  well  treated  in 
consideration  of  the  King  my  master.  As  to  what 
relates  to  the  dispatches  with  which  he  was  charged, he 
saith  that  Mr.  EUyot  refused  to  |)ut  them  into  the  hands 
either  of  Mr.  Lang  or  of  the  ofTicerj  of  Marseilles,  who 
offered  to  Send  them  away  after  they  had  jiasscd  the  fire, 
for  preventing  the  inconveniences  of  their  communi- 
cating the  iU  air.  In  fine,  he  did  assure  me  that  Mr. 
EUyot  should  have  all  sorts  of  g.:)od  ticatment,  but  that 
he  must  unavoidably  make  the  qiuircnluiur.  as  a  Duke 
and  Pair  of  France  must,  if  he  were  in  his  place.  I  hear 
the  King  hath  ordered  an  account  of  all  this  to  be  given 
t;i  Mons'.  de  Barillon,  that  he  may  inform  his  Majesty 
of  it.  It  looketh  a  little  hard  that  his  Majesty's  couriers 
should  be  stopt  thus  upon  slight  pretences.  I  am  in 
hopes  that  Capt.  Nicholson,  who  hath  passed  this  way 
from  Tangier,  may  have  carried  along  with  him  the 
duplicate  of  Admiral  Herbert's  despatch,  he  having  met 
with  a  paccpiet  from  him  at  Madrid,  addressed  to 
Mr.  Brisbane  ....  Mons.  d'Oppede  is  not  yet  recalled 
from  his  Embassy  of  Portugal,  tho'  they  are  ill  satisfied 
with  his  conduct  in  the  business  of  the  match  lately  pro- 
posed. "We  hear  that  the  proposals  of  the  Grand  Due  are 
much  listened  to  there,  tho'  the  Jesuits  solicit  power- 
fully in  that  Court  for  the  Prince  of  Parma.  There  is 
nettling  considerable  at  this  time  stirring  in  this  Court. 
P.S.  Father  Patrick  died  the  last  night  at  6  of  the 
clock. 

1683,  April  illst,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Deanes. — I  have  received  yours  of  the  5th  of  April,  and 
at  the  same  time  the  intimation  of  my  leave  to  go  Over 
by  the  letters  of  my  Lord  of  Rochester  and  the  secre- 
tarv.  I  set  out  from  hence  (Gcd  willing)  on  Friday  with 
thedesign  of  passing  in  Monday's  pacquet  boat,  so  that 
in  likelihood  I  shall  be  at  the  post  house  at  Gravesend 
at  some  hour  on  Wednesday,  from  whence  I  intend  to 
take  the  water.  I  should  be  very  glad  to  see  you  at 
Gravesend  if  possible. — P.S.  If  you  were  on  Tuesday 
next  at  Graves-end  perhaps  it  were  not  amiss. 

1683,  April  ilst,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary'jenkins. — At  the  same  time  that  I  received 
the  favour  of  yours  of  the  5tli  instant,  s.  v.,  my  Lord  of 
Rochester  was  pleased  also  to  intimate  to  me  the  King's 
leave  to  take  a  short  tnrn  into  England  about  my  private 
affairs,  for  which  I  return  you  my  most  humble  acknow- 
ledgments of  his  Majesty.  1  intend  to  begin  my  journey 
upon  Friday  next,  having  taken  leave  of  the  King 
yesterday,  and  I  hope  this  day  seven-night  on  the  day 
following  to  be  at  London  ....  Mons''.  de  Seigneknj   c.vplii 

Nn  3 


Sir 

Gli.VUAJf, 
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s;,r.ti/(/  luveqonc  for  Toulon  ye»tenh' i/.  hut  hisvoijac/e  n^put 
V  U^^BiM,  off  till  Solimlay.  and  inrhap.-^  for  a  longer  time  upon  some 
■  Babt.  adriscs,rohkh  came  on  Sunday  lost  hy  a  courier  f mm 
Mons\  d'Avu..-  vpon  the  subjcet  of  his  dispatch.  Two 
couriers  were  sent  on  Monday  night,  one  to  Tonlon,  and  the 
other  to  Brest.  He  to  Toulon  carried  orders  for  a  squadron 
of  men-of-war  to  pass  from  thence  into  the  channel ;  the 
other  carrieth  orders  for  the  making  ready  of  several  ships 
at  Brest  to  join  the  other  when  they  shall  he  in  the  channel 
(as  'lissaid).  Icannot  imaginewhai  the  desigiiis.  nnlesstt 
beta  hinder  the  ships  (L  ihink  12  in  number)  which  the 
Dutch  are  ohVujed  hy  treaty  to  send  to  the  assi.'itance  0/ 
Sweden.  I  know  his  Majesty  will  order  these  ships  to  be 
watched  if  they  come  into  the,  Engish  seas.  The  prepara- 
tions which  are  making  at  Toulon  seem  to  be  too  considerable 
for  Algiers  .... 

'  1683  April  -Jlst,  s.  n..  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  .-uiiderlaiid.— The  King  hath  given  leave  to  the 
Italian  comediens  to  attend  the  King  our  master  at 
Windsor  this  summer.  S?aramouche  hiitli  been  with 
me  tliis  mornincr,  and  I  told  him  (as  you  directed  mej 
that  the  King  would  have  him  ana  his  company  pass 
into  Ensland  for  his  diveision  at  Windsor,  and  that  he 
should  have  the  same  conditions  which  his  Majesty  gave 
him  belore  :  that  thev  should  think  of  going  with  the 
soonest,  because  his  ilajesty  left  London  this  week.  He 
told  me  that  they  were  ready  to  obey  his  Majesty's 
orders,  and  to  wait  upon  him  as  soon  as  possildy  they 
could  he  ready.  But  he  said  that  they  could  get  nothing 
at  Windsor,  and  therefore  they  hoped  the  King  would 
consider  them  ;  that  there  was  an  liuiidred  pounds  of  an 
old  arrear  due  to  them  which  he  hoped  his  Majesty 
would  order  to  be  paid.  He  also  desired  that  they 
might  have  (as  they  had  the  last  time)  some_  money 
advanced  to  them  here,  otherwise  some  of  their  com- 
pany cnulc  not  get  away  ;  and  that  when  that  was  done, 
a  vacht  comiug'for  them  to  Diepe,  and  they  having  10 
or  12  days'  notice,  would  be  ready  to  go.  If  the  King 
will  send  his  orders  concerning  them  my  secretary  in 
my  absence  will  execute  them,  I  being  obliged  to  set  out 
towards  England  on  Friday  next. 

1683.  June  ii3rd,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  .Jenkins.— I  arrived  here  yesterday,  and  am 
making  "all  the  haste  that  I  can  to  join  the  Court.  I 
hope  to  be  in  a  readiness  on  Monday  or  Tuesday  next  to 
set  forward  ....  The  King  of  Spain  is  perfectly  re- 
covered, pulilic  ].)rayers  and  great  expressions  of  joy 
having  been  made  for  his  recovery  .... 

1683.  June  26th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. 
—It  hath  been  the  report  of  this  place  since  yesterday 
that  the  Duke  of  Lorrain,  commanding  the  Imperial 
forces,  had  rendred  himself  master  of  all  the  out  works 
and  of  the  city  of  Neuhausel  ;  but  that  300  Turks  who 
had  retired  into  the  citadel  did  make  an  obstinate 
resistance  there,  but  tliat  in  all  likelihood  it  could  not 
be  maintained  ■-!  1  hours.  The  Comte  de  Taxis,  Grand 
Master  of  the  Posts  of  the  Empire,  is  said  to  have  been 
killed  there  upon  Whitsunday  on  the  morning  in 
attacking  a  church  whither  a  body  of  Turks  had  retired. 
....  The  Repuljlic  of  Genoa  is  constantly  resolved 
not  to  grant  the  demand  which  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  hath  made  to  have  jiermission  to  make  a  maga- 
zine of  salt  at  Savona,  that  it  may  be  sent  from  thence 
to  Montferrat.  1  can  have  no  manner  of  account  of 
the  sailing  of  those  men-of-war  towards  the  Baltique,  of 
which  Mons'.  de  Barillon  hath  given  notice  to  the 
King  our  master  ....  In  one  of  yours  I  have  received 
his  .Majesty's  commands  concerning  my  Lord  of  Stare, 
his  Ijrother,  and  his  sister,  which  I  shall  execute  as  soon 
as  I  possibly  can  .... 

1683,  June  30th.  s.  n.,  Paris. —  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  iif  Middleton. — I  am  desired  Ijy  Mr.  Conne  to 
accompany  this  enclosed  from  him,  with  one  of  mine  to 
your  lordsi,ip  in  behalf  of  the  Earl  of  Kinoull,  who  is 
left  here  destitute  of  the  protection  of  anybody  since 
the  death  of  hi.s  mother,  and  of  his  uncle  i;he  Earl  of 
Salisljury.  I!y  reason  ot  which  ho  is  in  danger  of 
running  a  great  risk  in  that  fortune  which  is  left  to 
him  .... 

1683,  June  30th,  s.  n..  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  .Jenkins. — In  my  last,  1  acquainted  you  with  a 
report  which  was  opened  of  the  taking  of  Neuhausel  by 
the  imperial  army,  but  ....  the  (ierman  post  arriving 
u])on  Saturday  night  brought  a  certain  account  of  the 
raising  the  siege  of  that  place,  and  of  the  retreat  of  the 
imperial    troops   into  their  ancient  camp  at  Comorra 

1683,  July  Oth.  .s.  n.,  Metz. — 'I'he  same  tc  the  same. — 
I  received  ycsterda}-  at  Verdun  the  favour  of  yours  of 
the  18ih  of  the  last  month,  s.  v.,  with  a  copy  of  Don 
Pedro  de  Ronquillo's  memorial,  lately  presented  to  his 


Majesty  inclosed,  for  which  I  return  my  humble  acknow-  . 
ledgements.  By  the  memorial  I  perceive  that  the  allies  ' 
are  not  weary  yet  of  repeating  and  pressing  the  same 
thing.  It  is  time  alone  which  must  convince  some  of 
them  that  they  have  refused  a  much  better  medium  for 
the  re-establishing  of  the  peace  and  quiet  of  Christen- 
dom than  any  one  that  can  be  now  proposed.  I  am  just 
now  arrived  here,  where  I  have  met  with  the  ambassa- 
dor of  Savoye  on  his  way  from  the  camp  to  Paris  .... 
I  cannot  omit  to  congratulate  with  you  his  Majesty's 
late  happy  success  against  the  city  of  London.  The 
news  of  it  had  reached  Paris  before  1  left  it,  and  run 
before  me  all  the  way  in  my  voyage,  so  that  I  have  had 
nothing  to  do  but  to  conhrm  it.  I  hnd  that  it  doth  already 
make  people  here  think  otherwise  of  his  Majesty's 
aifairs  than  formerly,  and  I  hope  it  will  have  all  the 
good  effects  at  home  that  his  Majesty  and  his  servants 
can  wish. 

1683,  July  12th,  s.  11.,  Mttz.  The  same  to  the  same. 
I  received  yesterday  yours  of  the  21st  of  the  last  month, 
s.  v.,  with  the  surprising  account  of  the  discovery  of  an 
assassinate  designed  against  the  King's  and  Duke's  per- 
sons, and  of  an  insurrection  to  follow  it.  That  so  horrid 
a  conspiracy  is  to  come  to  light  is  an  happiness  for 
whicli  we  cannot  be  too  thankful,  and  1  hope  that  the 
punishment  of  those  who  are  concerned  in  it  will  be  as 
exemplary  as  tlieir  th^sign  was  impious  and  unnatural. 
His  most  Christian  .Majesty  arrived  here  yesterday,  and 
was  lodged  in  the  .Vrchbishop's  palace.  I  had  the 
honour  this  morning  to  make  the  King  our  master's 
compliments  to  him,  whicli  he  received  with  all  imagin- 
able civility  and  satisfaction  ;  he  told  me  that  he  should 
always  consider  and  value  his  Majesty  above  all  the 
Princes  of  Europe ;  and  that  it  should  appear  by  his 
actions  to  his  Majesty  and  to  all  the  world  that  he  in- 
tended nothing  more  than  the  establishment  of  the 
peace  and  of  the  repose  of  Cliristendom.  He  then  asked 
me  about  the  late  conspiracy,  of  which  I  gave  him  the 
best  account  that  I  could.  After  having  viewed  the 
citadel  (the  works  about  which  they  are  now  repairing, 
they  having  been  long  in  an  ill  condition )  and  all  other 
planes  in  this  city  worthy  to  be  seen,  and  having  3  or  i 
days  to  spare  before  the  arrival  of  the  King,  I  thought 
I  could  not  pass  them  better  than  in  going  to  view  the 
camp  upon  the  Saar,  which  1  have  done,  and  returned 
the  last  night.—  He  describes  it. — This  morning  hi.s  most 
Christian  Majesty  about  10  of  the  clock  left  this  place 
and  lodgeth  at  Malatour,  a  small  village  about  4  leagues 
off.  The  morrow  he  goes  to  Verdun,  the  next  day  to 
St.  Menehoude,  and  from  thence  he  taketh  the  nearest 
way  to  Versailles.  Having  had  the  honour  to  salute  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  this  day  and  having  no  very 
pressing  orders  upon  my  hands  at  this  time,  I  have 
taken  the  liberty  to  make  a  little  tour  towards  Nancy, 
which  is  not  above  8  or  10  leagues  out  of  my  way,  and 
which  J  have  a  mind  to  see,  witli  the  design  nevertheless 
of  joining  the  Court  again  at  Chaalons.  I  hope  his 
Majesty  will  not  be  otfended  at  it :  and  I  must  beg  of 
you  to  make  my  humble  excuse  to  him.  I  shall  not 
have  occasion  of  writing  again  to  you  till  ray  arrival  at 
Paris,  unless  .some  new  thing  hap]iens. 

1683,  July  12th,  s.  n.,  M^etz.  Lord  Preston  to  j\Ir. 
Tempest  ....  I  pray  remember  me  to  Mons'.  Godet, 
and  thank  him  from  ine  for  the  care  he  hath  taken  of 
my  letters,  which  have  all  come  safe  to  my  hands.  Ex- 
cuse my  not  writing  to  him  now,  because  I  hope  to  see 
him  soon.  Tell  him  that  because  of  the  indisposition  of 
Mnns'.  de  Croissy,  and  of  the  absence  of  Mons'.  de 
Boneuill,  I  have  not  been  able  to  do  any  business  here, 
and  that  I  shall  do  nothing  till  my  arrival  at  Paris.  I 
pray  write  also  to  Mr.  Bridgman,  to  my  Lord  of  Sunder- 
land's office,  and  let  him  know  that  1  have  received  his 
letter,  and  at  my  arrival  at  Paris  I  shall  not  fail  to 
write  to  him  and  to  give  him  my  thanks  for  it.  1  pray 
write  also  to  Mr.  Ball,  and  let  him  know  that  I  have 
received  his  letter,  and  that  I  shall  not  fail  to  acknow- 
ledge it  at  my  arrival  at  Paris  .... 

1683,  July  21st,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — LTpoii  Sunday  night  I  arrived 
here,  as  the  greatest  part  of  the  '  'ourt  did  .also.  Yester- 
day his  most  Christian  Majesty  after  having  hunted  in 
the  park,  and  been  treated  at  the  Chateau  de  Vincennes 
by  the  Mareschal  de  Belfonds,  passed  thro'  this  city  in 
his  way  to  Versailles.  The  accounts  which  we  hear  from 
Vienna  and  all  parts  of  German}'  are  very  sad,  and 
declare  the  deplorable  estate  of  the  Emperor's  affairs. 
The  Turkish  army,  which  is  very  numerous,  was  upon 
the  16th  of  this  month  advanced  to  within  14  leagues  of 
Vienna,  and  had  in  a  manner  besieged  and  surrounded 
that  of  the  Emperor,  oliliging  the  foot  to  retire  into  the 
Island  of  Schut,  and  the  horse  to  shelter  themselves 


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under  the  cannou  of  Eaab  and  of  Comorra.  The  same 
day  20,000  Tartars  in  a  body  approached  to  within 
6  or  7  leagues  of  Vienna,  and  set  fire  to  near  an  100 
villages  frithiii  sight  of  that  place;  the  Emperor  behold- 
ing the  flames  from  the  windows  of  his  palace.  'J'his 
lamentable  prospi-ct  and  the  near  approach  of  danger 
have  obiigecl  the  Emperor  to  leave  Vienna  and  to  retire 
with  the  Empress  and  the  Archdukes  and  Arch- 
duchesses to  hint'/,,  upon  the  Donow.  which  they  say  is 
one  of  the  sti-ongest  places  of  Germany.  The  consterna- 
tion is  so  great  at  Vienna  that  people  of  all  conditions 
are  endeavouring  to  get  out  of  it,  and  to  retire  with 
their  goods  and  furniture  further  into  the  country. 
They  are  razing  the  suburbs,  and  doing  all  that  is 
possible  for  the  defence  of  the  place.  Notwithstanding 
this,  some  people  here  tell  us  that  these  accounts  arc  not 
certain,  but  that  they  need  confirmation,  but  I  am  a]it 
to  believe  that  they  are  too  true  ....  The  Pope's 
Nuntio  arrived  here  on  Sunday  last  at  night  incognito. 
It  is  not  yet  known  when  he  shall  have  his  audience. 
Orders  are  gone  to  all  the  cummauders  of  French  men- 
of-war  in  the  Mediterranean  to  search  all  vessels  upon 
which  they  may  suspect  thnt  any  goods  belonging  to  the 
Genoese  are  charged,  and  where  any  arc  found  the 
goods  are  to  be  confiscate  and  the  \ossel  seized,  pro- 
vided she  do  not  belong  to  England.  In  that  ca,se  they 
are  not  to  meddle  nor  molest  any  of  our  sliips.  But  the 
order  is  general  as  to  all  other  nations. 

Letters  writ  in  his  lordship's  absence  to  Mr.  .Secretary 
Jenkins  from  April  iith  till  June  ^ord,  16i-i3.  (14  letters 
giving  epitomes  of  foreign  news.) 

Lord  Pkeston's  Letter  Books. 

Vol.  3. 

1683.  Jnly  31st,  s,  n.  Lord  Preston  to  his  Rcjyal 
Highness. — Yesterday  betwixt  2  and  3  of  the  clock  in 
the  afternoon  this  Queen  died  of  violent  fever  which 
seized  her  some  hours  before,  and  was  occasioned  b}'  a 
great  black  swelling  betwixt  her  breast  and  her  arm  ; 
the  physicians  are  blamed  for  having  let  her  blood 
thrice  in  24  hours'  time,  which  'tis  said  drew  the 
humour  inwards,  and  was  the  occasion  of  her  so  sudden 
death  ....  I  may  take  notice  of  it  to  j'our  Hiyhness 
(tho'  it  is  not  much  necessary  to  do  it  to  others)  that 
since  I  have  been  here  I  have  always  thought  it  a  piece 
of  my  duty  to  have  an  eye  upon  the  Gazette,  and  I 
think  I  may  say  that  the  affairs  and  occurrences  of 
England  are  represented  from  no  place  more  fairly  and 
truly  than  they  are  from  hence.  The  prints  of  Holland, 
and  of  some  other  iilaces,  speaking  often  very  uiide- 
cently  of  them,  and  I  am  sure  very  little  is  at  any 
time  inserted  in  the  chapter  of  England  but  what  the 
writer  of  the  Gazette  hath  from  me.  Tho'  I  do  not  so 
early  as  other  people,  yet  I  am  sure  I  do  it  with  no 
less  sincerity  and  hearty  joy,  congratulate  his  Majesties 
and  your  Highnesses  late  happy  deliverance  from  the 
horrid  design  of  those  traitors  (whom  some  have  long 
suspected)  against  your  persons. 

1683,  July  31st,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. 

s.  d..  Lord  Preston  to  the  liOrd  Archljishop  of  York. 
— I  have  received  your  very  obliging  letter  of  the  19th 

of  the  last  mouth  S.  V It  hath  not  been   in  my 

power  to  do  any  real  service  to  Mr.  Dolben,  but  if  it 
had  I  should  have  done  it  with  a  great  deal  of  sincerity 
and  a  very  good  heart.  Mr.  Dolben  is  not  in  town  at 
present,  but  is  gone,  I  believe,  to  see  some  of  the  towns 
upon  the  Loire.  He  told  me  when  he  went  that  he 
should  be  back  in  a  little  time.  He  hath  left  his  address, 
and  your  letter  for  him  was  dispatched  away  yesterday. 
I  am  now  to  congratulate  with  your  grace  his  Majesty's 
late  favour  to  you,  and  I  must  at  the  same  tim(.'  tell 
your  grace  that  1  think  mjself  in  particular  and  our 
poor  country  very  liappy  in  the  assurance  we  now  have 
of  having  you  to  reside  amongst  us.  It  hath  long  been 
my  wish  and  hope,  which  1  am  very  glad  to  see  accom- 
plished.— Offers  of  services,  &c. 

s.  d.,  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Jackson.— I  have  sent 
you,  according  to  your  desire,  a  list  of  all  the  classic 
authors  lately  printed  for  the  use  of  the  Dauphin,  with 
the  prices  of  them  in  sheets ;  they  will  come  in  all  to 
under  12?.  sterling.^  If  you  have  occasion  for  them,  I 
will  take  care  to  have  them  sent  over  to  you.  The 
Jesuits,  I  believe,  or  some  others  may  go  on  with  others 
of  the  ancient  authors,  but  I  do  not  hear  that  they  are 
busy  about  them,  because  the  Dauphin  is  past  that  sort 
of  studies. 

1C83,  Aug.  4th,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Jenkins. — The  daily   accounts  which   we   receive 


here  from  Germany  are  very  dismal. —Xews  from 
Vienna  .  .  .  .  Mous'  Guinski.  ihe  present  SnvoyO  of 
Poland  in  this  Court,  demanded  the  othei-  day  audience 
of  this  King,  to  desire  in  the  name  of  the  King  his 
ruaster  assistance  against  the  Turks,  and  at  the  same 
time  to  notify  to  him  the  Queen  of  Polands  being  safely 
delivered  (1  think)  of  a  Prince,  and  also  to  jire.sent  to 
his  most  Christian  Majesty  the  King  his  master's  letters 
of  complaint  upon  the  subject  of  the  conduct  of  Mons'. 
de  Vitry  the  late  French  ambassador  in  Poland;  he 
hath  received  foi-  answer  Irom  J\Ions'.  de  Bonueill  that 
the  carriage  of  his  Majesty  of  Poland  in  the  ailair  of 
the  late  ligue  made  with  the  enemies  of  his  most 
Christian  Majesty's,  and  upon  several  other  occasions 
hath  been  so  extraordinary,  and  the  usage  of  his  am- 
bassador so  ill,  that  he  can  have  no  further  correspon- 
dence with  him,  that  therefore  he.  Mons'.  de  Boneuil. 
was  commanded  lay  the  King  his  master  to  let  him 
know  that  he  would  not  receive  the  King  of  Poland's 
letters,  and  that  it  was  his  pleasure  that  he,  the  Euvoye, 
should  retire  out  of  his  kingdom,  wnich  I  hear  he  is 
preparing  to  do,  and  to  pass  into  England  with  the 
same  character  of  Envoye  E.xtraordinary .  I  suppose  his 
commission  will  be  to  desire  the  King  our  master's 
assistance  against  the  'I  urks. 

1683,  Aug.  4th,  St.  n,,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Middleton.— (Autograph.)— The  be.arer  hereof. 
Mrs.  Colvils,  bath  long  attended  a  process  here  grounded 
upon  the  foot  of  the  privileges  which  those  of  the  Scotch 
nation  have  long  enjoyed  in  France.  She  hath  had  the 
misfortune  to  have  a  sentence  pronounced  against  her, 
but  she  thinks  it  hath  passed  upon  misinformation. — 
Recommends  her. 

1683,  Aug.  7th,  s.  n.,  Paris.- Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — The  Spanish  fleet  (of  which  I  en- 
close a  list)  sailed  from  Cadiz  the  18th  of  the  last 
month,  and  by  .the  way  of  Madrid  we  receive  an  advice 
which  I  hope  is  not  true;  'tis  this,  that  as  that  fleet 
was  going  out  of  ]iort  an  English  friuato  coming  from 
Tangier  happened  to  pass  by  ;  the  Comte  d'Aguilar, 
the  admiral,  sent  to  the  captain  of  it  to  let  him  know 
that  he  expected  he  should  salute  the  royal  fl.ag  of 
Spain,  the  captain  returning  for  answer  that  the  King 
of  Great  Britain's  ships  were  not  obliged  to  salute  any 
one,  that  admiral  sent  on  board  of  him  again  to  lot 
him  know  that  if  after  3  hours  time  (wliich  he  would 
give  him  to  resolve  in  what  to  do)  he  would  not  salute, 
he  would  sink  him  to  the  bottom,  which  at  last  he  con- 
sented to  do.  I  fiud  that  the  English  consul  at  Cadiz, 
having  notice  of  it,  did  protest  against  the  captain  and 
his  i)roceeding,  that  so  no  ill  consequences  may  be 
drawn  from  the  action,  and  did  also  declare  that  he 
doubted  not  but  that  he  would  be  punished  for  his 
conduct  at  his  return  into  England.  There  is  arrived 
within  these  8  days  a  vessel  dispatched  from  Mons'. 
de  la  Barre,  Governor  of  Canada,  by  which  he  adver- 
ti^eth  Mons'.  de  Seignelay  that  the  French  colonies 
had  at  present  great  and  new  differences  with  the 
Colony  of  Boston  in  New  England  concerning  their 
boundaries,  and  also  comjilaineth  th.at  the  English  do 
favour  the  Indians,  and  supply  them  with  arms  and 
jiowder,  which  hath  encouraged  the  Iroquis  to  liegin 
the  war  again  upon  the  French  .... 

1683,  Aug.  lith,  s.  u.,  Paris.  (The  same  to  tiic 
same  ?)  The  last  night  the  body  of  the  Queen  was 
carried  from  Versailles  in  order  to  its  interment  a.t 
St.  Denis,  where  jiassing  thro'  St.  Cloud,  the  village 
and  Bois  de  Boulogne,  Clishy  (Clichy),  and  St.  Ouen, 
it  arrived  betwixt  three  and  four  of  the  clock  this 
morning  ;  his  most  Christian  Majesty  refusing  to  sutler 
it  to  be  carried  thro'  Paris  ....  According  to  my 
orders,  the  last  time  that  1  saw  him,  Mons''.  de  Croissv. 
I  did  acquaint  him  with  the  subject  of  the  letter  which 
the  Kepublic  of  Genoa  had  lately  written  to  the  King 
onr  master,  and  with  the  commands  he  had  given  me 
to  rejiresent  to  his  most  Christian  Majesty  the  sincerity 
of  the  designs  of  that  Republic  in  arming  out  those  4 
galleys,  which  had  given  ofi'euce  ;  that  it  had  been  done 
with  no  other  design  than  that  of  securing  their  trade 
against  the  Turkish  pirates,  &c. ;  that  this  being  so, 
the  King  my  master  did  hope  that  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  would  have  the  same  favour  and  kindness  for 
that  Republic  which  he  had  heretofore  entertained  for 
it.  Mons'.  de  Croissy  did  at  length  give  me  the  reasons 
of  the  proceedings  of  the  King  his  master  against  that 
Republic,  but  told  me  that  he  was  sure  that  all  imagin- 
able regard  should  be  had  to  the  King  my  master's 
interposition,  and  that  he  would  not  fail  to  represent 
wh;it  I  had  said  to  him  to  his  most  Christian  Ma- 
jesty .... 

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HISTilRlCAl,    MANL'SCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


Sib  lt3S3,  Au^^  llili.  St.  no.,  P;ivis.— Lord  Preston   to  lus 

r.  Geauam.  Majesty  (sent  l)V  Mr.  Gwyune.) — Tho'  I  do  not  do  it  so 
*ifj'  early  ret  I  do"  with  no  "less  joy  and  thankfulness  to 
Heaveii  congrutulute  with  your  Majesty  your  late  happy 
deliverance  from  the  designs  of  those  lately  discovered 
cruel  traitors  against  your  sacred  ]ierson  ....  I  have 
made  bold  to  send  to  your  Majesty  by  Mr.  Gwynne  the 
plans  of  some  fortified'  places,  which  I  believe  are  very 
exact.  If  your  Majesty  hath  them  not  before,  and  if 
vou  approve  of  them,"  I  do  not  question  but  to  have 
"drauglits  of  all  the  other  fortifications  of  France  in  a 
littlAiuK'.  and  I  shall  beg  of  your  ]y[.ajesty  to  let  me 
have  your  commands  in  this  matter  soon  by  Mr.  Gwynne, 
who  will  transmit  them  to  me  ...  . 

1683,  Aug.  14th,  St.  n.  Lord  Preston  to  :\lr.  Secretary 
Jenkins. — The  Inteudant  of  Genoese  hath  informed  the 
Court  that  the  Protestants  of  those  parts  continue  to 
assemble  armed  upon  the  ruins  of  their  temples  and  to 
hear  preachini^;  that  in  the  several  meetings  of  the 
ministers  and\'entlemen  of  that  religion  means  have 
been  proposed  for  the  defending  of  themselves  if  troops 
should  be  sent  against  them.  That  he  finds  that  of  late 
the  Protestants  in  the  cities,  towns,  and  in  the  country, 
have  cleansed  their  old  arms  and  have  bought  new, 
and  that  they  have  also  bought  up  all  the  powder  and 
lead  which  the  public  fairs  and  markets  could  aii'ord 
them.  I'pon  this  advi.se  4.0u0  horse  are  commanded 
into  that  country  where  these  humours  seem  to  di-aw  to 
an  head,  and  they  are  to  be  commanded  by  a  Lieutenant 
of  the  Gardes  du  Corps  ....  There  is  a  c;d5ale_of  his 
jNIajesty's  own  subjects  here  who  do  much  more  mischief 
than  aiiy  of  the  French,  and  are  raoro  industrious  in 
representing  things  falsely  and  maliciously,  and  if  it  be 
required  I  can  very  easily  let  you  know  who  they  are. 
ft  hath  been  hotly  reported,  and  I  believe  believed  by 
some  that  my  Lord  of  Essex's  throat  was  cut  by  the 
King's  cominand.  and  that  the  story  of  doing  it  himself 
was  false,  the  King  and  Duke  being  at  the  Tower  when 
it  was  done.  It  is  easy  to  have  any  of  the  French 
]iunished  uoon  whom  it  can  be  fixed,  and  for  his  own 
subjects  here  I  should  think  it  would  not  lie  bard  tn 
make  them  know  themselves  better. 

1683.  Aug.  18th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — It  hath  been  reported  here  that  the 
siege  of  Vienna  is  raised,  but  there  is  no  certainty  of 
that.  Mons'.  de  Staremberg  hath  defended  it  with 
great  gallantry,  and  giveth  hopes  of  holding  it  till 
succours  come,  which  are  now  on  the  way  from  all  parts. 
— Account  of  the  siege  ....  I  received  yesterday  a 
letter  from  Mr.  Westcombe,  the  English  consul  at 
Bayonne,  and  this  morning  the  inclosed  memoire  from 
his  agent  here,  which  contains  the  state  of  his  case  and 
his  request.  Vou  will  l)e  pleased  to  acquaint  his  Majesty 
with  it,  and  to  know  his  pleasure  concerning  it. 

1683,  Aug.  21st,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— Account  of  the  relief  of  Presbonrg. 

1683.  Aug.  ■2oth,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — I  have  received  the  honour  of 
your  lordship's  by  Mr.  Betterton  with  his  Majesty's 
coninmnds  to  me  to  assist  him  in  treating  with  some 
persons  capable  of  representing  on  opera  in  England, 
which  I  have  olieyed  as  far  as  it  was  possible  to  do  it, 
and  Mr.  Betterton  hath  by  this  post  given  a  full  account 
to  Mr.  Bridgman  of  wliat  hath  passed,  to  which  I  must 
refer  your  lordship.  By  the  last  post  I  also  received 
another  letter  of  the  9th  instant  from  your  lordship,  in 
which  you  were  pleased  to  intimate  that  his  Majesty 
would  liave  me  treat  again  with  the  Italian  players,  if 
by  reason  of  this  (,)ueen's  death  those  divertisements 
cease  for  {his  winter  here.  I  am  very  ready  to  obey 
his  Majesty  in  it.  but  I  must  acquaint  you  that  all 
those  things  arebegiin  aaain.  The  comedians  acted  on 
.Sunday  last,  and  the  Italian  ])layerson  iMonday,  and  to- 
morrow or  the  ne.xt  day  the  opera  will  be  represented 
again,  so  that  I  believe  it  will  Ije  difficult  to  persuade 
those  people  to  leave  this  jilace  this  winter.  Your  lord- 
ship will  be  pleased  to  acquaint  his  Majesty  with  this, 
and  by  the  next  post  to  let  me  know  if  it  be  his  pleasure 
that  1  should  treat  with  them.  I  shall  in  the  mian  time 
at  a  distance  take  care  to  have  them  sounded  without 
engaging  with  them. 

s.  (1.  Lord  Preston  to  .\1  r.  Uoddard. — I  received  yours, 
and  am  glad  by  it  to  lind  that  you  continue  in  health. 
.\s  to  the  .subject  of  it  1  must  give  you  for  answer  tliat 
you  can  dfi  nothing  of  more  advantage  to  yourself  than 
to  dedicate  your  book  to  the  Duke  who  is  never  unmind- 
ful of  tho.se  who  endeavour  to  do  good  s  Tvice  to  tho 
Crown  or  himself,  as  I  am  sure  you  will  have  done  by 
relnting   solidly   thosi>   pernicious  maxims   wliich  vou 


find  everywhere  dispersed  thro'  that  book  which  _\oii 
undertook  to  answer.*  .   .  . 

1683,  Aug.  28th,  s.  n..  Pari.-. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — Some  da3-s  since  Mens',  de  Boneuil 
by  the  order  of  the  King  his  master  came  to  notify  to 
me,  as  he  did  also  to  other  foreign  ministers,  the  death  of 
this  Queen ;  within  two  or  three  days  after  I  demanded 
an  audience,  as  is  usual,  to  inake  my  compliments  of 
condolence.  The  answer  that  was  given  to  me  was  that 
his  most  (Christian  IMajesty  was  re.-olved  only  to  receive 
compliments  from  those  who  had  the  answer  of  the 
Princes  their  masters  to  those  letters  which  he  had 
written  to  them  upon  the  death  of  this  (Jueen  to  deliver 
to  him.  If  this  resolution  had  been  observed  I  should 
have  had  no  reason  to  complain.  Bttt  the  next  day  the 
ministers  of  Catholique  Princes  who  had  received  no 
answer  from  their  masters  more  than  myself  had  a  day 
given  to  them  for  their  audiences  at  Fountainbieau  upon 
the  subject  of  condolence;  accordinarly  they  went,  and 
have  received  them.  I  do  not  know  upon  what  account 
this  distinction  is  made,  nor  shall  I  know  how  to  behave 
myself  for  the  future,  nor  how  to  acquit  myself  in  this 
matter  without  bis  Majesty's  directions.  I  have  said 
nothing,  only  I  have  not  appeared  at  Court  since  the 
receipt  of  the  answer  mentioned  above.  I  do  not  love  to 
com)ilain,  nor  to  make  business  to  the  King  when  I  can 
possibly  avoid  it,  but  so  many  attempts  are  made  to  gain 
points  upon  us  here,  and  to  abridge  and  lessen  our 
undoubted  ])rivileges,  that  if  some  opposition  be  not 
made,  and  some  countenance  be  not  given  to  us  within  a 
little  time,  a  foreign  minister  will  not  be  distinguished 
here  from  other  men. 

1683,  September  1st,  s.  n..  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Pr.  Seal.  I  have  received  lately  the  honour  of  two  of  your 
lordship's  letters,  lor  which  I  am  to  return  my  humble 
acknowledgments.  To  some  particulars  in  the  first  I 
shall  by  the  first  opportunity  give  your  lordship  an 
answer  ;  to  answer  to  .some  others  in  it  a  little  more  time 
and  observation  will  be  necessary.  .   .  . 

1683,  Sept.  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — You  were  ]oleased  in  yours  of  the 
13th  to  let  me  know  that  the  Gazettes  it  la  main  were 
not  so  much  heeded  as  extracts  of  letters  from  Passau. 
Lintz.  Aigiers,  and  Italy,  itc.  For  such  extracts  of 
letters  and  for  relatioBS,  and  for  everything  which  may 
relate  to  the  sea  (as  you  are  jileased  to  order),  all  ima- 
ginable care  shall  lie  taken  to  procure  them,  and  most 
of  these  kind  of  things  cost  me  little  because  I  commu- 
nicate the  occurrents  of  England  to  some  of  tho 
ministers,  and  to  my  other  friends,  and  in  return  they 
transmit  to  me  what  cometh  to  their  hands.  But  I 
must  confess  I  have  found  fault  with  the  writer  of  the 
Gazette  ii  la  main  for  twent}'  impertinent  things  he  hath 
jiut  into  it,  tho'  I  could  never  yet  hinder  him  from 
carrying  on  his  custom.  His  long  relations  concerning 
persecutions  here,  and  the  remarks  he  pretends  to  make 
upon  several  subjects,  I  know  cannot  be  grateful  nor 
useful.  You  know,  sir,  I  found  him  here,  and  that  he 
hath  corresponded  with  you  long  before  my  time,  but 
if  you  will  have  him  write  no  more  I  can  with  ease  order 
that  matter  to  your  satisfaction.  .  .  . 

B.  d.  The  same  to  the  same.^I  am  to  acknowledge 
the  honour  of  two  of  yours,  one  of  the  10th  the  other  of 
the  16th  of  August.  I  shall  observe  his  Majesty's  com- 
mands in  the  first  in  having  a  strict  eye  over  those  of 
his  subjects  here  who  talk  saucily  and  seditiously  of  the 
government,  and  in  giving  an  account  oi  their  dis- 
courses when  it  shall  be  rerjuired.  The  latter  brings  me 
orders  to  desire  the  Conge  of  the  Sieur  le  Vaisseur,  which 
I  shall  obey  when  I  find  a  fitting  op]iortnnity,  and  shall 
observe  what  you  intimated  concerning  it.  Upon  Sun- 
day last,  in  the  alternoon,  this  King's  intentions  were 
declared  at  Fountainbieau  of  sending  his  troops  into 
Flanders.  The  whoje  Court  was  in  a  great  surprise  and 
everyone  went  to  prepare  for  the  voyage.  That  night 
orders  were  given  to  the  musqnetoirs  to  march,  and  to 
several  detachments  of  tho  Cards  du  Corps,  of  the  Gens 
d'Armes,  andof  the  Cheveaux  Legcres  .  .  .  Jlostjieople 
were  surprised  with  the  sudden  i-esolution  of  this  King 
to  send  troops  to  Flanders.  They  had  before  spread  a 
report  that  the  King  our  Master  had  declared  to  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  that  if  he  attacked  any  place  in  the 
Low  countries  he  should  be  obliged  to  oppose  him  ;  but 
rumours  of  this  kind  are  industriously  put  abroad  to 
amuse  people,  and  are  generally  withiu  a  day  or  two 
coulrailicted  .  .  .  You  would  admire  to  hear  the  mali- 
cious and  senseless  reports  wliicli  are  raised  here  con- 
cerning the  fleet  under  my  Lord  Dartmouth's  command. 


'  111.-  iilliniuii  is  to  ■■  fliilo's  Diemoii,"  which  Uodilira  wrote  in  ivply 
"  I'liiio  kudlvivus." 


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P  GRAHiST    ^■'^^  y^^  have  so  many  of  them  where   you  are  that  I 
'  Bart.     '    shall  not  trouble  you  with  i-ccuuntiiig  any  of  them.    My 

Lord  Dumbarton  arriTfd  late  the  lastni^t;  notice  is 

given  of  his  arrival  to  Mons'.  Bouneuil  this  daj',  who  is 

'  at  Foutainbleau.     My  Lord  will  write  himself  the  next 

post.—  P.S.  Mr.  Yerney,  sou  to  Sir  Grevil  Verney,  and 
grandson  to  my  Lord  of  Bedford,  and  I  think  the  only 
sen  of  his  own  family,  is  just  now  in  the  agonies  of 
death  ;  he  was  very  hopefnl  and  seemed  to  be  of  a  very 
good  and  loyal  principle. 

1683,  Sept.  -1th.  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Upon  Thursday  last  this  King  being  Imnting  in  the 
Forest  of  Fountainbleau  fell  from  his  horse,  and  by  the 
fall  put  his  left  arm  out  of  joint  at  the  elbow.  It  was 
immediately  tied  up  by  making  a  scarf  of  his  cravat, 
and  he  was  brought  home  in  his  coach,  where  it  was  set, 
tho"  with  some  pain  to  him,  he  giving  two  or  three  great 
shrieks  m  the  operation.  The  alarm  rame  very  hot 
hither  that  night  that;  his  ^Majesty  had  broken  his  arm 
into  several  pieces,  but  the  accident  happened  as  I  retail 
it  .  .  .  The  Nonce  is  said  to  have  proposed  underhand 
a  general  peace,  and  to  have  pressed  the  matter  very 
much.  There  are  reasons  to  believe  that  his  offices 
are  not  ill  received,  and  that  they  may  not  want 
success.  The  Archbishop  of  I'aris  was  this  week  to  wait 
upon  the  Nonce,  and  yielded  to  him  the  hand  in  his 
own  house,  to  which  he  before  pretended.  .  .  . 

1663,  Sept.  8th,  st.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Duke  of  Ormondhis  grace.  I  have  received  the  honour 
of  yovir  grace's  of  the  16th  of  August,  st.  v.,  and  with  ic 
your  commands  concerning  Mr.  Veridct  yotrr  chaplain, 
which  I  shall  execute  with  all  readiness  and  exactness 
when  I  find  a  fit  opportunity  for  it.  1  dare  not  promise 
your  grace  that  I  shall  have  success,  for  they  are  ex- 
tiemely  delicate  in  things  of  this  nature  here  ;  but  your 
grace  shall  find  that  I  will  leave  nothing  undone  which 
may  depend  upon  me  for  the  obeying  your  commands. 
Tour  grace  I  know  saw  the  last  account  which  I  gave 
to  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  of  the  illness  of  Mens'.  Colbert. 
On  Monday  morning  at  3  of  the  clock  he  died,  and  you 
may  guess  what  inconveniences  W'ill  attend  his  death. 
Monsieur  Pelletier,  Counsellor  of  State,  and  cousin  and 
creature  of  Monsieur  de  Lotivois  is  declared  Controuller 
General  of  the  Finances,  in  the  place  of  Monsieur  Col- 

L  ,  bert ;  Monsieur  de  Louvois  hath  the  surintendance  des 

'  Bastimens,  of  which  employ  he  hath  got  the  reversion 

for  Monsieur  d'Ormoy  his  son  after  his  death  ;  I  think  he 
hath  some  consideration  for  it,  but  not  to  the  worth  of 
the  place.  Your  grace  will  perceive  by  this  that 
Monsieur  do  Louvois  will  now  wholly  have  the  ministry 
in  his  hands,  and  I  do  belu  ve  that  this  is  but  the  begin- 
ning of  sorrow  for  the  family  of  Colbert.  .  .  . 

1683,  Sept.  8th,  st.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Rochester. — Tho  death  of  Colbert  and  its  con- 
sequences.— We  begin  to  think  here  also  that  the  war 
will  not  be  very  bloody  t-his  year  in  Flanders,  for  we 
hope  that  some  accommodatiou  is  treating  of  between 
France  and  Spain  .... 

1683,  Sept.  8th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — On  Monday  last  at  3  of  the  clock 
in  the  morning  Monsr.  Colbert  died  ....  (He  again 
mentions  the  appointments  of  Mons'.  Pelletier  and 
Mens'.  Louvois.j  ....  Mons'.  Delval  being  returned 
from  Bruxelles  went  immediately  to  Fontainebleau,  and 
it  is  likely  that  he  hath  some  propositions  to  make  for 
hindering  the  troops  from  advancing  further  into  those 
Countries.  The  Spanish  ambassador  hath  been  there 
since  Sunday  last,  and  I  hear  he  hath  not  been  unem- 
ployed ....  I  have  put  into  the  hands  of  Colonel 
Churchill  who  passed  by  this  place  in  his  way  from 
Tangier,  and  who  is  gone  for  England  this  morning  a 
memoire  relating  to  the  subject  of  salutes  at  sea.  It 
was  drawn  up  lately  (that  is  within  a  few  years)  by  the 
order  of  this  King,  and  I  am  told  that  the  orders  re- 
lating to  that  ceremony  which  are  given  to  his  ships 
when  they  go  to  sea  are  partly  grounded  upon  it.  I 
shall  endeavour,  according  to  your  commands,  to  inform 
myself  of  all  things  relating  to  that  subject,  and  to  give 
you  as  soon  as  it  is  possible  a  good  account  of  them.  My 
Lord  Dunbarton  hath  his  audience  upon  Friday  next  at 
Fountainebloau  ;  I  go  thither  with  him  to  present  him, 
but  I  shall  leave  Tempest  here  to  give  you  an  account 
of  what  Cometh  to  hand  b}' Saturday's  post. — P.S.  (In 
Lord  Preston's  hand.)  Doctor  Burnet  I  hear  is  lately 
arrived  here.  1  have  been  pressed  to  enclose  a  little 
memoire  about  the  means  of  clearing  the  city  of  Lon- 
don from  smoke ;  1  can  say  nothing  of  it,  but  you  may 
be  pleased  to  shew  it  to  his  Majesty. 

1683,  Sept.  IJith.  s.  u.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Murray. — The  Bishop  of  Kosse  coming  hither 

I  Bome  weeks  since  out   of  Schotland  to  be  cut  for  the 

I  U    84062. 


Bart. 


stone,  did  in  3  or  4  days  after  the  operation  fall  into  a  Sir 

fever,  and  finding  his  death  to  approach,  he  sent  for  '^^ "iVit""^"' 
my  chaplain  to  assist  him  at  his  last  hour.  He  accord- 
ingly went,  and  after  that  he  had  admini.'^tered  the 
Sacrament  to  him,  and  done  what  else  was  requisite 
upon  that  occasion,  tho  bishop  told  him  that  having 
had  the  misfortune  in  his  lifetime  to  lie  under  some 
prejudice  and  misconstructions,  he  thought  it  very 
necessary  for  him.  now  that  ho  was  to  leave  the  world, 
to  make  a  declaration  of  his  faith  and  iiis  principles 
relating  to  the  government  under  which  he  was  born, 
that  so  he  might  justify  himself  when  he  was  gone. 
He  then  dictated  this  enclosed  paper  and  signed  it, 
desiring  Mr.  Fall,  governor  to  my  Lord  jlumiangncke, 
and  Mr.  'V\''akc,  my  chaplain,  to  be  witnesses  to  it ; 
within  a  few  hours  after  he  died;  but  before,  did 
intimate  some  desire  that  the  enclosed  paper  might  be 
put  into  my  h.inds,  and  that  his  Majesty  might  have  a 
sight  of  it.  He  seemed  also  desirous  that  it  might  bo 
transmitted  into  Scotland  and  lodged  with  the  jVi-ch- 
bishop  of  St.  Andrews,  that  so  he  might  at  once  justify 
himself  and  give  a  testimony  at  his  death  of  his  re- 
ligion and  of  his  loyalty  to  his  countrymen.  This,  as 
jMr.  Fall  and  "Wake  told  me,  who  brought  to  me  the 
original  paper,  did  seem  to  be  his  desire,  with  which 
I  think  myself  obliged  to  acquaint  yovir  lordship, 
transmitting  it  at  the  same  time  to  you,  and  to  leave 
the  declaration  in  your  lordshiji's  hands  to  be  disposed 
of  as  his  Majesty  shall  order.  I  know  your  lordship 
will  think  fit  to  make  his  Royal  Highness  also 
acquainted  with  what  hath  passed  .... 

1683,  Sept.  1.5th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  received  yesterd.iy  yours  of  the 
oOth  of  Augt.,  s.  v..  for  which  I  return  you  my  humble 
thanks.  I  doubt  not  but  that  the  entry  of  the  French 
troops  into  Flanders  will  give  great  disquiet  of  thoughts 
to  his  Majesty  ;  but  I  believe  this  Court  in  this  con- 
juncture will  not  be  willing  to  give  him  too  great  cause 
of  offense.  If  by  the  march  of  thi'se  troops  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  can  give  a  fright  to  the  Spaniards, 
and  so  bring  them  to  submit  to  his  pretensions,  it  may 
do  well  ;  but  be  assured  that  great  regard  will  be  had 
to  whatever  the  King  our  master  shall  say  in  the 
business  if  he  shall  find  that  the  troops  make  any 
further  progress.  Much  also  of  the  resolutions  which 
this  Court  will  take  in  this  and  in  otlier  affairs  will 
dejjend  upon  the  taking  or  the  raising  of  the  siege  of 
Vienna  ....  My  Lord  Dunbarton  and  Col.  Nicholas 
had  their  audiences  from  this  King,  Monseignr.  le 
Dauphin,  Madame  la  Dauphine,  Monsieur  and  Madame, 
and  were  very  well  received  by  them  all  upon  Friday 
last. 

s.  d..  Lord  Preston  to  Dr.  Busby.— "When  I  was  last 
at  London  I  did  endeavotu-  to  wait  upon  ycu,  but  had 
the  misfortune  not  to  find  you  at  home.  I  should  have 
attempted  it  again  if  I  had  not  been  so  much  pressed 

that  I  was  not  master  of  my  time I  give  you 

the  trouble  of  this  at  the  desire  of  Monsieur  de  Malnoe, 
an  advocate  of  Parliament  here,  who  is  a  very  honest 
man  and  a  good  Protestant.  Charles  de  Malnoe,  his 
sou,  is  at  this  time  in  the  school  of  Westminster,  but 
for  some  reason.-  which  touch  the  private  affairs  of  the 
family  it  would  be  of  advantage  to  him  if  his  sou 
might  have  permission  to  come  over  hither  for  some 
little  time. — Asks  Dr.  Busby  to  permit  the  son  for  some 
time  to  pass  over  to  France  and  he  Lord  P.,  will  engage 
that  he  shall  return  at  tho  time  to  which  Busby  shall 
limit  him. 

1683,  Sept.  ISth,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — About  the  siege  of  Vienna. — This 
Court  is  not  at  all  satisfied  with  tho  conclusion  of  the 
College  of  Princes  at  Ratij-bone  for  accepting  the  truce 
without  agreeing  to  the  time  and  conditions  proposed. 
But  it  is  yet  thought  that  Mons'.  do  Crecy  may  have 
new  orders  to  continue  there  a  little  longer  ....  The 
Protestants  of  Languedoc,  who  have  lately  given  dis- 
turbance upon  the  demolishing  of  their  temples,  have 
submitted  themselves,  and  his  most  Christian  Majesty 
hath  granted  a  general  amnesty  for  what  hath  passed. 

Note.  (Autograph),  1683,  Sept.  -Jlst.  I  writ'this  day 
a  letter  to  my  Lord  Allington  upon  the  subject  of  Mr. 
Verney's  death,  and  sent  it  by  Mons'.  Rasigarde  his 
governor,  but  I  had  not  time  to  have  it  copied. 

1083,  Sept.  Ll:2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr, 
Goddard.  The  copy  of  the  epistle  designed  for  the 
Duke  enclosed  I  have  perused,  and  I  do  approve  of  it 
very  well.  You  bave  only  done  me  too  much  hououi* 
in  it,  which  I  look  upon  of  the  friendship  to  me,  but  I 
icannot  imagine  that  by  any  means  I  deserve  it. 

1683,  Sept.  ■22nd,  s.  n.,  I'aris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary   Jenkins. — Tlie    reports   concerning  Vienna 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION; 


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have  been  various  for  several  davs  here  ;  but  we  have 

yet   little  which  is  (certain  couceriiiiiy  it The 

Nonce  received  the  day  before  yestei'day  a  great  packet 
of  letters  iu  cypher  from  Bruxelles,  some  of  which 
came  IVom  the  Imperial  Court;  siuce  the  receipt  of 
them  he  is  gone  to  Fouiitaiubleau.  Several  of  the 
Hugouots  who  were  iu  arms  in  IDauphiue  have  been 
executed,  and  in  the  amnesty  which  is  sent  to  those  of 
J,anu;ui.'doc  a  great  blank  is  left  for  the  inserting  of 
several  exceptions  .... 

16-i'\  Sept.  •2-2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  his 
Ivoyal  Uigliuess  (the  Duke  of  York.) — I  should  not 
have  presumed  to  give  your  Highness  the  trouble  of 
this  if  something  of  charity  had  not  induced  me  to  it. 
1  do  it  at  the  instance  of  a  poor  servant  of  his  JIajesty's, 
who  some  time  siuce  was  obliijed  by  a  misfortune  to 
leave  Knglaud.  It  is  Mr.  Grahrae.  sir,  whom  perhaps 
yiiur  Highiiess  may  romembor.  Mr.  Betterton  coming 
hither  some  weeks  since  by  his  Majesty's  command,  to 
endeavour  to  carry  over  ihe  Opera,  and  finding  that  im- 
[>r:icticable,  did  treat  with  Mons'.  tiruhme  to  go  over 
with  him  to  endeavour  to  represent  something  at  least 
like  an  Opera  in  England  for  his  Majesty's  diversion. 
lie  hath  also  assured  him  of  a  pension  from  the  House, 
and  finds  him  vej'y  willing  and  ready  to  go  over.  Ho 
only  desireth  bis  Majesty's  protection  when  he  is  there, 
and  what  encouragement  his  Majesty  shall  be  pleased 
to  give  him  if  he  finds  that  he  deserves  it.  I  take  the 
confidence  therefore  on  his  behalf  humbly  to  beseech 
your  Highness  to  speak  a  good  word  Tor  him  to  the 
Xing,  whose  protection  he  only  desireth  whilst  he  is  iu 
England,  and  I  doubt  not  but  he  will  perform  some- 
thing to  his  .Majesty's  and  your  Highness 's  satist'ac- 
tiou 

1683,  Sept.  24th,  s.n.,  Fountaiublcau. — Lord  Preston 
to  Ml'.  Secretary  Jenkins. — I  can  now  confirm  to  you 
what  I  writ  in  vay  last  that  Vienna  is  succoured  and  the 
siege  raised.  The  paper  enclosed  will  acquaint  yoit  with 
as  much  of  the  particulars  of  that  action  as  is  yet  known 
here 

1683,  Sept.  29th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  have  received  yours  of  the  13th 
current,  s.  v.,  to  which  my  next  shall  be  an  answer.  The 
Court  of  Spain  hath  answered  by  the  ordinary  of  yester- 
day to  the  dispatches  of  Mons'.  de  Grana,  and  of  Mens', 
dt-  la  Ptieute,  touching  the  declaration  made  in  Flanders 
for  the  satisfaction  of  the  pretensions  of  the  King.  It 
hath  approved  of  the  answer  which  that  ambassador 
hath  given  here,  and  also  of  that  which  Jlons'.  de  Grana 
did  give  to  Mons'.  d'Allefeldt,  and  hath  further  declared 
that  since  the  Emperor  in  theperilous  conjuncture  of  the 
i-iegc  of  his  capital  city  and  of  the  desolation  of  his 
hereditary  countries  had  not  made  the  least  step  towards 
the  abandoning  of  his  allies,  by  making  uf  a  particular 
peace,  it  would  be  extremely  dishonourable  for  the  King 
of  Spain  to  abandon  him  and  his  other  alliesat  this  time, 
without  the  consent  of  whom  ho  could  hearken  to  no 
Jiryiosition  of  peace  .  .  .  .  The  report  runneth  here  that 
the  ife'public  of  Genoa  hath  refused  audience  to  Mons'. 
do  St.  OWie,  because  his  most  Christian  Majesty  hath 
refused  it  twice  to  their  minister  here.  My  Lord  of 
Dunbarton  and  Coll.  Nicholas  had  theii-  audiences  of 
Conge  at  Fountainldeau  ujjon  Saturday  last.  My  lord 
h.ath  been  extremely  well  received,  and  this  King  parted 
with  him  with  particular  marks  of  esteem  and  favour. 
He  told  him  that  the  King  our  master  could  have  sent 
no  one  who  could  ha>  e  been  welcomer  to  him,  and  that 
he  would  thank  his  Majesty  particularly  for  sending  of 
him  ;  he  intends  to  lea\',e  this  place  within  5  or  6  days. 

l(J8:!,Oct.  '2nd,  s.  n.,  Parf'^. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Jenkins. —  .  .  .  .  I  pray  take  notice  hereof  a  report 
which  hath  run  for  several  d.-iys,  ami  which  hath  made  a 
groat  noise,  of  a  ligue  oH'ensive  and  defensive  lately 
concluded  bi.-twixt  the  King  our  master  and  his  most 
Christian  Majesty.  It  is  industriously  spread  here,  and 
some  of  his  Majesty's  own  stibjects  are  not  backward  in 
setting  it  forward.  1  have  lieen  atfiicked  upon  it  several 
times;  but  all  that  I  can  say  will,  not  persuade  some 
people  here  of  the  falsity  of  the  rumour. 

lo83,  Oct.  3rd,  st.  no.,  Paris.  Loi-d  Preaton  to  the 
Dune  (autograph).  I  would  not  omit  the  o])portunity 
ol  conveying  this  to  your  Highness  bj'  the  hand  of  Capt. 
Berkelej-.  I  have  charged  Capt.  Berkeley,  sir,  with 
some  particulars  which  it  may  bo  very  fit  for  your 
Hij.'hness  to  know.  1  choose  the  rathet  to  desire  him 
to  inform  you  of  them  Ijy  word  of  mopth,  because  ho 
having  beeD  a  witness  to  some  passageslhere  may  better 
coulii-m  the  truth  of  them. 

1683.  Oct.  l.'ith,  s.n.,  I'aris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — All  things  are  at  present  in  so  quiet 
a  posture  in  this  place  since  the  return  of  the  Court  to 


Versailles  that  it  doth  not  afford  matter  enough  to  make 
the  subject  of  a  letter.  The  great  discourse  at  this  time 
here  is  of  thil  King's  demanding  the  Infanta  of  Portugal 
in  marriage,  of  the  orders  sent  to  Mens''.  d'Humieres  to 
withdraw  the  troops  from  Fl.tnders  upon  the  15th  of  this 
month,  and  to  Mons'.  de  Priuli  to  bring  back  the  French 
fleet  from  Danemark.  The  Spanish  fleet  is  still  at 
jSTaples,  and  by  the  last  advises  from  thence  we  are  told 
that  a  great  council  nf  war  had  been  held  on  board  the 
Admiral,  where  all  the  Spanish  commanders  wvxo 
present,  that  the  result  of  it  was  kept  very  secret,  but 
that  nobody  doubted  but  that  the  deliberation  had  been 
upon  its  return  to  Spain,  because,  &c. 

1683,  Oct.  liith,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
1683,  Oct.  20th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — I  received  yesterday  the  honour  of 
yotir  lordship's  of  the  4th  instant,  with  his  Majesty's 
command  conccrniug  Doctor  Burnet,  which  I  shall 
obej'  with  all  readiness.  I  have  in  some  measure  already 
executed  them,  for  at  his  arrival  he  sent  to  me  know  if  I 
would  permit  him  to  visit  me,  and  I  returned  to  him  for 
answer  that  1  saw  nobody  who  wasnotuijon  better  terms 
with  the  King  my  master  than  I  perceived  that  ho  was. 
1  met  him  afterwards  at  Fountaiuhleau.  where  ho  had 
made  some  acquaintance,  and  I  did  not  fail  there  as 
occasion  served  to  give  that  character  of  him  which  he 
deserverh.  I  am  told  that  he  goeth  to-morrow  or  upon 
Fi'iday  to  Versailles  to  see  the  curiosities  there,  and  that 
upon  Moudaj-  uext  he  pretends  to  leave  this  place  and  to 
go  towards  England.  I  shall  not  fail,  my  lord,  to  give 
an  account  of  his  merits  to  the  ministers  and  others 
here  u]ion  every  occasion  which  otters  itself,  and  if  he 
continueth  hero  I  do  not  doubt  but  that  he  will  be 
treated  as  he  deserveth. 

1683,  Oct.  2iJth,  s.  n.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — The  post  did  not  arrive  till  Mon- 
day.     It  brought  me  two  of  yours,  in  one  of  which  are 
Ms   Majesty's   commands  concerning  Bomeny.      Since 
the   time  that  you  mentioned  him  to  me  in  a  former 
letter  I  have  used  all  ])cssible  endeavours  to  find  him 
out.     I  ordered  Tempeut  to  inform  you  two  posts  ago 
that  I  had  found  out  one  of  that  name,  but  I  doubt  he 
hath  been  settled  here  longer  than  the  person  you  men- 
tion  can  have  been.     I  am  at  this  time  making  strict 
enquiry  after  him,  and  if  he  be  here  bo  assured,  sir, 
that  neither  ]iains  nor  cost  shall  be  spaied  to  have  him 
found  out  and    sent   over.      To  those  ciBces  which  I 
passed  some  time  since  by  his  Majesty's  command  in 
favour  of  the  Republic  ol  Genoa  in  this  Court,  I  had 
yesterday  this  answer  from  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  that  the 
King  his  master  had  several  just  reasons  to  be  oH'ended 
with  that  state,  which  had  augmented  his  forces  by  sea 
at  a  time  when  he  had  cause  to  believe  that  it  had  no 
very  favourable  designs  for  his  interests,  that  it  had  also 
put  itself  under  the  protection  of  Spain  in  opposition  to 
him.     That  however  it  was  in  the  power  of  the  Genoese 
to  be  well  with  France  when  they  pleased  by  alteiinsr 
only  their  former  conduct,  and   by  giving  no  umbrage 
or  cause  of  suspicion  for  the  future.      He  added  that  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  had  so  much  regard  for  the  in- 
terposition and  instances  of  the  King  my  master  that 
he  was  willing  to  sacrifice  to  them  all  his  lesentments 
how  justly  soever  grounded  against  that  Kepublic  at 
present,  and  that  they  should  not  in  this  conjuncture 
make  him  press  anything  against  it  which  may  disturb 
the   peace  of  Christendom  or  put  a  stop  to   the  more 
weighty  negotiations  which  may  be  set  on  foot  to  esta- 
blish its   repose.     I   have   acquainted  the    Envoye   of 
Genoa  with  this  answer,  who  hath  received  it  with  all 
demonstrations  of  respect  and  gratitude  imaginable  to 
the  King  our  master,  and  told  me  that  he  would  not 
fail  to  impart  to  his  Republic,  which   he  was  sure  was 
resolved  to  make  some  public  acknowledgment  of  the 
honour  of  that  protection  which  his  Majesty  'nad  at  this 
time  afforded  to  it,  both  to  himself  and  to  his  subjects  ; 
lie  added  that  he  was  also  ordered  to  make  me  a  compli- 
ment in  its  name  for  the  pains  which  1  had  taken  .... 
There  is  a  late  advise   from  thence  (Portugal),  which 
because  it  is  something  extraordinary  I  will  recount  to 
you   though   perhaps  you  may  have   had  it  frcjm  Mr. 
Fansliaw.  'fhore  were  brought  upon  this  last  fleet  from 
Brasil  two  English  prisoners,  who  were  arrested  in  the 
liulies  as  guilty  of  one  of  the  most  horrible  actions  that 
hath  of  late  been  heard  of.      About   12  years   since  a 
Portuguese  vessel,  named  Noslra  seiilmra  iTAjuda,  came 
from    Goa,   richly  laden,  and  brought   upon  it  6  con- 
siderable families  which  returned  to  Portugal,  besides  a 
great  number  of  passengers.     This  vessel  in  her  way 
came  to  an  anchor  at  an  island  where  3  English  vessels 
had  before  anchored,  not  fearing  anything  from  a  nation 
with  which  Portugal  was  at  peace.    But  the  English, 


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tempted  with  the  richness  of  the  cargo,  attempted  the 
vessel  by  uight,  cut  the  throats  of  all  the  Portuguese, 
pillaged,  and  at  last  sunk  her,  that  she  might  be  no  more 
heard  of.  They  sa^  ed  only  a  negro  of  an  extraordinai-y 
shape,  who  was  sent  Irom  the  Indyes  as  a  present  to 
the  Prince  Regent.  This  negro  they  cariied  with  them 
into  England,  who  returning  about  5  or  6  years  since, 
being  discontent  with  the  English,  into  the  Indies,  dis- 
covered this  whole  matter  to  a  Portuguese  factory ;  of 
which  the  English  there  hearing,  killed  the  negro,  but 
the  Porttiguese  made  these  2  men  who  are  now  at 
Lisbon  to  be  arrested,  and  it  is  said  that  they  pretend  To 
receive  a  very  great  satisfaction  from  the  English  nation 
upon  this  account  .... 

168'-3,  Oct.  24th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same.— 
....  Mons'.  Delval  (who  hath  since  the  ministry  of  the 
Marquis  de  Grana  solicited  the  affairs  of  the  hiw 
countries  here,  and  who,  I  think,  had  a  character  from 
Spayne,  tho'  this  Court  made  a  difSculiy  to  receive  his 
credentials,  was  ordered  upon  the  receipt  of  the  enclosed 
billcf.  signed  by  Mons'.  de  Louvois,  to  leave  Paris  and 
to  return  to  Bruxelles.  It  was  delivered  to  him  upon 
Friday  morning  by  a  courier  dn  Cohlnet  (Ik  Hi'i/,  who 
told  him  that  he  had  orders  not  to  qtiit  him  till  he  saw 
him  over  the  river  of  Honeau,  which  is  upon  the 
French  frontier.  Mous'.  Delval,  after  going  to  the 
Spanish  ambassador  and  staying  a  quarter  of  an  hour 
with  him,  took  post  immediately  attended  only  by  the 
courier  and  his  valet  de  chamhrc,  and  is  gone  for  Flanders 
....  Mons'.  Heinsius,  finding  that  he  can  obtain 
nothing  in  this  Court  in  the  aliair  of  Orange,  did  on 
Tuesday  last  demand  his  audience  of  conge,  and  is 
preparing  to  leave  this  place  in  a  few  days 

1683,  Oct.  27th.  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Coll. 
Grrahme. — I  have  been  solicited  here  by  Madame  la 
Marquise  de  Plamerin,  mother  to  the  Marquis  of  that 
name,  who  is  now  in  the  Court  of  England,  and  by  some 
other  persons  of  quality,  to  write  you  in  favour  of  the 
Sieur  Bolger,  who  hath  lately  had  the  misfortune  to 
kill  a  man  at  London,  and  is  now  in  Kewgate  for  it. 
They  apprehend  much  that  ho  may  be  condemned. 
I  desire  that  if  it  be  possible  to  get  a  reprieve  for  him 
by  the  interposition  of  the  Dnke  (if  his  case  deserveth 
it)  :  it  would  be  an  obligation  laid  upon  some  persons  of 
qualitv  here. 

168H,  Oct.  27th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary. — I  have  used  all  possible  endeavours  to  fiud 
out  Bomeny,  but  hitherto  without  any  manner  of  suc- 
cess. The  person  of  his  name  mentioned  in  my  former 
letters  hath  lived  long  here,  and  knoweth  nothing  of  the 
other.  At  this  present  I  have  those  employed  who 
make  strict  enquiry  after  him,  and  I  am  persuaded 
before  Friday  night,  if  he  be  here,  that  I  shall  get 
notice  of  him.  He  might  have  been  traced  with  more 
ease  if  1  could  have  had  any  knowledge  of  his  country 
or  any  description  of  his  person.  I  am  told  of  a  little 
ordinary  near  the  Queen's  Chapel  at  St.  James,  and 
just  by  Monsieur  Labaddy"s  house,  the  wine  merchant, 
where'  many  of  the  French  valets  de  chambre  usually 
eat;  perhaps,  if  enr|uiry  were  made  privately  there 
after  him,  some  notice  might  be  had  of  him.  or  at  least  it 
might  be  known  in  what  province  of  France  he  was  born. 
I  hath  some  suspicion  that  he  hath  changed  his  ntime,  or 
hath  taken  upon  him  some  disguise,  having  come  away 
upon  an  ill  account  ....  iIons^  de  Croissy  said  some 
day  since  to  the  Nonce  that  the  King  his  master  would 
be  satisfied  with  another  equivalent  for  Alost  than  that 
of  Luxembourg,  and  that  he  ivould  consent  also  that  it 
should  not  be  in  the  Low  countries,  nor  in  the  Milanois 

Mous'.  Heinsius  hath  this  day  his  audience  of 

Conce.  The  Nmire  is  said  to  have  received  orders  to 
negotiate  an  accommodation  of  differences  betwixt  this 
King  and  the  King  of  Poland.  I  take  the  task  not  to 
be  easy  at  present.  This  King  hath  sent  a  chain  of 
o-old,  with  his  picture  in  it,  valued  at  1,500  livres,  to  the 
Eseu'yer  of  the  Nonce,  and  2.000  louis's  d'or  to  be  dis- 
tributed amongst  his  domestiques,  who  brought  the 
Langes  [Linges  ?]  benites  to  the  Duke  of  Burgundy. 

1683,  Oct.  20th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  take  the  liberty  to  enclose  my 
bill  of  extraordinaries  expenses  for  these  7  months  last 
past,    ending   the   last   day   of    September. — Explains 


it. 

1683.  Oct.  30th. 
EarlofDuQibarton, 
for  a  war,  for  it  ai 


s.  n.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  the 
Preparations  are  here  making  now 
lears  plainly  that  the  Spaniard  are 
resolved  to   have   it  at   any   rate.     Their  conduct   in 
Flanders  is  extraordinary,  and  their  proceedings  upon 

the  French  territories  brisk 

1683,  Oct.  30th,  n.  s.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.— Be  pleased  to  acquaint  his  Majesty 


that  1  did  the  other  day  wait  upon  the  Prince  of  Cimde. 
and  acquaint  him  what  you  were  pleased  to  order  me  in 
your  letter.  He  received  mo  with  all  civility  arc" 
kindness,  and  told  me  that  this  was  not  the  first  honour 
that  his  Majesty  had  lieiii  ]ileascd  to  lay  ujion  hiu),  nor 
the  first  obligation  he  had  bound  him  by ;  that  his  favours 
to  him  were  of  an  ancient  date,  that  he  received  this 
last  with  all  gratitude  and  acknowledgement,  and  that 
he  should  embrace  all  occasions  of  expressing  his  re- 
sentments of  it.  He  desired  me  to  beg  of  his  ilajesty 
the  continuation  of  his  favour  and  support  to  the  Prince 
de  la  Roche-sur-yon,  and  the  honour  of  his  protection. 

1683,  Oct.  30th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — After  all  the  enquiry  which  I  have 
made,  and  all  the  endeavours  which  1  have  u.-ed,  I  have 
not  yet  been  aide  to  have  any  news  of  Bomeny,  which 
maketh  me  believe  that  he  is  either  not  here,  or  if  he 
be  that  he  is  under  a  disguise.  Doctor  Burnet,  as  I  am 
told,  left  this  place  yesterday,  in  order,  as  he  pretends, 
to  go  for  England.  I  hear  that  he  hath  taken  Roan  in 
his  way.  where  he  will  make  some  short  stay  .  .  .  This 
Court  hath  ordered  an  answer  to  the  late  manifesto  of 
Mons'.  de  Gi-aua;  it  is  written  by  way  of  letter  to  the 
Maresohal  de  Huniieres,  and  several  printed  copies  of 
it  are  sent  to  the  commanders  of  ])laces.  It  is  ordered 
by  that  letter  to  attack  all  the  subjects  of  Spain,  to 
burn  thirty  of  their  villages  for  one  of  the  French,  and 
to  commit  all  sorts  of  hostilities  by  way  of  reprisal. 
The  Dutch  ambassador  in  this  Court  having  some  time 
since  complained  that  the  French  had  made  certain 
villages  depending  upon  Maestricht  to  pay  contributions 
received  yesterday  only  this  answer,  that  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  did  disavow  the  action,  but  no  men- 
tion was  made  of  restitution,  or  of  satisfaction  for  the 
damage  .... 

1683,  Nov.  3rd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— Having  occasion  yesterday  to  see  Mons'.  de  Croissy 
I  was  told  by  him  that  the  Spaniards,  by  the  small  in- 
clinations which  they  expressed  to  give  the  King  his 
m.aster  a  reasonable  satisfaction  upon  the  just  preten- 
sions which  he  hath  to  several  places  in  Flanders,  and 
by  the  hostilities  which  they  had  begun  to  exercise 
against  his  subjects  in  those  parts,  had  oliliged  him  to 
send  his  orders  to  Monsieur  de  Humieres  to  lay  siege 
to  some  town  within  the  Spanish  territories,  leaving 
the  choice  of  the  place  to  him  ;  that  he  believed  ho 
would  pitch  upon  Courtray,  and  in  likelihood  if  the 
illness  of  the  season  and  ways  did  not  hinder  the  march 
of  the  great  cannon,  that  it  would  bo  invested  as  on 
Sunday  last.  He  said  that  ho  had  by  order  of  this 
King  given  notice  of  this  to  Mons'.  Barillon  by  a 
courier  express,  who  was  to  acquaint  his  Majesty  with 
it,  and  with  all  to  let  him  know  that  when  the  place  is 
taken  his  most  Christian  Majesty  is  willing  to  submit 
it  and  all  his  dift'e'-enees  with  the  crown  of  Spain  to  his 
disposal  and  arbitrage,  and  that  he  maketh  this  attemj)! 
only  with  a  design  to  oblige  his  Catholique  Majesty  to 
take  the  same  wholesome  measures  ....  That  the 
sincerity  of  his  intentions  may  appear  to  the  whole 
world,  and  that  nobodj'  may  doubt  of  his  earnest  desire 
to  establish  the  peace  of  Christendom,  the  King  his 
master  did  offer  to  the  Spaniards  to  take  his  etiuivalent 
three  ways,  and  that  he  left  it  to  their  choice  to  yield 
that  which  they  could  part  with  with  the  least  incon- 
venience. The  "first  ivas  by  the  cession  of  Luxembourgo 
with  its  forttfications  razed,  and  of  14  or  15  villages 
which  depend  upon  it. 

2.  The  second  was  by  yielding  the  towns  of  Courtray, 
of  Dixmude.  the  fortifications  also  razed,  with  some 
neighbouring  villages,  and  their  dependencies. 

3.  The  third  was  by  putting  into  his  hands  Puiyorda 
in  Catalonia,  with  the  rest  of  the  county  of  Cerdaigne. 
These,  Mons'.  du  Croissy  said,  were  the  3  propositions 
which  his  most  Christian  Majesty  thought  fit  to  make 
to  the  King  of  Spayne,  and  that  he  expected  to  have 
his  determination  before  the  end  of  the  year,  which  if 
he  had  not,  he  would  not  stand  longer  engaged.  And 
that  nobody  might  think  that  the  King  his  master 
when  ho  had  made  a  peace  with  Spayne  would  attack- 
the  empire,  his  llajesty  doth  offer  a  truce  to  it  of  30, 
25,  or  20  years,  according  as  that  matter  shall  bo  rcgu- 
latcd  by  the  Diete  of  Eatisljone.  This,  to  the  best  ol' 
my  remembrance,  is  the  substance  of  what  Mons'.  dc 
Croissy  said  yesterday  to  me,  and  I  see  no  reason  to 
doubt  but  that  his  most  Christian  Majesty  meaneth 
sincerely  ....  It  is  written  from  Naples  that  the 
English  vessels  which  I  mentioned  before  to  have  run 
foul  upon  a  galley  of  the  Duke  of  Torsis  squadron  halji 
been  burnt  liy  accident.  I  received  a  letter  some  time 
since  from  oiic  Lionel  Croft,  an  Englishman  of  Algiers, 

Oo2 


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bvr.T. 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION 


SiK  in  whicli  he  acquainted  mo  that  Mons'.  du  Quesne  had 

F.  GRAHA^i  -       ~  ...  ^.     .  ,   .    ,      ,      ,  1     . 

BiRT. 


sonic  davs  before  seized  of  a  Pinke  Tvbich  Ijelonged  to 
'lim,  and  which  iras  Dutch  built,  and  of  an  100  tuns, 


under  pretence  Ibat  slu;  belonged  to  Sally.     He  sayeth 
he  bought  her  by  the  order  of  the  governor  of  'I' angler, 
and  -WES  to  load  her  with  barley  for  the  liorses  of  that 
garrison,      lie  also  Si?nt  me   a   copy   of  her  passeport 
from  Tansicr.  and  also  the  original  certificate*  of  the 
chief  Caddi  of  Algiers,  that  she  was  bought  of  Tunis- 
Beans,  with   whoni^  the   French  have  peace,  and  not  of 
those  of  Sally,  with  the  translation  of  it  attested  by 
Mr.  Kj-caut,  our  consul.     By  the  last  post  I  received 
notice"  from  consul  Lang,  of  Marseilles,  that  the  said 
Pinke  was  brought  into  Toulon  by  urdor  of  Mons'.  dn 
Quesne,  with  hisdesire  that  I  would  solicit  her  restitu- 
tion in  this  Court.     I  thought  it  my  duty  to  represent 
the  matter  yesterday   to  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  who  hath 
promised  me  to  solicit  the  release  of  the  vessel,  but 
desired  me  to  give  a  short  memorial  of  it  to  be  pre- 
sented to  tliis   King,  which  I  have  done  and  enclosed 
the  copy  of  it.     With  yours  of  Oct.  loth,  sir,  I  received 
inclosed  in  a  memoire  in  the  nature  of  a  ]>etition  to  his 
Majesty  that  I  might  be  impowered  to  interpose  with  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  to  have  the  ancient  privileges  of 
the  Scotch  nation  in  this  kingdom  made  good  to  those  of 
it  now,  which  you  were  ]deased  to  say  was  transmitted 
to  you  by  Sir  Andrew  Forrester  by  the  Duke's  command. 
I  do  not  know  what  kind  of  offices  his  Majesty  would 
have  me  to  pass  in  this  matter.     I  have  once  by  order 
attempted  something  in  it  upon  the  occasion  of  a  new 
imposition   laid   upon    Scotch   ships   coming   into   the 
French  ports.   But  I  could  never  yet  obtain  any  answer 
to  the  instances  I  made.     If  in  general  we  demand  the 
contirmation  of   those  privileges,  in  likelihood  it  will 
not  be  granted,   bttt  if  there  be   any    particular   case 
depending  at  present  and  grounded  upon  the  privileges, 
1  suppose  those  who  are  concerned  in  the  Scotch  afi'airs 
will  convey  his  Majesty's  commands   to  me,  which  I 
shall  take  care  to  execute  with  all  readiness.     I  have 
taken  care  to  give  the  character  here  of  Doctor  Burnet 
which  he  deserveth.     I  find  they  are  troubled,    and   a 
little  out  of  countenance  at  Court,  for  the  reception 
which  was  made  there  for  him,  and  s.ay  that  if  he  had 
been  known  this  King  would  have  taken  care  that  he 
should  have  been  treated  otherwise.     He  hath  left  this 
place  on  Thnreday  last,  and  pretends  that  he  is  gone 
towards  England. 

168:!,  Nov.  5th,  s.  n.,   Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — Eecommends  the  bearer. 

1683,  Nov.  .^th.  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Marquis  of  Halifax. — The  bearer  hereof,  my 
secretary,  having  some  occasions  of  his  own,  which  call 
him  into  England,  I  have  ordered  him  to  deliver  this 
into  your  lordshi]5's  hands,  and  at  the  same  time  to 
assure  3'ou  of  my  most  humble  service.  Since  my  last 
to  your  lordship  I  have  had  some  more  lights  con- 
cerning Mr.  Mountague,  and  I  have  them  from  an 
original  hand,  and  I  dare  assure  your  lordship  of  the 
truth  of  them.  He  did  twice  during  his  stay  here 
desire  to  see  this  King  in  private,  and  twice  it  was 
refused  to  him,  he  being  told  the  last  time  that  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  did  not  think  fit  to  see  him  at  this 
time,  when  he  had  so  good  a  correspondence  with  the 
King  otir  master,  aiud  when  he,  Mr.  Mountague,  was  so 
ill  with  him.  When  he  could  not  obtain  an  audience, 
he  then  by  the  same  hand  desired  to  know  if  he  might 
not  expect  some  money  as  a  gratification,  he  having  at 
this  time  occasion  for  it.  Ho  was  denied  that  also, 
which  made  him  make  more  haste  awixy  than  he  de- 
signed to  do  at  his  arrival  here.  1  am  told  he  intends 
to  leave  my  Lady  Xorthnmberland  at  Montpellier,  and 
to  pass  the  winter  himself  in  Italy,  at  least  he  pretends 
this.  I  remember  I  took  particular  notice  of  the  word 
;iralijlcafiiiH  when  this  thing  was  told  me,  and  I  desired 
to  know  if  that  were  his  term  which  he  used,  and  the 
person  who  told  mo  assured  me  a  second  time  that  it 
was.  It  need  not  be  observed  to  your  lordshi[>  lliat 
i/riilifiralirm  prp-nnjipoxefli.  nrrrirn.  I  have  since  I  had  this 
account  considered  why  J\Ir.  Mountague  should  have 
been  treated  worse  than  Doctor  Burnet,  and  1  can  only 
"  think  of  these  reasons  for  it.  First,  he  cannot  be  so 
useful  at  this  time  as  the  doctor,  who,  if  he  be  gone 
into  fmgland,  may  continue  his  former  pi-actises  with  the 
discontr-ntcKl  party.  In  the  nc.\t  place  if  Mr.  Mountague 
had  hail  a  reception,  it  could  not  have  been  excused  so 
to  (he  King  our  master  as  that  of  Doctor  Burnet  was 
liy  his  most  (christian  Majesty's  pretending  not  to  know 
his  chiiracter  and  eircnmstances  ;  or,  perhaps,  another 
rea.son   might  be   the   present  scarcity  of  money  here. 


•  This  is  iLtnongst  the  papers. 


where  they  are  begtm  to  retrench  in  all  sorts  of  ex- 
penses. It  is  a  r[uestion  now  often  asked  at  this  Court  -^ 
in  confidence  whether  then'  have  been  really  any  such 
thing  as  a  conspiracy  in  England,  which  I  take  to  be 
one  elfcct  of  the  doctor's  late  conversation  here.  They 
are  much  per|>lexed  here  in  their  councils  about 
Flanders;  their  honour,  as  they  think,  being  engaged 
to  maintain  their  violences  there  .... 

s.  d.,  Lord  Preston  to  the  Lord  Bishop  of  Oxon. — I 
received  yesterday  yottr  lordship's  very  obliging  letter 

of  the   16th   October,   s.  v Your  lordship 

could  not  have  obliged  me  more  than  by  sending  Mr. 
"Wake  with  me  ;  no  man  can  live  a  more  regular  life  than 
he  doth,  nor  give  better  example  or  more  content  to  all 
people.  He  preacheth  extremely  well ;  he  is  very  care- 
ful to  do  all  necessary  duties  to  all  those  of  our  country 
who  fall  ill  here,  of  which  of  late  there  have  been  great 
numbers,  and  many  who  have  died.  I  have  recom- 
mended to  him  to  bo  more  careful  in  this  particular, 
because  the  priests  and  cures  here  are  very  busy  in 
attempting  uponm.any  of  the  King's  Protestant  subjects 
when  they  are  upon  their  death  beds.  I  have  had  many 
sharp  contests  with  this  Court  upon  that  subject,  but  I 
thank  God  I  have  got  the  better,  and  I  hope  nobody 
after  mc  will  have  trouble  upon  that  account  .... 

1683,  Nov.  6th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secreta,ry  Jenkins. — This  jilace  since  my  last  afl'ords 
very  little  more  considerable  than  the  assurance  that 
Courtraj'  was  invested  upon  the  olst  of  the  last  month, 
and  formally  besieged  upon  the  ind  of  this  ....  The 
Court  of  Genoa  suffers  much  by  the  great  disorders 
which  they  (the  galleys  of  Spain)  commit.  And  that 
Ile]iublic  which  ussembleth  often  in  council  to  deliberate 
upon  the  proposition  of  the  Secretary  of  Milan  doth 
not  seem  at  all  resolved  to  accord  the  salutes  as  the 
Comte  d'Aguilar  demands  them,  nor  to  yield  to  other 
things  which  ho  proposeth.  It  is  thought  that  one  of 
the  princiiial  of  them  is,  that  the  Spaniards  woitld 
oblige  the  Genoese  to  make  public  the  secret  treaty 
which  they  have  lately  made  together.  To  whie'ti  rather 
than  they  will  yield,  and  by  doing  so  give  ombrage  to 
France,  it  is  believed  that  those  people  will  give  a  sum 
of  money  for  a  dispensation  .  .  .  'VVe  hear  here  that 
my  Lord  Dartmouth  hath  begun  to  demolish  Tangier, 
and  to  embark  the  garrison.  The  Vice  Roy  of  Naiiles 
hath  cashiered  all  the  French  who  were  in  the  troops  of 
that  kingdom,  and  in  the  service  of  Spaync  there. 

1683,  Nov.  10th,  St.  u.,  Paris.  Lord  "Preston  to  the 
Bishop  of  Loudon. — The  bearer  hereof,Mr.  de  Bourdeau, 
was  minister  of  the  Protestant  church  at  Montpellier, 
when  it  was  lately  demolished  bj-  the  order  of  this  King. 
He  is  a  man  of  singular  merit  and  learning,  and  very 
much  esteemed  here,  which  things  1  know  are  enough 
to  recommend  him  to  your  lordship's  generous  favour 
and  protection.  Being  driven  from  his  own  country, 
and  the  place  of  his  former  residence,  he  is  willinn-  to 
seek  a  retreat  in  England  for  himself  and  his  family.  I 
know  your  lordship  will  honour  a  person  who  deserves 
it  so  well  with  your  protection  .  .  . 

1683,  Nov.  loth,  St.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary. — Recommends  j\l.  de  Bourdeau. 

1683.  Nov.  10th.  St.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Bishop  of  Rochester.  I  received  the  honour  of 
youi-  loi-dship's  kind  letter,  accompanied  with  your  ex- 
cellent Sermon  preached  upon  so  solemn  and  so  late  an 
occasion,  from  the  hands  of  Monsieur  Beaumondc  but 
the  last  night  ;  his  passage  having  been  very  long  a;td 
very  dangerous  by  sea  ....  1  am  to  congiatulate 
with  your  lordship,  as  I  do  with  all  my  heart  that 
honcmr  which  the  King  hath  of  late,  tho'  you  have 
long  deserved  it,  though  '  fit  to  lay  upon  you.  The 
trouble  of  it  will  bo  to  your  lordship,  but  the  advantage 
will  bo  to  the  church,  and  to  us  ...  . 

168:;,  \ov.  loth,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — The  business  of  the  English  shin 
seized  by  Monsieur  du  Quesne  at  Algiers,  which  I  men- 
tioned in  my  last  to  you,  is  referred  by  this  King  to  the 
report  of  Mons'.  de  Seignelay,  so  that  1  have  "not  yet 
had  .an  answer  to  my  late  memorial  upon  that  subject. 
The  town  of  Courtray  being  taken,  tho  citadel  capitu- 
lated, and  soon  after  surrendered  itself.  1  enclose  an 
extract  of  a  letter  of  the  iJth  instant  from  that  place, 
which  recounts  the  particul.ar  of  the  action.  We  are 
also  assured  here  that  Dixmude  is  besieged.  The 
courier  who  was  sent  to  ;\rons'.  d'Avaiix  with  orders  to 
notify  to  the  States  General  the  propositions  which  this 
King  have  thought  fit  lately  to  make  to  Spain  ujjon  the 
subject  of  the  i'i|uivalent,  arrived,  by  reason  of  tlie  many 
windings  whieh  lie  was  obliged  to  make  for  Ihc  avoiding 
of  the  tSjianish  troops,  by  ono  day  too  late  at  the  Hague, 
for  the  city  of  Amsterdam  had  tho  day  before  consented 


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293 


Silt         to  the  new  levies  of  16,000  men,  Tvhich  it  is  bclicvoil 
Gkaham,    Jip,.p  those  new  nfl>rs  Tt'ould  have  hindered  .... 
_'^'  1683.  Nov.  l:^th,  s.  n..  Piiris.— Lord  I're.ston  to  Mr. 

Secretary  Jenkins.  —  The  Pope's  Nonce  had  upon 
Monday  last  ;i  particular  audience,  in  which  he  repre- 
sented to  this  King  that  the  consequence  of  the  pi-eseut 
progress  of  his  arms  in  Flanders  would  be  the  engagina; 
of  Europe  in  a  war,  and  that  it  would  render  all  offices 
for  an  accommodation  of  differences  bet'icixt  this  Crown 
and  Spain  ineifectual.  He  did  therefore  most  humbly 
intreat  his  most  Christian  Majesty  to  send  his  orders  to 
the  Mareschal  de  Humieres  to  cease  from  committing 
any  further  hostilities,  and  that  the  troops  might  be  re- 
called from  those  countries.  It  was  observed  that  the 
Nonce  was  heard  with  .some  impatience,  and  I  find  that 
his  answer  was  not  so  favourable  as  he  expected  that  it 
should  have  been.  Dixmude  is  taken  without  great 
difficulty  ....  We  have  no  confirmation  from  Hol- 
land of  what  was  reported  here  of  the  resolution  of  the 
city  of  Amsterdam  to  consent  to  the  new  levies,  Avhich 
maketh  mo  snspect  that  it  is  not  true  ;  but  you  will 
have  had  before  this  time  an  account  of  this  from 
Holland  ....  It  hath  been  reported  here  verj-  lately, 
and  very  industriously  for  these  2  days,  that  my  Lord 
Dartmouth  hath  taken  Giln-altar.  and  yesterday  I  saw 
in  the  Amsterdam  Gazette  that  he  had  taken  po.ssession 
of  it  by  virtue  of  a  treaty  beiwixt  his  Majesty  and  the 
King  of  Spain.  But  this  is  according  to  the  nsnal 
liberty  of  these  prints. 

s.  d.  Ijord  Preston  to  Mr.  Cooke. — .  ...  I  saw  in  a 
posteript  to  your  last  letter  to  Mr.  Tempest  that  the 
(.^ueen  had  been  pleased  to  lay  her  commands  upon  me 
in  the  afl'air  of  Mens'.  Le  Vaisseur,  which  I  am  upon  all 
occasions  to  obey,  and  which  I  have  in  this  particular 
done.  For  yesterday  I  did  demand  his  Ci)nge  ;  1  am  in 
hopes  soon  of  a  very  favourable  answer,  for  Mens',  de 
Croissy  hath  promised  me  to  move  this  King  in  it  this 
day  at  Council,  which  so  soon  as  I  have  I  shall  not  fail 
to  transmit  to  you. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of  Carlisle. —  .... 
I  received  the  honour  of  your  lordship's  by  Sir  Nathaniel 
Johnson  .  .  .  The  present  conjecture  of  time,  as  your 
lordship  will  well  perceive,  is  very  delicate  and  critical. 
The  war  is  certainly  begun,  iho'  this  iiing  is  very  loath 
to  own  that  he  hath  made  a  contravention  to  the  Treaty 
of  Nimegue,  tho"  he  sayeth  that  his  attempts  upon 
Courtray  and  Dixmude,  and  the  proceedings  of  his 
troops  in  Flanders,  were  only  lieguu  and  continued  with 
a  design  to  make  the  Spaniard  submit  to  the  arbitrage 
of  thelving,  as  he  hath  offered  to  do.  It  is  hard  yet  to 
judge  whether  a  real  war  will  ensue  or  not,  because  we 
cannot  know  whether  the  Spaniard  will  accept  of  the 
late  propositions  for  an  accommodation  of  ditt'erences 
made  by  this  (^rown  before  the  end  of  tlie  year,  or 
whether  they  will  utterly  refuse  them.  .  .  . 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Marquis  of  Halifax. — I  am 
only  by  this  to  acknowledge  the  honour  of  your  lord- 
ship's of  the  1st  of  Nov.,  which  r  received  yesterday. 
For  the  late  ordinary  occurrences  of  this  place  I  shall 
take  leave  to  refer  you  to  mine  of  this  day,  to  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Jenkins.  If  anything  more  particularly  worthy  of 
your  lordship's  knowledge  had  happened  I  should  not 
have  failed  to  have  imparted  it  to  you. 

1683,  Nov.  17th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — Orders  have  been  sent  from  this 
Court  for  the  clearing  of  the  vessel  which  I  lately 
mentioned  in  one  of  mine  to  have  been  seized  by  Mens'. 
du  Qiiesne  at  Algiers  and  sent  by  his  order  into  Thoulon  ; 
accordingly  I  have  received  a  letter  of  the  6th  instant 
from  Consul  Lang  at  Marseilles  that  the  said  vessel  had 
liberty  to  depart  and  that  she  was  then  about  to  sail 
.  .  .  Be  pleased  to  let  me  know  if  Dr.  Burnet  be  arrived 
in  England  or  not ;  there  is  a  report,  to  which  I  give 
not  much  credit,  that  he  is  still  in  this  place. 


Lord  Pkeston's  Letter  Books. 
Vol.  4. 

1683,   November   20,    n.   st.      Lord    Preston    to   his 

brother  Howard This   place   hath   now   only 

war  for  the  subject  of  its  discourse,  and  great  pre- 
parations are  making  for  it.  so  that  all  the  world  being 
in  a  hurry  the  usual  diversions  of  it  are  much  lessened 


16S3,  Nov.  20th,  s.  u.  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.  The  Nonce  had  the  last  week  a 
conference  with  the  Spanish  ambassador  upon  tho 
subject  of  the  peace.  The  former  told  the  latter  thai 
the  question  was  now  no  more  concernini;  Luxembourg, 
but  about  a  little  territory  in  Flanders,  which  this  King 


desired  because  it  lay  convenient  for  him.  That  if 
Spainc  would  not  yield  so  small  a  thing  tho  French  ^' 
arms  might  even  this  wintermake  a  further  progress  in 
Flanders,  but  if  nn  the  other  side  it  would,  the  Enipcmr 
might  undoubtedly  in  a  little  time  make  himself  master 
again  of  the  kingdom  of  Hungary. — The  conversation 
Ijetween  them  on  the  subject. — This  was  the  subject  of 
the  conference  of  those  two  ministers,  since  which  I  ant 
told  the  Nonce  begins  to  loose  the  hopes  of  a  peace,  and 
by  consequence  of  the  continuation  of  the  war  again.st 
the  Turks  ....  News  from  (iermany :  movements  of 
the  French  Court  .  .  .  Tho  Princes  and  Volontaires  are 
returned  from  Flanders,  and  the  Duke  of  Northumber- 
land amongst  the  rest,  to  whom  they  do  a  great  deal  of 
justice  here  in  giving  a  very  honourable  account  of  his 
liehaviour  at  Courtray.  where  be  was  all  the  first  night 
at  the  head  of  those  who  opened  the  trenches.  Leave  is 
refused  to  all  officers  of  coming  from  thence  hitliur.  and 
they  are  strictly  ordered  to  contintte  at  th^'  head  of 
their  commands,  and  to  be  in  a  readiness  upon  thr  first 
alarum.     Even  those  of  the   Guards  are  commanded  to 

stay  there 

1683,  Nov.  14th,  B.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Tempest. 

1683,  Nov.  24th,  s.  n.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston   to  Mr. 

Cooke. — I  am   to  aor|uaint  yon   that  I  have 

obtained  the  passport  of  Monsieur  Le  Vaisseur,  I  expect 
it  every  moment,  but  if  it  doth  not  come  time  enough  to 
be  sent  by  this  post  I  shall  not  fail  to  send  it  by  the 
next. 

1683,  Nov.  21th,  s.n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  t'l  Sir 
Stephen  Fo.K  .  .  .  .  My  Lord  of  Northumberland  arrived 
hero  upon  Thursday  last,  and  did  me  the  honour  t  i 
come  hither,  w'nere  you  may  assure  yourself  he  is  r-x- 
tremely  welcome.  Unfortunately  at  that  time  two 
chimneys  in  my  house  were  taken  down,  which  have 
rendered  one  side  of  my  house  useless  at  present ;  but 
we  are  making  all  haste  to  have  them  repaired,  and 
then  his  Grace  shall  command  all  the  convenience  that 
I  can  afford  him ;  in  the  meantime  he  hath  a  very  good 
apartment  at  the  Hotel  d'Entrague,  which  is  just  by 
me,  .and  doth  me  the  honour  to  eat  constantly  with  me, 
and  to  be  pleased  with  the  poor  cheer  which  I  can  make 

him I  had  the  honour  to  wait  upon  my  Lord 

Duke  yesterday  to  Versailles,  where  he  saluted  this 
King,  and  was  received  by  him  with  great  expressions 
of  affection  and  esteem  .   .   . 

1683,  Nov.  21th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  have  receiver!  yours  of  tho  8th 
instant,  s.  v.,  with  a  copy  of  Don  Pedro  de  Ronquillo's 
late  memorial  inclosed,  and  an  account  of  his  Majesty's 
answer  to  it,  than  which  nothing  can  be  more  reasonable 
and  strong;  nor  is  there  anything  which  ran  justify 
more  to  all  the  unin-ejudiced  part  of  the  world  the 
prudence  of  his  Majesty's  conduct  in  this  critical  con- 
juncture of  affairs  than  it  doth.  The  strange  reports 
which  are  spread  here  (and  I  suppose  in  other  parts  of 
Europe)  of  a  ligue  oft'ensive  and  defensive  concluded 
betwixt  his  Majesty  and  this  Crown,  of  Monsieur  de 
Tilladets  chimerical  journey  into  England,  with  I  know 
not  V7hat  proposals  from  this  King,  of  his  Majesty's  not 
only  knowing  of  the  siege  of  Courtray,  and  of  the 
taking  of  Dixmude,  but  of  his  consenting  to  and  pro- 
moting them,  are  the  acts  by  which  the  Spaniards  hope 
to  bong  up  their  sinking  affairs,  ar.d  their  reputation, 
and  to  make  that  which  naturally  floweth  from  their 
own  ill  mesnagement  appear  to  be  the  eft'ect  of  designs 
which  they  intend  that  theii-  neighbouring  Princes  have 
formed  against  them.  To  what  j-ou  are  pleased  to 
desire  to  be  informed  of  concerning  the  method  of 
givino- answers  to  the  memorials  of  foreign  ministers  in 
this  Court,  I  must  returii  that  all  observation  and  in- 
quiry that  can  be  made  I  find  that  they  have  ever 
avoided  to  do  it  by  writing  here,  unless  it  be  ordered 
otherwise  by  the  King's  particular  command,  which  he 
seldom  giveth  but  when  he  desireth  that  the  answer 

should  be    made    very   public Upon    Monday 

night  a  courier  arrived  here  from  Monsieur  d'Avaux  :  he 
brought  the  particulars  of  the  reception  of  the  Prince  of 
Orange  at  Amsterdam,  and  an  account  also  of  the 
harangue  of  the  pensiouarj-  to  the  Counsel  of  that  town. 
I  enclose  a  relation  of  them.  "We  have  yet  no  certainty 
of  any  resolution  which  is  taken,  but  it  is  generall}"  be- 
lieved at  this  Court  that  the  instances  of  the  Prince  of 
Orange  will  be  so  effectual  as  io  prevail  with  that  place 
to  consent  to  the  new  levy  of  J0,0iiO  men  proposed 
....  The  farmers  of  this  King's  domain  have  seized 
upimthe  goods  and  personal  estate  of  my  i.ady  Borlasc, 
who  died  here  the  other  day,  under  pretence  of  her 
being  subject  as  a  stranger  to  the  Droit  d'Auljains. 
Application  hath  been  made  to  me,  and  I  am  in  liopes 

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to  obtniu  a  rostitution  of  them.  The  King's  Scotch 
subjects  are  allowed  to  be  exempted  from  thatUiw  here, 
and  in  my  time  cue  or  two  cases  have  happ^>ued  by  the 
death  of  "some  of  them  in  which  no  trouble  hath  been 
stiven.  But  this  privilege  and  exemjition  is  disputed  by 
the  Ens^lish  subjects,  and  I  should  be  glad  from  you,  sir, 
to  know  how  the  matter  is  understood  in  Eoglaud.  and 
how  I  am  to  behave  myself  in  regard  of  them:  when 
mv  Lord  St.  Albans  was  his  Majesty's  ambassador  here 
u]ion  a  case  which  then  happened,  he  obtained  an  arret 
of  the  Council  of  State  in  favour  of  the  English,  a  copy 
ofwhichi  have.  I  have  iirocuredthis  King's  permission 
for  the  Sieur  le  Vaissenr  and  his  family  to  continue  in 
England  according  to  the  orders  which  I  have  had,  and 
shall  send  over  the  brevet  by  the  next  post  .... 

1683,  Nov.  -27,  n.  st.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— Since  the  last  conference  which  the  Nonce  had  here 
with  the  Spanish  ambassador  (of  which  1  have  already 
in  one  of  mine  informed  you)  the  former  hath  in  a  visit 
which  he  made  to  Monsieur  de  Croisy  conferred  with 
him  upon  the  same  suljject  of  the  peace. — Their  conver- 
sation on  the  subject. — ^lonsieur  d'Oppede  is  arrived 
from  his  embassy  of  Portugal,  either  at  Brest  or  at 
Rochfort.  He  hath  acquitted  himself  so  ill  there  that 
people  think  he  will  not   be   over  well   received  here 

16S3,  Dec.  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Dunbarton. — Complaining  of  ill  offices  done  to  him 
by  the  Earl. 
"  1683,  Dec.   1st,  s.   n.,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  Coll. 
(irahme  on  the  subject  of  the  last  letter. 

1663,  Dec.  1st,  n.  s.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Jenkins. —  ....  I  have  this  morning  dispatched 
one  away  express  with  my  letter  to  Mr.  Bomeney  at 
Aleufon,  which  is  40  leagues  from  this  place.  If  he  be 
there  1  am  sure  the  messenger  will  find  him  out.  I 
have  written  to  him  that  it  is  in  order  to  his  Majesty's 
particular  satisfaction  in  some  points  that  he  is  sent  for 
with  so  much  care  and  diligence,  and  that  ho  will  not 
loose  his  time  by  making  haste  into  England.  I  have 
directed  him.  sir,  at  his  arrival  to  address  himself  to 
you.  and  have  ordered  the  messenger  to  furnish  him 
with  a  supply  for  his  journey,  if  he  should  make  any 
difficulty  upon  the  want  of  money. — Polish  and  Spanish 
affairs. 

lti8M,  Dec.  -Ith,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  received  yesterday  yours  of  Nov. 
19th,  s.  v..  and  I  am  to  return  my  humble  acknowledge- 
ments to  you  for  the  great  lights  which  you  give  uic 
in  it  concerning  the  Droit  D'Aubeine,  which  will  not 
only  be  of  gi-eat  use  to  mo  in  the  present  case  of  my 
Lady  Borlace,  but  in  all  others  of  the  like  nature  which 
may  happen  hereafter  ;  I  shall  not  fail  to  do  what  in  mc 
lycth  to  have  the  exemption  allowed  of  in  this  case,  aud 
to  obtain  if  possible  a  general  declaration  in  favour  of 
his  Majesty's  English  subjects  ;  but  I  dare  scarce  hope 
for  the  latter. — Conversation  on  the  subject  with  M.  de 
Croissj". — I  am  to  return  my  humble  thanks  for  the 
communication  of  Don  Pedro  de  Ronquillo"s  last  paper; 
I  perceive  it  is  not  like  to  bo  the  latt  which  you  are  to 
have  ;  for  I  met  the  other  day  this  Spanish  ambassador 
who  told  me  pleasantly  that  Monsieur  de  Ronquillo  had 
written  to  him  that  he  had  now  received  an  answer  to 
his  late  memoi-ial  presented  to  the  King,  but  that  not 
being  able  to  obtain  it  in  writing,  he  did  not  well 
remember  what  it  was  .....  On  Saturday  last  the 
Nonce  had  again  a  long  conversation  with  the  Spanish 
amljassador  upon  the  ,-iiliject  of  a  truce,  which  ho 
endeavouicd  to  persuade  him  by  many  reasons  to  con- 
sent to,  Imt  the  latter  excused  himself  by  his  want  of 
orders  ....  Tis  said  that  there  is  at  present  some 
negotiation  on  foot  betwixt  France  and  its  allies ;  \ 
believe  it  may  be  only  that  the}'  are  taking  measures 
about  the  manner  of  acting  in  case  of  a  rupture  :  great 
pre]iarations  are  making  at  Thoulon  for  the  setting  out 
a  considerable  fleet  in  the  spring ;  but  there  seems  to  be 
a  necessity  for  it,  since  tbc  Algerines  have  put  to  sea 
seven  shi])S  which  have  already  taken  three  vessels  be- 
longing to  St.  Maid's,  upon  one  of  which  was  embarked 
the  claughter  and  the  equipage  of  Monsieur  d'Oppede 
returning  from  Portugal,  which  he  sent  by  the  nearest 
way  into  Province,  wher(!  he  usually  resideth,  lieing  a 
President  of  the  Parliament  of  Aix  ....  P.S.  I  have 
sent  you  Le  I'crhrnr  Fiilrl,,  the  famous  Almanack 
of  Milan,  which  is  much  enquired  after  and  credited 
here.  You  will  see  in  several  places  that  the-  prophet 
speaketli  French.  15t;  pleased  to  present  one  to  his 
Majesty,  and  to  accept  of  the  other. 

\C<>i:',',  Dec.  11th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— To  Mr.  Secretary  by  Mi'. 
Godolphin  by  my  Lord's  orders. — (The  letter  is  signed 
C.  Ooclolphiii.)     iiy  Lord  Preston  Ijeing  yet  under  the 


constraint  of  his  gout,  which  hath  confined  him  ever 
since  this  day  seven  night  wholly  to  his  chamber,  and 
for  the  most"  part  to  his  bed.  His  Lordship  finds  him- 
self obliged  to  employ  another  hand  to  answer  some  of 
your  honour's  expectations  from  hence:  and  in  the  first 
place  I  am  ordered  to  acquaint  your  honour  that  on 
Thursday  morning  last  Bomeny  set  forward  from  hence 
in  the  Calais  coach,  intending  at  his  arrival  there  to 
embark  himself  with  the  first  opportunity,  either  in  the 
yacht  expected  by  Col.  Nicholas,  or  else  in  the  pac(|uet 
boat,  and  as  soon  as  he  comes  to  Iiondou  he  will  w:iit 
upon  your  honour.  The  messenger  "whom  my  liord 
sent  to  Aleucon  for  him  says  he  hath  the  character 
there  of  a  very  honest  man,  and  was  very  ready  to  come 
away  with  him  on  the  signifi^-ation  of  the  King's  pleasure, 
which  he  intendeth  to  have  done  sooner  on  a  former 
intimation  irom  one  du  Plessy,  his  brother-in-law,  at 
London,  who  is  in  the  Guards,  but  that  be  wanted 
money  for  the  journey,  which  my  Lord  hath  furnished 
him  with,  aud  upon  his  lordship's  assurance  of  the 
King's  protection  to  him  in  England  he  said  he  should 
be  ready  to  satisfy  his  jMajesty  in  all  the  particulars 
that  should  be  desired  of  him.  The  Spanish  ambas- 
sador here,  having  received  his  orders  from  the  Court  of 
Spayne  to  retire  from  hence,  gave  Monsieur  de  Croissy 
notice  of  them  in  a  letter  on  Thursday  last,  by  which  he 
desii-ed  his  audience  de  Conge  ;  the  answer  he  had  then 
from  Monsieur  de  Croissy  was  that  he  would  produce 
his  letter  at  the  Council  .... 

1683,  Dec.  21st,  n.  s.,  Pai-is. — Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Churchill.— I  received  but  yesterday  your  lordship's, 
with  one  enclosed  for  the  Marquis  de  Boufflars,  which 
should  have  been  here  on  Friday.  I  immediately  sent 
to  entjuire  after  him  and  found  that  he  is  at  Courtray, 
where  he  will  remain  for  some  time  ;  I  have  therefore 
enclosed  yours  to  him  in  one  from  inj^self,  and  desired 
him  that  he  would  send  the  answer  to  me,  which  1 
shall  take  care  with  all  diligence  to  transmit  to  your 
lordship. 

1683,  Dec.  21st,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Dunbarton. — Amicable. 

1683,  Dec.  22nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.—  ....  The  enclosed  from  the 
King  I  have  sent  after  the  Duke  of  Northumberland 
this  day  to  Metz,  under  the  cover  of  the  Mareschall  de 
Cre(|ui,  so  that  1  hope  it  will  be  delivered  safely  to  him. 
I  cannot  avoid  here  to  take  notice  of  the  great  civilities 
which  Mons'  Colbert  de  Maulievrier  hath  paid  to  his 
Grace  as  well  at  the  siege  of  Courtr.ay  as  at  his 
Government  of  Tournay.  He  hath  not  failed  also  since 
to  give  that  advantageous  character  of  my  Lord  Duke 
in  this  Court,  which  indeed  he  descrveth,  so  that 
perhaps  it  would  not  be  amiss  if  his  JMajesty  would 
order  me  to  say  something  to  Mens',  de  Manlevrier,  as 
I  shall  meet  him  upon  occasion  cither  at  Court  or  else- 
where. I  know  he  would  take  it  as  a  jjarticular  mark 
of  the  King's  favour.  U])on  the  instances  which  I  have 
made  in  the  atl'air  of  my  Lady  Borlace  an  arrest  hath 
passed  in  the  last  Council  of  State  which  orders  the 
restitution  of  the  efl'ects  of  the  said  Lady  seized  under 
the  ]5retencc  of  the  Droit  B'Auhirnc  to  her  executors 
and  heirs.  A  clause  is  also'  inserted  prohibiting  the 
farmers  of  the  domaines  to  sell  any  part  of  the  goods 
for  satisfying  the  expenses  of  the  seizure,  as  they  pre- 
tended to  do  ;  liut  the  arrest  specifieth  that  this  resti- 
tution shall  be  without  consequence  for  the  future  .... 
The  Mareschal  de  Crequi  was  upon  Monday  last  to 
begin  to  throw  bombes  into  Luxembourg,  and  Mons'. 
de  Vauban  hath  given  assurance  that  they  will  have 
good  success,  and  hopeth  within  14  days  to  give  a  very 
good  account  of  the  place.  But  the  season  seemeth 
to  be  very  unfavourable  for  that  design.  His  most 
Christian  Majesty  hath  said  that  he  wills  only  by  this 
endeavour  to  make  the  Spaniards  repent  of  their  sudden 
declaration  of  war,  but  that  he  hath  by  no  means 
changed  his  sentiments  and  resolution  for  a  peace  .... 
It  is  said  that  Mons'.  d'Avaux  is  endeavouring  under 
hand  to  hinder  the  estates  of  Holland  from  consenting 
to  the  new  levies,  and  from  taking  away  resolutions 
contrary  to  the  interests  of  France.  He  offers  the  re- 
establishment  of  commerce  upon  the  foot  on  which  it 
stood  in  the  year  l(i.')4,  with  assurance  that  his  most 
Christian  Maji:sty  shall  attempt  nothing  in  Flanders 
"Incli  may  give  jealousy  to  t'be  United  Provinces  .... 

1683,  Jan.  6th,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  am 
very  hap]iy  that  his  Majesty  is  satisfied  with  my 
endc:ivours  in  this  late  affair  of  my  Lady  Borlaso.  The 
gracious  rel,urii  that  he  is  pleased  to  make  to  me  for 
doing  my  duty  is  too  great.  1  think  his  Majesty  hath 
Very  well  resolved  to  let  that  afl'air  rest  as  it  is,  without 
making  any  attempt  for  a  general  declaration  in  favour 


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of  the  English,  for  we  cau  now,  if  any  new  occasion 
happens,  upon  very  good  grounds  demand  another 
arrest;  and  the  general  matter  maybe  regulated  here- 
after by  some  new  treaty  of  commerce  ....  I  am 
preparing  against  the  next  week  to  pass  offices  in  the 
affair  of  Canada,  and  I  shall  take  all  ]MSsible'care  and 
caution  in  it.  I  hear  of  two  persons  come  over  from 
that  governour  to  represent  hero  how  things  are  paise'd 
there.  I  perceive  they  have  not  been  over  well  heard 
here,  nor  seem  they  to  be  over  well  pleased  i-sith  the 
conduct  of  the  governour. — News  from  Portugal. — 
The  particulars  of  the  business  of  Luxemburg  are  not 
well  known  here,  more  than  that  is  said  in  general 
that  3,000  bombs  are  fallen  into  the  place  ;  that  they 
have  put  fire  to  several  places  of  the  low  town,  and  that  it 
is  believed  that  the  magazines  of  Fonraghave  been  burnt. 
About  2,000 French  are  said  to  be  killed,  starved, and  lost, 
in  this  action.  The  Prince  de  Chimay,  the  governour, 
to  make  the  contempt  that  he  bad  of  the  French  appear 
the  more,  made  the  haultboys  and  violins  to  come  one 
night  upon  the  Rampart  and  give  a  serenade  to  Monsieur 
de  Crequy.  The  answer  was  given  from  the  mouth  of 
the  Mortiers,  for  express  order  was  given  not  to  advance 
or  to  run  any  hazards  ....  The  State-^  of  Holland 
are  said  to  be  still  occupied  in  their  deliberations 
touching  the  levy  of  16,000  men,  Ijecavise  of  the  0|-)posi- 
tion  of  Amsterdam,  which  continues  still  in  its  first 
sentiments Mons'.  d'Avaux  hath  lately  pre- 
sented a  new  memorial  at  the  Hague,  in  which  he 
declares  that  hie  most  Christian  Majesty  will  yet  pro- 
long the  term  given  to  the   Spaniards   for  one  month, 

that  is  to  say,  till  the  end  of  January 

1(383,  Jan.  bth,  s.  n.,  Paris.. — Lord  Preston  to  his  Royal 
Highness. — Your  Highness  may  be  assured  that  I  will 
take  all  possible  care  in  the  affair  of  Canada,  and  not 
the  less  since  you  are  concerned  in  it,  and  are  pleased 
to  recommend  it.  I  find  the  justice  on  our  side  to  be 
so  great  that  I  hope  we  shall  meet  with  no  great  diffi- 
culties here.  I  design  to  begin  to  pass  offices  in  the 
next  week By  this  last  the  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth hath  crowned  all  the  other  actions  of  his  life, 
and  he  will  by  it  make  himself  as  famous  in  history 
for  his  probity  as  he  hath  already  done  to  the  present 
age  for  his  duty  and  loyalty.  I  must  confess,  sir,  i 
look  at  the  hand  of  God  in  this  business,  which  to  me 
is  pretty  visible,  for  I  do  not  see  how  the  King  and 
your  Highness  could  have  been  in  safety  if  he  had 
continued  longer  at  Court.  His  stay  there  would 
certainly  have  made  room  for  more  of  his  party,  and 
how  bloody  and  black  designs  are  all  too  well  known. 

The  God  of  Heaven  preserve  you  both  from  them 

1683,  Jan.  ISth.  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Coll. 
Grahme. — About  his  state  of  health  and  the  coldness 
of  the  weather  making  his  recovery  extreme  slow. — 
....  I  liannot  conceal  from  you  that  I  was  a  little 
surprised  at  the  reception  with  which  I  met  when  I 
was  last  in  England.  I  found  that  the  King  and  Duke 
had  been  prepared  and  were  prejudiced  against  me, 
that  my  just  pretensions  were  obstructed  without  any 
great  reason  given  for  it.  If,  therefore,  I  did  not  make 
my  Court  so  much  to  those  persons  to  whom  both  my 
inclinations  and  affections  would  have  directed  it.  but 
sought  protection  from  those  that  gave  it  me,  and  by 
doing  so  kept  me  a  little  in  countenance,  I  do  not  think 

that  I  am  very  much  to  be  blamed 

168:!,  Jan.  15th,  s.  n.,  Paris.--Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — .  .  .  .  All  things  seem  here  in  sus- 
pense till  the  resolutions  of  the  States  General  for  the 
levies  are  known.  This  Court  seemeth  very  much  busied 
at  this  time.  Couriers  are  dispatched,  and  arrive  daily 
to  and  from  all  parts.  The  resolutions  concerning  the 
naval  preparations  and  the  armies  by  sea  are  not  j'et 
taken,  which  maketh  that  this  King  expecteth  to  see 
a  more  ceitain disposition  either  for  peace  or  war  before 

he  determiueth  any  thing  of  that 

1683,  Jan.  IPth,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
The  extreme  sharpness  of  the  weather  and  my  great 
weakness  hindering  me  from  going  yesterday  to  Ver- 
sailles, I  sent  my  secretary  to  Mona"'.  de  Croissy  to 
know  if  most  Christian  Majesty  had  ordered  any  answer 
to  be  given  to  my  memorial  concerning  the  enter]  irize 
of  the  French  upon  Nelson's  Port ;  his  answer  was  that 
in  France  as  well  as  in  England  there  were  certain 
rules  established  touching  the  plantations,  and  that 
one  of  the  nations  would  not  suflTer  the  other  to  enter 
into  the  lands  which  it  possessed  ;  so  that  if  the 
English  had  first  entered  into  any  of  the  territories 
which  belong  to  the  French  it  was  no  wonder  if  they 
had  acted  the  same  thing  upon  the  English  ;  that  how- 
ever tho  King  his  master  had  commanded  him  to 
remit  the   whole   affair  into   the  hands   of  Mons'.  de 


Seignelay,  it  belonging  naturally  to  his  province  ;  and 
that  I  was  to   address  myself  to  him  in  what  1  had  to 
act  in  that  att'air  for  the  future  ...  I  find  the  great 
support  of  Mons'.  de  la  Barre,  the  present  Governor  of 
Canada,  is  from  the  Jesuits  in  this  Court,  which  order 
hath  always  a  great  number  of  missionaries  in    that 
country,   who   besides   the   conversion   of    the   infidels 
have    had   the    address   to    engross   the    whole    castor 
trade,  from  which  they  draw   considerable  advantage. 
The  late  Governor,  the  Marquis  de  Frontenac  (in  whose 
time  this  enterprise  was  iiroposed  and  rejected  Ijy  him 
as  a  thing  which  must  prejudice  the  good  C(U'respond- 
ence  which  subsists  betwixt  the  two  Crowns),  did  ever 
oppose  himself  to  their  designs  and  exerted  the  King 
his  master's  right  to  that  traffi'|ue,  but  they  found  the 
means  by  the  interest  of  Father   do  la  Chaise  to  have 
him   recalled,    and    the    present  Governor    sent,    who 
complyeth  with  them  wholly,  and  giveih  them  no  kind 
of  trouble   in  their  commerce.     By  this,  sir,  yon  will 
see  that  we  are  like  to  have  those  Fathers  our  enemies 
in  this  affair,  and  they  are  very  powerful  solicitors  in 
this  Coui't ;  but  the  justice  of  our  cause  is  so  great  that 
1  hope  it  may  very  safely  be  relied  upon,  and  the  more 
since  his  Majesty  is  ple;ised  so   heartily  to   espouse  the 
interests  of  the  company.     Raditon  (concerning  whom 
you  were  pleased  by  your  last  to  transmit  to  me  his 
Majesty's  commands,  which   I   shall  execute  very  soon) 
arrived  about  the  time  which  you  mentioned  at  Rochelle 
upon  a  French  frigate,   and  hath  been  in  Paris  these 
■J  days.     There  came  on  shore  at  the  same  time,  from 
on  board  of  a  merchant  man,   one   Des  Guzelieres,  a 
person  whose  story  is  very  well  known  in  those  coun- 
tries, and  who  accompanied  the  other   in   his   action. 
I  am  told  that  they  both  took  possession  for  the  English 
of  this  very  Nelson's  River  and  Port  by  a  commission 
which  they  had  from  England  since  the  return  of  his 
Majesty.     They  are  both  despatched   from  Mens',  de  la 
Barre  with  instructions  for  his  and  their  own  defence. 
A  friend  of  mine  who  hath  seen  the   former  since  his 
arrival  and  disci3ursed  with  him  tells  me  that  he  finds 
him   much   alarmed   with   the    charge   which  is  given 
against   him.     Tho'    1   hear    the    son   of  Mons'.   de   la 
Barre  sayeth  that  the  action  passed   much  otherwise 
than  we  relate  it,  and  that  his  father  will  justify  him- 
self very  well,  and  that  this   King  is  already  prevented 
in  his  favour,  and  that  the  complaints  of  the  English 
will  signify  nothing.  I  apprehend  that  we  shall  meet  with 
some  difficulties  in  the  progress    of   this  affair,  which 
makes  me  solicitous  to  be   as  perfectly  informed  in  all 
particulars  relating  to  it  as  1  can  be  ;  I  therefore  take  the 
tibert_v,  sir,  to  desire  that  some  cartes  and  relations  of 
voyage  into    those  parts   which   I  remember  to  have 
seen  and  read  in  England,  and    which    1    believe   the 
company  either  hath  or  may  easily  furnish,  may  be  sent 
to  me,  and  I  the  rather  desire  this,  because  perhaps  it 
is  not  very  reasonable  that  we  should  wholly  relie  upon 
the  faith  of  the  French  cartes,  which  give  very  large 
boundaries  to  the  territories    of   this  King,  especially 
in  those  parts  of  the  world  which  are  not  so  well  known 
to  Europe.     The    cartes    and   voyages    which    I   think 
might  be  of  use  to  me  here  are  that  of  Hudson's  Bay, 
and  the  relation  of  the  voyages  of  Button,  Baffin,  and 
Nelson,  with  those  of  Captain  Fox  to  the  N.E.  and  of 
Captain  James,  all  which  1  remember  well  that  I  have 
read.     If    some    copies    of   sea    cart's    were    also   sent 
which  have  been  taken  in   late  voyages_  to  those  parts 
it  would  not  be  amiss.     1  the  rather  desire  this  because 
I  hear  Radison  is  come  charged  with  a  great  number 
of  them,  which  are  doubtless    drawn   for  his  purpose. 
I  .am  told  privately  that  a  relation    of   the  moment  of 
taking  possession  of  Port  Nelson  in  the  name    of  the 
English  by  those   very    Des    Grozelieres    and    Radison 
may  be  found  amongst    the   papers  of  Prince  Roljert. 
This  doubtless  would  be  very  useful  to  us,  and  it  would 
be  of  consequence  to  have  it  here  if  by  any  means  it 
can  be  found    ....    Prom  Holland  we  bear  that  the 
States  General  were  to  assemble  to  determine  the  affair 
of  the  new  levies,  and  to  declare  absolutely,  as  it  was 
believed  there  and  is  here,  that  they  would  not  make 
any.     They    endeavour,  however,  to   persuade    France 
to  prolong  the  term  given    to    tho  Spaniards,  because 
it  is  too  short  to  have  an    answer  from  Madrid_  upon 
afFaii's  of  so  great  importance  as  are  now  negotiating. 

1683,  Jan.  20th,  s.  u.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. 
—My  Lord  Arran  and  Colonel  Finch  arrived  here  on 
Wednesday  at  night,  and  they  will.  I  suppose,  have 
their  audiences  towards  the  latter  end  of  the  next  week. 

1683,  Jan.  "ieth,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
In  obedience  to  my  orders  I  have  demanded  justice 

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SiK 

Biiir. 


asainst  Eadison  by  the  inclosed  memorial,  Trhich 
Mons'.  de  .Seitrnelay  bath  promised  to  communicate  to 
bis  most  Christian  "Majesty  and  to  proeure  me  a  speedy 
answer  to  it.  I  have  received  one  from  him  ycsteiday 
to  my  first,  which  is,  that  the  King  his  master  com- 
manr.ed  him  to  let  me  know  that  he  could  not  well 
"•ive  a  satisfactory  answer  to  his  Majesty  in  this  atfair 
before  he  had  been  informed  of  the  particularities  of  it 
by  the  Governour  of  ("anada,  since  it  was  not  jnst 
wlidlly  to  relic  upon  the  comiilaints  of  the  English  with- 
out hr'aring  what  the  accused  had  to  say  for  their  jus- 
tification. 'I'hat  his  most  Christian  Majesty  had  given 
his  orders  for  the  procuring  of  this  relation  with  all 
speed,  which  appeared  so  much  the  more  necessary  to 
be  expected,  because  Radisou  and  de  Grosseliers,  who 
were  just  arrived  from  Canada,  had  related  the  action 
much  otherwise  than  it  had  been  represented  by  me 
....  I  am  informed  by  another  way  that  Radison  and 
de  Grosseliers  have  seen  Mons'.  de  Seigneley  since 
their  arrival,  and  that  they  had  informed  him  that  they 
had  lived  in  that  country  for  many  years  in  very  good 
intelligence  with  the  English,  having  furnished  them 
mauv  times  with  powder  when  they  had  need  of  it ; 
but  that  they  having  a  design  once  to  insult  Radison 
and  des  Groselieres  in  their  barque,  and  to  take  from 
them  3  or  400  pounds  of  powder  which  they  had  in  it 
by  force,  they  defended  themselves,  that  in  truth  it 
w'as  the  English  who  had  upon  several  occasions  begun 
the  hostilities,  but  that  in  the  end  they  proved  them- 
selves not  to  be  strongest.  This  is  the  story  which 
they  have  invented,  and  the  son  of  Mons'.  de  la  Barre 
seconds  them  by  )mblishing  the  same  thing,  and  by 
declaring  in  all  places  that  the  English  have  been  the 
aggressors,  and  that  by  their  complaints  they  make 
the  damage  done  to  apjiear  greater  than  in  reality  it  is. 
I  liave  inclosed  a  memoire  which  is  fallen  into  my 
hands  new  presented  by  a  master  of  a  ship  of  B^jston 
to  Mon.s'.  de  la  Barre,  with  his  answer  to  it,  by  which 
some  of  the  practises  of  Radison  and  de  Grosseliers  will 
very  well  appear  ....  You  were  pleased  in  one  of 
yours  to  mention  the  expectation  of  the  resident  of 
Genea  that  I  should  pass  some  further  offices  in  favour 
of  the  Republic  in  this  Court.  You  have,  sir,  seen  the 
answer  of  Mons'.  de  Croissy  to  me  upon  that  affair,  and 
you  know  what  my  orders  were,  and  that  I  have  gone 
to  the  utmost  bounds  of  them,  so  that  I  dare  act  no 
further  without  some  new  instruction. 

16S3,  Jan.  'ilith,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — The  marriage  being  now  declared 
by  his  most  Christian  Majesty  betwixt  the  Duke  of  Savoy 
and  Mademoiselle,  I  suppose  his  Majesty  will  order  a 
compliment  to  be  made  to  her  here  before  her  departure. 
If  I  am  appointed  to  make  it  I  must  beg  of  you  to 
know  his  jdeasure  concerning  the  expense  which  I 
must  make  here  upon  it  ....  I  would  also  willingly 
know  his  Majesty's  jdeasure  as  to  my  following  this 
King  if  he  goeth  towards  Italy  a  little  early,  that  I 
migiit  be  preparing  myself  beforehand  for  the  voyage. 

168*1,  Feb.  2nd.  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
I  have  as  yet  received  no  answer  from  Mons'.  de  Seigne. 
lay  to  m\' last  demand  of  justice  against  Radison;  but 
I  hope  by  the  next  ]iost  to  send  it  to  you  ....  Every 
post  brings  sad  accounts  from  Bruxelles  and  other 
towns  of  Flanders  of  the  general  desolation  of  the 
Spanish  territories  by  the  French  troops  who  .spare 
nothing  where  they  pass,  so  that  it  seemeth  to  be  the 
flesign  of  his  most  Christian  Majesty  to  raise  the  coun- 
try  wholly,  as  being  the  only  means  to  reduce  in  a 
small  time  to  his  obedience,  because  so  the  Spaniard 
will  not  be  able  to  make  their  troops  subsist,  nor  can 
the  towns  1)6  succoured  by  them  ....  MyLordAri'an 
and  Mr.  Finch  had  their  ordinances  upon  Monday  last 
at  Versailles. 

168-I,  Feb.  Uh,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Carlisle  ....  The  Comte  de  Roussy,  eldest  son 
to  the  Ccmte  de  Ruvye  now  in  Danemarke,  and  nephew 
to  my  Lord  of  Feversham,  hath  this  week  declared 
himself  a  Roman  Catholick,  the  younger  son  having 
done  it  before  at  Rome  ;  so  that  in  a  little  time  the 
Protestants  will  lose  that  family  which  hath  always 
been  a  considerable  support  to  their  cause  and  interests. 


1684,  Feb.  -"Hh,  B.  n.,  Paris. 
Chief  .lusricc  .letleryes.  Congi 
honour  and  trnst  which  tlie  Ki 
ferred  upon  him. 

16ri4.,  Feb.  .5th,  s.  n.,  Paris. 
Gralime.— T  have  received  two 
to  yuu  at  largo  by  Colonel  Fi 
hats  and  snull  for  yourself  and 
to  whom  1  have  written  by  this 


Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
atulations  on  the  great 
ng  had  deservedly  con- 
Lord  Preston  to  Coll. 
of  yours,  I  shall  write 
nch,  au.l   send  you  the 
my  Lord  Chief  Justice, 
post.     I  have  enclosed 


some  snnfT,  which  is  the  best  in  Paris,  and  costs  4  pistols 
the  pound,  if  you  would  have  perfumed  send  m<!  word 
by  the  next  post.  Ijut  everybody  likes  this  better. 

1684,  Feb.  oih,  s.n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  his  brother, 
Mr.  Howard. — I  do  not  think  the  colds  cari  be  greater 
in  Muscovie  than  they  have  been  here  for  now  almost 
3  months.  The  night  before  the  last  twenty  people  were 
found  dead  in  several  streets  of  this  city,  and  scarce 
a  night  passeth  without  7  or  8  being  found  starved, 
tho"  all  the  day  great  fires  are  made  almost  in  every 
street. 

1684,  Feb.  6th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Dunbarton  ....  My  Lord  Arran  had  his  first 
audience  on  Monday  last,  and  1  believe  he  will  soon 
have  that  of  Conge,  because  the  voyage  holds  to  Com- 
piegne  upon  the  20th  of  this  month. 

16S4,  Feb.  5th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Jenkins. — I  have  yet  had  no  answer  from  Mons'. 
de  Seignelay  to  my  last  instances  concerning  Radison, 
he  not  having  come  to  Paris  this  week,  but  I  hope  to  see 
liim  upon  Tuesday  next  at  Versailles,  and  by  Wednes- 
day's post  I  shall  give  you  a  further  account  of  that 
afiair.  Upon  Tliursday  and  yesterday  I  received  the 
honour  of  two  of  yours,  one  of  the  14th  the  other  of  the 
17th  of  January,  the  severity  of  the  weather  bindring 
the  arrival  of  the  post  sooner.  His  Miijesty's  com- 
mands concerning  the  Comte  d'Alby  I  shall  with  the 
first  convenience  execute,  and  observe  what  you  are 
]ileascd  to  say  seemeth  to  be  the  intention  of  the  Iving 
as  to  the  manner  of  my  passing  the  offices.  I  do  not 
know  how  far  he  may  Iiavc  been  serviceable  to  his 
Majesty  here,  according  to  what  the  Marquis  d'Albcvillo 
jiretends,  but  the  cause  assigned  by  these  ministers  for 
his  commitment  to  the  Bastile  was  his  holding  intel- 
ligence with  Spayne  from  hence,  and  his  being  in  the 
nature  of  a  spy  for  that  Crown  ....  From  Madrid  we 
hear  that  tho  substance  of  the  negotiation  of  the  Dutch 
ambassador  there  is  to  press  the  Council  to  declare  the 
number  and  quality  of  the  succours  which  his  Catho- 
lique  Majesty  pretends  to  send  to  Flanders,  and  to 
demand  that  they  may  explain  themselves  fully  upon 
that  subject  ....  The  Baron  Delval  is  said  also  to 
be  at  this  time  at  the  Courts  of  the  Princes  of  Bruns- 
wicke  pressing  to  know  what  succours  the  Low  coun- 
tries may  expect  from  that  house ;  but  he  hath  not  yet 
advanced  in  his  negotiation.  The  affairs  of  Holland 
seem  still  to  be  in  the  same  position.  The  assembly  of 
the  allies  is  not  yet  opened,  the  Prince  of  "VValdeck 
employing  himself  much  to  adjust  and  to  settle  the 
preliminaries 

1684.  Feb.  9th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secrc- 
tar_y  Jenkins. — I  sent  yesterday  to  Mons'.  de  Seignelay 
to  know  if  his  most  Christian  Majesty  had  yet  ordereti 
any  answer  to  be  given  to  my  second  memorial  con- 
cerning the  aftair  of  Canada,  and  particularly  relating 
to  Radison,  the  chief  actor  in  the  violence  offered  there 
by  the  French.  He  replied  that  he  had  presented  the 
memorial  in  Council,  but  that  no  other  answer  could 
be  given  to  this  second  than  had  already  been  given 
to  the  first,  since  the  King  his  master  could  not  in 
justice  punish  Radiaoti  till  he  be  fully  informed  of  the 
circumstance  of  his  attempt  from  his  Governour  of 
Canada  to  whom  he  had  Avritten  for  information  upon 
this  subject.  His  most  Christian  Majesty  declared  to 
the  Nonce  at  his  last  audience  that  he  would  give  his 
consent  to  a  truce  for  some  years  if  the  Sl>aniards 
cotild  not  be  ])ersuaded  to  agree  to  a  peace  ....  The 
advise  of  the  resolution  of  the  state  of  Holland,  which 
was  carried  by  a  plurality  of  voices  for  the  levy  of  16,000 
men,  was  brought  here  the  other  day  by  a  courier  from 
Mons'.  d'Avaux.  Amsterdam,  Scherdam,  Delft,  and 
some  other  towns  are  still  said  to  dissent,  as  Prizeland 
and  Groninguen  still  continue  to  oppt)Bc  it  ...  .  Mons'. 
Delval  is  said  to  be  still  at  Hanover,  where  his  nego- 
tiations do  not  advance  much  ;  the  Princes  of  Brunswick 
have  sent  of  the  Hague  Mons'.  de  "Wikdorf  to  assist  at 
the  assembly  of  the  allies  on  their  part.  It  is  written 
also  from  those  pa,rts  tliat  it  is  believed  that  Sir  William 
Waller  will  be  soon  chased  from  his  government  of 
Bremen  upon  what  hath  been  represented  there  con- 
cei-ning  him  in  his  Majesty's  name 

1684,  Feb.  12th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  Dutch  ambassador  is  to  have  an  audience  this 
morning  at  Versailles  to  notify  to  this  King  the  late 
resolution  of  the  States  General  his  masters,  to  augment 
tlieir  forces  by  the  levy  of  16.000  men ;  but  at  the  same 
time  he  is  to  declare  tliat  they  design  not  by  it  to  give 
any  cause  of  jealousy  or  offence  to  tlicir  neighbours, 
intending  no  more  by  it  than  to  put  themselves  into  a 
l)etter  posture  for  their  defence.  He  is  also  to  desire  a 
further  delay  for  the  Spaniards,  and  to  propose  a  eossatiou 


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fromall  acts  of  hostility  in  Flanders  by  the  French  troops, 
for  four,  three,  or  two  nionth.s,  as  bis  most  Christian 
Majesty  shall  think  fit,  that  iu  that  time  they  may  have 
the  opportunity  by  the  oBices  of  their  minister  at  ilailrid 
of  insinuating  to  tlie  Spaniards  wholesonier  council,  and 
of  persuading  them  at  last  to  hearken  to  a  peace.  That 
'auibassador  told  me  yesterday  that  he  had  reasons  to 
hope  that  his  answer  would  be  favonrable.  He  also 
said  that  it  was  believed  in  Holland  that  Amsterdam 
and  the  other  dissenting  towns  would  be  brought  to 
consent  to  the  resolution  of  the  States  General,  notwith- 
standing that  Mons'.  van  Benningen  continued  to  make 
all  possible  opposition  .... 

1684,  Feb.  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  answer  which  his  most  Christian  Majesty  gave 
to  the  proposal  made  by  the  Dutch  ambassador  at 
his  late  audience  at  Versailles,  and  which  I  mentioned 
in  my  last,  was  that  he  had  already  received  advise 
v{  that  which  the  ambassador  was  ordered  to  propose 
to  him.  and  that  he  had  sent  his  resolution  upon  it 
to  his  ambassador  at  the  Hague,  to  be  communicated 
to  the  States  ;  that  his  intentions  were  good,  and 
that  he  endeavoured  nothing  bnt  the  establishment 
of  a  lasting  peace  ;  believing  at  the  same  time  that  they 
had  the  same  thing  in  their  aim  and  view,  but  that  in 
this  case  he  was  first  to  know  what  the  Spaniards 
resolved  to  do  .  .  .  The  Marquis  Nigretti  who  came 
here  from  the  Duke  of  Modena  to  compliment  this  King 
upon  the  birth  of  the  Duke  of  Aujon,  hath  order  to  pass 
into  England  with  the  character  of  Envoye'  Extraor- 
dinary of  that  Duke;  he  begins  his  journey  towards 
Calais  to-morrow. 

1684,  Feb.  23rd,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the 
same. — Care  is  already  taken  of  what  you  desire  to 
be  informed  of  relating  to  the  case  of  Monroe,  and 
you  shall  very  speedily  have  an  account  of  it.  We 
are  in  great  expectation  here  to  know  what  the  States 
of  Holland  will  resolve  upon  the  late  propositions  of 
his  most  Christian  Majesty,  made  to  them  by  Mons^ 
d'Avaux  at  the  Hague,  which,  as  Monsr.  de  Croissy  tuld 
nie,  were,  that  if  first  they  could  persuade  the  Spaniards 
to  accept  ul'  any  one  ol'  the  equivalents  formerly  pro- 
posed, the  King  his  master  was  willing  to  consent  to 
an  accommodation,  tho'  ihc  njiiniasln'h'-  of  the  latter  had 
oliliged  him  to  a  vast  expense  in  making  new  alliances, 
and  in  raising  of  fresh  troops.  Or  if  the  King  of  Spayne 
would  not  give  ear  to  this,  if  he  would  aecejjt  of  a  truce 
for  20  years,  conjointly  with  tho  Empire,  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  was  ready  to  grant  it;  but  if  botli 
these  proposals  were  rejected,  if  tlie  States  of  Holland 
would  promise  to  assist  Spayne  with  no  men  or  money, 
nor  to  enable  them  any  other  way  to  carry  on  the  war 
against  Prance,  this  King  was  ready  to  promise  to  them 
to  do  nothing  in  Flanders  which  might  give  them  any 
just  cause  of  ombrage  or  offence,  but  he  would  only 
carry  on  the  war  as  the  Spaniards  should  think  fit 
to  direct.  That  is,  it  he  was  insulted  or  attacked  he 
would  endeavour  to  defend  himself  and  to  repell  force 
by  force  ;  but  of  all  this  I  know  that  his  Majesty  hath 
notice  before,  Mons'.  Barillon  having  had  orders  to 
communicate  it  to  him.  We  have  now  the  confirmation 
of  the  disgrace  of  the  Marquis  de  la  Faente,  late  am- 
bassador of  Spayne  in  this  coast 

1684,  Feb.  2:!rd,  s.  n..  Lord  Preston  to  Lord  Cham- 
berlain Arlington  ....  I  have  been  very  much 
solicited  by  the  Marquis  de  Quesne  and  his  sons  to 
recommend  to  your  lordship's  favour  Mons'.  Sartre,  late 
minister  of  the  Protestant's  Church  at  Montpellier, 
liefore  their  temple  was  razed.  He  is  their  relation, 
and  a  person  of  great  learning  and  piety,  as  I  am 
assured  from  many  of  good  reputation  here.  Being 
destitute  of  employment  he  designs  to  pass  into  England 
and  to  settle  there,  and  carrieth  with  him  a  gooAJmnh. 
'fhe  humble  desire  of  Mons'.  Sartre  is  (in  which  I  also 
join,  if  your  lordshij)  may  without  inconvenience  grant 
it)  that  he  may  have  the  title  of  chaplain  to  his 
Majesty,  and  be  admitted  only  ad  lionores,  without 
pretending  to  any  other  advantage  by  it 

1684,  Feb.  26th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.^The  Nonce  having  at  his  last 
audience  made  a,  proposition  of  the  same  nature  with 
that  lately  made  by  the  Dutch  amb;issador  to  this 
King,  had  for  answer  only  an  account  of  the  late  orders 
sent  to  Mons'.  d'Avaux.  which  his  most  (,'lii'istian 
Majesty  told  him  cootainiMl  his  resolution  touching  an 
accommodation  with  Spayn^',  from  which  he  would  \i) 
no  persuasions  leccde. — Fi'ench  military  movements. 
1684,  March  1st,  s.  n..  Pans.     The  same  to  the  same. 

s.  d.  The  same  to  the  same.— A  courier  dispatched 
from  the  Hague   by  Mons'.    dAvaux  arrived  here   on 
Monday  morning.     He  brought  advise  that  the  town  of 
II.     S40fi2. 


Sib 


Middlebnrgh  had  also  joined  itself  with  that  of  Am- 
sterdam to  oppose  the  new  levyes  ot  16.000  men  ;  that  F.  GkiniM, 
tho  Prince  of  Orange  had  immediately  upon  notice  of  Bart. 
that  resolution  sent  Mons'.  o'dyke  to  the  Uoveruor 
with  orders  to  put  the  Bourgeoisie  in  arms,  and  to  let 
him  know  that  himself  would  very  soon  be  there,  but 
that  the  Govenionr  had  answered  that  the  danger  of 
putting  arms  into  the  hands  of  the  burghers  was  very 
great ;  because  it  would  be  very  difficult  to  disarm  them, 
and  that  therefore  hi'  thought  he  should  sei-ve  the  Prince 
better  in  not  executing  of  his  orders  than  in  obeying 
them.  We  expect  here  with  impatience  to  know  what 
resolution  the  Prince  will  take  upon  this  answer,  with 
which  he  seemed  to  be  very  much  displeased.  It  is 
also  believed  that  other  towns  in  those  provinces  may 
follow  this  example 

1684,  March  4th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  tho 
King. — Gives  a  good  account  of  the  Duke  of  Northum- 
berland.— This  King  hath  upon  all  occasions  honoured 
him  with  particular  marks  of  his  esteem,  and  since  the 
Ijusiness  of  Courtray  hath  never  failed  to  speak  very 
advantageously  of  him  ;  and  I  do  not  believe  that  any 
one  hath  in  so  short  a  time  gained  more  the  value  of 
this  Court  (which  as  your  Majesty  knoweth  is  not  over 
favourable  to  strangers)  than  his  Grace  hath  done  .... 
Your  Majesty,  I  think,  could  not  have  made  choice  of  a 
fitter  person  than  Mr.  Colt  to  be  about  his  Grace 

1684.  March  4th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
S.  Fox. — Complimentary. 

1684,  March  4th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Guin. — .  ...  I  am  in  great  pain  for  my  poor  Lord 
Dartmouth,  of  whom  we  hear  nothing  here,  but  I  hope 
he  wdl  not  be  long  out.  Mr.  Seymour  hath  for  these 
4  weeks  been  in  a  dying  condition,  but  is  now  some- 
thing recovered  ;  he  hath  at  the  same  time  been  under 
great  necessities,  insomuch,  that  if  I  had  not  supplied 
him  with  a  small  sum  of  thirty  pistoles,  I  cannot 
imagine  what  he  would  have  done.  If  he  recovereth 
his  health  I  think  truly  it  will  not  be  convenient  to 
continue  him  longer  here.  You  may  represent  his 
condition  to  his  father,  to  whom  L  would  do  myself  the 
honour  to  write  if  it  wei'e  not  on  this  subject.  What 
li(;th  in  my  power  for  his  service  shall  be  peiformed 
with  all  readiness. 

I6iSk  March  7th,  s.  n..  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Bishop  of  London. — -Monsr.  d'Allemagne  hath 
lately  solicited  me  to  write  in  his  favour  to  your  lord- 
ship, and  to  recommend  his  interests  to  you,  which  1 
know  he  need  not  do,  your  lordship's  charity  and 
goodness  having  already  been  so  great  to  him,  He 
also  tells  me  that  if  I  would  write  to  the  King  in  his 
behalf  it  might  very  much  further  his  ])retensions  to  a 
benefice.  I  would  willinghdo  what  lieth  in  me  for  his 
advancement,  and  I  should  not  stick  to  do  this  if  your 
lordshi]!  shall  think  it  may  be  of  advantage  to  him  and 
fitting  to  be  done.  I  shall  humbly  beg  a  line  from 
your  lordship  upon  this  matter  by  the  next  post,  and  I 
shall  be  ready  to  observe  what  you  shall  advise  in  it. 

1684,    March    8th,    Paris.      Lord  Preston   to    Mons'. 

d'Allemagne. — Sends   him   a   letter   for   the 

Bishop  of  London,  which  he  desires  him  to  give,  and  as 
regards  t'ne  letter  for  the  King,  which  d'Allemagne  has 
asked  him  to  write,  he  will  be  ready  to  do  so  if  the 
Bishop  thinks  fit.  and  if  he  will  jiresent  it  to  the  King. 

1684,  March  8th,  n.  n.,  Paris. —Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Pembroke.  I  should  not  presume  to  give  your 
lordship  the  trouble  of  this  at  this  time  if  I  were  not 
solicited  by  Mr.  Wake,  who  is  my  chaplain  here,  and  a 
vei'y  good  and  worthy  young  man,  to  recommend  him 
and  his  interests  to  your  lordship's  favour  and  pro- 
tection. He  hath  desired  me  further  to  represent  to 
your  lordship,  that  his  father  having  some  time  bought 
of  Mr.  Tregonwell  the  next  presentation  to  a  parsonage 
in  your  lordship's  gift,  called  Chilmarte.  with  the 
knowledge  and  consent  of  my  late  Lord,  yom'  brother, 
and  the  incumbent  being  dead  some  10  days  since,  that 
he  is  in  hopes  that  your  lordship  will  either  do  him  the 
honour  to  present  him  to  the  place  yourself,  or  at  least 
you  will  not  oppose  those  who  by  my  Lord  your 
brother's  donation,  have  acquired  the  right  to  do  it. — 
-Vsks  the  Earl's  favour  for  Mr.  Wake. 

168i,  March  8th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary. — I  received  yesterday  your  letter  of  the  21sD 
of  February,  s.  v.,  with  a  memorial  enclo.sed  and  recom- 
mended to  mc  by  thi^  Ijord'.s  (Committees  of  Trade  and 
Plantatiiuis  concerning  some  English  pyrates  in  the 
Wcit  Indyes,  who  have  put  themselves  undi-T  the  pro- 
tection of  the  French  thei-e.  I  shall  not  fail  of  taking 
the  first  oiiportunity  to  represent  the  subject  of  it  to 
Mons'.  de  Seignclay,  and  also  endeavour  to  procure  such 
an   order   from  this  Court  in  it  as  those  Lords  seem  to 


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IIISIOHKAI,    MA.NUSOIUl'T.S    CUMMISSION 


desire.  Mons'.  Ac  Peipriiclay  doth  at  his  dny  report  at 
'■'^'  length  to  this  Kin^^  all  that  liath  been  represented  to 
^-'  him  concerniiiK  the  atVaiv  al'  Canada,  so  that  I  hoiie 
■si-ithin  a  tew  days  to  hear  from  him  something  upon 
that  subject.  To  what  you  were  pleased  to  demand 
concerning  tlie  authentiekuesse  of  the  petition  of  the 
master  of  the  ship  of  Boston,  to  the  Govcrnour  of  Canada, 
I  can  answer  that  nothing  can  be  more  authentiqne 
than  it  is,  it  having  been  copied  from  an  original,  which 
I  believe  Eadison  or  des  Groziliers  brought  over  hither. 
and  which.  I  believe,  they  did  not  think  would  have 
fallen  into  my  hands,  because  I  hear  they  are  concerned 
that  it  hath  gotten  abroad.  As  for  the  point,  whether 
Mons'.  de  la  Barres  setting  free  the  English  and  their 
ship,  be  not  a  tacit  owning  of  their  right  to  the  ])laces 
of  which  he  dispossessed  them  when  he  made  them 
prisoners,  and  whether  by  the  laws  of  the  French 
plantations  he  could  thus  have  given  them  their  liberty, 
it  they  had  unjustly  possessed  tbe  same  places  I  can  only 
7  eturii  that  I  cannot  yet,  after  much  enquiry,  be  certainly 
informed  whether  lie  could  or  not  by  those  laws  do  it ; 
but  some  who  understand  very  well  these  affairs  tell 
me  that  they  believe  he  could  not.  But  however,  if  the 
matter  be  insisted  upon,  the  Governour  will  doubtless 
liretend  that  he  rather  chose  to  ]iass  over  a  nicety  of  the 
law  than  to  lose  an  occasion  of  shewing  his  kindness 
to  the  English,  or  than  to  give  the  least  subject  of 
discontent  to  them  whilst  the  correspondence  is  so 
good  betwixt  the  two  Crowns. — Asks  the  secretary's 
directions. —  ....  The  Nonce  of  tbe  Pope  in  Spayne 
hath  lately  written  to  him  who  resideth  here  that  the 
Spaniards  continue  to  bo  so  obstinate  against  hearing  of 
any  proposal  which  may  tend  towards  an  accommo- 
dation, that  he  now  began  to  despair  that  the  good 
offices  of  the  Pope  would  have  any  effect.  This  is  also 
confirmed  by  the  last  advises  from  Spayne  ....  The 
new  offers  lately  made  in  Holland  by  the  order  of  this 
King  for  the  establishment  of  the  peace  are  said  to  have 
been  very  well  received  at  the  Court  of  the  Princes 
of  Brunswicke,  and  it  is  assui-ed  that  those  Prinee.s 
are  very  well   intentioned  towards  an  aoo(jmmo<lation. 

Iti84,  March  11th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Prestcui  to  Mr. 
Secretary. — Describes  the  French  fleet  designed  against 
Algiers. 

Iti.'-i^,  March  16th,  s.  n..  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Rochester. —  .  .  .  The  subject  of  the  iate  memo- 
rial presented  by  Mons'.  Van  fitters  to  the  King  is  not 
at  all  relished  here.  The  proposal  which  relateth  to 
Germany  id  looked  upon  to  be  so  extravagant  as  nothing 
can  be  more.  Brisac  having  been  yielded  to  this  King 
by  the  Treaty  of  Munster,  it  cannot  be  imagined  that  he 
will  easily  part  with  it,  having  acquired  so  just  a  right 
to  it.  As  for  Fribourg,  tho'  2  years  since  he  offered  to 
demolish  it  upon  some  considerations,  yet  having  since 
fortified  it  at  avast  expense,  it  cannot  be  imagined  that 
he  will  think  of  jiarting  with  it.  And  to  give  up  the 
fort  of  Keil  he  looketh  upon  it  to  lie  giving  up  of  Strats- 
bourg.  As  for  what  relateth  to  Flanders,  I  believe 
your  lordship  will  find  that  tho'  perhaps  there  may  bo 
something  in  the  proposal  which  might  give  grounds  to 
a  treaty,  yet  this  King  is  resolved  to  recede  from  his 
former  propositions  at  the  Hague,  since  he  seeth  that 
by  the  extravagance  of  the  offers  of  the  allyes  they 
seem  to  desire  nothing  more  th.an  a  war  with  France. 
And  his  most  Christian  Majesty  hath  said  upon  tho  first 
notice  which  he  had  of  Mons'.  Van  Citters'  memorial 
that  the  allyes  seemed  to  speak  as  if  they  had  gained 
already  an  hundred  battles  against  him,  and  that  he 
took  this  their  last  proposition  as  a  second  declaration 
of  war. 

1684,  March  15th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Duke  of  (Jrmond. — I  have  at  last  been  able  to  obey  your 
Grace's  commands  concerning  Mons'.  Viridet,  your 
chaplain,  and  have  enclosed  this  King's  permission  for 
his  abiding  where  he  is,  and  lor  his  selling  what  ho 
possesseth  in  France.  I  am  sorry  that  I  have  not  been 
able  sooner  to  obtain  it,  but  I  hope  it  will  arrive  socjn 

enough  for  Mons'.  Viridct's  affairs 

1684,  March  15th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary. — Mons'.  de  Croissy  informed  me  yesterday 
that  upon  the  instances  which  I  had  made  by  the  King's 
order  in  favour  of  the  Comte  d'Albj',  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  had  been  pleased  to  grant  to  that  Comte  thi' 
liberty  of  the  Bastile.  and  that  orders  to  that  efl'ect 
would  be  speedily  dispatched  to  the  Government  of  that 
place.  [  have  alsn  represented  the  affair  of  the  pirates 
in  till'  West  Indies  as  it  came  i-icommimded  by  the 
Lords  Committees  of  Tiade  and  Plantations.  Mons'. 
de  Croissy  hath  promised  to  move  this  King  in  it.  I 
find  that  the  proposition   lately  made  by  Mens'.  Van 


Citters  to  his  Majesty  is  not  at  all  well  relished  in  this 
Court  (&e.,  as  in  the  letter  to  the  Eaid  of  Kochester).  ^' 
The  French  have  already  begun  to  throw  bombes  into 
Fontarabie.  and  to  batter  Andage,  but  notwithstanding 
all  these  eftbrts  the  Spaniards  do  not  yet  shew  any  incli- 
nation to  an  accommodation  that  I  can  hear  of  ....'. 
Two  of  this  King's  men-of-war  appeared  lately" before 
the  port  of  Genoa  ;  they  were  commanded'by  Mons'.  de 
Tourville  and  Mons'.  d'Amfreville  ;  they  were  in  pursuit 
of  some  corsaires  of  Algiers,  who  now  begin  to  cut  them 
out  work  .... 

s.  d.  The  same  to  the  same. — Jlr.  Dymmocke,  .sou 
of  Sir  Kdward  Dymmock,  the  King's  champion,  and  a 
person  of  great  fortune  and  considerable  interest  in 
Lincolnshire,  died  here  the  last  night.  His  mother  is 
in  great  aflliction,  and  hath  entreated  me  to  procure  a 
yatcht  for  the  transporting  of  his  body,  which  I  believe 
the  King  will  not  refuse.  She  desireth  that  ifc  may  be 
ordered  to  carry  it  to  the  port  of  Boston,  which  is  near 
to  Sir  Edward's  dwelling-house.  If  you  will  be  jileased 
to  move  either  the  King  or  the  Lords  of  the  Admiralty 
in  this  matter  I  believe  the  thing  will  be  easily 
granted  .... 

1684,  March  18th,  s.  n.,  Paris.-— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Pr.  Scale. — Your  lordship  will  have  seen  by  mine 
of  the  15th  instant  to  Mi'.  Secretary  Jenkins  how  the 
subject  of  the  late  memorial  presented  by  Mons'.  Van 
Citters  to  the  King  hath  been  relished  here,  and  that 
this  King  said  openly  that  he  took  it  for  a  second 
declaration  of  war.  Since  that  I  find  that  this  Court 
complaineth  much  of  the  assembly  at  the  Hague, 
because  the  members  of  it  {as  is  said,  here)  take  upon 
them  to  treat  of  the  affairs  of  the  Empire,  having  no 
authority  to  do  it,  Patisbone  being  the  place  assigned 
for  that ;  to  this  it  is  answered  that  that  assembly  doth 
not  pretend  to  meddle  with  the  afi'airs  of  the  empire, 
but  that  the  design  of  composing  it  is  to  find  out  the 
means  of  obtaining  a  lasting  peace,  and  to  concert  as 
friends  the  several  interests ;  that  every  soiiveraine 
hath  the  power  of  doing  this  at  all  times,  and  in  all 
places,  and  that  this  assembly  hath  made  nj  proposi- 
tions, nor  will  it  make  any.  1  find  that  the  ministers  of 
Danneniarc  and  Brandebourg  nrake  this  Court  more 
warm  in  this  matter,  being  unwilling  that  any  step 
should  be  made  towards  ajieace  to  which  their  mas- 
ters shall  not  contribute  ....  Alludes  to  the  ju'oposed 
marriage  between  Lord  EUand  and  Mademoiselle  de 
Gouvernet. 

1684,  March  18th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Sccretaix'.^I  take  the  liberty  to  enclose  a  letter  which 
I  leceived  last  night  from  Sir  Sam.  Morland.  You  will 
find  in  it  what  his  humble  request  to  the  King  is.  which 
you  will  be  pleased  to  represent  to  his  Majesty,  either  by 
shewing  him  the  letter  or  by  what  other  way  you  shall 
think  fit.  His  present  condition  requiretli  that  something 
be  done  as  soon  as  may  be,  because  if  this  King  goetli 
away  without  giving  some  order  concerning  him  he  will 
be  in  very  uneasy  circumstances  Mons'.  de  Louviiis 
hath  indeed  used  him  a  little  hardly,  but  1  do  not  think 
that  his  most  Christian  Majesty  knoweth  .anything  of  it. 

s.  d.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  received  yesterday 
the  honour  of  yours  of  the  3rd  instant,  s.  v.,  with  the 
answer  to  the  Ihitch  ambassador's  late  memorial  in-  ' 
closed.  lii  my  last  I  acquainted  you  how  the  notice  of 
the  propositions  which  is  contained  had  been  received 
here;  since  I  find  that  besides  the  rejecting  of  them, 
this  Court  complaineth  much  of  the  proceedings  and 
conduct  of  the  assembly  of  the  ministers  of  thi'  allyes 
at  the  Hague,  and  )irinci))ally  because  they  pretend  to 
treat  of  the  affairs  of  the  Empire  there,  which  they  have 
no  authority  to  do,  Ratisbone  lieiug  the  place  chosen  for 

the  negotiations  relating  to  them,  &c Mons'.  de 

Croissy  and  others  of  the  Court  are  at  present  here  for 
perfecting  of  their  equipages,  and  it  is  said  that  the 
King's  voyagi'  holds  for  the  10th  or  15th  day  of  tho  next 
month,  and  all  the  officers  who  are  to  serve  in  Catalonia 
have  orders  to  be  at  their  posts  that  day.  'I'his  King- 
hath  spoken  openly  of  some  great  siege  which  he  intends 
to  make  ....  This  King  hath  by  his  ambassador  at 
Venice  demanded  of  that  Republic  the  reason  of  its 
entering  at  this  time  into  a.  ligue  with  the  Emperor  and 
the  King  of  Poland,  and  of  its  arming  so  powerfully  and 
making  so  great  [ireparations  for  war;  it  hath  been 
answered  that  all  this  only  regards  the  Porte,  and  is 
done  for  the  defence  of  that  State,  and  that  no  Christian 
Prince  ought  to  be  jealous  of  the  conduct  of  the  Rcpub- 
lick  in  the  present  conjuncture. 

1681,  ilarch  'ioth,  s!  ir,  Paris. — Lord  Preton  to  the 
Bishop  of  tlxford.— Mons'.  lo  Sueur,  minister  of  the 
Protestant  Church  of  la  Fierte  sur  jouar,  hath  a  design, 
of  sending  his  oldest  son  into  England  to  be  educated. 


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m(i 


Sir  he  designiug  him  for  the  Chliroh,  aud  with  your  lord- 

ir.  (itAHAM.   jiiiip-s  permission  would  settle  him  in  the  quality  of  a 

■        commoner  at  Christ  Church.     He  hath  desired  me  to 

recommend  him  to  your  lordship's  favour  aud  p'-otec- 
tion,  which  I  cannot  refuse  to  do,  knowing  him  to  be  a 
worthy,  sober,  and  a  learned  man,  and  having  received 
civilities  from  him  in  my  passage  thro'  la  Fert(',  when  I 
followed  this  King  in  his  last  voyage  into  CTcrmany  and 
Lorraine.  ^Mous'.  le  Sueur  hath  a  good  fortune  in  land 
here  and  a  good  advantage  by  his  Church,  thougli  he 
feareth  it  may  be  soon  demolished,  since  it  is  lately 
questioned  upon  the  pretext  of  some  irregularity  in 
its  first  erection.  The  father  of  the  person  whose  letter 
I  take  leave  to  inclose  to  your  lordship  hath  written  in 
French  the  general  History  of  the  Church  and  Empire 
in  six  volumes  in  quarto  for  800  years.  The  present 
Mons'.  le  Sueur  hath  continued  it  with  very  good  suc- 
cess for  200  years  more,  and  designeth  to  go  further. 
His  book  is  at  present  in  the  hands  of  the  ministers  of 
Charenton,  attending  their  license  for  printing  it. 

1084,  March  -iOth,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary. — I  received  on  Thursday  yours  of  the  16th 
instant.  I  shall  as  yon  are  pleased  to  desire  me  take 
all  possible  care  of  Mr.  Ord.  the  banquier.  He  is  not  yet 
dead,  but  he  cannot  live  many  days.  I  hope  we  shall 
not  meet  with  many  difficulties  in  his  business,  he  being 
to  be  considered  as  a  Scotch  man  aud  a  merchant 
stranger.  In  the  first  capacity,  the  ancient  privileges  of 
that  nation  to  which  regard  is  yet  bad  here.  I  hope  I 
may  secure  him,  and  in  the  latter  he  will  certainly  have 
protection  from  the  treaties  which  subsist  betwixt  the 
two  crowns,  all  of  which  ^as  you  are  pleased  to  intimate) 
do  especially  provide  for  the  security  and  the  indemnity 
of  those  of  his  profession.  Upon  Wednesday  last  the 
Nonce  had  an  audience  of  this  King,  in  which  he  pressed 
him  much  to  defer  his  voyage  for  some  time,  but  the 
answer  was  that  it  was  impossible  to  do  it,  and  that 
after  the  late  treatment  which  he  had  received  from 
Spayne  he  could  think  of  nothing  but  of  ]iutting  in 
practise  those  measures  which  he  had  taken.  The  Nonce 
then  told  him  that  the  Emperor  had  sent  one  express  to 
Madrid  to  persuade  the  King  of  Spayne  to  accept  the 
truce,  and  that  if  France  did  attack  anyplace  Ijefore  his 
resolution  was  known  it  would  inflame  thingj  more, 
aud  have  as  ill  effects  as  the  taking  of  Conrfray  and 
Dixmude  had  had.  But  these  leasons  did  not  at  all 
weigh,  his  must  Christian  Majesty  still  declaring  that 
he  could  no  longer  defer  his  voyai;e.  The  Nonce  took 
the  liberty  in  this  audience  to  call  the  Prince  of  Orange 
a  diabolique  instrument.  I  am  not  to  conceal  that  it 
hath  been  since  insinuated  to  me  by  a  third  hand  that  if 
the  King  would  hinder  a  speedy  ru]rture,  and  prevent 
the  ruin  with  which  Flanders  is  at  present  threat'ned,  it 
was  now  in  his  power  to  do  it.  by  employing  only  his 
interest  with  this  King  to  retard  his  voyage  but  for 
some  days  ;  in  the  meantime  good  news  might  come 
from  Spayne  and  some  expedient  be  lonnd  out  for 
putting  an  end  to  the  present  differences.  My  answer 
in  general  was,  that  the  offices  which  the  King  had  of 
late  passed  in  favour  of  Spayne,  and  for  promoting  and 
establishing  the  quiet  of  Christendome  had  been  so  little 
taken  notice  of  by  that  Court,  that  I  did  not  know 
whether  he  would  or  not  at  this  time  concern  himself 
further,  and  that  I  should  not  charge  myself  to  offer 
anything  of  this  kind  to  him  ....  By  an  express 
wliich  my  Lord  of  Arran  sent  int(5  England  on  Thurs- 
day last.  I  ordered  an  account  to  be  given  to  you  of  the 
fonds  which  are  ordered  for  the  next  month  :  but  lest 
that  may  not  come  to  your  hands  I  take  the  liberty  to 
re]ieat  it  .  .  .  Great  preparations  are  making  every 
where  for  the  setting  of  it  (the  French  fleet)  soon  out  to 
sea,  and  orders  are  particularly  sent  to  Dunkirke  for  the 
buying  up  of  8,000  barrels  of  lieef,  which  will  be  of 
some  advantage  to  Ireland.  I  have  received  an  account 
from  Calais  of  an  Irish  ship  laden  with  salmon,  aud 
some  other  commodities  of  Ireland,  which  hath  been 
taken  by  a  French  ship  out  of  Kamsgate  road,  and 
brought  iu  thither.  I  intend  on  Tuesday  to  move 
Mons'.  de  Seignelay  for  the  release  of  it,  which  I  hope 
will  not  be  refused. 

lOS-i,  March  SQth,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the 
same. — This  King's  intended  voyage  is  said  to  be  de- 
ferred to  the  latter  end  of  the  next  mouth,  or  the 
beginning  of  May,  because  the  ill  season  has  so 
retarded  the  spring,  that  before  that  time  it  cannot  be 
lioped  that  any  grass  or  herb  will  appear  upon  the 
ground.  Others  think  that  this  change  may  proceed 
from  another  cause,  that  some  hopes  are  given  by  the 
Emperor  that  the  King  of  Spayne  may  at  last  be  per- 
suaded to  accept  of  a  truce  as  it  is  proposed  by  his  most 
Christian  Mnjfsty ;  one  of  his  couriers  having  passed 


by  this  place  3  days  since  in  his  way  to  Madrid,  having  Sie 

obtained  the  passport  of  Mons'.  de  Louvois  ....  The  J'-^'K^him- 
only  discourse  at  this  time  here  is  of  preparations  for  *^*"' 
war  and  of  eriuipages.  The  mareschals  aud  lieutenant 
generals,  and  other  officers  who  are  to  serve  the  ap- 
proaching campaigne  in  this  King's  armies,  are  now 
n.amed.  In  that  which  is  to  act  in  Flanders  4  mare- 
schals will  serve  under  his  most  Christian  Majesty,  who 
will  command  there  in  person,  to  wit  (lie  gives  the 
names  of  the  marshals  and  other  officers).  The  Elector 
of  Brandebourg  is  said  to  have  made  new  instances  to 
the  Princes  of  Brunswick  to  persuade  them  to  concurse 
sincereley  towards  the  obtaining  of  a  peace,  as  well  by 
their  offices  at  Eatisbone  as  at  the  Hague.  But  those 
Princes  have  not  answered  so  categorically  as  that 
Elector  could  have  wished. — News  from  Hamburg. 

1684,  April  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— -I  have  received  the  honour  of  your  letter  of  the  17th 
of  ^larch,  and  have  acquainted  m\'  Lord  of  Arran  with 
that  part  of  the  contents  of  it  which  relateth  to  his 
lordship.  This  place  hath  atibrded  almost  nothing 
worthy  of  your  notice  since  my  last,  more  than  that  it 
is  said  that  the  iu  tended  voyage  of  this  King  is  deferred 
till  the  4th  of  May,  and  that  the  discourses  of  a  war 
begin  not  to  be  3o  frequent,  and  those  of  an  accommo- 
dation to  be  reassumed  ....  The  bombes  which  this 
King's  troops  have  lately  thrown  into  Oudenarde  have 
caused  much  disorder  there,  and  have  ruined  a  con- 
siderable part  of  that  town.  Matters  m  Holland  seem 
still  to  be  up  in  the  same  foot,  and  the  appearances  of 

reconciling  of  them  are  but  small "   P.S.  Before 

I  received  by  yours  the  King's  answer  concerning  the 
yatcht,  my  Lady  Dymmocke  sent  me  word  that  the 
corps  of  her  son  were  parted  from  Diepe  in  a  vessel 
bound  for  London.  I  am  very  glad  that  it  hath  fallen 
out  so,  for  now  there  is  no  need  of  acquainting  her 
with  the  refusal  of  one. 

1684,  April  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Bishop  of  Loudon. — I  have  received  the  honour  of  your 
lordship's  late  letter  (under  the  cover  of  Mr.  Secretary 
Jenkins)  accompanied  with  one  for  Mons'.  Claude,  which 
1  immediately  transmitted  to  him I  shall  ob- 
serve the  method  which  you  are  pleased  to  prescribe  to 
me  concerning  the  affair  of  Mous'.  d'Allemayn,  and 
write  by  the  next  post  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins,  and  I 
doubt  not  but  you  will  be  pleased  to  represent  him  and 
his  pretensions  to  the  King  and  Mr.  Secretary.  The 
bearer  hereof  is  Mons'.  de  Sartre,  lately  one  of  the 
ministers  of  the  Protestant  Church  now  demolished  at 
Mont]iellier. --Recommends  him  strongly. 

1684.  April  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  his 
Grace  of  Canterbury. — Recommends  the  bearer,  Mons'. 
de  Sartre,  giving  au  account  of  him  as  in  the  last  letter. 
Says  the  great  persecution  under  which  the  Protestants 
are  here  at  this  time  hath  made  many  of  them  retire 
already  into  England  and  other  countries,  and  more  of 
them  to  think  of  doing  so,  but  he  could  wish  that  all  of 
them  carried  over  with  them  has  good  principles  as   he 

is  sure  this  gentleman  doth 

A  letter  of  the  same  date  to  Mr.  Secretary  on  the 
same  subject,  and  one  also  to  his  brother,  Coll.  Urahme. 
1684,  April  5th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  freston  to  Lord 
Privy  Seal.  I  received  the  honour  of  your  lordship's 
letter  by  Mr.  Inuis,  who  arrived  here  on  Monday  night. 
I  find  by  him  that  the  Lords  of  the  Treasury  are  re- 
solved to  observe   (at  least  towards  me)  their   ancient 

and  laudable  methods 

1684.  April  5th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of 
Carlisle. — Matters  are  here  still  upon  the  same  loot ;  this 
King's  voyage  is  much  discoursed  of.  yet  the  desire  and 
hopes  of  an  accommodation  are  not  wholly  laid  aside. 
The  courier  who  passed  by  this  place  lately  in  his  way  to 
Madrid  with  the  Emperor's  despatches  to  the  Comte  de 
Mansfeldt,  which  order  him  to  press  the  King  of  Spain 
to  accept  of  a  truce,  as  proposed  by  France,  giveth 
grounds  to  believe  that  that  Court  will  change  its  reso- 
lutions and  enter  into  more  peaceful  measures,  since 
no  assistance  can  be  hoped  for  from  his  Imperial 
Majesty  whilst  he  hath  the  Turks  upon  his  hands.  In 
the  mean  time  all  preparations  are  making  for  war 
here.  The  officers  of  the  armies  are  gone  to  their 
posts.  .  .  . 

1684,  April  5th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Sccietary. — The  bombes  which  the  trench  have  lately 
thrown  into  Fontarabie  are  said  to  have  wrought  no 
great  effects,  those  of  that  place  having  received  them 
with  great  contempt,  having  also  found  the  means  of 
returning  them  back  to  the  enemy,  which  I  believe  is 
something  difficult  ....  The  affairs  of  the  peace  are 
not  yet  more  advanced  at  the  Court  of  Spayne  than 
they  Were   before  ;  we  must  attend  to  know  what  good 

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iurtuence  the  Emperor's  late  orders  to  his  ambassador 
there  may  have  U])on  it.  Another  eitraordinary  cduvier 
dispatched  from  the  Nonce  at  the  imperial  OmirC  to 
him  -who  resideth  in  Spayne  is  passed  by  this  place 
with  some  news  of  im]iortance  ....  The  project  cif 
the  ligue  so  much  discoursed  of  having  been  sent  fnini 
the  Emiicror  by  an  extraordinary  courier  to  Venice  is 
returned  from  thence,  having  received  there  the  appro- 
bation of  the  Senate,  so  that  the  signing  of  it  now  only 
remaineth,  but  we  are  not  yet  informed  here  of  the 
conditions  of  it  ...  .  A  letter  which  the  Duke  of 
Hanover  liad  lately  written  to  the  Emperor  touching 
the  eDnclusion  of  a  peace  with  France  hath  not  been 
conceived  in  bo  strong  and  pressing  terms  as  it  was 
expected  here  that  it  should  have  been,  widch  maketh 
this  Court  to  doubt  a  little  of  the  sincerity  of  the  in- 
clinations of  that  Duke  towards  the  interests  of  Prance. 
He  is  said  in  it  rather  to  have  praised  and  approved 
of  the  good  intentions  and  the  conduct  of  the  Kmperor 
than  by  firm  instances  to  have  endeavoured  to  persuade 
him  to  take  good  measures,  and  to  come  to  a  good 
conclusion  in  that  matter.  This  King's  preparation 
fcr  sea  are  very  much  hastened,  and  the  arming  of 
30  gallies  in  Provence  is  carried  on  with  great  diligence. 
Mons'.   de  Seignelay  leaveth  this  place  in  order  to  go 

thither  on  the  1.5th  or  20th  of  this  montli 

168i,  April  8th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. —A  report  which  came  from  Ver- 
sailles upon  Tuesday  last  accompanied  also  with  several 
circumstances  of  the  discovery  of  a  new  cous])iracy  in 
England  against  the  King's  person  hath  very  ranch 
alarmed  all  people  here  ;  but  I,  having  had  no  account 
of  it  in  my  last  letters,  and  those  which  should  h^ve 
arrived  yesterday  being  still  owing,  live  in  hopes  that 
either  the  thing  is  not  true,  or  if  it  be,  that  the  mis- 
chief is  prevented  ....  What  J  iwntiom  d  some  time 
since  to  you  of  a  design  which  this  King  was  supposed 
to  hare  had  of  besieging  Liu'emhourij  secyns  now  not  to  have 
been  ill  grounded,  for  tlierc  are  tiO  jiieres  of  eamion  and 
25  onortars  pieces  lodged  at  Thionrille,  whieh  is  not  above 
6  leagues  from  that  place.  Great  stores  of  ammunition  and 
other  tilings  neeessarg  for  a  sioge  hare  been  in  readiness  at 
Sedan  for  some  motiths  past.  The  city  of  Amsterdam 
hath  pressed  this  King  very  much  not  to  enter  into 
the  Low  countries,  declaring  that  it  will  be  the  means 
of  their  ruin,  seeing  that  by  it  they  shall  be  obliged 
to  follow  the  other  towns  and  to  submit  themselves  to 
the  pleasure  of  the  Pi-ince  of  Orange  ....  Several 
officers  are  arrived  lately  here  from  the  expedition  of 
Oudenarde.  They  report  that  2  third  parts  of  that 
town  is  laid  in  ashes,  that  the  magazines  of  victuals 
and  ammunition,  the  house  of  the  (iovernour.  which 
was  a  noble  structure,  with  several  other  private  and 
public  editices  are  all  burnt,  that  great  numbers  of 
wives  and  maids  wei-e  violated  in  endeavouring  to 
escape  out  of  the  town  that  they  might  avoid  the 
burning,  and  that  in  tine  nothing  can  be  more  deplor- 
able than  the  desolation  of  that  place  .  .  .  There  hath 
been  for  some  time  in  this  place  one  Carew,  a.  ])erson 
well  known  in  England  and  Holland,  and  particularly 
by  having  been  concerned  in  recovering  the  debts  of 
Sir  Wm.  Courten  and  Sir  Paul  Pindar,  deceased.  He 
presented  a  plant  (plainte?)  some  days  since  to  this 
King,  in  which  he  requests  his  assistance  for  the  re- 
covery of  some  debts  whieh  are  due  to  several  of  his 
Majesty's  subjects  in  his  new  conquests  in  the  Low 
countries,  creditors  to  the  persons  above  named  from 
some  merchants  of  Middlebourgh  and  others  the  subjects 
of  the  States  of  Holland.  His  meaning  is  to  obtain 
letters  of  reprisals  against  them.  The  answer  to  his 
petition  hath  been  that  nothing  could  be  done  in  his 
business  because  it  concerned  the  interest  of  several 
nations  against  whom  his  most  Christian  Majesty  would 
not  as  yet  by  any  action  of  importance  declare  his  in- 
clinations good  or  bad,  but  that  when  he  should  have 
made  that  declaration  he  should  know  what  might  be 
done  or  not  done.  He  hath  brought  over  his  ease 
printed  at  large  in  English,  in  which  he  reflects  highly 
upon  several  of  the  Lords  of  the  I'rivy  Council,  and 
particularly  upon  the  late  Lord  Chancelloui',  for  their 
proceedings  against  him.  He  bath  dispersed  Copies  of 
it,  of  which  1  have  by  chance  gotten  one,  and  I  hear 
that  he  is  translating  it  into  French.  He  hath  already 
printed  and  dispersed  copies  of  the  King's  letters  of 
reprizals  granted  him  and  others  some  time  since 
against  the  Hollander's  for  j.5u,000  and  odd  pounds  in 
French,  and  is  publishing  his  manifestoes  here  every 
day. 

IWl,  April  12th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. 
—I  have  received  yours  of  the  24th,  and  also  yesterday 
that   of  the  27tli   of   March.     In  the  former  of  them  I 


have  his  Majesty's  repeated  commands  concerning  the  Sib 

affair  of  Canada,  which  I  shall  punctually  perform,  and   ^' Bi'tx''^*'' 

I  shall  endeavour  to  know  this  King's  resolution  con-  ' 

cerning   it,    before     he    beginneth   his  voyage,    which  j 

holdetii  still  for  the  22nd  of  next  month.    Mademoiselle  i 

was  affianced  to  the  Duke  of  Savoy  at  Versailles  ujion 
Saturday  last,  and  married  to  him  upon  Monday  in  the 
castle  there  at  high  mass,  the  Due  de  Maine  being  that  i 

Duke's  proxy  for  both.     The  Cardinal  de  Bouillon  per-  ' 

formed  the  ceremony  of  the  marriage  ....  Mons'. 
de  Seignelay  goeth  for  Thoulon  upon  Monday  ne.vt  to 
hasten  the  |mttiug  to  sea  of  this  King's  ships  of  war 
and  of  oO  galleys,  which  are  all  ai-ming  with  great 
diligence.  Those  of  (lenoa  have  received  the  letters  of 
credence  of  the  Envoye  of  Spayne  lately  arrived  there, 
notwithstanding  the  difficulties  which  was  at  first  made 
because  the  King  of  Spayne  giveth  to  himself  in  those  ] 

letters   the  character  of  Protector  of  the  Republic.     It  j 

is  believed  that  the  Genoese  have  passed  by  that,  upon  I 

the  hopes  that  that  King  may  procure  their  being  com-  ' 

prehended  in  the  treaty  when  a  peace  shall  be  made 
....  A  sentence  hath  been  given  in  the  Chambre  du 
Tresor  against  the  executors  of  Mr.  Ord,  the  banquier, 
lately  dead  here,  n|)on  theaccouut  of  the  i/roi/  d'Anheiue, 
and  they  are  assigned  to  appear  this  day ;  but  it  is 
observable  that  in  the  sentence  they  mention  Mr.  Ord 
only  in  general  a  stranger  and  not  a  Scotchman.  Upon 
their  application  to  me  I  moved  Mr.  de  Croissy  yesterday 
in  the  matter,  and  I  desired  him  to  represent  it  to  the 
King  his  master  as  an  infiaction  of  the  privileges  which 
those  of  the  Scotch  nation  had  long  enjoyed  here, 
and  which  had  been  confirmed  as  by  several  former 
Kings,  so  particularly  of  late  times  by  the  Kings  Henry 
the  4th  and  Lewis  tlie  loth.  He  told  me  that  it  was 
his  most  Christian  Majesty's  intention  that  all  the 
King's  our  masters  subjects  should  be  exempted  from 
the  Droit  d'Auheine,  and  that  so  often  as  they  were 
troubled  upon  that  account  arrests  would  be  granted 
in  their  favour  by  the  Council  of  State.  That  this 
King  having  let  those  casualties  to  farm,  the  farmers 
were  willing  to  make  the  best  of  them,  and  had  there- 
fore tried  if  by  these  means  they  could  draw  anything 
out  of  the  executors,  but  that  they  hud  no  other  thing 
to  do  than  to  appear  this  day  and  to  plead  that  Mr. 
Ord  was  a  Scotchman  Ijoru,  and  that  he  hoped  the 
poursuitte  would  cease.  But  if  the  Chambre  du  Tresor 
should  after  such  a  plea  proceed  further,  he  assured  mo 
that,  upon  the  notice  which  I  should  give  him,  an  arrest 
of  the  Council  of  State  shoidd  be  granted  in  favour  of 
the  persons  complaining.  I  have  again  moved  in  the 
business  of  the  master  of  the  Irish  vessel  who  was  taken 
out  of  Ramsgate  road  by  a  privateer  of  Calais.  I  hope 
we  shall  have  justice  in  that  matter  before  this  King 
goeth  from  hence.  The  poor  man  is  come  hither  him- 
self after  having  been  very  cruelly  treated  at  Calais. 

1684,  April  1.5th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Coll. 
Grahme. — I  received  yesterday  the  King's  orders  to 
follow  this  King  into  Flanders  from  M'.  Secretary 
Jenkins,  which  I  am  preparing  to  do,  but  I  must  of 
necessity  have  some  supplies,  otherwise  it  will  be 
impossible  for  me  to  go  so  soon  as  I  wcmld.  Tliis  Court 
parts  on  the  22nd  or  24th  without  fail,  and  I  intend  to 
set  out  the  26th  or  27th.  I  was  much  surprised  with 
the  ill  news  of  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  removal;  I  am 
sure  I  have  lost  an  hearty  good  friend,  but  I  must 
endeavour  to  bear  it. 

1684.  April  1.5th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — .  ...  I  do  very  easily  imagine 
that  the  King  hath  not  without  mue'n  difficulty  granted 
to  you,  sir,  that  permission  whieh  you  have  with  so 
nmch  earnestness  solicited.  His  Majesty  knowelh  how 
to  value  those  services  which  you  have  rendered  to  him 
and  the  nation  in  the  most  ditticult  times,  and  with 
what  zeal  and  courage  you  have  combated  for  him,  and 
in  the  behalf  of  the  (iovernmeut  against  those  who 
have  designed  and  attempted  the  ruin  of  both 

s.  d.  The  same  to  the  same.  —  I  have  received  yours 
of  theMlst  of  March,  s.  v.,  with  his  Majesty's  commands 
to  me  to  follow  this  King  into  the  campague,  which  I 
am  preparing  to  do,  and  I  hope  to  be  in  a  readiness  to 
set  out  from  hence  within  a  day  or  2  after  him.  Be 
pleased,  sir,  to  make  my  most  dutiful  acknowledgments 
to  the  King  for  the  care  which  he  hath  been  pleased 
to  have  of  me  in  recommending  my  affairs  to  the  Lords 
of  the  Treasury,  and  for  the  provision  which  he  is  pleased 
to  order  me  for  vay  support  in  the  field  ....  The 
advises  fi'om  Spayne  infoi'm  us  of  no  other  resolution 
yet  taken  in  that  Council  (jf  State  Imt  that  of  sustaining 
the  war  vigorously  which  hath  been  declared,  tho' 
without  any  means  of  doing  it.  The  chiefest  of  the 
foreign  ministers  who  reside  at  Madrid  write  that  they 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


:^oi 


SlE 

F.  Ctraha 
Hart. 


find  all  imagiiKiblt'  obstacles  in  endeavouring  to  dispose 
"•  the  ministers  of  that  Court  to  accept  either  a  peace  or 
a  truce.  It  is  known  that  the  King  of  Spayne  wisheth 
an  accommodation,  as  do  also  the  two  Queens.  Tlie 
Council  of  State  there  is  divided,  the  greatest  part  of 
it  is  for  the  war,  and  supjiorts  the  Duke  of  Medina  C'eli 
in  that  well  grounded  resolution  ....  I  shall  do 
what  I  possibly  can  in  favour  of  Mons'.  Duarte,  of 
Antewerpe.  I  have  formerly  moved  Mons'.  de  Loav(iis 
in  the  affair  at  the  request  of  Sir  Richard  Bulstrode. 
and  his  answer  to  me  was  that  the  goods  whieh  had 
been  stolen  from  Mous'.  Duarte  were  seized  with  the 
thief  also  at  Cambray.  but  that  the  goods  were  detained 
as  belonging  to  an  enemy,  and  that  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  had  given  them  to  an  officer  of  the  garrison 
there.  I  shall  observe  his  Majesty's  I'urther  command.s 
concerning  the  Comte  d'Alby. 

1684,  April  19th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— In  your  letter  I  received  his  Majesty's  second  com- 
mands concerning  the  atf  air  of  Port  Nelson,  and  having 
frequently  before  sjioken  to  Monsieur  de  Croissy  and 
to  Mens',  de  Seignelay  upon  that  subject,  from  both  of 
whom  I  always  received  the  same  answers,  which  J 
have  formerly  imparted  to  you,  1  thought  it  convenient 
to  receive  the  final  one  from  the  King  himself;  I  there- 
fore demanded  an  audience,  which  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  was  pleased  to  grant  me  privately  in  his  rahinet 
upon  Monday  last.  I  then  recounted  to  him  at  large 
how  this  whole  matter  passed,  and  I  also  presented  to 
him  the  inclosed  memorial,  which  I  think  is  drawn 
exactly  according  to  the  orders  sent  me.  He  received 
it,  and  what  I  said  to  him  also  upon  the  subject  very 
well ;  but  told  me  that  this  affair  had  been  often  under 
his  consideration,  and  that  he  had  always  ordered 
Monsieur  de  Seignelay  to  let  me  know  that  he  would 
take  no  resolution  concerning  it  till  he  had  heard  from 
his  Goveruour  of  Canada,  to  whora  he  had  sent  to  know 
how  the  action   passed,  and  that  at  this  time  he  could 

give  no  other  answer.    I  replied,  &o Prom  this. 

falling  upon  the  subject  of  the  intended  voyage,  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  was  pleased  to  take  occasion  to 
praise  very  much  the  prudent  conduct  of  the  King  in 
this  conjuncture.  I  took  the  liberty  to  tell  him  that  1 
was  sure  that  his  Majesty  desired  nothing  more  than 
to  procure  a  firm  and  well  settled  peace  to  Europe,  &c. 
....  His  most  Christian  Majesty  was  pleased  to  add 
that  he  was  glad  to  hear  that  I  was  ordered  to  follow 
him  in  this  voyage,  that  I  might  be  a  witness  of  his 
conduct,  and  of  what  he  did  in  Flanders,  that  so  the 
King  1113-  master  might  have  a  just  account  of  what 
passed.  I  was  no  sooner  arrived  at  A'ersaillcs  upon 
Monday  last  but  the  Dutch  ambassador  and  the  Envoye 
of  Sweden  came  in  after  me.  They  immediately  went 
to  Mous'.  de  Croissy  and  desired  him  to  ]irocure  for 
them  an  audience  of  the  King.     At  their  return  from 

thence  they  told  me.  &c The  Nonce  is  to  have 

audience  this  day,  and  the  Dutch  ambassador  and  the 
Envoye  of  Sweden  to-morrow.  By  my  next  I  shall  be 
able  to  acquaint  you  with  what  passethat  both  of  them. 
When  the  Nonce  demanded  his  audience  Mons'.  de 
Croissy  told  him,  amongst  other  things,  that  the  King 
his  master  was  williTig  to  consent  to  a  peace,  but  that 
he  would  have  it  rn  maistre.  Mons'.  de  Seignelay  hath 
taken  leave  of  his  most  Christian  Majesty,  he  is  now 
in  to-wn,  and  goeth  for  Thoulon  to-morrow,  and  hath 
orders  to  ha.sten  out  the  fleet.  They  begin  here  to 
whisper  again  as  if  there  were  some  design  against 
Genoa. 

1684-,  April  19th.  s.  n..  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  am  forced  to  im|)ortune  you  again  uiion  the  account 
of  poor  Sir  S.  .Morland.  from  whom  I  have  received  this 
day  the  letter  enclosed.  It  will  be  a  very  seasonable 
kindness  to  him  to  acquaint  his  Majesty  with  the  con- 
tents of  it :  he  hath  writ  this  A&y  \i\mi\  the  same  sul)ject 
to  my  Lord  Chamberlain. 

1684,  April  22nd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— In  ray  last  I  imparted  to  you  the  subject  upon  which 
the  Nonre,  the  ambassador  of  Holland,  and  the  Envoye 
of  Sweden  had  severally  demanded  audiences  of  this 
King  Upon  Wednesday  the  Nonce  was  admitted  to 
his,  in  which  he  did  set  forth  at  length  the  propoeitiims 
of  the  allies,  and  pretended  by  arguments  to  induce 
his  most  Christian  .Majesty  to  the  acceptance  of  them. 
But  he  returned  to  him  for  aiswer  that  if  any  other 
person  had  presumed  to  have  spoken  to  him  upon  those 
propositions  he  would  not  have  heard  him.  especially 
siuce  the  King  our  master,  who  had  found  them  un- 
reasonable and  impertinent,  would  not  charge  himself 
with  the  making  of  them,  and  that  after  that  it  would 
be  his  reproach  and  shame  to  give  ear  to  them.  But 
that  he,  the  Nonce,  being  his  friend,  he  was  willing  to 


grant  to  him  an  audience  that  he  might  tell  liim,  that  Sir 

after   having    expected  a  long    time,  and  with    much    ^fj^mHAit, 
patience,  that    the  Spaniards  would    thmk  tit  to  give  *"^' 

him  a  just  satisfaction,  and  seeing  that'  they  did  not 
at  all  make  any  advances  towards  the  doing  of  it,  he 
had  made  new  levyes  an<l  recruits,  and  had  prepared 
all  things  necessary  for  the  obliging  of  them  to  it,  and 
that  he  could  not  yield  those  villages  wliioh  they 
demanded  without  leaxing  his  own  siibjects  exposed  to 
great  incommoJities  and  dangers,  &c.  To  the  Dutch 
ambassador  his  most  Christian  Majesty  answered,  re- 
ceiving at  the  same  time  his  memorial,  that  he  knew 
the  contents  of  it.  and  that  he  was  astonished  that  such 
propositions  should  be  made  to  him  m  the  present  con- 
juncture ;  he  added  that  he  had  no  other  answer  to 
give  him.  That  ambassadour  did  then  offei-  to  present 
to  him  the  cartes  ou  which  the  line  was  marked  which 
is  desired  for  a  frontiers.  But  this  King  told  him  that 
it  was  not  at  all  necessary  that  he  should  receive  them, 
and  that  he  already  knew  all.  The  Envoye  of  Sweden 
had  audience  upon  the  same  day  with  the  Dutch  am- 
bassador, which  was  Thursday,  and  in  return  to  what 
ho  offered  upon  the  subjecD  of  the  propositions  this  King 
said  that  no  other  answer  could  be  expected  from  him 
than  that  which  he  had  already  given  to  the  Nonce 
and  to  the  ambassador  of  Holland  ....  That  the 
Opinionatrete  of  the  Spaniards  w-as  the  cause  of  the 
misfortunes  which  would  necessarily  arrive,  that  he 
was  now  ready  to  depart,  and  that  he  found  himself  in 
a  condition  to  make  Spain  repent  of  its  way  of  pro- 
ceeding. The  French  troops  have  orders  to"  be  in  a 
readiness  against  the  25th  instant,  and  to  be  in  a  con- 
dition to  march  within  3  hours  after  their  orders.  Since 
the  death  of  Mr.  Ord.  a  Scotch  banquier  here,  the 
Ohai»hre  dii  Trcnor  hath  adjudged  all  his  goods  and 
effects  to  be  fallen  to  this  King  bv*  the  Droit  D'Aubeine. 
I  have  had  all  the  trouble  that  could  be  about  this 
business,  but  I  have  yesterday  obtained  this  King's 
letter  to  Mons^  le  Pelletier  to  grant  a  iiiain,  lever  in 
favour  of  the  heirs  and  executors  of  Mr.  Ord  :  unless 
some  general  order  may  be  obtained  in  favour  of  the 
King's  subjects  a  trouble  will  be  entailed  upon  his 
minister  in  this  Court  so  often  as  any  othem  shall  die 
here.  The  master  of  the  vessel  which  was  lirought  to 
Calais  by  a  privateer  of  that  place  from  Ramsgate  ftoad 
is  still  here.  I  not  having  been  able  to  obtain  an  order 
for  the  release  of  the  shiji  ;  those  of  Calais  having 
possessed  Mr.  de  Seignelay.  and  he  having  reported  it 
to  this  King,  that  she  had  several  goods  on  board  her 
consigned  to  the  subjects  of  the  King  of  Spayne  .... 
If  in  the  meantime  the  King  would  be  pleased  to  order 
this  matter  to  l)e  recommended  to  Mons'.  Barillon.  and 
if  he  were  desired  to  write  of  it  hither,  it  might  facilitate 
my  offices.  I  have  lieeu  more  active  in  this  affair, 
because  I  am  assured  from  Ostend  (and  it  is  very  fit 
that  the  King  should  know  it)  bv  some  English  mer- 
chants of  good  credit  there  that  those  of  that  place 
finding  by  this  instance  that  English  ships  arc  brought 
up  by  the  French  under  the  pretence  of  having  goods 
on  board  belonging  totlie  King  of  Spayne,  or  consigned 
to  his  subjects,  altho'  belonging  to  the  English,  are 
resolved  to  seize  the  English  ships  also  under  pretence 
of  their  having  French  goods  on  board  them. 

1684,  A|)ril  26th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Chamberlain. — I  have  received  the  honour  of  your 
lordship's  letter  of  the  10th  current,  s.  v..  by  the  hand 
of  Mons'.  d'Allemagne.  I  shall  endeavour  to  execute 
your  lordship's  commands  in  it  relating  to  his  Gr-ace 
the  Duke  of  Grafton  as  soon  as  I  can  ....  If  in  a 
month's  time  the  passeport  be  not  obtained,  and  I  shall 
not  fail  to  demand  one  so  soon  .as  I  shall  join  the  Court, 
which  will  be  ou  Wednesday  or  Thursday  next,  cithei- 
at  Cambray  ovConde,  and  to  send  it  with  all  expedition 
to  Calais. 

1684,  April  26th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary. —  ....  Wh:it  hath  been  spread  concerning 
a  letter  which  Mons'.  hath  received  from  the  Queen  of 
Spain,  in  which  she  is  said  to  have  assured  him  that 
the  truce  as  proposed  by  this  King  is  accepted  at 
Madrid,  hath  no  foundation. 

1684,  April  29th.  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  th  ■  same. 
— I  am  just  now  advertised  that  Mous'.  hath  received 
advise  by  a  courier  express  from  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  that  Luxembourg  was  to  lie  invested  as  yester- 
day, and  the  siege  formed  by  the  Mareschil  de  Creqiiy, 
that  he  with  his  Court  would  continue  at  Con  let.  and 
send  a  great  detachment  of  his  army  ou  the  side  of 
Luxembourg.  In  my  last  to  yon  I  aoi|Uainted  you  that 
the  business  of  M.  Ord.  the  bauqaier.  lat.dv  deceased, 
was  in  a  very  good  way,  but  siuce  that  I  find  that  new 
orders  have  been  given  for  the  seizing  his  effects  as 

P  p  .". 


802 


HlSTORllAL    MANUSClllPTS    COMMlShluN 


SIR  fallen  to  this  King  by  the  Droit  d'Aubeinc      I  have 

F.  liKAHiM,  inclosed  an  account  and  exact  relation  ot  all  the  steps 
HxRT.  '  •,vhich  have  been  niude  in  that  affair  ....  The 
proceedinii  of  Mr.  le  Pelletier  in  this  business,  after 
this  King  by  himself  and  Mens',  de  Croissy  had 
promised  "me  a  main  hve-'.  hath  been  a  little  extra- 
ordinary ....  On  Sunday  last  my  Lord  of  Purbecke, 
Captain  Keneilv,  and  Mr.  Roberts  i.n  one  side,  with 
Mr.  Luttercl,  Sir  Thonius  Nugent,  and  Caiitain  Barret, 
all  Irish  tjentlemen,  on  the  other,  decided  by  duel  in 
the  Pah  dv  Liege  a  quarrel  which  had  been  begun  in 
this  place;  my  Lord  of  Purbecke  is  killed,  and  Mr._ 
Luttercl  is  slightly  wounded,  the  others  are  come  off 
without  hurt ;  they  fought  upon  some  ground  belonging 
to  the  Prince  of  Orange,  but  the  Government  of  Liege 
hath  taken  notice  of  the  thing,  which  hath  obliged 
those  whose  ^vho  survive  to  take  sanctuary  m  an 
English  convent  in  that  city. 

s.  d.  The  same  to  Sir  L.  Jenkins.— I  have  this  day 
received  a  letter  from  my  Lord  of  Sunderland,  in 
which  he  hath  given  me  notice  of  your  resigning  of 
the  seals  of  your  office  to  his  Majesty,  I  could  have 
wished  that  1  might  have  had  the  happiness  oi  your 
correspondence  longer,  but  since  satisfaction  of  ease 
will  attend  your  retreat  I  am  to  congratulate  it  with 
you  ....  The  bearer  hereof  is  Mr.  Courteene,  a 
gentleman  who  hath  had  obligations  to  you  formerly, 
when  he  was  by  misinformation  made  prisoner  in  the 
Bastile  ....  He  hath  now  the  misfortune  to  be 
persecuted  here  bv  one  Carew  upon  the  pretension  of 
his  being  administrator  to  the  goods  and  chattells  of 
his  grandfather.  Sir  Wm.  Courteene  ;  Mr.  Carew  s 
character  is  so  well  known  to  the  King  and  yourself, 
and  to  many  others,  tliat  I  need  not  take  the  pains  of 
giving  it.  Mr.  Courteen  hath  thought  fit  to  remove 
mto  England,  where  he  hath  great  reason  to  hope  that 
his  Majesty  will  grant  him  his  royal  jirotection  :  I 
therefore  take  the  liberty  to  recommend  him  to  your 
favour. 

1684,  April  30th,  Pont  S"'.  Maxence.— Lord  Preston 
to  the  Earl  of  Sunderland.—  ....  Your  lordship  may 
be  pleased  to  assure  the  King  that  I  shall  not  i'ail  to 
continue  to  solicit  the  affair  of  Port  Nelson  in  obedience 
to  his  commands.  Just  as  1  was  going  into  my  conch 
at  Paris,  in  order  to  begin  my  journey,  I  received  an 
advice  tliathis  most  Christian  Majesty  had  left  his  orders 
with  Mons'.  de  Scignelay  to  signify  his  pleasuie  to  the 
Governor  of  Canada  that  the  French  should  restore  the 
possession  of  Port  Nelson,  and  of  all  which  they  had 
violently  taken  to  the  English.  I  shall  know  the  truth 
of  this  from  Mons'.  de  Croissy  when  1  see  him,  and  1 
shall  transmit  the  account  of  it  to  your  lordship.  I 
have  by  this  night's  post  acquainted  Sir  Sam.  Morelaud 
with  his  Majesty's  bounty  to  hira,  for  which  I  am  sure 
he  will  not  fail  to  make  him  most  dutiful  acknowledge- 
ments .... 

1684,  May  3rd,  s.  n.,  Cambray. — The  same  to  the 
same.— l-ani  thus  far  upon  my  voyage,  and  I  hope  to 
join  this  Court  to-morrow  at  Conde.  His  most  Christian 
Majesty  is  tliere  at  present,  and  doth  resolve  not  to 
remove  from  thence  for  some  days.  By  a  courier  who 
left  the  Court  this  morning  I  am  informed  that  Luxem- 
bourg is  formally  besieged,  and  that  this  Kingdeclareth 
th;)t.  he  will  take  it  to  repair  the  expence  which  he 
hath  been  at  in  bringing  an  army  into  the  field.  A' 
courier  hath  heen  dispatched  to  Mons'.  d'Avaux  at  the 
Hague  with  orders  to  acquaint  the  States  General  there 
that  if  they  do  not  immeiliatcly  recall  tlieir  troops  from 
Flanders  liis  most  Christian  Majesty  will  declare  the 
war;  their  answer  is  expected  this  day  at  Conde  .  .  .  . 

ItiSl,  ilay  6th,  n.  s.,  Valenciennes. — The  same  to  the 
same. — I  arrived  here  upon  Thursday,  and  I  was  yester- 
day at   Conde,  where  his  most   Christian  Majesty  will 
continue  to  expect  the  answer  to  the  memorial  iiresentcd 
uiion  the  iOth  of  the  last  month  by  Mons'.  d'Avaux  at 
the  Hague,  which  before  this  can  .arrive  your  lordship 
must  have  seen  it.  having  been  printed  there  the  next 
day  both  in  the  French  and  the  Dutch  languages.     All 
thin"s  are  here  at  present  very  quiet,  and  will  continue 
so  till  the  resolutions  of  thc'  States  of  Holland  bo  known. 
It  is  ho|)cd  here  that  they  will  be  such  as  may  promote 
an  accommodation.    The  Prince  of  Orange  hath  counter- 
manded ins  equip  ige,  which  was  upon  the  way.  and 
hath  d'-lcrred  his   dei)arlure  from  the  Hague  till  the 
States  have  considered  the  subject  of  Mons'.  d'Avaux's 
memorial.     That  Prince  is  said  to  be  much  embarrassed 
at  present,  and  the  more  since  he  finds  that  what  his 
most,  Christian  Majesty  ]iroposcs  seems  to  lie  relished 
by  the  Government,  and  ])eople  ol  Holland,  and  that  it 
may  have  g'lnd  effects.     He  seemeth  still  to  .act  by  Ids 
loi'.iier   nu-asuros,   and    balli    lately  decl:n-ed   in   ])ublic 


that  he  would  rather  choose  to  die  at  the  head  of 
20,000  men  in  the  field  than  be  assassinated  with  only 
his  valet  de  chambre  at  the  Hague  ....  Luxembourg 
hath  been  invested  for  some  days,  and  the  last  night 
the  trenches  before  it  were  to  be  opened.  There  are 
about  35,000  foot  now  before  it,  and  considerable  bodies 
of  horse  are  placed  at  Dinant  and  at  other  ])laees  near 
it.  The  besieged  have  adventured  to  make  a  sally, 
but  without  much  success,  some  few  of  the  French  were 
killed  and  two  or  three  of  their  party  taken  prisoners. 
By  those  they  are  informed  that  they  already  want 
within  the  town  provisions  for  their  horses,  and  that 
the  garrison  doth  not  consist  of  above  2,500  men  at 
the  most.  The  Duke  of  Grafton  arrived  here  the  last 
night,  and  I  am  just  going  to  wait  upon  him  to  Conde. 
I  expect  the  Duke  of  Northumberland  this  night. 

1684,  May  10th,  Valencienes.  Lord  Preston  to 
Mons'.  Godet.  (French.)  Sends  the  letters  which  he 
has  promised  him,  and  has  recommended  him  to  MonS'. 
Jenkins,  and  doubts  not  but  that  the  Bishop  of  London 
and  his  (Lord  Preston's)  brother  will  do  all  they  can 
in  his  service. — He  also  sends  t'ue  passport  for  which 
he  asked. 

1684,  May  10th,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Se.  Jenkins. — The  bearer  hereof,  Mons'.  Godet,  who  in 
Mr.  Savil's  time  and  mine  hath  had  the  honour  to  write 
to  you  the  occurrences  on  this  side,  hath  occasion  to 
go  upon  his  particular  aft'airs  into  England  hath  desired 
me  to  give  him  an  occasion  of  saluting  you,  and  to 
desire  your  favour  to  him  if  it  may  lie  in  your  way  to 
shew  him  any. — Lord  P.  recommends  him. — It  is  seven 
years  since  he  hath  been  employed  by  the  ministers  of 
England  here. 

Letters  of  same  date  to  the  Bishop  of  London  and 
to  Coll.  Grahme  recommending  Mons'.  Godet  to  them. 
1684.  May  10th,  n.  s.,  Valencienes.  Lord  Preston  to 
Sir  Stephen  Fox. — Says  that  the  Duke  of  Northumber- 
land had  gone  to  Luxembourg.  The  Duke  of  Grafton 
went  towards  that  place  yesterday.  I  hope  he  will  get 
safe  thither,  tho'  there  may  be  danger  in  passing  the 
woods.     He  is  advised  to  go  a  little  about,  which  will 

be  securer  for  him 

1684,  May  10th,  n.  s.,  Valenciennes. — Lord  Preston  to 
Sir  J.  Wordeii. — I  have  delivered  the  enclosed  to  my 
Lord  of  Arraii,  who  arrived  here  on  Monday,  tho"  much 
diseased  with  his  sore  log. 

1684.  May  10th,  u.  s.,  Valenciennes.  — Lord  Preston  to 
his   Majesty. — I   humbly    presume    to   acquaint    your 
Majesty  that  I  had  the   honour  to  wait  upon  the  Duke 
uf  Grafton  the  next  day  after  his  arrival  here  to  Conde. 
where  he  was  received  with  many  particular  marks  of 
favour  and  esteem  by  his  most   Christian  Majesty,  and 
with  all  expressions  of  honour  by  this  Court.     When 
his   Grace    had   delivered   your     Majesty's   letter   this 
King  tuld  him  that  Luxembourg  was  now  invested,  and 
that  since  your  Majesty  had  sent  him  over  to  see  action 
he  thought  that  he  would  do  well   to  go  thither.     His 
Grace  replied  that  he  came  over  with  the  design  of 
serving  his  most  Christian   Majesty,  and  that  he  was 
resolved  to  go  thitlier  in  all  diligence.     When  my  Lord 
Duke  was  going  out  of  the  room  this  King  was  pleased 
to  tell  me  that  he  hoped  your  Majesty  would  approve 
of  the  counsel  which  he  had  given  the  Duke  of  Grafion 
of  going  to  Luxembourg,  since  action  was  now  begun 
there.     I  answered  that  1  was  assured  that  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  might  dispose  of  his  Grace  as  he 
pleased,   and  that  your  M.ajesty   would  very  willingly 
approve  of  any  counsel  which  he  should  be   pleased  to 
give  him.     Upon  Monday  his  Grace  took  leave  of  this 
King,  of  Monseigneur  Le  Dauphin,  and  of  Madame  La 
Dauphine.     His  most  Christian  Majesty  advised  him  at 
])arting  not  to  take  the   shortest  way  by  the   forest  of 
Ardennes  to  Luxembourg,  for  fear  of  boores  who  lie 
in   wait  in  those  great   woods   for  passengers,  and  of 
some  parties  of  the  enemy,  which  might  entrap  him. 
His  Grace  is  resolved  to  make  a  tour  and  to  keep  him- 
self as  near  the  French  frontier  as  he  can  till  he  reach 
A'"erdun.   My  Lord  Duke  hath  been  received  and  treated 
whilst  he  remained  hero  with   great  respect  by  Mons'. 
Magalotti,  the  Governor   of  this  place,  and  Mons'.  de 
Croissy   told   ma   that   ho  h.ad  the   King  his  master's 
order  to  write  to  the  Marl,  do  Crequi  to   Jyiixembourg 
to  hinder  his  Grace  from   exposing  himself  too  much 
at  that  siege.      1   answered   that   my  Lord   Duke  was 
infinitely  obliged  to  his  most   Christian  Majesty  for  the 
care  which  lit^had  of  hira.  but  that  he  came  over  with 
a  design  to  render  him  service,  and  that  I  believed  he 
would  endeavour  to  acquit  himself  as  might  become 
him   there.     I   will   not   pretend    to   recount   to    your 
Miijesty  the  particular  instances  of  the  Duke  of  Grafton's 
behaviour  during  his   short   stay   in   this  Court,  nor  to 


Silt 

.  GeaH-vm, 

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p  Cr'^am    ^*y  more  than  that  ib  was  every  way  ei|«al  to  his  birth 
'  B.'ET.    '   and  r|uality.     I  have  iie\  er  before  presumed  to  trouble 

your  Majesty  with  anything  relating  to  myself,  but   1 

must  now  take  the  libei-ty  hambly  to  represent  to  you 
(fho'  T  know  your  Majesty's  moments  are  precious)  that 
I  am  every  day  alarmed,  as  well  from  home  as  from 
abroad,  it  having  been  almost  a  weekly  subject  for  the 
foreign  Gazettes,  that  I  am  not  long  to  have  the  honour 
of  serving  your  Majesty  in  this  jiost  ...  I  only 
liiTtnbl}-  beg  that  if  1  am  to  be  recalled  it  may  be  with 
as  few  marks  of  your  Majesty's  displeasure  as  may  bi', 
for  those  will  touch  me  very  sensibly  and  will  ruin  my 
future  fortunes. 

1684,  May  10th,  n.  s.,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  Earl  of  Sunderland.     Since  my  last  to  your  lord- 

^ship  the  freshest  advices  from  Holland  are  that  in  the 
assembly  of  the  estates  18  cities  are  for  accepting  of  a 
truce  as  proposed  by  his  most  ( 'hristian  Majesty,  but 
that  i'2  of  them  are  for  doing  it  without  giving  commu- 
nication of  their  opinions  to  their  principals  before  the 
resolution  be  taken,  and  6  are  for  not  taking  the  reso- 
lution before  communication  be  made.  The  time  now 
draweth  near  when  we  may  expect  their  resolutions 
from  HollaTid  upon  the  subject  of  Mons'.  d'Avaux'e  me- 
morial ;  till  those  be  known  we  shall  continue  in  these 
parts  ....  A  courier  who  left  Lu.xembourg  on  the 
5th  inst.,  bringeth  advice  that  the  lines  of  circumval- 
lation  and  contravallatiou  were  but  then  almost  finished, 
so  that  the  trenches  could  not  be  opened  till  Sunday  or 
Monday  last,  tho'  the  orders  were  sent  for  doing  it  be- 
fore. The  Prince  of  C'onti  was  to  mount  them  for  tho 
first  time  at  the  head  of  his  own  regiment ;  36  pieces  of 
great  cannon  and  all  the  engineers  were  then  before 
the  place.  Mons'.  do  'V.iuban  advertiseth  this  King 
that  contrary  to  expectation  they  have  found  ground 
before  that  ]ilaoc  which  will  suffer  them  to  make  their 
trench(!S  !■!  foot  deep  ;  that  he  doth  not  find  his  business 
there  so  difficult  as  he  ex|)ected,  and  that  if  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  pleaseth  he  can  shorten  the  siege, 
but  for  the  menaging  of  men's  lives  he  desireth  only 
18  days  for  giving  a  very  good  account  of  the  place. 
The  morning  when  I  left  Paris  I  writ  to  Mr.  Secretary 
Jenkins  an  account  of  my  proceedings  in  the  affair  of 
Mr.  Ord.  a  Scotch  banqnier,  who  lately  died  there ; 
Mens'.  Pelletier  was  not  over  favourable  to  us  in  that 
matter  ;  but  since  my  coming  hither  I  have  obtained 
an  arrest  of  this  Council  of  Stale  for  exempting  the 
heirs  and  executors  of  Mr.  Ord  from  the  Droit  d'Aubeine. 
The  copy  I  enclose.  I  have  not  yet  been  able  to  do  any 
thing  towards  the  releasing  of  the  English  ship  taken 
by  a  privateer  of  Calais,  tho'  I  have  used  all  endeavours 
imaginable. 

1684,  May  11th,  n.  s.,  Valenciennes. — The  same  to 
the  same. — The  person  who  will  have  the  honour  of 
presenting  this  letter  xo  your  lordship  is  the  master  of 
the  shij)  of  Corke,  which  was  some  weeks  since  taken 
out  of  Kamsgate  Road  bj'  a  privateer  of  Calais.  After 
a  great  deal  of  ill  usage  at  that  place  he  came  to  Paris 
and  apjjlied  himself  to  me. — Lord  Preston  tells  what  he 
had  done  in  the  affair  ....  The  master  who  hath 
followed  me  hither,  finding  that  nothing  at  present  is 
to  be  done  here,  hath  desired  me  to  give  your  lordship 
this  account,  that  so  the  whole  case  may  be  stated  and 
laid  before  his  ilajesty  ....  At  the  rctui'ii  of  Mens'. 
de  Seignelay  I  shall  not  fail  to  use  all  endeavours  to 
procure  a  favourable  end  to  this  business,  and  if  in  the 
mean  time  his  Majesty  doth  give  me  any  new  orders 
concerning  it,  it  shall  be  exactly  executed  by,  &c. 

1684,  May  11th,  Valenciemies.  Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  HoUard,  &c.  the  owners  of  the  vessel ;  refers  them 
to  the  master  for  an  account  of  what  he  has  done. 

A  letter  of  the  same  date  to  Mr.  Motlew,  &c.  the 
factors  at  Ostend,  from  Lord  Prestou,  to  the  same  pur- 
port as  the  above 

s.  d.  Lord  Prestou  to  Coll.  Pinch. — I  have  received 
both  your  kind  letters  ....  The  bearer  hereof  is  the 
master  of  a  vessel  belonging  to  Corke  ....  He  de- 
signeth  to  deliver  a  petition  to  the  King  himself,  which 
1  must  beg  of  you,  as  my  friend,  to  assist  him  to  do. 
either  as  the  King  walks  in  the  Park,  or  wlien  he  is 
most  at  leisure.  Captain  Gunman  will  not  fail  to  be 
with  him  at  the  same  time.  If  you  would  also  at  the 
^ame  time  take  an  occasion  of  saying  something  of  this 
business  to  the  Duke  yon  will  oblige  me.  .  .  . 

•1684.  May  13th,  n.  s.,  Valenciennes. — Lord  Preston 
to  the  Earl  of  Carlisle.  At  my  return  yesterday  from 
Conde  to  this  place  I  had  the  happine-s  to  find,  my 
brother  Howard  safely  arrived  in  the  company  of  my 
Lord  of  Ossory  and  of  my  Lord  of  Kinsale.  In  the 
afternoon  they  were  all  presented  to  this  King  at  Conde, 
who  received  them  extremely  well.     This  morning  they 


are  gone  (lost  to  Luxembourg,  and  .Mous'.  he  Marcschal  i'.(1k1'Ji  v„. 
de  Schomberg  hatli  oliliged  me  so  much  as  to  recom-  iukt. 
mend  my  brother  Howard  in  particular  to  the  Mareschal 
de  Crequi,  who  command.s  there  ....  Here  they 
make  no  doubt  but  that  place  will  be  taken  before  thV 
end  of  this  month :  the  besiegers  having,  contrary  to 
expectation,  found  ground  which  suffers  their  trenches 
to  be  8  foot  deep,  and  when  the  last  courier  came  from 
thence  the  besieged  were  no  longer  able  to  maintain  the 

counterscarpe 

1684,  May  13tli.  Valenciennes.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — We  have  yet  received  no  other 
account  from  Holland  of  the  deliljerations  of  those 
States  upon  the  subject  of  Mons'.  d'Avaus's  late  me- 
morial than  what  1  gave  your  lordship  in  niy  last. 
This  King  is  resolved  to  expect  their  answer  at  the 
head  of  his  army  till  the  20th  in>tant  ....  In  the 
mean  time  the  sicgo  of  Luxembourg  is  vigorously 
carried  on,  and  they  seem  here  to  make  no  doul)t  of 
taking  it  before  the  end  of  this  month,  and  so  sure  they 
seem  to  be  of  this,  that  they  name  the  26th  or  27th  day 
for  it.  'When  this  great  obstacle  is  once  removed  I 
believe  that  things  will  tend  more  naturally  towards  an 
accommodation.  The  last  advices  which  we  have  fi-oin 
Luxembourg  are  not  very  particular  ;  they  only  say  that 
the  besiegers  are  ver)'  far  advanced,  that  no  person  of 
note  hath  been  killed,  and  verj^  few  common  soldiers, 
and  that  the  besieged  were  no  longer  able  to  maintain 
the  counterscarpe  ....  Mons'.  de  Croissy  told  me 
yesterday  tliat  either  your  lordship  or  Mr.  Secretary 
Godolphin  had  spoken  to  Mens'.  Barillon  concerning 
the  Irish  barque  taken  in  IJamsgate  Road,  and  that 
Mons'.  Barillon  had  written  about  it.  He  giveth  me 
good  hopes  that  at  the  return  of  Mons'.  de  Seignelay 
(which  will  lie  within  14  or  1-^  days)  an  order  may  be 
given  for  the  release  of  it.  He  also  maketh  me  hope 
that  at  the  same  time  a  favourable  answer  may  be  given 
to  the  affair  of  Cavoda.  My  Lords  of  Ossory  and  Kin- 
sale  and  Mr.  Howard  were  presented  to  day  to  this  King 
at  Conde,  and  were  well  received  ;  they  are  gone  this 
morning  by  post  towards  Luxembourg,  and  several 
Scotch  gentlemen  have  followed  them.  The  ambas- 
sador of  Venice  is  coming  hither  with  orders  to  notify 
to  that  King  tho  conclusion  of  the  ligue  betwixt  the 
Emperor,  the  King  of  Poland,  and  t!iat  Republic  against 
the  Turk. 

1684,  May  15th,  n.  s.,  Vak-ncienes. — The  same  to  the 
same. —  ....  This  morning  at  the  break  of  day  the 
French  army  decamped  from  Presne,  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  marching  with  it,  and  having  passed  the  nar- 
row but  deep  river  of  Escault,  and  also  another  smaller 
river,  by  two  bridges  thrown  over  them,  is  gone  to  en- 
camp within  the  Sijanish  territories,  Kievrain  beir^g  the 
last  village  which  the  Spaniards  possess  on  this  side. 
....  I  enclose  a  2''  memorial  presented  bj-  Jlons'. 
d'Avaux  at  the  Hague,  tho'  I  believe  your  lordship  may 
have  had  it  before,  it  having  been  printed  there.  Prom 
Luxembourg  we  hear  that  the  besiegers  were  advanced  to 
the  first  palisades  :  that  all  the  shots  from  the  town  passed 
over  their  heads,  they  being  got  so  near  to  it  that  very 
few  men  had  then  been  killed,  and  that  nobody  of  any 
consideration,  except  one  captain,  had  been  wounded. 
It  is  hoped  here  that  that  place  cannot  hold  out  longer 
than  the  22"*  current,  but  Mens',  de  Vauban  hath  writen 
that  he  apprehends  the  greatest  difficulty  may  be  met 
with  in  the  fossee,  and  that  if  a  good  resistance  be  made 
thei-e  they  may  loose  many  men  and  the  town  may  hold 
out  some  days  longer  than  is  expected 

1684,  May  15th,  Valencienes. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— I  take  the  liberty  to  enclose  a  bill  of  my  extraordinary 
expenses  in  his  Majesty's  service  since  the  last  day 
of  September  1683  to  the  last  of  March  168  f.  which 
completeth  6  mouth.  I  have  omitted  to  mention  any 
thing  in  it  concerning  the  Duke  of  Northumberland, 
who,  by  his  Majest3''s  order,  did  me  the  honour  to  be  at 
mv  table  during  his  stay  this  last  winter  at  Paris,  which 
was  near  6  months.  I  was  obliged  by  his  being  there 
to  keep  a  much  greater  table  than  I  needed  to  have 
done  otherwise,  but  I  do  not  know  what  to  charge  for 
it.  If  your  lordship  will  be  pleased  to  know  the  King's 
pleasure  whether  I  shall  charge  this  or  not  you  will  lay 
a  great  obligation  upon  me.  .  .   . 

1684,  May  16th,  n.  s.,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Bridgman. — I  nave  only  time  to  acknowledge  the 
receipt  of  yours  with  Don  Pedro  de  Konquillo's  memo- 
rial and  the  answer  to  it  enclosed. 

1684,  May  18th,  n.  s.,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  Earl  of  Sunderland.  His  most  Christian  Majesty 
arrived  here  yesterday,  and  I  believe  he  resolveth  to 
continue  here  till  the  siege  of  Luxembourg  be  ended ; 
from  thence   we  hear,   &c My  Lord   of  Arran 

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IIISTOKICAL    MANUS'CKIPXS    CUMMISSlUl^ 


Sir  hath  obtained  the   King's  leave  to   go  to  Luxembourg. 

,  G.!iHAM,    and  he  is   accoraiaulv    umie   thither   this    morning,     i 
"—         would  have  sent  to"  your  lordship  by  this  post  a  plan 
of  Luxembourg,  and  also  of  the  camp  at  Kievram,  it 
1  could  have    had   them  copied  iii  time,  ^vlth  the  ap- 
proaches marked  which    the   besiegers    have   made  to 
Luxembourg,  but  niv  Lord  of  Arraii  hath  iiromiscd  me 
that  he  Tvillsupplv  that  omission  by  sending  them  this 
ni<'ht  either  to   the    Duke  or   your  lordsliip  .  .   ,   .     A 
courier   arrived   yesterday   from  Holland  and  bringeth 
advice  that  in    the  assembly   of  those    States  General 
thev    had   deliberated   upon   the   subject    of    the    late 
memorial  of  :Moiis'.   d'Avaux,  and  that  their  resolution 
was  that  ihev  eould  not  engage  to  deliver  Luxembourg 
to  his  most  Christian    Majesty  because  it  belonged  to 
Spain,  but  tl.at  thev  were   not  for  euf  ring  into  a  war, 
and  for  supporting  "upon  their  own  bottom  ;  therefore, 
since  it  was  necessary  to  give  a   speedy  answer  to  his 
most  Christian   Majesty's    propositions,  they  resolved 
to  send  orders  to  tbeir  troops   in   Flanders   not  to  act 
against  France.     ^Mons'.  Fagel  was  commanded  to_ dress 
this  resolution,  liut  he  excused  himself  from  doing  it 
till  it  was  cemmnnicated  to  the  Prince  of  Orange.     The 
States  upon    this    sent  their   deputies  to  that  Prince, 
but  when  they  offered  to  inform  hini  of  what  had  passed 
he  turned    his  back   upon  them  and  the  next  day  went 
toBruxelles,  whether  with   a    design    to    dispose    the 
Marquis   de   Grana   to   an    accommodation,  or   to  put 
himself  at  the  head  of   the   Spanish  and  Dutch  troops. 
and   to  act   something  on   this  side,   is  yet  uncertain. 
This  King  may    after   the   '20th  instant   make   higher 
demands  "than'  he    hath    hitherto    done.     The    JTonce 
arrived  here  upon  Tuesday,  and  yesterday  at  his  most 
Christian  Majesty's  arrival  here  he  complimented  bini 
niHin  the  great  hap])iness  of  the  conjuncture,  and  upon 
the    great  likelihoi id  there  is  that  a  peace  may  ensue. 
Thi8~King  answered  him   that  he  found  that  the  more 
be  was  iii^a  condition  to  oblige  his  enemies  to  accept  of 
reasonable  projiosals  the  more   averse  he   found  them 
from  hearkening  to  them.     He  told  him  then  that  he 
had  an  army  now  in  the  h(dd  which  was  capable   of 
giving  reposi'   and  peace   to   Christendom    ....    I'lic 
peace  being  made   with  Algiers   it  is  believed  that  it 
(the  fleet)  may  be   designed  against  Barcelona  or  some 
other  place  in   Spain, 'this  King   resolving  perhaps  to 
endeavour  to  bring  the   Spaniards  to  reason  by  urging 
them  a  little  on  that  side  ....    The   iiassjiorts  which 
your  lordshi|i  mentions  for  my  Lords  of  ( Issnry  and  of 
Cornljury  arc  expedited.      I  have   olitained  also   some 
for  the  Dukes  of  Grafton   and   Xorthumberhind  and  ftu- 
my  Lord  Charles  Murray.     I  have  in  my  last  given  to 
your   lordshi]!  an  account   of  the  affairs  of  Mr.   (Jrd, 
which  to  my  great  ease  is  ended.     As  for  what  relateth 
to    Mr.    Cai-ew   1    shall   exactly    observe   his  Majestjy's 
commands   concerning  him.     I  have   had  certain  infor- 
mation  very  lately  that  that  person  hath  been  the  cause 
of    the    taking  of   several   horses  coming  lately    from 
England  into  France  by  the  Ostenders.     Some  persons 
of  desperate  fortunes  having  of  late  scoured  the  seas  under 
the  pretence  of    being    Mr.    Carew's    privateers,    and 
under  the  shadow  of  his  old  letters  patent  from  England 
have  found  them  too  weak  to  protect  them,  and  do  now 
seek  by  him  to  obtain  further  commissions  from  France, 
which 'have  been  refused  them.     These  persons  are  at 
present  at  Dunquerke  and   Calais,  where  they  eat  and 
drink  upon  that  account,  and   have  the  opportunity  of 
sending  intelligence  to  the    Ostenders  when  any  good 
prize  is  to  be   had;  by   the  means  of  those  persons  all 
the  horses  above   mentioned  have   been  taken   as  prize, 
upon  the  account  of  their  going  into  the  French  service, 
and  they  have  their  shares  in  them. 

1684,  ^lay  2-2nii.  n.  s.,  Valencienes.  Lord  Preston  to 
Sir  Richard  ilulstrode  at  Brnxelles.— Here  we  continue 
in  expectation  of  an  answer  from  Holland  to  the  late 
propositions  made  from  hence,  the  time  being  now 
elapsed  ;  if  it  do  not  arrive  soon  new  measures  will 
certainly  be  taken.  We  draw  near  to  Mons,  the  French 
armv  being  encamiied  not  two  hours  from  it,  and  the 
advanced  ]}arties  go  within  the  reach  of  the  cannon 
of  that  place  every  day  ....  Mons'.  de  Louvois  said 
yesterday  that  he  made  account  that  nptm  Saturday 
HiLrlit  the  second  coiintrcBcarpe  cif  Luxembourg  would  be 
carried.  1  have  had  accounts  from  thence  which  say 
that  the  besiegers  have  lost  more  men  than  they  own, 
lint  the  tnwii  rnustathist  lielaken  If  in)  succours  arrive, 
and  it  IS  hard  io  conjecture  from  whereat  present tho>-c 
should  come.  I  believe  we  may  continue  m  this  place 
till  Lnx(-ml)ourg  be  taken.  I  will  use  all  my  endeavours 
with  Mons'.  de  Lonvois  to  obtain  what  yon  desire  as  to 
the  refuge,  but,  I  am  in  hopes  there  will  be  no  need  of 
it.  for  1  do  not   think  that  we  shall  advance  so  far.      I 


wish  the  accommodation  may  be  made  before  this  King  Sib 

leaveth  these  parts,  if  that  b?,  I  may  perhaps  kiss  your      '  Bart.^ 
hands  at  Bruxelles,  but  incognito  ....  — 

1681,  May  22nd,  s.  n.,  Valencienes.  Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Whiting  at  Lisle. —  I  received  some  days  since  by 
Mr.  Mawle  a  letter  which  yon  were  pleased  to  convey 
to  me  from  Sir  Richard  liulstrode. — Cannot  be  answer- 
able foi-  the  success  cf  his  endeilvours. 

168i,  May  22nd,  n.  s.,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  Earl  of  Sunderland. — The  French  army  continueth 
still  at  Kieveraine.  There  hath  been  a  rumour  these 
two  days  here  that  it  is  to  decamp  soone,  but  I  hear 
nothing  of  it.  The  conflicts  are  frequent  betwixt  the 
advanced  French  parties  and  those  of  the  garrison  of 
Mous  ;  no  great  hurt  hath  been  yet  done,  only  prisoners 
are  daily  taken  on  both  sides.  The  other  day  the  Mare- 
chal  de  Schomberg  advanced  very  near  to  that  jdace  with 
4  squadron  of  horse  to  view,  I  suppose,  the  ground.  The 
Prince  de  Rache,  being  advertised  of  this  by  the  sen- 
tinels who  espied  the  party  from  the  wails,  sent  out 
-A  squadrons  also,  and  every  horseman  was  to  take  a 
footman  behind  him.  They  drawing  so  near  that  the 
mareschal  saw  the  design,  he  thought  it  better  to  retire 
in  good  order  than  to  engage  with  a  double  number, 
and  BO  he  returned  safely  to  his  camp.  A  courier 
arrived  here  the  last  night  with  letters  dated  on  the 
19th  instant  from  the  Hague;  they  give  good  hopes  of 
an  accommodation,  but  the  conclirsion  may  perhaps  be 
deferred  till  the  taking  of  Luxembourg.  The  propo- 
sitions of  France  are  said  to  have  been  the  daily  subject 
of  the  deliberations  of  the  States  since  the  return  of  the 
Prince  of  Orange  to  that  place  ....  Advices  from 
Luxembourg  are  expected  every  hour,  wo  only  hear 
from  thence  that  two  redoubts  are  taken,  and  that 
Monsieur  de  Vauban  w.is  in  hoiies  that  the  second 
contrescarpe  woulil  be  taken  upon  Saturday  last  at 
night  .... 

1(184,  May  2.5th.  n.  s.,  Valencienes. — Lora  Preston  to 
Sir  James  Hayes. — I  have  seen  yours  of  the  8th  inst- 
s.  v.,  to  Mr.  Tempest,  relating  to  the  afl"air  of  Port 
Nelson,  and  am  very  glail  to  take  occasion  from  it  to 
let  you  know  from  myself  in  what  estate  at.  this  time 
ih,at  atfair  IS  in  this  Court.  All  the  ofRces  which  I  have 
hitherto  passed  concerning  it  are  very  well  known  to 
you.  I  having  given  exaia  accounts  of  them  formerly 
to  Sir  TiBoline  Jenkins,  which  accounts  he  hath  from 
time  to  time  communicated  to  you.  The  answers  which 
we  have  hitherto  had  from  this  King  and  his  ministers 
upon  the  subject  of  our  complaints  are  not  to  be  inter- 
preted a  refusal  of  doing  justice  to  the  English  Com- 
pany of  Hudson's  Bay,  they  are  rather  dilatory  and 
given  with  a  design  to  gain  time  that  they  may  see 
how  things  will  turn,  and  if  a  fairer  pretext  may  be 
formed  to  keep  what  those  adventurers  of  Canada  have 
by  violence  put  l,hemselvcs  in  possession  of.  The  reason 
of  this  is  obvious  ;  for  K.adison  and  des  ( i  rozclicres  have 
not  I'ailed  since  their  arrival  here  to  represent  to  these 
ministers  all  the  advantages  which  the  French  nation 
may  draw  from  this  King's  being  master  of  the  terri- 
tory which  lielongeth  to  the  English  company,  which 
will  put  the  whole  castor  trade  into  the  hands  of  his 
subjects,  whose  profits  hath  already  been  very  great  by 
that  part  of  it  which  they  at  present  possess  ....  The 
morning  when  I  left  Piiris  1  had  that  .account  which  I 
gave  to  my  Lord  of  Sunderland  of  this  King's  ordering 
Radison  and  des  (Irozelieres  to  withdraw  the  French 
with  their  effects  from  Port  Nelson,  but  not  having  it 
from  any  minister  of  this  Court  I  durst  not  write  it 
positively.  Since  my  being  here  I  have  asked  Mons'. 
do  Croissy  if  he  had  any  order  from  the  King  his  master 
concerning  it,  ho  answered  No,  but  Mons'.  de  Seignelay, 
in  whose  hand  the  business  naturally  was.  might  have 
one.  Till  his  return,  wliich  must  be  within  12  or  14 
days,  nothing  more  can  lie  known.  In  the  mean  time 
I  think  the  |n'oposal  inclosed  may  bo  worthy  of  the 
consideration  of  the  company,  and  I  must  add  that  it 
cometh  to  me  from  the  hands  of  those  who  iire  assured 
that  it  will  be  made  good.  The  time  wliich  they  desire 
for  putting  the  habitation  and  fort  which  they  have 
seized  into  the  possession  of  the  Euglish  company 
seemeth  long,  but  you  will  be  a  better  judge  of  the 
reason  which  they  give  for  it  than  1  am  .... 

16S4,  May  35tli,  s..n.,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  Karl  of  Sunderland. — The  deliberations  at  the 
Hague  seem  slow,  and  (as  J  hinti  d  in  nij'  letter  of  the 
22nd  instant)  I  believe  they  will  advance  eipially  with 
the  .jiege  of  Luxeml>ourg  and  no  faster.  A  courier 
arrived  here  yesterday  from  Monsieur  d'Avaux  with 
advise  that  11  of  the  cities  had  entireU  declared  for 
the  acceptation  of  the  truce  as  proposed  by  France  ; 
and  that  he  did  not  doubt  of  the  good  success  of  this 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


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SrE  negotiation,  nor  do  they  here  at  all  seem  to  doubt  of  it. 

Graham.    — News  IVom  Luxemljouig. —  ..   .   .  ^V hat  I  gave  notice 

■        ol'  some  time  since  relating  to  the  privateers  of  O^tcnd  to 

seize  ujion  English  vessels  where  they  should  meet  them 
upon  the  pretext  of  their  having  French  goods  on  hoard 
them  is  now  proved  true,  for  I  received  yesterday  a 
letter  from  Ostend  which  informs  me  that  upon  the 
16th  instant  a  small  English  vessel  was  brought  into 
that  place,  belonging  to  Weymouth,  which  they  intended 
to  make  a  prize,  because  she  either  came  from  France 
or  was  bound  to  France  ;  the  person  who  writes  to  me 
having  not  then  been  informed  whither. 

1684,  May  29th,  st.  no..  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  Earl  of  Sunderland. — .  .  .  .  Yesterday  morning  a 
courier  arrived  here  from  the  Hague  and  brought  advise 
that  the  resolution  had  certainly  been  taken  in  the 
assembly  of  the  States  of  Holland  on  Friday  last  for 
the  acceptation  of  a  truce  if  a  letter  had  not  arrived 
from  Mens'.  Van  Citters  just  at  the  instant  of  their 
assorabling.  iii  which  he  lets  them  know  that  the  King 
had  assured  him  that  after  the  taking  of  Luxembourg 
all  disputes  on  this  side  would  be  ended,  and  that  if  this 
King  otiered  after  that  to  advance  further  into  Flanders 
his  Majesty  would  hinder  him  and  put  himself  at  the 
head  of  those  who  should  oppose  him  ;  this  letter  it 
seemeth  wrought  a  very  great  eflect,  for  Mons'.  Fagel 
took  the  occasion  from  it  to  remonstrate  that  since  his 
Majesty  had  given  the  assurance  to  their  ambassador 
that  after  the  taking  of  Luxembourg  nothing  should  be 
attempted  against  these  countries  by  this  King,  they 
had  no  reason  to  disgust  their  allies  by  coming  to  a 
sudden  resolution  upon  so  importing  an  affair  as  that 
which  was  before  them,  nor  to  abandon  their  allies, 
since  the  danger  would  be  over  so  soon  as  this  King 
should  be  master  of  that  place.  Upon  this  the  assembly 
broke  up  without  giving  any  answer  to  Mons'.  d'Avaux, 
who  had  then  orders  to  have  signed  the  truce  .... 
One  thing  which  hath  contributed  much  to  the  ill  suc- 
cess of  this  negotiation  is  the  confident  report  which 
hath  run  at  the  Hague  that  there  is  a  treaty  betwixt 
the  King  and  his  most  Christian  Majest}-  which  obligeth 
the  latter  to  attempt  nothing  after  the  taking  of  Luxem- 
bourg against  the  Spaniards  ....  The  late  news  from 
Holland  hath  given  occasion  to  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  to  send  his  orders  to  the  Marl,  de  Crequi  to 
press  with  all  vigour  the  siege  of  Luxembourg  .... 
Poor  Mr.  Howard  did  on  Wednesday  morning  last 
receive  the  shot  of  a  musket  on  the  top  of  his  right 
shoulder,  and  the  bullet  was  the  same  morning  cut  out 
near  the  reins  of  his  back.  It  is  thought  that  it  hath 
not  only  pierced  his  lungs  but  his  kidneys  ;  and  on 
Saturday  when  the  last  courier  came  from  Luxembourg 
he  was  in  a  fever  and  it  was  thought  that  he  could  not 
live.  The  French  fleet  under  the  command  of  Mons'. 
dn  Quesne  is  now  before  Genoa  ;  when  it  appeared  first 
oil  of  that  place  the  Genoese  sent  to  knew  why  it  came 
there  ;  Mons'.  de  Seignelay,  who  was  on  board  it,  sent 
for  answer  to  the  Senate  that  thej'  were  sent  there  to 
demand  satisfaction  for  several  pretensions  which  the 
King  his  master  had  upon  that  Republic,  and  that  if 
that  Senate  would  treat  with  him  upon  them  that  he 
was  read}'  to  enter  into  a  treaty.  The  answer  of  the 
Senate  was  the  discharge  of  an  100  pieces  of  cannon  at 
the  fleet.  Orders  were  then  immediately  given  to  throw 
bombes  into  the  town,  and  a  courier  who  came  from 
thence  on  the  18th  instant  saith  that  when  he  came 
away  he  saw  fire  in  three  several  places  of  it.  They 
say  here  that  one  great  misfortune  of  that  place  is 
that  its  guns  will  not  carry  above  700  paces,  and  that 
the  bombes  will  have  their  effects  at  the  distance  of 
1.400  .... 

A  letter  of  the  same  date  addressed  by  Lord  Preston 
to  Sir  Ph.  Howard,  giving  him  an  account  as  above  of 
the  wounds  of  his  brother  Howard. — Asks  him  to  write 
to  Lord  Carlisle,  for  he  cannot,  that  "  my  poor  Lady 
"  and  he  may  be  prepared  to  hear  worse  news  if  it 
"  Cometh." 

1684,  June  1st,  st.  n.,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Frowde. — I  have  received  the  favour  of  yours  with 
one  enclosed  from  the  Duke  to  my  Lord  of  Arran, 
which  I  immediately  forwarded  to  Luxembourg,  where 
he  now  is.  Perhaps  by  the  next  post  you  may  hear 
of  the  taking  of  that  place.  I  have  received  the  ill  news 
from  thence  of  the  death  of  my  brother-in-law,  Mr. 
Howard,  who  was  killed  there  by  a  musket  shot. 

1684,  June  1st,  st.  no.,  Valencienes.— Lord  Preston  to 
Sir  Ph.  Howard. — What  I  told  you  in  my  last  was  the 
subject  of  my  fears  is  now  arrived,  the  death  of  my  poor 
brother  Howard ;  he  died  upon  Monday  last,  and  was 
buried  before  the  place.  He  was  sensible  to  the  last, 
and  hath  disposed  of  what  jewels  and  bills  of  exchange 

A    84062. 


be  had  into  the  hands  of  m}-  Lord  of  Ossory  to  be  deli-  Sir 

vered   to    my    Lord  of   Carlisle,   and    hath   given   some    F- '■"''"■'m. 
horses  and   other  things  amongst  his  friends  and  ser-  ~' 

vants  .... 

1684,  June  1st,  st.  no.,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  Bishop  of  Oxon. — I  have  received  yoni-  lordship's 
very  obliging  letter  with  one  enclosed  for  Mons'.  Ic 
Sueur,  which  1  have  transmitted  to  him  ....  Gives 
an  account  of  the  death  of  his  brother  Howard,  and 
says  "he  had  the  hajipiness  of  being  under  your  lord- 
ship's care  long,  so  that  I  need  not  give  you  his 
"  character,  but  he  was  a  youth  of  great  hojies  and  is 
"  infinitely  regretted  by  all  people,  but  by  none  more 
"  than  myself,  for  I  did  really  love  him  as  my  own 
"  brother.''  .... 

1684,  June  1st,  n.  s.,  Valei'.cienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  Duke  of  York. — I  was  overjoyed  to  And  by  the  last 
advises  from  England  that  your  Koyal  Highness  was 
once  again  to  exercise  the  functions  of  that  great  charge 
which  is  only  due  to  your  birth  and  courage.  Our  sea 
affairs  having  never  succeeded  better  than  when  under 
your  Royal  Highness's  conduct,  and  our  fleet  never 
having  acted  more  honourably  than  when  under  your 
command 

1684,  June  1st.  n.  s.,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  King. — The  honour  which  your  Majesty  was  pleased 
to  do  me  in  writing  to  me*  with  your  own  hand,  and  in 
so  condescending  terms,  was  so  great  that  I  cannot 
hinder  myself  from  taking  the  libertiy  humbly  to  acknow- 
ledge it.  I  shall  leave  the  letter  to  my  family  as  a  mark 
of  your  Majesty's  goodness  never  to  be  forgotten,  with  a 
lesson  to  those  who  shall  succeed  me  over  to  be  loyal  to 
those  who  shall  reign  after  your  Majesty,  to  whom  I 
owe  so  much. 

1684,  June  1st,  n.  s.,  Valencienes. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  Earl  of  Sunderland. — Since  my  last  to  your  lord- 
ship we  have  heard  nothing  from  Holland,  the  late 
letter  of  Mons'.  van  Citters  having  put  a  stop  to  the 
negotiation  of  peace  there.  1  enclose  a  relation  of  what 
passed  upon  Sunday  last  at  Luxembourg; — Account  of 
the  doings  of  the  French  fleet  before  Genoa. —  .... 
This  day  the  report  at  this  Court  is  that  3  parts  of  that 
great  city  are  burnt,  that  two  descents  had  been  made, 
one  from  the  vessels  commanded  by  the  Chev'.  de  Liry 
Chef  d'Escadi-e  who  is  killed,  and  the  other  by  the  Duke 
de  Mortemar,  seconded  by  the  Chevalier  de  Tainville, 
with  a  good  body  of  foot.  ...  It  is  thought  that  the 
King  of  Spain  will  never  consent  to  a  peace  without 
the  comprehension  of  the  Republiquc  of  Genoa  in 
the  treaty,  since  it  hath  put  itself  under  his  pio- 
teclion,  M'hich  will  be  a  new  obstacle  to  an  accommo- 
dation. A  thing  which  hapjiened  this  day  here  hath 
brought  Le  Pcsclieur  fide!,  the  famous  almanack  of 
Milan,  into  great  request,  for  a  gentleman  shewed  a 
place  in  it  to  this  King,  in  which  it  is  said  that  in  the 
month  of  June  unesuxm-hp  rille  sent  fort  littiiiHiee  jmrdcs 
fuiidres  which  is  interpreted  of  Genoa.  It  is  said  that 
since  the  late  misunderstanding  betwixt  the  Elector  of 
Brandenbonrg  ana  the  house  of  Lunenbourg  the  sub- 
sidy of  that  Elector  is  to  be  augmented  Ijy  this  King, 
and  that  he  is  to  begin  to  act  soon  in  the  northern 
parts  if  things  be  not  accommodated.  The  cornette  of 
the  1st  troop  of  raousquetaires  being  void  by  the 
advance  of  officers  upon  the  death  of  Mons'.  Fourbin, 
this  King  hath  given  it  to  Mons'.  d'Artagnan,  relation 
to  him  who  commanded  the  same  troop  at  the  siege  of 
Maestricht  and  who  was  killed  there.  His  most  Chris- 
tian Majesty  also  yesterday  disposed  of  several  vacant 
bishopricks.  And  this  day  being  the  fete  de  Dieu 
he  went  in  procession  here  carrying  a  flambeau  from 
the  hostel  de  Ville  to  the  Church  of  Xotre  Dame,  being 
accompanied  by  the  Dauphin,  Madame  la  Danphine, 
Madame  la  Princesse  de  Conti,  and  the  whole  Court. 

1684,  June  2nd,  Valencienes. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— This  King  received  advice  at  midnight  that  Luxem- 
bourg had  capitulated  ever  since  yesterday  morniag 
at  4  of  the  clock,  that  the  hostages  on  both  sides  had 
been  delivered  without  difBculty,  and  that  the  besieged 
had  not  attended  the  eff'ect  of  the  mine  which  is  under 
the  bastion  of  Barlemot,  that  the  demands  cf  the  Prince 
of  Chimay  were  high,  and  that  amongst  other  things 
he  demanded  to  carry  away  all  the  cannon  ....  I 
forgot  one  particular  in  my  last  relating  tu  Genoa, 
which  is,  that  those  of  the  city  have  cut  the  throats  of  all 
the  French  which  they  ibund  in  it.  A  courier  is  arrived 
here  this  morning  fr.)ni  England. 

1684,  June  2nd,  s.  n.,  Valenciennes. — Lord  Preston  to 
Sir  R.  Bulstrode  (autograph). — I  have  only  time  to  tell 
you   (my  courier  being  just  packing)  that  Luxembourg 

•  The  King's  letter  is  among  Sir  Frederick  Graham's  papiTs. 

Qq 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Sib 

F.  Graham, 

Bakt. 


hatli  capitulateil  over  siuce  yesterday  morning  at  four  of 
llif  clock.  A  courier  broiigbc  tiiat  lu'ws  that  night  at 
uiiduighi ;  I  supposu  before  that  time  the  place  ia 
riiudiTod.  Monsieur  Lambert  is  named  to  be  Governor  ; 
Monsieur  le  Marechal  de  Schomberg  was  sent  for  by  a 
courier  express  that  morning  at  3  of  the  clock  fi-om 
the  army.  Ho  arrived  at  8.  and  hath  been  with  this 
King  and  Monsieur  de  Louvois  ever  since  he  came  ; 
doubtless  he  is  to  receive  some  important  order. 

Le  \^eudredi  Soir  (Friday  evening)  Sd  Juiu.  (In 
French.)  The  news  from  England  is  good.  The  King 
my  master  has  declared  that  he  has  spoken  to 
Monsieur  Van  Citters  on  the  present  conjuncture  of 
atlairs,  and  that  in  the  hope  of  persuading  the  Messieurs 
of  the  States  of  Holland  to  give  their  consent  to  an 
accommodation,  he  had  said  that  he  believed  that  after 
the  taking  of  Luxembourg  the  King  of  France  would 
undertake  nothing.  Mona'.  Van  Citters  has  acknow- 
ledged to  have  written  something  ajjproaching  to  this. 
Xevertheless  the  King  my  master  has  declared  that  he 
only  wishes  for  peace,  and  that  he  is  resohed  to  take  all 
kind  of  measures  to  arrive  at  it.  and  if  the  Messietirs 
of  the  States  will  not  contribute  all  that  depends  on 
them,  he  advises  not  to  find  it  strange  the  measures  that 
he  will  take  afterwards  .  .  P.iS.  Burn  this  note  if  you 
please. 

1684,  June  6th,  s.n.,  Lisle. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — In  my  last  I  gave  your  lordship  an 
account  that  Luxemboiu'g  had  capitulated.  It  is  true 
that  the  Prince  de  Chimay  did  desire  of  the  Mareschal 
de  Orequi  to  consent  to  a  truce  of  eight  days ;  Ijut 
Mons'.  de  Orequi  demanding  that  after  that  he  should 
deliver  up  the  place,  which  he  refusing  to  do.  and  at 
the  same  time  making  proposals  too  great  to  be  granted, 
the  hostages  were  re-delivered  on  both  sides,  and  they 
began  to  shoot  again,  so  that  the  siege  is  not  yet  ended, 
but  may  continue  some  days.  The  King  thought  him- 
self so  well  assured  of  the  place  that  on  Friday  last  the 
Te  Deum  was  sung  solemnly  for  the  victory  in  a  church 
at  Valenciennes  by  the  Archbishop  of  Cambray,  where 
his  most  Christian  Majesty  and  all  his  Court  assisted, 
after  having  received  the  compliments  of  all  the  foreign 
ministers  upon  it ;  but  before  the  solemnity  was  ended 
a  courier  arrived  with  the  advice  of  the  continuation  of 
the  siege,  which  hath  a  little  changed  the  good  humour 
of  this  Court.   .  .  . 

Memorandum  that  the  6th  Mr.  Tempest  from  Douay 
by  the  order  of  my  Lord  gave  advise  by  a  letter  to 
Mr.  Mouustevens,  which  was  to  be  communicated  to 
my  Lord  Sunderland  of  the  surrender  of  Luxembourg. 

1684,  June  10th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  saiae  to  the  same. — 
At  my  arrival  here  yesterday  I  received  your  lordship's 
letter  of  the  l'.,>tb,  and  also  two  of  the  26th  of  May.  In 
the  first  your  lordship  giveth  me  his  Majesty's  com- 
mands to  endeavour  for  the  immediate  restitution  of 
the  Irish  ship  lately  taken  in  Ramsgate  Iioad  by  a 
]irivateerof  Calais,  with  its  lading,  and  also  to  demand 
that  the  party  may  be  indemnified  for  the  loss  which  he 
hath  sustained  by  so  unjust  a  proceeding.  I  shall  not 
fail  to  execute  this  upon  the  first  opportunity  which  I 
can  have,  and  to  press  the  execution  of  that  part  of  the 
late  treaty  of  the  year  167f  mentioned  by  your  lordship 
which  relateth  to  this  ]>articular  case,  without  a  formal 
contra\ention  to  which  thej'  can  have  no  ]>retence  to 
detain  the  said  ship.  1  shall  also  not  fail  to  demand 
the  restitution  of  the  pinke  called  the  St.  Gooi'ge  of 
London,  taken  by  the  French  in  the  West  Indies,  ac- 
coi'dmg  to  your  lordship's  direction  in  the  same  letter. 
1  am.  in  iiursuance  of  the  very  exact  and  clear  instruc- 
tions which  your  lordship  giveth  me  in  one  of  yours  of 
the  26th  of  May,  jireparing  two  memorials  to  be  pre- 
sented to  his  most  Cliristian  Majesty,  one  concering 
the  exemption  of  the  King's  subjects  from  tho  Droit 
d'Auljeyne,  and  the  other  for  the  confirming  of  the 
ancient  Scotch  privileges.  I  shall  within  a  few  days 
present  the  memorials  and  transmit  the  co|.ies  of  them 
to  yom-  lordship.  In  your  ^lld^hip's  other  letter  of 
the  26th  of  May  you  were  pleased  to  explain  to  me  the 
design  of  what  his  Majesty  was  pleased  to  say  to  Mons'. 
Van  Citters  upon  the  subjectof  the  present  conjuncture. 
....  This  King  ari'ived  the  last  night  at  Versailles, 
having  lodged  at  Chantilly  npon  I'liuisday.  The  Prince 
of  Chiniiiy  signed  the  ca])itiilati(m  for  the  rendering  of 
Luxemboiug  upon  the  3rd  inslant,  Init  since  he  had  not 
stipulated  to  go  out  of  the  place  before  the  6th,  the 
French  garrison  was  not  to  enter  till  that  day.  There 
Wiis  a  gi'cat  contestation  conceruing  two  points  .... 
The  .Spanish  garrison  is  to  bo  conducted  to  Bruxclles. 
Mon.s'.  de  Vauban,  who  hath  liad  ihe  conduct  of  tho 
;-iege.  hath  received  .'{.Olid  louis  d'or  as  a  gratuity  from 
this  King,  and  is  now  using  all  diligence  to  repair  the 


fortifications  of  the  place,  and  to  put  it  into  a  posture  of 
defence,  and  five  battalions  are  destined  to  carry  on 
that  work  ....  The  Marquis  de  Marini,  Eiivoye  of 
Genoa,  was  sent  to  the  Bastile  upon  Tuesday  last,  where 
he  hath  been  hitherto  well  treated,  and  all  people  have 
had  libertj'  to  see  him,  but  there  is  now  a  report  that  he 
is  to  be  removed  to  the  Chasteau  de  Vincennes.  If  it 
be  so  I  am  afraid  that  it  is  of  ill  abode  to  him.  Mons'. 
de  Seignelay  is  returned  from  Ijefore  Genoa,  and  joined 
this  Court  at  Mouchy  upon  Wednesday  last 

1684,  June  14th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  Estates  General  have  yet  taken  no  resolution  upon 
the  French  propositions ;  but  Mons'.  d'Avaux  hath 
given  hopes  here  that  that  will  soon  be  done,  and  that 
it  maj'  be  such  as  is  desired  here ;  the  term  limited  for 
it  is  still  the  20th  of  this  month,  so  that  till  that  time 
things  are  in  suspense  here  ....  The  Nonce  is  to  have 
an  audience  this  day  upon  that  aflair  (Genoa).  It  is 
pretended  here  that  the  Genoese  have  first  violated  the 
law  of  nations  by  setting  a  price  upon  the  heads  of  all 
the  French  within  their  dominions.  Since  the  retreat 
of  the  French  fleet  they  have  put  themselves  entirely 
under  the  protection  of  Spayne,  having  concluded  a 
ligue  offensive  and  defensive  with  that  Crown 

1684.  June  17th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir  N. 
Butler. — I  did  yesterday  receive  yours  of  the  2d  instant, 
s.  v.,  in  which  you  are  pleased  to  recommend  lo  me  the 
afl'air  of  Mr.  Bankes.  I  had  before  received  his  Majesty's 
commands  in  it  from  my  Lord  of  Sunderland,  and  I 
have  already  prepared  a  memorial  (a  copy  of  which  I 
have  sent  to  my  Lord  by  this  post)  to  be  presented  to 
his  most  Christian  Majesty  iqDon  that  subject.  You  may 
be  assured,  sir,  that  I  shall  not  fail  to  endeavour  to 
obtain  a  speedy  satisfaction  for  Mr.  Bankes. 

1684.  June  17th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — I  have  received  your  lordship's 
of  the  2d  instant,  s.  v.,  and  I  shall  according  to  the 
instruction  in  it  do  what  I  am  able  in  the  afl'air  of 
Mr.  Wfc,jtcombe,  Consul  at  Bayonne,  having  ah'eady 
passed  offices  upon  it  in  pursuance  of  orders  conveyed 
to  me  by  Sir  Leoline  Jenkins.  Your  lordship  hath  also 
been  pleased  to  enclose  and  to  recommend  to  me  the 
case  of  Mr.  Courten,  to  which  I  am  no  stranger;  his 
request  I  perceive  is  to  have  a  cause  depending  here 
betwixt  him  and  Mr.  Carew  transmitted  into  England, 
in  order  to  have  it  determined  in  some  of  his  Ma- 
jesty's Courts  of  Justice  there.  I  have  had  the  good 
fortune  before  the  receipt  of  your  lordship's,  by  the 
favour  of  the  Lieutenant  Civil  here,  to  obtain  that,  he 
having  done  it  at  my  desire  with  all  readiness  ;  his 
advei  sar^'  threatens  to  appeal  to  the  Parliament  of 
Paris,  but  I  shall  take  care  of  the  aflair  in  that  Court 
also.  Since  the  denial  which  Mr.  Carew  hath  received 
of  the  letters  of  reprizal  which  he  solicited  against  the 
Dutch  in  this  Court  he  hath  set  on  foot  another  project, 
which  is  the  selling  of  a  title  which  he  pretends  as 
administrator  of  the  goods  and  chattels  of  Sir  William 
Courten  to  the  Island  of  Barbadoes.  He  is  at  this  time 
very  busy  about  it,  and  proclaimeth  everywhere  the 
great  wrongs  which  he  pretendeth  to  have  received 
from  the  King  and  his  ministers  in  England,  of  whom 
he  speaketh  very  freely.  I  havo  taken  care  to  give  his 
exact  character  to  jMons'.  de  Croissy,  and  to  inform 
him  of  his  intrigues  at  Calais  and  Dunkirque,  which 
hath  produced  this  King's  order  to  the  Lieutenant 
Criminel  to  observe  him  well ;  so  that,  perhaps,  he 
may  act  and  discoui'se  himself  into  the  Bastile,  which  I 
am  sure  he  deserveth.  Mons'.  de  la  Salle,  the  great 
French  discoverer  in  the  West  Indies,  is  now  at  Rochelle 
employed  in  equipping  a  small  fleet  for  Canada,  com- 
posed of  one  frigate  of  30  pieces  of  cannon,  of  a  flute  of 
18  ])ieces,  and  of  some  other  smaller  vessels.  He  carrieth 
to  the  number  of  400  (jersons  with  him  (of  which  des 
Grozelieis  concerned  in  the  entcrprize  of  Port  Nelson  is 
one)  ....  The  design  and  course  of  this  small  fleet 
are  very  secret,  but  is  scarce  doubted  but  that  some 
attempt  will  be  made  by  it  upon  the  Spaniai-ds  in  tho 
West  Iiulies.  It  is  believed  that  the  14  men-of-war 
which  tliey  are  by  this  King's  order  setting  out  to  sea 
from  Rochefort  and  from  Brest  are  to  back  and  to 
sustain  this  expedition.  It  is  likely  that  the  JMareschal 
d'Ksirees,  who  is  now  actually  at  Rochefort,  will  com- 
mand this  fleet,  he  is  soon  to  go  from  thence  to  quicken 
the  ])reparations  at  Brest.  They  :;re  making  at  this 
time  levies  of  2,600  men  to  serve  as  soldiers  and 
mariners  upon  this  fleet  in  the  jiarts  about  Brest,  and  of 
the  i-ame  number  in  the  places  about  Rochefort,  upon 
the  .same  actount.  It  is  believed  that  the  Comte  de 
Penna.  Lozza  will  embark  with  the  Mareschal  d'Estrees; 
he  hath  been  heretofore  Governor  of  New  Mexico,  and 
perhaps  he  is  not  unknown   to   the  King  and   to  the 


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SiE  Duke,  having  been  at  London  some  seven  or  eight  years 

^'*Baet*"'    ^™''''  ....     I  may  assure  yon  that  the  last  dispatches 

'        of    Mens'.    d'Avaux    give    great  hopes    of   the    speedy 

success  of  his  negotiations  in  Holland.  The  Nonce  had 
an  audience  of  this  King  upon  Tuesday  last,  in  which 
he  exhorted  his  most  Christian  Majesty  in  the  name  of 
thf  Pope  to  a  peace,  and  to  pardon  the  (Jenoose  and  to 
grant  passports  to  those  deputies  which  that  Republic 
was  ready  to  send  hither  ....  It  is  thonght  that 
the  confinement  of  the  Envoye  of  Genoa  will  not  bo 
long,  since  they  are  now  convinced  here  that  no  violence 
hath  been  offered  to  the  French  Consul  .... 

1684,  June  21th,  n.  s..  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— I  did  yesterday  put  into  the  hands  of  IMons'.  de 
Croissy  two  memorials  relating  to  the  English  and 
Scotch  privileges,  the  copies  of  which  I  have  by  the  last 
post  transmitted  to  your  lordship,  and  he  hath  promised 
me  to  present  them  upon  the  first  opportunity  which  he 
can  have  to  his  most  Christian  Majesty. — Conversation 
with  M.  de.  Croissy  on  the  subject. — I  endeavoured 
to  have  met  yesterday  with  Mens',  de  Seignolay,  .and 
to  have  spoken  to  him  concerning  the  release  of  the 
English  vessel  taken  in  the  West  Indies  and  out  of 
Eamsgate  Road,  but  lie  was  at  his  house  in  the  country 
....  The  Nonce  hath  demanded  the  liberty  of  the 
Marquis  de  Marini,  Envoye  of  Genes,  but  it  hath  been 
refused  to  him.  The  Dnke  d'Estrees.  this  King's  am- 
bassador at  Rome,  hath  lately  had  an  audience  of  the 
Pope,  in  which  he  designed  to  have  declared  to  him 
the  reasons  which  the  King  his  master  had  to  batter 
Genoa  with  his  homW^,  but  the  Pope  without  hearing 
him  put  himself  upon  his  knees  before  his  oratory,  and 
weeping  brought  forth  these  words,  Defende  cattsam 
tiiam  0  i)om!««,  and  the  ambassador,  not  knowing  what 
to  say,  retired  .... 

1684,  June  24th.  s.  n.,  Paris. — LordPi'eston  to  Mons'. 
Godet  (French).  Has  received  two  letters  from  him. 
and  assures  him  of  his  continued  regard  and  desire  for 
the  establishment  of  his  family.  Puts  him  in  mind  of 
their  last  conversation  when  Lord  Preston  gave  his 
reasons  for  not  writing  to  the  English  ministers  in 
Godet's  behalf,  with  which  reasons  Godet  expressed  him- 
self satisfied.  Has  written  on  his  behalf  to  Mr.  Jenkins, 
who,  although  not  in  the  ministry.  Lord  Preston  knows 
has  shown  the  letter  to  Lord  Sunderland,  and  if  he  has 
not  appeared  disposed  to  support  Godet's  propositions 
he  is  seemingly  cognizant  of  the  King's  intentions 
thereupon.  If  the  King  thinks  fit  to  give  Godet  the 
commission  to  act  for  him  which  Godet  desires.  Lord 
Preston  will  be  pleased  ;  but  he  (Lord  P.)  does  not  think 
it  necessary  to  renew  his  application,  or  propose  the 
matter  anew  to  Lord  Sunderland,  having  already  clearly 
expressed  himself  thereon  to  Mr.  Jenkins  .... 

1684.  June  24th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland.  —  Upon  Wednesday  at  night  a 
lieutenant  of  the  Guards  was  sent  to  the  Duke  of 
Mecklebourg  to  order  him  in  this  King's  name  to  render 
himself  forthwith  prisoner  in  the  Castle  of  Viucennes, 
which  order  he  obeyed,  and  reniaineth  at  present  in 
those  lodgings  which  the  Prince  of  Conde  had  formerly 
....  It  "is  said  with  assurance  that  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  hath  a  design  to  buy  the  principality  of 
Monacho,  which  will  give  him  a  power  of  bridling  of 
Genoa.  He  hath  already  a  garrison  in  the  place  since 
the  Spaniards  have  been  driven  thence  ....  The 
Chevalier  de  Tourville,  who  lately  made  the  peace  at 
Algiers,  hath,  as  I  am  certainly  informed,  given  advise 
hither  that  those  of  that  place  told  him  in  confi  ience 
that  they  are  resolved  to  make  prize  of  the  first  English 
merchant  ship  with  which  they  shall  meet,  under  the 
pretext  that  our  slaves  have  not  been  redeemed  at  the 
time  which  was  agreed  upon.  I  have  some  intimation 
also  of  this  by  a  letter  which  I  received  the  other  day 
from  Leghorn. 

Iti84.  June  -i^^th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Dartmouth. — Mr.  AVbarton  arrived  here  by  post  ujion 
Sunday  last,  and  brought  me  your  Lordship's  of  May 
2 1th.  1  am  heartily  sorry  that  I  was  come  for  this  place 
before  Mr.  Philips  and  be  arrived  in  Flanders.  I 
should  have  been  ready  to  have  done  all  things  for  them 
which  might  have  laid  in  my  power.  I  do  very  much 
approve  of  your    lordship's    design   in   sending   them 

over 

1(584.  June  28th,  s.  n.,  I'aris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
Ch.  Musgrave. — Giving  the  same  particulars  about 
Mr.  Phillips  and  "Mr.  Wharton  a.=  in  the  letter  to  Lord 
Dartmonth, 

1684.  June  28th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Snnderlnnd.— I  was  yesterday  with  y.on:''.  de 
Croissy.  who  told  me  that  he  had  laid  my  two  last 
memorials  concerning  the  English  and   Scotch   }niy\- 


leges  befire   the  King  his  master  in  the  Council,  and  ■'^ib 

that  he   was   ord-^rod'  to  let   me    know    that   )iis    mnsfc    '''■'•«•'«*». 
Christian  Majesty  could  not  resolve  to  make  any  general  — ^ ' 

order  relating  to  tliat  affair,  because  he  thought  that 
those  privileges  to  which  the  English  and  Scotch  nati.ais 
pretend  here  might  be  better  assured  and  settled  by  a 
new  treaty  of  commerce  betwixt  the  two  Ciownv.' in 
which  the  King  his  master,  to  make  appear  his  great 
readiness  to  comply  with  all  things  which  his  Majesty 
should  propose,  would  not  refuse  to  accord  any  thiiig  to 
his  subjects  which  could  be  reasonably  demanded  in 
their  favour. — Their  conversation  on  the  subject. — I 
enclose  the  latest  accounts  from  Germany,  ami  tho'  I 
know  that  Mr.  Foley  must  have  given  an  earlier  account 
of  the  posture  of  the  negotiations  of  Ratisbone.  yet  I 
will  let  your  lordship  know  how  the  present  estate  of 
those  affairs  is  represented  hither.  The  ministi-rs  of 
the  Emperor  there  speak  of  nothing  but  a  war,  and  after 
having  concluded  and  resolved  upon  the  raising  of  the 
siege  of  Luxembourg  in  the  time  when  it  was  capitu- 
lating, they  proposed  an  Imperial  decret,  ami  a 
conclusion  of  the    College    of   Princes  for   arming   in 

defence   of  the    circle   of   Btirgundie,   &c The 

Chevalier  de  Tourville  cruiseth  now  before  that  ]ilace 
(Genoa)  with  4  men-of-war  and  4  galliots;  the  Chevalier 
de_  Villoy  is  also  gone  from  Thoulon  to  convey  4 
fluites,  which  are  sent  to  Civita  vechia  to  bring  several 
marble  statues  made  for  this  King  at  Rome,  and 
amongst  others,  that  equestral  figure  which  the 
Cavalliere  Bernini  hath  made  of  his  most  Christian 
Majesty,  his  figure  and  the  horse  being  all  of  one 
entire  piece  of  marble  ....  Yesterday  the  courier 
from  Holland  was  expected  with  great  impatience,  I 
am  told  this  morning  that  he  is  arrived,  tho'  I  am  not 
sure  of  it.  It  is  said  that  he  bringeth  with  him  the 
acceptation  of  truce  for  20  years,  upon  the  conditions 
proposed  by  this  King,  and  also  the  advise  that  all  the 
ministers  of  the  .allies  have  consented  to  it,  eicept  him 
of  Spayne.  Mons'.  d'Avaux  hath  orders  to  give  notice 
to  the  Mareschal  of  Schomberg  of  the  resolution  of  the 
States,  and  he  hath  orders  to  continue  or  to  put  an 
end  to  all  further  hostilities,  according  as  he  shall  find 
the  nature  of  that. 

1684.  July  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  received  advise  yesterday  from  Mons'.  de  Seignelay 
that  his  most  Christian  ^lajesty  had  ordered  the  resti- 
tution of  the  Irisli  vessel  lately  taken  in  Ramsgate 
Koad,  and  that  en  Tuesday  next  the  Arrest  de  Conseil 
would  be  signed  and  put  into  my  hands  ;  a  copy  of 
which  I  shall  transmit  to  yonr  lordship  by  the  next 
post.  As  to  the  art'air  of  Potites  Guanes  he  sent  me 
word  that  it  had  been  a  custom,  .and  established  by  the 
laws,  to  seize  of  .all  strangers  ships  trading  within  the 
Isles  of  America  ;  and  that  so  the  Governor  of  Petites 
Guanes  had  with  justice  seized  that  English  vessel, 
having  found  it  actually  trafficing.  My  Secretary 
whom  I  had  sent  to  him.  desiring  Mons'.  de  Seignelav 
to  oljserve  that  it  was  proved  by  the  certificate  annexed 
to  my  memorial,  that  the  master  of  the  pincke  had  put 
into  the  Bay  of  Meriguana  with  a  design  only  of  taking 
in  fresh  water,  he  answered  that  that  was  the  same 
thing,  nothing  being  so  easy  as  for  a  vessel  to  lie  by 
under  the  pretence  of  watering,  and  then  to  trafiic 
privately  with  her  chaloupe  ;  but  that  he  had  by  this 
King's  "order  lately  written  to  Mons'.  de  Barillon, 
because  he  had  received  a  letter  from  him  upon  this 
subject ;  so  that  before  this  letter  can  arrive  your 
lordship  will  have  had  a  further  notice  of  this  King's 
intentions  as  to  this  affair.  Tour  lordship  will  also 
have  had,  I  suppose,  notice  of  vessel  of  Limrick 
coming  from  the  Guyne  in  Gallitia,  and  bound  for 
Ostend.  which  hath  been  lately  taken  by  a  privateer  of 
Dunkirque  and  brought  into  that  place.  I  have  not  yet 
been  enough  instructed  of  the  particulars  to  have  done 
anvthing  towards  its  release.  I  am  to  acknowledge 
your  Lordship's  of  the  16th  of  .Inne,  s.  v.,  which  I 
received  yesterday.  Be  pleased  to  assure  his  Majesty 
that  I  shall  caTettilly  watch  Mr.  Carow's  steps  in  liis 
affair  relating  to  the  Barbadoes  and  not  fail  to  inform  him 
from  time  to  time  of  the  progress  which  he  shall  make  in 
it,  but  I  believe  it  will  come  to  nothing.  I  liave  a 
private  intimation  yesterday  from  a  very  good  hand  that 
Carew  having  found  him,=eli  thwarted  in  all  his  projects 
here  hath  now  declared  his  willingness  to  submit  himself 
to  his  Majesty  by  deliveiing  up  the  letters  patent  for 
reprisals,  and  by  signing  any  instrument  which  he 
shall  think  fit.  iio"t  donbting  (as  heeaith)  of  his  Majesty's 
goodness  towards  him  for  some  reparations  according  to 
the  circumstances  oT  his  cause.  I  confess  I  have  very 
little  confidence  in  him  :  bnt  if  the  King  thinketh  it  for 
bis   service   to  have  those  letters  patent  suspended,  I 

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HISTORICAL   MANT'SrRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


Sir  am  in  h(>pps  that  it  inav  be  brous'nt  about.     Your  lord-      breaking  open  the  houses  of  oitizeus  by  night  aud  enter- 


•  liRiUAM.  ship  will'be  pleaded  to  receive  his  .M:ijesty's  ord  ri^,  if  1 
thinj<etli  t  fit  to  give  any  in  this  ati'air,  that  I  may  be 
instructed  how  to'avt.  Notwithstanding  all  the  reports 
which  have  bean  spread  here  for  several  days  that  this 
King  had  received  the  Treaty  signed  £rom  the  Hague 
touehing  the  trace,  it  is  very  certain  that  he  had  it  not 
yesterday,  bul  he  hath  had  the  assurance  that  it  would 
be  concluded  and  signed  without  delay.  Uiion  which 
it  hath  been  stipulated  on  both  sides  that  all  the  acts  of 
hostility  should  be  suspended  ....  Wo  must  now 
expect  the  resolutions  which  the  ICmperor  and  King  of 
Spain  shall  take  during  the  6  weeks  of  delay  which  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  hath  granted  to  the  instances 
of  those  estates  for  that  .  .\  ■  Two  ambassadors  or 
deputies  from  the  Divan  of  Algiers  arrived  here  on 
Thursday,  and  are  defrayed  and  lodged  by  this  King  at 
the  Hotel  des  Ambassadeurs,  they  will  soon  have  their 
audience.  I  hear  they  make  no  secret  of  the  design 
that  the  Algerines  have  of  making  war  with  us,  but 
speak  of  it  publicly  ....  Just  as  1  am  writing  this, 
Mr.  "Walker,  one  of  the  executors  of  Mr,  Orde,  the 
banquier,  lately  deceased  here,  hath  brought  me  the  copy 
of  the  requeste  of  Mens'.  Fanconnet,  Farmer- General 
of  the  King's  domains,  which  I  enclose.  Your  lordship 
will  find  liy  it  that  notwithstanding  the  arrests  which  i 
have  obtained,  sealed  with  the  Great  Seal  of  France, 
and  signed  by  his  most  Christian  Majesty,  in  the  cases 
of  my''Lady  Borlase,  and  of  Mr.  Ord,  there  is  a  design 
to  deprive  their  heirs  of  the  advantages  which  they  inay 
reap  by  their  succession.  My  Lord,  these  are  trick, 
which  are  practised  in  no  place  of  the  world  but  hero, 
aud  if  some  notice  be  not  taken  of  it  to  Mons'.Barilloii, 
that  he  may  represent  the  King's  resentment  of  this 
kind  of  proceeding  hither,  and  if  some  intimation  be  not 
given  that  the  French  subjects  dying  in  the  King's 
dominions  shall  receive  the  same  treatment,  it  will  be 
impossible  to  serve  his  Majesty  as  he  ought  to  be,  for 
we  shall  never  know  wlien  our  orders  are  executed,  if 
this  be  permitted.  One  thing  I  shall  observe  to  your 
lordship,  which  is  that  for  the  3rd  part  of  Mr.  Ord's 
Aubeyne  Mons'.  Faiiconet  demands  20  thousand  £' 
which  is  more  than  all  that  he  hath  left  doth  amount  to, 
so  that  the  design  is  to  deprive  his  heirs  of  the  whole 
succession.  I  humbly  beg  of  your  lordship  to  letmo 
hear  from  you  upon  this  subject  upon  the  first  occasion. 
168i,  July  -5,  s.  n.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Charltcm. — 1 
received  the  favour  of  yours  of  the  19th  of  June  yes- 
terday   Mr.  Carew  finding  himself  opposed  here 

upon  all  occasions,  and  having  railed  as  much  as  he 
thought  fit  to  do,  is,  1  hear,  retiring  to  Dankirque  within 
a  few  days.  He  hath  spent  all  his  m  jiiey,  tnrued  oil' 
his  man  Jones,  tmd  had  a  bill  of  6  or  700  livres  protosted 
from  Dunkirque.  He  hath  made  some  otl'ers  of  delivering 
up  his  letters  patent  to  the  King  :  I  thought  it  my  duty 
to  acquaint  his  Majesty  with  it.  but  at  the  same  time  to 
let  him  know  that  no  great  trust  is  to  lie  reposed  on 
what  he  oft'ers  or  says.  He  hath  lodged  his  business  in 
this  Parliament,  but  within  a  few  days  I  hope  to  have  it 
tlirown  out. 

1684,  July  .5th,  a.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — A  courier  arrived  here  on  Monday 
morning  very  early  from  the  Hague  and  brought  the 
enclosed  Treaty  signed  to  the  Dutch  amijassador.  with 
the  orders  also  of  the  States  General  to  him  to  dispatch 
one  express  to  Madrid  without  delay  with  the  said 
Treaty  and  with  their  letters  and  orders  to  their  am- 
bassador there.  He  sent  his  secretary  the  s,ime  day 
to  Mons'.  de  Lonvois  for  the  necessary  passports,  and  it 
appeared  that  the  said  secretary  was  the  first  who  had 
brought  the  news  of  the  conclusion  of  the  Treaty,  the 
eoarier  of  Mons'.  d'ATanx,  who  came  by  sea,  not  arriving 
till  yesterday  morning,  so  that  the  passports  being 
granted  the  Dutch  ambassador  was  intreated  to  com- 
municate the  Treaty,  which  he  did  yesterday  at  Ver- 
sailles. There  is  at  this  Court  a  great  appearance  of 
joy  upon  the  conclusion  of  tliis  Treaty,  which  is  a  great 
mark  tliat  both  his  most  Christian  Majesty  ahd  his 
ministers  do  very  sincerely  desire  peace  ....  The 
Algerines  had  audience  yesterday  of  this  King  at  Ver- 
sailles. They  gave  him  the  title  of  Emjieror,  as  it  had 
been  stipulated  with  the  Divan  of  Algiers.  To  the  chief 
of  them  they  have  given  the  title  of  ambassadors  here, 
tho'  in  realit}'  he  is  only  deputed  by  thai  Divan  to  bring 
hither  their  ratification  of  the  late  Treaty,  aud  to  carry 
back  the  ratification  of  it  by  his  most  Christian  Majesty. 
....  The  Genoese  have  armed  out  two  more  of  their 
gallics,  a] id  are  putting  to  sea  3  or  4  stout  men-of-war. 
Genoa  seemeth  to  ho  a  little  uneasy  by  the  Spanish 
garrison  wliich  it  hath  received,  the  .soldiers  of  that 
nation,  but    above    all    the    Neapolitans,  robbing   and 


ng  into  the  .shops  of  the  n.erchauts  in  the  d.ay  time  and    ^-  9,^'t'I''"' 

taking  from  thence  what   they  like  ....  I  find  lately  ' 

that  his  most  Christian  Majesty  is  more  incensed 
against  the  Genoese  than  ho  was  the  last  week,  aud  that 
if  the  Spaniards  are  resolved  to  have  them  compre- 
hended in  the  Treaty,  it  may  create  a  greater  obstacle 
than  was  at  first  imagined  .... 

16s4,  July  8th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  have  received  your  lordship's  of  the  23rd  of  the  last 
month  with  an  order  of  Council  enclosed  in  favour  of 
Mr.  Monroe.  I  am  well  acquainted  with  his  case,  and 
I  shall  do  what  I  am  able  towards  the  obtaining  of 
justice  for  him  here  ;  but  in  order  to  it  he  will  do  well 
in  sending  me  a  cojiy  of  the  last  sentence  given  against 

him.  of  which  I  am  to  demand  a  review 

1084,  .July  12th.  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  his 
cousin,  Mr.  Grahme,  of  Clill'ord's  Inn. — I  have  only 
time  to  let  yott  know  that  there  is  a  rumour  here  that 
Ludlow  hath  been  privately  in  England  for  some 
months  watching  the  success  of  the  late  conspiracy.  I 
have  also  had  notice  of  it  privately,  but  I  cannot  say 
how  well  the  advice  may  be  grounded  ;  I  shall  be  as 
diligent  as  I  can  in  enquiring  further  into  it ;  and  I 
shall  endeavour  to  have  information  from  Genoa  con- 
cerning him,  and  whether  he  hath  lately  been  seen  in 
Swizzerland,  where  he  hath  for  a  long  time  dwelt  in  a 
town  near  the  Lake  of  Geneva.  I  should  be  glad  to 
know  if  you  have  had  any  notice  or  susfiicion  of  this.  I 
have  forborne  to  write  of  it  to  ray  Lord  of  Sunderland, 
because  1  cannot  answer  for  the  certainty  of  the  re))ort. 
If  I  may  have  a  line  or  two  upon  this  subject  I  shall 
write  more  at  large  to  you.  In  the  meantime  be  pleased 
to  keep  it  to  yourself,  and  1  will  be  as  diligent  as  I  can 
to  be  informed  whether  there  may  be  truth  in  the  advice 
or  not.  I  pray  be  pleased  to  present  my  most  hum  file 
service  to  Sir  Nicholas  Butler,  aud  to  let  him  know 
that  I  received  his  letter  of  the  2tith  of  June  last  yester- 
day. I  have  two  posts  since  given  an  account  to  my 
Lord  of  Sunderland  of  the  answer  which  I  had  to  the 
memorial  wiiioh  I  presented  upon  the  subject  of  his 
friend  Mr.  Bank's  afl"air,  whieh  I  suppose  .my  Lord  of 
Sunderland  may  have  commnnieated  to  hi'U,  and  there- 
fore I  shall  not  repeat  it  here  ;  Mons'.  delBarillon,  having 
writteu  hither  upon  it,  hath  orders  from  the  King  his 
master  to  justify  as  I  believe  the  acting  of  the  Governor 
of  the  Petites  Giianes  in  that  alfair.  Therefore  Sir 
Nicholas  Butler  aud  Mr.  Bankes  would  do  well  to  be 
watchful  and  to  take  care  that  his  Majesty  nniy  be 
thoroughly  informed  of  the  violence  and  injustice  of  the 
proceeding,  aud  l)e  pleased  to  assure  them  that  if  any 
further  orders  come  to  me  I  shall  take  care  to  execute 
them  vigorously  here. 

1(58 1-,  July  12'th,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of 
Sunderland. — I  enclose  the  copy  of  tlie  arrest  granted 
for  the  release  of  the  Irish  barque  lately  taken  in  Rams- 
gato  Road  by  a  privateer  of  Calais.  I  have  sent  the 
original  thither  to  the  master,  who  is  now  there.  Your 
lordship  will  find  that  there  is  no  satisfaction  ordered 
by  it  to  the  owners  aud  master  for  the  damages  which 
they  have  sustained  by  the  taking  and  long  detention  of 
the  said  barque,  tho'  in  pursuimee  of  my  orders  I  did 
dem.md  it.  I  have  yesterday  also  received  by  the  hands 
of  the  persons  concerned  your  lordship's  letter  of  the 
19th  ofjuno,s.v.,with  his  Majesty's  commands  to  demand 
the  restitution  of  the  ship  called  the  James  and  John  of 
London  taken  lately  by  a  French  privateer  and  carried 
into  Dunkirque  and  confiscated  there,  and  also  repara- 
tion and  satisfaction  to  be  forthwith  made  to  the  said 
owners  for  the  capture  and  the  loss  which  thej'  have 
sustained  thereby.  I  shall  take  care  speedily  to  render 
an  account  of  this  afl'air  ....  The  Genoese  do  their 
best  lo  put  the  S]janiards  into  a  condition  to  support  the 
war;  they  have  not  only  furnished  that  which  was 
necessary  for  the  arming  of  tho  squadrons  of  Naples, 
Sicily,  and  Sardinia,  and  joined  their  own  gallies  to 
them,  but  have  at  their  own  exjience  embarqued  upon 
the  fleet  those  4,000  Corsi  and  1,000  Germans  which  I 
mentioned  in  my  last  to  your  lordship  to  be  landed  in 
Catalonia.  This  Heet  hath  appeared  upon  the  coast  of 
Provence  and  hath  alarmed  the  people  there ;  but  it 
alterwards  put  off  to  sea  and  hath  not  been  seen  since, 
and  hero  they  pretend  to  have  advise  that  it  is  retarned 
into  jiort  ....  The  buildings  at  Versailles  are  carried 
on  with  great  diligence,  they  are  now  taking  away  a 
very  large  hill  which  standeth  in  the  view  of  the  palace. 
There  are  15,000  people  at  work,  and  besides  thes  ,■  10 
battallions  of  Foot  are  ordered  to  go  to  work  there. 

1(584,  .lulyl.jth,  s.n.,Paiis. — The  same  to  tho  same. — 
1  have  received  your  lordship's  oi'  the  30th  of  the  last 
month,  s.  v..  and  I  shall  not  fail  to  obey  his  Majesty  by 


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1  representing  to  this  King  and  to  his  ministers   what  I 

J-*"'  am  ordered  c mceruing  the  privileges  ot'th<>  English  and 
Scotch  suIJject^.  and  particularly  coucerniug  the  Droit 
d'Aubeyne.  Mr.  Monroe  hath  "written  to  me  by  the  last 
post  and  desireth  rae  not  to  laove  in  his  business  till 
his  arrival  here,  he  being  upon  the  way.  I  am  very  glad 
that  your  lordshi]i  hath  had  orders  to  speak  with  Mous. 
Barillon  about  it,  and  also  about  the  affair  of  Mr.  Banke's 
ship.  The  Marquis  do  Grana  is  so  much  dissatisfied 
with  the  late  Treaty  concluded  at  the  Hague,  that  upon 
every  occasion  in  his  discourse,  and  in  his  writings,  he 
gireth  it  the  qualification  of  infamous  ....  The 
affairs  of  the  North  are  in  terras  of  being  pacified  to  the 
satisfaction  of  all  parties.  The  King  of  Denmarkehath 
consented  to  an  accommodation,  having  sent  his  troops 
into  their  quarters,  and  declaring  that  he  will  content 
himself  with  the  reunion  which  he  hath  made  of  the 
Duchy  of  Sleswicke  to  his  Crown,  which  I  am  afraid 
will  scarce  recompence  the  vast  expense  which  he  hath 
been  obliged  to  make  these  2  last  years  in  setting  out 
of  his  army  and  his  fleet  ....  Tho'  it  be  not  yet  sure 
that  either  the  Emperor  or  Spayne  will  accept  the  trnce 
no  advises  having  come  from  either  Court  since  the  con- 
clusion uf  the  Treaty  at  the  Hague,  j-et,  according  to  all 
appearances,  they  cannot  resist  long,  nor  oppose  a  good 
so  reasonable  to  all  Christendom,  and  so  necessary  to 
themselves,  in  which  his  Majesty  will  justly  have  the 
greatest  share  of  the  glory,  having  contributed  more  to 
it  by  his  prudent  condncr  and  his  firmness  than  any 
Prince  of  Europe  ....  Mens',  de  Croissy  hath  notified 
to  the  Nonce  and  to  the  other  Princes  of  Italy  that  the 
Kmg  his  master  was  resolved  not  to  carry  his  arms  into 
that  country,  but  at  the  same  time  he  gave  them  to 
understand  that  he  did  not  intend  that  the  Genoese 
should  be  comprehended  in  the  peace  with  Spayne,  but 
that  if  they  would  make  any  propositions  to  his  most 
Chi'istian  Majesty  fi-om  themselves  they  shoulil  l^e 
favourably  received.  There  are  great  grounds  to  believe 
that  the  Republic  of  Genoa  doth  begin  to  find  itself  in- 
commoded by  the  protection  of  Spayne,  which  maketh 
itself  too  often  put  its  hand  into  the  purse.  The  Consul 
of  France  hath  been  put  in  prison  there  since  that 
Kepublic  hath  had  advise  of  the  arrest   of  Mons'.   de 

Marini 

1684',  July  19th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
I  am  t:i  acknowledge  your  lordship's  of  the  :jOth  of 
the  last  month,  s.v.,  which  came  to  my  hands  upon 
Friday.  I  have  yesterday  in  pursuance  of  the  orders 
conveyed  bj'  it  spoken  effectually  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy 
upon  the  subject  of  the  privileges  of  his  Majesty's  sub- 
jects here.  He  hath  promised  to  represent  what  I  said 
to  his  most  Chi-istian  Majesty,  and,  if  the  answer  be  not 
favourable,  and  such  as  ma}-  put  an  end  to  the  pursuits 
and  ]iroceedings  under  pretext  of  the  Droit  d'Aubeyne. 
I  shall  take  an  occasion  o^  moving  this  King  himself  in 
it,  and  of  laying  the  justice  of  our  pretentions  before 
him.  I  have  yesterday  also  demanded  the  restitution 
of  the  ship  lately  taken  by  a  privateer  of  Duukirque, 
which  I  hope  will  be  released  without  difficulty,  since 
the  proofs  are  very  clear  that  all  her  cargo  belongeth 
and  is  consigned  to  the  King's  subjects  Carew  after 
having  seen  all  his  projects  disappointed  here  is  retired 
d  days  since  to  l^oan,  from  whence,  as  lam  told,  he 
designeth  to  go  privately  to  England  ....  A  remark- 
able Thesis  is  lately  published,  which  the  Abbe  de 
Louvois  is  to  sustain.  The  graving  of  it  is  admirable, 
and  the  design  something  singular.  His  most  Christian 
Majesty  is  there  seen  with  an  air  of  greatness  and  in  a 
military  posture,  having  at  his  feet  flocks  of  sheep 
feeding  in  peace.  On  the  opposite  side  is  the  Emperor, 
the  King  of  Spayne,  and  their  allies,  with  the  figure  of 
a  Spaniard  making  offers  to  draw  his  long  sword  but  is 
hindered  by  the  Belgique  Lyon.  This  Thesis  did  hang 
yesterday  within  the  Ruelle  of  this  Kings  bed  .... 
The  Algerines,  as  I  have  before  advertised  your  lord- 
ship, give  marks  of  their  desigi\  of  making  a  war  with 
England,  hiiving  already  taken  3  of  our  ships,  as  the 
last  letters  from  Provence  intimate  ....  Some  vessels 
are  lately  parted  from  the  Western  parts  of  this  king- 
dom with  some  forces  on  board  them  bound  for  the 
Islands  of  America.  The  Mareschal  d'Estrees  having 
always  in  prospect  the  making  of  some  conquests 
there.  Monsieur  de  la  Salle,  of  whoin  your  lordship 
hatfi  been  before  advised,  is  gone  to  Canada  with  some 
forces  to  pursue  that  great  discovery  which  he  made  the 
last  vear  in  those  parts.  As  a  consequence  of  theiicace 
they' apply  themselves  more  and  more  everyday  here  to 
buildinn-.  That  of  Yersailles  is  continued  with  a  most 
incredible  expense,  and  at  the  same  time  that  of  St. 
Germain  en  Laye,  and  of  the  Invalids  ....  It  hath 
been  declared  to  the  Nonce  by  order  of  this  King,  that 


his  most  Christian  Majesty  will  not  suffer  the  Geonese  .Sir 

to  be  comprehrndel  in'  the  Treaty  with  Spain,  and  that    F-Gkaham. 
he   will  hear  nothing  of  an  aceo'mraoditiou  with  them        ^'~' 
till  they  have  first  n-stored    all  that  thev  have  taken 
from  his   suljjects   sinee    the    rupture.     'I'hc    Duke    of 
Northumberlaiid  arrived  here  the  last  night  from  the 
camp  in  Flanders. 

1(584.  July  '22nd,  s.  n..  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  tho 
Earl  of  .Sunderland.  I  have  your  lordship's  of  the  7th 
instant,  s.v.,  with  his  Majesty's  commands  concerning 
Madame  d' Averse,  which  I  shall  take  care  to  execute 
....  The  S]ianiards  do  still  govern  at  Genoa,  and 
their  councils  do  upon  all  occasions  obtain  there.  They 
have  proposed  the  building  of  a  citadel  for  the  safety  o'f 
the  Republic,  which  if  thi'V  agree  to  will  be  indee'd  a 
ready  and  a  good  way  for  "them  to  render  themselves 
masters  of  that  city.  The  Chevalier  de  Tourville  with 
his  squadron  hath  made  a  descent  upon  the  Island  of 
Corsica,  which  belongeth  to  the  Genoese,  but  the 
particularities  of  it  are  not  yet  known       ... 

1684,  July  2Gth,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — When  the  news  arrived  at  Madrid 
that  the  Hollanders  had  concluded  the  truce  with 
Prance  that  Court  expressed  a  great  concern,  and  in 
its  discourses  treated  them  very  ill.  But  in  the  end 
tho  Pope's  Nonce  and  the  ambassador  of  the  Etuperor 
are  said  to  have  brought  his  Catholic  Majesty  and  his 
ministers  to  consent  to  the  acceptation  of  it  "upon  the 
conditions  of  the  inclusion  of  their  allies,  and  of  a 
general  garentie  ....  The  estates  of  Ho'land  are 
extremely  desirous  that  the  Prince  of  Orange  should  be 
re-established  in  the  possession  of  what  belongeth  to 
him  in  France  and  in  the  conquered  countries,  and 
have  testified  so  much  to  Mons.  d'Avaux ;  but  I  am 
afraid  that  his  ]iresent  conduct  will  not  create  in  this 
King  any  inclination  to  answer  favourably  to  such  a 
projiosal.  The  exchange  of  the  ratifications  hath  been 
made  at  the  Hague,  and  the  secretary  of  Monsieur 
d'Avaux  is  expected  here  hourly,  who  is  to  bring  them. 
The  Prince  of  Orange  hath  hindered  Uttrecht  to  ratify, 
so  that  at  present  4  provinces  have  only  signed,  but 
however  the  afl'air  is  passed  by  a  plurality  of  voices  in 
the  assembly  of  the  Estates  General.  Those  estates 
have  signified  to  Mons.  d'Avaux  that  since  they  have 
retired  their  troops  out  of  the  Spanish  territories  they 
are  in  hopes  that  his  most  Christian  Majesty  will  with- 
draw his  also,  but  there  is  no  a]ipearance  that  he  will  do 
that  before  the  Spaniards  have  accepted  the  truce.  The 
article  relaiing  to  the  Genoese  may,  I  am  afraid,  be  an 
obstacle  to  this,  but  in  that  case  I  believe  they  may 
content  themselves  here,  provided  that  the  Emperor 
and  the  Empire  consent  to  it,  Holland  being  now  out  of 
])!ay  ....  The  expence  of  the  buildings  at  Versailles 
is  now  regulated  to  200,000  f runes  each  week  .  .  .  The 
Duke  of  Grafton,  having  taken  letve  of  the  Court, 
leaveth  this  place  this  night  or  to-morrow  morning,  in 
order  to  embark  himself  at  Diepe  for  England.  His 
most  CIrristian  Majesty  hath  presented  him  with  a 
sword  set  with  diamonds. 

16.34.  Jitly  29lh,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— I  give  your  lordship  the  trouble  of  this  particular 
letter,  because  I  must  leave  it  to  your  lordship  either 
to  communicate  the  contents  of  it  to  his  Majesty,  or  to 
suppress  it,  a;  you  shall  judge  most  convenient,  for  I 
have  ever  avoided  to  meddle  in  anything  whirh  hath  not 
immediately  concerned  me  as  being  in  this  poste,  or  to 
offer  anything  which  may  look  like  an  advise,  knowing 
that  I  have  nothing  to  do  but  to  obey  those  orders  with 
which  his  Majesty  is  pleased  to  charge  me.  This  being 
premised,  I  must  acquaint  your  lordship  that  Mous\ 
de  St.  Remain  hath  by  his  last  dispatches  given  great 
hopes  of  the  success  of  his  negotiations  in  Portugal, 
particularly  of  that  in  favour  of  the  Prince  de  la  Koche- 
sur-yon.  that  also  that  he  hath  signified  that  he  hath 
lately  had  some  discourse  with  Mr.  Fanshaw,  and  that 
he  is  very  well  satisfied  with  him  now,  and  is  assured  of 
his  good  intentions,  tho'  formei-ly  he  had  intimated 
hither  that  he  thought  he  had  not  executed  vigorously 
euouah  the  orders  which  he  had  received  relating  to 
tbis  afiair.  It  is  believed  here  that  his  Majesty's  counte- 
nance and  good  offices  b_v  his  minister  may  contribute 
much  to  the  success  of  it,  for  the  continuation  of  which 
the  Prince  of  Conde  doth  as  I  find  in  particular  hope 
since  I  had  the  honour  to  assure  him  of  them,  in  his 
Majesty's  name,  when  this  ]iroposal  was  first  made  by 
Mo'ns'.'dOppede   before  the  death  of  the  late  Queen  of 

Portugal I  have  grounds  to  believe  that  it  would 

not  be  disagreeable  here  if  Mr.  Funshaw  might  be  con- 
tinued at  least  till  the  conclusion  of  this  ati'air  for  the 
reason  which  I  have  mentioned  above. 

—  s.  d.     The   same   to  the  same. — The   E uperor   at 

(jq   3 


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HISTORICAL    MANlti^CRIPTS   COMMISSION". 


SIB  lengtli  is  said  to  Lave  made  a  pure  and  simple  accepta- 
F.  fiRAiiiM.  tion  i)f  the  truce  conformable  to  the  electoral  declara- 
""'^-  tion,  which  L  inclose,  ihv  courier  whom  the  iJutch 
ambassador  sent  lately  to  Madrid  returned  on  Thurs- 
day last  with  advise"  that  that  (.'airt  insisted  upon 
the  inclusion  of  the  Geoneso  in  the  Treaty  to  be 
mode,  and  that  it  could  not  accept  of  the  truce  by 
separatinfj  itself  from  its  allies.  That  ambassador 
dispatched  the  same  night  a  courier  to  Mons'.  van 
Citters  and  another  into  Holland.  Mons'.  d'Avauxhath 
signed  a  particular  article  in  explication  of  the  9th  of 
the  late  Treaty,  by  which  this  King  cngageth  himself 
not  to  attack  the  Estates  cither  by  himself  or  by  his 
allies  ;  and  they  have  declared  that  sinec  they  have  no 
alliance  oftcnsiVe  with  any  Piince  they  will  attack  the 
first  aggressor  ....  The  Spaniai'ds  continue  still  in 
Geuoa'^and  are  the  masters  there.  It  is  said  h(!re  that 
Mons'.  de  Louvois  is  to  make  ;i.  vo.vage  to  Luxembourg 
to  examine  the  condition  of  that  place,  and  to  see  the 
repairs  which  are  there  making 

lliS*,  Aug.  2nd,  e.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
....  U])0n  offices  which  the  Nonce  liath  lately  passed 
here  in  favour  of  the  Genoese  it  hath  been  declared  to 
him  that  this  King  is  resolved  not  to  attack  Genoa  nor 
any  place  upon  the  Italian  coast ;  but  that  he  is  resolved 
by  no  means  to  agree  to  the  comprebension  of  that 
Republic  in  any  Treaty  to  be  made  with  the  Spaniards, 
or  to  have  any  accommodation  with  them  till  it  hath 
made  a  submission  and  given  satisfaction  to  him,  as  to 
the  demands  which  he  hath  made. 

1<J84,  Aug.  6tli,  E.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
....  Mens',  de  Louvois  went  upon  Wednesday  last 
towards  Luxembourg  to  view  the  condition  of  the  place, 
and  to  give  the  necessary  orders  for  the  repairs  \Thich 
arc  to  be  made  there.  From  thence  he  goeth  to  Strats- 
bourg.  whither  hi.s  son  the  Marijuis  de  Oourtenvaui  is 
already  gone.  These  movements  must  doubtless  much 
alarm  the  Empire  ....  There  appeared  upon  Thurs- 
day a  new  declaration  of  this  King,  which  forbids  all  his 
subjects  of  the  religion  to  assemble  themselves  in  any 
places  except  in  their  Temples,  which  is  done  with 
design  to  abolish  their  assemblies  in  the  fields.  The 
miniftters  of  Rochelle  are  accused  for  having  received  a 
relapse  lately  into  their  congi-egation,  which  it  is 
believed  will  occasion  the  demolition  of  their  Temple 

1684,  Aug.  8th,  St.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to 
the  Lord  Marquis  of  Halifax.  —  This  morning  I 
found  this  Court  a  little  surjirised  with  the  late 
advice  from  England  of  Mr.  Thynn's  and  Sir  Dud- 
ley North's  being  added  to  the  commission  of  the 
Treasury.  It  is  looked  upon  to  be  of  ill  abode  to 
my  Lord  of  Rochester  (in  whom  here  they  seem  to 
repose  trust),  and  to  augur  something  of  a  Parliament. 
It  is  said  to  be  done  wholly  by  your  lordship  without 
the  knowledge  of  my  Lady  Portsmouth,  who  hath  (as 
'tis  writ  from  England)  with  great  instances  and  many 
tears  endeavom-ed  to  obtain  from  his  Majesty  to  add  no 
body  to  the  commission,  but  to  confine  it  still  to  the 
number  of  three.  I  endeavoured  to  sound  Mons'.  de 
Croissy  tliis  day  upon  this  :>Jfair,  and  find  that  he  had 
been  very  well  informed  of  all  the  particulars  of  it ;  but 
1  could  not  by  any  means  bring  him  to  enter  into 
conversation  concerning  it.  he  still  waiving  the  discourse. 
It  is  the  common  style  of  these  ministers  and  of  this 
Court  that  your  lordship  preaseth  the  assembling  of  a 
Parliameiit  in  England,  and  that  you  are  using  all 
endeavours  to  bring  the  King  to  a  resolution  of 
declaring  war  against  Pranec; 

1684,  Aug.  Hth.  s.  n..  Paris. — Lord  PresDoii  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — The;  acceptation  which  the  House 
of  Austria  and  the  Empire  make  oi  the  truce  proposed 
by  France  cciitaineth  so  many  clau.ses  contrary  to  the 
Treaty  of  the  Hague  that  I  look  upon  it  as  scarce  possi- 
ble that  this  King  should  be  satisHed  with  it.  The 
consideration  oi  the  interests  of  iljc  parties  grieved,  of 
the  [iossession.  of  the  limits,  of  the  place  of  treating  of  a 
peace,  of  the  general  f/iii-inilia,  ot  the  comprehension 
of  the  Genoese  in  the  Treaty  with  Spayue,  and  of  several 
other  particularities  will  certainly  lie  an  hindrance  to 
the  negotiations  on  foot.  In  the  mean  time  orders  are 
sent  to  Mons'.  de  Crecy  at  liatislxme  to  grant  till  the 
l.jtli  of  this  month  for  thi' jiceeptatioii  of  the  truce,  if 
he  finds  that  they  negotiate  in  carn;'st ;  but  if  within 
that  time  they  do  not  corao  to  such  a  resolution  as 
is  <lesired  hero,  ho  is  to  advertise  the  Mareschail  do 
Pchoraberg  at  Stratsbourg.  who  doubtless  hath  his 
order.-:  ;o  act  .  .  .  Mons'.  (1<-  Vaulian  is  gone  lo  Lnxcm- 
noarg  to  receive  iheve  the  orders  of  Mons'.  de  l.ouveis  : 
from  theiico  they  will  go  i  ogother  to  Stratsbourg  .  .  . 
hir  Samuel  Morland  hath  ilc»ired  niu   to  enclose  this 


petition,  and  I  hope  your  lordship  will  do  him  so 
reasonaljle  a  favour  as  to  present  it  to  the  ICing. 

16S-1,  Aug.  12th,  s.  11.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. 
— I  received  yesterday  your  lordship's  of  tho  'iSth  of 
July,  s.  v.,  with  the  copy  of  an  Order  of  Council  in- 
closed in  favour  of  Mons'.  Duarte  of  Antwerp,  the 
King's  jeweller.  I  shall  not  fail  to  repeat  my  instances 
iu  his  behalf:  but  I  fear  they  will  be  still  ineffectual, 
since  I  know  that  the  jewels,  and  the  other  things 
which  were  taken  upon  the  malefactor,  have  been  given 
as  a  gratification  to  the  Major  of  Gambray,  at  the 
recpiest  of  Mons'.  de  Louvois  ....  Mons'.  de  Louvois 
is  returned  fi-oin  his  voyage,  having  given  all  necessary 
orders  to  Mons'.  Vauban  for  fortifying  the  frontier 
places  of  Germany.  It  is  assured  that  since  yesterday 
the  Mareschal  de  Schomberg  hath  stop]ied  his  march, 
from  whence  it  is  judged  that  the  ministers  of  Ratisbone 
may  have  reformed  their  conclusion  concerning  the 
acceptation  of  the  truce.  However  it  is  certain  that  the 
Mareschal  is  arrived  at  Ratisbone.  Tho  Pope's  Nonce 
here  hath  again  made  new  instances  in  favour  of  the 
Genoese,  and  his  most  Christian  Majesty  hath  ex- 
plained himself,  and  ordered  Mons'.  de  Crecy  to 
insinuate  it  to  the  Diete  at  Ratisbone  that  he  will  not 
attack  Genoa  nor  any  other  place  belonging  to  that 
Republic,  provided  that  it  will  make  a  submission  .... 

1684,  Aug.  12,  s.  n.,   Paris, — Lord   Preston  to . 

Dear  Frank. —  ....  The  new  addition  of  the  Com- 
mission of  the  Treasury  was  surprising  enough,  because 
an  alteration  of  another  nature  was  expected.  'This 
Court  was  also  alarmed  at  it ;  and  upon  Tuesday  last  I 
was  told  of  it  there  (tho'  I  had  notice  of  it  before)  it 
having  been  represented  by  Mons'.  Barillon  with  ail  its 
circumstances.  I  wish  to  God  that  something  were 
done  for  our  poor  Lord  Dartmouth,  I  am  sure  he 
deserveth  well,  but  he  hath  enemies  as  well  as  other 
people. 

Lord  Preston's  Letter  Books. 

Vol.  .5. 

Letters  to  England.  1684  and  1685. 

(Iu  Lord  Preston's  handwriting  at  the  beginning  of  the 
volume.) 

Most  of  the  letters  in  this  volume  and  of  the  others 
during  my  embassy  were  copied  by  Charles  Sandford, 
my  second  secretary  at  Paris,  Mr.  Roland  Tempest 
being  my  chief  secretary,  who  is  now  dead,  being  a 
designing  ingenious  young  gentleman,  and  son  to  Coll. 
Tempest,  of  Old  Durham,  in  the  Bishoprick  of  Durham. 

1684.  Aug.  16,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  tho  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — The  term  being  now  expired  which 
w.as  accorded  by  his  most  Christian  Majesty  to  the 
Emperor  and  Empire  for  tho  acceptation  of  the  truce  as 
proposed  by  his  minister  at  Ratisbone  wc  expect  here 
with  impatience  to  know  what  resolution  may  have 
been  taken  there  upon  that  affair.  The  Imperial  minis- 
ters have  hitherto  raised  great  difiiculties  upon  the 
conditions  of  the  truce,  and  above  all  upon  the  article 
relating  to  the  possessions.  It  seemeth  as  if  they 
would  elude  the  arbitrage  of  the  King  in  regard  of  the 
differences  which  may  arise  between  France  and  Spain 
during  the  said  truce,  as  it  is  established  by  the  Treaty 
of  the  Hague,  for  they  have  proposed  that  they  should 
rather  be  submitted  to  the  arbitrage  of  the  Emperor 
and  the  Bmiiire,  to  which  this  King  will  never  consent. 
Mons'.  de  Crecy  hath  before  this  time  declared  to  the 
Diet  the  resolution  of  the  King  his  master  relating 
to  the  article  of  Genoa,  which  is.  That  if  the  Kepublic 
will  dismiss  the  Sjianish  g.arrison  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  will  engage  neither  to  attack  the  city  of  Genoa 
nor  any  other  place  within  its  territories,  and  that  he 
will  be  willing  to  he:irkeii  to  an  accommodation  with 
that   estate   if  it  be  sought  after  a  decent  and   a   due 

manner Tho    citadel   of  Stratsbourg   being   at 

jiresent  flnishcd,  the  wall  of  the  city  on  that  side  is 
opened  ior  communication.  Those  inhabitants  will  now 
be  well  bridled  liy  it.  The  States  General  on  one  side 
and  llii:  Elector  uf  .Brandebourg  on  tho  other  continue 
to  solicit  this  King  for  the  restitution  oi'  what  belongeth 
to  the  Prince  of  Orange  within  his  dominions,  tho' 
that  Prince  seemeth  to  bo  unconcerned  in  it.  The 
Elector  of  Brandeburg  acteth  in  this  with  regard  to  hia 
own  interest,  tho  succession  in  case  of  the  failure  of  the 
Prince  of  Orange's  line  coining  to  his  children.  Tho 
Maiijuis  de  Bethune  hath  lately  written  to  this  King 
that  nothing  can  bo  in  better  order  or  more  numcrou.s 
than  the  army  ol'  Poland  ;  it  is  comi;oscd  of  lO.liOO 
iinlil:-.^  with  their  trains  and  attendance  of  40.000 
Ihiss.ars,  :Mid  of  30,000  Cossaiiues.  The  King  of  Poland 
is  to  march   at  the  head  of   this, army  upon  tho  20th 


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SiE  instant  .   .  .  .   T  hear  that  another  article  of  the  Treaty 

'•  B^Kjf "'    made  by  this  King  with  Algiers  is,  that  those   corsairs 

shall  take  no  slave  of  any  nation  ■svhat.soever  upon  any 

French  ship  ....  The  voyage  of  Chaml)ert  is  declareii 
for  the  15th  of  the  next  moni;h,  tho'  some  say  that  it 
may  yet  be  changed  to  that  of  Foutaiuebleau.  Coll. 
Berkeley  'went  from  thence  towards  Lyons  on  Saturday 
last  in  hi.s  way  to  Turin. 

1684,  Aug.  19th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — A  courier  arrived  the  other  day 
from  Eatisbune  with  advice  from  Mons'  de  Crecy  that 
the  commissarie  of  the  Emperor  having  upon  the  6th 
of  this  month  communicated  to  him  the  power  which 
the  King  of  Spain  had  given  to  his  Imperial  Majesty 
for  the  acceptation  of  the  truce,  after  many  difficulties 
they  agreed  to  meet  in  a  monastery  of  Jacobins.  The 
Comte  de  Crecy  in  one  chamber,  and  the  Imperial  com- 
missioners in  another  ;  the  several  secretaries  carried 
and  reported  what  was  said  on  both  sides.  They  entered 
into  this  kind  of  conclave  upon  Tuesday  last  was  a 
sevennight,  and  after  several  contestations  the  Treaty 
was  signed  upon  the  10th  instant  at  eleven  of  the  clock 
and  an  half  at  night.  The  article  relating  to  Genoa 
was  the  most  contested.  The  Genoese  are  not  directly 
comprehended  in  the  Treaty,  but  this  King  engageth 
himself  not  to  attack  them  directly  nor  indirectly,  it 
being  still  understood  that  they  shall  give  the  satis- 
faction demanded  by  his  most  Christian  Majesty,  who 
otherwise  reserveth  to  himself  the  power  of  chastising 
and  mortifying  of  them  without  troubling  the  repose 
of  Italy. — Encloses  characters  of  the  King  of  Portugal 
and  his  ministers. — My  Lord  of  Aran's  page  was  un- 
fortunately killed  upon  "Wednesday  last  in  this  Faux- 
bourg  by  one  Collins,  who  had  formerly  ridden  in  the 
Duke's  Guard  in  England,  who  lately  fled  from  thence 
for  killing  a  man  there. 

1684,  Aug.  28rd,  s.  u.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  news  of  the  acceptation  of  the  truce  by  the 
Emperor  was  so  long  expected  here  and  with  so  much 
impatience  that  this  Court  began  to  enter  into  some 
suspicion  that  the  Imperial  ministers  at  Ratisbone  had 
signed  tho  Treaty  for  Spain  with  a  prospect  only  of 
gaining  time  to  the  Emperor  till  he  might  see  what  the 
I  success  of  his  arms  would  be  before  Buda  ;  but  this  was 

I  soon  removed  by  the  arrival  of  a  courier   from  Mons'. 

'  de  Crecy  on  Monday  last  with  the  certain  advice  that 

at  his  departure  from  Balisbone,  which  was  upon  the 
16th  instant,  s.  u.,  all  the  ingredients  of  the  Treaty  for  a 
truce  had  been  agreed  upon  to  the  satisfaction  of  France, 
and  that  the  Plenipotentiaries  on  both  sides  were  then 
forming  and  dressing  of  it,  so  that  we  may  hope  to  see 
it  here  soon  in  good  and  due  form  ....  A  ligue 
defensive  hath  been  proposed  betwixt  this  Crown  and 
the  Estates  General  of  the  united  provinces.  The 
occasion  of  the  late  voyage  of  Mons'.  d'Avau.x  to 
Amsterdam  was  to  endeavoui'  to  induce  that  town  to 
consent  to  it,  and  to  order  Its  deputies  to  |iropo,=e  it  in 
the  next  assembly  of  the  Estates  General,  but  I  find 
that  he  hath  advised  hither  that  Amsterdam  hath  at 
present  refused  to  consent  to  any  seiiarate  Treaty  with 
France,  but  that  be  doth  not  despair  by  one  way  or 
another  to  bring  it  about  .... 

1684,  Aug.  26th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— At  length  the  truce  is  accepted  by  all  parties,  the 
Emperor  and  Empire  having  consented  to  it  as  well  as 
I  the  King  of  Spain.     The  secretary  of  Mons'.   de   Crecy 

F  arrived  here  from  Ratisbone  with  the   Treaty  in  good 

and  due  form  late  upon  Wednesday  at  night,  with  which 
his  most  Christian  Majesty  is  very  well  satisfied  .... 
The  Genoese  seem  now  to  tliink  of  making  their  sub- 
missions to  this  King,  and  by  a  peace  to  deliver  them- 
selves from  the  Spaniards  who  have  not  been  firm  to 
them.  His  most  Christian  Majesty  now  declaretk  that 
he  will  receive  no  proposals  from  them  till  the  Doge 
and  four  of  the  ])riiicipal  senators  come  hither  in  person 
to  ask  his  pardon ;  but  it  is  thought  that  ujion  the 
instances  of  the  Pope  this  prelimin;u'y  may  be  dispensed 

with P.S.     (In   Lord  Preston's   handwriting.) 

The  Duke  of  Northumberland  left  this  place  yesterday, 
and  is  gone  for  Bruxelles  ;  having  missed  his  fit  of  the 
ague. 

1684,  Aug.  30th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— Notwithstanding  that  I  have  used  all  possible  endea- 
vours  to  obtain  the  release  of  the  Irish  vessel  latel) 
taken  near  Ostend  by  the  privateers  of  Duukirque,  I 
have  not  yet  been  able  to  do  it,  nor  to  procure  any 
positive  ans*ver  to  the  memorial  which  I  did  present 
some  time  since  concerning  that  affair;  tho'  Mons'.  de 
Seignelay  seemeth  not  to  favour  us  in  it,  yet  I  hope 
that  an  end  may  be  soon  put  to  it,  forilons'.  de  Croissey 
told   me   yesterday  that  his   most   Christian  Majesty 


had   appointed    the    Chancellour    himself.   Mons'.    de  Sir 

Seignelay  and  another  councillor  to  take  cognisance  of    ^'-'^''akai 
it,  and  th;a   the  day  for  hearing  of  tho  several  partyes         "— ' 
would  be  BGoii    appointed.      In  the  meantime  if  your 
lordship  would  veconimend    the    maiter    to  Mons'.   de 
Barillon  it  might  make  my  offices  here  succeed  more 

easily The  ligue  projected  betwixt  the  Kino- 

of  _  Danemarke,  the  Elector  of  Brandeliourg.  and  the 
Princes  of  the  house  of  Limenbourg,  which  I  have 
before  mentioned  to  your  lordship,  can  now  have  im 
efl'ect  by  rea-soii  of  the  acceptation  of  the  truce  proposed 
by  France  by  all  parties  at  Ratisbone.  The  Princes  of 
Lunenbourg  are  said  to  have  entered  into  it,  only  with 
a  design  1.)  break  it,  and  to  sound  to  th-  iiottoin  the 
measures  which  the  other  two  Pi-inces  had  taken  or 
should  take  in  relation  to  Sweden.  The  ministers  of 
France  are  said  also  underhand  to  have  discovered  this 
ligue,  and  to  have  first  given  it  air,  because  his  most 
Christian  Majesty,  desiring  peace  in  this  conjuncture, 

had  no  mind  that  it  should  take  effect The 

Marciuisde  Bethune  hath  had  good  success  in  his  nego- 
tiations in  Poland,  and  he  will  in  likelihood  work  a 
better  understanding  betwixt  the  two  Crowns.  Upon 
the  refusal  which  the  King  of  Poland  hath  made  to 
suffer  the  Prince  his  son  to  accept  of  the  order  of  the 
Toison  iVur  lately  sent  to  him  by  the  King  of  Spain,  the 
Emperor's  ambassador  hath  demanded  his  Conge,  and 
will  soon  return  to  \  ienna. 

1684,  Sept.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. 
—  ....  -Ml  the  late  advices  from  Italy  signify  that  the 
Genoese  seem  disposed  to  accommodate  themselves  in 
earnest  with  Prance,  being  now  convinced  that  the 
Spaniards  have  taken  no  great  care  of  their  interests  in 
the  Treaty  concluded  at  Ratisbone. 

1684,  Sept.  6th,  s.  u.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— 1  received  your  lordship's  of  the  18th.  s.  v.,  late  upon 
Saturday,  which  should  have  arrived  early  the  day 
before.  I  the  next  morning  demanded  an  audience, 
which  could  be  appointed  me  no  soonar  than  to-morrow, 
because  the  intervening  days  had  been  given  to  other 
ministers  who  had  demanded  audiences  before.  I  shall 
then  present  that  memorial  concerning  the  withdrawing 
the  French  troops  out  of  the  Spanish  low  counti-ies,  of 
which  your  lordship  sent  me  a  draught.  I  could  wish 
that  upon  his  Majesty's  instances  the  most  Christian 
King  may  be  prevailed  with  to  withdraw  the  trooijs 
from  those  provinces,  since  their  ])resent  misery  accord- 
ing to  all  accounts  is  extremely  great  ....  I  have  in 
pursuance  of  my  further  instruotious  in  the  same  letter 
laid  before  the  Abbe  Balatti  the  several  particulars  of 
the  late  horrid  coiispiracy  against  the  (lersons  of  his 
Majesty  and  the  Duke,  which  was  so  happily  discovered 
the  last  year,  intreating  him  to  endeavour  to  give  to 
the  Princes  his  masters  such  anotiun  and  impression  of 
it  as  may  convince  them  of  tho  trtith  and  reality  of  it; 
that  being  done  I  told  him  I  did  not  doubt  liut  that  they 
would  detest  it,  and  refuse  all  sort  of  protection  or 
countenance  to  any  jierson  who  has  been  concerned  in 
it  ;  this  I  told  him  the  King  my  master  did,  and  had 
reason  to  e.xpect  from  them  as  Princes  and  his  ancient 
friends  :  he  answ  ered  me  that  he  w.as  much  surprised  to 
find  that  there  was  any  occasion  to  remonstrate  any 
thing  of  this  kind  to  the  Princes  of  the  house  of  Lunen- 
bourg, his  masters  ;  that  beiug  at  Hanover  when  the 
plot  was  first  discovered  no  person  could  exj-ress  a 
greater  detestation  of  it  than  the  Duke  did,  and  he 
heard  hira  make  a  declaration  that  if  the  chief  person 
concerned  in  it  should  come  to  him  for  protection  he 
would  order  him  to  withdraw  out  of  his  estates  ;  and 
that  he  was  sure  that  the  other  Princes  of  that  house 
had  the  same  sentiments  ;  that  himself  had  the  honour 
to  make  the  compliments  of  congratulation  to  his 
Majesty  from  those  Princes  upon  his  happy  deliverance, 
and  that  he  was  sure  that  nobody  congratulated  with 
him  f'lr  it  with  more  sincerity  than  they  did.  that  if 
anything  had  happened  since  his  departure  he  was  a 
stranger  to  it  .  .  .  .  He  asked  me  then  if  I  knew  the 
name  of  any  particular  conspirator  who  might  have 
been  protected  by  the  Princes  of  Lunenbourg,  and  said 
he  had  never  heard  of  any  disatt'ected  |icrson  to  his 
Majesty  who  had  been  near  those  countries  except  Sir 
Wm.  'Waller,  who  was  at  Bremen.  I  told  him  if  those 
Princes  had  shewed  any  countenance  to  that  person 
they  could  not  have  done  it  to  one  who  deserved  it  less 
or  who  merited  worse  from  the  King  than  he  did.  A 
review  of  the  sentence  which  1  have  been  ordered  to 
a.-k  lately  given  here  in  the  case  of  Monro,  with  which 
his  Majesty  and  your  lordship  is  well  acquainted,  is 
absolutely  refused.  The  commissioners  met  yesterday 
to  receive  the  proofs  relating  to  the  Irish  ship  lately 
taken  near  Ostend  by  a  privateer  of  Dujjkirque,  so  that 

Qq  4 


312 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Sib 


in  ;i  fi;w  days  wc  inav  hcpc  to  see  an  end  of  that  Imsi- 
f. Graham,  ness.  The  eiicloed" memorial  concerning  the  Fabiick 
Bakt  oj-  Can[n"oii  after  a  nrw  and  more  convenient  Tray  has 
been  lately  pnt  into  my  hands.  Yonr  loidship  may  be 
pleased  to  shew  it  to  his  Majesty,  and  if  he  thinks  it  (;f 
ii>e  the  person  ■svho  gave  it  me  shall  be  produced  Avhen 
his  Jfaje^.tT  pleases. 

I(5t4,  .Sept.  9th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
—I  received  yesterday  your  lordship's  of  Aug.  .'ith,  s.  v., 
Ijt  Mr.  Ackeman.  which   containeth  orders  to  me  to 
renew  my  instances  with  this  King  in  order  to  obtain 
the  lakim,'  otl'  of  60  sols  per  tun,  and  other  impositions 
characd  of  late  upon  the  Scotch  merchandises,  and  also 
the  confirmation  of  the  ancient  ))rivilege  of  that  nation 
in  France.      I  did  receive  about  two  years  since  the 
same  instruction  about   the   .".0  sols  per  tun,  and  also 
about  a  duty  exacted  upon  the   Scotch  ball  which  was 
usually  sold"  at  Roan  ;  but  Mons'.  Colbert  did  so  violently 
ojipose  himself,  and  appeared  so  eagerly  against  u  ,  that 
we  could  obtain  nothing.     I  wish  with  all  my  heart  that 
3ur  successors  may  be  better  now.     The  letters  which 
ihould  hare  arrived  from  England  are  still  due  ;  I   do 
not  know  whether  the   fault  be  in   the  masters  of  our 
pacc|uet  boats  or  on  this  side,  but  I  am  sure  I  have 
scarce  received  twice  my  letters  regularly  for   these 
8  or  10  months.     Upon  Thursday  morning  this  King 
gave  me  an  audience  at  Versailles,  in  which  I  repre- 
sented to  him  that  the   King  my  master  having  been 
informed  of  the  great  misery  under  which  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the   Spanish  low  countries  laboured  at  present 
by  reason  that  the  troops  of  his  most  Christian  Majesty 
continued   there   i-till,   could  not  but   be  touched  with 
compassion  for  those  unfortunate  jjeople  ;  and  that  since 
the  Treaty  at  Katisbone  had  been  concluded  betwixt  the 
Crowns  of  France  and  of   Spain  upon   the  same    foot 
with  that  of  the  Hague,  by  which  it  was  stipulated  that 
the  French  troops  should  retire   so  soon  as  the  Treaty 
should  be  ratifyed  Ijy  the   Catholic  King,  His  Majesty, 
being  persuaded  that  no  diflBculty  can  be  made  as  to  the 
said   ratification,   had  commanded  me  to   acquaint  his 
most  Christian  Majesty   that   it   would   be   extremely 
acceptable  to  him  if  at  his  request  he  would  give  the 
necessary  orders  to  his  troops  to  cease  from  hostilities 
and  to  withdraw  immediately  from  the  said  provinces. 
I  added   that  his   Majesty  had  reason  to  hope  that  this 
might  be  granted,  because  his  most  Christian  Majesty 
had  u|)0n  all  occasions  testified  his  inclinations  towards 
the  re-establishing  of  the  peace  and  repose  of  Christen- 
dom, and  to  the  end  that  1  might  better  explain  to  him 
the  sentiments  and  desires  of  the  King  my  master,  and 
also   acquit  mj'self  of  the  commission  which  I  had  re- 
ceived with  more  exactness,  I  would  take  the  liberty  to 
put  a  memorial  into  his  hands  (whicli  was  that  of  which 
your  lordship    sent  me    the  draught),  to  which  I  did 
humbly  desire  a   speedy  answer.     His    most  Christian 
Majesty  replied  that  the  King  my  master  could  have 
no  reason  to  be  dissatisfied  if  he  executed  the  Treaty  of 
Ratisbone  according  to  the  letter;    that  the  King  of 
Spain  had  not  yet  sent  his  ratification  of  the  Treaty  in 
form,  and  that  before  that  arrived  he  could  not  resolve 
to  v.'ithdraw  his  forces  out  of  the   Spanish  territories  : 
thai  it  was  true  complaints  had  been  made  of  disorders 
committed  by  some  of  his  troops,  but  that  where  there 
were  so  great  numbers  of  men  it  was  impossible  thiit 
theic  should  not   be  some  frijiuns  amongst  them,  &c., 

&c and  that  he  would  examine  my  memorial 

and  return  a  speedy  answer  to  it.  After  dinner  I  went 
to  Mons'.  de  Croissy  to  know  if  he  had  anything  in 
charge  to  say  to  me  in  relation  to  the  memoi  ial  which  I 
had  presented  at  my  audience.  He  told  me  that  the 
King  his  ma^^fei-  had  commanded  him  to  acquaint  me 
that  he  desired  nothing  more  than  the  contentment  of 
his  Majesty  of  Great  Britain,  and  that  he  should  be 
extremely  g'ad  upon  this  and  tipon  all  occasions  to  be 
able  to  do  anything  which  might  conduce  to  it  ;  that  he 
is  ready  to  withdraw  1  is  troops  so  soon  as  the  ratifica- 
tions are  exchanged,  or  when  the  Marquis  de  Grana 
shall  give  good  caution  for  the  payment  of  the  contri- 
butions now  due  and  demanded  ;  that  the  ratification  of 
the  Trjatj'of  Ratisbone  is  expected  here  the  beginning  of 
the  next  weok.according  to  tlie  assurance  which  theBaron 
Delval  ha'i  given  of  it  to  the  King  his  master  ;  that  his 
most  Christain  ,Majesty  had  already  sent  his  ratifications 
to  the  Hague  and  to  Ratisbone,  and  that  he  had  the 
draught  of  one  read}-  here  to  bo  exchanged,  if  the  ratifi- 
cations came  directly  hither  from  Madrid,  so  that  no 
time  should  be  lost  here,  but  all  things  should  be 
expedited  with  all  readiness,  his  most  Christian  Majesty 
designing  sliici  rely  to  cbservi.-  and  execute  the  Treaties. 
.Some  othi  T  general  things  he  added,  and  in  the  end 
told  me  that  he  had  written  uijou  this  subject  to  Mons'. 


Barillon  who  had  orders  to  entertain  his  Majesty  more 
at  length  upon  it.  When  I  arrived  at  Versailles  upon 
Thur^day  I  found  the  Dutch  ambassador  there,  who 
was  come  upon  the  same  Inisiness.  He  told  me  that  he 
had  received  a  courier  the  night  before,  and  that  he 
was  ordered  to  desire  his  most  Christian  Majesty  to 
withdraw  his  troops  from  the  Spanish  Netherlands,  and 
at  the  same  time  to  represent  some  disorders  which  bad 
been  committed  by  the  French  troops  in  the  country 
about  Maestricht ;  he  also  told  me  that  a  courier  had 
been  dispatched  from  the  Hague  into  England  to  desire 
the  concurrence  of  his  Majesty's  offices  in  relation  to 
the  withdrawing  of  the  troops.  He  only  saw  Mons'. 
de  Croissy,  who  charged  himself  to  represent  what  he 
demanded  to  the  King  his  master,  and  to  bring  him 
back  a  speedy  answer,  which  in  short  was  this,  that  if 
the  Estates  General  would  have  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  execute  the  Treaty  of  the  Hague  he  was  willing 
to  do  it,  and  according  to  the  9th  Article  of  the  said 
Treaty  to  cease  from  all  hostilities  and  to  withdi'aw  his 
troops,  but  that  he  would  still  retain  Courtrey  and 
Dixmude  and  the  dependencies  upon  those  towns,  he 
being  only  obliged  by  the  3rd  Article  to  have  restored 
them  to  Spain,  provided  that  his  Catholic  Majesty  had 
delivered  in  good  and  due  form  an  Act  of  ratification 
within  six  weeks  to  be  counted  from  the  day  of  the  date 
of  the  Treaty  ;  but  that  if  they  would  have  him  held  to 
the  Treaty  of  Ratisbone,  the  term  for  ratifying  of  it  is 
not  yet  expirea,  and  as  soon  as  the  ratifications  shall  be 
exchanged  his  most  Christian  Majesty  will  not  retard 
one  minute  the  withdrawing  of  his  troops  out  of  all 
the  Sjianish  dominions  ....  Since  the  Genoese  make 
no  haste  to  satisfy  this  King  as  to  the  demands  which 
he  maketh,  he  hath  sent  orders  to  Mons'.  du  Qiiesne 
and  to  the  Duo  de  Mortemar  to  approach  again  to 
Genoa  with  their  men-of-war  and  gallies  to  eudeavour 
to  make  them  explain  themselves.  It  may  also  happen, 
as  it  is  whispered  here,  that  if  they  continue  obstinate 
the  Duke  of  Savoy  reinforced  by  some  French  troops 

may  attempt  something  against  them 

1684,  Sept.  13th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
.John  Worden. — Upon  the  receipt  of  yours  of  the  18th 
of  August,  st.  v.,  I  addressed  my  self  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy 
for  a  passport  for  .50  tuns  of  wine  for  the  Duke's  use, 
which  hath  been  granted,  and  was  delivered  to  me 
yesterday.     I  shall  keep    it    in    my  hands    till   Mons'. 

Labady  doth  arrive 

1684,  Sept.  13th,  st.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. —  I  did  yesterday  deliver  a  memorial 
to  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  cf  which  I  enclose  the  copy,  con- 
cerning the  privileges  of  his  Majesty's  Scotch  subjects 
in  this  nation.  He  hath  promised  me  to  Lay  it  before 
the  King  his  master  so  soon  as  he  can  have  an  oppor- 
tunity, but  I  except  no  answer  to  it  till  the  return  of  this 
Court  from  Chambort.  He  told  me  that  he  did  believe 
that  difficulty  would  be  made  to  gr.ant  a  confirmation 
of  the  Scotch  privileges  in  general,  and  in  particuhir  to 
exempt  the  merchants  from  paying  the  50  sols  per  tun ; 
but  he  told  me  (as  I  have  in  some  of  my  former  letters 
acquainted  your  lordship)  that  all  these  matters  might 
be  easily  settled  by  a  Treaty  of  Commerce,  and  by  it 
what  is  desired  more  easily  obtained  than  by  any-  other 
way.  I  told  him  that  I  did  not  find  the  King  my  master 
averse  from  hearkening  to  such  a  Treaty,  but  till  that 
could  be  agreed  upon  he  desired  that  his  subjects  might 
enjoy  those  privileges  which  have  been  granted  and 
confirmed  to  them  by  several  of  the  most  Christian 
Kings,  and  which  they  bad  obtained  for  the  service 
they  had  rendered  this  nation.  1  suppose  it  will  be 
indifferent  t'>  his  JIajcsty  whether  the  above-mentioned, 
privileges  be  assured  to  his  subjects  Ijy  a  new  Treaty  or 
confirmed  to  them  by  an  Arret  of  this  Council  of  State, 
but  I  must  own  that  1  believe  the  end  will  sooner  bo 
obtained  Ijy  the  former  method.  I  met  yesterday  acci- 
dentally Mons'.  Bfdatti,  who  told  me  that  since  I  had 
last  spoken  to  him  he  had  been  considering  of  what  I 
had  represented  to  him  by  his  Majesty's  order,  and  that 
tho'  he  had  heard  nothing  from  the  Princes  liis  masters 
concerning  it  since  his  being  here,  yet  he  had  called  to 
mind  some  things  which  might  iierhajis  have  given  to 
them  some  subject  of  dissatisfaction  which  he  would 
impart  to  mo  as  a  friend,  and  not  as  a  minister.  One 
was  that  he  did  not  hear  that  his  Majesty  had  returned 
the  congratulatory  compliment  which  had  been  made  to 
him  in  their  name,  upon  his  happy  deli\erance  from 
the  late  horrid  conspiiacy,  either  Ijy  Mr.  Skelton,  his 
minister,  or  by  any  other  hand.  Another  wag  that  he  did 
not  know  whether  or  not  his  Majesty  had  returned  an 
answer  to  a  letter  of  notification  which  the  Prince  of 
Hanover  had  written  to  him  upon  his  marriage  .... 
Monsieur  d'Avaux  is  now  said  to  disavow  that  he  had 


Sir 

F.  Graham 

Bart. 


APPENDIX    TO    ^SEVEXTH    REPORT. 


813 


SiE  ever  iii;ido  any  proposition  to  those  of  Amsterdam  c  m- 

, Graham,  oeriiiug  a  delensive  liyuo  tj  bu  luadj  with  the  Suitos 
_"-  ■  Goiier;il,  liut  no; uithstaiiding  it  is  very  cei'tain  that  ho 
hath  done  it,  ;iud  I  liuve  good  reasons  to  heUeve  that  lie 
btill  negotiateth  it  underhand.  His  Majesty  wiil  have 
grenter  light  coucerniug  this  froni  Mr.  Ciiudleigh  i!'  ar 
be  gone  for  Holland)  than  I  can  possibly  give  him  froai 
this  place  ....  Mons'.  <le  Bsthune  is  said  to  have 
succeeded  above  expectation  in  his  late  negotiniifm  in 
Poland  ;  that  King  is  said  to  be  entirely  regained  to 
the  French  interest  by  the  promise  of  great  sums  of 
maney,  a  considerable  part  of  which  is  already  returiied, 
and  an  assurance  of  this  King's  assistance  towards  the 
advancing  of  the  Prince  his  son  to  tiie  throne  of  that 
kingdom  after  the  death  of  his  father,  it  having  beea 
insinuated  that  the  Emperor  will  certainly  promote  the 
interest  of  the  Duke  of  Lorraine  ....  The  Embas- 
sador of  Venice  had  yesterday  audience  of  this  King,  in 
which  iu  the  nime  of  his  Kepublic  he  acquainted  him 
with  the  taking  of  the  fn-tress  and  of  the  Islana  of  St. 
Maura  by  the  Venetian  fleet.  The  c  nrjne-t  i;  of  sime 
consequence,  because  that  Island  i.s  situated  betwi.vt 
those  olZant  and  of  Cjrfu.  and  was  t'ue  great  harbour  of 
pirates  who  invested  those  seas.  He  also  informed  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  that  the  Venetian  army  had 
approached  the  lerra  firraa,  where  it  was  to  make  a 
descent  and  to  engage  a  body  of  3,000  Turks  that  had 
appeared  on  that  side  to  give  some  succour  to  the  for- 
tress of  St.  Maura.  This  King  leaveth  Versailles  upon 
Monday  and  goes  towards  Chambort.  The  book  of 
Gregorio  Leti,  called  II  teatro  Brittanico,  for  which  his 
Majesty  ordered  him  to  withdraw  from  England,  hath 
appeared  here  within  these  few  day.^,  having  been 
printed  at  Amsterdam  in  .5  volumes  in  octavo.  I  do 
not  tiud  that  it  is  sold  here  bj'  authority,  but  copies  of 
it  are  dispersed  privately,  oni  of  which  is  come  to  my 
hands. 

1684,  Sept.  15th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — -Lord  Preston  to  his 
Eoyal  Highness  ithe  Duke  of  York).  I  have  presumed 
at  the  earnest  request  of  the  bearer  hereof.  Mr.  Monroe. 
humbly  to  address  to  your  Highness  in  his  behalf.  He 
hath  long  endeavoured  to  obtain  justice  I'rom  this 
Court  upon  a  great  and  inhumane  violence  acted  u|)OU 
several  of  his  Majesty's  subjects  some  lime  since  by 
some  privateers  of  Cherbour,ij.  with  the  particulars  of 
which  he  shall  acquaint  your  Highness  if  he  may  have 
the  honour  of  an  audience.  His  ^Majesty's  ministers 
here  have  been  charged  with  frequent  orders  to  demand 
justice  iu  this  case,  and  myself  amongst  the  rest  have 
made  all  possible  instances  for  obtaining  of  it ;  but 
hitherto  without  any  effect.  A  very  disadvantageon- 
sentence  having  been  given  iu  the  affair  iu  the  year 
16i3,  his  Majesty  did  lately  command  me  t )  demaud 
a  review  of  that  sentence,  which  hath  been  absolutely 
refused,  so  that  the  said  Monroe  and  the  parties  con- 
cerned with  him  have  no  other  recourse  than  to  the 
protectiou  of  his  Majesty,  and  to  the  favour  of  your 
Royal  Highnes=.  to  which  I  take  the  liberty  humbly  to 
recommend  him.  The  case  of  two  Irish  merchants  will 
alsi  merit  your  Highnesses  compassion;  their  shi]!  and 
goods  having  been  taken  by  a  ]irivateer  of  Dnukerqu?, 
and  contrary  to  all  right  just  now  condemned  here. 

1034,  Sept.  l-oth,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — Tho'  I  have  some  days  since  com- 
muuicated  to  yo.ir  lordship  the  answer  which  I  received 
to  the  affair  of  Mr.  Monroe,  yet  I  cannot  refuse  at  his 
request  to  give  your  lordship  a  more  particular  account 
of  what  hath  passed  here  relating  to  it.  In  pursuance 
of  his  Majesty's  orders  transmitted  to  me  by  your 
lordship  I  put  the  memorial  into  hands  of  Mods',  de 
Croissy,  of  which  I  enclose  the  copy. — He  gives  an 
account  of  what  he  did,  but  M.  de  Croissy  told  him  the 
King  could  not  by  an}-  means  grant  a  revision  of  a 
sentence  so  solemnly  given. — Your  lordship  will  be 
pleased  to  acquaint  his  Majesty  with  the  substance  of 
the  answer  given  in  this  affair.  The  wrong  done  to  the 
English  merchants  is  great,  and  t'ne  injustice  is  crying. 
I  hope  some  way  will  at  length  be  found  of  righting 
thera. 

1684,  Sept.  l.fith,  s.  u.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Marquis  of  Halifax.— Recommends  to  his  care  the  case 
of  Mr.  Mon'Oe. — It  is  very  observable  that  in  this  case 
the  violence  acted  upon  the  people  of  the  ship  taken  by 
the  privateers  of  Cherbourg  hath  been  thought  here 
so  great  and  so  inhumane  that  the  Sieurs  Beaumont, 
who  were  men  of  quality  and  relations  to  the  Mareschal 
of  Belfonds,  who  took  the  English  vessel,  were  con- 
demned to  be  beheaded,  but  they  fled  and  are  still 
banished  ;  the  interpreter  was  condemned  to  be  broken 
alive  upon  the  wheel,  which  was  executed  in  rigour 
upon  him.  and  the  judge  of  the  place  to  be  hanged,  as 
A     St0u2. 


he  actually  was;  and  yet  after  nil  the  effects  of  the 
merchants,  his  Majesty's  subjects,  were  never  v/t 
restored,  but  are  fund  goud  prize  and  I  believe  thev 
would  be  willing  to  hang  as  many  more  as  they  have 
done,  provid  d  that  that  might  give  satisfaction.  A 
case  parallel  to  this  is  just  nowd-pending  ;  one  Uuarte, 
a  jeweller  of  Antwerji,  who  has  been  for  these  many 
years  jeweller  to  his  Majesty,  and  is  in  the  roll  of  his 
domcBtiques,  was  robbed  about  11  or  12  mom hs  since 
by  his  servant,  who  carried  away  a  considerable  quantity 
with  him  of  jewels  and  gold.  Duarte  pursiieth  him  as 
far  as  Cambray,  aud  taketh  him  there  with  the  jewels 
and  gold  about  him.  The  magistrate  of  the  place 
seizeth  upon  the  jewels,  nnder  pretence  of  securing 
them  for  the  owner  wheu  he  should  prove  them  his  own, 
putteth  the  malii"actor  in  prison,  cmdemneth  him 
immediately  upon  the  prools  brought  against  him  to  be 
hanged,  which  sentence  was  executed  upon  him.  Mons'. 
Duarte  demands  his  jewels  and  g.iods  of  tlie  magistrate 
of  Cambray  ;  the  answer  was,  that  he  being  the  subject 
of  a  Prince  who  had  declared  war  against  the  most 
Christian  K.ag  the  jewels  and  gold  did  belong  to  his 
most  Christian  Majesty,  and  that  he  had  given  them  to 
the  Mayor  of  Cambray ;  that  justice  had  been  done  in 
hanging  the  criminal,  aud  that  he  was  to  ctpect  no 
other.  Mons'.  Duarte  a])]>lieth  himself  to  ids  Majesty, 
who  senv,  ine  his  orders  to  endeavour  to  obtain  right  for 
him  as  his  domestique,  but  tho"  Mons'.  de  Croissy  did 
own  to  me  that  if  he  had  been  judge  he  would  have 
ordered  the  restitution  oi'  the  jewels  at  the  same  time 
that  he  had  condemned  the  malefactor,  yet  he  told  me 
that  they  had  been  given  to  the  Mayor  of  Cambray,  that 
Duarte  was  the  subject  of  aPrince  who  was  enemy  to  the 
King  his  master,  and  that  therefore  restitution  could 
not  be  ordered.  Mons'.  de  Louvois  hath  appeared  in 
t:ie  tiling,  aud  iheicforo  no  other  justice  is  to  be 
expected. 

16S4,  Sept.  1.5th.  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — I  did  some  days  since  ac(|Uaint 
your  lordship  that  his  most  Christian  Majesty  had 
appoiatel  the  chancellor.  Mons'.  de  Croissv,  Monsieur 
de  Seignelay  and  Mons'.  le  Pelletier,  commissioners,  to 
examine  aud  to  judge  of  the  alfair  Oi  the  IGnglish  vessel 
lately  taken  by  a  ]irivateer  of  Dunkirque,and  carried  in 
thither.  The  said  commissioners  did  accordingly  meet 
and  examine,  as  the}-  s.iy,  the  affair  with  all  its  circum- 
stances to  the  bottom,  and  the  answer  which  I  am  to 
report  to  your  lordship,  and  which  was  sent  to  me 
yesterday  by  Mons'.  do  Seiguelay  is  this,  that  the  ati'alr  of 
the  English  \'essol  taken  by  the  Armateur  of  Dunkinpie 
having  been  examined  by  the  commissioners  named 
by  the  King  his  master  for  that  etiect.  the  shi|>  hath 
been  judged  a  good  prize,  and  is  declared  to  be  couhs- 
cate  to  the  profit  of  the  Armateur,  which  judgment 
hath  been  founder!  jiarticularly  upon  the  declar.ition 
which  the  King  our  master  himself  hath  made,  viz., 
tha;  every  vessel  which  hath  no  jasspoit  shall  be  ac- 
counted good  ])rize.  I  must  own  to  your  lordship  that  1 
think  this  one  of  the  most  unjust  sentences  that  was  ever 
given  in  any  case  ;  for  besides  the  several  proofs  which 
we  have  made  by  authentique  ]iieces  u]).jn  oath  and 
attested  by  French  iiotarys  that  tho  ship  was  of  English 
fabric  and  that  that  and  the  cargo  belonged  and  was 
consigned  to  his  Majesty's  subjects,  we  have  ])ro- 
duced  the  passport  given  by  tho  English  Consul  ol  the 
Grojme  in  Gallicia.  attested  by  Mr.  Peepes.  which  is  the 
only  passport  which  the  parties  concerned  could  have, 
it  being  impossible  that  they  should  know  anything 
there  of  the  above-mentioned  declaration.  I  enclose  ;i 
copy  of  the  memorial  which  L  presented  to  this  King 
upon  this  affair,  which  will  fully  inform  your  lordship 
of  all  the  particulars  relating  to  it,  so  that  I  shall  omit 
the  repeating  of  them  iu  this  letter,  and  only  add  that 
I  have  not  omitted  any  endeavour  by  which  I  could 
hop  ■  to  olitain  justice  for  the  parties  concerned. 

1684.  Sept.  15th,  s.  n.,  "aris. — Lord  Prestim  to  the 
Marqnis  of  Halifax. — The  bearers  hereof  are  two  of  his 
Majesty's  subjects,  Irish  merchants,  who  have  had  the 
misfortune  to  fall  into  the  hands  of  a  privateer  of  Duu- 
kirque,  and  to  have  their  ship  and  merchandises  carried 
iu  thither.  The  said  privateer  hath  found  S(5  great 
protection  here  from  iVIons'.  de  Seignelay  that  the  ship 
and  goods  are  just  uow  declared  to  be  contiscate  to  the 

profit  of   the    ])irate I  humbly  beg  your   lord- 

bhips  interposition  with  the  King  for  his  favour  and 
protection  to  those  poor  injured  people. 

1684,  Sejit.  15th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Prestion  to  Lord 
Dartmouth. — Recommends  the  case  Of  Mr.  Monroe  and 
of  the  two  Irish  merchants. 

16>1.  Sept.  lijth,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Karl  of  Middleton.— I  did  receive  the  honour  of  your 

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Sir 
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HISTORICAL'  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION 


SiE  lordship's  by  Mr.  Aikeman.      I  shall  take  all  possible 

F.  Geaham,  fare  in  the"ali':iir  of  the  Scotch  privileges,  and  not  be 
^_^-  -n-aiiting  to  serve  Mr.  Aikeman  in  anything  which  may 
lie  iu  my  power  here.  I  have  alreiviy  delivered  a  me- 
morial upon  the  subject  of  the  privileges,  but  I  can 
expect  no  auswer  to  it  till  the  return  of  this  Court  from 
Ch-ambort.  Yonr  Lordship  will  now  give  me  leave,  as 
your  old  friend  and  servant,  to  congratulate  witli  you, 
iis  I  do  most  heartily,  yonr  late  promotion  to  that  hou''''' 
charge.  Your  lordship  enters  into  afiairs  in  a  very 
favourable  conjoncture,  the  jieace  being  now  concluded. 
which  will  make  the  fatigue  of  your  place,  at  least  for 
some  time,  not  so  great  as  it  would  have  been 
otherwise. 

Ui84,  Sept.  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Karl  of  Sunderland. — The  courier  of  Spain  who,  as  I 
acquainted  youT  lordship  in  my  last  was  sto]^ped  at 
Valenciennes  l)y  order  of  this  King,  hath  been  released, 
so  that  we  may  hope  soon  to  see  the  ratifications  be- 
twixt France  and  Spain  exchanged.  In  the  mean  time 
Mons'.  de  la  Trousse  and  Mons'.  de  Boufflers  are  still 
in  the  country  about  Gande  with  their  flying  camps, 
and  they  will  continue  there  till  the  exchange  be  made. 
This  Monsieur  de  Loiivois  declared  the  last  night  at 
Meudon  to  the  Baron  Delval,  and  added  that  the  troops 
of  the  King  his  mastershonld  not  only  stayinthe  Spanish 
territorie.?  till  after  the  ratilications  were  exchanged, 
but  that  they  should  not  be  withdrawn  till  an  entire 
satisfaction  were  gi\  en  to  all  the  demands  of  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  without  the  diminution  of  one  penny, 
and  without  comijensation  for  the  pretensions  which 
the  King  of  Spain  might  have  upon  the  subjects  of 
France  for  contributions  demanded.  .  .  .  The  body  of 
the  late  Cardinal  J\Iaz:irin,  which  had  been  deposited 
since  his  death  in  the  Church  of  A'incennes,  was  brought 
the  other  day  to  the  C<illcrir  dca  Qunlre  mifioiis,  where  it 
will  be  interred  when  all  shall  be  ready  for  the  funeral 
ceremonies.  That  College  is  going  to  be  repaired,  and 
to  be  regulated  according  to  its  institution,  and  the 
Doctors  of  the  Sorbonne  are  to  have  the  direction  of  it. 
It  is  the  (jresent  Chancellor  of  France  who  payeth  his 
respect  to  the  memory  of  that  minister,  the  late  Mons'. 
Colljert,  wliohad  greater  obligations  to  him,  having  had 

no  care  to  see  it  performed 

1684,  Sept.  20th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Countess  of  Carlisle. — About  the  burial  of  her  brother 
Howard. 

A  letter  of  the  same  date  from  Lord  Preston  to  his 
aunt.  On  the  same  subject  as  the  last  addressed  to 
Lady  Cai'lisle. 

1684,   Sept.  20th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland.     Three  of  the  Marquis  de  Grana's 
couriers  addressed  hither  to  the  Baron  Delval  having 
been     stopped    the    last     week    at  Valenciennes,   the 
Baion  obtained   a  passeport  from  Mons'.   de    Louvois 
for   one    of    his   servants   to  go  to  Bruxclles,   and   to 
return,  who  brought   him  upon  Monday  at  night  the 
King  of   Spain's  ratification  of  the  Treaty   of  Ratis- 
bone.      Yesterday  morning  he  accompanied  the  Pope's 
Nonce  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy's  and  there  shewed  him  the 
Act  of  ratification,  and  told  him  that  he  was  ready  to 
exchange  it,   adding  that  the  Spanish  provinces  in  the 
Netherlands  had  not  only  given  severally  their  obli- 
gations to  the  several  intendants  of  France  in  those 
parts,  but  had  also  given  for  hostages  some  of  the  most 
considerable  suljjects  of  those  countries  to  assure  the 
jiayment  of  the  arrears  of  contributions  demanded  by 
this  King,  so  that  he  hoped  no  difficulty  could  be  made 
as  to  the   exchange  of  the  ratifications  as  to  the  with- 
drawing of  the  French  troojjs  from  those  countries. — 
Mons'.  de  Croissy  madesome  technical  objections  which 
L"'.    Preston  details.      The  Nuncio,  the  Dutch  ambas- 
sador  and   L''.    Preston   agreed   against   them    .    .    .  . 
Upon   the  subject  of  the  Scotch  privileges,  Mons'.  de 
Croissy  told   me  that   he  did  not  find  the    King   his 
master   at  all  disposed  to  grant  a  general  confirmation 
of  them,  because  the  causes  were  ceased  for  which  they 
had  at  first  been  accorded.  I  then  asked  if  any  resolution 
had  been  taken  in  relation  to  the  taking  of  the  50  sols. 
per  tun  imposed  upon  the  Scotch  vessels  trading  hither, 
and  I  endeavuured  by  particular  instances  to  make  him 
comprehend  how  much  the  trade  of  wines,  salt,  brandy, 
and  coals  had  been  diminisheil  since  that  duty  was  laid 
on    and  exacted  from  the  Scotch   subjects,  and  urged 
at  the  same  time  that  the  French  in  Scotland  were  still 
treated   upon   the  foot  with  the  natives.     He  told  me 
that  his  most  Christian  Majesty  was  resolved  to  have 
tie  opinion  of  some  merchants  whom  he  was  willing  to 
gather  to  consult  about  the  commerce  of  this  kingdom 
before  he  would  come  to  any  resolution  in  that  matter, 
and  he  promised  me  to  represent  iu   Council  to  this 


King  what  1  had  laid  before  him  concerning  it,  which 
is  all  the  account  which  I  can  yet  give  to  your  lordship  ^■ 
of  that  afi'air.  The  Elector  of  Cologne  is  going  to 
resume  entirelj-  the  government  of  the  city  of  Liege, 
and  they  have  already  begun  to  rebuild  the  citadel 
....  The  Venetian  ambassador  showed  yesterday 
letters  from  Vienna  at  Versailles,  which  say  that  the 
Comte  Lesly  had  with  the  army  which  he  commanded 
beaten  a  considerable  body  of  Turks,  which  was 
assembled  near  the  liridge  of  Essak  with  a  design  to 
succour  Bnda.  from  whenc-'  and  from  the  junction  of 
the  troops  of  Bavaria  to  those  of  the  Emperor  it  is 
conjectured  that  that  place  cannot  hold  out  long. 

1684,  Sept.  23rd,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Johnston. — The  ratifications  of  the  Treaty  of  Ratisbone 
by  this  King  and  the  King  of  Spain  were  exchanged  at 
Versailles  upon  'I'hursdr.y.  as  1  suppose  the  Emperor  is 

at  Ratisbone  before  this  time 

168i',  Sept.  23rd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — I  may  now  assure  your  lordship 
that  the  truce  is  made  betwixt  France  and  Spain,  the 
ratifications  having  been  exchanged  upon  Thursday 
last,  and  the  oi'dcrs  given  for  the  recalling  of  the  French 
troops  from  Flanders,  and  I  believe  out  of  the  other 
Spanisli  dominions,  it  being,  however,  undei-stood  that 
the  obligations  and  hostages  shall  first  be  given  for 
the  arrearages  of  contributions  due  to  France.,  The 
Baron  Delval  delivered  into  the  hands  of  Mons'.  de 
Croissy  the  ratifications  of  S[iain.  and  he  ■  told  him  that 
the  act  of  ratification  of  the  Kiug  his  master  wanted 
onl}'  the  seal,  and  that  he  had  sent  it  to  Chaville  to  the 
Chancellor  to  have  it  put  to  it,  but  that  it  should  be 
sent  that  afternoon  to  tho  Nonce,  who  should  deliver  it 
to  him,  which  was  accordingly  done.  After  the 
delivery  of  the  ratification  of  Spain.  Monsieur  Delval 
saw  his  most  Christian  Majesty,  who  told  him  that  tho' 
the  Act  of  ratification  of  the  King  his  master  was  not 
in  form,  j'et  he  was  willing  to  accept  it,  and  to  i)ass  over 
those  exceptions  which  were  very  justly  made  against  it, 
that  the  sincerity  of  his  intentions  for  the  re-esta- 
blishment of  the  peace  and  of  the  repose  of  Christendom 
might  appear  to  all  the  world  ;  and  that  on  his  side  he 
was  resolved  inviolably  to  observe  the  truce,  which  he 
hoped  the  King  of  Spain  would  do  also.  The  ratifi- 
cation of  the  Emperor  and  the  Empire  will  be  very 
suddenly  exchanged  at  Ratisbone,  if  it  be  not  done 
already ;  there  was  also  in  that  some  faults  which  have 
been  corrected.  Thus  my  lord  the  great  work  is  at  an 
end  which  hath  been  so  long  negotiated,  and  it  is  very 
glorious  for  his  Majesty  to  have  contributed  more  than 
any  Prince  of  Europe  towards  the  perfecting  of  it.  It  is 
only  now  to  be  wished  that  it  may  be  durable  ....  The 
French  fleet  is  thought  to  be  at  present  before  Genoa, 
where  the  people  were  extremely  divided,  and  it  is 
thought  that  that  division  may  increase  when  they  are 
fully  informed  that  SjJain  hath  by  the  Treaty  of  Ratisbone 
abandoned  the  interests  of  that  Republic  ....  Mons'. 
Delval  hath  desired  me  to  enclose  this  letter  for  Don 
Pedro  de  Rontiaillo,  which  I  take  the  liberty  to  do. 

1684,  Sept.  25th,  s.  n..  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— I  having  at  present  the  affair  of  the  Scotch  privileges 
and  two  or  three  others  upon  my  hands,  concerning 
which  I  have  sometime  since  received  his  Majesty's 
orders,  have  thought  fit  to  follow  this  Court  to  Chambort 
to  solicit  them.  [  hope  to  be  here  again  about  the 
middle  of  the  next  week,  but  before  my  return  I  .shall 
write  to  your  lordship  f  i-om  Blois.  Since  the  departure 
of  his  most  Christian  Majesty  nothing  hath  happened 
here  worthy  of  your  lordship's  remark,  more  than  that 
a  courier  hath  arrived  from  Mons'.  de  Crecy,  who  hath 
brought  hither  tho  ratification  of  the  Emperor  and  the 
Empire,  which  was  exchanged  at  Ratisbone.  and  is  gone 
with  it  to  Chambort :  he  bringeth  advise  from  Vienna 
that  the  Turks  have  abandoned  the  bridge  of  Esseck, 
which  maketh  us  believe  here  that  they  have  no  more 
thoughts  of  succouring  of  Buda. 

1684,  Oct.  1st,  s.  n.,  Blois. — The  same  to  tho  same. — ■ 
Since  my  arrival  here  I  have  l>een  at  Chambort,  from 
whence  I  am  just  now  returned.  I  found  the  Court 
there  not  very  well  full,  his  most  Christian  Majesty  having 
choosed  and  named  the  greatest  part  of  those  who  have 
attended  him  iu  this  voyage.  There  arrived  with  him 
in  his  own  coach,  Monseign'.  le  Dauphiuc,  Madame  la 
Dauphine.  Mademoiselle  de  Montpensier,  the  Princesse 
of  Conti,  the  Duchesse  of  Arpajou,  the  Mareschalle  of 
Uochefort,  and  tho  Marquise  of  Mainlenon.  The 
diversions  of  the  place  are  hunting,  balls,  and  comedies, 
with  which  his  most  Christian  Majest3'  seemethso  much 
satisfied  that  he  resolveth  to  continue  here  till  the  12th 
of  the  next  month,  when  he  removethto  Foimtaiubleau. 
A  courier  is  arrived  here  from  Vienna  with  the  advise 


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SiE         of   the   junction  of   all    the  Bavarian  troops  with  the 
Ba^'*"'   'Tmy  of  the  Duke  of  Loraine  before  Buda,  which  giveth 

'        grounds  here  to  believe  that  that  place  will   not  h')ld 

out  long,  if  it  have  not  already  been  aurcendered.  I 
advertised  your  lordship  in  my  last  that  the  ratification 
of  the  Emperor  and  of  the  Empire  was  arrived,  I  can 
now  assure  you  that  it  is  approved  of  and  accepted  here. 
The  matter  of  the  contributions  demanded  from  the 
Spanish  2Tetherlands  is  adjusted  with  the  Marc|uis  de 
Grana,  some  longer  time  is  accorded  to  the  inhabitants 
of  those  countries  for  the  payment  of  them,  and  the 
French  troops  are  now  marching  out  from  thence.  The 
discourse  of  a  general  peace  to  be  treated  is  begun,  and 
it  is  said  that  this  King  seeraeth  inclined  that  Ratisbone 

should  be  the  place  for  the  Congress 

16S4,  Oct  4th,  s.  n.,  Blois. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
In  my  last  to  your  lordship  from  this  place  I  acquainted 
you  with  the  orders  which  Mons'.  de  Chassignet  had 
received  from  the  Emperor  relating  to  the  affair  of  the 
Duke  of  Loraine.  I  am  now  to  let  you  know  that  the 
other  day  he  had  a  conference  with  Mons'.  do  Croissy 
upon  the  suljject,  in  which  Mous'.  de  Chassignet, 
haring  expos'd  to  him  what  he  had  in  command  to  otl'er 
received  only  from  him  an  answer  in  general  terms, 
which  was  that  the  King  his  master  was  so  lawfully 
possest  of  Loraine  since  the  Treaty  of  Ximegue,  and 
that  that  province  did  at  present  make  so  essential  a 
part  of  his  estates,  that  tho'  he  did  not  yet  know 
his  sentiments  upon  that  subject,  he  could  assure  him 
before  hand  that  neither  himself  nor  any  other  of  his 
ministers  coulJ  be  so  much  against  his  interests  as  to 

persuade  him  to  the  restitution.  &c Madame  de 

Montespan,  during  the  stay  of  this  Court  at  Chambort, 
is  gone  to  visit  her  sister  the  Abbesse  of  Fouteuraud, 
and  hath  carried  with  her  her  two  daughters  and  the 
Admiral  her  son  ;  reports  are  running  here  that  she  is 
gone  with  a  design  to  continue  in  that  convent,  but  I 
find  no  grounds  for  them  ....  The  Genoese  continuing 
still  to  refuse  to  give  the  satisfaction  which  this  King 
demandeth  from  them,  he  seemethresolv'd  to  endeavour 
to  oblige  them  to  it,  taking  himself  to  be  disengaged 
from  his  word,  and  to  be  free  to  attack  them  openly, 
since  the  King  of  Spain  hath  not  ratified  that  article 
of  the  Treaty  of  Ratisbone  which  relateth  to  them  ;  in 
order  to  this  they  are  equipping  at  Toulon  the  galiotes 

a  bombes,  which  are  to  join  the  French  fleet 

1684,  Oct.  10th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— Your  lordship  will  receive  this  at  the  same  time 
with  another  of  the  same  date,  which  I  had  sent  to  the 
posthouse  before  I  could  give  to  yoar  lordship  the 
account  of  that  which  maketh  that  subject  of  yesterday. 
Monsr.  de  Chasinet,  who  was  formerly  secretary  to  the 
Comte  de  Mansfeldt,  and  who  hath  been  since  continued 
with  the  character  of  secretary  of  the  Emperor,  arrived 
here  this  night.  He  came  to  visit  me,  and  shewed  me 
a  letter  to  him  from  the  Emperor,  in  which  he  ordereth 
him  to  represent  to  the  ministers  of  this  King  that 
Mons'.  de  Crecy,  having  refused  to  hearken  to  any 
proposition  for  the  re-establishment  of  the  Duke  of 
Loraine  in  his  countries  by  the  late  Treaty  concluded  at 
Ratisbone,  had  assured  the  commissioners  of  the 
Emperor  there  by  the  order  of  the  King  his  master 
that  so  soon  as  that  Treaty  should  be  finished  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  would  most  willingly  admit  him  to 
expose  his  pretensions,  and  to  off'er  what  he  could 
produce  for  the  verifying  of  them.  Ii  hath  given 
occasion  to  his  Imperial  Majesty  will  think  fit  of 
restoring  him  to  the  possession  of  those  estates  which 
have  been  so  long  detained  from  him,  and  also  to  send 
his  orders  to  Monsr.  de  Chessignet  to  demand  in  his 
Imperial  Majesty's  name  that  justice  may  be  done  to 
the  Duke  of  Loraine,  and  that  his  right  may  be  speedily 
considered  of.  Mr.  de  Chessignet  also  told  me  that  he 
had  been  advised  from  Vienna  that  the  Comte  de  Thnn 
would  be  ordered  to  desire  his  Majesty's  concurrence 
and  offices  in  favour  of  the  Duke  of  Loraine.  He  goeth 
to-mori'ow  to  Ohambort,  and  I  believe  that  I  may  be 
able  by  the  next  post  to  give  your  lordship  an  account 
how  his  ofiiees  have  been  received,  and  of  what  answer 
he  hath  had. 

1684.  Oct.  11th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  (to  the  same). 
I  am  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  lordship's 
letters  of  the  l-5th  and  of  the  18th  of  September  ;  the 
latter  met  me  at  Orleans,  from  whence  I  had  return'd  to 
Chambort  to  have  executed  the  orders  in  it.  if  all  things 
relating  to  the  affairs  of  Flanders  had  not  (as  I  inform'd 
your  lordship  from  Blois)  been  adjusted  and  settled 
before,  and  the  French  troops  actually  retired  out  of 
those  provinces.  I  shall  as  your  lordship  instructs  me 
take  care  to  pursue  the  directions  which  1  have  formerly 
received    concerning     the     violence    acted    up'in    his 


Majesty's  subjects  at  Port  Nelson,  and  also  solicit  that         '^i" 
orders  may  be  sent  to  the  Governor  of  Canada  ntjt   to    ^'  bIri'^-""- 
Continue  his  hostilities    against  them  there   tho'  not-  — " 

withstanding  the  plausible  answer  which  I  received  to 
my  last  ofiiees  passed  upon  this  subject.  I  am  under 
fears  that  Monsr.  de  la  liarro  will  scarce  be  ordered  to 
quit  the  possession  of  what  ho  hath  so  unjustly  seiz'd  in 
Hudson's  Bay;  but  that  he  mayrather  by  sending  more 
forces  thither,  as  he  intimateth  in  his  letter  to  the 
Governor  of  Boston,  endeavour  to  assure  his  conquest 
....  Mons'.  de  Louvois  arrived  here  on  Friday  at  night, 
and  went  the  next  day  to  Versailles  to  give  orders  for  the 
repairing  of  the  beams  and  roof  of  the  great  gallery  there, 
which  is  in  a  very  ill  condition,  and  for  which  the  late 
Mons'.  Colbert  is  very  much  blamed.  The  greatest  part 
of  the  general  officers  of  the  army  of  Flanders,  and  of 
that  of  Catalonia,  are  already  return'd  to  this  Court, 
which  will  certainly  be  at  Fontainbleau  upon  Saturday 
next,  where  the  Pope's  Xonce  will  have  an  audience  upon 
orders  which  he  bath  received  the  other  day  by  a 
courier  from  Rome.  It  is  believed  that  he  hath 
something  agreable  to  offer,  relating  to  the  affair  of 
Genoa.  It  is  also  thought  that  the  Envoye  of  that 
Kepnblio  will  be  soon  enlarged  from  the  Bastile  .... 
The  Chevalier  de  Talon  who  was  at  Hamburgh  with  a 
design  to  return  hither,  having  received  orders  from 
this  Court  for  that  purpose,  is  gone  to  Stockholme  under 
pretext  of  his  particular  affairs  ;  what  he  is  to  negotiate 
is  yet  a  mystery,  but  it  is  said  that  his  voyage  is  made 
wath  the  consent  and  privity  of  the  Court  of  Denmarke. 
1684,  Oct.   11th.  s.   n.,  Paris.— Lord  Pre%tou  to  Mr. 

Johnstone Nothing  in   the   world   can  be 

more  curious  than  my  Lord  of  Argyle's  cypher,  and 
nothing  can  be  more  exact  than  your  description  of  it : 
and  then  all  the  accounts  which  yoii  give,  it  is  a 
pleasure  to  me  to  read  them,  which  maketh  me  beg  the 
continuance  of  the  correspondence.  I  am  just  now 
returned  fmm  Chambort,  where  no  business  was  to  he 
done.  This  King  and  his  Court  being  wholly  intent 
upon  the  diversions  of  the  country  there.  It  will  be 
no  news  to  tell  you  that  the  ratifi(!ations  of  tlie  Emperor 
and  Enapiro  are  accepted  and  exchang'd  here,  as  well 
as  that  with  Spain.  Tho  discourse  is  now  of  a  general 
congress  for  concluding  a  peace,  and  Ratisbone  or 
Nuremberg  seem  to   be  thought  of  here  for  the  place. 

1  wish  this  truce  may  be  duralile,  but  I  fear  when  our 
fortificatious  are  finished  here,  and  our  finances  a  little 
recruited,  we  m.ay  think  fit  to  begin  a  German's  quarrel ; 
this  time  will  shew.  I  have  nothing  more  worthy  of 
your  remark  ....  P.S.  If  you  have  a  mind  to  have 
the  Gazettes  of  Paris  and  a  Gazette  a  la  main,  which 
may  sometimes  amuse  you.  I  will  order  it  to  be  sent 
weekly  exempt  from  the  charge  of  postage. 

1684,  Oct.  11th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Bridgman. — I  am  extremely  glad  to  find  that  the  King 
and  Court  are  returned  so  safely  to  London,  and  that 
they  have  been  so  well  diverted  ac  Winchester.  I 
hojie  his  Majesty  will  have  the  same  satisfaction  at 
Newmarket,  with  a  speedy  and  as  safe  a  return 

1684,  Oct.  lllh,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — His  most  Christian  Majesty  is  expected 
this  night  at  Fontainbleau,  where  he  will  continue  till 
the  15th  of  the  next  month.  The  voyage  to  Chambort 
hath  Ijeen  fatal  to  several  people,  for  besides  the  hurt 
which  the  Prince  de  la  Roche  snr  Yon  and  the  Duke  of 
Lude  have  received  by  falling  from  their  horses,  the 
Mareschal  of  Schomberg  is  now  ill  of  a  fever  which  be 
hath  contracted  by  a  fall  received  in  hunting,  and  the 
Marquis  de  Liancours,  second  son  to  the  Duke  de  la 
Rochefaucaut,  hath  bad  his  arm  broke  by  the  same 
accident.  Madame  is  going  to  join  this  Court  at 
Fontainbleau,  but  Mons'.  doth  not  find  himself  well 
enough  to  go  thither ;  he  cometh  this  day  to  Paris,  and 
intendeth  to  pass  his  time  here  and  at  St.  Cloud  till  this 

King's  return  to  Versailles This  King  is  going 

to  establish  at    Noisy  le   Secq,   a  place   distant   about 

2  leagues  from  Versailles,  a  commuuaute,  where  an 
hundred  and  fifty  young  women  of  good  quality  shall 
be  maintained,  who  shall  have  wherewith  either  to  marry 
themselves  from  thence,  or  to  make  themselves  religious, 
as  their  inclinations  shall  lead  them.  Madame  du 
Maintenon  is  to  have  the  direction  of  this  establishment. 
The  mini.iters  of  the  Protestant  <  'hurch  of  Rochelle.  who 
have  appeal'd  from  the  sentence  given  against  them  in 
that  town  to  the  Parliament  of  Paris  are  arrived,  and  are 
sent  to  the  prison  of  the  Conciergerie.  Their  afl'air 
will  be  jiidg'd  so  soon  as  the  Parliament  shall  assemble  ; 
but  I  believe  they  will  scarce  gain  their  process  .  _.  . 
The  affair  of  Genoa  is  the  subject  of  the  audience  which 
the  fope'a  Nonce  is  to  have  this  next  week  at  Fontain- 
bleau.    That  Republic  socmeth  now  dis-,,osed  to  wneeut 

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HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


Sir 

F.  Graham, 

Bart. 


to  plraost  nil  tlie  di'tiiands  which  tliis  Kin;;  makcth  :  it 
only  soemeth  unwilliii;;  to  yield  !o  that  ol  breaking  w.th 
the  Spaniards,  because  of  the  considerable  eft'ects  -which 
its  subjects  have  within  the  estates  of  hi.s  Ca^.hd'.io 
Majest\-.  The  Nonce  aci|uaiiited  Mon.s'.  do  Oroissy 
lately  by  let  tert  ha*  the  Envoyc  oft  ienoa  had  now  received 
permission  from  his  Republic  ti  oblige  himselt  not  to 
leave  France  without  the  consent  of  his  most  Christian 
Majesty,  provided  that  he  may  be  enlarged  from  his 
imprisonment,  which  was  all  that  was  demanded  at 
first;  but  Mons'.  de  Croissy  liatli  return'd  for  answer 
that  the  Kins  his  master  is  willing  to  grant  his  enlarge- 
ment from  the  Bastile  if  he  will  give  his  a-snrance  in 
writing  not  to  go  out  of  I'aris  without  liis  leave,  and  if 
the  Nonce  will  be  garant  of  this,  which  he  hath  refused 
to  be  without  th  •  leave  of  the  Pope.  I  take  liberty  to 
inclose  an  account  which  I  received  the  last  night  relating 
to  the  atl'air  of  Genoa  from  a  very  gojd  hand  ;  it  is  very 
|)articular.  and  vour  lordship  hath  it  as  it  came  to  me. 

1684,  Oct.  18th,  s.  n..  Paris.  -Lord  Preston  to  Sir  G. 
Fletcher.  At  my  return  from  Chambort,  wliither  I  have 
been  obliged  to  "follow  this   King  in  his  late  voyage,   T 

received  your  last  very  kind  letter The  truce 

being  now  accepted  tins  place  aifords  very  little  worthy 
of  yo^ir  knowledge,  and  I  thank  God  I  am  a  little  more 
now  at  my  ease  than  I  was  when  the  oonjoncture  was 
more  busy.  I  suspect  that  this  peace  will  not  continue 
long;  however,  it  giveth  a  breathing  time  to  the 
Spaniards  and  opportunity  to  other  Princes  of  Europe 
to  consider  of  the  measures  which  they  have  to  take  for 
Ijreventing  further  gi-owth  of  the  power  of  this  inouarcli. 
I  hope  thcv  will  lay  hold  of  the  occasion  ....  P.S. 
The  afVaiis  ot:  the  North  arc  accommodated,  or  are  in  a 
fair  w;iy  to  be  so;  this  King  continues  firm  not  to  su  Her 
Sucdcn  t<i  be  attacked  by  the  K.  of  Dancniarke,  Elector 
of  ISrandcliourg.  and  the  Princes  of  the  house  of  Luncn- 
bourg,  as  had  been  jirojected  by  them.  The  Prince  of 
Orange  is  like  also  to  come  to  nn  tinderstanding  with 
the  town  of  Amsterdam,  as  we  have  certain  ad\icc 
from  thence.  This  yon  will  imagine  is  not  unwelcome 
to  this  Court. 

I084.,  Oct.  18th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  .Sunderland. — I  will  not  omit  to  acknowledge  your 
letter  of  the  Snd  instant,  and  also  to  acquaint  you  that 
I  shall  go  very  earl  v  to-morrow  morning  to  Pontainbleau 
in  order  to  execnti'  the  orders  conveyed  by  it.  If  I  can 
receive  any  answer  in  time  I  shall  communicate  it  to 
your  lordship  by  Saturday's  post  from  thence  ;  but  if 
1  have  none  I  shall  defer  writing  till  my  return  to  this 
pfice.  I  enclose  the  copy  of  a  letter  whicli  I  received 
the  othei'  day  from  Monsr.  Balatti,  in  answer  to  what  I 
represented  to  him  some  time  by  his  Majesty's  order 
....  The  war  with  the  common-wealth  of  Genoa 
will  not  hinder  the  exact  payment  of  the  rents  to  those 
of  that  nation  who  have  passed  their  money  formerly 
in  this  hotel  de  Ville.  orders  having  been  given  for 
paying  them  regularly  as  formerly  ....  The  Dnke 
of  ilazarine  is  lately  gone  into  Bretany.  and  is  accom- 
panied with  12  Jesitits  ;  his  zeal  obligeth  him  to  travaile 
throu'jh  all  the  low  parts  of  that  country  with  a  design 
to  convert  people  by  the  assistance  of  those  Fathers. 
There  have  been  great  intrigues  on  foot  in  the  Court  of 
Savoye  since  the  imrriage  of  that  Duke.  The  credit 
of  Jfiiilii'.iif  Ilnyiill  his  mother  diminisheth  daily.  The 
Abbe  d'Estiivles,  this  King's  ambassador  there,  having 
desii'ed  leave  to  return,  Mons  .  de  Breteuil.  who  hatli 
for  some  time  been  fjnvoye  of  France  in  the  Coui't  of 
MantUii,  is  design'd  for  his  successor.  We  say  here 
tbat  the  Prii  i-e  ot  Orange  will  soon  have  a  better  under- 
standing with  the  town  of  Amsterdam  than  he  hath 
had  formerly,  and  that  his  late  reception  in  his  passage 
thro'  it  to  an  hunting  house,  which  he  hath  in  those 
qu;irters,  by  the  magistrates  at  the  gate  of  the  town, 
and  the  other  civilities  which  were  paid  him  there  u|)on 
that  occasion  give  great  hopes  to  his  friends  of  a  speedy 
acconunodation.  It  is  also  said  that  Mons'.  d'Avaux 
did  return  not  at  all  satisfied  from  his  last  voyage  to 
that  ] place,  but  of  this  your  lordship  will  be  better 
informed  from  other  hands. 

1684,  Oct.  'ilst,  s.  n..  Fontainbleau. — The  same  to  the 
same. — Since  my  arrival  hero  I  have  seen  Mons'.  de 
Croissy,  and  have  communicated  to  him  what  1  have  in 
command  from  his  Maje.^ty  relating  to  the  affairs  of 
Flanders.  To-morrow  1  shall  have  audience  of  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  ujion  the  same  subject,  and  I 
shall  be  enabled  by  the  next  post  to  convey  his  answer 
to  your  lordship.  Mons'.  de  Croissy  told  me  that 
i^icns'.  lie  Barillon  harl  written  upon  the  same  business 
hy  the  last  post,  and  that  he  should  by  this  let  him 
know  hi.^  most  Christian  Majesty's  resolutions  con- 
cerning il,  so  that  your  lordship  will   know  the  sub- 


st.ince  of  what  1  can  impart  to  you  before  my  letter 
will  arrive.  The  Pope'.s  Nmice  hath  had  audience  here 
upon  Sunday  last  of  this  King  upon  the  atl'air  of  Genoa  ; 
he  hath  not  found  him  ;it  all  inclinable  to  favour  tbat 
Republic  :  his  most  Cliristian  Majesty  having  declared 
te  him  (tho'  the  audience  was  private)  with  a  voice  more 
than  ordinarily  elevated,  and  audible  by  those  who  were 
at  the  greatest  distance,  that  he  was  absolute!}'  resolved 
that  that  Doge  shoidd  come,  and  in  his  person  make 
the  satisfaction  which  he  required  and  demanded.  The 
Nonce  beginning  to  reply  and  otl'ering  to  reason  upon 
the  matter,  and  t:)  renew  his  instances  in  favour  of  the 
Genoese,  this  King  told  him  with  a  smiling  countenance 
that  if  they  did  not  Hnd  their  account  in  this  they 
might  let  it  alone  and  rely  U].on  the  protection  of  the 
Spaniards,  but  that  he  should  not  change  his  sentiments, 
and  that  he  would  admit  of  no  temperament.  For  what 
relateth  to  the  Marquis  de  Manin  Envoye  of  Genoa, 
and  at  present  ])risoner  in  the  Bastile,  it  only  now 
dependeth  upon  him  to  have  his  liberty  immediately, 
giving  a  writing  signed  by  himself  into  the  Pope'sNonoe's 
h;inds,  Ijy  which  he  shall  eng.age  himself  not  to  go  1."^ 
leagues  from  Paris  without  the  pormis-sion  of  this  King. 
It  is  ex|)ccted  here  by  the  Italian  ministers  and  affirmed 
conlidently  that  his  Maie.-  ty  shall  interpose  his  offices 
with  the  most  Chri>tian  King  in  favour  of  the  Gcnoes ; 
but  I  suppose  he  will  not  think  it  fit  to  e\pose  him- 
self to  the  hazard  of  a  i-efusal  upon  their  account 
....  "^^e  have  yet  no  account  here  of  the  taking 
the  town  of  Buda,  on  the  contrary,  it  is  feared  that 
the  season  being  so  nmch  advanced  the  siege  may  lie 
raised  ;  the  Duke  of  Loraine  is  said  to  be  in  want  of 
ev<'rything.  The  conduct  of  the  t!omte  of  Staremberg 
before  ISuda  is  much  reprehended,  he  having  done 
several  things  contrary  to  the  advice  and  content  of 
the  Duke  of  Loraine  :  it  is  said  here  that  he  hath  been 
accused  of  ignorance  of  his  charge,  and  of  lirntality  in 
his  Ichaviour,  and  that  if  it  had  not  been  in  consideration 
of  his  merit  for  defending  of  Vienna  he  had  certainly 
been  arrested  lor  his  miscarriages  and  ill  conduct.  . 
Monseign'.  le  Dauphin  having  been  yesterday  hunting 
the  wild  boar  in  this  forest  several  persons  run  great 
risk  of  l-icing  woumled  ;  eight  horses  are  wounded,  that 
of  the  Prince  de  la  Roche  >ur  yon  very  sorely,  and  that 
of  the  Comte  de  Roussy  had  his  leg  quite  taken  ;iway 
by  the  tusk  of  one  of  those  boars  ;  four  were  killed, 

0  of  which  wei'e  of  an  extraordinary  greatness. 

1684,  Oct.  -iSth.  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — I  am  to  acknowledge  your  lordship's 
letter  of  the  8th  instant  from  Newmarket,  which  con- 
veyeth  to  mo  his  Majesty's  commands  concerning 
Mons'.  Pigou ;  I  shall  not  fail  to  execute  them  with  the 
fii'st  convenience.  This  King  gave  me  audience  at 
Fontainbleau  upon  SuTid.ay  last,  when  Iaci|uainted  him 
that  Don  Pedro  Rom|uillo,  the  arabassaaor  of  Spam  in 
the  Court  of  Englaml,  having  lately  by  a  memorial 
represented  to  the  King  my  master  the  deplorable  con- 
dition of  the  inhabitants  of  the  Spanish  low  countries 
which  reodereth  it  impossible  for  thera  to  pay  the  great 
sums  demandi-d  by  his  most  Christian  Majesty  for  the 
arrears  of  contributions  within  the  time  prefixed  for  it, 
tho'  the  Marquis  de  Grana  had  consented  to  it  by  ,an 
inevitable  necessity,  and  to  oblige  the  French  troops 
to  go  sooner  out  of  the  said  provinces,  the  King  my 
master  had  commanded  me  to  communicate  to  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  wliat  had  been  represented  to  him 
by  the  said  amb.issador,  and  at  the  same  time  to  intreat 
him  instantly  in  his  name  to  consent  to  a  prolongation 
of  the  term,  that  so  the  said  provinces  mighi  find 
means  to  satisfy  the  demands  of  his  moat  Christian 
Majesty  by  the  payment  of  the  sums  agreed  uiion;  and 
also  that  nothing  might  arrive  on  that  side  to  dis- 
compose the  peace  of  Europe,  which  was  of  late  so 
ha])]iily  re-established  by  the  conclusion  of  the  late 
truce.  He  answered  that  the  Spaniards  made  it  their 
business  to  cry  out  against  him  ;ind  to  represent  his 
proceedings  all  ill  and  unjust  in  all  the  Courts  of 
Christendom  ;  that  they  had  done  it  more  in  England 
than  in  any  other  place,  and  had  never  ceased  to 
importune  the  King  my  master  w-ith  their  ill  grounded 
complaints  :  that  he  had  already  enough  showed  his 
bounty  and  charity  to  the  subjects  of  Spain  in  the  Low 
countries  by  having  remitted  to  them  3  millions  of 
livres  and  more  due  to  him,  which  example  he  believed 
was  very  rare  .and  had  scarce  been  ]iractised,  but  that 
nothing  would  content  them,  and  that  thoy  were  not 
to  be  dealt  with  by  any  other  way  than  that  of  constraint  ; 
that  in  this  case  he  found  himself  in  prudence  obliged 
to  hold  them  t-.i  what  was  agreed  upon,  and  that  he 
could  no'  co.isent  to  any  delay  of  the  time  of  payment. 

1  took  the  libertv  to  reinforce  what  T  had  before  said 


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SiK  to  his    most    Christian    Majesty  by  telling   him    that 

^'b^"^?*"'  besides  the  oblioatioii  which  "tho  Kin<j  my  master 
would  have  to  him  if  he  should  consent  to  the  prolongn- 
tion  of  the  term  at  his  request  it  would  be  an  action 
worthy  of  his  glory  and  of  his  generosity  to  have  com- 
passion upon  so  many  unhappy  persons  and  their 
families  who  were  not  at  all  responsible  for  the  conduct 
of  their  Prince  or  his  ministers,  it'  it  had  not  been  Fuch 
as  it  ought  to  have  been  towards  his  most  Christian 
Majesty,  and  T  did  humbly  intreat  him  to  consider  that 
as  it  was  glorious  to  him  to  have  consented  to  the  re- 
establishing of  the  peace  and  repose  of  Christendom 
in  a  conjuncture  when  he  was  in  a  condition  to  have 
carried  on  the  war  with  success  so  it  would  be  no  less 
to  him  to  lighten  the  burden  under  which  so  many 
unfortunate  jjcrsons  must  unavoidably  sink  if  they  did 
not  soon  feel  the  etfects  of  his  generosity  and  com- 
passion. He  rep'ied  that  those  people  had  already 
felt,  and  to  a  considerable  degree,  the  eti'ects  of  both, 
and  that  his  generosity  might  go  too  tar,  that  he  was 
never  more  satisfied  than  when  he  could  do  a  pleasure 
to  the  King  my  master,  but  that  in  this  case  he  thought 
it  prudence  not  to  pass  from  what  had  been  agreed  upon, 
because  the  Spaniards  would  never  be  weary  of  asking 
graces  if  they  found  them  to  cotne  readily,  nor  cease  to 
importune  both  the  King  my  master  and  himself,  tho' 
they  had  dealt  well  lieithcrwith  the  one  uor  the  other. 

1  have  had  some  discourse  also  with  Mons'.  de  Croissy 
upon  this  subject,  tho'  not  muchj  because  he  is  extremely 
ill  of  the  gout  ...  A  part  of  tnose  troops  which 
were  in  FlaHdevs  (as  I  advertised  3  our  loidship  before) 
is  march'd  into  Franche  Comte,  from  whence  they  may 
pass  into  Italy  if  the  aii'air  of  Cenoa  lie  not  soon  ac- 
commodated;' that  Euvoye  comiiuietli  still  in  the 
Kastile,  the  Pope's  Nonce  making  difficulty  to  warrant 
the  writing  which  the  said  Envoye  is  to  put  into  his 
hand,  because  he  hath  no  order  to  receive  it  ...  . 
Mens',  du  t^iiesne  is  said  to  be  also  arrived  at  Toulon 
with  the  men  of  war,  where  they  also  soon  expect  the 
Chevalier  de  Tourville,  and  orders  are  sent  thither  for 
disarming.  The  last  letters  from  thence  of  the  IT'th  in- 
f.tant  say  that  the  powder  house,  at  the  distance  of  about 

2  leagues  from  Toulon,  had  taken  fiio  by  accident  and 
was  blown  uj),  there  being  in  it  1,800  quintals  of 
powder;  the  effect  of  the  blow  was  Jelt  at  Toulon,^  it 
having  violently  shaken  the  whole  town  ....  The 
Am'i.issiidors  of  Si;iin  do  not  yet  appear  nor  v.'ill  have 
their  audience  till  thereturn  of  this  Com  t  to  Versailles. 
I  cannot  accompany  my  letter  by  this  po^t  with  any 
thing  out  of  (iermauy;  they  discourse  here  so  diti'crcntiy 
ot  the  aflair  of  Cnla  that  one  doth  not  know  what  to 
believe  of  it.  It  is  reported  here  that  the  Serasquier 
Bassa  did,  at  the  time  that  he  was  engaged  by  the  Duke 
ofLoraine,  send  by  a  jn-ivate  a  strong  body  of  horse 
tuwarils  Buda,  and  that  14,0o0  of  them  had  entered 
the  town,  having  iorced  their  way  into  the  town  and 
cut  to  pieces  2  regiiuejts  of  Infauterie  which  opposed 
them  in  (he  trenches  ;  if  this  lie  so  the  siege  of  that 
place  is  undoubtedly  raised.  The  Baron  Dclval  is 
expected  here  within  few  days  to  endeavour  to  remove 
the  difficulties  concerning  thereud'ricg  of  Courtray  and 
of  Dixmude.  It  hath  been  lately  insinuated  by  ilons'. 
de  Croissy  to  the  Nonce  that  the  King  his  master 
expects  that  the  Genoese  should  satisfy  the  Comte  de 
Fiesque  upon  the  pretension  which  he  hath  upon  that 
Eepublic,  he  told  him  also  that  the  ati'air  might  be 
terminated  by  judges,  provided  that  they  would  in  the 
meautime  give  to  him  an  100,000  crowns. 

16SJ.,  Oct.  iSth,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Coll. 
Grahme.— 1  have  enclosed  letters  for  the  Duke,  Lord 
Chief  .Justice,  H.  Thynne,  Mr.  Scrimshire  and  Mr. 
Jackson,  all  which  I  have  sent  unsealed  that  you  may 
dispose  o!:'  them  after  you  have  read  ar.d  -enled  them. 
I  have  also  this  day  sent  an  admirable  manuscript  con- 
cerning the  laws  of  France  as  a  present  to  my  Lord 
Keeper,  with  a  letter  to  him  by  a  particular  hand, 
because' you  have  told  me  before  that  he  hath  been  kind 

to  me.  -.       , 

(1684),  Oct.  iSth,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the  Lont 
Chief  Justice. — .  .  .  .  L  received  a  letter  lately  from 
one  Mr.  Foster,  a  justice  of  peace  in  (  umberland.  and 
a  neighbour  and  tenant  of  mine.  I  dc  not  know  the 
particulais  of  his  case,  but  he  saith  he  hath  been  mis- 
represented to  your  lordship  ;  if  he  hath  been  any  way 
waiitino-  in  his  duty  to  the  King,  or  hath  not  executed 
the  Law's  against  dissenters  or  other  dehnquents  as  he 
ouo-h't  to  htve  done,  I  do  not  pretend  to  intercede  for 
him  but  if  there  be  nothing  of  this,  and  if  there  be  any 
room   f~r    the  shewing  to   him   favour,    I   do   humbly 

recommeiid  him  it.  ,,      mi  m 

s.  d..    Pari,  .     Lord    Preston  to    Mr.   Thynne.— Com- 


pliuieutary  and   congratulations   on   his  Majisty's  late  .Sik 

favour  P.  Orah«m, 

s.  d..  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  (iwynne.— .  ...  We  ^^' 
are  all  surprised  at  the  daily  alterations  in  our  Court, 
and  with  the  noise  of  more  expected  ;  if  all  turn  to  the 
advantage  of  the  King's  affairs  particular  men's  in- 
terests are  less  to  be  considered.  I  assure  you  I  drink 
ray  dear  Lord  Dartmouth's  health  and  yours  as  often  as 
you  can  drink  mine,  l)ut  I  hope  the  time  will  come  when 
we  may  drink  it  together  in  England. 

1(384,  Oct.'28th,  s'.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Prest  m  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — The  letters  from  I-  nglaiid  which  should 
have  arrived  here  yesterday  are  still  owing.     Mons'.  dc 
Louvois  is  now  at  Versailles  to  hasten  the  repairs  there  ; 
after  his  return  to  Foutainbleau  the  day  of  this  King's 
departure  will  be  fixed,  for  yet  there   is  nothing  certain 
concerning  it.     In    the  mean  time  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  divertetu  liimsclf  much  there,  passing  a  great 
]iart  of  the  day  in  hunting  and  the  evening  at  play  at 
the   Comedie    or   at    balls  .  .   .  Mons'.   de  Quesne   the 
younger  hath  taken  a  Felucca  upon  the  coast  of  Genoa, 
and  with  it  a  courier  of  that   Re|iublic  with  the   dis- 
patches  of   that   Senate  to  the   King  of  Spain.    They 
were  sent  to   Fontainbleau  upon   'Wednesday  last,  and 
the  contents  of  them  arc  yet  kept  ])rivate    .  .  .  The 
news  of  the  entree  of  a  considerable  succour  of  men  and 
of  amuuitions  into  Buda  is  confirmed  from  all  hands. 
The  Uuke  of  Lorainc  hath  been  of  opinion  to  raise  tho 
siege,  but  the  Elector  of  B;ivaria  is  obstinate  to  continue 
it.  which  hath  made  the  counsel  of  the  Emperor  resolve 
to  send  a    reinforcement    of  t3,00'J   men  to  please  that 
Prince,  tho'  the  ho]ies  of  taking  the  place  are  lessened. 
This  is  what  is  s;iid  at  this  Court,  but  the  truth    is  that- 
the   reports   are  so   varir  us   here  co'icertiing  that  ;il1air 
that  we  do  not  well  know  what  to  believe.    The  account 
which  I  enclose  ir(.'m  Vienna  of  the  12th  instant  seometh 
not  to  make  the  matter  so  desperate  ...  I  enclose, 
my  lord,  a  copy  of  the  arrest  for  the   condemnation   of 
the  merchandizes  in  a  vessel  taken  off  of  Usteud  belong- 
ing to  his  Majesty's  subjects  by  a  |:rivateer  of  Dunkirque. 
1  have  some  time   since  written   to  your  lords!ii|i  upon 
this  sul.iject.     You  will  observe  tha:  the  ship  is  ordered 
to  be  restored  to  the  owner,  ijut  the  cargoe  is  condemned 
notwithstanding  tlie  clear  proofs  than  all   belonged  to 
his  Majesty's  subjects.     I  have   done   what  possiblyl 
could  do  in  this  matter  ;   1  moved   this  King  himself  in 
it  upon   Sunday  hist,  and  delivered  the  petition   of  the 
owners  to  him  for  a  revision  of  the  sentience,  but  I  have 
yet  had  no  answer.     I  do  assure  your  lordship  that  the 
injustice  is  manifest  and   crying,  and  tho  case  is  very 
worthy  of  his  Majesty's  consideration  and  resentment, 
the  poor  owners  relying  now  wholly  upon  his  assistance. 
I  hope  your  lordship  will  have  orders  to  S[)eak  home  to 
Mons'.  Bariilon  upon  this  subject,  that  he  may  repre- 
sent it    hither,  and  your  lordship  may  assure  liim  that 
there  have   been  very   foul   practises  by  some  in  this 
Court  relating  to  this  afl'air,  which  uiay,  if  it  bethought 
fit,  laid  open. 

(Autograph.)  1684,  Oct.  28th,  b.  n.,  Paris.— Lord 
Preston°to  Lord  Keeper  North. — The  bearer  hereof, 
Mr.  Gosnald,  being  to  pass  into  England,  I  think  fit  to 
take  that  opportunity  of  conveying  safely  by  him  a 
manuscript  to  your  lordship,  which  is  much  esteemed 
here,  and  very  difficultly  to  be  obtained.  It  is  a  procee 
verbal  of  a  conference  betwixt  that  King's  Commission- 
ers and  the  Deputies  of  the  Parliament  of  Paris,  for  the 
examination  of  titles  jiroposed  for  tho  composition  of  an 
ordin:ince  for  proceeding  in  criminal  causes.  It  is  a 
very  delicate  part  of  the  law  of  that  nation  which 
maketh  me  believe  that  the  communications  of  it  may 
not  be  disaureeable  to  your  lordshii)  who  is  so  knowing 
in  that  of  your  own.  "  Your  lordshi[)  will,  I  hope,  be 
pleased  to  give  it  a  place  in  your  cabinet,  and  I  shall 
only  Vieg  at  my  return  into  England  the  liberty  of 
taking  iTcopy  of  it  to  remain  my  own.  I  have  collected 
several  other  jiieres  here  which  regard  the  fiiwnres.  the 
policy,  anil  the  laws  of  this  nation  which  are  not  easily 
to  be  come  fiy.  of  which,  if  your  lordship  pleaseth  t<> 
have  copies,  "yon  shall  most' freely  take  them  at  my 
return  home.  1  send  to  your  loixUhip  the  printed 
ordinance  also,  which  was  the  product  of  the  abovesaid 

conference ^       ,  t.       ^  ^l     t-     1 

1684,  Nov.  1st,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the  h-arl 
of  Sunderland.  Being  just  returned  from  Fontainbleau, 
I  have  only  time  by  reason  of  the  departure  of  the  post 
to  acciuaint  your  lordship  that  this  King  dijth  now 
make  several  additional  demands  to  his  former  from  the 
Kepublic  of  Genoa.  The  first  is  that  it  shall  disarm 
those  6  galhes  the  arming  ot  which  hath  given  so  much 
cause  oi  compiuint  to  this  Court.  The  next  is  that  it 
shall  dismiss  the   Spanish  garrison   at  present  within 

I{  r  3 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION: 


Sir  the  city  ;  and  the  last  is  that  it  slioulJ  positively  restore 
'iurt'^"'  *'"■'  '-'i'"'i»te  <le  Fiesiiiu-  to  his  osrate  situated  in  its  terri- 
— -'  twrics  it' he  ca!i  make  out  Ids  title  Avell  to  it;  Inu  tlmt 
since  it  is  an  atiair  >vldcli  ivill  require  much  discussion, 
the  Republic  shall  pay  Inm  do«n  (as  I  intimated  to  your 
lordship  before)  the  sum  of  100,000  crowns.  Tliis  Kina; 
hath  also  ordered  Mons'.  de  Croissy  to  acquaint  the 
Pope's  Nonce  that  if  the  Doge  and  four  of  the  principal 
senators  of  Genoa  do  not  come  soon  hither,  that  he  shall 

prefix  a  time  for  their  coming 

Lord  Preston  to  Sir  N.  Butler. — I  shall  not  fail  to  do 
all  that  lieth  in  my  power  in  the  affair  of  Mr.  Bankes, 
for  besides  tlie  commands  of  the  King  and  the  justice 
of  the  cause,  your  recommendation  of  it  must  work  much 
with  me.  I  intend  to  go  the  next  week  to  Foutaine- 
bleau,  where  I  shall  press  the  ministers  upon  it,  and  I 
shall  endeavour  to  obtain  as  speedy  an  answer  as  I  can. 
(Note  by  Lord  Preston.)  This  was  copied  by  Mr.  Wake, 
my  chaplain  at  Paris,  now  Dr.  of  Divinity,  &c. 

1684,    Nov.   4th,    s.  n.,   Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland.     {Note  in  margin  in  Lord  Preston's 
hand,  "  This  is  the  hand  of  my  Bror.  Fargus  Grahme.") 
— This  King  may  continue  all  this  month  at  Fontaine- 
bleau,  because  of  the  repairs  that  are  making  at  Ver- 
sailles.    Monsieur  do  Louvois  is  gone   thither  again  to 
hasten   them  .   .  .  The    truce    being  at   present    esta- 
blished, this  King  doth  not  think  fit  to  pay  the  same 
subsidies   to   his   allies  which  he  paid  in  the  time  of 
action.     Those  which  the  King  of  Denmarke  drew  from 
hence  are  reduced  to  the  half,  so  that  instead  of  400.000 
of  crowns  he  will  now  receive  but  200  thousand,  which 
is  the  occasion  of  the  refortuing  of  his  troops,     't'hey 
seem,  however,  to  be  well  satisfied  with  that  King  here, 
and  are  resolved  to  entertain  aniitie   with  him  because 
the  alliance  is  concluded  for  10  years,  and  because  they 
have  always  found  him  readj'  to  second  the  design  of 
France.     They   are  not  upon  the  same   foot   with  the 
Elector  of  Brandebourg  and  the  princes  of  the  House  of 
Luneubonrg  .   .  .  There  arc  some  advises  from  Poland, 
as  if  the   Tartars  had  designed  to  make  an   irruption 
whilst  the  army  of  that  crown  was  out  of  the  kingdom  ; 
this  may  oblige  the  King  of  Poland  to  a  speedy  return. 
The  acounts  from  Buda  continue  still  to  be  uncertain; 
it  was  resolved  to  give  a  general  assault  to   the  place, 
since  the  entry  of  those  12  or   1,400  men  mentioned  in 
one  of  mine  of  which  we  are  to  e.xpect  the   success  till 
this  time.   They  have  bad  no  other  advice  at  this  Court  ; 
the  last   letters  from   Vienna  say  that  the  Marquis  of 
Baden  was  sent  from  the   Emperor  in  diligence  to  the 
camp  before  Buda.     It  is  believed  here  that  he   is   to 
command  in  the  place  of  the   Duke  of  Loraine,  who  is 
again   indisposed,   or   at  least,  as  they  interpret  here, 
feigneih  to  be  so.     I  enclose  a  relation  of  what  hath  of 
late  passed  before  Buda,  which  came  to  my  hands  but 
late   the  last  night  ;  it   hath   been  copied  in  haste,  so 
that  I  believe  there  may   be  many  faults  in   it,  tho'  I 
hope  they  are  only  literal  ones.     It  is  ample  and  very 
authentique.  coming  from  Mons'.  Bielke,  who  was  am- 
bassador of  Sweden  in   this  Court  at  my  first  arrival 
here,  and  who  is  at  present  a  volunteer  before  Buda  ;  if 
there  be  any  suite  of  it  I  shall  not  fail  to  transport  it  to 
your  lord.ship.     The   English  letters  which  should  have 
arrived  yesterday  are  still   due.     P.S.  I   enclose  a  billet 
which  is  come  to  my  hands  just  as  I  am  closing  my 
pacquet,  so  that  I  have  not  time  to  have  what  is  mate- 
rial in  it  copied  fair  ;   I  transmit  it  to  yoni'  lordship  full 
as  it  is,  because  of  the  accounts  in  it  from  Toulon  and 
from  Canada. 

168-1,  Nov.  8th,  K.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland.  'I'he  gi-eat  snows  which  have  fallen 
here  lately',  and  the  likelihood  of  the  continuance  of  the 
ill  season,  have  obliged  this  King  to  shorten  his  stay  at 
Fontainbleau,  so  that  wo  are  now  to  e.xpect  him  upon 
the  l&th  instant  at  Versailles,  tho'  that  place  is  at  pre- 
sent not  fit  to  receive  him.  Since  the  reform  of  the 
land  forces  a  resolution  hath  been  taken  here  of  re- 
forming those  also  of  the  sea,  it  being  now  no  more 
necessary  to  entertain  so  gi-eat  fleets  ,  .  .  A  project  of 
a  ligue  of  association  a)id  of  garantie  upon  the  subject 
of  the  late  truce  lately  proposed  to  the  Estates  General 
of  the  United  Provinces  by  the  House  of  Austria  hath 
given  some  alarum  here,  but  I  perceive  that  Mons'. 
d'Anaux  doth  give  hopes  that  these  estates  will  not 
hearken  to  it  ...  I  enclose  the  freshest  accounts  from 
Germany,  from  Hungary,  and  from  Venise.  They  seem 
yet  to  give  hopes  of  the  taking  of  Buda.  tho'  they  say 
here  that  the  illnesses  of  the  season  and  the  obstinacy 
of  llie  defenders  may  j-et  break  tho  measures  of  the 
Elector  of  Bavaria  and  of  the  Duke  of  Loraine  for  the 
taking  of  that  place.  Mons'.  de  Cres.sy,  governor  of  the 
Trench   colonic  of  St.  Domingo,  hath  advised  by   his 


letter  dated  the  later  end  of  June  last,  that  he  had  had  Sir 

advise  about  a  mouth  I lefoie  by  3  Frenchmen  who  had   ^'^^f'^' 

passed  to  Jamaica  that  the   English  to  the  luiniber  of         ' 

."jOO  were  gone  irom  thence  to  make  a  descenie  upon 
Panuco,  which  province  covereth  New  Biscaye  on  the 
side  of  the  Golfe  of  Mexico,  and  upon  some  part  of  the 
cotmtry  lying  upon  the  Rio  Bravo,  which  is  in  Florida ; 
if  there  be  anything  of  this  your  lordship  will  have  had 
an  account  of  it  from  Sir  Thomas  Linch  before  this  time. 
The  English  letters  which  should  have  arrived  on  Mon- 
day are  not  yet  come  in. 

1684,  Nov.  11th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  Pope's  Nonce  hath  again  passed  offices  in  favour 
of  those  of  Genoa,  but   this  King  continueth  resolved 
that   their  Doge  shall  couiC  hither  accompanied   with 
4  senatours,  and  that  they  shall  agree  to  his  other  pro- 
positions, and  hath  given  them  till  the  last  day  of  the 
year  to  consider  of  them.     We  shall  soon  see  what  end 
this  aflair  may  have.     The  Spaniards  use  all  endeavours 
to  persuade  that  Republic  not  to  submit  itself  to  France  ; 
on  the  other  hand   people  being  wearied  with  the  inter- 
ruption  of  their  commerce  and  with  the   stay   of  the 
Spanish  troops  amongst  them,  makelh  great  complaints, 
and  it  is  likely   that  if  they  were  not  disarmed  they 
might  oblige  the  senate   by  giving  satisfaction  to  the 
demands  of  this  King  to  put  an  end  to  their  misery 
....  The  dispute  which  the  Duke  d'Bstrees  hath  lately 
had  concerning  a  printer  arrested  within  his  quarter  is 
not  yet  accommodated,  his  most  Christian  Majesty  re- 
solving not  to  j-ield   at   all   in   what   relateth    to    the 
honours,  franchises,  and  prerogatives  of  which  his  am- 
bassadours  have  once  been  in  possession,  nor  to  consent 
to  any  change  in  the  lercmowi'fi/e  .  .  .   This  King  Cometh 
on  Wednesday  to  Versailles,  Mons'.  de  Louvois  having 
been  there  since  Tuesday  to  put  all  things  in  condition 
for  his  reception.     The  mists  and  the  great  snows  which 
are  fallen  here  have  rendred  Fontainbleau  insupport- 
able.   The  Begiment  du  R'ly.  which  hath  been  encamped 
and  which  hath  wrought  all  this  summer  till  now  at 
Versailles  for  the  removing  of  an   hill  which  offendeth 
the  prospect  of  that  castle,  is  decamped,  and  those  of 
Dauphine,  of  La  Feite,  and  of  Languedoo  have  relieved 
it.     As  they  are  at  present   ingenious  here  in   finding 
out  all  ways  to   increase  the  finances,  so  amongst  the 
rest  one  hath  been  proposed  which   will  bring  in  con- 
siderable sums;  it  is  that  all  officers  of  justice  of  this 
kingdom  shall  be  admitted  to  the  payment  of  the  annual 
duty  of  the  paulette   as  it  is  termed  here,  and   by  this 
me.ans  they  shall   assure  their  charges  to  their  heirs. 
The  paillette  is  the  60th  part  of  the  price  of  his  office  if 
it  were  to  be  sold,  which  every  officer  of  justice  in  this 
Parliament  and  of  the  finances  pay  to  this  King  at  the 
beginning  of  every  year,   tipon  the  consideration  that 
within  the  year,  he  shall  have  liberty  to  dispose  of  his 
office.     This    duty    was  called   la  paulette,    from    one 
Paulet,  a  Secretaire  de  la  chamhre  dii  Soy,  who  about  the 
beginning   of  this   century   invented  and  first  proposed 
it,  and    it  was  authorised  by  an  arrest   of  this  Privy 
Council  in  the  year  1604,  and  declared  by  the  said  arrfit 
that  if  any  officer  dieth  without  paying  the  paulette  his 
office  shall  be   lost  to  his   heirs  and   forfeited  to   this 
crown.     There  arrived  here  some  days  since  a  French 
gentleman  called  Marlot,  from  Holland,  who  hath  been 
long  in  the  service  of  the  Prince  of  Orange ;  he   was 
sent  to  the  Bastile  on  Wednesday  last.     The  reason  of 
his  imprisonment  is  not  yet  known,  but  since  he  is  a 
person  who  was  3  years  since  banished  this  kingdom 
and  conducted  to  the  frontier  of  it  by  one  of  this  King's 
footmen,  with  defense  never  to  return,    it  is  [irobable 
that  being    come   hither    without  permission    he   hath 
drawn  this  ill  treatment  upon  himself.     He  is  of  Poitiu, 
and  one  who  is  said  to   be  very  well  qualified  and  to 
have    long    entertained    great  correspondence   in  this 
kingdom.     I  enclose  tho  copy  of  another  letter  of  the 
9th  of  Oct.,  from  Mons'.  Bielke,  from  before  Buda,  and 
another  of  the  24th  of  the  same  month,   which   I  have 
just  received,  which  your  lordship  will  find  giveth  hopes 
of  the  taking  of  the  place.     I  hope  by  the  next  post  to 
send  to  your  lordship  a  plan  of  the  place.     Onr  English 
letters  which  were  expected  yesterday  fail  again.     P.S. 
I  am  told  that  the   Baron  Delval  is  coming  to  reside  as 
Minister  of  Spain  in  this  Court. 

1684,  Nov.  15th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
John  Worden. — I  received  yours  yesterday  with  one  in- 
closed for  [from  ?]  the  Duke  to  the  Duke  of  Mazarin. 
I  have  enquired  after  him,  and  I  can  find  nobody  that 
knoweth  where  he  is.  Some  say  he  is  preaching  in  Bre- 
tany  and  converting  tlie  Bas  Bretons  ;  others  tell  me  he  is 
gone  towards  Naples,  but  the  Duchesse  of  Barillon  hath 
addressed  me  to  one  who  I  believe  will  convey  the  letter 
safe.     I  shall  not  fail  to  take  all  imaginable  care  of  it. 


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1684,  Nov.  loth,  s.  D.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  tlie 
Bishop  of  London. — I  have  received  your  lonlship's 
with  one  enclosed  for  Mens'.  Alix.  which  hath  been 
delivered  safely.  I  beg  of  your  lordship  to  make  no 
apology  to  me  for  any  commands  which  you  lay  upon 
me,  for  there  is  no  man  upon  earth  who  will  execute 
them  more  readil}-  than  I  shall.  .  .  . 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Robson. — I  have  sent  in- 
closed my  bill  of  extraordinarycs  which  you  will  deliver 
with  the  letter  to  my  Lord  of  Sunderland  after  you 
have  sealed  it.  I  have  also  written  to  Sir  S.  Fo\  about 
the  Duke  of  Northumberland's  being  with  ice  so  long. 
and  lor  which  the  King  promised  to  consider  me,  but 
as  yet  I  have  had  nothing.  I  pray  >eal  the  letter  and 
deliver  it  to  him,  and  press  the   matter  a  little  home. 

[1681,  Xov.  15.]  Lord  Prestou  to  the  Earl  of  Sunder- 
land.— I  have  very  little  to  communicate  to  your  lordship 
by  this  post ;  however,  I  would  not  omit  to  impart  what 
I  have.  The  English  letters  which  I  expected  on  Friday 
last  arrived  not  here  till  late  yesterday,  and  the  If  tters  of 
Monday  arc  still  owing.  I  have  received  j-our  lordship's 
of  Octr.  the  27th,  and  am  glad  to  find  b^-  it  that  your 
lordship  hath  had  orders  to  speak  to  ]\lons'.  Baiillon 
concerning  the  English  vessel  lately  condemned  here. 
I  shall  not  fail  to  second  your  lordship  by  my  offices 
with  these  ministers  for  the  obtaining  of  a  revision  of  the 
sentence.  A  courier  arrived  here  the  day  before  yester- 
day from  Kome,  with  a  dispatch  for  the  Pope's  Nonce  ; 
he  keepeth  the  subject  of  it  secret,  because  he  hath  not 
seen  this  King  since,  and  all  that  is  yet  known  of  it  is 
that  it  relateth  to  the  affair  of  Genoa.  The  Spaniards 
are  now  marched  out  of  that  city,  and  out  of  all  the 
places  belonging  to  that  Eepublic  where  they  had  any 
troops ;  some  say  that  those  people  are  not  yet  disposed 
to  give  satisfaction  to  France,  and  that  they  expect 
the  success  of  the  siege  of  Buda,  which  they  may  know 
before  the  end  of  the  term  given  by  this  King,  which 
ends  with  this  current  year  inclusively,  as  I  informed 
your  lordship  in  my  last  letter ;  yet  I  am  of  ojiinion 
that  this  courier  may  have  brought  advice  of  some 
accommodating  resolution  which  may  have  been  taken 
at  Genoa,  for  he  had  the  Pope's  order  to  pass  through 
that  place  in  his  way  hither,  and  according  as  he  found 
matters  disposed  there  he  was  either  to  return  with 
his  dispatches  to  Rome,  or  to  continue  his  way  to  this 
place.  He  hath  brought  letters  also  from  the  Republic 
t.i  the  Envoye  of  Genoa,  who  is  still  in  the  Bastile, 
because  these  ministers  have  disapproved  of  the  several 
draughts  which  he  hath  made  of  that  writing  which 
he  is  to  put  into  the  Nonce's  hand  before  ho  can  have 
his  liberty.  Mens',  de  Relingue  is  arrived  at  Toulon 
with  a  fliute  charged  with  the  equestral  statue  of  this 
King,  done  by  the  hand  of  the  Cavalier  Bermini  at 
Rome;  he  is  to  convoy  it  to  Havre  de  Grace  accom- 
panied with  the  Comte  de  Bethune,  Chef  d'Escadre, 
with  6  men-of-war  which  he  hath  brought  from  before 
Genoa  .  .  .  His  most  Christian  Majesty  will  arrive 
this  night  at  Versailles.  The  Comte  de  Roye  arrived 
here  yesterday  from  the  Court  of  Denmarke,  and  goeth 
this  day  to  Versailles.  This  King  hath  named  the 
Chevalier  de  Chaumont,  a  man  of  quality  and  a  Captain 
of  a  man-of-war,  for  his  ambassador  to  the  King  of 
Siam  ;  he  hath  assigned  him  a  vessel  to  transport  him- 
self and  the  ambassador  of  Siain  thither  with  very 
considerable  presents.  Those  ambassadors  have  not 
yet  had  audience,  but  they  have  been  highly  treated  by 
Mons'.  at  St.  Cloud,  and  by  the  Prince  of  Conde  at 
Chantillj,  and  by  this  Premier  President  at  dinner, 
after  they  had  assisted  the  other  day  at  the  opening  of 
this  Parliament. 

1684.  Nov.  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  his 
Royal  Highness. — Mr.  Aikeman,  the  bearer,  will  have 
the  honour  to  communicate  to  your  Highness  two 
memorials  upon  the  subject  of  the  Scotch  privileges 
in  this  kingdom,  one  of  which  I  have  already  presented 
to  the  King,  and  I  am  resolved  to  present  the  other 
so  soon  as  I  can  find  a  fit  opportunity.  Mr.  Aikeman 
came  here  a  little  too  late,  for  this  Court  was  just 
removing  to  Chambort  when  he  arrived,  where  very 
little  business  could  be  done.  I  expect  that  many 
dithculties  will  be  made  as  to  the  confirmation  of  the 
privileges,  but  I  shall  omit  nothing  which  may  depend 
on  me  towards  the  obtaining  of  what  is  desired.  1  shall 
presume  to  give  your  Highness  an  account  of  what 
passeth  in  relation  to  this  affair. 

16=4,  Nov.  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir  G. 
Drummond,  Lord  Provost  of  Edinburgh  —I  received 
yours  by  the  hand  of  Mr.  Aikeman,  which  was  ex- 
tremely welcome  to  me,  because  it  gave  me  an  occasion 
of  shewing  my  zeal  and  readiness  to  render  any  service 


to  the  Scotch  nation.  Mr.  Aikeiuaii  will  acquaint  you 
witli  the  pi  ogress  which  is  already  made  iu  the  affair 
which  you  were  pleased  to  rccoinnioud  to  uic  iu  the  name 
of  the  royal  boun-oughs  of  Scotland,  and  concerning 
which  I  have  received  his  Majesty's  commands.  He 
will  also  communicate  to  yon  two  memorials,  one  of 
which  I  have  already  presented  upon  that  subject  to 
the  most  Christian  King,  and  the  other  1  shall  present 
ujion  the  first  occasion.  I  was  in  hoposj  to  have  given 
you  a  further  account  of  this  business  before  this  time, 
but  the  absence  of  this  Court  fi-om  this  place  and  the 
late  voyages  which  tnis  King  hath  maile  have  put  a 
stop  to  almost  all  business  here.  1  could  have  wished 
that  Mr.  Aikeman  had  arrived  a  little  sooner  than  he 
did,  but  tho'  his  arrival  was  something  late,  yet  1 
assure  you,  sir,  his  industry  and  his  lare  of  this  affair 
have  lieen  very  great,  wliicli  testimony  in  justice  I  am 
obliged  to  render  of  him.  I  am  very  sensible  of  the 
honour  which  the  royal  bourroughs  have  done  me  by 
the  confidence  which  they  seem  to  repose  in  me,  and 

which  they  signified  by  3  our  hand 

16S4,  Nov.  18th,  8."u.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  tc-  the 
Marquis  of  Huntley  .  .  .  The  small  services  which  I 
have  been  able  to  render  to  Mr.  Innis,  and  to  that 
college  of  which  he  is  the  rector,  do  not  deserve  so 
great  a  return  as  your  lordship  is  pleased  to  make  and 
of  which  I  am  extremely  sensible.  Mr.  Innis'  merits 
are  very  great,  and  I  am  very  glad  that  he  hath  the 

honour  of  so  good  a  patron  a&your  lordship  is 

1684.  Nov.  iSth,  8.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Prestou  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — .  .  .  .  The  Protestants  have  lately 
here  demanded  by  JIoiis'.  de  Ruvigny,  their  Deputy- 
General,  permission  to  hold  a  Synod,  as  they  have 
usually  done,  which  hath  been  refused.  It  is  now 
certain  that  the  negotiation  of  Mons'.  de  St.  R  main 
in  Portugal  hath  failed,  and  he  only  staycth  there 
this  winter  to  endeavour  to  give  the  exclusion  to  the 
Prince  of  Newbourg,  whose  pretensions  are  supported 
b}-  the  House  of  Austria,  they  liking  rather  the  alliance 
with  Tuscany  than  that  with  the  above-mentioned 
Prince.  The  Envoyes  of  Siam  had  audience  upon 
Thursday  last  of  Mons'.  de  Seignelay ;  he  received 
from  them  the  presents  destined  for  the  late  Mons'. 
Colbert,  his  father ;  they  consisted  in  a  cabinet  of 
china,  two  skreens  of  Japan,  and  in  several  vases  of 
philigraine  work  in  gold  and  in  silver.  They  are 
soon  to  see  his  most  Christian  Majesiy,  and  are  to 
return  home  in  the  month  of  February.  His  most 
Christian  Majesty  designeth  to  send  this  year  some 
vessels  into  China,  Japan,  and  other  Islands  of  the  East 
with  intelligent  persons,  who  shall  draw  ob.'crvations 
and  remarks  horn,  the  several  countries  where  they 
are  to  go,  which  may  be  useful  towards  augmenting 
commerce,  the  art,  sciences,  and  manufactures  within 
this  kingdom,  th  it  so  he  may  render  it  more  flourisuing 
and  take  the  advantage  which  the  long  truce  may 
afford  to  him  for  doing  it.  The  merchants  of  St.  Malo 
and  of  other  places  in  France,  who  by  reason  of  the 
audden  departure  of  the  Spanish  fleet  could  not 
embark  their  merchandises  upon  it  which  they  had 
designed  for  the  Indies,  propose  to  themselves  to  carry 
them  upon  their  own  ves.sels  to  Peru.  The  Conseil 
for  sea  affairs  are  going  to  deliberate  upon  this  matter, 
it  being  not  witbout  difficulty,  because  the  Spaniards 
and  the  Portuguese  have  long  been  masters  of  the 
commerce  of  that  country  ;  besides,  the  French  masters 
of  ships  are  not  over  expert  in  the  navigation  of  those 
seas.  For  the  greater  advancement  and  utilitj  of  trade 
it  is  proposed  to  this  King  to  make  the  River  of  Loire 
navigable  much  higher  than  it  is  at  present,  which 
proposal  is  now  under  his  consideration. 

1684.  Nov.  22nd,  s.n.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  same. 
— We  have  now  been  14  days  without  receiving  one 
letter  from  England,  .  .  The  most  Christian  King 
having  known  some  time  since  that  the  Prince  of  Car- 
ignan  of  Savoye  had  an  intention  to  m  rry,  gave  him 
to  understand  by  the  Abbe  d'Estrades,  his  ambassador 
at  Turin,  that  his  Majesty  did  desire  for  several  weighty 
reasons  that  he  would  make  choice  of  a  wile  no  where 
but  in  France,  pretending  that  in  this  he  should  follow 
the  example  of  the  Dukes  of  Savoye,  who  for  a  long 
time  had  married  in  this  kingdom  ;  but  since  it  being 
known  that  notwithstanding  what  had  been  remon- 
strated to  the  said  Prince  by  the  said  ambassador,  and 
also  some  menaces  which  had  been  made,  he  continued 
to  treat  of  his  marrriage  with  the  Princess  of  B^te,  cozen 
to  the  Duke  of  Modena,  and  s'ster  to  Prince  Caesar  of 
Este,  his  most  Christian  Majesty  let  him  know  a  second 
time  that  if  he  did  not  comply  with  his  intentions  in 
what  related  to  his  marriage  that  he  should  highly 
resent  it ;  and  to  the  end  that  if  possible  the  conclnsion 

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F.  Gr.\ihm, 

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HISTORICAL    MANUSCilU'TS   COMMISSION: 


Sir 

F.  GK.iniM. 

Babt. 


of    the  mairiase   might    be   prevented   and   hindered. 
Mens',  de  Ci'Oissv.  by  the  order  of  the  King  his  master, 
writ  a  letter  to  the  Abbe  Rizzini,  Knvoy.-  of  .Modena  in 
this    Court,   dated   of   tlie    tjth    current,   by   wiiich   be 
acquainted  hiui   that   bis  m-sc  Christian   Majesty  did 
desire  that  the  Dnke  of  Modena  woukl  reject  all  manner 
of  proiiositions  relatiiu;  to  that  matriage.      The  said 
Abl)e  in  his  answer  assured  Mons'.  de  Croissy  that  the 
Duke  of   .Modena  bis   master  would  absolutely  hinder 
the  marriage,  provided  that  he   knew  the   intentions   of 
the  most  cliristian  King  before  he  had  engaged  himself 
so  far  that  he  could  not  retreat,  which  yet   he  hope<l 
that    he   bad   not   done,  because   that   he    had  bad  no 
account   from  .Modena   of   any   thing   relating  to   this 
affair.     'I'he  copies  of  the  letter  and  answer  I  send  to 
Toar  lordsliip  ;  whilst  this  was  passing,  and  about  8  or 
10  days  after  that  the  letter  of   Mons'.  de  Croissy  was 
written,  a  courier  arrived  here  from  Turin  with  advise 
that  the  marriage  had  been  consummated  upon  the  10th 
or  11th  of   this  month  at  Reconigi,  a  Iiouse  belonging 
to  the  Prince  of  Carignan  at  the  distance  of  some  miles 
from  Turin,   ar-d    that   the    matter    had  been  done    so 
privately  that  the  Duke  of  Savoye  knew  nothing  of  it, 
and  that  the  Princess  of   Este  had   arrived  at  Reconigi 
in  a  post  caleche  accompanied  only  with  one  woman, 
her  esoiyrr  and  her  page.    This  King  believing  himself 
offended  by  those  who  have  had  any  baud  in  conducting 
this  ati'air,  as  principally  by  the  Princess  of  Carignan, 
and  by   the   Princess  of  Bade,  her  daughter,  he  sent 
Mons'.    de   (h'oissy   on    Sunday   last   to   this   place   to 
denounce  in  his  name  an  exile  to  the  Princess  of  Bade, 
and  to  let  her  know  that  he  had  relegued  lier  to  Isantes 
in   Bretany,  and  to  order  the  Princess  of  Carignan  to 
aiipear  no  more  before  him  at   Court.     That  Princess 
told  Mons'.  de  Croissy  that  since   his   most  Christian 
Majesty  had  given  Nantes  for  a  prison  to  her  daughter 
she"  hoped  she  might  have  liberty   to  accorajiaiiy  her 
thither,  and  farther  also ;   but  it  is  believed  they  will 
not   lie   snilcred  to  go  out  of  the  kingdom.     The  same 
nifht  Mons'.  de   Croissy   sent   for   the   Abbe   Bizzini, 
and  declared   to  him  that  the  King  bis   master  would 
have  no  more  to  do  with  the  Duke  of  Modena.  and  that 
he,  his  minister,  was   to  retire  himself  with   all  haste 
out  of  the  kingdom.     He  hath  endeavoured  to  obtain 
some  time  for  putting  his  affairs  here  in  order,  and  for 
advising  the  Duke  of  Modena  of  what  hath  happened, 
but  they  have  only  given  him  till  Thursday  to  continue 
here.     lie  resolveth  I  hear  to  go  from  hence  into  Eng- 
land, he  is  a  jierson  for  whom  this  King  hath  had  an 
esteem,  and  indeed  every  body  else,  he  having  behaved 
himself  with  a  great  deal  of  ])rudence  during  his  min- 
istry here.    I  am  obliged  to  give  his  Majesty  an  account 
of  the  reasons  which   some  Italians  give  of  the   great 
endeavours   which  this   King  hath  used  to  hinder  the 
conclusion   of  this  match,  tho'  1  will  not  undertake  to 
say  how   tvell  they   may   be   grounded.     These   ])eoplc 
being  naturally  suspicions  and  fin  which   giveth  them 
a  belief   often   that   they   see  deejicr  into  things  than 

really    they  do The  Duke  of   Savoy   hath 

declared  by  his  letter  to  tho  most  Christian  King  that 
the  whole  business  hath  passed  williout  bis  knowledge, 
and  that  be  was  ready  to  disgrace  the  Prince  of  Carignan 
if  his  most  Cnristian  Majesty  think  it  lit  ;  but  they  will 

not  be   jiaid  with  that  coin   here,  &c This  affair 

will, without  doubt,  have  uiihapjiy  consequences  ;  for  the 
marriage  being  certainly  consummated,  tho'  the  Duke 
of  Savoye  would  endeavour  to  break  it,  the  Pope  most 
assuredly  will  never  agree  to  it.  This  Nonce  having 
again  received  a  courier  from  the  Poije  with  order  to 
renew  his  instances  in  favour  of  the  Genoi'se,  and  to 
eiideavour  to  obtain  some  moderation  of  the  demands 
of  this  King,  he  had  audience  upon  Monday  last  ; 
his  most  Christian  Majesty  having  heard  biin  quietly, 
as  he  useth  to  do,  aswered  with  a  kind  of  an  indiffer- 
ence that  if  the  Genoese  did  not  resolve  within  the 
term  of  the  delay  that  he  had  granted,  which  ended 
with  the  year,  to  give  him  that  satisfaction  which  be 
expected,  he  would  attack  them  and  make  them  ]iay 
the  ex])enses  of  the  war  ;  so  that  the  Pope's  courier 
having  been  sent  back  with  that  answer,  wliich  I  take 
to  be  final,  it  resteth  upon  the  Rejiublic  of  Genoa  to 
take  its  measures  upon  it  ...  .  The  raising  of  the 
siege  of  Buda  is  now  confirmed  from  all  hands,  and  it 
it  said  that  the  Emperor  hath  resolved  to  treat  of  a 
peace  with  the  Turcs.  It  only  resteth  now  that  we 
should  know  the  truth  of  the  ])articulars  ;  there  being 
Sonne  letters  which  say  that  it  was  raised  with  con- 
fusion, and  that  the  horsemen  took  every  one  a 
footman  behind  him  ;  however  the  action  hath  (lasscd, 
it  marketh  a  great  weakness  in  the  two  Empires,  thut 
one  could  not  with  all  its  forces  take  the  town  of  Buda, 


and    that   the  other  could  not  with  all  its  troops  raise   j,  qI^^^jj 
the  siege  .  .  .  The  Comte  de  Refuge  and  his  wife   have      '  Bakt, 

both    raa'le  abjuration   of  the  Protestant  religion,  and         

by  that  means  have  sived  their  lives,  having  been 
convicted  of  coining,  which  this  King  seldom  ]iardoneth. 
P.S. — The  enclosed  letter  for  the  Duchess  U  from  the 
Knvoyo  of  ^lodeua.  to  which  be  hath  desired  me  to 
give  a  cover. 

1684,  Nov.  2)1,  fl.  11.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  her  Royal 
Highness. — I  presume  to  give  your  Royal  Highness  the 
trouble  of  this  address  at  the  request  of  the  Abbe  Bizzini, 
Eiivoyo  of  Modena  in  this  Court,  to  give  a  cover  to  the 
inclosed  letter.  By  it  your  Highness  will  perceive  that 
a  misunderstanding  is  unhappily  arrived  betwixt  this 
King  and  the  Duke  of  Modena,  and  that  the  Abbe 
Rizzmi  liath  received  orders  to  quit  this  kingdom,  no 
longer  time  having  been  allowed  than  to-morrow  to 
put  his  affairs  here  in  order.  1  have  in  my  letter  to 
my  Lord  of  Sunderland  by  this  post  represented  the 
affair  at  large,  so  his  Majesty  may  be  fully  informed 
of  it.  I  have  also  already,  in  pursuance  of  an  original 
instruction  which  I  have  from  the  King,  to  support  the 
interests  of  the  Duke  of  Modena  in  this  Court  passed 
some  offices  in  fa\  our  of  the  Abbe  Rizzini,  but  I  am 
afraid  that  this  case  will  require  more  pariicular  orders, 
which  I  Bupp  )se  the  King  will  not  refuse  to  the  request 
of  your  Highness.  I  .shall  be  ready  to  execute  them 
here  with  all  diligence  and  readiness,  and  I  should 
esteem  it  extremely  glorious  for  me  to  be  able  to  render 
service  to  a  Prince  so  nearly  related  to  your  Highness. 

1684,  Nov.  ^Sth.  s.  n,,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  SuJiderlanil. — Upon  Wednesday  last  an  extra- 
ordinary Envoye  arrived  here  from  Savoye,  he  having 
been  admitted  to  the  audience  of  this  King  the  next 
day,  when  he  assured  his  most  (Christian  Majesty  that 
the  Duke  his  master  bad  not  counselled  the  Prince  of 
Carignan  to  marry,  nor  had  permitted  the  marriage  to 
be  performed  at  Thurin,  but  that  the  thing  having  been 
done  he  could  not  hinder  himself  from  a]iproving  of  it, 
believing  that  in  this  he  should  not  displease  his  most 
Christian  Majesty,  since  in  consideration  of  this  request 
he  had  approved  the  marriage  of  the  Comte  de  Sois^ons 
which  was  altogether  unequal,  whilst  this  of  the  Princ^' 
de  Carignan  was  by  no  means  so.  The  answer  which 
hath  been  given  by  this  King  to  the  said  Envoye  is  not 
yet  known.  It  is  farther  observable  that  the  Nonce  of 
the  Pope  residing  now  in  the  Court  of  Savoje  did 
perform  himself  the  ceremony  of  the  marriage  of  the 
said  Prince,  after  which  there  is  no  cause  to  doubt  but 
that  the  Pope  will  coulirm  it  .  .  .  They  say  that 
nothing  could  have  hindered  the  Comic  de  Soissons 
from  attaining  to  the  succession  of  Savoye  but  this 
match,  because  tbey  are  assuied  here  that  the  Duke 
of  Savoye  will  have  no  children  because  of  a  sickness 
which  ho  brought  into  the  world  with  him,  and  of  which 
he  was  ill  cured,  as  also  that  the  sterility  of  the  Duchess 
of  Savoy  is  believed,  as  well  a-s  that  of  the  tj)ueoii  of 
Spaine  ;  other  things  of  this  nature  are  said,  which  I 
pass  by  liecause  1  do  not  know  how  well  the^  may  be 
groundeil.  Prince  Philip  of  Soissons  having  retired 
hither  .after  the  affair  which  he  hath  lately  bad  at 
London  hath  not  at  all  found  his  account  here ;  he 
hath  been  threatened  that  if  he  did  present  himself  at  . 
this  Court,  or  did  appear,  that  his  jjroren  should  be  made, 
and  that  all  bis  abbies  should  be  taken  from  him,  which 
is  all  that  he  bath,  and  amount  to  50  thousand  francs 
of  revenue,  so  that  to  avoid  this  treatment  he  hath 
again  left  this  kingdom,  being  gone  as  it  is  said  towards 
Savoye.  The  edict  which  this  King  hath  made  against 
duels,  and  which  he  hath  sworn  to  observe  inviolably,  is 
so  severe  that  it  giveth  defence  to  all  hie  subject's  to 
fight  duels  either  within  or  out  of  his  dominions  ;  there- 
fore Prince  I'hilip,  finding  himself  within  the  com- 
prehension of  the  edict,  may  be  questioned  as  well  as 
if  he  had  fought  in  France.  By  the  death  of  Mons'. 
Bariere  there  will  return  to  this  King  a  pension  of 
10  thousand  francs  which  this  King  paid  him  yearly 
in  consideration  of  the  abjuration  which  he  made  in 
France  of  his  religiou,  he  bai  iiig  oeen  before  a  Lutheran 
.  .  .  The  ill  success  of  the  siege  of  Buda  giveth  no 
great  occasion  of  discontent  here,  because  that  entor- 
prize  hath  put  the  Emperor  in  such  a  condition  as  is 
pretended  that  he  shall  not  be  able  to  re-establish  in 
a  long  time  his  forces  even  tho'  he  should  make  a 
peace  with  the  Ottoman  Porte  ....  P.  S.  In  Lord 
Preston's  hand. — I  was  just  now  informed  that  tho 
last  night  an  expresse  passed  by  this  place  into  England 
from  'I  burin.     Carcw  died  the  last  week  at  Dunkirke. 

lii-^4,  Nov.   •29th,  s.   n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston   to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — 1  am  to  acknowledge  your  lord- 


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V  Pr"'  ship's  letter  of  the  13th  instant,   s.  v.,  which  brought 

Bakt^"'    inclosed  another  order  of  his  Majesty  in  Council  rela- 

ting  to  the  atiair  of  Mons'.  Duarte  of  Antwerp ;  I  shall 

in  obedience  to  it  renew  my  endeavours  lor  the  olataiuing 
justice  for  him,  but  1  foresee  that  the  answer  will  be 
the  same  which  I  have  formerly  received  and  imparted 
to  your  lordship,  vizt.,  that  the  jewels  were  seized  in 
the  time  of  war  as  the  goods  of  an  enemy ;  that  as 
such  the  King  had  given  them  to  the  Major  of  Cambray, 
and  that  the  malefactor  who  stole  them  had  been  con- 
demned to  die,  and  had  been  executed.  I  have  yester- 
day received  an  answer  to  the  memorial  which  I  have 
lately  presented  concerning  the  Scotch  privileges  here 
from  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  which  is  that  he  had  laid 
before  the  King  his  master  my  memorial,  and  that  ho 
hath  represented  to  him  at  length  the  reasons  which  I 
had  oHered  to  him  for  the  confirmation  of  the  said 
privileges,  and  particularly  for  the  taking  the  60  sols 
per  tun  imposed  some  time  since  upon  the  Scotch 
merchandises  imported  into  this  kingdom,  but  that  he 
could  now  return  me  no  other  answer  than  what  had 
been  formerly  given  to  the  several  instances  which  I  had 
made  upon  this  subject,  to  wit,  that  what  wa«  demanded 
would  be  more  easily  regulated  by  a  Treaty  of  Commerce 
than  by  any  other  way,  that  what  was  demanded  particu- 
larly relating  to  the  exempting  the  Scotch  nation  from 
the  duty  of  50  sols  per  tun  would  naturally  fall  within 
the  bounds  of  such  a  Treaty,  and  that  in  tine  it  was  im- 
possible to  regulate  this  matter  by  any  other  means. 
In  answer  to  what  I  had  represented  to  him  concerning 
the  revision  of  the  sentence,  which  I  was  ordered  to 
demand,  given  against  the  English  vessel  taken  by  the 
privateers  of  Dunkirque,  he  told  me  that  the  sentence 
upon  which  a  revision  was  demanded  had  been  given 
after  that  the  affair  had  been  examined  by  the  Chancel- 
lour,  two  Secretaries  of  State,  and  by  the  ControUeur 
General  of  the  finances,  which  was  looked  upon  to  be 
so  solemn  and  so  great  a  tribunal  that  no  revision  of 
their  sentence  could  be  reasonably  expected  .  .  .  It  is 
the  Comte  de  Pertingue  who  was  in  England  who  hath 
been  sent  hither  extraordinary  upon  the  affair  of  the 
Prince  of  Carignan.  He  is  said  to  have  spoken  very 
well,  and  with  much  firmness  to  this  King,  and  to  the 
purpose  which  I  mentioned  in  my  last.  The  answer 
which  he  received  is  kept  yet  very  privately,  but  the 
ambassadour  of  Savoye  in  his  discourses  seemeth  to  hint 
that  he  believeth  that  his  most  Christian  Majesty  will 
be  appeased,  and  that  the  matter  will  be  accommodated. 
The  artairs  of  Genoa  seemeth  still  to  be  in  the  same 
condition.  This  Nonce  is  always  making  instances 
concerning  it ;  Irat  I  do  not  find  that  he  obtaineth  an}' 
thing  ;  he  hath  lately  said  that  he  hath  great  hopes 
that  those  people  will  send  their  Doge  hither,  but  there 
are  other  advises  from  Italy  which  say  that  they  do  not 
seem  at  all  disposed  to  submit  themselves,  and  that 
they  are  fortifying  their  places  and  ports.  In  the 
mean  time  the  term  allowed  to  them  by  this  King 
runneth  on;  ...  .  The  mandarines  of  Siara  saw  the 
day  before  yesterday,  in  passing  by,  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  in  the  gallery  of  Versailles.  When  he  was 
about  10  paces  from  them  they  threw  themselves  upon 
I  the  floor,  and  covered  their  faces,  and  being  bid  three 

or  four  times  to  rise  they  would  scarce  do  it    ...    . 
The  Emperor  hath  lost  at  the  siege  of  Buda360  officers, 
which  is  a  great  loss,  and  not  reparable  in  a  long  time. 
I  Kotwithstanding  all  this,  the  Council  at  Vienna  never 

seemed  to  carry  it  higher,  and  the  partisans  of  the 
house  of  Austria  at  Ratisbonc  have  proposed  to  the 
Diette  that  France  ought  to  restore  their  privileges  to 
the  10  towns  of  the  Prevoste  ot  Alsace.  One  may  con- 
clude from  this  that  anger  unarmed  is  extremely  vain. 
The  Chevallier  Balatti,  Envoy e  of  Hanover,  receiveth 
thit,  day  his  audience  of  Conge  at  Versailles;  he  goeth 
into  Spaine  to  sollicit  the  arrears  of  subsidies  which 
are  due  from  that  crown  to  his  master. 

1684,  Dec.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Huntington. — The  person  who  will  have  the  honour 
of  presenting  this  to  your  lordship  is  Mons'.  de  Feu- 
quieres,  who  because  of  his  religion  hath  been  obliged 
to  quit  France  and  to  seek  a  retreat  and  an  establish- 
ment for  himself  and  his  family  in  England  ;  he  is  in 
order  to  that  extremely  desirous  to  serve  as  a  gentleman 
pensioner  in  the  band  which  your  lordship  commands, 
and  only  wants  your  lordships  permission  to  treat  for  a 
place  in  it.  He  cometh  so  well  recommended  to  me  by 
persons  of  quality  and  of  condition  here  that  I  cannot 
refuse  humbly  to  recommend  him  to  your  lordship's 

favour  and  protection 

1684,  Dec.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland.— Since  my  last  to  your  lordship  the  re- 
ports have  been  so  various  here  concerning  the  affair  of 

a     84062. 


the  Prince  of  Carignan  that  I  can  at  present  say  nothing  «„ 
certainly  of  it.  On  one  hand  it  is  said  that  since  the  F.Kkah^m. 
audience  ot  the  Comte  Pertingue  orders  have  been  se'U  ''-^"■r- 
to  the  Abbe  d'Estrades  to  moderate  his  demands,  and 
not  to  press  the  Duke  of  Savoy  to  the  rupture  of  the 
marriage.  On  the  other  hand  it  is  assured  from  A'er- 
sailles  that  a  courier  arrived  yesterday  morning  there 
from  Turin  with  advise  that  the  Prince  de  Carignan  was 
disgraced  and  banished  from  that  Court,  and  that  the 
Princess  of  Carignan  had  been  placed  in  a  convent  If 
the  Pope  persisteth  to  refuse  bulls  to  those  prelates  of 
the  last  assemble  of  this  clergy  who  have  been  named 
by  his  most  Christian  Majesty  to  archbishopricks  and 
bishopncks,  it  is  resolved  to  push  affairs  yet  further  at 
the  next  assemble,  which  is  to  be  held  here  in  the  month 
of  iSiarch  next.  A  book  written  by  the  Abbe  Maimbourg, 
which  hath  appeared  here  within  these  10  days  under 
the  title  of  a  "  Traitte  Historique  de  I'agrandissement  de 
I'Eglise  de  Rome  etde  sea  Eveques  "  is  the  forerunner 
of  this.  All  the  advices  from  Germany  and  Hungary 
by  tjiis  last  post  confirm  that  the  Serasqnier  Bassa  did 
not  at  all  attack  the  Imperial  Army  in  the  retreat  which 
it  made  from  before  Buda.  The  Aga  who  commanded 
in  that  place  hath  been  declared  Bassa  of  Caramania. 
The  Grand  Seigneur  hath  also  recompensed  the  principal 
officers  and  augmented  the  pay  of  those  Janissaryes  who 
were  within  Buda  during  the  siege.  Prince  Adolphe  of 
Sweden  hath  lately  sent  an  agent  hither  to  sollicit  his 
pretensions  concerning  the  Dutchy  of  Deux  Fonts  ;  he 
brought  me  a  letter  from  that  Prince,  in  which  he  in- 
treateth  me  to  pass  offices  in  his  favour  pursuant  to  the 
instructions  which  I  received  when  I  was  last  in  Eng- 
land to  recommend  his  ailair  in  the  name  of  the  King 
to  his  most  Christian  Majesty.  I,  remembering  well 
what  your  lordship  said  to  me  in  relation  to  the  inten- 
tions of  his  Majesty  concerning  this  matter,  have  told 
the  person  who  gave  me  the  letter  that  I  remembered 
well  that  his  Majesty  had  given  me  his  orders  to  support 
the  interests  of  Prince  Adolphe  in  this  Court,  and  that 
I  knew  that  his  Majesty  had  a  great  deal  of  consideration 
for  his  merit  and  his  quality,  but  that  since  I  received 
those  orders  the  affairs  of  Europe  have  been  very  much 
altered,  and  the  conjoncture  is  wholly  changed,  so  that 
not  knowing  what  the  intentions  of  his  Majesty  may  be 
at  present  in  relation  to  the  affair  of  Deux  Fonts,  I  durst 
not,  upon  the  foot  of  my  old  instructions,  presume  to 
meddle  in  a  matter  so  delicate  and  of  such  consequence, 
that  the  pretensions  of  both  the  Crowns  of  France  and 
of  Sweden  are  to  bo  considered  in  it.  I  treated  him 
civilly,  and  since  have  heard  nothing  of  him.  The 
letters  which  should  have  arrived  yesterday  are  still 
owing. 

1684,  Dec.  6th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir  D. 
English.— 1  have  instructions  and  order  from  his  Ma- 
jesty relating  to  your  afJairs  and  pretensions  the  most 
favourable  that  can  be,  but  such  ara  the  difficulties  which 
they  make  in  this  Court  towards  the  granting  of  what  is 
justly  demanded  on  your  behalf,  that  I  almost  despair 
of  doing  anything.  .  .  .  My  Lord  oT  Sunderland  hath 
of  late  conveyed  his  Majesty's  orders  to  me  in  your 
favour,  by  which  I  am  commanded  to  support  your 
interests  upon  all  occasions,  as  also  to  endeavour  to  see 
you  righted  by  the  authority  of  this  Court  if  any  injury 
or  injustice  have  been  oflered  to  you.  My  Secretary 
being  out  of  the  way  I  cannot  by  this  post  return  those 
papers  which  you  sent  me,  but  he  shall  look  them  out, 
and  L  shall  convey  them  to  yon. 

1684,  Dec.  6th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — T  received  your  lordship's  ot  the  17th 
of  the  last  month,  s.  v.,  which  should  have  arrived  here 
upon  Friday  last,  but  late  upon  Monday.  The  Spanish 
ambassador's  late  memorial  requesting  his  Majesty's 
arbitrage  in  several  matters,  as  also  the  answer  return'd 
to  it  by  your  lordship,  were  enclosed.  I  communicated 
the  chief  article  of  the  said  memorial  to  Mon.s'.  do  Croissy, 
tho'  not  the  memorial  itself;  and  I  imparted  to  him 
what  had  been  given  in  answer  to  it.  At  the  same  time 
I  told  him  that  his  Majesty,  continuing  his  care  and  zeal 
for  tho  preservation  of  the  peace  of  Europe  so  lately  and 
SD  happily  re-established  by  the  conclusion  of  the  truce, 
doth  hope  that  all  care  will  be  taken  here  that  nothing 
may  happen  which  may  disturb  or  interrupt  it.  I  added 
that  I  had  his  Majesty's  particular  command  to  recom- 
mend this  to  bis  most  Christian  Majesty  in  his  name, 
and  that  I  hoped  he  would  exactly  represent  it  to  him  ; 
he  jiromised  me  to  du  it,  but  at  the  same  time  told  me 
that  the  Spanish  ambassador's  memorial  consisted  of 
several  points  ;  the  only  question  now  was  about  the 
sufficiency  of  the  cautions,  the  sum  for  the  arrears  of 
contributions  demanded,  the  time  and  the  places  of  pay- 
ment being  agreed  of,  and  hostages  being  given;  that 

S  s 


322 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Sib          the  King  his  Master  had  been  always  ready  to  submit 
^'bIbi*"'    ^"   ''^*  pretoiisious  to  the  arbitrage  of  his  Majesty  of 
■^ — '        Gr.'iit  Britain  ;  that  he  is. so  no-n-,  &c.,  &c Ire- 
plied  that   the  most  Christian  King  could  not  have  so 
much  right  to   retain    Conrtray  and  Dixmude   as    the 
Spaniard;:  had  on  their  side,  because  he  was  obliged  to 
restore  them  after  the  ratifications  of  the  Treaty  were 
exchanged,  otherwise  that  he  would  make  a  formal  con- 
travention to  it,  but  that  the  Spaniards  were  not  obliged 
to  pay  the  mouey  before  the  time  agreed  upon  for  the 
payment,  and  that  this  King,  having  taken  cautions  and 
received  hostages,  had  nothing  to  demand  of  Spainetill 
the  expiration  of  the   term.     I  added  that,  as  to  the  ex- 
pedient which  he  proposed  of  the  re-entry  of  the  French 
troops  into  the  Spanish  territories,  it  was  such  as  neither 
I  believed,  the  King  of  Spaine  nor  his  neighbours  could 
approve  of;  he  said  it  had  been  practised  before,  and 
therefore  might  not  unreasonably  be  proposed  now.     In 
relation  to  the  affair  of  Genoa,  I  told  him  that  his  Ma- 
jesty was  much  concei'u'd   to  hear  that  it  was  in  so  ill  a 
posture,  that  he   apprehended  that  it  might  occasion 
new  ditlertnces.  the  effects  and  consequences  of  which 
nobody  could  divine,  and  that  his  Majesty  hoped  that 
some  temperament  might  bo  found  to  adjust  the  mattera 
in  dispute,  and  to  prevent  the  dangers  which  seem  to 
threatin  the  quiet  of  Christendome.     He  answered  that 
the  King  his  master  and  that  Republique  were  upon  a 
dift'erent  foot,  and  that  it  was  very  fit  that  an  ample 
satisfaction  should  be  made,  to  which  I  did  agree,  but 
told  him  that  I  hoped  that,  in  considi3ration  of  the  in- 
stances of  the  King  my  master  and  for  the  establishing 
of  the  quiet  of  Europe,  his  most  Christian  Majesty  would 
think  fit  to  lessen  his  demands.     He  then  made  excur- 
sions concerning  the   passage  of  salt  at  Savona,    the 
ai  ming  of  the  gallies,  and  the  Genoese  being  supported 
under  hand  by  Spaine,   and  in  the  end   told   me  that, 
whereas  it  had  been  given  out  that  the  King  his  master 
designed  the  re-establishment  of  the  Comte  de  Fiesque 
in  all  his  lands  within  the  territories  of  Genoa,  that  he 
could  assure  me  that  it  was  only  intended  that  100,000 
crowns  should  be  paid  to  him  for  all  his  pretensions,  and 
that  this  was  only  demanded  because  he  could  not  leave 
that    Comte    unprovided   for    whose   family   had   been 
ruined  for  his  affections  to  France.     He  promised  me 
to  represent  also  to  the  King  his  master  what  I  had 
siiid  to  him  upon  this  subject.     If  I  may  ofler  my  belief 
to  your  lordship,  I  must   tell  you  that  I  believe   the 
Genoese  will  never  submit  but  at  the  last  extremity  to 
the  sending   hither  their   Doge.     If  I  did   not   before 
mention  it  to  you,  I  must  acquaint  your  lordship  now 
that  when  the  Nonce  represented  to  the  King  that  the 
Doge,  when   he  snould   be   here,  would  not  be  Doge  of 
Genoa  because,   by  a  fundamental  constitution  of  that 
estate,  so  soon  as  he  set  Ids  foot  out  of  the  territories  of 
that  Republique  he  was  no  more   to  be  I'epnted  their 
Prince,  His  most  Christian  Majesty  answered  that  he 
would  have  him  come  hither  Doge,  and  that,  notwith- 
standing their  laws,  he  should  return  so.     They  seem 
much  to  wonder  here  that  the  Genoese  should  deliberate 
so  long  about  their  submission  to  the  King,  since  so 
many  Soveraiue  Princes   have  come  in  person  to  excuse 
themselves  here  ;  as  the  Duke  of   Savoye  in  the  time  of 
Henry  the  4th,  the  Duke  of  Loraine  in  the  time  of  Louis 
lath,   and    Pope  Alexander  the   7th,    by   the    Cardinal 
Chigi,  bis  nephew  .and  his   legat  a  latere  in  the  reign  of 
this  present  King.     Since  this  King  hath  taken  a  reso- 
Itition  to  oblige  by  all  sorts  of  means  his  subjects  of  the 
roform'd  religion  to  embrace  the  Catholic_(ue,   Mons'.  de 
Lonvois,   who  accommodateth  himself  in   all  things  to 
his  pleaaure,  hath  proposed  for  the  doing  of  the  King  at 
once,  tfie  cassation  of  the  Edict  of  Nantes  which  is  the 
only  bulwarkc  of  those  of   the  religion;  but  Mons'.  le 
Chancelier,  who  foreseeth  better  the  consequence  of  it, 
is  of  a  contrary  opinion,  so   that  this  matter  is  not  to  be 
executed  at  present.     In  the  mean  time  the  Spaniards, 
who  seem  to  take  advantage  of  all  things,  seem  by  anew 
pragmatique  sanction  published   latel}'   at  Madrid,    to 
invite  the  French  Huguenots  to  take  refuge  in   Spain, 
because  by  one  of  the  articles  of  it,  it  is  permitted  to 
strangers  of  whatsoever  religion  to  go  and  inhabit  in 
Spayne  without  danger  of  being  questioned  by  the  In- 
quisition  for   their   private   worship.      The    Prince   of 
Carignan  is  banished  Savoye  and  is  arrived  at  Bologne. 
Tlie  Duke  of  Savoy  hath  answered  that  as  to  the  demand 
of  bicaking  the  marriage  it  was  not  his  affair,  it  being 
in  the  hands  of   the  Pope,   but  that  he  would  make  the 

alf:iir  be  examined  by  bis  Divines 

Ibi^i,  Dec.  9lh,  8.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Coll. 
Grahnie. — I  received,  ilcar  brother,  one  from  you  after 
We  had  been  IS  days  without  letters  from  England.  In 
it   you    tell   me    that  the    King   hath   re-assumed   his 


thoughts  of  sending  the  Duke  of  St.  Albans  hither,  and         Sik 
you  also  desire  to  know  what  convenience  I  can  afford        B^nT"^"' 

him  in  my  house.     Yon  may  acquaint  his  Majesty  that  

1  am  ready  to  do  my  Lord  Duke  any  service  v.-hich  may 
lie  in  my  power,  and  that  if  he  be  sent  hither  duiing 
my  sta}-  here  1  shall  take  all  imaginable  care  of  him, 
being  obliged  to  pay  all  manner  of  service  to  one  in 
whom  his  Majesty  is  so  much  concerned.  The  house  in 
which  1  am  at  present  is  too  little  to  atibrd  his  (iraoe 
any  convenience,  because  it  doth  but  just  hold  my  own 
family,  tho'  I  am  lodged  very  much  at  my  ease.  The 
last  year  I  was  in  the  Hotel  de  la  TieniouiUe,  which 
was  much  bigger,  and  which  I  took  by  the  King's  com- 
mand on  purpose  to  receive  the  Duke  of  St.  Albans,  but 
his  Grace  not  coming,  1  thought  fit  to  put  it  off  again, 
because  it  was  too  big  for  me.  I  should  be  glad  to  know 
his  Majesty's  intentions  as  to  this  mutter,  because  I  am 
at  liberty  to  leave  this  house  in  which  1  am  at  Easter 
next,  I  took  it  till  that  term  only,  not  knowing  how 
his  Majesty  may  dispose  of  me  then  at  the  expiration  of 
my  :•!  years  residence  here.  When  you  know  his  jdeasure 
1  pray  lot  me  hear  from  you,  that  I  maybe  able  to  take 
some  measures  in  relation  to  my  affairs  in  England, 
which  arc  in  disorder  enough  (as  you  know),  occasioned 
by  the  expense  which  I   am   forced   to  make  here,  and 

which  almost  weighs  me  down 

1684,  Dec.  9th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  her 
Royal  Highness. — I  have  received  the  honour  of  your 
Royal  Highnesses  letter  of  the  20th  of  the  last  month. 
My  Lord  of  Sunderland  conveyed  to  me  his  Majesty's 
farthei'  and  more  particular  orders  concerning  the  Duke 
of  Modeua's  affair  by  the  last  post.  Tour  Highness,  I 
am  sure,  will  be  ao  just  as  to  believe  that  I  will  execute 
them  with  all  imaginable  care  and  diligence,  yet  nothing 
can  be  done  here  very  eflfectually  till  the  return  of  the 
courier  from  Modena.  whom  the  A  bbe  Rizzini  dispatched 
before  he  left  this  place.  He  will,  1  suppose,  return 
very  speedily,  and  1  shall  not  fail  to  transmit  the  dis- 
patches which  he  will  bring  into  England  by  the  first 
opportunity.  I  hope  before  this  time  the  Abbe  hath  had 
the  honour  of  kissing  your  Highnesses  hand.  I  am 
sure  he  deservetli  all  tlie  favour  which  can  be  shewn  him 
in  England,  there  being  no  person  more  beloved  and 
esteemed  here  than  he  is  by  all  who  know  him 

1684,  Dec.  9th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — I  have  received  j'our  Lordship's  letter 
of  the  20th  of  Nov.,  s.  v.,  and  I  shall  not  fail,  according 
to  the  orders  in  it,  upon  all  fit  occasions  to  support 
the  interests  of  the  Duke  of  Modena  and  of  his  family. 
Nothing  as  yet  can  be  effectually  done  in  that  aflair  till 
it  be  known  how  that  Duke  will  excuse  himself ,  which  will 
not  be  till  the  return  of  the  courier  whom  the  Abbe 
Rizzini  hath  dispatched  to  Modena.  I  thall  also  com- 
municate the  contents  of  Sir  Thomas  Liiich's  letter  to 
Mous'.  do  Croissy,  and  endeavour  that  orders  may  be 
sent  to  the  Governor  of  Petit  Guaiies  such  as  are  de-  C.vphOT. 
sired.  (The  demand  which  this  King  hath  made  to 
Madame  de  Montespan  of  her  apartment  gives  occasion 
to  several  reflexions,  especially  since  Mademoiselle  de 
Levinstin  is  for  the  most  part  of  her  time  lockt  up  in 
her  chamber,  sometimes  upon  one  pretext  and  sometimes 
upon  another.  Madame  de  Maintenon  begins  to  work 
at  her  seminary  at  Noisy,  of  which  she  is  to  have  the 
direction.)  There  passeth  already  a  secret  correspon- 
dence, by  letters,  betwixt  this  King  and  the  King  of 
Poland,  and  it  is  not  doubted  but  that  the  amity  will  be 
renewed  betwixt  them  more  strongly  than  ever. — Ho 

mentions  the  conditions  which  are  to  cement  it 

They  make  every  d.iy  here  some  attack  upon  the  Pro- 
testants. The  Lcnqile  of  Sommieres  in  Languedochath 
lieeu  razed,  and  that  of  Nismes  is  shut  up.  Within  these 
3  days  a  new  declaration  of  this  King's  hath  been 
published  which  imports  that  for  the  fiiture  they  shall 
hold  their  consistorys  only  every  fortnight,  and  that  in 
the  presriiec  of  the  Judge  Royal  of  the  place.  This 
declaration  seemeth  to  be  the  forerunner  of  the  abro- 
gation of  the  Ldict  of  Nantes.  This  King  hath  the 
other  day  given  a  sum  of  80,000  francs  to  be  distributed 
amongst  the  hospitals  and  the  poor  of  Paris,  who  are 
ashamed  to  beg,  of  which  there  is  a  great  number  .... 

1681,  Dec.  13th,  s.  u.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. —  ....  The  truce  having  been 
jiublished  in  all  the  Spanish  dominions  in  Europe,  they 
are  using  all  endeavours  in  Spaine  to  make  their 
trailique  flourish  more  than  ever  it  did.  In  order  to 
this  I  hey  are  resolved  to  receive  the  .Jews  and  Jlaho- 
metans.  who  offer  great  sums  to  be  admitted,  and  to 
have  the  protection  of  the  King  of  Spaine.  It  is  the 
Marquis  de  Los  lialbases  who  proposeth  the  thing, 
together  with  a  Jewish  merchant  who  is  extremely 
knowing  in  the  affairs  of  commerce  ....   The  King 


APPENPIX  TO  SEVENTH  KEPOBT. 


323 


Sir  seemuth  satisfied  with  the  excuses  which  the  Duke  of 

*'BiRr"^'^'    Savoye  hath  made  upon   the    late   marriage.     I  doubt 

'        not  but  that  he  will  receive  also  the  excuses  of  the  Duke 

of  Modeua,  and  that  the  business  will  be  accommodated 
by  the  banishiu};  of  Prince  Csesar  of  Este  for  sometime 
out  of  that  Duke"s  estates  ....  The  disputes  with  Rome 
seem  to  be  in  a  better  way  than  before ;  this  King 
having  remitted  something  of  his  demands  in  the  affair 
of  the  printer  since  the  receiving  of  a  Ijiill  from  the 
Pope.  This  raaketh  it  believe  that  the  otlier  differences 
(vhich  depend  at  present  may  also  be  accommodated. 
The  divisions  at  Geooa  are  very  great,  the  people 
wishing  an  accommodation  with  Prance,  and  the  nobility 
opposing  the  making  of  it  upon  the  conditions  proposed 
by  this  King.  The  last  advises  from  Milan  says  that 
the  Genoese  having  entered  into  a  deliberation  whether 
or  not  they  should  send  their  Doge  hither  as  the  most 
Christian  King  demands,  it  had  been  unanimously  con. 
eluded  in  the  negative  :  whether  they  know  this  cer- 
tainly or  not  here  I  cannot  tell,  but  they  at  present 
making  great  preparations  for  the  attacking  of  Genoa, 
both  by  sea  and  by  land,  and  if  something  he  not  done 
soon  and  some  interposition  be  not  offered  speedily  in 
favour  of  that  Republic  they  will  begin  very  early  with 
them  ....  The  atl'air  of  the  passage  of  the  salt  at 
Savona  being  laid  aside,  the  demands  of  this  King  from 
the  Genoese  are  four.  1st,  that  they  shall  send  their 
Doge  hither  to  ask  pardon,  accompanied  with  four  of  the 
principal  .senators.  2ndly,  that  they  shall  disarm  their  six 
supernumerary  gallies.  ordly.  that  they  shall  dismiss 
the  Spanish  troops  at  present  in  G-enoa  ;  and  lastly,  that 
they  shall  renounce  their  alliance  with  Spaine  .... 
Mens',  de  Croissy  telleth  me  that  Mens'.  Barillon  hath 
orders  to  speak  to  his  Majesty  upon  this  affair  and  also 
that  of  Flanders,  of  which  I  have  alread}-  spoken  to 
Mons'.  de  Croissy.  I  shall  only  now  observe  to  your 
lordship  that  they  are  a  little  surprised  here  that  his 
Majesty  should  appear  in  behalf  of  the  Genoese,  and 
that  they  are  a  little  startled  at  what  Mons'.  Barillon 
hath  written  from  England,  and  at  what  I  have  said 
here  upon  that  afiair.  I  should  have  mentioned  abave 
that  in  order  to  the  chastising  of  these  ijeople  they  are 
preparing  of  bombes  of  a  new  invention,  which  they 
pretend  shall  carry  yet  400  toises  farther  than  those 
which  they  made  use  of  the  last  year  ....  Madame 
de  Montespan  liath  already  quitted  her  apartment  at 
A^ersailles,  being  gone  down  to  that  of  the  Baths.  There 
are  great  reasonings  and  descants  upon  this  change  at 
this  Court,  as  your  lordship  may  easily  imagine  .... 

1684,  Dec.  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— I  h9.ve  received  your  lordship's  of  the  1st  instant, 
s.  v.,  in  which  you  are  pleased  to  let  me  know  that  his 
Majesty  cannot  acquiesce  in  the  answer  which  I  have 
received  to  my  memorial  upon  the  subject  of  the  Scotch 
privileges,  and  that  he  doth  not  think  it  satisfactory: 
his  Majesty  doth  judge  very  rightly  of  it;  for  it  is  by 
no  means  conformable  to  the  Treaty  which  subsists  at 
present  betwixt  the  two  Crowns.  I  shall,  in  obedience 
to  his  Majesty's  commands,  continue  my  endeavours  for 
the  obtaining  of  a  just  settlement  in  this  matter,  which 
is  indeed  of  great  importance  to  the  Scotch  subjects, 
and  I  wish  with  all  my  heart  that  they  may  have  success. 
I  shall  also,  as  your  lordship  direccetli,  prepare  a 
memorial  forthwith  upon  what  the  Hudson's  Bay  Com- 
pany have  represented  to  the  King  in  their  petition,  a 
c.Dpy  of  which  I  have  received,  and  I  shall  demand 
reparation  against  the  persons  Jiamed  in  it  ...  .  Since 
the  raising  of  the  siege  of  Buda  the  Tartars  who  are  in 
the  army  commanded  by  the  Serasquier  Bassa  have 
made  great  iucureions  and  have  carried  into  captivity 
several  Chistians  ont  of  the  hereditary  countries  of  the 
Emperor.  Mr.  Robson  hath  acquainted  me  that  your 
lordship  hath  been  pleased  to  pass  my  bill  of  extraor- 
dinarycs,  for  which  I  humbly  thank  your  lordship. 
1».S.-I  beg  of  your  lordship  to  send  the  enclosed  to 
Mons'.  Rizziui. 

1684.  Dec.  16th,  Paris.— Lord  Pi-eston  to  I'Abbe 
Rizziui,  Euvoye  from  Modena. 

ir;S4,  Dec.  2iith,  s.  n..  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Marquis  of  Halifax,— I  h.ave  received  the  honour  of 
your  lordship's  of  the  1st  instant,  s.  v.  I  have  had  so 
Qften  reason  to  suspect  that  my  letters  have  been  opened 
both  in  coming  and  going  that  I  am  very  cautious  of 
what  I  hazard  by  the  jiost  ....  The  late  misunder- 
standing with  Savoy  being  accommodated  nothing  now 
seemeth  more  to  threaten  a  rupture  and  the  disturbance 
of  the  peace  of  Christendom  than  the  affair  of  Genoa. 
I  shall  not  here  repeat  the  demands  of  this  King  from 
that  Republic,  because  I  have  mentioned  them  in  some 
of  mine  to  mv  Lord  of  Sunderland,  but  I  must  observe 
to  your  lordship  that  this  King  seemetli  very  firm  yet 


in  his  resolution  of  having  that  Doge  aiad  4  senators  to    „  r'n'.l,  .„ 
come  hither,  and  the  Genoese  seem  as  resol'.ite  never  to         Bart. 

agree  to  that,  saying  that  if  he  were  at  their  gates  he  

could  demand  no  more,  and  that  it  woiddbe  time  enough 
to  ask  that  then.  1  f  his  Majesty  hath  any  eausideration 
for  those  people  it  is  high  time  to  interpose  his  otfices. 
The  enclosed  relation  of  the  estate  of  Genoa  appeared 
in  public  the  other  daj-,  and  was  presented  to  this  King 
on  Monday  last.  It  hath  been  written  by  order  by 
Mons'.  le  l^oble,  Prooureur  General  of  the  Parliament  of 
Metz,  who  is  the  famous  person  «'ho  hath  mesnaged  the 
reunion  of  the  dependancies  of  the  t'nree  bishopricks 
of  Metz,  Toul,  and  Verdun,  and  other  places  to  tho 
obedience  of  this  King,  which  lias  brought  so  great  an 
addition  of  territory  to  France,  and  which  hath  ruined 
so  many  great  famibes,  who  have  enjoyed  for  hundreds 
of  years  the  estates  which  by  the  Arrets  of  the  Chambre 
Royale  established  at  Metz  are  now  raxished  from  them. 
I  enclose  also  the  famous  Almanack  of  Milan,  whose 
prophecies  are  much  taken  notice  of  here,  tho'  I  think 
sometimes  the  prophet  speaketh  too  much  French. 
The  calling  of  a  Parliament  in  Scotland,  and  the  noise 
of  one  to  be  in  Ireland,  maketh  it  believed  here  that  one 
may  be  soon  assembled  in  England.  I  shall  take  liberty 
to  let  yotir  lordship  know  by  my  next  how  it  relisheth 

here 

1684,  Dec.  20th,  s.  t.,  Paris.- Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — The  Pope's  Nonce  hath  demanded 
an  audience  of  this  King,  and  it  is  feared  that  the  news 
which  he  is  to  re'ate  from  Genoa  is  not  too  good,  since 
by  advises  from  other  places  it  is  known  that  those 
people  have  taken  their  resolution  rather  to  perish  than 
to  send  hither  their  Doge.  However  this  King,  having 
it  in  his  head  that  this  action  will  not  only  embellish 
his  history  but  make  also  one  of  the  most  glorious  parts 
of  it,  is  said  to  be  resolved  not  to  recede  from  this  article 
of  his  demand,  and  in  order  to  execute  his  resolution  he 
intends  to  make  his  troops  to  the  numljerof -iS  thousand 
foot  and  of  8,000  horse  to  pass  into  Italy,  without 
counting  the  troops  of  the  Duke  of  Savoye,  whom  they 
will  easily  engage  in  this  war  by  giving  him  a  share  of 
the  conquest ;  besides  that  it  is  believed  that  there  is  a 
Treaty  already  concluded  to  this  eftect.  The  Genoese 
have  already  demanded  more  troops  from  the  Spaniards 
for  the  augmenting  and  better  providing  for  their  garri- 
sons. I  enclose  a  relation  of  the  estate  of  Genoa  which 
appeared  in  public  the  other  day,  and  was  presented  to 
this  King  upon  Monday  last  ....  I  enclose  also  two 
of  the  Almanacks  of  Milan,  one  of  which  is  for  his 
Majesty.  The  young  du  Quesue,  who  commands  a 
man-of-war  of  36  pieces  of  cannon,  having  met  at  sea 
eight  gallies  of  Genoa,  he  hath  treated  theui  \ery  ill  and 
hath  given  them  the  chace  ....  The  Emperor  having 
communicated  to  the  Pope  the  reasons  which  carry  him 
to  an  accommodation  with  the  Ottoman  Porte,  the  Pope 
did  immediately  assemble  all  the  cardinals  of  the 
Austrian  faction  to  take  their  advises  upon  it ;  but  the 

result  of  that  council  is  not  yet  known 

1684,  Dec.  20th,  s,  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Dartmouth. — I  am  iutreated  by  the  poor  owners  of  the 
vessel  which  was  taken  by  a  privateer  of  Dunkdrke,  and 
hath  since  been  condemned,  to  address  once  more  to 
your  lordship.  The  case  is  now  referred  by  order  of 
King  and  council  to  Sir  Thomas  Exton,  and  they  hum- 
bly desire  your  lordship  to  move  him  to  report  their 
atiatrs  as  speedily  and  as  favourably  as  he  can.  I 
have  wrote  to  hiin  to  this  purpose  this  day  that  1  am 
convinced  that  the  goods  belong  only  to  them:  they 
are  infinitely  obliged  to  your  lordship  for  the  counte- 
nance you  have  already  given  to  them,  the. continuance 
of  which  I  beg  of  you  on  their  behalf  .... 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  Th.  Exton.— Having  had 
advise  from  Lord  Sunderland  that  the  King  had  recom- 
mended to  you  the  consideration  of  the  case  of  Mr. 
Allen  and  Mr.  Stritch,  two  of  his  subjects  whose  goods 
have  been  lately  oondemn'd  at  Dunkirque.  1  think 
myself  obliged  to  inform  you  that  the  marchandises 
condemn'd  do  certainly  belong  to  no  other  person  than 
Allen  and  Stritch,  a  quantity  of  l>rand\  only  which  was 
aboad.  whioh  belongs  to  the  English  consul  at  the 
Groyne  in  Gallieia,  excepted;  this  a|.|  ears  by  very 
authentic  papei.s.  and  also  by  a  letter  addressed  from 
the  said  consul  to  me,  and  by  the  quality  of  the  goods 
themselves.  The  sentence  of  condemnation  hath  been 
the  more  unjust  because  it  appears,  by  the  attestation 
of  several  of  the  parties  concerned  in  the  Armuleur 
before  a  public  notary  at  Dunkirque,  that  they  were 
so  well  satisfied  that  the  goods  wer..'  English  that  they 
were  willing  to  quit  their  share  in  them  :  the  said  Allen 
who  is  here  at  present  hath  also  ntlVi  ed  to  make  oath 
that  the  said  goods  belong  onlv  to  himself  and  Stritc'n. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  ! 


Sir  but  I  not  beiiiK  qualified  to  administer  oaths  here  must 

^' Babt^'    remit  him  to  do  it  elsewhere. 

—  ■  1684,  Dec.  iOth.  st,  no.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston   to  Mr. 

FroTvd.  The  enclosed  pacquet  is  from  the  Court  of 
Modena  to  Mous'.  de  Eizzini,  who  is  now  at  Tjondon. 
It  is  of  great  consequence  to  the  Duke  of  Modena, 
therefore  I  ])r.ay  you  deliver  it  to  Mons'.  de  Rizzini.  and 
also  acf|aaint  the  Dutchesse  that  you  have  received  it. 
I  could  not  send  it  in  my  pacquet  to  my  Lord  of 
Sunderland  because  that  is  already  too  big.  There  is 
another  pacquet  of  this  day  to  the  Duke,  which  I  pray 
you  to  deliver  to  him  .... 

IfiSl,  Dec.  23rd,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — The  Pope's  Nonce  is  to  h.avo 
audience  very  soon  upon  the  affair  of  Genoa,  which 
goeth  very  ill  as  your  lordship  may  perceive  by  my  last. 
The  Court  of  Rome  is  said  to  be  dissatisfied  with  the 
conduct  of  the  Nonce  here,  because  he  doth  not  appear 
to  be  vigorous  and  resolved  enough  in  the  business  of 
the  Genoese,  and  he  is  there  thought  to  be  rather  the 
Nonce  of  this  King  than  of  the  Pope,  as  Pasquin  hath 
expressed  him.self  upon  the  occasion  ;  but  I  must  con- 
fess that  I  do  not  see  any  reason  for  its  entertaining 
this  opinion  of  him,  since  he  hath  ever  seemed  to  act 
fairly  and  concernedly  enough  in  the  affair  of  Genoa, 
and  in  all  others  with  which  he  hath  been  charg'd.  The 
affair  at  present  which  giveth  the  greatest  variety  of 
matter  for  discourse  and  reasoning  here  is  that  of  the 
war  against  the  Turks.  The  question  is  now  whether 
the  great  ligue  betwixt  the  Emjieror,  Poland,  and  the 
Venetians  shall  subsist,  or  whether  a  pence  will  be 
concluded.  Whatever  may  ensue  the  jireparations  ate 
great  which  are  made  on  both  sides  against  the  next 
campagne  .  .  .  .  There  are  at  this  time  several  intrigues 
in  this  Court,  which  furnish  subject  of  discourse  enough 
to  this  city.  The  affair  of  the  Marquis  de  Termes,  who 
going  some  nights  since  frora  this  King's  supper 
to  his  own  lodging  at  Versailles,  was  taken  out  of  his 
chair  by  a  good  number  of  persons  in  disguise,  and  was 
very  well  beaten,  as  they  told  him  for  a  song  which  he 
had  lately  made,  to  the  tune  of  which  they  said  that 
they  would  make  him  dance,  is  but  one  of  the  least  of 
those  subjects.  There  are  several  young  men  of  the 
first  quality  extremely  dissolute  and  free  in  their  ex- 
pressions. His  most  Christian  Majesty  is  informed  and 
may  for  a  time  dissemble  his  resentment,  but  in  the  end 
it  must  break  out,  and  according  to  ,ill  .appearance  we 
shall  soon  hear  of  some  people  banished  from  this  Court. 
Madame  de  jNIontespan  receiveth  every  day  some  new 
mortification,  she  being  scarce  any  more  considered. 
She  found  great  difficulty  some  days  since  to  get  a  place 
in  the  lower  chapel  of  Versailles  to  hear  the  sermon,  no 
person  offering  to  remove  for  her,  whereas  before  it  was 
otherwise.  Great  endeavours  is  used  by  several  persons 
to  be  admitted  into  the  cnmmwunite.  which  is  now 
establishing  at  Noisy  le  Secq,  under  the  direction  of 
Madame  de  Maintenon.  Besides  that  nobody  is  to  be 
received  who  is  above  the  age  of  15  years  ;  by  another 
constitution  those  who  enter  .are  tn  produce  the  proofs 
of  their  nobility  as  the  Knights  of  Malta  are  obliged  to 
do  ...  . 

1684,  Dec.  27th,  s.  n..  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Sir  St. 
Fox. — Having  received  his  Majesty's  orders  to  pass  into 
England.  I  design  God  willing  to  set  ont  from  hence  on 
Saturday  next,  so  that  I  shall  defer  to  give  an  answer  to 
your  letter  from  hence,  hoping  to  have  the  honour  of 
seeing  you  so  soon.  We  may  then  fully  discourse  the 
affair  of  the  Duke  of  St.  Alban's  for  whose  service  I  am 
ready  to  do  anything. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Coll.  Grahme.  I  have  re- 
ceived the  King's  permission,  de.ar  brother,  by  my  Lord 
of  Sunderland,  to  go  over,  and  resolved  to  set  out  soon 
on  Saturday  next,  and  to  pass  the  Friday  after  in  the 
jiacqnet  boat,  so  that  I  hope  on  Sunday  or  Monday 
come  seven  night  to  be  with  you  at  London.  I  should 
have  set  ont  sooner  but  that  I  am  detained  by  the  affair 
of  the  Duke  of  Modena,  which  I  hope  to  settle  before  I 
come  away,  being  to  have  audience  of  this  King  iqion  it 
either  to-morrow  or  Prid.ay.  I  pray  take  me  a  lodging 
as  near  St.  James  as  can  be,  either  in  the  P.all  Mall,  or 
in  St.  .Tames's  Street,  but  rather  in  the  latter. 

\m\.  Deo.  27th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Sir  C. 
Mnsgrave. — I  am  very  well  pleased  with  the  honour 
that  his  IVfajesty  hath  done  me  in  making  me  Recorder 
of  ( 'arlisle.  I  intreat  you  to  make  my  compliments  to 
my  Lord  Keeper,  and  to  my  Lord  Chief  .Tiistice  for  their 
favour  to  me.  1  must  also  own  your  kindness  in  it. 
because  I  know  very  well  how  much  you  have  been 
concerned  for  me.  I  am  very  willing  to  make  Mr. 
Aglinby  my  Deputy,  and  therefore  you  may  be  pleased 
to  let  hiui  know  so  much,  and  that  1  shall  be  ready  to 


sign  a  deputation  when  it   shall  be  offered  to  me.     T 
shall   say  no  more  at  present,  because   I  hope  to  have 

the  happiness  of  seeing  you  soon  at  London 

P.S.  Tell  my  cousin  Musgrave  that  my  Lord  Irwin  sets 
out  on  Saturday  also ;  but  he  goeth  post. 

1684,  Dec.  27th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Suuderland. — I  have  received  your  lordship's 
letter  of  the  8th  instant,  o.  s.,  which  bringeth  mc  the 
King's  permission  to  make  a  short  turn  into  England 
for  my  own  affairs,  for  which  I  return  my  most  humble 
thanks  to  his  Majesty,  and  I  shall  prepare  accordingly 
to  leave  this  place  on  Saturday  next.  Your  lordship's 
of  the  11th  current  is  also  come  to  my  hands,  with 
copies  of  the  Spanish  ambassador's  late  memorial  and 
letter,  and  of  your  lordship's  answer  to  his  letter,  for 
all  which  T  return  my  humble  acknowledgments.  The 
Ahb6  Melani,  who  in  the  absence  of  the  Abbe  Rizzini 
corresjiondeth  with  the  Court  of  Modena,  hath  received 
a  dispatch  from  Prince  Caf-sar  d'Este,  which  containeth 
a  justification  of  the  procedure  of  the  Duke  of  Modena, 
in  the  affair  of  the  marriage  of  the  Prince  of  Carignan. 
He  hath  communicated  the  contents  of  it  to  me,  and 

they   import   &c All   this  in  pursuance  of  his 

Majesty's  orders,  I  represented  yesterday  to  Mons'.  de 
Croissy,  who  received  it  well,  and  told  me  that  he  would 
represent  it  to  the  King  bis  master,  but  he  seemed  to 
insinuate  that  he  was  much  offended  with  Prince 
Caesar  of  Este,  and  I  believe  it  will  be  required  that  he 
should  be  banished.  I  have  also,  that  I  may  do  the 
thing  effectually  before  I  leave  this  place,  demanded 
audience  of  this  King,  in  which  I  shall  at  length  expose 
the  Duke  of  Modena's  justification  to  him,  and  just  as  I 
am  writing  I  have  advise  from  Mons'.  de  Croissy  that 
to-morrow  morning  is  appointed  for  it.  I  hope  all  will  go 
very  well,  and  that  by  Saturday's  post,  before  I  leave  this 
place,  I  may  give  your  lordship  a  good  account  of  this 
affair.  The  Pope's  Nonce  having  again  demanded  in 
the  name  of  the  Pope  that  his  most  Christian  Majesty 
would  moderate  the  satisfaction  which  he  demandeth 
from  the  Genoese,  and  that  he  would  grant  to  them 
a  new  delay,  the  one  and  the  other  hath  l)een 
refused  to  him,  and  this  King  hath  ordered  since 
30,000  bombes  to  be  ready  to  be  used  against  the  city 
of  Genoa.  The  Pojie  is  extremely  enraged  against  a 
book  lately  pulilished  here  by  Mons'.  Maimbourg,  an 
account  of  which  I  have  given  to  your  lordship  in  a 
former  letter,  and  he  is  going  to  censure  it  ...  . 
Orders  are  given  to  all  the  ])orts  of  France  not  to  permit 
traffique  with  the  ships  of  Rotterdam.  The  reason  of 
this  is  not  yet  published,  bnt  it  is  certain  that  this  hath 
theady  been  executed  at  Rouen,  where  some  of  the  said 
ships  having  begun  to  unload  their  merchandises,  were 
obliged  to  rech.arge  them.  The  people  of  Amsterdam 
guard  with  the  great  care  all  the  nrfiiues  of  the  Pampus, 
and  are  fixing  jiallisades  all  bout  their  own  ;  we  seem  here 
to  be  ignorant  of  all  this.  The  discourse  hath  been  lately 
reassumed  of  the  marriage  of  this  King  with  the  Infanta 
of  Portugal,  and  there  are  letters  from  Lisbon  which 
assure  that  the  affair  is  much  advanced. 

1684,  Dec.  30th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— I  received  yesterday  your  lordship's  of  the  16th 
instant,  s.  v.,  and  being  just  now  leaving  I'nis  place 
myself,  I  sliall  leave  the  necessary  instructions  with  my 
secretary  for  the  obt.iiningof  hismostChristiauMajesty's 
order  to  the  magistrate  of  Dunkirquc  to  deliver  up 
Mr.  C.arew's  letters  patents  and  bis  other  jiapers  sealed, 
and  now  in  the  custody  of  the  said  niagistr.ate,  in  order 
to  their  being  sent  to  England,  .as  his  Majesty  directs. 
I  had  upon  Thursday  last  a  very  favourable  audience 
frora  the  most  Christian  King  upon  the  affair  of  the 
Duke  of  Modena.  In  it  I  represented  to  him  the 
reasons  which  that  Duke  allegeth  for  the  justification 
of  his  conduct  in  what  relateth  to  the  marriage  of  the 
Prince  de  Carignan,  and  which  I  mentioned  to  your 
lordship  in  my  last.  I  also  presented  to  him  the 
enclosed  memorial  upon  fh.at  subject,  which  he  received 
very  well.  It  is  drawn  almost  word  for  word  from  the 
dispatch  of  Prince  Csesar  of  Est^  to  the  Abbe  Melani, 
of  which  I  also  advised  your  lordship  in  the  same  letter. 
The  answer  which  I  received  was  to  this  effect,  that 
whatever  came  recommended  to  him,  either  from  the 
King  my  master  or  from  the  Duke  or  Duchess  of  Yorke, 
was  very  agreeable  to  him.  that  their  intercession  should 
be  ever  prevalent  and  ])owerful  with  him  ;  that  he  saw 
that  I  endeavoured  to  justify  the  conduct  of  the  Duke, 
and  of  the  house  of  Modena  upon  their  conduct  in  the 
affair  of  the  Prince  of  Carignan  s  marriage,  and  that  I 
had  explained  the  whole  matter  very  well  to  him  ;  that 
he  would  make  the  dales  of  the  letters  and  mi-moii-es 
which  1  had  mentioned  bo  confronted,  and  my  memorial 
be   examined,  and  that  he  would  order  answer  to  be 


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Siven  to  it.      T  then  did  humbly  desire  him  that  if  it      him  are  lodged  at  the  Hostel  de  Beauvais  in  this  Faux-    -  ^  ^"^ 


wire  possible  he  would  be  pleased  to  let  me  know  the 
answer  before  my  departure,  that  I  might  be  the  carrier 
of  it  to  the  King  my  master,  and  to  their  Royal  High- 
nesses I  he  Duke  and  Duchess  of  Torke  ;  he  replied  that 
he  doubted  that  could  not  be,  but  that  if  I  were 
not  here  it  should  be  given  b_v  his  ambassador  in 
England.  I  added,  that  I  had  great  hopes  that  it  would 
be  favourable,  since  the  sincerity  of  the  Duke  of 
Modena's  intention  could  not  but  plainly  appear  to  his 
Majesty  ;  to  which  he  made  little  answer,  but  seemed 
very  well  pleased.  I  am  to  i-emark  to  your  lordshiji 
that  the  night  before  ray  audience  bis  most  Christian 
Majesty  said  to  the  Cardinal  Bouillon,  and  several 
others  who  were  present,  that  he  was  resolved  to  receive 
no  justification  from  the  Duke  of  Modena  without  the 
banishment  of  Prince  Caesar  of  Este,  and  that  he  did  not 
doubt  but  that  T  had  orders  to  offer  him  that ;  but  after 
he  had  heard  the  reasons  of  the  Duke  of  Modena  he 
mentioned  nothing  of  that  to  me,  so  that  I  hope  his 
anger  against  him  is  disarmed,  and  that  his  resentments 
are  appeased,  and  that  this  aflfair  will  soon  have  a  very 
good  end.  A  courier  arrived  the  day  before  yesterday 
here  from  Grenon  with  a  dispatch  for  the  Pope's 
Nonce,  upon  which  he  hatli  demanded  audience ;  he 
bringeth  advise  that  the  Genoese  have  taken  the 
resolution  to  send  hither  instead  of  their  Doge  a  solemn 
embassy  of  4  of  their  principal  senators,  who  shall  be 
charged  to  give  the  satisfaction  demanded,  if  this  King 
will  accept  of  it,  and  that  they  resettle  all  their  affairs 
npon  the  foot  which  they  were  upon  the  first  day  of 
January  lfi83.  which  was  before  the  arming  of  their 
gallies,  and  before  they  had  made  any  alliance  with 
France  against  Spaine,  or  received  any  Spanish  troops 
....  The  interdiction  of  commerce,  which  is  made  to 
these  of  Rotterdam  in  the  ports  of  France,  proceedeth 
from  no  other  thing  than  the  resentment  which  they  have 
against  them,  because  they  are  not  so  good  Frenchmen 
as  their  neighbours  of  Amsterdam.  The  Baron  de 
Stenkalefeldt,  Envoye  of  the  Elector  Palatin,  is  arrived 
here  the  other  day,  and  hath  demanded  audience.  P.S. 
I  hope  to  pass  with  the  pacquet  boat  on  Friday  next, 
and  to  be  at  London  upon  iSnndav  or  Monday. 

1684-,  Dec.  30th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mons'. 
L'Abbe  Rizzini  (French).  Says  it  would  be  useless  for 
him  to  speak  of  the  success  of  his  late  audience  on  the 
subject  of  the  affairs  of  the  Duke  of  Modena,  as  he 
forwards  a  letter  from  the  Abbo  Melani,  which  will 
instruct  him  in  all  that  has  taken  place.  He  hopes  that 
he  has  given  satisfaction  to  the  Duke  and  Duchess  of 
York,  and  also  to  the  Duke  of  Modena.  In  a  postscript 
he  says  that  the  Abbe  may  be  surprised  to  find  his 
letter  opend.  that  it  was  the  result  of  an  accident,  for  he 
(Preston)  not  observing  the  address  opened  it.  Excuses 
himself,  and  says  that  Mons'.  lA.blie  Melani  calling 
upon  him  had  previously  read  him  the  letter  before 
closing  it. 

1685,  April  i^Sth,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — I  have  yet  had  no  audience  of 
this  King,  but  I  suppose  it  may  be  designed  for  Monday 
or  Tuesday,  so  that  by  the  next  ])ost  I  may  give  your 
lordship  an  account  of  my  reception.  This  King 
having  had  advise  that  the  King  of  Spainc  designed  to 
yield  the  sovereignty  of  the  Low  countries  belonging  to 
him  to  the  Duke  of  Bavaria,  or  at  least  the  government 
of  them,  when  he  shall  have  married  the  Arch-Duchess. 
Mons'.  de  Perquiers  did  by  order  present  the  enclosed 
memorial  to  his  Catholic  Majesty,  and  had  the  sub- 
joined answer  to  that,  and  to  his  letter  written  to  Don 
Pedro  d'Arragon  upon  the  same  subject,  both  of  which 
were  brought  hither  by  a  courier  who  arrived  from 
Madrid  upon  Wednesday  last.  Mons'.  de  Fenquieres 
had  orders  also  to  declare  to  that  King  that  the  King 
his  master  should  take  the  least  innovation  which 
should  be  made  in  regard  of  the  commerce  which  is 
now  carried  on  betwixt  the  subjects  of  both  Crowns  as  a 
rupture  and  a  formal  contravention  to  the  truce,  which 
he  hath  done,  and  hath  received  for  answer  that  his 
Catholic  Majesty  doth  design  to  make  no  alterations  in 
what  relateth  to  the  commerce  betwixt  the  S]>anish  and 
French  subjects.  These  answers  to  what  relateth  to  the 
pretended  donation  of  the  Low  cotintries  uf  Flanders  to 
the  Duke  of  Bavaria  in  favour  of  his  marriage,  as  also 
to  the  affair  of  commerce,  have  produced  directions  to 
Mons'.  de  Boufflers  to  return,  who  marched  actually 
with  a  body  of  near  12,000  men  towards  the  frontiers  of 
Spaine,  and  to  which  those  troops  which  were  in  quarters 
in  Guienne,  Lanquedoc,  and  the  other  neighbouring 
provinces  were  to  have  joined.  The  Doge  of  Genoa 
hath  not  appeared  nor  received  any  visits  since  his 
arrival  here.     He  and  the  four  senators  who  accompany 


boursj.      They  are  making  a  very  magnificent  equipage    ''"bar?.^"' 

for  their  appearance,  and  will  have  as  it  is  said  to  the  

number  of  150  very  rich  liveries.  The  Doge  will  not 
be  ready  to  see  his  "most  Christian  Majesty  till  the  12th 
or  14th  of  the  next  month.  He  is  to  be  covered,  and  is 
only  to  make  a  compliment,  and  not  to  ask  jiardon. 
His  stay  here  after  the  performance  of  this  will  l)e 
very  short.  The  presents  of  a  chaise  of  a  rock  chrysta! 
and  of  a  service  of  gold  plate,  &c.,  which  he  is  said  to 
h.ave  brought  for  this  King,  are  a  pure  invention,  ho 
having  only  brought  with  him  100,000  oromis  for  the 
Comte  de  Fiesque.  The  carousal  which  should  have 
been  performed  for  the  entertainment  of  the  Doge  will 
de  deferred  till  the  month  of  June,  but  it  is  thought 
that  indeed  it  will  be  wholly  laid  aside.  And  tho' 
they  pretend  to  give  other  reasons  for  it,  yet  the  true 
one  is,  that  those  who  were  to  have  appeared  and  acted 
in  it  are  found  to  do  it  with  so  little  address  that  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  is  rather  willing  to  lay  a.-ide 
the  thought  of  it  than  to  expose  so  many  young  men  of 
quality.  Mons'.  de  la  Salle,  who  parted  from  France 
upon  the  1st  day  of  August  of  the  last  year  with  four 
ships,  and  one  of  this  King's  frigates  mounted  with  36 
pieces  of  cannon,  named  Ir  Joi/le  did  arrive  at  St. 
Domingo  the  27th  of  September  following  ....  This 
la  Salle  who  goes  to  discover  by  sea  the  mouth  of  the 
river  of  Mesisipeque,  which  he  had  before  discovered 
by  land  to  the  westward  of  Canada  at  the  distance  of 
more  than  700  leagues  from  Kebecque,  (Quebec),  parted 
from  St.  Domingo  for  that  expedition  upon  the  15th  of 
January  last  with  his  three  remaining  vessels,  upon 
which  were  200  soldiers,  and  near  300  persons  more,  as 
well  volunteers  as  others  with  arms,  ammunition,  cannon 
and  equipage,  to  make  considerable  establishments  upon 
the  banks  of  that  river,  whose  entry  into  the  .sea  is  not, 
by  estimation,  distant  above  70  or  80  leagues  from 
Penuco,  the  last  of  the  Spanish  towns  of  Mexico  lying 
towards  Florida.  The  Marquis  de  Maintenon  going 
with  his  wife  and  fiimily  to  the  Isles  of  America  upon  a 
French  vessel  belonging  to  Dunkirqne,  was  taken  upon 
the  7th  day  of  February  last  at  the  distance  of  about  6 
leagues  from  ^lartinigo  by  an  English  corsaire,  who 
robs  all  nations,  even  his  own,  and  is  said  for  some  time 
to  have  very  much  infested  those  seas.  He  throws  the 
men  which  he  taketh  without  mercy  into  the  sea,  and 
was  doing  the  same  thing  to  the  Marquis  de  Ataintenou 
and  to  his  wife  and  attendants,  when  three  or  four  of  his 
own  seamen,  who  had  served  before  a  Boucaniers  under 
the  said  Marquis  for  seven  <ir  eight  years,  when  he  w,as 
of  that  profession,  did  obtain  by  great  intreaties  that 
they  should  be  set  on  shore  at  Martinigoe,  which  was 
done  after  that  they  had  robbed  them  of  all  that  be- 
longed them.  This  King  hath  given  orders  to  arm  out 
2  frigates  to  go  in  quest  of  this  pirate  ....  They 
begin  now  to  find  difficulties  which  were  not  foreseen 
in  bringing  of  the  Eure  from  Chartres  to  Versailles,  the 
siiccess  of  the  enterprize  seems  now  something  doubtful ; 
however,  lo.OOO  men  are  constantly  at  work  at  it,  and 
now  instead  of  6  months,  which  they  proposed  at  first 
for  the  finishing  of  it,  they  allot  8  years,  and  a  vast  sum 
of  money  besides.  I  enclose  2  letters  from  the  Duke  of 
Mantua  for  the  King  and  the  Queen,  to  notify  the  death 
of  his  mother.  They  were  delivered  to  me  by  the 
Envoy  of  Mantua  here,  he  having  kept  them  some 
time  in  his  hands  in  expectation  of  my  return.  The 
other  for  his  Majesty  is  from  Prince  Adolphe  of  Sweden, 
and  was  put  into  my  hands  yesterday  by  his  agent  here. 
Mons'.  Richard,  the  director  of  the  English  post  here, 
was  with  me  the  other  day,  and  told  me  that  he  was 
afraid  that  his  Majesty  had  conceived  a  hard  opinion  of 
him,  by  reason  of  what  had  passed  betwixt  him  and  Mr. 
Frowd  lately  upon  occasion  of  the  Spanish  letters,  and 
intreated  me  to  inform  his  Majesty  that  what  he  did  as 
to  that  affair  was  done  without  design  of  giving  any 
offence  to  his  Majesty,  and  that  he  always  was  and  shall 
ever  be  ready  to  receive  his  commands,  and  to  promote 
his  service  in  whatever  may  lie  in  his  power,  and 
within  the  sphere  of  his  employment.  I  promised  him 
to  represent  this  to  his  Majesty,  and  shall  humbly 
intreat  your  lordship  to  acquaint  him  with  it. 

A.  private  advice  to  the  King. 

1685.  April  28th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Tour  Majesty  may  be 
pleased  to  remember  that  some  weeks  since  I  acquainted 
you  with  an  advise  which  I  had  received  that  a  con- 
siderable sum  of  money  was  returned  from  hence  into 
England  immediately  after  the  death  of  the  late  King. 
I  am  now,  sir,  assured  of  the  truth  of  it,  and  that  it 
was  remitted  by  the  Court  banquier,  Mons'.  Grusle.  I 
cannot  possibly  assign  the  sum  to  your  Majesty ;  but  by 
conjectures   which    are    something    probable  it  should 

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IIISTOKICAh    JlANl'SCKIPTS    COMMISSION: 


Sir  hiivo  been  about  a  milliou  of  this  raouey,  -srhich  is 
*'b1kt.*^'   about  8;!  or  84,000  pounds  of  ours.     I  kuuw  also  that 

'        one  of  Mous'  (li'uslo's  sei".  auls  '.vl-uc   about  that   time 

into  lais^laaH.  ho  being  not  wining  as  it  is  likel}-  to 
have  trusted  sach  an  afl'air  to  the  ordinary  post.  That 
I  might  have  better  grounds  lor  what  I  inform  yonr 
Majesty  of,  I  have  pi-ivately  informed  myself  by  some 
banqniers  how  the  Exchange  wont  about  that  time 
betwixt  London  and  this  place  ;  and  they  all  agree  that 
some  weeks  after  the  Kiug'.s  death  the  Exchange  fell 
considerably,  becanse  that  the  great  need  which  they 
who  remit  ted.  the  money  had  of  bills  obliged  them  to 
take  them  at  any  rate,  but  the  remitting  was  quickly  at 
a  stop,  and  in  8  or  10  days  the  Exchange  mounted  to  its 
ordinary  train.  I  will  not  presume  to  write  my  con- 
jectures to  yom-  Maje.-sty  for  what  use  this  money  may  be 
designed,  and  I  wish  and  hope  with  all  my  heart  that 
my  jealousies  may  be  in  vain.  But  perhaps  your 
Majesty  will  think  fit  to  have  an  eye  that  no  practices 
may  be  set  on  foot  with  our  new  members  of  Parliament. 
I  hope,  however,  no  great  ill  of  that  kind  can  be  done, 
since  by  good  fortune  we  shall  have  very  few  of  their 
old  pensioners  amongst  us. 

168.5,  April  28th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — L'ord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Gwynne. — Dear  Pranke,  I  must  beg  of  you  to  deliver 
the  enclosed  with  as  much  secrecy  as  you  can  to  the 
King,  and  to  choose  your  time  when  neither  of  the 
secretaries  are  by.  I  beg  your  pardon  for  the  trouble, 
but  one  can  trust  few  in  this  world.  It  relateth  to  his 
Majesty's  own  atfau-s. 

Addition  to  the  last  letter  to  my  Lord  Sunderland.  I 
find  not  that  the  negotiation  of  the  marriage  with 
Portugal  is  more  advanced  than  it  was  a  year  since. 
The  squadron  which  is  to  be  commanded  by  the  ilares- 
chall  d'Estrees  is  ready  to  set  sail.  Some  painters  and 
gravers  were  sent  the  other  day  to  the  Bastile  for 
having  made  a  ridiculous  picture  in  which  the  Doge 
of  Genoa  was  represented  upon  an  ass,  with  a  house 
of  which  the  4  senators  held  the  4  corners  .... 
The  Alibe  Ronssel.  who  was  lately  sent  to  make  the 
compliments  of  Mons'.  de  Bouillon  to  the  King  our 
mastei-,  doth  extremely  value  himself  upon  the  honours 
which  he  received  in  our  Court,  and  giveth  out  that 
they  were  such  as  he  pretended  to.  Being  pressed, 
however,  by  one  of  my  acquaintance  to  explain  himself, 
he  said  he  had  been  conducted  to  audience  as  the 
Envoye  of  the  Prince  of  Orange  was,  and  with  the  same 
honours.  Inasmuch  that  having  S]joken  to  several  per- 
sons upon  this  subject,  who  do  not  understand  the 
ceremonial  of  England,  it  is  generally  believed  that  he 
hath  received  all  the  honours  due  to  the  Envoyes  of 
Sovereign  Princes.  But  I  knowing  this  to  be  false 
have  already  taken  care  and  shall  take  more  to  disabuse 
all  pe  iple  who  may  be  possessed  with  the  belief  of  it. 

16S.5,  April  2sih,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Prestou  to  Mous'. 
de  Rizzini,  the  Envoye  from  Modena  to  the  French 
Court. — (In  French.) — My  voyage  has  been  long,  and  I 
have  only  been  here  3  or  4  days,  and  I  shall  not  have 
my  audience  before  Tuesda}-  or  Wednesday  in  the  next 
week.  This  is  why  I  cannot  yet  tell  you  anything 
regarding  the  Duke  of  Modena.  You  shall  hear  all  in 
good  time,  for  I  shall  not  fail  to  speak  of  it  and  to  do  all 
that  I  ought  in  the  matter. — Please  acquaint  the  Queen 
with  what  has  taken  place. 

168"s  April  28th.  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Sixinisii  ambassador,  Don  Pedro  Ron(|nillo  j\Iar(|uis  de 
la  [''iieute. 

Ui8.5,  May  L!ud,  s.  u.,  I'aiis. --Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderlind, — Upon  Mondny  1  had  audience  of  his 
iuost  Chilstian  Majesty  at  Versailles,  when  I  presented 
my  credentials  to  him,  at  the  same  time  assuring  him 
of  his  Majesty's  royal  amitVi  and  of  the  desire  which  he 
l.'ath  10  establish  a  firm  intelligence  and  good  corre- 
spondence with  his  most  Christian  Majesty  which  is  so 
useful  aiici  necessary  to  the  interests  of  both  kingdoms, 
and  which  will  be  so  disadvantageous  to  the  designs  of 
the  enemies  of  both  ciowns.  I  added  that  the  King 
mj"  master  desired  noi:hing  with  more  passion  tlian 
the  firm  establishment  of  the  peace  and  repose  of 
(/'hristeudom.  and  that  he  w;is  re;idy  to  do  all  which 
might  depend  (jf  him,  and  to  take  all  measures  as  the 
late  King  his  In-other  had  done,  with  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  which  might  conduce  tn  so  good  and  glorious 
an  end;  his  Majesty  not  doubting  but  that  he  on  his 
side  would  contribute  all  his  cndeiivours  and  designs 
as  well  towa)-ds  the  attaining  of  that  as  to  the  settling 
of  that  good  correspondence  which  his  Majesty  so  much 
desired.  This  being  the  sum  of  what  I  then  said,  the 
most  Christian  King  iccoivcd  ;dl  wllh  mucli  civility, 
and  tolil  me  that  all  his  meusurts  had  c\er  tended  to 
the   establishment   of  the   peace  of  Europe,  and   that 


they  should  always  do  so  which  should  appear  upon  all 
occasions,  that  he  desiretb  nothing  m;.re  than  to  have 
in.n.  only  a  go.jd  uud -rstinding  but  a  strict  amity  with 
the  King  my  master;  that  he  on  his  side  should 
cultivate  it.  and  that  ho  honed  the  King  my  master 
had  the  same  good  intentions  and  sentiments,  and  that 
his  inclinations  had  been  always  kind  to  the  person  of 
his  Majesty;  he  would  endeavour  that  they  should 
ever  be  so.  To  myself  he  was  pleased  to  say  that  he 
was  very  glad  to  see  me  sent  back  with  a  new  letter  of 
credence  ;  that  I  was  very  agreeable  to  him,  and  to  add 
some  other  things  with  which  it  is  not  very  material  to 
charge  this  letter.  I  made  his  Majesty's  compliments 
also  to  Monseigneur  le  Dait]ihin,  Madame  la  Dauphins, 
to  the  Dukes  of  Burgundy  and  Anjou,  and  alsotoMons'. 
and  to  IMadame,  who  all  received  them  with  great 
civility  and  respect  ...  It  is  here  ])retended  that 
since  the  signing  of  the  Treaty  with  the  Genoese,  those 
people  have  taken  several  French  ships,  which  if  true 
may  have  ill  consequences,  especially  since  the  most 
Christian  King  hath  their  Doge  in  his  hands.  I'heday 
is  not  yet  named  for  the  Doge's  audience,  but  the 
Envoye  of  Genoa  is  to  have  audience  of  this  King  upon 
Thursday  next  to  acquaint  him  that  the  Doge  will  in  a 
few  days  be  ready  for  it,  so  that  it  is  believed  it  maylje 
about  the  12th  or  13th  of  this  month  ....  Mons'.  de 
Croissy  told  me  that  a  courier  had  been  dispatched  to 
Mons'.  Barillon  with  orders  to  acquaint  his  Majesty 
with  what  I  mentioned  in  my  last  relating  to  the  late 
memorial  of  Mons'.  de  Feuquieies  at  Madrid. 

168'j,  May  2nd,  s.  n.,  Palis.  Lord  Preston  to  I'Abbe 
Rizzini  (French).  I  had  w.y  audience  of  the  most 
Christian  King  the  day  before  yesterday,  but  I  had 
so  many  things  to  say  to  him  relating  to  the  interests 
of  the  King  my  master  that  I  could  not  speak  of  those 
of  the  Duke  of  Modena  as  I  had  proposed.  I  have 
asked  for  an  audience  expressly  for  this,  which  I  shall 
have  immediately ;  I  hope  to  let  you  know  soon  that 
things  passed  there  in  a  mannci-  to  give  all  kind  of 
satisfaction  to  the  Qaeen  and  to  the  Duke  of  Modena; 
for  I  ought  to  tell  you  that,  having  had  an  interview 
with  Mens',  de  Croissy  on  this  att'air  at  the  conclusion 
of  my  audience,  I  learnt  from  him  that  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  was  as  well  disposed  as  we  could  wish  to 
terminate  it,  altho'  he  was  very  disjileased  at  the 
conduct  of  Mons'.  le  Prince  Caesar,  whose  banishment 
lie  wished;  but  out  of  the  particular  consideration  that 
he  has  for  the  Queen  he  is  willing  to  overlook  this,  to 
make  her  mistress  of  all  things.  I  have  stated  to 
jMons'.  de  Croissy  that  the  Queen  would  take  no  part 
as  regards  Prince  Csesar,  so  that  need  not  give  any- 
trouble  to  his  Majesty. — This  is  why  this  difficulty 
being  got  over  I  do  not  see  any  others  which  can  stay 
the  good  tendencies  in  which  on  this  point  Mons'.  de  C. 
told  me  the  King  his  master  found  himsel*'.  I  hope 
tlien  that  all  will  go  according  to  our  wishes.  You 
can  assure  yourself  at  least  that  it  rests  not  with  me, 
for  1  will  not  lose  any  time  nor  fail  to  tell  you  of  all 
that  passes.  For  what  affects  j-ou  personally,  Mons'. 
de  (.'.  has  e\pressed  to  me  that  the  King  his  master 
enterlaiuB  sentiments  of  esteem  and  consideration  for 
you,  and  that  if  you  have  received  marks  to  the  contrarj', 
it  was  not  from  any  dislike  that  his  Majost3'  had  for 
yon  personally,  nor  that  he  attributed  to  you  any  share 
in  the  non-fulfilment  of  the  engagements  which  were 
ontereil  into  I'or  M"*'.  de  Bouillon,  but  only  on  account 

of  llie  prncceding  and  conduct  of   Prince  C.x'sar This 

is  all  that  I  can  say  to-day  on  these  two  matters. 

|i;85,  i\fay  5th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir  E. 
Sutton. — I  have  his  Majesty's  commands  to  return  to 
the  Parliament,  when  I  hope  I  mny  be  able  to  serve 
you  more  eH'ectually  than  hitherto  1  have  been  able  to 
do.  I  know  the  King  hath  a  very  good  opinion  of  you, 
and  believe  that  1  will  not  tail  to  employ  ivliat  interest 
1  may  have  to  do  yon  service. 

1685,  May  5th,  s.  n..  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Peterborow.- -I  have  received  the  honour  of  your 
lordship's  of  I  lie  17th  of  last  month,  containing  his 
Mil  jesty's  eemmand  to  procure  hi  re  some  roots  and  seeds 
of  flowers  mentioned  in  Mons'.  Vario's  note  enclosed, 
which  I  shall  not  fail  to  obey  with  as  much  laie  and 
diligence  as  I  can,  and  I  shall  be  careful  to  have  them 
chosen  by  some  persons  knowing  in  things  of  that 
nalure 

1085,  May  5th,  s.  n..  Paris.  Lord  Pj'cston  to  the  Marl 
of  Sunderland.  The  day  is  not  yet  fixed  Cor  the  audience 
ol'  the  Doge  of  Genoa,  he  being  ill  of  the  gout,  but  I 
believe  it  may  be  about  l-'ith  of  this  month.  The 
A';n(|uis  de  Marini,  Env..y.''  o  '  Genoa-,  here  iiddressed  a 
letter  the  otber  day.kt  iSerenuiuimc  Duge,  ef  S- ii<(t  da 
Geniien,  which  was  intercejited  and  occasioned  a  message 


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tobu  seiitto  himti-om  this  Court  with  a  demand  whether 
[■^^-  or  no  th:Te  were  another  Doge  of  Genoa  than  ho  who 
was  !it  Paris,  and  ti  lot  him  know  t' at  if  there  wore 
another  he  musi  come  hither  in  j  iii-suance  of  the 
Treaty.  The  Maniuis  de  Mariiii  answered  that  he  Ivuew 
of  no  other  Doge  ihau  he  who  wa.-  now  in  Paris,  and 
that  for  what  related  to  the  address  of  his  dispatch,  it 
was  accurding  to  the  ancient  style  of  the  Kepu^l.c,  and 
that  he  rouldnot  alter  it.  It  is"  said  here  that  Mods',  de 
Gruillera'4iies,  thi.-<  King's  ambassador  at  Constantinople, 
is  laiely  dead  of  an  apoplexy.  Affairs  in  Poland  seem 
not  to  go  to  the  satisfaction  of  this  Court,  the  instances 
of  the  Pope  having  been  better  received  of  late  than 
they  have  been  formerly  there,  and  the  Diette  of  that 
kingdom  continuing  to  prosecute  the  late  treasurer 
Morsteiu  with  all  :-verity,  notwithstanding  this  King's 
letters  to  the  contrary,  signifying  his  high  indignation 
at  such  a  proceeding  against  a  person  whim  he 
honoureth  with  bis  proteo'tiou.  1  iie  Doge  haih  paid 
upon  Wednesday  last  an  100,000  crowns  to  the  Comte 
de  Fiesque.  as  it  was  stipulated  by  the  late  Treaty. 

1685,  May  9th,  s.  u.  A  private  advice  to  the  King.— 
I  do  not  know,  sir,  if  what  I  am  to  acquaint  vour 
Majesty  with  may  have  come  to  the  notice  of  "Mr. 
Skelton  in  Holland,  and  that  so  bv  that  way  yon  may 
have  been  informed  of  it,  bat  if  Mr.  Skelton  hath  had 
no  advice  of  it,  it  is  very  fit  that  your  Majesty  should 
know  it,  that  you  may  make  yotu-  use  of  it.  I  am 
certainly  informed,  and  from  hands  who  cannot  be 
deceived  ormistaken  in  this  matter,  that  theHollanders 
are  resolved  to  put  an  end  to  the  afiair  of  Bantam,  and 
as  they  perceive  well  that  it  will  cost  them  something, 
they  are  resolved  to  sacrifice  a  sum  of  money,  which 
shall  not  be  great,  towards  the  accommodating  of  it.  but 
fearing  that  it  may  mount  too  high  it  your  Majesty  and 
this  King  jointly  demand  a  satisfaction,  they  intend  to 
use  their  endeavours  to  content  and  satisfy  your  Majesty 
separately  and  apart,  which  if  they  can  bring  about 
they  will  not  trouble  themselves  much  for  satisfying 
of  France.  But  if  they  find  that  they  cannot  agree 
with  j'onr  Majesty  upon  this  foot,  they -will  try  to  make 
up  the  business  with  this  King,  being  not  willing  to 
satisfy  lioth.  They  think  themselves  strong  enough 
in  the  Indies  for  their  own  defence  (as  I  think  indeed 
they  are),  but  it  is  necessary  for  them  to  be  assured 
01  one  of  your  Majestys  for  their  interests  and  affairs 
in  Europe,  they  preferring  however  your  Aiajesty'a 
ainity  to  that  of  the  mo&t  Christian  King.  As  to  the 
King  of  Denmark,  who  liath  also  an  interest  in  this 
affair,  they  make  no  manner  of  reflection  upon  him, 
nor  seem  to  consider  him  as  to  tiie  satisfaction  he  may 
demand,  but  the  Danish  minister  here  is  using  all  his 
endeavours  to  engage  France  in  the  affair  for  the  King 
his  master.  Tour  Majesty  may  rely  upon  it  that  this 
is  the  secret  of  this  affair,  and  if  the  Dutch  commis- 
sioners who  are  to  treat  of  this  affliir  are  arrived  yet  in 
England,  I  am  persuaded  that  your  Majesty  may  soon 
see  the  truth  of  this  by  their  way  of  negotiating.  I 
have  been  informed  of  this  in  very  great  confidence. 
and  also  been  intreated  to  impart  it  immediately  to 
your  Majesty,  and  to  no  other  person.  Upon  Saturday 
was  a  seven  night  auother  great  sum  of  money  was 
remitted  by  Mons'.  Grusle  to  England,  amounting  to 
it  may  be  near  ItiO  thousand  crowns,  and  I  am  told 
that  on  Saturday  last  another  great  sum  was,  or  was  to 
be,  returned.  I  forgot  before  to  acquaint  your  Majesty 
t'nat  the  Dutch  ambassador  here  hath,  as  I  have  great 
reasons  to  believe,  received  orders,  already  to  feel  the 
pulse  of  this  Court  in  this  affair,  but  he  is  to  press 
nothing  till  it  be  known  how  the  commissioners  may 
succeed  in  England.  The  late  memorial  delivered  by 
Mons'.  de  Feuquieres  at  Madrid  concerning  the  cession 
of  the  Sp.mish  low  countries  to  the  Elector  of  Bavaria 
is  not  approved  of  by  all  the  ministt-rs  of  this  King,  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  having  only  followed  the  advise 
of  one  or  two  in  it.  They  say  they  think  the  mask  is 
pulled  off  a  little  too  soon,  and  that  he  had  better  have 
taken  iS^avarre.  or  what  he  had  a  mind  to  on  that  side, 
upon  any  other  pretence  than  to  have  declared  himself 
so  freely  in  a  conjuncture  which  is  so  delicate  as  the 
presentone. 

1686,  May  9th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Sunderland. — The  time  of  the  Doge  of  Genoa's 
audience  doth  now  approach,  tho'  I  do  not  hear  that 
the  day  is  yet  named,  but  it  is  concluded  that  it  will 
be  some  time  of  the  nest  week ;  he  hath  received 
several  little  mortifications  since  his  arrival  here,  and 
particularly  the  other  day  it  was  intimated  to  him  that 
he  should  order  the  pulling  out  the  great  nails  which 
went  round  the  upper  part  of  his  coach  of  state,  because 
it  was  permitted  only  to  those  of  this  royal  family  to 


have  them  so  here  ....     Letters  of  the  10th  and  of         .s,r 
the  12th  of  March   do  confirm  the  news  of  the  death  of  F.  Graham. 
Mons'.    ,le    Guilleragues,    this   King's    amliassador    at        ^^■ 
Con.stantinople,  upon  the  8th   of  the  same  mouth 
The    Caimacan    hath    since   his    death    complimented 
Madame   de    Guillerague   in    tlie    name    of  the   Grand 
Vizir,  and  hath  assured  her  that  she  and   tho.><e  of  the 
French  nation  shall  be  considered  as  much  as  they  were 
during  the  life  of  Mons'.   de  Guilleragues.     This"  King 
hath  named  Mons'.  de  St.  Amant,   who  was  lately  his 
ambassador  in  Morocco,  to  go   in  the  same  ijuality  to 
Constantinople  ....      The   enclosed    letters    for    the 
Queen  are  sent  to  me  by  the  Envoye  of  Mantua. 

1686,  May  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Mons'.  de  Croissy  was  advertised  the  last  week  by 
Mons'.  de  Marini,  Envoye  of  Genoa  in  this  Court,  that 
the  Doge  of  that  Republic  was  ready  to  receive  audience 
of  his  most  Christian  Majesty  when  he  should  be 
pleased  to  admit  him  to  it.  At  the  same  time  ifons'. 
de  Marini  was  instructed  to  empiire  after  what  manner 
the  Doge's  reception  should  be  ;  it  was  answered  to 
him  generally  that  he  should  be  received  as  the  am- 
bassadors were  who  were  sent  from  those  who  were 
not  crowned  heads.  That  the  Doge  when  he  made  his 
harangue  should  be  covered,  and  that  he  should  be 
conducted  to  audience  in  the  King's  and  Madame  la 
Dauphin's  Coaches  by  the  Mareschal  d'Humiercs,  who 
should  go  to  receive  him  at  his  own  house.  The 
Marquis  de  Marini  remonstrated  then  that  it  the 
Mareschal  d'Humieres  did  go  to  receive  the  Doge  at 
his  hotel  he  could  not  give  him  the  right  hand  there, 
because  that  he  gave  it  to  nobody  at  Genoa,  not  even  to 
the  Pope's  Xonce  ;  that  lately  he  had  not  given  it  to  the 
Prince  de  Monaco  there,  and  that  besides  he  had  par- 
ticu  lar  orders  from  his  Republic  not  to  yield  it  to  any 
person  here.  The  said  Envoye  also  pressed  much  that 
the  4  senators  might  be  covered  before  his  most 
Christian  Majesty.  Mons'.  de  Croissy  replied  that  he 
wondered  that  the  Doge  and  senators  should  start  so 
many  difficulties  as  they  daily  did  about  the  manner 
of  their  reception,  but  that  however  he  would  acquaint 
the  King  his  master  with  what  Mons'.  de  iMarini  had 
represented  to  him,  and  that  he  should  speedily  know 
his  Majesty's  pleasure.  This  he  performed,  and  the 
answer  was  to  this  effect,  that  since  the  Doge  made 
a  difficulty  to  give  the  right  hand  to  the  Mareschal 
in  his  own  house,  that  he  did  resolve  that  he  should 
not  be  conducted  by  a  Mareschal  of  France,  but  only 
by  the  ordinary  introductors  of  ambassadoi-s,  and  that 
the  senators  should  not  Ije  covered  before  him.  These 
preliminaries  being  adjusted,  tho' not  to  the  satisfaction 
of  the  Genoese,  his  most  Christian  Majesty  a|ipc)iuted 
yesterday  at  11  of  the  clock  for  the  audieuce  of  the 
Doge,  but  at  the  same  time  sent  Mons'.  de  Boneuil  to 
him  for  a  copy  of  the  speech  which  he  intended  to 
make,  because  he  would  know  before  hand  if  it  were 
conformable  to  the  Treaty.  Accordinglj'  the  hJnruye  of 
GciiJO-  carried  a  copy  of  it  upon  Mondaj-  last,  which  was 
perused  and  approved  of  in  this  counsel ;  matters  being 
thus  settled  the  Doge  with  4  senators  arrived  at 
Versailles  about  a  quarter  before  11  of  the  clock  in 
one  of  this  King's  coaches,  which  held  6  persons,  the 
6th  being  Mons'.  de  Boneuil.  The  Envoj-e  of  Genoa  and 
Mons'.  Girault  followed  in  the  coach  of  Madame  la 
Dauphine.  These  were  followed  by  4  coaches  belonging 
to  the  Doge,  and  by  one  belonging  to  the  Envoye  of 
Genoa,  there  being  a  considerable  cortege  besides. 
The  equipage  of  the  Doge  was  extremely  magnificent. 
His  coach  of  state  was  richlj-  guilded  and  curiously 
carved  and  painted,  lined  with  rich  brocard,  and  the 
curtains  cloth  of  gold  with  the  fringe  of  gold.  Tiiere 
was  no  Imperiale  of  velvet,  as  it  is  called  here,  because 
he  was  ordered  to  take  out  the  nails,  the  carrying  of 
which  is  permitted  to  no  one  below  Mons'.  and  'vladame 
here.  It  was  di-awn  by  8  horses  richly  harnessed. 
The  other  coaches  were  propoi  tiouably  rich,  lie  had 
48  laquais  and  12  pages  on  liorsebaek,  which  with  his 
other  liveries,  which  were  all  very  rich,  amounted  to 
the  number  of  one  hundred.  His  other  attendants  were 
numerous.  Being  arrived  iu  this  .manner  about  12 
o'clock  he  was  ordered  to  audience,  thro'  a  prodigious 
crowd  of  people  from  the  S(Mr  dc.-i  Ambassadenrg,  where 
he  had  reposed  himself,  to  thi,-  King's  great  apartment. 
When  he  arrived,  and  when  he  crossed  the  court  ho 
did  not  find  the  French  and  Suisse  Guards  standing  to 
their  arms,  with  their  drums  beating  and  colours  flj-ing, 
as  they  do  when  ambassadors  from  Kings  are  received. 
In  ascending  the  great  stairs,  he  only  found  the  Cent 
6'«is-s(K  in  order,  tho'  without  their  habit  of  ceremony, 
and  in  the  Sallr  dee  Gardesi  he  found  the  Giutrdes  du 
Corps  in   rank,  and   the  Due  de  Dnras,  captain  of  that 

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HISTORICAL    MANTJSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  I 


Sir  Guard  then  iu  waiting,  ready  at  the  door  to  receive 
'^' mET*"'  l^i™-  Ble  passed  thro'  all  the  greatest  apartmeut.  whish 
- —  was  magnificently  furnished  and  adorned  with  a  pro- 
digione  quantity  of  vases  and  other  ciruaroents  of  silver 
and  of  marble,"  to  the  long  gallery,  in  which  all  the 
conquests  and  triumphs  of  this  King  are  represented 
in  painting.  At  the  end  of  the  gallery  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  appeared,  siuroundcd  by  Monseign'.  le  Dauphin, 
Mons'.  le  Duo  d'Orleans,  and  several  other  princes  and 
noblemen  standing  Ijefore  his  throne,  all  of  massive 
silver,  elevated  upon  an  cslrade.  He  was  uncovered 
whilst  the  Doge  was  approaching  him,  and  so  soon  as 
he  began  to  speak  they  were  both  covered.  The  speech 
your  lordship  will  see,  I  suppose,  in  the  next  Gazette 
of  Paris,  It  was  only  a  civil  compliment  without 
asking  pardon,  and  this  King  made  as  civil  a  return  to 
it.  After  which  each  of  the  senators  made  his  compli- 
ment in  particular.  The  habit  of  the  Doge  was  a  robe 
of  crimson  velvet,  with  a  bonnet  of  the  same,  and  a 
rufl'e  about  his  neck.  The  senators  had  robes  and 
bonnets  of  black  velvet  after  the  same  fashion.  At  his 
return  from  audience  a  dinner  was  prepared  for  the 
Doge  and  liis  company,  which,  being  ended,  he  was 
obliged  to  compliment  every  one  of  the  royal  family  in 
particular,  tho'  no  foreign  minister  in  this  Court 
ever  saluteth  any  of  them  below  those  of  the  family  of 
Monsieur,  Before  the  Due  do  Chartres  and  Made- 
moiselle, the  Prince  of  Cond^,  the  Duke  and  Duchesse 
of  Engneen,  the  Princess  of  Conti,  and  Mademoiselle 
de  Montpensier,  and  Madame  de  Guisse  the  4  senators 
were  covered.  The  Court  seemeth  to  have  been  very 
well  satisfied  with  the  behaviour  of  the  Doge,  which 
was  indeed  easy  and  free,  and  yet  very  honourable  and 
decent,  and  agreeing  with  his  character.  He  is  to  have 
a  private  audience  without  ceremony  with  this  King 
upon  Friday  or  Saturday,  and  he  prepareth  himself 
within  a  few  days  to  take  leave.  Thus,  my  lord,  this 
affair  which  hath  entertained  the  world  so  long  is 
passed,  and  the  Genoese  may  (I  suppose)  at  least  for 
the  present  enjoy  that  peace  and  repose  which  they 
have  purchased  at  so  great  a  rate.  I  am  to  inform 
your  lordship  that  the  Duke  of  St.  Albans  being  at 
this  audience,  it  was  insinuated  to  him  by  the  order 
of  this  King  that  he  might  be  covered  when  the 
Doge  and  other  Princes  put  on  their  hats,  which  he 
was,  I  being  in  the  Salle  des  Amhasna deurs  when  the 
Doge  and  the  senators  returned  from  their  audience, 
and  ihey  being  told  who  I  was,  received  a  compliment 
from  each  of  them  severally,  in  which  they  acknowledged 
in  Very  obliging  terms  his  late  Majesty's  favour  and 
kindness  to  the  Eepublic.  Mons',  de  Palavicino  is 
expected  here  every  day  on  his  way  to  England,  he 
being  going  to  compliment  his  Majesty  in  the  name  of 
the  Republic  of  Genoa  .  .  ,  ,  The  Protestant  cantons 
of  Swizzerland  have  lately  written  to  this  King  to 
desire  him  at  their  instance  to  suspend  for  some  time 
the  execution  of  his  late  edicts  against  the  Huguenots 
of  Franco,  which  he  hath  taken  very  ill  from  them, 
and  hath  testified  his  displeasure  to  them  for  having 
presumed  to  concern  themselves  in  an  affair  of  that 
nature.  A  Muscovite  ambassador  is  now  at  St.  Denis, 
and  is  to  make  hie  entry  into  this  city  on  Thursday;  I 
am  afraid  you  will  be  troubled  with  him  in  England, 
P.S,  The  Envoy^  of  Mantua  gave  mc  the  enclosed  letter 
for  the  Queen. 

Mem,  1  sent  the  speech  of  the  Doge  by  the  post 
which  arrived  after  my  pacquet  was  sealed  from  the 
Envoyc  of  Genoa, 

1085,  May  16th,  Paris,— Lord  Preston  to  I'Abbe 
Rizzini  (in  Frencli).  Complimentary. — 1  have  had  the 
honour  of  an  interview  with  his  most  Christian  Majesty 
about  the  affairs  of  the  Duke  of  Modena  upon  an  occasion 
which  uttered  itself  quite  a  propos.  The  following  is 
what  oceutTcd,— I  informed  the  most  Christian  King 
that  the  Queen  was  extremely  grieved  that  her  brother, 
the  Duke  of  Modena,  had  so  behaved  as  to  render  his 
conduct  disagreeable  to  and  suspected  by  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  ;  but  that  she  could  assure  him  that 
the  Prince  had  Ijeen  thus  unfortunate  rather  thro'  tho 
advice  of  certain  ill  regulated  persons  than  by  his  own 
inclinations  ;  as  she  did  not  thiidv  him  capable  of  doing 
of  his   own   accord  anything   displeasing   to   his   most 

Christian   Majesty,  &c The  King  answered  me 

upon  this  that  in  truth  the  conduct  of  tho  Duke  of 
Modena  had  much  displeased  him,  not  only  in  this 
affair  of  Prince  Oa;sar,  but  also  for  what  had  passed 
concerning  Mile,  Bouillon,  but  thp,t  he  had  so  much 
regard  for  the  Queen  that  he  would  always  willingly 
make  her  tho  mistress  of  his  feelings,  being  persuaded 
of  the  good  intentions  she  ha<l  and  still  has  to  bring 
Monsieur  de  Modena  to  a  better  train  of  conduct ;  but 


nevertheless  he  pressed  for  the  exile  of  Prince  Caesar, 
I  told  him  that  the  Queen  took  no  side  with  regard  to 
the  fall  of  that  Prince,  and  that  she  would  do  all  she 
could  to  obtain  from  his  Majesty  all  the  sulnuission 
that  he  could  pretend  to  in  the  matter.  In  a  word 
the  King  was  firm,  and  insists  on  his  exile.  This  is 
the  substance  of  what  passed  on  that  matter.  In  other 
respects  his  most  Christian  Majesty  expressed  all  kinds 
of  regard  for  the  Queen  and  very  good  intentions 
towards  the  Duke  of  Modena,  &c. 

leSf),  May  19th,  s,  n.,  Paris,  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Sunderland. — Since  the  disgrace  of  the  Duke 
of  Medina  Cell  all  pufilic  affairs  seem  to  Ije  at  a  stand 
in  the  Court  of  Spain  ;  tho'  that  King  hath  declared 
that  he  will  govern  himself  and  have  no  more  a  chief 
minister,  it  is  yet  feared  that  he  is  scarce  capable  of 
supporting  so  great  a  weight  as  is  that  of  the  govern- 
ment, and  especially  in  a  conjoncture  so  delicate,  in 
regard  of  Spaine  at  least,  as  the  present  is,  .  .  .  The 
Doge  of  Genoa  had  yesterday  a  private  audience  of  his 
most  Christian  Majesty,  and  I  think  he  was  at  his 
levee.  He  saw  the  waters,  they  having  lately  finished 
one  of  the  best  fountains  on  purpose  to  be  shown  to 
him.  He  goeth  to-morrow  to  St.  Germain,  and  after- 
wards to  St.  Cloud,  to  sec  the  beauties  of  that  place. 
It  is  not  Mons',  de  St,  Amant  who  goeth  to  Constan- 
tinople, but  it  is  said  to  \>e  one  J\Ions'.  de  Bruautte. 
,  ,  ,  ,  The  deputies  are  now  arrived  from  almost  all 
parts  for  the  assembly  of  the  clergy,  which  is  to  begin 
the  2"2nd  of  this  month  at  St.  Ger>nains  oj  la  ye,  where 
the  archbishop  of  Paris  will  reside  ;  the  assembly  will 
be  held  within  the  castle.  The  Muscovite  ambassador 
made  his  entry  from  St.  Denis  accompanied  by  the 
Marescal  d'Huinieres  upon  Thursday.  He  sayeth  that 
he  is  come  on  purpose  to  offer  the  amity  of  the  Czars 
his  masters  to  France,  and  that  for  that  reason  he  is 
to  go  to  no  other  place,  so  that  for  this  time  you  will 
not  be  troubled  with  him  in  England.  They  think  of 
Bending  an  ambassador  into  Muscovy  so  soon  as  this 
ambassador  shall  leave  this  place.  He  is  to  have  his 
first  audience  on  Monday  at  Versailles.  The  English- 
men who  have  with  great  success  raised  the  water  of 
the  river  of  Seine  and  brought  it  into  the  gardens  of 
the  Cardinal  de  Bouillon  at  the  Abbaye  de  St.  Martin 
near  to  Poutoise  have  desired  me  to  transmit  to  your 
lordship  the  description  of  a  new  engine  which  they 
have  invented  for  the  security  of  ships  against  the 
accidents  of  leakage  or  of  fire.  Tour  lordship  will 
be  pleased  to  shew  it  to  his  Majesty,  and  if  he  doth 
approve  of  it,  the  persons  are  ready  to  attend  his 
pleasure. 

lOS."',  May  23rd,  st,  no,,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— I  received  your  lordship's  of  the  7th  instant  yesterday, 
with  Mons'.  Barillon's  memorial  concerning  the  Hud- 
son's Bay  Comjiany,  and  also  the  answer  to  it  enclosed. 
I  shall  take  effectual  care  to  execute  his  Majesty's 
commands  concerning  this  afi'air  before  I  leave  this 
place.  I  have  yesterday  spoken  to  Mr.  Arthur  concerning 
the  business  of  Father  Patrick's  estate,  and  I  shall 
take  care  in  it  to-morrow  at  Versailles.  I  hope  upon 
Saturday  to  leave  this  place.  There  hath  been  some 
disorder  at  Genoa  upon  a  report  which  the  Spaniards 
had  spread  amongst  the  people  that  the  Doge  and 
the  senators  had  not  received  the  honours  which  they 
hoped  for.  A  great  many  ridiculous  stories  run  at 
Genoa  upon  this  occasion,  and  the  partie  which  opposed 
the  accommodation  insult  over  the  others,  and  exhort 
them  not  to  disarm  ;  that  the  Doge  will  not  be  sutt'cred 
to  leave  this  place  till  the  gallies  of  Spaine,  which  are 
now  in  the  Darse,  have  left  that  station.  Notwithstanding 
this,  he  and  the  senators  are  to  take  leave  upon  Friday 
or  Saturday  next,  and  they  are  onlj'  to  visit  his  most 
Christian  Majesty,  Monsign',  Le  Daughin,  and  Madame 
La  Daiqihine,  and  not  all  the  other  Princes  whom  they 
saluted  at  their  arrival.  They  arc  invited  this  day 
to  Versailles  to  see  the  waters,  and  there  is  to  be  a 
great  ball  there  this  night  for  their  entertainment; 
they  leave  this  place  within  a  few  days.  The  Prince 
of  Carignan,  by  the  intercession  of  this  King,  is  to  be 
recalled  from  his  banishment,  and  the  Princess  of 
Bade  is  to  return  from  Eennes,  to  which  place  she  was 
relegued.  The  Cardinal  Homodii  being  lately  dead  at 
Rome,  there  are  at  present  20  caps  void.  The  Mus- 
covite ambassador  had  audience  of  this  King  upon 
Monday  at  Versailles,  and  made  his  usual  present  of 
furs,  &c.  The  subject  of  his  commission  is  not  yet 
certainly  known.  The  ouverture  of  the  assembly  of 
the  clergy  is  to  be  upon  Friday  next  at  this  archbishop's 
palace,  and  will  be  continued  on  Tuesday  at  St,  Ger- 
mains  en  laye.  There  have  lately  been  <'nibaiked  at 
Calais  great  quantity  of  ammunition  to  be  transported 


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to  Bayonne,  as   if   there   were  a  design   to   make  war 
towards  those  frontiers. 

Iti85,  Aug.  22ud,  s.  n..  Paris. — Lord  Preston  tu  the 
Earl  of  .Sunderland. — I  received  by  the  last  post  your 
lordship's  of  the  6th  instant,  accompanied  with  2  orders 
of  council,  the  one  relating  to  an  English  ship  lately 
carried  into  Port  Louis  and  detained  thL-rc,  the  other  to 
some  pieces  of  damaske  made  at  Genoa  Ijy  order  of  an 
English  merchant  seized  ai  Thoulon  and  detained  by  the 
intendant  there.  I  have  passed  offices  in  both  these  affairs 
yesterday,  with  ilons'.  de  Croissy,  and  I  hope  we  shall 
obtain  justice  for  the  parties  concerned  ....  The 
accounts  from  Spaine  are  still  very  dissatisfactory  to 
this  Court,  which  I  suppose  your  lordship  will  receive 
more  early  by  another  way  than  I  can  communicate 
them  from  hence  to  you.  The  apprehensions  of  all 
people  are  great  for  the  Queen  of  Spaine,  and  indeed 
not  without  cause,  for  tho'  by  examination  of  all  the 
persons  accused  her  innocence  doth  appear,  yet  the 
manner  of  treating  her  giveth  great  reason  to  herself 
and  to  others  to  suspect,  that  her  life  may  not  long  be 
secure  from  some  attempt,  cither  Ijy  poison  or  some 
other  way  ;  she  hath  written  to  this  purpose  to  Mons'. 
and  Madame,  which  hath  given  to  both  of  them  great 
occasion  of  disquiet.  I  suppose  to-morrow  or  Friday 
I  shall  have  my  audience  of  conge,  and  I  am  preparing 
to  leave  this  place  the  next  week. 


Lord  Preston's  Letter  Books. 

Vol.  6. 

Letter  Book. 

1682,  May  30,  n.  s.— 1685,  May  23.     (149  pp.) 

These  letters  are  all  in  French,  except  when  stated  to 
be  in  English. 

1689,  May  30.  n.,    Paris.      Lord   Preston    to    M.  de 

Croissy,  Secretaire  d'etat  pour  les  affaires  etrangeres. 

Complimentary  on  succeeding  Mr.  Savile. — Asks  for  a 
passport  for  the  baggage  of  the  Duchess  of  Monmouth 
who  is  leaving. 

1682,  June  10,  n.  s.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Thanks  for  sending  the  King  of  France's  orders  to  give 
Lord  P.  satisfaction  for  the  insults  to  his  servants.  Re- 
quests that  a  day  in  the  following  week  may  be  fixed  for 
him  to  have  an  audience  of  the  K.  of  France.  Asks 
for  a  passport  for  6  horse;<  and  some  books  which  are 
coming  to  him  from  England. 

1682,  .June  13,  n.  s.,  Paris.  The  same  to  M.  Giraud. 
Is  sorry  that  the  passport  for  the  Duchess  of  Monmouth 
has  come  so  late,  for  she  has  gone;  so  he  sends  it  back 
as  useless. 

1682,  June  14.  n.  s.,  Paris.  The  same  to  Mrs.  Sydro- 
phen  (.Siderfin)  at  Calais. — He  has  heard  from  Col. 
Riche  and  from  .Secretary  Jenkins  of  the  insult  to  her. 
M.  de  Ruvigny's  son  has  told  him  that  his  father  had 
received  letters  that  a  ladj'  and  4  gentlemen  had  had 
protection  in  his  house  for  4  days,  and  that  they 
had  removed  thence,  and  thai  the  lady  was  in  the  hands 
of  the  magistrates  of  Calais,  and  that  the  men  who 
called  themselves  Capt.  Clift'ord  and  Cajit.  Sarsfield  had 
escaped.  Says  that  he  will  solicit  her  release  and 
receive  her  into  his  house  if  she  should  come  to  Paris, 
and  that  if  she  returns  to  England  she  shall  be  pro- 
tected there.  Says  he  is  known  to  Col.  Riche  and  Dr. 
Hooper. 

1682,  June  16,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  Duchess  of 
Portsmouth.  Regrets  he  did  not  arrive  at  Paris  soon 
enough  to  kiss  her  hands,  but  as  he  hears  of  her  inten- 
tions of  being  soon  there  will  not  fail  to  visit  her.  The 
last  letters  from  England  give  news  of  the  King's  per- 
fect recovery.  Sends  some  letters  for  her  and  Lady 
Pembroke,  which  he  received  in  his  last  packet,  on  to 
Bourbon,  in  hopes  they  may  reach  her  before  she 
leaves. 

1682,  .June  21,  Paris.  The  same  to  M.  de  Croissy. — 
A  sudden  indisposition  prevents  him  going  to  Yersailles 
to  speak  with  M.  de  Croissy  on  the  subject  of  orders 
from  England  to  obtain  compliance  with  the  memorial 
which  he  encloses,  and  on  which  he  begs  M.  de  Croissy 
to  obtain  the  French  King's  orders. 

(Enclosure.)  Lord  Preston's  memorial  to  the  K.  of 
France,  asking  that  he  will  give  orders  to  the  governor 
and  magistrates  of  Calais  to  have  Capt;uns  Clifiord  and 
Sarsfield  arrested,  and  direct  that  Mrs.  Siderfin  may  he 
delivered  to  those  who  are  coming  for  her,  so  that  she 
may  be  taken  to  England  in  one  of  the  King  of  Eng- 
land's yachts. 

1682,  June  16.  Copy  of  Loid  Preston's  harangue  (at 
his  audience)  to  the  King  of  France. — Compliments 
A     84062. 


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from  King  Charles,  and  letters  from  him  and 
and  the  Duke  of  York. 

S;ime  day.     His  harangue  to  the  Queen  of  Fran.T 
Same  day.     His  harangue  to  the  Dauphin. 
Same  day.     His  harangue  to  the  Dauphincss. 
June  2;j.     His  harangue  to  Monsieur  ,it  St   Clouu 
Same  day.     His  haraugur  to  Madame. 
Same  day.     His  harangue  to  Mademoi.-^elle. 
1682,    July   ;.     Memorial   presented  to  the  Kii.<r  m 
Versailles  about    Mr.  Bedford   Whiting's  complaiiu  of 
his  daughter  being  carried  (df  to  a  convent  in  order  to 
make  her  change  her  religion.  Whitin-  was  an  En^li^h 
rnerchant  residing  at  Lisle,   in  Flanders.     He  cont'ends 
that  the  ordinnance   of  June  1681,  that   the  parents  of 
children  of  the  reformed   religion  should  give  pensions 
proportioned  to   their  means    to  such  of  their  children 
as  should  be  converted,  only  applies  to  French  subjects 
and  does  not  apply  to  non-naturalized  strangers.    Piays 
that  Whiting  may  he  discharged   irom  the  pension  im- 
posed on  him,  and  that  the  garrison  put   in   his  house 
may  be  withdrawn,  &c.     (4  pji.) 

1682,  July  7.  Memorial  presented  bv  Lord  Preston 
to  the  Kmg  at  Versailles  :  For  the  ..xpciliting  justice 
in  the  case  of  James  Monro,  W.  Ranger,  and  ethers 
English  merchants  whose  ships  were  taken  in  1676  'oy 
Cherbourg  privateers,  the  cargoes  jiilhiged,  and  the 
masters  and  sailors  treated  with  great  cnieltv. 

1682,  July  12,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  il.  de  Croissy 

Says  that  he  has  received  letters  from  the  Secretary  of 
State  hi  England  telling  that  the  King  of  Enn-land  is 
urgent  about  Whiting's  affair.  "  ° 

1682,  July  21.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de 
Crois.sy  for  a  passjiort  for  the  Marquis  of  Winchester  to 
return  to  England,  which  should  include  also  the  silver 
plate  which  the  Marquis  brought  from  England. 
(Tempest  writes  in  the  margin,  ''Not  signed  by  my 
Lord.") 

1682,  July  23.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Croissy.  Asks 
for  the  passport  in  conformity  with  the  above  me- 
morial. 

1682.  July  28.  Lord  Preston's  memorial  presented 
to  the  King  at  Versailles.  About  the  insults  ofleivd 
more  than  2  months  ago  to  his  servants  by  the  Count  of 
Nassau's  livery  servants. 

1682,  Aug.  6.  Memorial  to  M.  de  Croissy  asking  for 
a  passport  for  the  wife  of  Viscount  Hyde,  first  minister 
of  State  to  tlie  K.  of  England  (and  "his  horses,  goods, 
and  equipage),  she  intending  to  go  to  Bourlion  to  drink 
the  waters. 

Same  date.      Memorial 
effect. 

1682,  Aug.  5,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Madame  Ic 
Jeune,  at  Diejipe.  Asking  her  to  deliver  the  passport 
into  Lady  Hvde's  hands  as  soon  as  she  arrives,  and  to 
render  her  all  the  assistance  possible. 

1682,  Aug.  6,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  Bonoeil.  In- 
troducteur  des  Anibassadeurs. — Congratulations  on  the 
accouchement  of  the  Dauphiness,  and  l)egging  him  to 
procure  an  audience  of  the  King  of  France  if  any  other 
foreign  ambassador  asked  for  me. 

1682.  Aug.  11.  Memorial  not  signed,  presented  by 
Lord  Preston's  order  to  il.  de  Croissy,  asking  justice 
for  an  insult  to  M.  Godet,  one  of  Lord  P.'s  servants  in 
his  house,  who,  on  pretext  of  small  debt  owing,  was  on 
the  10th  assaulted  in  the  .-treet  by  one  Cabot,  aided  bv 
15  or  16  men  armed  with  swords  and  pistols,  and 
greviously  woauded  in  the  hand,  and  dragged  prisoner 
to  .St.  Martin  des  Champs. 

1682,  Aug.  19,  n.  s.,  at  Versailles.  Copies  of  Lord 
P.'s  compliments  to  the  King,  the  Queen,  and  Mon- 
seigneur  on  the  occasion  of  the  acrouchement  of  the 
Dauphiness. 

()n  the  same  day  he  notes  that  he  had  audience  of 
the  Duke  of  Burgundy,  of  Monsieur  and  Madame,  but 
that  they  were  much  to  the  same  purpose,  and  extem- 
pore ;  that  Madame  la  Marechale  de  la  jMotte,  governess 
of  the  young  Duke,  answered  for  him;  and  that  he 
(Lord  P.)  complimented  Monsieur  and  Madame  only 
upon  the  birth  of  the  Duke  and  the  increase  of  tJie 
Royal  family,  and  not  upon  the  accouchement  of  the 
Dauphiness. 

1682,  Aug.  22,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Croissy. 
— Hears  that  it  is  intended  to  print  Primi's  book  at 
Geneva,  and  that  one  of  them  has  been  sent  ^^'/  qii'o}i 
en  <i  eiifoi/e  uii)  to  a  printer.  As  the  matter  concerns 
the  King  of  England,  he  asks  that  a  royal  order  may 
be  sent  to  the  French  resident  at  Geneva  to  .-peak  to 
the  magistrates  of  that  town,  so  that  the  book  may  not 
be  printed. 

1682,  Sept.  4.    Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  the  King 

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at  Versailles.  Asking  for  jur^tice  on  the  assailants  of 
M.  Godet.     (Sent  with  the  next  letter.) 

Same  date,  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Oroissy.  Encloses 
the  memorial  abont  Godet,  his  French  secretairy. — At 
the  instance  of  the  Duke  oi'  Ormond.  Viceroy  of  Ireland. 
he  asks  permission  for  the  Sieur  Bachelier  to  go  to 
England  with  his  family  into  the  Duke's  service. — 
Hears,  while  he  is  wi-iting,  of  the  death  of  the  Countess 
of  Salisbury,  which  obliges  the  Earl  to  return  into 
England. — Asks  for  a  (lassport  for  the  Earl,  his  equi- 
pat,'e.  and  silver  plate,  &c. — Knows  that  M.  de  Oroissy 
has  given  orders  for  his  satisfaction  iu  the  matter  of 
the  Count  of  Nassau,  but  thinks  they  are  a  little 
neglected. 

Same  date.  Memorial  to  M.  de  Oroissy  tor  a  passport 
for  the  Sieur  Bachelier. 

Same  date.     The  like  for  the  Earl  of  Salisburj  . 

1682,  Sept.  25.  Lord  I'reston  to  ]M.  de  Oroissy.  Has 
received  letters  by  the  Duke  of  York  to  be  presented 
to  the  King.  Queen.  Dauphin  and  Dauphiness,  and 
asks  him  to  learn  the  King's  pleasure  how  they  shall 
be  ])resented. 

Same  date.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  Boneuil.  Asks  liim 
to  give  the  enclosed  to  M,  de  Oroissy,  and  ascertain 
the  King's  orders  regarding  the  presentation  of  the 
letters. 

1682,  Sept.  17,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Oroissy. 
The  gout  has  confined  hira  to  his  room,  so  he  is  obliged 
to  write. — The  Dutch  liave  asked  the  King  of  Enghmd's 
good  offices  to  obtain  the  removal  of  the  French  troops 
plaeed  in  the  town  and  principality  of  Orange,  and  the 
reimbursement  of  the  losses  to  the  Prince  of  Orange 
and  the  burgesses  and  inhabitants.  It  is  considered  a 
contravention  of  the  Treaty  of  Nimeguen.  Asks  an 
answer  from  the  King  of  France,  so  that  it  may  be 
remitted  to  the  King  of  England.  Again  presses  the 
business  of  Bedford  'VVhiting,  who  is  still  harassed. 

1682,  Sept.  26,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mons'.  de 
Vei'thameut,  Oonsiller  des  Roy  en  ses  conseils,  et  Maitre 
de  Eequetes  ordinaires  en  son  hostel.— In  behalf  of  Mr. 
Monroe  and  his  associates. 

1682,  Oct.  10.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Colbert.  Ministre 
ct  Secretaire  d'Est.at. — Complimentary,  and  asking  a 
passport  on  behalf  of  the  Duke  of  York  for  .50  tuns  of 
wine  of  Oahors  which  he  had  purchased. 

Iii82,  Nov.  2,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Presiileut 
of  Calais. — Thanks  for  what  the  president  had  done  for 
Mrs.  Sidertin.  Asks  favour  for  Hendry  Tailleur,  a 
Scotchman,  who  had  lieen  imprisoned,  and  whom  the 
jirtsident  had  rele.-ised.  Tailleur  has  been  recommended 
to  Lord  Preston  by  persons  for  whom  he  has  great 
regard,  who  say  he  is  incapable  of  the  action  whereof  he 
is  accused.  Tailleur's  partner  Tliody  left  England 
S  or  10  years  ago  on  account  of  some  rascality.  Asks 
the  ])i-esident  to  e.xtend  his  protection  to  Tailleur  as  far 
as  justice  allows. 

'16'82.  Nov.  2,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Oroissy. 
The  Chevalier  Morland,*  an  English  gentleman  of  rare 
merit,  who  lias  an  admirable  geniiis  and  consummate 
experience  in  water-works,  has  come  express  to  ofl'er 
liis  services  to  the  King  of  Prance,  and  to  receive  orders 
from  de  Croissy's  brother.  Lord  Preston  asks  favour 
and  protection  for  him. 

I(i.'j2,  Nov.  9,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to ,  merchjint, 

at  Rouen.  About  passing  through  the  Custom  house  of 
9  lja4-;ets  full  of  bottles  of  Si)anisli  wine,  a  barrel  of 
Rheni.-:h  wine,  a  barrel  of  cheese,  and  a  box  of  tol)acco 
pipes,  which   he  had  ordered  for  himself. 

1682,  Kov.  11,  Paris.  Lord  Pre>ton  to  Jl.  Lc  Bel, 
concierge  dn  Chateau  de  Versailles. — Asks  when  the 
waters  and  apartments  of  Versailles  can  be  seen,  and  if 
ho  can  go  next  Saturday  to  sec  all  their  beauties,  in 
accordance  with  the  permission  which  he  has  asked  from 
M.  Bont<  nips  by  M.  Geraud. 

1682,  Nov.  17.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston,  jjresented 
by  orilei-  (>(  King  Charles,  that  the  King  of  France  will 
permit  Roliert  Lang  to  be  English  Consul  in  the  town 
and  port  of  Marseilles  in  the  place  of  Sir  Richard 
Colston,  who  was  long  resident  there.  King  Charles 
hopes  that  tlie  King  of  France  will  not  delay  the  neces- 
sary confirmation. 

ltjH2,  Nov.  17.  Another  memorial  by  T,ord  Preston 
about  Bedford  AVhiting,  who  is  still  harassed. 

[1082,  Nov.  25.  presented  at  Vcrsailles.tJ  Ijord 
Preston  to  M .  de  Oroissy. — For  justice  in  regard  to  Mr. 
Monro's  miTchandize.— The  bearer  will  speak  on  Lord 
Presion's  pait  regarding  a  passport  for  T-ady  Hyde. 

n.  d.     Lord  Proston   to   M.  do   Oroissy.  '  Wishes  to 


*  Sir  Samuel  iVIorland. 

t  This  date  ia  cancelled  by  Lord  P. 


know  what  the  King  has  answered  on  the  matter  about 
which  Lord  P.  asked  de  Oroissy  to  speak. 

n.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Mons'.  Foscarini,  the  Venetian 
ambassador.— Sends  the  memorial  which  he  premised 
yesterday.  Has  not  received  a  copy  of  the  other,  which 
King  Charles's  envoy  has  presented  at  the  Hague. 

1682,  Dec.  16,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Col.  Lany,  at 
Roussillou.  Thanks  for  the  box  ol'eaude  ceite  sent  from 
Montpellier  ...  At  Versailles  nothing  is  thought  of 
but  divertissements,  and  they  will  be  continued-  all  the 
winter.  Nothing  in  the  world  is  finer  or  more  agree- 
able than  what  is  seen  there.  The  illuminations,  the 
decorations,  the  music,  the  comedy,  the  opera,  the  f^tes 
all  conspire  to  feast  and  surprise  the  senses. 

1682.  Dec.  18,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Lord  Ferrers, 
at  Marseilles  (in  English)  .  .  .  Every  post  brings  us 
an  account  of  the  good  estate  of  his  Majesty's  aH'airs  in 
England,  and  of  the  advantages  which  he  gains  daily 
over  the  disaifeoted  party  there. 

1682,  Dec.  6,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  Boucherat, 
Oonseiller  du  Roy  &  les  conseils  d'Etafc. — The  King  of 
Franco  has  favourably  received  Lord  P.'s  applications 
for  justice  to  Mr.  Munro  and  his  associates.  He  asks 
M.  Boucherat  to  contribute  his  assistance. 

1682,  Deo.  15.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  the 
King  of  France  for  permission  to  the  Sieur  Francois 
Amonet  (Ammouet  in  the  margin)  to  reside  (with  his 
wile  and  family)  iu  England,  in  the  service  of  King 
Charles,  as  one  of  the  gentlemen  in  ordinary  of  his 
Privy  Chamber. 

1682,  Dec.  1.5.  Paris.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston, 
accompanying  the  demand  (see  next  paper)  of  some 
merchants  of  the  Isle  of  Jersey  for  niainlcvec  and  resti- 
tution of  some  coined  money  seized  bj-  the  receiver  of 
the  bureau  of  Ooutances.  in  Normandy,  under  pretest  of 
the  transport  of  gold  and  silver  out  of  the  kingdom 
being  forbidden.  He  refers  to  the  last  Treaty  of  Com- 
merce between  the  two  Crowns  in  February  1677. 

1862,  Dec.  15.  presented.  The  request  of  the  Jersey 
merchants  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  memorial. 
(3i  ]ip.)  The  remonstrants  were  David  Patriarche, 
Abraham  Aubin,  Michel  du  Pre.  Rachel  de  Carteret, 
Henry  Salenoue.  and  George  du  Maresq.  From  time 
immemorial  thej-  have  traded  in  Franco  with  stockings 
and  other  goods  of  wool  and  silk  made  in  the  Island,  and 
have  always  brought  back  their  money  earned  without 
interruption.  But,  in  November  last,  on  their  return 
tliey  put  into  the  boat  at  t'nc  port  of  Ooutainville  divers 
b.igs  of  money,  with  their  respective  marlvs.  containing 
in  all  5.200  livres,  for  transport  to  Jersey  ;  the  King  of 
France's  receiver  at  Constance  seized  t'nem.  The  re- 
monstrants say  it  is  in  contravention  of  the  Treaty  of 
1677,  the  fourth  clause  of  which  declares  gold  and  silver, 
coined  and  uncoined,  not  to  be  contraband.  They  pray 
restoration. 

1682,  Dec.  16.  Pai-is.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Oroissy. 
—Again,  on  behalf  of  Monroe,  at  King  Charles's 
instance. 

1682,  Dec.  19,  Paris,  Lord  Preston  to  M.  le  Camus, 
litntenant  civil. — Asks  him  to  attend  to  the  cause  of 
Mr.  King,  an  English  gentleman,  against  one  Chapolle. 

1682,  Dec.  22," Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mons'.  le 
Chauncelier.  Complains  of  the  inattention  of  M.  de 
Verthcmout  to  his  applications  in  the  aflair  of  the 
English  merchants  [Monro  and  others].  They  are  now 
I'odueed  to  present  a  placet  to  the  Chancellor.  He 
requests  the  Chancellor's  favour  for  it. 

1682,  Dec.  24,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Oroissy. 
—  He  returned  yesterday  well  satisfied  with  the  way  in 
which  the  King  received  his  representations  about  the 
.Icrsey  merchants. — Heai'S  that  the  Marquis  de  Bligni 
has  complained  to  the  King  that  he  ((^ord  P.)  has  given 
asylum  to  the  Marquise  de  BHgni  iu  his  house.  He 
does  not  know  either  the  Marquis  or  his  wife;  but  hears 
that  the  Marquis  has  Ijeen  making  enquiries  of  his 
(Lord  I'.'b)  servants,  and  offering  them  money  to  make 
them  say  she  is  there.  Asks  do  Oroissy  to  disabuse  the 
Marquis,  and  to  justify  him  (Lord  P.)  to  the  King. 

1683.  Feb.  5,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Bernard  Howard.  Sorry  not  to  see  him  the  other  day 
at  Versailles  ;  liopcs  to  meet  him  there  on  Tuesday. 
Sends  100  louis  d'ors  by  the  bearer.  Lord  Drumlanrick, 
son  of  the  Marquis  of  (.^ueenborow,  Lord  High  Trea- 
surer of  Scotland.  Asks  Mr.  Howard  to  endeavour 
by  the  favour  of  the  Marechal  de  Belfond,  oi-  some  other 
friend,  to  get  him  (Druhilanrick)  into  the  appartement 
at  Ihe  ball,  and  also  to  see  the  opera. 

16ls;i  Jan.  28.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Orois.sy. ^Re- 
monstrance against  a  second  insult,  M.Godel  having  been 
taken  out  of  his  coach,  while  on  Lord  Preston's  affairs, 
and  taken  to  prison. 


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Sir  1683,  Jan.  30.      Lord  Preston  to  M.  de   Pierceville, 

B^iRT^^''    Gouverueur  de  Dieppe.— Asks  care  for  LuJy  Preston  if 

'        she  should  land  at  Dieppe. 

1683,  Jan.  30.  Lord  Preston  to  Le  President  de 
Calais. —  Thanks  for  the  politenes.s  shewn  to  Lady 
Preston  while  she  was  at  Calais. 

1683,  Jan.  30.  Lord  Preston  to  Madame  le  Jounc, 
at  Dieppe.  Thanks  for  her  care  at  the  landing  ol  his 
goods. 

1683,  Feb.  6.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Bonneuil.  Asks 
him  to  allow  the  bearer  his  (Lord  Preston's)  relation 
to  see  the  beauties  of  Versailles. 

1683.  Feb.  8.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  (not  ad- 
dressed directly  to  the  King).  Asks  the  King  to  pro- 
cure satisfaction  to  be  given  to  Mr.  Doughty  (an 
Englishman)  in  his  claim  against  Mr.  Xapier,  an  Eng- 
lishman naturalized  in  Prance,  in  the  assembly  of  the 
Marslial's  of  France.  King  Charles  is  convinced  that 
Mr.  Doughty 's  conduct  is  himourable  and  Mr.  Napier's 
the  reverse. 

1683,  Feb.  17.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  Bouchard.  Thanks 
for  attention  to  his  recommendations  in  the  mattei'  of 
Mr.  Monro  and  his  associates. 

1683,  Feb.  19.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  le  Chanoelier. 
Thanks  for  the  like  attention  of  the  Chancellor.  Hopes 
that  the  Chancellor  will  enable  him  to  give  King  Charles 
an  account  of  the  favourable  termination  of  the  atfaii-. 

1683,  Feb.  19,  n.  s.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  Colbert.  In 
favour  of  Mr.  Munro  and  his  associates,  and  complain- 
ing of  the  chicanery  of  their  adversaries  in  the  liw 
courts. 

1683,  March  26,  presented  at  Versailles.  Lord  Preston's 
memorial  to  the  King,  asking  him  to  give  orders  to  the 
Marshals  of  France  to  take  cognizance  of  the  dispute 
between  Mr.  Dousrhty  and  Mr.  Napier. 

1683.  April  6,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Croissy. 
— Asks  satisfaction  for  violence  committed  in  an  Eng- 
lish lady's  house.  Asks  for  permission  for  certain  ]ier- 
sons  to  remain  in  England  in  King  Charles's  ser\  ice. 
(In  the  margin  "  the  2  memorials  for  Lady  Harvey's 
coachman  and  Mi-.  Gruil's  f'onge.) 

1683,  April  6,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Croissy. 
Asks  for  orders  to  facilitate  tlie  ti-ansmission  of  wines, 
liqueurs,  and  other  things,  which  King  Charles  had  com- 
missioned M.  Cottereau  to  procure  for  him. 

1683,  April  6,  presented  at  Versailles.  Lord  Preston's 
memorial  to  the  King,  asking  justice  for  the  insidt  to 
Lady  Hervey  by  priests  of  the  parish  of  St.  Roch  and 
others  forcing  themselves  into  the  room  of  her  English 
coachman  who  was  at  the  point  of  death. 

1683,  Ajiril  14,  n.  s.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Lang, 
consul  at  iilarseilles.  (English.)  Telling  what  he  lias 
done  in  the  matter  of  the  detention  of  Mr.  Bllyot ;  and 
telling  Lang  to  endeavour  to  procure  the  release  of 
certain  Englishmen,  who  were  then  slaves  at  Marseilles, 
they  having  served  above  the  time  for  which  they  were 
condemned  to  the  galleys. 

1683,  April  2,  Lord  Prestun  to  the  Mayor  of  Dieppe. 
Assures  him  that  Mr.  Forrest,  a  Scotch  gentleman,  who 
has  been  arrested  on  suspicion  of  being  a  Frenchman, 
is  a  subject  of  King  Charles,  and  begging  that  he  may 
be  allowed  to  go  to  England. 

1683,  April  12.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  le  Doux,  eonseiller 
en  Parlement  .'i  Paris.  Earnestly  asking  him  to  expedite 
the  affairs  of  M.  Deyos  de  la  Melliville,  the  justice  of 
whose  cause  the  Presidial  of  Anirers  had  recognized. 

1683,  April  12.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Croissy.  I 
ana  informed  that  the  officers  of  Marseilles  have  kept 
back  Mr.  EUyot,  an  English  gentleman,  who  was  dis- 
patched in  a  vessel  sent  express  by  Vice-Admiral 
Herbert,  commanding  a  squadron  of  King  Charles's 
ships  before  Algiers,  with  a  packet  of  importance  which 
he  had  orders  to  carrv  with  all  speed  to  his  Majesty  as 
soon  as  he  landed.  The  pretext  was  that  he  came  from 
a  place  where  there  was  a  contagious  disease.  He  has 
not  put  foot  in  the  land  of  the  Algerians,  who  are  the 
common  enemies  of  both  Crowns. — Asks  that  orders  for 
Mr.  Ellyot's  release  may  be  procured. 

1683,  April  16,  n.  s.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Croissy. 
Requests  him  to  get  the  King's  permission  for  his 
Italian  comedians  to  spend  some  time  at  the  Court  of 
King  Charles. — Asks  for  the  jiacket  addressed  to  the 
King,  taken  from  Ellyot,  at  Marseilles. 

1683,  June  27,  n.  s.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Bridgman, 
at  Marseilles. — Has  written  to  'SI.  de  Croissy  to  get  the 
King's  order  to  procure  Bridgmau's  lelease. 

1683,  June  27,  Paris.     Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Crois.sy. 

,  Would  not  have  troubled  him,  but  that  he  had   been 

I  informed  that  M.   le  Comte  do  Broille,    Governor    of 

'■  Avenues,  had  arrested  Mr.  Bridgman  for  having  walked 

on  the  ramparts,  thinking  him  to  be  a  spy ;  but  Bridg- 


man was  ignorant  of  the  regulations  regarding  fortified  .s,r 

168.>,    June   27,   n.  s.,  Paris.     Lor.l  Preston  to  .M.  1.,         "^''^• 
Lomte  de    ■iroille.  Lieutmant-General  d.'s  armees   da  ~ 

King  n  Al.ace  1,1  2  or  :!  days,  and  to  speak  to  him  on 
the  subject  of  Mr.  Bridgman.  In  the  meantime  be-^s 
favourable  treatment  for  Mr,  Bridgman 

[1683  ,  July  24,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Kn- 
vigny.  Begs  that  he  will  not  trouble  the  Marquis 
d  hstrades  to  come  and  ^e,■  him,  as  he  (Preston)  is  qiite 
satisfaed  with  the  disavowal  which  Euvigny  says  the 
Marquis  s  son  has  made  on  the  subject'  of  Preston's 
complaint. 

Letter  to  the  Envoy  of  Genoa,  detailing  .VI.  de  Croissv'^ 
answer.  '^  v-      =.  .\  ,. 

That  the  Bepulilic  of  Genoa,  in  order  to  put  itself  on 
a  good  footing  with  the  King  of  France,  had  only  to  alter 
Its  conduct  and  behave  respectfully  in  future,  "That  the 
King  of  Prance  had  reas..n  to  be  displeased  with  that 
-Kepublic  for  increasing  the  number  of  its  galleys  and 
having  recourse  to  other  powers  ;  but  that  he  was  ready 
to  sacrifice  his  resentments  in  consideration  of  his 
(t-reston  s)  master's  representations  in  favour  of  the 
Kepubhc,  and  would  not  do  anything  to  stav  the 
negotiatums  on  the  h,pi.  for  estal.lishing  tlie  peace  of 
Christendom. 

n,  d.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  le  Chineye.  On  Tuesday 
he  presented  to  M.  de  Croissv,  at  Versailles,  a  memorial 
tor  a  passport  for  Lord  Xorthiimlierland. 

Tuesday  morning.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  I'Ambassador 
d  Espagne.  Introduces  Lord  Douglas  who  has  come 
Iro.n  King  Charles  to  condole  with  King  of  France  on 
thi'  death  of  his  Queen.— Asks  for  a  copy  that  day  of 
the  letter  which  M.  de  Staremberg  has  written  to  his 
Highness  of  Lorraine. 

11.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Bonnuille.  "Will  com- 
municate to  Lord  Douglas  what  B.  has  written  touch- 
ing the  audience,  and  Lord  Douglas  will  wait  the 
King's  orders.  Thinks  it  will  not  be  necessary  for  him- 
self to  appear  at  Fontainebleau  to  introduce  the  English 
envoys,  since  he  has  not  had  the  honour  to  receive  per- 
mission to  make  his  condolences,  altho'  other  foreign 
ministers  have  had  that  h..i;our,  to  his  exclusion. 

^  16S3,  Dec.  1,  Paris,  Lord  Preston  to  M.  Bommey. 
Thinks  that  Bonieneyhas  already  received  a  letter  from 
Secretary  .Jenkins  requesting  him  to  go  immediately  to 
London  on  King  (_'harles's  private  business.  Bomeney 
will  be  well  contented  for  his  pains.  If  he  wants  money 
for  the  journey  Preston  will  sujiply  him. 

On  application  made  to  the  King  and  council  Ijy  Lord 
Preston  for  a  miUiilnree  from  the  goods  of  the  deceased 
Lady  Alice  Bankes,  widow  of  the  lato  Sir  John  Borlase, 
Bt.,  seized  at  the  request  of  the  farmer-general  of  the 
domains  on  pretext  of  droit  d'anhain:'.  Lord  P.  applied 
to  the  Marquis  de  Croissy,  and  afte.-  telling  him  that 
there  could  be  no  difficulty  aliout  the  maiidrrei:  on  the 
terms  of  the  Treaties  he  pat  into  his  hands. 

A  memorial  to  the  King  referring  to  Treaties  between 
the  two  Crowns,  dated  1606,  162-5,  'l629,  1632,  1644,  and 
1655,  which  declared  that  the  droit  d\ni,!i:iine  should  not 
apjily  to  Euglish  merchants  and  other  subjects  of  the 
K.  of  England  living  in  France,  and  citing  decisions  by 
the  Council  of  State  in  conformity,  and  praying  a  mdin- 
leri'e.  He  appended  copies  of  the  decisions  above-men- 
tioned. M.  de  Croissy  neglected  to  move  the  matter  in 
Council,  so  Lord  Preston  conferred  with  him  ;  when  M. 
de  Croissy  said  that  the  Treaties  were  not  then  observed 
in  that  point,  because  Frenchmen  got  naturalized  in 
England,  and  Englislimen  got  naturalised  in  France, 
which  would  not  be  necessary  if  the  Treaties  were  in 
force.  Lord  Preston  insisted  that  they  were  observed, 
citing  the  decrees  in  council,  the  latest  being  in  1676, 
ordering  mninlenks.  M.  de  Croissy  said  the  council 
wduld  not  give  a  general  decision  on  the  point,  but 
would  only  make  an  order  for  a  mninlrn'- .  This  Lord 
Preston  thinks  to  show  that  they  intend  to  make  a  fa\our 
of  it  every  time  the  case  arrives.  On  another  occasion 
M.  de  Croissy  said  that  the  English  couuoi!  avoided  the 
advances  made  by  the  French  for  a  new  Treaty  of  Com- 
merce, in  which  the  difficulties  in  the  old  Treaties  would 
be  removed,  and  that  the  French  council  had  or  seemed 
to  have  reasons  for  not  determining  the  I'oiut  of  ex- 
emption by  the  decree  which  had  been  issued  about 
the  goods  of  Lady  Borlase. — Then  come  extracts  from 
the  registers  of  the  Council  of  St  ite  ;  com]irising  the 
decree  for  the  m'dnlevi'e,  the  royal  warrant  of  21st  Dec. 
16^3,  and  extracts  from  divers  Treaties 

11.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Le  President  de  Calais.  Hen- 
dry, the  Scotch  tailor,  v,  ho  in  his  process  against  Thaude 
Colman  had  been  obliged  to  deposit  money  in  order  to 

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SiE  be  released  from  custody,  but  had  procured  a  mnrnhve, 

F.  Ge.vbam    lound  diffipulty  in  recovering  the  money.     T,ord  Preston 
^^'        ui  ays  ihe  president's  f-ATOur  for  th.' man. 

n  d.  Lord  Preston's  memorial  to  the  King  about  the 
aflair  of  Canada.  The  Hudson's  Bay  Company  had 
complaijied  to  King  Charles  about  cruelties  of  the  French 
at  the  river  in  Port  of  Nelson,  where  the  company  have 
had  an  establishment  by  virtue  of  letters  patent  under 
the  great  seal  for  more  than  60  years  since  the  said 
river  was  discovered  by  Sir  Thomas  Button.  The  assault 
by  the  French  Canadians  is  thus  described:  they  burnt 
the  company's  house,  took  prisoners  the  Commandant 
John  Bridger,  and  the  servants  of  the  company,  and 
planted  the  King  of  France's  standard  there,  saying  they 
did  all  by  order  of  the  Canadian  Government  ;  and  they 
changed  the  names  of  the  two  branches  of  the  river, 
calling  one  Port  Bourbon  and  the  other  Port  Louis.  In 
Ann-nst  following  they  seized  an  English  shiji  called  the 
Batlihelor's  Delight,  &c.,  &c.  Lord  Preston  prays 
satisfaction. 

n.  d.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  the  King  ot 
France  for  justice  against  Radison,  the  leader  of  the 
assailants  at  Port  Kelson. 

n.  d.     Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Seiguelay.  recommend- 
ing his  attention  to  the  preceding  memorial, 
n.  d.     The  like  to  M.  de  Croissy. 

n.  d.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  the  King  about 
the  droit  d'auhaine. 

n.  d.  Memorial  of  Lord  Preston  to  the  King  against 
the  making  the  Scotch  pay  new  imports  in  the  French 
ports  ;  it  being  in  contravention  of  privileges  given  and 
confirmed  by  divers  French  kings,  particularly  by 
Louis  XIII.  in  161:'. ;  and  citing  two  arrets  of  1659  and 
1663  in  conformity. 

n.  d.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  the  King  on  the 
subject  of  an  Irish  vessel  taken  by  a  Calais  privateer. 

u.  d.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  the  King  on  the 
subject  of  an  outrage  by  the  Sieur  de  Tranquenay,  the 
King's  Lieutenant- General  in  Little  Guiana  (Petites 
Guanes),  by  seizing  the  ship  of  John  Banks  and  other 
English  merchants. 

lV;84.  June  24,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Seignelay, 
requesting  hira  to  present  to  the  King  two  memorials 
enclosed. 

Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  the  King  in  favour  of 
William  Allen  and  Stephen  Stritch,  merchants  of  Lime- 
rick, owners  of  the  sliiii  James  and  John  of  London, 
laden  with  goods  belonging  to  the  English  Consul  at 
Corunua,  and  bound  for  Ostend,  which  at  a  mile  and  a 
half  from  port  was  seized  by  Jean  Doublet,  captain  of 
an  aimed  Dunkirker  ;  he  prays  justice. 

Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  the  King  (nearly  5  pp.). 
In  11)27,  Thomas  Marteau  and  Pierre  Cadeau,  bourgeois 
of  Paris  and  Andre  Launay,  bourgeois  of  Eouen.  got 
letters  of  martpie  against  the  English  to  make  reprisals 
on  sea  and  land  for  vessels  taken  by  the  English  ;  they 
attached  amongst  other  things  a  sum  of  22,000  livres  in 
the  hands  of  Louis  Wescomb  (deceased),  agent  of  some 
English  merchants  at  Bayonne.  and  other  sums  belong- 
ing to  other  English  merchants,  in  the  hands  of  Hum- 
phrey Wilet  (deceased),  an  English  merchant  at  Rouen. 
These  proceedings  were  annulled  by  the  Treaty  of  peace 
of  24th  April  1629,  confirmed  by  one  of  2iith  March 
16:!2.  Nevertheless,  Marteau  and  the  other  two  con- 
tinued the  processes  against  Wescomb  and  AVilet ;  Sir 
Isaac  Wake,  then  the  English  amliassador  in  France, 
complained  to  the  King  of  France,  and  obtained  an 
arret  declaring  that  their  processes  were  comprised  in 
the  revocation  and  'i'reaty  of  1632.  The  English  ambas- 
sadors and  residents  obtained  other  arrets  annulling 
the  proceedings  which  Marteau  and  the  other  two  or 
their  heirs  still  continued.  At  length  Lord  Mountagu 
in  1671  obtained  an  arret  tliat  the  decree  of  1632  should 
be  observed  and  executed,  and  a  mniiilevir  was  ordered, 
and  Marteau  and  the  others  were  prohibited  from  pro- 
ceedings, and  were  condemned  to  restitution  and  costs. 
But  in  168:1,  Jean  Gouault,  bourgeois  ot  Paris,  .ind 
Marianne  Treflr.  his  wife,  daughter  of  ISTieolas  de  Trcfle, 
and  Aime  Marteau,  calling  themselves  heirs  of  Pierre 
Marteau,  who  was  heir  of  Thomas  Marteau,  snatched  a 
decree  for  the  said  goods.  John  Wescomb,  English 
consul  at  Bayonne,  son  and  heir  of  the  said  Louis  Wes- 
comb, insisted  on  the  ari-'t  of  1671  ;  the  Lieut. -General 
of  Bayonne  remitt'd  the  afl'air  to  the  King  and  council, 
aud  divers  proceedings  being  liad,  King  Charles  directed 
his  Envoy,  Lord  Preston,  to  demand  that  the  arret  of 
4tli  Fol).  1671  should  be  carried  out.  (This  memorial 
was  later  than  2  1th  Feb.  1684,  a  proceeding  of  that  date 
being  mentioned.) 

1684,   .Sept.   :i3rd,  n.  s..  Paris.     Lord    I'l-eslon  to  M. 
Roux.     YeBterrJay    1  received  your  letter  from  Calais, 


and  at  the  same  time  another  sent  by  the  Countess  of  p 
Carlisle.  1  have  written  to  the  Governor  of  Luxem- 
bourg, who  will  have  that  letter  delivered  to  yon  ;  1  am 
sure  you  will  need  it.  I  am  sorry  for  the  sad  occasion 
of  your  journey.  I  will  do  all  1  can  for  the  success  of 
what  you  have  undertaken.  The  King  has  gone  to 
Chambort,  three  good  days' journey  from  here;  and  this 
is  the  reason  I  have  not  sent  the  passport ;  but  that  of 
the  Marquis  of  Lambert  will  do  as  well. 

n.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  Talon,  Advocat  General. 
Has  called  on  him  to  recommend  the  business  of  Mr. 
Courten  against  George  Carew.  Since  the  process  was 
commenced  at  the  Chatelet  1  have  sent  Mr.  Courten  to 
England  with  letters  for  the  King  my  master.  He  has 
obtained  directions  for  me  to  support  his  right.  It  is 
about  a  remission  to  our  English  judges  of  a  cause 
which  you  will  see  is  entirely  within  their  jurisdiction. 
I  shall  be  obliged  if  you  will  get  it  adjudged  Ijefore  the 
vacation. 

1684,  Sept,  15th,  presented. —  Memorial  by  Lord  Pres- 
ton to  the  King  in  the  matter  of  Frederick,  Monro,  aud 
others  whose  6  ships  were  pillaged  by  Cherbourg  priva- 
teers in  1676.  The  King  ordered  M.  Dreux.  lutendant 
de  la  Generalite  de  Caen,  to  proceed  against  and  try  the 
criminals,  and  in  Aug.  1676  the  Sieurs  de  Beaumont  in 
contumacy  were  ordered  to  be  decapitated  ;  Pantonnier 
to  be  broken  alive ;  and  Jacques  de  la  Fontaine,  bailly 
de  la  haute  justice  de  Cherbourg,  to  be  hung.  On  the 
3rd  of  Sept.  1676  the  merchants  obtained  a  ma  iit/eiee  ; 
but  the  greater  part  of  the  goods  had  been  pillaged.  In 
August  1677  they  obtained  from  the  King's  council  an 
arret,  whereby  M.  Meliand,  the  then  Intendaut  of  Caen, 
was  to  proceed  against  any  who  had  taken,  sold,  or  kept 
any  of  the  goods.  In  consequence,  information  was 
taken,  and  although  by  the  depositions  of  91  witnesses, 
Rene  de  St.  Germain,  Procureur  du  Roy  de  I'Amiraute 
de  Chertney,  Jean  Bernard,  greffier  of  the  said  Admi- 
ralty, Guillanme  de  Seelliere,  vicomte  of  the  said  town, 
Philipes  Lohier,  Etienne  Languevin,  Louis  Bondet, 
merchants  of  the  said  town,  and  Marie  La  Moyne,  widow 
of  the  de  la  Fontaine  who  was  hung,  were  jiroved  to 
have  kept,  sold,  and  disposed  of  the  goods  in  question, 
without  legal  authority,  and  without  its  being  known  how 
much  each  had,  yet  after  a  five  years'  process  M. 
Meliand  in  the  last  of  March  1681  discharged  some  of 
the  accused,  condemned  others  personally  in  trifling 
sums  not  amounting  to  600  livres  for  principal  and  coats, 
and  threw  the  remainder  on  the  4  captains  condemned 
to  death  and  tied,  altho'  by  the  sea  laws,  ancient  and 
modern,  he  ought  to  have  condemned  the  accused  jointly 
and  severall}-  (suUdairi'meni)  to  restitution  of  the  goods 
and  in  costs.  Against  that  decision  the  merchants 
appealed,  but  are  so  unfortunate  as  to  find  it  confirmed 
by  an  arrrt  of  March  1083.  Lord  Preston  says  that  his 
master  tells  him  to  ask  for  a  review  of  the  business. 

1684,  Sept.  7th,  presented.  Memorial  by  Lord  Pres- 
ton to  the  King.  As  the  truce  between  France  and 
Spain  is  now  determined  on  at  Ratisbou  on  the  footing 
of  that  concluded  a  short  time  ago  at  the  Hague,  where 
it  was  agreed  that  if  Spain  ratified  the  truce  the  French 
troops  should  retire  from  the  Low  countries.  King 
Charles  has  sent  word  that  lie  hopes  the  King  of  Prance 
will  remove  the  troops  as  soon  as  [lossible, 

1684,  Sept.  5th,  presented.  Lord  Preston's  memorial 
to  the  King.  Jacques  Duart^,  jeweller  to  King  Charles, 
was  robbed  by  his  valet,  named  Keyndrick,  of  sums  of 
money  of  which  a  list  is  appended  ;  the  valet  was 
arrested  at  Cambray,  and  on  the  prosecution  of  the 
jeweller  the  judges  condemned  the  valet  to  be,  and  he 
was,  hung.  Diiarte's  jewels  and  money  found  on  the 
valet  are  detained  by  the  King's  oflicers  of  justice,  not- 
withstanding that  the  Marquis  de  Louvris  has  declared 
them  to  be  exempt  by  2  orders.  Lord  Preston  asks  for 
an  order  that  the  jewels  and  money  may  be  delivered  to 
Duarte. — A  list  of  the  jewels,  comprising  6  jewels,  with 
iliamonds,  rubies,  and  emeralds  (for  each  particularly 
descriljid)  ;  .a  double  gold  chain,  with  a  medal  of  the 
Due  de  Nfcubourg,  weighing  2  ounces;  a  medal  on  the 
peace  between  Spain  and  Holland,  4  ounces  ;  a  Louis 
dor  of  Louis  Xlll.,  2',  ox.  ;  a  gold  sovereign,  worth 
60  gueldors  or  5J  pounds  sterling  ;  a  piece  of  gold  of 
Charles  II.,  King  of  Englaiid,  weighing  1  oz.,  and  some 
other  SiJanish,  Portuguese,  and  English  gold  coins. 

[1684]  Oct.  17.  Pontainebleau.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de 
Louvois.  Sends  the  request  of  an  English  gentleman, 
whose  affair  is  known  to  M.  de  Louvois  ;  M.  de  Barillon 
having  written  to  him  about  it  at  King  Charles's  request. 
Hopes  that  he  will  attend  to  it.  out  of  regard  to  King 
Charles,  and  also  to  the  Duke  of  York,  who  has  written 
about  it. 

n.  d.    [Lord  Preston]  to  Prince  Adolphe  of  Suedland. 


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Sir  — M.  mini  has  given  him  (Lord  P.)  the  letter  which  the 

^'  'if  rt'^'''  Prince  has  written  touching  the  succession  of  the  Duchy 
- — '  of  Deux-Ponts.  Lord  P.  will  do  all  he  can  to  forward 
the  directions  which  King  Charles  has  sent.  lUini  says 
that  the  Prince's  all'air  has  been  put  into  the  hands  of  M. 
de  Louvois. 

n.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  M.  de  Croissy. — The  bearer, 
Mr.  Temple,  has  informed  Lord.  P,  that  M.  le  premier 
President  has  said  that  before  a  definitive  sentence  can 
be  given  in  his  (Temple's)  atl'air  the  King's  pleasure 
must  be  known.  As  King  Charles  is  much  interested  in 
Mr.  Temple's  favour,  Lord  P.  prays  M.  de  Croissy 's 
exertions. 

Lord  Preston's  speech  to  the  King  at  Versailles  on 
the  death  of  King  Charles  II..  and  the  accession  of  King 
James  II.,  and  the  desire  of  the  latter  for  the  con- 
tiriuance  of  good  relations  between  the  two  crowns  ;  and 
presenting  a  letter  of  credence.     ('2  pp.) 

1685,  May  7,  presented.  Memorial  by  Lord  Preston 
to  the  King;  in  favour  of  Allen  and  Stritch,  whose  ship 
had  been  taken  by  a  Dunkirker.  The  ship's  papers 
shewed  that  the  ship  and  its  contents,  except  a  little 
brandy,  belonged  to  English  subjects,  and  the  majority 
of  the  owners  of  the  Dunkirker  had  by  a  signed  instru- 
ment agreed  that  it  should  bo  restored  to  the  English 
owners ;  but  the  French  Commissioners  condemned  the 
cargo  as  a  good  prize,  and  by  the  same  sentence  ac- 
quitted the  ship.  King  Charles  (having  taken  the 
opinion  of  his  A.dvocate-Greneral,  which  is  appended) 
asks  a  revocation  of  the  sentence. 

n.  d.  [Lord  Preston]  to  the  King.  Memorial  press- 
ing the  case  of  John  Bankes  and  other  English  mer- 
chants whose  ship  had  been  unjustly  seized  by  the  Sieur 
de  Frenqueray,  Lieutenant  of  the  King  of  France  in 
the  Little  (juiana. 

1(385,  May  23,  presented.  Memorial  by  Lord  Pres- 
ton to  the  King ;  on  the  outrage  to  the  Hudson's  Bay 
Company.     {See  above.) 

1685,  Aug.  22.  Versailles.  Autograph  note  by  M. 
Bonneuil,  saying  that  the  King  had  appointed  the 
morrow  morning  for  Lord  Preston  to  have  his  atulience 
de  Conge. 

1686,  August  23,  s.  v.  Harangue  au  Roy  tres 
Chretien  en  prenant  mon  audience  de  Conge  a  Versailles. 
(2  pp.  entirely  in  Lord  Preston's  handwriting.) 

Loose  in  the  volume  are  (on  one  sheet  of  paper)  drafts 
of  the  following  undated  memorials  by  Lord  Preston  to 
the  King. 

I.  The  ship  content  of  Brighthampton  going  from 
Charente  to  London  was  obliged  by  stress  of  weather  to 
put  up  in  Croy  roads,  near  Port  Louis,  whose  Governor 
took  the  ship  into  port,  pretending  that  there  were 
passengers  on  board.  The  master  obtiiined  the  King's 
order  for  the  Governor  to  release  the  ship,  but  the 
Governor  would  not  obey,  and  deniau'led  a  large  sum  of 
money.  Lord  Preston  asks  for  a  summary  order  to  the 
Governor. 

II.  A  London  merchant,  named  Mascal,  gave  orders 
to  his  correspondent  at  Leghorn  to  have  some  mixed 
damask  made  for  bim  at  Genoa.  Three  pieces  were  put 
on  board  The  Mary,  commanded  by  Capt.  Walle,  and  on 
its  way  to  Leghorn  the  ship  was  seized  by  the  French 
and  taken  into  Toulon,  where  the  damask  is  detained  by 
the  King's  intendant.  Lord  Preston  prays  relief,  and 
appends  the  ]iroof  of  the  English  ownership  of  the 
damask. 

Lord  Preston's  Letter  Books. 

Vol.  7. 

1682,  May  Ji,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  his  Royal 
Highness  (the  Duke  of  York).  After  a  tedious  journey 
I  arrived  at  this  place  upon  Monday  last,  where  I  re- 
ceived the  unwelcome  news  of  your  Highnesses  mis- 
fortune at  sea,  tho'  the  same  post  brought  an  account 
of  3'our  happy  escape,  which  gave  great  joy  and  com- 
fort to  all  your  servants  here,  amongst  whom  no  one  can 
wish  your  health  and  prosperity  with  more  troth  and 
sincerity  than  myself.  I  find  myself  very  well  received 
here,  and  also  infinitely  obliged  to  your  Highness  for 
those  recommendations  which  you  have  lieen  pleased 
to  give  me,  which  are  the  greatest  advantage  that  can 
be  to  me  here.  I  cannot  give  3-our  Highness  so  perfect 
an  account  of  affairs  here  at  present  as  I  hope  to 
do  hereafter. —  Promises  to  write  constantly,  and  for 
the  future  will  not  subscribe  his  name.—Bvery  day 
since  my  arrival  here  there  hath  been  variety  of 
reports  as  to  the  designs  of  this  King  relating  to  peace 
or  war ;  but  it  is  most  likely  that  at  present  he  is  in- 
clined to  the  former,  notwithstanding  his  new  levies  of 
men,  and  that  he  is  only  resolved  to  be  upon  the  defen- 


sive. 1  am  informed  that  the  Marquis  de  Boullars,  who  is  Sir 

general  of  all  the  dragoonshere.has  ordered  his  equipage    ^'  bu\?'"' 
of  60  horse  to  be  ready  to  go  this  day  from  this  ]ilac"e,  —  ' 

but  whether  towards  the  frontiers  of  Germany  er 
Flanders  is  not  known.  The  Mar-^ihal  de  la  Feuillade 
is  said  to  be  going  to  a  country  house  of  his  in  Poiotuu 
for  12  days  or  a  fortnight ;  but,  doubtless,  he  hath  ether 
orders  and  another  design  than  that  of  taking  the  air  at 
this  busy  time.  The  Prince  of  Conde  has  appeared  at 
Court  of  late  more  frequently  than  he  used  to  do,  su  it 
is  thought  he  will  be  general  of  the  army  in  Germany, 
and  that  the  Marshal  de  Crequi  is  to  command  under 
him.  The  Duchess  of  Monmouth  begins  her  journey  for 
England  on  Tuesday  next,  and  the  Duchess  of  Ports- 
mouth is  expected  here  in  10  or  12  days,  and  designs 
after  a  very  short  stay  at  this  place  for  England,  tho' 
yesterday  it  was  reported  she  would  continue  this 
summer  here  or  at  Aubigny,  and  take  the  advantage 
of  drinking  the  Bourbon  w;ittr3  in  September  again, 
not  having  found  any  considerable  effects  now.  P..S. 
Mons'.  Courtin  hath  been  just  now  to  visit  me. 

1682,  June  16th,  n.  s.,  Paris. — 'I'he  same  to  the 
same. — I  have  received  the  honour  of  your  Highness's 
letter.  This  day  a  courier  arrived  from  Vienna,  and 
brought  the  news  that  the  Empress  was  brought  to  bed 
of  a  son.  It  is  also  advised  from  Vienna  that  the 
Emperor  hath  60,000  effective  men  of  his  own  troops, 
and  that  30,000  are  now  upon  their  march  toward  the 
Rhine ;  before  this  time  they  must  be  near  it.  Their 
rendezvous  is  at  Treves.  It  is  reported  this  day  that 
15,000  more  of  the  Imperialists  are  to  march  into  Italy 
to  be  ready  to  assist  the  Spaniards  to  preserve  the 
Milanois  if  there  be  occasion,  but  this  wants  con- 
firmation. xV  thousand  Swiss,  15,000  French  foot  and 
500  horse  are  ordered  to  go  with  those  6,000  men 
already  commanded  into  Italy.  All  the  troops  are 
commanded  from  Languedoc,  Provence,  and  Dauphin! 
thither  also,  and  in  all  they  make  9,000  men ;  those 
troops  of  the  King's  household  which  were  quartered 
in  Lorraine  are  all  upon  their  march  towards  Stras- 
bourg. The  Emperor  it  is  said  hath  ordered  some 
of  his  troops  to  inarch  towards  Brisgow  and  the  forest 
towns.  Several  of  the  new  raised  companies  have  already 
been  mustered,  but  Mons'.  de  Louvois  is  not  pleased  with 
them,  for  they  are  generally  ill-mounted  and  ill-clothed. 
It  begins  now  to  be  whispered  at  Court  that  there  may 
be  war.  but  it  cannot  be  imagined  that  any  gi-oat  thing 
should  be  done  this  campaign,  because  all  necessary 
orders  have  been  given  from  this  place  to  ]irevent  the 
designs  of  their  enemies.  It  is  believed  (hat  if  there 
should  be  war  it  will  begin  in  Italy.  Tuu'  the  clergy 
hath  been  forbid  to  assemble  here  by  the  King  yet 
notwithstanding  they  meet,  tho'  not  so  frequently  as 
they  used  to  do. 

1682,  July  18th,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Jenkins. — I  must  with  all  imaginable  gratitude 
acknowledge  the  favour  of  your  last,  in  which  you  are 
jileased  with  so  much  kindness  to  shew  me  my  mistakes, 
and  also  how  I  may  avoid  them  for  the  future.  I  must 
confess  that,  some  of  the  objections  occurred  to  me 
before  I  presented  the  memorial.  At  first  the  length  of 
it,  and  then  the  matter  of  argument  in  it,  and  next  the 
particular  ]iresentment  of  Mr.  Whiting  upon  Mens'. 
Pelletier,  which  I  did  think  not  proper  to  be  inserted; 
but  the  haste  I  was  in,  and  the  opinion  I  had  that  by 
saying  so  much  upon  the  subject  I  might  sooner  have 
a  (lositiun,  and  also  the  importunity  of  Mr.  Whiting  did 
make  me  pass  this  memorial  without  the  consideration 
which  I  shall  always  use  in  matters  of  consequence 
hereafter.  I  am  also  at  the  same  time  to  own  the 
great  obligation  which  you  lay  upon  me  in  cuncealing 
my  errors  by  not  having  shewn  the  memorial  to  the 
King. 

1682,  July  28th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  --Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Hallifax.  Thanks  for  his  last  letter  and  for  past 
favours. — so  I  do  with  much  resignation  submit  to  those 
reasons  which  your  lordship  was  pleased  lo  give  again.st 
what  I  propose  to  you.  and  shall  move  no  more  in  that 
affair.  All  things  seem  to  go  very  smoothly  hero,  the 
ministers  and  all  other  peojjle  declaring  the  King's 
great  inclinations  towards  peace,  and  his  resolutions  not 
to  disturb  any  of  his  neighbours,  if  lie  be  not  attacked, 
but  if  that  should  happen  he  doth  certainly  put  himself 
into  a  very  good  posture  of  defence.  In  my  last  to  Mr. 
Secretary  I  told  him  of  a  discourse  we  had  here  of  a 
league  concluded  betwixt  the  Kings  of  Sweden  and 
Poland  for  the  defence  of  their  frontiers,  but  I  am 
assured  this  daj-  that  it  is  not  perfected,  tho'  at  this 
time  the  negotiation  is  a  going  on.  I  did  also  give  him 
an  account  of  a  most  scandalons  book  printed  here  by 
Mens'.  I'Abbe  Primi.  which  doth  reflect  highly  upon  our 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMAflSSION 


SiK  Eusilish  councils.     I  liiul  several  copies  of  it  are  uoiv 

F.  Gbadam,  abroad.  I  am  cncleavoariug  to  get  oue  to  transmit  to 
your  lordship.  I  suppose  since  it  is  gotten  abroad  tlje 
King  will  take  some  notice  of  it,  and  I  doubt  not  your 
lordship  hath  had  a  fuller  arcoant  of  this  matter  in  my 
letter  to  Mr.  Secretary.  Madame  la  Dauphiue  is  not 
yet  in  earnest,  tho'  she  hath  given  several  alarms  to 
the  Court,  but  she  caimot  go  many  days. 

1682,  Aug.  lllth,  St.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  tho 
King. — I  have  given  to  Mr.  Secretary  .Jenkins  an  ac- 
count of  an  information  lately  given  me  vrhich  if  true 
is  of  the  greatest  concern  to  your  Majesty.  1  will  not 
undertake" for  it,  but  it  is  broiight  to  me  with  those  cir- 
cumstances which  make  me  believe  that  it  is  not  to  be 
slighted.  Some  considerable  men  of  Ireland  are  accused 
to  me  by  name,  but  they  are  none  of  those  whom  your 
Majesty  is  pleased  to  honour  with  any  employment  of 
any  kind  in  that  kingdom.  If  your  Majesty  thinks  fit 
to  take  any  notice  of  the  matter  ....  and  if  you 
command  "it,  the  person  shall  with  all  secrecy  be  sent 
over  to  you,  provided  that  he  may  be  assured  of  your 
Majesty's  protection. 

1682,  Aug.  12th,  St.  no.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins,  sent  express  by  Mr.  "Deanes  with  the 
letter  above  to  the  King. — I  am  so  fearful  of  giving 
alarms  and  so  cautious  of  sending  expresses  that  if  I 
had  thought  1  could  with  any  safety  to  the  King's 
affairs  and  myself  have  dispensed  with  doing  it  I  had 
not  done  it  now.  Within  these  few  hours  a  person  well 
esteemed  of  here,  whom  I  have  known  before,  came  to 
me  and  desired  to  speak  with  me  in  private.  When  we 
were  withdrawn  he  told  me  that  he  had  an  affair  of  the 
greatest  concern  that  could  be  to  the  King  my  master  to 
discover  to  me  ;  but  that  I  must  assure  him  of  secrecy, 
and  that  I  would  communicate  what  he  should  say  to 
me  to  nobody  bitt  to  the  King  or  to  the  minister  with 
whom  I  correspond.  I  did  assure  him  of  both,  but 
withall  told  hira  that  so  many  people  of  late  had  pre- 
tended to  make  discoveries  in  England  that  F  knew  the 
King  my  master  would  require  very  good  grounds  for 
what  he  believed,  and  therefore  if  he  were  not  well 
assured  of  the  truth  of  wha<j  he  was  about  to  tell  me.  I 
desired  him  not  to  go  any  further,  for  it  would  prejudice 
both  himself  and  me.  if  he  should  say.  or  I  should  write, 
anything  which  could  not  clearly  be  proved.  He  gave 
me  the  greatest  assurances  that  could  be  given  that  he 
would  not  impose  upon  me,  and  particularly  he  said 
that  if  there  were  a  God  in  heavi-n  what  he  should  say 
was  true,  and  that  he  would  make  it  out  bj'  undeniable 
proof  to  the  King.  He  began  then  to  tell  me  that  this 
King  Lad  been  long  weary  of  being  forced  to  court  the 
King  ol  England,  who  was  alone  able  to  0|)pose  his 
desio-usand  that  he  was  now  resolved  as  soon  as  possibly 
h  •  c'nild  to  put  himself  into  a  cnndition  that  ho  should 
not  need  to  do  it ;  and  in  urder  to  that  he  had  a  design 
to  possess  himsi-lf  of  Irelaml,  Ijy  which  he  should  curb 
Englanil,  and  make  it  subservient  to  his  ends.  'I'hal  he 
hud  already  formed  tlie  design,  and  that  he  was  resolved 
to  begin  by  sending  10  or  12  ships  of  war  provided  of 
all  sorts  of  arms,  of  workpieces  and  engines  oF  war  to 
the  coast  of  Ireland,  that  upon  the  first  appearance  of 
them  there,  great  numl)ers  of  the  natives  were  to  rise, 
and  to  be  armed  from  those  ships,  and  to  join  with  the 
French  forces  and  to  possess  themselves  of  Cork, 
Limrick,  and  Galloway,  and  this  to  be  done  ttpon  a 
Sunday  or  market  day,  if  possible,  when  people  are 
most  busy  or  most  secure,  and  that  no  quarter  is  to 
be  given  to  anybody  who  will  not  join  with  them  in 
destroying  the  English  government  and  setting  up  the 
French.  He  says  that  many  great  men  of  that  nation 
are  engaged  in  this  conspiracy,  some  he  hath  named  to 
me,  but  he  hath  engaged  me  not  to  name  them  till  I 
have  a  return  from  lOngland.  There  is  no  person  who 
is  now  concerned  in  the  government  or  in  the  King's 
service  in  that  kingdom  named  or  accused  by  him.  lie 
says  that  this  is  to  be  executed  soon,  and  that  the  blow 
will  be  given  speedily  if  not  prevented,  and  that  the 
business  is  now  very  nobly  solicited  and  that  some  per- 
sons are  now  in  London  who  are  the  most  deeply  con- 
coi-ned  in  it.  1  asked  him  how  he  came  to  be  inlornied 
of  this,  and  I  must  confess  he  hath  given  me  such 
accounts  of  this,  and  he  tells  me  circumstances  which, 
being  compared  with  the  observations  \  have  made  of 
the  carriage  of  some  jjcople  since  my  arrival,  makes  me 
believe  that  that  information  is  by  no  means  to  be 
slighted.  If  tho  King  doth  think  this  account  W(;rthy 
of  his  notice  or  consideration  I  do  notdoubt  but  to  have 
the  |)crson  safely  and  secretly  conveyed  to  England, 
provided  care  may  be  taken  of  him  there.  One  thing  I 
must  add  that  he  ia  nol-  a  person  n(;cessitous,  but  aljlo  to 
live  here  comfortably  enough.     I  am   bound  up  l>y  him 


not  to  write  more,  particularly  at  this  time.     I  must         Sui 
desire  you,  sir,  if  you  think  that   there  is  any  weight    ^"  'jj^t'i"*" 
in  the   business,  that  nothing    relating  to  it   may   be  ^ — ' 

written  by  tho  post,  for  I  know  most  letteis  are 
opened  here,  and  even  the  most  difficult  cyphers  de- 
cyphered.  I  must  also  desire  that  no  person  at  present 
may  be  acquainted  with  the  subject  of  this  letter  but 
tho  King  ....  P.S.  The  gentleman  whom  1  have  sent 
is  very  faithful  and  honest,  and  will  obey  any  command 
you  may  have  for  him  upon  this  occasion  with  great 
secrecy  and  trust. 

1682,  Aug.  27th,  St.  no.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the 
same.  (Sent  express  by  Mr.  'J'empest.  my  secretary, 
Aug.  28th,  1682),  with  the  following  informations  con- 
cerning Ireland  enclosed  in  tho  same  pacquet. — I  received 
yours  of  the  12th  current,  o.  s..  yesterday  morning  about 
8  of  the  clock,  and  in  it  his  Majesty's  reflexion  upon  the 
late  information  given  into  me  here,  and  his  orders 
concerning  it.  which  I  shall  punctually  obey.  I  have 
made  inquiry  of  the  country,  course  of  life  and  habi- 
tudes of  the  informer,  and  of  all  things  concerning  him 
as  nearly  as  I  can,  and  the  host  acco'int  that  I  can  have  of 
him  is  this  :  he  is  of  Ireland,  where  his  father  lives  at 
this  time,  his  name  is  Roger  Tilly  alias  Shelton  ;  he  hath 
heretofore  been  page  to  the  present  Earl  of  Denbigh, 
and  when  he  left  his  service  he  put  himself  into  the 
French  Army,  where  he  served  for  some  timo  very  well 
and  received  several  rewards ;  at  length  he  came  to  be 
captain  of  horse  in  the  regiment  of  bivouac,  but  he  was 
some  time  since  reformed  and  hath  e\er  since  in  con- 
sideration of  his  services  had  5'''  per  diem  paid  to  him, 
which  is  }'et  continued,  upon  which  he  lives  very  well 
and  hath  admittance  to  the  Court,  and  to  Mens',  de 
Louvois.  His  allowance  is  more  than  is  generally  given 
to  reformed  captains  of  horse  as  I  am  told.  I  cannot 
learn  if  he  hath  been  any  way  Ijlemislied.  but  that  he 
hath  behaved  himself  fairly  and  well.  I  asked  him  how 
he  came  to  go  by  two  names  since  that  might  occasion 
some  suspicion  of  him.  and  he  told  mo  that  he  only  . 
fancied  liis  mother's  name,  which  was  Shelton,  to  be 
better  than  his  father's,  and  that  therefore  lie  took  it 
upon  him  when  he  came  into  France.  I  cannot  fiml  by 
anj'  inquiry  that  he  had  any  other  reason  or  occasion  to 
conceal  or  change  liis  name.  His  original  information 
I  have  inclosed,  which  I  must  desire  you  to  keep  safe, 
because  it  is  acknowledged  and  signed  by  himself,  as 
you  will  find  when  you  liave  perused  it  .  .  .  I  was 
forced  to  take  it  in  haste  as  he  dictated  it  to  me,  and  so 
had  not  time  either  to  methodize  it  or  to  write  it  fair  ; 
I  keep  a  copy  of  it  by  me.  I  have  also  sent  two  infor- 
mations which  he  hath  given  me  since,  but  they  are  not 
signed  by  him,  but  when  ho  comes  next  to  me  I  will 
make  him  sign  them.  I  am  of  his  M.njesty's  opinion 
that  at  present  he  may  do  him  more  service  here  than 
ho  can  do  by  going  over ;  but  after  some  timo,  if  what 
he  says  be  found  to  be  true,  I  believe  it  will  necessary 
that  lie  should  be  sent  for.  I  cannot  answer  for  the 
truth  of  the  information.  I  shall  not  move  in  the 
matter  but  as  the  King  shall  send  me  his  orders,  which 
I  shall  observe.  I  confess  after  some  late  pretended 
discoveries  in  England  men  cannot  bo  too  cautious  in 
what  they  believe ;  but  whether  that  be  true  or  false 
it  cannot  hurt  his  Majesty  to  be  upon  his  guard  at  sea, 
and  to  secure  the  places  mentioned,  and  to  search  all 
people  at  their  landing,  either  in  Enghmd  or  Irchuid,  of 
whom  there  may  bo  any  cause  of  suspicion,  or  who 
cannot  give  a  very  good  account  of  themselves.  ■  The 
King  I  doubt  not  will  be  very  much  surprised  to  find 
the  names  of  some  people  in  this  information,  1  am  sure 
I  was.  One  of  them  not  long  ago  had  a  falling  out  with 
Mons'.  de  Louvois  here,  as  you  may  have  heard,  but  some 
jieople  say  that  the  c|uarrel  was  not  altogether  so  hearty 
as  it  seemed  to  be.  I  write  not  that  upon  my  own  know- 
ledge. I  am  told  that  there  is  to  be  an  extraordinaiy 
council  that  night,  but  the  King  is  not  to  be  there  ;  the 
gentlemen  thinks  it  may  be  about  that  business  ;  he  hath 
promised  to  let  me  know  to-morrow  at  Versailles  what 
ho  can  learn,  where  I  am  to  go  with  my  Lord  Fever, 
sham  to  audience.  Yon  will  find  in  that  information 
which  he  hath  given  to  mo  this  day  the  name  of  one 
Everard,  a  priest,  whom  he  saitli  he  believes  his  ]\[ajesty 
hath  heard  of;  he  is  to  go  over  into  England  and  so 
into  Ireland  under  the  disguise  of  a  merchant,  and  that 
as  such,  ho  saith,  he  will  desire  a  |iasse])ort  of  me.  If 
he  comes,  if  you  think  fit,  1  will  grant  him  one,  and  give 
,\  on  notice  when  he  sets  out  that  he  may  be  seized  at 
hmiling.     It  may  so  happen  that  1  may  give  you  notice 

of  Kctting  foi  ward  by  the  post ;  and  if  1  do  this  — ' —  shall 

bo  thi'  cypher  for  his  name.     I  shall  make  all  possibly 
inquiry  after  the  march  of  the  forces  ami  the  prepara- 


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.  Griiiam. 
Bart. 


tions  of  that  King  for  sea,  and  with  the  first  give  you 
au  account  of  them,  the'  I  Ijelieve  you  may  h.ave  notice 
of  that  better  from  the  coasts.  I  am  very  glad.  sir.  that 
yoii  have  made  no  entry  uf  my  letters,  I  have  taken  care 
that  my  secretary  uor  any  otber  should  not  know  of  tlie 
matter,  for  I  have  with  my  own  hand  written  and  copied 
everything  relatmg  to  it.  I  have  been  forced  to  send 
Mr.  'Temi)eat,  because  1  could  not  well  trust  any  other 
person,  with  these  papers.  I  was  apprehensivo  that  bi^ 
going  might  give  some  alarm,  liut  I  have  ordered  him 
so  to  dis"'uise  his  errand  that  I  hope  it  will  not  be  much 
taken  notice  of.  Here  liath  been  a  little  fellow,  one 
Murray,  an  agent  of  my  Lord  of  Shaftesbury's,  for  some 
time  about  the  town  ;  and  I  am  certaialy  informed  that 
he  is  come  with  some  instructions,  and  bath  something 
to  do  here.  I  hear  that  he  talks  very  freely  against  the 
Duke  and  the  administration  of  .aft'airs  in  England,  and 
that  he  endeavours  to  Ijlow  up  the  Protestants  here,  and 
to  assure  them  that  nothing  is  to  be  expected  by  them 
from  thence,  and  that  nothing  is  designed  there  but  the 
introducing  of  Popery.  He  hath  been  once  or  twice  at 
my  house,  and  I  have  used  him  something  civilly  in 
hopes  to  have  gotten  something  out  of  bim,  but  in  vain, 
tho'  1  am  well  informed  by  others  of  his  practises.  I  hear 
he  goes  for  England  soon,  and  if  at  his  landing  he  were 
searched,  I  fancy  something  might  be  found  about  him 
which  might  give  some  light  to  the  affairs  and  intrigues 
of  that  partj  ,  which  most  assuredly  are  not  confined  to 
England.  P.S.  I  must  humbly  desire  that  the  person 
who  informs  may  not  be  named  whilst  he  is  here,  for  he 
certainly  dies  if  he  be  known. 

These  following  informations  I  sent  with  the  above 
written  letter  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  by  Mr.  Tempest, 
my  secretary,  from  Paris,  Aug.  28th,  lti82,  st.  u. 

Captain  Boger  Tilly,  alias   Shelton,  doth  inform   that 
one  Richard  Boiirke,  of  the   County  of  Tipperary.  now 
married  to  the  daughter  of  Sir  Tho.   Orby,   and  Mr. 
Harvey  latelj'  accused  by  Mr.  Gates,  and  himself,  did  go 
to  the  Cardinal  de  Bouillon    to  propose   to  him  their 
design  of  putting  Ireland  into  the  French  King's  hands, 
which  they  made  appear  to  him  a  very  easy  thing,  they 
being  furnished  only  from  hence  with  ammunition,  arms, 
and  some    men  of    experience    and    understanding    to 
manage  their  business  and  to  conduct  them,  and  one  to 
command  in    chief,  they  desiring    to    have  tho    D.    of 
Luxembourg  the  person,  which  proposition  was  received 
very  well  bv  the   said  Cardiniil,  who  told  them  that  he 
would  acquaint  the   King  with  it.  and  if  he  would  not 
accept  of  it,  he  would  acqiuiint  the  Pope  with  the  easiness 
of  i:ringiiig  about  the  design,  and  that  he  would  employ 
all  his  interest  and  fortune  in  it.  and  sjhe  dismissed  the 
said  gentlemen  for  three  days;    when    that  time  was 
expired  he  sent  for  them  to  meet  him  at  a  place  called 
Trap,  4  leagues  from  Versailles,  where  he  received  them 
with  much  joy,  and  treated  them  very  well,   and  told 
them  th.at  ail  things  went  as  he  could  desire,  provided 
that  they  were  assured  of  able  men  in  the  country,  that 
would  undertake  to  have  men  in  readiueas  to  join  with 
them,  and  ]>rovided  also  that  they  could  give  him  any 
just  account  and  ju'epose  to  him  any  reasonable  method 
by  which  they  could  bring    about  their  design.      The 
first  person  whom  they  named  to  him.  and  of  whom  they 
lold  him  they  were  sure,  was  the  Earl  of  Claiirickard 
for  the  county  of  Grallo  way.    The  next  whom  they  named 
was  Coll.  Macoarty  for  the  county  of  C  Jrk,  and  they  told 
the  Cardinal  that  ho  himself  sliould  give   him  au  assur- 
ance of  bis  readiness,  and  accordingly  ho  went  to  him 
the  next  day,  which  was  a  few  days  before  he  went  for 
England.     'The  next  person  whom  they  n.imed  for  the 
county  of  Limerick  was  one  Mr.  Lacy,  father  to  Lieu- 
tenant-(.''ollonel  Lacy,  who  was  Lieut. -Coll.  to  Sir  George 
Hamilton's  regiment  when  his  brother  commanded  it, 
and  is  now  lately  made  so  to  Count  Coninssmarke.     He 
went  over  immediately  upon  that  to  England  to  endea- 
vour to  persuade  his   father  to  undertake  this  business, 
who  was  there  in  prison  in  London.     All  this  was  trans- 
acted about  the  time  that  the  King  went  to  Strasbourg 
the  last  year,  since  which  time  they  had  considered  of 
the  matter  otherwise,  and  did  send  one  Captain  Ken- 
nedy, who  commands  the  English  company  in  Conis- 
marke's  regiment,  into  Ireland   to  visit  the   towns  of 
Galloway,  Cork,  and  Limerick,  and  several  other  places 
upon  the    coast,  and   also  to  endeavour  to  make  sure 
of  my  Lord  of  Clanrickard  and  Mr.  Lacy,  and  to  engage 
them  to  be  in  readiness  at  all  times  till  they  should 
hear  from  him,   he  being  appointed^  to   give  you  the 
sicnal.     He  told  you  that  they  need  only  to  provide 
men;  and  for  arms,  ammunition,  and  money  they  need 
not  to  trouble  themselves,  for  all  that  should  be  taken 
care  for.     The  Lord  Kennedy  is  returned  within  these 
2  days,  and  is  this  day  gone  to  his  regiment,  which  is 


now  in  Catalonia,  whither  3  other  regiments  of  foot 
are  now  marching,  and  also  two  others  of  hor'-e.  and 
one  Mons'.  (,'amelino.  the  chief  engineer  and  con- 
triver of  the  new  invented  fireworks,  is  sent  thither, 
and  hath  been  gone  near  a  fortniglit.  The  way  pro- 
posed to  the  King  of  bringing  that  about  by  ("oil. 
Lacy  was  to  seize  upon  the  3  towns  of  Galloway, 
Limerick,  and  Cork,  at  the  same  time  upon  a  Sunday, 
when  the  people  are  at  church  and  most  secure,  and 
to  seize  upon  the  ports,  and  that  no  quarter  should 
be  given  to  anyone  who  would  not  join  with  them. 
And  that  the  castle  of  Limerick  was  to  be  sui  pi-ized 
by  persons  who  should  go  in  one  by  one  pretending 
a  design  only  of  seeing  it,  and  that  when  their  number 
was  come  in  they  should  seize  upon  the  officers  aud 
soldiers  and  kill  them.  That  a  number  of  men-of- 
war  on  whom  the  arms  and  provisions  were  to  be  sent 
were  to  come  to  the  coast,  but  to  keep  oft'  at  se  i  until 
they  saw  their  opportunity.  And  they  were  to  send  in 
a  ship  laden  with  merchandise,  which  was  to  lie  at 
the  mouth  of  the  river  of  Limerick,  aud  when  the 
searchers  were  to  come  on  board  they  were  to  be 
clapped  under  deck,  and  3  cannons,  one  after  auothcr. 
were  to  be  shot  olf  to  advertize  their  part}-  tliat  it 
was  time  to  fall  on,  and  that  the  ships  were  near  to 
assist  them,  The  ships  of  war  are  to  carry  the  King 
of  England's  colours,  and  the  Irish  forces  which  have 
been  in  the  French  service  are  to  be  on  board  ready 
to  enter  when  they  have  their  signal  given.  Tho  said 
regiment  is  to  be  broken  soon,  and  that  is  to  serve  as  a 
pretest  for  their  going  in  so  great  a  number  home.  He 
says  that  the  King  will  pretend  to  know  nothing  of  it, 
but  that  it  is  to  be  managed  by  the  Pope  and  the 
Cardinal  de  Bouillon,  but  notwithstanding  the  King 
furnished  all  the  provisions,  and  if  the  affair  succeeds 
he  will  find  his  time  to  own  it.  "'  I  have  given  this  in- 
''  formation  to  my  Lord  Preston,  your  Majesty's 
"  Euvoye  in  this  country,  the  which  I  am  ready  to 
"  depose  upon  oath  when  your  Majesty  commands  me. 
"  Versailes,  August  the  l.:ith,  st.  no.,  1682." 

"  Roger  Tilly  alias  Shelton." 

1682,  Aug.  24tb,  st.  no.,  Paris. — Captain  Roger  Tilly, 
alias  Shelton.  further  informs  that  Mi-.  Bourke,  sou  to 
the  Lord  Castleconnol.  is  appointed  to  manage  the  busi- 
ness for  Prance  in  the  county  of  Limerick  ;  tliat  Boai-k's 
brother  to  Rioard  Bourke,  mentioned  in  my  other  infor- 
mation, is  designed  to  carry  on  the  atfair  in  the  county 
of  Clare  with  his  uncle  Mr.  Magra,  who  lives  at  a  place 
called  Jersymore  in  the  said  county.  One  O'Shannasse 
and  JNIacnemarra  of  Donymulmiehel,  and  another  whose 
name  at  present  he  cannot  remember,  with  several 
others,  are  appointed  to  have  men  in  readiness  in  the 
said  county  of  ('lare.  to  be  armed  from  the  ships  when 
they  arrive.  He  says  farther  that  several  arms  were 
already  landed  son)ewhere  in  the  c(mnty  of  Kerry  or 
Limerick,  but  in  which  he  cannot  say. 

liJS-J.  Aug.  27,  St.  no.,  Versailles.  One  Glesam,  a 
priest,  formerly  chaplain  to  Sir  George  Hamilton's  regi- 
ment, and  since  to  Coll.  Maccarty  (which  priest  hath 
800  crowns  pension  from  the  King)  is  the  common  con- 
veyor of  intelligence  and  messenger  of  the  correspon- 
dence betwixt  this  Court  and  Ireland.  He  hath  a  letter 
which  be  hath  seen  from  the  Pope,  and  another  signed 
by  the  Cardinal  de  Bouillon,  and  the  Ai-chbishop  of 
Paris  to  recommend  him  to  all  persons  of  quality  nud 
others  for  their  charity,  for  the  carrying  on  ot],  a  woik 
of  gTcat  consequence  to  the  church,  all  which  moiiey  is 
to  be  employed  this  way.  One  Everard,  a  priest,  for- 
merly mentioned  in  the  Gazettsof  England,  and  for  the 
discovery  of  whom  money  was  oifered,  is  ready  now  to 
go  over  into  England  as  a  merchant,  and  from  thence 
into  Ireland  to  preach  to  the  people,  and  to  put  them 
in  mind  of  what  they  ought  to  do  upon  that  occasion. 

This  following  information  was  not  sent  by  the  last 
express,  with  the  3  others  above  written,  because  it  was 
given  in  to  me  after  the  departure  of  Mr.  Tempest. 

1682,  Aug.  31,  St.  no..  Paris.  Captain  Roger  Tilly, 
alias  Shelton.  further  informs  that  immediately  after  he 
had  parted  with  me  at  Versailles,  upon  the  27th  current, 
he  and  Everard  and  Glesam  went  to  the  Canliual  de 
Bouillon,  who  was  then  there,  and  he  ordered  them  to 
be  to  his  house  at  Pontoise  on  Saturday,  whither  they 
went,  and  there  Everard  assured  him  that  all  people  in 
Ireland  were  very  well  disposed  to  the  business,  and 
reatly  to  rise  when  they  should  be  ordered.  The  Cardinal 
on  his  part  as.-5ured  them  of  all  readiness  in  tho  matter, 
and  o.'  all  assistance  from  hence  :  he  further  told  them 
that  they  had  but  two  little  things  to  do,  in  which  if 
they  succeeded,  and  were  favoured  by  the  weather  and 
the  sea,  they  would  immediately  go  about  this  work, 
which  if  they  could  compass  they  would  have  but  very 

T  t  4 


.Sir 

F.  Chaham, 

Bast. 


This  which 
is  marked 
wa.s  written 
by  Capt. 
Shelton's 
own  hand. 


This,  with 
the  other 
following  in- 
formations, 
were  sent 
witli  my 
brot  her,  Col. 
Graham,  in 
a  despatch 
to  5Ir.  Sec- 
retary 
.Jenkins, 
Sept.  19th, 
1082. 


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SiK  little  consideratiou  for  Engliind.  He  said  that  the 
,  Graham.  Cardinal  said  these  things  which  they  were  to  do  were 
Bakt.  ^q  surprise  Luxembourg  and  Nicuport.  He  saith  it  was 
then  pressed  that  either  the  Duke  de  Bouillon  (for  they 
iind  laid  aside  the  thoughts  of  the  Duke  of  Ijuxembourg) 
should  command,  or  a  German  officer  whose  name  he 
hath  forgotten,  but  he  remembers  that  the  Cardinal 
named  him,  and  that  he  is  one  who  hath  been  disobliged 
in  his  own  country.  He  fxirther  saith  that  Everard  for 
this  service  is  already  made  titular  Bishop  of  Waterford 
by  the  Pope.  That  he  speaks  very  good  Spanish,  and 
that  he  will  pass  for  a  Spanish  merchant,  and  will  be 
much  at  the  Spanish  ambassador's  chapel. 

1682,  Sept.  9th,  st.  no.,  Paris.— Capt.  Roger  Tilly, 
alias  Shelton,  informeth  that  he  asked  Glesam  what 
they  would  do  with  that  great  number  of  fireworks 
which  was  prepared.  He  answered  that  they  would  be 
useful  for  taking  of  places,  or  for  defending  them  if 
they  should  hapjien  to  take  them,  for  they  were  resolved 
to  lay  hold  uf  the  first  opportunity,  and  not  to  stay  for 
the  landing  of  the  French;  for  if  they  were  onoe 
posses.sed  of  any  considerable  places  they  had  men 
enough  to  maintain  them  till  the  French  succours  came, 
who  would  be  sure  to  lose  no  time  when  they  heard  of 
their  success.  He  saieth  further  that  M.  Bourke,  son  to 
the  Lord  of  Castleconnel,  settled  in  Ireland  lately,  upon 
the  account  of  carrying  on  this  business,  which  he  hath 
not  been  for  a  consideraljle  time  before,  and  that  Coll. 
Maccarty  and  Mr.  Bourkes  and  Mr.  Kerney  desire  to  do 
the  same.  He  saith  that  several  arms  are  to  be  sent 
over  in  the  ballast  of  ships ;  and  that  one  O'Brian  of 
the  county  of  Limrick  did  lately  come  over  hither,  and 
that  he  had  an  audience  of  the  Cardinal  Bouillon  ;  that 
he  went  upon  the  8th  of  the  month  to  Nancy  upon  some- 
thing relating  to  that  design,  and  that  from  thence  he 
was  to  go  in  diligence  for  Ireland,  but  hath  orders  to 
come  back  hither  soon.  He  saith  he  hopes  that  at  his 
return  he  shall  have  a  list  of  the  names  of  all  those  who 
are  concerned  thro'  the  whole  nation. 

Paris,  Sept.  1C82. 

These  following  names  Captain  Sheldon  delivered  to 
me  written  with  his  own  hand.  Following  are  some  of 
those  who  are  these  persons  engaged  to  carry  on  the 
business  in  the  counties  of  Wickloe  and  Wexford. 

James  Biriie,  John  Birne,  William  Birne,  John 
Lotrel,  Alexander  Lovel,  .lohn  Coussey,  William  Hus- 
sey,  John  Hussey,  Edward  Nagh,  Luke  White,  Pdchard 
Better. 

Versailles,  Sept.  15th,  1682,  st.  no. 

He  saith  that  6,000  arms  are  sent  to  Nantes  inBretagne, 
and  are  now  upon  the  road  to  be  shipped  off  for  Ireland, 
and  to  be  conveyed  in  the  ballast  of  ships,  and  that 
Everard  is  to  go  over  soon,  whom  he  brought  with  him 
to  demand  a  passport  of  me. 

"  Versailles,  Sept.  15th,  1682,  st.  no. 

"I  have  delivered  in  these  above  written  informations 
"  to  my  Lord  Preston,  your  Majesty's  Euvoye  in  this 
"  country,  and  am  ready  to  tell  his  lordshi])  the  rest  as 
"  soon  as  occasion  serveth,  and  am  also  ready  to  justify 
"  it  when  your  Majesty  pleaseth. — Roger  Tilly,  alias 
"  Sheldon." 

All  this  marked  was  written  by  Capt.  Sheldon's  own 
hand  under  the  paper  of  informations. 

1682,  Sejjt.  15th,  st.  no.,  Paris. --Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins,  sent  by  Mr.  Lamb,  the  Queen's  book- 
keeper. Sept.  16tli,  St.  no.,  1682.— Yesterday  at  10  of 
the  clock  in  the  morning  Mr.  Tempest  arrived  here  from 
London,  and  delivered  me  your  dispatch.  I  shall  within 
very  few  days  give  you  answers  to  those  several  things 
of  wliicli  you  desire  to  be  informed,  and  of  some  other 
particularities,  I  shall  charge  my  brother  witli  the  letter, 
wlio  leaves  this  place  on  Monday  or  Tuesday  next.  L 
am  just  now  come  from  Versailles,  where  I  met  with 
the  person  you  know  of  ;  and  he  brought  Everard  to  me 
(or  at  least  one  wliom  lie  called  so),  he  is  a  little  withered 
old  fellow,  and  speaks  English  ver}'  ill,  and  with  tlie 
tone  of  the  common  people  of  Ireland.  He  desired  a 
passport  of  me  by  the  name  of  John  Browne,  merchant 
of  Waterford  in  Ireland,  and  I  promised  him  one  if  he 
would  call  of  me  to-morrow  at  Paris  where  I  expect  him. 
The  person  who  brought  him  assures  me  that  he  goes 
away  that  week,  and  that  he  hath  sent  his  things  to 
Roan,  so  that  doubtless  he  goes  to  Diepe,  and  in  all 
likelihood  may  land  at  liye,  but  I  doubt  not  care  is  taken 
both  there  and  at  DoAcr,  and  all  other  places  upon  the 
coast,  for  the  securing  of  him.  He  saith  he  doth  not 
know  that  anj'  letters  will  Ije  found  aLiout  him,  but  he 
questions  not  but  that  he  will  confess  if  he  be  secured 
and  pressed  hard.  F  hope  care  will  be  taken  not  to  name 
the  person  to  him,  if  he  "hould  be  taken,  nor  to  give 
him  any  cause  to  suspect  him,  for  if  he  hath  any  light 


concerning  him  it  will  soon  be  known  here,  and  prove 
very  fatal  to  him.  One  thing  1  am  to  advertise  you  of, 
that  the  person  told  me  that  day  that  he  is  pressed  hard 
to  go  to  the  army,  and  that  he  shall  find  it  very  difficult 
to  excuse  himself  fairly  any  longer  ;  if  he  doth  go,  I  can 
expect  to  have  no  more  correspondence  with  him,  nor 
information  from  him  ;  but  he  hath  promised  mo  to  stay 
till  I  have  a  return  out  of  England.  You  may  be  pleased 
to  acquaint  his  Majesty  with  this,  and  to  let  me  have  his 
orders  as  soon  as  you  can  upon  this  head.  Murray  is 
gone  from  hence  a  week  since.  You  shall  hear  from  me 
more  at  large  by  my  l^rother. 

1682,  Sept.  20th.  st.  no.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins  (sent  by  my  brother  Coll.  Graham, 
Sept.  2l8t,  st.  no.,  82,  when  he  went  with  Loi-d  Fever- 
sham  for  England).-I  hope  my  letter  was  safely  delivered 
to  you  Ijy  Mr.  Lamb,  in  which  I  acquainted  you  that 
Everard  (or  one  who  personated  him)  had  demanded  a 
passport  from  me.  I  expected  that  he  would  have  come 
the  next  day  for  it,  but  he  did  not.  On  Thursday,  Capt. 
Shelton  was  here,  and  asked  me  if  he  had  yet  been  with 
me  ?  I  told  him  no,  and  with  all  that  it  gave  me  some 
cause  of  suspicion  that  I  was  not  well  dealt  with  ;  he  said 
he  would  go  and  inquire  after  him,  but  I  have  not  heard 
of  either  of  them  since.  He  told  me  that  Everard  was 
certainly  to  go  within  very  few  days,  and  as  soon  as  I 
know  any  thing  certainly  concerning  him,  I  shall  not 
fail  to  acquaint  you  with  it.  If  he  should  go  over  and 
be  known  at  his  landing,  I  shall  humbly  propose  to  you, 
whether  it  would  not  be  the  best  way  to  not  to  seize  him 
immediately,  but  to  order  some  person  to  observe  him 
well,  and  (if  possible)  to  accompany  him  to  Londcm, 
without  giving  him  cause  of  suspicion,  and  to  take 
notice  where  he  goes,  and  to  whom  he  a])plies  himself 
first  at  his  arrival,  and  then  to  take  him  into  custody. 
I  otPer  this,  because  I  do  not  think  that  he  will  dare  to 
charge  himself  with  many  letters  ;  and  because  by  this 
means  judgment  may  be  made  of  the  truth  of  the  in- 
formation, if  it  be  found  that  he  goes  to  any  one  men- 
tioned in  it.  But  if  his  Majesty  thiuketh  it  fit  that  he 
should  be  apprehended  at  his  landing,  I  believe  it  would 
not  be  amiss  to  have  notice  taken  wliether  he  yields  him- 
self with  any  willingness,  or  shews  any  forwardness  to 
give  up  himself  (lie  being  one  so  criminal  as  I  am  told, 
and  so  obnoxious  to  the  laws  of  England) ;  it  may  give 
some  reason  to  suspect  that  there  may  be  a  contrivance 
amongst  these  men  to  get  money  or  pardons  by  inform- 
ing, tho'  I  must  confess  that  if  this  information  should 
not  prove  true,  I  cannot  think  it  unlikely  that  this  ICing 
should  have  a  design  upon  that  kingdom,  considering 
the  great  advantage  which  he  might  reap  by  being 
master  of  it,  for  he  having  at  present  so  great  a  number 
of  ships  which  he  cannot  at  this  time  use  in  tliese  seas, 
and  that  island  affording  so  many  good  ports,  if  he  once 
became  possessed  of  it,  he  would  think  to  have  the  abso. 
lute  empire  of  the  sea,  and  consequently  that  of  com- 
merce, which  would  also  facilitate  to  him  the  conquest 
of  the  West  Indies,  which  is  no  modern  project  of  that 
Court.  I  have  (according  to  his  Majesty's  commands) 
assured  the  captain  that  all  care  is  taken  for  the  con- 
cealing of  his  name  ;  and  fm-  his  going  over,  neither  he, 
or  I,  think  of  it  till  his  Majesty  shall  think  fit  to  order 
it.  I  have  sent  you  3  several  informations  which  have 
been  given  in  to  me  since  my  last  dispatch  to  ycu.  viz.. 
one  of  Aug.  31st,  st.  no.,  another  of  Sept.  the  Otli,  and 
the  last  of  Sept.  the  15th,  all  which  (with  the  2  former 
which  I  sent  you)  are  signed  by  Capt.  Sheldon's  own 
hand,  whom  I  sent  for  the  other  day  in  order  to  the 
giving  satisfaction  to  his  Majesty  in  the  several  points 
which  you  were  pleased  to  propose  in  yonr  last. 

1.  I  asked  him  what  inducements  he  had  to  suppose 
that  the  extraordinary  council,  which  was  called  at 
Versailles  on  the  27th  of  August  last,  might  be  about 
the  business?  and  whither  it  was  called  ujion  the  return 
of  Kennedy  out  of  Ireland,  and  his  communicating 
with  the  cardinal  or  other  great  men  ? — He  saith  he  wa^ 
induced  to  believe  that  the  council  was  called  upon  this 
affair,  because  Kennedy  told  him  that  it  was  to  meet. 
And  afterwards  meeting  him  in  a  room  not  far  fi-om  the 
council  chamber,  he  told  him  that  he  was  to  go  in  with 
the  Chancellour,  which  he  saw  him  do.  He  says  it  was 
after  the  return  of  Kennedy  out  of  Ireland,  and  that  he 
knew  that  he  was  with  the  Cardinal  till  12  of  the  clock 
tho  night  before. 

2.  I  asked  him  why  the  plotters  proposed  the  Duke  of 
Luxembourg  to  be  their  leader?  (and  I  informed  myself 
by  other  hands  whether  he  was  restored  at  that  time  to  the 
King's  favour,  and  I  find  he  was  not)  but  his  answer  was 
that  they,  viz.,  himself,  K.  Bourk,  Kerney,  and  the 
Lord  of  CastleconnerB  son  proposed  him,  because  they 


Sir 
.  Grah.am, 

Bart. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


337 


Babt. 


Sib  knew  that  he  was  exiled  from  the  King's  graces,  and 

f-  '^^^■*"'   that  he  was  one  that  could  then  be  spared. 

3.  I  asked  whither  Coll.  Maccarty  was  proposed  by 
the  plotters  to  the  Cardinal  by  any  commission  from 
himself?  and  whither  he  went  by  their  advise  ;ind  con- 
sent to  England  so  soon  after  he  had  spoken  to  the 
Cardinal?  and  whither  they,  or  any  of  them,  henrd 
from  him  or  spoke  with  him  since  he  spoke  with  the 
Cardinal  ? 

He  saith  that  he  was  not  so  intimate  with  Coll. 
Maccarty  as  to  know  much  of  what  he  designed  then  ; 
for  all  that  was  done  or  is  now  doing  did  pass  betwixt 
him  and  Mr.  Lacy,  jun.,  who  received  all  letters  from 
him.  This  is  the  only  answer  which  I  can  get  from 
him  to  that  head. 

4.  I  asked  him  whither  he  had  any  account  from  the 
younger  Lacj-  of  his  father  having  embraced  that  pro- 
position which  he  made  to  him  ?  He  assures  me  that 
he  heard  from  Lacy,  jun.,  that  his  father  had  accepted 
of  it,  and  that  the  father  had  a  pension  now  jiaid  to  him 
in  England. 

5.  I  told  him  that  he  in  his  tirst  information  had  said 
that  since  the  voyage  of  Stratzbourg  thryhud  <-onsiderei1 
of  it  otherwise.  I  asked  him  who  they  wero  ?  whether  it 
was  formed  before  Kennedy  went  for  Ireland,  or  since 
his  return  ?  whether  the  Cardinal  was  privy  to  this  new 
plan  ?  And  now  that  Kennedy  is  gone  to  Catalonia  and 
not  like  to  return  in  haste  whether  any  body  be  in- 
trusted to  give  the  signal  that  he  hath  given  ? 

He  saith  that  it  was  Mr.  Lacy  by  letters  from  Coll. 
Maccarty  and  his  father  who  considered  of  it  otherwise. 
That  the  Cardinal  did  know  of  it.  He  saith  further 
that  it  was  formed  before  Kennedy  went  to  Ireland. 
And  to  the  last  question  he  answereth  that  he  doth  not 
yet  know  whether  anybody  be  apnointed  to  give  the 
signal  or  not. 

6.  I  told  him  that  he  had  declared  that  the  way 
proposed  to  the  King  of  bringing  this  o.hout  by  Cull.  Liu-y 
loas  to  seize  upon  the  3  towns,  Sj-c.  I  asked  him  then 
whether  Lt. -Coll. Lacy  himself  proposed  it  to  the  French 
King  or  else  to  the  Cardinal  or  to  the  plotters  ? 

He  saith  that  Lt.-Coll.  Lacy  proposed  the  seizing  of 
the  3  towns  to  the  Cardinal,  for  that  it  was  butof  late  that 
he  had  access  to  the  King.  And  he  remembers  that 
about  3  weeks  since,  he  standing  accidentally  in  u  place 
by  which  the  King  passed  to  mass,  ho  heard  him  say  to 
Lt.-Coll.  Lacy  I  am  rery  sm-ry  thrtt  I  luire.  not  fomd  an^ 
ocrnsion  hefirr  uf  bring  ]c.ind  in  yon. 

7.  I  asked  him  if  he  had  heard  anything  of  late  con- 
cerning the  breaking  of  the   Irish  regiments.     He  said 
he  had  not,    nor  doth   he   know  whether  it   would   be 
broken  or  not,   but  that   he  was   very  sure  that  it  was 
proposed.     But  if  this  happens  I  shall  not  fail  to  advise 
his  Majesty  with  all  speed  and  secrecy  when  and  where 
it  is  to  be  done,  and  also  how  the  officers  and  soldiers 
do  upon  their  reducing  dispose  of  themselves,  according 
to  the  best  informations  which  I  can  have. — I  have  en- 
deavoured to  infcjrm  myself  as  exactly  as  1  can  of  all 
the  circumstances  of  Grieson,  and  I  have  this  account 
from  one  whom  the  King  knoweth  very  well,  and  who  I 
know  he  will  trust  of  him  that  he  is  a  ver^-  extraordinary 
rogue,  and  one  that  is  fit  to  undertake  any  mischief  in 
the  world.     I  cannot  find  that  any  other  chaplains  in 
other  regiments  in   French  service  have  such  pen.~ions 
when  they  are  reformed,  nor  is  it  to  be  imagined  they 
should  have  so  good  payment  for  doing  no  service,  when 
(according  to  my  best  information)  few  of  them  have 
above  an   100  crowns  a  year  besides  meat  and  drink 
when  they  are  actually  attending  upon  their  regiments. 
Capt.  Sheldon   saith   that   before  this  business  Gleson 
never  had  any  acquaintance  with  the  Cardinal ;  but  that 
now  he  is  very  often  with  him.     He  is  looked  upon  to 
be  a  very  cunning  fellow  by  all,  and  not  to  want  wit.     I 
find  he  is   very  well  known  here  ;    lie  hath  been  con- 
cerned in  business  of  Sir  G.  Hamilton's  since  his  death, 
and  that  he,  upon  that  account,  hath  had  occasion  to 
address  to  my  lady,  who  is  now  married  to  Coll.  Talbot. 
He   converseth   most   now    with   one    Dr.    Smith,    an 
English  physician  here,    who   lived  formerly  with  Dr. 
Tabor.      Much   of  this   account   of   him   I    have  from 
another  hand,  but  Capt.  Sheldon  tells  me  that  his  chief 
correspondent  is  Coll.  Maccarty,  that  he   entertains  a 
correspondence  also  with  Mr.  Lacy,  senr.,  and  the  Lord 
Castlecomiel's  son  with  Richard  Borck's  Ijrother,  with 
Macnemarra  and  O'Shaiuesse,  mentioned  in  the  infor- 
mations, and  witli  several  others  ;    he  tells  me  that  he 
is  assured  that    Coll.    Maccarty  hath   his   pension  yet 
continued  to  him ;  and  that  this  was  told  him  by  one 
Mons'.  Fleurus,  cousin  to  Mons'.  Fremont.    I  find  there 
is   one    Mons'.  Fremont,    who  is    father-in-law  to    the 
Mareschal  dc  I'Orge  and  one  of  the  General  Fermers. 

A     84062. 


and  I  have  ordered  one  to  inquire  whither  or  not  he  Sie 

hath  any  such  cousin;  which  I  will   not  fail  to  let  von    ?•  Graham, 
know,  t..r   in  a  thing  of  this  nature  we  cannot  be  "too         —  ' 
exact  in   looking  in  to  the  least  circumstances  which 
may  give  any  light. 

1682^Sept.  20th,  st.  no.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  his 
Koyal  Highness  the  Duke  fof  York)  sent  by  my  brother. 
—Compliments  and  expressions  of  devotion  to  the  Duke 
for  kindness  to  himself  and  his  brother.— I  did  deliver 
your  letters  to  the  King,  Queen,  the  Dauphin,  Monsieur, 
and  Madame,  from  some  of  wliom  I  return  inclosed  the 
answers.  I  could  not  deliver  that  to  Madam  la  Dau- 
phine.  because  she  hath  been  very  ill,  but  I  shall  <lo  it 
as  soon  as  possible 

11182,  Sept.  2(ith,  St.  no.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Marquessc  of  Halifax  (sent  by  my  brother).— Con- 
gratulations on  his  new  accession  of  honour.— 1  have 
given  to  Mr.  Secretary  a  full  account  of  what  informa- 
tions I  have  received  since  concerning  the  art'air  of 
Ireland;  I  cannot  answer  for  the  truth  of  anything 
which  I  have  transmitted  ;  1  have  only  endeavoured  to 
do  ray  duty  to  the  King,  and  what  may  be  safe  to  my- 
self. I  must  confess  I  believe  this  King  would  be  very 
glad  to  possess  himself  of  a  country  so  "advantageously 
situated  for  his  designs,  but  whether  or  no  ho  will  en- 
deavour to  do  it  so  hastily  is  what  is  to  be  considered. 
....  I  have  sent  your  lordship  some  ])aper  Ijy  my 
brother ;  it  is  such  as  is  used  here  bv  the  men  of  busi- 
ness ;  it  is  bettor  than  that  which  is  guilded  ;  if  j-ou 
like  it,  I  will  send  more. 

1(3S2,  Sept.  20th,  St.  no.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to 
Lord  Viscount  Hyde  (sent  by  mv  brother).  I  hojie  your 
lordship  hath  received  all  the  letters  which  I  have  sent 
to  you  from  my  lady  ;  I  have  taken  care  to  transmit  all 
yours  to  her  with  all  diligence.— I  have  enclosed  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins  some  other  informations  relating  to 
the  Irish  affair  ....  I  have  sent  by  my  brother  an 
account  of  my  extraordinaries  for  6  months.  I  am  none 
of  those  who  will  ever  importune  your  lordship;  you 
may  do  with  me  what  you  please.  The  place  I  must 
say  IS  expensive,  but  I  will  not  complain,  but  endeavour 
to  serve  the  King  as  faithfully  and  honourably  as  I  can, 
and  I  know  your  lordship  will  think  upon  me  when  you 
sec  your  time 

Inclosed  in  cypher  is  a  letter  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jen- 
kins, in  a  p;ipcr  by  itself,  and  sent  it  by  the  post.  Sept. 
2bth.  St.  no.,  1682,  Paris. 

Everard  on  Thursday  last  came  to  me  for  a  passeport  ; 
he  told  me  that  he  was  to  go  away  within  8  or  10  days  ; 
he  goes  by  Eoan,  and  so  I  believe  may  land  at  Rye. 

All  these  following  iiiform<ations  relating  to  Ireland 
were  given  me  by  Capt.  Sheldon,  &c. 

Paris,  Oct.  7th,  16s2.  s.  n.— In  cypher  to  Mr.  Secre- 
tary .Jenkins — 1  send  you  an  account  which  was  given 
me  the  other  day  ;  of  what  weight  it  may  be  I  cannot 
tell,  but  that  the  thing  bajipeued  is  most  certain.  Four 
or  five  days  since  a  priest,  accompanied  with  two  or 
three  seculars,  came  into  a  merchant's  shop  in  the  Rue 
St.  Honore,  to  buy  a  (juantity  of  cloathes  and  stuffs 
more  proper  for  the  man  of  the  world  than  for  those  of 
his  character,  which  w.as  wondered  at,  but  one  of  his 
company  told  another,  whom  he  knew  and  found  by 
chance  in  the  shop,  that  these  merchandizes  were 
Ijought  to  clothe  several  priests  and  monks  who  were  to 
pass  disguised  into  England,  and  that  above  1.50  of 
them  were  to  go  over  very  suddenly.  He  lionght  above 
300  ells  of  stutt.  I  received  tbe  cypher  which  you  were 
pleased  to  enclose  in  your  last.  Everard  is  not  yet  gone. 
I  saw  him  yesterday  and  askid  him  when  he  went  ;  he 
told  me  he  was  detained  by  some  business,  and  designed 
soon  to  go  by  Roan.  One  White,  who  goes  by  the  name 
of  C«mte  D'Alby,  brother  to  the  Baron  de  U'ite,  and 
brother-in-law  to  Sir  Robert  Walsh,  well  known  in 
England,  was  some  years  since  clapped  up  in  the  Bastile 
as  a  spy  for  the  King  of  Spain  ;  I  am  told  he  is  come 
imt  soon  as  a  proper  instrument  to  be  employed  in  the 
affair  of  Ireland.  Bat  I  have  made  a  private  enquiry 
yesterday,  and  find  he  is  still  in  the  Bastile.  If  he  doth 
come  out  I  shall  have  notice  ;  I  believe  he  is  a  proper 
instrument  for  the  business. 

I  having  by  haste  mistaken  something  in  my  cypher, 
Mr.  .Secretary  writ  me  word  they  understood  not  which 
was  the  street.  I  returned  the  following  answer  in 
cypher  : — 

Sir. — Perhaps  being  in  haste  I  might  mistake  in  ray 
cypher  concerning  the  priest  who  was  said  to  be  de- 
signed for  England.  Tbe  great  emplette  of  clothes  was 
in  the  Rue  St.  Honore,  to  make  them  secular  habits. 
The  person  to  whom  the  information  was  given  is  my 
domestique.  for  whom  I  will  answer,  and  neither  he  nor 
the  person  who  told  him  of  it  knoweth  that  I  have  given 

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HISTOEIiJAL    MANUSCKIPTS   COMJIl.SSION 


Sir  any  uccouiit  into  EugUiiul  of  it,  or  thiit  I  have  at   all 

^'  Bakt'^"'  regarded  it,  so  that  their  lordships  and  yourself  may  be 
assured  that  neither  a  reward  was,  or  is  hoped  for,  nor 
any  trick  designed  in  it  by  the  informer. 

Paris,  Oet.  lOth,  ]ii!/:2,  St.  novo.  (In  cypher.) 
Everaid  is  still  here  ;  I  was  in  great  hopes  to  have  the 
other  day  a  letter  which  is,  as  I  am  informed,  lately 
written  by  the  Pope  to  the  clergy  of  Ireland,  and  in  his 
custody.  "  His  pockets  were  picked  for  it,  but  by  mis- 
take of  the  seal  w-e  only  got  the  original  of  this  pa]ier, 
which  was  a  licence  from  the  superior  ot  his  order  to  go 
as  a  missionary  into  England,  of  which  I  send  you  a 
copy.  The  original  itself  shall  be  sent  you  by  the  first 
safe  hand.  By  this  you  may  sec  how  he  hath  been 
employed.  I  will  once  more  try  for  the  other  paper.  J 
should  be  glad  to  knowifyor;  have  any  light  out  of 
Ireland.  1  am  pressed  by  the  informer  to  know  if  the 
King  resolves  any  thing  concerning  him,  for  I  find  he 
hath  thoughts  of  leaving  Paris. 

Paris,  Nov.  Uth,  st.  no..  l6><-2.  Written  in  cypher  to 
Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins.  I  have  every  day  accounts 
from  Capt.  Shelton,  who  doth  still  give  me  the  greatest 
assurances  that  can  be  of  the  truth  of  his  information. 
I  taxed  him  with  Everard's  not  going  over.  He  saith 
that  measures  have  been  altered,  and  he  cannot  help  it. 
He  gave  me  early  notice  that  Glesam  was  preferred  to 
a  priory  within  15  leagues  of  this  place,  worth  2.500 
iivres  per  annum,  and  his  pension  he  saith  is  continued. 
1  have  enquired  of  this,  and  I  am  certainly  informed, 
by  one  whom  I  know  the  King  trusts,  but  who  knows 
nothing  of  the  affair,  that  it  is  true,  and  further  that  all 
people  wonder  how  he  should  have  it  from  those  who 
are  not  very  kind  to  strangers.  Doubtless  this  fellow 
is  niesuaging  some  design  at  home,  for  he  hath  not  this 
for  nothing.  He  saith  that  so  late  propositions  have 
been  made  by  him  to  the  King  (which  f  shall  insert  in 
French  below),  the  2  Itli  of  Octolicr  last,  w-lio  received 
them  very  well,  and  that  the  King  hLith  promised  a 
considerable  sum  of  money.  He  saith  that  ships  are 
lading  with  arms  in  Brittany,  and  he  coald  show  them 
tu  anybody.  The  accounts  which  I  have  given  you  of 
great  preparations  to  have  two  fleets  at  sea  for  next 
season,  and  of  fortifying  their  coasts,  must  portend 
something.  I  shall  write  to  you  more  particularly  by 
the  next  safe  occasion,  for  I  avoid  as  much  as  I  can  the 
putting  of  his  Majesty  to  the  expense  of  expresses. 

What  followeth  hath  not  been  sent.  Capt.  .Shelton, 
alias  Tilly,  further  informs  me  that  11  propositions 
have  been  made  to  the  French  King  the  2-Jth  of  Oct. 
Iti82,  by  Colls.  Talbot  and  G-lesan.  They  are  as 
folioweth  : — 

16S2,  Sept.  7th,  st.  no.,  Paris.  Lord  Pre.ston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins.  ...  1  am  forced  to  give  you  this 
trouble  by  reason  of  a  report  which  liath  long  liecn 
spread  here,  and  having  grow'n  much  hotter,  that  I  am 
to  be  suddenly  recalled  and  sent  elsewhere  to  make 
room  for  my  Jjord  Sunderland,  (u-  for  some  other  person 
who  may  be  more  grateful  to  this  Court  ....  If,  sir, 
his  Majesty  hath  any  thoughts  of  this,  I  shall  intreat 
the  favour  of  you  not  to  oppose  it,  for  I  am  ready  to 
serve  his  Majesty  m  any  capacity  and  in  any  station 
which  he  shall  think  most  proper  for  his  service,  &c. 
All,  sir,  that  I  desire,  if  anything  of  this  kind  be 
designed,  is  that  you  would  let  me  know  as  early  as  you 
can  because  I  would  order  my  afl'airs  in  Engl.and  accord- 
ingly, and  also  save  the  expense  which  I  should  be  at 
in  the  bringing  over  my  wife  and  my  familj'  this  winter 
as  I  designed.  .   .   . 

1682,  Oct.  18th,  s.  n..  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  his 
Koyal  Highness  the  Duke  (of  York).  1  have  received 
the  honour  of  your  Highness's  of  the  2sth  of  last  month, 
and  should  sooner  have  acknowledged  it  if  your  High- 
iicus  in  it  had  not  told  me  that  you  were  going  to  New- 
market ;  an<l  if  I  had  not  been  also  called  upon  his 
Majesty's  business  to  Pontainbleau,  from  whence  I  am 
but  neivly  returned.  I  shall  not  fail,  sir,  to  take  all 
possible  caro  of  that  business  which  your  Highness  is 
pleased  to  recommend  to  me  relating  to  Mrs.  Fairfax, 
as  I  shall  be  of  all  the  commands  which  you  are  ])leas(d 
to  lay  upon  nie.  1  think  she  hath  a  great  deal  of  justice 
on  her  side,  and  that  it  will  be  impossilde  for  my  Lord 
of  Abergavennj'  to  avoid  the  contract.  As  soon  as  I 
Deceive  the  King's  orders,  which  I  expect  by  every  post. 
I  shall  move  in  it.  I  recei\ed  from  Mens',  dc  Croissy 
at  Fontainblcau  a  passport  for  50  tuns  of  Canary  wine 
for  your  Highness's  use,  wliich  I  have  delivered  to 
lilons'.  du  Pius  to  send  to  Mons'.  Labaddy,  who  is  now 
upon  the  place  ...  If  his  INIajesty  thinks  it  for  his 
service  I  am  willing  to  remove  irom  hence,  and  to  go 
into  any  part  of  the  world  where  he  shall  send  me  .  .  . 
It  is  very  certain   ihat  great  preparations  are  making 


for  a  fleet  to  be  put  out  to   scathe  next  summer,  and   -.^  r^^^, 
the  treasuier  (h'  lit  2Iuyiiic  hath  an  order  already  upon      '  bakt!    ' 

ttie  Treasury  Royal  for  800,000/.,  and  great  fouds  are  

preparing  for  that  purpose.  The  King  also  designs 
to  make  another  attempt  upon  Algiers  with  the  first 
of  the  season,  they  attributing  the  ill  success  of 
Mens',  du  Quesne  to  his  going  out  too  late.  There  is 
lately  made  in  the  Isle  of  Khc  a  new  citadel,  and 
other  considerable  fortifications  are  also  carried  on 
there,  as  well  as  at  Bayonne  and  Ilochefort,  and  the 
late  design  of  making  a  harbour  near  Calais,  which 
most  people  thought  was  abandoned,  is  now  resumed. 
A  ligue  is  lately  concluded  betwixt  the  King  and  the 
Duke  of  Savoye,  for  the  defence  of  Pignerol  and 
Cassal,  which  was  declared  at  Fontainebleau  by  the 
Duke's  ambassador  the  other  day.  The  last  letters 
from  Rome  say  that  the  Pope  per.-~isteth  to  demand 
of  the  most  Christian  King  that  what  relateth  to  the 
regale  may  be  settled  upon  its  ancient  foot,  and  that 
all  the  acts  of  the  late  assembly  of  the  clergy  may 
be  abolished.  We  daily  expect  i\Ions'.  Heinsius  who 
comes  Envoye  Extraordinary  from  the  States  General 
expressly  upon  the  affairs  of  Orange.  But  I  must 
needs  say  to  your  Highness  that  I  am  afraid  his  suc- 
cess will  not  be  great  here,  for  I  doubt  that  this 
King  hath  great  prejudices  against  the  Prince.  Matters 
betwixt  this  Court  and  Sweden  go  ill,  for  Mons'. 
Bassa  the  French  ambassador  there  hath  left  Stock- 
holme  without  having  an  audience,  and  it  is  reported 
here  that  the  Elector  of  Saxony  hath  promised  to 
enter  into  the  ligue  of  association  and  guaranty  with 
Sweden. 

1682,  Nov.,  St.  no.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. — ■ 
I  received  the  honour  of  your  Highness's  of  Oct.  26th, 
o.  s.,  yesterday,  because  the  pacquet  boat  hath  been 
stopped  by  contrary  winds  for  some  days.  The  news 
which  yfiu  were  pleased  to  send  of  the  election  of  Sir 
Wm.  Pritehard  is  very  acceptable  to  all  those  who  wish 
well  to  his  Jlajesty's  atlairs.  I  wish  he  may  have 
the  same  success  against  all  those  who  design  to 
trouble  him  and  them.  1  gave  his  Ma.jesty  some  posts 
since  an  account  of  the  proceedings  here  agaiast  the 
Prince  of  Orange  in  the  afl'air  relating  to  that  prin- 
cipality. Since  1  hear  that  by  the  order  of  this  King 
an  instruction  of  the  whole  matt,er  with  the  genealogy 
of  the  Dukes  of  Longueville  is  sent  to  him.  'Ihey  have 
drawn  up  an  arrctil,  but  they  have  deferred  to  publish 
it  till  they  ma}'  receive  his  Majesty's  answer.  1  am 
very  much  afraid  that  they  design  to  push  the  matter  to 
extremity  against  the  Prince.  That  which  your  High- 
ness writes  concerning  the  great  jireparations  for 
war  at  Constantinople  we  have  been  assured  of  here 
this  good  while,  and  it  is  confirmed  b}'  every  courier 
that  comes  from  thence.  The  horse  tails  (which  are 
the  usual  signals  for  war)  have  been  set  up  before  the 
seraglio,  and  in  the  quarters  of  the  priiici]ial  bassas 
this  long  time.  The  afiairs  of  the  Emijeror  were 
certainly  never  in  so  ill  a  condition  both  at  home  and 
abroad  as  they  are  now.  But  whoever  may  at  present 
reap  an  advantage  by  the  Turks  pressing  the  Emperor 
at  this  time,  it  will  doubtless  sooner  be  found  necessary 
for  all  the  Powers  of  Europe  to  endeavour  to  arrest  the 
progress  of  his  arms  ;  for  they  are  strange  advances 
which  he  maketh  dailj-,  and  such  as  may  within  a  little 
while  bring  him  into  the  heart  of  Germany,  if  he  doth 
not  meet  with  more  opposition  than  he  hath  hitherto 
done.  The  Court  will  be  at  Versailles  upon  Monday 
next ;  then  I  may  be  able  to  give  your  Highness  soma 
more  jiarticular  accounts.     I  am,  Ac. 

1682,  Nov.  4th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— A  letter  of  recommendation  for  Mons'.  d'Alnuxgne 
and  asking  his  Highnesses  countenance  and  protection 
for  him. 

1682,  Oec.  Ith,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Coll. 
Legge. — I  have  received  yours  of  the  20th  of  November, 
s.  v.,  which  was  very  welcome  to  mo  .  .  .  The  honour 
which  his  Majesty  designs  me  in  putting  my  L.'jrd  Bur- 
forde  into  my  hands,  I  receive  with  all  the  gratitude 
anil  sufimission  in  the  world,  and  I  assure  you  I  am  ex- 
tremely sensible  of  his  I'avour  in  reposing  so  great  a 
tru.st  in  me.  I  shall  endeavour  to  the  best  of  my  know- 
ledge to  sei've  my  lord,  and  to  acipiit  myself  with  all 
faithfulness  in  everything  relating  to  him,  if  his  Majesty 
will  be  pleased  to  give  mo  his  commamls  and  iiistruc- 
tioi'.s  hoiv  I  shall  govern  myself  and  what  methods  shall 
l>e  taken  in  his  education  as  well  in  his  Icai'iiing  as  his 
exercises.  I  sh'ill  immediately  lake  a,  house  and  I'uruish 
an  o.|ipartmcnt  which  may  be  fit  to  receive  him;  as  for 
those  people  which  are  to  be  about  hiui,  1  shall  not  pre- 
sume to  name  ihem,  because  I  hope  care  will  be  taken 
that  the_y  may  bo  such  as  are  fit  to  lie  about  him,  and  as 


APPEXDIX   TU   SEVIvXTJI    lIEPOPvT. 


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Sir 
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i;uiT. 


mny  be  easy  iu  an  house,  and  L  hope  ivhoever  they  arc 
■  his  Majesty  -will  give  me  leave  to  remove  them,  and 
change  them  if  there  be  occasion;  and  also  that  thoy 
may  know  so  much  before  th^  come,  otherwise  I  shall 
scarce  be  abk'  to  give  so  gcod  an  account  of  him  as  I 
desire  and  hope  to  do.  I  shall  take  C;ire  that  the  best 
masters  of  all  sorts  bo  provided  for  him  here,  and  I  shall 
particnlarly  so  that  they  do  their  duties.  I  must  also 
desire  to  kuow  what  equipage  and  number  of  servants 
his  Majesty  will  Ije  pleased  to  order  for  him.  that  1  may 
take  my  measures  in  providing  for  him  accordingly 
against  his  arrival.  My  wilV-  thinks  of  eumiug  soon,  and 
I  believe  she  is  in  readiness  for  'er  journey;  but  if  his 
iMajesty  designs  my  lord  shall  come  o\  er  with  her  she 
will  observe  his  time.  As  for  what  you  write  me  about 
Sir  E.  Carre.  I  am  very  well  satisfied  with  what  his 
^lajesty  nath  done  and  shall  never  dispute  his  pleasure; 
he  hath  already  done  for  me  beyoud  what  I  could  ever 
merit  from  him,  and  if  I  can  by  my  service  deserve 
more.  I  know  he  will  not  forget  me  when  he  hath  an 
opportunity  .  .  .  P.S.  I  have  just  received  a  letter 
from  y.  Henry  Goodrick,  by  a  carrier  from  Tangier  who 
i-<  going  with  an  express  to  the  King,  to  let  him  know 
that  the  Emperor  of  Morocco  refuseth  to  sign  the  last 
Treaty  concluded  with  his  ambassador  at  London.  .Sir 
Henry  hath  been  verv  ill  used,  and  I  am  afraid  is  so  that 
1  cannot  hear  from  any  hand  but  ho  hath  done  what 
became  him. 

lt)82,  Dec.  4th.  st.  no.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
King. — I  have  received  a  letter  by  the  last  post  from 
CoUonel  Legge.  in  which  he  ac(:|uaints  me  with  the 
hono\ir  whicli  your  Majesty  designs  me,  iu  intrusting 
me  with  the  education  of  my  Lord  Burford,  which  I  re- 
ceive with  all  submission  and  acknowledgement  imagi- 
nable, I  shall  endeavour  to  do  him  the  best  service 
I  can,  and  to  acquit  myself  with  all  faithfulness  in 
everything  which  relates  to  him  and  to  give  your 
Majesty  a  good  account  of  him.  I  have  written  to 
Coll.  Legge  more  fully  ;  and  have  otj'ered  some  things 
to  him  with  which  I  will  not  trouble  your  Majesty, 
because  I  presume  he  will  impart  them  to  you.  I  sliail 
only  desire  to  receive  your  Majesty's  commands  how-  I 
shall  govern  myself  in  vfhat  relates  to  the  education  of 
my  lord,  and  what  methods  yon  will  have  taken  in  in- 
structing him  as  well  in  his  learning  as  his  exercises, 
and  whatsoever  your  Majesty  is  please  to  order  shall 
be  exactly  observed. — Expresses  his  devotion  to  the 
King. 

1682,  Dec.  4-th,  s.  n. ,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Duke.— 1  have  received  from  my  brother  an  account  of 
your  Highne>Bes  care  of  me  upon  the  death  of  Sir  E. 
t'arre;  though  your  endeavours  have  not  succeeded,  yet 
my  obligations  are  as  great  as  if  they  had,  and  I  am  as 
true  and  hu:nb!y  thankful.  The  employment  would 
have  been  convenient  enough  for  me  as  laying  in  the 
north,  but  I  am  very  well  satisfied  with  what  his  Majesty 
hath  been  pleased  to  do,  and  shall  never  dispute  bis 
pleasure. 

1682.  Dec.  12th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
—I  have  taken  the  confidence  humbly  to  recommend  the 
bearer  himself,  Jlr.  Deanes.  to  your  Highness's  favour. 
He  is  one,  sir,  of  whom  I  suppose  you  may  have  taken 
notice  of  when  ^-ou  were  in  Scotland ;  and  who  hath 
ever  been  xevy  atfectionate  to  your  interests  ...  If 
his  Majesty  is  at  any  time  pleased  to  alter  my  character 
here,  I  should  be  very  glad  if  he  might  be  thought 
upon  as  secretary  of  the  embassy,  for  which  employ 
I  know  him  to  lie  very  well  qualified,  as  being  able 
to  speak  and  write  in  the  French  language  perfectly 
well,  and  also  very  knowing  in  affairs  here.  Sir 
And.  Forrester  I  know  will  also  give  your  Highne.-s 
the  same  account  of  him  and  confirm  everything  I  have 
said  of  him. 

1682,  Dec.  l2th,  st.  no.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Deanes.  Encloses  the  above  letter  and  acquaints  him 
with  the  contents  of  it. — This  is  the  substance  of  what  1 
have  written,  which  you  may  comnmnicate  to  Sii- 
Andrew  ;  but  by  no  means  deliver  till  you  find  whether 
my  business  will  do  or  not,  and  I  pray  you  be  very 
secret  to  all.  I  have  not  thought  fit  to  write  to  Mr. 
Secretary  yet  till  I  have  some  light  how  I  shall 
succeed  in  what  I  am  pushing  ;  but  I  tell  you  plainly 
(as  I  told  you  here)  I  will  not  stay  long  if  I  am 
refused  it,  for  I  am  resolved  to  take  the  first  occasion 
01  quitting.  I  pray  deliver  this  enclosed  to  Dr.  Turner. 
16S2,  Dec.  12tb,  s.  ii.  Paris.  Lord  Preston  Mr.  Secre- 
tarv  Jenkins  (in  cypher). — I  ]n'ay.  sir,  be  pleased  to  ask 
the'  King  privately  if  he  remembers  one  Capi.  Mortimer, 
who  h.ath  heretofore  had  some  command  in  his  fleet, 
but  being  a  1!.  I'atholick  was  forced  toijuit  the  service, 
and  Viad  the   King's  recommendation  to  the   King  of 


Denmark.     When  1  have  that  answer  you  shall  know  Sik 

why  I  ask  this.     I  do  not  know  how  it  happens,  but  I   ^-  r"*" 
making  a  visit  yesterday  to  a  foreign  iiiiuister,  I  found  ~ 

that  notice  of  that  niemonal  which  you  were  pleaded  to 
write  me  word  Mr.  Chudleigh  is  to  present,  hath  been 
given  here  some  days  since,  and  I  have  been  asked  about 
it,  but  seemed  to  know  nothing  of  it. 

16^3,  Jan.  2rth.  st.  no.,  Paris.— The  same  to  the  .^anie 
(in  cypher).— I  have  encpiired  about  the  Prince  of  Saxo 
Eysnach,  and  have  endeavoured  to  inform  myself  of 
him  with  all  secrecy  and  exactness  possible;  and  I  am 
sure  nobody  can  suspect  anything  of  the  reason  of  my 
enipiiry.  I  find  from  those  who  knew  him  here,  and 
also  from  the  academy  where  he  learnt hisexercises,  the 
character  which  you  have  had  of  him,  and  which  you 
inclosed  to  me,  confirmed.  .Vll  agree  that  ijrcat  care 
hath  been  taken  of  his  education,  ami  that  he  hath  extra- 
ordinary qualifications.  Thi^  King  nad  gi-eat  considera. 
tion  for  him  in  the  time  which  he  stayed  hire,  which  I 
b'dieve  was  about  two  years.  He  was  almost  always  at 
Court,  and  much  w  ith  the  Dauphin  ...  I  do  not  find 
that  he  is  very  considerable  at  home,  for  his  fortune  or 
his  interest.  The  forces  which  his  father  is  able  to 
maintain  I  am  told  are  some  few  regiments,  and  his 
revenues  are  not  esteemed  by  his  countrymen  here  to  be 
above  a  100,OUO  crowns  per  annum.  Yet  notwithstanding 
this  he  is  the  eldest  branch  of  that  Electoral  House, 
and  how  his  predecessor  was  put  by  his  right.  I  think  in 
the  time  of  Charles  the  'Ah,  the  history  of  that  lime  will 
inform.  The  two  cadets  are  but  lately  gone  from  hence. 
I  met  the  eldest  of  those  once  at  a  place  where  I  made  a 
visit ;  he  is  but  little,  but  well  qualified  aho.  and  is  very 
well  esteemed  of  by  all  people.  The  youngest  I  have 
not  seen,  but  I  do  not  hear  so  good  a  character  of  him. 
They  have  a  sister  who  is  handsome,  and  whom  the 
Elector  of  Bavaria  would  have  lately  married  if  she 
would  have  changed  her  religion.  I  believe  it  will  be 
necessary  to  use  another  cypher  sometimes,  and  not 
always  one,  and  therefore  I  shall  send  you  one  soon  by  a 
Very  trusty  hand,  and  you  will  be  pleased  to  let  me 
know  if  you  approve  of  it.  It  is  much  shorter  than  this, 
and  1  think  very  difficult  to  be  found  out. 

1683,  Feb.  loth,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
King. — 1  have  according  to  your  Majesty's  command 
sent  over  Captain  Shelton,  and  I  do  not  i.(uestion  but 
when  your  Majesty  hath  Ouco  spoken  with  him  that  the 
bottom  of  lhis  liusiiiess  will  appear,  I  was  surprised  by 
the  notice  which  I  had  from  Mr.  Secretai-y  that  Stepkins 
Was  in  England  ;  he  is  a  very  notorious  knave,  and  bj 
no  means  to  be  credited.  Captain  Shelton  for  these  two 
or  three  months  hath  upon  several  occasions  addressed 
himself  to  me,  and  still  pretended  to  give  in  new  in- 
formations, and  to  make  farther  discoveries,  but  I  never 
thought  fit  to  trouble  your  Majesty  with  anything  that 
he  hath  said,  because  Ihave  found  him  in  so  many  seve- 
ral stories,  and  so  often  to  contradict  himself  that  I  am 
apt  to  believe  that  the  whole  mat  er  is  a  fiction.  Some 
parts  of  his  story  your  Majesty  will  find  to  have  been 
well  enough  contrived,  which  makes  me  believe  that 
other  heads  then  his  own  have  been  employed  about  it. 
I  writ  by  the  last  post  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  more  at 
large  concerning  this  attair,  in  which  whatever  it  may- 
prove  I  hope  your  Majestj-  will  believe  that  1  have  acted 
only  as  my  duty  obligeth  me. 

1683,  Feb.  ,15th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  his 
Eoyal  Highness. — Mentions  Shelton,  alias  Tilly's  dis- 
covery of  the  French  King's  designs  upon  Ireland.- — I 
lielieve  the  whole  thing  will  be  fouud  to  be  a  trick  to 
get  money  and  a  mere  fiction.  However,  I  would  not 
be  wanting  to  acjuaint  your  Highness  with  it. 

1683,  Feb.  lolh,  s.  n.,  i'aris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins. — I  writ  to  you  at  large  the  last  post 
concerning  CaptainShelton, alias  Till}-.  1  have  very  little 
to  add  to  that  by  this:  I  have  acquainted  his  Majesty 
that  he  hath  several  times  applied  himself  to  me  within 
this  2  or  3  months,  and  pretended  still  to  make  new  and 
considerable  discoveries,  but  I  have  never  thought  fit  to 
impart  anything  from  him  to  you,  because  Ihave  found 
him  so  often  tripping,  and  so  egregiously  in  the  matter 
of  Eveiard's  pretended  voyage.  He  delivered  me  a 
paper  of  propositions  from  the  conspirators  of  Ireland 
to  this  King,  and  which  he  pretended  were  presented  to 
him  at  Fontaineblcau  iu  August  last;  I  suppose  he  will 
not  fail  to  deliver  them  to  you,  either  with  his  own  hand 
or  by  Mr.  Stepkins,  but  lest  he  should  not  I  have  sent 
you  them,  as  he  delivered  them  to  me,  the  handwriting 
is  his  own.  I  have  been  forced  to  give  him  very  good 
■words,  and  he  doth  promise  me  to  go  directly  for 
England.  I  have  put  him  into  the  hands  of  a  very 
honest  gentleman,  the  bearer,  who  will  have  a  strict  eye 
upon  him,  but  T  have  some  apprehensions  that  he  may 

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1.  Gbaham. 

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play  him  a  trick  ;  however.  I  have  taken  all  possible 
caution  to  prevent  it.  Mr.  Deanes  will  give  yon  sonn- 
account  of  what  his  reinitation  is  here.  I  have  given 
him  a  letter  to  you,  -which  I  suppose  he  will  give  you  at 
his  arrival ;  you  will  be  pleased  not  to  own  to  him  that 
I  have  written  any  other  to  you  ;  this  gentleman  being 
obliged  to  come  post  upon  this  affair,  I  have  thought  fit 
to  give  him  an  allowance  for  it,  though  his  own  occasions 
have  called  him  to  London.  I  question  not  but  that  the 
bottom  of  this  affair  will  soon  be  found. 

1683,  Feb.  15th,  s.  n.,  Pai-is. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— In  obedience  to  the  King's  command,  the  bearer 
hereof.  Captain  Shelton,  hath  undertaken  a  voyage  to 
England,  and  is  ready  to  give  to  his  Majesty  wliat  farther 
satisfaction  be  shall"  require  in  what  relates  to  the  lato 
information  which  he  gave  into  me  here,  and  of  which  I 
have  some  time  since  given  you  an  account.  I  have 
assured  him  of  his  Majesty's  protection  and  favour  if  he 
merits  them,  which  he  saith  he  shall  endeavour  to  do. 

Same  date. — The  same  to  the  same. — I  know  very 
well  that  I  shall  pass  my  time  very  uneasily  in  this 
Court,  when  it  is  known  that  1  have  appeared  in  such  an 
affair  as  this  is.  I  hope,  sir,  you  can  bear  me  witness 
that  I  have  done  no  more  than  what  I  was  obliged  to  by 
my  duty  to  his  Majesty,  to  whose  service  I  hope  I  shall 
never  be  wanting  ;  if  they  go  well  I  am  satisfied. 

A  letter  of  the  same  date  from  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Earl  of  Kochester,  telling  him  about  the  coming  to 
England  of  Captain  Shelton,  and  adding  that  "your 
"  lordship  will  I  hope  easily  believe  that  the  necessary 
"  expenses  of  this  place  are  great,  and  that  the  extra- 
"  ordinary  ones  also  are  not  small,  which  makes  me  hope 
"  that  j'ou  will  not  ibrget  me.  I  shall  ujake  no  com- 
"  plaints  to  your  lordship  of  an}-  kind,  nor  will  I  ever 
"  trouble  you  with  many  requests ;  if  my  own  estate 
"  could  longer  supply  me,  I  should  not  apply  to  your 
"  lordship,  but  I  have  so  long  relied  upon  that,  that  I 
"  must  own  without  your  assistance  it  will  be  impos- 
"  sible  for  me  to  subsist  longer  here ;  I  doubt  not  of 
"  your  lordship's  kindness,  and  I  hope  you  never  will 
"  of  the  service  and  affection  of  him  who  is.  Arc. 

1683,  Feb.  10th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same 
(in  cypher). — Having  received  yours  on  Tuesday  by 
Capt.  Mathewes,  I  dispatched  away  one  very  early  the 
next  morning  to  find  out  Captain  Shelton,  but  he  could 
not  be  found  till  I  sent  another  messenger  the  next  day 
who  knew  his  haunts  and  brought  him  with  him.  The 
messenger  told  me  he  made  several  excuses  that  he 
could  not  come  then,  but  would  be  with  me  the  next 
day,  and  when  he  i)ressed  hie  accom]ianyi'r.g  him  he 
seemed  so  much  disturbed  that  tears  came  into  his  eyes. 
However,  about  5  of  the  clock  on  Thursday  night  he 
came  to  me.  I  received  him  well,  and  acquainted  him 
with  the  contents  of  the  letter  which  you  writ  with  your 
own  hand,  and  to  work  upon  him  more,  I  showed  it  to 
him.  and  finding  that  it  took  with  him  ke]it  up  the  letter 
which  you  writ  to  himself,  not  knowing  wliafc  use  he 
might  make  of  it,  and  shall  send  it  to  you  by  the  next 
opportunity.  When  I  broke  the  business  of  his  going 
over  to  him,  he  said  he  was  willing  to  obey  his  Majesty, 
but  he  could  not  go  yet,  and  he  must  endeavour  to  get 
leave  for  so  long  a  voyage  ;  I  told  him  if  he  did  not  go 
immediately  hereafter  it  would  signify  nothing  to  the 
King's  att'airs,  and  for  the  matter  of  leave  if  it  were 
necessar}'  he  might  do  as  he  pleased,  but  for  so  short  a 
time  as  he  was  like  to  stay  I  thouglit  he  need  not  much 
trouble  himself.  In  short  he  promised  me  to  go,  and 
that  he  would  certainly  be  with  me  yesterday  about  11 
of  the  clock,  but  that  he  was  to  go  to  Versailles  that 
night.  I  had  liim  dog'd  from  my  house  by  Luxembourg 
as  far  as  the  Louvre,  where  I  believe  he  went  to  a  blind 
lodging  tliat  he  hath  there  about,  but  it  growing  dark, 
he  could  be  observed  no  farther.  The  next  day  betwixt 
12  and  1  a  clock  he  came  to  me  ;  he  told  me  he  had  got 
leave  from  Mens',  do  Louvois  to  go  to  Calais  to  meet 
some  horses  that  he  had  to  come  over,  tliat  he  would 
take  that  pretext  and  go  into  England,  and  that  he 
would  be  ready  when  I  ])leased,  I  told  him  I  was  glad 
that  he  was  so  ready  to  obey  the  King'.s  commands,  and 
also  to  justify  himself,  and  gave  him  many  fair  words. 
as  I  am  forced  to  do  yet ;  he  then  took  occasion  to  tell 
me  that  his  loyalty  was  so  great,  and  his  affection  als(] 
to  his  Prince,  that  nothing  could  discourage  him  to  take 
this  journey,  though  he  did  foresee  that  he  might  run 
hazards.  And  told  me  farther  that  his  confidence  was 
so  great  in  me  that  he  would  shew  me  a  letter  which  he 
received  the  day  before  by  a  particular  hand  fiom  Mr. 
Stepkiiis,  which  I  read,  in  which  he  told  him  that  ho  was 
arrived  at  London,  and  had  applied  himself  to  his 
Majesty,  but  that  he  had  found  no  great  encouragement ; 
that  he  had  believed  before  that  letter  could  reach  him 


that  he  would  have  an  invitation   into  England,  but  he    „  p^'^ 
advised  him  to  consider  well  whether  or  no  it  would  be      '  Bast.    ' 

for  his  interest  and  his  safety  to  go  thither.  To  be  short  

after  much  discourse  upon  this  he  ]>romised  me  to  go, 
and  is  to  be  with  me  this  day  again.  I  hope  to  get  him 
away  upon  Monday  or  Tuesda}'  next.  I  told  him  it  he 
wanted  money  I  would  furnish  him  for  his  journey,  so  I 
intend  to  let  him  have  8L  or  lOZ.  here,  and  to  give  him 
a  bill  for  2iiZ.  more  at  Dover,  for  too  much  must  not  be 
put  into  his  hands  at  one  time.  The  gentleman  who 
first  carried  over  the  letters  concerning  this  in  the 
month  of  August  having  occasion  to  go  for  England,  I 
have  engaged  him  to  accompany  him,  and  also  to 
observe  him,  and  his  discourses  upon  the  road.  I  shall 
write  more  at  large  to  you  concerning  liim  by  that 
gentleman.  He  hath  been  several  times  with  me  for 
these  2  or  3  months  last  past,  and  hath  pretended  to  dis- 
cover several  things  more  relating  to  this  business,  and 
particularly  gave  propositions  pretended  to  be  presented  ; 
but  since  the  business  of  not  going,  and  other  things 
which  1  have  observed  of  hiui,  I  have  not  heeded  much 
what  he  said,  nor  troubled  the  King  withanj- thing  con- 
cerning him.  I  am  forced  to  watch  him,  for  I  appre- 
hend that  we  may  yet  have  difficulties  before  that  be 
done.  As  for  Stepkins  I  know  him  to  be  a  great  knave, 
and  to  liave  an  ill-reputation  every  where  ;  he  left 
England  for  some  notorious  cheat  as  I  am  told,  and  with 
money  which  he  got  that  way  he  bought  horses,  and 
brought  hither  to  sell  :  for  some  time  he  hath  driven  a 
trade  here,  having  a  stable  upon  the  Plain  dc  Granville. 
I  never  spake  with  him  but  once,  which  was  upon  this 
occasion  ;  Capt.  Shelton  having  desired  me  if  I  had  any 
occasion  to  send  an  express  into  England  to  employ  this 
man,  I  told  him  I  never  employed  any  upon  those  occa- 
sions but  those  I  could  well  trust,  that  I  had  heard  a 
very  ill  character  of  him.  and  therefore  would  have 
nothing  to  do  with  him,  nor  have  him  come  near  my 
house  ;  upon  this,  one  day  after  sermons,  Stepkin  spoke 
to  me  as  I  passed  by  hiiu,  and  desired  me  not  to  have 
80  hard  an  opinion  of  him  as  he  heard  I  had,  that  he 
was  a  gentleman,  and  his  family  had  suffered  for  the 
King.  I  told  him  I  did  not  meddle  with  his  pedigree, 
but  his  reputation  was  very  ill,  and  therefore  I  desired 
to  have  no  concern  with  him.  I  never  heard  of  him 
since  till  you  mentioned  him  in  your  letter ;  he  is  by  no 
means  (in  my  opinion)  to  be  trusted. 

1683,  Feb.  17th,  st.  no.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— My  letters  have  been  ready  ever  since  yesterday  morn- 
ing to  be  sent  with  Mr.  Deanes,  who  was  to  have  accom- 
panied Capt.  Shelton ;  the  Capt.  bath  delayed  till  now 
and  is  just  now  to  tell  me  that  he  will  go,  but  that  he 
cannot  go  post,  and  therefore  he  will  go  easily  on 
towards  Calais,  and  be  there  on  Saturday  night,  to  be 
ready  to  go  over  with  the  next  pacquet  boat.  Mr.  Deanes 
follows  him  post  to-morrow,  and  will  go  over  with  him. 
I  cannot  tell  what  to  say,  I  am  apprehensive  he  may 
play  a  tiick,  but  I  have  taken  all  imaginable  caution  to 
prevent  it.  I  cannot  force  him  here  to  go  any  other 
way  then  what  he  proposes.  I  have  given  him  but 
5  pistoles  here  f.'r  his  journey,  and  told  him  that  at 
Dover  1  had  ordered  Mr.  Deanes  to  furnish  him  as  far  as 
20  pistoles  goes.  I  have  written  more  at  large  by  Mr. 
Deanes,  who  I  hope  will  be  with  you  on  Monday  or 
Tuesday.  I  do  not  at  all  like  the  business,  but  I  hope 
his  Majesty  will  now  see  the  bottom  of  it. 

1683,  Feb.  22nd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  my 
Lord  Halifax.  Alludes  to  the  great  expense  of  his 
position. — I  have  been  here  now  almost  10  months  with- 
out having  received  one  farthing,  either  for  that  or  for 
my  extraordinaries,  the  greatest  part  of  which  are 
allowed  of  Mr.  Secretary,  and  have  been  for  some 
months  before  the  Lords  of  the  Treasury,  and  my  other 
bills  are  ready  to  be  delivered  in.  I  do  not  form  this 
as  a  complaint  to  your  lordship,  I  only  represent  it  to 
you  that  your  lordship  may  see  that  I  have  some  thoughts 
of  returning  home  with  the  permission  of  his  Majesty. 
....  I  shall  before  I  go  farther  humbly  desire  your 
lordship's  advice  in  it,  and  also  to  know  if  J'our  lordship 
doth  not  think  fit  that  1  aciiuaint  the  Duko  with  this, 
who  is  very  kind  to  mc  upon  all  occasions,  and  who  hath 
ever  given  me  his  protection.  Your  lordship  would  very 
much  oblige  me  if  1  raiglit  receive  the  honour  of  a  lien 
or  two  from  you  upon  this  subject  as  soon  as  your  great 
affairs  would  permit,  1  have  often  wished  for  an  o]ipor- 
tunity  of  entertaining  your  lordship  for  an  hour  upon 
the  affairs  of  this  place;  some  p.artictilars  are  to  be 
observed  here  which  cannot  so  well  bo  taken  jiotice  of  at 
a  distance,  it  is  neither  easy  nor  pleasant  to  put  down 
in  writing  what  is  thought  and  said  of  us  by  this  Court, 
and  how  perhaps  we  shall  be  used  by  it,  when  we  can 
be  no  more  useful. 


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SiE  1083.  March  6th,  st.  no.,  Paris.— Lord   Preston  to  Lis 

'  B^RT^"'    aunt,  Mrs.  Graham,  Family  matters. — I  received  letters 

—  yesterday  I'rom.  iladrid.   whii'li  toll  rac  that  the  28  of 

.lanuary  last  my  Lady  G-oodrick  left  Madrid  and  joined 
Sir  Henry  upon  the  road  some  ten  leagues  from  thence, 
and  continued  their  journey  together  homewards.  I 
expect  them  here  in  a  few  days,  having  yesterday 
received  a  packet  of  letters  for  Sir  Henry  from  Spain. 

168.S,  March  10th,  s.  no..  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to 
Mr.  Secretary  .Jenkins. —  Asking  for  leave  of  absence 
for  a  week  or  10  days  from  the  King,  to  arrange  some 
of  his  private  affairs  which  have  been  long  out  of 
order. 

A  letter  of  the  same  date  addressed  to  the  Earl  of 
Rochester,  asking  his  lordship's  favour  and  assistance 
towards  the  procuring  his  Majesty's  permission  for  leave 
of  absence  to  go  over  to  England. 

1683.  March  lOtb,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Marquis  of  Halifax. — I  received  yesterday  the  honour  of 
your  Lordship's  letter  of  Feb.  '2'2nd,  s.  v.,  for  which  I  am 
to  return  my  most  humlde  acknowledgments,  for 
nothing  can  be  more  obliging  than  it  is  ;  1  am  also  to 
acknowledge  your  lordship's  kindness  in  resolving  to 
keep  the  subject  of  my  last  secret  till  I  have  the  honour 
to  see  you,  which  I  am  in  hopes  nmy  be  soon,  for  I  have 
his  post  by  a  letter  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  begged 
his  Majesty's  permission  to  go  over  into  England  for  a 
week  or  10  days  upon  the  occasion  of  my  private  affairs. 
I  must  also  beg  your  lordship's  favour  and  assistance  in 
this. 

1683,  March  24th,  a.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  the 
Marquis  of  Halifax. — I  did  by  the  last  post  receive  his 
Majesty's  answer  to  my  request  of  going  into  England, 
which  was  that  be  did  not  think  it  fit  that  I  should 
be  absent  at  this  time  when  this  Court  is  in  motion. 
and  giveth  allarms  to  all  its  neighbours,  but  as  soon  as 
it  was  settled  in  any  place  his  Majesty  would  willingly 
grant  what  I  desired.  I  guess  from  whence  this  pro- 
ceeds ;  however.  I  shall  attend  the  King's  pleasure  and 
observe  his  time  as  to  this  matfer,  tho'  it  confirmethme 
in  what  I  proposed  to  your  lordship  some  time  since  ,  I 
had  some  thing  to  have  said  to  your  lordship  if  I  had 
had  the  good  fortune  to  have  obtained  his  Majesty's 
leave  for  a  week,  but  since  I  am  disajjpointed  of  that  I 
shall  rather  defer  it,  since  it  is  not  very  pressing,  than 
hazard  it  by  the  post.  Some  thing  I  must  communicate 
to  you,  and  I  have  adventured  to  hazard  this  letter 
under  an  other  cover  in  hopes  that  it  may  get  safely  to 
your  hands.  The  grand  prieur  leaveth  this  place  to  go 
for  England  within  a  day  or  two.  He  quits  the  Court 
seemingly  in  disgrace  for  a  folly  that  he  committed 
some  weeks  since  in  the  apartiment  at  Versailles  ;  some 
people  say  that  he  is  sent  tor,  you  will  imagine  by 
whom ;  others  whom  I  have  found  very  often  to  guess 
right  say  that  he  doth  not  go  over  without  a  commis- 
sion, and  that  he  is  ordered  tu  give  some  measures  from 
hence,  and  some  hints  concerning  our  affairs  to  some 
people  who  have  a  great  power  with  our  master.  I  have 
some  reason  to  believe  that  the}'  are  not  designed  either 
in  favour  of  your  lordship  or  of  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  ; 
you  have  both  of  you  the  misfortune  not  to  be  too  much 
in  the  good  graces  of  this  Court,  I  would  not  write  this 
to  your  lordship  if  I  had  not  some  grounds  for  it,  and 
am  mighty  sorry  that  1  dare  not  lie  more  full  and  plain 
with  you  now :  it  can  do  your  lordship  no  harm  to  be 
upon  your  guard,  and  to  keeji  your  eyes  open  for  a  while, 
and  I  hope  3'our  lordship  will  endeavour  to  keep  j-onr 
ground  for  the  good  of  England,  tho'  it  be  to  yoiu-  own 
loss.  I  am  a  stranger  to  many  things  which  pass  in 
England  at  present,  but  I  am  very  well  sati.-fied  of  your 
lordship's  care  of  us  all,  and  I  wish  your  designs  saccess. 
If  this  reacheth  you  I  hope  your  lordship  will  let  it  pass 
no  farther. 

1683,  Aug.  14th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— I  have  been  thus  long  silent,  because  I  h.ave  not  had 
the  opportunity  of  such  an  hand  as  I  liked  of  conveying 
a  letter  to  your  lordship;  and  1  will  not  by  the  post 
write  to  your  lordshiji  some  tbini;s  which  are  very  tit  to 
be  communicated  to  y<ni,  but  I  rather  choose  to  atteml 
some  more  sure  conveyance.  1  have  found  a  great  deal 
of  that  true  which  your  lordship  was  plea.-ed  to  advertise 
me  of  concerning  a  certain  person  at  my  departure.  The 
advise  of  caution  was  as  necessary  as  it  was  kind,  for  if 
your  lordship  had  not  given  it  to  me  I  had  not  been  (I 
must  own)  so  much  upon  my  guard  to  that  person  as  I 
have  been  since  I  had  it ;  and  I  do  assure  your  lordship 
that  he  will  have  nothing  from  me  which  will  help  him 
much  in  making  his  Court  to  those  persons  who  (I  have 
some  reason  to  believe  it)  bad  an  hand  in  sending  him. 
I  must  beg  of  your  lordship  to  let  me  know  soon  if  there 
be  any  hopes  of  a  fair  occasion  of  calling  me   home.     I 


did.  when  1  last  had  the  honour  of  t-eeingyour  lordship,  Sir 

endoctrine  you  upon  that  subject,  and  did  als  j  leave  the    *''  r"*" 
management  of  it  entirely  with  j'our  K.rdship.     I  have  — 

now  more  ri'ason  to  press  my  return  than  ever,  because 
1  think  fow  have  been  used  so  ill  as  I  am.  I  h.ive  been 
here  16  months  and  have  not  received  one  farthing  of 
the  King's  money  since  1  came  hither.  The  Treasury, 
indeed,  when  I  first  came  away  gave  me  ^i.'iO/.,  which  did" 
not  pay  for  my  equipage,  and  since  that  time  I  have  an 
arrear  of  above  -t.OOii?.,  of  which  I  have  received 
nothing.  AVhen  I  last  left  London  the  Lords  of  the 
Treasury  desired  me  to  go  to  Paris,  and  to  continue  my 
voyage  towards  the  King,  and  they  assured  me  tbat 
before  the  end  of  .Tune  they  would  order  me  l.SOOZ.,  but 
there  is  not  yet  any  of  it  paid  in.  I  have  written  this 
day  to  them,  and  if  they  do  not  deal  better  with  me  I 
must  make  more  noise  and  move  the  King  iu  it.  For 
that  reason,  unless  my  character  may  be  changed,  or 
some  other  way  found  out,  T  must  beg  of  your  lordship 
to  endeavour  my  recalling  from  hence  if  it  may  be  done 
fairly  and  without  offending  the  King  ....  1  sbould 
be  very  glad  to  know  if  your  lordship  moved  the  King 
as  to  the  reception  of  the  Chancellorship  of  the  Duchy. 

16S3,  Sept,  16th,  s.  n..  Paris.— Lnrd  Pre-ton  to  Mr. 
Deanes. — I  have  received  your  last  kind  lettter  when  I 
was  at  Fontainebleau,  for  which  I  heartily  thank  you. 
....  The  thing  which  I  told  you  of  is  granted  to  me, 
I  mean  tho  reversion  of  the  Chancellorship  of  the  Duchy 
of  Lancaster.  I  had  notice  of  it  3  days  ago,  and  I  shall 
not  fail  if  it  happens  to  take  care  of  you  to  your  wishes 
and  ad  wantage  as  I  jiromised.  1  pray  you  inquire 
privately  and  as  if  you  knew  not  me  and  as  if  nothing 
were,  wh.at  age  Sir  T.  Chicheley  is  off,  who  is  the 
present  ciiancellor,  and  how  he  is  in  health,  and  let  me 
know  by  the  first  occasion  ;  but  be  sure  it  be  betwixt 
you  and  me. 

1683,  Oct.  .'itb,  s.  n.,  Paris.  —Lord  Preston  to  the  Lord 
Mar<|uis  of  Halifax. — I  did  receive  the  honour  of  your 
lordship's  of  Aug.  5th,  s.  v..  from  Mr.  Goslin,  and  I  had 
sooner  i-eturned  an  answer  to  it  if  1  had  not  attended 
the  opportunity  of  my  Lord  of  Dumbarton's  departure 
for  the  conveyance  of  it.  I  should  oftener  impart  things 
which  are  observable  and  of  consequence  to  be  remarked 
here  if  I  had  not  found  that  advises  of  this  kind  are 
not  agreeable  at  home,  and  that  I  have  suffered  by 
sometimes  giving  of  them,  so  that  I  may  freely  say  to 
your  lordship  I  am  often  more  solicitous  what  to  su]i- 
press  than  what  to  write,  therefore  nothing  but  your 
lordship's  commands  (to  whom  I  have  so  mauj-  obliga- 
tions) could  have  drawn  from  me  at  this  time  some 
things  which  will  make  the  subject  of  this  letter  .... 
The  first  notice  which  I  had,  my  lord,  of  the  late  con- 
spiracy in  England  met  me  upon  the  road  in  my  return 
from  the  camp  of  Bouquenon.  The  next  day  I  had 
occasion  to  have  an  audience  of  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  at  Metz  ;  he  asked  me  concerning  some  parti- 
culars of  it  which  were  not  clearly  enough  expressed  in 
the  accoQiits  w'nich  he  had  had  of  it.  I  recounted  to 
him  all  that  my  letters  mentioned  of  the  discovery,  and 
of  the  conspirators.  I  must  say  to  your  loi-dship  that  I 
thought  tbat  I  observed  a  sudden  alteration  in  his  look, 
which  expressed  a  more  than  usual  concern.  I  took 
notice  of  this  to  a  fiiend  (whom  I  dare  trust)  when  I 
came  out  of  his  bedchamber,  and  wlio  I  am  sure  will 
remember  it.  But  this  might  only  be  my  fancj'  or  mis- 
take ;  and  therefore  though  I  design  to  jn-oceed  sincerely 
with  your  lordship,  and  to  recount  to  you  even  the 
smallest  circumst.ances  and  accidents  from  which  I  may 
imagine  that  any  light  may  be  drawn,  I  would  by  no 
means  urge  this  or  lay  any  stress  upon  it ;  yet  some 
things  which  are  come  to  my  knowledge  since  make 
me  believe  tbat  the  notice  of  so  fatal  a  blow  to  the 
factious  party  amongst  us  as  that  discover)'  gave  was 
not  too  agreeable  news  to  this  Court  at  that  time.  Tour 
lordship  (and  indeed  every  man  who  pretends  to  think 
or  know)  cannot  much  doubt  of  the  encouragement  and 
support  which  these  people  have  received  from  France 
upon  many  occasions,  and  it  hath  been  more  tban  evident 
tbat  they  have  been  supported  (to  say  no  more)  from 
hence  upon  this,  tho"  perhaps  the  business  went  farther 
than  they  designed  it  sbould.  Some  of  the  knowing 
men  here  do  sometimes  let  fall  expressions  by  which 
one  mav  make  judgments.  By  one  of  them  it  hath 
been  sa'id  in  confidence  that  if  this  King  had  not  had 
as  much  fear  of  a  Republic  at  least  as  of  the  King 
our  master's  peaceable  power,  he  might  have  caused 
the  rebels  to  have  proceeded  more  swiflly.  and  his 
Majesty  might  have  been  cut  oH'  before  the  discovery 
of  the  "design  was  made;  but  that  being  afraid  of  a 
Republic,  as  was  said,  and,  perhaps,  having  some  remains 
of   respect    for   the   Kings    person   and   dignity,   and 

Uu  3 


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}lISTnKIOAL    .MANUSCIUPTS   COMMISSION' 


Sib         some  horror  of  so   execrable  and   lamentable    a   fact. 
'^'  Kakt"''   ^"5   caused   tbem   to    drive  slowly,   which   he    thought 

would  jnit  them  under  ii  necessity  of  being  discovered. 

and  give    the   King  and   nutiou  occasion    enough,   by 
the  breach  which  sucli   a  discovery  would  m;ike,  to  do 
the  business  of  France,  and   which  would  be  more  safe 
to  him   than  the  cutting  ulf  the  Royal  line,   and  the 
totally  overthrowing  of  the  Go\eriinieiit ;  but,  liowever, 
said  iic,  to  provide  ;igainst  all  hazards,  and  least  some 
hot  spirits  might  have  driven  faster  and  further  than 
he  wished  they  might  do,  he  had  forces  ready,  in  case 
that  they  had  cut  ofl'  the   King,  to  have  seized  upon 
England  during  tnat  conlusion.     And  by  way  of  pre- 
vention he  had  instrumeuls  amongst  the  rebels  to  keep 
them   in  dissention,  ami  from  coming  to  any  sort   of 
resolution  upon  a  certain  form  of  CTO\-ernmeut  which 
might  put  the  nation  into  a  condition  to  resist  a  sudden 
and  well  mesnaged  invasion.    It  is  the  ordinaiy  language 
of  this  place,  that  if  the  King  our  master  would  be  in 
no  danger  of  plots  he  must  be  firm  to  France,  for  since 
he  had  embraced   other   interests  he   hath   been   ever 
embroiled,  and  ever  would   be  so   notwithstanding  the 
endeavours  of  the  loyal  part}-,  unless  he  would  resolve  to 
keep  close  to  that  measure  :  tho'  it  doth  seem  invidious 
to  sa}-  that  the  most  Christian  King  hath  been  privy  to 
the  practises  of  the  ill  people  amongst  us,  yet  it  doth 
not  seem   unreasonable  to  judge  it,  since  nobody  hath 
intrigued  and  corresponded  more  with  them  than  his 
ambassador  hath,  as  your  lordship  and  others  very  well 
know.    We  have  some  of  the  disafl'ected  P'lrty  here,  and 
those  none  of  the  least;  busy,  English  and  Scotch,  ai'e 
constautl}'  passing   and  repassing   betwixt  this  place, 
Holland  and   Englaml  ;   some  of  whose  names  I  know, 
others  I  cannot  learn.     The  handful  of  thein   who  are 
here  (and  whose  motions  I  watch  narrowly)  seem  to  be 
as  confidant  of  their  cause  as  ever,  which  confidence 
must  be  grounded  upon  encouragement  given  to  them. 
They  make  no  ditliculty  to  say  that  new  businesses  may 
he  cut  out  soon  for  tlie  King  in   England,  and  when 
some    people    would   have    deterred    them  from  those 
thoughts  by  mentioning  the  death  of  my  Lord  llussel, 
they  said  they  knew  that  some  men's  lives  must  be  spent 
belore  the  good  cause  can  take  efl'ect;  and  they  are  so 
impudent  as  to  laugh  at  all  the  proceedings  of  the  King 
and  his  ministers,  and  to  say  that  a  day  will  come  when 
they   shall  pay  all.     I  am  thorough!}-  persuaded  that 
there  arc  agents  herefrom  the  faction  party  of  England 
and  from  Argile,  who  (if  I  am  rightly  informed)  after 
having  had  a  consult  with  some  of  his  Iriends  in  Holland 
is  gone  back  into  Scotland,  and  is   about  taking  of  new 
measures  there  ;  and  some  of  his  fi  iends  do  not  stick  to 
say  that  they  hope  to  see  him  here  soon.    I  do  not  despair 
of  knowing  who  the  persons  said  above  to  be  employed 
are  in  a  little  time.     I  find   that   some  who   are  here 
have  great  correspendeuce  at  Geneva,  at  Montauban, 
at  Basd  in  Switzerland,  as  likewise  at  Hambourg  and 
other  Kepublican  towns,  from  w-hich  places  1  am  apt  to 
believe  that  they  draw  money  and  transmit  it  to  their 
friends  in  England  ....     The  factio'as  English  here 
continue  their  own  arts  of  making  false  reports  to  run, 
as  that  a  ligue  offensive  and  defensive  is  made  betwixt 
the  King   our  master  and  this  King :    That  Monsieur 
Telladel  had  lately  offered  in  England  the  assistance  of 
France  to  his  jNIajesty  by  men,  or  money,  or  both  to- 
wards the  making  of  him  absolute  ;   but  I  need  mention 
no  more  of  these  because  they  harj)  upon  the  old  thing 
of  fomenting  jealousies  and  i'ears  which  have  been  the 
chief  ferment  all  along  of  our  unhappy  disturoances  .  .  . 
Monsieur  de  Croissy  congratidating  with  me  one  day  the 
disccvery  of  it  (the  conspiracy),  told  me  that  the  King  my 
master  had  a  very  fair  opportunity  now  of  estalilisiiing 
his  authority  and  of  increasing  of  it :,    1  told  him  that 
the  authority  oi'  a  King  of  England  by  our  laws  was  so 
great  as  that  I  was  sure  the  King  my  master   would 
desire  it  to  be  no  greater;   that  having  peace  and  war 
and  all  other  prerogatives  necessary  to  royalty  in  his 
hands,  and  also  the  purses  of  Ins  subjects  in  his  power, 
as  his  Majesty  had,  having  the  hearts  of  the  best  of  them, 
which  I  thanked  Goil  was  macli  the  greater  number,  no 
Frince  in  Europe  could  be  more  absolute  tlian  he  was.    I 
said  lurther  what;  your  lordship  may  inuigiue  one  might 
saj-  upon  this  subject,  and  I  found  tnoie  and  more  that 
it  was  the  hopes  of  this  Court  that  his  Majesty  would 
attempt   something   at   this   time    upon    the    liberties 
of   the   ])eo]ile   which    might    yet   widen    that    breach 
which    I'rance   bath    in   a   great   measure    made,    and 
through  w-hich  it  hopes  one  day  to  attempc  upon  us. 
Another  minister  upon  the  sanm  occasion   at  another 
time  tolil  me  the  same  thing,  and  added,  that  his  irajesty 
ought   to    augment   his    guards,    and    since    lie   could 
not  trust  to  bis  own  subjects,  he  would  do  well  to  call 


in    foieigners   and   to   establish   a   guard   of   Swisses,  Sir 

who  are  faithful  and  trusty,  and  would  stand   by  him,    ^'^Yrt^^I 

and   keep  his  sulijects   in  order.     Your  lordsliip   may  ' 

imagine   that  I  told  him    that  the   King  had   faithful 
subjects  enough  to  whom  he  durst  confide  his  person, 
that  foreigners  would  not  pass  their  time  well  in  Eng- 
land,   and    that  I   added    some    other    things    to   that 
purpose  :  by  these  discourses  your  lordship  may  guess  at 
something,  and  may  (tho'  darkly)  perceive  what  kind  of 
advices  are  given   and   insinuated    for  the  embroiling 
of  us.     By  what  hath  hapiiened    it  appeareth  that  your 
lordship  hath   judged  very  justly   that   in     likelihood 
Prance  would  fall  upon  Flauder^   this  year :  this  King 
hath  chosen  his  time  well,  when  the  Emperor  and  his 
allies  (tho'  the  siege  of  Vienna  be  raised)  aie  m  no  con- 
dition to  assist  the  Spaniards.     He  hath  also  reaped  the 
harvest  of  that  country,  and  with  the  corn  filled  his 
magazines  too,  that   he   is  able  to  make  his  troops  to 
subsist   there,    where   no   other    troops    can,    and   by 
hindring  the  people  from   sowing  this  season  he  will 
make  it  impossible  for  any  assistance  to  be  given  it  the 
next  year.     He  attacketh  those  countries  because  there 
will  be  no  corn  nor  other  provision   for  men  or  horse  to 
live  upon,  so  that  the   damage  which   he  hath  done  by 
sending  his  army  thither  now  is  greater  than  if  he  had 
taken  2  or  '■)  of  their  best  towns  ;  and  after  all  this  it  is 
pretended  that  no  acts  of  hostility  are  committed,  nor 
that  any  contravention  hath  been  made  to  ihv  Treaty  of 
Niniegue.     The  arbitration,  be  assured  my  Lord,  is  the 
last  thing  that  will  go  down  with  the  Spaniards,  because 
Luxembourg,  which  they  think  must  be  sacrificed  by  it, 
is  the  last  jilace  that  they  will  yield.     The  reason  which 
Spain  giveth  for  it  is  shortly  this,  that  if  the  King  con- 
tinue in  possession  of  Strasbourg,  and  maketh   himself 
master  of  Luxembourg,  orcausethit  to  be  raised,  he  will 
to  curb  the  three  Ecclesiastical  Electors,  and  the  Elector 
Palatine,  that  they  shall  not   be  able  to  move  any  way ; 
as  is  evident,  for  it  is  all  a  plain  and  open  country  from 
Luxembourg  to  Cologne,  and  he  who  is  master  of  four 
of  the  seven  Electors  will  have  a  very  fair  pretension 
when  a  King  of  the  Komans  cometh  to  be  elected.     It  is 
thought  here  that  if  the  French  troops  do  anything  this 
year  in  Flanders  they  may  have  in  their  eye  to  surprise 
Newport  or  Ostend,  or  both,  to  which   places  they  have 
a  great  desire  ;  for  then,  say  some  here,  we  shall  not 
need  to  care  for  the  mediation  of  the  English,  nor  for 
their  enmity  if  they   should  break  with   us  upon  this 
occasion  ;  this  design  is  thought  here  feasible  if  well 
managed  by  reason  of  the  present  posture  of  affairs  in 
England,  and  if  it  be  not  executed  this  year  it  may  be 
another.  Your  lordship  knoweth  the  importance  of  these 
two  place  as  to  us,  and  I  wish  an  eye  may  be  had  to 
them.  I  believe  they  press  it  more  at  present  by  reason 
of  a  report  which  is  here  that  the   Spaniards  woiihl.  be 
willing  if  we  give  them  assistance  to  put  them  into  the 
King  our  master's  hands  ;  but  your  lordship  knoweth  if 
there  'oe  any  trust  in  this  or  not.     Yet  after  all  this,  my 
lord,  it  is  very  certain  that  his  most  Christian  Majesty 
dreads  nothing  more  than  a  war  at  this  time,  and  tho' 
the  vast  levy  of  40.000  men   is  talked  of,  witii  Oi  design 
if  possible  to  fright  the  Spaniard  to  a  compliance,  it  is 
impossible  for  him  to  raise  them,  for  the  finances  are 
drained,    credit  is  broken,  and  the  people  of  the  pro- 
vinces are  in  so  miserable  a  condition  that  they  have 
scarce  meat  or  clothes.     The  next  voitures  of  silver  and 
gold  which  go  almost  weekly  into  Italy,  Germany,  and 
into  other  countries,  and  which  come  slowly  back,  hath 
in  some  measure  cleared  the  country  even  of  the  species 
of  money.     The  shutting  up  of  the  Caissc  il  s  Emj^ifunts 
hath  occasioned  the  breaking  of  several  of  the  farmers, 
and  tho'   it   hath  been   o])en  for  some  days  no  body  is 
paid,  tho'  most  people  press  hard  for  theh  money.     And 
the  last  urrcl  which  declareth  that  this  King  will  settle 
the  fonds  of  the  Caisae  dc.s  Emjnnnts  to  the  20  millions 
hath  given  great  frights  here,  because  that  sum  is  to  lie 
as  dead  there,  and  never  to  be  drawn  out,  the  interests 
being  only  to  be  paid  so  long  as  his  most  Christian  Ma- 
jesty pleaseth  ;  this  your  lordsihip  will  find  to  be  true. 
I  think  all  danger  of  a  war  in  the  north  is  blown  over  at 
this  time  ;  the  King  Of  Daunemarke  dare  certainly  not 
move,  having  the  house  of  Lunenbourg  so  ])Owerfully 
armed  before  him.     The  King  of  Sweden  having  a  good 
army  iu    Schouen,   and  a  considerable   fleet   at  Cares- 
crovue,  and  that  Holland  is  having  now  another  at  sea  ; 
and  1  believe  that  Eanmarke  will  have  difficulty  against 
the  next  year  to  make  )ireparatio::s  equal   to  those  of 
this,  for  I'rcnch  money  will  not  flow  in  upon  him   again 
with  so  mighty  a  tide  as  it   hath   done.- — Comments  on 
the  raising  of  the  siege  of  \'icnna. — They  are  much  dis- 
tnrlied   at    this  Court  about  some   pajiers   and  letters 
which  have  been  taken   in  the  Grand  A'izlr's   tent.      By 


'APPENDIX    'it  I    SEVENTH    KEl'UKT. 


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Bart. 


Sib  them   what   most  people  suspected   doth   now    clearly 

,  Graham,  appear,  which  is  that  this  King  hath  all  along  fomented 
the  rebellion  in  Hungary  and  the  proceedings  of'L'ekeli. 
The  instructions  have  been  seen,  and  the  commissions 
which  were  given  to  Jfons'.  de  Veruay  (some  of  whose 
letters  were  intercepted  in  Poland  some  7  or  8  months 
since,  as  your  lordship  may  perhaps  remember  that  I 
writ),  who  lately  parted  from  Dantzick,  having  been  a 
commander  amongst  them  for  that  effect.  lam  pretty 
well  assured  that  'I'ekeli  had  an  agent  hero  just  at  the  time 
when  this  (.,*ueen  died,  wlm  carrioil  away  with  him  in 
specie  to  Himgary  8,000  lonis  d'ors  and  bills  of  exchange 
tor  much  a  greater  sum.  Ycur  lordship  will  hardi}- 
imagine  what  methods  have  been  taken  I'or  diverting 
the  succors  of  Vienna.  If  that  place  had  been  taken, 
say  they  here, Germany  would  have  been  forced  to  have 
chosen  the  most  Christian  King  for  their  Emperor,  as 
the  only  person  able  to  defend  them.  This  certainly  was 
the  design,  in  vindication  of  which  they  say,  when  it 
is  urged  that  it  is  ill  done  of  Christians,  and  chiefly  of 
the  most  Christian  King,  to  contribute  to  the  increase  of 
Turks  in  Christendom,  that  a  great  good  cannot  be 
eftected  without  suffering  some  ill,  and  that  an  univer- 
sal monarchy  is  the  greatest  good  that  can  happen  to 
Europe,  as  being  the  only  thing  which  can  put  the 
Christians  in  a  condition  to  destroy'  the  Turks.  This  is 
their  just  and  honest  way  of  reasoning  here  upou  this 
subject  ....  I  hope  the  I'Cing  our  master  will  think 
of  some  effectual  and  speedy  means  for  setiling  the 
peace  of  Christendom,  which  doth  expect  such  a  settle- 
ment by  no  other  means  than  that  of  his  Majesty's 
interposition  and  tr.avail.  If  a  war  lireaketh  out  the 
etleots  of  it  must  be  fatal  to  most  parties,  and  I  must 
confess  lam  amazed  to  find  that  any  one  amongst  us 
can  imagine  that  if  that  happens  England  can  be  a 
quiet  spectator  without  bearing  a  share  in  so  universal 
a  calamity.  I  wish  that  such  men  may  not  broach  and 
insinuate  such  opiiuons  with  a  design  that  we  may  lie 
found  unaimed  and  unprovided  when  that  day  couieth 
....  The  acts  which  are  set  on  foot  here  to  avoid  the 
])rejudice  which  France  may  receive  by  our  being  too 
much  united  at  home  are  many  and  various  ;  nor  are 
those  instruments  few  which  they  employ  to  mesnage 
the  ill-humours  of  England,  and  to  work  them  to  a 
h  crises,  that  they  may  be  ready  to  be  made  use  of  by  them 

as  the  King  our  master  shall  give  them  occasion.  They 
do  upon  every  opportunity  endeavour  to  improve  the 
little  dissatisfactions  which  are  betwixt  Spain  and  us, 
and  they  would  have  the  public  believe  that  no  less 
effect  can  be  produced  from  thence  than  aligue  offensive 
and  defensive  betwixt  us  and  them.  They  say  that  the 
King  our  master  ought  openly  to  demand  satisfaction  of 
the  Hollanders  for  the  atfront  done  to  his  subjects  at 
Bantom,  and  that  it  is  dishonourable  for  him  to  sit  down 
with  it.  1  am  sorry  that  the  Dukethinketb  that  France 
is  firm  to  him.  If  I  see  anything,  notwithstanding  all 
promises,  the  idd  rancour  against  him  remaiiieth  ;  stdl  I 
know  that  jMons'.  Courtine  and  the  jMareschall  de 
JEumieres  and  some  others  have  licence  to  correspond 
with  him,  and  to  talk  for  his  interests  here  ;  but  the 
bottom  is  French  and  consequently  unsound.  T  wonder 
that  the  practices  aboutthebillof  exclusion  can  so  soon  be 
forgotten,  and  other  marks  also  of  kindness  which  he  re- 
ceived from  hence  in  his  distress — but  of  this  enough — 
Mr.  Montague  continued  not  here  long ;  but  by  what  I 
learnt,  I  believe  he  was  glad  to  be  on  this  side  the  water. 
He  came  to  see  me,  and  I  returned  his  visit ;  but  did  not 
find  him  at  home.  If  he  had  commerce  here  with  the 
Court  las  I  verily  believe  he  did  not  come  without  some 
erraud)  it  was  very  secret,  for  I  had  him  observed  as 
much  as  could  be,  but  I  could  never  discover  any  thing 
material.  He  commended  Mens',  de  C'roissy  very  much 
to  me;  and  his  sister,  my  Lady  Hervey,  when  she  was 
here  was  almost  constantly  at  his  house  and  table,  both 
here  and  at  Versailles.  Mr.  Hampden  liad  certainly 
negotiations  here,  whether  it  is  believed  in  England  or 
not.  Mr.  Algernon  Sidney  is  much  admired  and  spoken 
of  by  the  French.  Doctor  Burnet  is  already  as  busy  and 
as  well  acquainted  here  as  in  England,  and  hath  been 
extremely  well  received  at  this  Court,  and  every  where. 
I  wish  his  Majesty  had  not  permitted  him  to  come  out 
of  England,  for  he  is  certainly  more  capable  of  doing 
mischief  here  than  there.  I  hear  that  he  doth  insinuate 
every  where  that  he  is  very  well  with  the  King  our 
master,  and  that  it  is  only  the  Duke  who  oppresseth 
him.  I  met  him  at  Fontainebleaa,  where  he  had  been 
some  days.  He  tcld  me  that  he  was  to  go  away  the  ne.xt 
day,  but  I  left  him  there  two  days  after.  I  was  sur- 
prized at  an  audience  which  I  happened  to  have  there  to 
see  him  in  the  King's  bedchamber,  and  within  two  or 
three  persons  of  him.     That  day  he  went  to  the  Arch- 


bishop ofRlieims.  and   after  an  extraordinary  recejitio  i  sir 

he  was  with  him  for  about  two  hour^.  1  have  had  un  F.  Graham, 
esteem  for  Poctor  Burnet  heretofore,  nor  would  I  now  H/^kt. 
prejudice  him  ;  but  I  would  have  your  lord.ihip  judge  if 
all  this  care.'sing  of  a  stranger  in  a  C  ::ii  t  whh'h  natu- 
rally  hateth  anddespisetli  us  doth  not  spe:ik  something. 
Here  is  one  Fletcher,  Laird  of  Salton,  lately  come  from 
Scotland,  he  is  an  ingenious  but  a  violent  tanatick,  ami 
doubtless  hath  some  conimi'jsion,  for  I  hear  he  is  very 
busy  and  very  virulent.  1  have  some  giounds  to  believe 
that  Messieurs  de  Ruviguy,  the  father  and  sou,  are 
deimted  to  treat  with  thesc'people,  and  to  mesnage  our 
turbulent  and  mercenary  spirits.  They  arc  chosen  as 
having  habitudes  in  England,  and  knowledge  of  our 
English  allairs,  but  coucerniiig  this  I  hope  soon  to  have 
more  light.  This  King  desireth  nothing  with  greater 
earnestness  than  to  prevent  the  calling  of  a  Parliament 
in  England,  and,  doubtless,  all  his  usual  instrummts 
will  be  set  on  work  for  the  end;  but  if  they  should  not 
prevail  they  are  prepared  as  to  the  leeasures  which  they 
are  to  tike :  for  words  to  the  following  etioct  have  been 
let  fall  lately  by  a  person  of  account  here  :  That  notiiing 
but  the  King  our  masior's  good  stars  could  otlect,  the 
assembling  of  a  good  ParUanient,  and  being  asked  why 
he  tbuughtso,  he  re|)lied  that  France  had  instruments 
amongst  us  who,  notwithstanding  the  King's  advantages 
will  pie\ail  for  a  cunsiderable  uumber  of  contrary  elec- 
tions ;  that  it  hath  others  who  in  all  these  commotions 
have  seemed  firm  to  the  King's  interests  only  to  give 
notice  hither  of  the  Courts  measures,  that  they  may  the 
better  countermine  them.  He  continued  thattlio  King 
our  niasier  was  persuaded  of  this,  and  that  therefore  he 
was  afraid  to  call  a  Parliament  yet,  though  there  bo 
great  necessity  for  it,  and  tho'  the  [leople'salfcotions  be 
so  warm  towards  him  that  it  seemeth  to  be  the  critical 
minute  for  it.  He  said  further  that  if  a  Parliament 
should  be  now  called  tho'  of  never  so  loyal  men,  before 
the  examinations  of  the  perso.is  concerned  in  this  plot 
should  be  done,  ihey  would  s^i  ini'Sn.ige  tln-m  with 
specious  pretences,  that  they  should  be  pressing  to  have 
the  examination  of  that  affair,  which  wheth:>r  granted 
or  denied  wmild  do  the  business  of  France.  But  I 
believe  the  other  game  of  hiudring  the  assembling  of  a 
Parliament  is  better  liked  here  at  present,  because  the 
people's  aff'ections  towards  the  King  may  cool,  and 
timely  it  may  be  given  to  malicious  sjiirits  to  work  them 
to  another  temper.  Thev'  are  very  solicitous  at  this 
time  to  know  whether  one  will  be  called  soon  or  not,  and 
they  are  very  much  surprised  that  his  Majesty  hath 
been  able,  withonr  one,  to  arm  out  so  considerable  a 
fleet  at  sea,  as  is  that  under  the  command  of  my  Lord 
Dartmouth.  Thus  they  reason,  thus  they  design,  and 
thus  they  argue  here  against  us  ;  may  God  direct  the 
King  and  his  ministers  to  the  best  means  for  our  safety 
and  preservation.  1  cannot  observe  that  the  French 
clergy  trouble  themselves  much  about  this  business  of 
the  consiiiracy,  or  that  they  seem  to  aim  at  any  advan- 
tage b}'  it  for  their  religion  in  England  ;  they  are- not 
so  much  concerned  for  religion  as  men  generally 
imagine  that  they  are  ;  they  make  it  truckle  to  their 
King's  will  and  subservient  to  their  temporal  ends, 
making  more  account  of  one  of  his  edicts  (by  which 
generally  they  steer  their  consciences!  than  of  the  Pope's 
Bulls ;  -ive  have  a  company  of  ignorant  poor  English 
clergymen  here  iu  convents,  and  in  other  places,  who 
are  foolish  enough  in  their  wishes  and  discourses  u])On 
this  subject;  but  they  are  extremely  illiterate,  and  in- 
considerable; and  what  they  say  is  not  worthy  to  be  men- 
tioned. The  reconciliation  of  the  Duke  of  ]5uckingham, 
by  what  I  hear,  netleth  them  a  little  at  this  Court,  as 
fearing  that  he  may  discover  some  of  their  intrigues, 
but  yet  they  seem  to  slight  it.  Since  I  have  gone  thus 
far  with  my  letter,  there  is  a  report  begun  (and  believe 
that  it  may  be  true)  that  this  King  hath  recalled  his 
troops  from  Flanders.  By  conversation  which  I  have 
had  since  with  some  persons,  I  have  had  some  greater 
lights  concerning  that  design  than  I  had  before.  It  is 
certain  tliat  what  was  done  in  sending  the  French  troops 
thither,  and  iu  giving  them  orders  to  raise  contributions, 
and  to  make  military  executiims  there,  was  in  the  view 
that  Vienna  would  be  lost,  and  that  England  and 
Holland  would  be  under  an  impossibility  of  being  able 
to  oppose  this  King's  designs  powerfully,  or  in  time 
enough  upon  so  sudden  a  disurder  as  would  have  fol- 
lowed thence  iu  the  empire ;  but  the  sudden  relief  of 
Vienna  hath  disappointed  them  strangely ;  ,  .  ,  .  Au 
accommodation  1  may  almost  assure  your  lordship  is 
desired  here  now  more  than  it  seemeth  to  be,  and  the 
King  our  master  cannot  have  a  better  opportunity  to 
press  it  than  this.  Mons'.de  Louvois  who  before  pressed 
a  war,  as  much  out  of  picque  to  Mons'.  Colbert  as  in 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


Sir  consideration  of  his  master's  interests,  would  now,  since 

^'Kart"''  the  finances,  buildings,  and  all  other  affairs  of  this 
- — '  King's  arc  in  his  hands,  and  in  those  of  his  creatures, 
be  extremely  glad  to  bring  otf  this  King  hand.-^oraely  in 
this  busineis  of  Flanders.  1  have  already  tuuehed  to 
Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  upon  a  report  that  hath  run  here 
of  a  ligue  otleusiTc  and  defensive  concluded  betwixt 
Enghmd  and  France.  It  is  now  discoursed  of  with  all 
the  confidence  in  the  world,  insoniuoh  that  1  begin  to 
fear  it ;  and  1  should  be  obliged  to  your  lordship  if  it 
be  not  so,  to  put  me  out  of  my  pain.  It  is  said  that 
Monsieur  de  Barillon  (who  is  a  favourite  and  a  kind  of  a 
relation  toMims'.  de  Louvois,  and  a  most  intimate  friend 
to  Madame  de  Maintenon,  as  having  known  her  in  her 
younger  days)  hath  mesnaged  this  ligue,  and  that  Dane- 
marke  is  also  come  into  it.  The  method  is  said  to  have 
been  this,  that  he  hath  had  orders  to  induce  the  King 
our  master  to  favour  the  French  pretensions  about  the 
dependencies  of  Alost,  and  so  to  oblige  the  Spaniard, 
either  to  that  cession  or  to  refuse  the  mediation  of 
England,  and  so  by  degrees  to  some  little  piques  against 
the  English  which  might  give  occasion  to  his  Majesty 
to  depart  from  his  ligue  with  them,  and  to  desist  from 
his  mediation,  and  in  fine  to  enter  into  a  new  ligue  with 
the  French.  To  this  end,  it  is  said,  Mons'.  Barillon  had 
orders  to  promise  that  nothing  should  be  done  against 
any  maritime  town  ;  and  the  yiroposal  of  this  ligue  was 
to  be  but  an  amusement,  if  Vienna  had  been  taken,^  but 
to  be  really  concluded  if  it  were  relieved  as  now  it  is 
said  to  be.  And  Mods'.  Barillon,  by  the  credit  of 
Mons'.  de  Louvois  and  Madame  de  Maintenon,  is  to  have 
Mons'.  de  Croissy's  charge  in  reward  of  that  service. 
This  1  write  to  your  lordship  as  the  discourse  of  this 
place,  hoping  to  hear  something  from  you  by  the  first 
opportunity  upon  this  subject.  I  find  that  your  lordship 
lies  still  under  the  same  misfortune  of  being  no  favourite 
to  this  Court,  and  Mons'.  Barillon  dare  not  do  you  the 
honour  to  shine  upon  you,  since  his  master  frowneth. 
They  know  very  well  yolir  lordship's  qualifications, 
which  make  them  tear,  and  consequently  hate  you.  And 
be  assured,  my  lord,  if  all  their  strength  can  send  you  to 
Euti'ord  it  shall  be  employed  for  that  end.  Two  things 
I  heai-  they  ]iarticularly  object  against  you,  your  secrecy 
and  your  bemg  incapable  of  being  corrupted.  Against 
these  two  things  I  know  they  have  declared.  My  Lord 
of  Sunderland's  being  for  them  they  openly  avow,  and 
their  relying  upon  him  ;  but  believe  it,  there  is  another 
of  our  ministers  who  maketh  much  Court  at  the  end  of 
the  gallery  for  whom  they  have  no  great  veneration  ; 
believe  my  lord  that  I  speak  these  things  knowingly. 
I  am  to  add  that  Mons'.  de  St.  Romain's  negotiaion  in 
Portugal  will  be  to  demand  the  Infanta  for  this  King  in 
marriage  ;  an  express  is  gone  to  him  lately  upon  this 
subject  to  meet  him  there  at  his  arrival. 

1683,  Oci.  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  (the  same). 
Having  the  opportunity  of  conveying  this  safely  to  your 
lordship  by  the  iiands  of  Mr.  Forljes,  son  to  my  Lord  of 
Grrenard  in  Ireland,  I  was  very  willing  to  embrace  it, 
and  to  give  you  some  informations  which  I  am  not  wil- 
ling to  adventure  to  send  by  the  post.  Upon  Thursday 
or  Friday  last  Doctor  Burnett  went  to  Versailles  (as  I 
believe  by  invitation)  where  he  had  the  greatest  recep- 
tion imaginable  ;  the  King  took  very  great  notice  of 
him;  he"  was  presented  to  the  Dauphin,  caressed  by 
people  of  quantity  of  both  sexes  to  the  greatest  degree 
that  could  be.  The  waters  played  for  him  through  all 
the  gardens,  and  there  was  one  of  the  Daupbin's  coaches 
ready  to  carry  hin\  to  see  them,  and  he  made  use  of  it. 
Monsieur  I'Angeau  accompanied  him  thro'  all  places. 
The  appartments  and  cabinets  were  open  to  him,  and 
nothing  was  left  undone  by  which  any  civility  could  be 
expressed  to  him;  care  was  taken  also  to  intimate  that 
the  King  had  not  ordered  more  to  be  done  to  the  Prince 
Borghese  when  he  went  some  months  since  to  see  Ver- 
sailles than  was  done  for  him.  This  |iartieular  circum- 
stance I  had  from  one  that  was  with  him,  and  who 
heard  it.  Whatever  use  this  Court  may  have  of  him, 
I  do  not  think  this  conduct  at  all  prudent.  I  have  not 
failed  whenever  an  occasion  hath  ofl'ered  to  give  the 
character  of  the  doctor  and  to  let  all  people  know  upon 
what  terms  he  is  with  his  Majesty;  the  Marschal  de 
Belfond  hath  often  been  to  visit  him,  and  to  carry  him 
abroad  in  his  coach.  It  hath  been  also  told  him  that 
this  King  hath  a  great  regard  for  him  upon  the  account 
of  bis  History  of  tiie  Reformation,  and  he  is  generally 
complimented  upon  that  subject,  which  maketh  me 
l)elieve  that  they  may  have  some  design  by  it  to  give  a 
little  omlirege  to  the  ]Monce,  that  he  may  take  notice  of 
it  to  the  Pope,  who  is  too  firm  to  the  general  Catholiek 
interest  to  be  well  here.  I  thought  fit  to  give  yonr 
lordship  notice  of  these  particulars  that   you   may  at 


your  leasure  make  your  reflections  upon  them.     I  shall         Sib 
only  add  that  no  minister  of  the  King's  hath  had,  that        BiEif'' 

1  hear  of  such  a  reception.     I  was  told  upon  Sunday  

last  by  a  minister,  that  they  have  had  accounts  from 
England  that  upon  a  consultation  whether  the  King 
should  at  this  time  call  a  Parliament  or  not,  3'our  Lord- 
ship and  Secretary  .lenkins  were  for  it,  and  that  my  Lords 
of  Sunderland  and  Rochester  opposed  it,  which  method 
I  assui-e  your  Lordship  is  making  of  Court  here.  The 
Laird  of  Saltim,  who  I  mentioned  in  my  last  to  you,  is 
gone  to  make  a  little  tour,  Imt  I  hear  he  is  to  return 
soon.  Doctor  Burnet  talks  of  going  into  England  sud- 
denly. [  am  extremely  loth  to  name  any  persons  to 
their  jirejudice,  if  it  be  not  very  clear  to  me  that  they 
are  faulty.  I  mentioned  in  my  last  to  you  Monsieur  de 
Rauvigni  and  his  son  as  two  with  whom  those  of  the 
party  here  treat  ;  I  am  again  assured  of  it.  tho'  upon 
my  own  knowledge  I  can  say  nothing,  and  that  Mons'. 
.lust el  is  also  a  little  busy  in  England,  and  corresponds 
much  with  him  ;  but  I  am  also  told  that  he  never  writes 
himself  any  letters  wherein  is  the  least  mention  of 
State  matters,  but  only  takes  notice  of  curiosities  of 
nature  and  new  inventions,  managing  his  correspondence 
by  less  suspected  hands.  I  know  that  my  Lord  of  Essex 
was  his  great  patron.  I  tell  your  lordship  what  I  hear, 
and  from  some  hands  who  have  no  interest  to  lie  to  me. 
It  can  do  the  King  no  harm  to  have  eyes  upon  foreigners 
who  must  naturally  have  a  love  for  their  own  country. 
Some  of  our  fanatics  here  I  find  arc  a  little  troubled  at 
the  raising  of  the  siege  of  Vienna,  and  speak  in  the 
language  of  this  Court  that  the  Turks  will  certainly 
return  in  the  spring  time  with  a  very  formidable  array. 
I  am  told  that  very  latel}'  ])ersonH  have  been  secretly 
dispatched  to  hinder  Tecklies  (Tekeli)  sul)mission  to 
the  Emperor  if  possible,  and  to  endeavour  to  keep  the 
Turks  in  heart.  Mons'.  de  Verny  who  negotiated  here- 
tofore in  Poland  is  returned  to  Court  as  being  too  much 
known  there  to  do  any  more  business  ;  but  others  are 
said  to  be  sent  thither,  with  instructions  to  promote 
jealousies  in  that  kingdom,  in  the  absence  of  the  King, 
l)y  insinuating  to  the  Republic  and  peopjle  that  his 
design  in  this  war  is  onely  to  make  himself  absolute, 
and  to  make  the  Crown  hereditary  to  his  family.  I 
have  inclosed  a  little  book  which  is  very  authentic,  and 
makes  out  clearly  the  intrigues  of  this  King's  former 
agents  and  ministers  in  I'nland.  1  have  great  fears  that 
there  is  a  design  to  excite  troubles  in  England,  and  \mT- 
ticularly  in  Iiondon,  because  1  am  assured  that  good 
sums  of  money  will  be  returned  over  soon,  and  some  of 
it  I  believe  may  be  for  Argile.  1  mentioned  in  my  last 
the  correspondence  of  some  of  the  disatfected  English 
here,  at  Basil,  Hamburg,  and  Dantzick,  and  in  Holland 
I  have  reason  to  believe  that  the  i-eturn  of  the  money 
may  be  made  from  those  places  to  avoid  the  suspicion  of 
its  being  sent  from  hence  ;  it  is  impossible  for  me  to 
write  positively  to  your  lordship  of  these  things,  and  to 
assure  you  that  they  are  true,  but  I  have  very  reason- 
able grounds  for  some  of  them.  Very  extraordinary 
means  are  used  at  present  to  procure  money,  and  all 
]ire])arations  are  making  as  if  a  war  were  certainly  to  be  ; 
the  ])roceeding3  of  the  Sjianish  in  Flanders  alarmeth 
them  much  here,  and  continue  a  little  longer  may 
insensibly  engage  Europe  in  a  war. 

1684,  Feb.  19th,  st.  no.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Privy  Seal. — My  last  indisposition  hath  hindered  me 
from  having  the  honour  of  writing  to  you  so  often  as  I 
should  have  done  if  1  had  been  well,  but  I  thank  God 
I  am  now  in  a  better  condition  of  health,  and  I  shall 
not  fail  so  often  as  anything  happens  worthy  of  your 
lordship's  remarks  here  to  inform  you  of  it.  "The  bearer 
hereof,  Mr.  Innis,  is  a  person  in  whom  I  very  much 
confide  as  to  my  affairs  here  ;  and  have  ordered  him  to 
acquaint  your  lordship  with  some  tilings  relating  to 
myself  which  are  too  long  for  a  letter. -Says  that  his 
great  expenses  will  oblige  him  to  beg  the  King's  leave 
to  return  home  ....  It  may  be  of  importance  to  your 
lordship  to  have  a  j)erson  in  this  post  in  whom  you 
may  confide,  and  who  may  give  you  true  and  perfect 
accounts  of  what  passeth  here.  And  if  I  might  take 
the  liberty  of  naming  one  to  j'our  lordship  who  I  think 
is  very  well  qualified  for  the  affair,  and  who  1  am  sure 
hath  aljilities  for  it,  and  will  make  them  appear  when- 
ever he  shall  be  employed,  it  should  be  my  Lord  Eland  ; 
I  should  not,  as  well  for  the  King's  sake  as  for  your 
lordshi])'s  and  his  own  (for  both  whom  1  have  so  great  an 
honour)  off'er  this,  if  I  did  not  know  that  ho  would 
acquit  himself  every  way  well,  and  besides  his  other 
qualifications,  bring  industry  and  application  with 
him  .... 

1684,  Deo.  13th,  n.  s., Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  h4s  Royal 
Highness.     I,  having  been  here  for  almost  3  years,  and 


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Cr'^am     '"^i"o    10'"'  sinking  under  the  expense  which  1    have 
Bast.    '    been  obliged   to  make,  believe  it  may  not  be  improper 

to  inform  His  Majesty  of  my  condition,  and  huiuljly  to 

make  a  proposal  to  him.  which,  if  he  resolveth  to  con- 
tinue me  in  his  service  here,  I  hope  he  will  not  think 
unreasonable.  I  have  sent  it  by  this  post  to  my  brother 
who  will  have  the  honour  to  communicate  it  to  your 
Highness.  1  do  moat  humbly  beg  of  your  Highness  to 
consider  of  it,  andtofurtherit  with  his  Majesty.  lam  ex- 
tremely willing  to  serve  his  Majesty  here  or  in  any  other 
place  of  Europe,  where  he  shall  think  tit,  and  I  know  ho 
intends  that  those  who  have  the  honour  to  serve  him 
should  have  an  easy  subsistance,  without  which  it  is  im- 
possible to  serve  him  well.  If  what  I  offer  may  be  counte- 
nanced by  3-our  Highness  and  approved  of  without  my 
stirring  from  hence  I  should  be  very  well  satisfied,  but 
if  it  be  otherwise,  I  shall  humljly  beg  of  your  Highness 
to  obtain  leave  for  me  from  his  Majesty  to  make  a  short 
voyage  into  England,  upon  the  account  of  my  )irivate 
afl'airs,  which  are  at  pre.sent  in  some  disorder,  upon  the 
assurance  that  I  shall  be  ready  to  return  hither  after  a 
very  short  stay  there.  Expresses  his  gratitude  and 
devotion  to  his  Highness. 

168f,  Deo.  l^ith,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Coll.  C4rnhme. 
— 1  have  inclosed  a  letter,  dear  brother,  for  the  Duke, 
which  1  pray  you  to  read  and  afterwards  to  seal  up.  I 
enclosed  a  proposal  to  the  King,  if  he  intends  I  should 
stay  here.  I  hope  he  will  not  think  it  unreasonable.  I 
pray  you  communicate  it  to  the  Duke,  and  do  what 
you  can  for  me.  If  it  be  granted,  I  shall  be  able  to  live 
comfortably  and  do  the  King's  business,  I  hope  to  his  con- 
tentment, and  1  shall  be  in  a  condition  to  receive  the 
Duke  of  St.  Alban's  as  he  desireth  I  should  :  but  if  it  be 
rejected  it  will  be  impossible  for  me  to  continue  longer 
here.  By  the  proposal  his  Majesty  will  see  that  I  only 
desire  to  subsist  honourably  and  not  to  get  much  ;  I  beg 
of  you  to  push  this  affair  with  the  Duke,  and  if  you  find 
it  absolutel}'  necessary  that  I  should  go  over,  I  hope  the 
Duke  will  ask  leave  nf  the  King  for  me.  If  any  diffi- 
culty be  made  as  to  the  having  an  ambassador  here  upon 
the  ceremonial  account  (as  perhaps  there  may),  and  tipon 
the  precedence  of  the  coaches  of  these  Princes  of  the 
blood  at  his  entry,  I  will  engage  to  shew  exjiedients  for 
the  regulating  of  all  that  with  all  safety  to  the  honour 
of  his  Majesty  ....  P.S.  1  pray  let  none  but  the  Duke 
or  King  see  this  enclosed  proposal. 

Memd.  that  this  was  added  to  the  foregoing  letter 
to  the  colonel. 

You  will  observe  that  if  the  King  approveth  of  this 
proposal  that  it  is  to  be  understood  that  I  must  have 
advance  money  for  my  equipage,  the  allowance  of  ex- 
traordinary expenses  as  I  have  now,  and  that  also  I 
must  have  plate  and  those  other  things  which  are  given 
to  other  ambassadors  ;  but  you  need  not  to  mention  this 
to  the  King  at  first,  afterwards  we  can  demand  them  of 
right, 
roposals  The  Lord  Preston,  the  King's  Envoye  Extraordinary 

°tl''°c''l1      ''°  '^^  most  Christian  King,   doth   most  humbly  repre- 
bter.       '     sent  to  his  Majesty  (after  alluding  to  his  great  ex])enses), 
that     whereas    his    Majesty    heretofore     hath    always 
allowed  to  his  ambassadors  who  have  resided  in  this 
,  Court  the  sum  of  100/.  per  week,  which  in  the  year  doth 

I  amount  to  5,200/.  sterling.     If  his  Majesty  will  double 

f  his  ordinary  allowance  paid  to  him  as  Envoye  of  i>l.  per 

diem,  which  in  the  week  will  amount  to  70/.,  and  in  the 
year  to  3,640/.  sterling,  and  which  will  save  his  Majesty 
the  sum  of  1,560/.  in  the  year,  the  said  Lord  Preston  will 
serve  in  this  Court  as  his  ambassador  in  ordinary. 

LoKD  Pkeston's  Letter  Books. 
Vol.  8. 

Letters  from  Paris  to  Foreign  Ministers,  1682 — 1684, 
and  letters  to  Lord  Lieutenants  in  1688. 

1682,  May  29th.  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  R. 
Bulstrode,  at  Brassels. — I  have  received  the  honour  of 
yours  and  shall  be  very  glad  to  hear  from  you  as  often 
as  occasions  will  permit,  because  I  know  it  will  be  for 
the  advantage  of  our  master's  affairs  that  we  should 
l'ri(|uently  correspond.  I  shall  not  fail  to  give  you 
l]articular  notices  and  accounts  of  all  that  passeth  here, 
and  shall  be  ready  to  do  you  any  service  in  this  ])lace 
which  you  shall  command  me 

1682,  June  12th,  Paris.     The  same  to  the  same 

This  Court  at  present  seems  to  be  in  a  settled  tranquillity, 
they  speak  more  of  peace  than  of  war,  for  they  jjcrsuadc 
themselves  that  their  enemies  are  not  in  a  condition  to 
enterprise  any  thing  apon  them,  nevertheless  they  act 
as  if  they  did  apprehend  something 

1682,  July  6lh,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mons'. 
Petit,  secretary  to  Mr.  Skeltou,  at  Hamburgh. — I  have 
II     stofi-j. 


received  both   your   letters I   ha\  e   given  Mr. 

Skelton  an  account  of  what  is  worth  sending  from  this 

jilrtce 

^  s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Capt.  Skelton.  'I'he  King's 
Envoye  Extraordinary  to  .several  Princes  in  Germany, 
he  residing  at  Hamburgh.— I  have  received  your  honour 

of  the  16tli  of  .June We  hear  yet   nothing  in 

I>articulur  of  what  hath  jiasseil  betwixt  the  King  of 
Denmark  and  the  Elector  of  Brandenbourg,  but  tlio 
general  discourse  (jf  this  Court  is.  that  the  resolutions 
which  they  have  taken  are  very  advantageous  for  Prance, 
&c.  They  talk  of  an  acconiniodation  betwixt  the  Pojio 
and  this  King,  the  Pope  being  to  send  hither  the  Car- 
dinal Rospigliosi  to  adjust  all  matters  in  dispute. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  Rich.  Bulstrode.  We  begir 
to  talk  very  hotly  of  war  here,  the  preparations  for"  it 
having  been  made  before.  The  voyage  of  Mons'.  de 
Lonvois  hath  also  occasioned  variety  of  conjectures  and 
discourse.  Peoide  imagining  that  "he  is  not  gone  upon 
any  slight  errand. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Foley,  the  King's  resident 
at  Hamburgh  ....  It  will  be  very  acceptable  to  me 
to  hear  from  you  what  passes  at  Franckfort,  and  in 
return  I  shall  not  fail  to  transmit  to  you  what  is  worthy 
of  your  knowledge  here. 

1682,  July  27th,  n.   s.,   Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 

Skelton. 


Sir 

P.  r.RAHAM. 

Bart. 


t.i   Mr 
favour 


1682,  July  27th,  n.  s..  Paris.— Lord  Preston 
Foley. — 1  am  extremely  obliged  to  you  for  the 
you  do  me  in  giving  me  an  account  of  what  passeth 
with  you  at  Franckfort,  I  shall  not  fail  to  give  you 
notice  of  what  is  done  here  with  all  exactness.  At 
])resent  there  seems  a  very  great  inclination  to  peace 
at  this  Court,  and  it  is  my  opinion  that  there  will  be  no 
war,  at  least  this  year,  if  France  be  not  attacked,  for 
without  doubt  a  little  breathing  time  is  very  necessary 
at  present  for  this  King's  afl'airs 

n.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  Rich.  Bulstrode.  —  I 
have  received  the  favour  of  your  last,  and  had  sooner 
made  a  return  to  it  but  that  I  have  been  extremely 
busy  in  passing  betwixt  this  place  and  Versailles  upon 
business  of  concern  almost  ever  since. 

1682,  July  27th,  st.  n.,  Paris— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Petit. — This  place  at  this  time  is  verj-  barren  of  news  ; 
but  what  there  is  worth  writing  1  have  communicated 
to  Mr.  Skelton,  who  I  know  will  impart  it  to  you 

1682,  Aug.  2nd,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
Henry  Goodrick,  Envoye  Extraordinary  at  Madrid. 

1682.  Aug.31.st,s.n.,  Paris.— LordPreston  to  Mr.Skelton. 
— I  have  received  both  yours,  and  had  sooner  answered 
them  if  I  had  not  been  taken  up  most  part  of  tlie  last 
week  liy  i)erforming  of  ceremonies  to  the  King,  t^ueen, 
&c.  upoTi  the  birth  of  the  Duke  of  Burgoyne,  and  in  pre- 
senting my  Lord  Feversham  and  my  brother,  who  are 
come  from  the  King  and  Duke  to  make  their  compli- 
ment upon  the  same  subject.  I  have  not  yet  spoken  to 
Mons'.  de  Croissy  about  the  Duke  of  Holstein's  affair, 
but  I  intend  to  do  it  on  Wednesday,  and  by  my  next 
you  shall  have  an  account  of  it.  I  yesterday  imparted 
the  contents  of  your  last  letter  to  the  Envoye  of  Hol- 
stein  and  made  him  sensiljle  first  how  zealously  you 
had  endeavoured  to  serve  his  master,  and  that  your 
orders  which  I  had  received  were  (as  Mr.  Secretary 
Jenkins  had  written  to  me)  obtained  purely  liy  your 
just  means,  and  therefore  you  were  a  little  surprised  at 
the  Duke's  late  carriage  towards  you,  the  ]iarticulars  of 
which  I  mentioned  to  him  in  as  soft  and  smooth  a  way 
as  the  business  required ;  he  seemed  very  much  sur- 
prised at  it,  and  spoke  with  much  kindness  and  respect 
of  you  J  he  said  he  would  not  fail  to  represent  the  matter 
to  his  master  as  from  himself,  and  he  did  not  doubt  but 
you  wutild receive  all  civility  and  satisfaction  from  him. 

1682.  Oct.  16th,  8.  n.  Paris. — The  same  to  tlie  same — 

The  Envoye  of  Holstein  was  several  times 

to  see  me  when  I  was  ill,  but  my  condition  was  .-^uch 
that  I  could  see  noljody.  ...  The  Duke  of  Savoy  mc 
hear  recovers,  and  begins  to  disengage  himself  fi-oni 
the  government  of  his  mother,  who  is  wholly  supported 
by  tills  (_!ourt  ....  The  ditt'erences  betwixt  this  Court 
and  Rome  seem  to  be  much  heightened  of  late;  the 
Pope  having  declared  that  if  the  late  propositions  of 
the  clergy  hero  be  not  abolished,  and  affairs  settled  upon 
the  old  foot,  he  will  proceed  to  censure  them,  and  some 
say  he  threatens  excommunication.  The  great  expec- 
tation of  all  people  now  is  what  the  S|)auiards  will  do  iu 
the  affair  of  the  mediation  offered  by  our  master.  The 
French  are  ready  to  begin  with  them  if  the  time  given 
them  should  be  Iiipsed  before  they  accejit  it.  For  their 
late  prohibiting  of  provisions  to  be  carried  into  Luxem- 
hourg  is  a  kind  of  a  beginning  of  a  blocade,  and   donbt- 

X  X 


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msniRlCAL   MANUSCRIVTS    COMMISSION  : 


Sir  less  the  firsl  moment  they  are  at  liberty  by  the  Spaniards" 

Bart^"'   refusal  they  will  besiesje  it. 

-—'  (Autograph.)  This  day  1   writ  also  to  Mr.  Poley,  the 

King's  resident  at  Frankfort,  in  the  same  words   that 

I  did  to  Mr.   Skelton,  except  the  matter   relating    to 

Holstein. 

1682,  Oct.  16th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir.  K. 
Bulstrode.  I  am  extremely  sorry  to  hear  of  your  late 
accident,  the'  I  am  glad  at  the  same    time    to    have 

occasion  to  congratulate  with  you  your  recovery 

1682.  Nov.  20th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  Court  arrived  at  Versailles  from  Fountainbleau 
upon  Monday  night.  I  went  thither  on  Tuesday,  and  I 
find  that  the  Court  hath  yet  had  no  account  of  any  re- 
solutions taken  in  Spain  concerning  the  late  proposition 
made  there  by  the  King  our  master  ;  nor  do  I  expect  at 
present  that  any  very  direct  answer  is  expected,  so  that 
I  question  not  but  that  measures  are  taken  against  the 
expiration  of  the  term  lately  limited.  The  ministers 
here  declai-e  the  great  inclinations  which  their  master 
hath  for  establishing  of  a  lasting  peace  upon  all  occa- 
sions, and  say  that  for  a  very  small  consideration  he  !S 
ready  to  ijuit  all  pretensions  which  he  may  h8,ve  upon 
the  Spaniards.  What  the  consideration  expected  may 
be  it  is  hard  yet  to  know,  but  I  am  sure  peace  is  the 
interest  of  our  master  at  least,  and  I  wish  with  all  my 
heart  he  may  succeed  in  his  endeavours  for  it  .  .  .  The 
affairs  betwixt  this  Court  and  Rome  seem  at  present  to 
be  in  a  little  better  posture  than  lately.  Its  said  that 
the  Pope  intends  to  send  the  Linigei<BcnHf!<  with  a  mag- 
nificent present  to  the  Duke  de  Bourgogne,  and  that  the 
Nonce  who  brings  them  shall  reside  here.  .  .  . 

1682,  Dec.  7th,  s.  n.,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  have  deferred  to  answer  your  very  oljliging  letter  till 
this  time,  because  I  had  nothing  worth  troubling  you 
with,  for  this  Court  seems  now  to  mind  nothing  loss 
than  business.  Operas  and  comedies  are  the  great 
divertisement  of  it,  and  a  continued  rejouissance  is 
designed  the  whole  winter.  But  you  will  imagine  very 
easily  that  business  goes  on  too,  and  that  there  is  a 
mixture  of  utile  and  chdce  .  .  .  The  Spa.  Ambassador 
(as  I  know  you  have  heard),  presenting  lately  a  memo- 
rial to  the  King  our  master,  by  which  he  desired  his 
Majesty  to  interpose  his  offices  with  the  most  Christian 
King  for  the  prolongation  of  the  term  limited  (though 
in  terms  something  too  fine,  according  to  his  custom) 
his  Majesty  was  pleased  to  acquaint  Mons'.  de  Barillon 
with  it,  and  also  to  desire  him  to  intimate  his  desires  to 
his  master  that  he  would  yet  accord  a  delay.  At  the 
same  time  also  he  commanded  me  to  do  offices  iu  this 
Court,  and  to  let  the  King  know  that  the  great  passion 
he  had  always  testified  to  see  the  peace  of  Christendom 
upon  a  sure  foot  did  oblige  him  to  demand  it  of  him. 
The  instances  which  were  made  were  very  well  received, 
and  accordingly  (as  I  know  you  have  heard)  the  term  is 
prolonged  till  the  1.5th  of  Jan.  next.  Mons'.  le  Baron 
Delvall  was  the  other  day  with  me  before  I  sealed  my 
pacquet,  by  the  firder  of  Mons'.  de  la  Fuentes,  to  let 
me  know  that  Mons'.  de  Croissy  had  made  upon  Friday 
last  a  visit  to  him  the  ambassador,  and  did  by  the  order 
of  his  master  acquaint  him  that  he  was  very  much  sur- 
prised with  tlie  late  answer  which  he  had  given  to  the 
letter  which  Mons'.  de  Croissy  had  written  to  him  by 
his  order.  That  he  had  given  notice  of  it  to  all  the 
Courts  of  Europe,  and  also  ordered  his  officers  iu  those 
parts  of  Flanders  to  resist  the  march  of  Buy  troops 
through  his  countries,  and  to  repell  them  by  force  who- 
soever tliey  were.  The  answi-r  of  tlie  ambassador  was 
in  short  this,  that  whereas  he  had  been  jileased  to  let 
him  know  that  his  Majesty  was  much  surprised  with 
what  he  had  written  in  answer  to  the  letter  which  he 
had  been  pleased  to  write  to  him,  he  was  no  ways  sur- 
prised with  those  menaces  nor  with  the  resolution  he 
had  taken.  The  ambassador  not  proceeding,  and  Mons'. 
de  Croissy  expecting  that  more  should  have  been  said, 
he  went  away  in  some  heat.  .  .  . 

I(i82,  Jan.  Ith,  n.  s.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Coll. 
Kirke,  G-ovemcr  of  Tangier.  Captain  Nicholson  having 
some  time  since  put  into  my  hands  the  favour  of  your 
letter  from  Tangc-r,  I  take  the  liberty  of  charging  him 
with  this  to  return  you  my  hearty  thanks  for  it.  .  .  . 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  H.  Goodricke,  at  Madrid. 
I  had  not  so  long  been  wanting  to  write  to  you  if  1 
could  have  believed  that  my  letter  would  have  come 
safe  to  your  hands.  I  was  extremely  glad  to  receive 
yours  by  Captain  Nicholson,  and  was  preparing  to  have 
answered  it  when  the  account  of  your  late  barbarous 
treatment  arrived  here.  All  the  world  is  amazed  at  it, 
and  can  look  upon  it  as  no  other  than  an  open  breach  of 
the  law  of  nations,  of  which  the  privileges  and  rights  of 
ambassadors  make  a  considerable  part,  and  have  always 
been  esteemed  s:irred  even  amongst,  the  mo.^t  barbarous 


nations.     I  was    apprehensive    that    after   so    great    a     ,     Sir 
violence  they  might  not  sutler  you  to  write,   or  at  least        bJkt.*"' 

to  convey  to  his  Majesty  our  master  an  account  of  it.  

I  have,  therefore,  some  time  since  written  the  exact 
narrative  of  their  proceedings  to  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins, 
which  will  not  be  much  to  their  advantage.  One  thing 
ought  to  support  you  much  in  tliis  affair,  which  is  that 
by  all  my  letters  1  find  the  king  and  the  ministers  not 
at  all  dissatisfied  with  your  jiroceedings.  and  you  may 
be  assured  that  in  this  place,  or  wherever  else  I  am,  I 
will  take  care  that  justice  shall  bo  done  you  in  repre- 
senting your  proceedings  and  carriage  in  it.  .  .  . 

1682,  Feb.  7th,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Skelton. — Things  in  this  Court  continue  in  the  same 
posture  that  they  have  beau  in  for  some  time,  and  it  is 
the  opinion  of  7uost  people  that  there  shall  be  no  great 
action  this  year,  but  that  if  any  happen  to  be  it  will 
rather  Vje  on  the  side  of  Italy  than  Flanders,  and  'ois 
thought  that  under  the  pretext  of  Algiers  Genoa  is 
aimed  at  .  .  .  Monsieur  Haythauscn  is  returned  from 
our  Court,  and  much  satisfied  with  the  kind  reception 
i\-hich  he  met  with  there,  as  well  from  the  King  our 
master  as  from  the  ministers.  The  answer  which  was 
given  him  I  know  you  have,  and  you  will  perceive  that 
besides  a  wall  of  assistance  (which  you  know  cannot 
well  be  given  at  this  time)  nothing  more  could  have 
been  done  iu  that  affair.  .  .  . 

1682,  Feb.  Cth,  st.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Poley. — I  have  received  yours  fiom  Ratisbone.  ...  I 
was  very  glad  by  it  to  find  that  you  were  safely  arrived 
there,  where  I  wish  you  all  success  in  your  negotiations, 
and  that  they  may  be  for  the  King  our  master's  service 
and  satisfaction  (as  1  am  sure  you  will  endeavour  they 
shall  be),  and  also  for  your  own  advan*-age.  This  Court 
seems  to  bo  persuaded  that  a  treaty  doth  advance  a  pace 
where  you  are,  and  that  the  proposal  of  France  will  be 
accepted.  On  the  other  hand,  the  Imperial  and  Spanish 
ministers  sustain  that  the  Emperor  will  hold  firm,  and 
not  treat  but  in  conjunction  with  his  allies  ;  but  a  little 
time  will  clear  this  matter.  .  .  . 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  P^.  Bulstrode. — .  .  .  . 
Things  in  this  Coui't  continue  in  the  same  posture.  .  .  . 
(Gives  the  same  news  as  in  the  two  previous  letters  to 
Mr.  Skelton  and  Mr.  Poley,) — Mons'.  Delval  (,as  I  believe 
you  may  have  heard),  applying  the  other  day  to  Mons'. 
de  Louvois  by  the  order  of  the  Marquis  de  Grana,  to 
complain  of  some  new  pretensions  to  several  places  in 
the  county  of  Nanur,  and  set  on  foot  by  a  French  inten- 
dant  in  those  parts,  was  answered  that  the  Marquis  de 
Grana  ought  not  to  believe  rumours  and  repoits,  for 
that  the  King  his  master  was  resolved  to  observe  the 
declaration  which  he  made  at  the  raising  the  Bhicus  of 
Luxembourg,  which  was  that  he  would  keep  what  he 
then  possessed  but  that  he  would  attempt  nothing  anew 
till  all  differences  betwixt  him  and  the  Crown  of  Simin 
were  terminated  either  by  the  arbitrage  of  the  King  our 
master  or  by  some  other  mean.  .  .  .  I  will  very  speedily 
send  you  both  sand  and  wax  as  you  desire,  and  as  soon 
as  I  can  get  them  bound  I  will  send  you  the  works  of 
Pere  Maimbonrg. 

1683,  April  11th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Fanshaw,  Eiivoye  Extraordinary  in  Portngal. — .  .  .  . 
The  great  discourse  of  this  Court  at  this  time  is  of  war. 
Great  preparations  are  making  for  it.  Five  campemcnts 
are  to  be  made  ;  one  upon  the  Saone,  commanded  by 
Mons'.  de  Boufflars  ;  another  upon  the  Saar,  where  the 
Duke  de  ViUiTOy  commands  ;  a  third  is  to  be  betwixt 
the  Samljre  and  the  Meuse,  where  Mons'.  de  Mondar  is 
to  command ;  and  one  is  to  be  in  Alsace,  and  another 
iu  Flanders,  where  Mons'.  de  Sourdes  and  Mons'.  do 
Montbruu  command.  Some  people  think  the  design  is 
upon  Genoa,  others  upon  Luxeml>ourg,  which  I  confess 
is  my  opinion,  if  the  Turks  enter  Hungary,  which  in  all 
apjiearance  they  will  do. 

1683.  April  22nd,  n.  s. — Lord  Preston  to  Coll.  Kirke. 
— 1  have  lately  received  two  of  your  favours,  one  by  the 
post  and  another  by  Captain  Nicholson,  and  I  take  the 
opjiortunity  of  this  gentleman's  passing  your  way  the 
more  willingly  because  he  is  very  particularly  recom- 
mended to  me  as  one  who,  being  sent  express  from  this 
Court  to  Portugal,  has  a  curiosity  to  see  Tangier  in  his 
voyage,  and  will  deserve  the  honour  of  your  acquain- 
tance. His  name  is  Mons'.  de  la  Neufville,  and  is  of  a 
very  good  family,  so  if  any  occasion  oHer  wherein  your 
countenance  and  protection  may  stand  him  in  stead,  I 
beg  you  will  honour  him  with  it.  .  .  . 

1683,  Aug.  23rd,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Prestou  to  Mr. 
Poley. — Whilst  you  travail  for  peace  at  Ratisbone  we 
are  here  giving  the  signal  of  war,  for  which  now  noliody 
doulits  since  the  Duke  de  Ville  Roy  and  Mons'.  de 
Boufflars  are  marching  towards  Flanders  with  the  troops 
which  were  this  s\immer  encamped  upon  the  Saar  and 


APPEiSUlX    To    Si:VE.\TH     HKr(.iKJ. 


■■Ml 


Sir  the  Saono.     .     .     ,  Tlie  S(|\iaili'OU  wliich  the  King  our 

iuRT*^'  niS'Ster  hath  hitely  put  to  si-u  uudur  the  commaud  of  my 
— —  '  Lord  Dartmouth  occasions  much  discourse  iu  Kurope, 
and  partiruhirly  here.  Some  ))eople  think  that  it  is 
gone  to  the  Baltique  to  assist  and  join  the  Frencli  and 
Danish  fleets  there;  others  it  is  gone  into  tlic  Mediter- 
ranean to  wateh  the  motions  of  the  Spanish  fleet  there, 
which  I  look  upon  as  more  probable,  because  wo  believe 
that  those  people  will  lose  no  advantage  which  liy  any 
means  they  can  gain  upon  us,  since  they  have  beru  in- 
dustrious upon  all  occasions  to  treat  us  with  indignity. 
;,  Witness  the  atl'air  of  Sir  Henry  Goodricke,  and  in  a  late 

'.  rencontre  where  the  Spanish  Admiral  at  his  coming  out 

of  Cadiz  obliged  one   of  the   King's  ships  to  strike  to 

him 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  Eich.  Bulstrode. — Giving 
the  same  news  as  in  the  letter  to  Mr.  Poley. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Skelton. — Containing  the 
French  news  as  abo\c. 

1683,  Sept.  •27th,  s.  n.,  Paris.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Poley.  I  arrived  late  the  last  night  from  Fouutain- 
bleau,  where  i  have  been  obliged  to  continue  lor  some 
days.  At  vay  return  I  received  yours  of  the  jgtii 
current.  .  .  .  The  account  in  it  concerning  Vienna  was 
very  acceptable  to  me.  On  Tuesday  last  the  news  of 
the  raising  of  the  siege  ai  rived  at  Fountaiubleau,  but 
the  particulars  of  the  action  were  very  obscurely  and 
uncertainly  related  b\'  Mons'.  de  Seppeville. — Gives  the 
names  of  the  Lieutenant  Generals  of  the  French  King's 
army.  .  .  . 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Skelton. — A  short  letter 
giving  the  same  news  as  in  the  foregoing  letter. 

s.  d.     Lord  Preston  to  Sir  R.  Bulstrode. — Nearly  the 

same  as  the  above. — I  shall  not  fail  to  send  you 

with  the  first  some  of  the  Queen  of  Hungary's  water. 
If  you  could  i)roeure  me  a  little  chocolate  you  would 
oblige  me,  for  we  have  none  here. 

1683,  Nov.  8th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Mons'.  de  Crois.sy,  by  order  of  the  King,  told  me  the 
other  day  that  the  small  inclination  which  Spain  shewed 
to  an  accommodation  had  obliged  the  King  his  master 
to  send  orders  to  the  Mareschal  de  Humieres  to  besiege 
Courtray,  but  that  so  soon  as  it  was  taken  he  was  re- 
solved to  submit  that,  and  all  his  pretensions  which  he 
might  have  ujion  Spayne  to  the  disposition  and  detei-mi- 
uation  of  the  King  our  master  ;  that  he  had  acquainted 
Mons'.  Barillon  with  this  resJlution  and  the  reasons  of 
it  by  a  courier  express,  which  he  was  to  impart  to  his 
Majesty  ;  that  he  had  also  done  the  same  to  Mons'. 
d'Avaux,  and  sent  him  this  King's  order  to  notify  it  to 
the  States  General  at  the  Hague.  And  to  make  his 
great  design  which  he  hath  to  establish  the  ]ieace  of 
Christendom  appear  to  the  whole  world,  the  King  his 
master  had  ordered  him  further  to  declare  to  me,  that  if 
Spayne  would  give  him  any  equivalent  for  the  just  pre- 
tensions which  he  hath  upon  the  Puis  d'AJost  and  the 
Vieiix  hoiirg  de  Gand  that  he  was  willing  to  accept  it, 
and  that  he  would  propose  3  ways  for  it,  that  Spayne 
might  choose  that  which  should  be  least  inconvenient  to 
itself.  The  first  is,  that  he  will  be  willing  to  take 
Luxembcjurg  with  the  walls  and  fortificaiions  razed, 
with  12  or  I'j  villages  about  it  such  as  be  shall  name  ; 
or  in  the  next  place  he  will  take  Courtray  and  Dixmude, 
with  some  villages  which  depend  upon  them  ;  or  if  the 
King  of  Spayne  be  not  willing  to  give  him  an  equiva- 
lent in  P''landers,  he  will  accept  of  Puicerda  iu  Catalogue, 
with  that  part  of  the  county  of  Cerdaigne  which  yet  re- 
maineth  to  the  Spanyard.  And  to  make  it  also  appear 
that  he  hath  no  design  to  attack  the  empire,  wlien  he 
shall  have  adjusted  differences  with  Spayne,  he  is  willing 
to  grant  a  truce  to  it  for  oO,  25,  or  20  years,  as  the 
matter  shall  be  regulated  b}-  the  Diete  at  Eatisboue. 
This  is  what  Mons'.  de  Croissy  told  me,  but  whether 
Spayne  will  hearken  to  it  or  not  you  are  better  able  to 
judge  than  I. 

8.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Skelton. — Almost  word  for 
word  as  the  preceding  letter,  but  at  the  end  he  writes 
— This,  sir,  is  in  effect  what  he  [Croissy]  told  me,  but 
what  resolutions  the  Spaniards  will  take  upon  it  can- 
not yet  be  known.  For  my  part  I  think  it  impos- 
sible to  avoid  a  war,  if  the  King  our  master  doth  not 
interpose  very  powerfully  and  very  soon.  I  hear  he 
doth  design  to  send  a  minister  soon  into  Spayne,  but  I 
do  not  yet  know  who  it  is. 

On  Monday  the  6th  of  February  his  lordship  writ  a 
letter  to  Mr.  Fan.shaw,  Envoyc  Extraordinary  in  Por- 
tugal, in  behalf  of  Monsieur  Genderaud,  who  accom- 
panied the  Marquis  de  Torsy  to  that  Court,  but  there 
was  not  time  to  copy  it. 

leSi,  March  27th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
R.  Bulstrode  ....  Great  preparations  are  now  making 


here  for  war  both   by   land  and  sea  ....  'I'he    N'oucc    .,  „'^"' 
had  an  audicuee  at  Versailles  upon  Wednesday  last,  in         hiurf"' 

which   he  represented  the  desire  of  the  Pope  to  this         

King  that  he  would  retard  his  voyage  for  some  days 
because  the  Emperor  had  sent  one  express  to  the  King 
of  Spayne  to  endeavour  to  persuade  to  accept  of  a  u-uce 
as  proposed  Viy  France.  His  most  Christian  Majesty 
answered  that  he  had  already  taken  his  me.asui'os,  anil 
that  it  was  impossihle  to  do  it,  so  tliat  I  believe  he  may 
give  you  soon  a  visit  iu  Flanders. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr.  Skelton. — Great  prepara- 
tions are  making  here  as  well  by  sea  as  by  land,  the 
King  resolving  to  have  a  fleet  of  4.0  men-of-war,  and  of 
;>0  galleys  in  readiness  for  action  before  the  beginning 
of  May  ;  accordingly,  Mons'.  de  Seiguelay  immediately 
after  Easter  goeth  in  post  to  'fhoulon.  wliere,  as  also 
at  Marseilles  and  at  Brest  they  arc  using  all  diligence 
iu  preparing  what  will  be  necessary  for  putting  the  fleet 
to  sea.  Commissions  are  given  for  buying  great  quan- 
tities of  beef  and  other  provisions  in  all  places,  and 
particularly  orders  are  sent  to  Dunkerque  for  buying 
8,000  barrels  of  beef,  which  will  make  well  for  Ireland. 
Niithing  can  bo  more  relished  here  than  the  late  ])ro- 
position  made  by  Mons'.  \'an  Cillers  to  the  King.  This 
King  saying  that  he  took  his  memorial  for  a  second 
declaration  of  war,  and  that  the  confederates  treated 
him  as  if  they  had  won  an  hundred  battles  against  him 
....  1  hear  Sir  AVm.  Waller  governelh  highly  at 
Bremen,  and  that  he  hath  given  retreat  to  Sir  Thomas 
Armstrong  .and  Fergueson  and  the  rest  of  that  loyal 
societj'.  I  should  be  glad,  sir,  to  hear  some  particulars  of 
this  from  you.  I  am  also  tuld  that  you  are  marked  out 
by  them  for  a  sacrifice  when  opportunity  serveth.  I 
know  this  will  make  you  more  active  and  vigorous  ia 
pursuing  such  bloody  villains,  whom  the  justice  of  God 
will  pursue  and  overtake  in  time. 

1684,  April  28th,  s.  u.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
R.  Bulstrode. — I  have  endeavoured  several  times  to 
meet  with  Mons'.  de  Louv^ois  to  have  spoken  to  him 
about  the  business  you  were  pleased  to  recommend  to 
me  but  could  never  yet  have  an  op])ortunity  of  finding 
him  at  home,  either  at  Versailles  or  here,  his  business 
having  been  extraordinary  for  these  3  weeks  piist,  but 
1  shall  not  fail  upon  the  voyage  to  speak  to  him,  and  to 
recommend  your  affair  .  .  .  .  1  have  received  the  King's 
commands  to  follow  this  King  into  Flanders,  and  I 
design  to  leave  this  place  in  order  to  it  to-morrow,  and 
if  there  Ije  any  possibility  of  corresponding  with  yon 
there  I  should  be  extremely  ha|ipy  to  hear  from  you. 

168-4,  April  2Sth,  s.  n.,  Paris. — Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Poley. — .  .  .  .  This  King  on  Saturday  last  began  his 
voyage  towards  Flanders,  which  hath  occasioned  a  great 
scarcity  of  news  here  ....  The  designs  of  this  King 
are  yet  very  mysterious,  but  it  is  not  doubted  but  that 
he  designeih  to  attack  some  place,  and  I  have  reasons 
to  believe  that  it  will  bo  Luxembourg,  but  a  few  days 
will  decipher  the  secret.  The  Spaniards  still  continue 
obstinate,  and  by  all  the  advises  which  we  have  here 
from  Madrid  I  cannot  percei\  e  that  the  council  there 
hath  made  any  step  there  towards  the  accepting  of  a 
truce  as  proposed  by  France. 

1684,  April  28th,  s.  n.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Skelton. — A  short  letter  containing  the  same  news  as 
the  above. 

Disp'itches  to  Lords  Lieutenants  in  1638,  Lord  Preston 
being  Home  Secretary. 

1668,  Nov.  6th,  London.  Lord  Preston  to  tlie 
Duke  of  Norfolk. — The  bearer,  Mr.  Chappell,  was  for- 
merly concerned  iu  drawing  the  leases  of  her  Majesty 
the  (iueen  Dowager's  jointure,  in  which  employment  he 
acquitted  himself  very  well,  and  for  his  health  is  re- 
moved to  Norwich  where,  at  the  expense  of  500Z.  he  was 
settled  in  the  town  clerk's  place,  and,  upon  the  resto- 
ration of  its  charter  to  that  ancient  city  Mr.  Chappell 
is  apprehensive  of  some  difiiculties  that  he  may  meet 
with  from  some  who  may  have  an  eye  upon  his  place 
unless  he  have  the  coutmnaiice  of  your  grace's  favour. 
I  know  him  to  be  an  honest  and  a  loyal  man,  and 
therefore  take  the  liberty  to  recommend  him  to  your 
grace. 

1688,  Nov.  6lh,  London.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Duke 
of  Beaufort- -I  have  received  the  honour  of )  our  grace's 
letter  of  the  3rd  instant  ....  I  am  to  acquaint  your 
grace  that  I  did,  immediately  upon  the  receipt  of  it, 
lay  the  contents  of  your  letter  before  his  Majesty,  and 
he  bath  commanded  me  to  let  you  know  that  he  did 
very  well  remember  his  jjromise  to  your  grace  con- 
cerning Sir  Henry  Chancey,  and  that  He  hath  now  per- 
formed it ;  Sir  Henry  having  kissed  his  hand  for  the 
employment  to  which  you  recommended  him  within  an 
liour  after  the  arrival  of  your  letter.     1  am   sorry  that 

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HISTORICAL    MANUSCKIFI'S   COMMCSSION  : 


Sii!         it  doth  not  fall  out  bo  at  present,  as  I  might  be  service- 
I'.  GBAHiii,   g^ijjg   j^Q  ]y[,.    Rumsey   for   whom   I   have  a  very  great 

'        esteem,  but  whenever  any  occasion   shall   offer   itself 

he  shall  find  me  very  ready  to  serve  him.  It  hath  not 
yet  pleased  his  Majesty  to  declare  his  pleasure  con- 
cerning Mr.  Serjeant  Geeres,  nor  Mr.  Hopson,  Init  I 
shall  take  the  first  good  opportunity  of  knowing  it, 
and  shall  not  fail  to  impart  it  to  your  grace.  1  am 
farther  to  acquaiut  your  grace  in  answer  to  what  you 
write  concerning  Sir  Robert  Owen  that  I  found  his 
Majesty  very  ready  to  have  complied  with  your  request 
concerning  him  if  he  had  not  some  time  before  the 
arrival  of  your  letter  had  advice  of  the  death  of  my 
Lord  Bulkeley,  and  also  disposed  of  the  Vice-Admiral- 
ship  of  North  Wales  to  Sir  Wm.  Vrilliams  his  lordship's 
son-in-law.  His  .Majesty  haih  also  commanded  me  to 
let  your  gi-ace  know  that  he  doth  r'eceire  very  kindly 
the  e.vpression  which  Sir  Robert  Owen  makes  of  his 
duty  and  loyalty  to  him  in  his  offer  of  raising  fOO 
men  for  his  service  in  this  hazardous  and  troublesome 
conjuncture,  and  tho'  at  jiresent  he  doth  design  to  make 
no  more  levies,  yet  he  shall  not  fail  upon  the  fir.st 
opportunity  to  let  Sir  Robert  find  the  eti'ects  of  his 
favour  and  kindness.  He  doth  order  your  grace  to  give 
him  thanks  in  his  name,  as  also  to  Mr.  Pugh  and  Mr. 
Mostin,  whose  seasonable  and  dutiful  oflers,  tho'  at 
present  he  doth  not  accept  them,  his  Majesty  will  by 
no  means  forget.  I  have  acquainted  the  King  with 
what  your  grace  writeth  concerning  Coll.  Carne,  and 
his  Majesty  ordereth  me  to  let  you  know  that  he  would 
not  have  him  proceed  in  his  levies  till  his  further  order 
be  signified  to  him.  The  King  is  very  sorry  to  have  so 
ill  an  account  of  the  inclinations  of  some  of  his  sirbjeots 
in  those  countries  where  your  grace  at  present  is,  but 
he  commands  me  to  let  you  know  that  he  is  very  well 
pleased  with  your  grace's  care  of  his  concerns  there, 
and  that  he  doth  not  doubt  of  your  continuing  it,  he 
having  an  entire  confidence  in  you,  and  tho"  he  should 
be  very  glad  to  have  you  with  him  if  he  goeih  into 
the  field,  yet  your  presence  where  you  are  is  so  abso- 
lutely necessary  to  the  welfare  of  his  affairs  in  those 
countries  that  he  cannot  think  of  removing  you.  My 
Lord  Stowell  is  made  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Somerset- 
shire in  the  place  of  my  Lord  Walgrave,  and  I  believe 
there  will  be  an  alteration  speedily  in  Wiltshire.  My 
Lord  Delaware  is  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Hampshire  in  the 
place  of  the  Duke  of  Berwick.  We  have  this  afternoon 
advice  that  the  Prince  of  Orange  hath  been  seen  with 
his  fleet  upon  the  coast  of  Devonshire,  and  his  Majesty 
hath  commanded  me  to  let  your  grace  know  that  ho  is 
sending  troops  towards  you  at  Bristol,  which  are  now 
upou  their  march     .... 

1688,  Kov.  6th.  London.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  Robert 
Holmes,  Governor  of  the  IsIr  of  Wight.— I  received 
yours  of  the  -Ith  instant,  which  I  immediately  laid  before 
his  Majesty.  We  were  in  great  apprehensions  for  you 
lest  they  might  have  made  some  attempt  upon  your 
island,  but  this  afternoon  we  have  had  advice  that  the 
Dutch  fleet  did  a])pear  yesterday  near  Torrebay,  so 
that  we  do  not  doubt,  but  that  they  land  upon  that 
coast,  and  that  their  first  attempt  will  be  either  upon 
Plymouth  or  Exeter.  If  you  have  any  further  notice 
or  account  of  that  flei  t  it  will  be  very  satisfactory  to 
his  Majesty  that  you  imjiart  it  with  all  diligence. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Lord  Langdale,  Governor  of 
Hull,  at  Hull. — I  am  I'ommandetl  by  his  Majesty  to  let 
you  know  that  it  is  his  pleasure  that  if  any  of  tho 
militia  forces  of  Yorkshire  be  marched  into  Hull  your 
lordship  should  immediately  dismiss  them,  or  if  they 
be  not  yet  with  you  that  you  should  take  care  that 
notice  be  given  thi-ough  the  East  Riding  that  there  will 
be  no  present  occasion  for  their  service  in  that  garrison 


s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  John  Reresby,  Bart.,  at  York. 
I  received  the  favour  of  yours  of  the  3rd  instant  and  did 
lay  it  before  his  Majesty  in  Council,  who  is  very  well 
pleased  with  the  account  yon  give  of  the  affairs  in  York- 
shire, and  is  extremely  satisfied  with  the  care  you  have 
of  what  relateth  to  him  in  the  absence  of  the  Duke  of 
Newcastle  (to  whom  1  have  written  by  his  Majesty's 
order  this  night)  which  he  doth  not  doubt  but  you  will 
continue.  As  to  the  orders  which  you  mention  to  have 
been  sent  to  the  Duke  of  Newcastle  concerning  some  of 
the  militia  troops  to  be  marched  into  Hull,  I  am  to  ac- 
quaint you  that  they  are  superseded  this  night  by  his 
Majtsiy's  commands  signified  by  me  to  his  Grace  the 
Duki;  of  Newcastle  and  to  my  Lord  Langdale,  the  safety 
of  that  place  Vicing  otherwise  providril  for 

1088,  Xov.  8th,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  have  received  your  letter  of  tlie  oth  in.'-tant,  and  have 
laid  it  befo'-e  the  King,  wf  o  is  verv  well   satisfied  with 


your  care  and  diligence  in  his  service,  and  does   not    p  p'*'" 
doubt  but  you  will  continue  the  same  for  the  future.     1      '  bart^ 
must  desire  that  you  will  still  let  us  hear  from  you  as  — 

often  as  anything  happens  fit  to  be  communicated  to 
his  Majesty. 

s.  d.,  Whitehall.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  Robert  Holms. 
— I  have  received  one  letter  from  yon  of  the  5th  and 
two  of  the  6th  of  this  month,  and  have  laid  them  all 
before  his  Majesty,  who  having  considered  what  you 
write  concerning  that  island  and  the  defence  of  it 
commands  me  to  tell  you  that  you  shall  very  speedily 
receive  his  orders  in  this  matter  by  Mr.  Blathwayte. 

1688,  Nov.  13th,  London.     Lord  Preston  to  the  Duke 

of  Newcastle. — I  have  obeyed  your   grace's 

commands  in  acquainting  his  Majesty  with  your  grace's 
humble  suit  to  him  that  you  may  be  employed  where 
there  is  action.  He  hath  commanded  me  to  assure  you 
that  he  confideth  in  the  fidelity  of  no  person  more  than 
your  grace's,  and  that  tho'  he  could  be  extremely 
glad  to  have  your  grace  with  him  in  this  expedition, 
yet  your  presence  is  so  absolutely  necessary  to  his  ser- 
vice in  those  countries  where  you  are  that  he  must 
deny  to  himself  the  satisfaction  of  having  you  to  accom- 
pany him  .... 

1688,  Nov.  15th,  Whitehall.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Chancellor  of  the  Duchy. — Recommending  to  him  Mr. 
Thomas  Eyre,  one  of  the  Queen  Dowager's  tenants,  who. 
as  he  is  informed,  has  been  at  great  expense  in  main- 
taining her  Majesty's  right  and  title. 

1688,  Nov.  16th,  Whitehall.— Lord  Preston  to  Sir 
Edward  Hales. — The  King  having  been  moved  upon 
the  enclosed  petition  of  George  Vander.sfraten,  com- 
mands me  transmit  the  same  to  you,  and  to  acquaint 
you  that  his  Majesty  has  granted  unto  the  petitioner 
the  Dutch  fisher  boat  mentioned  in  the  petition,  and 
would  therefore  have  you  give  orders  for  delivering  the 
same  with  her  furniture  too  to  him. 

1688,  Nov.  17th,  London.  Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Dartmouth. — I  have  received  your  lordship's  very  kind 

letter  of  the  15th  instant I  wish  you  all  the 

success  that  may  be  in  whatsoever  you  undertake,  and 
I  must  assure  you  that  notwithstanding  the  malice  of  a 
party  at  Court,  which  hath  already  almost  wrought  our 
destruction,  your  lordship  is  extremely  safe  and  happy 
in  the  King's  justice  to  you,  who  knoweth  and  hath 
declared  ])ublicly  and  privately  that  it  was  inipossilile 
for  you  to  take  other  measures  than  you  did  when  the 
Dutch  passed  by  you.  He  is  this  afternoon  gone  for 
Windsor,  and  hath  taken  the  Prince  with  him  in  order 
to  leave  him  at  Portsmouth.  The  Queen  stayeth  here 
for  some  time.  God  give  him  good  success  and  grant 
him  a  safe  return.  God  of  heaven  send  us  a  good 
meeting  and  preserve  you.  You  may  be  assured  that 
I  shall  be  watchful  over  whatever  concerns  you. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Duke  of  Beaufort — T  am 
commanded  by  his  Majesty  to  transmit  to  your  grace 
the  enclosed  extract  of  a  letter  which  I  have  received 
from  the  Marquis  d'Albeville.  Your  grace  will  observe 
the  importance  of  the  advise  if  it  be  true.  His  Majesty's 
direction  therefore  upon  it  to  you  is  that  your  grace 
take  care  that  Sir  Hugh  Owen,  whom  we  believe  to  live 
in  Pembrokeshire,  be  strictly  observed,  and  that  if  he 
be  found  to  act  any  way  contrary  to  his  duty  your 
grace  would  be  pleased  to  give  notice  of  it  to  his 
Majesty  cither  by  my  Lord  Middletou  or  myself. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Duke  of  Newcastle. — So 
soon  as  1  did  roieive  the  honoui'  of  your  grace's  letter 
concerning  Mr.  Dand,  who  was  appointed  sheriff  of 
Nottinghamshire,  I  did  lay  the  contents  of  it  before  his 
Majesty,  who  hath  been  graciously  pleased  to  excuse 
Mr.  Dand  at  your  grace's  request,  an<l  to  appoint 
another  person  to  execute  that  oflice  .... 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Lord  Aston. — Relating  to 
his  lieutenancy  and  the  militia  of  Statt'ordshire. 

B.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  John  Reresby. — Upon  the 
receipt  of  your  letter  I  did  lay  tho  contents  of  it  before 
his  Majesty,  who  is  very  well  pleased  with  the  account 
which  you  give  of  the  readiness  which  the  gentry  of  our 
country  show  towards  the  carrying  on  of  his  service. 
He  hath  commanded  me  to  signify  to  you  his  pleasure 
to  let  them  know  that  he  doth  receive  this  expression  of 
their  duty  and  loyalty  with  great  satisfaction,  and  that 
he  will  be  ready  to  acknowledge  it  to  theni  upon  any 
occasion  which  shall  offer  itself.  I  have  further  in 
charge  to  let  you  know  that  what  hath  been  done  in 
relation  to  the  commission  of  the  peace  of  the  West 
Riding  hath  been  by  mistake,  for  the  rectifying  of 
whii'h  01  der  was  immediately  given.  His  Majesty  knows 
U'. thing  of  it,  but  it  was  done  according  to  the  late 
sclieme,  which  hath  bad  the  effects  of  which  you  have 
heard  through  the  whole  nation.     Hii  Majesty  hath  not 


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■.iU\ 


yet  given  me  n  positive  answer  to  wliut  ycm  liave 
written  concerning  your  son,  but  1  shall  desire  me 
Lord  Middleton  who  attends  the  King  in  this  voyage  to 
put  his  Majesty  in  mind  of  it,  and  I  shall  not  fail  to 
give  }'ou  an  account  of  what  may  be  done  in  it. 

1688.  Kov.  18th.  London. — Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Middleton. — I  hope  this  will  find  his  Majesty  safely 
arrived  at  Salisbui-y.  1  hope  God  will  ]irotect  him  and 
give  him  good  success,  and  to  all  you  a  hapjiy  and  safe 
return.  All  things  passed  here  ycsterda}'  with  great 
quietness,  there  having  been  no  disorder  that  1  have 
heard  <jf  in  any  part  of  the  city.  There  were  very  good 
guards  posted  in  all  the  quarters  of  il,  and  the  officers 
civil  and  military  were  very  watchful  in  their  several 
stations  ....  I  did  last  night  send  to  Mr.  Prowd  a 
pacquet  to  be  sent  to  Windsor,  in  which  was  enclosed  a 
letter  from  the  Marquis  d'Albyville  to  his  Majesty,  and 
also  that  which  he  writ  to  me.  My  Lord  Godolphin 
teHs  me  that  they  were  not  received  before  the  King  left 
Windsor,  which  I  wonder  at,  but  I  hope  they  were 
couve3eil  after  him. 

1688,  Nov.  19th,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — I 
can  repeat  to  your  lordship  the  assurance  of  all  things 
being  verj'  quiet  in  the  city  of  London  at  this  time,  and 
of  the  great  likelihood  of  their  continuing  so.  The 
magistrates  are  very  watchful  in  their  several  charges, 
and  keep  very  good  guards  in  every  ])lace.  This  morning 
we  had  advice  by  the  post  that  my  Lord  Delamere  had 
declared  for  the  Prince  of  Grange  by  assembling  of  all 
his  tenants  and  others  who  had  any  dependance  u]ion 
him  at  a  certain  place  of  rendezvous,  where  he  made  to 
them  a  speech  u])on  the  subject  of  the  Prince's  intentions 
iu  landing  in  England.  This  advise  was  contirmed  this 
night  by  one  Mr.  Gorman,  lieutenant  to  Ca])tain  Lee 
cf  the  Earl  of  Montgomery's  regiment,  who  arrived  by 
posi  about  5  of  the  clock  and  came  directly  to  me. 
His  information  I  transmit  to  your  lordship  to  be  laid 
before  his  Majesty,  by  which  he  will  see  that  this  design 
is  laid  deeper  than  at  first  could  be  imagined.  1  have 
acquainted  my  Lords  of  the  Committee  for  Foreign 
Affairs  with  the  substance  of  it,  and  they  have  thought 
it  Ht  that  I  should  this  night  write  down  to  my  Lord  of 
Derby,  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Cheshire,  to  use  what 
means  he  can  for  the  suppression  of  this  rebellion,  tho' 
we  hope  he  hath  alreadj'  done  what  he  can  towards  it, 
as  also  to  the  Duke  of  Newcastle  and  the  Duke  of 
Beaufort,  with  copies  enclosed  in  their  several  letters 
of  those  accounts  which  we  have  received,  which  I  have 
accordingly  done;  and  also  directed  Mr.  Prjwde  to  give 
notice  to  all  the  post-masters  upon  that  road  where  we 
are  sure  they  are  to  pass,  and  also  upon  those  roads 
where  in  likelihood  they  will  cross  the  country  in  order 
to  their  joining  the  Prince  of  Orange  to  let  him  have 
an  account  of  their  motions,  that  so  his  Majesty  may  be 
informed  how  to  take  his  measures  in  order  to  their 
apprehension,  which  I  should  think  might  not  be  diffi- 
cult by  sending  some  bodies  of  horse  upon  those  ways 
where  they  are  most  likely.  I  send  enclosed  to  your 
lordship  the  information  of  Lieutenant  Gorman  as  also 
the  copy  of  a  letter  which  I  have  just  now  received 
from  my  Lord  Chancellor,  which  was  written  to  a 
gentleman  of  Gray's  Inn  from  a  tenant  of  my  Lord 
Delamere.  My  Lord  Thomas  Howard  arrived  here 
yesterday,  and  has  this  day  taken  post  for  Salisbury. 
Coll.  Nicholas  hath  desired  me  to  intreat  your  lordship 
to  acquaint  the  King  that  7  companys  of  the  Regiment 
of  Cornw.all,  which  his  Majesty  hath  now  been  pleased 
to  bestow  upon  him,  are  arrived  here  this  night,  but 
are  in  so  ill  a  condition  by  their  long  march  and  the 
illness  of  the  ways,  and  loss  of  men  in  the  journey,  that 
he  doth  believe  they  are  in  a  very  ill  condition  for 
service.  He  begs  of  your  lordship  that  he  may  receive 
the  King's  order  concerning  them  by  Jlr.  Blathwayte. 
I  enclose  a  petition  said  to  be  that  of  the  bishop's  and 
some  temporal  lords  to  his  Majesty  which  hath  ap- 
peared this  day  in  print.  I  send  the  enclosed  letter 
which  I  have  just  now  received  from  Sir  John  Talbot, 
which  your  lordship  will  be  pleased  to  lay  before  the 
King,  and  to  know  his  pleasure  in  it. 

1688,  Nov.  19lh,  Whitehall.— Lord  Preston  to  the  Duke 
of  Newcastle.— My  lords  of  the  council  having  this  after- 
noon received  advise  that  the  Lord  Delamei  e  is  raising 
forces  to  go  to  the  Prince  of  Orange,  as  your  grace  will 
see  l)y  the  enclosed  copies  their  lordships  have  thought 
it  requisite  to  advertise  you  thereof  that  you  may  give 
the  necessary  orders  within  your  lieutenancy  as  well 
for  the  stopping  and  opposing  the  said  Lord  Delamere 
if  he  attempt  to  come  away  as  for  securing  tho  peace 
of  those  parts  and  preveuLing  any  persons  fiom  joining 
with  him. 


The  like  letter  at  the  same  time  sent  to  thr  Duke  of 
IJeaufort  at  Hristol. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of  Derb^-.— A  similar 
letter  to  the  two  last  asking  him  to  emleavoui-  with 
the  assistancr  of  the  militia  to  suppress  the  said  in- 
surrection if  possible. 

1688.  No\-.  liOth,  London.  Lord  Preston  to  Lord 
Middleton. — Since  my  last  to  your  lordship  I  have 
received  no  letters  frcun  al)road  or  from  any  home  parts, 
every  thing  yet  continues  quiet  here  and  I  hope  will 
do  so.  Mr.  Musgrave  hath  this  night  attondod  the 
lords  of  the  committee,  and  hath  acquainted  us  that 
Sir  Edward  Hales  has  deinauded  from  tho  officers  of 
his  Majesty's  ordnance  two  mortar  pieces  of  ten  inches 
diameter  to  be  mounted  up  in  two  jilatforms  towards 
till'  city,  with  lOogreiiado-shells,  and  as  many  carcasses, 
for  which  he  allegeth  his  Majesty's  verbal  order.  The 
mortar  pieces,  granado-shells  and  carcasses  are  in 
readiness  in  the  magaz'ne  for  his  Majcsij's  service; 
l>ut  the  officers  of  the  ordnance  are  enjoined  by  his 
Majesty's  instructions  under  his  sign  manual  not  to 
issue  any  guns,  mortars,  stores,  ammunition  or  habili- 
ments of  war  but  by  warrant  from  himself,  or  the 
lords  of  the  privy  council,  lord  high  admiral,  or  com- 
missioners of  the  admiralty  for  the  time  being,  so  that 
they  think  themselves  not  sufficiently  warranted  to 
comply  with  the  demand  of  Sir  Edward  Hales,  unless 
his  ilajesty  will  be  jilcased  to  send  his  order  in  form 
to  them.  I  will  presume  also  to  add  that  there  being  no 
absolute  necessity  for  planting  of  these  mortar  pieces, 
which  may  be  mounted  in  three  or  four  hour.^'  time, 
I  hope  his  Majesty  will  consider  whether  it  be  fit  to 
give  such  an  allarum  as  this  may  do  to  the  city  of 
London  at  this  time.  Your  lordship,  however,  will  be 
pleased  to  transmit  his  Majesty's  orders  by  the  first 
occasion,  which  I  shall  convey  to  the  officers  of  the 
ordnance.  I  send  your  lordship  enclosed  the  copy  of 
the  Bishop  of  Bristol's  letter  to  me,  which  you  will  be 
pleased  to  lay  before  his  Majesty.  I  also  send  a  letter 
which  was  directed  to  the  Bishop  of  Chester  from  York, 
which  will  give  his  Majesty  some  account  of  the  temper 
of  that  country.  But  I  must  acquaint  your  lordship 
that  1  am  informed  this  day  that  a  petition  for  a  Par- 
liament is  forming  there,  and  that  perhaps  it  will  be 
perfected  at  the  meeting  mentioned  in  the  letter  to  be 
designed  at  York  on  Thursday  next  .... 

1088,  Nov.  21st,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  have  received  your  lordship's  of  the  iOth  instant, 
which  giveth  the  good  account  of  his  Majesty's  safe 
arrival  at  Salisbury ;  may  God  give  him  a  safe  and  a 
hajijiy  return  hither.  I  dined  this  day  with  my  lord 
mayor,  who  assureth  rao  that  all  things  are  in  a  good 
posture  in  the  city,  and  that  there  seems  to  lie  no 
tendency  or  inclination  in  any  one  t'-.wards  a  disturbance. 
I  wish  with  all  my  heart  that  I  could  give  you  the  same 
account  from  other  parts  of  the  kingdom,  but  you  will 
find  by  the  enclosed  letters  that  in  some  counties  'tis 
much  otherwise.  Mr.  Lob  was  with  me  this  morning 
and  desired  me  to  write  to  your  lordship,  and  to  desire 
you  to  put  tho  King  in  mind  of  one  Mr.  Isaac  Polewhele 
whom  he  recommended  to  his  Majesty  to  succeed  the 
Archbishop  of  York  in  the  deanery  of  Burvian  in  Corn- 
wall, which  his  grace  held  in  commendam.  Your 
lordship  will  be  pleased  tD  know  his  Majesty's  pleasure 
concerning  him,  that  it  may  be  declared  to  Mr.  Lob. 

161^8,  Nov.  22nd.  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Your  lordship's  of  the  21st  instant  I  received  this 
morning,  and  am  very  glad  to  find  by  it  that  his 
Majestj-  is  so  well  after  his  bleeding  at  the  nose.  God 
continue  his  health  to  him,  and  may  the  war  end  as 
pros]ierously  as  it  is  tjegun.  I  enclose  the  several 
accounts  which  Mr.  Frowde  hath  transmitted  to  me 
from  Coventry,  Derby,  and  other  places.  I  wish  his 
Majesty  could  spare  troops  to  put  a  stop  to  the  ]irogress 
of  my  Lord  Delamere.  and  of  those  who  join  with  him. 
I  am  afraid  that  the  troops  which  my  Lord  Deputy  of 
Ireland  is  ordered  to  send  into  this  kingdom  may  be 
intercepted  in  their  passage  hither,  if  the  news  be 
true  which  is  reported  confidently  here  this  day,  that 
the  Prince  of  Orange  hath  sent  some  of  his  frigates  into 
the  Irish  Sep-s  to  hinder  the  transport  of  any  more 
forces  into  England.  Mr.  Hall,  the  late  sheriff  of 
Gloucestershire,  did  write  the  enclosed  letter  to  your 
lordship,  which  my  lords  of  the  committee  did  take  the 
libeitv  to  o|  en.  because  the  messenger  who  brought  it 
did  tell  us  that  it  did  relate  to  the  business  of  mj- 
Lord  Lovelace.  Your  lordship  will  be  ]jleascd  to  let 
us  know  his  Majesty's  pleasure  upon  it.  ...  P.S. 
The  petition  of  the  liishops  with  the  King's  answer  I 
enclose  to  your  lordship.  It  is  printed  with  allowance, 
but  of  whom  I  'Know  not. 

X  .X   .", 


Sir 
Baet. 


:JoO 


HISTORICAL    MANUSi  Itll'TS   COMMISSION  ; 


1688,  Not.  23rd,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  am  to  ackui>wled<;c  tho  favour  of  j-oiir  lordshipV  of 
the  22nd  instant,  -n-hieh  I  have  this  night  laid  before 
my  lords  of  the  committee.  We  have  thought  fit  to 
desire  to  speak  with  Sir  Edwanl  Hales,  and  to  acquaint 
him  with  his  ^[ajest y"s  pleasure  in  relation  to  his  designs 
of  mounting  the  mortar  pieees  at  the  tower,  and  there- 
fore have  given  liini  notice  to  attend  at  your  office 
to-morrow  night.  1  must  acquaint  your  loi'dship  that 
since  my  last  to  you  Mr.  Musgrave  has  been  over-ruled 
as  to  the  delivery  of  them,  with  the  bombcs  and  car- 
casses, they  having  been  ordered  out  of  the  stores  by 
a  warrant  signed  by  Sir  Henry  Tichbuine  and  Sir 
Edward  Sherborne  into  the  hai.ds  of  Sir  Edward  Hales. 
But  no  progress  is  yet  made  towards  the  mounting  of 
them  so  that  there  is  time  enough  to  prevent  it.  Orders 
are  given  for  the  publi-shing  of  tlie  pardon  in  the 
English  and  French  Gazettes  to-morrow,  as  aUo  for 
reprinting  the  petition  of  the  lords,  with  his  Majesty's 
answer  as  you  have  sent  it  to  me.  All  I  thank  God  as 
yet  is  quiet  here,  and  no  appearance  of  any  disturbance. 
I  enclose  to  your  lordship  the  accounts  which  we  have 
received  from  all  parts  since  my  last. 

ItjSS,  Nov.  24th,  London.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Lady 
Marchioness  of  Powis. — 1  presume  to  give  your  lady- 
ship the  trouble  of  this  only  to  give  a  cover  to  the 
enclosed  from  her  Majesty.  We  are  rejoiced  here  with 
the  accounts  we  have  of  the  continuance  of  the  Prince's 
good  health,  tho'  the  air  is  not  so  good  as  that  which 
he  used  to  breath.  His  Majesty  is  returning  with  his 
army  from  Salisbury,  and  is  expected  here  the  beginning 
of  the  next  week.  I  ju-ay  God  to  give  a  good  and  speedy 
end  to  all  these  troubles. 

1688,  :N'ov.  24th,  London.— Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl 
of  Middleton. — This  is  only  to  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of  your  lordship's  of  the  23rd  current,  and  to  give  a 
cover  to  the  enclosed  letter  to  his  Majesty  ;  for  since 
his  return  is  like  to  be  so  sudden  I  shall  defer  to  give 
your  lordship  any  further  accounts  from  hence.  We 
are  in  hopes  to  see  the  King  here  about  Tuesday.  God 
send  him  a  safe  journey  and  his  troo)is  well  liaok.  I 
shall  add  nothing,  'cut  only  enclo.se  a  letter  which  I 
have  received  from  Sir  Kichard  Grahme,  the  high 
>heritf  of  York.shire,  Viy  which  you  will  see  what  passed 
upon  Thursday  la.st  at  York. 

1688.  Nov.  2.Jth,  Whiti'halL— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Lord  Chief  Justice  of  the  King's  Bunch. — The  King 
having  I'eceived  an  account  that  my  Lord  Churchill, 
captain  of  one  of  the  troops  of  his  Majesty's  guards, 
Mr.  Rogers  and  Mr.  Cole,  2  lieutenants  of  grendeers 
in  the  horse  guards,  are  gone  over  to  the  Prince  of 
Orange,  his  Majesty  has  thought  fit  that  the  goods 
belonging  to  the  said  persons  should  be  forthwith 
seized  for  the  security  of  the  pay  of  those  troops 
remaining  in  their  hands.  And  my  lords  of  the  council 
have  therefore  desired  me  to  acquaint  30ur  lordship 
with  it  that  yon  may  cause  such  writs  to  be  issued  to 
the  sheriHs  of  Middlesex  as  shall  be  necessary  for 
seizing  the  goods  of  the  said  Mr.  Kogers  and  Mr.  Cole  ; 
and  likewise  for  seizing  the  goods  of  Mr.  Chudleigh, 
clerk  of  my  Lord  Churchill's  trooji,  for  securing  the 
pay  remaining  in  his  hands,  and  that  your  lordship 
will  issue  a  like  writ  to  the  bherifi  of  Hertfordshire  for 
seizing  my  Lord  Churchill's  goods  at  St.  Alban's.  My 
lords  do  likewise  desire  that  j'ou  will  give  order  to  Mr. 
(irahme  and  Mr.  Burton  to  take  care  tliat  the  said  writs 
be  duly  and  effectually  executed. 

1688,  Nov.  27th,  Whitehall.— Lord  I'restoii  to  the 
Bishop  of  London. — The  bearer  hereof  having  a  son 
James  Ellis,  who  was  taken  prisoner  by  a  Sally  man- 
of-war  above  three  years  since,  and  hath  ever  since 
remained  in  captivity  at  Makennis  in  South  Barbary, 
and  being  informed  that  there  is  a  sum  of  money 
designed  for  the  redemption  of  poor  captives,  whereof 
your  lordship  hath  the  d)S])Osal,  I  beg  leave  to  recom- 
meiid  it  to  yoa  that  such  part  of  that  moTiey  may  be 
a])iJied  to  the  redemption  of  the  said  James  Ellis  as 
yon  shall  think  fit. 

1688,  Nov.  29th,  Whitehall.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
Bailitf  and  iMagistrates  of  Andover, — The  King  com- 
mands me  to  acquaint  you  that  he  has  received  your 
letter  of  the  27th  instant,  and  that  he  is  very  well 
pleased  with  the  expressions  in  it  of  your  duty  and 
loyalty,  and  with  the  signal  jiroof  you  have  given  of 
both  in  suppressing  the  late  disorder  and  tumult  in 
your  town  .... 

1688,  Nov.  30th,  Wliitehall.— Lord  Preston  to  the 
^layor  and  Justices  of  Northampton. — A  similar  letter 
to  the  last. 

1688,  Dec.  1st,  London.  Lird  Preston  to  the  Duke 
of   Newcastle. — I  am   to   acknowledge    tho  honour  of 


your  grace's  letters.  That  in  which  your  grace  is  , 
pleased  to  tiansmit  to  me  the  copies  of  your  letters 
to  the  Earl  of  Devonshire  aud  my  lord  Fairfax,  I  laid 
before  his  Majesty  as  I  had  done  your  former,  which 
requu-ed  no  jiarticular  orders  from  him.  He  doth 
very  well  approve  of  your  grace's  actings  upon  the 
occasion,  knowing  that  it  was  impossible  for  you  to 
dissiiiate  tliosc  numbers  who  had  assembleil  themselves 
in  your  li(.-utcnancies  without  more  forces  than  you 
could  then  draw  together.  I  am  further  to  acquaint 
your  grace  in  relation  to  the  proposal  which  you  make 
of  constituting  the  D.  of  Norfolk  lord  lieutenant  of  all 
the  ridings  of  Yorkshire  in  your  place,  that  his  Majesty 
will  by  no  means  hear  of  it,  and  that  he  hath  moi'e 
confidence  in  your  grace  than  to  believe  that  at  this 
time  you  will  quit  his  service.  His  Majesty  hath  ap- 
pointed the  Marquis  of  Hallifax,  the  Earl  of  Notting- 
ham, and  the  Lord  Godolphiu  his  commissioners  to 
treat  with  the  Prince  of  Orange  upon  the  present 
unhappy  occasion  of  his  invasion.  They  go  to-morrow 
towards  Redding  (Reading)  to  attend  the  Prince  of 
Orange's  passport  for  the  continuing  of  their  journey 
towards  him. 

1688,  Dec.  Ist,  London.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Duke  of 
Beaufort. — I  am  to  acknowledge  your  grace's  last  letter 
to  me.  and  also  to  acquaint  you  that  I  have  just  now 
received  a  petition  signed  by  your  grace  and  several  other 
persons  of  quality  of  the  county  of  Gloucester  to  his  Ma- 
jesty for  the  s]ieedy  calling  of  a  Parliament  which  I  did 
present  to  him,  tho' thanks  be  to  God  he  hath  anticipated 
the  answer  by  ordering  writs  to  be  issued  out  upon  Friday 
last,  which  will  certainly  be  sealed  upon  Monday  ;  how- 
ever, he  took  it  in  very  good  part  and  commanded  me 
to  let  your  grace  know  so  much 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  Geo.  Fletcher,  at  Hutton. — 
You  will  have  notice  from  all  hands  by  this  post  that 
the  King  hath  ordered  writs  to  be  issued  out  for  a  Par- 
liament, which  are  to  be  sealed  upon  Monday  next,  and 
that  to  be  assembled  upon  the  16th  of  Jan.  next.  I 
hope  you  will  be  mindful  of  my  brother  James  as  to 
Carlisle  ;  he  hath  written  to  you,  to  Sir  Christopher,  and 
to  the  citj-  by  this  post,  and  I  have  written  to  Sir 
Cliristopher 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  Sir  Chris.  Musgrave.  at  Eden 
Hall. — Mentions  the  ]iroposed  assembling  of  Parliament 
and  asks  assistance  towards  the  electing  of  his  (Pres. 
ton's)  brother  James  for  one  of  the  citizens  of  Carlisle. 

1688,  Dec.  4th.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of  Dun- 
barton. — I  am  commanded  by  his  Majesty  to  enclose  a 
passport  to  your  lordship  which  hath  been  demanded 
by  the  Prince  of  Orange  for  a  person  whom  he  intends 
to  send  into  Holland.  Your  lordship  will  be  pleased 
immediately  upon  the  receipt  of  it  to  dispatch  it  to  my 
lord  the  King's  commissioners,  either  by  a  trompette 
or  by  any  other  messenger  who  will  convey  it  safe  and 
may  return  to  give  you  an  account  of  the  delivery  of  it, 
which  your  lordship  will  take  care  to  signify  to  me. 

1688,  Di'C.  4th,  Whitehall.— Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Harbord. — I  have  just  now  received  your  letter  of  the 
second  instant,  enclosed  in  my  Lord  of  Dunbarton's 
pacquet  to  my  Lord  Middleton.  I  am  sorry  to  return 
to  3'ou  the  enclosed  for  Mad'.  Benting,  becau,se  'tis  near 
7  or  8  daj's  that  we  have  had  notice  from  the  Hague  of 
her  death.  1  have  sent  yours  to  Mrs.  Ha.rbord  this 
night  for  Holland,  and  I  have  recommended  it  so  that  I 
hope  it  will  safely  reach  her  hands. 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of  Dunb.arton. — I 
received  a  letter  in  your  lordship's  pacquet  from  Mr, 
Harbord,  who  is  now  with  the  Prince  of  Orange,  with 
two  letters  inclosed,  the  one  for  Madame  IJentincke,  and 
the  other  for  his  wife.  I  have  shewed  them  all  to  the 
King,  and  he  hath  given  me  leave  to  write  back  to  Mr. 
Harboi-d.  1  must  therefore  entreat  you  upon  the  first 
occasion  which  you  shall  have  to  enclose  the  letter  to 
one  of  my  Lords  Commissioners  to  he  delivered  to  Mr. 
Harbord. 

1688,  Dec.  10th,  f^mdon. — Lord  Preston  to  the 
Bishop  of  Exon.  I  writ  to  my  Lord  Middleton  at  Salis- 
bury to  aC(|Uaint  his  Majesty  with  your  request  con- 
cerning tlie  living  which  tho  Archbishop  of  York  held 
in  commendam  with  the  Bishopric  of  Exon.  His  lord- 
ship returned  for  answer  that  the  King  would  consider 
of  it.  But  upon  your  lordship's  last  letter  to  me  I  have 
ai'ain  moved  hi.i  Majesty,  who  hath  very  leadily  granted 
your  request,  and  accordingly  the  warrant  is  drawing, 
and  shall  be  signed  forthwith  .... 

s.  d.  Lord  Preston  to  the  Earl  of  Feversham. — I  am 
commanded  by  his  Majesty  to  acquaint  your  lordship 
tliat  ho  hath  thought  fit  for  the  safety  of  the  Queen  and 
I'rincc  to  Send  theni  beyond  the  seas,  and  that  accor- 
dingly they  are    tliis   night    gone    from    hence,  which 


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giveth  him  more  liberty  to  look  after  his  troops.  He 
therefore  designeth  to-morrow  about  eleven  of  the 
clock  to  be  at  Uxbridgo,  whei'e  he  would  have  30ur 
lordship  and  as  mauy  more  of  the  general  officers  as  are 
within  distance  to  be  there  to  meet  bim,  his  IMajesty 
being  determined  to  take  then  his  resolution  concern- 
ing what  is  to  be  done  relating  to  his  army  in  this 
unhappy  conjuncture. 

Letters  OrriciA],  from  Exgland. 

1682,   March    22ud,    Whitehall.— H.    Ball    to    Lord 

Preston. — There  is  very  little  news  stirring 

here  at  pi'esent,  by  reason  of  the  retirement  of  the 
Court  to  Newmarket,  from  whence  they  return  the  next 
week  ;  and  after  a  short  stay  here  go  to  Now  Windsor 
for  3  months.  Yesterday  my  Lord  of  Rochester  returned 
from,  thence,  and  to-morrow  the  Treasury  are  to  meet, 
but  1  do  not  hear  of  any  money  preparing  for  the  foreign 
ministers,  who  are  not  now  paid  so  well  as  heretofore, 
of  which  I  hear  your  lordship  hath  had  some  experience, 
but  we  hope  much  amendment  in  a  little  time,  if  the 
two  great  bidders  for  the  farm  of  his  Majesty's  whole 
revenue  succeed,  who  thej'  say  offer  his  Majest}^ 
105,000/.  per  mensem  for  the  same,  to  advance  600,000?. 
at  6/.  per  cent,  to  pay  of  debts  and  contingencies,  and 
to  make  the  chequer  the  bank  for  the  same.  This  is 
said  to  be  the  Lord  Privy  Seal's  friends  proffer,  and 
they  give  out  my  Lord  of  Rochester's  friends  go  higher, 
but  to  what  particulars  we  hear  not.  That  which  pleases 
the  Court  is  his  Majesty's  declaration  (to  the  aldermen 
and  commoners  at  Newmarket,  when  they  presented 
him  with  their  late  address)  that  he  was  well  assured 
he  had  very  many  loyal  citizens  in  London,  of  which 
they  were  reckoned  among  the  chief,  but  that  he  was 
sorry  to  find  a  report  spread  cunningly  abroad,  as  if  his 
Majesty  designed  to  slacken  the  laws  against  Dissenters, 
which  he  assured  them  he  had  no  thoughts  of,  nor 
would  do  in  the  least ;  they  also  say  the  address  was  not 
so  welcome  as  they  expected,  by  reason  lawful  heirs 
were  not  more  largely  explained,  and  that  his  Majesty 
knighted  none  of  them,  which  some  expected  would 
have  been  done.  The  Scotch  letters  speak  of  our  being 
likely  to  be  troubled  with  some  of  their  zealots,  who  are 
weary  of  their  own  country  through  the  briskness  where- 
with the  laws  are  put  in  force  against  them  ;  and  that  12 
guns  heretofore  lenttbe  Earlof  Argyle  againstthe  Mack- 
lands  are  not  to  be  found,  nor  do  his  tenants  discover 
the  intrigue,  but  those  matters  I  cannot  but  think  are 
better  told  your  lordship  by  other  hands,  The  council 
sat  yesterday,  and  bj-  reason  Thompson  the  news  printer 
hath  not  abstained  from  the  same  tho'  in  prison  for  it, 
they  have  ordered  him  to  be  brought  next  council  day  to 
answer  the  matter  farther  to  the  board,  their  lordships 
resolving  to  silence  him  if  possible.  Some  fresh  com- 
plaints were  brought  in  for  misdeamours  of  the  Go- 
vernor of  Barbadoes,  which  his  friends  fear  may  out 
him.  My  Lord  Duke  of  Somerset's  young  son  is  chris- 
tened and  called   Charles  after  his  Majesty,    but  the 

godfathers  were  the   Earl  of  Essex and  the 

Countess  of  Northumberland  godmother P.S. 

My  Lord  Duke  of  Bucks  is  said  to  be  restored  into  his 
Majesty's  favour. 

1682,  March  26th.  The  same  to  the  same. — My  last 
gave  your  lordship  the  best  account  I  could  of  all  that 
passed  here,  and  since  that  we  have  had  the  ill  news 
from  Newmarket  of  the  fire  (which  broke  out  there  on 
Thursday  night  and  burnt  down  in  7  hours  the  north 
side  of  the  town,  and  the  King  on  that  resolved  to  go 
forthwith  to  Cambridge  and  so  return  hither ;  but  the 
King's  house  being  saved  and  the  flames  ceased,  his 
Majesty  stayed  there  till  this  day,  and  about  2  this  day 
came  hither  with  his  Royal  Highness,  and  the  Queen 
and  Duchess  not  long  after  ;  and  after  a  fortnight's 
stay  here  they  say  the  Court  will  remnvi-  to  Windsor. 
They  say  that  the  Lady  Herbert  (daughter  of  the  Lord 
Chandois)  was  absent  from  her  house  on  Sunday  night, 
but  is  since  returned ;  its  said  is  married  to  an  Irish 
gent,  which  she  yet  does  not  publicly  own.  But  the 
Dissenters  are  much  ashamed  of  the  trick  put  on  them 
by  Mr.  Dangerfield.  who  has  stolen  and  married  Mrs. 
Onslowe  (the  famous  preacher's  daughter)  who  is  a  very 
considerable  fortune.  They  say  his  Majesty  refused 
to  let  the  excise  at  Newmarket  to  the  citizens  that  went 
thither  and  proffered  very  considerably  for  it,  declaring 
he  could  at  his  return  let  it  publicly  in  council,  but  its 
said  to  be  only  a  dela}-  till  he  sees  what  the  general 
proposition,  which  my  last  mentioned,  will  come  to.  All 
this  week  the  town  has  been  filled  with  a  report  that 
two  tradesmen  were  gone  down  to  Newmarket  to  swear 
treason  against  the  Lord  of  Clare  (which  they  supposed 
to  be  the  Earl  of  that  name,  but   its  now  said  to  h:; 


against  the  Irish  viscount  of  that  title,)  and  that  tliey  Sin 

are  two  of  his  tenants,  but  are  not  credited.     The  Dutch    ''•  '^R-^'"". 

have  sent  to  their  ambassador  an  account  of  the  takiu"  ' 

of  Bantam,  with  a  command  that  he  should  wait  on  his 
Majesty  therewith,  and  which  would  clear  them  from 
the  imputation  of  any  design  therein,  and  with  a  pmU'er 
of  restoring  us  to  the  moiety  cf  the  trade  there,  which 
raised  the  actions  to  IGOl.  per  cent.,  but  now  they  are  at 
a  stand,  and  its  thought  may  fall  by  reason  one  of  their 
factors  (called  Vincent),  whom  the  company  sent  for  in 
custody,  stands  on  his  own  defence  and  will  not  restore 
the  fort  he  commanded,  which  may  be  of  daugerous 
consequence. 

1682.  May  10th.  London.  Hen.  Savile  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— I  should  of  myself  have  endeavoured  to  have  been 
one  of  the  first  to  bid  you  welcome  to  Paris,  but  that  I 
may  the  better  justify  my  haste  I  send  you  the  enclosed 
as  I  received  it  last  night  from  Mr.  ChiliBnche,  whoymir 
lordship  knows  to  be  a  man  of  so  absolute  authority 
that  foreign  as  well  as  domestic  ministers  are  to  obey 
his  commands.  You  will  hear  from  all  hands  the  dan- 
ger his  Rojal  Higlmess  has  escaped;  his  ship  (the 
Gloucester,  a  good  tmrd  rate)  struck  upon  the  Lemmou 
and  Ore,  16  leagues  off  of  the  mouth  of  Humber,  <m 
Friday  night  ;  she  did  not  leak  till  Saturday  morning 
at  6,  which  makes  us  hope  that  all  the  passengers  are 
safe;  but  we  have  yet  no  certainty  but  that  the  Duke 
himself  is  well  and  sailed  in  his  yacht  towards  Scotland 
on  Saturdaj-  at  10  in  the  morning  ;  this  account  comes 
straight  from  Hull ;  we  have  yet  none  by  sea  of  it,  and 
you  may  easily  imagine  our  impatience  to  know  more 
perfect  circumstances,  which  if  they  come  before  to- 
morrow night  I  presume  you  will  have  them  from  the 
office  ;  but  I  am  to  go  with  the  rest  of  the  Admiralty  to 
attend  his  Majesty  lo-morrow  about  the  Algerine  Treaty, 
so  that  I  shall  not  be  here  to  give  you  a  further  account 
of  it  myself.  The  Ambassador  of  Bantam  is  to  have 
audience  on  Saturday  next.  Suffolke,  Harry  Howard's 
wife,  is  dead.  Cradock  has  obtained  in  Westminister 
Hall  to  day  that  the  jury  that  tries  the  cause  betwixt 
him  and  my  Lord  Shaftesbury  shall  be  chosen  of  men 
inhabiting  twenty  miles  from  this  town.  My  Lord 
Duke  of  Ormond  arrives  here  this  night. 

1682,  May  15th,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
....  There  is  no  part  of  human  commerce  mure  de- 
praved than  that  of  certiScates  ;  every  kn;ive  thinks  he 
has  a  right  to  be  recommended  as  an  honest  man,  and  it 
is  thought  either  ill  manners  or  ill  nature  to  refuse  it. 
I  am  so  yiressed  to  give  you  a  good  character  of  a  man 
who  has  a  very  ill  one,  thiit  intending  by  the  next  ]iost 
to  write  to  you  in  his  favour,  I  give  you  beforehand  the 
truth  as  it  is.  I  never  had  anybody  that  1  called  my 
secretary,  but  one  Gaudet  sometimes  called  himself  so, 
because  I  sent  him  upon  some  errands,  and  had  done 
more  for  him  had  not  I  found  him  tripping  in  many 
cases.  1st,  I  found  (tho'  late)  that  he  gave  an  account 
to  other  ministers  of  all  that  was  done  in  n\y  house. 
2.  I  heard  that  old  Ruvigny  had  threatened  some  years 
since  to  have  him  cudgelled  for  having  cheated  some 
English  gentlemen  that  had  trusted  him.  3.  Several 
people  had  bid  me  have  a  care  of  him  in  all  kinds.  4. 
Every  3  or  4  months  he  was  put  in  jail  for  debt,  and  I 
was  forced  to  give  him  great  advances  to  git  him  out  of 
it;  all  this  I  could  the  better  suffer  because  I  trusted 
him  accordingly,  but  your  lordship,  who  will  be  a  little 
new  at  first,  and  must  therefoie  put  yourself  more  in 
his  hands.  I  confess  I  never  had  the  force  to  recom- 
mend him  to  you,  for  the  truth  is  I  can  not  answer  for 
him,  tho'  I  intend  to  tell  you  that  I  can  in  my  letter  by 
him,  which  is  forced  from  me  by  some  people  who  look 
upon  him  only  as  a  Protestant,  and  forget  he  is  a  knave  ; 
so  that  if  your  lordship  think  fit  to  take  him,  remember 
I  am  not  his  caution  ;  if  yon  do  not  take  him  you  may 
excuse  it  upon  your  being  otherwise  provided,  and  I 
shall  neither  hurt  you  nor  disolilige  those  who  press  me 
upon  this  occasion,  but  do  uiy  duty  to  both. 

1682.  May  15th,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. 
(In  French. )  This  letter  will  be  given  to  you,  my  lord, 
by  Mons'.  Gaudet,  by  whom  I  have  been  very  usefully 
served  in  many  things.  He  will  be  wanting  in  nothing 
where  he  is  to  work  for  your  service,  and  where  fidelity 
and  industry  are  necessary  yon  can  hardly  choose 
better.  He  wishes  to  enter  into  your  service,  and  if 
you  have  a  vacancy  which  he  could  fill.  1  think  inyself 
obliged  for  many  reasons  to  earnestly  recommend  him. 
1682,  May  15th,  Whitehall.— L.  Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston. — (Partly  autograph  and  partly  cipher  deci- 
jihered.) — Just  as  1  was  going  to  put  a  pen  to  this 
paper  I  had  the  honour  to  receive  your  lordship's 
letter  from  Dieppe,  which  gives  me  occasion  to  con- 
gi'atulats,  as  I  do  with  all  my  heart,  your  safe  arrival 

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HISTOKIC'AL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


-  p^"  in  France.     I  have  nothing  particular  relating  to  your 

Baht.*^"'    province  ;  the   qnestiou   hero  is  whether  the    King   of 

Spain  will  compromise  the  matters  in  ditlerence  between 

him  and  'he  Crown  of  France  into  the  King  our 
master's  hands,  as  the  most  Christian  King  is  willing 
to  do.  We  have  no  light  out  of  Spain  upon  this  point ; 
however,  all  that  can  be  is  to  be  done  in  tlie  court  where 
you  are  that  they  do  not  take  any  delays  that  the 
Spaniards  may  bo"  guilty  of,  foi-  a  refusal  of  the  King's 
offices,  and  consequently  begin  again  par  Ics  voyea  dc 
full.  It  is  advisable  that  your  lordship  *decline  the  u.se 
of  the  word  arbitrator  or  arbitrage  in  all  you  conver- 
sations on  that  side.  His  Majesty  will  do  his  mediatory 
offices  most  readily,  but  to  take  upon  him  the  figure  of 
an  arbitrator  will  be  of  such  consequence  as  to  embarrass 
him  very  much.*  His  Majesty  hath  last  night  and  this 
evening  declared  publicly  a  [jarticnUir  resentment 
against  the  Duke  of  Monmouth.  Tt  seems  there  came 
some  overture  from  him  that  be  would  make  his  sub- 
missions to  his  Majesty,  (if  he  should  so  please),  but 
would  make  none  to  his  Knyal  Highness.  This  offering 
to  capitulate  his  Majesty  took  in  p-eat  indignation,  and 
bath  declared  that  he  will  take  it  as  a  great  offence  done 
to  himself  for  any  that  hath  dependance  upon  him  in  any 
kind  to  have  commerce  witli  th"  Duke  of  Monmouth. 

n.  d.  (Indorsed,  Mr.  .Secretary  Jenkins  cypher.) 
Cipher  deciphered. 

168-2,  May  18th,  Whitehan.  O.  Wynne  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton. This  is  only  to  give  your  lurdsbip  notice  that  the 
Court  of  King's  Bench  has  resolved  in  the  case  between 
my  Lord  of  Shaftesbury  and  Mr.  Graham  that  the 
Vcnup  must  come  out  of  an  indifferent  county,  and  not 
(jut  of  London  or  Middlesex  ;  this  is  matter  of  great 
consolation  to  the  King's  loyal  subjects,  and  something 
of  reputation  to  the  amending  of  affairs  here,  which  your 
lordship  will  take  some  pains  to  make  them  understand  of 
that  side,  and  to  render  this  judgment  at  this  time  not 
onlv  just  but  necessary.  There  were  two  verdicts  given 
by  an  ignoramus  jury  at  Guildhall  upon  two  indictments 
against^  a  couple  of  Whiggs.  that  all  the  standers  by 
stood  amazed  to  see,  that  upon  the  fullest  and  clearest 
proofs  imaginable  the  jury  brought  them  in  not  guilty. 
What  may  add  vigour  to  thoKing's  cause  is,  that  we  hope 
to  liave  one  if  not  two  good  sheriifs  for  this  next  year. 
My  Lord  Mayor  having  this  day  drunk  to  Mr.  North, 
which  according  to  custom  is  the  nominating  of  him 
to  be  one  of  them,  tho'  the  fanatics  will  oppose  and 
decry  even  law  as  well  as  custom  when  it  makes 
against  them.  The  enclosed  I  received  just  now  from 
Windsor.  I  hope  it  will  find  your  lordship  arrived  in 
good  health  at  Paris. 

1682.  May  22nd.  Whitehall.— Sir  L.  Jenkins  to  Lord 
I'restou. — Acknowledges  his  of  the  17-27th  instant. — 
Sir  Henry  Goodrick  writes  on  the  4-1 4th  that  there 
was  no  resolution  taken  at  .Madi-id  whether  they  should 
accept  or  refuse  the  French  proposal,  and  that  there 
would  be  none  in  all  likelihood,  unless  notice  were  first 
"iven  in  form  of  such  a  proposal  made;  and  that  they 
did  not  own  to  have  had  any  such  proposal,  cither  from 
.\Ions'.  de  la  Fuenle,  or  any  else.  The  King  as  I  may 
tell  your  lordship  did  communicate  to  the  Spanish 
ambassador  the  notice  that  he  had  bad  from  Mons'. 
Barillon  of  the  most  Christian  King's  ofl'er  to  com- 
]iromise  the  difference  into  his  Majesty's  hands.  That 
ambassador  did  it  without  any  memorial  or  other  form 
than  making  a  relation  of  his  master's  resolution,  and  at 
the  same  time  giving  in  copies  of  two  letters,  the  one  from 
the  most  Christian  King  to  tho  Marihal  de  Crequi,  the 
other  from  Mons'.  de  Louvois  to  Mons'.  de  Croissy,  both 
purporting  the  resolution  of  that  King  to  withdraw  his 
troops  from  before  Luxemburg,  and  to  compromise  all 
matters  in  difference,  and  especially  of  arbitrating  an 
e(inivalent  to  his  Majesty's  hands.  His  Majesty  having 
done'this  int'ne  most  free  and  ample  manner  to  Don  Pedro 
Ronquillo,  and  Sii'  Hen.  Goodrick  having  orders  to  com- 
municate the  copies  of  those  two  letters  and  the  overture 
of  Mons'.  Barillon  upon  them  Lo  the  ministers  of  Madrid, 
it  is  not  easy  to  conceive  what  dse  may  lie  done  byway 
of  formal  notice  of  the  French  proposition  from  his 
Majesty  ;  'tis  true  his  Majesty  is  most  I'eady  to  enter 
upon  any  office  that  tends  to  heal  and  tn  accommodate,  but 
possibly  as  he  cannot  erect  liimself  tobe  a  judge  Ijctwem 
two  so  potent  monarchs,  so  perhaps  he  doth  not  think 
it  decent  for  him  to  ask  either  party  to  make  him  a 
judge,  for  so  an  arbiter  is  in  effect,  tho'  the  other  hath 
shewed  a  mind  to  defer  to  him.  This  your  lordship 
may  please  to  make  the  subject  nuitterof  a  conversation 
with  Mons'.  Kurntes  there,  and  to  assure  him  that  his 
Majestv  is  ready  to  enter    upon  any  offices  that  shall 

•  Note  all  between  the  asterisks  is  in  cypher. 


contribute  to  the  pi-eventing  of   all    breaches    and  all 
furthiT  misunderstandings  between  those  two  Kings. 

1682,  May  2.Jth,  Whitehall.     The  same  to  the  same. 
(Holograph.)     1  am  ..-orry  you  have  so  soon  met  with 
the  lot  of  foreign  ministers,  which  is  to  have  scuffles 
with  punctilious  great  men.  but  I  am  glad  to  find  there 
was  none  killed  outright;  and  that  your  lordship  did  so 
prudently  put  the  affair  into  the  hands  of  the  proper 
(jfficers.     Immediately  upon  the  receipt  of  your  letter  I 
sent  an  extract  of  it  to  the  King;    I  have  no  answer 
upon  it.     I   suppose  there  will  be   some  kind  of  suo- 
mission  or  asking  pardon  oft'ered  ;  your  own  generosity 
will  not  suffer  you  to  be  difficult  as  to  your  own  share  iu 
the  injury  ;  but  you  will  easily  judge  that  the  first  thing 
that  is  to  be  provided  for  is,  qiie  la  digit  itv  da  Ruy  soil 
mise  a  rouvevt.     You   will  not  do  amiss  if  you  receive 
visits  or  even  messages  of  civility,  if  any  be  made  or 
sent  you  in  order  to  make  up  the  matter,  but  your  lord- 
ship will  be  pleased  at  the  same  time  to  declare. — 1. 
That  your  part  is  nothing  but  what  they  may  dispose  of 
as  they  please.     2.   That  you  not  daring  to  determine 
what  shall  amount  to  a  satisfaction  to  the  King's  honour 
in  tlie  point,  all  that  you  can  do  is  to  lay  it  fairly  before 
his  Majesty,  and  to  wait  to  know  his  pleasure  ;  thus  a 
door  will  be    left;  open   for   the  wrong-doers    to  make 
their    peace.      When    you    have    anything    certain    of 
Arnaud's  book  I'le  endeavour  to  get  you  his  Majesty's 
directions  upon  it;  in  the  meantime  'tis  very  well  done 
of  your  lordship  to  have  an  eye  to  such  things.     I  have 
often  heard  thiit  the   late  Earl  of  Leicester  was  very 
much  to  blame  for  that  ho  being  ambassador  there  when 
the  book  of  Messrs.  Dupuis,  called  Tntitle::  dra  droids  iln 
Roy  Ires  Cltivtioi,  &c.  came  out,  he  did  not  complain  of 
it.      Since  it  jiretends  to  give  that  King  title  to  this 
Crown,  and  bafHes  (as  'tis  pretended)  all  that  hath  been 
said   of  the  title  of  our  King  to  the  crown  of  France 
and  to  so  manv  provinces. 

Iij82,  May  22nd,  Whitehall.  Jo.  Cook  to  Lord  Preston. 
We  are  this  day  full  of  dispatches  for  the  streights, 
ratifications,  recommendations,  and  recredentials,  and 
such  things  as  are  to  pass  his  Majesty's  hand  to- 
morrow at  a  special  council  summoned  to  meet  at 
Hampton  Court,  whereby  as  the  time  affords  little,  so 
our  leisure  admits  less  of  news.  Afl  that  we  look  alter 
and  b}-  anticipation  talk  of,  is  the  safe  arrival  of  their 
Royal  Highnesses,  who  we  have  embarked  upon  his 
Majesty's  ship  the  Happy  Return  this  diiy  sennight  in 
Leith  Road  ;  but  the  wind  was  not  then  so  favourable 
as  to  bring  them  out  of  sight  of  that  port  the  next  day, 
nor  has  it  yet  been  so  kind  to  us  as  to  bring  us  any  news 
of  their  approach  to  our  river  or  to  our  coast.  Which 
yet,  the  weather  being  fair,  we  hope  will  be  the  more 
secure  and  acceptable  by  being  a  little  delayed.  There 
are  some  stories  brewing  about  the  Duke  of  Monmouth, 
but  because  they  are  yet  neither  well  boiled  in  the  fat 
nor  ripe  enough  to  be  broached  out  of  the  ves.-el,  1 
shall  forebear  giving  your  lordship  a  muddy  taste  of 
them  at  present. 

1682.  Jlay  2-':ith.  Ascension  day  with  us.  Whitehall. 
— Jo.  Cooke  to  Lord  Preston.— If  I  had  not  been  pro- 
voked and  rather  commanded  by  your  lordship's  of 
jMay  MOtli,  st.  n.,  I  should  hardly  have  written  this  day. 
— Says  their  Royal  Highness  have  not  yet  arrived. — 
That  they  came  well  from  Leith  11  days  since  we  are 
assured,  that  4  days  alter  that  Col.  Legg  was  set  ashore 
from  his  Royal  Highnesses  ship  upon  Holy  Island  we  ' 
are  well  satisfied,  but  from  that  time  they  having 
taken  the  German  shore,  and  no  account  come  from 
thence,  we  are  in  jiain  till  we  hear  something  from  them 
or  see  them  here.  This  is  so  great  a  point  with  us  as  all 
other  things  seem  nothing,  even  what  Mr.  Secretary 
may,  and  I  hope  will  tell  your  lordship,  of  a  late 
rencontre  between  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  and  the  Karl 

of  Hallifax 

1682,  May  29th,  AVindsor.— Hen.  Savile  to  Lord 
Preston. — I  have  the  honour  of  your  lin-dship's  letter 
from  Paris  where  1  am  glad  you  are  so  safely  arrived. 
As  for  your  dispute  with  the  Comte  de  Nassau,  I  do  so 
little  doubt  of  your  being  fully  satisfied  with  the 
behaviour  of  the  Court  towards  you  that  1  am  not  at  all 
in  pain  concerning  it.  I  should  lia\  e  dilated  more  nj)on 
other  matters,  but  that  we  are  here  in  such  an  alarum 
about  the  King's  indispcjsition  that  we  can  think  of 
nothing  else  ;  he  found  himself  chill  yesterday  morning 
at  church;  he  went  immediately  to  bed,  but  bad  not 
signs  enough  of  an  ague  to  declaic  it  one  ;  he  continues 
yet  a  little  fexerish,  but  more  hearty  than   he  formei'ly 

did  on  the  like  occasion 

lt]82.  May  29th,  Whitehall.— L.  Jenkins  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton (H(jlograph). — I  have  not  had  the  opportunity  to 
lay  before  his  .Majesty  the  repai'ation  olfercd  you  liy  the 


Sir 

V.  Graham, 

Babt. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


853 


Sir  Count  rle  Nassau,  because  of  the  indispositiou  that  took 

^'  *Baet^^'   ^'™  yesterday  before  the   hours  of  the  Committee  of 

■        Foreign  Affairs.     The  matter,  to  my  thinking,  is  in  as 

good  a  way  as  can  be  wished ;  you  are  but  to  expect  his 
Majesty's  allowing  and  accepting  of  what  is  done,  laying 
all  the  stress  upon  the  concern  that  the  kingly  honour 
hath  in  such  incidents,  and  that  you  must  not  take  u])on 
you  to  determine  what  amounts  to  satisfaction ;  but 
expect  to  know  the  King's  pleasure,  making  little  or 
nothing  of  your  own  share  in  it.  Your  lordship  may 
rely  upon  the  account  enclosed  of  the  King's  state  of 

health 

n.  d.  Colbert  de  Croissy  to  Lord  Preston  (French). — 
He  has  heard  with  much  joy  by  the  letter  which  Lord 
Preston  wrote  to  him  of  his  (Preston's)  arrival  in  Paris, 
and  he  will  be  pleased  on  all  occasions  to  merit  his 
favour. — Mentions  the  insult  ofl'ered  to  Lord  Preston's 
servants,  which,  when  he  gets  the  particulars  from  the 
officers  of  justice,  he  will  report  to  his  Majesty,  and  will 
inform  Lord  Preston  of  the  result. 

1682,  May  31st,  Windsor.  The  Earl  of  Conway  to 
Lord  Preston. — His  Majesty  being  informed  of  a  ver^y 
gi-eat  violence  committed  upon  a  young  lady,  tho'  a 
widow,  of  a  very  considerable  fortune  both  in  money 
and  land  of  inheritance,  who  going  to  London  in  her 
coach  was  met  upon  Hownslo  heath  by  one  Capt. 
ClifFord  and  twelve  others,  and  by  them  violently  carried 
a  ship  board  and  landed  at  Calais,  of  which  you  will  see 
a  more  particular  narrative  in  this  enclosed,  which  is 
writ  by  Coll.  Rich,  a  very  worthy  person,  to  Will  Leg; 
His  Majesty  hath  thereupon  commanded  me  to  write  to 
your  lordship  t.i  desire  you  to  use  your  endeavours  to 
rescue  this  lady,  Mrr,.  Sydrofen,  from  the  violence 
which  is  upon  her.  Mods'.  Barillon  hath  also  written 
to  the  Governor  of  Calais  upon  his  Majesty's  request  to 
the  same  etfect.  Some  of  the  complices  are  apprehended 
here,  and  are  under  the  prosecvition  of  the  law.  but  I 
have  no  order  to  say  anything  to  you  concerning  those 
that  are  in  France ;  but  if  your  lordship  finds  the  lady 
to  be  forciblj-  detained,  chat  ycu  would  be  pleased  to 
get  her  delivered  from  it  and  sent  safe  into  England. — 
Is  glad  to  be  the  first  conveyer  of  the  joyful  news  of  his 
Majesty's  perfect  recovery,  who  this  morning  received 
the  compliments  of  all  men  upon  that  occasion,  and  was 
dressed  and  walked  out  of  his  chamber,  and  looks  and 
is  as  well  as  ever  he  was  in  his  life. 

16S2,  June  Ist.  (Coll.)  P.  Rich  to  Lord  Preston  — 
Wrote  last  post  about  a  distressed  lady.  Madam  Siil- 
derfin.  who  has  been  most  barbarously  used  by  Capt. 
Fra.  Clifford,  Capt.  Sarsfeild,  and  other  his  accomplices, 
exposing  the  poor  lady  in  an  open  shallop  belonging  to 
the  Lord  Mordant  unto  the  sea,  and  carried  her  to 
Calais.  This  is  Ijy  an  express  who  lias  letters  of  re- 
commendation from  Lord  Conway  hy  his  Majesty's 
command  and  from  honest  Capt.  Ltgg  .... 

16g-2,  June  1st,  Whitehall.  0.  Wynne  t.>  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— 1  acknowledge,  with  all  humble  thanks  the  honour 
of  your  lordship's  letter  of  the  'Y,  and  can  add  to  it  the 
good  news  of  his  Majesty's  being  now  in  perfect  health. 
Their  Royal  Highnesses  are  gone  this  evening  for 
Windsor  to  pass  there  till  the  Duchess  be  brought  to  bed 
about  the  beginning  of  August.  This  morning  Mr. 
Smyth  went  hence  express  in  quest  of  the  rich  young 
widow  that  is  spirited  away.  My  lady  Ogle  was  mar- 
ried two  days  ago  to  the  Duke  of  Somerset,  to  the  dis- 
appointment of  C.  Konnigsmark  and  others,  as  much  as 
the  stealing  of  Mrs.  Syderfin  was  of  Capt.  Legg.  Best, 
the  Protestant  hop  merchant,  was  condemned  in  201.  for 
striking  one  that  refused  jjioufi  Collei/a  health  ;  there  is 
since  an  indictment  found  against  him  (and  that  at 
(juildhall)  for  so  zealously  adoring  the  memory  and 
actions  of  an  executed  ti-aitoi-.  Tliere  happened  this 
morning  an  ill  favoured  incident,  which  is.  that  the 
Duke  of  .Mbemarle  and  Sir  Walter  Clavges  fought  in 
duel  against  Lord  Grey  and  Captain  Godfi'ey.  Clarges 
wounded  Godfrey  in  two  places,  Ijut  was  disarmed,  and 
then  Lord  Grey,  as  his  second,  turned  points  against 
the  Duke,  which,  according  to  the  custom  ^it  seems)  of 
duelling,  obliged  his  grace  to  deliver  his  sword.  We 
know  not  yet  how  his  Majesty  will  resent  this,  nor 
what  till'  ground  of  the  (piarrel  was.  tho'  it's  said  the 
Duke  challenged.  P.S. — I  send  the  ordinary  prints 
to  Mr.  Tempest,  and  will  continue  if  your  lordship 
thinks  fit. 

1682,  Juno  Ist,  Whitehall.  L.  Jenkins  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton. This  bearer  goes  fir^t  to  Calais  in  pursuit  of  a 
young  widow  of  fortune  that  hath  been  taken  up  by  force 
out  of  her  coach  between  London  and  Windsor.  I  need 
not  tell  you  the  particulars,  because  he  will  do  it  at 
laro-e.  Having  hazarded  the  life  of  this  poor  lady  in 
carrying  her  over   sea  to  Calais   in  an  open  chaloupe, 

II     S4I162 


your  lordship  will  imagine  that  if  the  ravishcr  have  not 
his  will  there  he  will  go  on  to  further  extremities,  and 
in  all  probabilicy  carry  her  to  Paris.  It  is  there  (or 
indeed,  any  where  else  in  France)  that  her  relations  do 
implore  your  lordship's  protection  to  this  widow  in  bo 
great  a  distress,  I  think  no  justice  (especially  not 
Messrs,  du  Chastelet)  will  refuse  to  arrest  the  man  and 
sequester  the  woman,  so  as  to  put  her  under  the  iiro- 
tection  of  justice,  till  she  and  her  relations  be  heard  in 
lull  freedom,  and  in  the  way  of  justice  and  judo-ment 
whatever  pretence  he  may  have  of  consent  (which  cannot 
be  as  long  as  she  is  in  the  same  clutches  that  were  first 
violently  laid  on  her)  or  of  marriage,  which  your  lord- 
ship will  find  cannot  be  solemnised  between  strangers 
in  that  country  without  such  requisites  as  they  (tho'  she 
were  willing)  can  perform  either  in  the  reformed  or 
Roman  Communion,  More  of  this  your  lordshi]i  will 
find  upon  your  first  looking  into  it  than  I  am  able  to 
discourse  by  letter.  You  have  the  King's  pleasure 
already  by  my  Lord  Conway,  so  that  I  have  nothing 
to  add.  '^ 

s.  d.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  know  you  cannot  but 
have  a  great  angui-sh  of  mind  in  reference  to  his  Ma- 
jesty's  health,  which  my  letter  on  Monday  told  you  was 
in  some  danger,  but,  blessed  be  God,  all  the  fears  we 
were  in  are  fully  over;  'twas  ch-eaded  it  might  prove  an 
ague,  but  it  was  no  more  but  a  great  cold  taken  on  the 
water.  His  Majesty  was  let  blood  on  Tuesday  morning, 
but  had  nothing  like  a  fit  or  grudging  towards  it  that 
day,  which,  had  it  been  an  ague,  would  have  then  ap- 
peared, it  being  the  third  day  ;  this  day  was  the  next 
alternate,  but  his  Majesty  was  perfectly  well  at  the  hour 
of  the  fit  coming  on,  if  any  fit  had  been  to  come. 

1682,  June  8th,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same 
(but  written  by  Mr.  Wynne,  and  only  the  ending  in  Mr. 
Secretary  Jenkins'  hand).— His  Majesty,  finding  that 
the  insult  upon  your  lordship's  servants"  is  directed  by 
the  most  Christian  King  to  be  prosecuted  in  good 
earnest,  is  pleased  to  direct  that  your  lordship  would 
forbear  all  rigours  and  pursuits  on  your  part,  and  gives 
you  leave  to  be  as  gentle  and  generous  as  you  would  be 
in  your  own  case  when  you  were  satisfied  that  the  (larty 
ofi'ending  is  either  mortified  or  ]ienitent  to  the  full.  I 
am  commanded  to  transmit  the  memorial  that  goes 
herewith  to  your  lordship's  hands ;  1  can  say  no  more 
of  its  merits  than  the  paper  itself  spe.aks,  Ijut  certainly 
the  party  concerned,  which  is  Mr.  Whiting,  a  merchant 
stranger  in  Lille,  is  one  that  liath  done  no  a"ct  that  should 
subject  him  to  the  French  laws  relating  to  religion  any 
further  than  not  to  give  offence.  The  memorial  is  a 
little  too  sharp,  it  being  of  Mr.  Whiting's  own  drawing, 
to  be  put  in  that  Court;  therefore  1  wonld  humbly 
ott'er  my  thoughts  that  you  would  be  i.ileased  to  write 
to  him  at  Lille,  whither  he  is  returned  but  a  few  days 
since ;  you'll  have  thereby  this  advantage  as  to  know 
Mr.  Whiting's  present  circumstances,  and  consequently 
to  suit  your  addresses  there  to  the  exigencies  of  them. 
The  news  from  Spain  is  still  the  same  ;  that  is,  no  reso- 
lution is  declared  whether  that  King  will  accept  or 
refuse  the  arbitrage  ;  if  you  have  not  letters  constantly 
from  Sir  Henry  Goodrick  and  Jlr.  Chudleigh,  I  will 
get  you  all  the  copies  I  can  of  Mr.  Chudleigh's  to  my 
Lord  of  Conway,  and  will  give  extracts  "of  Sir  H. 
Goodrick's  to  me. 

1682,  June  15th,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
Encloses  a  petition  from  Sir  John  Frederick  and  Corn- 
pan}',  ]iersons  of  the  chiefcst  rank  and  wealth  in  London, 
as  well  as  of  a  general  credit  all  Europe  over.  It  is  his 
Majesty's  [deasure  that  Lord  Preston  afford  them  and 
their  agents  his  best  assistance  to  the  procuring  them 
satisfaction  for  the  ship  Green  Dragon  and  its  lading 
(which  was  unjustly  taken  and  even  liy  torture  inhu- 
manly wrested  from  them)  after  so  tedious  and 
chargeable  a  delay  in  the  courts  of  justice  there.  They 
have  some  hopes  that,  by  his  lordship's  warm  applica- 
tions, their  proceedings  will  be  quickened  and  the  case 
brought  to  some  good  issue  ....  Says  that  Sir  John 
Frederick  and  Company  supplied  him  with  large  credit 
lor  several  years  in  his  Majesty's  service  abroad. 

1682,  June  l.'ith,  Whitehall'.  (Holograpli.)  L.  Jen- 
kins to  Loril  Preston. — We  have  no  news  but 

that  the  eonfcderates  are  st  rung,  and  that  France  watches 
upon  the  defensive,  but  intends  not  long  to  do  so,  but 
either  to  come  to  a  good  understanding  in  all  things  or 
else  to  make  a  rupture ;  but  more  of  tliis  by  the  next. 

1682,  June  l-Jth,  London. — The  Karl  of  Halifax  to 
Lord  Preston. — Complimentary. — The  Court  of  France 
doth  wisely  to  wish  peace,  and  at  the  same  time  to 
prepare  for  war. 

1682,  June  lOth,  Loudon. — Hen.  Savile  lo  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— Coming  late  last  night  from  Harry  Coventrye's 


SiK 
F.  RRiHAM, 

Bart. 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCKIPTS    COMMISSION: 


SiK  lodge,  where  I  bad  staid  three  days,  I  fouud  your  lord- 
'■"•Wka.hjm,  ship's  letter  of  the  loth  .  .  .  I  will  only  beg  the 
•  ^^^"  enclosed  may  be  sent  to  Sir  Richard  ilason.  I  hear  not 
one  word  of  the  ultra-marine  you  sent  me  word  I  might 
expect  by  some  of  the  Duchess  of  Monmouth's  servants 
Mons'.  Verio  presses  me  daily  for  it.  so  that  your  bird- 
ship  would  do  me  a  favour  to  tell  me  some  tidings  of  it. 
I  never  doubted  but  all  imaginable  natisfaction  would 
be  given  you  in  your  dispute  with  the  Comte  de  Nassau, 
and  now  that  he  has  made  his  submission,  I  presume 
your  orders  from  hence  will  be  to  shew  mercy  on  your 
side. 

1682,  June  liHh,  London.  Leyeiiburgh  (L'Knvoye  de 
Suede)  to  Lord  Preston. — Complimentary. — Wc  have 
no  news  to  entertain  your  lordship  with,  having  been 
these  four  or  five  days  absent  from  Court.  Ail  the 
other  publique  ministers  are  here  also,  and  I  think  will 
continue  ao  till  the  next  Monday,  since  no  foreign  news 
obligetli  auy  of  us  to  make  any  haste  fur  'Windsor  ;  and 
we  being  all  credibly  informed  that  the  King  intends 
to  be  here  next  Friday  morning,  and  to  continue  till 
Monday  next  following. 

16S2."  June   19th,     Whitehall.     Jo.   Cooke    to    Lord 
.Presstrm. — His  Majesty  will  be  here  on  Friday  next  the 
23rd  instant,  and  the  Queen  the  day  bi'fore.     The  cause 
of  his  Majesty's  coming  is  this;  on  Saturday  last,  the 
17th  instant,  a  council  being  held  at  Hampton  Court, 
the  Duke  of  Ormonde  presented  a  paper  there  to  his 
Majesty,  setting  forth  certain  scandaloos  and  injurious 
reflexions,  which  he  thinks  the  Earl  of  Anglesey  bath 
made  upon  the  late  King,  and  upon  his  grace  the  said 
Duke  of  Ormonde,  with  divers  other  loyal  persons,  in  a 
little  book  the  said  Earl  hath  not  long  since  published  b}- 
way  of  animadversion  upon  the  Earl  of  Castlehaven's 
memoirs  concerning  the  wars  in  Ireland.     Your  lord- 
fhip,  I  suppose,  may  have  seen  a  letter  from  the  Duke  of 
Ormonde   to  the  Earl  of  Anglesey  upon  that  subject, 
and  the  Eari's  answer  to  his  grace,  which  have   both 
served   to   enflame   the    mutual   disgusts,  so  that  now 
those  matters  are   to  be  brought  to  examination  and 
debate  in  a  full   council   on  Friday  next,  his  Majesty 
being  present,  who  will  coutinne  here  till  Monday  .  .   . 
1682,    June  2.'>.  Tho.    Jackson    to    Lord    I'rostou. — i 
left  my  lady  and  cbildrun  very  well    at   Nunuington 
Sunday  lest;  her  ladyship  intending  for  the  north  nex'; 
week.     (The  rest  of  the  letter  is  about  private  business.) 
1682,  June  2Gth,  Whitehall.— William  Blathwayt  to 
Lord  Preston. — .  ...  I  have  sent  the  enclosed  relation 
of  Saturday's  adventures,  to  which  I  have  to  add  that 
the  King,  taking  great  ott'ence  at  those  tumultuous  pro- 
ceedings, commanded  my  Lord  Mayor,  the  SherifTs,  and 
Aldermen  to  attend  him  this  morning  in  council,  which 
was  extraordinarily  called  for  that  purpose,  whereupon 
several  witnesses  were  e.vamined   and  plainly  proved 
the  riotous  behaviour  of  the  sheriffs,  and  it  being  fur- 
ther made  out  that  the  sherifls  have  no  right  to  call  or 
adjourn  a  common  hall   without  the  directions  of  the 
Lord  Mayor  and  Court  of  Aldermen,  much  less  to  con- 
tinue an  assembly  contrary  to  their  order,  and  even  after 
they  had  dissolved  it ;  upon  these  grounds  a  warrant 
was   signed   in  council   for  the  committing  ot  the  two 
sheriffs  to  the  Tower  of    London   for  promoting  and 
encouraging  a  riot  to  the  endangering  the  public  peace  ; 
and  it  is  further  ordered  that  Mr.  Attorney  General  ex- 
hibit an  information  in  the  King's  Bench   against  the 
sheriffs  and  such  others  as  he  shall  think  fit  (or  this 
riot.     It  was  observed  at  the  Hall  that  my  Lord  Gray, 
Lord  Stamford,  Sir  T.  Armstrong,  and  others  of  that 
gang  were  very  busy  with  the  sheriffs,  and  taken  into 
council  by  them,  so  that  ])erhaps  they  may  be  found  to 
have  participated  of  the  riot.     This  busim.'Ss  has  hin- 
dered th«  King's  going  to  see  the  ship  launch  at  Chat- 
tam,   and  delayed  his   return   to  Windsor.     My    Iiord 
Scarsdale  has  surrendered  his  captainship  of  the  band 
of  pensioners  to  my  Lord  Huntingdon. 

1682.  June  26th,  Whitehall.  Sir  L.  Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston.— I  have  two  letters  of  your  lordship's  of  the 
24th  June  and  1st  July,  n.  s.,  now  before  me;  in  the 
first,  his  Majesty  having  it  read  to  him.  finds  an  account 
of  your  audience,  wherewith  he  is  very  well  pleased  .  . 
y  .  I  shall  not  fail  to  write  to  Sir  Hen.  Goodriq  and 
Mr.  Chudleigh  to  correspond  with  your  lordship  with 
all  exactness,  it  being  the  custom  of  all  ministers  belong- 
ing to  one  and  the  same  Prince,  as  well  as  the  instruc- 
tion of  all  his  Majesty's  ministers  that  are  now  abroad. 
T  send  your  lordsliip  twn  pa[)ers  that  the  Spanish  am- 
bassador pub  into  my  hands  containing  matter  of  com- 
plaint and  infractions  of  theireaty  of  peace  at  Nymeguen 
in  the  neigiiliourhood  of  Namur.  I  give  copies  of  the 
same  to  the  French  ambas.sador  here  with  his  Majesty's 
desire  (by  word  of  mouiL)  to  the  most  Christian' King, 


that  Mons'.  Barillon  would  inform  the  moat  Christian 
King  of  it,  and  desire  his  most  Christian  Majesty  to    f. 
give  his  orders   that  no   such  infractions   as  r.re  com- 
plained  of  in  that  paper,  or  innovations  of  any  kind  be 
suffeied,  much  less  authorised,  to  the  prejudice  of  the 
Crown  or  subjects  of  Spain.     Your  lordship  ma j'  please 
to  do  the  like  offices  with  Mons'.  de  Cruiss}-,  and  leave 
with  him  copies  of  the  papers  I  iiow  send  you  relating 
to  this  subject.     We  having  had  no  memorial  from  the 
Spanish  ambassador  on  this    side,  but  myself  a   letter 
only,  1  cannot  say  before  I  have  his  Majesty's  direction 
that  they  need  accompany  these  papers  with  a  memorial 
there.     I  send  your  lordship  likewise  a  copy  of  a  letter 
to   Mr.    Vice-Chamberlain   from    poor    Mr.   White,  of 
Lille  ;  I  pity  his  case  with  all  my  heart,  and  the  more 
in  that  upon   my  frequent  speaking,  which  1  did  this 
day  and  yesterday  with  all  earnestness,  to  the  French 
ambassador,  I  can  have  no  reason  from  him,  but  he  will 
needs  have  it,  that  it  is  Mr.  Whiting's  only  way  to  come 
off  for  one   certain  sum  with  those   people  ;  he  insists 
upon  the  law  of  the  place,  by  which  he  would  have 
alimony  payable  unavoidably  to  any  child,  tho'  it  be  a 
disobedient  one.     1  insist  upon  the  law  of  nations,  and 
upon  the  Treaties   between  the  two  Crowns,   whereby 
merchant  strangers  are  to  be  free,  and  to  have  nothing 
imposed  iipon  them  in  relation  to  religion  ;  'tis  in  vain 
with  him  to  urge  any  thing  of  very  evil  example  that 
this  will  give  not  onlj-  in  Mr.  Whiting's  family,  but  in  the 
family  of  any  other   merchant  stranger  in   his  circum- 
stances.   Your  lordship  will  do  well  and  agreeably  to  his 
Majesty's  sense  if  you  use  the  best  and  most  otficacious 
offices  you  can  with  Mons'.  de  Croissy  in  this  business. 
Mr.    Saville   was    fortunaie  in   2  or  3  instances  to  get 
some  kind  of  declaration,  or  rather  an    owning  that 
the  King's  subjects  are  exempt  from  having  any  part  of 
the  Popish  religion  imposed  upon  them  ;  nor  is  it  ma- 
terial to  say  that  this  girl  was  born  at  Lille,  for  she  was 
born  under  the   loof  of  her  father  to  whom  these  ex- 
emptions  do   belong,  and  to  all   that  being  born  the 
King's  subjects  are  of  his  family.     I  have  not  leasure 
now  to  look  into  Criunwcll's  Treaty  of  'o4  with  France, 
the  equity  of  which  Treaty    I    take  to  be  still  in  force 
where  the   benefit  is   mutual  in   favour  of  commercs. 
The   French   ambassador  gavi'  ine  an  iirm  as  if  your 
lordshi]!   had  desired  that  the   accomplices    of  Clitt'ord 
(who  stole  away  Mrs.  Syddorfiii)  might  be  delivered  up 
and  sent  over  into  England  ;  this  possibly  may  lie  asked 
because  of  the  hainousnesse  of  the   fact  of  the  likeli- 
hood of  its  going  unpunished  in  a  strange   country  ; 
but  I   do  humbly  ccniceive  it  will  be   to  no  purpose  to 
press  it,  because  it  will   never  be  granted,  the   law  of 
nations  being  otherwiss  practised  than  it  anciently  was, 
and  all    countries  proving  places  of  refuge  to   stranger 
criminals.     So   that  you  may  let  that  sleep  until   you 
have  further  orders,  this  having  nothing  in  it  of  a  crime 
of  state,  and  the  lady  being  safe,  you  may  please  to  let 
the  friends  take  the  remedy  at  law  either  in  that  country 
or  this,  as  they  tind  their  convenieiicy.     P.S.     (Auto- 
graph.) Tho  two  sheriffs   of  London  have  been  this  day 
committed  to  the  Tower  for  carrying  on  the  poll  of  the 
new  sheriffs  after  that  the  Lord  Mayor  had  adjourned 
the  Court. 

1682,  July  3rd,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
(Part  in  cipher  deciphered.) — 1  have  the  favour  of  your 
lordship's  letter  of  the  8th,  new  style,  and  therein  a 
copy  of  your  memorial  touching  Mr,  Whiting ;  I  gave 
his  Majesty  an  account  of  it,  but  have  not  read  it  over 
to  him.  1  f  1  may  ofl'er  your  lordship  my  private  opinion 
upon  it,  I  must  take  leave  to  tell  you  that  I  think  it 
much  too  long  according  to  the  usual  style  of  that 
Court ;  in  such  cases  of  complaint  it  is  sufficient  that 
the  matter  of  fact  be  as  briefly  couched  as  may  be  in 
the  memorial,  closing  it  with  a  desire  to  be  redressed  ; 
the  argument  of  every  part  is  not  so  advantageous  and 
proper  to  be  enlarged  upon,  it  is  best  done  vii  jfinnsniU  to 
the  secretary.  1  must  beg  leave  to  take  notice  to  your 
lordship  that  tho  word  Majeste  britanique  is  a  style  the 
King's  ministers  do  avoid;  usually  mentioning  his 
Majesty  by  le  Roy  son,  or  mon  Maistre.  Scarce  any 
thing  in  matter  of  right,  precedence,  and  courtesy 
mixed  together,  but  is  capable  of  an  answer  that  will 
have  some  colour  of  reason  in  it.  Besides,  in  most 
matters  of  agreement,  if  they  find  a  handle  to  reply 
upon,  they  will  do  it  in  writing,  and  'tis  great  odds  if 
ever  they  will  depart  from  their  own  reckoning,  which, 
if  we  be  forced  to  quit  the  point,  will  lie  by  them  as  a 
record  all  future  times  to  be  jiroduced  against  us.  The 
memurial  takes  notice  of  a  pietension  that  Mr.  Whiting 
hath  upon  the  Intendant  Pelletier ;  I  suppose  that  hath 
been  inserted  upon  the  importunity  of  Mi-.  Whiting  it 
>vould  have  Ijeeu  better  omitteyl,  lioing  a  persomal  and  a 


APPENDIX    TO    SKVENTll     KEPOUT. 


s:.:. 


private  thins:,  and  strictly  speaking  not  worthy  the 
*^''  honour  of  your  meiiiorial.  The  mentioning  tlie  words 
Spanish  Inquisition  and  L'Empire  seems  too  obvious  an 
aggravation,  and  your  lordship  will  always  endeavour 
to  decline  such  sharp  expressions,  they  have  aigrcur  in 
them  at  all  times  ;  but  at  the  fii'st  beginning  of  a  uego- 
tiatiou  they  must  be  construed  to  be  designed  as  pro- 
voking :  'tis  true  there  will  be  some  difficulty  when  the 
memorial  is  long  to  bring  in  le  lUt  Hoy  S'ni  mfiistre.  but 
S.  M.  li.  must  not  be  mentioned  where  King  of  France 
is  treated  vostre  Majeste.  'Tis  trae  this  tnemorial  re- 
quired haste,  so  that  you  could  not  without  great  pre- 
iudice  to  Mr.  AVhyting  take  advice  hence  upon  it,  but 
"when  tilings  will  bear  it  yon  cannot  do  amiss  to  send 
the  minutes  of  your  memorial  hither  to  take  the  King's 
directions  upon  it,  especially  in  weighty  matters  of 
state   as  this  is  not. 

1682,  July  5th,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
Writes  by  his  Majesty's  special  command  to  accompany 
those  two  noble  Counts'  sons  to  his  Excellency  the 
Count  de  Konigscck,  Yice-Chanrcllor  of  the  Empire. 
His  Majesty  hath  a  particular  esteem  for  the  Count 
their  father,  both  from  the  personal  knowledge  he  hath 
of  bis  merits  and  for  the  rank  and  place  he  hath  in 
his  Imperial  Majesty's  councils  and  favour. — Recom- 
mends them  to  him  (Preston)  during  their  sojourn  in 
Paris  for  his  countenance  and  assistance  in  the  beat 
and  most  effectual  manner. 

1682,  July  6,  Whitehall.  Pra.  Gwyn  to  Lord  Pre.-ton. 
I  hear  that  Lord  Feversham  and  Jemmy  Grimis  will 
be  with  yon  at  Paris  very  shortly,  to  congratulate  from 
the  King  and  the  Duke  the  King  of  France  being  a 
grandfather.  The  great  disorder  of  the  present  sheriti's 
of  London  in  the  election  of  two  for  the  succeeding 
year  like  themselves  at  present  takes  up  a  great  part 
of  his  Majesty's  times  of  business. 

1682,  July'lOth.  Sir  L.  Jenkins  to  lj<^.  Preston  (holo- 
graph). I  had  the  favour  of  a  letter  from  your  lordship 
(last  night)  of  the  loth  current,  n.  st.  I  sent  it  straight 
to  Windsor,  where  his  Majesty  went  on  Saturday  after- 
noon. I  did  not  observe  anything  in  it  that  required 
an  answer  hence  ;  his  Majesty  will  be  here  again  on 
Thursday,  and  then  I  shall  have  the  letter  back  again  and 
the  directions  necessary,  if  any  be  to  be  given.  Here 
goes  enclosed  a  memorial  that  M.  v.  Beuninghen  gave 
in  to  his  Majesty  three  or  four  days  ago.  I  was  com- 
manded to  transmit  it  to  your  lordship  in  order  to  have 
you  pass  the  convenient  olBces  upon  it  in  that  Court  ; 
bat  there  arc  in  my  Lord  of  Conway's  hands,  who  i,<( 
now  at  Windsor,  other  papers  that  are  necessary  for 
the  instructing  of  such  a  case  as  it  ought  to  be  ;  as  soon 
as  I  have  them  I  will  be  sure  to  transmit  them  to  your 
lordship. 

1682,  July  17th,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same 
(holograph).  1  most  humbly  thank  your  lordship  tor 
yourl.irge  and  accurate  letter  of  the  22nd  current.  T 
have  not  had  time  to  shew  it  to  his  Majesty,  lor  it 
came  just  to  hand  as  he  was  going  for  Windsor.  To 
the  Spanish  memorial  enclosed  his  Majesty  hath  directed 
an  answer  to  be  given  to  this  effect : — 1.  That  he  does 
thank  the  Marquis  de  Grana  for  communicating  to 
him  his  design  of  rejirizing  upon  the  French.  2.  That 
his  Majesty  not  knowing  the  sentiments  of  the  Cath. 
King  upon  the  overture  come  from  France  to  refer  all 
matters  in  difference  to  his  Majesty  he  cannot  well 
tell  what  to  advise  :^L  de  Grana  upon  the  point  he 
consults  him.  3.  That  be  hopes  the  Marquis  will  do 
nothing  that  may  diminish  the  hopes  that  are  generally 
conceived  of  an  "accommodation.  This  answer  he  shall 
have  in  writing  within  a  day  or  two. 

1682,  July  20th,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
Having  a  request  to  make  to  your  lordship  in  the  behalf 
of  a  French  Protestant,  who  hath  a  desire  to  settle  him- 
self and  his  family  in  England,  I  thought  it  the  most 
compendious  way  to  send"  his  memorial  (as  I  do  here 
enclosed),  which  will  at  once  ijoth  inform  your  lordship 
of  the  man's  condition  and  desire,  and  also  furnish  you 
with  some  precedents  of  the  like  .  .  .  wherein  your 
predecessor  Mr.  Saville  hath  been  successful  with  the 
ministers  in  the  French  Court.  I  hope  your  lordship 
will  as  easily  obtain  the  like  for  the  person  now  recom- 
mended, and  therefore  shall  add  no  more  but  that 
whereas  it  is  said  in  the  memorial,  that  he  is  to  he  r  mployed 
■ill  /ti's  Mojesty's  service,  I  can  say  that  he  is  actually 
sworn  into  the  place  of  his  Majesty's  apothecary,  for 
which  he  hath  a  certificate  under  my  Lord  Chamberlain's 
hand  and  seal,  as  I  doubt  not  that  he  will  show  to  your 
lordship  when  he  waits  upon  you  at  Paris. 

1682,  July  24th.  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same 
(holo<^raphl.  I  have  now  three  letters  from  your  lord- 
ship of  the  2nd,  2.=.th.  and  29th   current;  the  two   first 


were  react  yesterday  before  his  Majesty  at  a  committee         Sib 
of  foreign  affairs  (tho'   I  had  acquainted  his  Majesty    F- Graham. 
with  the  contents  of  that  of  the  l'2Lid  before)  ;  the  last  _J' 

of  all  I  find  here  this  evening  at  my  return  from 
Windsor.  In  answer  to  yours  cf  the  22nd,  his  Majesty 
hath  commanded  me  to  let  your  lordship  know  that  he 
resolved  to  speak  to  the  French  ambassador  very  home 
inthebchalf  of  .Mr.  Whiting,  which  cannot  be  sufficiently 
considered,  nor.  as  it  now  stands,  lamented.  I  think 
the  strength  of  our  case  lies  in  this  single  point,  that 
the  King  our  master's  subjects  were  always  exempt 
from  those  ordounances  and  rcglements  that  related  to 
the  Prostestant  religion  ther^^  That  this  hatli  been 
allowed  to  Mr.  SaviUe  in  several  cases  that  became 
controverted  in  his  time  ;  that  the  ordonuance  allo^ying 
the  children  of  Protestants  to  choose  their  own  religion, 
and  obliging  their  parents  to  afford  them  maintenance 
and  portious  is  a  new  law,  and  cannot  in  good  reason 
be  intended  to  oblige  foreigners  who  ought  in  matters 
of  religion  be  as  free  as  the  Brench  suljjects.  I  pray, 
my  lord,  enquire  if  the  daughter,  for  instance,  of  a  R. 
Catholic  do  upon  pretence  of  too  much  severity  in  her 
jiarents  tly  to  a  convent,  shall  the  parents  be  bound  to 
maintain  her  there,  whether  they  will  or  not  ?  I  think 
the  jus  r,immime  is  not  so,  and  we  are  under  that  law  and 
no  other,  for  (hat  was  the  law  in  force  when  our  capitu- 
lations were  made,  and  the  subsequent  reiglemeuts 
calculated  onh-  for  the  subjects  of  France  do  not  bind 
us.  One  question  I  think  we  must  avoid  to  enter  into, 
it  is  about  the — Libre  E.rercisf  de  lo  Ri^lir/ioit  Reformee', 
for  I  think  it  was  only  connived  at  in  the  Spanish 
Netherlands.  Our  contention  must  be  about  the  im- 
munity and  exemption  of  merchant  strangers,  who  are 
not  to  be  oppressed  and  ritled  upon  pretence  of  religion. 
The  Italian  Book  his  Majesty  bo  despises  that  he  would 
not  have  your  lordship  (since  the  auttior  smarts  already 
for  his  insolency)  to  concern  yourself  any  further  about 
it ;  that  of  making  Zealand  a  place  of  retreat  for  his 
Majesty  in  case  of  troubles  here  renders  the  author 
very  ridiculous  to  his  Majesty  and  to  my  Lords.  I  take 
leave  to  enclose  to  your  lordship  another  memorial  tonch- 
ing  the  Prince  of  Orange  and  the  Prince  d'Tsanguien, 
but  without  any  direction  to  move  upon  it,  or  that 
former  one  I  sent  you,  His  Majesty  having  taken  that 
matter  into  his  hands,  and  to  press  the  French  am- 
bassador upon  it.  This  you  will  please  to  say  to  the 
Dutch  ambassador  there  if  he  happen  to  demand  your 
offices  jointly  or  severally  with  himself.  You  will  see 
enclosed  the  answer  to  the  Spanish  memorial  that  I 
sent  yon  by  my  last. 

16b2,  July  3i.st,  Whitehall. — The  same  to  the  same 
(holograph).  Your  letter  of  the  1st  Aug..  n.  St.,  was 
produced  yesterday  before  his  Majesty  at  the  Com- 
mittee, it  had  nothing  in  it  that  required  directions 
from  hence.  His  Majesty  is  moved  by  the  Duke  of 
Holstem  to  intei-pose  his  offices  in  the  Court  of  France 
so  as  to  dispose  the  most  Christaiu  King  to  prevail  ivith 
his  ally  the  King  of  Denmark  not  to  impose  any  hard 
terms  upon  the  Duke  in  the  Duchy  of  Holstein  Gottorp, 
which  the  King  of  Denmark  and  he  do  possess  in 
common ;  but  that  that  King  should  treat  the  Duke  as 
a  Prince  of  the  same  house  with  himself,  and  one  that 
is  married  to  his  sister.  Your  lordship  knows,  I  doubt 
not,  the  penrliant  that  this  Duke  hath  had  these  many 
years  for  Sweilen,  and  that  the  ill  blood  arises  thence. 
His  Majesty  hath,  notwithstanding,  carried  himself 
with  great  affection  to  those  two  Princes,  as  being  of 
the  same  nearness  to  him  in  blood,  and  with  hearty 
endeavours  as  well  as  good  wishes  for  their  accommoda- 
tion. Your  lordship  will  have  some  application  I  doubt 
not  made  to  you  from  a  minister  of  the  Duke's :  you 
will  let  such  a  one  know  you  are  (upon  representations 
made  by  Mr.  Skeltoii)  directed  from  hence  to  give  the 
Holstein  minister  there  your  assistance  by  any  reason- 
able offices.  Your  lordship  will  find  that  there  have 
been  books  written  upon  the  controversies  between 
thes^  two  Princes,  therefore  iu  the  application  you  will 
be  desired  to  make  to  Mens',  de  Croissy  you  will 
decline  to  do  it  by  writing,  and  you  will  have  a  due 
regard  to  what  may  be  said  on  the  other  side  by  the 
Kingof  Denmark,  for  whom  his  Majesty  will  always  have 
just'regard.  Your  lordship's  letter  of  the  5th  is  come 
to  hand  this  day,  but  not  time  euough  to  Bhow  it  to 
his  Majesty.  His  Majesty  told  me  this  morning  that 
he  had  pre'ssed  home  the  business  of  Mr.  Whiting  to 
the  French  ambassador ;  what  the  success  will  be  a 
little  time  will  show. 

1682,  Aug.  7th,  Whitehall. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
(Holograph.)  I  received  your  lordship's  letter  of  the 
12th  by  a  gent,  that  delivered  it  me  on  Saturday  night  at 
Wind.sor.     I  shall  answer  it  to-morrow  morning.     In 

Y  v2 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   GOMMISSluN 


8iE  the  meantime  I  have  nothing  but  to  thank  your  lord- 

F.  6BAHA.M,  sljip  for  it,  as  his  Majesty  dircets  me.  1  showed  Mr. 
"•  Barillon  what  was  in  uiy  Guzeite  (■  hi  main  of  your 
doing  respect  to  the  public  joy.--  there ;  he  saw  the  same 
in  other  letters,  which  obliged  him  to  acknowledge  in 
as  he  hath  done,  to  his  Maje.sty.  M.  V.  Beuninghee 
hath  made  his  complaint  to  his  Majesty  of  the  demolish- 
ing of  the  wall  that  the  Prince  of  Orange  hath  caused 
to  be  built  about  his  own  town  of  Orange.  This  M.  V.  B. 
told  me,  and  that  his  Majesty  had  been  pleased  to 
charge  himself  to  speak  of  it  to  the  French  ambassador, 
but  I  have  nothing  given  uie  in  command  towards  your 
lordship  relating  to  that  aft'air,  but  I  suppose  shall  have 
it  against  next  post.  The  enclosed  for  my  Lady  Hyde 
1  receiye  just  now. 

1682,  Aug.  10th.  London.  T.  Deanes  to  Lord  Preston. 
— I  stay  only  here  for  the  secretary's  letters ;  he  went  this 
morning  to  Windsoi-,  and  I  am  obliged  tn  stay  till  he 
comes  back.  Your  lordship  shall  not  fail  to  hear  from 
me  evei-y  post,  1  rat  wliat<s other  information  I  can  give 
yon  than  what  is  i)ublic  I  delay,  yet  hoiiiug  in  two  or 
three  days  to  part  and  to  be  with  you  before  your  brother, 
who  goes  from  this  to-morrow  morning,  and  says  that 
as  soon  as  he  is  arrived  on  French  ground  you  may 
expect  to  hoar  from  him.  This  night  there  is  extra- 
ordinary doings  at  the  French  ambassador's  house  upoa 
the  account  of  the  birth  of  the  Duke  of  Burgundy,  i 
hope  in  a  short  while  your  lordship  may  have  occasion 
to  make  as  joyful  an  appearance,  the  Duchess  being  now- 
very  near  her  time,  and  bigger  of  this  child  than  ever 
she  has  been  of  any  before. 

1682,  Aug.  10th.  O.  Wynne  to  Lord  Preston.— Mr. 
Secretary  commands  me  to  enclose  these  packets  to 
;;0ur  lordship,  and  to  excuse  his  not  writing  by  this 
post.  Last  night  the  Earl  of  Anglesey  delivered  up 
the  Privy  Seal  by  a  command  ;  who  succeeds  him  in 
that  place  is  not  yet  known,  tho'  Mr.  Seymour  be 
generally  discoursed  of.  'Tis  old  news  to  tell  your 
lordship  that  the  Earl  of  Halifax  is  made  Marquis  of 
that  name,  and  two  nights  ago  my  Lord  Vaughan  took 
out  a  licence  to  marry  the  lady  his  daughter.  This 
night  the  French  ambassador  rejoiceth  and  treats  in  a 
manner  all  the  great  ones  beneath  the  royal  blood,  upon 
occasion  of  the  3-onng  Duke  of  Burgundy,  tho'  the 
Spanish  ambassador  will  hardly  be  there,  or  compliment 
his  Excellency  upon  that  account,  till  he  receives  first 
the  orders  of  his  Court  about  the  title.  Yesterday  the 
apprentices'  feast  was  kept  at  the  charge  of  10  stewards, 
who  contributed  each  his  bOl. ;  those  chosen  for  next  year 
are  the  Duke  of  (Jrmonde.  Duke  Albemarle,  and  others 
of  the  highest  quality.  The  ntixt  post  may  bring  your 
lord.ship  news  of  some  changes  at  Court  besides  that  of 
a  Privy  Seal.  We  do  not  yet  know  what  employment 
Earl  of  Sunderland  will  fill  next,  but  several  ]ienetrating 
men  give  out  his  lordship  would  rather  be  secretary 
again  than  Pr.  Seal.  My  Lord  Feversham  and  Mr. 
Greyme  sail  this  night. 

1682,  Aug.  14tb,  Whitehall.— L.  .Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston  (holograph). — Your  letters  of  the  l.^ith  and  18tli 
n.  St.,  were  produced  and  read  yesterday  before  his 
Majesty ;  there  was  nothing  found  to  be  in  them  that 
required  any  directions  hence.  We  have  nothing  in 
the  Spanish  letters  by  the  last  ordinary  touching  the 
accepting  of  the  reference  oti'ered  by  the  most  Christian 
King;  the  truth  is,  I  have  no  letters  by  this  post  from 
Sir  H.  Goodrick,  he  being  (it  seems)  not  well,  and  the 
Spanish  ambassador  told  me  this  day  that  all  that  is 
sent  him  from  his  Court  is  the  copy  of  a  memorial  that 
M.  Bnrgomaine  gave  in  to  the  Emperor,  but  nothing  of 
this  Emperor's  answer  to  that  memorial.  1  have  taken 
the  boldness  to  address  to  your  lordship  three  of  my 
countrymen  for  your  protection,  one  of  them  is  Mr. 
Morgan,  sun  and  heir  to  Mr.  Morgan,  a  very  worthy 
member  of  the  House  of  Commons,  now  with  God  ;  the 
other  two  are  my  kinsmen,  the  only  son  and  the  grand- 
son of  Judge  Jenkins,  a  loyal  sufferer  in  the  late  troubles 


1682,  Aug.  17th,  Whitehall.  O.  Wynne  to  Lord  Preston. 
— On  Tuesday  morning  about  six  the  Duchess  was 
brought  to  bed  of  a  young  Princess.  I  know  the  news 
of  a  Prince  would  have  been  more  acceptable,  but  wi' 
hope  it  may  be  'ere  a  twelvemonth  be  about.  Yester- 
day bis  Majesty  visited  the  Duchess,  and  in  the  after- 
nnnn  the  your.g  Princess  was  christeneil  by  the  name  of 
Charlotte  Maria.  Mr.  Secretary  doth  not  trouble  yunr 
lordship  this  night  j  I  kuow  not  how  to  avoid  doing  of 
it  with  these  large  pacquets  that  are  sent  to  Mr.  Secre- 
tary and  recommended  to  your  Inrilship.  The  King 
hath  not  been  pleased  to  declare  as  yet  who  is  to  be 
Lord  Privy  Seal,  tho'  it  be  not  much  doidjted  but  that 
Mr.  Seymour  will  be,  and  that  he  is  to  be  made  a  Baron, 


if  not  a  viscount.  Some  say  they  saw  a  blazing  star 
last  night  about  10,  but  the  skies  are  this  night  so 
covered  that  an  ordinary  one  cannot  be  seen. 

1682,  Aug.  21st,  Whitehall. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  congratulate  with  you  with  all  my  heart  that  you 
have  gained  your  point  in  the  ceremony  of  your  last 
audience.  His  Majesty  when  I  read  your  letter  to  him 
was  very  well  satisfied,  and  m\'  lords  of  the  committee 
do  all  look  upon  it  as  very  honourable  to  yourself.  I 
am  sorry  you  had  occasion  of  a  particular  resentment 
against  M.  do  C,  but  the  height  of  that  gentleman  hath 
been  much  complained  of  by  other  ministers.  The 
last  letters  bring  us  no  news  from  Spain,  but  that 
Mons'.  de  Burgomeine  had  written  to  that  Court  that 
he  had  presented  a  memorial  to  the  Emjjeror  in  order 
to  have  his  advice  about  referring  the  diU'erences 
between  France  and  Spain  to  the  arbitration  of  the 
King  our  master,  but  nothing  is  yet  .said  of  the 
Emperor's  answer  upon  that  memorial,  only  we  ai'e 
bid  to  hope  that  we  may  have  his  answer  communicated 
to  us  here  before  the  end  of  the  next  month  ofSeptember. 
I  wish  these  procrastinations  (for  I  know  not  how  to 
call  them  otherwise,  the'  in  the  figure  of  a  mediation 
that  we  arc  entering  into  we  ought  to  abstain  from 
words  tending  to  partiality,)  may  not  bring  the  French 
to  some  jicreniptory  and  lirisk  demand  ;  not  that  they 
will  lose  any  thing  in  shewing  more  and  more  longani- 
mity ;  and  1  think  your  lordship  may,  as  occasion  otfers, 
corcmend  that  conduct,  not  onlj'  as  the  more  Christian, 
but  also  as  the  more  safe,  and  that  which  will  at  last 
prove  most  effectual. 

1682,  Aug.  22nd,  Whitehall,  jjast  one  o'clock.  L. 
.Jenkins  to  Lord  Preston.  (Holograph.)  ....  On  Sun- 
day last  his  Majesty  giving  me  the  honour  of  a  private 
audience  m  his  closet,  he  was  pleased  first  to  hear  that 
letter  read  over  to  him  that  your  lordship  had  writ  to 
me  of  the  12th,  then  he  read  over  yotir  letter  addressed 
to  himself.  He  went  over  both  letters  a  second  time, 
and  his  JIajesty's  first  conclusion  was  that  he  concurred 
fully  with  your  lordship  on  this  point,  that  the  infor- 
mation is  not  in  the  least  to  be  slighted,  but  by  all 
means  to  be  enquired  into,  and  the  bottom  of  it,  if 
possible,  to  be  penetrated.  But  his  Majesty  did  not 
think  it  convenient  that  the  gent,  that  gives  this  notice 
should  himself  make  a  journey  over  at  this  juncture  of 
time,  for  that  he  is  more  safe  and  tmdiscovered  there 
than  he  can  be  here  at  this  time,  because  the  secret  as 
yet  lies  between  you  and  him  alone  on  that  side,  and  a 
new  face  cannot  show  itself  here  without  being  sus- 
jiected  by  those  of  that  ccmntry  to  be  come  on  a  new 
err.and.  lint  that  which  moves  his  Majesty  principally 
at  this  time  is,  that  this  gent,  having  the  thread  of  this 
important  attair  now  in  his  hand  he  is  much  more 
useful  there  than  he  can  be  here,  for  Uis  Majest}'  pre- 
sumes that  he  watches  every  turn  and  motion  made  on 
that  side ;  and  is  in  a  way  to  acquaint  your  lordship 
with  every  particular  tho'  never  so  minute  just  in  the 
nick  of  time  that  it  comes  to  his  knowledge.  The  losing 
of  this  benefit  (which  must  be  done  if  he  do  now  come 
over!  is  of  mighty  weight  with  his  Majesty,  insomuch 
that  he  reckons  it  to  be  a  loss  not  to  be  compensated 
by  any  way  that  he  can  foresee.  One  thing  his  Majesty 
further  added,  that  the  gent,  ought  in  all  reason  to  give 
you  leave  to  send  his  Majesty  the  names  of  those  great 
men  of  that  nation  that  are  concerned,  since  his  Majesty 
cannot  be  so  well  upon  his  guard  uidess  he  be  fore- 
warned who  they  are  that  do  design  him  mischief: 
therefore  he  desires  to  have  their  names  with  the  soonest 
possible,  for  in  that  will  consist  under  God  a  part  of 
his  safety.  This  was  his  Majesty's  first  reflexion  upon 
this  whole  matter.  When  I  waited  on  him  on  Monday 
morning  to  receive  his  final  commands  what  to  write  to 
your  lordship,  he  was  pleased  to  tell  me  he  was  still 
of  the  same  mind  both  as  to  the  gentleman's  not  coming 
over  at  this  time  till  we  hear  more,  and  as  to  the  neces- 
sity of  knowing  those  great  men's  names  with  the  soonest 
possible.  For  that  reason  he  desires  you  to  send  those 
names  and  whatever  else  you  have  relating  to  this  afi'air 
by  expresses,  and  it  shall  be  allowed  lor  upon  your 
extraordin.aries,  as  shall  all  other  charges  and  gratifi- 
cations incident  to  this  business.     I  send  sevei-al  ways 

to  see  what  troops  are  ujion  the  coasts   of- ,  and 

what  ships  are  ready  or  preparing.  Your  lordship  upon 
this  occasion  will  do  the  like  on  your  side,  and  you  shall 
hear  from  me  speedily  what  occurs.  There  is  no  entry 
made  of  this  letter,  nor  no  clerk  knows  anything  of  the 
contents.  His  Majesty  hath  given  me  your  letter  to 
him  to  keep  for  fear  of  accidents. — P.S.  His  Majesty 
would  have  fiom  yonr  loi-iUhip  some  ehaiacter  of  this 
gent.,  as  to  his  country,  course  of  life,  talent,  habitudes, 
prospect,  &e. 


Sir 
F.  Gkadam 

liART. 


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.  GbThau,  1682,  Aug.  24th.  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same.— 
Baet.  (Holograph.)  Besidea  yonr  letter  by  Mr.  Tempi^st (who 
arrived  here  on  Tuesday  about  .six  in  the  afternoon).  I 
have  the  favour  of  two  from  \-our  lordship  of  the  26th 
and  29th  current  n.  style  .  . ".  .  That  by  Mr.  Tempest 
was  read  yesterday  before  his  Majesty  who  hapjiened  to 
take  a  turn  hither  to  see  a  new  yacht  launched;  the 
other  letters  are  to  be  jiroduced  on  Sanday  at  the  (_'oni- 
mittee  of  Foreign  Affairs.  Mr.  Tempest  will  be  return- 
ing with  the  mail  on  Monday.  We  have  not  one  word 
more  of  the  arbitrage ;  the  Spanish  ambassador  hopes 
that  within  the  month  of  September  we  may  hear  of  the 
resolutions  of  the  Courts  of  Vienna  •■lud  Madrid.  I 
must  confess  I  have  the  same  fears  that  your  lordship 
hath  the  French  may  and  will  push  on.  unless  the  consi- 
deration of  incidents  in  Italy  do  retard  them,  1  mean 
engage  their  application  on  that  side  .... 

i(j82.  Aug.  28th,  London.— The  Earl  of  Halifax  to 
Lord  Preston. — Complimentary. — 'Phe  last  information 
.you  sent  over  is  consideraljle,  and  your  care  in  it  is 
approved  ;  means  will  be  used  to  pursue  the  enquiry 
according  to  the  hints  that  are  given,  and  after  all  if  it 
should  at  last  prove  to  be  less  material  than  it  seemeth 
at  first  appearance,  your  lordship's  ]iart  in  it  is 
such  as  must  recommend  you  to  his  Majesty's  good 
opinion.  We  are  of  your  judgment  here,  that  France 
doth  not  intend  a  war,  if  they  can  get  their  pretensions 
yielded  to  them  without  it.  in  which  the  likelihood  of 
war  in  Hangary  giveth  them  great  advantage,  besides 
that  they  receive  from  the  disjointed  condition  of  those 
Princes  and  states  whose  interest  it  is  to  oppose  them  ; 
what  is  lately  done  at  Orange  either  sheweth  great 
anger  to  the  Prince  or  a  mind  to  mortify  him  into 
more  compliance.  Our  home  atlairs  always  seem  calm 
in  a  long  vacation,  but  by  Michaelmas  term  1  suppose 
the  noise  and  clamour  against  the  government  will  be 
revived. — Thanks  Lord  Preston  for  the  prints  and  asks 
him  by  the  first  good  opportunity  to  send  a  small  parcel 
of  French  paper. 

1682,  Aug.  31st,  Whitehall.— L.  .Tenkins  to  Lord 
Preston. — (Holograph.)  When  I  dispatched  away  Mr. 
Tempest  (which  I  could  not  possibl}'  do  before  last 
night)  I  put  into  his  hands  a  procez  vrbal  from  Orange 
touching  the  demolition  of  the  wall  of  that  town,  as 
also  the  article  of  the  peace  of  Nimeguen  whereby  the 
Prince  of  Orange  is  I'estored  to  all  that  he  was  dis- 
possessed of  by  reason  of  the  last  war.  His  Majesty  is 
heartily  sorry  for  this  incident ;  he  was  pleased  to 
command  me  on  Sunday  to  go  to  Mr.  Barillon  and  to 
desire  him  to  employ  his  best  olBces  to  prevent  violences. 
M.  de  Rarillon"s  answer  to  me  was  que  c'estoit  une  nffairi- 
fiiiic,  for  that  the  inhabitants  themselves  (as  his  letters 
of  the  28th  Aug.,  n.  St.,  purported)  had  begun  to  de- 
molish their  wall,  so  that  his  offices  would  come  too 
late.  However  he  promised  to  write.  His  Majesty 
commtnded  me  to  transmit  the  same  papers  to  your 
lordship  to  the  end  you  may  do  the  proper  offices  for 
his  Highness  the  Prince  in  case  you  find  that  your 
offices  do  not  come  too  late.  I  am  extremely  troubled 
to  see  this  harshness  used  towards  his  Highness,  for 
bow  much  soever  the  French  have  reason  of  their  side, 
yet  the  Prince  should  have  been  first  heard.  Poor  Mr. 
Whiting  of  Lisle  apprehends  he  will  be  fallen  upon 
afresh  this  next  month.  He  desires  to  be  respited  for 
some  while,  and  that  we  may  be  heard  in  his  behalf. 
I  pray  my  lord  try  what  you  can  do  in  prevailing  with 
M.  de  Croissv  to  write  to  the  intendant  to  that  effect. 

1682.  Sept!  1st,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same. 
(Holo!>raph.)  It  would  be  a  great  solecism  in  me  if  I 
should  take  upon  me  to  recommend  my  Lord  Ferrars 
to  your  lordship's  acquaintance  ;  you  know  I  doubt  not 
how  firm  he  is  to  the  church  and  the  erown,  and  how 
particular  an  esteem  the  King  our  mnster  hath  of  his 
lordship's  affection  and  services  to  him.  My  lord 
intends  to  go  southerly  for  his  better  health,  which  I 
wish  him  with  all  my  soul.  I  doubt  not  your  lordship 
will  accompany  him  with  your  good  offices  as  far  as  he 
shall  have  occasion  for  any. 

1682,  Sept.  -Ith,  AVhitehall.— The  same  to  the  same. 
(Partly  in  cipher,  deciphnred,  signed  only  by  Mr. 
Secretary  -lenkins.)  I  come  too  late  from  Windsor  to 
write  to  "your  lordship  as  fully  as  I  am  commanded  to 
do  in  relation  to  the  principality  of  Orange.  1  have  it 
in  charge  to  transmit  to  yoitr  lordship  a  second  x"'o<<!S 
verii^?  of  what  hath  been  done  in  that  city  by  way  of 
military  execution  for  several  days;  this  verb:il  was 
introduced  last  night  by  the  Dutch  ambassador  and 
Envove  with  a  m  morial  accomp-.iuied  with  a  lettar  of 
the  Raedt  Pensioner  Fagel  to  Mon'.  van  Beuningen. 
It  is  his  Majesty's  pleasure  that  you  should  do  offices 
thereupon  ;'his   Majesty   believes  the   rigorous   treat- 


ments in  matter  of  fact  to  be  now  over,  and  consequently  sir 

that  what  is  done  in  fact  tho'  never  so  /o/-^o».s  can  never  F-Gr«ham, 
be  undone;  it  is  possible  we  may  be  better  instructed  "*''^- 
by  the  next  post  in  what  may  be  "proper  for  your  lord- 
ship to  insist  on.  To  be  sure  that  which  is  certain  to 
be  denied  here  is  not  so  proper  to  be  demanded  without 
special  order,  such  as  I  have  not  yet  to  give  your  lord- 
ship. His  Majesty  cannot  deny  his  office's  for  the 
removing  of  all  violences  and  ilic  ceasing  of  tlie  vuiies 
<l'\fnilVi\\  the  (|Uestion  be  at  least  better  understood  ; 
therefore  your  lordship  may  please  to  let  Mous'.  de 
Croiasy  know  that  yon  have  orders  to  pass  offices  upon 
this  occasion,  and  that  yon  will  do  it  with  the  soonest 
possible.  The  Dutch  minister  here  would  (;is  1  am  told) 
have  his  Majesty  to  (jrder  your  lordship  to  join  with 
the  Dutch  ambassador  on  that  side  in  theso  liffices.  1 
have  no  such  order  to  give  your  lordship,  and  if  J  had, 
1  could  not  promise  myself  any  great  good  ed'ect  of  it'. 
1  think  we  ought  to  distinguish  accurately  between  the 
inatter  of  right  protended  to  by  the  Prince  of  Orange, 
in  which  we  are  not  yet  instructed,  and  the  matter  of 
fact  consisting  in  those  violences  and  rigors  acted  upon 
the  city  and  the  subjects  of  the  Prince;  in  this  last 
point  offices  cannot  come  unseasonably  if  violences  be 
not  ceased,  but  whatever  offices  you  do,  you  may  please 
to  do  them  (till  yon  have  orders  to  the  contrary)  by 
parole  and  not  by  writing.  His  Majesty  hath  spoken 
with  very  much  concern  to  the  French  ambassador  last 
night  about  ]ioor  Mr.  Whiting.  1  waited  on  his  Ex- 
cellency this  morning  upon  the  same  errand  ;  that  which 
will  be  proper  for  us  to  do  will  be  to  endeavour  all  that 
we  can  possibly  (and  the  ambassador  hath  promised  to 
do  his  part)  to  prevent  the  taxing  of  the  father  a  second 
time,  and  consequently  to  take  away  the  occasion  of 
military  executions. 

1682,  Sept.  7th,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same. 
(Holograph.)  I  did  myself  the  honour  on  Monday  last 
to  write  to  your  lordship  upon  the  busine5S  of  the  city 
of  Orange,  I  now  send  you  the  papers  that  I  could  not 
possibly  get  transcribed  time  enough  by  that  ordinary. 
I  now  received  the  favour  of  two  of  yours  of  the  9th 
and  the  12th,  and  have  just  time  enough  to  give  an 
account  of  them  to  Windsor.  I  do  not  expect  to  have 
any  ;inswer  upon  them  tiU  his  Majesty  returns  hither, 
which  will  be  on  Sunday  next.  The  news  from  Hun- 
gary is  very  sad;  at  home  we  are  pretty  c(uiet. 

1682.  Sept.  11th,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same. 
(Holograph.)  It  hath  been  my  ill  fortune  not  to  prevail 
for  your  leave  of  absence  thence  for  three  weeks  or  a 
month.  His  Majesty  looks  upon  the  business  of  Orange 
as  a  thing  will  require  your  presence  and  a|iplication; 
it  is  still  depending  and  in  a  very  untoward  manner. 
His  Majesty  heard  it  last  night  and  hath  commanded 
two  verbeittt.c  more  to  be  sent  you  together  with  two 
extracts  that  will  let  you  into  the  whole  matter  as  it 
lies  before  the  States.  His  Majesty  directs  your  lord- 
ship still  to  continue  your  offices  there,  and  to  do  it 
heartily  so  as  thereby  to  come  to  the  truth  of  the  fact. 
— P.S.  M.  van  B[eur.iughen]  would  feign  have  yon  to 
co-operate  with  their  minister  ;  but  they  understand  the 
matter  and  we  do  not. 

1682,  Sept.  ISth,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— (L.  S.)  I  am  to  acknowledge  the  favour  of  your  lord- 
ship's of  the  2fth  n.  s.,  and  therein  Mons'.  de  Croissy's 
answer  to  tho  Dutch  ambassador  about  Orange,  which 
hath  been  read  before  his  Majesty  at  a  Committee  of 
Foreign  Afi'airs.  All  that  I  have  in  command  is  to  let 
your  lordship  know  that  whereas  you  expect  further 
orders  before  you  do  any  offices  in  the  affair  of  Orange, 
in  regard  that  it  is  now  at  an  end,  his  Maje-ty  expects 
to  receive  from  yoti  an  account  of  the  matter  of  fact  and 
of  the  pretensions  of  the  mcst  Christian  King  as  they 
are  represented  on  that  side,  before  you  do  embark  in 
new  offices,  his  Majesty  being  zealous  to  ilo  what  he  can 
for  the  Prince  his  nephew,  but  not  so  forward  to  allege 
positively  any  matter  of  fact  or  point  of  right  before  he 
receives  the  state  of  the  case  from  your  lordshi]i.  ^lary 
Cardin,  a  French  Protestant,  h;ivii'g  been  lately  sworn 
and  admitted  laundress  of  his  Majesty's  table  linen,  'tis 
his  Majesty's  pleasure  that  your  lordship  employ  your 
good  offices  for  leave  of  the  most  ('hristian  King  for 
her  family  to  come  over  hither;  a  draft  of  such  a  pass- 
port (as  tier  friends  conceive  fit  to  be  desired  from  that 
King)  goes  herewith  enclosed.  His  Majesty  is  graciously 
pleased  likewise  that  your  lordship  employ  thi>  like 
f]fficcs  in  behalf  of  the  Sienr  Bambort.  n  painter,  that 
he  may  have  leave  likewise  with  his  family  to  pass  into 
England.  His  Maj.  -ty  buing  informed  of  the  ability 
of  the  said  Sieur  Rambort  in  his  art,  and  not  knowing 
as  yet  but  that  his  skill  and  judgment  may  be  useful 
towards  the  adorning  and  finishing  of  bis  royal  palace 

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at  Windsior.  I  hope  your  lordship  will  easily  prevail 
in  favonr  of  the  said  persons  ;  for  tho'  the  ordonnance 
of  the  1-ith  July  last  (trranted  upon  that  of  Aug.  1669) 
forbids  all  subjects  of  France  to  depart  that  kingdom 
and  to  settle  elsewhere,  yet  the  clause  of  sans  nnstrepir- 
missioii  in  it  is  a  sufficient  foundation  for  your  lordship 
to  move  in  their  behalf. 

1682.  Sept.  21st,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same. 
(Holograph.)  Yesterday  brought  me  the  favour  of 
yours  of  the  26th  n.  st.  I  wish  it  had  given  me  the 
welcome  news  of  your  lordship  being  perfectly  restored 
in  point  of  health.  It  is  not  to  be  expected,  as  you  observe, 
that  the  Prince  of  Orange  and  the  States  General  will 
acquiesce  in  the  answer  that  hath  been  given  the  Dutch 
ambassador  on  that  side,  and  they  will  ^Wthout  doubt 
press  to  have  offices  on  his  Majesty's  part  performed 
about  the  business  of  Orange.  You  may  please  to  assure 
the  Dutch  ambassador  that  his  Majesty-  hath  done  his 
pare  with  M.  de  Barillon  and  will  do  everything  that 
can  be  reasonably  expected  from  an  uncle  most  affec- 
tionate to  the  Prince,  and  an  ally  very  just  to  his  obli- 
gations to  the  State.  Yet  I  dare*  not  say  that  his  Ma- 
jesty will  give  in  to  their  measures  so  far  as  to  direct 
you  to  make  joint  offices  with  the  Dutch  ambassador, 
I  mean  that  30U  should  join  with  him  in  the  same 
memorial  as  your  predecessor  Mr.  S.avile  hath  some- 
times done  in  the  case  of  our  joint  engagements  to 
prevent  a  rupture  betwixt  France  and  Spain.*  The 
French  ambassador  delivered  in  a  memorial  this  day 
to  let  the  world  know  that  the  most  Christian  King  will 
hold  to  the  terms  he  hath  offered  to  Spain  for  an  accom- 
modation no  longer  than  till  the  end  of  November 
next.  To-morrow  I  intead  to  look  over  your  bill  of 
extraordinaries. 

1682,  Sept.  28th,  Whitehall.— 0.  Wynne  to  Lord 
Preston. — Mr.  Secretary  having  been  all  this  day  in  the 
city,  and  returning  very  late,  hopes  your  lordship  will 
excuse  his  not  writing  by  this  post.  He  commands  me 
to  send  j'ou  the  enclosed  paper,  being  his  IMajesty's 
answer  to  the  Spanish  ambassador's  memorial,  whereby 
he  pretends  to  declare  his  King's  accepting  of  his 
Majesty's  arbitration  or  rather  mediation.  He  sent  it 
away  to  his  Court  on  the  26th  by  express,  as  Mr.  Secre- 
tary did  it  by  the  s.ame  conveyance  to  Sir  Henry  Good- 
rick,  and  (  if  he  .should  be  retired  out  of  Madrid  upon 
the  late  offense  he  is  said  to  have  given)  to  the  Dutch 
ambassador  there,  who  in  that  case  is  to  pass  offices 
upon  it  in  the  King's  name.  The  S])anish  ambassador's 
own  menKjrial  is  not  communicated  to  anybody  by  par- 
ticular direction,  for  that  there  are  some  expressions  in 
it  which  would  not  please  every  place.  Here  is  a  report 
in  town  as  if  the  Dutch  ministers  had  another  memorial 
upon  the  anvill,  whereby  they  intend  to  desire  his 
Majesty  to  name  plenipotentiaries  for  a  congress  before 
the  end  of  Xovember.  but  this  I  cannot  affii-m  to  lie 
true.  Mr.  North  and  Rich  were  this  day  sworn  sheriffs 
for  this  next  year,  to  the  great  joy  of  the  loyal,  and 
mortification  of  the  disaffected  party,  who  mustered  up 
.all  the  rabble  t3  above  3,000,  and  would  in  all  proba- 
bility have  encouraged  a  squaliblc  had  they  not  met 
(which  they  did  not  expect)  a  company  of  the  militia 
placed  in  Guildhall,  and  another  at  the  door,  which  sur- 
prised and  bridled  them  for  this  time  ;  yet  Papillon  had 
the  confidence  to  call  his  party  to  witness  he  had  done 
all  that  he  could  to  serve  them,  and  oH'ered  to  lay  his 
hand  with  the  other  two  upon  tho  Book,  till  he  was 
turned  off  the  hustings  for  a  riotter. 

The  memorial  enclosed  is  endorsed,  The  answer  given 
by  the  Earl  of  Sunderland  to  the  Spanish  Ambassador's 
Memorial,  and  left  by  his  lordship  with  him  in  writing. 
Lo  Roy  m'a  conimande  de  dire  a  V.  K.  qu'il  nc  luy 
convient  pas  d'accepter  I'arbitrage,  mais  qu'il  est  et 
sera  toujours  prest  a  rendrc  tons  les  offices  qu'il  pourra 
pour  accorder  Ics  differences  qui  restent  entre  les  deux 
Couronnes. 

1682,  Oct.  2,  Whitehall.— 0.  Wynne  to  Lord  Preston 
— I  am  again  commanded  to  excuse  Mr.  Secretary  to 
your  lordship,  who  hath  been  all  this  day  in  the  city  to 
attend  the  poll  which  was  adjourned  from  Friday  last, 
nor  is  it  yet  declared,  but  we  hope  it  njay  b}'  to-morrow 
night,  and  advantageously  for  his  ^Majesty's  service. 
Those  that  are  for  the  Government  poll  for  Sir  Wm. 
Prichard,  the  others  for  Cornish  and  Gold.  Our  new 
sherilVs  behave  themselves  most  briskly,  and  have  in 
great  measure  dampt  the  insolency  of  the  crjmmon 
people,  who  are  animated  by  others  to  lay  hold  of  any 
occasion  to  raise  tumults  and  disorder.  His  Majesty 
granted  lately  a  new  charter  (upon  the  surrender  of  the 
old  oi:e)  to  the  city  of  Nottingham  ;  when  the  charter 


'  In  cipher  from  •  to  •  decipliered  by  Lord  Preston. 


came  down  and  the  mayor  began  to  swear  those  to  be         Sib 
membei-s  of  the  corporation  that  the  charter  directed,   ^' g^x*'' 

the    fanatic  party  (eucouraged  by  Mr.  Secheverel  and         

others  who  thought  themselves  disobliged  by  it)  began 
to  mutinj"  and  to  oppose  the  charter,  and  chose  another 
mayor  and  officers  of  their  own.  The  informations  are 
a  taking  in  order  to  bring  them  to  punishment,  and  the 
Lord  Lieutenant  is  desired  to  remove  for  some  days  into 
that  town  and  to  quell  the  rioters.  The  Court  removes 
to-morrow  for  Newmarket,  tho'  1  cannot  think  his  Ma- 
jesty will  go  befcre  he  hath  approved  of  a  Lord  Mayor. 
1682,  Oct.  4th,  Newmarket.  William  Blathwayt  to 
Lord  Preston.  ...  It  hap'ning  by  my  Lord  of  Conway's 
attendance  on  the  King  here  that  I  may  be  able  to  give 
your  lordship  the  first  and  most  immediate  notice  of 
what  passes  at  Court,  I  will  not  fail  to  trouble  your 
lordship  by  every  post  as  anything  extraordinai-y  shall 
happen.  At  present  I  can  only  acquaint  your  lordship 
that  the  Court  arrived  here  yesterday  in  very  good 
health,  and  are  entertained  with  very  good  weather  and 
the  sports  of  the  place.  The  great  success  of  the  King's 
afi'airs  in  the  city  by  the  choice  of  good  sherirt's  and,  as 
we  have  reason  to  hope,  of  a  good  Lord  Mayor  may,  if 
the  weather  permit,  occasion  his  Majesty's  stay  here  till 
the  first  day  of  the  form,  when  the  Duke  of  Monmouth 
is  obliged  to  make  his  appearance  at  the  King's  Bench 
bar,  and  we  may  hope  for  justice  in  other  things  which 
by  the  iniquity  of  the  late  sheriff's  has  been  denied. 

1682,  Oct.  5th,  Whitehall.— L.  Jenkins  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— I  have  now  before  me  three  of  your  lordship's 
letters  which  I  am  to  acknowledge.  .  .  .  They  are  those 
of  the  3rd,  7th,  and  the  10th  current,  u.  s.  Upon  your 
letter  of  the  3rd,  which  contains  all  that  was  then  come 
to  your  lordship's  knowledge  of  the  violences  acted 
upon  the  city  and  principality  of  Orange,  the  only  re- 
flection that  was  made  was  that  the  Dutch  ambassador 
not  stirring  further  in  that  att'air,  and  your  lordship 
having  passed  the  necessary  offices  on  your  part,  it  was 
but  reasonable  to  observe  what  step  the  Dutch  ambas- 
sador should  make  next.  .  .  .  The  letters  of  the  7th 
and  the  10th  were  'numbly  laid  before  his  Majesty  ;  they 
contained  matter  of  news  only,  and  ])roduced  nothing 
of  direction  from  his  Majesty. 

1682,  Oct.  5th.  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same.— 
(Holograph.)  Having  accounted  to  your  lordship  for 
your  more  public  letters  of  the  7th  and  10th  current,  I 
am  to  thank  you  for  the  great  honour  of  your  more 
private  one  of  the  7th.  I  must  crave  some  respite  to 
answer  it,  being  desirous  to  take  in  his  R.  Highuess's 
sentiments,  indeed  his  protection  in  this  matter;  not 
that  I  know  anything  of  the  Earl  intended  (as  you  say) 
to  succeed  you,  but  that  I  think  myself  extremely 
obliged  to  serve  you,  or  rather  the  Crown,  which  I  do, 
when  I  am  successful  in  your  lordship's  service.  The 
two  jiapers  iu  cypher  I  will  stand  accountable  for  by 
the  next ;  the  lords  you  wot  of  could  not  be  got  to- 
gether. 

1682,  Oct.  9th,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same. 
(Holograph.)  The  last  I  have  from  ysur  lordship  is  of 
the  14th  current.  ...  I  have  ready  prepared  an  answer 
to  two  letters  in  cypher,  and  two  ju-ivate  letters  from 
your  lordship,  but  I  cannot  possibly  put  them  into 
cypher  with  my  own  hand  till  next  post.  I  send  your 
lordship  a  memorial  that  I  received  just  now  from  M.  v. 
Beuningheii  ;  you  will  easily  perceive  in  comparing  it 
with  his  Majesty's  answer  to  Don  P.  Houquillo's  last 
memorial,  that  our  end  here  is  to  prevent  that  the  war 
break  not  out  at  the  end  of  November,  and  therefore 
we  press  for  such  a  clear  answer  as  may  tie  up  the  most 
Christian  King's  hands  by  accepting  the  arbitrage  as 
'tis  offered.  But  here  a  jilace  for  a  general  congress  is 
the  thing  pressed  for.  which  France  may  make  so  much 
the  more  difficulty  to  grant,  in  that  the  Spaniards  have 
not  yet  so  explicitly  declared  the  acceptance  of  the 
French  offer ;  and  1  send  you  likewise  a  memorial  of 
M.  le  Comte  de  Thun,  that  you  may  see  the  sentiments 
of  the  Emperor.  I  moved  his  j\lajesty  most  humbly 
upon  tfie  desires  of  M.  Faubert  and  M.  Justell,  and  his 
Majesty  is  pleased  to  allow  of  their  suits,  and  of  yonr 
intercession  for  them.  Yon  know  how  incomparable 
a  person  M.  Justel  is,  and  how  we  should  covet  to  have 
him  iu  our  country.  You  see  likewise  how  modest  his 
petition  is  ;  he  dcsircG  to  sell  but  part  of  his  estate  for 
Madame  de  la  Barr.  I  have  no  other  orders  but  those 
I  had  the  honour  to  give  you  as  I  received  them  by 
word  of  mouth.  I  wish  I  were  enaljled  to  repeat  them 
in  writing,  1  mean  in  such  authentic  form  as  the  lady 
tells  me  you  desire  ;  but  1  think  you  have  an  article  in 
your  instructions  that  enables  you  very  fully  to  appear 
in  such  a  case  as  this  is,  but  I  think  the  application  is 
not  to   be  made  directly  to  the  King,  because  he   may 


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Sir         pretend  to  many  edicts  and  ordounauces  against  our 
•  BiKT*"'   prayer,  bat  yon  being  upon  the  place  you  will  be  best 

"        able  to  judge  what  can  be  done  for  the  service  of  these 

good  Protestants. 

1682,  Oct,  12th,  Whitehall.— L.  Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston. — (Partly  in  cipher.) — I  have  before  me  two 
letters  of  yours  in  cypher,  and  two  private  letters  ;  both 
the  private  ones  and  the  first  of  those  in  cyplier  are  of 
the  7th  current,  the  other  came  in  j'our  dispatch  of  the 
10th.  Those  in  cypher  were  read  to  Lord  Lieutenant  of 
Ireland,  Earl  of  Halifax,  and  Lord  Hyde.  Their  lord- 
shios  knew  not  what  to  make  of  the  emplctte  in  Rue  St. 
Ce,  but  have  given  orders  that  the  ports  and  the  French 
ambassador's  house  be  looked  to,  for  such  a  shoal  of 
iravestin  cannot  easily  pass  unobserved  ;  but  their  lord- 
ships would  have  you  consider  exactly  the  circumstances 
of  that  man  that  brought  your  lordship  that  news,  lest 
he  have  a  design  to  impose  upon  us  in  order  to  a  reward, 
or  else  would  atFect  the  King  and  his  ministers  with 
having  been  acquainted  with  such  a  plot  and  not  to 
make  any  more  diligences  to  find  out  the  bottom  of  it. 
Count  Dalby  is  known  to  be  the  man  yon  describe  him  ; 
if  he  should  happen  to  be,  we  should  be  obliged  to  look 
over  him  narrowly.  I  can  go  no  further,  having  been 
interrupted  all  this  day. 

1682,  Oct.  14.  J.  Tucker  to  Wm.  Blathwayt,  Secre- 
tary to  the  Earl  of  Conway,  Principal  Secretary  of 
State,  &c,,  at  Newmarket. — -Gives  a  copy  of  a  present- 
ment of  the  grand  jury  for  Middlesex  at  the  General 
Quarter  Sessions  of  the  Peace,  held  at  Hicks's  Hall,  in 
St.  John's  Street,  by  adjournment,  11  Oct,  1682.. — They 
condemn  persons,  not  being  magistrates  authorised  by 
the  King's  Commission  who  intermeddle  with  matters 
of  Government  and  the  administration  of  the  laws. 
Also  a  paper  presented  to  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Court  of 
Alderman  relating  to  the  choosing  of  sheriH's,  They 
say  that  persons  making  proposals  for  the  advantage  of 
the  public  should  first  present  them  through  the  repre- 
sentatives of  the  county,  the  grand  jury,  or  the  quarter 
sessions. — 14  Oct.  They  present  that  associations,  con- 
venticles, and  liljels  are  destructive  to  the  public  peace, 
&c.,  and  that  the  persons  who  signed  the  paper  pre- 
sented to  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Alderman  are  seditions 
persons,  and  ought  to  be  enquired  after,  &c. 

1682.  Oct.  16th,  Whitehall.— L.  Jenkins  to  Lonl 
Preston.  (Flolograph  i^artly  in  cipher  deciphered  by 
Lord  Preston.)  1  shall  now,  with  your  Lordship's  leave 
take  up  where  1  ivas  forced  to  mine  of  Thursday  the 
12th  current  to  break  off.  Count  Dalby  is  known  to 
all  my  lords  to  be  the  man  you  describe  him.  If  he 
should  happen  to  be,  we  should  be  obliged  to  look  after 
him  narrowly.  In  answer  to  your  other  cypher  of  the 
10th,  my  lords  do  look  upon  the  paper  you  have  been 
able  to  compass  from  Everard  as  a  great  instance  of 
your  being  most  intent  upon  this  business.  Lord 
Lieutenant  of  Ireland  hath  not  yet  any  light  of  Ireland, 
Colonel  Masti  is  here  at  this  time ;  there  hath  been  en- 
quiry made  after  the  landing  of  arms,  and  a  view  hath 
been  taken  of  the  present  condition  of  those  that  were 
pointed  at  by  the  captain,  and  nothing  as  yet  appears 
of  a  tendency  to  a  disturbance  or  insurrection.  The 
King  did  not  before  he  went  to  Newmarket  come  to 
any  resolution  touching  the  captain  ;  he  did  expect  that 
Everard  should  ere  this  have  been  met,  or  else  to  have 
heard  something  material  of  Ireland.  In  either  of 
which  the  King  expected  some  light  how  to  employ  the 
captain  more  usefully  in  this  service.  My  lords  have 
recommended  it  to  me  to  entreat  your  lordship  to  make 
him  a  present  of  20  pistoles,  but  by  all  means  as  from 
yourself  as  a  gratuity,  and  not  by  order  ;  and  you  are  to 
entreat  him,  if  he  goto  the  army  or  out  of  town,  to 
leave  with  yourself  such  addresses  as  that  the  King's 
I  command  by  your  loidship  may  find  him  at  any  time 

"  your  lordship  may  please  to  desire  him  to  coriespond 

with  you,  in  what  relates  to  the  reforming  of  the  Irish 
regiments  in  that  service.  As  to  your  being  recalled 
from  the  place  where  you  now  are,  I  caimot  discover 
any  the  least  tendency  to  it.  I  have  gone  so  far  as  to 
sound  the  Earl  of  Halifax  and  Lord  Hyde.  They  pro- 
fess to  know  nothing  of  it  ;  the  latter  finds  fault  that  so 
much  credit  is  given  to  this  flame  as  to  think  it  worth 
the  enquiring  after ;  however  the  resignation  where- 
with your  lordship  treats  this  rumour  is  not  only  the 
truely  christian  but  the  much  more  prudent  and  decent 
part.  On  the  other  side  I  know  nothing  in  the  least 
that  should  induce  your  Lordship  to  any  resolution  that 
you  may  have  taken  as  to  the  sending  for  your  lady  and 
family.  I  have  spoken  very  fully  with  the  Duke  on 
this  subject  ;  he  very  njuch  like  himself  watches  the 
business,  but  does  not  find  any  tendency  to  a  removal. 
Yonrtwo  bills  of  extraordinaries   are  under  considera- 


tion ;  every  style,    as  that  of  your  servants  being  h.ro     p  GR!l''lll^ 
(after  you  have  taken  leave  of  the  King)  a  charge  upon       '  Bart,'  ''' 
you,  must  bejusiified  liy  a.  precedent,  which  Mr.  Cook  — 

and  I  are  looking  after, 

1682,  Oct,  2:!rd,  Whitehall— The  same  to  the  same. 
(Partly  in  cipher  deciphered  by  Lord  Preston,)  I  had 
the  honour  to  send  your  letter  of  the  24th  to  his  Majesty 
at  Newmarket,  and  to  read  to  him  that  of  the  28tli, 
yesterday,  at  the  Committee  of  Foreign  Aff'airs,  Your 
answer  to  Mens',  do  Croissy's  compliment,  as  far  as  I 
am  able  to  judge  of  it,  for  'it  did  not  come  before  the 
Committee  of  Foreign  Afl'airs,  was  firm  as  well  as  appo- 
site, and  such  as  became  an  English  minister  ;  it  weut 
no  further  in  the  matter  of  coinplimrnt  tlian  was  suit- 
able with  the  figure  that  his  Majesty  bear^,  and  in  that 
your  (lordship  I  speak  my  uwu  sense)  will  do  very  well 
to  preserve  the  dignity  of  the  King,  and  consequently 
the  value  due  to  his  friendship  ;  for  this  will  be  a  check 
to  those  diminutions  that  the  vanity  of  that  nation  or 
the  prejudice  of  our  other  neighljours  may  be  apt  to  put 
upon  us.  Your  lordship  knows  that  the  motto  of  •■  cni 
adhereo  pra;est  "  will  become  a  King  of  England  when- 
ever he  shall  please  to  take  it  up.  The  King  was  ex- 
tremely satisfied  with  your  reasoning  so  clear  and  so 
just  in  the  case  of  M,  Justell,  and  he  hath  commanded 
me  to  acquaint  him  with  it  in  order  to  take  him  off  from 
importuning  the  King  or  your  lordship  to  make  further 
instances  ;  m  the  interim  you  may  please  to  forbear  all 
further  offices  to  him, 

1682,  Oct,  26th,  Whitehall,— 0,  Wynne  to  Lord 
Preston. — I  return  you  my  most  humble  thanks  for  the 
honour  of  your  lordship's  letter  of  the  28th,  which  I 
laid  before  Mr.  Secretary  together  with  what  was  en- 
closed in  it.  Mr,  Secretary  having  writ  to  your  lord- 
ship  last  post  hath  nothing  to  trouble  y(ni  with  this 
night.  These  two  days  past  have  been  spent  in  re- 
joicings upon  the  victory  we  obtained  over  the  Whigs  in 
the  choice  of  an  honest  Lord  Mayor,  Sir  Wm.  Prichard, 
who  carried  it  from  Gold  by  14,  and  from  Cornish  bv 
45  voices,  which  is  reckoned  a  great  advantage,  con- 
sidering we  lost  it  14  months  ago  by  1,200,  The  term 
began  on  Monday  with  a  motitui  on  the  behalf  of  Duboise 
and  Papillon  for  a  mandamus  to  swear  them  sherifls  ; 
the  Court  hath  given  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Court  of  Alder- 
men a  week's  time  to  show  cause  why  such  a.  mandamus 
ought  not  to  lie  granted,  Duke  of  Monmouth  appeared 
according  to  his  recounisance,  but  having  not  thought 
tit  to  consult  the  Attoi-uey  General  (as  he  ought  regularly 
to  have  done)  he  was  not  discharged.  The  old  London 
sheriffs  appear  in  the  head  of  several  other  rioters  who 
are  to  attend  de  die  in  diem  till  they  come  to  their  trial. 
A  large  information  hath  been  exhibited  in  the  King's 
Bench  against  Lord  Grey  for  debauching  and  conceal- 
ing his  fair  sister-in-law,  and  his  lordship  is  to  plead  to 
it,  and  to  have  a  trial  at  bar  upon  it  this  term.  The 
Londoners  have  given  in  their  replication  about  the  quo 
warranto,  signed  by  Williams,  Winnington,  and  six 
other  true  Protestant  lawyers  ;  it  is  more  in  the  nature 
of  a  manifesto,  or  one  of  the  last  V/estminster  Parlia- 
ment addresses,  than  a  loyal  instrument,  I  seldom  fail 
my  lord,  of  sending  your  lordship  one  or  two  bulky 
pacquets  filled  with  letters,  some  to  English  gentlemen, 
others  only  covered  (as  far  as  I  can  guess)  to  your  lord- 
ship, I  would  gladly  receive  your  directions  touching 
them,  especially  how  to  distinguish  those  I  ought  not  to 
trouble  your  lordship's  pacquet  with.  Herewith  go  two 
delivered  by  Mr.  Graham,  one  from  his  R.  H.,  and  a 
pacquetrecommended  by  my  Lord  Hyde.  His  Majesty 
was  pleased  last  night  to  declare  the  Marquis  of  Halli- 
fax  Lord  Privy  Seal. 

1682,  Oct,  26th,  Newmarket.— William  Blathwayt  to 
Lord  Preston, — Your  lordship  has  only  this  assurance 
by  my  being  here  that  nothing  of  any  moment  can  pass 
without  your  immediate  knowledge,  but  we  are  indeed 
so  barren  of  news  that  I  can  hardly  find  matter  for  this  • 

letter.  On  Saturday  night  his  Royal  Highness  arrived 
here  and  the  streets  were  all  filled  with  bonefires  upon 
the  occasion  of  his  birthday'.  The  weather  continues 
fair  enough  afi.er  some  rain,  which  has  very  much 
favoured  the  King's  divertisements,  and  would  invite 
his  Majesty  to  stay  longer  than  Saturday  next  if  it  were 
not  necessary  for  him  to  be  at  London  on  the  Monday 
following,  being  the  first  day  of  term  when  the  Duke  of 
Monmouth  is  to  answer  for  the  late  riot  at  the  King's 

Bench  bar  

1682,  Oct.  30th,  Whitehall.— L.  Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston  (holographl.  My  last  was  of  this  day  seven- 
night.  .  I  have  since  the  honour  of  yours  of  the  4th 
Nov.,  n.  s.,  which  was  read  last  night  before  his  Majesty 
at  the  committee,  but  produced  nothing  of  direction  to 
uie  upon  any  pai  t  of  it.     I  was  glad  to  find  in  it  so 

Y  y  4 


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Baht. 


exact  an  account  of  the  pretensions  of  the  House  of 
Longueville  to  the  jirincipality  of  Orange,  because  it  is 
one  of  the  many  evideuces  of  your  application  to  render 
yourself  master  of  everything  that  would  become  your 
lordship  to  know  and  give  an  account  of  as  lielonging 
to  your  post ;  but  I  am  heartily  sorry  to  see  a  suit  of  that 
Tiature  commenced  at  this  time,  when  the  Prince  will 
not  be  able  to  m:ike  his  defence  but  with  great  dis- 
advautage,  and  that  a  seizure  once  made  is  not  easily 
taken  off.  As  vou  come  to  be  informed  my  lord,  in  the 
progress  of  this"  business  of  the  merits  of  the  cause,  you 
will,  I  doubt  not,  take  along  with  you  for  your  private 
satisfaction  all  that  Mess'.  Dupuis  in  their  folio  Tniitte 
des  droicts  ic  Boy  tree  Chretien,  have  deduced  of  this 
title,  tho'  that  be  a  book  that  we  English  cannot  take 
the  least  notice  of  without  prejudice  to  that  which  con- 
cerns us  much  nearer.  I  take  leave  to  send  your  lord- 
ship Count  Thnn's  and  M.  van  Beuninghen's  last 
memorial.  His  Majesty  having  not  yet  directed  any 
answer  to  be  given  to  it,  I  shall  not  presume  to  give  my 
own  reflections  upon  it,  but  as  soon  as  his  Majesty 
directs  anything  to  be  done  upon  it  you  may  be  sure  of 
my  diligence  in  giving  yon  notice  of  it. 

168-2,  Nov.  2nd,  Whitehall.— O.  AVynne  to  Lord 
Freston. — Mr.  Secretary  commands  me  to  tell  your 
lordship  that  he  hath  nothing  worth  the  troubling  you 
with  this  night  ....  All  things  are  very  quiet  in  the 
city  and  under  God  likely  to  continue  so,  and  the  rather 
for  that  the  boutefeux  do  vanish  daily.  We  are  in 
cluest  at  present  of  Sir  Thorn.  Blayer,  who  hath  l>cen 
summoned  above  a  week  to  attend  the  council  but  hath 
not  yet  ainieared  ;  he  is  summoned  again  for  to-morrow, 
his  "Majesty  being  concerned  lest  he  should  withdraw 
before  he  begins  an  account  of  16,00U/.  he  received  as 
collection  money  for  the  redemption  of  poor  captives. 
Whitaker  was  found  guilty  liy  a  Somerset  jury  in 
Westminster  Hall  for  words  spoken  two  years  ago  in 
that  county,  tending  to  justify  the  late  rebellion,  saying 
'twas  a  legal  war  and  the  late  King  was  not  murdered 
but  legally  put  to  death  by  a  court  of  judicature  ;  his 
bail  is  but  'iOO/. ;  he  himself  is  fled  and  did  not  apjiear. 
We  know  not  yet  what  his  fine  will  be.  The  next 
famous  trial  of  this  term  will  fie  the  late  sheriftsaud  the 
London  riottcrs. — P.S.  The  Earl  of  Sunderland  is  re- 
admitted to  the  Committee  of  Foreign  Aflairs. 

I(i8:i,  Nov.  6th,  Whitehall.— L.  Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston  (holograph  partly  cipher  deciphered  by  Lord 
Preston).  1  have  the  favour  of  yours  of  the  7th  and 
11th.  The  first  was  produced  yesterday  before  the 
King  at  the  committee  ;  the  other  is  but  just  now  come 
to  hand,  so  that  I  have  not  had  time  to  uncipher  that 
large  cipher  that  was  in  it  apart.  As  far  as  J  can  guess 
by  the  Spanish  lettei-s  just  come  in,  there's  here  no 
likelihood  that  the  King  of  Spain  will  accept  of  the 
King's  arbitrage.  Sir  H.  Goodrich  was  not  restored 
when  the  letters  came  away.  Capt.  O'Connor  would 
have  had  his  Majesty's  letter  to  the  mo.st  Christian 
King  upon  the  subject  matter  of  the  petition  enclosed, 
but  his  Majesty  was  pleased  to  direct  no  more  than  that 
you  should  do  offices  as  far  as  the  suggestion  will  bear 
in  his  behalf.  The  enclosed  is  a  copy  of  a  memorial 
given  in  at  Madrid  by  Mons'.  de  Hemskirk.  ambassador 
of  Holland. 

1682.  Nov.  9th,  Whitehall.— Two  letters,  one  holo- 
graph from  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  to  Lord  Preston, 
recommending  a  petition  by  M.  I'rancis  Ammonet,  a 
French  protestant  and  merchant,  lately  come  inro  Eng- 
land for  his  religion's  sake,  a  copy  of  which  he  encloses. 
— P.S.  I  sent  your  lordship  last  post  the  petition  of 
Capt.  O'Connor;  I  am  commanded  to  i-epeat  to  your 
lordship  his  Majesty's  pleasure  that  you  do  all  conve- 
nient otfici'K  upon  the  same,  the  subject  matter  thereof 
seeming  here  very  reasonable. 

1682,  Nov.  13th,  Whitehall,— The  same  to  the  same.— 
(Partly  in  cipher  deciphered  by  Lord  Preston.)  'I'he 
Spanish  ambassador  gave  in  a  memorial  yesterda)'  to 
his  Majesty,  bnt  it  was  so  fine  spun  it  signified  little, 
the  thing  intended  by  it  was  to  intreat  his  Majesty 
to  desire  a  prolongation  of  the  term,  and  the  ambassador 
expresses  as  much  fully  enough  by  word  of  mouth  ;  bnt  in 
his  memorial  he  sujiposcs  there  ma}'  be  such  hostilities 
committed  as  may  cause  all  our  hopes  of  a  ])eacc  to 
vanish.  I  hen  ho  leaves  to  his  iMajesty's  high  wisdom  to 
make  use  of  the  most  efficacions  means  (besi,  known  to 
liiniself)  lo  jircvcul  those  hostilities.  His  Majesty  was 
so  little  eililied  with  this  matter  o\'  negotial  ing,  that  tho' 
he  resolved  to  demand  of  the  most  Christian  King  to 
have  the  term  prolonged  i'or  a  competent  time,  yet  he 
thonght  fit  to  do  it  'oy  word  of  mouth  to  the  French  am- 
bassador (as  he  did  the  last  night),  but  with  (without  P) 
grounding  what  he  asked  upon  the   Spanish  memorial 


or  the  application  of  the  Spanish  ambassador  to  him,  , 
making  the  concern  he  hath  for  the  peace  of  Christendom 
to  be  the  motive  to  this  request.  His  Majesty  being  thus 
coldly  applied  to  hath  not  thought  fit  to  charge  you 
with  any  constraint  in  this  case,  yet  it  is  his  pleasure 
that  with  giving  you  any  copy  of  the  said  memorial  I 
should  acquaint  j'our  lordship  with  what  hath  passed, 
that  you  may  know  how  to  govern  yourself  in  your 
conversation  with  M.  de  Crossy  ;  in  case  he  should  take 
any  notice  to  your  lordship  of  the  overture  that  M. 
Barillon  is  to  make  by  an  express  of  this  day,  you  may 
let  him  see  you  are  not  unacquainted  with  the  thing, 
and  tho'  you  are  not  commanded  to  pass  otfices.  yet  ytm 
are  to  support  the  reasonableness  of  the  King's  demand 
from  tho  great  topic  of  the  peace  of  Christendom.  It 
was  once  intended  by  the  French  Ambassador  to  send  an 
express,  but  he  hath  since  contented  himself  to  send  by 
the  ordinary. 

1682.  Nov.  20th,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same 
(holograph).  The  last  I  troubled  your  lordship  with 
was  of  Thursday  last.  I  have  since,  that  is  yesterday, 
proposed  to  his  Majesty  the  difiiculty,  or  rather  oppres- 
sion, that  the  inhabitants  of  Jersey  begin  to  labour 
under.  His  Majesty  and  my  lords  apjiroved  very  well 
of  your  reasonings  upon  tliat  subject,  and  his  Majesty 
commanded  me  not  only  to  recommend  it  to  your 
lordship  to  pass  ofiices  with  M.  de  Croissy  upon  this 
occasion,  but  to  give  me  in  charge  to  wait  on  the  French 
anbassador  (as  1  have  done  this  morning)  to  recommend 
the  same  afl'air  to  his  Excellency.  His  Majesty  is  con- 
tent that  way  be  made  for  the  young  gentlemen  you 
wot  of,  to  come  by  the  means  you  shall  think  most 
probable. 

1682,  Nov.  23rd,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same 
(in  cipher  deciphered  by  Lord  Preston). — My  last  was 
of  Monday  the  23rd,  since  which  I  have  none  from  your 
lordship.  His  Majesty  hath  ordered  an  answer  to  be 
given  to  M.  van  Beuningen's  last  memorial,  it  turns 
principally  upon  these  two  heads,  first,  that  the  accept- 
ing of  the  arbitration  is  the  most  proljable  means  to 
prevent  a  new  and  general  rupture.  Secondly,  that 
'tis  not  proper  at  this  time  that  none  of  the  parties 
have'n  ( ?)  into  the  arbitration  to  ask  a  place  for  a  general 
congress ;  these  points  your  lordship  will  be  pleased  to 
support  with  your  own  reasons  (which  I  am  sure  will 
be  very  good),  at  least  till  I  .shall  be  able  to  send  you 
a  copy  of  the  memorial  that  Mr.  Chudleigh  is  to  give 
in.  The  reason  why  I  do  not  now  send  it  is  that  his 
Majesty  would  not  have  it  yet  imparted  to  any  of  the 
foreign  ministers  in  this  Court;  but  the  trtith  that  we 
are  concerned  that  it  should  be  taken  notice  of  by  the 
allies  is,  that  his  Majesty  will  not  sutt'er  himself  to  be 
entraine  by  the  allies  into  the  war  against  his  will. 

11582,  Nov.  27th,  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
Vour  letters  of  the  28th  Nov.  and  2nd  Dec  n.  St..  were 
read  yesterday  before  his  Majesty  at  the  committee. 
His  Majesty  likes  very  well  of  the  exactness  of  that 
deduction  that  you  make  to  him  touching  Orange.  1 
have  not  had  anything  of  late  written  hither  about  it 
from  HoUand,  tho'  the  letters  of  the  2nd  Dec.  came  to 
hand  yestei-day  from  France,  yet  I  do  not  hear  any 
thing  from  M.  Barillon  about  the  prolongation  of  the 
term  ;  how  his  courier  comes  to  be  behind  the  mail  so 
long  I  do  not  yet  hear.  1  do  by  his  Majesty's  allowance 
transmit  to  your  lordshi]i  Don  1'.  Konquillo's  memorial 
that  he  gave  in  on  Saturday  last.  If  his  Majesty  directs 
nothing  as  yet  to  be  said  or  done  upon  it,  he  reserves 
himself  till  he  hears  what  France  will  do  about  the 
prolongation  of  the  term.  His  Majesty  directs  you  to 
hearken  after  the  merits  of  Mr.  Charlton's  cause,  that 
he  may  uprm  notice  of  the  charge  against  him  be  better 
able  to  judge  what  is  be-^^t  to  be  done  in  order  to  protect 
and  preserve  him. 

1682,  Dec.  4th  London  (holograph).  Lord  Halifax  to 
Lord  Preston. — .  .  .  .  The  pi'olongatioii  of  the  term 
lately  obtained  from  France  by  our  master  is  the 
likeliest  means  to  keep  the  world  in  fieace  ;  but  it  is 
not  yet  known  how  it  will  work  in  Spain  and  Holland, 
where  there  is  at  the  same  time  a  fear  of  a  war,  and 
yet  a  great  slowness  to  use  the  most  probable  methods 
to  prevent  it ;  a  little  more  time  must  needs  open  the 
scene,  and  the  world  will  at  least  be  put  out  of  the 
suspense  it  is  now  in  for  the  event  of  things,  the  spring 
being  so  (critical  a  time,  that  we  shall  be  able  then  to 
guess  what  weather  will  lie  lor  the  rest  of  the  year. 
Vour  lordship  hath  a  difiicult  ]jroviiicc  enough,  which 
I  am  not  sorry  lor,  because  you  will  have  so  much  the 
more  credit  by  aci-|uitting  yourself  so  well 

1682,  Dec' 12th.  H.  [Henry  Compton,  Bishop  of] 
London,  to  Lord  Preston. — Acknowledges  his  letter. 
Understands  that  Lord  Preston  has  put  new  life  to  the 


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hopes  of  MaiUim  do  Rognc,  who  presents  her  most 
passionate  thanks  in  a  rnatter  that  concerns  her  poor 
Protestant  rehitions. — The  bearer  of  the  letter  Mr.  (ji>kc 
(for  whom  he  begs  Lord  I'roston's  protection)  is  a 
gentleman  ot  a  lair  estate,  loyal,  and  a  thorough 
Protestant. 

1682,  Dec.  21st,  o.  s..  Piccadilly.  Henry  Coventry  to 
Lord  Preston. — Thanks  for  I,ord  Preston's  letter  of'  the 
2Gth  of  Dec,  and  apologises  for  troubling  him  about 
so  mean  a  concern;  he  (Coventry)  must  charge  a  \  cry 
considerable  part  of  the  blame  to  his  good  friend  James 
Graham  to  whom  he  spoke  about  Melon  seeds,  think- 
ing he  would  have  employed  some  of  his  lordship's 
family  and  not  have  troubled  Lord  Preston  himself. 
Thanks  him. 

1682.  Deo.  7th,  AVhitehall.  'William  Blathwayt  to 
Lord  Preston. — Having  no  other  opportunity  of  serving 
your  lordship.  I  take  leave  to  entertain  j-ou  with  some- 
thing that  has  passed  here,  and  may  probaldy  afford 
matter  of  discourse  at  Paris.  One  Falaisean,  a  French 
Protestant,  and  secretary  to  Mr.  Mouiitagu  during  his 
embassy  in  France,  was  taken  into  custody  by  an  order 
of  council  at  the  same  time  when  ilr.  Mountagu's  pafcrs 
were  seized,  and  it  did  then  appear  that  this  man  was 
extremely  busy  iu  matters  of  state,  by  the  letters  and 
papers  that  were  found  in  his  scrittore.  However,  upon 
his  producing  a  protectiim  from  this  French  ambassador 
he  was  then  released  without  more  notice  taken  of  him. 
Since  which  time  it  is  said  by  those  that  have  reason 
to  know  it  that  he  !>as  kept  unjustifiable  correspon- 
dencies with  foi-eign  courts,  and  more  especially  with 
that  of  the  Elector  of  Hrandenburgh.  wldther  ho  has 
sent  divers  libels,  as  that  of  the  black  box,  and  others 
translated  into  French.  And  having  by  these  means 
and  by  the  recommendation  of  Mons'.  ypanheim.  now 
at  Paris,  introduced  himself  into  the  confidence  of  the 
ministers  of  that  Court,  he  obtains  credentials  from 
the  elector  to  his  resident;  whereupon  he  begun  to 
take  upon  him  the  part  of  a  minister,  and  pressed  for 
an  audience  from  the  King,  but  instead  of  having  a  day 
aiipointed  for  it.  he  was  given  to  understand  that  his 
Majesty  would  not  admit  of  him.  and  had  signified  the 
I'casons  of  his  refusal  to  the  elector  by  the  enclosed 
letter.  Some  time  alter  hi.s  JIajesty  receives  the  answer 
(which  1  likewise  send  your  lordship  here  enclosed) 
written  in  such  terms  that  his  Majesty  thought  he  had 
great  reason  to  express  his  resentment  ot  it,  aud  im- 
mediately gave  orders  to  the  master  of  the  ceremonies 
to  signify  his  pleasure  to  Falaiseau  that  he  should  forth- 
with depart  the  kingdom,  with  which  he  has  promised 
to  com]>ly.  This  information  I  thought  might  not  be 
unuseful  to  your  lordship,  having  also  reason  to  believe 
that  Mons''.  Spanheim  will  appear  to  your  lordship  very 
forward  and  active  in  excusing  Ijis  master  the  elector 
as  well  as  his  friend  Mons'.  Falaiseau.  Mons'.  Hax- 
hausen,  the  Duke  of  Holsteia's  envoy,  is  to  have  his 
first  audience  to-morrow.  Tour  lordship  knows  his 
only  business  is  to  solicit  the  King  to  interpose  his 
good  offices  in  behalf  of  that  Duke  upon  the  differences 
he  has  depending  with  the  King  of  Denmark. 

1682,  December  7tlj,  London.  T.  Deanes  to  Lord 
Preston. — Dr.  Turner  gives  you  liy  this  post  a  parti- 
cular account  of  your  affair,  so  that  I  have  only  to 
say  that  the  Duke  has  undertaken  it  and  thinks  it  very 
well  timed.  I  have  desired  the  doctor,  after  the  argu- 
ments of  the  necessity  of  it  for  the  King's  better  service 
and  honour  to  lay  before  bis  Highness  the  promises 
were  made  to  you  before  your  parting  from  this  place, 
to  inform  him  of  the  assurances  you  lately  had  from 
several  hands  of  the  King's  kind  intentions  towards 
you,  and  to  shew  him  that  you  expected  it  in  nothing 
more  during  your  stay  abroad  than  in  the  advancement 
of  your  character.  I  have  advised  him  also  to  let  the 
Duke  know  that  I  am  here  from  your  lordship,  to  give 
you  an  account  of  what  resolutions  may  be  taken  in  it ; 
bv  this  means  I  may  have  a  greater  freedom  to  speak 
to  the  Duke  of  yoitr  business.  I  received  your  lordship's 
letter  with  the  inclosed  for  his  Royal  Highness. 

1682,  Dec.  14th,  Loudon.  The  same  to  the  same. 
I  can  give  you  no  better  account  of  vcur  Ijusiness  than 
Dr.  Tamer  has  by  the  two  last  posts.  Neither  do  I 
see  ground  to  hope  it  may  succeed  unless  your  lordship 
would  think  it  fit  to  ask  leave  to  come  over  here  for 
some  little  time  yoarself  ;  you  could  I  am  sure  do  more 
in  it  in  one  day  than  all  your  friends  here  are  like  to 
do  for  you  ;  if  this  l)e  refused  you,  and  that  jou  con- 
tinue in  your  former  resolutions  of  quitting  if  not 
advanced,  it  will  be  absolutely  necessary  to  make  them 
known  here.  I  must  confess  I  think  it  strange  that 
you  should  be  delayed  at  a  time  when  they  arc  so 
prodigal  of  honours  to  others.     Pray  be  pleased  to  let 

A     8-1062. 


me  know  your  lordship's  intentions,  I  waited  the 
other  morning  with  Mr.  Tufton  on  the  Duke,  before 
we  heard  that  Mr.  ( 'hailton  was  at  liberty,  to  give  hiiri 
an  account  of  the  character  ho  had  in  the  world  and 
what  you  lordship  believed  him  to  be,  having  b(>cn 
informed  that  ho  was  mightily  misrepresented  to  his 
Highness  ;  I  told  him  that  you  had  no  [larticular  ac- 
quaintance with  him,  but  that  those  that  had  represented 
him  to  you  as  a  very  worthy  geulleman,  and  I  hat  it 
was  the  geuei-al   belief  of   the  world' that  he  was  so. 

1682,  Dec.  16th.  AVhitehall.  L.  .Icnkins  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton (holograph).— H.Lving  spent  all  this  day  in  dispatch- 
ing an  express  for  Tanger  (the  Emperor  there  demur- 
ring to  ratify  the  peace  by  sea  and  land,  that  his 
ambassador  concluded  here)  1  have  just  time  left  to 
tell  your  lordship  that  the  enclosed  is  a  memorial  of 
the  States  of  Holland,  by  way  of  a<lvico  to  the  States 
general;  I  had  it  from  a  friend  there.  M.  de  Citters 
is  newly  arriveil  here  but  hath  not  seen  the  King,  his 
Majesty  going  early  this  morning  for  Windsor  to 
return  on  \Vednesday  evening.  He  brings  with  him 
an  answer  tci  Mr.  Chudleigh's  memorial,  but  'tis  in  very- 
tame  terms,  in  a  manner  as  we  are  told  that  this  of 
Holland  is.  The  other  paper  is  a  letter  that  D.  P. 
Ronquillo  writ  to  me  ;  1  have  not  yet  had  any  direction 
to  answer  it,  but  we  are  threateni  d  to  have  it  printed 
upon  ns  in  Holland.  My  lord  chancellor  hath  been 
agoniEing  these  2-1.  hours  ;  his  Majesty  will  lose  a  very 
good  servant  and  a  very  great  man. 

16-i2.  Dec.  21st,  Whitehall. — The  same  to  the  same 
(holograph). — 1  have  two  from  your  lordship  of  the  23rd 
and  another  of  the  26th.  1  have  not  yet  produced  them 
before  his  Majesty,  but  I  see  we  must  look  about  us  in 
what  concerns  the  islands.  I'le  speak  with  as  m.any 
merc'aauts  as  1  cau  upon  tlie  i|uestiou  started  on  that 
sid(\  and  then  inform  your  lordship  of  what  shall  occur, 
tliat  we  may  make  our  case  as  strong  as  we  cau.  M. 
Citters.  if  ho  be  arrived,  is  yet  incogiiiln,  but  the  memo- 
rial he  brings  begins  to  appe;ir.  Sir  H.  Cloodrick  hath 
Ijcen  forced  in  ,a  manner  out  of  Madrid,  the  Spaniards 
bringing  a  coach  and  obliging  him  to  go  in  it  a  milo 
out  of  town  :  the  treatment  is  so  rude  that  his  Majesty 
cannot  choose  but  take  notice  of  it  and  resent  it.  We 
have  this  day  an  excellent  lord  keeper  in  my  Lord  Chief 
Justice  JSTorth.  My  Lord  Pemerton  succeeds  him  in  the 
common  pleas,  Mr.  Saunders  will  Ijc  Chief  Justice  of 
the  King's  Bench. 

16^2,  Christmas  Day,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the 
same. — (Holograph.) — Your  letter  of  the  3iith  was  pro- 
duced last  night  at  the  committee;  it  being  a  great 
vigil  the  consideration  of  the  Jersey  business  was  ad- 
journed to  another  day.  We  have  no  letters  from  Sir 
Hen.  Goodrick  himself,  but  what  your  lordship  writes 
of  the  indignities  done  him  is  confirmed  on  all  hands. 
His  Majesty  says  not  much  upon  this  matter,  yet  I 
cannot  think  but  that  he  resents  it  in  proportion  to  the 
strangeness  of  their  proceedings.  There  cannot  be  an 
indication  more  convincing  than  this  unparalleled  rude- 
ness of  their  resolution  in  Spain  to  refuse  his  Majesty's 
arbitrage  ;  but  for  the  other  point  that  they  reckon  with 
themselves  as  gained,  to  wit,  that  they  can  draw  Eng- 
land into  the  war  as  soon  as  they  themselves  are  involved 
in  it,  I  have  often  wondered  with  myself  what  should 
be  the  grounds  of  their  confidence,  but  of  this  that  1 
inteniled  to  say,  it  being  impossible  to  put  it  into  cypher. 
I'le  stand  indebted  to  your  lordship  till  tlie  first  con- 
veniency. 

(1682).  Dec.  25th.  H.  [Compton,  Bishop  of]  Jjondou 
to  Lord  Preston. — Complimentary. 

1682,  Dec.  26th,  London.  (Holograph.)  Lord  Hali- 
fax to  Lord  Preston.  It  seemeth  the  ministers  of  Spain 
now  in  Paris  were  rightly  informed  of  the  intentions  of 
their  own  Court  when  thej'  expressed  such  an  aversion 
to  the  arbitrage,  for  by  what  we  hear  from  Madrid,  as 
well  as  b}-  their  extraordinary  proceeding  towards  Sir 
Harry  Goodrick,  it  appeareth  they  are  resolved  not  to 
agree  to  it,  and  yet  at  the  same  time  are  sufficiently 
apprehensive  of  the  ill  consequences  a  war  may  bring 
upon  them.  And  now  they  would  fain  put  it  upon  the 
King  my  master  (to  whom  it  least  belongetli)  to  find 
out  some  other  expedient  after  they  have  rejected  tliat 
which  he  offered  them.  I  read  your  letter  to  his  Ma- 
jesty, who  very  well  approveth  your  lordship's  answer 
to  the  proposal  made  to  you  of  calling  a  Parliament. 
He  resolveth  to  keeii  that  entirely  in  his  own  power, 
and  to  choose  his  own  time  without  consulting  either 
any  foreign  princes  or  their  ministers  in  a  thing  of  which 
lie  coiiceiveth  himself  to  be  much  a  more  proper  judg- 
than  they  can  pretend  to  be  ;  and  as  for  the  King's 
asking  a  further  delay  from  the  King  of  France,  he  is 

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HISTORI«AL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION; 


Sir 

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Baet. 


not  j^atisfied  it  would  he  of  much  use,  and  therefore,  I 
believe,  will  be  very  slow  in  doing  anything  of  that  kmd 
except  he  shonld  have  more  reason  to  hope  than  he 
hath  had  yet  that  in  case  it  was  granted  it  might  pro- 
duce a  good  effect 

lii.S-jri^'ee.  '26.  AV.  Blaythwayt  to  Lord  Preston. — 
From  the  news  from  Madrid  he  thinks  Spain  will  not 
agree  to  the  mediation. 

16S2,  Jan.  1.".,  Whitehall.— William  Blathwayt  to 
Lord  rrcstou. — Having  formerly  sent  your  lordship  all 
tliat  had  passed  in  the  business  of  Talaiseau,  and  your 
lordshi])  by  your  letter  of  the  2:!rd  of  the  last  month 
having  been  "pleased  to  express  your  satisfaction  in  the 
aceount  I  gave,  I  am  encouraged  to  seud  your  lordship 
his  Majesty's  reply  tn  the  Elector  of  Brandenburg  on 
that  subject,  which  1  doubt  not  will  very  much  raise 
his  Kl.  Highnesses  passion.  But  his  .Majesty  will  as 
certainly  be  justified  to  the  world  for  the  resentments 
he  has  shown  at  such  a  choice.  Falaiseau,  1  hear,  is 
gone  into  Holland,  and  whether  he  will  steer  his  course 
from  thence  youi'  lordship  will  best  understand  from 
Mons'.  iSpanheim. 

1(;8S.  -Ian.  •2Pth,  Whitehall.  William  Bridgeman  to 
Lord  Preston. — My  Loi-d  of  Sunderland  succeeding  the 
Earl  of  Conway  (who  yesterday  resigned  his  place  of 
Secretary  of  State  and  delivered  the  seals  to  his  Majesty), 
I  would  not  omit  acquainting  your  lordship  therewith, 
and  the  rather  because  my  lord  not  being  sworn  yet  iu 
Council  will  not  till  the  next  post  signify  it  himself  to 

you P.S.  I  beg  your  lordship  will  direct  your 

secretary  to  send  us  the  Gazettes  from  time  to  time.  I 
trouble  your  lordship  with  the  enclosed,  because  it 
comes  from  mv  Lady  Sunderland. 

168tf.  Feb.  Ist,  Whitehall.— The  Earl  of  Sunderland 
to  Lord  Preston. —Mr.  Bridgeman  tells  me  he  acquainted 
your  lordship  by  the  hist  post  that  his  Majesty  had  been 
graciously  pleased  to  confer  on  me  the  place  of  one  of 
his  jirincipal  Secretaries  of  State,  vacant  by  the  resigna- 
tion of  the  Earl  of  Conway.  I  was  accordingly  sworn 
yesterday,  and  would  not  omit  by  the  first  to  let  you 
know  it  from  myself,  and  to  assure  you  lordship  that  I 
shall  be  very  ready  upon  all  occasions  to  serve  you  in 
my  station  in  anything  that  may  ofl'er  here. 

"leSjlh,  Feb.  15.  O.  Wynne  to  Lord  Preston.— Mr. 
Secretary  being  obliged  to  go  towards  the  city,  com- 
mands me  to  beg  your  lordship's  excuse  that  he  doth 
not  write  to  you  this  night,  and  to  send  your  lordship  a 
copy  of  his  Majesty's  letter  to  the  Pr.  of  Portugal  upon 
a  late  scurvy  incident  befallen  our  merchants  at  Lisbon, 
a  great  many  of  them  having  been  imprisoned  upon  a 
discovery  made  of  money  that  had  been  shipped  to  the 
value  of  about  IS.oOOL  We  have  not  any  news  from 
abroad,  nor  do  the  last  letters  say  anything  of  the 
Treaty  of  Association  which  is  said  to  be  now  carrying 
on  between  the  high  allies  at  the  Hague.  Letters  of  the 
5th  instant,  st.  n.,  from  Madrid  say  that  Mr.  Hemeskirk 
had  again  received  another  answer  touching  the  arbi- 
trage, which  was  no  more  than  a  referring  of  him  to  the 
answer  given  the  ?,  J*!^  '^f  December,  as  he  was  then  to 
the  first  given  the  22nd  of  Oct.,  so  that  the  business  of 
the  arbitrage  is  quite  off.  Wc  are  told  Don  Pedro 
Ronquillo  is  to  be  recalled  hence,  and  that  the  Court  of 
Spain  is  not  wcdl  pleascid  with  him  for  being  too  zealous 
iu  the  promoting  of  and  arguing  for  the  arbitrage. 
Our  term  is  now  over,  and  nothing  done  besides  the 
arguing  of  a  few  points  iu  the  quo  warranto.  To- 
morrow the  city  jMidsuinmer  riotters  are  to  be  tried, 
and  'tis  hoped  some  of  them  may  be  pinched  for  it. 
The  Earl  of  Danby's  indisposition  hindered  his  lord- 
ship from  being  brought  to  Westminster  by  habeas 
corpus  to  move  for  his  Ijeing  bailed.  Mr.  Clifford,  that 
sjjirited  away  the  widow,  is  fined  a  1,0001.  to  the  King, 
and  his  aceomplii'es  in  500?.  each ;  she  is  to  sue  them 
again  for  her  own  damage.  An  indictment  of  perjury 
is  filed  up  against  Sir  Patience  Ward,  the  late  Lord 
Mayor.  'Tis  thought  that  my  Lord  Grey's  business  is 
made  up.  otherwise  he  would  have  been  fined  this  last 
term.  'Tis  said  my  Lord  Shaftesbury's  corjise  is  landed 
at  Poole,  in  Dorsetshii'e. 

less,  Feb.  19th,  Whitehall.  —  The  same  to  the 
.■■ame.  Tour  lordship  may  have  heard  of  a  sliar]> 
contest  lately  begun  in  the  Treasury  byway  of  accusing 
the  menagers  of  the  harth  money  for  comjiounding  the 
surplusage  of  that  farm,  much  to  the  King's  prejudice  ; 
the  charge  was  first  started  by  Mr.  Shales,  who  pre- 
tended to  make  out  the  King  was  wronged  6i',00<)L  ; 
but  after  several  hearings  I  am  well  informed  that  his 
Majesty,  and  my  lords  that  attended  him  at  the  Treasury 
Chaml)ers  this  night,  have  declared  that  Mr.  Shales 
hath  not  fully  made  out  and  proved  any  fraud,  that 
consecjuently  the  contract  stands  with  the  farmers,  and 


this  is  looked  u]jon  by  the  lords  of  the  Treasniy,  es-  „ 
pecially  by  the  commissioners  and  farn.ers  of  the 
revenue  of  hearth  money,  who  were  thus  attacked  to 
be  a  considerable  victoiy ;  as  my  Lord  of  Kochester 
and  his  con-commissioners  were  to  maintain  the  com- 
position made  with  the  farmers,  so  there  were  great 
lords,  particularly  my  Lord  Privy  Seal  that  backed  the 
charge  of  Capt.  Shales.  As  this  matter  might  have 
grown  to  great  heats,  if  any  but  those  ]irudent  lords 
had  been  engaged  in  it,  so  it  hath  of  late  been  the 
theme  of  our  town. 

168=,    Feb.   22nd,   Whitehall.- L.    Jenkins   to   Lord 
Preston  (in  cipher  deciphered  Ijy   Lord  Preston). — His 
Majesty  hath  commanded  me  to  give  your  lordship  an 
account  of  what  hath  passed  here  in  the  Imsiness  of  Capt. 
Shelton.     ( )n  Saturday  last  he  gave  an   information  to 
the  King,  being  admitted  to  the  hcmour  of  appearing 
before  him  in  my  office,   b3-  word  of  mouth,  much  to 
the  Same  purpose  with  that  which  your  lordship  took 
from  him  in  writing  in   August  and   Se])tember  last; 
some  things  he  added  of  mori'  .arms,  iu  all  1(j  the  number 
of  15, Ot>0  muskets  sent  into  Ireland,   and  two  millions 
of  money  that  were  already  in   Cardinal  of  Bouilleon's 
hands  to  be  sent  thither  in  specie.     This  information  I 
and  Mv.   Wynne  took  from  his  mouth  in  willing  on 
Saturday   evening    and    Sunday    morning    last.     His 
Majesty  had  not  leisure  to  t-nter  into  a  consideratiou  of 
all  the  particulars  he   informed   of  till  yesterday  at  9 
o'clock,  when  he   was   called  a  second  time  befoj-e  his 
Majesty,  my  Lord  Keeper,  Lord  Privy  Seal,  and  several 
other  Lords  of  the  Council  attending  ;  my  Lord  Kee]jer 
by  his  Majestj-'s  order  re]n-esenled  to  him  several  things 
contradictory  and  indeed  im])ossilde  to  be  true  in  his 
information,   exhorted  him   to    confess   ingeniously   to 
the  King  the  ends  he  had  in  his  own  thoughts,  or  else 
the  invitation  and  encouragement  he  had  had  from  others 
to  make  such  a  fiction;  he  was  conjured  very  earnestly 
to  consider  of  his  errnr  and  to  retract  it  while  it  was  yet 
time  ;  he  persisting  confidently  iu  his  affirmations  was 
bid  to  withdraw  for  some  time,    and  being  called  in 
again,  and  still  peisisting  in  his  assertions,  my  Loi'd 
Keeper  told  him  it  was  his  Majesty's  pleasure  that  he 
should   out  of  hand   get   him    gone   out   of  his   royal 
presence  and  of  the  kingdom  too,  his  Majesty  looking 
upon  him  as  a  dangerous  Iyer  and  a  great  fourbe  ;   'twas 
further  added  that  himself  having  confessed  matters  of 
high  treason  acted  by  himself,  his  Majesty  might  have 
justly  proceeded   against  him    capitally,    but   that   he 
would  not  meddle  with  him,   he  having  been  invited 
over  by  his  Majesty's  direction  ;  his  complice  Stepkins 
had  orders  immediately  after  to  withdraw  from  White- 
hall, where   he  had   sheltered  himself  by  reason  of  his 
debts.     I  was  not  wanting  at  all  the   times  that  this 
matter  was  had  in  debate  before  his  Majesty  to  represent 
to  him   the  inconveniency  and  indeed   the   uneasiness 
that  the  publishing  of  this  thing  might  biing  upon  yoiir 
lordship  ;  then  it  was  answered  by  the  King,  and  resolved 
by  all  my  lords  that  you  had  done   no  other  then  what 
was  indispensalily  your  duty,  and   his  Majesty,  tho'  he 
would   exagitat  bis  whole    scheme   as   ridiculous    and 
absurd  to  the  French  ambassador  and  others  as  occasion 
did  otter,  yet  he  was  resolveil  to  justify  you  in  tho  part 
you  had  had  in   transmitting  over  the  information   of 
this  fellow.     Your  owu  letter  to  his   Majesty  shewing 
plainly  that  you  gave  no  credit  to  what  he  said. 

1683,  Feb.  29th,  Whitehall.— T.  Deanes  to  Lord 
Preston, — I  dare  not  adventure  to  write  to  you  with  that 
freedom  that  1  could  have  done  had  1  met  Mr.  Howart 
here,  and  so  got  the  Chifre  which  you  intended  I  should 
have  ;  he  was  gone  to  York  three  days  before  I  arrived, 
so  that  I  mast  omit  some  things  which  I  should  have 
been  willing  to  inform  your  lordship  of.  As  to  the 
gentleman  whom  you  gave  me  in  charge,  he  came  safe 
hither  with  me  on  Friday  last,  and  that  night  I  carried 
him  ito  the  secretary's  who  desired  mc  to  bring  him 
before  the  King  in  the  cabinet  council  next  day,  where 
after  he  was  examined  1  was  called  in  and  delivered 
your  letter;  they  asked  many  questions  about  him  and 
of  the  character  he  had  in  the  world,  which  I  answered 
as  your  lordship  had  ordered  me.  What  may  be  clearly 
made  out  of  his  assertions  1  do  not  know.  Mr.  Secretary 
has  spent  these  two  days  past  almost  in  examining  him, 
anent  every  particular.  I  I'cceived  last  night  youi- 
lordship's  letter  with  the  enclosed  co]y  of  the  memorial 
concerning  the  Scotch  afi'air,  wl'ich  1  showed  to  the 
Duke  this  morning  ;  as  to  the  note  which  I  had  also. 
Sir  Andrew  Forrester  and  1  think  that  what  you  desire 
will  be  very  necessary  for  the  advancement  of  the 
business,  and  so  we  resolve  to  propose  it.  1  shall  not 
fail  to  let  Sir  James  Dick  know  tho  progress  you  have 
made  iu  it.     News  there  are  none,  but  we  have  had  a 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENIH    REPORT. 


3(i3 


Sir 

P.  Graham. 

Bakt. 


report  that  my  Lord  Churchill  was  to  be  Rocretary  of 
State;  they  say  it  is  grounded  upon  his  b.aviug  been 
learning  to  write  lately  ;  the  King  when  he  heard  it 
said  he  was  not  resolved  to  have  two  idle  secretaries. 
It  I  durst  take  upon  me  to  advise  I  would  say  that  your 
presence  was  never  moi'e  for  your  interest  here  than 
now  it  would  be ;  it  is  what  most  of  your  friends  say 

IciS:;,  A]>ril  2nd,  Whitehall.— O.  Wynne  to  Lord 
Preston. — Mr.  Secretary  is  commanded  upon  a  little 
service  that  hinders  his  writing  to  your  lordship  this 
night  as  he  designed,  nor  doth  he  charge  me  with 
anything  besides  this  one  particular  towards  your 
lordship,  viz. ,  that  my  Lord  of  Rochester  designed 
this  night  to  have  moved  his  Majesty  that  your  lordship 
might  have  leave  to  come  over  hither  for  ien  days  about 
your  private  affairs.  "But  so  it  happened  that  his 
Ma.iesty  did  not  come  down  where  my  lords  used  to 
meet  as  was  expected,  but  that  the  next  first  0|ipor- 
tunity  will  be  Laid  hold  of  to  move  in  your  lordship's 
behalf.  We  know  nothing  as  yet  of  the  manner  or 
degree  th.at  his  Majesty  intends  to  resent  the  late 
action  of  the  Dutch  at  Bant.am,  which  they  it  seems  are 
refined  enough  to  excuse  as  intended  for  a  piece  of 
friendship  to  prevent  a  worse  thing  that  the  young 
."^ultan  designed  ag.ainst  the  English,  &c.  We  talk 
much  here  of  the  Earl  of  Castlehaven,  Lord  Laudsdown, 
and  some  other  lords,  besides  many  gentlemen  that 
intend  to  go  as  volunteers  to  the  holy  war  in  Hungary. 
Upon  the  death  of  the  Earl  of  Manchester,  the  Earl  of 
Lichfield  is  admitted  in  ordinary  a  gentleman  of  the 
bedchamber,  and  the  Karl  of  Shrewsbury  and  Lord 
Lansdown  in  extraordinary.  Two  ensigns  of  the  guards 
quarelling  upon  a  slight  occasion,  the  one  was  left  dead 
upon  the  place,  the  other  has  very  desperate  wounds. 
Three  idle  persons  vowing  by  way  of  frolic  to  kill  the 
first  man  they  met  did  so,  and  are  now  in  Newgate. 
The  Spaniards  give  out  here  that  there  is  but  little  like- 
lihood of  their  resisting  the  arbitrage,  since  M.  van 
Beuningen.  who  (as  first  burgomaster  of  Amsterdam) 
leads  Holland  in  a  string,  presses  it,  and  will  gain  all 
the  states  to  be  of  his  opinion  ;  but  the}-  (the  Spaniards) 
to  save  appearances  would  have  the  Pope  or  some  other 
potentate  to  press  and  prevail  with  them  at  the  same 
time. 

1683.  April  .5th,  "WTiitehall.— The  Earl  of  Rochester 
to  Lord  Preston  ....  I  could  not  that  evening  get 
the  opportunity  of  knowing  the  King's  mind  concerning 
your  following  that  Court,  which  since  his  Majesty  hath 
been  pleased  to  command  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  to 
signify  to  you,  and  I  suppose  )'our  lordship  will  not  be 
troubled  that  you  have  leave  first  to  make  a  step  over 
hither,  which  I  would  advice  yon  to  loose  no  time  in 
doing  .... 

•1683,  April  12th,  Whitehall.— L.  Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston. — I  should  not  have  troubled  your  lordship  this 
night  but  that  the  Countess  of  Drogheda  presses  it  very 
much  ;  it  is  to  signify  to  your  lordship  his  Majesty's 
pleasure  that  you  should  get  the  pri\-y  seal  that  is  gone 
out  to  be  served  upon  the  Lord  Baron  Slane  of  Ireland, 
and  his  brother  and  sister,  who  are  now  in  the  hamls  of 
one  Morns,  an  Irishman  in  the  College  de  Grassins  at 
Paris.  The  lady  is  confident  of  your  care  and  favour 
as  scon  as  yon  have  any  signification  of  his  Majesty  s 
pleasure.  His  Majest}-  is  likewise  content  that  you 
pass  an  office  for  leave  to  one  Petitost  that  works  (as  I 
remember)  in  enamel,  to  come  over  to  England  where 
he  hath  been  sworn  servant  to  otir  late  King  of  blessed 
memory  above  .50  }ears  ago. 

168's  n.  d.  T.  Deanes  to  Lord  Preston. — We  have  now 
after  a  gi'eat  many  false  at  last  come  to  the  knowledge 
of  a  true  plot,  which  I  here  give  your  lordship  what 
account  I  can  of,  fearing  that  from  the  secretary's  office 
by  reason  of  their  great  business  you  may  have  but 
little  written  by  this  post.  Council  being  held  at 
Hampton  Court  on  Saturday  last  there  appeared  before 
them  an  oilman,  whose  name,  as  I  am  informed,  is 
Kiline  [Keeling];  he  gave  an  informatinn  of  a  design 
that  has  been  a  long  time  on  foot  by  the  dissenting 
party  of  murthering  the  King  and  the  Duke ;  this  was 
first  resolved  by  them  to  be  executed  at  their  coming 
from  jSTewmarket,  but  the  fire  that  happened  there 
obliged  the  King  to  come  away  sooner  than  was  in- 
tended, and  so  for  that  time  was  the  great  instrument 
of  his  preservation.  It  was  to  be  done  bv  a  great  many 
armed  men  who  were  to  be  mounted  on  fine  horses,  and 
all  together  to  shout  (shoot)  onto  the  King's  coach  from 
behind  a  hedge ;  that  being  done,  to  ride  straight  into 
London  where  the  phanaticks  were  ready  to  rise,  and 
whither  the  guards  could  not  be  able  to  follow  them 
closely,  their  horses  being  presumed  to  be  almost  weary 


before  the  attack;  the  murther  was  immediately  to  be  ^"' 

throwii  upon  the  Papists,  and  under  that  name  most  of    ^'"fuKT"'' 

the  King's  best  subjects  put  to  the  sword.    These  designs         ' 

having  taken  no  efi'ect  at  the  first  intemled  place,  they 
have  since  been  consulting  where  to  rtfectnate  them 
would  be  most  convenient ;  they  fouml  some  difficulty 
in  their  not  knowing  when  thev  they  should  find  the 
King  and  the  Duke  travelling 'together  again  in  the 
same  coach.  This  Kiline  told  the  names  of  nine  persons 
of  whom  he  said  if  any  could  be  apprehended  thev  were 
able  to  give  better  information  of  tiie  plot  than  he;  but 
they  were  all  fied  before  the  messengers  could  be' sent 
to  apprehend  them,  yet  there  is  now  two  of  them  come 
in  by  name,  the  one  West,  a  counsellor  at  law,  the 
other  is  C'olonel  Rumsey,  formerly  collector  of'  the 
Customs  of  Bristol,  and  since  Lieutenant  Colonel  to  Sir 
Harry  Goodright's  regiment  at  its  first  going  over  to 
Flanders ;  they  have  all  this  day  been  giving'informa- 
tions.  but  it  is  not  yet  known  who  they  have  accused, 
only  Algernon  Sidney  is  one,  and  is  just  now  sent  to 
the  Tower.  Major  Wildman  is  another,  and  is  in 
custody.  They  had  at  the  same  time  a  design  laid  for 
seizing  the  Tower  and  several  other  ]]laccs  of  .strength. 
This  conspiracy  is  so  clearly  made  out  that  the  King 
thinks  it  better  for  him  to  leave  the  councrv,  and  so 
with  the  Court  is  expected  here  to-morrow,  "it  is  not 
doubted  but  there  will  he  found  many  great  men 
concerned  in  the  aft'air. 

168.3,  June  21st.  to  Lord  Preston.— On 

Tnesd.aymghta  horrid  plot  was  discovered  some  Whi"s 
had   against   the  lives  of  the  King  and  Duke,  and  two 
persons,  one  an  instrument  maker,  the  other  an  oilman, 
were  seized,  as  also  a  rope  maker  at  Wapping,  and  that 
some  or  oi:e  of  them  have  confessed  that  a  plot  was  laid 
in  last  March  to  murder  the  King  and  Duke  as  they 
came  from  Newmarket ;  that  a  house  was  hired  for  tha"t 
purpose  near   Hogsdon,   that   the   hlunderbusses  were 
jirepared,  and  that  his  Majesty  coming  away  sooner  th.an 
was  expected  by  reason  of  the  fire  there  prevented  it ; 
that  one  (Toodencugh,  the  late  "Whig  under-sherifl'.  and 
West,  of  the  Temple  (Colledge's  lawyer)  were  concerned 
in  it,    who  upon  search,  fled  upon  Monday  night  and 
carried    away    most    of   their  precious  papers,  leavins- 
for  haste  all  (heir  trunks  and  other  places  open ;  thai; 
one     Col.   Rumsey,    an   intimate   of   .Shaftesburyes,  is 
not  to  be   found,   nor  one  Nelthrope  and  some  others 
who  were  principals  in  it ;  that  when  they  had  perpe- 
trated thi.s  most  horrid  deed  they  vtere  to  report  that 
the  Papists  had  done  it  because  the  Duke  was  coming 
about,  and  then  have  set  on  the  throne  whom  they  had 
a  mind.     This  is  what  is  commonly  discoursed,  for  the 
matter  being  before  a  committee"  of  the  council,  who 
meet  constantly  about  it  every  day,  is  by  that  means 
kept  very  private.      Orders  have  been  sent  to  the  ports 
for  seizing  the  several  persons  fled  and  others  suspected, 
and  strict  guard  ordered  to  be  kept  here  and  at  Wind.^or 
to  prevent  any  danger ;    papers  of  moment  (are  said) 
also   to    be  taken,  and  that  the  matter  will  be  unde- 
niably made  out.  which  all  honest  men  greedily  wish. 
Yesterday  the  common   council  met,  where  report  was 
made    by   my  Lord  Mayor  of  his  Majesty's  gracious 
reception  of  him  and  those  that  went  with  him  at  the 
presenting  their  petition,  and  how  far  his  Majesty  had 
condescended  to  them  as  faj  be  willing  to  pardon'thcir 
offence,  and  confirmed  their  charter  under  the  restric- 
tions then  mentioned  ;  whereupon  it  was  proposed  that 
his  Majesty  should  be  most  humbly  thanked  for  his 
gi-acious  favour,   and    that  they  should  willingly   and 
gratefully    accept  thereof.     This    the    Whigs   had  the 
impudence  to  oppose,  but,  though  they  strove  hard,  could 
not  carry  their  design  of  destroying  the  charter  'before 
provision  had  lieen  made  for  their  lands,  for  upon  the 
question  it  was  carried  by  a  majority  of  Is,  besides  the 
aldermen  (who  upon  occasion  pole  amongst  them),  and 
(if  them  there  were  16,  that  would  have  joyfully  have 
been  for  the  acceptiince ;  so  it  was  ordered  to  be  done, 
and  that  his  lordship  should  with  what  others  he  shoultl 
please  attend  his  Majesty,  or  such  as  his  Majcstv  should 
appoint,  with   this  their  act  cif  acceptance,  which  they 
hope  will  put  an  end  to  that  matter.      They  say  the 
Archbishop  of  York  is  dead,  that  I  Ir.  Turner,  the  Duke's 
chaplain,  is  made  Dean  of  Windsor,  and  Judge  Raymond 
on  the  mending  hand,   so  as  to  be  able  to  bo  on  the 
bench.     They  say  the  French  ships  in  the  Straits  have 
sent  into  Tholone  and  Marscills  Ip.OtiO  Turks  taken  on 
board  by  them  on  board  a  Carickc  coming  from  Egypt  to 
join  that  Emperor's  forces,  but  may  possibly  be  released 
again,    the    captain    that  brought   them  in   haviu"  no 
orders  for  it.     Its  still  thought  Sir  Tho.  Joanes  will  bo 
Lord    Chief  Justice,  tho'  some   yet  think  Sir  George 
Jefferys. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION: 


SiK  1683,  June  28th.     (The  same)  to  the  same.— On  Tnes- 

^'%\^^t'^'    flay  night  ;ibout  10  the  Lord   Grey  was  committed  to 

'        -ti^e  charge  of  Sergeant  Dcrham,  with  order  forthwith 

IocarrvhimtotheTower,but  he  (whether  through  sim- 
plicity" or  design  is  not  yet  known)  let  him  go  to  a 
tavern,  and  sta'id  witli  him  there  till  next  morning  at  6 
(letting  him  to  go  to  bed  there  and  speak  with  his 
friends),  when  carrying  him  in  a  coach  (having  before 
dismissed  the  guards  he  had  ordered  him  for  the  more 
safe  conveyance)  with  only  himself  and  his  lordship's 
servant,  and  falling  aslec))  by  the  way.  his  lordship  a 
little  before  he  got  to  the  Tower  ste]3t  out  of  the  coach, 
and  tinding  his  guard  continue  in  a  dead  sleep  left  him, 
and  Ijeing  pursued  by  a  soldier  seduced  him  and  took 
him  away  with  him  ;  when  the  sergeant  awaked  he  went 
to  deliver  his  prisoner  to  the  lieutenant,  who  finding  him 
escaped  secured  the  sergeant  and  sent  him  under  a 
strong  guard  to  Whitehall,  where  his  Majesty,  who  was 
much  \  cxed,  sent  him  forth  back  thithi-r  again  a  prisoner 
for  high  treason,  ordering  that  he  should  be  put  into 
the  dungeon,  with  a  resolution  to  punish  him  very 
severely°for  this  dangerous  neglect.  The  watermen 
that  carried  his  lordship  away  and  hia  lordship's  ser- 
vants were  soon  after  taken,"  Init  his  lordship's  not 
heard  of,  tho"  every  house  in  London  hath  l)een  searched 
lor  him.'  Yesterday  one  Major  Holmes,  a  correspondent 
of  Argiles,  was  taken,  as  also  one  Bayly,  another  of  his 
creatures,  as  also  one  Sir  George  and  Sir  Alexander 
Campbell  his  relations;  and  this  day  one  Monroe,  and 
with  them  papers  of  great  moment,  plainly  shewing  the 
great  correspondency  those  rebels  held  with  ours  here. 
The  committee  sat  most  part  of  yesterday  and  this  day 
and  examined  those  persons,  as  also  WilJman,  Rouisey, 
and  West,  and  sent  the  Scotch  men  to  several  prisons ; 
and  information  being  given  last  night  that  the  Duke 
of  Monmouth  laid  hid  in  the  house  of  the  doorkeeper  of 
the  House  of  Lords,  a  guard  were  sent  to  seize  his  grace 
(he  not  rend'ring  himself  as  was  hoped),  .and  they  laissed 
him  but  very  narrowlj',  forcing  him  to  quit  his  bed  and 
to  get  away  over  the  tiles ;  and  letters  are  said  to  be 
intercepted  directed  to  Argile.  who  tliereforc  seems  lo 
be  in  town,  whereupon  strict  search  is  made  after  him  ; 
and  this  morning  at  a  council  a  proclamation  was 
ordered  to  issue  forthwith,  and  will  be  out  this  evening 
i-equiring  the  Duke  of  Monmouth,  the  Lord  Grey,  Sir 
Thomas  Armstrong,  and  Mr.  Ferguson,  the  Scotch 
Anabaptist  parson,  who  lately  stole  hither  from  Holland, 
forthwith  to  render  themselves  to  justice,  and  in  default 
1  hereof  requiring  all  persons  to  apprehend  them,  with 
the  proffer  of  a  reward  of  .500J.  for  each  of  them  whom 
any  person  shall  seize,  and  they  say  that  Argile  will  be 
added.  This  morning  Tronchard,  recorder  of  Taunton, 
and  the  chairman  of  the  King's  Head  club,  and  as  it 
since  appears  treasurer  to  the  plotters,  was  taken  and 
sent  to  the  Tower,  and  this  afternoon  the  secretary  went 
thither  to  examine  Coll.  Sydney, to  whom  Argile's  letter.s 
since  Shaftesbury's  death  were  directed,  as  also  the 
Lord  Russell,  and  to-morrow  morning  is  to  be  another 
genera)  council.  Mead,  the  preacher  in  London,  is  tied, 
as  also  Dr.  Owen,  and  divers  others  can't  be  heard  of. 
All  the  riotters  who  appeared  in  Court  have  paid  their 
fines  and  are  discharged.  Strict  guards  ai'e  kept  at 
^V■hitehall  to  prevent  any  attenqit  of  these  villains,  and 
all  agi-ee  that  never  a  horrider  conspiracy  was  ever 
hatched  or  so  (ilainly  mndc  out  .... 

1683,   June    28th.    Whitehall,— T.     Dcanes    to   Lord 

]  'restou. ....  Two  days  ago  ray  Lord  Russel  was  sent 

to  the  Tower.  My  Lord  Gray  was  brought  from  the 
country  by  a  messenger,  and  al'ter  cxaminatinn,  finding 
things  clearly  made  out  against  him,  and  being  ordered 
til  close  prison  in  th  Tower,  he  made  his  escape  on  his 
way  thither  by  the  rogueishness  of  the  Serjeant,  whose 
name  is  Dirum,  and  who  lays  now  in  tho  dungeon  upon 
I)n:adand  water.  1  need  write  nothing  of  the  Duke  of 
Monmouth,  t'nc  jirintcd  proclamation  which  no  doubt 
will  be  sent  you  fi'fjni  the  secretaries  will  inform  you 
sulliciiMitly  about  him.  This  1  can  only  tell  you,  that 
ihesc  loi-ds  are  not  accused  of  the  design  that  was  now 
on  foot  of  killing  the  King,  but  of  an  old  one  which 
\va- some  months  ago  to  seize  him,  and  was  rendered 
incllcctual  by  Mr.  Trincard  not  being  able  to  raise  the 
;i.000  men  he.  had  |iromiscd  them  from  the  west.  The 
gentleman  is  now  apprehended,  but  it  is  not  known 
what  he  confesseth.  There  is  likeways  a  discovery 
made  of  the  correspondency  that  i^  betwixt  the  fanatics 
liere  and  them  in  Scotland,  'i'he  great  agent  of  tho 
Scotch  party  here  was  one  Baily,  of  Gerardswood 
I'.Iorvis  woodj  ;  he  had  his  credentials,  and  was  ordered 
to  treat  with  none  but  Algernon  Sidnc}'.  He  is  in  cus- 
tody, but,  alter  my  cnuntry  I'aiialic  way,  obstinate  to 
thi't  degree  that  he  told  tho  King  that  all  the  tortures 


that  could  fie  invented  should  not  draw  one  word  of  a  f.  riR.[uAM 
confession  fi'oin  him.  Sir  Hewh  Cambel  of  Cesnok  and  IUkt. 
his  son  are  taken  too.  Commiss.ary  Miinroe  ^vas  just 
now  brought  in,  and  there  is  a  warrant  for  taking  Sir 
John  Coghron,  but  ho  is  not  yet  found.  Amongst  their 
papers  there  are  found  letters  of  the  late  Earl  of  Argile, 
wherein  he  gives  advice  that  he  had  proposed  to  the 
brethren  in  England  that  if  thej'  winild  advance  him 
lO.OOOZ,  sterling  money  he  would  go  into  Scotland  and 
there  begin  the  rebellion,  and  that  they  had  relished 
the  proposition  so  well  that  the  money  was  to  be  paid 
to  him  before  the  beginning  of  July  next.  It  is  cer- 
tainly known  that  Algernon  Sidney  sent  one  express  to 
Scotland  for  Sir  John  Coghron  before  his  coming 
hither  last,  and  that  there  was  a  general  rebellion 
agreed  upon  by  the  Whigs  of  both  nations.  I  had 
almost  forget  to  tell  you  that  Mr.  Hone,  the  joiner,  is 
apprehended  at  Cnmbridge.  and  it  is  thought  will  be 
here  this  night ;  if  he  confess  as  it  is  expeotod  it  will  be 
of  great  advantage,  for  Mr.  West  is  so  far  from  telling 
all  that  he  knows  that  it  is  said  he  repents  of  what  ho 
has  said,  and  thinks  tho  name  of  an  informer  worse  than 
of  a  tiaitor 

1683,  June  28th,  Whitehall.— John  Mounsteven  to 
(Mr.  Tempest).  A  short  letter  conveying  the  same  news 
about  the  conspiracy  as  in  tho  previous  letters. 

1683,  June  IJth,  'Whitehall.— 0.  Wynne  to  Lord 
Preston. — 1  am  commanded  by  Mr.  Secrrtary  to  excuse 
his  not  writing  to  your  lordship  this  night,  being  en- 
gaged in  taking  certain  inform.ations  which  are  given 
in  to  'nim  lij'  some  of  the  godly  part}',  that  .strive  to 
come  in  to  accuse  their  brethren,  which  may  be  reckoned 
one  good  effect  of  his  Majesty's  having  judgment  given 
for  him  in  the  quo  warranto,  which  was  dime   by  Mr.  ) 

Justice  Jones  on  Tuesday  last,  my  Lord  Chief  Justice 
himself  being  still  weak  and  confined  to  his  bed.  I 
take  leave  to  send  your  lordship  a  copy  of  what  he 
spoke  when  he  pronounced  the  judgment.  The  Com- 
mon Council  met  this  day  and  agreed  upon  an  address 
to  his  Majesty,  or  rather  a  petition,  wherein  they  do  in 
a  very  humble  and  dejected  style  acknowledge  their 
guilt  and  their  grief  for  having  misgoverned  the  city 
for  tiiese  late  years.  They  thank  the  King  for  his  grace 
and  mercy  to  them  in  their  distressed  iviuJitlon  for  not 
commanding  the  judgment  .against  the  charter  to  be 
entered,  and  do  make  the  most  solemn  promise  of  be- 
having themselves  as  they  ought  for  the  future,  in  ease 
his  Majesty  shall  be  graciously  pleased  to  take  them 
one  more  into  his  royal  favour  ;  and  a  committee  of 
above  14  aldermen  nnd  commoners  are  to  present  it  to 
his  Majesty.  To-morrow  the  Lrmdon  rioters  come  to 
be  fined  in  Westminster  Hall  ;  some  of  them  are  said 
to  be  withdrawn,  and  to  bo  content  to  forfeit  their  re- 
connoizances  of  500Z.  My  Lord  Gray  comes  amongst 
the  rest.  We  hear  no  further  of  Prince  George  ;  the 
3'achts  are  fallen  down  the  river  this  day  and  arc  to  sail 
to  Gluckstadt.  The  Earls  of  Arundel  and  Pevershiim 
and  Ijord  Churchill  are  said  to  be  on  l)oard  to  receive 
the  Prince  from  their  Majesties  ,and  his  Royal  Highness. 
The  confederate  ministers  have  given  in  to  his  Majesty 
a  second  set  of  memorials,  pressing  his  Majesty  in 
something  clearer  terms  to  acoojit  of  the  mediation. 
They  were  given  in  at  Windsor,  and  Mr.  Secretary 
hath  not  yet  received  any  copies  of  them. 

KISS.  June  2Sth,  Whi'tehall.     Sam.    do   Paz  and   E. 

Chute  to  Lord  Preston Mr.  Secretary  has  commanded 

us  to  write  to  your  lordship  and  give  you  the  Ijcst 
account  wo  can  of  what  has  passed  here  since  the  last 
your  lordship  had  from  his  hand.  Coll.  Algernon 
Sydney,  my  Lord  Russell,  and  Major  Wildman  are  all 
committed  to  the  Tower,  and  some  Scotchmen  to  the 
Gatehouse,  for  high  treason.  l\Iy  Lord  Grey  was  com- 
mitted, but  he  made  his  escape  out  of  the  hands  of  a 
serjeant-at-arms  at  the  Tower  gate  before  he  had  de- 
livered him  to  the  licutenunt.  The  scrjeaiit  was  found 
to  be  in  fault,  and  was  committed  in  his  place.  A  pro- 
clamation is  coming  out.  for  the  apprehending  of  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth,  my  Lord  Grey,  Sir  Thomas  Arm- 
strong, and  Mr.  Ferguson,  with  offer  of  5tlOZ.  for  each. 
They  are  said  to  he  fled  northward  in  order  to  got  into 
Scotland  if  the}'  can.  There  are  none  of  those  men- 
tioned in  the  proclamation  before  taken  but  Hone  the 
joiner.  Mr.  Attorney  General  has  order  from  his  Ma- 
jesty to  prepare  the  evidence  for  the  bringing  the 
])crsons  charged  to  a  speedy  trial  ;  what  will  be  the 
issue  we  shall  be  very  glad  to  acquaint  your  lordshi]) 
if  Mr.  Secretary's  pleasure  be  to  confer  that  honour  on 
yours.  &c. 

16S3,  July  2nd,  Whitehall.  S.  dc  Paz  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton. Mr.  Secretary  commands  me  to  give  your  lordship 
his  most  humble  service,  and  to  tell  you  that  the  con- 


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AM,  tinnal  toil  about  the  further  esninininsj;  into  this  horrid 
conspiracy  still  disenables  him  Irom  ■svriting  this  post 
to  your  lordship.  God  bo  thanked,  the  pains  which,  his 
Majesty  and  liis  ministers  have  taken  have  succeeded  so 
well  in  ihe  discovery  of  the  whole  matter  that  his  Ma- 
jesty is  now  ont  of  danger.  The  day  appointed  for 
trials  is  next  AVedncsday  comos  sennight.  West  the 
lawyer  was  sent  yesterday  to  Newgate  ;  ho  liath  been 
so  bu.sy  a  manager  of  the  villainy  that  I  believe  he  will 
not  escape  justice.  There  have  l)een  a  couple  of  little 
field  guns  found  in  Major  Wildman's  house,  which  would 
have  been  of  good  use  to  scour  the  streets  in  case  of 
resistance.  'Tis  said  the  4  great  conspirators  made 
their  escape  in  .1  small  vessel  from  Sussex. 

nm,  July  9tb.  Whitehall.  T.  Deanes  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— .  ...  It  so  liappened  that  the  last  week  was 
altogether  tiiken  up  with  the  examinations  of  peojilc  of 
lesser  note,  of  which  there  are  a  great  many  committed, 
whose  names  I  need  not  give  you  the  trouble  of  now 
matters  liegin  to  rise  again.  A  little  after  the  account 
came  of  the  taking  of  Rumbold.  Mr.  Walcot  was  taken 
here  ;  the  former  was  at  Exeter  and  is  not  yet  brought 
to  town,  but  Walcot  has  been  Ijefore  the  counsel,  and 
tho'  he  there  owned  in  general  the  design  of  murthering 
the  King,  he  cculd  not  be  prevailed  upon  to  name  any- 
body concerned  in  it.  saying  that  he  was  satisfied  to  die 
for  it  himself  but  would  never  be  brought  to  be  an 
accuser  ;  yet  after  he  was  ordered  to  be  committed  ho 
desired  to  speak  to  the  King  in  private.  It  is  thonglit 
that  it  is  upon  what  discovery  he  made  in  seci'et  that 
this  morning  my  Lord  Howard,  of  Klscrick,  was  appre- 
hended, who  has  been  most  part  of  this  day  before  the 
counsel  giving  informations,  as  we  conjecture,  thinking 
that  way  to  save  himself ;  and  it  is  generally-  believed 
that  he  is  the  accuser  of  my  Lord  Brandon,  who  is  com- 
mitted to  the  Tower,  and  at  the  same  time  with  him 
Mr.  Hamden.  There  are  warrants  out  for  several  other 
great  men,  lint  their  names  are  as  yet  concealed.  Mr. 
Dupas  has  promised  me  that  he  will  write  as  far  of 
them  as  the  iSecretary  will  venture  to  tell  him  by  this 

night's  post  to  Mr.  Tempest 

leS.M,  .July  19th,  Whitehall.— ().  Wynne  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— Having  made  an  excursion  to  wait  of  my  Lord 
Cliurchill  as  far  as  Holstein,  I  know  not  with  what 
countenance  I  can  after  such  an  omission  presume  now 
to  write  to  excuse  Mr.  Secretary  to  ^-our  lordship ;  and 
in  truth  he  never  wanted  your  lordship's  favour  and 
forbearance  as  much  as  at  this  time  that  this  horrid 
plot  hath  found  all  the  King's  ministers  work  more 
than  enough,  tho'  it's  to  be  feared  they  have  not  3'et 
crushed  it.  tho'  my  Lord  Russell  is  to  be  beheaded  the 
■J] St  in  Lincoln's  Inn  Fields,  and  Captain  Walcott, 
Rouze,  and  Hone  are  to  die  at  Tiburno  to-morrow. 
There  is  no  tidings  as  yet  of  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  or 
those  mentioned  in  the  same  proclamation.  There  are 
about  150  warrants  already  issued  out.  the'  not  a  third 
part  yet  taken ;  the  King's  Serjeants  .nnd  messengers 
arc  scarce  competent  for  the  work,  and  every  day  pro- 
duceth  still  new  matters.  You  lordship  will  expect  I 
should  give  you  some  account  of  the  Prince  and  his 
voyage,  which  was  of  seven  days,  and  somewhat  stormy. 
There  passed  all  the  demonstrations  of  affection  between 
the  King  his  brother  and  him  at  their  departure,  the 
King  having  accomjianicd  him  to  Gluckstadt,  whence  he 
returned  in  all  haste  to  view  the  French  squadron  which 
arrived  in  the  Z  .  The  next  day  after  that  the  Court 
departed  from  Copenhagen.  There  comes  over  with  the 
Prince  three  councillors,  the  Sieur  Buckwald  (who  hath 
also  the  character  of  ambassador,  tho'  he  '1  avoid  tho 
making  use  of  it),  Gersdortf.  the  master  of  ceremonies, 
and  one  Sch.ael.  who  will  go  nigh  to  work  out  Mr.  Leuthe, 
the  now  Danish  Envoye  here,  and  to  continue  in  his 
stead.  By  the  uext  your  lordshi|)  may  possibl}'  receive 
the  sentiments  of  our  Court  touching  the  Prince,  but  I 
think  nobody  cotdd  please  better  and  more  universally 
in  one  afternoon  than  he  hath  done.  Tliere  were  seve'-al 
councils  of  war  held  during  may  Lorrl  Churchill's  stay 
in  the  Court  of  Denmark  (especiall3'upon  the  surprising 
news  which  came  from  Vienna),  and  the  Comte  de  Roy 
assisted  at  them ;  tho'  no  perfect  account  can  be  had  of 
their  resolutions,  yet  Major  General  Duncan  was  com- 
manded away  this  day  sennight  to  draw  a  body  of  foot 
together  as  if  there  were  a  design  of  possessing  them- 
selves of  LuliPck,  AVismar,  or  some  such  place.  Tho' 
the  Dane  hath  iO  or  :2t>,00U  men  good  troops,  yet  the 
irresolution  of  Brandcnburgh  and  the  forces  of  the 
Princes  of  Lunenburgh  are  most  certainly  a  great  check 
to  their  designs. — P.ij.  Lord  Churchill's  present  from 
the  King  of  Denmark  is  a  sword  set  with  diamonds  and 
a  ring  of  about  5  or  600/..  in  all. 

1683,  Aug.  6th,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same.— 


Mr.   Secretary  being   not  returned   this  evening  from 
Windsor.  I  dare  not  promise  that  he  will  write  to  vonr 
lordship.     I  take  leave  to  send  your  lordship  the  t'rials 
as  Mr.  'I'cmpest  directed,  tho'  tho  postage  will  be  cou. 
siderable.     I  send  your  Lordship  also   two  answers  to 
my  Lord  Russell's  pretended  papci' ;  one  is  L'Estrauge's. 
and  thc>  other  supposed  to  be   Dr.  Brady's;  there  are 
some  others  cop_ie  out;  these  are  reputed  tho  most  solid. 
Charlton  and  Castcers  mentioned  in  the  King's  di'clara- 
tion  are  taken  ;  the  first  would  become  an  informer  tcp 
save  his  own  hide,  yet  he  confessed  but  trilles  hitherto 
(as  that  he  paid  Gates  80?.   per  quarter,  know  i.f  contri- 
butions. &c.),  but  he  hath  time  to  recollect  himself  and 
to  give  in  his  ultimate  confeBsion.     Casteers  is  not  vet 
examined.     We  do  not  expect  any  more  trials   till   the 
judges  be  returned  from  their  circuit.     My  Lord   Dart- 
mouth   is  gone  down  to  Portsmouth    to  command  his 
iVlajesty's  Sipiadron  now  designed  out  tor  the  Jlediter- 
ranean.     There  are  those  among  us  that  form  to  them- 
selves several  surmises  from  his  expedition,  and  have 
no  ground  for  them  ;  but  because  his  lordship  goes  not, 
and  the   Duke  of  Gratton,  who  is  come  back  from   the 
Downs,  and  that  it  appears  by  the  number  of  ships  and 
jirovisions  on  board  that  he  goes  to  Tauger  at  least,  and 
not  to  survey  the  western  coast  and  the  isles  of  Jersey 
anil  Guernsey,  as  was  given  out.     We  are  here  in  ex"- 
peotation  of  the  fate  of  Vienna  and  of  what  the  Emperor 
will  resolve  U]ion  M.  de  Crecy's  last  manifesto  and  his 
proposal  of  concluding  a   30  years'  cessation  before  the 
cud  of  August. 

1683,  Aug.  13th,  Windsor. — W.  Bridgeman  to  Lord 
Preston. — The  Imperial  Minister  here  having  received 
an  express  from  his  master  with  a  letter  to  his  Majesty, 
I  send  your  lordsliip  enclosed  a  copy  of  the  same  and  of 
the  King's  answer.  The  States  General  have  empowered 
their  ambassador,  Mons'.  Citters,  to  adjust  the  Bantam 
att'air.  but  thougli  they  pretend  to  be  ready  to  .agree  to 
what  his  Majesty  can  reasonably  expect,  I  "do  not  find  he 
has  orders  yet  to  consent  to  the  demand  of  yielding  the 
fort  at  Bantanr  and  putting  it  in  our  possession,  with- 
out which  the  King  has  dechired  he  will  not  be  satisfied, 
nor  consent  that  our  company  should  proceed  to  adjust 
the  point  of  the  damages  they  have  sustained  by  the 
Dutch  when  they  took  Bantam  and  obliged  the  English 
factors  to  leave  the  place  with  all  the  ertects  of  thecom- 
pan}-.  I  do  believe  the  Dutch  will  not  be  brought  easily 
to  consent  the  fort  should  be  put  into  our  hands,  but  the 
King  positively  insists  upon  it,  and  the  com|iany  ai-o 
fitting  a  considerable  fleet,  which  will  consist  of  9  good 
men-of-war  besides  several  smaller  frigates  to  assist  the 
old  King  of  Bantam  against  his  son  and  the  Dutch,  and 
endeavour  to  drive  them  out  of  the  ]daceif  they  will  not 
fairlv  restore  it. 

I(i83,  Aug.  27th,  AVhitehall.  T.  Doanes  to  Lord 
Preston. — The  reason  why  1  write  so  seldom  to  your 
lordship  is  that  1  am  unwilling  to  trouljlr  you  either 
with  trifles  or  such  news  as  I  can  easih'  imagine  you 
may  have  a  fuller  and  truer  account  of  from  Mr.  Secre- 
tary's office.  But  now  that  there  is  something  relating 
to  the  atiairs  of  Scotland  worthy  of  your  knowledge  • 
thought  it  my  duty  to  give  your  lordship  what  infoi-ma- 
tion  I  can  of  them  ;  and  though  I  am  not  to  beg  of  yon 
to  make  the  King's  proclamation  which  is  hereenclo.--ed 
a  .secret,  yet  I  shall  entreat  that  the  reasons  for  it  mag- 
net be  known  as  coming  fi-om  me.  Your  lordship  will 
think  it  strange  that  by  this  proclamation,  bearing  date 
the  16th  of  Aug..  a  Parliament  should  be  adjourned  (for 
we  have  no  sncli  term  as  prorogation)  which  was  to  have 
met  on  the  10th  of  July  last,  and  to  have  been  then  or 
before  that  time  adjourned.  To  give  your  lordship  a 
full  account  of  tliis  business  I  must  tell  you  that  my 
Lord  Chancellor,  some  months  ago,  wrote  to  tho  Duke 
desiring  that  he  would  (jbtaiu  his  Majesty's  order  for  ;i 
]iroclamation  to  ailjourn  the  I'arliament,  bnt  did  not 
write  to  either  of  the  secretaries  to  desire  them  to  put 
his  Highness  in  mind  of  it  (neglecting  them  in  this  as 
he  does  in  all  other  things).  The  Duke  (as  it  was  almost 
impossible  it  should  be  otherways),  having  so  much 
business  wholly  forgot  the  thing,  so  that  the  time  for 
the  adjournment  was  elapsed  before  it  was  thought  of; 
upon  which  my  Lord  Chancellor  and  the  .Lords  of  the 
Privy  Council  wrote  U|i  to  the  King  telling  him  that 
since  the  Parliament  had  not  met  on  the  a]i])ointed  day, 
nor  had  been  adjourned  by  proclamation  before  the  time 
prefixed  for  their  meeting,  it  was  of  itsidf  dissolved. 
When  this  letter  came  to  his  Majesty  and  that  the 
business  was  advised  here  with  the  secretaries,  it  was 
thought  verv  strange  that  my  Lord  Chancellor  and  the 
other  able  lawyers  who  are  of  the  Privy  Council  should 
have  been  of  "this  opinion,  seeing  there  is  no  statute 
relating  to  the  case;  neither  is  it  known  that  ever  there 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  ; 


Sir  -was  any  precedent  for  it ;  especially  it  v/us  wnuclevod 
^'  b^k'*''"'    '-'"'^*  they,  upon  small  oi-  no  grounds,  would  advance  an 

.: '        opinion  so  very  destrnctiyc  of  the  King's  prerogative, 

whoso  positive"  order  only  and  not  any  neglect  of  his 
can  dissolve  a  Parliament.  'I'his  was  used  as  an  argu- 
ment against  the  Lords  of  the  Privy  Council,  that  if  the 
not  adjourning  the  Parliament  at  the  ordinary  times  did 
ipso  facto  dissolve  it,  then  it  would  at  any  time  bo  in 
the  power  of  a  faction  to  dissolve  a  loyal  Parliament  by 
seizing  the  packet  or  messenger  by  whom  the  King- 
sends  his  orders  for  the.  adjournment.  These  reasons 
were  thought  so  strong  that  the  King  ordered  this  en- 
closed proclamation  ;  liut  it  is  thoroughly  believed  that 
when  they  are  once  met  tliat  discontented  people  may 
have  nothing  to  object ;  they  will  be  then  dissolved  and 
another  called 

16S3,  Oct.  1st.  Whitehall.  L.  Jenkins  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— This  cvpher  enclosed  should  have  gone  away  on 
Thursday,  liiit  I  was  hindred  to  finish  it.  Your  letter 
of  the  ind  current  came  not  to  hand  till  yesterday. 
You  will  be  abundantly  justified  by  his  Majesty  in  that 
yini  combat  and  confute  the  surmise  that  is  set  on  foot 
there  of  a  ligue,  oti'ensive  and  defensive,  betwixt  this 
Crown  and  Franco.  His  Majesty  finds  it  will  be  for  his 
service  that  Bomeiiie  I  writ  you  oft'  be  lookt  out  and 
sent  over  hither,  therefore  it  is  my  humlile  request  to 
your  lordship  that  yon  spare  no  reasonable  costs  to  find 
him  out  and  send  him  over.  I  send  your  lordship  a 
transcript  of  the  Spanish  ambassador's  memorials 
which  wore  given  in  at  Winchester;  his  Kxcellency 
hath  not  yet  any  answer  upon  them. 

168:>,  (let.  1.  L.  Jenkins  to  Lord  Preston. — I  shewed 
your  separate  letter  of  the  'iOth,  as  soon  as  1  had  de- 
cyphered  it.  to  his  Majesty  alone  (the  rest  of  the  letter 
is  in  cypher,  biit  on  the  other  half  of  the  paper  is — 
'■  The  cHect  of  the  foregoing  cypher.")  He  commanded 
me  to  return  you  this  answer,  that  it  is  a  mistake  if  any 
hath  said  that  he  hath  written  into  Portugal  in  favour 
of  the  young  Prince  of  Parma's  interests,  and  his  Ma- 
jesty gives  you  leave  to  assure  the  Prince  of  Condc  that 
his  Majesty  is  not  capable  of  doing  a  thing  disobliging 
or  prejudicial  to  the  Prince's  liou.<^e,  having  always 
retained  a  just  sense  of  the  friendship  and  respect  that 
the  Prince  hath  always  had  for  his  Majesty.  I  may  add 
of  my  own  knowledge  that  Mr.  Panshaw  hath  the  King's 
command  (tor  I  conveyed  ittohim)  to  be  assistant  what 
he  could  to  M.  de  S'.  Remain  when  he  should  come 
thither  in  favour  of  his  applications  for  the  Prince  dela 
Boche  sur  yon ;  and  I  find  by  the  last  letters  from 
Lisbone  that  Mr.  Panshawe  had  already  received  that 
direction  of  his  iM.ajesty. 

16M3,  Oct.  4th,  Whitehall.  0.  Wynne  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— Mr.  Secretary  lieing  confined  to  his  chamber  all 
this  day,  and  not  able  to  write  by  reason  of  an  indis- 
position that  seizeth  him  tiiis  time  a  year,  hath  com- 
manded me  to  beg  your  lordship's  excuse  and  to  let  you 
know  that  the  letters  which  should  have  come  yesterday 
are  not  yet  arrived.  On  Tuesday  there  was  a  Common 
Council  in  the  city,  which  sat  very  late,  and  the  ques- 
tion of  surrendering  up  their  charter  being  put,  it  was 
carried  in  the  negative  by  near  8U  voices  ;  this  was 
matter  of  great  triumph  to  the  Whigs,  who  upon  this 
occasion  shewed  tliemselves  in  as  great  numbers  and  as 
insolent  as  they  have  done  any  time  these  thi'ee  years  ; 
and,  to  add  to  their  insolence,  would  have  had  Sir  James 
Edwards  and  some  of  the  King's  best  frirnds  to  carry 
up  the  result  of  the  Common  Council  to  his  Majesty, 
but  that  those  gi^ntiemen  had  courage  and  loyalty 
enough  to  rel'use  them.  Next  morning,  that  is  yester- 
day, his  Majesty  ordered  Mr.  Attorney  (ieneral  to  enter 
up  the  judgment  which  was  given  last  term  against  the 
charter,  which  was  done  accordingly  ;  and  this  day  Ids 
Majesty  in  Council  was  pleased  to  cause  the  same  Lord 
Mayor  to  be  new  sworn  with  the  title  by  commission,  as 
also  the  two  sherifl's  and  a  new  recorder,  who  is  Sir 
Thonuis  .Jenner,  a  councillor  ami  an  exchequer  prac- 
titioner, who  is  a  vary  loj-al  zealous  gentleman.  The 
city  is  now  to  be  governed  by  the  Lord  Mayor,  2 
sheriti's,  recorder,  and  such  justices  of  the  peace  as  my 
Lord  Keeper  shall  think  fit,  whereof  all  the  judges  and 
King's  council,  and  several  of  the  old  aldermen,  arc  to 
be  some.  All  this  change  is  so  far  from  disheartening 
the  Whigs  tlial  they  seem  to  reckon  il  a  victory  in  that 
tliry  have  been  able  to  force  the  King. 

loH3,  Oci. -t,  Whitehall.  The  Earl  of  Sunderland  to 
Lord  Preston. — The  King  being  given  to  understand 
that  Dr  .Burnetts  very  busy  in  Prance,  and  introduced  in 
all  companys,  his  Majesty  believes  it  is  not  understood 
upon  what  terms  he  was  here,  when  he  went  away,  and 
how  factious  he  is  :  and  therefore  his  Majesty  would 
ha\  e  you  discountenance  him  all  you  can,  by  letting  the 


ndnistcrs  and  others   as  occasion   may  offer  know  that   j,  q^ Jj_i„ 
his  Majesty  looks  upon  him  as  a  very  ill  man,  and  of      '  Bakt. 

very  dangerous  principles  to  his  Government ;  and  that         

therefore  his  Majesty  cannot  take  it  well  to  have  any 
countenance  of  favour  shewn  him,  but,  on  the  contrary. 
is  persuaded  that  when  the  character  of  the  man  is 
known  he  will  be  treated  as  he  deserves.  The  King 
has  caused  judgment  to  bo  entered  this  day  against  the 
charter  of  London,  and  by  his  commission  constituted 
Sir  William  Prichard  to  be  Lord  Mayor,  and  Mr.  Daniell 
and  Mr.  Dashwood  sherirt's,  intending  likewise  to  ap- 
point the  jtidges  and  several  citizens  to  bo  justices  of 
the  peace  within  the  districts  of  the  libcrt3'S  of  the  city 
to  preserve  all  things  in  quiet. 

168:!.  Oct.  8th,  Whitehall.  T.  Deancs  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— T  have  endeavoured  to  find  out  Sir  Thomas 
Chichly's  ags  and  to  know  the  condition  of  his  health, 
as  your  lordsliip  had  ordered  me,  and  am  now  certainly 
informed  that  he  is  threescore  and  ten  years  old,  but  as 
vigorous  and   healthy  as-   most  men   of  his   age,  only 

sometimes  troubled  with  the  gout I  can 

give  your  lordship  no  other  news  from  Scotland,  but 
that  there  are  here  at  present  seven  or  eight  and  twenty 
Earls  and  Lords  from  thence,  besides  the  King's  Advo- 
cate and  the  Treasurer  Depute,  most  of  them  with 
horrid  complaints  against  the  Chancellor,  and  now  hia 
Court  begins  so  much  to  decay  that  already  many  things 
are  carried  here  against  him  ;  he  hopes  to  save  himself 
by  my  Lord  Huntley's  interest,  and  for  that  end  is  gone 
to  engage  him  to  make  a  journey  hither,  which  it  is 
thought  he  will  begin  as  soon  as  his  lad}'  is  brought  to 
bed,  that  is  about  two  months  hence,  ily  Lord,  the 
business  of  the  Scotch  privileges  is  again  set  on  foot 
here,  partly  upon  the  account  of  ))oor  Mrs.  Colvil 
(whom  I  hope  your  lordship  will  mind  as  soon  as  you 
have  the  King's  order) ;  it  is  already  come  so  great  a 
length  that  the  King's  Advocate  has  drawn  a.  memorial, 
which  was  rea.d  two  days  ago  in  the  Scotch  council  (for 
there  are  eleven  of  their  number  here),  the  King  being 
present,  by  which  his  Majesty  was  humbly  desired  to 
give  power  to  your  lordshiji  to  treat  in  this  affair;  it 
was  ap]lro^'ed  of  in  Couni-il.  and  ordered,  with  his 
Majesty's  commands,  to  be  transmitted  to  you.  I  read 
it  last  night,  but  durst  say  nothing  against  it  here,  yet 
to  your  lordship  I  may  venture  to  say  that  I  was 
ashamed  that  such  a  jiiece  of  nonsense  should  have 
passed  in  such  an  assembly.  Your  lordship  will  see 
how  little  any  of  them  understood  the  Droit  D'Aubaine. 
I  intend  to  wait  upon  the  Advocate  the  morrow,  to  let 
him  know  that  your  lordship  wants  neither  power  nor 
will  to  act  in  the  business  of  privileges  in  general,  having 
that  amongst  your  instructions,  and  having  already 
gone  so  far  in  (mr  ])rivileges  as  to  give  in  a  memorial 
about  them  ;  but  th.at  they  can  expect  no  success  unless 
tliey  endeavour  to  obtain  a  letter  from  the  King  to  the 
Prcnch  King  concerning  that  business,  and  follow  the 
methods  which  your  lordship  has  already  laid  down, 
which  they  cannot  but  a])prove  of  as  the  most  rational. 
P.S.  My  Lord  Drum  Lenerick  [Drumlanrig]  and  his 
brother  arc  just  come  into  my  chaniljer,  and  desire  me 
to  present  their  humble  service  to  your  lordshi]!. 

1683,  Oct.  8th,  Whitehall.  Earl  of  Sunderland  to 
Lord  I'reston— (L.S.)  The  French  letters  of  the  9th 
and  the  13th  came  not  till  late  yesterday  to  hand,  tho' 
my  Lord  of  Dunbarton  hath  been  arrived  here  these 
five  or  six  days,  having  passed  from  Calais  to  Greenwich 
in  12  hours:  he  brought  us  the  news  of  the  King  of 
Portugal's  death,  and  yesterday  the  Portugal  letters  of 
tho  yVi  Se])t,  confirm(  d  it.  The  measures  here  for  going 
into  mourning  for  that  King  ami  brother-in-law  arc 
under  cciisideration.  His  Majesty  is  gone  this  morning 
very  early  for  .N'ewraarkct,  having  settled  ;i.  new  Lord 
Mayor  by  his  Commission.  I  mean  Sir  William  Pritchard, 
who  was  the  old  Lm-d  Mayor  as  long  as  the  old  Corpo- 
ration subsisted  ;•  he  settled,  likewise,  t'tio  sheriffs  that 
were  elected  about  a  month  ago  by  his  Royal  Commis- 
sion. He  miide  one  Mr.  Geuner  Recorder,  and  has 
given  his  Royal  Commission  to  18  of  the  old  .aldernuni 
to  be  Justices  of  the  Peace,  Administrators  of  the  London 
Hos]iitals,  and  Governors  of  the  Court  of  Orphans. 
There  being  by  this  new  coustitution  eight  of  tho 
aldermen  set  asicU'  (they  being  perfect  Whig.?),  there 
arc  eight  of  the  most  substantial  and  honest  commoners 
chosen  to  supply  their  jilacc.  This  has  been  done  with 
all  the  easiness  and  smoothness  in  the  world,  and  the 
Londoners  do  find — sol  oiviihiiit  )i.n,r  nuUn  sccuta  eat.  As 
this  a  ffair  does,  by  God's  blessiing,  give  great  ease  and 
security  to  tho  Government,  so  it  puts  it  out  of  a  great 
pain  to  find  (at  least  so  we  hope  it)  that  there  is  a 
disposition  in  Flanders,  on  the  French  side,  to  withdraw 
from  the  tendency  they  were  in  to  ho.-tilities  ;  but   the 


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SiE  confirmation  of  this  we  must  expect  from  your  lordship, 

Bakt.     '    which  I  pray  G-od  to  send,  and  tliat  right  may  be  done 

to  our  master  as  to  the   ^harc  he  hath  in   these  pacific 

motions. 

1683,  Oct.  11th,  Whitehall.  L.  Jenkins  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— I  have  been  all  this  evening-  taken  up  with  letters 
from  Tanger,  where  mj-  Lord  Dartmouth  arrived  the 
14th  of  the  last  mouth.  His  fleet  is  in  very  good 
health,  and  the  garrison  in  very  good  heart,  My 
business  was  this  evening  to  transmit  an  account  of 
both  to  his  Majesty  at  Newmarket.  The  business  of 
the  city  goes  on  as  calmly  and  orderly  as  can  be  wished. 
The  S]ianisli  ambassador,  'x'fore  his  Majesty  went, 
desired  that  the  exactions  of  the  French  might  be  re- 
presented imto  him  as  the}'  lie  in  those  taxation  rolls 
that  he  gave  in  ;  he  likewise  desired  that  the  King 
would  give  him  an  answer  to  sevci-al  memorials  (three 
in  all)  of  his  about  the  invasions  of  the  French;  this 
lieing  jiressed  just  as  his  Majesty  was  raking  his 
journey,  the  ambassador  had  no  answer  but  that  he  was 
straightened  in  time  to  enter  into  any  deliberation  of 
that  matter  for  the  present.  I  must  beg  leave  to  mind 
yinir  lordshi])  still  of  Bomonie. 

1083,   Oct.   15th,   Whitehall.— L.    .lenkins    to    Lord 

Preston.     (Holograph.) 'Tis  not  j'et  certain 

what  day  his  Majesty  will  leave  Newmarket  u)).ui,  but 
.Saturday  next  is  talked  on.  AVe  are  four  ordinary's 
behind  from  Flanders,  and  your  Wednesday  letters, 
which  were  due  on  Saturday,  are  not  yet  come  to  hand. 
We  have  no  more  yet  of  my  Lord  Dartmouth  than  that 
he  arrived  safely  before  Tanger  the  -J*  of  the  last 
month.  Sir  Andrew  Forster  brought  me  the  enclosed 
by  the  Duke's  command  to  have  it  transmitted  to  your 
lordship.  I  suppose  your  lordship  hath  it  from  a  better 
hand  than  mine  how  to  enter  upon  the  offices  that  you 
are  to  pass  in  pursuance  of  this  memorial.  I  must  take 
leave  to  insert  the  name  Bomenie  into  this  close. 

1683,  Oct  -i-Jnd,  Whitehall.— 0.  Wynne  to  Lord 
Preston. — Mr.  Secretary  being  very  much  indisposed  of 
late  and  not  able  to  write  tliis  day  hath  commamled  me 
to  I'eturn  your  lordship  thanks  for  the  honour  of  jxnir 
letter  of  the  If.  which  was  read  last  night  at  the 
Committee  of  Foreign  Aftairs  .  .  We  are  extremely 
alarmed  here  at  the  proceedings  in  Flanders  lest  tliose 
sharp  skirmishes  which  pass  by  way  of  reprisals  between 
lioth  parties  should  break  out  into  ojien  war.  The 
Flanders  letters  come  in  this  day  say  they  are  renen'ed 
again  by  Mons'.  de  Humieres  upon  new  orders  he  lately 
received,  and  that  he  was  bid  to  expect  yi't  further 
orders  when  Mons'.  Tilladet  should  return  from  Eng- 
land. We  hear  nothing  as  yet  of  his  arrival  nor  of  the 
commission  he  is  to  come  upcn.  The  Spanish  ambas- 
sador gives  in  fresh  complaints  every  post ;  his  papers 
are  very  large,  and  but  duplicates  of  what  Mr.  Secretary 
doubts  not  yonr  lordship  meets  with  there,  and  therefore 
gives  me  no  orders  to  trouble  your  lordship  with  any 
but  his  two  letters  which  go  here  enclosed.  There  seems 
to  Ije  a  verj"  great  struggle  at  this  time  in  the  Councils 
of  Holland,  Amsterdam  (it  seems)  opposing  the  new 
levies  of  16, 000  men,  and  being  against  the  sending  of 
any  more  troops  or  the  employing  of  any  at  all  in 
Flanders ;  it  cannot  be  long  ere  they  come  to  some 
formal  resolution.  The  Court  went  yesterday  into  deep 
mourning  for  King  Alphonso,  and  is  to  continue  so 
(they  sayi  three  months,  and  as  long  in  second  mourn- 
ing." 

1683,  Oct.  22nd,  Whitehall.— The  Earl  of  Sunderland 
to  Lord  Preston. — I  have  received  yotir  lordship's  letter 
of  the  20th  of  this  month,  s.  n.,  in  answer  to  mine  I  sent 
you  by  his  Majesty's  command  concerning  Doctor  Bur- 
nett, which  I  have  accjuainted  his  Majestj-  with,  who 
approves  of  what  you  have  done  therein,  and  (in  case 
D.  Burnett  makes  any  longer  stay  in  France)  would 
have  you  continue  to  discountenance  him  as  much  as  in 
you  lies. 

1683,  Oct.  25th.  Whitehall.— L.  .Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston.  (In  cipher,  deciphered  Ijj-  Lord  Preston.) 
All  the  accounts  I  can  get  of  Bomeny  is  that  some 
months  ago  there  came  one  of  that  name  of  France,  and 
left  his  horses  at  Diep.  whence  he  took  a  companion 
over  with  him  that  had  lodged  at  Madame  La  Brier, 
near  the  French  ordinary  mentioned  in  your  lordship's 
letter  of  the  \  \  instant,  and  departed  hence  abotit 
three  months  ago,  ordering  his  horse  to  meet  him  at 
(-'alais :  that  he  was  said  to  be  the  only  surviving  son  of 
a  considerable  family  in  France,  of  what  province  is  not 
known,  and  that  he  is  ;>  handsome  man  ;  his  landlord 
says  there  were  letters  came  for  him  by  the  score  about 
10  days  ago,  liut  they  were  returned  to  the  post;  his 
companion's  name  is  not  known. 

1683,    Oct.    2yth,    Whitehall.— 0.    Wynne    to  Lord 


Preston.— Mr.  Secretary  continueth  still  indisposed.and    p  ,,*"' 

liath  not  been  out  of  his  chamber,  scarce  out  of  his  bed,      '  BaI".''  "' 

these  8  days  ;  nor  will  the  doctor  sutler  him  to  conn".  --■ 

abroad  so  soon,  tho'  we  hope  he  is  upon  the  recovering 

hand ;    he  commands  me  to  return  your  lordship  Id's 

most  humlile  service  and  thanks  for  yonr  thrive  letters 

of  the  JJ;.  which   came   to  hand  on   Friday  night,  two 

of  them  (yoMT  pnhlic  and  priratc  ime  about  thefxtraor- 

dinaries)  were  put  into  mv  Lord   Sunderland's  hands 

and  read,  the  third  Mr.  Secretary  pockets  till  ho  can  be 

able  to   come  abroad,  which  we   hope  may  be  in  two 

days"  time;  however,  the  n'port  al)c)ut  the  turn  is  that 

whether  he  recovers  or  uo  he  is  not  long  to  be  Secretarv. 

but  that  Mr.  Godol]ihin  is    to  be.     His  M.ajesty  was  .as 

well  pleased  with   this  day  as  he   hath   been  with   any 

Lord  Mayor's  day  of  a  good  while,  and  tho'  his  Majesty 

did  not  think  fit  to  bo  present  at  the  city  entertainment, 

yet  he  was  pleased  to  give  his  lordship  and  all  the  city 

companies  particular  marks  of  his  satisfactiiin(by\vaving 

his  h.it)  as  they  passed  by,  and  tho'  they  had  but  short 

time  for  preparing,  yet  they  seemed  in  .all  things  to 

exceed  rather  than  come  short  of  former  years.     Aron 

Smith  was  lined  .".dO/..  .and  is  to  be  stand  in  the  iiillory 

to-morrow  at  Westminster,  and   next  week   at  the   E.x- 

change;    he  is  also   to  suffer  ini])risonment  till   ids  fine 

bo  paiil.  and  to  bi'  a  year  of  the  good  bi^haviour,  and  this 

for  a  sediii(ais  paper  of  instruefions  which  he  put  into 

Ccdlege's  hand  at  Oxford.     Several  oi  our  great  men  in 

the  Tower  for  this  last  plot  have  moved  and  entered 

their  prayer  to  be  bailed  or  tried ;  some  of  them  (as 

Algernon  Sidney)  were  taken  at  their  word  and  bid  to 

prepare   for   their   tri.al.        The    Spanish    ambassador 

presseth  very  hard  for  an  answer  to  the  memorials  he 

gave   in   lately  touching   his   Majesty's    executing   his 

Treaty,  or,  in  their  meaning,  his  actual  entering  into  the 

war  ;  but  he  hath  as  yet  received  uo  other  answer  than 

that  tho  letters  he  writes  are  read  to  his  Majesty,  tho' 

his  Majesty  hath  not  thought  fit  to  give  any  answer 

upon  them  at  present.     He  attacks  Mr.  Secretary  daily 

with  his  billets,  the  rather  for  that,  being  indisposed  as 

he  is,  he  hopes  to  draw  something  from  him  in  writing. 

1683,  Oct.  29th,  Whiteluall.— Jo.  Cooke  to  Mr.  Tem- 
pest.— You  will  excuse  my  brevity,  not  only  because  1 
have  xcvy  little  ueivs  to  write,  liut  because  I  am  this 
day  engaged  to  see  my  Lord  Maj'or's  show,  for  you  must 
know  that  altho'  the  city's  charter  be  forfeited,  yet  his 
Majestj'  by  his  royal  power  keeps  up  the  forms  and 
supports  the  strength  of  the  authority  and  ancient 
usages  of  London.  Sir  Henry  Tulse  (the  next  man  to 
the  chair,  as  they  phrase  it,)  is  by  commission  under 
the  Great  Seal  made  Lord  Mayor  for  the  ensuing  jear, 
comes  to  Westminster  Hall  to  be  sworn  at  the  Exchequer 
Bar, treats  the  Lords  of  the  Privy  Council,  the  Aldermen, 
his  brethren.  &c.,  and  does  all  other  things  as  splendid!}- 
and  magnifieently  as  any  of  his  predecessors  have  done. 
It  is  said  Col.  Algernon  Sidney  will  be  speedily  brought 
to  his  trial  at  the  King's  Bench  bar  ;  but  what  will 
be  done  with  the  other  prisoners,  or  when  ihey  shall 
be  tried,  I  hear  not.  P.S.  I  pr.ay  present  the  enclosed 
paper  for  M.  lo  Vasseur  to  my  Lord  Preston,  and  tell 
his  lordship  th.at  the  Queen  will  take  his  loi'dshijj's 
good  ofiices  for  the  doctor  as  a  service  done  to  her 
Majesty  .  .  . 

]'683,  Oct.  29th.  O.Wynne  to  Mr.  (Tempest).— .  .  .  . 
Ton  have  all  the  news  from  Mr.  Cooke,  at  least  more 
than  I  know,  unless  I  should  give  you  a  description  of 
my  Lord  Mayors  day,  which  I  think  was  not  inferior 
to  that  of  any  former  year :  tho'  they  had  not  competent 
time  to  provide  a  Guildhall  dinner,  there  was  n  uie.  but 
the  companies  at  their  respective  'nails  feasted  ex- 
ceedingly, and  have  scarce  yet  finished,  and  a  great 
many  Whigs  rather  than  lose  the  share  of  a  good  dinner 
put  in  to.  Aron  Suuth  shews  upon  the  pillory  to- 
morrow before  Westminster  Hall,  and  nest  week  at  the 
Old  Kxchange  ;  he  is  fined  also  500/..  and  imprisonment 
till  jiaid,  with  a  year's  good  liehaviour,  and  all  this  for 
the  paper  he  put  into  his  Christ  College's  hand  at  ( )xi'n. 
The  Whigs  in  the  Tower  move  for  tlieir  trial  or  to  be 
bailed  ;  his  Majesty  gave  some  of  them  notice  to  pi-eijare 
for  the  first ;  Algernon  Sidney  will  be  one  of  the  first. 

1683,  Nov.  .'.th.  Whiteh.a'll.— 0.  Wynne  t')  Loid 
Preston. — Mr.  Secretary  commands  me  to  return  hit. 
humble  thanks  for  your  lordship's  letter  of  the  10th, 
n.  St..  which  eame  this  evening,  and  was  read  at  the 
committee  .  .  .  We  are  three  posts  wanting  from 
Flandei-s,  and  have  no  account  of  the  |)roccedings  there 
since  the  taking  of  C'ourtr.iy.  The  Spanish  amliassador 
hath  been  very  pressing  for  an  answer  to  his  memorials, 
and  yesterday  he  gave  in  another  of  an  odd  fenoi-. 
which  will  procure  him  an  answer  ;  Buch  as  it  is  it  will 
be  delivered  him  by  word  of  mouth  to-morrow  ;  it  will 

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be  mixt  with  something  of  reprimand  for  his  nn- 
'  maunerlvness  in  i)ressiiig  the  King  at  this  juncture  to 
enter  iiito  a  foreign  war  when  there  is  a  dangerous 
conspirac}'  against  him  at  home,  and  will  l)ear  upon 
him  particuhu-ly  for  the  harshness  of  his  memorial  of 
vosterdav.  which  I  am  apt  to  think  will  not  be  pub- 
lished, at  least  till  it  bo  answered.  There  lies  au 
indictment  before  the  grand  jury  against  Algernon 
Sidney,  and  they  deliver  in  their  verdict  to-morrow. 
All  the  .'Scotch  that  have  been  yet  dcpreheuded  to  lie 
concerned  any  way  in  this  plot  arc  shi|iped  away  for 
Scotland  in  order  to  be  tried  there,  tho'  they  would 
have  rather  undergone  it  anywhere  else.  'Tis  begun  to 
lie  discoursed  again  that  your  lordship  is  to  be  removed 
thence  and  to  go  into  Spain  with  the  same  character. 
I  do  not  find  "your  succe.=  sor  named,  nor  do  I  think 
there  is  any  ground  for  the  surmise,  since  Mr  Secretary 
told  me  he  new  nothing  of  it,  yet   several  have  asked 

me  about  it.  and  among  others  Coll.  Graham 

lijs:{.  Nov.  l-2tli.  Whitehall.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
Mr.   Secretary  had   notliing   worth    the    sending  your 
lordship  this  night,  yet  he  would  have  writ  to  acknow- 
ledge  your   lordship's   letter   of  the   ~fV.  but    that  he 
hath  been  all   this   evening  upon    a  long  dispatch  to 
Tanger,  and  another  to  Portugal.     On  the  10th  arrived 
here°  Dr.  Ti-umball    from    my    Lord    Dartmouth    with 
letters  of  the  I'Jth  past,  which  speak   of  the  readiness 
all  matters  were  in  for  the  blowing  up   that  place,  all 
the  mines  and  I'ouruanx  being  laid  and  prepared ;  that 
there  was  an  universal  joy  among  all  the  inhabitants, 
as  well  as  soldiers,  for  his  Majesty's  seasonable  resolution 
and  cai-e  of  them  in  their  persons  and  properties;  but 
that  the  Moors,  having  smelt  somewhat  of  the  design, 
were  drawing  down  in  great  bodies,  yet  my  Lord  Dart- 
mouth was  in  good  hopes  of  being  able  to  secure  his 
retn  at.  as  welfas  to  execute  his  design.     We  have  two 
ships  already  arrived  in  the  Downs  with  the  testes  in - 
utiles  of  the  garrison.     Your  lordshi|i  will   hear  from 
others  hands  I  doubt  not  o)'  the   Grand  Prior's  being 
banished  tho  Court  by  liis  Majesty's  command  ;  he  was 
sent  to  to  dejiart  the  kingdom  in  twice  24  hours  ;  he 
knew   no  better   way   than   to   obey,   tho'  'tis  said  lie 
would  have  had  W.  \\'.  [William  Williamal   his  opinion 
in    the  jioint,  who  told  him   he  knew  nothing  in    law 
tliat  hindered  the  King  from  expelling  a  Frenchman. 
And  applying  himself  to  tho  Spanish  ambassador  for 
his  ])ass,  had  it,  a,nd   is  cresset!   over  to  the   Brill  in 
Holland.     What  his  misdemeanour  was  your  lordship 
will  know  from  bettor  hands,  Ijut  it  is  said  to  be  not 
for  his'modesty,  but  for  a  little  freedom  he  would  have 
used  in  his  lijauicre  d'agir  at  the  end  of  the  gallery,  and 
that  it  was  at  the  complaint  of  a  gieat  lady. 

16So.  Nov.  28th.  London  (liolograph). — Lord  Halifax 
to  Lord  Pieston. — If  Mr.  Tempest  had  given  me  longer 
warning  I  should  have  enlarged  myself  more  and 
made  the  full  use  of  so  good  an  oijportunity.  I  agree 
with  your  lordship  by  my  observation  that  Prance  hath 
really  no  mind  to  the  war.  and  will  never  foi'give  the 
Prince  of  Orange  for  doing  that  which  they  call  forcing 
them  into  it  ...  .  the  thing  I  would  be  informed  of 
by  your  lordship  in  this  case  is,  whether  by  your 
observations  of  the  temper  of  that  Court  they  might 
not  be  prevailed  with  to  restore  what  they  have  taken, 
and  to  quit  their  groundless  claims  in  Flanders,  pro- 
vided it  be  done  at  our  King's  importunity,  for  the 
better  grace  and  to  save  the  appeai'ances.  This  would 
go  very  much  against  the  stomach  of  such  a  mighty 
concjueror,  and  yet  if  the  effect  of  doing  it  might  Ije 
the  making  Spain  and  Holland  less  warm  in  pursuiii<^ 
the  interests  of  Germany  when  their  own  were  pro\i(led 
for,  and  by  that  means  let  France  he  at  more  liberty 
ti)  make  their  party  good  in  that  part  of  the  world,  it 
would  perhaps  be  no  ill  Ijargain  to  them.  Pray  let  me 
know  your  private  ojunion.  whether  suc'n  a  thing  is 
possible  in  the  case  above  mentioned.  Your  lordship 
halh,  I  suppose,  liad  an  account  of  *he  late  disorders  in 
the  lower  end  of  the  gallery  from  those  who  have  more 
skill  than  1  have  in  things  of  that  kind.  I  lament  that 
so  much  noise  was  made  in  the  manner  of  it,  and 
wonder  the  great  men  who  had  a  part  in  managing  that 
niatti.'r  did  not  use  more  dexterity  to  have  things  done 
with  tenderness  and  silence,  and  to  avoid  tho  occasion 
of  all  the  undecent  discourses  the  world  is  full  of  upon 
tins  subject,  which  would  have  lasted  mucli  longer  if  a 
new  thing  had  not  happened  that  draweth  every  body's 
thoughts  towards  it;  it  is  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's 
being  received  again  and  pardoned.  You  may  imagine 
wliat  oppositions  must  be  made  to  it  befoi'e  it  was  done, 
and  what  inferences  drawn  from  it  aftei wards;  things 
of  this  kind  are  over  thought  mysteries,  and  deep  reasons 
niust  bo  assigned  for  that  which  was  so  little  expected  ; 


but  I  believe  there  is  no  more  iu  it  than  this,  that 
nature  hath  jirevailed,  and  the  father  forgot  what  he  had 
committed  against  the  King,  by  a  distinction  between 
his  natural  and  his  politique  capacity  :  he  hath  maileait 
entire  submission,  and  to  the  Duke  too,  and  it  is  to  be 
presumed  thiit  after  having  recovered  such  a  fall  he  will 
no  more  put  himself  in  the  danger  of  a  relapse,  for 
which  no  cure  can  reasonably  be  expected.  As  this  is 
sufficiently  talked  of  here  I  do  not  doubt  but  re- 
flections are  made  upon  it  at  Paris.  I  desire  therefore 
your  nicest  observati<ni  of  all  the  discourses  relating  to 
this  business,  since  they  may  be  of  great  use  to  yourself 
as  well  as  a  satisfaction  to  me;  these  collateral  things 
may  give  great  lights  to  the  main  business,  and  the 
disturbance  they  may  receive  by  any  considerable 
alteration  in  our  Court  may  perhaps,  in  spite  of  their 
secrecy,  give  you  a  window  into  their  scheme,  so  that 
you  may  gather  liy  ratioiuil  inferences  more  than  they 
wotild  ever  think  fit  to  impart  to  you.  This  may  be  an 
occasion  lor  your  lordship  to  talk  with  all  your  French 
aci|uaintance  round  as  soon  as  yotr  can,  that  you  may 
have  their  first  reflections,  and  not  give  them  time  to 
consider  what  they  should  tell  and  what  they  should 
conceal  from  you.  My  curiosity  to  lie  informed  in  this 
or  any  thing  else  is  not  so  great  as  to  desire  au  aceotiiib 
except  it  be  conveyed  by  a  safe  hand.     (7  pp.) 

Iti83,  Nov.  29,  Whitehall.  The  Earl  of  Rochester  to 
Lord  Preston  ....  AVe  are  at  this  time  making  a  new 
provision  for  your  entertainment,  and  will  fi'om  time 
to  time  do  all  that  is  possible  to  preserve  your  credit  in 
the  King's  service. 

1683.  December  luth.  Whitehall.     L.  Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston.     In  my  last  I    promised  your  lordship  some 
account  of  our  great  domestic  incident  then  depending  ; 
you  will  easily  call  to  mind  what  account  the  Gazette  of 
this  day  fortnight  gave  of  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's  being 
received  by  his  Majesty  into  grace  and  favour  again  ; 
which  was  no  sooner  done,  but  the  Jiarty  made  it  their 
business  to  expose  what  «'a3  said  in  that  fla/.ette  as  false, 
and  theDuke  of  Jlonmouth  himself  treatedit  as  injurious 
to  him.     'f hough  what  is  in   the   Gazette   was  first  read 
to  and  appr-oved  of  by  his  Majesty  and  tho  Lords,  the 
deci'ying  of  the  Gazette  and  indeed  of  the  conspiracy 
itself  was  so  openly  done  that   the    King  thought    it 
necessary  that  the  Diilic  of  Monmouth  should  give  some 
public   testimony  against  it,    by  letter  to  his  Majesty 
declaring  that    he    did  not   go  about  to  discredit  tho 
evidence  against  those  that  have  died  for  the  conspiracy, 
but  should  so  far  own  his  guilt  in  the  conspiracy  as  to 
say  expressly  he  was  sori'y  for  his  liaving  had  any  shai'e 
in    it,  not   that  he    was  charged  with  airy  part  of  tho 
eonspir-acy   which   concerned  his  Majesty's  life,  but  in 
the  other    part   of   it,  that    is,   the    insurrection.     His 
Majesty  endeavoured  to  win  tho  Duke  of  Monmouth  to 
own  thus  much  to  the  world  since  he  had  owned  much 
more  in  juivate  to  him  and  the  Duke.     But  his  Majesty 
not  ]irevailing  upon  him,  he  sent  Mr.  Vice-Chamberlain 
to  fiim  on  Friday  morning   to  forbid  him  his  presence 
and  to  command  him  out    of  the  Court.     The  single 
thing  that  I  would  observe  to  your  lordship  is  this,  that 
we  owe  this  resolution  to  no  man's  counsels,  but  to  his 
Majesty's  own   firmness,  and    tho'  his  tenderness  was 
very  great,  yet  he  suffered  it  not  to  prevail  against  what 
he  owes  to  his  lawful  successors  and  his  dutiful  subjects.* 
Sir  Sam.   Beruardiston  and  his  apprentice  were  taken 
up  this  evening    and    examined    for    writing  seditious 
false  news  to  I])swich  about  this  business  of  the  Duke 
of  Monmouth.     He  may  chance  to  have  a  sound  tine 
set  upon  his  head.     He  is  at  present   in  custody,  but  a 
hiilj  corjius  vr\\\  fetch  him  out.     He  was  the  cause  that 
I  had  not  time  to  write  what  is  above  with  my  own 
hand. 

1683,  Dec.  17,  Whitehall.  W.  Blathwayt  t.i  Lor-d  P. 
Says  that  the  King  had  made  him  Sec>.  at  War. 
Asks  Lord  P.  to  send  over  any  iiriuted  books  and  MSS. 
Orders,  Rules,  Discipline,  Fortifications,  Plans  of 
Towns,  &c. 

16S:J,  January  21st,  Whitehall. — L.  Jenkins  to  Lord 
Preston(holograi)h).  At  the  Committee  of  Foreign  Affairs 
of  yesterday  1  had  no  letter  from  within  my  department 
to  produce,  the  great  frost  was  the  cause  of  it.  What 
they  say  here  of  a  Hake  of  ico  now  floating  in  the 
Downs,  that  is  seven  miles  long  and  one  mile  over,  is 
not  called  to  question,  his  Majesty  and  H.R.H.  admitting 
it  for  a  truth.  The  first  expectation  from  the  Hague 
is  to  see  the  conl'erences  intenUed  once  formed,  the 
second  is  to  see  the  elfects  of  them.  We  hear  nothing 
still  from  my  Lord  of  Dartmouth,  the  victualling  ships 
are  long  since  come  to  him. 

*  The  remaindtr  of  the  letter  is  in  Jenkins'  own  haiul. 


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t  168J,  Feb.  lltb,  ■Whiteha]l.--Thc  same  to  the  same. 

J-*^^'  On  Saturday  the  ninth  about  2  o'clock  came  in  from 
your  lordship  no  fewer  than  seven  packets,  you  will 
easily  imagine  they  were  after  so  long  an  interruption 
very  welcome.  They  were  of  the  "i^nd,  2(_ith,  "iOth, 
30th  Jan.,  and  of  the  2nd,  5th,  and  12th  current,  n.  s. 
They  were  all  read  last  night  at  the  committee  ;  I.  have 
observed  in  them  two  or  three  things  whereof  I  am  to 
give  you  an  account.  In  the  Hudson's  Bay  business 
your  diligence  is  very  well  approved  of,  and  his  Koyal 
Highness  lieing  governor  of  the  company  does  concern 
himself  in  the  affair,  yet  all  that  was  resolved  last  night 
was  that  [a]  cojiy  should  be  given  to  Sir  Jamea  Hayes 
(the  deputy  governor)  of  the  Boston  man's  petition  to 
De  la  Barre.  Secondly,  a  copy  of  your  memorial. 
Thirdly,  an  extract  out  of  your  letters  of  those  answers 
that  Mons'.  de  JSeignelay  gave  upon  your  several 
instances. '  You  may  please  in  your  next  to  let  me 
know  how  authentic  you  judge  the  copy  of  G-illain's 
petition  to  be,  for  his  Majesty  considers  not  only  the 
several  violences  as  are  alleged  in  fact,  but  the  restitu- 
tion awarded  him  of  his  ship.  &c.  by  De  la  Barre ; 
therefore  I  offer  it  to  your  lordship's  consideration  to 
inform  yourself  as  particular  as  you  can  what  the  law 
is  in  those  French  territories,  and  whether  by  those 
laws  De  la.  Barre  could  have  given  the  master  his 
liberty  and  his  ship  too,  after  he  had  built  a  house  and 
a  fort  upon  a  territory  of  the  French,  if  the  possession 
of  it  had  been  quiet,  and  not  acipiired  by  the  surprise 
and  force  mentioned  in  the  petition.  Methinks  the 
restitution  made  by  De  la  Barre  makes  for  us,  but  how 
to  put  it  into  argument,  and  consequently  tu  cut  off  the 
delays  intended  by  the  answers  given  you,  must  be 
left  to  your  lordship's  prudence  m  a]iplying  the  law 
of  the  plantations  (as  you  shall  find  it  to  be  there)  to 
this  fact  of  De  la  Barre  in  the  case  of  Gillain  ;  more  of 
this  you  will  receive  the  next  post  from  Sir  James 
Hayes. — (The  rest  of  the  letter  is  in  cipher,  the  last 
few  lines  of  which  only  are  deciphered.)  1  thought  to 
have  told  you  something  of  Mr.  Chudleigh's  negotiation, 
but  his  Majesty  doth  me  the  honour  to  tell  me  just  now 
that  France  doth  offer  the  truce  to  Spain  that  it  hath 
already  offered  to  the  Empire.  His  Majesty  looks  upon 
this  as  an  overture  of  great  moderation  from  the  most 
Christian  King,  and  the  Spaniards  will  be  very  much 
wanting  to  themselves  if  they  do  not  close  with  it. 
1683,   Feb.  11th,  London.— The  Earl  of    Carlisle    to 

Lord  Preston P.S.  The  only  news  here  is  that 

this  day  the  Lord  Danby,  Lord  Bellasis,  Lord  Powes, 
and  Lord  Arundaile  of  Wai'der  was  bailed  at  King's 
Bench  bar,  and  Mr.  Hambden  being  convicted  for  mis- 
demeanor is  fined  40,000L 

16SJ,  Feb.  11th,  Tang»«.  Roads.— Lord  Dartmouth  to 
Lord  Preston  (holograph).  I  have  been  in  these  parts 
near  this  five  months  upon  a  toilsome  work  in  destroying 
of  Tangcire,  which  is  now,  God  be  thanked,  fully  per- 
formed, in  so  mucli  that  I  am  sure  none  can  make  it 
useful  to  them,  at  least  in  our  age;  and,  indeed,  the 
King  hath  been  these  many  years  deceived,  for  the 
place  neither  was  nor  could  be  ever  made  considerable. 
I  am  now  preparing  to  go  home  with  all  the  speed  I 
can,  and  I  hope  to  receive  your  commands  next  at 
Loudon  ;  as  to  all  the  particulars  of  this  transaction  I 
refer  myself  to  Mr.  Nicholson,  who  pray  do  me  the 
favour  to  hasten  forward  all  that  ])0ssibly  you  can. 

1683,  Feb.  18th,  Whitehall.— H.  Bulstrode  to  Lord 
Preston.^He  asks  Lord  Preston  to  permit  the  bearer, 
his  relation  and  friend,  to  accompany  him  to  see  the 
French  Court. 

1683.  Feb.  25tli,  London  (holograph).  The  Marquis  of 
Halifax  to  Lord  Preston. — I  have  yours  by  Mr.  Innis. 
and  lost  no  time  in  obeying  the  first  part  of  your 
directions  to  me,  which  was  to  press  the  payment  of 
what  is  due  to  you.  The  King  seemed  very  sensible  of 
it,  and  promised  to  speak  effectually,  which  I  hear  since 

hath  had  a  good  effect I  must  tell  you  there 

were  such  frequent  discourses  of  recalling  you  that  1 
myself  was  so  far  alarmed  at  it  as  to  sound  the  King, 
who  I  found  had  not  the  least  thought  of  it,  but  I  will 
not  answer  for  others,  that  they  might  not  have  it  in 
their  mind,  and  perhaps  still  keep  it  there  ;  report 
having  named  your  successor,  viz.,  Mr.  Soames.  who 
is  well  with  those  that  have  credit,  &c.,  but  if  I  mistake 
not  will  hardly  be  able  with  all  the  interest  he  can 
make  to  supplant  you    otherwise    than    by   your    own 

(IGSl  r6 

IGSJ.  March  10th,  Whitehall.— Sir  L.  Jenkins  to  L'*. 
Preston. — (1  p.  of  cipher  deciphered  by  Mr.  Tempest.) 
T  have  nothing  to  trouble  you  with  this  post,  for  we 
know  little  of  what  is  done  in  Holland,  since  Mr. 
Chudleigh's  letter  thence  goes  straight  to  Newmarket. 
A     84062. 


and  no  duplicates  are  sent  hither  to  bo  communicated  sik 

to  my  Lords  that  are  stayed  behind.  We  find  by  Sir  F.Ghauam. 
Rich.  Bulstrode's  letter  that  the  Marq.  of  Grana  doth  ^^"^- 
promise  to  himself  very  great  succours  from  Holland, 
and  that  the  Prince  will  be  in  the  head  of  those  forces 
if  the  war  doth  go  on,  and  in  Flanders  they  further 
report  that  Amsterdam  will  come  at  last  to  the  bent  of 
the  Prince.— His  Majesty  and  the  Duke  continue  to 
enjoy  their  healths  perfectly  well  at  Newmarket,  tho' 
the  weather  be  very  cold.  We  still  want  your  Wednes- 
day mail.  Sir  James  Hayes  is  with  me  often  for  an 
answer  from  that  side  to  your  lordship's  memorial. 

168J,  March  21th,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  the  same 
—I  have  yom-8  of  the  .^f  and  }J^  to  acknowledge; 
they  were  both  produced,  the  one  yesterday  and  the 
other  this  day,  before  his  Majesty  in  tho  oonuuittee,  and 
it  was  no  unwelcome  news  that  there  was  a  courier 
gone  from  the  Emperor  to  Madrid  upon  so  good  an 
errand  ;  that  news  came  from  several  hands,  and  even 
the  Nuncio  at  Lintz  is  said  to  have  writ  it  to  him  at 
Paris,  yet  Mons''.  de  Barillon  doth  not.  own  ;iny  sudi 
news  in  his  letters.  Your  lordship  doth  a  great  charity 
to  appear  for  the  poor  Irishman  who  is  brought  up  froiii 
Hamsgate.  We  have  heard  here  of  the  violence  used 
upon  hiui,  hut  have  had  no  depositions  from  him,  nor 
other  materials  to  furnish  to  a  memorial  ;  nor  is  that 
the  least  needful  to  be  had  from  hence,  where  your 
general  instructions  and  the  King's  honour  and  interest 
is  concerned.  You'll  receive  here  enclosed  a  petition 
of  Huds(jn's  Bay  Company  ;  the  King  recommends  it 
earnestly  to  your  Lordship,  and  you'll  easily  believe  his 
Royal  Highness,  both  as  governor  of  tlie  company  and 
well-wisher  to  om-  national  interest  there,  doth  the 
same.  You'll  please  to  consider  the  prayer  in  the 
petition,  which  is  that  the  most  Christian  King  would 
give  his  orders  to  his  subjects  to  withdraw  from  those 
places  they  have  usurped  upon  us,  and  to  give  the 
governor  of  Canada  strict  orders  that  all  violences  and 
roj/f.s  de  fait  be  abstained  from  as  contrary  to  the  mean- 
ing of  the  two  Kings  and  to  the  strict  amity  that  is 
lictween  them.  You  will  please  to  offer  that  the 
company  will  charge  themselves  with  conveying  and 
delivering  such  orders  to  the  governors  in  those  parts, 
if  our  friends  may  be  entrusted  with  them.  Mons'. 
Citters  delivered  late  on  Sunday  night  a  very  long 
memorial  by  way  of  reply  to  his  Mtijesty's  answer  to  a 
foi'mer  memorial  of  his  about  the  truce 

168f ,  March  29th,  Whitehall.— The  same  to  t  ho  same. 
(1\  pi).  of  cipher  deciphered). — I  received  yours  of  tho 
1st  of  April,  wherein  you  point  the  precise  day  of  that 
King's  moving  towards  the  campaign.  I  do  not  know 
what  your  thoitghts  are  of  following  him,  but  I  am 
still  firmly  of  the  same  belief  that  whatever  the  coffee 
houses  and  Gazettes  do  say  of  j-our  lordship's  revocation 
there  is  nothing  true  in  it.  I  send  you  by  this  post  the 
last  memorial  of  Mons".  Van  Citters,  which  you  will 
find  to  be  of  some  length ;  the  answer  my  lord  of 
Sunderland  hath  directed  me  to  give.  It  was  given  by 
word  of  mouth  on  Tuesday  last,  tho  memorial  being 
given  in  on  Sunday.  All  tho  news  we  have  of  my  Lord 
Dartmouth  is  that  he  was  in  the  Bay  of  Bulls  near 
Cadiz  on  the  2-5th  of  Feb.  our  style ;  and  was,  when 
the  letter  of  that  date  came  away,  weighing  anchor  to 
come  for  England  ;  the  winds  have  been  very  cross, 
otherwise  we  might  reasonably  expect  to  have  heard 
from  him  long  ere  this.  P.S.  Touching  Sir  S'.  Mor- 
land,  his  Majesty's  pleasure  is  that  you  should  speak 
to  Mons'.  de  Louvois  in  his  behalf,  and  use  the  best 
arguments  that  Sir  Samuel  shall  furnish  you  with  for 
his  fair  treatment  and  satisfaction.  His  Majesty  doth 
not  think  fit  to  write  himself,  it  being  not  proper  for 
him  in  matters  of  contract  and  accoimt  between  the 
ministers  of  that  King  and  those  they  have  to  do  with 
in  that  way,  tho'  they  should  be  the  subjects  of  the 
King  our  master. 

1684,  April  21st,  Arlington  House. — Lord  Arlington 
to  (  ).  (Copy). — When  I  was  applying  my- 
self to  procure  you  the  20i)/.  which  you  seem  to  desire 
of  his  M.ajesty  in  yours  to  me  of  the  y";  April,  I  found 
the  matter  so  well  advanced  (it  seems  by  my  lord 
Preston's  mediation)  that  hearing  from  Mr.  Secretary 
Godolphin  that  the  thing  was  in  effect  settled,  I  forbore 
writing  to  his  Majesty  as  I  intended  to  do,  my  ill  legs 
not  suffering  me  to  follow  him  to  Windsor,  which  I 
ho])e  will  qualify  me  to  serve  yon  with  more  success 
in  your  next  desires  ;  the  occasion  of  which  I  shall 
most  readily  embrace,  as  all  others  wherein  I  may  let 
you  know  how  much  I  am  yours.  Arc 

Iii84.  April  22nd,  Windsor.  The  Earl  of  Sunderland 
to  Lord  Preston.  I  have  yours  of  the  if  instant  to 
M'.   Secretary  Jenkins,  upon  which  his  Majesty  com- 

3  A 


870 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


SiK  mands  me  to  tell  you  that  as  to  the  vessel  lately  brought 
F.  Graham,  ^^^^  Calais  by  a  pviyatecr  of  that  place  from  Eamsgate 
Ifl'  road,  ho  has  directed  me  to  give  the  French  ambas- 
sador a  memorial  of  it,  to  the  intent  he  may  ivi-ite  to 
the  Kmf  bis  master  for  the  restitution  of  the  same, 
with  its  Tadinj;,  which  bis  Majesty  would  have  you  also 
insist  upon  and  because  it  is  very  likely  (if  the  war 
"■o  on)  we  shall  have  frequent  complaints  of  this  kind, 
he  would  have  you  eflectually  represent  to  the_  most 
Christian  King  "and  his  ministers  the  inconveniences 
and  prejudice  "the  like  proceedings  will  occasion  to 
his  Majesty's  subjects;  and  that  therefore  his  Majesty 
desires  and  hope's  the  said  King  will  forthwith  give 
strict  orders  to  the  commanders  of  his  men-of-war,  the 
captains  of  privateers,  and  the  officers  of  the  respective 
admiralties,  to  abstain  from  all  violences  of  that  kind, 
and  from  any  other  way  of  molesting  or  interrupting 
his  Majesty's  subjects  in  their  trade  and  commerce 
contrary  to  the  Treaties  between  the  two  crowns,  which 
expressly  say  that  the  ship  lieing  fi-ec  all  the  goods 
except  contraband  shall  bo  so  likewise.  This  his 
Majesty  commands  me  to  recommend  most  earnestly 
to  your  care.  His  Majesty  would  also  have  you  en- 
deavour to  obtain  an  order  irom  the  most  Christain 
King  that  my  Lord  of  Ossory's  horses,  being  48  m 
number,  and  my  Lord  Cornbury's,  Ijcing  30,  may  be 
exempted  irom'  paying  any  duties  at  their  landing, 
which  Mons'.  I3ariilon  has  also  charged  himself  to 
write  about.  The  enclosed  letter  from  the  French 
ambassador's  secretary  will  inform  you  what  will  be 
necessary  in  that  behalf. 

Iti84,  May  12,  Whitehall.  Jo.  Cook  to  Mr.  Tempest. 
Yesterday  1  received  two  of  yours  of  ilay  13  and  1.5, 
both  from  Valenciennes.  I  find  your  expectations  are 
wavering  between  the  answer  of  the  States  General 
to  Mens'.  D'Avaux's  last  memorial  and  the  proceeding 
of  the  French  army  before  Luxembourg.  But  I  hear 
some  sanguine  men  amongst  ns  say,  let  the  most  Chris- 
tian monarch  look  well  about  him,  lest  he  pull  (as  the 
saying  is)  an  old  house  about  his  ears.  Peace  we 
desire,  and  I  think  he  ought  to  do  so  too  ;  but  if  he 
inflames  too  much,  perchance  it  may  not  be  in  his 
power  to  extinguish  when  he  would.  Tet  I  am  far 
from  being  a  politician,  being  content  to  be  only  as  I 
am.  P.S.  The  King  has  superseded  the  commission 
given  to  certain  persons  for  executing  the  office  of 
lord  high  admiral  of  England,  which  his  Majesty  takes 
upon  himself  and  will  perform  it  with  the  advice  and 
assistance  of  his  Royal  Highness. 

1684,  May  19th,  Windsor.  The  Earl  of  Sunderland  to 
Lord  Preston.  Since  my  last  I  have  your  letters  of 
the  i-?7.  as  also  one  of  the  11th  by  the  master  of  the 
ship  of  Corke,  which  was  some  weeks  since  taken  out 
of  Ramsgate  Road  by  a  jirivateer  of  Calais  ;  and  having 
acquainted  his  Majesty  with  the  account  you  give  of 
that  matter ;  he  commands  me  to  tell  you  that  he  would 
have  you  continue  your  endeavours  for  the  immediate 
restitution  of  the  said  shi]i  and  lading,  and  that  the 
party  may  be  indemnified  for  the  loss  he  has  sustained 
by  80  unjust  a  proceeding.  The  last  Treaty  in  167f 
is  so  clear  in  the  point  that  there  is  not  the  least 
reasonable  pretence  for  the  capture  of  or  detaining 
the  said  ship,  mucli  less  its  condemnation,  and  there- 
fore yon  are  to  press  the  dispatch  of  this  affair,  not- 
withstanding Mens',  de  Saignelay's  absence,  it  being 
a  matter  which  may  have  consequences  very  prejudicial 
to  our  merchants.  I  am  likewise  commanded  by  his 
Majesty  to  send  you  the  enclosed  Order  of  Council, 
concerning  the  taking  of  a  pink,  called  St.  George  of 
London,  by  the  French  in  the  West  Indies,  which  you 
are  to  demand  the  restitution  of  as  the  said  order  directs. 
The  memorial  and  directions  concerning  the  privileges 
of  the  King's  subjects  in  France,  which  I  mentioned  in 
last,  are  not  ready  yet,  but  by  the  next  you  may  expect 
them. 

1684,  May  26,  Windsor.  The  Earl  of  Sunderland  to 
Lord  Preston.  He  notilics  the  King's  orders  that  Lord 
Preston  should  give  2  memorials  to  the  French  King, 
one  concerning  the  droib  d'aubeyne,  and  the  other 
about  the  privileges  of  the  Scotch  nation.  As  to  the 
1st  he  is  to  urge  the  exemption  of  the  subjects  of  H.  M. 
by  virtue  of  the  Treaties  of  1606  and  16-55.  He  is  to 
argue  against  the  insertion  of  the  words  "  sans  tirer 
en  consequence  "  in  the  wains  lerics ;  mentioning  several 
arrets  by  the  French  King's  council  of  state,  and  speci- 
fying those  of  the  23  July  1661,  12  Oct.  1676,  and 
17  Oct.  1676,  where  mains  levees  were  ordered  without 
any  such  limitation.  As  to  the  Scotch,  he  is  to  urge 
their  exemption  from  the  droit  d'aubeyne  by  virtue  of 
ancient  Treaties,  and  by  confirmations,  particularly  one 
by  Louis  13"",  confirming  all  these  privileges  and  adding 


a  new  exemption  from  all   sorts   oi  droits  d'aubeyne  hy   -^  r^^^ 
letters  patent  of  July  1613,  confirmed  by  others   dated      '  baet 

in  August  following.     Also  that  the  Scotch   had  been  

exemjited  from  new  droits  by  several  arrets  of  the  Council 
of  state  and  other  Courts  of  France,  particularly  in  the 
exemption  of  the  •5l.»  sols  by  the  tun  upon  all  strangers, 
of  which  2  Scotch  merchants  named  Blackburne  and 
Pringle  were  discharged  by  two  arrets,  one  of  the  court 
del,-  (lyde.i  of  Normandy  in  July  1669,  and  the  other  of 
the  Parliament  of  Normandy  in  June  1663  ;  that  besides  . 
their  exemption  from  the  droit  d'aubeyne  in  common 
with  the  King's  other  subjects  by  virtue  of  the  20th 
Article  of  the  Treaty  of  16u6  and  the  12th  Article  of  the 
'freaty  of  1655,  the  Scotch  have  particular  privileges  for 
thatexemption  byancient  Treaties, and  more  jiarticularly 
by  solemn  letters  patent  of  naturalization,  granted  to 
the  whole  Scottish  nation  by  Charles  .5th,  confirmed 
with  all  other  privileges  by  Louis  13th  in  1613.  (b',  pp.) 
1684,  June  30th,  Windsor.  The  Earl  of  Sunderland 
to  Lord  Preston. — I  acknowledged  last  week  the  receipt 
of  your  letters  of  the  Vr^,  wherein  yon  give  an  account 
that  Mons'.  de  Croissy  had  by  way  of  answer  to  your 
two  momoi-ials  about  the  privileges  of  his  Majesty's 
sa'ojects  in  France,  told  yon  that  the  most  Christian 
K'ing  thought  those  privileges  might  be  best  settled 
hy  a  new  Treaty  of  Commerce,  wherein  he  would  bo 
ready  to  comply  with  any  thing  which  could  be  reason- 
ably demanded  in  favour  of  his  Majesty's  subjects, 
which  seemed  the  more  necessaiy  because  there  were 
several  articles  in  the  old  Treaty  which  ought  either  to 
be  altered  or  taken  away,  not  being  consistent  with  the 
present  time.  His  Majesty  having  taken  this  matter 
into  consideration,  commands  me  to  tell  you  that  he 
remembers  very  well  the  progress  which  was  made  in 
the  years  1670  and  1671  in  such  a  Treaty,  that  he 
would  have  been  very  glad  it  had  gone  on  then,  and 
will  be  at  any  time  ready  to  agree  to  such  conditions 
as  may  be  for  the  advantage  of  both  kingdoms.  How- 
ever, his  Majesty  sees  no  reason  why  his  subjects  should 
in  the  mean  time  be  deprived  of  the  privileges  which 
they  ought  to  enjoy  according  to  former  Treaties, 
and  especially  those  which  have  been  made  since  the 
union  of  the  two  kingdoms  by  King  James,  which  are 
still  practicable,  and  jiarticularlj'  that  of  the  droit 
d'aubeyne,  and  therefore  his  Majesty  wonders  the  more 
at  the  ])retensions  of  Mons'.  Pauconnett,  of  whose 
]ietition  you  send  me  a  copy  in  yours  of  the  4th  instant, 
s.  v.,  and  that  such  practices  whereby  the  arrests  made 
by  the  most  Christian  King  in  the  most  solemn  manner 
are  endeavoui'cd  to  be  evaded  should  be  allowed  of ; 
and  his  Majesty  directs  me  to  tell  you  that  he  would 
have  you  sjieak  eflectually  about  it  to  that  King  and  his 
ministers,  and  has  commanded  me  to  let  Mons"^.  Barillon 
know  how  much  he  resents  this  kind  of  proceeding, 
whico  his  Majesty  persuades  himself  will  never  be 
countenanced  when  complained  of.  I  have  also  orders 
to  recommend  to  Mons'.  Barillon  the  business  of  M'. 
Banks's  ship  taken  at  Petit  Graves,  and  the  revision 
desired  in  the  case  of  Mr.  Monro.  As  to  the  business 
of  Carew,  the  King  will  make  no  agreement  with  him  ; 
but  if  he  will  submit  to  his  Majesty  and  deliver  up  his 
pretended  commission  you  may  receive  it. 

Leiteks  (not  official)  3?iiOM  England. 

1673,  .inly  31st.  E.  C[arlton]  to  Ranald  Grahme, 
Esq'.,  at  Nunington.  York.— This  day  I  received  yours 
which  brought  me  the  joj-ful  news  of  your  safe  arrival 
at  York  .  .  .  We  are  for  Porthsmouth  to-morrow,  and 
the  King  comes  the  latter  end  of  next  week.  This 
morning  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  and  the  Earl  of  Fever- 
shain  are  gone  for  the  French  camp.  The  Duke  of 
Buckingham  is  out  for  a  time ;  some  say  he  is  to  be 
Lord  High  Steward.  My  master  continues  his  frowns 
still,  and  as  unkind  as  ever.  We  stay  not  long  at 
Portsmouth.   .  .   . 

1677,  July  23rd,  London.  Coll  Grace  to 
Thanks  for  recommending  his  kinsman  efi'ectually  lo 
my  Lord  of  Carlisle.  One  thing  more  I  am  to  acquaint 
you  with,  that  yesterday  I  found  his  Koyal  Highness 
and  my  Lord  of  Ormond  were  resolved  to  use  their  full 
power  with  the  King  that  1  may  have  the  benefit  of 
recommending  a  lord  of  Scotland  or  Ireland  to  his 
Majesty  ;  this  I  thought  fit  to  acquaint  you,  to  know 
what  is  the  most  your  friend  will  give  if  I  can  get  it 
dune.  There  are  others  that  offei'S  very  fair  for  it,  yet 
I  would  not  hearken  to  it  before  1  had  your  answer, 
which  I  desire  by  the  next,  fori  shall  know  by  the  latter 
end  of  this  week  what  will  be  done  in  the  matter. 

1680,  Jan.  23,  Cockermouth.  Wm.  Benson  and  nine 
other  biirgcBsrs of  Cockermouth  to  Sir  Richard  Graham. 
They   assure   him   that   the   bailitt  and   burgesses  will 


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371 


SiE         chose    him    for   one    of    their   representatives    in   the 
Gkaham,   ensuing  Parliament.     They  ■will  support  him  and  Mr. 
J^'        Gee. 

1681,  March  21st,  Norton  [Connyers].  Richard  Grahme 
to  his  nejihew  Sir  Richard  Grahme,  Bart.,  M.P.,  at  Ox- 
ford.— .  ...  I  was  mightily  obliged  to  all  my  neigh- 
bours in  the  country  ;  they  all  did  me  the  honour  to 
meet  me  with  the  judges,  and  I  had  '250  odd  liveries  to 
attend  me  besides  Sir  Thomas  Slingsbies'  troop.  It  has 
been  the  best  show  since  the  King  came  in ;  but  I  shall 
be  quite  broken  unless  you  get  the  King  to  continue 
me  sherilf  the  next  year.  My  friends  who  I  would  have 
you  ;ulvise  withall.  that  will  give  j'ou  their  assistance,  is 
Mr.  Grcenvile  of  the  bedchamber,  Sir  Juhu  Reasby 
(Kere.sby),  and  (leorge  Leg;  so  pray  do  what  you  ca)i, 
fur  I  only  confide  iu  you. 

168i,  Jan.  27.  Ju.  Osou  (John  Fell,  Bishop  of  Ox- 
ford) to  Lord  Preston.  Congratulating  on  hearing  of 
Lord  Preston's  expected  appointment  for  Prance. 

1582.  Ajiril  2-lth,  London.— Sir  .John  Chardiu  to 
Messrs.  Le  Vasseur  pere  e  tils,  at  Dieppe.  (French.) 
He  says  that  the  letter  will  lie  delisered  by  Lord  Pres- 
ton, envoy  extraordinary  from  England  to  France.  He 
requests  them  to  render  any  services  and  supply  any 
money  that  Lord  Preston  might  require.  The  ireeipt 
for  money  advanced,  which  they  are  to  take  from  Lord 
Preston,  is  to  be  sent  to  Mr.  Jaques  Aleaume.  at  Rouen, 
who  will  reimliurse  them. 

1682,  April  24,  London.  (French.)  Sir  .T.  Chardin 
to  M.  Jaques,  Aleaume,  a  Rouen.  Rec(uesting  him  to 
do  all  services  and  advance  any  money  that  Lord  Preston 
might  require. 

16S2,  April  j.^J,  Thursday. — W.  Innis  to  Lord  Preston 
(Decayed.)  ....  There  hath  this  week  been  some  mis- 
underatandingB  and  some  blows  giveu  betwixt  the 
Duchess  of  Portsmouth's  footmen  and  my  Lord  .'-Staf- 
ford's, which  ma}'  have  made  a  noise,  not  worth  (as  1 
hear)  the  relation  ;  I  will  not  trouble  your  lordship  with 
it.  Her  Grace  and  the  Duke  of  Richmond,  after  re- 
ceiving all  the  civilities  from  this  Court  since  she  has 
been  here,  goes  this  morning  for  Aubigny,  and  from 
thence  to  Burbon  to  the  wa[ters].  The  Court  con- 
tinues at  St.  Clone  all  next  week.  I  hear  of  no  great 
progress  this  year,  l)ut  Fontainebleau,  where  Madame 
la  Daufine  is  to  be  ...  .  All  knights  and  gentlemen  of 
my  acquaintance  that  I  have  been  to  see  comes  again  to 
congratulate  with  your  lord,ship's  coming  to  this  Court, 
for  their  visits  cannot  be  to  me  but  iu  your  lordship's 
favour.  .  .  . 

1682.  May  2nd.  Sanqehar. — Tlie  Earl  of  Queensberry 
to  Sir  Richard  Graham. — .  ...  I  shall  take  occasion  to 
give  his  Royal  Highness  account  of  the  just  sense  ye 
have  of  his  favours,  and  your  readiness  to  serve  his 
interest,  whereof  its  not  amiss  ye  write  to  himself,  for  I 
do  assure  you  ye  owe  him  a  great  deal,  not  only  for 
what  he  writ  to  the  King  in  your  favour  but  the  kiud- 
ness  and  trust  he  frequently  expresses  for  you  to  me. 

1682,  May  8th,  Windsor.— "Will.  Chiffinch  to  Henry 
Savill,  Vice-Chamberlain  at  my  Lord  HoUifexe's  house 
in  St.  James'  Sqiuire.— The  Kinge  cummanded  mee  to 
write  to  you,  to  send  this  ulte  maryne  to  my  Ld.  Preston 
for  him  to  buoy  halfe  a  pound  of  each  coller  uppon  his 
Majesties  aocounte.  and  to  send  it  heather  with  all 
speed. 
,  1682,  May  25,  London.     J.  R.   de  Rosemond  to  Lord 

I  Preston.      I  beg  one   favour  at  your  hands,  especially 

■having  received  assurances  from  Dr.  Burnet  that  your 
lordship  hath  already  consented  to  it. — I  have  under- 
taken the  putting  into  French  the  History  of  the  Re- 
formation of  the  Church  of  England,  and  being  forced 
to  send  over  the  sheets,  Mr.  Savil,  your  lordship's 
predecessor,  had  been  pleased  to  give  me  leave  to  send 
over  every  post  some  few  sheets  of  the  said  history.— 
Asks  Lord  Preston's  leave  to  do  the  same. 

1682,  June   1st,  St.  James's.     (Sir)  John  Wordeu  to 

Lord  Preston Since  my  last  we  have   heard  the 

King  is  perfectly  well,  and  so  find  that  little  indispo- 
sition he  laboured  under  Sunday  last  was  only  the  efl'ect 
of  a  cold  and  not  an  ague.  The  Duke  and  Duchess 
lodge  this  night  at  Richmond,  and  to-morrow  night  will 
be  at  Windsor  to  stay  at  least  2  months  there.  On 
Tuesday  night  the  Duke  of  Somerset  and  Lady  Ogle 
were  wedded.  Yesterday  a  duel  was  fought  'twixt  Duke 
of  Albemarle  and  Lord  Gray,  principals,  and  Sir  — 
Clerges  and  Capt.  Godfrej-.  seconds.  Godfrey  disarmed 
Clerges,  and  so  Duke  Albemarle  was  obliged  to  yield ; 
and  after  all  Lord  Gray  assured  him  he  had  not  spoke 
any  of  those  words  which  had  occasioned  the  quarrel. 
I  think  Sir  —  Clerges  [is]  wounded  a  little.  If  your 
lordship  know  anything  of  the  case   of  Mrs.  Sidderfin 


(the  widow  of  a  gentleman  that  was  my  particular  friend) 
....  I  beg  of  you  all  the  just  countenance  she  shall 
need  to  obtain  her  liberty.  P.S.  This  day  Mr.  Graham 
hath  sold  his  liedchamber  place  to  Mr.  Finch,  a  son  of 
the  Earl  of  Winchelsey.  To-morrow  I  follow  to  Windsor, 
but  shall  be  in  town  every  week. 

1682,  June  18th, Calais. — Anne  Siderfin  to  Lord  Preston. 
....  That  which  you  heard  of  my  being  kept  2  days 
in  Mr.  de  Ravigny's  house  was  very  true.  From  thence 
I  was  fetched  on  Thursday  last  by  Mr.  de  Tasso,  Pre- 
sident of  Calais,  who  came  thither  by  4  o'clock  in  the 
morning,  he  having  just  then  received  a  letter  from 
Ml-.  Secretary  .Tenkins.  desiring  him  to  eni(niri'  aftei- 
nil!  and  to  take  me  into  his  protection  if  lie  found  me, 
which  lie  did  accordingly. — Has  sent,  by  last  Friday's 
packet  to  her  friends  for  a  yacht  In  fetch  her  home  lo 
England. — Three  of  the  men  that  were  at  M.  de  Ra- 
vigny's house,  CliiTord,  Sarsfield,  and  Dorneson,  havo 
made  their  escape,  it  was  reported  that  (Uitford  and 
Dorneson  were  gone  for  England. — She  thinks  that  they 
are  concealed  in  this  country.  Sarsfield,  they  say,  is  at 
Gravling. — Asks  Lord  Preston's  assistance  for  their 
being  apprehended,  as  while  they  have  their  liberty  she 
cannot  think  herself  secure,  since  they  have  been  so 
bold  as  tci  threaten  even  llie  President  himself. 

1682.  Two  papers  in  French  on  the  status  of  chil- 
dren (of  Protestants)  converted  to  the  Roman  Catholic 
faith  ;  and  six  letters  by  Bedford  Whiting,  an  English- 
man, at  Lille,  whose  daughter  had  seceded  to  Romanism, 
complaining  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  French  authorities 
to  compel  payment  by  him  of  money  for  her  support. — 
A  statement  in  French  of  Lord  Preston's  interference 
thereon ;  and  a  copy  of  Mens',  de  Groissy's  answer  to 
Lord  Preston's  memorial. 

1682.  June  12th,  Sommersett  House. — Earl  of  i  'laren- 
dnn  to  Lord  Preston.  Has  received  his  lordship's  letter. 
....  And  now  to  shew  your  lordship  that  I  shall  make 
no  scruple  to  trouble  you,  I  do  already  begin  to  give  you 
some,  which  is  to  recommend  my  son  to  your  favour. 
By  the  last  letters  I  had  from  Lyons  I  suppose  he  may 
by  this  time  be  at  Paris,  where  I  do  not  intend  he  shall 
pass  many  weeks,  and  whilst  he  is  there  I  wish  he  may 
be  in  good  company  ;  he  can  be  in  none  more  to  my 
satisfaction  than  in  your  lordship's.  I  find  the  young 
man  has  made  himself  master  of  the  French  and  Italian 
languages.   .  .  . 

1682,  June  23rd,  Bromley.  John  Roffen  (John  Dolben. 
Bishop  of  Rochester)  to  Lord  Preston. — Has  received 
Lord  Preston's  of  June  I  6th,  and  forbore  writing  till  he 
should  hear  from  his  son  of  his  arrival,  who  tritimphs 
in  his  lordship's  favour,  especially  in  the  honour  he 
(Preston)  did  him  at  the  audience. 

1682,  July  11th,  Chelsey. — Edward  Chamberlayne  to 
Lord  Preston.  —Both  pai'ts  of  my  little  Treatise  of  the 
Present  State  of  England  (whereof  one  part  is  humbly 
dedicated  to  j'our  lordship)  being  newly  finished,  I  have 
taken  order  to  have  one  book  neatly  bound  and  to  be 
speedily  transmitted  to  your  lordship  at  Paris,  begging 
your  acceptance  thereof,  wherein  are  some  hundreds  of 
alterations  and  additions  since  the  last  im|>ression.  .  .  . 
1682,  Aug.  3rd.  Fran.  Sandford  to  Lord  Preston. — 
Has  received  several  letters  from  his  (Sandford's)  son 
Charles,  who  was  in  Lord  Preston's  ser\-ice,  whom  he 
thanks  for  his  favours,  and  would  like  to  hear  from 
Lord  Preston's  own  hand  that  these  favours  flowed 
rather  as  the  encouragement  of  his  son's  diligence  and 
observance  of  his  lordsliip  than  the  performance  of  his 
(Preston's)  gracious  jiromise  to  Sandford. — His  Royal 
Highness,  with  the  Duchess  (our  DauphinessJ,  came 
late  to  St.  James's  last  night;  we  may  about  three  weeks 
hence  expect  her  delivery  (of  a  Duke  of  Cambridge,  I 
hope),  whose  birth  may  prove  as  auspicious  to  England 
as  that  of  your  Due  de  Burgoync  may  to  the  realm  of 
France. 

1682.  Aug.  3rd  and  Aug.  31st,  London. — Two  letters 
from  Tlio.  Robson  to  Lord  Preston  on  priv.ate  business. 
1  n  the  first  he  say  s  he  is  told  that  Lord  Preston's  brother 
rt-ill  be  sent  by  the  Duke  to  congratulate  the  Dauphin 
on  the  birth  of  his  son. 

1682,  Aug.  7th,  Windsor.— Yerrio  to  Lord  Pre.~tou  (m 
French).- Asks  him  to  remember  to  send  him  the 
thousand  jonquils  that  he  so  kindly  promised.  'fhe 
great  passion  that  he  has  for  gardening  makes  him  thus 
importunate. 

n.  d.      The  same  to  the  same.— Tells  Lord  Preston 
that  lie   can  send   the  double  jonquils  by  M.  Roman, 
Mastre   d'Ostel  of  the  Duchess  of   Porsemhus  (Ports- 
mouth), who  will  bring  them  to  him  in  good  condition. 
1682,  Aug.   7th,   London.— Sir  William  Galloway  to 

Lord  Preston I  send  yom-  lordship  an  account 

as  near  as  1  can  of  what  passed  here  since  your  de- 

3A  2 


SIR 
F.  (I'EAHAM 

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HISTORICAL   MAKUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


Sib         parture;    as  for  what  happened    the  Duke  going  for 
^•BiRx'''''    Scotland  I  will  not  trouble  you.  ....  The  10th  of  May 

'        the  treat  case  between  the   Earl  of    Shaftesbury  and 

Mr.  "Cradock  came  on  in  the  King's  Bench  about 
changing  the  venue  out  of  London  ;  it  underwent  groat 
argufng  by  council  on  bath  sides,  the  Earl  being  preser.t. 
and  upon  the  whole  matter  tho  Court  was  unanimously 
of  an  opinion  that  it  was  not  likely  to  be  an  indifferent 
trial  in  the  city,  and  therefore  left  it  to  his  lordship  to 
lay  his  action  in  any  other  county,  'who  thereupon  de- 
clared that  so  many  counties  having  reflected  upon  him 
in  their  addresses,  he  coidd  not  expect  any  justice  from 
them,  and  that  he  would  withdraw  his  action.  Upon 
which  the  Lord  Chief  Justice  declared  his  lordship's 
resolution  did  greatly  confirm  the  opinion  of  the  Court 
that  it  ought  not  to  be  tried  in  London,  seeing  his  lord- 
ship would  not  trust  any  other  jury  in  England  with 
his  cause.  The  sheriffs  of  London  were  likewise  this 
day  very  much  rejiroved  for  making  an  insufficient 
return  in  the  case  of  Wilmore,  against  whoin  a  writ 
De  homine  replegiaudo  wa.s  brought,  for  stealing  away 
a  young  boy  and  sending  him  to  Jamaica,  and  an  attach- 
ment was  ordered  to  bring  them  into  the  Court,  but 
were  dismissed  upon  their  submission  and  assurance  of 
behaving  themselves  better  for  the  future.  On  Thurs- 
day the  Earl  of  Dauby  appearing  by  his  habeas  corpus  : 
Mr.  Powis,  of  his  lordship's  counsel,  first  moved  that 
the  habeas  cor)ius  might  be  read,  which  with  the  com- 
mitment troni  the  House  of  Lords  was  accordingly  done. 
The  Earl  of  Danby  continued  speaking  about  an  hour. 
The  Lord  Chief  Justice  then  in  a  short  answer  to  the 
said  Earl  said  that  his  opinion  was  the  same  as  formerly, 
that  they  could  not  bail  his  lordship.  The  Earl  then 
desired  that  the  rest  of  the  judges  on  the  bench  might 
give  their  several  opinions,  which  they  did  accordingly 
one  after  another,  confirming  the  opinion  of  the  Lord 
Chief  .Justice,  that  the  Court  could  not  bail  him  ;  soon 
after  which  his  lordship  was  remanded  to  the  Tower. — 
(The  wi  iter  then  gives  an  account  of  the  proceedings 
against  the  Sheriffs.  Pilkington  and  Shute,  for  compHcity 
in  the  riot  in  the. Guildhall,  and  of  their  being  admitted 
to  bail ;  and  of  the  meetings  in  the  city  in  Common 
Hall  oil  the  l.'Jth  of  July,  and  in  the  Council  Chamber 
on  the  •27tli  (jf  July,  with  regard  to  city  att'airs.) — My 
Lord  of  Sunderland  has  kissed  the  King's  hand,  and  is 
like  to  1)1-  preferred  at  Court.  There  was  the  last 
council  day  a  great  trial  between  my  Lord  of  Anglesey 
and  my  Lord  Duke  of  Ormond  about  a  book  my  Lord 
of  Anglesey  writ,  in  answer  to  a  book  of  my  Lord  of 
Castlehaven's,  where  there  was  some  reflection  on  my 
Lord  of  Ormond.  The  book  was  voted  by  the  council 
to  be  a  scandalous,  seditious  libel  against  the  old  King, 
this  King,  and  the  present  Government.  My  Lord  of 
Castlehaven's  book  is  also  declared  a  libel.  My  Lord 
of  Ossory  is  married  unto  mv  Lord  Hyde's  daughter. 
Sheriff  iieatell  [Bethell]  he  Is  fled  for  Hamboroug,  I 
believe;  a  great  many  more  will  follow  him  now  that 
they  have  not  sheriffs  of  their  own  facticm  ....  P..S. 
The  Duchess  of  York  is  come  to  St.  James's. 

1682,  St.  Stephen's  Day,  Amen  Corner.  — (Dr.)  Fran. 
Turner  to  Lord  Preston  ....  Give  me  leave  to  ac- 
quaint you  that  a  special  friend  of  yours,  1  mean  honest 
Du  Puy,  docs  you  all  the  justice  to  his  master  with  a 
zeal  for  your  own  interest,  and  he  pleases  himself  and 
me  with  the  belief  that  his  coming  has  put  new  life 
into  that  business. 

1682,  Aug.  10th,  London.  The  Earl  of  Middleton 
to  Lord  Preston. — Sir  Pat.  Lyon  having  informed  him 
of  Lord  Preston's  kindness  to  his  nephew  Lord  Glammis 
(who  has  settled  at  Paris),  he  writes  to  thank  him. 

1H82,  Aug.  10th,  Whitehall.  (Sir)  Rich.  Mason  to  Lord 
Preston  ....  The  next  day  after  my  arrival  at  Court 
I  was  upon  an  inevitable  and  important  occasion  neces- 
sitated to  hurry  to  the  assize  at  York  (where  1  met 
many  of  your  relations,  friends,  and  servants)  ....  I 
shall  be  in  waiting  all  the  next  month,  and  then  I  shall 
have  the  opportunity  to  salute  your  lordship  both  from 
Windsor  and  Newmarket. 

1682,  Aug.  10th,  Thursday,  St.  James  Square. — Sir 
Cyrill  Wich  to  Lord  Preston,  We  find  the  pressures 
U])on  the  Hugonots  are  so  great  in  Prance  that  multi- 
tudes of  them  are  every  day  looking  out  whether  and 
how  they  may  make  their  retreat ;  .among  the  rest  one 
Mons'.  Philip  Guide,  a  Dr.  of  Physic,  and  considerably 
eminent  for  his  profession  for  some  time  in  Paris,  has 
made  his  application  to  my  Lord  Duke  of  Ormond,  and 
is  received  by  him  as  his  physician,  and  hopes  in  that 
relation  both  to  find  means  of  escaping  the  present 
.storm  with  what  he  has,  and  of  subsisting  in  Ireland 
afterwards.  But  without  your  assistance  it  may  be 
impossible  for  him  to  get  off  with  his  efi'ects,  and  there- 


fore must  have  recourse  to  your  protection.     I  am  com-          Sir 
mauded  by  my  Lord  Lieutenant  to  recommend  him  to    F.  Grah-ii 
your  favour.  ' 

1682,  Aug.  nth,  Henderskelfe.— The  Earl  of  Carlisle 
to  Lord  Preston. 

1682,  Aug.  12th,  London. — J.  Ellis  to  Lord  Preston. —  | 

I  waited  upon  Coll.  Graham  this  morning  to  kiss  hands 
before  his  departure  for  France.  The  Coll.  desired  me 
to  acquaint  you  that  he  feared  he  should  not  have  time 
to  write  to-night,  intending  to  post  home  to-morrow 
morning,  as  I  am  told  the  Earl  of  Feversham  does  too. 
The  Colonel  desires  you  to  give  order  for  a  lodging  for 
him.  Dr.  Turner,  his  Royal  Highnesses  chaplain,  goes 
to  Paris  with  him,  and  he  prays  Mr.  Wiggan  to  do  him 
the  kindness  as  to  provide  him  a  lodging.  I  saw  Mr. 
Deanes  at  Windsor  on  Sunday,  and  last  night  here.  He 
intends  to  be  gone  suddenly.  I  know  not  whether  he 
has  spoken  with  Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  since  that ;  if  he 
have  not,  and  that  he  must  have  despatches  from  him, 
'tis  likely  he  cannot  go  till  to-morrow,  for  the  secretary 
is  gone  hastily  to  Windsor  to-day  to  carry  the  privy 
seal  to  His  Majesty.  My  Lord  Marquis  of  Hallifax's 
patent  is  almost  passed.  'Tis  said  the  Lord  Privy  Seal 
will  suddenly  deliver  up  the  seal.  His  Royal  Highness 
came  hither  last  night  from  Windsor.  To-night  the 
French  ambassador  makes  great  fireworks  in  St.  .lames 
Square  for  the  birth  of  the  Duke  of  Burgundy.  The 
Spaniards  here  seem  to  resent  much  his  having  that 
title  given  him. 

1682,  Aug.  24th,  Sommersett  House. — The  Earl  of 
Clarendon  to  Lord  Preston  ....  I  doubt  your  lord- 
ship will  make  so  much  of  Mr.  Grahme  and  Dr.  Turner 
that  they  will  forget  the  ties  they  have  at  home  and  be 
desirous  to  continue  with  you.  I  have  written  to  the 
latter  not  to  stay  too  long  at  this  time  abroad,  because 
I  believe  his  being  hei-e  would  be  convenient  .... 
The  King  and  Duke  went  yesterday  to  Greenwich  to  see 
the  launching  of  a  new  yaucht  and  returned  again  to 
Windsor  in  the  evening  ....  P.S.  If  it  be  not  un- 
reasonable I  would  beg  your  lordshij)  to  dome  the  favour 
to  send  me  by  Mr.  Grahme  the  little  book  which  your 
loi-dship  has  with  so  good  success  got  to  be  suppressed, 
and  the  author  of  it  punished. 

1682,  Aug.  31,  London.  Mi}nsienr  de  Tj'Ortie  to  Lord 
Preston.  (French.)  lie  requests  Lord  Preston  to  pro- 
cure a  riiugc  for  Madame  du  (.'hail,  whom  the  King 
had  appointed  laundress  of  his  table  linen.  He  says 
that  Jenkins  had  (iromised  to  write  to  Lord  Preston  on 
the  subject. 

[1682.]  Sept.  9th.  H.  [Compton,  Bishop  of]  London, 
to  Lord  Preston. — Asking  him  if  he  can  assist  in  pro- 
curing leave  for  the  coming  hither  of  a  family  of  the 
name  of  La  Bar,  it  will  be  a  service  exceedingly  for 
his  service,  and  so  accepted  by  all  the  considerable 
French  who  are  already  come  over. 

1682,  Sei)t.  13th,  London.  Edmund  Prideaux  to  Lord 
Preston.  Asks  him  to  procui'C  a  pass  from  the  French 
King  for  Mr.  Bachelier  to  bring  over  his  wife  and 
family  for  England.  He  (Baehelior)  has  lately  taken 
a  farm  of  Prideaux's,  in  Kent,  where  he  intended  to 
settle. 

1682,  Sept.  11th.  H.  [Compton,  Bishop  of]  London, 
to  Lord  I'reston.  Renews  his  sohcitations  on  behalf  of 
the  La  Bar  family. 

1682,  Sept.  Ut'h,  st.  v.,  Bromley.— John  Rofl'en  (John 
Dolben,  Bishop  of  Rochester)  to  Lord  Preston. — Com- 
plimentary. My  son  tells  me  in  a  letter  which  came 
last  night  that  your  lordship  intends  to  take  the  oppor- 
tunity of  the  French  King's  absence  to  step  over  hither 
and  fetch  yonr  lady. 

1682,  Sept.  14th,  St.  James. — Sir  John  Worden  to 
Lord  Preston. — Last  night  1  delivered  to  the  Duke 
Madame's  letter  which  1  had  enclosed  from  your  lord- 
shii)  in  one  of  the  16th,  st.  no.  The  King  and  Duke 
have  spent  these  three  last  days  in  the  rivers  of  I'hames 
andMedway.to  visit  the  new  great  ship  Brittannia,  and 
try  the  sailing  of  the  new  yacht  with  ketch  (that  is 
square)  sailed  and  two  masts,  which  they  say  outsailed 
all  the  yachts  every  where,  tho'  not  so  nimble  at  tacking 
as  they  are,  and  requiring  more  men.  'I'he  King  last 
night  declared  that  he  will  not  go  to  Newmarket  till 
after  Michaelmas,  partl.y  because  the  first  match  is  set 
for  0th  Oct. ,  but  we  imagine  a  better  reason  is,  that  the 
election  of  Lord  Mayor  may  be  over  first,  wherein  ('tis 
said)  the  phanaticks  mean  to  exercise  their  wonted 
spleen  all  the  ways  they  can. 

1682,  Sept.  18th,  London.  The  Countess  of  Portland 
to  Lord  Preston.  About  some  goods  which  she  had  sent 
to  Rouen. 

1682,  Sept.  24th,  London.— Edward  Carleton  to  Lord 
Preston. — Thanks  for  his  kindness  to  Carletou'.s  kins- 


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SrK         man.  Lord  Preston's  page. — Reminds  him  of  his  promise 
Geaham,   tijat  at  Michaelmas  he  (Preston)  would  admit  Carleton's 
*"     ■        brother  into  his  service. 

1682,  Sept.  L;9th — Whetton,  My  Lord  Bellasis  house 
by  Twitnam. — (Sir)  Ellis  Leighton  to  Lord  Preston.- - 
I  writ  to  your  lordship  from  Deipe.  and  was  resolved, 
so  soon  as  my  Lord  Marquis  ol'  Winchester  had  seen 
the  King  and  Duke  and  ministers,  to  have  given  your 
lordship  from  myself  a  familiar  account  of  things. — He 
was  seized  with  a  violent  fever,  and  there  was  report  of 
his  death,  he  is  recovering  but  slowly. — A.8  soon  as  I 
am  well  I  will  conjure  up  M.  Barillon  about  this  passe, 
for  it  is  a  plain  affront,  and  like  a  studied  one.  and  I 
know  how,  preserving  all  respect  for  the  alliance,  to 
vex  them  in  the  little  matters  of  the  Customs,  and  I  am 
ashamed  and  sorry  I  should  have  spoken  to  your  lord- 
ship in  a  thing  that  hath  had  so  small  success  .... 

1682,  Sept.  29th,  London.  The  Marquis  of  Win- 
chester to  Lord  Preston. — I  did  desire  Sir  Ellis  Leighton 
to  write  to  your  lordship  from  Dieppe  to  let  you  know 
in  what  an  ambiguous  condition  I  was  in  order  to  the 
passe  for  my  plate  ....  I  did  desire  your  lordship  not 
to  make  any  request  in  the  matter,  but  to  know  from 
Mons'.  Celbert  what  their  sense  was  in  the  matter.  I 
am  in  some  constraint  about  seeing  Mons'.  Barillion, 
because  I  do  not  know  in  what  style  to  speak  to  him. 
If  my  health  give  me  leave  to  attend  the  council,  I  shall 
have  divers  occasions  to  meet  with  them  in  their  affairs, 
that  are  of  the  same  nature  ....  The  reception  I  have 
had  from  the  King  and  Duke  and  from  the  ministers 
here  does  give  me  a  great  desire  to  obtain  my  health 
that  I  may  employ  it  in  the  service  of  the  crown,  in 
concurrence  with  such  worthy  men  as  have  the  present 
management  of  it. 

1682,  Oct.  5th,  London.  The  Earl  of  Clarendon  to 
Lord  Preston. — Acknowledges  Lord  Preston's  letter  of 
the  20th  past.  'Tis  but  just  I  should  pay  you  my  thanks 
for  the  book  your  lordship  was  pleased  to  send  me  ; 
in  another  age  one  might  have  admired  that  such  a 
piece  should  Ije  licensed  by  a  Prince  in  amitj'  with  his 
neighbour,  who  was  so  concerned ;  but  in  the  time  we 
live  nothing  is  to  be  wondered  at.  I  find  by  a  late 
discourse  I  had  with  Mr.  Grahnie  that  your  lordship 
was  under  some  a]>prehension  of  being  undermined  by 
some  contrivances  hei'e,  wliich  1  shall  alwa3's  think 
myself  obliged  to  watch  us  mucli  as  I  am  able.  I  have 
discoursed  the  whole  matter  with  my  brother,  and  he 
assures  me  positively  that  there  is  not  the  least  ground 
for  your  jealousy,  and   I  am   sure   they   could  not   be 

concealed  from  him Their  Majesties    and  the 

Duke  went  on  Tuesday  to  Newmarkett.  but  his  Royal 
Highness  is  come  back  this  evening  to  visit  the  Duchess 
in  her  affliction,  for  the  Lady  Charlotte  who  for  these 
three  days  has  been  continually  visited  with  convul- 
sion fits,  the  doctors  despair  of  her  recovery,  and  all 
that  I  can  say  is  that  she's  yet  alive. 

1682,  Nov.  1st.  Jo.  Oxon  (John  Fell,  Bishop  of 
Oxford)  to  Lord  Preston. — The  bearer  hereof.  Mr.  Dicree, 
being  a  singing  man  of  this  college,  and  going  to  Paris 
to  conduct  a  young  nobleman  of  Ireland  to  l)e  settled  in 
an  academy,  I  have  ordered  him  to  attend  upon  your 
lordship   and  present    you    with    my  faithful    service 

1682,  Nov.  4th.  Leach  lade.— (Sir)  Thomas  Cutler  to 
Lord  Preston. — Has  heard  of  him  from  his  friend  Sir 
Robert  Atkyns,  at  Cirencester,  who  acquainted  him  with 
Lord  Preston's  place  of  residence  ....  Tho'  I  paid 
my  fees  within  two  days,  yet  the  heralds  coming  their 
visitation  into  this  country  shewed  me  a  proclamation, 
whereby  it  is  required  that  a  certificate  should  be  given 
into  their  office  signed  by  two  witnesses,  or  some 
person  of  honour  at  least  who  saw  it  done,  and  therefore 
I  desire,  as  I  have  been  only  obliged  to  your  lordship  in 
this  matter,  that  you  would  be  pleased  to  send  me  such 

a  one,  the  time  being  the  28th  of  Feb by  way 

of  letter  to  Leachlade  in  Gloucestershire  .... 

1682,  Nov.  6th.  Jo.  Roffen  (John  Dolben,  Bishop  of 
Rochester)  to  Lord  Preston. — About  his  son,  of  whom 
he  seems  to  have  heard  bad  reports. 

1682,  Nov.  9th,  London. — Capt.  O'Connor  to  Lord 
Preston. —  ....  Sir  Lionel  Ginkins  told  me  yester- 
day that  he  sent  your  lordship  by  the  last  post  a  copy 
of  a  petition  I  gave  his  Majesty,  with  orders  that  you 
shonld  act  for  me  with  Mons'.  de  Louvoy  and  Mons'.  de 
Croisy  Colbert  as  to  my  preferment  there  ....  besides 
this  order  Sir  Lyonell  Ginkins  sent  by  his  Majesty's 
command  to  your  lordship,  I  am  to  have  his  Majesty's 
letter  to  the  French  King,  and  his  Royal  Highnesses 
letter  to  Mons^  .-ie  Louvoy  and  Mon&^  le  Mare.-chall  de 
Crequi,  wherefore  I  think  it  fit  to  let  your  lordship 
know  that  you  may  be  pleased  to  do  me  the  favour  not 


speak  in  my  behalf  till  I  come  thither  myself    ....  s,g 

P.S.  I  lodge  at  my  Lady  Saint  Legers  at  the  two  marble    F.  Geaham, 
poasts  in  the  Pell  Mell.  Baht. 

1682,  Nov.  13th,  London.— Thos.  Robson  to  Lord 
Preston.— About  the  bills  of  extraordinarius  .... 

1682,  Nov.  20th.— G.Legge  to  Lord  Preston.—  .... 
His  Majesty  is  extremely  fond  of  my  Lord  Burforde, 
and  seems  much  concerned  iu  his  education,  and  ho 
being  now  of  an  age  fit  to  b..-  iired  in  the  world  hath 
resolved  tu  trust  him  wholly  in  yuur  hands;  no  imper- 
tinent body  shall  be  troublesome"  to  you,  nor  any  body 
but  whom  you  approve  of  to  w.at  on  him.  I  am  to  bo 
your  solicitor  for  providing  mouey  and  all  things 
necessary  for  him,  and  I  hope  liy  it  to  establish  your 
other  payments  better  than  otherways  we  could  have 
compassed.  I  told  his  Majesty  you  would  be  forced  to 
take  a  larger  house,  and  your  expense  must  needs  be 
much  increased  by  this  ;  he  acknowledged  it,  and  bid 
me  take  care  that  my  Lord  Burforde  should  have  an 
appartment  ready  provided  by  you  iu  your  own  house. 
So  that  I  hope  you  may  compass  your  own  rent  free,  if 
your  house  already  will  accommodate  it.  or  else  that  you 
take  a  better  upon  this  occasion;  masters  must  be 
provided  for  him,  the  best  can  be  got  of  all  sorts,  but 
more  particularly  the  King  would  have  him  study 
mathematics,  and  in  that  fortitic.itiou,  and  that  when 
the  King  of  France  moves  iu  any  proirresses  he  con- 
stantly go  with  you  to  view  all  places  in  France,  &c. 
My  lord  you  &ee  by  this  I  am  going  to  breed  a  bird  to 
pick  out  my  ownes  (.siV)  eyes,  but  I  owe  his  Majesty  all  I 
have  in  gratitude,  and  will  by  the  help  of  God  study  all 
the  ways  I  am  able  to  make  him  all  the  returns  ima- 
ginable.    Pray   fail   not  to  write    to  the  King  by  the 

next  post My  Lady  Ann  intends  to  stay  here 

till  the  return  of  this  post,  and  his  Majesty  intends  to 
send  the  little  lord  with  her,  when  you  direct  her 
coming  to  you  ....  P.S.  Sir  Robert  Carr  is  dead,  and 
Sir  Tho.  Chichlye  by  my  Lord  Hallifax's  means  is  made 
Chancellor  of  the  Duchy;  Sir  Tho.  is  an  old  man,  and 
I  do  not  doubt  but  to  see  yOu  once  in  that  employment, 
if  not  before  it  falls. 

1082,  Dec.  26th,  Grinwich.  G.  Legge  (Lord  Dart- 
mouth) to  Lord  Preston. — You  will  wonder  at  last  to 
see  your  lady  come  without  my  Lord  Burforde,  but  he 
will  not  be  long  after  her.  for  his  Majesty  intends  my 
brother  Will  shall  bring  him  to  you,  and  Nelly  desiring 
he  should  be  delayed  for  a  little  tim  ■  iu  hopes  of  some 
settlement  to  be  made  upon  him  ;  it  was  neither  rea- 
sonable to  delay  my  lady  longer  nor  to  hasten  him  away 
so  soon.  His  Majesty  is  extremely  satisfied  with  your 
readiness  to  take  his  child  into  your  care,  and  it  must 
be  my  business  to  see  he  is  provided  for  so  that  no 
charge  may  be  brought  u]ion  your  lordship  by  it.  Mr. 
Digby  comes  with  my  lady. 

I685.  Feb.  26th,  Whitehall.  The  Earl  of  Conway 
to  Lord  Preston. —  ....  I  need  not  say  anything  to 
your  lordship  of  the  ground  of  my  removal  ;  his  Majesty 
hath  said  sulEciently  to  justify  me  in  those  particulars 
whichi  was  most  concerned  for;  as  to  the  rest, if  they  are 
not  better  known  to  your  lordship  than  to  me,  you  are 
detective  in  that  part  of  your  employment.  I  have  also 
good  reason  to  believe  j'our  lordship  will  in  a  short 
time  find  considerations  of  the  same  nature  extend  to 
your  particular  concerns.  I  am  going  into  Warwickshire 
with  the  same  inclinations  and  afl'ection  to  the  King's 
service  which  I  brought  with  me  from  thence  when  I 
came  into  Court.  I  never  designed  to  be  a  gainer  by 
my  employment,  and  it  is  the  King's  favour  only  in 
giving  me  2,500?.  which  makes  me  go  home  a  saver. 
But  I  must  likewise  acknowledge  that  his  Majesty 
gives  me  a  pension,  and  other  promises,  which  I  am 
confident  he  will  perform,  and  continues  me  in  all  his 
councils  as  I  was  before,  which  will  oblige  me  to  be 
often  at  Court,  where  I  see  all  the  letters  you  transmit 
and  the  accounts  you  give  of  afl'airs  there  .... 

168§.  March  22nd.  Francis  North  (Lord  Keeper) 
to  Lord  Preston.— Thanks  for  Lord  Preston's  congra- 
tulations. 

1683,  March  29th,  London.— The  Duke  of  Ormonde 
to  Lord  Preston.— The  bearer,  Mons^  de.s  Fontaines 
Votron.  having  been  physician  general  of  his  Majesty's 
army  in  Ireland,  under  my  command,  passes  now  into 
France  to  settle  some  affairs  of  his  own  and  his  familys. 
— Asks  L^.  Preston's  assistance  fur  him. 

1683,  June  14.  H.  Ball  to  Lord  Preston.  Telling  of 
a  common  council  held  that  day,  whero  it  was  resolved 
to  surrender  the  citv  charter  and  ask  a  new  one. 

1683,  July  23rd."  (H.  Ball)  to  Lord  Preston  .... 
We  have  little  stirring  here  sinC;;  the  deaths  of  Walcot. 
Hone,  and  Rousse  on  Friday,  and  of  my  Lord  Russell  on 
Saturday,  which  last  has  left  behind  him,  or  Dr.  Burnet 

3  A  3 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


SiE         for  him,  such  a  bitter   invective  speech  as  shews  b\it 
^'  *iukt*"'    lif  6  charity  at  the  time  of  its  making.     They  say  my 

'        lord  had  courage  enough,  but  refusing  to  have  liis  eyes 

covered,  as  it's  supposed,  shrunk  at  the  blow,  and  by 
that  means  so  removed  himself  that  the  executioner's 
first  blow  was  too  nigh  the  shoulder  to  do  the  feat,  so 
as  the  body  had  rose  again,  its  probable,  had  not  the  axe 
by  fastening  itself  in  the  blow  hindred  it,  but  with 
another  stroke  and  a  scrape  of  the  axe  it  was  severed 
in  two  pieces,  and  the  head  held  up  to  the  people,  and 
was  afterwards  jjut  with  the  body  into  an  hearse  and 
conveyed  away  by  his  servants  to  be  privately  interred 
thiit  night.  No  news  yet  of  the  Ijord  Orey.  Duke  of  .Mon- 
mouth, itc,  but  the  iiKistcr  of  the  vessel  that  carried 
tlie  iirst  iiver  was  tuken  on  Friday  and  confessed  he  did 
it ;  that  my  lord,  his  mistress,  her  hushnnd.  the  soldier 
that  went  away  with  liim,  and  the  turned-ouc  officer  of 
the  customs  went  with  him  to  Holland,  where  he  left 
them ;  and  since  they  say  the  lady  is  left  at  Brussels 
very  ill,  and  the  lord  and  the  rest  gone  into  Germany. 
This  day  stood  in  the  pillory  at  Charing  Cross  oue  Culle- 
ford,  nn  oilman,  for  having  in  his  custody  a  great 
f|Uantity  of  a  horrid  libel,  called  the  Third  part  ol'  the 
growth  of  popeiy,  and  refusing  to  discover  the  author. 
They  say  tho  mari'iage  between  the  Lady  Anne  and 
Prince  G-eorge  will -be  jirivately  solemnized,  and  that 
in  a  day  or  two  after  his  Majesty  and  the  whole  Court  will 
remove  to  AYindsor  for  a  little  time,  where  the  Prince 
will  be  installed  Knight  of  the  Garter.  Tour  lordshiji 
(as  my  cousin  informed  me)  was  pleased  to  favour  me 
with  the  prefer  of  a  few  books.  Those  I  would  be  glad 
to  have  are  any  genealogical  or  heraldic  books  of  late 
date,  viz..  since  70,  especially  I'Estate  d'J'Jurope  or 
de  France,  if  its  re])rinted  with  additions  since,  for  I 
would  infoi-m  myself  of  the  genealogies  of  foreign 
families ;  any  books  of  ceremonies  of  the  coronation, 
installation,  &c. 

1683,  Aug.  9th,  London.  Thomas  Goddard  to  Lord 
Preston. — Having  now  finished  and  fairly  transcribed 
my  answer  to  Plato  E,ed  [Iledivivus]  T  have  committed 
the  examination  of  it  to  some  friends,  who  I  think  are 
no  ill  judges,  and  it  having  ret  eived  their  approbation, 
I  take  the  liberty  to  acquaint  your  lordship  that  it  is 
ready  for  the  press.  I  am  sufficiently  sensible  how 
justly  the  whole  thing  is  due  to  your  lordship,  and  have 
taken  notice  of  the  encouragement  received,  and  my 
obligation  due  to  your  lordship  for  whatsoever  shall 
be  found  good  in  it,  but  am  generally  advised  to  make 
the  dedication  to  his  Royal  Highness  the  Duke  of  York. 
This  my  lord  I  cannot  resolve  upon  without  your 
direction  and  permission,  for  I  must  ever  acknowledge 
your  lordship  my  patron,  and  cannot  give  that  to  any 
man  without  your  leave  which  is  so  justly  your  own. 
In  this  therefore  I  humbly  beg  your  loi-dship's  com- 
mands. I  have  not  had  the  honour  as  yet  to  have  seeu 
Mr.  Secretary  Jenkins  ....  If  your  lordship  com- 
mands it  I  shall  send  you  a  copy  of  the  preface  which 
gives  a  general  account  of  the  points  controverted. 

1683.  Aug.  13th.  Spring  Garden,  near  Charing  Cross. 
Francis  Gi^-yn  to  Lord  Preston. —  ....  On  Saturday 
last  my  jxjor  Lord  Conway  died,  which  is  one  of  the 
greatest  losses  that  ever  yet  befell  me.  The  Thursday 
before  his  <lcath  he  made  his  will,  and  disposed  of  all 
his  money,  which  was  o3,000L  and  all  his  other  personal 
estate  to  his  lady  and  her  "neirs  &c.,and  likewise  gave  her 
ladyship  her  life  in  his  whole  estate,  both  in  England 
and  Ireland,  which  is  about  7.000Z.  per  annum.  The 
remainder  after  my  lady's  life  of  his  whole  estate  he  hath 
settled  upon  my  cousin  Sej-mere's  eldest  son  by  this  lady, 
and  his  two  l)rothers  successively,  upon  the  condition 
they  take  the  name  of  Conway ;  he  hath  left  directions  his 
great  house  at  Rayley  should  be  finished  according  to 
the  discretion  oF  Mr.  Seyraere  and  myself,  out  of  his 
Irish  estate  during  my  lady's  life,  by  so  much  annually 
as  we  shall  think  fit.  I  waited  yesterday  on  his  Majesty 
at  Windsor  and  delivered  your  lordship's  letters,  which 
when  he  had  read  he  asked  me  if  1  had  those  things 
there,  [  told  his  jMajestj-  they  were  ready,  and  he  com- 
manded me  to  bring  them  in  the  afternoon,  which  1  did. 
and  there  being  company  ho  carried  them  into  his  closet, 
whpre  I  believed  he  ]]erused  tliem,  lor  at  night  in  the 
liedehambei-  some  of  the  servants  happening  to  talk  of 
fortification,  he  commended  the  fortilication  of  somi;  [of  J 
those  towns  extremely.  I  waited  and  put  him  into  bee  I 
I  hat  night,  and  when  I  was  alone  i  asked  him  how  he 
liked  them;  he  appeared  extremely  well  pleased,  and 
commanded  me  to  write  your  lordship  thanks  for 
them,  and  to  desire  you  would  go  on  and  procirre  as 
many  as  you  could  and  send  them  over  to  him. 

1683,   Aug.    13th,    Windsor.— Leyonbergh    to    Lord 
Preston.— There   is   an    English    gentleman,    and    his 


Majesty's  of  Gre.at  Brittain's  limmener  (limner),  called  Sir 

Mr.    Dixon,  who    hath   made    tho   finest   collection    of      '  bart*" 

several  rare  pieces  in  water  colours  of  his  own  drawing,  

the  like  never  hath  been  seen  in  all  Europe.  Some 
urgent  occasion  obliges  him  to  go  for  France,  and  there- 
fore resolves  to  take  a  dozen  or  two  of  them  with  him  to 
give  the  Court  of  France  a  view  of  them,  for  to  learn 
its  humour  and  ojiinion  of  such  rarities.  But  whereas 
it  is  sufficiently  known  what  a  rigour  there  is  used  by 
the  farmers  of  the  Customs  of  P'rancc,  he  most  humbly 
begs  your  kindness  and  protection,  and  that  by  me 
....  He  oarryeth  also  with  him  one  great  piece  of 
Von  Dyke,  sold  hero  once  for  300?.  sterling,  worth  to 
be  seen  by  all  Princes  in  the  world. — He  goeth  over 
Diepon  ;  if  your  lordship's  secretary  would  direct  a 
line  or  two  for  his  direction  to  M.ad''.  Le  Jeune.  that  he 
may  know  j-onr  pleasure,  yon  will  highly  oblige  him. 

1680,  Auc;.  -27.  London.  Margaret  Hay  to  Lord 
Preston.  I  do,  in  behalf  of  my  Lord  Marquis  ol  Mont- 
rose, the  Earl  of  Marshall  (Marischal  ?l  and  all  the 
rel.ations  of  our  family  which  have  pursuaded  me  to 
come  to  this  kingdom,  render  your  lordship  their  sense 
of  your  generous  owning  the  Earl  of  Kiunoul  in  the 
desolate  condition  he  is  in  by  the  death  of  his  mother, 
and  their  uncle  the  Earl  of  Salbery  ( Salisbui'y  !•')  and  the 
desertion  of  all  their  mother's  relations,  on  the  account 
that  the  children  are  in  a  Jesuit  college  and  a  nunnery, 
where  they  judge  they  shall  over  be  made  useless  to 
their  King  and  country  and  their  own  interest ;  and  all 
the  relatives  in  both  kingdoms  desire  that  all  means 
may  be  used  to  recover  them,  which  by  their  advice 
has  made  me  give  a  caveat  against  Mr.  Hay  being  an 
administrator,  because  he  being  a  Roman  Catholic  will 
endeavour  to  keep  them  out  of  England  lest  they  may 
change  their  persuasion,  which  he  doth  acknowledge  he 
is  engaged  to  keep  them  in  ;  and  the  Earl  of  Middleton 
only  being  prevailed  to  accept  of  being  administrator 
too,  one  should  come  upon  the  place  that  would  under- 
take it,  and  having  the  right  in  blood,  and  as  we  have 
reason  to  believe  by  the  witness  of  them  that  writ  the 
Countess  Kinnoul's  ivill,  and  by  her  putting  mo  in  trust 
of  her  aflairs  when  she  went  from  this  kingdom,  that 
my  Lord  Marquis  of  Montrose  and  I  are  guardians  to 
the  children.  The  Earl  of  Middleton  has  resigned  his 
right  of  administration,  but  Mr.  Hay  doth  refuse  to  do 
it,  and  so  hindreth  the  raising  of  money  for  tho  supply 
of  the  children,  and  for  the  bringing  them  home, 
which  design  I  do,  my  lord,  most  earnestly  beg  you 
would  advance,  &c.  &c.  P.S.  My  sister  the  Countess 
Kinnoul's  will  being  sent  to  France  in  a  trunk,  we 
cannot  come  at  it.  but  the  lawyers  toll  us  of  a  very  .arbi- 
trarie  power  in  children  to  choose  their  guardians  ;  so 
we  ho])e  much  of  your  loi'dship's  persuading  and  com- 
mands to  them. 

[1083].  Sept.  6,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  24.  The  same  to  the 
same.  Three  more  short  letters  on  the  subject  of  her 
nephew  Lord  Kiunoul  and  the  other  childreti, 

1683,  Aug.  20th.  London.  M.  Viridet  to  [Lord 
Preston]. — (French.)  He  has  been  for  some  years  the 
Duke  of  Ormond's  oh.aplain.^His  duties  in  the  French 
Church  of  Dublin  will  not  permit  his  .going  to  Paris, 
he  therefore  begs  Lord  Preston  to  use  his  inflttcnce  to 
obtain  permission  for  him  to  sell  the  goods  that  he 
has  in  Fi-ance,  as  he  is  resolved  to  spend  the  rest  of  his 
life  under  the  dominion  of  the  best  of  kings. — He  sends 
attested  co])ies  of  the  most  Christian  King's  brevet  which 
he  had  obtained  in  1070,  and  of  the  patent  appointing 
him  chaplain  to  the  Duke  of  Ormond. 

1683,  Aug.  22nd.  Cranston  Makgill.  [tho  Earl  of] 
Oxford  to  Lord  Preston. — Complimentary. 

1683.  Sept.  3rd,  London.  Hen.  Guy  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton. 

1683,  Seiit.  0th.     'i'ho.   Goddard  to  Lord  Preston.— I 

have  received  your  lordship's  of  Aug.  28th,  s.  n 

and  have  taken  the  liberty  to  enlose  a  copy  of  the 
epistle  to  his  Ivoval  Highness,  which  if  your  lordship 
approves  1  intend  shall  pass  without  any  othei-  alter- 
ation than  such  as  your  lordship  shall  think  fit  to 
command.  I  have  not  sent  the  preface  because  it  is 
something  long,  and  is  chiefly  a  summary  of  those 
pernicious  principles,  which  Plato  Redivivns  hath  dis- 
perst  in  his  book,  and  are  very  well  known  to  your 
Inrdship  ....  ( I'hiclosed  is  a.  copy  of  tho  dedication 
of  the  book  to  .lames  Duke  of  York.) 

1683.  Sept.  11th.  Tho.  Jackson  to  Lord  Preston— .  .  .  . 
The  Lord  Marquis  of  Winchester  dined  in  your  house 
at  Nunnington  the  last  week.  I  was  with  him  at  Malton 
in  his  journey  from  Scarborough  on  the  Saturday, 
and  he  desired  he  might  dine  there  on  Wednesd.ay 
after,  and  thence  he  would  go  to  Thirsk.  1  told  him  we 
had  no  accommodation  butbarowalls,hesaid  he  needed 


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only  a  room  to  dine  in  and  a  kitchen,  and  he  would 
send  his  provisions  ;  so  we  got  him  your  low  dining 
room  clean  and  a  fire  in  it,  and  fires  in  the  kitchens ; 
but  he  wanted  table  linen  and  pewthar,  his  being  sent 
away  to  Thirske,  so  I  was  forced  to  furnish  him ;  he 
dined  and  walked  in  your  garden,  and  what  little  fruit 
there  was  he  had  it    ...    . 

1683,  Sept.  17th,  London.— Sir  Chris.  Musgravc  to 
Lord  Preston. — My  attendance  of  his  Majesty  at  Ports- 
mouth and  Winchester  prevented  me  acknowledgina; 
the  honour  of  yours,  which  gave  so  exact  account  of 
the  salt  petre  and  powder  ....  P.S. — iSTo  news  of 
my  Lord  Dartmouth  since  his  being  at  the  Lands  End. 
— On  the  back  of  this  letter  are  several  menjoranda  by 
Lord  Preston. 

1683,  Sept.  17th,  London.  Tho.  Eobson  to  Lord 
Preston. — (About  Ld.  Preston's  pay.) 

1683,  Sept.  24th,  s.  v.,  London.  Tho.  Goddard  to 
Lord  Preston.  Thanks  for  his  lordship's  letter  of  the 
"22nd  instant. — I  have  here  enclosed  sent  your  lordship 
a  copy  of  the  preface,  in  which  if  you  please  to  make  any 
alteration  it  will  lie  yet  time  enough,  for  althu'  the  book 
itself  be  already  in  tho  press,  and  some  sheets  finished, 
I  have  still  reserved  the  epistle  and  preface  unto  the 
last,  or  at  least  until  they  be  both  cnnnnunicatcd  unto 
his  Koyal  Highness,  supposing  it  to  bo  my  duty  and 
good  manners  to  know  his  Highnesses  pleasure  before  I 
obtrude  a  patronage  upon  him.  Some  friends  have 
I'ecommeuded  me  to  Sir  John  AV'crdcu,  others  to  my 
Lord  Churchill,  to  do  this  good  office  for  me,  but  being 
rather  ambitious  that  all  my  obligation  might  be  due 
to  your  lordship,  I  shall  resolve  upon  nothing,  nor 
make  any  application,  until  I  receive  your  lordship's 
directions  .... 

1683,  Oct.  1st,  London. — De  Labadie  to  Lord  Preston, 
(rrench.)  His  Royal  Highness  having  commanded  him 
to  procure  some  Caors  wine,  he  asks  Lord  Preston  to 
obtain  a  passport  for  it  as  he  did  last  year. 

1683,  Oct.  1.  Tho.  Knipe  to  Lord  Preston.— Has 
spoken  to  Dr.  Barljy  and  Mr.  Brisband  about  M.  de 
Maluoe's  son,  who  was  [at  Westminster  School]  in  the 
3rd  form,  and  about  1-5  years  old.  and  who,  Knipe  says, 
is  backward,  and  not  likely  to  pass  as  King's  scholar 
to  the  University. — He  says  that  Dr.  Spratt,  Dean  of 
"Westminster,  was  installed  on  St.  Matthew's  day. 

1685,  Oct.  7,  Loudon.  Alison  Colvill  to  Lord  Preston. 
....  There  arc  papers  sent  over  to  your  lordship  this 
post  concerning  the  liberties  and  privileges  of  tho  Scots 
in  France,  wherein  i  am  particularly  recommended ; 
as  your  lordship  did  desire  .... 

1683,  Oct.  29th,  'Whitehall.- John  Mounsteven  to 
Mr.  Tempest. — This  being  ihe  usual  day  for  swearing 
the  Lord  Mayor  of  the  city  of  London  for  the  year 
ensuing,  Sir  Henry  Tulse,  a  very  able  and  loyal  citizen, 
was  this  morning  accordingly  sworn  Lord  Mayor  at 
Westminster,  and  is  to  act  as  such  by  virtue  of  his 
Majesty's  commission.  The  whole  ceremony,  both  by 
land  and  water,  was  performed  with  greater  splendour, 
and  more  order  than  is  usual  on  such  occasions  .... 

1683,  Nov.  26th.  (H.  Ball)  to  Lord  Preston  .... 
After  the  whispers  of  favours  designed  by  his  Majesty 
for  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  in  case  of  his  contrition  all 
last  week,  on  Saturday  last  it  revealed  itself,  for  the 
Duke  having  writ  the  day  before  very  submissively  to 
his  Majesty,  and  sent  to  entreat  the  Duke's  pardon, 
the}'  both  permitted  him  personally  to  do  it  on  Saturday 
at  Whitehall,  whither  he  came  about  5  in  the  evening 
in  his  lady's  chair,  and  with  her  attendance,  and  lighted 
at  Mr.  Secretary's  oifice  door,  and  went  directly  to  the 
secretary  who  attended  for  him,  as  also  the  sergeant-at- 
arms,  and  t'ue  King  being  immediately  acquainted  with 
his  grace's  coming,  whispered  his  Royal  Highness  and 
they  both  came  privately  to  the  secretary's  office,  and 
went  into  the  Duke,  who  fell  down  at  his  Majesty's 
feet,  beseeching  his  pardon,  owning  his  great  error ; 
the  like  he  did  to  the  Duke,  and  received  from  them  his 
pardon,  but  was  for  form's  sake  committed  to  the  Ser- 
jeant's custody,  and  went  with  him  to  the  Duchesses, 
where  he  lay  all  night  without  any  restraint,  save  in 
a  little  outward  appearance.  And  yesterday  his  Majesty 
acquainted  the  council  forthwith,  and  with  his  reso- 
lutions to  pardon  him  ;  and  forthwith  the  sergeant  was 
discharged,  and  he  carried  last  night  to  kiss  the  Queen 
and  Duchesses  hands,  and  the  Princesses  of  Denmark, 
and  to-day  his  grace  appears  publicly  abroad  and  with 
the  King  as  usual.  His  Royal  Highness  went  this 
day  a  hunting  and  seems  very  well  pleased  with  the 
Duke's  return  to  his  duty ;  but  the  people  at  a  great 
loss  what  to  think  or  say,  but  all  agree  it's  upon  an 
ample  confession  of  all  matters  within  his  grace's 
knowledge,  which  the  dissenters  will  not  readily  believe. 


My  last  told  your  lordship  howimiuaidently  Mv.  Sydney 
carried  himself  at  his  trial  on  Wednesday, "and  this  day- 
he  exceeded  the  same,  for  being  brought  to  receive  his 
sentence  he  would  not  own  the  fact  proved  against  hiin 
to  be  treason,  but  called  it  destructive  treason;  and 
being  told  by  the  judge  that  ho  was  in  ho])es  to  have 
found  his  temper  altered,  and  he  another  man,  and  to 
jirepare  for  his  end  :  but  bo  said  he  was  the  same  man, 
and  bid  my  Lord  Chief  Justice  to  feel  his  |mlse  to  see  if 
there  were  any  alteration,  and  indeed  1  hear  ho  showed 
no  concern  at  all,  and  so  was  remanded  to  prison,  and 
I  hear  will  certainly  die  (tlio'  some  think  othcrivise), 
and  they  say  that  the  rest  in  the  Tower  will  be  bailed 
out  if  no  bills  are  preferred  against  them  to-morrow. 
Tho  Lady  Mary  Gerard  has,  I  hear,  h.ad  the  mislbrtune 
the  other  night  to  be  in  the  ccnnpany  with  another 
woman  in  man's  ap])arel  a  serenading,  and  at  last 
falling  out  with  the  fldlers,  and  lieing  all  merry,  and 
some  words  coming  from  the  fidlers  requiring  their  pay, 
a  quarrel  happened  in  which  one  of  the  fidlers  was 
killed  and  the  other  mortally  wounded,  and  the  woman 
and  some  gentlemen  concerned  in  it  taken,  but  the  lady 
escaped,  and  it's  ho])ed  will  not  be  fonnd  any  otherwise 
criminal  than  in  lieing  in  the  I'rolic.  W'e  talk  now 
very  much  of  a  Parliament  and  liope  it  will  bo  a  healing 
one,  and  that  all  our  late  animosities  will  iic  composed. 

1683,  Kov.  28th,  Lonchm.— Lord  Duubarton  to  Lord 
Preston. — A  long  and  angry  letter  denying  that  he 
had  spoken  ill  of  Lord  Preston  on  his  return  to  London. 

n.  y..  Deo.  4th,  London.  T.  Deanes  to  Lord  Preston. 
— Your  business  here  meets  wiili  the  usual  delays  of  this 
Court,  yet  I  am  ho]jeful  that  since  Dr.  Turner  is  here 
(who  came  to  town  yesterday  morning)  that  your  lord- 
ship may  in  a  few  days  know  the  resolutions  of  the 
King  by  the  Duke  whom  the  Dr.  intends  to  move  very 
strongly  this  night  or  to-morrow  morning  in  your  afJ'air. 
Since  1  do  not  doubt  in  tho  least  bnt  the  charaster  will 
be  granted,  finding  all  people  here  so  generaiiy  satisfied 
with  your  lordship,  I  shall  intreat  c'nac  you'would  be 
pleased  to  let  me  have  the  letter  in  readi.iess  which 
you  was  pleased  to  promise  me.  As  for  English  news 
your  lordship's  ordinary  correspondents  cannot  but  give 
you  a  better  account  than  I,  but  for  Scotch,  what  I  can 
write  to  you  is  that  my  Lord  Chancellor  is  made  Earl 
of  Aberdine,  Sir  George  Kinnaird  Lord  Rossy,  and 
Colonel  Churchill  Lord  Heymouth.  The  process  against 
the  present  Lord  Lauderdale  is  not  only  going  on,  but 
all  the  officers  of  the  Mint  are  included  in  it,"  and  the 
Warden  has  lately  hanged  himself ;  so  the  friends  of 
the  Earl  expects  he  may  have  a  better  sentence  since 
now  the  great  witness  against  him  is  dead  .... 

1683,  Dec.  10th.  (H.  Ball)  to  Lord  Preston.— On 
Friday  last  Mr.  Sydney  was  brought  to  the  scaS"old  at 
Tower  hill,  and  being  asked  by  the  sheriff  if  he  had  any- 
thing to  say,  and  desired  him  not  to  reflect  on  the 
Government,  he  replied  he  was  a  gentleman  born  and 
bred  and  so  should  die,  and  that  he  came  thither  only 
for  that  end,  and  not  to  make  sjieeches;  and  then  after 
6  minutes  of  pr.aver  he  rose  up  and  gave  the  sheriff  a 
paper  which  he  desired  the  King  might  see,  and  being 
asked  if  he  had  anything  therein  concerning  his  trial, 
Ac,  he  bid  him  give  it  him  again,  if  he  liked  it  not; 
and  so  laid  him  on  the  block,  and  the  executioner 
taking  aim  two  or  three  times  at  last  gave  the  blow 
and  severed  his  head  from  his  body,  which  was  taken 
and  with  the  body  given  to  his  friends.  His  speech  was 
presently  brought  to  his  Ma  jest}-,  and  they  say  was  very 
venomous  and  full  of  assertion  of  the  good  old  cause, 
which  I  suppose  will  hinder  it  being  printed.  That 
night  they  say  the  King  sent  Mr.  Saville  to  the  IJuke  of 
Monmouth  to  forbid  him  and  the  Duchess  the  Court, 
and  according  they  say  they  left  tlie  same  forthwith, 
and  went  to  lodgings  in  Holburne  till  preparations  can 
be  made  at  Mo^ire  Park  to  receive  him.  It  was  ocea- 
sioned,  its  said,  by  his  grace's  refusing  to  sign  an 
acknowledgment  of  what  he  told  tho  King  at  his  return 
to  Court  relating  to  the  plot.  The  proclamation  of  war 
in  Flanders  very  much  ama/.es  the  mercliants  here  fear- 
ing it  may  cenceqncinseni ;  bnts  on  thedraw  ill  the 
Whigs  seem  very  joyful  of  it.  and  pj-etend  lo  assi.st  con- 
siderably in  case  we  engage  on  the  Spanish  side. 

1683,  Dec.  13th,  Wcllbe<k.— H.  (Duke  of)  Newcastle 
to  Lord  Preston  (holograph).  Givesa  good  character  to 
Mr.  Holdford,  who  he  hears  is  to  attend  upon  Lord 
Preston.  Says  that  he  has  desired  Sir  Stephen  Fox, 
and  other  friends  at  Court,  to  be  pleased  to  employ 
Holdford. 

1683,  Dec.  19,  London,  Haymarket,  comer  of  Panton 
Street.  (French.)  B.  Berenclow  to  (Lord  Preston.) 
Recommends  his  daughtev  to  Lord  Preston's  care. 

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1683,    Dec.    25th,    Londcm.      Thos.  Goddard  to  Mr. 
Tempest.     ^\'ould  not  have  tronliled  him  Tvith  a  letter 
so  soon,  but  sends    him  a  relation  of   an    unfortunate 
rencontre  -n-lnch  has  made  a  great  noise  in  town. — Mr. 
Foster,  brother  and  sou  to  Sir  Humphrey  Foster,  Mr. 
Cory,  son  to  Major  Cor}-,  and  Mr.  Tcrwit  being  gi-eat 
friends,  the  latter  by  the  assistance  of  the  two  former 
had  lately  married  a  woman  of  a  considerable  fortune, 
but  it  seems  of  small  reputation ;  about  a  month  after 
marriage  the  tivo  first  require  of  Mr.  Terwitt  the  reim- 
bursement of  some  money  with  which  they  had  supplied 
him  in  the  time  of  his  courtship,  as  also  the  performance 
of  some  other  conditions,  which  it  seems  were  thought 
hard    by    Terwitt    and    denied ;    this    occasioned    the 
quarrel.      These    three    meeting    at    the    St.   Alban's 
Tavern,  where  were  also  tme  Dean,  Crofts,  and  Oapt. 
O'Brian,  after  some    words,  Foster   and  Teiwitt  went 
into  St.  James's  Square,  the  rest  following  some  very 
little  time  after.     There  were  not  many  passes  (which 
were  at  a  half  sword's  distance)  between  the  two  first 
before  Foster  dropjied.    Terwit  applies  himself  to  Cory, 
who  was  engaged  with  Crofts,  and  after  a  pass  or  two 
falls  also  dead  upon  the  place,  having,  as  is  supjiosed, 
received  his  mortal  wound  from  Foster.     Cory  disarms 
Crofts  and  is  wounded  in  the  breast  but  not  mortally. 
Dean  is  much  wounded  and  'tis  said  will  hardly  recover. 
Crofts  and  O'Brian    escaped  ;    Cory  is   under  custody, 
a] id  'tis  thought  will  escape  at  his  trial  or  be  pardoned, 
for  my  Lords  ot   Oxford  and  Lord  Privy  Seal,  who  saw 
the  action,  have  given  a  favourable  accotmt  of  Cory  to 
the  King,  affirming  that  he  vras  engaged  with  two  and 
behaved  himself   well  .......  This  next  week  my 

book  will  be  printed  and  I  hopo  presented,  after  which 
I  shall  take  the  liberty  to  send  one  to  bis  lordship. 

168},  Jan.  2nd,  London. — Aiidr.  Birche  to  Lord 
Preston. — Together  with  the  unfortunate  news  of  my 
nephew,  Capt.  Rigbys,  being  killed  before  Luxembourg, 
Mr.  Cresset,  his  friend,  sent  advice  that  what  money, 
papers,  or  other  matters  found  with  him  were  ordered 
by  the  General,  Mons'.  Crequi,  to  be  delivered  to  your 
excellency.— He  (Birche)  asks  (being  engaged  by  Mr. 
Rigby  of  London,  his  other  uncle)  that  Lord  Preston 
will  deliver  what  things  are  sent  to  the  bearer 

168.3,  Jan.  11th,  Edinburgh.  J.  Dank  to  Lord  Preston. 
— He  bad  been  seai-ching  records  in  support  of  the 
exemption  of  Scotch  vessels  from  the  French  impost  of 
60  sols  per  tun.  That  State  [the  royal  boroughsj  have 
had  frequent  meetings.  They  are  thankful  to  Lord 
Preston  for  his  efforts,  and  have  made  a  decreet  that  on 
his  jirocuring  them  the  exemption  there  is  a  suitable 
compliment  designed  for  him.  Recommends  Robert 
Pringle,  a  Scotchman  at  Rouen,  who  may  jirove  iielpful 
to  Lord  P.  for  giving  further  information  tlierein. 

1683,  Jan.  31,  Edinburgh.  The  Earl  of  Pcrtii  to  Lord 
Preston.  Rt  commends  Lady  Ann  Gordoni^who  is  just 
upon  parting  for  France. 

168;].  Fob'.  2.",th.  (H.Bali)  to  Mr.  Tempest,  his  cousin. 
- — I  have  had  none  from  you  since  the  bicaking  up  of 
the  frost  ....  You  may,  if  .you  think  worth  his  loi-d- 
ship's  while,  acquaint  him  that  on  Thursday  the  Prince 
and  the  Dukes  of  Somerset  and  Northumberland  are  to 
be  privately  installed  at  Windsor,  if  the  latter  comes 
time  enough  from  France,  at  which  his  Majesty  will  be 
present,  but  incognito  :  That  on  Saturday  all  the  Court 
remove  to  Newmarket  till  Easter:  That  on  Saturday 
the  Lord  Mayor  and  aldermen  attended  the  King  with 
a  petition,  setting  forth  that  they  heard  that  a  patent 
was  i)assing  to  one  Cradocke  for  the  collection  of  the 
tolls  of  the  Maroatts,  and  to  account  for  the  same  to  the 
treasury,  which  they  prayed  might  be  stopped,  in  regard 
that  the  same  belonged  to  them  ;  and  I  do  not  hear  what 
answi-r  they  had  ;  but  that  they  have  been  much  divided 
in  the  Court  of  Aldermen  about  the  satisfaction  of  the 
orphans :  That  they  give  out  that  the  Earl  of  Danby 
and  clivers  other  lords  prefer  to  farm  all  his  Majesty's 
revenue  at  a  great  rent  yearly,  and  half  a  million 
advanced :  That  divers  lords  design  to  attend  his 
Majesty  at  Newmarket,  to  give  him  account  of  their 
respective  charges :  That  it  was  said  the  Duke  of 
Buckingham  shall  go  into  the  West  ludyes  as  Vice 
Roy.  and  divers  other  stories  which  I  do  not  credit.  On 
Friday  at  the  council  his  Majesty  ordered  none  of  his 
subjects  should  upon  any  pretence  plant  on  the  isle  of 
Tobago  (which  is  at  present  under  the  government  of 
the  Duke  of  Courland),  by  reason  of  the  prejtulice  it  will 
do  Barbadoes  and  other  his  Majesty's  islands  there- 
abouts:  That  Mr.  Powney,  of  "Windsor,  treating  on 
Saturday  his  officers  and  friends  upon  his  purchase  of 
Captain  Sutherland's  company,  a  quarrel  happened 
lietwecu  his  Ensign,  one  Flower,  and  Captain  Potts, 
which  he,  Mr.  Powney,  thinking  to  compose,  was  rua 


through  the  body  (as  bo  went  to  part  them)  by  Mr. 
Flower  and  soon  died.  Here  is  a  discourse  spread  that 
my  lord  is  recalled  from  France  to  be  sent  to  Spain,  and 
that  Mr.  Soames  shall  succeed  him  ;  if  it  be  with  his 
lordshiji's  good  liking  I  shall  bo  glad. 

1681,  Fel).  25,  Loudon.  The  Earl  of  Carlisle  to  Lord 
Preston. — ^A'bout  14  days  ago  I  was  alarmed  with  a  dis- 
course of  another  being  sent  in  your  place  ....  By  all 
that  I  can  lind  you  are  well  in  the  esteem  of  the  King 
and  Duke,  and  all  the  ministers,  therefore  I  would  not 
have  you  liy  any  meanB  be  the  occasion  of  being  called 
home,  lest  you  lose  the  recompence  you  may  reasonably 
expect  by  staying  out  your  time 

168|,  March  10th,  AVindsor.  (H.  Ball  I  to  Lord  Preston. 
— Alludes  to  the  sudden  death  of  Lord  Bodmin. — The 
absence  of  the  Court  makes  the  town  ot  London  very 
melancholy.  This  morning  I  came  from  thence  and  left 
it  without  any  news,  except  the  death  of  the  Earl  of 
Thanet,  who  died  yesterday  morning  about  one,  leaving 
his  brother  Thomas  his  successor  and  heir.  The  Duke 
of  Ormcind  has  beeD  very  ill,  but  it  is  hojie  recovered 
again,  tho'  not  past  danger.  Its  said  a  bargain  is  made 
between  Sir  Robert  Holmes  and  the  Duke  of  Grafton  for 
the  government  of  the  Isle  ot  Wight,  and  that  his  grace 
will  be  suddenly  invested  in  it.  The  Earl  of  Danby  is 
retired  to  Wimbledon,  not  being  able  to  make  his 
marquisatc  pass  ;  and  his  interest  seems  to  lessen  much, 
for  they  say  the  Earl  of  Pl3'mouth  will  lose  his  govei:n- 
ment  of  Hull,  which  will  be  restored  to  my  Lord 
Mttlgrave.  Madame  Crofts  is  out  of  favour,  and  to  quit 
the  Court,  and  the  Lady  Mary  Tudor  is  taken  out  of 
her  charge  and  given  to  the  governance  of  my  Lady 
Maresshall.  His  Majesty  has  had  no  sport  at  New- 
market Ijy  reason  of  the  drought,  which  has  caused  his 
Royal  Highness  to  resolve  to  return  to  to■^^•n  about  Thurs- 
day next.  The  treasury  they  say  are  adjourning  till 
after  Eastei-,  which  will  retard  your  lordship's  pay,  and 
I  fear  the  Lord  Dartmouth's  fleet  will  take  u\>  so  much 
money  that  it  will  be  further  postponed,  which  I  should 
be  very  soriy  for  ;  his  lordship  is  daily  expected.  The 
Ensign  that  killed  Mr.  Powney  was  not  aide  to  get  any 
reprieve,  so  was  hanged  on  Saturday  last  at  Reading: 
but  his  place  given  to  Mr.  Eton,  and  the  company  to 
Mr.  Progers  the  Lieutenant,  upon  his  promising  to  pay 
the  widow  1,100^,  which  he  gave.  My  Lord  Brounker 
is  not  well  :  his  lordship  is  master  of  St.  Catherine's 
bj'  the  Tower,  a  place  in  disposal  of  the  Queens  of 
England,  worth  1,600?.  per  anntim.  If  your  lordship 
could  get  the  reversion  thereof  it  would  be  worth  the 
acceptance.  If  tho  Duke  of  Ormond  should  die,  they 
say  the  Duke  of  Norfolk  would  have  either  the  garter 
or  the  staff. 

1684,  May  8th,  Whitehall.— R.  Yard  to  Lord  Preston. 
— The  Duchess  having  been  taken  ill  some  days  ago, 
the  Duke  came  to  town  on  Monday,  and  on  'I'uesday 
night  her  Royal  Highness  miscarried  as  they  say  of 
a  boy  ....  Last  Tuesday  sonic  words  bappcning 
at  the  Tennis  Court  at  Windsor  between  Coll.  Orpc 
one  of  the  lieutenants  of  the  horse  guards,  and  Mr. 
Ti'elawney,  Ijrother  to  Sir  Jonathan  Trelawney,  the 
latter  challenged  the  other  by  a  whisper  in  the  oar, 
and  so  they  both  went  into  the  park  where  Coll.  Orpe 
was  unwilling  to  draw,  thinking  it  not  becoming  him 
in  that  place,  but  was  pressed  to  it  by  Mr.  Trelawney. 
They  fought,  and  Coll.  Orpe  received  a  wound,  and  so 
they  v.ere  parted.  Coll  Orpe's  wound  its  hoped  is  not 
dangerous,  and  Mr.  Trelawney  is  in  custody.  There 
has  not  passed  anything  of  moment  at  Westminster 
Hall  this  week,  unless  it  be  that  Mr.  Attorney  moved 
yesterday  for  judgment  against  Mr.  Sacheverell,  and 
the  other  rioters  at  Nottingham;  and  upon  Cawdron, 
the  Earl  of  Clare's  steward,  upon  whom  Mr.  Attorney 
likewise  prayed  that  considering  the  heinousness  of  hie 
offence,  which  came  very  near  to  treason,  some  corporal 
punishment  may  be  iufiirted ;  and  the  Coni't  have 
appointed  to  give  judgment  against  the  said  ]iersons  on 
Saturday  next. 

1681,  June  5th,  London.  (Holograph.)  The  Marquis 
of  Halifax  to  Lord  Preston. —  .... 

1684,  June  20th,  Nuunington. — The  Marquis  of  Win- 
oliester  to  Lord  Preston.. — Gives  an  account  of  the 
benefit  he  is  deriving  from  the  waters. 

1684,  Aug.  25th.  (H.  Ball)  to  Lord  Preston.— I  had 
writ  the  enclosed  yesterday  before  I  went  to  Windsor, 
and  begged  my  cousin  would  acc^uaint  your  lordship 
with  the  contents  ;  but  since  hear  that  my  Lord  Radnor's 
removal  hath  not  made  room  for  Mr.  Seynioiu-  to  he 
Lord  Privy  Seal  as  was  i-eported,  but  that  the  Earl  of 
Rochester  is  made  Lord  President  (by  which  he  precedes 
the  Lord  Privy  Seal),  and  Mr.  Godolphiu  is  removed 
from  secretary  to  be  first  Commis.=ioner  of  the  Treasury, 


APPENDIX    Tu    SEVENTH    REPORT. 


377 


Sir 

.  Graham, 

Bart. 


and  the  Earl  of  Middletoii  made  Secretary  of  State  ;  and 
ivho  is  to  be  Secretary  of  Scotlaud  I  do  not  yet  licar, 
being  but  just  come  to  town. 

1684,  Sept.  l-'ptli,  London.  to  my  Lord 

(Preston).'  I  doubt  nut  but  you  have  had  an  account  of 
my  Lord  Argyle's  letter,  Ijui  possibly  I  can  bo  more 
particular  about  it.  It  was  addressed  to  Jlajor  Holmes, 
with  whom  my  Lord  Argyle  expostulates  that  Broun 
(the  dissenting  lord.-;)  should  reject  the  eonditions  o|'  a 
pn)posal  which  it  seems  he  had  made  of  making  a 
rebellion  in  Brand  (Scotland),  provided  Birtoh  (England) 
would  advance  :iO,000/.  Englisli  and  1,000  horse,  whieh 
he  says  would  l)e  titter  for  a  brush  in  the  beginning 
(whereupon  he  adds  mucli  depended)  then  a  rabble  (pf 
foot ;  however  he  seems  to  be  contented,  since  he  can  do 
no  better,  with  the  oilers  they  make  of  Itt.OOO/.  and  600 
or  700  horse  ;  he  gives  an  account  of  tlio  standing  forces, 
the  militia,  and  the  heritors  of  Scotland  which  would 
be  obliged  to  appear  for  the  King,  which  he  says  might 
make  a  body  of  60,000  men,  but  whereof  he  adds  the 
half  would  not  fight ;  he  says  his  party  wants  only 
money  and  arms ;  they  would  have  men  enough  but,  he 
adds,  arms  must  be  provided  in  good  time,  for  tliey 
cannot  be  remitted  as  letters  of  exchange  ;  he  refers 
much  to  other  letters,  and  says  that  ho  had  not  time  to 
write  fully  that  post  ;  matters  appear  not  thi'n  to  have 
been  adjusted  betwixt  him  and  Broun,  for  he  speaks  not 
of  anything  as  concluded  on,  Ijut  on  the  contrary  seems 
much  dissatisfied  with  Broun,  and  says  whether  he 
meddle  himself  or  not  in  the  business,  so  he  desires 
Major  Holmes  to  communicate  himself  fully  to  Mr.  Rid 
(Carstairs  as  Spence  says),  or  any  other  who  should  be 
sent  to  Holland,  The  letter  is  close  and  pertinent,  and 
such  a  contrivance  against  Cromwell  might  have  made 
him  as  famous  as  the  same  against  his  Majesty  makes 
him  infamous.  His  lad}'  and  his  son  my  Lord  Lurue 
have  (being  obliged  to  declare  the  truth)  acknowledged 
that  it  seems  to  them  to  be  his  handwriting.  The  cypher 
is  mighty  curious  ;  it  is  doulde.  he  makes  use  of  borrowed 
words,  and  none  of  them  arc  in  tlieir  places,  but  to  some 
two  words  that  make  lo  the  purpose  one  must  pass  over 
100  or  228  words,  yet  none  of  these  intervening  words 
are  useless,  but  all  to  the  ])urpose  when  put  in  their 
own  places.  I  hear  that  Major  Holmes  understood  only 
the  first  cypher,  and  Spence  only  the  second,  so  that 
neither  of  ihem  alone  understood  ths  letter.  Thus  Mr. 
Spence  must  have  learned  the  first  cypher  from  Major 
Holmes,  or  what  has  been  since  discovered  of  the  plot 
must  help  him  to  find  it  out  by  the  sense  of  what  is 
clear  in  the  letter,  yet  he  cannot  tell  who  M.  L.  is,  who 
is  only  named  in  the  letter  with  MS.  (one  Mrs.  Smith 
who  my  lord  lodged  where  be  was  at  Loudon,  as  Spence 
conjectures)  and  Mr.  Kid.  He  ends  the  letter  thus  : 
(The  total  sum  is  T28  guilders  and  3  stuivcrs)  which  is 
the  key  of  the  second  cypher,  the  guilders  signify  so 
many  lines,  and  the  stuivers  so  many  columns  ;  auch  a 
letter  must  be  written  twice  ;  this  is  the  manner  how  it 
was  written  first,  and  must  be  written  in  the  same 
manner  by  him  to  whom  it  is  addressed,  before  he  can 
understand  it  ;  but  the  letter  that  is  sent  is  written  as 
letters  ordinarily  are,  only  no  sense  ajipears.  My  Lord 
Argyle  in  the  first  place  had  joined  as  many  sheets 
lengthwise  as  was  necessary  to  make  128  lines  in  one 
page,  then  by  folding  the  paper  he  makes  8  columns  in 
it,  and  in  writing  a  line  puts  but  one  word  in  eaeh  of 
them,  so  that  there  are  only  8  words  in  every  line,  thus 
if  you  count  from  the  left  to  the  right  hand  there  are 
128  lines  with  8  words  in  each  of  them  ;  but  if  you 
count  from  the  top  to  tlie  foot  there  are  8  lines  and  128 
words  in  each  of  them  ;  having  done  thus  my  lord  takes 
new  paper  and  writes  after  the  (jrdinary  manner,  only 
ho  copies  front  top  to  foot,  which  makes  all  in  appear- 
ance unintelligible  ;  but  least' I  do  not  express  myself 
clearly,  I  shall  suppose  that  the  key  had  been  4  guilders 
and  i  stuivers,  the  tirst  dramjht  is  thus: — 


The  Archlip 

is  made 

bp  Brechin 

Drummond     bp 
Then  I  write  the  lettei 


<if  Glasgow 

A.rcbbp  St.  Andrews 

.     b])     .  Glasgow 

of  Brechin 

which  is  to  be  sent  thus.  I 
forgot  to  mention  that  the  first  line  is  from  top  to  foot, 
and  the  second  from  foot  to  top,  and  so  forth.  The  is 
bp.  Drummond  bp.  Brechin  made  Archbp.  of  Archbp. 
by  of  Brechin  Glasgow  .St.  Andrews  Glasgow.  'J'ho 
Archbp.  is  imknown  to  me,  but  phanaticks  say  that  if 
he  is  not  so  fortunate  as  to  have  the  character  of  a 
primitive  bp,  he  is  so  fortunate  as  not  to  be  in  primitive 
times  ;  the  other  two  are  like  known.  Luudy  succeeds 
to  Middleton,  another  I  hear  was  designed  to  succeed 
Godolphin,  and  I  believe  would  have  had  it  but  that 
Middleton,  whom  his  patron  would  not  oppose,  happened 

A    84062. 


t  I    be  first    named.      I    am   told  that   one  stood  fair  to  s,^ 

succeed  to   .Middleton    in    »vhom   your    lordship  is   too    F.  Giuiia«, 

much  concerned  not  to  know  the  truth  of  it,  for  I  have        J^^kt. 

it  not  from  very  good  hands.     Quo  Carstairs  has  had 

his   thumb    si{ueezed,  but    I   do   not   he.ir  that    he  has 

confessed  any  thing.     Baillie  of  Jerviswood,  one  of  rhr 

prisoners  sent  from  this])lare  for  the  plot,  bad  a  co|iy  of 

his  indictment  on  the  2nd  of  this  month,  for  conspiring 

the  King's  death  and  to   make  a  rebellion,  conversini; 

with  intercommuned  jiersons.  corresponding  with   niv 

Lord  Argyle  and  Russell.  Col.  Sydney,  &c.  :  there  w:'i-e 

no  proofs,  so  all  was  referred  to  his  oath  ;  on  the  Jth  a 

committee  of  the  council  was  sent  lo  him  in  pi-ison,  but 

he  refused  to  swear,  demanding  a  delay  that  he  might, 

consider  his  libel,  and  because  of  his  indisposition,  for 

he  was  dying,  and  so  thought  to  have  escaped,  but  he 

was  fined  the  same  day  in  6,0'" iL  English;  he  became 

speecliless  on  Saturday  after,  being  the  6th,  ami  is  uov.-. 

I  suppose,  dead;  his  estate  is  worth  10,000/.,  bat  to  r.iise 

that  money  out  of  it  will  ruin  it;  the  other  prisoners 

will  be   proceeded  against  in  the  same  m;innor.     That 

Baillie  was  brother-m-law  to  Gen.  Lieuten;int  Drr.mond. 

who    1    perceive    lies    under   the    unhappy    character 

of  a  trimmer.     Manj-  of  the  gentry  of  Teviotdale  have 

petitioned  the  council ;  their  late  chief  has  fined  them 

in  250,O00L  Scots,  that  is  21,000/.  English,  more  or  less. 

1  know  not  if  my  author   mistakes   but  I  do  not;  they 

oil'er  to  swear  that  their  lailys  went  to  church  ordin;xrily, 

and  that  they  had  not  been  at  meetings  since  the  last 

indemnity,  but  they  could  not  swear  that  they  had  been 

jjrecisely  at  church  once  2  or  3  weeks  ;  there  is  homing 

against  several  of  them,  but  the  council  will  no  doubt 

put  a  stop   to  it,  for  gentlemen  are  oft  absL'iit  from 

home,  and  unless  they  kept  a  register   to   mark  down 

every  time  their  ladys  goes  to  church,  i;  could  noi.  bu 

expected   that   the}'  should  swear  such   au  oath.     One 

would  have  thought  that  the  treasurer  should  not  h-avo 

been    for  making    Luudy  secret;uy  ;  but   hitherto  the 

understanding  Ijetwixt   him  and    the    chancellor    is  so 

good  that  he  does  not  provide   against  the  time  it  may 

become  bad.     There  is  a  general  mistake  that  the  late 

chancellor  was  the  Duke's  creation,  he  was  raised  by  my 

Lord  Queensberry  in  ho])e3  he  would  always  remember 

it,  and  was  turned  out  by  him  for  not  doing  it.  .  .   . 

1681.  Sept.  2oth,  London. — I'lic  same  to  the  same. — 
1  can  give  you  but  a  bad  account  of  the  discoveries  in 
.Scotland.  1  have  no  letters  myself,  and  matters  are  ■ 
kept  mighty  cloS3,  but  if  you  will  allow  me  1  shall  give 
you  my  conjectures  what  may  have  rendered  so  many 
of  the  best  of  the  gentry  obnoxious  to  the  law.  After 
the  rebellion  at  Bothwcll  bridge  an  indemnity  was 
granted,  but  out  of  it  were  excepted  all  heritors  or  men 
having  land  estates  in  the  west  where  that  rebellion 
was ;  all  the  tenants  that  have  got  a  little  money  buy  a 
few  acres  with  it,  so  that  there  were  more  than  1,800 
excepted,  but  it  was  thought  such  an  exception  was 
only  designed  to  keep  them  in  fear  and  not  to  be 
executed ;  they  lived  peaceably  at  home,  every  man 
denying  his  own  guilt,  till  several  years  after,  the 
judges  on  a  sudden  declared  that  every  man  that  had 
conversed  with  them  were  guilty  of  treason. — Comments 
on  the  injustice  of  this. — The' Duchess  of  Lawderdale 
being  ready  to  go  to  Scotlaud  to  see  my  Lord  Lawder- 
dale is  avertised  that  she  is  named  in  the  plot,  where- 
upon to  colour  her  not  going  she  has  let  blood  and  has 
got  the  gout.  My  Lord  Maitland  has  made  his  peace, 
Tor  it  appears  my  Lord  Argyle  never  trusted  him.  My 
Lord  Lauderdale  is  coming  up  I  suppose  to  get  a  gilt  of 
her  forfeiture;  this  is  very  private  but  I  believe  it  is 
true,  it  is  like.  Spence  has  told  that  there  passed  letters 
betwixt  her  and  .Argyle.  Your  lordshi])  must  allow  me 
to  tell  you,  tho'  it  be  not  propjr  here,  my  Lord  Lauder- 
dale's last  words  ;  lam  sure  of  the  truth  of  it.  Doctor 
Xeedham  I  think  it  was  who,  desiring  him  to  take  wh;it 
])roved  his  last  dose,  he  answered  that  he  would  take  it 
tho'  it  were  a  turd,  and  never  spoke  after  ;  and  truly  it, 
was  a  suitable  end  for  a  man  whose  memory  will  stink. 
Your  lordship  will  pardon  such  an  expression  and  what 
I  am  going  to  add.  I  hear  my  Lord  Dundonald  is  like 
to  be  brought  to  trouble  for  conversinir,  tho'  only  by  tho 
breach,  with  an  unnamed  rebel,  for  he  gave  his  lordship 
a  clystero.  Now  if  his  lordship  shall  pay  Iti.OOOi.  for 
that  clystero,  which  mav  happen,  then,  &c 

1681.  Oct.  16th,  London.  Tho  same  to  the  same.— 
....  There  is  a  rumour  that  the  Earls  of  Haddiug- 
toun,  Crauford,  and  Sutherland  are  imprisoned.  Some 
companies  of  the  standing  forces  are  quartered  in  tho 
town  of  Edinburgh.  Every  ship  is  searched  tlia,t  comes 
from  abroad,  and  those  that  let  lodgings  at  Edinburgh 
are  obliged  to  give  up  tho  names  of  their  lodgers.  JNo 
man  without  permission  is  to  go  20  miles  from  his  own 

3  B 


378 


HISTORICAL  MAKUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Sib 

F.Gbaham, 

Babt. 


house.  If  these  thiugs  be  true  twhich  I  know  not), 
either  those  wlio  govern  do  really  apprehend  a  rebellion, 
or  are  desirous  to  make  people  believe  that  they  do  so. 
It  is  also  said  that  the  Council  begins  to  think  that  Mr. 
Munroe  has  put  a  trick  on  them,  in  telling  more  than  is 
true,  ao  to  invalidate  his  own  evidence,  his  design 
being  only  to  escape  torture.  My  Lord  Tarras  is  said 
to  cast  himself  on  the  King's  mercy,  but  there  are  such 
uncertain  reports  t  hat  I  am  ashamed  to  write  them ; 
but  what  was  said  of  the  Duchess  of  Lauderdale  is  truer, 
for  she  is  still  sick ;  but  it  will  be  hard  to  prove  that 
she  sent  money  to  my  Lord  Avgyle,  for  no  doubt  she 
did  it  cunningly  enough,  and  can  for  a  shilt  turn  it  over 
on  my  Lady  Lome,  who  can  hardly  be  troubled  for  it. 
Thus  they  will  be  necessitated  to  refer  all  to  the 
Duchesses  oath,  in  which  case  one  would  think  she  is  in 
no  great  danger.  Shall  an  estate  acquired  without  con- 
science be  lost  by  it  ?  but  she  is  as  mean  spirited  in 
adversity  as  she  was  insolent  in  prospei'ity  ;  I  remember 
she  cried  like  a  child  when  D.  Ham.  (Duke  Hamilton), 
appeared  first  asainsl  her  husband,  tho'  the  event 
proved  there  was  no  cause  for  it.  Some  say  that  D. 
Hamiltoun,  General  Dalziel,  atid  some  other.s,  are 
making  a  party,  and  that  the  advocate  is  not  well  with 
the  treasurer,  uor  with  the  chancellor.  I  hear  he  is 
bail  for  a  prisoner  ;  it  seems  his  credit  would  rise  no 
higher.  I  have  been  told  that  once  the  last  summer  he 
was  in  his  raptures  ;  he  inclines  that  way  in  vacation 
time  ;  but  business  ordinarily  brings  him  down  from 
these  third  heavens.  1  hear  of  one  of  his  letters  that 
begins,  Sir  good  G  od.  as  if  he  only  worried  his  Highness 
to  hear  him  speak  to  God  ;  if  it  had  been  to  hear  God 
speak  to  him  it  might  be  pardoned  him.  He  goes  on 
informing  God  how  blessed  a  thing  torture  is  ;  how 
hap])y  the  people  of  Scotland  are  in  it,  and  how  unhappy 
England  is  without  it,  and  how  that  it  is  impossible  to 
imagine  that  any  government  can  subsist  without  it, 
and  so  on  with  his  necessities  for  it  and  impossibilitys 
without  it,  tho'  Spence  is  tho  first,  if  I  remember  right, 
was  told  anything  ibr  torture  now  these  100  years.  If 
tortnre  could  make  men  speak  sense  as  well  as  truth  he 
might  be  more  particularly  concerned  to  praise  it,  and 
Lave  shunned  what  happened  here  in  the  cabin[etj  eoun- 
when  some  such  letter  of  his  being  read,  wherein  he 
ridiculed  the  English  laws  and  the  constitution  of  the 
government,  such  oli'ense  was  taken  that  notwithstanding 
the  apologies  were  made  for  him  because  of  his  zeal,  an 
order  was  made  that  no  letters  should  be  brought  there 
but  such  as  were  examined  by  the  committee  of  secrecy 
in  Scotland.  It  is  surmised  that  there  will  be  a  Parlia- 
ment in  Scotland  this  winter.  Sir  Samuel  Heruardis- 
ton's  estate  is  seized  on  for  his  fine,  and  all  the  furniture 
of  his  house.  His  lady  would  needs  go  there  to  look 
on,  and  so  loEt  her  coach  and  horses.  Sheriff  Bethell's 
estate  is  also  seized,  and  the  writ  is  sealed  for  Mr. 
Hampden's  estate. 

u.  y.,  Nov.  <ith. — This  is  my  third  since  1  had 
the  favour  to  hear  from  your  lordship.  I  have 
Spence's  confession  ;  I  do  not  believe  it  is  an  entire 
copy.  He  says  he  believes  there  was  a  design  of  an 
in.surrection.  but  he  pretends  to  know  nothing  particular 
about  it.  He  says  my  Lord  Loudoun  and  the  late 
President  Stairs  were  with  my  Lord  Argyle  in  Holland. 
This  is  the  only  passage  by  which  any  person  can  suffer 
except  my  Lord  Argyle,  of  whose  guilt  nobody  doubts  : 
He  being  desired  to  explicate  what  is  the  meaning  of 
these  words  merry  tale  hetwixt  Builvr  and  lii^  lanillurd, 
which  are  in  one  of  the  letters,  he  answers  that  his 
landlc^rd  (so  it  seems  he  was  Mr.  Butler)  said  to  the  liest 
of  his  understanding  (for  his  landlord  was  a  Dutchman, 
and  Spence  says  he  knew  little  of  the  language),  that 
the  people  of  England  were  so  dissatisfied  with  the 
King  that  if  they  could  not  do  it  otherwise  they  would, 
crossing  his  neck,  as  they  had  done  to  his  father  (these 
arc  his  words),  and  that  he  replied,  peoj)le  ought  not  to 
speak  so  of  kings.  All  this  is  obscure,  however  it  may 
be  reasonabl}'  concluded  that  m}'  Lord  Argyle's  design 
(if  he  be  the  author  of  the  letter,  which  1  know  not)  was 
to  excite  Mr.  Butler  to  put  in  practice  the  Dutchman's 
conjectures.  I  am  the  more  inclined  to  think  the  copy 
\  have  seen  is  not  full  enough,  since  Mi'.  S]ience  is  not 
further  questioned  on  so  ticklish  a  point,  for  if  tlie 
letter  was  addressed  to  him  (as  in  all  probability  it  was 
since  he  explicates  the  landlord's  discourse)  no  doubt  he 
could  tell  what  was  the  design  of  the  writer  in  mention- 
ing such  a  thing  to  him,  if  it  was  only  to  put  him  in 
mind  of  some  other  thing,  or  if  it  was  on  a  woi'se  design. 
The  bond  for  which  D.  Hamiltoun  and  others  came  to 
London  to  complain  is  now  imposed  ;  the  late  plots  do 
alter  the   scene.     The   Bar!  of  Cassells  is  prisoner  for 


refusing  it.  Sir  G.  Lockart  is  said  to  have  refused  it, 
but  I  doubt  of  it  ...  .  My  Lord  Koohester  is  to  be 
Deputy  of  Ireland  if  my  Lord  Ormoud  die,  or  if  he  con- 
sent to  it,  or  if  it  be  found  necessary  to  remove  him 
from  that  employment ;  however,  it  is  believed  my  Lord 
Rochester  will  be  sent  thither,  notwithstanding  all  these 
conditions  ;  and  its  a  pity  he  should  not,  for  both  his 
friends  and  enemies  solicit  for  him,  as  I  am  told  they 
did  to  get  him  made  president  of  the  council,  for  it  was 
his  own,  tho'  not  deliberate  demand ;  but  many  call 
ihis  a  supplanting  of  my  Lord  Ormond  ;  for  they  say 
that  the  inequality  of  the  match  betwixt  the  two  fami- 
lies was  balanced  by  the  expectation  mj'  Lord  Ormond 
had  of  dying  Deputy  of  Ireland,  having  so  great  a  sup- 
porter. My  Lord  Hallifax  goes  not  often  to  Court,  and 
is  not  thought  to  be  much  in  favour,  but  on  the  other 
hand  it  is  not  believed  his  credit  will  grow  less,  no  more 
than  that  of  the  Prince  of  Orange,  who  it  seems  would 
rather  have  England  enter  into  a  bargain  with  Prance 
than  continue  neutral  ;  the  first  is  as  probable  us  the 
latter  ....  I  hear  of  a  new  project  of  making  my  Lord 
Rochester  secretary,  and  my  Lord  Sunderland  treasurer, 
but  its  thought  the  treasury  will  Ije  still  kept  in  com- 
mission. If  my  Lord  Queensbury  knew  how  much  my 
Lord  Perth  is  in  favour  it  might  create  jealousy  betwixt 
them.  The  trimmer  clergy  have  yesterday  fallen 
severely  on  popery,  even  to  repeat  K.  James  his  impre- 
cation on  any  of  his  posterity  that  should  be  jiopishly 
affected,  upon  the  pains  of  worse  than  death.  Some 
vacancys  being  supplied,  it  is  like  those  that  are  dis- 
apjiointed  take  their  revenges 

1684,  Dec.  1st,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — This 
is  my  fourth  letter  since  1  had  the  honour  to  hear  from 
you.  I  am  still  ignorant  of  the  nature  of  the  Scotch 
plot,  if  it  was  an  association  to  take  efi'ect  after  his 
Majesty's  death  or  at  present.  It  is  surmised  that  there 
is  some  difl'ereiioe  betwixt  the  Treasurer  and  the  Chan- 
cellor, but  I  know  no  particulars  since  they  came  from 
the  circuits.  My  Lord  Melville  and  my  Lord  Lowdoun 
( who  is  now  dead)  are  declared  fugitives.  Polwart  and 
Saltoun  are  indicted  of  treason,  the  former  I  think  for 
an  association,  Saltoun  for  his  contrivances  with  my 
Lord  Argyle  in  Holland,  in  order  to  the  carrying  on  of 
the  English  plot.  I  believe  onl}'  Oarstairs  witnesses 
against  him,  and  1  am  told  that  he,  before  he  would 
make  anj-  discovery,  got  an  Act  of  Council  to  be  made, 
securing  him  from  the  necessity  of  being  an  evidence. 
Sir  John  Cunningham  is  dead.  The  methods  taken  at 
the  circuits  were  these,  the  conformist  clergy  with  their 
eonsist(;)rys  were  obliged  to  give  on  oath  lists  of  the 
dissenters,  who  were  fined  and  did  engage  to  live  regu- 
larly, those  who  refused  were  banished.  The  test  was 
presented  to  none  but  those  whose  names  were  in  the 
roll  of  persons  outlawed,  upon  the  taking  of  which  they 
were  absolved.  This  was  ail  was  done  in  the  southern 
counties  where  the  judges  did  not  meddle  with  the 
gentry,  they  being  already  fined  by  Gordoun  and  Mel- 
drum  (who  died  lately  on  a  sudden  j  the  sheritt'  deputes. 
In  the  west,  besides  what  is  already  mentioned,  a  bond 
was  put  to  all  heritors,  that  is  freeholders,  and  the  test 
to  as  many  as  tho.se  deputed  by  the  council  thought 
convenient.  The  gentlemen  that  refused  either  of  them 
or  opposed  the  supply  are  imprisoned,  or  at  least  have 
found  bail  that  they  shall  present  themselves  at  Edin- 
burgh to  his  Majesty's  council  ;  those  of  the  meaner 
lort,  among  whom  are  many  merchants  in  Glasgow, 
are  banished.  Sir  George  Lockart  is  either  confined  to 
his  house  or  in  prison,  so  are  my  Lord  Cassells,  my  Lord 
Carmichacl,  the  Baron  of  Oarstairs,  who  is  brother-in- 
law  to  the  Treasurer,  and  many  others  ....  The  Duke 
goes  to  Scotland  on  the  15th  of  February  to  hold  a  Par- 
liament. A  Parliament  is  necessary  to  ratify  what 
has  been  done,  and  to  forfeit  absent  traitors,  for  those 
that  have  not  been  in  actual  rebellion,  tho'  guilty  of 
treason,  can  be  outlawed  if  they  be  absent,  and  their 
estates  sequestrated,  but  they  cannot  be  forfeited  with- 
out a  Parliament,  but  all  that  seems  not  tanti  to  make 
the  Duke  go  to  Scotland.  It  is  whispered  here  about 
town  that  there  has  been  a  proposition  made  for  a 
declaration  to  soften  the  execution  of  the  laws  against 
papists,  which  disaffected  people  call  a  tolerance  of 
]K)pery.  Whigs  say  that  my  Lord  Sunderland  did 
second  it,  and  that  my  Lord  Keeper  and  my  Lord 
Hallifax  (who  some  think  will  go  to  the  country  in  the 
spring)  did  oppose  it.  I  wish  every  peaceable  man  was 
lot  stand  and  fall  to  his  own  master ;  it  is  in  the  next 
world  only  that  men  can  be  judged  for  their  religion, 
so  that  it  seems  preposterous  to  punish  them  in  this 
.  .  .  .  W  have  had  rumours  of  the  D.  of  Monmouth 
being  here,  there  is  some  ground  for  such  reports,  but 


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Sib         yet  they  may  be  false  ....  (Seal,  a  heart  with  an  eye 
Sm.'*'"'   in  the  centre  on  a  wreath.     The  motto  encircling  it  is 
— ■*        broken,  the  last  letter  is  ().) 

1684,  Dec.  29th.  Sir  Sam.  Morland  to  Lord  Preston. 
— What  my  behaviour  has  been  since  my  coming  into 
this  conntry  your  lordship  very  well  knows,  and  what 
my  present  condition  is  the  enclosed  papers  will  inform 
you.  When  I  go  fi-om  hence,  if  I  return  into  Imglaud, 
there  I  shall  find  myself  and  children  after  me  by  the 
great  severiiy  of  the  Lords  of  the  Treasury  defeated 
of  the  400/.  per  annum  land  of  inheritance  out  of  the 
Lancaster  Duchy  rents,  of  which  liis  Majesty  made  me 
so  absolute  a,  promise  about  12  year.-^  since.  Besides 
an  arrear  of  14  or  1,.W0?.  due  to  the  poor  workmen  for 
the  engine  at  Windsor,  for  which  they  look  upon  me  as 
responsible,  and  accordingly  threaten  me.  My  lord, 
these  are  but  uncomfortable  reflections  for  the  latter 
end  of  my  life. — Asks  Lord  Preston  for  his  mediation 
with  his  most  sacred  Majesty  that  when  he  goes  from 
this  place  his  way  may  be  made  more  easy  into  his  own 
country. — If  the  King  has  no  service  for  me,  then  I 
would  willingly  repair  into  the  North,  and  there  take  my 
cliance  among  the  coal  mines,  ic.  If  my  way  may  not 
be  cleared  into  England,  in  regard  of  the  fore-mentioned 
difficulties,  then  I  humbly  beg  your  lordship  to  move  the 
King  that  he  would  please  to  give  me  his  letters,  recom- 
mendatory to  the  Great  Duke  of  Florenee,  who  perhaps 
may  give  me  bread  that  little  time  I  am  like  to  live.  Pro- 
bably I  may  die  by  the  way,  and  then  my  prayer  shall 
be,  that  his  Majesty  would  be  pleased  in  remembrance 
of  old  services  and  promises  to  provide  for  my  son.  who 
is  now  a  student  in  the  Temple,  according  to  his 
quality,  and  to  continue  my  pension  till  such  time  as 
they  shall  have  satisfied  my  private  debts. 

Iij85,  April  .^th.  At  my  Lord  Faversham's  at  White- 
hall.— To  Moiiseigneur  Colbert  de  Croissy  (in  French 
much  decayed  and  the  signature  torn  off).  The  writer 
says  that  he  was  known  to  Lord  Preston,  having  been 
brought  up  '■  dansle  College  Boyal  dont  je  suis  un  de  la 
fondation."  He  says  that  he  is  not  wholly  unknown  to 
Colbert,  and  that  for  the  last  '24  years  all  the  nobility 
who  have  come  into  England  have  found  him  ready  to 
serve  them.  He  asks  to  be  allowed  to  come  into  France 
and  dispose  of  his  property. 

1685,  April  6th,  Carlisle. — James  Nicholson  to  Lord 
Preston,  at  Mr.  Graham's  house  in  Soho  Square. — 
Tells  him  of  his  being  unanimously  elected  one  of  the 
knights  for  this  county  to  servo  in  the  next  Parliament. 
1685,  April  30th,  London.— Pulloyn  to  Lord  (Pres- 
ton).— Acknowledges  the  receipt  of  some  money  for 
things  bought  at  Rome. — We  hear  your  lordship  will 
be  here  at  the  Parliament,  but  no  news  of  Sir  John 
Borlase.  All  the  difficult  part  of  the  marriage  between 
Lord  Irvine  and  Lord  Sherrard's  daughter  is  over  and 
concluded  :  .  .  .  Lord  Grey  is  gone  with  Lord  Man- 
chester to  Lees ;  some  will  have  him  espouse  Lord 
Hatton's  daughter  suddenly,  which  I  heartily  wish. 
The  Quakers'  address  to  his  Majesty  runs  thus :  AVe 
condole  with  thee  the  death  of  our  friend  Charles  ;  we 
are  gHd  thou  art  come  to  be  our  ruler ;  we  hear  that 
thou  art  a  dissenter  from  the  Church  of  England,  and 
so  are  we ;  we  hope  thou  wilt  allow  us  the  liberty  thou 
takest  thyself  ;  and  so  wish  thee  well.  This  puts  me  in 
mind  of  the  Recorder's  blunder  to  the  Queen,  who 
condoled  with  sorrow  in  one  band,  and  grief  in  the 
other,  which  is  put  into  verse  thus  : 

Madam,  we  bring  you,  to  be  very  brief. 
In  this  hand  sorrow,  and  in  that  hand  grief. 
And  wee'l  be  sure  to  come  again  to-morro%v. 
With  grief  in  this  hand,  and  in  that  hand  sorrow. 

1685,  May  16th.  Sir  Sam.  Morland  to  Lord  Preston. 
— Has  made  all  inquiries  concerning  the  enclosed  paper 
(it  contains  list  of  flowers,  jonquils,  tuberoses,  Ac),  and 
the  florists  tell  him  the  proper  time  for  planting  is  at 
the  end  of  February  or  beginning  of  March  ;  he  sends 
the  names  of  the  most  eminent  florists  in  Paris.  (En- 
closed are  the  names  of  these  florists.) 

1685,  July  11th.  Edinburgh.  William  Aikman  to 
Lord  Preston. — A  formal  letter,  saying  that  the  answer 
is  herewith  enclosed  from  the  royal  burroughs  to  his 
lordship,  wherein  they  do  most  justly  acknowledge  how 
much  they  owe  him. — He  will  see  bytheir  letter  that 
the  troubles  here  have  been  such  that  they  have  minded 
no  business  but  his  Majesty's,  and  they  doubt  not  but 
upon  application  his  Majesty  will  be  mindful  of  them, 
and  will  from  time  to  time  assist  their  privileges  both 
in  France  and  elsewhere,  and  will  instrnct  his  ambas- 
sadors for  that  effect. 

(On  the  other  side  of  tln'  page  Mr.  Aikman  writes. — 
Things    are    here    again    perlectly    settled.     Sir    Ji>hn 


Cochran  and  his  son  are  in  the  Tolbooth  of  Edinburgh  S'b 

waiting  a  return  from  his  Majesty  to  Sir  John's  olfer°to    ^-  baot'^*' 

discover   some   thing    of  great   importance   which   h.-  " 

thinks  may  save  his  life.  To  be  short,  each  blames 
other  for  the  mismanagement,  and  Rombolt  blamed  all. 
Mr.  Charles  Campbell,  one  of  my  late  Lord  Argyle's 
sons,  is  taken  in  a  wood  near  his  father's  house,  and  is 
to  be  here  this  night  or  to-morrow ;  the  other  son  has 
escaped  with  Sir  Pat.  Hume,  of  Polwort,  but  cannot 
continue  long  undiscovered.  Cull.  Ailiff  and  tw., 
preachers  were  brought  in  from  Glasgow  yesterday,  and 
many  of  the  Highland  prisoners  daily,  whereof  my  Lord 
Atholl  has  hanged  several  npun  the  place.  Coll.Ailifl'e 
is  civilly  used  upon  my  Lord  Dumbarton's  acquaintance, 
and  is  thought  may  be  saved  upon  his  lordship's  inter- 
cession. Rombolt  the  malster,  his  head  and  quarters 
are  boxed  up  for  England  by  order  from  Court  after 
they  were  set  up  here.  Argyle's  head  is  upon  the  west 
end  of  the  Tolbooth,  and  all  his  arms  and  amunition 
put  in  the  castle.  All  this  day  we  have  had  tiring  of 
guns  anil  ringing  of  liells.  upon  report  of  the  rebels 
being  beat  in  England,  and  Gray  and  Holmes  taken,  the 
news  whereof  came  first  from  my  Lord  Dumbarton's 
camp,  near  Dumfries,  whence  they  were  marching 
towards  England;  and  Coll.  Douglas's  regiment  of 
guards  and  three  troops  of  horse  were  called  up,  but 
God  be  thanked  there's  no  need  of  them  .... 

1685,  Oct.  25tli,  "\Viiitehall.— The  Earl  of  Sunderland 
to  Lord  Preston. — The  King  commands  me  to  acquaint 
your  lordship  that  he  wouhl  have  you  attend  him  at 
Mr.  Chiflinch's  lodgings  to-morrow,  being  Monday,  at 
5  o'clock  in  t'ae  afternuou. 

168.x  Feb.  15ih.  Sir  Thomas  Chicheley  to  Lo"d 
Preston. — Asks  him  to  lay  his  commands  on  Mr.  .\'ils- 
worth  for  a  copy  of  his  patent  for  the  auditors  of  the 
Duchy.  They  have  been  to  him  (Chicheley)  several 
times  to  make  complaint,  and  he  is  sure  it  is  prejudicial 
to  the  King's  revenue,  which  is  like  to  suffer  very  much 
by  it. 

1686,  Aug.  6th.  Tho.  Rohson  to  Lord  Preston. — I 
had  answered  your  lordship's  of  21th  July  sooner  could 
I  have  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  Lord  Feversham 
sooner  ;  but  it  was  Tuesday  last  ere  I  had  the  good 
fortune  of  meeting  with  his  lordship.  He  being  a  great 
officer  in  the  camp,  spent  much  of  his  time  there,  but 
it's  nou'  decamping.  The  dragoons  are  already  marched 
to  their  quarters,  and  I  think  both  horse  and  foot  will 
follow  this  week.  But  I  am  now  to  ac:iuaint  your  lord- 
ship that  my  Lord  Feversham  had  your  letter  with  the 
enclosed,  and  communicated  the  contents  to  the  Queen, 
who  was  well  satisfied  with  it ;  and  his  lordship  begs  a 
thousand  pardons  that  he  hath  not  yet  answered  it  ...  . 
He  desires  your  lordship  will  be  so  kind  as  to  give 
account  of  the  Queen's  aii'airs,  as  any  shall  occur  to  your 
lordshi]) 

n.  y.  Feb.  15th.  H.  [Countess  of]  Rochester  to  Lord 
Preston,  at  Paris.  Complimentary ;  and  thanks  for 
Lord  Preston's  civilities  to  her  while  in  France. 

n.  d.  (Dr.)  AV.  Levett  to  Lord  Preston. — I  made  your 
lordship's  compliments  in  the  same  manner  you  directed 
me  to  both  the  ladies  last  night.  My  Lady  Hyde  is 
under  the  physician's  hands,  and  does  not  stir  out  in 
the  morning.  My  Lady  Thanet,  I  find  by  her,  designs 
to  come  and  wait  on  your  lordship  at  prayers  and  ser- 
mon, but  is  obliged  to  return  home  to  dinner,  she  and 
my  Lady  Hyde  having  invited  my  Lady  Berkely  and 
Mr.  Povey  to  dine  with  them.  .  .  ,  . 

n.  y.  Jan.  7th,  London. — Lord  Morpeth  to  (Lord 
Preston). — Condoles  with  Lord  Preston  on  his  illness 
....  My  Lord  Duke  of  Norfolk  is  adying,  which  is 
the  only  news  I  know 

n.  y.  Jan.  1.5tli.  Jo.  (Fell,  Bishop  of)  Oxford,  to  Lord 
Preston,  at  Paris. — Condolences  on  his  illnesH. 

[1683,]  Aug.  16th.  London.— (Sir)  Christopher  Mus- 
grave  to  Lord  Preston. — .  .  .  .  My  Lord  Dartmouth 
rides  Admiral  in  St.  Hellen's  Point,  waiting  a  fair  wind. 
God  send  him  a  prosperous  voyage  and  a  safe  return. 
His  Majesty  designs  buying  all  the  saltpetre  imported  ; 
and  we  in  the  Ordnance  must  labour  that  his  Majesty 
may  reap  an  advantage  by  it,  whicli  must  be  by  sup- 
plying his  subjects  at  home  and  foreign  parts.  And  by 
your  lordship's  favour  may  understand  whether  the  King 
of  France  makes  all  his  own  powder;  if  he  does  nut, 
from  whence  he  is  furnished,  and  what  he  gives  a 
liarrel  ....  My  Lord  Conway  died  on  Saturday, 
leaving  32,00n?.  in  raone}',  and  all  his  personal  estate 
to  his  Lad}-,  and  his  real  estate  to  her  during  her  life, 
and  after  her  death  to  Mr.  Edw.  Seymoore's  son  by  the 
sc-cond  venture.  Not  one  farthing  to  poor  Frank  Gwin, 
which  occasions  great  admiration. 

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11.  y..  August  iTtb.   Ciivent  Garden.— John  Baber  i  i 

'''    Lord  Pifstoii,  at  Paris From  the  late  Jresli 

alarms  of  the  French  King's  great  revolutions  are 
generally  expected,  yet  I  who  can  l)rag  of  nothing  but 
being  a  true  English  man  think  my  conntiy  safe,  and 
as  secure  under  your  lordship's  ministry  as  the  French 
do  theirs  under  their  Harillon's.  If  England  falls  out 
■with  France,  amongst  other  felicities,  we  may  expect 

that  of  your  lordship's  return 

n.  d.  Dc  Laine  to  Lord  Preston. — .^.pplics  for  employ- 
ment. He  was  a  Frenchman,  but  had  married  two 
English-women  in  succession  and  obtained  letters  of 
denization.  He  was  then  in  the  serrice  of  the  Duke  [of 
York]  at  100?.  per  annum. 

Letters  fkom  Fkance. 

1682,  Jan.  24th.  Paris. — Hen.  Savileto  Lord  Preston. 
— Tou  must  give  me  leave  to  give  myself  joy  of  having 
your  lordship  for  my  successor  ....  For  a  secretary, 
1  l^rought  one  out  of  England  when  I  came  first,  lint 
soon  found  I  could  do  very  well  without  one,  and  have 
during  my  whole  time  made  my  own  memorials  and 
del  iveied  them  written  in  my  own  hand;  ifyourlord- 
sliip  find  want  of  the  habit  of  writing  French  has  put 
yniT  liand  a  little  out  for  the  present,  it  were  advisable 
to  bring  one  with  you  out  of  England,  nay  it  will  be 
some  ease  to  have  one  always.  The  method  of  memorials 
you  will  easily  see  by  reading  a  few  at  the  secretary's 
office,  either  such  as  have  lieen  given  in  here  by  your 
predecessors,  or  such  as  are  daily  presented  to  the  King 
which  are  in  the  sarne  style,  so  that  you  will  have  no 
difficulty  in  that  particular    .   .   . 

1082,  Feb.  4.  n.  s.,  Paris.  (French.)  Dan.  Skinner 
to  Lord  Preston.  "  The  recollection  which  I  have  of 
"  beginning  my  studies  with  your  Excellency  at  the 
"  famous  eehool  of  Westmin.ster  makt'S  me  take  the 
"  libert\' of  sending  you  my  compliments  on  the  pre- 
'■  ference  which  the  King  of  Great  Britain  has  shown  to 
"  your  person  in  making  you  his  and.>assador  at  the 
"  Court  of  France.''  ....  After  some  compliments  lie 
says  that  as  a  long  residence  [lidhHuchj  in  France  has 
given  him  a  perfect  knowledge  of  tiir  language  and  of 
the  practice  of  that  Court  he  offers  I  is  services  to  Lord 
Preston.     (Holograph.) 

1682,  Feb.  11th,  Paris.  Hen.  Savile  to  the  same. — 
....  Mons'.  Laisne  stands  fair  to  be  your  lordship's 
secretary  :  it  is  impossible  for  me  not  to  give  him  my 
good  word,  which  truly  I  think  he  does  well  deserve, 
besides  that  his  being  naturalised,  being  a  Protestant, 
and  having  his  little  fortune  in  England  takes  away 
all  the  arguments  that  could  most  ]irobably  be  urged  to 
his  prejudice,  nor  has  it  been  unusual  to  our  ministei-s 
here  to  have  had  ]''rench  secretaries.  I  should  humbly 
advise  you  to  make  use  in  money  ujatters  of  one  Mr. 
Ord,  the  only  banr|uicr  I  knoxv  liere  of  his  Majesty's 
subjects  ....  His  coi-respondeut  at  London  is  one 
Mr.  Fowlis,  easily  found  upon  the  'Change. 
1682.  March  24th,  Paris.     Hen.  Savile  to 

.—I  ail)  just  taking  coach  for  England  and 
deferred  writing  till  this  moment  in  hopes  of  giving  you 
some  good  account  of  your  business  ;  but  I  perceive  my 
successor,  Lord  Preston,  must  finish  it  when  he  conies. 
I  have  brought  it  so  near  an  issue  that  you  may  rea- 
sonably hope  for  a  good  one,  and  for  my  justification 
do  send  you  the  copy  of  the  memorial  1  presented  to  this 
King,  which  now  lies  before  Mons'.  de  Seignelay.  P.S. 
I  never  received  any  orders  from  England  what  to  do 
in  the  business  of  fbt  tin. 

1682,  July  /,.  Dunkcrk.  J.  lOllis  to  Lord  Preston. — 
I  <loubt  not  but  your  lordship  will  lie  much  surprised  to 
find  that  I  write  this  from  Dunkerk  and  not  from  Callis. 

Gives  an  account  of  a  severe  storm  at  sea,  the 

master  of  the  vessel  finding  thai  he  could  not  jiut  liack 
to  Calais  aimed  for  Dunkerk.  where  they  arrived  that 
morning. —  ....  1  am  not  a  little  concerned  at  this 
accident,  as  your  lordship  may  imagine,  for  what  con- 
cerns your  service ;  but  the  seamen  have  a  saying  that 
they  fling  in  my  teeth  when  I  seem  impatient.  Go,  savs 
the  King,  and  stay  says  the  wind  ;  and  ihis  will  be 
obeyed. 

1682.  Oct.  21st,  n.  s..  Paris.  E.  Tempest  to  Lord 
Preston. — Count  Masfieldt  is  yet  only  expected,  and  \  I't 
tliev  ill  his  house  say  ihey  expect  him  every  miiuite. 

1682,  Thursday,  "Nov.  19th,  Paris.  (French.)  1). 
Skinner  to  Lord  Preston. — "This  is  the  second  time 
"  that  I  addi'ess  your  Excellency  in  French.  The  first 
"  was  to' offer  my  service^.  This  ie  to  thank  you  lor 
"  all  the  kindnesses  yi^u  have  been  pleased  to  shew  me, 

"  alto'  my  hopes  have  railed  " He  says  he  \\  ill 

not  reproach  Lord  Preston  for  so  little  recollecting  his 
promise,  but  only  feai-s   that  some  one  has  maliciously 


turned  l.d.  Preston  from  his  iirn'hav'  to  him  ;  he  puts    „  q?^., 
Lord  P.  in   mind  that  he  had   voluntarily  promised  his      '  baet.  ' 

friendship  to  him  (Skinner).     He  asks  an  audience  of         

Lord  Preston.     Fragment  of  seal.     A  Viscount's  coronet 
above  ii  cyjiher.     The  writing  is  not  Skinners. 

1683,  May  2;"th,  u.  s..  Paris.— B.  Tempest  to  Lord 
Preston. — They  have  it  confirmed  here  for  certain  that 
the  King  of  Spain  is  dangerously  ill  aud  has  been  blooded 
5  times  ;  however,  the  Spanish  ambassador  says  it  is 
only  a  slight  indisposition  and  nothing  to  be  feared  from 

it 

1683,  June  16th,  n.  s. ,  Paris.  The  .same  to  the  same. 
— 'Tis  now  almost  a  fortnight  siuce  every  body  assured 
nie  so  confidently  of  youi  lordship's  being  either  upon 
the  road  or  just  ready  to  set  out,  that  I  concluded  it  un- 
necessary to  write  any  more;  but  since  I  find  now  that 
your  dejiarture  is  yet  uncertain  I  beg  leave  to  trouble 
your  lordship  with  an  account  of  what  passes  here.  The 
King  took  a  general  review  of  his  camp  upon  the  Saone 
the  8th  instant,  &c.  The  enclosed  is  for  Mr.  Carlton, 
come  from  Mrs.  Heron.  I  have  besides  sent  Mr.  Secre- 
tary a  extract  of  several  letters  which  I  had  yesterday 
from  the  Abbe,  which  I  eould  not  think  fit  to  trouble 
your  lordship  with. 

108:!,  Jul}'  fjth,  n.  s..  Paris.  The  satue  to  the  same. — 
The  ;!  enclosed  letters  are  all  which  I  have  received  for 
yourlordshipsince  Saturday,  when  1  gave  your  lordships' 
pac(|uet  to  Mons'.  Godet,  as  1  do  this,  that  ho  may 
recommend  it  as  he  says  he  will  where  it  shall  most 
cerl  ainly  meet  your  lordship.  I  have  also  humbly  taken 
leave  to  add  the  city  petition  in  print,  and  Mr.  Moun- 
steven's  letter,  which  contain  all  the  news  1  had  from 
England,  having  made  an  extract  of  them  for  the 
jierson  your  lordship  always  orders  me  to  communicate 
them  to.  .   .  . 

1683,  July  12tli,  n.  s.,  Paris.^The  same  to  the  same. 
— All  letters  from  England  of  this  day  are  full  of 
nothing,  but  new  circumstances  of  this  lately  discovered 
plot  ;  I  send  your  lordship  enclosed  these  two  of  mine 
which  are  the  most  particular,  and  Mr.  Innis  has  added 
another  ....  I  also  send  your  lordship  the  proclama- 
tion that  has  issued  for  the  a])prehending  the  D.  of 
Monmouth,  &c.,  as  1  made  bold  to  do  in  my  last, 
another  for  the  seizing  of  seveial  other  persons. 

1683,  July  2(ith,  n.  s.,  Mons.  Fr.  Bridgeman  to  Lord 
Preston. — 1  had  my  liberty  at  the  end  of  3  weeks  im- 
pritouinent  by  a  letter  Irom  M.  de  Louvois  to  M. 
D'Ainours.  the  King's  Lieutenant  in  the  Government  of 
Avenes ;  1  find  myself,  therefore,  under  as  great  a 
necessity  of  troubling  your  Exeelleney  again  with  my 
most  humble  thanks  .... 

](i83,  jS'Ov.  1st.  t'hantiily.  Louis  de  Bourbon  (Prince 
do  Conde)  to  the  ,\bbi'>  J^enandot.  (Kreiich). — Says,  in 
answer  to  a  letter  from  Keuandot,  that  he  knows  nothing 
of  Dr.  Burnet  but  from  seeing  some  books  written  by 
him  ;  that  M.  do  Euvignj-  brought  Burnet  to  him  (the 
Prince)  some  time  jireviously ;  but  he  (the  Prince) 
shewed  him  no  civilities,  and  that  if  he  comes  again  he 
will  be  ill  received. 

1683,  Nov.  9th,  n.  s.,  Tuesday,  Calais. — The  same  to 
the  same. — We  are  still  wind  bound  here,  and  the 
master  of  the  boat  makes  us  fear  we  shall  not  soon  get 
loose.  The  news  here  is  the  certainty  of  the  taking  of 
Courtray  (as  well  the  citadel  as  the  town),  with  the  loss 
I  if  some  hundreds  of  the  French,  and  they  say  here  the 
Pr.  of  ('oiiti  amongst  them,  but  this  1  know  your  lord- 
ship will  have  from  better  hands  and  sooner.  The 
mayor  of  this  place,  being  told  I  belonged  to  your  lord- 
ship, made  me  a  very  civil  compliment,  would  take 
nothing  for  my  pass,  and  ordered  the  gates  to  bo  open 
for  me  at  what  hour  I  would  .... 

1084.  May  24th.  From  the  camp  ai.  Luxembourg. — 
T.  Biiinet  to  Ijord  Preston.— We  came  to  the  camp  at 
liuxembourg  this  morning,  and  there  being  an  unhappy 
accident  just  before  our  arrival,  my  Lord  Ossory  being 
much  troubled  at  it,  thought  your  lordship  the  most 
jiroper  person  to  be  made  first  acquainted  with  it. 
About  10  o'clock  Mr.  Howard  went  into  the  trenches, 
and  there  unfortunately  received  a  musket  shot  in  bis 
right  shoulder,  which  went  downwards,  and  so  near 
through  his   bodj-  that  upon  an  incision   they  took   out 

the   bullet  at  his  back.     I   shall give  your 

lordship  a  further  account  of  it  by  the  next  post.  My 
Lord  Ossory  hath  an  extraordinary  concern  for  Mr. 
Howard  (so'indccd  have  all  the  English  here).  Mareshal 
Creipii  sent  him  hi:;  surgeon  and  ofi'eved  him  the  com- 
mand of  his  house,  and  whatsoever  accommodation  or 
eoiivcMiienecs  can  be  had  in  this  place  he  will  be  sure  to 
have.  Mons'.  Parol  w.Ts  with  him  in  tlic  trenches,  and 
brought  him  off  to  my  lord's  tent,  where  he  is  yet. 
(1684),  June  2nd.      From  the  camp  before   Luxein- 


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3S1 


P*'*  bourg. — The  same  to  th(>  same. — Not  having  had  yet 

Baet.     '    sny  instrnctions    from    your   lordship  concerning  Mr. 
— -  Howard's  affairs  since  the  time  I  first  writ  to  your  lord- 

ship of  May  24th,  we  thought  it  most  convenient  to 
follow  the  directions  which  he  left  himself  in  writing 
in  the  nature  of  a  will,  a  copy  wlnTeof  I  have  sent  here 
enclosed.  And  accordingly  my  Lord  Ossory  hath  de- 
livered all  the  diamonds  to  Mr.  Parel  (who  left  us  this 
day),  which  he  is  to  deliver  to  my  Lord  and  Lady 
Carlisle,  and  a  pair  of  diamond  buttons  to  your  lord- 
ship. My  lord  hath  ;ilso  delivered  to  him  the  girdle  ol' 
Louis  d'ors,  which  Mr.  Howard  wore,  the  surgeons  and 
apothecarv  being  paid  out  of  them. 

1686,  Jan.    the   — ,    Paris.     (Sir)  Will.  Trumbull   to 

Lord  Preston Thanks  for  yours  of  the  11th, 

s.  v.,  of  the  last  month  ....  The  extremity  that 
things  are  in  here,  in  relation  to  the  poor  Protestants, 
and  the  resolution  that  is  taken  to  go  on  in  the  same 
way  makes  a  cessation  of  all  other  news,  of  comm.Tce 
and  of  all  kind  of  liberty  in  conversation  and  aci|uain- 
tance.  I  would  beg  your  lordship  to  give  me  a  par- 
ticular account  of  Mous'.  Bim-repos'  negotiation  in 
England.  I  know  it  is  given  out  here  that  he  went  to 
our  Court  in  order  to  settle  some  matters  relating  to 
commerce,  and  to  regalate  some  differences  upon  iliat 
sid)ject  between  England  and  France  and  also  the  Dutch. 
and  that  he  is  thereupon  to  pass  into  Holland.  But  I 
am  well  assured  that  his  business  is  to  give  an  account 
of  the  18  passengers  that  were  taken  out  of  the  Nieuport 
pacquet  boat,  and  the  other  tishermen  (belonging  to 
Bye)  which  were  sei/.ed  and  brought  into  France.  I 
have  net  yet  been  able  (what  instances  soever  I  have 
repeated)  to  obtain  a  satisfactory  answer  of  this  matter 
from  England,  and  am  still  in  the  dark  what  Bteps  I 
ought  to  make,  having  been  assured  by  Mons'.  de  Croissy 
that  the  King  my  master  is  full)'  satisfied  in  this  busi- 
ness. In  the  affair  of  the  principality  of  Orange,  after 
the  utmost  violences  comnutied  by  the  dragoons,  I  tinu 
they  are  resolved  hero  not  to  give  the  least  satisfaction. 
It  is  to  no  pui'pose  to  insist  upon  the  Treaty  of  Nime- 
guen  (to  which  all  these  proceedings  are  the  clearest 
contraventions  imaginable),  for  Mons^  de  Croissy  says 
that  the  King  has  now  done  all  that  he  thought  himself 
obliged  to  do  in  ju.stice  and  conscience  for  the  salvation 
of  the  inhaljitants  of  that  town,  and  so  the  business  is 
at  an  end.  Only  I  must  acquaint  your  lordship  with  an 
extraordinary  distinction  that  he  made  to  me  :  That  in 
regard  of  the  spiritual,  the  King  bad  indeed  taken  care 
to  reduce  them  all  into  the  bosom  of  the  church  ;  but  as 
to  the  temporal  there  was  no  innovation  at  all,  but  all 
things  were  left  in  the  same  condition  they  were  before. 
And  on  Tuesday  last  when  I  gave  in  another  memorial 
about  this  matter,  he  said  he  wondered  the  King  my 
master  would  trouble  himself  about  a  thing  in  which  he 
had  no  interest  at  all,  but  that  he  ought  to  leave  this 
King  to  do  what  he  thought  good  in  his  dominions,  as 
he  would  leave  our  King  to  do  in  his.  I  cannot  con- 
clude this  trouble  without  my  very  particular  acknow- 
ledgements for  3'our  giving  Mons'.  d'AyroUe  to  me  .  .  . 
he  is  so  diligent  and  useful  to  me,  that  together  with  the 
help  of  my  nephew  (who  serves  to  copy  and  translate 
into  French  any  ordinary  things),  and  my  own  long 
custom  of  drudging  at  business,  I  make  a  shitl  to  be 
witbout  any  other  secretary,  and  think  I  shall  be  able 
to  hold  out,  at  least  as  well  1  liave  begun.  I  have  not 
failed  to  assure  to  Mr.  Conne  of  my  readiness  to  serve 
him  in  any  thing,  and  how  ready  I  will  be  on  all  occa- 
sions to  do  any  good  office  I  can  to  the  Comte  Bartolin 

Compliments. 

n.  d.  (Endorsed,  Mr.  Fleetwood  Shephard)  lo  Lord 
Preston  at  Paris. — To  avoid  the  impertinency  of  sending 
a  Gazet  with  an  epistle  to  the  reader,  I  am  only  to  let 
your  lordship  know  that,  Scotland,  Wednesday  the  10. — 
There  is  a  flying  report  that  according  to  the  civility  of 
the  northern  nations  they  are  prepared  to  entertain  his 
Royal  Highness  with  a  rebellion.  London. — The  Ijill  of 
mortality.  Harry  Howard's  wife,  my  Lord  Suffolk's 
brother,  and  Sir  Thomas  Bludder,  that  new  built 
London,  the  latter  will  occasion  an  extraordinary  trial 
of  skill  betwixt  Whig  and  Tory  about  a  successor .  The 
Bantam  embassador  made  his  entry  on  Tuesday  with  all 
the  topper}-  of  his  country  as  we  thought,  and  was 
received  with  as  much  of  ours  as  he  thought  it.  Youv 
Icn-dship  will  be  pleased  to  let  this  gentleman  bave  the 
maiden-head  of  your  employment  by  procuring  him 
ycur  pass  for  the  wine,  hoi-se,  and  the  box  of  books  1 
formerly  mentioned,  the  quickness  of  his  dispatcli  will 
infinitely  increase  the  obligation.  To-morrow  there  will 
be  a  most  learned  cavalcade  from  Northumberland 
House  to  Abermarle.  to  make  his  grace  the  chiefest 

scholar  in  Cambridge On  a  slip  enclosed  is  a 

list  of  persons  forming  the  embassy  from  Bantam. 


1684,  July  l,de  I'hermitage  de  bonne  Esperauce.    Ph.         Sir 
De  la  Taste  to  [Lord  Preston].    Thanks  for  past  favours     ^-  Graham 
(French.)  '  «_^t- 

16  ,  May  22,  Couber.  Le  Mareschal  de  Schouberg 
to  _  ].     Sends  the  two  letters  according  to 

the  address  in  request.— 1  doubt  not  that  the  King 
recollects  that  when  the  King,  his  brother,  gave  nie  iho 
patent  of  peer  of  England,  1  was  in  very  good  favour 
with  the  Prince  of  Orange,  and  thai;  I  drew  money  and 
aid  from  the  Prince  of  Orange  for  the  King  and  the 
Queen-Mother  of  England,  when  it  had  been  referred  to 
Lord  St.  Alban's  and  others  who  had  lieen  often  sent  to 
ask  for  money,  vvhich  the  whole  Court  of  lOngland  needed 
for  their  subsistance.  specLiUy  when  there  was  civil  w.ar 
in  France.  1  ask  pardon  for  this  long  story,  to  which  I 
would  add,  in  case  you  judge  fit  to  mention  it  in  yonr 
letter  to  Lord  Rochester,  that,  if  it  is  necessary  that 
my  son,  who  has  lately  arrived  from  Tours  d'Allemaigce, 
should  go  there,  he  will  go  there  to  obtain  a  favour^nd 
an  honour  from  the  King,  which  I  wish  very  much  [to 
be]  in  my  family  ....    (French.  I 

n.  d.     Tuesday  evening.  to  Lord 

Preston.  I  have  just  learned  that  the  vessel  has  arrived 
at  Dieppe.  I  entreat  you  my  lord  that  this  young 
gentleman  may  have  your  ]n-otection  for  the  voyage 
which  he  is  about  to  make  ....  M.  de  Schoml)erg 
and  I  will  bo  truly  obliged  to  you  ;  you  know  how  we 
both  honour  you.  La  Marechale  de  Schomberg  permits 
me  to  add  here  my  very  humlde  compliments  to  Madame 
your  wife. 

n.  d.  Friday  morning.  De  Lauge  Montmiras  to 
[Lord  Preston.  Sends  the  arret  and  pre'cis  which  his 
lordship  asked  for.  Has  done  the  like  for  M.  Spanheim. 
(Fi'ench.) 

n.  d.,  Sunday.  Calais.  (R.  Tempest)  to  Lord  Preston. 
— I  came  to  Bologne  last  night  about  7  o'clock,  where  I 
met  some  gentlemen  who  came  from  hence  that  day  ; 
and  they  assuring  me  the  pacquet  boat  whicli  should 
have  gone  on  Friday  was  not  like  to  part  till  this  morn- 
ing, 1  lay  there,  and  this  morning  about  4  o'clock  came 
hither,  where  I  find  the  same  pacquet  boat  still  wind 
bound,  but  hoping  to  go  off  this  afternoon.  If  the  wind 
servo  I  hope  to  be  at  London  in  good  time,  for  I  find 
riding  post  agrees  very  well  with  me. 

16y.5,  July  31,  Versailles.  Le  Mareschal  de  Schon- 
berg  to  [Lord  Preston[.  Hearing  of  the  entire  defeat  of 
the  rebels  he  sends  congi-atulations,  and  requests  that 
his  rejoicings  may  be  made  known  to  the  King,  and  also 
his  desire  to  serve  ttie  King.  He  sends  to  Marshal 
d'Humieres  the  commission  which  the  King  has  sent 
for  the  purpose  of  expressing  his  compliments.  Hopes 
soon  to  see  Lord  P.  back  in  Franc.     (French.) 

1684,  Feb.  26,  n.  s.,  Paris.  Lord  Preston  to  Mr. 
Robson,  at  his  house  in  St.  James's  Street. — Tolls  him 
to  pay  Mons'.  Godet  on  order  18/.  10s.  (Lord  Preston's 
signature  is  cut  out.) 

n.  d,  to  [Lord  Presion].     I  thank 

you  for  the  memoirs  which  you  have  communicated  to 
me.  I  will  Si/nd  to-morrow  the  Emperor's  letter  on 
the  release  of  the  Sieur  Fayet.  I  have  learned  the 
death  of  the  Lord  Chancellor  of  England  ....  (French, 
not  signed,  and  not  addressed.) 

n.  d.  J.  Bemde  to  Lord  Preston.  1  can  give  your 
lordship  no  other  knowledge  of  his  name  tlian  that  he  is 
of  the  family  of  the  rich  Courtine  of  England,  which  I 
su|i])ose  to  be  spelt  as  your  lordship  has  written  it;  to 
endeavour  a  speedy  tryal  by  your  interest  is  concluded 
on  by  all  to  be  the  greatest  favour  your  lordship  can  do 
him.  I  shall  also  endeavour  to  give  you  a  further 
account  of  it  some  time  to  day,  being  put  into  a  fair 
way  to  give  myself  some  light  into  this  affair. 

n.  d.  Terr.  O'Brien  to  Captain  Sheldon  at  Paris. — 
I  rould  not  in  honour  forbear  to  give  you  an  item  of 
what  passed  amongst  us  on  Saturday  night  about  your 
being  absent,  every  one  giving  his  verdict  against  you, 
in  so  much  that  the  Cardinal  was  at  first  muc'n  dis- 
pleased, until  such  time  as  I  spoke  and  told  them  that 
you  were  not  able  to  stir  by  reason  of  a  pain  that  yon 
had  in  your  leg,  the  which  tlie  Cardinal  presently 
believed  and  was  well  satisfied,  knowing  that  you  were 
hitherto  the  most  readiest  person  upon  all  occasions  to 
forword  this  business,  and  presently  appointed  you  to 
bo  the  only  man  to  over  see  the  shipping  of  all  our 
necessai-ies,  and  also  to  have  a  care  nf  all  other  affairs 
in  Glessaue's  absence,  sim-e  that  he  is  now  the  only  per- 
son that  they  have  pitched  on  to  go  to  England,  finding 
him  more  abler  than  Evverard  to  go  on  with  those 
atfairs,  and  that  he  will  do  it  with  more  speed,  so  that  I 
hope  to  see  you  at  Nant  before  I  part,  for  I  am  sure  and 
do  Ijelieve  that  you  wili  receive  your  orders  before  yon 
receive  this  letter. 

n.  d.     Sartre  to  [Lord  Preston].     Ho  thanks  Lord  P. 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMlvnSSION  ; 


Sir 

r.  Graham, 

Bart, 


for  hia  favours ;  would  have  sent  the  letter  before,  but 
does  not  know  where  M.  Godet  is,  or  whether  he  will 
remain  in  England  or  set  out  for  Paris.  Has  nor,  been 
able  yet  to  see  Col.  Graham.  Lord  Arlington  at  Lord 
P's.  request  has  done  all  that  ho  could  for  him  (Sartre). 
Says  that  he  will  need  Lord  P's.  support  in  trying  to 
get  some  money  which  his  family  lent  to  the  King  while 
in  exile.     (French.) 

There  are  letters  by  Nieuwenoo,  the  Swedish  envoy. 

Letiees  rBOM  English  Ministeks  AiKOAD. 

Brussels. 

1682,  June  18th,  Bruxelles.  Sir  K.  Bulstrode  to 
Lord  Preston  ....  We  are  here  much  pleased  that 
Baron  d'Hostel  is  gotten  into  Luxemburg  with  his 
regiment  of  800  men,  not  having  staid  above  4  hours 
within  the  French  territories  to  refresh  his  men,  and 
reached  Luxemburg  before  the  French  could  draw 
together  to  hinder  him  ....  There  liath  been  some 
disorder  at  Gaunt  upon  renewing  their  magistrates, 
but  his  Excellency  hath  adjusted  tliat  matter  and  placed 
them  according  to  their  nobility  and  antiquity,  and 
hath  settled  all  matters  to  his  great  satisfaction  .... 
The  French  continue  very  quiet  in  their  new  conquests, 
but  the  confiscations  still  continue,  and  they  are  not 
content  to  let  the  rents  be  sequestered  in  the  receiver's 
hands,  but  have  ordered  their  being  paid  to  their 
several  intendants.  Our  last  Spanisli  letters  tell  us 
the  ministers  of  that  Court  are  more  incUned  for  war 
than  peace,  from  the  encouragements  they  have  received 
from  hence,  from  Holland,  and  from  the  Emperor, 
whom  they  are  resolved  to  assist  with  considerable 
sums  ....  Mr.  Howard  is  by  this  time  returned  very 
well  satisfied  into  England,  his  Excellency  having  pre- 
sented him  with  a  ring  which  cost  3, SOU  florins. 

168'J,  July  2nd,  Bruxelles.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Our  last  Spanish  letters  told  us  his  Oath.  Majesty  had 
received  the  Emperor's  resolutions  of  not  receding  from 
the  peace  of  Nimegue,  and  was  resolved  to  take  the 
saiae  measures,  and  not  to  consent  to  any  Treaty  unless 
tliat  peace  be  entirely  made  good  ....  However,  no 
doubt  is  made  of  a  wai',  unless  France  will  lesigu  what 
hath  been  taken  from  the  empire  and  these  countries 
since  the  peace  ....  I  am  afraid  a  war  in  this  con- 
juncture on  this  side  wotild  a  little  entangle  our  master, 
and  ])erhaps  one  of  the  motives  for  beginning  it  is  to 
that  end,  and  tho'  the  allies  do  not  Ijelieve  the  King- 
will  call  a  Parliament,  yet  we  say  here  their  ministers 
arc  doing  what  they  can  to  oblige  his  Majesty  to  declare 
one  way  or  other.  The  Prince  of  Orange  is  at  this 
time  visiting  the  States  garrisons  in  F'lander.s,  and  his 
Excellency  intends  the  next  week  to  see  Aeth,  Mons. 
Oharle  Roy,  and  Namur.  Mons'.  Bedmar  is  expected 
here  within  a  day  or  two  from  Luxemburg,  having  left 
it  in  good  condition,  sufiiciently  pi-ovided  with  men, 
money,  and  all  things  needful  ;  he  hath  brought  back 
the  four  Italian  regiments  from  thence  to  Gueldres. 

1682,  Dee.  3rd,  Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
Acknowledges  Lord  Preston's  of  the  20th  of  Nov. — The 
most  considerable  (news)  we  had  from  Frankfort  of  the 
French  ambassador's  preparations  to  dejiart,  but  we 
seem  not  here  nmch  surprised  at  it.  and  look  upon  his 
most  Christian  Majesty  giving  them  the  prolongation 
of  two  months  to  be  a  bounty,  they  neither  desired  nor 
asked,  and  his  Excellency  declares  that  for  his  part  he 
hath  never  desired  neither  in  Fronce  nor  England  a  ])ro- 
longation,  and  having  heard  that  Don  P.  Eonquillos  de- 
sired by  a  memorial  (tho'  in  indirect  terms)  his  Majesty's 
interposition  for  prolonging  the  term,  he  says  he  did  it 
upon  his  own  head,  and  without  orders,  What  'nath 
been  done  upon  it  there  we  know  not,  our  last  letters 
being  the  day  after  the  presentation  ol'  it,  and  we  now 
want  two  posts  from  thence,  but  since  his  Christian 
Majesty  hath  been  so  kind  to  the  Emjicror  and  empire, 
we  douljt  not  but  he  will  give  the  same  prolongation 
to  Spain,  for  accepting  the  arbitrage ;  tho'  our  last 
letters  from  Madrid  say  that  orders  are  sent  to  Don  P. 
Ronquillo  to  repeat  to  our  master  his  Cath.  Majesty's 
former  resolutions  of  not  separating  from  the  Emperor, 
the  empire,  and  their  allies,  nor  to  consent  to  any 
Treaty  except  jointly  with  them,  in  which  case  his  Cath. 
Majesty  would  accept  of  our  master's  mediation,  not 
arbitrage  ;  which  procedure  is  much  approved  here,  his 
Excellency  believing  the  most  Christian  King  will  be 
contented  with  it,  and  will  very  imwillingly  come  to  a 
rupture,  finding  the  Emperor  and  Catholic  King  so  firm 
in  their  resolutions.  'We  are  told  likewise  from  Madrid 
that  those  ministers  seem  not  inclined  to  moderate 
their  resentments  against  Sir  H.  G.  [Goodricke],  re- 
iusinjj  still  to  own  him  under  his  public  character, 
or  to  hold  any  Treaty  or  communication  with  him,  so 


that  in  effect  we  have  no  minister  there,  which  falls 
out  very  tinluckily  for  his  Majesties  service  in  this 
conjuncture. 

1682,  Dec.  20th,  Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  strange  reservedness  of  his  Excel- 
lency may  excuse  me  for  not  writing  so  often  as  other- 
wise I  ought.  I  doubt  not  but  your  lordship  hath  seen 
Mr.  Chudleigh's  late  memorial,  which  hath  made  a 
mighty  noise  in  this  Court,  being  much  dissatisfied  with 
it,  and  impatiently  expect  the  States  resolutions  upon 
it.  I  know  not  what  effect  it  may  have  there,  but  we 
are  here  in  great  hopes  the  State5  will  not  be  prevailed 
with.  Dr.  B.  F.  Mayer  is  said  to  have  answered  it,  but 
I  do  not  well  understand  how  it  could  become  him  to 
do  it,  neither  have  I  ever  seen  anything  from  his  pen, 
that  he  hath  much  strength  of  reason,  Ijut  only  words, 
and  those  most  commonly  very  shocking.  This  Court 
is  of  opinion  that,  tho'  the  States  should  be  induced 
by  our  master's  pei-suasions  to  press  the  arbitrage  to 
Spain,  yet  their  joint  efibrts  will  not  be  able  to  shake 
his  Cath.  Majesty's  resolution,  who,  his  Excellency  says, 
will  rather  lose  what  is  left  of  this  country  by  a  war 
than  make  a  separate  peace,  and  adds  further  that  if  a 
war  follow  our  master  shall  not  escape  being  engaged 
therein.  I  heartily  wish  his  Majesty's  endeavours  for 
a  peace  may  be  successful ;  but  if  this  Cotirt  have  any 
influence  upon  the  Spanish  Councils  the  arbitration  will 
hardly  be  accepted,  his  Excellency  being  a  zealous  opposer 
of  it,  and  besides  his  Cath.  Majesty  seems  to  be  of  a  much 
differing  opinion  from  our  master  as  to  the  means  of 
obtaining  a  peace  ....  I  much  doubt  the  next  year 
will  be  more  troublesome,  unless  your  and  Mr.  Chud- 
leigh's negotiations  prove  successful. 

1683,  April  11th,  Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  several  encampments  which  are  in- 
tended by  his  Christian  Majesty  giving  us  here  some 
apprehension,  insomuch  that  his  Excellency  told  me  the 
other  day  there  was  much  appearance  of  a  war,  and  there- 
fore desired  (which  he  never  did  before)  that  I  would 
let  his  Majesty  know  the  true  state  of  these  countries, 
and  that  they  were  not  able  to  maintain  any  more  troops 
than  they  had,  which  were  not  half  enough  to  defend 
these  territories,  and  hoped  his  Majesty  would  assist 
him  in  this  coujoncture,  and  that  he  would  desire  only 
2,000  men  of  him.  arid  added  unless  my  master  prevented 
the  wai-  there  would  be  no  possibility  to  avoid  it,  and 
that  he  would  be  involved  in  it  as  well  as  his  neigh boui's ; 
whereupon  I  told  him,  seeing  they  were  so  ill  prepared 
for  a  war,  which  was  likely  to  be  fatal  to  them,  I  wondered 
they  had  not  prevented  it  by  aceejiting  the  arbitrage  ;  to 
which  he  briskly  replied,  it  was  a  remedy  worse  than 
the  disease,  and  so  brake  ott'  the  discourse.  But  it  is 
the  o|iinion  of  the  wisest  men  in  this  Court  that  the 
French  preparations  on  .all  sides  will  oblige  Spain  to 
accept  the  arbitrage,  and  the  Emperor  to  treat  upon  the 
French  propositions  ....  My  Lord  Carlingford  came 
hither  some  days  since  to  meet  his  brother  Taafe  from 
Germany,  whom  our  master  hath  made  an  Irish  Viscount ; 
they  have  been  both  very  well  treated  by  his  Excellency 
and  the  nobles  here,  and  will  pai-t  to-morrow,  it  being 
high  time,  they  having  changed  their  fasting  here  into 
feasting,  and  would  have  been  very  ill  company  for  the 
holy  week.  1  caimoi  omit  to  tell  your  lordship  for 
j'our  diversion  that  the  Spaniards  thought  they  had 
mighty  debauches  in  drinking  so  high  with  my  Lord 
Carlingford.  and  did  this  last  night  make  excuses  to  his 
lordship  that  they  had  committed  so  great  excesses  ; 
but  his  lordsliip  told  them  they  need  not  make  any  such 
excuse,  for  he  used  to  drink  more  in  one  night  in 
England  than  he  had  done  all  the  time  he  was  here, 
which  jnit  the  grandees  much  out  of  countenance  ;  and 
his  lordship  had  with  him  in  these  rencontres  James 
Porter,  who  is  a  reasonable  good  second  upon  such  an 
occasion. 

1683,  Aug.  12th,  Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
....  This  Court  is  highly  incensed  (as  we  hear  the 
Emperor  is  also)  at  his  most  Christian  Majesty's 
answer  given  by  M.  Cressy  at  Ratisbon,  upon  the 
Emperor's  desire  of  peace  with  France  ;  the  resolution 
which  will  be  taken  upon  it  will,  in  all  appearance, 
depend  upon  the  good  or  bad  success  of  the  siege  of 
Vienna,  concerning  which  our  relations  have  been  very 
diff'erent,  and  we  were  in  much  fear  of  it  till  our 
yesterday's  letters  told  us  the  Duke  of  Lorrain,  with  the 
conjunction  of  the  Bavarian  and  some  other  anxiliar}' 
forces,  was  advanced  on  this  side  the  Danube  betwixt 
Vienna  and  Presburg,  and  hath  given  a  great  defeat  to 
Tekeley's  army 

16S3,  Aug,  29th,  Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same. 

— The  account  your  lordship  was  pleased  to 

give  me  in  yours  of  the  23rd  will  I  fear  prove  too  true. 


APPENDIX   TO  SEVENTH   REPORT. 


383 


Sib         we  being  Tvavmly  alarmed   from   all  parts  of  the  new 
B^T*'''    i^oiifl^^sts   with    the    extraiirdinary   number   of  troo|)s 

'        whieh  descend  daily  thither;  aud  the  vas[t  |  magazines 

prepared  at  Maubeuge,  Philipville,  Cliarlcniont,  and 
Dinnant  shew  ns  they  have  some  great  design  in  pros- 
pect on  this  side  ;  but  their  preparations  are  so  great  on 
all  sides  that  we  are  in  equal  fear  in  every  place,  and 
therefore  the  provinces  have  orders  to  be  upon  their 
guard.  The  sluices  are  opened  at  Neaport.  and  all  laid 
under  water  for  security  of  that  important  place,  the 
French  ti'oops  being  very  numerous  at  Ypres  and  Dun- 
kirk. For  the  frontier  garrisons  on  this  side,  his  Excel- 
lency hath  reinforced  them  as  much  as  he  can,  and  hath 
sent  an  express  to  the  Prince  of  Orange  and  the  States 
to  desire  some  of  their  troops.  And  his  Excellency  hath 
desired  me  to  represent  to  his  Majesty  the  fears  he  hath 
of  being  attacked  ;  he  told  me  his  Majesty  knew  very 
well  how  much  his  own  interest  would  suffer  in  the  loss 
of  these  countries  ;  that  for  his  own  particular  he  lay 
under  an  indispensable  oliligation  of  defending  these 
provinces,  but  that  the  great  inequality  betwixt  his 
troops  and  those  of  the  French  rendered  him  incapable 
of  doing  it  without  the  assistance  of  his  master's  allies, 
•  and  therefore  hoped  his  Majesty  would  take  such  mea- 

sures therein  as  might  prevent  this  storm  from  falling 
npon  them,  which  would  be  a  fatal  blow.  I  told  him 
he  might  be  assured  of  his  Majesty's  good  intentions  for 
them,  and  that  if  he  had  not  improved  his  interest  and 
good  offices  Ijy  your  lordship's  applications  to  the  most 
Christian  King  this  country  had  not  so  long  continued 
in  repose  ;  that  what  was  now  falling  upon  them  was 
long  since  foreseen  and  foretold  them  by  the  King  my 
master  when  they  refused  the  arbitrage.  I  likewise 
added  I  should  be  very  glad  if  I  could  in  my  station  be 
instrumental  to  do  these  countries  any  service  or  his 
Excellency  in  particular,  and  that  I  would  not  fail  in 
that  part  of  my  duty  faithfully  to  represent  to  his 
Majesty  the  true  condition  of  these  countries,  which  1 
may  tell  your  lordship  is  very  sad,  and  if  the  French 
King  should  fall  upon  them  in  this  coujoncture  i  know 
not  where  it  would  stop,  and  am  sure  it  would  soon  put 
an  end  to  this  government.  His  Excellency  bath  also 
desired  the  Spanish  ambassadoi- to  make  his  applications 
to  his  Majesty  therein,  and  what  resolutions  will  be  taken 
upon  it  your  lordship  will  know  ....  Our  great  dis- 
course here  is  that  Vienna  is  in  good  condition,  that 
the  Governour  hath  sent  to  the  Duke  of  Lorrayu  to 
desire  he  would  not  precipitate  their  succours,  but  let  all 
matters  be  well  concerted  and  true  measures  taken 
before  they  attempted  to  relieve  them,  for  that  he  wanted 
nothing  and  could  well  defend  the  place  for  3  weeks 
longer ;  this  is  told  us  by  our  last  letters  of  the  18th 
from  Passau.  But  I  have  seen  two  private  letters  which 
came  at  the  same  time  of  the  12th  and  15th  from  the 
Duke  of  Lorrayn's  camp  near  Meroke  within  2  leagues 
of  Vienna,  which  say  notwithstanding  the  Turks  had 
been  twice  beaten  out  from  the  Counterscarp  after  the 
9lh  instant,  when  they  took  it  by  a  most  furious  assault, 
yet  they  had  in  the  end.  by  the  multitude  of  men,  made 
good  their  logement  in  the  Fossee  and  raised  their 
batteries  so  that  the  place  was  in  imminent  danger, 
and  that  they  were  so  fatigued  with  continued  action, 
aud  had  so  much  ground  to  defend,  that  it  was  much 
feared  the  succours  would  come  too  late,  and  that  they 
should  be  soon  reduced  to  extremities  ;  aud  when  an 
enemy  is  once  lodged  in  the  Fossee  there  are  not  usually 
many  days  without  a  great  assault ;  and  we  may  believe 
the  Turks,  not  being  ignorant  of  the  preparations  to 
relieve  it,  will  use  their  utmost  efforts  for  carrying  it. 
This  account  came  from  so  good  a  hand  that  the  truth 
of  it  is  not  doubted,  but  it  is  not  here  divulged,  not  to 
dishearten  the  people,  whose  only  hopes  depend  upon 
saving  Vienna,  and  upon  the  success  of  the  Emperor's 
armies. 

1683,  Sept  6th,  Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
Since  my  last  M.  del  Val  is  returned  to  Paris,  who  will 
give  you  a  more  exact  account  of  the  condition  of  these 
countries  than  I  am  able  to  tell  in  a  letter,  and  he  can 
likewise  inform  your  lordship  upon  what  errand  Co. 
Valsasqu  is  gone  hence  in  post  to  Madrid.  1  dare  say 
their  resolution  will  be  conformable  to  their  proceedings 
hitherto,  for  my  last  letters  from  thence  tell  me  the 
Spaniards  at  this  time  desire  above  all  things  a  war 
with  France,  and  I  think  it  is  the  only  thing  they  ought 
to  fear,  being  less  and  worse  jirovided  for  a  war  than 
the  poorest  Prince  in  Christendom,  and  I  doubt  they 
will  pay  dear  for  slighting  the  repeated  advice  of  our 
master.  As  for  assistance,  I  know  not  where  they  can 
expect  any  in  this  conjoncture  unless  from  Holland ; 
the  Emperor  and  Princes  of  the  empire  will  scarce  have 
leisure  to  look  this  way,  and  I  believe  when  France 


begins  with  us  here,  Denmark  will  begin  with  Sweden,  sm 

and  then  we  must  expect  nothing  from  the  Princes  in  F.  Oeabam, 
the  north.  And  the  Elector  of  Cologne  being  chosen  Bart, 
Bishop  of  Munster  hath  much  surprised  this  Court, 
being  now  one  of  the  most  puissant  electors  and  of  a, 
contrary  interest  to  the  Sjianiard.  His  Excellency 
expects  great  matters  from  England,  and  is  impatient 
to  know  his  Majesty's  resolutions,  and  if  it  be  not  ac- 
cording to  their  expectations  I  shall  not  pass  my  time 
with  much  satisfaction,  and  I  much  fear  tlicy  will  scarec 
have  anything  but  his  Majesty's  good  wishes,  consider- 
ing thu  present  eonditiim  of  his  affairs  at  home.  So 
soon  as  the  States  General  had  notice  from  his  Excel- 
lency ol  the  French  moving  this  way,  they  ordered 
:liMJOO  men  to  advance  into  their  frontier  garrisons  of 
Brabant  and  Flanders  lor  I  heir  greater  security  ;  but  we 
fancy  here  the  Prince  of  Orange  will  come  in  person 
with  that  army.  But  I  am  told  the  people's  opinions 
there  are  much  divided  about  the  succoui-s  to  be  sent 
hither,  and  that  it  is  believed  they  will  only  give  the 
8,000  men,  which  is  their  quota,  and  the  doing  it  at  this 
time  will  be  a  bold  thing  in  thom,  considering  they  are 
like  to  bear  all  the  burthen  of  this  war  alone.  .The  French 
have  summoned  all  the  country  round  both  in  Flanders 
and  here,  even  the  suburbs  on  all  sides  of  this  city,  to  pay 
a  tax  they  have  imposed  upon  them  within  8  or  10  days, 
upon  pain  of  military  execution  in  default  of  payment, 
and  the  sums  demanded  are  so  exoi-bitant  that  it  is  im- 
possible to  be  ))aid.  What  they  have  taxed  upon  this 
province  amounts  to  betwixt  o  and  4  millions  of  florins, 
and  is  more  than  4  times  the  subsidy  they  usually  pay. 
His  Exoellencj-  hath  defended  the  country  from  paying 
any  money,  and  that  each  burgh  and  village  make  the 
best  defence  they  can,  and  give  notice  upon  the  first 
approach  of  the  French  by  ringing  of  bells  that  the 
alarm  may  go  round  the  country.  The  magistrates  and 
council.^  of  this  city  have  undertaken  to  raise  and  pay 
;i,UO0  men  for  3  months,  and  they  are  now  upon  model- 
ling them.  His  Excelhmcy  is  also  putting  this  place 
in  the  best  posture  he  can  by  repairing  the  fortifications 
and  planting  the  cannon  upon  their  ramparts,  and  the 
Maistre  de  Camp  General  is  at  Gaunt  to  take  care  of 
Flanders.  We  were  in  great  hopes  the  late  misfortunes 
happened  to  his  most  Christian  Majesty  would  have 
deferred,  if  not  changed,  the  design  of  the  French 
troops  entering  in  these  provinces.  But  we  have  this 
day  advice  from  all  parts  that  the  French  are  not  only 
entered  into  the  Chatteleries  of  Aeth,  Courtray,  and 
Audenard,  but  that  they  ravage  all  the  country  round, 
and  drive  away  great  quantity  of  cattle  and  horses,  and 
have  put  such  a  consternation  into  the  country  that  it 
is  a  sight  to  move  jiity  to  see  the  poor  country  people 
fly  into  the  towns  from  all  parts  ....  Asks  Lord 
Preston  to  send  him  the  plan  of  Vienna,  which  is  lately 
printed  at  Paris,  according  to  the  present  fortifications, 
it  is  not  so  big  as  half  a  sheet  of  paper,  and  may  be 
very  well  put  up  in  a  letter. 

168:),  Sept.  19th,  Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  regiment  of  2,000  men  raised  by  this  city  is  now 
complete,  hath  passed  muster,  and  is  daily  in  action  to 
fit  them  for  service.  This  place  is  now  put  in  a  reason- 
able cimditionof  defence,  the  fortificatnms  repaired,  the 
palisades  got  up,  the  cannon  planted,  and  all  the  lower 
side  of  the  town  laid  under  water.  Last  night  his  E.xceU 
lency  returned  hither  from  his  conference  with  the  Prince 
of  Orange  extremely  satisfied  with  his  Highness's  zealous 
concerns  for  assisting  those  provinces.  The  8,000  men 
are  now  near  Malines,  2,000  of  the  foot  vrill  be  sent  to 
Gaunt  under  Mons'.  I'Acerque  ;  the  rest  of  the  infantry 
will  be  placed  in  our  garrisons  in  this  province,  and 
the  horse  continue  encamped  till  we  see  what  the 
French  will  do.  Mons'.  Alway  commands  the  loot  in 
chief,  and  Mons^  Ginckle  the  horse.  The  French  have 
yet  forborne  to  put  any  place  under  military  execution, 
and  have  enlarged  the  time  of  paying  the  contribution 
till  towards  the  end  of  this  month,  that  the  final  reso- 
lution of  Spain  may  be  known  before  they  proceed  to 
extremities.  This  prolongation  of  theirs  being  unasked 
is  judged  here  the  effect  of  the  States  readiness  to 
succour  these  countries,  but  I  do  not  find  their  coming 
will  the  sooner  bring  matters  to  a  crisis.  H<jw- 
ever,  we  think,  having  the  States  as.sistance,  we  shall 
be  able  to  secure  these  countries,  and  if  Co.  Valsasqe 
bring  orders  from  Spain  to  yield  nothing,  but  defend 
these  territories  to  the  last,  then  we  shall  soon  fall  into 
an  open  war,  which  his  Excellency  seems  to  desire  with 
the  same  passion  he  ought  to  fear  it.  The  French  have 
quitted  Walcourt,  Beaumont,  and  Bovignics,  and  re- 
stored the  Spanish  officers  of  the  customs,  and  the  free 
execution  of  their  eiuuloymeuts,  and  they  now  keep 
much  better  orders,    M.    d'Humiercs    punishing    the 

3B  4 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


least  iiisolcncy  nf  the  soldiers  with  yreat  severily. 
They  likewise  promise  payment  lor  what  they  take  I'mm 
the  country  ;  so  that  we  judge  their  intention  is  not 
to  break  into  open  war  but  to  eat  up  and  ruin  the 
counti'ies,  rendering  it  unable  to  pay  any  further  sub- 
sidies to  Spain,  and  then  the  army  will  quickly  moulder 
away.  We  heard  yesterday  that  M.  d'Humieres  had 
caused  o  bridges  to  be  made  over  the  river  before  his 
camp  with  intention  of  moving  suddenly,  and  we  are 
told  this  evening  that  he  is  this  day  marched  into  the 
Pays  d'Alost,  but  I  cannot  aiSrm  this  with  certainty  till 
the  return  of  the  parties  whicli  are  sent  out.  Muns'. 
.Montall  continues  still  encamped  at  La  Bassiou.  u])on 
the  .Sambre.  unless  he  be  marched  this  daj'. 

Ici83,  Sept.  30th,  Brnxellcs. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
Acknowledges  Lord  Preston's  of  the  27th. .  .  The  French 
continue  in  their  several  encampments,  from  whence 
they  have  sent  detachments  round  the  country  to  fetch 
in  provisions  and  contributions,  with  a  new  order  that 
for  non-payment  they  shall  not  bui'n  (which  would  make 
too  great  noise  in  the  country),  but  to  beat  down  their 
houses,  which  they  do  in  a  most  dextrous  maimer,  first 
sapping  them,  and  sawing  in  two  the  principal  ]iieces  of 
timber,  and  then  with  ropes  by  force  of  horses  pulldown 
the  houses.  They  have  raised  a  va:-t  sum  of  money, 
most  people  having  jiaid  their  contribution  rather  than 
have  their  houses  demolished.  It  is  really  a  sad  spec- 
tacle, and  would  move  pity  in  the  hardest  hearts  to  see 
the  poor  people  (who  are  Hed  from  their  houses)  lie  here 
in  the  streets  and  under  the  walls  witli  their  cattle  and 

children The  visit  your  lordship  mentions 

would  be  very  unwelcome  here,  and  if  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  comes,  an  immediate  war  will  follow  ;  and  truly- 
in  the  condition  they  are  here,  and  what  they  now  sufl'er 
is  much  worse  than  a  war.  for  in  that  there  would  be 
some  endeavours  on  this  side  to  make  reprisals,  whereas 
now  all  is  de.stroyed,  and  neither  soldiers  nor  people 
make  any  <lefeuce.  And  tho'  we  have  a  considerable 
number  of  the  States  troops  here,  as  you  will  see  by  the 
enclosed  list,  yet  they  are  no  advantage,  but  rather  a 
jarejudice,  if  we  make  not  use  of  them  ;  neither  are  they 
well  satisfied  with  their  treatment,  having  been  at  their 
first  coming  three  nights  without  the  least  manner  of 
covert  or  sti-aw,  and  forljidden  upon  pain  of  death  to  cut 
wood  or  fetch  straw,  which  was  at  last  permitted. 
Theii  cavalry  were  -4:  hours  without  forage,  and  that 
which  is  now  given  them  is  so  had  that  they  make 
great  complaints  against  it.  By  this  it  may  be  seen  in 
what  condition  they  arc  here  to  receive  succours,  when 
the  first  comers  are  so  ill  used  ;  and  it  is  a  stiange 
opiuiatrete  in  the  Spaniards  that  being  in  no  condition 
to  make  war  they  will  not  hearken  to  our  master,  who 
would  compose  mattei-s  for  them,  but  endeavour  to 
embroil  ua  with  them  .n  a  war  which  1  fear  will  be  fatal 
to  all  who  assist  them.  Some  negotiation  is  assuredly 
in  hand  from  hence,  by  M.  Carneros  and  M.  Del  Vals 
being  at  your  Coui-t  ....  According  as  it  succeeds 
M.  Carnero  is  either  t(j  return  hither  or  go  forward  for 
Spain  ....  We  are  told  this  evening  that  all  the 
small  cami>  volants  and  the  several  detachments  are 
called  to  the  great  camp  at  Lessines  by  M.  d'Humieres, 
which  is  a  sign  either  that  they  are  about  to  i-etire 
altogether  or  else  to  advance,  which  we  shall  soon  know 


1683,  Oct.  4th,  Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same, — 
I  douljt  not  but  your  lordship  hath  seen  M.  Del  Val,  if 
not  M.  Carnero,  our  V'i adore  General,  since  their  being 
at  Paris;  their  journey  hath  occasioned  much  discourse 
here,  and  if  M.  C'arnero  continues  on  his  voyage  to 
Madrid  it.  is  suspected  it  may  be  with  relation  t(j 
England,  to  persuade  a  prohibition  of  commerce  with  us. 
since  they  say  we  will  not  maintain  our  treaty  ,with 
them.  'Tis  very  certain  that  they  are  much  unsatisfied 
with  the  proceedings  of  our  master  and  his  ministers, 
and  M.  Carnero  is  one  of  the  warmest  Spaniards  in  that 
point,  and  is  very  intimate  and  close  with  his  -.Majesty. 
Yoiir  lordship  will  lie  best  able  to  judge  of  this  matter 
by  seeing  the  measures  he  takes  at  ihe  French  Court, 
for  'tis  said  here  he  was  to  make  some  r«presentation  to 
that  King,  and  according  as  it  succeeded  or  was  rejected 
he  was  eitiier  to  go  forward  lor  Spain  or  return  hither. 
I  am  told  from  the  Hague  that  the  States  have  been 
something  alarmedatthe  Kingour  master's  having  told 
Mons'.  ( 'itters  very  jilainly  his  dislike  of  some  proceed- 
ings of  the  Stales,  as  if  they  were  driving  on  too  fast  to 
a  war,  atid  did  let  M.  Citters  know  they  should  miss  of 
their  aim  if  they  thought  by  any  means  whatever  to 
draw  him  into  it ;  whereupon  the  States  to  testify  their 
desire  of  jjcace  (besides  receiving  their  protestation  of 
it)  do  earnestly  desire  the  King  to  employ  his  best 
ottiees  in  order  to  prevent  the  rupture,  and  do  require  it 


in  virtue  of  his  and  their  Treaty  with  Spain,  wliere  there 
is  an  article  that  appoints  '■'•  months  time  for  the  allies 
to  use  all  good  offices  to  endeavour  at  accommodation  of 
difi'erences  ;  and  herein  the  States  offer  themselves  ready 
to  join  with  his  Majesty;  what  the  issue  of  it  will  be 
your  lordship  is  like  to  know  best,  wliose  hands  it  must 
pass.  In  the  interim  a  resolution  is  taken  in  the  Council 
of  State  for  making  new  levies,  and  they  have  com- 
municated it  to  the  States  General  to  be  sent  to  the 
several  provinces,  which  'tis  yet  uncertain  what  success 
it  may  have,  tho'  most  are  of  opinion  that  it  will  be 
agreed  to;  the  proposition  is  for  16,fi00  men,  consisting 
of  10,(J00  foot,  4,500  horse,  and  1,600  dragoons  to  be 
maintaine<l  by  the  States  for  4  months  only.  The 
French  continue  pulling  down  the  houses,  and  in  some 
places  burning,  which  they  have  done  to  4  or  5  towns 
of  Count  Egmond's  at  (laurc,  and  have  pillaged  9  or  10 
villages  for  non-payment  of  contribution 

1683,  Oct.  25th,  Bruxclles, — 'I'he  same  to  the  same. — 

Prince   Vaudemont  and  the  other  generals, 

after  8  days  absence  with  all  the  cavalry,  are  returned 
hither,  having  put  2  regiments  of  horse  and  2  of 
dragoons  into  Aeth,  and  one  of  dragoons  and  2  of  horse 
into  Mons.  which  is  all  the  exploit  they  performed, 
except!  marching  3(i  hours  together  with  all  the  horse 
without  drawing  bit.  That  small  number  the  Prince 
brought  back  hither  are  encamped  in  our  counterscarp 
till  his  Excellency  see  what  measures  the  French  will 
take.  Yesterday  Mons'.  Del  Val  returned  hither  from 
Paris,  the  cause  of  whicli  was  kept  as  a  great  secret  till 
we  soon  knew  thatM.  Louvoy  had  by  the  French  King's 
order  commanded  his  departure.  Prince  Vaudemont 
tells  us  that  M.  d'Humieres  declares  he  hath  yet  received 
no  orders  from  Court  upon  this  late  incident,  nor  expects 
any  till  the  return  of  M.  Tilladet  from  England,  which 
makes  this  Court  judge  that  Francois  wholly  influenced 
by  our  master,  and  make  not  one  step  in  this  country 
without  his  advice  and  consent ;  and  the  account  they 
had  yesterday  from  the  Hague  concerning  the  warm 
conference  which  Mr.  Chudleigh  had  with  the  States 
this  last  week  about  these  countries,  by  His  Majesty's 
command,  confirms  them  in  their  former  belief,  and 
there  is  nothing  which  can  be  written  from  England  or 
said  by  me  which  can  change  their  opinion.  1  believe 
his  Excellency  is  nmch  embarrassed  at  what  hath  passed 
in  Luxemburg,  in  taking  the  Castles  of  Bertrange, 
Ausfeld,  and  Berburg  ;  he  seems  now  to  disown  it,  and 
that  he  gave  no  such  orders,  tho'  we  are  well  assured 
that  the  Prince  de  Chimay  had  the  first  orders  of  any 
governor  to  commit  .-lets  of  hostility  ;  and  we  were  in 
mighty  expectation  to  hear  what  ho  had  done,  and  it 
was  highly  applauded  by  all  at  the  first  notice  of  it. 
The  States  troops  continue  still  encamped  near  Malines, 
but  complain  heavily  they  are  not  put  into  quarters  or 
recalled  home  ;  but  I  think  they  will  be  soon  put  into 
quarters.  Yesterday  Mons'.  Battixe  came  hither  from 
the  Duke  of  Zell,  his  stay  hero  will  he  very  short ;  his 
erraml  they  say  is  rather  to  excuse  his  master  from 
sending  troops  than  to  give  any  hopes  of  them  ;  all  the 
Princes  of  Jjunenburg  being  they  say  inclined  to  peace, 
and  labour  to  maintain  it  in  the  north. 

Iti'So,  Nov.  2lst,  Bruxelles.— The  same  to  the  .same. 

Acknowledges  Lord  Preston's  of  the  Sth. — 

(.)ur  last  advices  from  Amsterdam  tell  us  that  the  town 
i  of  Amsterdamj  would  not  give  the  deputation  (from 
the  States  of  Holland)  any  direct  and  final  answer  there 
upon  the  place,  but  would  reserve  themselves  to  return 
their  answer  at  the  Hague  in  the  full  assembly  of  the 
States  of  Holland  at  their  re-meeting,  which  will  be 
to-morrow  or  Tuesday.  In  the  mean  time  it  hath 
happened  very  unluckily  that  so  many  of  the  States 
fleet  returned  from  tiottenburg  perished  in  the  late 
storm  on  Monday  and  Tuesday  last  upon  their  own 
coast.  It  is  generally  I'eporteil  that  8  men-of-war  are 
east  away,  of  some  whereof  not  a  man  saved.  A  great 
numy  merchant  ships  are  likewise  lost,  amongst  which 
a  Smyrna  ship,  with  its  cargo  valued  at  4  millions, 
which  occasions  great  murmurings  and  dissatisfactions 
at  Amsterdam,  and  is  like  to  have  much  influence  upon 
their  present  debates.  'I'he  inen-of-war  they  say  were 
uilfully  lost,  being  gent  so  late  in  the  year  upon  an 
April  errand.  As  to  our  afl'airs  here.  Ids  Excellency 
hath  this  last  week  liy  an  express  from  Madrid  received 
bills  lor  000,000  crowns,  as  also  the  a|iprobatiou  both  of 
his  Cath.  Majesty  and  the  Council  of  State  of  his  Ex- 
cellency's jjj'oceediugs  here,  jiarticulary  in  relation  to 
liis  circular  letters  sent  to  all  the  governors.  His 
Excellency  hath  also  received  assurance  that  Sjjain  will 
never  be  induced,  either  by  persuasion  of  their  allies,  or 
ihe  menaces  of  France,  to  give  any  e(iuivalent  for  their 
pretentions  in  these  countries,  and  th'At  his  Cath.  Ma- 


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385 


-J  (j|^^-j[     jesty  is  firmly  resolved  to  hazard   the  loss   of  all  liy  a 
'  Babt.     '   war  rather  than  to  yield  one  spot  of  ground  in  lieu  of 

their  pretensions,  and  that  hie  Excellency  had  reccrived 

orders  to  govern  himself  accordingly,  and  to  make  the 
best  defence  he  can  ■ivithout  being  amused  by  any  Treaty, 
assuring  him  of  constant  supplies  both  for  recruits  and 
levies;  M.  Caruero,  the  Yeedor  General  (vrhoni  his 
Excellency  sent  lately  for  Spain  i  having  fully  informed 
both  his  Majesty  and  Council  of  the  iiresent  state  of 
these  provinces,  and  of  the  necessity-  of  having  an  armj- 
of  40,000  foot  and  7,UU0  horse  fo"r  their  defence  (of 
which  I  do  not  see  any  great  likelihood).  His  Excel- 
lency told  me  farther  that  when  the  King  his  master 
should  know  the  taking  of  Courtraj-,  and  the  French 
possessing  Dixmude.  and  of  their  propositions  by 
M.  d'Avaui,  his  Majesty  would  be  more  confirmed  in 
the  resolution  he  had  taken,  since  his  Excellency's 
orders  from  that  Court  were  so  positive,  when  matters 
were  not  come  to  that  extremity  as  they  now  are.  This 
being  declared  here  as  their  fixed  resolution,  I  do  not 
see  which  way  a  peace  can  be  procured  from  France, 
nor  how  Spain  can  make  a  war.  for  leasons  which  need 
not  be  repeated.  His  Excellency  hath  published  several 
severe  placards,  one  for  confiscating  the  estates  of  all 
the  French  within  the  Spanish  territories,  another  for 
re-calling  all  his  Cath.  Majesty's  subjects  from  their 
residences  within  the  French  dominions,  upon  penalty 
of  being  prosecuted  as  guilty  of  (^'rimen  Icesi-P  Mojestatis  ; 
a  third  forbidding  all  the  subjects  of  Spain  from  paying 
contribution  to  France,  or  making  any  composition  for 
it  upon  any  pretence  whatsoever,  upon  penalty,  il 
noblemen  or  gentlemen,  to  be  degraded  of  their  honours 
and  gentility,  and  all  others  to  be  punished  with  utmost 
rigour.  His  Excellency  hath  also  ordered  all  French 
passengers  to  be  arrested  in  all  places  within  the 
Spanish  jurisdiction,  without  distinction  of  quality,  and 
hath  defended  giving  any  passports  to  French ;  and 
yesterday  36  vessels  laden  with  corn  from  Holland, 
and  going  into  the  French  quarters,  were  arrested  at 
Uaunt  by  his  Excellency's  command;  so  that  I  much 
doubt  whether  these  proceedings  will  not  anticipate  tjie 
war  before  the  end  of  the  year.  Prince  Vaudemont 
hath  been  with  the  Dutch  cavalry  as  far  as  Ostend,  and 
would  [have]  marched  with  them  into  the  French  terri- 
tories to  take  reprisals  upon  them,  but  Lt. -General 
Ginckle  and  M.  Scravenmore,  who  commanded  them, 
refused  to  march  upon  such  employment.  However, 
the  Prince  went  with  some  Spanish  troops  and  plundered 
a  village  or  two,  and  brought  away  some   cattle  and 

horses I  think  chocolate  is  the  best  thing 

I  can  send  frora  hence,  of  which  you  shall  have  what 
quantity  you  please,  and  as  good  as  can  be  made,  for  I 
do  furnish  the  King  with  what  he  takes,  which  he 
always  likes  very  well. — Bulstrode  asks  Lord  Preston  to 
send  from  Paris  two  perukes  of  light  hair  with  buckles 
for  his  children,  aged  6  and  4  years,  which  are  worn  at 
I  Brussels,  and  some  things  for  his  wife,  and  Mr.  Tempest 

is  to  buy  for  Bulstrode  La  description  de  1' Universe  en 
cinq  tomes,  in  quarto,  and  two  pounds  of  the  best  seal- 
ing wax. — At  this  moment  that  I  am  writing  the 
Duchess  Dowager  of  Arschot  is  come  hither  from 
Enghien,  while" the  French  are  plundering  that  town, 
and  will  they  saj'  demolish  the  walls  of  the  park  and 
garden,  to  be  revenged  of  Prince  Vaudemonts  having 
[ilundered  the  other  day  the  village  of  , 

belonging  to  the  prince  of  that  name,  who  married  the 

Mareschal  Humieres  daughter 

1683,  Jan.  28th.    Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same. — 

We   believe    we    shall   still  continue  quiet, 

which  we  attribute  to  the  vigorous  resolution  of  the 
Spanish  Court  in  refusing  to  accept  our  master's  arbi- 
trage, which  is  supposed  here  will  frighten  the  French 
to  a  compliance,  and  to  be  contented  to  adjust  their 
pretentions  by  a  general  Treaty,  in  the  manner  proposed 
by  Spain  and  their  allies.  But  we  are  told  from  Ratis- 
bon  that  the  Emperor  hath  consented  to  renew  and 
adjust  the  Treaty  with  France  at  that  diet,  and  hath 
particularly  recommended  to  them  the  carrying  it  on 
with  speed.  But  this  Court  seems  not  to  believe  it,  at 
least  are  not  pleased  with  it,  and  whether  they  will 
change  their  sentiments  upon  it  I  know  not ;  however, 
they  continue  their  usual  tierte  in  their  discour.ses,  and 
will  lay  all  the  blame  of  what  misfortunes  they  shall 
draw  upon  themselves  at  our  door.  We  hear  that  Count 
Mansfeldt  hath  orders  to  stay  some  time  at  the  French 
Court,  with  the  character  of  the  Emperor's  minister, 
before  he  proceeds  upon  his  embassy  to  Madrid,  which 
may  be  upon  occasion  of  the  Treaties  going  on  at  Ratis- 
bon,  tho'  the  Emperor's  minister  at  the  Hague  hath  by 
a  memorial  disavowed  the  Emperor's  accepting  to  renew 
the  Treaty  with  France.  In  the  mean  time  we  are  here 
a     84062. 


S3  confident  of  peace  that  his  Exccllencj  hath  o-iven 
leave  to  all  the  governors  of  provinces  of  tho  several 
garrisons  and  most  colonels  of  the  army  to  continue 
here,  which  they  intend  to  do  till  the  spring,  unle.ss 
disturbed  by  some  action  from  that  side  .....  The 
Marquis  de  Mazarin  and  his  lady  are  returned  hither 
since  their  marriage  at  Loire,  they  are  at  present  with 
the  Countess  of  Soissons,  but  intend  thev  say  to  pai-t 
suddenly  for  England    .... 

16^3,  Feb.  18th,  Bruxelles.— The  same  to  the  same.— 
I  was  very  glad  to  see  by  yours  of  tlje  6th  the  safe 
arrival  of  your  lady  after  so"  dangerous  a  passage.  Col. 
Porter,  who  came  hither  about  the  same  time,  was  12 
days  at  sea  in  a  yacht  coming  to  Ostend,  and  ran  a  very 
great  risk  likewise  ....  In  the  absence  of  the  Court 
(which  is  now  at  Antwerp)  and  in  the  height  nf  tho 
carnival,  no  account  can  be  given  from  hence  but  of 
masquerades  and  balls,  and  the  young  gallants  and 
ladies  are  much  beholding  to  the  Countess  of  Soissons, 
where  there  is  a  great  C'otirt  every  night,  and  much 
playing  and  dancing.  His  Excellency  will  not  return 
hither  till  the  beginning  of  Lent;  he  is  very  intent 
upon  adjusting  some  matters  at  Antwerp  relating  to  com- 
merce, continuing  his  usual  zeal  and  application  for  the 
public,  and  upon  that  account  intends  to  take  a  turn  in 
Flanders  before  he  will  come  hither.  I  am  told  from  a  good 
liand[  that  an  interview  is  intended  betwixt  the  Prince 
of  Orange  and  his  Excellency,  when  the  Emperors  and 
Spanish  minister  are  to  be  from  the  Hague,  to  concert 
some  matters  relating  to  the  common  "interest.  The 
people  here  in  general  seem  much  dissatisfied  that  the 
customs  are  fai-med  for  200,000  florins  less  than  was 
offered,  and  great  endeavours  have  been  used  to  induce 
his  Excellency  to  accept  of  the  more  advantageous  bar- 
gain for  the  public ;  but  having  given  his  word,  his 
Excellency  would  not  Ijreak  it,  and  much  blames  these 
tmdertakers  for  not  bidding  in  time  before  the  blow  was 
struck.  The  farming  of  the  Domeins  is  now  also  under 
consideration,  and  I  am  assured  from  knowing  persons 
that  when  that  is  farmed  the  present  revenues  of  these 
provinces  will  be  about  7  millions  yearly,  besides  the 
supplies  coming  from  Spain,  and  many  other  advantages 
which  often  happens  tho'  they  are  accidental.  It  ia 
scarce  credible  tliat  so  small  a  remnant  as  is  left  of 
these  countries  should  yield  so  great  a  revenue,  but  it 
is  easy  to  be  demonstrated,  and  certainly  if  it  be  well 
managed  with  the  advantage  of  two  or  three  years'  peace 
this  country  would  be  in  another  condition  than  it  now 
is.  Tho'  we  are  here  ia  great  quiet,  and  our  neighbours 
also,  yet  the  continuance  of  it  is  much  doubted,  and  we 
cannot  expect  to  rest  long  in  this  uncertainty  betwixt 
peace  and  war,  especially  Ijeing  told  that  the  Emperor's 
consent  to  the  Treaty  at  Ratisbon  is  only  to  gain  time  to 
see  the  effect  of  the  Diet  in  Poland,  and  whether  that 
Crown  will  engage  with  the  Emperor  in  the  war  against 
the  Turks,  and  if  that  league  be  made  it  is  believed  the 
Turks  will  prolong  the  Truce  rather  tlian  begin  the  war, 
and  then  the  whole  force  of  the  Emperor  will  bend 
towards  the  Rhine,  and  the  same  reason  that  induces 
the  Emperor  to  prolong  the  Treaty  will  oblige  France  to 
quicken  it,  so  that  we  believe  here  that  we  shall  soon  see 
either  a  foundation  laid  for  a  firm  solid  peace  or  else 
the  beginning  of  a  new  war.  His  Excellency  hath  com- 
manded all  officers  to  be  at  their  garrisons  the  20th 
instant,  and  forbidden  all  Governors  to  give  permission 
to  any  ofiicers  to  leave  his  garrison.  Our  new 
Viador  General  hath  made  a  very  strict  muster  of  the 
troops  at  Mens,  where  oOO  men  less  were  found  in  3 
regiments  than  were  in  the  King's  books  ;  and  he  is 
now  gone  into  Flaaders,  where  he  will  use  the  same 
severity.  We  talk  much  here  that  D.  P.  Ronquillos 
will  be  recalled,  which  is  retarded  onl>  liy  the  great 
debt  he  owes,  which  must  be  paid  before  he  can  remove. 
Count  d'Arquinto  and  Co.  de  Prador  are  the  persons 
they  say  in  nominations  for  that  ministry ;  but  the  first 
is  most  likely  to  go  for  England,  and  the  other  to  the 
Korthern  Kings  ;  but  these  are  yet  only  conjectures 
nothing  being  yet  resolved. 

1GK3,  March  7th,  Bruxelles.— The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  French  King's  coming  to  t'onipiegn  does  not 
much  arlarm  tis,  as  the  account  we  have  this  day  received 
from  Lille  [is]  that  the  King  is  expected  there  the  loth 
instant,  and  that  orders  are  sent  to  the  French  in- 
tendant  there  to  secure  all  forrage  round  the  country, 
which  makes  us  doubt  the  scene  may  ue  changed  this 
way.  His  Excellency  upon  this  news  will  hasten  into 
Flanders,  and  hath  ordered  several  regiments  of  horse 
and  foot  to  draw  to  Ncaport,  for  which  place  his  Excel- 
lency is  much  concerned,  it  lying  open,  and  we  believe 
his  Christian  Majesty  (being  now  at  liberty  by  refusal 
of  our  master's  arbitrage)  will  not  make  much  scruple  of 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


SjE  entering  if  he  find  a  door  open.     And  if  the  least  insult 

*■  B^i*^'    be  made  by  the  French  on  any  side  of  these  territories 
—-  I  can  assure  your  lordship  his  Excellency  will  return  it 

home,  and  the  war  will  begin  without  any  farther 
ceremony.  We  hear  also  that  the  French  King  will  go 
to  Maubcuge,  which  makes  us  fear  for  Liege ;  and  if 
those  people  do  not  comply  with  their  Prince,  'ti.'s  likely 
his  Christian  Majesty  will  be  their  arbitrator,  tho'  un- 
asked, and  iiiier  duo.'s  Utirjatilcii  gaudchit  tertius ;  a  few 
week's  patience  will  shew  us  more.  A  Germain  captain 
iu  the  regiment  of  Wagensael,  in  garrison  at  Mons.  is 
brought  hither  prisoner  for  holding  correspondence  with 
some  at  Valencbians.  It  seems  he  is  nephew  to  ^I.  Calvo, 
who  was  governor  of  Maestricht,  who  hath  interceded  in 
his  behalf,  but  his  Excellency  will  have  him  prosecuted 
with  utmost  vigour,  the  rather  because  a  person  of  the 
garrison  of  Mons,  who  was  always  employed  about  the 
sluices,  is  lately  run  away  to  Yalenchiens,  which  hath 
occasioned  the  Prince  de  Kasch,  fearing  some  treachery 
upon  his  garrison,  to  let  open  the  sluices,  and  hath  laid 
all  the  lower  part  under  water,  and  his  Excellency  hath 
reinforced  that  garrison,  and  also  Namur,  for  their 
security,  and  is  doing  the  like  to  Aeth,  Oudenard,  and 
Courtray.  This  evening  M.  Contelmo  is  come  hither 
with  his  Italian  regiment  from  Guelders,  and  bis 
Excellency  hath  ordered  all  his  troops  into  the  frontier 
garrisons    ,  ,    .    . 

1684,  January  24th,  Bnixelles. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— Being  now  returned  after  my  absence  for  some  time 
in  Flanders  I  can  entertain  you  with  nothing  but  sad 
relations  of  burning  villages,  even  to  the  suburbs  of  this 
city,  which  this  last  week  felt  the  same  fate  ;  and  tho' 
3,000  men  were  here  in  garrison,  ajid  that  the  enemy 
staid  from  midnight  till  o  in  the  morning,  yet  they 
neither  prevented  their  burning  nor  sallied  out  to  dis- 
turb them  in  it,  who  were  a  very  inconsiderable  party, 
not  above  60  horse  men,  who  did  the  execution,  who 
were  sustained  only  by  3  or  400  more,  which  makes 
much  murmuring,  and  occasions  many  reflective  dis- 
courses upon  his  Excellency  and  generals.  The  next 
night  Prince  Vaudemont  went  out  with  5,000  men  to 
attack  the  French  in  Hall,  and  to  cut  off  their  parties 
that  were  abroad  in  burning  the  country,  and  liad  orders 
to  return  thither,  and  the  design  had  certainly  suc- 
ceeded if  the  Prince  had  not  made  so  many  halts  by  the 
way,  whereby  the  French  had  notice  enough  to  retire, 
and  in  their  retreat  burnt  several  villages  in  sight  of 
our  troops.  The  prince  had  with  him  all  the  Dutch 
troops  from  Malines,  Louvain,  and  this  place,  and  was 
accompanied  with  M.  Ayluu  and  the  Dutch  generals.and 
likewise  the  regiments  of  the  Lord  Ossory  and  CoJ. 
Douglas,  and  all  in  general  complained  extremely  of 
the  ill  conduct  of  that  design  ;  and  I  believe  the  account 
they  have  given  the  Prince  of  Orange  of  the  proceedings 
of  the  Spaniards  here  will,  I  presume,  abate  somewhat 
of  the  zeal  of  their  partisans  at  the  Hague,  who  have 
been  most  eager  for  carrying  on  the  war ;  his  Excel- 
lency was  also  so  much  troubled  at  what  jiassed,  that  he 
decleared  he  would  go  in  person  upon  the  next  occasion. 
We  have  likewise  sad  relations  from  all  the  Spanish 
garrisons,  where  the  soldiers  suffer  as  great  misery  with 
want  and  cold  as  the  country  people  by  their  houses 
being  burnt ;  this  is  tlie  Tith  month  that  tho  soldiers 
have  had  no  hay,  and  instead  of  recruits  against  the 
spring  we  shall  neither  have  infantry  nor  cavalry,  except 
tho.«e  of  our  allies  ;  and  if  they  were  no  better  fed  nor 
paid  than  the  Spaniards  their  number  would  be  soon 
lessened,  the  Spanish  soldiers  deserting  furiously  upon 
all  occasions  of  escape,  so  that  their  officers  dare  not 
send  them  out  in  parties,  the  one  half  never  returning 
tho"  they  met  no  enemy.  Tho'  M.  Boutiers  be  now  re- 
tired wich  his  troops  from  Enghicn,  yet  those  of  M. 
Moutall  are  betwixt  Louvain  and  Terlemont  committing 
the  same  cruelties  on  that  side  to  the  utter  ruin  of  the 
poor  inhabitants,  who  fly  to  the  adjacent  wood  for 
shelter,  and  to  the  towns  for  succour,  and  many  perish 
daily  with  hunger  and  cold ;  assuredly  the  rashness  and 
opiniatretc  of  the  Spaniards  hatli  drawn  this  misery 
upon  the  country  ;  but  is  ever  to  be  wished  that  the  poor 
innocent  people  might  not  snfl'er  for  the  follies  of  those 
above  them.  The  French  intendant  from  Lille  hath 
summoned  Gaunt  and  Bruges  to  pay  each  800  crowns, 
or  to  expect  the  same  treatment  with  Luxemburg  ;  the 
same  message  hath  been  sent  to  the  other  garrisons 
both  in  that  and  their  province  ;  and  tho  people  begin 
now  to  be  so  sensible  of  their  ccjndition,  seeing  no 
course  taken  for  their  protection,  that  it  is  much  to  be 
feared  they  will  rather  desire  to  change  masters  than  to 
continue  in  this  slavery  and  fear  of  being  destroyed 
and  bumrd  in  their  beds,  and  the  magistrates  both  of 
Gaunt  and  Bruges  have  sent  hither  to  his  Excellency 


very  sharp  representations  of  their  grievances,  which  Sir 

they  are  no  longer  able  to  endure.     We  say  here  that  all   ^-  S^tr^*'' 

will  now  depend  upon  the  cotiferences  at  the  Hague,         ' 

where  Prince  Waldec  is  now  arrived  with  full  powers 
from  the  Emperor  and  several  Princes  of  the  empire, 
and  according  to  their  resolutions  measures  will  be 
taken  here.  We  are  in  hopes  of  great  remises  from 
Spain,  but  I  think  all  the  money  of  their  fleet  will  not 
supply  the  necessities  of  this  government,  which  was 
never  so  much  out  of  order  as  now.  At  this  moment 
we  have  our  Spanish  letters  of  the  6th,  which  say,  <tc. 

1684,  March  13th,  Bruxelles.  The  same  to  the  same. 
—  .  ,  .  .  Yesterday  his  Excellency  received  an  express 
from  the  Prince  of  Orange,  with  these  following  par- 
ticulars ;  that  the  ministers  of  the  allies  had  in  the  late 
conferences  concerted  a  project  of  the  forces  wherewith 
the  allies  should  assist  each  other,  in  case  the  con- 
ditions they  have  proposed  should  not  be  accepted,  and 
that  the  States  deputies  have  promised  the  levies  should 
be  made  and  a  fleet  set  out  of  40  sail.  And  that  for  the 
present  supply  of  these  countries  being  in  such  emi- 
nent danger  the  States  agreed  the  lltli  instant,  by 
plurality  of  voices,  that  8,000  more  men  should  forth- 
with be  sent  hither  for  our  present  assistance,  and  that 
10,000  more  shall  follow  them,  if  there  be  not  a  sudden 
cessation  of  arms.  The  8.000  men  will  certainly  be  here 
before  this  week  be  ended,  and  the  Prince  intends  to 
make  a  step  hither  within  ten  days  to  concert  matters 
with  his  Excellency  for  the  ensuing  campaign ;  his 
Excellency  intending  to  go  in  person,  and  hath  prepared 
a  very  splendid  equipage.  This  resolution  of  the  Prince 
you  may  believe  is  very  agreeable  to  this  Court,  wjiat- 
ever  it  will  be  to  others.  But  we  are  told  by  those  who 
have  reason  to  know  that  all  this  hath  been  only  carried 
by  the  deputies  of  5  provinces  only,  and  that  of  their 
own  heads  without  consulting  their  principals,  and  that 
the  deputies  of  Frize  and  Groningue  did  not  concur,  nor 
were  present  at  what  the  others  transacted,  and  liave 
protested  against  all  that  is  done.  I  wish  their  reso- 
lutions may  tend  to  the  advancement  of  peace,  but  much 
fear  this  sudden  sending  of  more  forces  will  be  looked 
upon  as  a  great  step  towards  war,  rather  than])eace, 
the  effect  of  which  will  be  soon  seen.  The  truth  is  the 
sending  of  these  forces  is  absolutely  necessary,  most  of 
the  principal  garrisons  here  l.ieiug  destitute  of  soldiers, 
the  Spanish  troops  being  diminished  at  least  a  third  part 
within  six  months  past,  and  I  dare  boldly  afiirm  that 
all  the  troops  at  present  iu  the  Spanish  service  except- 
ing the  Hollanders  do  not  in  the  whole  amount  to  above 
16,000  effective  men,  and  those  in  a  miserable  starving 
condition,  neither  is  there  yet  a  sum  of  money  come 
for  their  subsistence  ;  besides  there  is  no  garrison  whose 
fortifications  are  in  good  condition,  or  that  is  provided 
with  corn  magazines  or  any  necessaries  for  a  siege  ;  and 
how  'tis  possible  to  think  of  making  war  in  that  con- 
dition I  leave  yoti  to  judge  ;  but  our  great  dependence  is 
upon  the  Prince  of  Orange's  assistance,  believing  he 
will  draw  all  the  States  array  hither  for  defence  of  the 
territories.  We  are  told  this  day  by  the  minister  of  the 
Elector  of  Cologne  that  his  master's  levies  go  on  suc- 
cessfully, and  that  he  will  have  20,000  eft'ective  men  by 
the  end  of  this  month ;  but  his  Excellency  says  the 
chapter  of  Munster  will  not  own  the  Elector  for  their 
bishop  without  the  Pope's  Bull,  nor  suffer  their  troops 
to  be  at  his  command  or  to  march  out  of  their  terri- 
tories, and  without  them  his  electoral  Higlmess  cannot 
have  such  an  army.  M.  Choyseul  is  highly  treated  and 
carressed  there,  and  this  Court  rails  bitterly  against  the 
Elector  for  choosing  a  French  man  to  command  his 
army.  We  hear  likewise  that  the  att'airs  of  (.Jologn  are 
in  great  disorder,  that  the  commonalty  are  upon  chasing 
away  the  Emperor's  commissaries,  and  have  torn 
the  Emperor's  mandate  in  pieces,  and  declare  they 
will  not  subtnit  to  any  decree  of  the  Emperor  which 
may  be  of  any  ill  consequence  in  this  conjuncture.  I  am 
told  liy  Mr.  Skelton  that  Sir  Wm.  Waller  plays  the 
devill  at  Bremen,  which  is  like  to  be  the  nest  of  all 
those  persons  accused  of  the  last  conspiracj-,  that  my 
Lord  Melvin,  and  many  more  of  tliat  stamp,  are  there, 
as  also  Armstrong  and. Ferguson,  and  that  they  expect 
the  Duke  of  Monmouth  there  very  speedily  ;  they  speak 
most  scandalously  of  the  King  and  Duke,  and  style 
Waller  a  second  Cromwell  by  way  of  commendation ; 
and  they  threaten  to  pull  Mr.  Skelton  in  pieces  if  ever 
tlicy  light  upon  him,  and  are  upon  publishing  an 
infamous  print  agamsthira. 

1(J85,  Nov.  16th,  Bruxelles. — The  same  to  the  same, 
— The  enclosed  relation  contains  all  we  have  from 
abroad,  ajid  after  so  great  a  success,  'tis  time  for  the 
Emperor's  army  to  retire  into  winter  quarters,  whereby 
I   presume    1    shall   not   have   much    to  trouble   your 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH    REPuicr. 


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SiK          lordship  Tvitii  from   Germauy    till  the   next  camDaisn 
Bart.         


Letters  ikoii  Copexhagen.  Fsankfort,  and  HAnnuRf.ir. 
lf)83,  March  9th,  u.  s..  Copenhagen.  Copv  of  letter 
from  the  States  Minister  to  Greffier  Fagel. — On  the  6tli 
it  was  thought  that  de  Bierman.  the  Envoy  Extr.  of 
the  Ct..  who  started  this  morning  would  first  to  Berlin, 
but  he  will  go  first  to  the  Dukes  of  Brunswick  and 
Lunenburg  to  conclude  an  alliance.  He  being  a  cunning 
man,  and  one  of  the  first  Princes  of  the  kingdont,  who 
knows  all  secrets,  and  who  was  regale  bv  the  K.  of  F. 
with  a  fine  piece  of  tapestry  for  the  alliance  made  with 
that  Crown,  will  not  fail  to  endeavour  to  draw  in  the 
DukcB. 

1682.  June  ii,  Frankfort. — Edmond  Foley  to  Lord 
Preston.  —  Having  tho"  but  very  lately  been  iiiformcd  of 
your  lordshiii's  been  safely  arrived  at  Paris,  I  would 
not  omit  ujion  the  first  occasion  I  could  of  the  offering 
you  my  service,  and  most  particularly  in  letting  you 
know  what  passes  here,  because  that  the  resolutions 
vrhich  shall  be  taken  hei'e  being  looked  upon  to  be  of 
great  consequence  to  the  quiet  or  disturbance  of  the 
rest  of  Europe  ....  The  dispute  concerning  the  lan- 
guage in  which  the  empire  aud  Fi-anceare  to  treat  hath 
hitherto  put  a  stop  for  this  great  while  to  the  ]iroceed- 
ings  here,  the  empire  pretending  that  all  Princes  are 
obliged  to  treat  in  Latin  with  them,  and  that  the  Kings 
of  England  and  Spain  have  ever  done  it,  but  the  French 
doth  say  that  there  is  no  obligation  in  it  at  all,  and 
that  they  will  treat  in  their  own  language,  and  have 
hitherto  refused  to  give  any  Acts  in  Latin,  but  only  as 
translations  of  what  they  had  first  delivered  in  French. 
The  Emperor's  embassador  and  the  deputies  of  the 
empire  have  hitherto  refused  to  accept  of  such  copies  as 
authentic,  and  consequently  to  answer  the  last  reply  of 
the  Pi'ench,  by  which  they  demand  to  retain  Strasbourg 
and  the  rest  of  the  Reunions  which  they  have  seized 
and  been  in  possession  of  to  the  time  that  their  emljas- 
sador  left  Paris,  in  order  to  their  coming  to  this  place. 
But  at  length,  that  tho  proceedings  may  not  perfectly 
be  stopped,  they  have  resolved  to  deliberate  upon  and 
give  an  answer  to  the  above-mentioned  reply,  with  a 
reservation  that  what  they  do  in  it  shall  not  prejudice 
the  rights  and  privileges  of  the  empire  as  to  the  lan- 
guage ....  It  is  said  that  the  Turks  have  a  body  of 
men  in  Hungary,  and  that  the  Emperor  is  not  out  of 
danger  of  a  war  on  that  side. 

1682,  Aug.  y'a,  Frankfort.  Edm.  Foley  to  Lord 
Preston. — I  have  received  j'ours  of  the  27th. — Every 
thing  here  remains  in  the  same  state  ....  the  news 
from  Hungary  is  not  at  all  to  the  advantage  of  the 
Emperor,  the  last  letters  from  thence  brought  the  news 
of  the  town  of  Caschau,   the  capital  in  upper  Hungary, 

being  taken  by  the  rebels On  the  -,\-  instant 

arrived  here  a  courier  to  the  French  embassador's 
■with  the  news  of  Madame  la  Dauphine's  being  safely 
delivered  of  a  Prince,  who  is  called  the  duke  of 
Burgundy  ....  P.S.  The  letters  just  arrived  from 
Vienna  say  that  the  citadel  of  Coschau  is  taken,  but  not 
the  town,  tho'  it  is  in  danger. 

1682,  Sept.  24th,  Frankfort, — The  same  to  the  same. 
—  ....  The  enclosed  paper  is  a  copy  of  a  declaration 
which  the  French  have  made  here,  not  to  expect,  any 
longer  than  the  last  of  November,  the  answer  from  the 
Empire  either  as  to  accepting  or  refusing  their  pro- 
posals for  a  Treaty 

1682,  June  16th.  Hambourg.  B.  Skelton  to  Lord 
Preston. — Congratulations.  I  doubt  not  but  you  will 
expect  considerable  news  from  these  parts  since  the 
late  interview  between  the  King  of  Denmark  and  the 
Elector  of  Bradenbourg,  but  their  conferences  were  so 
private,  and  so  few  persons  admitted  to  them,  that  as 
yet  no  naan  knows  what  to  judge,  tho'  I  believe  that  at 
the  Court  where  you  are  it  will  be  far  easier  to  learn 
what  resolutions  were  taken  than  it  is  possible  for  us 
here.  The  Elector  seems  very  peaceably  inclined,  for 
he  told  me  he  would  use  his  utmost  endeavours  to  pre- 
serve the  empire  in  peace,  to  which  end  he  was  sending 
Mons'.  Cracow  to  the  Emperor  and  his  Chancellor, 
Mons'.  Brands,  to  the  King  of  Sweden,  to  persuade 
them  to  peaceable  inclinations,  to  which  Court  the 
King  of  Denmark  would  dispatch  ministers  also  at  the 
same  time,  whose  errands  will  I  fear  be  rather  like 
threatenings  than  [jersuasions,  tho'  I  look  upon  their 
measures  to  be  quite  broken,  for  the  King  of  Denmark 
being  come  the  length  of  Uluckstadt,  in  his  way  to 
Oldenburg,  returned  unexpectedly  to  Izeho,  and  hath 
with  his  (^ueen  taken  the  route  of  Copenhagen,  where 
he  will  be  in  a  few  days,  but  returns  some  time  the  next 
month  into  these  parts.     This  sudden  resolution,  I  am 


told   was  taken  upon  the  notice  u  hich  that  King  had  of  Sik 

the  Swedes'  tlect  being  at  sea.     Hej'e  is  also  a  report  as    '*'•  f^f^nM 
if  the  Emperor  had  made  an  alliance  with  the  Poles  ""'^- 

the  latter  being  to  assist  with  10,000  men  in  case  of  a 
war,  which,  it  true,  will  be  as  unwelcome  news  ii'i 
Franco  as  it  is  to  Denmark  and  Brandenbourg     . 

1682.  June  2:!rd,  Hambnurg.  —  Dan.  Petit  to  Lm'd 
Preston— There  has  l)een  but  little  news  stirring  since 
my  last  to  yoii  of  this  day  sevennight,  when  there  was 
also  one  from  Mr.  Skelton  ....  Foreign  news,— I  will 
not  forget  to  acquaint  you  with  a  quarre)  as  happened 
at  Izeho  whilst  the  King  of  Denmark  and  the  Elector 
of  Brandenbourg  were  there.     The  was  between 

Messieurs  G-uldenlew,  the  Danish  Premier  Minister 
and  Mons'.  Kebenac.  the  French  Enrovr  with  the  said 
Elector,  who  pretended  to  receive  the"  first  visit  from 
the  Danish  Ministers,  whicli  Guldenlew  and  the  vest  of 
them  thought  very  strange,  so  that  during  his  stay 
there  they  scarcely  spoke  to  each  other.  ui7til  at  last 
Rebenac  went  one  day  to  Guldenlew,  and  fimnd  him  at, 
table,  and  very  near  d.-unk.  and  was  received  bv  him 
very  rudely,  seeming  to  make  a  jest  of  the  great  honour 
he  received  from  the  minister  of  so  great  a  Kinn-,  and 
wondered  that  he  should  demean  himself  so  far  as  to  rom^ 
to  a  miseralile  canaille  as  himself;  but  the  other  did  not 
seem  to  take  notice  thereof,  entered  into  discourse  with 
him.  aud  oti'ered  s,i)00  crowns  to  be  his  master's  friend 
which  the  other  disdainfully  refusing,  t.dd  him  that  the 
Kmg  his  master  gave  him  sufficiently  to  maintain  him 
and  that  he  did  not  stand  in  need  of  such  a  sum,  but 
that  if  Mons'.  de  Rebenac  wanted  it  himself,  that  he 
had  it  at  his  service,  bidding  him  not  to  think  that  the 
French  should  give  laws  to  their  Court,  they  lieiiig  yet 
far  from  the  thoughts  of  receiving  them.  neither°were- 
they  so  much  at  their  command  as  he  perhaps  ima- 
gined ;  whereupon  Rebenac  went  away   .... 

1682,  Aug.  nAf,  Hambourg.     D.  Petit  to  LordPrestou. 
—Contrary  to  what  was   believed  bv  every  body,   the 
King  of  Denmark  returned  to  Coldiiigheii  on  the  28th 
of  July,  and  has  since  reviewed  his  troops,  and  will  be 
in  a  few  days  back  again  at  Copenhagen,   but  Count 
G-uldenlew  is  still   in  the  county  of  Oldenbourg.  where 
the   fortifications  of  Varel  are  vigorously  carried.      I 
believe  we  have  told  your  lordship  that  the  King  of 
Denmark,  as  well  as  Brandenbourg,  not   finding  that 
they  are  like  to  succeed  in  the  engagements  they  have 
made   with  France,   are   altering  their  measures,    and 
that  they  incline  to  change  sides;  wherefore  tho  Kino- 
of  Denmark   hath   ordered   Mons'.  Lillien    Cmne,   hil 
Envoye  at  Vienna,  to  remain  there,  and  hath   sent  him 
new  instructions,  and  'tis  said  he  is   to  renew  his  in- 
stances about  the  toll  of  G[l]uckstadt  .  .  .  Count  Berka 
is  expected  here  daily,  having  been  dispatched  bv  the 
Emperor  with  new  instructions  to  the  Court  of  Denmark. 
From  Stockholm  we  hear  that  Mons'.  Feuqieres,  at  his 
taking  leave  of  the  King  of  Sweden,  had  only  a  private 
audience,  refusing   te  have   it  public,  since"  the   same 
honours  were  refused  him  which  he   had   at  his  first 
audience,  where  he  was  fetched  by  two  senators  and  in 
the  Kings  coach,  whereas  now  they  have  resolved  for 
the  future  to  send  but  one  senator, "and  the  ambassador 
is  to  come  in  his  own  coach,  none  of  the  King's  beiu" 
to  be  sent  any  more,  and  it  is  questioned  whether  Mons'^ 
Basin,  the  new  ambassador  from  France,  will  submit  to 
this  new  order.     It  is  said  that  the  marriage   of  the 
Princess  of  Cell  with  the  Prince  of  Frise  is  broke  off, 
and  that  the  Duke  of  Hanover's   second  son,   Princ; 
August,  is  to  marry  her.—  ....  News  from  Ratisbon 
and  Vienna.—  ....  The  Princess  Ragotzi,  who  was 
lately  married  to  Teckeley,  has  changed  the  (.'atholic 
religion,  and  is  "oecome  of  the  Protcsta'nt,  of  which  her 
husband  also  is;  she  has  already  chased  all  the  priests 
out  of  her  principality.     General  Lesly  has  left  Tyrol, 
and  is  gone   to  view  Costiiitz,  Villingen.  Rhini'clden.' 
Offenbourg,  and  Philipsbourg;  the  regiments  that  were 
lodged    in   that  county  are  to   be   quartered   in   those 
places.     The  Em])eror  has  maile  Staremberg  general  of 
the  ■  artillery,   Arasoldo   and   Dunevvald   field    martial 
lieutenants,  Counts  of  Sereni,  Palfi,  Gondola,  Caraffa, 
'I'aft',  anil  Baron  de  Mei-cy  major-generals. 

1682,  Aug.  nth,  Hamb".  B.  Skelton  to  Lord  Preston.— 
I  am  very  impatient  to  know  what  success  vour  lordship 
hath  had  in  the  Duke  of  Holsteyn's  affairs,  being  it  was 
upon  my  solicitation  that  his  Majesty  directeil  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Jenkins  to  write  to  you  about  it,  which  that  Duke 
thought  the  only  way  whereby  he  might  be  eased  of 
those  hardships  the  King  of  Denmark  makes  hii.T 
suffer.  I  question  not  but  that  his  minister  at  Paris 
doth  often  wait  upon  your  lordship,  to  whom  I  beseech 
you  to  let  fall  some  words  whereby  he  may  know  with 
what  zeal  I  have  solicited  this  atJ'air,  for  his  master  hath 

3C  2 


388 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCEIPT.S   COSIMISSIOX  : 


F  G^^AM    '^°''  ^^  ^^^  ^^^^^  expressed  any  sense  he  hath  of  his  obli- 
'  Babt.    '    station  to  his  Majesty,  and  hath  since  I  piave  him  notice 

that   his   ^Majesty   had  given  your  loi-dship  orders  to 

recommend  his  concerns  to  the  Court  of  France,  used 
me  very  coarsely,  lieing  gone  from  hence  without 
so  much  as  giving  me  notice  of  it,  or  ever  having 
been  to  see  "me,  which  honour  he  has  often  done 
heretofore  to  Sir  Wm.  Swann,  who  was  but  a  resident : 
and  having  aci[Uainted  his  favourite,  the  marcshal  of 
his  Court  with  my  desire  of  having  liberty  to  hunt  in 
his  territories,  which  join  to  this  city,  could  never 
obtain  any  answer,  which  is  a  very  ill  return  for  the 
service  I  have  endeavoured  to  do  him,  for  the  King 
was  at  first  very  itnwilling  to  concern  himself  in  his 
aflairs,  but  my  importuning  and  the  justice  of  the  cause 
did  at  last  prevail  ;  all  which,  if  your  lordship  think  fit, 
I  am  desirous  his  Envoye  should  be  made  aci|uainted 
with.  "We  have  an  account  from  Coldinghcm,  where 
the  King  of  Denmark  mustered  his  troops,  that 
there  were  but  3,500  ill  equipped  men  as  appeared, 
wliich  inconsiderable  number  hath  sufficiently  frightened 
us  here,  and  all  the  neighuourhoed,  it  being  reported 
that  they  were  above  10,000,  to  which  as  many  of  the 
Brandenburghen  and  5,000  French  under  the  command 
of  the  Compte  de  Rove  were  to  be  joined,  but  now  we 
are  told  that  the  King  of  Denmark  hatli  not  only  given 
the  Emperor  encouragement  to  believe  that  he  will 
quit  the  French  interests  to  embrace  those  of  the 
Empire,  but  hath  also  refused  to  receive  the  French 
money  as  is  remitted  for  him  to  this  place ;  but  I  can 
scarcely  give  credit  to  the  letter,  knowing  how  scarce 
a  commodity  money  is  at  the  Court  of  Denmark.  W'e 
are  daily  more  and  more  alarmed  with  the  plague,  which 

spreads  extremely 

1682,  Sept.  2nd,  Hambourg. — The  same  to  the  same. 
• — Thanks  for  the  news  you  were  pleased  to  communi- 
cate in  yours  of  the  fj  of  the  last,  and  that  you  have 
given  yourself  the  trouble  to  represeut  to  the  Duke  of 
Holstein's  minister  the  service  I  have  done  his  master, 
tho'  I  cannot  expect,  after  his  late  rudeness  to  me,  that 
he  will  in  tho  least  shew  himself  sensible  thereof,  not- 
withstanding the  great  need  which  he  hath  at  present 
of  his  Majesty's  good  offices,  for  the  King  of  Denmark 
begins  now  "to  play  his  game,  and  to  give  him  more 
disquiet  than  ever  ;  insomuch  that  he  will  be  forced  to 
return  back  hither,  being  he  will  not  1  e  safe  at  Gottorp 
where  he  was  going ;  indeed  the  poor  Prince  is  to  be 
pitied,  being  a  very  weak  man,  and  most  of  those  about 
him  are  suspected  to  be  in  the  Danish  interest,  and 
pensioners  to  the  King,  so  that  nothing  is  said  or  done 
in  his  Court  which  is  not  forthwith  sent  to  that  of 
Denmark  ;  wherefore  it  is  not  much  to  be  wondered  at 
if  tho^e  persons  make  it  their  business  to  create  difier- 
ences  between  him  and  those  who  wish  him  well ;  and, 
notwithstanding  his  incivility  to  me,  I  heartily  wish 
your  lordship  may  succeed  in  your  undertakings  for 
him.  The  loss  of  Cashaw  and  Eperies  will  without 
doubt  be  verj-  agreeable  news  where  you  are,  each  of 
which  places  have  agreed  with  Teckeley  for  50,000 
crowns  to  be  preserved  from  plunder.  Several  places 
of  less  consp'iucnce  in  Uiiper  Hungary  have  since  that 
surrendered  themselves  als^o  to  the  rebels,  who  are 
marche'd  towards  the  Berg  towns  where  the  Emperor'.s 
gold  mines  are,  and  will  certainly  render  themselves 
master  of  them  ;  and  tho'  the  Turks  are  joined  with  the 
rebels,  and  have  assisted  in  the  taking  of  Cashaw,  they 
do  nevertheless  flatter  themselves  at  Vienna  that  they 
shall  have  no  war  with  the  Turk,  Ijut  that  matters 
will  be  speedily  accommodated  between  them.  G-euei-al 
Caprara  hath  been  at  last  dispatched  to  the  army  in 
Hungary,  and  40,000  crowns  given  him  for  their  supply, 
whicl)  will  not  go  far  amongst  men  who  are  in  a  great 

arrear  of  l^ay  and  want  all  manner  of  necessaries 

Desires  his  service  to  Lord  Feversham  and  Lord  Pres- 
ton's brother,  if  still  with  him. 

1662,     •\""''f,     Hambourg.       Dan.     Petit     to     Lord 

Preston. — .  .  .  .  AVo  have  at  present  with  us  Mons'. 
Feuquiercs  and  Mons'.  Biclke,  both  ambassadors  ;  oue 
conies  from  Sweden  and  tho  other  from  Paris,  and  both 
are  returning  to  their  own  countries.  Prince  Casimir, 
of  Friealand,  his  marriage  with  the  beautiful  Princess 
of  Cell  Lunenbourg  is  qtiite  Ijroke,  and  the  elder  Prince 
of  Hannover,  who  was  sometime  since  in  England, 
marries  her.  It  is  believed  by  everybody  that  the 
Prince  of  Orange  seeing  the  great  alliance  which 
Prince  Casimir  was  entering  by  consummating  that 
match  broke  it.  Our  last  letters  from  Stockholm  say 
that  Count  Althcm,  the  Emperor's  Envoyos  audience 
and  harangue  to  the  King  of  Sweden,  hath  so  alarmed 
the  French  ambassador,  iMons'.  Basin,  that  tho'  he  had 


resolved  no  audience  till  he  had  an  answer  to  his  point  Sir 
ir/ioii //'!((■  about  his  reception  at  his  public  entry,  yet  ^' b^^*^ 
on  a  sudden,  tho'  his  equipai^e  was  not  arrived,  desired  - — ' 
a  i>rivate  audience  of  his  Majesty,  which  he  had.  and 
also  of  the  two  (.^^teens.  l)y  virtue  of  which  he  had 
legitimated  himself  to  business,  by  which  irregular 
proceeding  from  his  first  resolutions  people  are  so 
much  possessed  to  believe  that  he  has  propositions  to 
make,  or  at  least  to  endeavour  to  thwart  the  Count 
Althem's  negotiations  if  possible  ;  but  it  is  believed 
also  by  everybody  that  the  King  of  Sweden  will  stand 
firm  to  the  empire,  and  endeavour  to  maintain  the 
peace  of  Christendom  according  to  the  Munster  and 
Nimegue  Treaties,  so  that  neither  the  allurements  or 
threatenings  of  France  will  be  able  to  make  an  alteration 
in  that  Court.  Tho  Swedish  fleet,  which  lies  about 
Carelscrone,  will  be  laid  up  in  a  short  time,  and  the 
Danish  will  do  the  same  not  long  after,  so  that  nothing 
will  be  expected  between  these  two  j^ortheru  Princes 
this  year.  From  Vienna  we  hear  that  they  are  very 
much  dissatisfied  with  Prince  Herman  of  Baden,  Pre- 
sident of  the  Council  of  War.  A  foundation  was  laid 
for  a  rebellion  in  Tyroll  by  the  French,  but  was  dis- 
covered and  prevented  by  o.OliOmen  which  the  Emperor 
sent  hither.  The  Bassa  of  Erla  was  arrived  in  Tekely's 
camp  before  Cashaw,  and  the  Vizier  of  Buda,  with 
20,000,  was,  expected  every  day.  Several  places  of 
Hungary  have  sttrrendered  to  him,  and  Eperies,  a  con- 
siderable one  in  the  upper  bendes  ;  several  more  have 
sent  deputies  to  Teckely  to  treat  with  him  about  their 
surrender.  It  is  above  a  week  since  we  have  seen  at 
Hambourg  a  new  blazing  star  ;  it  appears  between  9 
and  10  in  the  evening.  P.S.  The  Envoy  Extraordinary 
presents  his  service. 

168-,  Sept.  1th,  Hamb.  B.  Skelton  to  Lord  Preston. 
— Since  my  last  of  the  1st  inst.  the  Duke  of  Holsteyn 
is  come  to  town,  and  will  remain  here  this  winter.  .... 
and  I  understand  that  he  hath  been  informed  by  his 
minister  at  Paris  of  that  passed  betwixt  your  lordship 
and  him,  and  it  is  given  out  by  some  of  his  people  that 
they  have  the  copy  of  that  letter  I  writ  you,  wherein 
I  complained  of  their  master's  incivility  towards  me, 
whereat  I  am  told  that  the  Duke  is  much  offended,  tho' 
what  I  writ  is  most  true,  besides  many  other  little 
rudenesses  which  I  did  n'lt  think  fit  to  trouble  your 
lordship  withail.  I  question  not  but  that  by  this  ordi- 
nary the  Duke's  Envoy  will  receive  instructions  what  to 
say  to  you  upon  this  subject,  ^\'heu  the  Duke  went 
hence  he  had  newly  received  assurances  that  the  Em- 
peror and  King  of  Sweden  would  admit  him  into  their 
Treaty  of  Alliance,  which  was  then  upon  the  point  of 
concluding,  which  made  him  so  high  as  to  slight  our 
master's  offices,  depending  wholly  upon  the  Emperor's 
jjrotection  ;  Init  now  that  affairs  go  so  ill  in  Hungary, 
and  th.at  the  alliance  with  Sweden  is  not  like  to  come 
to  anything,  I  do  not  question  but  that  the  Duke  of 
Tlolsteyn  will  do  what  he  can  to  jireserve  his  Majesty's 
friedship,  which  in  all  likelihood  will  be  more  advan- 
tageous to  him  than  that  of  the  Emperor  or  Sweden, 
and  your  lordship  will  have  application  made  to  you 
for  your  favour  and  assistance  ;  and  I  hope  that  you  will 
meet  with  a  lietter  return  fioni  him  than  I  have  done, 
which  I  am  well  assured  is  not  the  poor  Duke's  fault,  but 
those  ill  men  as  are  about  him.  He  hath  not  as  yet  given 
me  notice  of  his  arrival,  neither  shall  I  visit  him  until  he 
shall  have  advertised  me  thereof.  I  thought  fit  to  give 
you  this  information  that  you  may  be  preiiared  against 
Mons'.  Haxhausen  shall  wait  upon  you,  desiring  you 
will  be  pleased  to  assure  him  that,  notwithstanding  all 
this  uuhandsoiiie  proceeding  towards  me,  I  have  a  great 
respect  for  the  Duke  his  master,  whoso  prosperity  and 
welfare  I  most  heartily  wish,  well  knowing  that  what 
hath  been  done  hath  been  through  the  instigation  of 
those  who  have  as  little  respect  for  the  Duko  as  they 
have  kindness  for  nif. — Xews  from  Vienna. 

On  the  back  of  the  above  letter  in  Lord  Preston's 
hand  is  the  following:- 1682,  Sept.  21st,  st.  no.,  Paris.— 
C.  S.  informs  that  Brian,  who  went  to  France,  was  sent 
for  back,  and  C.  told  him  that  his  business  was  not  de- 
layed, but  that  the  King,  as  soon  as  he  had  humbled  the 
Protestants  a  little,  was  resolved  to  go  on  with  it. 

1082,  Oct.  fV,  Hiimbourg.  B.  Skelton  to  [Lord  Pres- 
ton]. He  tells  Ld.  Preston  (in  French)  tliat  the  Baron 
Frangois  Maximilian  de  Zeirotin,  nephew  of  his  (Skel- 
(on's)  friend,  the  Count  de  Galle,  an  Irish  lord,  but 
'  -tablished  in  the  Emperor's  territories,  is  about  to 
make  the  grand  tour  of  France,  and  then  apply  himself 
to  the  Court  of  France  at  Paris.  Asks  Lord  Preston's 
countenance  for  the  young  man. 

16S2,  Dec.  -jV,  Hambourg. —(Dan  Petit)  to  Lord 
Preston. — We  do  not  doubt  but  you  have  heard  with 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


3?>9 


SiK  hcnv  little  ceremony  the  Prince  of  Hanover's  maiTiage 

Bart.'^^'  ■vvas  consummated  at  Cell  on  the  21st  past  at  night; 
• — '  since  which  the  Duke  his  father  is  returiieil  to  his 
usual  residence,  where  he  intends  to  jjivc  out  commis- 
sions for  the  raising  of  6,000  men,  which  we  sup[iose 
the  Em]jeTor  is  to  give  money  for,  and  are  to  be  em- 
ployed by  him ;  that  Duke  is  also  sending  jilous'. 
Wizendorfi'.  one  of  his  Privy  Council,  to  ihc  States  of 
Holland,  where  he  is  only  to  prepare  the  way  for 
another  who  is  very  speedily  to  follow  him.  and  thence 
to  go  over  into  England.  From  Copenhaghen  we  hear 
of  the  24th  past  that  the  King's  intending  to  give  the 
order  of  the  Elephant  to  the  Prince  of  Ostfrist  causes 
great  discourses,  his  Majesty  beginning  to  claim  Aurick 
and  several  other  places  of  that  Prince's  country  as 
dependencies  of  the  county  of  Oldenboiirg.  There  is  a 
report  as  if  that  Prince  intended  to  imt  himself  under 
the  King  of  Denmark's  protection  against,  the  States  of 

Holland Prom  Vienna  we  liear  of  the 

24th  ^November  iliat  a  party  of  Hn-^sars,  having  made 
an  excursion  into  the  tributary  countries,  had  taken 
prisoner  a  Chaous  coming  with  letters  from  the  Porte 
to  the  Vizir  of  Buda,  who  says  that  a  Capuchi  Basia  is 
upon  the  way  to  that  A'izir  with  a  cord  from  the  Grand 
Signor  to  strangle  him.  for  having  separated  himself 
from  Tekcly  before  he  was  desired  to  the  contrary,  and 
for  the  disputes  which  aro.se  about  the  putting  of  a 
garrison  into  Filleck,  which  occasioned  the  demolishing 

of  that  place 

l«8f ,  Jan.  if,  Hamb.     (Dan.  Petit)  to  Mr.  Tempest. 

— 1  told  you  in  my  last  that  the  Danish  post 

had  the  mail  taken  from  him  near  this  place,  which 
hath  been  since  restored  by  an  unknown  per.sou  to  the 
postiiion  as  foUoweth,  and  xery  few  of  the  letters  were 
missing,  and  it  is  suspected  here  to  have  been  done  by 
the  Danes  themselves,  that  they  may  have  a  just  pre- 
tence to  intercept  the  letters  as  come  from  Sweden. 
From  Vienna  it  is  writ  that  Prince  Herman  of  Baden 
is  to  be  removed  from  l)eing  President  of  the  Council  of 
War,  as  being  found  to  be  unfit  for  that  employment, 
and  is  to  be  made  Lord  Steward  of  the  Emperor's  Court, 
now  vacant  by  the  death  of  Count  Lamberg,  and  that 
the  Marquis  de  Grana  is  to  succeed  him  in  the  presi- 
dentship, to  which  he  hath  the  government  of  "W^arradin 
added,  which  is  the  best  in  the  Emperor's  gift,  and  so 
will  quit  the  government  of  the  Spanish  ^Netherlands. 
Baron  Abele,  the  Emperors  treasurer,  is  also  to  resign 
and  Chancellor  Hocher  also  retires.  The  Emperor  hath 
writ  to  the  Senate  here  to  be  assisting  to  the  Duko  of 
Faxe  Lawenbourg  and  Count  Dawn's  officers  in  raising 
of  both  their  regiments,  which  they  intend  to  do  in  this 
place.  I  send  you  herewith  the  articles  of  a  false  and 
malicious  Treaty  between  England  and  France  ;  it  was 
sent  hither  out  of  Holland,  ;ind  is  pretended  to  be  an 
old  alliance  which  has  been  lately  renewed  and  con- 
firmed by  both  the  parties.     The  Danes  do  still  carry  on 

their  preparations  for  a  wai'  with  all  vigour 

the  letters  of  Vienna  speak    of   Tekeli  being 

dead,  to  which  we  give  no  credit  yet. 

lo8f,  Jan.  26th,  st.  v.      (The  same)  to  the  same. — 

Count  Tekely  had  made  complaints  at 

Vienna  that  the  E.  Catholics  take  the  churches  from 
the  Protestants  in  the  Berg  towns,  which  is  contrary  to 
the  agreement  made  upon  the  cessation  of  arms,  which 
he  will  therefore  continue  no  longer,  and  hath  declared 
that  since  the  truce  hath  been  broken  on  the  Emperor's 
side  he  doth  not  think  himself  obliged  to  maintain  any 
of  the  conditions  it  was  made  upon,  and  therefore  will 
not  permit  the  Emperor  according  to  the  said  capitu- 
lations to  provide  those  places  as  remain  in  hishand.=i  in 
Upper  Hungary  with  any  sort  of  provisions  or  neces- 
saries, but  Genl.  Caprera  hath  sent  an  officer  to  him 
with  excuses  and  some  proposals  which  they  hope  will 

be  accepted  Ijy  him From   Sweden   it  is  writ 

that  the  incision  had  been  made  in  that  King's  leg, 
which  is  in  a  very  bad  condition,  and  another  incision 
is  to  be  made  which,  Ijy  reason  of  the  unskilfulness  of 
his  chirurgeon,  may  cost  him  his  life,  and  no  persua- 
sions have  hitherto  prevailed  u])on  that  King  to  .^cnd 
for  some  able  man  out  of  any  other  country.  —The  Duke 
de  Croy,  one  of  the  Emperor's  generals,  came  to  this 
place  the  last  week,  thinking  to  raise  some  men  to  com- 
plete the  regiment  of  foot  was  lately  given  him,  but  it 
was  altogether  impossible  for  him  to  get  any.  so  that  he 
is  forced  to  go  elsewhere  to  make  his  levies.  This 
morning  we  had  the  news  of  my  Lord  Shaftesbury's 
death. 

168f ,  Feb.  2nd,  Hambonrg.  (The  same)  to  the  same. 
— They  write  from  Copenhagen  of  the  2."ith  January 
that  the  Duke  of  Cell's  minister  at  that  Court  was  re- 
turned from  the  Queen  Mother  from  Nicoping,  where 


he  had  made  new  propositions  relating  to  the  business  Sik 

of  Holsteyn.     That  King  has  given  out  srver.il  com-    '''■  fj^-^u^^- 

missions   for   the   speedy   levying    of  some  new    regi-  ~' 

metits.  and  the  jireparations  of  war  do   still  continue 

at    Gluckstadt,    and   it   is    remarkable   that   they    arc 

making  ready  things  which  will  not   keep   a   twelvel 

month.     Lieutenant-General  Dnniam  has  nmstered  the 

Danish  troops  in  HoL^tfeyn,  where  the  King  himself  is 

expected  in  Marcli  next.     We   hear  from  Berlin  that 

Mons'.  Eebenac,  the  French  Envoy,  begins  to  bo  jealous 

of  that  Court,  as  if  they  had  a  design  to  change  sides, 

but  that  the  electoral  ministers  give  him  all  assurances 

of  the  elector's  perseverance  in  the   French  interest. 

Mons'.   d'.^nerong  is  expected  back  there,   and   it   is 

believed  that  at  his  arrival  some  change  will  happen 

....     The  King  of  Sweden  is  out  of  all  danger  since 

the  last  incision  made  into  his  leg.     Your  last  is  of  tlie 

olst  .... 

168j,  Feb.  JL,  Hambourg.— B.  Skeltou  to  Lord 
Preston. — Acknowledges  his  of  the  7th,  s.  n. — All  the 
news  we  have  hero  is  that  the  Elector  of  Brandenbourg 
is  inclined  to  desert  the  French  interest,  being  tempted 
thereto  by  the  offers  made  him  by  the  Emperor  of  the 
three  dukedoms  of  Brig,  Lignier,'  and  Olan,  in  Bilesia, 
which  fell  to  the  Emperor  about  Kvc  years  since  by  tlie 
death  of  the  last  Duke  of  Brig:  but  t'ne  elector,  fearing 
that,  when  the  Emperor  shall  have  no  further  occasion 
for  his  assistance,  may  retake  those  dukedoms  from 
him,  being  there  is;  not  one  place  of  strength  in  them 
whereby  they  can  be  defended,  hath  desired  that  either 
Eatisbor  or  ( )psten,  two  fortified  places  lying  upon  their 
borders,  may  be  put  into  his  hands,  which  is  believed 
will  not  be  refused  him.  And  should  he  change  sides, 
'tis  not  to  be  doubted  but  that  Denmark  will  lie  neces- 
sitated to  do  the  same,  who  is  already  ttnsatisfied  with 
France,  who  besides  refusing  the  augmentation  of  sub- 
sidies, hath  at  three  payments  paid  only  .50,000  crowns 
of  those  already  agreed  for,  which  hath  not  a  little  dis- 
gitsted  that  Court,  which  nevertheless  proceeds  vigor- 
ously in  making  levies.  A  courier  from  Paris  arrived 
here  on  Tuesday  morning  last,  and  at  three  in  the 
afternoon  the  French  resident  here  dispatched  away 
two  others,  the  one  to  Copenhagen,  the  other  to  Berlin, 
but  what  they  carry  with  them  is  unknown. — ^Sends 
copies  of  what  ho  (Skelton)  received  from  the  Hague  by 
the  last  ordinarj',  believing  there  are  some  particulars 
in  them  which  may  not  be  come  to  Lord  Preston's  cor- 
respondent's knowledge. 

168j,    March   2nd,   Hambourg. — Dan   Petit    to    Mr. 
Tempest.    The  French  ambassador  at  Copenhagen  hath 
sent  his  nephew  post  this  week  to  acquaint  the  King  his 
master  that  he  is  come  to  an  agreement  with  the  King 
of  Denmark  for  the  subsidies,  which  are  to  be  800.000 
crowns  :'  year  besides  a  present  of  100,000  crowns  more 
for  that  King  himself ;  and  immediately  after  this  was 
concluded,  the  King  of  Denmark  dispatched  away  Mons'. 
Biermau,  one  of  his  principal  ministers  to  the  Court  of 
Berlin,  which  he  will  find  very   firm   to   the   French 
interest:  he  is  also  to  call  in  with  the  Dukes  of  Bruns- 
wick to  persuade  them  if  it  bo  possible  to  enter  into  the 
alliance  witli  France,  or  at  least  to  accept  of  a  neutrality 
for  tiiemselves  and  the  Duchy  of  Bremen,  but  we  arc 
almost  assured  he  will  have  little  success  with  tho^o 
Princes  .  .  .  . — "What    the    Swedes    have    promised. — 
Danish  and  Brandenburg  levies. — The  German  iiost  was 
robbed  of  his  letters  yesterday  by  two  troupers  within 
a  league  of  this  place,  and  the  daj'  before  some  boores 
belonging  to  the  Duke  of  Holsteyn,  fishing  in  the  rivea- 
Alster,  took  up  in  their  nets  a  valise  with  letters,  which 
is  the  same  was  taken  some  time  since  from  the  Danish 
]i03tilion,  and  which  the  King  of  Denmark  was  so  much 
concerned  at;  the  letters  are   sealed,  as   they  were  at 
first,  and  no  hurt  come  to  them,  .<ind  are  by  the  Duke 
of  Holsteyn  sent  to  the  Danish  post  office.     We  are 
informed  by  a  very  good  hand  tluit  the  Danes  dcmnnd 
a  categorical  answer  from  the  King  of  Sweden  whetlier 
he  doth  really  intend,  to  assist  the  Duke  of  Holsteyn  in 
sending  him  soldiers,  but  we  cannot  he;ir  yet  that  .any 
answer  hath  been  given  upon  it.     We  have  letters  from 
Hannover  which  assure  ns  that  the  marriai^c  between 
their  Princess  and  the  Elector  of  Bav.aria,  and  that  he  is 
to  come  incognito  to  see  her.    It  is  also  writ  from  Berlin 
that  the  Elector  of  Brandenburg  is  very  ill  of  the  gout 
in  h'S  neck,  and  that  a  white  ghost  which  usually  ajipears 
before  the  death   of  any  of  the  electoral  family  hath 
been  seen  there  of  late  .... 

168f,  March  9th,  Hamburg.  (The  same)  to  the  same. 
— Monsieur  Bierman,  the  Danish  minister,  is  this  day 
gone  towards  Cell  and  Hanover  to  thwart,  if  it  be 
possible,  Mons'.  Welling  in  his  negotiation  there,  who, 
as  \re  are  told,  hath  assured  those  Princes  that  the  King 

3  C  3 


390 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


of  Sweden  his  master  vrill  ccTtainly  send  forces  into 
Germany  before  the  end  of  the  next  month,  and  it  is 
believed  thiit  the  alliance  between  that  house  and  the 
crown  of  Sweden  is  verv  near  concluded  ;  but  lions'. 
Bievman  hath  orders  to  otFer  them  the  shaving  of  the 
Duchy  of  Bremen  with  the  Danes,  if  they  will  enter 
into  the  alliance  with  them  and  France ;  and  the  Queen 
Mother  of  Denmark,  who  is  sister  to  those  Dukes,  hath 
writ  very  pressingly  to  them  that  they  would  accept 
of  the  conditions  proposed  them  by  the  King  her  son  ; 
but  wc  are  too  well  assured  that  nothing  will  tempt  the 
Duke  of  Hanover  to  enter  into  any  engagements  with 
France.  Mons^  Bierman  says  that  he  is  resolved  to 
return  back  to  this  place  before  he  goes  to  Berlin,  and 
to  stay  some  days  here,  so  that  we  may  hope  to  learn 
what  success  he  hath  had  at  those  Courts.  The  King 
of  Denmark  and  Elector  of  Brandenbourg  design  very 
™ddenly  to  have  six  frigates  in  the  Elbe,  but  to  what 
intent  we  cannot  learn.  A  discovery  hath  been  made 
of  those  that  robbed  the  Vienna  post,  they  being  Danish 
di-agoons,  and  have  carried  the  letters  to  Copenhagen. 

lt".S3,  April  6th,  Hambui-gh.  News  letter  (by  D. 
Petit,  unsigned)  to  Mr.  Tempest  ....  Mons'.  Bier- 
man is  at  Berlin,  and  is  expected  here  within  a  fort- 
night, where  he  is  to  meet  the  principal  ministers  be- 
longing to  the  Dukes  of  Brunswick,  who  are  to  acquaint 
hinTwith  their  master's  answer  to  his  late  proposals, 
which  it  is  thought  will  not  be  much  to  his  liking  .  .  .  . 

Iti83,  Sept.  7th,  Hamburg.— Dan  Petit  to  Mr.  Tem- 
pest.— This  city  is  in  great  apprehensions  that  the  King 
of  Denmark  will  possess  himself  of  tbe  Pourelauds,  and 
quarter  some  of  his  troops  there  without  meeting  with 
any  opposition  from  the  Lunenbourghers.  The  King 
of  Denmark  is  still  at  Rensbourg,  whence  we  had  yester- 
day a  letter,  au  abstract  of  which  goes  here  enclosed. — 
Says  that  the  Envoy  Extraordinary,  being  weary  with 
his  late  voyage  down  the  river,  is  not  able  to  w  rite  to 
Lord  Preston. 

168:1  Sept.  28th,  Hamburg. — B,  Skelton  to  Lord 
Preston. —  ....  Thanks  for  yours  of  the  -h-l  .... 
Tbe  King  of  Denmark  left  Renesbourg  yesterday,  and 
is  on  his  way  to  Copenhagen,  where,  'tis  said,  his 
stay  will  be  short,  his  design  being  to  return  speedily 
into  Holstein,  his  principal  officers  and  all  his  troops 
remaining  behind  in  their  old  quarters  ....  Mons'. 
Bierman,  the  King  of  Denmai-k's  .secretary,  and  Mons'. 
Meinders,  one  of  the  Elector  of  Brandenbourg's  principal 
ministers,  are  at  Epsdorff  with  the  Dukes  of  Cell  and 
Hannover  treating  about  some  matter  of  grave  im- 
portance, but  all  their  rhetoric  will  never  persuade  those 
Princes  to  change  their  measures,  or  conclude  any  thing 
without  the  Emperor's  approbation.  The  ships  which 
were  seen  off  from  Gottenberg  and  reported  to  be  the 
Holland's  fleet,  were  only  Dutch  merchantmen,  but  they 
are  in  expectation  of  having  there  very  speedily  some 
part  of  the  Holland  fleet,  which  is  to  take  on  board 
t>,000  men,  that  ai-e  to  be  transported  into  Flanders. 
....  The  French  tleet  is  ordered  to  remove,  and  not 
to  continue  beyond  the  luth  of  the  next  in  the  Baltic 
Sea 

16^3,  Oct.  --['-.,  Hamburgh. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
In  my  last  I  acquained  you  that  the  Holland  fleet  was 
arrived  at  Gottembourg,  but  by  a  lettei'  which  1  re- 
ceived from  thence  of  the -.ilst  ]iast  I  ain  informed  that 
the  King  of  Sweden  arrived  there  the  Friday  before, 
.and  intended  to  stay  there  until  Monday  next.  That 
on  the  Monday  before  there  arrived  a  Holland's 
man-of-war  of  40  guns,  with  an  ambassador,  who  had 
complimented  the  King,  and  told  him  that  there  were 
16  frigates  more  before  the  river  ready  to  obey  his 
Majesty's  commands.  Since  that  time  we  have  had  no 
further  news  of  any  more  Dutch  frigates  being  arrived 
there  ;  but  from  Copenhagen  it  is  writ  that  the  French 
fleet  hath  received  orders  to  winter  there. — Denmark 
news. — Saxony  news. — Two  days  since  a  letter  was 
shewed  me  written  by  Queen  Christina  of  Sweden  to 
her  resident  here,  wherein  she  says  that  the  Pope  is  so 
well  pleased  with  the  King  of  Poland  for  the  late  victory 
he  had  obtained  against  the  Turks  that  he  is  resolved  to 
allow  him  40,U00  crowns  monthly  as  long  as  the  war  shall 
last  with  those  infidels,  and  cause  his  statue  to  be  erected 
in  Rome,  and  will  give  him  the  title  of  the  Defen<k'r  of 
the  Church.  The  Duke  of  Saxon  Lawenbourg  is  expected 
daily  here,  it  being  reported  that  he  is  also  come  away 
disgusted  from  the  Emperor's  army.  I  send  you  here 
enclosed  the  copy  of  a  letter  received  this  day  from 
the  Hague  .... 

1683,'Oct.  J;.  Hambonrg.  Dan  Petit  to  Mr.  Tempest. 
— .  .  .  .  The"  French  fleet  is  now  actually  returned 
home,  and  the  Kiu''  of  Denmark  is   at   liis  usual  resi- 


dence at  Copenhagen,  where  he  will  pass  this  winter, 
having  before  he  left  these  parts  ordered  most  of  his 
troops  into  quarters,  which  thej'  take  in  Holsteyn.  We 
hear  from  Berlin  that  several  princesses  are  proposed 
as  matches  to  the  electoral  Prince,  and  that  she  of 
Hannover  is  like  to  be  the  bride.  Our  Austrian  letters 
give  an  account  of  a  new  victory  obtained  lately  near 
Gran,  where  10,000  Turks  have  been  killed,  amongst 
which  are  the  new  Bassa,  of  Buda,  and  that  of  Aleppo, 
and  that  of  Silistria,  with  several  hundred  Turks  were 
taken  pi-isoners  ....  Our  lost  letters  from  Bruxelles 
of  the  -f",  tell  us  that  the  Spaniards  have  begun  the 
hostilities  on  their  side,  when  the  French  troops  were 
retiring  towards  Lisle  ....  P.S.  Just  now  we  re- 
ceived letters  from  Berlin  of  the  9th,  which  say  that 
the  Elector  of  Saxuny  was  expected  the  next  day,  with 
the  Elector  of  Brandenb.,  at  Potsdam. 

1683,  Nov.  16th,  Hambourg.— B.  Skelton  to  Lord 
Preston. — Tou  will  ere  this  have  heard  what  great  loss 
the  Hollanders  have  sustained  by  the  hate  storms,  8  of 
their    men-of-war,   besides   many  very  rich    merchant 

ships,  having  perished .and  without  doubt  it 

will  very  much  lessen  the  Prince  of  Orange's  credit, 
and  make  Amsterdam  still  obstinate  in  refusing  their 
consent  to  the  new  levies.  Here  is  a  rumour  as  though 
some  French  money  had  been  remitted  into  Sweden, 
and  had  been  the  cause  why  the  11,000  men  heretofore 
spoken  of  were  not  transported  into  Flanders  and 
Breman,  'out  what  ground  there  is  for  it  I  know  not. 
The  King  of  Denmark  taxeth  his  subjects  most  griev- 
ously, &c..  which  causeth  great  outcries  in  Holsteyn. 
&c.,  and  the  poor  Duke  [of  Holsteyn]  is  like  in  a  very 
short  time  to  lie  reduced  to  that  extremity  that  he  will 
scarcely  have  bread  to  eat,  for  all  his  subjects  are 
forbid  to  advance  him  any  monies.  The  Duke  of 
Wolfembutell,  who  went  hence  this  morning  to  hia 
residence  at  Brunswyck  told  me  that  Mons"".  del  Vail, 
the  Spanish  minister  at  his  Court,  will  not  succeed  in 
hia  negotiation,  being  that  tlie  Princes  of  Brunswyck 
dare  not  part  with  any  of  their  forces  in  this  conjuncture ; 
neither  do  I  find  by  this  Duke  that  their  treaty  \vith 
Sweden  is  like  to  come  to  a  speedy  conclusion  .... 

1683,  Nov.  23rd,  Hamburg.  The  same  to  the  sams. 
— By  letters  from  Copenhagen  wt  are  informed  that  the 
Swedes  have  been  as  unfortunate  with  their  fleet  as  the 
Hollanders,  having  lost  four  of  their  best  frigates  in 
their  way  from  Carelscron  to  Calmar.  Monsr.  del  Val, 
the  Spanish  minister  at  the  Courts  of  Brunswyck,  doth, 
notwithstanding  that  those  Princes  have  excused  them- 
selves from  lending  any  of  these  troops  for  the  defence 
of  the  Spanish  Netherlands  (by  reason  of  the  King  of 
Denmark's  and  Elector  of  Collen's  being  so  well  armed, 
and  oblige  them  thereby  to  be  upon  their  guards)  still 
press  them  with  all  possible  earnestness  to  dispatch  him 
with  a  better  answer;  and,  like  Don  Pedro  Konquillo, 
will  take  nothing  for  answer  that  doth  not  agree  with  his 
desires.  From  Berlin  it  is  writ  that  it  is  no  more  to  be 
doubted  but  that  the  Elector  of  Brandenbourg  will 
firmly  adhere  to  the  French  interest,  and  I  am  told  that 
besides  the  subsidies  which  he  receives  from  that  Crown 
very  consider.able  presents  are  often  made  from  thence 
to  the  Electrice  and  the  ministers,  and  at  this  time  there 
are  bills  come  to  this  place  for  Mons'.  de  Kebenao,  to 
the  value  of  100,000  florins,  to  be  distributed  by  him; 
and  in  the  last  storm  a  French  ship  was  cast  away  near 
the  mouth  of  this  river  coming  from  Roan,  which  had 
on  board  her  a  rich  toilet  with  all  necessary  plate,  a 
suite  of  rich  hangings,  a  bed  and  pictures  to  a  consider- 
able value,  which  the  King  of  France  designed  lor  the 
Electrice,  all  which  is  gone  ashore  without  having  re- 
ceived much  damage  ;  but  the  King  of  Sweden's  officers 
have  seized  upon  the  goods,  being  that  the  ship  was 
wrackt  upon  the  coasts  of  the  Duchy  of  Bremen,  and 
will  not  restore  them  without  orders  from  (}ourt. — News 
from  Dresden,  and  has  enclosed  a  list  of  the  winter 
quarters  into  which  the  Emperor's  Poles  and  Bavarian 
forces  are  disposed  of. — Has  not  received  any  letters 
since  the  8tli,  s.  n. 

168J,  Hamburg,  Feb.  i  J.— D.  Petit  to  Mr.  Tempest. 
— We  have  letters  from  Copenhagen  which  say  that 
Mons'.  Joel,  whom  the  King  of  Denmark  had  some  time 
since  named  to  go  ambassador  into  Sweden,  hath  now 
received  orders  to  go  to  the  conferences  at  the  Hague. 
From  Stockhcdm  we  hear  that  t'ne  King  of  Sweden 
went  on  the  3Utli  January  to  Kongsor,  and  thence  to 
Vormeland,  to  muster  some  troops  there,  which  will 
be  that  King's  divertisment  in  other  places  too,  and 
then  will  return  to  Kongsor,  where  the  officers  of  his 
Treasury  are  now  making  the  State,  as  they  term  it,  for 
the  year.      This  place  is  still    filled   up    with  Danish 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH    REPORT. 


391 


Sir         officers,  who  are  most  of  them  Frenchmen,  to  make  new 
B^K?*"'   levies  and  to  recruit  their  troops  .... 

Letters  tkom  the  Hagoe. 

1685,  Oct.  -1^  (sic),  Hague.  B.  SkeltontoLd.  Preston. 
Complimentary. 

1686.  January  11th,  Hague.  B.  Skelton  to  Lord 
Preston. — I  no  sooner  received  your  lordship's  Cfjm- 
mands  of  the  29th  past,  but  without  expecting  farther 
Orders  from  Court,  I  spoke  to  the  Prince  of  Orange  in 
the  behalf  of  ilr.  Graham,  fearing  lest  some  ciiher  might 
get  a  ])romise  of  Stuart's  com])any,  which  is  already 
known  to  be  vacant.  His  Highness  did  at  first  seem 
unmlling  to  advance  him  as  yet,  saying  that  he  was 
young  enough,  and  might  vei-y  well  have  somewhat 
longer  patience  ;  but  I  pressed  it  so  home  and  shewed 
his  Highncis  what  your  lordship  had  writ  to  ine  upon 
that  subject,  that  he  consented  to  it,  but  said  withal 
that  he  will  put  him  into  a  Scotch  regiment,  and  take 
some  other  captain  who  is  not  of  the  nation,  as  English 
or  Irish,  of  which  there  are  some  in  the  Scotch  regi- 
ment, and  give  Stewart's  company  to  one  of  them  ;  and 
that  is  very  reasonable,  for  as  yet  the  Scotch  colonels 
have  been  unwilling  to  admit  of  any  English  in  their 
regiment,  and  the  Prince  himself  dislikes  the  mixture, 
and  it  will  be  the  same  thing  to  Mr.  Graham,  which  of 
the  6  regiments  he  have  a  company  in  ;  but  it  will  be 
necessary  that  I  have  a  letter  from  my  Lord  of  Middle - 
ton  to  recommend  Mr.  Graham  to  the  Prince.  I 
acquainted  Sir  Charles  Graham  with  that  pai-t  of  your 
letter  which  concerned  him. — Hopes  his  Majesty  has 
consented  to  his  desire  of  coming  into  England,  and 
that  a  yacht  is  on  its  way  to  fetch  him.—  His  aS'airs  are 
in  great  disorder 

Letteks  ebom  Lisbon  and  M.vdrid. 

1683,  March  2nd.  n.  s..  Lisbon. — Charles  Fanshaw  to 
Lord  [Preston]. — I  understood  lately  from  my  secretary 
tfcat  yonr  lordship  had  not  received  any  letter  from  me 
since  your  arrival  in  France,  which  1  was  extremelj" 
sorry  to  hear,  because  it  might  look  not  only  like  a  neglect 
of  my  duty  in  paying  the  common  respect  to  his  Majesty's 
.,  minister,  but  aparticalar  transgression  in  me  who  have 

had  the  honour  so  long  to  be  acquainted  with  your 
person  and  merit. — Compliments.— I  believe  your  Com-t 
is  endeavouring  to  furnish  us  an  husband  for  our  Infanta, 
tho'  I  cannot  learn  that  their    hopes  ripen  much  yet. 


1683,  January  27th,  Madrid.  Peter  Levet  to  Lord 
[Preston] . — Having  the  honour  to  be  agent  and  secretary 
for  the  most  part  of  these  3  years  unto  Sir  Henry  Good- 
ricke.  I  presume  this  title,  together  with  the  inscrip- 
tion of  the  enclosed,  will  merit  your  lordship's  censtu-e 
for  giving  you  the  trouble  of  forwarding  the  same.  Sir 
Henry  is  at  a  league's  distance  from  this  Court,  and  is 
positively  denied  permission  (as  he  requested)  to  come 
to  his  house  for  some  few  days  privately  to  put  his 
papers  and  other  affairs  in  some  order  towards  his  re- 
turn ;  a  rigidness  much  blamed  by  all  people.  He 
intends  homewards  by  that  Court,  and  to  begin  his  way 
by  the  midst  of  the  next  month  through  Catalonia,  this 
being  the  pleasantest  travelling,  tho'  not  the  shortest 
cut.  This  goeth  by  a  French  e.xpress  lately  come  from 
Portugal.  Here  are  letters  come  from  hence  on  the 
25th  by  express  also  from  St.  Sebastian;  but  we  can 
learn  nothing  of  their  purport.  Prom  Tanger  they 
advise  of  a  most  considerable  defeat  given  to  the 
Morocco  Emperor  by  his  nephew  with  the  slaughter  of 
(they  relate  thus)  of  2-1,000  men.  and  that  they  expect 
great  advantages  from  this  accident.  Tlie  country 
carried  in  lately  thither  above  50  heads  of  cattle. 

1683,  Feb.  2oth,  Madrid.  The  same  to  the  same. — He 
sent  by  the  last  general  post  a  packet  for  Sir  Henry 
Goodricke  :  this  he  sends  by  the  Italian  post  under  Lord 
Preston's  cover  and  protection.— Capt.  Matthews  de- 
livered yesterday  by  my  means  De  la  Fuente's  letter  to 
this  Privado  Medina  Celi,  and  is  set  forth  this  morning 
for  Tanger.  His  Catholic  Majesty  is  abroad  a  hunting. 
Our  new  Spain  fleet  is  to  set  sail  by  the  latter  end  of 
this  month.  Many  ports  and  places  in  the  Indies  are 
sold  and  turned  to  money.  Our  greatest  care  here  at 
present  is  to  know  his  Christian  Majesty's  intentions 
against  spring,  and  whether  the  Emperor  adjusts  and 
defers  to  our  King  his  differences  with  that  Crown,  for 
we  have  here  some  jealousies  upon  this  account.  We 
expect  Count  Mansfeit  by  the  midst  of  the  next.  Here 
is  an  express  these  12  days  from  his  Imperial  Majesty, 
demanding  money  or  an  answer,  but  is  not  likely  to 
return  in  some  days. 


Letter.s  rnoM  K.^tisbox. 

1683,  July  ij,  Eatisbone.— Edm.  Foley  to  Lord 
Preston. — I  hope  {his  will  find  you  returned  from  your 

journey  witli  the  Court The  Emperoi-  did  not 

long  since  make  a  proposal  to  the  Diett  of  some  offers 
to  be  made  to  France,  which  did  consist  in  re-demand- 
ing all  that  hath  l>een  taken  against  the  Treaty  of 
Munster,  and  in  some  expressions  besides  which 
seemed  more  resolute  than  the  ill  condition  in  which 
his  affau-s  are  would  reasonably  allow  of;  and  seeing 
they  are  since  fallen  into  a  much  worse  condition  than 
before,  I  cannot  tell  whether  he  may  not  be  necessitated 
to  desist  from  those  proims.als. — Foley  then  tells  of  the 
siege  of  Vienna  by  the  Turks.  He  Javs  that  all  com- 
munication with  the  town  is  cut  oft".  "  He  praises  the 
ability  of  the  Count  de  Staremberg.  who  commanded 
the  Emperor's  troops,  and  mentions  th.it  the  Electors  of 
Bavaria,  Saxony,  and  Brandenburg  are  going  to  send 
relief  to  the  town. 

lt'8:;,  July  2;5rd,  n.  s.,  Eatisbone.— The  same  to  the 
same. — I  have  lately  given  your  lordship  an  account  of 
the  applications  made  here  from  the  Emperor's  minister.^ 
to  the  Comte  de  Crecy  to  desire  that  his  most  Christian 
Majesty  would  be  pleased  not  to  attack  the  Empire 
during  the  misery  and  disorder  it  is  in  from  the  war 
with  the  Turks  ;  and  that  he  will  be  pleased  not  to 
hinder  the  Princes  of  the  Empire  from  assisting  the 
Emperor  against  the  Turks.  I  have  now  enclosed  the 
answer  which  Mons'.  de  Crecy  hath  given  to  those  ap- 
plications. The  news  from  Vienna  is  uncertain,  but 
there  is  great  probability  that  the  town  is  in  great  danger. 
The  Comte  de  Staremberg  who  is  governor  of  it  is  said 
to  have  acquainted  the  Duke  of  Lorraine  that  he  wants 
amunition,  and  that  he  desires  as  sjieedy  relief  towards 
raising  the  siege  as  is  possible.  The  Turks  are  said  to 
attack  it  very  resolutely  and  to  be  lodged  not  far  from 
the  contrescarpe.  There  is  arrived  at  the  Emperor's 
Court  a  gentleman  for  the  King  of  Poland,  to  let  him 
know  tliat  King  was  not  informed  that  Vienna  was  in  so 
great  danger,  but  that  now  he  knew  it  he  would  hasten 
to  relieve  it  with  his  army  as  soon  as  he  possibly  could. 
It  is  thought  he  can  scarce  be  there  before  the  16th 
instant,  n.  s.  The  success  of  the  Comte  de  Crecy 's  pro- 
posals will  depend  much  upon  Vienna. 

16y3,  Aug.  -j'',,,  Eatisbone. — -The  same  to  the  same. — 
In  my  last  I  sent  your  lordship  the  memorial  given  here 
by  Mons'.  le  Comte  de  Crecy  to  propose  a  truce  of  30 
years  upon  the  same  conditions  which  were  proposed  at 
Frankfort  for  a  Treaty ;  and  I  have  now  enclosed  a  com- 
mission's-decree  given  here  from  the  Emperor's  commis- 
sioner, in  which  you  will  find  that  Mons'.  de  Crecy  i.s 
blamed  for  having  penned  his  memorial  in  so  reiiecting 
terms.  He  intands  to  give  in  a  new  memorial  for  his 
justification,  as  having  received  from  Court  the  expres- 
sions which  they  impute  to  his  own  inclination,  vour 
lordship  will  easily  imagine  that  he  is  not  well  pleased 
with  this  commission's  decree.  He  hath  sent  it  to  Court 
by  Mons'.  Cauley.  the  most  considerable  gentleman  wlio 
he  hath  with  him. — The  Turks  have  sprung  two  mines 
before  Vienna;  the  first  being  countermined  from  the 
town  did  the  Turks  more  hurt  [them]  than  the  troops  of 
the  garrison.  The  second  succeeded  better,  and  the  Turk.- 
lodged  themselves  in  the  counterscarpe  by  the  help  of 
it,  but  were  beaten  off  again,  so  that  the  town  having 
yet  lost  no  ground,  there  is  much  hope  it  may  hold  out 
till  the  relief  arrives. — The  King  of  Poland  is  marching 
with  his  army,  and  the  troops  of  the  Empire  are  hasten- 
ing to  join  the  Emperor's  army  as  fast  as  generally 
things  are  done  in  the  Empire,  so  that  the  hopes  that 
the  Turks  by  want  of  forage  will  be  forced  to  quit  the 
siege  when  the  army  of  Poland  approaches  is  as  yet  the 
most  visible  assurance  of  the  safetv  of  the  town. 


SlB 
F.  GR.tHiM-, 

U.UiT. 


1683, 


Aug. 


Sept.  u 


Eatisbone. — The    same    to    the    same. 


I  received  3-esterday  yours  of  the  23rd,  n.  s 1 

have  here  inclosed  the  conclusion  of  the  Diet  upon  th.- 
proposal  of  an  armistice,  which  is  penned  obscurely.' 
but  by  which  it  is  to  be  seen  that  the  Empire  doth 
accept  ail  armistice,  but  neither  upon  the  condition  nor 
for  so  long  a  time  as  is  proposed  by  France.  After  i* 
was  concluded  notice  was  given  of  it  to  Mons'.  de  Crery 
by  the  Emperor's  con-commissary  by  appointment  from 
the  Diet,  and  your  lordship  may  see  what  passed  in  that 
visit  from  the  enclosed  account  which  Mons'.  de  Crecy 
hath  written  of  it  himself  by  way  of  a  letter  to  the 
Mmister  of  the  Electi>r  of  Mayence.  The  Empire  and 
France  have  now  their  hand^  frae  again  as  to  this  Treaty, 
and,  for  ought  I  see.  France  is  much  more  able  to  make 
use  ot  that  lilicrtv  than  the  Empire  is  ;  for  that  besides 
the  disunion  which  is  still  in  the  Empire.  I  do  not  see 
that  the  town  of  Vienna  is  yet  out  of  danger.     The 

3C  4 


392 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCKIPTS   COMMISSIOX  : 


11' 

since 

town. 


Govevnor  doth  solicit  his  being  relieved  -srith  all  the 
e;ivnestucss  imaginable  ....  In  a  P.S.  of  his  last  letter 
ti.  the  Duke  of  Lon-aine  he  tells  him  that  the  miners 
hrought  him  ivord  that  that  minute  they  hearrl  the 
enemies  at  work  under  the  Court  Bastion,  so  that  there  is 
o  time  to  loose.  This  letter  was  of  the  -llth  Aug..  and 
that   time  we  know  no  further  news   from  the 

^^ But    letters    say    that    the    King    of    Poland 

hath'artually  joined  the  Emperor's  army  with  20,000 
men 

leSo,  Oct.  yV,  Katisbone.— The  same  to  the  same.— 
The  Comte  de  Windishgratz  is  at  last  legiti- 
mated, and  hath  taken  the  character  of  the  Emperor's 
principal  commissary,  and  hath  at  the  same  delivered 
to  the  Diet  the  Emperor's  answer  to  the  resolution 
taken  in  the  Diet  on  the  31  Aug.,  ii.  s.,  by  which  answer 
the  Emperur  doth  approve  their  having  accepted  a  truce 
with  Prance,  and  their  having  resolved  to  treat  of  the 
conditions  and  time  of  it  as  soon  as  may  be,  and  at  the 
same  time  to  set  forth  the  final  treaty  with  as  much 
diligence.  This  answer  hath  not  been  yet  taken  into 
consideration  in  the  colleges,  wliich  are  now  employed 
for  nominating  a  deputation  to  oongTatulate  the  Comte 
de  Windisgratz  in  his  new  employment,  which  is  the 
custom  upon  the  arrival  of  a  new  commissary  ;  but 
there  do  arise  so  many  disputes  and  difficulties  concern- 
ins-  the  reception  which  the  Elector's  ministers  do  pre- 
tend from  the  Comte  de  AVindisgratz,  that  the  effect 
and  success  of  this  deputation  may  be  disappointed  for 
a  great  while,  and  conBequently  the  progress  in  aft'airs 
be  delayed  upon  that  account.  Some  letters  do  say  that 
Neuheusel  is  actually  invested,  but  many  are  of  opinion 
that  the  Emiieror's  chief  design  for  this  wintei  is  only  to 
block  it  up  from  receiving  any  more  troops  or  provisions, 
which  if  he  can  do,  it  is  thought  that  in  the  spring  it 
will  cost  him  but  very  little  trouble  to  gain  the  town. 
The  Elector  of  Bavaria  is  said  to  have  recalled  his  horse 
from  the  Emperor's  army,  and  to  have  left  the  foot 
there,  and  that  the  allies  of  the  circle  of  Franconia  in- 
tend to  do  the  same  thing.  The  bloody  flux  increases 
very  much  at  the  army  and  at  Vienna,  and  it  is  appre- 
hended that  it  may  at  last  improve  to  a  more  dangerous 
distemper.  The  Comte  de  Ziuzeudorfif,  Grand  Maitre 
de  la  Maisou  to  the  Emperor,  is  dead  of  it  at  Lintz. 

1d83,  Oct.  i},  Ratisbone.— The  same  to  the  same— 
We  have  here  received  an  account  of  a  battle  between 
the  Christians  and  Turks  near  Baracau,  which  covers 
the  bridae  of  Gran. — Gives  an  account  of  the  battle. — 
All  things  else  continue  here  in  the  same  state,  and 
there  are  but  few  steps  made  towards  concluding  a 
Treaty.  The  Emperor  hath  approved  the  resolution  of 
the  Diet  for  accepting  a  truce  with  Prance,  but  there 
i.s  as  yet  not  any  step  made  towards  adjusting  the  time 
and  conditions  of  it.  The  allies  seem  still  to  have  their 
view  upon  a  general  Treaty,  but  as  yet  we  see  no  pro- 
posals made  towards  bringing  it  to  a  point.  The  good 
.success  in  Hungary  doth  very  much  help  to  continue 
the  Emperor's  Court  in  the  measures  it  liath  taken. 

1683,  Jan.  ,-^,  Ratisbone. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
T  did  find  at  my  coming  hither  a  letter  from  your  lord- 
ship ....  The  Emperor  doth  now  seem  very  willing 
to  continue  the  Treaty  here,  and  the  States  have  agreed 
to  it  also,  and  did  on  the  -,'V  send  him  their  opinion  that 
it  should  he  C(mtinned  in  this  place  with  the  (.'omte  de 
Crecy,  so  that  the  next  thing  will  be  to  see  what  shall 
be  the  conditions  upon  which  it  is  to  be  continued.  The 
letters  from  Vienna  do  say  that  the  Emperor  doth  still 
continue  in  the  resolution  to  be  here  the  next  month. 
The  Electors  have  written  to  him  a  very  jiressing  letter 
to  persuade  him  to  make  an  end  of  the  'I'rcaty  with 
Prance,  and  it  is  said  they  do  intend  to  write  him 
another  concerning  the  honours  which  he  refused  to 
give  their  embassadors  at  Frankfort,  and  which  they 
received  from  others. 

1683,  Peb.  -iTj,  Ratisbone. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
......    The    Electors  do   continue  in   the  former 

resolution  of  treating  upon  the   conditions  ofl'ered  by 
France,  and  the  Princes  do  still  insist  upon  beginning 
the  Treaty  by  a  discussion  of  the  Treaties  of  Munster 
and  Nimitegen,  and  seem  either  of  th'-m  but  little  dis- 
posed to  recede  anything  from  their  opinions.     Mean- 
while Mons'.  Verjus  hath  insinuated  to   the  Diet  that 
his  power  to  treat  is  continued,  but  that  the  King  doth 
not  hold  himself  any  longer  obliged  to  the  proposals  he 
liath  made ;  Ijut  shall  take   such  measures  as  he  sees 
convenient.     There  is  a  Treaty  concluded  and  ratified 
between  the  Emperor  and  Elector  of  Bavaria,  by  which 
the  Elector  dolli  oblige  himself  to  furnish  the  Emperor 
with  8,0U0,  and  some  say  13,000  men  ....  for  which 

the  Elector  receives  300,000  florins. 


Leiteks  by  the  Abbe  Renaudot. 

Eighty-eight  letters  by  the  Abbe  Renandot,  nearly 
all  to  Lord  Preston,  but  some  to  'Mr.  Tempest ;  one  is 
to  M.  uu  ?uy,  and  one  is  by  M.  du  Puy.  Only  one  of 
Renaudot's  has  the  year  dated  (1685),  some  have  the 
day  of  the  week  or  day  of  the  month,  or  both,  some 
have  no  date  at  all.  He  seems  to  have  been  employed 
by  Lord  Preston  to  collect  and  send  news  from  all 
quarters,  and  these  letters  are  the  result. 

The  absence  of  dates  has  prevented  any  arrangement 
of  the  letters.  The  following  notes  are  extracted.  He 
could  write  very  good  English. 

n.  d.  Our  news  from  Rome  is  that  Madame  Marti- 
nozzi.  grandmother  of  iladamc  the  Duchess  of  York,  is 
cured  of  a  dangerous  malady.  I  have  not  been  able  to 
have  any  answer  of  the  States  to  M.  Van  Dutt. 

In  one  letter  to  Tempest  he  recommends  Lord  Preston 
to  have  a  couple  of  fine  horses  for  his  own  use  when  he 
followed  the  King.  Ho  says  that  Lord  Berkeley  and 
the  Earl  of  Arundell  had  much  credit  for  their  fine 
horses. 

n.  d.  By  the  last  letters  from  Madrid  of  the  22nd  July 
we  learn  that  the  fleet  left  Cadiz  the  13th.  On  leaving 
the  port  it  met  an  English  shij)  coming  from  Tanjier, 
and  the  Count  of  Aguilar,  who  was  in  command, 
ordered  him  to  dip  his  flag  and  salute  the  royal  standard. 
The  captain  refused,  and  he  was  told  that  if  he  did  not 
obey  in  six  hours  they  would  sink  him.  He  afterwards 
did  as  he  was  ordered,  and  the  English  consul  at  Cadiz 
protested  against  it,  and  thought  that  the  ca]itain  would 
be  punished.  Within  the  last  week  there  has  arrived  a 
ship  despatched  by  M.  de  la  Basse,  Governor  of  Canada, 
l)y  which  we  learn  that  the  English  of  the  colony  of 
Boston.  &c.,  had  great  quarrels  with  the  French  colonies 
as  to  boundaries,  and  that  it  was  complained  that  the 
English  favoured,  and  furnished  arms  and  powder  to 
the  Irocjuors,  who  are  beginning  to  make  war  on  the 
French. 

In  one  letter  he  thanks  Lord  Preston  for  some  t^ 
and  chocolate  which  his  lordship  had  sent.  (Bulstrode 
used  to  send  chocolate  from  Brussels  to  Lord  Preston  at 
Paris.) 


Twenty-sis  letters  to  Lord  Preston  from  a  spy,  some 
scaled  with  a  red  seal  of  a  heart  with  flowers  springing 
from  it  and  the  initials  I.  D..  some  with  a  red  seal  bear- 
ing the  letters  A.  D.  S.  interlaced,  surmounted  by  a 
Viscount's  coronet,  and  one  scaled  with  a  coin  ;  the 
letters  are  signed  R.T.  (Roger  Tilley). 

The  other  letters  are  by  another  spy  employed  by 
Lord  Preston,  but  they  have  no  signature,  and  are 
mostly  undated. 

u.  d.  The  last  night  being  a  night  of  great  joy  and 
mirth  here  in  this  city  with  all  sort  of  people  I  took 
my  opportunity  to  get  the  onld  father  in  my  company, 
and  gave  him  a  supper,  but  never  could  I  put  him  in 
the  humour  as  to  get  what  I  wished,  for  tho'  I  made  him 
as  drunk  as  any  tiling,  I  was  not  myself  much  less,  in 
so  much  that  I  repent  what  I  have  done,  for  seeing  that 
the  old  thief  did  quite  deny  me  in  saying  that  he  had 
not  it  about  him,  I  gave  orders  to  my  man  that  as  soon 
as  the  old  man  would  fall  asleep  to  jiick  his  pocket,  and 
to  find  out  such  a  paper,  and  to  copy  it  out  with  all 
speed,  and  to  put  the  paper  in  the  old  man's  pocket, 
which  he  did.  but  indeed  I  am  sorry  for  it,  by  reason 
my  man  is  a  Frenchman,  for  I  am  much  afraid  ;  but, 
howevei',  we  must  make  tlie  best  of  the  worst,  and  keep 
him  in  a  good  humour  in  making  much  of  him,  and  as 
he  knows  the  commerce  that  is  between  your  lordship 
and  I,  therefore  I  desire  that  .\'ou  would  be  pleased  to 
flatter  and  make  much  of  him.  I  am  obliged  all  this 
day  to  be  about  sending  away  what  I  told  you  yesterday, 
by  reason  the  armoury  could  not  furnish  me  with  all 
the  arms  .... 

n.  d.  Asks  Lord  Preston  for  a  passport  for  a  young 
Englishman  to  return  into  England.  He  has  served  in 
tho  English  horse  for  4  years,  and  afterwards  was  incor- 
porated into  a  French  regiment,  as  the  rest  was,  and 
lost  nis  liand  in  the  scivice. 

n.  d.  That  your  lordship  may  write  into  England 
that  they  watch  whether  old  Lacy  goes  into  the  county 
of  Clarei  or  any  that  belongs  to  him,  that  all  persons 
that  come  from  Ireland  to  England  may  be  searched, 
from  the  highest  to  the  lowest,  and  then  the  King  can- 
not miss  to  find  out  the  correspondence  betwixt 
Macarty  and  Lacy.  This  is  very  necessary,  for  I  do 
promise  your  lordship  that  the  matter  goes  on  very  hot 
now. 

n.  d I  forgot  to  tell  you  yesterday  that  Baron 

AVhite  is  out  and  already  gone  somewhere ;    I  believe 


APPENDIX    TO   SEVENTH   REPORT. 


393 


Sir  your  lordship  would  not  do  amiss  to  let  the  King  know 

Graham,    qI'  it,  and  that   in  case   ho   should  be   in  England  or 

■        Ireland  to  watch  well  his  motions.     I  cannot  tell  who 

Glissane  meant  on  Saturda}-  last  when  we  were  to- 
gether, amongst  several  other  discourses  and  talking  of 
able  men,  Cflissane  said  as  followeth,  Thanks  be  to 
God  wo  have  at  present  found  out  a  man  that  is  able 
enough  for  our  affairs.  I  asked  him  at  the  same  time 
where  he  was  ;  he  answered  me  that  it  was  not  necessary 
that  I  should  know  that  at  present,  but  that  in  time  I 
should  know  of  it. 

n.  d.  I  am  obliged  to  wait  on  the  Prince  Melkin- 
bourg  this  morning  to  sell  him  ahorse,  and  being  afraid 
I  could  not  wait  on  you  time  enough  before  you  would 
send  away  your  letters,  I  made  bold  to  send  your 
honour  my  petition,  in  hopes  you  will  be  pleased  to  en- 
close it  in  one  of  your  letters,  and  also  to  desire  a  speedy 
answer. 

n.  d.  Monday  morning. — I  could  not  wait  on  your 
lordship  yesterday  according  to  j'our  orders,  but  will 
this  day. — I  beseech  your  honour  to  consider  what  a 
condition  I  am  since  Father  Glisano  and  Mr.  Lacy 
found  out  a  way  to  betray  me,  they  both  suspecting  that 
I  had  correspondence  with  you  was  resolved  to  find  out 
the  truth  by  Father  Everard's  intrigues.  Your  lord- 
ship knows  the  day  that  I  told  you  that  I  was  to  conduct 
this  old  devil,  but  alas  it  is  a  conduction  to  my  ruin,  for 
the  old  rogue  was  here  before  me,  and  is  here  at  this 
present,  for  ^'esterday  I  saw  him,  and  he  was  so  im- 
pudent in  Glisan's  presence  to  give  mo  a  rub,  for  it  is 
true  that  he  had  reason,  for  I  blushed  when  I  saw  him. 
n.  d.  I  have  received  a  letter  this  morning  to  meet 
the  Cardinal  at  a  place  called  Au  brie,  betwixt  this  and 
Pontearse,  so  that  I  am  obliged  to  be  there  this  night. 
— Be  pleased  to  send  those  articles,  for  I  shall  want 
them,  and  if  you  have  not  copied  them  you  shall  have 
it  to-morrow  at  Versaile.  or  on  Tuesday,  at  youi'  own 
house. — Asks  Lord  Preston  to  lend  him  a  horse,  he  can- 
not get  any  commodity  to  go  thither,  and  a  coach  will 
have  12  crowns  to  go  there,  and  from  thence  to 
Versailles. 

n.  d.  I  have  just  now  received  a  letter  from  Fon- 
talnebloe,  and  since  I  received  the  said  letter,  Mr.  Creagh 
came  to  me  and  told  me  that  the  Cardinal  has  ordered 
me  to  meet  him  at  Fontainbloe  on  Wednesday  next. 

1682.  Sept.  1st.  I  will  not  be  seen  any  more  at  your 
lordship's  house,  for  a  reason  that  I  will  tell  you  when 
Imeetyou.  lam  arrived  here  this  morning  at  4  o'clock, 
by  reason  that  M.  de  Louvois  is  going.  Asks  Lord 
Preston  to  take  a  hackney  coach,  without  any  liveries, 
and  to  meet  him  at  this  end  of  the  ponct  [pont]  rouge, 
exactly  at  9  o'clock. 

168l',  Sept.  tJth.  Sunday,  from  Versailles. — This  is  to 
desire  your  lordship  to  come  hither  to-morrow,  if  you 
can  possibly,  and  I  will  let  you  know  something  that 
may  surprise  you;  also  I  will  show  you  the  party  that 
is  come  about  the  saidliusiness,  for  he  and  the  old  mer- 
chant that  you  know  are  to  dine  with  me  to-morrow  at 
your  lordship's  lodgings.  I  have  invited  them  there 
purposely  that  you  may  see  them  ;  the  said  party  has 
got  his  audience  from  C.  B..  yesterday  in  the  afternoon, 
and  is  to  part  hence  to-morrow  at  12  o'clock  for  Paris, 

and  from  thence  about  his  affairs 

Ili82,  Sept.  2-lth.  Supjioses  Mr.  Brow^le,  the  mar- 
chand  from  Watterford.  has  been  already  to  wait  on 
Lord  Preston  for  his  passport. 

(16S2)  Oct.  6th.  From  my  lodging  at  the  Raqueet 
Euc  St.  Jean  Denis,  this  Tuesday,  the  6th  of  Oct.,  ac 
■J  of  the  clock. — .Ju.st  now  came  a  letter  to  Glissane  from 
the  Cardinal  to  meet  him  at  St.  Denise.  upon  which 
Gli.ssane  has  sent  for  me  as  well  as  for  the  rest  to  be  at 
St.  Denise  at  o  o'clock,  so  that  if  your  lordship  was  in 
a  capacity  to  walk  thither  you  would  have  th  pleasure 
to  see  Ihe  whole  congregation. 

16-!2,  jSTov.  2,  Monday. — I  am  jast  now  ready  to  part 
for  Fontainbleau,  and  from  thence,  I  believe,  I  will 
be  sent  to  Forest  Joinio  about  the  arms.  This  is  to  let 
you  know  that  Father  Glissane  is  set  at  liberty  a  Sunday 
night,  and  that  the  King  gave  him  by  the  Cardinal's 
means  a  benefice  of  2, -500  livres  a  year,  which  is  a 
priory  within  12  leagues  of  Paris  ;  this  is  true,  and  it  is 
maeh  taken  notice  of  by  the  French  that  a  stranger  is 
made  a  prior,  so  tliat  there  must  be  something  extra- 
ordinary in  the  business  that  I  do  not  as  yet  know.  It 
is  also  said  that  the  Bishop  MuUownie  is  to  be  made  a 
bishop  as  soon  as  there  is  any  vacancy,  and  that  in  the 
mean  time  he  is  to  have  a  great  pension  over  and  above 
w'nat  be  has. 

1682.   Nov.  5th,  Pontainebloe. — He  dares  not  write 
anything,  but  on  Stmday  or  Monday  at  farthest  will 
wait  on  his  lordship. — If  in  case  he  cannot  be  at  Paris 
U     84062. 


thou  he'll  send  his  man  with  a  letter.— He  shall  be  with 
Lord  Preston  time  euougli  before  he  sends  awav  his 
letters. 

1682,  Dec.  23rd,  "Wednesday. — I  was  last  night  to  wait 
on  your  honour  about  what  I  told  you.  touching  the 
gentleman  that  was  with  me,  he  can  do  much  in  this 
business,  for  he  has  been  secret  to  all  this  lo  months, 
being  always  at  bod  and  board  with  me  when  here,  liy 
reason  that  I  received  several  kindnesses  of  him  when 
I  was  in  England  ;  he  knows  the  4  jiersons  who  are 
spies.  Father  Creagh,  Mr.  Dwyer,  Mr.  Synod,  and  Mr. 
Mngragh,  for  he  was  with  me  in  their  company  very 
often,  so  that  he  being  going  to  England  may  discover 
them  as  well  as  I  can ;  he  hag  business  of  his  own  in 
England,  and  I  have  proposed  this  to  him,  which  he 
embraced  with  all  his  heart,  saying  that  he  would 
hazard  his  life  and  fortune  to  serve"  the  King  his  master. 
— I  have  been  these  3  days  desiring  of  him  to  undertake 
the  journey  into  England,  and  to  find  out  these  4persiins 
or  either  of  them. —  Has  promised  him  protection  and 
assistance,  and  that  Lord  Preston  should  send  him  witli 
an  ex|iress  into  England. — He  is  a  gentleman  and  a 
Protestant,  tho'  the  writer  is  none.  To-morrow  he 
believes  he  goes  for  Pontoise. 

16^2,  Saturday  the  30th. — I  cannot  for  shame  look  on 
your  honour  in  the  face  until  such  time  as  1  bring  your 
lordship  what  I  owe  you,  tho'  ycu  were  pleased  to  appoint 
me  to  be  with  you  this  day  ;  and  if  I  be  not  to-morrow 
at  the  King's  rising  at  Fontainbloe  I  may  miss  to  have 
my  orders  signed  until  to-morrow  sennight,  so  that  if 
your  lordship  pleases  to  do  me  the  favour  as  to  send  me 
30  crowns,  which  will  be  to  give  the  under  clerks,  I  will 
part  within  this  hour  to  the  end  that  I  may  be  there  to- 
morrow early. 

Feb.  7th.  I  have  considered  since  I  quitted  your 
honour  that  if  I  had  left  this  boy  at  my  lodging  people 
may  be  examining  of  him,  so  that  I  toid  him  that  I  am 
only  gone  but  to  Versale,  and  that  your  lordship  desired 
me  to  lend  him  to  you  for  some  few  days,  so  that  I 
beseech  you  to  let  him  stay  in  your  house  until  I  return  ; 
he  is  a  good  honest  lad,  and  will  do  anything  very  wDl- 
ing.     P.S.  I  am  just  now  got  a  horseback. 

n.  d.  Just  now  Mr.  Erien  sent  me  this  letter,  and  has 
appointed  me  to  meet  him  at  8  of  the  clock  at  an 
auberge,  called  the  Lisle  d'amour  ;  you  will  be  pleased 
to  peruse  it.  and  copy  it  with  all  speed,  and  deliver  it  to 
the  bearer,  my  footman,  because  that  I  may  have  it  when 
I  meet  Mr.  Brien.  Ymi  may  assure  yourself  that  the 
clause  signifies  the  party  I  spoke  to  your  honour  of  this 
day,  if  not  I  shall  without  doubt  know  to-night  where 
the  party  is. 

(On  a  small  page  loose,  not  sealed.)  At  a  little  French 
ordinary,  near  Mons''.  la  Bader  house,  near  St.  James, 
in  the  Pelmell,  several  French  valet  de  chambres  eats; 
if  there  be  iuc{nirj'  made  for  Mons'.  Bomeny,  vallet  de 
chambre  to  the  late  Earl  of  Essex,  no  doubt  but  some 
of  those  that  knew  him  know  of  what  province  of 
France,  and  of  what  city  or  village ;  if  this  can  be 
found  the  rest  will  not  be  hard  to  find. 

n.  d Knowing  the  folly  I  have  done  in  dis- 
covering this  business  to  yonr  lordship,  being  satisfied 
at  present  of  what  I  told  you  yesterday  to  be  true, 
makes  me  repent  much  my  fody,  but  seeing  no  better 
remedy  I  am  resolved  with  the  assistance  of  my  friends 
in  Court  to  submit  myself  to  the  Cardinal,  hoping  that 
I  may  come  off,  but  if  your  honour  had  been  in  a  con- 
dition to  go  to  Court,  1  would  rather  draw  my  passe 
with  yimr  assistance  than  to  run  the  hazard  of  tilling 
them  what  I  disci  jvered  your  lordship  ;  besides,  I  under- 
standing by  a  person  of  qualitv  this  very  day  that  your 
lordshijj  is  called  for  into  England  for  "to  go  ambassa- 
dur  into  Spain;  I  do  really  believe  it,  for  the  knowing 
of  this  matter  is  enough  to  call  you  from  hence  and  to 
send  you  further.  I  intend  to  write  to  Father  Everard 
this  night  to  Kcan  for  to  return  hither.  I  make  no 
doubt  but  the  person  that  1  employ  to  speak  to  the 
Cardinal  will  bring  mo  off",  if  not  I'll  secure  myself  in 
taking  to  my  heels.  I  will  either  lo-morrnw  or  Monday 
sell  one  of  mj  horses  to  Prince  of  Meckiiiljourge.  who 
has  already  ofi'ercd  me  money  for  both,  but  I  am 
resolved  tokecp  one  to  be  in  a  readiness  to  )iy  for  it  if 
the  Cardinal  takes  ill  what  I  have  done,  and  with  the 
money  that  I  sell  the  other  for  I  will  wait  im  your  lord- 
ship to  give  you  thanks,  and  to  pay  you  what  1 
borrowed. 

UxsiGN"ED  Letters  bi'  a  Sit. 

16S4,  Jan.  12,  AVednesday.— To  Lord  Preston.—.  .  . 
They  imagine  their  measures  in  England  are  well 
enough  taken  to  keep  our  King  at  least  from  venturing 
into  action,  or  if  he  should  dare  so  far,  at  least  too  on 

3D 


Sir 

V.  GKAHiM. 

Bart. 


894 


HISTOEICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


the  other  side  to  raise  new  commotious,  and  on  new 
pretensions  sufficient  to  divert  him  from  it,  or  defeat 

liim  in  it  if  he  should  attempt  any They  would 

put  themselves  in  hopes  here  that  the  Duchess  of  Ports - 
month  is  in  as  great  favour  as  ever,  and  that  her  dis- 
grace is  only  a  strala,L;om,  managed  by  intelligence  with 
the  grand  prior  to  take  oB  all  suspicion  of  corresfion- 
dence  with  France  by  her,  and  so  to  wheedle  the  Par- 
liament to  be  called.  Your  lordship  easily  sees  the 
malicious  drift  of  this  rumour. — Asks  l>ord  Preston  that 
ho  may  receive  a  bill  for  his  supplies  bj-  the  hands  of 
Mr.  Innis  or  Mr.  Carlton. 

1684,  Jan.  15th,  Saturday.  .  .  .  Tho'  the  negotiation 
of  marriage  be  oft'  with  Portugal,  and  that  Monsieur 
St.  Romain  be  coming  home,  yet  they  say  another  will 
be  sent  speedily  about  other  negotiations,  and  particu- 
larly about  Tangier  .... 

1684,  Jan.  22nd It  is  reported  that  the  Duke 

of  Monmouth  is  again  received  ....  and  it  is  beaten 
generally  into  the  English  heads  here  for  a  certain 
truth,  that  the  King  of  France  by  a  new-  Treaty  is  to 
give  our  King  6  French  millions  a  year,  and  that  there 
is  a  great  bauquer  in  Paris  euijiloyud  by  the  French 
King  to  pass  over  vast  sums  into  England,  and  that  he 
has  already  been  with  all  the  banquers  that  use  most 
the  English  i-ommerce  to  beg  of  them  to  turn  over  all 
the  bills  they  receive  from  England,  to  be  paid  by  him 
to  the  respective  gentlemen  and  other  parties  here,  and 
to  let  him  in  exchange  draw  all  the  bills  they  have  to 
draw  in  English,  ottering  besides  advantage  in  the 
case  beyond  the  regulai'  and  ordinary  gain,  and  all  this 
money  they  voice  to  be  intended  for  our  King,  and 
for  some  of  the  chief  ministers  and  members  of  the 
Privy  Council ;  tho'  I  am  afraid  it  is  either  a.  feigned 
offer  of  a  thing  not  intended,  only  to  raise  jealousies  in 
the  people,  and  against  the  King  and  his  most  faithful, 
and  therefore  most  envied  servants,  for  designs  too  well 
known,  but  not  so  easily  avjided,  or  else  that  what  they 
voice  intended  for  the  King,  &c.  is  designed  to  be 
dispersed  to  create  him  enemies,  and  traverse  hi.s  de- 
signs. Tour  lordship,  in  my  judgment,  will  d  j  well  to 
give  a  caution  to  our  Court,  against  what  mischiefs 
may  ariae  by  such  practises  whether  real  or  dissemliled. 
The  same  j)ersons  give  out  now  there  will  be  no  Par- 
liament in  England,  the  French  money  having  blown 
away  all  intentions  tliat  way  .... 

1684,  Jan.  :Ust It  is  reported  confidently  by 

the  French  and  some  Scotch  hero  that  the  Duke  of  Jlon- 
month  is  fled  into  Flanders  to  the  Marquess  of  Grana. 
....  They  still  affect  to  persuade  the  world  that  their 
monies  have  stopped  the  calling  of  a  Parliament  in 
England  this  year,  and  that  consequently  they  shall 
obtain  the  rest  of  the  Spanish  Netherlands  this  summer. 
....  Tliey  continue  to  report  that  our  King  will  assist 
them  in  this  war,  and  that  they  shall  persuade  him  by 
their  monies,  by  exaggerating  some  disputes  some  time 
since  past,  Ijoth  between  us  and  Holland,  as  well  as 
between  us  and  Spain,  and  by  the  hopes  they  shall  give 
him  of  making  him  absolute  afterward,  to  make  him 
engage  against  both  those  people  to  that  end ;  they 
mightily  set  forth  the  preparations,  they  say,  we  are 
making  to  assist  their  ally  of  Denmark  .... 

1684,  Feb.  2nd It  is  reported  much  that  my 

Lord  Dumbarton  is  coming  hither  with  a  regiment,  and 
that  several  more  are  following  into  this  service,  and 
that  We  shall  have  a  war  with  the  Spaniard  and  leagae 
with  the  French.  The  French  courtisans,  howe\er, 
secretlv  vex  much  that  we  did  not  rather  sell  Tangier 
to  them  than  demolish  it  ...  .  The  news  of  no  Par- 
liament in  England  by  means  of  French  money  gets 
more  ground  daily  among  the  naobile  of  both  nations 

1684,  I''eb.  ISfch,  Tue-day  (imperfect  at  the  end).— 
....  'W'hat  I  said  lately  of  the  sums  transmitted 
hence  into  England  is  more  and  more  eonfiruted,  and 
there  is  a  ]}erson  that  lives  with  a  banker  of  this  town 
that  saith  that  they  take  up  bills  for  England  all  over 
the  town,  at  any  rate  the  several  persons  concerned  are 
pleased  to  demand,  and  that  according  to  the  supptita- 
tion  he  has  made  of  what  bills  he  has  seen  taken  tip  or 
refiatered  in  those  lianker's  books  of  his  acciuaintance 
that  there  has  been  already  transmitted  more  than  the 
value  of  600,000/.  .sterling,  that  other  considerable  sums 
have  been  tiansmiticd  both  into  England  and  Scotland 
from  other  parts  o(  this  kingdimi,  as  also  by  the  way  of 
Amsterdam,  Dantzick,  Basil,  Fraucfort,  Cologne,  Ham- 
liourg,  &c. ;  some  part  of  this  is  said  to  be  designed  for 
our  King  and  some  of  his  chief  ministers,  and  par- 
ticularly my  Lord  Rochester  for  one,  to  endeavour  to 
stave  off  as  much  as  may  be  a  Parliament,  whilst  the 
far  greater  part  is  to  be  dispersed  among  the  contrary 


party  to  keep  them  up,   and  cause  them,   like  spiders         ,Sik 
that  convert  the  best  aliment  into  poison,  to  make  the    '^^  ^^'ki'^* 

most  innocent  wise,  politic,  or  even  absolutely  neces-  " 

sary  civilities,  complaisances,  or  temporizing  of  our 
Court  with  the  French  the  subject  .and  ground  of 
calumniating  and  rendering  odious  all  his  Majesty's 
proceedings,  his  ministers,  his  very  person  and  monarchy 
itself.  .  .  A  great  part  of  the  English,  even  of  those  that 
would  not  pass  for  Whigs,  are  already  persuaded  obsti- 
nately that  whatever  sums  pass  hence  go  only  to  the  King 
or  my  Lord  Rochester,  to  whom  for  the  Duke's  sake  the 
Whigs  bear  particular  hate,  and  the  others  little  or  no 
respect  but  from  the  teeth  outward.  These  are  the 
private  discourses,  and  seem  to  be  the  sentiments  of 
those  that  sit  at  the  helm,  or  that  are  employed  to  carry 
on  intrigues,  or  make  news  ....  They  voice  about 
that  the  King  of  England  is  hired  by  France  against 
Spain  and  the  Prince  of  Orange,  that  all  those  monies 
are  designed  for  him,  and  that  after  this  war  the  French 
King  is  to  make  him  absolute,  and  install  Prince  George 
for  his  sueeessour,  and  put  off  the  Prince  of  Orange 
only  with  some  small  principalit}- ;  that  the  8,000  men 
pretended  to  be  raised  for  Spain  shall  be  employed 
either  against  them,  or  at  least  only  to  help  subdue  all 
in  England  that  stand  for  the  liberties  of  the  people 
and  to  bring  in  popery  and  absolute  monarchy  ;  that 
monies  are  to  be  privately  given  out  by  our  King 
to  certain  persons  that  are  to  seem  discontented  at 
all  these  things  to  raise  men,  buy  arms  and  carbines 
and  pistols  once  more,  as  'twere  to  destroy  King  and 
Government,  and  so  make  a  new  plot  again  and  decoy 
and  entrap  all  that  may  be  most  able  and  zealous  to 
stickle  for  the  ancient  and  native  freedom  of  the  sub- 
ject and  the  conservation  of  the  Protestant  religion. 
Their  ministers  are  seemingly  confident  they  shall  by 
these  arts  prevail  either  with  our  Court  and  ministers 
not  to  call  a  Parliament  nor  make  any  significant  oppo- 
sition in  favour  of  Flanders,  and  then  afterwards  make 
such  malicious  ttse  of  that  easiness,  as  I  have  said  .  .  . 
They  are  something  concerned  at  the  orders  lately  said 
to  be  given  out  for  numbering  the  Londoners,  and 
taking  account  of  every  man's  religion,  &o.,  and  seem 
to  fear  they  may  proceed  to  examine  each  one's  estate, 
monies,  debts,  is  all  correspondences  of  commerce,  all 
banquers  books,  and  which  they  would  look  upon  as 
very  iirejudieial  to  them  in  respect  of  one  of  the  main 
points  their  agents  have  instructions  to  oppose  in  time 
of  a  Parliament. 

1684,  March  18,  —  He  has  been  ill;  but  having 
studied  phj'sick  has  cured  himself  ....  As  for  Eng- 
land they  are  now  more  confident  than  ever  to  keep  its 
oft'  from  meddling  or  else  to  set  us  together  by  the  ears 
as  they  see  occasion  or  as  we  give  it. 

1684.  July  31st.  I  was  on  Saturday,  according  to 
your  order,  to  wait  on  yoti,  knowing  not  that  yoa  had 
given  general  ones  to  see  noboily  that  afternoon,  and  so 
meeting  accidentally  Mr.  Chevalier,  not  having  met 
with  your  Suisse,  I  sent  up  to  yoit  by  him  ;  unless  your 
lordship  had  appointed  me  so  to  do  by  your  oun  mouth, 
w  hatever  my  private  occasions  could  have  been,  I  should 
not  have  appealed  so  often  in  one  day  ....  I  write 
to  let  you  knowt  1  have  received  letters  and  papers 
from  Mr.  Carew  this  day,  which  require  1  .should  have 
piTsonal  audience  ;  I  should  be  glad  to  know  your  sense  _  | 

upon  some  particulars  of  my  last  memorial  too,  1  being 
to  go  this  week  again  to  wait  on  the  Bishop  of  St. 
Mall)  .... 

1684,  Se]it.  9th I  was  much  surprised  at  the 

orders  given  me  |(ni  Friday  fortnight)  not  to  come  any 
more  till  your  lordship  should  signify  there  were  occa- 
sion for  me  ;  1  should  not  have  broke  silence  now,  but 
upon  occasion  of  the  enclosed  letters  and  paper  from 
Mr.  Carew  ....  All  my  letters  to  Mr.  Carew  have,  it 
seems,  miscarried,  because  he  gave  me  an  ill  direction 
....  1  nev(,'r  received  any  letter  or  paper  from  Mr. 
Carew  but  what  I  have  shown  your  lord.--liip,  and  par- 
ticularly 1  shewed  you  the  procuration  1  had  to  deal 
with  the  Holland  merchants  at  Amsterdam,  in  which  I 
never  acted,  ami  the  orders  I  had  to  go  and  take  U[)  the 
papers  at  Mr.  Arthur's  and  deliver  them  to  Carew's 
])roctor  ;  your  lordship  did  not  forldd  nic  thereupon  to 
do  it.  and  if  j'ou  had,  he  wotild  not  have  failed  to  have 
writ  post  to  another,  who  would  have  pushed  on  the 
lawj'er,  which  I  did  not,  but  from  that  very  time  neg- 
lected iiurposcly  to  go  to  him  till  Mr.  Foster  desired 
mi',  and  then  1  went  to  bid  him  desist:  after  I  had  writ 
to  Carew  and  spoke  to  Father  Clare  to  exhort  him  to 
send  a  desistment  under  his  hand  and  seal,  Mr.  Tonret, 
Ml-.  Charlton's  lawyer,  told  mc  thereupon  that  Mr. 
Foster  was  not  wise  in  desiring  me  to  go  at  all  to  the 
other  lawyer,  because  it  was,  to  speak  in  his  own  terms 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    KEPORT. 


i^.  reveiller  uu  chat  qui  dort,  and  that  it  waa  not  to  be 
imagined  he  would  desist  without  the  h;ind  and  seal  o( 
the  other,  but  that  ralher  my  desirintr  him  to  desist 
would  increase  su.-pieiou  in  him,  and  make  him  push  ;.s 
it  did.  How  then  I  have  been  close  in  that  business  to 
your  lordship  I  do  not  understand,  and  to  be  thougho 
more  wedded  to  Carew's  interest  than  to  jours  I  must 
be  thought  to  have  lost  common  sense  as  well  us 
honesty.  I  never  had  in  my  life  above  4  crowns  of  his  * 
money,  relusiug  expressly  all  things  of  that  naiure,  Ac. 
l<i8o,  .lunc  fSth,  n.  st.,  at  Paris.—.  ...  It  will  bo 
convenient  to  press  his  Majesty  to  give  a  speedy  and 
positive  answer  to  our  English  engineers,  they  being 
much  pressed  to  accept  service  here,  and  being  ordered 
to  make  a  model  which  the}-  delay  <-ill  answei-.  They 
have  procured  very  curious  and  particular  instructions 
from  England  and  Holland  in  all  these  things  in  which 
those  nations  exceed  them  in  sea  affairs  for  fight  or 
storm,  and  arm  very  considerably,  Iho'  under  pretence 
of  backing  only  some  pretensions  they  would  have  the 
w-Qild  believe  they  still  liave  on  the  S]ianiards.  As  for  our 
rebels,  some  of  their  gang  here,  which  are  lately  come, 
murmur  among  the  French,  where  they  are  well  re- 
ceived, that  notwithstanding  the  good  beginning  of  the 
Parliament,  that  they  questioned  not  but  that  they 
should  find  means  to  sow  division  among  them,  by 
throwing  on  bills  about  either  liberties,  prerogatives, 
charters,  religion,  a  new  examination  of  the  2  plots.  &c. 
of  which  they  questioned  not  but  that  some  one, 
especially  the  last,  would  take,  and  that  was  that  the 
rebels  relied  on  more  than  on  any  foreign  aid.  That 
several  of  their  party  were  gone  to  London  for  that 
ptirpose,  and  among  other  things,  that  there  were 
several  lusty  desperate  ruffians  there  ready,  if  all  failed, 
to  do  their  btisiness  at  one  stroke  by  dispatching  the 
King's  person,  and  that  some  of  them  the  better  to 
succeed  wotild  take  the  habit  of  the  King's  guards,  and 
that  the  better  to  escape  suspicion  they  were  in  all  com- 
panies to  cry  down  Monmouth  and  preach  loyalty,  which 
those  of  their  gang  here  whispering  among  the  French 
as  only  reports  they  hear  which  they  are  son-y  for,  btrt 
fear  too  true,  makes  the  French  affirm  that  'tis  impossible 
but  our  King  must  come  to  a  mischance  among  so 
many  Ravilliacs ;  but  I  hope  his  jMajcstywill  have  a 
care  of  himself.  It  is  reported  that  Monmouth  is  pri- 
vately in  London,  and  that  lu'  and  some  others  are  wait- 
ing occasion  upon  the  least  difference  ari^ing  in  Par- 
liament to  appear,  and  demand  first  provision  against 
pretended  packt  juries,  and  demand  the  Parliaments 
examination  of  the  whole  cause  ....  I  find  that  here 
in  Coui't  they  are  very  shy  on  the  point  of  the  |)resent 
occnrrenccs,  disclaiming  all  imputations  laid  to  their 
charge,  and  alledging  that  if  anything  encouraged  the 
rebels  to  take  arms,  it  was  because  they  saw  he  hufft 
the  King  of  France,  his  best  friend,  and  refused  his 
assistance,  which  was  the  only  thing  that  awed  them,  as 
thinking  themselves  well  enough  able  to  deal  with  him 
and  his  party  alone,  that  his  Parliaments  and  councils 
were  full  of  that  party,  and  had  made  those  specious 
declarations  of  luvalt}-  and  zeal  for  him,  only  to  em- 
bolden him  to  slight  and  quit  the  interest  and  assistance 
of  so  poweri'ul  and  true  a  friend,  that  so  having  once 
disobliged  him,  they  might  have  liew  to  pull  off  the 
vizard  and  fall  off  to  the  rebels  upon  their  least  appear- 
ance in  arms,  upon  pretence  they  themselves  would 
start  to  colour  their  defection,  they  having  done  wliat 
they  have  done  for  him  only  for  fear  of  his  calling  his 
said  potent  friend's  assistance  upon  them  in  case  of 
resistance.  That  the  money  and  great  supplies  said  to 
have  been  given  the  rebels  had  been  collected  partly 
among  Protestant  States  and  powers,  and  partly  among 
their  gang  and  abettors  in  Holland,  and  that  a  great 
part  of  it  had  been  furnished  by  those  very  men  that, 
tho'  they  now  offer  him  their  lives  and  fortunes  against 
a  rebellion  they  have  secretly  jiroinoted  themselves, 
they  will  abandom  him  the  next  day  after  they  shall  be 
convinced  he  has  abandoned  great  Louis,  and  is 
abandoned  by  them  ;  that  this  artifice  is  the  rebel's 
greatest  encouragement,  and  that  they  laugh  in  their 
sleeves  to  see  it  take  such  effect;  that  their  Prince  is 
sorrv  a  few  false  friends  and  treacherous  Hollanders 
that  concert  with  the  rebels  should  make  him  slight 
his  interest  and  only  support,  and  that  he  will  see  too 
late  that  as  distempers  now  reiijn  in  the  crazy  bodies 
of  our  kinc:doms,  'tis  impossible  a  King  of  Ensland 
shotild  reign  secure  without  the  assistance  of  the  Freiirh 
monarch  ;  but  that  he  cannct  help  him  against  his  will. 
These  are  the  specious  discourse  of  t'ne  p  >litieian8  here 
to  discuipe  themselves  as  they  term  it,  but  when  I  ask 
what  means  them  that  some  of  our  suspicious  persons, 
and   especially  Mr.  Burnet  was  so  well  received   and 


caressed  here,  it  is  answered  that  it  is  only  with  desire  Sik 

to   serve   our   King,   by   penetrating  into   his  enemies    ■■"■  "Ik.ui.im. 
designs,  which  cannot  be  without  caressing.     But  after  ~' 

all  they  are  much  surprised  and  disconcerted  to  see  so 
mu-.;h  union  in  both  our  Parliaments,  and  if  that  union 
continues  against  all  artifices  to  the  contrary,  and  that 
this  rebellion  instead  of  reducing  the  King  to  crave 
foreign  aid,  and  to  buy  that,  to  quit  his  ancient  sove- 
reignty of  the  seas,  and  be  constrained  to  dance  alter 
the  French  fiddle,  tend  rather  to  fortify  and  establish 
his  authority,  increase  and  settle  his  revenue  and  make 
him  terrible  abroad,  whatever  private  succours  they  may 
have  given  them,  they  will  then  not  only  abandon  "them, 
but  abuse  them  as  they  did  the  Messinesses,  when  they 
could  do  no  more  good  with  them,  and  then  court  our 
King  in  good  earnest  for  his  friendship. 

n.  d.  (A  long  letter  of  14  pp.) — Foreign  affairs. — As 
for  our  affairs  in  England  they  seem  a  little  discon- 
certed by  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's  sudden  submission, 
and  as  hasty  reception,  and  are  much  concerned  lest 
some  particulars  he  may  have  discovered  may  too 
nearly  touch  them.  However,  to  palliate  their  senti- 
ments they  give  out,  it  was  their  own  counsel,  &c.,  as 
I  told  you  in  another  paper,  and  that  they  will  make 
their  aiivantage  of  that  which  at  present  seems  their 
disadvantage ;  that  their  politicians  have  a  secret 
beyond   alchymists   of   turning   the  vilest  metals  into 

gold  and  ex  quovis  ligno  faciendi  mi'rciirium 

These  are  their  chief  intrigues  as  to  spread  abroad  that 
the  Dukes  olYork  and  Monmouth  are  of  the  same  religion, 
and  so  the  nation  sweetly  brought  abed;  that  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth  was  used  only  as  a  decoy  ;  that  the 
house  of  the  Stuarts  is  a  family  fraught  with  dissimula- 
tion, undeserving  of  the  loyalty  of  subjects ;  that  as 
their  grandfather  invented  a  plot  against  the  Gowries  to 
destroy  them,  so  these  two  brothers  have  done  now,  and 
made  use  of  their  bastard  to  ensnare  them  ;  that  in  this 
and  all  other  things  the  French  counsels  have  been  fol- 
lowed ;  but  that  the  Prince  of  Orange,  tho'  the  first  in 
blood  next  them,  and  true  to  them,  yet  because  a  friend, 
too,  to  the  people  and  interest  of  Englanil  and  of  the 
Protestant  religion,  and  an  enemy  to  the  beloved  French 
could  never  be  favoured,  but  to  the  leethoutward;  since 
by  his  match  te  could  not  be  gained  to  favour  French 
popery  and  afisolute  power;  that  therefore  to  spite  him 
and  the  people  whose  interest  is  to  countfirpoint  the 
French  because  they  durst  not  marry  the  Princess  Anne 
to  a  Papist,  they  married  her  to  a  Lutheran,  that  is,  one 
as  like  one  as  the  devil  is  to  the  collier,  they  say,  and  a 
Prince,  too,  leagued  with  France,  to  sow  the  seeds  of  a 
civil  war  in  the  land ;  but  yet  that  the  Prince  of 
Orange's  interest  was  still  valid,  and  therefore  tho' 
Monmouth  had  left  them,  yet  they  should  find  another 
and  worthier  head  for  the  cause,  whoso  jiartakers  would 
be  rather  exasperated  than  discouraged  by  this  pcr- 
fidiousness.  That,  therefore,  it  should  be  moved  to  the 
Parliament  that  the  Prince  of  Orange's  right  might  lie 
declared  valid,  notwithstanding  the  Danish  match, 
whose  issue  should  not  pretend  but  after  his,  and  there- 
fore that  marriage  or  the  articles  thereof  should  not 
oblige  England  to  any  obligation  with  tha*.  nation  pre- 
judical  foliself,  nor  in  favour  of  France,  and  therefore 
on  the  fir.st  news  of  that  Crown's  declaring  war  with 
Suedeland  ami  Holland,  all  troops  of  the  English 
obedience  be  recalled  thence.  That  it  may  be  proposed 
in  the  same  Parliament  that  both  these  plots  be  ex- 
amined, and  all  the  proceedings  of  the  judges  against 
the  pretended  criminals,  as  also  all  their  proceedings 
by  virtue  of  quo  warranto's.  and  that  London  and  all 
other  towns  may  be  permitted  anew  to  plead  their  jiri- 
vileges  before  the  commons;  that  the  proceedings  of 
the  two  last  mayors  and  aheritl's  and  others  assisting 
them  be  examined,  that  after  this  examination  liis 
Majesty's  last  new  raised  addition  of  guards  be  dis- 
banded a.s  useless  ;  that  my  Lord  Dunbarton  and  my 
Lord  Dartmouth,  and  several  other  persons  suspected 
of  popcrv  and  the  French  interest  be  forbidden  Court 
anil  dismissed  from  the  King  and  confined  or  el>c  sent 
into  the  Emperor's  service.  That  the  business  of  Tangier 
he  examined  and  all  those  punished  that  counselled  its 
demolition.  For  the  same  ends  the  French  still  pjiblish 
that,  notwitlistanding.thc  triple  league,  and  the  King  of 
England's  temporizing  with  the  Spaniard,  that  he  is  in 
league  with  the  French,  and  will  come  out  of  the  other 
for°  little  insignificant  disgusts  taken  against  the 
Spaniard,  and  that  in  order  to  it  (i,OoO  men  are  speedily 
coming  hiiher.  and  that  tlierefore  whatever  pretence 
;i  a,-  b-  mnd  •  by  our  King  to  get  money  of  them,  that 
he  intends  to  employ  it,  for  tho  French  and  not  tho 
Spaniard,  or  at  least  to  establish  his  new  acquired  jiower, 
and  that  therefore  no   supplies   be   granted  him  till  all 

3D  :? 


396 


HISTORICAI;  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


Sir         those  fears  be  removed  by  tlie  examination  of  the  fore- 
.Gkaham,   said  points  and  liy  an  actual   declaration  of  war;  that 
^^-        my  Lord  Hide  tcav  be  impeached,  &c.     These  and  other 
po"ints  they  hope  will  be  ^ufiBcieut  to  employ  tbe  most 
loyal  Parliament  and  hiudcr  them  from  giving  supply 
that  may  put  the  King  in  a  condition  to  interpose  poiver- 
fully  or  "at  least  seasonably  enough  to   restore  peace  to 
Christendom.     Some  arc  concerned  here  for  the  disgrace 
of  the  Duchess  of  Portsmouth,  but  the  Whigs  siiy  that's 
an  artifice  as  iveU  as  the  rest  to  disguise  the  correspond- 
ence -with  Franco  and  feign  a  disgust  against  them  the 
better  to  wheedle  the  Parliament  out  of  money  ;  by  this 
it  may  be  seen  how  nmvearied  they  are  in  their  prac- 
tises ;  in  case  all  which  fail,  say  they,  they  have  measures 
ready  taken  to  act  by  open  rebellion,  and  to  force  the 
King  once  more  to  disband  or  otherwise  divert  his  army. 
To  this  end  some  French  here  talk  of  making  some  pro- 
positions privately  to  the  Prince  of   Orange,  which  are 
to  hinder  the   Holland  levies  and  to  countenance  the 
discontented  in  England,  in  which  case  they  will  prornise 
to  assist  to  make  him  absolute  Prince  of  the  united 
Netherlands  and  King  of  Great  Britain.     But  if  he  doth 
not  accept  them,  say  they,  he  is  doubly  to  expect  his 
ruin  as  aforesaid   by  the  Louvesstein  faction  and  the 
Danish  ma.tch.     They  are  endeavouring  wliat  they  can 
to  induce  Portugal  in  this  to  profit  of  this  conjuncture 
against  the  Spaniards,  and  to  demand  satisfaction  of  the 
English  in  the  next  Parliament  for  the  demolition  and 
loss"  of  Tangier  as  a  place,  for  want  of  heirs  of  the  (,  lueen's 
body,  which  ought  to  have  reverted  to  them,  and  this 
the  more  to  disgust  the  Parliament  and  people  against 
the  King,  and  make  them  more  cross  to  him.     These 
are  the  things,  my  Lord,  worth  notice.     I  have  been 
able  to  learn  these  2  or  3  days  in  some  jirivate  assemblies, 
and  of  some  very  knowing  persons  among  the  French, 
among  whom,  even  concernint^  the  very  English  affairs, 
I  find  better  intelligence  generally  than  among  English  ; 
they  finding  English    that  speak  more  freely  to  them 
than  they  would  to  me,  or  any  English  not  well  known 
to  them,  and  they  for  the  same  reason   speaking  more 
freely  to  me  ...  .  Since  I  saw  your  lordship  an  un- 
happy suit  of  law  was  raised  against  mo  by  some  painters 
concerning  my  wife's  painting,  from  which  they  would 
hinder  her. 

n.  d As  for  the  report  of  6,i>00  men  coming- 
hither  into  the  French  service,  it  is  confidently  reported 
by  the  French  that  it  is  not  only  credited  by  the  Whigs 
but  begins  to  got  ground  and  cause  discontent  even 
among'tho  most  unwary  loyalists  themselves.  I  must 
not  forget  to  tell  your  lordship  that  there  are  a  ditferent 
sort  of  Whites,  that  contrary  to  the  other  brag  and 
triumph  at  this  reception  of  the  D.  of  Monmouth,  and 
say  they  shall  not  only  now  come  out  of  danger,  but 
mount  again  into  places  of  trust  and  of  Court,  from 
whence,  being  once  seated  there,  they  will  claw  ofl'  all 
those  that  were  so  foolhardy  to  advance  doubtful  prero- 
gatives against  known  )iriyilegcs  and  bring  the  plot 
back  on  tliem  ;  for  both  old  Charles  and  old  .James,  too, 
durst  do  no  otherwise  than  make  their  peace  with  young 
James,  say  they,  who  has  done  well  since  it  must  be  so, 
to  let  the  old  harmless  man  live  a  little  longer  and  keep 
his  animosities,  and  preserve  his  party  entire  and  in 
power  till  his  death,  when  the  places  his  party  shall 
then  be  in  jiossession  of  may  give  him  opportunity  to 
have  the  other  tug  with  his  uncle  James,  and  his  cousin 
George,  too,  who  shall  be  sent  to  reign  over  Greenland, 
where  his  brother  has  better  pretensions  than  ho  is  like 
to  have  over  England.— Asks  Lord  rreston's  appoint- 
ment for  a  meeting  either  by  Mr.  Ennis  or  by  Mr. 
Carleton. 

n.  d. I  have  intelligence  that  a  ship  lately  arrived  at 

Hambourg,  after  having  landed  3  or  4  rebels  of  note, 
viz.,  Mr.  Ferguson,  Sir  Thomas  Armstrong,  my  Lord 
Melvin,  and  some  others,  who  took  their  way  toward 
Mecklenbourg,  sailed  away  again  immediately  without 
making  any  stay.  That  Argile,  after  having  had  a  con- 
sult wFth  those  of  his  party  in  Holland  is  gone  back 
An.:;.  privately  into    Scotland,    from   whence   he  intends  to 

ri'turn  with  some  instructions  about  new  measures  to  be 
taken,  and  'tis  thought  may  take  a  small  turn  here,  but 
very  secretly.  As  Isaid  heforo.  tlieir  measures  are  niutdi 
lir-n'ken.  and  they  are  at  a  stand,  liecausc  the  Court  of 
France  is  so  too,  and  is  not  well  resolved  what  use  to 
make  of  them,  as  attending  what  force  the  afl'airs  of 
Europe  will  bear  upon  the  good  or  bad  .success  of  the 
Gorman  affairs,  which  keep  their  council  in  susi)ense. 
There  are  persons  much  to  be  suspected  that  pass  fre- 
quently to  and  from  England  that  are  supposed  to  be 
employed  to  keep  up  the  old  jealousies  of  an  absolute 
power,  and  hinder  a  good  Parliament.  The  Wliigs  have 
a   club  at  2  or  3  places,  and  one  particularly  at  Mr. 


SlE 

P.  GRAnAM, 
Bart. 


Art.S. 


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Foster's.  I  am  very  near  getting  acquaintance  with 
him  whom  we  suspect  for  their  great  agent.  The  French 
show  much  dissatisl'action  at  our  present  ministers  for  2 
things,  chiefiy  secrecy  and  incorruptibility. 

n.  d. — It   is   strongly  reported  among  the  French,  as 
likewise  among  the  English,  that  a  league  offensive  and 
defensi\e  hasbeen  not  only  proposed    but  concluded 
between  England  and  France  ....  this  is  certain  that 
the  French  endeavour  to  make  what  advantage  they  can 
of  the  little  dissatisfaction  between  Spain   and  us.  and 
would  have  the  public  believe  that  nothing   less  than    Speak  of  the 
such  a  league  can  proceed  from  it.     I  shall  not  need  to    ^^^[am 
tell  your  lordship  of  the  intended  voyage  to  Chambort, 
and  of  the  probability  of  its  proving  elsewhere  ;  but  I 
shall  hint  to  you  that  there    are   secret  whisjiers  that 
there  is  some  design  on   foot   of  surprising  Ostend  or 
Niewport  or  both,  for  then,   say  their   politicians,  we   Art.  3. 
shall  not  need  care   for  the  English  mediation  nor  yet 
for  their  enmity,  if  they  should  break  with  us  upon  that 
occasion.     They  think  this  design  very  feasible  at  pre- 
sent  if  privately  managed,   by  reason  of  the  present 
posture  of  affairs  in  England.     I  was  in  company  with  a 
Maitre  de  la  chambrc  des  comptes  yesterday,  who  has 
great  correspondence  at  Court,  and  I  shall  endeavour  to 
see  him  often  :  we  were  but  3  in  company ;    after  the 
character  a  French  acquaintance  of  mine  gave  mo  that 
I  was  employed  by  the  French,  and  was  a  friend  of  their 
interest,  he  began  to  discourse  very  freely,  and  upon 
occasion  of  a  dissension  we  were  talking  of  between  an 
order  of  Friars  who  quarrelling,  and  thereupon  dividing 
into  two   factions,  one  faction   complained  to  the  King 
by   way    of    revenge    against   the    other,    that   Father 
Caisar  Confessor  to  Madam  Montespan  with  their   ad-    Art.  3. 
Terse  party  of  which  he  was  head  bad  maintained  that  tho 
King  had  f  imented  the  rebellion  of  Hungary  and  Comte 
Tekeli's  proceedings,  I  say  this  gentleman  said  there- 
upon that  nothing  was  more  certain  for  he  had  seen  the 
instructions  and  commissions  given  to  one  Mens',  de 
Vernay  lately  parted  from  Dantzick,  and  formerly  com- 
mander among  them,  for  that  efl'ect,  and,  says  he.  they 
were  a  long  time  wholly  supported  by  money  from  hence, 
but  this,  says  he,  I  would  not  say  elsewhere.     Our  poll-    *"""*y- 
tioians,    says   he,    think    all   things   lawful  against  an 
enemy  or  a  rival,  according  to  that  of  Dolus  an  virtus, 
&c.     I  asked  him   thereupon  what  he  thought  of  our 
troubles  in  England,  whether  he  thought  they  were  not 
fomented  by  instruments  from  hence  too  ;  he  answered 
that  was  not  to  be  questioned  by  any  discerning  spirit,and   Art,  4-5. 
supposed  could  not  be  unknown  to  me,  for,  says  he,  'tis 
our  King's  interest  to  do  it,  the  advancement  of  liis 
pretences  in  Flanders  and  elsewhere  Ijeing  inseparable 
from  such  practises,  and  there  being  no  other  way  to 
keep  the  EnLdish  King  under  a  necessity  of  colloquing 
with  him.     And,  says  ho,  you  may  be  sure  these  ]irac- 
tises  will  never  cease  as  long  as  the  same  interest  holds. 
Ay,  but,  said  I,  suppose   the  Iving  of  England  should 
prevail   so   far  as  to  get  the  u]iper  hand  and  get  a  good 
Parliament,  then  your  measures  would  be  broken.     Oh, 
but  says  he,  we  have  laid  things. so  well  that  nothing  but 
that  King's  good  stars  can  eftect  that.     How  so,  say  I  ? 
Why    says   he,    we    have    instruments    that,    notwith- 
standing  the   King's    advantages,  will    prevail    for    a 
considerable  number  of  contrary  elections,  and  others 
we  have  that  in  all    these    commotions    have    seemed 
fast    to    the    King's     interests    only    to   the    give    us 
notice  of  the  Court  measures  that  we  may  the   better 
countermine   them.     And   of  this,  says   he,  the  King 
of  England  is  so  persuaded  that   ho   is  afraid  to  call  a 
Parliament  yet,  altho'  there  lie  great  necessity  of  it,  and 
that  the  people's  affection  be  so  much  heated  towards 
him    that   it   seems   to    be  the  critical    minute   for   it, 
because,  says  he,  should  he  now  call  a  Parliament,  tho' 
of  never  so  loyal  men,  before   the  examination  of  the 
persons  concerned  in  this  plot  be  done,  we  should  tickle 
thi'm   so  with    specious   pretences,  that    their    fingers 
should  soon  be  itching  to  have  the  examination   of  that 
afl'air  which,  whether  granted  or  denied,  should  be  our 
affair.     A  nd  yet  on  the  other  side  by  hindering  him  from 
calling  a  Parliament  at  present  we  put  him  in  danger  of 
letting  the  ]ieoiile'H  affections   cool   too  much,  ami  givo 
time  to  wicked  spirits  to  work  them  to  another  temper, 
lint  yet  after  all  your  King's  good  fortune  may  prevail 
and  break  all  our  measures,  which   truly,  says  he,  J.  do 
not  much  pray  against,  as   being  really  no  great  friend 
to  our  politicians'   maximes,  and  wishing  rather  they 
would  taKe  measures  more  suitable  to  generosity  and 
Clii'islianitv.     Yet   this  I  can  say  for   them,  which  I 
imimto  wholly  to  our  King's  own  sentiments,  that  had 
not    he    had    as    much    fear    of    a   Republic,  at    least 
as    ol'   the    King    of    England's     peaceable    power,    ho 
might  have   caused  tho  rebels  to  proceed  more  swiftly 


Al'PESDIX    TO   SEVEXTH    REPORT. 


3U7 


anil  more  Ji^hii  like,  ami  that  the  King  might  have 
Vieen  cut  off  before  any  discovery.  But  that  being 
afrnid  of  a  Ilepal)lic,  and  perhaps,  SJiys  he,  having  some 
remain.s  of  respuct  for  your  King's  person  and  dignity, 
and  some  horror  of  so  execrable  and  hxmentable  a  fact, 
he  ca'jsed  them  to  drive  slowly,  w^ieh  he  thous'ht 
■would  put  them  in  a  kind  of  inevitable  d;inger  of  being 
discovered  ;  which  discovery  he  thought  would  give  the 
King  and  nation  work  enough  to  do  his  business,  and  be 
more  safe  tlian  the  cutting  off  the  royal  line  and  totally 
overthrowing  the  government.  But  yet,  however,  to 
provide  against  all  hazards,  and  for  I'ear  some  hot  spirits 
might  drive  faster  and  further  than  he  wished  or 
thought  they  might  do,  he  had  forces  ready  in  case 
they  had  cut  off  the  King  to  seize  on  England  during 
that  confusion,  and  by  w.ay  of  prevention  had  instru- 
ments among  the  rebels  to  keep  them  in  dissension,  and 
from  coming  to  any  resolutions  upon  any  certain  form 
of  government  that  might  put  the  nation  in  a  condition 
to  resist  a  sudden  and  well  managed  invasion.  This  is 
the  substance  of  a  conference  of  about  i  hours  :  he  told 
me  in  fine  here  were  about  10  persons  here  that  were 
employed  in  these  things,  and  asked  me  whether  I  did 
not  think  .so  too,  I  told  hiiu  yes,  and  1  thought  about  4 
of  them  Scotch  ;  yes,  saith  he,  and  3  of  them,  with 
2  English,  lately  come  were  gone  to  Fountainbleau  ;  on 
like  occasions  I  enquired  afterwards  about  town,  and 
found  there  were  several  English  gone,  and  some  Scotch, 
at  the  same  time  your  lordship  went ;  among  which  are 
2  of  those  Scorch  I  suspect  and  2  English  knights  lately 
come,  that  are  very  shy  and  shun  almost  all  company  ; 
but  wo  shall  learn  more  in  some  tiuic.  It  is  reported 
by  the  French  that  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  has  lately 
written  a  submissive  letter  to  the  King  delivered  liy  the 
Duchess  his  lady,  to  which  the  King  should  answer  that 
he  would  do  well  to  keep  out  of  the  way,  for  if  he  were 
catched  it  would  not  lie  in  his  own  royal  power  to  save 
him,  and  thereupon  bid  her  also  retire  .and  come  no 
more  to  Court 

n.    d. — After   alluding   to   a   person  whom 

he  employed  among  the  Scotch  and  the  Whigs,  and 
whom  he  sometimes  sent  to  the  meetings  instead  of 
going  himself,  in  order  to  get  information  with  less 
suspicion,  the  writer  says,  The  Scotch,  whose  acquain- 
tance I  so  much  pursue,  are  still  at  Fontainebleau.  It 
is  said  by  some  Irish  which  are  almost  contmually  at 
Court  that  the  King  of  France  received  some  few  days 
ago  a  packet  of  letters,  at  the  contents  of  which  he 
seemed  very  much  nettled  ;  and  which  is  supposed  to 
have  troubled  him  more  than  anything,  was  that  some 
papers  of  the  G-rand  Yizier  in  which  he  may  have  some 
concern  have  fallen  into  the  Imjierial  hands.  He  is 
raising,  say  they,  40  new  regiments.  What  I  told  you 
last  is  certain  about  2  Scotch  envoys  which  are  expected 
in  Jfovembor.  The  French  and  the  Court  Irish  are 
very  confident  in  the  report  of  a  league  otfensivc  and 
defensive  on  this  side,  it  being  the  interest  here  to  have 
such  a  thing  ijclieved,  right  or  wrong.  The  Whigs 
report  here  that  our  King  begins  to  be  afraid  of  them, 
and  that  he  will  hardlj'  dare  prosecute  the  conspirators 
any  further,  finding  their  intrigues  so  deep,  and  a]ipre- 
hending  by  any  more  executions  to  provoke  them  to  a 
general  rising,  against  wbich,  say  they  silently,  he 
endeavours  to  fortify  himself  by  a  league  here.  Sir 
Henry  Calverly  is  certainly  a  dangerous  person,  and  all 
I  told  you  of  other  persons  is  more  and  more  confirmed. 
When  om'  Scotch  come  home  I  shall  be  able  to  say 
something  more  considerable  ....  My  French  maitre 
de  Comptes  is  too  at  Fountainbleau. 

n.  d. — It  was  impossible  for  me  to  get  audience 
before  Tuesday  in  the  afternoon,  so  that  I  could  not 
come  back  till  last  night  late.  I  found  them  mighty 
busy,  nay,  so  Ijusy  as  I  never  saw  them  since  I  knew 
the  Court.  There  is  certainly  some  great  design  in 
haml.  They  speuk  of  Flanders,  but  thtir  chief  design 
is-  chiefly  on  the  Empire  .  .  .  He  thinks  they  will  do 
what  they  can  to  divert  succour  from  Vienna,  so  that, 
the  Turks  getting  a  footing  in  Europe,  the  French  King 
would  have  a  Ijettor  ch.ance  of  l)eing  made  universal 

j\fonarch  in  order  to  oppose  the  Turk The 

words  of  the  person  I  spoke  to  wen- these,  Yonr  King 
w.as  in  great  danger, liut.  .Say,s  he.  the  mischief  would  h.ive 
fallen  on  the  .authors,  for  our  King  would  have  on  that 
occasion  poured  in  his  forces  among  them  and  reduced 
England  before  ihey  could  have  recovered  themselves 
into  any  form  of  government,  he  having  forces  ready 
posted  for  that,  as  fearing  some  mischief  intended 
against  his  brother  Charles,  whose  death  he  would  have 
severely  revenged  ;  but  he  said  if  our  King  would  be  in 
no  danger  of  plots  he  must  be  firm  to  Mr.  Louis,  for 
since   ho   had    esjioused  other   interests   he   had  been 


Sib 


troubled  with  l)roils,  and  over  would  be,  notwithstand- 
ing the  endeavours  of  the  loval  party,  unless  ho  wo!iM    P-Rk-*"*! 
stick  to  him.     That    ho   would   do   well   therefore    to  _ 

mmd  his  own  interests  only,  and  not  meddle   with  tlie 
mterests_of  neighbours  that  are  but  useless  to  him,  liut 
let  the  King  of  t'rancc  proceed,  and  so  doing  he  mighi 
be  quiet  and  secure  .it  home.     This  was  enougli  lur  a 
niinister  to  speak  :  your  lordship  knows  what  construc- 
tion  to    make   of   it.     He    said,   moreover,    that   their  Art,  s. 
ministers  knew  Very  well  how  to  manage  the  ill  humours 
of  England,  and  work  them  to  what  crisis  they  ]ileased, 
but  that  they  should  use  them  as  our  King  should  ■•■ive 
them  occasion.     He  received  me  very  kindly,  and  '.^ivo 
me  audience  when  above  -500  could  not  have  it,  but  I 
could  not  have  so  much   discourse   as   I   could   have 
vrished.  because  of  his  great  business,  by  reason  of  the 
King's  .sudden  intended  departure;  but  he  told  me  he 
should  lie  glad  to  see  me  oftener.     I  perceived  by  him 
that  he  hud  frei|uent  visits  incognito  from  several  Enw. 
lish  and  Scotch  discontented,  and  from  some  members 
of  the  Late  Parliament,  for  he  is  the  chief  minister  of 
Mr.  Louvois'  own  cabinet,  commissary  of  all  the  dis- 
patches, commissary  interpreter  for  the  Imglish  tongue 
in  reference  to  troops  and  warlike  affairs.     As  for  our 
present  ministers  I  find  they  relish  them  not,  and  that 
their  rancour  is  still  as  great  as  ever  against  the  Duke. 
The  Duke  of  Buckingham's  reconciliation,  I  pen-eive,    Art.  5. 
nettles  them,  as  fearing  he  may  discover  much  of  their   Art.  n, 
intrigues,  but  yet  they  seem  to  slight  it.     I  perceive   Art.  5, 
one  of  their  methods  is  to  endeavour  to  keep  up  the 
courage  of  the  dissenters,  and  to  intimidate  the   King  ■ 
and  his  party,  and  work  them  to  a  diffidence  of  thei'r 
own  strength  and  bring  them  to  have  recourse  to  them. 


n.  d.  Since  I  last  saw  your  lordshij)  I  have  th  se 
advices,  which  I  think  considerable.  About  8  days  ago  Art.  i. 
there  was  a  person  deputed  into  Holland,  .and  sent  to  a 
certain  place  where  it  is  certain  that  the  D.  of  M. 
(Monmouth)  and  Argile  met  in  consultation,  carrying 
them  some  new  instructions  for  some  new  measures  to 
be  taken  for  carrying  on  their  design,  in  which  their 
endeavours  are  unwearied,  because  their  old  ones  are 
too  much  broken  :  and  no  doubt  bat  this  C.  has  much 
part  in  it.  And  I  have  great  cause  to  suspect  they  are 
still  together,  Ijnt  whether  just  in  the  same  place  is 
doubiful.  The  party  is  still  in  great  heart,  and  en- 
courage one  another,  which  would  hardly  Ije  unless  Art.  2. 
they  were  secretly  encouraged,  perhaps  by  money,  as 
well  as  by  verbal  promises. 

1683,  Aug.  3rd.  ...  I  have  been  as  diligent  as  I 
could  in  my  enquiries  for  this  next  onlinary,  tho'  the 
equipage  I  am  now  in  suffers  me  not  j-ot  to  go  among 
the  courtiers  nor  those  great  ones  of  my  aequaintance, 
nor  yet  to  frequent  those  other  places  which  are  most 
fertile  of  what  I  am  to  seek  for.  It  is  reported  gene- 
rally here  by  almost  all  persons,  but  chiefly  by  tho 
French  themselves,  and  by  those  whose  interest  it  is  to 
have  such  things  believed,  tho'  not  perhajis  to  have 
tliem  really  true,  that  Monsieur  Tilladet,  sent  to  com-  Art.  2. 
pliment  our  King  on  occasion  of  the  present  conspiracy, 
has  offered,  or  at  least  is  to  offer,  among  other  things, 
his  master's  assistance  by  men  or  money,  or  both,  upon 
occasion,  which  harping  on  the  old  string  of  fomenting 
jealousies  and  fears,  the  chief  ferment  all  along  of  our 
disturbances,  makes  me  imagine  it  is  cither  not  true 
but  invented  by  those  whose  ch.aracter  I  have  already 
largely  enough  insisted  on,  or  if  it  be  true  that  it  is  a 
compliment  tliat  is  tempered  with  at  least  as  much  gall 
•as  honey  .  .  ,  I  think  I  m.ay  confidently  say  that  our 
Whigs  have  a  more  than  ordinary  correspondence  with 
the  Huguenots  or  Genevians  here,  and  that  there  is 
some  mystery  between  them  that  perhaps  may  concern 
the  K.  of  France  as  well  as  ours.  It  is  strongly  to  be 
suspected  they  have  their  agents  here,  who  act  both  in 
this  Court  and  among  the  Huguenots,  and  I  think  I 
have  discovered  some  of  theiu.  .  .  . 

n.  d.  I  was  yesterday  at  a  meeting  of  news  at  a, 
French  house  of  one  that  is  an  antiquary  and  a  great 
herald  here,  where  tlicrc  are  2  Scotch  and  one  English 
gentleman  that  frequent  constantly,  and  f  find  it  was 
I  hi -y  (bat  spread  abroad  l.be  news  of  the  King'.-  Iving 
aliout  to  dechiro  himself  a  Papist,  which  is  treason  bj-  a 
statute  made  soon  alter  iho  Ttestoration  ;  liui  1  said 
little,  because  I  intend  to  frequent  that  meeting  and  to 
make  use  of  them  to  pick  out  both  English  and  French 
mysteries.  They  meet  every  Tliursday  to  the  number 
of" .about  30  in  all,  and  every  one  brings  his  advises  and 
speaks  his  sense  upon  them  afterward.  There  are 
manv  such  here.  I  have  great  acquaintance  among  the 
universities  and  the  clergymen  here  of  tlie  best  quality, 
and  for  the  courtiers  now  with  them    L   shall  be  very 

3  D  3 


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F.  Grada 
Bart. 

Art.  2. 


Art.  7. 


Art.  3. 


Art.  2. 


Art.  .3. 


diligent,  but  your  lordsiiip  must  be  imnctual  in  fur- 
nishing me  news  ererj-  post  reguLirly  by  Mr.  Ennis, 
whether  I  see  you  or  no,  for  tliat  jioint  is  more  impor- 
tant than  can  l)0  easily  imagined It  is  re- 

]>ortcd  that  my  Lord  Gray  is  in  the  camp  of  Prince 
(.'harles  ot  Lorrain,  and  that  a  servant  of  the  Duke  of 
Monmouth  has  been  at  a  town  called  Chaalons  snr 
Marne.  The  Whig  party  begin  to  grow  weary  of  their. 
idol  Monmouth,  and  I  jierceive  have  a  design  for  tlie 
future  to  make  use  of  the  name  of  the  Prince  of  Orange 
because  they  find  they  are  too  weak,  and  by  forming  a 
faction  under  the  name  of  the  other,  tho'  with  no  atl'ec- 
tion  for  his  person,  they  imagine  they  may  draw  a  great 
part  of  the  royal  party  to  them,  to  fortify  tlieir  tottering 
faction  and  weaken  them  that  are  for  the  true  interest 
of  the  English  Monarchy.  For  the  Prince  of  Orange  is 
now  their  theme  ;  their  discourses  are  composed  all  of 
the  praises  of  his  person  and  his  parts  above  that  of 
Prince  George,  and  they  say  that  our  King  is  led  by 
spleen,  and  that  his  spleen  is  governed  b\-  the  French  ; 
by  whicli  it  comes  to  puss,  say  they,  that  tlie  King  and 
those  men  that  were  so  much  against  the  Bill  of  Ex(du- 
sion  have  been  those  that  have  made  a  match  to  excltide 
others  nearer  to,  and  more  deserving  of  the  Crown, 
than  Prince  George,- and  that  this  will  cause  bloodshed 

and  divisons My  Lord   liussel  is  hotly  and 

brazen-faeedly  maintained  by  Mr.  Bcal  and  others  of 

that  stamp 

n.  d I  have  been  a  little  too  among  the 

Whigs,  and  find  there  is  a  certain  ealjal  here  that 
endeavour  in  this  conjuncture  to  render  our  King  and 
his  actions  as  odious  as  they  can,  and  to  sow  dangerous 
seeds  of  jealousy  ;  one  Mr.  Charlton,  who  has  been  a 
great  traveller,  is  one  of  the  chief,  and  by  all  that  1  can 
probably  gather,  is  one  of  the  agents  of  the  malicious 
party,  both  at  this  Court  and  among  the  Huguenots 
here.  Your  lordship  I  suppose  knows  he  was  put  a 
while  ago  in  the  Bastile  for  some  criminal  correspon- 
dence he  was  suspected  to  have  held  with  the  Hugue- 
nots in  Lanqttedoc,  and  tho'  he  was  so  cunning  that 
they  could  find  no  evident  proof  against  him  snfiicient 
to  condemn  him,  yet  it  is  no  proof  of  his  innocence,  but 
may  rather  augment  our  suspicion,  especially  since  it  is 
certain  that  he  is  very  virulent  in  his  exfiressions,  espe- 
cially on  occasion  of  the  present  conjonetttre,  and 
labours  what  he  can  to  lessen  the  credit  of  the  last  con- 
spiracy, and  is  l)itter  against  monarchy  in  general  .... 
he  speaks  one  thing  among  the  French  Romans  and 
other  .  I  ings  among  the  reformed,  so  that  it  is  not  im- 
probabl  ihat  at  his  coming  out  of  the  Bastile  he  may 
have  been  gained  by  those  of  this  Court  too  to  make 
use  of  an  occasion  ....  It  is  confidently  reported 
here  that  our  King,  on  the  occasion  of  the  plot,  is  so 
much  I  ispleased  with  the  Protestant  religi<m  that  he  is 
going  to  declare  himself  openly  a  Papist,  and  that  all 
his  party  now  of  the  Church  of  England  are  prepared  to 
follow  him,  having  been  always,  but  at  best,  private  and 
church  pa|)isis,  and  that  in  that  case  the  succour  of 
some  powerful  neighbour,  a  little  nearer  than  the  Indies, 
will  not  be  refused  iu  case  of  need. — Mentions  one 
D'Allay  as  a  great  crony  of  Charlton's,  who  pretends  to 
be  a  Huguenot,  but  by  all  report  has  the  character  of  an 
atheistical  enemy  of  monarchy  .... 

n.  d.  I  have  discovered  that  the  faction  of  the  rebels 
is  not  yet  out  of  heart,  l)ut  as  confident  as  ever,  and 
therefore  you  may  guess  they  must  needs  be  encouraged 
by  some  great  somebody  on  the  side  of  the  continent. 
They  say  if  it  be  not  true  that  there  is  an  insurrection 
in  Enghmd  or  elsewhere,  that  it  may  be,  and  perhaps 
will  be  before  it  be  long,  and  when  one  would  seem  to 
deter  them  Ijy  the  deaths  of  my  Lord  Russell,  &c.  they 
say  they  know  some  men's  lives  must  be  spent  before 
the  good  cause  can  take  effect.  They  are  so  imptident 
as  to  laugh  at  all  the  iiroceedings  of  the  King  and  his 
friends,  and  say  a  reckoning  will  come  when  they  shall 
pay  all.  It  is  certain  that  there  is  here  not  only  agents, 
but  a  sort  of  envoys  from  Argile,  as  head  of  the  Scotch 
party,  but  of  the  Whig  party  in  England.  I  have  dis- 
covered the  particular  persons,  but  1  shall  tell  you  their 
names,  and  give  you  certain  proofs  (jf  it  I  hope  in  8  or 
10  days.  To-morrow  I  sliall  go  to  the  meeting  I  spoke 
of;  but  for  to  deal  with  the  French,  'tis  liighly  impor- 
tant to  furnish  me  with  news  to  give  them,  which  is  not 
yet  done,  by  which  I  can  make  them  speak  their  minds, 
and  without  desiring  any  of  them  in  exchange,  discover 
their  intrigues.  If  it  be  too  great  ti'ouble  to  give  me  a 
copy  of  news  every  post  Ije  pleased  but  to  order  M. 
"Ennis,  if  you  cannot  in  person,  to  let  me  see  but  such  a 
letter,  for  I  have  such  e,  memory-  that  I  can  write  with- 
out seeing  it  any  more  all  the  articles  of  it.  I  would 
willingly  have  one  to  carry  to  Fountainljleau 


These  agents  here  have  great  correspondence  at  Geneva, 
at  Montauban   in  Prance,  at  Basil  in  Swisserland,  as    '• ' 
likewise  at  Hambnurg  and  other  Republic  towns,  from 
all  which  they  protend  to  draw  money  for  their  designs. 

n.  d The  Whigs  in  England  have  by  what 

they  vent  among  themselves,  and  what  I  can  learn 
from  the  French,  received  assurance  from  hence  that 
whatever  measures  this  monarchy  be  obliged  to  keep 
with  that  of  England  they  shall  lie  always  kept  up,  and 
their  pensions  duly  ])aid.  and  they  shall  be  assured 
against  any  arbitrary  power  they  may  fear,  and  that 
they  shall  be  maintained  in  a  condition  to  act  eft'cctually 
on  the  first  advantage,  the  conjuncture  of  time,  the 
weakness  of  otir  ministers  or  the  King's  death  may  give 
them  in  order  to  tho  erecting  of  their  beloved  Babel 
and  Republic.  Tho  Whigs  have  to  keep  themselves 
from  suspicion  of  correspondence  with  France  highly 
after  their  wonted  mode  cry  otit  against  the  Duke  of  Y. 
(York)  and  my  Lord  Rochester,  and  the  only  persons 
bribed  by  this  Cottrt,  and  as  the  only  obstructioners  of 
a  session  of  Parliament  which,  say  they,  they  dread  and 
durst  not  abide  the  test  of.  Great  are  their  clamours 
too  against  my  Lord  Halifax  and  Danby  for  going  about 
to  enhance  the  King's  revenue.  Mr.  Charlton  has  not 
lain  at  his  lodging  these  3  weeks,  but  yet  comes  fre- 
quently to  Poster's  ;  he  catises  himself  to  be  denied  to 
most  people,  but  particularly  to  Mr.  Carew  or  those  that 
he  sends. 

n.  d. — The  indisposition  of  Lord  Preston,  preventing 
the  writer  from  seeing  him,  he  thought  good  to  return 
to  Versailles  ;  what  he  said  before  is  most  of  it  more 
and  more  confirmed,  especially  concerning  the  finances, 
the  present  ill  disposition  to  disorders  in  the  Kingdom, 
and  the  per|dexity  of  their  counsels  in  general,  which 
if  the  business  of  the  finances  go  not  well  will  want 
much  of  their  usual  success  .  .  ,  .  They  use  their  ut- 
most endeavours  to  hinder  the  Hollanders  from  arming 
and  those  of  Italy.  Some  of  them  seem  much  surprised 
at  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's  coming  in,  but  yet  to  cover 
with  the  best  face  they  say  'tis  their  own  doing,  and 
that  the  King  of  England  is  beholding  to  them  for  so 
pacifying  matters,  that  it  had  never  been  done,  had  not 
the  King  entered  into  engagements  to  favour  their  in- 
terests against  Spain.  But  that  if  he  should  fail  them 
they  can  stir  up  new  parties,  and  perhaps  more  dan- 
gerous against  them  than  ever.  As  I'or  the  English  of 
the  party,  they  complain  very  nmch  ;  some  of  them  of 
the  King  and  Duke,  and  say  that  they  have  employed 
the  D.  of  Monmouth  to  decoy  them  into  a  plot  only  to 
make  himself  absolute;  that  it  was  now  visible  that  it 
was  so,  and  that  thai;  would  work  no  advantageous 
effect  for  the  King  in  the  hearts  of  the  people,  and  that 
it  would  be  cause,  perhaps,  that  a  Parliament  will  seek 
the  deeper  into  things  ;  but  yet  after  all  they  much  fear, 
both  they  and  the  French,  that  the  King  may  be  more 
than  they  or  tlieir  malice  in  the  next  Parliament.  How- 
ever, the  same  and  other  arts  will  be  still  used  to  hinder 
the  good  efi'eets  expected  thence ;  but  if  they  succeed 
not,  they  will  be  forced  to  consent  to  some  temporary 
accommodation  to  gain  time  to  take  new  measures  for 
disturbances.  In  case  that  Holland  and  England  enter 
into  the  war  it  [is]  the  general  sentiments  of  those  that 
know  the  state  of  those  provinces  that  Languedoc, 
Brittany,  and  most  of  the  maritime  provinces,  and 
where  the  Huguenots  are,  may  revolt  ,  ...  It  is  much 
wondered  that  Trenchard  and  some  others  are  out  on 
bail.  .Some  great  actions  are  expected  at  the  King's 
going  to  Com]iiegne. 

n.  d.  All  things  arc  said  now  on  all  sides  to  tend  to 
a  peace,  and  there  are  some  who  say  ....  with  what 
design  I  know  not,  that  when  quiet  shall  be  established 
in  the  rest  of  Christendom,  that  a  pretext  shall  be 
sought  to  quarrel  us  and  to  invade  our  kingdoms,  and 
that  the  better  to  colour  and  facilitate  such  an  enter- 
prise, they  are  to  give  out,  right  or  wrong,  that  they 
arc  called  in  by  onr  own  King  to  his  assistance,  with 
much  matter  to  the  same  purpose,  all  to  maintain  tho 
old  stratagem  of  jealousies  and  fears,  and  they  brag 
they  have  the  ministers  of  state  and  the  chief  coni- 
manders  liy  sea  and  land  at  their  devotion,  who  say 
they  look  on  tho  King  and  Duke  as  setting  stars,  and 
look  this  way  for  the  rising  sun.  and  some  are  malicious 
enough  to  say  that  to  favour  these  proceedings  they 
have  promised  here  to  confer  the  kingdom  of  Scotland 
on  the  family  of  the  Hamilton's ;  all  ^vhich  I  believe 
invented  on  iiur])ose  to  cause  ill  understanding  between 
tho  King  and  his  liest  subjects  .  .  .  (On  the  back  arc 
a  few  memoraudas  by  Lord  Preston,  but  not  on  the 
suljjeets  of  the  letter.) 

II.  d. — I  hope  you  received  the  paper  I  left  with  Mr. 
SainUord  for  you  on  Saturday. — I  believe  your  lordship 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT; 


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iR4iiA3i  ^'^'^'^  ^^^'^  enough  that  Italy  is  at  present  the  maiu  mark 
BiRT.  '  of  the  designs  in  mediatiun.  They  will  shortly  make 
some  overtures  to  our  Prince  in  order  to  some  engage- 
ments, and  at  the  same  time  they  will  make  others  to 
the  Hollanders  and  their  allies,  as  they  did  before  the 
last  war,  and  according  as  they  shall  find  which  of  them 
are  like  to  afford  them  the  liest  bargain  to  that  side 
they  will  stick.  They  are  now  for  soothing  up  the 
differences  between  the  Oraiigian  and  the  Louvesteiu 
party  with  a  palliative  cure,  that  may  la-t  till  their  ends 
are  served,  that  they  make  use  of  them  both  united,  for 
maintaining  of  pretensions  to  keep  up  our  differences  in 
England  without  being  at  the  charge  they  have  been  at 
for  that  end.  And  our  dissenters  put  their  chief  trust 
at  present  in  the  fair  coiTCspondence  they  see  between 
the  French  aud  Dutch,  and  hope  the  great  Court  that 
Monsieur  D'Avaux  makes  to  mynheers  will  produce 
some  good  to  them.  Nay,  some  of  them  are  so  elated  as 
to  promise  themselves  that  they  may  once  more  join  in  a 
war  against  us,  in  favour  of  which  some  rebellion  may 
be  raised  in  Scotland  to  open  tiie  door  to  foreign  troops. 
Those  of  that  party,  tlio'  in  a  hugger  mugger  terms, 
seem  to  threaten  very  dangerous  tumults  in  Loudon 
and  some  other  parts  about  Easter  or  before,  aud  whisper 
as  if  there  were  some  secret  designs,  by  hel]i  of  some 
treacherous  seamen  and  gunners  they  liave  gained,  to 
set  fire  to  some  of  the  King's  best  ships  and  to  the  chief 
naval  magazines  ;  but  I  hope  ....  that  providence 
will  direct  our  Prince  too  how  to  deal  with  the  politi- 
cians on  this  side  in  reference  to  what  interest  England 
and  its  monarchy  may  have  on  the  other  disputes  of 

Europe 

n.  d. — They  discourse  at  present  much  of  peace  .... 
Like  therefore  in  the  game  of  Put  at  cards,  he  that  puts, 
tho'  with  bad  cards,  if  he  frights  the  other  from  play- 
ing that  has  better,  wins  the  game,  but  if  both  play  the 
firsi  is  lost,  so  is  the  present  state  of  France  and  the 
rest  of  Christendom. — Mentions  a  design,  if  peace  pre- 
vent not,  to  besiege  Luxembourg. — Mr.  Louvois  is  now 
in  great  perplexity  for  having  warranted  to  the  King 
the  success  of  several  intrigues  which  fadge  not,  and 
for  having  engaged  the    King  in  a  labyrmth,  out  of 

which  he  can  shew  him  no  egress and  seem  to 

be  confident  of  e.nbroiling  England,  betraying  and  ex- 
posing our  King  and  his  ministers,  &c.  They  say  they 
are  cock  sure  we  shall  have  no  Parliament;  but  when  I 
told  them,  to  see  what  they  would  say,  that  it  was  re- 
jiorted  our  King  had  lived  several  years  on  2UU,000Z. 
sterling  a  year,  and  had  saved  up  all  the  rest,  and  was 
supposed  to  ha.ve  money  enough  in  Bank  to  be  aide  to 
nose  them  when  they  least  thought  it,  and  that  without 
a  ]'arliameut,  they  said  that  was  a  fable  only  of  the 
Tories,  but  that  they  aud  the  Whigs  knew  he  had  no 
money  but  from  them,  and  that  but  from  hand  to 
mouth,  and  that  he  must  be  either  their  parasite  or 
expect  to  be  the  victim  of  their  vengeance  when  they 
pleased  .... 

n.  d.^I  thought  good  to  let  you  have  a  sight  of  the 
letters  and  papers  I  gave  you  yesterday,  because  I  would 
not,  as  near  as  I  can.  that  you  should  be  ignorant  of 
anything  that  passes  that  may  in  any  way  concern  the 
crown  or  interest  of  England.  As  for  Mr.  Carew,  I  per- 
ceive he  is  a  very  honest  gentleman  and  a  good  subject, 
which  makes  Mr.  Courten,  that  goes  by  the  name  of 
Charlton,  very  shy  of  him,  tho'  he  has  very  great  con- 
cern in  the  business  moved.  Mr.  Garew  knows  not  that 
I  have  communicated  anything  of  his  liusiness  moved 
to  anybody  but  Mr.  Colbert  Crois:-y  and  Mr.  Louvois' 
people.  The  copy  of  the  protestation  made  before  a 
notary,  which  I  drew  up  for  him,  I  have  also  brought 
with  the  memorial,  which  I  also  formed,  upon  which  I 
desire  your  lordship's  sense,  and  how  you  please  I  shall 
act  in  it,  or  any  like  business  ....  Yesterdaj-  I  was 
in  a  place  at  a  table  by  myself,  and  overheard  some  per- 
sons discoursing  about  Mr.  Charlton,  saying  of  him 
that  he  had  great  correspondence  with  Rouvigni,  with 
Mr.  Justel,  with  one  Mr.  Salway.  a  great  Whig,  with 
Argyle,  and  several  others,  and  that  he  had  a  pension 
from  the  French  to  those  purposes  ;  that  he  was  a  very 
warv  cunning  person,  and  carried  himself  so  that  he 
insinuated  himself  very  far  into  the  affections  and 
bosom  secrets  of  the  Royal  party,  which  he  afterwards 
declared  to  the  French  and^\'higs,  and  that  particularly 
he  came  constantly  twice  a  week  to  Mr.  Foster's,  where 
your  lordship's  secretaries  also  resorted,  and  that  there 
Foster  being  employed  to  make  them  smoke  and  drink, 
by  degrees  engaged  them  to  discourse,  which  when  they 
began  to  be  a  little  deep  in.  Mi-.  Charlton  endeavours  to 
wheedle  on  further  by  showing  them  news  letters,  &c., 
and  so  insensibly  engaged  them  to  discover  much  of 
your  lordship's  business,  which  afterwards  come  to  the 


French  ears.     And  the  same  persons  allirmed  they  had  Sib 

heard  some  French  bi'ag  of  the  advantaufe  they  gained    ^-  '^''iHAM, 
by  that  weakness  ;  they  added  that  without  do'ubt  your  — ' 

people  did  it  iunocently,  as  not  knowing  what  a  seared 
conscienced  person  Foster  is,  and  as  thinking  Charlton 
royal  hearted,  which  was  quite  contrary  ;  but  that  if  an 
item  were  given  them  either  not  to  frequent  those  per- 
sons,  or  at  least  to  converse  with  them  with  great  caution, 
it  would  be  a  thing  tluit  would  turn  to  their  advantage, 
and  be  highly  important  to  yuur  lordship  and  the  public 
interest.  This  was  in  a  French  house  near  the  Palais, 
but  I  saw  not  the  persons,  nor  could  not  learn  by  the 
people  of  the  house,  that  were  French,  who  they  were, 
saving  only  that  they  were  English  gentlemen  that 
came  there  sometimes. — French  news.— It  is  reported 
among  the  French  by  some  .Scotch  Whigs  that  my  Lord 
Danby  is  not  only  made  a  Marquis,  but  is  suddenly  to 
be  made  Minister  of  State,  which  they  hope  will  give 
them  a  fair  occasion  to  sow  the  seeds  of  new  troubles. 
They  still  are  daily  plotting  how  to  render  the'  Duke's 
[lerson  odiotis,  whom  through  my  Lord  Rochester's 
sides  they  use  all  endeavours  to  wound,  accusing  them 
both  of  the  demolition  of  Tangier,  and  of  hindring  the 
calling  of  a  Parliament,  and  of  taking  bribes  both 
of  the  French  for  that  purpose,  and  of  the  Dutch  to 
defraud  the  merchants  concerned  in  Bantam  business. 
Notwithstanding  all  these  armings  the  French  intrigues 
by  the  revived  party  of  Don  John  daily  increases. 
They  are  about  to  oti'er  another  French  Qiieen  to  Por- 
tugal, that  they  may  have  as  many  French  Princesses 
as  they  can  abroad. 

n.  d.  I  have  used  my  utmost  diligence  at  Versailles, 
where  1  found  my  friend  at  Mr.  Louvois'  besieged  with 
a  multitude  of  officers  and  people  demanding  employs 
in  the  troops.  He  told  me  that  the  King  had  been 
much  disappointed  in  his  new  levies  by  reason  there 
were  a  very  great  number  of  officers  that  had  taken 
commissions,  which   have  not  been  able  to  raise  their 

men  for  want  of  money,  &c He  confirmed  to  me 

likewise  that  several  of  our  people  had  privately  taken 
commissions,  here,  and  had  raised  their  men  very  effec- 
tually ;  he  added  that  if  I  would  employ  myself  to  pro- 
cure them  some  sufficient  persons  of  good  security  I 
should  be  rewarded,  but  that  they  would  take  no 
Catholics  but  what  were  Irish,  in  which  nation  they 
think  they  have  some  more  particular  interest  than 
ordin.ary,  because  say  they  the  English  Catholics  and  all 
but  2  or  3  Irish  or  Whigs  forsook  them  upon  the 
K,'s  proclamation  to  reciU  them  on  the  instance  of 
the  Parliament,  That  they  shall  be  unwilling  to  take 
any  other  that  are  known  to  be  in  the  interest  of  the  D. 
of  York,  whom  they  say  they'll  ne'er  trust  more  ;  but 
that  if  I  can  procure  any  persons  of  the  other  faction, 
or  that  are  indifferent,  such  as  we  call  Trimmers,  or 
any  others  that  are  loose  in  their  iirinci])les.  they  should 
be  well  received.  There  is  one  Mr.  Bradley,  who  is  now 
about  Callis,  solicits  for  a  commission,  oft'ering  to  raise 
a  hundred  men  beforehand,  provided  he  might  have 
assurance  of  a  commission  ;  but  because  he  has  at  the 
same  time  openly  declared  himself  no  Whig,  I  believe 
he'll  hardly  succeed,  I  shall  by  him,  in  a  post  or  two, 
have  an  account  of  the  names  of  some  Whigs  that  solicit 
for  commissions.  I  have  advised  him  to  desist  from 
seeking  employ  here,  and  believe  shall  prevail.  The 
same  I  shall  do  with  all  that  shall  apply  themselves  to 
me  for  that  purpose,  and  counsel  them  rather  to  seek 
service  in  the  Imperial.  Poli-h,  or  Venetian  armies. 
And  if  your  Lordship  would  solicit  the  ministers  of  those 
powers  here,  privately  to  obtain  orders  to  give  good 
security  to  those  persons  that  seek  employ  "tiere  of  our 
country,  much  inconvenience  might  be  avoided  thereby. 
This  Conimis  told  me  that  an  order  was  making  to  im- 
pose an  oath  upon  all  English  or  Scotch  they  should 
receive,  engaging  them  not  to  Cjuit  the  service  without 
leave,  whatever  command  of  King  or  Parliament  to  the 
contrary  should  intervene,  and  those  who  should  violite 
their  oath  should  bo  treated  as  deserters,  if  taken.  The 
resolutions  for  war  or  peace  were  not  yet  taken,  he  said, 
but  would  be  within  \-i  days,  and  that  he  believed  they 
would  be  for  war.  and  that  particularly  there  would  [be] 
a  campaign  in  Flanders  by  the  King  in  person,  he 
having  no  longer  those  measures  to  keep  either  with 
Holland  or  England  to  hinder  him  from  it ;  and  that 
they  intended  to  take  in  that  country  with  all  speed 
,  ,  .  .  They  are  endeavouring  to  borrow  in  all  the  banks 
of  Europe,  and  almost  of  all  the  considerable  mer- 
chants where  they  can  make  any  interest  ....  They 
hope  for  the  greatest  supplies  from  those  of  the  Louve- 
stein  faction  in  Holland,  aud  from  the  merchants  of  tho 
"Whiggish  faction  in  London.  Bristol,  and  our  other  chief 
trading  towns  ;  and  even  from  other  particular  and  less 

3  U  4 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


f^in  oantions   ])cr.<(ins.      Pro)in>ition.-;   have   been    made    by 

F.  (juAiiAM.  pj,y,.p,,i  pcrsoiiK  of  oui-  own  country  to  tlie  same  Comuus 
' — ■  to  furnish  the  i'"icm.-]i  armies  aiul  fleet  at  a  very  clieap 
rate,  not  ouly  wiih  all  provisious  of  victuals,  but  all 
muuitions  of  war.  upon  condition  of  assurance  hence 
tbev  should  be  taken  oil' :  but  answer  was  made  that  no 
such  assurance  could  be  given,  for  fear  of  oftendiu<;  the 
King  of  England,  but  that  if  they  venture  to  bring  wliat 
they  otfered  privately  and  without  noise,  they  had 
reason  to  believe  they  would  not  return  unsatisfied. 
Mr.  Carew  had  answer  that  nothing  eould  be  done  in 
his  business,  because  it  concerned  the  interests  of  several 
nations  towards  whom  his  Majesty  would  not  as  yet 
declare  by  any  action  of  importance  his  inclinations, 
good  or  bad;  but  that  when  he  should  have  made  that 
declaration  he  should  hear  what  might  be  done  or  not 
done  in  it.  They  speak  very  scandalously  and  slightly 
at  Court  of  almost  all  our  ministers,  especiallj-  of  my 
Lords  liochester  and  Sunderland,  saying  they  are  no 
men  of  l.usiness  but  only  of  pleasure,  that  liheir  spirits 
are  particular  and  not  public,  and  that  they  are  not 
go'd  proof,  anil  consequently  they  can  do  what  they  will 
with  them,  with  abundance  of  stulf  of  the  like  nature, 
which  they  have  from  Whigs,  and  att'eet  to  repeat  to  all 
English,  not  without  some  iiarticnlar  drift  and  design. 
1  am  this  week  to  wait  on  the  L'ommis,  my  friend,  by 
his  especial  desire. 

n.  d.     1  have  used  all  diligence  imaginable  this  week 
in  sounding  our  male-contents,  and   I   hope   to   some 
purpose.     1  saw  a  letter  two  days  ago  from  that  ilr. 
Smith,  the  cliirurgian,  that  was  here  a  while  ago,  and 
that  was  frighted  away,  as    I  have  already  iniormed. 
He  writes  to  one  Mr.  Thomiison.  his  banker  and  corre- 
spondent here,  wherein  1  find  that  himself  and  3  others 
have  a  strict  corresiiondcnce  with  Monmouth,  Ferguson, 
Argyle,  and  other  malecontents.     This  Smith  is  really 
named   Smith,  but  it  is   Samuel  Smith,  and  has  been  a 
known   settled   cbirurgien   in    Southwark   these   many 
years;  he  has  a  wife  and  childi-en,  and  is  reported  to 
have  an  estate  of  5()0Z.  a  year.    He  is,  I  believe,  upwards 
of  .5U  years  of  age,  and  yet  pretended  to  come  over  here 
to  learn  chirurgical  operations  and  experiences  ;  but  it 
is  certain  he  came  about  other  Ijusiness,  and  was  an 
agent  of  the  consjiirators.     He  is  gone  now  for  Holland 
sooner  than  he  intended,   and  wi-ites   that  hi'  and  his 
dear  friend  Mr.  Macguini  (another  great  rogue  and  an 
agent  for  the  French  among  the  party  from  the  begin- 
ning, who,  under  pretence  oi   dealing  for  Iiorses,  carries 
on  their  intrigues).  I  say  he  saith  that  ho  and  his  said  dear 
friend  parted  at  Dieppe,  that  he  [larted  from  him  with 
much  regret,  but  that  the  secret  joy  lie  ought  to  con- 
ceive for  the  glorious  all'airs  he  went  about,  much  miti- 
gated the  motions  of  nature  and  pas^irm  on  the  suliject 
of  such  a  separation.     He   saith  this  Macguinni  hired  a 
shaloup  or  small  vessel  expressly   for  himself  and  to 
attend  his  motions,  that  he  intended  to  touch  in  Holland, 
and  from  thence  would  make  thence  to  Frii'e  in  Scot- 
land, and  that  ho  would  be  back  again  here  in  -  months, 
and  that  by  that  time  he,  the  said  Smith,  would,  after 
having  done  his  business  at  Leiden.  Dort,  Delf,  Kotter- 
dani,  and  Amsterdam,  be  back  too  to  meet  him,  when 
I  hope,  with  good  management,  we  shall  be  able   to 
catch  them.     1  hear  from  another  lately  come  out  of 
Flanders  that  Ferguson  is  certainly  incognito  with  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth,  and  intends  to   follow  his  motions, 
and  doth  direct  his  councils,  that  that  Duke  doth  flatter 
himself  still   with  the  hopes  of  royalty,  and  of  the  de- 
cease of  the  King  and  Duke  ;  there  are  certainly  some 
dangerous  practises  now  on  foot  in  Scotland  and  in  Eng- 
land ;  all  those  of  our  royal  family  must  have  special 
care  of  their  persons.    New  and  wittier  heads  are  sought 
for  to  head  anew  the  forsaken  good  old  cause,  and  new 
jnetences  invented,  of  whioli   you   will   certainly   hear 
fui  tlior  in  short  time,  especially  if  the  truce  come  to  be 
alisolutcly  broken,   as  they  say  there   is  some  )u-oba- 
bilitics;    for   then   to   keep    England    from    meddling 
ainoad.  these  rogues  shall   be  powerfully  a'^sisted  ;  but 
if  an  accommodation  proceed,  then  all   things  will  Ije 
more  moderate. — Foreign  News. — Our  Whigs  brag  that 
their   pairty  is  much   increased   lately,   and   that,    tho' 
their  meeting  be  blundered,    that   there   are   chamber 
meetings,  and  merry  meetings,  where  on  pretence  of 
business  or  divertisement   they  meet  not  to  preach  or 
pray  as  forniei'ly,  but  to  lead  libels  and  other  seditious 
]jap"ers,  which   so  well  detect,  say  thej-.  the  artitices  of 
the  King,  Duke,  and  Pope,  in  order  to  the  mining  of 
the   i-oligion,  properties,  and  liberties  of  the  fieeljoru 
subjects  of  England,  and  all  the  treacheries   of  their 
corrupted  ministers,    in   order   to   the   ))assing   of  tho 
succession  of  our  crown  to  a  person,  tho'  allied  by  mar- 
riage to  the  royal  line   that  shall,  as  I  said  before,  be 


but  as  deputy  of  the  French  King,  who  is   to  protect         Sia 
against  all  "attempts  that  may  be  made  by  the  subjects      '  jj^R'^.f 

to  recover  their  lawful  rights ;  that  they  have   already         

gained  about  half  the  hearts  that  were  fallen  oil  to  the 
Tories,  and  that  they  delied  and  dared  the  fCiug  to  call 
a  Parliament,  in  whose  election  they  were  btill  sure  to 
carry  it  above  the  'I'orics  ....  This  Macguinni  goes, 
I  suppose,  to  make  propositions  from  hence  to  the 
uialccouteuts  in  Scotland,  and  to  bring  back  their's 
hither.  Great  endeavours  will  be  made  there  to  de- 
bauch what  nobility  they  can  from  the  loyal  party  and  ■ 
to  lind  out  new  heads  .... 

n.  d As  to  English  affairs,  I  can  tell  you  that 

Dr.  Burnet  is  come  to  Paris,  over  whose  actions,  as  like- 
wise over  those  of  others  that  may  be  worth  the  while, 
I  shall  have  a  strict  eye.  As  for  those  Scotch  formerly 
mentioned,  they  have  not  been  at  the  assemblj-  yon 
know  of  since  1  fre<iuented  it ;  but  I  understand  that 
they  go  every  Wednesday  to  an  Assembly  much  more 
considerable  held  at  one  M.  Menage's,  a  person  of  note 
and  a  principal  member  of  tiio  Academy  of  the  Virtuosi 
here,  who  lives  hard  at  the  Notre  Dame  Church,  whei'e 
most  of  those  of  tho  Assembly'  f  have  been  at  frequent. 
I  am  promised  to  be  introduced  there  ne.\t  week.  They 
commend  one  of  those  Scotchmen  extraordinarily  for  a 
man  of  great  parts  that  reasons  well,  that  is  curious,  et 
qui  vent  penetrer  en  toutes  choses,  say  they,  and  that 
will,  say  the  same,  in  a  shoit  time  make  himself  tit  to 
become   ambassador,     f  am  confident  when  I  come  to  , 

see  him  that  he  will  prove  the  same  that  we  have  reason 
by  other  intelligence  to  suspect  tu  be  the  envoy  of 
Argile.  They  would  fain  have  it  believed  here  that  the 
plot  is  now  asleep  in  England,  at  least  that  the  King  is 
so,  and  minds  it  no  more.  As  for  French  news,  1  under- 
stand that  the  Court  here  is  much  concerned  that  we 
have  a  council  now  that  is  so  secret,  which  they  thought 
had  been  peculiar  to  theirs ;  for  this  fleet  under  my 
Lord  Dartmoutli,  it  seems  surprised  them  much,  and  it 
is  said  underhand  that  some  of  their  ministers  here  are 
blamed  for  not  being  witty  or  diligent  enough  in  pene- 
trating into  our  councils,  for  hitherto  they  have  thought  •*■''■  '• 
'twas  impossible  our  K.  should  speak  anything  so  much 
as  in  his  bedchamber  that  they  should  not  hear  of.  I 
perceive  their  measures  are  a  little  br'iken  at  present, 
but.  however,  that  they  are  consulting  about  new 
means  to  keep  on  our  divisions,  &c.-  before  they  ^Yill 
venture  on  any  great  undertaking  on  the  rest  of  Europe. 
— 'I'hey  know  I  was  formally  employed  by  French 
ministers,  and  think  I  am  so  still,  and  so  are  more  open 
with  me  than  they  would  be  otlierv>ise.  knowing  this 
Coui't  to  be  none  of  their  enemies,  and  so  by  seeming  to 
be  of  as  loose  principles  as  they  are  that  are  employed  b}' 
that  party,  I  shall  get  within  them,  and  hj  a  word  of 
pity  now  and  then  let  fall  without  any  criminal  dissimu- 
lation I  shall  penetrate  farther  than  they  imagine. 

n.  d Says  the  Edict  of  Nantes  will  be  revoked 

and  something  new  accorded  to  those  of  the  reformed 
religion  by  the  authority  of  the  present  sovereign,  that 
all  they  shall  enjoy  for  the  future  may  be  an  obligation 
only  to  the  present  Prince,  fcr  whatever  show  they 
make,  their  policy  will  never  let  them  destroy  those 
people. 

n.  d.  Little  is  at  present  stirring  here  .  .  .  The 
discourses  about  a  cessation  of  arms  arc  various  .... 
Some  say  they  are  secure  on  the  side  of  England,  and 
that  the  K.  of  England  neither  can  nor  dare  slir  against 
them,  but  that  however,  poor  man,  out  of  charity  their 
King  sends  him  some  money  to  help  him  to  pass  tho 
time,  and  maintaiu  a  figure  of  a  French  opera.  Mr. 
Barillon,  Mr.  Rou\igni,  and  Mr.  Justel,  with  whom 
correspond  Mr.  Charlton,  Sir  Henry  Calverly,  Argyle, 
and  other  of  the  Whigs  botii  here  and  in  our  countries, 
labour  much  undi.rhand,  and  wish  success  as  is  said,  to 
get  men  out  of  our  countries  into  this  sirvice,  and  that 
they  make  choice  chiefly  of  Whigs  and  malecontents. 
The  Whiggish  party  thinking  thereb}',  in  some  time  to 
train  up  a  considerable  number  of  men,  and  especially 
ollicers,  in  the  exjierience  of  the  modern  way  of  fighting 
(which  they  take  to  be  most  perfect  under  the  French, 
witVi  whom  they  correspond),  that  may  ser\e  them 
upon  occasion  in  jirosecutiug  afresh  the  good  old  cause, 
which  as  they  say  they  shall  be  able  to  do  in  little 
more  than  a  year,  and  that  at  present  they  content 
themsches  to  be  able  to  fright  tho  King  from  calling  a 
Parliament,  which  they  say,  he  durst  not  do  for  his  life, 
but  lor  fear  of  them  ventures  rather  to  violate  bis  own 
)nomise  in  his  declaration,  and  the  Act  for  Triennial 
Parliaments,  which  failure  against  law  they  will  find 
time  to  bring  against  liim,  and  that  when  they  see  occa- 
sion they  will  find  him  other  work  tlian  to  go  to  see 
horse  races,  or  French  o])eras,  and  bring  him  into  a 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


401 


necessity  of  calling  a  Parliament  that  shall  call  liim.  his 
ministers  and  judges,  all  to  an  account  for  all  their  arlii- 
trary  proceedings,  and  that  he  will  then  find  no  friends, 
having  taken  such  lueasuros  as  to  be  infallibly  hated  by 
the  Spaniards,  detested  by  the  Hollanders,  choused  by 
the  French,  slighted  by  the  rest  of  the  world,  and  aban- 
doned by  his  own  subjects,  wlio  will  make  a  gen^eral 
defection  when  they  shall  see  the  fatal  revolutions  in 
Flanders,  which  they  will  make  the  world  believe  he, 
the  D..  and  his  ministers  are  caujjc  of  and  particularly 
the_v  threaten  more  and  more  nij'  Lord  Rochester,  and 
talk  now  more  impudently,  much  than  ever  they  have 
done  since  the  loss  of  the  city  charter  .... 

n.  d.  Complains  of  not  having  received  any  money 
for  3  weeks,  which  is  a  great  inconvenience  to  him. — He 
has  seen  ilr.  Enuis.  but   he  saith  he  hath  not  yet  any 

orders. — The   discourse  of  our  King's  lately 

declaiing  himself  a  Roman  with  multitudes  of  others  is 
so  rife  in  town  among  the  French  that  they  are  bo 
positive  in  it  that  they  are  ready  to  quarrel  a  man  ihat 
will  not  believe  them.  [  mot  with  a  friend  of  mine 
who  told  me  his  landlord  met  with  a  Fieuchman  lately 
come  from  England  who  told  him  he  had  seen  our  King 
■with  his  own  eyes  hear  mass  publicly.  I  desired  him 
to  enquire  after  that  n.an,  and  offered  him  a  reward. 
He  promised  to  oblige  me,  but  I  know  not  j-et  what 
account  I  shall  have  fiom  him  ....  One  of  my  friends 
was  particularly  acquaiiitea  with  that  Maclnnis  that's 
lately  gone  for  .Scotland,  and  confirms  that  he  was  an 
agent  of  the  Whigs. 

n.  d.  He  earnestly  asks  for  an  audience  of  Lord 
Preston,  as  he  is  in  the  dark  and  knows  not  what  to  do. 
— I  sent  you  the  last  letters  I  received  from  Mr.  Carew, 
with  his  letter  of  desistment  to  liis  lawyer,  since  which 
I  saw  another,  of  which  I  told  Mr.  Sandt'ord  the  con- 
tents to  tell  your  lordship.  I  entreat  you  to  let  me 
know  what  answer  1  shall  make  him  for  a  final  one,  that 
I  may  be  troubled  no  more  with  his  letters,  with  which 
else  I  shall  be  perpetually  tormented,  to  my  great 
trouble  and  charge  to  no  purpose.  1  have  now  suffered 
a  month's  banishment  from  your  presence,  which  is  so 
much  greater  grief  to  me,  bec<iuse  do  what  I  can  it 
causes  dis.idvantageous  and  dangerous  reflections  on  me, 
especially  among  the  French,  who  will  certainl}'  if  I  be 
not  able  to  continue  with  them  my  usual  correspond- 
ence, enter  into  such  suspicion  of  me  as  will  make  my 
continuance  in  this  country  unsafe  ....  Mr,  Sandford 
was  pleased  to  recommend  me  to  my  Lord  Arran  about 
translating  some  papers  relating  to  my  Lord  Arran's 
pretensions  on  the  Duchy  of  Chastelleraul,  which  sup- 
posing to  stand  with  your  lordship's  good  liking  1  have 
undertaken  ,  ,  .  .  There  is  a  strong  report  here  that 
your  lord'^hip  is  to  go  away  2  months  henee,  and  that 
Mr.  .Savill  is  to  come  in  your  place  .... 

n.  d.  I  called  on  your  vSuissc,  but  found  your  lord- 
ship had  forgot  to  leave  with  him  the  paper  yon 
promised,  as  also  orders  to  Mr.  Ennis,  which  is  much 
to  my  prejudice  ....  I  therefoi-e  beseech  that  you 
would  not  let  this  day  pass  without  leaving  me  that  bill 
sealed  up  with  the  Suisse,  with  another  general  order 
to  Mr.  Ennis  enclosed  with  it  ...  . 

n.  d.  Not  being  able  to  see  his  associates  until  the 
end  of  the  week  the  writer  will  not  be  able  to  do  much 
till  the  end  of  the  week,  but  confirms  what  he  had  said 
aliont  Denmark,  Genoa,  and  the  Princes  of  the  north. 
(4  pp.;! 

n.  d.  I  have  been  at  this  assembly,  but  I  found 
no  English  or  Scotch  there  at  present.  The  French 
seem  much  perplexed  in  their  councils  aljout  Flanders, 
their  honour  being  engaged,  say  they,  to  main- 
tain their  violences  there,  a  nicety  with  which  they 
could  wish  they  were  not  now  troubled,  they  being 
otherwise  willing  enough  to  comply  with  the  instanees 
made  by  the  K.  of  England  and  other  mediating 
powers  for  a  peace  with  the  house  of  Austria,  were  it 
not  for  this  puint  nf  honour,  which  how  tn  bring  off' safe 
they  know  not.  However,  whether  in  je.-t  or  earnest, 
they  give  out  that  orders  are  given  for  raising  the  siege 
or  blocus  of  Courtray.  But  to  make  all  sui-e  before  tliey 
enter  u|)on  an  absolute  war  they  will  see  the  eft'ects  of 
the  mines  they  ha\  e  laid  to  blow  up  nur  King's  grow- 
ing greatness,  and  with  that  the  peace  of  England,  the 
main  security  of  that  of  Flanders  and  the  rest  of 
England.  Of  this  they  think  themselves  so  secure,  that 
by  the  a])prehensi(m  of  it  they  think  they  may  intimi- 
date our  King,  so  far  as  to  desist  from  his  mediation, 
of  which  again  they  intend  to  make  other  advantages 
against  him,  or  if  they  cannot  frighten  him  from 
his  mediation,  they  hope  at  least  to  reduce  him  to  a 
necessity  of  calling  [a  Parliament  .'J,  of  which  they 
seem  cock  sure  on  the  other  side  to  make  pivifit  enough, 
u     84062. 


Sir 

F  Gbauau, 

Bart. 


And  if  he  call  none,  to  take  advantage  therebv  so  to 
misrepresent  his  actions  and  intentions  as  to  put  the 
people  ii.'to  such  a  distemper  as  may  highly  iiromote  a 
powerful  reljellion  to  be  managed,  not  lumultuously, 
Ijut  liy  wise  heads  and  good  fonds  of  treasure,  which 
shall  not  fail  them,  if  no  other  way  can  be  found  to 
divert  the  forces  of  England.  Upon  the  occasion  of 
speaking  of  Mr.  Sydney's  being  in  the  Tower,  one  of  the 
company,  a  Frenchman,  said  he  wondered  not  at  it. 
for  he  had  particularly  conversed  with  him  when  he  was 
here,  and  had  he.nd  him  often  talking  against  the  Royal 
prerogatives,  and  tacitly  threatening  the  King  with  his 
lather's  fate  for  dissolving  Parliament  in  that  manner. 
&c.  They  still  persist  to  express  their  hate  against  the 
D.  of  Y[ork],  saying  all  this  is  come  upon  him  for  disob- 
liging them,  and  that  tho'  he  be  now  mounted  agtiin,  that 
he  must  not  think  himseff  yet  above  the  reach  of  their 
indignation,  they  having  tricks  enough  to  make  him  a 
Phaeton.  They  seem  much  to  pity  and  think  well  of  the 
D.  of  Monmouth's  innocence,  jiersuaded  chiefly  by  Bur- 
net's discourses.  1  hear  by  them  too.  that  Burnet  was 
very  well  received  by  father  La  Chaise  and  pere  Maim-  Cmirt  «hi'. 
bourg,  P.   I  have  made  some  acquaintance  lately  with  my      "''^ 


.\skcti  at 


Lord  Kosse,  who  I  find  is  not  a  little  Whiggish 
discourses  freely  with  me  as  to  a  person  em))loyed  by 
the  French.  1  find  their  hopes  are  greater  from  the  ap- 
proaching trials,  and  that  they  confide  mueh  in  living 
witnesses,  and  in  endeavour  to  corrupt  or  DafHe  the 
judges,  and  above  all  the  prisoners  they  expect  most 
from  the  pretended  courage  and  wit  of  Trcnchard  and 
Hambden.  They  are  very  busy  now  in  possessing  the 
people's  heads  with  those  specious  pret<'nces  I  men- 
tioned, to  reanimate  and  augment  their  cowed  party, 
and  hinder  a  good  Parliament,  the  greatest  bugbear 
both  of  them  and  the  French.  On  the  other  hand,  the 
French  take  wonderful  pains  to  disguise  and  extermi- 
nate the  actions  of  the  Christians  against  the  Turks, 
both  by  word  and  writing.  &c. — Turkey.  Tekeli.  and 
Poland. — As  for  our  King,  they  s.ay  he  is  a  good  Prince, 
and  that  they  wish  so  well  to  him,  that  he  would  be 
so  much  a  friend  to  himself  as  to  be  content  to  let  theirs 
do  what  he  please,  tho'  with  some  lessening  of  his  own 
greatness,  than  b}-  an  indiscreet  and  dangerous  opposi- 
tion expose  himself  to  be  unkinged  by  his  own  subjects, 
which  saj-  they  must  needs  be  the  sequel  of  meddling 
too  much  with  the  aflairsof  Flanders  ....  'Tisthought 
Bomini  is  placed  there  somewhere  (Versailles.)  with 
some  Grandee  to  engage  him  not  to  return  to  England, 
but  as  yet,  which  is  strange,  I  can  hear  nothing  certain 
of  him. 

n.  d I  understand  that  that  Mr.  Smith,  who 

was  suspected  to  be  of  the  cabal,  has  lately  been  in 
Scotland,  and  is  newly  got  back  to  Holland,  and  that 
he  will  make  one  turn  more  into  France,  tho  not  to 
Paris  presently  ;  that  Argyles  secretaries  discoveries 
cause  great  consternation  among  the  godly,  and  perhaps 
some  little  trouble  nearer  hand  .  .  .  .  It  is  whispered 
that  the  Jews  in  several  ]ilaces  and  countries  have 
several  times  made  divers  overtures  to  help  the  Repub- 
licans to  considerable  sums  of  money  to  carry  on  their 
designs,  provided  that  for  the  present  the}-  might  have 
lands  or  other  things  mortgaged  and  consigned  to  them 
or  their  trustees  for  security,  and  that  the  party  would 
engage  that  as  soon  as  they  shall  have  efi'ected  the 
change  of  the  government,  the  Jews  might  have  full 
liberty,  not  only  to  exercise  their  religion  and  settle  in 
England,  but  that  they  should  enjoy  all  the  liberties  of 
natives,  and  trade,  purchase  lands,  make  deeds  and 
legacies,  and  exercise  any  professions  without  ooiurol, 
and  export  and  im]iort  what  eommodities  they  pleased. 
customs  free,  for  some  years,  till  they  should  be  rciu'- 
bursed  their  motley ;  but  that  the  party  not  being  well 
agreed  about  those  conditidus,  those  proposals  have  as 
yet  been  without  effect  ....  However,  the  Jews  here 
do  brag  that  secretly  there  is  no  small  part  of  the  native 
I'higlish  that    ai  e    ali-eady  .lews  or    Jewishly   inclined. 

which    1  believe  is  no  tjre.at  romance ."^ome 

rambling  discourse  there  is  about  the  likelihood  of  ti 
Parliament  in  England  next  spring  .... 

11.  d I  observe  tliat  those  of  the  Whiggish 

])arty  employed  here  have  absented  themselves  lately, 
and  are  become  more  reserved  than  ordinary,  expecting 
a  new  one  and  new  orders  when  the  muttons  of  this 
Court  and  of  the  neighbouring  powers  shall  be  deter- 
mined ....  Mr.  Carew  is  soliciting  the  Count  Gram- 
moiit  to  intercede  in  his  business,  and  has  desired  me 
for  that  purpose  to  return  him  the  origintil  copy  of  the 
placet  and  memorial  I  drew  up  for  him. — Has  heard 
and  also  read  in  the  Gazette  that  Lord  Preston  had 
desired   leave  to  rettirn  for  England:    if  it  be  trr.e  is 

.3  E 


was  a  plot 
He    or  not. 


402 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


S,g  sorry.— Asks  to  be  remembered,  and  to  have  a  settled 

V.  Graham,    provision  made  on  him. 

Bakt.  n.  d.  .  .  .  Is  s'^d  Lord  Preston  is  recovering. —  .   ._  . 

And  as  for  the  K.  of  England,  they  do  intend  too.  in 
case  of  need,  to  make  it  a  niatter  of  calumniation  against 
him.  that  it  is  he  by  his  emissaries  that  endeavoured  to 
stir   up   tactions   airainst  the   Prince,   his   nephew,  for 
havins;  disobliijed  him,  to  make  the  Parliament  believe 
when  he  shall  ask  money  and  fortify  his  mediation,  and 
stand  by  his  allies,  that  he  acts  vrith  a  double  lieart,  and 
that   he   asks  money  against  the    French  when   he  is 
secretly  in  league  with  them,  and  intends  only  to  use 
what  they  shall  give  him  to  raise  forces  to  infiame  the 
nation.     To  this  end  too  'tis  reported   that  the  K.   of 
England  being  informed  that  some  people  (upon  occa- 
sion of  the  D.  of  Monmouth's  so  sudden  appearance  and 
coming  into  favour)  had  given  out  that  the  D.  of  Mon- 
mouth was  only  a  decoy,  and  had  Ijeen  ui^edby  the  Kmg 
to  ensnare  the  party  that  stood  for  iheir  legal  liberties, 
that  1  say,  the  King  being  informed  of  this  report,  had 
again   disgraced  the   D.  of  Monmouth,  only  the  better 
thereby   to  blind  the  people   and  the  party  he  would 
destrov,  and  to  invalidate  the  force  of  that  report  which 
might'  have  had    ill   effects,    whereas  the   D.   of   ]^Iou- 
month  was  really  and  secretly   as  nmch  in  favour  as 
ever  ;  and  that  however  those  arts  should  not  serve,  but 
that  it  should  be  moved  in  Parliament  that  they  might 
examine  those  matters  themselves,  with  the  proceedings 
of  all  the  Court  ministers  therein  ;  and  that  if  all  failed 
that  way.  there  would  be  more  plots  than  one  in  case  of 
need  to'keep  them  in  play.     'Ihey  are  very  confident,  as 
they  say  that  the  K.  will  not  be  able  by  any  arts  to 
hinder  great  numbers  of  their  party  from  entering  into 
the  next  Parliament.     What  I  have  hinted  concerning 
the  intrigues  in  Portugal  and  in  England  about  Tangier 
against  next  Parliament,  as  likewise  all  the  otber  arts 
used  to  hinder  its  good  issue,  you  will  find  true  .  ,  ,  . 

n.  d.  At  the  time  when  our   Parliament  voted  a  war 
against  France,  and  that  no  peace  should  be  hearkned 
to.  till  matters  were  reduced  to  the  state  they  were   in 
at  the  Pyrenean  Treaty,  the  courtiers  here  scoffed  at 
it,   saying  it  was  a  mighty  vote,   but  it  should  prove 
nothing  but  wind,  for  that  very  quickly  there  should 
arise  a  Babylonish  confusion  among  the  authors  of  it. 
"When  the  Court  of  England  seemed  favourable  to  them 
they  used  to  call  the  King's  party  their  party,  but  after 
the  King  and  Duke  had   openly  quitted  theii'  interest, 
they  used   to  style  the  opposite  party  by  that  name. 
When  the  Duke  of  Crequy  was  sent  extraordinary,  he 
was  ordered  as  jirivately  as  he  euuld  to  disperse  con- 
siderable sums  among  all  the  several  parties  in  England, 
to  have  friends  at  a  dead  lift  among  them  all.     As  for 
Sir  Elias   Layton   they  use'd  to  speak  of  him  in  high 
terms,  aud  say   that  their  King  esteemed  [him]  more 
than  the  ambassadors  of  our  nation.     That  he  had  a 
most  notable  wit,  and  when  I  used  to  say  sometimes  I 
doubted  he  was  a  little  atheistical.  So  much  the  better 
statesman,  say  they,  we  know  well  enough.     An  abbc^y 
will  not  choke  him.  and  effectually  afterward  I  under- 
stood he  had  privatidy  a  rich  abbey  given  him  by  the 
King  of  France  ...  As  for  the  D.  of  B.,  their  speeches 
were  very  mystical  of  him   before  me,  as  if  they  were 
afraid  I  should  understand  too  much.     They  asked  me 
what  I   heard  abroad,  and  where  people  said   he  was 
(at  the  time  he  was  here  incognito),  I  answered,  some 
people    whispered    that    he   was   here,    but   that   most 
thought  him  in  BngUind,  at  which  they  seemed  pleased. 
But  a  good  time  after  I  found  they  esteemed  him   no 
more,  saving  he  was  a  man  lost  to  all  parties,  and  had 
made  use  of  his  great  abilities  to  no  purpose.     They 
used    to   say    if  the    King   of  England   declared    war 
against  them  f  would  be  the  worst  thing  he  ever  did  in 
his  life,  that  it  was  not  for  him  to  talk  of  war  that  had 
no  money  to  maintiiin  it  without  going  to  his  Parlia- 
ment, of  which  they  were  more  masters  than   he,  and 
by  secret  ressorts  (that  was  their  term)   could  turn  it 
against  him  at  pleasure.     And  when  the  K.  and  Duke 
had   declared   for  the  Spanish   interest  they  said  they 
were  deceived  by  them  and  would  never  trust   them 
more,  and  should  find  ways  to  make  their  own  people 
trust  them  as  little.     There  were  o  or  6   persons  that 
used  to  come  and  go  often  to  and  from   England,  and 
that  time  and  often  frequent  this  Court,   where   th(y 
were  welcome  among  the  greatest ;   yet  nobody  knew 
what  employ  or   estate  they  had  ;    they  were  mighty 
talking  fellows,  and  looked  U]ion  among  the  English  as 
spreading  of  false   news.     One  of  them,  as  I   take  it, 
went  by  the  name  of  Captain  Scot,  but  the  others  I  do 
not  remember.     There  was  one  a  little  while  ago,  that 
pretending  to  come  from  Dunkirk,  said  he  saw  with  his 
own  eyes  a  vessel  laden  with   money  to  be  tr.ansported 


to  the  K.  of  England,  whom  I  suppose  one  of  their  in- 
struments, as  likewise  him  that  pretended  lately  to  dis-  F 
cover  a  new  plot  in  Ireland;  I  (|uestiou  not  but  he  was 
sent  from  hence,  especially  if  it  be  true  what  I  am  told, 
that  he  is  back  again  and  welcome  as  ever  at  this  Court. 
My  Lord  Shaftsbury  was  as  much  admired  among  them 
as  among  his  own  Whiggs.  They  were  extraordinarily 
pleased  to  hear' that  Mr.  Mouutague.  formerly  anib.as- 
sador  here,  had  produced  his  Majesty's  secret  papers  in 
Parliament. 

n.  d.  1  received  the  two  Louis  d'ors  you  were  pleased 

to    leave    me    with   Mr.    Sandford They  say 

very  little  now  of  the  last  plot,  but  only  mystically,  aud 
with  a  malicious  irony  say.  it  was  a  damned  confounded 
plot,  and  by  their  silence  and  constrained  grimaces  give 
as   much   facflity    to  judicious    persons   to   read    their 
thoughts  and  designs  as  they  did  before  by  their  tattle. 
They  say  that  time   was  when  their  party  had  money 
enough  in  the  chamber  of  Loudon  to  have  made  war  on 
the  l-iing;  but  that  their  too  timorous  chiefs  neglected 
the   critical    minute,  and   have  since  not   only  vainly 
spent  that  money,  but  run  the  party  above   600,000/. 
sterling    in    debt,   and  almost  crackt  their    credit  in 
foreign  jiarts.     Their  brethren  of  Holland  they  say  are 
likewise  poor,  aud  cannot  well  retire  the  cash  they  have 
there  in   bank  in  any  time  but  what  will  be  too  long, 
because,   should  that  partj'  take  all  their   money  out 
suddenly,  the   State  being  now  much  indebted  would 
have  very  little   left,  and  because  such   a  sudden   and 
general  refunding    doth   not  consist  with  policy,  and 
would  give  too  visible  and  ai)])arent  an   al.arm  to  the 
King  of  England.     Therefore,  it  is  probable  they  will 
only  endeavour  to  raise  money  by  degrees,  and  in  length 
of  time  endeavour  to  foment  jealousies  and  factions  an 
near  as  they  can  among  the  King's  friends,  and  invent 
from  time  to  time  some  violent   stratagems  against  the 
King's  person  and  the  rest  of  the  Royal  family.  They  say 
their  paity  for  the   future  will  use  as  much  circumspec- 
tion and  ])olicj'  as  in  an  army,  that  they  will  sometimes 
give  false  attacks  and  alarms,  and  sometimes  true,  that 
his  Majesty  shall  not  know  where  to  have  them,  and  to 
lull   his   Majesty  and  the  people    into  a  security,  and 
neglecting   all  rumours  of  plots,  when  they  shall   have 
been  wearied  out  with  so  much  noise  without  efl'ect,  that 
they  may  afterwards  surprise  thom  when  least  dreaded. 
They  report  that  our  King  has  taken   so   much  pains 
about    this  truce  only  to  engage    his    most    Christian 
Majesty  to   assist   him  with  forces  and   money  to  beat 
down  the  laws  and  make  himself  absolute.     That  Ports- 
mouth and  Dover  are  to  lie  given  as  caution  town^,  and 
that  the  King's   guards  in   Ijoth  England  and  Scotland 
shall  be   augmented  with  an  addition  of  a  like   number 
of  French,  to  be  commanded  all  by  a  Fiench  Lieutenant- 
General.  under  Prince  George,  with  many  other  things 
of  the  like   malicious  nature.     They  say  all  those   of 
their  party  have  consented  by  stratagem   that  all  the 
towns  of  "England    shall  volnntai-ily   throw  u]i    their 
i-harters  and  make  great  profession   of  loyalty.     That 
the  King  may  be  lulled  thereby  into  security,  and  think 
his  thnme  established,  and  be  the  less  able  to   distin- 
guish his   enemies  so  disguised,  that  so  they  may  have 
opportunity  notwithstanding  all  his  precautions  to  foist 
in  men  enough  of  their  own  stamp  everywhere  to  thwart 
the  Kino-'s  interests,  &c.     I  translated  those  papers  of 
my  Lord  Arran,  but  he  is  very  critical,  and  finds  fault 
with  words,  which  to  my  knowledge,  and  I  can  show  by 
printed   forms  of  the  like  nature,  as  well  as  MSS.,  are 
the  ]iroper  terms  in  use  here  .... 

n.  d.  Upon  second  thoughts  I  believe  it  will  be  best 
for  me  to  set  out  to-day  or  to-morrow  betimes  than  to 
stay  until  Monday,  that  I  may  do  business  more  at 
leisure,  and  bo  at  home  at  the  time  you  expect.  I  hear 
many  of  the  most  Whiggish  members  of  the  late  Par- 
liament are  coming  over,  which  very  likely  may  lie 
some  of  the  instruments.  .Vc. — Asks  Lord  Preston  to 
give  the  necessary  orders  to  Mr.  Ennis  (Innos). 

Satui'day  morning— To  Monsieur  Holies  vis  h  vis 
I'Hosttd  (le  Morot  proch  la  porte  St.  Michell.— 1  have 
this  advice  that  the  raising  of  40.00U  men  are  only  to 
amuse  the  neighbouring  Princes  :  commission  may  be 
given  out  ;  tho'  but  very  few  men  raised.  I  am  credibly 
informed  that  great  means  are  used  for  creating  and 
sowing  of  new  differences  in  the  kingdom  of  England, 
and  that  there  (either)  are  or  will  be  sent  very  speedily 
some  jiroper  instruments  into  England  by  way  of  Hol- 
land for  the  carrying  on  the  said  design.  And  that 
there  are  people  here  of  the  part  of  the  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth, and  others  of  that  party,  that  doth  treat  with 
Mons'.  Revignie  and  others  appointed  by  the  French 
Kill".     But  as  for  their  names  I  am  yet  ignorant  of. 


Ai-l.". 


Ai:..  0. 


APPENDIX  TO  SKNEXTH  REPORT. 


403 


-jf''"  n.  d I  hare  been  since  at  Versailles,  where  I 

ISakt!        have  conferred  with  rhe  person  1  spoke  of.     He  shewed 

me  tliverse  letters  Ironi  some  of  the  party  in  England 

to  put  in  French  ;  none  ot  them  vrere  subscribed,  and 
they  were  suiieiscribed  to  some  supposed  merchants  in 
Paris,  with  a  private  m  irk,  b^'  which  the  postnir.  [post- 
master?^ understands  they  are  for  Mr.  Lou\  ois.  They 
were  none  of  theiii  in  cypher,  that  being  in  little  use 
among  them  since  the  secret  of  decyphe.ring  is  grov/n 
in  their  opinion  so  common  ;  but  their  sense  is  wrapt 
up  in  mystical  expressions,  i'ur  they  eaU  our  King  some- 
times Jupitei-,  and  sometimes  old  Satui-n.  I'cc,  and  the 
Duke  is  sometimes  Neptune,  and  sometimes  Jupiter, 
and  sometimes  the  Pole  Star,  and  the  Dog  .Star  tLiat 
makes  all  tlie  world  mad.  The  cause  is  called  some- 
times Hydra,  sometimes  the  Green  Dragon,  and  the 
royalists  comprised  under  the  name  of  tit.  George. 
They  call  themselves  sometimes  the  Titans,  sometimes 
the  true  Brilans,  a-nd  sometimes  again  they  call  them- 
selves Romanists,  and  those  of  the  King's  party  Presby- 
terians, fanatics,  and  Republicans,  which  is  to  be 
understood  by  contraries.  In  general  I  find  they  are 
now  much  dirided  among  themselves,  for  some  of  them 
demand  roundly  what  assistance  they  may  trust  to  from 
hence,  &c.  Others  again  only  e.\;press  themselves  in 
lamentations  that  the  Green  Dragon  has  received  her 
mortal  wound  by  St.  George,  and  the  smell  of  the  lilies 
will  hardly  be  able  to  revive  her,  nor  the  laurels  that 
encompass  them  protect  her  from  the  thunder  of  angry 
Jupiter;  and  these  complain  too  of  the  Duke  ot  Mon- 
mouth as  a  decoy,  and  blame  him  for  hearkening  to  a 
composure  ;  others  again  commend  him  for  endeavour- 
ing to  preserve  hiuiself  and  party  for  a  better  occasion, 
and  applaud  the  French  for  giving  that  counsel  and 
causing  mediation  to  be  made.  But  after  all  I  find  the 
French  much  perplext  at  these  diverse  sentiments  of 
the  party,  and  jealous  and  suspicious  of  them  all.  'I'hey 
are  nmch  troubled  too  to  hear  it  reported  that  Madam 
Portsmouth  has  not  that  influence  as  formerly,  and 
much  examined  me  about  that  businoss,  but  got  nothing 
but  insignificant  answers.  They  are  much  concerned 
for  Mr.  Sidney,  and  fear  he  may  blab  something  to  their 
disadvantage.  Those  of  the  partj'  here  are  much  in 
consternation.  Tne  French  are  really  nmch  for  peace  ; 
but  yet  they  arm  powerfully  ....  They  discourse  of 
a  plot  lately  discovered  to  betray  Calais  to  the  Spaniard, 
but  whilst  noise  is  made  aljout  that,  let  them  look  well 
to  Ostend  and  Nieuport.     They  will  needs  have  it  still 

that  the  King  of  England  will  arm  lor  them 

n.  d.  Polish,  Turkish,  and  Dutch  politics. — They  are 
very  doubtful  yet  of  the  success  of  their  intrigues  in 
the  north,  and  aniongother  Princes  that  way.  But  they 
seem  confident  of  keeping  England  either  icile  or 
divided  as  ttiey  see  occasion.  For  that  end  they  still 
say  they  will  leave  no  stone  unmoved  to  gain  our  minis- 
ters to  their  interest,  whatevei-  money  it  cost  lo  gaimso 
much  t'nne,  and  then  when  they  have  gained  time  to 
advantage  enough  to  have  no  need  of  them,  to  ab.an- 
don  and  betray  them  and  their  intrigues  to  the  know- 
ledge of  the  people  in  the  most  malicious  manner  they 
can,  especially  my  Lord  Rochester,  in  respect  of  his 
relation  to  the  Duke  they  so  much  hate,  which  they 
think  will  lie  ground  sufficient  to  raise  fresh  animosities 
against  the  D,ike,  render  the  King  odious,  and  raise 
the  Whiggish  faction  once  more  into  power  enough  to 
carry  on  the  divisions  long  enough  in  England  against 
the  King,  after  they  shall  have  no  need  to  temporize 
any  longer  with  him,  that  the}"  shall  have  no  more  occa- 
sion to  spend  any  more  money  either  on  the  King,  his 
ministers,  or  their  factious  opposites,  but  that  they  will 
be  engaged  deep  enough  to  keep  all  the  English  force 
employed  in  home  broils,  where  they  will  leave  them, 
till  at  lea-t  such  time  as  he  having  reduced  all  the 
neishbouring  countries  and  outworks  of  England  be  at 
leisure  to  terminate  their  difi'erences  by  force. 

u.  d — Our  malecontents  are  in  great  conster- 
nation, and  fear  they  shall  now  go  down  so  much  the 
wind  that  they  shall  not  be  able  even  after  decease  of 
his  Majesty  to  trouble  the  succession,  nor  consef|Uently 
see  those  glorious  times  they  expected  there,  and  fear 
their  young  Joshua  will  never  conduct  them  into  the 

promised  land 

n.  d.  About  his  private  affairs  and  arrangements  for 
the  future. — Be  intends  not  to  be  long  after  the  time 
that  Lord  Preston  shall  leave,  and  will  be  glad  of  his 
countenance  and  good  word  when  the  writer  is  in 
England. — will  take  a  degree  in  ]ihysic  and  yiractise 
that,  whdst  something  better  may  happeti. — Upon  the 
last  report  of  a  war  with  England,  not  only  the  Protes- 
tants, but  great  number  of  others  in  the  maritime  pro- 
vinces, declared  their  minds  so  freely  that  it  may  cost 


them  a  scourging,  anrl  the  loss  of  many  of  their  privi- 
leges ;  many  of  their  seamen  are  said  to  have  deserted 
and  left  the  kiugdom  ....  1 1  is  said  the  French  in- 
tend to  have  a  packet  boat  of  their  own  to  pass  to  and 
fro  between  England  antl  France.  They  report  we  shall 
have  a  Parliament  in  England  after  that  of  Scotland, 
and  that  things  may  not  succeed  so  quietly  as  our 
Prince  may  hojie  ;  but  it  may  be  their  measures  both  in 
our  kingdom  and  in  Holland  against  us  may  fail  them. 
The  Duke  of  M.inmouth  is  said  to  be  in  England,  and 
according  to  l-hc  i-eport  of  his  own  party  to  be  privately 
reconciled  to  the  King.  I  am  nuu-h  mistaken  if  theic 
ipc  not  a  spy  nf  that  partv  lately  come  hitlier  Irom 
Holland. 

II-  d. — Theii'  chief  application  now  is  to  study  out  all 
means  possible  to  raise  monies,  and  to  reduce  their 
ex])eaces  as  low  a.s  they  can  ....  'I'heir  design  is 
utterly  to  extirpate  the  Huguenots,  and  then  to  cry  up 
their  zeal  all  oyer  Italy,  thereby  to  make  their  coni-t 
with  the  Pope,  and  persuade  him  to  consent  to  some 
very  considerable  impositions  on  the  revenues  of  re- 
ligious houses,  of  which   they  say  a  survey  is  privately 

'■'•king The     French   courtiers  "seem   a   little 

startled  at  our  King's  late  reviewing  his  forces,  and 
seem  to  fVar  he  will  raise  more,  and  get  above  their 
practices  ;  and  therefore  they  endeavimr  lo  alarm  the 
dissenters  as  much  as  they  can  with  the  malicious 
jealousies  I  spoke  of  in  my  last.  The  enemies  of  the 
government  still  boast  of  the  impossibility  of  the 
King's  gaining  his  point  in  getting  a  good  Parliament 
to  settle  the  monarchy  above  their  reach,  and  say  that 
by  outward  conformity  they'll  still  keep  enough  in 
office  to  cross  all  designs  of  that  nature;  and  both  the 
French  and  they  report  that  our  King  receives  hence 
more  than  he  could  expect  from  a  Parliament;  but  they 
say  a  reckoning  day  will  come  when  either  a  foreign  or 
popular  power  shall  call  him  to  accoimt  for  all  ...  . 

f-  d. — There  is  a  report  among  the  Parisians  of  a  war 
intended  against  England,  which  I  suppose  is  spread 
abi'oad  to  see  what  comments  will  be  made  on  it.  On 
Wednesday  next  I  do  not  question  but  to  have  ample 
and  oert^ain  matter  to  entertain  you  with. — .Vsks  Lord 
Preston  to  get  him  some  settled  employment — he  would 
like  CO  obtain  from  his  own  Prince  "the  character  of 
agent  there. — He  knows  that  Princes  and  states  of  the 
relormed  religion  employ  generals,  otBcers,  agents, 
spies,  and  even  sometimes  ambassadoi-s,  or  at  least 
envoys  that  are  Huguenots,  provided  they  are  assured 
of  their  fidelity  ;  why  should  not  our  Court  make  use  of 
its  Roman  Catholic  subjects  in  places  of  that  com- 
munion with  the  same  success? — He  was  thinking  to 
endeavour  to  get  in  with  Mr.  ColbertlCroiss}  ,  but  knows 
not  whether  it  may  be  convenient  because  of  his 
obligations  to  the  House  of  Louvois.  Could  serve  the 
King  very  usefully  in  Holland,  for  there  will  be  the 
scenes  of  most  of  the  Fremh  practisi^s  that  will  most 
nearly  concern  our  people. — Proposes  some  emjiloyment 
in  the  families  either  of  the  King,  Duke,  or  Prince  that 
are  private;  or  else  something  about  Lord  Rochestei 
when  he  goes  for  Ireland,;  or  else  in  the  navy,  custom, 
post,  or  wine  license  office,  where  a.  ])erson  of  his  re- 
ligion may  be  admitted. — Lastly,  if  he  were  concerned 
in  soma  office  levying  what  is  levied  upon  the  Catholics 
estates  in  England  ....  He  has  written  to  his  brother 
and  some  friends  to  give  some  account  of  what  things 
might  be  obtained.  Would  like  employment  in  some 
other  of  his  Majesty's  dominions,  tho'  it  were  in  the 
plantations. 

n.  d.  It  is  said  that  those  of  the  Lovestcin  party  in 
Holland  are  ver}-  hot  in  urging  the  arming  out  some 
Vfssels  to  encounter  the  English  concerning  Bantam, 
and  that  they  are  much  against  all  overtures  of  a  com- 
jiosure  of  that  matter,  as  tupposingthe  Kingof  Enn-land 
will  never  dare  to  proceed  to  a  war,  as  not  having  money 
enough,  and  not  being  willing  for  many  reasons  to  call 
a  Parliament,  or  trust  their  libeiality  ;  and  that  he  will 
rather  sit  down  in  quiet,  and  tamely  let  his  subjects 
sutler  that  wrong;  but,  however,  they  will  endeavour 
by  some  presents  to  gain  the  Duchess  of  Pcrtsmoi.th  to 
their  interest,  and  strongly  solicit  Mens'  D.  Avaux's 
good  offices,  who  is  said  to  be  designed  to  succeed 
Monsieur  Bai'ilion  ....  The  merchants  in  general, 
both  here  and  in  England,  both  English  and  Dutch, 
seem  to  be  of  opinion  that  the  peevishness  of  that 
party,  and  their  prevalence  in  the  Dutch  East  India 
Company,  is  such  th.at  all  the  authority  of  the  states 
will  never  be  able  to  induce  them  to  give  any  reasonable 
satislaction  to  the  Kngli-li.  but  only  spin  out  the  time 
in  fruitless  wrangling  and  chicaning,  which  after  all 
shall  terminate  in  a  scornful  and  coiitemfituons  separa- 
tion  ....  I  find  the  Jews  both  here  and  at  London 

3  E    2 


Sic 

F.  t  i  BA II  A  ^1 

Bahi. 


404 


HlSTOUICAl.    MANUSCIUPTS    COMMISSION 


SiK 
1'.  (iKAUAM. 

Baei. 


most  in;ilicious  enoinies  to  our  monart-hy,  and  ilaily 
wighing  England  wpre  a  commonwealth  like  Holland. 
Our  Presbyterians  seem  more  and  more  to  des|)onil,  and 
even  to  despair  of  doing  any  good  by  a  formal  rebellion, 
which  they  reckon  themselves  now  unable  to  raise  or 
carry  on  during  this  reign,  whatever  some  of  them  brag 
to  the  contrary.  The  strickt  and  brisk  justice  used  in 
Scotland  nnieh  .startles  them,  i'hey  still  continue  their 
reports  of  the  Kiiig's  design  to  give  caution  towns,  and 
call  in  foreign  foices,  with  many  other  malicious  reflec- 
tions usual  with  them 1  was  much  surprised  to 

see  in  the  Holland  Gazette  that  my  Lord  Rochester  is  to 
succeed  yoHr  lordship;  it  causes  some  discnur.se  and 
reflections  ....  I  hear  that  the  Whigs  in  some  of 
their  cabals  say  'tis  the  Duke  now  and  not  the  King  that 
reigns,  and  call  him  James  the  Second  ....  It  is 
said  that  Edicts  are  preparing  to  oblige  the  Huguenots 
to  bring  their  children  to  the  parish  churches  to  be 
baptized,  and  to  celebrate  their  marriages  by  the  rainis- 
tery  of  their  parish  priests  after  the  publishing  of  the 
bauns  in  their  temples,  because  they  own  the  validity 
of  both  among  the  Roman  Catholics  .... 

n.  d.  There  is  at  present  a  particular  council  held 
once  a  week  concerning  the  affairs  of  Italy.  It  is  com- 
po.sed  of  some  prelates  and  some  others.  The  prelates 
are  the  Archbishop  of  Paris,  who  has  au  apartment  at 
Versailles  for  that  purpose.  The  Bishnp  of  St.  Malo, 
m3'  particular  friend  by  whom  1  have  ttiis  knowledge, 
together  with  Father  La  chaise,  and  some  other  persons. 
The  Bishop  of  St.  Malo  is  esteemed  here  a  great  states- 
man and  intriguer,  and  is  very  gracious  at  Court  ;  he 
has  had  a  very  great  part  in  the  late  transactions  about 
the  Regale.  I  n-as  to  wait  on  him,  and  he  received  me 
very  well,  and  desired  my  oftoner  visits,  in  which  I 
shall  be  very  obsequious  ....  The  Whigs  begin  to 
cry  out  against  the  French,  and  say  this  Kiug  was 
agreed  witli  ours  to  sham  them  into  a  plot  on  purpose 
to  destroy  them,  and  to  bring  in  Popery  and  absolute 
power,  under  a  person  that  shall  in  etl'ect,  tho'  not  in 
name,  be  hut  the  viceroy  of  the  K.  of  France,  at  whose 
service  his  fleets  and  arnues  must  ever  be.  They  are 
much  concerned  for  the  calamities  of  their  brethren 
here,  there  being  IS  of  their  temples  lately  demolished. 
They  report  that  the  Bishoji  of  Loudon  is  not  over  well 
at  Court,  and  here  are  some  P?'ench  Huguenots  and 
English  Whigs  that  whisper  that  he  and  Mr.  Justel. 
with  their  correspondent  here,  have  had  deep  concerns 
witli  the  Monmouthians.  It  is  reported  too  that  our 
King  will  call  a  Parliament  upon  occasion  of  the  truce, 
and  til  assure  the  succession  of  his  Royal  Highness,  but 
this  1  have  from  Whigs  ....  The  Moors  they  say 
repair  Tangier,  being  assisted  therein  some  say  by  our 
malcontents,  who  hope  the  re-establishing  of  those 
fortifications  in  infidels  hands  may  ....  put  tho  ne.\t 
Parliament  upon  the  old  game  instead  of  minding  the 
king  or  kingdom's  interest  in  tho  present  conjuncture. 


Fifty-four  letters  of  advice  and  news  letters  sent  from 
Paris  and  Fontainebleau.  and  other  places. 

These  are  all  in  French,  and  range  from  1682,  July  M, 
to  1H84,  Jany.  ,  and  contain  Court  news  and  gossip; 
news  from  other  countries  and  much  interesting  infor- 
mation.    Among  them  is  a  letter  dated 

lti82,  July  22,  Paris.  The  Abb6  Primi,  a  Florentine, 
who  has  been  long  in  Fiance  and  well  known  and 
esteemed  at  Court,  and  even  by  the  King,  being  a  man 
of  much  csjirit,  was  arrested  at  A''ersailles  last  week  bj 
th?  King's  orders  and  taken  to  the  Bastille  jjy  an  e-\cmpt 
of  the  coi'iis  iht,  (janle.  It  is  for  his  having  written  too 
freely  on  very  delicate  matters  in  a  little  book  which 
he  has  composed  on  the  last  war  with  Holland.  It 
8eem.s,  however,  that  he  did  not  think  that  his  work 
would  be  ill  received  at  this  Court,  since  he  had  coni- 
mnnicated  it  to  the  ministers,  who  did  not  then  make 
any  comment  on  it,  perhajjs  bi'cause  they  did  not  ex- 
amine it.  However  this  may  be,  some  things  in  the 
book  are  too  bold,  and  cannot  be  credited  by  those  who 
are  persuaded  of  the  good  intentions  of  his  Britanuick 
Majesty  to  keep  peace  in  his  doniinioiis,  above  all  for 
the  maintenance  of  religion.  The  Abbe  says  that  the 
journey  of  the  late  Madame  to  Dover  was  to  negotiate 
a  treaty  between  his  most  Christian  Majesty  and  his 
Britannick  Majesty  tending  to  make  the  Covernmcnt  of 
England  more  absolute  than  it  is,  and  to  introduce 
ihere  the  free  exercise  of  the  Roman  religion.  He  adds 
that  measures  had  been  taken  by  the  two  Kings  for  I  he 
con((uestof  Holland,  after  which  they  were  to  divide 
the  (jrovinces  at  their  disposition,  and  leave  the  lest  to 
tho  P.  of  Orange.     In    short,  be   spe.iks  as  if  this  war 


had  been  undertaken  in  cimcert  with  his  Britannick 
Majesty  :  whereas  it  is  known  over  all  Europe  that  he 
alone  has  saved  Holland.  He  says  also  that  his  most 
Christian  Majesty  eommunioated  his  design  to  the 
Emperor,  who  approved  it.  By  the  King's  order  all 
copies  of  the  book  are  seized,  and  it  is  thought  that  it 
will  not  ajipt-ar. 

Iti82.  Anotlier  jiajier  with  the  above  is  called  a 
Mi'moire  touchant  I'Abbe  Primi.  He  is  an  Italian  of 
Como,  qui  est  venu  a  la  Cour  sans  autre  titre  quo  de 
dire  hi  bonne  avanture  ;  sous  co  pretexte  il  s'insinua 
d'abord  aupres  de  ]ilusieurs  dames,  et  ])articulierement 
chez  Madame  la  Oomtesse  de  Soissons.  With  a  view 
to  make  himself  of  consequence,  he  meditated  a  history 
of  the  King  in  his  own  tongue,  with  a  view  (as  many 
other  Italians  had)  of  succeeding  r.\bbe  Siri  as  his- 
toriographer of  tho  King  for  tlie  Italian  tongue,  and 
still  more  for  the  ]iension  of  100,000  crowns.  As  he  is 
not  master  of  belles  lettres,  and  not  learned  in  his 
language,  he  sought  patrons ;  he  got  intimate  with  Mr. 
Rose,  secretary  of  the  Cabinet,  and  with  M.  d'Angeau, 
and  the  Abbe  de  Choisy  ....  which  latter  undertook 
to  translate  Primi's  history  into  French.  These  got 
him  a  little  gratuity  from  the  King,  which  he  pre- 
teiidi'd  the  King  gave  him  for  his  work ;  with  which  he 
printed  tho  books,  and  more  than  a  year  ago  he  shewed 
some  portion  to  an  Italian  named  Hadriani,  but  not  the 
first  two  books,  which  have  only  appeared  a  few  days 
since.  The  work  created  no  sensation,  and  ho  managed 
to  get  license  to  print  it,  rather  irregularly.  A  week 
ago  he  iircsented  copies,  French  and  English,  to  M.  de 
Croiss}'  and  to  tlie  King;  Croissy  read  the  passage  re- 
lating to  England  ;  he  took  the  book  to  the  Council, 
and  the  King  ordered  Priuii  to  the  Bastille  and  all  his 
papers  to  be  seized.  That  shews  that  what  liis  book 
contains  is  not  derived  from  communications  from 
ministers.--  Reasons  why  Primi  thought  true  what  he 
said  of  Madamo's  journey  into  England. 

Advices  (in  French)  from  RatisbMii,  indorsed  some- 
times by  Rowland  Tempest  or  Lord  Preston  "  Private 
advice."  The  3rd  and  5th  are  by  difi'erent  hands,  the 
others  are  by  a  third  hand.  The  first  contains  also 
Vienna  news  of  the  19th  of  June. 

1682,  June.  Lord  Preston  has  added  a  note  at  the 
end  that  M.  de  la  Trousse  had  taken  a  house  at  Turin, 
and  was  carrying  on  some  negotiations  with  the  King 
there. 

July  29.  On  the  back  of  this  Lord  Preston  has  written 
a  draft  of  a  complimentary  letter  (]iartly  in  French  and 
jiartly  in  English)  to  the  Queen  of  France  on  the  occa- 
sion of  the  birth  of  the  Duke  of  Burgundy. 

Advice.s  from  Vienna. — All  except  those  in  1688  are 
by  tlie  same  hands  as  those  which  wrote  the  Ratisbon 
news  letters.     Some  have  news  from  Ratisbon. 

1682,  July  10.  On  the  back  of  this  Lord  Preston 
has  written,  "  The  printer  hath  all  the  copies  seized, 
"  notwithstanding  his  privilege,  and  hatli  suffered 
"  severely.  When  I'Abbe  Primi  brought  the  book  to 
'■  be  printed,  tho  printer  found  fault  with  this  passage 
"  ami  some  others,  fearing  they  would  give  offence, 
"  and  desired  him  not  to  bring  him  into  trouble;  he 
"  told  him  that  he  need  not  fear  anything  of  it ;  so  that 
"  to  show  him  that  he  liad  the  approbation  of  the  Coiirt 
"  here  pull'd  out  a  precept  of  100  pistoles  for  that 
"  work." 

Advices  from  Frankfort,  the  Hague,  Constantinople, 
Genoa,  and  Lintz,  &c. 

News  Letters  from  London. 
1682,  May  18th,  Whitehall.  On  the  15th,  upon  hear- 
ing Sheriff  Pilkiugton's  case,  the  Court  of  King's 
Bench  saw  no  cause  to  grant  a  new  trial,  so  that  judge- 
ment is  to  be  entered  agifinst  him.  On  the  i6th,  after 
;{  hours'  arguing,  the  Court  did  the  same  justice  to 
Mr.  Graham  as  to  Mr.  Cradook,  that  his  trial  with  the 
Earl  of  Shaftesbury  should  not  be  by  a  Loudon  or 
Middlesex  jury,  but  in  any  other  county  where  his 
lordship  pleased.  Our  news  from  Windsor  gives  us  an 
account  of  the  arrival  of  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland 
on  tlie  14th,  and  the  gracious  reception  his  Majesty 
gave  him.  He  was  attended  thither  by  a  great  train  of 
the  nobility  and  gentry  of  kingdom,  who  were  willing 
to  pay  their  resjiects  to  a  person  of  his  character  and 
merit.  On  the  15th  the  Bantam  ambassador  had 
audience.  The  King's  presents  were  carried  under 
canopies  like  pare-sols,  and  after  the  delivery  of  them 
with  their  letters  in  2  purses  of  brocard,  the  ambas- 
sador and  his  comrades  were  plcaseO  to  sit  down  on  the 
ground  and  make  the  harangue.  After  audience  they 
were  magnificently  entertained  in  an  ajiartmont  pre- 
pared  for  them   on  tho  Duke's  side,  and  returned  to 


APPENDIX     ro    SKVKXTH    KKl'OIIT. 


405 


SiK  London   on  the  lott.     His    Mnjesty.  on    tin-    I4th,    ;u 

Bart''"'    "'d'^'''  ^"^  °"   *^°   •'^''^   declared  pnblii-ly  a,  iiLiriic-iilar 

'        resentment  ajjainst  the  Diikc  of  ^Nlonmouth.     "Tis  said 

there  came  some  overtures  from  him  that  he  vunld 
make  his  submission  to  his  Majesty  (if  hopeless),  but 
not  to  his  Royal  Highness,  whicli  terms  of  capitulation 
his  Majesty  took  in  such  great  indiirnatioii  that  he  de- 
clared he  would  take  it  as  a  sreat  offence  to  himself 
from  any  that  have  dependence  iu  him  in  any  kind  to 
have  any  commeice  wilh  the  said  Uuke.  (.)n  the  l.jth, 
the  rough  diarjonds  presented  by  the  ambassador  of 
Bantam,  were  valued  by  a  French  jeweller  in  his 
Majesty's  presence,  who  gave  the  estimate  of  them  to 
be  l.liiivl.  On  the  Kith  .Sam.  Harris  and  Richd.  .lenne- 
way  were  tried  upon  information  exhibited  against  them 
at  Guild  Hall,  London,  by  a  London  Juiy,  the  former 
for  printing  a  treasonable  book,  the  other  for  a  passage 
in  the  pamphlet  called  the  Impartial  Protestant  Intel- 
ligence, and  were  both  brought  in  Not  Guilt}-.  His 
Majesty  hath  sent  his  orders  for  summoning  the  Lords 
of  his  most  Honoural'lc  Privy  Council  to  attend  and 
meet  him  on  the  19th  at  Windsor.  There  arrived  on 
the  9th  at  Falmouth  a  vessel  from  Kochel,  with  34  pas- 
sengers. Pio.estants  who  left  their  country  to  preserve 
their  religion,  and  complain  still  of  persecution,  tne 
soldiers  having  the  liberty  lo  disturb  them  at  pleasure, 
and  their  children  r.aken  away  from  them  forcibly,  to 
be  brnught  up  in  the  Popish  religion.  Capt.  Harvey, 
with  whom  Mr.  Bethel  hath  a  trial  upon  words,  hath 
obtained  liberty  to  have  it  tried  by  a  jury  of  another 
county.  The  Henry,  a  gaard-shiji  at  Chatham,  was  on 
the  Ibth,  between  10  and  11.  on  fire,  which  burned  so 
violently  that  before  I'Jshe  was  consumed  to  the  water; 
how  it  hap]iened  is  not  yet  said.  His  Royal  Highness  is 
intended  to  take  shipping  on  the  16th,  in  order  to  their 
return  for  England,  so  that  we  may  expect  them  this 
week.  Att  Windsor  the  main  discourse  is  how  passion- 
ately his  Majesty  hath  resented  the  business  of  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth,  that  he  said  this  is  still  keeping 
the  story  of  the  black  bos  on  foot  to  make  him  perjured 
and  to  rebel  when  occasion  presents,  and  therefore  de- 
clared, as  what  he  would  have  all  to  know,  that  who  ever 
goes  near  him  or  his  associates  shall  be  no  longer  wel- 
come at  Court. 

1682,  May  ^f'th,  London.  Giles  Hancock  to  Lord 
Preston.  Saturday  their  Royal  Highnesses  and  Lady 
Ann  arrived  in  safet}'  at  Whitehall,  where  they  met 
their  Majesties,  who  very  early  came  to  town  for  that 
purpose,  and  dined  together  at  the  Lord  Arlingtons  ;  the 
same  evening  their  Majesties  went  for  Windsor,  but 
their  Royal  Highnesses  reposed  themselves  at  St. 
James.  The  next  day  we  had  the  unhappy  news  of  his 
Majesty's  indisposition,  being  seized  in  the  chapel  with 
a  shaking  fit  and  symptoms  of  a  fever,  and  was  imme- 
diately carried  to  bed,  but  had  not  a  physician  at  Wind- 
sor ;  the  fit  continued  some  time  upon  him  ;  about  6  he 
arose  and  was  pretty  cheery  ;  an  express  was  imme- 
diately sent  to  the  Lord  Mayor,  who  sent  his  sword- 
bearer  ;  at  2  of  the  clock  this  morning  his  Royal  High- 
ness, having  likewise  notice,  immediately  posted  awaj- 
thither,  as  did  also  many  of  the  nobility,  together  with 
his  ])hysicians.  They  being  come,  found  his  Maiesty 
somewhat  amended,  havmg  had  a  pretty  good  night's 
rest.  But  his  physicians  advised  bleeding,  and  took 
from  him  this  morning  about  7  o'clock  10  ounces  of 
blood;  his  Majesty  some  hours  walked  about,  and. 
through  the  blessing  of  God,  we  hear  is  in  a  hopeful 
way  of  recovery.  One  Mrs.  Syderfin,  a  councillor's 
widow  of  the  Middle  Temple,  having  a  very  plentiful 
fortune,  on  Saturday,  going  to  Windsor  in  her  coach 
with  .some  other  ladies  on  Hounslow  Heath,  was  met 
by  7  or  8  Irish  persons  on  horseback,  pariicularlj'  one 
Captain  Clifford  and  Sarsfield,  &c..  who  in  a  most  bar- 
barous manner  dragged  her  out  of  the  coach,  wounding 
some  of  the  company,  and  hurried  her  away,  'tis  thought 
with  intent  to  force  her  to  marry  Clifford,  and  she  is 
not  yet  heard  of,  but  this  day  some  of  their  retainers 
were  seized  and  committed  to  Newgate.  Yesterday  the 
conventicles  in  this  city  were  the  first  time  disturbed. 
Several  being  t^aken  and  carried  before  justices  of  the 
peace,  and  were  forced  to  pay  the  penalties  enjoined  by 
the  Act  in  that  behalf  made.  The  Earl  of  Clarendon 
has  brought  an  action  of  scandalum  magnatum  against 
Mr.  The.  Hooper  of  the  Inner  Temple  for  10,000/.. 
charging  him  with  words  sjjoken  at  Christchnrch  elec- 
tion the  last  Parliament,  that  he  was  a  papist  betrayer 
of  the  English  liberties,  and  an  enemy  to  the  King  and 
kino'dom,  or  words  to  this  effect,  and  prayed  the  King's 
Bench  Court  to  have  a  trial  at  King's  Bench  bar  next 
term,  which  was  granted,  but  to  have  a  Hampshire 
jury.      Justice  Wareys  and    other  the  Lish  evidences 


whom    the   Lord    Shaftesbury    had  arrested    upon   the  Sik 

Statute  of  Si'andaluin,  prayed  the  Court  to  change  the    ^"■ '-^ah*". 
venue  to  .another  county,  "alleging  tliat  they  couTd  not  -— ^' 

have  a  fair  trial  in  London,  which  the  Court  granted 
accordingly.  On  Thursday  next  the  Lady  Oglels  to  be 
married  to  the  Duke  of  Sumuiersett,  it  nothing  inter- 
venes in  that  time.  Yesterday  in  several  churches  of 
this  city  thauks  was  returned  to  God  for  the  miraculous 
delivery  of  his  Koyal  Highness  from  shipwreck  when 
the  Glocester  frig.ite  was  cast  away  on  the  Leaman  Oarc. 
I  reifaest  your  honour  to  be  pleased  to  order  your  secre- 
tary, acciH'diiig  to  your  kind  promise  before  your  de- 
parture, to  transmit  \nr  some  occurrences  from  vour 
parts  when  material.  ar,d  likewise  to  say  your  com- 
mands on  me  here  in  whatsoever  occasion  'you  shall  be 
pleased  to  order  me.  and  pray  signify  ivhat  number  of 
prints  I  shall  constantly  send  you.  and  the  same  shall 
be  jiunctually  jjcrformed  (dated  from  •■  The  Golden 
Cock,"  in  Cannon  Street). 

\6&2.  June  2-2nd,  Whitehall.  At  a  council  held  at 
Hamilton  Court,  on  the  ITlh.  his  Grace  the  Duke  of 
Ormoiid  made  complaint  against  the  Lord  Privy  Seal 
for  writing  a  book  entitled  a  Letter  from  a  Person  of 
honour  in  the  Country  to  the  Earl  of  Castle-Haven, 
being  olijections  and  reflections  upon  his  lordship's 
memories  concerning  the  wars  of  Ireland,  which  matter 
is  appointed  to  be  heardat  a  council  to  be  held  at  White- 
hall, on  the  2  Ir.l.  Sir  I'homas  Morgan  having,  by  a 
letter  from  Jamaica,  given  notice  of  4  persons  being 
taken  fir  committing  ]iiracy  upon  the  Spaniards,  of 
whom  one  was  made  use  of  for  evidence,  the  other  .'i 
condemned,  2  of  which  are  represented  as  fii  objects  of 
his  Majesty's  mercy,  the  other  a  bloody  fellow.  His 
Majesty  hath  seat  orders  for  one  of  them  to  be  executed 
for  example.  Since  his  Royal  Highness  hath  thought 
fi!  to  call  Sheriff'  Pilkinton  to-  an  account,  he  hath 
settled,  and  is  not  yet  to  be  sp  ikeu  with.  Her  Majesty 
comes  to  town  this  day,  his  Majesty  and  their  Koyal 
Highnesses  to-morrow,  and  stay  till  Monday,  26,  when 
they  go  to  Chatham  to  see  a  ship  launched.  On  the 
20th  Thompson.  Farewell,  and  Paym;  were  tried  before 
the  Lord  Chief  Justice  at  Guildhall,  the  first  as  the 
publisher,  the  others  as  the  authors  of  2  printed  letters 
to  Mr.  Pearce,  in  which  they  endeavoured  to  make  Sir 
Edmundbury  Godfrey  his  "wn  murderer  ;  the  matter 
was  proved  agair.st  them  by  their  several  confessions  to 
the  Lords  of  his  Majesty's  most  honourable  Privy 
Coun(;il ;  the  evidence  which  Farewell  (who,  being  pii- 
soner  for  want  of  bail,  was  the  only  person  that  appeared 
in  Court)  produced  made  rather  against  than  for  him, 
so  that  the  jury  were  so  well  satisfied  of  the  combina- 
tion that,  without  stirring  from  the  bar,  they  found  the 
information  against  them.  Their  sentence  v/e  may 
suddenly  expect.  The  coroner  of  London,  whose  otfice 
it  is  to  serve  the  sheriffs  of  London  (where  any  such 
occasion  shall  nappcn).  with  a  writ,  pretends  that  he 
enquii-ed  and  sought  after  him  but  cannot  find  him, 
and  is  returned  non  est  inventus,  but  the  Court  of 
King's  Bench,  unsatisfied  with  it  (as  indeed  well  they 
may  if  as  is  said  he  lies  under  the  same  roof,  being  clerk 
of  that  hall,  where  he  keeps  his  sherifalty)  ordered  a 
typstaft'  to  bring  the  coroner  before  them.  The  con- 
venticles in  town  are  drawn  out  to  the  very  last  dregs, 
there  being  only  f-'W  of  them  lef  c  this  last  Sunday,  which 
yet  the  magistrates  took  the  pains  to  cleause.  so  that 
now  we  expect  to  be  little  if  at  all  annoyed  with  them. 

1682,  June  29th.  London. — Newsletter. — The  Morocco 
embassador  is  now  packing  up  his  goods  to  go  on  board 
the  '"  Woolwich ''  frigate,  in  order  for  Tangiere,  and 
(rom  thence  to  t.ike  his  way  for  Fez.  and  a  worthy 
Barbary  merchant  designcs  to  accompany  him  thither  : 
One  of  the  embassador's  retinue,  being  the  umkudum, 
a  general  of  horse,  has  made  such  a  difference  in  the 
family  that  he  is  j  artcd  from  them,  swearing  by  his 
wives  and  children  that  he  will  never  more  enter  the 
house  of  the  embas.sador,  and  accordingly  lodges  at  an 
apothecary's  adjacent.  Yesterdaj*  the  two  slici  ids  of  Lui- 
don  and  Middlesex  were  expected  to  have  been  brjught 
up  to  the  King's  Bench  bar.  by  habeas  corpus  granted 
them  on  Tuesd.ay.  in  order  to  be  bailed,  but  we  under- 
stand that  they  will  not  be  brought  up  till  Friday,  the 
lieutenant  of  the  Tower  not  giving  way  thereto,  claim- 
ing a  liberty  of  three  days  from  the  test  of  the  writ  to 
make  a  return  pursuant  to  tbe  habeas  corpus  out  .... 
Tuesday  last  his  Majesty's  first-r.ite  ship,  that  only  size 
of  30  sail,  was  launched  at  Chatham,  but  hi-  Majesty, 
by  reason  of  the  transactions  in  the  city,  did  not  go 
down  thither  as  was  designed,  and  'tis  said  she  is  named 
the  Greit  Britain,  and  is  larger  and  longer  than  the 
lioyid  Sovereign.- -More  city  news.— This  day  the  Earl 
of   Danby   was   brought  a  second  time   to  the   King's 


406 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


siK  Bench  liar,  a  great  mnnT  lords  being  present  in  Court. 

'''uIkt*'''   ■•ind  his  Im-dship  m:nle  to   tlie  jiulses  n  very  rhetorical 

-^ — '  speech  of  above  an  hour's  contiuiuince.  and  gave  a.s  much 
reason  as  his  cause  could  possibly  bear,  and  much  in- 
sisted on  the  case  of  Fitz-herris,  that  they  had  as  much 
power  to  admit  him  to  bail  as  to  try  and  condemn 
Fitz-herris,  who  -svas  impeached  by  the  House  of  Com- 
mons. The  judges  severally  gave  their  opinions,  three 
of  them  being  positive  in  remanding,  but  Mr.  Justice 
Raymond  seemed  to  incline  to  bail  him,  Mr.  Justice 
Dolben  was  pleased  to  acquit  himself  of  answering  that 
point  of  Fitz-herris,  he  having  di-isented  therefrom,  so 
his  lordship  was  carried  back  to  the  Tower. 

16S-J,  August  17th,  London.  News  k'tter.  Yester- 
day his  Majesty  and  Royal  Highness  returned  from 
Windsor  to  St.  James's  to  see  the  Ducliess  after  her 
delivery,  where  they  dined  in  the  afternoon.  His 
Majesty  was  pleased  to  be  present  at  the  baptizing  of 
the  infanr  by  the  Lord  Bishop  of  London,  the  Lluke  of 
Ormond  standing  as  g^idfather,  and  the  Lady  Clarendon, 
together  with  the  Countess  of  Arundel.  Lord  Peter- 
borough's daughter,  as  godmothers,  and  were  pleased 
to  name  her  Charlotte  and  Maria.  Towards  the  evening 
his  Majesty  returned  for  Windsor.  Advice  from  BristoU 
>ays  that  there  are  aljove  l,.50ti  dissenters  under  prose- 
cution in  that  city,  and  that  by  the  next  sessions,  when 
process  can  come  forward  against  them,  about  500 
families  must  desert  their  heresies,  which  many  have 
done  already,  and  meet  together  to  hear  jireachiug  in 
the  King's  forest  adjacent.  This  day  several  per.sons 
repotted,  if  we  may  know  what  to  believe,  that  last 
night  between  the  hours  of  10  and  11,  they  saw  a 
blazoning  star,  the  tail  of  which  pointed  towards  the 
north,  about  a  yard  long  in  appearance,  but  some  think 
may  be  fancy  only.  This  day  is  confirmed  that  the  ship 
■■  Teresha  Garden,"  1,000  tons,  is  cast  away  in  company 
of  the  Spanish  galloons  in  the  island  of  Cuba;  had 
aboard  her  the  value  <  f  600,000/.  in  plate,  which  is  irTe- 
coverable,  and  three  of  the  galloons  had  nigh  partici- 
pated in  the  same  fate  but  by  Providence  reached  the 
port  of  C'arthegena.  This  day  the  Turkey  merchants 
received  a  letter  byway  of  Marseilles  from  Constanti- 
nople, bearing  date  the  IMi  of  June,  which  ;,ays  that 
the  Lord  Shandoyes  did  behave  himself  extraordinary 
in  his  embassy  at  that  Court,  and  that  the  French,  not- 
witlistanding  all  their  hectoring  the  grand  Nignor,  were 
at  length  coiistraiiied  to  make  the  Turks  satisfaction  for 
the  damage  thej'  received  by  their  cannon  before  Scio, 
and  the  Grand  Signer,  that  the  world  might  take 
notice  of  their  submission,  had  the  point  performed 
in  public  view,  the  Grand  Signer  setting  himself  in  a 
chair  of  state  in  an  arbour  to  see  the  ceremony  himself, 
a  thing  be   never  known  to  do   before,  and  fifty  men 

bi'oimlit  each  four  purse.s  of  money,  &o 

liiyi!,  December  11th,  Loudon,  Purpl  Lane,  over 
again-t  the  Unicorn.  Joshua  Bowes  to  Ijord  Preston. 
....  On  Saturday  last  the  sessions  ended  at  the  Old 
Baily,  where  fifteen  persons  were  condemned  to  die, 
most  of  them  being  higliwaymen,  except  one  Gapt. 
Leisley.  who  killed  one  Mr.  Glene  in  (Jouvent  Garden, 
but  he  hath  obtained  a  reprieve  f'lr  some  time.  Also 
10  apiirentices  of  this  city  were  found  guilty  of  a  riot 
rommitted  on  the  fith  of  Novemljer  last,  for  which  they 
were  fined  20  markes  and  sentenced  to  stand  on  the 
pillorv,  which  was  accordingly  performed,  but  instead  of 
having  any  aljuse  otl'ered  them  (which  is  usual  in  such 
eases),  they  had  wine,  money,  oranges,  &c.  thrown  them 
during  theirstay  on  thesame. — Account  of  theelectionof 
an  alderman  in  the  place  of  Mr.  Pilkington.. — One  Capt. 
Sands,  belonging  to  the  Earl  of  Oxford's  troop,  and 
another  person  riding  in  the  same  troop  (being  in  the 
country),  drank  a  health  to  the  Duke  of  Monmonlh,  and 
prospeiity  to  the  Whigs,  whereupon  notice  being  given 
thereof  they  are  sent  for  to  answer  the  same  before  the 
said  Earl.  The  Lord  .Herbert  is  now  admitted  and 
made  free  of  the  East  India  Company.  Mr.  Brett, 
Usher  of  the  Black  Rod,  is  dangerously  ill,  and  his  re- 
covery is  very  much  doubted.  His  Majesty  hath  been 
pleased  to  give  2,<)t)i)/.,  a  person  of  fiualitv  500/.,  and 
Madame  Gwin  100/..  toward  the  relief  of  the  late  dread- 
ful fire  which  happened  at  Wapping.  The  Russian 
anil)as>ador,  as  soon  as  he  hath  received  his  atidience 
of  Congee,  departs  hence  for  his  own  country.  The 
gentleman  who  killed  Mr.  (iodol])hin  i Governor  of 
Scylly)  is  lately  dead  of  the  wounds  which  he  received  in 
that  duel.  One  Mr.  Dove,  a  minister,  being  seized  by  a 
ines-enger  at  the  Spanish  anjbassador's  ut  mass,  he 
made  his  escape,  but  is  since  taken  at  Rochester  and 
committed.  A  servant  to  a  person  of  quality,  having 
I  been  seized  in  conveying  a  paper  to  the  press,  impart- 
ing a  vindication  of  the  association,  upon  his  examina- 


tion he  confessed  that  one  Mr.  Furgison  was  the  author.  sir 

who  is  since  tied  for  Holland.  F.Oraho 

1082,  Dec.   l-kh,  o.s.       News  letter  to  Right    H(ui.  _■ 

Lord  Viscount  Grahme.  This  weeke  the  Russia  ambas- 
sador, having  received  a  letter  from  his  Majesty  for  his 
master,  written  in  letters  of  gold,  and  wrapped  up  in 
green  silk  damask,  embari|Ues  for  his  own  country. 
Yesterda}'  sat  a  committee  of  ecclesiastical  afi'airs  at  the 
plantation  office  at  Whitehall,  and  have  disposed  of  a 
living  in  Snil'olk  called  Coinell  Parry.  This  morning 
sat  a  committee  of  trade,  and  another  for  managing  the 
affairs  of  Tangier.  Dr.  Lake,  chaplaine  to  Ins  Royal 
Highness  in  Ordinary,  and  tutor  to  the  Lady  Ann.  is 
made  Bishop  of  Maun.  Yesterday  several  arms  were 
brought  from  the  Tower,  also  from  Windsor,  which  are 
placed  in  the  horse  guard-room,  that  place  being  to  be 
an  armoury.  Sir  Robert  Atkins  hath  resigned  ap  hia 
place  of  Recorder  of  Bi'istoll.  His  Majesty  hath  sent 
into  Germany  to  acouaint  the  Palatinate  of  tlie  death  of 
Prince  Rupert,  and  his  effigy  is  ordered  to  be  made  in 
wax.  and  placed  in  Westminster  Abbey  Sir  Edward 
deCaterett  lies  dangerously  ill, and  'tis  thought  in  case  he 
die  Mr.  D.;  one  of  his  Majestj'S  ushers,  will  succeed  him 
in  his  place  of  Knight  of  the  Black  Rod,  A  Court  Verge 
for  Whitehall  is  appointed  to  be  on  the  ord  of  .January 
next,  at  which  time  those  persons  which  killed  Mr.  Cox 
will  be  tried,  the  fact  being  committed  within  the 
liberty  of  the  same.  Yesterday  the  poll  was  adjusted 
for  the  election  of  an  alderman,  in  the  room  of  Mr. 
Pilkington,  and  the  choice  fell  upon  Mr.  North,  the 
present  sherill'e.  Duke  Hamilton  is  returned  for  Soot- 
land.  We  hear  that  Sir  Stephen  Fox,  Sir  John  Karidey, 
and  Mr.  Griften,  will  be  made  Lords.  At  the  sessions 
this  week  at  Guildhall  a])peared  the  wife  of  Langley 
Curtiss,  and  one  Croome.  for  publishing  false  and  sedi- 
tious pamphlets  ;  and  pleading  guilty  to  their  indict- 
ments, the  former  was  fined  twenty  shillings,  and  to 
give  security  for  their  good  behaviour,  and  not  to  print 
the  like  for  the  future.  Also  one  Shadd,  a  printer,  ap- 
peared for  printing  the  Conventicle  Couraul,  and  it 
appearing  he  was  a  Roman  Catholic,  the  oaths  of  alle- 
giance and  supremacy  were  tendered  him,  which  he 
refusing  he  was  committed. 

168j,  Jan.  25,  Whitehall.  On  the  19th  complaint  was 
made  in  council  of  the  ill-keeping  of  the  streets,  of 
which  the  Loi-d  Keeptr  will  give  directions  to  the 
justices  of  the  peace  for  preventing  of  the  like  incon- 
veniences. From  Rochester  they  write  that  on  the  15th 
was  carried  into  the  river  of  Medway  an  engine  worked 
by  the  help  of  horses,  will  tow  up  or  down  the  river 
any  ship  the  King  hath,  against  winder  tide,  or  both.  .  .  . 
Our  churches  are  appai'ently  more  filled  and  the  conven- 
ticles thinned,  tho'  not  yet  emptied  ;  some  in  all  places 
hang  after  them  still.  Imt  they  do  no  sonier  meet  than 
the  magistrates  meet  with  them,  and  now  make  thorough 
work  ....  On  the  2;!rd  the  Lord  Chief  Justice  Sanders 
was  sworn  and  ttjok  his  place  in  the  King's  Bench, 
having  first  taken  the  degree  of  a  serjeant-of-law  with 
all  due  ceremonies.  At  the  sessions  at  Hick's  Hall  for 
the  county  of  Middlesex  and  Westminster  several  of  the 
nonconformists  have  been  indicted  and  found  according 
to  law  for  unlawful  couventicleing.  Mr.  Hunt,  who 
first  writ  the  Right  and  privileges  of  liishops  to  vote  in 
capitale  cases  in  Parliament,  and  afterward  the  post- 
8cri|it,  and  since  a  treatise  in  defence  of  churches,  being 
amiss  for  some  seditious  passages  in  his  writings,  a 
warrant  was  issued  out  for  his  apprehension.  1  do  not 
hear  that  he  is  willing  to  be  found  and  abide  by  his  argu- 
ments.  .  ;  . 

n.  y.  Feb.  7th. — This  morning  came  on  the  infor- 
mation preferred  by  Mr.  Attorney-General  against 
Braddon  and  Speak  for  conspiring  to  persuade  the 
King's  subjects  that  tlie  late  hari'of  Essex  did  not  kill 
himself,  but  was  murdered  in  the  Tower;  the  proofs 
foi'  the  King  were  chiefiy  these,  1st,  his  inittiraus 
whereby  the  Earl  was  sent  to  the  Tower,  then  his  mur- 
dering of  himse'f  ]iroved  by  the  inquisition  taken  before 
the  coroner  upon  view  of  the  body  ;  for  the  witnesses 
vioii  rm-e  first  Evans  and  Edwards,  father  of  tho  boy 
tliat  raised  the  story,  two  persons  l]elonging  to  the 
Custom  House  were  .-worn,  who  tho' both  disjiosed  to 
favour  Braddon  (being  both  of  his  gang)  yet  varied  and 
thwarted  one  another  in  the  te-timony,  for  Evans  swore 
that  the  morning  the  Earl  killed  himself  he  and  Ed- 
wards and  Braddon  had  a  discourse  ciuiccrniiig  the 
report  of  a  razor  thrown  out  at  the  Earl's  window,  and 
that  in  the  afternoon  Edwards  told  him  that  lie  had 
been  at  home  and  there  met  with  the  confirmation  of 
it,  whcieas  Edwards  swore  he  heard  not  the  report  till 
iilter    he  had  been   at  home;    Evans  likewise  attested 

tliat   he  and    Braddon  talked  upon  the  same  subject  at 


APPENDIX   Tl>   SEVENTH    llEPORT. 


407 


Evans  his  house,  and  again  at  the  coiiee  house.  Then 
the  little  boy  was  produced,  who  confessed  that  he 
signed  the  paper.  Imt  thaf  he  tirst  refused  to  sign  it 
because  it  was  not  the  truth. 

This  paper  was  in  the  nature  of  an  information  of 
Braddon's  handwritinfj.  purporting  that  the  boy  should 
give  evidence  that  ho  saw  a  blnod3-  r.azor  flung  out  of 
the  Earl's  window,  which  he  was  about  to  take  up,  but 
a  maid  came  out  of  the  lodgings  and  first  took  it  up. 

Then  Mr.  Beech  proved  that  Braddon,  after  he  was 
discouraged  in  That  idle  prosecution  and  bound  over  to 
appear  at  the  King's  Bench,  did  still  pursue  the  busi- 
ness and  aimed  into  Wiltshire,  attempting  to  get  more 
evidence  to  prove  that  the  Earl  was  murdered  by  others 
and  not  by  himself,  and  was  there  taken  with  several 
pretended  informations  about  him.  uf  Wm.  Edwards 
and  his  mother,  of  Ladman,  and  others,  and  a  letter  to 
one  Burgess,  of  Froome,  and  likewise  a  letter  from 
the  defendant  Speak  to  Sir  Robt.  Atkins,  which  con- 
tained a  recommendation  of  Braddon  to  Sir  Robert  as  a 
person  of  great  honesty,  zeal,  and  courage,  in  under- 
taking the  prosecution  of  the  Earl's  murderers,  whom, 
said  he.  we  hope  efl'ectually  to  discover,  or  to  that  pur- 
pose, and  in  the  letter  called  him  Braddon.  alias  .John- 
son ;  this  letter  Mr.  Blathwaic  swore  he  heard  Speak 
own  to  be  his  handwriting,  which  was  evidence  enough 
to  convict  him.  Then  Dr.  Hawkins,  his  son,  was  called 
to  prove  that  he  was  under  the  Earl's  window,  before 
Wm.  Edwards  came  and  kept  him  company,  all  that 
morning,  but  saw  no  razor  nor  anything  like  it.  and 
Edwards  confessed  that  young  Hawkins  did  then  keep 
him  company.  Then  Mr.  Williams  and  Wallop,  of 
Counsel  with  the  defendants,  preamljled  their  defence 
with  saying  that  if  the  defendants  did  not  malicioush' 
conspire  to  scandalise  the  government  (as  'tis  laid),  but 
only  out  of  officiousness  or  indiscreet  zeal  condemned 
themselves  a  little  too  muc'o  in  this  matter  of  the  Earl 
of  Essex,  they  could  not  be  found  guilty  of  the  informa- 
tion, and  pretended  to  call  witnesses  to  that  purpose  ; 
first,  a  fellow  that  swore  he  was  told  of  a  Friday  upon 
the  road  that  the  Earl  had  cut  his  throat,  but  what 
Friday  it  was  he  could  not  remember  ;  then  another 
who  took  it  upon  his  oath  that  2  days  before  the  Earl's 
death  that  was  town  talk  in  Andorer.  This  Mr.  Wallop 
would  have  ]iass  for  a  probable  testimony,  and  abetted 
it  with  mentioning  a  pretended  report  of  that  nature 
concerning  Sir  Edm.  Godfrey's  death  ;  then  to  prove 
that  Bradon  did  not  concern  himself  till  after  the  boy 
had  invented  the  story  of  the  razor,  his  father  and 
mother  were  called,  who  both  deposed  that  Bradon 
came  not  to  their  house  till  atter  that ;  several  other 
witnesses  were  called  to  little  ]mrpose,  only  a  girl  gave 
a  testimony  almost  the  same  with  that  in  Braddon's 
paper  (viz.).  that  she  saw  a  bloody  hand  throw  out  a 
razor,  and  a  soldier  took  it  up,  and  presently  after  a 
woman  in  white  hoods  and  shift  clothes  came  out  and 
took  it  from  the  soldier.  This  girl  had  the  impudence 
to  stand  in.  Ijut  besides  the  of  it  Mr.  Ulas- 

brook  proved  that  the  girl  was  used  to  tell  lies,  and  was 
looked  upon  as  notorious  for  it.  The  King's  council,  by 
way  of  ,  proved  ail  the  circumstances  of 

the  Eai-l's  death  both  before  and  after,  his  precedent 
melancholy,  his  calling  several  times  for  a  penknife, 
and  afterwards  saying  a  razor  would  do  as  well,  the 
manner  how  he  was  found  dead,  the  straightness  of  the 
place  where,  the  nature  of  the  wound,  with  the  moral 
impossibility,  as  an  inference  from  the  whole  that  he 
could  have  receiveil  it  from  any  but  himself  I  forgot 
to  mention  Sir  H.  Capell's  testimony,  who,  being  asked 
if  he  had  employed  Mr.  Braddon  in  this  prosecution, 
swore  that  Braddon  came  to  him  twice :  the  first  time 
was  so  quickly  after  his  brother's  death,  wherewith  his 
mind  was  there  so  oppressed  that  he  remembers  nothing 
of  what  was  said  either  by  Braddon  or  himself,  but  the 
seconi  time  Braddon  told  him  that  he  was  able  to  make 
some  discoveries  concerning  the  manner  of  the  Earl's 
death,  and  he  (Sir  Henry)  Ijad  him  if  he  knew  anything 
of  that  kind  communicate  it  to  a  Secretary  of  State. 

The  .jury  give  a  privy  verdict. 

1683.  June  23.     About  the  new  plot. 

July  8.  The  discovery  is  said  to  have  taken  rise  from 
a  person  that  was  bound  in  a  recognizance  for  one  of  the 
faction. 

July  12.     About  the  plot. 

Nov.  26.     Algernon  Sidney  brought  to  judgment. 

1684.  May  12.  The  Duke  of  York  v.  Gates  ;  action 
for  scandnlum  magnatum. 

June  19.     Aboitt  conventicles. 

Jane  23.  Execution  of  Sir  Thomas  Armstrong  and 
the  4  petitions  to  the  King  for  him. 


Nov.  10.  Trial  of  troodman  for  endeavouring  to 
poison  the  Dukes  of  Grafton  and  Northumberland. 

Nov.  27.  Lord  Ca\  endish  came  to  town  to  bury  his 
father,  the  Earl  of  Devnnsiiire.  wlio  died  yesterday,  and 
he  gave  orders  that  he  should  bo  buried  as  a  Duke. 

Dec.  11.  William  I'enn,  the  Quaker,  was  last  Sunday 
seized  at  a  conventicle  at  Westminster,  and  discharged 
on  ])ayirig  201. 

168^,  Feb.  6th.  This  day  Mr.  Hambdeu  wa.s  brought 
to  his  tryall  upon  an  indictment  of  high  misdemeanor 
for  conspiring  with  the  rest  of  the  eouncill  of  six  to 
raise  a  rebellion,  &c.  before  the  breaking  out  of  the 
late  plot.  My  F.ord  Howard,  who  was  the  onely  posi- 
tive evidence  for  the  King,  proved  that  there  was  a 
meeting  of  this  conncill  of  six  at  Mr.  Hampden's  house, 
where  it  was  agreed,  among  other  things,  that  Aron 
Smyth  should  be  sent  into  Scotland  to  conciliate  and 
invite  the  disaifected  of  that  kingdom  ;  that  money  was 
given  him  accordingl}',  and  he  went,  and  the  innkeejier 
where  he  lodged  at  Newcastle,  as  also  his  guide  that 
lead  him  further,  proved  the  same  ;  that  se\  eral  Scotch- 
men came  shortly  after  to  London  under  the  [pretence  j 
or  notion  of  going  to  Carolina,  and  were  many  of  them 
taken  here  into  custody.  Mr.  Hampdeu  made  no  gri/at 
defence,  onely  his  eouncill  made  several  objections  to 
the  matter  of  the  indictment,  and  he  had  many  of  the 
same  witnesses  that  Mr.  Sidney  had  to  speake  for  him 
as  to  the  point  of  his  reputation,  and  my  Lord  Howard 
having  denied  to  severall  that  he  knew  anything  of  a 
plott.  The  tryall  was  very  long,  and  the  defendant  was 
brought  in  guilty  ;  the  sentence  and  judgement  of  the 
Court  is  not  yet  ]ironounced  against  him.  which  in  cases 
of  high  misdemeanor  is  always  deferred  to  the  latter 
end  of  the  terme. 


Miscellanea  and  Poetry. 

Among  the  contents  of  this  -volume  are  the  follow- 
ing :— 1669.  1671,  1674,  Stockholm.  Three  letters  in 
French,  by  a  lady  signing  herself  Magdalen  Sy bills. 
Princess  Magdalen  Sybill  Dest  (?),  and  Princess  Mag- 
dalen Deste.  The  1st  and  3rd  are  addressed  to  the 
Countess  of  Howard ;  the  2nd  is  addressed  to  Madam 
Anne  Graime  at  London;  and  in  this  she  says  ""The 
"  Princess  Juliana  is  afraid  that  ^on  do  not  think  of 
"  her,  but  to  put  you  in  mind  of  her  she  sends  her  cora- 
"  pliments  ....  The  King  and  Queen  salute  you,  and 
■'  also  your  father  and  mother.' 

Relation  de  I'accommodement  des  Canonades  de  Chio 
avec  la  Porte  de  Constantinojde,  le  12  Juin  1682. 
(2:J  pp.  4to.)  Bcijin9,  Apros  le  depart  de  M.  St.  Amant 
pour  retourner  a  son  vaissean  auju'es  de  M.  da  Q.iesne. 

n.  d.  Copy  in  Latin  of  appointment  byC.'harles  2nd  of 
Lord  Holies  and  Henry  Coventry  to  be  his  ambassadors 
extraordinary  to  the  United  Provinces,  for  the  purpose 
of  concluding  a  Treaty  of  peace,  with  the  mediation  of 
the  King  of  Sweden  and  the  concurrence  of  the  ministers 
of  the  fvings  of  France  and  Denmark. 

Copy  of  inscription  (in  French)  in  the  cathedral  of 
Rouen,  on  the  tomb  of  Jacques  Turgis.  Robert 
Talbot,  and  Charles  le  Brasseur,  natives  of  Rouen, 
executed  the  2-5  of  Oct.  ]62."i,  for  a  pretended  assassi- 
nation of  which  they  were  falsely  accused  and  afterwards 
declared  innocent. 

1683,  Ascension  day.  Copy  of  the  speech  of  M.  de 
Colville  to  the  Parliament  of  Rouen,  on  the  occasion  of 
a  criminal  obtaining  the  privilege  of  St.  Roma  in  by 
abjm-ation  of  his  religion.  (  By  grant  from  King  Dago- 
bert  the  chapter  had  the  right  to  liberate  a  criminal  on 
Ascension  day.  M.  de  Colville  says  that  all  that  the 
Parhament  had  to  do  was  to  see  that  the  crime  was  high 
treason,  parricide,  or  assassination.  He  did  not  fin<l 
that  it  was  either;  to  the  contention  that  he  was  worthy 
of  the  privilege  because  he  has  changed  his  religion, 
he  could  not  agree,  because  he  was  (seemingly)  a  Pro- 
testant. 

Copy  by  Lord  Preston  of  a  translation  into  French  of 
a  prayer  said  by  a  Janissary  taken  prisoner  before 
Vienna,  to  be  the  daily  prayer  of  the  Turks. 

Narrative  of  the  Duke  de  Villa  Hennosa,  about  the 
raising  the  siege  of  Charleroy.  and  why  they  fought  not 
Luxemburgh's  arm 5'.     (4  pp.  folio.) 

1683,  July  24.  Translation  of  the  order  of  the  States 
of  Holland  and  West  Friesland.  for  seizing  any  of  the 
conspirators  against  King  Charles  and  the  Duke  of  York, 
who  should  come  into  their  territory. 

Copy  of  that  which  passed  between  Captain  Moralys, 
a  Portuguese,  and  1  John  Joyce,  watchmaker,  at  Paris. 
(2  pp.  folio,  copy.)  On  28  Nov.,  n.  s.,  168U,  they  met 
and  talked  ;  Moralys  declined  the  suggestion  to  bring  in 
the  D.  of  York  with  the  Queen  into  the  plot  and  the 

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embassador;  because,  lie  said,  the  Duke  was  going  to 
Hambourg,  and  the  Parliameni  would  secure  him.  He 
declined  ?o  write  to  tlie  Portugese  Jew  in  London, 
because  he  -was  such  a  damned  rngue.  It  was  the  great 
thing  to  get  the  Queen  away,  for  the  King  to  marry 
another  woman  and  have  a  child,  as  that  would  ruin  the 
Duke  of  York.  He  said  the  Portuguese  Jew  was  put  on 
bv  the  greatest  Lerds  in  England,  whereof  he  named  ■''i, 
my  Lor'd  ('avendish.  Lord  Shaftesbury.  Lord  Halifax, 
and  two  others,  &c.  &e.  All  this  was  said  in  my  house, 
in  a  room  where  J  lie,  and  in  the  presence^  of  tv.o 
English  gentlemen  who  were  hid  and  appointed  bv  Mr. 
Savile  to  be  witnesses.  Dated  26  Nov.  1680,  under  y 
hands  and  seals  of  Mr.  Polteney  and  Mr.  Colbey.  and 
John  Joyce,  in  the  presence  of  the  express  that  Mr. 
Savile  sent  into  England  with  it. 

16S4,  Kov.  6,  Fontainebleau.  Colbert  de  Croissy  to  the 
Abbe  Rizzini.  (Copy.)  The  King  of  France  objects  to 
the  Prince  de  Carignau  marrying  a  Princess  elsewhere 
than  in  France  ;  but  as  he  thinks  of  proposing  to  the 
Princess  of  Modena.  a  lady  whom  the  King  approves, 
the  King  will  expect  a  communication  from  the  Duke  of 
Modena. 

G.  Kizzini  to  Colbert  de  Croissy.  Copy  answer  (lu 
Italian)  in  Lord  Preston's  writing.  He  says  that  he  has 
heard  nothing  from  Modena  nor  from  the  Duke  about 
the  intended  proposal. 

Copy  of  a  letter,  not  signed  and  not  addressed,  on  the 
above  subject.  It  is  from  an  ambassador  to  the  King  of 
France. 

n.  d.  Copy  of  a  letter  by  [Col.]  Edm.  Maine  to  Lord 
Churchill,  giving  an  account  of  Sarsfield  and  his  force 
going  to  Bronerstown,  "  a  town  eleven  miles  henae." 
and  Ibence  to  Wincanton,  and  nearly  surprised  the 
enemv.  who.  however,  managed  to  get  out  and  line  the 
hedges,  when  Luttrel  and  his  dragoons,  (Sc.  attacked, 
andhe  and  SarsHeld  routed  them. 

1684.  A  liasseoi  papers  (stamped)  about  the  case  of 
John  Binford,  captain  of  The  Cork  Merchant,  against 
Matthew  Cachelen  of  Calais,  commander  of  the  frigate 
The- Town  of  Calais. 

Particulars  relating  to  the  prisoners  in  the  Tower, 
menlioned  in  the  Order  of  Council  dated  the  13th  of 
June  1689.— Orders  relating  to  the  prismier's  servants, 
visitors,  and  wives,  &c.,  aiid  form  of  oath  to  be  taken 
by  the  servants. 

The  Duke  of  Lorraine's  answer  to  the  Queen  con- 
cerning the  removal  of  the  Chevalier  St.  George  (1  p. 
4to.).   "The  Duke  refused  to  remove  him. 

Address  (10  pp.  4to.)  to  the  Duke  of  Ormond,  exhort- 
ing him  to  popery,  rniliiu).  "  Your  grace's  most  grateful 
•■  affectionate  kinsman  and  humble  servant,  D.  B."  A 
sentence  of  6  lines  next  preceding,  and  also  the  initials 
IJ.  B.  have  been  cancelled,  and  a  didercnt  conclusion  to 
tlie  letter  has  been  added  by  the  same  writer. 

That  the  Duke  of  Lau'derdMle  concurred  in  the 
desigue  of  bringing  in  of  poperie  may  appear  by  these 
particulars.  {V,  pp.)  Ten  instances  ai-e  given,  shew- 
ing the  Duke's  leanings  to  popery. 

Considerations  to  be  offered  to  the  Lord  Bishop  of 
London  to  move  him  to  bestow  the  Rectory  of  St. 
Ann's  parish  on  Dr.  Moore.     '■'<  VV-  ''"'•"■ 

The  Bull  in  Ciona  Domini.     English  brief  translation. 

Copy  draft  of  a  coinmission  to  Lord  Bisliopof  Canter- 
bury,  the  Lord  Chancellor,  the  Lord  Treasurer,  the 
Lord  President,  the  Bishop  of  Durham,  the  Bishop  of 
Rochester,  and  Lord  Chief  Justice  Herbert,  to  execute 
ecclesiastical  laws. 

Iti87.  Copvof  address  to  the  King  sent  by  the  Bishop 
of  Oxford,  to  be  subscribed  by  the  clergy  of  his  diocese. 
—Thanks  for  the  King's  declaration  that  he  will  pro- 
tect and  maintain.  &c.— Two  reasons  fra-  subscribing, 
several  reasons  against  subscril'ing  it.  3  pp.  folio.  This 
has  been  folded  up  in  a  letter  and  addressed  to  Lady 
Mary  Fletcher,  at  Penrith.  (She  was  the  bishops 
sister.) 

Case  as  to  the  legalitv  of  King  James  the  Seconds 
mandate  to  the  V.C.  of  the  University  of  Cambridge  to 
admit  Alban  Francis,  a  benedictine,  to  the  degree  of 
Miuster  of  Arts,  without  administering  any  n.ath.-. 
—Below  are  the  O|iinions  of  F.  Pemberton  and  H.  Finch 
against  the  niandate. 

Considerations  for  the  better  regulation  ot  the 
clergy  of  EiiL'land,  and  for  the  quiet  and  care  ot  the 
inhabitants.  (3  pp.  lolio.)  Parliament  is  asked  to 
appoint  a  committee  to  take  an  act-ouiit  of  livings  in 
the  gift  of  the  Kintr  and  bishops  ;  and  of  tithes ;  every 
man  to  rent  his  own  tithes.  Complaint  ot  the  small 
stipends  of  some  parsons.  All  tithes  to  be  paid  m 
money  to  the  committee  or  their  receivers.  Complaints 
of  ])luialitics.     Foin-  bishops  would  be  enough 


of  26.     The  profits  of  22,  as  they  die  off.  are  to  be  added    ^.  f.^[\^^ 


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to  the  benefit  of  the  lesser  clergy. 

Poetry. 

Mr.  Cowley's  monument.     Burlesque. 

Beqins.     Here  lyes  reduc't  to  ashes  an  1  a  cinder 
Not  St.  Paul  but  St.  Abraham  Pindar. 

60  lines  :  followed  by  an  epitaph  in  8  lines  on  Cowley, 
the  last  line  commemorating  his  death  on  "  August  the 
third,  one  six  six  seven.  " 

Lord  Hallifax  and  Wharton's  meeting,  6  pp.  4to. 

Befjin.i.     Satan. — Who's  there  ? 

Hal. —  A  Whig,  and  one  of  quality  ; 

A  garter'd  Earl  :  a  jieer  of  great  degree. 
A  conversation  ensues  between  Wharton  andHalifav, 
who  has  just  arrived  at   Hell,  in  which  Nottingham, 
Townsend,  Stanhope,  Walpole.  William  the  3rd,  George 
the  1st,  and  Garth  are  sarcastically  noticed,  and  Bishop 
Burnet  reviled.     The  poem  ends  by  Burnet  saying  (in 
answer  to  Satan's  question,  "  Say,  then,  what  hopes.'') 
One  onh  hope  I  see, 
'Tis    for    the    Dutch ;    make    them    the    guarantye 
Against  the  Toryes;  when  the  treaty's  done 
Yon'l  have  sufficient  force  to  keep  your  own." 
The  coffee  women  turned  courtiers — an  excellent  new 
ballad ;  to  the  tune  of  The  Commons  and  Peers. 
Bc(/iiii,     For  an  apjde  of  gold 
To  a  shepherd  of  old 

Three  goddesses  deigned  to  come  down  : 
And  now  drabs  as  many, 
.lenny  Feuwick  and  Nanny 
Demand  a  gold  kev  of  the  crown. 
.Jenny  Bays  that  she  has   the  King's  officers   at  her 
command.     Fenwick  off'era  her  clans  in  the  North  if  the 
King  will  counterfeit  zeal  for  the  church.     Nanny  oft'ers 
to  let  the  King  have  Bochfort,  oysters,  and   his  bottle. 
News  comes  that  Stanhope  has  had  a  rebuke  at  Vienna.. 
■'  Is  it  so,  then,  cried  Jenny, 
Let's  leave  the  sad  Ninny 
To  dispose  as  he  will  of  this  kej-  ; 
Whose  price  will  be  dear 
In  the  space  of  a  year 
As  a  dish  of  our  coffee  or  The.'' 

King  Saul. 
Ten  lines,  against  K.  George  the  1st. 

Endimj,     For  George  in  sin  as  far  exceeded  Saul 
As  Bishop  Burnet  did  exceed  St.  Paul. 

The  three  usurpers. 
(Nol.  William,  and  George  1st.) 
Pasquin   to   the  Queen's  statue   at   St.  Paul's  during 
tiie  procession.  Jan.  20.  1714. 

It  is  scurrilous  against  the(^>ue(>ii  and  Prince  (ieorgc 
1 1  is  marked  a"  "  Printed." 

Berjl,}!),  Behold  he  comes  to  make  the  |ieo])le  groan. 
A  poetical  laudatory  letter  (1  p.  4to.)  to  some  noble- 
man, signed  Tim.  ( Itli rhurue. 

Vienna,  liberata,  1  p. 
Ileglns,  Austriaci  caput  Imperii,  obsidione  Viennani 
Ciuxerat,  iniiuniero  militc  Turca  ferox. 
Bout-rimi's  en  Languedochien.     (14  lines.) 
Bor/ins,  Que  loll  mounde  travaille  ii  t'elenaLon — Pan. 
A  collection    in   4   folio    ])ages   of  satirical  poetical 
epitaphs  on  Colbert  (in  French). 

Miscellanea. 

Parliamentiiry.  ('Iiamber  of  London.  The  Press,  Hud- 
son's Bay,  New  England.  Tangier,  .Mgiers. 

^\moiig  these  are. 

Copies  by  Lord  Preston  of  six  speeches  by  him  in 
Parliament,  and  of  a  proposal  for  raising  money  by 
confirming  honours. 

Three  papers  (temp.  Jac.  II.)  about  Jews,  who  had 
olitained  letters  of  denization  (temp.  Car.  II.),  with  a 
nonobstante  clause. 

Proposals  to  increase  trade. 

Heasoiis  for  an  additional  supply  of  wool  to  Jersey, 
(iucrnsey,  Alderney.  and  Sark. 

Proposal  to  the  King  to  make  jierpetual  [irovision  lor 
timber  and  henij). 

Proposals  about  an  excise  in  Ireland. 

Address  by  the  House  of  Commons  to  the  King, 
praying  him  to  recall  his  ambassador  from  Ximeguen, 
and  :end  away  the  French  ambassador. 

(Considerations  to  evince  the  necessity  of  passing  a 
bill  for  the  majority  of  creditors  to  conclude  the  minority 
in  compositions. 

Mescription,  addressed  to  Lord  "Prcstoir  of  an  engine 
to  rMingiiish  tire  in  ships. 


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F.  Gbaham, 

Babt. 


1677.  Acconut  of  the  17  mouths'  tax  for  the  Uiivy  ; 
1  larn-e  Jiage.     Si'sjikmI  '•  Ro.  Howai-d." 

Coiupliiints  alinut  English  pifates  in  the  West  Imlirs. 
Uoiuplaints  of  the  high  jirico  of  oysters  in  Loudon  ;  a 
barrel   now  •2s.  and  2s.  6d.  was  formerlj-  lOd.  or  20cJ.  at 
most. 

Proposals  for  increasing  tlie  King's  revenue  liy  a  re- 
valuation of  ecclesiastical  benefices. 

Some  papers  about  Parliamentary  elections. 
Copy  patent   (35  Car.  II.)  to   Roljert  Fitzgerald  and 
others,    for   the  exclusive  use  of   their  discovery  of   a 
way  to  make  salt  and  brackish  water  sweet  and   fit  to 
drink. 

Copies  of  King  Charles  the  Second's  declaration 
about  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  and  of  the  letter  to  lie 
signed  by  the  Duke. 

1684.  1685.  Copies  of  some  council  orders,  and 
extracts  from  the  Lords' journals. 

Copy  of  Algernon  Sidney's  speech  on  the  scaffold. 
Copy  of  Mr.  Ashton's  paper  delivered  to  the  sheriff. 
Copy   by  Lord  Preston  of  King  James  (Ist)'s  Charge 
to  the  judges  before  they  went  their  circuits. 

The  state  of  Samuel  Storey '.s  case.  He  paid  2001.  to 
one  Keightley.  on  condition  of  the  latter  procuring  a 
pardon  for  him  ;  but  Keightley  failed  to  do  so. 

Short  memorial  of  Sir  John  Friend  that  there  is 
necessity  for  calling  out  the  two  regiments  of  the 
militia  of  the  Tower  Hamlets  ;  but  the  King's  order  is 
necessary  :  so  he  prays  it. 

Four  paiJers  about  the  Chamber  of  London.  Printed 
proposals  for  the  "Jnd  part  of  Kushworth's  Historical 
Collections. — And  a  written  form  for  subscrijition  to  it. 
The  form  of  a  deputation  to  license  a  book. 
Copy  of  a  direction  to  Sir  B.  L'Estrange,  surveyor  of 
the  press,  to  put  in  force  the  King's  warrant  of  21  May, 
168.x  concerning  treasonable  and  seditious  and  scan- 
dalous papers. 

Considerations  about  the  press.  2  pp, 
n.  d.  Draft  of  a  letter  to  Lord  ....  saying  that  one 
Moore,  a  surveyor  of  customs  in  the  Isle  of  Wight,  had 
been  put  in  prison  by  Sir  Kobert  Holmes,  the  governor, 
in  order  to  prevent  him  joining  the  rebellion  in  the 
West;  and  asking  that  if  Moore  is  removed  Richard 
Graham  may  have  the  place. 

n.  d.  Rob.  Brent  to  Lord  Preston.  I  pray  be  pleased 
to  move  the  King  to  chauge  the  sheriff  lately  named 
for  Worcestershire,  viz..  Richard  Dowdeswell,  Esq.. 
whose  father  lately  served  that  office.  There  are  others 
more  fit  for  the  King's  service,  viz..  Sir  Henry  Little- 
ton, or  Allen  Cliffe,  Esq.,  or  Mr.  Bromley. 

n.  d.  If  the  King  please  to  excuse  Mr.  Morgan  from 
being  sheriff'  of  Monmouthshire,  these  following  are  well 
qualified: — John  Williams,  of  Langibby,  Esq. ;  Henry 
Probert,  Esq.,  Henry  Morgan,  Esq.,  David  Evans, 
Esq. 

A.  H.  1091-.  Certificate  in  Arabic,  by  the  Cadi  of 
Algiers,  thatBraham  ben  Abdall  and  Cassem  Benserly. 
of  Tunis,  had  sold  to  Lionel  Croft,  Englishman,  for  800 
dollars  a  pink,  or  vessel,  with  all  its  fittings,  including 
4  guns  and  six  pedreras.  At  the  foot  is  a  translation 
into  English,  signed  by  P.  Rycaut,  consul,  and  sealed 
by  him. 

Translation  of  the  above  into  French  by  Lord 
Preston. 

Copy  of  some  reasons  for  gi-anting  letters  patent  to  a 
friendly  society,  which  insured  houses  against  damage 
bj-tjre. — Every  one  insuring  with  the  friendly  society 
nmst  covenant  to  contribute  any  sum  not  exceeding  30s. 
for  100/.  secured  to  every  single  fire  if  occasion  requires. 
So  many  have  secured  in  the  society  already  as  will 
answer  12,000Z.  to  every  single  fire,  whereas  the  other 
office  can  answer  but  12,000/.  to  all  the  fires  which 
happen  in  fi  years ;  for  their  fund  is  bnt  6it.u00/.  to 
answer  for  5,650  houses  already  insured  for  31  years  .  .  . 
Ac.  Ac.  (1  p.)  This  is  followed  by  parallel  cases  of  a 
patent  being  granted  notwithstanding  the  existence  cf 
a  former  patent  for  a  similar  object,  instancing  the 
Thomas  Water  Company,  notwithstanding  the  New 
River  Company's  patent,  and  other  cases  (i  p.). 

A  list  of  the  late  deputy  lieutenauts  and  officers  in 
Ihe  militia. 

Dep.  lieutenants.  Sir  Henry  Every,  Bart.,  and  5 
others  ;  officers  in  the  militia  for  horse  (2  regiment). 
Sir  Hen.  Every,  capt.,  and  2  others  ;  William  Fitz- 
herbert.  Esq..  capt.,  and  3  others. — Officers  of  foot  (4 
regiments),  Rir  R.  Coke,  Bart.,  capt.,  John  Coke,  Esq., 
capt.,  Thomas  Gladwyn,  Esq.,  cupt.,  John  Beresford. 
Esq..  capt.,  the  names  of  the  lieutenants  and  ensigns 
are  also  given. 

Manuscript   map   on  paper,   about  2  feet  square,  of 
Hudson's  Bay  and  the  adjacent  Coast, 
u     Stii6-2. 


Thirty  letters  and  jiapers  relating  to  Hudson's  liav, 
New  England,  Ac,  and  disputes  with  the  French  there' 
_  The  pres^nt  state  of  Algiers.  .This  account  follow- 
ing was  presented  to  the  Duke  of  York  l.v  Henry 
Killigrew,  Esi|..  captain  of  a  man-of-war,  out  of  which 
copy  I  transcriljed  it  March  the  5,  167i.     R.  G.) 

Seven  letters  and  papers  about  Tangier  and  Algiers. 

Petitions  and   memorials  to  the   Ki.vg    oi-   England, 

AND   TO   THE    KlXC.    OF    FllANCE.  AND  TO  LolU)  PrESTON 

WHILE  IN  France. 

Captain  Hugh  O'Coun.u-.— His  father  was  captain  in 
the  Duke  ol  Gloucester's  regiment  in  Flanders.  The 
Act  of  Settlement  deprived  the  petitioner  of  his  inheri- 
tanci' :  he  went  into  Fr.iiice,  was  captain  in  C(mnt 
Hamilton's  regiment  and  in  Col.  Durgan's;  he  raised 
a  company  in  Ireland  in  Col.  Durgan's  regiment,  that 
was  disbanded ;  and  he  went  to  Paris.  He  asks"  for  a 
letter  to  the  French  King,  and  also  oni>  to  desire  the 
French  embassador  to  write  favourablv  to  M.  de 
Louvois. 

Francis  Commonet.  Esq. ,  one  of  the  gentlemen  of  the 
King's  Privy  Chamber  in  ordinary.— Bv  reason  of  his 
Protestantism  he  retired  from  France,  and  was  made  a 
free  denizen  of  England  ;  bnt  he  left  certain  propertv  in 
France.— Asks  for  a  letter  to  the  King's  minister  in 
Prance  to  assist  him  in  getting  leave  from  the  King  of 
France  to  sell  his  real  and  personal  estate  there. 

David  Gansel,  a  French  subject,  a  gentleman  of 
King  Charles'  Privy  Chamber  in  ordinary.— In  1681  he 
retired  from  France  on  account  of  his"  religion,  and 
married  a  daughter  of  Sir  Charles  Marescoe,  a  Loudon 
rnerchant.  Asks  the  King  to  order  his  envoy  extraor- 
dinary in  France  to  obtain  a  Coii;/r  for  him  to  go  to 
France  and  dispose  of  his  estate  there  and  return  to 
Eni^land. 

Roger  Tilley,  captain  of  horse  in  the  French  King's 
service. —He  discovered  to  Lord  Preston  a  plot  in 
Ireland,  which  is  still  in  hand.— Asks  the  King  to  order 
Lord  Preston  to  get  the  French  King  to  give  him  a 
pass  and  to  discharge  him  from  his  (the  French  King's) 
service. 

Daniel  de  la  Force. — Asks  the  King  to  order  his  minis- 
ter in  Prance  to  try  to  get  leave  for  the  petitioner's 
brother,  a  merchant  in  Calais,  who  desires  to  settle  in 
England,  to  come  to  England  with  his  effects. 

John  Dntton  Colt. — Prays  release  from  a  judgment 
for  iOOjiJOO/.  recovered  against  him  by  the  Duke  of 
York  on  the  statute  of  scaudalum  maguatum. 

Captain  John  D:u-e. — Pravs  the  King  to  give  orders 
to  Mr.  Pe[iys  to  give  the  petitioner  the  command  of 
one  of  the  men-of  war  "  in  this  expedition." 

The  ancient  licensed  Hackney  coachmen  of  London 
and  Westminster.  — Pray  for  incorporation;    signed  by 

M.  Gideon  Godet.  advocate  to  the  Parliament  of 
Paris.— He  has  for  eight  years  served  the  King's  minis- 
ters in  the  Court  of  France. — Prays  consideration  of 
his  extraordinary  expenses  in  the  service.  (A  letter  by 
Godet  to  Lord  Rochester,  asking  his  assistance  in  tlie 
matter,  is  annexed.) 

Patrick  Meiu,  son  of  John  Mein.  late  of  Edinfiurgh. — 
He  expended  much  money  for  Charles  I.  and  Charles  II., 
and  in  particular  furnished  the  army  under  Montrose 
with  arms. — Prays  satislaction  out  of  the  moneys  due  to 
the  King  from  fines  and  forfeitures  in  .Scotland.  (An- 
nexed are  cojiies  of  his  petitions  to  the  Lord  Commis- 
sioners and  the  Estates  of  Parliament;  and  favourable 
certificate  thereon  in  1662.) 

Sir  Edward  Sutton. — He  married  the  widow  of  Sir 
Thomas  Lucas  who  owed  a  debt  of  1,500/.,  on  which  he 
(Sutton)  has  for  26  yeai-s  paid  interest  at  lU/.  per  cent. 
She  is  deceased  ;  the  petitioner  has  lost  her  income  and 
Cannot  ])ay.  Lords  Ormond  and  Inchiqnin,  when  with 
the  army  about  Dublin  and  Drogheda,  had  of  his  wife's 
chattels  to  the  value  of  :(,000/.  In  Iti-ll,  Charles  I.  gave 
him  a  warrant  for  an  Irish  Viscountcy. 

Henry  Rumbould  jjrays  attention  to  his  case.— He 
claims  the  credit  of  having  been  the  means  of  getting 
Sir  Henry  Bennett  (afterwards  Earl  of  .Vrliugton)  being 
received  in  Spain  as  envoy  of  Charles  II.  in  1655.  His 
brother  William  Rumbould  was  in  Charles  the  1st  ser- 
vice  as  princi.pal  agent  and  secretary  for  all  the  King's 
affairs  in  England,  and  the  petitioner  lent  and  remitted 
to  his  brother  20,u00/.,  which  sum  was  taken  at  sea  by 
Prince  Rupert  in  1649.  He  also  made  suggestions  for 
improving  the  returns  from  hearth  money. 

.lames  Duarte.  His  letter  of  28th  March  1684  to  Mr. 
Secretary  about;  the  robbery  of  jewels. 

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Council  Order,  Hampton  Court,  24  July  1684.  Jumes 
Duarte,  one  of  tbe  King's  jewellers  in  ordinary,  was 
robbed  of  certain  jewels  au  J  money  by  his  servant  Janie.- 
Keyndrick  who  tied  into  France  and  was  taken  and 
executed.  The  officers  in  France  detained  the  je.vels. 
&c.  The  King  recommended  the  case  to  Lord  Preston, 
whose  addresses  had  been  ineft'ectual.  Ordered  that 
Lord  Preston  should  reiaw  them.  (On  the  other  side  is 
a  list  of  the  jewels,  ifcc.) — Also  a  Council  Order  of  7 
Nov.  1684-,  directing  Lord  Sunderland  to  write  again  to 
Lord  Preston  about  the  matter. — Also  a  memorandum 
(in  French)  for  the  English  ambassador  about  the 
atiair. 

John  Mascall  his  case  (1684)  and  other  papers  about  3 
nieces  of  damask  detained  at  Toulon,  ending  with  an 
Order  in  Council  that  Mascall  shall  attend  Lord  Sunder- 
land to  shew  his  proofs. 

Sir  John  Frederick  and  Joseph  Heme  of  London, 
merchants,  and  Samuel  Flexoi},  and  other  merchants  of 
1/imerick,  owners  of  the  ship  '■  The  Crcen  Dragon," 
taken  by  a  French  privateer  in  1676. — (1680.)  They  ask 
for  a  letter  to  the  English  ambassador  to  interfere  in 
the  matter. — Also  letter  to  Lord  Preston  by  Frederick 
and  Herne. 

Mr.  Browne  against  Col.  Vernon.  (1680.)  The  case 
of  Browne  who  had  lent  Col.  Vernon  3,300/.,  to  be  repaid 
in  1680.  He  objects  to  the  Lord  Treasurer's  order  that 
the  Colonel  should  have  6  months  time,  and  prays  leave 
to  proceed  at  law. 

Captain  John  Grosvenor  to  the  House  of  Commons. 
(1680.) — For  payment  of  the  troop  raised  by  him  in  the 
Marquis  of  ^liermont's  late  regiment  of  horse. 

George,  Earl  of  Dumbarton,  to  the  House  of  Commons. 
—A  standing  regiment  in  France  had  been  for  some 
ages  established  m  his  family.  His  brother,  the  last 
commander,  was  killed  at  the  head  of  the  regiment. 
The  petitioner,  when  he  grew  up,  succeeded  to  the  com- 
mand ;  but  on  his  King's  command,  he  brought  the 
regiment  to  England  and  did  good  service  against  the 
Dutch,  and  renounced  the  service  of  the  French  King. 
— Pravs  that  he  may  be  exempted  by  name  out  of  the 
Bill  for  removal  of  Pajiists  from  London  and  West- 
minster. 

Walter  Innes,  Esq.,  to  James,  Duke  of  York.  He  was 
a  servant  of  the  late  Queen's  mother,  and  then  a  gentle- 
man usher  under  the  King;  but  when  the  late  oaths 
|irescribedby  Parliament  were  to  be  taken,  he  withdrew 
from  service  by  leave  of  the  King,  who  recommended 
him  as  gentleman  usher  to  the  Queen  on  the  first  vacancy. 
He  has  \vaitcd  for  8  years. — Prays  the  Duke  to  ask 
the  King  to  give  him  a  pension  for  life  out  of  the 
Exchei|Uir. 

Eichard  Grahame. — The  castle  of  Maryburgli,  Queen's 
county,  Ireland,  is  in  the  King's  grant.  It  was  Ijuilt  by 
Philiii  and  Mary,  and  all  tenures  by  (latent  are  held  of 
this  county  by  his  Majesty's  castle  of  .Maryburgh.  The 
last  comptroller.  Sir  George  St.  George,  sold  his  place  to 
Mr.  Fancok  of  Athlone.  clerk  to  one  of  Cromwell's  secre- 
taries, who  suti'ered  the  c;kstle  to  go  to  rnin.  'Graham's 
family  living  in  the  county  were  always  in  the  King's 
service  till  Cromwell  came.  His  grandfather  died  in 
1626  ;  his  troop  was  given  to  Sir  Adam  Loftus,  'L'homas 
Graham  being  lieutenant.  The  petitioner's  uncle,  George 
Graham,  died  in  August  1643,  and  his  troop  was  given 
to  Sir  Henry  Titchborne.  His  uncle.  Lieutenant  Peter 
Grahani,  both  were  all  Grahams  who  laid  down  their 
arms  when  Cromwell  arrived  in  Ireland,  and  never  any 
were  in  command  since. — He  pn'ays  the  office.  Signed 
by  R.  Grahame. 

The  Earl  and  Countess  of  Tweeddale's  memorial  to 
the  King  for  payment  of  arrears  of  sams  of  money 
arising  under  family  settlements.     (3  large  pp.) 

Edward  'Willett,  merchant,  in  Uouen,  Case  of. — In 
16L!i  an  English  frigate  on  the  coast  of  Barbary  took  a 
French  vessel  of  the  value  of  12,000  livres.  The  French 
owners  got  letters  of  re])risal  on  the  English,  under 
which  the  owners  of  the  letters  in  1646  executed  them 
on  Humphrey  Willett,  the  petitioner's  father.  There 
were  law  proceedings.  The  re]>resentatives  of  th<' 
French  owners  commenced  ])roceedings  against  the 
petitioner. — He  prays  a  letter  to  the  English  ambassador 
at  Paris  to  interfere. 

Mr.  Lucy's  case,  in  Parliament.  He  was  M.P.  for 
Yarmouth.  Isle  of  Wight,  and  complained  of  certain 
persons  seizing  his  coach  and  h(U'ses  as  distress  for  a 
small  rent  the  day  after  it  was  due.  and  afterwards 
detaining  them  on  other  grounds. 

Fathei-  Patrick,  abbot  of  Thuley.  His  e.xecutors 
pray  that  the  King  will  order  Loiil  Preston  in  Paris  to 
afford  them  his  protection  against  certain  claimants  of 
the  estate  of  the  abbot  who  died  in  France.  Mr.  Daniel 
Arthur  in  Paris  -will  explain  matters  to  Ld.  Preston. 


1688.  Dec.  17-     Petition   (in  Italian)  of  the  Duchess  Sik 

della  Corgna,  6.5  years  old,  in   London,  to  the  Lords  of      '  bart!*^" 
the  Council.     Seeing  ihe  disturbed  state  of  this  county  — 

she  wished  to  ri  turn  to  Florence,  her  native  place ;  and 
the  King  promised  her  300?.  and  the  Queen  another 
100/.  Asks  for  money  and  a  passport  for  herself  and 
four  servants. 


1682,  May  31st,  Windsor.   A  paper  about  Mrs.  Sidorfin. 

168t.  Statement  in  French  of  the  case  of  Mr.  Prim- 
rose, a  Scotch  gentleman,  17  years  old,  who,  while 
drinking  iit  a  cabaret,  got  into  play  at  dice  w  ith  Marales, 
a  Portuguese  gambler,  who  got  Primrose  to  sign  a  pro- 
missory note  for  200  louis. 

Memorials  and  Petitions  to  the  King  of  Fuaxce  and 
TO  Loud  Pkeston. 

Memorial  by  Lord  Preston  to  the  King  of  France, 
made  befoi-e  he  had  seen  the  King,  afiout  insults  to  his 
servants  by  servants  of  the  Count  of  Nassau. 

John  Connel,  M.D.,  an  Irishman,  for  28  years  i-esident 
at  Toulouse,  but  naturalised  in  France.  Pra3's  the 
King's  leave  to  go  to  England  f<n-  6  months. 

Mr.  .Justel.  Memorial  to  the  King  by  Lord  Preston. 
By  the  King  of  France's  leave  Justel  went  to  England 
as  librarian  to  the  King  of  England.  As  he  had  been 
one  of  the  King  of  France's  secretaries  for  20  years,  he 
hojies  that  King  will  allow  him  to  sell  a  portion  of 
his  eifects  in  France,  notwithstanding  the  edict  which 
forbad  Protestants  so  to  do. 

A  paper  in  French  of  objections  to  Justel's  wish. 

Mary  Walmesley  Order  by  the  King  of  France  in 
council  regarding  her  application  to  settle  an  allowance 
onlierdaughterEiizaheth  Walmesley  then  in  tlie  convent 
of  St.  Mary,  Fauxbourg  St.  Jacques,  Paris. 

1682.  James  Munro,  with  Kangcr,  and  other  English 
merchants,  whose  ships  were  in  1676  taken  by  Cher- 
bourg privateers.     (A  linsse  of  4  papers). 

1682.  A  memorial  by  Lord  Preston  on  the  subject  of 
the  Cheibourg  privateers. 

Philip  Doughty  and  I'ranccs  Napier. — Stale  of  the 
case  between  them.  Doughty  had  lent  monej-  to  Napier. 
—And  cojiy  of  Lord  Preston's  memorial  on  the  subject. 

Thomas  Hudson,  an  English  gentleman.  Two  papers 
about  the  dispute  regarding  a  horse  hired  by  Hudson. 

Inventory  oi'  the  baggage  of  the  Chevalier  Bond,  his 
wife,  brother,  and  son,  carried  by  him  to  England,  all 
old  except  some  clothes.     (1  ]i  ) 

1682  and  1683.  Copes  of  certificates  of  the  appoint- 
ment of  Louis  le  Vasseur  to  be  physician  extraordinary 
to  Charles  II. 

1682.  Robert  Lang,  English  consul  at  Marseilles, 
successor  to  Sir  Richard  Colston. ^Memorial  by  Lord 
Preston  to  obtain  recognition  by  French  officials  of 
Lang's  appointment. 

1682.     Extract  of  a  letter  by  Lang  on  the  stdiject. 

Pieire  Lauze,  of  Lyons,  asks  leave  to  jimrney  between 
France  and  London. 

Messrs.  Allain  and  Strick.  Lord  I'l'cston's  memorial 
for  them  regarding  a  French  vessel  chartered  by  them 
from  Limerick  to  Hochelle. 

David  Patriarche,  Abraham  Aubain,  Michel  du  Pre, 
and  Rachel  de  Cartry.  merchants  of  Jersey.-- Memorial 
for  them  by  Lord  Preston.  They  sold  stockings  and 
other  woollen  things.  They  comiilain  of  siher  coin 
received  by  them  in  France  for  their  goods  being  iuL- 
pounded  in  France,  Ijceause  coin  was  not  to  be 
exported. 

Another  memorial  by  Lord  Preston  and  petition  by 
the  said  .Jersey  merchants  on  the  same  subject. 

Droit  d'Anbeine.  Several  papers.  The  names  of  the 
deceased  English  being  William  Cary,  Thomas  Word- 
cot,  William  Cary,  William  Huntington,  Sir  John 
Barlasse  (Borlace). 

The  privileges  and  liberties  of  Scottesmen  within  the 
realm  of  France. — Copy  of  Henry  the  Second's  charter 
of  IbbS. 

Petition  by  the  scholars  of  the  Scotch  College  at 
Paris,  that  the  King  would  grant  them  "  en  aumones 
"  deux  Minots  de  seF,  et  I'exemption  des  droits  de  groset 
■'  d'entrei,'  |iour  dix  muids  de  vin  par  an." 

1684,  Sept.  Copy  of  the  Lord  Advocate's  memorial 
for  the  Scots'  privileges. 

William  Ord,  a  Scotch  banker,  died  at  Paris.  Lord 
Preston's  memorial  for  the  heir,  who  feared  under  pre- 
tence of  the  Droit  d'aubeyne,  for  which  the  Scots  were 
exempt. 

William  Broun,  a  Scotchman.  Latin  letter  by  him 
to  Louis  XIV.  Complaint  that  being  about  to  return 
to  liie  country  he  was  arrested  by  a  bourgeois  at  Dun- 
kirk. There  arc  numerous  quotations  in  Latin  and 
(jreek. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


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Sir  1684.  Scroll  of  a  memorial  for  Lord  Preston  to  give 

B*E^^"'    '"  "^"-^  King  regarding  the  Scots'  privileges. 

■  Mr.  Carew  and  Courten  Charletun,  both  English. — 

On  a  dispute  regarding  the  s-ile  money.-;  of  ships  during 
^  the    life    of    Charleton's   father,  Charleton  asks  (some 

Court)  that  Carew,  who  he  says  is  "un  plaideur  et  un 
chicaueur,"  may  give  security  for  the  costs  of  his 
appeal. 

lt)83,  Genoa.  Some  memorials  by  Lord  Preston  and 
other  papers  regarding  offence  given  to  France  by  Genua 
having  fitted  out  new  gallies. 

Edward  Ingram.  Viscount  Irving,  Sir  John  Bland, 
Bart..  Edward  Nicholas,  Thomas  Bond.  William  Digby, 
and  Richard  Hill,  Kts.  Their  long  draft  petition  to 
the  King  of  France  regarding  some  accusation  which 
Michael  Morules,  the  Portuguese,  had  brought  against 
them,  in  the  matter  of  the  note  which  he  obtained  from 
Primrose. — And  copy  of  a  letter  to  or  by  Mr.  Le  Croissy 
on  the  subject. 

Louis  Wescomb  and  John  Wescomb.  Memorial  by 
Lord  Preston  regarding  y'  goods  of  Louis  Wescomb 
(deceased),  seized  by  French  privateers,  and  a  paper  of 
official  extracts. — John  Wescomb  was  English  consul  at 
Bay  on  lie. 

Louis  Wescomb  and  Humphrey  Willet. — A  memorial 
by  Lord  Preston  regarding  their  goods  seized  by  pri- 
vateers. 

Another  on  the  same  subject. 

Some  papers  about  passports,  anchors  for  the  French 
navy,  &c..  &c. 

Languedoc.  107  close  pages  in  French,  being  an 
address  to  ■' iVionseigneur.' by  the  French  Protestants 
of  Languedoc  in  favour  of  their  doctrines  and  jiractice. 

1682.  Latin  letter  by  William  Broun,  similar  to  that 
to  Louis  XIV.  mentioned  above. 

Edward  Knight.  Petition  to  Lord  Preston  about  his 
son  Silas  Knight,  detained  in  Morlaix  convent,  in 
France. 

Le  Sieur  du  Vidal,  cavalry  captain  and  major  in  the 
regiment  of  Auger.  Memorial  to  Lord  Preston,  com- 
plaining that  having  been  engaged  by  the  Sieur  de  la 
(?hesna\-e,  the  governor  of  the  young  Duke  of  Xortlium- 
berland  to  attend  on  and  accompany  the  young  Duke  on 
a  visit  to  the  aimies  in  Flanders,  he  was  after  three 
months"  service  dismissed  with  his  p.ay  simply. 

French  copies  of  brevets  to  S'  Moise  Viridet,  minis- 
tre.  1676,  April  1.  It  seems  that  Viridet  wanted  to 
remain  as  a  minister  in  England.  He  had  been  chaplain 
to  the  Duke  of  Orraond,  Viceroy  of  Ireland,  and  had  the 
French  church  in  Dublin,  and  wanted  to  remain  there. 
He  married  a  French  lady. 

Gilbert  Garret,  a  British  subject,  lately  in  attendance 
on  his  master  Only  Vernon,  Esq.  (deceased),  at  Blois. 
He  was  unlawfully  put  in  prison  and  detained  30  hours, 
and  only  obtained  liberty  by  paying  unreasonable  fees. 
He  prays  Lord  Preston  to  take  into  consideration  that 
great  injustice. 

James  Eafifter,  a  galley  slave,  sentenced  in  1676  for 
5  years,  and  now  for  want  of  means  cannot  obtain  his 
liberty.     Prays  Lord  Preston's  assistance. 

A  volume  containing  many  letters  and  papers  relating 
to  Orange  and  Luxembourg,  and  King  Chai  les  the 
2nd's  mediation  between  France  and  Spain. 

Among  them  are  : — 

1682,  June  10,  Madrid.  Sir  H.  Goodricke  to  Senor 
Marques  de  Balba(;es  (Spanish  copy).— As  the  Marquis 
says  that  the  Spanish  ambassador  has  not  informed  the 
King  of  Spain,  or  any  of  his  ministers,  of  the  King  of 
England's  desire  to  accept  the  King  of  France's  pru- 
]iosal  for  him  to  mediate,  Goodricke  gives  him  official 
notice. 

1682.  June  25.  Madrid  (Spanish  ropy).  Don  Pablo 
Spinola  Doria  to  Sir  Henry  Goodricke.  His  King 
havincsecn  the  paper  which  Goodricke  wrote  to  him 
on  the  10th  instant  on  the  King  of  England's  offer  to 
mediate  between  Spain  and  France,  answers  Goodricke 
that  he  is  pleased  with  the  King  of  England's  good  in- 
tentions for  public  peace. 

1682,  June  23,  London  (French).  Copy  of  the  letter 
by  the  Ambassador  of  Holland  to  the  King  and  his 
ministers. — They  have  had  an  interview  with  the  3 
ministers  of  state,  and  the  2  secretaries  of  state, 
and  the  Duke  of  Ormond.  on  the  subject  of  the 
resolution  of  tlieir  high  mightinesses  of  the  23rd  of 
June  touching  the  geneial  iieace  and  the  prevention  of 
hostilities  on°the  side  of  France.  The  King  and  the 
Duke  of  York  are  to  give  tliem  a  private  audience  on 
the  subject  t.o-morrow.  After  speaking  of  their  desire 
for  peace,  thev  say  they  have  given  French  translations 
of  the  resolutions"  to  Mr.  Conway,  to  be  communicated 


to  the  King  ;ind  Council.     The  King  and  Duke  of  York  Siu 

are  much  pleased  with  tho  desires   of  the  Dutch      For    F.Gbaium 

the  last  two  days  the  IVench  ambassador  has  spoken        ^— ' 

peacelully.     In  London  thei-e  is  gi-eat  jdarm  at  a  reoort 

seemingly  invented  that  in   Spain   there  is  a  desi^'ii  to 

arrest  tli.-  property  of   iOnglish   subjects  in  the  Spanish 

fleet,  and  that    the   States   are  privy  to  the  jdan.     The 

truth  IS  that  the  anti-court  party  make  use  of  anything 

to  toiuent  the  liope  of  war.     Konquillo  has  complaints 

to  make  on  the  destruction   of  woods  in  the  county  of 

Xauuir   by    the    French,    who    have    cut    down    3,000 

chains. 

1682,  July  *-,  Westminster.  C.  van  Beuningen, 
Envoy  Extraordinary  of  the  States  General  to  King 
Charles  2nd.  Has  told  the  Prince  of  Orange  of 
the  king's  intention  to  try  and  prevent  the  King  of 
France  from  continuing  his  rigorous  and  irregular  pro- 
ceedings  at  Tournay  by  the  Prince  of  Ysinghi°n  against 
the  goods  of  the  Prince  of  Orange,  and  the  Prince  of 
Orange  thanks  the  King.  Tho  Prince  of  Orange  hears 
that  the  Parliament  of  Tournay,  doubtless  instigated 
liy  the  King  of  France,  and  at  the  request  of  Ysenghien, 
has  decreed  execution  on  the  baruny  of  Warneston  sur 
ris  for  6!»,r,0i)  francs  for  the  Prince's  use.  who  threatens 
to  take  po-ssession  of  the  barony  when  he  returns  from 
Pans,  as  appears  by  the  accompanying  letter.  Asks 
King  Charles's  interference. 

1682,  July  5.  Warneston.  (Copy.)  Antbonv  Govet: 
to  the  president  and  counsel  of  the  Prince  of  Orange. 
He  informs  them  of  the  decree  of  the  Parliament  of 
Tournay. 

1682,  July  .>«,  Berlin.  (Copy,  French.)  The  Elector 
of  Brandenburg  to  the  city  of  Amsterdam.  Pveprobates 
the  report  that  S.  M.  D.  [Augleterre  ?]  and  he  had  con- 
cluded a  Treaty  with  France  to  their  jirejudice. 

n.  d.  8  pp.,  French.  Extracts  from  the  resolutions 
of  the  Stutes  General  of  the  United  Provinces  in  favour 
of  the  mediation  of  the  King  of  England.  (Indorsed, 
'■  In  answer  to  the  memorial  of  the  Elector'of  Brauden. 
"  burg's  Envoye." 

1682,  July  J  J,  London.  Copy  (Spanish)  of  memorial 
of  Dun  Pedro  Romiuillo  to  King  Charles  2nd.  Com- 
plains  of  the  French  excesses  in  the  Low  Countries.  He 
says  that  the  Marquis  de  Grana  has  inteuiion  to  retaliate 
on  the  gucds  of  French  in  the  King  of  Spain's  states. 
He  thinks  it  proper  tj  give  this  notice.  He  asks  the 
King  to  give  reply  to  his  propositiou  and  give  his 
opinion. 

1682,  .luly  21.  Windsor.  (Copy,  French.)  King 
Charles  to  Ronquillo.  Compliments  Grana  on  his 
deference  to  his  (the  King's)  opinion.  Some  months 
ago  the  King  of  France  proposed  that  the  King  of 
England  should  mediate,  and  the  latter  communicated 
it  to  the  King  of  Spain.  Hopes  that  the  governor  will 
do  nothing  to  jirevent  an  accommodation. 

168-',  July  23.  Menioire  of  M.  Potekusa  (Envoy  Ex- 
traordinary of  Denmark),  to  the  States  General.  Hopes 
they  will  act  for  peace,  either  joining  with  Denmark  to 
the  Elector  of  Brandenburg  and  their  other  allies,  or 
uniting  against  those  who  intend  to  disturb  the  peace. 
Advises  them  to  resolve  speedily  and  accept  tlie  propo- 
sitions delivered  at  Frankfort,  although  a  little  hard. 
If  the  King  of  Spain  delay  to  assent  to  the  mediation, 
the  King  of  England  will  get  tired  and  take  U))  offen- 
sive alliances. 

Dt.  of  Lord  Pi-eston's  speech  in  French  to  the  King 
of  France  on  his  attack  on  the  Prince  of  Orange's 
states. 

1682,  Aug.  11.  Orange.  Proces  verbal  by  the  Court 
touching  outrages  by  tlie  French. 

1682,  Aug.  12.  Another  about  the  King  of  France's 
demand  to  send  to  France  all  scholars  professing  the 
reformed  religion,  &c. 

1C82,  Sept.  1.     Continuation  of  proces  verbal. 

1682,  Sept.  'J.     Another 

1682,  Sept.  4,  n.  s.  Copy  of  letter  of  the  Pensionary 
Fagel  to  Van  Beuningen. 

Sept.  -1.  Copy  of  tlie  Dutch  minister's  memorial  to 
the  King  of  England. 

Sept.  8,  Paris.  Memorial  of  Wassenaer,  the  Datch 
ambassador,  about  Orange. 

Sept.  9.  Extracts  from  the  rerolutions  of  the  States 
en  the  subject. 

Sept.  11.  Extract  from  letter  of  M.  de  Starcnberg, 
containing  the  answer  of  M.  de  Croissy  about  the  walls 
of  Orange. 

Sept.  15.  G.  de  Was.senaer,  the  Dutch  ambassador's, 
second  memorial. 

1682,  ^jjjfT;,,.  London.  (Copy.  French.)  Memorial  of 
the  French  ambassador. — The  King  of  Spain  is  adverse, 
and  his  ministers  on  all  siu  s  are  exciting  Europe  to 

3   F  2 


412 


HISTORICAL    MAM  SCRIITS    COMMISSION 


war.  and  the  King  of  France  has  been  put  to  great  ex- 
pense. Nevertheless  he  liolds  to  his  oHer  (if  the  l!Hh 
of  March-  But  if  the  offer  is  not  accepted  by  the  last 
of  Nnrember  the  King  of  France  will  not  be  bound. 

1683.  June  -,-"77,  "Windsor.  Don  Pedro  Ronquillo's 
memorial  to  the  King.  Although  the  ministers  of 
Austria,  Sweden,  and  the  United  I'rovinces  have  otTcTod 
Him  the  general  mediation  of  all  differences  between 
them  and'their  allien,  and  the  Crown  of  France  and  his. 
he  by  his  King's  express  order  pi'esentshim  the  general 
mediation  in  the  most  i>recise  and  positive  form  pos- 
sible, in  order  that  by  virtue  of  it  at  the  same  time 
there  may  be  treated  and  adjndioated  all  diH'eremes 
between  his  Catholic  Majesty,  the  Emperor,  and^other 
kings,  jirinces.  and  states,  their  allies,  and  the  King  of 
France  and  his,  being  sure  that  this  is  the  sure  ivay  to 
treat,  adjust,  and  conclude  a  general  firm  and  lasting 
peace. 

168?.,  Oct.  28.  (French,  copy.)  Letter  by  the  King 
to  the  Count  d'Avaux.  his  ambassador  in  Holland. 
m  pp.) 

168:i.  Nov.  If.,  London.  Don  Pedro  Ronqudlo  to 
(Mr.  Secretary),"  in  reply  to  the  answer  given  to  the 
memorial  ol  the  j\,  instant.  (6  pp.)  He  refers  to  the 
last  conversation,  in  which  he  says  that  in  effect  Jen- 
kins said  on  the  King's  part— Ist.  That  as  for  the 
exigency  there  was  for  the  reply  to  Ronquillo's  memo- 
rials, he  thought  Ronquillo's  mode  of  proceeding 
extraordinary,  knowing  that  in  the  state  of  his  affairs 
he  could  give  such  an  answer  as  Ronquillo  desired. 
2nd.  That"' he  had  declared  many  days  before  that  he 
did  not  let  himself  be  led  into  a  foreign  war,  and  that 
was  shown  by  the  last  conspiracy  which  he  had  dis- 
covered. 3rd.  That  he  had  followed  the  same  course 
to  preserve  peace  for  four  years,  and  with  good  success, 
as  the  King  of  Spain  knew.  4th.  That  he  took  it  ill 
that  Ronquillo  in  his  last  memorial,  had  spoken  of  the 
•wishes  of  hie  subjects,  since  no  prince  did  not  take  it  ill 
that  another  should  state  what  his  subjects  desired. — 
Ronquillo  replies  at  length,  says  he  has  been  32  years 
in  his  King's  service. 

Letters  to  fiord  Preston  (and  others)  in  1688.  from 
England,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  the  Hague, 
Hamburg,  Stockholm,  Christiana,  Vienna,  and 
Ratisbon. 

1688,  Nov.  1,  Derby.  [Sir]  Henry  Hunloke  and 
George  Vernon  to  [Lord  Preston].  According  to  your 
commands  we  jiroposed  the  deputation  to  Sir  Symon 
Degge,  wherein  he  desired  to  be  excused  by  reason  of 
his  age  ;  .  .  .  and  concluded  that  a  Ijlauk  commision 
was  invalid  ;  .  .  .  we  did  consult  with  him  and  Mr. 
Adderley  what  we  should  do  in  this  present  conjuncture 

to  secure  our  king  and  country and  concluded 

that  all  we  could  dci  at  present  (being  but  two  qualified 
dep. -lieutenants,  and  Mr.  Gladwyn,  one  of  them  now  at 
home  not  well)  was  to  summon  both  liorse  and  foot  to 
be  ready  at  one  hour's  warning,  v.liich  we  have  issued 
out  warrants  for,  and  sent  them  to  Mr.  Gladwyn  to  sign. 
And  we  are  all  of  this  opinion,  and  find  it  by  ex- 
perience:— 1st.  That  it  is  disgustful  to  the  country  in 
general  to  obey  any  orders  or  to  act  under  any  Roman 
Catholic,  or  not  qualified  lieutenant,  or  other  inferior 
officer,  whicli  is  the  reason  we  do  not  send  Mr.  Sym[>son 
his  commission.  2nd.  Tliat  your  lordship's  answer  that 
you  are  sufficiently  qnalified  to  all  intents  and  purposes 
will  not  give  satisfaction  to  our  gentry  to  act  under 
your  lordship.  Ijecause  your  lordship  may  rely  u]i(jn  a 
dispensation  to  be  such  a  qualification,  and  they  will 
not  admit  any  thing  to  be  so,  but  the  taking  the  oaths 
and  test  in  due  time  as  the  law  requires.  3rd.  That  if 
you  please  to  write  a  letter  to  us,  and  certify  your  taking 
the  said  oaths  and  test  in  what  |ilace  and  at  what  time, 
with  the  date  of  your  commission,  and  that  it  be  dune 
as  the  law  requires,  that  then  you'll  please  to  send  down 
deputations  and  connnissions  for  all  those  gentlemen 
that  lately  went  out,  a  particular  list  of  which  is  in- 
closed, and  inforce  this  with  a  letter  from  the  King  to 
command  tliem  ujjon  their  allegiance  to  serve  (if  his 
Majesty  shall  so  think  fit),  we  hope  to  prevail  with 
many  of  them  so  to  do,  and  will  freely  offer  them  either 
our  assistance,  or  to  resign,  and  leave  it  wholly  to  them , 

which  may  be  best  for  liis  Rlajesty's  service 

for  in  this  time  of  more  than  ordinary  danger  most  ]ier- 
Bons  expect  to  be  courted  to  freely  offer  their  lives  aiid 
fortunes;  ....  we  will  not  want  it  if  courtshi]j  will 
do  .  .  .  "We  will  meet  here  again  on  Thur.-d;iy  ni'xt  (or 
sooner),  or  the  next  day  after  we  have  an}-  certainty  that 
the  land  is  invaded  ;  anrl  then  will  without  any  question 
rai:se  a  force  to  keeji  the  c;ountry  quiet.  But  if  there  be 
net  that  neceasity,  wo  think  it  most  for  his  Majesty's 


service  not  to  raise  the  men  till  we  have  got  the 
assistance  of  such  other  dep. -lieutenants  as  that  we  may 
justify  distresses  for  money,  redresses  upon  complaints, 
imposing  fines  for  non-appearance  or  other  defaults  ;  all 
which  we  cannot  now  do  ...  .  P.S.  Should  there  be 
any  invasion  before  we  have  any  further  instructions 
from  your  lordship  we  will  endeavour  to  get  the 
deputation  acre]ited. 

1688,  Nov.  2nd,  Dublin.— J.  Ellis  to  Lord  Preston.— 
Congratulates  him  upon  his  appointment  to  be  Secretary 
of  State. 

1688.  Nov.  3rd,  York.  Sir  J.  Reresby  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— It  having  pleased  his  Majesty  tn  remove  my  Lord 
Sunderland  from  his  office  of  secretary,  and  to  accept 
your  lordship  in  his  place,  I  hope  you  will  allow  me  to 
addref's  to  your  lordship  in  such  things  as  it  is  fit  his 
Majesty  shoulil  be  informed  of  from  these  parts,  both 
from  the  great  respect  I  owe  to  your  lordship,  and  the 
particular  knowledge  you  have  of  our  country.  My 
Lord  Duke  of  Newcastle  left  this  place  upon  Wednes- 
day last  for  "Welbeck.  The  whole  horse  of  the  county 
(being  seven  troops  regimented  and  called  together  for 
twelve  days)  were  dismissed  the  4th  day  ;  ajid  the  regi- 
ment of  this  city  and  Anstey  drawn  together  for  14  days 
was  ordered  by  his  grace  to  be  sent  home,  after  con- 
tinuing four  under  arms,  except  I  see  cause  to  keep 
them  two  days  more.  A  letter  sent  last  night  from  my 
Lord  Langedale,  directed  to  the  Duke,  for  some  of  the 
militia  to  be  sent  to  Hull  by  order  from  above  (which  I 
sent  by  express  to  the  Duke),  hath  made  me  exceed  the 
time  of  having  his  regiment  under  arms,  so  that  I  con- 
tinue them  till  his  grace  his  further  order.  The  en- 
closed is  a  libel,  which  I  send  with  its  cover  directed 
according  to  the  endorsement  to  a  sword  cutler  of  this 
city.  The  last  post  brought  it  to  me  as  soon  as  he  re- 
ceived it.  I  have  informed  myself  all  I  can  among.?! 
the  booksellers  and  others  to  fiud  if  there  be  any  more 
dispersed  here,  but  cannot  find  or  hear  of  any.  I  am 
told  by  a  gentleman  lately  come  from  Burlington,  that 
a  master  of  a  vessel  comed  from  Holland  the  lust  week 
informed  him  that  Sir  Jo.  Hotluim,  Mr.  Gee,  Mr.  "Will. 
Harbord  would  have  hired  him  to  bring  them  into 
England  with  the  Heet,  and  that  they  have  cuntracted 
with  a  very  small  boat  for  that  business,  he  refusing  to 
serve  them.  P.S.  I  am  since  informed  by  Mr.  Crake, 
that  told  me  the  news  of  Sir  Jo.  Hotham,  that  the  Bur- 
linton  man,  named  Caxby,  came  not  from  Holland  so 
lately  as  1  mentioned,  and  that  the  three  gentlemen 
were  to  bring  with  them  twelve  horses. 

1688,  Nov.  3rd,  Dover.  Wm.  Stokes  (mayor)  to  Lord 
Preston  at  Whitehall. —  ....  This  day  between  the 
hours  of  ten  and  eleven,  about  half  seas  over,  I  dis- 
covered the  Dutch  fieet,  which  ai-e  very  numerous,  and 
judged  to  be  about  300  sail  of  capital  ships  of  war,  and 
others  attending  them  ;  off'  this  port  (lart  of  the  fleet 
lay  by  and  put  out  their  colours,  being  of  several  dis- 
tinctions, till  the  rear  of  the  fleet  came  up  to  them,  and 
about  5  of  the  clock  this  afternoon  all  the  said  fleet 
steered  away  a  channel  course  westward,  aud  are  all 
sailed  by  this  place  ....  Since  the  writing  hereof  a 
sloo|>  of  ours,  called  the  Observator,  was  sent  out  of 
this  liarbour  to  discover  the  Dutch  fleet,  but  was  cliased 
back  by  a  frigate  of  their  fleet,  who  fired  one  gun  at  the 
sloop  and  then  bore  away  to  the  fleet. 

168s,  Nov  3rd.  Custom  House,  Deal,  twelve  at  noon. 
— Nat.  Franklin  to  Lord  Preston. — There  is  now  seen 
just  without  the  Goodwin  Sands,  near  the  South  Sands 
head,  sailing  westwards  at  least  14(t  ships  supjiosed  to 
be  the  Dutch  fleet.  P.S.  The  wind  here  east  and  by 
south. 

168«.  Nov.  4th,  Cowes  Castle— Pet.  Gallors  to  Sir 
Robert  Holmes,  Governor  of  the  Isle  of  Wight,  at  Yar- 
mouth.— There  is  just  now  one  of  the  officers  of  the 
customs  come  from  the  east  part  of  the  island,  who 
brings  news  that  there  was  ar  break  of  day  some  200 
sail  seen  oft"  the  island,  which  is  sup|iosed  to  be  the 
Dutch  fleet  ....  The  bearer  hereof  is  sent  on  pur- 
pose, by  whom  we  expect  your  honour's  order  what  we 
must  do;  the  drums  are  beating  now  to  have  our  com- 
pany in  arms,  and  likewise  to  order  the  boats  off  East 
and  West  Cowes  to  sail  fur  Yarmouth. 

(1G8S),  Nov.  4th,  about  9  of  the  clock,  Brading.  Tho. 
Knight  to  Sir  Robert  Holmes  at  Caiisbrook  Castle. — 
This  morning  was  seen,  which  are  still  in  sight,  a  very 
great  fleet,  but  being  vei'y  far  oft'  I  cannot  give  an 
exact  account,  but  I  think  it  must  be  the  Dutch  fleet. 

(1688.  Nov,  4th),  Sunday  in  the  afternoon,  3  of  the 
clock. — Sir  RobfMt  Holmes  to  Lord  Preston. — Just  now 
1  have  received  the  enclosed.  I  hadamcssLUger  a  little 
before  that  brought  me  the  same  account,  and  several 
since,  who  tell  me  that  they  draw  nearer  and  nearer  the 


APPHNDIX     III    SEVKNI'H     KKI'dKT. 


H.i 


Sir 
Gbaeav, 
Bart. 


island,  so  tliat  1  di>  absolutely  cont-lude  them  to  lie  the 
Dntch  fleet ;  pray  acquaint  his  ^lajesly  ivitli  it  tlial  In.' 
may  take  such  meastives  as  in  his  wisdom  be  shall  think 
convenient. 

(1688.  Not.  5th),  Mon<!ay.  7  of  the  clock  in  eve:i. — 
Tho.  Knijrht  to  Sir  R.  Holmes,  at  Carisbrook  C'astie.  or 
to  Capt.  Holms  or  Capt.  Sorl  to  be  sent  as  above. —  This 
evening  caine  to  anchor  in  Santelius  [St.  Helens]  Road 
5  Dtitoh  ships,  a  man-of-war.  and  2  flyboats,  the  tlyboat- 
having  30  guns  a  |iiece.  1  suppose  tliey  came  from  the 
fleet,  for  they  i-ame  in  from  the  southward  ;  they  sent  a 
boat  to  shore,  but  ho  made  no  stay,  for  I  sent  to  appre- 
hend them.  P.S.  A  man  came  in  to  tell  me  lie  spake 
with  the  Dutchmen  that  came  on  shore,  and  they  told 
him  that  they  did  expect  30  sail  more  to  be  here  this 
night  or  to-morrow  if  the  wind  stand  fair;  thev  are  of 
the  fleet. 

(1688)  Nov.  5th,  Isle  of  Wight.  Sir  R.  Holmes  to 
Lord  Preston. — Yesterday  fiy  an  ex]irees  I  gave  your 
lordship  an  account  of  the  sight  we  had  of  the  Dutch 
fleet ;  had  they  designed  for  this  Island  or  Portsmouth 
they  niiglit  have  been  in  yesterday  by  two  or  three  of 
the  clock  in  the  afternoon  ;  but  we  had  no  furthier  sight 
of  them  all  that  da}-,  by  reason  of  a  great  fog  that  rise 
in  the  afternoon,  that  we  could  not  see  above  two  leagues 
otf  to  sea ;  when  we  saw  them  last  they  stood  to  the 
westward',  tho  great  ships  witli  their  topsails  upon  the 
cap,  and  many  of  them  with  tl'eir  lower  sails  brayled 
up,  which  I  sup])ose  was  their  men-of-war  staying  for 
their  loaded  ships.  The  militia  w^js  out  u)ion  the  hills 
all  this  day,  and  we  cottld  pierceive  nothing  of  the  fleet, 
but  16  sail  of  ships  we  saw  to  the  eastward  ;  what  they 
were  lean  give  no  account  ;  I  do  verily  believe  that  this 
fleet  is  bound  for  France  by  the  course  they  steereil 
when  we  lasi  saw  them;  had  they  intended  to  land  in 
any  part  of  England  they  would  have  stood  in  nearer 
for  our  coast.  There  is  12  ships  come  this  afternoon  to 
BfUibridge  Road,  which  we  take  to  be  English  men  ;  if 
this  Dutch  fleet  did  in  tlie  night  haul  in  for  our  shore 
they  may  be  ashore  in  Lyme  Bay  this  day,  which  you 
will  quickly  hear  of  at  London,  if  so  ...  . 

16S8.  Nov.  5th.  Custom  House,  Lyme  Regis. — Henry 
Browne  to  Lord  Preston. — .  .  .  .  From  the  hills  to  the 
west  of  the  town  we  have  seen  a  fleet  of  ships  about  4  or 
5  leagues  hence  oft'  Topsnm.  I  told  46  sail  great  and 
small,  but  do  believe  there  are  more  close  under  the  land 
.  .  .  .  Just  now  are  some  come  from  the  west  4  miles 
oft",  and  say  they  have  told  upwards  of  HO  sail,  of  which 
one  was  a  flag  ship,  and  are  at  an  anchor  near  Torbay. 

1688,  Nov.  5th,  Newport,  In  of  clock  at  night. — James 
Serle  to  Sir  Robert  Holmes  at  Yarmouth. — About  10 
o'clock  I  received  the  enclosed,  and  the  messenger  reports 
that  there  are  3  Dutch  ships  of  40  guns  a  piece,  and 
500  men  on  board  each  ship,  and  that  8  or  0  of  the  men 
came  ashore  and  lold  some  of  the  countrymen  at  St. 
Hellens  that  their  fleet  were  gone  to  land  their  men  in 
Lyme  Bay.  and  after  intended  to  harbour  their  ships 
here,  and  that  their  design  was  to  have  provisions  here 
on  fair  terms,  otherwise  they  will  have  it  bv  foul. 

1688.  Nov.  5th,  York.  Sir" John  Reresby  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— I  have  just  now  received  orders  from  the  Duke  to  be 
communicated  to  the  deputy  lieutenants  for  the  seizing 
my  Lord  Lomley.  if  in  these  jiarts,  which  shall  be 
obeyed  ;  but  his  last  apjiearance,  I  hear,  was  at  my 
Lady  Doltons,  which  is  in  the  North  Riding  ;  and  the 
high  sherifl"  now  here  hath  sent  on  the  said  oiders  to 
the  deputy  lieutenants  there,  to  be  forthwith  put  in 
execution  if  he  be  within  that  limit.  The  same  care 
will  be  taken  to  seize  the  horses  of  Sir  Hugh  Chomlev, 
or  others  that  shall  be  found  in  more  than  ordinary 
r.nmber.  which  the  Duke  caused  to  be  searched  for  (by 
such  method  as  he  thought  fit)  before  he  went  hence, 
and  told  us  that  there  were  none  found  or  heard  of 
more  than  what  gentlemen  kept  for  their  private  use. 
I  prestime  he  gave  an  account  of  it  to  my  Lord  Sunder, 
land.  We  hear  from  good  hands  that  the  Dutch  fleet 
was  a',  the  Goree  on  Tuesday,  and  ready,  aa  it  was 
guessed  by  their  posture,  to  set  sail  .... 

1688.   Nov     5th.  York.     The   same   to   Dr.   .   — 

In  rettirn  to  the  kindness  of  your  letters  and  intelli- 
"cnce.  I  have  to  tell  you  that  nothing  very  extra- 
ordinary hath  hapjieneil  here  since  the  Duke's  de- 
parture. The  Bast  Riding  foot  militia,  consisting  of 
600  men.  rendezvous  at  Beverley  on  Friday,  maroheth 
to  Hull  OJi  Saturday  lO  reinforce  that  garrison  by  virtue 
of  a  late  order.  I  keep  the  regiment  of  this  city  and 
Anstev  under  arms,  something  beyond  his  grace  his 
directions,  fearing  that  by  the  example  of  London  some 
insolency  may  be  offered  by  the  rabble  to  the  chappels 
or  Rom.'Catholius  here,  upon  the  occasion  of  this  day. 
I  have  also  ordered  the  standing  company  to  be  in  arms 


all  this  day  in  another  part  .if  the  lown.  I  find  no  re- 
traction ill  the  gentry  or  the  generality  of  tids  city  aed 
county  frdin  their  former  [irol'essions  of  duty  and  service 
to  His  Majesty,  especially  upon  the  threatening  occasion; 
and  my  being  lieut.-co'lonel  to  the  Duke  oV  tho  city 
regiment  (which  I  officred  by  the  chief  and  l.iva'l 
citizens  in  two  days'  time),  gives  me  a  good  opportniiitv 
to  understand  and  find  out  how  things  go  here  ;  but  '[ 
hear  the  Dnke  intends  to  gi\e  up  the  regiment  to  Sir 
Hen.  Slingsby  (wliose  other  comiuanda  will  not  allow 
him  to  attend  it),  and  tliese  I  niusi  also  lay  down.  I 
spoke  to  the  Duki.'  .again  eoneerning  your  soii :  he  said 
he  was  unwilling  to  put  out  any  man  that  was  in.  I 
told  him  every  fustos  rotulorum  either  did  it  or  the 
Lord  Chancellor  would  do  it  without  him,  and  his  right 
would  suH'er  in  not  being  concerned  in  ilie  change; 
therefore, if  he  would  not  recommend  positively,  he  might 
do  it  conditionally,  that  is  in  case  his  lord.ship  saw  cause 
to  change,  which  he  will  certainly  do.  and  your  best  way 
will  be  to  insist  upon  that.  I  pray  you  speak  to  my  Lord 
Marquis  of  Powis  to  remind  his  Majesty  that  if  eitlier  Mr. 
Butler,  my  lieutenant,  be  out,or  to  be  put  out.  my  son  may 
succeed  him.  Upon  the  drawing  forth  of  the  city  regi- 
nient  to  exercise  the  first  time,  a  whole  troop  of  "young 
citizens  of  the  tiest  quality  offered  me  their  service  as 
volunteers  to  attend  me  to  the  field,  which  1  accepted, 
and  they  have  declared  their  readiness  to  serve  the 
King  if  there  should  be  occasion  ;  but  could  we  find 
men  we  are  altogether  useless  for  want  of  ammunition, 
which  I  have  often  represented.  Sir  Hen.  Belasis  is 
here  ;  I  meet  him  sometimes,  but  he  never  visited  me 
but  once.  P.S.  We  hear  nolhinir  from  the  North,  only 
the  Duke  writes  he  hears  the  Prince  designs  landing  in 

Xorthumberland.      P.S I   have  just   received 

orders  from  the  Duke  of  Newcastle  to  call  together 
some  dep.-lientenants  for  seizing  Lord  Lomley,  if  in 
this  Riding. 

(1683,  Nor.  6th),  Isle  of  Wight,  Tm-.sday,  12  at  night. 
Sir  Robert  Holmes   to  Lord  Preston. — Notwithotanding 
all  the  alarming  truths  and  lyes  that  I  have  had  relating 
to  the  Dutch  fleet,  there   was  no   sight  of  them   last 
night  at  5  of  the  clock,  neither  in  Lyme  Bay  or  there- 
abouts, for  I  have  a  master  of  a  hoy  now  with  me  that 
came  from  Weymouth  last  night,  and  betwixt  Portland 
and   St.   Albans   tbis   morning    there    could   not   be   a 
ship  seen  to  seawards,   so  that    I   am   still  of  my  old 
opinion,  that   they  are  gone  for  France  and  landed  at 
Sherbrooke  (Cherbourg)  or  thereabouts  ;  the  last  sight  we 
had  of  them   ott'  our  hills  from  the  Island,  th  ise  that 
were  upon  the  hills  could  discern  that  they  stood  their 
course  directly  in   for  Sherbrooke.     I  have  sent  a  hov 
this   night   to    Portland,  with  orders  to   look  into   the 
bottom  of  Lyme  Bay,  and  if  there  be  an}-  wind  I  hope 
to  have   her   returned    to-morrow   night  or  Thursday 
morning;    whatever    I    can  le.irn  yonr   lordship   shall 
know  to  inform  his  Majesty.     The  3  Dutchmen  I  writ 
your   lordship   of,   3   ships   that  came   into  St.  Ellens 
Roads  and  went  out  again  last  night  in  the  night,  after 
they  had  sent  a  boat  with  5  hands  on  shore,  two  English- 
men   and    three    Dutchmen,    one   of    the    Englishmen 
having  discoursed  with  a  seaman  that  lived  near  St. 
Ellens,  the   said   seaman   knowing  him  to   be  a  Poole 
man,  he  asked  him  from  whence  tliey  came  and  whither 
they   were  bound,   he  told  them   that  they  came  from 
the  fleet,  and  that  the  Prince  of  Orange   was  gone  to 
Lyme  to  land  his  army,  and  so  so^n  as  that  was  done  that 
the  fleet  was  to  come  hither  to  harbour  about  this  Island  ; 
and  that  night  or   this  morning  there  was  30  sail  more 
of  the  Prince's  fleet  to  come  for  this  place,  and  the  rest 
of  the   fleet  was   to    follow  so   soon  as  the  men    were 
landed,  and  that  they  did  not  come  hither  to  do  the  Island 
any  hurt,  but  were  come  in  an  amialjle  way  to  buy  pro- 
visions  and  what   else  they  wanted   for  their   money  as 
formerly  they  did,  if  refused  them  peaceably  they  must 
force  it.  but  with  as  much  respect  to  the  people  as  they 
could  ;  the  guard  of  dragoons  I  had  there  went  down  to 
intercept  them ;  upon  their  ap]iroach  they  took  them- 
selves to  their  boat  and  rowed  on  board,  and  so  soon  as 
it   was   dark  they  sailed  away,   two    flyboats  3o  guns 
apiece,  and  a  man-of-war  of  40  guns,  having  1,>00  men 
on  board  the  3  >hips  ;  so  soon  as  they  were  missed   this 
morning,  the   capt.  of  dragoons  that   commands  to   the 
eastward  sent  a  coujiie  of  men  upon  St.  Kathereii's  hill  to 
see  what  shins  they  could  discover  ;  one  of  them  brought 
me  word  that  they  could  see  but   3  ships  standing  over 
for  Cape  de  Hague ;  little  wind  ;    this  confirms  me  the 
more  that  they  are  gone  for  .Sherbnrn  ;  this  I  send  open 
for  the  Duke  of  Berwick  to  peruse.     P..S.   Since  I  writ 
this  I  heard  that  those  3  ships  that  I  writ  to  yonr  lord- 
ships about  were  seen  again  at  St.  Ellens. 

3  F  3 


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BiEr. 


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HISTORICAL   MANLSCIUI'TS    COMMISSION: 


Si«  1688,  Nov.  6th,  Yarmouth,  one  of  the  clock,  Tuesday 

F.  Graham,  morning. — Sir  Robert  Hohues  to  Lord  Preston. — Since 
Bart.  j  ^j,;^  '^q  yg^j.  lordship  this  evening  these  enclo.'<ed 
came  tn  my  hcnds,  about  12  of  the  clock,  which  I  sent  to 
the  Duke  of  Berwick  to  peruse,  and  to  convey  to  your 
lordship  for  his  Majesty's  sight.  I  shall  not  be  able  to 
oppose  these  people,  being  master  of  this  island,  except 
the  little  forts  and  castles  that  may  hold  out  for  some 
time.  Part  of  the  militia  is  grown  mutinous  already, 
and  refuses  to  follow  their  commander's  orders,  as  I  am 
afraid  they  will  do  everywhere  where  his  Majesty  has 
occasion  to  call  for  them.  Yarmouth  and  Hurst  I  put 
my  stress  upon,  and  will  defend  both  to  the  last.  I 
hope  his  Majesty  will  give  me  some  speedy  relief ;  for 
want  of  one  troop  of  horse  to  keep  this  militia  in  awe 
the  island  will  be  lost  without  striking  one  stroke  for 
it ;  God  knows  how  I  shall  be  dealt  with  by  this  militia 
I  have  drawn  into  Yarmouth  and  Hurst  for  want  of 
100  men  to  keep  them  in  awe.  Portsmouth  can  be  in 
no  danger,  their  army  being  landed  in  Lyme  Bay ;  so 
that  if  his  Majesty  pleases  to  let  me  have  but  two  com- 
panies from  thence  to  help  to  secure  these  two  consider- 
able places  it  would  be  of  mighty  use  to  his  Majesty 
hereafter.  When  the  rest  of  these  ships  appear  1  will 
give  your  lordship  an  account  .  .  .  (Lord  Preston  has 
written  at  the  back  of  this  letter,  "  His  Majesty  will 
"  give  his  orders  by  Mr.  Blathwayte.") 

1688,  Nov.  6th,  Priory.  Wm.  Stephens  to  Sir  Robert 
Holmes. — I  have  not  been  long  enough  at  Priory  to  give 
you  any  large  account,  only  to  let  you  know  I  have 
quartered  Capt.  Series  troop  on  St.  Helens  side,  and 
Coll.  Holmes,  bis  troop,  at  Binbridge  [Bembridge].  I 
have  spoken  with  the  woman  at  Binbridge,  to  whose 
house  the  men  from  on  board  the  Dutch  ship  came ; 
she  says  that  the  men  told  her  there  were  600  sail, 
which  were  gone  for  Lime,  and  they  did  believe  were 
landed,  and  that  they  could  have  been  in  England  sooner 
but  that  was  the  time  that  was  appointed  liy  some  that 
had  ])romi.'^ed  to  meet  them.  They  enquired  what  papists 
were  in  the  Island  aud  where  the  King  was.  They 
told  her  they  knew  they  were  to  have  no  provisions 
here,  and  did  thank  God  they  had  no  need.  They  told 
the  woman  that  their  army  was  60,000  ;  there  are  besides 
those  3  ships  three  more  of  greater  burden  E.S.E.  of 
Binbrig  white  cliil's.  I  have  not  seen  Major  Knight, 
neither  have  I  any  of  the  militia,  only  1  have  ordered 
Capt.  Oglander  to'quarter  his  men  at  Braden  .... 

1688,  ^  Nov.  6th.  Aboard  the  Leyden,  and  before 
Torbay.  (Admiral)  Ar.  Herbert  to  Mr.  Andrew  Tuker, 
at  Lyme. — To  you,  as  a  true  Englishman,  I  address  this 
letter,  with  the  enclosed  declaration,  by  which  yon  will 
see  the  Prince  of  Orange  his  good  intentions.  I  hoiie 
that  all  true  Englishmen  and  good  Protestants  will  join 
with  him  in  his  so  just  and  generous  undertaking, 
and  with  all  speed  repair  to  him  to  Torbay,  where  he  is 
landed  with  near  2i.i,UO0  men  for  the  defence  of  the  Pro- 
testant religion,  and  the  liberties  of  England. 

1688.  Nov.  6th.  Aboard  the  Leyden,  and  before  Tor- 
bay.— (Admirall  Ar.  Herbert  to  Coll.  Strangways,  at 
Abotsbery. — (At  the  back  ''not  opened.") — Encloses  the 
declaration. — Says  that  the  Prince  of  Orange  landed 
yesterday  in  Torbay  wit;h  a  good  force  both  of  horse  and 
foot,  and  that  he  knows  Coll.  Strangways  enough  by 
character  to  have  a  particular  esteem  for  him.  and  ex- 
pects he  will  join  his  person  and  intere.->t  in  this  so  just 
and  generous  design,  in  which  consists  no  less  than  the 
preservation  or  total  rnin  of  onr  religion  and  liberties. 
— P.S.  Please  to  direct  your  letter  for  me  commanding 
the  fleet  as  Lord  Admiral  General. 

1688,  Nov.  6th,  Dovor.  Wm.  Stokes  (Mayor)  to  Lord 
I'reston. — I  am  this  day  given  to  understand  by  Coll. 
Tooke,  Deputy-Governor  of  Dovor  Castle,  that  it  is  his 
Majesty's  pleasure  that  a  guard  of  the  trained  bands  of 
this  town  lie  set  at  Dovor  Castle  to  guard  200  prisoners 
lately  taken  at  sea  by  his  Majesty's  ship  the  Swallow. 
In  obedience  to  which  command  the  drums  are  now 
beating  to  laise  both  conipanys  of  this  town,  to  receive 
them  at  their  landing  here,  and  to  convey  them  to  the 
Castle;  and  I  shall  be  always  ready  to  discharge  my 
duty  to  his  Majesty  in  this  and  all  other  affairs,  but  1 
humbly  beg  to  acquaint  your  honour  tli.at  the  castle 
stands  in  the  county  and  out  of  the  liberty  of  the  ports, 
and  that  it  hath  been  impracticable  for  the  portsmen  to 
be  called  out  of  their  own  liberties,  and  I  conceive  it 
may  be  very  hazardous  to  this  town  in  a  time  of  such 
eminent  danger  to  lessen  the  strength  thereof.  And 
therefore  pray  that  as  soon  as  it  may  consist  with  his 
Majesty's  service  we  may  be  discharged  from  that 
attendance  ....  (Lord  Preston  has  written  at  the 
back.  "They  shall  lie  dismissed  as  soon  as  possible.") 


1688,  Nov.  6tb,  Lord  Langdale  to  (Sir  John  Reresby).  Sir 

I  own  my  obligation  for  your  care  in  the  dispatch  to  the    ^' ^^^2* 

Duke  of  Newcastle,  from  whom  I  received  an  answer  on  ' 

Sunday  that  he  had  ordered  Coll.  Hesketh's  regiment 
to  draw  together  and  march  hither,  but  believing  that 
the  King  may  perhaps  think  it  not  necessary  to  mike 
use  of  the  militia  at  this  time,  since  the  storm  is  fallen 
on  another  quarter,  I  have  sent  the  Lt. -Governor  to  con- 
sult with  you  about  it,beingun  willing  to  give  unnecessary 
troub'e  to  the  coimtry  till  I  know  his  Majesty's  pleasure 
therein.  This  morning  the  Lt. -Governor  finds  himself 
so  indisposed  that  he  dare  not  undertake  the  journey, 
which  forces  me  to  send  this  by  another  hand,  who  can- 
not discourse  j'ou  in  the  affair,  therefore  I  beg  the 
favour  of  you  to  stop  the  march  of  Cull.  Hesketh's  regi- 
ment till  I  receive  further  orders  from  the  King,  which 
I  will  send  you  .as  soon  as  they  come.  Yesterday  I  had 
a  letter  from  Burlington  that  gives  me  notice  there  are 
two  Dutch  men-of-war  on  that  coast,  which  renders  it 
so  hazardous  to  remove  the  guns,  arms,  and  amunition 
from  Scarborough  that  some  course  should  be  taken  to 
secure  them  till  they  can  be  removed,  which  if  the  Duke 
of  Newcastle  will  be  pleased  to  do  by  a  company  of  the 
neighbouring  militia  I  will  take  all  imaginable  care  for 
their  removal.  The  enemy  is  passed  by  Dover,  and  I 
do  not  question  but  our  fleet  will  follow  them  ;  that  the 
encounter  may  prove  prosperous  to  the  King  shall  be 
daily  prayer  of,  &c. 

1("'88,  Nov.  7th,  Yorke.  Sir  John  Reresby  to  Lord 
Preston. — One  of  the  enclosed  is  a  letter  from  my  Lord 
Langdale  to  stc])  the  militia,  which  I  have  sent  him 
word  it  was  not  in  my  power  to  do  ;  but  have  sent  a 
oo]iy  of  it  to  my  Lord  Duke,  and  presumed  to  write  to 
Coll.  Hesketh  and  to  advise  him  not  to  march  Prom 
Beverley  (where  the  regiment  is  to  meet  on  Saturday)  till 
his  grace  give  him  further  orders.  The  other  are  two  cer- 
tificates concerning  Chambers,  the  Scarborough  master 
of  a  small  vessel  whom  your  lordship  heard  was  taken 
thence,  and  clapt  on  board  a  Dutch  man-of-war,  but 
since  set  on  shore  at  Hartlepoole,  as  your  lordship  will 
find  by  them.  J.  Brachell  was  master  of  the  Dutch 
vessel.  Will.  Chambers  of  the  Scarborough.  There  is 
a  letter  from  the  mayor  of  Stocdone,  another  from  Sir 
David  Foulis  where  these  certificates  were  given  upon 
oath  (viz'  the  originals)  which  are  gone  to  the  Duke  of 
Newcastle,  to  whom  they  were  directed  aud  who  will 
certainly  give  your  lordship  a  more  perfect  account  of 
particulars.  P.S.  The  high  sheriff  gives  liis  humble 
service. 

1688.  Nov.  7th,  Rye.  John  Sp  line,  mayor,  Robert 
Hall,  and  Lewis  Gillart  to  the  Principal  Secretary  of 
State. — Enclose  a  ])aper  [not  there]  about  the  Mary  of 
South  Yarmouth,  William  Dore,  master,  laden  with  hay 
from  Holland,  about  which  he  had  formerly  written. 
Dore  confesses  he  had  4.J0  gilders  per  month. 

1688,  Nov.  7th,  Lyme  Regis.  —  Robert  Burridge, 
mayor,  to  Lord  Preston. — The  enclosed  letters  and  de- 
clarations were  voluntarily  deliverd  me  by  Mr.  Andrew 
Tucker  and  Robert  Summers,  as  you  will  see  by  the 
inclosed  examiuation.son  oath-,  which  ileclarations  have 
been  communicated  to  none  of  this  town,  and  according 
to  my  duty  have  nov.'  sent  them  you. 

1688,  Nov.  Sth,  Dublin.  [ColLJ  Grace  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— Having  lately  given  your  lordship  the  trouble  of  a 
letter  I  would  not  give  this  second  trouble,  had  it  not 
touched  the  King's  concern  in  this  kingdom  ;  neither 
would  I  trouble  the  King  in  it  if  my  lord  deputy's 
hands  had  not  been  tied  up.  by  making  his  report 
already  to  the  King  of  tlie  matter,  which  stands  thus: — 
The  King  made  mo  Governor  of  Aihlone,  the  most 
coiisideralile  inland  fortress  in  this  kingdom.  The 
Lord  Ranalagh  by  a,  surprise,  I  suppose,  prevailed 
with  his  late  Majesty  to  grant  him  and  his  heirs  all  the 
lands  and  jirofits  that  have  been  the  support  of  that 
government,  being  about  oOOZ.  per  annum,  and  did 
oblige  himself  by  covenant  in  the  said  grant  to  keep 
the  castle  aud  storehouses  always  in  repair,  yet  he 
Las  not  to  this  day  bestowed  one  penny  towards  the 
same,  liy  reason  whereof  the  King's  stores  and  arma 
are  exposed  to  the  weather  and  the  King's  castle  is 
so  out  of  repair  that  I  am  forced  to  lie  in  an  alehouse. 
I  have  writ  to  the  King  lately  on  this  subject,  but 
since  my  letter  to  the  King  I  find  now  occasion  for 
giving  your  lordship  this  trouble,  which  is  that  I  hear 
from  very  good  hands  that  the  disafl'ected  party  do 
meet  in  groat  body  well  armed  in  the  night  time  in 
several  places  in  this  kingdom,  and  particularly  near 
Athlone,  where  my  Lord  Cooloony  has  some  well  wishers, 
which  makes  me  apprehend  that  the  Prince  of  Orange 
may  send  Cooloony  and  some  others  hither  to  give  a 
diversion.     If  that  or  any  other  trouble  happens  in  this 


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Sib  country,  Athlone,  for  its  natural  strength  aud  c^mmo- 

'"'b'*''^*''   '1^°'^^  situation  to  keep  magazines  and  stores  to  answer 

1 ■        all  the  parts  of  the  Isingdom,  being   in  the  ver\'  centre 

thereof  upon  the  great  navigable  river  of  Shannon,  will 
be  the  first  place  any  enemy  will  covet  to  have.  The 
loss  and  prejudice  of  this  to  the  King's  concern  may 
prove  greater  than  I  can  imagine.  I  think  it  very  un- 
reasonable to  expect  that  the  King  should  be  at  the 
expense  of  repairing  that  castle  and  storehouses  when 
my  Lord  Ranalagh  hath  the  profits  of  the  same,  and 
is  bound  by  covenant  (as  ajipears  by  my  Lord  Dopntj-'s 
report)  to  keep  the  said  castle  and  storehouses  in  repa- 
ration; and  I  think  it  as  reasonable  for  the  King  to 
cause  the  rent  and  profits  of  that  place  to  be  sequestered 
towards  repairing  the  place,  which  if  his  Majesty  will 
do,  and  I  believe  my  Lord  Ranalagh  will  not  oppose  it. 
having  received  already  about  6,1  lOOZ.  by  that  place,  I  will 
iminediatel3-  go  on  with  the  work  night  and  day  till  I 

put  the  place  in  a  posture  of  defense 

1688,  Nov.  8th.  Extract  of  a  letter  from  Mr.  John 
Wiely,  minister  of  Lith,  near  Whitby,  in  Yorkshire.  It 
was  sent  to  Robert  Otterburu,  Esq.,  at  Gray's  Inn. — On 
Moudaj-  last  there  appeared  very  near  the  shore,  brtwixt 
Sandsend  and  Whitby,  a  very  large  Dutch  frigate  of  Ttl 
guns,  who  took  from  on  board  a  Scarborough  Ketch  the 
master,  and  sent  the  vessel  home,  telling  the  men  they 
should  not  take  care  for  their  master,  for  he  should 
fare  very  well,  and  more  that  they  designed  for  the 
Frith  in  Scotland.  On  Tuesday  another  great  ship 
shewed  herself,  and  our  fishermen  tells  us  of  20  sail 
which  tbey  see  some  leagues  from  the  shore;  so  'tis 
believed  they  intend  to  land  there. 

1688.  Nov.  9th,  Gisbrough.  (Sir)  Da[vid]  Foulis, 
Wm.  Chaloner,  and  J.  Trotter  to  my  Lord. — The  last 
night  we  had  a  strong  alarm  of  the  landing  of  our 
enemies,  upon  the  firing  of  Eston  beacon  about  9  o'clock 
■which  ke])t  us  up  till  we  sent  to  know  the  cause,  which 
at  last  proves  thus  upon  our  strict  examination.  The 
High  Constable  of  Langbrough  (Will.  Silliborne)  com- 
ming  from  Yarme  about  8  o'clock  last  night  was  most 
confident  he  saw  the  beacon  of  Ormsliy  then  on  fire, 
upon  which  he  sent  to  the  watch  for  the  beacon  of  Eston 
to  set  that  on  fire,  which  was  done  .accordingly,  and 
occasioned  the  firing  of  the  beacons  of  Mask  and  Up- 
leatham  ;  but  the  High  Constable  finding  his  mistake, 
sent  to  all  the  beacons  immediately  not  to  fire  them, 
and  we  are  very  certain  it  was  so  well  effected  that  none 

was 

1688.  Nov.  9th,  Hull.  Lord  Langdale  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— Having  received  yours  of  Xov.  6th,  I  did  imme- 
diately write  to  the  colonel  of  the  militia  regiment, 
which  did  by  a  former  order  muster  this  day  at 
Beverley,  and  acquainted  liim  with  the  King's  com- 
mands, whereunto  he  returned  me  answer  tliat  he 
would  to-morrow  dismiss  them.  Since  the  enemy  is 
resolved  to  pursue  so  wicked  and  barbarous  a  design,  I 
hope  it  will  prove  to  their  own  confusion,  which  will  be 
to  the  satisfaction  of  all  good  men.  I  beseech  God 
bless  and  preserve  his  Majesty,  and  I  do  not  d.oubt  but 
God  Almighty  will  assist  him  in  the  defense  of  so  good 
a  cause.  I  beg  pardon  that  I  did  not  before  this jjre- 
sent  my  wishes  of  joy  aud  success  to  your  lordship  in 
j-our  new  employment. 

1688,  Nov.  9th,  York.  Sir  John  Reresby  to  Lord 
Preston. — I  received  the  honour  of  your  lordshiji's.  .  . 
.  .  .  The  orders  to  recall  the  militia  regiment  raised 

I  for  Hull  are  received  by  Coll.   Hesketh   by  this  time, 

and  they  are  upon  their  return,  but  I  fear  the  eleven 
'  companies   of  the  Duke  of  Newcastle's  regiment   ex- 

pected there  very  speedily  (as  J  find  by  a  letter  1  this 
day  received  from  my  Lord  Langdale)  will  not  answer 
expectation  as  to  time,  it  not  being  as  yet  in  perfect 
condition  to  march.  By  letter  received  yesterday  from 
the  Duke  at  Welbeck  I  find  the  distance  the  Dutch  are 
landed  at  from  hence  makes  him  judge  it  unnecessary 
to  come  hither  for  the  present,  or  to  call  the  militia 
together,  further  than  to  keep  one  regiment  of  foot  and 
two  troops  of  horse  for  the  security  of  this  city,  and  to 
prevent  any  sudden  rising  or  meeting  of  such  with 
whom  they  may  have  intelligence,  which  the  deputy 
lieutenants  yesterday  agreed  to,  and  have  recommended 
to  his  grace  as  necessary  to  be  done  whilst  the 
danger  continues.  The  inclosed  is  a  libel  received 
from  Holland  by  Jo.  Field,  of  Hull,  marchaut,  from 
an  unknown  hand  (as  he  pretends),  which  when  he 
opened  he  presentlv  sent  away  to  Sir  J.  Kaye.  a  justice 
of  the  peace  of  the  West  Riding,  by  the  way  of  Ralph 
Spencer,  his  acqu.iintance  in  Leeds.  But  R.  Spencer, 
opening  the  bundle,  carries  it  to  one  Potter,  a  nearer 
justice  of  the  peace  (as  the  enclosed  information  will 
L  make  appear).     He  put  it  into  the  hands  of  my  Lord 


llairfax  and  some  other  dep.  liuiilciiants,  who  presentlv 
gave  It  to  me  (vizt.  last  night  at  7  o'clock)  to  send  u"|, 
this  day  to  your  lordshi)).  I  must  add  further  that 
upon  strict  enquiry,  and  some  knowledge  of  this  Field 
he  hath  the  repute  of  a  very  loyal  man,  aud  not  likely 
to  have  received  or  dispersed  this  maliciously. 

1688.  The  information  of  Raljih  Spencer,  of  Leeds 
in  the  CO.  of  York,  merchant,  taken  Ufion  oath  the  -tth 
day  of  Nov.  in  the  4th  year  of  the  reign  of  our  sovereigi. 
Lord  King  .Tames  the  2nd.— He  received  a  little  buudle 
from  the  hands  of  \Villiam  Milner,  of  Leeds,  junior 
merchant,  which  was  sealed  and  directed  as  followeth  •' 
(loMr.  Ralph  Spencer,  per  Leonard  Bavly),  in  which 
sealed  bundle  he  found  a  printed  pamphlet  containing 
28  pages  in  a  large  folio,  intituled,  "  A  memorial  from 
the  English  Protestants  for  their  Highnesses  the  Prince 
and  Princess  of  Orange"— He  immediately  brouiibt  the 
same  to  Thomas  Potter,  Esq.,  one  of  his  :\lajesty's 
justices  of  the  peace.— He  believes  the  said  pamphlet 
came  from  John  Field,  of  Hull,  merchant,  by  reason 
that  he  received  a  letter  from  the  said  Mr.  Field  sealed 
up  in  the  said  bundle.— Signed  by  Ralph  Spencer- 
sworn  at  Leeds  before  'J'hos.  Potter. 

1688,  Nov.  !lth,  Wellbeck  (Holograph).  The  Duke  of 
Newcastle  to  Lord  Preston.— Your  lordship's  letter  of 
the  6th  I  received  yesterday,  and  immediately  writ  to 
the  deputy  lieutenants  and  to  Col.  Hesketh  from  march- 

rng   his  regiment  to  Hull no  doubt  before 

this,  my  friend,  Mr.  Roland  Tempest,  has  represented 
me  to  your  lordship  witli  all  the  respect  a  faithful  ser- 
vant to  your  lordship  cau  have  for  your  person  and 
family.  I  was  a  playfellow  to  your  worthy  father.  My 
wishes  of  joy  should  have  been  immediately  presented 
to  your  lordship  but  that  the  Eirl  of  Sunderland  has 
jdeased  to  be  very  civil  to  me.  I  assure  your  lord.ship 
1  have  au  entire  resolution  to  serve  your  lordshiji  to  my 
poor  interest.  I  humbly  entreat  your  lordship  to  do 
me  the  favour  to  present  my  humble  suit  to  his  Majesty 

that  I  may  be  employed  where  there  is  action 

1688,  Nov.  9th.  Tho.  Morgan  to  Lord  Preston.— Asks 
Lord  Preston  to  get  him  ufi:'  from  being  sherirt'  of  Mon- 
mouthshire, which  is  an  employment,  unless  his  Majesty 
will  be  graciously  ])leased  to  Iree  him  from,  will  be  his 
utter  ruin  ;  and  he  doubts  not.  if  Lord  Preston  repre- 
sents his  case  truly  to  the  King,  it  will  procure  his 
favour. — Has  spent  much  time  abroad. — Gives  an  ac- 
count of  how  his  estate  is  encumbered. — A  jointure  to 
his  mother-in-law.  Lady  Dorvel,  of  1,500/.  per  annum. 

Another  letter  of  the  same  date  from  Tho.  Morgan  to 
the  same  effect. 

1688,  Nov.  12th,  York.  T.  Rokeby  (late  sherift"  of 
Yorkshire)  to  Lord  Preston.- Is  glad  that  Lord  Preston's 
uncle  has  come  into  the  shrievalty  of  tbat  county. — Asks 
Lord  Preston  to  assure  the  King  of  his  desire  to  serve 
the  King  in  all  ways. 

1688,  Nov.  13tli,  York.  Sir  John  Reresby  to  Lord 
Preston.  —  Several  deputy  lieutenants  of  the  three 
Ridings  meeting  this  morning,  according  to  appoint- 
ment, to  call  up  the  horse  of  the  whole  county  (with 
order  to  bring  money  and  ammunition  for  one  month) 
for  the  better  and  more  immediate  defence  of  this  city 
and  county,  in  case  of  any  disturbance  or  insurrection, 
and  for  other  matters  relating  to  the  lieutenancy,  it  was 
moved  and  generally  consented  to  that  the  gentlemen 
and  principal  freeholders  might  have  notice  to  ajipear 
here  according  to  the  enclosed  summons.  The  declared 
intention  of  which  was  to  take  thrir  engagements  and 
concurrence  for  the  defence  of  this  country  for  his 
Majesty's  service.  One  of  these  was  sent  to  the  Duke 
of  Newcastle,  and  others  were  despatched  to  the  several 
gentlemen  to  desire  them  to  be  here  at  the  time  ap- 
pointed. And  1  was  desired  to  send  your  lordship  the 
enclosed,  that  the  King  might  know  the  loyal  measures 
we  were  upon.  But  several  gentlemen  that  were  pro- 
moters of  it  were  surprised  this  evening  by  notice  they 
received  from  the  clerk  of  the  peace  of  the  West  Riding 
(and  particularly  Sir  Henry  Goodrich  and  C;ipt.  Tan- 
kard, both  deputy  lieutenants,  and  who  behave  them- 
selves with  great  zeal  at  this  time  for  the  King's 
service)  that  they  are  left  out  of  the  commission  of  the 
peace  dated  in  September  last.  They  seem  not  much 
disturbed  at  it,  but  I  fear  this  discountenance  upon 
them  (as  well  as  upon  above  2o  more  of  the  principal 
gentlemen  of  the  West  Riding  under  tho  same  circum- 
stance) may,  if  not  speedily  remedied,  discourage  or 
divide  that  country,  that  is  in  so  fair  away  of  unanimity 
in  this  time  of  distraction.  My  lord,  it  is  my  duty  to 
lay  plainly  before  the  King  whatever  I  fear  may  obstruct 
his  service,  especially  now.  I  presume,  by  the  date  of 
the  commission,  that  this  was  the  result  of  former  mea- 
sures, and  if  it  be  now  a  mistake  the  sooner  it  is  rectified 

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HISTORICAL    MANUSCKIPTS    COMMISSION: 


Sib  (or  some  encourae;emeiit  sent  down  that  it  will   lie  so) 

F.Geaham.  the  better,  for  if  this  impede  not  we  hope  for  a  very 
^'  .rood  success,  and  an  exemplary  one  from  this  meetinij. 
--P.S.  For  till  liberty  of  St.  Peters  in  York  there  is 
also' a  commission  of  the  peace  of  the  same  model  come 
down,  where  the  chancellor  and  all  the  doctors  are  left 
out,  &c.  It  is  here  discoursed  that  the  postmaster  of 
this"  place  is  to  be  put  out.  I  do  not  desire  to  be  acces- 
sary to  his  removal,  but  if  it  happen,  there  is  none  litter 
in  this  city  to  succeed  him  than  Mr.  Dawson,  wliom 
your  lordship  knows.  Dr.  Johnson  tells  me  that  he 
acquainted  you  with  a  late  petition  I  made  to  the  King, 
that  my  son  might  be  admitted  lieutenant  to  my  own 
company,  which  place,  as  I  hear,  is  vacant  by  one 
Butters  l.einLT  put  out.  that  is  (by  being  long  bedrid) 
incapable  for  that  service  ;  if  he  be  not  broken  I  do  not 
desire  the  succession  ;  if  he  be  (or  ihat  it  is  intended), 
I  hope  the  King  will  not  deny  me  that  acceptance  of 
my  sou  into  his  service,  and  into  a  comjiany  which  I 
bought  at  the  i)riceof  900L  ;  and  if  your  lordship  do  lue 
the  honour  to  apjiear  in  it,  I  hope  it  may  much  c(m. 
tribute  to  the  success  .  .  .  The  Lord  Thorn.  Howard 
is  custos  rotulorum  to  this  commission. 

1688.  Nov.  13th.  Copy  of  the  summons  to  the  De- 
puty-Lieutenants of  Yorkshire  to  meet  at  York  on  the 
22nd  of  Nov.,  mentioned  in  Sir  John  Reresby's  letter  of 
the  18th  Nov.  ,      ^     , 

1688,  Nov.  13th.  Fragment  of  a  letter  from  the  >.arl 
of  Carlisle  to  Lord  Preston,  about  a  pass  for  some  per- 
son ;  but  name  and  place  are  gone. 

161-8,  Nov.  13th.  Lord  Melfort  to  Lord  Preston.— 
The  two  persons  whose  names  are  enclosed  are  of  the 
'  gang  of  Mr.  Parefoy,  seized,  as  the  King  tells  me,  by 
your  lordshi]i's  order.  His  Majesty  has  commanded 
me  to  send  this  by  the  bearer,  wlio  will  attend  any  mes- 
senger you  send  to  apprehend  these  two  with  the  com- 
pany of  Mr.  Foxon.  one  of  whom  is  said  to  be  of  some 
quality.  There  must  go  some  guard  to  be  near  for  the 
-better  securing  the  prisoners.  This  must  beimme- 
diately  gone  about.  I  am  commanded  by  the  King  to 
tell  your  lordslii|i  this. 

1688,  Nov.  loth.  Resolution.— Lord  Dartmouth  to 
Lord  Preston.— This  is,  my  dear  lord,  to  congratulate, 
rather  indeed  the  King  than  yourself,  in  being  in  his 
service,  and  I  heai-tily  wish  it  had  been  sooner  for  the 
sake  of  both.  With  all  the  letters  from  the  Admiralty 
that  are  sent  me,  none  ever  came  to  me  yet  from  any- 
body till  my  wife  sent  me  the  good  news.  I  am  sure 
your  lordship  is  a  sharer  with  me  in  my  misfortune, 
for  such  1  shall  ever  esteem  it,  that  I  was  not  able  to 
meet  the  Prince  of  Orange,  tho'  I  am  sure  none  of  my 
friends  need  be  ashamed  of  lieing  so,  for  I  did  every- 
thing to  the  utmost  of  my  power,  and  I  hoiie  God  will 
yet  enable  me  to  serve  my  master  better.  Nothing 
shall  be  wanting  on  my  part,  tho"  my  task  hath  been  very 
hard  hitherto  ;  but 'tis  an  ill  fate  to  do  all  I  can  .and 
then  be  ill  thought  on  to;  but  I  know  the  King's  jus- 
tice, and  he  is,  I  am  sure,  the  best  able  to  judge  for  me. 
So  that  I  have  the  comfort  of  his  favour,  I  care  not 
what  a  malicious  or  envious  court  think  or  talk.  .   .  . 

(1688.)  A  jietition  of  John  Pepper,  gent.,  to  Lord 
Preston.  States  that  he  is  in  the  custody  of  a  messenger 
by  his  lordship's  order,  and  is  desirous  to  clear  himself 
of  aiiv  charge  against  him,  and,  being  unfit  to  undergo 
the  expenses  of  a  chargeable  confinement,  prays  that 
he  may  be  brought  to  a  hearing  before   the  King  and 

Council.  „,  „,, 

1688,  Nov.  16th.  T.  .Johnson  to  Mi-.  Warr.  Ihe  en- 
closed i)etition  is  concerning  the  business  I  spoke  to  my 
lord  this  morninEr,  and  I  desire  that  you  will  be  pleased 
to  deliver  it  to  my  lord  with  speed.  (Lord  Preston 
writes  at  the  back  "Pepper  to  be  here  to-morrow 
'■  morning  at  0  of  the  clock.") 

1688,  Nov.  16,  Whitehall.  W.  Blathwayt  to  Lord 
Preston.  Encloses  an  abstract  (but  does  not  state  on 
what  subject.)  ,,,^11 

168H  Nov.  17th.  T.  J^ackson]  to  his  son,  Mr.  Charles 
Jackson,  at  the  General  Post  Office  in  Lombard  Street. 
—Upon  Thursday  last  mv  Lord  Delamere  summoned 
all  or  very  many'of  his  tenants,  to  meet  him  at  Boden  ; 
and  there  met  him  a  numerous  company  both  of  his 
tenants  and  others,  to  whom  he  made  an  eloquent 
speech  and  declared  for  the  Prince  ol  Orange  ;  an. 
they  generally  applauded  his  design,  and  have  promised 
cheerfully  to  accompany  him  :  and  this  day,  it  is  said, 
they  a'e  to  meet  again  and  to  bei>m  their  march.  He 
said  the  Prince  had  foot  enow,  but  wanted  horse,  and 
BO  each  of  them  l)rings  a  horse,  and  he  promiseth  them 
to  find  them  arms.  It  is  said  divers  gentlemen  send 
him  men  and  horse;  but  in  my  next  you  shall  have 
more  certain  notice.  P.S.— It  is  said  my  Lord  Dela- 
mer   will    raise   a   thousand ;  others    say,    he    and    his 


associates  will  be  4,000.  and  will  march  this  day.     'L'here  Sir 

was  one  John  Savage,  a  papist,  who  went  to  the  King's    '^^  g^g^'' 

army  in  the  beginning  of  this  week.  I  think  on  Tuesday         ' 

last,  and  this  lasl,  night  his  house  was  plundered.     He 
lived  near  to  Agden. 

(1688),  Nov.   21st  or  24th,*  Exon. to   Mr.  John 

Condy,  at  his  chamber  in  Lincoln's  Inn. — The  troubles 
here  in  Exon  forced  me  for  some  daj-sto  shut  school  and 
house  and  to  retire  into  the  country,  and  thi.s  is  the  reason 
that  I  have  not  answered  your  last  sooner.  When  the 
Prince  of  Orange  came  hither  the  county  was  in  no 
posture  of  defence,  r.o  beacons  up,  the  train  bands  by 
long  disuse  so  out  of  order  as  not  easy  to  be  put  in 
order.  For  some  days  none  of  our  gentry  appeared  ; 
but  now  most  of  the  gentry  of  the  county  have  made 
visits  to  the  Prince,  .and,  as  'tis  said,  have  resolved  to 
(hfend  the  estabUsheil  laws  and  religion.  Several  noble- 
men and  gentry  are  also  come  from  other  counties,  as 
also  many  of  the  King's  soldiers  dail}-  lepair  hither, 
which  gives  the  Prince  great  content  and  confidence,  as 
I  am  told.  As  far  as  I  can  guess  the  army  brought 
from  Holland  consists  in  16  or  18  thousand,  which  be- 
have themselves  with  great  civility,  which  gains  much 
u])on  the  people.  At  the  first  coming  the  Prince  began 
to  raise  new  forces,  but  we  are  now  told,  and  I  believe 
it  to  be  true,  he  hath  put  a  sto()  to  the  raising  any  new 
forces.  Most  of  the  soldiers  are  moved  eastward.  The 
Prince  went  out  this  morning  ;  but,  'tis  said,  will  re- 
turn within  few  days.  Here  is  a  petition  to  the  King 
for  a  free  Parliament  promoting  in  this  county,  and, 
'tis  said,  the  gentry  will  also  associate  for  their  com- 
mon defence.  The  Prince,  we  are  told,  has  here  from 
Cornwall  1 ,000  of  tinners,  and  just  now  comes  a  report 
that  several  of  the  county  are  marching  into  Plymouth. 
There  have  been  various  reports  concerning  tho  Earls 
of  Bath  and  Huntingdon,  the  ofiicers  in  Plymouth  Fort, 
&c.  ;  Imt  I  iind  little  certainty  therein,  and  therefore 
write  nothing.  Tlie  government  of  this  city  and  of  the 
port  is  committed  by  the  Prince  to  some  commissioners, 
of  which,  'tis  said,  Mr.  Seymour  is  chief.  The  clergy 
continue  the  prayers  for  the  King  ;  but  have  received 
severe  command  not  to  mention  the  Prince  of  Wales. 
As  far  as  1  can  guess  tho  gentry  of  the  western  coun- 
ties resolve  to  assist  the  Prince.  Several  pamphlets 
are  scattered  here  to  justify  this  expedition  of  tho 
Prince,  but  I  have  not  seen  any,  and  can  give  little 
account  of  them,  save  that  the  generality  of  people  seem 

to  favour  the  cause 

1688,  Nov.  21st. to   .Mr.    Richard  Musgrave.   at 

the  Chancery  Office  in  Chancery  Lane.— Saturday  last 
the  Prince  went  8  miles  to  view  ithe  Lord  Cornlniry's 
and  the  other  troops  which  came  to  him,  and  ordered 
them  their  pay,  which  is  in  arrear,  and  a  montli's  ad- 
vance. This  morning  his  Highness  marched  towards 
Salisbury  ;  the  baggage  and  artillery  11. arched  yester- 
day. Our  town  hath  been  full  of  gentlemen  from  many 
counties  ;  Dorset  and  Somerset  came  in  very  briskly. 
Most  of  ours  have  ott'ered  their  service  to  his  Highness. 
They  are  provided  with  all  things  that  can  be  useful  in 
such  an  expedition  in  aliundance,  especially  with  the 
sinews  of  war.  Coll.  Lutti'iell  hath  a  regiment  which 
is  to  be  here  with  some  others  ;  Mr.  Sp.  Seamor 
another,  and  is  one  of  the  Council.  Since  you  desire  a 
list,  take  it  in  part  as  underneath  :  the  Prince  being 
gone  there's  little  more  at  this  time. — E.  of  Abbington, 
K.  of  Montross,  Capt.  Burrington,  Major  Nortbeote, 
Mr.  Bdm.  Gary,  Mr.  tl'nlford,  Mr.  Lee,  Sir  AVm.  Drake, 
fl'r.  Drake,  Capt  Chohvick,  Dean  of  Exeter,  Mr.  Beavis, 
Coll.  Port,  Mr.  Elwill,  Capt.  Martyn,  Capt.  D.  Bollc, 
Mr.  Northleigh,  Sir  Wm.  Poitman,  Coll.  Lutter[ell]  and 
his  brother.  Major  Palmer,  Mr.  Speak  :  Seamor,  Mr. 
Th.  Seamor,  Capt.  Kodd,  Mr.  Hatton  Coni]jtou,  Capt. 
Brewer.  Mr.  Row,  Mr.  Wharton,  Mr.  Russell.  Coll. 
Bamjifield,  Coll.  Tho.  Wyndham  and  his  son,  Capt.  Est, 
Sir  J.  Fowell,  Coll.  Kolle,  Mr.  Champernown,  Coll. 
Cooke,  Sir  Tho.  Lear,  Mr.  Stawell,  Mr.  Mallett,  Capt. 
Tydecomb,  Ca]it.  Braddon,  Sir  Rob.  Pye's  son,  Sir  Rob. 
Peyton,  Mr.  Geo.  Courteuy.  Sir  ffr.  Northcote,  Mr. 
Roopc,  Coll.  Godfry,  Capt.  Osbourn,  Capt.  Hooper,  (Japt. 
Colman,  Sir  P.  Prideaux,  Sir  B.  Wray,  Sir  11.  Carew, 
rifni  multis  aliis.  (Endorsed  by  Tempest.  A  letter 
from  Exon  containing  a  list  of  several  in  the  P.  of 
Orange's  army.) 

1688.  Nov.  21st,  Exeter.— J.  J.  to   [his  mother]  Mrs. 
James,  Brownlow  Street,  nigh  Gray's  Inn  in  Holborn. 

-In  my  last  from  Taunton  1  writ  for  some  things  to  be 
sent  to  Exeter,  but  I  desire  you  would  not  send  them, 
by  reason  we  are  on   our  march  for  Salisbury.     This 


•  Temijest  has  endov.sHd  the  Ifltoi-  as  beinj?  of  Nov.  31  hut  the  Hgures 
seem  -H  at  the  head  of  the  letter. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPOKT. 


417 


SiK         day  there  was  commissions  for  three  regiments  given 
Geaham,   o,|(;  before  1  came,  and  in  one  of  them  Watt.  Vincent  is 

'        a  Capt.     The  Prince  does  not  design  to  raise  any  moru 

as  yet,  but  I  do  not  question  to  get  a  commission  in 
little  time.  In  the  mean  time  I  must  wait  witli  patieuou 
and  serve  as  a  volontier. 

10S8,  Nov.  21st,  Salesbury. — F.  Grahme  to  [his 
brother]  Lord  Preston. — I  received  yours  with  the  en- 
closed for  my  brother,  which  I  will  give  him  when  hv 

comes,  which  will  not   be   till  to-morrow I 

received  4  commissions  from  Mr.  Warr,  which  I  desired 
Lord  Middleton  to  get  signed.  He  told  me  he  would 
send  them  to  you  himself.  The  King  was  to  have  gone 
this  day  to  Warminster,  but  was  taken  3  or  4  times 
yesterday  with  bleeding  at  the  nose,  which  hath  pre- 
vented his  journey,  lie  was  last  night  blooded,  and 
went  very  early  to  bed  ;  but  is  this  morning,  thank  God, 
very  well.  There  is  just  now  news  come  that  Sarsfield 
hath  had  a  brush  with  some  of  the  enemy  5  miles  be- 
yond Warminster.  Ho  having  intelligence  that  there 
was  some  of  them  thereabouts,  went  crit  with  a  parry 
and  met  with  them,  who  were  about  400,  oi  which  30 
were  killed,  6  taken  prisoners.  They  were  most  of 
them  Scotch,  and  coniiuanded  by  one  Cambel.  We  lost 
3  men,  and  young  Webb,  that  belonged  to  the  Prince, 
mortally  wounded.     P.S. — Mr.  Inuis  is  your  servant. 

1688,  Nov.  17tl],  Letter  from  Exou.  The  Prince  hath 
appointed  commissioners  for  the  managing  the  revenue, 
which  are  my  Lord  Wiltshire,  Mr.  Herbert,  and  Air. 
Roe.  Yesterday  they  collected  the  monthly  duty  of 
excise  for  this  city,  and  say  they  will  have  the  whole 
revenue.  They  have  been  with  me  about  ours,  and  said 
they  would  have  all  the  money  that  was  received  here ; 
hut  I,  being  a  Deputy,  and  Mr.  Parsons  wanting,  Mrs. 
Parsons  hath  persuaded  Mr.  Koe  (who  is  hor  kinsman)  to 
suspend  the  matter  till  Mr.  Parsons  comes  home,  she 
having  sent  for  him.  The  Prince  is  gone  this  morning 
to  Ottery  with  a  great  number  of  English  and  foreign 
noblemen  and  gentlemen  to  view  some  of  my  Lord 
Cornbury's  dragoons,  and  some  horse  of  my  Lord  of 
Oxford's,  who  are  conic  to  his  assistance  and  returns 
at  night.  Several  gentlemen  of  the  county  come  in 
every  day  to  him ;  but  our  magistrates  are  suspended 
during  the  Prince's  stay  here,  they  not'compl3-ing  with 
him.  The  army  is  so  great  that  I  am  told  this  morning 
Sir  William  Waller's  regiment,  that  was  almost  full  of 
Ecw  raised  men,  is  disbanded.  Some  time  next  week 
the  Prince  marches  from  hence,  but  will  leave  two  or 
three  regiments  here. 

it)88,  tSTov.  18th,  Salisbury.  Extract  of  my  Lord 
Feversham's  letter  to  the  King. 

1688,  Nov.  19th,  Post  Office,  Bxon.  Alexander  Samp- 
sou  (endorsed  as  addressed)  to  Mr.  Prowdc.  This  pust, 
Plymouth,  Dartmouth,  Pottness,  and  liarnstaple  bags 
were  opened  by  the  Prince's  officers.  Air.  Symour, 
sometimes  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons,  Sir  Wm. 
Portman,  with  several  gentlemen  of  Wilts,  Dorset,  and 
Sumerset  came  hither  to  the  Prince  Saturday  night. 
P.S. — Mr.  Parsons  is  not  come  home  yet. 

1688,  Nov.  '21st  and  22nd.  Extracts  of  letters  taken 
in  the  mail  from  Exeter  to  London,  all  dated  21st  Nov. 
1688,  intercepted  Salisbury  the  22nd  Nov.  1688  : — 

No.  1.  The  Prince  marched  out  this  morning  with  a 
mighty  full  and  splendid  court.  Prince  hath  a  large 
ti-aiu  of  artillery,  at  least  60  pieces.  The  Dutch  and 
English  were  yesterday  in  sight  of  each  other  in  Tor 
Bay,  but  stormy  winds  will  prevent  their  fighting.  The 
Dutch  are  60  sail  of  inen-of-war,  the  English  but  30. 

No.  2.  The  Prince  and  many  hundreds  sign  a  paper 
for  a  free  Parliament. 

No.  o.  With  much  difficulty  we  are  got  to  Exeter, 
we  are  aljout  20.Ol.'0  strong.  The  Prince  will  not  raise 
many  new  regiments  by  reason  he  expects  the  King's 
army  for  the  most  part  will  come  over  to  him.  This 
day  we  marched  for  Salisbury.  Inclosed  I  have  sent 
3'ou  the  declaration,  which  I  hope  will  come  safe.  In 
another  paper  I  have  sent  you  the  speech  to  the  array, 
with  a  form  of  prayer,  and  another  paper  I  could  send, 
a  memorial  from  the  English  Protestants  to  their  High- 
nesses, but  I  fear  the  bulk  will  make  it  miscarry.  This 
is  directed  to  one  Camjilcshon  at  Lord  Ferrer's. 

No.  4.  The  Prince  marched  out  of  Exon  this  morning. 
The  greatest  jart  of  his  forces  are  about  Honiton  and 
upon  the  march  castwai'd.  The  prince  hath,  as  near  as 
I  can  learn,  2."),000  fighting  men,  120  pieces  of  cannon, 
and  arms  more  for  34.000  men.  All  the  gentlemen  of 
note  of  this  county  are  come  to  assist  the  Prince  and  a 
great  many  of  the  adjacent  counties.  Speaker  Seymour 
is  left  Governor  of  this  place,  part  of  the  army  is  as  far 
as  Dorchester.  As  I  am  informed  we  have  now  a  report 
that  Plymouth  is  taken. 
u    84062. 


No.  -J.  For  some  day.s  none  of  our  gentry  appeared,  Sie 

but  now  most  of  the  gentry  of  the  country  have  made  F.f'HAHiit, 
visits  to  the  Prince,  and,  as  'tis  said,  havo  resolved  to  ^■^^■ 
defend  the  established  laws  and  religion.  Several 
noblemen  and  gentlemen  are  also  come  from  other 
counties,  and  also  many  of  the  King's  soldiers  dayly 
repair  hither.  The  soldiers  are  marched  eastward. 
Hero  is  a  petition  to  the  Kiu^  for  a  free  Parliament 
promoting  in  this  county,  and,  'tis  said,  the  gentry 
will  also  associate  for  their  common  defence. 

1688.  Nov,  22nd,  London.  H.  W.  Ludolf  to  (Lord 
Preston). — Thanks  his  Majesty  for  his  liberty,  but  he 
will  have  little  cause  to  rejoice  at  it  if  a  pass  is  not 
granted  to  him,  and  his  horse  and  250  guineas  restored 
to  him.  Hopes  the  King  is  too  generous  to  be  dis- 
pleased at  him  ^for  being  true  to  his  master,  and  will 
not  discourage  honesty  so  much  as  to  let  him  suller  for 
endeavouring  to  find  out  his  Highness,  upon  whom  he 
has  his  only  dependence. — Lord  Huntsdoue  refuses  to 
restore  the  horses,  under  the  frivolous  pretence  that 
they  are  the  Prince's,  whereas  he  bought  the  black  one, 
and  the  gray  was  given  him  by  the  Prince  for  this 
expedition.  As  to  the  money,  he  must  submit  to  his 
Majesty's  will  and  pleasure  whether  it  is  not  reasonable 
that  he  should  have  an  attestation  that  so  much  money 
was  taken  from  him,  and  whether  the  said  money  ought 
not  to  be  secured,  till  it  is  known  where  the  Prince 
is,  what  he  is  adoing,  and  whether  he  ought  to  be  used 
as  the  King's  enemy.     Indisposition  by  a  bruise  on  his 

head  prevents  him  from  waiting  on  his  lordship 

1688,  Nov.  22nd,  York.  Sir  Rio.  Graham  to  Lord 
Preston. — The  13th  instant  10  deputy-lieutenants  for 
the  West,  North,  .and  East  Ridings  of  this  county 
issued  out  warrants  for  the  meeting  of  the  iiorse  militia 
here  this  day,  with  a  mouth's  pay.  and  also  a  re(|uest  to 
all  the  lords  and  gentry  to  meet  them  here  to  advise 
about  matters  of  moment.  Three  daj's  since  I  received 
my  patent  for  High  Sheriff  (for  which  1  humbly  thank 
your  lordship),  and  the  day  after  I  came  to  town  to 
settle  the  ahairs  belonging  to  my  place,  where  I  met 
with  t'lie  Duke  of  Newcastle,  who  let  me  understand  he 
believed  this  meeting  was  to  request  his  sacred  Majesty 
to  call  a  Parliament,  to  which  we  both  in  the  presence 
of  most  of  the  dejiuty-lieutenants  and  other  gentlemen 
of  the  county  declared  against,  and  refused  to  join  with 
them  in  anything  of  that  nature ;  and  my  lord,  to 
show  his  dislike,  went  out  of  town  last  night.  This  day 
about  one  in  the  afternoon,  whilst  the  deputy-lieuten- 
ants and  gentlemen  were  in  the  city  hall  about  framing 
and  subscribing  an  address  to  the  King  to  the  same 
etl'ect  the  Bishop's  was,  my  Lord  Danliy,  his  son,  my 
Lord  Dunblane  and  other  lords  and  gentlemen,  mus- 
tered up  a  number  of  horse  and  seized  upon  the  King's 
soldiers,  the  guards  of  the  town,  and  are  now  at  the 
governor's  lodgings  to  seize  him,  and  die  keys  of  the 
city.  They  havo  shut  up  the  gates,  and  1  expect  every 
moment  tc  be  takeii  into  custody.  This  being  my  duty 
I  could  not  omit  any  time  of  signifying  it  to  your  lord- 
ship, with  my  humble  dut}'  and  service  to  his  gracious 
Majesty,  in  whose  service  I  will  lose  the  last  drop  of  my 
blood  before  I  do  the  least  act  that  may  be  disloyal  or 
prejudicial  to  his  Majesty's  interest. 

1688,  Nov.  22ud,  Salisbury.— The  Earl  of  Middleton  to 
Lord  Preston  (holograph). — I  am  to  acknowledge  the 
favour  of  your  Lordships  of  the  20th.  ^s  to  the  Bishop 
of  Bristol's  desire,  his  Majesty  told  me  he  would  con- 
sider of  it ;  but  as  to  Sir  Ed.  Hales's  project  of  mounting 
mortarpieces.  he  will  by  no  means  allow  of  it;  nay, 
tho'  there  were  disorders  in  [the]  city,  he  would  not 
have  them  made  use  of,  since  they  could  not  destroy 
the  rioters  but  the  city  itself,  in  which  principally  con- 
sists the  wealth  and  strength  of  tho  nation,  and  consc- 
quentlj'  his  own.  Besides  it  might  so  far  exasperate 
the  people  all  over  England  as  to  cause  a  general  defec- 
tion. 1  send  your  lordship  the  pardon  with  the  blanks 
filled  up,  which  his  Majesty  would  have  ])rinted  in  the 
Gazettes,  both  English  liud  French.  His  Majesty 
would  have  the  Lord's  petition  reprinted,  with  his  answer 
to  it,  which  1  semi  you,  as  I  took  it  this  morning  from 
his  own  mouth.  It  must  have  no  license  nor  allowauoo 
to  it,  of  which  your  lordship  will  be  phased  to  give 
Hills  a  caution  when  you  order  him  to  print  it.  We 
have  no  certain  intelligence  of  the  enemies  being  re- 
moved with  their  main  Ijody.  His  Majesty  rested  very 
well  last  night,  and  is  so  this  morning,  tho'  he  bled  a 

little  at  nose  both  last  night  and  this  morning 

li;88,  Nov.  2:ird,  Oxou.  Bras.  Nose.  (Dr.)  Jo.  Meare 
to  L(jrd  Preston. — It  was  my  fortune  to  be  lately  in  a 
pretty  full  company  of  persons  of  note,  where  your 
lordship  was  mentioned  as  I  thought  to  your  disadvan- 
tage.   'I'he  discourse  was  concerning  the  sending  of  the 

3  G 


41S 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION: 


hishops  to  the  Tower  ;  and  it  was  positively  iiverred  by 

r.  gIuiam,   a  person  oi  good  note  that  your  lordship  gave  the  King 

'  Baet.     '   that  advice  either  in  hi.-<  bedchamber  or  closet,  I  have 

forgot  which.     I  craved  leave  to  dissent  from  him  in 

that  particular,  having  had  some  knowlcdfre  of  your 
lordship's  sincere  allection  to  the  Church  of  Englaiul, 
and  therefore  I  conceived  your  lordship  could  not  be 
author  or  abettor  of  that  unhappy  Council.  If  your 
lordship  think  this  accident  worth  your  notice,  I  will 
endeavour  to  do  your  lordship  all  the  right  I  am  able. 

1688,  Nov.  -J-ith.  Kob.  Brent  to  Lord  Preston.— I 
hope  Mr.  Tempest  gave  your  lordship  an  account  of  the 
letter  1  had  from  Sir  Henry  Euery's  son  out  of  Darby- 
shire.  I  ha\  e  here  enclosed  an  ab.stract  of  two  letters  I 
just  now  received,  and  shall  give  your  lordship  the  best 
account  I  can  of  what  occurs  from  time  to  time. 

1688,  Nov.  •24th,  Salisbury.  The  Earl  of  Middleton 
to  Lord  Preston  (holograph).  I  have  received  your 
lordship's  of  the  22nd T  villainy  upon  villainy,  the  last 
still  greater  than  the  former.  This  morning  Roger 
Huett  brought  news  from  "Warminster,  that  Lord 
Churchill's  grenadiers  went  last  night  over  to  the 
enemy,  that  Maine  was  gone  in  pursuit  of  them,  but  is 
suspected  to  have  gone  after  them  The  Duke  of  C4rafton 
and  Lord  Churchill  are  missing,  and  not  doubted  but 
they  are  gone  after  them  into  the  enemy.  These  two 
last  went  from  hence.  We  have  had  no  advice  from 
"Warminster  but  what  R.  Huett  brought,  which  would 
make  one  imagine  that  the  whole  brigade  is  gone,  com- 
manded by  Kirke  and  Trelawny.  It  was  lucky  that  the 
King's  bleeding  at  nose  lundered  him  from  going 
thither,  where  they  might  have  seized  his  sacred  person, 
which  Cod  long  preserve.  The  King  marches  this  day 
to  Wallop  with  all  his  troo]is,  and  so  by  Andover  to 
London. 

1688,  Nov.  24th,  Saturday,  Andover.  The  Earl  of 
Middleton  to  Lord  Preston. — This  evening  his  Majesty 
arrived  hero  very  well,  and  commands  me  to  send  to 
your  lordship  to  desire  you  to  speak  to  my  Lord  Craven 
and  Lord  Godolphin  to  send  the  Queen's  coaches  with 
parties  of  horse  to  be  ready  for  his  Majesty  at  Egham 
on  Monday  morning  .  .  .  P.S.  (Holograph).  I  have 
nothing  to  add  to  what  I  writ  this  morning.  If  you 
Could  imagine  what  a  hurry  I  was  iu  j'ou  would  pardon 
me  for  not  writing  in  my  own  hand. 

1688,  Nov.  2.5th,  Hartcley  Row  at  7  o'clock  at  night.— 
The  same  to  the  same. — (Holngraph.)  Last  night  from 
Andover  the  Prince  of  Denmark  went  away  to  the 
Prince  of  Orange  ;  he  was  not  missed  til!  7  this  morning; 
ho  was  acfompanied  by  the  Duke  of  Ormond,  Earl  of 
Drumlanrigg,  and  Mr.  Hen.  Boyle,  and  not  above  one 
c a- two  of  his  own  servants.  At  Basingstoak,  Corridor 
brought  word  that  Kirke,  Trelawney,  and  most  of  the 
officers  of  their  regiments  were  gone  away  at  the  same 
time;  without  doubt  they  joined  the  Pi-ince.  Cajjt. 
Fox  is  the  only  remaining  officer  in  Trelawney 's,  but  the 
common  men  of  both  have  stood  firm  to  their  duty. 
These  are  sad  accounts.  His  Majesty  has  commanded 
me  to  signify  to  you  that  it  is  his  pleasure  that  the  Lady 
Churchill  should  be  immediately  confined  in  the  E.  of 
Tyrreconnell's  lodgings  in  St.  .lames's  House,  and  none 
admitted  to  her  exce|it  her  servants  ;  and  that  likewise 
Mrs.  Berkeley  should  be  eoniined  to  the  Knight  Mar- 
shall's her  father's  house,  v,-ith  the  like  strictness.  His 
J\lajtsty   will  be  to-morrow,  in  the  afternoon,  in  town 


lli88,  Nov.  25th,  Audo\er,  half-an-hour  past  4  in  the 
morning. — The  same  to  ihe  same. — Since  mine  of  10 
o'clock  last  night,  Oglethorpe  is  arrived  hen'  (rom 
"Warminster,  and  has  given  th<!  King  an  account  that 
things  are  not  so  bad  there  as  at  first  they  ai)peared  ;  that 
Kirke.  Trelawney,  and  iMaine  were  at  their  quarters, 
and  only  2tl  dragoons  and  in  grenadiers  were  gone  over, 
and  aboiit  as  many  more  of  the  latter  missing.  Of  the 
officers.  Coll.  Berkeley,  four  captains,  one  lievitenant,and 
three  cornets  onlj-  arc  gone  over.  I  do  not  bear  that 
one  gentleman  of  the  guards  is  gone.  The  reason  this 
news  came  not  soonei'  was.  that  Mr.  Leueson.  wliom 
they  had  sent  to  inform  the  King  of  this  matter,  has  not 
since  be<'n  heard  ol',  so  that  'tis  thought  he  is  oil  her 
killed  or  taken  prisoner.  P.S.  'Phero  is  no  account  of 
the  1).  of  Grafton  and  Lord  Churchill  :  so  that  its 
not  doubted  Imt  they  are  with  the  enemy.  Coll.  Ogle- 
thorpe desires  he  may  not  be  named  in  the  (iazettc 
u|j(j7i  this  occasion. 

1088.  Nov.  25th,  Aridover.  7  in  the  morning. — The 
same  to  the  same. — I  am  to  signify  to  you  his  Majesty's 
pleasure  that  you  forthwith  give  order  for  seizing  and 
securi:ig  the  goods  and  turnitni'C  of  my  Lord  Churchill, 
both  at  the  cockpit  and  his  house  at  St.  Alban's,  and 
likewise  that  the  same  bo  done  liy  the  goods  of  Cole 
and  Rogers,  the  two  lieutenants   of  grenadiers ;  they 


being  supyiosed  to  have  the  pa}-  of  the  troo]i  in  then'  Sir 

hands.     His  Majesty  would  also  have  the  clerk  of  my    F.Grahau, 
Lord    Charchill's  troop    taken    into    custody    and    his  tUL' 

goods  secured  for  the  same  reason.  This  your  lord- 
ship is  to  coiumunicate  to  my  Lord  Godolphin  that  you 
may  together  concert  the  best  measures  for  having 
these,  his  Majesty's  commands,  executed  accordingly. 
I  forgot  to  tell  you  in  my  last  that  my  Lord  Litchfield  has 
the  regiment  of  foot  guai'ds,  and  Coll.  Maxwell  Berkeley's 
regiment  of  dragoons  ;  the  other  commands  are  not  yet 
disposed  of.  There  being  some  mistakes  in  the  account 
1  gave  you  this  morning,  I  send  enclosed  a  copy  of 
what  Coll.  Sarsfield  wrote  to  the  King. 

[Col.  Sarfield's  letter  to  the  King.]  Sir, —  Just  now 
came  to  our  quarters,  Mr.  Forester,  who  had  instructions 
from  Mr.  Blathwayt,  by  your  Majesty's  comruand,  to 
bring  you  account  of  the  deserters,  whose  names  are  as 
follows  : — Of  the  horse  grenadiers,  Lieut.  Cole,  Lieut. 
Rogers,  the  first  carried  with  him  some  grenadiers 
under  pretence  to  convey  500/.  to  my  Lord  Churchill, 
the  other  13  at  8  o'clock  last  night.  At  the  same  time 
there  went  off  from  Coll.  Cauau's  regiment  the  four 
captains  and  the  captain-lieutenant  and  a  quartermaster 
who  was  u])On  guard,  and  made  his  guard  believe  he 
was  commanded  upon  a  party;  there  went  oil  in  all 
from  that  I'egimeut  42  private  sddiers,  of  which  there 
overtook  us  five  of  the  men  that  refused  to  serve,  tho' 
they  went  as  far  as  Sherljorne,  and  all  the  rest  were  of 
the  same  mind,  and  would  come  back,  but  that  their 
officers  threatened  to  send  a  party  after  them,  and  if 
taken  should  be  all  hanged.  Cave,  our  brigadier,  whom 
I  told  your  Majesty  would  desert,  went  ofi'  at  the  same 
time.  Coll.  Maine  and  I  were  together  when  we  heard 
of  this  matter,  and  endeavoured  to  overtake  them  with 
20  horse  which  were  all  we  had  upon  the  main  guard, 
but  'twas  in  vain,  for  they  were  gone  too  far. 

168s,  Nov.  26th.  (Jtterden,  near  Feversham.  John 
St.  John  to  Lord  Preston. — I  crave  leave  to  advertise 
your  lordship  that  I  am  retired  with  my  family  into 
my  mother's  iu  Kent. — He  seems  to  have  lately  come 
from  India,  and  complains  of  exorbitant  imposts  on  his 
apparel  ;  he  says,  "Sir  Joshua  Child  is  the  man  who 
"  persecuteth  nie  thus,  and  determined  long  since  my 
■'  ruin,  because  I  had  the  courage  to  speak  against  the 

'■  other  Child  in  India I  aui  entred  upon 

"  a  very  useful  and  pleasant  subject,  viz.,  '  Tractatus  de 
"  '  concitandia  all'ectibus,'  which  I  styled  thus  :  '  Elo- 
"  '  queutia,  triumphans.'  and  knowing  your  lordship 
"  to  be  a  pattern  of  learning,  as  well  as  patron  to  the 
"  learued,  'tis  not  unlikely  but  time  and  leisure  may 
"  invite  your  boncvolous  aspect  on  a  subje'Ct  of  that 
"  nature.' 

1688,  Nov.  26. h,  Portsmouth.— The  Marchioness  of 
Powis  to  Lord  Preston.  Since  you  were  pleased  to  en- 
close the  Queen's  letter  you  will  not  be  offended  that  I 
send  tlie  answer  in  the  same  ni.anner,  aiul  at  the  same 
time  assure  your  lordship  that  the  Pi'ince  doth  not  only 
continue  in  health,  but  is  considerably  improved  by  his 
journey,  as  I  hope  all  hi.s  friends  will  find  him  at  his 
return,  which  I  wish  may  be  as  soon  as  may  stand  with 
his  safety. 

1688,  Jvov.  26th,  Northampton,  4  o'clock  afternoon. — 
John  Selby  (Mayor),  Tho.  .\.tterbury  and  Edward 
Knighton  (justices),  to  his  Majesty's  Principal  Socre- 
tar}'  of  State. — These  are  to  a'quaint  his  Majesty  from 
the  Maior  and  justices  of  the  town  of  Northampton  that 
this  present  afternoon,  about  2  or  3  of  the  clock,  there 
came  into  our  town  two  troops  of  horse,  most  of  them 
armed '.vith  back  and  breasts,  swords  ami  pistols ;  one 
troop  commanded  by  one  Mr.  Adkius,  and  the  other  by 
one  Mr.  Chapman,  both  Buckinghamshire  men  ;  it  is 
i-eported  that  they  are  th;'  Buckinghamshire  horse. 
They  declare  nothing  of  their  design,  and  demanded  no 
quarters,  but  quartered  iheni^elves.  And  they  report 
clivers  others  are  to  meet  them  here.  Of  this  we  judge 
ourselves  in  duty  bound  to  ae(|uaint  your  Honour,  and 
desire  some  orders  irom  his  Majesty  which  ways  in 
these  afiairs  we  shall  proceed.  And  assure  his  Majesty 
we  shall  in  all  duty  appear  and  continue  ourselves  his 
Majesty's  most  loyal  and  obedient  subjects  and  servants . . 
.  .  P.S. — Since  this  letter  divers  other  horse  and  carria,ges 
are  come  into  the  town,  and  'tis  rej)orted  the  Earls  of 
Northampton,  Manchester,  and  Searesdale,  and  my  Lord 
Grey  are  with  them  ;  the  number  we  cannot  tell,  they 
came  in  in  tho  night,  many  country  gentlemen  with 
them.  Our  zeal  and  duty  to  his  Majesty  re(juired  this 
letter  to  be  expedited  by  a  particular  messenger. 
9  clock  at  night.  (Seal  of  the  arms  of  the  town  with 
legend,  "  Northamlonic,  anno  45.") 

1688.  Nov.  27th,  Monday,  Reading.— The  Earl  of 
Feversham  to  Lord  Preston  (holograph  in  French).  I 
have  just  received  the  letter  which  you  wrote  to  me  by 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVKXTH    REI'OIIT. 


419 


'.  the  King's  command,  which  sufficiently  shows  me  how 

^A^.  all  will  go.  I  shall  not  tottoh  any  more  upon  politics, 
not  doubting  that  the  King  will  do  all  he  can  to  .-tav  the 
torrent.  Foi-  great  evils  there  must  hi'  great  remedies, 
as  the  King  phrased  it  not  long  ago.  What  I  would  say 
(returning  to  the  rising  in  the  provinces)  is  that  there  is 
no  doubt  everything  possible  must  be  done  to  sujijiovt  it. 
I  see  by  the  coiiy  of  the  letter  which  you  have  sent  to 
me  that  they  may  be  at  Northampton  to-day  or  to- 
morrow. If  they  march  to  join  the  Prince  of  Orange 
they  must  go  by  way  of  Oxford,  or  higher  up,  now  that 
the  King's  troo])s  are  here.  An  effort  must  be  made  to 
send  from  London,  by  post  or  otherwise,  persons  to  keep 
us  continually  informed,  at  least  as  far  as  possible  where 
the  Prince  of  Orange  is.  I  have  sent  out  people  to  get 
news  on  that  point.  Endeavours  must  be  made  to  know  if 
he  separates  his  troops ;  by  that  means  better  to  know  how- 
to  aiTange  the  detachment  of  the  army.  As  for  me,  1 
think  thaC  we  may  detach  hence  Feuwick's  regiment. 
3  companies  of  Irish  dragoons,  and  that  the  King  may 
come  to  march  from  London  Talbot's  and  Lord  Salis- 
bury's regiments  to  join  with  Mr.  Hamilton's  or  Mr. 
Graham's,  who  would  march  -with  the  troops  hence,  and 
join  wherever  the  King  thought  most  convenient  to  fall 
upon  them,  for  assuredly  they  do  not  expect  it,  and  that 
step  would  have  a  very  good  effect.  The  troops  to  march 
from  London  shmdd  have  orders  how  they  should  march 
here,  so  that  they  should  have  no  intelligence  that  troops 
are  marching  against  them.  They  should  not  take  any 
wagons,  or  at  least  they  should  have  orders  to  leave  them 
or  send  them  back  to  London  a  day  or  two  afterwards. 
so  that  they  may  not  suspect  anything.  I  have  named 
Lord  Salisbury,  because  I  should  be  very  glad  that  if 
Miremoiit  marched  he  came  when  I  was  in  Hanover ; 
the  King's  service  must  go  on  ;  but  I  should  much  better 
like  to  have  him  with  me,  and  I  hope  the  King  will  so 
arrange.  I  have  also  named  Talbot's  regiment,  because 
I  think  that  the  two  squadrons  are  at  London,  and  as 
their  horses  are  fresh  that  would  be  a  great  relief  to 
many  people,  who  are  much  in  need  of  them.  All  that 
I  say  is  only  by  way  of  proposition  ;  this  can  do  no 
harm  to  the  substance  of  the  business,  for  I  do  not  think 
that  the  Prince  of  Orange  is  sufficiently  near  us  to  pre- 
vent this  detachment.  There  is  only  to  Send  me  an 
order  when  the  King  writes  that  the  tioops  should  join. 
I  have  warned  Major-Gtneral  Graham  because  he  will 
he  here  this  evening,  and  Mr.  d'Hamilton  can  not  be 
here  until  to-morrow  evenmg,  and  I  oan  have  the  King's 
orders  to-night  or  to-morrow  morning,  so  that  the  troops 
may  march  hence ;  let  them  rest  as  long  as  possible, 
having  regard  to  the  time  necessary  for  them  to  reach 
the  place  w'nich  the  King  shall  indicate.  I  will  only  say 
that  I  will  assuredly  do  my  best.  P.S.— Let  me  have 
news  as  often  as  possible,  for  according  to  them  I  must 
make  my  arrangements. 

1688.  iS'ov.  '28th,  Henley.  [Capt.]  Geo.  Cockayne  to 
Lord  Preston. — There  has  happened  a  sad  accident  in 
our  regiment  that  has  caused  the  vacancy's  of  two 
captains.  Capt.  Hasttin.us  last  night  came  to  the  quarters 
of  Capt.  English  and  shot  him  as  he  was  asleep  in  his 
bed,  and  is  now  fled  wiih  one  corporal,  and  there  is  no 
manner  of  provocation  as  we  can  yet  find  for  so  barbarous 
an  action.  My  lieutenant.  Mr.  Laws,  that  has  sent  to 
your  lordshiji  to  speak  to  the  King  for  him,  has  desired 
me  to  give  you  a  character  of  him  ;  and  first  for  his 
right  to  a  troop,  he  is  one  of  the  oldest  lieutenants  in 
the  regiment,  and  for  his  principals  I  will  say  no  more 
than  that  I  am  confident  he  is  a  man  of  tmdoubted 
loyalty,  which  at  this  time  is  of  great  value,  and  I  am 
sure  will  never  forsake  the  King  as  long  as  he  live.-, 
this  being  the  best  character  1  think  one  can  give  a 
man  at  this  time. 

1688,  Nov.  28tli.  Worcester.  Kalijh  Battel  to  Mr. 
William  Chifflns,  near  the  Privy  Stairs  in  Whitehall. — 
There  has  a  thing  happened  here  which  has  filled  the 
whole  town  with  talk,  and  I  believe  it  will  fly  up  even 
to  you.  Yesterday,  in  our  cathedral  at  the  reading  of  the 
Litany  {which  we  read  every  day),  there  was  a  mistake 
made,  and  one  Richard  Browne,  a  lay  clerk,  read  instead 
of  his  Royal  Highness  the  Prince  of  Wales,  his  Royal 
Highness  the  Prince  of  Orange,  which  occa.sioned  the 
dean  and  myself  to  send  for  him  before  us  to  give  an 
account  of  his  misreading;  the  ]ioor  man,  I  am  con- 
fident, had  no  design  in  doing  it,  for  he  has  since  taken 
his  oath  before  a  justice  of  jieace  that  it  was  a  mere 
mistake;  but,  however,  not  knowing  how  far  such  a 
rumour  might  be  disserviceable  and  displeasing  to  the 
KiuET.  we  have  endeavoured  ail  ue  :  can  to  sto])  people's 
mouths  p.botit  it ;  and  1  have  given  you  this  account  that 
in  case  there  be  any  noise  you  may  acquaint  his  Majesty 
with  the  certain  truth  of  the  matter.     We  hear  that  mv 


Lord  Lumly  and  my  Lord  Cliolmondcly  are  coming 
hither  to-night  with  a  party  of  '.ifO  horse;  'tis  i-.-rtain 
they  lay  in  IJromsgrove  last'night,  10  miles  oil';  and  my 
Lord  De-la-mer  'tis  said  is  gone  by  Beely,and  that  they 
wdl  meet,  ere  long.  Havoe  is  made  of  the  masse  huuses 
where  they  go,  and  just  now  1  hear  that  our  mobile  are 
up  and  breaking  the  windows  of  their  chapel  liere;  the 
dean,  upon  the  news  of  their  approach,  is  gone  out  of 
towni  this  morning,  and  has  left  me  here  in  his  absence 
the  governor  of  the  eolloge.  I  will  take  care  (as  being 
bound  tn  particular  as  the  King's  servant,  as  well  as  in 
geiieral  as  his  subject)  that  notliing  shall  be  done  by  my 
the  cathedral  during  his  alisence  contrary  to 


lilUT. 


gainst  me  I  cannot 
not  impute  it  to 


:)i'der 

rule:  if  it  be  done  without  me  or  ag 
help  it ;  and  I  know  liis  Majesty  wilt 
me  in  such  a  case. 

liiSs.  Nov.  28th.  York.  [Dr.]  Hen.  Watkinsou  to  Lord 
Preston. — The  instruments  for  the  election  of  a  new 
Archbishop  of  York,  together  with  your  lordship's 
letter,  came  safe  to  my  hand  on  Sunday  evening;  but 
the  messenger  (Mr.  Ployde)  had  an  ill  mischance  by  a 
fall,  which  so  bruised  and  discomposed  him  that  he 
could  not  get  hither  till  Monday ;  however,  there  hath 
been  no'  time  lost  in  despatch  of  his  grace's  business, 
who  was  this  morning,  according  to" due  course  and 
form  of  law,  elected  Arehldshop  of  York,  as  your  lord- 
shii)  will  find  by  the  instruments  returned  back  from 
the  dean  and  chapter,  and  sooner  it  could  not  be  done 
it  Mr.  Floyd  had  been  here  a  day  sooner  ;  for  3  days' 
time  are  required  betwixt  tlie  process  of  citation  and 
the  election.  I  have  given  his  grace  elect  an  account 
thereof  .  .  . 

Iti^S,  Ni;i\ .  28th,  York.  .John  Burton  to  Lord  Preston. 
• — On  Monday  morning  wo  received  what  we  earnestly 
desired.  His  Majesty's  Conge  d'elire  for  the  election 
of  our  archldshop,  which  was  performed  by  our  chapter, 
as  with  great  cheerfulness,  so  with  all  possible  speed. 
— Solicits  Lord  Preston's  recommendation  to  the  arch- 
bishop. Says  that  his  present  pi-efermcnts,  vicarage, 
prebend,  and  archdeaconry  do  not  amount  to  120^  a 
year. — ,Says  the  late  archbishop,  if  he  had  lived,  designed 
to  make  his  circumstances  more  easy. — Dr.  Pennj-nian's 
preferments,  his  rectory  of  Stoaksley,  and  his  jirebend 
(the  former  of  which  I  had  an  eye  to)  were  said  to  be 
procured  by  the  Duke  of  Newcastle  for  Mr.  Ward  nf 
Slingsby,  but  'tis  now  rej.orted  that  there  is  sume  stop. 

1688.  Dec.  1st,  Wellbeck.— The  Duke  of  Newcastle  to 
Lord  Preston  (holograph). — I  have  received  no  letter 
from  your  lordship  since  the  19th  of  Nov.,  and  I  have 
writ  every  jiost.  I  think  it  my  duty  to  acquaint  your 
lordship  that  upon  Thursday  the  Earl  of  Devonshire 
writ  a  long  letter  to  me  desiring  me  to  join  with  him 

and  to  have  m}"  arms.     I  writ  him  a  short that 

I  would  not  join  [hiro].  nor  would  I  jiart  [with]  my 
arms.  This  morning  a'jout  8  o'clock  I  was  betrayed  b}- 
mj-  wife  and  servants,  and  they  took  my  horses  and 
arms,  and  I  never  knew  of  it  of  two  hours  after;  they 
never  came  into  the  house,  but  liroke  open  the  doors 
where  the  arms  was  in  the  outbuildings.  My  servants 
tells  me  threatened  to  liuru  my  house.  I  humbly  in- 
treat  yotxr  lordship  to  acquaint  his  Majesty  with  this: 

the  people  are  so there  was  no  listing  of  soldiers. 

I  humbly  desire  to  know  what  his  Majesty  would 
have  me  do.  I  have  writ  to  my  Lord  Dunblane  that 
I  require  my  arms  and  horses,  but  1  have  not  an 
answer  from  him.  I  was  loath  to  leave  the  countr}-. 
and  I  do  not  hear  but  of  one  gentleman  of  this  cotintrj' 
that  is  with  them.  They  were  two  troops  of  liorse 
P.S.  [A^t  Yorke  [fhe]y  keepe  [some]  of  my  [servan'ts 
prisoners.  (Some  parts  of  this  letter  are  destroyed  by 
damp.) 

liibS,  Dec.  1th,  Eipon.— Chris.  Wyvill  (Dean  of  Kipon) 
to  Lord  Preston. — Sir  Jonathan  Jenings  having  ac- 
quainted him  with  his  obligation  to  his  lordship  for 
mio  ing  the  Jving  lately  on  his  behalf  for  a  jirebend  of 
York,  he  (Wyvill)  returns  Lord  Preston  his  tha!d<s. 

loss.  Dec.oth,  Wclbecke.  The  Duke  of  Newcastle's 
letter  to  the  capt;iins  of  the  militia  (copy).  He  tells 
them  not  to  obey  the  order  of  the  Ijords  at  .Nottingham 
to  gi.'t  together. 

ii>s8,  Dec.  5th,  Christ  College,  Cambridge. — Job. 
Covel  (Vice-Chanccllor).  1  was  down  at  "^'ork  whi'n  I 
(vas  chosen  \  ice-Chancellor  of  Cambridge  (Xov.  -Ith), 
to  jierform  my  residence  there.  I  was  obliged  to  stay 
there  iill  we  had  (inished  our  election  of  the  archbishop, 
to  which  we  were  empowered  by  an  ex[jress  Iriim  your 
lordship.  The  day  after  (being  Tlmrsflay  last)  I  set 
forward  for  this  place,  where  I  arrived  yesternight  late. 
and  iOund  his  Mrijesty's  letter  (by  another  exjiress  from 
you)  lodged  in  tlie  proctor's  hand  for  to  direct  us  to  a 
new  choice  of  a  Chancellor  for  our  University.     I  am 

3  G  2 


420 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


sorry  Mr.  Proctor  was  so  ignorant  or  neglectful  of  his 
dut)'  as  to  have  eertilied  nothing  to  your  honour  of  the 
receipt  of  that  letter  by  yesterday's  post.  Hence  I 
counted  myself  obliged  to  give  you  this  trouble,  and 
to  assure  you  that  his  Majesty's  commands  shall  be 
signified  to  our  senate  with  all  possible  speed. 

1688,  Dec.  ."ith to  my  Lord  Preston. — On  Satur- 
day last  I  left  Exeter,  where  by  the  Prince's  coiniuand 
are  printed  two  impeachments  cf  high  treason  against 
the  Lord  Chancellor,  and  Lord  Chief  Justice  of  the 
King's  Bench.  The  former  in  the  nature  of  a  manifesto, 
the  latter  l)y  way  of  articling.  I  would  have  got  one  of 
each,  either  by  money  or  interest,  biit  which  I  in  vaiu 
attempted ;  that  again.st  Sir  Robert  Wright  being 
articles,  I  eo]iied  as  far  as  I  could  by  stealth,  which  are 
as  foUoweth; — 

1.  Allowing,  abetting,  and  ]  procuring  the  dispensing 
power  with  a  non-obstaute. 

2.  Trial  of  the  Lord  Devonshire,  non  jier  jiaribus,  and 
extravagancies  of  his  fine,  being  30.000. 

3.  Ejeeling  the  President  and  Fellows  of  Magdalen 
College  without  a  trial  to  make  room  for  outlaws. 

4.  Turning  out  Lenthall  the  inheritor  of  the  King's 
Bench  prison  from  an  ofiice  his  ancestors  purchased  with 
the  sale  of  two  lordships,  amounting  to  20,000  and 
upwards,  before  any  judgement  obtamed  on  the  de- 
murrer. 

5.  Turning  out  Marshal  Glover,  who  holds  under 
Lenthall.  without  any  trial,  though  the  last  term  he 
allowed  his  right  and  acted  as  marshal  for  six  years,  the 
purchase  of  which  place  was  2,000  pounds,  and  this 
against  the  opinion  of  all  the  counsell  at  the  bar.  who 
knowing  the  justice  of  his  cause  pleaded  it  in  forma 
lianperis. 

(J.  Deuving  .John  Arnold,  Esqre.,  to  take  out  a  writ  of 
attaint/,  though  (upon  an  argument  at  bar)  justified  to 
be  law  by  Finch.  Holt,  and  others. 

7.  His  notorious  taking  of  bribes  in  the  face  of  the 
svin  to  that  degree  of  corruption  as  is  a  shame  to  any 
court  of  justice. 

And  now,  my  good  lord,  as  nothing  ought  to  m.ake  a 
peojile  rebel  against  their  lawful  Sovereign,  so  no  cor- 
ruption or  injustice  should  be  suffered  in  the  King's 
ministers.  1  have  now  had  the  honour  to  serve  in  all 
the  Parliaments  since  the 'restoration,  but  never  heard 
the  like  of  these  articles,  if  true.  Let  these  things,  if 
possible,  be  redressed,  for 'twill  truely  and  really  advance 
the  honour  of  the  crown,  which  is  the  whole  intent  of 
this  notice,  and  I  know  if  the  King  is  informed  of  this, 
he  will  speedily  look  into  and  redress  it.  The  manifesto 
and  articles  are  designed  to  be  dispersed  when  the  Prince 
comes  near  London.  God  of  Heaven  preserve  his 
Majesty,  &c.  P.S. — If  either  of  the  two  printed  papers 
can  be  procured  your  lordship  may  depend  upon  them 
in  ■}')  hours  after  obtained,  having  ordered  a  servant  to 
attend  in  Exeter  accordingly. 

1G8S,  Dec.  0th,  J.  (Bishop  of)  Bristol  to  Lord  Preston. 
— Jlr.  Gwyn  acquainting  me  that  the  Conge  d'Elirc  for 
Exeter  has  passed  your  lordship's  office  and  the  privy 
seal,  I  desire  to  tell  you  that  I  hojie  your  lordship  h,as 
offered  to  his  Majesty  the  business  of  the  commendam, 
for  without  it  the  bisho]jric  will  rather  be  a  prejudice 
than  an  advantage.  I  took  care  with  my  lord  elect  of 
York  that  he  should  not  dispose  of  it,  and  I  am  con- 
fident your  lordship  has  been  mindful  of  it  to  the  King. 
If  there  should  arise  any  scrujile  about  it  the  Bisho])  of 
Ely  (to  whom  I  have  wi-it  fully  about  it;  will  give  full 
satisfaction 

1088.  Dec.  7th,  Bartlow.  Lord  Maynard  to  Lord  Pres- 
ton.— Knowint;  how  apt  at  this  time  all  jieople  that  are 
missing  are  to  be  said  to  be  gone  to  the  Prince  or  to  the 
lords  that  are  in  arms,  I  thought  it  my  duty  to  acquaint 
your  lordship  that  I  am  far  from  having  such  design, 
but  am  at  tliis  private  jdaee  in  Cnmbiiilgeshire.  re.idy  to 
obey  any  summons  or  commands  that  the  King  or  your 
lordship  shall  lay  upon  me. — .  .  .  .  finding  his  Majesty 
had  no  further  use  of  our  attendance,  I  took  the  first 
opportuidty  of  getting  into  the  country,  it  agreeing 
much  Ijetter  with  my  health  than  the  London  air;  but 
1  shall  leave  it  to  attend  on  his  Majesty  at  the  Parlia- 
ment, or  sooner  if  he  has  any  commands  for  me 

1688,  Dec.  7th,  Christ  College,  Cambridge. — Joh.  Covel 
to  Lord  Preston. — Yesterday  I  was  sworn  into  my  office 
of  Vice-Chancellor,  and  immediately  1  paid  all  due  re- 
Kiiect  to  his  Majesty's  letter  about  our  next  chancellor, 
by  communicatuig  it  to  the  Senate,  as  it  was  directed. 
We  are  allowed  by  our  statute  14  days  for  our  election 
after  certain  notice  of  ;i  vacancy  ....  His  Majesty 
leaving  us  to  the  liberty  of  tlie  statute  in  that  point  I 
jjresnme  to  take  some  little  time  to  advise  with  our  heads 
about  it. 


1688,  Dec.  8th,  Thribergc.— Sir  J.  Eercsby  to  Lord 
Preston. — The  restraint  I  have  been  under  ever  since 
the  stir]irise  of  York  would  not  permit  roe  to  write 
sooner  to  your  lordship,  and  to  declare  my  innocency  in 
the  whole  matter.  It  is  trtie  1  did  consent  to  the  meet- 
ing of  those  gentlemen  that  acted  the  thing,  but  I  truly 
believe  (what  was  pretended)  that  it  was  only  meant  to 
declare  their  fidelity  and  adherence  to  the  King  ;  when 
it  was  acted  I  had  nothing  to  trust  to  (the  guard  of  the 
standing  company  being  first  surprised),  but  the  militia, 
which  refused  to  obey  me  and  revolted  to  them.  So 
that  being  left  destitute  of  help  I  was  easily  taken  and 
presently  confined  for  refusing  to  join  with  my  Lord  of 
Danby,  my  Lord  Lumley,  and  the  rest  that  assisted  to 
this  ro\'olt.  Since  Saturday  last  I  am  sent  to  my  own 
house,  but  under  condition  of  abiding  there  till  their 
further  order.  I  beg  of  your  lordship  to  lay  the  con- 
tents of  this  before  his  Majesty  that  he  may  understand 
my  hard  share  in  this  matter,  and  know  at  the  same  time 
that  I  shall  ever  endeavour  to  preserve  that  duty  and 
obedience  which  I  owe  the  King,  whom  God  preserve. 

(1688.)  The  true  state  of  Y'ork  being  taken  is  thus. — 
The  Duke  came  on  Monday  to  York,  19th  of  Nov.  ; 
called  his  deputies  together;  if  they  did  not  intend 
something  more  by  iheir  meeting  on  Thursday,  then  a 
declaration  of  their  loyalty ;  some  of  them  said  they 
intended  a  petition  for  a  free  Parliament  to  be  s])eedilv 
called.  Then  the  Duke  told  them  he  could  not  concur 
with  them,  and  would  he  gone,  which  he  did  on  Wednes- 
day after.  The  Governor  was  of  the  Duke's  opinion 
only,  and  was  not  at  the  hall  on  Thursday  to  sign  the 
petitions.  On  Thursday  whilst  the  gentlemen  were 
tbrmiug  and  signing  the  petition  one  Mr.  Tankard  runs 
into  the  hall  and  cries  the  papists  were  up  in  arms  and 
had  shot  at  the  militia  troops  that  were  called  together 
that  morning,  pretendedlj'  to  go  to  Doncaster  by  the 
Duke's  order.  At  that  alarm  all  the  gentlemen  ran  out, 
those  that  were  privy  to  the  design  having  their  horses 
and  arms  ready,  and  joined  with  the  militia  troops,  the 
captains  being  only  made  acquainted  with  it  the  night 
before,  and  with  luy  Lord  of  Danby  in  the  head  of  them, 
my  Lord  Lumley.  who  never  appeared  before,  my  Lord 
Dunblain,  Lord  Willoby,  Lord  Horton,  .Sir  H.  Goodrick, 
Sir  Jo.  Keye,  Lord  Fairfax.  Mr.  John  Darcy,  and  many 
others,  first  went  and  secured  the  guard  of  the  standing 
company,  tho'  it  was  doubled  before  the  Governor  had 
notice  ot  the  risings ;  when  he  had  intimation  of  it,  he 
sent  for  his  horses,  and  sent  to  the  four  troops  and  the 
militia  company  to  come  to  him  which,  they  refusing  to 
do,  as  he  was  going  to  get  on  horseback  to  go  to  them, 
Sir  Hany  Belass  comes  with  a  troop  of  horse  and  secures 
the  door,  and  my  Lord  of  Dauby  followed  with  the 
gi-eatest  part  ol  the  horse,  who  took  the  Governor,  and 
used  many  .arguments,  as  I  hear,  to  ])ersuade  him  to 
join  in  so  unanimous  a  design  ;  but  he  refusing,  my  lord 
confined  him.  the  capt.  aiitl  lieutenant  of  the  standing 
company,  in  which  condition  they  are  at  this  time,  and 
are  not  allowed  to  write  ;  they  have  since  seized  of  the 
stores,  which  was  but  3  barrels  of  ]iowdei-  and  some  old 
rusty  arms,  and  the  King's  money  that  [was]  in  the 
hands  of  collectors  of  hearth,  excise,  or  customs,  and 
that  of  the  archbishop's  collectors.  Forces  do  not  join 
much  to  them  as  yet  or  come  in  ;  they  have  taken  Capt. 
Vill.ar's  company  of  granadeers,  and  Capt.  William's; 
they  seize  arms,  but  nothing  else  of  papists,  and  their 
horses ;  they  have  taken  some  priests.  Mr.  Fane,  the 
Privy  Councillor,  Mr.  Wortlej-  Montague,  and  several 
others  are  with  them.  I  hear  they  have  sent  for  the 
high  constables  and  freeholders  to  appear  at  York  this 
week,  but  it  is  believed  few  ol' them  will  come  in 

1088,  Dec.  8th,  Southwick,— (Coll.)  Rich.  Korton  to 
Lord  Preston. — It  is  much  against  my  temper  to  com- 
plain, but  truly  the  miserable  condition  of  my  poor 
neighbours  in  the  Isle  of  Portsea,  wherein  Portsmouth 
stands,  inforceth  me  ;  there  are  not  many  houses,  as  his 
Majesty  knows,  and  of  them  not  above  .5  or  6  jjublic- 
housos,  and  2  or  3  of  them  being  drunk  out  iire  laid 
and  laying  down,  and  yet  there  arc  8  troops  of  the 
Lord  Cornbury's  dragoons  which  are  and  have  been 
quartered  on  them  a  fortnight,  to  the  utter  ruin  of 
many  p(jor  families,  for  they  are  not  only  on  free 
quarters,  Ijut  do  much  d.image  in  their  b.arns ;  but  what 
is  yet  most  grievous,  they  are  so  manj-  of  necessity  quar- 
tcM-ed  in  every  house,  that  many  of  our  poor  inhabitants 
with  their  wives  and  children  have  not  been  in  bed  since 
they  came  ;  and  as  abundance  of  them  very  sickly,  that 
if  it  continues  thus  it  will  be  a  total  ruiu  of  the  isl.and, 
for  jieople  were  not  very  forward  to  come  thither  in 
time  of  peace  for  the  sickliness  of  the  place.  If  his 
Majesty ".s  afl'airs  require  it  we  must  submit;  I  say  we, 
because  1  have  a  house  where  I  keep  one    servant  at 


Sir 
F.  Geahak, 

BlRT. 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVKNTII    RKPOKT. 


421 


SiE         board  wages,  upon  whom  12  are  quartered  ....  These 
bA*"^"'   inliabitants  did  make  a   complaint  to   the  Tjord  Dovoi- 

'         before  he  went,  who  would  have  thought  of  easing  them, 

I   beliere,    but  he  went   awar P.S.     Oh  mv 

lord,  could  I  enter  into  particulars  it  would  move  com- 
passion. I  doubt  his  JJajestv  does  not  hear  of  the 
murders  committed  and  attempted  by  the  strangers, 
and  particularlT  of  one  seaman  that  it  is  said  was  the 
ver}'  immediate  instrument  of  saving  his  Majesty's  life 
when  like  to  be  cast  away  toward  Scotland. 

1688,  Dec.  9th,  Dovor.— Wm.  Stokes  (Mayor)  to  Lord 
Prestiin. — Gives  an  account  of  an  attem.pt  that  was 
yesterday  made  by  some  of  tliis  town  on  the  castle  hci'e, 
which  is  as  follows,  viz. : — .Vbout  :!0of  the  inhabitants  of 
this  town  appeared  in  the  market-place  yesterday  about 
noon  in  their  arms,  declaring  they  were  informed  some 
Irish  forces  were  on  the  road  coming  hither,  as  also  that 
a  considerable  force  of  French  were  designed  to  Ije 
landed  in  these  parts  ;  and  that  therefore  for  their  own 
safety  they  were  resolved  to  secure  the  castle  ;  from 
which  I  endeavoured,  by  all  the  arguments  I  was  capable 
of  using  to  divert  them  :  but  that  had  not  the  intended 
effect  upon  them,  for  they  immediately  marched  up  to 
the  castle,  and  this  morniui;  I  have  (with  some  of  the 
principal  inhabitants  of  this  town)  bnen  up  with  them 
to  dissuade  them  from  persisting  further  in  this  matter  ; 
and  have  some  reason  to  hope  that  as  soon  as  this  false 
alarm  is  over,  and  their  fears  abated,  they  will  bo 
reduced  to  such  a  composure  as  may  consist  with  their 
duty  and  the  peace  of  the  kingdom. 

1688,  Dec.  13th.  Portsmouth.— (Sir)  E.  Vaudrey  to 
[Lord  Preston].  Puts  bis  commission  of  Lieutenant- 
Collonel  in  Lord  Preston's  liauds,  having  reduced  him- 
self to  the  private  capacity  of  the  Duke  of  Berwiclv's 
gentleman  of  horse,  and  acting  no  more  as  a  soldier. 

K.iSS,  Dec.  1.3th,  Portsmouth.  Coll.  Kobert  Ramsey  to 
Lord  Preston. — I  would  not  miss  the  opportunity  of 
writing  by  Sir  George  Barklay,  who  will  give  your 
lordship  an  account  how  all  things  stand  with  us  in 

this  garrison I   am  most  concerned  for  my 

poor  wife  and  child.  After  the  misfortune  of  my  master 
'tis  not  reasonable  I  should  be  concerned  for  invself. 

1688,  Dec.  13th,  Westfourd.— Richard  Graham  to  Lord 
Preston,  at  his  lodgings  in  Soho  Square. — I  thought  fit 
to  let  your  lordship  know  what  is  become  of  us;  upon 
Tuesday,  when  we  heard  the  King's  letter  to  the  army, 
the  Scots  horse  and  dragoons  retired  to  this  place  called 
Westfourd,  which,  being  surprised,  our  officers  sent  one 
to  the  Prince,  and  this  day  he  came  back  with  the 
Prince's  answer,  which  was  tor  us  to  lie  here,  and  our 
commanding  officers  to  come  and  speak  to  him.  I 
thought  to  have  come  in  to  your  lordship,  but  then 
I  thought  it  not  fit  to  part  with  our  standard,  so  Icng 
as  any  stood  by  it.  Clavarss  hath  lost  most  part  of  his 
regiment,  some  being  riders,  but  most  part  gone  oft', 
both  officers  and  soldiers.  For  my  part  I  will  do 
nothing  till  I  see  your  lordship  .  .  . 

I(i88^  Dec.  15th.  Favorsham. — Tho.  Jenner,  R.  Gr.a- 
ham.and  P. Burton  to  Lord  Preston. — Travelling  towards 
Canterbury  on  Tuesday  last  we  turned  down  to  Favour- 
sham  to  avoid  the  rablile  that  were  arisen  both  before 
and  behind  us  ;  all  of  a  sudden  the  road  being  very 
quiet  over  night,  and  we  were  no  sooner  got  into  our 
inn.  but  were  seized  upon  by  the  magistrates  and 
military  men  for  Romish  priests,  albeit  we  were  in  no 
disguise,  nor  could  find  it  prudent  to  make  use  of  our 
passes,  but  have  burnt  them  ;  and  since  al'Deit  they  are 
abundantly  satisfied  what  we  are,  yet  can  not  get  oil 
without  orders  from  above.  They  have  thus  long  de- 
tained us  to  satisfy  the  rabble  which  makes  this  place 
very  dangerous  to  be  in,  as  the  King  himself  can  too 
well  tell:  he  knows  of  our  being  here,  and  has  been 
graciously  pleased  to  move  in  our  behalf,  and  therefore 
must  earnestly  press  you  for  your  favour  in  obtaining 
an  order  to  be  dispatched  to  us  for  our  getting  out  of 
this  very  troulilesome  place,  and  what  is  done  herein 
will  be  sent  to  us  by  the  care  of  the  privy  purse,  who 
was  with  us  here,  and  knows  our  condition  and  the  full 
state  of  our  case,  and  so  does  my  Lord  Middleton. 

16S8,  Dec.  17th,  Windsor  (holograph). — The  Earl  of 
Feversham  to  Lord  Preston. — I  have  given  an  account 
to  his  Majesty  of  my  imprisonment,  which  I  cannot  but 
think  very  extraordinary,  but  I  will  not  trouble  you 
with  it,  having  writ  to  the  King  at  large,  who  1  do  not 
doubt  will  speak  to  you  of  it.  1  desired  him  not  to  be 
impatient  about  it,  for  I  am  very  quiet  as  to  myself, 
and  I  hope  he  will  think  of  himself  more  than  of  any- 
body else.  This  is  not  a  time  to  dis]rate  Tery  much. 
I  am  afraid  I  writ  to  the  King  about  granting  me  a 
pardon  for  all  the  crimes  imaginable.  I  do  not  desire 
that  the   crime  tihat  I  am  accused  be   inserted   in   it. 


li-UIT. 


which  IS   to   have    disbanded  the  arniv;  howsoevr,-  I  Sir 

eave  It  to  yon  to  do  what  you  think  fii  in  it,  but  pn,y  f-'-'^^""' 
et  it  1)0  dispatched  as  soon  as  it  cau  be,  for  I  .see  it  may 
be  very  good,  as  innocent  as  one  can  be,  to  have  "a 
pardon,  especially  at  this  time.  P.S.  I  have  writ  to 
the  King  tluat  I  liavo  acqiniinted  Tou  with  what  1  desire 
ot  him  It  he  can  do  it,  so  I  desire  you  to  .-peak  of  it  to 
liim  as  soon  as  you  can.  I  bave  appointed  Mr.  lirid^o- 
mont  to  wait  npon  you  about  my  pardiui ;  it  is  not 
Bnagemont  of  Middleton,  irat  he  that  wa,s  in  the  pvivv 
purse  ....  ■' 

16S8,  Dec.  '22nd.  Stai.lefor.l.  Lord  Slierard  to  (  Lord 
Preston).— Upon  the  18th  day  of  this  instant  month  of 
December  was  brouglit  before  me  (being  one  of  his 
Maiesty's  justices  of  the  peace  for  tho  county  of 
Leicester)  one  Mr.  (iervas  Cartrit  of  Belgr.ave,  in  the 
county  aforesaid,  accused  for  being  a  priest  and  saying 
mass,  and  was  then  by  me  eommitted  to  the  gaol  of  the 
said  county  ;  and  ujion  the  19th  day  of  tho  same  month 
on.' Mr.  William  Bonnet,  of  St.inton  Harold  in  the  same 
county,  was  brouglit  before  me,  and  upon  his  examina- 
tion he  did  confess  that  he  was  a  Jesuit,  and  had  received 
priests  orders,  and  was  then  also  by  me  committed  to 
the  gaol  ;  all  which  I  thouglit  it  my  duty  to  acqu.iint 
your  lordship,  being  one  of  his  .Majesty's  Privy  Council 

16.^8-9.  Jan.  14th,  Rose  Castle.  Hugh  Todd  to  Lord 
Preston.— I  received  from  my  Lord  Bishop  the  new 
years   gift  your   lordship  was   pleased   to  honour  me 

■*^it'i The  rules  of  the  church,  as  well  as  the 

distrust  I  have  of  my  own  ability,  would  not  allow  me 
to  solicit  for  such  a  promotion,  but  seeing  your  lord- 
ship thinks  me  some  wav  fit  for  it,   I    most   humbly 

acccjit  your  presentation After  I  had  waited 

on  my  Lady  ^lary  I  have  been  at  Arthnret,  to  acquaint 
the  parishioners  with  the  care  your  lordship  has  had 
of  them  ;  and  to  let  them  know  that  I  intend  to  go  and 
reside  amongst  them  as  soon  as  ever  I  can  dispatch  my 

concerns  at P.S.  The  M.S.  is  ready  for  your 

lordship's  service. 

Letters  from  Mdjistebs  abkoah. 
Ainsti  rdion. 

1688,  Nov.  19th,  Amsterdam.— Dan.  Petit  to  Lord 
Preston.— We  received  yesterday  5;  English  mails  at 
once,  and  among  them  letters  which  Ijrought  us  the 
g(jod  news  of  his  Majesty's  having  named  your  lord- 
ship to  supply  tho  place  of  Secretary  of  State 

The  Earl  of  Middleton  being  pleased,  when  I  lirst  re- 
moved hither  to  execute  the  jilace  of  consul  for  tlie 
nation,  to  order  me  to  correspond  with,  and  to  transmit 
him  all  such  papers,  libels,  as  well  against  as  !br  his 
Majesty's  Court  which  this  place  did  allord,  I  lir.ye 
hitherto  used  my  best  endeavours  to  .acquit  n  vself 
thereof — Asks  if  he  shall  eontinae  the  correspondence 
as  above-mentioned  with  his  lordship. 

]t;8s,  Dec.  3rd,  Amsterdam.     The  same  to  the  same. 

—Foreign   news Trade  and   navigation 

are  dead  in  these  provinces  ;  all  eyes  cx]iecting  to  see 
the  event  of  afl^airs  in  England.  Several  privateers 
have  been  sent  out  lately,  and  commissions  are  daily 
given  out  for  more,  so  that  the  seas  will  be  filled  up 
with  them.  But  the/ trade  be  at  a  .stand,  yet  our  im- 
jiertinent  writers  are  not  to  ceasing  to  exercise  their 
pens  upon  no  less  than  great  kings  and  princes;  witness 
is  an  oracle  (so  called  by  tlie  writer)  published  four  days 
ago,  the  most  infamous  of  all  the  libels  that  ever  has 
been  made,  and  whose  author  justly  deserves  to  lose 
thons.aiiil  lives,  if  he  had  tliem.  Mons.  van  Beunino-en 
is  within  these  3  days  fallen  into  a  new  distraction,  and 
is  now  closely  kept  at  his  house.  We  want  3  Eiiflish 
mails. 

1688,  Dec.  4th,  Amsterdam. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— Foreign  news.  ( )ne  squadron  of  the  State's  ships 
that  are  in  England  are  to  return  under  Yice-Admiral 
Bastians.  It  is  spread  here  that  a  secret  alliance  be- 
tween England  and  France,  lately  concluded,  is  to  be 
m;ide  public. — Jlentions  the  illness  of  Prince  Casimir, 
Governor  of  Frisland  and  of  Mon<.  Fagell,  the  pen- 
sioner of  Holland. — There  is  no  trade  here  at  present, 
and  the  exchange  is  now  nothing  but  a  place  for  enter- 
taining of  news.  .  .  . 

1088,  Dec.  17th,  Amsterdam. — The  same  to  the  same. 
— Movements  of  imperial  troops  — Marshal  Humicrcs 
has  held  several  secret  councils  with  some  Frencli  com- 
manders, as  that  of  Huy.  in  the  country  of  Liege,  of 
Bonn,  and  others,  but  concerning  what  is  not  well  known 
tho'  suspected  by  the  Elector  ol  Brandenbourg,  Bishop 
of  Munster  (as  I  am  told)  that  they  will  ojien  tiieir 
passage  into  Westphalia,  and  break  through  to  the  pro- 
vinces of  Groningen  and  Frisland,  being  two  of  the 
Seven  United,  and  by  those  means  terrify  and  oblige 

.3  G  3 


■422 


HISTORICAL   MANI'SCKIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Sib 
,  Graham, 
Babi. 


them  to  recall  the  Prince  of  Orange  out  of  England 
...  It  is  s:iid  that  the  Stiitcs  General  expect  au 
answer  from  the  Prnije  uf  Orange  whether  he  can  miss 
and  send  back  anv  of  the  troops  which  lie  has  with  him. 
And  iu  case  that  he  cannot,  they  will  nob  only  recruit 
their  infantry  and  cavalry,  l.)Ut    also  give   immediate 

orders   fur  new   levies Fagel  died  on  the  15th 

instant.     We  want  at  present  three  English  ordinaries. 
(Iti88.)  (I)idorsed  as  received  Dec.  2-|.th.)  Amsterdam. 

The    same  to  the  same. — Foreign  news. —  ...... 

P.S.  It  is  reported  that  the  Prince  of  Orange  i.s  sending 
over  6,0Ci0  new  raised  English  to  serve  tlie  .States. 

1()H8,  Dec.  31st,  Amsterdam. — The  same  to  the  same. 
—Account  of  the  Emperor's  doings.— The  Elector  of 
Brandenbonrg.  the  El'ectrice,  and  two  of  his  brothers 
were  expected  this  day  at  the  Hague.  The  occasion  of 
their  journey  is  said  to  be  chiefly  lo  visit  her  Royal 
Highness  the  Princess  of  Orange,  and  to  see  this  country. 
Three  days  past  arrived  in  ihe  'I'exell  some  few  ships, 
brino-ing  over  some  Swedish  troops  ;  more  are  expected 
daily.  The  States  have  resolved  the  building  of  oti  new 
men-of-war.  It  is  said  that  three  deputies  are  to  go 
over  into  England  from  the  States,  riz.,  Slessrs.  de 
Witscu,  de  Dickfelt,  and  Van  Odyck,  all  three  men  of 
great  experience  and  qualit;y. 

Kjfii,  .Tan.  4th,  Amsterdam. — The  same  to  the  same. 

Foreign  news. — The  Elector  of  Brandenbonrg  arrived 

with  his'^Electrice  on  Saturday  last  iit  the  Hague  ;  they 

are  lodged  at  the  Prince  of  Orange's  old  court 

The  enclosed  French  paper  contains  remarks  made  on 
the  French  declaration  of  war  to  the  States  General.  1 
wish  in  case  Marquis  D'Albyville  should  leave  the 
B  ague  that  I  may  be  so  happy  to  be  ordered  to  step 
thither  as  agent  or  secretary  for  correspoudeuce  sake, 
as  I  did  before  his  arrival,  and  that  until  another 
minister  did  come  there 

Copenhiigeii: 

1688,  Nov.  24,  o.  s..  Copenhagen.  Gabriel  de  Sylvius 
to  Lord  Preston.  Congratulations  on  the  King  having 
appointed  Lord  Preston  to  succeed  Lord  Sunderland. 

1688.  Nov.  24,  o.  s.  The  same  to  the  same.  Congra- 
tulations on  the  King  having  appointed  Lord  Preston  to 
succeed  Lord  Middleton. — Expresses  his  regrets  at  the 
rash  attempts  of  the  Prince  of  Orange,  and  states  the 
Goodwill  of  the  Danish  Court  to  King  James. 

1688,  Dec.  \?.  The  same  to  the  same.  Has  not  written 
since  Nov.  24.  The  Danish  King  and  Court  are  much 
intere>tLd  in  King  James.  Begs  Lord  Preston  to  send 
news. 

1688.  Dec.  If.  The  same  to  Mr.  Tempest.  Thanks 
Temi'est  for  his  letters  of  27  Nov.  and  4  December.  The 
Court  of  Denmark  are  much  interested  for  King  -James. 
They  refiaiu  from  expressing  an  ojiinion  on  the  conduct 
of  Prince  George  until  they  hear  the  exact  truth  about 
it.     Asks  news. 

1688,  Dec.  -f  ^.  The  same  to  Mr.  Warre  at  Lord 
Preston's  office.  Is  glad  to  hear  from  Warre's  letter  of 
December  7  that  the  (Warre)  is  chosen  jointly  with  Mr. 
Graham  to  fill  the  place  of  Mr.  Cook.  Asks  him  to 
write  often  and  tell  news.  Wants  especially  to  know 
the  result  of  the  conference  of  the  Commissioners  with 
the  Prince  of  Orange. 

]68y,  Dec.  22,  o.  s.  The  same  to  Fergus  Graham,  Escj. 
Congrattdations  on  his  appointment  to  succeed  Mr.  Cook. 
A  letter  from  Holland  yesterday  announces  the  intention 
of  Kin?  James  to  dejiart  secretly  with  his  wife  and  the 
Prince"^of  Wales  ;  but  as  letters  from  that  quarter  are 
suspicions,  he  wants  news  from  England.  Asks  for 
news  and  expresses  his  sympathy  for  the  King. 

1688,  Dec.  2-",,  o.  s.  "  The  same  to  Mr.  Tempest. 
Acknowledges  Tempest's  letter  of  the  11th,  announcing 
the  flight  of  the  King  and  Queen  with  the  Prince  of 
Wales.  Does  not  write  to  Lord  Preston  because  he 
knows  his  lordship  has  no  orders  to  give,  but  asks 
Tempest  to  sound  Lord  Preston  for  regulations  for  his 
(Sylvius's)  conduct.  Tn  the  meantime  he  (Sylvius) 
remains  f|uietly  at  home,  and  does  not  go  to  court. 

1688,  Dec.  29,  o.  s.  The  same  to  .Mr.  Tempest.  Has 
heard  by  letters  from  Holland  of  the  retreat  of  the 
King,  his  capture  by  fishermen,  and  his  being  brought 
to  Faversham,  and  that  bleeding  at  the  nose  again 
attacked  him.  and  could  not  be  stopped,  and  that  he 
died.  Asks  for  news.  In  the  meantime  he  still  kcci's 
at  home. 

The  Hiirjvc. 

1688.  Nov.  I'th,  late  at  night,  Hague.  Marquis  d'AI- 
byville  to  Lord  Preston. — 1  have  received  no  letters  or 
news  from  England  since  yours  of  the  26th  of  last 
month.     This  fleet  has  been  cruelly  dispersed,  and  as 


careftilly  kept  from  the  knowledge  of  the  people.     The 
Prince  was  the  first  who  returned,  and  followed  but  by 
few  shi])S.     Their  orders  were  in  case  of  a  storm   to 
return   from  whence  they  sailed.     Hei'bert  is  missing 
for  two  days  and  two  nights  with  12  men-of-war  he  had 
with  him  ;  three  days  after,  seven  men-of-war  came  into 
Goreo,  and  i  to  Helvoetsluys  ;  every  day  since  some  of 
the  men-of-war  and  ships   which  carried  the  soldiers 
returned.     Some    of   the  English   volunteers   and   the 
Scots  lords  were  thought  lost,  but  the}'  arrived  yester- 
day morning  ;  2  or  3u0  of  the  .Prince,  his  guards  of  both 
horse  and  foot,  and   oOO   of  Col.  Cutt's  regiment  are 
given  for  lost ;  divers  of  their  men-of-war  are  rendered 
unserviceable,  others  are  prepared;  the  loss  of  horses 
is  considerable,  a  greater  number  is  bought  than  has 
been  lost.     The  soldiers  have  been  very  ill  used,  which 
makes  them  murmur  in  a  high  manner.     All  means  are 
now  used  to  appease  tliem  by  giving  them  some  fresh 
victuals.  The  Prince  has  not  stired  from  Helvoetsluys  nor 
was  her  Royal  Highness  to  see  him ;  he  is  very  impatient 
to  he  at  sea  again,  and  would  fain  venture  with  what 
ships  are  ready,  but  he  will  be  persuaded  to  stay  till  all 
be  in  a  readiness,  which  can  not  be  till  the  end  of  the 
week  or  the  beginning  of  the  next ;  so  that  till  then  he 
cannot  make  use  of  tlie  wind,  which  is  turned  favour- 
able for  them.  The  heavens  have  another  storm  in  store 
for  them  before  they  land ;  the  soldiers  are  much  tired 
and  dejected,  not   one  soul  was  admitted  to  stir  out  of 
their   ships.     His  Lieutenant-Colonel  Babington,  who 
has  Sir  Harry  Bellases  his  regiment  given  him  as  they 
Were  to  be  embarked.     The  assurance  the   Prince  and 
States  continue  to  have  of  success  is  more  than  I  can 
express.   Philisburg  is  taken,  Coblentz  besieged.     The 
Duke  of  Hannover  marches  with  25,000  men  to  oppose 
the  French  in  the  Palatinate.     Prince  Waldishe  with 
near  so  many  more  marches  to  oppress  Mareschal  de 
Humieres,  who  is  in  the  country  of  Liege.     They  satisfy 
themselves  that  the  King  must  make  war  next  spring 
against  France,  and  that  the  war  must  continue  till  he 
retires  all  his  conquests.     They  make  no  doubt  of  this, 
since  England  for  the  futvtre  must  depend  of  the  Prince 
of  Orange's  will  and  pleasure. 

1688,  Nov.  12th,  Hague.  The  same  to  the  same. — I 
have  sent  an  express  on  the  10th.  Yesterday  in  the  after- 
noon, the  ri'rince]  ha.s  set  sail  with  the  whole  fleet,  to- 
wards Yarmouth  they  say,  with  a  favourable  wind,  so 
that  on  Sunday  they  believe  here  the  Prince  will  have 
most  of  his  men  landed ;  nothing  else  is  heeded  or 
thought  of  here,  but  this  enterprise  of  the  Prince,  of 
whose  success  they  make  no  doubt  at  all.  Her  Royal 
Highness  continues  here  ;  she  went  to  the  Brille  to  see 
the  Prince  before  his  departure  .  .  .  .  The  French  priva- 
teers have  taken  a  considerable  prize,  and  bronght  her 
to  Dunkerck,  a  ship  that  was  going  to  the  Indies  ;  she 
had  6.000/.  ready  money  on  board  of  her.  The  Prince 
his  manifesto  is  not  yet  ]inblished  here.  I  believe  you 
have  it  there  ere  now;  however,  I  send  you  one  in 
Dutch  by  the  way  of  Newport,  doubting  not  but  the 
packet  boat  will  bo  stopped  for  some  days. — P.S.  'Tis 
true  that  Mr.  Sidney  hath  my  Lord  of  Ossery's  regi- 
ment ;  Bellasis'  regiment  is  given  to  Lieut. -Col. 
Abington. 

1688,  Nov.  12th,  Hague.— Duplicate  of  the  above. 
exce|it  the  postscript,  which  is  omitted,  but  on  a  separate 
paper  in  a  different  hand  is  P.S.  I  am  told  by  a  con- 
siderable person  that  the  allies  have  resolved  to  besiege 
Bonn  as  soon  as  they  shall  hear  of  the  Prince  of  Orange's 
landing  in  England. 

168s,  Nov.  16th.  Hague. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
The  several  advertisements  sent  to  the  Prince  bj'  express 
boats,  and  by  men  sent  to  him  that  the  seaports  in  the 
north  were  well  provided,  and  good  orders  given  in  all 
those  parts;  he  was  advised  from  England  to  land  in 
the  West,  where  he  might  be  assured  towns  and  men 
sufficiently  would  declare  for  him,  and  surprise  the 
Court,  being  not  expected  to  land  there.  Letters  from 
both  tue  Courts  of  England  and  France  assuring  that 
he  would  land  at  Yarmouth,  or  som<'where  in  the  north, 
and  finding  no  men-of-war  at  Calais  and  Dunkerk,  and 
having  same  assurance  the  King's  fleet  would  not  en- 
gage, divers  captains  having  dechared  they  would  not 
fight  against  their  religion,  as  they  have  been  informed, 
made  their  resolve  to  sail  towards  the  west,  and  it  is 
said  to  land  some  men  in  the  Isle  of  Weight,  to  keep 
Portsmouth  blocked  up,  and  by  the  manner  they  will 
dispose  of  their  fleet,  and  reinforce  it  constantly  with 
tresh  ships.  They  will  interrupt  all  communication 
with  France,  and  be  ready  there  to  invade  it  justly  with 
England  in  the  spring.  This  is  their  language,  as 
exorbitant  as  you  lordship  may  think  it,  and  as  un- 
practicable.     Brakel,  whose  ship  was  leaky,  of  70  guns, 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVEXTH  KEPORT. 


423 


Sir  two  men-of-war  more  fitted,  and  one  fittint;  near  readv, 

Baet."  ^    ^""^  *"  viotualers  not  ready,  having  been  k-lt  behind,  'it 

was  thought  the  Prince  stayed  a  while  for  them  beyond 

the  banks,  but  he  waited  there  for  the  return  of  one  he 
sent  to  England,  who  came  that  very  night.  The  people 
at  Rotterdam,  and  in  all  the  seai)orts,  began  to  exclaim 
and  murmur  against  the  Prince  for  losing  so  much  time, 
since  the  wind  and  weather  ])roved  so  favourable,  for 
they  think  they  will  be  received  with  open  arms  every- 
where. On  Friday  the  12th  Vice-Admiral  Allemond 
returned  to  Helvoetsluyse  from  the  fleet  to  take  care 
of  the  ships  remaining,  and  one  Capt.  Plagg  to  take 
command  of  the  ship  "that  is  fitting.  On  Wednesday 
the  ord  of  Nov.  were  dispatched  2  vessels,  with  above 
50,00'  I  of  the  manifesto  of  the  Prince,  one  into  the  west 
and  another  into  the  north,  believe  into  Scotland,  and 
one  Robinson  in  a  ketch,  and  another  employed  for 
scouts.  A  yacht  of  Sir  Hugh  Owen  in  Wales  came 
from  Milford  Haven  to  Rotterdam  about  two  mouths 
since,  pretended  to  be  laden  with  coals,  but  brought 
eight  chests  of  silver,  and  hath  lain  at  the  Brill  ever 
since  the  fleet  hath  been  ready,  and  so  soon  as  the  fleets 
sailed,  went  away  to  Wales  to  carry  advice.  Sir  William 
Waller  was  expressly  sent  for  by  the  Prince  to  Cassell, 
and  embarked  in  the  fleet  to  make  use  of  him  in  his  free 
Parliament,  I  believe.  Eighteen  boats  with  about  7oO 
men  arrived  at  Rotterdam  on  Satiu'day,  No\-.  loth ; 
three  regiments  more  are  expected,  and  ships  ready  to 

take  them  on  board I  sent  your  lordshi])  the 

Prince  his  manifesto  by  the  last  packet  boat,  the'  I 
believed  you  had  got  it  there  already  ;  now  it  is  sold 
publicly  and  in  all  languages,  as  well'  a.-?  this  enclosed 
fine  picture,  which  infamous  liberty  they  may  as  well 
take  as  the  Prince  to  speak  in  his  manifesto  so  basely  as 
falsel}-  of  the  supposed  great  belly  of  the  Queen,  and  of 
the  supposed  Prince  of  Wales,  whom  God  preserve, and 

theKinghisfather  to  punish  these  abominations 

P. 8.  The  packet  boats  are  now  sulTered  to  go  freely 
from  hence. 

loss.  Kov.  19th,  Hague. — The  same  to  the  same. — I 
am  much  afraid  his  Majesty's  fleet  has  been  too  much 
towards  the  north  to  be  able  to  overtake  the  Dutch  fleet 
in  the  Channel.  The  Prince  of  Orange  declared  he 
apprehended  to  meet  with  her,  and  nothing  more  than 
to  meet  with  a  tempest  when  be  would  be  at  sea,  and 
when  scattered  to  be  fallen  upon  by  the  King's  fleet. 
Four  regiments  of  foot  are  come  to  Rotterdam  and 
thereabouts,  and  more  are  to  follow  to  be  in  readiness 
to  be  embarked  when  the  Prince  sends  for  them. 
Several  ships  at  Helvoetluyse  and  Amsterdam  are  to  be 
made  ready  for  their  transportation  ....  Van  Tromj) 
is  reconciled  to  the  Prince.  1'wo  fire-ships  are  amaking 
ready  at  Rotterdam  and  more  at  Amsterdam.  The 
English  nation  may  believe  what  they  please,  its  certain 
an  absolute  conquest  is  intended ;  and  the  Church  of 
England  may  believe  what  they  please,  she  will  hardly 
be  able  to  subsist  when  a  Presbyterian  prince  and  army 
will  have  the  command.  Her  Royal  Highness  told  myself 
more  than  once  that  there  was  little  or  no  dilfer'ence 
between  the  Church  of  England  and  the  Presbiterians, 
and  she  goes  constantly  to  both  churches.  As  Si  lon  as  I 
received  the  King's  commands  by  your  letter  of  the  2nd 
of  Nov.  I  sent  to  desire  access  of  the  Princess  ;  her  Roj-al 
Highness  sent  me  word  by  her  secretary ,  She  saw  no  men 
since  the  Prince  his  departure, that  I  might  tell  him  what 
I  had  to  say,  and  if  I  scrupled  at  that,  I  might  write  to 
her,  which  I  have  done,  and  eiiclosed  the  declaration  of 
the  witnesses,  and  that  it  was  by  the  King's  command. 
This  afternoon  her  Royal  Highness  was  i}leased  to  send 
me  with  her  said  secretary,  Mr.  D'Aloue.  this  message, 
that  she  does  not  wonder  at  all  that  after  what  has  been 
jnibliely  talked  of  and  generally  believid  of  the  matter 
contained  in  the  same  paper  the  King  should  think  of 
means  to  convince  the  world  of  the  contrary  ;  but  as  for 
her,  that  she  thinks  she  neither  ought  can  at  thhs 
distance  nor  ought  in  other  respects  judge  of  it.  being 
it  is  of  a  nature  that  nothing  but  a  Parliament  can 

satisfy  therein  the  minds  of  everybody P.S.I 

doubt  4  regiments  at  Rotterdam  will  be  sent  as  yet,  for 
fear  the_v  should  be  intercepted  by  the  King's  fleet.  I 
have  seen  a  letter  of  the  Qiieen  of  Swedes,  mentioning 
the  Pope's  acceptance  of  his  Majesty's  mediation  be- 
twixt him  and  the  King  of  France,  and  wherein  she 
expressed  a  very  great  concern  for  his  TJajesty  in  the 
present  conjuncture. 

1688,  Nov.  19th.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  received 
two  letters  from  your  lordship  ;  the  first  gave  me  inti- 
mation of  my  Lord  Sutherland's  removal,  which  would 
have  been  very  sensible  to  me,  his  lordship  being  my 
great  friend,  but  that  it  must  be  for  the  King's  service, 
since  his  Majesty  would  have  it  so.     I  knew  this  long 


time  that  when  any  such  reniov.al  would  happen  vour 
lordship  would  not  fail  to  come  in,  his  Majestv  ha'viuo- 
been  pleased  to  express  some  such  thoughts  up'ou  ocea'! 
sions  that  were  olfered  to  speak  of  vour  lordship,  and 
his  M^yesty  can  bear  m-  witness  J  said  1  knew  no  man 
fatter  tor  the  employments,  and  on  whom  his  Maiestv 
could  more  rely ■>      j 

16S8.  Not.  (23rd),  Hague.'  The  same  to  the  same.— 
ihere  is  no  express  come  yet  from  the  Prince  of  Orange 
either  to  her  Royal  Highness  or  to  the  States,  but  letters 
came  from  Dartmouth  to  some  at  Utricht,  by  the  very 
same  express  that  brought  the  King  the  news  of  the 
Prince  his  landing,  that  he  was  joyfully  received  in  all 
them  parts,  and  able  to  reinforce  his  army  with 
in  a  pace  from  Cornwall  and  Devonshire.  It  is  believed 
the  St;ate.s  have  sent  orders,  or  are  about  sending  them, 
to  their  fleet  to  find  out  my  Lord  Dartmouth  and  tight 
him,  for  to  have  the  communication  free  with  the  Priuoe. 
'I'hey  have  resolved  to  raise  3,000  horse  and  some  foot! 
Two  of  the  four  regiments  come  towards  Rotterdam  for 
to  be  embarked  are  commanded  back  to  their  _,'arri8ons  ; 
two  more  remain  in  the  town  in  boats  ;  they  iTave  leave 
to  go  abroad  all  day.  and  at  night  they  must  sleep  in 
their  boats.  Her  Royal  Highness  sent  for  the  d  'puties 
of  Amsterdam,  Rotterdam,  of  Dorts,  and  of  Harlem,  to 
let  them  know  how  happily  the  Prince  had  escaped  the 
English  fleet ;  that  the  hand  of  God  aopeared  iu  it,  for 
that  if  they  had  met  such  a  numerous"  fleet  would  have 
sustained  a  great  loss ;  that  he  as  happily  landed  and 
desired  to  have  10  men-of-war  iu  readiness  when  he 
would  call  for  them,  some  thousands  of  men.  I  appre- 
hend, and  upon  good  grounds,  that  when  the  King  would 
call  his  forces  from  the  north  these  men  would  have 
been  ordered  to  lanl  there ;  Irat  my  fear  of  that  is  over 
for  the  present,  since  those  two  regiments  have  been  sent 
back,  and  that  the  States  having  two  days  ago  resolved 
upon  letters  of  mark  against  the  French,  they  have  like- 
wise resolved  to  set  out  nine  frigates  against  the  French 
privateers,  and  to  save  charges,  order  them  to  be  em- 
yiloyed  as  the  Prince  would  have  occasion  ;  it  is  not  yet 
known  if  this  will  serve  the  Prince  his  design.  He 
wrote  just  as  he  was  setting  .sail  from  Helvoetsluce  to 
the  Duke  of  Zell,  that  he  had  no  great  loss  by  the 
temp.sts,  but  that  he  would  have  been  disappointed  of 
his  design  if  the  King's  fleet  had  been  at  sea  for  divers 
days  after  the  tempests,  so  dispersed  his  tieet  has  been  ; 
that  he  was  sure  of  success  so  that  he  were  but  once 
landed.  There  was  never  such  praying  in  these  countries 
as  is  now  daily  for  the  success  of  the  Prince's  enterprise, 
and  all  the  predicants  give  [God]  thanks  for  the  late  tem- 
]iests,  being  the  cause  of  his  having  changed  measures, 
and  of  his  happy  landing  on  the  west.  AH  the  ofiicers  taken 
with  the  200  men  of  Col.  Babington's  regiment  by  one 
of  his  Majesty's  frigates  deserve  to  be  hanged,  and  above 
all  the  major  of  the  regiment,  one  Colomby.  formerly 
a  Jiage  to  Sir  William  Temple,  and  afterwards  a  great 
creature  of  Col.  Sidney  on  all  occasions,  speaking  in- 
famously of  the  King.  P.S. — Ten  thousand  copies  in 
Dutch  of  the  declaration  of  witnesses  of  the  birth  of  his 
Royal  Highness  the  Prince  of  Wales  have  been  already 
distributed;  they  begin  now  to  believe  him  truly  the 
King's  son,  but  some  will  never  believe  it.  Pensioner 
Faguel  has  declared  to  some  foreign  ministers  that  he 
believes  it.  They  say  that  the  English  have  been  the 
cause  that  the  Prince  made  mention  of  it  in  his  mani- 
festo ;  for  his  creatures  here  of  the  .States  find  now  that 
it  must  do  the  Prince  a  great  deal  of  prejudice  and  dis- 
honour to  have  said  anything  of  it  in  his  manifesto. 
Don  Pedro  Roiiquillo  writes  that  the  more  the  King 
yields  the  more  insolent  the  people  grow,  and  apprehend 
much  the  success  of  afi'airs.  The  Spanish  minister  here 
makes  his  Court  to  her  Royal  Higliiiess  with  the  least 
news  that  appears  favourable  to  the  Prince.  Its  reported 
hero  that  the  Duke  of  Lorraine  is  dead,  and  there  is 
some  likelihood  of  it.  Two  men-of-war  of  the  State's 
fleet,  which  had  the  Duke  of  Holstein's  regiment  em- 
barked upon  them,  have  been  separated  from  the  fleets, 
went  into  the  Isle  of  Wheight,  as  they  say  themselves, 
were  well  received  there,  and  no  mone}'  taken  for  what 
victuals  they  had  ;  at  last,  not  knowing  where  the  Prince 
was,  they  resolved  to  return  home,  |iassed  at  night  thro' 
the  English  fleet,  and  arrived  at  the  Brille  the  day  before 
yesterday,  which  made  the  States  assemble  extraordi- 
narily at  night  time,  upon  an  ap])rehension  that  they 
were  two  Frenchmen  of  war  that  had  some  design  upon 
the  Brille. 

16^8,  Nov.  30th,  Hague.  The  same  to  the  same. — We 
want  two  posts  occasioned  by  the  contrary  wind  and 
stormy  weather.  I  scud  to  his  Majesty  by  his  own  com- 
mand a  ])articular  account  of  what  present  forces  are 
ready  to  be  sent  to  the  Prince,  or  where  he  shall  com- 

3  G  4 


Sib 

P.    GEAH.1M, 

Bart. 


i-2-i 


mSTOKICAL    JIANUSCJRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


luand  them,  to  be  conveyed  by  Erakcll,  five  men-ol-war 
more,  iiiid  some  21  Ciipers,  which  shall  carry  24  guns  a 
piece;  a  resolution  likewise  uewly  taken  by  the  State's 
General  to  set  out  about  liO  meu-of-war  commandrd  liy 
Yautrump,  and  un  nvhich  they  intend  to  embark  10,OuO 
men  for  some  eitraordinar}-  design  ;  this  cannot  be  so 
soon  executed.  I  think  it  convenient  the  Queen  should 
Bee  it  in  the  King's  absence.  These  enclosed  lists  of  his 
Jlajesty's  sea  and  land  forces  sent  by  the  Ambassador 
Van  Citters  to  the  States  General,  which  be  was  ordered 
to  jjurchase  at  any  rate,  your  lordship  will  be  pleased  to 
send  to  the  King  ;  that  by  the  exactness  of  them  his 
Majest)'  will  be  able  to  judge  by  whom  they  must  have 
been  given.  P.S. — They  can  not  get  ready  but  nine 
capers  to  go  along  with  Brakell.  They  give  out  here 
that  my  Lord  Colchester  is  gone  to  the  Prince  of  Orange 
with  yUO  of  the  King's  Guards.  They  have  had  no 
news  yet  from  the  Prince,  but  what  the  letters  of  London 
brou^'iit. 

— .  The  list  of  his  Majesty's  troops  and  Arm)-. — Re- 
ceived Nov.  It88.  An  addition  to  the  Ambassador  Van 
Citter's  letter,  dated  19th  of  Nov.  1688.  Mentioned  in 
the  above  letter.  (3.V  pp.,  folio.)  Sum  total,  English, 
Scotch,  and  Iiish,  32,031  men.  horse  and  foot. 

1688,  Dec.  2nd,*  Hague.  The  same  to  the  same. — I 
forgot  to  insert  in  my  letter  of  yesterday  that  the  States 
General  have  resolved  tlic  raising  of  the  22  penny  upon 
all  real  and  personal  estates.  They  resolve  likewise  to 
send  a  I.nOO  horsu  besides  the  foot,  which  will  not]irove 
3,000,  along  with  Brakell  ;  they  want  small  vessels  to 
transport  them,  all  imaginable  diligence  is  used  to  get 

them  from  all  parts Mr.  Gee,  of  whom  I  writ 

in  my  last  letter,  who  is  gone  with  a  young  son  of  his 
with  the  Prince,  and  in  good  equipage,  is  a  Yorkshire 
man,  of  the  west  i)art  of  it,  and  was  formerly  a  Parlia- 
ment man  for  Hull;  a  bitter  enemy  to  the  King,  as  all 
the  rest  of  them,  who  took  an  oath  here  amongst  them- 
selves Ijefore  their  departure,  as  it  is  now  known,  that 
they  would  never  lay  down  arms  till  they  made  the 
Prince  of  Orange  King.aud  laughed  at  a  fi-ee  Parliament, 
tho'  the  King  should  call  one,  if  they  cannot  get 
together  a  powerful  army,  which  they  doubted  not  of. 
The  Duke  of  Lorraine  is  now  u])0u  the  mending  hand. 
The  States  have  not  heard  yet  from  the  Prince  aud  long 
to  hear  from  him,  aud  it  is  not  believed  they  will  send 
away  these  forces  now  at  Helvetsluce  till  they  hear  from 
him.  I  am  not  without  some  apprehension  they  may 
be  ordered  for  the  north.  Your  lordship  may  be  pleased 
to  let  the  King  know  of  this  resolution  of  the  States  to 
embark  a  1,000  horse.  They  assure  the  Princess  has  heard 
yesterday  from  the  Prince,  and  since  she  says  nothing 
they  conclude  his  affairs  go  not  so  well.  They  have 
great  expectations, having,  as  they  say,  assurances  Ijefore 
the  Prince's  dcpaj-ture  th;it  the  city  of  London  will  de- 
clare after  the  King  goes  to  his  army.  P.S. — There  is 
no  packet  boat  come  since  that  which  brought  the  letters 
of  the  9th.  I  gave  order  to  hire  a  boat  expressly  to 
carry  over  these  and  my  pjrecedeut  letters,  if  one 
may  be  had  for  money,  tor  there  is  an  order  of  the 
States  none  should  go  withotit  leave. 

168S,  Dec.  3rd,  Hague.  The  same  to  the  same.— 1  have 
solicited  very  earnestly  the  French  Ambassador,  tho' 
without  order,  to  write  to  the  King  his  master,  (which  ho 
assured  me  to  have  done  effectually)  to  cause  some 
incursions  to  be  done  into  these  frontiers  in  hopes  it 
would  prove  a  means  to  deter  the  States  from  p;irting 
with  these  forces  now  embarked  and  expecting  thePrince 
his  orders  where  they  shall  he  sent,  for  I  am  not  without 
just  cause  of  fear  they  are  destined  for  the  North,  tho' 
I  have  great  assurance  given  me  they  are  intended  for 
Scotland.  AVh.at  the  French  King  will  order  a  little  time 
will  shew.  'I'he  landing  of  these  men  in  the  North  of 
lirglaiid  would  [irove  so  ruinous  to  the  King's  affairs 
induced  me  to  motion  this  from  myself,  and  declared  at 
the  same  time  to  the  AmbasBador  that  it  was  without 
any  order  from  Court.  The  States  Commissioners  are 
to  go  this  day  or  to-morrow,  to  meet  the  Elector  of 
Prandenbr.urg  at  Weesel  at  his  own  request.  To  this 
I  have  only  to  add  the  enclosedmemoi  ial  of  theEmpcror's 
Envoye,  to  which  the  States  have  not  yet  returned  an 
answer,  and  some  letters  of  Van  Citters  in  Dutch  as  ho 
writ  them  to  the  States  ;  your  lordship  may  have  them 
translatedbysomeofyour  office,orof  uiyLordMidletoTi's. 
This  Amb:issador  writes  in  other  letters  that  he  is  kept 
as  a  prisoner,  that  nobody  of  his  friends  that  give  him 
intelligence  dares  come  at  him.  bis  house  being  licset 
by  spies  and  soldiers,  and  they  say  now  he  is  threatened 
by  the  Papists  ;  as  I  do  not  believe  nothing  of  this  to  be 


T)ie  Unto  of  tKCond  has  been  substilulecl  Surjinl. 


true,  I  think  it  couvenieni  he  should  be  sent  to,  to  write  ^"^ 

the  truth  to  the  States,  and  that  I  know  the  certainty  of   ■^'  BiEi.* 

it.    I  am  sure  he  is  not  threatened  as  J  have  been  by  the  — 

English  and  Scots  traitors  whilst  they  have  been  here, 

and  ani  daily  by  the  rabble  here,  my  chapel  pulled  down, 

my  house  pillaged,  aud  myself  and  family  cut  into  jiieces, 

yet  I  am   not  afraid  nor  do   I  write  or  complain  of  it. 

Six  weeks  before  the  Prince  his  departure,  and  as  yet, 

my  house  is  beset  with  spies  that  no  man  or  woman  can 

come  at  anj'  hour  of  the  day  or  of  the  night  but  it  is 

known;  all  persons  of  quality  that  are  Soman  Catholics 

are  advertised  to  come  no  more  to  my  chapel  ;    a  world 

of  the  commou  people  do  daily  flock  hither  to  pray  for 

the  preservation  of  their  Majesties,  and   of  his  Royal 

Highness. 

1688,  Dec.  4th,  Hague. — The  same  to  the  same. — I 
have  not  heard   from  your   lordship  nor  from   any  of 

your  office  by  the  last  packet The  deputies  the 

States  send  to  the  Prince  of  Orange  believe  they  shall 
be  able  to  go  next  week  ;  they  are  drawing  up  their  in- 
structions ;  in  the  mean  time  they  have  conferences  with 
the  Elector  of  Brandenburg,  who  arrived  here  with  the 
Electrice  two  days  ago,  and  are  treated  extremely  kind 
and  splendidly  by  her  Koyal  Highness,  who  does  them 
all  the  honour  and  civilities  imaginable,  and  sits  U]i  with 
the  Electrice  at  play  and  conversation  fill  three  in  the 
morning.  They  are  to  go  to  Amsterdam  in  a  day  or  two, 
being  invited  thither  by  the  magistrates.  A  great  frost 
begins  in  these  parts,  and  their  (there  are  ':'}  fears  like- 
wise of  incursions  of  the  French,  which  will  cause  dis- 
orders if  they  make  any,  and  make  them  exclaim  against 
the  Prince  for  not  sending  back  some  of  their  forces, 
now  that  he  hath  done  his  business. 

The  contributions  that  the  French  do  gather  in  Ger- 
many, Juliers,  and  Cleves  are  very  considerable 

•    •    •    •  (Decayed. 

1688.  Dec.  10,  Hague. — The  same  to  the  same. — As  I 
was  going  to  confirm  to  youi'  lordslap,  the  detention  of 
the  forces  that  have  been  embarked  at  Helvoetsluse,  the 
Flanders  post  biuught  such  dismal  news  of  the  6th  from 
London  that  makes  my  heart  sink 

1688,  Dec.  Tlth.  at  the  Hague. — The  same  to  the 
same. — He  is  shocked  at  the  King  being  so  infamously 
betrayed  as  M<jnsr.  Benting's  letter  to  the  Princess  of 
Orange  of  the  6th  mentions,  which  came  by  an  express, 
as  well  as  in  another  express  by  sea  of  the  7th  from 

Herbert P.S The  pensioner  Faguel 

is  abandoned  by  the  pihysicians,  and  so  is  the  Prince  of 
Friseland.  They  raise  here  3,ti0u  horse  and  2,000  foot, 
more  forces  will  be  raised.  Here  are  printed  in  Dutch, 
but  first  in  English  by  Farguson,  Burnet.  "W'ildman,  and 
Fargusou,  40  or  50  articles  against  the  King  ;  this  they 
left  to  be  printed  here  in  case  of  success. 

1688.  Dec.  i7th,  Hague. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
A  duplicate  of  this  sheet  has  been  sent  5'our  lordship 
by  Flanders,  but  not  of  the  other  sheet.  Mr.  Wynn  hatii 
the  cipher  in  his  hands. — Three  packets  are  wanting 
from  England,  and  some  comfonable  news  to  such  as 
live  in  grief  and  sorrow,  whilst  all  the  world  here  [is] 
overjoyed  for  the  daily  straights  that  the  King  otir 
master  is  reduced  : — such  and  so  general  a  desertion  of 
their  King's  as  they  speak  of  was  never  heard  of  in  any 
age  since  the  creation.  The  treachery  of  Chtirchell  they 
say  was  known  these  manj'  months  would  hajipen,  as 
Well  as  that  of  the  rest  who  went  over  to  the  Prince, 
and  of  all  those  who  declared  for  him,  and  of  many 
more  who  are  not  yet  declared  till  the  Prince  appears 
nearer.  Those  of  the  States  declare  openly  that  no  King 
was  ever  so  ill  served  aud  so  lietrayed.  They  exclaim 
against  the  ever  infamous  treachery  of  Churchell, 
a  man  so  raised  by  the  King  from  nothing,  made  a 
Lientenant-General  but  a  day  or  two  before,  which  I 
knew  not.  If  1  were  but  assured  that  the  King,  was  iu 
health,  it  would  revive  my  decayed  spiiits  ;  nothing  but 
such  a  sad  and  monstrous  exjjerience  could  convince  his 
Majesty  that  so  many  men  that  he  had  raised  to  em- 
ployments and  honour,  aud  so  many  men  who  have 
eaten  his  bread  for  so  many  years,  and  so  many  who 
got  considerable  estates  by  himself  and  by  the  King 
his  brother,  could  be   capable    of   the   most  enormous 

treachery  that  ever  was  committed The 

ships  which  transported  the  Prince  of  Orange's  army 
into  England  are  commanded  home,  and  to  be  con- 
ducted but  by  a  few  raen-of-war.  They  could  wish  here 
they  had  a  good  part  of  the  Prince  his  army,  for  they 
.■ipprehcnd  very  much  an  invasion  of  the  French,  if  the 
Irost  continues  which  begins — these  four  days.  Prince 
Wall  ....  to  come  with  Avhat  force  he  hath  towaixls 
Mastrick ;  and  its  proposed  to  send  some  of  the  burgers 
of  the  inland  towns  to  the  frontiers,  till  men  are  raised 
....    It  is  proposed,  and  believed  it  will  pass,  that 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


425 


SiE  8,000  seamen  shall  be  raised,  and  16  men-of-war 
Jeaham,  equipped  for  to  be  sent  to  the  Straits,  and  the  raising 
^'  of  18,000  landmen  more  will  be  proposed  in  a  few  days. 
The  Elector  and  Electrics  of  Braudenburgh  have  some 
thoughts  of  comingihither.  The  pensioner  Paguel  dved 
on  Tuesday  last,  and  hath  declared  to  some  friends  of 
his  before  his  death  that  the  Princess  and  Prince  of 
Denmark  have  been  engaged  from  the  very  beginning 
of  this  invasion,  and  that  the  Prince  of  Orange  would 
not  hear  of  it  till  he  had  first  assurances  from  them. 
The  Prince  of  Friseland  who  was  taken  desperately  ill, 
being  at  church,  by  a  vomiting  of  blood,  and  since 
despaired  of,  is  now  somewhat  better.  Comte  d'Avaux 
went  away  yesterday  for  France ;  he  and  the  States 
ambassador  are  to  be  exchangeil  at  Monts  or  there- 
abouts. The  French  ambassador  had  a  guard  given 
him  three  days  before  bis  departure.  The  Emperor 
and  Empire  have  not  yet  declared  war  against  the 
French  King.  Many  believe  the  Princess  of  Denmark 
may  come  hither  to  see  her  sister,  and  live  here  till 
affairs  are  settled  in  England.  I  cannot  believe  she 
will  leave  England.  News  came  this  morning  from 
Flanders  by  an  express  come  thither  to  some  private 
[  ]  out  of  England,  that  the  King  finding  [himself] 
reduced  to  so  great  extremities  was  forced  [to  call]  a 
Parliament  for  the  '5th  of  January  ;  the  news  was  not 
public  in  Flanders,  for  no  letter  makes  mention  of  it, 
but  one  come  to  a  considerable  .Jew  here,  who  com- 
municated presently  to  her  Koyal  Highness  in  the 
morning,  and  about  noon  she  communicated  the  news 
to  the  States  General,  who  appeared  not  a  little  sur- 
priseil  at  it,  and  sent  presently  some  of  their  members 
to  this  Jew's  house  to  know  how  he  came  by  the  news, 
ler.  The  Princess  was  extraorcHim rily  siDyrised,  and  asked  if 

pherv'il.  it  ^iv as  her  father  or  her  husband  that  called  tlie  Parlia- 
ment. All  the  Prince's  friends  are  e.ttraordiaa  ry  troubled 
at  it :  they  doubted  not  but  the  King  would  be  taken,  flij 
away,  or  be  killed  ;  and  the  Prince  nresentlj proclaimed 
King.  I  send  your  lordship  an  infamous  printed  paper 
in  Dutch  which  has  been  sold  here  for  some  days,  at 
last  forbidden  and  seized  upon  by  the  States  ;  it  is  the 
King's  process.  The  Protestants  of  England's  memo- 
rial to  the  Prince.ss  and  Prince  of  Orange  composed  by 
Major  Wildraan  and  Burnet,  which  I  sent  over  long 
since,  contains  almost  the  same  points ;  here  are  like- 
wise prints  made  of  his  Majesty,  the  most  infamous  and 

insupportable  that   can  be  imagined Isly 

Lord  C  writes  hither  that  there  has  been  a  great 

massacre  of  English  in  Ireland  purposely  given  out  to 
have  the  Irish  there  in  England  massacred. 

1688,  Dec.  20th,  Hague. — The  same  to  the  same. — I 
received  your  lordship's  letter  of  the  -ith  of  this  month 
....  what  I  wrote  in  cipher  in  my  last  is  most 
certain,  and  not  in  the  least  to  be  doubted  of.  Now 
that  the  King  has  called  a  Parliament  the  world  will 
see  what  unreasonable,  unchristian,  and  unjust  things 
will  be  aimed  at  and  desired  by  the  Prince  and  his 
party.     They  assure  here    already  the  Prince  of  Wales 

will  never  be  acknowledged Your  lordship's 

letters  will  come  without  danger  of  being  intercepted, 
addressing  them  to  the  Postmaster  of  Harwich,  for  he 
sends  one  of  the  packet  boats  with  them.  The  States  re- 
solve to  propose  the  raising  of  13,000  men  more,asIhave 
intimated  to  you  in  my  last,  finding  little  hopes  of 
seeing  here  so  soon  any  part  of  those  forces  the  Prince 
hath  with  him,  and  that  they  must  provide  against 
France  ....  Her  Royal  Highness  Court  is  overjoyed 
to  hear  the  Prince   so  successful,  and  I  am  oppressed 

with  groans  and  lamentations  for  it 

1688,  Dec.  21st,    Hague.     The   same  to  the  same. — 
The   news   we  have    from     England    are    melancholy 

indeed There  is  great  joy  at    Court   for   the 

success  of  the  Prince  of  Orange  his  designs.  Some  of 
States  begin  to  think  affairs  go  too  far,  that  they  could 
not  believe  it,  that  so  general  a  desertion  was  never 
heard  of,  of  so  great  and  so  good  a  King.  I  send  you 
Van  Citters  his  letters  which  are  printed  here,  wherein 
are  seen  such  lies  and  such  shifts  as  is  unworthy  of  an 
ambassador's  pen.  The  Prince  of  Orange  does  call  with 
great  earnestness  for  the  rest  of  Holstein's  regiments, 
and  for  no  others.  They  say  the  Prince  was  to  send 
Macay  with  6,000  foot  and  500  horse  into  Ireland,  and 
to  send  the  Duke  of  Ormond  along  to  reduce  that 
kingaom.  They  write  hither  likewise  that  my  Lord 
Dartmouth  would  not  conduct  the  Prince  of  Wales 
into  France.  1  am  sorry  in  so  unfortunate  a  conjunc- 
ture to  bo  necessitated  to  desire  your  lordf  hip  to  speak 
to  the  King  about  recovering  the  payment  of  a  little 
sum  that  is  due  to  me  till  the  6th  of  Nov.,  760?.,  for 
to  pay  off  all  my  debts  here,  for  which  the  common 
people  threaten  to  pillage  my  house  and  chapel,  glad  to 
«    84062. 


have  the  pretext  to  demolish  this  last,  which  I  have 
built  myself,    and   have   never   put   it    to   the    King's 

accounts  nor  many  other  expenses I  am  ovrr- 

joj'ed  to  hear  their  Majesties  are  in  health,  and  thu 
Queen  with  child. 

Hamburgh. 

1688,  Oct.  30th.   Hamburg.— Sir  Peter   VVycheto  the 

Earl  of  Middleton Im  to  beg  compassion  for 

my  distractedness  tu  which  as  good  jji-ovidence  gave 
some  lightsome  intervals  by  driving  the  Prince  back,  so 
by  the  letters  of  this  day  they  are  continued,  he  having 
been  with  his  fleet  in  those  harliours  on  Friday,  bu't 
resolved  again  to  venture.  And  as  I'm  now  wanting 
two  posts  from  your  lordship's  office,  by  the  reports  our 
enemies  send  abroad,  his  Majesty  is  not  to  have  10  for  their 
100,  so  general  a  dt-fectiou  is  there  to  be  of  his  subjects 
through  the  whole  kingdom.  As  we  have  he^ird  nothing 
for  some  time  of  Herbert,  'tis  now  advised  he  h:id  ven- 
tured through  the  Channel,  and  by  corres])ondence  laid 
designed  for  Bristol.— -Foreign  news. 

168S'.  Nov.  2nd.  Hambuig. — Tlie  same  to  the  same. — 
Foreign  news.— The  obstinacy  of  the  Prince  to  pursue 
his  design,  and  the  very  fair  weather  ami  wind  he  hath 
had  these  :'<  days,  makes  me  fear  his  Majesty  may  have 
very  unwelcome  guests.  May  they  be  entertained  as 
they  deserve.  The  inclosed  fur  his  Majesty  was  sent  to 
me  this  morning  from  the  Consul  at  Elsenore  .... 

1688,  Nov.  6th.  Hamburg. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
The  Holland  letters  of  this  day,  guessing  that  the  Pr. 
(who  set  sail  on  the  1st  inst.  from  Helvoetsluce  with  as 
fair  a  wind  as  could  blow)  might  be  landing  in  England 
on  Saturday,  if  he  intended  for  any  place  in  Kent";  this 
may  be  as  importune  as  'tis  uncertain  whether  t'will  be 
so  or  no,  being  scarce  to  come  to  hand  by  the  parity  of 
reason  that  these  4  ordinary's.  I  have  not  had  one 
word  from  your  lordship's  office.  We  are  well  warranted 
from  a  general  deluge  again,  therefore  there  are  hopes 
his  Majesty  may  not  be  overwhelmed  as  Germany  is  by 
the  French,  who  find  but  weak  resistance  .  .  .  .Foreign 
news. 

168S.  Nov.  13th,  Hamburg.  Sir  Peter  Wych  to 
Lord  Preston. — Having  for  three  weeks  lived  very 
miserably  on  the  bad  entertainment  of  the  Holland 
reports,  yesterday  1  received  two  ordinary's  disorderly 
from  Whitehall,  and  amongst  the  happy  circumstances 
of  his  ^lajesty's  att'iirs  that  your  lordship  had  suc- 
ceeded my  Lord  Myddleton  as  Secretar}'  of  State. — 
Compliments. —  ....  I  received  this  day  printed 
what  -was  done  at  the  extraordinary  Council  on  the  22nd 
of  the  past,  and  the  attestations  of  the  Queen  Dowager 
and  of  other  persons  of  eminency,  which  so  baffle  the 
odious  and  villainous  scandal  of  the  supposition  of  the 
Prince  of  Wales.  I  read  it  over  with  great  exultancy, 
and  the  thought  was  present  to  make  it  be  translated 
into  high  Dutch,  and  to  have  it  printed,  for  never  poison 
was  so  operative  as  that  black  scandal  so  maliciously 
aggravated  in  that  villainous  libel,  (the  memorial  of  the 
nation  to  the  Prince  and  Princess  of  Or.),  and  I  may  say 
there  is    not   a    Protestant   Prince  or   subject  on   the 

continent   not  infected. A   strict  alliance  is 

treating  betwixt  the  King  of  Sweden  and  the  Princes  of 
Luiienbonrg,  in  which  the  Duke  of  Holstein  hath  great 
hopes,  and  is  too  partial  to  the  Pr.  of  Or,,  by  which  the 
King  of  Sweden  made  him  promi.se  to  do  for  him  when 
the  capitulation  was  made  for  the  6,000  men     

1688,  Nov.  16th.  Hamburg.    The  same  to  the  same. — 

No   English   letters  are  come    this    day.     I 

am  not  a  little  disquieted  by  those  from  Holland,  which 
confidently  say  the  Prince  and  his  forces  are  landed  in 
several  places  of  the  west,  possess  10  or  12  miles  along 
the  shore,  have  plentiful  markets  made  for  them,  and 
that  the  people  declare  for  the  Prince,  which  God  avert. 
As  every  Protestant  in  Germany  is  for  the  Prince,  so  is 
your  lordship  to  observe  out  of  the  enclosed  letter  from 
"Vienna  that  the  Catholics  wish  him  not  ill,  if  by  his  mad 
design  England  might  bo  made  espouse  the  common 
cause  (as  "tis  called)  against  his  M.C.M. 

1688,  Nov.  20th,  Hamburg.— The  same  to  the  same- 
Foreign  news His  M.  C.  Majesty  hath  lost  all 

hopes  of  persuading  the  Elector  of  Bavaria  to  be  u'futer, 
and  'tis  wondered  that  the  Pr.  of  Orange  and  tho 
States  have  accepted  a  neutrality  for  the  countyof  Meurs 

upon   the  Rhine,  belonging    to  the  Prince We 

hear  his  M.  C.  MajuSty  hath  confiscated  an  estate  of 
Mareschal  Schomberg's  which  lies  near  Paris,  and  that 
the  King  of  Portugal  may  withdraw  his  pension  of 
16,000  crowns  yearly  .... 

1688,  :\ov.  23rd,  Hamburg.     The  same  to  the  same. 

By  receiving  no  letters   from  England,  and  by  the 

reports  which  come  hither  from  Holland,  (by  which 

3H 


Sir 

F.  Graham, 

Babt. 


426 


HISTORICAL   MANTTSCBIPTS  COMMISSION; 


Sib 

.  Graham. 

Baut. 


there  -wore  to  be  a  most  general  auJ  most  rehellion=; 
desertion  of  his  Majesty)  I  am  in  no  small  discomposure 
and  jjerplexity,  and  the  couceiuis  too  great  at  home  to 
iTive  any  steady  attention  to  "whai  is  done  abroad  .... 

Iti.'^fi,  Nov.  -irth,  Hamburg.  The  same  to  the  same. 
Foreisu  news. — This  day  I  received  from  your 
lordship's  office  the  advices  of  the  20tii  inst.,  by  which 
I  see  liis  Majesty  is  going  to  his  army  (God  send  him 
■^-ictorious  progress  and  a  triumphant  return),  and  that 
some  arch  rebels  have  endeavoured  to  desert ;  but  I  am 
armed  auainst  th•^  frightful  reports  of  Holland  (which 
make  the  Prince  90,000  strong,  and  say  he  was  within 
18  miles  of  London,  where  40,000  apprentices  were  up 
declaring  for  him),  and  seeing  no  advantages  the  King's 
enemies  have  got  against  him,  am  confident  he  is  to 
subdue  his  last  rebels  and  reign  happily  in  himself  and 
in  his  posterity  .... 

1688,  December  -2181,  Hamburg.  Sir  Peter  Wych 
to  Lord  Preston. —The  bruit  which  came  hither  from 
Holland  by  the  last  ordinary  that  the  King,  Queen,  and 
Prince  of  Wales  should  have  left  the  kingdom,  being 
contirined  tome  this  day  from  your  lordship's  office  by 
a  letter  of  the  11th  from  Mr.  Tempest,  the  amazement 
is  too  great  to  be  so  soon  recovered,  and  the  distraction 
I  am  in  makes  me  inapt  for  Imsiness 

1688,  Dec.  -list,  Hamburg.  Sir  P.  Wych  to  Mr. 
Tempest.  (Holograph.)  The  consternation  yours  of 
the  11th  put  me  in  that  the  Queen  and  the  Prince  of 
Wales  one  day  and  the  King  the  next  left  AVhitehall 
and  went  be\ ond  sea  is  too  great  to  be  over  so  soon  or 
to  permit  me  to  do  any  business.  By  the  news  come 
hither  'tis  not  known  who  is  in  place,  therefore  1  must 
expect  my  fate  amongst  the  rest  of  the  King's  ministers, 
which  will  be  much  the  worst  by  what  you  obliged  me 
to  do  by  orders  from  my  Lord  Middleton,  to  assistlto  all 
my  power  him  who  came  over  foi'  to  fetch  the  stags 
which  the  Duke  of  Zell  presented  his  i\Iajesty,  who  hath 
engaged  me  in  iOQl..  which  on  the  news  was  asked  me 
this  day,  and  a  letter  shewed  me  that  Mr.  Graham  had 
refused  to  pay  the  bill,  tho'  he  promised  to  do  it  at 
sight.  .  .  . 

1688,  Dec.  '25th,  Hamburg. — The  same  to  the  same. 
(Holograph.) — I  am  so  unfortunate  as  not  to  have  had  a 
line  Irom  you  or  from  any  else  in  two  posts,  when  we 
are  tortured  with  what  is  advised  from  Holland,  and 
with  Moiisr.  Citters'  letters  to  the  States  giving  an 
account  of  what  passed  at  London  and  at  Feversham 
from  the  11th  to  the  i4th  inst.,  which  are  printed  and 
came  hither  this  day 

1688,  Dec.  28,  Hamburg.  —The  same  to  the  same. 
(Holograph.) — Tho'  three  posts  from  England  were  due 
to  me  this  morning  yet  not  a  letter  came,  and  I  am  yet 
in  the  same  distracting  agony  what  i.s  become  of  his 
Majesty  at  Feversham  ;  all  the  letters  and  prints  wo 
see  make  it  uncertain  whether  he  be  alive  .... 

1C88,  Jan.  8th,  Hamburg.— Sir  Peter  Wych  to  Mr. 
Tempest.  The  7th  post  being  come  hither  this  day 
without  any  letters  from  England,  and  we  being  assured 
by  all  those  from  Piaiulers  and  Holland  that  his 
Majesty  was  arrived  in  Flanders  and  already  with  the 
(^.ueen  and  Prince  of  Wales  at  St.  Germain,  I  being 
reasonably  t'>  doubt  what  is  become  of  his  Secretarys  of 
State,  shall  forbear  writing  any  more  till  I  have  further 
infui'mation,  which  I  ex]3ect  every  post  day  with  great 
impatience.  None  doubts  but  there  is  with  you  a 
general  emijargo,  and  that  we  are  not  to  hoar  of  or  f  I'om 
you  till  it  lie  thought  fit  to  take  that  off.  .   . 

168-^,  Hamburg,  Janry.  18lh.     Tlie  same  to  the  same 

(holograph). — We  have  yet  no  English  letters  ; 

know  not  who's  in  office  and  what  halh  been  done  since 
the  11th  of  December,  the  date  of  yow  last  letter  .... 
By  letters  I  have  seen  from  Paris  it  is  out  of  doubt  but 
that  the  King,  Queen  and  Prince  of  Wales  are  at  St. 
Germains,  by  which  an  embassy  only  cau  make  our 
Egyjjtian  darkness  and  ignorance  of  what  is  doing  in 
the  nation.  'Tis  guessed  you  are  in  labour  of  some 
great  design  and  settlement,  which  requires  some  time 
to  be  brought  forth. — Foreign  news.— The  8th  jiost 
from  Holland  is  this  evening  come  without  any  letters 
from  England. 

Stockholm,. 

1688,0c:,  24t)i,  Slockholme.— Ed.n.  Foley  to  Lord 
Middleton. —  .  .  .  The  rendezvous  of  tlic  troops  whicli 
the  Hollanders  ai-e  to  have  is  put  off  till  to-morrow,  but 
they  .are  ^aid  now  only    to   expect   Ihc   being  sent  for 

from  Holland I     am    extremely   rejoiced   to 

hear  (from  Mr.  Wynne)  that  his  Majesty's  affair.-^  arem 
so  prosperous  a  condition,  and  that  ho  hath  so  little 
reason  to  be  afi'.iid  f  f  his  enemii'S,  and.  as  it  is  my  duty 
to  -wish  that  the  prosperity  of  bis  Majesty's  aliairs  may 


still  increase,  so  I  do  not  doubt  but  it  will.  The  good 
or  ill  news  from  England  seems  to  have  some  effect 
upon  the  outward  appearance  of  the  measures  of  this 
Court,  but  their  resolution  as  to  their  inward  meaning 
seems  to  be  settled,  nor  do  I  think  that  they  are 
grounded  upon  any  ill  success  that  they  either  wish  or 
expect  in  his  ^Majesty's  affairs.   .  .   . 

1688,  Oct.  31st,  Stockholm. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
I  am  assured  that  there  are  three  Holland  ships  arrived 
at  Gottenbourg  to  transport  the  thousand  men  which  they 
are  to  receive  from  hence.  It  is  said  that  those  three 
ships,  being  in  company  with  some  merchants  or  others, 
did  at  first  cause  some  consternation  upon  the  coasts  of 
Denmark  and  Sweden,  where  they  were  taken  at  first  for 
the  forerunners  of  the  whole  Holland  lleet.  The  Uomte 
de  Lindsehold,  whom  I  have  formerly  mentioned  to  be 
much  in  favour  with  this  King,  is  named  Governor  to 
tho  young  Prince,  and  hath  4.000  crowns  a  year  pension 
for  that  service,  &c. — Other  foreign  news. — The  Queen 
Mother  returned  on  the  29th  in  the  evening.  The 
master  of  the  ceremonies  had  promised  me  1  should 
hear  from  him  when  she  returned,  but  not  being  so  good 
as  his  word,  I  wrote  to  him  last  night  to  solicit  my 
audience  fif  the  Queen  Mother  upon  the  birth  of  the 
Prince,  but  I  have  not  yet  heard  anything  from  him. 
Your  lordship  will  have  observed  by  its  being  ])ut  off' 
so  long  that  there  liath  been  some  dilllculty  in  it ;  from 
what  intrigues  it  proceeds  1  cannot  tell,  but  they  are 
such,  it  seems,  as  have  influence  upon  the  Queen  Mother. 
I  should  have  had  this  audience  before  the  arrival  of 
the  Envoy  of  Queen  Christina  (had  the  Queen  Mother 
been  in  town),  and  long  before  the  coming  of  the  Envoy 
of  Lunebourg,  but  they  have  had  occasion  given  them, 
1  suppose,  to  demand  private  audiences  of  her,  and  so 
have  had  audiences  in  private  in  the  country,  but  they 
have  so  much  avoided  letting  me  know  that  a  ]irivate 
audience  would  be  acceptable  that  ihej'  seemed  afraid 
that  I  should  believe  it  would ;  so  that  since  they  bave 
thought  fit  to  let  it  run  silently  so  long,  it  miust  now  be 
public  or  none  ;  and  I  wonder  the  more  at  it  because 
they  endeavour  at  the  same  time  to  have  me  believe  that 
they  would  by  no  means  want  respect  for  his  Majesty 
nor  civility  for  me.  Till  I  have  the  Queen's  answer  I 
must  expect  hei'  pleasure. 

1688,  Nov.  14th,  Stockholme.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— The  troops  which  the  Hollanders  are  to  have  from 
hence  are  not  yet  goue,  because  the  ships  are  not  enough 
to  transport  them.  .  .  Gives  an  account  of  the  proposed 
raising  of  men. — They  have  taken  out  of  the  Guards  the 
worst  men  they  can  find.  They  were  ordered  to  march 
yesterday  or  this  day,  and  so  in  three  weeks  or  a 
month  may  chance  to  beat  Gottenbourg. — Other  foreign 
news. — In  my  last  of  the  7th  1  did  mention  my  not 
having  tlien  had  an  audience  of  the  young  Qtieen,  nor 
indeed  have  I  yet  had  it ;  but  five  days  since  the  master 
of  the  ceremonies  wrote  a  letter  to  me,  in  whicli  he 
says  that  having  desired  to  know  the  Queen's  pleasure 
concerning  my  audience,  he  had  received  for  answer 
Q,ne  sa  Majesfi  eioit  encore  indispose,  tnesm^  que  aa  Ma- 
jestc  avoit  iacln'  de  se  faire  lialiller.  ■inais  qi'.a  sa  llajestr 
'He  I'avoit  p«'  soiiffrir,  et  si  tost  que  sa  Majeste  seroit  en 
meilhvr  i-tal,  J'ai'rois  ordre  de  eota  en  averiir.  Thus  far 
I  have  reason  to  believe  my  attdience  is  not  desperate  ; 
but,  seeing  it  is  put  off  still,  and  not  being  certainly 
.sure  but  that  it  may  still  lie  put  oH'.  your  lordship  will 
lio  pleased  to  give  me  leave  to  tell  you  what  reasons 
I  have  for  my  doubts.  When  the  Queen  Mother  cauu.' 
to  town  I  wrote  to  the  master  of  the  ceremonies  to  put 
him  in  mind  of  my  audience,  and  1  have  here  enclosed 
the  billet  I  sent  to  him  t  hat  you  may  the  liettcr  judge 
of  the  whole  business.  He  knowing  I  also  expected  an 
audience  of  the  young  Queen,  went  likewise  to  know 
her  pleasure  when  I  might  expect  one,  and  by  chance 
(at  least  as  I  believe  very  innocently)  sliows  the  note 
which  1  had  wi-itten  to  him,  and  the  3'oung  Queen's 
name  not  being  in  the  note,  it  was  thought  fit  by  .nome. 
1  suppose,  in  whom  she  hath  much  confidence,  to  take 
this  pretext  to  frame  a  difficulty  :  so  that  about  two 
hours  before  I  had  the  Queen  Mother's  answer  for  ap- 
pointing my  audience,  there  came  a  kind  of  a  butler  to 
me  from  the  young  Queen  about  beer  which  her  Ma- 
jestj;  seems  to  like  brewed  after  the  English  fashion  ; 
and  when  he  had  delivered  his  message  he  sent  me  in  a 
billet,  of  which  f  have  also  enclosed  youi'  lordship  the 
copy  :  1  bidiono  ask  him  who  sent  him  with  that  billet  f 
He  answered  that  he  did  not  know  what  it  contained, 
but  that  he  was  ordered  to  show  it  me.  I  desired  to 
know  how  he  came  by  it.  Ho  answered  that  he  did  not 
know  from  whom  it  came,  but  desired  that  when  I  had 
read  it  he  might  have  it  again.  I  must  confess  I  did 
not  think  I  ought  to  be  pleased  with  this  billet,  and  so 


•rAlIPENDlX   TO   SEVENTH   REPORT. 


427 


SiE         I  kept  it,  and  bid  him  who  brought  it  return  the  answer 
Bart*^'    \^hich  I  caused  to  be  writteu  to  it,  and  which  I  have 

also    here   enclosed.     The  billet  had  been  sealed  and 

broken  open  again  before  it  came  to  me,  and  I  do  since 
find  that  they  who  wrote  it  sent  it  sealed  to  one  of  the 
Queen's  ladys,  who  hath  gieai  intimacy  with  and  a 
great  ascendant  over  the  Queen.  She,  finding  it  accord- 
ing to  her  heart's  desire,  sends  it  to  me  by  this  butler, 
and  bids  him  not  tell  who  gave  it  him ;  and  the  lady 
who  was  named  in  it  had  no  hand  in  it.  Soon  alter 
this  man  was  gone  I  had  my  audience  appointed  by 
the  Queen  Mother,  and  about  an  hour  after  there  came 
one  to  me  who  they  tell  me  is  a  secretary  to  the  young 
Queen.  He  told  me  he  came  from  tho  young  Qneen, 
who  had  commanded  him  to  give  me  a  paper,  which 
he  did.  He  added  that  indeed  he  did  properly  belong 
to  the  Princess,  but  that  the  Queen  had  sent  him.  I, 
looking  upon  the  paper,  found  it  to  Ije  the  answer  I 
had  sent,  which  the  Queen  had  returned  me  commented 
with  her  own  hand,  and  from  the  place  to  which  she 
had  added  her  last  observation  the  rest  was  rent  oft'. 
I  did  not  then  perfectly  imagine  what  it  might  mean, 
and  did  tell  him  that  I  did  hope  I  had  never  given  the 
Queen  any  occasion  to  think  I  wanted  any  respect  for 
her  ila.jesty  or  to  believe  that  I  had  any  intention  so 
to  do.  He  answered  me  that  the  Queen  was  enouiih 
satisfied  I  had  not,  nor  did  intend  it,  and  so  we  parted. 
From  all  this  I  must  humbly  leave  it  to  yon  to  judge 

if  I  am  to  expect  an  audience 

1688,  Oct.  30th.  (Enilorsed.)  Copy  of  my  letter  to  Monsr. 
Grouberg,  master  of  the  ceremonies,  to  solicit  an  audi- 
ence of  the  Queen  Mother,  which  was  enclosed  in  the 
above  letter  to  Lord  Middleton.     (French.) 

(Endorsed.)  A  copy  of  the  answer  to  the  billet  brought 
me  b}-  one  of  the  Queen's  servant.-^,  together  with  what 
was  added  to  it  when  she  returned  it.     (French.) 

1688,  Nov.  2Sth,  Stockholme.— Edm.  Foley  to  Lord 
Preston. —  Has  received  his  of  Oct.  SOth,  and  is  glad 
that  since  his  Majesty  has  made  alterations  in  the 
secretary's  office  he  has  made  choice  of  his  lordship 
in  a  place  of  so  much  honour  and  trust. — "  I  give  many 
thanks  for  the  account  you  were  pleased  to  command 
Mr.  Griffith  to  give  me  of  the  Cith  iust.,  tuut  his  Majesty 
had  that  evening  been  informed  of  the  Prince  of 
Orange's  and  the  Holland  fleets  being  seen  upon  the 
coasts  of  Devonshire,  and  that  there  was  every  hour 
expected  the  news  of  their  landing.  I  am  very  sorry 
that  the  Prince  of  Orange  or  the  States  General  should 
think  there  should  be  eitheY  justice  or  interest  in  so  ill 

a  desigTi There  are  arrived  some  Holland  ships 

at  Gottemborg,  but  there  are  yet  more  expected,  nor 
are  the  commissaries  yet  come,  who  are  to  muster,  and 
to  em.bark  the  1,000  men,  which  are  to  be  transported 
from  thence,  and  there  ii  so  much  ice  ah'eady  in  the 
mouth  of  the  harbour  that  some  will  imagine  the  troops 
will  be  scarce  able  to  remove  this  winter,  at  least  from 

that  port Vour  lordship   will  have    seen   my 

letters  to  my  Lord  Middleton  of  the  7th  and  11th  inst. 
How  I  stand  in  thi-  Court  as  to  the  audience  I  am  to 
have  of  the  Queen  Eegent  upon  the  birth  of  the  Prince 
of  'Wales,  and  it  continues  still  in  the  same  state,  nor 
do  I  find,  as  far  as  I  can  guess  from  outward  apiieai'- 
ance,  that  I  shall  ever  obtain  iS." 

1688,  Dec.  5th,  Stockholm. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
Here  hath  happened  little  since  my  last  of  the  28th  Nov., 
except  only  that  the  appearances  of  preparations  towards 
puttim;  themselves  in  a  condition  to  act  in  the  spring  do 
daily  increase.  Orders  are  given  for  recruiting  all  the 
regiments,  and  what  other  provisions  are  requisite  to- 
wards the  artillery  are  carried  on  with  the  same  dili- 
gence.— Other  foreign  news. 

1688,  Dec.  12th,  Stockholm.  The  same  to  the  same. 
The  troops  which  the  Hollanders  are  to  have  fi-om 
hence  are  at  length  gone  from  Gottenbourg.  The  Dutch 
commissaries  did  arrive,  and  the  accounts  are  adjusted, 
and  the  troops  have  sit  sail. — Other  foreign  news. 

1688,  Dec.  12th,  Stockholm.— Edm.  Foley  to  Mr. 
Tempest. —  ....  At  ])resent  intelligence  from  home  is 
more  precious  than  usually  to  disappoint  the  enemies  we 
have  abi-oad.  and  who,  having  thought  fit  to  invade  us, 
do  also  think  fit  to  send  about  such  accounts  of  our 
affairs  as  do  represent  them  to  be  in  a  much  worse  con- 
dition than  I  hope  they  really  are.  A  foreign  army  in 
England  must  make  them  bad  enough  ;  but  they  do 
endeavour  to  make  them  yet  worse,  so  that  an  account 

of  what  happens  will  be  a  double  obligation 

1688,  Dec.  19th,  Stockholm.  The  same  to  t'ue  same. — 
That  the  six  ships  which  have  carried  some  troops  from 
Carlserona  intoPommern  are  come  back  again  safe  will 
bo  news,  no  otherwise  than  this  being  a  very  dangerous  sea 
at  this  time  of  the  year  it  may  be  looked  upon  as  a  piece 


of  good  fortune The  Hollanders  ta,ke  much  care  Sie 

to  represent  our  aU'airs  very  ill  in  England.  F.Grjuam. 

^168;;,  Jan.  9ih,  Stockholm.     'I'he  same  to  the  same.—  — ' 

Since  my  last  to  you  of  the  2nd  1  have  had  no  news 
from  England,  but  such  as  the  Hollanders  will  let  us 
have,  'vhich  is  generally  as  ill  as  they  can  make  it,  and 
indeed  so  very  ill  by  these  two  last  postsi  as  if  they  wrote 
more  what  tbey  wish  than  what  they  hear,  so  that  as  J 
will  not  believe  it,  so  1  will  not  mention  it.  Most  foreign 
aft'airs  seem  to  depend  upon  tho  success  of  ours,  and  as 
much  here  as  anywhere,  so  that  all  is  quiet  hero  in  ex- 
pectation of  what  may  happen  in  PJnglaud,  and  of  tho 
meeting  of  their  Diet,  which  still  continues  fixed  for  tho 
4tli  of  the  next  month  .   .  . 

Chrislidna. 

16S8,  Dec.  1st,  Christiana  in  Norway.-- Dan  Butts  b> 
liord  Preston-  -This  post  brings  me  the  news  of  your 
lordship's  succeeding  my  Lord  Middleton  in  tliat  hon- 
ourable office. — Offers  his  congratulations,  and  has 
asked  Lord  Middleton  to  give  Irim  a  recommendation  to 
Lord  Preston  by  this  post. — You  will  find  in  the  office 
a  number  of  complaints  from  this  place,  many  ol'  which 
have  Ijeen  redrest  by  my  Lord  Middleton  ;  but  there 
yet  remain  some  foi-your  lordship,  which  in  regard  liave 
the  whole  winter  before  me  ...  I  acquainted  Ijord 
Middleton  in  my  last  to  Dr.  Wynn  that  I  design  next 
month  to  be  at  Copenhagen.  I  shall  be  better  able 
from  thence  to  inform  you  than  n(jw  I  can,  not  knowing 
how  far  Sir  Gabr[i]el  have  proceeded  in  the  Treaty  .  .  ". 
I  have  no  account  who  succeed  Dr.  \Vynn  or  Mr"  Cook 
under  your  lordslup,  so  must  expect  your  commands 
with  whom  I  am  to  correspond  ...  it  is  as  necessary 
that  I  have  the  truth  of  things  here  as  it  is  to  send  it 
to  Copenhagen,  for  this  is  a  great  kingdom  and  our 
commerce  very  great,  and  the  chief  of  otir  intelligence 
come  from  Holland,  and  is  composed  of  nothing  but 
lies.  Our  last  letters  brought  us  the  news  of  the 
Prince  being  lauded,  and  of  tho  good  posture  his 
Majesty  was  in  to  receive  him.  I  cannot  think  so  un- 
just an  undertaking  should  prosper  any  better  than 
when  they  sent  the  late  D.  of  Monmouth.  ... 

Vicuna. 

1688,  Nov.  14th,  "Vien.  ( Dr.)  Thomas  Lane  to  the  Earl 
of  Jlidiileton. — I  have  had  tlie  favour  of  a  sight  of  the 
Prince  of  Orange's  letter  tu  ilie  Emperor  brought  hither 
by  Mr.  Hopp,  Envoye  E.^traordinary  to  this  Court.  Its 
}irean]ble  is  the  King  of  England's  engagements  with 
France  contrary  to  the  interests  of  the  empire  and 
Christendom,  the  body  of  it,  that  he  does  not  design  to 
act  anything  either  against  tho  Iving's  person  or  govern- 
ment, or  against  the  Prince  of  WnU's,  the  just  succession, 
and  that  he  has  himself  [at^  ]n  esent  no  just  pretences  to 
the  Crown  .  .  .  would  make  rather  a  friendly  than  [  ] 
visit  into  England  to  engage  that  no  [  ]  and  the  King 
to  put  themselves  upon  such  a  foot  as  shall  securely 
proceed  so  far  as  to  repress  tlie  insolence  and  injustice 
of  France  ;  that  lie  would  not  disturb  the  Cai'nolics  in 
England  either  in  their  ]iersons  or  free  exercisi'  of  their 
religion,  but  would  have  the  Protestant  religion  secured 
so  far  that  their  adversaries  siiould  never  be  in  a  con- 
dition to  offer  violence  to  it  ;  and  that  these  were  the 
utmost  of  his  design  he  protests  before  God  and  the 
Emperor.  If  a  man  was  to  rob  a  house  he  would  never 
tell  the  people  within  w-hose  doors  were  shut  that  he 
designs  to  rob'eni  and  take  awaj-  their  money  or  lives, 
but  only  would  enter  to   keep  himself  warm  or  to  find 

out  some  fellow  h that  had  done  him  mischief.  &c. — 

[This]  my  lord,  with  a  great  deal  more  [than]  I  can  say 
or  think  upon  the  subject.  Card.  Bonoisi  was  pleased 
yesterday  to  represent  to  his  Imperial  Maj'  sty,  who 
received  it  with  a  great  deal  of  passionate  concern,  and 
said  as  the  beginning  of  thi-'  enterprise,  was  not  in  his 
knowledijc,  so  he  ilauliis  lit  e  sncccsses  of  it  won  Id  not  he  in  h  w 
jiowrr,  and  as  the  Card,  was  pleased  to  wait  upon  the 
Eiujieror  upon  my  solicitation,  and  so  he  bids  him  tell 
me  he  would  do  "anything  for  the  .safety  of  the  King 
and  the  Prince  that  could  in  his  circumstances  bo 
required. 

1688,  Nov.  28th,  "Vienne.  The  Earl  of  Carlmford  to 
the  Earl  of  Middleton. — I  have  had  a  pretty  constant 
account  of  what  passed  in  Holland  in  relation  to  their 
preparations  for  the  invasion  of  England,  and  of  their 
declarations  and  libels  for  the  promotion  of  that  attair, 
which  I  have  not  failed  to  representto  the  ministers  here 
as  the  thing  deserves,  and  to  shew  the  contradictions 
there  are  betwixt  the  public  pretences  they  give  out  at 
this  Court  and  in  other  places,  and  those  they  in  these 
papers  design  to  communicate  to  their  friends  aud  parti- 
sans, especially  since  T  have  the  declaration  of  the  Prince 

3H  2 


428 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Sib 

.  L5BAHAM 

Baet. 


of  Orange  in  my  hand  in  ivhioli  the  riiuce  of  "Wales  his 
birth  i*  so  scandalously  questioned  that  it  must  be  put 
to   the   iud-^ment   of    his    iree  Parliament;    this  doe.- 
astori'^h  and  strike  with  horror  all  mdiflerent  men,  so 
that  the  most  considerable  here  express  a  just  sense  of 
tho  dismal  consequences  such  violent  proceedings  may 
have    and  as  1  am  told  none  can  be  more  concerned  than 
the  Emperor  himself;  but  was  he  willing  he   cannot  in 
ihis  exigency  assist  us  ;  the  most  conclude  here  that  the 
preservation'of  Holland  is  necessary  for  the  conservation 
of  the  empire,  and  tlierefore  tho"  they  do  not  love  the>e 
undertakings,  thev  will  not  disoblige   tbeiu,  but  as  to 
the  present^procee'dings  within  the  kingdom  of  England 
I  am  as  much  a  stranger  to  as  a  man  can  be  that  has  not 
received  a  letter  thence  for  above  a  month.  The  Marquis 
de  Albaville  is  always  in  such  haste  that  lie  has  not  time 
to  inform  me  here  of  what  he  receives  from  you ,  so  that 
all  I  can  do  here  is   only  in  general  to  represent  that  I 
do  not  question  the  King   when  at   liberty  will  most 
readily  do  all  things  the  treaties  oblige  him  unto,  and 
that  he  will  not  encourage  an  unjust  violation  or  uitrac- 
tion    of  a  truce  in  any  potent  neighbour;  had  I  any 
particular  instructions  as  to  these  points  it  might  prove 
much  more  satisfactory 

Letters  of  Advice  from  Vienna. 
1688,  Oct.  28,  31  ;  Nov.  14  (2).  21,  25  (2). 
1688.  Nov.  25.  One  of  the  Ittters  of  this  date  is  lu- 
dorsedbv  the  Marquis  de  Albyville :  •'  This  is  a  copy  of 
•■  theMarquisofLuzingnem.theK.ofFrancehisEnvoye 
"  Extraordinary  at  Vienna,  to  Count  d'Avaux,  which  I 
"  think  fit  the  King  should  see.''  Tempest's  note  adds 
that  the31arc|uis  d'Avaux  was  at  the  Hague— Luzingnem 
gays  that  he  has  received  a  print  containing  the  resolu- 
tion of  tho  States  General  on  the  present  aliairs  of  Eng- 
land,—That  at  Vienna  they  began  to  despair  that  the 
desi  gn  of  the  Prince  of  Orange  could  succeed  that  winter, 
but  d'Avaux  tells  that  he  would  try  once  more  if  the 
winds  were  favourable  ;  and  Luzingnem  hopes  that  God, 
in  spite  of  the  prayers  of  the  Protestant  churches,  will 
not  be  more  favourable  to  such  pernicious  designs.^  "  I 
••  am  as-ured  that  some  days  ago  the  secretary  of  the 
"  English  Envoy,  in  the  absence  of  my  Lord  Carlingfoid, 
"  who  has  gone  to  Inspruck  to  see  his  lirother,  bad 
■'  delivered  to  the  Emperor  a  letter  on  the  part  ef  the 
'■  King  his  master,  by  which  lie  notified  to  him  that  it 
"  was'with  great  grief  that  he  learned  on  all  sides  the 
"  King  of  France's'infractions  of  the  trace  which  he  (the 
"  Emperor)  had  guaranteed  on  attaining  the  empire  ; 
"  and  that  he  would  use  his  good  oflBcc  with  the  King 
"  to  eno-ao-e  him  to  desist  from  his  enterprises  and 
"  observe °he  Treaty  of  truce,  and  that  if  his  remon- 
"  strances  were  ineffectual  be  would  wish  to  join  Ids 
'■  forci-s  to  those  of  the  empire  to  compel  him  ;  but 
••  that  the  pernicious  designs  of  the  Prince  of  Orange 
'•  against  his  own  safety  obliged  him  to  look  after  his 
"  own  private  interests  ;  and  he  even  Ijegged  the  Eni- 
"  peror  that  in  such  a  conjuncture  he  would  assist  him 
"  and  Send  to  the  States  General  a  person  of  con- 
"  fidence,  who  might  dissuade  them  from  assisting 
"  the  P,  of  Orange  with  all  their  forces.  The  sitme 
'•  secretary  had  also  orders  to  solicit  the  Nuncio  and 
"  the  Ambassador  of  Spain  to  back  his  request  to  the 
"  Emperor ;  but  they  both  answered  that  it  was  now 
"  too  late,  and  that  the  Prince  was  too  far  advanced  in 
"  his  enterprise  and  so  it  would  lie  useless  to  send  any 
"  one." 
1688,  Dec.  26. 

(The  news  in   these  advices  is  nearly  all  about  the 
Imperialists  and  Turks.) 


instant,  which  is  so  obliging  that  I  am  impatient  to  be    -j 
personally  acquainted  with  you  .   ,  ,  . 

168g,  Jan,  28th.  (Sir)  George  Etherege  to  Lord 
Preston  (L.S.)  On  Saturday  laet  a  certain  paper  c:ime 
to  my  hands  which  I  find  was  read  a  day  or  two  before 
in  the  hall,  of  reel  correlatioue  to  most  of  the  members  of 
the  Diet,  by  Dacckleman,  the  Elector  of  Brandenbnrgh's 
deputy,  1  send  it  to  your  lordship  translated  into 
French,  I  believe  you  will  lie  very  much  surprised  at 
the  insolence  of  this  deputj-,  who  durst  publish  in  so 
august  an  assembly  so  infamous  a  libel  against  his 
Majesty.  To  vex  me  the  more.  I  cannot  prudently  at 
this  time  take  so  much  notice  of  it  as  T  should,  but  must 
w:iit  for  a  more  favourable  conjuncture.  In  the  mean- 
time all  I  can  do  is  to  expose  the  weakness  and  deceit- 
fulness  of  his  itrgnments  iu  such  places  as  are  proper. 
The  States  of  Holland  and  the  Protestant  Princes  who 
are  engaged  in  the  Prince  of  Orange's  design,  recollect- 
ing themselves  that  a  war  begun  by  them  on  the  account 
of  religion  may  be  of  dangerous  consequence,  should  it  be 
taken  notice  of  by  the  Roman  Catholic  Princes  before 
they  have  proceeded  so  far  as  to  fix  the  foundation  of 
that  vast  building  which  seems  to  be  projected  by  them, 
have  ordered  their  ministers,  especially  those  who  are 
enicloyed  in  the  empire,  to  insinuate  and  declare  that 
the  invasion  of  our  country  by  the  Prince  of  Orange  is 
not  so  much  to  establibh  the  aflfairs  of  the  church  as  to 
regulate  the  affairs  of  State,  in  order  to  lessen  the  great- 
ness of  France,  and  is  purely  grounded  on  a  politic 
interest.  They  hope  with  this  to  amuse  the  Koman 
Catholics,  while  they  carry  on  their  own  business  ;  but 
to  make  this  theme  take,  the  Prince  of  Orange  should 
have  made  another  manifest,  I  wish  all  our  countrymen 
who  are  misled  by  an  apprehension  that  their  religion 
is  in  danger  were  well  informed  of  these  practises,  that 
they  may  be  no  longer  cheated  by  any  tinsel-pretexts. 
The  foolish  and  impudent  author  of  the  inclosed  is  so 
confident  of  the  t.uccess  of  his  party  that  he  already 
places  the  Prince  of  Orange  on  the  throne,  regulating 
the  aliairs  of  England.  The  house  of  Austria  can  do 
nothing  without  the  help  of  this  Alnianzor ;  he  will  do 
them  justice  against  the  French,  and  tight  for  all  the 
Princes  who  will  favour  his  ambition  ;  no  wonder,  since 
it  is  to  make  way  for  so  general  a  blessing  that  his 
Majesty  is  unjustly  attacked  under  the  name  of  evil 
counsellors,  and  the  Prince  of  AVales  presumed  to  be 
supposed.  Notwithstanding  the  pains  he  takes  to  dis- 
semble, he  is  not  able  to  hold  out  to  the  end  of  the 
chapter,  his  praising  a  notable  pamphlet  called  L'Eu- 
rope  Esclave  i<i  V Anghicrre  ne  rompt  ses  fers,  which  was 
written  liy  the  same  foolish  zealot  who  made  Le  Croisade 
(Irs  Protestants  ou  prvjet  surl' institution  des  (Jlievaliersde 
Si.  Pnul.  discovers  what  his  principles  are  at  bottom. 


Raiislon. 


168^^.^!*,  Rati.bone.- 


„ ivu,u,r.u>^.jo.  -(Sir)  Geo.  Etherege  to  Lord 

-        8.  JiUl.  ;'    '  ,  ,  ,.     n 

Preston 'i's  Maiesty  has  been  so  shamefully 

betrayed  at  home  that  our  nation  ha.s  justly  lost  the 
little  reputation  it  had  recovered,  honour  and  honesty 
are  looked  upon  by  foreigners  to  be  no  more  of  the 
"i-owth  of  our  unhappy  Island,  A  Parliament  is  called  I 
i'iear  I  wish  it  could  be  such  a  one  as  would  sinctrely 
labour  to  establish  a  healing  peace  among  us  by  having 
;>  due  regard  to  his  Majesty's  prerogative,  as  well  as  to 
th°  privite'-e  of  the  subject,  I  must  confess  the  greatest 
n-ood  I  exi'iect  from  it  is,  that  it  will  open  the  eyes  of 
many  well  meaning  men  who  have  been  grossly  im- 
posed upon. 

16iiLI!!li-;',  Katisbone,— (Sir)  George  Etherege  to  Mr. 
Tempest,— "While  things  go  so  ill  m  Engb.na  1  imagine 
you  are  not  very  curious  to  know  what  passes  in  the 
empire  ....  I   have  received  your  letter  of  the  4th 


Copies  of  papers  against  James  2nd, 

Papers  on  the  abdication. 

Notes  of  proceedings  in  the  Convention  Parliament. 

In  conclusion  I  must  be  allowed  to  give  my  best 
thanks  to  Sir  Frederick  Graham  Ibr  his  very  kind  hospi- 
tality at  Netherby  Hall. 

Ali'ked   J.    HoKWOOt). 


Additional  Mandsckipts  of  Sir  Alexander 
Malet,  Baut. 

An  account  of  the  greater  number  of  Sir  A.  Malet's 
manuscripts  is  at  p.  308,  ol'  the  Appendix  to  the  Fifth 
Report  of  this  Commission.  Some  others  having  been 
brought  by  Sir  Alexander  from  his  country  seat,  he 
veiy  obligingly  laid  them  belbrc  me. 

Among  them  is  a  very  good  16th  century  copy  of  the 
"  Tree  of  Commonwealth.''  written  by  the  notorious 
Edmund  Dudley  : — A  copy  of  Henry  the  8th's  letter 
indicating  the  mode  by  which  his  title  as  head  of  the 
church  should  be  made  known,  and  directing  erasure  of 
prayers  Avhere  the  I'ope's  name  was  used. — Latin  notes 
of  the  controversy  lietween  Bucer  and  Alasco  on  the  im- 
portant  subject  of  ecclesiastical  vestments. — Law  trea- 
tises by  the  celebrated  Serjeant  Dodridge. — A  French 
treatise  on  the  Spanish  Monarchy,  and  an  English 
treatise  on  the  independence  of  Scotland.— -Copies  of 
a  letter  by  Beza.  and  of  some  letters  lietween  the  Arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury  and  the  Archbishop  of  St.  Andrews 
(temp.  Eliz.),  and  curious  information  about  the  latter. — 
Narrative  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Scotch  Lords  who 
fullowed  King  James  to  Stirling  in  15Si5. — Account  of 
th'-  conference  between  Kmg  James  and  James  Gibson 
(a  minister  of  the  Church)  in  the  same  year ;  and  a 
singular  account  of  disgraceful  proceedings  before  the 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


429 


Sib 

A.  Malet, 

Babt. 


King  in  a  church  where  he  bad  requested  a  ]iraver  to 
be  otfered  for  his  mother  just  before  her  death. 

There  is  a  copy  of  a  long  apohigy  by  James  Mait- 
land  for  the  conduct  of  his  father,  the^celebrated  Willi.im 
Maitland  of  Leihington,  directed  against  the  er|ually 
celebrated  Leslie,  bishop  of  Ross ;  it  contains  a  list  of 
all  the  works  composed  by  the  Bishop  so  far  as  known 
to  the  writer. — Several  papers  on  Ecclesiastical  Law. — 
Copy  of  a  law  case  regarding  customary  descent  in  the 
Island  of  Sark  ;  and  of  another  law  case  about  forfeiture 
of  land  on  marrying  without  consent.  Archbishop  Laud.'s 
zeal  in  the  cause  of  learning,  and  his  munificence  in 
giving  manuscripts  to  Oxford  are  well  known:  here  is 
a  copy  of  his  letter  to  the  University  on  the  occasion 
of  a  gift  of  ilSS. — There  are  two  petitions  which  are 
very  noticeable;  one  because  of  the  great  age  of  the 
petitioner,  more  than  98  years ;  the  other  because  of 
the  inhuman  ferocity  shewn  to  a  son  by  a  father,  that 
father  being  a  justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas. — 
William  Noy  had  the  honour  of  suggesting  the  revival 
of  ship  money  ;  and  here  is  a  wordy  and  rather  oliscure 
letter  by  himon  the  subject  directed  to  Sir  John  Coke. — 
An  account  in  French  of  the  descent  on  the  Island  of 
Rhe. — A  printed  broadside  addressed  to  Oliver  Crom- 
well styling  him  Emperor  of  the  Western  Isles ;  and 
some  interesting  papers  by  Dr.  George  Harbin  on 
Charles  I.,  Archbishop  Laud,  Clarendon's  History,  and 
Queen  Anne's  right  to  the  Crown. — Also  extracts  from 
Bishop  Turner's  memoir  of  the  events  of  November  and 
December  l(i88. 

A  folio  of  the  16th  century  begins — 
This  boke  named  the  tre  of  comon  welthe  was  by 
Edmond  Dudley,  esquier,  late  counsellor  to  King  Henry 
the  vy'"",  the  same  Edmond  at  the  compiling  hereof  being 
prisoner  in  the  Tower  in  the  furst  yeare  of  the  reigne 
of  King  Henry  theight.  Theffeet  of  this  treatise  con- 
systeth  in  thre  special  points,  that  is  to  say,  furst  in 
the  remembrance  of  God  and  of  the  faith  of  his  holy 
ci^urche  with  the  which  thinge  every  christian  prince 
hath  nede  to  begynne.  Secondly,  of  some  coudicinns 
and  demeanours  necessarie  in  every  Prince  both  for  his 
honour  and  for  the  suertie  of  his  contynewance.  Thirdly, 
of  the  tree  of  Commonwelth,  which  tocheth  people  of 
every  degre.  Of  the  condicion  and  demeanour  which 
thei  should  be  of.  (37  leaves  perfect.)  It  supplies 
lacunaj  in,  and  a  little  (verbally)  varies  from,  the  printed 
copy.*  There  is  a  MS.  of  the  same  No.  2204,  Harl. 
MS.  See  Biographia  Britannioa.  See  also  Strypes  life 
of  Stow. 

4  pp.  the  end  wanting. — The  Kmg  (Henry  S"*)  to 
,  recitiug  that  he  had  abated  the  usur|)ation  of 
the  Bishop  of  Rome,  and  united  to  the  Crown  Imperial 
of  his  realm  "the  title,  dignitye  and  styie  of  supreme 
■'  hede  immediately  under  Lrod  in  erthe  of  the  Church 
"  of  Englonde,"  which  the  bishops  and  clergy  have 
approved  by  oath  and  writing  under  signs  and  seals. 
— Tells  them  that  considering  it  would  be  beneficial  if 
the  bishops  and  clergy  would  preach  against  Rome,  he 
has  sent  letters  to  the  Bishop  of  the  diocese  "in  part 
"  whereof  ye  be  our  Justices  "  to  teach  and  preach  on 
Sundays  and  other  feast  days  the  word  of  God.  and  that 
the  said  title  belongs  to  the  Crown,  and  to  give  warning 
to  all  abbots,  &c.  to  do  the  like,  and  to  command  all 
schoolmasters  to  teach  the  same  to  the  children,  and 
cause  all  ])rayors,  &c.  wherein  the  Bishop  of  Home  is 
named,  to  be  erased.  Ends  "  diligence  whatsoever  shall 
"  be  in  your  powers."  [See  No.  xxxii.  of  Collection  of 
Records,  &c.,  Vol.  3  of  Burnet's  History  of  the  Refor- 
mation. 

16th  century. — Summa  controversiie  de  re  vestiaria 
inter  Bucerum  et  Alasco.     (In  the  margin  at  the  bottom 
is  written — Sumfredus  de  re  vesiiaria.}     Latin. 
p.  1.  Points  wherein  they  agree,  and  wherein  not. 
p.  2.  D.  Bucerus,  his  argument, 
p.  ?K  D.  Alasco,  his  argument. 

p.  4.  After  a  sentence  here  is  the  quotation  from  St. 
Paul  in  Latin.  (All  things  are  lawful  for  me,  &c.) 
Signed  by  Laurentius  Humfredus  and  Tho.  Sampson, 
and  a  marginal  Latin  note  signed  in  the  presence  of 
Thomas  Wutton,  Esq. 

p.  i>.  Arguinenta  quKdam  quibus  probatur  non  debere 
niinistros  verbi  obtemperare  principi  ceremonias  et 
formftm  ainictus  prescribenti. 

p.  6.  Olijectiones  quajdam  cum  responsionibus  ad 
easdem,  ending  on  p.  7. 

(Endorsed,  "  Principi  non  parendum  formam  vestium 
ministris  prKcip.") 


*  One  hundred  and  forty  copies  were  printed  at  Manchester  in  1859 
for  the  brethren  of  the  Rosy  Cross. 


16th  century.— An   order  set  forth  for  translating  of         Sib 
the  Bible.  "  .V.  iIalet. 

p.  1.    Cambridge,  Oxford,  Westminster.— Gives  the        ^—' 

names  of  the  persons  appointed  for  the  old  Testament 
and  the  ditl'eren:  books  assigned  to  them.  ' 

p.  2.  The  same  for  transhiting  tlie  Greek  New  Testa- 
ment. 

p.  G.  The  rules  to  be  observed  in  translating  (15  in 
number.)— The  Bishop's  Bible  was  to  be  followed,  and  as 
little  altered  as  the  truth  of  the  original  will  permit. 

Les   Lectures  de  Mr.  Dodridge   sur   le    Statute   21. 

Hen.  VIII.  e.  lo.  touohant  pluralite's  et  non  residence. 

Lent  4.J.  Eliz.  (:^  closely  written  pa^es.) 

]).  4.  Le  division  (3i  pages  closeiy  written). 

p.  7.  More  on  tne  Statute  in  numbered  sections,  but 
begins  with  No.  1  (2}  pv.j—Ends  on  p.  9. 

Les  conceits  de  M.  Dodridge.  Lector  sur  la  primer 
division. — (On  the  same  Statute.) 

p.  4.   La  seconde  division. 

p.  .5.  La  troisieme  division. 

p.  7.  It  ends. 

Le  methode  de  Monsr.  Doddirige  en  son  practize  del 
ley  dengleterre  qui  apres  fuit  leigne  serjant  al  ley  al 
Koy  Jacques.     It  beijivs — 

Aristot.  I  Top.,  expressing  the  means  whereby  in  any 
faculty  or  science,  intellectual,  &c. 

p.  65.  Ends,  Made  thereby  then  many  cases. 

(This  is  the  Lawyer's  Light,  Sec,  printed  in  4to, 
1629.) 

p.  67.  The  second  of  former  remembered  observations 
out  of  Aristot. 

p.  80.  Ends,  And  as  touching  the  former,  namely,  the 
multiplicity  and  abundance  of  words,  the  Statute  of  the 
Dissolution  of  Monasteries  miide  in  31.  Hen.  VIII. ,  may 
yield  us  a  perfect  type.  (It  is  of  ambiguities  and  am- 
phibologies  and  special  interpretations.) 

1676,  Feb.  loth.— The  Duke  of  Buckingham's  speech 
in  the  House  of  Lords. -jBe^m.s,  I  have  often  troubled 
your  Lordships  wiih  my  discourse  in  the  House.  (19  pp. 
anil  2  lines.) — He  moves  the  King  to  give  us  a  new 
Parliament. 

Extracts  from  Journals  of  the  House  of  Lords  of  the 
1.5th  and  16th  of  June. — Motion  to  attack  the  Duke  of 
Buckingham. — Then  they  considered  the  offence  of  the 
Earl  of  Salisbury,  and  my  Lord  Chancellor's  speech  to 
him,  and  his  speech  to  Lord  \\'harton.     (16  pp.) 

Saturday.  17' h  Feb.  Ends  with  the  Duke  of  Buck- 
ingham's committal  to  the  Tower. 

Discours  "  de  Regno  Hispiinite,"  (French,  17i  pp.) 
Begins.  La  Monarchie  d'Espayne  qui  avec  un  cours  de 
perpetuelle  prosperite.  ....".  Ends,  Disposition  plus 
propres  quelles  se  voycnt  a  present  pour  en  esperer  les 
effects.  {Temp.  James  I.  The  writer  says,  the  Palatine 
had  7  children,  and  was  an  obstinate  puritan. — It  is 
written  in  favour  of  an  alliance  between  France  and 
England  and  other  Princes  to  recover  the  Palatinate.) 

(23J  pp.)  That  the  Crown  of  Scotland  was  not  subject 
to  England.  Begins,  Some  English  historians,  lawyers, 
and  heralds  do  too  frequently  abuse  the  world.  Eiids, 
to  serve  ourselves  against  the  invasions  of  old  friends. 
(It  is  indorsed  by  Harbin.) 

The  following  are  all  finely  written  fair  copies : — 
1680,  March  16th,  Geneva. — Beza,  his  epistle  to  Mr. 
James  Howson.  Begins.  Beasti  me  Uteris  tuis  egrotanti 
redditis  (2i  pp.  large  folio).  He  is  grieved  to  hear  that 
the  contest  about  pseudo  episcopacy-  continued. — Has 
finished  his  book  called  Iconas,  dedicated  to  the  Queen. 
— He  sends  a  copy  less  elegantly  liound  than  hers  to 
George,  Eail  Mareschal  of  .Scotland,  and  desires  the 
approbation  of  Buchanan  and  U.  Junuis. — Ends,  Vale 
vir  eximie  et  observande  frater. 

Propositiones  Ministrorum  Scotiaj,  serenissimo  Regi 
oblatffi  (IJ  p.).  Begins.  Princeps  civilia  curat  negotia 
coeteruui  Magistratui  in  Ecclesiam  ejusqne  ordinem 
nullum  jus  est. — Thes=  are  followed  by  Ij  pages  of 
categorical  replies,  all  in  Latin. 

n.  d.  To  my  Lord's  Grace  of  Canterbury,  A.  Arch- 
bishop of  St.  Andrews  (J  p.  Latin).  The  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury's  cha|ilaiu  tells  me  that  he  (Canterbury) 
cannot  confer  on  the  articles  which  he  sent  without 
St.  Andrews  gets  the  Queen's  permission.  He  regrets 
they  should  have  got  to  W'alsingham's  hands,  and  he 
does  not  know  how  they  became  ventilated. 

loV'.').  Jan.  4th.  Lambetii. — Jo.  ^Archbishop  of]  Can- 
terbury to  the  Archl.)ishop  of  St.  Andrews.  (Latin  j  p.) 
He  himself  gave  the  articles  to  the  Treasurer.  He  has 
told  Walsingham  what  the  Archbishop  of  St.  Andrews 
a>ks.  Thinks  Walsingham  will  keep  the  copy.  He 
(Canterbury)  keeps  the  articles  which  St  Andrews  sent. 
If  he  can  get  the  Queen's  permission  to  discuss  them  he 
will  write  about  them. 

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11.  d.  London.  Patrick  Saucl.  [Andreas]  Episcopus 
to  tho  Archbishoi)  ol'  C:interbnry  (Latin  1  p.).  They 
have  sent  the  articles  into  Scotland  to  intlame  the  faction. 

He   has  written  to  Beza  at  length,  and  the  Geneva 

pastors,  and  has  advised  them  to  peace.  He  has  been 
accused  ot:  wishing  to  restore  papacy,  so  he  must  preach 
four  or  five  sermons  declaring  his  faith. 

lo84,  10  Cal.  April,  London. — John  t'olville  a  Scot  to 
T.  Beza. — (Latin  3  pi'.).— While  he  was  in  exile  in 
England  tbe  AvchbiBhop  of  St.  Audreivs  came  from 
.Scotland  and  pretended  he  was  sick  and  was  going  to 
Lorraine  to  the  waters,  and  stopped  in  England  '■'< 
months,  and  endeavoured  the  ruin  of  the  church:  and 
endeavoured  to  alienate  ironi  them'.^ueen  i'jlizabethand 
her  ciiuncillors,  to  whom  he  atiirmed  that  we  were 
factious.  St.  Andrews  had  daily  feasts  and  conversations 
with  the  Ambassadors  of  France  and  Scotland,  not 
without  suspicion  ot  wickedness. — As  to  the  state  of  the 
kingdom,  into  the  Scotch  Parliament  have  got  a  lot  of 
turn  coats,  almo.st  all  papists  or  atheists,  or  at  least 
sworn  friends  of  Mary  the  Queen  Mother  and  the  Gui.-es  ; 
they  strive  to  upset  religion,  but  dare  not  declare  open 
war,  but  use  calumny  so  that  some  of  the  writer's  fi  lends 
and  our  true  professor.s  of  the  faith  are  prisoners  or 
bails. — Accuses  "  our  bi.shop  "  of  using  the  services  ol'  a 
poisoner  (i;e«e_/ic(H, and  accusing  the  ministers  of  treason, 
so  he  was  cited  by  tlie  Synod,  but  would  not  appear. 
To  avoid  excommunication  he  (the  Bishop)  got  an 
embassy,  and  the  King  befriended  him. — Goes  into  the 
doings  after  Darnley's  death. — Leaves  the  theological 
part  to  Melvm,  then  in  exile  in  England. 

i.'iH4,  Jan.  10th,  Holyrood  House. — To  the  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury  (English  1^  p.  I.  -Says  that  he  wants 
advice  which  he  will  impart  to  his  master  and  sovereign. 
1584,  June  KHli,  St.  Andrews.  Patrit^k  Archbishop 
of  St.  Andrews  to  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury. 
(English.) — On  his  return  to  Scotland  the  King  held  his 
Parliament,  wl  en  he  restored  the  estate  of  the  Bishops. 
— If  the  Queen  liad  employed  him  furtlier  he  might  have 
been  of  more  use. —  bcclesiastical  matters. 

1685,  Jan.  16th,  Leith. — Andro  Hunter  to  Mr.  Car- 
michael  .  .  .  Masses  are  said  ar  Dumfries  in  the  chapel 
of  Glen.  Great  is  the  ressort  of  the  inhabitants  of  that 
town  thereto.  Lordii  Maxwell  and  Herrie.s  with  many 
of  their  friends  which  be  there  in  proper  person.  There 
is  four  mass  priests  besides  the  Abbot  ot  Kew  Abbe)', 
two  of  them  are  Englishmen  and  two  Scotchmen.  You 
remember  one  Hault  who  escaped  out  of  the  Castle  of 
Edinburgh.  You  have  heard  of  Aure,  the  old  Abbot  of 
Dumferliue's  son,  but  he  changes  his  name.  And  there 
is  one  Alex  Makquhirrie. — Comfort  the  brethren  of 
England  ...  I  have  not  met  with  Mr.  Andro  Mellvell, 
nor  Mr.  James.  My  hearty  commendation  to  Mr.  Peild, 
Dr.  Pennie,  the  good  neighbours  on  the  Brigg,  Mr.  Clay- 
broyg.  Mr.  Shotten. 

The  Platform  of  the  Church  of  Scotland.— At  Holy- 
rood  House.  17th  Feb.  1585. — About  bishops,  assemblies, 
jurisdiction,  (2  pp.). 

The  narrative  of  the  proceedings  of  the  nobility  of 
Scotland  against  tlie  oppressions  of  religion  and  laws  of 
that  land,  and  abusers  of  the  King's  Majesty's  ears  and 
])erson.  The  Earls  of  Anguise,  Mare,  Bothuel,  &c.. 
Lords  Hammilton,  Maxwell.  Humme.  Herese,  Cambuss- 
kenneth,  Dryborough,  Baislay,  Couldingham,  &c.,  Lord 
of  Oefurd,  Duinlanriggc,  Cildiugknowos,  Wedderburne, 
and  others  :  About  '■<  or  U)  thousand  came  to  St.  Niuian's 
chapel,  abimt  a  mile  frnm  Stirling,  on  tbe  Ist  of  Nov. 
1586.  On  tVie  morrow,  alter  some  resistance,  they 
entered.  The  Earls  (jf  Crauford,  Montrose,  Rothnes. 
Glencarne,  ArroU,  and  the  Col.  fled  to  the  Castle. — 
There  was  a  parley.  'J'he  nobility  .sent  their  demands, 
and  the  King  sent  answers.     (-!  pp.) 

The  proclamation  published  by  the  nobility  of  Scotland, 
containing  the  cause  of  their  repairing  to  the  Caetle  of 
Stirling  to  t'ne  King's   Majesty   the   2nd   Nov.    158"'. 

(li  pp.) 

The  conference  and  reasoning  between  the  King  and 
.James  Gibson,  minister  at  Pencatland,  21st  Dec.  1585, 
at  Linlithgo  before  the  secret  Council  (4  pp.). — It  i« 
written  by  way  of  question  and  answer  between  the 
King  and  Gibson.  Inter  alia  he  preached  a  .^eimon,  and 
saidhispersecutorswere  Capt. James  Stuard.Col.  Stuard, 
William  Stuard,  and  Lady  Jesabel.--(The  King  ad- 
mitted that  Capt.  J.  Stuard  was  not  good.) — At  the  end 
Gibson  subscribed  the  King's  articles. 

The  King  asked  if  Gibson  was  at  a  Castle  of  Dun- 
heath. — Yes  was  the  answer. — The  Kinge — I  trow  you 
were  in  it  then  as  John  Knokes  went  into  the  Castle 
of  St.  Andrews  when  the  Cardinal  was  sticked.  - 
Gibson — You  speak  contemptuously  of  that  man  of 
God.    So  it  was  concluded  either  I  should  be  carried  to 


the  strait  ward  in  the  Castle  of  Edinburgh. — When  I 
had  subscribed  •'James  Gibson.  Minister  of  God's 
word."— In  disdain  of  that  the  King  said — It  is  the 
style  you  take  all  of  you. 

The  order  and  accidents  of  the  Synod  Ecclesiastical 
at  Edinburgh  10th  May  1586.  (2  pp.)— The  first,  second, 
and  third  duly  sent  in  a  letter  to  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury  by  Eichard  Fletcher. 

Certain  articles  reasoned  and  concluded  by  a  General 
Assembly  touching  the  policy  and  discipline  of  the 
Church.  The  King's  Commissioners  'oeing  present  at 
Edinburgh  from  the  Itith  to  the  --'Ist  of  May  thereof,  to 
pass  in  laws  iu  times  to  come. — 1-t  aiticles. — First,  the 
whole  realm  divided  into  52  Presbiteries.     {1\  pp.) 

1586.  Narrative  of  him  who  was  .an  eye  witness  of 
the  same.  In  Feb.  1586  the  King  ordered  the  Minister 
of  Edinburgh  to  have  a  general  prayer  for  Ids  mother 
"  that  it  would  please  God  to  deliver  her  from  the 
"  present  danger,  or  at  least  to  turn  her  heart  and  take 
"  her  to  his  mercy." — 'I'hey  declined,  because  she  was 
all  her  life  an  enemy  of  the  Gospel. — The  King  called 
John  Acarons,  who  ordinarily  read  the  prayers  before 
the  sermon,  and  he  said  he  could  not,  because  Mary 
had  often  told  him  not  to  pray  for  her.  The  King 
then  appointed  the  Archbishop  of  St.  Andrews  to  serve 
on  a  Sunday,  and  went  to  St.  Giles  with  his  nobility 
and  Council :  the  King  was  in  his  gallery. — The  Arch- 
bishop found  the  pulpit  occupied.  The  King  called  on  the 
occupant,  by  name,  Mr.  John  Cowper,  I  have  appointed 
another  for  that  place  and  therefore  avoid  tl.e  place. — 
Cowper  refused,  saying  he  was  appointed  of  God.  He  then 
began  to  menace  and  threaten  the  King. — There  arose  a 
wonderful  cry  in  the  chuii'h,  chiefly  by  the  women.  They 
rose  from  their  stools  and  cried  to  the  King,  Oh !  God, 
what  is  this  ?  The  King  retired  and  consulted.  The 
Archbishop  was  put  into  the  pulpit  by  the  guards  and 
preached.  During  the  sermon  there  was  a  grpat  noise,  the 
King's  horses  in  the  bread  market  having  kicked  down 
some  of  the  bakers'  stands.  The  church  doors  were  .shut, 
and  the  Archbishop  was  alarmed.  He  prayed  for  the 
Queen  according  to  command.  He  kept  close  to  the 
King's  heels,  afraid  of  being  stoned.  The  following 
Friday  the  King  made  Mr.  Wallis  Magumkel  preach  ; 
and  at  the  end  of  the  sermon  the  King  made  a  speech 
to  the  congregation  from  his  gallery. 

Folio  of  74  leaves. — 1616,  April  11,  Antwerp. — An 
apologie  for  William  Maitland  of  Ledington  against 
the  lies  and  calumniea  of  Jhone  Leslie,  Bishop  of  Boss, 
George  Buchanan,  and  William  Camden  as  authors, 
inventors,  and  surmisers.  and  divers  others  as  followers 
ot  those  for  the  most  part  strangers  of  divers  nations, 
and  believing,  or  seeming  to  believe,  some  ot'  the  foresaid 
authors  as  oracles  iu  truth  so  far  as  they  writ  of  Scotch 
affairs,  or  the  Scotch  historic  specially  mentioning  of 
tbe  said  William  Maitland.  Written  by  his  only  son 
James  Maitland.  Be;/ ins,  It  is  weale  knoweii  and 
manifest  to  all  that  knowes  me  that  since  the  death  of 
my  father  1573.  End-i,  The  Queen  of  England  being 
altogether  unwilling  to  graunt  to  our  Queen  in  proper 
lierson  [  ]  als  litilc  desyrous  or  willing  to  graunt  to 
Her  Majesty's  neighboiir  agaiiie  her  rebels  in  Scotland, 
and  being  formerly  resolved  no  way  to  permit.  artX. 
(The  author  is  here  taking  up  the  Queen  of  Scotland  in 
captivity  at  Bolton  Castle.) 

1  do  not  know  whether  this  defense  has  been  printed. 
I  havo  extracted  the  account  which  the  author  gives  of 
the  writings  of  John  Leslie,  Bishop  of  Ross. 

(1.)  He  writ  a  littel  pamphlet  and  causit  it  to  be  put 
in  tbe  Spanish  tongue  and  sent  into  Spaine  in  writ 
cailit  "  Relacion  de  las  casas  de  Sohozia"  withouc  anie 
name  or  date  to  it. 

Aine  other  pamphlet  in  English,  printed  in  16  cailit 
(2.)  "  The  copic  of  a  letter  written  out  of  Schotland  by 
"  an  English  gentleman  of  credit  and  worship,  serving 
"  ther  unto  a  frend  and  kinsman  of  his  that  desyred  to 
"  be  informed  of  the  trueth  and  circumstances  of  the 
"  slanderous  and  infamous  reports  maido  of  the  Q. 
"  of  Schotland  at  that  tyme  restreinod  iu  manner  as 
"  prisoner  in  Ingland  on  jiretext  to  be  culpable  of  the 
"  .'-ame,"  without  anie  name  of  author,  printer,  date,  or 
supiascript. 

(3.)  Ane  other  pamphlet  or  book  in  Prenche,  printed 
iu  b^  anno  1572,  without  the  name  of  the  author,  printer, 
or  place,  cailit  "  L'innocence  de  la  tres  illustre,  tres 
"  chaste  et  debunnaire  Princesse  Madame  Marie  Reyne 
'■  d'Escosse,  on  sont  amplement  refutees  les  calomnies, 
"  I'aultes  et  impositions  iniques,  publiees  par  un  livre 
"  secrettement  divulgue  en  France  I'aii  1572  touchanb 
"  taut  la  mort  du  seigneur  d'Arley  son  espouse  que 
"  autres  crimes  dent  elle  est  fanloement  accusee. — 
"  Plus  un  autre  discours   au  quel   sont  desoouvertes 


SlE 

A.  Malet 
Baet. 


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A.  Malet. 
Baet. 


"  plusieurs  traliisons  taut  maui testes  que  Jusqaes  iei 
"  cachees  peipetrees  par  lea  mesmos  calouiuiateurs. 
"■  Imprime  I'au  lo72  "  and  at  the  end  of  this  book,  in 
the  same  volume,  aiue  other  discours  hi  French,  without 
name  of  author,  printi.T,  or  place,  callii  "  Discours 
"  centre  les  conspirations  pretendnes  estre  laites  ^ur 
"  I'Estate  d'Angkterre,  avec  les  responses  it  oeluy  tpii 
"  defend  la  cause  et  innocence  de  la  tres  illustre  Rojne 
"  d'Escoce.  traduit  d'Anojlais  en  francoys  I'au  1572." 
Aine  other  pamphlet  book  in  French  printed  in  8vo. 
"  Anvers  chez  Caspar  Fleysben  in  anno  158S,"  ulf  a 
copir  printed  in  Paris  as  I  think  the  same  ycir  as  the 
former  nixt  befor,  bot  Tvithout  the  name  of  the  author 
and  callit. 

4.  Martyre  de  la  Royne  d"Escosse  douariere  de  France, 
contenant  le  vray  discours  des  traisons  a  elle  faictes  a 
la  suscitatiou  d'Klisabet  Anglaise,  par  lequel  les  men- 
songes,  calomnies  et  faulse^  accusations  dress  -es  contre 
la  tres  vertueuse,  trescatholiqueet  trcs  illustre  Princesse 
sent  eclairees  et  son  innocence  averee  &c..  ein  Anvers 
chez  Caspar  Flcysbeu  1588. 

He  writ  aine  buok  or  pamphlet,  in  English  and  set  it 
forth  in  print  privily  in  England  under  the  name  of 
Morgan  Piiilips  ;  it  contained  :!  several  books  or  ar- 
guments, and  therefore  has  3  several  titles,  to  wit — ■ 

(5.)  Q.  Marie  of  Schotland  hir  innocencie  against  im- 
putations, her  right  and  title  to  the  succession  of  the 
Crown  of  England,  and  aine  discourse  of  the  lawlnl- 
nesa  o^  the  authoritie  and  regiment  of  Woomeu  bie 
Morgan  Philips.  [An  interlineation  here  undecy- 
phered.]  But  now  thies  books  or  pamphlets  and  dis- 
persit  thaime  both  ar  writ  in  French  under  the  names 
of  Williame  Stewart  and  Andrew  Mophat,  aine  of  tbaim 
callit 

lO.)  "  Sommaire  du  livre  de  Gaillaume  Stewart  aug- 
'•  mente  par  Andi-e  Mophat  nionstrant  toutes  les  rebel- 
"  lions  commises  depuis  seize  ans  et  Qa  en  Es^osse 
"  avoir  este  faictes  ^lar  le  feu  Conte  de  Morray  pour  se 
"  faire  Roy.  et  depuis  comme  ses  adhcrants  ont  usurpe 
'"  la  dite  couromie."  (7.)  "  The  other  callit  Discours 
"  sui-  les  affaires  d'Escosse  depuis  seize  ans  et  tant,  par 
"  laquelle  tout  homme  de  bien  peult  voir  a  I'ceil 
"  I'ambition  des  rebelles  d'Escosse  avoir  este  si  desborde 
"  qu'clle  les  a  faictes  onblier  cntierement  leur  devoir 
■'  envers  Dieu.  envers  nature,  envers  leur  patrie,  envers 
"  leurtres  vertueuse  et  tres  excellent  Princesse  et  Royne, 
"  niettant  tout  sens  dessus  dessous  par  feu  et  a  sang, 
"  le  tout  pour  lour  profit  particulier  (estant  cinq  on  six 
'■  des  plus  favoris  et  plus  avantnrieres  de  sa  Majestiel 
"  et  cupidite  tres  abominable  de  s'emparerdu  Grouverne- 
"  ment,  extr.ait  du  livre  de  feu  G-uillaume  Stewart 
"  herault  des  armes  au  dit  pais,  resveu  par  Andre 
"  Mophat  et  nouvellement  augmente."  He  writ  and 
sent  to  our  Q.  Marie  of  Schotland  as  writ  in  Scotch 
or  English  under  his  aine  name.  (8.)  "The  Chronicle 
"  or  historic  of  Schotland  from  the  deathe  of  K 
■'  James  the  Second  to  the  death  of  K.  Francis  th 
"  Second  of  France  and  husband  of  our  Q.  Marie  (albei 
'■  not  hitherto  seen  bie  me)  maid  or  compiled  by  him- 
"  self:  as  Turnerus  alleges  in  his  2  epistles  (he  writ 
"  for  the  said  Bishop  of  Ross  Leslieus,  aine  to  our  Q. 
'■  Marie  of  Schotland,  the  other  to  the  Senat  and  people 
"  of  Sciiotland)  conteinit  in  big  book  of  Orations, 
•'  Epistles  ....  in  the  Latin  toong  ])rinted  in  Ingold- 
"  stadt  in  8vo,  1602." — He  writ  and  made — 

(y.)  TheHistory  of  Schotland  from  the  beginning  to  his 
time  in  the  Larin  tongue,  and  did  print  and  publish  it 
in  Rome  under  his  own  name  in  -Ito  1578.  He  writ 
and  published  or  writ  both  in  the  Latin  and  French 
tongnes.  an  oration  made  by  him  to  K.  Hen.  III.  of 
France,  callit  in  the  Latin  tongue  (10.)  "  Ad  Christianis- 
"  simum  3enricum  tertium  Galliarum  et  Polonias 
'■  regem  Jo :  Lesliei  Scoti  Episcopi  Rossensis  oratio." 
(11.)  He  writ  and  published  in  print  in  the  Latin  tongue, 
under  his  own  name,  a  book  containing  3  divers 
books,  subjects,  or  titles,  to  wit,  the  first.  ''  De  titulo 
"  et  fama  Serenissime  Princepissas  Marite  Scotonim 
'■  Reginos  quo  regni  Angliie  successioneni  sibi  juste 
"  vindicat  libellus.  Simul  et  regum  Angli»  a  G-ulielmo 
"  duce  NormanniiB  qui  Conqnestor  dictus  est  genealogia 
"  et  successionis  seriem  in  tabula  descriptam  competi- 
"  torum  quoque  a  Lancasteriensi  et  Eboracensi  familiis 
"  descendentium  historiam  summatim  coniplectens." 
The  second  "  De  illustrium  foeminarum  in  Repnb  :  ad- 
"  ministranda  ac  ferendis  legibas  authoritate  libellus 
"  opera  Johannis  Lesslei  Episcopi  Rossensis  Scoti  dnm 
"  pio  serenessiuia  principissa  Maria  Scotonim  Regina 
"  jam  prideiu  in  Anglia  legatum  ageret,  patrio  primiim 
"  tunc  veru  latino  scrmone  in  luce  cditus." — The  third 
is  callit  "  Accessit  ad  Anglos  et  Scotos  ut  qui  temporis 
"  bellorumque  injuria  jamdiu  distracti  fuerunt  tandem 


ahquaudo  auimis  consensianr  nt  perpotui  amicitia,  in  **"■' 

"  unum  coalescunt  Paraenesis ;  in  4to,  Rheuiis  cxcudebat     '^bIit^^' 

.foaiines    fogneus,   sub    leone,    1580."— lie   vrrii   and  — ^' 

published  ane  book  or  print  in  the  English  tongue  under 
his  own  name,  but  without  the  name  of  the  printer  or 
idace    whair   it   was   priuted   caUit   (12.)    "A    treaiise 
"  touching   the    right  title  and  interest  of  the   moat 
'^-   excellent  Princesse  Marie  Q.  of  Scotland,  aud  of  the 
•'  most  noble  K.  James,  her  graces  Sonne,  to  the  suc- 
cession of  the  Crowne  of  England,  wherein  is  contained 
as  well  a  genealogy  of  the  competitors  pretending  title  ■ 
to  the  same  erowue,  as  aresolutiou  of  theirob|ections, 
'■  compiled  and  published  before  in  Latin,  and' after  in 
••  l^nglish,  by  the  Right  Reverend  father  in  God,  John 
Lesley,  Bishop  of  Ross,  with  an  exhortation  to  the 
English  and  Scotch  nations  for  uniting  themselves  in 
'•  a  true  leagae   of  amitie,  in  8vo,  1.584."     He  writ  a 
littel  book  and  published  ir  in  prim  in  the  Latin  tongue, 
containing  2  little  books  of  divers  subjects  and  arguments 
under  his  aine  name,  the  first  callit,  (1.3.)  "  Congi-atnlatio 
serenissimo  principi  et  illustrissimo  Cardinali  Alberto 
archiduci  AustrifE.  &c.  de  fausto  et  felici  suo  adventu 
ad  regimen  Provinciarum  inferioris   Germania;,  per 
R.   ill  Chri.ito  P.  Jo.,  Lesslfeum   Ep.  Rossensem  Sco- 
tum." — The    other    eallit    "  Series    coutinua    vit;e    et 
'•  actionurn   R.   in  Christo  patris  Jo.  Lesla^i  Ejiiscopi 
Rossensis  in  Scotia  per  attestationem  complurimorum 
"  pr^Kclarorum  Nobilinm  et  alionim  ;  Rotomagi.   pri- 
ruum  publica  authoritate  in  ordiiiem  dejesta  et  ad 
S.D.31.  Clementi'mOctavum  raissaanuo  16i»3.  Delude 
instunti    serenissimo     jirincipe    Ernesto    Archiduce 
AustrifE   Belgii  gubernatore  renovata,  et  ejus  man- 
"  dato  ad  sacramCatholicam  Majestatem  Philippi  regis 
"   Hispaniaruui  delata,  mense  Jauuario  1695,  ut  eideui 
"  Episcopo   in    Belgio    provideatur ;    iu  8°,    Bruxelhe 
"  apud  Rutgerum  Velpium  typog.  jurat,  sub  intersignio 
"  Aquila;  aureae  juxta  Palatium,  1596.     Camden  in  his 
'•  annales  rerum  Auglicarum,  Ac."  regnante  Klizabetha 
makes  mention  of  (H.)  Lesslie  the  Bishop  of  lloss  his 
commentaries. — These  are  all  his  books,  pamyihlets.  or 
libels   eotne   in  any  sort  hitherto   to  my  knowledge,  at 
least  so  many  of  them  as  may  in  any  sort  directly  oi- 
indirectly,  pro  or  contra,  concern  this  matter  or  subject 
I  have  presently  in  hand.     (He  says  No.  1,  2,  3,  6  and 
7,    and    14,    were    written    during    his    residence    in 
England.) 

Copies  of  Parliamentary  Rolls,  1,  5,  8,  13,  Ed.  III., 
(4  leaves). 

15  Ed.  III.  Richard  de  Aruudel. 
Ill  Ed.  III.  W.  Montacute. 

3i'  Hen.  \'I.  Petition  against  holding  a  Parliament  at 
Coventry.     There  are  other  copies  of  Records. 

2  Hen.  IV.  Pardon  to  Thomas  Merks,  Bishop  of  Car- 
lisle, for  conspiring  against  the  King. 

Copy  of  part  of  William  the  Conqueror's  gi-ant  to    . 
Battle  Abbey. 

Folio.  Dissertatio  Antistrophe,  or  an  answer  to  a 
learned  and  noble  gentleman's  enquiry  containing  an 
Examen  and  Discussion  of  several  difficulties  prod  [  ] 
in  the  same  enquiry  sundry  doctrinal  P  |  ]  and  other 

undoubted    verities   of  the    Catholiq    Apostoliq  [         J 
doxall  Faith. — Reviewed  and  augmented  by  [         ]. 

The  Preface  begins.  Having  some  weeks  since  returned 
to  a  serious  enquiry  made  by  a  person  of  no  small 
worth,  Ac. — -Then  follows. — The  entrance  into  the  dis- 
pute, &c.  To  him  that  doubts  whether  the  Church  of 
Rome  hath  any  eri-ors.  Endu,  The  truth  of  the  doctrine 
which  I  have  here  laboured  to  illustrate  and  defend. 
(32  leaves!. — At  the  end.  Finis,  Anno  pcriodi  .lulianai 
TOO.   CIO.  CCC.  xl.  ix.     Menso  Xanthico. 

An  Appendix  in  two  pans  to  the  dissertation,  con- 
taining a  short  pedigree  of  human  knowledge.  Befjin.i, 
The  roots  of  this  lofty  cedar.  (15  leaves).  Ends,  which 
is  in  agitation  between  us  unto  a  desired  trial. 

'L'he  Judges  Ecclesiastical  and  Advocates  iu  and  about 
London  in  the  Schedule  annexed  to  their  petition 
exhibited  to  His  Majesty,  do  complain,  that  the  Judv;es 
of  the  Common  Pleas,  and  especially  the  Chief  Justice, 
have  openly  declared  iu  the  face  of  the  Court,  the 
objection  that  no  Judge  Ecclesiastical  ought  to  charge 
any  lay  party  to  answer  upon  oath  in  any  cause  but 
only  matriu^onial  or  testamentary.  (7J  pp.) 
The  Answer. 

Of  Othes  in  Ecclesiastical  Courts  (101  pp.  small). 
It  is  on,  or  ii  propos  of,  the  clause  in  the  writ  to 
Sheria's  of  Norfolk  and  Suffolk  (in  Rastell's  Abstract  of 
the  Statutes)  that  they  permit  not  any  layman  in  their 
bailiwick  to  meet  in  any  place  to  make  any  recognition 
by  their  oath  except  in  causes  matrimonial  or  testa- 
mentaiy.  Eiiih,  The  general  conclusion  of  all  which 
premises  is  this,  that  these  collections  made  by  Fitz- 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


herbert  and  others  following  him  in  these  •")  points 
touched  are  not  warrantable,  and  that  a  layman  both  in 
these  two  aud  in  other  ecclesiastical  causes  (as  always 
heretofore  hath  been  used,  and  as  by  the  laws  ecclesias- 
tical beino'  not  repugnant  to  the  laws  and  statutes  ol 
this  realru  is  prescribed)  may  be  cited  to  answer  or  to 
testify  upon  his  oath  befoi-e  an  EcolesiaBticul  Judge, 
notwithstanding  the  said  president  of  a  writ  of  pro- 
hibition, which  is  proved,  we  hope,  to  carry  no  such 
meaiiiug  as  is  enforced,  but  such  as  is  meet  that  all 
Ecclesiastical  Courts  should  still  use  and  observe. 

1.580,  Jan.  lllst.  A  form  of  submission  devised  and 
sent  by  the  Bishops  of  Sarum  and  Worcester,  (J  p.)  A 
form  of  submission  by  the  Archbishop  to  the  Queen,  as 
having  neglected  or  refused  to  prevent  certain  exercises 
to  be  used. 

Touching  pluralitie  of  benefices  (1|  pp.)  16  pomts. 
Written  in  favour  of  them,  against  a  Bill  prepared  in 
Parliament  to  prevent  them.— The  document  is  temp. 
Queen  Elizabeth  but  the  writing  is  temp.  James  I. 

1618,  April  13th.  Before  the  Venerable  Eobert  Red- 
muyne,'  LL.D.  for  the  commissary  of  the  Eeverend  in 
Christ,'  George.  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  visiting  the 
diocese  of  Norwich,  that  See  being  vacant. 

(Latin.)  Edmund  Suckling  the  Ueaa,  and  the  Chapter 
protest  against  their  Church  or  they  being  subject  to 
the  ^Archbishop's  visitation. 

1613,  April  13th.  (Latin.)  Li  the  Chapter  in  the 
presence  of  Robert  Redmayne.  and  in  the  presence  of 
Theophilus  Vaughan,  Notary  Public,  scrilje  aud  deputy 
of  Nicholas  Weston,  gentleman,  principal  registrar. 

Visitation   of    George,    Archbishop    of    Canterbury, 
within  the  diocese  of  Norwich.     (In  the  margin.)     Va- 
cant by  the  death  of  John  Jegon. 
Copy  of  another  formal  proceeding. 
Endorsed  1632,  March  1st.     An  opinion  concernmg  a 
war  with  France.     (Latin,  16i  pp.) 

Begins,  Cum  tot  tantique  in  Hispaniarnm  regnis 
atque  provinciis  inveniantur  peritissimi  ac  ]:>rudentissimi 

Noctures miror  quot  sit  quod  mihi  A".  Majestas 

tanti  ponderis  materias  atque  ncgotium  commisserit. 
(It  is  addressed  to  the  grandson  of  Philip  the  Second).— 
It  seems  to  be  the  opinion  (in  answer  to  a  request  for 
it)  on  the  question  what  the  King  ought  to  do  for 
the  defense,  propogation,  and  extension  of  the  Catholic 
religion.  He  ends  by  saying  that  the  King  should 
remain  in  peace  with  all  Catholic  powers  always,  but 
should  not  hesitate  to  fight  them  iu  defence  of  the 
faitli.— It  is  stuffed  full  of  quotations  from  the  Bible, 
the  fathers,  and  the  classics. 

A  law  case  in  English  between  Capt.  Fautrons  and 
Symmons.  Queen  Elizabeth,  seised  of  the  Isle  of  Sark, 
in  the  seventh  year  of  her  reign,  granted  it  to  Helier  de 
Carterett  and  his  heirs.- Carterett  grants  2  or  300 
acres  to  flelier  Goslin  in  fee ;  Goslin  conveys  it  to  one 
John  Vatrey  in  fee,  who  dies  leaving  three  sons,  John 
the  Appellant,  Cardine  and  Joseph,  and  two  daughters 
Jeane  and  Bertran.  Cardine  hath  issue  Elizabeth  who 
was  married  to  Thomas  Symons  the  defendant. — John 
entered  as  heir  at  common  law  to  John  the  father; 
Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heir  of  Cardine,  claims  her 
father's  part  of  these  lands,  whereof  John  the  grand- 
father died  seised,  or  pret-  nded  to  be  descended  tn  him, 
and  from  him  to  her,  by  the  custom  of  the  Isle.-- -They 
deny  the  custom  in  the  Isle  of  Sark. — No  one  witness 
to  prove  the  fact.— The  point  is  whether  liy  law  the 
elder  brother  is  heir,  or  all  the  children.— This  is  the 
argument,  there  is  no  judgment.     (19  i)p.) 

22  Car.  II.  The  great  case  between  Charles  Fry  and 
Anil  his  wife  ■;;.  George  Porter,  that  there  shall  be  no 
relief  in  equity  against  the  forfeiture  of  laud  limited 
over  by  devise  on  marrying  without  consent,  &c.— Gives 
many  particulars  concerning  equity. 

The  case  was.  Mountjoy,  Earl  of  Newport,  now  of 
Newport  House  in  Middlesex,  had  two  daughters; 
Elizabeth  married  the  Eiirl  of  Banbury  with  her  father's 
consent,  who  had  isiue  A.  the  plaintitf,  and  Ann 
married  to  Mr.  Porter  without  her  father's  consent,  who 
had  is^ue  D.  Both  daughters  died.— The  Earl  devised 
the  laud  to  his  wile  for  life,  the  remainder  to  Ann  in 
tail  if  she  married  with  the  consent  of  his  wife,  and  the 
Earls  of  Warwick  and  Manchester.  If  without  con- 
sent or  if  she  died  without  issue,  to  George  Porter  the 
defekdaut.— Ann  married  Charles  the  plaintifi'  without 
consent  and  without  notice— It  was  decided  by  Lord 
Keeper  Bridgman.  with  the  assistance  of  Kelyng  the 
Chief  Justice,  Maynard  and  Bridgman,  &c.— No  relief. 

Temp.  Oliver  Cromwell.— An  Act  for  preserving  the 
descents  of  heirs  and  orphans  (1  brief  sheet.)— Whether 
the  attorneys  of  the  court  of  wards  are  officers  within 


the  Statute  32.     Hen.  VIII.,  c.  46.  whereby  the  ijourt  of  Sir 

wards  was  created.  Bart!  ' 

Notes  from  the  journals  of  the  House  of  Commons  — ■ 

4th  May   1645  and   Janry   2nd,  1646,  on  Mr.  Dunvill's 
case,  he  being  an  attorne}"  there.     (1  p.) 

17th  century. — Arguments  for  continuing  the  pay- 
ment of  first  fruits  aud  tenths.     (3  pp.) 

Reasons  submitted  to  the  consideration  of  His  High- 
ness and  the  Court  of  Parliament  for  placing  civilians 
as  judges  in  the  Courts  of  Admiralty  and  Probate 
of  Wills. — 8  reasons,     (li  pp.) 

Two  papers  on  Ecclesiastical  Courts. 

1  Mary,  Aug.  20th,  Richmond. — A  contemporary  copy 
of  Queen  Mary's  letter  to  the  University  of  Oxford, 
(li  pp.). — She  addresses  the  chancellor  aud  the  heads  of 
colleges  aud  would  have  them  to  follow  the  old  Statutes, 
notwithstanding  orders  of  vistors  since  the  death  of 
her  father. 

1640,  Nov.  6th,  Lambeth.  Copy  of  Laud's  letter  to 
the  University  of  Oxford  sending  MSS.  and  giving  the 
number  and  quality  of  them. — He  .says  they  are  few, 
but  like  to  the  former,  if  not  equal. — Among  them  are 
6  Hebrew,  1  I  Greek,  34  Arabic,  27  Latin,  2  Italian, 
2  English,  5  Persian,  and  one  other,  being  large,  con- 
tains the  history  from  the  beginning  of  the  world  to 
the  end  of  the  Saracen  Empire. 

Copy  of  Charles  the  2''*  Inspesimus  and  confirmation  of 
charters  to  Oxford  University.     (Imperfect at  the  end.) 

Petition  on  parchment  to  Queen  Elizabeth  ofc  John 
Willoughbie,  doctor  of  physic,  aet.  98  years  and  more, 
for  services  to  her  grandfather  and  father  on  this  side 
of  the  sea  and  beyond ;  as  also  to  Edward  VI.  and 
herself  when  infants. — He  had  spiritual  promotion,  but 
in  Queen  Mary's  reigu  was  despoiled  because  he  married. 
— Asks  for  a  lease  or  leversiou  of  the  manor  and  rectory 
of  Hampesthwaite  with  the  appurtenances  for  60  years, 
CO.  York,  of  the  yearly  value  of  251. 

Petition  on  vellum  to  the  Queen,  of  Thomas  Cole- 
peper,  late  of  Aylesford,  co.  Kent,  gent,  who,  in  Queen 
Mary's  time,  falling  into  the  company  of  Sir  Thomas 
Wj-at,  was  attainted  of  high  treason. — He  obtained 
pardon,  but  having  forleited  all  his  lands,  &c.  he  was 
forced  to  make  further  suit  to  Queen  Mary  to  be 
restored,  which  was  granted  to  him  and  others,  so  that 
they  should  pay  fines  to  Commissioners.  By  misinfor- 
mation he  was  set  at  1.200  marks,  which  was  more  than 
his  lands  were  worth.  He  has  paid  much. — Asks  her  to 
acquit  him  and  his  sureties  of  the  balance. 

Petition  on  vellum  of  George  Browne  to  the  Lord 
Protector  (Somerset).  He  was  son  and  heir  to  Sir 
TJmfrey  Browne,  Knight,  one  of  the  King's  Justices  of 
the  Common  Pleas. — He  complains  of  his  father  keep- 
ing him  out  of  lands  descended  from  his  dead  mother, 
who  died  in  child-bed  of  him. — As  soon  as  he  attained 
21  his  father  called  him  home  to  speak  to  him  up  into 
his  chamber,  and  wanted  him  to  seal  a  deed  ;  he  wished 
to  read  it  but  was  denied ;  he  refused  to  seal.  His 
father  drew  his  dagger,  and  so  frightened  him,  that  he 
put  his  seal. — Asks  for  relief. — (The  Protector  sent  a 
letter.)  Since  his  (the  Protector's.)  going  into  Scotland 
his  father  sent  to  Chelmsford,  where  the  ]>etitioner's 
son  and  heir  was  at  school,  and  took  him  away,  where- 
upon the  petitioner  sends  his  wife  and  servants  to 
demand  the  child.  This  was  refused,  and  the  peti- 
tioner's father  commanded  his  servants  to  shoot  at 
petitioner's  poor  wife  and  servants  with  bows  aud  arrows 
to  kill  them.  He  took  the  servants  and  sent  them  to 
gaol  at  Colchester. 

Copy  of  a  Commission  of  visitation  granted  by 
the  General  Commission  of  the  Lord  Cromwell  in 
27  Hen.  VIII.     (Latin  31  pp.) 

1630,  June  loth.  Copy  of  council  letter  to  the  justices 
of  the  peace  of  Somerset  about  the  dearth  of  corn. 

Copies  of  certificates  annexed. — Receipt  by  Robert 
Philips,  July  5th,  1630.  and  request  by  him  to  impart  it 
to  others.  Wm.  Bull  acknowledges  the  receipt  of  the 
copy,  6th  July  lO'-^O. 

Latin  paper  aliout  alteration  of  the  calendar. 

1560,  Jan.  28th,  Zarick.— P.  Martyr  to  E.  Grindal.— 
Latin.     (I  p.  closely  written.) 

1587.  Wentworth's  questions  to  the  Speaker  of  the 
Parliament,  Mr.  Puckering,  touching  the  privileges  of 
the  same.     (S  in  number,  f  p.) 

1634,  June  21st.  William  Noye  to  Sir  John  Coke,  Kt., 
one  of  His  Majesty's  Principal  Secretarys  of  State. — 
Being  unable  to  give  such  advice,  &c.,  &c.  First,  it  is 
most  available  that  this  business  go  on  willingly  and 
cheerfully,  both  in  respect  of  home  and  abroad,  who  by 
the  general  willingness  may  have  cause  to  concede 
that  the  cause  is  undertaken  rationally  a  little,  aud 
changing  may  cause  iu  dulness  ;  if  20  ships  may  do  the 


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work  for  the  year,  6  being  already  abroad,  14  only 
added  to  them  will  be  a  fj;reat  cause  and  well  taken, 
and  the  six  being  joined  to  the  14  in  one  body  showeth 
the  joining  of  the  Prince  and  people,  and  whether  it 
were  not  tit  for  those  to  return  so  that  they  may  set 
to  sea  with  the  rest  I  [leave]  to  yonr  Honour's  con- 
sideration, for  all  are  to  join  in  this  work.  Next  it 
may  be  you  shall  think  that  the  charge  may  of  the 
whole  county  maritime  well  be  a  great  ease  to  the 
towns  marittme  who  you  will  tindwell  to  bear  the  charge 
in  the  same  year,  then  considering  that  August  will  be 
well  sjicnt  before  they  can  put  to  sea,  the  six  ensuing 
months  are  ill  times  for  the  King's  ships  to  be  abroad. 
Kg  doubt  there  is  thought  of  him  to  whom  the  defence 
of  the  sea  shall  be  conjmitted,  and  how  to  draw  those 
Toyded  towns  to  have  cohertiou  one  over  another, 
and  how  to  agree  them,  and  with  what  they  may  he 
invited  lo  a  forwardness  by  allowing  some  of  apoyl  they 
shall  get  of  pirates  and  watts  ;  a  sad  and  evil  beginning 
will  come  to  little;  the  work  will  require  some  jellysye, 
and  I  can  not  conceal  that  any  thing  can  please  him 
better  than  that  they  see  a  real  employment,  and  that 
His  Majesty  is  at  charge  among  theim  aud  supplying 
of  theim  with  ships  at  easy  rates,  so  that  their  own  may 
attend  their  merchandize  will  lie  acceptable. 

Reason  why  the  merchants,  both  English  and  others, 
desire  liberty  to  try  their  foreign  contracts  with 
foreigners  at  the  Civil  Law  as  formerly  they  have 
done.     (^  pp.  and  copy.) 

1632,  Feb.  18th.  Council  Order. — No  prohibition  on 
suits  commenced  in  tiie  Court  of  Admiralty. 

Relation  du  voyage  e  descente  a  lisle  de  Rhe,  Jnillet 
1627. — On  Wednesday  the  26th  of  June  we  set  sail. 
(11  p]).)  And  gives  the  names  (21)  of  the  nobility  of 
the  French  who  were  stain  at  the  landing. 

A  printed  broadside. — Eucharistion  pro  recuperate 
valetndine  Olivari  Screnissimi  nostre  principis  Impera- 
toris  occidental,  insularum  semper  Augusti,  &c.,  (who 
had  been  lately  flung  out  of  his  chariot  by  unruly 
horses.) — Begins,  Exae  sollicitas  formosa  Britanniacuras. 
(79  lines.) 

Hendrick  Vander  borcht,  Scheldea,  1635  Marck,  16. 
Pen  eerweerdigen  ende  hoochgeleerdeii  heere  Jansons 
hebbe  ich  Hendrick  Vander  borchtSchelden,  deseantiqtie 
inscriptien  [  ]  daerby  ten  besten  to  gedenoken  in 
Host.  Then  follow  (on  6  leaves)  good  pen  and  ink 
drawings  of  18  ancient  Roman  monuments  in  Mentz, 
Cologne,  Spire,  Worms,  and  Dnsseldorf. 

Comment  by  Dr.  Geo.  Harbin  on  Charles  I.,  quarto 
(51  pp.) 

p.  2.  He  comments  on  a  quarto  Oxford,  1642.  Three 
letters,  &c. 

p.  11.  Stafford's  Trial. 

p.  22.  Corbet's  relation  of  the  military  government  of 
Gloucester  1645,  and  other  works. 

The  freeholders  grand  inquest  is  writ  by  Holburne, 
but  according  to  Harbin  it  is  by  Sir  R.  Filmer. 
Other  comments  on  Charles  I. 
Comments  on  Archbishop  Laud. 
Notes  on  Lord  Clarendon's  History. 
1704. — Copy   of  a    letter  by   the   Revd.    Thoophilus 
Downs   to   the   late   Lord    Soudamore,   Begins.      They 
•who  enter  into  Parliament.    ( About  the  Oath  of  Abjura- 
tion, &C.) 

15  pp.  4to.  Harbin's  "  answer  to  Lord  Guernsey's 
]iapers  delivered  to  Lord  Weymouth  at  theljeginning  of 
Queen  Anne's  reign,  in  answer  to  a  discourse  C(jmposcd, 
it  was  supposed,  by  the  Earl  of  Aylesford.  which  Lord 
Weymouth  de.sired  me  to  read  over  and  consider." — It  is 
against  Aylesford's  proposition  that  Queen  Anne  is  the 
lawful  and  rightful  Queen  of  the  realm. 

1689,  Aug.  12th.  .1.  C.  to  Mr.  Jenkyns.—Copy  of  a 
letter  about  taking  oaths. 

2i  folio  leaves,  large  paper  (Copy).  Henry  DodwcU's 
letter  to • —  on  the  authority  of  the  Roman  Em- 
perors (in  the  church.) 

Copy  of  H.  Dodwell's  letter  to  Dr.  Sherlock  upon  his 
taking  the  oath  to  William  and  Mary. 

Dr.  Sanderson's  censure  on  Ascham's  book  (3  pp.) 
About  complying  with  the  princely  power. 

1690,  Aug.  20th,  Highgate. — Copy  of  Sherlock's  letter 
to  Dr.  Bancroft,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  upon  his 
being  satisfied  of  the  lawfulness  of  taking  tlie  oath  to 
William  and  Mary.     (11  pp.) 

Extracts  from  Pr.  Turner.  Bishop  of  Ely's  MS.  Me- 
moir, from  ^^he^l  the  landing  of  the  Prince  of  Orange 
was  apprehended  to  the  time  of  King  .lames  going  away 
(617  folios)  p.  46  is  quoted.  Turner  left  another  paper 
behind  him.  an  account  of  the  procccution  of  the  seven 
Bishops  in  1688. 

Copies  of  Latin  orations  in  convocation  in  1614,  &c. 
from  Vitellius,  B.  II. 
u     84062. 

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Temp.    Car.  I.  Queries  propounded  by  sundry  of  the  Sir 

clergy   of    the  diocese  of  London    and  parts  adjacent,     K.  Malbt. 
touching  the  oath  enjoined  by  the  late  Synod,  Canon  6,        ""^l''" 
wherein    they  unfcignedly  desire  satisfaction,  that  so 
they  may  the  more  heartily  and  willingly  take  the  said 
oath  when  authority  shall  tender  it  unto  them,  as  by 
Canon  is  aiipointed. 

Temp.  Cur.  I.  (Sir  Peter  Ball)  en  law  Reform.  (3  pp.) 

16th  century.  Fair  copy.  Critical  remarks  in  Latin 
on  the  Aprocryphal  books.     (Adverse.) 

l.!588.  June  29th.  Daverson,  a  Scot  preached  at  Alder- 
maubury,  on  St.  Peter's  day  in  the  forenoon  with  a 
kerchief  on  his  head,  a  velvet  nightcap  upon  that,  and 
a  felt  hat  over  that,  ami  prayed  a  long  prayer  with  all 
on. — In  the  end  he  put  otf  his  hat,  laid  it  by  saying, 
'■  Let  us  sing  a  psalm  to  the  jiraisc  of  God." 

A  paper  against  the  restraint  of  licenses  to  mary. 

De  veritate  corporis  et  sanguinis  domini  in  Eucharistia. 
(This  is  a  copy  of  a  latin  letter  by  John  Cheeke.) 

Some  collections  or  extracts  out  of  "Hay  any  work 
for  Cooper."  (2  leaves  folio,  liith  century). — p.  2.  out 
of  the  Dialogues. — Out  of  Diotrophes. — p.  4.  Martin 
Senior.  Ali'ued  J.  HoRwooD. 


The  Manuscripts  of    Sir  Haukv  Vebney,  Bart.,   „    Sie 

r,  TT  /-,        11  H.  Veeney, 

AT    (JLAYDON     HOUSE,    CO.    EUCKS.  BaBT. 

The  collection  consists  of  a  great  number  of  deeds' 
wills,  charters,  and  papers  of  all  kinds,  one  of  the 
earliest  being  a  charter  by  Richard,  Earl  of  Cornwall, 
in  1256,  concerning  the  estate  of  Penlej',  which  after- 
wards belonged  to  the  first  Sir  Raljih  Yeruey.  Some 
curious  records  and  documents  of  the  Abbey  of  Abing- 
don (part  of  whose  estates  came  into  the  hands  of  the 
Verneys)  are  here  and  are  still  unpublished. 

The  numVier  of  private  letters  is  unusually  large, 
amounting  to  many  thousands  between  1630  and  16'c'y, 
besides  a  very  large  number  in  the  next  century ;  they 
have  been  preserved  and  marked  by  Sir  Ralph  Verney, 
M.P.  for  Aylesbury  in  1636-1643,  and  for  Bucking- 
ham in  1680,  I68.5,  and  1689,  and  his  son  Sir  John 
Verney.  The  lute  Mr.  Bruce  edited  Sir  Ralph's  Notes, 
taken  in  pencil  during  the  sitting  of  the  Long  Parlia- 
ment, which  include  the  record  of  the  King's  attempt 
to  seize  the  five  members ;  and  in  1853  he  edited  the 
Verney  Papers ;  both  for  the  Camden  Society.  He 
was  preparing  to  proceed  with  his  history  of  the 
family  at  the  time  of  his  lamented  death.  He  begins 
with  wills,  deeds,  &c.  relating  to  Sir  Raljih  Verney, 
Lord  Mayor  of  London  in  1465,  and  afterwards  member 
of  Parliament,  who  was  knighted  by  Edward'  IV.  for 
his  loyalty  to  the  White  Rose.  The  history  goes  down 
in  1639,  when  we  find  Sir  Edmund  Verney,  Knight 
Marshal  and  standard  bearer  to  King  Charles  I., 
much  distressed  at  the  course  which  events  were  taking. 
He  is  described  by  Clarendon  as  "  a  man  of  great 
courage  and  generally  beloved,"  that  "  he  did  not  like 
"  the  quarrel  and  heartily  wished  that  the  King  would 
"  yield  and  consent  to  what  was  desired.  Ho  had, 
"  however,  eaten  the  King's  bread  and  served  him 
"  near  30  years,  and  would  not  do  so  base  a  thing  as 
"  to  forsake  him,  .and  ciiose  r.itlier  to  lose  his  life." 
About  two  months  after  this  conversation  which  took 
place  at  Nottingham,  after  the  raising  of  the  standard, 
he  died  fighting  at  Edge  Hill,  where,  it  is  told  in  the 
letters,  "he  would  not  put  on  arms  or  a  buff  coat." 
His  son.  Sir  Raljih,  whose  sympathies  were  all  on  the 
side  of  the  Parliament  until  1643,  was  on  the  most 
friendly  and  intimate  terms  with  his  father  :  their  letters 
to  each  other  are  very  numerous  and  on  all  subjects, 
and  on  one  occasion  when  Sir  Edmund  seems  to  have 
been  distressed  and  troubled  by  some  steps  in  his  son's 
political  course,  their  common  friend.  Lady  .Sussex, 
interfered  to  makepeace.  She  w.as  Eleanor  Wortley, 
who  first  married  Sir  Henry  Lee,  of  Ditchley,  and 
then,  in  succession,  the  Earl  of  Sussex,  Warwick,  and 
Manchester.     Her  letters  are  very  amusing. 

Two  of  the  standard  bearer's  sons.  Henry  and 
Edmund,  were  officers  in  the  King's  army,  and  in  1642 
are  letters  of  rebuke  from  them  to  Sir  Kalph  for  his 
political  conduct.  Col.  Henry  Verney 's  letters  from 
the  Low  Countries  and  difierent  parts  of  Englaiid  are 
often  interesting;  in  one  he  mentions  the  taking  of 
the  King's  cabinet  at  Naseby.  Edmund  became  Lieut.- 
Governor  of  Chester,  and  was  slain  at  Drogheda  three 
days  after  quarter  was  given  him.  Anotlicr  son,  Tom, 
was  a  wild  scapegrace,  whn  was  sent  ofl'  to  the  Barba- 
does,  but  soon  returned  penniless.  He  seems  to  have 
joined  the  King's  army,  and  was  more  than  once  a. 
prisoner.  He  is  always  soliciting  money  from  Sir 
Ralph. 
In  the  years  1640.  1641,  and  1642  are  many  interesting 

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Sir 
H. Vkbset 

BiKT. 


letters  from  Sir  John  Leake,  halfbrother  to  Sir  Edmund 

Yerney,  showing  the  miserable  state  of  Ireland  and  ot 

_  ■        the  English  troops  who  could  not  get  their  pay  and  were 

half  starved.  ^  ,   ,   ,^  ,       • 

In  the  iatter  end  of  1643  Sir  Ealph  Verney,  having 
refused  to  tal^e  the  Covenant,  voluntarily  exiled  himselt ; 
he  lived  manv  years  at  Rnueu,  and  then  at  Blois,  Imt 
made  lono-  iournics  into  Italy  and  elsewhere  ;  letters  for 
him  are  addressed  to  Ralph    Smith.      Before  leaving 
Eni'laud  he  got  a  protection  for  his  house  at  Claydou, 
and  shortly  after  his  dejiarture  the  ICing  gave  a  ccrti. 
ficate  that  he  had  left  the  kingdom  with  his  license,  and 
that  no  jiersou  was  to  interfere  with  his  rents ;  but  m 
1644  the  Parliament  sequestrated  the   estates,   and  m 
164-1-  the  place  was  much  harassed  with  soldiers.     In 
1647  the  sequestration  seems    to  have  been   removed. 
During  this  time  his  friend  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne,  who 
had  taken  the  Covenant  and  remained  in  London,  kept 
up  an  active   correspondence  with  liim  on  public  and 
private  affairs;    as  did    also  his  mother's  brother    bir 
Alexander    Denton,    of    Hillesdon,     who     married     a 
Hampden.      In  December  1C44,  he  mentions  a  report 
that  the  Queen  of  Sweden  had  intercepted  some  letters 
of  the  English  Queen,  and  transmitted  them  to  the  Par- 
liament.    Dr.  William  Denton,    brother-in-law   to    Sir 
Edmund,  and  physician  to  the  King,  was  also  an  active 
r-orrespondent,  and   his  letters,  which  are  interesting, 
have  been  largely  drawn  upon. 

In  1653.  Sir  Kalph  returned  to  England,  as  on  the  Ibth 
of  December  hi  that  year  he  gave  an  account  of  the 
House  of  Commons  on  the  12th  of  that  month  resigning 
their  authority  to  Oliver  Cromwell  at  Whitehall. 

In  the  beginning  of  1660,  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  com- 
ments  on  Monk's  ambiguous  conduct,  and  gives  an 
account  of  proceedings  in  the  House  of  Commons. 

In  April  1662  the  "Duke  of  York's  marriage  is  men- 
tioned, and  in  October  the  sale  of  Dunkirk,  and  in  No- 
vember the  creation  of  James  Crofts  to  be  Duke  of 
Buccleuch  and  I^Ionmouth,  and  a  plot,  by  Ludlow  and 
others,  against  the  King.  In  1676  in  an  account  of  the 
weavers'^riots  in  London,  and  of  a  duel  in  a  theatre 
where  Sir  T.  Armstrong  killed  Mr.  Scrope.  In  1676,  it 
is  told  how  the  King  supped  with  the  jockeys  at  New- 
market, and  in  December  he  is  said  to  knighted  William 
Chiffinc'h,  whose  name  will  be  recollected  as  occurring 
in  one  of  Sir  Walter  Scott's  novels.  In  1677,  is  a 
notice  of  the  Duke  of  Buckingham,  the  Earls  of  Shafts- 
bury  and  Salisbury,  and  Lord  Wharton  being  sent  to  the 
Tower  ;  and  of  Sir  John  Shaw's  intention  to  sue  the  town 
of  Golc'hester  for  his  wages  as  their  burgess  in  Parlia- 
ment ;  and  there  is  a  letter  by  Lord  Wharton  to  Sir 
Ralph  Verney  (dated  from  Woljurn)  asking  Verney 's 
influence  with  tlie  Lord  Keeper  to  get  his  total  release  : 
Accounts  of  other  duels  and  highway  robberies  are 
numerous. 

1678.  the  King  dined  with  Sir  Geo.  Jefferics  at  his 
house  in  Buekicgliainshire.  and  drank  to  him  seven 
times.     Some  of  the  letters  deal  with  Gates'  Plot. 

In  1679  Sir  John  Verney  (Sir  Ralph's  second  son) 
afterwards  created  Viscount  Fermanagh,  notices  an 
order  by  the  Lord  Mayor  forbidding  the  crying  of  news 
books  in  the  street.  There  is  an  account  of  the  trial  of 
the  five  priests  (in  Oates'  Plot)  ;  a  notice  of  the  rebel- 
lion in  Scotland;  of  a  duel  in  which  Otway  the  poet,  was 
a  ]irincipal ;  and  of  how  Kell  Gwyn  interceded  for  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth. 

In  1683  it  is  said  that  a  jilace  for  bull  fighting  in 
Westminster  was  feeing  prepared. 

In  1684  Dr.  Barebones  took  a  lease  from  Gray's  Inn, 
of  land  in  Gray's  Inn  fields,  for  the  purpose  of  building  ; 
this  displeased  the  Gray's  Inn  gentlemen  and  there  was 
a  riot. 

When  James  the  Second's  son  was  only  11  days  old 
his  portrait  is  mentioned  as  taken  by  Kneller. 

Dr.  Denton's  letters  give  an  account  of  Monk's  con- 
duet  in  1660,  and  of  a  variety  of  pulilic  affairs  ;  a  parti- 
cular account  of  the  death  of  tlie  Duchess  of  York  in 
1671,  and  of  the  building  of  a  Greek  church  in  St. 
Giles'  fields  hi  1677. 

The  letters  of  Dr.  Henry  Panian  give  interesting 
accounts  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Com- 
mission in  1686  against  the  Bishop  of  London,  and  of 
the  King's  proceedings  against  the  universities. 

Sir  John  Verney  (son  of  Sir  Ralph)  married  a  daugh- 
ter of  Ralph  Palmer,  of  Little  Chelsea,  and  the  Middle 
Temple.  From  on"  oF  Palmer's  letters  it  seems  that 
he  had  soldiers  quartereil  in  his  house  at  Chelsea.  In 
17ii6  he  mentions  that  he  had  been  hunting  withthe 
Queiii's  hounds  on  Putney  Heath.  He  twice  mentions 
Dr.  Garth.  Palmer's  letters  (1685-1716)  give  town  and 
court  news. 


Ib40. 

Several  letters  from  the  Countess  of  Sussex. 

1640.  A  letter  from  W.  Alton,  with  certificate  on 
parchment,  from  the  town  of  Bucks,  of  what  has  been 
done  u])on  the  poll  money  as  well  upon  the  Act  as  upon 
the  order  of  review  of  the  same — charge  and  discharge, 
155J.  9f.  2(Z.  (The  town  and  parish  consisting  of  the 
ancient  borough  and  five  other  hamlets,  viz.,  Borton, 
Bortonhold,  Letheuborowe,  Gawcott,  and  the  Prebend 
End.) 

1639,  Jan.  28.  Edmund  Verney,  at  the  Hague,  to  his 
brother  Mr.  Ralphe  Verney  (no  address  given). — English 
news. — (In  July  he  was  at  Grimeston.)  Other  letters 
by  him. 

Letters  from  Henry  Verney ;  one  from  Breda.  .  . 

1640,  July.~The  Countess  of  Sussex  to  "  Swite 
Mr.  Verney."  She  does  not  like  her  portrait,  the  face  is 
so  big  and  so  fat  that  it  pleases  her  not  at  all,  it  looks  like 
one  of  the  winds  puffing — "  but  truly  I  think  it  is  like 
'■  the  original.  If  ever  I  come  to  London  before  Sir 
"  Vandicke  go,  I  will  get  him  to  mend  my  picture,  for 
"  tho'  I  be  ill-favoured  I  think  that  makes  me  worse 
'•  than  I  am." 

1640,  last  of  July,  London.— Strafford  to  Sir  E. 
Osburn,  vice-president  of  his  Majesty's  Council  of  the 
North  and  the  rest  of  ihe  deputy  lieutenants. — After 
&c.,  being  this  afternoon  at  the  council  board.  (About 
a  petition  from  the  gentlemen  of  Yorkshire),     (li  p.) 

1640,  Aug.  31,  Bath.  Ralph  Verney  to  the  Countess 
of  Sussex. — He  says  his  father  is  not  well,  he  fears  the 
worst,  and  hopes  the  best. 

1640,  Sept.  10,  York.  Edmund  Verney  to  R.  Verney. 
— When  they  came  to  Newcastle  they  were  very  busy; 
scarce  three  hours'  rest  in  the  twenty-four,  all  the  time 
they  stayed  there,  and  since,  no  less  hastily  employed  in 
running  aw,ay  : — they  were  beaten.- — "  This  is  certain,  if 
"  Lesly  had  pursued  his  victory  he  had  out  us  all  off. — 
"  We  had  neither  cannon  nor  ammunition  by  us,  but 
"  went  on  like  sheep  to  the  slaughter.  My  father  is 
"  daily  expected  here." 

164(),  Sept.  2.5.  Camp  near  York.  The  same  to  the 
same. — The  King  doth  so  much  sympathize  with  the 
Lords,  that  he  tells  them  if  they  will  have  him  disband 
his  army  he  will  do  it,  but  they  unanimously  said  No ;  but 
yet  I  fear  two  months  is  the  longest.  All  the  news  that 
I  can  learn  I  have  written  in  my  father's  letter. — Grieves 
at  the  thought  of  disbanding. 

1640.  Henry  Verney  at  Breda  to  .  .  . 
1640,  Oct.  15.  Edmund  Verney  to  R.  Verney. — Camp 
near  York. — I  hear  the  Soots  say  they  will  do  all  things 
the  English  shall  de.^ire  1hem  ;  and,  'tis  the  best  of  their 
play,  for  the  plague  is  so  violent  amongst  them,  that 
they  .are  much  weakened,  and  I  am  confident  not.ableto 
stand  against  us ;  but  for  all  that,  state  policy  I  dare 
say  shall  keep  us  in  pay  this  two  months,  and  so  make 
us  necessary  evils  to  maintain  your  Parliament. 

1640,  Oct.  8.  Warrant  to  Sir  W.  U\cdall,  Treasurer- 
at-Warr,  to  pay  Dr.  William  Denton  for  his  entertain- 
ment a.^  one  of  the  physicians  to  the  Lord  General's 
train  and  ]ierson.  The  pay  was  6  shillings  and  eight 
pence  ])er  day,  from  the  1st  of  September  last,  exclusive, 
to  the  29th,  inclusive. 

1640,  Oct.  9.  Camp  near  York.  Edmund  Verney  to 
R.  Verney. — The  Scots  are  unreasonable. — They  ask 
40,Oi)OL  for  a  month's  longer  treaty,  but  we  have  a  com- 
pany of  noble  lords  that  vow  to  pay  them  in  leaden 
Coyne.  The  Scotch  lords  come  to  treat  with  the  King 
and  ours  on  Monday  next  at  York. 

1040,  Oct.  23.  The  same  to  the  same. — Hopes  that 
we  .shall  fall  together  by  the  ears  when  the  Lords  are 
from  us. — About  Wednesday  or  Thursday  the  King 
takes  his  journey  tow.ards  London,  and  a  little  before 
the  army  marcf.es  from  York  20  or  30  miles  more 
northward. 

1640.  Oct.  28.  The  same  to  tho  same.  To-morrow 
morning  I  march  from  York  towards  Ripoii.^The  Lord 
Lieutenant  is  like  to  stay  with  us  tlii.s  fortnight — his 
garrison  is  Ripon. 

1640,  Doc.  10.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  have  lately 
been  at  Newcastle,  where  Lasly  used  us  but  indifferent, 
for  he  bid  me  twice,  or  thrice,  get  about  my  business  ; 
but  that  was  I  did  not  stile  him  his  Excellency,  but 
indeed  I  found  iiifinile  civility  from  the  Earl  of  An- 
cram's  eldest  son.  the  Earl  of  Lothian. 
1640,  Dec.  18.  to 

Good  cozen.  -He  hears  that  there  is  a  charge  preparing 
against  him  in  the  House  of  Commons. — Tells  him  to 
ask  the  House  that  the  writer  may  wait  upon  them. 
(This  relates  to  the  Lord  Keeper. — See  Journals,  2.  55.) 
1610,    Dec.  4.     The    Park.— Sir  John  Leeke   to    Sir 

Edmund  Verney I  write  this  purposely  to  give 

yon  to  understand  of  the  petition  and  remonstrances 


H. 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVP^NTH    REPORT. 


our  Lower  House  of  Parliament  exhibited  to  the  now 
Deputy,   and  that  they  might  bi-  suffered  to   go  into 
England  a  selected  committee  to  make  good  the  griev- 
ances, for  we  groan  unsufferably  under  them.  ....  . 

P.S.  I  received  lately  a  most  courteous  and  kind  letter 

from  my  old  mistress  the   Lndy  IMary  Wrothc 

She  wrote  me  word  that  by  my  Lord  of  I'ombroke's 
great  mediation  the  King  hath  given  her  son  a  Ijrave 

living  in  Ireland We  hear  from  good  mouths  that. 

our  Lord  President  must  bo  removed,  for  which  I  am 
sorry  heartil}-,  for  hois,  and  always  hath  been,  my  good 
Sind  noblefriend,  yet  if  it  please  liis  Majesty  to  think  him 
fit  for  other  employment,  1  then  wish  with  all  my  heart 
I  had  as  good  a  friend  in  his  place.  It  is  wortli  l.OOiJL 
per  annum  from  the  King,  a  troop  of  50  horse  and  a 
company  of  foot,  with  some  other  duties  and  peiquisites 
it  may  be  worth  2,500Z.  per  annum.  I  cjuld  wish  you 
had  it,  if  you  could  be  content  to  part  from  the  eyes 
of  your  master,  or  think  this  a  better  place  than  the 
marshal's  ;  it  is  a  thriving  place,  fcir  our  nol)le  presi- 
dent doth  thrive  exceeding  much.  But  if  you  shall  not 
hold  this  a  [>laoe  for  your  content,  then  put  to  all  your 
friends  and  power  for  honest  Barrymore.  Oh  it  were 
a  blessing  and  a  fortune  unexpressible  for  that  nolile 
lord  and  his,  then  might  he  soon  pay  his  debts,  and 
make  Oastellyon  tlourieh.  Receive  this  from  my  dear 
mistress.  Lastly  from  myself  I  have  so  much  ambition 
that  I  do  desire  you  were  the  Deputy.  Examples  have 
been  that  in  Queen  Elizabeth's  time  some  oi  your  rniik 
and  some  of  meaner  condition  as  Sydney,  Fitzwilliam, 
Parrott,  Chichester,  after  a  lord,  and  this  Wandesfoi'd, 
lately  dead.  Let  Sir  Ed.  Verney  have  some  ambition 
either  to  be  our  governor  or  our  kingdom's  governor. 
I  pray  take  this  close  to  you  as  things  not  impossible. 
In  the  next  place  I  have  sent  you  the  copy  of  the  Irish 
Remonstrances. 

1641. 

Letters  by  the  Countess  of  Sussex. 

1640,  Jan.  15.  North  Stainely  near  Ripou. — Edmund 
Verney  to  R.  Verney. — This  I  will  say  for  you  of  the 
Parliament,  you  are  the  worst  paymaster  I  know. — 
Next  Tuesday  we  have  six  weeks  due  to  us,  and  unless 
there  be  some  speedy  course  taken  for  the  payment, 
you  may  well  expect  to  hear  that  all  our  soldiers  are  in 
a  mutiny  to  the  ruin  of  the  country,  for  they  are  notable 
sheeji  stealers  already. 

1640,  Jan.  24.  The  same  to  the  same. — Unless  you 
send  me  a  speedy  supply,  it  is  much  doubted  that  all 
you  wise  heads  can  scarce  keep  our  soldiers  from  a 
mutiny,  and  then  woe  be  to  the  poor  county  of  York- 
shire. 

1640,  March  8.  The  same  to  the  same. — Unless  money 
comes  he  believes  the  House  of  Commons  will  have  a 

■petition  either  to  redress  their  grievances  or  cashier 
them. — He  sends  a  ballad  lately  composed  by  one  of  the 
malcontents.     (It  is  not  here.) 

R.  Verney  to  Lord  Barrymore. 

A  schedule  of  fees  by  prescription,  received  and 
taken  in  the  piison  of  the  Marshalsea. — Copj-  cer- 
tified b}-  John  Sti-ange.— Fee  for  every  discharge,  hi. 
between  the  K.  Marshal  and  other  officers. — On  commit- 
ment, 13s.  4tZ.,  to  the  K.  Marshall — other  fees, 

Letters  from  Henry  A''erney  at  the  Hague. 

1641,  (■....  1642,  Feb.  10.  He  says  that  he  is  glad  to 
hear  that  Edmund  is  gone  cajitain  to  Ii'eland. 

Lady  Bari-ymore,  at  Castle  Lynn,  to  (Edmund 
Verney.) 

1641,  March  29,  Dublin.  Edmund  Verney  to  Sir 
E.  Verney. — He  comjilains  of  bad  pay. — Tour  fir.-:t 
vote  was,  I  remember,  that  the  soldier  might  be  richly 
rewarded  before  any  lands  were  disposed  of,  and  is  this 
the  way  to  give  them  leave  to  have  asgoodiiennyworthe 
as  those  extorting  citizens  and  others  who,  I  dare  sa}', 
tremble  to  hear  what  our  m.en  daily  do  ;  for  there  are 
not  more  daring  soldiers  in  Christendom  than  those 
we  have. — AVe  last  Monday  stormed  the  Castle  of  (Jarigg- 
maine,  and  took  it,  where  to  be  a  common  soldier  (tho' 
the  service  were  most  desperate)  expressed  as  much 
courage  aud  resolution  as  could  be  expected  from  brave 
commanders,  and  why  should  not  these  men  receive 
another  kind  of  reward  than  their  8f?.  a  day  P  (for  the 
manner  of  the  storming  and  Sir  Simon  Harcourt's 
death  he  refers  to  a  letter  to  his  father).  If  you  ad- 
venture any  money  in  land,  let  it  be  in  Leinster  or 
Munster. 

1641,  .\.pril  16.  The  same  to  the  same. — He  hears 
that  lately  Sir  Henry  Tichborne  marched  from  Tredagh 
to  Dundalk  and  took  it.  turned  the  rebels'  three  cannon 
on  them  and  routed  them. 

1641,  June  7.  R.  Verney  to  the  Countess  of  Sussex. 
— His  mothef  is  dead. — Expenses  of  the  soldiers.     They 


are  oliliged  to  coin  plate.  Thinks  it  the  very  best  thing 
to  remove  Bishops  from  the  House  of  I'eers ;  he  con- 
ceives, if  it  be  desired,  we  shall  do  our  best  endeavours 
to  abolish  them  as  the  Scots  have  done. 

1641.     Letter  from  Henry  A'erney  at  the  Hague. 

1641.  June  19.  A  memorandum  of  Col.  Goringo, 
taken  on  the  iDth  of  June,  being  an  answer  to  five 
interrogatories.  (About  the  bringing  up  the  armyi 
(3o^  pp.) 

Copy  of  a  letter  to  Col.  Goring. 

1641,  June  '28,  Greenwieh.— G.  (Duke  of)  Bucking- 
ham to  Sii-  E.  A'erney,  Kt.— Telling  him  he  shall  havi' 
in  haste  the  lieutenancie  of  Whaddon  Chase,  and  may 
take  as  much  sport  there  as  he  pleases. 

1641,  July  2,  Vork.  Edmund  Verney  to  Lady  Vernoy 
and  R.  Verney).     (2  letters.) 

1641,  July  7,  Barbadoes.— R.  Gregorie  to  Sir  E. 
A'erney. — TellLug  hini  about  his  son  T.  A'crucy's  doings 
in  Barbadoes,  and  Sending  a  liill. 

1641,  Jan.  26.  T.  Verney  at  Gravesend.— He  is  about 
to  start  for  Barbadoes. 

1641.  Sept.  24,  E.  Verney,  at  Clay  don,  to  his  brother 
Ralph  ;  and  other  letters  from  Claydon. 

1641,  Oct.  17,  Claydon.— E.  A'erney  to  R.  A'erney.— 
He  is  glad  to  hear  of  his  going  to  London.—  "  I  hope 

''  the  main  business   is   to    provide  us  our  money. I 

"  pray  do  you  stand  stiffly  for  it,  for  otherwise  you  will 
'•  have  men  of  better  quality  follow  thc^  highway  law 
"  than  yet  do.  and  for  my  part  I  can  not  think  it  robbery 
■'  to  arrest  a  parliament  man  there,  hearing  you  h.avo 
'■  all  engaged  your  words  to  us.  which,  by  the  rule  of 
"  honesty,  should  be  as  firm  as  your  hands,  but,  how- 
"  ever,  I  am  so  ])artial  in  my  alfection  to  you  that  I 
'•  have  sent  up  my  ])istols  to  guard  you,  and  directed 
■'  them,  &c.'' 

1641.  Nov.  24,  Fish  Street. — Thomas  A'erney  has 
come  back  ;  he  borrowed  money  at  CanUn-bury. 

1641,  Dec.  11,  AVest  Chester.- E.  A^erney  to  R.  Vernoy. 
— I  hear  that  Kit  Roper  with  four  more  captains  and 
their  companies  are  cut  oil"  to  14  men  as  they  were 
attempting  to  relieve  Tredah.  My  colonel's  regiment 
is  much  desired,  and  if  wo  have  a  fair  wind  shall  be 
there  in  four  or  five  days. — He  says  that  Lord  Parson's 
son  is  home  and  has  good  intelligence ;  his  friends  think 
that  Dublin  will  be  besieged  before  we  can  get  over. 
He  thinks  they  will  be  oliliged  to  send  much  greater 
forces  to  Irelaml. — Urges  th<at  pay  should  be  sent. 

1641.  Dec.  12.  T.  Verney. — He  wants  to  return  to 
Barbadoes. 

1641 ,  Dec.  18,  AVest  Chester.    E.  A'erney  to  R.  Verney. 

1641,  Jan.  4.     A  letter  from  H.  Verney  at  Breda. 

1641,  Dec.  2."i.  AVest  Chester. — E.  A'erney  to 
— The  rebels  are  strong  before  Dublin. 

1641,  Dec.  21. — A  note  of  what  every  man  will  yearly 
give,  voluntarily,  to  be  ])aid  quarterly  to  the  Bishop  of 
Armagh  to  preach  in  St.  Paul's  Chapel  in  the  ])recincts 
of  Covent  Garden. — Sir  Ed.  A'erney,  30Z.,  Sir  C.  Gaudv, 
20^,  Sir  R.  Verney,  20/.,  the  Earl  of  Bedford,  40?..  in 
all,  o60L 

1641.— Two  other  lists,  dated  Dec.  21  and  Dec.  27th, 
with  subscriptions  and  autograph  signatures  of  each 
subscriber;  upwards  of  130/. 

[1641?],  Oct.  1,  Yoghall.     Sir   John    Leeke    to    Sir 

Edmund  A'erney The   other  two   letters  gave 

you  notice  that  t'nc  deputy  hath  brought  into  the  King's 
power  three  counties,  and  they  have  submitted  them- 
selves to  the  King's  mercy.  It  is  conceived  the  King 
will  t  d-:e  the  fourth  of  each  county.  My  Lord  Clanri- 
card  hath  most  of  his  lands  fallen  into  the  King's 
merc^- ;  a  great  plantation  will  be  and  exeelleut  lands  ; 
my  Lord  Clanricard  or  his  son  or  my  Lord  AYilmote  can 
best  instruet  3'ou :  be  quick  for  many  gape  after  this 
plantation  :  these  lands  are  in  the  province  of  Conawght, 
whereof  my  Lord  AVi I Imote  was  governor  many  y^'ars. 
If  you  may,  without  hurt  to  yourself,  speak  a  good  word 
for  me,  I  shall  bless  you.  1  have  little  ho]ie  of  tho  sour 
deputy. 

[1641]?  The  same  to  the  same.— The  affrights  and 
terrors  we  here  live  in  cannot  well  be  expressed,  but  by 
such  as  suffer  and  feel  the  distraction,  whereof  many 
are  come  for  England  that  can  relate  it  as  eye  witnesses, 
which  you  will  hear  of  before  this  letter  can  come  to 
your  hands,  as  the  uol)le  Incyquin  and  Mr.  Jepson  .  .  . 
Lady  St.  Leger  and  Lady  Incyquin  and  many  ehildren 
have  left. — You  may  perceive  by  these  great  personages 

going  away  our  danger I  am  most  miserable 

for  tho'  I  have  fri^'uds,  yet  no  friend  to  lend  me  lOi. ; 
no  man  will  jjart  with  a  penny  of  money  ;  I  nor  my  wift; 
have  in  purse  405.  ;  we  have  20  gooil  cows,  w.'  may  have 
none  to-morrow  ;  such  is  the  ease  of  many  men  ;  I  huve 
barrelled  beef  and  pork,  aud  some  little  wheat  and  meal 

3  12 


H.  Vkkxet. 
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Sib 

H.  Vebset, 

Babt. 


for  a  month  ;  Gcd  help  us,  and  send  the  English  forces 
to  us.  our  hearts  would  be  light  and  our  courages 
strong,  for  tho=e  Kiiglish  wo  have  here  have  got  good 
things  about  them  and  themselTes,  and  their  goods  got 
into  strong  towns.  The  country  is  abandoned,  and 
nothing  left  but  their  cattle  and  a  servant  or  two  in 
their  house.  I  hold  yel  in  the  park,  but  ou  Monday  or 
Tuesday  I  must  to  Yoghall..  my  wife  is  in  that  extremity 
of  fears  that  1  must  not  delay  longer  Irat  leave  the 
lodge,  neither  will  I  maintain  the  lodge  with  my  life 
and"  what  I  have,  Ac.  ;  my  lord  allows  me  nothing  to 
it.  P.S.  Barrymore  takes  the  field  to-morrow  with 
60  dragoons  and  lancerH.  Broghall  goeth  to  the 
rendezvous  as  strong  if  not  stronger. 

liVU,  Jan.  10,  Yoghall.  Sir  John  Leeke  to  Sir 
Edmund  Yerney—  ....  Clomell,  the  key  of  Munster 
is  taken  on  Saturday  last  ;  Dungarvan  and  the  castle  is 
taken  both  by  the  treachery  of  the  townsmen  ;  Kilkenny 
ten  days  since  was  taken  by  the  Lord  Mont  G-arratt  and 
liis  four  sons  and  sons-in-law.  My  Lady  Ormund  and 
her  children  are  in  the  castle  and  there  imprisoned, 
Mountsjarratt  is  in  the  castle  with  a  force  to  secure  the 
lady,  but  a  false  heart.  I  am  now  come  to  Yoghall 
with  my  com])any,  where  we  are  as  secure  as  in  any 
Irish  town  ;  Grod  knows  there  is  no  security  but  where 
a  srnod  English  garrison  doth  secure.  The  virtuous 
Lady  Kilnalmechy  hath  commanded  this  letter,  which 
she  will  deliver  to  you  with  her  own  hands  ;  she  can  give 
our  miseries  to  the  life.  My  Lord  of  Broghall  went 
before  the  town  of  Dungarvan",  the  next  day  it  was  sur- 
prised, with  60  horse  and  60  foot,  and  took  the  praye  of 
the  town,  which  consisted  of  120  cows  and  horse,  and 
near  -iOO  sheep,  and  carried  them  to  Lismore,  which  was 
8  miles.  The  present.  Monday,  the  10th.  my  Lord  Dun- 
garvau  intended  to  have  met  his  brother  at  Dungarvan 
with  80  brave  armed  horse  and  100  foot,  but  when 
25  of  his  horse  were  ferried  over,  an  express  came  to 
mv  Lord  Dungarvan  from  my  Lord  President  to  com- 
mand him  into  the  field  to  join  with  him  and  Barry- 
more,  which  army  will  be  near  400  brave  horse,  besides 
l,2i:»0  foot,  and  scjme  pieces  of  ordinances;  Barr3^nore 
hath  60  Dragoons  which  hath  done  good  service  a,nd 
execution  ;  this  army  carryeth  a  brave  resolution 
though  but  small  in  nnmber,  yet  courageous  and  dis- 
creetly commanded  ;  they  fight  for  honour  and  their 
lands."  all  is  at  stake  ;  there  is  not  a  country  can  hear  of 
but  the  county  of  Corke  but  are  in  action  ;  Oh  !  we  sigh 
and  grieve  for  the  English  forces,  we  believe  they  will 
come"  but  the  kingdom  will  be  so  near  losing,  or  at  least 
desti-oying,  that  the  regaining  will  cost  more  blood  and 
charge  than  the  first  conquest  did  or  all  the  wars  in 
Queen  Elizabeth's  time.  We  hear  this  night  that  Dun- 
garvan  is  fortified  with  2  or  3,ti00  men,  and  as  is  noised, 
under  command  of  my  Lord  of  Ormund's  only  brother  ; 
the  rebels  are  so  strong  between  Dublin  and  us  that  the 
Earl  of  Ormund  cannot  come  from  Dublin  where  he  is, 
either  to  succour  his  wife,  hi.s  country,  or  chastise  his 
brain-sick  brother ;  his  country  is  more  infested  than 
any  cf  our  parts.     Three  Lords  of  the  Butlers  are   in 

action I  do    believe  that   whosoever  shall 

live  to  this  day  twelvemonths  shall  see  such  a  dearth 
and  famine  as  hath  seldom  or  hardly  been  known  in 
Ireland  ;  what  cattle  the  rebels  cannot  come  at,  we  are 
inforced  to  barrell  up,  for  if  the  rebels  take  ooi-  cattle 
(which  they  have  done  in  infinite  number,  both  of  fair 
sherj)  and  goodly  cattle  as  most  in  England),  what  they 
hath  they  kill  w'itli  their  skeons  and  lei  them  lie  and 
stink.  The  first  work  they  did  was  to  rob  all  the 
English  of  their  cattle,  to  starve  them  which  cannot 
subsist  of  roots  and  oats  as  they  do.  To  conclude,  our 
state  is  lamenta'ole,  if  we  but  look  to  what  was,  to  what 
now  is,  and  to  what  of  certain  must  be.  For  my  iiar- 
ticular  I  know  not  what  to  do  in  the  turmoils ;  cattle  I 
have  in  the  ]iark,  but  how  long  I  am  not  certain,  yet 
we  are  in  a  safe  place  as  long  as  Yoghall  continues  good. 
Monies  are  not  to  bo  had  for  anything  unless  arms, 
swords,  and  nmskets,  which  are  gold  and  silver,  and 
friends  too ;  friends  for  money  are  not ;  plate,  house- 
hold stuif  are  not  marchantable  .  .  .  There  are  not 
any  women  of  quality  but  are  come  to  England,  nor  any 
that  have  wealth  ....  The  old  Earl  of  Cork  is  full 
of  distractions,  not  like  the  man  he  was  ;  his  sons  are 
most  noble,  and  you  .should  hear  brave  things  of  their 

undertakings  and  performances I  shall  be 

loath  to  leave  Ireland  until  the  fire  burns  my  heels.  ^  I 
beseech  you  send  me  a  case  of  jnstols  and  a  close  hilt 
sword.  I  have  a  desire  (tho'  1  am  old)  not  to  be  an 
idler  ;  a  word  from  a  friend  or  yourself  might  gain  rue 
a  company  to  be  garrisoned  in  Yoghall.  I  believe  it 
not  very  difficult,  considering  my  Lord  of  Leicester  is 
my  noble  friend,  and  this  virtuous  Lady  Kilnelmechy 
my  anchor   to   trust  to,  for  so  hath   she  offered  and 


promised P.S.     This  Wednesday  morning, 

the  12th,  we  have  ill  news;  the  rebels  are  within 
4  miles  of  Lismore ;  my  Lord  Dungarvan  sent  out 
xxiiij  horse  under  the  command  of  liis  cornet,  Honest 
Jack  Travers.  who  were  by  an  ambush  betrayed  and 
himself  slain,  and  2  footmen  ;  500  were  of  the  rebels 
well  appointed. 

164i,  Jan.  10.     Eleanor  (Countess  of)  Sussex  to  (Sir 

Ralph    Verney) These  distracted  times  put  us 

all  in  great  disorders,  but  I  ho])e  we  shall  not  be  killed 
yet;  I  think  yim  are  in  greater  danger  than  we  in  the 
country.  Your  Parliament  Hies  high,  liut  truly  it's  a 
happy  thing,  I  think, they  have  so  much  courage  to  stand 
to  maintain  their  right  ;  and  the  good  town  of  London 
it  seems  will  do  so  too  ;  truly  the  act's  to  be  commended  ; 
surely  the  King's  party  will  be  so  weak,  that  he  must 
yield  to  his  Parliament  ....  If  we  now  be  overcome 
we  are  undone  for  ever.  I  hope  those  gentlemen  the 
King  would  have  from  your  house  shall  be  safe  ;  the 
stand  is   much   for  the   general   good,   that  it   was   a 

miserable  thing  if  they  should  sutler It  was  a 

blessed  thing  those  gentlemen  was  from  the  Parliament 
when  the  King  came,  he  had  ill-counsel  surely  to  come 
in  such  a  way. 

164},  Jan.  11,  Dublin.  Edmund  Verney  to  Sir  R. 
Verney  .  .  .  There  is  a  great  grievance  amongst  us, 
which  is  that  the  Vice-Treasurer  demands,  and  indeed 
stops,  out  of  our  pay  >hJ.  in  the  pound  from  common 
soldiers  and  all ;  in  the  first  northern  journey  we  paid 
the  100th  penny,  and  that  was  thought  too  much,  and 
therefore  the  last  year  we  paid  nothing,  but  this  is  such 
an  exaction  that  I  dare  say  his  place  shall  amount  to 
20,000/.  yearly.  He  saith  he  has  a  ])atent  for  it  ... 
but  it  is  now  referred  to  the  Parliament  of  England 
....  In  your  vote  I  hope  you  will  do  us  right. 

164w,  Jan.  22.  (Received.)  The  Countess  of  Sussex 
to  Sir  Ralph  Verney  ....  'We  have  been  at  our 
designs  to-day,  and  there  was  something  read  from  your 
Parliament  to  have  all  the  train-bands  in  readiness. 
They  are  all  in  great  fear  at  .St.  Albans,  and  even  here, 
they  say,  have  brought  arms  and  guns  to  defend  them. 
I  hope  I  shall  be  safe  here  tho'  I  have  neither.  It  is 
ill  news  to  hear  there  is  a  peace  between  Spain  and 
Prance  ;  sure  they  will  come  upon  us  and  help  Ireland. 
I  pray  God  keep  us  from  the  misery  that  other  nations 
have  sutt'ered  by  war. 

164.V.  Received  Jan.  2!'.  The  same  to  the  same  .... 
I  pray  God  there  may  be  agreement  betwixt  the  King 
and  his  people,  and  that  jioor  Ireland  may  have  some 
help. 

164i,  Jan.  30.  Printed  form  of  exemption  of  Earl  of 
Sussex  from  the  payment  of  impost  of  certain  wines  for 
his  Lordship's  own  expense  in  his  household.  Addressed 
to  William  Leachland,  Esq.,  Mincing  Lane. — Signed  by 
the  Earl  of  Manchester.  Lord  Saye  and  Seale,  and  E. 
Newburgh,  and  John  Culpeper. 

164i,  Feb.  12,  Dublin.  Edmund  Verney  to  Sir  R. 
Verney.  I  pray  do  you  and  the  rest  of  your  brethren 
of  the  Parliament  cast  your  eyes  on  soldiers'  miseries, 
and  send  us  some  monies,  for  in  earnest  without  it  we 
cannot  subsist,  for  tlie  state  of  Ireland  is  now  of  that 
condition  that  he  is  held  a  rich  man  that  can  maintain 
himself.  All  the  news  that  1  could  think  of  I  have 
written  to  my  father,  where  I  know  you  maj'  learn  it  ; 
here  is  your  old  friend  Sir  James  Dyllam  who  often 
remembers  you. 

1640,  March  4,  Dublin  The  same  to  the  same  .... 
For  the  business  at  Swords,  1  was  there  myself,  you 
were  much  misinformed  in  that  relation  ;  you  mention 
13  to  be  lost,  besides  Sir  Lorenzo  L'ary,  the  rebels  to  be 
treble  our  number,  and  also  intrenched,  whereas  we 
lost  but  4  in  all,  and  were  double  the  enemy  in  number  ; 
neither  had  they  any  other  iutrenchments  than  a  small 
work  more  like  a  garden  ditch  than  a  trench,  which  is 
like  the  rest  of  their  soldiers  which  they  have  hitherto 
expressed  to  us.  I  believe  they  lost  100  at  that  time. 
Ireland  is  full  of  castles  and  truly  str(mg  ones,  and 
thither  tho  rebels  fly,  not  daring  to  give  us  a  meeting, 
altho'  treljle  our  number.  I  will  not  say  but  that  the 
want  of  arms,  ammunition,  may  be  much  the  cause  of 
it,  but  truly  I  do  believe  them  to  be  of  a  very  cowardly 
nature  ,  .  .  .  My  colonel  was  last  night  sworn  a  Privy 
Councillor,  and  lives  in  mighty  esteem  here,  and  I 
think  not  without  desert;  it  is  wondered  that  yc  have 
not  yet  settled  him  in  his  government  of  Dublin,  or  in 
some  other  place  of  as  great  honour  and  worth.  I 
wonder  to  hear  you  say  you  have  not  yet  heard  of  the 
vice-treasurer's  demand,  when  I  know  my  coDonel  in- 
formed the  Parliament  of  it  six  weeks  since.  I  pray  let 
us  kTiow  when  ye  intend  to  send  us  money,  or  whether 
ye  intend  to  send  any,  that  according  to  your  resolntions 
we  may  serve  you ;  this  is  an  age  when  you  have  most 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH   REPORT. 


437 


vIrnbt     iieed  of  us,  and  this  time  you  choose  most  to  abuse  us, 
Bakt.    '    I'll  assure  you  we  scarse  think  it  a  forfeit  of  our  honours 

even  at  this  time  to  quit  your  service  rather  than  to 

continue  it  on  these  conditions.  I  admire  how  you 
think  we  live  ;  we  have  bellies  to  feed  and  backs  to  cloth 
as  well  as  you  ;  we  want  yet  the  hardiness  to  go  naked, 
neither  have  we  been  bred  like  camelions  to  live  on  air  ; 
there  is  scarse  a  captain  in  the  army,  but  what  to  his 
soldiers  and  his  own  necessary  expenses,  he  is  40?  worse 
than  he  is  worth,  and  believe  me  that  which  is  worse 
than  all  this  is,  that  the  army  cannot  subsist  without  it  ; 
'tis  not  here  as  it  was  in  Yorkshire  ;  here  the  inhabitants 
are  neither  willing  nor  able  to  lend,  and  it  is  sport  to 
them  to  see  us  undone.  Our  soldiers  have  lived  upon 
nothing  this  month  but  salt  beef  and  herring,  which  is 
so  unusual  to  our  men  that  came  last  out  of  England, 
that  of  our  2,500  men,  I  believe  we  have  500  sick  ;  then 
judge  what  will  be  the  event  if  money  come  not 
speedily. 

164i,  M.arch  4,  Yoghall.  Sir  John  Lceke  to  Sir 
Edmund  Verney.  I  have  sent  four  sevei-al  letters  to 
you  and  had  good  hope  I  should  have  [heard  from  yon] 
by  some  of  our  new  landed  troops  under  the  command 
of  Sir  Charles  Vavisor.  a   noble   gentlemen,   and  who 

doth    assure  me    he    left    you  well he   hath 

brought  over  1 ,000  as  brave  carcases  of  men  as  ever  I 
belield  with  my  eyes,  and  would  fain  be  in  the  field  and 
fighting ;  they  had  well  hoped  that  they  should  have 
fallen  to  pillaging  the  Irish  of  the  town  of  Yoghall.  and 
meeting  with   some  Irish  women  that  Ii.id  mantles  and 
crucifixes  about  their    necks,  which  the   soldiers   tore 
from  them,  but  by  their  commander  were  quieted  ;  the 
priests   are   all  stole   out  the  town,  and  no  mass  said 
yesterday   being  Sunday ;   we   expect  t'nis   day  or   to- 
morrow, if  the  wind  hold  fair  as  it  is.  to  see  my  Lord  of 
Inciquine  and  Mr.  Jepson  here.     The  very  noise  of  the 
landing  the  troops  'oave  blown  away  the  rebels  that  lay 
near  Yoghall ;  but  abotit  Lismore,  where  Browhall  hath 
killed  and  hanged  many,  some  loss  he  hath  received,  as 
a  brave  gentleman,  his  cornet,  the  rebels  did  use  very 
cruelly  before  their  departure  by  dragging  a  gentleman 
out  of  his  house  and  binding  his  hands,  laying  him  on  a 
bank,  and  shot  him  to  death;  four  poor   English  that 
were  there  they  hanrred,  drawing  them  up  to  a  hovel 
post  and  held  them  until  they  were  dead,  and  this  was 
done  within  Lismore  precinet ;  the  rebels  were  xj  collors 
in  one  place  and  8  or  '■>  in  another,  btit  they  vanished  in  a 
moment  to  the  mountains.  Their  general,  the  Lord^lount 
Cxarratt,  is  fallen  from  the  Lord  Roch  and  gone  into  his 
own  country  with  6,000   men  ;  they    when  they  were 
together  marched  by  my  Lord  President's  house,  but  did 
no  offence,  for  the  house  was  strongly  fortified  and  some 
ordinance.     They  marched  4  miles  farther  to  Mallo,  Mr. 
Jejjson's  town,  where   were  two  castles.     Mr.  Jcpson's 
house  is  very  strong  and  well  ap|)ointed,  the  other  a 
small  castle  not  bigger  than  an  orditiary  steeple,  but  25 
good  men  at  least,  and  a  stout  commander  ;  the  reliels 
summoned    the  castle,  but  they  were  answered  with 
musket  bullets  ;  in  short  they  killed  near  200  rebels  and 
hurt  many,  at  last  powder  failing  they  accepted  quarter, 
and  went  to  Mr.  Jepson's  castle;  the  English  lost  very 
few  ;  the  next   day  the  rebels  parted  their  army.     Kill- 
nalmechy  keeps  his  town  of  Bandon  Bridge,  where  he 
doth  brave  things  ;  he  hath  killed  and  hanged  many, 
but  this  last  week  he  fell  most  bravely  on  the  enemy ; 
400  of  the  rebels  came  near  Bandon  with  some  provision 
and  necessaries  otusquebath.wine,  bread,  some  munition, 
and  there  appeared  3  cart  loads.     Kilnalmechy   drew 
out  200  musketteeres,  and  himself  and  7U  horse  put 
them  to  rout  and  ruinage.  killed  104,  took  prisoners  and 
hanged  them  ;  many  prime  gentlemen  were  slain.     We 
know  not  what  is  done  at  Dublin  or  in  the  north,  the 
ways  are    all    blocked  up,    and   have   not   heard  from 
Dublin  since  Christmas.     I  wrote  to  you  that  you  would 
please  to  send  us  some  money   by  Incyquin  or  Jepson  : 
I   hope   to    hear   by   one    of  them.     Out  lands  are  all 
wasted,  and  we  shall  have  no  profit  this  many  years, 
which  made  me  requ'st  yon  to  do  your  best  for  a  com- 
pany.     My  Lady  Killmalmechy  would  not  fail.     The 
parks  is  not  profitaijle  to  me.     I  have  got  4  soldiers  to 
keep  the  house  ;  I  was  not  able  to  maintain  six  men, 
for  two  of  mine  are  there,  and  I  Ijelieve  that  Dungarvan 
will  take  the  park  into  his  own  keeping,  and  but  two 
men  in  it ;  he  imparted  so  much  to  a  friend  of  mine. 
Since  I  wrote  the   other  side    I  have  had  some  con- 
ference  with  Dungarvan,  who  is  determined  to  keep  a 
guard  of  six  men  in  the  lodge,  and  take  it  into  his  own 
hands,  to  keep  cows  and  other  provision  for  his  keeping 
house  in  Yoghall.  whither  he  doth  intend  to  send  for  his 
lady  ere  long  ;  thus  am  I  outed.  and  this  is  the  reward  I 
dreamt  not  of  fnmi  Dnngarvan,  but  I  must  submit  to 


his  own  profit ;  this  is  of  long  determined,  but  he  vows  „  y^.'" 
to  me  that  if  it  may  be  in  the  power  of  himself  or  B.utj-.  ' 
friends  to  do  me  good  he  will  do  it  as  to  his  brother;  v---.  ' 
these  were  his  words,  but  I  believe  nothing.  My  refuge 
is  now  a  company,  or  I  cannot  subsist,  or  some  other 
thing  from  my  Lord  of  Leicester,  to  wlioin  I  have  this 
passage  written ;  if  it  shall  please  you  to  second  it,  I 
shall  be  ever  bound  to  you.  I  would  fain  live  ;  hero  no 
man  hath  any  thing  nor  shall  not  this  many  years.  The 
stock  of  English  sheep  and  cattle  are  almost  destroyed ; 
the  rebels  stole  the  English  sheep  from  a  friend  of  mine  ; 
some  days  after  the  I'mglish  troops  took  some  of  the 
sheep  and  other  cows  from  the  rebels ;  the  troops  sell 
the  sheep  for  12d.  and  Gd.  the  piece  when  their  skins 
were  well  worth  16rf.  and  so  sold  ;  thus  all  turns  as  mis- 
chief to  the  poor  English  ;  little  or  no  restitution  unless 
the  proprietor  be  in  pursuit  und  recover.  Tom  l!ad- 
nedg  is  by  me,  and  doth  desire  you  will  please  to  attempt 
a  company  for  him;  he  will  give  any  gratuity  you  sball 
think  fit  to  any  friend  you  shall  intrust  in  the  business  ; 
he  is  now  a  captain  of  the  guard  of  our  Yoghall ;  it  is 
credit  but  not  a  pound  profitable  :  his  diligence  and 
care  is  a  great  security  to  the  town.  We  have  many 
Irish  and  few  true  hearted  as  we  fear,  but  our  English 
are  a  bridle  in  their  nose,  yet  the  townsmen  profess  and 
protest  much  loyalty.  I  beseech  you  strain  your  power 
to  help  us  here.  We  have  letters  that  lucyiiuin  and 
Jepson  are  at  Tanton  and  Minhead.  but  want  some 
necessaries  or  they  would  have  been  with  us  ere  this : 
they  are  longed  for.  While  I  am  writing  a  messenger 
is  come  in  from  the  army  that  assures  us  my  Lord  Pre- 
sident hath  regained  Dnngarvan  with  the  slaughter  of 
many.  The  castle  holds  out,  but  cannot  long;  in  it  are 
men  of  quality  as  Sir  Nicholas  Walsh  and  some  of  the 
BuUers,  one  a  collonel.  There  are  •>  or  600  cooped  in 
betwixt  the  sea  and  the  black  water,  which  must  fall. 
My  Lord  Barrymore  is  in  the  field  with  the  President, 
and  hath  most  bravely  and  loyally  behaved  himself  to 
the  great  terror  of  his  countrymen ;  it  will  be  a  most 
bloody  war,  for  none  can  be  spared.  The  Irish  women 
are  most  cruel  in  execution  I  pray  God  bless  you  in 
England  and  knit  your  hearts  in  unity;  trust  no  Papist, 

for  here  Ihey  betray  their  dearest  friends 

[164i],  March  8.  (Received.)  Tim.  Tyrrell  to  Sir 
Ralph  Verney.---I  understand  by  the  jieojile  that  were 
with  you  at  Grendall,  that  yourself  and  Sir  Richard 
Pygott  gave  them  orders  at  your  last  meeting  there 
to  make  a  new  tax  among  themselves,  which  I  hear 
they  have  do[ne]  [mujeh  to  my  prejudice.  The  old 
rate  which    we   have    constantly   gone  by    being    laid 

aside I  expect  the  benefit  of  tli  ■  Act,  which  is 

this,  that  we  should  go  by  the  pound  rent,  or  othe'-wise 
by  the  usual  way,  of  the   same  rate  which  with  us  liath 

been  always  by  the  yard  land Ami  irulv,  I  will 

never  yield  to  any  other  than  what  was  formerly,  for  I 
conceive  so  hmg  as  the  King  hath  his  money  thc-reisno 
farther  enquiry  to  be  made  in  our  estates,  &c. 

164:' ,  March  8,  Castle  Lyons.  Magdalen  Fawkener  to 
(Sir  R.  Verney)  ....  We  are  here  in  a  most  pitiful 
and  lamentable  case  as  ever  poor  people  were  in  :  God 
help  us  ;  we  have  and  hear  of  nothing  but  fire  and  the  , 
sword,  and  pitiful  sights  of  poor  people  stript  naked  as 
ever  ihey  were  born,  and  we  can  expect  nothing  but 
famine,  for  they  destroy  all.  They  which  at  Michaelmas 
last  were  worth  o,000Z.  or  4,000Z.  now  beg  at  our  door. 
My  Lord  behaved  himself  gallantly  in  this  business,  for 
we  have  60  familys  in  our  house  for  safety,  and  five  times 
as  many  in  our  other  castle,  and  none  of  my  Lord's  own 
country  is  yet  in  rebellion,  but  we  fear  them  every  day, 
and  look  to  be  besieged  and  our  town  fired,  ibr  the 
enemy  takes  our  cows  and  cattle  to  our  ver^'  di>or.  God 
help  us  all ;  we  know  not  what  to  do. — The  writer  asks 
Sir  Ralph  to  get  in  some  money  that  belongs  to  her, 
because  the  estate  of  the  gentlcmiin  she  has  engaged  to 
marry  is  lessened  by  reason  of  the  times. 

164i,  March  10.  Sir  John  Leeke  to  Sir  Edmund 
Verney. — Since  I  sealed  up  this  other  enclosed  letter  we 
have  other  and  fresh  occurrants  ;  the  first  and  sudden,  is 
Dungarvon's  speeding  to  the  King  and  Parliament,  I 
believe  for  sup|)lies,  and  them  with  all  possible  t-peed. 
My  Lord  President,  with  his  own  and  the  new  regiment 
ofSir  Cliarles  Vavisor,  have  rescued  Dungarvan  with  the 
castle  from  the  rebels,  killed  300  at  least,  and  gave 
(jmirter  to  80  that  were  in  the  Castle  ;  the  reason  of  that 
favour  was  the  sudden  rising  of  the  Lord  of  Muscary, 
who,  contrary  to  all  men's  expectation  and  his  own  vows 
and  protestations, is  now  with  7,000  men  within  five  miles 
of  Cork.  The  President  is,  notwithstanding,  got  into 
Cork,  but  hath  not  power  sufficient  to  keep  the  field, 
l)ut  doth  strengthen  all  cur  towns  until  new  supplies 
come,  and  then  he  will  not  be  pent  up.     Broghall  hath 

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43S 


HISTORIC  AL   MAXLSCRiPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Sir 

n.  vfrney 

Bak  . 


taken  in  a  castle  and  done  brave  things.  Lastly,  for 
myself,  I  am  most  miserable  ;  money  I  have  none,  rent 

none   to    be    paid Complains   bitterly   of  his 

position  and  prospects.— P. S.  My  Lord  Duiigarvon  had 
sec  sail  this  day.  bnt  that  the  wind  i.*;  not  fair  and  the 
■ncatlier  eNCeeding  foul. 

16+-V.  March  16,  Castlelyons. — H.  (Countess  of)Barry- 

more  'to  Sir  Kalph  Yerney I  live  every  hour  at 

the  mei'cy  of  our  increasing  enemies,  and  dare  not  as  yet 
stir,  because  the  safety  of  so  many  depends  upon  my 
stay  here,  and  v.e  have  daily  the  objects  of  the  Papists' 
cruelty,  which  doth  somewhat  terrify  me.  .  .  .  And 
much  like  to  be  worse  without  your  grave  Parliament 
men  do  speedily  send  us  more  aid. 

16  f-J,  March  -JO,  new  stile,  Hague.  Henry  Verney  to 
8ir  Ralph  Verney.—  Asks  for  money,  as  without  it  he 
shall  never  get  higher  in  the  army. 

1642,  March  23.  N.8.,  Hague.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— Says' that  Sir  Thomas  Stafl'ord  cannot,  as  yet,  promise 
him  a  company  until  he  has  moved  the  Prince,  but  he 
will  delay  no  time  to  get  a  gi-atit  for  the  fiist  company 
that  falls,  so  that  in  5  days  he  (Henry  Verney)  may 
give  a  near  guess  of  his  power. 

1642,  March  27,  Magdalen  Faulkener  to  SirR.  Verney. 
— P.S.  Since  I  writ  this  letter  we  arc  fled  from  our  own 
house,  for  the  enemy  have  so  great  a  number  against  us 
that  my  Lord  durst  not  let  my  Lady  and  the  children 
stay.  I  think  the  next  remove  will  be  into  England, 
for  the  enemy  pursues  us  everywhere,  and  vows  all  our 
deaths,  because  we  will  not  go  to  mass. 

1642,  April  10,  S.N.,  Hague.  Henry  Verney  to  Sir 
R.  Verney.— The  last  week  the  news  was  here  that 
Sir  Simon  Harcourt  was  dead,  but  .since  that  we  hear  to 
the  contrary. — As  soon  as  I  heard  of  it  1  acquainted  Sir 
Thomas  Stafford  of  it,  and  desired  him  to  move  the 
Prince  for  a  grant  of  the  company,  but  tells  me  he  did 

but  could  not  get  an  cbsolute  promise 

1642,  April  22,  K.S.,  Rotterdam.     Henry  Verney  to 

Sir  Ralph  Verney When  I  went  to  take   my 

leave  of  his  Highness  he  encouraged  me  much  in  pro- 
mising to  do  for  me  with  all,  and  has  given  me  an  act 
under  his  own  hand,  voluntarily  of  himself,  to  remain  in 
the  army  this  summer  ;  it  is  a  favour  and  a  great  one  I 
can  assure  you,  I  dare  swear  it  is  the  first  he  hath  given 

to  any  of  a  strange  nation  in  his  life 

1642,  April  22,  N.S.,  Rotterdam.  Henry  Verney  to 
Sir  Edmund  Verney.  This  last  week  I  received  two 
packets  of  letters  from  yon,  one  I  had  of  Sir  Thos. Staf- 
ford, imd  the  other  by  the  post.  My  Lord  Goring's 
letter  i  read  and  seaied  it  up,  and  gave  it  him  with  my 
own  hands ;  all  he  said  to  me  then,  he  wouhl  write  to 
you  about  it.  The  next  day  meeting  me  in  the  street  he 
called  me  to  him.  and  gave  me  this  enclosed  letter  te  you, 
with  nil  he  said  he  would  do  more  for  me  for  your  sake 
than  he  would  let  me  know  ;  the  next  day,  when  I  took 
my  leave  of  him  to  go  to  my  garrison,  he  seemed  much 
troubled  when  he  received  your  letter  and  discontented 
with  me :  I.  ])erceiving  of  it,  desired  to  know  wherein  I 
had  deserved  so  much  his  displeasure ;  his  answer 
to  me  was  I  had  liked  to  have  put  so  great  an  aflront 
u])on  his  Lordship  as  he  would  not  have  befallen 
him  for  500?.  1  desii-ed  to  know  what  it  was,  he  re- 
plied in  standing  for  one  of  the  companies  without 
his  consent.  The  truth  is  I  did  not  tell  I  knew  his 
resolution  ;  I  confess  when  I  desired  him  to  recommend 
me  to  the  Prince  for  one  of  the  three  fortunes,  and 
would  not  then,  I  must  needs  say  I  did  my  best  to  engage 
my  friends  to  recommend  me  to  his  Highness  to  obtain 
one  if  1  could,  and  had  it  not  been  for  his  Lordship,  as 
sun.'  as  God  is  in  heaven,  1  had  had  one.  AVhat  he  hath 
written  to  you  I  know  not ;  be  talks  much  in  taking  the 
Prince  for  his  witness,  for  the  great  recommendations  he 
gave  me.  Trul}',  -ir.  experience  to  my  misfortune  must 
give  me  leave  to  tell  you  from  my  heart  I  cannot  believe 
him,  for  on  Sunday  last  Sir  Thomas  and  1  went  to  the 
Prince,  he  to  recommend  me  for  the  next  company,  I 
to  take  my  leave  of  him  for  my  garrison.  First  Sir 
Tlionias  Stafl'ord  went  in,  and  as  he  tells  me,  his  High- 
ness hath  engaged  himself  to  do  for  me  with  the  first 
convenience  lie  can.  1  must  ever  acknowledge  myself 
much  bound  to  Sir  Thomas  as  long  as  live,  for  I  dare  take 
my  oath  he  hath  done  his  best  to  the  very  utmost  of  his 
power  to  advance  me.  I  desired  him  afore  I  went  to  the 
Prince  to  engage  the  Queen  to  speak  to  his  Highness  ; 
he  assured  me  he  durst  not  mention  me  to  her,  thinking 
it  might  prove  a  prejudice  to  my  fortune.  Now  before 
SirThos.  came  forth  he  sent  for  me  into  his  chamber, 
and  talked  with  me  near  half  an  liour,  as  Sir  Thomas 
can  testify,  of  my  garrison,  and  about  t  lie  state  of  nij' 
captain's  company,  withall  1  telling  liim  that  it  did  not 
go  for  the  field  without  asking  of  him  leave  or  employ- 


ing of  any  friend  ;  voluntarily  of  himself  he  sent  for  his  , 
secretary  and  caused  him  to  write  an  act  and  signed  it 
whilst  1  was  in  his  chamber  to  attend  him  this  summer 
in  the  arnij',  withall  assuring  me  to  perform  what  he 
had  promiseil  to  Sir  Thomas  when  occasion  offered.  I 
daresay  it  is  the  first  act  that  ever  he  gave  to  any  ofiBoer  of 
our  nation  ;  indeed  all  the  friends  I  have  say  1  may  take 
it  for  a  great  favour,  for  it  testifies  much  he  intends 
really  to  do  for  nie.  I  confess  I  do  not  doubt  it  now, 
for  I  find  by  my  Lord,  if  I  may  believe  him,  that  he 
will  rather  hel])  me  than  seek  any  more  to  prevent  me. 
This  occasion  of  going  for  the  field  by  the  Prince's  will 
unexpectedly  both  cause  me  to  advance  the  next  half 
year's  salary  of  a  friend,  one  Mr.  Kilvert,  beforehand.  .  .  . 
1642,  Aj/ril  5  &  April  7.  The  Earl  of  Warwick  to 
Sir  Ralph  Verney. — Two  short  letters  asking  Sir  Ralph's 
attendance  at  the  meeting  of  the  committee  for  the  Posts 
in  the  Exchequer  Chamber,  for  settling  the  Earl's  busi- 
ness concerning  the  Letter  OfiBce. 

1642,  April  12.  from  on  board  the  "  James-'  in  Til- 
bury Hope.  The  same  to  the  same. — Certain  interested 
persons,  who  cannot  get  the  sequestration  of  the  oflSce 
continued,  now  oppose  it  as  a  monopoly.  Asks  Sir 
Ralph's  attendance  in  committee  on  Thursday  next. 

1642,  April  15.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  House 
have  ap]iointed  Thursday  next,  at  7  in  the  morning,  for 
the  Earl's  counsel  to  answer  the  objection.s  of  the 
opposers  of  his  patent.     Asks  Sir  Ralph  to  attend. 

1642,  May  fi.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex 
to  Sir  K.  Verney.  ...  I  am  very  glad  you  have  so 
good  news  from  Ireland.  I  pray  God  they  may  have 
victory  still,  and  then  I  hope  there  will  be  an  end  of 
that  war ;  sure  the  King  will  hardly  have  power  here 
to  overcome  ;  the  Parliament  will  govern.  The  King 
certainly  will  be  very  displeased  with  j-our  message. 


1642,  May  7.  Margaret  Eure  to  her  nephew.  Sir  Ralph 
Verney.  .  .  .  0  !  that  the  sweet  Parliament  would  come 
with  the  olive  branch  in  its  mouth,  it  would  refresh  and 
glad  all  our  hearts  here  in  the  north.  We  are  like  so  many 
frighted  peojile  ;  for  my  part  if  I  hear  but  a  door  creak 
I  take  it  to  be  u.  drum,  and  am  ready  to  run  out.  I  hear 
poor  Sir  .John  Hotham  is  so  aH'righted  if  anything  comes 
but  ne;ir  him,  that  when  our  goods  come  to  Sarborow 
(Scarborough  ?),  he  sent  to  know  what  they  were.  God 
knows  as  there  was  nothing  but  clothes  and  two  hogs- 
heads of  wine  ;  the  poor  wretch  is  deceived  if  he  thought 
to  have  found  anything  else. 

1642,  May  13.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
Sir  Ralph  Verney.  I  am  sorry  to  hear  the  King's  anger 
still  increases  against  his  Parliament ;  I  fear  these 
times  wdl  make  us  all  suffer  one  way  or  other 

1642,  May  1.5,  S.IST.,  Hague.  Henry  Verney  to  Sir 
Edmund  Verney. — The  two  companys  and  the  command 
of  my  coronells  are  now  disposed  of,  neither  of  the 
lieutenants  did  prevail  for  either,  for  the  Queen  re- 
commended one  Mr.  Gerard,  and  my  Lord  Goring  the 
other.  Since  this  I  have  been  with  Sir  Thomas  Staf- 
ford to  desire  him  to  get  a  grant  of  his  Highness  for  the 
next  fortune  that  falls  ;  his  answer  tome  was  since  that 
they  had  iiromised  him  one  of  these  and  failed,  he  did 
not  believe  they  intended  to  oblige  him  at;  all,  and  to 
ask  them  again  he  would  not,  whereof  seeing  him  so 
unwilling,  1  entreated  him  to  move  the  Queen  to  recom- 
mend me  to  the  Prince,  he  replied  he  durst  not,  for  he 
said,  and  was  certain,  her  Majesl;y  would  not  be  pleased 
to  speak  for  me  ;  with  all  like  a  noble  friend,  as  he  con- 
ceived, he  told  nie  the  reason  of  it :  think  but  of  Wick- 
com  and  .Vlsberie,  iind  you  may  both  easily  find  the 
sense  of  it.  The  truth  is,  1  believe,  he  has  tried  her  and 
was  denied.  I  dare  swear  he  bath  done  his  best  to  his 
power  for  me,  tho'  ti'uly  I  find  by  him  that  I  am  far 
more  uidikcly  of  getting  a  company  than  1  was  the  first 
day  he  came  here.  My  Lord  Goring  hath  been  the 
occasion  of  this  and  none  else  ;  had  I  oljserved  the  least 
unkindness  from  him  it  would  not  have  troubled  me  ;  his 
being  my  enemy  I  am  confident  will  cast  me  out  of  my 
colonel's  good  opinion,  and  then  to  get  higher  it  is  im- 
possible. All  tiie  hopes  I  have  in  the  world  is  of  Sir 
Thomas  Stafl'ord's  staying  here,  and  that  I  fear  but 
little,  for  I  cannot  by  no  means  get  leave  to  go  for  the 
field.  This  day  the  patents  are  given  cnit.  The  21th 
of  this  month,  n.  s.,  the  whole  army  meets  about  Porne. 
Our  Queen  will  be  tliere  to  see  them  in  battle. 

A  letter  of  the  same  date  to  his  brother   Sir  Ralph 

Verney This  next  week  our  Queen   and  Princes 

go  to  Amsterdam,  where  it  is  thought  she  will  he  most 
ro\alIv  ontevtaim-d,  and  iiave  some  great  in-esent  given 
her. 

1012,  May  17,  Hague.     Lord  Goring  to  Sir  Kdmund 
Verney.     It  is  about  7teu  days  since  that  1  wrote  to  my 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


439 


J  y^'hnet    ''^'^  *°  S^^®  ^''^  ^^  accoimb  of  this  business  which  it 

Baet.     '    s-ecms  your  son  hath  strictly  charge  me  withal 

It  hap])ened  upon  the  death  of  Sir  Symou  Harcot  and 

Sir  Henry  Paget  that  your  sou  did  put  in  for  a  company, 
or  at  least"  for  the  command  of  my  son's,  in  case  Captain 
Vivian,  who  then  commanded  the  same,  should  remove  ; 
btit  this  was  known  to  me  by  accident,  and  by  no  ad- 
dress of  your  son's,  till  many  days  after  the  Prince  had 

been  moved  for  him,  and  all  the  town  full  of  it 

'Tis  true  that  afterwards,  when  some  had  awakened 
your  son  therein,  he  then  came  to  me  and  moved  me  to 
move  for  him  ;  but  I  told  him  in  the  most  civil  lan- 
gtiage  I  could  that  I  could  not  at  that  time  serve  him, 
nor  had  he  reason  otherwise  than  as  he  was  your  son  to 
expect  ought  from  me  at  any  time  that  did  not  think  me 
worth  the  speaking  to,  meeting  and  conversing  so  oft  as 
we  did  ;  but  notwithstanding  if  hereafter  he  clurst  trust 
me,  his  father's  son  should  never  want  the  best  service 
within  my  power  ;  whereupon  he  left  me  discontentedly, 
as  was  obseiTed  by  others  as  well  as  myself,  and  till  now 
I  only  saw  him  but  passing  by.  At  the  same  time  there 
was  the  Qtieen  engaged  for  Charles  Gerrard  for  one 
company,  myself  for  Vivian  for  the  other,  as  many 
years  before,  for  the  first  that  should  fall,  and  for  the 
command  of  my  son's  company  there  was  the  auncient 
of  his  company  and  two  other  lieutenants  of  great  ex- 
perience and  long  service  in  these  countrys  that  put  in 
for  it,  to  all  which  I  made  answer  that  I  would  engage 
myself  for  none,  but  should  only  beseech  his  Highness 
to  give  my  son  stich  a  one  as  might,  be  most  fit  to  dis- 
charge the  trust,  which  was  of  more  consequence  to  my 
son  than  both  the  company's.  Whilst  this  was  in 
agitation  Lieutenant  Pye  came  over  with  my  sou's  ex- 
press recommendation  and  most  earnest  desire  to  the 
Prince  that  he  might  succeed  Vivian  in  the  command 
of  his  company,  which  within  very  few   days  after  he 

had.     This  is  the  full  truth  of  the  "business P.S. 

Notwithstanding  your  son's  little  regard  of  me  in  this 
business  (setting  aside  my  not  speaking  for  him  upon 
these  changes,  which  was  impossible  for  me  to  do 
being  so  engaged).  I  appeal  to  the  Prince  of  Aurange 
what  I  said  to  him  of  your  son  as  well  as  yourself. 

1642,  May  21.  Margaret  Eure  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. 
....  The  news  here  is  that  the  Parliament  men  intend 

to  come  down  with  20,000  men  to  attend  them 

the  women  in  this  country  begin  to  rise,  there  hath  been 
a  hundred  with  the  King,  and  above,  to  have  their 
grievances  redressed,  and  be  hath  given  them  so  good 
content  that  they  say  he  is  as  proper  a  man  as  is  in 
England.  I  wi.sh  you  all  to  take  heed  of  women,  for 
this  very  vermin  h.ave  pulled  down  au  enclosure,  which 
some  of  them  were  put  in  prison  for  it  by  the  justices; 
they  had  their  pipe  to  go  before  them,  and  their  ale  and 
cakes  to  make  themselves  merry  when  they  had  done 
their  feats  of  activity  ....  I  wish  all  war  well  ended, 
for  things  stand  in  so  ill  a  condition  here  as  we  can 
make  no  money  of  our  coalpits,  if  rents  fail,  and  if  those 
fail,  we  shall  be  in  a  hard  case. 

1642,  May  30.  Dublin.  Edmund  Verney  to  Sir 
Ealph  Verney  ....  The  enemy  runs  from  us  whenso- 
ever we  meet  them,  but  if  we  chance  to  overtake 
them  we  give  no  quarter,  but  put  all  to  the  sword. 
"We  want  both  men  and  money,  and  we  hear  ye 
have  good  store  of  the  latter,  but  that  ye  keeji  it  for 
other  purposes,  which  doth  not  at  all  please  u5.  I 
should  not  think  it  policy  to   disoblige  so  gallaiit  an 

army,  btit  ye  have  all  the  wisdom  amongst  you 

I  fear  \-o  take  an  ill  course,  if  we  cannot  sulisisthere  we 
must  go  where  we  can  ;  we  came  to  make  our  fortunes, 
not  to  starve. 

1042,  June  6.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
(Sir  Ralph  Verney)  ....  These  miserable  times  will 
make  us  suffer  many  ways ;  the  King's  party  grows  so 
strong  that  certainly  he  will  overcome  the  power  of  the 
Parliament ;  they  come  in  abundantly  to  him  I  hear 
at  York  daily  ;  if  there  should  be  an}-  blows  I  know  not 
what  will  become  of  us. 

1642,  June  9.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  (Lady  Barrymore). 
(Copy.)  Tou  are  so  hardened  by  this  writer's  suB'erings, 
that  neither  tire  nor  sword  can  fright  you  into  England  ; 
'tis  truth  there's  little  left  that  may  invite  you  liither, 
the  unhappy  distractions  of  this  kingdom  having  not 
only  reduced  ourselves  into  a  sad  condition,  but  made 
Ireland  far  more  miserable.  Till  these  are  settled  here, 
I  shall  not  expect  to  see  the  rebels  quiet  there,  especially 
considering  these  distempers  have  wrought  so  many 
doubtings  in  the  minds  of  men,  that  I  fear  'twill  be  very 
hard  to  raise  a  considerable  sum  of  money,  unless  there 
do  appear  greater  hopes  of  peace  than  yet  are  evident. 
Peace  and  our  liberties  are  the  only  things  we  aim  at ; 
till  we  have  peace  I  am  sure  we  can  enjoy  no  liberties. 


Hart. 


and  without  our  liberties,  I  shall  not  heartily  desire         Sir 
peace  ;  both  these  together  may  make  us  all  happy,  but    ^-  ^  kh-vey. 
one  with.)ut  the  other,  I  must  Ciinfess,  can  never  satisfv 

1642,  June  14.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
Sir  R.  Veruey  ....  Tour  father  sent  me  wcjrd  the 
King  hath  giveu  him  leave  to  stay  till  ho  sends  for  him, 
I  am  very  glad  of  it.  for  when  he  goes  I  doubt  the  love 
ot  the  Parliament  he  will  lose  (juite,  which  I  fear  will 
make  them  do  him  any  ill  office  they  can.  I  am  sorry 
to  hear  the  Lords  are  raising  money  and  horse ;  truly  if 
they  send  to  my  Lord  we  w-ill  part  with  none,  f  hope 
they  will  not,  for  we  are  poor,  and  my  Lord  of  his 
estate  but  tenant  for  life  ....  Your  Parliament  still 
go  so  high  that  I  fear  we  shall  all  bo  ruined  by  it. 

1642,  June  14,  Castelleyones.  Mag.  Faulkner  to  Sir 
R.  Verney  ....  This  last  week  Carealalahaud  Castel 
IS  taken,  and  the  Lord  Roche's  castle,  a  country  burnt 
within  40  miles  of  us.  It  was  taken  by  my  Lord,  and 
the  10  regiments  we  have  here.  The  Lord  Piesideut  is 
past  all  hopes  of  life,  and  he  is  General  of  Mun>ter,  but 
he  was  not  in  the  field  this  quarter  of  a  year.  My  Lord 
is  very  good,  and  he  doth  take  great  pains  and  care  for 
the  help  of  the  English. 

1642,  June  20.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
Sir  R.  Verney  ....  P.S.  I  hope  in  God  we  shall  have 
no  fighting ;  truiy  the  Lords  protestation,  methiuks,  is  a 
very  good  one,  to  defend  the  King's  person  and  estate 
and  lawful  prerogative  and  privilege  of  Parliament. 
Methiuks  everyone  should  subscribe  to  this.  I  am  loth 
to  eat  in  pewter  yet,  but  truly  I  have  put  up  most  of  my 
plate,  and  say  it  is  sold.  I  hope  they  will  have  to  borrow 
no  money  of  my  Lord,  if  they  do  we  must  deny  it,  'tis 
enough  for  us  to  pay  the  subsidies.  They  talk  strange 
things  of  my  Lord  of  Essex,  that  he  will  fetch  the  King 
to  London,  dead  or  alive  ;  this  is  high,  methiuks,  for 
jieople  to  talk  so  ...  . 

1642,  June  22.  (Received).  Margaret  Eure  to  Sir 
Ralph  Verney  ....  I  am  in  such  a  great  rage  witii 
the  Parliament  that  nothing  will  pacify  me,  for  they 
promised  us  all  should  be  well  if  my  Lord  Strafford's 
head  were  of!',  and  since  then  there  is  nothing  better. 
I  think  we  shall  be  undone  with  taxes,  and  if  we  have 
no  rents  neither,  it  will  be  a  hard  case.  This  day  the 
King  hath  set  forth  an  answer  to  a  book  as  came  forth 
26th  of  May  ;  I  hear  as  he  will  set  but  one  more  forth,  and 
that  shall  conclude  all,  and  so  much  for  writing.  We 
hear  strange  news  from  London,  which  is,  that  many 
have  offered  to  keoj)  horses  for  the  Parliament  to  fight 
against  their  King,  and  that  my  Lord  of  Holond  is  general, 
which  puts  me  in  the  most  comfort  that  we  shall  have 
peace,  for  he  hath  good  fortune  not  to  fight  hitherto ;  I 
hope  he  will  prove  lucky  still 

1642,  June  22,  Trimme. — Edmund  Verney  to  Sir  R. 
Veiney  ....  1  have  this  two  mouths  been  removed 
into  the  country,  20  miles  from  Dublin,  to  a  place  out 
of  all  roads,  out  of  which  we  cannot  go  two  miles  without 
40  or  .'jO  men  ....  The  army  is  now  marched  into 
Conauglit ;  it  marched  by  Trimm,  where  I  lie  in  garri- 
son, near  which  we  took  in  a  castle  as  they  passed  by, 
which  held  out  3  days'  seige.  Lieut. -Col.  Kyrke  and  my 
Lord  Renneloes  Ca])tain  Lieutenant  were  shot  before 
it,  but  I  hope  they  will  both  recover  it.  We  had  some 
20  men  slain  and  30  hurt  besides,  but  when  we  took  it 
in,  we  put  some  four  score  men  to  the  sword,  but  like 
valiant  knights  errant  gave  quarter  and  liberty  to  all 
the  Women;  it  argues  a  great  deal  of  honour  and 
gallantry  in  us  that  we  will  do  anything  at  all  iu  the 
service  of  snch  bad  paymasters   .... 

1642.  .July  14.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Will.  Roades.--JJy 
father  is  gone  towards  York  ....  1  pray  bring  me,  or 
else  take  order,  that  I  can  have  tlie  assessments  made  at 
Wasing,  Fifield,  and  Croniarsh  towards  this  40r»,OOOZ. 
bill. 

1642,  July  21.  Sir  Edmund  Verney  to  Will.  Roades 
....  I  pray  have  the  carbines  at  home  in  readiness  for 
the  defence  of  the  house  if  need  be,  and  have  pow-der 
and  bullets  ready. 

1642.  July  29,  Rath  CoH'y  Castle.  Ed.  Verney  to  Sir 
R.  Verney  ....  I  was  two  months  together  at  Trimme, 
and  was  no  sooner  returned  to  Dublin,  but  was  com- 
manded forth  8  days'  march,  and  the  next  day  after  I 
came  home  was  commanded  to  Rath  Cofl'y  Castle,  12 
miles  from  Dublin,  where  I  have  been  this  fortuiglit,  but 
I  believe  I  shall  not  continue  here  above  a  fortnight 
longer.  1  may  truly  say  I  have  had  no  resting  jilace  this  3 
months.  My  Lordof  Ormond  hath  promised  me  I  shall 
go  into  the  field  when  he  himself  goes,  and  I  hope  it 
will  be  to  no  other  place  than  Kilkenny.  Here  is  a 
report  of  an  .army  of  Irish  is  marching  from  thence 
towards  us,  but  being  from  Du'din  I  can  write  you  no 
certainty.     We  hear   very   good  news  from  England, 

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HISTOBICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Sir 

II.  Vkkxet, 

Bart. 


Tvhich  is,  that  the  King  and  Parliament  are  agreed  ;  I 
pray  God  it  be  true. 

(iW-2),  Autj.  2,  York.  Sir  Edmuud  Vevney  to  William 
Eoads  (his  ste-n-ard).  J  Jiray  have  a  care  of  my  house, 
that  rogues  break  not  into  it.  Have  store  of  bullet  aud 
powder,  and  get  somebody  to  lodge  in  the  house,  that 
may  defend  it  if  need  be.  Have  my  waggon  in  readi- 
ness, if  I  should  at  any  time  send  for  it.  Get  in  all  such 
moneys  as  are  .jwing  3-ou  with  all  speed,  for  we  shall 
certainly  have  a  great  war. 

164--!,  Aug.  7,  York.     Dorothy  Leeke  to  Lady  Verney. 

The   King  is  in  very  good  condition  and  in- 

creaseth  in  strength  every  day;  we  have  nothing  but 
good  news  to  send  you. 

16t-2,  Aug.  -22.  S.N.,  Breda.     Henry  Verney  to  Sir  E. 

Verney The  opinion,  I  see,  of  the  great  ones  most 

at  the  Court  is.  that  my  father  and  you  are  all  for  the 
Parliament  aud  not  for  the  King,  which  here  I  find  they 
taic-.-  i.ot  kindly  ....  truly  as  times  go  now  and  con- 
sidering the  difficulty  of  getting  me  a  company,  I  need 
nO':  much  rog  nd  it,  for  let  me  travel  where  I  will,  so  I 
go  not  to  h  II.  a  more  baser  ])lace  to  make  a  fortune 
and  less  belij:,  I  cannot  find;  and  were  it  not  more  to 
obey  my  father's  will  and  my  friend's  desire  than  any 
love  I  bear  to  my  masters  the  States,  the  devil,  their 
godfather,  should  serve  them,  and  not  I 

1642,  Aug.  24.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
(Sir  R.  Verney)  .  .  .  The  JCing  is  sending  over  to  the 
Queen.  I  hear  by  Mr.  Bakon,  who,  I  believe,  hath  it 
from  his  brother  at  Court,  that  the  King  is  very  much 
inclined  to  peace,  and  jiressed  much  he  is  to  go  on  in 
this  way  of  war  by  some  ill  spirits  he  gives  his  ear 
to 

1642,  Aug.  23.  Dorothy  Leeke  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  .  .  . 
This  letter  cannot  come  to  your  hands  before  our  army 
shall  meet  with  the  enemy,  for  they  are  very  near  us  ; 
my  uncle  will  not  be  amongst  them,  for  the  King  has 
given  him  the  standard,  and  he  must  go  no  further  than 
that ;  it  will  not  remove  this  3  or  4  days,  and  so  long  he 
will  be  safe.     Prince  Robart  is  gone  with  the  army. 

1642.  Aug.  29.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
Sir  R.  Verney.  .  .  .  We  shall  have  no  fighting,  for  the 
Iving  hath  neither  money  nor  men  ;  there  came  in  few  or 
none  at  all  after  the  standard  was  sot  up;  it  seems  the 
King  sent  and  gave  much  of  his  money  to  the  train- 
bands, in  Yorkshire  and  other  places,  thinking  to  make 
them  sure  to  him,  and  when  he  would  have  had  them 
they  all  fell  off,  and  said  they  would  not  fight  against 
their  brethren  ;  and  every  day  his  army  lessens  ;  they  fall 
away  from  them.  This  young  man  was  at  Coventry — two 
or  three  and  twenty  was  killed,  one  of  my  Lord  Seid- 
mor's  brothers  was  shot  in  the  arm  so  close  to  his  shoulder 
that  his  arm  must  bo  qtiite  cut  off.  What  the  Lords 
pi'oposition  was  to  the  Parliament,  I  presume,  by  this 
time  you  know.  My  Lord  Dorset  sent  me  word  he  would 
wait  upon  me  within  few  days ;  but  I  presume  that  was 
but  in  a  compliment.  I  hope  he  doth  not  intend  it ;  he 
had,  he  said,  brought  that  which  would  bring  peace  if  the 
Parliament  would  hearken  to  it;  sure  now  they  may 
make  their  own  conditions  now. 

1642,  Aug.  30,  Breda.  H.  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph 
Verney.  .  .  .  There  is  within  this  six  days  my  scrjeant- 
major  Killegre,  and  my  Lord  Morgins  gone  for  England ; 
onrs,  as  the  report  is,  for  the  Parliament,  and  Dolman  for 
the  King;  there  are  to  go  divers  captains  and  other 
officers  from  hence  to  England  with  speed.  I  was  much 
importuned  by  a  friend  of  mine,  one  Gibb  Jnrebb,  a 
captain  of  our  regiment,  a  month  ago  that  went  collonel, 
to  agono  with  him,  but  being  not  master  of  my  own 
desires,  durst  not  adventure  to  aoceiit  of  a  command 

under  him P.S.  On  the  24th  of  this  month  the 

Prince  Elector  landed  at  the  Hange. 

1642,  Sept.  1.  Dorothy  Leeke  to  [Lady  Verney].  .  .  . 
I  had  writ  to  yofi  before  1  received  yours,  and  have 
sent  you  all  the  news  ;  by  the  difference  of  my  relation 
and  that  which  yon  have  heard  .ilreadj',  you  will  be  con- 
firmed in  ycur  opinion  of  our  Cavilers  (Cavaliers?).     I 

am  confident  they  will  difier  extremely For  my 

confidence  of  oirr  having  the  better  of  the  Parliament,  I 
do  not  remember,  but  if  they  will  promise  to  fight  no 
better  it  will  strengthen  my  hopes;  but  I  cannot  see,  if 
we  have  the  better,  how  you  will  sutl'er;  for  sure  your 
father  will  have  power  to  save  your  husband,  and  if  the 
King  fail  I  believe  my  uncle  will  hardly  come  off' with 
his  life,  or  any  that  are  with  them. 

1642,  Sept.  .'i,  Cnddesdon.  Cary  Gardiner  (Sir  Ralph's 
sister)  to  Lady  Verney,  in  the  Peatch  (Piazza)  in  Coven 

Garden 1  hear  news  here  which  I  hope  is  false, 

which  is.  that  your  husband  is  become  a  traitor,  but  I 
cannot  believe  that  he  will  live  and  die  with  the  Earl 
of  Essex  to  bear  arms  against  his  father,  but  I  hope 


that  is  but  his  mind  when  he  is  amongst  the  crowd,  hut 
■when  he  comes  to  take  counsel  with  his  jiillow  I  hope  he  is    ■ 
more  wisely  minded;  but  indeed  the  world  now  account  it 
policy  for  the  father  to  be  one  side  and  the  son  on  the  other. 

1642,  Sept.  5,   Cuddesdon.     Sir  Thomas  G-ardiuer   to 

Lady    Verney Were    not   your   parliamentary 

ofBcers  so  busy  in  stopping  aud  opening  letters  I  would 
presume  to  write  oftener  to  you,  but  I  hate  to  have  m}- 
secrets  laid  open  to  everybody's  view ;  not  that  I  am 
conscious  to  myself  of  any  ill  in  them,  for  in  that  respect 
I  would  not  caro  to  have  them  published  to  all  the 
world,  but  me  thinks  'tis  neither  fit  nor  just  that  tho.se 
things  which  in  their  own  natures  were  meant  for  a 
private  ccmference  betwixt  one  friend  and  another, 
should  be  read  ojjenly  in  Westminster  Hall,  and  those 
things  which  were  intended  for  the  closet  to  be  pro- 
claimed at  the  cross.  But  I  am  resolved  to  venture, 
aud  will  rather  put  myself  upon  the  carrier's  fortune 

than  be  any  longer  unmannerly You  say  that 

you  never  had  more  cause  to  be  sad  than  now.  .  .  .  But 
I  believe  that  neither  King  nor  Parliament  have  any 
quarrel  against  women,  who  never  did  either  hurt  save 
only  with  their  tongues 

1642,  Sept.  5.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
Sir  R.  Verney. — I  hoar  my  Lord  Pakelande  and  my 
Lord  Spencer  went  through  St.  Alban's  on  Saturday  ;  I 
imagine  it  w-as  with  some  projjositions  from  the  King. 
....  I  long  to  liear  how  your  father  takes  your  pro- 
testation to  the  Parliament;  I  fear  he  will  Ije  much 
troubled  at  first,  but  in  a  little  time  I  hope  will  make 
him  pass  it  over  ;  I  find  by  your  father's  letter  30U  sent 
mo  down,  he  a  most  sad  man,  I  pray  God  he  may  do 
well ;  I  fear  all  his  troubles  together  will  make  an  end  of 
him  ;  he  was  at  Kailingeworth  ^vith  the  King.  I  heard 
from  my  Ladj-  Monmorth 

1642,  Sept.  16.  (Received).  The  same  to  the  same. — I 
am  truly  sorry  to  hear  the  King  is  removed  from  Notting- 
ham. 1  fear  he  will  make  this  a  tedious  business,  and 
much  blood  will  be  s])ilt  before  there  be  an  end  of  it.  .  .  . 
I  wish  my  Lord  Marquis  was  as  safe  as  the  other  lords 
that  hath  oH'emled  aud  are  taken  ;  if  he  have  the  better 
of  it  certainly  it  will  be  much  disadvantage  to  the  Par- 
liament side.  Sir  Thomas  Dicke,  I  believe,  is  not  at  all 
l)leased  with  his  son  Roger's  being  strenth  to  my  Lord 
Harfort.   As  I  am  thus  far  of  my  letters  I  hear  the  King 

liath  sent  another  message  to  your  Parliament 

Your  father  will   suffer  many  ways,  1  fear,  if  the  King 

goes  on  in  this  way  he  begins Xour  father  saith 

very  little  to  me  in  this  letter  ;  he  siith  not  a  word  of 
you  ;  he  hears  the  Parliament  think  the  King  can  make 
no  forces  able  to  encounter  theirs  ;  he  tells  me  by  this 
Saturday  he  will  have  1,000  foot,  well  armed,  2,500  horse, 
and  1,800  dragoons,  which,  he  thinks,  is  an  army  able  to 

encounter  with  any  forces I  thank  you  for  letting 

me  know  of  my  Lady  Dcvensher  coming  u]i,  I  shall  be 
in  an  ill  case  if  she  comes,  having  neither  dishes  nor 
plates. 

1642,  Sept.  ft.  (Received).  The  Coimtess  of  Sussex  to 
Sir  R.  Verney. — I  received  the  letter  you  sent  me  from 
your  father ;  1  had  one  other  the  old  man  brought  me 
you  sent  to  him ;  it  was  a  very  sad  one,  and  his  word 
was  this  of  you  :  Madam,  he  hath  ever  lain  near  my 
heart  and  truly  lie  is  there  still  ;  that  he  had  many 
afflictions  iip(m  him,  and  that  you  had  used  him  un- 
kindly. This  was  the  efi'ect  of  it.  .  .  .  He  is  passionate 
aud  much  troubled.  I  believe  that  you  declared  yourself 
for  the  Parliament  ....  maybe  he  would  have  the 
King  think  he  was  a  little  displeased  with  you  forgoing 
that  way ;  if  you  can  bo  absent  from  the  Parliament  I 
think  it  would  be  very  well.  I  am  sure  I  should  think 
it  a  very  great  hapjiiness  to  me  your  coming  and  your 
sweet-  lady's.  IS'ow  let  me  entreat  you,  as  a  friend  that 
loves  you  most  heartily,  not  to  write  passionately  to  your 
father,  but  overcome  him  with  kindness.  Good  man,  I 
see  he  is  infinitely  melancholy  for  many  other  things, 
I  believe,  besides  the  difFerenoe  betwixt  yon.  For  God's 
sake  give  nothing  to  the  Parliament  directly  nor  in- 
directly. I  hope  there  will  be  peace.  The  Parliament 
will  sliow  their  great  strength  which  certainly  will 
cause  the  King  to  yield  to  most  of  their  demands.  .  .  . 
I  will  set  up  3'our  stulf  carefully.  I  hope  it  will  be  safe, 
tho'  we  be  threati'iu^d  because  we  gave  nothing  to  the 
Parliament.  We  have  great  store  of  soldiers  now  at  St. 
Alban's,  came  to  night,  and  they  say  threescore  carts  of 
amunition  and  things  for  that  use,  and  ten  great  pieces 
drawn  upon  wheels,  and  the  Inns  of  Court  Gentlemen  to 
guard  my  Lord's  jierson  is  come  too,  they  say,  very  fine 
and  very  well  horsed.  If  these  soldiers  be  passed  I  hope 
we  shall  have  no  more  to  frighten  ns.  1  thank  you  for 
your  news.  My  Lord  'W'illmot  hath  been  a  soldier,  an 
experienced  man  he  is,  therefore  it  is  well  to  make  him 


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safe.  Mr.  (ioviug,  1  hope,  must  lie  punished  roundly. 
God  hath  Ijlessed  your  proceedings  in  Parliament 
vronderfully.  I  hope  we  may  live  to  see  this  a  happv 
kingdom  yet.  I  lielirvc  the  Oueon  will  be  here  shortlw 
Dr.  Myerne  told  me  he  heard  eo  mueh 

Iii4ii,  Sept.  1(1.  (Reeeired).  The  Countess  of  Sussex 
to  Sir  R.  Veruey.  I  sent  you  a  si-ribliled  papia-  yester- 
day, but  that  I  desired,  I  see,  is  not  to  be  had,  for  m}' 
Lord  of  Essex  is  gone  by.  IVo  load  of  your  stuff  is 
come,  which  I  have  set  up  in  the  safest  place  of  my 
house  ;  I  hope  it  will  be  so,  and  all  mine  here,  tho'  wc 
have  lieen  much  threatened.  Your  drelaration  is  so  high 
that  I  have  hopes  of  peace,  ...  1  h,ad  a  letter  this 
morning  from  your  father,  dated  the  7th  of  this  month. 
I  see  he  finds  some  more  of  his  friends  go  off  from  what 
he  expected  ....  he  saith  they  are  stronger  than  is 
believed. 

1642,  Sept.  11,  Matton.     Marg,  Eure  to  Sir  R.  Yerney. 

1642,  Sept.  12.  (Received).  "The  Countess  of  Sussex 
to  Sir  R.  Verney  ....  Now  for  the  papers.  Since  my 
Lord  of  Essex  is  gone,  and  his  soldiers,  1  presume,  all 
mil  think  there  will  be  no  great  advantage  to  be  had  by 
those  papers,  so  be  pleased  to  let  them  alone.  I  am 
sorry  to  hear  the  ilarquis'  castle  is  so  impregnable  I 
pray  G-od  send  them  of  the  Parliament  side  good  suc- 
cours there,  I  am  sorry  to  hear  their  soldiers  in 
Northampton  ai'e  so  unruly. 

1642,  Sejit.  14,  Dablyue. — Edmund  Verney  to  Sir  R. 
Verney.  \Vhat  I  feared  is  proved  too  true,  which  is  your 
being  against  the  King  :  give  me  leave  to  tell  you  in  my 
opinion  'tis  most  unhandsomely  done,  and  it  grieves  my 
heart  to  think  that  my  father  already,  and  I,  who  so 
dearl}"  love  and  esteem  you,  should  be  Ijound  in  conse- 
quenee  (because  in  dut.yto  our  King)  to  be  your  enemy. 
I  hear  it  is  a  great  grief  to  my  father.  1  beseech  yon 
to  consider  that  Majesty  is  sacred  ....  1  believe  ye 
will  all  sa\-  ye  intentl  not  to  hurt  the  King,  but  c.ui  any 
of  ye  warrant  any  one  shot  to  say  it  shall  not  endanger 
his  very  person.  I  am  so  much  troubled  to  think  of 
your  lieing  of  the  side  you  are,  that  I  can  write  no  more, 
only  I  shall  pray  for  peace  ....  P.S.  There  is  news 
come  this  day  that  the  Irish  have  many  armies  on  foot ; 
your  distractions  in  England  are  sport  for  them,  and  ye 
keep  U3  so  beggarly  that  we  are  all  weary  of  the  service. 
Robin  Turvile  was  about  a  month  or  five  weeks  since 
shot  deai.  and  is  much  lamented.  Frank  Rogers,  as 
gallant  a  man  as  lives,  was  two  days  since  most  dange- 
rously hurt  with  a  sword,  in  a  most  gallaiit  charge 
against  the  enemy.  I  am  now  almost  recovered  of  a 
fever  that  J  was  given  over  by  the  physician  for  a  dead 
man  for  almost  a  week ;  it  hath  cost  me  near  6uZ.  but 
God  that  laid  me  down  had  provided  it  for  me  in  ])illage 
from  the  enemy  whilst  I  had  the  command  of  a  castle 
some  12  miles  from  Dublin,  now  I  am  in  Dul)lin  again 
where  I  am  likely  to  continue  this  whole  winter ;  for 
want  of  money  we  are  not  able  to  stir  into  the  field  anj" 
more  this  year. 

1642,  .Sept.  14.  (Received).  Gary  (Lady)  Gardiner  to 
Sir  R.  Verney. —  ....  I  am  in  a  great  deal  of  vexation 
for  poor  Oxfoi'd,  for  this  day  there  is  1,200  soldiers  come 
thither,  and  I  am  afi-aid  that  they  will  make  a  great 
masaore  of  all  the  books  ;  they  do  threaten  them  ex- 
tremely. ^V'hat  cannot  be  billeted  in  the  town  of  Oxford 
is  sent  to  all  the  towns  about ;  we  look  for  them  suddenly. 
I  hope  they  will  be  better  than  their  promises,  for  if 
the;.'  are  not,  the  gentlemen  of  the  country  will  have 
little  left ;  truly  I  speak  this  with  sorrow,  for  we  are  like 
to  taste  it  if  threats  prove  true.  1  am  in  a  mighty  fright. 
.  .  .  .  P.S.  I  have  sent  you  some  things  of  mine  which 
I  desire  house  room  for  .... 

1642,  Sept.  19,  Cnddesdeu. — Thomas  Gardiner  to  Sir 
Ralph  Verney. —  ....  Thanks  him  for  taking  care  of 
a  trunk.  Other  counties  arc  ignorant  of  the  miseries  of 
ours  ;  one  extravagant  word  spoken  but  by  one  man  is 
enough  to  confiscate  the  goods  of  a  whole  family  to  the 
Parliament  soldiers  ;  what  their  cause  is  I  judge  not,  but 
methinks  'tis  a  strange  kind  of  justice  to  do  that  by  force 
which  cannot  be  dune  by  reason,  and  I  am  persuaded 
that  conscience  hath  much  to  do  on  both  sides  which, 
tho'  it  may  chance  to  be  erroneous,  yet  ought  to  be  re- 
spected. But  these  considerations  enter  not  into  vulgar 
hearts.  The  gentry  (say  they)  have  been  our  masters  a 
long  time,  and  now  we  chance  to  master  them  ;  and  now 
thev  know  their  strength,  it  shall  go  hard  but  they  will 
use  it  ...  . 

1642.  Sept.  29.  (Received). — The  Countess  of  Sussex 
to  .Sir  Ralph  Verney. — .  .  .  .  And  now  let  me  tell  you 
I  am  as  sad  as  may  be  to  think  of  these  miserable  times. 
....  Your  father  sends  me  word  in  his  last  letter  that 
he  hath  now  more  hopes  of  peace  than  he  had,  Ijecause 
they  had  a  considerable  army,  which  makes  me  fear 
A     84062. 


there  will  be  much  blood  spilt;  many  brave  gentlemen  „  * 
they  say  [  ]  failed  which  is  grievous  thing  to  think  .m.  r^ 
I  fear  your  father  has  given  no  answer  to  vour  letter. 

16^t2,  Sept.  the  last,  S.  N.,  Breda.  H.  Veruey  to  Sir 
R.  Yerney. — I  thank  you  most  kindly  for  your  letter 
and  news  of  my  coronell.  tho'  truly  his  coming  here,  I 
thir.k.  will  advantage  me  nothing  at  all,  lor  I  doubt  he 
will  bring  so  many  of  his  cavaliers  over  that  dare  not 
shew  their  fiices  in  Kngland  lor  this  action,  that  did 
there  fall  at  the  companys  of  his  regiment  he  could 
not  content  them  lialf  ....  The  7th  of  the  next  month 
the  report  is  our  Que. 'U  goes  from  hence  to  England; 
there  is  14  states  men-of-war  making  reiidy  to  conduct 
her  Majesty  over ;  there  were  250  soldiers  going  to  the 
King  from  hence,  with  9  other  officers,  but  are  stopped 
by  the  Council  of  State  ;  the  Captain  that  should  have 
conducted  these  men  over  is  clapped  into  prison  lor  not 
aoiiuaintiug  first  his  masters  of  it,  yet  ho  had  his  High- 
ness' leave  for  to  do  it  ...  .  Great  store  of  amuuitiou 
and  arms  goin,g  from  hence  lo  the  King  have  been  by 
order  from  the  States  stopped  of  late ;  the  messenger  the 
House  sent  to  them  came  in  good  time,  or  else  there  had 
been  arms  in  England  afore  this  to  have  armed  10,000 
men  more  than  now  there  is. 

1642.  Oct.  9,  N.  S.,  Breda.— The  same  to  the  same. 
....  Within  these  4  days  my  Colonel  was  stricken  in 
his  left  side  with  the  dead  palaey  and  lieth  now  siieech- 
less  and  knows  nobody  ;  in  case"  he  doth  die  the  lieu- 
tenanl,  is  now  in  election  of  getting  the  company.  As 
soon  of  I  heard  the  news  of  it,  I  sent  my  man  wil'a  a 
letter  to  Lord  Goring  to  know,  if  1  did  "stand  for  it, 
whether  he  would  countenance  me  in  my  suit  to  his 
Highness  or  not :  with  all  I  desired  him  in  case  his  son 
were  come  over  that  he  would  be  pleased  to  speak  in 
my  behalf  to  him  for  it  ...  .  1  durst  not  offer  him 
money,  b;it,  b,-the-bye,  I  gave  him  to  luiderstand  that 
my  father  or  I  would  be  willing  to  consent  to  what  iu 
his  judgment  he  thought  most  Ht  for  me  to  do  iu  it. 
and  in  case  he  doth  fall,  and  that  he  did  affect  it,  my 
father  would  acknowledge  it  as  a  particular  engage- 
ment. 

1612,  Oct.  13,  Sir  R.  Yerney  to  his  brother  Gardiner. 
(Copy).  For  year  trunk  it  is  not  in  my  power  to  give  it 
a  protection,  but  it  you  will  venture  it  here  it  shall  run 
the  same  fortune  that  my  own  must  do.  How  full  of 
hazard  that  may  be  I  leave  to  your  better  judgment,  for 
they  say  the  King  is  coming  hither  with  all  his  forces  ; 
1  believe  he  is  on  the  march  already.  You  say  'tis  strange 
justice  that  the  Parliament  soldiers  should  do  that  by 
.ore.'  which  could  be  done  by  reason;  'tis  true  'tis  very 
unlit  for  them  to  make  themselves  judges  of  what  is 
reasonable  ;  but  on  the  other  siile,  yon  know  when  reason 
will  not  prevail,  force  must  be  used;  the  law  were 
nothing  without  a  coersive  power ;  but  enough  of  this. 

1642.  Oct.  16,  S.  N..  Breda. — Henry  Yerney  to  Sir  R. 
Yeruej'. — Has  received  his  of  the  16th  of  Sept.  I  con- 
fess the  employment  witli  yon  I  hold  to  be  much  better, 
were  the  continuance  of  it  certain  as  this  here,  and  the 
cause  so  just  as  that  of  Ireland;  as  earnest  as  1  am  in 
pressing  to  attain  to  a  better  fortune,  yet  my  prayers 
are  daily  for  peace  in  that  kingdom  ;  to  speak  the 
truth,  I  must  needs  say  of  late  I  have  beeu  much  crossed 
ill  my  advancement ;  when  I  am  alone  and  think  of  the 
maliciousness  of  that  man  which  did  prevent  me  of  it,  it 
makes  me  mad,  and  in  a  manner  weary  of  my  profession, 
for  if  I  possess  my  collonel  once  against  me,  as  long  as 
'ae  lives  I  shall  not  get  a  company  .... 

161-2,  Oct.  l!^*.  (Received).  Cary  Gardiner  to  Sir  Ralph 
W-rney. —  ....  P..S.  I  hear  the  King  is  coming  up  to 
London,  and  am  very  glad  at  it.  for  I  shall  hope  to  see 
my  father  then,  for  I  hope  to  be  iu  London  some  part 
of  this  winter. 

1642,  Oct.  2o.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
Sir  R.  Verney  ....  My  brother  Ned  is  a  woful  man 
to  have  to  do  with,  so  furious,  and  everything  must  be 
as  he  list ;  I  move  not  to  send  for  my  coach  horses,  for 
they  will  be  taken  away,  I  fear.  Jly  Lady  ,\Iomnouth 
sent  her  horses  to  Moor  yesterday  to  fetch  up  her 
children,  and  she  was  taken  way  from  her  servant. 

1642,  Oct.  27,*  Ano-on-the-Hill.-- Sir  Edward  Siden- 
ham  to  Sir  Ralph  Yerney. --I'or  all  our  great  victory  I 
have  had  the  greatest  loss  by  the  death  of  your  noble 
father  that  ever  any  Crund  did,  which,  next  to  my  wife 
and  mast.'r.  was  the  greatest  misfortune  that  by  death 
could  have  fallen  to  me  ;  he  himself  killed  two  with  his 
own  hands,  whereof  one  of  them  had  killed  poor  Jason 
and  bloke  the  point  of  his  standard  at  ]iush  of  pike 


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before  he  tell,  which  was  the  last  account  I  coalcL  receive 
of  any  of  our  own  syde  ol'  him  ;  the  next  day  the  King 
sent  a  herald  to  offer  mercy  to  all  that  woukl  lay  down 
arms,  and  to  enquire  for  my  Lord  of  Lynsee,  my 
Lord  Wyllowby,  and  him :  he  brought  word  that  my 
Lord  Lynsee  was  hurt,  your  father  dead,  and  my  Lord 
Wvllow-by  only  prisoner  ;  he  would  neither  put  on  amies 
or  "buff  ccte  the  day  of  battle,  the  reason  1  know-  not. 
The  liattle  was  bloody  on  your  side,  for  your  horse  ran 
away  at  the  first  charge,  and  our  men  had  the  execution 
of  theiu  for  ;'.  miles ;  it  began  at  3  o'clock  and  ended 
at  six.  The  King  is  a  man  of  the  least  fear  and  the 
.greatest  nerve  and  resolution  that  ever  I  saw,  and  had 
he  not  been  in  the  field  we  might  have  suflered.  My 
Lord  of  Essex  is  retired  in  great  disorder  to  Warwick  ; 
for  the  next  morning  he  suffered  his  cannon  fo  be  taken 
away  within  musket  shot  of  his  army,  and  never  offered 
to  hinder  them  ;  it  is  said  there  was  killed  and  run 
away  since  8,000  of  his  army :  this  day  the  King  took 
in  Banberie ;  our  army  daily  increases  ....  P.S. 
There  is  delivered  to  nie  62  cornets  and  colors  which 
was  taken.     I  believe  there  be  many  more. 

1642,Oct.  27,  Covent  Garden.    (Copy).    SirE.Vemey 

to .     I  never  loved  to  be  the  messenger  of  ill  news, 

therefore  I  forbore  to  send  you  this,  which  is  the  saddest, 
and  deepest  affliction  that  ever  befell  any  poor  distressed 
man  ....  There  is  no  absolute  certainty  of  his  death 
that  I  can  yet  learn,  but  sure  'tis  too  true.  I  have  sent 
:J  messengers  to  both  armies  to  be  informed;  on  Satur- 
day I  expect  one  of  them  back,  in  the  meantime  I  am 
forced  to  make  diligent  enquiries  after  that  which  (if  it 
prove  true)  will  make  me  most  unhappy. 

1642,  Oct.  27.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex 
to  Sir  R.  Verney. — Saying  that  she  has  received  news  of 
Sir  Edmund  Verney's  death. 

1642,  Oct.  ol.  (Copy).  Sir  R.  Verney  to  the  Coun- 
tess of  Sussex. — Last  night  I  had  a  servant  from  my 
Lord  of  Essex's  army  that  tells  mo  there  is  no  possibility 
of  finding  my  dear  father's  body,  for  my  Lord  General, 
my  Lord  Brooke,  my  LordCvey,  Sir  Sam.  Luke,  and  20 
others  of  my  acquaintance  assured  him  he  was  never 
taken  prisoner,  neither  were  any  of  them  ever  possessed 
of  his  body,  but  that  he  was  slain  by  an  ordinary  trooper. 
Upon  this  my  man  went  to  all   the  ministers  of  several 


al 

parfshes.  that  buried  the  dead  that  were  slain  in  the 
battle,  and  none  of  them  can  give  liim  any  information 
of  the  body.  One  of  them  told  him  my  Lord  Aubigney 
was  like  to  have  been  buried  in  the  fields  but  that  one 
came  by  chance  that  knew  him  and  took  him  into  a 
church,  and  there  laid  in  the  ground,  without  so  much 
as  a  sheet  about  him  ;  and  so  divers  others  of  good 
(luality  were  buried.  The  ministers  keep  tallies  of  all 
that  w'ere  buried  and  they  amount  to  near  4.000. 

1642.  Nov.  4.  To  all  colonells,  &c.  and  other  officers 
and  soldiers  under  my  command,  and  to  all  others  whom 
it  may  concern.  Signed  by  Essex.  Protection  for  the 
Earl  of  Sussex ;  to  prevent  the  plundering  of  his  house. 
&c.,  at  Gorhambury. 

1642,  Nov.  4.  Hauge.— Henry  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
— About  his  failing  to  get  his  company  ....  I  w-rotc 
this  day  to  my  father  by  Sir  Thomas  Dori-ell. 

1642,  Nov.  .5.  Thomas  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. — 
....  My  full  resolution  is  to  go  down  to  the  King's 
army  about  Wednesday  nest,  and  there  to  proffer  my 
service  to  His  Majesty  ....  I  am  in  noways  able  t(j 
go  unless  you  will  be  pleased  either  to  lend  or  give  me 
a  horse  .... 

1642,  Nov.  7.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
Sir  R.  Verney. —  ....  Terell  was  returned  from  my 
Lord  of  Essex  to  us  with  his  protection.  My  Lord 
MandefiU  said  he  would  see  us  as  he  jiassod  by  on  Satur- 
day, but  he  came  not ;  the  soldiers  were  civil  as  they 
passed  by  ;  my  Lord  with  all  his  company  marched  from 
St.  Arbons  (Albans)  on  Sunday  morning.  I  hope  we 
shall  not  be  plundered  on  that  side  ;  my  fear  is  most  of 
Prince  Robberte,  for  they  say  he  hat  h  little  mercy  where 
he  comes  ....  I  was  with  my  Lady  Devensher,  wfio 
heartily  laments  your  good  father's  death  ....  truly 
as  I  passed  through  London  methought  it  looked  like  a 
most  desolate  place,  and  so  many  soldiers  at  every  gate 
with  a  cannon  that  it  frightened  me  to  pass  by  as  I  came 
from  Fisher's  Folly.  I  could  not  see  my  Lord  Willmote, 
it  was  so  late,  but  I  hope  I  shall  be  safe  without  his 
favour  here. 

1642.  Nov.  8.  Thos.  Vorney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— This 
night  I  am  gone  towards  the  King's  army  but  how  I 
shall  proceed  in  my  voyage  I  know  not ;  but  I  go  as 
Jirivately  as  may  be  .... 

1642,  Nov.  8,  Castellyones.  Mag.  Bruce  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. —  .  .  .  The  rebels  come  every  day  to  our  town  ; 
they  took  away  from  my  Lady  four  nights  ago  four  and 


24  fat  oxen,  threescore  and  ten  milch  cows,  besides  our  /''i 

woil:i:'g  oxen;  they  vow  to  fire  our  town  and  house,       '  jj^rt.' 
and  we  have  little  resistance  for  them  ;  God  help  us  out         — 
of  this  misery  for  we  are  in  great  distress,  for  in  the 
loss    of   ray  Lord  we   lost   the   prop   and   stay  of   our 
cotuitry. 

1642,  Nov.  9.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to 
Sir  R.  Verney.  If  there  be  so  little  hopes  of  peace  we 
are  like  all  to  be  in  a  most  miserable  condition.  ...  I 
sent  a  chest  to  Coleharbort  to  Goldsmith  ;  if  you  re- 
move your  things  from  Coven  Garden  to  a  safer  place 
in  your  thoughts  than  that,  1  wish  my  chest  was  with 
your  goods.  I  am  making  up  all  my  doors,  or  as  many 
as  I  can,  to  keep  my  house  safe :  my  servants  gi\  e 
me  hopes  they  were  able  to  keep  out  one  hundred  if 
they  should  come  upon  us I  came  down  Wat- 
fart  way  and  met  with  no  soldiers  after  I  was  jiast 
Tiboriie,  there  was  many  there ;  but  I  fear  now  most 
ways  will  be  dangerous.  I  hear  my  Lady  Loveles  was 
plundered  almost  to  her  smock,  and  her  house  the  same 
night. 

1642,  Nov.  11,  Colebrook.  Sir  Edward  Sidenham  to 
Sir  R.  Verney. — It  hath  pleased  God  to  lay  a  heavy 
punishment  u])on  this  land  bj-  a  civil  war.  and  a  sore 
affliction  upon  yours  and  our  family  by  the  loss  of  your 
noble  father. —  ...  I  shall  desire  the  favour  from  you 
that  you  will  be  pleased  in  respect  the  King  has  be- 
stowed on  me  the  Marchall's  place  that  1  may  have 
your  estate,  both  of  the  prison  and  goods  there,  upon 
such  terms  as  you  will  part  with  them  to  another. 

1642,  Nov.  lo,N.  S.,  Henry  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
— I  have  by  favour  of  my  friends  procured  leave  of  his 
Highness  to  hold  up  my  place  for  4  months,  so  that  I 
shall  assuredly  attend  our  t^ueen  over.  I  go  from  hence 
within  this  hour  to  my  garrison  to  fetch  my  things 
there,  but  make  no  stay,  for  her  Majesty,  as  I  do  hear, 
is  fully  resolved  to  depart  from  hence  within  this  2  days, 
if  the  King  be  so  near  London  as  I  hear  reported. 

1642,  Nov.  14.     (Received).     The  Countess  of  Sussex 

to  Sii-  H.  Verney I  have  made  up  some  of  the 

doors  and  piled  them  up  so  with  wood  that  I  believe 
my  house  is  able  to  keep  out  a  good  many  now  ;  if  we 
escape  ])lunderi!!g  I  shall  account  it  a  groat  mercy. 
They  are  all  about  us  here  in  such  grievous  fears  that 
if  they  see  but  a  gentleman  riding,  they  think  it  is  to 
rob  them.  London,  I  hear,  is  a  most  fearful  place  to  be 
in,  but  1  ho]ie  the  King  will  be  glad  to  hearken  to  a 
treaty  for  peace,  and  then  I  imagine  it  will  soon  flourish 
again. 

1642,  Nov.  17,  Woking.  Thomas  Verney  to  Sir  R. 
Verne}'.  Being  now  at  Woking,  in  Hampshire,  at  one 
Capt.  Souch  his  house,  I  thought  good  to  acc[uaint  you 
with  my  proceedings  in  the  King's  army.  ...  I  have 
found  a  faithful  friend  of  Sir  E,  Sidenham  and   of  my 

Cousin  Leak I  am  profl'ered  a  corouett's  place 

undei'  a  troop  of  horse,  or  a  lieutenant's  ])lace  under  a 
foot  company  ;  or  if  I  am  able  to  maintain  myself  Sir 
E.  Sidenham  is  promised  afoot  company  ;  but  you  know 
the  uttermost  of  my  estate,  therefore  I  have  refused  it. 
....  1  am  a  trooper  under  Capt.  Souch  his  command, 
and  1    intend  never  to  be   preferred  higher.  .  .  .  The 

King  is  very  strong The  King  is  now  at  Oat- 

lands,  but  how  long  he  will  stay  I  know  not. 

I(i42,  Nov.  19,  Hartford  Bridge.  The  same  to  the 
same. 

1642,  Nov.   19.    (Received).     The  Countess  of  Sussex 

to  Sir  R.  Verney I  heard  from  my  daughter  Lee 

to-night;  she  and  her  children  are  well,  but  I  find 
some  that  she  thought  good  neighbours  have  done 
ill  offices,  but  she  hath  escaped  as  having  a  protection. 
....  This  country  is  raising  200  dragoners  ;  they  say 
they  must  be  to  ride  up  and  down  for  the  safety  of  the 
country,  and  to  give  notice  if  any  forces   come  in,  that 

they  may  prepare  to  defend  themselves I  should 

return  you  as  many  letters  as  I  have  from  you,  but  that 
truly  I  know  not  into  what  hands  they  may  come,  for 
1  think  those  that  go  to  London  are  opened  olteuer  tha-n 
them  thac  come  from  London.  I'.S.  I  will  not  write 
my  name  hereafter. 

1642,  Nov.  21.  (tteoeivea). — The  same  to  the  same. 
(Unsigned). —  .  .  .  .  If  the  army  go  towards  Oxfort  it 
will  make  us  easier  here  I  hope,  but  our  rents  will  be 
]iaid  ill,  we  shall  sutler  that  way  I  am  sure  ;  I  do  already, 
both  from  Essex  and  there. 

Two  Drafts  of  letters  by  Sir  Ralph  Verney  to  Sir  Ed. 
Sidenham.  .  .  The  first  is  dated  14th,  the  second  Nov. 
24th  ;  also  some  memoranda. 

1642,  Nov.  14 All  letters   are   intercepted, 

therefore  at  this  pi-esent  I  shall  only  tell  you  that  I 
think  my  goods  in  the  prison  cost  within  this  10  months 
about  lOOZ. ;  if  you  please  to  appoint  any  friend  to  view 


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them,  I  will  shew  him  the  inventories The 

bearer,  Mr.  Denington,  is  a  man  that  understands  many 
things  concerning  the  place  Ijetter  than  any  other,  and 

ray  father  ever  made  great  good  use  of  him 

16-i'2,  Nov.  24. — I  hoar  you  have  been  so  favourable 
to  me  as  to  jirocure  a  protection  for  Middle  Claydon. 
....  I  doubt  not  but  it  will  be  sent  time  enough  to 
do  me  good,  tho"  divers  of  my  poor  neighbours  are 
most  miserably  plundered.  ...  I  wish  I  had  as  much 
power  to  preserve  the  revenue  of  your  place  from  a 
present  failing  as  you  have  to  ]ireserve  my  goods  from 
an  utter  ruin.  This  night  I  acquainted  my  Lady  Cooke 
and  Mrs.  Daniell  with  those  things  I  thought  most 
material  and  fittest  to  be  done  for  the  present.  .  .  . 
P.S.  I  writ  to  you  about  the  prison  and  goods,  but  the 
letter  was  often  intercepted,  and  at  last  it  was  sent  by 
W.  Murra)'.   .  .  . 

From  the  memoranda  it  appears  that  Sir  Kalph  had 
a  lease  of  the  house  used  as  a  prison  at  501.  per  annum. 
That  he  had  paid  a  Hue  for  it,  and  that  he  considered  it 
worth,  at  least,  lOOl.  per  annum,  and  that  the  goods  there 
were  his. 

1642,  Nov.  28.  (Received).     The  Countess  of  Sussex 

to   Sir   R.  Verney I  am  thinking  to  put  my 

hangings  and  best  stutf  in  one  of  the  round  turrets 
over  my  chamber,  and  wall  it  up.  Send  me  word  what 
you  think  of  it,  and  whether  I  shall  put  any  of  your 
things  there. 

1642,  Dec.  1.  (Received).     The  same  to  the  same.— 

All  the  trainbands  and  many  are  gone  out 

of  this  country  to  Buckinghamshire.  I  hope  Claydou 
will  be  safe ;  1  wish  Gorambery  may  be  so  too.  The 
King  hath  sent  out  a  good  proclamation  if  his  soldiers 
will  obey  it  ;  I  hope  your  Parliament  will  do  tlie  like, 
and  then  I  believe  we  'shall  be  in  the  more  safety.  I 
hid  none  of  your  stufl'  in  tliis  liole  I  am  making  up.  for 
I  dare  not  adventure  your  hangings  and  carpets,  being 
out  of  trunks.  Tour  hangings  I  smelt  on  the  other 
day,  and  truly  they  must  be  very  well  aired.—.  .  All 
your  other  things  are  sewed  U])  in  bundles  and 
trunks.  .  . 

1642,  Nov.  27,  Odyham.— Thomas  Verney  to  Sir  R. 
Verney.  I  sent  you  two  letters  l)earing  date  this  instant 
month.  .  .  .  Now  since  that  I  thought  good  to  give  you 
notice  of  my  i)referment  I  lately  crept  into,  which  is  a 
coronett  of '  a  trooji  of  horse  under  Capt.  Allen  Zouch. 
and  I  am  this  day  going  with  my  capt.  to  the  court 
which  is  at  Bedding  to  have  my  commission  signed  by 
his  Majestv.  How  long  I  shall  stay  at  the  court  I 
know  not,  "but  I  intend  "to  return  very  speedily  to  my 
garrison,  which  is  at,  Odyham,  in  Hampshire,  within  3 
miles  of  Hartford  Bridge.— Asks  his  brother  to  send 
him  some  money  through  Mr.  Wild,  at  the  sign  of  the 
Swan  at  Hartford  Bridge,  and  his  clothes,  &c. — I  have 
not  received  one  farthing  from  his  Majesty  since  I 
came  down,  but  I  hope  now  it  will  come  in  plenty, 
because  the  King  hath  lately  received  good  store  of 
monev  out  of  Denmark  and  other  parts.  All  the  favour 
I  am  able  to  do  for  you  at  this  instant  is  to  go  along 
with  the  King  to  Wallingford,  and  so  to  those  parts 
where  you  have  any  land  and  keep  it  from  pluudering, 
which  I  am  resolved  to  do  ;  and  being  there  I  will  take 
such  order  that  you  shall  not  receive  any  loss  by  any 
of  the  King's  forc(;s.  I  intend  to  get  a  protection  from 
General  Rivers  in  mine  own  name  to  secure  your  estate 
and  vour  tenants.  ,. 

1642,    Nov.  23,   Court   at   Bedding.—"  Charles   R._ 
Order  not  to  billet  any  soldiers  in  Sir  Balph  Verney's 
house  at  Middle  Claydon. 

1642.  Nov.  27,  Keding.  ■•Rupert."  Protection  for 
Sir  Ralph  A'ernev  of  Middle  Claydon. 

1642.  Nov.  27,  Redding.— Sir  Edward  Sidenham  to  Sir 
Ralph  Vernev.— .  ..."  The  King  by  this  messenger 
has  sent  to  the  Parliament.  Oh  !  that  we  were  so  happy 
that  peace  might  be  restored  to  our  earth ;  I  fear  our 
sins  will  hinder  this  great  blessing  so  much  desired. 
I  am  confident  by  the  King  and  all  honest  men  of  both 

sides P.S.   I  sent  the   protection  to  Claydon  on 

Thursday  last,  and  one  for  Sir  Alexander  Denton  r.lso. 

1642,  bee.  13.  (Received).  Cary  Gardiner  to  Sir  R. 
Yerney.— The  Parliameut  has  frightened  us  from  hill 
and  since  has  frightened  our  carriage  that  was  coming 
to  us  back  again,  and  there  it  is  in  danger  of  plunder- 
in",  for  we  hear  that  it  was  put  to  a  vote  in  the  House 
of^'Commons   whether    my    brother    Pallmars    house 

should  be   plundered   or   no I    shall   have   the 

greatest  loss  if  thev  plunder.  We  hear'tis  Sir  Roger  Bor- 
<Tin  (Burgovne)  that  moved  it ;  if  it  were,  I  hope  you  can 
persuade°him  from  it.  I  would  have  sent  for  them  but 
that  your  soldiers  lie  at  Alsbury.  My  brother's  man 
was  taken  at  Alsbery  and  521.  taken  from  him,  and  he 


imprisoned  and  lies  by  it ;    pray  if  you  can  ;■  .ly  Sii"         .Sik 
Rogar  Borgin's  fury,  do.  ^'  Bfur^'^' 

1642,  Dec.  9.  (Received).     The  Countess  of  Sussex  to         -^ " 

SirR,  Verney. —  ....  I  heard  from  a  messenger  that 
went  into  Bucingamsher  that  there  was  near  4,00u  of 
the  cavaliers  within  a  mile  of  AUbery,  and  told  me 
Prince  Robbert  w.as  there  ;  the  fellow  saw  them  and 
they  staid  at  Etrope,  and  all  drank  there;  they  lay  the 
night  before  at  Tame  as  thr  fellow  told  me  ;  the  fellow 
saw  Prince  Roberde  at  Oxford  on  Sunday  last,  and  hc^ 
told  me  for  certain  the  prince  was  amongst  them. 

1642,  Dec.  24.    ( Received).    The  same  to  the  same  — 

We  have  news  at   St.  Alban's  that   ray   Lord 

Newcastle  hath  had  a  great  defeat,  if  it  be  so,  I  hope  it 
will  be  ]irejudice  to  the  treaty  for  peace 

1642,  Dec.  16.  (Received).  The  Countess  of  Sussex 
to  Sir  R.  Verney. — .  .  .  Will.  Crofts,  1  thought,  would 
not  have  left  the  Queen,  I  had  thought  he  would  have 
been  for  Prance  now  the  collonel  is  dead.  1  hear  notlung 
of  Sir  Ralph  Hoppton  ;  I  pray  send  me  word  what  you 
hear  of  him 

1642.  Carry  Gardiner  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney.  1  am 
very  glad  to  hear  that  my   trunk  is  come  so  safe  to 

town I  thought  London   the  safest,  for  we  are 

likely  to  have  no  quiet,  here  is  nothing  but  soldier.? 
going  up  and  down  ;  the  first  that  came  umlcr  the  com- 
mand of  Col.  Brown,  a  coachman,  passed  very  ipiickly 
away  and  left  no  scores  ;  but  Col.  Goodins'  soldiers,  and 
those  that  came  to  guard  Lord  Sise's  person,  has  pil- 
laged all  the  colleges  but  three  already,  and  this  day- 
are  about  the  rest  :  and  says  when  they  have  ooue  tho 
rest,  they  will  see  what  pillage  the  country  has,  so  for 
aught  as  I  see  the  country  is  like  to  lie  undone.  .  .  . 
My  Lady  Lee  on  Thursday  last  came  to  Oxford  to  speak 
with  my  Lord  Say  concerning  the  arms  she  had  sent  to 
the  King,  that  if  she  could  that  she  would  have  made 
peace  with  him  ;  but  he,  not  like  a  courtier,  would  not 
listen  to  her,  so  she  returned  away  with  a  great  blame 
the  country  laid  upon  her  ;  her  being  a  widow  made  her 
to  be  a  little  pitied,  t'was  that  her  fearfulness.  Pray 
God  send  us  better  times,  or  I  shall  wish  myself  at 
London. 

1642.    The  Countess  of  Sussex   to  Sir  R.  N'ernoy. — 

My  sou  William  sent  my  Lady  very  good  news 

yesterday,  if  it  be  true,  that  the  King  was  come  to 
Leicester. 

(1642).  D.    L.   (Dorothy   Leake)   to   Lady  Verney. — 

1  have   not  written  a  very  long  time,  at  first 

1  knew  not  how  to  convey  my  letters,  and  since  this 
countrv  has  betm  so  troubled  with  soldiers  of  both 
sides,  that  passengers  could  not  have  free  egress  up  or 
down.  What  your  uncle  and  his  family  and  house  hath 
suffered  you  will  hear  from  those  that  are  nearer.  .  .  . 
This  kingdom  continues  still  in  a  miserable  condition 
and  little  or  no  hopes  of  better  days.  ...  1  dread  this 
summer.  Both  sides  are  very  strong.  Nofhing  but  a 
ruin  can  be  expected.  You  are  seemingly  hajipy  in 
being  absent 

1642,  Dec.  7.  Account  of  monies  received  by  Mr. 
Withers  and  Mr.  Carter,  on  the  subscriptions  for  the 
Lord  Primate  of  Armagh,  by  some  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Coven  Garden. — Among  the  subscribers  are  Lord 
Capel  (20/.),  Charles  Dymoke,  Adrian  Scroope,  Matthew 
Hales.— Sum  total,  0:'./.  4s.  Sfl.  Some  subscriptions  iiro 
for  2  quarters,  and  some  for  one  quarter  ;  21  subscrip- 
tions. 

1642,  April  3.  Receipts  to  Sir  B.Verney  for  17/.  18s.  (vL 
and  ill.  for  the  same  purpose. 

1642,  Dec.  26,  Castelyones.      Mag.  Bruce  tn  Sir  K. 

Verney I  fear  we  shall  be   forced  to  leave  this 

kingdom  very  suddenlv  for  want  of  meat,  men.  and 
amunition,  for  all  tha"t  is  out  of  the  enemy's  hand 
will  not  serve  the  English  :'.  months.  The  Parliament 
hath  made  a  fresh  President,  and  he  is  our  General  of 
this  province  ;  lie  hath  so  many  of  his  friends  in  rebellion, 
and  so  many  of  his  friends  and  kindred  which  he  gives 
protection  and  are  protected  by  him,  that  they  outdoe 
all  us  poor  people  ;  if  you  give  not  a  remove  to  him, 
I  fear  vou  and  us  will  have  cajse  to  repent  of  it.  .  . 
Since 'my  Lord  died  they  fear  nobody,  for  when  he 
lived  he  kept  all  his  own'country  in  order,  they  durst 
not  a  man  stir,  and  they  be  a>  bad  as  the  worst ;  they 
are  protected  bv   ihe  President  within  a  mile  of  onr 

castle The   bearer   of    this   letter.    Sir    Carles 

Worcester,  I  have  been  much  obliged  to  him  for  his 
kind  respect  to  me.  and  he  tells  me  it  is  for  your  father's 
sake. 

1642.  Dec.  13.  (Received).     The  Countess  of  Sussex 

to  Sir  R.  Verney Some  report  that  the   King's 

troops  hath  driven  much  cattle  out  of  the  jp-otmda  in 

Bucingamsher.  but  1  can  hear  no  certainty  of  it 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


Sib  1642.  Jan.  29,  Saxham— Sir   Henry  Crofts  to  Lady 

"'babt.^'   Verney.     Fearing  tiiat  the  troubles  will  extend  to  his 

'        county,  and    being    in    extrume    solicitude   about    his 

daughter  Hester,  he  asks  Lady  Verney  to  receive  bar 
until  this  tyranny  be  overpast.  Hopes  God  will  direct 
him  to  some  place  ot  retreat,  whereby  he  may  avoid 
having  that  tendered  to  him  which  he  is  resolved  and 
bound  in  conscience  never  to  subscribe  unto.  His  son 
is  the  bearer  ot  the  letter. 

Many  letters  from  Eleanor,  Countess  of  Sussex,  to 
Sir  R.  Verney  in  Covent  Garden  in  the  Piatso. 

1642.  Jan.  10.  Thomas  Verney  from  the  Fleet  to  Sir 
E.  Verney. — Not  long  since  he  sent  a  letter  from  Hart- 
ford Bridge.  -  But  the  losing  of  Farnham  Castle 
■■  caused  me  to  retreat,  with  a  resolution  to  march  to 
•'  Oxford.  But  in  our  march  we  received  a  warrant 
'■  from  his  Majesty  to  repair  with  these  small  forces  we 
•■  then  bad  to  Chichester,  there  to  stay  till  further 
"  orders.  Before  we  were  well  settled  in  the  town  it 
'•  was  besieged  by  the  enemy. — After  ten  days"  siege 
■■  we  were  compelled,  from  want  of  ammunition,  to  yield 
"  the  town  upon  quai-ters  ;  we  were  all  taken  prisonei's 
•■  and  plundered  of  all  except  the  cloth  on  our  l);ic:ks." 
this  caused  him  to  be  destitute  of  everything,  but  bis 
brother  (thanks  him)  has  been  with  him  twice,  and  sup- 
plied him  with  a  Ijand  and  a  pair  of  cuffs  and  a  whole 
shirt,  a  half  shirt,  and  two  handkerchers  and  forty 
shillings — he  speaks  strong  for  the  King's  catise. — Says 
his  father's  death  made  his  action  warrantable. 

1642,  Jan.  27.  The  s.inie  to  the  same. — He  threatens 
to  print  and  tell  his  own  loyalty  and  bis  brcther's 
unkindness. — Asks  to  be  lifted  out  to  Barbadoes. 

16  .  .  Mag.  Bruce  to  tlie  Earl  of  Cork.— Telling  of 
his  daughter  Lady  Barrvmore. 

1643,  April  I'K  Dublin'. — Edmund  Verney  to . 

Times  grow  v.-orse  and  worse  in  Ireland. — The  very 
officers  want  money  to  feed  themselves. — About  three 
weeks  since  tlie  enemy  gave  the  Marquis  of  Ormoml 
battle  (where  I  also  was).  God  gave  us  the  victory — the 
rebels  were  more  than  two  for  one  yet  we  lost  not  above 
ten  men,  but  there  lay  slain  of  the  enemy  above  200. 
most  of  which  are  commanders  and  men  of  very  good 
quality,  and  we  took  Col.  Cullen,  Lord-General  of  their 
army.  Serjeant-Major  Butler,  and  six  captains  prisoners. 

1643.  Margaret  Pulteney  to     . 

1643.  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to  R.  Verney.  (He 
was  feoffee  in  trust  for  her.) 

1643.  Sir  Ed.  Sidenham  to  K.  Verney.— (In  1613  he 
told  the  Countess  of  Sussex  he  should  settle  land  for 
creditors  notwithstanding  her;  she  thanks  him.) 

1643,  June  9,  Clapham.. — Roger  Burgoyne  to  R. 
Verney. — Last  night  Mr.  Curtinc's  house,  up.jn  an 
information  of  a  perfidious  servant,  was  searcbed  for 
plate,  which  Mr.  Endimion  Porter  had  entrusted  him 
with,  but  as  Mr.  Curtin  affirms  was  delivered  to  him  by- 
Mr.  Porter  in  consideration  of  a  debt. 

1643,  June  21.  R.  Verney  to  Sir  Philip  Stapleton. — 
Wrote  on  behalf  of  Sir  Thomas  Gardiner,  if  taken  a 
prisoner. 

1643,  June  22.  .Sir  Thomas  Gardiner  to  Lady  Ver- 
ney.— Says  he  is  now  released  out  of  Windsor  Castle. 
— Thanks  for  kindness. — He  is  ordered  to  Thame 
immediately  to  receive  further  orders  from  the  Lord- 
General. 

1643,  June  22.  Sir  'fhomas  Gardiner  to  his  own 
honoured  brother  Sir  B.  Verney. — A  letter  of  thanks. 

1643.  Letters  from  Joyce  Verney  and  Lady  Cary 
Gardiner. 

1643,  Sept.  23.  War.  Wick  {i.e..  Sir  R.  Burgoyne)  to 
R.  Verney  at  Gorhambury. — Since  last  writing  has 
nothing  to  send  but  an  imperfect  relation  of  the  fight 
between  the  two  armies  on  Monday,  Tuesday,  and 
Wednesday  last,  by  a  young  fellow  who  said  he  was 
there ;  he  says  divers  of  our  men  are  slain  and  hurt ; 
Major  Barmfeild,  Coll.  Tucker  of  the  City,  Captain 
Hunt  are  all  slain,  but  it  was  just  like  Kemton  held  in 
these  two  respects,  that  there  were  five  or  six  thousand 
slain,  and  of  those  four  or  five  for  one  of  the  enemies  to 
ours. — Resolved  yesterday  in  the  House  of  Commons 
that  the  covenant  shall  be  taken  liy  all  the  members  of 
that  House,  and  all  the  ministers  of  the  assembly  in  St. 
Margaret's  (.'hurch  in  Westminster  on  Monday  next. 
&c. 

1643,  Sejjt.     Sir  John  Burgoyne  to  . 

Ifi4§,  Feb.  19. — Harry  Verney  says  his  friend  Sir  Ed. 
Siddenham  has  got  him  to  be  Major  of  the  Horse  to  Sir 
Ralph  Button;  his  gariison  is  Sisseter. 

164^,  Feb.  24.      Kdmund  Verney  at  Dublin  to  (Sir  R. 

Verney).     Alludes  to  his  being  left  best  of  the  three  by 

his  father's  will,  idtho'  it  is  Ijut  half  what   he    long  hail 

■  a  promise   of.     We-  liad   lately  a   Ijattle   at    Rathconnell 


in  Weatmeath,  Sir   Richard  Greenfield  commanded  in         .*'" 
chief. — I  was  there  and  received  a  shot  upon  the  collar      'b.^rt. 

of  mj-  doublet,  which  only  made  my  neck   black  and  

blue; — we  routed  the  enemy  and  took  prisoner  General  , 

Preston's  eldestson,  two  captains,  and  a  lieutenant,  and  I 

killed  some  2U0  men,  and  lost  but  three  men  upon  the 
place ;  and  yet  the  rebels  had  the  advantage  of  a 
straight  pass.  We  want  nothing  to  finish  this  war 
speedily  but  money,  and  without  it,  I  believe,  all  will 
be  lost,  for  the  rebels  have  many  officers  come  daily 
to  them  from  Flanders,  and  ours  go  by  dozens  into 
England. 

164f ,  Feb.  25.  A  bond  from  Ralph  Verney  to  Anne 
Crosse,  of  St.  Martin's-in-the-Fields,  in  800/.  If  Henry 
Verney  gets  a  captain's  place  in  Coll.  George  Goring's 
com|iany  under  the  States  of  the  United  Provinces,  and 
in  three  months  thence  pays  Anne  Crosse  400L,  it  is  to 
be  void.     (23rd  of  ilay  1643  I  sealed  a  new  one.) 

1643,  Se]it.  15.  Burgoyne  to  R.  Verney. — He  had 
not  yet  api)lied  to  the  House  of  Commons  for  leave  of 
absence  for  Verney.  He  (Burgoyne)  hears  not  a  word 
more  of  the  sequestration. 

1643,  Sept.  11.  Facsimile  of  a  letter  by  O'Connell 
to  Oliver  St.  John. — On  a  march  against  the  enem^', 
who  has  intrenched  himself  over  against  Hull. — Many 
of  Lord  Manchester's  troops  are  come  to  him,  they  are 
very  bad  and  mutinous,  not  to  be  confided  in.  "  [  have 
"  a  lovelj'  companie  ;  they  are  not  anabaptists,  they  arc 
■■  honest  sober  Christians,  they  expect  to  be  used  as 
"  men.  "     He  wants  money. 

1643,  Sept.  ."i.  Susan  Verney  to  Warwick  (Sir  R.  Bur- 
goyne).— As  you  left  us,  so  when  yoti  please  to  come  you 
may  find  us,  speaking  much,  doing  little.  It  is  reported 
that  the  Earl  of  Macclesfield  has  been  before  Lin,  and  if 
he  has  not  taken  it  yet  is  in  a  fair  way  to  do  it.  They 
oft'er  10,oOOZ..  conditionally  that  he  will  not  put  a  garri- 
son into  the  town.  Other  reports. — Mr.  Constautine 
was  voted  out  of  the  House  for  a  letter  he  writ  which 
was  interce])ted. 

1643,  Sept.  4.  I'rsula  Verney  to  her  nephew  Sir  1\. 
Verney. — Tells  of  Henry  Verney  being  taken  to  Ports- 
mouth a  ]ii-isoner. 

1643,  Aug.  29.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  R.  Verney.— The 
General  lay  at  Aylesbury  on  Sunday  night;  they  say  he 
is  now  within  10  miles  of  Oxford. — The  House  was 
divided  upon  Sir  John  Eveliu  yesterday.  They  would 
have  committed  him  to  Lambeth  amongst  the  soldiers 
and  prisoners  before  the  House  would  iiass  their  judg- 
iiients  ujion  the  very  matter  of  fact,  but  at  last  with 
much  atlo  it  was  voted  that  he  should  be  further 
examined  ;  in  the  mean  time  the  Serjeant  man  to  attend 
upon  him.  All  the  Committee  of  London,  even  the 
Lord  Mayor,  being  in  our  House  were  against  him.  An 
order  in  the  morning  for  a  committee  to  put  in  execn- 
tiou  the  former  order  for  sequestrating  the  estates  of 
those  absent  without  license. — He  prays  him  to  think  of 
it  seriously  before  he  (Verney)  comes.  He  was  forced 
to  stay  in  the  houge  ;  there  had  not  been  left  40  members. 
(Indorsed,  29fh  Aug.,  written,  reversed,  at  the  foot  of  a 
short  note  :   I  think  brought  out  by  heat.) 

1643,  Aug.  25.  Copy  of  Ordinance  of  the  Lords  and 
Commons.  (An  indemnity  to  tenants  against  land- 
lords.) 

1643.  (Indorsed,  received  lOtli  of  August).  Dorothy 
Leek  to  R.  Verney.  Urging  him  to  declare  for  the  King 
who  is  in  good  case. 

1643,  Aug. — .  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to  ...  .  The 
burial  of  her  lord  will  cost  4001.  (There  are  many 
letters  from  her  on  business.) 

1643,  Oct.  f',.  John  Chichely.  at  Rotterdam,  to  R. 
Verney.  where  the  latter  was  sending  26  packs  and 
mules.     He  wrote  about  them  on  the  26th  of  August. 

1643,  Oct.  17.  W.  Wick  (Burgoyne)  to  R.  Verney  at 
Goiliambury.-  Next  Thursday  is  the  day  appointed  for 
taking  the  covenant — he  urges  Verney  to  come  up. — Ho 
can  not  yet  meet  with  Coleman's  sermon. — He  wishes  he 
could  light  upon  any  thing  to  give  him  satisfaction. 
Mcnticjns  the  victory  of  Earl  of  Manchester  over  Lord 
Newcastle's  army. 

1643,  Oct.  1".  The  same  to  the  same  at  Gorhambury. 
-Since  I  came  to  the  House,  Sir  W.  Lew  tells  me  that 
all  the  Lords  took  the  covenant  last  Sundaj'. — Not  one 
relused  only  the  Lord  of  Lincoln  was  absent.     Sir   W. 

L says  he  will  take  it,  and  wonders  Verney 

sh'iuld  hold  oft'. — Asks  Verney  to  come  to-day  or  to- 
morrow. 

1643,  Oct.  12.  The  same  to  the  same, — Sii'  William 
WiiUer  laid  down  his  commission  on  Monday. — Some 
say  my  Lord-General  has  given  him  another.  The 
House  were  upon  that  business  concerning  the  Lord- 
General  and  Sir  W.  Waller  yesterday. 


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44-i 


Sir  164:3  (Received   12  Oct.).     Edmund  Verney  to   Lady 

^'bart^^'   Verney. — Asks  for  help. — He  is  about  to  be  imprisoned 

'        for  rent. 

1643.  Joyce  Verney  (wife  of  Thomas  Verney)  to  Sir 
R.  Verney  at  Crorhanibury,  at  the  Earl  of  Sussex's 
house. — Asks  help  for  her  husband. 

Copies  of  Ordinances  on  the  11th  of  October  and 
•29th  of  June. 

1643.   Several  letters  by  J.  Denton  on  business. 

1643,  Oct.  10.  F.  Drake  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
Yesterday  Sir  W.  Waller  resigned  his  commission 
willingly,  the  Lord-lieueral  offering  to  the  Lords  his 
commii-sion  if  the  other,  which  he  thought  incunsistent, 
were  not  brought  in ;  and  this  day  seven  regiments  of 
the  City  march  fur  Redding  (Heading).  God  send  Sir 
W.  Waller  forces  to  comply  well  with  my  Lord- 
General  1. 

1643.  Oct.  7.  W.  Wick  (Bnrgoyne)  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
— Bad  news  from  Beds:  but  thank  God  our  friend  is 
escaped. — I  can  not  properly  say  so  becau.^e  he  was  not 
in  their  hands  ;  he  absented  himself  that  day. — -Walter 
Montague  is  in  the  Tower. 

1643.  Oft.  .5.     Received. — Auot).  to  Rodes. — 

Mr.  H.  (H.  Verney)  had  a  difference  with  bis  major. 
An  innkeeper,  a  friend  of  the  major,  was  there,  and 
perhaps  gave  ill  language  to  H..  who  shot,  him  with  a 
pistol,  when  he  died.  Fearing  he  should  be  cashiered 
he  Was  advised  by  his  friend  to  go  out  upon  u  parly,  and 
suffer  himself  to  be  taken  prisoner,  and  belike  he  is  now 
at  Portsmouth.  Whether  he  desires  to  be  released  or 
not,  he  does  not  know. 

1643,  Oct.  4,  Wickham.  Thomas  Baker  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. — H.  Verney  tells  him  that  he  is  treated  civilly. 
He  has  two  chances  of  release,  one  is  that  he  is  jiroposed 
as  an  exchange  for  Doyly,  Cornet  to  the  General's  own 
troop;  the  second  that  be  was  so  courteous  to  Ladv 
Trencher,  in  Dorchester;  although  his  quarters  were 
four  or  five  miles  off,  he  with  only  ten  or  twelve  soldiers 
lay  at  her  house  to  guard  it ;  his  men  were  not  to  dis- 
turb her  and  his  interest  with  the  other  party  was  to  be 
enough  to  save  him  and  his  from  prejudice  within  her 
walls :— but  at  midnight  the  house  was  lost  by  an  irre- 
sistable  party,  and  H.  Verney  was  taken.  His  soldiers 
were  verj'  furious,  particularly  threatening  that  lady's 
house  which  they  began  to  plunder,  but  wait  the  result 
of  his  negotiation  with  the  committee. 

1643,  Oct.  4.  F.  Drake  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— There  is  a 
particular  order  for  sequestering  your  uncle  Denton's 
estate,  and  divers  other  particular  persons  named,  if 
they  be  not  present  at  the  house  by  the  10th  instant. 
Verney  is  not  in  the  list,  but  he  hears  there  are  20  more 
designed  for  the  same  danger. 

1643,  Oct.  3.  War.  Wick  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  at  Gorham- 
bury. — Account  of  some  goods  in  a  wagon,  sent  appa- 
rently by  or  for  R.  Vcrhej-  to  Oxford,  being  seized  by 
the  Roundheads. 

1643.  Oct.  2.  H,  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney  at  his 
house  in  Lincoln's  Inn  Fields. — Last  week  he  wrote 
of  his  having  been  taken  prisoner  at  Portsmouth. — 
Expectation  of  release. 

1643,  Oct.  1.  Original  and  copy  of  the  King's  pto- 
tection  for  the  house  of  Sir  R.  Verney,  at  Middle  Clay- 
don.  CO.  Bucks. 

1643,  Oct.  1.  John  Fountain  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
Farewell  to  Sir  R.  V.  on  bis  departure. — And  draft  of 
Sir  R.  Verney's  reply. 

1643,  Sept.  28.  W.  Wick  (Burgoyne)  to  Sir  R. 
Verney.  Attended  the  House  on  Tuesday  ;  there  came 
in  but  three  which  had  not  took  ttie  covenant  the  day 
before.  Sir  Henry  Vane,  ^ilr.  Solicitor,  Sir  John 
Franklin  ;  the  two  first  were  ready  to  take  it,  the  other 
desires  time  to  consider.  He  (Burgoyne)  mentions  some 
whom  he  did  or  did  not  see  in  the  House — SiiWalter  Erie 
reports  that  some  of  our  forces  sailed  out  of  Poole  and 
took  divers  of  the  King's  forces,  amongst  which  Col. 
Verney  was  one.  The  Lord-General  came  to  town  on 
Monday  last ;  our  House  went  in  a  body  to  wait  on  him 
on  Tuesday  morning.  Train  bands  appeared  before  him 
in  the  afternoon  in  Finsberough  [Finsbnry]  fields.  When 
he  returns  is  vet  uncertain. 

1643,  Sept.  29.  H.  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  He  has 
been  taken  prisoner  by  Poole  men,  and  taken  to  Ports- 
mouth. 

1643.  Sept.  29.  War.  Wick  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — Uncer- 
tainty in  respect  of  news;  for  certain  there  are  divers  lords 
slain, — as  Caernarvon  ,  Falkland.  Spencer. — Some  say 
Grandison  and  a  French  Marquis  are  slain.  liord  Carlisle, 
Digby,  and  Germin  are  all  three  hurt.  My  Lord-General 
kept  the  field,  and  had  the  pillage  of  the  dead  bodies  ; 
divers  city  commanders  on  the  other  side  were  slain. 
Last  Sunday  a  thanksgiving  tor  the  victory,  and  as  I 


hear  the  like  at  Oxford  for  the  victory  they  had.  News 
that  Prince  Rupert's  witch  is  slain.  Cnvenaut  taken 
this  day  at  St.  Margaret's;  Mr.  White  liegan  with  jirayer. 
Mr.  !Nie,  with  au  exhortation,  succeeded  him.  Mr. 
Henderson  immediately  after  made  a  thing  between  a 
speech  and  a  preach  to  us  on  his  seat,  after  which  Mr. 
jNie  read  the  covenant  on  the  pulpit  before  us.  all  which 
was  ingrossed  on  parchment ;  then  afterwards  the  House 
of  Commons  went  up  into  the  chancel  to  subscribe  their 
names,  after  them  the  Scotch  Commissioners  and  the 
Assembly.- After  the  covenant  was  ri'ad  all  that  should 
like  were  to  hold  up  their  hands;— there  was  a  greater 
appearance  of  the  House  of  Commons  and  of  the 
Assembly  than  was  expected.  Mr.  Lord  Grey  or  (of.'') 
Ruthin,  and  Mr.  Bond  of  the  other  House,  by  the 
House  ordered  to  be  the  notaries  to  observe  all  that 
come  into  the  House  that  have  not  taken  the  covenant. 
^  1643,  Sept.  24,  Amsterdam.  Jonas  Abecls  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. — Announces  the  safe  arrival  of  the  14  trunks 
and  5  cases;  he  lately  advised  his  friend,  Mr.  Lang- 
horne. 

1643.  Sept.  21.     War.  Wick,  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— Gives 

news  contained  in  a  letter  from   Lord  ,  written  at 

Cicestrr  ^Cirencester]  on  Saturday  last.  Two  regiments 
of  horse  which  his  forces  on  Friday  last  sur])rised  at 
Cicester,  one  belonging  to  Sir  Nic.  Crisp,  the  other  to 
Col.  Spencer,  100  liorse  and  many  prisoners,  with  30  or 
40  wagons  of  provisions  which  were  provided  by  Prince 
Maurice  his  ;\rmy.  .  .  .  Scotch  Imsiness. — There  is 
voted  30,000/.  a  month  for  the  18,000  foot,  2,000  horse, 
and  l,(i(>0  dragooners  ;  l,ii00L  more  a  month  for  the 
keeping  of  barracks,  and  three  months'  pay  beforehand 
as  soon  as  we  can  get  it.  He  believes  Hull  is  besieged. — 
It  is  reported  that  Hnll  is  taken,  and  by  others  that 
Hull  has  demanded  1,000  of  Newcastle's  forces  ;  let  me 
intreat  you  to  believe  both.  Sir  Edw.  Bainton  lies 
dying  of  the  now  disease,  as  they  say,  in  the  Tower. 
The  Parliament  has  given  him  his  liberty,  but  he  is  not 
able  to  take  it.  It  is  reported  that  Goring  gave  him  a 
drench  the  first  night  he  came  in. — Mentions  other 
reports. 

1643,  Nov.  2i.l.  Henry  Verney  asks  Sir  R,  Verney  to 
get  him  out  of  prison. 

1643,  Nov.  17.  Elizabeth  Isham  to  [Sir  R.  Verney]. 
— There  is  an  hundred  men  in  our  own  house  ;  it  is  very 
h.ard,  we  be'ng  almost  fifty  in  family. — Within  one  week 
we  shall  leave  the  house  if  my  brother  can  get  Tuifford. 

1643,  Nov.  16.     Penelope  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

1643.  Nov.  14  and  16.  W.  Wick  (Burgoyne)  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. 

1643.  Nov.  16.     W.  Wifk  to  William  Denton. 

1643,  Nov.  14.  R.  Verney  to  Sir  Roger  Bnrgoyne. — 
If  I  miscarry  in  this  journey  I  pray  tell  my  executors 
there  are  24  parcels  of  goods  in  Mr.  .lason  Abeel's 
custody  in  Amsterdam,  two  belong  to  Sir  Ed.  Syden- 
ham's lady,  and  two  to  Mrs.  Ann  Holand.  and  twenty- 
seven  parcels  of  goods  now  in  Dr.  Peter  Chamberlain's 
custody  in  the  Hague,  of  which  one  belongs  to  Mrs.  Ann 
Hobart. — He  gives  some  directions  about  some  deeds. 

1643,  Nov.  14.  Memorandum  by  .Sir  R.  Verney  to . 

If  he  and  his  wife  and  two  eldest  children  miscarry,  &c. 
before  coming  to  France,  "  let  all  the  money  in  your 
"  custody  be  delivered  to  Lady  Sussex.'"  He  gives 
other  directions).  Lady  Sussex  hath  ray  will.  (The 
names  of  his  children  were  Edmund  and  Margaret.) 

1643,  Nov.  13.  Henry  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
He  has  missed  being  redeemed,  having  got  a  grant  from 
the  Prince  and  the  Committee,  by  the  latter  being  de- 
layed and  others  being  redeemed  before  him. — He  asks 
Sir  R.  to  get  him  I'iivour  from  the  House. 

164:;,  Nov.  11.  W.  Wick  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  The 
French  Ambassador  was  robbed  last  night  of  plate 
between  two  or  3,000?.  in  value.  The  Lord-General 
came  to  town — he  hears  it  is  for  pay  for  his  soldiers. 

1643,  Not.  9.  The  same  to  the  same. — j\[r.  Pierpoint 
came  to  town  and  sent  a  message  to  the  House  to  have 
leave  to  go  beyond  sea  because  he  could  not  for  the 
present  take  the  covenant,  and  was  unwilling  to  refuse 
it  lest  he  should  give  occasion  for  scandal,  and  that  he 
will  in  the  mesni'  time  resign  his  estate  to  the  Parlia- 
ment, they  making  allowance  to  his  wife  and  children. 
(It  went  against  him  by  one  vote.) 

1643,  Oct.  if.  Peter  Chamberlain  (of  the  English 
church  in  the  Hague)  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — I  have  your 
things  in  my  custody. — He  has  hired  a  house  for  them. — 
States  the  charges. 

1643.  Nov.  7.  W.  Wick  to  Sir  R.  A'erney. — On  m(mey 
matters. — Mr.  Fienncs,  Sir  Norton  Snatchpole  (Knatch- 
bull),  and  Sir  Philip  Parker  refused  to  take  the  cove- 
nant yesterday,  for  which  they  are  only  suspended  from 
the  House  during  pleasure,  and   until  a  punishment  be 

3  K  3 


Sir 
H.  Verxev, 

B.IRT. 


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HISTOKICAL   MAMJ SCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


SiE         agreed  on  to  be  intliftod   upun  refusers.      'I  lie   Earl  of 
H.  Verxet,    jjoiiani  ig  brought  \\\i. — 1  have  sent  Coleman's  sermon. 
— ^'  16-1-3,  Nov.  2.  "  'J'be  same  to  the  same. — News  that  the 

Scots  have  beaten  the  reljels  in  Ireland. 

1643,  Nov.  4.  The  same  to  the  same. — A  Koucu 
letter  is  mentioned. 

1643.  Thomas  Gardiner  to  his  sister  Lady  Vcrney. 
1643,   Oct.  the  last.     W.  Wick  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
Mentions  a  letter  from    Rouen,  where  the   gentleman 
will  try  to  find  a  house- 

1643",  Oct.  26  and  Oct.  28.  The  same  to  the  same.— In 
the  latter  he  says  that  Sir  H.  Vane,  the  younger,  and  Mr. 
Marshall  are  come  from  Scotland ;  the  former  reports 
the  Scotch  willing  and  ready  to  serve  ns  if  they  have 
money ;  they  have  lately  received  two  letters  from  the 
Kinc  to  jiri'hibit  their  raising  of  the  Kingdom  into  a 
body  to  assist  the  Parliament; — the  other  Scots  are  to 
proh.bit  their  taking  the  covenaut,  and  the  two  letters 
to  be  records.  Sir  H.  Vane  thinks  their  answer  will  be 
that  they  could  not  record  the  letters  or  obey  his  com- 
maiidments. — The  Scot's  orders  against  those  that  refuse 
to  take  the  covenant. 

1643.  Oct.  -24.  Edmund  Verney  (Dublin)  to  Sir  R. 
Vernej'. — Bad  state  in  Ireland ;-  -he  is  obliged  to  Ijorrow 
lOOZ. — Thinks  there  will  be  good  store  of  the  forces 
shortly  in  England,  "  I  shall  be  sure  to  be  one  though  I 
"  came  with  as  mortal  a  dislike  to  those  you  wish  too 
"  well  to  as  any  man  that  shall  come  over,  yet  I  pray 
'"  be  assured.  Sec.'' 

1643,  Oct.  23.  W.  Wick  to  Sir  R.  Verney.- -Report 
that  Prince  Maurice  is  dead  at  Exeter  of  the  new  disease 
(this  is  afterwards  contradicted). — Letters  to  the  Speaker 
from  our  committee  in  Scotland,  saying  that  the  Scots 
are  ready  to  come  but  cannot  do  so  without  money. 

1643,  Nov.  30. — Pass  for  Ralph  Smith,  his  wife,  man, 
and  maid  to  pass  by  water  to  Lee  in  Essex  and  return; 
by  warrant  of  the  Lord  Mayor,  Jo.  Bendiuge.  Begins, 
To  all  captains  and  others  ivhom  it  concerns.  (Seal, 
3  boars'  heads,  erased.) 

1643,  Nov. — A  reply  by  Sir  R.  Verney  to  one  of 
Edmund's  letters  from  Ireland. 

1843.  Draft  of  reply  to  a  letter  of  the  24th  of  Oct.  liy 
Edmund  Verney,  which  he  says  did  not  come  till  bis 
clothes  were  aboard  ;  and  he  had  sold  even  the  small 
remainder  of  his  very  chamber  plate. 

1643,  Nov.  — .  Draft  of  a  letter  of  farewell  to  Lady 
Sussex  by  Sir  R.  Verney. 

1643,  Dec.  t— Ditto  to  Burgoyne. — (The  finale  to  each 
of  these  letters  is  in  the  same  words.) 

1643,  Dee. — A  letter  from  Edmund  Verney  at  Oxford. 
1643,  Dec.  5.     Thomas  G-ardiner  (.Oxford)  to  his  sweet 
sister    (Lady  Verney),    written    in   Edmund   Verney's 
hand. 

1643,  Dec.  tr-  R.  Smith  (Sir  R.  Verney).  at  Rotter- 
dam, to  Lady  Sussex. — He  arrived  there  on  Sunday. 

I(i43.  Dec. — .  Letters  from  the  Countess  of  .Sussex  to 
Lad}-  Verney. 

1643,  Dec. — .  Th  >mas  Verney  to  Lady  Verney. — Speaks 
of  the  smothering  of  his  mother's  will  to  deprive  him  of 
a  legacy.-  Takes  oredii  for  having  preserved  Claydon 
from  pillage,  sa^'iig  that  alter  the  snrrendt'r  of  Oxford 
•he  gave  out  to  all  commanders  that  brought  up  men 
from  Flanders  and  other  ])arts.  that  he  marched  to 
Claydon  himself,  and  fliorei'ore  desired  them  to  march 
another  way,  whieh  they  did. 

1643,  Jan.  19.  Order  by  "  <  'harles  R."  Headed,  "  To 
"  our  (.'oinmissioners  of  Inquiry,  officersor  soldiers  of  our 
"  arms,  &c.,  particularly  the  tenants  of  Sir  R.  Verney." 
— Sir  Ralph  Verney  went  abroad  not  without  our  special 
license.  No  person  is  to  retain  his  rents,  but  suffer  his 
officers  to  receive  thcra. 

1643,  Jan.  25.  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney 
at  Rotterdam. — Gaiusbro',  in  Lincolnshire,  is  taken  by 
Sir  .John  Jfeldrnm ;  Grafton  House  by  Gossiter.  taken 
by  Major-General  Skipton;  Altam.in  .Surrey,  by  Sir  W. 
Waller,  who  has  at  this  S.OOu  men  ;  he  is  now  besieging 
Arundell  Castle,  and  by  this  time,  1  believe,  has  taken  it. 
Coll.  Fynes  this  day  sennight  was  condemned  by  the 
Council  of  War  to  l)e  beheaded,  but  it  is  possible  that  he 
may  live  as  long  as  you  or  I. 

1643,  Jan.  25.  The  same  to  the  same  at  Rone.—  The 
Earls  of  Bedford  and  Holland  came  to  London,  but 
wore  not  entertaineil  by  the  Parliament,  especially  by 
the  Honso  of  Commons,  the  House  of  Commons  has 
purged  itself  of  diver.'?  malignant  members,  the  las'! 
Mimday  ;  I  believe  40  or  oij  cast  out  ;  some  have  a  week's 
time  given  them  to  come  in.  Report  of  a  great  victory 
ihat  Sir  T.  Fairfax  and  Sir  W.  Breieton  have  had  over 
the  Lord  Byron's  forces.  Lord  Lannoreck,  Duke 
Hamilton's  brother,  has  got  out  of  prison  from  Oxford  ; 
the  Duke  suffers  very  hard  imprisonment. 


164j,  Feb.   1.     The  same   to  the  same. — Thank  God         .Sie 
our  brethren  of  Scotland,  according  to  their  promises,    '^'jjiRT^^' 

are  come  into  England,  and  I  believe  are  by  this  time  ' 

at  York.  They  have  sent  forth  a  brave  and  resolute 
declaration,  full  of  wisdom  and  piety,  and  both  Houses 
of  Parliament  consented  to  it  unanimously  without  a 
negative  voice.  (He  gives  the  heads).  First.  They 
come  relying  on  God.     (Some  cypher.) 

164f,  Feb.  6.  The  same  to  the  same. — Not  much 
news  from  Uxbridge  :  the  first  three  days  they  treated 
of  religion. 

164^,  Feb.  8.  The  same  to  the  same. — He  refers  to 
his  (Bnrgoyne's)  last  letter,  when  he  sent  in  parr  the 
substance  of  the  declaration  of  the  Scots,  and  voted  by 
both  Houses  of  Parliament,  which  declares  mercy  to 
those  who  ccme  in  before  the  1st  of  March,  and  severe 
proceedings  against  those  who  do  not.  He  thinks  those 
who  do  not  come  in,  and  their  posterity,  will  be  ruined. 
(Some  cypher.) 

164J,  Pel).  15.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  Scots 
we  hear  are  at  Newcastle,  some  say  further. — Rumours 
of  parliamentary  proceedings. — The  Parliament  refused 
to  treat  with  a  Council  of  the  King  which  had  broken 
up,  because  they  could  not  agree,  as  the  Council  did  not 
allow  the  other  side  to  be  a  Parliament,  but  the  Earl  of 
Essex  was  ordered  to  give  a  reply.  Advises  Parliament 
men,  such  as  Sir  W.  Denton  and  Sir  .John  Holland  to 
come  over.  The  House  was  called,  and  they  never 
excused,  and  time  given  because  they  had  leave  to  go 
over.  He  hears  Lord  Buckhurst  is  absent,  but  whether 
he  had  leave,  as  yet,  be  had  not  heard. 

164f,  Eeb.  22.     Ditto. — On  business,  and  in  cypher. 

ItilJ,  Feb.  the  last. — Ditto. — It  is  expected  every  day 
when  the  Scots  shall  enter  Newcastle.  The  Palsgrave, 
I  am  informed,  sent  letters  to  Ijoth  Houses  of  Parlia- 
ment acknowledging  them  a  Parliament,  lull  of  respect, 
and  ho|)ing  as  soon  as  jieace  comes  they  will  not  be 
unmindful  of  their  former  promises  in  settling  him  in 
his  kingdom. — And  some  expressions  concerning  the 
covenant  which  he  seemed  to  anprove. 

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S'    March  7 


Sir   R.   Verney     to    Ann    Hobart.- 


Those  distractions  have  banished  all  mirth  out  of 
England. 

1643,  March  7.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
Lord  Wcstinordand,  long  under  restraint,  has  petitioned 
to  be  admitted  into  favour,--And  promises  to  be  a  true 
servant  to  the  Parliament  and  Commonwealth  for  the 
future.  This  is  to  be  considered,  but  not  yet  granted. 
The  King  sent  a  letter  this  week  to  the  Parliament  at 
Westminster,  desiring  that  it  and  the  Parliament  at 
Oxford  might  meet  and  consider  of  a  way  to  remove 
the  trouble. — He  beard  by  a  Parliament  man  that  Par- 
liament will   appoint  a   day  for  the  King  to  come   to 

Parliament Our  forces  have  taken  Hillsden  House 

CO-  Bucks,  and  Sir  Alex  Denton  and  young  Sir  W. 
Smith,  once  of  the  House  of  Connnons,  but  now  a  Coll. 
in  it.  with  many  arras,  men,  and  cattel.  Col.  Cromw-el) 
faced  Oxford  last  week  wiih  1,500  men,  and  drove  all 
the  cattell  from  the  very  wall  to  his  quarters.  Sir  W. 
Udall  is  alive,  and  mending  at  his  house  in  Hamiishire  ; 
the  Parliament  lias  given  him  till  the  1st  of  ^Vpril  to 
come  in.     (And  some  cypher.) 

1643,  March  21.  The  same  to  t!ie  same. — Sir  A. 
Denton's  house  burned  down,  and  he  is  brought  up  to 
the  Tower  Newcastle  nor  Newark  taken.  (Cypher.) 
The  King  writ  to  the  Parliament,  but  it  was  to  no  good 
intent,  1  believe,  because  of  the  votes  of  the  Lords  and 
Commons  of  Parliament  at  ( )xford,  as  they  call  them- 
selves, to  the  ellect  that  all  the  Lords  and  Commons  at 
Westminster  who  have  voted  to  assist  the  Earl  of  Essex, 
or  for  a  new  broad  seal,  or  the  coming  in  of  the  Scots 
are  guilty  of  high  treason.  The  House  of  Commons, 
notwithstanding,  as  he  is  informed,  passed  a  vote  that 
the  Committee  of  both  Kingdoms  should  prepare  such 
propositions  of  peace  to  both  Houses  of  Parliament  as 
they  may  resolve  to  stand  to.  All  the  States  Ambassa- 
dors of  the  Low  Countries  desire  to  interiiose  between 
the  King  and  the  Parliament. — Ho  hears  from  a  friend 
to-day  that  Ho]iton  Castle,  in  Shropshire,  wliich  is 
Mr.  Wallop's  castle,  of  the  House  of  Commons,  being 
strictly  besieged  by  the  enemy,  was  delivered  up  by  our 
soldiers  on  condition  of  quarter  and  marching  away, 
but  no  sooner  had  the  enemy  power  of  them  but  they 
most  miserably  hacked  and  hewed  them,  and  afterwards 
most  devilishly  Ihrnst  them  into  a  ]iit  and  burned  them 
all  alive. 

1644',  March  28.  The  -ame  to  the  same. — We  have 
lost  three  or  four  thousand  arms  about  Newark,  and  we 
are  raised  from  the  siege  there,  but  have  not  lost  many 
men  ;  we  laid  ten  or  twelve   pieces  of  ordnance  taken 


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t'roiu  us,  aiul  hear  for  ucitaiu  that  thr  Si-ots  havr  taken 
•    a  hill  which  commands  the  castle. 

Iti-t4,  April  4.  The  same  to  the  same.— ;>ir  W.  Waller 
and  Sir  W.  Balfour  the  last  Friday  were  both  engaged 
iu  a  fight  with  Hoptou,  and  have  routed  all  Hoptou's 
army.  Lord  John  Steward,  the  Duke  of  Richmond's 
brother,  was  there  slain,  and,  as  reported,  vhe  Earl  of 
Forth  mucli  wounded  ;  four  or  five  hundred  slain,  and 
above  so  many  more  taken. — News  that  Sir  John  Gill 
has  taken  200  of  Prince  Rupert's  hcr.se  by  Derby  ;  that 
Col.  Lambert,  in  the  north,  has  slain  and  taken  '2ti(l  of 
Mr.  John  Bellasis'  men  and  horse,  and  that  Sir  Thos. 
Fairfax  is  gone  with  2,000  liorse  towards  the  Scots ;  Init 
all'  this  is  not  come  to  the  House  as  I  can  hear,  but  it  is 
believed  to  be  true.  Ah  for  that  of  Sir  W.  Waller,  'tis 
very  true. 

164-f,  July  4.  Ditto.  So  much  of  Lord  Paulet's 
estate  as  you  write  of  is  a  gift  from  Parliament  to  the 
town  of  Lime. — Monej'  matters — He  (Burgoj'ne)  cannot 
get  his  own  rents. 

1644,  April  4.  Sir  Alexander  Denton  to  Sir  R.  A'er- 
ney. — Prince  Rupert  has  raised  the  siege  of  Newark, 
and  got  4,000  foot  arms  and  all  tlie  horse  arms  (com- 
manders only  excepted)  upon  composition  ;  all  the 
soldiers  having  jirudence  to  march  awa3-,  and  to  be 
conducted  two  miles  beyond  the  Prini'e's  head-qaartcrs. 
and  the  rumour  is  that  1,500  have  taken  arms  for  the 
King,  but  that  is  ([uestionalde.  Lyncoln  has  also  yielded 
and  2,000  arms  taken  there,  and  Gaiusboro'  quitted  and 
slighted,  and  all  the  ordnance,  ammunition,  and  bag- 
gage lost ; — since  which  total  defeat  there  has  been  a 
great  battle  fought  on  Friday,  the  29th  of  Marclilast,  at 
eight  a.m.  until  about  four  ]).ni.,  between  Hopton  and 
Waller,  near  Winchester. — They  say  about  400  slain  on 
both  sides,  chiefly  the  King's.  Coll.  Bruce  was  taken 
prisoner  and  taken  to  London  ;  Waller  remains  about 
Winton,  but  the  castle  holds  out,  and  so  nobody  dares 
lie  in  the  town.  Hopton  is  at  Reading.  Willmot  comes 
from  Oxford  with  2,000  horse,  and  is  said  brings  as 
many  loot  tojoinwith  Hopton. — Six  regiments  ol' train- 
bands are  going  out  of  London,  some  to  Waller  and 
some  to  the  Lord-General,  but  whither  is  not  yet  known. 
— In  a  postscript  he  hears  that  Verney's  whole  estate  is 
presently  to  be  sequestered  to  the  use  of  the  Parliament. 

1644,  April  11.  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Ver- 
ney.— Sir  W.  Waller  has  taken  Christchurch,  and  in  it 
400  men  and  a  100  horse. — We  have  taken  Crowland. 
^1  p.  of  arniv  news  and  some  cypher.) 

1664,  April  lo.  The  same  to  the  same. — He  tells  of 
another  victory  on  the  11th.  Lord  Fairfax  and  Sir 
Thomas,  his  son,  gave  battle  to  part  of  the  Lord  of 
Newcastle's  forces  at  Selby  in  Yorkshire — the  battle  was 
long  disputed,  but  at  last  the  horse  found  a  passage  into 
the  town. — Taken,  500  horse  ;  slain  and  wounded,  1,000 
men  ;  likewise  taken,  1,800  men. — A  great  many  slain — 
2,000  arms,  7  barells  of  powder,  4  brass  cannon.  Two 
Colls.,  John  Bellasis  and  Sir  John  Ramsdeu ;  three 
Lt. -Colonels,  &c.,  &c.,  &c. 

1644,  April  19.  Sir  A.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
About  the  King's  order  to  collect  the  rents  which  Par- 
liament had  sequestered,  and  the  proliable  mi.sei-y  from 
the  two  opposing  armies  coming. — Notices  of  Prince 
Rupert.  Prince  Maurice,  and  Fairfax. — Waller  has 
retreated  to  Faruliam  Castle. 

1044.  Thomas  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Vernej'. — He  is  a 
prisoner  iu  St.  John's  C'oUege,  Cambridge.  Two  months 
ago  he  was  taken  at  Hilladon  House,  the  3rd  of  March 
last  ;  Sir  Alex.  Denton  and  Col.  Smith  and  Mr.  Thomas 
Denton  were  taken  with  him,  and  their  house  and  stable 
burned  to  the  ground. 

1644,  May  16.  Sir  R.  ]5urgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
We  learn  that  the  Junto  is  adjourned,  that's  certain. — 
Lincoln  is  taken  by  Lord  Manchester. — York  is  besieged, 
— Lord  Buckhurst  is  at  Copt  Hall. — Sir  W.  Udall  is  in 
town,  no':  yet  admitted  into  the  House  ;  he  will  take  the 
covenant  when  the  House  please, — (Some  in  cipher.) 

1644,  May  23.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  Lord- 
General  is  now  in  Reading.  Sir  W.  Waller  and  he  will 
join  together.  My  lord  is  resolved-  to  go  on. — York  is 
besieged  and  Lord  Newcastle  in  it ;  we  believe  it  will 
be  suddenly  taken. 

„  1644,  May  29.  Col.  Henry  Verney  to  Sir  E.  Verney. 
• — My  Lord  of  Newcastle  with  his  army  of  11,000  has 
been  in  person  this  month  in  York  ;  the  Scots  and  my 
Lord  Fairfax  with  27.000  have  laid  close  siege  to  it. 
Prince  Rupert  marched  the  7th  of  this  month  from 
Shoburye  with  10,000  to  relieve  it ;  if  his  design  take 
in  beating  them  we  are  uiade,  or  else  in  a  desperate 
condition,  for,  what  with  false  friends  and  causeless  fear 
of  losing  the  liberty  of  our  religion,  divers  of  lato  fall 
from  us  which  stood  at  first  well  afl'ected  to  us. 


OarroLigh  Tud  two  of 
another   castle  not  far 


loll-  May  :;o.  Sir  Koger  Hurvovne  to  Sir  R  Verney 
--Lord  Conway  is  in  towne  :  he  liJsat  Sullolk  liouse  as 
Sir  W.  L.  told  me.  Sir  W.  Udall  <-omes  not  to  liie 
House, tho  ready  to  conform  to  all  the  House  would  Imve 
hini.  but  .  .  doth  very  nuK-h  oppose  him  because  of  his 
going  to  the  North  when  the  King  was  there.  The 
Lord-Grencral  and  Sir  W.  Waller  arS  mated,  a„d  their 
army  consists  of  aljove  20,0>  o  liorse  and  foot.  My  lord 
IS  at  Abbiugtoue,  and  it  is  thought  by  this  time  besie-. 
ing  Oxford.  Massy  has 'akeii  Mambi 
iiord  Berkshire's  sons  in  it.  an<l 
otl",  with  many  arms  and  much  ainunition. 

1641-,  June  6.  The  same  to  the  same.— He  thinks 
Verney  must  have  received  his  letter  ol'  May  :;Oth  which 

will  resolve  him  concerning  Copt  Hall  and  Sir  AV. 

and  Lord  Conway.— A  rumour  that  Croton  House  i.s 
threatened  to  be  burnt.  (Som.-  cypher).  Tuesday  morn- 
ing, very  early,  the  King  left  Oxfin-il,  hearing-  tlie  Lord- 
G-eneral  intended  on  that  morning  to  face  Oxford  with 
his  whole  army.  My  Lord-Cxeneral  went,  but,  heariu'' 
the  King  was  gone,  pursued.  He  was  uoiiig  towards 
tlie  AA  est  but  W.  W.  blocked  up  the  wav,  so  it  is  thought 
he  will  for  Worcester.  iMr.  Nickalls  came  this  day 
from  the  army  ;  he  left  ray  Lord-General  at  Woodstock 
and  the  King  was  at  Burford,  I  think  the  town  is 
called  so,  about  two  miles  from  Woodstock.  The  Kin"- 
went  from  Oxford  in  great  confusion  with  3,000  horse 
and  two  regiments  of  foot.  The  Lord-General  sends 
word  that  he  will  never  leave  pursuing  of  him  till  he 
hath  lodged  him,  York  is  still  besieged.  We  hear  to- 
day that  the  Scots  intend  to  storm  it  at  last. 

1644,  June  13.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  Lord- 
General  has  gone  towards  the  West  and  Sir  W.  AValler 
went  after  the  King  towards  Worcester,  but  the  King 
had  cut  all  the  bridges  down  so  Sir  W.  Waller's  design 
did  not  take.  The  King  left  Oxford  on  Tuesday  ten- 
night^he  has  left  throe  or  four  of  their  regiments  there. 
There  is  now  sent  a  command  to  the  Lord-General  to 
return  to  Oxford  and  take  it  if  he  can,  but  whether  my 
liord  will  take  the  wall  or  no.  1  much  doubt.  York  is 
still  I leseiged— he  hopes  it  will  shortly  lie  taken.  We 
have  taken  Sudly  Castle,  in  AViltshire,  and  four  or  five 
hundred  prisoners  in  it. 

^  164-1,  June  20.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
Tho  Lord-General  who  had  sent  him  several  letters  telh 
him  of  the  raising  the  siege  of  Lime.  The  King  is 
returned  to  Oxford  with  3.000  Irish 

16-14,  June  27.  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
(A  few  words  are  in  cypher). — The  Lord-General  is  in 
the  West.  The  King  hovers  up  and  down  sometime 
about  our  country  as  this  last  week.  Sir  W.  Palm'-r,  of 
Hill  by  Bijglesward,  visited  his  own  house  the  other 
day,  but  now  I  hear  they  are  gone  out  again  without 
doing  any  great  hurt,  for  Sir  W.  Waller  followed  them. 
York  is  stil!  besieged  and  not  yet  taken.  We  lost  two  or 
three  hundred  men  a  fortnight  since  by  venturing  to 
storm  it.  but  things  were  ordered  very  unadvisably : 
this  was  but  a  little  loss  in  respect  of  the  numberof  men 
that  a.re  there,  which  ,are  no  less  than  40,000  men  iu  all, 
the  three  armies  of  the  Scots,  Lord  Manchester,  and 
Lord  Fairfax. 

1614.  Copy  of  a  warrant  by  virtue  of  an  Order  of 
Parliament  of  the  27th  June  1644,  to  the  Constable  of 
Borstolle,  to  tell  the  tenants  of  (inter  alios)  Sir  R.  Verney 
to  bring  in  the  rents  of  6e(|uestered  estates. 

Letters  from  the  Countess  of  Sussex. 

1641,  July  4.  Sir  Alexander  Denton  to  Mr.  Ralph 
Smith  (Sir  R.  Verney)  at  Mr.  Willett's,  at  Rouen. — Last 
week  I  told  you  of  the  King  being  in  and  about  Bucks 
with  his  army,  and  as  we  thought  resolved  for  theasso- 
ciated  counties;  but  he  staid  thereuntil  Thursday  last, 
and  hearing  Sir  W.  AValler  marched  after  him.  he  faced 
about  and  got  into  l"jdgcott,Sir  William  Chenery 's  house, 
where  he  quartered  on  Friday  night  by  which  time  Sir 
William  was  come  to  Hanvilt  within  three  miles  of  him  ; 
the  next  morning  they  met  each  other  about  the  middle 
way  and  fouLiht  all  that  day  by  partys.  and  very  many 
were  slain.  Lord  Wilmot  and  others  of  note  were  taken 
jirisoners  but  were  recovered.  They  fought  also  on  Sun- 
day and  part  of  Monday,  and  3'et  we  cannot  hear  that 
either  of  the  body's  were  joyned,  but  we  believe  they 
were,  for  we  hear  that  Sir  W  iUiam  lost  two  whole  regi- 
ments of  the  City;  one  other  regiment  was  routed  and 
put  to  flight,  twelve  troops  of  horse  taken,  seven  pieces 
of  ordnance  taken  and  four  leather  ordnance,  and  the 
King  is  still  in  and  about  Banbury  ;  but  ivh'-re  Sir  W. 
is  we  yet  hear  not,  some  say  he  is  shot  in  the  shoulder. 
The  King  is  as  yet  master  of  the  field,  except  Coi. 
Brown  with  his  forces  lately  sent  to  London  to  reinforce 
Sir  W.  Tell  Sir  R.  Verney  that  I  think  his  brother 
Henry  was  there,  1  am  sure  his  cousin  J.  Denton  was — 

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Pi-iucL'  Rupert  is  c?rtainl3'  iu  C'r.i\  ^-u  with  :i  very  Ljival. 
army.  It  is  generally  b^'lieved  that  the  siege  is  raised 
before  York  and  that  those  two  great  bodies  will  shortly 
fight, 

1644.  July  11.   ."r^ir  E.  Burgoyne  to  SirR.  Verney.— It 
is  under  the  three  generals'  hands,  Lesly.  Manchester, 
and  Fairfax,  that  we  have  routed  Prince  Robert's  forces 
by  York,   consisting  of  almost  30,000  horse  and  foot 
with  those  he  had  out  of   York — we  took  20  pieces  of 
ordnance,  all  their  arms,  amunition,  and   carriages,  100 
colours,  1(',000  arms,  l.oOl)  soldiers.  lOO   of  which  were 
commanders  ;  slain  upon  the  place  3,0i  10  ;  and   Captain 
Winget  told  me  from  an  honest  man  that  overlooked  the 
dead,  that  amongst  them    all   he  thought  there  were 
two    gentlemen    to    one    ordinary    soldier     that     was 
slain  ;  we  lost  about  :500.     The  enemy  had  the  better  of 
it  all  the  day,  but  in  the   evening  we   had  the  victory. 
York  is  not  taken,  but   we  ean  take  it  when  we  will ; 
there  are  not  many  soldiers  in  the  town.     Prince  Robert 
and  Jjord  Newcastle,  and   Lord   Witherington,  and  Col, 
King  are  fallen  out.     The   Prince   is  gone,  I   know  not 
where  by  himself,  and  we   have  sent  7,000  horse  after 
him,  and  the  other  three  went  to  Scarborough  and  some 
say  have  taken  ship  for  God  knows  where.     The  Lord- 
General  is  about  Tiverton  beyond   Exeter.     Tiie  Queen    ■ 
has  gone  to  Pendennis  Castle,  the  King  towards  Leices- 
tershire, and  Sir  W.  Waller   after   him.      The    States 
Ambassadors  are  to  have  audience  in  both  Houses  to- 
morrow. 

Itil4,  July  18.  Ditto.— He  hears  that  all  letters  are  to 
be  taken  to  a  Committee. — His  account  of  the  success  at 
York  was  true,  altho'  there  was  a  thanksgiving  at  Oxford 
for  a  victory  on  the  other  side.  We  hear  for  certain 
that  York  is  taken— we  entered  it  on  Tuesday  last  upon 
treaty.  This  is  a  day  of  public  thanksgiving  for  this 
great  victory. — jSTewcastle,  Witherington,  and  Col.  King 
have  gone  God  knows  where.  The  King  has  gone  to 
Bristol  as  we  hear. — The  Lord-General  is  at  Tiverton. — 
We  have  taken  Taunton  Castle  not  far  from  Exeter. — 
Young  Sir  Robert  Pie  took  it,  and  in  it  a  great  deal  of 
amunition  and  provision,  (Cipher.)  He  cannot  tell 
what  is  liecome  of  Rupert. — Lord  Fairfax's  younger  son 
Charles  Fairfax  is  dead  of  a  wound  he  received  iu  that 
bloody  fight.-  -Greenland  House  was  taken  last  Friday. 
-The  States  Ambassadors  had  audience, — Saturday  is 
appointed  tu  take  it  into  consideration.  -They  proi)Ose  a 
treaty  to  us. 

Letters  from  Thomas  Verney  and   the    Countess  of 
Sussex  to  Sir  R,  Verney, 

1644,  Aug.  1.     Sir  A.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — He 
says  "Wm.  Kure  was  slain  in  the  last  disputed  victory.    - 
On  the  (4uecn's  landing  at  P.    (Pendennis)  many  shot 
were  tired  at  her,  but  missed,  her  vessel   was  so  good  a 
sailor  that  it  got  a  mile  in  three  of  the  Parliament  ships 
by  the  help  of  some  oars  purposely  placed  to  outmn  the 
danger.     ]?rince  Rupert  is  again  confessed  to  be  again 
in  great  body,  for  we   expect  again  some  other  action 
from  him  before  the  winter  ;  the  advei'se  army  has  done 
but  little  since  but  taken  in  our  little  garrison  of  about 
80  men  about  York. — After  taking  York  the  three  gene- 
rals sent  letters  of  advice  for  a  peace,  and  within  a  day 
the  King's  general  sent  a  letter  for  the  King  offering  a 
treaty  for  peace,  with  promise  of  a  general  pardon  and 
care  for  tender  con^:ciences  in  point  of  discipline  in  the 
church. — Happy  omen — but  he  hears  contrary  opinion 
from  the   pulpit.     Ordinance  for  raising  l.'i  or  14,000 
prest  men  in    10  counties.     The  Lord-General  is  still  in 
the  West.   Prince  Maurice  about  Plymouth.which  way  it 
is  said  the  general  is  marching,  and  the  King  following 
him  with  Lord  Hojiton,-  -Waller,  with  what  forces  are 
left  (said  to  be  not  many),  in  or  about  Abington,  himself 
in  town  to  recruit  with  men   and    money, — Brown   at 
Reading  fortifying  it  against  winter.  Oxford,  Walling- 
ford,  and  Banbury  stand  yet  firm,  so  doth  Borestali  not- 
withstanding the  summons.     Basing  yet  stands,  and  is 
thought  will  do  so  for  a  long  time.     'Ihe  Irish  are  daily 
ex]iected,and  we  believe  your  conquering  army  that  got 
Graveling  may  receive  some  intimation  from  j'on  know 
who  for  England,  &c.,  &c. 

1611,  Aug.  8,  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R,  Verney, 
— He  hoars  that  Basing  is  taken,  and  Welbecli,  Lord 
Newcastle's  house,  co,  Notts  : — hears  of  a  letter  from 
Massey  to  the  House  of  a  victory  lately  had  over  the 
enemy  ;  he  has  taken  .'iOO  horse  and  as  many  prisoners  ; 
— has  taken  seven  captains  and  killed  the  Col.  Mim. 

1644,  Aug,  15,  The  same  to  the  same. — The  King 
has  sent  a  letter  to  my  Lord-General  to  desire  him  to 
join  his  foi-ces  with  his,  and  so  make  a  peace  and  the 
King  happy. — Prince  Maurice  and  the  Karl  of  Forth, 
their  genernl,  wrote  to  him  about  a  treaty.     The  Lord- 


General  shortly  replied  that  he  was  servant  to  the  Parlia- 
ment, without  whose  command  he  could  do  nothing.         H 

1644,  Aug.  l.">.  Eliza  Isham  to  Mr.  Ralph  Smith. — 
On  the  7th  of  August  last  her  brother's  sou  was  slain 
within  a  \vork  at  Abtone  as  Sir  W.  Waller's  forces  had 
made,  and  is  makingof  more  to  keep  garrisons  this  winter, 
(Gives  a  short  account  of  the  storming  where  a  drake 
went  oti'  and  killed  him), — Altho"  one  son  is  dead  yet 
another  son-in-law  he  has;  Col,  Smyth  married  his 
daughter  Margaret, 

1644,  Aug,  16,  Letter  by  Sir  J.  Bacchus,  "from  my 
"  prison,  your  man  knoweth  where." 

1644,  Aug.  22.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
In  expectation  of  news  from  the  Lord-General  in  the 
West ; — we  are  in  hopes  of  gaining  Newcastle  ;  they  are 
unwilling  to  surrender  to  the  Scots. — Speaks  of  the 
House  of  Commons  being  about  selling  some  of  the 
malignants'  lands  to  recompense  those  who  have  suffered 
on  their  side. 

1644.  .\ug.  29.  Col.  Harry  Verney  to  (Sir  B.  Verney). 
— He  has  not  been  in  command  since  his  release,  but 
constantly,  till  of  late,  followed  the  army;  has  now  for 
divers  disobligatious  then  and  since  received  from  the 
head,  left  it,  and  at  present  stands  neuter  and  lives  with 
his  kind  Eure  ;  he  cannot  tell  how  long  ; — when  he  con- 
siders the  loss  of  his  father  and  his  fortune  in  Scotland, 
and  the  misery  he  suffered  in  prison,  and  the  thanks 

of for  his  service  it  makes  him  mad  to  think  of 

it ; — but  God  blesses  his  Majesty's  proceedings  accord- 
ingly— for  in  a  word,  if  the  tide  turn  not  the  Parliament 
will  obtain  the  victory  ;  the  addressee  should  consider  ; 
— the  writer  is  informed  by  an  express   sent  from  Will 

to  C that  Sir  Ralph's  estate  is  sequestered  by  ihem 

this  week. 

1641,  Aug.  29.  Col,  H,  Verney  to  Lady  Verney,— 
Regrets  of  absence,  and  wishes  oceans  of  torments  to 
the  authors  of  the  disatfections. 

1644,  Aug,  29.  Sir  R,  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R,  Verney. — 
The  Lord-General  is  still  in  the  West,  the  King  not  far 

olf  him. — Col.  Middlcton  is  to  go  to  my  Lord ;  he  has 

taken  almost  200  horse,  loaded  with  provision,  going  to  the 
King. — He  hears  that  Sir  W.  Brereton  has  routed,  slain, 
and  taken  600  of  Prince  Rupert's  forces. — Lord  Wilniot 
we  hear  is  imprisoned.  Very  good  news  from  Ireland 
that  Lord  Inchiquin  has  routed  Lord  Castlehaven's 
whole  army  of  above  20,000. — Propositions  of  peace  not 
yet  concluded.  Sir  W.  Waller,  who  was  in  tovm,  is 
now  gone  forward  towards  my  Lord-General. 

1644,  Aug.  29.  Sir  A.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
The  armies  are  still  in  the  west,  both  very  big,  to  the 
extreme  damage  of  that  poor  little  county  of  Cornwall. 
—  He  gives  the  news  of  pamphlets. 

1644,  ^y^'^^?"     R.  Verney  to  [  ]  Condoles  with 

'  Sept.  ii.  .;         L  J 

him  on  the  loss  of  his  son. — He  heard  the  Louvre  was 

prepared  for  the  Queen,  but  it  is  contradicted. 

1641,  Sept.  3.     Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to   Sir  R.  Verney  at 

Mr.  Willett's,  in  Rouen. — He  (Burgoyne)  says  that  ho  is 

going  into  the  country. 

1644,   Sept.  5.     Sir   A.   Denton  to   Sir  R.  Verney. — 

The  general  is  still  in  and  about  Foxe  ;  the  fort  that 

commands  that  river  to  the  main  is   still  posscst  by  the 

King.     Sir  .J  a.  Ashley  commands  it,  and  it  is  reported 

he  has  sunk  two  ships  coming  in  with    victual,  and  as 

we  hear  the  army  is  distressed  for  victual.   The  general 

is  intrenched  in   the   field,  and  the  Iving  is   intrenched 

round  here  within  musket  shot.     The  King  is  said  to 

be  double,  if  tiot   treble,  in  men  and   daily  increaseth. 

Sir  W.  Waller   about  Parnham.     The  siege  lyeth  still 

about  Newcastle. — The  siege  of  Basing  yet  lieth. — Much 

bloodshed  we    hear  of  at  Banbury. — Siege  bullets,  we 

hear,  fly  there  continually,  and  last  night  1  heard  that 

the  castle  broke  down  the  steeple  where   the  besiegers' 

ordnance  were  planted. — We  are   afraid   we  shall   have 

the  company  of  the   French  from   Brittany  to  add  to 

our  miseries. 

1644,  Sept.  5. 

1644.  Sept.  10. 

1644,  Sept.  19. 

from  Pen  Verney. 

1644,  Oct.   9.     Eliza  Isham  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— She 

and  others  had  been  imprisoned,  but  nothing  could  be 

proved  against  them. — His  sister    Susan  and    her    (E. 

isham'e)  idece  were  fellow  prisoners  : — persons  not  hurt, 

only  purses. — Is  much  obliged  to  Thomas  Verney  and 

his  wife,  they  did  more  than  all   the  friends  beside. — 

R.  Verney 's  brother-in-law  still  a  prisoner.     She  is  at 

the  Gate  House  with  her  niece  and  her  husband. 

(1644). — Susan  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — Telling  of 

the  iniprieonment  and  suspicion  of  helping  her  cousin 

ou[  of  prison. — The  Judge   Advocate  is  angry  that  she 


Eliza  Isham  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
Countess  of  Sussex  to  the  same. 
Susan  Verney  to  the  same,  and  one 


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SiH         was  released,  but  she  has  promised  to  appear  when  he 
[.  Vernet,    called  for  her. 

^-  1644,  Oct.—.     SirR.  Bargoyne  to  Sir  R.  Veniey.— He 

has  returned  to  London. — Col.  Morly  is  well.  The  King, 
they  sa}-,  is  at  Sherborn. — The  Lord-treneral  at  Ports- 
mouth.— The  Lord  of  Manchester  at  Newbury.  Sir  W. 
Waller  is  at  a  place,  I  think,  called  Chauberry. — A  great 
fire  at  Oxford;  report  of  many  houses  and  colleges 
burned. 

1644,  Oct.  tf .  Draft  letter  by  Sir  R.  Verney  to  (Sir 
R.  Burgoyne.)  Asking  him  to  demand  some  money  of 
Bachus  which  he  agreed  to  give  for  land  ....  Let 
Mr.  Milton  and  any  one  else  go  and  be  witnesses  to  the 
demand,  and  that  they  staid  so  many  hours  till  sun 
sett. 

1644,  Oct.  24.  Sir  K.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
About  Newcastle,  Basing,  the  King,  and  Waller. 

1644,  Oct.  31.  The  same  to  the  same. — He  has  re- 
ceived Verney  s  letter  at  Chants. — Our  armies  have 
resisted  the  Iving's  armies  about  .Newbury. — Report  that 
the  King  is  at  Oxford. — Newcastle  is  taken,  as  he 
hears. 

1644,  Nov.  7.  The  same  to  the  same. — Tinmouth 
Castle  is  now  taken. — Sir  John  Gill  has  taken  700  horse 
and  400  foot  by  Newark. — Leverpoole  is  taken. — The 
soldiers  themselves  took  their  commanders  and  pre- 
sented them  to  Sir  John  Meldrum,  and  afterwards  sur- 
rendered themselves  and  to^vn  to  him. — -Massy  has  done 
no  exploit. 

1644,  Nov.  18,  London. — Sir  John  Leek  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. — Your  sister  Susan  is  like  to  have  a  husband, 
a  widower  without  child. 

1644.  Nov.  '21.  (Henry  Parker)  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
In  my  opinion  you  steer  a  course  wherein  there  is  almost 
no  hope  of  indemnities  on  either  side,  but  certainly  of 
great  loss  and  blame  on  Ijoth.- — If  he  i^  Verney)  objects 
to  much  on  either  side  he  should  decide  for  one. 

1644.  Nov.  21.  Sir  Alex.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
He  has  returned  from  Oxford  without  his  exchange ; 
bears  his  imprisonment  patiently  in  Peter  House ; 
amongst  other  friends  saw  his  nephew  Mnii  (Edmund). 
He  (Muni  went  along  with  the  King  towards  Newlmry, 
who,  notwithstanding  the  last  great  victory  the  Parlia- 
ment there  had  against  him,  which  they  so  gave  direc- 
tions for  (T  think  for  the  loss  of  ten  men  for  one)  con- 
cluding the  utter  ruin  of  his  army,  yet  within  five  days 
he  returned  with  1.20U  gallant  soldiers,  {i  do  assure 
you  upon  my  own  view  and  tale^  and  relieved  Donning- 
tcu  Castle  with  all  necessaries,  and  struck  not  one  stroke 
for  it,  notwithstanding  their  whole  body  looked  upon 
them,  which  doth  not  a  little  trouble  us  at  London  ;  and 
since  got  into  quarters  at  Newbury ,  and  thence  marched 
to  the  relief  of  Basing. — The  proposition  went  down 
yesterday. — Claydon  has  been  offered  to  be  sequestered 
by  the  Parliament,  but  not  yet  done,  but  still  is  in 
danger  and  threatened  ;  but  it  is  really  so  at  Oxford. — 
He  believes  if  these  times  last  till  over  Lady -day  most 
of  the  fields  will  be  greensward.  If  it  is  please  G-od  to 
bless  the  King  in  this  expedition,  we  hope  it  may  prove 
a  way  to  a  peace.  Prince  Rupert  is  Generalissimo  ; 
Forth.  Chamberlain  to  the  Prince;  Bruncker,  Vice- 
Chamberlain  ;  Culpeper,  .-Vshley,  lorded.  The  Scots  voted 
to  advance  upwards. — This  is  likely  to  prove  a  bloody 
winter. 

1644,  Nov.  27.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
Parliament  yesterday  received  a  letter  from  the  Com- 
missioners, by  which  they  hear  that  they  come  to  Oxford 
not  till  Saturday  ;  the  King  not  lieiug  in  a  settled  place 
till  that  day  made  them  four  days  going.  On  Sunday 
they  had  audience  in  Christ  Church. — They  are  yet  there 
attending  for  the  King's  answer. — The  Parliament  is 
now  on  chui'ch  government. 

1644,  Nov.  28.  Robert  Lesly,  at  Paris,  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. — Complimentary. 

1644,  Dec.  6.  Sir  A.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— Let 
his  direction  be  at  Peetre  House  in  Aldersgate  Street. — 
He  is  still  a  prisoner,  not  exchanged. — Edmund  denies 
he  is  married. — Cary's  husband  is  a  prisoner  at  Stafford, 
his  enlargement  is  solicited  by  hia  father  and  well 
assured  by  the  Prince. 

1644,  Dec.  5.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
There  is  an  unhappy  difference  between  the  Earl  of 
Manchester  and  Col.  Cromwell  about  Donaingtou 
Castle;  it  is  now  under  examination. — The  Parliament 
Commissioners  are  returned  from  the  King,  who  carried 
it  very  discreetly  all  the  while  they  were  at  Oxford. 
The  King  returned  a  short  answer  directed  to  them  that 
sent  the  proposition  which  was  very  much  regretted  by 
the  Parliament. — The  answer  was  to  the  effect  that  a 
safe  conduct  might  be  ordered  to  bring  the  Duke  of 
Richmond  and  Earl  of  Southampton  to  the  Parliament. 

A    84062. 


to  treat  with  us.  which  will  not  be  granted  unless  they 
be  expressly  sent  to  both  Houses  of  Parliament  at  Wrst- 
minstcr.  There  is  a  mad  business  between  I'rince  GriiSn, 
as  they  call  him.  for  giving  out  that  he  hath  lain  with 
Lord  Herbert's  lady  three  times  ; — he  is  under  the  Black 
Rod,  and  to  be  heard  to-morrow  at  a  Committee  of 
the  Lords  and  Commons.— I  am  called  away  to  Sir  John 
Hotham's  trial  at  Guildhall. 

1644,  Dec.  {',,.  Draft  of  a  letter  by  Sir  R.  Verney  to 
Henry  Parker. — Complaining  that  as  he  could  not  con- 
scientiously take  the  covenant,  he  thought  it  best  to 
retire.  The  King  has  sequestered  his  estate,  and  the 
Parliament  daily  threatens  to  do  that  and  more,  which 
ever  side  wins  he  shall  get  an  indenmity  ; — he  must  bear 
it  as  a  scourge  sent  for  his  amendment ; — he  has  done 
nothing  to  the  prejudice  uf  the  Parliament. 

1644,  Dec.  12.  "  Sir  A.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
Miserable  condition  of  Bucks. — The  King's  forces  are 
overspreading  the  vale,  and  the  others  the  hill. — We 
hear  a  muttering  that  the  Scots  are  fearfully  beaten. 

1644,  Dec.  12.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
He  is  called  away  to  the  Hall  Ijy  a  Parliament  man. 
who  tells  him  the  House  of  Commnus  do  this  day  give 
audience  to  the  French  agent. — To  go  to  Jack  Hotham's 
trial  to-day.  His  father.  Sir  John,  was  condemned  by 
the  Council  of  War  last  Saturday  to  be  beheaded,  and 
is  to  suffer  next  Monday.  Sir  Alex.  Gary  was  condemned 
to  suffer  the  like  death,  but  the  execution  is  put  olf  for 
a  month  because  he  seemed  distracted,  but  next  Munday 
sennight  he  must  go  to  it  as  I  hear.  He  is  informed 
that  the  House  of  Commons  last  Monday  ]iassed  a  vote 
that  no  member  of  either  House  shall  enjoy  any  office, 
civil  or  martial. 

1644,  Dec.  — .  The  same  to  the  same. — Last  Saturday 
the  Duke  of  Richmond  and  the  Earl  of  .Southampton 
came  to  Somerset  House, — On  Tuesday  night  they  were 
received  b}-  a  Committee  of  Lords  and  Commons  in  the 
Painted  Chamber. — He  hears  the  Queen  of  Sweden  has 
sent  to  the  Parliament  some  letters  of  our  Queen  that 
she  intercepted,  and  desires  that  she  and  we  might  join 
against  all  our  Pojiish  enemies. 

1644,  Dec.  — .  Sir  Robert  Compton  to  Sir  R.  Verney 
— He  asks  for  the  loan  of  50  ])istole8  for  a  week. 

1644,  Dec.  20.  Nathaniel  Hobart  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
Ho  thinks  the  passage  to  Oxford  dangerous  and  will 
soon  be  quite  stopt. — By  the  sjiring  the  sea  will  lie  so 
too.  His  intention  is  to  get  home  soon,  and  he  knows 
no  way  bat  by  France. — He  asks  for  50Z.  when  he  gets 
there. 

1614,  Dec.  21.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  E.  Verney. — 
The  King  has  now  acknowledged  the  Parliament,  and  a 
treaty  is  voted,  'fhe  Duke  of  Richmond  and  the  Earl 
of  Southampton  returned  last  Tuesday. — Sir  Alexander 
Gary  (Carew)  was  executed  last  Monday. — Sir  John 
Hotham  was  to  have  died  this  day,  but  is  reprieved  till 
next  Tuesday.     His  sou  is  to  suffer  the  day  after. 

1644,  Dec.  11.  Dol.  Leeke  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— She 
mentions  the  proposition,  and  the  visit  of  the  Duke  of 
Richmond  and  the  Earl  of  Southampton. 

1644,  Dec.  28.  Sir  John  Leeke,  London,  to  Sir  R. 
Verney.  He  must  leave  a  dwelling  a  friend  has  lent 
him  two  years.  He  cannot  pay  rent.  He  asks  Sir 
R.  Verney  to  lead  him  his,  which  has  been  empty  this 
winter  ;  he  will  try  to  let  it  and  have  a  bill  on  the  door. 
— Hopes  to  go  soon  to  Ireland. — Lord  Broghill  and  Sir 
Harry  Smith  are  come  over  as  Commissioners  from  Lord 
Inchiquin  and  the  rest,  about  the  concernments  of 
Muuster,  and  are  by  the  Parliament  and  Committee  of 
both  Kingdoms  well  understood  and  received, and  speedy 
money  and  necessaries  for  the  soldiers  sujiplied,  and  a 
hope  of  two  or  three  regiments  to  be  brought  out  of  the 
north  of  Ireland  into  Muuster,  and  some  from  hence  if 
the  times  will  help  to  raise  them. — Mentions  the  visit  of 
the  Duke  of  Richmond  and  the  Earl  of  Southampton, 
and  the  execution  of  Sir  Alex.  Carew  four  days  since  for 
betr.aying  his  charge,  or  rather  consenting  to  it.  a  fort 
near  Plymouth. 

Two  letters  from  Edmund  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
1643.  Feb.  3.  He  asks  that  R.  Verney  will  make  his 
sister  an  allowance  as  long  as  possible : —  (Edmund) 
must  trust  to  the  sword. 

1639,  Dec.  8,  Utrecht.— He  [EJnmnd]  says  he  has 
written  to  his  father  to  move  the  col.  to  get  him  the 
captain's  place.— He  cares  not  what  he  says  or  does  as  it 
is  to  his  profit— a  fair  spokesman  will  promise  anything. 
—Wants  his  father  to  take  the  course  which  Sir  Harry 
Vane  doth  ;  he  tells  him  what  courtesys  or  favours  he 
shows  to  his  son  he  will  study  to  requite,  but  will  ac- 
knowledge none  but  what  appear  real,  '•  and  by  this 
"  means  has  possest  the  col.  with  such  a  fear  of  him 
'■  thathehas  confessed  to  me,himself,  that  Sir  H.  Vane 

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HISTORICAL   MANHSCRIPTS   COMMTSSION 


Sir 

H.  VEBlfBT, 

Bast. 


■'  is  not  a  man  to  l)e  incensed.  If  my  father  keep  him 
'■  at  a  k'.nd  of  distance,  and  I  still  flatter  him,  it  may 
•'  work  something  on  him.  I'll  write  to  him  about  a 
•'  fortnight  hence,  and  it  miiy  be  to  make  his  courtesy 
"  appear,  he  will  sive  me  an  answer." 

Sir  R.  Vcrney's  letter  book  (an  unbound  folio  written 
in  two  columus).  Contains  copies  of  letters  from  Sir 
Eoger  Burgoyne  to  him  from  Jan.  5th.  1643,  O.S.,  to 
Feb.  17th,  iti47.  (18  pp.)  Precis  of  them  but  not  much 
beyond  what  relates  to  him  ;-  the  letters  themselves  give 
historical  news,  and  some  are  in  cipher. 

Diary  and  notes  of  his  doings  from  Dec.  .}^,  1646  to 
April  ^,  1648.     (ri  pp.  in  two  columns.) 

Precis  of  letters,  wlien  dated  and  when  received,  from 
Nov.  26,  1646  to  April  6th,  1648,  apparently  from  Lady 
Verney,  his  wife. 

Copies  of  his  own  letters,  March  ^,  164J  to  f^  Oct. 

1647,  and  of  letters  to  his  wife  i±  Dec.  1646  to  ^  April 

1648.  (32  pp.)  Copies  of  his  own  letters,  ^  March 
164^  to  iJ^  Jan.  I65.5.  (122  pp.)  All  very  closely  written. 

1644,  Feb.  13.  Henry  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney.  at 
Rouen. — I  am  sorry  I  cannot  answer  j-our  expectation 
concerning  the  proceeding  of  the  treaty  ;  in  a  word  it 
goes  to  the  discomfort  of  us  all  but  slowly  on,  for  as  yet 
by  my  intelligence  they  have  not  absolutely  agreed  on 
any  proposition  whatsoever  ;  they  are  still  at  a  stand 
about  the  three  first,  the  government  of  the  church  and 
the  militia,  with  that  of  Ireland  ;  most  think  the  King 
will  condescend  speedily  to  the  first  two  butneverto  the 
third  (which  is  the  chief).  If  he  consents  not  to  the 
suppressing  of  those  rebells,  doubtless  he  frustrates  all 
good  intentions,  and  brings  himself  and  all  that  side 
with  him  to  ruin  ;  when  the  least  point  is  agreed  of  on 
either  party,  as  near  as  I  can,  you  shall  be  sure  to  hear 
the  truth.  Now  concerning  the  despoiling  of  Cowley  it 
stands  as  yet  as  it  did  in  Sir  Alexander's  time,  as  my 
uncle  John  tells  me,  who,  at  the  present  by  my  Lord 
Save's  appointment,  is  intrusted  with  the  estate  and 
wardship.  .  .  .  P.S.  The  Doctor  (Denton)  I  hear  is 
released. 

1644.  Feb.  20.  Thomas  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney, 
at  Mr.  Humphcry  Willet's,  merchant  in  Roane. — .  .  .  . 
Mentions  the  sad  state  of  his  sisters  when  living  at 
Clay  don.— They  are  subject  to  the  affrights  of  rude 
soldiers  in  rushing  ill  at  all  hours  both  by  day  and  night, 
and  not  a  man  that  dare  shew  himself  in  their  defence. 
My  sisters  are  too  sensible  of  their  incivility,  already 
that  I  heard  them  say  that  they  could  not  eat  hardly  in 
a  week  one  meal's  meat  contentedly.  .  .  .  Mentions  a 
proposed  marriage  for  his  sister  Pen. 

1644.,  Feb.  20.  Hen.  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— On 
the  subject  of  his  sister's  intended  marriage.-  P.S.  Kirsy 
hath  burnt  all  your  papers.  .  .  .  Here  is  little  or  no 
hopes  of  this  treaty  taking  effect ;  it  is  though  it  breaks 
upon  Saturday  next  ....  there  is  not,  as  yet,  one  pro- 
position  of  either  side  agreed  of,  which  makes  all  honest 
men  despair  of  being  happy. 

1644,  Feb.  29.     The  same  to  the  same.— The 

treaty  broke  up  on  Saturday  last  so  that  now  we  must 
not  expect  peace.  Great  preparation  in  this  place  is 
making.  I  doubt  the  sword  must  decide  it;  1  cannot 
advise  no  friend  in  tliese  times  at  so  great  a  distance, 
otherwise  1  wish  from  my  heart  you  were  with  us.  The 
King  would  not  adhere  to  the  proceedings  against  those 
rebels  in  Ireland,  neither  effectually  to  the  settling  of 
church  government ;  he  did  declare  he  would  have  the 
Bishops  to  enjoy  a  negative  voice,  which  in  effect  was  to 
authorize  their  power.  Now  for  the  militia,  he  did  otter 
to  intrust  it  in  the  hands  of  li I  and  10,  Imt  the  Piirlia- 
nieiit,  as  they  had  reason  for  divers  respects,  would  not 
eondescend  to  it ;  now  since  their  parting  at  Uxbridge 
I  can  assure  you  that  the  townsmen  of  Shoesbury  hath 
surrendered,  by  a  trick,  up  the  town  with  the  Governor 
Sir  Michell  Arnett,  bosides  divers  other  commanders 
and  soldiers  in  it.  It  is  a  place  of  great  strength  and 
consequence  to  the  Parliament 

brother  Harry  about  his  sister's  marriage.— Tells  him 
that  Mrs.  Cleere  is  married  to  Col.  Crumwell,  and  that 
Jack  Denton  was  soon  forgotten. 

164.5,  March  ^tj,  Rouen.  Copy  of  a  letter  by  Lord 
Goring,  and  draft  of  the  answer  by  Sir  R.  Verney. 
— Money  matters. 

1644.  March  4.  London.  (Sir  Roger  Burgoyne)  to  Sir 
K.  Verney,  in  Rouen.  What  with  the  lateness  of  the 
night  and  an  unacceptable  service  that  at  present  is  put 
upon  me.  1  am  sr)  extremely  distracted  that  I  have 
neither  time  to  write  or  wit  to  indite  anything  of  sense 


or  reason  ....  To-morrow  morning  1  am  to  go  into 
the  conntry  very  early.  .  .  .  Besides  the  taking  of 
Shrewsbury,  which  is  now  possessed  by  ns,  notwithstand- 
ing some  malignant  reports  to  the  contrary,  Weymouth 
for  certain  is  retaken  by  the  Parliament,  and  the  enemy 
have  furnished  it  with  so  much  victuals  and  amuni- 
tion  that  it  is  supposed  to  be  now  almost  impregnable, 
so  that  we  have  infinitely  gained  by  our  loss.  (The 
letter  is  signed  Warwick  in  cypher,  and  the  P.S.  is  also 
in  cypher).  P.S.  I  go  into  the  country  to  raise  mony 
for  the  Scots. 

164|,  March  6.  Henry  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
Urging  him  to  return  to  England.  .  .  .  P.S.  My  sister 
Crumwell  is  now  with  ns  and  as  wanton  and  cunning  as 
ever. 

164j,  March  f^.    Draft  of  Sir  Ralph's  letter  in  answer 

to  the  above The  covenant  is  the  thing  that 

keeps  me  here,  and  being  unsatisfied  in  that  I  must  not 
take  it,  and  unless  I  take  its  you  know  there  is  no  hope 
of  a  reception  into  any  place  but  Newgate  or  the  Fleet. 
This  being  my  condition,  what  can  I  do,  I  know  no 
remedy  but  prayers  and  patience.  .  .  .  Absence  is  my 
only  crime,  and  if  for  that  only,  I  must  be  ruined 

164i,  March  20.  H.  Verney  to  Sir  R,  Verney.  .  .  . 
P.S.  My  Lord  Savell  hath  left  the  King  and  is  now 
here  ;  my  Lord  Percy  is  in  our  quarteis  and  either  going 
or  gone  for  Prance.  More  of  the  great  ones  are  ex- 
pected here  daily. 

1645,  April  3.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  .  Ad- 
dington  House  is  slighted,  and  it  stands  as  it  ever  did. 
My  Lord-General,  Lord  Manchester,  and  Lord  Denby 
this  morning  hath  of  a  certain  laid  down  their  commis- 
sions. One  thing  more,  this  day  is  agreed  of  liy  ordi- 
nance of  both  Houses  that  no  member  of  what  condition 
or  quality  soever  shall  continue  in  any  command  or 
charge  belonging  to  a  soldier,  but  return  and  attend  the 
Houses.  A  little  time  will  produce  much  alteration. 
Our  new  General,  Sir  Thomas  Fayrefax,is  gone  this  night 
to  Reading,  and  great  expei^tation  there  is  of  his  having 
speedily  a  most  potent  army.  .  .  .  The  covenant  you 
so  much  stand  upon,  I  believe,  is  not  so  much  cutting  to 
no  man's  conscience  as  that  3'ou  did  first  take ;  resolve 
but  to  digest  that  and  doubtless  you  may  bo  yet  admitted 
again,  for  now  Sir  Gilbart  Garade's  son  is  returned  from 
Fronce  hither,  that  went  without  leave,  and  yet  upon 
submission,  as  I  am  informed,  certainly  to  be  received 
as  a  member  again  ;  I  wish  you  were  here  to  accept  of 
the  like  favour. 

1645,  April  11,  Mag.  Hall.  Dr.  William  Denton  to 
Lady  Verney. — He  addresses  her  as  his  dear  landlady, 
and  signs  himself  her  poor,  poor,  poor  tenant. —  Mr. 
Killigrew  his  haste  will  scarce  give  me  leave  to  put 
pen  to  paper,  yet  I  will  not  neglect  the  least  opportunity 
that  gives  me  occasion  to  write  to  you.  .  .  .  Your 
tenant  is  now  at  liberty,  tho'  to  procure  it  he  passed  the 
hard  chapter  of  a  Court  of  War.  Your  dear  Sir  Kdra. 
is  Lieutenant  Governor  of  Chester.  Your  old  friend  Sir 
Edw.  (Sydenham)  is  the  most  altered  man  (I  cannot 
say  for  the  better)  that  you  would  scarce  know  him  or 
believe  it. 

1645,  April  17.     H.  Verney  to  Sir  R,  Verney 

All  the  members  of  both  Houses  are  called  by  an  ordi- 
nance home,  and  most  of  their  great  commands  dis- 
jiosed  of  already  ;  Sir  Thos.  Fayrefax,  Governor  of  Hull, 
Col.  Norton,  Governor  of  Portsmouth,  ray  Lord  of 
Lessester's  second  son,  Governor  of  Southampton.  It  is 
not  yet  known  who  shall  be  Admiral  nor  Governor  of 
Y'^ork.  This  displacing  of  them  and  my  Lord-General 
hath  discontented  all  the  present  divers  great  com- 
manders ;  Lieutenanl-General  i\Iiddleton  and  Major- 
General  Craford  with  Col.  Holborne  have  all  three  this 
week,  upon  some  dislike,  laid  down  their  Commissions. 
It  is  confidently  reported  hero  that  the  Lord  of  i\Iount- 
rouse  hath  of  late  received  a  great  defeat.  On  Sunday 
next  hero  is  to  be  a  thanksgiving  for  it.  Our  new  model 
army  is  not  so  forward  as  I  and  others  could  wish  it. 


1645, 


May  !i 


,    -,  ■ , .  Rouen.— Sir  R.  Verney  to  Nath.  Hobart 

at  Exeter.  (Copy).  On  Saturday  last  Sir  Ralph  Siden- 
hara  bi  ought  me  a  letter  from  you,  which  was  a  favour 
i  could  not  now  expect,  having  never  received  any  either 
from  yourself  or  wife  since  I  left  poor  Englaud  ;  and  it 
seems  of  all  I  writ  you  have  had  but  one,  which  I  am 
very  sorry  for;  but  the  troubles  of  these  times  have 
made  ns  not  only  in  this,  but  many  other  ways,  unhappy. 
— Sajs  he  is  sorry  that  ho  cannot  supply  Hobart  with 
the  money  ho  asks  for  (50^.),  but  he  has  not  had  above 
90?.  oat  of  all  his  estates  in  Bucks,  Berks,  and  Oxford- 
shires  for  himself  and  family — he  is  obliged  to  sell  some 
small  part  things  he  brought  with  him. — 'I'he  other 
day,  desiring  to  sell  a  thing,  the  tradesman  confessed  it 
to  he  worth  10?.  and  would  not  match  it  under,  yet  they 


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would  give  but  41.  for  it.  Your  goods  and  all  (except 
one  parcel  which  went  with  mine  to  the  Hague)  are  in  a 
merchant's  hands  at  Amsterdam.  Will.  S3"ddenham 
and  Dr.  Chambevlaine,  I  believe,  are  at  the  Hague.^.  .  . 
Coll.  Ballard  is  dead,  and  Mrs.  Chitchley  is  gone  into 
Freesland. 

1645,  May  1.  H.  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph  Vemey.  .  .  . 
There  is  some  news,  but  times  are  so  dangerous  that  I 
protest  I  dare  not  write  it.  Sir  Thomas  Fa3Tefa.x  did 
begin  his  march  last  night  from  Reading ;  some  say  he 
goes  Oxfordward,  others  say  more  westward,  to  relieve 
Taunton.  I  believe  his  design  is  for  the  first  rather 
than  the  latter,  for  of  late  we  have  had  some  little 
victories  of  some  400  horse  and  some  120  foot  nearest, 
besides  Sir  William  Waller,  Cromwell,  and  Browne  are 
now  with  a  considerable  force  about  it.  Sir  Thomas's 
army  consists  of  12,000  foot  and  4,000  horse ;  a  gallant 
artillery  he  takes  from  hence  with  him.  The  speech 
goes,  my  Lord  of  Noihampton  is  killed,  and  the  Lord 
Louthborow,  in  another  fight,  likewise. 

1645,  May  8.  The  same  to  the  same.  The  King's 
army  and  ours  do  face  one  the  other  near  Oxford  daily. 
Part  of  Sir  T.  Fairfax's  forces  are  marched  to  relie\-e 
Taunton. 

1645,  May  15.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  We  hear 
that  the  siege  is  raised  at  Taunton  ;  the  King  is  marched 
with  his  army  towards  Chester,  and  Cromwell  from 
hence  after  him  ;  we  expect  to  hear  of  some  action 
from  those  armies  daily,  the  event  hereafter  yon  shall 
know. 

1646,  May  29.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  .  Sir 
Thomas  Fayrefax  is  now  set  down  before  Oxford,  five 

days  will  produce  gi'eat  news  ftom  those  parts 

The  King  and  his  army  are  certainly  near  Neu- 
worke 

1645,  June.^.  The  same  to  the  same.  .  .  .  On  Satur- 
day last  the  King's  army  did  storm  Leicester,  and  hath 
taken  it,  the  particulars  we  know  not,  but  much  blood 
we  hear  was  spilt  there.  Sir  Robert  Dig  and  the  whole 
committee,  with  divers  Scotch  commanders  were  in  it, 
so  that  they  all  are  prisoners  or  killed  ;  this  sad  acci- 
dent hath  cau.sed  our  army  to  rise  from  before  Oxford, 
and  to  follow  the  King  and  to  secure  the  associations  ; 
this  misforture  hath  been  very  disadvantageous  to 
us 

1645,  June  19.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  On 
Saturday  last,  being  the  14th  of  June,  a  great  battle 
was  fought,  as  my  enclosed  book  will  insight  you.  I  need 
not  trouble  myself  to  relate  any  particulars  of  the  fight 
or  place,  for  the  book  expresses  the  truth  of  it,  only  this, 
a  greater  battle  was  never  obtained  by  the  Parliament 
forces  nor  a  more  truer  relation  ever  made,  as  indeed  the 
King  hath  received  a  greater  loss  than  the  book  doth 
testify,  for  this  day  it  is  certified  that  Leicester  is  re- 
gained with  much  loss  to  the  King  ;  it  is  as  true  as  the 
light  that  shines,  therefore,  you  may  report  it  for  a  con- 
fident truth.  This  day  both  Houses  met  at  Christchnrch 
with  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and  Common  Council, 
where  we  had  a  most  solemn  thanksgiving.  ,Mr.  Mar- 
shall and  Mr. Vines  both  preach  afore  them ;  this  meeting 
I  was  at.  Greater  news  never  came  to  this  city.  Crom- 
well is  to  this  day  in  pursuit  of  the  King's  foot,  he  hath 
none  with  him  ;  we  hear  daily  that  he  takes  up  divers 
stragglers.  The  King  i.s  fled  to  Lichfilde,  and,  doubt- 
less, in  a  most  desperate  estate  and  condition :  the  Scots 
are  near  Nottingham,  and  reported  to  be  about  8.000. 
My  next  week's  letter,  I  believe,  will  produce  much 
more  news  for  our  side,  for  we  still  hear  daily  of  great 
men  being  taken  and  slain,  which  I  will  not  nominate 
till  I  hear  the  full  truth.  At  present  I  am  going  to 
meet  the  prisoners  at  Highgate  ;  there  is.  at  the  least,  of 
horse  and  foot  6,000  with  80  colours  lacking  on.  This 
is  so  clear  a  victory  that  I  need  not  be  earnest  to  make 
any  credit  it. 

1645,  June  26.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  I  doubt 
not  but  that  you  have  heard  all  the  particulars  of  our  • 
late  victory,  I  sent  you  the  book  of  it,  but  since  that  I 
saw  the  soldiers  come  in,  16  field  officers,  34  captains, 
besides  40  or  .50  lieutenants,  ensigns  and  cornets,  and 
3,700  common  soldiers  ;  this  is  truth,  for  on  my  road  I 
told  them  myself;  56  colours  of  horse  and  foot  I  saw 
come  up,  taken  likewise.  Now  the  main  prise  of  all  to 
the  Parliament  is  the  taking  of  the  King's  cabinet,  for 
in  it  they  have  taken  divers  letters  of  great  consequence, 
they  declare  all  his  designs  and  intentions.  His  head- 
quarters are  at  Eusnam  town,  within  10  miles  of 
Worcester  ;  an  action  is  e.vpected  daily  here  from  those 
parts.  I  am  sorry  I  shall  not  be  in  the  city  to  send  you 
the  first  news  of  it.  It  is  credibly  reported  here  that  my 
false  ooroaell,  Coronell  Going,  is  come  in  to  the  Parlia- 
ment, and  now  at  Torone  ;  how  true  this  report  is  I 


know  not,  for  my  part  I  do  not  believe  it,  tho'  some  of   „  ,  *'" 
his  good  friends  think  it;  .speak  not  of  it  till   vou  hoar        Biet^^' 
the    full   truth   of   it.     My   Lord    Savell,  on   .-Saturday         — ' 
last,  was  sent  to  the  Tower ;  what  his  crime  is  I  shall 
forbear  to  relate,   in  nspect  I  do  not    rightly  under- 
stand it.     Taunton  still  holds  out,  and  here  is"  hopes  it 
will  be  relieved  suddenly,  for  Col.  Massey  is  marched 
with  speed  from  hence  with  a  great  force  to  raise  the 
siege. 

1645,  July  -20,  Misverton.— The  same  to  the  same.— 
....  Here  is  much  news  stirring.  What  the  general 
fame  is  you  shall  know,  which  is,  that  Goring  is  routed 
totally,  and  Major-General  I'orter  taken  prisoner  with 
some  2,000  common  soldiers,  as  the  report  goes;  be'con- 
fident  we  have  received  a  great  blow,  with  the  loss  of 
divers  colours,  besides  cannon.  Sir  Thomas  Fayrefax 
hath  enclosed  him  up  in  Bridgewater,  and  laid,  as  we 
hear,  close  siege  to  it,  and  is  in  great  hopes  to  take  it 
suddenly  ;  this  fight  between  the  coronell  and  him  was 
near  Taunton.  'The  Scots  are  at  the  present  with  9  or 
10,00O  horse  and  foot  before  Worcester,  but  I  cannot 
learn  what  their  design  be,  to  besiege  it  or  not,  or  to 
follow  the  King;  his  Majesty  is,  as  we  hear,  about 
Ragland  Castle,  or  Heayford,  a-recruiting.  This  is  all 
the  instructions  the  country  will  afibrd  me  to  send 
you 

1646,  Aug.  1.  Dr.  Wm.  Denton  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. 
—Telling  him  that  his  brother.  Sir  T.  Gardiner,  was 
slain  near  Ethroppe,  and  hath  left  a  disconsolate  widow 
not  so  well  provided  for. 

1645,  Aug.    4,    Misverton.     H.   Vemey    to   Sir   R. 

Verney If  I    mistake   not   I  sent  yon  word  of 

Goring's  being  routed  by  Sir  Tho.  FajTefax,  near  Taun- 
ton ;  now,  since  that.  Sir  Thomas  hath  taken  Bridgwater, 
a  place  of  great  strength  and  consequence  to  the  King  ; 
thei-e  were  near  2,000  soldiers,  horse  and  foot,  in  it,  with 
40  pieces  of  cannon,  besides  great  store  of  ammunition, 
both  of  powder  and  arms ;  the  greatest  part  of  the  town 
was  fired  and  themselves  taken  prisoners,  for  they  held 
it  out  so  long  that  the  general  refused  to  grant  them 
any  conditions  other  than  to  stand  to  his  mercy ;  the 
fire  increased  so  much  by  their  own  rudeness  that  thej- 
wero  glad  to  embrace  his  offer  to  save  their  lives  ;  this 
is  the  truth  of  the  victory.  1  must  not  forget  to  let  you 
know  that  Pomfret  Castle  is  taken,  a  place  of  infinite 
great  note  ;  likewise  Scarborow  lies  most  desperately 
and  bleeding,  if  not  taken  ;  for  my  part,  I  believe  confi- 
dently, it  is  in  the  Parliament's  hands  afore  this ;  the 
report  goes  here  for  a  truth  it  is  surrendered.  Now  the 
North  is  as  good  as  won,  and  must  hope  to  see  the  South 
in  as  good  a  condition  speedily.  A  word  of  the  Scots 
and  his  Majesty  and  I  have  done  ;  his  Majesty  is,  as  I 
hear,  at  Ragland  Castle  a-recruiting  ;  the  speech  goes 
they  ajjpear  but  coldly  for  him  ;  how  true  the  report  is 
I  cannot  say.  but  the  Scots,  I  am  informed,  have  taken 
Heayfoad  (Hafod?),  and  advance  towards  him. 

1646,  Aug.  8,  Orleans.— Sir  R.  Verney  to  ]Mr.  Robert 
Lesley. — To-morrow  morning  I  shall  go  towards  Foun- 
taiubleau ;  on  Friday  I  think  to  be  at  Paris ;  my  stay 
there  will  be  very  short. 

1645.  Aug.  21,  Misverton. — Henry  Verne}'  to  Sir  R. 
Vemey.  He  is  coming  to  town  with  his  aunt  for  14 
days  or  three  weeks. —  ....  The  King  is  marched 
with  2,000  horse  in  person  for  the  North,  he  hath  no 
foot  with  him,  he  makes  haste  it  is  thought  and  will 
join  with  Mountross.  Hafod  is  still  besieged  by  the 
Scots,  and  Sharborn  by  Sir  Thomas  Fayrefax :  Scar- 
borow and  Ponfcret  are  surrendered. 

1645.  Aug.  25.  Paris.     Brome  Whorwood  to   Sir  R. 

Vernej-,  at  Rouen On  .Sunday  last  I   was  at  St. 

German's,  where  I  saw  Sir  Ralph  .Sidenham,  who 
enquired  of  you  and  gave  me  a  letter  to  be  sent  which  I 
hope  you  have  received. —  ....  To-morrow  I  go  from 
Paris  to  St.  German's  to  stay  there  some  time 

1645,  Aug.  31.  Misverton.  H.  Verney  to  Sir  R. 
Vemey.  Was  prevented  by  his  aunt's  illness  from 
going  to  London,  as  he  wrote  in  his  last  letter. — Sir 
Thomas  Fayrefax  hath  this  2  days  besieged  Bristol,  it  is 
thought  b}-  the  major  part  he  will  get  it,  for  at  the  pre- 
sent be  confident  the  King  is  in  but  a  weak  and 
desperate  condition.  Prince  Rupert  himself  is  in  the 
town  to  defend  it ;  it  stands  time  to  keep  it,  for  lose 
that  and  farewell  all  the  rest. 

1646.  Sept.  8,  Rouen.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Matt.  Snel- 
ling,  at  Blois.  At  my  coming  from  Orleans  I  writ  to 
Robert  Lesly.  .  .  .  When  I  came  to  Paris  I  thought  it 
had  been  Christmas,  for  every  day  was  holiday,  so  that 
I  could  not  lay  out  the  18  livres  you  gave  my  maid, 
but  I  delivered  it  to  Mr.  Bond  (who  had  much  more 
skill)  and  entreated  him  to  do  it  for  me  ;  and  at  his 
being  here  he  assured  me  it  was  done,  and  that  he  had 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


.S™         sent  yon  a  very  handsome  hat  which  cost  10  livres,  and 
■^'bSt^^'    a  very  good  pair   of  stockiiijrs  which  cost  8  more  •  •  •  • 

'        if  I  should  come  to  Biois  about  Michaelmas  you  believe 

I  may  find  a  small  hou^^e  (near  the  church  and  your 
palace)  at  a  reasonable  rate. 

1645,  Sept.  15.  Amsterdam.     Jonas  Abeels  to  Sir  R. 

Verney Ragolski   hath   made   peace   with    the 

Emperor,  the  King  of  Denmark  with  the  Crown  of 
Sweden,  and  is  agreed  with  this  State  about  the  toll  in 
the  Sound:  there  is  hope  of  a  general  agreement  at 
Munster,  so  I  hope  England  will  be  mindful  of  its  own 
interest  and  welfare  before  all  be  spent  in  an  unnatural 
war. 

164"i,  Michaelmas  Day,Blois. — Robert  Thorner  to  Sir  R. 

Verney Tour  goods  are  all  safely  arrived  at  Blois, 

and  are  very  safely  laid  up  at  the  Ville  d'Homborge.  .  . 
We  had  some  trouble  with  them  for  want  of  a  passport ; 
we  have  paid  some  45  solz  for  duties  at  towns  where  we 
passed,  and  were  demanded  6  or  6  pistolls  at  several 
places  where  we  passed,  but  informing  them  that  the 
goods  belonged  to  the  Queen  of  England  we  contented 
mem  with  that  small  sum  above  mentioned,  which.  I 
l)elieve,  belongs  to  the  courier  to  pay,  but  he  refusing 
it,  and  being  ready  to  leave  your  trunks  as  ri  pledge,  1 
thought  good  rather  to  jjay  it  mj-self.  .   .   . 

16+4,  Oct.  1,  Tours.  The  same  to  the  same.^ —  ■.•■-'- 
yesterday  arrived  here,  but  Sir  John  Drumman  is  not 
here,  and  doth  not  go  the  journey  with  us  in  regard  he 
fears  the  Turks  who  are  with  their  ships  upon  the  sea 
which  we  are  to  pass  upon  ;  but,  however,  we  shall  go  to 
Marseilles,  and  in  case  we  shall  not  find  it  very 
dangerous  we  shall  go  forward  for  Italy.  Our  com- 
pany is  only  Mr.  Gore  and  his  cousin  Goare.  and  Mr. 

Wakefield Mr.  Lesley  is  gone  to  Chastillon  .   .   . 

and,  as  1  can  hear  of,  there  is  no  English  but  Mr.  Pur- 
point  and  his  family.  Mr.  Twisden  is  returned  towards 
Rouen. 

1645,  Sept.  21.  Henry  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. 
....  I  discern  in  another  of  your  letters  that  you 
desire  to  hear  what  men  of  late  have  compounded  for 
their  estates  or  left  the  King,  at  the  present,  I  can  give 
you  an  account  but  of  three;  first  Sir  Dudley  ('arlton, 
next  my  neighbour  Sir  Thomas  Cave,  and  lastly,  an 
acquaintance  of  my  mine,  Mi-.  Harris.  These  are  all  men 
of  good  estates,  and  have  lately  deserted  the  King's 
C|uartera  ;  divers  more,  I  hear,  have  done  the  like.  I  con- 
fess I  think  they  do  well  to  be  wise  and  comiiound  in 
time,  for  doubtless  the  King  at  the  present  is  in  a  most 
low  and  despicable  condition,  and  the  Parliament  never 
higher,  for  now  Mountrous  is  beaten  and  Bristol  lost, 
and  Prince  Rupert  cashiered  from  all  command,  and  his 
pass  sent  him  from  his  Majesty,  to  depart  the  kingdom 
in  14  days;  and  Will.  Legg,  the  bed-chamberman, 
committed  in  his  government  at  Oxford,  and  Sir 
Thomas  Ileman  in  possession  of  his  government.  Judge 
by  this,  what  the  event  will  prove.  This  news  of  the 
Prince  and  Legg  is  very  new,  and  known  to  few.  yet 
you  may  boldly  report  it  from  me,  for  it  is  as  true  as  God's 
in  heaven.  The  Prince  hath  lost  himself  for  ever,  and 
most  think  Legg  will  lose  his  life  ....  Sir  Thomas 
mighty  triumphant  daily,  and  takes  strongholds  hourly. 
On  my  conscience  the  King  knows  not  whither  to  go, 
he  is  close  pursued  wtth  so  great  a  strength  ;  at  the 
present  he  is  in  Heryford  with  2,000  horse,  but  not  any 
foot  ;  what  he  will  do  is  beyond  my  judgment  to  ima- 
gine, for  Goringe  is  but  very  weak  near  Exseter,  and 
the  young  Prince,  with  my  Lord  Hopton,  are  at  Pen- 
denniss  Castle,  with  little  or  no  strength.  Most  of  the 
King's  castles  are  at  the  present  liesieged.  as  Bassing, 
Winchester,  and  the  like  ....  Mr.  Nathaniel  Pines  is 
admitted,  by  the  consent  of  the  House,  to  sit  as  a  member 
of  it   again  ;  the   Prince  yielding  Bristol  so  suddenly 

hath  l)rought  Mr.  Fines  into  credit  again P.S. 

Littleton  is  lately  dead  and  Lane  hath  his  place  ;  Careys, 
Sir  Thomis,  Lord  Chief  Baron. 

1645,  Oct.  5th.  Henry  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
....  1  wrote  you  word  of  Bristol  being  taken,  and 
other  news  that  was  then  on  foot  here  ;  as  first  of  being 
confined  and  suddenly  to  be  gone,  next  of  Legg's  being 
committed  to  the  castle  in  Oxford ;  this  is  true  news. 
....  Near  Chester  the  fight  was  by  his  Majesty's  own 
horse  and  Major-General  Puynes  ;  it  lasted  long,  but.  to 
be  brief,  the  King  was  totally  routed  and  put  to  flight; 
he  lost  near  1  ,.500  horse  in  the  battle  ;  his  general,  which 
was  Garrade,  was  killed  ;  the  King  made  him  a  little 
before  his  death  Lord  Brandon  ;  the  Lord  Barnad  in 
the  same  action,  I  hear,  was  also  killed,  and  the  speech 
goes  Sir  Marmeduke  Langdale  is  also  slain  ;  Sir  Thomas 
Ilenian,  Sir  Philip  Musgi'ave,  both  taken  ;  this  was  done 
with  the  loss  of  ton  collonels  more  on  the  King's  side, 
besides  divers  gentlemen   of  (juality  on  his  Majesty's 


side. — I  am  not  certain  these  men  are  taken  or  killed  ;  Sie 

but  I  am  sure  they  have  received  a  total  rout,  to  theabso-      ■  b^rt.^^ 

lute  destruction,  I  believe,  of  the  King's  designs.  1  had  

almost  forgot  to  tell  you  of  Weschester  being  in  elec- 
tion of  taken  ;  most  here  think  it  cannot  hold  out  long 
by  reason  their  outworks  were  in  a  night  surprised  and 
took  ....  Barkly  Castle  and  the  Prince  is  lately 
yielded  to  Sir  Tho.  Payrefax  ...  It  stands  current  that 
Mountrous  is  absolutely  defeated ;  for  my  part,  I  do 
believe  it,  by  reason  the  Scots  are  stopped,  and  ordered 
to  return  to  besiege  Newark    .... 

1645,  Oct.  23,  London.  Col.  Henry  Verney  to  Mr. 
Ralph  Smith  (i.e..  Sir  R.  Verney),  at  Rouen.— He 
alludes  to  the  taking  of  Winchester  Castle  and  Basing 
House,  and  says  that  the  Marquis  and  the  Governor 
were  in  the  town  :  speaks  of  a  later  victory  by  Major- 
General  Poines,  near  York,  over  Lord  Digby  and  Sir 
Marmaduko  Langdale :  first.  Lord  Digby  and  Sir 
Marmaduke  going  with  1,200  horse  to  join  Montrose, 
routed  the  Parliament  forces  and  took  all  their  foot, 
near  1,000,  but  a  fresh  supply  of  the  other  side  came 
from  York  and  routed  the  King's  forces,  not  ;i00 
escaped.  Lord  Digby's  coach  was  taken,  with  divers 
letters  in  it,  as  I  think  shall  come  in  print :  Sir  John 
Price,  a  member  of  the  House,  was  this  week  put  forth 
of  the  House  about  these  letters.  West  Chester  holds 
out.  Prince  Rupert  is  with  the  King  at  Newark,  on 
what  terms,  I  know  not,  but.  I  believe,  very  ill.  Legg 
and  his  brother  are  still  in  prison.  Sir  Thomas  Fayre- 
fax  is  near  the  young  Prince  ;  Grenville,  Goring,  and 
Hopton  in  Devonshire  ....  As  to  the  resolution  of 
the  House  in  choosing  new  members,  he  says  that  Sir 
Ralph  is  out.  and  one  Scot*  was  chosen  in  his  place. 

1645,  Oct.  28,  Paris.  Mat.  Snelling  to  the  Chevalier 
Verney,  a  la  maison  de  M.  Veneur,  ."i  la  vil  de  Hamburg 
.'i  Bloy  ....  ]\[y  curiosity  has  made  me  search  in  all 
places  in  the  church  of  Notre  Dame  for  that  writing 
which  you  told  mo  of ,  but  I  cannot  find  any  such  thing, 
but  I  find  at  the  high  .altar  the  picture  of  the  Virgin 
with  the  picture  of  the  King  and  Queen  of  France  on 
each  side  of  lier.  Sir,  I  am  informed  of  such  a  writing 
just  as  you  told;me,  which  is  in  the  hands  of  the  chanons 
of  that  church. 

1645,  Oct.  :!<>,  London.  Col.  Henry  Verney  to  [Sir 
R.  V.].  Mentions  the  late  taking  of  Monmouth  Castle, 
and  a  little  defeat  which  Sir  Thomas  Fairfax  gave  since 
that  to  Goring  at  Tiverton,  near  Exeter. — Lord  Cam- 
dinge  is  lately  come  to  compound  and  submit  to  Parlia- 
ment. Dunnington  Castle  is  now  besieged  by  Dallbvre, 
and  Newark  continues  still  straighted  and  the  King  in 
it. — Savs  he  saw  Sir  John  Leake  on  the  subject  of  Sir 
Ralph's  being  put  out  of  the  House.  Most  people  say 
it  is  only  because  he  was  absent  without  leave. 

1645,  Nov.  6.  (Dr.)  John  Craig  to  Sir  John  Leake. — 
Says  that  a  gentleman  is  going  to-morrow  to  meet  Lord 
Bruce  at  Bloys.  Thinks  Sir  John  can  take  the  oppor- 
tnnitj'  to  exhort  his  friend  at  Blois  to  consider  his 
own  subsistence  and  to  prevent  a  ruin.  Asks  him  to  get 
Sir  John  Burgau  to  concur  with  him. 

1645,  Nov.  10.  T.  8 to  Mr.  Ralph  Smith.    Is  sorry 

for  the  compulsion  of  Sir  Ralph  ....  Money  matters. 
....  The  North,  with  all  the  castles,  reduced.  The 
West  almost  recovered.  Prince  Rupert,  Maurice,  with 
400  commanders,  Garrett,  and  others,  have  relinquished 
the  King's  service,  and  are  coming  for  a  pass  to  begone 
beyond  sea. 

1645,  Nov.  11.  Col.  Hen.  Verney  to  Mr.  Ralph 
Smith  at  Mr.  Adrian  Raqtiigny's  house,  a  merchant  in 
Paris.— Tries  to  persuade  Sir  Ralph  to  return  to 
England,  fearing  a  sequestration  and  ruin  to  the  family. 

1645,  Nov.  19.     The  same  to  the  same The 

House  has  granted  to  Prince  Rupert  his  brother  a 
pass  to  go  beyond  sea.  Lord  Hally,  Col.  Gerard  now 
Lord  Brandon,  Sir  Richard  Willis,  Sir  William 
Vavasour,  and  many  others,  have  come  in  to  com- 
pound. 

1645,  If;  December  (Received).  Col.  H.  Verney  to  (Sir 
Ralph  v.).  Sometimes  sees  Sir  R.  Burgoyne,  who  says 
he  wrote  several  times  to  try  to  get  Sir  Ralph  to  return 
before  the  blow  fell.  Lord  Camdingc,  Sir  John  Heale, 
Sir  .John  Stranguigge,  are  all  here  compounded  with  ; 
40  others  ....  Chester  is  much  straitened,  and  if  not 
suddenly  relieved,  will  doubtless  be  lost.  The  Scots  are 
certainly  before  Newark,  and  profest  speedily  to  take  it 
....  the  town  is  in  great  want  already,  besides  divers 
of  note  escape  daily  out  of  it,  and  come  hither.  Bcvoir 
Castle  is  near  its  surrender.  Some  6,000  came  from  Sir 
Thomas  Fairfax  out  of  the  West  to  block  up  Oxford  this 
Aveek.     How  true  this  news  is  I   know  not,  but  most 


*  A  note  to  Sir  Ralph's  son  .John  says  that  this  Scot  was  since  hanged 
and  quartered. 


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Sir  credit  it  ...  .  Prince  Rupert  and  his  brother  staml 
a.VEENET,  ont;  the  Parliament  as  yet  are  not  agreed  to  their  pro- 
^_^-  positions,  so,  at  present,  they  are  in  the  condition  of 
nen  ters. 

1645,  Yi  Cec.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Lord  Devonshire. 
Has  received  Lord  D.'s  letter  saying  there  is  an 
absolute  necessity  to  go ;  so  he  bids  him  to  go 
at  once,  and  "  do  it  cheerfully,  for  you  are  now 
"  under   the   lash,  and   that  of   the   severest   masters 

"  that   ever  yet  were  heard    or  read  of You 

"  have  only  one  thing  now  to  take  a  princijial  care 
"  of,  which  is  the  covenant,  in  which  if  you  can  rc- 
"  ceive  a  full  and  plenary  satisfaction,  'tis  the  better  ; 
"  if  not,  I  know  (whate'er  the  hazard  be),  you  will  not 
"  take  it,  However,  certainly,  'twill  be  best  and  safest 
"  to  find  some  way  to  avoid  it ;  and  if  to  obtain  this 
"  freedom  you  employ  your  power  and  interest  and 
"  best  and  nearest  friends  (altho'it  cost  you  dear), believe 
"  me,  you  will  not  repent  it." 

1645.  fJ  Dec.  Notes  of  what  Sir  R.  V.  sent  in  a  letter 
of  this  date  to  Sir  R.  Burgoyne. — These  are  statements 
to  be  urged  to  the  House  of  Commons  of  Sir  Ralph's 
contribution  to  the  Parliament  in  1612  ;  his  not  having 
for  3  years  received  any  rent  from  such  parts  of  hia 
estateas  lay  within  the  King's  quarters:  that  his  other 
estate  was  plundered  by  the  troops  of  both  sides  :  that 
at  his  father's  death  there  was  almost  90'*1.  charged  on 
the  estate  in  jointures,  &c.,  and  the  debts,  legacies,  &c. 
came  to  about  9,000?. ;  that  he  supports  his  '2  brothers 
and  4  sisters  :  that  he  was  summoned  to.  but  did  not 
attend,  the  Assembly  at  Oxford:  that  he  was  never 
summoned  to  return  by  the  Parliament :  the  loss  of  an 
office,  the  afflictions  oi  his  family,  not  being  able  to 
live  in  London  becaune  of  his  losses,  he  letired  abroad, 
and  that  absence  is  bis  only  crime. 

1645,  Dec.  ^\.  Sir  K.  Verney  to  Col.  H.  Verney. 
(Copy).  Asks  him  to  ascertain  if  those  who  compound 
are  obliged  to  take  the  covenant. 

1645,  Christmas  Day.  Col.  Henry  Verney  to  Mr. 
Ralph  Smith,  at  Paris  ....  News  of  the  taking  of 
Hereford,  surprised  by  the  Governor  of  Gloucester ; 
little  or  no  blood  shed  on  either  side  ....  No  hopes  of 
relieving  Chester,  nor  as  little  of  Newarke  ....  A 
report  that  most  of  Lord  Hopton's  army  is  disbanded, 
and  himself  in  Peudennis  Castle  ....  I  can  assure  you 
there  goes  a  letter  to  his  Majesty  from  the  House,  to 
treat  once  again  of  peace 

1645,  Dec.  29,  Paris.  Robert  Leslie  to  Sir  R.  Verney 
....  General  Goring  is  come  to  Rone  (Rouen),  sick. 
Sir  William  Daviuent  with  him  ;.....  The  Lord  of 
Argyle  is  not  yet  come  out  of  Ireland  with  those  men 
he  went  for.— ^Lord  Digby  is  in  Ireland  ....  The  most 
part  of  those  that  are  here  with  the  Queen,  who  have 
anything  in  England,  make  their  composition  with  the 
Parliament. 

1645,  Jan.  1  (Q.  ont  of  place).  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne 
to  Sir  R.  Verney. — Mentions  the  taking  of  Skipton 
Castle. 

1645,  Jan.  2  and  8.     The  same  to  the  same. 

1645,  Jan.  9.  Ditto.'  Parliament  have  resolved  on 
four  Lords  and  eight  Commoi  ers,  besides  Scotch  Com- 
missioners, to  treat  with  the  Commis.sioners  from  the 
King  at  Uxbridge,— the  time  is  nob  yet  certainly 
appointed. 

16}i,  Jan.  V-  E.  Verney  to  R.  Verney. 

1644,  Jan.  16.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  and 
draft  of  Verney's  reply. 

164f,  Jan.  15.     The  same  to  the  same. 

16^4,  Jan.  17,  Peshoebury.— Sir  Thos.  Hewytt  to  Sir 
R.  Verney. 

Letters  from  Eleanor  Countess  of  Sussex. 

16Jf .  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— He  will 
send*the  form  of  ordinance  in  which  the  oath  is  set 
down  for  them  that  come  in  from  the  King's  quarters, 
next  week.  It  does  not  concern  him,  ft.r  he  was  never 
in  the  King's  quarters.  This  day  we  hear  we  have 
taken  Dartmouth  by  storm.  It  was  taken  on  Monday 
last;  Parliament  had  an  express  this  morning.  Yet  I 
hear  the  King's  party  have  taken  200  horae  of  ours  as 
they  were  at  supper  the  other  night.  Richard  .Jennings 
of  the  House  of  Commons  was  taken  prisoner  last  week  ; 
Weston,  brother  to  the  Earl  of  Portland,  is  to  go  to  get 
him  exchanged. 

164' ,  Jan.  23.  The  same  to  the  same. — Last  week  the 
Parliament  sent  to  the  King  to  name  Commissioners.— 
Sends  names  of  those  who  treat  for  the  King— but  the 
Kino'  has  sent  some  new  proposition,  such  as  the 
restoration  of  the  forts,  &c.  List  of  names  :— The  Duke 
of  Richmond,  Earl  of  Kingston,  Earl  of  Chichester, 
Lords  Seymour,  Capel,  Hatton,  Culpepper.— Sir  E. 
Nicholas,  Sir  Edward  Hide,  Sir  R.  Lane,  Sir  Thomas 


Hart. 


Gardner,  Sir  Orlando   Bridgeman.     Mr.   Ashbumham,  Siit 

Mr.  Geofi'rey  Palmer,  Dr.  Steward  for  the  church.  Dr.    "'pfl!^^^' 
Sheldon,  Dr.  Landy,  chaplains. 

1644,  Jan.  -30.     ,Sir  K.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Vrney. 

164,}.  Feb.  5.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  .\drian  de  Roe- 
gnying.  at  Paris,  for  R.  Smith.— 'We  kept  this  day,  by 
order  of  both  Houses,  as  a  thanksgiving  for  all  our  late 
victories  in  thr  West,  as  Dartmouth  and  Hereford  atnl 
the  rest ;  and  the  afternoon  in  church  the  Tvord  Mayor 
had  an  express  of  Chester  being  surrendered.  Lr>rd 
Lisle  of  the  House  of  Commons,  son  to  the  Earl  of 
Leicester,  is  voted  to  go  as  Lord  Deputy  to  Ireland. 

1644,  Feb.  13.  The  same  to  the  same. — Treaty  of 
Uxbridge. — The  King  not  yet  consents  to  the  proposi- 
tion about  Ireland.  The  King  offers  to  put  the  militia 
for  three  years  into  the  hands  of  twenty,  ten  by  him, 
and  ten  by  them — it  is  uidikely  to  be  agreed  to. — Lord 
Miickquier  is  condemned  ti  die  ;  he  excepted  to  35 
jurors  ;  he  asks  a  fortnight's  ti'ie  to  pr-pare  and  to  speak 
with  Mr.  Walter  Montague  and  Sir  Basil  Brooke  before 
the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower,  and  to  be  sent  to  Newgate 
before  two  priests  that  are  there. — He  heard  yesterday 
in  Westminster  Hall  that  Weymouth  was  taken  by 
storm  by  Col.  Goring,  and  that  Coll.  Sydenham  was 
slain  :  the  last  is  confirmed,  but  we  hear  the  former  con- 
tradicted, that  the  great  fort  is  not  taken  which  has  the 
command  of  all  the  towns  and  forts. 

1644,  Feb.  20.  Ditto. — This  day  Lord  Mackquierwas 
drawn,  hung,  and  quartered. 

1644,  Feb.  27.  Ditto.  The  Treaty  was  dissolved  on 
Saturday,  and  nothing  was  agreed  on. — Scarboro'  taken, 
but  not  the  castle,  likewise  Shrewsbury  by  Col,  Mitton 
and  Col,  Hunt  without  much  bloodshed,  for  Prince 
Maurice  drew  out  all  his  forces  of  the  town  to  relieve 
Chester,  besieged  by  our  forces,  and  in  the  mean  time 
they  surprised  it.  Fairfax  is  to  present  a  list  of  his 
officers  to-morrow  to  the  Parliament. — My  Lord-General 
as  in  all  thing3  else,  so  in  this  particular,  carrys  himself 
very  nobly. not  expressing  much  discontent;  if  the  service 
be  done  he  cares  not  by  what  hand  it  is. 

1644,  March  12.  Ditto. — More  victories — this  is  a 
thanksgiving  day. 

1644.  March  19.  Ditto. — For  news  refers  him  (Ver- 
nej')  to  the  enclosed. — All  Hopton's  forces,  consisting  of 
abo%e  1,000  horse,  are  taken  by  General  Sir  T.  Fairfax  ; 
the  Prince  is  carried  by  Cnlpeper  and  Hyde  into  the 
Isle  of  Scilly,  which  hath  begot  a  feare  in  all  honest 
men  that  he  will  be  transported  into  France.  —The  House 
of  Commons,  he  it  informed,  hath  jiassed  a  vote  that  both 
houses  send  a  message  to  the  Prince  to  come  to 
Parliament. 

1645,  March  20,     Lady  Sidenham  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
1645,  March  27.     Sir  K.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

— He  has  returned  to  London. — Lord  Savill  is  come 
from  the  King.  '*irT.  Fairfax  very  suddenly  to  go  into 
the  field — the  Parliament  have  finished  the  Directory 
for  church  worship. — Griffin  is  still  a  prisoner,  but  he 
plays  most  antic  tricks  ,as  Qver  was  heard  of  by  a  gentle- 
man— he  is  in  a  private  house  where  no  woman  is  now 
suffered  for  to  give  him  visits  as  formerly. 

1644.  (Received)  ^^l']\  l^.  Sir  A.  Deuton  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. — Hopton's  army  and  Waller's  are  very  near 
joining  to  fight  about  Winchester — the  losses  is  said  to 
be  10,000. — .A-  very  great  army  goes  towards  Glos'ter, 
which  yet  can  not  pass  because  of  a  great  strength  of 
the  King  which  lies  near  Warwick  where  that  is.  Prince 
Rupert  has  a  great  army  near  Shrewsbury  or  before 
AVemme.  Prince  Maurice  is  said  to  be  on  hia  way 
towards  Oxford.— The  King  presses  12,000  men. 

1645.  April  1.  Sir  T.  Hewytt  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  (At 
Mr.  Willett's.  in  Rouen.) 

1645,  April  1.  Lady  Margaret  Hewytt  to  Lady 
Verney. 

liJ45,  April  3.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
The  Earl  of  Essex  yesterday  laid  down  his  commission  ; 
the  Earls  of  Denbigh  and  Manchester  did  the  like. 
Francis  Gerrard  is  returned,  but  n  't  yet  admitted  into 
the  House,  but  is  referred  to  a  committee  of  which 
Mr.  Bond  is  in  the  chair. — He  hears  of  some  about  to 
ask  for  debts  owing  to  Verney. 

1645.  Apiil  }i.  "R.  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Burgoyne.— He 
says  it  would  be  dangerous  for  them  to  come  over. 

"l<345.  April  10.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
Griffin  has  a  chance  of  being  hanged. 

1645,  April  17.  The  same  to  the  same.— He  (Bur- 
goyne) thinks  that  Verney  would  not  be  imprisoned  to 
he  came  over. --There  was  an  insurrection  in  Kent  last 
week  by  some  soldiers  that  were  prest.— Myself  and 
countrymen  have  all  the  afternoon  been  putting  in 
govemois  into  our  garrison  towns,  instead  of  their 
Parliament  men  that  now  by  the  ordnance  are  outed. 

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Sir  1645,  April  24.     The  same  to  tbc  same. — He  thinks 

"'b'^et'^^'  Fairfax  will  soon  be  ready  for  the  field.  Griffin  is  in 
— -  '  Newgate  in  the  Press  Tard. — As  for  that  of  the  Earl  of 
Manchester  and  Sir  Thomas  B.irrington's  son,  it  is  so 
absolutely  false  that  all  Parliament  men  stand  amazed 
at  the  falseness  of  the  report.  Has  not  time  to  send  the 
pamphlet. 

164.5,  May  1.  The  same  to  the  same. — Col.  Cromwell 
has  taken  at  two  several  times  500  horses  of  the  King, 
besides  foot.  Thro'  the  knavery  of  some  of  his  scouts 
Col.  Massy  was  nearly  surprised  and  routed. — 120mous- 
quetiers  in  the  hedges  kept  the  enemy  at  bay  while  he 
retreati-d.  but  he  took  30  or  40  of  the  commanders  and 
officers  who  pursued. — Sends  pamphlet.  —  Monday  night 
four  or  five  mad  blades  in  drink  resolved  to  do  some 
mad  prank;  broke  windows,  killerl  one  of  the  watch, 
wonnded  two  more,  nfiih^r  of  whom  it  is  feared  will 
live — four  nf  them  are  taken.  One  is  Ca^itain  Salkin,  a 
captain  of  horse  in  the  Lord-General's  army,  a  proper 
young  man  of  a  light  colou'cd  hair;  Sir  Thomas 
Evelyn's  eldest  son,  Thomas  Evelyn  ;  one  Mr.  Wild,  a 
young  gentleman,  and  another  whose  name  I  know  not. 
Thev  are  in  Newgate.  Sir  T.  Fairfax  sets  out  to-ni<jht 
for  Taunton  to  relieve  it,  intending  to  leave  four  or  five 
thousand  with  Col.  Brown  and  Cromwell. 

164.">,  May  8  and  15.     The  same  to  the  same. 

1645  June  5  The  same  to  the  same. — He  was  by  an 
extraordinary  occasion  detained  l)y  a  committee  till 
about  10  at  night.  Leicester  was  taken  by  the  King's 
forces  on  Saturday  last.  Verney  has  heard  of  Evesham 
having  been  taken  by  the  Parliament.  He  (Burgoyne) 
sends  a  book  of  news. 

1645,  June  12.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  King's 
army  is  at  Daintry,  co.  Northampton. 

Iii45,  June  17.     Sir  W.  Palmer  to  Sir  K.  Verney. 

1645,  .lane  25.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sii-  R,  Verney. — 
He  cannot  send  the  Moderate  Intelligencer  :  it  is  fasting 
day. — Leicester  was  taken  from  us,  and  is  retaken  by 
us. — Great  victory  over  the  King's  forces  by  Knarsby. 
We  killed  and  took  5,000 men.  6,000  arms,  200  carriages, 
12  pieces  of  ordinance,  1.600  horses,  48  captains,  o 
colonels,  &c. — Last  Saturd.ay  we  saw  all  the  common 
soldiers  brought  into  the  city.  Last  Thursday  was 
Thanksgiving  Day.  Both  Houses  met  the  Lord  Mayor, 
who  entertained  both  Houses  at  Grocer's  Hall,  where  we 
had  a  very  gnod  dinner. 

1646,  July  ■i.     The  same  to  the  same. 

1645,  .July  31.  Ditto. — Since  Naseby  and  Leicester, 
Fairfax  and  Massy  took  and  slew  of  the  King's  forces 
above  2,00il,  besides  horse  and  arms  abiut  Marston 
Moor,  not  far  off  Taunton. — Th"y  have  taken  Bridg- 
water and  S.;:irborough  and  PoinfTct  Castle.  Some 
Comm  s-iiiners  are  to  set  forward  this  day  to  Scotland. 
Sir  Henry  Vane,  -iecretary.  Sir  W.  Armin,  Mr.  Hatcher. 
Mr.  Goodwin,  and  he  which  should  have  been  first  Lord 
Wharton. 

1645,  Aug.  7.  Ditto. — Jack  Griffith,  I  believe,  will  be 
bailed.  Britannicus.  as  1  hear,  is  sent  to  Newgate  prison 
for  being  too  saucy  and  uncivil  with  the  King  in  his 
pamphlets  The  Parliament  did  very  much  resent  the 
impudency  of  his  stile.  I  wish  he  may  smart  to  purpose, 
and  oth"rs  l.-arn  better  manners. — The  Parliament  this 
day,  as  I  am  informed,  passed  a  vote  that  there  should 
be  some  proposition  of  peace  framed  and  sent  to  the 
King,  and  a  positive  answer  required. 

1645,  Aug.  11.  Ditto. — He  (Burgoyne)  is  going  to 
Twickenham  because  of  the  sickness  in  London. 

let".,  Aug.  28  and  Sept.  4.     Ditto. 

1645,  Sept.  18.  Ditto.  He  mentions  that  Bristol  is 
taken. 

1645,  Sept.  24.  Ditto.  He  (Burgoyne)  says  that 
Montrose  is  routed  in  Scotland. 

1646,  Sept.  27.     Mary  Frances,  Abbess  of to  Lady 

Vfrney. —  Hearing  they  are  to  leave  Houen  she  thanks 
them  for  alms  and  kindness. — Asks  for  arms,  firing,  and 
clothes.     (In  English  :  dated  "  from  our  ])0or  Exile.") 

1646,  Oct.  2.  .Sir  R.  Bnrgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
Col.  Poyntz  gave  the  King  absolute  defeat  about 
Chester  ;  there  were  slain  on  the  ground  800,  and  taken 
above  1,200,  most,  if  not  all,  horse  ;  the  King  absolutely 
routed,  and  Hed  to  Wales  with  five  or  six  hundred  at 
most.  Then  Prince  Charles  sent  to  Sir  Thos.  Fairfax 
from  Exeter  to  deliver  a  pass  for  Cnlpeper  and  Hopton 
to  go  to  the  King,  and  desire  him  from  himself  to  comply 
with  the  Parliament.  Sir  Tho-'.  Fairfax  sent  it  to  Par- 
liament to  know  their  pleasnie; — as  yet  there  is  no 
answer. — The  Earl  of  Lichfield,  otherwis''  Lord  Bernard 
Steward,  brother  to  the  Duke  of  Richmond,  is  slain  : — it 
is  thought  Girrard,  who  is  now  made  a  lord,  is  slain  or 
to  lie  sure  very  (l.angerously  wounded.  H(^  (Burgoyne) 
came  to  town  last  night.    Mr.  Solicitor  St.  John  married 


yesterday  one  Mrs.  Cockrafts,  widow  of  a  merchant. — 
Lord  Rich  on  the  same  day  married  fair  Mrs.  Rogers, 
the  widow.  Sir  Thomas  Cheek's  daughter. 

1645,  Oct.  9.  The  same  to  Sir  R.  Verney  at  Rouen. 
The  King  has  gone  to  Newark  with  2.500  men. 

1645,  Oct.  9.  The  Countess  of  Sussex  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. 

1645,  Oct.  23.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney  at 
Paris. — He  sends  print  of  news. 

1645,  Oct.  30.  The  same  to  the  same. — He  says  that 
Verney  was  voted  out  for  nothing  but  his  long  absence. 
— Other  things  were  laid  to  his  charge,  as  being  at  Oxford 
or  having  been  there  or  in  the  King's  quarters,  but  a 
servant  of  his  who  was  there  present  did  satisf3'  them 
to  the  contrary.  Sir  Thos.  Fairfax  has  sat  down  before 
Exeter  and  has  taken,  as  I  hear  some  of  the  outward 
forts  ;  he  has  sent  some  to  raise  the  seige  at  Plymouth. 
— Goring  went  out  and  summoned  tlie  Cornwall  people, 
whereupon  9.000  were  raised  and  presently  declared 
themselves  for  the  Parliament.  This  is  not  certain. — 
He  hears  the  King  is  at  Newark. — Some  report  that 
the  young  Prince  is  gone  to  France,  but  I  believe  it  is 
not  true. 

1645,  Nov.  6.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  King,  we 
hear,  is  got  out  of  Newark  with  700  horse,  and  is  gone 
to  Banbury. — Pointz  has  taken  Shelford  House, byNorth- 
ampton,  on  Monday  last,  where  we  have  slain  100,  and 
the  Earl  of  Chesterfield's  son,  who  was  governor,  is 
sorely  wounded. 

1645,  Nov.  13.  The  same  to  the  same. — Sends  a  news 
jiamphlet. — Drake  was  going  to  seize  on  something  in 
C  .  .  .  for  the  benefit  of  himself  and  Verney  ; — if  he 
does  it  not  within  10  days  it  may  turn  to  prejudice. 

1645,  Nov.  20.  The  same  to  the  same.— He  (Bur- 
goyne) attended  at  Lincoln's  Inn  to  receive  116/.  from 
Sir  PJdward  Ellis  ;  as  soon  as  it  was  laid  down  five  or 
six  sent  from  the  Middlesex  Committee  seized  on  it 
before  it  was  told  over  ;  he  suspects  Ellis  (who  says  he 
was  forced  by  the  Committee,  to  tell  what  he  owed 
Verney)  because  he  would  not  paj-  it  in  a  private  room. 
— Ellis  atfected  to  be  very  mu'-h  distressed. 

1646,  Dec.  4.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  Scots  are 
about  Newark. — The  King  about  Oxford. — The  Parlia- 
ment are  about  propositions. — ^He  thinks  that  a  sudden 
return  will  be  safest. — He  has  ascertained  that  Ellis 
juggled. 

1645,  Dec.  18.  Ditto.— He  refers  to  his  letter  of  the 
11th,  and  to  a  bill  inclosed  (not  there). 

1645,  Dec.  2.5,  Christmas  Day,  and  Dec.  31.  The 
same  to  the  same. 

16 15.     M.  Testard,  Pasteur  de  Blois  to  Sir  R.  ^'erney. 

1646.  Sir  John  Leeke  to  Sir  R.  Verney- — On  business 
and  family  matters  and  a  Utile  war  news. 

Letters  from  Susanna  Verney  and  from  Riehard 
Aljiort,  of  London,  who  was  engaged  to  marry  Susanna. 
Verney. 

1645,  Oct.  23,  Rouen.  William  Earl  of  Devonshire 
to  Sir  R.  Verney. — Compliments  on  his  (Verney's)  leav- 
ing Houen. 

1645,  Nov.  16  and  Dec.  14.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
About  a  fine  on  his  estate  by  the  Parliament. 

Three  or  four  letters  from  Hatton  Rich  to  R.  Verney. 
In  one,  dated  Oct.  17th,  1646,  he  encloses  one  from  his 
father  the  Earl  of  Warwick  (which  is  here)  calling  him 
home. — Verney  is  to  keep  this  secret.  Rich  wants 
Verney  to  lend  him  some  money  to  get  home. 

Several  letters  from  Lady  Alary  Verney.  in  one, 
dated  1616,  Dec.  3rd,  she  says  that  in  London  she  pays 
12  .■■hillings  a  week  for  a  chamber,  another  for  her  maid, 
two  pairs  of  stairs  high,  and  all  fire,  candle,  washing, 
breakfast,  and  diet,  liesides  coaches,  which  are  most 
infe(r)nell  dear,  and  there  is  no  stirring  forth  without 
one,  or  a  chair. — The  town  was  never  so  full  as  it  is 
now. 

Letters  from  the  Countess  of  Sussex. 

Directions  for  such  as  travel  from  Paris  into  Italy. 

164|,  Jan.  2,  P.,ouen.  The  Earl  of  Devonshire  to  Sir 
R.  v.,  at  Blois. — His  ordinance  is  just  past  -.vitli  dilti- 
cultie  enough,  so  that  anj'  advantage  would  have  served 
agaiiits  him,  but  all  attempts  for  his  longer  stay  adroad 
prove  vaine.  And  therefore  his  Iricnds  advertize  him 
they  have  got  a  convoy,  and  that  he  might  expect  it  at 
Diejipe  as  yesterday,  and  if  he  fail  to  return  with  it.  it 
will  cost  him  no  less  than  absolute  ruin.  He  would  h.ave 
been  happy  if  Verney  had  returned. 

1646,  Feb.  26,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Ashby  is  to  be  delivered  to  the  Parliament  ne.\t 
Saturday,  Lord  Loughborough  having  agreed  to  put  it 
into  the  Parliament's  hands  so  that  ho  may  have  liis 
own  estate  unsequestered,  and  other  gentlemen  with 
him    admitted  to   compound   as  if  they    had  come   in 


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'''BtET^^'    ^'^  married  to  Lord  Warwick. 

- —  '  Drafts  of  Verney's  rejilies  to  these  letters. 

1646.  Several  letters  from  Dr.  William  Denton  to 
Verney. — In  one  ho  says  that  he  can't  get  a  form  of 
pardon,  but  he  sends  a  form  of  an  ordinance  which 
authorizes  his  Majesty's  Solicitor-General  to  draw  up  a 
pardon. 

In  another  letter  he  thinks  Verney  will  have  to  pay 
between  2  and  3,000?.,  unless  he  can  show  conveyances 
for  payment  of  debts  dated  before  the  delinqueucj'. — 
In  another,  of  the  24th  of  September,  he  says  that  Sir 
J.  Wake  died  yesterday. 

Several  letters  by  Pen  Denton,  afterwards  Pen 
Verney. 

Many  letters  by  Thomas  Verney. 
Letters  from  Anne  Hobart  and  Nathaniel  Hobart. 
Letters  from  Sir  Nic.  Crispe. 

1644  to  1646.  Copies  of  proceedings  regarding  the 
sequestered  estates  of  Sir  R.  Verney. — His  estate  was 
conveyed  to  Mary  Verney  his  wife.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne, 
Kichard  Winwood,  John  Denton,  and  Francis  Drake, 
in  trust  for  payment  of  debts,  about  'JOOl.,  and  annui- 
ties. The  trustees  had  appointed  a  receiver. — At  a 
committee  for  Bucks  the  receiver  was  ordered  to 
continu'e. 

(1645,  Jan. — Col.  H.  Verney.)  So  indorsed. — Gives  a 
list  of  the  prisoners  of  quality  taken  at  Hereford,  six- 
teen in  number.  The  Lord  Brudenell,  Sir  Henry  Bene- 
filde,  and  Sir  Francis  Howard  are  marked  as  papists. — 
There  are  several  letters. — He  says  that  Sir  R.  Verney's 
only  crime  (i.e.  against  the  parliament)  is  absence. 

164;i,  Feb.  5.  Col.  Henry  Verney. — 'Tis  be)ieved 
(-'hester  can  not  stand  out  six  days. — He  hears  Exeter 
is  in  great  danger,  and  Banbury  nearly  blocked. 

164j,  Felj.  12.  From  the  same. — Chester  is  now  in 
the  Parliament's  hands;  they  had  honoura))le  con- 
ditions. 

164^.  Feb.  9.  Lord  Loughborough  is  endeavouritig 
to  make  his  peace. — Exeter  for  a  certainty  is  in  much 
ilistress,  and  Banbury  blocked  up. — Murray,  by  the 
speech  of  al),  is  in  bad  condition,  most  thinlc  this 
journey  wiil  cost  him  his  life. — He  dares  not  meddle 
10  speak  of  the  well  agreeing  of  the  Scots  and  the 
Parliament. 

164|,  Felj.  26.  Answer  about  Sir  R.  Verney's  coming 
home  ; — he  thinks  he  may  do  so  on  easy  terms. 

1645,  March  o.     Sir   R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
The  enemy  got  into  Abingdon,  but  were  driven  out  and 
met    with    a     blow    between    Abingdon    and    Oxford. 
Prince  Rupert  was  there. 
Letters  )]y  Col.  Verney. 

1645,  March  5. — Corfe  Castle  last  week  by  a  plot,  was 
taken  by  the  Parliament.  On  Monday  last  Abingdon 
was  in  great  election  to  )je  suprised  by  Prince  Rupert 
in  the  night ; — his  troops  got  in,  and  were  in  possession 
of  the  cannon  and  market  place  ;  but  they  began  to 
plunder  and  were  driven  out,  it  would  have  been  for 
his  Majesty's  advantage. — it  was  stored  with  provisions 
and  amunition,  and  1,000  soldiers  in  it. 

1646,  March  19. — Lord  Hopton  has  given  all  his 
horse  to  Sir  Thomas  I'airfax. 

1646,  April  2.  Donuingtou  Castle,  co.  Berks,  and 
Tidbury,  co.  Stafford,  are  both  this  week  taken  by  the 
Parliament. — This  night  news  has  come  that  Worcester 
has  yielded. 

I64ti,  May  7. — Peg  Elmy  is  married  this  day. — He 
(Verney)  was  going  to  church. — The  King  is  in  person 
witli  the  Scots  bel.'jre  Newark,  but  on  what  conditions 
is  not  yet  known  here.  The  Duke  ot  Richmond,  Lord 
Liiisey,  Sir  Edward  Siddenham,  Sir  W.  Fletewood,  and 
Jack  Cary  came  there  all  voluntary  in,  but  notwith- 
standing were  sent  to  Warwick  Castle. 

1646,  May  14.  Tells  of  successes  of  the  Parliament 
army — Everybody  seeks  to  make  the  best  conditions 
the)'  can  now  that  the  King  has  left  them.  I  wish  for 
your  own  good  and  my  content  you  did  the  like. — 
Advises  him  to  come  as  they  grow  stricter  daily.  The 
ordinance  is  renewed  for  six  months  longer. 

1646,  Dec.  24.  Plot  lately  discovered  by  the  Lord  of 
Northumberland  that  the  Duke  of  York  was  to  be 
stole  away  by  Nedd  Waller  ; — he  is  at  present  under 
the  black  rod. 

1646,  Nov.     Elizalieth  Heath  to  R.  Verney  in  Paris. 

1646.     Robert  Thorner,  from  Rome,  to  R.  Verney. 

1646.  The  same  to  the  same,  from  Orleans. — Sends 
two  books,  but  he  cannot  get  Confession  of  Augsburg 
in  Latin,  or  the  book  about  the  Jesuits  either.  (In 
August  he  sends  the  Confession  of  Augsburg  in 
French.) 

Letters  by  Sir  Koger  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Veruey. 


1646,  .lune  4.  'I'he  King  is  still  in  Newcastle  with 
the  Scotts,  wliich  breeds  much  jealousy  among  divers 
in  these  parts. 

1646,  .lune  11.  The  King  is  at  Newcastle.-  The  Par- 
liament is  now  sending  a  proposition  to  him. 

1646,  Juno  2."j.  He  (Burgoyne)  is  in  the  country,  at 
Chiswick,  but  intends  to  return  to  town  every  dav- 

1646,  July  16.  Mentions  the  sale  of  a  silver  basin, 
ewer,  and  candlesticks. 

1646,  March  26.    He  has  received  the  plate  (in  cipher). 

1646,  April  it.  His  wife  is  yet  alive,  and  tlieres  a 
little  more  ho]ie. 

1646,  April  16.  His  wife  is  better,  but  has  to  under- 
goe  her  confinement.— I'hiuks  ho  would  better  not  made 
amotion  for  further  delay  for  R.  Verney,  lest  it  wake  a 
sleeping  lion. 

1646,  j^pril  23.  Su.san's  marriage  stayed  because 
R.  Verney's  signature  to  a  deed  is  vranted. 


Sir 

H.  Verney, 

lUnr. 


1646, 


1  Jul.v 


coming 
About 


Writes  to  ask  where  Lady  Verney  will 


w  June-  ^-  Verney  to  S'ir  Roger  Burgoyne.— 
Susan  would  better  marry  Allport  at  once,  but  she  can- 
not expect  to  escape  the  reward  of  her  own  folly  ;  she  is 
like  to  be  an  unfortunate  woman. 

1646.  April  30.  Sii-  R.  Burgoyne  to  R.  Verney. — Is 
glad  Verney  has  thoughts  of  looking  towards  his  friends 
in  England. 

1616,  July  2;i.  None  discourage  him  (Burgoyne)  from 
asking  Verney's  wife  to  come  over. 

1646,  Aug.   6.     He   has  consulted  with  many. — Sir 
Gilbert    Gerard  is  not   against   Lady    Verney 
over. 

1646.  Aug   1°.    R.  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Burgoyne. 
sequestration  and  the  proposition. 

1646,  Aug.  13.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
Ill  success  of  the  proposition  mentioned  in  the  last 
letter.   What  the  House  of  Commons  intends  to-morrow. 

1646,  Aug.  27.  Pie  (Burgoyne)  discusses  the  applica- 
bility of  the  articles  to  Verney.— Former  letters  have 
told  him  that  his  niece  (Susan  Verney)  was  married. 

1646,  Sept.  3.  I'he  Parliament  is  taken  up  with  a 
proposition  of  tlie  Scots  which  they  have  sent  into  the 
House  in  writing.  They  made  out  a  bill  of  3,000,O0OZ. 
and  had  received  900,600Z.— We  bring  them  in  debt 
400,0U0/. 

1646,  Sept.  24.  No  pass  (Tor  Lady  Verney)  is  to  be 
procured  from  the  Speaker.  He  is  told  that  it  is  not 
necessary  now,  as  there  are  no  garrisons  near. — Asks 
for  information,  so  that  he  may  prepare  to  meet  her. 

1646,  Oct.  1.  He  is  in  daily  expectation  of  hearing 
from  the  lady. 

1646,  Oct.  8.  He  has  the  stone,  and  cannot  exert 
himself 

1646,  Oct,  15. 
land. 

1646,  Nov.  5.  He  was  this  day  fortnight  at  the  Earl 
of  Essex's  funeral. 

1646,  Dec.  3.  Congratulates  him  on  the  safe  arrival 
of  Lady  Verney. 

1646,  Jan.  14--Feb.  4.  The  King  will  shortly  be  at 
Hombie. 

1646,  Feb.  11.  The  children's  illness  prevents  him 
from  going  more  than  once  or  twice  in  a  foitnight  to 
Westminster.  We  hearnot  yet  from  the  King  since  his 
setting  forth  from  Newcastle  to  Holdenby. — The  Scots 
are  all  gone  out. 

1646.  Feb.  25.  Last  week  was  much  prevented,  but 
the  House  did  not  rise  till  about  9  at  night  tliis  day 
sennight. — It  was  concerning  t  lie  army,  how  many  horse 
and  foot  should  be  kept  and  how  many  disbanded.  (He 
mentions  the  votes.)  He  supposes  that  Verney  has 
heard  that  Sir  Thomas  Bendish  is  going  over  as  ambas- 
sador to  Constantinople,  or  otherwise  as  Consul  > 
Aleppo. 

1646,  March  11.  Tells  Verney  that  the  committee 
have  sent  to  the  Committee  in  the  country  to  know  on 
what  grounds  Verney  was  sequestered.  They  have  six 
weeks  time  to  give  an  account. 

1646,  Dec.  j*'.     R.  Veruey  to  Lady  Verney. 

1646,  xov^so'  Caen.  The  same  to  the  same. — To-mor- 
row he  goes  towards  Alen(;on  and  so  to  Mans,  which  is 
the  direct  way  to  Blois. 

A  key  of  names  that  R.  Verney  and  his  lady  write  by. 

A  letter  by  Lady  Cary  Gardiner. 

Several  letters  irom  R.  Verney  to  H.  Verney. 

Many  letters  from  William  Wakefield  to  R.  Verney 
in  December,  dated  from  Rotterdam,  Dieppe  in  Novem- 
ber, Orleans  and  Paris  in  OctolKT. 

Thomas  Lister,  at  Tours,  toR.  Verney. — About  getting 
him  some  sweetmeats. 

Several  letters  from  Jonas  Abeels,  at  Amsterdam. 
(He  liad  charge  of  R.  Verney's  deeds  and  trunks.) 

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ItU  .  (Indorsed,  recoivea  Julj-  fi).  Henry  (Lord) 
Beauc-hain|i,  at  I'aris,  to  R.  Verney,  at  Blois.— Prmce 
Riip  Tt  arrived  on  Thursd;iy  last  at  St.  Germains. 

16i  ,  Miy  3  and  July  8.  H.^nry  Oholmeley,  at  Tour.-i, 
to  k.  Verney. 

1(54  .  Reply  by  R  Verney,  telling  Cholmely  English 
news. 

164t),  June  30  and  Dec.  11.  Francis  Drake  to  Sir  B. 
Vernev. — On  business, 

164o,  Jan.  2'-K  The  same  to  the  same.  He  thinks  it 
•svill  be'  well  for  him  to  come  to  England  ;~he  urges  it.— 
There  is  a  resolution  again  to  sequester  his  (Verney's) 
estate,  and  selling  may  I'ollow,  if  not  prevented  ;  he 
knows  his  best  course. 

1646.   Letter  from  Roads  (the  steward)  to  R.  Verney. 

1646,  May  26.  Robert  Busby,  at  Pan,  to  Lady  Verney, 
at  Hamburg.— He  gives  English  news  acd  sends  a 
present. 

1646,  Oct.  — .  Sir  Thomas  Darrell  to  R.  Verney,  Near 
the  Abbe  St.  Germains.— The  passage  by  Dieppe  proving 
lately  very  unfortunate  to  your  friend  and  mine.  Sir 
Ralph  Sidenham,  Mr.  Andrew  Newport,  Mr.  Costen  (?), 
and  divers  others,  who  as  yet  we  have  so  much  reason  to 
believe  were  cast  away  in  the  last  great  storm,  and  four 
barks  in  the  siglit  of  a  Newcastle  ship,  which  brings  the 
sad  report. 

1646,  Sept.  23.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  ill  news 
out  of  England  that  my  laud  is  set  at  sayle,  and  other 
estates  seized  on.  All  men  that  dare  are  from  hence 
making  for  England.  1  can  not  yet  take  my  resolution. 
I  believe  the  intendment  of  her  Majesty  for  Ireland  is 
much  infirmed  by  the  violent  dissent  of  the  Popish  party 
to  their  ewn  agi'eement. 

1646,  July  25.  Thomas  Verney  to  W.  Roades.— I  had 
called  at  Claydon  had  I  not  a  company  of  unruly  soldiers 
at  my  heels. — Thanks  him  for  his  former  favour  ;  asks 
for  hi  ,  which  he  is  .sure  Sir  Ralph  will  allow  if  he 
(Thomas)  dye. 

1646.  Oct.  — .     The  same  to  the  same. 

1646,  May  6.  Robert  Leslie,  at  Paris,  to  R.  Verney. 
His  wife  is  going  to  England  on  his  busine,-s,  she  shall 
make  rtore  hast  because  of  his  (R.  Verney's)  necessities, 
— The  Prince  is  at  Jersey,  200  in  bis  train;  when  he 
cometh  we  know  not,  but  the  Queen  doth  earnestly 
desire  it. 

1646,  April  30.    Matthew   Suelling,  London,  to — 

Sir  Robert  Crompton  intends  to  spend  the  summer  in 
London  ;  he  is  lodged  in  Long  Aker,  in  a  house  called 
the  Lord  of  Pembroke's  Stables  near  Ooveut  Garden. — 
There  is  no  certainty  when  the  King  will  be  admitted 
to  come  in.  Yesterday  Parliament  received  a  letter 
from  the  King  ;  he  desired  to  come  in.  with  six  of  his 
train,  but  Parliament  will  not  grant  it  till  they  have 
spoken  with  the  Scots.  General  Fairfax  has  begirt 
Oxford. — Parliament  have  taken  the  place  where  the 
Marquis  Hamilton  was  a  prisoner,  and  he  is  daily  ex- 
pected at  London. 

Other  letters  by  Matthew  Snelling. 

164°.  March  V.  Ralph  Verney  to  Sir  Robert  Lesly. 
— He  hopes  that  they  may  spend  their  next  winter  in 
England. 

1647. 

Several  letters  from  Hatton  Rich  (son  of  the  Earl  of 
Warwick,  a.t  Tours). 

Draft  of  letters  from  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Lady  Sussex 
and  others. 

1647,  Jan.  6  and  7.  Lady  Mary  Verney  to  Sir  R. 
Verney.  After  great  worries  she  has  finished  the  busi- 
ness before  the  committee. 

There  are  many  long  letters  from  her. 

1647,  Jan.  — .     Edward  Bruce  at  Orleans  to . 

1647,  Jan. — .  Hatton  Rich,  atTours,  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
■ — He  says  that  Hollis  is  still  there,  who  doth  aire  himself 


twice  a  day  to  Marmotie  to  talk  with  the  religieux  con- 
corning  the  seven  dormants. 

1647,  Feb.  18.     Iiady  Verney  to .     She  says  she 

has  sold  her  fine  watch  for  2.5L 

Jane  Tyriugham  to  Lady  Vcrnej- ;  and  other  letters 
to  her. 

1647,   March   — .       Lady  Verney    to .       She 

says  she  is  going  to  Warwick  House  to  see  my  lady 
(Sussex,  now  Warwick).  In  another  letter  she  mentions 
a  dispute  with  her  brother-in-law  Harry,  who  com- 
plained of  his  letters  not  being  answered. 

1647.  June  10.  From  the  same. — She  writes  that  the 
Dr.  sent  him  word  last  ween  that  she  was  delivered  of  a 
son — he  is  a  fine  child  (christened  Ralph).  She  is  ill, 
only  writes  short  letters — the  child  is  ill,  like  to  die,  but 
it  gets  better. —  (In  July  her  letters  are  longer.) 

An  abusive  letter  from  Thomas  Verney  ; — he  threatens 
a  pamphlet. 


1647.  Aug.  12.     Edmund   Verney,   at    Blois,   to   his         .Sm 

mother  Lady  Verney  in  French.  ■^'8^1.'^' 

Paul  Testard  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  ' 

W.  Roads  to  Lady  Verney. 

Drafts  of  letters  by  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Henry  Verney. 

Letters  Irom  W.Wakefield  (London),  H.  Montford, 
at  Rotterdam,  and  James  Abeels,  Amsterdam,  to  Sir 
R.  Verney.  at  Blois. — On  business ;  and  Sir  R.  Verney's 
replies. 

1647,  Nov.  14.  Jo.  Twysden,  at  Tours,  to  Sir  R. 
Verney.  He  hears  our  pious  Parliament  are  yet  content 
to  possess  themselves  of  all  men's  estates,  that  at  least 
tho'  against  their  wills  they  may  render  them  helpless  in 
the  great  work  of  re.  he  had  almost  said  deformation, 
toward  which  the  wickedness  of  some  would  else  have 
made  not  contributions. 

1647,  Sept.  4.     The  same  to  the  same. 

Letters  from  Thomas  and  Henry  Verney,  and  replies. 

1647,  Deo.  8.  T.  Cordell,  at  Tours. — He  hears  much 
discourse  there  of  the  King's  escape  into  the  Isle  of 
Wight. — Prays  God  for  him.  (There  are  other  letters 
from  him.) 

1647.  Nov.  24.     T.  Fanshawe,  at  Tours. 

1647,  Jan.  5.  Copy  order  of  the  committee  for  taking 
ofi'  sequestration  of  Sir  R.  Verney's  estate. 

Letters  from  Dr.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  and  his 
replies. — Denton  gives  Verney  London  news. 

Edmund  Brown,  London,  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

Edmund  Verney  to  his  mother  Lady  Verney. — On  the 
birth  of  Ralph  (in  French) — He  says.  Mile,  ma  soeur  est 
extremement  courrouce  centre  vous,  in  having  a  son  and 
not  a  daughter. 

Thomas  Cockram,  at  Rouen.  On  business  ;  and  letters 
to  him. 

1647,  Aug.  11.  Col.  (afterwards  Sir)  W.  Smith,  at 
Rouen,  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  Tells  London,  parliamentary, 
and  city  news. — The  army  cry  out  against  the  last 
bi  each  of  privilege,  when  by  prentices  and  others  they 
were  forced  to  unvote  what  they  had  passed  the  day 
before;  the  arm}-  are  drawn  about  the  city — they  have 
taken  care  of  the  block  houses  at  Gravesend,  and  have 
killed  and  taken  divers  of  the  city  horse  which  lay  at 
Greenwich.  Some  Independents  were  slain.  In  London 
the  S])eaker  has  gone,  and  Mr.  Henry  Pelham  is  chosen 
in  his  place. 

Another  letter  from  the  same,  dated  Paris. 

Letters  from  Robert  Thorner  (Paris).  In  October,  he 
says  that  Lord  Digby,  O'Neale.  and  Mr.  Digby,  son  to 
Sir  Kellem,  on  Thursday  last  disarmed  the  Lord  Wilmot, 
the  Lord  'Wtntford,  and  his  second,  to  their  great  dis- 
honour. 

There  are  letters  from  Matthew  Marten  (Tours),  S. 
Hartnell,  and  Abigail  Sherard.  from  Rouen  ;  from  W. 
Roads,  Du  Val,  Pen  Dentou,  and  many  from  Dr. 
Denton. 

1647,  Nov.  4.  Dr.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  He 
says  the  Scotch  Commissioners  have  been  three  or  four 
days  with  his  jMajesty. 

1647,  Oct.  ■?-{;.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Dr.  Denton.  He 
announces  the  death  of  Peg  Verney. 

1648. 
Letters  from  Eleanor  Countess  of  Warwick  ;  R.  Cock- 
ratie,  at  Rye  ;  Paul  T(;stard,  at  Blois ;  Mary  Gardiner, 
at  Blois  ;  Edmund  Verney  ;  and  several  from  Lady  Mary 
Verney,  one  is  dated  Sept.  20th  from  France. — Many 
letters  from  and  to  Dr.  W.  Denton,  and  from  Penelope 
Denton  to  her  brother  Sir  R.  Verney,  and  many  from 
Thomas  Verney. — Dr.  John  Kirton,  at  Paris,  Thomas 
Cockrau,  Sir  R.  Verney  to  his  son  Edmund.  Edward 
Denton  to  E.  Verney.  Edmund  Browne  (Paris),  George 
Pierrepoint  (Paris),  and  Thomas  Cordell  (Angers). 

1648,  Feb.  29,  Tours.— Thomas  Cordell  to .  Are- 

)iort  that  the  King  is  assassinated,  and  the  Prince  of 
Wales  executed  in  effigy. 

Co]iy  of  ]\Ir.  Percies  letter. — His  defense  to  Parliament. 

n.  d.     Thomas  Hammond   to .     He   says  that  a 

cousin  of  his  wife.  Sir  R.  Verney  has,  he  is  sure  by  mis- 
take, been  delivered  to  him  as  a  delinquent. — He  was 
sitting  in  Parliament  when  his  father  fell  at  Edge  Hill. 
In  16i3  he  went  abroad,  but  for  his  wife's  health,  who 
about  three  or  four  years  after  died  there,  and  them  he 
returned  not  long  alter  to  England. — Asks  favour  for 
Sir  U.  Verney. 

Sir  R.  Verney,  at  Paris,  to  Thomas  Verney. 

Letters  from  Samuel  Brunsell,  at  the  Hague,  Jo. Twys- 
den, atTours,  and  Sir  Edmund  Nersey,  at  Walesford, 
.]ohn  Denton  to  his  nephew  (R.Verney;,  F.  Chalmers,  at 
I'.lois,  Rouen,  and  London;  Charles  Chalmers  and  W. 
Mhite,  at  Blois. 

There  are  numerous  long  letters  by  Edmund  Verney 
from  St.  Germains,  Rouen,  and  Havre. 


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1648,  May  24.     A  pre.^cription,  in  French,  \>y  M.  'l\s- 

tard  for  Lady  Verney.  to  take  at  B -.  And  an  account, 

in  Latin,  of  the  20th  of  Muy,  of  Lady  Verney's  sudden 
illness  and  recovery. 

In  1648  Lady  Verney's  letters  do  not  contain  much  but 
domestic  news,  and  her  husliand's  business.    Dr.  Denton's 
letters  give  a  good  deal  of  public  news.     'I'lie  letters 
from  the  English  abroad  notice  people  who  are  there. 
1649. 

In  this  year  are  many  letters  from  Dr.  Denton — he 
sent  over  to  Sir  R.  Vemey  the  ^MarnKXam-ns.  One  letter 
from  him  is  dated  Jan  18th.  He  says  the  scaffold  is 
preparing  for  the  trial  of  the  King. — Term  is  put  oti'  for 
ten  days  for  that  reason.  It  is  almost  every  man's 
opinion  that  nothing  will  satisfy  but  his  head,  and  I 
am  already  of  the  same  opinion.  Our  divines  preach 
generally  against  these  proceedings,  and  not  without 
great  vehemency,  and  some  of  them  begin  to  work 
against  them  also.  Our  cavaliers  have  offered  to 
engage  life  and  fortune  for  the  King's  (inrpose  of 
whatever  he  shall  grant  of  their  demands.  The  Scotch 
have  mediated  and  declared  absolutely  against  it ;  yet 
nothing  will  do,  they  arc  resolved  of  their  course. 

1649,  Nov.  18,  Caen. — Jame.s  Buck  to  Sir  K.  Verney. 
— Tells  him  that  Sir  Edmund  was  slain  at  Drogheda 
three  days  after  quarter  was  given  him  ;  as  he  was 
walking  with  Cromwell  by  way  of  protection,  one  Ropier. 
brother  to  Lord  Ropier,  called  him  aside  on  pretence  to 
speak  with  him.  and  ran  him  through  with  a  tuck.  The 
next  day  after  one.  Col.  Boyle,  who  had  quarter  likewise 
gave  him,  as  he  was  sitting  with  Lady  More,  sister  to 
the  Earl  of  Sunderland,  in  the  same  time  one  of 
Cromwell's  came  and  whispered  him  in  the  ear  to  tell 
he  must  presently  be  iiut  to  deatli,  who,  rising  from 
the  table,  the  ladj- asked  him  whither  he  was  going; 
he  answered  Madam,  to  dye  ;  who  no  so  sooner  slipped 
out  of  the  room  but  he  was  shot  to  death. 

Letters  from  Humphrey  "Willett.  at  Rouen,  from  Mary 
Vemey,  sister  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  Pen  Denton,  Margaret 
Sherard  to  Lady  Verney.  W.  Wakefield,  at  London,  .Jo. 
Kirton.  at  Paris,  several  from  Thomas  and  Jo.  Cochrane, 
at  Rouen  {one  dated  20th  Feb.  contains  an  account  of 
the  King's  death).  Edward  Roscarrock,  Rotterdam, 
and  Sir  Robert  Walsh.  Paris. 

List  of  judges  and  officers  named  appointed  by  Parlia- 
ment for  the  tryal  of  King  Charles  I.,  begun  on  Saturday 
Jan.  20th,  and  ended  Saturday  Jan.  27ih,  1648.  There 
are  125  names  in  all.  Algernon  Sidney  is  one  of  the 
number,  and  J.  Bradshaw.  seijeant-at-law,  president, 
besides  counsellors  and  officers. 

Earl  of  Devonshire  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  at  Blois. 

1649,  Aug.  23,  Sir  Heni-y  Pickering  to  Sir  R.  Verney 
(it  is  signed  de  Neufville),  dated  from  Weybridge. — 
He  notices,  comically,  Verney's  love  for  Frontiniack, 
which  his  godfather  King  James  inforced  into  him. 

1649,  April  23,  Rouen.  H.  Pickering  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
— A  little  news  from  England.  At  Rouen  are  Mr. 
Waller  and  his  wife.  Col.  T.Weston,  and  one  Sir  Osborne ; 
Lady  Portland.  Lady  Glamorgan,  and  Lady  Ratcliif 
are  going  to  Calais  to  meet  her  husband  out  of  Holland. 
On  the  same  paper,  dated  24th  April. — A  letter  from 
Dieppe  two  days  since  says  it  was  twiceput  at  the  Council 
Table  at  Whitehall  whether  there  should  be  a  massacre 
of  cavaliers  and  papists,  and  twice  by  two  votes  carried 
in  the  negative. — He  does  not  know  how  it  can  agree 
with  another  letter  he  sa\r  that  there  are  already 
agents  from  Rouen,  and  shortly  a  nuncio  is  expected — 
whether  the  writers  of  the  last  mean  Sir  K.  Digbj-.  who 
lies  still  at  Dieppe,  or  whether  the  Pope's  nuncio  that  is 
in  Normandy,  not  three  weeks  since  come  out  of  Ireland. 

1649,  April  1.  From  the  same  to  the  same,  at 
Orleans.  There  are  other  letters  dated  from  Paris, 
London,  and  Wej-bridge. 

Several  letters  from  Dorothy  Leeke  to  Lady  Verney. 

Letters  from  John  Barljary  (Bluis) ;  many  from  A. 
Cowley,  in  Paris,  and  from  Louis  Auger,  Paris.  Henry 
Harrison,  at  Tours,  borrows  from  Lord  Alington  the 
King's  book  in  English — he  has  it  in  French  ;  fears 
Lord  Alington  is  in  a  consumption.  Letters  from  Gyles 
Lord  Allington,  Samuel  Bransell  (a  clergyman),  and  Sir 
Thomas  Osborne,  who  sends  the  King's  book  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. 

1649,  Dec.  3,  Roger  Gascoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

1649,  Dec.  f|,  Blois.— Sir  R.  Verney  to  Thomas 
Hatcher. — He  says  that  on  Saturday  a  friend  will  give 
a  sermon  and  the  sacrament  after  the  honest  old  way  at 
home ;— if  he  will  come  he  is  welcome. 

Many  letters  fi-om  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
In  one  of  Jan.  18th,  he  mentions  the  scaflold  in  West- 
minster Hall  for  the  trial  of  the  King. 
Many  letters  from — Wildgos  in  Paris. 

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Three  letters  fnmi  (Father)  W.  Worsley,  at  ( irleans  •  *"" 

—seal,  two  swords  in  saltire  between  four  fleur-de-lis.       "'bar?^*^' 

1649,  .Jan.  16,  Paris.    Robert  I'endric  to  Sir  R.  Vcrnev.  

— Mentions  the  miirriage  of  Admiral  Uarl.erini's  neplu  w! 

who  was  married  to  Justiniani's  daughter,  the  Pope's 
nuncio.  The  Pope  performed  the  ceremony.  —  A 
description  of  it. 

Ijetters  from  Sir  John  Coke,  who  was  travelling  from 
Geneva,  Thomas  Fauconberg,  at  Saumur,  Waller  Vernon, 
at  Geneva,  Christopher  Hatlely,  at  Orleans,  Ronen,  ar.d 
Paris,  and  replies  to  some  of  them  by  Sir  K.  Vemey. 

1650,  Many  pathetic  letters  concerning  Lady  Verney's 
death. 

1651,  March  l.s.  (Sir  Roger  Burgoyne)  a  M.  Jl .  ( "assar 
Gras,  marchand  bourgeois  ii  Lye.— (for  Mr.  Ralph 
Smith  (Verney).  Imlorsi'd,  about  "a  sum  of  money  to  be 
taken  to  clear  my  debts. 

16.52.  Letters  dated  in  .July,  October,  November,  and 
Deceinlier,  from  Dupont,  at  London.— About  a  comb  to 
be  executed  for  Sir  R.  \'erney  in  memnry  of  his  father 
Sir  Edmund,  aftiTward.s  erected  in  Claydon  Church. 
Indorsed,  from  Daval  about  the  tomb. 

Letters,  ten  or  12  in  number,  from  Thomas  \erney  to 
W.  Roads. — Applications  for  money;  he  (Vemey)  was 
in  debt  and  in  prison. 

1652,  Jan.  31.  Thomas  \'emey  to  Sii' R.  Verney.  He 
wants  to  go  to  his  wife  at  Mallago. 

1652,  March  15.     Thomas  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

He  wants  to  go  to  Barbadoes. 

1652,  May  . — He  says  he  has  entered  himself  into  the 
States  service  on  Saturday. 

1652,  May  27.  He  speaks  of  the  sign  of  the  Three 
Periwiggs  and  Three  Crowns,  in  the  Strand,  by  Sulfolk 
House. — He  is  to  be  listed  to-morrow  in  Col.  Ingleby's 
regiment,  and  to  trail  a  pike  in  his  own  company. --Asks 
for  a  suit  of  clothes,  &c.  and  a   sword. — Periwiggs  are 

not  to  bo  had  in  Dover,  ther.'fore  ttll  Mr.  L to  ^o 

to  the  Three  Periwiggs  (as  above) :  the  master  is  a 
Frenchman,  and  knows  the  bigness  of  his  head,  and  will 
make  one  for  10s. 

1652.  On  the  24th  of  June  he  writes  that  he  was 
arrested  for  debt. 

1652,  Aug.  27.  Ditto.  Mentions  his  sudden  ilejiar- 
tare  to  Scotland. 

1652,  July  28.  Eliza  Isham  to  M.  Jean  Shaw,  English 
merchant  at  Antwerp.  (For  Sir  R.  Verney  or  Mr.  Ralph 
Smyth). — She  was  his  aunt. 

Draft  of  Sir  R.  Verney's  reply. 

1652,  Aug.  30,  Hilsdon.  Eliza  Isham  to  M.  Guilliaume 
'l"homp.son,  at  Brussels,  for  Sir  R.  Verney.  (Seal,  a  bar 
wavy  sable,  in  chief  3-piles  wavy  sable).  Other  letters 
by  Eliza  Isham. 

1652.  Dr.  Denton's  directions  to  Sir  Ralph  Vemey. 
— He  wants  Brussels  Twecses  (to  eonaiin  the  following, 
I  suppose,)  sizars. — Alargr  silver  per.  with  ;i  muUiplyiug 
table  upon  it  as  can  be  wiih  a  hole  lor  nl.icii.  le.ul,  ifcc. 

16-52.  Feb.  25,  Loudres.— Dupont  to  Sir  R.  Verney  ; 
and  draft  of  reply  by  Sir  H.  Verney  to  Daval,  dated 

from  Venice  ^^^^  1652  ....  About  8  oi-  10  days  he 
intends  to  leave  Venice  and  move  towards  Holland. — ■ 
Hopes  the  Dr.  and  the  men  are  in  a  way  of  agreement 
about  the  tomb. 


i,5nio    iill>^' 
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Amsterdam.     Sir  R    Verney's  reply  to 


the  accompanying  letter  of  Dupont's  about  the  tomb. — 
Other  letters  by  Dupont.  and  draft  of  answers. 

1651,  Feb.  19,  Leghorue. — Thomas  Bauckes  to  Sir  R. 
Verney,  at  Rome. — The  Gx-and  Duke  with  his  small  coart 
is  this  week  expected  at  Pisa  who  may  happily  come 
here  in  good  time  and  see  our  convoy  of  ships  under 
the  command  of  Captain  Bodils  (who  is  daily  expected). 
— Now  we  are  in  daily  expectation  what  eti'ect  the 
Holland  Ambassador  in  London  there  treating  will 
produce  ;  if  accord  not,  adieu  to  all  trade  and  we  must 
to  the  war. 

1652,  April  5  and  12.  and  May  3,  Legorne.  Three 
letters  from  Thomas  Banckes.  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  at 
Venice. 

1652,  May  11.  Robert  Pendrie.  at  Rome,  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. 

1652,  May  y.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  R.  Pendrie.— Asks  for 
books  and  strings  for  the  theorbo  and  gittane. 

1652,  March  18.  The  Hon.  Margaret  Sherard  to 
Sir  R.  Verney. — She  hears  that  he  and  his  brother 
intend  to  remove  her  children  towards  Paris  liy  reason 
as  the  King  of  France  goeth  toward  Bordeatix. — Tells 
him  to  do  as  he  thinks  fit. 

1653,  March  28.  London.  Sir  R.  Vemey  to  the 
Hon.  Margaret  Sherard. — As  the  Duchess  of  Orleans 
with  her  little  daughters  and  much  good  company 
are   now   at   Blois,  he   thinks   his   little  cousins  may 

3.M 


458f 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


?'"  spend  their  time  there  with  ranch  ad\  autage  ;  therefore, 

**'  BARxf  ^'    nnless  the   conrt  remove  to   some  other  place  or  war 

—         break  out  in  those  parts  (which  he  does  not  apprehend) 

thinks   she   may   well   continue    them    there    a    little 

longer. 

1652,  Feb.  1.  The  same  to  the  sume.— Hearing  by  her 
brother  Denton  of  his  arrival  in  England,  congi'atulates 

her. 

1652,  .July  27.— The  Honble.  Margaret  Sherard  to 
Sir  R.  Verney. — Hears  that  he  has  returned  from  Italy, 
and  intends  to  be  at  Blois.  — She  hears  of  troubles  in 
Prance,  and  that  the  plague  is  spreading  ;  asks  him  to 
look  after  her  children. — An  estate  has  lately  fallen  to 
them  by  the  death  of  my  Lord  Eure. 

1662.  Sir  E.  Verney,  in  reply,  tells  her  that  he  thinks 
they  (the  cbildren)  would  better  stay  longer  for  the 
language — if  war  breaks  out  he  will  remove  Jack  nearer 
to  England.— He  does  not  hear  of  more  plague  than 
usual. 

1652,  Oct.  20,  Blois.— Marie  Eure  to  M.  le  Chevalier 
Verney  (in  French). — She  is  glad  he  has  come  to  France. 
— Sends  her  regards  to  her  cousin  Verney. 

1652,  Nov.  11.  Kathaniel  Hobart  to  (SirS.  Verney). 
Is  glad  he  is  in  England. 

1652,  March  28,  Lyons.  Mons.  Gras  to  Sir  R.  Smith 
(Verney)  in  English. — The  King's  array  and  that  of  the 
Princes,  both  strong,  are  about  Ohartres,  anl  distant 
from  each  other  only  four  French  leagues.  The  Court 
is  at  Blois,  where  the  Duke  of  Bouillon  is  lately  gone.— 
Marshal  Turenne,  his  brother,  is  still  with  the  King, 
much  esteemed  and  caressed.  M.  le  Comte  dc  Harcourt 
has  tiiken  the  town  of  Xaintes  ;  thfi  Provencals  have  de- 
manded the  Uuke  of  Angouleme  to  bo  again  their  go- 
vernor after  the  voluntary  submission  made  to  him  by 
the  deputies. 

1652,  June  21.  The  same  to  the  same.— It  is  reported 
that  the  Hollanders  have  a  mind  to  join  again  with  the 
French  if  the  town  and  fortress  of  Dunkirk  be  d  .'livered 
unto  them. 

There  are  other  letters  by  Gras,  and  draft"  of  Sir  R. 
Verney's  replies. 

16.52.  Francis  Drake  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  at  Dr.  Den- 
ton's house,  in  Covent  Garden. 

1652.  Many  letters  from  Dr.  W.  Denton  to  Mi-.  W. 
Roads. 

1662,  June  24,  Brussels.  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  to  the 
Chevalier  Verney,  at  Blois. — He  arrived  ut  Brussels  this 
morning;  Lord  Allington  and  his  governor  are  there, 
but  not  his  brother,  Mr.  Sidney. — He  is  told  the  King 
has  left  Paris  hitherward,  and  is  expected  to  pass  this 
way  three  days  hence.  Lord  Craven's  estate  is  se- 
([uestered  only  for  giving  the  King  a  horse,  say  some, 
others  say  that  he  presented  two  gentlemen  to  kiss  the 
King's  hands,  and  that  witb  his  good  estate  was  crime 
enough. 

1651-2.  Richard  Abell  to  his  brother  W.  Abell,  at 
East  Clajdon. — On  business. 

1652,  May  28,  London.  W.  Wakefield  to  Sir  Ralph 
Verney,  at  Amsterdam. — Desires  his  letters  to  be  ad- 
dressed to  Mr.  Primate,  leathersellor,  sign  of  the  Three 
Golden  Buckles,  next  the  Feather  Tavern,  in  Fleet 
Street. 

16.52,  Aug.  V.  Antwerp.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  W. 
Wakefield. —  lie  intends  next  week  to  see  Gaunt,  Bruges, 
Newport,  and  Ostend,  and  so  back  to  Brussels. — He 
has  ordered  his  bailiff  to  pay  Wakefield  some  money 
speedily,  but  he  cannot  say  what  he  will  do  ;  for  in  these 
times  our  old  servants  are  become  our  new  masters. 

1652,  Aug.  20.  London.  W.  AVakefield  to  Sir  R. 
Verney,  at  Antwerp. — Advises  him  as  things  stand 
here,  and  according  to  that  knowledge  he  has  of 
Verney's  affairs,  with  relation  to  the  Act  about  taking 
of  the  Engagement,  it  should  be  to  think  of  home- 
wards now  after  a  ten  years'  peregrination  ;  "  and  this 
'•  let  me  tell  you,  1  have  a  little  island  at  Edmonton. 
••  where  you  may  be  as  private  as  you  will  desire." 

1652,  Sept.  y,  Antwerp.— John  Shaw  to  Sir  R.  Verney, 
at  Brussels.  News  of  a  great  fight  between  the  two 
States  ships  off  Plymouth,  wherein  Sir  George  Ascue 
was  overmann'd  in  the  number  of  ships  and  ships  of 
force  ;  so  doubt  not  he  may  come  to  the  worse,  but  we 
have  no  particulars  of  anything  than  that  the  fight 
lasted  Monday  ana  Tuesday  was  sennight. 

1652,  Sept.  10,  Antwerp.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
There  are  many  other  letters  from  Wakefield. 

1652.  Letters  from  George  Gacll,  of  Doctor's  Com- 
mons, to  his  brother,  W.  Abell  at  East  Claydon. 

1652,  Jan.  24.  W.  Roades  to  Dr.  Denton. — Bricks  are 
19s.  per  1,000  at  the  kiln. 

16.52.  Robert  Wyteman  (Doctor's  Commons)  to 
William  Aljell. — He  moans  to  come  to  Claydon  by  the 
AlsbeiTy  coach. 


1662.  'J  wo  letters  from  Richard  Spencer,  at  Brussels,  Sie 

to  his  cousin  Verney,  at  Antwerp.  'bakt.^'' 

165?;,  March  23.  Florence.  Dr.  John  Kirton  to  Sir  R.  — 
Verney,  at  Rome. — Some  merchants  from  London  write 
that  there  will  be  peace  with  Holland — others  say  the 
reverse — and  that  the  Marquis  of  Argyle  still  defends 
himself  in  the  highlands,  and  will  not  yield  to  our  Re- 
public.— Angers  is  taken  by  the  King  of  France. — Here 
we  ex])ect  the  Archduke  of  Insprng. 

1652,  Nov.  22.  Thomas  Banckes,  at  Leghorn,  to  Sir 
R.  Verney — and  many  other  letters  from  him. 

1652,  April  13.  Dr.  Kirton,  at  ilarco  Antonio  Renzo, 
at  Florence,  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  at  Bologna. — Mr.  Cour- 
ten  wi'ites  nie  from  Lygorne  what  a  worthy  piece  the 
Act  of  Indemnity  is,  indeed,  a  trap  to  catch  every  man 
in  whom  they  please,  and  to  ruin  the  old  nobility,  and 
so  their  new  laws  are  all  for  their  own  advantage  to 
fetch  in  any  man  who  does  not  run  their  way. — He 
(Courten)  also  writes  that  from  England  they  write  that 
there  will  bo  war,  and  from  Holland  peace.  Certain  it 
is  that  the  negotiation  is  carried  very  secretly. 

1652,  Feb.  3,  Florence.  The  same  to  the  same. — We 
expect  from  England  what  the  Holland  and  Swedish 
Ambassador  will  negotiate.  Mr.  Hobbes  is  forbidden 
our  English  Court  at  Paris,  whence  I  have  fresh  letters, 
but  no  such  news  as  the  match  with  the  Queen  of  Swed- 
land. — Our  Court,  as  they  write,  is  very  poor. 

1652,  Jan.  27.  The  same  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  at  Rome. — 
Our  great  Duke  has  news  that  our  King  shall  marry  the  j 

Queen  of  Swedland. — Prom  England  wo  hear  that  Ireton  1 

is  dead,  in  Ireland,  and  the  Parliament,  to  requite  his 
great  services,  have  ordered  2,0lJ0?.  per  anmun  out  of  the 
Duke  of  Buckingham's  estate  for  his  posterity.  From 
France,  that  the  Prince  of  Conde  in  all  encounters  has 
been  beatgn,  and  now  endeavours  to  make  his  peace. — 
That  Cardinal  Mazarin  has  sent  6,000  fresh  men  to  the 
King's  armj',  and  himself  is  retired  out  of  France  again. 
— That  Barcelona  is  relieved,  and  that  the  Spaniards 
have  quitted  the  siege. —  .  .  .  From  England  we  hear 
of  the  death  of  the  old  Countess  of  Kent. 

1652,  Jan.  13,  Florence.  The  same  to  the  same. —  .  .  . 
Mr.  Curtess  writes  from  Frankfort  to  Mr.  Courten  that 
unr  King  will  come  next  Spring  into  Germany  to  demand 
succour  from  all  these  prinoes.—Half  the  Council  of 
State  Cromwell  hath  changed,  and  the  i)rosident  is  to 
be  changed  every  month  ;  the  Parliament  sits  three  years 
longer. — For  the  news  of  our  King  Ijciug  a  Catholic,  I 
have  iresli  letters  Iruni  Paris,  but  they  say  nought  of  it. 

There  a  few  other  letters  from  Dr.  Kirton. 

16.52,  Rome. — Several  letters  by  Thomas  Cordell. 

16.52,  Antwerp. — Letters  from  Dr.  George  Morley 
(afterwards  Bisho])  of  Winlon)  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

16.52,  Dec.  12.  Antwerp. — He  says  the  news  from 
France  is  very  bad.  viz.,  that  they  are  sending  to  the 
rebels  of  England  to  make  a  bargain  with  thera,  which 
he  is  assured  will  draw  in  the  Dutch  too. 

1652,  Nov.  -^.  The  same  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  at  Brussels. 
— He  discusses  Mr.  Knott's  book  and  Chillingworth's 
opinion. 

n.  d.,  Oxon.  William  Denton  to  his  nephew  Ralph 
Verney,  Esq..  at  Mr.  Wlietton's,  his  lodge,  Christ  Church 
College.  Bcijins,  Ralph. — Our  Solomon  that  could  dis- 
course from  the  cedar  in  Lebanon  to  the  mosse  that 
groweth  on  the  wall  can  not  comjiose  an  antidote  against 
his  own  death,  but  drops,  or  rather  runneth,  every  hower 
towards  his  sepulture,  as  well  as  his  language  will  give 
'nim  leave  to  express;  he  bearing  his  sickness  very 
patiently;  he  hath  a  dead  palsy,  and  therefore  cannot 
speak,  but  understands. — Physicians  as  well  as  others 
are  christian  in  death  which  we  must  all  ])ay,  &c.  (There 
is  a  little  Latin  in  the  letter.) 

Several  letter.s  from  Pen  Denton  tolar  brother  Sir  R. 
Verney. 

Letters  from  Humphrey  Willett,  at  Rouen,  to  Sir  R. 
Verney — they  ai'e  on  business  and  contaiu  some  news. 
One  is  datecl,  as  below,  and  is  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  at 
Brussels. 

1652.  Sept.  27.  Rouen. — The  taking  of  the  fleet  going 
from  Dunkirk  has  caused  some  English  ships  to  be 
arrested  at  St.  Malo,  four  of  tliose  taken  lieing  of  St.Malo, 
and  the  people  are  so  incensed  there  that  the  English 
dare  not  at  present  stay  abroad. — At  Ilonileur,  those  of 
the  Admiralty  have  arrested  three  ships  laden  for  London. 

Henry  Page,  at  Venice,  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— He  intends 
to  send  him  (Verney)  some  looking  glasses. — God  grant 
they  may  escape  the  Flemings. 

Many  letters  from  Dr.  William  Denton  to  Sir  R. 
Verney,  at  somo  place  abroad. —About  money  and  land.  i 

16.'.2.  .July  16.— Dr.  W.  Denton  to  Sii-  R.  Verney.—  | 

Nat.  Hob(art)  was  yesterday  sworn  a  Master  of  Chancery 
in  Sir  Kd.  Leech  his  dead  place. 

1652,  Sept.  9.    I  must  confess  a  coarch  and  a  chaplain 


APPENDIX   TO    SEVENTH    REPORT. 


4^^ 


SiE  are  very  great  aims,  but  God  thinks  a  mean  garb  tit  for 
BiRT.'^^'    ™®'  '^"'^   therefore  I  hope  will  make  me  content  with 

— "  such  things  as  I  have.  lam  resolved  to  keep  a  coach 
when  I  have  wherewith  all,  but  till   then  I  am  resolved 

to  keep  none Some  have  pages  in  trunks  that  ride 

behind  the  coaches,  but  not  many  :  but  I  believe  they 
will  increase  next  Hyde  Park  time.  I  know  none  of 
your  acquaintance  that  have  nne  but  Sir  Arthur  Hasel- 
rigs.  anj  yet  I  never  saw  him  behind  a  coach,  but  he  is 
in  cloath  trunks,  billetted  or  garded  with  velvet,  silver 
sword  and  silver  buckles  upon  his  shoes,  and  silk  stock- 
ings, i  I  like  the  bed  co.aches  best  witb  one  end  only,  and 
they  are  nanch  in  use  here,  and  so  are  the  others. 

1652,  Aug.  20.  Charles  Sydenham  goeth  over  witli 
Lieutenanl-General  "Fleetwood  into  Ireland,  but   in   nu 

command — as  a  companion   indeed,  or  a  child 

Coals  arc  very  dear,  30s.  a  chaldron.  He  (Denton)  hears 
that  the  Dutch  intercepted  our  packet  boat  with  the 
post. — He  has  sent  another  packet  with  a  letter  and 
draught  of  the  tombe  to  Verncy. 

Several  letters  from  Lucy  Shepherd  to  Ralph  Smith 
(Verney). 

Itj52,  Aug.  6.  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
— There  was  a  report  in  the  city  of  a  bloody  fight  be- 
tween the  fleets,  which  is  contradicted  by  Admiral  Blake, 
under  his  own  hand. 

16.J2,  Dec.  31.  Pass  from  the  States  General  to  Sir 
Ralph  Verney,  in  Dutch,  and  a  letter  of  the  same 
date,  Ijeing  an  extract  from  the  resolutions  of  the  States 
General. 

165'j.  Letter  ft'om  Ann  Hobart  (a  cousin  of  Sir  R. 
Verney 's)  to  him. 

1653.  Edward  Fust  (afterwards  a  baronet)  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. 

1653.     Henry  Colepeper,  Enford,  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

1653  (Feb.  6  Y}.  A  copy  of  Sir  R.  VerneyV  letter  to 
T.  Oordell.  at  Blois — Yesterday  the  Earl  of  D  jvonshire 
visited  him  and  wanted  a  tutor  for  his  only  son :  he 
sent  him  to  Sir  0.  B  .  .  .  Cannot  tell  how  to  advise 
Cordell. 
months. 

1653,  Feb.  28.  T.  Cordell  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— He 
acknowledges  his  ( Verney "s)  of  the  6th. — The  Prince  of 
Conti's  marriage  with  the  Cardinal's  niece  took  place 
upon  Sunday  last  though  in  Lent  ;  he  has  in  hand 
100,000  crowns,  a  year  after,  as  many  more.  150,000 
crowns  pension  yearly,  besides  50,00u  crowns  present 
from  the  King,  and  he  is  presently  to  go  into  Catalonia. 
Keratry  is  to  be  Constable  of  France,  with  certain 
restrictions. — Other  news. 

1653,  April  20th.  Ditto. — Prince  Robert  has  arrived 
in  Paris  ;  four  ships  he  brought,  but  can  cive  no  account 
of  his  brother  Maurice. — Sir  Edward  Herbert  is  made 
Lord  Keeper  of  the  Seal. 

1653,  May  24.  The  same  to  the  same. — No  news  as 
to  the  court  and  country,  but  to  the  other  court  is  come 
he  whom  they  call  here  the  Duke  of  Gloster  ;  he  arrived 
on  Wednesday  last,  and  with  him  came  ThdS.  Kiiligrew 
and  Sir  Marmaduke  Langdale.  who.  they  say,  is  deputed 
this  way  by  the  presbyterians,  and  great  intercession  is 
made  to  make  him  a  privie  counsellor  to  uphold  that 
interest. 

1653,  June  7,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  same.  The 
Irish  garrison  at  Lormont,  near  Bordeaux,  which  con- 
sisted of  575,  have  rendered  the  jilace  and  declared  them- 
selves for  the  King.  Bellegarde  is  gasping,  aud  'tis 
hoped  here  it  will  be  soon  given  up.  The  Prince  of 
Conde  is  still  at  Bmxelles. — The  King  is  at  St.  Ger- 
mains,  but  his  return  is  soon  expected. 

1653,  June.  The  same  to  the  same.  Bellegarde  is 
taken,  and  Mr.  "Win  the-lawyer's  son.  and  one  Mr.  Crewe 
with  some  Swedes  coming  from  Rye  to  Deipe,  within 
half  a  mile  of  the  town,  upon  the  sea.  were  robbed  to  the 
purpose  by  a  little  man-of-war,  pretending  from  the 
Duke  of  York,  who  sheltered  himself  behind  the  rocks 
till  he  saw  his  opportunity. 

1653,  June  28,  Paris. — The  same  to  the  same. — Prince 
Rupert  had  liked  to  have  been  drowned  last  week  ;  he 
sank  three  times  and  at  last  was  hooked  up.  The  Car- 
dinal, they  say,  loves  the  son  better  than  the  mother, 
and  'tis  said  she  grows  jealous  and  angry  as  his  mother- 
in-law  did  before  her. — The  King  and  Queen  are  both  at 
St.  Cxermains. 

1653,  July  5.  The  same  to  theeame. — The  other  day 
the  Duke  of  York  went  to  Jlarshal  Turenne's  camp, 
which,  they  say.  consists  of  20.000  men.  Last  night  the 
King  was  at  the  fireworks  which  the  Parisians  made  at 
the  Greve  to  commemorate  the  Prince's  design  as  on 
that  day  to  bum  the  Maison  Ville.— Mentions  the  Pope's 
Bull  against  the  Jansenists.     Italian  and  Swiss  gossip. 

1653,  July  9.     T.   Cordell  to   Sir   R.    Verney,    from 


Paris.— What  a  strange  transmutation  is  here.     Above  Sib 

100,000  hereticks  made  with   a   word   of    Innocentus'    ''•^^"''kt, 
mouth  ;  yet  I  love  him  for  this,  that  by  his  accommo-  —' 

dating  prudence  he  hath  confounded  the  Spaniards  as 
much  as  the  Jansenists. 

1653.  July  -j-|.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  King  of 
France  is  upon  his  return  this  way.  Bourdeaux  is  cer- 
tainly upon  his  gasping,  and  will  soon  give  up  the 
ghost.  Cardinal  Antonio  was  attacked  by  the  Turks  in 
•  the  Mediteranean ;  he  escaped,  but  his  bagage  and 
some  of  his  train  were  lost.— Von  know  onr  country- 
man who  has  served  here  in  the  wars  with  so  much 
vogue,  and  is  a  great  comm.ander  in  the  French  armies, 
and  you  have  heard  of  .Madame  Chastillon,  whoso 
husband  was  killed  at  Charenton.  He  shall  be  the 
cavaliero  and  she  shall  be  the  donna,  and  under  these 
terms  I  will  in  my  next  recount  the  accident. 

Drafts  of  two  or  three  letters  from  Sir  R.  Vernev  to 
T.  Cordell.  '' 

R.  Cotton,  at  Blois,  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

Drafts  of  letters  to  Robert  Cotton  from  Sir  R.  Verney. 

William  Wildegos,  at  Paris,  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

Jasper  Gower  to  Ralphe  Smith  (Verney),  at  the 
corner  of  the  Cloyster,  in  the  Covent  Garden. 

1653,  April  19,  Antwerp.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
In  his  last  Verney  told  him  of  a  poem  on  the  late  sea 
fight,  and  two  sheets  of  paper  about  a  bible  now  in 
hand  ;  he  has  not  yet  received  them. 

There  are  letters  to  Sir  R.  Veruey  from  Lady  Gawdy, 
Margaret  Elmes  her  sister,  Thomas  Elmes  (Norton),' 
Eliza  Isham,  .Tohn  Stukeli>y  his  bnither.  Dame  Carv 
(widow  of  Sir  Thomas  Gardiner),  and  from  his  brother 
Thomas  Verney. 

1663,  April  4.  Thomas  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Vernev. 
He  is  going  to  Barbadoes. — Asks  for  money  (lOZ.  when 
on  board  ship),  and  for  his  annuity,  15s.  weekly  regu- 
larly. "  ° 

1653,  April  7.  Thomas  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
He  says  that  5s.  3d.  is  the  moiety  of  his  week's  allow- 
ance.— He  asks  for  it-. 

1653.  Thomas  Stewkely  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — He  men- 
tions  the  Black  Spread  Eagle,  or  Stationer's  House, 
against  St.  Dnnstan's  Church.  Fleet  Street. 

li;53,  ;\lar.;[  \K  Several  letters  from  Edmund 
Verney,  at  Utrecht,  to  his  father,  in  French. — In  one 
letter,  dated  as  above,  he  says  that  there  is  not  a  single 
master  for  the  theorbo,  or,  for  singing,  in  the  seven 
provinces. —Can  not  danse  or  fence. 

Several  letters  by  Dr.  Robert  Creighton,  at  Utrecht, 
(he  seems  to  be  the  son's  governor)  to  Sir  R.  Vernev. — 
In  one  he  sends  an  account  checked  by  Edmuud  Verney. 
— In  Febrnarv  he  entered  hi=  harness  ;  he  has  wroug'nt 
a  miracle  upon  Lord  Gerard,  and  to  him  from  all  parts 
of  Europe  people  flock. — In  another  letter  Creighton 
tells  of  the  trouble  to  fit  his  harness.— His  studies. 
The  father  is  averse  about  the  lute. 

Jasper  Gower  (i.e.,  Geo.  Morley)  to  Ralph  Smith 
(Veruey). 

Letters  from  Elizabeth  and  Mary  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph 
Verney.  and  one  to  W.  Roads  from  Mary  Verney. 

1653.  May  23.  Margaret  Sherard's  will  (1  p.).  She 
was  formerly  the  wife  of  Wm.  Eiire. — Letters  by  her 
to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. 

Many  letters  from  Thos.  Verney  and  W.  Roads  (the 
steward)  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

Henry  Page,  at  Venice,  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

1653,  Nov.  Several  letters  from  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne 
to  Sir  R.  Verney,  in  London. — Domestic. 

1653.  John  Verney  to  his  father.     (In  French.) 

Letters  from  Dr.  Denton,  in  London.  Humphrey 
Willett,  Rouen,  Mary  Verney  his  sister,  Ann  Boutemps, 
and  M.  Papin,  at  Blois.  about  his  son  John,  and  from 
others  at  Blois,  Pen  Denton  and  Francis  Drake  to  Sir 
R.  Verney. 

1653.  Jan.  13.  George  Morley,  at  Antwerj),  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. 

1653,  Jan.  19.  The  same  to  the  same.  Dr.  Sheldon 
is  not  in  London  but  in  his  own  country,  which  is 
Staftordshire,  but  his  nejihew,  Joseph  Sheldon,  is  appren- 
tice to  a  draper  at  the  Golden in  Paul'.-^  Church- 
yard.— Asks  Verne}'  at  Brussels  to  get  "  Exercitia 
Nicolai  Eachii." 

Letters  from  John  Kirton,  at  Florence,  Henry  Page, 
at  Venice,  and  Ric.  Spencer,  at  Brussels. 

1653,  March  i|.  Brussels.  Ric.  Spencer  to  Sir  R. 
Verney,  at  London. — They  .say  the  foolish  people  in 
Holland  flock  from  all  jjarts  to  see  the  Sampson  they 
took  from  you  ....  and  admire  the  greatness  and 
strength  of  the  ship — they  are  putting  another  fleet  to 
sea. — There  is  flying  talk  that  Prince  Rupert  is  come  to 
France. 

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In  oiher  letters  he  gives  French  news,  and  in  another 
he  (Spencer)  'auds  Brussels.— There  are  plays  every 
day.— Shnntiug  at  Papegeau,  fighting  with  two-handed 
swords.- The  Prince  of  Coude  is  feasted  by  many  of 
the  nobility  ;  he  is  a  curious  dancer.  In  another  he 
says  the  Count  of  Bassigni,  Governor  of  Artois  and 
St.  Omer,  and  tlie  Abbat  of  Mene,  are  committed  for 
treason. 

1653,  Dec.  lo.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  R.  Spencer. — Ihe 
proverb  is  now  verified,  Long  looked  for  come  at  last, 
tho'  not  so  foon  as  was  expected,  for  on  Monday  our 
famous  Parliament,  being  conscious  of  their  own  weak- 
ness, dissolved  themselves  because  they  could  not  help 
it,  and  the  major  part  there  present  went  with  their 
Speaker  to  Whitehall,  and  there,  by  writing,  resigned 
their  authority  into  the  General's  hands,  who  question- 
lees  will  make"  far  better  use  of  il  than  they  have  done. 
Some  of  them  were  willing  to  sit  lunger,  but  the  soldiers 
were  not  of  their  mind.  What  way  of  govorument  shall 
be  now  prescribed  is  not  yet  known.  Some  talk  of  a 
Council  of  10  or  else  nf  '21  and  a  Lord  Protector,  who 
shall  have  a  negative  voice.— We  know  nothing.  The 
Council  of  officers  sit  constantly  and  long. 

1653,  Dec.  6.— W.  Gee  (Brussels)  to  Sir  U.  Verney. 
Dr.  Morley  is  with  the  Queen  of  Bohemi'.  ;n,  [  my  Lady 
Hide  is  removing  to  Breda. 

Several  other  letters  from  the  same  to  the  same.— 
M.  Gras  tu  Sir  R.  Verney.— Containing  a  little  French 
news. 

1654,  April  KL  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  at  Wroxall  tu 
Sir  R.  Verney.— He  says  that  Wroxall  is  a  little  spittle 
house ;  his  wife  has  the  spitting  disease. 

1654.  Tho  same  to  the  same.— He  has  received  the 
case  of  pictures  ;  is  glad  to  have  anything  like  Sir  R. 
Verney. 

There  are  many  letters  from  Sir  R.  Burgoyne. 

Letters  from  Dr.  W.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney  ;  on 
May  18.  he  says  0.  P.  has  declared  Tuesday  23rd  iust., 
as  the  day  of  the  thanksgiving  for  the  peace. 

July  -20.  He  (Denton)  mentions  that  the  King  of 
France,  marchin<>  to  raise  the  siege  of  Arras,  the  Dons 
gave  battle  and  were  lieaten.  The  French  took  6.1.1OO 
prisoners;  the  Duke  of  York,  as  often  before,  did  like 
himself  most  princely.  The  Portugal  Ambassador  took 
pett  the  same  day  his  brother  was  beheaded,  and  went 
to  Graves  sime  [Gravesend]  without  taking  leave  of  the 
Protector,  the  Master  of  the  Ceremonies,  or  anybody 
else,  and  here  he  stays. 

There  are  many  letters  from  Dorothy  Leeke  and  Pen 
Denton  and  John  Denton,  and  some  drafts  of  replies 
by  Sir  R.  Verney. 

1654,  March  1.  Jo.  Kirton  (Florence)  to  Sir  K. 
Verney.  Lady  Ruthvin,  otherwise  called  Mrs.  Pasquil, 
dyed  here  some  ten  days  since.  Sir  Bernard  Gascon 
hath  got  here  the  palto  of  the  tobacco,  for  which  the 
Jews  offer  him  2t»,000  crowns. 

Iti54.  Draft  of  a  letter  by  Sir  R.  Verney  to  T.  Cordell 
at  Angers,  and  the  reply  from  T.  Cordell. 

Letters  from  W.  Wakefield  at  Edmonton,  and  from 
Lady  Gaudy. 

1654,  Jasper  Gower  (i.e.  Geo.  Morley),  at  the  Hague, 
to  Sir  K.  Verney.— He  says  he  will  give  an  eye  to  Sir 
Ralph's  son. 

lr,.j4.  Tlinmas  Verney  to  Sir  K.  Vertiey.— The  ship 
on  which  he  was  (the  Hanniljall)  was  discharged  on  the 
peace,  and  he  is  destitute. 

1654.  Letters  by  Nat.  Hobart  in  September  and  Oc- 
tober.— Remarks  on  the  Parliament. 

1654.  Letter^  from  EUxa  Isharn.  Lady  Gardiner,  the 
Honble.  Margaret  Sherard  and  Col.  Henry  Verney  to 
Sir  K.  Verney. 

1654.  Dr.  K.  Creigbton,  at  L'trecht,  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
Edmund  was  leaving  there.— All  the  scholars  wear 
swords  and  cloaks.— When  they  are  out  late  at  night 
they  scrape  the  stone  with  their  swords  as  they  go  alung 
and  make  a  light.  One  night  Edmund  \'erney  witli  a 
company  were  down  a  street,  and  they— not  he— broke 
the  window  of  a  Dutchmari,  whom  they  quarrelled  with  ; 
Lord  Spencer  and  Lord  Gerard  lived  there  and  were 
offended,  but  the  offence  is  composed. 

1654,  May  6.  Utrecht.  The  same  to  the  same.— He 
says  that  Vernev  bids  him  remove  to  the  Hague.— He 
thinks  Edmund  "will  then  have  the  advice  of  Dr.  Morley, 
but  the  ayre  is  not  so  good  or  diet  so  chea]j.— Morley  is 
going  this  summer  to  Prankendale  with  his  mistress. — 
Thirdly,  he  has  no  credit  there.  (There  are  several  other 
long  and  interesting  letters  from  Dr.  Creighton,  who 
was  afterwards  Bishop  of  Bath  and  Wells.) 

1655.  Letters  from  Eliza  I  sham,  and  several  letters  l)y 
Sir  K.  Verney  to  her.  about  a  supposed  match  between 
his  son  and  Mr.  Bacon's  daughter  :  also  from  Ann  Hobart 
and  Thomas  Verney,  Jasper  Gower  (George  Morley), 


and  Dr.  Creighton,  h-om  Utrecht,  Col.  Henry  Verney, 
Dr.  Denton,  and  Mr.  Willett ;  and  draft  of  replies  from 
Sir  R   Verney  to  Mr.  Willett. 

1655,  Feb.  2ti.  Tliraston.  Col.  Henry  Verney  to  Sir 
Ralph  Verney. — He  says  that  a  company  came  unex- 
pected last  night  to  hunt  the  fox.  My  Lord  Cromwell, 
Lord  Claypole,  Lord  Sands,  Lord  Delaware,  Sir  W. 
Kingsmill,  and  Sir  Luke  Middleton,  and  other  gentle- 
men. 

In  another  letter  by  Col.  Verney,  dated  from  Stow, 
he  mentions  a  battle  of  a  dog  and  buck  for  half-an- 
hour — the  dog  was  wounded.  Lord  Claypole  was  so 
pleased  that  he  begged  the  dog,  which  Verney  could 
not  deny. 

1655.  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne,  at  Wroxall,  to  Sir  R. 
Verney,  at  Mr.  Gapes,  apothecary,  in  Covent  Garden. 

1655.  Sir  Ralph  Verney  to  Jasper  Gower  (George 
Morley).  at  the  Hague. 

1655.  Edmund  Verney  and  John  Verney  to  their 
father,  Sir  R.  Verney  (in  French). 

1655,  June  15.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Edmund  Verney. — 
'I'his  evening  he  is  brought  to  towit  with  divers  lords 
and  other  persons  of  cjuality  for  we  know  not  \\-hat — he 
was  sent  to  the  Gate  House,  thence  to  Lambeth  House, 
and  thence  to  St.  James'  House. 

Ii.i5.5.  .lasper  Gower  (George  Morley),  at  the  Hague, 
to  Sir.  R.  Verney,  and  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Jasper  Gower, 
who  seems  to  have  been  tutor  to  Sir  Ralph's  son. 

1655.     Sir  R.  Verney  to  Dr.  Denton. 

1655.  Letters  from  Luce  Sliepliard,  Dorothy  Leeke, 
Mary  .Sherard,  T.  Cordell,  from  Angers  and  Paris, 
Robert  Cotton,  from  Angers  (he  was  a  suitor  for  Lady 
Sherard's eldest  daughter),  William  Denton,  Dr.  Kirton, 
from  Florence,  W.  Wakefield  (Edmonton),  I.  Isham 
(Lamport)  to  Sir  R.  Verney,  who  was  at  Middle  Claydon 
in  July.  There  are  also  many  letters  from  W.  Roads 
the  steward. 

1S55,  May  11,  Utrecht.  Dr.  Robert  Creighton  to 
Sir  R.  Verney. — He  says  that  Mr.  Verney  left  on  the 
■2nd  of  May  for  the  Hague. 

Drafts  of  letters  by  Sir  R.  Verney. 

1656.  Letters  from  Jasper  Gower  (in  January  Verney's 
son  was  with  him),  Edmund  Verney,  in  French,  John 
A''erney  to  his  father  !3ir  R.  Verney,  while  he  was  at 
school  at  Kinsenton,  and  Sir  Thomas  Fanshawe. 

1656,  March  3,  Wroxall.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. — His  wife  has  another  daughter. 

1656,  September  the  last.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
This  day,  as  I  am  informed,  the  Parliament  will  take  the 
business  of  the  war  with  Spain  into  consideration,  and 
conclude  it  to  be  justly  begun  and  necessary  to  be  pro- 
secuted. We  have  all  reason  to  endeavour  unity  amongst 
ourselves,  since  we  are  to  be  so  fai-  engaged  abroad 
against  the  common  enemj-,  the  King  of  Spain  and 
Charles  Steward. 

In  June  Edmund  Verney  was  in  England,  and  in 
Feb.  1656  he  goes  courting  the  daughter  of  Sir  W. 
Ijuckius,  liart. 

Letters  from  Alexander  Denton,  Margaret  Sherard, 
W.  Denton,  Dol.  Leeke.  Lady  Vere  Gaudy,  Lady  Gar- 
diner, Eliza  Isham,  Col.  Wm.  Smith,  .and  F.  Drake, 
who  writes  iibout  a  Miss  Wilson,  who  is  worth  5,500/., 
as  a  wife  for  Edmund  Verney. 

1666.  July  31.     Copy  of  George  Denton's  will.     (1  p.) 

1656,  March  12.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to .  Propo- 
sition to  have  a  Hotise  of  Lords  to  check  tho  Commons. 
— Letters  b}'  Thomas  Vei'uey  at  Lambeth  Marsh,  and  Sir 
Edward  Fust. 

Draft  petition  by  R.  Verney  to  the  Protector. — In 
1643  he  was  obliged  to  convey  his  wife  to  Fi'ance  for 
her  health,  she  died  in  1650  of  consumption,  he  is  no 
delinqucmt,  nor  ever  compounded,  nor  acted  against 
the  Parliament,  &c.,  &c.,  yet  he  is  summoned  to 
Aylesbtiry  to  give  account  of  his  estate. — He  prays  a 
respite. 

Catalogue  of  such  as  were  to  appear  on  the  6th  of 
March  1656.  There  are  fifty  or  sixty  names;  Sir  R. 
Verney  stands  second  and  Lord  Wilmot  first. 

Copy  order  of  his  Highness  and  Court  fur  insuring 
the  peace  of  the  Commonwealth.  (2:j  ]ip.)  There  arc 
several  papers  about  it. 

Copy  of  Anne  Viscountess  Wilmot's  petition  about 
her  jointuie. 

It  is  found  the  5th  Jan.  1647,  the  estate  of  Sir  11. 
\'erney  is  discharged  from  sequestration.  (He  was 
sequestrated  for  not  attending  Parliament.) 

Papers  on  a  suit  in  Chancery,  Denton  r.  Denton. 

Many  letters  from  W.  Roads  (the  steward),  Alexander 
Denton,  (Dol.  H.  Verney,  and  Mary  Lloyd,  who  was 
badly  off,  her  husband  being  ]>oor. 

1657.  Letters  from  James  and  Edmund  Verney,  Dr. 
Denton,  and  several  from  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne ; — some 


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BfBT.^^'   S'eb.  11th.  he   refers  to  the  unhappy  accident  at  Whitc- 

hall  ; — what   will    become   of    the     Major-General    he 

cannot  tell. 

1657.  Dr.  Thos.  Hvde  to  Edmund  Verney. — ^Advice 
as  to  .settlement  on  his  intended  marriage. — He  advises 
him  not  to  see  the  lass  until  he  knows  what  her  father 
■will  settle. 

16-57,  Sept.  . — Edmund  Verney  writes  to  Dr.  Thoma.s 
Hyde  that  he  has  seen  the  lady,  and  that  all  things  go 
well. 

Copy  of  a  letter  written  by  Dr.  Hyde  for  Edmund 
Verney  to  send  to  Margaret  Sherard,  he  having  fallen 
in  love  with  her  daughter. 

1657,  Aug.  27.  Dr.  Denton  writes  that  yiv.  Jephson 
sets  forward  this  day  as  envoy  extraordinary  to  the 
King  of  Sweden. 

Letters  from  Tol.  H.  Verney,  W.  Eoads,  Thomas 
Stafford  (Tottenham),  Col.  (afterwards  a  Bart)  Wm. 
Smith. 

1657.  Sir  R.  Verney  at  Claydon  to  Lady  Warwick. — 
TTiere  is  great  sickness  at  Claydon,  forty  or  fifty  sick 
at  a  time. — Pearse  and  eight  or  nine  are  dead. 

16.57,  Nov.  3.  Eoger  Burgoyne  at  Wroxall. — He  has 
lost  his  father  and  his  child. 

1658.  Dr.  Byde  composed  Edmund  \^erney"s  love 
letters  and  gave  him  canny  advice  aliout  settlements 
while  he  was  wooing  Mary  Eure,  daughter  of  Lady 
Sherard.     Sir  R.  Burgoyne  loses  a  daughter. 

Lady  Sherard  writes  to  Sir  R.  Verney  to  stop  the 
affair,  and  Mary  Eure  writes  to  the  same  effect.  In 
Septemljer  Edmund  A'erney  writes  to  Dr.  Hvde  about 
it.    (Miss  Eure  married  William  Palmer,  of  Yorkshire.) 

Letters  by  Thomas  and  Henry  Verne}-. 

Many  letters  about  Edmund  Verney  and  Moll  Eoie. 

Letter  from  James  Verney  at  school. 

A  bundle  of  letters  in  1659  to  1664,  consisting  of 
family  letters,  law  liusiness,  many  letters  from  Thomas 
Verney  in  1662,  when  he  was  in  prison  in  the  Fleet;  a 
few  letters  from  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  from  Wroxall. 
(in  1661  he  was  sheriff),  and  from  Dr.  Denton. 

1659.  July  16.  Copy  of  the  marriage  settlement 
between  Eleanor  Countess  of  Warwick  and  Sussex,  and 
Edward  Earl  of  Manchester. — Sir  Ralph  Verney  and 
John  Gary,  of  Ditchley,  were  trustees. 

1659,  Sept.  6.  Dr.  Thomas  Hyde  to  Edmund  Verney, 
Esq. 

1659,  Oct.  if.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  (at  VlissengenI  to 
Sir  R.  Verney. 

1659.  Dec.  20.  The  same  to  the  same. — Went  to  the 
doctor's,  but  the  bird  was  flown.  The  wives  of  him  and 
his  son  are  resolved  to  be  solicitors,  and  repaired  to 
Lord  AVhitlock.  who  dissuaded  from  the  usual  course 
of  going  to  Lord  Fleetwood,  and  himself  lias  under- 
taken for  their  security Lambert  is  reported  to 

be  at  Newcastle,  and  his  men  reduced  to  some  straits, 
being  not  supplied  according  to  expectation  with  shoes 
and  stockings  ;  for  if  report  be  true,  a  frigate  that  was 
bound  for  Newcastle  with  that  kind  of  ware  and  arms 
most  unhappily  mistook  the  port,  and  fell  into  Leith  in 
Scotland,  so  that  Monk's  army  have  met  with  them. 
Monk,  they  saj'.  is  at  Berwick,  a  good  distance  from  the 
other,  yet  it's  said  that  Major  Creed  had  an  encounter 
with  a  party  of  Monk's,  and  had  not  the  better  of  it. 
Sir  fl.  Vane  is  returned,  and  so  also  are  several  of  the 
Rump,  with  Lawson,  who  for  the  present  declare  for  a 
parliament,  I  suppose  the  Rump,  tho'  some  doubt  it. 
Sir  Arthur  Haselrigg,  Morley,  and  Still  are  at  Ports- 
mouth. P.S.  Some  say  that  the  Rump  is  like  to  sit 
again,  and  that  there  was  a  rising;  in  Kent  last  night  .  . 
A  new  Common  Council  to  be  chosen  to-morrow  ;  the 
city  governors  not  well  spoken  of. 

1659,  Dec.  21.  The  same  to  the  same.  Mentions  the 
result  of  the  Common  Council  debates  3'esterday. — And 
for  certain  Lawson  sent  a  letter  to  them  to  this  pur- 
pose, that  there  might  be  endeavoured  a  good  undei-- 
standing  between  the  Parliament  army  and  city,  which 
must  need  be  the  Rump,  but  they  regarded  it  very 
little,  and  said  they  would  consider  of  it  another  time, 
for  now  the}-  were  upon  other  business  of  concernment, 
and  had  but  a  veiy  short  time  allowed  for  it ;  yesterday 
being  the  last  day  of  their  sitting  :  for  this  day  a  new 
Common  Council  is  to  be  chosen,  who  are,  as  I  hear, 
to  sit  on  Friday.  They  could  not  conclude  as  to  the 
militia,  tho'  their  thoughts  were  much  upon  it.  bat  have 
declared  for  a  free  Parliament. 

16.59,  Dec.  21,  Wednesday  night.  The  same  to  the 
same. — P.S.  The  city  and  army  are  so  well  agreed  for 
the  present  that  all  things  are  quiet  ....  A  Common 
Council  was  chose  this  day,  and  such  an  one  as  have  not 


these  many  years  been  known  for  malignancy,  but  it  is 
hoped  it  may  not  be  so. 

Letters  from  Elizabeth  Verney  to  her  brother  Sir  R 
Verney,  Dr.  Drnton,  Lady  Cary  Gardiner  to  her 
brother  Sir  Rali-h  Verney,  and  fiom  John  Stewkeley  to 
his  brother  Sir  R.  Verney. 

16.59.  Endorsed,  1st  Nov.  and  received  :ird  Nov.  1659. 
—John  Stewkeley  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney  ....  He  that 
pronounced  the  black  sentence  died  yesterday  with  the 
seal  under  his  pillow,  or  some  say,  In  his  close  stool. 

l"555Sj,  Feb.  14.  The  same  to  the  same.— He  heard 
to-day  that  Geneial  Monk  hath  declared  for  a  single 
person  (you  may  imagine  whom),  and  a  free  Parliament. 
._.  .  .  .  He  seemed  at  first  to  court  the  Rump,  but 
since  I  hear  he  hath  closed  with  the  city,  which  can 
pay  his  army  surer  and  sooner. 

Letters  from  Eliza  Isham,  Sir  R.  Verney's  aunt,  and 
from  his  cousin  Hobart  and  others,  about  a  match  for 
Miin  ;  and  other  letters. 

1659,  Aug.  4.  W.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  Saya 
he  is  engaged  for  Ralph  Verney  far  more  than  he 
(Denton)  is  worth,  and  times  are  strangely  ticklish. 
Cheshire  and  Lancashire  certainly  up.  SirG.  Booth, 
Mr.  Brooke,  a  member,  :\Ir.  Lee,  aiid  others  in  the  head 
of  them  :  they  talk  also  as  if  Wiltshire  and  Somerset 
were  So  too  ;  their  pretence  is  for  a  free  Parliament  .  .  . 
Asks  for  security. 

1659,  Aug.  5.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  I  can 
not  hear  that  any  number  are  nji  in  any  county  of  a 
certain.  1  hear  Massey  was  taken  (not  in  any  fight), 
and  carrying  away  liehinri  another,  ]ust  against  and 
netir  a  wood  of  Sir  Wm.  Ducyes  ;  the  horse  stumbling 
threw  them  both,  by  which  means  ho  escaped  into  the 
wood  and  is  not  yet  found. 

1659.  Aug.  15.  Copy  of  order  by  virtue  of  a  warrant 
from  the  Commissioners  of  Militia  for  the  county  of 
Bucks  to  Sir  E.  Verney  to  send  a  horse  to  the  George, 
Ajlesbury,  or  else  lOZ. 

16.59,  Afg.  15.  Note  of  my  family  and  arms  delivered 
to  Roger  Deeley,  the  constable — Sir  Ralph  Verney,  his 
son  Edmund,  Robert  Kibble,  and  John  Heron,  their  2 
men.  butler,  cook,  groom,  two  gardeners,  an  uphol- 
sterer at  w-ork  by  the  day,  three  footboys,  a  female 
housekeeper,  and  two  servant  maids. — Onebirding  piece 
of  Mr.  Edmunii's,  and  four  swords. 

1659,  Aug  16.  Thomas  Hyde  to  Edmund  Verney. — 
Advising  him  about  his  carriage  towards  two  ladies 
about  visiting  Claydon. 

16.59,  Aug.  20.  W.  Denton  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. —  .  .  . 
As  tor  Cheshire  business  yoti  must  have  a  lusty  faith  and 
believe  lies,  contradictions,  nay,  impossibilities,  as  that 
the  castle  issurreuilired  quietly  and  yet  taken  by  storm, 
and  every  man  put  to  the  sword;  that  Charles  Stuart 
is  kept  prisoner  by  France  and  Spain,  nud  yet  landed 
here;  that  Montague  kist;  his  hand  10  ilays  since,  and 
yet  he  and  his  navy  will  live  and  die  with  the  Parlia- 
ment ;  that  Booth  and  Lambert  are  in  treaty,  and  yet 
Lambert  refuses  to  treat  at  all. 

1659,  Sept.  20,  0.\fbrd.  Dr.  Robert  Townsend  to  Sir 
Ralph  Verney. — The  way  of  selling  cochineal  the  apo- 
thecary tells  him,  is  to  weigh  silver  against  it,  the 
weight  of  one  for  the  other. 

1659,  Dec.  13.  R.  B.  (Burgoyne)  to  Sir  R.  Verney  .  .  . 
P.S.  The  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  was  trepann'd  out 
of  his  place,  and  Coll.  Desborrow  took  possession  of  it. 

1659,  Dec.  14.  Wm.  Dentr.n  to  Sir  R.  Verney  .... 
The  city  doth  Hothing  effective.  Fleetwood  hath  got 
the  Tower  by  a  trick,  and  Southam]iton  hath  taken 
itself,  for  whilst  the  garrison  went  out  to  train,  they 
shut  the  gates  and  so  keep  them  out. 

1659.  Dec.  21.  W.  Denton  to  Sir  K.  ^'e^ney.— No 
more  news,  but  some  say  that  Vane  and  Galloway  are 
to  treat  with  Lawson  and  Scott ;  others  that  Kump  is 
voted  to  sit  again  by  Wallingford  House ;  others  that 
we  shall  have  a  free  Parliament,  but  with  subscription 
to  fundamentals.  You  may  come  safe  for  aught  I  see, 
however,  leave  yonr  millers  behind,  that  they  may  grind 
oats  in  co.  Bucks. 

16-59,  Dec.  21.  The  same  to  the  same. —  Here  is  a 
great  noise  of  a  plot  discovered,  which  to  us  ignorant 
louts  seems  little  ....  Vane  and  Galloway  have  re- 
turned from  Lawson,  and  have  obtained  a  treaty  with 
him  and  Scott,  and  two  others  of  each  side. — It's  said 
that  Wallingford  House  voted  last  night  that  Rump 
should  sit  again. 

1659,  Dec.  22.      The  same  to  the  same All 

Tuesday  till  late  at  night  the  Council  of  Officers  had  in 
debate  whether  the  Parliament  as  called  by  the  King's 
writ  or  the  same  as  it  stood  1648,  before  it  was  damned 
to  hell,  or  after  it  was  garbled  in  Dick's  Parliament, 
should  sit,  and  at  last,  they  being  ready  to  vote,  and  as 

.3M  3 


Sir 
H.  Vrrhev, 

BiHT. 


462 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


SiK  it  was  thought  for  Eiimp.  Fleetwood  and  Ludlow  moved 

^'bSi^^'   to  consult  their  pillows  tirst,  for  that  by  the  nest  morn- 

'        ins?  they  should  oft'er  some   now  things  to  them.     But 

what  the  result  of  yesterday's  work  was,  Ignoramus. 
(Advises  Veiney  agtiin  not  to  buy  horses.) 

16.".9.  Dec.  26.  Jo.  Stewkeley  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
Speaks  of  the  late  tumults  in  the  city. 

165!^t,  Dec.  31.  Apprenticeship  of  John,  son  of  Sir 
Ralph  Yerney,  to  Gabi-iel  Roberts,  trading  to  the 
Levant. 

165,;'^,   Jan.    2:>.     Edmund    Verney   to   Dr.   Thomas 

Hyde' He  wants  books,  among  them  Bodin 

de  Repnblica,  in  French. 

16.5^,  Jan.  30.  The  same  to  the  same.— He  wants 
to  serve  in  Parliament. 

There  are  other  letters  to  Dr.  Thos.  Hyde. 

l(^':-ir„  Jan.  26.     Sir  Roger  Bnrgoync  to   Sir  Ralph 

Verney.  — Barmfield  is  reported  to  be  gone 

towards  Monck  with  several  letters  from  his  friends  and 
countrymen  of  Devon. 

165-^^;^,  Feb.  1.     The   same  to  the  same. — On  Friday 

Monck  is  expected  here Norfolk  and  Suffolk 

have  sent  up  their  declaration  touching  another  kind  of 
Parliament,  but  I  hear  not  of  any  more  clapt  up  (as)  was 
Sir  Robert  Pye.  The  smile  that  came  from  Muncks* 
face  upon  that  occasion,  as  you  nienticu,  I  hope,  or 
rather  wish,  that  it  was  the  result ,  not  of  his  disdain, 
bui  pleasant  recep-ion  of  that  proposition  made  by  the 
lady. 

f65,.f^,    Feb.   8.      The  same  to   the    same.  — 

Monck  was  at  the  House  on  Monday  last,  who  expressed 
himself  so  obscurely  that  most  men  know  not  what  con- 
struction  to   make  of  it P.S.  The   Common 

Council  was  very  stiff  yesterday,  and  will  not  submit  to 
taxes,  and  would  not  own  the  Parliament.  Soldiers  are 
gone  this  morning  into  the  city,  I  suppose  to  reduce 
them  ;  they  will  only  make  addresses  to  Monck. 

16.;iJ^,  Feb.  16.  The  same  to  the  same. —  ^  ews. — I 
presume  you  know  of  Monck  pulling  down  the  city 
gates  on  Thursday  last ;  his   letter   to  the    House    on 

Saturday,  and  his  "going  to  the    city  that  night 

out  of  the  same  tuoitihs  proceed  blessing  and  curses, 
for  him  whom  they  curs 'd  the  day  bef  ire  for  pulling 
down  their  g  ites,  blest  him  this  day  for  coming  into 
them.  On  Sunday  thousands  resorted  into  St.  Paul's 
Church  to  get  a  sight  of  him  ;  he  hath  continued  there 
ever  since,  and  several  of  the  forces  at  the  city's  charge, 
who  entertain  them  with  much  seeming  contentment. 
In  order  to  his  letter,  the  House  have,  as  I  am  informed, 
perfected  the  qualification  concerning  the  new  election, 
and  writs  accordingly  issued  out.  'What  Monck  will  do 
to  answer  the  expectation  of  all  parties  I  am  to  seek 
.  .  .  Addresses  are  still  made  to  him,  and  people  will 
not  be  quiet.  Lambert  is  summoned  to  come  in  by  this 
day,  which,  if  he  refuse  to  do,  then  to  be  sequestered. 
This  morning  I  am  told  that  he  was  come  in,  which  is 
contrary  to  what  I  heard  yesterday.  Sir  H.  Vane  sent 
ont  of  town.  Some  sectaries,  if  report  be  true,  dis- 
armed on  Tuesday  night  by  Monok's  orders,  without  the 

knowledge   ot    the   higher    powers Secluded 

members  \  isit  Monck.  Some  say  they  are  upon  the 
North  .  .  . 

165^^,  Feb.  21.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  old 
secluded  members,  by  the  assistance  of  General  Monck, 
were  re-admitted  this  da.y  to  the  House.  (Notices  of 
the  votes  about  Monck  and  Lawson,  &c.). — They  are  to 
move  31  for  a  Council  of  State  to-morrow,  who  are 
fully  impowercd  for  great  dispatch  till  the  20th  April 
next,  at  which  time  there  is  a  free  Parliament  to  sit,  and 
these  not  to  be  named  in  the  House,  but  by  a  box,  which 
makes  me  hope  that  there  will  be  a  fairer  dealing.  A 
sudden  period  will  be  put  to  this  Parliament,  otherwise 
the  present  members  will  not  be  in  a  capacity  of  being 
chosen  .  .  .  P.S.  General  Monck  made  a  speech  to 
both  parties  at  his  lodging  in  Whitehall,  which  I  have 
here  enclosed.  He  ri-turned  thanks  this  afternoon  for 
the  honour  Parliament  had  done  him  by  their  vote  ;  bnt 
withal  sent  some  names  which  he  desired  might  bo 
thought  cm  for  the  Council  of  State,  which  will  not  be 
taken  notice  of,  and  it  is  wished  it  had  been  forborne. 
He  is  to  be  one,  and  the  rest  to  be  of  the  House. 

165!>,  Fell.  24.  The  same  to  the  same. — This  day  they 
voted  a  sudden  period  to  be  put  to  this  Parliament, 
and  a  free  Parliament  to  be  summoned  forthwith,  to  sit 
2.'jth  April  next.  Sends  enclosod  names  of  Council  of 
State.  31  chosen  last  night.  A  vote  passed  last  night 
for  revocation  of  all  county  militias  and  their  powers 


*  Quiete.  whether  tliih  i'?  not  a  mistaku  for  J/ua.  (the  name  by  whioli 
Sir  Ralph's  son  whs  iisiuilly  callcii)  ;  Sir-  U.  linrwync  poHsilily  allurlini.' 
to  sonicthini-'  which  sir  Uulj'h  hail  svritten. 


.    .    .     The  cit}' gates  and  portcullises,  posts  and  chains,    ji  y^'^jj 
to   be   set   up  by   the   public  charge;    their  Common      'baet. 

Council    restored.      They    have    lent    the    Parliament  

60,000/. — Yesterday  they  came  with  a  congratulation  to 
the  Parliament  from  the  Lord  Mayor,  and  with  a 
petition  to  have  their  own  militia  in  their  own  hands, 
&c. ;  all  was  granted  in  a  lump  .  .  .  General  Monck 
chosen  by  the  city  to  be  their  Major- General.  (List  of 
the  Council),  Mr.  Piei  point,  Mr.  i 'rew.  Col.  Rossiter, 
Mr,  Knightly,  Col.  Popham.  Lord  Farefax,  Sir  Gil. 
Gerrard,  Sir  Ant.  Ashley  Cooper,  Lord  Chief  Justice 
St.  John.  Sir  Thos.  AVitkrington,  Col.  Morley,  Sir  J. 
Eveling,  of  Willsh.,  Sir  Wm.  Waller,  Sir  Richard 
Onslow,  Sir  Wm.  Lewis,  Admiral  Montague,  Col.  Har- 
low. Col.  Norton,  Mr.  Annesley,  Mr.  Hollis,  Sir  John 
Temple,  Col  Thompson,  Mr.  Trevor,  Sir  John  Holland, 
Sir  John  Pott,  Col.  Birch.  Sir  Harbottle  Grimston,  Mr. 
Swingson,  Mr.  Weaver,  Serjeant  Mainard,  Monck. 
165,;''o,  last  of  February.     The  same  to  the  same. — 

So  many   doubts  arose  upon  a  debate  about 

the  dissolution  that  T  feai'  we  shall  sit  longer  than  was 
at  first  intended,  altho'  it  can  not  be  long  in  regard  of 
the  writs  that  are  to  issue  forth  from  another  Parlia- 
ment, and  therein  lies  no  small  scruple  which  is  as  to 
the  name  in  which  they  are  to  go  ...  .  The  General 
Commission,  the  Instructions  for  the  Council  of  State, 
and  Bill  for  the  continuance  of  the  Excise  and  Custom 
passed  on  Saturday,  A  Bill  for  dissolving  the  Parlia- 
ment was  read  the  second  time  this  day,  which  was  very 
short ;  but  on  a  sudden,  by  almost  unanimous  consent, 
laid  aside,  and  thought  fii  to  be  included  in  that  which 
is  to  pass  for  the  next  Parliament.  Sir  George  Booth's 
committee  sat  this  morning  by  7  or  8  o'clock.  I  saw 
him  [and]  Sii'  Thomas  Middleton  there  ;  I  hope  they  will 
come  off  well.  Massy  walkt  in  the  Hall  this  day  tho'  I 
saw  him  not.  The  city  go  on  with  their  militia,  but 
have  voted  no  Major-General  as  yet,  for  they  desire 
Brown  ;  bnt  the  General  would  rather  of  the  two  have 
it  himself,  because  his  power  is  not  yet  sufficient.  The 
Committee  for  the  Militia  sat  all  this  afternoon  ;  I  left  it 
about  8  this  night.  There  were  between  40  and  50  at 
it ;  some  high  qunlifioations  were  in  the  Bill  which  was 
read  twice  in  the  House,  but  was  rejected  by  the  Com- 
mittee .  .  .  Bad  it  gone  as  some  mrald  have  had  it, 
very  few  young  persons  could  have  been  capable  of  any 
military  emploj'ment,  because  they  were  tied  to  be  such 
as  had  actually  engaged  in  the  Parliament's  cause 
against  the  late  King  or  his  son  ;  but  I  hope  this  will 
be  exploded  by  the  House  as  well  as  by  the  Committee. 
....  P.S.  .\  rumour  that  the  Spaniard  had  seized  on 
the  King  of  Scots,  and  keeps  him  prisoner  .  .  .  The 
Council  of  State  began  to  sit  on  Saturday  last,  and  now 
sits  daily.  Thurloe,  tho'  the  House  divided  upon  it,  was 
voted  one  of  the  Sccretarys  of  State, 

165/o.  March  7.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  Con- 
fession of  the  Faith  of  the  Church  of  England  is  passed. 
That  and  the  Covenant  to  be  now  set  ujj  and  read  in 
every  church ;  the  Militia  Bill  almost  finished.  Sir 
Arthur  Haselrig  [and]  Col.  Rich  called  to  account  this 
day  in  the  House  for  something  laid  to  their  charge. 
Sir  Arthur  cleared  hiinseli,  but  both  of  tuem  bo  attend 
the  Council  of  State  whensoever  they  receive  orders. 
They  sat  as  members,  so  did  Scott,  Martin,  and  some 
others  that  never  agreed  before  since  the  late  sitting  of 
the  secluded  persons. 

165,)",,,  March  9.  Richard  Winwood  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
— .  ....  News  I  take  to  be  very  little.  We  are  in  a 
mist  and  must  wait  till  the  sun  grow  so  high  as  to  dis- 
perse it.  We  arc  preparing  the  militia,,  and,  by  (Uie 
means  or  other,  those  that  have  been  mislikcd  (P)  for  the 
moat  part  will  be  left  out  by  the  House.  Dr.  Owen  is 
like  to  give  up  to  Dr.  RennoUes  as  to  the  deanery  of 
Christchurch.  Sir  Arthur  is  summoned  to  the  House 
to  answer  some  jealousies.     Lambert  is  in  the  Tower. 

165„"^,  March  f).  Papin  to  Monsr.  Verney  Chevalier, 
at  Mr.  Ciape,  Apothecary,  Russel  Street,  Coveut  Garden, 
(In  French).  About  the  two  Messrs.  Cecil,  grandsons 
of  Lord  Salisbury,  who  came  accompanied  by  a  gover- 
nor and  val(^t  de  chamljre — they  brought  him  letters 
of  recommendation  from  Dr.  Killigrew,  governor  of 
Lord  Cavendish. — He  saw  them  settled. — Money  did  not 
come,  and  they  were  much  troubled.  Papin  paid  and 
wrote  to  Lord  Salisbury  about  it,  but  got  no  answer,  so 
the  Messrs.  Cecil's  governor  has  given  him  a  bill  for 
1,500Z.  on  the  Earl's  steward. 

1655°o.  March  15.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  the  same.— 
The  House  sat  this  day  in  order  to  a  dissolution,  but 
could  not  reach  it,  tho'  they  did  not  rise  till  9  at  night. 
The  qualification  passed  yesterday  that  no  son  of  any 
delinquent  shall  be  capable  of  being  chosen  for  the 
n-^xT  Parliament.    This  morning  the  Bill  was  brought  in 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  KEPORT. 


463 


SiE  to  be   enacted  as   a   law,   for    General  Mouck  having 

Bakt.     '   Hampton  Court,  together  with  its  appurtenanees,  and  it 

was  by  vote  cast  out ;  but  we  soon  made  amends  by 

voting  him  20,00OZ.  to  be  paid  out  of  the  Exchequer. 
To-morrow  they  will  dissolve  so  much  as  in  them  lies 
....     P.S.  Bishop  Wren  voted  out  of  the  Tower. 

16-5^5,  March  17.  The  same  to  the  same. — We  are 
now  at  liberty  tho'  much  against  some  of  our  wills  ; 
after  many  sad  pangs  and  groans  we  did  expire,  and 
are  now  in  another  world.  Yesterday  morning  the  Bill 
for  Presbitery  and  that  for  the  20,000?.  for  the  General, 
passed  ;  and,  by  vote,  he  is  made  .Steward  of  Hampt  m 
Court  and  the  park,  and  so  is  at  liberty  to  take  the  air 
when  he  pleases.  About  t!  o'clock  we  passed  the  Bill  of 
Dissolution  with  a  perfect  salvo  to  the  rights  and  privi- 
leges of  the  Lord's  House,  after  some  opposition.  There 
wanted  not  offers  for  a  declaration  of  a  higher  nature 
whicli  was  to  clear  the  House  from  the  guilt  of  the 
King's  blood  ;  but  this  by  prudent  men  being  thought 
unnecessary,  in  regard  of  our  revoking  ;ind  obliterating 
those  votes  which  put  us  out  of  the  House,  grounded 
upon  that  vote  which  was  made  by  us  the  long  night, 
so  that  that  vote  now  stands  good,  and  we  think  our- 
selves cleared  from  any  thing  that  followed.  However, 
some  were  pleased  to  protest  and  declare  against  it  as 
an  execrable  act.  These  were  the  last  passages  of  that 
so  long-lived  Parliament  which  is  not  dead  before  I 
question  whether  it  live  not  yet  .  .  .  P.S.  The  General 
sent  a  letter  to  suspend  the  militia.  butHollis,  Annesley, 
and  iiloiriss  being  sent  to  him  soon  satisfied  him. 

16f§,  March  22.  The  same  to  the  same. — Little  news, 
but  that  Ireland  would  fain  stand  upon  its  own  legs,  yet 
willing  to  decline  a  separation  from  us  ;  what  they 
declare  seems  to  be  ridales  to  me,  which,  I  presume,  a 
few  days  will  unfold.  The  General  and  Council  of  State 
were  invited  to  bed  and  beard  with  the  city  by  the 
Common  Council ;  the  first  they  refused,  not  appre- 
hending their  condition  to  be  so  full  of  danger  as  the 
city  did;  the  latter  they  accepted,  and  next  Wednesday 
the  Drapers  treat  them,  and  (ieneral  Monck's  lady 
is  the  very  single  person  of  that  sex  that  is  courted 
to  it. 

165-?,;,  March  23.  The  same  to  the  same. — He  cannot 
imagine  how  the  House  can  rise  that  day. — "'  Tho  writ 
"  sticks,  it  being  to  go  in  the  name  of  the  Keeper  or 
"  Commissioners  of  the  Great  Seal.  This  morning  the 
"  Bill  for  the  dissolution  is  to  be  read,  engrossed; 
"  some  question  whether  it  will  not  be  cast  out;  if  so, 
■'  what  will  become  of  us,  God  only  knows.  Presbiter 
"  Bill  is  passed  for  your  comfort."  P.S.  The  Bills  for 
the  militia  are  passed,  and,  as  I  understand  it,  Mr. 
"Verney's  name  is  among  the  commission. 

1660,  Sept.  17.  Ednmnd  Verney  to  Dr.  Denton. — 
He  hears  that  the  King  is  to  be  crowned  Thursday 
after  Candlemas  day. — "  I  beseech  you  to  desire  your 
"  mistress  that  she  would  be  pleased  to  try  whether 
"  she  can  procure  me  a  red  ribbon  as  soon  as  her 
"  convenience  will  permit,  lest  the  whole  number  be 
"  filled  up." — His  ambition  is  only  to  be  Knight  of  the 
Bath. 

1660,  October  3.  (Copy).  The  same  to  the  same. 
He  hears  the  King  is  to  be  crowned  in  February,  he 
(Vemey)  wants  to  be  at  the  ceremony. 

Letters  from  Edmund  Verney  to  his  aunt  Sherrard 
and  her  daughter  Moll  Eure. 

i6^,  March  9.  Thomas  Hyde  to  Edmund  Verney 
....  Dr.  Zouch  is  dead,  and  I  am  to  succeed  him  in 
the  Admu-alty. 

1661,  April  28.  Sir  Eobert  Burgoyne  to  Sir  Ralph 
Verney. — Asks  him  to  get  for  him  two  wine  licences,  so 
that  there  may  be  no  opposition. 

1661,  July  8.'  William  Denton  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. 
— Enclosing  one  by  Daniel  Xeill.  saying  he  had  shewn 
Sir  R.  Bnrgoyne's  petition  to  the  Chancellor,  who  had 
dined  with  him ;  he  told  me  I  should  do  well  not  to 
trouble  the  King  with  it,  fur  he  would  stop  it,  tho"  the 
King  granted  it ;  for  he  would  not  during  his  time  let 
such  a  business  pass. 

1661,  Aug.  20.  John  Vemey.  at  Aleppo,  to  Edmund 
Verney. 

1662,  April  4.  (Received).  Pen  Denton  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. — On  Monday  last  the  Duke  was  married  ;  upon 
Tuesday  he  went  out  of  town  and  his  Dnchess  for 
Blechinton.  Upon  Thursday  the  Duke  and  my  brother 
Harry  that  went  out  of  town  with  his  Grace  are  for 
Northampton. — The  plate  is  to  be  run  for  that  day.  The 
Duke  puts  in  for  the  plate,  but  it  is  thought  the  Duke's 
horse  will  lose  the  match.  Brother  Harry  has  betted 
on  the  Duke's  horse. — The  Duke's  intended  move- 
ments.— The  Duke  invited  my  brother  Harry  to  the 
wedding,  which  was  carried  so  privately  that  no  other 


person  was    invited,  but    brother    Harry  was    ill  and  Sir 

could  not.  H.Vekxkv, 

1662,  Oct.  16.     W.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Verney — ' 

Dunkirk  is  certainly  sold  lor  the  French  for  i  or 
.51)0,000  pounds  or  pistols,  and  Sir  11.  Bennett  sworn. 
Castlemam,  1  hear,  carries  all.  Hear  is  a  rumour  as  if 
my  Lord  Treasurer  should  have  a  writ  of  ease  also,  and 
the  Bishop  of  London  or  St.  Alban's  is  named  for  it. 
It's  said  Haselrig's  daughter  is  with  child  by  him  that  I 
dare  not  name.  Lord  Castlemaine  can  not  get  a  pass  to 
travel,  because  it's  th.jught  she  is  with  child.  P.S. 
Lord  Northampton  is  raisini;  a  regiment  of  horse. 
Lord  Craven  and  Sir  W.  Killigrew  two  regiments  of 
foot. 

1662j  Oct.  30.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  .  Here 
hath  been  news  of  a  plot  and  rioting  about  Sherborne  in 
Dorsi'lsliire,  praised,  say  some,  by  three  or  four  drunken 
depiity  lieutenants)  of  60  or  80  armed  men  which  came 
thro'  St.  Alban's  on  Tuesday  night,  very  dangerous 
]iersons,  for  they  came  with  my  Lord  Rothes  out  of  Scot- 
land ;  however  they  give  a  hot  alarm  to  Kin,ir,  General, 
and  city.  And  after  all  this  it  is  soundly  believed  that 
a  desperate  plot  was  about  this  time  to  have  been  put 
in  execution.  Several  have  been  taken,  whereof  three 
have  conlessed  enough,  viz..  that  tlie  plot  is  carried  on 
by  a  council  of  six,  whereof  two  only  know  where 
Ludlow  their  General  is.  only  he  is  ahiiut  this  town; 
his  secretary  is  taken,  but  confesseth  nothing,  but  the 
papers  taken  with  him  discourse  very  much  "if  not  all. 
Tis  confessed  the  King,  Duke  of  York  and  Albemarle 
were  all  to  be  assassinated.  Some  of  the  council  went 
this  day  to  the  Tower  to  examine  others;  the  King  and 
Duke  of  York  having  examined  three  of  the  most 
considerable  ;  one  whereof  would  confess  nothing  till 
threatened  with  tortures,  but  then  did;  there  is  most 
likelihood  to  be  most  truth  in  this  of  any  Vit.  It's  said 
they  act  by  virtue  of  a  Rumji  ordintince.  They  were 
to  have  risen  of  Wednesday,  my  Lord  .Mayor's  day, 
about  noon,  when  all  were  busy,  or  at  night  when  all 
were  drank,  as  on  Alholland  day. 

1662,  Nov.  4,     The  same  to  the  same News 

from  no  ill  hands  that  this  plot  will  come  to  nothing, 
and  yet  I  know  the  King  expressed  otherwise. 

1662.  Nov.  10.  The  same  to  the  same. — Mr.  Crafts  is 
to  be  Duke  of  Balclue  and  of  Monmouth,  and  they  say 
take  place  of  all  the  rest. 

1662,  Nov.  13.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  hear  of 
nobody  to  be  tried  for  the  plot,  and  it  is  now  forgot 
here.  Sir  R.  Gore  stands  sheriff  for  Bucks.  Our  Mon- 
sieur is  Duke  of  Balclue  ai]d  Monmouth.  The  Prince 
of  Denmark  is  made  K.G.,  and  five  knishts  new  made 
to  grace  that  solemnity  whereof  Lord  Mandevill  was 
one. 

1662,  Nov.  21.  The  same  to  the  same.—  .  .  Sir  Wil- 
liam Compton  assures  me  there  is  reality  in  the  plot,  and 
that  the  examinations  are  in  the  attorney's  hands  to 
draw  indictments  against  the  next  sessii>ns.  One  Cap- 
tain Elton  that  went  between  the  council  of  six  and  the 
agitators  cannot  j-et  be  lighted  on. 

1663,  June  28.  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  to  Sir  Ralph 
Verne}'. — Asks  him  to  get  him  off  being  made  a  Com- 
missioner for  the  four  subsidies. 

16",  Jan.  3,  Wroxall.  The  same  to  the  same. — The 
parson  of  Sutton  and  the  preacher  of  the  Rolls  is  now 
at  Wroxall,  and  can  preach  as  well  now  he  is  a  widower 
as  he  did  before. 

1664,  April  3.  Nathaniel  Huliart  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
He  hears  Lord  Bristol  is  sick.  Tells  how  Lady  Petres 
petitioned  the  House  on  her  privilege  of  peerage  from 
being  .arrested,  and  what  the  House  did  thereon  ;  and 
on  other  matters. 

1664,  April  4.     Ladj-  Bristol's  petition  to  the  House. 
]66„V,,  Jan.  13.     Orlando  Bridgmau  to  Sir  R.  Verne}-. 

— Mr.  Stillingfleet,  parson  of  Sutton,  is  preferred  to 
St.  Andrew's. —  Sutton  will  be  void,  and  Sir  Roger 
Burgoyne  is  the  patron. — He  (Bridgman)  asks  Sir  Ralph 
Verney's  interest  for  Sankey,  who  lives  with  him 
(Bridgeman).  and  whom  Stillingfleet  knows. 

1665,  April  3.  Sir  Roger  Burgoyne  to  Sir  Ralph 
Verney. — Jlr.  Stillingfleet  is  now  the  King's  chaplain. 

1665,  June  19.  The  same  to  the  same. —  ....  let 
me  beg  your  advice  as  to  my  children  at  Clapham  in 
regard  to  the  plague,  which,  if  it  should  enter  Clapham, 
1  should  lie  afraid  to  have  them  there,  or  send  for  them 
hither. 

1665,  June  26,  Wroxall.  The  same  to  the  same. — I 
hear  the  sickness  is  not  far  from  Lombard  Street :  if  it 
should  visit  the  Goldsmith  will  it  not  be  hazardous  to 
have  too  sreat  a  stock  there  ;  pray  think  of  it.  I  wish 
you  could  dispose  of  it  elsewhere,  and  that  I  had  held 
200/.  of  it,  being  at  present  put  to  some  straits. 

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Sir 
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BiBT. 


1665,  May  13,  18,27,  .Tune  .".  and  18.  Five  memo- 
randa on  one  sheet  of  paper,  by  Sir  R.  Verney.  of  his 
having  taken  out  of  the  iron  chest  on  these  days,  tor 
various   specified   purposes,  seventeen   hundred  pound 

1666.  Sept.  21, 1665,  Brazennose  College.  Dr.  Thomas 
Yate  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — Ho  hopes  to  be  able  to  keep  2 
chambers  for  Mr.  Gary  according  to  Sir  Ralph's  desire. 

■'Mr.  Attorney-General  will  be  in  my  lodgings, 
'•'  and  hath  desired  me  to  provide  for  his  two  sons  (one 
"  or  both  members  of  parliament)  some  where  else  in 
"  our  College.  1  have  designed  where  to  lodge  Sir 
"  Nathaniel,  and  I  hope  I  shall  hold  it.  I  will  not 
"  easily  be  beaten  off,  though  I  had  a  ticket  this  niorn- 
'■  ing  from  mv  Lord  Chancellor's  secretary  to  desire  I 
"  would  provide  for  4  knights,  but  I  hope  it  is  Init  a 
"  thing  he  assumes,  and  that  it  is   not  by  my  Lord's 

"  commands We  hear  the  Duke  of  York  will  be 

"  here  to-morrow;  hi.-^  children  came  on  Thursday  last, 
"  and  though  some  carriages  of  the  King's  are  come 
"  already  to  Christ  Church,  we  are  not  assured  the 
"  King  will  be  here  on  Tuesday  next,  but  most  say 
"  that  day  he  will  be  here.  The  great  trouble  Sir 
"  Nathaniel  Hobart  will  be  put  unto  will  be  for  his 
"  diet  in  a  college,  if  his  Lady  come  along  with  him  ; 
"  otherwise  those  that  are  members  of  the  House  have 
"  names  on  the  bouke,  and  dine  and  sup  in  our  hall. 

" The   court   hath   so  enlarged  themselves 

"  (having  Christ  Church,  Merton  College,  Corpus 
"  Christi  College,  Pembroke  College,  and  Oriel  College 
"  assigned  wholly  and  solely  for  them),  that  it  puts 
"  many  to  straits." 

1665,  Nov.  18.  Sir  Nathaniel  Hobart  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
Going  to  visit  Dr.  Bathurst  he  told  me  the  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury  hud  had  a  fit  not  unlike  that  he  had  once 
in  London,  a  kind  of  apoplexy;  that  he  thought  he 
would  not  continue  long  ....  Capt.  Smith  is  come 
home  with  a  squadron  into  the  Straits,  and  says  before 
he  returns  he  will  give  a  good  account  of  the  French 
and  Dutch  :  he  is  a  gallant  fellow  and  we  must  allow 
him  to  brag. 

I(i65.  Xov.  24.  The  same  to  the  same.  A  comical 
encounter  between  my  Lord  of  Lincoln  and  Secretary 
Maurice  at  the  Secretary's  own  table  ;  the  dispute  grew 
about  the  antiquity  of  the  two  Universities.  My  Lord 
of  Lincoln  was  for'Cambridge.  Mr.  Secretary  for  Oxford. 
Sir  Robert  Houseman,  who  was  present,  thought  they 
would  have  gone  to  cuffs. 

1665,  Dec.  6.  The  same  to  the  same.  The  Irish  Bill 
is  not  yet  passed  ;  the  Bill  for  the  Plague  is  not  passed  ; 
the  1st  upon  ragion  di  stato ;  the  2nd  because  it  gives 
too  great  power  to  the  Justice  of  Peace.  The  Bill  for 
Conformity  was  opposed  by  the  Lord  Treasurer  with 
much  reason. 

166;?,  Feb.  12.  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  to  Sir.  R.  Verney. 
....  To-murrow  is  expected  the  man  of  miracles,  the 
7th  brother,  who  opens  the  eyes  of  those  that  have  been 
blind  many  years,  and  cures  cancers  in  the  breast, 
which  he  seldom  fails  in. 

166;;,  March  5.  A  servant  writes  to  Sir  R.  Verney 
that  Sir  R.  Burgoyne  slipt  on  the  stairs  and  put  out  his 
shoulder. 

1666.  Sept.  —  Copy  certificate  liy  Jonas  Moore  and 
Ralph  Gatrix,  surveyors. — Upon  the  2nd  of  Sept.  1666 
the  fire  began  in  London,  at  one  Pariner's  house,  a 
baker,  in  Pudding  Lane,  lictween  the  houres  of  one  and 
two  in  the  morning,  and  continued  burning  until  the 
6th  of  Sept.  following,  consuming,  as  by  the  surveyors 
appears  in  print,  373  acres  within  the  walls  of  the  city 
of  London,  and  63  acres  3  roods  without  the  walls. 
There  remains  75  acres  3  roods  yet  standing  within  the 
walls  unburnt,  89  parish  churches,  besides  chapels, 
burnt,  11  parishes  within  the  walls  yet  standing;  houses 
burnt  13,200. 

166f,  March  1,  East  Claydon.  Edmund  Verney  to 
Sir  R.  Verney  (French).  1  hear  that  Sir  Edward  Bate 
Clarencieux  has  summoned  all  gentlemen  of  the  hundred 
of  Buckingham  to  come  to  the  sign  of  the  Unicorn  to 
show  him  the  arms  of  their  families,  to  be  examined, 
and  that  he  intends  to  do  the  same  in  our  hundred. — 
There  is  a  report  that  Sir  llarbottle  Grimston  is  to  be 
made  Lord  Harbottle  and  keeper  of  the  Privy  Seal,  and 
that  Madame  Harvey  has  killed  her  lacquey. — Baronet 
Donner  with  his  brother-in-law  Parkhurst  were  here 
after  dinner  and  have  emptied  bottles  enough. 

(?  1680).  1670,  Sept.  15.  Col.  Hen.  Verney  to  Sir 
R.  Verney. — The  Duke  of  Buckingham  came  on  Satur- 
day, and  had  a  sword  ot  20.000  jnstoles  presented  him 
by  the  King  of  France.  The  Prince  ot  Orange  is  ex- 
pected here  afore  the  King  takes  his  journey  to  New- 


market.    The  Scotch  Commissioners  came  on  Sunday 
morning.  ' 

167u,  Aug.  1.  Sir  1\.  Burgoyne  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney, 
at  Middle  ('laydon  ....  Dr.  Stilliugfleet  and  his  wife, 
Dr.  Paman  and  my  cosen  Dr.  Burgoyne,  with  cos.  Paule 
Wentworth  are  still  with  me,  but  1  doubt  they  will  all 
leave  me  this  week,  unless  the  little  Dr.  prove  more 
kind  than  the  rest. 

1671,  Sept.  4,  Yeldham.     'I'he  same  to  the  same,   in 

Covent  Garden I  have  nothing  like  news  to 

send  you  hence  besides  the  most  tragic  story  of  Sir 
Harry  North's  death,  who,  about  7  o'clock  on  Tuesday 
the  29th  August,  was  found  dead  in  bed,  with  a  double- 
barrelled  pistol  he  had  shot  himself  with ;  the  wound 
was  so  big  that  a  man's  hand  might  turn  itself  in  it ;  he 
did  all  things  the  day  before  in  the  same  order  and 
manner  as  usually  ;  the  coroner's  inquest,  notwithstand- 
ing, found  him  not  compos  mentis,  and  so  neither  his 
personal  estate  subject  to  forfeitures,  nor  his  body  to 
that  scorn  and  contempt  that  attends  such  deaths,  tho' 
for  his  estate,  it  was  all  made  over  to  his  son  some  time 
before 

I67i,   Feb.   5.     The   same   to   the   same,  at   Sir   N. 

Hobarts,   Chancery  Lane P.S.  We  have  the 

greatest  snow  that  hath  been  known  these  SO  years. 

167.1,  Feb.  12.  The  .-ameto  the  same  at  Sir  Nathaniel 
Hobarts,  in  Chancery  Lane. — .  .  .  A  fortnight  since 
my  Lord  Brook  told  me  that  Blood  had  nut  only  his 
own  pardon  for  all  his  villainy,  but  had  also  procured 
the  like  for  Desburrough  and  Kelsey,  but  1  heard 
nothing  before  of  Lainbart ;  certainly  some  designs, 
more  than  ordinary,  are  on  foot  that  such  perbons  are 

received  into  favour  ;  as  for  Sir D.  we  apprehend 

it  here  that  his  being  sent  to  the  Tower  is  the  result 
rather  of  state  polic}'  than  the  King's  displeasure. 

1672,  Dec.  22.  The  same  to  the  same  — .  .  .  .  It  is 
earnestly  desired  by  a  friend  of  mine,  and  a  servant  of 
yours,  in  this  house,  that  he  may  know  how  it  stands 
between  Lord  Arlington  and  Lord  Clifford  ;  how  it  is 
with  his  old  Mr.  D.  of  Bucks  ;  and  whether  the  gentle- 
man of  the  horse  to  the  mad  Duke  of  Somerset  be  a 
place  worth  harkiiing  after  or  acceptance,  whether  of 
profit  or  reputation. 

1673,  Dec.  12,  Spring  Gardens. — Sir  Robert  Southwell 
to  Sir  R.  Verney. — Hearing  that  Sir  Nath.  Hobart  by 
reason  of  age  and  infirmity,  is  willing  to  dispose  of  his 
place,  he  has  proposed  to  a  friend  whom  he  thinks  the 
Lord  Keeper  will  approve. — He  waits  to  talk  the 
matf.er  over  with  Sir  R.  Verney. 

1675,  April  1.  John  Verney  to  Sir  Ral|)h  Verney. — 
Says  that  the  Duke  of  Somerset  is  sick. 

1675,  April  8,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
General  Dutton,  of  Glostershire,  is  lately  dead,  and 
not  having  any  children,  his  estate  falls  to  his  brother 
who  married  Sir  R.  Poole's  daughter,  who  was  thought 
to  be  but  poorly  married ;  but  the  windfall  manilests 
the  contrary. 

167.'>,  April  16.  The  same  to  the  same. — Sir  Geo. 
Stonehouse  is  15  days  dead,  by  which  Abingdon  being 
vacant  of  a  member  in  the  Commims,  three  stand  for 
it;  Sir  Robert  llansun  (late  Lord  Mayor  ot  Loiuion), 
his  son,  and  one  more. — The  difi'erenoe  between  the 
Lord  Mayor  and  the  Commons  is  not  yet  composed,  but 
rather  increases. 

1675,  April  22.     The  same  to  the  same. — We 

have  wars  with  Tripoly Sir  John  Norbury  was 

at  Tripoli  with  one  ship  of  war,  and  demanded  160,000 
iloUars  satisfaction  for  affronts  done  to  some  English 
ships,  and  on  their  refusal  he  took  off  tho  English 
Consul  from  the  place  and  declared  war.  The  King  has 
on  the  news  ordered  5  ships  to  be  got  ready,  4  of  which 
may  depart  from  England  in  two  months  hence,  the 
other  presently  to  join  with  what  ships  be  in  the  Straits 
(which  are  4  or  .5). 

1675,  April  25.  The  same  to  the  same. — At  Abing- 
don is  chosen  Sir  John  Stonehouse  in  room  of  his 
father ;  Sir  Robert  Hanson  petitions  the  House. — In 
the  Lords  yesterday  the  question  whether  the  bishops 
sat  Ijy  law  or  custom. — The  Bishop  of  Lincoln  died  last 
week ;  he  is  succeeded  by  Dr.  Barlow.  The  King  on 
Saturday  night  sent  for  the  keys  from  the  Earl  of 
Clarendon — 'tis  said  the  reason  is,  that  last  Thursday  a 
jilay  was  acted  at  court,  and  after  orders  given  that  no 
more  should  be  let  in,  his  lordship  came  to  the  door, 
which  the  guard  refused  to  open,  tho'  he  told  them  who 
he  was,  on  which  he  broke  it  open  and  struck  a  yeoman 
of  Ine  guard.  Some  say  a  chambeilaiu  was  nover 
behjre  turned  out  for  beating  a  yeoman  of  the  guard. 
There  are  three  lords  competitors  for  the  otfice.  Sunder- 
land, Sussex,  and  Cornwallis.     (Enclosed  in   the  letter 


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are  articles  or  grounds  of  an  impeachment  of  the  Earl 
of  Daub}-.) 

1675,  May  6.  The  same  to  the  .same. — The  Treasuivr 
is  cleared  to  Parliament,  the  court  party  runnina; 
down  his  accusers. — Votes  in  the  Commons. — -'I'hc  Duke 
of  .Somerset  is  dead  (and  hath  left  his  Miss  worth 
20,000?.).  As  also  the  Lord  Howard,  of  Escriok,  and 
Lady  Ingoldsby,  Sir  Thomas  Lee's  mother. 

lt)7"i.  Aug.  1:^.  Tlie  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  .  Foreign 
News. — City  atfairs  have  been  for  the  last  3  days  in  a 
small  disorder,  occasioned  by  the  tumultuous  meeting  of 
the  weavers  (in  the  city  reckoned  to  be  above  30.000), 
who  some  time  since  gave  in  a  petition  to  the  Lord 
Major  and  Aldermen  to  have  the  looms  burnt  which 
prejudiced  their  sustenance,  for  by  the  new  looms  one 

man  can  work  as  mnch  as  20  after  the  old  fashion 

On  Monday  last,  or  rather  Sunday  night,  they  rendez- 
voused in  Spitalfields  and  in  Southwark.  and  forcibly 
took  r.wo  looms  and  burnt  them. — On  Tuesday  Sir  John 
Robinson  promised  them  an  answer,  but  that  night 
they  went  to  a  quaker's  at  Newington  Butts  (to  Imrn  his 
loom),  but  he,  imagining  they  would  visit  him,  in  de- 
fending his  house  killed  one  man  and  wounded  two 
more,  and  they  yesterday  revenged  themselves  by  burn- 
ing liis  loom  in  St.  George's  Fields  ;  l>ut  the  quaker  staid 
not  for  a  second  encounter.  These  tumults  make  us  post 
double  watches  all  over  the  town,  besides  some  companys 
of  the  trained  bands  which  day  and  night  are  nowout.  Sir 
Nath.  Heme,  the  sheriff,  being  in  Spittlefields  amongst 
them,  bid  his  servants  beat  one  of  those  bold  weavers, 
which  Sir  Thos.  Robinson  saw  out  of  a  tavern  window, 
and  sent  to  Sir  Nathl.,  asking  him  what  lie  did  to  beat 
anybody  in  that  place  where  he  had  nothing  to  do.  Sir 
Nathnl.  said  he  was  sent  for  thither,  and  if  the  command 
of  the  place  belonged  to  Sir  John,  he  wondered  why  he 
kept  them  not  in  better  obedience.  .  .  .  The  Duke  of 
Albemarle  has  bought  Clarendon  House  for  2"i,000i. ;  pay- 
ment thus,  3,000?.  last  Saturday  sevennight,  4,000Z.  last 
Thnrsda}',  6,00u?.  in  a  month,  and  the  rest  in  three  years. 
4,000?.  each  year  with  interest. — Lord  Yarmouth,  Ac. 
was  .set  on  by  highwaymen  and  shot  thro',  but  he  hath 
flesh  enough  to  spare.  'Tis  reported  that  Thorn.  Thinn 
shall  marry  Col.  Villier's  daughter,  and  be  made  (what 
he  so  much  desires)  a  Baron. 

167.J,  Aug.  23,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  . 
Foreign  news. — The  French  King  says  little  but  Jesus 
Maria  and  heats  his  breast,  which  when  he  observes  any 
to  take  notice  on  it,  he  then  laments  the  loss  of  his 
dear  friend  Turene  (Turenne  p).  Sir  John  Robinson  was 
near  being  onted,  but  on  his  humljle  submission,  and 
the  petition  of  his  lady,  he  was  confirmed  in  his  charge. 
107"s  Aug.  26.  John  Verney  to  Edmund.  Vorney.  .  .  . 
The  King's  brazier,  who  lived  on  Holborn  Bridge, 
about  60  or  70  years  of  age,  six  weeks  since  married  his 
(pretty)  maid,  and  yesterday  morning  hanged  himself, 
not  known  w'herefore,  unless  'twere  to  do  the  sheritfs  a 
fax'our,  who  are  now  the  true  owners  of  his  estate,  which 
people  say  was  large. — Mentions  people  riding  on  the 
ele]ihant  at  Bartholomew  Fair. 

167"),  Aug.  29.  The  same  to  the  same. — On 

Thursday'  last  his  Majesty  was  in  town  to  see  a  ship  of 
56  guns  Launched  at  Woolwich,  called  the  Woolwich ; 

she  came  off  very  well her  portholes  are  larger 

than  ordinary. 

1675.  Aug.  30.  John  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. — 
....  foreign  news. — On  Saturday  last,  at  the  Duke's 
playhouses.  Sir  Tho.  Armstrong  killed  Mr.  Scrope 
(second  son  of  Lady  Scrope,  the  courtier).  Their  quarrel 
is  said  to  about  Mrs.  Uphill,  the  player,  who  came  into 
that  house  maskt,  and  Scrope  would  have  entertained 
discourse  with  her,  which  Sir  T.  Armstrong  would  not 
sntl'er,  so  a  ring  was  made  wherein  they  fought.  But 
Sir  T.  Armstrong  took  half  a  dozen  gentlemen  to  bail 
him  to  Sir  Thomas  Bridges,  and  surrendered  himself  a 
prisoner,  where  he  gave  in  the  account  following,  that 
Scrope  owed  him  a  grudge  a  long  time,  and  happening 
to  sit  by  each  other  in  tho  play  house,  struck  him  over 
the  shins  with  a  cane  twice,  which,  when  Sir  T.  Arm- 
strong desired  him  to  forbear,  he  swore  "  Fight  me 
"  then."  and  went  out,  Imt  seeing  Sir  T.  Armstrong 
did  not  follow  him,  he  returned  and  drew  upon  Sir 
Thomas,  who  at  the  ttrst  pass  killed  him. — Sir  Thomas 
Bridges  advised  him  not  to  surrender,  but  go  home  and 
not  absent  himself. — Sir  Thomas  Bridges  was  blamed 
for  this.  It  was  not  the  Krst  man  that  SirT.  Armstrong 
had  killed.—  Great  mirth  and  dancing  is  daily  kept  at 
Stow  by  Sir  Richard  and  Lady  Temple,  who  received 
the  visits  of  the  gentry  all  last  week. 

167.".,  Sept.  2.     John  Verney  to  Edmund  Verney, — 
Treves  is  taken  by  assault ;  Crequi  stirrendered  and  is 
carried  prisoner  to  Vienna  and  shewn  at  V2d.  a  head- 
a      84062. 


Some  say  Morgan  with  a  regiment  of  English  found  the  Sir 

favour  of  mercy,  but  sworn  never  to  bear  arms  for  France    H.  Vbeitbt, 
again,  and  are  now   listed   into   the   conquering   army.  ~' 

....  On  Tuesday  night,  about  7  or  8  o'clock,  some 
Dutchmen  caused  a  cartload  of  fagots  with  straw  in 
them  to  be  tlung  down  in  Cornhill  just  Ijefire  the  gates 
of  the  Royal  E.\change,  and  having  some  liandy  fellows 
by,  piled  them  up  and  set  fire  to  them,  wherealjoat  the 
apprentices  so  flocked  with  shouts  and  tossing  up  hats 
that  the  French  are  so  beaten.— Sir  T.  Armstrong  has 
got  his  pardon.  Some  say  Miss  Neadham  (with  whom 
the  Duke  of  Monmouth  was  catch'd  abroad)  is  taken 
into  favour  again  at  court.  Two  days  since  my  school- 
master. Dr.  Fleetwood,  was  consecrated  Bishop  of  Wor- 
cester, Dr.  Tomlins.  ministerof  Lambeth,  is  lately  dead 
withjirinking  of  cider  and  milk  when  he  was  hot. 

1675,  Sept.  !i.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.—.  .  .  . 
Saturday  last  the  two  Forths  and  Company  offered 
230,000?.  (of  which  100,000?.  in  advance)  for  the  Irish 
revenues,  which  before  never  yielded  190,000?.,  but  'tis 
believed  that  Pepis  (the  Duke  of  York's  friend),  and  his 
company  will  be  the  farmers  of  those  incomes  at  the 
above  oti'ered  rate.  The  same  day,  as  I  heard,  the 
Swedish  and  French  protestant  ministers  (or  at  least 
in  their  name)  sent  a  memorial  to  his  Majesty  desiring 
him  to  assist  Ids  allies  ;  but  were  first  askt  what  the 
Sw-edes  did  in  Germany,  and  after  were  told  that  the 
Duke  of  Brandenljurg'h  and  the  King  of  Denmark 
were  his  Majesty's  allies  as  well  as  the  Swedes.  The 
Bishop  of  St.  Davids  is  dead,  and  the  Bishop  of  Bristol 
likely  to  be  translated  thither,  and  (as  Mr.  Hall  tella 
me)  Dr.  Tillotson  is  thought  on  by  the  Lord  Keeper 
to  be  Bishop  of  Bristol  (with  reservation  of  his  deanery), 
whose  temper,  he  thinks,  will  better  accord  with  the 
fanatics  of  that  city  than  the  hot  spirit  of  the  present 
bishop 

1675,  July  2!i,  London.  Wm.  Fall  to  Sir  Ralph 
Verney. — Tho'  I  Wiis  at  Hampton  Court  yesterday  I  did 
not  hear  any  news  more  than  what  the  Gazettes  men- 
tion, only  that  the  Prince  of  Conde  is  to  command 
Monsr.  Turenne's  army,  Ijut  who  to  succeed  in  his  place  I 
know  not.  It  was  discoursed  yesterday  that  Senior 
Pranciso  de  Mclo,  the  embassador  from  Portugal,  is  to 
be  chamberlain  to  oar  Queen. 

1675,  Aug.  5,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  do 
not  hear  that  Nell's  son  is  to  have  any  honour  at  all ; 
but  there  are  to  be  3  dukes,  viz..  Lord  Southampton, 
Iiord  Bnston,  and  the  Duchess  of  Portsmouth's  first  son 
by  the  King  to  be  Duke  of  Riclimond,  Lenox,  and  Earl 
of  March,  by  the  name  of  Charles  Stuart,  &c. ;  these 
two  last  had  had  their  patents  before  this  time,  had  not 
my  Lady  Cleaveland  opposed  it,  for  she  is  resolved  that 
her  younger  son  shall  not  take  place  of  the  elder,  nor 
Duke  of  Richmond  of  either.  Don  Frauciso  is  cham- 
Ijerlain,  for  he  wears  the  key  ;  but  'tis  believed  that  the 
design  is  only  that  he  may  ha\e  the  advantage  of  selling 
it.  .  .  .  We  came  home  last  night  late  from  Hampton 
Court,  tho'  there  was  nothing  to  do  but  to  adjourn  all 
public  councils  till  the  8th  of  Sept.  at  Whitehall,  about 
which  time  the  King  designs  to  go  to  Newmarket.  After 
we  came  home  my  Lord  went  to  Lincoln's  Inn  to  sup 
with  the  Reader  in  his  chamber,  because  he  could  not 
iline  with  him,  which  honour  he  had  done  all  the  other 
I  nns  of  Court,  except  the  Inner  Temple,  where  we  are  to 
dine  this  day.  I  heard  a  discourse  between  two  persons 
last  night  as  if  Duke  Hamilton  were  coming  hither  from 
Scotland,  and  that  there  were  12  garrisons  fortified  and 
manned  in  Scotland,  of  which  Duke  Hamilton's  house 
was  one  ;  but  the  persons  were  too  great  to  be  asked  any 
questions  so  that  I  cannot  give  you  a  particular  account. 

1675,  Aug.  11,  London.     The  same  to  the  same 

Lord  Southampton  is  to  be  Duke  of  Southampton  and 
Lord  Euston  to  be  Duke  of  Grafton.  The  Duke  of  Rich- 
mond's patent  was  sealed  :jn  Monday  last  by  the  industry 
of  his  soUicitor,  wh(j  got  a  doquett  signed  at  12  o'clock  at 
night  by  my  Lord  Treasurer.  AndmyLady  Cleaveland's 
soUicitor  came  next  morning  to  have-  his  do(|uett  signed, 
but  Lord  Treasurer  was  gone  to  Bath,  so  that  Richmond 
will  now  take  place,  to  the  great  grief.  &c.  My  lord  was 
so  cautious  of  disoljliging.  supposing  that  my  Lord  South- 
ampton's patent  had  Ijcen  ready  also,  tliat  he  stayed 
while  the  Duchess  of  Portsmouth  s  solicitor  went  to 
know  the  King's  pleasure.  I'he  King  being  as  wary  as 
he  (without  saying  which  should  be  sealed  first)  writ  a 
letter  to  my  lord  with  his  own  hand,  signifying  only 
that  as  soon  as  the  Duke  of  Richmond's  patent  came  to 
him  he  should  seal  it.     .     .    .    My  lord  goes  not  to  Go- 

rambury  till  the  latter  end  of  next  week he 

venttiredto  Whitehallyesterday  in  the  afternoon  tomeet 
several  i>f  the  Privy  Councillors  in  order  to  a  proclama- 
tion which  I  believe  will  come  out  this  morning  to 

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HisfbiRi'^A'r,  MXifitTscRiPts  "commission  : 


Bart. 


Sir  suppress  and  quiet  several  rilibon  weavers  which  liave 
^■b?5^^'  been  very  troublesome  these  3  days  ;  they  have  broken 
into  several  houses  where  were  new  invented  looms  for 
weaving  ribbou,  and  taken  them  away  and  burn  them. 
It  seems  one  man  with  tlus  engine  can  weave  as  mnt-h  in 
a  day  as  twenty  could  do  heretofore,  by  which  means 
thousands  of  them  have  no  work  at  all.  The  trained 
bands  were  raised,  but  the  officers  refused  to  do  any- 
thing tho'  desired,  only  sought  to  sec  the  French  inven- 
tions (as  they  called  them)  burnt,  for  which  I  fear  some 
of  them  will  suddenly  be  checked.  Tho  sheritis  of 
London  complain  they  could  not  be  obeyed.  And  Sir 
John  Bobinson  says  he  durst  not  use  any  violence,  not 
having  authority,  as  formerly,  within  tho  verge  of  the 
Tower,  for  Lord  Northampton  is  constable  and  hath 
not  yet  sealed  him  a  deputation,  so  that  it  is  only  good 
words  he  can  give  them.  In  the  mean  time  2  or  300 
weavers  in  a  company  very  lioncstly  take  and  burn  such 
looms  as  they  please.  The  same  play  is  acted  in  South- 
wark  and  towards  Greenwich,  where  the  justices  have 
very  tenderly  endeavoured  to  execute  their  authority.  I 
hear  that  Lortl  Craven  and  his  horse,  &c.  went  thither 
last  night  to  observe  their  motions.  The  weavers  have 
no  arms  nor  clubs  in  their  lands,  but  like  a  rude  multi- 
tude run  up  and  down.  The  council  are  to  meet  at 
9  o'clock  in  the  Council  Chamber  this  morning  about 
this  all'air. 

1676,  Aug.  £3.  The  same  to  the  same.  The  weavers  are 
all  quiet,  several  of  them  being  committed  to  prison  ;  and 
this  week  special  commissions  will  be  sealed  for  trying  of 
them.  The  justices  and  other  magistrates  of  London, 
Middlesex,  and  Surrey  have  been  severely  cheokt  for  not 
using  their  authority  in  due  time  to  suppress  the  rioters. 
The  sheriffs  of  London  were  more  officious  ;  but  to  little 
purpose  ;  for  when  they  demanded  the  assistance  of  Sir 
John  Kobinson  and  the  militia  under  his  command,  he 
denied  it,  tho'  they  wore  all  ready  for  the  place,  for  which 
Sii'  John  has  been  in  a  fair  way  to  loose  his  lieutenancy, 
for  the  council  left  him  to  the  mercy  of  the  King,  who 
proved  (according  to  custom)  a  very  gracious  prince ; 
but  his  captains  were  committed  by  the  Council  to  the 
Gatehouse,  and  custody  of  messengers,  who,  to  justify 
themselves,  said  they  obeyed  .Sir  Jo.  Kobinson's  orders  ; 
but  my  lord  told  them  they  ought  to  have  obeyed  the 
sheriffs,  for  by  the  common  law  they  have  the  power 
to  command  the  militia ;  after  3  days  they  were 
discharged  and  received  into  Lord  Northampton's  favotu-, 
for  he  found  it  a  hard  matter  to  get  new  ones.  No 
letters  from  France  since  Wednesday  last  till  yesterday, 
and  then  five   expresses,   one   after  another,    went   to 

Windsor  with  letters We  discourse  in  cofiec 

houses  that  the  Prince  of  Orange  hath  besieged  Mas- 
tricht,  but  how  true,  I  know  not.  The  swelling  of  my 
lord's  face  is  now  quite  gone,  he  drew  out  the  tooth 
which  was  the  cause  of  it.  Tho  King  (this  weelv)  being 
troubled  with  the  same  distemper  drew  a  tooth  which 
caused  the  gums  to  bleed  so  violently  that  the  surgeons 
were  going  to  sear  it  with  irons  :  but  then  it  stopped  as 
they  were  going  to  do  it ;  and  he  is  very  well,  and  in- 
tends to  Ijc  at  Wollage  (Woolwich)  this  week  to  see  a 
new  ship  launched. 

1675,  Sept.  1,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — My 
lord  would  not  give  me  leave  to  go  to  Olaydon  ;  Ijut 
told  me  I'must  stay  to  guard  the  Great  Seal  to  London. 
....  The  King  was  in  town  on  Saturday  last  in  the 
Treasury  Chamber  with  my  lord  and  Lord  Treasurer 
to  receive  i)roposals  foi-  the  revenue  of  Ireland.  The 
farms  (in  being)  exi:>iro  at  Christmas  next,  and  they  are 
let  for  aibout  197,000/.  per  annum ;  but  now  Mr.  I'itt.'; 
(the  Duke's  Pitts),  Sir  .Jo.  Babcr,  &c.  off'er  24(1,000^ 
per  annum,  of  which  they  will  advance  60,000?.  ;  but 
'tis  not  yet  resolved  who  shall  have  it.  I'he  King  dined 
then  at  my  Lord  Treasurer's  and  returned  afterwards  to 
Windsor,  which  place  he  intends  to  leave  quite  on 
Saturday  next,  aiul  come  to  London,  from  whence  he 
intends,  aljout  the  20th  of  this  month,  to  go  to  New- 
market ;  but  whether  his  pressing  occasions  there  will 
give  him  leave  to  be  here  again  the  l^ith  of  Oct.  is  yet 
very  dubious  ....  The  Duchess  of  Portsmouth  told 
my  Lord  Pembroke  that  if  he  did  not  make  some  extra- 
ordinary provisions  against  hei'  .sister's  lying  in,  as  bo- 
came  a  jjerson  of  her  quality,  and  deliver  her  a  sum  of 
money  to  lay  out,  she  would  complain  of  him  to  the 
King  and  make  known  her  sister's  grievances,  to  whicli 
ho  replied  that  if  she  did  so  he  would  put  her  upon 
her  head,  and  show  his  family  the  grievance  of  the 
nation.  1  hear  that  the  Dutch  will  not  accept  of  the 
English  project  for  making  peace  between  them  and 
the  French.  P.S.  The  weavers  are  to  be  tryed  on 
Tuesday  next,  the  doing  thereof  was  adjourned  till  that 


day,  because  there  wore  no  judges  in  town  ;  but  my 
lord  hath  written  to  all  of  them  to  be  here  to-morrow. 

1675,  Oct.  .5,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.  The 
King  dined  yesterday  at  my  Lord  George  Berkley's 
house  at  Durdaines.  and  some  talk  that  he  will  steal 
down  to  Newmarket  for  3  or  4  days.  Mr.  Pitts  is  not 
like  to  be  restored  again,  for  I  hear  he  was  very  scurvy 
and  insolent  both  with  Lord  Treasurer  and  Secretary 
Coventry. 

1676,  Oct.  7,  London.     The  same  to  the  same 

My  Lord  yesterday  morning  introduced  Mr.  Serjeant 
Pemberton  into  the  bed  chamber,  where  the  King  was 
pleased  to  knight  him.  1  have  made  some  inquiry  of 
Mr.  Honshaw,  and  am  told  that  he  is  a  widdower,  and 
hath  had  several  children  :  but  as  to  his  estate  I  cannot 
yet  be  informed. 

1676,  Oct.  21,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.  I  have 
here  enclosed  the  copy  of  tho  paper  taken  up  in  the  Mall, 
and  brought  into  the  House  by  Sir  Trevor  Williams, 
which  being  there  complained  of,  the  House  took  it  to 
themselves  and  sent  to  Mr.  Howard  to  know  if  he  would 
own  it.  His  answer,  witli  the  further  proceedings  of  the 
House,  you  ivill  find  by  the  journal  enclosed.  Lord 
Cavendish  being  concerned  could  not  forbear  challeng- 
ing Mr.  Howard  ;  but  he  being  sick  of  the  gout  could  not 
fight  him,  thereupon  Lord  Cavendish  posted  liira  at 
Whitehall  Gate,  &o.,  for  a  coward  and  a  rascal,  &c., 
whicli  the  House  having  notice  of,  committed  Lord 
Cavendish  to  the  Tower.  Tho  Lords  have  done  nothing 
as  yet,  least  they  should  disoblige  the  Commons. 

167.''i,  Oct.  28.  The  same  to  the  same.  Parliamentary 
news.  The  writer  says,  on  Monday  last,  no  one  seconded 
tlie  Master  of  the  Roll's  motion  for  an  address  to  the  King 
to  dissolve  the  Parliament,  but  he  was  very  severely  re- 
plied to  by  several  persons,  whereupon  Sir  Thomas 
Meeres  excused  him,  saying  that  the  good  old  gentleman 
was  of  St.  Paul's  opinion,  desirous  to  be  dissolved,  &c. 
At  Whitehall  last  night  my  Lord  John  Berkeley  went  out 
of  the  Council  Chamber  towards  the  gallery,  and  imme- 
diately fell  down  as  if  were  dead  ;  but  a  little  after  he 
breathed  again,  and  some  advised  to  let  him  blOod  ;  but 
Dr.  Phraser  would  give  him  a  vomit,  which  I  was  told 
was  immediately  done,  he  had  no  sooner  taken  it  but  his 
teeth  were  set  in  his  head  (as  they  phrase  it),  and  'tis  gene- 
rally believed  he  will  die  ;  all  his  baggage  and  servants 
are  gone  towards  Prance,  and  he  was  to  follow  to-morrow 
morning.  ...  I  do  not  hear  by  anyljody  that  Sir  Job 
Charlton  is  to  be  Speaker,  neither  do  I  believe  it,  for 
Mr.  Seymour  plays  his  game  so  well  on  both  sides  that 
he  cannot  easily  be  removed 

1676,  Nov.  11,  Westminster On  Monday  last 

the  Privy  Councillors  met  at  Whitehall  to  examine 
Monsr.  Luzanny,  formerly  a  priest,  but  lately  turn'd 
protestant ;  upon  his  examination  he  related  what  in- 
duced him,  and  how  ho  preached  at  the  Savoy  there- 
upon, which  sermon  being  printed,  one  St.  German, 
confessor  to  the  Duchess,  sent  for  him  (or  came  to  him, 
I  know  not  which),  but  was  no  sooner  come  into  his 
chamljer  but  the  said  St.  Gorman  and  another  priest 
threatened  to  stab  him,  and  four  more  stood  on  the 
stairs  to  assist  unless  he  would  sign  a  paper  by  which 
he  did  abjure  that  sermon  and  the  protestant  religion; 
at  which  threats,  he  being  entirely  att'righted.  did  sign  it. 
for  doing  whereof  he  said  he  was  very  much  ashamed 
and  the  more  that  he  should  have  no  better  soul  to  be 
afraid  to  die  for  the  truth,  &c.  He  further  informed 
that  St.  German  should  say  the  Duke  was  a  Roman 
catholic  and  had  long  been  so,  and  that  the  King  was 
inclined  or  somewhat  to  that  purpose,  for  which  there 
is  a  proclamation  issuing  out  to  apprehend  him,  and  a 
reward  of  200?.  to  any  person  that  shall  do  it,  and  notice 
already  sent  to  all  ports  to  prevent  his  escape.  .  .  .  Last 
night  Lord  Cavendish  and  Mr.  Howard  came  before  the 
King  and  Council,  where  my  Lord  Keeper  told  them  liy 
the  King's  command,  that  the  King  was  graciously 
pleased  not  to  take  notice  of  what  had  heretofore  [lassed 
between  them,  and  that  he  did  expect  that  all  quarrels 
between  them  should  be  rccomiled,  and  in  order  there- 
unto  a  paper  was  prepared  ready  for  boLh  to  sign, 
thereby  to  testify  that  they  would  so  do,  which  was 
presently  signed  by  Ijoth  ;  that  being  done,  he  further 
told  them  that  if  either  of  them  violated  their  promise 
they  must  expect  the  greatest  severity  of  tho  laws  to  lie 
executed  upon  [themj.  Then  the  King  commanded 
them  to  salute  one  another,  which  they  did,  and  then 
parted.  Yesterday  a  book,  by  order  of  the  Lords,  was 
burnt  by  the  common  hangman.  It  being  an  account 
of  several  lords'  opinion,  &c.  concerning  the  test  last 
sessions,  and  a  committee  is  appointed  to  summon  per. 
sons  before  them  to  discover,  if  possible,  the  printer  and 
the  author.     It  was  first  sold  for  12fZ.,  and  now  valued 


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il.VEEjTET,   ^'t'-'-** P-S-  I  ^^d  almost  forgotten  to  tell  you. 

'baet.    '   that  when  Monsr.  Luzanuy  was  examined,  and  telling 

how  he  was  threatiied  by  St.  German,   &c.   to  alter  his 

religion,  Lord  Hallifax  stood  up  and  told  the  King  that 
if  his  Majesty  would  give  leave  for  the  protestaiits  to 
take  that  course  to  convert  the  pai)iste,  he  did  not 
question  but  in  a  very  short  time  it  would  be  effected, 
or  something  like  that.     I  was  not  present. 

[167;i],  March  2.  John  Veruey  to  Sir  E.  Vcmey,— .  .  . 
I  hear  that  the  aldermen  of  London  met  twd  days  since, 
concerning  the  execution  of  the  laws  against  the  "noncon- 
formists, and  that  after  some  dol)ate,  out  of  consideration 
that  such  molestation  would  bo  prejudicial  to  the  trade 
of  the  city,  which  is  driven  by  many  worthy  persons  of 
that  opinion,  'twas  agreed  that  no  rigour  should  be 
shewed  them  till  the  inconveniency  was  represented  to 
his  ^Tajesty  in  council,  with  their  request  for  some 
liberty  of  conscience. 

It.i7i,  March  23.  The  same  to  the  same.— He  will 
next  week  send  the  \erses  (said  to  be  by  Rochester), 
much  after  the  same  manner  of  his  satyr  against  man. 
Sir  Eobe7't  Howard  runs  his  son's  nag  against  one  of 
Crampton's  horses  for  1,000?. — Crampton  hath  a  match 
at  Salisbury  nest  Satiirday  for  1,OOOZ.  with  another 
gentleman. — Lord  Montagxie  sent  to  the  King  word 
that  if  his  Majesty  would  give  his  leave  he  would  at 
Newmarket  run  every  horse  in  his  stable  (with  his 
Majesty's),  and  the  King  sent  the  Dake  of  Monmouth 
to  him,  to  command  him  to  be  there  with  his  horses. 

Faith  and  Eeason,  by  the  Earl  of  Rochester.  6  pp., 
folio. 

The  argument  hegins. 

The  grief  of  Astragon,  and  whence  it  springs, 
And  why  it  fear  to  his  disciples  brings.  (6  linos. 
The  poem,  of  ^S  verses  of  4  lines  each,  Begins, 
Grief's  a  disease  by  thought's  repletion  bred, 
To  all  Ijut  to  the  vain  and  headless  known. 
Ends, 

Thus  studious  Thanour  speaks  and  Astragon, 
Of  death's  cold  company  now  hasty  grew. 
Grieved  that  so  little  in  this  life  is  known. 
And  that  this  litile  is  confined  tu  few. 
1676,  March  'SO.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
The  Duke  of  York  did  declare  he  would  never  more 
come  under  the  roof  of  Whitehall  Chapel,  which  makes 
every  one  say  ho  is  a  jjert'ect  papist  ....  'Tis  said  he 
publicly  goes  to  mass.  God  bless  him,  and  preserve  the 
King.  His  Majesty  hath  settled  30,00U/.  a  year  for  ever, 
out  of  the  standing  Excise  for  interest  money,  to  the  old 
bankers,  and  they  must  pay  it  to  their  creditors.  But 
it  is  the  opinion  of  divers  that  it  must  be  settled  by 
Parliament  to  be  of  validity. — Failure  of  Nicholas 
Warren  and  his  brother-in-law,  Dan  Westcomb,  and 
deputy  Throgmortou,  eminent  merchants.  The  first 
two  owing  much  to  the  King  for  custom  on  wines.  On 
Thursday  l^efore  they  broke,  Warreu  made  over  1,500/. 
worth  of  plate  and  jewels  to  his  son-iu-law. — The  King 
had  an  injunction. — Yesterday  it  was  tried  at  Guildhall, 
and  the  King  was  cast.  The  old  Countess  of  Pembroke 
and  Lady  uf  Arundel  of  Wardour  are  dead.  Mr.  Villiers, 
Lord  Grandison's  son,  married  Mrs.  FitzGerard.  the 
great  Irish  fortune.  Mrs.  Sands  (sister  to  Lady  Duras), 
'tis  believed  will  marry  Sir  Thos.  Middleton,  of  Den- 
bighshire, who  will  be  on  that  mamage  made  an 
English  lord,  and  receive  -iOjUOOZ.  in  money.  All  Sir 
George  Sand's  estate  (besides  that  sum  of  money  and 
a  baronage,  or  lO.OOOL  in  lieu  of  that),  going  'to  the 
Lady  Duras. — Of  late  so  many  citizens  have  failed,  that 
now  the  first  question  every  day  asked  is,  who  is  broke 
to-day. 

1676.  April  6.  'I'he  same  to  the  same. — Some  say  the 
Lady  Ambassador  Berkeley  hath  declared  herself  a 
papist  in  France,  as  the  Lords  Mulgrave  and  Peter- 
borough have  done  here.  I  heard  (in  Govent  Garden), 
that  Lord  John  Berkeley's  pages  and  footmen  all  left 
him  in  one  day,  but  people  write  not  from  Paris  the 
occasion.  The  court  will  shortly  be  in  town  again,  for 
neitlK'r  of  the  foreign  duchesses,  ^laEarine  or  Ports- 
mouth (whose  son  Richmond  is  dead),  asi-  gone  to  New- 
market. The  Spanish  galleons  are  arrived  at  'Cales, 
with  27  million,  formerly  they  bringing  \mt  12  or  V<. 

1676,  April  l.'l  The  same  to  the  same. — Col.  Straiig- 
ways,  of  Dorsetshire,  died  last  Thursday,  having  buried 
a  wife  (Lord  Capel's  daughter),  married  another  (Col. 
Peuruddock's  daughter),  and  ended  his  own  life  within 
the  space  of  3  months,  leaving  his  brother  heir  to  .5,000Z. 
per  annum  ....  'Tis  said  that  the  first  week  the  King 
was  at  Newmarket,  there  was  a  great  falling  out 
between  the  Duke  and  the  Treasurer,  whose  friend, 
Portsmouth  (tho'  she  had  but  newly  miscarried)  went 
down  immediately  to  keep  the  stafif  where  'twas.     The 


coventicles  had  good  luck  to  find  so  favo>ii-able  a  iui-v  ^'R 

but  here  they  are  not  put  to  that  shift,  not  being  in  tile'     ^^'^K'™^- 
least  distiu-bed  or  informed  against.  ^^^' 

1676,  April  26.  The  same' to  the  same.— Lord  Pem- 
broke and  Sii-  Geo.  Ilewett  lately  fought  a  duel,  the  last 
was  wounded  in  the  thumb  and  arm,  but  little  hurt 
Sir  Eobert  Howard  has  sold  AVootton  Bassett  in  Wilt- 
shire, to  Mr.  Lau.  Hyde,  for  36,0il0?.,  of  which  his  lady 
who  consents  to  the  sale,  is  lo  have  eight.  Mr.  Lane  is 
received  into  hxs  Majesty's  favour  again.  The  Lord 
Mayor  has  sent  four  noncomformist  preachers  to  pii-ou 
Disturbance^  among  the  East  India  Company,  who  were 
to  bring  m  their  votes  for  a  new  government,  &,c..  on 
Monday  last,  which  was  done.  lUit  some  of  them  pro- 
cured a  letter  from  his  Majesty,  forbidding  the  choice 
of  Mr.  Child  or  Mr.  Papillon  into  that  committee.  So 
the  votes  were  sealed  up,  and  some  of  them  have  been 
at   the   council  board.— To-morrow  thev  meet  again  to 

argue  their  case  amongst  themselves  ." Consm 

Eobert  Dormer  is  made  Attorney-General  nf  Durham. 

1676,  Juno  2f.  John  Verney  to  Edumnd  Verney.— To- 
morrow tho  trial  of  Lord  Cornwallis,  now  in  the'Tower, 
by  his  ]ieers  ;  the  Chancellor  sits  Lord  Steward  of  the 
day.  Mr.  Downes,  who  (with  Lord  Ixochester,  Mr. 
William  Jepson,  and  Geo.  Etheridge),  skirmisht  the 
watch  at  Eiisom  12  days  since,  died  last  Tuesday  of  his 
hurts  received  from  the  rustics  ....  Mr.  Jincks,  a 
young  draper  in  Coinhill,  was  yesterday  committed'by 
the  council  to  the  Gatehouse  for  his  speech  last  Satur- 
day at  Guildhall,  when  the  citizens  met  to  choose 
sherifl's  (he  spoke  about  the  decay  of  trade  by  the 
French  alliance,  and  wanted  the  city  to  petition  for  a 
new  Parliament).  Sir  Wm.  ElUs  is  dismissed  from 
being  a  judge.  If  Atkyns  had  not  been  less  forward,  'tis 
believed  he  had  had  the  same  fate. 

1676,  Nov.  17.  (Received.  So  indorsed,  but  it  cannot 
be  so,  from  the  letter  above).  J.  Verney  to  Sir  Ealjih 
Verney  ....  Mrs.  Downs  (sister  to  him  killed  last 
year  at  Epsom)  is  to  be  married  to  the  Earl  of  Shrews- 
bury ....  Judge  Atkins  hath  been  once  or  twice 
before  the  council  for  a  forcible  enti'y  bv  him  made. 
His  Majesty  hath  not,  nor  do  I  lielieve  will  he,  answer 
the  citizen's  address  given  him  last  Friday. 

1676.  Nov.  23.  Edmund  Vernej  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. 
....  I  would  have  sent  Mr.  Scrogg's  ingenious  speech, 
but  none  of  the  booksellers  hereabout  have  any  left 

,  .  I  have  not  heard  of  the  Mock  speech,  but  if  I  light 
on't  you  shall  have  it.  The  citizen's  address  is  not 
printed.  Judge  Atkins  is  come  oil'  with  flying  colours 
aa  to  the  forcil)le  entry.  Here  hay  is  Is.  Qd.  the  truss, 
and  56s.  the  load  ....  On  Tuesclay  the  King  and  the 
jockeys  met  at  supper  at  Ned  Griffin's,  where  were 
made  6  hare  matches  for  5U0/.,  a  match  to  be  rim  at 
Newmarket  next  meeting  ....  Lord  Sussex  is  parting 
with  his  lady,  and  going  to  travel :  he  would  have 
carried  her  into  the  country,  but  that  life  she  liked  not, 
so  would  not  go. 

1676,  Nov.  30.  John  Verney  to  Sir  E.  Verney  .... 
Mr.  John  Temple,  of  Smirna  (having  lived  there  25 
years),  is  lately  dead,  and  left  his  estate  in  confusion, 
having  six  months  before  begun  a  ^vill,  but  not  finished 
it  ....  he  has  a  brothel-  at  Constantinople,  who  is 
gone  to  Sm}'ma,  to  take  care  of  his  brother's  concerns. 
On  Tuesday  was  fought  a  duel  Ijetween  the  midwife 
Boshier's  two  sons  (one  whereof  formerly  courted  Mrs. 
Taylor)  and  Mr.  Jones  and  his  second.  Some  few 
wounds,  but  no  other  hurt.  Sir  Samuel  Morland  is 
lately  married  to  handsome  Fielding's  sister,  and  saith 
he  will  not  have  a  penny  for  portion.  She  is  handsomer 
for  a  woman  than  he  is  for  a  man.  Yesterday  Lord 
Yarmouth,  bm-ied  his  second  d,aughter,  which  "was  his 
beloved :  a  great  attendance  there  was  of  coaches 
and  six  horses.  The  citizen's  petition  was,  by  the  Lord 
Chancellor,  answered  to  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Court  of 
Aldermen  ....  'twas  a  \ery  severe  answer,  reljuking 
and  reproaching  them  extremely,  yet  not  them,  tho'  they 
signed,  but  tho  contriver  of  it.  They  stood  all  like 
shec]ibiters,  and  came  away  without  speaking  anything 
for  reply. 

167ii,  Dec.  7.  The  same  to  the  same. — Yesterday 
came  news  that  Mr.  Bacon  bad  taken  and  bunit  James 
Town,  in  Virginia,  and  made  Sir  Thus.  Cliichely 
prisoner,  clapping  him  in  chains,  but  keeping  him  alive 
to  exchange  for  Mr.  Bland,  and  that  the  governor.  Sir 
Wm.  Berkeley,  was  again  fled  the  country.  Lord  Pem- 
broke hath  sold  Ramsbury,  in  Wilts,  for  32.0' mZ.,  to  Sir 
Eichard  Powell,  liis  brother,  but  some  think  thev  buy 
it  for  Sir  Alan  A]isley.  Last  week  the  King  l>eiug  at 
Windsor  did  Mr.  Chithnch  the  favour  to  dine  with  him 
and  after  dinner  conferred  the  honour  of  knighthood  on 
him.         >  .    ■       1 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


SiE  167^    March   9,  London.     William    Fall  to   Sir   B. 

H.  Vbbkby,  Vei-ney. — Last  nicht  Mr.  Ales.  Denton,  the  learned 
^^'  counsel,  called  at"  my  loid's  hou.se  to  see  Mr.  Sharpe. 
....  It  is  not  yet  declared  Trho  shall  be  Lord  Chief 
Baron,  but  interests  are  making,  some  lor  Mountague. 
others  for  Atkins,  and  lie  that  ifives  the  best  fine  pro- 
bably may  be  admitted  tenant.  The  city  (1  hear)  have 
suspended  their  Eecovder,  a  vote  being  passed  liy  the 
Court  of  Aldermen,  that  the  speech  he  made  at  the 

cotincil  board  vras  without  their  directions,  &c 

My  Lord  Yarmimth's  commission  for  the  lieutenancy 
of  Norfolk  (in  place  of  Lord  Towneshend)  is  sealed  .  .  . 

167;?.  March  16,  London.  John  Verney  to  Sii-  Eal|ih 
Verney. — The  great  discourse  of  the  town  is  of  Tompson 
and  Nelthorpe,  the  bankers,  who  are  failed.  They 
entered  150  actions  against  such  as  owed  them  money. 
Hynde  (and  his  partners),  bankers,  have  refused  further 
payments  ....  the  like  is  said  of  some  others,  which 
I  am  very  glad  of,  for  I  would  have  all  bankers  broke, 

they  ruining  the  trade  of  the  whole  kingdom 

The  Duke  of  Bucks  hath  certainly  bought  Mr.  Vande- 
put's  house,  by  the  hands  of  Sir  Bobert,  Clayton  and 
Coll.  Welden,and  is  to  have  possession  at  our  Lady  Day, 
Mr.  V.  being  now  removing  to  Wallbrooke.  ahouse  that's 
lent  him  there  by  a  merchant  for  :>  months,  till  he  Can 
provide  one  for  himself.  The  Karl  of  Shaftesbury  hath 
been  twice  about  Ijuying  Mr.  W.  Eoberts  his  house  (as 
his  sister  tells  me),  but  he  will  not  part  with  it  under 
lO.OOOZ.  in  money,  or  6001.  a  year  rent.  Sir  John 
Norbury  hath  burnt  2  Tripoli  men-ol-war,  and  two 
of  their  prizes  in  port,  and  is  gone  do\vn  toward  Alex- 
andria, where  were  6  Trijioli  men-of-war,  who  had  taken 
sundry  ships  of  P^nglish,  French,  and  two  or  three  Malta 
cor.saires,  and  carried  tliem  thither  to  sell;  but  some 
report  the  same  6  Tripolies  to  be  gotten  into  the  Gulf  of 
Venice,  so  that  Sir  John  will  miss  of  them.  Dr.  Mills 
is  dead,  and  his  only  nephew,  who  was  his  executor, 
died  in  •>  hours  after  his  uncle,  in  his  clothes,  sitting  on 
a  bed,  being  taken  ill,  and  only  time  to  underwrite  his 
will,  and  die.  Sir  Wm.  Peake  is  this  day  to  be  buried, 
he  hath  lain  for  some  days  in  state.  The  Earl  of  Ayles- 
bury's son  is  to  be  married  to  the  late  Duke  of  Somer- 
set's sister,  a  great  fortune,  and  their  wedding  clothes 
are  now  a-maklng.  Some  say  the  Lord  Dnras  hath  been 
man'ied  this  week  to  Madam  Sands. 

167;i,  March  24.  Will.  Fall  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— The 
private  burial  of  my  lady  (Finch,  who  died  on  the  16th,) 
is  to  be  solemnised  about  12  o'clock  this  Thursday  night. 
....  She  is  to  be  laid  in  the  little  vault  in  Kensington 
Churcli  ....  Mr.  North's  patent  for  warden  of  the 
Farst  (?)  is  to  be  sealed  this  day.  One  other  patent  passed 
ast  week,  which  was  a  direction  and  commission  to  the 
Commissioners  of  the  Customs  to  pay  255,000/.  to  Mr. 
Kent,  who  was  Sir  Stephen  Fox's  deputy.  It  being  in 
satisfaction  of  several  tallies  therein  mentic  >ned,  which  he 
had  struck  in  the  Exchequer,  40,000/.  of  it  (I  hear)  was 
paid  the  next  day,  and  the  rest  to  be  paid  as  it  comes  in. 
By  which  it's  evident  Sir  Stephen  Fox  will  not  be  left  in 
the  Briars  ....  Sir  Harry  Newton  has  passed  his 
patent  over  again  and  inseited  a  clause  that  his  estate 
shall  not  be  liable  to  any  account  which  ho  may  be 
called  to  hereafter  by  reason  of  his  (jtfice. 

1676.  April  [22.]  The  same  to  the  same.  .  .  .  My  Lord 
Mayor  attended  the  King  and  couniil  last  night  to  re- 
ceive further  directions  about  the  ccmventicles ;  but 
what  was  directed  I  know  not  ....  I  have  here 
enclosed  Muddiman's  Sunday  and  Wednesday  lettei'. 

1676,  Jul^  27.  Kensington  ....  The  Kingbeingat 
Windsor  and  no  council  yest(  rday,  I  have  not  had  any 
occasion  to  go  1o  Wlntehall.  and  so  have  not  spoken 
with  Mr.  Houseman  ....  I  have  liei-e  i-nclosed  Mud- 
diman's letter,  wliich  is  vepy  short,  it-  being  his  Tuesday 
letter.  It  seems  he  has  altered  hi.s  way  and  days  of 
writing,  for  it's  only  Saturday's  and  Tuesday's,  so  that 
this  letter  is  one  day  staler  than  I  thought  it  would  have 
been. 

1676,  Sept.  21,  Kensington  ....  1  was  told  yester- 
day at  Whitehall  that  the  Dutrh  embassador  had  been 
with  the  King,  and  told  him  that  in  case  the  confederates 
did  not  send  their  plenipotentiaries  within  a  very  short 
time,  that  then  the  States  would  treat  w  ith  the  French 
king  apart ;  and  it's  believed  by  some  to  be  done 
already. 

1676.  Oct.  [26].  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney  ■  .  •  • 
I  am  told  by  Mr.  Gililjonsthat  Sir  W.  Smith's  business 
is  done,  and  that  Prince  Bupeit  and  the  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth have  iiresonted  him  their  pictures,  which  are  in 
his  chamber  at  my  Lady  Hobart's.— The  Parliament 
have  voted  all  such  as  have  gone  soldiers,  or  such  as 
have  authorised  or  connived  at  their  going  into  France 
since  the  Km;;  s  proclamation  in  1676,  to  be  enemies  to 


the  King,  and  kingdom  ;  and  'tis  said  in  Scotland  the 
]iroclamation  Avas  kept  several  days  till  soldiers  were 
forcibly  shipped  off,  and  as  soon  as  they  were  under 
sad  the  proclamation  was  out ;  but  the  wind  proving 
contrary,  the  ships  ]mt  into  port  again,  when  all  people 
saluted  the  soldiers  witli  the  proclamation  against 
sei'ving  the  French,  at  which  they  would  have  left  the 
ship,  but  were  not  permitted  to  do  so,  but  were  beaten  ; 
one  had  his  cars  cut  off.  ai:d  another  that  got  on  shore 
was  taken  and  hanged  to  the  yard  ami  of  the  ship. 
These  matters  the  Parliament  are  driving  into. 

1677.  167-5-,  John  Verney  t.o  Edmund  Verney.— The 
DukeofNewcastle  and  Sir  Matthew  Hale  are  dead  .  .  .  . 
'Tis  said  Alderman  Baokwell  is  lately  made  Victualler  of 
Tangier  in  the  room  of  Sir  Dennis  (jaudon. —  Lady  Sus- 
sex is  at  last  tho'  unwillingly,  gone  with  her  lord  into 
the  country. — Nell  Guin's  son  Charles  is  made  Earl  of 
Burford,  and.  in  want  of  heir  male,  to  go  to  his  brother 
James  and  his  issue. 

167;,  Feb.  8.  The  same  to  the  same. — Foreign  news. 
— Two  days  since  some  rogues  got  up  to  a  window  in 
the  Lord  Chancellor's  house  and  stole  the  Mace,  Purse, 
and  some  other  things,  but  by  good  luck  the  Great  Seal 
was  not  there  ....  ]\Ir.  Henry  Killigrew's  servant 
was  t'other  night  stabb'd  in  the  next  room  to  his 
Majesty,  'tis  said  he  killed  himself,  but  others  suspect 
the  master  who  was  in  the  room  with  him  drunk,  some 
sa}'  alone,  others  say  there  was  a  third  person  ;  however, 
Mr.  Killigrew  is  confined  to  his  chamber, 

167;,  Feb.  19.  The  same  to  the  same.  The  Parlia- 
ment began  to  sit  last  Thursday.  They  had  some  dis- 
course whether  they  were  a  Parliament  or  not  .... 
On  Friday  last  the  House  of  fjords  committed  to  the 
Tower  the  Earl  of  Salisbury,  the  Earl  of  Shaftesbury, 
and  Lord  Wharton.  The  Duke  of  Bucks  had  the  same 
sentence. — He  stept  out  and  went  away  for  the  night, 
but  returned  to  the  House  next  day,  whence  he  was  sent 
to  the  Tower  attended  by  the  Black  Rod,  in  two  of  his 
own  coaches  and  a  great  retinue  of  his  footmen,  all  in 
gallant  new  liveries,  and  six  hackney  coaches  following 
them.  On  Friday  night  some  gentlemen  being  at  the 
Bear  tavern,  in  Cornhill,  sent  out  a  gallon  of  sack  and 
a  dozen  or  two  of  faggots  for  a  bonefire  before  the  Old 
Exchange  for  joy  that  the  Lords  were  sent  to  the  T(  JWer. 
The  Ostenders  have  lately  taken  500  Scotchmen  and 
Ii'ishmcn,  with  19  horses,  going  into  France  to  serve  tliat 
king  ....  There  are  16  English  captains  returning 
out  of  France,  their  company's  being  either  dwindled 
away  or  joine<l  to  others,  so  that  they  are  disbanded. 
....  Coui  t  news — Gives  an  account  of  Frank  New- 
port getting  drunk  and  misbehaving  himself — he  is 
confined  for  a  few  days. 

1677.  March  26.  John  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney.-— 
On  Saturday  last  the  Lord  Treaurer  was  made  K.  G. 
.  .  .  The  King  in  recomjience  for  former  loyalty  hath 
granted  privileges  to  the  town  of  Newark  to  send 
members  to  Parliament. 

I(i77,  March  2!*.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  Par- 
liament yesterday  prohibited  tho  importation  of  fish, 
and  bringing  in  of  Irish  cattle  for  ever.  Sir  Thos. 
Littleton  and  Sir  Geo.  Downing  arc  of  the  committee 
about  the  pedlars  ;  and  are  tooth  and  nail  for  them,  tho' 
most  of  the  corjioration  have  writ  to  put  them  down. 

1677,  April  15.  The  .saine  to  the  same.- — The  House 
was  never  s  j  divided  as  about  the  Irish  Act,  for  friend 
was  against  friend,  brother  against  brother,  son  against 
father,  courtier  against  courtier;  but  in  the  end 'twas 
confirmed  for  ever  liy  17  votes. 

1677,  May  17.  The  same  to  the  sa,mc.— News  at 
court  that  the  Venetian  resident  at  Constantinople  was 
then  cut.  oil',  hut  llie  Venetian  ambassador  here  says  he 
has  fresher  hitters  Iha.n  the  King's,  which  say  not.  any 
such  thing  ....  Sir  Thos.  Bludworlh's  eldest  .son,  at 
Ale|)]io.  had  lately  a  miraculous  escape,  he  being  about 
20  miles  from  Aleppo  ;  a  Gourdeen  amongst  the  rocks, 
tho'  several  servants  were  with  him,  shot  a  liullet  at  him 
and  cut  the  hair  olf  tho  hinder  part  of  his  licad. 

1677,  May  24.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  Sir 
Francis  Holes  having  intrusted  his  son  t(j  the  tuition  of 
a  noncoid'oi'mist  parson,  the  phanatique  hath  married  the 
young  gentleman  to  one  of  his  gang,  not  worth  a  groat, 
besides  that  she  is  30  Jind  he  but  18  ...  .  1  have  not 
heard  anything  of  the  lords  in  the  Tower  petitioning. 

1677,  May  2S.  The  same  to  the  same. — Parliami'nt.ary 
doings. — The  Duchess  of  Richmond  hath  lately  sold  her 
interest  in  Cobham  to  Lord  (t'Brien,  so  'tis  believed  she 
will  stiddenly  own  her  nnirriagt'  to  Lord  Mulgrave  .  .  . 
Sir  John  Shaw  hatli  recovered,  at  the  King's  Bench, 
•'lOOi.  of  the  town  of  Colchester  for  illegally  tnrumghim 
out  of  his  place,  and  intends  to  recover  his  wages  of  them 
as  their  burgess. 


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h.VE'BNET         lti77,  May  31.     John  Venioy  to  Edmund  Verney.— 
Baet.    '    •  •  •  •     On  "Wednesday  his  Majesty's  birth  night  was 

some  gallantry  at  Whitehall,  where  was  acted  a  French 

opera,  bnt  most  pitifully  done,  so  ill  that  the  King  was 
aweary  out,  and  S07ne  say  it  was  not  well  contrived  to 
entertain  the  English  gentry,  who  came  that  night  in 
honour  to  their  King,  with  a  lamentable  ill-acted  French 
play,  when  our  English  actors  so  much  surpass  ;  how- 
ever the  dances  and  voices  was  pretty  well  performed. 

1677.  May  31.  John  Vcmey  to  Sir  R.  Veruey.— On 
Monday  morning  tlie  King  made  an  anury  speech  to 
the  Comiiious,  and  adjourned  them  to  the  li3th  July. 
All  people  have  copies  of  the  speech  but  they  are  so 
false  copied  I  would  not  send  one.  The  House  went 
from  Whitehall  to  their  sitting  place  where  Mr.  Powell 
and  one  or  two  more  would  have  spoke,  but  the  .Speaker 
ran  out  of  his  chair,  and  would  not  near  them,  cr3-ing 
they  were  adjourned,  i&c.  As  to  liveiy,  all  people  do 
now  lace  the  clothes  ;  only  one  rich  livery  (and  whose  I 
know  not)  is  loopt  ....  All  country  people  about 
Portsmouth  will  liave  it  that  the  French  king  was  there 
incognito. 

1677.  June  7.  The  same  to  the  same. — On  Monday 
Lord  Oerard  of  ...  .  about  14  years  old.  was  leading 
his  mother  to  .«ee  New  Bedlam,  but  was  struck  at  by  a 
porter's  wife,  at  which,  being  somewhat  concerned,  her 
husband  who  was  a  little  in  drink  came  up  and  seconded 
her  insolence  with  more  blows,  till  my  lord  drew  his 
sword  and  ran  the  jiorter  into  the  groin,  after  which  his 
lordshiji  had  like  to  have  been  pulled  in  pieces  by  the 
rabble,  who  hurried  him  to  prison,  and  then  broke  the 
windows  to  come  at  him  again. — The  Lord  Mayor  came 
and  took  him  to  his  house  all  night. — The  Countess  of 
Bath  had  her  coach  broke  to  bits  and  her  footmen 
knocked  down,  and  she  glad  to  get  away.  She  was 
taken  for  Lord  Gerard's  mother. — On  Tuesday  night 
Sir  John  Norborough's  servant  killed,  in  Cheapside,  a 
sober  man,  about  the  wall,  for  which  the  servant  is  now 
in  Newgate  ....  The  King  has  settled  30,000?.  per 
annum  for  interest  at  the  bankers,  by  patent,  which  is  in 
print.  Several  Parliament  men  axe  resolved  to  drink 
no  more  French  wine. 

1677,  June  l-t.     The  same  to  the  same The 

Queen  set  out  on  Monday  last,  the  King  attending  her 
the  first  night ;  there  were  some  disputes  between  the 
maids  of  honour  and  the  dressers  about  precedency ; 
thev  dined  at  Mr.  Progers.  and  supped  at  Will.  ChifBn's 
{Chitfinch). 

1677,  Dec.  6.  The  same  to  the  same. — Vi\  Tuesday 
last  a  duel  was  fought  between  the  Earl  of  Ossory  and 
his  second  (Jol.  Mackarly  against  Mr.  Buckley  and  Mr. 
Gerard  (son  tu  the  lord  of  that  name).  The  colonel 
had  the  fortune  to  wound  Mr.  Gerard  in  the  belly,  but 
drawing  back  his  sword,  t'was  twirled  out  of  his  hand 
by  his  adversary,  who  took  it  up  and  then  went  to  the 
Earl,  who  finding  himself  set  on  by  two,  was  fain  on 
demand  to  give  nj)  his  sword.  On  Monday  night  a 
hackney  coach  and  horses,  and  a  gentleman  in  it,  went 
back  into  Fleet  iliteh  (there  were  no  rails),  and  was 
either  drowned  or  smothered  with  mud. 

1677,  Dec.  12.  The  same  to  the  same. — Yesterday 
night  died  the  Duke  of  Cambridge,  and  was  embalmed 
by  Mr.  St.  Amand.  L<.ird  Peterborough  sent  a  chal- 
lenge to  Sir  George  Hewett  for  breaking  of  his  mistress 
Johnson's  windows,  but  the  King  hearing  of  it  made 
up  the  business.  The  Duchess  of  Portsmouth  being  ill, 
Mrs.  Frazer  (the  doctor's  daughter)  and  Mrs.  Elliott, 
and  one  or  two  more,  strive  for  the  prefennent. 

16";.  March  19,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.  .  .  . 
Sadler,  that  robbed  the  <  'hancellor,  oll'ered  600  guineas 
for  Ills  lile,  but  it  not  lieing  accepted,  he  sufi'ered  al 
Tyburn  on  Friday  last  with  his  comrade  .Johnson  ;  this 
last  was  in  mourning  and  died  penitently.  The  Duke 
of  Bucks  hath  "nis  laboratory  in  the  Tower,  in  which  he 
spends  his  time  in  chemistry.  There  are  in  the  Tower 
one  Harrington,  and  one  Murray,  the  former  hath  been 
before  the  King  and  Board,  but  spoke  so  boldly  that 
he  was  taken  for  a  crackbrained  fellow  ;  but  they  are  of 
Shaftesbury's  crew.  The  people  about  town  call  this 
the  Pump  Parliament,  alluding,  as  a  little  water  put  into 
a  pump  fetches  up  a  great  deal,  so  &c. 

1675,  March  '22,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
News  only  that  the  Earl  of  Bristol  is  dead,  and  old 
Mr.  Heath,  Comptroller  to  the  Archbishop  of  Canter- 
bury, is  knighted.  The  Parliament  are  upon  prohi- 
biting Venetian  looking  glasses.  The  weavers'  petition 
the  house  to  prohibit  all  mohairs  and  chamblets.  Sundry 
other  trade?  petition  against  the  importation  of  other 
commodities;  if  all  lake  eft'ect,  hereafter  nothing  must 
be  brought  from  foreign  countries. 


167f  Miirch  23,  London.  Will.  Fall  to  Sir  K.  \eniev 


SIK 


•fu    t"^"?.?''^'"/'"^  LordDe  La  More,  seconded    "•«:"?"• 
with   L,,rd    Hareudon    and   my  Lord   Halifax,   moved         —' 
that  tour  of  the  members  of  that  House  were  confined 
upon  a  punctilio  only  ;  and  that  ,f  the  House  would  be 
pleased  to  release  them,  it   would  be  acknowled<^ed  as 
a  favour,  or  words  to  this  effect,  which   motion  caused 
a  long  debate  in  the  House,  insomuch  that  Lord  De  La 
Mere  had  like  to  have  been  sent  to  them,   but  it  fell 
upon  another  business  being  moved,  about  the  Duke  of 
^orlolk  s  bemg  sent  for  home  as  another  worlliy  mem- 
ber ;  but  the  Lords,  it  seems,  have  nc,  need  of  his  assist- 
ance, therefore,    they   appointed  a   committee    of   the 
Howards   and   those   that  are  nearest   related   to    the 
ft,mily  (I  mean    only   of  those  that  sit  in  the   Lords 
House),  to  reconcile  my  Lord  Marshal  and  his  brothers 
and  to  take  away  all  diffidences,  but  the  duke  to  remain 
where  it  18   most  convenient  for  his  health,  <i'c 
'I'his   day   the   Lord   Treasurer   is   to    wear    the    bliio 
ribbon. 

1(;77.  April  26,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
The  court  continuing  still  at  Newmarket,  we  are  so 
barren  of  news  that  i  can  only  tell  you  the  great 
monsieurs  are  returned  from  thence,  and  had  their 
audience  of  the  Queen  and  Duchess  last  night;  'tis  re- 
ported that  one  of  them  stays  here  in  f)uality  of  am- 
bassador, and  Monsr.  Couriin  returns  with  the  rest. 
My  Lord  Sunderland  and  the  Earl  of  Fevershain  were 
kindly  received  by  the  French  king,  who  to  make  their 
equipage  the  more  splendid,  were  pleased  to  be  accom- 
panied  by  Stephen  the  corn  cutter,  who  Ijeing  in  his 
hvery  coat,  the  French  king  was  pleased  at  supper  to 
mquire  who  he  was,  and  some  of  the  officers  taking  him 
to  the  side  board  drank  the  King  of  France's  health 
to  him  ;  he  replied  he  would  pledge  it  with  all  his  heart, 
for  It  was  his  Majesty's  health  ;  and  when  he  had  done 
that,  he  would  drink  the  French  king's  health,  and 
such  kind  of  stuff;  but  all  passed  well  enough 

1677,  May  6.  Woburne.  P.  [Lord]  Wharton  to  (Sir 
R.  \erney).— Upon  my  petition  to  the  House  of  Peers 
at  the  close  of  their  last  sitting,  they  submitted  the 
matter  of  my  liljcrty  to  the  King,  and  when  he  was 
at  Newmarket  he  gave  me  leave  to  be  here  or  at 
St.  Giles  (as  my    business  required)  till  the  21si  inst. 

You  will  easily  suppose  I  desire  a  total  relea.se 

You  know  how  great  an  import  it  would  be  to  me  to 
have  a  good  word  from  my  Lord  Keeper  therein,  and  I 
cannot  bethink  myself  of  any  who.  i  believe,  would  be 
so  ready  to  do  me  that  kindness  as  yourself. —Has  sent 
this  bearer  to  ask  Sir  Ralph  to  go  "up  to  London  next 
week  and  favour  him  in  this  affair. 

1677,  May  5,  Claydon.  Draft  of  Sir  R.  Verney's 
reply  to  Lord  Wharton.—.  .  .  .  Since  I  cannot  pcjssibly 
go  up  myself,  yet  (if  a  friend  of  mine  is  in  town)  1' 
shall  endeavour  to  get  him  to  discourse  it  with  my  lord 
at  a  distance,  and  try  whether  his  lordship  will  meddle 
in  this  affair,  so  far  as  to  s])eak  favourably  to  the  Kin"' 
for  your  further  liberty ;  but  to  deal  freely  with  you", 
if  I  understand  things  right,  it  must  be  a  greater 
interest  than  mine  that  must  persuade  him  to  it. 

1677,  .May  5,  Woburn.  Ann,  Lady  'Wharton,  to  Sir  R. 
Verney. — Asks  him  to  use  his  interest  with  the  Chan- 
cellor on  her  husband's  behalf. 

1677,  May  7,  Claydon.  Draft  of  Sir  R.  Verney's 
reply  to  Lady  Wharton. 

1677.  Aug.  2,  London.  J.  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph 
Verney. —  .  .  .  Gentlemen  are  daily  going  over  as  their 
inclinations  lead  'em,  as  2  days  ago'  went  the  Duke  of 
Monmouth  and  the  Earl  of  Feversham  for  the  French 
army.  Others  go  to  the  Dutch,  and  I  (tiio'  their  infirior) 

to  be  making  idle  visits  think  it  not  so  honourable 

An  Aigereen  took  a  small  English  ship  in  our  channel 
who  had  no  pass,  so  he  left  •'.  Englishmen  on  hoard,  and 
put  111  Turks,  but  at  sea  the  5  English  fell  on  the  lu 
Turks,  massacred  them,  and  brought  the  vessel  into  the 
Dcjwnes. 

1677,  Aug.  2,  London.  W.  Fall  to  Sir  R.  \'erney.— 
The  great  discourse  of  the  town  is  that  the  Duke  of 
Bucks  shall  be  restored  to  favour,  and  be  Lord  Steward 
of  the  Household  in  place  of  Duke  of  Ormond.  but  of 
this  they  are  very  silent  at  court,  only  his  sacred 
Majesty  and  his  Grace  (I  hear)  were  very  merr}'  one 
night  at  Lord  Rochester's  lodgings,  which,  I  conceive 
created  this  discourse. 

1677,  Aug.  [9]     John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.—. 
The   King  went  on    Saturday   away    for   Portsmouth, 
but  wlien  at  sea,  the  wind  being  contrary,  he  returned 
into  the  Downs,  where  yesterday  he  was  with  the  wind 
in  his  teeth,  as  the  seamen  say. 

1677.  Oct.  8,  London.     The  same  to  the  sani<'. — 
About   a    month   ago  Geo.    Jetfryes,  the  city  common 

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HISTORICAL  MAN0SCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


„    S™         serieant,  was  knighted,  and  Sir  Fra.  "WingfiL-ld.  the 
bIIt^^'  lawyer,  is  dead.     Mr.  Henry  Noell  is  dead,  and  now 

"        Cha.  Bertie,  the  Treasurer's  secretary,  stands  for  his 

vacancy  at  Stamford The  coachmakers  have 

gotten  a  patent  to  be  a  company,  and  Mr.  Baily  is  the 
Master ;  thi/y  gave  the  herald's  50i.  to  have  for  then- 
arms  3  chariots,  and  for  supporters  a  horse  in  harness. 
Tlie  Sheritfs  of  London  are  Mr.  "Wm.  Eoystornc,  a 
Turkev  merchant,  and  Major  Becktord  the  King's  slo])- 
seller.and  the  Lord  Mayor  elect  is  Sir  Fi-aiicis  Chap- 
lain. The  fire  at  the  Temple  consumed  Philips  his 
buildings,  ending  at  Sir  Geo.  JeU'eryes'  chamliers. 
without  doing  them  an_>  damage,  which  good  fortune 
he  had  once  before.  In  "Whitefriars  were  burnt  i  or  5 
houses  also  to  the  ground,  and  as  many  more  defaced. 
Mr.  Carpenter,  in  whose  chamber  the  fire  began,  was 
burnt  in  his  bed  ;  Alderman  Backwcll's  son's  chamber 
was  liurut,  and  he  thought  to  be  in  it,  but  by  n'ood 
luck  he  went  that  evening  to  Fulham.  A  wall  fell  dou-ii 
whirh  killed  10  oi-  12  persons,  and  had  done  much  more 
execution  but  that  'twas  met  by  an  old  tn'C  who  bore 
a  great  share  of  the  brunt.  My  Lord  Mohun  is 
buried  in  St.  Martin's  church,  and  the  jury  found  it 
murder.  . 

1677,  Oet.  11.  The  same  to  the  same. —  .  ._.  ihis 
day  Mr.  Fielding  is  to  be  tried  for  killing  the  link  boy 
last  year.  The  King  hath  gi-anted  him  his  pardon  in 
caso'it  be  found  only  manslaughter,  to  avoid  his  being 
burnt  in  the  hand  ;  but  if  the  jury  find  it  murder,  his 
Jilajesty's  pardon  doth  not  reach  him.  This  pardon  Sir 
Saml.  Morland  got  of  the  King  a  fortnight  ago,  and 
'twas  last  night  sealed  by  the  Chancellor.  'Tis  said 
Mr.  l''oilding  hath  bought  a  iierrywig  of  20/.  price  to 
be  tryed  in  ...  .  On  Saturday  the  King  will  be  in 
town.  The  Chancellor  camo  to  town  yesterday  from 
Kensington,  the  seals  beginning  to-day.  The  Lady 
Keeper  Bridgman's  dau.ghter  is  already  (or  very  sud- 
denly to  be)  married  to  Sir  Thos.  Middleton,  of  Chirk 
Castle  ;  she  hath  6.0ml.  left  her  by  her  father,  and  2,O00L 
which  her  mother  adds  to  it. 

1677,  Dec.  10.  The  same  to  the  same.—Last  Jlonday 
one  Mr.  Harrington  had  a  trial  at  (iuildhall,  where  'twas 
proved  that  he  said  the  government  of  England  ccm- 
si-sted  of  throe  estates,  and  that  (any  one)  making  war 
against  the  other  was  no  rebellion  ;  you  may  guess  at 
his  opinion  ;  but  what  fine  or  punishment  he  is  to  have 
is  not  yet  detennined.  A  bailey  was  last  week^  killed 
about  an  arrest  within  the  privilege  of  St.  James'  Park, 
I  think  'twas  in  Old  Spring  Garden.  Last  week  was 
also  killed  one  Mr.  Blackwoll.  near  the  Bull  Head 
Tavern,  at  Charing  Cross  ;  there  were  4  drinking  in  a;i 
alehouse  where  they  ciuarrelled.  went  out  of  the  house 
and  fought  to  the"los.s  of  Mr.  Blackwell's  life.  The 
Lord  Sunderland  had  a  nuarrel,  whereon  followed  a 
challenge,  in  which  ^!r.  T<.inple  (son  to  Sir  Wm.)  was 
concerned,  but  it  being  known,  they  were  secured  and 
the  difterence  made  uji.  (.'ajit.  Fountaine  lately  come 
from  France,  crossing  Lincoln's  Inn  Fields,  was  set  on 
by  two  men  ;  he  asked  them  if  'twas  his  money  or  his 
life  they  sought  after,  to  which  they  answered,  they'd 
have  his  heart  blood,  but  they  were  mistaken,  for  ho 
ran  cnie  of  them  through,  and  the  other  ran  away.  In 
the  fight  his  pocket  was  cut,  out  of  which  he  lost 
about  30  guineas ;  both  the  rogues  escaped,  tho'  one 
was  run  through. 

1678.  April  10.  John  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney.— 
Foreign  news.— Some  say  that  tljere  will  be  a  camp  on 
Banstead  Downs,  and  that  the  Dukes  of  Vork  and  Mon- 
mouth have  been  there  to  set  out  the  ground.  'I'he 
town's  di>course  is  that  H.U.H.  goeth  over  into  Flan- 
ders, and  that  he  is  at  80.00U/.  charge  to  set  out  for 
tents,  kitchen,  &c.  On  Tuesday  last  the  city,  in  a 
common  council,  lent  his  Majesty  100, COOL 

1678.  Ajjril  25.  The  same  to  the  same. — Lord  Ro- 
chester has  been  very  ill  and  very  penitent,  but  is  now 
bettering. — Here  enclosed  are  his  verses  on  Sir-  Car. 
Scroope  at  large.— The  coffee  houses  discourse  that^  the 
Chancellor  shall  be  removed,  and  that  Lord  Chief 
Justice  Korth  hath  refused  that  great  honour  wliioh 
Bomo  think  will  be  conferred  on  Judge  Scroggs.  Those 
that  pretend  to  know  the  secret  causes  of  disfavour  say 
this  happens,  because  tho  Chancellor  would  not  seal 
something  concerning  martial  law.  And  being  ap- 
pointed with  the  Treasurer  and  two  Secretaries  of  State 
to  examine  the  Scotrh  complainants,  ho  was  of  opinion 
that  so  much  severity  should  not  bo  used. 

1078,  May  2.  The  same  to  the  same.— IMr.  Gerard 
Aungier  (brother  to  Lord  Aungier),  President  of  the 
Indies,  is  dead ;  he  lived  in  the  Indies  16  or  17  years. 

1678,  May  16.  The  same  to  tho  same.— Yesterday 
Mr.  Robert  Boyle,  the  Tirtuoso,  came  to  a  Turkey  Court, 


where  he  desired  to  be  made  free  of  our  company, 
which  was  granted  him,  presuming  his  adventures  into 
that  country  will  be  nothing  but  quaeres. — The  Trea- 
surer came  to  borrow  of  the  city  50,000Z.  or  more,  on 
the  Pole  Act,  but  Sir  Thos.  Player  told  him  he  did  not 
believe  they'd  lend  any  more ;  the  Treasurer  told  him 
if  they  did  not  'twas  his  fault,  for  the}'  would  have  lent 
more,  but  he  would  not  receive  it,  to  which  Sir  Thos. 
said  'twas  true,  for  the  first  sum  demanded  was  100,000?., 
which  sum  being  completed  he  stopt,  and  had  no  reason 
to  receive  more  than  was  asked  of  (and  lent  by)  the 
common  council,  and  that  now  ati'airs  were  altei'ed, 
men  were  of  another  mind  than  they  were  then ;  how- 
ever, half  a  dozen  common  eouncilmen  said  they'd  use 
their  endeavour,  but  I  fear  'twill  be  to  small  purpose. 

1678,  May  28,  Vienna.  Copy  of  a  letter  by  the  Em- 
peror to  the  States  General  of  the  United  Provinces. 
Asking  them  not  to  desert,  now  Englan<l  had  joined 
against  the  French. 

1678,  July  18.  John  Verney  to  Sir  \l.  Verney. — 
Foreign  news. — Capt.  Herbert  and  Sir  Roger  Strickland 
have  lately  been  before  Algiers,  but  have  done  nothing, 
t'no'  some  think  they  would  gladly  have  peace  with  us, 
the  plague  being  hot  amongst  them. 

1678,  July  25.  Tho  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  Secre- 
tary Coventry  is  upon  resigning  of  his  place,  and 
'tis  believed  either  Law,  Hyde,  or  Sir  W.  Temple 
will  be  preferred  to  it.  Mr.  Hydo  hath  sold  his  place, 
his  bed  chamber  place,  to  Capt.  Bridge  for  1,500?. 
On  Friday  last  the  Council  ordered  that  18  troo])S  of 
horse  and  8  of  dragoons  shall  be  shipt  ofi'  for 
Flanders,  to  which  place  foot  soldiers  are  daily  going 
from  hence.  Last  Sunday  Cornet  Wroth  dined  with 
Sir  Robert  Viner  at  his  country  house,  and  after  dinner, 
going  an  airing  with  him,  tb'ew  a  pistol  upon  Sir  Robert, 
and  having  six  or  eight  troojiers  to  assist  him,  took 
away  Miss  Hj'de  and  jjiit  her  in  a  coach  ; — the  wheel 
came  off,  he  laid  her  across  a  horse,  and  rode  to  a  ferry 
(he  thinks  Putney),  where  he  had  a  coach  and  six,  but 
the  country  was  roused,  and  the  lady  was  recovered 
speechless  ;  he  fled.  The  King  is  very  angi-y,  and  says 
if  he  is  taken  and  the  law  will  hang  him,  he  will  not 
meddle.  The  Convention  in  Scotland  is  broke  up,  and 
every  thing  therein  proposed  went  as  Lauderdale  would 
have  it.  Sir  Patrick  Holmes  is  clapt  up  in  the  Tolboth, 
but  the  cause  is  yet  not  known.  On  Friday  last  Mr. 
Cla3q)0ole  (one  of  Oliver's  lords)  was  sent  to  the  Tower 
for  speaking  seditiously,  some  say,  others,  for  being 
concerned  in  a  plot.  (Inclosed  is  a  copy  of  the  King's 
letter,  dated  28  June  1678,  to  the  States  of  Holland,  sent 
by  Sir  ^V.  Temple,  who  was  sent  to  Nimegnen,  because 
of  the  French  practices  abnut  restitution  of  towns. 

1678,  Aug.  1.  "William  Fall  to  Sir  K.  Verney.  Lady 
Essex  goes  this  day  to  Dunstable,  and  Mr.  Finch  comes 
thither  to  meet  her,  when  they  will  return  to  London, 
or  by  what  way  1  know  not,  but  I  heard  her  suy  sho 
would  dine  at  Gorambury  on  her  return  home.  .  .  .  There 
was  commission  signed  yesterday  by  the  King,  directed 
to  the  Duke  of  York,  Prince  Rupei't,  Lord  Canterbury, 
the  Lord  Chancellor,  and  others,  with  power  to  prorogue 
the  Parliament  till  the  24th  of  this  August,  which  I  will 
believe  will  be  presently  done ;  for  I  am  just  now  going 
to  meet  ray  lord  at  the  Hou.se. 

1678,  Aug.  8.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — ■..  .  .  . 
Last  week  the  King  sent  to  borrow  200,000?.  of  the  city 
on  the  Act,  which  I  think  they  will  endeavour  to  lend 
him.  but  I  believe  they  will  hardly  reach  above  half  on't. 
If  you  think  fit  of  that  security,  upon  your  order  I'll 
carry  in  3'our  money  to  Guild  Hall,  and  take  the  usual 
acknowledgement  which  the  city  give  ;  and  let  mo  know 
whether  I  shall  put  it  in  in  two  of  your  names  or  in  my 
name.  If  it  be  in  a  citizen's  name,  the  aldermen  of 
the  ward  whence  the  money  was  sent  in  will  have  the 
greater  I'egard  to  see  it  reimbursed.  I  hear  the  city 
took  it  amiss  of  the  Treasurer  that  he  came  not  him.self 
to  them  to  borrow  this  money,  but  sent  a  letter  by  his 
secretary  that  he  was  indisposed. 

1678,  Aug.  8.  (A  letter,  unsigned,  in  a  diifcront 
hand,  but  indorsed  as  from  J.  A'erney). — On  the  4th 
instant  12  barges  were  arrived  to  carry  the  Duko  of 
York's  regiment  of  horse,  Avhich  were  gone  down 
towards  the  sea  side.  Tho  Duke  of  Monmouth's  regi- 
ment of  foot  were  just  ready  to  be  shipped  off  tho  6th 
instant,  but  are  now  remanded  and  ordered  to  repair  to 
their  former  quarters.  Last  week  a  gentleman  in  Drury 
Lane  (much  addicted  to  painting),  boyling  his  oil  him- 
self in  order  to  the  making  of  his  colours  in  oyl,  took 
fire,  and  is  since  tlead  ;  his  father,  coming  to  his  hel|  1,  is 
hurt.  Tho  city  have  agreed  to  lend  the  King  100,000/. 
on  the  first  part  of  the  last  Act,  at  7  per  cent.,  and 
100,OoO?.  more  in  the  last  part  of  the  said  Act,  at  8?.  per 


SIR 
H. Veknb 

BAltl, 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVEXTH  REPORT, 


471 


cent.      'Tis  said  the  Eai-1  of  Burford  was  made  Duke      made  liim  au  abbot.  i}ut  that  monastery  may  go  without  Sre 


Sib 

Bast.    '    of  Bni'ford.  and  the  Treasurer  Duke  of  Pomfret,  and 
—  the  Earl  of  Plymouth  the  Duke  of  Plymouth,  on  the 

4th  instant,  at  Windsor. — Foreign  news. 

1678.  Aug.  11.  Johu  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Yerney.— Says 
he  is  ,a:oiug  to  Tunbridge. 

1678.  Aug.  22.  The  eame  to  the  same, — Has  returned 
from  Tunbridge.  Sends  Evelyn's  Calendariuin  Hor- 
tcnse.  the  last  edition. — 'I'he  Duke  of  Lauderdale  came 
til  tiiwn  last  Saturday  in  pomp.  The  Duke  of  Monmouth 
and  Lord  Morpeth  are  returned  out  of  Flanders,  whither 
soldiers  are  every  day  going.  Yesterday  Feversham's 
regiment  of  dragoons  and  Sir  John  Talljot's  regiment 
of  the  same  went  thro'  the  city  to  be  shipt  ofl".  they 
being  part  of  the  4.100  horse  and  dragoons  lately 
ordered  over.— Dr.  Denton  is  going  to  Ditton  to  run  a 
horse  match  for  a  plate. 

1678,  Aug.  29.  John  Vorney  to  Edm.  Verney.  The 
town  is  sickly,  and  so  is.  we  understand,  the  country, 
especially  Kent :  at  Portsmouth  at  least  20tJ  soldiers  lie 
sick,  but  many  more  in  Flanders,  whither  Surgeon 
Knight  is  sent  to  look  after  them. 

1678.  Aua;.  31  to  Sept.  5.  John  Verney  to  Sir  Ralph 
Verney. — Ifews  from  France. — The  forces  that  were 
ordered  for  Flanders,  being  27  troops  of  horse  and  12 
troops  of  dragoons,  and  9  compaays  of  foot,  have  been 
stopped  by  contrary  winds,  but  are  now  a  shipping  oil'. 
....  On  Sunday,  1st  Sept.,  died  Lord  O'Brien,  a 
member  for  Northampton. — Sir  "Wm.  Swan.  Dr.  Mar- 
gettson,  Ai-chbishop  of  Armagh,  and  the  Bishop  of  St. 
Asaph  are  al,<o  dead,  as  our  handsome  Mr.  Sidney,  in 
Flanders,  and  Sir  Sam.  Clarke. — On  Thursday  last  his 
Majesty  dined  in  Buckinghamshire,  at  Sir  George 
Jett'eries'  house,  who,  some  say,  is  to  be  Chancellor  of 
Ireland,  others  Recorder  of  London,  and  that  Sir  — 
Dolben  shall  be  a  judge  in  the  room  of  Sir  T.  'I'wysden, 
who  shall  have  a  bill  of  ease.  The  King  caused  Sir 
George  to  sit  down  at  table  with  him  and  drank  to  him 
seven  times. — A  boy  at  Smithfield,  peeping  through 
the  crevices  of  a  booth  to  see  the  Elephant,  was 
wounded  with  a  dagger  by  a  soldier  employed  to  look 
to  the  door ;  consequent  riot  by  the  prentices.  Sir 
Peter  'Wych  is  chosen  Resident  at  Hamburgh  in  the 
room  of  Sir  "Wm.  Swan,  lately  deceased. — Yesterday  ten 
malefactors  were  to  have  been  executed  at  Tyburn; 
there  was  a  great  concourse  to  see  them,  but  they  did 
not  appear. 

1678,  Sept.  16.  The  same  to  the  same. — Lord  Sunder- 
land is  returning  from  France,  some  say  out  of  favour; 
Lord  O'Brien's  son  will  stand  to  be  a  burgess  for 
Northampton,  and  'tis  said  will  not  have  any  opposi- 
tion except  it  be  by  ilr.  Ralph  Montagu.  Sir  Cliarles 
Littleton  is  sick  in  Flanders.  Mr.  Pope  Dauvers.  son 
of  Sir  Samuel,  hath  killed  one  Jackson,  of  Northampton- 
shire, for  which  the  Earl  of  Peterborow  has  begged  his 
estate. 

1678,  Sept.  18.  The  same  to  the  same. — Mr.  Tillot- 
son  (that  lives  hard  by  me),  brother  to  the  dean,  was 
well  at  cards  on  Saturday  till  10  at  night  and  dead  on 
Monday  morning  early. — The  peace  is  this  day  to  be 
proclaimed  at  the  Hague.  This  morning  a  fire  at  Lime- 
house  consumed  30  house?. 

1678,  Oct.  10.  The  same  to  the  same. — A  long  letter 
about  Oates'  Plot. — Notwithstanding  Coleman  had 
timely  warning  to  withdraw  the  most  of  his  writings, 
yet  sufficient  was  found  to  commit  him  to  Newgate. 
— Mr.  Langliorne,  one  of  the  councillors  of  the  Inner 
Temple,  a  recusant,  is  committed  to  Newgate.  One 
AVhite.  notorious  among  those  who  should  have  Ijeen 
Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  is  dead,  not  without  suspicion 
of  poisoning  himself.  Friday  last  a  warrant  to  the  Lieu- 
tenancy of  the  City  to  disarm  Papists.which  was  effected, 
and  the  arms  brought  to  Guildhall.  On  Monday  Mr. 
Smith,  Mr.  Lowers,  and  another  merchant  carried 
their  letters  from  abroad  to  the  Council,  reported  that 
his  Majesty  was  dead  long  before  advice  conld  come 
from  hence.  On  Saturday,  the  12th,  Sir  B.  B.  Godfrey 
went  out  in  the  morning  and  said  he  would  in  a  little 
time  be  home ;  but  he  hath  never  been  heard  of.  so  'tis 
believed  some  Papists  have  made  away  with  him.  His 
relations  have  been  with  the  Council,  and  some  talk  of 
a  proclamation  coming  out. 

1678.  Nov.  11.  The  same  to  the  same. — Foreign 
news. — Coleman's  confession. — The  murderers  of  Sir 
E.  B.  Godfrey  are  not  yet  found.  The  barber  and 
farrier  that  first  found  his  cane  and  gloves  are  committed 
to  Newgate,  being  found  in  contrariety  when  examined. 
A  child  is  committed  also,  being  impeached  by  a  young 
gentleman  for  offering  him  100?.  to  kill  an  old  gentle- 
man, &c.  Sir  Ellis  Leighton  was  examined  on  the  6th 
of  Nov.,  but  'tis  kept  secret.     The  French  king  has 


their  head.     The  Duke  of  Monmouth 


IS  very  circum- 


H. Tervet, 


spect ;  he  ha.s  turned  out  all  Papists  he  can  discover  in  —' 
the  army,  as  well  officers  as  soldiers,  and  has  visited  the 
Tower.  Lord  Arundel  of  Wardour  will  be  impeached. 
Tlie  evidence  against  him  will  validate  Mr.  Oates'a 
evidence.— Sir  K.  B.  Godfrey's  murder  is  found  out.— 
Gives  an  account  of  Bonlow,"  whose  father  was  a  shoe- 
maker  at  Chepstow,  and  the  story  of  the  inurder  at 
Simierset  House — Benlow  got  a  good  jiart  of  the  reward 
tor  the  discovery;  his  mother  persuaded  him  to  return 
to  town  and  reveal  it. — In  Somerset  House  a  lo0,000 
fire  balls  and  grenades  were  found  by  Ijord  (Jssory,  who 
searched.     He  has  sealed  up  the  (.,>ueen's  papers. 

1678,  Nov.  11.  Jolm  Verney  to  Sir  Edm.  Verney. — 
The  Lord  Chancellor  looseth  in  the  peojile's  affections 
by  his  mealy  carriage. — 'Tis  said  he  and  the  Treasurer  did 
one  da}-  divert  the  storm  which  began  to  break  out 
through  the  lips  of  Shaftesbury,  Bucks,  Halifax,  and 
London  against  the  Duke  ;  and  that  lately  when  Bed- 
lowes  came  into  the  Lords'  House  to  toll  what  he  knew 
of  Godfrey's  murder,  he  was  awed  by  the  Chancellor. — 
People  talk  meanly  of  him.  I  hear  Lady  Danby  talks 
as  ill  of  him  as  anybody,  and  saith  there's  none  but  her 
husband  stands  up" for  the  Protestant  religion.  But  all 
others  think  the  i'reasurer  very  remiss  and  suspect  his 
o]iinion.  The  Bishoji  of  London  has  procured  that  the 
chapel  at  St.  James"  shall  be  a  chapel-of-easo  for  the 
people  of  St.  Martin's  church,  till  their  new  church  be 
finished. 

1678.  Nov.  28.  The  same  to  the  same. — .Scuds  three 
sermons,  viz..  Bishop  of  Exeter's.  Dr.  Tillotson's,  and 
Dr.  Stillingfleet's,  the  last  came  out  yesterday,  and 
before  night  the  whole  impression  of  4,000  was  sold ; 

this  day  will  be  the  second  impression  of  3,000 

'Tis  said  the  King  has  given  Monmouth  place  above  all 
dukes  next  to  the  blood  royal,  and  his  Duchess  next 
to  her  Royal  Highness.  The  Commons  are  somewliat 
concerned  tha.t  his  Majesty  will  not  give  Bedlow  a 
]iardon  to  the  present  time,  his  being  but  to  the  1st  Nov. 
Last  ....  day  Oates'  preached  the  great  little  lady, 
whereat  the  King  was  not  well  pleased. 

1678,  Nov.  23  and  29.     Extracts  from  the  Common 
Council  and  Copy  Articles  against  Edward  Coleman. 
1678,  Dec.  2  and  3     Ditto. 

1678,  Dec.  16.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R,  Verney. — 
Tillotson's  sermon  did  not  sell  as  well  as  the  others. 
Three   impressions   of  Exeter's  have    gone    off.   and  I 

believe    as   many     of     Stillingfleet's Tuesday 

Coleman  was  executed  at  Tyburn.     He  denied  he  knew 

of  any  plot,  or  of  Godfrey's  death At  Stale's  the 

goldsmiths'  funeral  were  about  300.  and  some  masses 
said  over  his  grave,  for  which  vanity  Justice  Scroggs 
ordered  him  to  be  taken  up  and  his  quarters  set 
over  the  cit}'  gates.  .  .  .  Lord  Wharton  refused  to 
take  the  oath  because  he  said  it  was  idolatry  to  kiss 
the  book.  Shaftesbury  said  he  hoped  kissing  was  no 
idolatry,  for  if  'twere  then  they  must  forsbear  kissing 
their  wives. 

Copy  of  the  King's  speech. — Thanks  for  their  care  of 
his  person. 

The  translator  of  the  gazette  into  French  will  have 
his  ears  cut  off  in  the  Pillory  for  miarendering  his 
Majesty's  proclamation  for    Popish  recusants   to   leave 

the    town Cajjt.   Stroud    is   sent   for   up.    and 

Atkins  (a  clerk  to  Secretary  Pepys)  is  sent  to  Newgate. 
Some  say  there  were  no  fire  balls  found  in  Somerset 
House.  Yesterday,  being  Sunday,  in  the  afternoon  the 
Parliamei't  sat  about  Benlowe's  examination. 

1675,  ^t''^-  10-  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. —  .  .  . 
Sir  J.  Williamson  is  turned  out,  but  is  to  be  repaid 
what  his  secretaryship  has  cost  him.  Lord  Sunderland 
succeeds  him. 

1675,  Felj.  13.  The  same  to  the  same. — Some  report 
that  .Secretary  Coventry's  place  will  be  shortly  en- 
gaged by  Sir  Lionel  Jenkins.  The  Po]ie's  Nuneio  would 
not  admit  that  otir  ambassador  should  sign  the  peace 
at  Nimeguen.  unless  "  Defender  of  the  Faith  "  were  left 
out. 

167f ,  Feb,  24,  East  Claydon.  Edmund  Verney  to  Sir 
E.  Verney. — I  hear  the  Bedfordshire  election  cost 
6,000?.  They  were  3  days  a-polling.  But  Lord  Bruce 
and  his  partner  lost  it  by  500  votes,  whereat  the  Earl  of 
Ailesburv,  his  father,  was  extremely  angry. 

1679,  ilay  12.  London.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
....  On  Friday  night  there  was  a  fire  at  [the]  new 
prison  in  Clerkenweli,  which  burnt  it  down;  it  began 
about  12  at  night,  and  was  out  about  3.  The  prisoners 
all  escaped  but  two ;  the  turakey  is  fled,  so  he  is 
believed  to  have  done  it  on  purpose ;  there  were  some 
priests  prisoners,  who  "tis  supposed  gained  him  to  it. 

3  N  4 


472 


HISTORICAL   MANITSCRIPTS  COMMISSION: 


Sib         Yesterday   being  tlie    first   Sunday  in   the   term,   the 

H.  Teexet,    judges  and  Serjeants   are  come  to  dine  with   the  Lord 

^ilL'         Mayor,  but  3  only  of  the  former,  that  is.  Atkins,  Jones, 

aad and  5  Serjeants. 

167ii,  May  15.  Ttie  same  to  the  same  ....  'Tissaid 
Sir  Thos.  Armstrong  spoke  to  the  Earl  of  Oxford,  to 
endeavour  to  get  the  succession  to  be  on  Monmouth, 
but  the  Earl  called  him  f  .  .  .  ,  and  said,  do  you  think 
that  I.  who  have  ever  been  loyal,  will  now  be  false,  and 
acquainted  the  King  with  it.  who  chid  Monmouth, 
saying  that  Armstrong  would  not  say  such  a  thing 
without  his  knowledge,  l)ut  if  he  were  not  quiet,  be 
would  send  him  to  a  place  where  he  should  be  nothing. 
This  story  I  believe  to  be  a  made  story  ....  Some 
say  Danby  will  lie  tryed  on  Saturday,  and  the  other 
Lords  on  Tuesday.  The  Recorder  is  to  mairy  my  Lady 
Jones,  daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Bludworth. 

l(j?9.  May  19,  London— The  same  to  the  same— 
....  Yesterday  (between  the  sermons)  the  gold  fringe 
and  tassells  was  cut  otf  from  the  pulpit  cloth  in  Coveut 
Garden  church,  and  lost,  so  that  Bishop  of  Rochester 
who  preached  there  in  the  afternoon,  was  fain  to  be 
content  with  an  old  pulpit  cloth.  The  Duke  of  Bucks 
bath  appeared  again  this  four  days.  The  Duke  of  York 
is  upon  going  to  live  at  Breda,  because  the  usage  he 
hath  at  Brussels  is  not  extraordinary  civil.  This  day 
my  Lady  Wentworth  goeth  over  to  her  mistress  the 
Duchess.  Some  think  the  5  lords  will  not  be  tryed  so 
soon  as  Thursday,  because  the  Commons  fear  if  they 
should  be  tried  before  Danby  that  they  may  be  pro- 
r0"-ued,  and  he  escape,  which  makes  them  resolve  to  try 
him  first  ....  Secretary  Pepys  on  Saturday  lay  down 
his  office,  and  some  say  Mr.  Wm.  Harbord  succeeds  him 

1679.  May  22.  The  same  to  the  same.  .  .  .  My  Lord 
Grey  of  Rnthin  died  of  the  spotted  fever,  and  not  of 
the  small-pox.  Here's  a  discourse  in  town  of  several 
matches  towards,  as  my  Lord  Wiltshire  to  Mrs. 
Coventry,  Avho  is  to  have  :'iO,OOOL  ;  Mr.  Buckley  to  the 
Duke  of  Newcastle's  daughter;  Sir  Stephen  Fox's  son 
to  the  Ladv  Margaret  Russell;  and  some  talk  of  my 
Lady  Hen. "Wentworth  and  my  Lord  Shrewsbury.  Dr. 
Lake,  chaplain  to  the  Duke  of  York,  at  Brussels,  was 
threatened  to  be  killed  :  'tis  believed  the  Bill  to  dis- 
inherit him  will  be  thrown  out  of  the  House  by  his 
enemies  ;  some  of  'em  not  thinking  it  reasonable  to  dis- 
inherit a  man  before  he's  tried,  so 'tis  thought  they'll 
impeach  him,  and  hereafter  pass  this  Bill.  The  army  is 
daily  disbanding  at  Guildhall. 

1679,  May  26.  The  same  to  the  same.  ■  •  •  _  •  Here- 
with 1  send  you  Mr.  Sharpe's  sermon  ;  the  Bishop  of 
London's  was  never  printed,  as  I  can  yet  hear  of,  and 
for  the  sheet  of  blazon,  coloured,  I  have  offered  3.s.  for 
one,  but  I  could  not  get  it  under  4is.,  and  so  I  did 
not' buy  it;  but  in  another  place  1  hope  to  get  one 
for  3s.,  or  thereabouts.  Same  talk  of  a  courier,  come 
over  in  a  Spanish  habit,  that  has  had  some  hours' dis- 
course with  his  Majesty,  and  that  'tis  the  Duke  of  York 
incognito,  but  I  believe  'tis  like  the  other  town  rumours. 

1679,  June  5.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  cannottell 
you  the  true  reasons  of  the  prorogatiim,  liut  the  King 
went  to  Windsor  .  and  returned  with  an  altered  mind, 
and  then  urged  the  Lords  to  adhere,  which  occasioned 
it,  and  possibly  there  may  be  somethhig  in  every  occa- 
sion you  write  of.  But  I'm  of  opinion  the  heats  between 

both  Houses  were  fomented  by  our  adversaries 

My  Lord  Fitz  Waters  is  lately  dead  in  the  country. 
There  is  likewise  dead  my  Lady  (Sands)  Holland,  by 
whom  uncle  Stewkeley  gets  something  per  annum.  Here 
hatli  been  much  discourse  of  some  letters  intercepted 
from  Mr.  James  Tortcr  (a  priest),  to  his  niece's  husband, 
my  Lord  Strangturd,  but  their  contents  1  know  not. 
Evei-anl  hath  put  out  two  books,  liutlhave  not  yet  had 
either  ot  them,  but  I  design  to  buy  them,  because  1  have 
all  of  that  nature  already  come  aliroad,  and  when  the 
rest  of  the  trials  are  over,  I  design  to  have  them  all 
bound  up  together  in  one  folio.  Prance  hath  also  put 
out  a  book, "in  folio  as  the  rest,  price  IS,/.,  with  his 
picture  to  it.  Everard's  books  are  Gd.  and  12iL  'Tis 
said  an  order  is  iiasscd  in  Council  for  the  execution  of  the 
condemned  priests,  and  that  Wakeman,  Langhorne.  &c. 
will  now  come  to  trial,  and  that  in  Council  'twas  agreed 
the  Duke  of  York  should  not  come  over.  Much  talk 
there  is  of  a  new  MisB  at  Windsor,  daughter  to  my  Lord 
Ranale<;h. 

1679,  June  12,  London.  The  same  to  the  same.^  lis 
true  the  Guinea  Company  were  in  hazard,  and  will  be 
so  aiiain  when  the  Parliament  return  to  Westminster, 
for  they  like  a  Hood  brealc  down  all,  but  they  might  do 
it  on  belter  terms  if  they  please,  for  the  Dutch  would 


give  100  thousand,  it  may  be  200,000?.,  to  vote  down 
that  company,  which  they  were  going  to  do  for  nothing. 
Alderman  Love  is  a  great  enemy  to  tis,  because  some  of 
his  fellow  secretaries  have  deservedly  suifered  for  their 
underhand  trading.  Mr.  Edward  Seymour  is  also  very 
violent,  because  in  the  former  stock  he  lost  near  400?., 
and  is  unconcerned  in  this.  He  was  a  subscriber,  but 
never  paid  his  money,  so  he  envies  us,  and  I  believe  we 
fare  never  the  better  at  this  lime  by  having  the  Duke  of 
Yor'K  for  our  governor  ....  You  will,  ere  this  arrives, 
have  lieard  of  the  Scotch  rebellion.  They  are  about  8.000 
strong,  whose  declaration  is  here  enclosed ;  but  I  fancy 
this  is  made  for  'em  not  by  them,  for  I  cannot  lielieve 
them  80  very  sordid  as  this  wicked  declaration  makes 
'em  to  be.  We  are  raising  men  again,  whereof  the  Duke 
of  Monmouth  goes  general ;  he  is  to  have  a  regiment 
of  horse,  Albemarle  another  of  horse,  and  Gerrard 
another,  and  Fcversham  a  regiment  of  dr;igoons.  The 
foot  regiments  will  be  under  Munmouth,  Cavendish, 
and  Gray,  and  Dunbarton's  that  is  in  Ireland,  and  some 
say  Lord  Roberts  is  also  a  coll.  of  foot.  The  rebels 
have  set  up  Hamilton's  standard,  and  are  commanded 
by  one  of  that  name,  and  followed  by  half  a 
score  of  that  family,  tho'  the  Duke  and  his  son 
be  in  England.  Tho  Militia  in  Scotland  dare  not  be 
raised  for  fear  they  should  join  with  the  rebels:  this 
liusiness  hath  hindered  his  Majesty  from  going  to 
Windsor.  On  Tuesday  the  Lady  Jones,  daughter  to 
Sir  Thos.  Bludworth,  was  married  to  Sir  Geo. 
Jeffereys,  the  Recorder  of  London.  The  same  day  a 
French  fencing  master  killed  one  of  the  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth's gentlemen  ....  Last  week  papers  were  Hang 
about  the  streets  to  invite  the  jirentices  to  meet  such  a 
day,  and  go  know  of  his  Majesty  the  reason  why  the 
Popish  lords  were  not  executed,  and  to  desire  him  to 
call  for  his  Parliament,  but  these  papers  were  doubtless 
writ  by  some  discontented  masters,  not  their  servants. 
However,  here    hath   been  strong  watches   kept   these 

holiiiays,   b}'  way  of  prevention Some   of  the 

Pa]iists  will  be  tried  this  week,  but  not  all,  for  the 
evidence  is  so  intermingled  witli  the  lords,  that  should 
they  be  tried,  all  would  be  known  that  the  secret  com- 
mittee have  found  out,  so  'tis  thought  the  lords  will  be 
tried  before  them. 

1679,  Juno  16,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
....  On  Friday  at  tlie  Olil  Bailey  were  tried  o  priests, 
viz.,  VVhitebread,  Fen  wick ,  Harcourt,Gawen,  and  Turner, 
who  were  convicted,  notwithstanding  that  16  young 
students,  came  from  St.  Omers  (with  leave),  to  in- 
validate Mr.  Gates  his  evidence  ;  but  he  brought  in  such 
good  proof  against  'em.  of  which  one  of  his  witnesses  is 
a  known  Papist,  that  he  was  undoubtedly  credited  at 
this  trial.  Some  words  happened  between  Judge  Scroggs 
and  the  Lord  Mayor,  about  people's  writing  the  trial, 
which  the  judge  forbad  anyone  to  do,  by  what  autho- 
rit)'  soever  set,  nay  tho'  by  my  Lord  Mayor  himself, 
upon  which  the  Lord  Mayor  bid  one  write,  and  the  judge 
disputing  it,  the  Lord  Mayor  told  him  he  was  judge  of 
that  court,  and  they  were  only  his  assistants,  so  Scroggs 
yielded  to  him.  On  Saturdiiy  Langhorne  was  tried  and 
convicted,  so  the  whole  six  that  day  received  sentence  to 
be  drawn,  hanged,  and  quartered.  As  to  the  Scotch 
rebellion,  wc  have  heard  but  little  since  my  last ;  some 
saying  they  increase  (and  are  headed  by  Scotch,  lately 
French  officers),  others  that  they  are  quelled  ;  butyester- 
day  morning  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  set  out  for  that 
kingdom.  (Jur  people  arc  so  jealous  of  the  Government, 
that  they  won't  believe  but  this  is  a  trick  to  get  an  army 
together,  and  then  have  no  more  need  of  Parliaments  ; 
but  this  the  opinion  only  of  some  that  are  oat  of  play. 
Wakeman  was  indicted  only  knight,  and  he  being  a 
baronet  (tho'  I  think  his  patent  wasmwer  sealed)  anew 
indictment  was  made,  but  he  was  not  tried,  'tis  thought 
because  bis  trial  cannot  be  without  the  naming  of  some 
great  lady. 

1679,  . Line  19.  The  same  to  the  same. —  .  .  .  'Tissaid 
the  Scotch  rebellion  is  (piieted,  and  that  tho  forces  that 
were  going  thither  are  stopped,  as  arc  commissions; 
however,  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  will  call  the  Parlia- 
ment together,  and  settle  the  affairs  of  that  kingdom  ere 
his  return.  Langhorne  is  reprieved,  because  of  the 
writings  that  are  in  his  hands  of  sever.al  men's  estates. 
'Tis  reported  also  that  one  of  the  condenmed  priests 
is  reprieved,  and  some  say  Sir  George  Wakeman  will 
confess. 

1679,  June  23,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
On  Saturday  last  tho  Speaker  Gregory  was  swoi-u  a 
Baron  of  the  Exchequer,  in  the  room  of  Leako,  who 
resigned,  so  that  people  begin  to  talk  of  a  new  Sjieaker, 
and  some  think  Treby  is  as  likely  to  be  the  man  as  any. 
Prom  Steins  ^Staines),  we  are  advised  that  the  country 


Sir 
Verwe 
Bakt. 


APPENDIX   TO    SEVENTH    KEl'ORT. 


473 


r,  poujiie,  being  olVcndcd  at  the  great  number  ot  Jeor  that 
are  in  au  adjacent  park,  and  that  they  have  very  much 
damaged  them  in  their  corn,  were  gut  in  a  body  abuve 
200,  and  for  several  days  together  have  been  destroying 
all  that  game.  On  Saturday,  i-tth  instant,  they  killed 
;iO  brace  of  deer,  and  are  resolved  to  destroy  them  all. 
The  Scots  are  n.ot  yet  quieted,  but  offer  to  give  the 
King's  loroes  battle.  'Tis  said  they  are  cominandcd  liy 
an  old  officer  of  Oliver's,  Lieutenant-Uollouel  Lesley,  so 
that  soldiers  are  shipping  off'  tor  Barwick  oi'  Newcastle, 
for  I  suppose  they'll  not  be  carried  directly  into  Scot- 
laud  ;  but  when  they  come  on  the  borders,  if  there  shall 
be  occasion,  they  must  march  on.  'Tis  thought  as  soiiu 
as  these  commotions  are  tjuieted,  that  Duke  Lauderdale 
will  be  removed  from  being  commissioner  of  that  king- 
dom, and  for  the  present  the  Lord  Ossory  and  another 
lord  will  be  joined  in  commission  with  ALonmouth  to 
settle  the  affairs  of  that  kingdom,  and  to  call  a  Parlia- 
ment there.  Sir  Geo.  'Wakeman  will  be  tried  at  the 
King's  Bench  bar  on  Wednesday  next.  Peppys  will  also 
be  tried  at  that  bar,  and  Sir  Anthony  Deane  at  South- 
ampton, as  I  hear.  Churchill,  for  beating  an  orange 
wench  in  the  Duke's  playhouse,  was  challenged  liy  L'a|)t. 
Otway  (the  poet),  and  were  both  wounded,  but  Churchill 
roost.  The  relation  being  told  the  King,  by  Sir  John 
Holmes,  as  Churchill  thought  to  his  prejudice,  he  chal- 
lenged Holmes,  who  fighting,  disarmed  him,  Churchill. 
On  Saturday,  at  the  Duke's  Theatre,  happened  a  quarrel 
between  young  Bedlow  and  one  of  the  novices  of  St. 
Omer"s,and  many  swords  were  drawn,  but  as  yet  I  have 
not  heard  whether  any  blopd  was  shed  in  this  religious 
(|uarre!. 

1679,  June  26,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
Some  say  the  Princess  of  Orange  is  going  to  the  Spa, 
others  that  her  Majesty  will  do  the  same,  while  some 
believe  she  will  return  to  Portugal.  She  was  last  night 
ill  the  jiark,  very  merry.  A  day  or  two  ago  the  judges 
were  called  to  the  Privy  Council  concerning  her,  but  the 
result  of  that  meeting  1  know  not,  tho'  1  have  heard  divers 
reports.  Some  do  question  whether  Wakeman  will  be 
brought  to  trial  whilst  she  is  here,  or  before  Michaelmas. 
Others  say  he  will  plead  gililty  (and  then  no  evi- 
dence will  be  further  examined  at  his  trial),  and  produce 
a  pardon,  but  this  1  do  not  believe.  The  Somersetshire 
Lord  Pawlet  i"  lately  dead.  The  wedding  between  the 
Earl  of  Wiltshire  and  Mrs.  Coventry  will,  in  15  or  -JO 
days,  be  consummated.  On  Tuesday  night  they  had  a  ball 
at  the  Lord  Coventry'c,  for  the  kindred,  whereat  were  Mr. 
Crimston  and  Lady  Ann,  Lord  and  Lady  Brackley,  &c. 
I  heard  last  night  that  the  Scotch  troubles  were  cjuieted, 
that  2,U00  of  the  rebels  were  killed,  1,0U0  taken  prisoners, 
and  the  rest  scattered,  and  this  with  the  loss  of  very  few 
on  the  King's  side;  and  that  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's 
lotQrning  to  England.  The  country  people  in  Surrey 
are  very  stubborn  in  killing  the  forest  deer,  and  one 
being  taken  by  the  Order  of  Council,  was  rescued,  and 
they  refused  to  be  assistant  to  the  sheriff,  which,  if  they 
continue,  then  the  soldiers  about  Guildford,  &c.,  are  to 
assist  the  sheriff'  in  his  office.  One  of  the  country 
i'ellows  sent  word  by  the  messenger  that  if  his  Majesty 
would,  he'ed  stand  a  trial  with  him. 

167!',  June  30,  Monday.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  . 
1  do  not  hear  the  reason  why  Baron  Leake  resigned, 
but  it  is  thought  Treby  will  not  be  Speaker,  because 
being  so  short-sighted,  he  cannot  see  to  distinguish 
members  in  the  House  ....  This  day  his  Majesty  goes 
for  Windsor,  and  to-morrow  the  Queen  follows  him 
thither.  On  Thursday  the  Council  meet  him  at  Hampton 
Court,  when  'tis  thought  'twill  be  determined  whether 
the  Parliament  shall  sit  the  14th  of  Aug.  or  not.  The 
Duchess  of  Cleaveland  is  returning  to  England  whither 
Sir  John  Worden  came  last  week.  For  sheriffs  this  city  on 
Tuesday  chose  Sir  Wm.  Langhorne,  Bart,  (lately  come 
from  India),  and  Mr.  Jonathan  Rayman,  a  brewer.  This 
last  holds,  the  other,  1  believe,  will  fine  oil.  Here's  a 
child  of  'M  years  that  is  said  to  speak  several  lan- 
guages, and  is,  by  in&piration,  to  speak  something  to 
the  King.  It  lodgeth  at  au  inii  in  Smithfield,  and  I 
believe  is  nothing  but  a  gull  to  draw  people  to  the 
house.  I  went  last  night  to  see  it,  but  'twas  put  to  sleep 
some  hours  before  I  came,  yet  there  were  such  numbers 
of  people  about  the  door,  that  I  was  fain  to  pre.->s  hard 
ere  I  could  get  in,  where  I  found  most  places  taken  uji 
with  company  a-drinking.  I  have  not  yet  heard  any- 
thing further  from  Scotland,  but  some  doubt  the  truth 
of  the  last  report,  because  the  letter  was  not  from  the 
general,  but  from  one  in  the  camp.  'I'o  conform  to  tho 
late  Act  of  Parliament,  that  soldiers  should  not  be 
billetted  on  victuallers,  &c.,  sheds  were  built  up  in  the 
Savoy  for  the  new  raised  men,  and  the  two  regiments 
that  were  sent  northward  had  5,000Z.   along  with  them 

A     84062. 


to  defray  their  daily  expense  ....  Father  Blundell  was 
last  week  taken  writing,  but  he  tore  the  jiaper  to  ]iieoes 
as  tliey  came  in  ;  however,  they  found  100  guineas  upon 
the  table,  and  another  letter  about  him  (some  say  to  tho 
Pope),  wherein  he  saith  of  tho  last  coudeniiied  five 
Jcsaits,  had  the  jury  been  of  Jews  or  Turks  they  had 
been  saved,  but  he  confessed  them  all  before 
and  they  died  \  cry  stoutly, 
thing. 

1679,   Julv  •'(, 


Sis 

H.  Veritkt 

Baet. 


all  tietore  execution, 
without  revealing  any- 


.  July  .'i,  Loudon.  The  same  to  the  same.-  Tlie 
Scotch  nation  having  the  .symptoms  of  a  fever,  marked 
with  rebellion,  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  hath  applied  a 
most  fit  remedy  for  such  a  distracted  distemper,  which 
was  to  let  them  blood,  as  more  particularly  you'll  see 
111  the  Gazette.  One  of  their  sedition— trumpeting 
preachers  was  taken  (up  to  the  nock  in  water)  with  liis 
Bible  under  his  arm  with  many  leaves  turned  down  to 
the  texts  that  were  proper  to  "egg  his  auditors  on  in 
their  rebellious  humours.  Capt.  Crofts,  who  came  ex- 
]ires8  from  the  general,  is  returned  with  a  letter  from 
his  Majesty  granting  them  a  conventicle  in  every  town 
in  Scotland,  excepting  Edinburgh,  Glasgow,  Sterling, 
and  St.  Andrews,  but  then  they  must  uot  meet  any 
more  in  the  fields.  In  the  Isles  of  Orcany  a  vessel  is 
put  in,  wherein  were  12,000  arms  and  some  French 
officers,  and  'tis  believed  they  were  designed  (had  the 
rebellion  succeeded)  for  the  '\Vhigs  of  Scotland,  or  for 
the  Papists  of  Ireland.  From  the  north  of  Scotland 
here's  advise  that  the  Marquis  of  Argile  is  stabbd  by 
one  of  hisciwu  vassals,  who,  endeavouring  to  esca|ie.  was 
taken  at  Port  St.  Patrick.  The  child  that  I  wrote  to 
you  of  in  my  last  that  speaks  several  languages  is 
carried  by  my  Lord  Berkeley  to  Windsor' after  the 
King.  I  hear  now  'tis  but  a  cheat.  On  Monday  was 
sent  to  Portsmouth  25,1)00/.  to  pay  off'  some  of  the  sea- 
men that  came  latelj-  home  with  Sir  John  Norborough. 
Langhorne  desires  a  longer  reprieve  ere  he  coufesseth, 
because  he  has  two  sons  in  Spain  which  he  is  afraid 
will  bo  suff'erers  if  he  doth  not  first  get  them  thence. 
D.anby  com])hiiiied  of  Cheeke  to  the  King,  and  he  of 
Danby  to  the  Counc'il,  that  he  kept  such  ill  hours  that 
he  could  not  secure  him  safe  ;  since  which  his  lordship 
keeps  better  supping  hours,  and  bed  time.  The  King  is 
putting  down  all  noblemen's  tables,  or  their  allowances 
for  them,  and  is  reducing  the  number  of  the  grooms'of 
his  bedchamber  to  two  or  three. 

1679.  July  10,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  . 
.  .  .  This  day  my  Lord  A\'ilt8hire  is  married  to  Mrs. 
Margaret  Coventry,  who  brings  him  3ii,00OL  ;  great 
doings  is  to  be  at  the  wedding,  and  some  say  the  King 
will  be  there,  and  'tis  hoped  there  will  be  a  cross  match, 
that  is  between  Mr.  Coventry  and  one  of  the  Marquis' 
daughters.  Some  say  Langhorne  hath  discovered 
68,OO0Z.  per  annum,  that  the  Jesuits  have  in  England, 
besides  a  bank  in  money,  and  that  the  King  hatli  sent 
for  his  two  sons  otit  of  Spain,  lest  they  should  be  mis- 
chieved  for  their  father's  confessing ;  but  hitherto  he 
saith  not  anything  as  to  the  plot.  One  Clement,  a 
servant  to  a  Yorkshire  kt..  is  come  to  town,  and  before 
Sir  Hubert  Clayton  hath  made  a  further  discovery  how 
he  (at  Ids  master's  persuasion  and  promise  of  1,000Z. 
reward)  was  to  kill  his  sacred  Majesty,  and  that  16  or 
17  more  were  employed  on  the  same  design.  P.S. 
Saturday  Lord  Ashton,  Sir  John  Page,  Sir  Wm.  Goring, 
and  Col.  Spalding  were  at  the  King's  Bench  bar  by 
habeas  corpus ;  the  last  was  bailed,  but  the  three  first 
sent  to  prison. 

1679,  .July  11.  Friday,  London.  The  same  to  tho 
same. — Yesterday  in  council  (at  Hamjitou  Court)  'twas 
resolved  the  Parliament  is  dissolved,  and  a  new  one  to 
convene  the  17th  of  Oct.  (I  think),  and  I  hope  the  next 
will  prove  neither  Popish  or  phanatical,  but  the  true 
medium  betwixt  both,  an   honest  Church  of  England 

Parliament — Urges  his   father    to   stand   as 

kt.  of  the   shire  or  burgess  for  some  tuwn Mj- 

Lord  Wiltshire  and  Mrs.  Coventry  were,  about  I  o'clock 
in  till.'  afternoon  yesterday,  married  at  St.  Giles'  church 
by  my  Lord  Coventry's  chaplain  ;  they  dined  about  5 
or  6,  and  had  as  much  company  as  filled  all  the  rooms 
in  their  house.  I  was  there  till  pa^t  11  o'clock  to  see 
them  dance,  which  was  in  the  court  yard  with  lights  at 
all  the  windows  and  out  upm  the  balcony  ;  they  were 

to   go   to  supper  about  1  o'clock Some  s,iy  the 

French  king  will  shortly  be  at  Dunkirk  to  meet  there 
with  his  forces  that  are  on  this  side  tho  Rhine,  and  that 
the  Bishop  of  Strasburgh  makes  all  the  votes  he  ca.n  for 
the  Dauphin  to  be  chosen  king  of  the  Romans. 

liiTy,  July  1-t,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — The 
proclamation  to  dissolve  the  Parliament  is  not  yet  come 
forth,  and  some  believe  there's  a  stop  given  to  it  here 
in   London,   but  at  Windsor  I  could   hear  of  no  such 

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HISTORICAL    MAKUSCKIPTS    COMMISSION 


„  y|'"  „^     thing,  for  there  thev  are  making  strong  parties,  and  at 
BiiT.        Southampton  5  already  declare  to  stand  there,  whereof 

Mr.  Kalph  Montague  is  one.  .  .     Yesterday  Sir  Gabriel 

Roberts  and  I  went  to  Windsor  about  the  Royal  African 
Company's  business,  about  which  we  had  some  discourse 
with  Secretarv  Sund-'rland,  and  afterwards  with  his 
Maiestv.  My "  Ijoid  Chancellor's  servants  were  most 
there  expecting  his  lordship,  for  there  was  to  have 
been  some  trial  between  Lauderdale  and  Hamilton,  but 
the  Chancellor  not  coming  'twas  deferred.  I  there  saw 
alter  morning  cliapel  the  Portugal  ambassadors  public 
audience  before  the  King  and  Queen  together.  I  then 
saw  them  Ijoth  at  diimer  in  public,  and  afterwards  re- 
turned for  London  the  same  night,  and  left  Sir  Gabriel 

at  Wandsworth  with  his  family I  shall  buy  for 

you  3  gross  of  corks  and  a  Whole  Duty  of  Man.  I  have 
now  got  an  Oxford  blazon  for  you,  in  colours,  on  cloth 
but  it°  in  a  frame,  so  I  cannot  tell  how  to  send  it  to  you 
lint  shall  keep  it  for  you.  P.S.  Here's  a  talk  of  one 
Fitz  Gerrard  that's  come  in  to  discover  more  of  the 
Popish  plot. 

1679.   July   17,   London.— The  same  to  the  same.— 

_  _  ^  .  .  "l  perceive  people  stand  thick  for  Bucking- 
ham ;  I  believe  if  you  would  put  in  with  Sir  R.  Temple 
you'd  carry  it,  but  I  will  not  press  you.  Sir  Richard 
was  on  Tuesday  at  Hami)ton  Court  (a  council  day)  and 
there  he  desired  of  my  Lord  Chancellor  that  he  might 
carry  the  writ  for  that  town,  and  that  the  county  elec- 
tion, which  writ  he  also  desired  to  have,  might  be  at 
Buckingham.  My  lord  promised  he  would  give  him 
the  county  writ  if  nobody  else  desired  it,  but  if  any  did, 
then  he  would  send  down  a  messenger  with  it  to  the 
sheriff,  and  so  the  election  should  be  where  they  could 
persuade  him  to  have  it.  The  King  haih  promised  my 
Lord  Lattimer  that  the  assizes  should  be  this  summer 
at  Buckingham,  but  Sir  Tho.  Lee  they  say  got  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth  to  beg  of  the  King  that  they  might 
be  at  Alesbury,  which  was  accordingly  granted;  and 
that  story  about  not  dissolving  is  a  very  idle  report,  and 
I  never  heard  on't  before.  .  .  .  'Tis  reported  that  the 
Marquis  of  Winchester  will  be  made  a  Duke,  my  Lord 
Hallifax,  Earl  of  Hallifax,  my  Lord  Roberts,  Earl  of 
Truro,  and  my  Lord  Brandon  Gerrard,  Karl  of  ISTeivbery 
anj  Lieutenant-General  of  tho  forces  in  England  by 
patent.  The  Duke  of  Monmouth  is  talked  of  to  be 
Secretary  of  Scotland.  On  Monday  Langhorne  was 
executed,  denying  all  as  the  rest  have  done  :  his  friends 
buried  him  in  the  Temple;  his  back  was  found  to  be 
full  of  stripes,  which  tis  thought  was  a  penance  for  dis- 
covering some  of  the  Jesuits'  estates.  Wakeman  is  to 
be  tried"to-morrow.  Fitz  Gerrard  that's  lately  come  in 
is  not  the  right  man,  so  its  only  a  trick  to  make  out 
some  counterplot.  'Tis  said  the  Duchess  of  York  hath 
a  mind  to  lye  in  at  St.  James',  and  that  the  Duke  may 
possibly  accompany  hei'  during  this  vacation  of  Parlia- 
ment. Danl.  Arthur,  the  Popish  merchant  that  was  out 
upon  bail,  is  said  to  be  gone  beyond  sea,  and  some  say 
lie  had  a  pa5S  which  clears  his  bail.  A  linen  draper  and 
a  scrivener  are  lately  broke  for  much  money.  I  don't 
hear  anything  of  the  customcs  being  farmed  by  Sir 
Natli.  Heron. 

1679,  July  18,  London.     Will.  Fall  to  Sir  R.  Vernoy. 

This  day  Sir  George  Wakeman.  witli  three 

Jesuits,  were  tried  at'  the  Old  Baily,  and  tho'  Dr.  Gates 
and  Mr.  Bedlow  swore  heartily  against  them,  the  un- 
godlv  jury  would  nol;  find  them,  or  either  of  them,  guilty, 
which  I  hear  was  not  disliked  by  the  Court,  tho'  it  was 
contrary  to  the  expectation  of  the  brethren. 

1079,  July  21,  London.— John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Ver- 

ney.— On  Friday  Sir  Geo.  Wakeman,  Corker, 

Marshal,  Sec,  were  tried  at  the  Old  Bailey,  and  acquitted 
by  the  jury.  All  people  now  i-ail  extremely  at  Scroggs, 
at  whose  house  'tis  said  the  Poi-tugal  ambassador  hath 
been  seen  twice  lately,  and  'tis  rejiorted  that  great  store 
of  money  hath  been  scattered  about,  where,  I  know  not, 
but  more  hath  been  given  to  save  this  man's  life  than  he 
would  hiive  taken  to  have  destroyed  the  best  of  Kings. 
All  people  judge  Wakeman  guilty,  tho'  as  the  case  was 
managed  and  turned  the  e\  idence  could  not  so  positively 
make  it  appear  so.  Sir  Robert  Sawyer  was  counsell  for 
the  King  at  this  trial,  but  his  breviate  was  very  defec- 
tive when  sent  to  him:  he  stands  to  be  a  burgess  for 
Cambridge. 

1679,  July  24,  London. — 'I'he  same  to  tho  same. — Last 
Friday,  after  Sir  Geo.  Wakeman  had  paid  bis  fees,  he 
entertained  several  of  his  friends  at  supper  ;  the  next 
day  he  went  to  AVindsor  to  see  her  Majesty,  and  they 
say  kissed  the  King's  hand  ;  he  is  now  gone  beyond  sea 
to  avoid  being  brought  again  into  trouble,  tho'  not  for 
the  same  crimes,  yet  on  the  same  account  of  the  plot. 
The  foreman  of  the  jury  designed  to  stand  for  knight 


ihr  Middlesex  in  this  next  Parliament,  but  he  hath  now 
so  far  done  his  own  business  that  'tis  believed  he'd  be 

hissed  out  of  the  field  should  he  appear Y'ester- 

da_v  happened  a  lire   in  Kent  Street,  Southwark,  which 
consumed  about  lU  or  12  mean  houses. 

1679,  July  2-1,  Litndon. — The  same  to  the  same. — Last 
Thursday  the  Council  put  oft'  the  meeting  of  tho  Parlia- 
ment 10  days  longer,  that  is,  to  the  17th  of  Oct.,  because 
of  his  JMajesty  going  to  Newmarket.  They  also  put 
down  the  project  of  having  160  or  20l)  musqueteers  to 
be  attending  as  a  garde  de  coriis  to  his  Majesty  ;  and 
they  were  all  to  be  disbanded  ofBcers,  their  pay  6s.  Sd. 
per  diem,  to  bo  paid  out  of  the  retrenchments. 

1679,  Aug.  7.  London.  The  same  to  Ihe  same. — .  .  . 
I'm  glad  there's  stroh  feasting  at  Buckingham  ;  these 
sudden  dissolutions  will  possibly  fill  their  pockets  as 
well  as  their  heads ;  both  will  make  'em  very  ])roud  .  . 
.  .  Mrs.  Y'onng,  a  great  confidant  of  Cleveland's,  is 
lately  dead.  The  town  is  as  empty  of  news  as  'tis  of 
people.  P.S.  Some  say  the  Bishop  of  Chichester  hath 
excommunicated  a  great  phanatique  because  that  town 
should  not  choose  him  Parliament-man. 

1679,  Ang.  10.  London. — I  hear  Algernon  Sidney 
(brother  to  Lord  Leicester)  an  old  Parliament  Colonel, 
and  Sir  Roger  Hill  are  chose  at  Amersham;  Hambden 
and  Blackwell  atAndoverj  Dumblaine  and  Herbert  at 
Queenborow  ....  P.S.  Sir  Thos.  Armstrong  is  turned 
out  from  being  Lieut. -Col.  to  the  Oxford  regiment,  and 
forbid  tho  Court  for  speaking  against  the  Duke. 

1679,  Aug.  23,  Tunbridge  Wells.— The  same  to  the 
same. —  ...  I  am  sorry  your  high  sheriff  hath 
adjourned  the  election  from  Aylesbury  to  Bucks,  thereby 
disobliging  the  gentry  ....  I  perceive  Hambden  and 
Wharton  are  like  to  be  the  men  again  ;  may  they  answer 
the  confidence  your  country  puts  in  'em.  Goodwyn 
AVharton  is  chosen  at  Grinsteadin  Sussex  by  the  interest 
of  one  Mr.  Gooding.  We  hear  that  Sir  Edward  Turner 
at  the  election  pulled  Mildmay  bj'  the  nose,  ar.d  other- 
wise affronted  him,  for  which  he  said  'he  would  complain 
in  Parliament ;  and  he  farther  said  that  since  he  was 
hated  by  all  the  gentlemen  in  that  country,  ho  would 
make  them  fear  him.  One  of  his  friends  hath  since 
fought  Sir  Ed.  Turner  and  hath  run  him  through  as  'tis 
re])orted  here.  Thursday  (Friday)  was  the  elei'tion  for 
Sussex,  for  which  stood  the  two  Pelhams  and  Sir  John 
Fagg.  On  Monday  come  fortnight  is  the  choice  for 
Kent ;  the  same  three  stand  as  did  in  the  last  Parlia- 
ment, Fane,  Deering,  and  Twisden,  and  'tis  believed  that 
Twisden  will  this  time  out  Deering  tho'  he  be  joined 
with  Sir  Vere  Fane,  who  is  sure  cn't. 

1679,  Sept.  1.  The  same  to  the  same.  Now  jieople 
do  not  ciy  news  books  about  the  streets  as  formerly,  my 
Lord  Maj'or  having  put  out  a  prece])t  to  the  contrary. 

1679,  Sept.  4,  London. ~\Vm.  Fall  to  Sir  R.  Verney — 
....  The  Sheritt'  of  Kent  being  dead,  I  w-as  sent  to 
Windsor  on  Sunday  last  for  the  King  to  iirick  a  new  one, 
which  was  presently  done  because  of  the  county  court 
on  Monday  next  and  the  election  of  the  knights  of  the 
shire,  and  f(u  the  better  performance  of  so  great  a  work 
his  Majesty  is  ]ileased  to  appoint  Thomas  Fitch.  Esi|., 
bricklayer,  to  be  sheriti' ;  lie  came  from  Tunbridge 
yesterday,  and  I  believe  will  accept  of  the  ollice,  for  I 
am  one  of  the  commissioners  to  swear  him,  and  have 
orders  to  attend  him  this  afternoon.  Tho  gazette  gives 
you  a  true  account  of  the  Duke's  speech  on  Tuesday 
morning,  when  he  surprised  the  whole  court;  for  Mr. 
Thin  writ  the  same  words  from  Windsor  ;  where  my 
lord  cannot  possibly  (to  his  great  grief)  go  to  compli- 
ment his  Highness,  having  been  confined  to  his  chamber 
with  the  gout  above  a  week. 

1679,  Sept.  4,  London. — John 'Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 
— The  Duke  of  Y'ork  came  to  town  on  Monday  night 
and  lay  at  St.  James",  or  at  my  Lady  Apsley's,  and  on 
Tuesday  at  4  o'clock  in  the  morning  he  went  to  AVind- 
sor  to  see  his  Majesty  ;  'tis  said  the  King  wept  for  joy  at 
the  sight  of  him  ....  I'll  see  if  I  can  get  any  more 
Buckingham  ballads,  but  they  are  scarce,  as  is  the 
letter  from  the  freeholders. 

167;',  Sc).)t.  H.  London.  The  same  to  the  same. — Sir 
Wm.  Smitli,  after  3  had  polled  for  him,  gave  it  over, 
being  convinced  of  the  disproportion.  Sir  Wm.  Roberts 
had  most  voices,  near  SOD,  Sir  Robert  Peyton  near  700  ; 
Sir  Francis  Gerrard,  194.  My  Lord  Gray  went  out  of 
town  at  the  head  of  Sir  R.  P.'s  party,  and  at  Brandford 
town  end  the  Duke  of  Buckingham  met  him  at  the  head 
of  J, 000  horse   for  Roberts.     For   Westminster  stands 

Waller,  Poultoey,   Matthews,   Cutler,  and  Esq.  ■ ,  a 

Templar,  that  keeps  the  Westminster  Courts  .... 
Most  of  the  nobility  about  town  have'been  at  Windsor  to 
congratulale  his  Royal  Highness'  return  and  kiss  his 
hand  ;  and   amongst  the  gentlemen   Sir  T.   Armstrong 


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coming  to  do  it  was  refused,  and  tho  Duko  turned  off 
from  him.  The  Duke  of  Ormond,  'tis  said,  will  be  here 
at  the  sitting  of  the  Parliament,  and  the  Earl  of  Halifax 
succeed  him  in  Ireland  ....  His  Majesty  will  go 
to  Newmarket  with  the  Queen,  and  some  believe  the 
Duke  of  York  will  continue  in  England. 

1(379,  Sept.  11,  London. — The  same  to  the  same.  .  .  . 
On  Tuesday  Sir  Thos.  Player  (followed  by  100  citizens) 
went  to  the  mayor  and  aldermen  and  made  a  long  sjjeech 
against  the  Duko  ;  so  the  Lord  Mayor  appointed  the 
Lieutenancy  to  sit  as  yesterday  to  order  tlie  guards  of 
the  city  to  be  doubled;  they  also  (by  their  s])eaker) 
asked  the  mayor  if  he  had  said,  that  if  the  King  were 
dead  he  would  immediately  proclaim  the  Duke  King  ; 
but  my  lord  told  them  he  never  said  any  such  thing. 
Sir  'L'.  P.  is  not  commanded  by  Ids  own  party  for  this 
action,  and  'tis  believed  to  be  done  only  to  get  fame 
among  the  people  ....  There's  a  S'^tyr  against  seve- 
ral named  ladies  of  the  town,  which  J.  Ste :  [wkesley] 
hath  promised  me  to  send  you,  else  I  would  have  done  it, 
but  here  enclosed  is  an  idle  ballad  on  Monmouth,  ic. 
The  election  for  Kentish  knights  was  on  Monday,  and 
'twas  yielded  by  all  that  Sir  Vero  Pane  was  one  without 
polling;  but  the  other  two  candidates,  Twisden  and 
Deering.  are  polling  for  it,  and  'tis  believed  Deering  will 
cai'ry  it.  P. S,  My  Lady  Cawley  (widow  to  Willis)  is 
married  to  Thomas  Mompesson,  a  companion  of  the 
Lord  Pemljroke. 

lt)79,  Sejit.  18,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
Herewith  are  two  books,  the  Government  of  the  Tongue, 
and  Valentine's  Devotions,  the  "20th  edition,  they  cost 
halt'-a-crown.  Taylor's  Living  and  Dying  is  now  re- 
printing, and  may  be  out  in  "20  days  ....  I  heard 
yesterday  that  there's  an  order  out  for  the  Duke  of  Bucks, 
but  that's  frer(ueut.  There  were  last  night  bonefires 
and  ringing  of  bells  about  the  Duke  of  Monmouth,  I 
believe,  for  at  one  I  was  stopped  and  desired  to  drink 
the  King's  and  the  Duke's  health,  and  at  another  1  was 
asked  for  money  to  do  it;  but  because  I  would  not  give 
tbem  any  thej-  cried  out  a  Papist,  a  Papist.  The  Lord 
Mayor  and  Aldermen  went  to  congratulate  his  Majesty's 
recovery,  the  Duke  of  York  was  by  with  others;  but 
thej'  took  no  more  notice  of  him  than  of  the  rest  of  the 
Lords,  which  be  resented ;  'tis  said  the  King  took  my 
Lord  Mayor  by  the  hand  and  welcomed  him,  at  which 
my  Lord  Mayor  took  him  by  the  other  hand  and  shaking 
both  said  1  thank  you,  I  thank  you,  several  times  more  ; 
but  I  can't  believe  this  joy  did  make  him  a(j  far  forget 
his  distance.  Two  days  since  a  couple  of  highwaymen 
having  robbed  a  countryman,  and  leaving  him  his  horse, 
he  pursued  'em  with  hue  and  cry  which  overtook  them, 
but  they  being  very  stout  fought  their  way  through 
Islington,  and  all  the  road  along  to  this  town's  end, 
where  after  both  their  swords  were  broke  in  their  hands, 
and  they  unhorsed,  they  were  seized  and  carried  to 
Newgate;  'tis  great  pity  such  men  should  he  hanged. 
Some  believe  the  Papists  do,  and  will  supply  his  Majesty 
with  monies. 

1IJ79,  Sept.  22.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  ...  On 
Wednesday  his  Majesty  goes  to  Newmarket,  and  thi^ 
Duke  of  Monmouth  for  Hamborough,  where  he  will 
abide  this  winter,  and  next  spring  he  means  to  be  in  the 
Poles  army  against  the  Turk  ;  his  Duchess  (at  first  re- 
solved to  go  with  him)  now  staj.s  behind,  she  hath  put 
off  40  servants,  being  now  retrenching.  Some  say  his 
Royal  Highness  goes  the  same  day  for  Flanders.  I  hear 
that  Sir  W.  Poultney  and  Mr.  Withiugs  have  carried  it 
from  Sir  VV.  Waller  at  Westminster  by  l.jO  voices.  Tho 
election  for  London  is  the  7th  of  Oct. 

1679,  Sept.  2.5,  London — The  same  to  tho  same. — A 
blacksmith  in  this  street  who  made  casements,  Arc.  for 
Stow  House  hath  arrested  the  Quaker  that  employed 
him  for  the  money,  about  60?.  .  .  .  The  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth went  away  yesterday  in  the  afternoon  for  Utricht, 
and  His  Royal  Highness  goes  with  the  King  to  New- 
m.arket  and  thence  to  Harwich  and  Flanders.  I  know 
not  of  any  libel  on  Sir  Wm.  Sm[ith]  but  only  in  the  Stoe 
Monster,  and  other  libels  on  Sir  R.  T[emple].  wherein 
Sir  Wm.  is  a  little  carped  at,  neither  have  I  seen  any  of 
Mr.  Wainman  ;  but  its  the  custom  now  of  most  elected 
memljers  to  be  libelled.  Yesterday  came  out  one  against 
Sir  John  Stonehouse  and  the  Abnigdon  chc-ice  .... 
'Tis  said  Sir  Robert  Peyton  being  diuuk  at  the  Royal 
Coffee  House  spoke  against  the  Duke,  for  which  a  gentle- 
man by  cudgelled  him.  Some  endeavours  are  making 
to  put  by  Sir  Thos.  Player  from  being  a  member  in  the 
approaching  Parliament  for  the  city  ;  but  1  iloubt  they 
liegin  too  late  to  prevent  it ;  'tis  thought  Mr.  Pilkington 
will  not  be  chose  again.  There's  no  order  to  apprehend 
Player,  uor  any  of  the  others  you  mention,  except  Buck- 
ingham.    Alderman  JolifTs  eldest  son  died  last  July  in 


Alep])0  of  the  plague,  and  one  Englishman  more  .... 
Yesterday  my  Lord  Chandos  took  his  freedom  of  the 
Turks  Company  ;  he  hopes  to  go  embassador  to  Constan- 
tinople, and  so  doth  Tom  Ncale.  To-morrow  come  seven 
night  we  have  another  T'urkey  Court,  when  'twill  bo 
considered  whether  they'll  send  out  a  new  embassador 
or  not. 

1679.  Sept.  29.  London. — The  same  to  the  same  .... 
I  am  told  'tis  Aron  Smith  informs  cf  Sr.  R.  T.  having 
been  at  mass,  for  which  Sr.  R.  desigiM  to  trounce  him 
before  the  meeting  of  Parliament.  Sr.  \\.  saitli  this 
as);iersion  comes  on  bis  visiting  Mr.  John  Digby  eleven  ' 
years  past,  and  Sir  H.  T.'s  friends  believe  Sr.  Wm.  S. 
sets  this  fellow  on  work.  Tho  city  is  now  strangely 
divided  between  the  mad  sepaiatists,and  the  Church  of 
England  men.  but  thanks  be  to  ( iod  as  the  latter  carried 
it  at  the  election  of  sheriffs,  so  again  nn  Friday,  there 
was  another  trial  for  a  bridge  master's  jilace,  the  fanatics 
combined  for  one  of  their  gang,  and  when  'twas  judged 
against  them  by  majority  of  hands.  Alderman  Hayes 
and  Jenks  (two  Precious — )  demanded  a  pole,  which  was 
granted,  but  the  moderate  party  carried  it  by  250,  the 
whole  number  that  appeared  was  about  1,.500. 

But  next  week  will  be  the  great  banding  for  Parlia- 
ment men,  many  being  minded  to  pass  by  Sii-  T.  Player 
and  Mr.  Pilkington,  who  stick  like  glove  and  hand  to- 
gether ;  .lenks  also  aims  to  be  chosen,  so  does  Mr.  Box 
Drugstei".  who  is  an  honest  man  ;  I  wish  this  city  would 
chose  no  other  ;  if  the  choice  be  not  so  well  as  it  might 
be,  you'le  tind  the  reason  to  be  the  industry  of  the  non- 
cons  and  the  negligence  of  the  true  Protestants  who  will 
miss  coming  to  the  election,  which  the  others  will  be 
sure  not  to  be  tardy  in.  Jly  Lord  Viscount  Dowuedied 
at  his  house  near  Greenwich  ;  his  friends  have  obtained 
leave  that  his  corpse  may  to-morrow  night  be  brought 
into  the  African  House,  and  the  next  morning  they 
accompany  him  thei\ce  into  Gloucestershire  to  burial. 
The  Duke  of  Monmouth  on  Wednesday  night  lay  at 
Gravesend.  and  departed  on  Thursday  morning,  when 
his  R.  H.  left  White  Hall,  and  sailed"  that  night  from 
Gravesend.  The  Duke  of  Monmouth  took  leave  of  his 
Majesty  in  Arlington  Garden,  whei-e  tho  King  told  him 
his  stay  should  not  bo  long  abroad,  and  there  writ  an 
order  for  his  departure  with  such  pen,  ink.  and  ]iaper 
as  the  carpenter  there  at  work  could  furnish  him  with. 
....  'i'his  day  is  the  election  for  Lord  Mayor,  'tis  Sir 
Robert  Clayton's  turn.  I  hear  that  about  3  Sundays 
past,  Mrs.  Betty  Bcversham  was  like  to  be  stole  away 
from  her  father's  house  at  Holbrooke  ;  the  youngster 
came  in  his  coach  and  lay  on  the  Saturday  at  Ipswich, 
and  on  the  Sunday  attempted  it,  but  was  jirevented  by 
Sir  Wm,  who  caused  him  to  be  beaten  away.  Sir  .... 
Rich  hath  stabbed  himself,  but  on  what  occasion  I  know 
not  ....  Sir  William  Drake  is  retrenching  his  family, 
and  will  live  very  privately.  Montague,  a  freeman, 
furnish  him  with  money  to  pay  his  debts,  and  he  assigns 
over  a  jiart  of  his  estate  to  reimburse  them,  but  the 
settlement  ma'King  that  security  good  but  for  his  life, 
therefore  he  offers  4  per  cent.  ]ier  annum  to  insure  his 
life,  valuing  it  at  3,000  or  4,000,  as  much  as  he  borrows, 
which  is  for  their  further  security  ;  this  to  your  self. 

1679,  Oct.  2,  London. — The  same  to  the  same —  .... 
Yesterday  was  held  a  Council  at  Whitehall,  whereat 
was  the  Lord  President;  Justice  Warcujip  appeared 
before  'em  and  gave  an  account  of  some  further  dis- 
coveries. Dr.  Gates  also  further  against  ;i  person  of 
ciaality.  An  instrument  is  drawing  out  to  pass  the 
Gre.at  Seal  to  disable  James  Duke  of  Monmouth  from 
acting  as  General,  and  another  instrument  to  pass  the 
Broad  Seal,  also  to  disable  Charles  Earl  of  Mackelstield 
from  acting  as  his  deputy  general.  Sir  Peter  Wyche, 
resident  at  Hamborow,  hath  writ  to  his  Majesty  tlie 
danger  a  great  number  of  his  subjects  both  there  and 
at  home  are  in.  relating  to  their  estates  in  that  city, 
which  now  is  in  daily  expectance  of  a  bloc'icade,  and  to 
iutreat  him  to  use  some  means  for  their  preservation  ; 
to  second  which  letter  the  Hamborow  traders  have 
nominated  some  merchants  to  go  to  Newmarket  to 
represent  their  condition  to  his  Majesty.  Here's  a 
story  about  town  of  an  intercejited  letter  from  France 
to  Ireland,  on  which  people  say  the  King  was  sent  for 
to  town,  where  a  fall  Council  is  to  be  about ;  but  I  can 
make  neither  head  nor  feet  of  this  relation.  Yesterday, 
as  soon  as  the  steward  (or  bail  ill')  had  read  the  writ  on 
Michael's  Mount  for  election  in  Southwark,  a  poll  was 
demanded   before  the   candidates  were   nominated,   so 

they  were   instantly  ad;ourned   to churchyard 

The   French   King   is   making   great   sea   pre- 
parations. 

1679,  Oct.  6,  London. — Tho  same  to  the  same. — The 
Viscount  Dowue  that  I  wrote  you  of  was  Sir  Wm.  Ducy, 

3(3  2 


Sir 
n.  Vebkbt, 

B.IKT. 


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HISTOUICAL    MANUSCltlPTS    COMMISSION: 


SiK  Bart.,  and  Kt.  ol'  the  Bath,  who  bought  the  Viscountry 

^  BiET^^'    ^°''  ^^'^  '^''®  ^'"i  ■"'hich  it  ends,  and  his  Karonetship  with 

'        a  good  part  of  his  estate  falls  to  a  gentleman  that  hath 

lain  this  b  or  li.i  years  in  the  Fleet  for  debt.  I  know  no 
other  reasons  for  the  Duke  of  J\[onmouth's  e.xile  than 
what  were  at  lirst  talked  of  ...  .  Sir  Philip  Lloyd  is 
suspended  by  t!ie  Couneil.  for  what  I  know  not.  On 
Friday  last  the  market-house  at  Tame  fell  down  and 
crushed  a  boy  to  (lieces.  so  that  the  coroner  was  sent  for 
from  0-xford,  where  Bromc  Whorewood,  and  Clarke  are 
severe  aguin.<t  Papists.  Two  ships  are  cast  away,  the 
one  coming  in  from,  the  other  going  out  for,  Holland  ; 
that  coming  in  was  laden  with  linens,  which  makes  the 
loss  the  greater. 

1679,  Oct.  9,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  . 
Monsr.  D'Estre  was  at  Jamaica  with  a  considerable 
fleet,  and  Schomburgh  expected  with  an  addition ;  he 
desired  to  wood  and  water,  but  the  Governor  sent  him 
word  there  were  too  many  of  'em,  so  be  desired  to  have 
some  pilots  sent  him  on  board  to  steer  his  ships  to  some 
other  part  of  the  island  where  he  might  do  it,  which 
was  granted ;  he  pretends  to  be  going  to  the  Havana 
for  prisoners  ;  however,  the  people  in  Jamaica  are  upon 
duty  till  he  be  oft'  tlieir  coast.  There  are  lately  dead, 
the  Earl  of  Kutland,  the  old  Lady  Cambden,  Sir  Francis 
Leake,  Governor  of  the  Blockhouse  by  Gravesend  .... 
His  Royal  Highness  is  going  to  live  at  Edinburgh  iu 
Scotland.  Some  say  Mr,  Serjeant,  that  was  coming 
over  to  discover  more  of  the  Plot,  was  cast  away  in  the 
ship  lately  lost  from  Rotterdam,  with  several  other 
passengers ;  but  I  do'nt  believe  he  was  in  that  ship. 
On  Tuesday  night  here  were  some  few  bonfires  made 
for  the  election  that  day  made,  which  are  the  same  -l 
members  that  served  in  the  last  Parliament.  The  States 
can't  yet  agree  as  to  a  new  alliance  ;  some  are  for  defen- 
sive but  not  offensive,  Rotterdam  for  none  at  all  ;  a  few 
with  France,  and  more  with  England  .... 

1079,  (Jet.  1(1,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  . 
Shaftesbury  is  suspended  the  Council  board;  some  say 
he  made  a  bold  speech  on  Saturday  last  at  it  against 
the  Duke  and  the  Plot,  whicn  was  carried  immediately 
to  the  King  by  Sunderland ;  some  believe  Monmouth 
will  be  called  back,  because  ihose  goods  of  his  that 
were  loaden  are  taken  ashore  again,  and  JjOZ,  given 
to  the  master  of  the  ship  for  a  satisfaction  to  him  for 
not  proceeding  that  voyage.  'Tis  also  said  that  the 
Parliament  are  prorogued  (or  adjourned)  till  the  26th 
of  Jaimary  next,  which  I  conceive  to  be  very  bad  news 
if  true,  for  we  have  not  any  stores,  so  that  if  the  French 
attack  us  next  spring  he  will  find  us  as  the  Romans 
found  our  ancestors  heretofore,  naked  men,  and  1  fear 
we  may  then  follow  the  same  fate  they  did,  that  is,  to  be 
conquered.  Two  days  ago  one  of  the  witnesses  that 
appears  against  Sir  Thos.  Gascoine,  being  in  Leicester 
fields  had  been  stabbed  ;  but  that  he's  a  crooked  man, 
and  having  a  pair  of  steel  bodyes  they  kept  him  from 
the  harm.  1  hear  the  Dnke  of  Buckingham  is  beyond 
sea.  The  Duchess  of  York  saitli  she  hath  not  had  a 
happy  hour  since  she  went  out  of  England,  and  there- 
fore she  is  Very  unwilling  to  leave  it  again  ;  but  they 
say  the  Duke  ot  York  prepares  for  Scotland,  tho'  others 
don't  be]ie\  e  he  will  go. 

1679,  Oct.  \1{>,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — The 
Parliament  met  on  Friday  last,  and  some  Lords  were 
commissioned  to  swear  the  members  ;  then  they  went 
into  their  house,  but  were  presently  called  out  by  the 
Black  Rod  to  the  Lord's  House,  where  their  prorogation 
was  read  till  the  20th  of  January.  'Tis  believed  this 
prorug.atioii  was  occasioned  to  hinder  tlie  Dutch  taking 
their  measures  from  hence,  for  they  had  put  off  their 
grand  business  of  the  alliance  till  some  few  days  after 
the  Parliament  meeting,  to  see  how  the  King  and  they 
would  agree  ;  they  also  desire  ihe  Parliament  may  sign 
the  Treaty;  lor  this  our  King  was  very  angry  with 
them.  Last  week  Sir  Hen.  Capel  stood  up  iu  Council 
and  desired  to  know  who  advised  the  prorogation  ;  but 
the  King  bid  him  sit  down  ;  then  he  said  his  family  had 
evir  been  loyal,  and  he  thought  it  his  duty  to  speak  and 
advise  to  the  best  of  his  undei'standing,  &c.  But  the 
King  told  him  he  was  not  acipiainted  with  the  affairs  of 
.state  abroad,  so  bade  him  sit  down,  which  Sir  Harry- 
then  did.  The  President  waH  turn'd  out  (scmie  say) 
because  in  the  King's  a'osence  he  frequently  called 
Councils,  and  was  sharp  on  the  Duke,  and  would  have 
had  a  pctitiiiu  drawn  up  to  secure  him  now  he  was 
returned  hither.  Sir  Wm.  Jones  hath  lost  his  eldest 
Sim  by  an  accident,  thus  ;  he  being  in  a  small  house,  one 
of  the  servants  laid  his  hands  on  the  young  gentleman's 
shoulders  to  vault  over  the  horse,  but  with  his  weight 
squeezed  him  to  death,  at  which  the  attorney  is  so 
much  grieved  that  he  would  lay  down  his  place  ;    but  I 


hardly  believe  that  to  be  the  reason,  for  notwithstanding 
his  grief  he  is  so  charitable  yet  as  to  aH'ord  men  his 
opinion  for  money,  'Tis  also  said  (that  more  likely 
that  there  are  some  pardons  about  passing,  which  he  is 
loath  to  have  any  hand  in,  as  for  Lauderdale,  Scroggs. 
Portsmouth,  and  others.  T'was  reported  (but  1  believe 
very  idly)  that  Cheek  would  give  up  his  Lieutenancy  of 
the  Tower,  and  that  Legg  is  to  succeed  him.  At 
Hamilton,  in  Scotland,  where  the  rebels  fought,  there's 
now  an  ill  disease  like  the  plague,  whereof  people  die 
apace,  and  its  imagined  to  be  occasioned  by  the  stench 
of  the  dead  carcases  who  were  not  buried  deeji  enough  ; 
and,  besides,  many  more  were  killed  than  was  at  tirBt 
talked  of,  there  having  been  counted  l,74o,  besides 
several  that  were  wounded  ran  to  hide  themselves  iu  the 
corn,  where  they  died,  and  not»  being  presently  seen 
were  offensive  to  the  air.  My  Lady  Corbet t  is  made 
Viscountess  of  Lechmere  in  coraitatu  Bucks. 

167!',  Oct.  23,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — On 
Tuesday  the  Duke  of  York  dined  with  the  artillery 
men  at  Merchant  Taylors'  Hall,  where  were  several  of 
the  nobility  ;  the  Lord  Ossory  and  Feversham  walked 
before  the  artillerj*  men,  who  were  led  up  by  Sir  Jos. 
Shelden  ;  the  Lord  Mayor  with  his  sword,  mace,  collar 
of  SS.,  and  several  of  the  Aldermen  and  Recorder 
walked  all  in  scarlet  gowns  from  Bow  Church,  where 
they  heard  a  sermon  ;  the  Duke  came  a  little  before  in 
his  coach,  accompanied  with  Mulgrave,  Roxborow, 
Plymouth,  and  several  others  in  their  coaches  and  six 
horses.     There  was  about  200  artillery  men,  and  there 

are    in    all  near    400 Two    men-of-war    with 

several  merchant  men  are  arrived  (in  the  West)  from 
Cadiz,  richly  laden  with  silver,  cochineal,  &c  On 
Monday  night  the  King  knighted  Sir — Raynian,  and 
Sir  Simon  Lewes  and  the  sheritt's,  and  Sir  AVm.  Russell, 
a  mercer  of  Lombard  Street.  Tis  said  the  (Jhancellor 
will  lie  down  his  office,  and  that  there  shall  be  a  Lord 
Keeper,  for  which  office  are  named  either  IS'orth, 
Scroggs,  or  Jenkins,  or  Augier.  The  Solicitor  General 
hath  refused  to  be  Attorney,  so  'tis  said  now  that  the 
Recorder  will  be  in  Jones'  jilace,  formerly  Temple  of 
Iridand.  The  Earl  of  Newport  is  dead,  leaving  that 
title  to  his  brother,  such  another  tool  as  himself.  On 
Monday  or  Tuesday  next  His  Royal  Highness  sets  out 
for  Scotland,  unless  his  resolutions  alter.  As  to  the 
Tynn  business,  I  have  not  heard  anything  this  6  months, 
for  its  many  months  since  I  have  lieen  at  Stejmcy  .  .  . 
Two  shi])S  wherein  1  was  concerned  lately  went  out  of 
England,  and  being  140  leagues  otf  met  with  so  violent 
a  storm  that  one  is  believed  lost,  for  the  other  saw  him 
in  great  distress  within  half  a  mile  of  liiiii,  and  of  a 
sudtlen  could  not  see  her  any  more,  every  sea  raking 
lier  fore  and  aft,  so  she  is  judged  lost;  the  other  cutting 
all  her  masts  by  the  board,  being  .a  very  strong  ship,  at 
last  got  into  Plymouth  much  damaged.  The  captain 
writes,  he  s.aw  a  French  shallop  with  50  or  60  men 
making  great  signs  of  distress  to  him;  bat  he  having 
but  I'J  men  in  his  ship,  and  some  of  them  wounded  in 
the  storm  by  the  breaking  of  a  gun,  he  durst  not  relieve 
them  for  fear  he  should  be  overpowered  by  them,  so 
they  perished  in  tho  storm.  P.S.  1  hear  the  King  hath 
this  day  sent  for  the  Governor  and  Deputy  of  the  East 
India  Company.  If  so,  I  suppo.5e  'tis  for  to  borrow 
monev'. 

107!l,  Oct.  27,  London.— The  same  to  the  same.  —This 
day  his  Royal  Highness  sets  out  for  Scotland,  several 
of  his  guards  went  last  week  ;  he  was  not  feasted  in  tho 
city  only  by  the  artillery  company  onTuesda}-  last,  and 
there  were  then  papers  stuck  over  the  doors  of  the 
hall,  and  in  .several  places  on  the  stairs,  that  all  that 
came  in  there  that  day  were  Papists.  &c.,  and  that  Sir 
Jos.  Sheldon  had  a  brother  beyond  sea  in  orders,  .and 
he  was  a  Papist,  &c.  Some  boys  also  as  the  Duke 
returned  cried  out,  no  Y.  [York  P]  no  Papist,  &c.  'Tis 
reported  that  Judge  Pemmerton  will  lay  down  his  com- 
mission, also  that  Ellis  and  Atkins  go  out,  but  how  true 
this  discourse  is  I  know  not ;  'tis  also  still  talked  that 
my  Lord  Chancellor  will  make  room  lor  another  ;  some 
say  Anglese}',  .Jenkins,  Scroggs,  &c.  The  lawyers  took 
it  ill  that  Sir  J.  Temple  was  talked  of  for  Attorney 
(leueral,  as  if  none  in  England  were  fit  for  it,  there 
were  many  candidatis  tor  it,  viz.,  Soil.  Fmch,  Sir  F. 
AVinnington.  Sir  Robert  Sawyer,  Sir  Geo.  Jefi'erycs, 
Serjt.  Holt,  Serjt.  Weston,  and  others,  but  Levins  of 
Cray's  Inn  hath  carried  it. 

1679,  Oct.  30.  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — If 
the  King  should  want  money  I'm  sure  he  cannot  bor- 
row any  of  the  R.  African  Company,  for  that's  as  poor 
as  a  courtier,  tho  last  Parliament  having  done  their 
business  for  'em,  so  that  wo  cannot  have  a  penny 
dividend  this  year  ;  but  we  go  on  paying  otl'  our  debts, 


APPENDIX   Tt)    SEVENTH    KIOPOUT. 


Vl 


Sir  that  if  the  company  be  broke  iioljodj'  m;iy  be  suflerers 

Babt'^'    ^"^  ^^o^^  *''**  '"'®  of  it-     '^'^^  discourse  of  the   Chan- 

'        eel lor's  laying  down  his  commission  is  given  over,  yet 

some  say  ho  delivered  up  his   right  to  a   pension   of 
4.000?.  per  a'lnum,  which  was  granted  him   in  case  he 
should  be  discarded  ....     Mr.   Tasborow   (servant  to 
the  Uuke)  and  Mrs.  Anne  Price  endeavoured  to  buy  off 
Mr.  Dugdale.  who  was  to  have  1,000?.  for  his  charge  for 
half  a  year,  during  which  time  he  was  to  go  into  Spain, 
and  then  return  and  a])pear  against  some  Protestant--, 
that  the  Papists  designed  to  cast  the  Plot  upon,  and  so 
to   have   them    hanged,    drawn,    and   ciuartered.     The 
Spanish  embassador  refused  to  be  concerned  in  this 
design,  sa3'ing  he  might  loose  his  head  by  it,  as  one  did 
in  Oliver's  usurpation  ;  but  he  would   write   letters  re- 
commendatory into  Spain  for  Mr.  Dugdale,  who,  i)utting 
off  the  signing   his  recantation  whilst  the    Duke   was 
here,  he  began  to  be  mistrusted  ;  so  they  went  and  com- 
plained of  him  to  the   council,  and  brought  one  Mrs. 
Sheldon    for   a    witness,   but   he    brought    such    good 
evidence,  having  discovered  the  design  all   along   to 
some  persons  of  known  integrity,  that  Mrs.   Sheldon 
confessed  all.  and  the}-   im]]eached  Lady  Tuke,    Mrs. 
Perkins,  and  Mr.  Tempest,  which  two  last  were  secured. 
1609,  Xov.  3,  Lnndon. — The  same  to  the  same. — .   .  .  . 
As  to  the  ship  wherein  I'm  concerned,   which  was   left 
in  such  visible   danger  in  the  storm,  I   cannot  in  many 
months  hear  whether  she  be  in  safety  or  not.  for  she  is 
gone  out  on  a  long  voyage.     The  shalop  which  the  other 
ship   durst  not  relieve  -svas  afterwards  met  by  a  .Tersey 
ship,  who  took  them  in,  and  they  say  they  (70)  were  the 
remainder  of  400  Frenchmen   cast  away  (i[i  the  same 
storm)  in  a  French  man-of-war  of  78   brass  guns.     I'm 
Borrj'   for  the  lives   of  t'ne  men,  but  wish  the  French 
king  had  78  such  ships  in  the  same  condition  .  .   .     On 
Saturday  came  out  a  proclamation  to  have  discoverers 
of  the  plot  come  in  before   the  last   day  of  February  ; 
after  which  time  no  pardon  will  be  granted  to  any  that 
shall  be  found  guilty   of  treason   or  misprision  of   it. 
'Tis  said  that  Willoughby  hath  made  a  large  confession 
to  the  Lord  Mayor,  who  sat  nji  all  Friday  night  with 
him.  and  took  19   sides  of  paper  of  depositions,  which 
on   Saturday   his   Lordship  carried  to   his  Majesty  to 
peruse.     There  were  yesterday  in  Kingstreet  almost  as 
many  people  as  on   my   Lord  Mayor's   day  to   see  the 
rich  clothes   and  jewels  woin  by  the  Lady  Mayoress, 
■who,  amongst  others,  had  a  collar  of  pearl  of  very  great 
bigness,   as   I'm  told,   each  as  big  as  the  top  of  one's 
finger. 

1079.  Nov.  C,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  . 
Sir  Robert  Payton  is  shrewdly  suspected  to  be  in  this 
late  plot  against  the  presbiterians  ;  some  say  he  and 
Blond  were  to  be  tried  and  condemned,  but  then  out  of 
remorse  of  conscience  to  accuse  Shaftesbury,  Roberts, 
Hallifax,  &c.,  a  most  devilish  design,  if  true,  but  1  can't 
believe  it;  however,  he  was  last  Satunlay  turned  out  of 
his  club,  and  hath  been  twice  examined  before  the 
Council,  but  is  dismissed  ;  he  frequented  Mrs.  Cellier's 
house  much,  in  whose  house  lay  the  St.  Omer's  witnesses, 
Willoughby  and  others. 

1679."  Nov.   7,   London.     John  'Verney  to  Sir  Ralph 

Verney I  am   just  now  going  to  meet  Mr. 

Churchill  at  the  Rainbow   Coffee  House,   he   being  to 

meet  his  kindred  this  afternoon  in  Fleet  Street 

Sir  Robert  Peyton  was  burnt  with  the  Pope  on  the  5  of 
this  month.  Mr.  St.  Johns  (son  to  Sir  'Walter)  is  to 
raarry  Lady  Lucy,  widow  to  Sir  Kingsmill.  Last  night 
Tery  Man  fthe  bowler)  killed  Isaac  Bainham,  another 
gamester ;  they  had  some  words  at  the  firoom  Porters, 
and  coming  out  of  Scotland  Yard,  Bainham  ih-ew  upon 
Man,  but  Man  ran  him  through  the  heart  ;  he  mver 
fled  for  it. 

1679,  Nov.  13.  London,  'f  he  same  to  the  same. —  .  .  . 
'Tis  said  the  Mayor  and  .\ldermen  of  York  writ  up  to  the 
Lord  Frescheville  to  know  how  they  should  receive  his 
Royal  Highness,  and  that  my  Lord  went  to  the  King  to 
know  his  pleasure,  who  said  they  .--hould  r.^ceive  him 
as  his  brother,  so  my  Lord  Precheville  dispatched 
letters  by  the  post,  but  'tis  thought  the  Duke  entered 
ere  they  arrived,  for  he  had  no  kind  reception,  neither 
beinn-  met  or  complimented  by  the  Mayor  or  Aldermen. 
A  great  ship  was  launched  lliis  week  which  the  King 
named  the  Bnrford.  that  Lord  being  there  with  his 
Majesty.  I  bear  that  Sir  Dennis  Hampson, 'Witteroug. 
and  Knowles  are  the  three  men  in  nomination  for  sheriff 
of  your  county.  .  .  .  Yesterday  was  a  cartload  of  Popish 
vestments,  beads,  &c.  fouufl  in  Holbcrne. 

1679,  Dec.  8,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  . 
'Tis  o-enerally  talked  about  town  that  the  Prince  of 
Orange  will  suddenly  be  here  to  insinuate  himself  into 
the  affections  of  the  English,  in  opposition  to  Mon- 


mouth, who  snmc  day  will  prove  his  mother's  marriage, 
but  1  believe  this  only  talk.  'Tis  now  by  most  believed 
the  Parliament  will  sit  at  their  time  appointed. 

1679.  Nov.  20.     The  same  to  the  same I  hear 

say  that  Sunday  the  Duke  was  at  York,  was  sung  in 
the  church  (tho'  he  -was  not  there)  the  Ttli  Psalm,  be- 
ginning at  the  1.5th  verse.  'Tis  thought  that  to-morrow 
the  liord  of  Essex  and  Sir  Henry  Ca'pell  will  lay  down 
their  commissions,  who  are  to  lie  succeeded  by  Lawr. 
Hyde,  that  is  to  b-  a  discount,  and  Sir  Stephen  Fox, 
that  is  to  be  a  baron  ;  "tis  discoursed  also  that  sever.al 
other  Privy  Counciilors  are  going  out,  some  sav  6, 
others  If,  and  that  the  two  last  above-mentioned,  with 
Feversham  and  Col.  Legg,  are  to  be  new  ones,  being 
recommended  by  the  Duke  to  be  able  statesmen.  .  . 
Monday,  being  Queen  Elizabeth's  coronation  day,  there 
were  vast  quantities  of  Ijonhres  about  town,  but  the 
chief  of  all  was  at  Temple  Bar,  over  whic'^j  gate  Queen 
Elizabeth  was  deck't  'ap  with  a  Magna  Charta  and  the 
Protestant  religion  ;  there  was  a  devil  in  a  pageant 
and  -1  boys  in  surplices  under  him.  6  Jesuits,  4  bishops, 
4  archbishops,  2  jiatriarchs  of  Jerusalem  and  Constan- 
tino|jle,  several  cardinals,  besides  Franciscans,  black 
and  grey  Iriars  in  all  habits  ;  there  was  al^o  a  great 
crucifix,  wax  candles,  and  a  bell,  and  200  porters  hired 
at  2s.  a  man  to  carry  lights  along  with  the  shuw,  which 
came  from  the  Green  Yard  in  great  order  thro'  Moor 
(or  Cripple)  Gate,  and  so  ahmg  London  Wall,  then  up 
Ho.mdsditch,  and  so  on  again  at  Aldgate,  from  whence 
to  Temple  Bar,  whore  they  were  disrobed  and  burnt. 
Sir  Edm.  Godfrey,  on  horseback,  murdered,  in  a  black 
wig  and  pale-faced,  and  behind  him  rode  one  of  the 
murderers.  'Tis  believed  there  were  above  100,000  spec- 
tators, and  most  say  the  King  was  at  Townes'  the 
goldsmiths  ;  10?.  was  an  ordinary  ])rice  for  a  room  at 
Temple  Bar,  whore  was  store  of  several  sorts  of  fire- 
works. I  think  the  Templars  were  at  this  expense  ; 
the  Po]ie's  face  was  of  wax  and  cost  45s.  ;  he  is  put  up 
till  next  year. 

1679,  Nov.  24.  The  same  to  tho  same.  His  Majesty 
went  last  week  to  "\Yindsor  (with  some  workmen)  to  see 
the  fine  new  buildings  that  are  lately  sunk.  Payton 
was  examined  again,  tho  21st,  by  tho  Council,  and  'tis 
believed  he  is  very  faulty.  The  King  sent  for  the 
judges  and  put  some  question  to  them,  but  they  desired 
2  days  time  to  consider  on't.  On  Saturday  night  j-oung 
Porter,  Wharton,  and  Jack  Howe  came  and  broke  down 
Mrs.  Willis'  balls  and  called  her  all  to  nought,  upon 
which  she  sent  for  the  constable,  but  ho  was  so  civil  as 
not  to  secure  them  ;  but  the  next  day  he  went  to  Lady 
Diana  Porter's,  and  desired  that  he  might  not  bo  a 
suft'erer  for  his  kindness,  but  if  need  were,  that  her  son 
would  appear  before  the  justices  .  .  . 

1679,  Nov.  27.  The  same  to  the  same  .  .  .  There  is 
a  satyr  come  out  against  the  men  of  the  town,  wherein 
two  of  your  friends,  Rochester  and  the  Chancellor,  are 
paid  off.  but  'tis  very  long  and  thought  to  be  by  Driden 
....  Some  say  a  check  is  tent  to  the  Alayor  of  York 
for  entertaining  the  Duke  no  better  ;  'twas  once  talked 
that  the  Scotcli  would  not  let  his  guards  come  into 
their  kingdom,  but  now  I  hear  no  more  of  it.  On 
Saturday  night  or  .Sunday  morning  died  Judge  "Wild. 
'Tis  said  the  Earl  of  Essex  went  out  on  this  score ;  the 
King  had  given  Cleveland  25,000?..  and  she  sending  to 
him  for  it,  bo  denied  the  payment,  and  told  the  King 
he  had  often  promised  tliem  not  to  pay  money  on  those 
accounts  while  he  was  so  much  indebted  to  such  as  daily 
clamoured  at  their  table  for  mone}-  ;  but  if  his  Majesty 
would  have  it  paid,  he  wish't  somebody  else  to  do  it, 
for  he  would  not,  but  willingly  surrender  his  place  ;  at 
which  the  King  replied.  I  take  you  at  your  word  ;  and 
'tis  thought  that  L.  Hyde  made  no  scruple  of  doing 
on't,  for  that  Duchess  was  ever  his  friend  and  kept  him 

in.     She  is  arrived  at  Paris Most  say  this  last 

meal-tub  plot  was  contrived  by  the  Earl  of  Danby  tho 
time  that  he  absconded  before  he  delivered  himself  to 
the  Black  Rod ;  this  Dangerfield  swears.  Mr.  Dugdale 
is  gone  post  into  Statt'ordshire,  with  power  to  bring  up 
some  t'nat  tampered  to  fetch  oft'  his  evidence. 

1679.  Dec.  I.  The  same  to  the  same  ...  I  know  not 
which  Wharton  it  was  that  serenaded  Mrs.  Willis' 
balls.  &c..  but  I  am  toLl  'twas  one  of  those  that  is  a 
parliament  man,  so  it  must  lie  between  the  two  eldest. 
.  .  .  The  King  has  taken  all  the  D.  of  Monmouth's 
places  from  him,  and  bestowed  them  thus:  tho  Earl  of 
Mulgrave.  Governor  of  Hull  and  Lieutenant  of  York- 
shire, East  Riding;  Albemarle,  Captain  of  the  (Juards  ; 
the  Master  of  the  Horse  is  not  yet  bestowed,  but  lies 
between  the  Duke  of  Richmond  and  th.<  Earl  of  Ply- 
mouth. On  .Saturday  morning,  or  the  night  before,  a 
Privy  Councillor  met  with  a  message  from  the  King  to 

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SiE  bill  Monmouth   inimcilintely   begone  from   ilvj  Cockpit 

H.  Vbenkt,  j^jjjJ  leave  Kugland,  but  the  Duke  returning  his  answer 
in  a  letter,  the  King  wouI<i  not  see  it.  'Tis  said  he 
will  not  go  out  of  England;  but  if  his  Majesty  will 
command  him  to  the  Tower  or  any  other  jirison  in 
England  he'll  willingly  go  to  it,  else  his  thoughts  are 
to  go  and  live  at  More  Park  privately.  Abundance  of 
people  visit  him.  Nell  Guin  begg'd  hard  of  his  Majesty  to 
see  bini,  telling  him  he  was  grown  pale,  wan,  lean,  and 
lono'  visaged.  merely  because  he  was  in  disfavour  ;  but 
the  King  bid  her  be  ijuiet,  for  he  would  not  see  him. 
The  Duke  of  York,  'tis  reported,  will  be  here  in  a  few 
days ;  some  say  he  was  sent  for  3  or  4  days  before  Mon- 
mouth came  back,  which  was  on  Thursday  in  the  night 
when  some  bonetires  were  made  lor  joy,  but  on  Friday 
night  Ijonetires  were  all  over  the  town  for  joy  of  his 
return,  whicli  tokens  of  kindness  from  the  people  'tis 
sujjposed  doth  him  no  good  at  court  ....  Monmouth 
was  called  beyond  sea,  general  of  the  rebels,  and  'tis 
said  there  were  attempts  made  on  his  life.  Lady  Hobart 
told  me  the  Commissioners  of  the  Treasury  were  aweary 
of  their  places,  and  named  Fox,  who  she  thought  would 
not  hold  It  long.  Sir  Thomas  Lee  was  on  Saturday  to 
visit  Monmouth,  but  Nell  Gwyn  and  Sir  Ste]ihen  Fox 
being  there  before  him,  Sir  Thomas  could  not  see  his 
Grace.  On  Friday  night  the  Lord  Chancellor's  coach 
was  stopped  at  the  bonefires  for  money  to  drink  the 
D.  of  Monmouth's  health  ;  be  spoke  roughly  to  them, 
but  they  answered  him  in  the  same  language  ;  so  he 
pulled  out  a  shilling  and  gave  them,  with  which  they 
said,  tho'  'twas  so  little,  they'd  have  it  out  in  ale.  By 
his  liberality  the  people  take  notice  of  his  good  will  to 
that  Duke.  Certainly  he  had  better  have  given  half  a 
piece  or  more. 

1679,  Dec.  4.     The  same  to  the  same. 

167i',  Dec.  16,  London.  John  Verney  to  Sir  Kaliih 
Verney. — Yesterday  sen'night  the  Duke  of  Monmouth 
was  at  St.  Martin's  Church  ;  when  he  came  in  all  people 
shewed  him  much  civility  by  rising  up,  and  some  cried 
God  bless  the  Duke  of  Monmouth.  I  heard  say  that 
he  then  and  there  received  tho  Holy  Sacrament.  '  I'is 
said  the  Duchess  of  Portsmouth  sent  to  the  Attorney- 
General  to  draw  up  a  patent  for  the  Duke  of  Richmond 
to  be  Master  of  the  Horse;  but  the  Attorney-General 
sent  her  word  that  tho  Duke  of  Monmoulh  having 
given  a  valuable  consideration  for  his  place,  it  could 
not  be  taken  away  from  him  upon  his  disfavour  only, 
unless  something  were  laid  to  his  charge  whereby  to 
forfeit  it ;  so  the  patent  is  not  yet  made. 

1679,  Dec.  1::,  fjondon.  John  Verney  to  Sir  Ealph 
Verney. — All  the  town  talk  is  of  the  ]irorogatioii  of  the 
Parliament  till  Nov.  next,  and  'tis  now  believed  this 
Parliament  will  never  sit.  'I'is  said  that  inj'  Lord 
Stafford  a  fortnight  since  asked  the  liieutenant  of  the 
Tower  what  the  Iving  meant  to  do  with  them  (meaning 
the  prisoners)  by  iiroroguing  the  Parliament  till  Nov., 
by  which  it  seems  the'  they  be  jirisoners  they  had  better 
intelligence  than  others  abroad,  nay  than  most  of  the 
Privy  Council.  I  suppose  now  we  shan't  need  fear  a 
I-'rench  war,  for  doubtless  the  two  crowns  have  a  good 
undertaking  between  each  other  whatever  the  people 
have,  'ihe  St.  Lucar  merchant,  a  ship  laden  with  Zante 
currants,  belorging  to  the  Houblons.  was  cast  away  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Channel  on  Silly ;  the  Houblons  loose 
at  least  7,'J"0l.  by  it,  but  they  are  a  company  of  rich 
brotlieis.  Mr.  Churchill  goes  . to-night  out  of  town, 
and  I  am  going  to  hnd  him  out  in  the  market  at 
Smithfield. 

1679,  Feb.  o,  East  Claydon.  Edm.  A'erney  to  Sir  R. 
A'erney  ....  Election  news. — At  Buckingham  I  hear 
Lord  Latimer  lay  all  night  with  Mr.  Rogers,  and  danced 
all  night  with  the  burgesses'  wives,  and  coaxed  with 
tliern  nightly,  telling  them  how  welcome  his  wife  would 
make  ihem  when  she  came  down.  Sir  Richard  Temple 
did  the  like  and  Sir  Peter  Tyrrell  did  no  less. 

1679,  Feb.  6.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— Dean 
and  Pep}S  are  chosen  at  Harwich. — News  from  Aleppo; 
a  tire  burnt  3  or  -luO  shops.  The  same  letters  tell  that 
Sir  Thos.  Bludworih's  eldest  son  died  by  the  inward 
breaking  of  a  vein,  and  that  Alderman  Burdett's  second 
son  died  by  accident.  He  was  coursing  ;  the  hai-e  went 
into  a  hole  ;  he  hearing  the  hare  squeak,  thought  a  dog 
Was  thi-rc.  and  the  hare  within  reach,  and  put  in  his 
hand,  which  was  bit  ;  he  went  homo  and  had  doctors, 
but  died  at  six  in  the  afternoon. 

16Ju,  Jan.  1:2.  John  Verney  to  Edm.  Verney. —  .  .  . 
Lord  Pembroke  Ijcing  in  a  balcony  in  tho  Haymarket 
with  oilier  gentlemen  some  bl.ades  passed  by  and  fired 
at  him,  but  missed  him  and  killed  another.  The  truth 
of  this  I  will  not  vouch,  but  was  told  so. 


16b0,   April    23.     John  Verney  tn  his    father    Sir   R.     ^  vbknbi 
Verney. — 'Tis  said  that  Mr.  Jenks   is   committed   for       "babt. 

speaking  too  largely  ;  'tis  sworn  that  when  Sir  W.  W.  was  

turned  out  of  the  commission  of  the  peace,  he  said  His 
Majesty  had  put  out  one  that  would  do  justice,  and  put 
in  one  in  his  room  that  would  do  none,  or  words  to  that 
eff'ect.  Sir  Job  Charleton  is  come  to  town  and  desired 
to  know  of  his  Majesty  what  crime  he  had  committed 
to  be  turned  out  of  his  justiceship  of  Chester.  The 
King  told  him  not  any,  but  he  had  a  mind  to  make 
him  a  judge.  Sir  Jolj  refused,  saying  he  was  too  old, 
and  desired  to  remain  in  the  place  he  was  in,  which  his 
Majesty  said  he  should,  but  'tis  believed  Sir  G.  Jetl'eryes 
at  court  is  so  prevalent  that  he  will  be  invested  in  that 
othce  ;  some  say  the  King  is  angry  witli  Charleton  for 
refusing  to  be  a  judge  ....  "i'is  said  all  the  intelli- 
gences will  be  put  down,  and  Harry  has  already  left  off 
publishing  his  at  the  judge's  desire,  for  which  some 
say  his  imprisonment  shall  be  remitted  .  .  .  Yesterday 
we  I  Levant  Company)  chose  an  ambassador  for  Con- 
stantinople ;  there  was  a  ballot,  six  were  put  up, — Lord 
Chandos,  Sir  Thos.  Tliinn,  Mr,  Neale,  Major  Knatch- 
bull.  Sir  Phi.  Matthewes,  Sir  Richard  Deereham. — Lord 
Chandos  had  72  voices.  Sir  T.  Thiun  55,  so  that  his 
Lordship  was  chosen.  We  hope  his  Majesty  will  con- 
firm him,  tho'  he  was  one  of  the  petitioning  lords. 

1680,  April,  26.  The  same  to  the  same. — Several 
members  of  the  Turkey  Company  went  to  Windsor,  and 
the  King  approved  of  Lord  Chandos  to  be  Ambassador 
to  the  Graiul  Signor. 

1680.  April  29.  John  Stewkeley  to  Sir  R.  Verney.—  I 
dined  at  the  Rolls  on  Tuesday,  and  the  Master  coming 
in  from  the  Lord  Chancellor  told  Mr.  Keck  and  me  (who  I 

only  Avere  with  him)  that  tho  vulgar  sham  is,  out  of 
doors,  that  the  Parliament  will  not  be  dissolved  but 
prorogued  till  October,  when  they  shall  sit  a  continuous 
sitting.  In  the  meantime  endeavours  will  be  used  to 
enter  into  foreign  alliances,  viz.,  with  Holland,  Bran- 
denburgh,  &e.,  with  this,  that  he  desired  the  Master  to 
declare  it  publicly,  for  it  will  be  found  so.  Sir  Gilbert 
Gerrard  was  sent  for  and  appeared  at  the  board  on 
Monday  night,  and  declared  that  he  never  knew  of  any 
such  inclosed  writing  in  a  box  that  was  not  to  lie  opened 

until .  and  being  further  asked  whether  he  would 

take  his  oath,  he  stood  upon  his  honour,  and  seemed  to 
be  unwilling  to  do  that.  He  was  told  the  King  expected 
and  required  it,  which  he  did  accordingly. — Last  night 
Lord  Mograve's  Jiage  quarrelled  with  tho  gentleman  of 
his  horse  ;  they  went  out  and  fought,  and  the  page  was 
killed.  On  Tuesday  the  King  wont  to  Newmarket  ;  he 
dined  at  Audley  Inn  [  ],  treated  at  night  by  the  Duke 
of  Alljemarle. 

1660,  May  6.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — Our 
general  ships  are  .arrived  at  Plymouth  from  Scanderoon 
— 'twas  my  ill  fortune  to  make  insurance  the  day  before 
their  arrival,  but  it  cost  me  but  121.  :  they  come  to  a 
miserable  market.  I  think  young  Mr.  Cheyney  is  this 
day  married  to  Mrs.  Pierreiioint. 

Copy  of  bond  of  John  Verney  of  L(mdon,  merchant,  to 
Ral])h  Palmer,  of  Little  Chelsea,  Esq.,  in  4,00()/.,  on  a 
mariiage  between  John  V^ernoy  and  Elizabeth  Palmer, 
eldest  daughter  of  Ralph  Palmer. 

1680,  May  17.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— I 
have  not  heard  to-day  how  his  Majesty  does,  but  I 
think  hitherto  he  has  had  his  tit  every  ilay  ;  'tis  said  he 
takes  tho  Jesuits'  jiowdor.  Yesterday  Sir  Robert  Viner 
and  Sir  Joseph  Sheldon  (with  whom  was  my  cousin 
J.  Cotton)  Went  to  Windsor  to  see  his  Majesty. — Some 
say  he  will  be  in  town  to-day. 

1680,  May  20.  The  same  to  the  same. — About  his 
wedding. — Mr.  Palmer  will  have  it  at  Chelsea  Church. 
He  (J.  Verney)  was  to  have  a  store  of  trimming  on  one 
suit  to  furnish  the  com])any  with  favour,  which  he 
thinks  are  I'O  odd  knots  in  his  wedding  suit. — Cii  Tues- 
day there  was  a  great  hailstorm  ;  1  took  up  several  hail- 
stones that  measureil  6  inclies  about,  and  weighed  2  oz. 

16sO,  Ma_v  27.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  am  this 
ii.orning  to  Westminster  Abbey  to  meet  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Palmer,  to  be  married  in  Henry  VII.  Chapel,  by  Dr. 
Adam  Littleton,  very  privately  in  our  old  clothes— none 
at  it  but  my  father,  mother,  brothers  and  J.  White. — 
Thence  we  go  to  the  Rummer,  in  Soper  Lane,  whither 
we  invite  them  to  dinner. 

n.d.  Tho  same  to  the  same. — Nell  G  Wynne's  second  son 
is  dead  in  France.  There  is  a  rejiort  that  H.R.H.  will 
go  to  settle  the  atfair  at  Tangier,  but  I  believe  it  is  only 
a  jest.  But  Lord  Mulgravc  goes  general  of  the  forces 
thither.  'Tis  said  Sir  Thos.  Isham  is  this  day  or  yester- 
day married  to  Mrs.  Bab.  Chiffinch. 

1680,  Juno  21.  The  same  to  the  same.— On  Saturday 
or  Friday  last  Reading  made  a  motion  against  Dolbea 


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Sm         and  Jones,  for  pronouncinij;  sentence  against  him  against 

H.Vbenet.   Magna  Charta,  &c.,   for  which   impudence  he  hiid   his 

-if.^'        gown  ]nilled  over  his  head  and  Hung  orer  the  bar  ;  fined 

hOOL,  3  years'  imprisonment,  ,ind  to  find  security  for 

good  behaviour  for  7  years. — Some   s.ay  the  lords  in  the 

Tower  put  liim  on  to  this. 

1680,  June  W.  The  same  to  the  same. — On  Saturday 
ten  lords  (Huntingdon,  Gray,  North.  &.(•.)  and  10  com- 
moners (Thos.  Wharton,  Thos.  Thinn,  Sir  Scrope  How, 
Lord  Candish,  Lord  Russell,  &c.)  met  at  the  Court  of 
Requests,  and  designed  at  tlie  King':!  Bench  bar  to  giTo 
in  an  information  to  the  strand  jury  of  Middlesex,  tliat 
the  Duke  of  York  was  a  Pa]iist  (and  some  say  they  de- 
signed to  accuse  him  as  a  traitor,  for  being  reconciled  to 
the  church  of  Rome,  under  an  old  statute),  and  they 
went  to  Jones  about  this  or  some  other  point,  who  told 
them  that  'twas  not  law).  But  the  judges  having  some 
private  notice  of  their  design  called  the  grand  jury, 
and  dismissed  them  for  this  term.  The}'  told  the 
judges  that  many  weighty  matters  lay  before  them  ;  but 
the    judges  would    not  believe    them,  but    discharged 

I  them.     On  Monday  several  of  the  persons  above  men- 

tioned went  to  Windsor  with  a  petition  for  the  sitting  ot 
the  Parliament.  Seeing  Lord  Cavendish  His  Majesty 
asked  him    how  he  that  was  banished   his  sight   dare 

I  come  there.     My  Lord  told  his  Majesty  that  he  had  been 

pleased  to  dismiss  him  from  his  Majesty's  service,  but 
he  could  never  dismiss  his  loyalty  and  from  being  a  good 
subject,  and  then  spoke  about  the  sitting  of  the  Parlia- 
ment;  but  his  Majesty  in  great  anger  turned  away  and 
went  from  him.  The  next  day  (Tuesday)  his  Majesty 
came  to  town   and  then  sent    for  the  two  Lord  Chief 

t'  Justices  and  the  Lord  Chancellor,  but  I   know  not  for 

what.  .  .  .  His  Majesty  returns  not  to  Windsor  till  to- 
morrow. 

1680,  July  1.  The  same  to  the  same. — Yesterday 
Shaftesbury  and  the  rest,  to  whom  were  added  Sir  Jolin 
Cope  and  Sir  Rowland  Win  and  others,  to  the  number 
of  26  or  27,  went  again  to  Westminster  with  their  infor- 
mation, but  the  grand  jury  were  dismissed  ere  they 
came  by  an  hour,  which  makes  some  ]ieople  think  there's 
a  false  brother  amongst  them.  'Tis  said  .Shaftesbury  told 
the  judges  the}'  did  not  according  to  law  to  dismiss  the 
grand  jury  as  they  did  ;  and  that  Raymo;id  stood  up  and 
answered,  he  thought  he  understood  law  as  well  as  his 
Lordship.  Here  has  been  great  discourse  of  a  coadjutor 
to  the  King  ;  others  say  the  Duke  of  York  will  be  made 
Lord  High  Constable  of  the  Realm.  .  .  .  As  I  came 
along  the  river  I  see  the  King's  barges  are  fitting  to 
carry  him  this  day  to  Windsor.  .  .  .  Miss  Hide's  busi- 
ness will  go  against  [her?J,  Emmerton  the  parson 
swearing  he  did  not  hoar  one  word  that  she  said  (when 
married). 

1680,  July  5.  .The  same  to  the  same. — I  hear  that 
this  day  the  Duke  will  be  presented  at  the  sessions  (at 
Hix's  Hall  or  the  Old  Bailey)  by  the  associated  noble- 
men and  gentry There  is  a  terrible  answer  to  the 

King's  late  declaration  about  the  succession  come  forth 
of  aljout  3  sheets  of  paper ;  they  are  thrown  into 
coaches,  and  one  of  them  dro'pt  at  the  King's  feet  at 
Windsor  as  he  was  walking  iu  the  court, ;  supposed  to  be 
dung  by  somebody  out  of  Prince  Rupert's  tower,  which 
is  higher  than  the  rest. 

1680,  July  5.  The  same  to  the  same. — There  is  some 
talk  of  the  Duke  going  for  Ireland,  and  that  the  Lord 
Chancellor  will  resign  and  Scroggs  succeed;  I  believe 
neither.  On  Friday,  Carr,  that  writes  the  Popish 
Packets,  was  tried  for  writing  aljout  a  year  ago  in  one 
of  them  against  the  Lord  Chief  Justice,  under  the  name 
of  Killmado.xe.  Sir  F.  Winnington  made  a  learned 
speech  in  Carr's  defence,  and  when  he  had  done  the 
people    hum'd.     Scroggs   told  Carr    that    hum    would 

tdo  him  no  good.  When  the  jnry  returned  JefTeries 
said  unless  they  found  the  prisoner  guilty  they  had 
humming  consciences.  Sir  F.  Winnington  said  if  they 
found  him  guilty  they  had  popish  consciences. — They 
found  him  guilty. 

1680,  July  8.  The  same  to  the  same. — Thinks  the 
associated  lords  and  gentlemen  did  not  on  Monday 
present  the  Duke  to  the  grand  jury,  because  they  had 
no  confidence  in  that  inquest,  there  being  several  of 
them  officers,  three  or  four  of  the  Chancery,  and  the 
rest  of  their  opinion. 

1680.  July  15.  The  same  to  the  same. — There  is  a 
great  striving  for  sheriffs,  and  they  are  now  polling  at 
Guildhall  for  Bethell  and  Cornish,  the  two  fanatics  that 
were  lately  chosen,  but  had  not  then  received  the  sacra- 
ment. Now  they  have,  so  that  party  slick  to  them  in 
opposition.  Sir  Wm.  Russell,  a  mercer,  Mr.  Nichol,  a 

draper,  and  Mr.   Box,  a  drugstcr I  hear  that 

yesterday  the  King  and  Council  sent  for  Mr.  .Jenkins, 


Bart. 


Dr.  Jacomb,  and  other  non-conforming  ministers,  when  Sir 

they  were  told  they  were  connived  at  coutrarv  to  law     "■.YKK-"'Kr, 
yet  they  had  lieen  busy  promoting  DCtitions,  &c. 

1680,  Aug.  1.  The  same  to  the  same.—.  ...  Sir 
George  Jeffreys  behaved  very  ill  at  Kini,'ston  Assizes, 
where  jiassed  some  words  between  him  ami  Judge  Wes- 
ton ou  the  bench.  Jefl'revs  is  extremely  cried  out  on 
about  Justice-  Doughtv's  being  found  i;uiltyof  murder 
Some  say  he  and  Mrs.  ■\Vall,  tlie  Duchess  of  Portsmouth's 
woman,  lay  their  h.-ads  toffether  to  have  it  so.  (Hhers 
say  he  and  Stroud,  the  bailiff  of  Westminster,  agreed 
it.     Either  was  very  liad,  if  true.  ° 

1680.  Nov.  1.  The  same  to  the  same.— Frid,ay  l)ciu<» 
Lord  Mayor's  day,  the  King  was  invited  to  the  feasr, 
but  excused  himself,  the  ^ueeii  being  ill.  '  The  Duke  of 
Monmouth  (accompanied  with  prayers  and  shouts  of  the 
people  for  long  life).  Lord  Grey  of  Wark,  Mr.  Thinn. 

and  others  came Signor  Francisco  being  called 

into  the  house  told  them  that  the  Portugal  ambassador 
offered  him  .",0,000  pieces  of  eight  to  kill  Oates,  Bedloe, 
and  the  Earl  of  Shaftesbury,  and  on  his  refusal  he  ran 
the  risk  of  his  own  life.  Another  great  person  (name- 
less)  he  was  desired  to  kill,  but  guesses  it  to  be  .Justice 
Arnold. 

1 68i  I,  Nov.  18.  The  same  to  the  same.-  After  speaking 
of  the  debates  in  the  House  of  Commons,  he  says  Halifax 
w,as  much  too  hard  for  Shaftesbury,  who  was  never  so 
outdone  before.     There's  tidk  of  a  divorce. 

1680,  Nov.  20.  The  same  to  the  same.-  Lord  Huns- 
don  is  like  to  be  in  some  trouble  for  drinking  (at  the 
Devil  Tavern)  confusion  to  all  that  were  for  passing  the 
Bill  against  the  Duke  of  York. 

1681,  May  2.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— Lord 
Lumley  is  made  an  Earl,  I  "suppose  'tis  an  Irish  one, 
and  some  say  Prince  Rupert  in  his  last  sickness  owned 
his  marriage.— (On  the  same  paper  Edmund  Verney 
says  he  wonders  that  Lord  Lumley  hath  more  honour 
heaped  on  him,  as  that  brave  Prince  Rupert  has  owned 
his  marriage  (I  guess  with  P.H.),  if  so,  his  son  is  next 
heir  after  him  to  the  Palsgrave,  for  he  has  no  child  nor 
is  like  to  have  any  by  his  wife.) 

1681,  May  16.  The  same  to  the  same. — 'Tis  said 
Halifax  is  to  be  Marquis  of  Dorchester,  Temple,  a  lord, 
Cheney,  a  Scotch  viscount,  and  Sir  ■  -  Grimes  the  same. 

1681,  May  26.  The  same  to  the  same. — As  for  iron 
there  is  Swedish,  Spanish,  and  English  iron;  'tis  of  the 
first  sort  we  sent  to  Guiiiey. 

1681,  Nov.  2H.  The  same  to  the  same.— Some  say 
Lady  Ogle  is  returning  to  live  with  Mr.  Thin,  her  hus- 
band, and  all  that  is  adjusted  after  the  pnjctors  gave  it 
against  her. 

1682,  April  10.  John  Verney  to  Edm.  Verney.  -  .Vll  the 
court  is  now  in  town,  ancl  on  Saturday  night  Whitehall 
was  so  thronged  with  visitants  that  there  ivas  no  room 
for  mean  people.  .  .  .  The  same  evening  bells  rung 
and  great  store  of  bonefires,  in  some  of  which  were 
burnt  the  covenant  on  a  cross-  there  jvas  good  drink, 
squibs,  and  other  firewoi-ks.  AVhether  the  like  was  in 
the  city  he  knows  not;  he  thjnks  it  was  fcjr  the  King's 
return. 

1682,  April  24.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  "^'erney. — .  .  .  . 
He  was  at  Sir  Peter  Lelys  on  Saturday  last. 

1682,  May  1.     John  Verney  to  Edm.  Verney 

Every  one  that  hears  of  Dr.  Rat.  admires  that  coz. 
Denton  would  send  a  second  time  to  so  careless  a, 
physician,  for  certainly  if  no  other  Dr.  in  Oxford  could 
please  him,  he  had  better  send  to  London  than  to  be 
valued  under  a  bottle  of  wine,  or  the  seeing  of  a  horse 
run. 

1682.  Edm.  Verney  to  John  Verney.— Dr.  Ratcliff, 
I  hear,  intends  to  set  up  in  London  after  he  has  taken 
his  degree,  which  will  be  next  Oct.  at  Oxford. 

1682,  June  5.  John  Verney  to  Edm.  Verney. — Last 
Wednesday  were  fought  two  duels,  viz.,  the  Duke  of 
Albemarle  and  Sir  Walter  Clarges  against  Lord  Gray 
and  Col.  Godfrey.  This  last  disarmed  Sir  Walter  and 
ran  to  join  with  his  principal,  swearing  to  the  Duke  that 
unless  he  delivered  his  sword  he'd  run  him  into  the 
guts.  There  being  no  remedy  (being  two  to  one)  the 
Duke  delivered  ;  here  the  Wh  ....  [Whigg]  had 
the  better  on't.  The  occasion  was  this.  Gray  being  in 
a  gunsmith's  shop  took  u\>  a  gun  which  had  much  work 
on  it,  and  said.  '"  NA'hat  fool  owns  this  ?  "  or  to  that  pur- 
pose. The  gun  was  Albemarle's,  one  of  whose  footmen 
being  by  told  the  Duke,  on  which  a  challenge  was  sent. 
Two  days  after  three  blades  came  into  the  Wli.'s  coffee- 
house, and  sat  down  by  Lord  Colchester,  Sir  Thos. 
Armstrong,  and  several  otliers.  and  talked  nuich  of 
Albemarle's  gallanlr}' ;  ';jut  this  discourse  not  being  re- 
g.arded.  they  rose,  and  going  out  one  of  the  three  turned 
and  said,  if  any  there  spoke  ref.ectingly  nf  the  Duk-. 


480 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  ; 


•''IK  of  his  carriar^e  in  Iho  late  duel,  lie  gave  them  the  lie,  and 

^BtHT"^  swore  thev  three  ^vo^lld  tight  with  any  three  of  them, 
— -  "  but  the  Wh  ....  let  them  go  away  without  answering 
them. — The  other  duel  was  between  Sir  Justinian 
Isham  and  Mr.  Vincent  (sou  to  Sir  Francis) ;  the  latter 
I  hear  was  woumled  ....  and  they  say  will  be  called 
to  account  for  fighting  within  the  King's  park. 

1682,  June  12.  The  same  to  the  same.-  -Last  week  a 
duel  was  fought  between  Mr.  Babor  and  Mr.  Kirke, 
both  were  wounded.  A  Court  of  Verge  sat  at  AVindsor, 
when  two  of  the  Queen's  cooks  were  tried  for  poisoning 
a  turn  broche,  who  is  in  a  lingering  condition ;  he  ex- 
cepted against  a  jury  of  the  family  servants,  so  the 
cooks  were  tried  by  another  whereof  the  King's  plum- 
mer  was  foreman,  and  found  them  guilty. —No  judgment 
yet.  At  the  same  court  Sir  Justinian  Isham  and  Mr. 
Vincent  were  tried ;  it  did  not  appear  but  that  they 
fought  without  the  park,  in  the  fields. 

168-2,  July  20.  Th<;  same  to  the  same.  To-day  the 
Morocco  ambassador  departs  C.irhis  own  country.  Yes- 
terday he  came  from  New  Hall  and  was  at  the  play, 
where  there  was  a  very  full  house  to  take  their  leave  of 
him. 

1682.  Aug.  10.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— Sir 
Leo.  Jenkins  is  talked  of  for  Chancellor. 

1682,  Oct.  9.  The  same  to  the  same.— I  hoar  Lord 
Castletown  has  killed  a  gentleman  in  his  own  garden. 
The  gentleman  died  next  day  acknowledging  he  pro- 
voked his  lordship  highly  to  it. 

1682,  Oct.  23.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  ...  If 
Eadnor  would  have  left  his  place  for  7.000/.  'tis  believed 
Halifax  would  have  been  Lord  I're.sident,  and  that  Sey- 
mour might  have  been  Privy  Seal,  but  unless  the  first 
had  been,  the  secnnd  would  not  be  sulicrcd  because  of 
plact!.  So  Seymour  is  retired  into  the  country.  We 
Bhall  now  shortly  sec  whether  the  Privy  Seal  will  be  in 
one  man  or  in  commissioners  hands.  Phil.  Temple,  the 
maid  ol'  honour,  spoke  to  the  Lady  Conway  reflectingly 
of  Portsmouth,  who.  being  liy  Lady  Conway  made  ac- 
quainted with  it,  went  crying  to  the  King,  who  emu- 
plained  of  it  to  the  Queen,  and  said  he  would  stop 
Temple's  salary  for  it. 

1682,  Oct.  26.  The  same  to  the  same.— Sir  W. 
Pricliard  was  yesterday  declared  Lord  Mayor  elect,  and 
Sir  R.  Clayton  took  off  his  gold  chain  and  ]iut  it  about 
Sir  William  ;  it  being  usual  for  those  that  have  past  the 
chair  always  to  do  so  to  the  new  elected  Lord  Mayor. 
Sir  William  then  made  a  short  speech  admoni.shing  him 
to  union,  and  that  his  actions  should  conform  to  the 
established  laws. 

1682,  Oct.  27.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  Privy 
Seal  was  yesterday  given  back  to  the  Marquis  of 
Halifax. 

1682,  Oct.  30.  The  same  tu  the  same. — The  Duke  of 
Ormoiid  is  made  Duke  of  Orniond  in  England,  and  it  is 
believed  "Worcester  will  be  the  next  made  duke.  Several 
of  the  companies  of  London  will  not  this  day  accom- 
pany the  new  Lord  Mayor  to  add  to  the  show.  There 
is  a  discourse  that  the  King  would  dine  in  the  city,  but 
since  he  considers  how  poor  the  chamber  is,  he  will  not 
feast  on  orphans  charge. 

1682.  Nov.  2.  The  same  to  the  same. — 'Tis  reported 
that  SirThoF.  Player  is  gone  after  Shaftesbury. 

1682,  Nov.  6.  The  same  to  the  same. — Sir  Thos. 
Player  was  last  week  at  the  Council  Board,  about  10,000/. 
in  his  hand  for  the  redemption  of  slaves  at  Algiers, 
which  'twas  supposed  he  had  put  to  other  uses;  but  I 
am  told  he  assured  their  Icu'dships  that  all  was  ill  cash 
^cxcel)ting  some  )iaid  out  according  to  his  account). 
....  .Some  believe  they  have  a  mind  to  have  the 
money  into  the  Exchequer  ....  Some  Papists  talk 
that  Sir  W'm.  Coventry  (formerly  the  Duke's  secretary) 
shall  have  the  (treat  Seal.  ar,d  say  he  being  uncle  to 
Halifax,  the  Great  and  Privy  .Seal  being  in  the  hands  of 
two  so  nearly  allied,  his  Majesty's  affairs  will  go 
smoothly  on. 

16S2,  Nov.  9.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  .  Yester- 
day Dr.  Denton  and  i'raiik  Drake  dined  at  Sir  R. 
'J'emple'a,  where  they  discoursed  of  Barton's  being 
pilloried,  but  Sir  Richard  said  not  a  word  of  his  three 
servants.  .  .  .  Lord  Mulgrave  for  writing  to  Lady 
Anne  is  discharged  the  Courl  ;  his  regiment  is  like  to 
be  bestowed  on  Chesterfield;  his  government  of  Hull 
<m  Lord  "Windsor ;  his  bedcleimfier  place  on  Ossory  or 
Faversham.  Some  believe  his  proceedings  so  far  as  to 
spoil  her  marrying  to  anybody  else,  and  therefore  the 
town  have  given  him  the  nickname  of  King  John.  .  .  . 
Capt.  Codolphin.  the  goverixir  of  Scilly,  was  this  week 
killed  at  the  Cockjiit  ordinarv.  in  Drury  Lane,  by  Mr. 
Duncome,  who  also  received  three  wounds.  Uodolphin 
was  a  very  wild  young  gentleman,  and  tho'  ho  received 


the  Iluly  Communion  lately  of  Dr.  Tenison  and  usually 
came  to  church,  yet  'tis  said  as  he  lay  dying  none  but 
papists  were  in  his  room,  and  all  were  turned  out  except- 
ing two  priests. 

1682,  Nov.  16.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 'Tis 
said  Lord  Mulgrave  has  written  to  the  King  to  know 
the  reason  of  his  displeasure.  Some  report  Lord  Hyde 
got  him  in  disgrace  because  he  was  too  great  an  admirer 
of  his  viscountess,  and  Mulgrave  obtained  his  ends  by 
her  friendship  with  Lady  Anne's  governess  ;  but  I 
believe  this  is  but  to  salve  the  repute  of  the  Lady  Anne, 
to  whom  some  say  Lord  Arran  (son  to  Hamilton)  makes 
his  addresses :  neither  do  I  believe  that  another  subject 
will  so  soon  attempt  on  that  which  has  cast  down  a  wiser 
man. 

1682,  Nov.  16.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  Manda- 
mus is  sent  into  the  city.  ...  I  hear  that  VVilliams 
said  at  the  King's  Bench  (on  the  Quo  Warranto  business) 
that  'twas  in  vain  to  ask  for  longer  time  to  give  in  their 
answer  because  he  expected  no  favour  from  them,  there- 
fore, he  would  return  his  Putin  t(.i-morrow  (I  think  that 
was  the  word),  and  bade  them  do  what  they  would  at  law. 

1682.  Nov.  2(t.  The  same  to  tho  same. — There  was  a 
great  tire  at  Wapping  this  night. 

1682,  Nov.  23.  Tlin  same  to  the  same. — 'Tis  believed 
the  fire  has  consumed  above  1,000  houses  at  "Wapping, 
a  mile  in  compass  being  burnt  down.  S^r  W.  Warren  is 
the  greatest  sufferer  both  for  houses  and  stores  of  wood, 
as  masts,  deals,  pitch,  tar,  itc.  ...  I  think  the  penny 
|iost  was  yesterday  worsted  at  Westminster  Hall  by  the 
Duke  of  York,  whose  case  against  Alderman  Pilkington 
is  to  be  heard  to-morrow.  .  .  ,  On  Tuesday  the  widow 
Sinderfield  '  Siderfin]  pleaded  her  case  singularly  well 
against  Capt.  (rifford  [^('lifFord],  who  ak'o  made  a  speech 
like  an  Irishman,  as  he  is. 

16S2,  Nov.  27.  The  same  to  the  same.— On  Friday, 
the  jury  gave  100,000/.  damages  to  tho  Duke  of  York 
against  Alderman  Pilkington  for  scandalum  magnatum. 
....  On  Friday  afternoon  Mr.  Henry  Glover  (lately 
a  merchant  s  man,  but  since  a  great  gamester,  and  a  very 
handsome  genteel  young  men),  was  killed  in  a  duel  in 
the  middle  of  Covent  Garden  sijuarc,  by  Capt.  Lesley. 
Both  pretended  to  a  gentlewoman  (for  a  wife)  of  6,000Z. 
or  6,0O0Z.  fortune.  Lesley  was  the  first  that  courted  her. 
but  she  pri'ferred  Glover  ;  1  his  occasioned  their  fighting. 
The  night  before  Glover  had  won  300/.  at  the  Groom 
Porters,  and  when  he  was  killed  there  was  found  about 
him  100  guineas  and  a  gold  watch,  &c.  His  father  lives 
in  Worcestershire,  and  has  3  or  400/.  (ler  annum,  and 
no  other  son.  Some  talk  as  if  an  indictment  woulil  be 
brought  against  the  Earl  of  Shaftsbury,  but  term  is  now 
so  near  spent,  I  don't  believe  it.  By  an  order  of  the  Court 
of  Aldermen,  all  hawkers  are  forbid  to  haunt  the  streets 
and  coffee-houses  with  their  pamphlets. 

1682,  Nov.  30.  Tho  same  to  the  same— Nov.  28, 
H.  R.  H.  has  entered  an  action  of  scand.  magn.  against 
Mr.  Arrowsmith,  an  apothecary  in  the  city,  for  words 
spoken  at  his  own  table  at  dinner,  when  the  Duke's 
health  was  begun  ;  there  were  bnt  two  dined  witli  him, 
one  of  whom  was  a  country  customer  who  bi'ought  the 
other  as  his  friend,  which  last  is  the  witness,  as  I  hear 
it.  .  .  .  .Abundance  of  new  lords :  Worcester  made 
Duke  of  Beaufort,  Burlington  to  be  Duke  of  Cumber- 
landafter  Priiice  Robert's  death,  who  is  now  ill ;  Camden 
an  Earl  ;   Hide  to   be  Earl  of  Rochester  or  Falmouth  ; 

Noris,  Earl  of  Abingdon  ;  Townsend,  Earl  of ;  Legg, 

a  viscount:  and  (jol.  (Jhurchill,  a  baron;  Sir  Thos. 
Thiiin,  a  lord.  I  wonder  neither  Stowe  nor  Ratcliffe. 
.\ov.  2i)th.  The  Prince  died  tin.?  morning  at  6  o'clock; 
some  say  he  sent  his  garter  a  day  or  two  ago  to  the  King, 
desiring  Lord  Burford  might  have  it  with  his  daughter 
by  Pegg  Hughes,  to  which  last  two  he  has  left  all  his 
jewels  and  personal  estate,  and  arrears  due  from  his 
Majesty.  The  Earl  of  Craven  is  his  executor.  .  .  . 
His  estate  in  (jermany,  which  is  but  small,  he  has  given 
to  his  son  by  Lad}'  Francis  Bellcmont,  an  Irish  lady. 
....     .Vov.  30th.     A  fire  this  morning  near  us. 

1(>82,  Doe.  4:  The  same  to  the  same. — Sir  Thos. 
Fitch  hath  taken  of  the  city  Little  Moor  Fields  to 
build  on,  and  he  obligcth  to  pave  the  way  and  ]iut  broad 
stones  and  stumps  bel'ore  the  houses,  which  houses  shall 
be  come  to  by  an  ascent  of  5  steps,  and  the  first  floor 
13  feet  high,  with  coach  houses  and  stables  to  each  house, 
so  that  there  will  be  line  and  airy  living  for  mercliaiits 
and  the  better  sort  of  citizens.  lie  takes  it  by  the  foot 
as  I  am  told.  I  think  the  Prince  was  buried  ou  Friday 
night ;  but  if  he  was,  'twas  no  hindrance  of  the  Court 
gointf  to  see  a  jday. 

1*'>S2.  Dec.  11.  The  same  to  the  same. — On  Saturday, 
six  prentices,  &c.  stood  two  in  Cheapside,  one  in  Corn- 
hill,  &c.  ;  before,  not  in,  tho  pillories  for  the  riot  on  the 


Sis 

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481 


6tli  of  Nov.  night.  Not  a  pin's  licad  was  tlung  at  tlicm. 
....  I  am  told  somebody  iu  a  tavcru  sent  a  bottle  of 
wine  to  tlie  two  iu  Cheapsido  to  ilriuk  tlie  Duke  ol' 
Monmouth's  and  Lord  Shaftesbury's  health. 

1682,  Dec.  14.  The  same  to  the  same. — Last  night 
Mr.  Cockain  told  my  wife  that  there  were  six  doctors 
with  the  Lord  Chancellor,  and  thej-  did  not  believeho 
Would  live  till  this  morning.  I  am  sorry  if  his  lordship 
should  die,  for  that  he  is  j^onr  Tcry  good  friend. 

1683,  March  31.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. — 
The  East  India  Company  have,  I  hear,  been  with  the 
King  about  the  loss  of  Bantam  ;  they  desire  that  his 
Majesty  will  send  12  ships-of-war  thither,  or  else  they 
desire  to  have  letters  of  reprisal,  which,  I  believe,  he  will 
not  grant  neither. — Lord  Lansdowne  has  obtained  leave 
of  his  Majesty  to  go  into  Hungary  as  a  volunteer.  .  .  . 
Robin  Nelson,  nephew  to  Su-  George  Roberts,  on  'I'hui's- 
day  married  Lady  Theophila  Lacy,  daughter  to  the  Earl 
of  Berkeley  .... 

1683,  April  12.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  Spittle 
Show  was  this  Easter  kept  at  Bow  Church,  and  was 
very  mean  to  what  it  used  to  be. 

1683,  April  21.  The  same  to  the  same. — Emerson's 
business  is  at  last  ended  with  his  consent  that  Lord  Dun- 
blane shall  be  Mrs.  Hide's  husbaml.  paying  him  about 
20,000/.  ;  she  hath  brought  his  lordship  a  son. 

1683,  April  26.  The  same  to  the  same. — On  Tuesday 
as  the  Lord  Mayor  was  hearing  causes,  the  coroner,  by 
virtue  of  the  King's  writ,  took  him  into  custody,  together 
with  Shcrirt'  North,  Sir  W.  Turner,  Sir  Simon  Lewes, 
Sir  Henry  Tube,  &c.,  at  the  suit  of  Papiliou.  Dubois, 
and  other  citizens  .  .  .  In  the  meantime  an  othcer  laid 
hold  of  the  coroner  in  an  action  on  a  bond,  and  took  him 
to  the  compter ;  it  was  com]iounded,  but  forgot  to  be 
took  off  the  file.  The  Lord  Ma3'or  commanded  a  pro- 
clamation to  be  made  to  know  whose  prisoner  ho  was  ; 
no  one  answered ;  they  all  departed.  Next  morning 
the  coroner  returned,  but  the  marshal  would  not  admit 
him. 

1683,  May  U.  The  same  to  the  same. — There  is  a 
report  of  50  muskets  being  found  in  Lord  Gray's  house. 
1683,  May  17.  The  same  to  the  same. — Lord  Salis- 
bury is  relapsed  by  eating  of  buttermilk.  .  .  .  The 
Earl  of  Danby  appeared  at  the  King's  Bench  on  a  habeas 
corpus,  but  was  remanded  to  the  Tower.  .  .  .  Dick 
Garth,  a  great  crony  in  Sir  John  Cotton's  family,  is  made 
one  of  the  6  clerks. 

1683,  May  31.  The  same  to  the  same. — Albemarle 
House  is  begun  to  be  pulled  down. 

1683,  June  4.  The  same  to  the  same. — There  is 
making  (about  Westminster,  in  the  Artillery  Ground,  I 
think,)  a  place  to  fight  with  the  bull ;  'tis  a  Spanish 
exercise,  much  used  among  the  gentry  of  that  kingdom. 
1683,  June  4.  John  Yerney  to  Edni.  Verney. —  .  .  .  . 
The  Duke  of  Monmouth  is  very  well,  but  his  coachman 
was  two  or  three  days  since  beaten  severely  by  some 
guardsmen  ;  the  coachman  was  in  a  shop  buying  a  hat,  in 
came  Lane,  a  life  guardsmen,   and  asked   him  why  he 

wore  a  Whig's  livery,  a  son  of  a  wh livery,  a  tra 

livery.  Welch,  the  coachman,  gave  Lane  a  box  of  the 
ear,  who  drew  his  sword.  Welch  disarmed  him,  and 
made  him  on  his  knees  ask  forgiveness.  Then  Lane 
returned  with  others ;  some  kept  the  door,  the  others 
went  in  and  beat  Welch,  striking  the  hatter's  shears 
into  hi.^  head  and  face.  The  Duke  has  complained  to 
the  King. 

1683,  Aug.  27.  The  same  to  the  same. — Lord  Dart- 
mouth's design  is  still  a  secret ;  but  'tis  said  his  rendez- 
vous will  be  at  Tangier,  where  he  will  have  2.5  sail  of 
ships  in  his  fleet.  Mr.  Pepys  is  gone  as  his  lordship's 
secretary.  Dr.  Ken  as  his  chaplain,  and  Dr.  Tnrnbull, 
the  civilian,  is  also  gone  with  him. 

16S3,  Sept.  3. — About  a  week  since  the  Duke  of 
Somerset's  little  boy  died. 

168J.  Feb.  i-y,  Oxford.    John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

He  is  at  Oxford,  and  is  fitting   up    a    chamber    for 

his  brother  Palmer. — Mentions  the  Gravel  Pits,  Ken- 
sington. 

168 1,  March  30.  The  same  to  the  same. — Lord  Mor- 
daunt.  Lord  Brandon,  Lord  Gerrard,  Hi-.  Fitzgerrard, 
Sir  Rowland  Guin,  and  others,  mean  to  be  at  the  opening 
of  the  Si>anish  campaign  in  Flanders.  The  Duke  of 
Monmouth  has  ordered  several  saddle  horses  to  be  sent 
into  Flanders  to  him.  ...  Of  the  seven  that  were 
killed  last  week,  a  squeezing  for  tickets  at  Mr.  Pearce 
the  suro'eon's,  a  man,  his  wife,  and  three  children  were 
five.  .  .  .  Some  say  .500  laorse  will  go  out  to  meet  Lord 
Chief  Justice  JelTreys  as  he  returns  from  his  ch'cuit,  so 
well  is  he  lieloved. 

1684,  April  18.     The  same  to  the  same. — The  Ham- 
burgh Companys  are  setting  his  Majesty's    effigies  in 
II     84002. 


the  middle  of  the  Old  Kxchango,  with  an  iron  rail  aliout 
it.  li. 

1684.  April  19.  The  same  to  the  same. — Lord  Halifax 
is  Chancellor  to  the  Queen,  and  Sir  James  Butler  is 
Governor  of  St.  Katharine's  Hospital ;  both  places 
belonging  to  the  late  Lord  Brounker. 

1684.  April  24.  The  same  to  the  same. — Half-a-dozen 
English  have  fought  a  duel  in  Flanders,  of  which,  L 
hear,  Lord  Purbeck  is  killed  ;  tleorge  Roberts  and  some 
others  are  wounded. — Another  duel  was  lately  fought 
near  St.  James  between  two  Tangier  officers ;  neither 
were  killed  Init  both  were  wounded. 

1684,  May  8.  The  Duchess  of  Modena  asked  the 
Pope,  and  on  his  refusal  the  Duke  of  Tuscany,  for  a 
galley  to  carry  her  from  Marseilles  to  Civita  Vocchia: 
they  refused,  because  of  the  expedition  against  the 
Turks.  She  then  asked  the  States  of  Genoa,  who,  out 
of  respect  to  the  Duke  of  York,  whose  mother-in-law 
she  is.  granted  her  desire.  .  .  .  Two  days  since  the 
Duchess  of  York  miscarried. 

1684,  May  12.  The  same  to  the  same. — Saturday 
evening  Dr.  Oates  was  arrested  on  an  action  of  100,000/. 
for  scand.  magn.  a.gaiust  H.R.H. 

1084,  May  15.  i'he  same  to  the  same. — H.R.H.  is 
now  Lord  Admiral.  His  daughter,  the  Princess,  is  de- 
livered of  a  dead  child. 

1684,  June  5.  The  same  to  the  same. — Dormer 
Sheppard  tells  me  ho  is  going  to  bind  out  Dick  Busby 
(second  son  to  Sir  John)  to  some  sea  captain,  being  a 
very  idle  youth.     Dr.  Busby  is  his   godfather  and  was 

his  master,  but  he  was  aweary  of  slashing  him 

At  the  auction  of  ]iictures  in  the  Bancjuetting  House, 
Mr.  St.  Amand  bought  the  first  picture,  Adam  and  Eve 
beaten  out  of  Paradise  by  an  Angel,  for  4-5/.  ;  a  brave 
apothecary.  Sir  .Tames  Oxenden,  of  Kent,  has  given 
310?.  for  the  picture  of  a  battle,  and  2-50/.  for  another 
picttire  of  otir  Saviour  confuting  the  Doctors  ;  and  for 
three  other  little  pictures  about  100/.  Lord  Newport 
has  given  180/.  for  one  picture,  and  great  prices  for 
several  others. 

1684,  June  9.  The  same  to  the  same. — Some  foun- 
dations of  houses  are  laid  in  Red  Lion  Fields,  at  which 
Grays  Inn  took  ofl'ence  ;  and  one  day  last  week  after 
dinner  went  up  to  the  benchers  to  make  their  com- 
plaint, who  ajipointed  certain  of  them  to  go  in  their 
names  to  forbid  the  workmen  upon  peril,  and  with  them 
went  60  or  60  gentlemen  in  their  gowns  :_  when  the 
workmen  saw  them  coming  they  were  going  to  run 
awav,  but  on  second  thoughts,  stayed.  When  the 
deputies  came  they  forbad  all  the  workmen,  who  very 
willingly  obeyed,  saying  they  would  rather  want  work 
tluin  olfend  them.  5,00o/.  is  already  paid  for  the  ground, 
so  he  hath  a  fine  bargain  of  it.  Dr.  Barebone  has  made 
a  proposition  to  the  House  to  pull  down  that  cloister 
building  opposite  to  the  chapel,  and  build  'em  a  chapel 
there  of  8,000/.  price  at  his  charge  for  their  waste  land 
against  Gray's  Inn  Lane,  and  liberty  to  build  in  Red 
lIou  Fields  ;  but  I  do  not  hear  the  proposition  is  ac- 
cepted of;  and  he  will  build  up  fine  houses  on  their 

land  in  Gray's  Inn  Lane There  are  great  wagers 

about  a  law  case  (about  1,000/.)  A.  meets  B.,  claps  a 
pistol  to  him,  bids  him  stand  and  deliver  his  money. 
B.  fights,  .and  disables  A.  from  robbing  him.  Whether 
it  be^felony,  there  being  not  a  pin  lost.  It  has  been 
ar.Tued  in  the  halls  of  the  Inns  of  Court.  But  Maynard 
and  Pemerton  were  to  decide  it  as  to  the  wagers  on 
Saturday  last,  I  think. 

1684  June  12.  John  A^erney  to  Ldm.  \  erney.— Yes- 
terday morning  SirThos.  Armstrong  (who  was  taken  at 
Leyden)  was  landed  at  the  Tower,  where  his  irons  were 
knocked  oft',  and  he  was  put  into  the  hands  of  Capt. 
Richardson,  who  carried  him  in  a  coach  to  Newgate, 
where  he  remains  a  close  prisoner. 

16^4  June  16.  John  Verney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— Ihe 
Grays  Inn  gentlemen  and  Dr.  Barebonc's  soldiers,  in 
workmen's  habits,  did  fight  it  out  last  week,  whcrem 
several  were  shrewdly  hurt.  'Tis  said  the  Lord  ohiet 
Justice  hath  rattled  away  at  the  benchers  aboat  it 
saying,  if  they  can  not  govern  their  house  ho  wdlsend 
somebody  that  shall  do  it  for  them,  &c.  hi 
Ar  ' 

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Haut. 


Thos 


mstrong  being  outlawed,  a  trial  was  denied  him  so 
is  to  be  hanged  next  Friday.  .  .  .  Onslow;  aiicl  his 
=on  of  Surrey  are  bound  to  their  good  behaviour  lor  a 
year,  for  some  words  spoke  by  the  last  four  years  since 
reflecting  on  the  government,  and  the  father  s  fault  was 
for  .'ivino-  a  plate  to  Guilford  with  the  King  s  arms  on 
one'side  and  his  own  on  the  other,  which  the  town  have 
orders  to  return  him,  or  else  put  out  nis  arras. 

1684,  June  23.  The  same  to  the  same— Sir  lho.=. 
Armstrong  on  Friday  was  executed  at  Tyburn.  He  died 
very  bravely.     Dr.  Tenison  was  his  divine. 

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lirSTOPaOAI,    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


Sir  1684,  Jnne  25.     The  same  to  the  same. — One  of  Sir 

"'Bakt"'    Thos.  Armstrong's  ciuarrers  is  set  up  on  Temple  Bar. 

1'  168-i,  Jnlv  6,    Tunbridge    Wells. — The  same  to    the 

same.— The  Daohess.  Prince,  and  Princess  be  all  here, 
with  abundance  of  the  Court  soldiery  and  others.  The 
Duchess  drinks  the  waters  ;  the  Princess  not.  They 
were  yesterday  morning  all  walking  on  the  walks  at  the 
Wells,  and  this  morning  the  Princess  was  at  the  chapel 
by  the  Wells,  where  Dr.  Cradock  preached.  .  .  .  Here 
is  daily  all  sorts  of  gaming,  dice,  cards,  bowls,  &c.,  and 
dancing  at  night. 

1684,  July  1-2,  Tunbridge  Wells. — The  same  to  the 
same. — Last  night  the  Duchess,  Prince,  and  Princess 
were  on  the  Green  to  see  the  company  dance;  they 
staid  not  above  lialf  an  liour.  This  morning  she  was  at 
the  Wells  and  raffled  for  several  things.  A  couple  of 
coachmen  have  killed  themselves  drinking  of  brandy 
with  their  waters. 

1684,  Aug.  11,  London. — The  same  to  the  same. — He 
returned  the  previous  Saturday. — On  Saturday  the 
Duchess,  Princess,  &e.,  returned  from  Tunbridge  to  St. 
James. 

[Temp.  Car.  II.]  The  same  to  the  same.— The  Lord 
Mayor  is  very  inquisitive  about  lodgers,  in  St.  Mar- 
tin's parish  32,22-1.  lodgers  woi-e  found.  On  the  20th  the 
Duke  of  Norfolk  went  to  Flanders,  and  his  Eoyal  High- 
ness for  Scotland.  The  Duke  of  Monmouth  has  taken 
Sir  Elias  Harvey's  new  built  house  in  Bishopgate  Street 

to  live  in On  Wednesday  above  100  Parliament 

men  dined  in  the  Sun  Tavern  behind  the  Old  Exchange, 
among  whom  were  the  Duke  of  Monmouth,  the  Earl  of 
Shaftesbury,  and  Dr.  Gates,  i&c. 

leS/V-  March  21,  London.  John  Verney  to  Sir  K. 
Verney. — Mrs.  Eleanor  Guin  lyes  a-dying. 

1687,  April  13.  John  Yerney  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— A 
tire  at  Bridgwater  House. — ^The  Earl's  two  eldest  sons 
were  consumed  in  it.  .  .  Sir  W.  Trumbull,  our  ambas- 
sador foi-  Turkey,  began  his  voyage  last  week,  the 
'i'urkey  Company  giving  him  a  dmner  at  the  Shi]>  at 
Greenwich,  where  they  presented  his  lady  with  a  gold 
cup. 

1687.  Ai-u-il  20.  The  same  to  the  same.— On  Monday 
night  was  buried  at  Westminster  the  only  son  of  Major- 
Genebal  Egcrton,  of  Cheshire. 

1687,  May  4.  The  same  to  the  same. — His  Majesty 
went  on  Monday  to  Chatham  to  see  a  ship  launched 
called  the  Scdgmoor,  which  is  to  carry  Mr.  H.  Fitz- 
janies  into  the  Straits. 

1687,  May  11.  The  same  to  the  same. — Sonic  report 
that  a  serjeant-at-arms  goes  from  Scotland  to  Dr.  Burnet 
beyond  sea,  to  cite  him  to  aiipear  in  Scotland  by  such  a 
day,  he  being  accused  of  high  treason. 

1687,  May  18.  The  same  to  the  same.— A  lad  of  the 
Trainbands,  standing  sentry  at  the  Old  Exchange,  shot 
one  of  the  same  company  that  was  retui-iiing  to  the 
guard  from  an  alehouse.  .  .  .  Says  he  bad  him  stand, 
and  the  other  did  not  speak.  The  Lord  Mayor  scut  him 
to  Newgate. 

1687,  June  15.  'I'he  same  to  the  same. — The  other 
ship  is  now-  come  in  from  the  Spanish  wrack  in  the 
West  Indies,  but  I  do  not  hear  that  she  hath  any  store 
of  silver  on  board.  The  ailventurers  in  this  design  were 
the  Duke  of  Albemarle  t'tt  parts.  Sir  James  Hay  tre, 
Lord  Falkland  -^,  .Sir  JohnNorborough  -ft,  i\Ir.  Nichol- 
son fi;,  Mr.  Foxc'raft  -,%.  Mr.  South  t'o,  the  Captain  t'tt, 
.-ind  each  16th  that  cost  200/.  will  yield  (besides  the 
10  percent  to  the  King)  12,<ioO/.  at  least,  and  some  say 
tho  King  gave  his  part  to  the  Duke  of  Albemarle,  in 
lieu  of  ii.  debt  in  the  exchequer  of  18,000/.,  which  it  cost 
the  Duke  in  titting  out  at  the  time  of  the  rebellion  in 
the  West. 

1687,  June  16.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  Lord 
Chancellor  went  into  the  Lord  Mayor's  court  and  tcid 
them  the  King  dismissed  3  aldermen  at  tlieir  entreaty, 
and  be  excused  them  from  lieing  sheritl's.  On  Sunday 
they  went  to  Windsor,  and  the  King  knighted  Sir  Peter 
Paravicini.  Then  the  Chancellor  told  them  the  King 
restored  them  the  privilege  of  drinking  to,  and  choosing 
their  own  sheriti's,  and  that  they  ma}^  choose  any  free 
or  nnfree,  and  that  the  lines  shall  go  to  pay  ofl:  the 
orphans"  debts.  .  .  Last  Thursday  Sir  Edward  Wynd- 
hani,  Bart.,  was  married  to  the  daughter  of  Jlr.  Leveson 
Gower,  granddaughter  to  the  Earl  of  Bath ;  they  Were 
publidy  married  at  St.  Peter's,  Cornhill,  with  every 
door  open  for  all  comers  and  goers,  and  the  wedding  is 
still  kept  public  at  Mr.  Gore's^  house  in  the  Piazza,  over 
against  St.  Amands;  her  fortune  is  6,000/.  down  and 
•l,60i »/.  the  future.  Sir  E.  AVyndham  is  worth  4  or  5,000/. 
per  annum. 

1687,  July  13.  The  same  to  the  same.- A  cov,-kcoper 
near  Pancras  took  away  the  clothes  of  two  boys  bathing 


ill  a  pond,  tied  one  neck  and  heola  in  his  house,  and  set 
his  dogs  on  the  other  in  the  water,  who  tore  out  his 
entrails. — A  riot  ensued,  and  soldiers  and  the  train- 
bands were  called. — An  innocent  person  was  shot  by 
the  soldiers. 

n.  d.  [1688.]  The  same  to  the  same. — On  Sunday 
morning  the  (^Jueen  was  delivered  of  a  Prince ;  the 
I'ower  guns  were  fired.  Last  week  the  Earl  of  Lich- 
lield's  regiment  and  the  Scotch  batallion  mustered 
before  his  Majesty  in  Hide  I'ailv,  as  he  was  pleased  to 
examine  the  latter  himself,  being  much  pleased  with 
their  readiness. 

1688,  June  21.  (Received.)  John  Verney  to  Sir  E. 
Verney. — Knellor,  the  painter,  has  draivn  the  Prince, 
and  I  am  told  20  copies  are  already  bespoken  of  him. 

1688,  July. — The  same  to  the  same. — He  says  three 
of  the  jury  were  for  finding  the  7  bishops  guilty  ;  their 
disagreement  made  the  others  sit  up  all  night. 

1688,  July  26.  (Received.)  'Tis  said  the  Duchess  of 
Monmouth  is  often  at  Court,  and  the  King  is  kind  to 
her  children. 

1688,  Aug.  9.  (Received.)  The  Prince  being  last 
week  indisposed,  'twas  thought  fit  he  should  suck,  and  a 
plasterer  or  tyler's  wife  was  made  choice  of. — A  pension 
is  settled  on  her  and  her  husband  for  life.  The  husband 
is  sent  to  a  command  in  the  fleet ;  some  say  he  was 
knighted. 

1688,  Aug.  16.  (Received.)  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Henry  Care  is  lately  dead,  but  'tis  said  that  Public  In- 
telligence shall  be  carried  on  by  Mr.  Vernon,  Secretary 
to  the  late  Duke  of  Monmouth. — Abbot  Barberini  is 
to  bring  the  conseci'ated  clouts  to  England  ;  they  are 
three  suits  richly  emlu-oidered  with  gold. 

1689,  April  30,  East  Claydou.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  John 
Verney. — Last  night  Mr.  Graves,  the  picture  drawer, 
came  down  to  East  Claydon  from  London. 

16^Tf;,  Feb.  18.  The  same  to  the  same. — Lord  Danby 
stancis  for  Hertfordshire;  and  for  the  town  of  Hertford 
Sir  Thos.  Hide  and  Sir  Wm.  Leman  are  drinking  in 
opposition  to  each  other  ;  and  on  Saturday  last  the 
former  had  given  it  over  but  for  Sir  Wm.  Cowper  who 
persuaded  him  to  continue  the  s])ort.  Sir  Wm.  Cowper 
is  not  opposed  there. — Other  election  news. 

16Jt;,  Feb.  26.  The  same  to  the  same. — I  admire 
how  Major  Beak  should  carry  it  for  a  Parliament  man 
at  Wendover  against  young  llambden;  but  I  suppose 
old  Mr.  Hampden  was  against  his  son's  being  chosen. 
Many  people  about  town  say  young  Hanibden  is  mad. 

16S'.i.  Oct.  17.  .lolin  Verney  to  Sir.  R.  Verney.— Last 
night  the  King  lay  at  Holland  House  to  lie  near  White- 
hall, until  his  late  bought  bouso  in  that  town  lie  fitted 
foi'  his  reception ;  and  some  say  he  likes  Holland  House 
better  than  that  he  bought  of  Lord  Nottingham. 

1689,  Oct.  19.  The  same  to  the  same. — This  day  Par- 
liament met. 

li;9t>,  April  3.  The  same  to  the  same. — He  believes 
there  are  near  100  petitions  about  elections. 

1690,  July  3.  The  same  to  the  same. — Engagement 
between  the  Dutch  and  English  fleet  against  the  French. 
The  Dutch  could  not  keep  so  near  the  wind  in  the  east, 
so  the  ships  lay  upon  them  ;  7  of  their  ships  were  dis- 
abled, and  one  they  sank  themselves;  but  they  took 
out  3  boat  loads  of  men.  The  Duke  of  Grafton  gave 
them  gi-eat  assistance.  The  Duke  of  Grafton  and  one 
Capt.  Dorrell  fought  most  bravely.  'Tis  thought  we 
fought  at  too  great  distance  ;  the  enemy's  brass  guns 

carrv  further  than  our  iron  ones,   A'c,   &c t^ur 

Plymouth  fleet  on  I^fonday  passed  by  Weymouth  ;  Ihopi.' 

they  are  by  this  time  joined  with  Torrington 

Clarendon  is  a  close  ]n'isoner. 

1690,  July  16.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  Irish 
Protestants  flock  very  much  to  their  own  homes  from 
thence. 

1690,  July  24.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  East 
India  Companjf  raise  a  troo]i  of  horse  for  their  Majcstie's 
service  against  the  French.  The  handets  have  done 
the  same.  They  must  then  clothe  them,  arm  them,  and 
give  them  one  month's  pay,  and  then  the  CJovernment 
is  to  pay  them.  The  Hackney  troop  is  about  80  men, 
and  the  Queen  names  the  officers.  The  city  will  do  the 
like,  but  they  are  long  about  it. 

Copy  Petition  to  Oliver  Cromwell  by  William  Denton, 
of  Paul's,  Covent  Garden,  Doctor  of  Physic.  Says  he 
never  was  in  arms,  but  only  attended  the  King  as  a 
menial  servant.  Prays  that  he  may  not  be  obliged  to 
give  a  recognizance  to  (Oliver. 

Letters  by  Dr.  Wm.  Denton  to  Sir  R.  Veniey. 

lO.M^,  Aug.  10 No  consideralde  force,  if  any 

at  all,  up  any  where  but  with  Sir  G.  Booth,   who  with 
others,  are  now  proclaimed  traitors,  and  against   whom 


SiK 

H. Veknkt 

K-VRT. 


APPENDIX    TO    SE\ENI1I    KEl'OKJ'. 


483 


there  is  gone  a  sttoiij;  force.  Bosborough  gone  into 
the  west  to  keep  all  quiet  there,  with  power  to  arm  all 
Fifth  Monarch}'  men,  and  the  like  new  militia,  raisings 
in  every  connty.  I'he  only  thing  that  looks  like  coan- 
tenancing  Sir  Creorge  is  thi;  intcnr.led  petition  of  thi- 
city  for  a  free  Parliament,  as  they  say;  this  finds  .,.0 
great  opposition  that  for  my  part  I  tliink  it  can  come  to 
nothing  ....  I  do  not  hear  of  any  one  cavalier  in  all 
this  affair,  but  that  it  lies  wholly  on  the  presbitcry  and 
those  that  fought  and  engaged  for  that  they  call  the 
good  old  cause 

16"i9,  Dec.  16.  This  evening  the  cavaliers  were 
banished,  by  proclamation,  to  depart  i)j'  12  o'clock  to- 
morrow morning.  How  far  I  or  any  one  else  is  con- 
cerned, I  neither  know  nor  can  learn,  for  it  is  not  yet 
in  print  .  .  .  By  all  I  can  learn  here  is  nobody  even  tied  ; 
no.  not  householders,  and  if  so,  I  resolve  not  to  stay. 
There  is  daily  talk  and  expectation  of  a  rising  every 
night  in  the  city. 

16;i;j,  Feb.  2.  (Received  Feb.  10.)  W.  Denton  to  Sir 
Ralph  Verney. — I  hope  yoit  will  read  Monk's  letter  to 
Roll,  and  the  answer  to  it ;  the  best  pen'd  things  I  have 
seen  many  a  day. — No  man  yet  knows  what  to  make  of 
Monk,  but  most  think  for  Rump,  and  yet  not  to  go 
along  ydih  them  quatuor  pedibus.  There  is  great  ex- 
pectation of  qualification  for  members  ;  those  that  are 
started  are  no  cavalier,  no  secladed  member,  no  ad- 
dresser; my  Prince  was  for  waving  of  them  all,  or  only 
to  stick  to  the  oath  of  admiration.— P. S.  Feb.  9th.  News 
come  that  Monk  and  all  his  army  are  marched  into  the 
city  on  the  occasion  of  the  Common  Council  being 
mighty  high  last  night  in  giving  the  Warwickshire 
gentlemen  great  thanks  Cnolens  volens  the  Lord  Mayor), 
promising  to  live  and  die  with  them.  It  works  a  pace 
now.  Bristoll  for  certain  stands  on  their  guard,  and 
will  admit  no  soldier  ;  those  that  desired  to  pass  thro' 
the  other  day  were  dismounted  at  the  gate,  and  marched 
10  and  10  quite  thro',  with  10  and  10  of  the  city  guard 
between  each  10  of  them,  and  when  quite  out  of  the 
city  had  then  delivered  to  them  their  horses  and  arms 
again.  I  received  yours  of  tlie  .5th  and  6th.  (Jn  Tues- 
day my  Prince  told  me  he  would  move  the  Council  for 
20  boaoe  (?)  I  bid  him  use  any  of  his  name  or  any  of  his 
Bervants  or  whose  he  would  if  he  thought  mine  would 
distaste.  jNIr.  Say  promised  me  faithfully  to  mind  him 
yesterday  of  it  at  council,  and  to  give  mo  an  account 
as  yostcrday,  but  hath  not  done  it.  Here  it  now  sticks. 
— Divers  addressors  are  ordered  to  be  brought  in  sale 
custody.  Sir  R.  S.  is  at  this  time  incognito.  Lord 
Frankland,  James  Fines,  Sir  An.  Cope,  Sir  T.  Spensar, 
are  here  ready  with  their  address,  but  to  whom  yet 
not  yesterday  resolved.  They  say  Lord  Say's  name  is 
in  the  front.  T.  Temple,  of  Frankton.  and  Marriott 
came  with  "Warwickshire  address.  Sir  Wm.  Courteney, 
Sir  Copleston  Bamfeild,  Sir  .Jo.  Norcott,  Su-R.  Temple, 
Mr.  Nevill.  Mr.  Font,  Mr.  Chester,  Sir  Jo.  Norwich, 
oim  'miiltis  uliis,  sent  for  in  safe  custody.  Speaker  yes- 
terday refused  to  sign  the  warrant  to  remand  Sir  Robert 
Pye  to  the  Tower.  He  will  be  at  the  Upper  Bench 
again  to-day  on  his  hiheas  rorpiis,  which  will  be  here 
argued. 

16i';"j.  Feb.  7.     The  same  to  the  same. 

16':i;,  Feb.  13. — .  ...  As  soon  as  Monk  had  sent  the 
enclosed  letter  to  the  House  he  presently  diew  his  army 
into  the  city,  being  Saturday,  and  complied  with  the 
citizens,  which  was  quickl}-  spread,  upon  which  there 
were  bouefires  cironn  i:irr:i,  and   from  one  end  of  the 

city  to  the  other,  Westminster,  &c The  Speaker 

(who  sat  late)  in  his  march  homewards  affronted,  his 
men  beaten,  his  windows  broken.  A  rump  in  a  chair 
rested  at  his  gate  and  bouefires  made  there ;  nere  so 
many  rumps  rosted  as  were  that  night.  What  this  will 
produce  nemo  scit ;  about  12  o'clock  this  day  at  noon  it 
was  generally  believed  it  would  prove  but  ignis  faiims : 
for  Genl.  Monk  was  strongly-  looked  for  to  dine  with 
some  grandees  at  Whitehall,  but  did  not.  This  evening 
there  is  some  more  life  than  in  the  morning ;  the 
Common  Council  is  now  sitting  wliieh  will  produce 
something,  but  whether  mons  or  ridirulus  inns,  1  can  not 
flivine.  They  endeavour  all  possible  compliance  with 
Monk,  but  yet  undermine.  We  shall  scarce  know  any- 
thing of  certainty  till  Friday.  Sii-  G.  Gerrard  this 
day  indicted  Okey  and  Alured  at  the  Upper  Bench  for 
secluding  him.  Do  not  believe  all  that  in  the  difl'erent 
character  in  the  postscript.  (There  is  no  postscript  to 
the  letter). 

1659,  Feb.  15 Monk  goes  on  his  slow,  but  he 

thinks,  his  sure  pace  ;  he  is  not  to  be  driven  out  of  his 
road,  which  is  to  do  nothing  irregularly  that  he  can  do 
regularly.  All  parties  court  him,  and  ho  is  still  reserved, 
and  m  the  interim  every  party  hopes  well  of  him.     It 


is  thought  he  will  go  such  a  moderating  way  as  will  not 
answer  expectations  ;  till  Tuesday  lio  past  no  positive 
declaring  of  himself,  and  then  he  will,  or  will  not,  com- 
])ly  ;  they  were  hot  on  their  qnalilications  yesterday, 
and  carried  an  engagement  plum  for  a  Coraiucniwealth 
previous  t.i  their  sitiiug.  'fhe  imhctment  against  Okcd 
and  Alured  is  fixed  to  be  hilla  Vfru,  but  it  is  not  in  Sir 
G.  Gerrard's  name,  tho'  I'ryn  said  it.  No  Common 
Council  yesterday  but  only  a  meeting  of  many  of  them, 
tho'  not  in  the  way  of  a  Commonwealth,  i  hear  St. 
John,  Sir  A.  Cooper,  and  others,  antagonists  of  the 
ingagemeut,  and  some  secluded  members  have  boon 
with  Monk  ....  Sir  R.  Pye's  business  is  a  Imsincss 
of  Parliament,  and  the  .iudges  can  take  no  cognizance 
of  it.     I  hear  Monlc's  lady  and  my  Prince  had  a  round 

bout,  and  foul  words  passed  on  both  sides The 

news  this  morning  is  that  Monk  last  night  disarmed 
the  sectaries. 

16;};;,  Feb.  16.— Monk  inclines  too  much  to  favour  au 
engagement  for  a  Republic  without  King,  single  per- 
son, or  House  of  Lords.  It's  suspected  writs  should 
issue  to-morrow. 

16;':;',,  Fel).  18. —  .  .  .  All  sides  ply  Monk  with  warm 
clothes,  and  he,  like  a  prudent  person,  would  fain  re- 
concile. I  know  that  he  offered  the  secluded  if  they 
would  only  promise  not  to  bring  in  the  King  ;  that  he 

did  not  doubt  to  p their  sitting.     Dick  Norton  told 

him  that  freedom  of  Parliament  was  the  just  right  and 
interest  of  the  nation,  and  if  they  thought  it  fit  to 
bring  in  the  Turk  they  ought  not  to  be  imposed  on  the 
contrary.  Last  night  lo  and  10  of  rumpers  and  se- 
cluders  met  before  the  General,  the  result  of  which  I 
cannot  yet  learn,  but  I  doubt  nothing  but  wrangling. 
I  am  very  inclinable  to  believe  the  Rump  have  too  much 
assurance,  for  that  they  are  too  high  in  their  qualifi- 
cations, &c.  I  hear  there  are  30  already,  and  this  day 
they  were  to  fall  upon  the  addressers.  I  did  not  think 
Dick  Winwood  had  been  retm-ned. 

16[;;;.  Feb.  22.  Yesterday  morning  Monk  brought  in 
the  secluded  members  who  act  and  vote  as  formally  as 
before,  and  take  no  notice  of  anything  ;  voted  many 
things,  as  Monke,  Captain-Cieneral  by  lami  ;  Montague, 
Admiral ;  Lawson,  Vice-Admiral.  The  Council  of  State 
vote  another  to  be  up.  A-ll  addressers  discharged  and 
Sir  G.  Booth  also,  and  all  the  aldermen,  &c..  cum. 
mtcUis  aliis.  Our  cousin  Grenville  has  lost  himself 
wonderi'uUy  amongst  his  countrymen  in  refusing  to  do 
as  other  neighliours  did  ;  no  man  disputing  but  himself. 
Sir  R.  Pigott  has  done  little  less.  Sir  R.  T.  carries  it 
plum  on  all  sides.  He  writ  to  Dick  Winwood  by  coach 
yesterday,  he  having  notice  overnight  that  it  would 
be  ;  we  knew  nothing  aljoutit  till  9  o'clock.  I  have  sent 
to  hasten  Dick  Winwood  to  his  duty.  They  are  all 
earnestly  desired.  I  wish  my  Lord  Weiiman  were  in  a 
condition  to  come  up.  So  much  for  public  ;  only  I  guess 
they  will  not  sit  20  days,  but  will  have  a  new  Parlia- 
ment before  3Iay,  and  that  a  free  one,  cavaliers  only 
excepted. 

16}};.  Feb.  23. —  .  .  .  No  public  news,  but  they  go  on 
without  any  animosity  or  reflexion.  Sir  Arthur  went 
in  the  first  day  but  staid  not,  and  as  I  think  hath  not 
been  there  since. 

16}^,  March  1.  I  have  not  yet  seen  Dick  Winwood. 
Rump  major  begins  to  smell  as  rank  as  Rump  minor. 
J  know  no  man  pleased  with  their  proceedings.  Hereai'e 
great  fears  and  jealousies  that  they  have  a  mind  to 
establish  themselves  or  to  re-establish  Richard  only  to 

make  easy  for  Monke At   the  Committee   last 

night  they  banded  hard  for  one  qualification  to  be.  that 
none  should  elect  or  be  elected  but  such  as  had 
eminently  acted  against  the  King  ;  liut  it  could  not  be 
carried.  One  moved  upon  the  Covenant  the  clear 
contrary,  that  none  might  but  those  that  had  acted  for 
King  and  Parliament,  and  I  hear  no  man  spoke  against 
it. 

16|^.  March  8. —  .  .  .  Since  Sir  Ri.  T.  left  the  town 
the  face  of  things  begins  to  looks  asquint ;  the  officers 
all  day  yesterday  in  great  consultation,  and  it  is  said 
they    will    declare  high  against    the  militias,  a  single 

person,  and  House  of  Lords,  &c The  militia  of 

Bucks  is  passed,  and  1  think  neither  you  norMun.  were 
not  put  in.  The  case  was  thus.  Col.  lugoldesby  put  in 
one  list,  and  the  knights  another,  that  was  full  of 
pitiful  fellows  ;ind  therefore  committed,  but  which  has 
passed  1  know  not.  In  the  knights'  list  you  should 
not  be  in,  in  tho  other  you  could  not,  for  the  Ingoidesby 
l)eing  absent  and  his  hand  to  it,  none  could  be  added  ; 
so  that  fear  is  over. 

1 6} 5.  March  15.  A  dissolution  this  day  expected.  I 
hear  that  one  qualification  is,  that  no  cavalier  (but 
whether  those  in  arms  or  no,  I  know  not),  or  theirsonp 

.3P2 


Sir 

H.  \  KUNin, 
HJLIIT. 


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niSTOKlCAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMiySlON 


Sir         t^liall  be  members.     If  no,  -we  shall  lie  both  mumpt.     If 
II.  Vi:uKET,   confined  to  arras  only,  I'll  venture  to  be  chosen. 

JUKI.  I644;,  March  16.     The  long  looked  for  dissolution  of 

the  Parliaiucnt  has  come  atlast,  even  this  Friday  night 
about  8  o'clock.  About  noon  there  were  many  great 
fears  that  all  ivouhl  have  been  spoiled,  occasioned  by  a 
letter  from  Monkc  to  make  stop  of  the  militia,  but  they 
would  not  read  it  till  they  had  sent  a  committee  to  him, 
who  it  seems  gave  him  satisfaction.  Upon  their  retui-ii 
they  went  on  cleverly,  and  dissolved  it  is  ....  Sir  Ed. 
Parthcrlck  u|ion  reading  Monk's  letter  spoke  high  that 
if  the  King  had  Sent  such  a  letter,  it  would  have  been 
deemed  such  a  high  breach  of  privilege,  &c.  Monkc  is 
Major-General  of  the  citv  militia.  The  Parliament  gave 
him  to-day  20,000L,  made  liim  Constable  and  Keeper  of 
the  High  Court.  They  gave  Sir  W.  Waller  16.000?.  ; 
Major-General  Brown,  lO.OOOZ.  The  same  Sir  Edward 
tolil  them  that  he  doubted  they  were  dying,  because 
they  made  such  haste  to  make  their  wills,  and  gave  away 
so  much. 

16 5-';,  March  21 Here  is  a  rumour  o,s  if  the  city 

desired  that  Lambert  should  be  proceeded  against  as  a 
traitor,  for  offering  to  violate  the  Parliament ;  and  that 
that  they  desire  that  the  Council  of  State  should  sit  in 
London  for  their  better  security  ....  I  hear  just  now 
out  of  the  city  that  the  Common  Council  did  send  to  the 
Council  of  State  to  desire  them  to  sit  at  Grocers'  Hall  ; 
that  they  seized  last  night  300  arms  ;  and  Lambert  and 
two  other  colonels  are  stricter  prisoners  than  formerly, 
but  that  of  his  impeachment  I  do  not  hear  seconded. 
1660.  March  29.     Election  news. 

1660,  April  -1 Dr.  Morley  has  been  before  the 

Council,  and.  as  I  hear,  on  his  engagement  to  act  nothing 

prejudicial,  is  at  liberty Here  are  many  doubts 

and  fears  in  the  main.  The  violence  and  rashness  of 
the  King's  party  disorders  and  distempers  all. 

1660,  April  .5.  They  are  now  choosing  for  Middlesex. 
1060,  April  6.  The  Gallican  ministers  have  written  to 
ours,  assuring  them  the  King  is  a  very  good  Protestant, 
and  much  on  his  behalf  ;  and  our  tryers  have  written  to 
the  keepers  that  in  their  letters  to  them  they  would 
superscribe  them  right  reverend. — The  next  bout  is 
Dominus  Drus  mister  Papa. 

1660,  April  12 Your  friend  and  Lambert  made 

his  escape  on  Tuesday  night  ....  Morley  was  out  of 
town  yesterday.  Yesterday  they  put  in  four  companies 
to  the  Tower  to  secure  it.  There  is  a  little  suspicion  of 
Morley,  but  I  hear  no  grounds  for  it.  Some  say  he  is 
gone  to  make  a  head,  and  others  to  save  one. 

1660.  Ajiril  17th.  There  is  great  noise  of  Lambert 
being  as  the  head  of  20  troops,  3,000  foot;  taken  'War- 
wick Castle  ;  the  country  coming  amain  to  him  ;  but  not 
a  word  true.  The  worst  news  is  the  King  interest  cools 
Ijeyond  expectation,  thro'  the  indiscretion  of  his  ranting 
party,  as  'tis  said  ;  but  I  believe  'tis  thro'  the  design  of 
some  others,  tho'  they  have  been  foolish  enough. 

1660,  April  l'.».  Yesterday  I  went  to  Gray's  Inn  to 
find  out  the  Crown  Office  ;  it  was  removed  to  Fleet  St. 
I  went  and  found  only  nine  returns  made  ....  Your 
friend  and  Lambert  was  like  to  have  been  taken  last 
night  in  Petty  France.  Whaley  and  Goffe  were  taken  at 
Hayne's,  at  Holdenby,  by  the  county  militia,  but,  acting 
nothing  for  ought  I  can  know.  It  is  reported  that  the 
Council  of  State  are  privy  to  most  ])art  of  the  design. 

1660,  Juno  17.  Wo  are  now  very  cjuiet,  and  our  dis- 
turbers 'tis  thought  will  be  all  hanged  this  session. 
Some  gay  the  Covenant  is  asserted  in  the  Parliament  of 
Scotland,  others  not.  M(jnk's  regiment,  after  it  was 
disbanded,  was  the  same  moment  entertained  again  at 
the  King's  pay.  His  Majesty,  the  Dukes  of  York  and 
Albemarle,  will  have  3  life  guards  ....  Wm.  Denton, 
Dr.  Bale,  and  Dr.  Mautou  have  refused  their  deaneries. 

1660,  Aug.  9 Sir  Thos.  Dauby  died  on  Satur- 
day last. 

1661,  March  27 Harry,  I  believe,  will  attend 

the  Duke,  who,  I  guess,  will  marry  Monday  or  Tuesday 
next. — The  Bishop  of  London,  I  think,  will  marry  them. 
He  hath  command  to  attend  the  King  to  Portsmouth  to 
marry  him.  A  priest  in  Lisbon  stabbed  an  Englishman 
several  times  bravcl}',  and  killed  him  (and  then  took 
sanctuary),  on  no  other  provocation  than  that  being 
drunk,  he  reeled  on  him. 

166i,  March  13.  It  is  most  certain  that  Sir  Goo. 
Downing  seized  Corliett,  O'Key,  and  Barkstead  atDelph, 
and  hath  shipped  them  for  Tyburn. 

1662,  April  3.  Harry  is  at  Bletchington,  Northamp- 
tou,  Ac,  with  the  Duke  ....  They  were  married  on 
Monday  last  at  the  Savoy  by  bondou.  It  is  s.nid  Wor- 
cester will  to  Winchester. 

1662,  Aug.  21.  On  Monday  Tom  Howard,  brother  to 
the  Earl  of  Carlisle,   and  Mr.  Dillon,   brother  to  Lord 


Dillon,  accosted  H.  Germaine  and  Giles  Eawlius,  drew 

upon  them  before door,  coming   from   the   tenuis 

court,  aud  Tom  slew  Giles  dead  in  the  place,  and  after 
that  fell  on  Hariy,  and  wounded  him  in  3  or  4  places, 
which  jirovc  but  slight  hurts  ;  which  done,  Tom  said, 
"  tfow  we  have  doue  justice,  let's  be  gone,"  and  having 
their  horses  hardily,  with  pistols  at  the  s;iddle-bow,  tiiey 
presently  fled,  and  its  thought  that  Howard  had  some 
hurt,  for  he  was  seen  to  bear  himself  up  on  his  puin- 
mell.  The  quarrel,  its  said,  was  between  Howard  and 
German,  about  Lady  Shrewsbury.  It  is  also  said  that 
Howard  was  in  bull',  and  that  he  cut  off  the  heels  of  his 
boots,  and  so  came  fully  pre]>ared,  and  took  the  other 
unawares,  who,  Iteoause  they  had  only  the  usual  bodkins, 
desired  but  their  footmen's  swords,  but  h:id  t'nem  not  ; 
and  yet  Kawlins  thrust  so  home  that  he  bent  his  sword 
at  the  hilt,  but  buff  or  other  armour  would  not  suffer 
entrance.  Dillon  fought  carelessly,  as  if  willing  neither 
to  hurt  nor  be  hurt,  it  being  none  of  his  (juarrel  ,  .  .  . 
If  you  still  have  the  making  of  a  baron,  and  take  such 
reason  as  I  may  get  1,000/.  by  it,  perhaps  I  may  fit  you. 
Its  but  a  small  sum  among  friends. 

1662,  Aug.  28.  The  presbyters  have  been  humble 
suitors  to  the  King  for  an  indulgence.  The  King  re- 
fused them  to  his  Council:  they  went  to  the  judges, 
who  have  declared  that  the  King  cannot  dispense  with 
an  Act  of  Parliament.  So  their  cake  is  dough  at  jire- 
sent.  But  they  are  to  be  heard  at  tho  Couucd  Board 
to-day. 

I665,  Feb.  0.  In  mentioning  a  sum  to  be  paid  as  a 
balance  of  account,  he  says,  "  be  sure  that  you  so  order 
"  it  that  I  have  the  best  and  easiest  money  to  tell,  all 
"  half-crowns  if  you  can." 

1663,  March  26.  Here  is  news  that  Lord  Ossory  is 
landed  here,  and  that  Lord  Anieer  is  slain  by  Talbot  in 
a  duel  here,  but  neither  true.  The  Lord  Chancellor 
made  a  speech  the  other  day  against  desiring  the  King 
10  put  out  a  proclamation  against  the  priests,  yet 
would  have  the  King  luive  a  list  of  them  all,  &o.,  but 
this  takes  not  at  all. 

1663,  March  2it.  The  Lords  have  concurred  with  tho 
Commons  as  to  the  proclamation,  and  there  were  but 
three  dissenters. 

1663,  Ajiril  2.  When  the  Duke  of  Bucks  came  from 
Newmarket,  when  he  staid  at  the  Sun  in  Aldgate  till 
his  coach  came,  a  fellow  told  him  his  fortune  w.as  to  die 
as  unfortunately  .IS  his  father,  or  at  least  it  would  bo 
attemjjted ;  he  said  by  the  1st  April.  On  Tuesday 
last  the  usher  of  his  hall  went  to  bed  about  9  at  night, 
and  did  rise  again  about  one  o'clock  in  the  morning  ; 
came  up  the  back  and  jiiivate  way  to  the  Duke's  cham- 
ber, where  only  he,  his  lady,  and  a  maid  were  talking; 
he.  knocking  at  a  door  and  the  maid  opening  of  it,  he 
rushed  in  with  a  naked  sword,  at  which  the  maid 
scineaking,  gave  my  lord  an  ala.rum,  who,  turning  back, 
snatchedup  a  knife,  and  by  his  boldness  daunted  the 
fellow,  so  that  ho  got  within  him,  became  master  of  his 
sword,  and  by  th;it  time  company  came  in.  The  Duke 
sent  after  the  fortune  teller,  but  1  do  not  know  whether 
he  has  heard  of  him, 

1663,  Oct.  ]•''.  The  Queen  has  been  feverish  ;  she  was 
four  times  blooded,  and  is  now  mending. 

1663,  Oct.  16.  The  Queen,  I  hear,  hath  been  better 
this  (lay,  but  is  yet  in  great  jeojiardy. 

1663),  Oct.  22,  The  solicitor  is  fallen  ill,  and  the 
Queen  is  not  yet  come  off'  her  fever ;  the  event  is  yet 
doubtful,  and  is  variously  spoken  of. 

1663,  Kov.  10.  Bristol,  I  hear,  is  in  town,  and 
bottoms  himself  mostly  in  the  presbyterian  interest, 
being  now  turned  Protestant  again. 

1 664,  March  2.5.  The  debate  on  Tuesday  was  about 
the  Triennial  Bill,  for  the  damning  of  which  Pi-ynno 
spake  most  desperately,  and  Sir  E.  T.  as  des])erately  to 
ju'cserve  it,  aud  if  all  be  true,  made  a  very  coxcoming 
of  Pryune,  confounding  him  demonstratively,  causing 
several  Acts  to  be  read,  showing  his  palpable  mistakes 
in  wilful  perverting  the  text,  and  that  the  Bill  was  not 
an  act  of  grace,  but  the  people's  right,  and  ought  not  to 
be  denied  them  ;  naj',  that  it  was  a  condescension  in  tho 
Pari  ill!  nent  and  a  waiving  of  ]iart  of  their  right,  by  taking 
a  triennial  when  an  annual  Parliament  was  their  duo 
by  former  Acts  of  Parliament,  which  he  caused  to  be 
read,  for  which  you  nuiy  be  sure  he  is  farther  become  a 
Whitehall  favourite,  the  clean  contrary  way. --An  im- 
peachment of  high  treason  was  expected  yesterday 
against  Bristol,  but  what  was  done,  I  know  not.  I  was 
i-'solvcd  to  take  .away  the  Triennial  Bill,  and  to  have 
;iuiiiher  more  exact,  as  is  pretended. 

I<i6f,  March  31.  Mr.  Vaughan  came  to  town  on 
Saturday,  and  on  Mouday  he  pealed  it  away,  about  tri- 
ennials, an  hour  and  a  half  by  the  clock,  spake  so  des- 


Sii; 
H.  Verne 

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j^ii,  porately  liomr,  tliat  he  outsbot  Sir  R.  'L'.  ten  bows' 
I.Vkrxey,  length,  but  all  in  vain.  The  Bill  is  engrossed,  miirclit 
IJMrr.        ^p  [o  the  Lords,  and  so  farewell  Magna  Charta. 

1665,  July  '27.  Since  mine  to  you  by  Will.,  his 
Majesty  hath  thought  fit  to  go  hinise'lt  and  his  (^hieen  lo 
Salisbury,  and  the  Duke  and  Duchess  to  York,  and  they 
set  forward  this  day.  Will,  and  his  wife  go  with  the 
Duke. 

166">,  XoT.  12.  I  hear  the  Dutch  huvc  taken  all  the 
King's  provisions  for  Tangier  within  7  leagues  thereof, 
and  as  many  other  merchant  ships  as  accompanied  that 
convoy,  as  make  up  16  in  all.  That  there  lie  .5  ships 
at  Land's  End  tliat  none  can  get  in  or  out ;  that  they 
never  fished  quieter  than  now  ;  that  they  have  taken 
some  colliers. 

1665,  Nov.  17.  The  French  ambassadors,  or  at  least 
two  of  them,  are  suddenly  to  be  gone.  The  Spanish 
agent  who  has  lived  all  this  wliile  in  Kent,  Ijut  now 
here,  is  posting  to  Spain  in  order  to  settle  the  peace 
between  us. 

1665,  Nov.  -21.  The  French  have  audience  on  Thurs- 
day next,  and  its  thought  for  all  their  huffing  Monsietir, 
they  will  not  go  as  yet.  Its  believed  that  Spain  and 
Portugal  and  we  are  all  agreed,  and  if  the  president  did 
noc  go  yesterday  he  will  to-day. 

1665,  Deo.  o.  Albemarle  is  here,  and  his  brother 
Holmes,  to  kiss  the  King's  and  Duke's  hand  again.  St. 
Albans  arrived  here  on  Friday  night,  but  not  one  jot  of 
news  by  him  is  yet  divulged.  The  French  have  taken 
three  merchant  ships  of  ours,  and  we  one  of  liis  frigates 
that  was  new  builc  in  Holland,  as  she  was  sailing  to  him. 
Its  now  said  we  shall  send  5,000  Scots,  5,000  Irish, 
and  '2,000  English,  under  the  respective  national  com- 
manders, all  under  Monmouth,  to  the  Bishop  of  Munster. 
....  P.S.  France  intends  to  declare  against  us,  and  to 
baste  us  next  summer. 

166,4,  Jaunary  '29.  Stow. — I  have  resolved  to  haste  to 
London  and  take  my  fortune  there  against;  the  French, 
who  lie  16,000  sti-ong  at  Dunkirk,  with  divers  vessels 
for  their  waftage,  and  so  in  several  other  places  on  the 
French  coast,  with  great  numbers,  having  proclaimed 
L  war  on  the  liJth  at  Paris.     My  wife  has  packt  up  all 

here,  and  given  orders  to  send  them  to  your  house  for 
safe  quarter.  The  King  and  Duke  are  gone  to  Hampton 
Conit. 

16'i6,  April  25.  The  Admirals  went  to  sea  on  the 
2ord  inst.,  St.  George's  Daj'.  Sir  Jeremy  Smith  is 
I'l-turned,  but  our  Smyrna  merchants  not  with  bona 
causa  cur.  He  vapotired  while  he  could,  but  when  the 
iHitch  and  French  fleet  were  ready  to  put  to  sea,  'twas 
then  time  to  make  an  honourable  letreat.  They  were  3(> 
sail  and  10  fire  ships,  and  he  very  much  shattered  by  his 
ill  voyages  of  storms  and  tempests.  Munster  has  made 
his  peace.  Lord  Morley  is  to  be  tried  on  Monday  per 
pares. — The  Chancellor  is  to  be  High  Steward. 

1666,  May  0.  L  ird  Morley  is  acquitted. — The  King, 
Queen,  and  Duke  and  Duchess  were  there. 

1666,  June  2u.  The  French  at  St.  Christopher  have 
massacred  .5,000  of  our  English  there. 

1666,  June  28.  The  Dutch  with  80,  some  say  85 
sail,  have  been  at  sea  since  Friday  last.  This  day  we 
are  appointed  to  weigh  anchor  with  .b7  sail,  well  equipped. 
The  French  nor  Dane  are  not  yet  joined  with  them. 
Lord  Lindsey's,  Northampton's,  and  Cleveland's  regi- 
ments are  raising.  A  troop  of  horse  is  sent  to  the  Isle 
of  Wight  ....  Our  agent  at  Brussels  made  bonefires 
with  great  joy  and  countenance.  The  next  day  the  Dutch 
would  have  done  so.  but  the  people  would  not  let  him, 
saying  they  were  cheats,  and  did  abuse  them ;  so  away  lie 
went  the  next  day. 

1666,  July  5.  Last  night  a  young  Duke  of  Kendal 
was  born  to  the  Duchess.  Not  one  scrap  of  news  of  the 
French  fleet ;  we  are  preparing  apace  against  an  inva- 
tion.  9  troops  raising  by  Monmouth.  Peterborough 
German,  and  others,  besides  tlie  three  regiments  of 
Lindsey,  Cleveland,  and  Northampton.  More  will  be 
raised.     Mulgrave  intends  to  get  a  troop. 

1666,  July  12.  We  are  now  pretty  secure.  The  French 
will  not  attack  us  by  land,  except  the  Dutch  beat  us. 
....  they  are  but  85,  and  we  certainly  90,  and  25  fire 
ships,  and  shall  weigh  anchor  about  Tuesday  next. 

1666,  Aug.  2.  A  short  account  of  the  sea-fight  with 
the  Diitcb. 

1666,  Sept.  6.  Leadenhall  St.,  Fenchuroh  St.,  Bishoi)- 
gate  St.,  Broad  St.,  Smithfield.  St.  Johti's,  Clerkenwell, 
Hatton  Buildings.  Southampton  Buildings,  and  all 
Chancery  Lane,  and  all  on  this  side,  are  yet  standing, 
and  also  Southwark.  Cloth  workers'  Hall  is  now  on  fire, 
but  in  a  fair  way  of  being  stopped.  Justice  Godfrey 
behaved  himself'so  well  at  the  Temple,  that  the  King 
would  have  knighted  him,  but  he  refused  it,   so  the 


King  lias  ordered  a  ])ioce  of  plate  of  50/.  for  him,  with        y^'" 
his  arms  u]i(ni  it,  and  with  Kx  done,  &c.  'RMiT."^^' 

n.  d.      I  know  not  where  the  carrier  doth   inno,  the         

fire  being  now  come  as  far  a^  Kolborn  Bridge  or  near 
it.  The  sh-.irt  account  of  the  fire  is  that  more  than  the 
whole  city  is  in  ashes  ....  The  depopulation  is  so 
vast  that  it  can  not  alford  us  a  livelihood,  so  that  1  want 
the  advice  of  all  my  best  friends  to  advise  what  [  had 

''est  do I  iiaid  4/.  for  my   load   of  goods  t() 

Kensington  ....  Behind  the  Kolls  the  fire  got  a 
great  check  ....  It  came  so  far  as  to  burn  the  King's 
Bonch  Office  and  the  Alienation  Office,  but  not  so  far  as 
Nelly's  Chambers  ....  Since  I  writ  this  the  fire 
broke  out  at  the  Temple  again  next  to  Nelly's  Chambers, 
and  his  chamber  the  Duke  caused  to  be  blown  up,  and 
it  hath  burnt  now  the  Inner  Temple  Hall,  and  I  have 
not  heard  how  much  farther  ....  The  papists  were 
suspected  ....  The  fire  broke  out  vehemently  again 
last  night  about  Shoe  Lane,  and  as  we  guessed  about 
Cripplegate,  but  we  guess  by  the  smoke  that  it  is  well 
laid  again. 

1666,  Sept.  13.  Albemarle  came  home  on  Friday 
last,  and  our  fleet  is  got  to  sea  again  ....  Van 
Tromp  was  at  Newport  (when  one  Wilkms  came  thence) 
intending  to  come  for  England  the  next  packet  boat. 
....  Since  I  wrote  this  I  dined  at  my  Lord  Trea- 
surer's, and  they  tell  me  that  our  fleet  understanding 
that  the  Dutch  were  gone  home,  kept  the  harbour  in 
sanctuary  from  the  storms.  Lords  St.  Albans,  Essex, 
&c.,  with  my  Lord  Hollis' ladj-  (some  say  married  in 
France,  and  others  say  not  married  but  come  to  be 
married)  are  arrived  here.  The  Queen  Mother  is 
entered  into  a  monastery, 

1666,  Sept.  27.  The  taking  of  Le  Koch,  one  of  their  best 
captains,  and  one  of  their  best  ships  of  1.000  tons,  with 
41  brass  guns  and  10  others  and  500  men. — He  fought  it 
stoutly  two  hours  with  two  of  our  smaller  frigates,  and 
afterwards  with  Sir  Thos.  Allen  (who  could  make  no 
use  of  his  lower  tier),  till  at  one  broadside  he  killed  him, 
6  men,  and  woundeil  31  ...  .  Do  Ptiyter  is  disabled 
by  his  wounds,  if  not  dead,  and  another  supplies  his 
room. 

1666,  Oct.  26.  H.Killigrew  is  banished  the  Court  for 
raw  words  spoken  against  a  lady  of  pleasnre.  but  it'.s 
thought  will  return  again.  Sir  Kobert  Holmes  and 
others  arrived.  Sir  Jer.  Smyth  accu.-<ed  of  cowardice 
in  the  last  fight.  It  was  heard  before  the  Couuci!  Tabic 
and  they  are  reconciled,  but  in  the  general  esteem  there 
lies  a  blurr  on  Sir  Jeremy.  Holmes  goes  into  the 
streights,  and  Sir  Thos.  Allen  hath  the  home  guard. 

1666,  Nov.  13.  There  is  a  general  belief  that  the 
French  will  laud  next  summer. 

1667.  March  28.  The  Queen  of  Portugal  is  dead. 
Lord  St.  Albans  goes  away  to-morrow  for  the  Queen ; 
and  she'll  first  to  Burbon.  LordBridgman  is  very  ill  at 
Tuddingtou,  and  I  am  to  go  to  him  to-morrow.  The 
Swedish  ambassadors  are  expected  here ;  their  errand 
is  thought  to  be  mediation;  audits  thought  we  shall 
send  another  to  them.  The  King  has  bought  Amlly 
Inn  and  the  Park  for  60,000/.,  and  made  Lord  Suffolk 
the  keeper  thereof;  sal.ary,  500/.  jier  annum.  They  say 
young  Griffin  shall  marry  his  daughter.  Monmouth 
Carey  endeavoured  to  cut  his  own  throat,  but  he  j'et 
lives"  Hatfield  Hotise  was  half  burned  Monday  was 
sennight. 

1667,  April  4.  Mrs.  Steward  was  married  to  Rich- 
mond on  Saturday  la^t,  and  in  so  doing  they  have  given 

the   King  ?ome  disgust .Many  say   we  shall 

have  peace,  many  fear  we  are  juggled  withal.  The 
()ueen  Mother  charging  3,ii00'.  upon  her  receiver.  Sir 
Henry  Wood  has  safi'ered  her  bills  to  be  protested,  for 
which  she  hath  turned  him  out  of  that  office,  for  which 
the  Court  laments  deeply.  We  talk  of  four  squadrons 
(if  ships  to  go  out  under  the  command  of  Allen,  Holmes, 
Smyth.  Spraig.  for  Plymouth,  Portsmouth,  Teinsmouth, 
Yarmouth ;  but  when  they  will  be  ready  is  not  yet 
known. 

1667,  April  11.  AVe  arc  like  to  have  ;i  furious  St. 
Geor'T-e's  feast ;  that  Madam  llichmond  continues  in  her 
exile,"  and  that  De  Witt  is  wild  to  have  his  Ueet  in  the 
mouth  of  the  Thames. 

1667.  June  27.  News  this  morning  that  the  Dutch 
are  at  Gravesend. 

1667.  July  11  ...  .  One  of  Sir  Jeremy  Smyth's 
ships  having  been  missing  a  good  while  is  at  last 
n  turned  with4  prizes  and  two  convoy  men.  Some  say 
Sir  .Jeremy  is  at  Gutteuberg,  other.s  at  Hidl.  Here  are 
160  colliers  crept  into  Yarmouth,  from  whence  they  say 
they  can  safely  get  to  Lynn,  which  may  store  Cambridge 
with  coals  ....  As  much  as  you  vilify  us  jockeys, 
vet   thev  are  brave   fellows ;  they   lately    brought  in 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


Sib  7  prizes  and  4  convoys.     They  no-w  march  out  Ijy  20  and 

"■  bSt"^'   above  in  company.     Alter  yesterday's  eonsult  about  the- 
— '        peace  with    H.    Coventry    (who  returns   to-day   or  to- 
morrow)   at   the    Council   Table,   we   all  do   generally 
believe  we  .-hall  have  jieace,  and   yet  we  hope  we  may 
catch  their  East  India  fleet  before  it  be  concluded. 

16ii7.  Julv  25.  The  buLter  boxes  are  retreated  from 
Plymouth  and  Dartmouth  re  hiferto.  tho'  they  attacked 
Dartmouth.  They  lie  before  the  Isle  of  Wi-jht.  Those 
at  the  mouth  of  tho  Thames  came  on  I'uesday  with  the 
sprim?  tide  as  f;xr  as  the  Hope,  where  they  met  with 
their  match.  We  fired  and  sank  11  of  their  fire  ships 
and  took  one ;  besides  we  fired  one  man-of-war,  and 
another  blown  up  with  the  loss  of  5  ships  only.  Sir 
Jer.  Smith  is  safe  at  Kinsale  with  all  his  prizes  .... 
H.  Killisrew  being  in  the  next  box  to  the  Dukeof  Buck- 
ingham at  a  play  di-olled  with  him  and  made  fun  at  him, 
and  sjiake  scurvy  language  at  him,  insomuch  that  the 
Duke  told  him  he  might  govern  hi.'^  tongue  and  his  face 
better.  Killigi'ew  went  out  of  the  bo.x  and  would  have 
had  one  Vaughan  to  have  carried  him  a  challenge ;  but 
he  refusing  to  do  it  in  that  place,  he  returned  and  stroke 
the  Duke  twice  im  the  head  with  his  sword  in  the  scab- 
bard, and  then  run  away  most  nobly  over  the  boxes  and 
forms,  and  the  Duke  after  him,  and  cut  him  well 
favouredlv,  he  crying,  "Good,  j'our  Grace,  spare  my 
"  life,"  aiid  fell  down,  some  say  to  beg  for  hi.s  life,  but 
certainly  the  Duke  kicked  him.  The  Duke  lost  his  wig 
in  the  pursuit  for  a  while. 

ltiG7,  .luly  30.  Parliament  is  prorogued  till  the  10th 
Oct.  The  bold  vote  they  made  on  Thursday  was  not 
acceptable  to  all  persons.  It  was  thought  by  some  they 
would  have  had  the  2nd  part  to  tho  tune  by  this  time 
yesterday,  had  they  time  ....  it  was  so  ordered  as  it 
so  fell  out  that  the  Speaker  came  not  into  the  House 
till  after  the  King,  and  so  they  had  no  time  .... 
Lord  Bridgman's  children  coming  from  Tuddington  to 
Tunbridge  were  robbed  by  6  troopers  (and  so  was  my 
Lady  Portland  Dowager  between  Twicknam  and  Hamp- 
ton town)  ...  Sir  John  Coventry  is  going,  if  not  gone, 
with  the  ratification  ot  peace  from  hence.  The  Dutch 
left  the  Buoy  de  Xore  yesterday  moi'ning.  They  were 
so  overjoyed  at  the  ]ieace  that  6,0u0  of  them  accom- 
panied Sir  John  to  Flushing  with  acclamations  of  joy. 

1667,  July  31.  The  be.st  "news  I  can  tell  you  is  that 
the  army  is  to  be  disbanded  on  the  10th  of  August,  with 
14(7.  pay  over  and  above.  The  Spaniards  have  drowned, 
some  letters  say  2,000.  others  9,0(«>,  French  before 
Dcrcmoud.  Six  vessels,  full  freight  with  men,  are  gone 
hence  for  Flanders. 

1667.  Aug.  8.  Indeed  Danby  was  basely  murdered  ; 
and  there  is  great  suspicion  that  an  aflront  at  least,  if 
not  his  death,  was  contrived.  It  was  Berage  that  killed 
him  ;  the  other  companions  were  Ogle  and  Jenny.  Its 
thought  that  Ogle  was  in  the  conspiracy  ....  Cop- 
[jinger  struck  G.  Balegh  a  box  on  the  ear  and  over  his 
head  with  his  kane  alj  the  Treasury  door  at  Whit^ehall  ; 
the  King  then  sitting  in  Council.  George  (wlio  formerly 
wanted  no  courage)  took  all  patiently  ;  it  made  him  sick 
lor  the  present,  but  is  recovered,  and  intends  to  prose- 
cuteit  as  far  it  will  go  ;  he  hath  sent  to  George  to  com- 
pound, but  he  will  not  hearken  to  it  as  yet  ....  De 
Euyter  lies  before  Plymouth  sick  of  an  ague.  My  Lord 
Bath  sent  Sir  John  Trelawny  aboard  him.  He  had  sent 
to  buy  victuals  for  his  navy  ;  that  my  Lord  would  not 
do,  but  he  sent  him  a  present  from  himself,  A  a  beef, 
lii  sheep,  a  buck,  fowl,  and  fruit.  He  himself  very 
civil,  but  boatmen  much  in  the  hufl'.  We  have  lost 
1  ships,  two  Barbadoes  and  two  streightmen. 

1667,  Sept.  5.  Lady  Hobart  tells  me  that  Ashburn- 
ham,  Seymour,  and  Legge  are  all  put  out  of  the  bed- 
chamber       The    Keiper   was   sworn   yesterday 

and  sat  in  council  •  •  ■  (  The  Dutch  will  not  release 
Sir  George  Askew  until  he  has  ])aid  11,000  gilders  for 
his  diet  and  lodgings ;!  they  refused  the  ambassadors 
security  for  the  money  ;  they  will  have  merchantmen 
....  I  hear  Lord  Gerard  is  to  be  purchased  out,  and 
.Monmouth  to  succeed  him. 

1667,  Sept.  19.  The  Dukes  of  Bucks  is  restored  to 
.'ill.  Tom  Howard  cum  midtis  iiliia  turned  out  of  the 
guards  as  Papists;  his  lady  made  groom  of  the  stoole 
in  Guildford's  place  who  is  dead.  Sir  Kobert  Holmes 
ami  Sir  .John  Kempthorne  returned  n  infecli'i  ;  they 
touched  at  the  all  places  usual  of  the  Dutch  East  Indians, 
and  could  hoar  no  news  of  them. 

i6f'-,  Jan.  23.  The  Duke  of  Bucks  and  his  two 
seconds,  Sir  Robert  Holmes  and  Jenkins,  fought  Lord 
Shrewsbury  and  his  two  seconds,  Barnard  Howard  and 
Sir  Gil.  Talbot.  Shrewsbury  is  run  ipiite  thro'  the 
breast,  but  hope  he  will  do  well.  B.  Howard  behaved 
himself  bravely.     The  Duke  coming  to  relieve  Jenkins, 


who  had  then  no  hurt,  and  making  a  pass  at  Howard, 
with  one  hand  ho  ]>ut  by  the  Duke's  sword,  and  with  I 
the  other  ran  furiously  upon  Jenkins  and  killed  him. 
Talbot  hath  two  wounds  in  one  arm.  Bucks,  Holmes, 
and  Howard  (who  is  fled  into  France)  only  three 
scratches.  The  gentlewoman  who  had  her  nose  cut  oft" 
is  dead.  It  is  found  by  accident  that  Molin's  wife  did 
it,  who  by  a  mistake  took  away  her  mufl'  instead  of  her 
own. 

166  J,  Feb.  13.  Yesterday  a  fellow  brought  a  bag  of 
about  400  letters  for  the  Parliament  to  the  door,  and 
slunk  away ;  the}-  were  printed  books  of  verses,  a 
downright  libel,  quite  like  Wythers'  Abuses  whipt  and 
stript.  They  were  yesterday  upon  Sir  Jo.  Winter  for 
the  forest  of  Deane.  Ch.  Goods  imprisonment  and  fine 
of  IDOZ.  is  all  reduced  to  20  nobles.  The  Primate 
solicits  hard  to  bring  it  to  the  Lords,  but  ho  finds  no 
encouragement,  and  he  thinks  to  beg  the  House  of 
Commons. 

166J,  Feb.  26.  Mun  Temjile  was  knocked  on  the 
head  with  a  liottle  in  a  tavern,  of  which  he  is  dead  .  .  . 
The  Duke  and  Duchess  of  Richmond  returned  to  Court. 
The  House  this  day,  after  a  hard  tug  till  candletime, 
and  how  long  after  I  ca'nt  tell,  voted  a  supply  with 
clogs. 

166y,  March  12.  Yesterday  a  long  debate  about 
liberty  till  4  o'clock  ji.m.,  and  then  upon  Morice's 
motion,  it  was  deferred  till  that  day  month. 

166f,  March  19.  The  pleasant  story  of  H.  Killigrew 
is,  that  he  opiated  the  mother  and  daughter,  and  then 
ravished  the  daughter,  for  which  he  was  condemned  to 
the  gallows,  but  by  the  great  mediation  of  the  Queen 
Mother  and  Madame  he  is  only  banished. — Shrewsbury 
is  dead. 

1668,  March  26.  They  say  Killigrew  is  come  over 
again  with  the  Duke  of  Monmouth,  and  that  his  peace 
is  made.  The  King  finding,  tho'  late,  first,  that  Creigh- 
ton  was  left  out  of  the  list,  commanded  him  a  turn  and 
to  be  sent  for,  which  short  coming  made  him  not  ready, 
and  so  was  out,  but  had  no  notes  that  I  hear  of  to  look 
into,  as  not  being  his  use,  and  so  could  not  look  into 
them.  But  I  hear  the  King  has  commanded  him  to 
preach  again  ....  Two  last  days  great  tumults,  riots, 
and  pulling  rto^^Ti  ....  houses,  &c. 

1668,  April  1'.  There  is  a  Bill  come  or  coming  into 
the  House  to  reduce  interest  to  4/.  per  cent. 

1668,  June  17.  Sir  Thos.  Clifl'ord  is  advanced  to  be 
Treasurer,  and  Lord  Newport  to  be  Controller. 

1668,  July  25  .  .  .  There  was  something  of  that  of 
my  Lord  Ormond's  true,  but  not  all ;  but  it  makes  little 
noise  here.  Orrery  works  covertly,  not  openly.  My 
Lord  Meath  and  others  prevent  it,  but  the  Duke  of 
Bucks  is  his  great  enemy.  The  5,000/.  unpaid  is  in 
dispute,  and  I  believe  the  Chancery  must  end  it.  I  do 
not  know  who  is  the  Duke's  heir,  neithei-  do  I  know 
that  the  dukedom  goes  to  his  heir  general. 

Iti68,  Aug.  12. —  .  .  .  Ralph  Montague  is  to  march 
Envoye  Extraordinary  into  France,  and  there  to  stay. 
....  The  night  before  the  adjourinnent  of  the  Par- 
liament. Sir  Bernardiston  was  set  at  liberty  by  the 
Black  Rod.  no  man  owning  how  or  why  ....  Monsr. 
Colbert  is  come,  and  councils  difl'er,  some  for  the  French 
and  others  for  the  Dutch;  but  it  is  ho])ed  that  the 
Dutch  will  carry  it. 

16H8,  Aug.  26 Yesterday  was  tho  first  day  tho 

Commission  for  Ireland  sat,  and  now  they  will  go  on 
apace.  Sir  Thos.  Osborne  isone  of  them,  tho' the  King 
at  first  left  him  out  at  Ormond's  request,  as  being  a 
great  confidant  of  the  Duke  of  Bucks,  and  yet  after  the 
Commission  was  seated  the  King  |iut  him  in  with  his 
own  hands.  Garraway  is  another,  but  makes  excuse 
and  will  not  act.-  Sir  Samuel  Morla.iid  is  Secretary  of 
th(.'  Commission. 

1668,  Aug.  29  ...  .  1  find  the  Irish  Commission 
will  be  troublesome  to  more  than  the  Duke  .... 
Here  is  news  come  fresh  to  town  that  the  wife  of 
Bishoj)  Thornburies'  son,  lying  on  her  death  bed,  and 
since  dead,  at  Nottingham,  confessed  herself  to  be  the 
Lady  Elizabeth,  sister  of  Prince  Rupert  ....  If 
Ormond  do  chance  to  come  to  you,  a  byled  leg  of  mutton 
is  his  beloved  dish  for  dinner. 

1868,  Sept.  3  .  .  .  .     The  story  of  Lady  Elizabeth  is 

a  romance Hat  ry  Verney  thinks  he  can   beg 

something  of  the  King.  He  thinks  of  nothing  but  an 
Irish  viscount,  and  if  ho  thought  you  or  your  son 
would  accept  it,  he  would  press  for  it.  The  usual  price 
it  seems,  is  2.500/.,  but  if  it  suit  with  either  of  your 
genius,  if  you  will  not  give  liim  260/.  per  annum  for  his 
life,  he  will  take  200/.  I  pray  you  communicate  with 
your  son. 


Sir 
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li  IKT. 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVEXTH    REPnil'I'. 


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Sir  1668,   Sept.  24.     Lord  Allington,   Sir  Lionel   Tolle- 

'■bakt"^^'    ™ache,  and  Sir  R.  Temple  all  mend  at  Barbon. 

—  ■  1668,   Sept.  30.     Dr.  Wilkins  is  Bishop  of  Chester. 

The  King  is  gone  this  day  to  Newmarket,  and  takes 
Audly  Inn  in  the  way.  News  upon  the  Exchan2;e  as  if 
Candia  had  relieved  itself  by  a  mine,  sufl'eriug  them  to 
come  to  handy  lilows  upon  the  walls,  and  when  thou- 
sands were  there,  by  blowing  them  np.  This  comes 
several  ways,  but  no  exjiress.  There  is  a  small  pet 
taken  by  the  Spanish  ambassador  against  the  Venetian 
for  want  of  a  little  ceremony,  not  meeting  of  him  when 
lie  gave  him  a  visit. 

1668,  Oct.  l-j.  The  Duke  came  to  town  on  Tuesdav 
to  keep  his  birthday.  The  Queen  being  somewhat  ilf- 
disposed  will  be  here  this  day,  and'  the  King  on 
Thursday. 

1668.  Oct.  22.     Montague  was  designed  for  ambas- 
sador, but  if  former  resolutions  hold  he  goes  but  envoye. 
If  he  stays  he  may  be,  as  Temple  or  G-odoljihin  are"  to 
I  be  hereafter,  anilmssadors. 

1668,  Nov.  4,  Anglesey  is  suspended  his  service  as 
to  the  victualling  of  the  Navy  ;  and  the  town  hath  made 
SirThos.  Osborne  and  SirThos.  Littleton  commissioners 
for  the  same.  It  is  generally  believed  that  Irclimd  will 
be  governed  by  commissioners. 

1668,  Nov,  12.  Montague  on  new  resolutions  goes 
now  ambassador.  .  .  .  Anglesey  is  variously  reported. 
Some  say  he  acquiesces,  others  that  he  will  try  it ;  some 
say  he  is  only  suspended  and  his  pay  reserved,  but  get 
it  when  he  can.  .  .  .  My  Lord  B.  is  no  more  major 
domo,  he  has  been  out  ever  since  summer.  Some  say 
he  owes  the  Duke  some  thousands,  four  or  five,  which 
he  would  have  the  Duke  forgive  him,  but  he  will  not. 

1688,  Nov.  Ill,  ...  It  seems  Mr.  Cornewell  testified 
something  against  Lord  Gerard  at  a  Committee  of  Par- 
liament, for  which  my  Lord  hath  threatened  him  ever 
since  what  he  would  do  for  him,  and  seeing  him  in  the 
Queen's  privy  chamber,  came  acros.^  the  room  to  him 
and  swore  desperately  at  him,  threatening  him  that  his 
footman  or  porter  should  slit  his  nose,  &c,  .  .  .  He  has 
complained  of  him  in  the  King's  Bench. 

1688,  Nov.  25.  Re  Cornewell,  the  King's  Bench  will 
do  him  right,  and  hath  sent  to  the  sheriff  to  bring  him 
before  them,  with  some  intimation  only  not  to  go  into 
Whitehall  to  find  him.  The  judges  much  commended 
your  cousin.  ,  .  .  and  even  soldiers  and  my  Lord's  own 
kindred  very  much  blame  my  Lord,  and  so  hath  his 
Majesty,  if  mj'  intelligence  be  true. 

1668,  Dec.  10,  Sir  Charles  Cottrell's  elder  daughter 
was  married  vesterday  or  to-day  to  Robert  Dormer. 

16|fA,  March  10.— P.S.  Sir  Wm.  Drake  talks  now  of 
knighting  Franko,  if  Parrat  do  not  dissuade,  and  is  very 
fond  of  him,  if  it  will  hold. 

16fJ,  March  22.  Sir  Wm.  Coventry  came  out  of  the 
Tower  yesterday  morning.  Five  of  the  proscribed  high- 
waymen were  taken.  Yesterday  a  cozen  Paschall  (Mrs. 
Parsons,  famous  in  her  generation,)  was  shot  in  the  head 
by  one  Atkins  with  small  shot ;  it  is  hoped  that  it  did 
only  graze  and  that  she  will  live.  The  Duke  of  York's 
closet  was  broken  open  on  Tliursday  night  and  7001. 
stolen  away,  but  they  left  things  of  very  good  value 
behind  them,  as  his  George,  silver  candlesticks,  medals, 
watches.  Its  believed  that  the  King  of  Spain  is  dead. 
The  Keeper  fell  ill  at  Tuddiugtou,  and  sent  for  me  out 
of  my  bed  with  coach  and  six,  where  1  did  him  some 
service  ;  that  I  must  either  stay  with  him  or  lie  would 
go  along  with  me;  now,  I  think,  we  stand  as  olim. 
We  had  much  private  discourse  altogether  friendlj*, 
where  1  set  you  out  to  some  tune,  so  that  I  hope  the 
nest  time  he  sees  you  he  will  lay  you  neck  and  heels 
together. — P.S.  There's  talk  of  some  removes  to  be,  but 
I  believe  none.     The  General  mends. 

166|j,  March  24.  The  King  of  Spain  i.-  dead,  and 
Don  Juan  proclaimed  king,  The  Duke  of  Y'ork's  papers 
were  certainly  opened  and  searched,  but  mum  for  that. 

1669,  March  ;J1.  Y'our  cozen  of  Sjiain  is  not  dead. 
Our  cozen  of  France  provides  for  Candia,  and  asks 
nothing  less  than  Cypressfor  his  recompense,  which  the 
Venetians  have  no  occasion  to  part  with,  their  pretence 
thereto,  because  it  hath  been  Caput  Coronatum.  Lord 
Keeper  is  better  now  than  he  hath  been  these  o  months. 
The  Duke  of  Tuscany  is  here  settled  in  my  Lord  St, 
Alban's  house  by  the  Pal-Mall,  (^ueen  Mother  hath  been 
ill,  but  mends.  The  King  and  Duke  sent  Godolphin  and 
Vaughan  to  see  her. 

1669,  April  7,  (The  birthday  and  day  of  my  Lord 
Mulgrave  being  of  age.) — My  Lord  Keeper,  tho'  not  sick, 
is  still  lame ;  he  talks  now  of  going  to  the  bath.  Sir 
Ralph  Sydenham  continues  ill,  and  1  spake  to  the 
Keeper  of  my  desires  therein ;  his  answer  was  twice  or 
thrice  that  h.:-  wished  me  in  with  all  his  heart,   and 


bid  nie  make  my  friends,  and  directed  me  how  as  to  the 
Kmg  s  letter,  which  gives  me  encourairement  to  oast 
about.  My  marriage  I  doubt  will  be  some  prejudice  to 
me.^   Sir  H.  dc  Ryche  intends  to  stand  for  it, 

1669,  Api-il  1-1,  I  have  never  spoken  to  the  Keeper  since 
1  only  wait  the  Dukesanswerwhether  he  will  mediateor 
no  with  his  brother  for  a  letter ;  this  I  shall  know  within 
a  day  or  two,  1  am  likewise  trying  to  get  a  resignation 
trom  Sir  Ralph  (Sydenham),  but  he  asks  so  much,  and 
1  am  resolved  to  give  so  little  that  we  are  not  like  to 
meet,  l.hOOZ.  and  300/.  His  pulse  h:,th  been  felt  only 
at  large,  and  at  a  distance,  without  my  being  named 
The  Bishop  of  Hereford  made  a  voluntary  resignation 
concerning  which  there  are  various  comments.  Some 
say  willing  to  resign  out  of  great  grief  for  loss  of  his 
only  daughter,  together  with  a  willingness  to  gratify 
Bishop  Crew,  who  should  have  married  her  ;  others  say 
for  that  his  last  sermon  was  evil  spoken  of ;  others,  to 
give  over  the  world  and  to  betake  himself  to  preees  et 
lachryma;.  It  was  very  lately  and  very  solemnly  re- 
solved that  our  old  Parliament  should  sit  again,  and 
that  Bucks  began  to  court  the  old  numbers,  and  now 
Its  said  that  he  labours  again  to  dissolve  them.  I  want 
Sir  John  Payne  hero  both  to  inform  me  of  tho  value 
of  the  place,  and  to  direct  mo  how  to  pi-oceed  the  best 
way. 

1669,  April  21.  I  do  not  yet  know  that  Sir  K. 
S[ydenhamJ  doth  know  that  I  am  the  man ;  but  he  and 
his  son  have  been  spoken  with  all  in  order  for  me  ;  but  I 
do  not  know  that  I  am  yet  named  ;  he  is  now  pretty 
well. 

1669,  April  28.  If  I  cannot  get  a  resignation,  I 
shall  have  but  small  hopes  thereof  Payne  is  not  yet 
come  home,  which  makes  some  stop  for  want  of  informa- 
tion      j\Ir.   Pierpoint's   eldest  son  died  Sunday 

night. 

1669,  May  5.  Sir  R.  Sydenham  is  abroad  again  and 
hearty,  .'-o  we  may  take  breath.  Sir  Ed.  Syd[enham] 
goes  on  with  his  suit  and  hopes  to  prosper.  The  French 
make  great  prott'ers  for  our  amity,  300.O00?.  in  pence, 
Dunkirke  jiresently,  Osteud  when  we  can  catch  it.  The 
Court  favour  this,  but  I  hope  nobody  else  will.  Tho 
French^  now  begin  to  pick  quarrels  with  his  holiness, 
and  refuses  to  send  any  aid  to  Candia;  but  tiie  most 
considerable  news  is  that  Tom  Flliott  won  his  match  at 
Newmarket;  but  that  that  likes  me  better  is  tliat  Sir 
Th.  Fanshaw  being  on  the  road  from  Ware  to  London 
in  the  company  of  my  Lord  Fanshaw,  Sir  Jo.  Morton, 
and  others,  nppon  a  sudden  crack  of  Sir  John's  to  ride 
to  London  with  any  horse  there  to  London,  being  about 
16  or  17  miles,  for  1,0007.,  Sir  Tho.  undertook  him  for 
1007,,  and  Ijeat  him  and  his  horse  all  to  dirt,  for  he  was 
so  bedaslit  that  neither  horse  nor  man  could  be  known, 
for  which  tlie  King  and  Duke  did  not  laugh  a  little  at 
him. — P.S,  Your  cozen  of  Franco  hath  100  sail  in 
readiness  with  above  3,000  men  aboard  them. 

16ii9,  June  15.— P.S.  My  Lord  Fitzwilliams  is  mar- 
ried to  Creamer,  of  North  folk,  worth  1,200/.  per  annum, 
land  of  inheritance,  .and  a  good  personal  estate  besides. 

16i:i9,  July  28.  Sir  Wm.  Drakes  Mrs.  Bidolph  ran 
away  on  Friday  last  was  sennight,  and  they  say  is 
married  to  a  parson  ;  and  her  side  give  out  that  she  did 

it  because  she  would  not  marry  a  Ton\- Jack 

Temple  was  married  on  Saturday  last  (if  I  mistake  not 
the  day)  to  one  Strainge,  a  widow,  daughter  of  a  brewer  ; 

this   is   now,  as  I   hear,  his  8th  wife Sir  Jo. 

Cutlee  yesterday  maiTied  to  Mrs.  Tippinge,  4.000/.  por- 
tion. Bucks  and  Ai'ling[ton]  seem  to  be  a  little  eclipsed, 
and  not  so  gracious  as  formerly. 

1669,  July  29 Last  night  I  was  informed  that 

Sir  "Win,  Dr[ake]  was  treating  afresh  with  Mr.  Ceo. 
Mountagne  for  one  of  his  daughters  or  relations  for 
young  Sir  William,  and  I  entend  to  go  presently  to 
speak  with  Mountagne  about  it,  and  if  I  can,  to  put  a 
stop  therein. 

1661',  Aug.  3.  Received  yours,  being  ready  to  put 
foot  in  the  coach  to  go  to  old  Sir  J.  Monson,  at  Brox- 
bourne,  being  not  well.  On  better  information  Drake  is 
wooing  W.  Monntagiie's  daughter,  wherein  -Mr,  Atturney 
is  more  particularly  concerned. 

1669,  Aug.  10 Sir  Wm.  Gaudcy  died  on  Sun- 
day night  last My  Lord  Faulconbridge  is  de- 
signed for  France,  and  Dodingtoii  is  half  promised  to  go 
secretary  unto  the  embassy. 

1669,  Aug.  17.  Sir  K.  Temple  intended  to  set  for- 
ward for  Paris,  from  Bloi?,  with  Mr.  Bridgman,  17th 
instant,  s.n.,  and  is  net  worse.    1  believe  he  will  be  here 

the  next  month Wife  and  I  are  going  to  dine 

1  it!i  my  Lady  Scarborough;  the  Dr.  was  knighted 
Saturday  last  at  Dnrdans  by  my  Lord  Berkeley's  motion. 

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HISTORICAL  matnI-scrtpts  commission  : 


SiE  1669,  Ante.  25 Nancy  Uapc's  match  goes  nu 

II.Vekset,  apace  and  "the  books  drawing;  and  I  find  "Will  G.  ivill 
_^-  make  a  very  public  wrdding  of  it ;  he  gives  1.000?.  and 
her  father  500/. ;  there  will  be  about  000/.  per  annum. 
All  the  younger  children  provided  I'or,  and  as  ancient  a 
family  as  is  in  Surrey.  000  years  in  that  very  place.  This 
man's  grandfather,  old  Sir  John  Gainsford,  had  36 
children,  28  daughters,  all  but  one  married  to  the 
nobility  and  gentry,  and  yet  gave  but  20  marks  a  piece 
portion.  The  King  rides  post  towards  Plymouth  on 
Monday  next,  where  he  stays  2  days,  and  then  returns 
by  New  Forest,  and  intends  home  the  Saturday  sennight 
afterwards.  I  pray  remember  coz.  Risley,  and  one 
touch  how  Sir  Wm.  Drake  and  Sir  Ed.  Bonie's  trial 
went.  1  prayed  yesterday  to  the  Bishop  of  Winchester 
(who  kissed  the  King's  hand  on  Sunday  morning)  to 
sjieak  a  good  word  for  Frank,  who  saith  he  hath  and 
will  do  it ;  he  goen  to  Farnly  on  Saturday,  some  say  to 
dine  the  King  on  Monday. 

]<;ti9,  Aug.  28.  J.  Temple  holds  up  his  hand  to- 
morrow for  bigamy,  for  which  clergy  is  due  ;  they  say 
he  hath  8  or  9.  His  being  burnt  will  be  pardoned. 
Sir  Wm.  Drake  died  this  morning  l^etween  3  and  4 
o'clock. 

1669,  Sept,  1.—  .  .  .  Sir  Ed.  Filmore,  Lady  Lexing- 
ton. Mrs.  Chitins,  all  dead  in  France.  Sir  Wm.  Bacchus 
dead  at  Swallowfield. 

1669,  Sept  7 I  guess  my  Lord  (Bedford)  will 

be  here  this  week  to  see  his  new  daughter,  to  have  hei- 
to  Woburne  as  soon  as  Northumberland  is  gone  to 
France,  which  I  think  will  be  Monday  week.  Roberts 
went  for  Ireland  yesterday.  Sir  Edw.  Heath  died  in  his 
coach  going  to  a  neighbour  to  dinner.  Bro.  Sherard  is 
quartered  at  Houuslow.  The  night  the  Queen  Mother 
died  she  called  for  her  will,  said  ,^ho  did  not  like  it,  tore 
ofl'  the  seals,  said  she  would  alter  it  to-morrow  ;  she 
complained  much  of  want  of  sleep,  so  an  opiate  was 
ordained  her.  and  her  physician  who  watched  with  her 
to  give  or  not  give  it  t"  her,  he  did  not  like  to  give  it 
her.  but  her  impatiency  extorted  it  from  him,  but  she 
died  that  night.  The  French  King,  understanding 
these  circumstances,  by  his  officers  hath  secured  all  for 
our  King,  which  he  hath  signified  to  him  with  hogan- 
niogan  compliments.  Mr.  Bridgman  is  returned;  he 
kissed  her  hand  the  Tuesday  before,  and  she  was  very 
well  and  at  play;  she  died  the  next  Tuesday.  J. 
Temple  confessed  <S  wives  ;  he  had  the  King's  letter  to 
pardon  the  burning.  My  Lord  Chief  Justice  will  not 
let  him  out  of  prison,  except  he  will  be  contented  to  be 

transported  for  7  years Lord  Craven  is  Ctistos 

Kotulorum  in  Sir  Edw.  Nicholas'  place  ;  and  Shelton,  the 
old  clerk  of  the  peace,  keeps  his  place,  at  which  some- 
body's servants  do  not  a  little  storm. 

1669,  Sept.  20.  Bucks  and  Uarlington  cannot  set 
their  horses  together.  Arlington,  as  is  muttered,  sits 
very  uneasy,  and  its  thought  should  out,  but  is  kept  in 
because  Orery  should  not  succeed.  .  .  .  The  business 
of  Candia  is  very  uncertain.  Noualles  is  on  his  way 
homeward  with  a  terze  only  ot  what  he  carried,  and  is 
accused  of  ill  conduct,  and  yet  BellefondB  continues  to 
levy  not  only  1,500  men  as  before,  but  4,000.  Wagers 
laid  in  France  that  Beaufort  is  slain  and  is  a  prisoner. 
At  Rome  they  complain  heavily  of  the  French.  The 
Turk  hath  seized  on  all  the  French  consuls,  merchants, 
&c. 

1069,  Sept.  22 Arlinytun  sits  fast  .still.    Bucks 

hath  an  ague.  Sir  Ra.  Bony  would  fain  be  burgesi  for 
Aniersham.     Sir  Ri.  Temple  is  coming  out. 

1009,   Oct.  8.— I  do  no't   know  that  the  King  hath 

healed  since  summer  but  privately The  last  news 

of  Candia  which  came  on  Sunday  was  good,  giving 
hopes  that  it  would  hold  out  till  Bellefond's  auxiliaries 
do  arrive.  Northumberland  is  gone  for  France  with 
three  times  the  equipage  of  an  amljassador. 

3609,  Oct.  13.  The  King  hath  not  healed  as  yet,  and 
its  believed  that  ho  will  not  till  he  i-eturns  from  New- 
market, if  ho  do  go.  Sir  Ri.  T.  is  not  landed  that  1  hear 
of  ....  Bucks  and  Arlington  are  still  pecking  ono  at 
the  other. 

1C09,  Oct.  19.  .  .  .  My  Lord  Hollis'  book  is  not  to 
be  come  at;  the  keeper  had  one,  but  I  never  saw  other  ; 
those  that  are  are  at  10s.  a  piece,  but  1  could  never  get 
one  at  the  rate.  Sir  R.  T.  landed  at  Dover  Saturday  night. 
The  Purliament  met  this  day,  and  did  not  adjourn  as 
was  expected  for  8  days.  Not  certain  yet  whether  the 
King  go  to  Newmarket  or  not;  its  believed  not.  The 
King  recommended  to  them  the  effectual  payment  of 
his  debts,  union  with  Scotland,  and  an  amicable  under- 
.standing  between  the  two  houses.  1  hear  the  Commons 
house  hath  .^ent  for  the  print,  and  discoursed  of  Hollis' 
book  as  a  libellous  pamphlet ;  they  adjourned  till  Thurs- 


day.   1  believe  Dauby  lies  snug  here,  for  we  hear  not  of        ^.i,"^. 
her.  'iiAui.' 

1669,   Oct.  27 Sir  Ri.  hath  brought  over  a         — 

French  scholar  with  him,  which  I  believe  Mons.  Papin's 
letter  tells  you  of.  .  .  .  Mr.  Pryn  is  dead.  Here's  old 
canvassing  at  Amersham  inter  Sir  B.  Bony  and  Sir 
Wm.  Drake  ;  40/.  a  day  treatments.  Sir  William,  stands 
of  the  election  to  weary  Sir  R.  out ;  he  came,  I  hear,  for 
the  Speaker's  letter  to  the  sheriil'  to  hasten  the  election. 

I  hear  Sir  W.  hath  the  better  by  6  voices I  doubt 

Mr.  Oglethorpe  lies  close,  having,  I  fear,  been  in  a  quarrel 
and  wounded  another  ;  this  is  but  conjecture,  yet  not 
without  prol)able  grounds. 

1069,  Nov.  10.  No  sheriffs  prickt  until  this  after- 
noon. The  King  hath  not  healed  yet,  and  I  do  not 
know  when  he  will.  I  have  had  several  relations  from 
Holboch  and  others,  but  all  uncertain  and  imperfect.  I 
do  hear  as  if  the  Act  of  Parliament  would  receive  some 
obstruction  from  Sir  Sa.  Danvers  and  Geo.  Ralegh  in 

behalf  of  their  wives Bucks  and  Arlington  were 

made  friends  on  Saturday  last,  and  long  it  will  last. 

1069,  Nov.  10.  The  verdict  went  yesterday  for  Sir  R. 
Temple,  but  not  without  some  smart  reflections  upon 
him.  The  King  hath  healed  but  twice  since  his  return, 
and  its  believed  tliat  he  will  again  next  I'riday,  and  is 
doubted  whether  he'll  heal  any  more  till  after  Christ- 
mas      Bucks  and  Arlington  are  broke  out  again. 

1669,  Nov.  24.  Mulgrave  and  Rochester  went  away 
on  Monday  in  order  to  fight,  and  no  news  of  cither  of 
them  since. 

1670,  May  6. — Orlando  Bridgman  is  to  be  married  on 
Sunday  next. 

Iij70,  Sei)t.  1.  Sir  W.  Salkild  is  dead,  and  one  Sands, 
that  has  been  Lord  Oxford's  page  and  cornet,  is  in  his 
room. 

1070,  Oct.  13.  Cavell  the  great  banquer  is  dead.  The 
Queen  in  a  disguise  rid  behind  one  to  Newport  (1  think 
Faire),  near  Audley  Inn,  to  buy  a  pair  of  stockings  for 
her  sweet  heart,  the  Duchess  of  Monmouth,  Sir  Bernard 
Gasooigne  and  others  were  her  comrades.  Kate  Tate 
is  mari'ied  to  a  man  of  3,000/.  per  annum.  The  Queen 
sent  me  word  that  she  did  that  to  justify  the  Sultan. 

1070,  Oct.  18. — Moulin,  the  Spanish  ambassador,  is 
her  again  as  extraordinary  ambassador.  Sir  Wm. 
Temjile  knows  not  yet  why  or  wherefore  he  is  sent  for. 

1070,  Oct.  18. — The  Prince  of  Orange  is  hourly  ex- 
pected with  the  first  wind.  He  is  to  lodge  at  the  Cook 
Pit.  Sir  James  Thyn  is  dead,  and  they  say  15  Parlia- 
ment men  more. 

1070,  Oct.  20. — Your  neighbour  Digby  did  upon  a 
wager  of  50/.  undertake  to  walk  (not  to  inin  a  step)  5 
miles  on  Newmarket  Common  in  an  hour,  but  he  lost  it 
bj'  half  a  minute,  but  he  had  the  honour  of  good  com- 
pany, the  King  and  all  his  nobles  to  attend  to  see  him 
do  it  stark  naked  and  barefoot. 

1670,  Oct.  27.  The  Parliament  met  on  Monday  and 
adjourned  till  this  day.     A  sad  houses  here  was,  and  a 

very  pitiful  appearance Mr.  Hampden  was  not 

here,  and  but  very  few  of  the  gang.  800,000/.  were  de- 
manded, and  the  payment  of  his  debts  on  interest, 
which  are  believed  to  be  130,000/.  or  140,000/.  more, 

and  the  Bxciso  is  the  thing  aimed  at Sir  (,'. 

Cottrell's  other  daughter  is  is  to  be  married  to  Dr. 
Trumbull.  No  Pi'ince  of  Orange  yet  come,  lint  cx|)ectc<l 
with  the  first  wind. 

1670,  Nov.  17. — I.  hear  Scotland  have  withdrawn  their 
pensions  from  their  Commissioners  ;  a  shrewd  sign  that 
they  like  not  the  union;  and  the  Commission  have  ad- 
journed till  the  ]st  of  March.  Sir  Robert's  grand 
design  I  never  could  perfectly  learn,  but  as  near  as  I 
can  guess,  tlio  money  was  to  be  raised  by  imposition  on 
several  commodities:  tobacco  for  one,  for  the  farming 
of  which  he  ofi'ercd  80,000/.  per  annum,  and  so  accord- 
ingly for  divers  others  ;  and  so  he  desired  to  be  farmer 
of"  them  all  on  such  and  such  terms,  and  if  anybody 
would  give  more  let  them  have  it ;  if  not,  then  that  he 
might.  This  goes  on  day  by  day  on  particulars  and  yet 
some  are  of  opinion  that  it  will  come  to  a  Land  Tax 
at  last  ;  and  what  is  worst  of  all  it  is  doubted  wo  shall 
all  turn  Turk  and  leave  the  Dutch  in  the  lurch. 

1070,  Nov.  24.  Dr.  Trundile  marries  this  day  Betty 
Cottercll  at  her  aunt  Barker's  house  in  Berkshire,  who 
gives  her  500/.— On  Saturday  last  the  King,  the  Prince 
of  Orange,  with  other  Dukes  and  Duchesses,  were  incog, 
at  the  revels  at  Lincoln's  Inn,  and  its  thought  the 
(^>ueen  and  some  of  the  Duchesses  will  bo  there  next 
Satuidav. 

1070,  Dec.  8. — The  proposition  for  the  Land  Tax  in 
the  House  of  Commons  was  defeated  by  152  to  109. — 
Gives  an  account  of  an  attack  on  the  Duke  of  Ormond 
in    St.   James    St.   on    the    Thursday    previous.      My 


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SiE  Lord  having  recollected  himself  by  tliat  ht-  had  gone 

B^RT^'^'    ^'^out  3l>  paces,  as  he  guessed,  {and  ;is  he  told  me  him- 

'        self,   for  i  went  yesterday  morning  to  see  him.)  and 

finding  he  was  hindmost,  his  foreman  having  his  sword 
and  bridle  in  one  hand  and  his  pistol  in  the  other, 
wrested  the  pistol  out  of  his  hand  and  threw  the  fellow 
down,  fell  with  him  and  ttpon  him,  and  got  his  sword 
and  got  loose  of  them,  not  without  some  other  hazards, 
one  pistol  being  shot  at  hiin  and  two  more  lired  ;  he  is 
bruised  over  the  eye.  and  a  knock  over  the  pole,  with  a 

pistol  as  he  guessed,  and  a  small  out  on  his  head 

Some  think  they  were  going  to  hang  him  at  'Piburn. — 
Describes  the  horses. —  fhe  French  ambassador  last 
night  acquainted  the  King  that  he  intended  to  be  in 
April  at  Dunkirk  with  40,000  men.  but  assured  him 
(believe  him  that  will)  that  nothing  was  intended  against 
him. 

lt)71,  March  23. — Her  Highness'  falling  sickness 
increases  upon  her.  There  is  a  rumour  as  if  Franee  had 
proclaimed  war  against  the  Dutch,  and  that  Munster 
was  joined  with  France.  The  Bill  of  Conventicles  had 
many  grievous  rubs  yesterday  and  was  re-committed. 

1671,  March  30. — A  strange  damp  in  the  city  as  to 
trade  and  upon  men's  spirits. 

1671,  April  6.  The  Duchess  of  York  died  on  Friday; 
she  was  opened  on  .Saturday,  embalmed  on  Sunday,  and 
buried  last  night. — By  the  best  and  truest  intelligence 
she  did  not  die  as  a  Papalina,  but  she  made  no  professimi 
or  confession  either  way.  Her  last  acts  were  here  : — 
She  dinad  out  heartily  at  Burlington  House  on  Thurs- 
I  day  before,  and  that  night,   according  to   custom,  she 

>  was  about  i  of  an  hour  at  her  own  accustomed  devotions, 

and  at  her  return  from  Burlington  House  she  called  for 
her  chaplain.  Dr.  Turner,  to  pray  by  her.  The  Queen 
and  Duke  were  private  with  her  an  hour  and  more  on 
Friday  morning,  and  no  priest ;  but  Father  Howard  and 
Father  Patrick  were  attending  according  to  their  duty 
on  the  Queen  in  the  next  room.  The  Duke  sent  for  the 
Bishop  of  Oxford  out  of  the  chapel,  who  came,  but  her 
senses  were  first  gone.  In  the  meantime  the  Duke 
called  ■'  Dame,  do  you  know  me,"  twice  or  thrice  ;  then 
with  much  stirring  she  said  /.  After  a  little  respite  she 
took  a  little  courage,  and  with  what  vehemency  and 
tenderness  she  could  she  said  "  Duke,  duke,  death  is 
■'  terrible,  death  is  very  terrible,"  which  were  her  last 
words.  1  am  well  assured  she  was  never  without  three 
or  four  of  her  women,  so  that  it  was  impossible  a  priest 
could  come  to  her. 

1671,  April  20.  There  is  a  great  talk  of  the  French, 
but  I  find  no  cause  for  fear.  If  rightly  informed,  he 
can  not  man  out  20  ships.  The  greatest  fear  is  that  the 
King  of  Prance  understands  the  King  of  England  better 
than  the  King  of  England  understands  the  King  of 
Prance ;  and  that  if  the  Dutch  be  put  to  it.  that  is  to 
save  themselves,  they  will  put  some  day  tricks  upon  us 
by  tricking  of  it  with  the  French.  There  is  all  this  time 
a  great  feud  between  the  Lords  and  Commons,  the  Lords 
having  altered  some  of  the  rates  in  the  money  Bill  and 
brought  them  lower,  and  not  raised  any.  The  Com- 
mons take  pet  and  will  not  endure  that  the  Lords  should 
alter  anything  in  money  matters.  The  Lords  are  as  stiff 
to  maintain  their  right. — Denton  thinks  the  Commons 
will  cry  Craven. 

1671,  April  27.  Mentions  the  preacher  at  the  French 
church  in  the  Savoy,  a  convert  from  Rome,  being  made 
Prebendary  of  Rochester. 

1671,  May  4.  Frenchmen  come  over  every  day  from 
Dunkirk,  Essex,  Suffolk,  and  these  maritime  places  have 
a  fine  time  of  it  for  the  victualling  the  army  at  Dunkirk, 
where  the  King  has  27.000  at  work  everj-  day  upon  the 
harbour  to  make  it  fit  for  big  ships,  relieved  thrice  a  day 
by  y,UOO  at  a  time,  and  they  have  all  2(/.  a  day  above 
their  soldier's  pay.  And  we  are  doing  as  great  things 
here.  Lady  Castlemaine  drives  in  the  parks  with  8 
horses,  and  the  town  says  12  are  intended  very  shortly. 
1671,  May  11.  The  Crown  jewels  were  stolen  from 
the  Tower  on  Tuesday  morning  between  6  or  7  o'clock. 
— He  gives  an  account  of  it»  .  .  .  .  Blood  said  he  set 
Ormond  behind  his  son  Hunt  when  he  was  assaultetl. 

1671,  Aug.  1.  Ambassador  Montague  is  returning  to 
his  embassy  with  the  advantage  of  being  Master  of  the 
Wardrobe,  which  Lord  Sandwich  had ;  but  how  com- 
passed 1  cannot  tell. 

1671,  Aug.  17.  Sir  John  Evelyn,  famous  for  pulling 
down  a  new  house  built  by  his  father  in  spite  to  his 
brother,  is  dead,  and  has  given  away  all  lie  conid  from 
him. 

1671,  Aug.  21.  Henry  Verney  is  very  ill  and  going 
to  die.  Sir  John  Evelyn  has  given  all  he  could  to  Mary 
Gittings. 

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1671,  .\iig.  27.     .Sunday  evening, — ^H.  Verney  is  \  ery  >iiK 

ill  and  will  die  in  24  or  4S  hours.  ^^'b^e?"' 

16/1.  .Vug.  28.     H.  Verne}'  died  this  morning  between  * 

3  and  4  o'clock  p.m 

1671,  Aug.  29.  Tlie  King  is  returned  from  the  Buoy 
and  Nore,  and  the  eommon  speech  is  that  we  must  to 
sea  again,  tho'  our  ships  are  in  no  excellent  condition. 
Our  land  forces  march  also  nobody  knows  whither.— 
No  letter  from  Sir  Roger  this  week. 

1671,  Sept,  14,  1  hear  Thin  is  laid  siege  to  Lady 
Cleveland's  daughter,— Bucks,  Ashley,  Lauderdale.  &,c. 
against  Cleveland,  Arlingtcm,  &c.  But  I  hear  nothing 
at  all  of  Ormond.  Sir  Thomas  Clarges  is  out  at  all,  but 
upon  what  account,  except  that  of  Coventry's  nose,  I 
wot  not. 

1671,  Sept,  21.  Parliament  is  prorogued  till  4th  of 
Oct.  1671.  Sir  Thos.  Littleton  is  out  of  his  place,  and 
Sir  Thos.  Osborne  is  sole  treasurer  of  the  Navy. — Lord 
Sunderland  goes  Ambassador  Extraordinary  into  Spain. 
1671,  Sept.  22,  Proclamation  for  Parliament  to  be 
the  30th  of  October  1672,  Wise  and  not  wise  wonder 
at  it, 

1671,  Sept,  28.  Sir  Geo.  Downeham  goes  ambassador 
into  Holland,  and  Lord  Sunderland  into  Spain.  Our 
merchants  are  much  troubled,  fearing  we  shall  fall  out 
with  Holland,  which,  with  the  great  fort  or  citadel  that 
is  building  on  the  riverabout  Graves  Inne  iGravesend  i*), 
which  will  hold  10  or  15,0(i(i  men,  makes  them  inumur 
to  some  tune.  The  King  went  the  25th,  the  Queen  the 
next  day.  There  is  something  doing  about  Windsor 
that  will  secure  the  river  westward, 

1671 ,  Oct,  2,  Sir  Geo,  Downing  is  made  Commis- 
sioner with  Garraway  and  the  rest,  I  hear  the  Dean  of 
Wintou  desires  to  be  excused  from  accepting  Bristol, 
His  deanery  or  parsonage  at  Stepney,  or  another  that  he 
hath,  the  least  of  which  is  better  than  that  bishoprick. 
The  reason  of  proroguing  the  Parliament  is  guessed  to 
be  that  there  being  at  this  time  very  great  intrigues 
between  the  crowns  of  Kngland  and  France  against 
Holland,  whicli  the  French  believe  would  not  please  the 
Parliament,  which,  if  sitting,  might  occasion  the  breach 
of  the  intrigues.  Others  say  that  [the  Duke  of]  Bucks 
has  no  desire  this  Parliament  should  ever  meet  again, 

1671,  Oct,  4,  Sir  John  Chichely,  who  married  the 
widow  Norton,  is  going  to  the  streghts,  and  Sir  Edward 
Spraigue  is  to  be  called  home.  This  day  Madam  Car- 
well  and  Nell  went  for  Newmarket,  It  is  thought  that 
the  French  work  liy  the  first.  The  Holland  ambassador 
is  gone  thither  also.  It  is  said  that  we  are  preparing 
><0  sail  against  spring,  and  3O,U00  men.  It  is  observable 
in  the  proclamation  thai  it  is  said  that  the  said  Parlia- 
ment shall  be  again  prorogued  from  the  said  16th  April 
until  the  30th  of  Oct.  next,  that  it  is  until  the  30th  day 
of  Oct.  1672,  These  ambiguities  occasion  various  con- 
jectures, 

1671,  Oct.  1!'.  Mentions  a  newsetof  coiners,  whereof 
a  Frenchman  and  a  Dutchman  were  the  chief  operators, 
and  Sir  Lewis  Dives'  eldest  son  the  chief  actor  (the  tests 
and  coins  being  found  in  his  house),  and  a  younger 
brother  did  vent  them.  Madam  Carwell  went  to  New- 
market with  the  French  ambassador,  and  was  received 
there  in  great  state  ;  she  came  in  his  Majesty's  coach, 
with  two  other  coaches  attending  her,  and  uiv  Lord 
Arlington  and  another  Lord  Lieutenant  accompanying 
her,  and  so  returned  again  to  her  lodgings. 

1671,  Oct,  24.  Sir  Geo,  Downing  has  gone  to  Hol- 
land, Lord  Sunderland  t  i  Spain,  Sir  Robert  Southwell 
to  Germany,  The'  Dutch  have  a  declaration  printed 
but  kept  close  ;  we.  I  hear,  are  framing  the  like.  The 
treaty  of  Aix-la-Chapelle  will  be  insisted  on.  if  it  shall 
be  against  us,  so  ;  if  against  us  so  we  hope  to  be  paid 
for  sitting  still,  yet  so  as  with  weapons  in  our  hands, 
that  is  ready  with  80  sail  of  ships,  ready  for  what  may 
happen. 

1671,  Nov,  !',  Charles  Sydenham  is  near  his  end.  and 
the  Lady  Dowager  Peterboro'  is  dead  .  .  .  H,  Gerrain 
is  going  to  the  Duke  of  Insperge, 

1671,  Nov,  16.  The  Duke  of  Bucks  is  not  so  fierce 
for  the  French  as  formerly,  and  I  hear  the  King  has 
given  the  Dutch  ambassador  a  more  gracious  answer 
than  formerly. 

1672,  March  14.  Moutteer  Meer-man  has  been  with 
the  King  and  deli\  ered  him  a  paper  without  hand  or 
seal,  and  desired  an  audience  next  morning;  the  King 
expostulating,  both  the  ambassadors  told  him  that  if 
he  would  accept  of  the  contents  it  should  be  authorised, 
and  they  would  send  to  their  masters  that  post.  So 
the  King  asked  them  if  their  masters  sent;  them  only 
to  send  to  them  again,  and  turned  about  and  went 
away,  whereby  he  gave  them  a  Rowland  for  their  Oliver, 
and  received  them  as  they  did   Sir  G.  Downing.     The 

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u,g  subject  matter  of  this  paper  was  that    they  would  lie 

H.  Vi:rxey.  content  to  strike,  but  witnout  ackmiwledgiug  his  right 
Bart.  qj-  soveiciguty.  The  King  asked  them  it'  they  had  any 
more  to  ofler.  Ijutthry  would  confess  nothing  else.  Sir 
E.  Spraige  not  kuowiug  our  ditticulties  came  home  in 
company  with  theii'  streight's  fleet,  which  is  gone  round 
about  by  Scotland.  I  hear  we  have  sent  some  after 
them  to  pick  up  what  they  can.  It  is  reported  the 
Spanish  ambassador  told  the  King,  that  let  him  begin 
when  he  would,  that  they  had  l,»00,OoO/.  worth  of  his 
subject's  goods  in  their  ports,  and  that  he  had  not 
100,000  of  his  Majesty's  subjects.  1  hear  the  Dutch 
have  agreed  with  the  Swedes  to  carry  their  goods  in 
their  vessels. 

1671,  March  21.  Sir  Eobert  Holmes  was  beholden 
to  the  Dutch  for  that  they  did  not  swallow  him  up  as  a 
bit ;  and  they  to  him,  for  that  when  Sir  Ed.  Spiaigg 
came  by  him  and  gave  him  notice  of  the  coming  of  the 
Dutch  fleet  he  would  not  speak  to  him  to  stay  and  aid 
him,  who  had  seven  or  eight  good  ships  well  equipped. 
This  is  but  an  ill-beginning  ....  The  King  and  Duke 
went  to  Sheerness  on  Tuesday,  and  yesterday  Sir  John 
Treavor  and  Sir  John  Hobart  went  to  Wendover.  Ton 
may  guess  their  rewards. 

16T1,  March  "28.  At  Cambridge  assizes  ihe  declara- 
tion being  pleaded  by  one  for  his  liberty  and  discharge 
cut  of  prison,  the  judge  asked  him  if  he  had  it  under 
the  Great  Seal :  he  saying  No.  told  him  he  could  not 
judge  by  a  law  out  of  his  pocket,  and  so  was  lemanded 
back  to  prison  ....  Col.  Fitz  Garrett  (a  papist  aud 
soldier  of  fortune)  that  was  Governor  of  Tangier,  hath 
a  regiment  of  foot,  and  they  say  is  made  Governor  of 
Yarmouth.  Sir  Geo.  Downing  is  out  of  the  Customs, 
and  Sir  K.  T.  succeeds  him  in  the  Customs  ;  his  wai-rant 
is  now  witli  the  Attorney  to  alter  the  coiiiniission  by, 
so  I  guess  you  will  see  him  little  this  summer  at  Stuw. 
The  King  was  this  week  at  Lambeth  with  the  Arch- 
bishop, and  it  is  said  he  will  put  out  a  farther  explana- 
tion of  his  Declaration  ....  Its  said  the  Dutch  will  be 
very  strong  at  sea.  Its  believed  the  French  have  taken 
Santo  Domingo  by  the  help  of  three  or  four  of  our 
privateers  alias  pirates,  which  would  not  return  to 
Jamaica  when  we  concluded  peace  with  Spain  beyond 
the  line.  The  ship  that  came  away  left  4  ur  6,000  men 
on  their  march  and  within  1.5  miles  of  Domingo. 

1672,  April  4. — The  Duke  went  yesterday  to  view  the 
navy.     The  Duke  of  Monmouth  goes  for  France. 

1672,  April  10. — The  Duke  goes  to  sea  on  Monday 
next,  and  the  King  and  Queen  go  to  Rochester  with 
him  to  see  the  fleet.  Parliament  is  prorogued  till  the 
80th  of  Oct.  The  Spanish  aiiibaesador  made  his  entrance 
on  Monday. 

1672,  .Inly  4.  De  Ruyter  lies  .snug  in  strongholds 
with  sbroud.s  and  canvasses  down,  not  knowmg  his 
Majesty  or  whom  to  tight  for ;  aud  I  think  we  are  before 
the  Texel. 

1672,  July  11.  Nimeguou  is  taken,  and  the  French 
army  is  gone  towards  Breda,  and  we  are  sending  both 
horse  and  foot  and  artillery,  but  what  to  do  jj/efcs 
nescil. 

1672,  July  17.  There  is  news  that  the  Duke  of 
Bucks  put  the  French  king  in  mind  of  something  re- 
lating to  the  treaty,  which  he  had  no  occasion  to 
remember ;  whereupon  the  Duke  boldly  and  smartly 
replied  that  if  so,  then  thej'  had  nothing  to  do  but  to 
begone,  and  accordingly  took  their  leaves  and  went  for 
Antwerp ;  which  the  French  king  perceiving  sent  after 
them  to  let  them  know  that  he  called  to  mind  what  the 
Duke  before  had  put  him  in  mind  of,  and  so  desired 
their  return,  and  there  they  are  ....  We  say  very 
confidently  that  the  Duchess  of  Inspurgc  shall  have  our 
Duke,  and  that  Lord  Peterborough  only  waits  here 
for  his  Majesty's  command  to  go  and  fetch  her.  The 
Dutch  fleet  is  out  agam,  5i»,  others  say  70  sail,  besides 
20  fire  ships. — There  are  reports  of  peace,  and  the  Prince 
of  Orange  to  be  Stat-holder  in  tail  male,  &c.,  &c. 

1672,  July  24. — Monday  morning  came  certain  news 
that  De  Witt  and  his  brother  Van  Putten  were  secured 
as  guilty  of  a  conspiracy  to  assassinate  the  Prince  oi 
Orange;  that  Dessot  was  in  the  same  confederacy  but 
nad  made  his  escape,  tho'  some  letters  speak  as  if  he 

was  taken  in  pursuit,  &c There  are  reports  that 

the  King  of  Franco  is  fortifying  Nancy  ;  ho  is  gone  lor 
Versailles,  aud  they  say  attacks  no  more  towns ;  and 
that  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  and  his  army  is  coming 
into  Dunkirk. 

1672,  July  20. — The  French  king  has  broke  up  his 
company  and  is  gone  to  Paris.  The  English  of  that  is, 
as  we  say,  that  he  being  under  a  promissory  act  not  to 
conclude  peace  without  us,  he  will  leave  the  Dutch  no 
enemy  but  ourselves,  that  they  may  the  better  hold  us 


in  plaj-  ....  'I'he  Duke  of  Monmouth  is  coming  home, 
and  his  regiment  (which  I  hear  is  much  decreased)  is 
to  go  into  Dunkirk  ;  others  say  he  mustered  2,000  at 
his  departure  ....  Pensioner  De  Witt  has  laid  down 
his  place,  and  its  thought  one  Vlack  shall  succeed  him. 
Van  Putten  is  to  be  tried  for  his  life  ....  De  Rutier 
lies  about  the  Gorec,  and  our  fleet  oft'  the  Texell  ,  .  ,  , 
Mombar  is  escaped  out  of  prison.  The  Prince  of 
Orange  is  forming  an  ai'my. 

1672,  July  31  and  Aug.  1.  This  day  (Aug.  1st)  Henry 
Fitzroy  is  to  be  married  at  Whitehall  by  the  Archbishop 
to  Lord  Arlington's  daughter. 

1672,  Aug.  22.  Mentions  the  murder  of  De  Witt  and 
his  elder  brother  Renwart  van  I'utten.  There  is  a  report 
that  the  Genoese  have  routed  the  Duke  of  Savoy  .  .  . 
The  pre]  larati oris  of  sending  land  forces  and  artillery 
continue. 

1672,  Sept.  19.  The  Duke  is  expected  this  day  at 
home  for  this  winter. 

1672,  Sept.  26.  We  talk  much  of  paying  ofl'  our 
seamen,  but  its  thought  \ery  many  of  them  will  be 
jiaid  by  putting  them  on  board  the  winter  guard.  Sir 
Edward  Spraige  commands  it,  and  he  is  going  among 
the  herring  busses.  The  French  and  we  have  lost  5 
ships  apiece  in  the  straits.  There  is  great  talk  of 
farming  out  the  Customs  and  stating  them  by  loan  to 
raise  present  money ;  and  yet  we  say  the  King  has 
2  or  300,000?.  in  ready  cash,  and  is  paying  oft"  the  great 
ships  ....  The  King  has  given  Sir  E.  Spraige  I.OOOL 
per  annum. 

1672,  Oct.  3.  The  farming  of  the  Customs  is  but  dis- 
course, which  now  begins  to  turn  out  a  loan  only  .... 

Lord  Londonderry  died  the  16th  Sept The  King 

and  Duke  are  gone  this  day  to  Newmarket.  The  Duke 
of  Ormoud  has  taken  the  Speaker's  house  at  liurford. 
Ossory  has  the  garter  on  Monday  last. 

1672,  Oct.  17,  The  Prince  of  Orange  received  a 
scurvy  rebuke  before  Howarden,  and  lost  1,200  men 
coufest,  and  bis  design  besides ;  the  French  loss  was 
thought  to  be  great,  betrayed  by  Boors,  Lord  Peter- 
borough hastes  away  to  Inspurge. 

1673,  March  20.  The  Lords  have  done  with  the 
Commons  Bill,  j-et  with  such  alterations  that  they  will 
certainly  breed  altercations,  and  to  which  the  Commons 
will  never  submit,  as  genei'ally  believed.  They  have  at 
the  Duke's  instance  excepted  12  papists  b}'  name,  and 
the  King's,  Queen's,  Duke's,  and  Prince's  servants  in 
general,  if  fame  say  true ;  and  I  can't  hear  that  either 
the  King  or  Prince  desire  it.  They  on  Tuesday  brought 
in  a  wonderful  modest  paper  of  grievances  which  |  they] 
submitted  to  his  Majesty's  pleasure ;  one  was  about 
Lockyer's  regiment  whom  Sir  Thos.  Clearges  paid 
homo  ;  also  another  about  Ireland,  wherein  Lord  Arran, 
being  desired  by  the  Committee,  gave  a  very  good  and 
a  very  modest  account.  Dick  Talbot  they  have  Ijranded ; 
and  whereas  Ormond  would  never  let  any  papist  to  be 
in  any  commission  of  the  peace,  there  were  now  some 
in  all  counties  but  in  Tipperary,  which  is  Ormond's 
chief  county,  and  he  would  let  none  of  them  be  in. 

1673,  April  3.  On  Easter  day  when  the  King  left  his 
closet  to  receive  the  Sacrament,  his  brother  left  him 
aud  went  to  his  own  lodgings ;  so  only  Prince  Rupert 
received  with  him  Ijesides  tho  bishops,  the  Lord 
Marshal  standing  by. 

1673,  April  17.  .  .  .  Sir  J.  Coventry  hath  kissed  the 
King's  hand,  and  Anglesey  is  Lord  Privy  Seal,  Here 
was  a  noise  that  the  Speaker  should  have  been  Privy 
Seal,  Sir  Thos.  Meers  Speaker,  Sir.  Thos.  Lee  Master 
of  the  Buckhounds. 

1673,  April  24.  All  people  take  the  oath  here  lest 
they  be  snapt  and  lose  500Z.  Prince  Rupert,  the  Duke 
of  Ormond,  the  Chancellor  cum  rmdtis  atiis  have  taken 
it  at  St.  Martins,  aud  you  (and  I  believe  a  thousand 
more)  that  little  dream  of  taking  it,  must  take  it,  or 
they'll  be  snapt  ....  It  is  bruited  abroad  the  Duke 
will  take  it  at  St.  Martins,  but  it  is  much  doubted. 
The  King,  Duke,  and  Prince  are  all  gone  to  Chatham. 
If  you  take  it  in  the  country,  the  very  two  that  witness 
the  parson's  and  churchwai'deu's  signing  must  also  swear 
they  saw  jou  take  it,  and  that  they  were,  or  believe  that 
they  were,  the  churchwardens. 

1673,  May  1.  Tho  French  fleet  is  e.xpected  every  day 
at  Portsmouth. — Our  ships  are  fallen  down  to  Buoy 
d'Nore. 

1 673,  July  6.  Lauderdale  and  his  Duchess  are  gone 
to  the  Bath.  'I'he  Prince  is  now  under  sail  again.  God 
bless  him  and  his  navy. 

1673,  July  — .  Some  say  here  that  the  papists  are  as 
high  here  as  ever;  others  that  the  Duke  is  tackiug  about 
to  undeceive  the  people,  which  two  can  hardly  stand 
to,getlier.     As  his  match  with  Insprug,  so  the  other  of 


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Vbe.vet,  Wittenburg  and  another  of  Delbeuf  is  off.  and  he  is  now 
Bakt.    '    upon  the  Dake  of  Modena's  daughter  ;  tain  the  papists 

-n-ould  have  him  marry  before  the  Parliament  sits.     A 

captain  of  ours  of  a  small  vessel  of  4  iruu  a;uiis  and 
V2  men  was  about  Lisbon  attacked  by  a  Dutch  ship  of 
12  guns  and  50  men.  which  came  side  to  side,  boarded 
our  ship,  fought  it  for  3  hours.  "We  killed  14  of  their 
men,  took  11  prisoners  with  their  master,  three  others 
of  their's  got  into  our  boat,  and  what  became  of  them  I 
wot  not.  For  this  the  King  has  ordered  him  a  medal, 
better  than  half  a  crown  in  moneys,  and  Is.  6d.  in 
ale. 

1673.  July  17.  Blackheath  marched  seawards  at 
4  o'clock  on  Monday  morning,  and  the  King  went 
hence  to  see  them,  and  returned  tliat  night.  He  went 
to  sea  on  Tuesday,  and  returned  to-day.  We  have  116 
men-of-war,  the  least  40  guns,  and  40  fire  ships.  Monsr. 
Shomberg  (half  English,  half  Palatinate,  a  stout  pro- 
testant)  is  Capt.  General  under  Prince  Rupert  as  to 
these  forces.  Some  say  he  has  bought  Laudei-dale's 
bedchamlier  ])lace :  others  say  the  pension  only,  and 
that  I;auderdale  keeps  the  place  till  he  see  whether  he 
may  have  occasion  to  march  to  the  other  sido  of  the 
great  pond.  Bucks  is  said  to  part  with  his  mastership 
and  that  Monmouth  shall  have  it,  tho'  Bucks  would 
fain  have  Don  Carlo  have  it,  to  whom  the  King  is  not 
so  favourable  as  formerly.  'Tis  said  Shomberg  is  worth 
60,000/.,  that  he  shall  be  naturalised,  and  that  he  shall 
buy  and  settle  here,  and  be  an  English  Earl.  The 
King  of  France  would  have  made  him  a  Marshal  of 
France  if  he  would  have  turned  his  religion.  They 
talk  that  Osboru  shall  be  removed  again,  and  Sir  Wm. 
Coventry  is  named  to  succeed,  some  say  Ormond.  Here 
is  Don  Bernardo the  Spanish  resident  at  Hol- 
land, come  privately  ;  his  errand  is  said  to  mediate  for 
peace. 

1673,  July  26.  The  Dutch  came  out  in  a  line  as  if 
they  wotild  have  fought  us,  but  they,  perceiving  us  to 
tack  to  meet  them,  made  .in  humble  retreat  into  their 
stronghold. 

1673,  July  28.  Mademoiselle  Carwell  is  made  Duchess 
of  Portsmouth. 

1673,  July  30.  Tuesday  night  the  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth gave  the  Duchess  of  Portsmouth,  a  very  sump- 
tuous treat  at  the  house  at  Chelsea,  where  the  King 
was. 

1673,  Aug.  2.  "We  fear  we  shall  have  the  daughter 
of  Modena  for  our  Duchess. 

1673,  Aug.  11.  My  coz.,  J.  Peterborough,  is  gone 
from  Paris  about  his  amours.  It  is  confidently  asserted 
here  that  the  Emperor  has,  in  most  solemn  manner  on 
a  Sunday  after  the  Communion  taking  up  the  Cross  in 
his  hand,  declared  he  would  denounce  war  against 
France,  and  that  he  has  since  declared  war. 

1673,  .\ug.  14.  Her  Grace  of  Portsmouth  remembers 
her  duty  to  you,  and  begs  the  favour  of  you  to  be  her 
friend  to  the  Chancellor  that  he  would  seal  her  patent, 
which  they  say  he  refuses  to  do  because  she  is  not 
naturalised,  and  that  she  cannot  be  without  she  receive 
the  Sacrament  and  subscribe. 

1673.  Aug.  25.  News  of  our  retaking  St.  Helens, 
and  also  the  taking  oi  three  more  East  India  Dutch 
ships,  which,  with  five  of  our  East  India  ships,  are  come 
safe  into  Kinsale  under  the  conduct  of  Capt.  Munday, 
with  four  frigates  and  a  fire  ship.  The  Duchess  of 
Portsmouth  is  sworn  of  the  bedchamber  to  the  Queen 
liy  my  Lord  St.  Albans.  Cornliury  refusing.  We  talk 
of  four  more  Lords.  Bab.  May,  Laureuz  Hide,  Arran, 
and  Paston.  I  see  Paston,  Viscount  larmouth.  sat 
yesterday  among  the  Lords  at  chapel.  Osborne  is 
made  Lord  Latimer  ....  Prince  fiupert  is  expected 
here  to-day. 

1673.  Aug.  28.  The  Prince  is  como  to  the  Buoy 
d'Nore,  the  French  would  fain  have  him  out.  When 
D'Estrecs  came  to  him  he  would  not  speak  to  him. 

1673,  Sept.  4.  Account  of  a  naval  engagement.  "V'an 
Trump  gave  Spraig  a  gun  of  challenge,  and  so  they  fell 
to  it.  Trump  beat  him  out  of  two  ships,  and  going  in 
Irs  shallop  to  a  third,  a  shot  came  and  sunk  it,  and  he 
T^  as  found  dead  with  his  head  above  water,  and  his  hand 
fast  to  a  piece  of  the  boat.  Ossory  had  25  men  with  him 
on  the  quarter  deck,  and  all  were  killed  by  him  but 
himself  and  his  page.  We  d(m't  brag  at  all.  The  Frencli 
came  not  near,  tho'  they  had  the  weather  gage,  and 
might,  and  if  they  had  done  as  the  English,  we  in  all 
probability  had  mastered  t'ne  whole  fleet.  The  Dutch 
much  avoided  Prince  Rupert,  whether  out  of  fear  or 
love,  we  cannot  tell.  Sprain's  ship,  the  Prince,  was  so 
shattered,  having  all  his  masts  cut  off  by  tlie  board,  that 
the  Prince  anchored  by  him  and  five  more,  to  preserve 
her,  and  so  brought  her  oft'.     We  are  gone  northward, 


and  they  homeward,  both  soundly  torn.     No  Duchess  of 
Modena.— Peterborough  is  recalled. 

1673,  Sept.  ]x.  Coals  p-re  :^«.  in  the  Pool,  but  its 
believed  will  be  clieaper  .  .  .  .  Duke  Lauderdale  desires 
you  to  get  ready,  and  he'll  call  on  yon  on  his  way  to 
Scotland  to  winter  with  him  there;  and  Peter  Talbot, 
the  bishop,  desires  yon  to  follow  him  to  France.  It  is 
thought  his  brother  Dick  and  Father  Patrick  will  not  be 
long  after  him. 
^  1673,  Sept.  22.  News  has  just  come  that  the  Duke  of 
York  is  married  to  Modena  unexpectedly,  both  to  the 
King  and  Dnke.  Evertson  has  destroyed  50  French 
ships  fishing  about  Newfoundland,  and  fired,  tooko 
and  destroyed  12  Virginia  ships  in  the  very  harbour 
there.  We  say  here  th.at  Arundel  hath  fought  Wharton 
and  disarmed  him,  the  truth  whereof  1  expect  to  hear 
from  you. 

1673,  Sejit.  25.  Peter  Talljot,  the  bishoji,  is  going  for 
France,  and  his  brother  Dick  with  Father  Pati-ick  are 
marching  after  him.  Laudei'Jaie  is  marching;  for  Scot- 
land. 

1673.  Cct.  2.  1  hear  nothing  here  of  Lord  Peter- 
borough being  turned  Pajjist.  I  hear  the  Council  have 
declared  that  the  Duchess  shall  have  no  chapel  allowed 
her,  and  that  the  King  will  gratify  the  Parliament  in 
anything  for  securing  (jf  religion  ....  Here  is  a  great 
buz  of  this  Fi-ench  prisoner.  Imt  1  can  not  tell  what  to 
make  of  it.  The  new  Dnchess  will  be  at  Lyons  on 
Sunday  next,  and  here  within  three  weeks,  if  nothing 
disappoint.  The  King  of  France  has  ju-oclaimed  1,000 
pistoles  for  this  French  Madame  Printeleire.  and  they 
say  our  King  offers  500/.  to  anyone  to  seize  her.  She 
went  first  into  Italy,  whither  the  French  King  pursued 
her  so  fast  that  she  is  stolen  hither,  of  which  our  King 
hath  notice  from  his  brother  of  France. 

1673,  Oct.  9.  The  King  is  at  Hampton  Court.— All 
preparations  are  making  to  meet  the  Duchess. — I 
sent  to  Sir  R.  T.  for  news,  and  he  sends  for  certain  that 
the  Dutch  refuse  to  treat  any  longer  except  Spain, 
Lorraine,  and  the  Emperor  be  admitted  into  the  treaty. 

1673,  Oct.  23.  I  went  to  Westminster  and  met  with 
this  vote,  that  an  address  be  made  to  his  Majesty  by  the 
members  of  their  House  that  .are  of  his  Privy  Council, 
that  he  would  not  permit  the  marriage  with  Modena  to 
be  consummated,  nor  suffer  him  to  marry  with  any  of 
the  Popish  religion.  By  the  time  this  was  done.  Black 
Rod  came  and  prorogued  Parliament  till  Friday  next. 

1673,  Oct.  27.  Some  think  Parliament  will  be  further 
prorogued  this  day.  We  talk  of  a  new  Speaker,  and  Sir 
Thos.  Meeres  to  be  he. 

1673.  Oct.  2y.  Nothing  done  yesterday  'out  his 
Majesty's  speech,  which  relished  so  little  that  they 
have  not  returned  thanks.  He  fell  upon  the  Speaker  to 
have  dismounted  him,  Irat  he  sits  yet  very  ticklishly, 
which  took  up  all  the  time.  <  )ne  merry  story  by  the 
way.  A  sabot  was  found  on  or  under  the  Speaker's 
chair,  with  the  arms  of  England  on  the  one  side  and  of 
France  on  the  other,  with  beads,  &c.  on  one  side,  and 
laws,  liberty,  and  religion  on  the  other,  with  this  motto, 
Utrum  horum  mavis  aecipe.  P.S.  It  was  one  Ayliffe 
that  did  it,  and  as  soon  released  as  apprehended. 

1673,  Oct.  30.  Great  expectation  what  will  be  done 
to-day  in  the  House.  They  have  not  sat  since  Monday. 
Never  jioor  Speaker  was  so  curried  as  he  was  that 
day. 

167J,  March  20.  Lord  Lindsay  is  in  the  Duke  of 
Buck's  place  of  the  bedchamber  for  6,000/. 

1674,  April  2.  The  King  went  this  d;iy  to  New- 
market,  and  returns  Saturday  sennight  next. 

1674,  April  16.  The  French  king  in  person  is  fallen 
into  Burgundy,  and  is  at  or  near  Besance. 

1674.  April  27.  The  Duchess  of  Somerset  is  dead. 
She  left  a  will  with  a  codicil  at  the  tail  (to  which  I  hear 
Lord  Uridgeman  was  not  privy),  not  at  all  to  Mr. 
'fhynn's  disadvantage. 

1674.  April  29. — Tour  friend  the  keeper  was  very 
near  being  put  out,  but  I  can  not  yet  learn  why.  It  is 
said  that  Coventry  kept  him  in.— Sir  O.  B[ridgman]  is 
very  well  again. 

1674,  [May  14].  The  Earl  of  Sussex  ov  Danby  is  to  be 
married  on  Saturday  next.  The  King  hath  two  tables, 
with  whom  30  are  to  sit,  the  t^ueen,  &c.,  and  so  on. 

167  t.  Aug.  13.  A  stag  in  the  great  park  at  Windsor 
fell  on  a  man  and  killed  liim,  and  another  coming  to 
his  relief,  he  killed  him  also. — The  general  belief  is  that 
the  French  were  soundly  beaten. 

1671,  Aug.  20^  We  will  believe  that  the  French  have 
no  cause  to  brag.  The  Prince  of  Coudc  bath  feasted  his 
lords  and  liigh  captains, aoad  was  served  with  the  Pi-inco 
of  Orange's  plate,  taken  hi  the  battle. — Loid  Pembroke 

3Q2 


Sir 

H.  Ver.vbt, 

Bart. 


492 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  ; 


SiK 

ll.Nr.KX 

lilKT 


is  run  twice  thro'  the  broast  by  Bernard  Howanl,  in  a 
^^-    duel. 

1674,  Sept.  3.  This  day  Camliridn-c  do  their  homage 
to  their  new  Chancellor  at  Worcester  House,  and  they 
march  from  Derby  House  by  Whitehall,  that  his 
Duchess  may  sec  them,  either  from  her  lodgings  oi' 
Whitehall. 

16T4,  Sept.  lU.  1  was  last  night  by  the  Duke  at 
sup|)er,  who  told  of  a  consijiracy  that  had  been  in  France, 
for  which  some  were  broken  on  the  wheel. — Some  [  ] 
of  Koan  was  chief. 

1074.  Se]it.  21.  News  that  Conde  came  to  relieve 
Oudenarde,  which  done,  he  retired  with  very  little  oppo- 
sition. The  Parliament  will  be  put  off  till  March,  as 
generally  believed. 

1674,  Sept.  24.  No  proclamation  yet,  tho'  expected, 
to  pi-orogue  the  Parliament.  Lord  Arlington'.s  house 
was  burnt  down  on  Tuesday  at  midnight;  nothing 
saved  but  the  things  in  the  closet.  The  loss  guessed  to 
be  about  40  or  50,000/.  He  and  she  were  both  at 
the  Bath.  The  non-action  of  Germans  and  Spaniards 
:it  the  affair  of  Oudenard  is  imputed  to  the  treachery  of 
Souches.  The  Prince  of  Orange  is  at  the  Hague,  in 
discontent. 

1674,  Oct.  8.  Account  of  Houruville's  proceedings 
against  Turennc.- -They  fought  from  M  o'clock  till 
night  parted  them  ....  For  certain.  Nando  Littleton, 
his  whole  regiment  (which  was  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's), 
ef  horse,  is  cut  ofl',  liimscif  killed,  and  scarce  40  left  of 
the  whole.  Churchill  lost  11  officers  of  his  regiment. 
Sir  Geo.  Hamilton,  that  married  our  cousin  Jenins,  had 
three  wounds,  his  horse  shot,  and  his  regiment  shattered 
cruellv.  Douglas's  regiment  not  there.  Duras  had 
three  horses  shot  under  him,  and  Turin  (Turenne  ?1  one. 
Thev  confess  4,000  of  their  own  men  killed.  This  is 
their  own  story.     From  Holland  they  write,  kc. 

167-5.  March  26.  The  Swedish  ambassadors  are 
daily  e.xpected  here,  in  order  to  join  with  our  King  to 
be  mediators  for  a  general  peace.  Our  Councils  dis- 
solving this  Pai-liament,  or  calling  them  or  a  new  one 
again,''are  variously  reported.  The  lawyers  avouch 
TiOrd  Cook  (Coke),  for  being  dissolved,  on  course  for  that 
they  have  sat  three  several  times,  and  done  nothing.  1 
do  not  hear  that  Lord  Lauderdale  is  coming  hitherward. 

1675,  April  7.  1  had  wonderful  good  luck  this 
Healin<'-.  not  one  of  my  tickets  failed  One  returned 
and  gave  me  most  wcmderful  thanks,  and  would  have 
given  me  a  quart  of  sack. 

1676,  April  15.  There  were  bitter  words  spoke  yester- 
day, and  disputed  till  :!  or  4  o'clock,  whether  thanks  or 
no  thanks,  but  'twas  carried  in  the  affirmative.  Sir  J. 
C.  intimated  as  if  there  were  none  but  rogues,  &c. 
about.  Sir  N.  C.  asked  for  what  they  should  give 
thanks,  for  laws,  liberty.  i>roperty.  religion  r'  Why  ?  He 
had  sworn,  and  was  bound  already  by  oath  to  God  and 
man  to  keep  them  inviolably.  As  to  the  shipjiing,  MalleD 
or  Mariott  said,  sure  there  could  be  no  want  of  money 
for  his  Majesty  had  iirauted  3,50il/.  a  year  oat  of  this 
very  money  designed  for  shipping  to  Lautherday,  con- 
cerning whom  they  ha\e  this  day  voted  to  make  an 
address  to  remove  him,  and  havi'  ajipointeda  committee 
to  draw  up  reasons. 

1675,  April  22.  These  two  days  the  Lords  have  spent 
about  a  test  to  be  enacted  ;  the  main  disgustive  clause 
being  not  to  alter  the  government  of  Church  or  Slate, 
which  hath  been  very  tedious,  and  with  strong  opposi- 
tion even  until  4  or  ."i  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  so  that 
the  King  dined  at  the  House  :  and  yesterday,  it  being 
jmt  to  the  vote,  tho  Bill  was  retained  by  the  help  of  the 
bishops,  who  have  contrived  it.  It  makes  a  great  noise, 
and  causes  great  trouble. 

1675.  April  24.  ^■(■sleI■day  the  Test  Bill  was  retained 
ill  the  Lords'  house  by  one  voice  only,  and  if  some  had 
not  been  at  dinner  it  liad  been  east  out  with  indigiuitidii, 
tho'  somebody  solicited  it  hard.  Howevei',  Lord 
Anglesey  has  left  this  sting  in  the  tail  of  it,  by  a 
memorial  openly  in  the  house  to  the  bishops  of  the 
reasons  why  they  were  cast  out  of  the  Lords'  house 
before,  and  how  this  Parliament  brought  them  in  again, 
so  that  they  now  sit  not  on  any  old  foundation,  but  by 
an  Act  of  Parliament,  and  therefore  advised  them  to  be 
cautious  lest  they  tricked  themsehes  out  of  it  ag.ain. 

1675.  April  29.  Your  frii;nd  • 'larendon  has  lost  his 
key.  The  |ireteni  e  was  that  he  struck  one  of  tho  gn:nd 
at' the  setting  in  unto  the  opera,  Init  other  reasons  .ire 
guessed.  The  Lord  Mayor  was  bitterly  stigmatised  at 
tile  King's  Bench,  because  the  Chancellor  keeps  his 
place  maugre  all  ciiange.  Clarenilon's  hey  is  not  yet 
disposed  of,  it  is  said  that  it  is  between  Sunderland  and 
Sussex. — The  House  of  Common.s  business  about  Lau- 
derdale and  the  Treasurer. — The  main  thing  as  to  the 


latter  is  his  new  patent,  which  turns  all  grist  from  Sir          Sir 
R.  Hiiward's  and  the  other  officers"  mill  to"a  treasurie  of    ^-  if?!!^' 
his  own  making.  

1675.  May  3.  Sir  W.  Ooventiy,  ou  deflating  the  Bill 
of  Offices,  said  in  conclusion,  that  at  the  beginning  of 
this  Parliament  tiiere  were  but  about  40  pensioners  to 
the  Court  by  offices,  places,  &c.,  and  that  now  there  were 
about  200,  and  he  feared  that,  except  this  or  a  like  Bill 
did  pass,  or  this  Parliament  dissolved  and  the  triennial 
revived,  we  should  shortly  be  at  the  French  lock,  that 
an  edict  from  the  King  would  pass  here  for  an  Act  of 
Parliament. 

1676,  May  (i.  They  are  drawing  up  reasons  of  their 
address  to  his  Majesty  about  Lauderdale,  and  to  recall 
by  proclamation  all  his  subjects  in  foreign  service. 

1676,  July  15.  There  is  a  rejiort  that  Turenne  has 
had  a  loss.  The  Bishop  of  Worcester  is  dead,  and  Fleet- 
wood succeeds  him,  and  Oxford  is  Dean  of  the  Chapel. 
Portsmouth's  son  is  made  Duke  of  Lenox  and  Richmond, 
and  Lady  Marshall  is  his  governess. 

1675,  July  2'.i.  The  Bishop  of  Winchester  is  sworn  of 
thi'  Privy  Council.  Turenne  is  certainly  killed  by  a 
cannon  shot  from  an  ambuscade,  as  he  was  going  to  dis- 
cover- the  posture  of  tho  enomj'. — The  Prince  of  (Joiide 
is  going  to  succeed  him. 

1676,  Aug.  12. —  t!re(iui  is  I'outed  for  certain,  horse 
and  foot. — It  was  a  brave  retreat,  but  both  sides  soundly 
basted.  1  saw  a  letter  from  'Trelawny,  of  Howai'd's 
regiment,  and  was  in  the  action,  and  stood  24  hours  to 
the  middle  in  water,  when  their  Iniggago  was  marcliing 
over  the  Rhine.  Strasburg  by  3  guns  gave  Cuculi 
notice.  Trelawny  writes  that  cannon  never  played 
faster  from  broadsides  of  ships  than  they  did  that  day. 

....  The  King  was  here  last  night  in  Council  about 
the  weavers,  who  in  numbers  go  into  their  fellow 
weavers'  houses,  French  or  English,  and  break  an  in- 
strument to  weave,  which  breaks  the  prorer  sort.  One 
in  Southwark  defended  his  own  house,  and  killed  two 
of  them.  The  Court  returns  hither  on  Saturda.y  next 
come  fortnight. 

1675,  Sept.  it.  Wimbledon  is  bought  for  the  Duchess 
of  Portsmont'o.  and  I  hear  there  is  12,000i.  given  her 
besides. 

1676,  Sept.  23.  A  sad  fire  at  Northampton,  not  40 
houses  left  imburnt.  — Lord  Cornlmi-y.  riding  t'other 
day  in  the  highway,  fell  distracted.  The  DukeofRicli- 
mond's  jiatent  is  passed  (and  so  is  neither  Southampton 
nor  Grafton),  an  establishment  of  4,000/.  per  annum  is 
settled  upon  him,  with  a  great  attendance,  and  his  train 
help  up. —  His  coach  is  to  be  with  the  King's  arms, 
without  a  bend,  and,  I  think,  no  other  distinction. 

1675.  Sept.  3o. — Here  is  a  great  bustle  about  the  farm 
of  Irehmd.  granted  to  Sir  John  Baber  and  Pitts,  wherein 
Pitts  beloi-o  the  King  and  Council  behaved  himself  so 
rudely  that  the  Duke  hath  put  him  out  of  his  place  : 
but  some  day  he  will  be  received  again.  But  Sir  John 
came  oil  with  dying  colours,  tho'  a  charge  was  brought 
in  against  him  ;  he  was  fined,  and  his  adversary  scut  to 
the  Gate  House  ....  The  farm  is  raised  .50,000Z.,  and 
they  advanced  40,000/. 

1675,  Oct.  14.  The  Houses  met  yesterday  and  ad- 
journed till  Monday,  but  they  were  in  a  great  heat  about 
a  letter  or  paper  (they  know  not  what  to  call  it  them- 
selves), which  more  particularly  rcHected  on  my  Lord 
Candish  and  Sir  Thos.  iMeeres.  but  tho  House  took  it  to 
themselves.  It  was  signed  Thos.  Howard  Carlile  and 
Eiehmond,  that  there  may  lje  no  mistake.  The  Speaker 
was  ordered  to  take  them  both  to  his  custody  till  Mon- 
day. The  King  desired  money  to  pay  his  debts  and  to 
build  ships. 

1676,  Oct.  21.  .\bout  Candish  and  Howard. — Know 
that  a  letter  was  written  (superscribed  to  nobody),  and 
several  of  them  scattered  in  Pall  Mall,  &e.,  dated  in 
Aug.  last  (but  never  come  to  light  till  now),  aspersing 
Lord  Candish  and  Sir  Thos.  Meeres.  and  indeed  the 
whole  Commons  House,  and  subscribed  Th.  Hciward 
Richmond  Carlile,  which  were  not  three  distinct  jiersons, 
but  only  Th.  Howard,  to  distinguish  him  from  two  or 
three  others  T.  H.  '.the  ground  of  the  letter  was  that 
when  the  news  of  Col.  John  Howard's  death,  being  in 
Turrenne's  army,  came  over,  Candish  and  Meere's  asked 
What  made  he  there  ;  if  he  had  obeyed  the  King's  procla- 
niiition  he  might  have  liecn  alive.  'I'ho  letter  refiectcd 
\ery  iiiiinh  on  them  in  Parliament,  aiui  on  Parliament  in 
'.'eiicral  ....  In  the  Ifoii,-e  Candish  behaved  himself 
e-xcelleully  well,  and  came  olf  with  great  honour,  and 
the  House  espoused  the  c|uarrel,  and  ordered  some  to 
take  Howard's  answer,  whether  he  would  or  would  not 
own  it,  wbi(  h  he  ha.-  not  yet  declared,  bring  ill  of  tho 
trout,  but  is  ordered  to  come  to  tho  bar  next  week. 
Candish  the  other  day  posted  a  paper  at  Whitehall  and 


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493 


■V^'rxbt    ''*^  ^'^^  Parliament  door,  that  whoever   subscribed   the 
Bart.     '    paper  was  a  rogue,  rascal,  and  coward.     This  mad  car- 

riagc   has   so  incensed  the  House,  that  they  sent  him 

yesterday  to  the  Tower,  they  having  espoused  his 
quarrel. — Mentions  Tuesday's  proceedings  in  the  House 
about  money  matters. 

1675,  Oct.  28.  On  Tuesday  Mr.  T.  H.  (Howard)  was 
sent  for  to  the  House,  and  not  answering  whether  it  was 
his  hand  to  the  (laper,  was  sent  to  the  Tower. — On  the 
money  debate  the  mayoi'  S|)oke  as  stoutly  as  old  Sir 
Charles  Harbord ;  he  said  these  were  his  grievances 
above  all  that  were  named,  viz.,  a  standing  army  and  a 
standing  Parliament, 

1675,  Nov.  4.  Lord  John  Berkeley  has  been  ajjoplec- 
tical,  and  yet,  if  you  please  to  say  it,  has  incapacitated 
him  from  being  a  plenipotentiary.  You  may  perhaps 
hear  of  a  scandalum  magnatum.  I  am  sure,  downright. 
Scarborough  was  discarded  there  for  a  likeiieecadillo. 

1676,  Nov.  11.  It  is  impossible  to  know  a  set  time 
of  healing:  they  must  take  their  fortune;  here  came 
two  above  110  miles  to  be  touched,  recommended  to  me 
and  Mr.  Wiseman,  yet  they  staid  here  so  long  that  I 
was  fain  to  lend  them  20s.  to  carry  them  home,  anil  yet 
I  spoke  and  writ  and  diil  all  I  I'ould. — There  is  a  des- 
pci-ate  letter,  alias  libel,  extant  abcnit  the  Test  voted 
seditious,  and  to  lie  burnt  by  the  hangman  by  the  Lonl's 
House.  Some  of  their  nwn  members  are  suspected  fur 
it.  It  is  like  to  make  a  great  disturbance  ;  likewise 
that  of  the  priest  St.  Germain,  who,  with  4  or  5  asso- 
ciates,  came  to  a  newly  converted  priest  from  them  to  us 
to  sign  a  paper  of  recantation,  and  if  nut — jioignard, 
stiletto,  jiistol,  what  not :— with  accounts  of  the  King 
and  Duke  lieing  Papists  (treason  without  doubt),  so 
the  King  has  offered  200Z.  to  any  who  shall  bring  him 
in. 

1675,  Nov.  13.   A  pistol  was  shot  at  Lord  Shaftesbury, 
>•  and  the  l)ullet  went  between  the  coach  and  the  coachman. 

Sir  .John  Baber  sold  his  Drs.  place  to  Dr.  Wetherley. 

167.1.  Nov.  18.     The   Gazette  tells   us  the  King  will 
touch  no  more  after  this  month  till  April  ....    A  Bill 
r  was  brought  into  the  Commons  that  a  man  might  have 

'  as  many  wives  as  he  |)ieased,  not  exceeding  12,  by  Mr. 

Mallet  ....  Sir  .John  Finch  stands  sheriff  for  Glouces- 
ter which  will  not  cost  much,  the  gentry  being  in  com- 
bination to  find  liveries,  to  have  a  6s.  ordinary,  and 
every  (me  to  pay  for  himself  and  his  man,  and  no  present 
to  the  judges,  which  is  the  design  of  several  counties. 

1675,  Nov.  2.1.  Lord  Shaftesbury  was  certainly  shot 
at.  Mallet's  Bill  was  certainly  offered,  but  would  not 
be  received. 

1676,  Nov.  29.  Since  the  prorogation  the  Court  hath 
made  great  retrenchments  in  tables,  board  wages, 
pensions,  salaries,  gifts,  and  what  not. 

167,r,  March  16.  Messina  was  like  to  be  betrayed  to 
the  Spaniards,  but  it  was  discovered  in  the  nick, — Sir 
.lohn  Norborow  broke  into  Tripoli,  took  or  fired  two 
men-of-war  and  two  prizes  which  they  had  taken  .... 
The  King  is  gone  to  Windsor  and  returns  to-morrow, 
which  I  doubt  will  retard  the  Kin2:'s  evil  woman. 

1676,  March  30.  I  saw  Eainsford  and  Montasne  kiss 
the  King's  hand  to  be  Chief  Justice  and  Chief  Baron. 
The  Duke  has  now  declared  himself  a  professed  Papist. 
— Talbot,  the  priest,  is  come  over  again. 

1676,  March  31.  The  Prince  of  Orange  is  so  sick 
that  he  was  suspected  to  he  jioisnned,  and  40  of  his  ser- 
vants are  intt  away  on  sus]iicion  ;  which  has  at  last 
ended  in  the  small  po\-  ....  Bordeaux,  in  a  flame, 
dragged  with  a  halter  the  gatherer  of  the  gabelles  thro' 
the  city  and  then  burnt  him  ;  therefore,  the  King  has 
sent  them  their  ]iardon  without  punishment,  so  all  is 
well  again. 

1676,  April  6.  Lord  Essex  is  gone  to  Newmarket  and 
from  thence  to  Ireland,  if  he  meet  with  no  rub  there. 
The  Treasury  sits  very  loose. 

1676,  April  12. — There  is  a  report  of  Norbury  having 
given  the  Tripolies  another  defeat  ....  The  Duke  of 
Somerset  visiting  Ambassador  Berkeley,  he  received 
him  with  great  state,  keeping  his  chair  of  state  with 
his  hat  on ;  the  Duke  on  his  return  meets  with  the  Earl 
of  Shrewsbury  going  to  Berkeley,  to  whom  my  Lord 
relating  his  reception  said  be  would  be  even  with  bim, 
who  ajiproaching,  was  received  after  the  same  manner 
(viz.,  withiiut  calling  for  a  seat  and  being  spoken  to  put 
off  his  hat),  but  he  reached  his  own  seat,  pul  ou  his  hat, 
and  sat  close  to  him.  When  he  took  his  leave,  Berkeley 
told  him  he  had  affronted  him,  Shrewsbury  murmured 
that  he  knew  how  to  treat  him  in  his  public  and  private 
station,  and  that  he  might  know  that  at  home  he  was  a 
better  mrn  thiin  himself.  &c.  If  these  belies,  you  have 
them  as  I  had  them. 


Ih76,  April  13.     The  plot  at  Denmark  sounds  ill ;  the  sia 

Kmg  to  have  been  poisoned,  liis  brother  to  have  sue-    H- VEKNBr. 
ceeded  and  to  have  married  a  natural  daughter  of  France  ;  _ ' 

the  Duke  of  Savoy  to  have  been  so  served,  and  tlie  minor 
to  have  been  commanded  to— I  have  forgot  whom,  &c. ; 
the  mother  drawn  into  the  confederacy;  170odd  tliousaTid 
pounds  were  found  in  the  Chancellor's  hou^e  of  French 
money ;  he  is  degr:ided  and  In-ought  back  to  his  old 
name.  Shoemaker.  Tlie  whole  narrati\e  is  expected  in 
print.  .  .  .  We  expect  his  Majesty  hereon  Saturday.  .  .  . 
They  say  the  Duke  and  Trreasurer]  had  a  smart  combat 
at  Newmarket,  so  that  Portsmouth  was  sent  for.  He 
aits  uneasy. 

1676,  April  20.  Lord  Purbeck  and  Sir  Geo.  Howyll 
have  been  in  the  field,  where,  thro'  a  wound  Sir  George 
had  in  his  hand,  he  lost  his  sword,  and'no  greater  hurt 
done  •  •  .  .  James  Herbert  lost  his  cause.  Pembroke 
treated  the  jury,  where  everv  one  was  afraid  to  sit  next 
to  him,  bnt  at  last  Sir  Fr.  Vincent  did  ;  at  last  my  Lord 
began  a  small  health  of  two  liottles,  which  Sir  Francis 
refusing  to  pledge,  dash  went  a  bottle  at  his  head,  and 
as  it  is  said,  broke  it.  They  licing  jiarted.  Sir  Francis 
was  getting  into  a  coach,  and  alarm  arising  that  my 
Lord  was  coming  with  his  sword  drawn.  Sir  Francis  re- 
fused to  enter  saying  he  was  never  afraid  of  a  naked 
sword  in  his  life  ;  and  come  he  did,  and  at  a  pass  my 
Lord  brake  his  sword;  at  which  Sir  Francis  cried  he 
scorned  to  take  the  advantage,  and  then  tlirow  away  his 
own  sword  and  Hew  at  him  fiei-ccly,  beat  him,  and  daulied 
him  daintily,  and  so  were  parted;  a  footman  of  my 
Lord's  followed  mischievously  Sir  Francis  into  a  boat, 
and  him  Sir  Francis  threw  into  the  Thames.  Two  more 
were  coming  with  like  intention,  but  some  red  coats 
knowing  Sir  Francis  drew  in  his  defence,  and  I  hear  no 
more  of  it  ...  .  There  is  a  bruit  of  a  proclamation  to 
make  it  punishable  to  say  the  Duke  is  a  Papist. 

1676,  Aug.  3.  The  Bishop  of  Noi'wich  is  dead.  The 
town  says  that  Sparrow  is  to  succeed.  Cary,  Dean  of 
Exeter,  is  to  be  Bisho])  of  Exeter,  and  North  or  Lamp- 
lough  to  be  Dean  of  Exeter,  which  is  better  than  the 
bishoprick  witli  a  commendam. 

1676.  Aug.  22.  Capt.  Wood  has  returned  from  Nova 
Zembla,  and  is  at  court. 

1676,  Sept.  14.  News  here  that  the  French  king  has 
put  forth  an  edict  that  all  ships  that  intend  to  he  free 
from  his  privateers,  i.e.,  from  his  piracy,  shall  take  passes 
of  him,  but  shall  pay  5s.  duty  for  every  tun  ;  so  we  are 
to  be  tributaries  to  the  French  king.  The  merchants 
have  been  with  the  King,  wlio  gave  them  a  gracious 
answer.  Lord  Cambdeu  has  luiiously  treated  the  town 
of  Stamford,  and  not  only  that  town  but  40t*  loreigners 
came  into  the  treat,  and  my  Lcird  Lindsey  with  80  of 
his  company.  Its  thought  it  cost  him  l,tM)l..  and  he 
treats  on  still.  Lord  Lindsey  invited  the  town  to  his 
house  and  treated  them  nobly.  Lord  Exeter.  I  hear,  was 
not  well  pleased  at  this  ;  it  seems  he  intended  the  bur- 
gess place  for  ancither.  Whissendine  was  invited,  but 
did  not  go.  Tlie  (^)necn  is  gone  to  Ensani  and  returns 
to-morrow  sennight.  The  King  goes  to  Newmarket  the 
2nd  of  October. 

Ii.i76,  Oct.  2.  The  English  in  Virginia  are  very  un- 
ruly, insomuch,  that  Sir  Wm.  Berkeley  is  forced  to  lie 
at  sea.  Sir  H.  Chicheley  they  had  taken  prisoner,  but 
he  escaped  ....  We  talk  of  sendint;  20  or  25  ships  to 
Argiers ;  Sir  .1.  Norbury,  Admiral;  Arthur  Herliert, 
Vice-Admiral ;  Sir  Roger  Strickland,  Bear-Admiral. 
The  Duke  of  Monmouth,  captain  of  the  Plymouth. 

1676,  Oct.  5.  News  that  the  East  India  Company 
has  lent  his  Majesty  40,000?.  Two  exchange  women  (to 
whom  Lady  Mohnn  owed  u  bill,  and  to  whom  payment 
was  promised  with  Michaelmas  rents  as  soon  as  they 
came  in.  iind  with  wiiich  promise  they  at  present  seemed 
satisfied),  after  drinking  brandy  came  with  four  braves 
on  Tuesday  morning  to  my  lord's  lodgings ;  the  women 
went  up,  sjiit  in  my  lady's  face.  &c.,  the  men  staid 
below  and  cried  where  is  my  lord  the  son  of  a  ...  ., 
and  swore  they  would  do  his  business  for  him.  My 
lord  at  this  alarm  went  upstairs,  took  his  sword  and 
pistol,  and  one  of  his  men  the  like,  and  after  some  passes, 
not  being  able  to  make  his  way,  shot,  missed  the  man, 
but  shot  thro'  Ids  hat  ;  that  not  ihing,  shot  again,  but 
the  pistol  would  not  go  oil ;  the  hubbub  increasing  they 
retreated,  my  lord  having  received  a  slight  wound  in  his 
baud  ;  they  were  three  Irish  .-ind  one  life  guardsman. — 
.Justice  Wild  sent  to  the  guard,  but  the  captain  would 
not  deliver  him. — The  life  guardsman  meeting  yesterday 
with  mv  lord's  footman  beat  him. 

1676,  Oct.  12.  The  life  guardsman's  mime  is  Sutton  of 
Laxinton's  family. — His  Majesty  i.s  sending  1,000  men  to 
\'iiginia  with  a  pardon  to  all  but  Bacon. 

3Q  3 


494 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS  COMIUSSION : 


Sir 

H.  Vbknet, 

Bart. 


Iti76,  Oct.  1'.'.  The  drums  beat  for  volunteers  for 
Yirginia.  Here  is  much  talk  of  a  remonstranco  fiom 
the  citv.     His  Majesty  is  expected  here  to-day. 

1670,  Oct.  23.  Sir  Ellis  Layton  [Leightou]  behaved 
himself  most  impadeiitly  at  the  Council  Board;  he  was 
committed  to  a  messenger,  but  he  has  shewed  them  a 
fair  pair  ol  heels.  I  do  not  hear  his  crimes  were  criminal, 
but  of  hiffh  misdemeanour  ;  it  is  most  about  our  .ships 
taken  by  the  French. 

167li.  Oct.  24.  Scrogs  is  now  a  judge,  and  sergeant 
Bramslon  has  kissed  the  King's  hand  to  succeed  in  the 
next  vacancy.  ')u  the  gates  of  Westminster  Hall, 
Whitehall,  and  Wallingford  House,  were  posted  papers 
that  there  were  two  or  three  judg(>s"  places  to  be  sold  ; 
if  any  young  lawyers  had  a  mind  to  purchase,  my  Lord 
Treasurer  had  appointed  such  a  day  to  receive  offers. 
The  like  for  a  little  kingdom  lieyond  sea  called  Ireland 
....  Morrison,  Berr\ ,  and  Jetferies,  go  all  Commis- 
sioners to  Virginia,  and  Jelferies  commands  all  the 
forces. 

167ti,  Nov.  9.  The  Duke  with  a  fall  broke  his  collar 
bone,  but  he  is  very  well  with  it. 

1676,  Nov.  13.  Lord  Ossory  is  chamberlain  to  the 
Queen. 

1676,  Nov.  16.  Mr.  Montague  has  h.id  some  aftront 
put  on  him,  having  had  one  or  two  of  his  men  killed. 

1676,  Nov.  20.  Lord  Mohun,  being  second  to  Lord 
Candish,  is  wounded  in  the  belly  :  but  first  both  the 
lords  fought  with  the  adversaries  (Pore  and  Brummig- 
ham,  Irish  both)  with  great  disadvantage,  their  swords 
being  much  the  larger  ;  and  yet  Lord  Mohun  disarmed 
his  man,  and  then  relieved  lyord  Candish  who  had  the 
advantage  of  his  foe,  having  got  upon  him  and  hold  of 
his  sword.  After  this  Lord  Candish  gave  them  their 
swords  again,  and  he  walked  witli  him  whom  Lord 
Mohun  fought,  and  Lord  Mohun  with  him  that  fought 
Lord  Candish,  and  on  their  return  home  Lord  IMohnn 
and  his  man  upon  some  words  both  drew  ;  and  in  this 
encounter  my  lord  received  his  wound  which  is_  dan- 
gerous, and  this  was  done  before  the  other  two  could 
turn  about,  it  being  darkish.* 

1677,  April  12.  The  Prince  of  Orange  has  got  im- 
mortal fame  in  the  defeat  of  the  French.  Lady  Arling- 
ton's brother  was  killed,  if  not  two.  Count  VValdeck's 
chin  was  shot  oft. 

1077,  April  19.  The  King  has  gone  to  Newmarket. — 
Parliament  sits  again  on  the  21st  of  May,  and  his 
Majesty  expects  another  supply  of  60O,O0OL  more. 

1677,  May  3.  The  Archbishop  of  Rhemes  was  as 
much  at  the  King's  Chapel  on  May  day  as  the  King 
himself.  I  hear  he  has  Ijeen  at  our  conventicles.  A 
million  and  a  hali'  of  gold  and  silver  has  been  coined 
within  these  six  months. 

1677.  May  17.  I  intend  to  petition  the  King  to  have 
the  benefit  of  my  place.  I  have  made  the  Dukes  of 
York  and  Ormond  and  Lord  Mulgrave  my  friends. 

1677,  May  31.  There  has  been  a  bi'ave  robbery  here- 
abouts.— One  ot  the  two  taken  on  Friday  last  at  Haies, 
within  4  miles  of  Uxbridge,  that  robbed  two  parsons  ; — 
three  more  came  to  see  him  next  day  while  .Justice 
Jennings  was  in  the  house,  and  yet  they  had  not  the 
wit  to  take  them. 

1677,  Aug.  6.  The  King  and  Duke  intend  for  Ply- 
mouth this  diiy  (if  not  gone  already)  by  long  sea  for  14 
days.  Monmouth.  Fevershara,  ^Mulgrave,  Lumley,  and 
Middletou,  with  some  gentlemen,  have  gone  to  the 
French  camp.  —  Albemarle,  Ossory,  Plymouth,  and 
others  are  gone  to  the  Prince  of  Orange. 

1677,  Aug.  22.  His  Majesty  has  had  a  sad  passage, 
yet  is  come  safe  to  us  this  morning.  He  was  fain  to 
shift  into  the  Mountague. 

1677,  Sept.  16.  Dr.  Denton  to  Mrs.  Cape. — Sir  Roger 
Burgoyne  died  this  day,  about  noon,  of  a  violent  fever. 

1677,  Oct.  11, ~W.  Denton  to  Sir  K.  Verney.-The 
Prince  of  Orange  is  at  Newmarket. — News  that  Barnard 
Howard  has  killed  Lord  Sherard;  but  a  letter  from 
Newmarket  wrote  yesterday  to  Jauics  St.  Arnaud  liy 
his  man  says  n(jthing  of  it. 

1677,  Oct.  2-''i.  The  match  with  Lady  Mary  and  the 
Prince  was  concluded  last  Sunday  night.  On  Monday 
the  Council,  Lord  Mayor,  &c.,  went  to  congratulate  her, 
and  that  night  bells  and  bonefires  good  store. 

1077,  Nov.  8.  ,N"ews  that  the  Lady  Mary  was  married 
Sunday  night  late,  and  Ijedded  ;  that  the  Duchess  was 
at  the  Duke's  jday  house  on  Tuesday,  and  that  last 
night  by  the  help  of  three  incomparable  midwives,  the 

*  Tjord  '\Ioliun  ilid  nnf.  lonp  stirvivc.  ]lis  ciiso  dops  tint  sffMn  n>  liino 
well  Irtiit'd  l>y  thp  (l<t:'1or  whuin  ln'  tirst  t-uiplnvcil.  (Jideon  Hiu^vcy  was 
tho  socond  dcK-.tor  calU'd  in.  and  at  the  Kin^s  iustifration  lie  published 
an  Mi-ount  of  the  ra  ■  lical  portion  of  tlje  fase.  (H°  Lontl.  167S.)  Tlif 
rff'iJC'5  .aro  curious  :i  d  numerouii. 


King,  the  Duke,  and  the  Prince,  was  brought  to  bed  of 
a  boy. — 'Tis  thought  the  Prince  goes  for  Holland  this 
next  week. 

1677,  Nov.  15.  Sir  R.  H.  came  not  ofT  clearly,  but  was 
certainly  guilty,  but  on  what  jioints  I  cannot  certainly 
tell ;  his  present  punishment  was  onh*  a  smart  reprimand, 
but  its  thought  some  worse  things  lie  in  the  dock.  But 
Sir  W.  D.  came  off  with  tlying  colours  from  F.  and  K.  I. 
cannot  get  a  list  of  tliose  tliat  go  to  Holland.  Ned 
Villiers  goes  master  of  the  horse.  Lady  Francis,  groom 
of  the  stoole,  btit  she  is  at  present  sick  and  cannot  go 
....  A  Greek  church  has  been  long  a  building  in  St. 
Giles'  Fields  ;  it  goes  on  slowly.  Dr.  Lloyd  of  St. 
Martins,  goes  with  Lady  Mary  for  some  few  months  to 
settle  her  chapel  ....    Lady  Ann  has  the  small-pox. 

1677.  Nov.  21.  The  King  healed  privately  this  day 
about  six,  whereof  Lady  Stewkely  and  Palmes  were  two. 
His  healings  are  very  uncertain,  and  everybody  must 
take  their  fortune  ....  Three  of  Lord  Oxford's  troo])s 
march  towards  the  Borders,  but  why  we  cannot  guess, 
for  its  generally  believed  that  no  cause  arises  from  Scot- 
land, The  Prince  and  Princess  of  Orange  went  away  on 
Monday  last,  but  tlie  wind  is  against  them,  so  they  are 
wind  bound. 

1078,  Aug.  1.  We  have  a  Council  of  War  created,  15 
in  number:  the  Duke,  Monmouth,  Oson,  the  two  Sec- 
retaries, Craven,  Russell,  Chicheley,  Gerard,  Dunbarton, 
and  others.  Monmouth  is  gone  ;  some  say  the  Duke  will 
follow,  and  that  he  is  to  be  Generalissimo  of  the  con- 
federate forces.  And  yet  for  all  this  its  believed  we  shall 
have  a  peace. 

1678,  Aug.  12.  Account  of  a  fight  between  Luxem- 
bourg and  the  Prince  of  Orange.— It  fell  hardest  on  the 
English,  Scotch,  and  Irish,  and  on  the  King's  corps  de 
garde.  Monmouth  was  in  the  fight,  and  behaved  him- 
self very  bravely  (but  his  army  was  not  cut  up)  ;  he 
offered  to  lead  up  2,000  Spaniards  that  only  looked  on  ; 
they  followed  him  a  little  way  but  would  not  go  on,  and 
so  left  him  and  two  of  his  camarades  to  shift  for  them- 
selves. The  Germans  played  the  poltroons.  The  English 
left  them  in  possession  of  the  church  and  churchyard, 
and  the  French  beat  them  out,  and  the  English  regained 
it.  The  Prince  of  Orange  had  a  bullet  grazed  on  his 
thigh,  but  no  hurt ;  Sir  Thos.  Armstrong,  three  wounds, 
Ossoi'V  had  two  shots  on  his  armour  which  defended 
him  ;  he  was  taken  prisoner,  but  his  wife's  brother  with 
30  men  rescued  him,  &c.  &c. — All  this  is  from  White- 
hall yesterday  noon. 

1678,  Aug.  14.  The  King  is  gone  to  Windsor  and 
intends  for  Portsmouth  ;  the  Q.ueen  follows  on  Friday. 

1678,  Aug.  22.  The  Duke  of  Monmouth  is  come  safe 
home,  and  so  is  Lauderdale,  in  as  great  pomp  as  could 
be  ;  4,000  horse  this  day  marched  thro'  the  city  in  order 
to  be  transported  to  Flanders. 

1678,  Aug.  29.  Our  men  die  apace  in  Flanders,  and 
we  are  sending  more  jnt. 

1678,  Sept.  12  .  .  .  I  hear  Sir  Ch.  Gaudey  stands 
to  be  burgess  in  Sir  Geo.  Reeve's  place  ;  I  hope  it  will 
cost  him  nothing.  There  was  brave  doings  at  Abing- 
don for  a  knight  of  the  shire. — Mr.  Barker's  bills  came 

to  1.800?.   for  a  double  return I  hear  Lord 

Norrice  and  Lord  Rochester  or  Lord  Lovelace  had  a 
ijuarrel,  liut  it  was  taken  up  by  my  Lord  Treasurer. 

1678,  Oct.  17.  Sir  Edmund  Barry  Godfrey  went  out 
about  9  on  Saturday  morning,  told  his  servant  that  if 
any  came  to  speak  with  him  he  would  dine  at  home;  he 
has  not  been  since  heard  of  .  .  .  On  Tuesday  one 
pressed  very  hard  to  speak  with  the  Lord  Treasurer  in 
private,  which  was  admitted,  no  man  being  by,  on  pre- 
tence of  some  affairs  of  great  concern,  and  when  ho 
came  he  was  in  such  consternation  that  he  shook  and 
trembled  and  had  nothing  tosay.  They  neither  searched 
bim  nor  secured  him. — -The  King  came  home  yesterday, 
and  the  Duchess  will  be  hei'e  to  dav. 

1678,  Oct.  24.  The  Parliament  voted  the  first  day  all 
Papists  to  be  banished  the  town  20  miles  off,  and  desired 
a  fast.  I  hear  that  Shaftesbury  moved  yesterday  to 
have  Dunbarton's  {i.e.,  Douglas)  regiment  sent  100  miles 
off.     The  Commons  will  have  the  examination  of  Oates. 

1678,  Oct.  25.  Oates  was  four  hours  before  the  Com- 
mons. Sir  Jo.  Worden  took  his  narrative  in  short  hand, 
which  filled  a  sheet  of  paper  ;  it  was  of  that  nature  that 
it  is  impossiljle  to  be  feigned  without  eminent  contra- 
diction.— There  are  warrants  issued  to  apprehend  seve- 
ral Lords  who  .are  suspected.  Yesterday  Billingsby, 
with  Lord  Purbeck,  fought  \^'atts  or  Watson  with 
Roberts  in  the  piazza  within  the  rails.  All  four 
wounded. 

Iii78.  Oct.  30. — News  is  the  securing  of  several  Lords. 
It  lalls  heavy  ou  the  Duke  of  York  ;  so  high,  thac  an 
impeachment  is  dreaded.     I  understand  that  Oates'has 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH    HEPilUT. 


49o 


Sir  much  cleared  the  Duke  from  aspersions  that  the  vilhiiii 

B  R^''^'    Coleman  has  laid  upon  him. 

—  '  1678.  Nov.  3.*     Coleman  was  this  day  executed.     His 

Majesty  has  refused  the  Bill  of  Militia,  at  which  the 
commissioners  are  so  disgusted  that  they  have  given 
instructions  to  draw  up  a  representation  (a  remon- 
strance savours   too  much  of  lti41)  of  the  dangers  the 

King   and  kingdom  are  in,    &c Philip,  whom 

they  call  Lord  Wharton,  has  read  and  taken  the  oath, 
but  refused  to  kiss  the  book. 

1678,  Nov.  4.  On  Thursday  the  Commons  voted  a 
plot  ....  The  Speaker  had  order  yesterday  to  ask 
leave  of  his  Majesty  to  offer  Coleman  his  life  on  con- 
ditions, and  to  examine  him.  Cn  Saturday  the  Lords 
were  very  smart  on  the  Duke  of  York. 

1678,  Nov.  7.  'Tis  thought  the  Duke  will  withdraw 
himself.  Yesterday  tlie  Commons  having  had  intima- 
tion that  some  of  their  members  had  fingered  some 
French  pence,  they  ordered  a  committee  to  go  to  Cole- 
man to  have  hip^  name  them  ....  Last  night  Carey 
gave  us  a  smart  alarm  from  the  fields,  and  Lord  Hobart 
and  several  of  the  neighbours  went  to  lie  in  London  for 
fear  ;  but  all  as  quiet  as  lambs. 

1678,  Nov.  8.  This  morning  Benlowe's  confession  of 
Sir  E.  B.  Godfrey's  murder  in  Somerset  House. 

1678,  Nov.  13.  The  plot.— One  Powell  is  missing  on 
the  like  occasion,  and  is  thought  is  gone  after  Godfrey. 
—Reports  of  risings.— It  is  said  that  Coleman  and 
Pope's  man  shall  suddenly  come  to  trial. 

1678,  Nov.  18.  The  Popish  Bill  in  the  Lord's  House 
goes  backwards  and  forwards  ....  This  morning  the 
Commons  send  unto  H.  Coventry  with  a  smart  memoire 
to  the  Lords  to  quicken  them.  They  are  dogged,  and 
wdl  do  nothing  till  it  is  passed.  Monmouth  voted  for 
the  Test.— Intended  evidence  about  Godfrey. 
^  1678,  Nov.  18.  Tlie  Commons  have  this  day  sent 
Secretary  Williamson  to  the  Tower,  for  subsigning 
commissions  for  officers  and  money  for  Papists.  One 
commission  was  to  our  trusty  and  well-beloved  son 
James,  Arc,  at  which  Lord  Candish  took  pet.— which 
son  H — Have  we  a  Prince  of  Wales,  &c.  ? — whom  Sir 
Thos_  Littleton  seconded,  but  it  died.— Bedloe's  exami- 
nation ; — he  accused  Lord  Carrington,  Sir  H.  Tich- 
borne.  Sir  Fr.  Mannoch,  Ralph  Sheldon,  and  many 
others  ;  who  were  to  manage  the  forces  about  London, 
who  in  the  west,  who  in  the  north,  &c.  &c. 
1678,  Nov.  -21.     About  the  plot. 

1678,  Nov.  2y.  Debate  in  the  House  about  the  Bill  ; 
it  passed  but  by  two  voices,  with  the  proviso  for  the 
Duke's  person  to  sit  in  the  House,  &c.  They  grew  so 
hot  that  Sir  Jonathan  Trelawuy  struck  A.  M.  in  the 
House,  for  which  he  is  in  Tower,  and  there  to  remain 
all  this  session. — Hears  that  Lord  Bellasis  tried  to 
escape. — Sir  Joseph  \7illiamsc.n  tho'  out  of  the  Tower 
forbears  coming  to  the  House. 

1678,  Nov.  28.  Coleman  tried  and  found  guilty.— 
Goodrick  goes  ambassador  to  Spain. 

1678,  Nov.  28,  past  11  p.m.  Bedloes  accusation 
against  the  Queen.— Search  of  Lord  Arundel  of  War- 
dour's  papers. 

1678,  Nov.  29.     About  the  plot. 

1678,  Due.  5.— Plot.— The  Earl  of  Pembroke  killed  a 
m'an  at  Ailesbury. 

1679,  July  17  ...  .  Roberts  Earl  of  Radnor,  Gerard 
Earl  of  Macclesfield,  and  Savile  Earl  of  Halifax  were 
Tuesday  last  so  declared  in  Council.  I  hear  Worcester 
men  have  been  with  Sir  Francis  Winuington.  and  have 
offered  to  send  him  his  indentures  without  fetching  of 
them,  and  that  SuiTey  gentlemen  have  agreed  to  choose 
without  charges.  Bring  up  that  custom  in  co.  Bucks, 
and  then  you  shall  be  brave  blades.  Would  all  the 
courtiers  take  up  the  trick  it  would  cross  an  ill  design 
....  Here  is  a  talk  of  raising  2  troops  of  100  in  a 
troop,  all  old  and  disbanded  commanders  to  have  5s. 
army  pay.  Monmouth  to  command  one  and  Albemarle 
the  other. 

1679,  July  2 1  ....  I  hear  Sir  William  Smyth  (to 
whom  I  am  going  this  day  to  dinner)  stands  for  Middle- 
sex, and  joins  with  Sir-  Francis  Gerrard  and  that  the 
election  shall  be  on  Ely  Green  without  expenses  .... 
Scroggs  suffeis  wonderfully.  The  Portugal  ambassa- 
dor was  twice  or  thrice  with  Scroggs  before  and  after 
the  trial.  I  hear  that  Wakeman  hath  kissed  the  Queen's 
hand,  but  the  King  would  not  see  him. 

1679,  Aug.  14. — .  .  .  No  certainty  when  the  election 
will  be  at  Windsor  ;  brave  doings  at  Marlow,  breaking    * 
arms  and  legs   and  heads  with  stones ;  where  a  stout 
bargeman  dnckt  Sir  Hen.  Wynch  so  under  water  that 

*  The  contents  of  this  letter  sliow  that  the  date  sliouUl  he  Decem- 
ber 3. 


all    cried   to   save   him.     Sir    Ro.    Hill    and   Alg.rnou  s,r 

Sydney  earned  It  at  Amersham.  ^  II.Vkrnby. 

1679,  Aug.  23  ...  .     Sir  W.  Temple  and  Sir  Tho         "'^''^• 
E.V  on  are  btirgesses  for  the  university,  and  I  left  them  ~ 

polling  for  the  county.  It's  like  to  be  a  very  hard  dis- 
pute. Russell  and  Partherick  join  against  Sir  Rob 
Cotton  and  Sir  Levinus  Benett.  I  hear  there  will  Ije  a 
great  contest  m  London. 

1679,  Sept.  1  .  .  .  .  Dick  Winwood  had  foul  play  at 
Wmdsor.and  Carey  and  Pownev  are  returned  it  tvill 
oe  questioned  in  the  House.  I  hear  Sir  ( 'h.  Gaudev 
and  Reeves  had  major  voices,  but  the  younger  bailiff 
had  the  common  seal,  .ind  will  not  put  it  to  their 
indentures. 

fi  l^^^c^"^'-  ^^■'  ■  ,•  ^^''  country  declared  in  the  field 
that  If  Sir  Pr.  joined  with  Sir  William  G.  he  would  cer- 
tamly  lo.srit.  Our  poll  at  Westminster  goes  on  still  ;  it 
went  well  at  first  on  Sir  William  AValler's  side,  but  not 
so  well  now  as  they  say  .  .  .  Most  conclude  that  the 
Duke  Will  return.  The  riddle  of  the  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth not  yet  imriddled ;  he  is  not  yet  gone  The 
King  came  to  town  last  night. 

1679,  Sept.  29  .  .  .  'fhe  poll  at  York  goes  very 
hardly  on  ;  not  above  100  in  2  days,  and  at  last  by  con- 
sent ad.iourned  to  8  several  places.  The  phanaticks 
here  have  been  twice  out-voted  in  the  choice  of  a 
bridge-master  and  of  a  sheriff. 

1679,  Oct.  13.  'L'he  Duke  and  Duchess  and  others 
came  to  town  last  night. 

1679,  Oct.  16  .  .  .     The  Lord  President  of  the  Coun- 

o  '^'u""!  f'T^,'''^  'i""'  ^'^'-^  '^='>'  'before.  Dr.  Gates  and 
Sir  1  h  Lloyd  should  have  been  heard  before  the  Coun- 
cil. The  Attorney  put  out.  Finch  succeeds,  and 
Jefleries  succeeds  liim  .  .  .  Monmouth  expected  to  bo 
re-Ciilled  very  suddenly.  Some  doubt  tho  Duke  "oino- 
to  Holland.  It  IS  whispered  as  if  the  Parliament  would 
be  prorogued  till  January  or  March.  I  hear  the  Dutch 
refuse  to  enter  into  a  league  otiensive  and  defensive 
with  us  ...  .  Sir  Thomas  Gascovne,  Sir  Miles  Staple- 
ton,  and  Lady  Tempest  being  to  be  brought  to  their 
triaU  one  of  the  witnesses  was  staljb'd,  but  will  not  die. 

1679,  Oct.  20. — Tho  news  of  the  Attorney's  remove  I 
hear  is  not  true  ...  It  is  thought  that  the  Duke  will 
to  Scotland. 

1679.  Oct.  23.     The  King  has  reduced  his  house  from 

above   135,00oZ.    per  ami.    lo   36,000i.    per   aim 

Rumours  of  ministerial  changes. — The  Duke  beo-ina'  his 
journey  Monday  or  Tuesday  next.  " 

1679,  Oct.  27.  Lord  Radnor  is  Lord  President  of  the 
Council,  and  Sir  Christopher  Lcvens  (Levinz)  Attorney 
General. 

1679,  Nov.  3  .  .  .  Mr.  Finch  declined  the  Attorney- 
ship, and  would  not  interpose.  I  do  not  hear  that 
Winnuigton  stirred  at  all.  Sir  Ch.  Gaudy  is  in  town 
still,  soliciting  at  the  Council  table  as  before.  One 
Dangerfield,  with  5  other  names,  a  Newgate  bird,  being 
committed  to  Newgate,  sent  to  my  Lord  Chancellor  to 
say  that  he  would  make  great  discoveries  of  what  we 
call  the  sham  (his  examination  occupied  29  sides ;  but 
he  was  committed  as  a  rogue).  Sir  William  Waller 
took  papers  in  the  bottom  of  a  meal-tub,  &o.  &c. 

1679,  Nov.  17  .  .  .  i  heard  as  well  as  you  that 
Shaftesbury  was  I'eturniiig  into  play,  but  1  believe  it 
not  ....  I  know  not  his  ^Majesty's  faith  concerning 
the  plot,  or  the  danger  of  his  jjersou.  I  hear  Lory  Hide 
is  to  be  a  lord  ;  that  Aylesbury  and  Cornebury  are  to  be 
privy  councillors,  and  that  Sir  Stephen  Fox  is  to  come 
into  the  Treasury. 

1679,  Nov.  19.  Essex  is  now  out  of  tho  Treasury ;  all 
say  he  laid  it  down  ;  but  they  say  also  that  else  it  would 
have  been  taken  from  him.  Sir  Stephen  Fox  is  to 
succeed,  and  Sir  James  .  .  .  that  married  a  Killifrew 
succeeds  Fox.  The  Duke  had  no  great  entertainment 
at  York,  but  had  of  the  Bishop  of  Durham. 

1679,  Nov.  27,  Tuesday.  Gates  in  his  trial  came  ofi" 
with  Hying  colours.  Nox  and  his  fellows  found  so  clear 
guilty  of  conspiracy  that  the  jury  never  went  from  the 
bar.  There  were  present  Shaftesbury,  Esirick,  Howard, 
C'handois,  Candish,  North,  Grey,  Kent,  and  others. 
Tasburgh  and  others  are  said  will  come  to  be  tried  this 
term,  or  presently  after;  bat  it  is  said  that  the  original 
paper  by  which  his  indictment  was  drawn  is  out  of  the 
way,  and  so  can  come  to  nothing.  I  hear  as  you  hear 
that  Levinz  sits  uneasy.  I  do  not  hoar  that  he  makes 
any  great  noise  in  the  courts. 

1679.  Dec.  1 Monmouth's  unexpected  re- 
turn (at  which  they  made  bonfires)  surprize  th  us  all. 
The  King  will  not  see  nor  receive  a  letter  from  him ; 
commanded  him  within  2  months  to  quit  the  Cock-pit 
and  very  suddenly  the  kingdom  ;  but  he  stirs  not.  It 
is  confidently  said  that  he  has  given  his  places  to  others, 

3  Q  4 


496 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


SiK         captain  "f  the  guards  to  Albemarle,  master   of  the 

BiEi"'   borse  to  Kichmoud  ;  what  is  designed.  1  kuow  not,  but 
I  believe  it  is  not  yet  done. 

1679,  Dec.  4.  His  Majesty  continues  his  displeasure 
against  Monmouth,  who  refuses  to  return,  and  there- 
fore hath  given  his  command  of  his  guards  to  Albe- 
marle, and  made  Mulgrave,  Governor  of  Hull,  and 
Lord  Lieut,  of  the  East  Hiding  of  Yorkshire. 

Ici79,  Dec.  8.  I  present  you  with  this  inclosed,  vrith 
this  black  mark  (the  red  ones  being  the  persons  that 
presented  it)  on  Philip,  whom  you  call  Lord  Whartcm, 
that  his  heart  was  with  them,  liut  neither  hand  nor 
foot  ....  The  Frenchmen  that  was  taken  with  f.eve- 
ral  odd  letters  with  odd  superscriptions  and  nothing  in 
them  were  committed  to  Prince  RupeVt  and  Sir  Samuel 
Morland  to  discover  and  decypher  ;  something  is  found, 
but  very  much  still  in  the  dark  ;  Ijut  in  one  is  found, 
strike,  strike,  strike.  He  hath  been  in  the  House  of 
Correction,  but  will  confebS  nothing. 

1679.  Dec.  8.  Yesterday,  when  his  Majesty  came 
from  chajiel,  there  stood  ready  in  the  Faire  Chamljer 
several  Lords  to  speak  with  him,  viz.,  Huntingdoii, 
Clare,  Grey,  Korth,  Howard,  and  Radnor ;  so  his 
Majesty  went  into  his  bed-chamber,  and  they  followed, 
where  Huntingdon  produced  a  paper  and  read  it  to  his 
Majesty,  who  then  demanded  it  and  they  gave  it  to  him, 
who  told  them  he  would  consider  of  it.  and  wished  that 
every  one  took  as  great  care  of  the  welfare  of  the  nation 
as  he  did,  and  so  turned  from  them  and  went  to  dinner. 
I  had  obaftesuury  by  the  hand,  and  a  compliment 
passed  between  us. 

1679,  Dec.  11.  A  general  report  that  the  Parliament 
shall  be  prorogued  'till  March.  Some  evil-minded  hare 
printed  a  Ijlank  petition,  which  is  guessed  to  be  a  pre- 
cedent for  all  counties  to  imitate,  taking  notice  of  his 
Majesty's  coronation  oath,  his  promises  on  the  20th  of 
April  last  to  be  advised  by  Parliament,  of  the  danger 
his  person  is  in,  of  tbe  horrid  plots,  &c.,  and  pray  that 
the  present  Parliament  may  sit  at  the  day  and  con- 
tinue to  sit  'till  they  have  accomplished,  &c. 

1679,  Dec.  15.  Parliament  is  prorogued  'till  11  No- 
vemlier  next.  A  proclamation  against  petitioning. 
Some  Papists  letters  being  intercepted,  they  intimate 
that  their  trade  goes  on,  but  they  wanted  factors  ;  and 
his  Majesty  gave  orders  that  those  letters  should  go, 
and  he  gave  the  reason,  because  he  would  hang  them  as 
fast  as  they  came,  and  he  could  catch  them  .  .  .  No 
news  but  that  the  Moors  attacked  Tangiers  and  make 
approaches  as  regularly  as  the  French  could  do,  and 
had  made  us  quit  b  out-sconces,  but  were  beaten  out 
again,  and  are  retreated. 

1680,  May  20.— Storm  of  thunder,  lightning,  and  hail- 
stones 6  and  7  inches  about.  So  much  rain  that  the 
ways  between  here  (London)  and  Windsor  are  scarce 
passabU-  with  any  content  .  .  .  'I'angier  is  in  a  fair 
way  to  lie  lost  ere  Michaelmas.  Mrs.  Fraser  is  marched 
off  from  Court;  how  honourably  time  will  try.  Ned 
Villier's  daughter  succeeds  her.  The  King  is  rid  of  his 
ague  by  help  of  the  Jesuit's  powder.  Buckingham's 
trial  was  put  off  yesterday  .s-uir  die. 

1680,  May  27.  .  .  .  Y'our  friend  Clarendon  is  once 
more  a  privy  councillor  .  .  .  Here  is  1,000  foot  and 
2u0  horse  designed  to  recruit  Tangier.  I  doubt  Sir  K .  T. 
will  not  be  wise  enough  to  let  Bucks  Ballad  fall.  Sir 
Ch.  Gawdey's  man  was  fined  500  marks,  and  his  Majesty 
gave  it  to  Sir  Charles  without  asking  for  it. 

1680,  June  3.  Lord  Mulgrave  commands  in  chief,  at 
his  own  request ;  goes  out  in  great  grandeur.  It  will 
cost  him  3,000L  before  he  leaves  England.  Intends  to 
keep  a  table  of  18  dishes  of  meat,  carries  IdO/.  in  wine, 
besides  other  liquors;  luO/.  in  fowl  in  jiens  .  .  I  doubt 
Sir  R.  T.  will  not  let  the  Ballad  sleep  .  .  .  Lords 
Lumley,  Mordaunt,  and  Plymouth  go  with  Lord  Mul- 
grave. 

1680,  June  10.  .  .  .  Tangier  is  in  a  very  fair  way  of 
being  taken,  both  the  forts  blown  up,  many  men  lost  in 
the  retreat  ;  Capt.  Trelawny  cut  to  pieces,  &c.  This 
news  came  yesterday.  Select  men  out  of  several  com- 
panies, not  my  Lord  Mulgrave's  regiment,  do  go  ;  he  is 
not  yet  gone. 

1680,  June  21.  .  .  .  The  grand  jury  of  Middlesex 
have  petitioned  for  a  Parliament,  and  delivered  it  to 
the  judges  and  laid  it  at  their  doors  .  .  There  are 
most  abominable  libels  thai  walk  in  the  dark,  but  no 
getting  sight  of  them  .  .  .  The  worst  sort  of  them 
they  say  are  answers  to  his  Majesty's  declaration  con- 
cerning his  marriage  with  the  D.  of  M.'s  mother. 
Castlemaine  is  this  day  cjuitted.  It's  said  that  Ossory 
shall  be  Governor  of  Tangier,  and  1,000  men  shall  be 
sent. 

1680,  July  29.  .  .  .  Lord  Mulgrave  is  returned  ;  some 


say  with  others  without  his  Jlajesty's  command,  but  I  siu 

think  he  had  his  command  which  came  to  him  2  days    U.  Vehs: 
after  his  arrival  at  Taugier,  at  which   his  honour  takes         Bart. 
pett.     Ossory  lies  sick  of  a  maligant  fever,  in  danger. — 
Mentions  Kellok,  the  famous  French  lithotomist,  being 
in  England. 

1680,  Oct.  [12]  ...  It  is  thought  the  D.  will  march 
at  last,  but  he  will  have  the  King's  command.  Sunder- 
land, Essex,  Lord  Chancellor,  &c.  told  him  his  danger, 
and  withal  that  they  must  secure  the  Protestant  religion 
without  respect  of  persons. 

1680,  Oct.  11.  1  am  informed  that  Sii'  John  Pointz 
is  dead  without  issue,  and  consequently  that  Ormond  is 
heir-at-law  ;  if  so,  haply  you  may  come   in  for  a  share. 

1  know  not  the  pedigree,  but  I  hope  that  you  married 

2  sisters  .  .  .  The  Council  sate  very  long  and  mar- 
velous closely  this  afternoon,  put  every  person  out  but 
those  that  have  votes  ;  all  kept  very  close,  but  conjecture 
is  that  it  is  about  the  Duke.  The  Marchioness  of  Win- 
chester dead  in  France,  and  the  Marquis  recovered. 

1680,  Oct.  21.  The  Duke  and  his  Ducliess  went  j-es- 
terday  morning  by  sea  for  Scotland. 

1680,  Oct.  28.  .  .  .  Uangerfield  has  accused  the  Dnke 
and  Lord  Peterliorough  and  i'rivy  Seal  about  the 
Presbyterian  plot.  Lord  Russell,  Sir  H.  Capell.  Sir  F. 
Winnington.  and  others  made  very  liome  speeches  on 
Tuesday.  .  .  .  They  have  voted  it  to  be  the  right  of  the 
subjejt  to  petition  for  the  sitting  of  Parliament,  and 
that  it  was  ever  their  right ;  and  voted  against  those 
that  discountenanced  them ;  whereupon  Sir  Francis 
quitted  ihe  house  as  a  guilty  person,  and  'tis  thought 
will  come  there  no  more,  and  that  Sir  William  Waller 
shall  succeed  him.  1  hear  Chief  .Justice  North  is  like 
to  come  in  question  for  something  of  that  nature,  and 
that  Sir  G.  Jetleries  is  petitioned  against. 

1680,  Nov.  4.  There  is  nothing  yet  against  Lord 
C.  J.  North,  but  there  is  a  committee  to  inspect  the 
affair  of  abhorring  .  .  .  'I'he  Commons  have  voted 
that  they  will  stand  by  his  Majesty,  &c. 

1680,  Nov.  11.  .  .  .  His  Majesty  sent  the  Commons 
word  to  go  on  with  the  plot,  but  not  to  meddle  with 
the  succession.  Lord  Stafford  is  like  to  come  to  his 
trial.  One  Turbervile  {not  our  cousin)  is  newly  come 
ill,  and  certifies  that  he  said  the  King  was  an  ha'i-etic, 
was  excommunicated,  and  ought  to  be  taken  oil',  &c. 

1680.  Xov.  17.  .  .  .  The  Duchess  of  Southampton  is 
dead  .  .  .  The  House,  being  in  a  great  flame  about 
the  Duke's  bill  being  cast  out,  to  cool  themselves,  ad- 
journed till  to-day. 

1660,  Nov.  25.  .  .  .  'Tis  the  House  of  Commons  that 
fall  upon  Lord  Halifax,  who  I  hear  defies  them.  The 
House  has  started  many  hares,  but  catoht  very  few. 
Ld.  Stafl'ord's  trial  will  give  a  great  essay. 

168fl.  Dec.  2 1    know   of   no  other   crime   of 

Lord  Halifax's  openly  owned,  but  that  he  advised  the 
King  to  dissolve  the  other  Parliament.  Sir  G.  Gerard, 
I  hear,  said  that  he  hath  4  ot  the  House  of  Commons 
to  prove  his  impeachment,  which  is  in  print.  Oates 
has  proved  that  Staff'ord  waS  to  be  paymaster  to  the 
army  that  was  to  be  raised,  &c.  &c.  P.S.  Sir  Peter 
Lilly  (Lely  ':').  Sir  Phil.  Matthewes,  Sir  George  Down- 
ing's  lady  all  died  suddenly  this  week  ...  A  letter 
came  to  Secretary  Jcnkin.s  that  Pickering  (brother  to 
him  that  was  executed),  now  a  prisoner  in  Oxford,  said 
that  if  the  King  went  on  to  try  the  Lords  he  should 
not  live  half  a  year,  of  which  there  is  3  witnesses;  and 
the  King  sent  the  letter  to  the  H.  of  Commons. 

1680,  Dec.  9.  Lord  Statfonl  is  found  guilty  and  cm- 
deniued.  A  fair  and  just  trial,  and  hath  the  commenda- 
tions of  all  the  foreign  ministers. 

1681,  April  28.  .  .  .  The  court  is  this  day  gone  to 
Windsor,  cum  pannis;  this  daj'  was  sennight  Grafton 
bedded  his  lady  ;  and  Mar.  Bennett  attempted  to  kill 
himself;  but  mum  lor  that,  he  yet  lives  ;  it's  kept  very 
close. 

1681,  May  26.  The  King  and  Queen  are  gone  to 
Sheerness,  and  the  King  says  he  will  make  the  Queen 
sea  sick  before  he  returns. 

1681,  June  i;3.  .  .  .  On  Monday  or  Tuesday,  the 
grand  jury,  being  possessed  of  the  indictment  against 
Lord  Howard,  and  the  clerk  jierceiving  that  they  would 
find  ignoramus  tipon  it,  it  was  lost;  a  sham  pretence 
by  some  private  instructions  lor  a  withdrawing,  that 
they  might  have  time  to  draw  another  ;  they  complaining 
yesterday  to  the  court  the  officer  is  to  be  punished. 

1681,  Aug.  24.  .  .  .  His  iVlajesty  has  joined  Radnor, 
Halifax.  Hyde,  and  Seymour  to  Canterbury  and  London, 
to  dispose  of  all  ecclesiastical  preferments. 

1681,  Sept.  15 iSir  Arthur  Ingram  is  dead.     I 

hear  the  Duke  is  much  troubled  that  the  King  will  not 
let  him  come,  tho'  but  to  give  him  an  account  of  his  con- 


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^'enet,    dition.     Seymour  is  fierce  for  his  coming,  and  Halifax 
;akt.    '    as  fierce  against  it. 

1681,  Oct.  6.  .  .  .  My  Monsieur  is  making  a  mole  or 
haven  between  Calais  and  Boulogne,  wherein  100  brave 
ships  maj-  ride  securely ;  he  put  the  spade  into  the 
ground  about  8  or  10  d  again  ;  and  where  are  we  without 
striking  a  blow  ?  Van  Be  =  is  come  again  out  of 
Holland  and  is  gone  to  Newmarket  ....  Whether 
Shaftesbury  will  be  called  corum  nobis  is  confidently 
said  pro  and  con. 

16ol.  Oct.  .  .  News  that  her  Majesty  has  news  that 
one  of  the  French  Admirals  past  with  7  ships  in  despite 
of  the  castles  to  Constantinople,  and  fired  it.  It'  a  lie, 
you  have  it  as  cheap. 

1681,  Oct.  17.  .  .  .  Lady  Mary  Palmer,  a?i('s  Countess 
of  Exeter,  is  dead  ....  It's  believed  that  Shaftes- 
bury will  be  brought  to  his  trial ;  and  some  say  that  he 
hath  plaid  a  bird  called  A.  (.i.  in  desiring  of  the  King 
to  give  him  o,00o;.,  and  he  will  go  to  Carolina  ;  whose 
answer  was  that  he  presumed  he  could  not  want  money 
tor  his  travels, and  that  as  he  hath  always  stood  up  for  the 
law  and  therefore  should  live  or  die  therebv.  The  Lord 
Mayor  elect  sending  the  sheriff"  to  invite  his  Majesty  to 
"  their  feast,  little  regarding  them,  applied  himself  to 
them  that  came  with  them,  told  him  that  he  always  well 
accepted  anything  that  came  from  his  city,  and  would 
dine  with  him  those  two  gentlemen  brought ;  which 
ding'd  the  sheriff's  so  out  of  countenance  that  his  Ma- 
jesty pitied  them  ....  Saturday  last.  Sir  William 
Smith,  with  the  session  bench,  brought  to  the  King  an 
order  which  they  had  done  for  the  suppression  of  con- 
venticles, for  which  they  all  kissed  his  Majesty's  hands  ; 
and  I  was  by. 

Iti81,  Oct.  31 I  can  understand  no  probable 

conjecture  what  will  become  of  Shaftesbury  ....  I 
was  informed  last  night  by  a  lawyer  that  on  Saturday 
night  the  Irish  witnesses  being  at  the  Kose  Tavern, 
without  Temple  Bar,  fell  out  among  themselves  and 
rogued  one  another,  one  for  taking  money  to  swear  against 
Shaftesbury  ;  the  other  retorted  the  like  against  him 
for  taking  money  against  Howard,  a  justice  was  sent 

for  and  he  committed  them  to  the  round-house 

The  King  went  gloriously  to  the  Ijord  Mayor's  feast, 
but  did  not  knight  the  sheriff's. 

1681,  Nov.  7 There  is  no  indictment  brought 

against  Shaftesbury,  and  the  town  talks  confidently  that 
he  must  out  without  bail.  Sir  John  Cope  is  foreman  of 
the  grand  jury,  and  Tom  of  10,000  is  his  companion  cum 
mnltis  aliis.  The  business  of  the  Rose  Tavern  about  the 
witnesses  is  true. 

1681,  Dec.  o.  .  .  .  I  hear  that  the  ignoramits  trial 
will  be  out  to-day.  and  that  Shaftesbury  will  sue  Gra- 
ham for  a  cot!spiraoy  against  his  life.  Portsmouth  is 
going  into  France.  Some  say  there  was  a  cons]nraoy 
against  the  P.  of  Orange's  life,  others  only  against  one 
St.  Paul,  that  there  is  an  association  aljroad  and  that 
Denmark  is  the  head  .and  our  King  left  out. 

1681,  Dec.  12 Portsmouth  is  certainly  going, 

and  Richmond  with  her,  and  Villiers,  Buckhurst 
(Dennie's  tutor)  is  entertained  to  go  his  tutor  ;  he  has 
:'.00?.  per  ami.,  and  she  keeps  him  2  footmen.  My  squint- 
ing satyre  is  suing  all  the  witnesses  that  were  examined 
against  him,  some  say  G-i-aham  (Principal  of  Clifford's 
Inn)  also.  I'he  feat  in  Holland  is  owned  to  be  against 
Count  St.  Paul  (a  Huguenot  that  writ  the  Empire  a 
slave),  but  not  against  the  Prince.  The  French  am- 
bassador has  demanded  the  prisoners,  owning  that 
which  they  did  was  Ijy  his  master's  allowance. 

1682,  May  0 The  Duke  of  Somerset  is  married 

to  Lady  <'gle,  Tuesday  last.  Mrs.  Synderfin  was  forciljly 
taken  out  of  a  coach  on  the  road  bj-  11  or  12  men,  adju- 
tant to  Irish  Captain  Hind,  and  carried  into  France, 
intending  to  force  her  to  marry  bim  ;  but  they  are 
seized  at  Calais,  and  3  oi  the  n:en  taken  here.  Seven 
or  eight  of  the  Peers  of  France,  as  Duke  of  Vendome 
and  others,  for  playing  a  lewd  frolick,  are  banished  the 
court.  It  is  whispered  that  we  have  sent  to  the  King  of 
Spain  to  call  home  De  Grana,  for  that  we  are  endeavouring 
to  mediate  an  universal  peace,  and  De  Grana  hinders 
it.  The  D.  of  A'bemarle,  with  his  second.  Sir  Walter 
Clarges,  fought  with  my  Lord  Grey,  and  Godfrey  his 
second,  who  married  Churchill.  Godfrey  soon  disarmed 
Clarges,  and  then  parted  the  Lords,  and  .-o  no  hurt 
done.  P.S.  Sir  Justinian  Isham  fought  young  Vincent, 
and  hurt  him  ;  but  like  to  do  well. 

16^2,   May    8 I  hear   the  D.   of  Manchester 

married  3  daughters  in  one  day  last  week  ;  one  to  the 
Lord  SuflTolk,  one  to  Capt.  Brett,  or.e  to  one  Bright. — 
Great  floods  at  Brainford  :  the  water  4  feet  deep  in  the 
church. 

1682,  May  10 A  very  good  friend  of  yours  told 

U     StOOL'. 


me  that  addresses  should  be  to tw  take into    h  vlt'ifxiT 

the  government,  and  be  crowned.     Not  a  word  of  this        Bart. 
on  your   life;  you  shall  know  suddenly  who  t"ld  me,  — 

and  then  I  am  sure  you'll  l)e  silent  ....  Vou  have 
his  petition  to  the  Protector.  I  wish  to  see  it.  i'he 
Duke  has  been  in  great  hazard;  his  ship  lost  thro' 
a  man-of-war,  but  .■ill  the  men  saved;  the  news  came 
from  Hull  ;  some  Ijrlieve  one.  not  the  other.  This  day 
Cradock  (1  think  his  name  is)  whom  Shaftesbury  sued 
on  Scandalum  magnatum,  moved  to  have  it  tried  in 
another  county  and  not  in  iliddlesex,  where  it  was  laid; 
but  my  Lord  would  not  consent,  tho'  offered  to  choose 
any  other  county  ;  my  Lord  Chief  Justice  was  as  stout 
as  he,  and  would  not  let  it  be  tried  in  Middlesex  ;  Lord 
Londonderry  is  arrived  here  ;  he  came  over  with  Or- 
mond.  This  day  Albemarle  treats  tho  dniversity  of 
Cambridge  ;  11  May. 

1682.  May  29 It  was  whispered  ;it  a  Middle- 
sex meeting  that  an  address  should  march  to  Windsor 
to  desire  his  Majesty  to  take  his  lirother  into  the  go- 
vernment, &c.  ;  but  it  was  done  in  publick  and  penned 
by  your  neighbours  and  put  to  the  vote  to  make  an 
address  to  congratulate  the  Duke  on  his  happy  return, 
to  desire  him  to  stay  and  continue  here,  to  desire  his 
Majesty  to  take  him  in  to  assist  in  the  government,  and 
put  to  the  vote,  and  but  one  cried  No,  and  he  a  great 
courtier ;  at  which  all  wondered,  and  he  told  tliem  that 
if  they  would  consider  he  believed  they  would  be  of  his 
mind.  To  the  first  he  willingly  condescended;  the 
second  he  thought  was  saucy,  for  that  he  would  go  or 
stay  as  affairs  suggested  for  his  interest  ;  and  that  he 
feared  the  third  was  treasonable ;  which  quite  sup- 
prest  it. 

1682,    July    3 The    Duchess   of   Portsmouth 

and  his  Majesty  safely  arrived  here  yesterday. 

1682,  July  8 On  Saturday  .young   Pulteney 

and  one  Mr.  Howard  (of  what  family  1  kuou-  noti  met 
and  had  an  encounter,  and  Howard  "is  killed.  I  hear 
two  of  Lord  Wharton's  sons  played  a  grievous  prank  in 
Burl'ord  church  ;  Low  true  I  know  not. 

1682,  July  17 Serjeant  Bromne's   oldest  son 

has  surreptitiously  got  ^Irs.  Turner,  a  very  considerable 
heiress;  and  young  Legg  is  married  to  Synderfin's 
widow.  When  the  news  was  brought  to  the  King  that 
North  and  Boxe  were  declared  sheriff's,  he  said  that 
the  other  might  go  to  law  if  they  pleased  ;  though  then 
verv  late  yet  the  Queen  went  presently  to  Windsor,  and 
the  King  about  2  on  Sunday  morning. 

1682,  July  24 Tour  cousin  Ossory  is  married 

to  Lord  Hyde's  daughter. 

1682,  July  31 Anglesey  is  marching  off' ;  for 

on  Thursday  last,  at  the  Council  at  Hampton  Court,  hia 
crime  against  your  coz.  was  voted  to  be  a  libel  against 
the  former  government,  and  what  will  follow  you  may 
guess.  His  Majesty,  the  D.  and  D.  of  P.  and  Sunder- 
land sunt  altogether  last  week.  It's  thought  he  shall 
succeed  Lord  Anglesey ;  others  say  Seymour ;  others 
that  Conway  shall,  and  Sunderland  be  Secretary,  that 
my  Lord  ]\Iayor  shall  be  a  liaron,  Loril  Hyde  lord  trea- 
surer. Halifax  to  be  a  duke  and  have  the  garter.  There's 
a  Quo  Warranto  going  against  Oxford.  Mrs.  Sjnderfin 
(now  said  not  to  be  married  to  Legg)  hath  seized,  by  my 
Lord  Chief  Justices  wairant,  him  that  took  her  violently 
away. 

1682,  Oct.  9 Shaftesljury  has  stept  aside,  but 

not  before  a  warrant  was  signed  for  his  apprehension. 

1682,  Oct.  3u.  Your  cousin  of  Ormond  is  now  Duke 
of  Oraiond   of  England.     It  is  said  that  Worcester  is 

also  Duke,  but  that   is  not  so  certain I    hear 

that  the  King  invited  himself  to  my  Lord  Mayor's  feast, 
which  is  ]iut  off'  Ijecause  Sir  Thomas  says  there  is  no 
money  in  the  chamber  ;  so  the  King  intends  to  dine 
])rivately  with  him  in  a  few  day?. 

16^2,    Nov.   -i More   Lords   made;   Windsor 

Earl  of  Plymouth,  Northumberland  Duke  thereof.  Lord 
Arundell,  constable  of  ^Vindsor  and  Lord  Lieut,  of 
Surrey,  Grafton,  vice-admiral,  and  Prince  Rupert, 
dead ;  left  all  to  Hughes  and  her  daughter,  and  how 
Nottingham  lost  300Z.  per  ann.  I  cannot  tell ;  but 
Palmer  told  me  he  knew  it  for  certain.  Here's  great 
expectation  of  a  great  rout  to  bo  among  the  judges. 
They  are  excomuiunicating  3,i"i0.  in  order  to  turn 
many  out  of  the  court  of  aldermen  and  common  council, 
and  so  to  get  others  in  better  qualified  for  the  turn,  so 
there's  hope  we  mav  maul  the  roguy  whigs  ere  long, 
and  bring  them  to  due  obedience.  Common  Pleas  to 
be  Lord  Chancellor;  Attorney  to  be  Chief  Baron,  and 
Sollie  to  be  Attorney. 

1682.  Nov.  6.  I  take  Ormond  to  be  as  much  in  Eng- 
land as  Albemarle  or  the  Earl  of  Flanders.  An  English 
Duke  he  is.  and  keeps  the  title  of  Ormond. 


498 


HISTORICAL    MAXUSCRIPT.S    COMMISSION 


Sir 

H.  VKRysi;, 

Bart. 


1682.  Xciv.  13 Mul.iTi-ave  liatU  not  been  told 

his  crime  :  the  town  lays  on  Lady  A.'s  account,  which 
he  knows:  and  it's  said  that  lie  writ  letters  to  her,  and 
that  his  Majesty  hath  them  ;  with  -which  I  taxed  him, 
who  a^^sured  me  that  he  never  writ  one  to  her  ;  and  I 
believe  him  ;  some  will  have  his  r-rime  only  ogling. 
Chesterlield  hath  his  regiment ;  Windsor  [has]  Hull ; 
Halifax  his  lieutenancy ;  and  Petersham  his  bedcham- 
ber's place. 

1682.  Nov.  20.  Our  friend  Sir  W.  Smith  is  of  this 
grand  jury,  where  you  know  his  pregnancy  of  parts  will 
;]ustly  entitle  him  to  be  Bominiis  fm-  tohim;  and  1  hear 
they  are  finding  the  King  of  Poland  (Earl  of  Shaftes- 
bury), guilty  of  high  treason,  for  having  the  paper  of 
association  found  in  his  closet,  and  that  they  are  stigma- 
tising several  books,  some  as  libellous,  some  as  trea- 
long  to  see  it  in  print.  Lord 
crime,    Init   from   the   speech   of 


Bonable,  some.  &c.     I 
Mulgrave   knows   no 
people. 

1682,  Nov.  27.  .  .  . 
London  a  good  while 
Lord  ;  Sir  .To.  Bennet, 


I  would  not  have  you  come  near 
for  fear  you  should  be  made  a 
Lord  Oswalston.  if  I  hit  it  right ; 
Hide,  Earl  of  Falmouth ;  Legg  and  Churchill  also 
lords  ;  Legg,  of  Dartmouih,  and  Churchill,  a  Scotch 
title;  Lord  Townshend,  Earl,  and  Worcester,  Duke  of 
Beaufort;  this  was  yesterday's  news.  Bennet  is  certain. 
and  I  believe  the  rest.  One  Mr.  Glover,  a  yonng  gentle- 
man, was  killed  yesterday  in  our  diall-plat  by  one  Lesly. 
Lord  Shaftesbury  is  landed  at  Brill.  Sir  William  Waller 
like  to  be  assassinated  in  Holland  by  2  Papists  that  had 
been  prisoners  here  ;  the  States  endeavoured  to  appre- 
hend them,  and  have  offered  safety  to  all  Protestants 
that  shall  come  thither  for  protection.  Pilkington  is 
fined  lOO.OOOL  The  city  Quo  Warranto  is  put  otf  till 
Easter  term.  By  the  surrender  of  Nottingham  Charter 
they  have  lost  400?.  per  anntim,  never  to  be  retrieved. 
The  recorder  of  Norwich,  who  was  very  solicitous  in 
demand  of  that  charter  is  left  out  in  the  new  one,  and 
another  in  his  room. 

1682.  Dec.  I  received  yours  of  the  7th.  .  .  .  The 
Lord  Chancellor's  chaplain,  Mr.  Duft'e,  makes  a  great 
noise  ;  he  made  his  escape  ;  some  say  he  is  taken  again, 
his  head  broken,  and  confesses  there  are  300  more  iti 
his  condition;  others  say  he  is  not  taken,  but  that  he 
and  his  keeper  are  both  gone  together. 

1683,  May  21.  ...  I  hear  Peversham  shall  have 
Wentworth,  and  that  she  shall  be  groom  of  the  stool  to 
the   Queen.     Huke  George  is  suddenly  exjjected  here. 

1  hope  yon  have  had  the  manner  to  wait  on  the  Duke 
and  Duchess  at  Cornebury,  and  at  my  Lord  Abiagtons, 
and  invited  them  to  Claydon,  that  I  may  kiss  their 
hands  there. 

1683,  May  31.  The  weather  hath  been  so  very  rainy, 
and  Ditton  so  full  of  company,  with  my  Lady  Northum- 
berland and  all  her  children.  Sir  Thos.  Millington  and 
his  lady  and  child,  and  others  that  I  thought  best  to  stay 
at  home  ....     Clarendon  Hcmse  is  pulling  down. 

1633,  June  -l.    ...     Albemailc  House  is  now  pulling 

down,  and  hath  been  so  the.ie  10  days  or  more 

Some  say  the  Turks  are  treating  for  a  peace,  others  not ; 
some  say  Brandenbui-gis  come  in  tothe  Emperor  again, 
others  to  the  French. 

1683,  June  7 My  Lord  of  Salisbury  is  said  to 

be  dead,  and  Danby  is  ill  in  tlie  Tower.  Westminster 
Hall  is  cleared  of  the  scallolds.  Fountaine's  younger 
brother  died  yesterday.     I  hear  Geo.  Ralegh's  dead. 

1683,  Jtme  14.  .  .  .  Young  Daiiljy  having  been  at  a 
race  some  few  miles  from  home,  in   his   return  within 

2  miles  of  home,  riding  but  the  grand  pace,  an  apo- 
plctic  tit  seized  him,  and  he  fell  flat  on  his  face  from 
his  horse,  and,  tho'  presently  blooded,  yet  died  in  48 
hours,  which  is  not  only  the  loss  of  a  child  to  the  mother, 
but  1  doubt  most  of  her  ha|)piness  besides  ;  for  I  doubt 
the  next  heirs  will   have  very  little  mercy  on  her,  lege 

Talionis  ;  she  had  none  on  them It  is  reported 

the  next  brother  (a  sad  fowl)  sold  his  reversion  and 
interest  for  a  song  to  another  pitifull  fellow,  which  some 
say  she  purchased  again  of  him  ;  if  so,  here  may  Ije 
some  comfort  ....  On  Tuesday  last,  contrary  to 
expectation,  tho  city  charter  had  its  mortal  wound,  tho' 
the  Chief  Justice  was  not  there,  but  only  his  opinion 
owned  and  adjusted  1)V  the  other  there,  yet  prayed  bj- 
the  attorney  that  the  judgment  might  not  be  entered, 
&c.  It  went  on  two  substantial,  and  one  circumstantial 
ground,  viz. :  the  tolls,  and  the  petition,  and  the  iucoii- 
veniences  that  would  ensue.  Judgment  was  given 
without  giving  reasons  or  refuting  arguments  that  I 
hear  of. 

1683,  Aug.  12 Sir  Charles  Gaudy  I  have  not 

seen,  but  he  hath  been  with  hi^  address  at  Windsor. 
Charlton  is  come  in  aud   lirouglit  in  lioth,  for   Mr.  Her- 


bert seized  on  him  as  lie  was  going  to  surrender  him- 
self to  the  Bishop  of  (Oxford;  he  was  examined  at 
Windsor  ;  but  hear  nothing  thereof.  He  is  now  in  the 
Tower.  1  do  n  >t  hear  that  our  fleet  is  yet  gone  from 
Portsmouth.  We  cannot  explain  the  riddle  of  Dr. 
Trumbull's  going  along  therewith. 

1683,  Aug.  20.  ...  I  have  not  yet  seen  Sir  C. 
Gaudy,  neither  di  I  know  if  in  town  or  not  .  .  .  Dr. 
Trumbull  hath  been  abroad  before,  and  I  guess  he  may 
have  some  language  besides  English  and  Latin  ;  he  was 
promised  he  should  be  at  home  again  in  6  weeks. 

1683,  Oct.  18.  .  .  .  The  Emperor  hath  [made]  the 
Prince  of  Aurang  Prince  of  the  Empire  by  the  title  of 
Duke  of  ...  .  The  Poles  have  once  more  (beint;  first 
repulsed  by  the  Turks),  by  a  fresh  supply  of  Dragoons 
defeated  10,000  Turks,  and  taken  two  Basshaws,  and  is 
set  down  before  new  Hawsell. 

1653,  Nov.  i4.  The  D.  of  Sax.,  after  he  had  been  in 
aid  of  the  Empire,  spoke  to  the  Emperor  that  he  would 
be  kind  to  the  Protestants,  and  perform  their  former 
articles,  &c.;  to  which  the  Emperor  gave  him  no  satisfac- 
tion ;  so  he  told  him.  tho'  he  did  not  think  the  Protest- 
ants good  subjects,  yet  they  did,  and  therefore  if  he 
pleased  to  excell  or  exchange  Siles[t]ria  and  Wallachia  or 
Moldavia  ( I  know  not  which)  they  would  either  give  him 
other  lands  or  money  for  them  ;  btit  the  Emperor  giving 
him  not  tho  least  satisf^iction,  the  Duke  of  Sax  Branden- 
burgh,  and  t'ne  Dukes  of  Zell  have  entered  in  to  a  defensive 
league  of  the  Protestant  religion,  and  agreed  on  their 
quota.  Brandenbugh,  20,000.  Saximy,  150,000,  Luniu- 
berg  and  the  rest,  15,000.  and  have  sent  to  the  King  of 
Sweden  and  Denmark  to  come  into  the  league  and  raise 
between  them  r.0,000  men  more.  The  Gran  Signer 
hath  discarded  the  Gran  Vizier,  chiefly  for  cutting  of 
two  Basshaws  without  his  leave,  and  hath  made  Grand 
Vizier  the  nephew  of  him  that  got  Candia.  All  the 
States  General  but  Amsterdam  agreed  to  raise  16,000 
men,  to  they  ordered  a  committee  of  8,  whereof  the 
Prince  of  Aurange  to  be  the  chief,  to  go  to  Amsterdam 
to  desire  their  concurrence,  and  if  they  refused  it  to  lot 
them  know  that  they  would  raise  them  without  them; 
but  t'ney  have  consented,  so  that  is  over,  and  the  Prince 
gave  the  36  a  treat ;  but  one  of  them  slunk  away,  being 
better  instructed  by  the  French.  Its  said  that  Gibraltar 
is  offered  to  our  King  on  good  terms.  Lady  Hobart  sits 
up  again  about  her  chamber  .  .  .  Sir  Wm.  Sin}-th  was 
foreman.  Sydney  was  indicted  at  the  bar,  who  had  a 
plea  to  the  indictment  ready  and  offered  )t,  and  which 
by  the  judgment  of  5  of  his  councill,  as  good  as  was  in 
England,  would  have  held  good;  for  it  seems  to  make 
a  second  witness;  the  indictment  brought  in  his  answer 
to  Sir  Bo.  Filmer's  book  by  an  innuendo  ;  he  argued  it 
long  with  the  judges,  but  the  judges  persuaded  him  by 
arguments  to  wave  it ;  the  chief  was  that  if  he  did  plead 
to  it.  and  the  Attorney  demur  to  it,  all  matter  of  fact 
was  of  couise  confessed,  and  if  then  overruled,  judg- 
ment wonld  of  course  he  given,  and  he  must  die.  His 
trial  is  appointed  next  Wednesday;  I  hear  the  indict- 
ment against  Lord  Howard  is  withdrawn. 

1683,  Nov.  22.  .  .  .  Dr.  Burnet  is  silenced.  John- 
son, that  writ  Julian,  I  hear  is  silenced,  fined,  and  im- 
prisoned, and  some  say  to  be  pilloried.  lO.OOOZ.  given 
to  Duke  Beaufort  I'or  a  Scandalum  magnatum  against 
Sir  Trevor  Williams  ;  the  like  is  expected  against 
Arnault  .  .  .  P.S.  The  Hollanders  have  had  a  great 
loss  in  the  Texel,  9  men-of-war.  as  many  merchants, 
whereof  one  Jennings  was  bound  for  England  laden 
with  60.000  Lj'on  dollars,  besides  luuch  gold  and  abun- 
dance of  spice.  I  have  no  cctainty  yet  what  became 
yesterday  of  Col!.  Sydney ;  at  the  cofTee  house  they  say 
he  is  found  guilty. 

1683,  Dec.  6.  .  .  .  Sir  W.  Porl.man  that  was  dead  at 
Whitehall  and  London  is  alive  in  the  councrj-.  and  not 
so  much  as  sick  there.  Sydney  is  to  die  to-morrow  .  .  . 
Lady  Mary  Gaudy  and  Fram  arc  in  town. 

1684,  April  3.  News  is  that  Godolphin  is  secretary 
in  .lenkius'  room.  News  that  the  Prince  of  Orange  is 
in  some  straights  ;  and  that  the  Spanish  ambassador 
gave  his  Majesty  a  memorial  with  a  map  of  the  barrier 
of  the  territories  to  be  settled  in  the  peace;  to  which 
answer  has  been  returned  that  his  Majesty  of  Franco's 
propositions  .are  reasonable  ....  This  answer  has 
caused  the  foreign  confederates  here  to  signify  to  their 
masters  that  this  is  an  answer  of  a  party  and  not  of  an 
eunure.  Lory  (Lawrence  Hyde)  is  thought  will  be 
suddenly  Lord  Treasurer. 

1654,  April  5.  .  .  .  Lord  Bronker  being  dead,  his  ]jjaces 
are  thus  disposed  of,  his  Chancelorship  to  Lord  Marquis 
Hallifax  ;  his  Commissioner  tor  the  Admiralty  to  Rear 
Admiral  Herbert,  Master  of  St.  Katherine's,  to  Sir 
•lames  Butler Dartmouth  is  in  the  channel,  and 


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SiK  I  liear  under  displeasure.  Sir  Thomas  Samuel  and  his 
VERN'iiT,  Lady  arc  gone  for  Frani'e,  inteudiug  to  stay  two  or 
■        three  years  ;  he  kissed  the  Kiug's  hand  before  he  -went. 

1684,  April  17.  .  .  .  Bromo  Whorwood  came  hitlier 
in  order  to  prepare  for  his  trial,  and  1  hear  died  sud- 
denly of  an  apoplexy;  hut  cannot  hear  how  ho  hath 
settled  his  estate.  I  hear  Lord  Norrice  prevailed  with 
Oxford  to  surrender  their  charter  mi  great  promises  of 
getting  a  better,  which  not  being  obtained,  but  a  much 
worse  instead  thereof,  he  resented  it  so  ill,  that  he  toid 
his  Majesty  that  he  had  thereby  put  him  out  of  all 
capacity  to  serve  him  any  farther  in  that  country  .  .  . 
P.S.  There  hath  been  a  fire  in  Dublin  Castle,  which 
hath  burnt  the  best  rooms,  but  the  castle  and  magazine 
all  safe.  Your  coz.  the  Duke  hath  had  the  greatest 
loss,  lO.OOOi.  at  least. 

16S4,  April  24.  .  .  .  The  foreign  peace  is  conlidently 
averred  at  court,  but  not  believed  done.  J^ord  Berkeley 
hath  killed  a  man 

Iti84,  May  4.  .  .  .  Dutton  Colt  was  fined  yesterday 
1'20.(»00Z.  Sacheverell  and  all  his  complices  are  found 
guilty;  what  will  follow  not  hard  to  guess.  In  a  private 
cause  between  Nosworthy  (Maynard's  son-in-law)  and 
another  for  l,()0(.l?.  per  annum,  Maynard  was  very  sharp 
on  my  Lord  Chief  Justice  Jefferies ;  the  manner  is 
variously  reported.  The  Dutch  are  plainly  hectored 
into  peace  ;  whether  peace  or  war  yet  is  variously  re- 
ported, but  most  probable  peace. 

1684,  May  8.  .  .  .  Foreign  news. — Grana  received 
the  Duke  of  Monmouth  most  magnificently  ;  he  writ  to 
his  Majesty  for  his  plate,  and  it  is  sent  him. 

1684,  May  17.  There  is  another  plot  newly  printing, 
newly  coming  forth,  not  yet  publicly  known,  but  orders 
taken  to  take  up  about  four  or  five  others  yet  unknown 
whom.  Foreign  news. — They  have  given  the  Duke  of 
Monmouth  the  title  of  Eoyal  Altesse.  and  settled 
6,000/.  sterling  per  annum  upon  him,  and  advanced 
him  a  good  sum  foi-  the  present,  and  given  him  a  com- 
mand. Some  say  the  Prince  of  Aurange  and  he  are 
very  great ;  others  say  there's  no  communication  between 
them. 

1684,  June  12.  Foreign  news. — Sir  Thos.  Armstrong 
taken  in  Holland  expected  here  last  night.  Lord  Grey 
and  Ferguson  esca])ed  narrowly.  PS.  Sir  Thos.  Ann- 
strong  is  now  certainly  in  Newgate.  Gates  refused  to 
plead  to  the  action  of  Scandalum  magnatum,  and  so 
judgment  passeth  a  court ;  two  of  his  men  are  in  prison, 
and  it  is  said  that  he  will  be  suddenly  indicted  of  high 
treason . 

1684,  June  19.  .  .  Gates  is  fined  a  small  sum  of  loCOOOZ. 
Sir  [T.]  Armstrong  pleads  hard  for  a  trial,  if  not  to  be 
shot;  prayed  a  Habeas  corpus  from  the  keeper,  which  was 
civilly  denied  him,  by  intimating  an  application  to  be 
made  to  Attorney-General :  if  he  declines  it,  it  should 
be  granted  ;  so  the  wife  loudly  bid  the  standers  by  take 
notice  that  she  was  denied  it ;  and  one  of  his  daughters 
at  the  King's  Bench  when  he  was  denied  to  plead,  gave 
them  all  a  very  savoury  curse,  for  which  the  Lord  Chief 
Justice  committed  her  to  prison,  but  very  honoural)ly 
released  her  presently. 

1684.  July  22.  .  .  .  The  Duchess  of  Ormond  died  yester- 
day morning.  Sir  ....  North  that  was  sheriil  and 
lateh'  made  a  publican,  and  Mr.  Hen.  Thyn,  a  secretary 
to  the  Keeper,  are  now  made  Li>rds  Commissioners  of 
the  Treasury ;  who  shall  succeed  them  is  guessed  will 
be  W.  Legge  and  Rich,  the  late  sherifl'. 

1684,  July  31.  My  old  Lady  Say  is  dead  ....  P.S. 
Sir  Jo.  Buckworth  and  .  .  .  Dickinson  are  the  new  Com- 
missioners in  the  Custom  House. 

1684,  Aug.  7.  Sir  "W.  Smyth  has  offered  the  oath 
ex-officio  to  some  officers  (whether  constaliles,  side  men, 
or  others,  I  know  not,)  who  refusing  to  take  it,  he  sent 
them  to  prison,  who  now  coming  for  a  Habeas  corpus 
came  to  Judge  Jones,  who  being  sick,  would  meddle 
with  no  business ;  the  next  week  there  being  to  be  a 
])rivate  seal  they  intend  to  try  the  Keeper. 

168i,  March  10.  There's  mad  work  in  many  elec- 
tions. L'Estrauge  and  his  comrades  I  hear  is  chos  •n 
at  Winchester.  I  know  nut  yet  how  our  pole  goes  here 
as  yet.  Sir  Wm.  Smyth  is  going  this  moment  to 
Braiufor  for  Middlesex.  I  hear  my  Lord  Chief  Justice 
behaves  himself  bravely  in  all  his  circuit  as  to  matters 
of  elections. 

1685,  April  1.  .  .  .  The  Duke  of  Ormonde  canie  yester- 
day ;  left  Lord  Gssory  sick  of  the  small-p  ix  at  my  Lord 
Derby's  ....  I  hear  Sir  Thos.  Lee  will  stand  for  our 
county,  I  doubt  it  too  good  news  to  be  true.  I  hear  Sir 
Watkin  I'ayler  and  Palmes  are  chosen  at  Malton,  but 
am  not  sure. 

168-5,  April  22.  .  .  .  As  ill  an  opiuion  as  you  have  of 
Ely,  its  the  best  air  you  and  I  can  live  in.     Inhabitants 


thereof  do  not  know  what  a  cough  is ;  if  coughing  be  Sib 

heard  in  their  churches,  they  look  about  for  strangers,    H.  Vbrney, 
and  old  nasty  Buiiler  sent  his  coughing,  consumptive  —^' 

patients  to  the  Isle  of  Kly  for  recovery. 

1685,  Jlay  Li  .  .  .  Lady  Cutler  is  dead  of  the  small- 
pox. The  town  says  Sir  Koger  L'Estrange  shall  be  a 
Lord. 

1685,  July  21.  Lady  Gaudy  died  Monday  13tli  inst. 
.  .  .  .  Goodenough  is  taken,  and  its  thought  will  make 
great  discnveries.  The  King  is  disbanding  20  troops, 
and  models  the  army  otherwise  ;  like  a  prudent  Prince 
will  keep  no  more  tliau  he  can  pay.  He  hath  made  two 
major-general's  of  the  army,  whereof  Sackvil  is  one, 
and  two  Brigandeers  of  the  army,  whereof  Billiugsly 
is  one.  Lord  Delamere  absconds,  and  is  summoned  by 
proclamation  to  come  in  within  10  days.  Sir  Geo. 
Sheeres  married  Dr.  Dickenson's  daughter,  aud  is  since 
dead  of  the  small-pox. 

1685,  Aug.  4  .  .  ,  .  One  of  the  sought  for  ]>ersons 
(Wade,  I  think)  was  taken  in  Mi'S.  Lisle's  liouse.  Jack 
Lisle's  widow  ;  but  I  hear  of  no  proceedings  against 
her  as  yet ;  some  say  her  house  was  ])lundered.  The 
Duke  of  Albemarle  hath  given  up  all  his  commissions. 

1685,  Aug.  l!i.  .  .  P.S.  I  hear  Polyxpheme  [Pollex- 
fen]  is  knighted,  and  that  he  goes  to  Salsl/ury  as  the 
King's  council.  Sir  Thos.  Samuel  aud  his  50  other 
stigmatised  companions  were  to  make  their  address  to 
his  Majesty  on  Sunday  last,  of  which  I  have  yet  no 
farther  account. 

1685.  Sept.  2.  I  have  made  enquiry  but  cannot  learn 
for  what  Sir  G.  G.  is  put  in  Newgate;  most  say  for 
words.  My  Lord  Makensfield  (Macclesfield)  was  sent 
for  by  Atierburj-,  but  his  younger  son  made  answer 
that  he  was  gone  into  the  country  to  his  estate  ;  some 
think  his  retiiru  will  bo  very  uncertain.  Lord  Claren- 
don declared  Lieutenant  of  Ireland.  Denbigh  died  of 
a  dialjetes  as  I  hear,  and  his  son  succeeds.  This  day 
is  appointed  for  the  execution  of  Mrs.  Lisle,  aud  I  do 
not  hear  that  she  hath  got  her  reprieve  or  pardon. 
Burlington  made  Becorder  of  York.  Sir  Leoline 
Jenkins  died  yesterday  morning.  Sir  Wm.  Trumbull 
goes  ambassador  to  France,  and  my  Lord  Preston  re- 
turns some  say  to  be  Secretary  of  State,  and  Sunderland 
to  be  Privy  Seal. 

1685,  Sept.  8 I  am  sure  my  Lord  Keeper  is 

dead,  and  Mrs.  Lisle  beheaded. 

1685,  Sept.  lO.  .  .  Some  say  my  Lord  Chief  Justice 
by  some  named  to  succeed  the  Keeper,  others  that 
Winchester  and  Ely  are  competitors  for  the  same. 

16^5,  Sept.  16.  .  .  No  Lord  Keeper  is  yet  known 
here  ;  some  think  it  will  be  in  commission  till  my  Lord 
Weuie  can  be  spared  out  of  the  King's  Bench.  I  hear 
300  condemned  in  the  west.  P.S.  Judge  Walcot  died 
at  York,  and  1  hear  Judge  Levens  is  sick  in  the  circuit. 
Master  of  the  Rolls  its  thought  is  not  long  lived. 

1685,  Sept.  22.  The  Master  of  the  Rolls  hath  passed 
over  this  brunt,  and  I  hear  is  gone  to  Bristol  as  Re- 
corder thereof.  No  doubt  but  Lord  Weme  will  be  Chan- 
cellcr.  There  are  5  regiments  going  into  Holland  ; 
Shrewsbury,  Huntington,  Lumly,  Hale,  and  Sir  Wm. 
Clilton;  and  my  Lord  Pembroke  (.ieneral  of  them,  and 
to  be  Lieutenant  General  to  the  Prince  of  Aurange. 

1685,  Sept.  2^.  Bishop  Short  died  yesterday,  and  my 
old  acquaintance  Mr.  Carey  is  dead,  and  I  hear  hath 
left  his  estate  to  bis  niece,  which  was  designed  for  to 
marry  Lord  Guildford's  eldest  son.  To-morrow  his 
Majesty  is  ex]iected  here. 

1685,  Oct.  7.  Jack  Carey  is  yet  alive  and  somewhat 
better  .  .  .  .  .  so  much  for  one  of  my  lies;  anotlier  is, 
that  my  Lord  Chancellor  is  not  Earl  of  Flint,  neither 
am  1  certain  if  an  Earl  yet  or  no.  We  take  it  for 
granted  that  Herbert  is  Lord  Chief  Justice,  and  that 
the  Speaker  succeeds  him  at  Chester.  Perhaps  another 
week  may  contradict  this.  Some  say  Ilerljert  waived 
it  very  much,  ami  the  Speaker  waits  for  Master  of  the 
Rolls. 

16S5,  Oct.  13.  I  hear  Sir  Ed.  Herbert  is  Chief 
.Justice  full  sore  against  his  will, that  Lutwish  succeeds 
him  in  Chester,  and  that  the  Sjjeakcr  is  Master  of  the 
EoUs.  It  is  reported  that  Brandon  Gerard  will  be  tried 
this  sessions,  and  some  others;  that  Spe.-ik  (Speke?) 
and  Grey  shall  have  their  pardons.  Lord  Wharton  hath 
lieen  reported  to  be  dead,  but  no  certainty. 

1685,  Oct.  20.  Cornish  was  this  day  fcucd  guilty. 
The  bill  against  Sir  Robert  Cotton  not  found,  but 'twas 
intimated'  that  they  had  better  evidence  against  the 
next  time.  Mr.  Hampden  is  in  the  Tower.  Some  say 
Sir  Bernardiston  was  put  in  the  Tower  to-day.  Scatfolds 
are  prei)aring  in  Wesimiustfr  Hail.  Lord  Grey  is  par- 
doned his  utlavy.     Mr.  Carey  is  now  dead  in  earnest. 

1685,  Oct.  2S.     Here  is  a  common  report  that  Lady 

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Lindsey  is  turned  Papist,  and  that  my  Lord  hath  been 
b'tt'^n  witli  a  mad  dos?-.  I  hope  neithpi-  of  them  true. 
J.  Car  y  hath  ordered  his  niece  to  marry  North  within 
tliree  years,  or  else  to  lose  the  estate.  If  she  dii>  with- 
out lieir  male.s  the  remainder  is  settled  on  Lord  Faulk- 
land  and  Capt.  Carey  ....  Lord  Mulgrave  is  Lord 
Chamberlain. 

1655,  Nov.  10.  We  wish  you  and  all  thinking  men 
here,  there's  ne'er  enough  of  such  :  his  Majesty's  speech 
hints  the  same.  The  Common's  House  beino;  adjourned 
till  Thursday,  nothing  can  be  transacted  theivin  till 
then.     Lord  Abingtou  lies  next  door  to  us. 

168f,  Sirarch  10.  Lord  Chamberlain  is  like  to  carry 
the  widow  Conway,  and  Sir  Ki.  Middlcton  the  widow 
Whitniore. 

168|,  March  24.  ,  .  My  Lord  Chamberlain  brought 
his  wife  home  in  great  triumph  on  Monday.  The  Duke 
of  Northumberland  hath  shipt  his  wife  away  to  a 
nunnery. 

1686,  April  28.  Notwithstanding  all  degradations, 
Pemerton,  Finch,  and  Levins  were  all  at  the  Chaucerv 
Bar  yesterday  morning,  and  observed  that  Finch  was 
in  every  cause,  but  not  favoured  in  any. 

1656,  June  22.  Julian  Johnson  was  found  guilty  of 
spreading  those  papers  that  related  to  the  army  and  sea- 
men and  consequently  of  high  misdemeanours ;  his  doom 
is  not  yet  set. 

1686,  June  29.  I  hear  my  Lady  Lindsey  is  returned 
to  our  church  again. 

1686,  July  7.     My  Countess  lies  desperately  ill  .  .  . 

16S6,  July  14.  My  dear  Countess  died  Saturday 
morning  to  my  very  great  grief—  (she  left  him  a  legacy 
of  lU  guineas.) — Intends  to  attend  her  corpse  to 
Cheveniag. 

1686,  July  28.  My  Lord  Nottingham  some  years 
since  presented  one  Mr.  Smitri  (a  relation  of  his)  to  a 
parsonage  of  a  convicted  incumbent;  the  same  man 
sued  this  Smyth  for  it  again,  winch  was  tried  this  last 
assizes  in  Esses,  and  recovered  it  again. 

1686,  Aug.  15.  The  Vicars  General  Commission  was 
opened  this  day  in  the  Council  Chamber  ;  the  Arch- 
bishop had  no  occasion  to  be  there. 

1686,  Aug,  11.  The  Commissioners  met  at  Whitehall 
on  Monday  ;  all  appeared  but  the  Archbishop.  London 
having  been  cited  appeared,  and  a.  chair  set  for  him. 
He  was  refused  a  sight  of  the  Commission  or  a  copy  of 
the  accusation  against  him,  and  has  only  till  nest 
Monday  to  answer. 

1686,  Aug.  17.     On  the  same  subject. 

1686,  Aug.  25.  It  is  generally  believed  that  Dr. 
Cartwright  shall  be  Bishop  of  Chester,  famous  for  his 
sermon  preaching  up  arbitrary  power  to  that  height 
that  he  hath  thereby  purchased  a  name,  &c.,  but  it  is 
hojied  that  Sir  J.  B.  hath  otherwise  disjiosed  of  the 
rectory  of  AViiian  to  any  other  good  Chiii  ch  of  England 
man  ....  The  Bishop  of  London's  affair  stands  as  it 
did  ....  Its  thought  that  if  the  Bishop  should  pro- 
test against  the  jurisdiction  that  it  would  be  interpreted 
a  denying  the  King's  supremacy. 

1686,  Aug.  31,  Cartwri,ght  is  now  declared  Bishop 
of  Chester  and  Parker  of  Oxford  ;  never  a  barrel  better 
herring.  I  hear  Sir  Jo.  Bridgman's  kindness  was  for 
one  Jessop,  which  will  be  accommodated  by  conferrino- 
on  him  some  good  jjreferment  that  ( 'artwright  was 
posses.sed  of ;  whethei-  the  deanery  of  Eipnn  or  another 
I  know  not.— This  day  the  Bishop  of  Lundon  did  plead 
to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  court,  &c, 

16^6,  Sept,  8,  I  do  not  believe  that  either  Oxford  or 
Chester  can  well  be  liked  of  anywhere,  or  by  any 
h.mest  intelligent  men  ...  I  hear  nothing  of  my  Lord 
Wharton's  landing. 

1686,  Sept.  14 Atterby  brought  a  warrant  to 

the  Dean  of  Paul's  to  fix  the  sentence  against  the 
Bishop  at  the  west  end  of  St,  Paul's  Church  and  at  the 
soutli  door,  which  was  done  yesterday.  I  have  the 
grand  Commission  and  his  Plea,  and  hope  to  get  the 
minutes  which  I  intend  to  lay  up  in  lavender  in 
lii'rpr'tudin  rei  memoriinn The  Parliament  of  Scot- 
land will  not  Gee,  and  therefore  it  is  dissolved,  which 
makes  some  thiuK  ours  will  not  sit.  How  kind  soever 
Parker  and  Patrick  have  been  they  are  not  so  now, 
Ke  was  Sheldon's  chaplain.  I  hope  Sir  Jo.  Bridgman 
hath  got  the  Deanery  of  Wigan  for  Jessop  ....  Sir 
Wm.  Wentworth  marries  a  daughter  to  my  Lord  Bedlo 
an  Irish  Papist  .  .  Gives  3, OOOL  and  his  Majesty  3,000/. 
more.  Mrs.  Crew,  the  younger  daughter,  is  in  a  fair  way 
to  many  Mr.  Peto. 

1686.  Sept.  21.  .  .  .  The  Bisho|)  is  gone  into  the 
country  to  my  Lord  Northampton. 

1686,  Stubble  goose  day  ....  I  hear  Lord  Wharton 
is  come  over,  and  some  will  have  it  to  do  a  job  towards 


toleration,  but  cannot  believe  it  .  .  ,  .  I  hear  that  his 
Majesty  intends  not  to  make  any  Irish  man  deputy  ; 
that  Sir  Charles  Porter  will  be  recalled.  Some  say  the 
Parliament  will,  others  that  it  will  not,  sit. 

1686,  Oct.  6,  ,  ,  .  The  Lord  Chancellor  visited  Yester- 
day the  Uean  and  Chapter  of  Windsor,  but  no  account 
as  yet  what  was  done  .  ,  .  .  Its  thought  that  Chester 
or  Oxford  or  both  will  be  put  into  the  commission. 
Some  question  the  Parliametit  sitting  at  the  time 
appointed. 

1686,  Oct.  13.  There's  a  ])roclamation  out  that  pro- 
rogues the  Parliament  till  Feb.  ue.tt,  with  this  sting  at 
the  end,  that  they  are  not  to  fail  meeting  then  at  their 
peril,  I  hear  nothing  of  removals  to  York  or  Roches- 
ter;  but  I  do  hear  that  Chester  got  the  King  to  move 
my  Lord  Chancellor  to  give  Barking  to  his  son  ;  but 
having  given  it  to  Dr.  Balne,  his  own  chaplain,  de- 
sires to  be  excused  ;  a.nd  then  Chester  got  his  Majesty's 
good  will  to  hold  it  in  commendam ;  and  when  the 
patents  of  Oxford  and  Chester  came  for  the  Great  Seal 
he  passed  Oxford,  and  the  other  being  read  and  finding 
in  commendam  there,  What !  does  he  play  tricks  with 
me  !  threw  it  away  and  would  not  pass  it.  It  was  after- 
w.ard  sent  after  him  to  Bulstrode;  he  stormed  there  also, 
and  would  not  pass  it ;  what  is  done  since  in  it  I  know 
not.  The  Chancellor  visited  Windsor,  but  no  great 
business  done  that  I  hear  of.  There  was  something 
trumpt  up  about  Simony,  but  that  was  desired  might 
run  in  its  proper  channel.  Mr.  W.  Harbord  being 
served  with  a  privy  seal  in  Holland  came  over,  but  not 
finding  reception  to  his  mind,  in  very  few  days  hasted 
over  again  .  .  .  P.S.  I  was  this  day  to  visit  Lord 
Wharton,  but  could  scarce  have  a  word  with  him,  he 
was  so  taken  up  with  10  or  12  of  the  Merchant  Taylors' 
Company  about  building  there, 

1686,  Oct.  10,  ,  ,  ,  We  do  net  believe  our  street  news 
that  the  Archbishop  is  either  out  of  the  Commission  or 
out  of  the  Council,  but  both  are  expected,  I  hear 
nothing  of  my  Lord  Anglese3'e's  estate  being  seized.  1 
do  not  know  what  Lord  Wharton  hath  done  about  his 
buildings  ;  but  1  am  sure  he  is  built  n]i  too  his  walls  by 
Mr.  Fortrey,  who  hath  an  estate  of  inheritance  there, 
and  is  building  two  rows  there,  with  a  good  fair  street 
there.  My  Lord  and  he  met  about  some  differences 
about  a  little  patch  that  was  got  into  my  Lord's  garden  ; 
how  ended.  I  know  not.  My  Lord  you  know  loves 
building  no  more  than  yoa.  I  am  glad  Lord  Litchfeild 
escaped  so  well  considering  the  course  he  took  .  ,  ,  , 
If  common  street  news  will  stop  your  longing,  then  the 
Duchess  of  Richmond*  is  coming  over,  and  Fitz  James 
is  to  be  Duke  of  Dublin  and  Viceroy  of  Ireland  ;  a  brave 
gentleman  in  general  esteem, 

1G86,  Oct.  27.  .  .  .  As  soon  as  the  proclamation  was 
out.  the  town  rang  again  that  the  Parliament  was  acci- 
dentally dissolved  by  proroguing  it  to  the  l.Dth  of  Feb., 
without  naming  from  what  time;  liut  now  is  bust 
(hushed)  again,  and  people  are  of  another  mind.  This 
day  it  is  reported  that  the  new  High  Commission  jsj 
to  be  opened  with  my  Lord  Mulgrave  only  in  the  room 
of  the  Archbishop ;  but  I  do  not  hear  that  ho  is  yet  out 
of  the  Council.  Last  night  it  was  confidently  rejiorted 
that  Lord  Bellusis  goes  into  Ireland  and  not  Tirconnell. 
Your  good  friend  and  the  kingdom's  is  on  his  last  legs, 
L(ird  Bridgwater.  P.S.  If  I  writ  Richmond  I  meant 
Portsmouth,  who  is  safely  arrived  here. 

1686,  Nov.  3.  .  .  .  I  hear  that  there  hath  been  a 
very  great  meeting  in  Holland,  and  then  resolved  to 
acquaint  the  Prince  with  their  condition,  and  to  know 
what  he  would  do  ;  they  told  him  that  Prance  was  arm- 
ing against  him,  and  feared  that  our  King  was  so  to, 
and  desired  to  know  what  he  would  do;  he  told  them 
that  as  his  predecessors  had  had  the  honour  to  serve  in 
their  extremities,  so  was  [he]  of  the  same  mind,  and 
[would]  take  the  same  fortune  with  them  ;  that  he  did 
believe  as  they  did  for  France,  and  as  for  England  he 
had  so  little  correspondence  with  things  of  that  nature 
there,  that  he  could  say  nothing;  but  to  show  his 
willingness,  he  told  them  that  he  had  3(I0,000Z.  in  such 
and  such  places  which  was  all  at  their  service  at  ol.  per 
cent. 

1686,  Nov.  10.  The  news  of  a  new  commission  is 
asleep  ;  tlie  old  one  sat  last  week,  at  which  Sir  J.  Borlase 
came  ofP  with  flying  colours,  and  Sir  Ri.  Nudigate  only 
with  having  his  man  put  in  again  which  he  put  out. 
Londonderry's  lady  is  northern  not  western,  Mrs. 
Lucy  Jobson Never  more  care  taken  for  ship- 
ping than  now;  all  docks  and  wharves  new  dressed, 
rigged,  and  trigged,  and  all  stocks  full  of  ships,  and 
some  of  the  merchants'  docks  besides,  a  new  brave  store 

•  The  letter  of  the  27th  corrects  this  to  Por/smouih, 


APfKNDIX    J'l)    SFVKXTH    RKPOUT, 


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Sir         house   built   of  120    fathom    long,  and  provisions  and 
Veenev,    stores  laying  in  for  18,000  men. — Foreign  news. 
_^'  1686,  Nov.  24.     Julian  Johnson's  behaviour  Tvas  vrrv 

bold  and  stout  ;  he  told  my  Lord  that  as  he  sate  there  in 
that  eminent  place  of  judicature,  so  be  hoped  he  would 
distribute  his  justice  impartially  and  indifterently,  and 
therefore  he  did  present  unto  him  these  and  these  par- 
sons ;  he  was  told  that  they  could  take  no  notice  of 
what  was  not  before  them ;  he  told  them  that  it  was 
now  before  them,  and  he  did  now  inform  that  Shiughter 
(the  Putney  minister)  had  jireachcd  and  jiublished  liigh 
treason  by  the  law  of  the  land,  and  that  there  was  his 
sermon  printed  by  his  Majesty,  and  ott'ered  him  the 
sermon,  and  so  another  of  another  body,  and  some  say, 
they  said  it  must  come  to  them  by  the  Attorney;  so  lie 
gave  them  to  him,  who  sat  down  and  would  not  take 
them;  when  he  was  going  out  of  the  court,  my  Lord 
called  to  him  and  bid  him  remember  that  he  was  to  go 
to  Tiburne  ;  he  turning  him  about,  asked  if  he  had  any 
errand  thither  to  command  him,  and  many  more  stout 
answers  he  made.  When  he  came  Ijclore  the  commis- 
sioners to  lie  degraded,  he  told  them  that  he  vras  before 
the  three  reverend  prelates,  Protestants  he  did  hope, 
but  there  was  wanting  the  archbishop  ;  they  told  him 
he  could  not  be  there,  then  he  wanted  his  own  diocesan, 
they  were  his  proper  judges,  but  that  did  not  prevail 
neither.  Thej-  asked  him  for  his  Bible,  he  had  none. 
they  asked  him  for  his  orders,  he  had  not  them  neither  ; 
they  asked  him  where  they  were,  he  told  them  ■verv 
safe  ;  they  must  have  them  ;  he  told  them  they  should 
have  his  life  rather,  and  many  more  sweet  repartees  he 
made  ....  The  French  King,  his  fistula  is  cut ;  but 
not  out  of  danger.     I  pray  burn  all  such  letters. 

1686,  Nov.  18  ....  Julian  Johnson  is  sentenced  to 
the  pillory,  fined,  and  to  Ijc  whipped  from  Newgate  to 
Tyburn  .  .  .  Some  declare  that  the  sheriffs  have  piwcr 
to  enter  into  all  burroughs,  and  to  return  whom  they 
please.  The  discourse  of  a  citadel  at  the  ^lews  that  was 
in  the  summer  is  now  brought  forward  again,  and  it  is 
hoped  that  this  will  keep  the  seditions  Whigs  in  pure 
obedience  as  they  ought. 

1686.  Nov.  '17]  .  .  I  hear  that  many  of  the  dis- 
carded oflScers  in  Ireland  went  into  Holland,  and  they 
are  entertained  there.  I  hear  that  they  of  Amsterdam 
have  desired  that  the  Princess  of  Aurange  may  have  a 
guard  for  their  security.  It  is  hoped  at  our  court  that 
we  shall  not  join  in  any  offensive  war  with  France 
against  Holland.  AVe  hear  no  news  yet  of  sheriffs. 
P.S.  I  hear  Lord  Bridgwater  died  much  in  debt. 
^  1686,  Nov.  31 I  hear  you  are  out  of  this  com- 
mission, but  do  not  know  it.  Our  commanders  here 
are  made  justices  of  the  peace.  Our  cozen  of  France  is 
in  good  condition  considering  what  has  been  done. 
John'son]  has  had  his  wooden  ruif  on  three  times,  and 
no  atiront  offered  him.     The  next  bout  will  be  sad. 

1686,  Dec.  8.  .  .  .  I  hear  no  more  of  your  being  left 
out  of  the  commission,  which  tho'  you  care  not  for,  yet 
I  believe  your  neighbours  will.  'I'he  court  owns  that 
our  cozen  of  France  is  very  ill.  It  holds  that  Tirconnell 
goes  into  Ireland. 

1686,  Deo.  1-5  ...  Its  generally  reported  that  the 
French  king  mends,  that  he  intends  to  be  at  Mass  on 
Christmas  Day.  An  herb  woman  bought  lately  a  pillow 
here,  and  a  few  days  using  of  it,  she  felt  something  hard 
in  it,  and  opened  and  found  as  many  jewels  in  it  as  she 
hath  been  ott'ered  two,  others  say  :!,000'. ;  this  goes 
current  for  a  great  truth. 

1687.  July  3.  .  .  .  There  was  brave  work  Friday  last 
before  the  Commissioners,  where  Magdalen  College 
behave  themselves  so  well  that  in  the  opinion  of  the 
commissioners  Farmer  deserved  so  ill  that  he  was  un- 
worthy to  govern  anything  but  brutes  ;  there  was  for- 
gery, knavery,  debauchery,  what  not.  proved  against 
him  ;  they  are  to  appear  again  on  Friday,  but  on  what 
account  I  cannot  tell.  Merton  Cullcge  had  preferred 
one  of  their  society  to  a  living,  and  had  his  year  of 
grace  to  keep  his  fellowship  a  year;  and  now  he  got  his 
Majesty's  letter  to  continue  it  one  year  longer,  which 
was  denied.  There  were  6  aldermen  turned  out  last 
week,  8  new,  3  more. 

1687,   July  -27 I   hear  Merton  College   has 

denied  either  the  King's  letter  or  Mandamus.  I  hear 
there  is  making  for  Parliament  men  in  many  places,  but 
they  meet  with  rubs.  Pen  hath  put  out  a  notable  book 
to  give  up  test  and  penal  laws. 

1685,  Aug.  4.  .  .  .  There  have  been  many  fined  for 
sherifls,  but  now  Firebrace  holds  and  is  knighted,  and  I 
think  the  other  is  one  Morgan  or  Manton,  a  Papist. 
The  camp  is  breaking  up.  The  Queen  goes  to  the  Bath 
Tuesday  sennight  ...  On  Friday  there's  expectation 
of  Magdalen  College  doom. 


Iti87.  Aug.  10 Sir  Charles  (iaudey  coming  to  Su! 

town   on    Friday   overtook  a  coach  and  8  horses  with    H.VKRMiv, 

glasses  up,  and  well  Idundcrbusscdon  both  sides  ;  asked  ' 

if  he  might  ask  without  offence  who  was  in  ;  they  told 
him  tliey  could  not  tell,  only  it  was  a  traitor  from 
beyond  sea,  and  that  they  came  from  Harwich,  but  I 
hear  no  more  of  it.  Magdalen  College  came  off  very 
well  Friday  last;  but  its  thought  [that]  3rd  or  -kh  of 
Sept.  something  will  be  done  .  .  . 

1687.  Aug.  17 Who  it  w,i<  in  the  loach  with 

8  Iiovs(^s  I  can  not  learn  ;  only  tin-  parson  who  was  in 
the  company  was  bolder  than  .'~^ir  Charles,  and  rode  often 
up  to  the  coach  side,  whose  glasses  wimv  sometimes 
down  to  let  in  the  air.  and  he  confidently  said  it  wa> 
Ferguson  :  if  he,  I  guess  he'll  peach,  to  -^ave  his  own  life. 
Burnet's  letters  to  Lord  Middleton  they  say  are  in  print, 
which  are  his  own  justification.  There  are  other  very 
significant  letters,  papers  of  his  aljont  the  Test  and 
Declaration  .  .  .  They  say  Lord  ^Middleton  must  out, 
and  Castlemainc  is  to  succeed  him. 

16>^7,  Aug.  2-1.  .  .  .  There  arc  notable  paper.-  abroad 
.  .  .  There  arc  lO  reasons  that  go  under  tlie  name  of 
1?  urnet]  against  giving  uji  of  the  Teat,  aljout  2  sheets  of 
jiaper;  there  are  other  jjapois  that  descant  about  abso- 
lute power,  anil  without  reserve,  mentioned  in  his  Ma- 
jesty's Scotch  declaration  for  liberty  of  conscience  very 
pithily  thev  say  ;  the  Declaration  is  in  the  Gazette, 
No.  2221.  from  Feb.  20  to  March  3,  1686.  There  are 
also  in  one  sheet  of  paper  Burnett's  citation  with  his 
answer  thereto,  and  3  letters  lo  Lord  Middleton:  but 
above  all  there  is  more  lately  come  out  some  papers 
against  giving  uj)  the  Test  and  concerning  the  Declara- 
tion, very  home  things  and  much  desired  by  all  jieople 
.  .  .  The  Lord  Cliamberlaiu  is  suspended  his  place  tor 
an  indiscretion,  but  its  thought  will  be  restored. 

1687.   Aug.  31 T  hear  his  Majesty  is  but 

slenderly  met  in  his  progress  by  the  nobility  and  gentry 
of  the  countries  as  he]iasse>.  Brandon  Gerard  hath  his 
pardon,  and  1  hear  that  Pen  is  getting  Ferguson  and 
Matthew's  pardons,  which  its  said  will  be  granted,  I 
hear  as  you  hear  tliat  Dover  ia  in  Mulgrave  s  place,  but 
he  is  every  day  at  bowls  at  .Maribone  with  his  kej-, 
which  I  believe  he  would  not  be  if  outed,  or  if  he  had 
got  the  palsey.  I  went  to  see  him  at  Whitehall  on 
Satui-day  morning,  but  he  was  gone  to  Marrybone. 
The  London  ministers  by  particular  invitation  dined 
3-estcrday  with  .'"^hiTiti'  Fowles. 

1687,  6et.  18  ....  There  are  3  commissioners  going 
to  Oxford  with  large  poivers  of  suspending,  expelling, 
&c. ;  the  men  are  Bishop  of  Chester.  Lord  C'.  .1 .  (Vright. 
and  Sir  Thomas  Jeiinar  ....  It  is  thought  that  the 
Chancery  ^hall  be  executed  by  commission,  .lacobus  de 
Sancto  Amando  is  chosen  aklerman.  I  hear  the  Lord 
Chancellor  is  to  have  8,000/.  per  ann. 

1687.  Oct.  25.  ...  I  do  not  hear  anything  of  the 
suspension  of  the  Dean  of  Chester.  The  Chancery  is 
not  in  commission  .  .  .  'fhere  are  general  rumours 
about  Magdalen  College  ;  they  have  struck  Dr.  Huffe's 
[Hough's]  name  out  of  the  Ijook,  whereupon  he  pro- 
tested against  all  their  proceedings,  appealing  to  the 
King  and  his  courts  of  justice,  which  done,  the  com- 
pany burst  into  a  great  humming,  which  the  court 
looked  upon  as  a  misdemeanour,  and  threatened  to  send 
the  doctor  to  prison  unless  he  would  immedi.ately  be 
bound  in  a  recognizance  of  l,iiOOZ..  and  find  2  sureties 
to  be  bound  in  600?.  each,  to  answi'r  it  next  term  ;  .... 
Some  say  16  more,  others  all  but  two,  are  suspended  or 
exiled.     Mr.  Fairfax  behaved  himself  as  stoutly;  they 

sent  for  him   twice  before  he  would  come ; he 

desired  to  be  heard  openly  and  have  a  public  notary  ;  he 
also  appealed  to  the  courts  ;  he  was  told  he  woidd  find 
110  favour  there  ;  he  returned,  that  he  looked  for  none, 
neither  did  he  ask  for  any,  but  justice  he  did  reqtiire 
and  expected  without  favour. 

1687,  Nov.  9 Titus  hath  kissed  his  Majesty's 

hand,  introduced  by  Penn.  The  town  speaks  very  sus- 
piciously of  Sir  Thomas  Lee.  I  hear  Baron  Weni 
[Jefferies,  L.C.[  is  to  be  your  Lord  Lieutenant,  and  that 
Sir  IHcholas  Butler  shall  be  Baron  Edmonton  and  Vis- 
count Boon.  Major  Wildman  has  kissed  or  is  to  kiss 
his  Majesty's  hand.  Father  Peters  is  clerk  of  the 
closet. 

1687,  Nov.  16 Lord  Langdale  hath  Plymouth's 

regiment,  and  I  hear  that  Nell  is  dead.  Col.  Kussell  is 
taken  with  a  fit  of  the  palsy,  and  is  speechless.  [Ho 
died  on  the  following  Sunday  according  to  Denton's 
letter  of  Nov.  22.j 

168y,   June  13 The   Duke  of  Cornwall  was 

born  on  .Sunday,  10th  instant,  about  6  minutes  before 
10  in  the  morning Our  worthy  bishops  ap- 
peared on  Friday  last  before  Kius  and  Council  ;  they 

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Sir  were  demanded   to   own  their  hands :    they   answered 

"■  H^x"^"^'  that  that  e:)urt  had  no  authority  to  ask  them  questions 
to  accuse  themselves.  The  King  asked  them  if  they 
would  not  tell  him  ;  thej'  answered  if  he  would  com- 
mand them  as  King  upon  their  allegiance  and  no 
advantage  taken  to  their  prejudice  they  irould.  Then 
they  w«_Te  Viid  to  withdraw,  and  when  called  in,  my 
Lord  Chancellor  askeil  them  the  same  question  by  the 
Kind's  command  ;  and  the  King  presently  said  that  he 
did  command  him  so  to  do,  and  then  they  all  owned 
their  hands;  so  a  warrant  was  presently  drawn  up  to 
send  them  to  the  Towor,  to  which  all  the  Privy  Council, 
being  19  or  20,  subscribed  their  hands  and  seals;  and 
there  they  are  most  mightily  visited,  courted  highly  by 
the  multitude  there  :  at  Whitehall,  craving  their  bene- 
diction, as  they  took  water,  and  eo  again  as  they  landed 
at  the  Tower,  so  that  they  could  scarce  get  into  the 
Tower.  They  refused  to  give  bail  or  recognisance  for 
their  appearance,  because  it  was  a  breach  of  privilege 
of  peerage  ....  We  hear  that  an  information  is 
drawing  up  against  the  bishops  for  making  and  publish- 
ing a  scandalous  and  seditious  libel  against  the  King 
and  Government. 

16b8,  July  11.  Its  no  news  that  Mr.  Rotulorum 
Vane,  and  Titus  are  sworn  Privy  Councillors,  but  its 
news  that  my  Lord  Cornberry  is  married  to  my  Lady 
K.  O'Brian ,  by  slight  of  hand  ....  It  is  feared  that 
the  bishop's  will  be  troubled  again,  but  how  or  which 
waj  nnndum  cimnlat.  It  is  said  that  Dover  will  be  in 
Mulgrave's  place  ;  that  Sunderland  will  be  Lord  Trea- 
surer, and  that  Castlemaine  will  be  Secretary.  P.S. 
The  noise  of  Wharton,  Oosley,  Norton, _and  Leigh  being 
Privy  Councillors  is  a  little  allayed. 

1688,  July  1-2.  Its  talked  as  if  there  shotild  be 
16  commissioners  for  ecclesiastical  aflairs,  viz.,  4  earls, 
4  bishops,  4  judges,  4  civil  lawyers.  I  hear  Sir  T.  L., 
of  Hartwell,  is  very  inclinable  to  come  in. 

1688,  Aug.  21 The  most  concern  now  is  the 

Dutch,  who  its  reported  have  sent  to  his  Majesty  to 
declare  whether  he  will  help  the  French  or  Dutch,  or 
stand  neuter.  It  makes  a  great  consternation  here 
among  the  wise. 

1688j  Aug.  29.  You'll  liave  Kochester's  letter  from 
Jack.  Its  said  that  he  hath  also  written  a  peccavi 
letter  also  to  the  Archbishop  and  to  the  Bishop  of  Here- 
ford also,  but  1  have  not  seen  them.  We  say  nothing 
here  of  a  war  between  Dutch  and  French  ;  all  the  noise 
here  is  that  the  Dutch  are  coming  to  visit  us,  which  is  the 
talk  of  the  court  also  ;  and  that  they  [are]  expected  the 
next  easterly  winds.  Its  said  that  Peters  and  Abervile 
are  both  gone  into  France  for  certain.  The  King 
expects  a  squadron  of  French  ships  to  be  at  his  com- 
mand. All  our  horse  are  commanded  to  the  sea  side 
with  strict  command  that  the  officers  stir  not  without 
special  leave  under  his  sign  manual. 

1688,  Sept.  11.  Here  were  some  considerable  officers 
in  Portsmouth  who  refused  to  take  in  some  Irish  into 
their  regiments  were  sent  for  up  as  prisoners,  and  were 
tried  yesterday  at  Windsor  by  a  council  of  war,  and 
were  cashiered ;  Beaumont,  Pack,  Parsons  were  some  of 
them. 

1688,  Nov.  27.  The  greatest  news  and  surprise  here 
is  that  Princess  Anne  of  Denmark  stole  away  in  the  dead 
of  the  night  on  Sunday  with  my  Lady  Churchill  and 
Mr.  Berkeley,  and  I  do  not  yet  know  that  is  known  where 
she  is  or  whither  she  went,  whether  gone  to  Holland,  or 
hid  in  the  city,  or  to — .  Prince  George,  with  the  Duke  of 
Ormond,  went  to  the  Prince  of  Orange,  and  presently 
on  notice  thereof  she  played  this  pi'ank.  Several  noble- 
men, gentlemen,  and  commonalty  up  in  great  numbers 
in  several  counties,  we  hear  are  like  the  men  of  Ijachish, 
very  secure,  only  we  fear  so  may  be  distressed  for  horse 
meat  and  man's  meat ;  if  that  should  come  I  should 
wish  myself  with  you. — Its  printed  to  night  that  his 
Majesty  will  command  his  nobility  about  this  town  to 
attend  him. 

1688,  Dec.  4.  It  is  in  vain  to  send  news,  it  is  but  telling 
a  tale  of  a  tub,  for  we  cannot  know  which  is  true  which 
false.  Tlie  commissioners  are  gone  with  hopes  of  re- 
turning with  an  olive  branch  of  peace.  Where  the 
Prince  of  Orange  is  not  certainly  known  here.  The 
Princess  of  Denmark  was  certainly  at  Nottingham  last 
Saturday,  and  the  Bishop  of  London  pi-eached  last 
Sunday  there  before  her.  She  hath  sent  for  her  clothes. 
Provisions  rise  here  very  little  ....  Since  I  writ 
this  I  have  seen  a  letter  fi-um  Chester  that  said  that 
ujion  this  day  sennight  Lord  Molinox  came  into  Chester 
with  his  regiment  of  Papists,  which  made  a  stranger 
confu.sion  than  was  in  all  the  last  wars ;  some  few  were 
wounded,  but  1  heard  of  none  that  were  killed,  but  he 
possessed  himself  of  both  the  town  and  castle. 


1688,  Dec.   12 Now  we  are  abandoned  by  .<iiR 

King,  Queen,  and  Prince  of  Wales,  all  gone  eum  panni.i.    ^'gfgT 
C'onfounded  be  all  they  that  worship  graven  images  and  — 

boast  themselves  of  idols.  Now  new  councils  must  be 
taken  :  in  the  midst  of  all  distractions  I  hope  [God] 
will  provide  well  for  this  nation.  P.S.  'Tis  said  that  my 
[Lord]  Chancellor  is  gone  along  with  him,  and  conse- 
quently the  seals,  and  a  world  more  gone  or  going. 

1689,  May-day The  diet   iu  Poland  very 

quarrelsome,  insomuch  that  the  King  laid  his  hand  upon 
his  sword,  whereu]ion  one  of  the  great  men  drew  his 
sword  and  stroke  off  the  King's  hat  and  feather.  It  is 
not  yet  certain  whether  Londonderry  be  yet  taken  or 
not ;  there's  a  ship  ready  fraught  with  victuals,  &c. 
going  to  her  relief. 

1689,  May  15 Sir  H.  Monson  and  Tiord  Van 

[  ]  are  outed  the  house,  because  they  refused  to  take 
oaths.  There  are  various  reports  of  affairs ;  for  what 
concern  the  ships,  its  certain  they  basted  one  another 
very  soundly  ....  Contradictory  reports  about 
Londonderry  and  Scotland. 

1689,  Sept.  11.  Bishop  Patrick  has  kissed  the  King's 
hand  to  be  Bishop  of  Chichester. 

1689  [Sept.  17].  Bishop  Patrick  is  Bishop  of  Chiches- 
ter, and  Stillingfleet  Bishop  of  Worcester,  and  Tillotaon 
Dean  of  Pauls. 

1689,   Sept.  24 News   from  Ireland  that 

Shombrooke  [Schomberg]  is  within  6  miles  of  the  Irish 
army  encamped,  but  its  thought  that  he  will  avoid 
fighting,  and  will  give  them  the  slip  and  march  to 
Dublin. 

1689,  Oct.  2  ....  The  King  is  at  Newmarket,  and 
returns  next  week. 

1689.  Oct.  8 The  feats  of  Inniskillen  men 

are  so  prodigious  that  it  is  scarce  credible  ;  the  King 
having  detached  5,000  horse  and  foot  to  surprise  Sligo 
wherein  they  were,  who  having  notice  thereof  kept  the 
lame  and  blind  and  sickly  to  defend  the  place,  and  the 
rest  being  500  or  600  horse  and  foot,  and  met  there  15 
or  20  miles,  and  took  all  their  shot,  and  then  fell  boldly 
on  them,  routed  them  all,  killed  hundreds,  and  brought 
a  hundred  prisoners  away,  of  which  Schomberg  having 
notice  caused  all  his  guns  both  in  the  camp  and  in  the 
river  to  go  off  three  times  that  night,  and  they  brought 

away  besides  8,0C0  (.sir)  or  1,000  head  of  cattle 

There  were  not  20  Inniskillen  men  lost  or  wounded 
....  I  gave  Lord  Lichfield  a  visit  on  Monday,  who 
would  not  believe  this  of  Inniskillen,  but  believed  in 
earnest  that  the  King  had  routed  Schomberg,  killed 
4,000  of  his  men  and  penn'd  the  rest ;  such  then  was  the 
Papist  news.  It  seems  some  hundreds  of  the  French 
had  designed  to  deliver  their  i^ost  and  let  the  King's 
army  in  upon  him  ;  liut  it  being  discoursed  by  a  de- 
serter, it  was  prevented,  ajid  he  has  hanged  up  60  of 
them,  and  is  sending  the  rest  over  hither  to  be  ordered 
accordingly.  I  hear  we  have  spent  more  by  1,300,OOOL 
than  the  Parliament  has  given  ....  Schomberg 
daily  expects  6,000  Danes. 

1689,  Oct.  16. —  ....  Some  coming  from  Ireland 
say  that  the  business  of  Inniskillen  men  was  much 
bigger  than  related  here  ;  for  they  pursued  the  slaughter 
20  miles,  so  that  it  was  guessed  they  killed  near  1,500 
men.  Sir  John  Lanier's  regiment,  with  two  others,  are 
now  got  to  Shorgorgh. 

1689,  Oct.  23.  .  .  .  .  Last  Tuesday  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  Great  Seal  signed  a  commission  to  Sir 
Robert  Atkyns  to  be  speaker  in  Lord  Halifax's  room. 
We  hear  that  the  French  are  masters  of  St.  Christophers. 
Lundy  and  liis  fellow  are  coming  to  be  tried  here  ; 
troops  are  going  from  hence  to  fetch  them. 

1689,  Nov.  12 His  Majesty's  new  buildings 

at  Kensington  fell  down  this  day  and  killed  some  say  two, 
some  say  more.  A  re))Ort  that  the  French  King  has  sent 
50  or  60  sail  of  ships  with  soldier,  &c.to  Ireland,  whereof 
we  took  one  ;  and  they  intend  to  have  30  men  of  war  to 
ride  iu  the  mouth  of  the  river. 

16",';,  March  19.  The  election  in  Essex  went  clearly 
for  Sir  Fr.  Massham  and  Mildmay.  It  is  thought  that 
if  the  fast  had  not  been  the  next  day,  which  prevented 
the  clergy  from  attending,  that  they  would  have  lost  it. 
It  was  observed  that  Sir  Anthony  Abdy  had  more  voices 
than  Sir  Elias  Harvey.  It  is  said  that  a  scurvy  paper 
was  thrown  into  Mayuard's  coach  ....  We  have 
had  another  rublierand  have  got  the  better,  killed  some 
and  taken  prisoners  ;  and  its  said  that  the  King  hath 
more  very  good  news,  but  needs  confirmation,  and  so 
will  not  divulge  till  better  assured,  which  if  true  there 
will  be  no  need  of  his  going  into  Ireland. 

uy.H).  March  25.  There  is  a  noise  that  the  French 
have  landed  their  supplies  at  Limerick,  but  not  believed. 
P.S.  Tins  Wedne?dav,  the  26th,  its  confidcntlv  sad  that 


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the  French  have  landed  their  succours  and  have  gone  to 
fetch  more,  about  8,000  soldiers,  KiO  officers.  ijO  field 
pieces.  &c.  Its  believed  tliat  the  Inniskillen  men  have 
taken  Cavan  by  storm,  and  put  all  to  the  sword. 

1690,    April    2 On    Kriday    night   last   an 

express  came  that  the  Frencii  landed  about  6.000,  and 
about 80 ofEcers  and  400  volunteers;  since  news  is  come 
that  they  are  put  into  three  cantionary  towns,  and  that 
their  men-of-war  will  visit  our  channel  and  pick  up 
stragglers.  One  eight  last  week  several  declarations  of 
King  James  were  posted  up  at  Plymouth,  but  have  not 

yet  discovered  the  actoi- The  house  is  much 

puzzled  how  to  I'aise  money. 

Letters  by  Dr.  H.  Paman  to  Sir  R.  Vekney. 

1685,  Aug.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Dr.  Paman.  after  his 
return  from  Wroxall,  co.  Warwick. — Complimentary. — 
Sends  his  duty  to  my  Lord  of  Canterbury. 

1685,  Aug.  25.  H.  Paman  to  Sir  E.  Verney. — ■Com- 
plimentary.— (After  being  successively  at  Claydon  and  at 
Wroxall)." 

1686,  Jul}-  20,  Lambeth. — The  same  to  the  same. — 
Perhaps  yoa  have  not  seen  so  much  of  the  new 
Commission  as  1  send  3'ou.  Some  will  needs  think  it 
will  lay  hold  of  my  Lord  of  London  first ;  but  others  say 
it  will  not  look  back,  but  to  such  only  as  ofl'end  after  the 
date.  The  King  told  them  at  the  council  he  had  given 
this  Commission  because  he  found  the  ordinary  jurisdic- 
tion was  not  sufficient  to  keep  preachers  within  their 
bounds.  At  the  same  time  he  told  them  he  had  added 
four  new  Privy  Councillors,  his  old  friends  and  fellow 
sufferers  with  him.  Dr.  Smith  is  like  to  succeed  the 
Bishop  of  Oxford,  and  Mr.  Aldrich  to  be  Dean  of  Christ 
Church.  The  Bishop  of  Chester  died  on  Friday  last. 
I  have  heard  Dr.  Jolliffe  named  for  it,  but  without  any 
grounds  that  I  know.  Lady  Burgoyne  is  in  Yorkshire 
with  her  sister. 

Heads  of  the  commission  to  the  seven  Lords  to 
exercise  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction.  The  commissioners 
were  the  Archbishop  Canterbury,  the  Lord  Chancellor, 
the  Lord  Treasurer,  President  of  the  Council,  the 
Bishops  of  Durham  and  Rochester,  and  Lord  Chief 
Justice  Herbert. 

1686,  July  25.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  Dr.  Paman.— .... 
He  is  going  to  send  a  buck.  His  (Verney's)  eldest  son 
was  to  be  at  Capt.  Paulden's  house,  against  the  Cross 
Walk  in  Holborn  Row,  in  Lincoln's  Inn  Fields. 

1686,  Aug.  11.  H.  Paman  to  Sir  R.  Verney.  ()n 
Monday  the  Bishop  of  London  appeared  before  the 
commissioners,  and  behaved  himself  with  great  modesty, 
temper,  and  submission,  and  yet  with  courage  enough 
too.  His  charge  was  for  not  obeying  the  King  in  sus- 
pending Dr.  Sharpe.  He  answered  that  he  thought  he 
could  not  do  it  without  first  calling  him  to  an  account 
for  his  sermon,  and  so  proceeding  against  him  judicially, 
but  if  he  were  mistaken  he  humbly  craved  pardon,  and 
did  profess  it  was  out  of  ignorance,  and  not  contempt 
of  the  King's  commands.  He  asked  for  a  copy  of  the 
Commission  and  of  the  articles  against  him  in  writing. 
The  Lord  Chancellor  denied  both,  and  as  to  the  com- 
mission said  it  was  made  public  enough  by  the  broad 
seal  ;  and  said  if  he  had  been  so  desirous  of  a  copy  for  a 
penny  it  might  have  been  had  at  a  coffee  house.  Some  say 
my  Lord  said  he  did  not  use  to  go  thither.  As  to  the 
articles  he  said  it  was  not  the  fashion  of  proceeding  in 
this  Commission,  which  was  to  serve  the  King  presently  ; 
the  answer  was  to  be  raptim  expedite  et  ore  tenus, 
therefore  he  required  my  Lord  of  London  to  answer 
directly  to  a  plain  question,  why  he  did  not  obey  the 
King's  command.  The  Bishop  desired  he  might  have 
time  till  toward  next  term  to  advise  and  consult  with 
those  that  were  better  able  to  direct  him  in  his  defence, 
as  thinking  it  a  matter  of  law. — They  gave  him  a  week. 
— He  asked  if  there  were  an  appeal. — ily  lord  said 
what  they  should  do  they  would  not  be  ashamed  to  own 
in  any  other  court.  Canterbur}'  has  not  appeared,  which 
is  taken  ill. 

1686,  Aug.  15.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  H.  Paman. — As  to 
the  Commission  the  eyes  of  the  nation  are  fixed.  Can- 
terbury has  got  immortal  fame  by  not  appearing. 

1686,  Aug.  17,  Lambeth.  H.  Paman  to  Sir  E.  Verney. 
— Received"  yours  of  the  12th.  My  Lord  of  London  is 
still  on  his  legs.  On  Monday  ho  appeared  and  said  he 
had  used  all  diligence  to  find  out  where  to  have  a  copy 
of  the  Commission,  which  he  had  not  till  Sunda}',  and  to 
find  council ;  but  so  many  being  out  of  town  he  could 
not.  The  Lord  Chancellor  was  very  gentle  and  easy  to 
him,  but  said  if  he  went  about  to  get  the  Commission 
only  to  take  exceptions  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  court, 
neither  he  nor  anyone  else  should  have  time  granted 
on  that  account:  but  if  on  any  othi.'r  account  he  should 


be  as  willing  to  servo  him  as  anybody,  and  asked  what 
iime  he  would  require.  He  said  a  fortnight.  The  Lord 
Chancellor  and  the  rest  gianted  it.  namely,  Tuesday 
fortnight  at  11. — Some  spread  reports  as  if  there  were 
other  matters  against  him,  as  incontinency  ....  The 
Prince  and  Princess  cami^  this  night  from  the  Waters. 
The  bishopricks  are  not  yet  disposed  of.  Dr.  Cartwright 
presses  hard.  Lady  Stanhope  is  dead  last  week.  (On  a 
slip.)  The  King  goes  on  ilonday  to  Marlborough  to 
the  Duke  of  Somerset's,  ou  Tuesday  to  Badminton  the 
Duke  of  Beaufort's,  on  AVednesday  to  Bristol,  Friday 
Bridgewater.  Saturday  Wilton,  Sunday  evening  he  goes 
aboard  his  yacht  at  Southampton,  and  so  to  Portsmouth. 
On  Tuesday  he  dines  at  the  Bisho[)  of  Winton's,  and 
comes  to  Windsor  that  night. 

1686,  Aug.  22.  Sir  E.  Verney  to  H.  Paman.— About 
the  buck,  and  thanks  for  letter. 

1686,  Aug.  25.  H.  Paman  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— The 
Bishop  of  London's  cause  is  not  yet  ripe  ....  The 
Archliishop  of  (Jlasgow  has  been  with  the  King  and 
given  good  satisfaction.  Sir  G-.  Mackenzie,  the  advo- 
cate, was  there,  but  could  not,  they  say,  come  to  kiss  the 
King's  hand.  On  Sunday  two  new  bishops  were  de- 
clared, Dr.  Parker  of  Oxford,  and  Cartwright  of  Chester. 
And  they  say  how  the  King  has  sent  to  Dr.  John 
Bridgeman  to  present  him  to  the  living.  P.S.  The  Earl 
of  Kingston  went  into  Essex  to  buy  horses,  and  thence 
went  to  France,  and  afterwards  sent  his  lad}'  notice. 
Some  think  it  is  better  at  home,  because  he  leaves  his 
lady  for  so  long  time,  and  others  the  worse. 

16''6,  Sept.  1,  Lambeth.  The  same  to  tbi>  same  .... 
P.S.  The  great  lady  from  Ireland  is  proclaimed  to  be 
here  by  drums,  trumpets,  and  hautljoys  at  her  door. 

1686.  Sept.  2.  (A  paper.)  Account  of  the  appearance 
of  the  Bishop  of  Loudon  before  the  Commissioners. — He 
excepted  to  the  jurisdiction,  and  was  overruled.  He 
pleaded  that  he  ought  to  have  been  judged  by  his  Metro- 
politan, which  was  overruled.  The  King's  letter  was 
read,  and  the  l)ishop's  answer  to  Lord  Sunderland. — 
His  counsel  were  Dr.  Hodges,  Oldish,  Newton,  and 
Brice. — They  said  ho  had  showed  Sharp  the  King's 
letter,  and  had  forbid  him  to  preach. — He  could  not 
suspend  Sharpe,  except  on  process.  Sedition  being 
charged  ag.ainst  Sharpe,  he  (the  bishop)  could  not 
meddle  with  it  ...  .  He  was  ordered  to  attend  next 
Monday  at  10  o'clock. 

1686,  Sept.  5.  Sir  R.  Verney  to  H.  Paman.— The 
coming  over  of  the  Countess  of  Dorchester  affords  a 
theme  for  much  discourse,  but  I  am  not  sorry  she  is 
come,  for  I  believe  she  will  do  better  than  some  others 
whom  I  shall  not  name. 

1686,  Sept.  6.  Copj-  of  the  Chancellor's  speech  on 
the  sentence  against  the  bishop. — Suspension  from 
episcopal  jurisdiction  until  the  King's  further  order. 

Co])y  of  the  sentence  from  the  register. 

1686,  Sept.  8.  Lambtth.     H.  Paman  to  Sir  R.  Verney. 

—  Sends  copy  of  the  aentence,  &c Mr.  Franklin, 

the  King's  proctor,  after  the  sentence  ....  for  to  tell 
them  how  the  sentence  was  to  be  published  .... 
making  any  answer,  he  pulled  out  a  parchment,  and 
....  he  was  an  old  man  of  75  years,  and  had  besides  a 
....  and  dimness  of  sight,  therefore  he  desired  the 
favour  ....  then  that  he  might  give  up  his  patent, 
which  he  offered.  They  said  he  must  give  it  up  to  the 
King.  But  the  Lord  Chancellor  said  he  observed  at 
Tunliridge  he  could  follow  his  bowl  and  jack  as  well  as 
one  of  22.  But  Sir  T.  Penfold  told  them  being  ther^' 
was  no  cathedral,  it  was  to  be  affixed  on  the  chapter 
house  door.  The  Queen  Dowager  went  yesterday 
towards  the  Bath.  The  [bishop]  of  London  dined  here 
yesterday  ;  I  see  no  alteration  in  hira  fi'oni  what  he 
was. 

1686;  Nov.  25.  The  same  to  the  same Johnson 

was  degraded  on  Saturday.  The  three  representative 
bishops  were  there,  but  he  said  he  did  not  see  his 
diocesan  there.  They  told  him  the  reason  ;  he  said  he 
fheught  that  he  was  to  come  before  th'e  Metropolitan.  He 
behaved  (piietl}'  and  decently  in  being  disrobed,  tho'  he 
said  he  would  rather  have  been  hanged  at  Westminster 
Hall  than  to  be  so  cut  oil'  from  the  service  of  God,  to  which 
he  had  dedicated  himself.  They  asked  for  his  orders  ; 
he  said  he  had  them  not  about  him.  They  asked  him 
where  they  wei-e  ;  he  said  in  a  safe  place,  for  he  would 
be  hanged  rather  than  part  witli  them.  There  are  many 
P.  [popish]  justices  of  the  peace,  hut  it  is  not  thoaght 
fit  to  make  such  sherill's,  «  ho,  if  they  be  not  (|ualificd  by 
law.  may  come  afterwards  into  many  inconveniences, 
if  they  shall  impanel  juries  to  take  away  men's  lives. 
The  Commission  is  altered  and  the  King  has  seen  it. 
The  Lord  Chamberlain  is  to  be  in  my  Lord  of  Canter- 
liury's    place.      Against   they   sit    again,   that    will,   I 

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believe,  take  place.  My  Lurd  of  Salisbury  has  been 
very  ill.  but  is  much  better.  Sir  C.  Scarborough  has 
kept  him  to  outlive  Dr.  Horton,  Prebendary  of  Salis- 
Ijury.  and  Sir  Charles'  sou  hath  the  prebend.  Great 
noise  of  the  Bishop  of  London  being  restored  ;  but  I 
believe  he  knows  nothing  of  it.  I  am  told  there  is  in 
the  Press  at  Oxford  A  review  of  the  Reformation, 
begun    by  a  lustful  King,  continued    by  a   child,  and 

pursued  by  an  ignorant   woman Mr.  Johnson, 

at  the  Kinjj's  Bench,  put  into  the  Attoi-ney-General's 
hand  the  minister  of  Putney's  book.  He  said  he  de- 
served justly  to  be  prosecuted,  and  if  they  would  jjive 
him  ....  would  do  it. 

1i>h7,  May  4.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  university 
business  is  put  oft'  until  Saturday.  They  have  put  in  their 
plea.  Among  other  Acts,  they  mentioned  16  Car.  I.,  by 
which  the  high  commission  was  taken  away,  &c. — But 
they  said,  besides,  this  was  a  temporal  thing,  and  they 
could  not  have  cognizance  of  it.  who  had  only  power  in 
causes  ecclesiastical.  The  great  thing  now  un  foot  is 
the  addres.s  from  the  Church  of  Kngland  for  the  King's 
kindness  to  them.  Four  of  the  bishops  have  subscribed 
to  it :  Hurham,  O-xford,  Rochester,  and  Chester. — Win- 
chestci-  and  Peterborough  refused. — But  the  Bishop  of 
Lincoln  has  subscribed  it,  and  sent  it  up  and  down  to 
get  liands  to  it.  The  address  runs  thus: — "AVhereas. 
"  in  your  Majesty's  royal  declar.ation,  lately  published, 
"  you  have  been  graciously  pleased  to  declare  that  your 
"  .Majesty  will  protect  and  maintain  the  archbishops, 
"  bishojis,  and  clergy,  and  all  other  your  subjects  of  the 
■'  Church  of  England  in  tlie  free  exercise  of  their 
"  religion,  as  by  law  established,  and  in  the  cjuiet  and 
"  full  enjoyment  of  all  their  possessions,  without  any 
"  molestation  or  disturbance  whatever;  we  cannot  but 
'■  think  ourselves  obliged  in  duty  and  gi'atitude  to 
"  return  your  Majesty  our  hearty  thanks  for  these  the 
"  gracious  expression  of  your  kindness,  and  for  all  the 
"  former  assurances  of  your  royal  favours  to  the  Church 
'■  of  England,  and  humbly  to  express  our  loyalty,  as 
"  becomes  the  true  sons  of  the  Church  of  England,  and 
"  your  Majesty's  most  obedient  subjects  .i7id  servants.'' 
My  Lady  Northampton  hath  a  son. 

16ls7,  May  in.  The  same  to  the  same. — University 
business. — On  Saturday  the  Vice-Chancellor  was  put 
out  of  his  office  by  the  Commissioners,  without  being 
capable  again  to  have  that,  or  any  other  employment  in 
the  university,  and  to  be  susi)ended  from  his  master- 
ship, &c.  The  Commission  was  sealed  anew  on  Thurs- 
day last,  with  the  addition  of  60  lines,  which  contain 
new  powers,  but  none  yet  know  what  they  are,  it  being 
not  yet  made  public  nor  registered  till  this  business  is 
over  ;  for  on  Thursday  next  the  rest  of  those  that  came 
along  with  the  Vice-Chancellor  from  the  univer.sity  are 
to  appear  again  and  expect  their  sentence.  The  Bishop 
of  Lincoln  has  sent  his  letter  to  his  several  archdeacons. 
He  tells  them  he  had  received  the  address,  and  sub- 
scribed it,  and  understood  the  rest  of  the  bishops 
were  Imsy  about  the  same  thing,  and  therefore  urged 
the  speeding  it  away  to  get  what  hands  they  could  .  .  . 
The  Bishop  of  Lichfield  sent  word  he  will  use  all  dili- 
gence to  ]ironiote  it.  The  Bishop  of  Worcester  has  had 
two  priests  offered  him  from  Roman  Catholic  lord.s,  to 
be  instituted  to  livings  in  his  gift  ;  he  has  refused  them 

both.     Lord said  the  address  was  like  two  syringes, 

one  larger  filled  with  assafoetida,  flung  in  oxw  teeth, 
which  we  cannot  but  abominate  ;  the  other,  a  smaller 
one,  with  a  little  orange  flower  in  it,  to  wash  our 
mouths,  and  for  this  we  must  give  thanks.  It  was 
wondered  why  J.  Williams  was  turned  out,  it  was 
answered  he  deserved  to  be  hanged,  because  he  flew  from 
his  colours.  The  Marquis  of  Worcester  is  out  of  his 
regiment.  Lord  Spencer  is  wounded  in  a  duel  at  Bury, 
but  I  think  not  mortally.  He  hath  a  proverb  secures 
him.  "  Naught  is  never  in  danger." 

Draft  of  a  i-eply  by  Sir  R.  Verney. 

16J-;7,  May31.  H.  Paman  to  Sir  Ralph  Verney. — .  .  .  . 
I  heard  yesterday  that  on  Saturday  at  Hampton  Court 
tlie  militia  is  put  down,  and  that  the  licensing  of  ale- 
Ijouses  will  be  in  other  hands  than  the  justices  of  the 
peace.  The  Prince  goes  into  his  own  countr}'  on  Friday 
come  sennight.     He  stays,  they  sav.  but  six  weeks. 

1687,  June  "  '.     Draft  of  Sir'Ralpli's  reply. 

1687,  .Tune  7.  '  H.  Paman  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— 
^Magdalen  College  business.  —  The  Lord  Chancellor 
asked  them  only  a  plain  question.  Why  they  did  not 
obey  tlie  King's  mandate. — They  asked  time  to  answer  by 
council. — He  said  they  should  have  asked  council  before 
they  did  it,  but  it  was  like  those  of  their  coat,  first  to 
disobey  the  King,  and  then  to  ask  counsel  how  to  justify 
it.  They  have  time  given  them  to  Monday  next. — The 
report  about  tlic  militJia  andjalchonses  not  true. 


1687,  June  14.  The  same  to  the  same. — Yesterday 
the  Magdalen  College  delegates  init  in  their  answer,  ■ 
which  was,  that  they  proceeded  according  to  the  method 
their  statutes  ordered,  &c.,  &c.  Dr.  Fairfax  was  one  of 
the  delegates  who  did  not  sign  this. — He  asked  what  they 
had  against  him  ;  if  anything,  he  demanded  it  in  writing, 
for  so  the  law  requires  in  all  ecclesiastical  courts. — The 
Chancellor  said  he  might  be  a  divine,  but  was  no  lawyer. 
— Fairfax  went  on  arguing  with  heat,  and  the  Chancellor 
called  for  an  officer  to  take  him  away.  The  King  has 
had  the  gout,  as  they  tell  him,  but  he  says  he  was  hurt 
with  the  stirrup.  The  Duchess  of  Monmouth,  they  sa}-, 
is  to  marry  the  Lord  Cornwallis.  The  King  has  sus- 
pended I;ord  Devonshire's  fine,  and  will  have  him  in  his 
power  and  mercy. 

1687.  July  5.     The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  .     Mr. 

Atterbury  was  sent  to  the fellow  to  see  the  sentence 

put  in  execution,  but  none  of  them  would  act,  the  Pre- 
sident himself  being  in  the  college.  .  .  .  On  Friday 
the  Commissioners  met  again,  and  Mr.  Farmer  was 
before  the"m  to  vindicate  himself  from  what  he  said  had 
been  so  maliciously  cast  upon  him,  and  said  he  had  wit- 
nesses. .  .  .  they  have  a  month  to  bring  their  witnesses 
face  to  face.  Some,  by  way  of  jest,  said  it  was  strange 
they  should  lay  such  things  to  Mr.  Farmer's  charge, 
when  he  so  lately  came  from  confession  and  absolution, 
ft  is  like  prosecuting  one  after  an  Act  of  Indemnity. 
Lord  Devon.shire  is  oSered  to  have  his  restraint  taken 
ott',  if  he  will  give  a  bond  for  the  30,000?.,  which  he  will 
not  do,  because  it  would  argue  guile  and  consent  to  the 
fine.  Lord  Brandon  and  Sir  Gilbert  (lerrard  have 
kissed  the  King's  hand.  One  Cruso,  a  nonconformist 
minister,  had  a  bastard  laid  to  himself,  and  wae  there- 
fore forbid  jn-eachiug  till  he  could  clear  himself;  this 
much  is  true.  I  believe,  but  they  had  added  to  the  story 
that  he  says  he  had  been  married  a  year  ;  but,  not  liking 
the  ceremony  of  the  ring,  had  jnarried  himself.  The 
Bishop  of  Lincoln  and  the  Bishop  of  Chester  with  him, 
were  at  Windsor  last  week  to  present  his  address.  On 
Thursday  the  Nuncio  entered  at  Windsor.  The  King 
S])oke  to  the  Duke  of  Somerset  to  receive  him,  but  he 
refused,  for  that  by  the  law  yet  in  force,  it  was  treason. 
....  About  16  coaches  attended  the  Nuncio  ;  when 
he  appeared  he  made  three  obeisances,  and  the  King 
and  Queen  as  often  rose  up.  The  Duke  of  Grafton  in- 
troduced him. 

1687,  July  27.     The  same  to  the  same. — I  came  last 

week  from  Cambridge An  instrument  was  sent 

to  Syon  College,  under  the  seal  of  the  Commissioners,  to 
put  out  particular  ]iassages  in  their  statutes  that  were 
against  popery.  They  are  to  be  made  void,  and  the 
Master  hath  power  given  him  to  admit  whom  ho  will 
into  the  College,  with  or  without  the  consent  of  the 
fellows.  The  Lord  Chancellor  has  had  another  son,  who 
is  dead.  He  is  going  next  week  to  see  his  purchase  in 
Leicestershire.  The  Duchess  of  Modena  is  dead. 
1687.  July  31.  Draft  of  reply  by  Sir  R.  Vernev. 
16H7,  Aug.  2.  H.  Paman  to  Sir  R.  Verney.— The 
Commissioners  sat  on  Friday. — They  have  put  otf  the 
fellows  of  Magdalen  College,  who  were  removed  for 
contempt  till  Friday  next.  What  was  charged  against 
Farmer,  was  proved  against  him  by  near  20  witnesses. 
....  Lord  Hunsdon  said  he  was  a  rogue  and  a  dog 
to  take  up  their  religion  to  act  such  things  as  these  under. 

The  Lord  Chancellor  was  against  liim,   too I 

suppose  he  is  laid  aside.  There  is  talk  of  Drydon,  but  I 
believe  without  ground.  The  Lord  Mayor  and  12  alder- 
men went  last  Saturday  with  an  address  to  Hampton 
Court,  as  I  am  told.  Several  aldermen  are  turned  out 
for  not  complying  with  it;  Sir  Wm.  Turner,  Prichard, 
Thoroughgood,  Chapman  Lewis.  Dashwood,  Sir  James 
Smith.  Sir  John  Moore,  and  Sir  Jonathan  R:iymond.  I 
hear  since  there  are  five  more.  The  Lord  Chancellor 
sent  them  a  form,  but  they  thought  that  was  too  much 
not  to  give  them  the  liberty  of  their  own  expression. 
But  I  am  told  they  were  in  that  form  to  thank  the  King 
for  the  toleration  to  nonconformists.  I  begin  now  to 
doubt  whether  they  did  deliver  an  address  on  Saturday, 
as  was  generally  said  ;  but  they  were  at  Hampton 
Court. 

1687,  Aug.  3.  The  same  to  the  same. — On  Monday 
the  Lord  Chancellor  came  to  dine  with  the  Bishop  of 
Rochester;  but  it  was  after  he  h;id  dined,  he  was  not 
well  last  sitting  of  the  Commissioners."  I  fancy  the 
Lord  Chancellor  was  afraid  he  had  a  mind  to  slip  out  of 
the  Commission,  and  thei'efore  went  to  strengthen  him 
against  next  sitting,  which  is  on  Friday  next.  Yester- 
day the  Lord  Chancellor  was  with  the  Lord  Mayor  and 
;ildermen  in  the  city. 

168",  Aug.  10.  Tbe  same  lo  the  same. — Lord  Castlc- 
inaiiie  is  come  home.    Mr.  Baxter,  thev  sav,  is  to  Ijc  Lord 


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:.  Veenet,    Ma.yor,  Shorters    chaplain.  — Yesterday  was   the  Sta- 
B.1ET.        tioners'  feast. 

■  1687,  Aug.  17.     The  same  to  the  same. — Many  Lord 

Lieutenants  are  turned  out,  and  m;iny  Papists  put  in. — 
A  great  scuttle  at  Oxford  between  the  schohirs  and 
soldiers. — Sir  John  Shorter  would  not  be  content  to  take 
the  nath  proper  to  an  aldermen,  but  required  to  take 
those  of  allegiance  and  supremacy  too,  so  they  doubt 
whether  he  will  be  Lord  Mayor.  .  But  there  is  talk  of 
Sir  Peter  Daniel.  Mede.  the  quaker,  refused  to  be 
alc^erman,  and  says  he  will  be  property  and  test  for  no 
man.  The  Prince  returned  safe ;  he  went  to  Windsor 
on  jMonday  night.  The  Bishop  of  Oxford  hath  a  broad 
seal  for  president  of  Magdalen  College  ;  how  they  will 
put  him  is  expected ;  for  Hnft'e  thinks  he  stands  npon 
surer  grounds  now  that  Farmer  is  withdrawn.  The 
Bishop  of  Lincoln  hath  lately  a  living  fallen,  the  pre- 
sentation to  which  he  long  since  gave  to  one  Huttou 
one  of  his  archdeacons  ;  but  on  Hutton  olfending  him 
he  revoked  and  gave  it  to  a  sou  of  the  Bishop  of  Chester, 
saying  to  the  bishop,  "  I  design  to  give  a  living  to  m\- 
"  brother,  your  son,  for  you  have  been  a  father  to  us 
"  both." 

1687,  Aug.  i24.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  news  is 
new  in  the  progress,  we  meet  it  by  chance.  At  Marl- 
borough the  Lord  Chancellor  took  down  the  Queen's 
bed  and  set  up  his  own  in  its  place  ;  she  dissembled  her 
resentment  till  she  came  at  the  Bath,  and  then  shewed 
it  so  openly  and  fully,  that  the  King  sent  Lord  Dover 
to  discharge  him  from  his  office  and  the  court.  (Jokes 
upon  him.)  ....  Some  think  Lord  Uastlemain,  others 
Lord  Dover  will  succeed  him.  Tirconnell,  they  say, 
meets  the  King  at  Chester.  It  is  believed  the  King  will 
see  the  Bishop  of  Oxford  put  into  possession  of  Mag- 
dalen College.  Huffe,  I  hear,  is  gone  out  of  town,  and 
will  be  absent  at  that  time.  Thei-e  are  six  companies 
going  hence  to  be  at  Oxford  when  the  King  is  there  the 
3rd  of  Sept.  There  are  17  or  18  aldermen  out. — P.S. 
There  is  a  great  talk  still  of  a  vicar-general,  m\'  Lord 
Chancellor. — The  Lord  Chamberlain  was  one  of  the 
seven  blue  garters  that  received  with  the  Princess  on 
Sunday  fortnight  at  Windsor  ;  he  saw  there  a  priest  as 
a  spy  and  gave  notice  of  it.  Lord  Grandison  went  to 
him,  and  asked  him  what  he  did,  if  he  did  not  desigu  to 
receive  ;  he  said  at  last  he  would  be  there,  and  had  the 
King's  commission ;  notwithstanding  that  he  turned 
him  out,  and  the  Princess  with  four  of  the  noblemen 
that  were  with  her  complained  to  the  King.  He  said  it 
should  not  be  so  again. 

1G87,  Sept.  1.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  Lord 
Chamberlain  is  but  suspended  ;  he  appeared  last  week 
at  the  bowling  green  at  Maribone  with  his  key  and 
BtaflT,  which  they  say  would  serve  still  to  determine  con- 
troversies about  casts There  was  lately  at  Witham. 

in  Essex,  a  great  confluence  of  people  more  than  once  at 
a  conventicle  there,  the  preacher  a  very  [  ]  and 

well  spoken  man;  he  brought  many  bibles  to  put  oft' 
among  them  at  ISd.  a  piece,  and  spread  catechisms 
among  them  ;  at  last  he  was  found  out  to  be  a  priest. 
Last  Saturday  one  Webster  that  is  turned  papist,  one  of 
the  Bishop  of  Norwich's  diocese,  was  dealing  with  an 
attorney  of  Norwich  to  convert  him,  and  said  he  would 
go  to  the  bishop  and  prove  the  Church  of  England  not 
to  be  a  trne  member.  The  bishop  told  the  priest  and 
attorney  that  he  would  reply  to  any  writing  ;  a  day  was 
appointed  ;  the  bishop  was  ready  with  the  Dean  of  Nor- 
wich and  Dr.  PrifJeaux.  Webster  refused  to  write,  and 
went  away  saying  the  bishop  refused  to  argue. 

1C87,  Oct.  19.  ~The  same  to  the  same.— This  day  the 
Commissioners  are  gone  to  Oxford  to  visit  Magdalen 
College,  viz..  Lord  Chief  Justice  Wight,  the  Bishop  of 
Chester,  and  Sir  Thos.  Jenner ;  they  did  design  Dr. 
Hedges,  and  pressed  him  hard,  but  he  refused. — There 
isareportof  a  visitation  of  the  University  of  Cambridge. 
....  The  Bishop  of  Ch[e8ter]  was  very  civil  to  La. 
Laborn,  entertained  him  at  his  house,  was  present  at 
the  confirmation  he  had  there,  asked  his  blessing,  and 
would  have  as  many  of  the  clergy  as  he  could  ask  his 
blessing,  and  particularly  the  deacons  and  priests  he 
had  ordained.  He  spoke  to  the  Recorder  to  have  the 
mayor  and  aldermen  appear  to  the  King's  Bench  in  their 
formalities,  and  make  him  a  present,  but  they  lefused 
wholly.  The  Dean  of  Chester  is  suspended  by  the 
bishop ;  he  will  have  an  ill  game  to  play  when  this 
bishop  is  of  the  commission  for  ecclesiastical  aft'airs. 

1687,  Oct.  -5.  The  same  to  the  same. — He  sends 
news  from  Oxford. — Meeting  of  the  Commissioners  at 
Oxford. — Speech  of  the  Bishop  of  Chester. — Huffe  pro- 
tested, and  there  was  a  general  noise  and  humming. — 
The  Lord  Chief  Justice  called  it  a  riot,  and  made  D. 
Huffe  put  in  bail  of  1,000^  for  his  appearance  at  the 
u     84062. 


King's   Bench    bar,   with    two   sureties   of   500!.    each.  Sir 

They   called   Dr     Fairfax,  and  asked   him  if  he  would    H- Vhk.net. 
justify  Dr.  Hull'e's  election.     He  asked  if  they  ai.know-  ' 

ledgcd  him  to  be  a  fellow.  The  head  of  Balliol  College 
is  dead  ;  there  is  a  report  that  Bernard  would  be  put 
in. — A  report  yesterday  that  several  officers  of  tho 
soldiers  at  Maidstone  are  made  free  to  have  voices. 

1687,  Nov.  16.  Copy  of  the  sentence  of  deprivation 
of  Dr.  Charles  Aldworth  and  the  fellows  of  the  College, 
preceded  by  copy  of  petition  of  (the  master  and  fellows) 
to  the  King,  for  forgiveness,  and  promise  to  submit  to 
the  Bishop  of  Oxford  as  their  president. 

1687.  Nov.  21.  The  same  to  the  same. — Fresh  talk 
every  day  of  the  Lord  Chancellor  going  out.  Mention- 
ing the  Oxford  business,  he  says,  three  only  keep  in. 
Dr.  Smith.  Charnock,  and  Thompson.  They  offered 
some  of  the  Demy's  fellowships,  oidy  two  accepted. — 
The  fellows  are  not  allowed  a  copy  of  the  petition,  but 
were  required  to  sign  it  on  the  spot.  Eleanor  James, 
they  say,  placed  herself  so  full  in  tho  King's  sight  in 
the  park,  that  he  must  needs  take  notice  of  her,  which 
he  did,  and  asked  her  if  she  were  still  made  (mad?) 
She  said  no,  but  humbly  begged  she  might  ask  one 
fiuestion  without  oti'ence.  Wliy  his  Majesty  was  so 
unkind  to  the  Duke  of  York's  friends.— One  in  the 
coft'ee  house,  the}'  say.  looked  so  earnestly  and  ahnost 
rudely  upon  Sir  II.  Le  Strange,  that  he  must  take 
notice  of  it,  and  asked  what  he  meant ;  he  said  he  took 
him  t\ir  the  observator,  by  his  picture  which  he  had. 
"  Well,  what  then,"  said  Sir  B-.  ?  Saith  the  other,  "  I 
"  find  you  play  very  well  upon  the  trump  marme.  who 
"  can  vary  so  many  several  strings  upon  one  single 
"  string;  p,nd  besides  they  say  you  writ  the  Letter  to 
"  the  Dissenter." — "You  are  mistaken,''  saith  he,  '"I 
"  answered  it." — '"Nay,''  then  saith  the  other,  "You 
"  are  mistaken,  you  published  it,  but  you  did  not 
"  answer  it."  There  is  lately  come  out  a  sheet  of  paper 
in  answer  to  the  answerers  of  that  letter,  Sir  "R.  Le 
Strange  and  H.  Care,  which  hath  wit  in  it. 

1687,  Dec.  24.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  Bishop 
of  Oxford  has  sent  his  book  to  the  Deau  of  St.  Paul's. 
I  told  the  Dean  it  was  his  glove  and  defiance,  but  it 
was  a  gold  fringed  glove,  it  was  guilt  ....  It  is  gone, 
I  believe,  presently  to  Dr.  Burnet;  he  hath  always 
ready  money  about  him  to  pay  what  is  anywhere  due 
He  sent  my  Lord  of  (Canterbury  a  book  also. — Some 
say  the  Papists  will  answer  part  of  it,  for  he  has  not 
handled  after  their  fashion  trausubstantiatiou.and  there- 
fore they  will  needs  thinks  him  still  of  the  Church  of 
England,  tho'  she  rejects  him. 

16^8.  Aug.  7.  The  same  to  the  same. — .  .  .  On  Wed- 
nesday last  Mrs.  Lloyd  was  married  to  Mr.  Russell,  and 
Mr.  Neale  has  lost  all  his  guinees.  He  was  at  St.  Giles' 
Church,  where  he  did  expect  they  .should  have  been 
married,  and  did  intend  to  forbid  the  match.  Some  of 
the  company  were  come  to  that  church,  but  seeing 
Mr.  Neale  there  they  and  be  [gave]  out  prayers,  but 
they  sent  presently  to  her  to  go  to  he  married  at  another 
place.  She  went  therefore  to  St.  Ann's,  and  was  mar- 
ried by  Mr.  Wake,  who  is  to  marry  a  very  considerable 
fortune,  Mrs.  Horell. 

1688,  Aug.  21.  The  same  to  the  same.— The  Bishop 
of  Rochester  last  .-Saturday  sent  a  letter  taking  his 
leave  of  the  board,  and  went  to  Tunbridge  to  drink  the 
waters. 

Letters  by  Ralph  P.vlmeb. 

n.d.  R.  Palmer  to  R.  Verney  at  Mid.  Claydon. —  .  .  . 
Besides  what  news  I  have  sent  my  lord,  I  can  only  add 
this  to  you.  that  the  Ld.  Halifax  in  the  House  of  Lords 
the  other  day  produced  a  printed  sermon  of  the  Bishoii 
of  Bath  and  Wells,  and  submitted  a  passage  of  it  to 
the  censure  of  the  House  as  he  thought  highly  deserving 
it ;  the  bishop  desiring  the  perusal  of  it  owned  the 
sermon,  but  withall  desired  'em  to  take  the  whole  para- 
graph as  it  was  together,  and  then  they  would  see  it 
bore  another  construction  than  what  was  urged  ;  which 
he  himself  read  and  gave  it  such  a  turn  as  my  Lord 
Halifax  could  not  answer.  The  Archbisho[)  of  Cant., 
standing  at  the  fire.  Lord  Ferrers  asked  him  what  he 
thought  of  it ;  truly  (he  said)  he  thought  plain  sermons 
best,  for  he  did  not  like  wit  in  'em ;  Lord  Ferr.rs 
answered  he  could  not  be  of  his  Grace's  opinion,  for 
sermons  were  generally  so  very  dull,  he  was  glad  to 
meet  with  any  wit  in  them. 

1685,  July  U,  Oxford.  Ral.  Palmer  to  Elizabeth 
Yerney  at  her  house  over  against  the  rollce  house  in 
Hatton  Street,  Hatton  Garden.  ^-  We  have  the  good 
news  of  the  ruin  of  Scot  and  Gray,  who,  I  suppose,  will 
be  executed  speedily  ;  aud  if  you  In  ar  what  punishment 
is  to  be  inflicted,  pray  let  me  know. 

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168?,  March  7,  Little  Chflsey.  E.  Palmer  to  John 
Ycrnev. — I  have  gotten  a  very  good  Oreiuona  violin,  so 
that  I  would  desire  you  not  to  juit  yourself  to  any  trouble 
about  sending  for  one. 

li.iS8,  Jan.  10.  Little  Chelsey.  The  same  to  the 
same  ....  I  can  tell  you  somewhat  rather  g_>od  news 
than  bad,  that  the  soldiers  allotted  the.';e  three  weeks  to 
our  share  marched  on  Tuesday,  but  others  came  in  who 
quarter  not  upon  gentlemen  but  innkeepers  and  shop- 
keepers. I  hope  we  shall  have  no  more,  though  1  wish 
them  well,  for  they  are  an  atHiction  even  to  an  afHicted 
people,  which  makes  it  proverbial  that  a  bad  peace  is 
better  than  a  just  war. 

1689.  .March  10,  Middle  Temple.— The  same  to  the 
same. — There  is  nothing  of  news  extant  cf  colourable 
authority,  and  therefore  you  must  take  the  coffee  house 
talk,  which  was  very  positive  the  other  night,  that  the 
French  have  put  out  to  sea  25  sail  of  ships,  with  tenders, 
for  Ireland,  men,  money,  and  ammunition.  They  say 
there  are  30,00t*  pds.  worth  of  copper  farthings  coined 
or  coining  for  the  sole  use  of  Ireland.  As  to  others 
news,  I  must  give  yon  an  account  of  the  ]iroceeding8  of 
our  Parliament  which  sat  in  the  Temple  Hall  on  Thurs- 
day last,  concerning  the  tax  upon  chambers,  consisting 
of  barristers  and  students,  where  it  was  thought  we 
were  not  in  reach  of  the  Act  of  PaTliament,  because  it 
is  not  mentioned  in  the  Act  that  we  shall  be  taxed,  but 
only  commissioners  nominated  for  the  two  Temples, 
which,  I  fear,  is  equivalent,  though  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  go  to  the  commissioners,  Sir  Will.  Whit- 
lock.  Sir  George  Treby,  &c.,  to  signify  our  opinion, 
which  yet  i.s  depending  unresolved. 

1689,  Oct.  9,  Middle  Temple.— The  same  to  the  same. 
— As  to  foreign  news,  I  suppose  3-ou'll  see  the  victory 
of  the  Inniskilling  men  over  a  great  number  of  rebels 
in  the  Gazette.  But  'tis  reported  and  believed  that 
there  has  been  treachery  in  D.  Schomberg's  army  among 
the  French  in  it,  and  that  forty  or  fifty  of  them  are 
bringing  over  hither  ;  two  engineers  were  hung  tipon  the 
spot  for  nailing  the  touch  holes  of  forty  pieces  of  cannon, 
and  discovered  by  a  Jacobite  deserter.  On  Sunday 
there  was  a  great  talk  of  the  caking  of  Dublin,  intimated 
(as  'tis  thought)  in  an  express  which  the  King  had  at 
Newmarket  on  Saturday  night ;  but  there  being  nothing 
in  the  Gazette,  we  know  not  what  to  think  of  it,  yet 
wagers  .are  laid  of  it.  They  talk  here  that  several 
French  merchants  are  taken  up,  their  names  and  crimes 
I  am  ignorant  of.  The  synod  of  divines  did  nothing 
towards  the  alteration  of  the  book  of  Common  Prayer, 
and  I  do  not  hear  when  they  are  to  meet  ;  better  not  at 
all.  Last  night  there  was  fresh  news  printed  that 
Prince  Louis  of  Baden  had  taken  Nissa.  and  slain  6,000 
men,  took  all  their  cannon,  bag  and  baggage,  the  fight 
begijining  after  5  o'clock  and  night  putting  a  stop  to 
it ;  and  news  since  from  him  (by  the  way  of  Vienna)  is 
that  tliey  have  had  another  engagement  and  victory. 
In  the  same  paper  is  news  that  Bonne  m.ade  some  pro- 
positions to  surrender  ;  the  chief  was,  that  twenty  per- 
sons might  walk  ont  of  the  town  masked,  which  the 
elector  would  not  consent  to,  but  told  them  if  they  did 
not  surrender  by  such  a  time,  within  a  day,  he  would 
storm  them,  so  that  one  Major  Wildman  had  a  letter 
last  night  that  the  town  surrendered  upon  reasonable 
term.s. 

1690,Mareh  2.5th.— The  same  to  the  same .  ..  There 

is  a  great  pressing  for  seamen,  and  several  false  press 
masters  ;  one  I  saw  pumiied  last  night  in  the  Temple, 
and  others  have  gone  near  liondon  into  a  carpenter's 
yard,  and  by  scaring  the  workmen  with  colour  of  autho- 
rity, have  robbed  the  house.  There  is  intelligence  that 
the  French  licet  has  landed  men  in  Ireland,  'tis  said 
8,000,  though  that  is  but  imaginary.  Yesterday  the 
Parliament  addressed  the  King  by  way  of  answer  to 
Ids  speech,  that  they  would  support  him  with  their  liest 
advice  and  assistance. 

1703,  Oct.  11,  Little  Chelsea.  R.  Palmer  to  Ealph 
Verney. — .  .  .  .  The  Queen  intended  to  have  lain  at 
Mr.  Ernies  house  at  Whetham,  for  he  was  sent  for  out 
of  Herefordshire  for  that  purpose,  it  being  within  12 
miles  of  the  Bath,  but  this  day's  Gazette  not  mentioning 
it,  I  suppose  hir  health  pcrnjitted  her  to  take  greater 
stages,  for  she  was  on  Sunday  at  Windsor. 

170.",,  Dec.  8,  Little  Chel.^oy.  R.  Palmer  to  Lord 
Fermanagh  ....  My  Lord  Wharton's  great  stable  (in 
Church  Lane  at  Chelsea),  is  converted  into  a,  jdaj'  house, 
where  we  have  all  been  to  see  great  things,  a  fine  Scara- 
mouch, &c.  performed  by  the  Duke  of  Southampton's 
servants. 

1705,  Dec.  18. — The  same  to  the  same. — I  am  very 
glad  of  the  success  at  Buckingham,  and  th.at  your  Lord- 
bliip  (at  this  low  tide  of  Ch ■  interest)  was  so  instru- 


luent.al  in  the  promotion  of  an  honest  churchman,  who, 
I  am  only  sorry  to  hear  is  very  subject  to  the  falling 
sickness,  or  something  like  it.  The  protesting  loi'ds 
against  the  late  resolution  were  30,  their  reasons  are 
handed  about  but  not  come  to  me  yet,  only  this,  that 
there  is  a  particular  collect  in  the  Liturtjy,  for  the 
preservation  of  the  church  in  this  time  of  danger,  or 
something  tantamount ;  but  I  heard  my  neighbour  (Sir 
J.  Cope)  say  (who  you  know  is  a  w[hig])  that  he  thought 
they  were  strong  reasons.  Only  four  bishops  were 
against  it,  York,  Lichfield,  Rochester,  St.  I3avid's ; 
when  it  was  in  the  House  of  Commons,  a  member 
desired  the  word  slate  might  be  put  into,  for  they  were 
so  interwoven,  one  could  not  be  safe  without  the  other, 
but  that  would  not  be  sufl'ered.  There  has  been  a  f|uarrel 
between    Lords    Halifax    and    Carmarthen;    the   latter 

began  about  his  place,  upon  which  H told  him  he 

supposed  he  meant  a  quarrel,  and  therefore  would  give 
him  satisfaction  in  the  ])ark  ;  next  day  at  such  an  hour, 
at  which  Halifax  came,  and  was  met  by  a  gentleman 
from  the  Prince  to  let  him  know  he  might  return,  for 
his  adversary  was  seciired.  I  leave  you  to  judge  of  the 
management.  There  has  been  another  between  Lord 
W.  Pawlet  and  Duckmane  (Docmini(ine  'r)  the  merchant, 
concerning  words  in  the  House  spoken  by  the  latter, 
which  only  came  to  blows,  the  rest  prevented.  It  is 
confidench-  said  Lord  Rivers  is  to  supply  Lord  Peter- 
borow's  place  in  Catalonia. 

1706,  April  7.  R.  Palmer  to  Ralph  Verney  .... 
When  yours  came  yesterday,  I  was  a-hunting  buck  on 
Putney  Heath  with  the  Queen's  Imck  hounds,  there  was 
a  great  appearance  of  gentlemen,  tho'  a  bad  day,  they 
did  not  thin  out  before  1  o'clock,  so  we  had  fair  riding 
and  good,  tho'  short  sport. 

1706,  April  13,  Chelsea.  R.  Palmer  to  Lord  Fer- 
managh.— Lord  Marllborough,  I  am  told, went  yesterday 
morning  for  Holland.  There  have  been  2  Lisbon  mails, 
there  is  little  likely  to  be  done  there,  but  they  are  very 
easy  as  to  Catalonia. 

1706,  June  23,  Chelsea. — R.  Palmer  to  E.  Verney, 
Esq'".,  at  Midle  Claydon. — Sir  John  Cope's  third  son  was 
killed  by  a  kettle  drummer,  about  a  woman;  he  is  in 
Newgate  ;  it  was  the  first  time  he  mounted  guard  at 
the  Tower,  and  his  commission  of  lieutenant  in  the 
guards  (which  is  styled  captain)  cost  his  fathei',  but  2 
months  ago,  80oZ.  altogether. 

1706,  Oct.  22,  Little  Chelsea.  R.  Palmer  to  Lord 
Fermanagh,  at  Mid.  Claydon. — .  .  .  Hero  is  a  great 
house  lireaking  all  about  London,  and  at  Great  Chelsea, 
two  watchmen  last  week  were  almost  killed  bj-  1  rogues 
who  had  taken  off  a  casement  of  Dr.  King's.  Here  is 
little  new  besides  the  arrival  of  Sir  John  Leak  von  whom 
you  will  find  some  lines  on  the  other  side),  and  the  pre- 
paration of  a  gold  sword  of  100?.  value  for  a  ])resent  for 
him.  I  hear  the  Duke  of  Somerset  won  themost  money 
by  horse  racing  at  Newmarket,  near  1,000Z.  I  heard 
that  Lord  Peterborough  is  continued  in  statu  quo  prius 
in  S|)ain,  and  that  if  his  advi'.'o  had  been  taken,  secured, 
&c.,  but  Count  Liohstentein  (King  Charles  his  favourite) 
and  he  wei'e  at  enmity,  who  they  give  a  wretched 
character  of,  as  a  very  sdly  fellow,  always  undervaluing 
the  English  and  spending  the  King's  money  on  relies, 
but  is  now  they  say  removed.  Lord  Peterborough,  they 
say,  lost  all  his  baggage  in  the  retreat  to  ^'alentia, 
which  his  lady  is  recruiting.  He  is  at  Turin,  'tis  thought 
for  horses. 

1706.  Nov.  19.  The  same  to  the  same.—.  .  .  The 
])eace  between  Sweden  and  Poland  surprises  everybody  ; 
D.  Marlborough  knew  nothing  of  the  particulars  tho 
last  post,  neither  any  of  the  confederate  envoys,  tho' 
our  jnints  have  liberally  touched  over  many  particulars. 
The  Scotch  union  is  now  despaired  of  at  court,  since  a 
general  assembly  are  against  it,  as  I  hear  from  good 
hands;  how  our  Parliament  will  t.ike  these  things,  time 
must  shew,  but  'tis  not  the  first  time  courts  have  been 

deceived.     It  is  easy  to  be  guessed  whose  b makes 

buttons.  My  Lord  of  London  and  Dr.  Godolphin  are 
the  chiefest  candidates  for  the  bishopric  of  Winchester. 
I  do  believe  the  first  may  have  it  if  he  will,  and  I  hope 
lie  will,  but  I  fear  he  may  be  dissuaded  by  false  friencls. 
The  late  Bishop  of  Wincliester's  death  was  foretold  by  a 
lad  in  the  school,  of  18  or  19  years.  He  declared  before 
any  ill  happened  that  such  a  one  (a  chaplain  and  hale 
man)  should  die  very  soon,  and  he  himself  the  12tli  of 
Sept.  last,  and  the  Bishop  before  Christmas.  The  story 
is  true,  and  the  fact  proved  so,  and  even  the  day  of  the 
boy's  death.  There  is  little  to  do  at  Westminster  Hall 
besides  litigating  the  privileges  of  corporations,  manda- 
mus's, and  I'cturns,  with  their  executions  and  debates 
which  we  may  thank  the  county  elections  for,  because 
they  keep  tho  bench  and  bar  in  countenance.     Your  old 


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acquaintance,  Aaron  Goodyear,  is  in  a  lamentable  con- 
'•  dition  at  Richmond  ....  Last  night  Lord  Marlborough 
came  to  St.  James's.  I  hear  the  States  have  prcsviitud 
him  5O,00U?.,  and  that  there  will  be  a  general  peace  very 
speedily,  from  what  has  been  transacted  and  offered  since 
the  letters  from  the  late  Elector  of  Bavaria.  I  have  had 
no  letter  from  Jerry  Bird,  but  his  Capt"'»  lady  has  Liaid 
that  they  got  well  all  and  iu  good  health  to  Lisbim,  tho' 
they  go  to  Valentia,  when-  I  hear  our  forces  have  had  a 
miserable  time  of  it,  such  heats  upon  their  marches  that 
the  barrels  of  their  guns  burnt  their  fingers,  they  were 
so  hot  by  the  sun,  most  of  which  have  been  laid  up  in 
hospitals  ever  since,  miserably  sick.  Lord  Peterborow 
is  out  of  all  there,  as  the  officers  write  from  thence. — 
Poetry — P.S.  The  Parliament  will  be  prorogued  for  a 
fortnight  longer  I  hear. 

1706,  Nov.  19.  R.  Palmer  to  R.  Veniey.— .  .  .  We 
heartily  wished  you  amongst  us  the  other  night  at  my 
chamber,  where  your  sister  Cave,  Sir  Thorn.,  Mrs.  Cave, 
and  Mrs.  Adams,  and  my  she  friends  &o.,  to  the  number 
of  a  score  assembled  to  hear  some  of  the  opera  of  Arsinoe 
and  Camilla  songs  performed,  where  likewise  Mr. 
Hadley,  his  son,  lady  and  daughters,  and  Serjeant 
Cheshire  were  too.  I  hear  there  are  come  hither  4 
prophets  from  the  Sevennes  who  have  foretold  most  of 
the  successes  of  the  Camisars,  and  the  two  victories  at 
Bleinheim  and  Ramellies.  I  hear  my  Lord  Keeper  is 
going  to  be  married  to  Mrs.  Clavering,  a  iiortheru 
lady,  a  fine  woman  of  about  -,0001.  fortune,  no  more. 
Here  is  a  very  high  speech  of  the  Lord  Bellhaven's  sold 
iu  London  against  the  Union,  where  he  does  not  only 
argue  against,  but  banter  and  ridicule  our  nation. 

1707,  March  ±K  Ralph  Palmer  to  Ralph  Verney,  Esq", 
at  No.  3  up  the  steps,  and  one  pair  of  stairs  in  Barbon's 
building,  by  the  Water  Gate  in  the  Middle  Temple. 

1707,  Aug.  9.  The  same  to  the  same. — Young  Sir  J. 
Cope,  &c.,  are  arrived  with  the  equivalent  at  Edinburgh, 
they  are  lodged  4  pair  upstairs  high  in  the  castle,  and 
were  conveyed  thither  by  a  coach  and  3  horses,  with  a 
postilion  for  the  honour  of  Scotland. 

1707,  Aug.  26.  The  same  to  the  same. — D.  Devon- 
shire. I  hear,  gave  Dr.  Garth  a  ring  off  his  finger,  and 
they  say  has  forbid  the  monument's  erection,  but  if  it  be 
as  you  say,  1  suppose  it  may  be  to  bo  pulled  down.  He 
is  extolled  by  our  writers  for  his  bright  example.  I  do 
hear  his  debts  are  not  nigh  so  gi'cat  as  were  expected. 
He  always  kept  10,000L  in  a  particular  chest  by  him, 
and  if  ever  he  borrowed  out  of  it  he  was  certainly  true 
to  it  again,  tho'  he  sent  his  silver  cistern  to  fetch  the 
money,  which  I  hear  was  under  pawn  at  a  goldsmiths 
when  he  died  ....  I  think  he  owed  my  brother  Dunk 
300/.,  which  he  has  got  paid  since  he  died. 

17u8,  June  16,  Chelsea.  The  same  to  the  same. — Mr. 
Talbot  (Bishop  of  Oxford's  son)  is  stolen  by  the  Lady 
Matthew's  daughter,  she  being  under  16,  and  worth  9  or 
10,000Z. 

8.  d.  Ralph  Palmer  to  Viscount  Fermanagh. — News 
that  Vendosme,  Prince  Eugene,  and  D.  Marlborough 
are  to  have  an  interview.  In  Westminster  Hall  schemes 
have  been  to  make  Holt  a  peer ;  Jekyl,  Chief  Justice  ; 
and  Sir  .J.  Montague.  Chief  Justice  of  Chester;  and  Sir 
J.  Parker,  Attorney-General,  but  the  first  likes  not  a 
super  sedeas,  and  how  they  will  now  order  it  I  know  not. 
'Tis  much  doubted  whether  Lord  G.  will  die;  his  for- 
feitures being  but  for  life,  some  grantees  of  it  (they 
talk)  for  that  reason  will  save  him  ;  on  the  other  hand 
'tis  violently  pushed  by  now  interested  people  .... 
Duke  and  Duchess  of  Beaufort  are  come  to  reside  at 
Chelsea. 

170f,  March  21.  The  same  to  the  same. — Lord  Marl- 
borough went  last  night,  and  matters  look  towards 
peace. 

1709.  Aug.  17.  R.  Palmer  to  his  nephew  Ralph 
Verney. — The  town  is  very  empty  and  news  scarce,  or 

the  siege  of  the  citadel  of  Tournay  is  slow Tho 

case  of  the  Palatine  is  all  our  domestic  talk.  I  find 
there  will  be  circular  letters  to  all  tlie  parishes  and  all 
vestrys  in  order  to  receive  some  families  at  'd.  pei- 
head,  but  what  to  do  with  them  is  hard  to  imagine,  and 
'tis  thought  Parliament  will  enquire  into  the  invitation 
they  had  hither. 

1709,    Sept.   -20.      B.   Palmer   to    Ralph   Verney,    at 

Baddow   Hall,   near   Chelmsford I   hear  Lord 

Marlborough  wrote  lately  to  Lord  Townsend,  in  Hol- 
land, that  he  was  sorry  his  lordship  should  have  so 
little  employment,  but  assured  him  in  a  short  time  he 
would  have  as  much  business  as  he  could  turn  his  hands 
to,  inuendo — Peace.  .  .  .  The  Marshal  Bufflers  the 
night  before  the  battle  sent  to  the  Duke  that  he  had 
such  proposals  to  make  as  he  was  confident  would  be 
acceptable.     The  Duke  announced  that  the  next  day  he 


should  be  very  busy,   but  the  next  day  after  he  should  «,„ 

be  at  his   service   to   confer.     This  was  a  finesse  of  the    H.  VKifxEr, 
J<rench  to  get   themselves    more    strongly  entrenched         "^'"- 
■it'  '''  ^^^^    fo'ilil.    and    as   handsomely    parried.     Dr. 
Hare,  the  Duke's  chaplain,   writes  tliere  could  not  be 
less  than  10,000  men  slain  on  both  sides. 

1710,  June  20,— The  same  to  the  same,— The  Bank 
have  got  a  promi.se  of  the  Queen  not  to  make  any  lur- 
ther  alteration  in  the  ministrv  for  fear  of  sinking  tho 
national  credit,  but  were  verv "imprudent  iu  not  aoplv- 
ing  to  the  city  magistrates. 

1710.  Oct.  10.  R.  Palmer  to  Lord  Fermanagh.— 1 
congratulate  your  lordship's  election,  and  wish  that 
your  associate  candidate,  Sir  Harry  Sevmour,  had  been 
your  partner,  tho'  I  hear  he  will  certainly  be  in  for 
some  boro'  in  the  west  by  the  interest  of  the  Bishop  of 
Winchester,  who,  being  biiuiid  by  a  very  e(msiderablo 
debt  to  him,  must  serve  him,  tho'  against  his  inclina- 
tion, .IS  his  endeavours  in  that  county,  if  I  am  riflitly 
informed,  sufficiently  testify.  No  public  intelligence  at 
present.  The  Bank  held  a  special  court  to-day,  being 
so  overloaded  with  the  ciuick  circulation  and  intlux  ol" 
exchange  bills  that  they  are  making  another  rail  on 
the  Adventurers,  which  makes  much  grumbling  among 
those  who  are  concerned. 

1711.  Nov.  3.  Ralph  Palmer  to  Ralph  Verney.—'Tis 
said  the  Parliament  will  be  put  off  for  10  days  or  a  fort- 
night longer,  in  order  to  have  the  whole  scheme  of  the 
peace  settled  to  be  open  to  them.  Monsr.  Mesuager 
came  from  France  on  Wednesday  night  again,  and  'tis 
most  likely  things  will  be  settled  to  all  satisfaction 
but  the  Whigs,  who  spare  nobody  in  their  slander.  One 
Dr.  Pellet  said  in  a  coftee  house  that  Lord  Fermanagh 
moved  at  the  sessions  for  an  aildress  to  the  Queen 
against  making  a  peace.  This  1  dare  say  is  a  lye  upon 
him,  but  he  sayd  the  county  would  not  agree  to  it. 

1711,  Dec.  11.  R.  Palmer  to  R.  Verney.  You  hear 
the  Lords  address  to  make  no  peace  without  all  Spain. 
The  Commons  agree  with  the  Queen's  most  excellent 
speech.  Lord  Somers  neither  spoke  nor  voted  in  the 
House.  Lord  Nottingham  moved  it  first  against  his 
usual  principle.  I  think  Lord  Cooper  said  nothing,  nor 
voted  neither.  Lord  Guernsey,  I  hear,  concurred  with 
the  ministry  against  Lord  Nottingham,  but  to-day  I 
hear,  upon  the  report  of  the  address  by  the  committee, 
ho  changed  and  voted  with  the  address,  but  this  I  am  not 
certain  of.  The  Commons  upon  a  division  carried  theirs 
by  a  majority  of  124;  the  Lords  the  previous  question  by 
only  one,  and  the  question  itself  by  six;  and  upon  the 
report,  as  I  hear  on  Saturday,  Ijy  11,  some  say  17.  I 
know  'twas  thought  it  would  have  been  thrown  out  upon 
the  report  by  the  committee,  for  many  Ijords  were  not 
there.  I  hear  Lord  Whn.  (AYharton),  coming  out  of  the 
House  after  the  vote  of  the  address,  clapped  his  hand 
upon  the  Lord  Treasurer's  shoulder,  and  said,  by  God, 
my  lord,  if  you  can  bear  this  you  are  the  strongest  man 
in  England.  But  I  must  not  omit  another  piece  of 
news.  The  French  King,  when  first  he  made  his  pro- 
posals, sent  the  Queen  an  original  paper  offered  him  by 
Holland  for  a  separate  peace  soon  after  the  commence- 
ment of  this  war,  as  a  mark  of  his  sincerity,  with  another 

from  the   then    Emperor.      That    the    Lord    Str d 

(Strafford)  carried  with  him  into  Holland,  and  in  the 
General  Assembly  there,  some  reflections  being  made 
as  if  our  Queen  would  make  a  separate  peace,  that 
Lord  rose  in  great  indignation  and  justified  her  honour 
in  all  particulars  as  well  as  her  present  inclinations; 
but  he  said  they  had  dealt  basely  by  her,  pulled  out 
that  original  paper,  signed  by  some  then  present,  and 
some  since  dead,  which  confounded  them  so  that  they 
had  nothing  more  to  say  but  to  come  into  the  measures. 

1711.  Dec.  29.  R,  Palmer  to  K.  Verney.— They  talk 
of  new  lords  to  be  made.  Mr.  St.  John  to  be  Earl  of 
Bolingbroke,  Mr.  Granvil  Earl  of  Bath,  Mr.  Bathurst, 
Sir  Rich,  Child,  Sir  Thomas  Willoughby,  William  Pitt, 
of  Hampshire,  and  some  others.  Col.  Nieliolson  is 
arrived  here,  and  they  say  has  brought  back  his  4,000 
men  from  the  expedition  to  Quebec,  which  wei-e  thought 
to  have  been  lost,  safe  to  his  country  again.  .  .  Lord 
Dartmouth,  they  Say,  will  be  made  Lord  Treasurer  of  the 
Household,  and  Sir  Thomas  Hanmer  secretary  in  his 
place. 

1711.  Jan.  2.  R.  Palmer  to  Viscount  Fermanagh.  .  . 
'Tis  said  a  remonstrance  is  coming  up  from  Scotland  on 
the  judgment  of  the  Lords  in  the  case  of  Duke  IJamblc- 
ton  (Hamilton),  and  'tis  likewise  discoursed  tha'  an  ,\ct 
of  P.arliament  will  be  brought  in  by  way  of  ex]ilanation 
of  that  f'nion  clause  which  has  been  defective  iu  that 
particular,  and  be  carried  by  the  new  promotion  among 
the  great  ones. 

1712,  Aug.  19.      The   Duke  of  Leeds  has  vested  his 

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estate  iu  trustees,  one  of  whom  is  Mr.  Freeman,  kt.  of 
the  shire  for  Hertfordshire,  who  are  to  pay  2,2002.  per 
aun.  to  the  present  Duke,  conditionally,  that  he  makes 
no  opposition  to  the  execution  of  his  will;  but  that  I 
think  he  has  broken  already,  for  he  went  down  to  York- 
shire first,  got  possession  of  the  cellar  from  the  butler, 
and  then  tore  and  burnt  some  of  the  richest  hangings 
and  other  goods,  &c. 

I7I3,  New  Year's  Day.  K.  Palmer  to  Visct.  Fer- 
managh. Dr.  Sloan  is  likely  to  be  a  purchaser  for  Lord 
Cheney's  wliole  estate  and  living  of  Chelsea  ;  he  has 
been  some  time  about  it,  he  was  at  first  but  about  a  part 
of  il. 

171},  Jan.  27.  Ralph  Talmcr  to  Visct.  Fermanagh. 
.  .  .  Lord  Carliery  lies  in  state  at  his  house,  and  is  to 
be  deposited  in  the  Abbey  on  Wednesday  night.  His 
daughter,  who  enjoys  all  he  has,  except  some  few 
legacies  (the  Lady  Ann  Vaughan),  has  bought  in  6 
horses  already,  her  father  never  keeping  above  a  pair. 
He  had  been  with  his  banker,  and  returning  home 
sickened  and  died  presently.  He  had  redeemed  his 
estate  and  amassed  wealth  by  the  government  of 
Jamaica,  where  he  carried  many  shauntelmen  of  Wales 
with  him,  and  sold  'em  there  for  slaves,  as  he  did  his 
chaplain,  to  a  blacksmith ;  and  tho'  he  has  left  her 
4,000^  per  annum  besides  a  j^reat  personal  estate,  was 
contented  rather  to  keep  all  he  had  gotten  to  himself 
than  to  dispose  of  her  well  iu  marriage  with  any  part  of 
it,  or  the  settlement  of  his  estate  on  or  after  his  death, 
tho'  84  years  old,  bo  that  you  will  not  wonder  at  his 
servant's  answer  upon  an  '"  How  do  you  '  sent  to  him, 
that  his  master,  he  believed,  was  by  that  time  got  half 
way  to  hell,  whom  thro'  excessive  penury  he  almost 
starved  living.  They  talk  of  a  very  speedy  instalment 
of  the  gartered  knight-i  at  Windsor.  The  Duchess  of 
Marlborough,  I  hear  to  night,  is  gone,  having  presented 
many  jewels  to  her  friends  and  acquaintances,  and  Dr. 
Garth  ...  a  diamond  ring  of  200i.  value.  Tis  exit 
instead  of  obiit.  The  Queen  ....  has  presented 
Stanhope  with  her  picture,  embellished  with  gold  and 
diamonds,  with  the  castle  of  Alcantara  on  the  reverse. 
The  Parliament,  'tis  said,  will  be  jmt  oiT  longer. 
Cadogan  offered  to  surrender  his  regiment,  which  his 
lieutenant,  Col.  Kellum,  has  given  him  by  direction 
•i,000l.  for,  which  oiler  (having  been  very  kindly  usedj 
was  taken  so  ill  that  they  dis]ilaoed  him  from  the  Tower, 
The  directors  of  the  P)ank  have  been  with  Lord  Trea- 
surer about  the  loan  of  money,  some  of  'em  staunch 
Whigs.  I  suppose  good  interest  will  supersede  their 
pretended  fears  of  the  Pretender. 

17]f,  March  24.  i{.  Palmer  to  Visct.  Fermanagh. — I 
hear  that  Lord  Halifax  had  a  great  dinner,  where  the 
late  rainisti'y  were  all  invited.  Lord  Treasurer  had 
notice  of  it,  and  having  (ex  officio)  often  aHairs  with 
him  jiicked  out  that  time  to  go  and  dine  with  him. 
Lord  Sunderland  was  just  getting  out  of  the  coach,  but 
seeing  him  alighting  step'd  into  it  again  and  rub'd  oft' ; 
most  of  the  rest  that  were  there  went  away  at  the 
appearance  of  his  inchanted  wand,  and,  in  short,  the 
Junto  could  nor.  sit.  for  he  sta3-ed  and  dined  there. 

1713,  June  2.  R.  Palmer  to  the  same.  .  .  .  You 
may  remember  at  the  last  conference  we  had  it  was 
resolved  that  an  Act  of  Parliament  should  be  obtained 
for  the  sale  of  Col.  fjovet's  increase  ;  and  why  this  has 
not  been  pushed  on  this  sessien  is  matter  of  wonder  to 
us.  Now  the  sale  of  the  lighthouse  is  proposed  by 
decree  in  Chancery  only 

1716,  Nov.  28.  .  .  The  same  to  the  same.  .  .  I  have 
sold  my  chambers  in  the  Temple  to  one  Mr.  Samuel 
Hill,  an  M.P.  for  Lichfield,  for  HOC  guiii(>as,  after  having 
enjoyed  them  28  years.  One  motive  was,  I  was  pretty 
near  being  called  to  the  Bench,  which  if  I  had  fined 
would  have  been  .50Z.,  and  if  I  had  accepted  would  have 
cost  me  200L  down. 

1740,  Sept.  21.  The  same  to  his  nephew  Viscount 
Fermanagh. 


19  Car.  II. ,  Oxford.  "  Charles  R."  and  signet  (wafer) 
countersigned  by  Windebank. — License  for  Sir  11.  Ver- 
ney  and  his  lady  to  travel  and  take  501.  (Cei-tified  to 
be  your  Majesty's  pleasure  by  Mr.  Sec^^■.  Nicholas.) 
Tho.  Windebank. 

1663.  (Vellum).  April  l."j,  Jerusalem.  Latin  certi- 
ficate under  the  hand  and  seal  of  Bernardus  Belucl.  a 
vicar,  custodian  terras  sancta-,  that  John  Verney,  son 
of  Sir  Ralph,  had  visited  the  .sepulchre,  Calvary,  &c.  &c. 

Poetry.  A  certain  poem  as  it  was  presented  iu  Latin 
by  divines  and  others  beffjn.'  his  JIajesty  in  Cambridge 
by  way  of  interlude,  stiled  Liber  N<jvus  de  adventu 
Regis  ad  Cantabrigiam,  faithfully  done  into  English 
with  some  liberal  advantages,  made   rather  to  be  sung 


than  read,  to  the  tune  of  Bonny  Nell,  1615.  (-<i  verses.) 
Begin — 

It  is  not  yet  a  fortnight  since 
Lutetia  entertained  our  Prince, 
And  vented  hath  a  studied  toy 
As  long  as  was  the  siege  of  Troy, 
And  spent  themselves  for  full  five  days 
In  speeches,  exercises,  and  plays. 

2Cth  verse. — Nor  is  this  all  which  we  do  singe, 

For  of  their  peace  the  world  must  ringe, 
And  Oxford  to  their  tackling  look, 
For  there  is  coming  out  a  booke 
Will  spoyle  Joseph  B.arnesius 
I'  the  saile  of  Rex  Platonicus. 

Bishop  Corbett  to  the  ladies  of  the  new  dress  that 
weare  gorgets  and  railes  downe  to  their  wasts. — Begins. 
Ladies  that  weare  black  cypres.se  vailes.     ^14  lines.) 

The  Lady's  reply  (18  lines).     Begins, 

Black  cypress  vailes  are  cloudes  of  night, 
While  linen  railes  are  rays  of  light. 

Pims  Junto.     [2--.  close  pp.)     Begins, 

Truth  I  could  chide  you  friends,  why  how  so  late, 
My  watch  speaks  eight  and  not  one  Pin  o'  th'  State 
This  day  undone,  can  Buch  remissness  fitt 
Your  active  spirits  my  more  hellish  witt. 

Ends,  'Twill  bee  chiefo  crown  and  glory  unto  him 
To  say  he  play'd  his  part  like  you  and  Pim. 

Verses  to  Lady  Mary  Gaudy,  wife  of  Sir  Charles 
Gaudy,  upon  the  admirable  harmony  of  her  voice.  (41 
lines.) 

Begins,  "  Madam,  the  task  you  pleasingly  enjoyned." 

Verses  to  Lady  Mary  Watson  on  her  incomparable 
skill  in  poesy.     (23  lines,  signed  W.  G.) 

Temp.  Eliz.    Come  ye  graces  of  the  night 

That  it  is  silente  sportes  delight, 
See  the  wanton  moonbeam  playes 
Lightening  all  the  doubtfull  wayes, 
Come,  come,  the  night  decay es, 
Lamontinge  our  delayes. 

Had  I  the  power  to  charme  their  eares. 
Pleasure  then  should  conquer  feares, 
Youth  should  walke  and  age  should  rest. 
Love  speakes  each  thing  for  the  best ; 
Come,  come,  sweete  ladies  come. 
Blind  night  is  deaf  and  dumb. 
Let  the  drowsie  porter  slepe. 
But  let  love  his  watches  kepe; 
Counte  it  finely,  daunce  and  playe, 
And  singe  heavy  care  away  ; 
Come,  come,  the  night  belongs 
To  love  and  lovers'  songes. 

Not  in  the  Corte  nor  citie  dwells  my  love, 

But  in  obscuritie  as  in  a  grove, 

And  where  young  primroses  growes  nnseno,  un- 

knowue. 
Untouched  of  any  and  not  breathed  uppou, 
And  when  1  saw  her  first  me  thought  she  shon 
As  in  the  dark  dorh  a  rich  diamon, 
And  tlien  all  suddenly  a  firy  dart 
And  (lash  of  joy  did  lighten  iu  my  hart. 

As  when  some  pore  waie-fairing  man  doth  flnde 
Much  treasui-  hid  or  lost,  his  stupide  minde 
Joy  and  good  fortune  doth  so  much  amase. 
And  so  sur  charged  that  he  doth  stand  att  gasc 
Doubting  at  first  whether  he  sees  or  no. 
Or  only  thinkes  or  dreams  that  it  is  soe. 
Doe  what  1  can,  1  can  but  tell  in  parte 
How  love  the  first  conceived  in  my  harte. 
And  since  how  faithfully  it  hath  forth  brought 
To  me  abounddante  gritt'es  but  all  for  naught : 
Ay  me.  most  wofuU  wretch,  to  what  a  state 
Am  I  now  com,  and  how  unfortunate. 
AVheii  the  fairest  beauties  which 
Cortes  anil  cities  where  they  moste 
Not  subvert  my  native  libertie 
Or  tempestes,  my  mindes  tranquillitie. 
That  now  at  length  lik  some  great  waighty  pearle 
The  only  form  of  a  fair  countrie  gearle 
Should  hang  so  heavi  at  my  headles  hearte, 
And  cruciate  thus  my  deare  immortal  parte 
With  such  distraction  both  of  hope  and  feare 
As  my  pore  wretched  hart  in  peses  teare. 
But  how  could  ever  I,  why  should  1  strive. 
The  joyes  or  paines  of  love  heare  to  contrive. 
For  they  arc  like  toe  thos  of  heaven  and  hell 
Which  never  anie  mortall  tong  can  tell. 


S:s 

,  Vebits 

Babt. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


509 


SiK  Landless  Will  on  Lambeth   Strand  and  black  Tom. 

'■  Bart.^^'   tyrant  of  Ireland      (13  verses  ol' 6  lines.)     Ends, 
AnJ  will  they  triple  crown  as  lost 
The  triple  tree  more  fit.     {Prinfed.) 

The  reasons  and  grounds  for  the  establishment  of  the 
3  lighthouses  at  the  North  and  South  Forelands  for  tbe 
prevention  of  shi[)wrcck  upon  the  Goodwin  Sands.  (2 
brief  sheets.) 

Folio.  Copies  of  Messrs.  Jenkinson,  Bingley.  and 
Barker's  letters  and  other  letters  and  papers  relating  to 
the  honour  of  Pontcfract.  oo.  York,  belonging  to  the 
Duchy  of  Lancaster.  1765-9.  Letters.  llO'pp.  and 
several  pages  of  lists  of  towns  and  villages  within  the 
Honour,  and  of  cottagers  ;  and  Index  of  names  of  places, 
&c. 

Folio  of  22  leaves  (Temp.  Car.  I.)     1.5  characters. 

1.  The  accomplished  Woman.  Beijins,  The  noblest 
designe  that  we  can  propose  to  ourselves  in  conversa- 
tion. 

2.  Of  Reputation.  Begins,  Reputation  is  a  great  trea- 
surer. 

15.  Of  Jealousy.  SepiiiiS.  One  cannot  lose  that  without 
sorrow  that  is  possessed  with  love  and  preserved  with 
carefulness. 

Quarto,  2h  pp.     Begins. 

When  Serjeant  Tomson  (Sir   W.  Tomson)  breath'd 

his  last 
The  coif  was  never  better  grac'd, 
But  when  upon  the  bench  'twas  plao't 
His  brethren  strove  who  should  inherit. 
(A  squib  upon  Salathiel  Lowell,  who  succeeded.) 

Four  verses  of  9  lines,  except  the  second  verse,  which 
has  8  lines     Begins, 

Noe  dreame  it  was 
When  you,  fond  fool,  supposed 
Your  liberty  to  be  inclosed 
Within  the  walls  of  Venus  bower. 
Which  you  each  hour 
Thought  some  fair  flower  ; 
Some  other  jayler  would  have  lietter  fit 
Thee  than  myself,  which  did  commit 
So  great  a  folly  for  want  of  wit. 
I  The  danger  .wherin  the  kingdom  now  standeth  and 

1  the  remedy  by  Sir  R.  C. 

A  letter  written  by  Inioza  to  King  James,  touching 
the  Duke  of  Buckingham,  his  actions  and  miscarriage 
in  Spayn. 

Considerations  for  the  repressing  of  the  increase  of 
priests  and  Jesuits  and  recusants  without  drawing  of 
blood,  by  Sir  R.  C.  _ 

Three  printed  play  bills,  each  about  6  inches  by  3 
inches. 

At  the  Theatre  Royal  in  Drury 

Lane,  this  present  Wednesday,  being  the  last  day 

of  Nov.,  will  be  presented 

A  Play  called 
The  Indian  Emperor,  or 
The  Conquest  of  Mexico  by  the  Spaniards. 
No  money  to  be  return'd  after  the  curtain  is  drawn. 
By  their  Majesties  servants.      Vivant  Rex  et  Regina. 
The  2nd  is  for  Henry  2nd  of  England. 
The  3rd  is  for  All  for  Love  or  the   World  well  lost, 
and  Theodosius  or  the  force  of  Love. 

My  best  thanks  are  given  to  Sir  Harry  Vemey  for 
his  very  kind  hospitality  at  Claydon  House  during  my 
visits  there. 

Alfred  J.  Horwood. 


Mr 


The  Manuscripts  of  Ayscough  Fawkes,  Esf^.,  of 
Farnlet  Hall,  co.  York. 

Fawkes,        Four  large  folio  volujnes,  contain  reports  by  Ayscough 
Esq.         Fawkes.    Esq..    of   cuses    in    the    King's    Bench,    0-12 
George  II. 

1616.  Nov.  4.  Chancery  Lane.  Thomas  Coghill  to 
Mr.  William  Dalston.  Esq.,  His  Majesty's  attorney 
before  the  council  in  the  north,  at  his  house  in  York 
.  .  .  The  Lord  Chief  Justice  continues  his  place  still 
as  yet,  and  lies  at  his  chamber  in  the  Temple,  but  hath 
not  romed  to  Westminster  all  this  tearm.  It  is  thought 
that  he  shall  be  received  again  into  grace  and  favour 
before  the  King's  going  away,  but  there  are  so  many 
rumon-s  that  I  must  have  the  certainty  thereof  to  the 
event,  for  which  we  pray  and  hope  well  for  the  honour 
of  the  law.  This  day  the  Prince  was  created,  when  the 
judges  were  all  present  (but  he)  by  special  comu'and- 
ment  from  my  Lord  Chancellor,  who  chid  some  of  them 
for  their  late  coming  it  is  said.     There  are  three  in 


the    light    for   one   sheritT,    Sir    Thomas   Hobbi^ 
Michell  Wharton,  and  Mr.  Wallis  Flawkesworth. 

Among  the  early  deeds  is  a  rolr.aso  by  the  Templars 
which  names  as  witnessi  s  several  of  the  "order. 

Of  a  series  of  charters  formerly  belonging  to  Fountains 
Abbey  I  have  given  notes  below. 

Court  Kolls  of  .Mensiugton  (Menston).  the  earliest 
is  in  the  reign  of  Ed.  III.  One  of  '<  Hen.  VII.  (a 
short  one)  is  called  Curia  Militaris  of  Thos.  Hawkes- 
worth.  but  the  entries  are  only  of  the  usual  kiiid. 

c.  V3{V.  Brother  Imbert  de  I'eraut,  humble  servant 
of  the  Chivalry  of  the  Temple,  makes  known  to  all  that 
they,  by  the  comn'on  counsel  and  assent  of  the  Chapter 
at  Easter,  at  London,  released  and  (|uit  claimed  i'rom 
them  and  their  successors  to  the  abbat  and  convent  of 
Bellalnnd  for  ever  all  their  claim  in  that  pasture  which 
the  abbat  and  convent  lately  enclosed  near  their  1)  .  .  . 
ot  "\Vythstanklyf ;  but  so  that  if  the  beasts  of  the 
releasors,  or  the  beasts  of  their  men  of  Kereby  enter 
that  close  for  want  of  fencing  they  shall  not  be  im- 
pounded, but  shall  be  driven"  out  without  detention, 
this  release  notwithstanding.  Witnesses,  Brother  Radnlf, 
chaplain,  Brother  Richard  son  of  John.  Brother  Wm.  le 
Englys,  Brother  Roger  of  Akeny.  Brother  Robert 
Scroppe,  Brother  Raunlf  de  Bremesgrave,  Brother  Wm. 
de  Merden.  then  precentor  of  York. — A  large  mass  of 
green  wax,  oval,  2i  inches  by  2  inches,  is  impressed  with 
the  circular  seal  of  about  1.'  inch  of  the  Lamb,  with 
nimbus  and  H.ag.     Sigillum  Alii.  Templi. 

131.5.  Monday  after  the  Feast  of  St.  Agatha,  Virgin. 
In  the  market  place  of  Thresk  — Wdliam  de  Buscy,  son 
of  (Jliver  de  Buscy,  has  inspected  thj  charters  of 
feoffment  of  his  ancestors.  He  confirms  to  God  and 
St.  Mary  and  the  Abbat  and  Convent  of  Bellaland  and 
their  successors,  all  the  said  feoffments,  and  releases 
to  them  in  frankalmoigne,  aU  his  right  and  claim  in  the 
demesne  of  the  vill  of  Angotby,  and  in  all  secular  ser- 
vices, actions,  and  demands,  as  well  foreign  as  others, 
touching  the  said  demesne,  and  in  all  otiier  lands  and 
tenemenis  wliieh  the  said  abbat  and  convent  have  Ijy 
any  person's  donation  throughout  his  whole  tee. ; 
Wilnesses,  Sir  John  de  Bartone  of  Fritone,  Thomas  de 
Coleville.  John  ^Malebys,  Robert  de  Colville,  Kts.  ; 
John  de  Ilarnby,  steward  of  the  said  abbat  and 
convent,  Robert  de  Foxholes,  Wdiiam  Wisliar}ie.  and 
others. — Red  seal,  the  same  size  as  tlje  last  mentioned  ; 
in  it  is  a  small  romid  seal,  a  heater-shaped  shield 
bearing  some  animal  rampant,  with  a  legend. 
A  counterpart  of  the  above  of  the  same  date  and  seal, 
but  with  a  few  variations,  as  Angotby  by  many  called 
Osgoteby. 

10  Ed.  III.,  Monday  in  Easter  month  (or  mense  I'ascha) 
Kerby. — William  Malebys  and  Alexander  de  Berghe. 
Kts.,  release  and  quit  claim  to  the  prior  of  the  Hospital 
of  St.  John  of  Jerusalem  in  England,  all  claim  in  all 
lands,  &c.,  advowsons,  &c.,  in  tlie  territory  of  Kereby 
by  Scatton.  which  they  have  had  hitherto  by  grant  of 
Alexander  Cruel,  viz.,  which  formerly  were  of  the 
Master  and  Chivalry  of  the  Temple  in  England  in  that 
vill.  Witnesses,  John  Mauleverer.  John  Colvylle,  John 
de  Bluygton  'f,  John  de  Essaura. — Round  red  seal  of 
about  2  inches,  in  it  is  a  round  seal,  a  shield  with 
helmet  and  legend.     The  second  seal  is  gone. 

24  Hen.  VIII.  Oct.  20th.  Indenture  between  John, 
Abbat  of  Bellaland  and  the  Convent,  and  uichard  Ask- 
with  of  Osgodeby. — They  lease  to  Rich.ird  Askwith 
and  to  Bryan  his  son  one  third  part  of  their  grange 
called  Osgodeby  Grange,  with  the  appurtenances,  in 
the  occupation  of  the  said  Richard  Askwith,  from 
St.  Martin's  day  in  winter  next  for  li9  years. — Rent, 
6  marks  and  Hs.  lOirf.  half  yearly.  The  lessees  to  have 
housebote,  firebote,  hedgeboce,  plonghbote,  and  cart- 
bote. — Fragment  of  the  Common  Seal. — Bishop  with 
staff  under  a  canopy,  on  his  right  are  two  small  figures 
of  monks  in  profile. 

3rd  and  1th  of  Philip  and  3Iary,  lasc  of  June. — In- 
dcTiture  between  Nicholas,  .Vrchbishop  of  York,  Primate 
of  England,  and  Legate  of  the  See  Apostolic  of  the  one 
part,  and  James  Bryne,  Great  Steward  of  the  Household 
to  the  Archbishop  of  the  other  part. — The  archbi>liop 
grants  to  James  Bryne  all  that  his  parsonage  or  chapel 
of  Kilborne,  in  the  county  ot  York,  with  all  manner  of 
houses,  itc.  now  or  late  iu  the  occupatiim  of  the  curate 
there,  and  1  oxgangs  of  glebe  land  in  Kilbjrae, 
parcel  of  the  said  chapel,  and  now  or  late  iu  the  tenure 
of  Nicholas  Xewton  ;  another  tenement  or  messuage, 
with  four  oxgangs  in  Kiloorne,  now  or  late  in  the 
crcupation  of  ,Mawde  EcclesHeld.  widow,  and  his  tithes 
of  corn  and  grain,  hay,  lamljs,  wool,  hemp  lyiie,  ulfer- 
ings,  oblations,  and  a  sheep  pasture  or  sheep  rayhe, 
with  tlie  appurtenances  now  or  late  in  the  occupation 

3  S  3 


Fawkes. 

KSQ. 


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HISTORICAL   MANt7SCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


A.  Fawkes,  of  Bryan  Ecclesfield,  Maud  Ecclesfiold,  Thomas  Eccles- 
EsQ.  field,  or  their  assigns,  except  the  great  -n-oods  and 
under  woods,  i'roin  the  Feast  of  Mai'k  the  Evangelist  last 
for  -21  years,  ilent  81,  -with  hedgebote,  &c.  Large 
seal  of  the  Archbishop.  Seal  of  the  Dean  and  Chapter 
annexed,  with  common  seal  in  white  wax  of  one  figure. 
1402.  Dec.  21st. — This  is  a  transcript  of  letters  patent 
under  the  seal  of  Kichard,  Archbishop  ot  York,  of 
precesscs  and  acts  in  the  time  of  John  de  Thoresby,  late 
predecessor  of  the  said  Richard,  made  at  the  instance  of 
Thomas  Tennijie,  layman  of  York  diocese. 

Fountains'  Abbey. 

n.d.  William  Alabaster,  gives  to  God  and  the  monks 
of  St.  Mary  of  Fountains,  half  an  acre  of  meadow  in 
Stainburne,  namely,  that  which  pertains  to  his  gresman- 
land  lying  between  his  Essart  and  Salveroda,  in  frank- 
almoign.— Witnesses,  Nicolas  de  Catt,  Matthew  Forester, 
Eobert  his  brother,  Thomas  de  Fozton. — Seal  green, 
oval,  (broken). 

(ol.)  William,  son  of  William  de  Stainlmrne,  gives  to 
God  and  the  monks  of  St.  Mary  of  Fountains,  in  frank- 
almoign, one  messuage  in  the  vill  of  Stainburne  with 
the  croft  called  Hesecroft,  to  wit,  from  the  vill  to 
Stainburne  bee,  within  these  bounds  ;  namely,  between 
the  croft  which  Alan,  son  of  Alan,  gave  them  and  the 
donor's  land  which  is  in  the  other  part  next  towards  the 
Su  (South?; — And  that  messuage  with  the  croft  which 
the  said  Alan  gave  them  ;  and  quit  claims  all  the 
service  which  Alan  does  therefore  to  him  yearly, 
namely  12(1 ;  and  all  the  donor's  meadow  between  Stain- 
burne bee  and  the  heads  of  the  said  two  crofts.  Witnenses, 
Wale,  chaplain  of  Stainburne,  Helyas  son  of  Cnut, 
Thomas  de  Postune,  Adam  Eutfus,  Kobert,  sou  of  Udard 
of  Lindeleia,  Henry  de  Castellai,  Xigell  Harmerie  of 
the  same  vill,  Henry  son  of  Holdewine  of  Eithona, 
Adam,  son  of  William. — Large  round  seal  about  2 
inches.     (This  deed  is  marked  Vacat.) 

(68.)  Adam,  Boh  of  Thomas,  son  of  Hugh  the  chap- 
lain, gives  to  God  and  St.  Mary  of  Fountains,  one 
bovate  of  land,  with  its  ajipurtenances,  in  the  territory 
of  Stainburne,  with  his  body  thei-e  to  be  buried  ;  namely, 
that  bovate  which  Agnes,  his  mother,  formerly  demised 
to  him  to  farm  for  16  years ;  doing  foreign  service 
appurtenant.  Wittiesses,  Simon  Mauleverer,  Thomas  de 
Burtone,  Thomas  Hurtesky,  Robert  le  Bewr,  Robert, 
son  of  Thomas  of  Burtone,  and  others.  Seal  of  grantor, 
oval,  fleur-de-lis. 

The  three  nest  deeds  are  tied  together. 

(Ik)  Ro'oert  de  Leleia  gives  to  God  and  St.  Mary  of 
Fountains  30  acres  of  land  with  appurtenances,  and 
pasturage  for  200  sheep  in  the  territory  of  Staiueburne  ; 
namely,  those  which  he  bought  of  William  the  clerk  of 
Mastoce,  in  frankalmoign. — If  warranty  fail,  he  will 
give  to  the  value  of  his  land  in  Haggendebi,  or  elsewhere, 
at  their  pleasure.  Witnesses,  Walter  de  Bouintone, 
ALm  de  Saktone,  Roger  Malleverer,  Robert  de  Wivel- 
storp.  Nicholas  deCaitone,  William  de  Salleia,  Matthew 
Foraster,  Robert,  his  brother,  W.  de  Clatherom. — Oval 
seal — bird,  well  cut. 

(23.)  William  Clerk,  of  Stainburne,  gives  to  God  and 
St.  Mary  of  Fountains  three  acres  in  the  territory  of 
Stainburne  ;  namely,  those  which  are  most  to  the  east 
in  the  culture  ofEadolfriding,  in  frankalmoign. — He  also 
confirms  tu  them  30  acres  of  land  in  the  vill  of  Stain- 
burne with  the  common  of  pasture  of  the  said  vill  out 
side,  corn  and  meadow  for  200  sheep  whicli  they  have  of 
Robert  Lelai ;  and  they  may  have  the  30  acres  next  the 
3  acres  which  he  gave  them  in  Eadolfriding,  to  wit, 
furrow  to  furrow.  Witnesses,  Richard  de  Rippela. 
Nicholas  de  Catton,  jNlatthew  Forester,  Henry  de  Scipt., 
Helias  son  of  Knut,  Adam,  son  of  William,  William 
Alebastre,  Adam  Eufl'us. — Seal  gone.  (This  deed  is 
marked  VacaK) 

(58.)  Elyas.  son  of  Knnt  of  Stainhurne,  gives  to  Agnes, 
daughter  of  Yngi'rode,  his  si.^ter,  and  her  children  by 
Hugh  the  chaplain,  for  homage  and  service,  and  28s.  of 
silver,  one  toft  iu  Stainbui-ne  of  half  an  acre  of  land  ; 
namely,  that  toft  lying  between  his  toft  and  garden,  ami 
the  house  of  W.  le  Francois,  and  4J,  acres  of  arable  lauds 
in  the  fields  of  the  said  vill,  namely,  &c.  (defining  them). 
Witnesses,  Nigel  de  Plupton,  Peter  his  son,  John  his 
son,  William  de  Marton,  Matthew  de  Bram,  Walter  de 
Stokkeld.  Robert  son  of  Uckem  of  Plumpton,  Walan, 
chaplain  of  Stainburne,  Robert,  son  of  Henry  of  Sik- 
kelinghale,  Robert  Bongaut,  Gilljert  Lardiner,  Henry 
de  Screvin,  Adam,  son  of  Gregory  of  Stainliurne,  and 
many  others.  Round  seal  of  the  grantor  (broken)  about 
2  inches  ;  a  geometrical  device. 

30.  Alan,  son  of  Alan  of  Westone,  gives  to  God  and 
St.   Mary   of  Fountains   one   messuage   with   croft   in 


Stainburne.  with  common  of  the  vill  in  wood  and  plain,    j^   p^„,, 
and  free  exit  and  ingress :  namely,  that  messuage  and      '  Esq. 

croft  which  he  held  of  W.,  son  of  W..  son  of  Thore,  by         

the  same  bounds  as  Henry,  son  of  Dunning,  held  the 
land  of  him ;  rent  12(7.  Witnesses — William,  son  of 
William,  Helyas,  son  of  Cnut,  Adam  Ruffus,  Adam,  son 
of  William.  Henry  Haimeric,  Nigel  de  Castellai,  Serlo 
de  Pouele,  Robert,  son  of  Udard  of  Lindelai. — Seal  gone. 
67.  Alice,  daughter  of  Henry  de  Castellai,  in  her 
widowhood  gives  to  God  Ac,  in  frankalmoign,  all  the 
land,  with  meadow  and  appurtenances,  in  the  territory 
of  Stainburne  which  Henry,  her  father,  gave  her  in 
marriage. —  Witnesses,  Hugh  de  Lelai,  Hugh  de  Tausan, 
Robert  de  Muncketone,  Serlo,  the  clerk,  Femia  of  Stain- 
burne, Malger  de  Pouele,  W.  de  Castellia.  Round  red 
seal  of  the  grantor. 

(47.)  William  Clerk,  of  Stainburne,  gives  to  God  &c., 
those  5  acres  and  one  rood  in  Stainburne  which  they  have 
of  the  gift  of  Nigel  de  Plumpton.  Witnesses — Alex- 
ander de  Dorset,  Walter,  son  of  Ralph,  Richard  of 
Brertone,  Helias  of  Stainburne,  Robert,  son  of  Uckeman 
of  Pluntone,  Henry  of  Scherewin,  and  many  others. 
— Seal  gone. 

(24.)  Large  deed.  William  Clerk,  of  Stainburne,  gives 
to  God,  &c.,  in  the  territory  of  Stainburne,  all  land 
between  the  way  which  goes  between  the  middle  of  the 
vill  and  the  way  which  leads  to  Lindelei,  and  goes  down 
to  Stainburn  bee,  and  so  by  Stainburn  bee  towards  le  sic 
as  far  as  the  land  which  Alan,  son  of  Thorphin,  held  of 
him,  and  so  up  to  the  aforesaid  way  thro'  the  middle  of 
the  vill — to  enclose  and  do  what  they  will  with  it. — Also 
12  acres  of  cultivated  land  in  the  territory  of  the  said  vill ; 
namely,  3  acres  in  Birkelandes  and  3  acres  in  Forelandes, 
and  3  acres  in  Edolfridinges,  et  est  icrre  quam  habent  de  ' 
Roberto  de  Lelai:  and  2  acres  and  one  rood,  which  abut 
on  the  cemetery  of  the  chapel  of  Stainburne  and  three 
roods  which  abut  on  the  land  of  the  church. — And  so  much 
meadow  in  le  saucei  de  mea  parte  quantum  pertinet  to  2 
bovates  of  land  in  the  said  vill  and  ]iasture  (tc.,  to  2 
bovates  within  and  without  the  vill. — And  pasture  for  6 
score  of  sheep,  and  for  20  cows  and  their  calves  until 
two  years  oW,  and  pasture  for  10  oxen,  and  if  no  oxen 
then  for  so  many  other  beasts  instead. — And  suflScient 
estovers  to  burn  and  build  in  the  said  Land  of  Stain- 
burne out  of  the  woods  of  the  said  vill. — They  may 
have  the  30  acres  next  the  three  sulco  ad  sulcum  which 
he  gave  them  in  Edolfriding.  Witnesses,  R.  de  Rippelai, 
Radulf  de  Bramhop,  Nicolas  de  Catton,  Matthew  Fore- 
s.'ar,  Henry  de  Sciptone.  Walter  Aleman,  William,  his 
brother,  Gilbei-t,  son  of  Ralph  de  Aldefeld. 

Thomas,  son  of  Helias,  son  of  Cnuth,  of  Stainburne 
confirms  to  God,  Ac,  in  frankalmoign,  3  acres  of  land 
in  the  territory  of  Stainburne  ;  namely,  those  which 
his  father  gave  them  in  Bogerode.  Wiluesses,  Ware,  the 
chaplain,  Serlo,  his  son,  Adam,  son  of  William,  Richard, 
son  of  Thore.  Thomas  de  Foztone,  and  others.  Oval 
red  seal  of  the  grantor. 

(74.)  Hugh  son  of  Fromund,  of  Stainburne,  gives  to 
God.  &c.,  in  frankalmoign,  one  and  s\.  half  acre  in  Stain- 
burne ;  namely,  one  acre  which  abuts  on  Staynburnbek, 
and  the  other  half  acre  to  Spitelwath.  Witnesses  Hugh 
de  Lelay,  W.  de  Lyndeley,  Henry  de  Westscon,  Adam, 
son  of  William  of  Stainburne,  and  others.  Oval  red 
seal,  a  bird. 

Three  deeds  tied  together. 

Hugh  de  Lelai.  by  the  concession  of  Cristiana  his 
mother,  gives  to  Roger  le  Partenrh  with  Isond  his 
daughter  in  marriage,  all  his  land  which  he  had  in 
Stainburne  in  demesne  and  in  service,  to  bo  held  of  the 
donor  and  his  heirs,  to  Roger  and  his  heirs  by  the  said 
Isond,  as  a  cirograjjh  between  them  testifies.  Witnesses, 
W.  de  Lelai,  Bertram  de  Stinet,  Robert  de  Michant,' 
Serlo  de  Pouel,  W.  de  Stinet,  and  many  others.-  Seal 
gone. 

William,  son  of  William,  has  sold  and  (|uitclaimed  to 
Roger  of  Poictou  and  his  heirs,  all  the  tenement  which 
Richard,  son  of  Thor,  held  of  him  in  Stainburne,  and  all 
his  service,  and  all  the  form  of  the  said  tenement,  in 
consideration  of  two  marks  of  silver  given  by  Koger  in 
the  (.'ourt  of  Hugh  of  Baildone.  Witnesses,  William  de 
Leley,  Hugh,  his  son,  Serlo  of  Povdl,  Gofl'rey  Mansel, 
Hugh  do  Wretone.Hugh  de  Catteln,  Henry  filHoldesura, 
Alexander  his  brother,  Helias  of  Stainburn.  Hamieric 
de  Cattelo,  Nigel,  his  brother.  Norman,  the  clerk, 
and  others.     Seal  gone. 

Roger  of  Poitou  tlie  j-oungcr,  gave  and  ((uitclaimed 
to  God,  &c..  all  right  of  himself  and  liis  ancestors  in 
the    Manor   of   Stainburne,     &c.,    as    the    charter    of 

Istjude,   his   grandmother,  which  they  have   shows. 

Witnesses.  Dom    William,   abbat  of  Meaux,   W.  de  la 
Launde,  W.  de  Legherton,  Robert  the  Constable,  W.  de 


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fAWKEs.   Thoresby,    Roberb   de    Nunnewyc,    and    others.— Seal 
^-         gone. 

(2,2.)  William,  sunof  Ralph,  gives  to  God,  &c.,  3bovates 
of  land  in  Stainburne,  which  tofts  and  crofts  and  appur- 
tenances, which  Eva  do  Lclai  gave  them  with  3  roods 
of  land  in  alms  as  their  charter  shows.  Tri'tKesseii,  Brian 
do  Insula,  Richard  his  brother,  Alixander  de  Dorset, 
Nigel  de  Plunton,  Robert,  .son  of  Uckeman,  Henry  de 
Screvin.  Nicholas  de  Caitone,  Helias,  son  of  Cnut,  Tho- 
mas de  Fozton. — Seal  gone. 

Indenture. — A  dispute  arose  between  Ralph  de  Skre- 
vyne  plaintil!'  and  the  brother  R.  Abbat  of  Fountains 
and  the  Convent,  and  Dom.  Robert  de  Furneaus,  de- 
fendants, about  reasonable  estovers  in  the  woods  of  Ryg- 
geton  and  Stayneburn,  which  the  said  Ralpli,  against 
the  said  Abbat  and  Convent  and  Roben  demanded 
as  appertaining  to  his  freehold  tenement  in  Wytheton 
and  Houby,  by  writ  of  Novel  Disseisin  at  York  before 
John  de  Metingham  and  his  fellow  justices  of  the  King's 
Bench,  at  Easter,  in  the  3rd  week,  29  Ed.  I. — It  is 
agreed  that  Ralph  tor  himself  and  his  heirs,  releases  his 
claim  in  the  said  wood  bj'  reason  of  the  said  estovers  to 
the  said  tenement,  saving  to  Ralph  and  his  heirs  or 
other  holders  of  the  said  tenements  in  Wytheton  and 
Houby  one  oak  for  all  estovers  of  oak  in  the  wood  of 
Eyggeton  every  year  for  ever.  Wit7iesses,  John  de 
Kirkeby,  Henry  de  Boys,  Kts.,  Henry  de  Skrevine,  Wil- 
liam Faukes  of  Newalle,  William  of  Castelay,  W.  do 
Farnelaye,  and  others.— One  seal  in  a  green  bag  re- 
mains, the  second  is  gone. 

Eva,  daughter  of  William  Palmarius,  of  Suiulington, 
gives  to  God.  Ac,  together  with  her  body  there  to  be 
buried,  all  the  toft  and  croft  which  she  had  in  Stain- 
burn,  with  all  buildings  and  six  acres  which  she  had  in 
the  territory  of  the  said  vill,  and  all  lands  in  the 
vill,  and  _  easements  in  and  out.  Witnesses.  Nigel  of 
Plnmpton,  Hugo  de  Suinlinton,  William  of  Lelai, 
Henry  of  Castellai,  Nicolas  de  Caiton,  Matthew  the 
Forester,  Helias,  son  of  Cnut,  Thomas  of  Fozton,  Simon 
of  Pouele.  Over  seal.  (There  is  a  duplicate  of  this 
deed.) 

131H.  A]iril  8,  Fountains. — Thomas  de  Skrevyn,  son 
of  William  de  Skrevyn,  gives  to  God.  &c.,  all  lands 
and  possessions  in  the  vill  and  territory  of  Staynburn. 
in  Overnedale,  which  they  had  by  grant  from  any  of 
his  ancestors.  Witnesses,  William  de  Aldcfeld,  William 
de  Bordesdene,  William  Russel  of  Azerlaw,  Falcasms 
de  Lyndeley,  William  de  Casteley,  senior,  W.  de  Cas- 
teley.  junior,  and  others. — Oval  seal  of  the  grantor,  a 
bugle  strung. 

13:^1.  Morrow  of  the  Invention  of  the  Holy  Cross. 
— Fountains. — Robert,  son  of  John  of  Hastholf,  gives 
to  God,  &o.,  the  land  which  he  held  of  William  of 
Castelay,  in  Staiuburn.  WHnesaes,  AVilliam  of  Castely, 
senior,  \V.  Castely,  junior,  W.  de  Parnelay,  Falcasius 
de  Lydelay,  John  of  Hastholf,  &c.  A  round  seal  with 
device. 

18  Rio.  II.,  Sunday. — Staynburn. — John  de  Esshe 
and  Agnes  his  wife  give  to  Thomas  Trump  and  John 
Sotherun  a  toft  with  a  croft  in  length  and  breadth 
between  the  land  of  the  Abbat  of  Fountains  on  the  east, 
and  the  land  of  St.  Leonard  on  the  west,  to  hold  to 
them  in  fee.  on  condition  to  pay  yearly  to  the  propositus 
of  the  chapel  of  Stainburne.  at  Christmas,  18ii.  for  two 
torches  for  the  elevation  of  the  body  of  Christ  in  each 
mass  there  celebrated,  and  to  do  other  things  necessary 
in  the  chapel. 

18  Ric.  II.,  Sunday  after  the  close  of  Easter. — Stayn- 
burn.— John  of  Esshe  of  Rigton  and  Agnes  his  wife, 
give  to  Thomas  Trumpe  the  propodtns  of  the  chapel 
of  Stainburne,  and  the  propositus  for  the  time  being,  a 
toft  with  a  croft  in  length  and  breadth  between  the  land 
of  the  Abbat  of  Fouutains  on  the  east  and  the  land  of 
St.  Leonard  on  the  west;  rent  \d.  to  the  Abbat  of 
Fountains.  Witnesses,  Robert  Swelyng,  John  Welster. 
Hofer  de  Craven.  Robert  Lester,  John  Thomson  of 
Craven,  Stephen  Trump,  William  of  Owellions,  and 
others. 

1432.  Saturday  before  the  Feast  of  the  Annunciation 
of  the  Virgin.— Agnes  Esshe,  late  wife  of  John  of  Esshe, 
relates  and  quit  claims  to  Robert  Sothern  and  his  heirs 
all  right  in  the  toft  and  croft,  &c.,  which  Thomas 
Trump  and  Thomas  Sothern  had  by  gift  from  John  de 
Esshe.   her   husband.       Witnesses,    Thomas   Lyndelay, 

W.  Wode,  chaplain  of  Starnburu,  John Robert 

Hessay,  John  Sothern.  &c. 

(.'i6.)  Roger  of  Wyrerhunthorp  releases  to  God,  &c., 
all  his  claim  in  '28  acres  of  land,  with  appurtenances,  in 
the  field  called  the  Hake,  in  the  territory  of  Lynlay.of 
which  28  acres  he  impleaded  the  monks  of  Fountains 
in  the  Court  of  Wakefield  by  writ  of  right.— Rent  Id.— 
Witnesses,  Dom.  Richard  de  Thomhil,  John  of  Horbyry, 


Kts.,    Richard    of    Hevdun,     Steward     of   Wakefield     A.  Fawkbs. 
Wilham   Flemyng,  .John  of  Ehuid,  Thomas  de  lloper-  ^• 

tune,  William  de  Byrtuue.  and  others.  Round  seal  of 
the  grantor.  Bird  among  stars,  an  arrow  reaches  him 
from  below. 

U.  Ed.  III.,  Friday  in  the  Nativity  of  the  Virgin. 
—Staynburn— Lawrence,  son  of  William  de  CasteLiy 
gives  to  Adam,  son  of  Robert  del  Cote  of  Stainburne 
and  Margery  his  wife,  and  the  heirs  of  Adam,  a  toft  in 
Stainburn  between  the  land  uf  the  Rector  of  the  Cliurch 
of  Kyrkeby  on  the  one  part,  and  the  land  of  the  Abbat 
of  Fouutains  on  the  other  part.  Witnesses,  William  de 
Mohaud,  Walter  de  Kereby.  AV.  de  Londelay,  Patrick 
de  Martine,  John  de  Vavasour  of  Castelay.  William, 
son  of  William  of  Castelay,  William  de  Skrevyn  of 
Staynburn,  &c. 

(78.)  William,  son  of  Hugh  de  Castelay,  gives  to  God, 
&c.,  two  messuages  with  two  bovates  of  land  in  the 
vill  and  territory  of  Stainburn  ;  namely,  whatever  he 
had  by  gift  and  sale  from  Alice,  daughter  and  heir  of 
William  Paybarno  of  Stainburne  iu  her  widowhood. 
Witiussis,  Richard  de  Furneux,  Laurence  de  Ardyngtou, 
Falcasius  du  Lyndelay.  William,  his  son,  W.  de  Castelay. 
senior,  William  de  Fayrneley.  Richard  Gafayr  of 
Leytley,  Thomas  de  Skrevyn.  &o. — Oval  white  seal ; 
the  seal  is  1  inch  by  J,  a  full  length  figure  within  a 
shield  on  each  side,  with  legend. 

1326.  Translation  of  St.  Thomas  the  Martyr.— Otley. 
— Thomas  de  Craven  of  Staynbnrne  gives  to  John,  son 
of  Roliert  of  Staynburne,  one  toft  with  the  buildings 
and  half  a  rood  of  land  which  he  had  by  gift  from 
Agnes,  formerly  daughter  of  Robert  the  Miller,  in 
exchange.  Wityiess.s.  William  de  Castelav,  senior, 
William  de  Castelay.  junior,  William  Mohaut  of  Lithe- 
lay,  Falcasius  de  Lindelay,  Walter  de  le  Brotes,  and 
others. 

30  Hen.  VIIL,  Aug.  1st.  Marmaduke,  Abbat  of 
Fountains  and  the  Convent  of  one  part,  and  John 
Lyndley  of  SLayuburn  of  the  other  part.  The  Abbat 
leases  for  -40  years  to  John  Lyndley  one  tenement 
builded,  with  the  appurtenances,  in  Stainburne.  now  in 
the  holding  of  the  said  J.  Lyndlej-,  and  the  little  closes 
called  the  Forlands,  now  in  his  occupation,  and  one 
tenement  in  Staynburne  in  the  occupation  of  Richard 
Dicson,  and  a  little  close  in  Staynburn,  called  the  New 
Close  or  Intake,  in  the  occupation  of  Richard  Dicson. 
Mentions  the  several  rents. — Seal  gone. 

(69.)  William  Alebartarius  gives  to  God,  Arc,  one 
buvate  of  land  in  the  territory  of  Stainburne.  with  the 
appurtenances  and  easements  within  and  without  the 
Till ;  namely,  that  bovate  which  he  held  of  Helyas,  the 
son  of  Cnut,  in  frankalmoign,  but  doing  foreign  service 
as  much  as  pertains  to  one  bovate  where  (  )  14  caru- 
c.xtes  of  laud  make  one  knight's  fee.  Witness/  s,  Helays, 
the  son  of  Cnut,  William,  Clerk  of  Stainburne.  AV.  le 
Franceys,  Adam,  the  nephew  of  William  Alebaster, 
Hameric  de  Catell's  and  others. — Seal  gone. 

Walter,  son  of  Walter  of  Hankeswood,  for  the  health 
of  his  soul  and  the  soul  of  his  wife  Beatrix,  and  all,  &c. 
gives  to  God  and  St.  Maiy  and  St.  Leonard  of  Essold, 
and  the  nuns  there  serving  God,  one  toft  with  a  croft 
and  seven  acres  of  land  and  half  an  acre  of  meadow  in 
a  place  called  Rodes,  in  Mensington ;  also  is.  ihd-  of 
yearly  rent  to  be  taken  of  Thomas,  the  son  of  Simon  of 
Rodes,  for  the  tenement  he  holds  freely  of  the  donor  ; 
and  2s.  6d.  from  Robert  Rufus  and  his  heirs  for  the 
tenement  he  holds  of  the  donor.  Half  the  rents  are  to 
go  to  the  utility  and  promotion  of  the  house  srilicet  in 
manu  priorissc,  and  the  other  part  to  the  pittances  of 
the  convent  on  the  anniversary  of  the  said  Walter,  and 
this  according  to  the  ordinance  ot  the  sub-prioress. — 
Rent  to  Waiter,  one  rose.  Witnesses,  Dora.  AA'illiam 
Lassell,  Symon  Ward,  Alexander  de  Ledes.  Kts., 
Robert  AVylayn,  John  de  Mareiay,  Mathew  de  Bramce, 
AVilliam  de  Mideltuu,  Symon,  son  of  Thomas  de 
Gyselay,  &c. — Seal  gone. 

I  beg  to  be  allowed  to  acknowledge  Mr.  Fawkca's 
kind  hospitality  at  Farnley  Hall. 

ALFREII   J.   HORWOOD. 


The  Manuscripts  of  G.  H.  Finch,  Ei^q.,  M.P.,  at 

BCELEY-ON-THE-HiLL,    CO.    IlCTLAND. 

The  manuscripts  here  comprise  many  volumes  of  law, 
compiled  by  and  copied  for  Sir  John  Finch,  Lord 
Keeper,  and  Heneage  Finch,  Lord  Chancellor.  There 
are  some  good  letters,  particularly  one  by  Heneage 
Finch  in  166".  giving  an  account  of  the  negotiation  of 
King  Charles  II.  witli  the  Dutch  ;  in  16i'i6  he  refers  to 
the  Dutch  bravados  for  their  supposed  victory  iu  June. 
In  1671  is  a  notice  of  an  escapade  by  Henry  Savil ;  and 
in  1681  Daniel  Finch  writes  from  Newmarket  that  the 

3  S  4 


G.  H. 

Fixcii. 

Esy. 


512 


HISTOEICAL   MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


G.  H.  Kme  there  supped  at  Lord  Albemarle's  with  all  tlic 
Ftxch.  jockies.  A  letter  of  17-J:!  notices  unfavourably  Burnet's 
^'  History  [of  his  own  limes].  There  are  a  good  many 
letters  b\-  the  Countess  of  Pomfret,  which  give  court 
news;  one  cf  them  refers  to  the  celebrated  Misses  G-un- 
nin" ;  letters  between  the  Countess  and  her  daughtei- 
Chai-iotte.  nfterwards  Lady  Charlotte  Finch.  In  175!i 
the  Countess  mentions  a  sc-heme  for  abolishing  vails  to 
servants  ;  and  a  cure  by  drinking  tar-water.  Sir  John 
Finch's  note  book,  temp.  Car.  -2.,  contains  interesting 
remarks  made  during  his  travels  abroad.  There  are 
sccounts  of  tours  abroad  by  Lord  and  Lady  Pomfret  in 
irSti  and  1738,  and  numerous  volumes  of  diaries  Ijy 
Lady  Pomfret  from  1738  to  1761.  A  volume  dated  in 
lri44  gives  an  account  of  a  half-crazed  woman's  inter- 
view with  King  Charles  I.  At  the  beginning  of  entries 
of  cases  argued  before  and  adjudged  by  Lord  Chancellor 
Nottingham  is  a  note  by  his  Lordship  regarding  the 
pardon  obtained  by  Lord  Shaftesbury,  whom  Lord  ]Sot- 
tingham  succeeded  as  Chancellor.  There  are  copies  of 
several  of  Ealeigh's  works ;  a  treatise  on  the  Fleet 
Prison  ;  a  volume  of  Scotch  history  from  the  accession 
of  Queen  Anne  to  1707;  copies  of  letters  and  papers 
seendngly  by  and  to  Sir  Henry  Wotton ;  copies  of 
letters  from  Ireland  in  tlie  early  and  latter  parts  of  the 
reign  of  Queen  Elizabeth ;  and  a  diary  of  the  siege  of 
Bnda.  A  treatise  of  the  Chancery  treats  of  the  privilege 
of  peers  in  proceedings  in  Chancery.  Tn  1670-73  are  a 
few  papers  touching  "licenses  for  printing  books,  and  a 
curious  deposition  by  Mr.  L'Estrange,  regarding  the 
Kehearsal  Transposed.* 

1666-7,   Feb.  22/March  4.      Heneage   Finch   to   his 
brother The  negotiation  of  the  Swedish    am- 
bassadors was  so  far  useful  to  Holland  as  to  propose 
a  peace  ;  and  his  Majesty  sliowing  no  aversion  to  it,  the 
next  step  was  the  States  writ  to  the   Swedish  ambas- 
sador, and  enclosed  a  letter  to  the  King  desiring  a  treaty 
of  peace  at  some  neutral  place,  and  this  was  sent  sigilto 
volante  with  direction  to  deliver  or  not  to  deliver  it  ac- 
cording as  they  should  tiud  the  contents  thereof  more 
or  less  acceptable   to  his  Majesty.     The   ambassadors 
dealt  plainly  with  the  King,  and  told  him  their  instruc- 
tions ;  and  the  King  as  plainly  answered  tljey  should 
send  rhe  letter  back  again,  for  he  expected  they  should 
send  to  him  to  London  as  tliey  had  formerly  done  to 
Cromwell.     This  produced  a  second  and  more  humble 
adtbvss  wherein  they  acknowledged  it  to  be  their  duty 
to    wait   upon   his   Majesty   by   their   ambassadors   at 
London,  but  besought  him  to   consider  how  they  were 
straitened  by  their  allies  whom  they  could  by  no  means 
bring   to   make   a   condescension,   and   thac   they  saw 
plainly  they  must  despair  of  peace  unless  his  Majesty 
in  his  princely  wisdom  could  tind  out  some  expedient. 
The  Kinc,  that  he  might  not  seem  to  throw  off  all  con- 
siderations of  peace  upon  punctilios  which  were  not  in 
the  Hollanders'  power  to  comply  with,  frankly  offered 
to  send  his  ambassadors  to  the  Hague,  which  he  looked 
on  as  the  next  best.     In  this  offer  his  Majesty  proposed 
to  himself  two  ends,  one  that  the  King  of  Prance  mighi 
not  seem  to  govern  this  whole  affair,  but  that   if  he 
would  be  included  in  the  treaty  as  an  ally,  he  should 
likewise  send  bis  ambass.ador  to  the  Hague  where  their 
authority  and  influence  would  be  far  liss  than  in  any 
other  place.     Another  and  the  chief  end  i>f  all  was  that 
his  Majesty  treating  at  the  Hague  and  in  the  presence 
of  the  States   General  should  have  opportunity  by  his 
own  agents  and  by  the  agents  and  ministers  of  Spain 
and  Germany  which  would  be  sure  to  attend  as  slanders 
by,  to  negotiate  his  own  interests  and  the  interests  of 
the  Prince   of   Orange  and  his  party  to  the  full,  and 
many  unsuspected  visits  might  be  made  by  the  minis- 
ters of  foreign  princes  to  the  chief  ones  in  that  republic. 
And,  which  imported  more  than  all  the  rest.  Lie  Wyt 
would  have  but  one  voice  at  the  Hague,  whereas  if  the 
treaty  were  anywhere  else  Do   Wyt  would  be  sure  to 
have  a  hand  in  naming  most  of  the  plenipotentiaries, 
and  ihe  place  might   be  so  strayt  as  not  to  be  capable 
of  many  foreign  ministers,  from  whom  we  promise  our 
selves  great  advantages.     The  event  shows  this  counsel 
was  well  weighed ;  for  nothing  ever  brought  greater 
joy  to  the  people  of  Holland  nor  greater  amazement  to 
De  Wyt  than  this  message  from  the  King.     'Tis  most 
certain  that  in  Ihe  debate  of  it  among  themselves  many 
of  their  chief  men    said  openly  that    it   was   a   most 
Christian  offer,  and  they  should  never  escape  the  fury 
of  the  people  if  they  did  any  way  decline  it.     The  only 
expedient  De  Wyt  had  left  was  to  like  the  proposition, 
but  withal  to  desire  them  to  acquaint  their  allies ;  and 


*  (luer;    is-hother   The   Rehearsal 
Marvel  is  not  meant. 


Transposed    by    Andrew 


this  was  agreed  and  was  the  effect  of  the  first  answer. 
A  second  answer  came  last  night,  which  without 
making  any  objection  to  the  Hague  desires  his  M.ajesty 
to  make  choice  oi  the  Brest  (.')  Bergen  op  zoom  or  Breda, 
which  coming  after  consultation  with  the  French  King 
(for  their  ally  the  King  of  Denmark  was  content  to 
come  to  the  Hague)  shows  the  Hollander  plainly  that 
all  their  hopes  of  peace  must  depend  upon  the  pleasure 
of  France,  and  we  expect  great  eS'ects  of  this  discovery  ; 
for  now  the  Dutch  begin  to  see  that  the  King  of  Eng- 
land seeks  not  their  ruin  nor  is  averse  to  any  kind  of 
peace  as  de  De  Wyt  had  made  them  believe;  but  on  the 
contrary,  'tis  De  Wyt  and  his  party  that  are  ready  to 
sacrifice  their  country  to  the  pride  and  ambition  of  the 
French  for  their  own  private  ends.  In  the  meantime 
1  am  of  opinion  that  the  King  will  reject  this  last  offer. 
For  the  first  proposal  of  the  Hague  was  a  condescen- 
sion, and  though  it  had  been  indifferent  to  the  King  to 
have  taken  any  of  the  three  places  at  tlie  first,  yet 
having  once  made  his  choice,  to  depart  from  it  again 
and  to  be  led  to  another  place  at  the  pleasure  of  the 
King  of  France  is  never  to  be  stooped  to.  And  I  have 
had  private  discourse  with  several  of  the  Lords  of  the 
Council  (from  whom  I  now  come)  who  are  all  of  the 
same  mind.  There  are  some  who  think  the  Dutch 
never  intended  a  peace,  but  only  to  amuse  us,  and 
prevent  our  prejiarations  for  war.  But  for  that,  bo 
assured,  we  are  more  active  and  diligent  than  ever,  and 
shall  have  the  best  fleet  t'hat  can  make  abroad  at  sea 
before  May  next.  On  Monday  the  King  goes  to  Chat- 
ham to  see  three  of  the  new  built  frigates  launched. 
They  are  all  of  the  first  rate,  and  are  longer  and  carry 
more  guns  than  any  ships  we  have.  The  Victualler  of 
the  Navy  is  in  more  forwardness  than  he  was  last  year 
at  this  time.  The  oflice  of  Ordnance  has  360,OO0i. 
assigned  to  it  upon  an  old  founds  without  touching  one 
penny  of  the  1,800.000Z.  given  this  last  session.  The 
new  tax  of  poll  money  is  well  and  cheerfidly  paid  in 
every  where  and  rises  very  high,  so  that  we  are  in  a 
good  condition  to  make  war,  and  if  the  Dutch  persevere 
in  this  impertinent  answer  we  shall  have  a  much  more 
glorious  cause.  Thej'  say  that  at  Madrid  there  is  some 
demur  as  to  the  signing  of  the  peace,  which  wag  most 
advantageously  concluded  for  us  as  to  all  points  of 
trade  ;  and  the  occasion  is  taken  from  an  incredible 
success  which  the  Spanish  planters  o,t  Jamaica  gained 

Ijy  a  late  invasion Portugal  inclines  wholly  to 

the  French,  whose  wealth  and  greatness  either  compels 
cr  awes  most  <if  the  courts  in  Christendom.  But  Sir 
Kiibert  .Southwell  hath  instructions  so  to  order  the 
matter  at  Lisbun  that  no  peace  may  be  concluded  with 
the  French  witiiout  leaving  some  latitude  for  the  Portu- 
guese to  be  included  in  the  peace  with  Spain  too,  in 
case  big  Majesty  shall  be  so  happy  in  his  mediation  to 
obtain  it  for  them.     It  this  point  be  gained  the  French 

lose  their  design  in  Portugal Lord  Conway  is 

still  in  town. 

1666-7,  Feb.  22,  March  4.  Heneage  Finch  to  his  son 
Daniel.  'Tis  possible,  and  but  possible,  we  may  liavo 
a  treaty  of  peace  with  the  Dutch,  concerning  which  I 
have  written  at  large  to  your  uncle  ;  but  I  forgot  to 
tell  him  who  they  are  the  King  had  appointed  for  Am- 
bassadors, Lord  Hollis  and  Mr.  Henry  Coventry.  If 
the  treaty  proceeds  I  propose  to  send  your  brother 
Heneage  in  Mr.  Coventry's  train. 

1667,  Sept.  13/23.  The  same  to  the  same.  I  find  that 
you  take  it  unkindly  of  your  brother  that  he  writ  no 
oftener  to  you  from  Breda.  He  writ  very  seldom  to  me 
and  was  never  master  of  much  intelligence,  the  whole 
negotiation  of  the  treaty  being  kept  very  private  from 
him,  and  all  that  followed  it,  .  .  .  This  night  our 
Amljassadoi'S  are  returned  from  Holland. 

1666,  Aug.  17/27.  .  .  .  I  have  been  three  or  four 
times  to  Mr.  Lilley  to  sit  for  my  picture  by  my  Lord 
Chancellor's  command.  I  play  at  bowlcs,  and  ride 
abroad,  and  read  ballads,  of  which  I  send  you  one  written 
by  Mr.  Laey  the  comedian  and  commented  upon  by  Sir 
Jo.  Berkenhead. 

1666,  Dec.  7/17.  A  frigate  is  immediately  sent  to  the 
Barbados  to  settle  att'airs  there  and  to  sup|ily  the  maga- 
zines since  the  disaster  which  befel  Lord  Willoughby. 
1  am  going  to  build  myself  new  lodgings  in  the  Tcmpio 
which  will  cost  me  near  1,000/.  when  they  are  finished. 
I  shall  then  know  my  losses  by  the  City  fire. 

1665,  Nov.  30,  Oxford.  Elizabeth  Finch  to  her  son. 
Hopes  to  be  at  Kensington  next  week,  for  the  sickness 
abates  much :  there  died  last  week  but  652  of  the 
plague,  and  this  week  but  300. 

Itl66,  Aug.  |\.  Heneage  Finch  to  his  son.  The 
Dutch  triumphs  were  witli  great  insolence  and  bold 
inscriptions  for  their  supjiosed  victory  in  June,  (some 


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■>13 


;.  H.  Latiu  ver.sesj  ;  but  now  they  have  come  to  change  their 
ixcii,  note,  altho'  their  foreij^n  gazette  in  French  speaks  of 
_!_■  this  last  engagement  not  as  of  a  duubtful  fight  but  as 
of  a  total  rout  and  chase  of  the  English.  Our  small 
)ioets  go  to  work  against  the  Dutch,  of  which  you  -n-ill 
find  a  copy  on  the  other  side.  (Latin  verses  headed 
Batavorum  Querimonia.) 

1671,  Sept.  12.  Henry  Savil,  who  with  Lord  and  Lady 
Clanbrazil  went  to  Althorp,  Lord  Sunderland's  place, 
had  long  been  continued  by  Lady  Northnmberlaml, 
whether  as  her  dead  lord's  friend  or  as  envoye  and 
ambasciatore  d'amore  from  a  great  person  no  body 
knows,  got  from  Lord  Sunderland  a  master  key  ;  at 
night  went  into  Lady  Northumberland's  Ijed  room  in 
shirt  and  night  gown,  knelt  at  her  bed  and  declared  his 
love.  She  rang  a  bell,  ran  out  by  another  door  and 
got  into  bed  with  Lady  Ashley.  Henry  Savil  tried  to 
ridicule  it,  writing  a  letter  to  Lady  Northumberland, 
saying  the  house  was  haunted.  She  told  her  story. 
Henry  Savil,  finding  the  house  growing  too  hot  for  him, 
fled.  Mr.  Russel  and  others  pnrsued  him  to  London,  but 
could  not  find  him  ;   some  say  he  is  gone  into  France. 

1681,  Sept.  25.  Newmarket.  Daniel  Finch  to  his 
■wife  ....  The  King  goes  to  Cambridge  on  Friday, 
and  probably  I  may  wait  on  him,  and  take  the  oppor- 
tunity of  seeing  my  brother.  He  does  not  design  to 
leave  this  place  till  Thursday  fortnight.  He  supped 
last  night  at  the  Duke  of  Albemarle's,  and  all  the 
jockics  with  him,  in  order  to  make  some  horse  matches. 

1682,  Four  letters  :  three  by  Ralph  Cudworth,  and  one 
signed  by  the  Master  and  Fellows  (13)  of  Christ's 
College,  Cambridge,  about  a  benefaction  by  Sir  Jo. 
Finch. 

1691,  Aug.  27.  Certificate  signed  by  the  Earl  of 
'Winchester,  that  Anne  Countess  of  Nottingham  was 
appointed  one  of  Her  Majesty's  Ladies  of  the  Bed- 
chamber. 

1723,  Nov.  26.  London.  E.  Southwell  to  Lord  .  .  . 
Short  notices  of  his  recent  travels  abroad.  Surprised 
at  last  nights  express  of  the  Duke  of  Orleans  dying  last 
Thursday  of  an  apoplexy  ;  a  great  loss  to  us,  for  he 
was  certainly  for  keeping  peace.  .  .  .  He  was  the 
best  head  piece  in  France,  and  could  make  himself  be 
obeyed.  How  it  will  go  on  now  is  yet  uncertain.  The 
King  is  so  very  boyish  that  it  will  give  great  oppor- 
tunity of  cabals  ;  and  I  fear  the  Duke  of  Bourbon  has 
not  wit  enough  or  credit  sutlicient  to  keep  things  quiet. 
To  be  sure  France  is  naturally  strongly  Jacobite,  and  all 
those  peojde  will  now  be  exceedingly  uppish  and  be  fre- 
quently alarming  us. — He  mentions  Burnet's  long 
expected  Historj* :  "  Tis  the  present  run  of  reading, 
"  but  I  have  not  heard  one  speak  well  of  it." 

1721,  Feb.  12,  o.s.,  Stockholm.  Wm.  Finch  to  his 
father.  His  Majesty's  pleasure  is  that  I  should  make  a 
longer  stay  at  this  Court.  Lord  Townshend  and  Lord 
Carteret  proposed  my  going  to  Florence,  but  his  Majesty- 
did  not  approve  it,  and  adds  to  my  present  allowance, 
that  of  plenipclentiarj'. 

172.5.  Nov.  13.  John  Finch  to  his  father  Daniel.  The 
gentlemen  of  the  Temple  and  the  Judges  and  Serjeants 
are  very  unwilling  to  quit  Serjeants  Inn,  and  therefore 
some  ot  them  have  sijoken  to  me  to  use  my  interest 
with  the  Dean  of  York  about  their  lease,  and  that  they 
would  Ije  glad  to  refer  it  to  ,vcu,  and  what  fine  they 
should  pay. 

1725,  Oct.  17.  Daniel  Finch  to  his  father.  I  hear 
Sir  T.  Pengelly  will  be  Chief  Baron,  so  there  is  a 
-vacancy  at  Cockermouth,  which  I  am  told  by  those  who 
know  will  be  tilled  up  by  Mr.  William  Finch  at  the 
Hague. 

Several  letters  by  Charles.  6th  Duke  of  Somerset,  to 
his  father-in-law,  Daniel  Finch,  2ud  Earl  of  Nottingham. 

1738,  March  30.  Lady  Pomfret  to  Lord  Pomfret.  1 
believed  you  will  be  as  much  surprised  as  ever}-  body 
about  town  seems  to  be  at  the  Duke  of  Marlborough 
kissing  the  King's  hand  for  Mr.  Murray's  regiment. 

1736,  June  22.  Lady  Pomfret  to  her  daughter  Lady 
C.  Finch.  Lady  Archibald  Hamilton  is  made  Privy 
Purse  and  Mistress  of  the  Kobes  to  the  Princess  of 
"Wales,  but  has  not  yet  kissed  hands,  though  I  saw  her 
follow  the  Princess  out  of  her  dressing  room  when  I 
was  to  wait  on  her  3  esterday. 

1737,  Sept.  10.  The  same  to  the  same.  From  Mrs. 
Brathwaight  I  learned  the  cause  of  Mis.  Clavering's 
elevation,  that  I  endeavoured  to  describe  in  your  papa's 
letter,  which  was  occasioned  by  her  being  in  waiting 
at  the  time  of  the  flight,  when  the  Prince,  Princess. 
Lady  Archibald  Hamilton,  Mrs.  Clavering,  and  Mrs. 
Pain,  all  five  came  in  a  coach  secretly  from  Hampton 
Court,  for  which  exploit  she  had  a  gold  watch  from  the 
Prince  with  an  agate  or  some  such  stone  set  in  the 
middle  of  the   outward   case  and  set  round  with  dia- 

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monds.     Mrs.  Paiu  had  also  the  present  of  a  w.itch.  and         f'-  II. 
Lady  A.  Hamiltiin  had  cue  much  finer  than  the  others        •'''■''■l"". 
and  set  with  diamonds  ;  but  I   hear  thr  Queen  did  not 
quite  so  much  jqjprove  hv-r  conduct,  and  let  her  know  it 
by  her  own  mouth  whun  she  came  to  St.  James'. 

17-16,  March  21.  Lord  Pomfret  to  his  wife.  There 
has  been  a  greit  bustle  about  the  last  meeting  of  the 
independent  freeholders  of  Westminster,  where  a  man 
has  been  almost  killed  for  being  sus])CCtod  of  being  a 
spy.  The  House  of  Commons  has  this  day  taken  it  up, 
and  without  a  division  have  voted  a  Cominittee  to 
inquire  into  it. 

1752,  Pel).  20.  Lady  Pomfret  to  Lord  Pomfret.  All 
our  letters  from  town  resound  the  praises  of  Duko 
Hamilton.  Not  Tom  Thumb's  chariot  wheels  were 
more  crowded  with  giants  than  he  w-as  pursued  by 
wishes  and  sighs  from  all  the  girls  in  London  that  famy- 
themselves  beauties  and  know  themselves  beggars. 
My  Lord  Coventry,  unfortunately  for  him,  appeared  at 
Court  the  morning  the  new  married  couple  set  out  for 
the  Arcadian  fields  and  was  bated  as  he  deserved,  some 
say  till  he  cried  out  he  immediately  intended  to  follow 
so  right  an  example  and  make  the  eldest  Miss  Gunning 
a  peeress,  as  well  as  her  sister. 

Some  letters  by  Chaklotte  Fersior  to  her  Motuek  the 
ConmEss  of  Pomfret. 

1743,  Oct.  13.  Copt  Hall.  Yesterday  dined  at  'Wan- 
stead;  the  inside  of  the  house  is  immensely  rich  in 
carving,  gilding,  and  tapestry.  The  new  apartment  is 
now  furnishing  with  crimson  velvet  doubly  bordered 
with  a  broad  gold  lace,  and  set  in  carved  and  gilt  frames, 
^  with  great  quantities  of  fine  old  china  advantageously 
placed.  .  .  .  After  supper  Lord  Castlemaine  borrowed 
the  Assembly  Room  of  my  Lord  Tilney,  he  said, 
to  give  me  a  ball  next  Wednesday.  .  .  .  After  supper 
we  all  danced  to  our  own  singing,  in  order  to  teach 
Signor  Cassali  (an  Italian  they  have  in  the  house) 
English  country  dances  .  .  .  he  is  a  painter,  and  I 
fancy  as  low  born  as  they  generally  are,  though  by 
means  of  an  order  he  wears,  set  in  diamonds  (which 
he  tells  them  was  given  him  by  the  King  of  Pi'ussia  and 
which  very  few  people  can  have)  and  some  fine  suits  of 
cloaths.  he  passes  for  the  most,  complete  fine  gentle- 
man in  the  world,  and  is  treated  upon  an  equal  footing 
with  the  rest  of  their  company.  He  is  paiiitmg  pic- 
tures  for   the   salon,  and    I    believe  well  done 

They  tell  me  he  paints  more  in  two  hours  time  than  any 
of  his  profession  can  do  in  a  day. 

1745,  April  13.  .  .  .  The  King  goes  abroad  the  4th 
of  May.  .  .  .  Mr.  Pitt  is  ill  of  the  small  pox  (a  very 
bad  sort)  at  his  house  in  Hampshire,  I  fear  he'll  h  irdly 
recover. 

1745,  Aug.  17.  ...  I  hear  Ostend  has  surrendered. 
The  Pretender's  eldest  son  with  300  men  is  landed  in 
the  island  of  Mell. 

(1748,  May  3.  Her  letter  of  this  date  is  signed 
Charlotte  Finch,  she  having  married  Mr.  Finch.) 

1755,  April  6.  1  have  finished  "  Le  Siege  de  Calais  " 
in  two  evenings.  I  liked  it  above  all  things  ....  I 
have  finished  "The  Centaur,''  a  book  one  may  alw-ays 
dip  into  with  use  and  pleasure. 

1760,  Dec.  23 The  King  is  gone  to  the  play, 

which  is  King  John  ;  he  has  hardly  ever  bespoke  any 
other  than  Shakespeare's  historical  plays,  all  which 
they  say  he  has  ordered  to  be  revived,  and  takes  great 
pleasure  in.  The  Speaker  is  certainly  to  be  made  a 
Peer,  but  not  'till  he  has  been  chosen  Speaker  of  the 
new  Parliament,  which  he  is  to  resign,  and  will  be  suc- 
ceeded 'tis  thought  by  Mr.  Bacon.  Sir  B.  Grosvenor 
and  Sir  William  Irby  are  also  certainly  to  be  I'eers. 

1761,  July  29.  .  .  .  LordHarcourt  sets  out  on  Satur- 
day and  lirings  our  Princess  by  the  long  sea  from 
Hamburgh  instead  of  comiug  through  Hanover  and 
Holland  as  was  at  first  intended.  The  Princess  of  Wales 
has  given  each  of  her  Maids  of  Honour  V'OI.  to  adorn 
themselves  on  this  occasion.  The  King  is  quite  well 
again,  and  rode  out  this  morning. 

Some  letters  by  J.,  Countess  of  Pomfret,  to  her 
daughter  Charlotte  Finch. 

1755,  June  10.  Daventry  ....  Lord  Nottingham 
(for  he  has  no  other  title  here)  has  rebuilt  a  very  hand- 
some church,  just  finished,  and  we  passed  through  an 
aventie  of  his   enclosures  to  this  phice  of  some  miles 

There  are  10  loads  of  the  statutes  already  lodged 

at  Oxford,  and  'tis  computed  they  have  30  more  to 
carry. 

1755,  Dec.  5.  Windsor  Castle P.S.— I  forgot 

to  tell  you  when  I  was  in  town  of  the  glass  mug  which 
Daly  will  bring  you  ;  'tis  the  same  Queen  Mary  gave 
to  Sir  Geo.  Farmer's  (Fermor'sj  lady  with  the  writings 

3  T 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


G.H. 
risen, 


of  the  Bedfordshire  estate.  Pray  lock  it  up  very  care- 
fully for  me  'till  1  ask  you  for  it. 

1759,  Oct.  -16 T'other  day  Mr.  Goddard  came 

here  with  a  nonsensical  scheme  of  getting  as  great  a 
numljer  as  he  c;iu  to  promise  and  agree  amongst 
themselves  never  to  give  anything  i,o  other  poo])le's 
servants,  nor  to  suffer  their  own  servants  to  take  any 
money  offered  to  them  by  strangers,  and  for  his  trouble 
and  expense  is  going  about  with  these  proposals  ;  each 
person  in  the  agreement  is  to  subscribe  two  guineas  to 
a  bonk  he  offers  to  translate  and  publish,  called  "  The 
Annals  of  Italy,''  12  volumes,  and  half-a-guinea  more 
to  be  paid  on  the  delivery  of  each  volume. 

175W.  Nov.  2.  .   .   .  The  Countess  mentions  a  Mrs.  'Wal- 
siiigham  who  was  cured  of  a  disorder  like  Lady  Charlotte 
Finch's  by  drinking  tar-water  only. 
Note  book  of  Sir  John  Finch  :  — 
Latin  remarks  on  varioQs  physical  matters. 
lt;62,  Oct.  2o.     Sir  John   took  leave  of  his  relatives 
and  went  to  France ;  he  landed  at  Calais,  Oct.  30.     On 
1  Nov.  he  met  Alderman  Backwell,  who  came  to  receive 
the  money  Dunkirk  was  sold  for,   which  tame  in  46 
carts  and  amoimted  to  360,001)?.,  all  in  silver,  25,000/. 
being  abated  to  have  present  pay. 

Ibiio  and  1667,  Florence,  and  also  16(39, 1670,  and  1671. 
All  ill  Latin,  on  various  subjects.  lt:>72/3.  1673,  at 
Montreuil. 

1677,  Pera.  Dudley  North  told  him  how  a  ball 
I'alliug  from  a  cannon's  breech  and  one  fired  from  the 
mouth  reached  the  eai'th  at  the  same  time. 

1673,  Sept.  21,  Genoa.  1673/-i,  January,  Smyrna. — 
1673,  Nov.  20,  Leghorn.  1  embarked  for  Malta,  and 
arrived  on  the  1 1th  of  December.  He  makes  remarks  on 
religion  to  the  King. 

June  24,AdrianGple{Latin). — 1673/4,  Smyrna  (Italian). 
— 1675,  Constantinople. 

1675,  July  27.  I  had  an  audience  of  the  Gi'and 
Signior.  July  21/31.  Mr.  Brown  averred  to  Sir  Thomas 
[Baines]  and  me  that  Mr.  Chillingworth  did  in  his 
sermon  on  the  resurrection  speak  words  in  this  purpose, 
•■  that  what  advantage  the  resurrection  of  Christ  brought 
'•  to  his  living  well,  he  could  not  resolve.'' 
1675,  Dec.  8/18,  Pera. 

1670/1,  March  19/20.  Easter  Day,  Florence.  Robert 
Clifford,  eldest  son  of  the  Kt.  Honourable  Sir  Thomas 
Clifford,  died  on  the  29th  of  lever,  which  began  imme- 
diately after  the  diimer  he  was  invited  to  by  Signor 
Ferranti  Cappoui  with  Sir  Bernard  Giascon  ;  he  had 
three  or  four  glasses  of  wine  and  beer  iu  ice.  There  is 
a  long  account  of  the  death  bed  scene.  He  died  a  Catho- 
lic. There  is  a  writte  .  account  of  the  post  mortem 
examination  of  the  body  by  Tilmaim  Trewijn,  anatomist, 
of  Ruremond.  The  dyi/ig  man's  confession  is  in  cipher. 
The  volume  contains  discussions  and  arguments  on 
various  subjects. 

Folio,  16S7.  1706'7,  January  13.  Book  of  the  accounts 
of  Thomas  Armstrong  with  the  Earl  of  Nottingham. 
A  note  at  the  end  signed  liy  the  Earl  allows  the  accounts 
and  admits  a  balance  of  l.OOOZ.  owing  to  Armstrong. 
It  appeal's  from  theseaccounts  that  Armstrong  received 
secret  service  money.  The  first  payment  in  1687  is 
■'  Dr.  Atterbury  3UZ."  Under  the  date  of  1689/90, 
March  20  is  "  Mi'.  Kueller  2'jI.  for  my  Lady's  ])ictui'e." 
Quarto,  125  pp.  Account  of  a  tour  iu  the  Low  Coun- 
ties by  Lord  and  Lady  Pomfret  in  1736. 

Quarto,  72  pp.  Account  of  a  tour  in  France  by  Lord 
and  Lady  Pomfret  in  173S. 

Quarto,  1738,  Aug.  16/27  to  1739,  May  11.  Diary 
of  Lady  Pomfret.  Short  notes  of  visits,  people  seen, 
&c.     She  was  iu  France  and  in  Italy. 

Quarto,  1744,  July  14  to  1746,  April  8.  A  diarj'  on 
the  same  plan. 

Quarto,  17-14,  Sept.  1  to  1747,  Feb.  .  A  diary. 
One,  two,  or  three  leaves  for  each  day  (some  leaves  are 
blank)  showing  where  she  was  and  what  company  she 
saw ;  on  the  opposite  pages  are  notes  of  incidents  and 
occurrences. 

Quarto,  1749.  Oct.  8  to  1750.  Aug.  10.  Notes  of 
visits,  persons,  &c. 

Quarto,  175U,  Aug.  12  to  1751,  May  26.  Notes  of 
books  read,  nisits,  persons,  &o. 

Large  quarto,  233  pp.  (the  two  pages  opposite  each 
other  being  counted  as  one  page).  Containing  the  quit- 
ting of  the  house  in  Hanover  Square,  embarking  at 
Dover,  landing  in  France,  stay  there,  voyage  to  Ilaly, 
lesidence  thei-e,  return  through  Germany  and  J'Taudei'S 
home,  taking  a  house  iu  Upper  Brook  Street,  con- 
tinuance at  it  until  Mr.  Fermor  is  made  lieutenant  of  a 
man-of-war,  and  then  going  to  Easton. — 1738,  July  8  to 
1712,  Dec.  24.  Each  double  ]jage  is  divided  into 
columns  headed, — situation,  incidents,  and  occurrences, 
month,  week,  day,  year,  where  aud  in  what  company. 


Quarto,  1738,  Aug,  16  27  to  1739,  May  11.  T)iai-y  in 
France  and  Italy. 

Quarto,  1744.  July  14  to  1746,  Apr.  8.  Diary.  Short 
notes  of  visits,  persms  seen,  &c. 

Quarto.  1744,  April  1  to  1747,  Feb.  .  Similar  in 
frame  to  the  first  volume. 

Quarto,  1747,  Dec.  25  to  1747,  May  15.  Similar,  but 
not  much  iu  the  volume. 

Quarto,  1749,  Oct.  8  to  1750.  Aug.  10.  Similar,  but 
fuller. 

Quarto,  1750,  Aug.  12  to  1751,  May  26.     Similar. 

Quarto,  1751,  May  25  to  1751,  Nov.  29.     Similar. 

Quarto,  1751,  Nov.  30  to  1756.  March  26.     Similar. 

Quarto,  1756,  March  27  to  1760,  July  4.     Similar. 

Quarto,  pp.  1198-1421.  1760,  Jnlv  26  (Windsor 
Castle)  to  1764,  Oct.  22.  The  last  entry  at  Windsor 
Castle  is  dated  1761,  Sept.  23. 

A  large  sized  quarto  volume  containing  a  few  poems 
by  Anne,  Countess  of  Winchelsea,  and  Henrietta  Louisa, 
Countess  of  Pomfi'et. 

A  12mo.  volume  of  28  pp.  England's  forewarnings, 
or  A  relation  of  true,  strange,  and  wonderful  visions 
and  pro]ihetical  revelations  concerning  these  tragical, 
sinful,  and  dismall  times,  showed  four  or  five  years  since 
to  Mrs.  Grace  Carie  of  Briatoll.  who  having  while  the 
designes  of  Canterbury  and  Stafford  were  plotting  and 
hatching  humbly  and  zealously  solicited  his  ^Majesty] 
with  gi  eat  travell  and  expense  to  give  audience,  which 
cold  not  be  obtained,  is  now  reduced  by  divers  persons 
of  eminent  quality  and  piety  to  relate  and  represent  the 
truth  herein  to  select  zeallous  religious  Cristiaus.  Dated 
June  1644, 

Begiiis/ro  all  God's  chosen  saints  and  faithful  servants. 
(Texts  from  the  Bible). 

To  the  right  godly  reader.  Concerning  the  reson 
why  the  truth  was  put  in  a  corner 

Grace  Carie,  sometime  wife  to  Mr.  Water  Carie  of 
Bristol,  residing  in  her  widowhood  at  Uske  iu  Mon- 
mouthshire, had  a  trance,  she  saw  the  3  persons  of  the 
Trinity.  She  formerly  used  to  pray  to  Saints  and  say 
Ave  Maria:  in  1639  she  had  further  fa\our  and  was 
made  sensible  of  the  disasters  to  befall :  she  heard 
shrieks  and  sounds  of  waters  (signifying  war  in  Scot- 
land) ;  a  voice  called  to  her  night  and  day  Treason, 
Death ;  at  church  and  public  prayer  in  summer  time 
appeared  plainly  to  her  the  sha]ie  of  a  King's  head  and 
face  without  a  body,  pale  and  wan,  the  head  had  a 
crown,  and  the  crown  all  bloody.  At  another  time  a 
noi.se  as  of  much  gold  and  treasure,  and  a  voice  whisper- 
ing Earl,  Bishop,  and  tiruel  (^l-aeen,  at  which  time  she 
knew  not  of  any  Earl  or  Bishop.  She  went  to  Loudon 
to  Whitehall  and  pressed  iu  a  petitioning  way  to  present 
his  Majesty  the  eH'ect  of  what  she  had  heard  and  seen, 
but  was  neglected  •■  not  long  after  she  was  admitted  .at 
Richmond  to  his  Majesty's  presence  who  received  and 
read  her  petition,  namely,  that  he  would  hear  her  at 
lai'ge.  The  Marquis  of  Hamilton  took  hei  to  the  King, 
who  took  her  by  the  one  band  and  the  Marquis  by  the 
otlier.  The  King  said  he  thought  she  meant  well  and 
was  a  good  woman.  The  Prince's  tutor  came  in  and 
asked  if  she  wanted  means,  she  said  No.  but  the  Spirit 
pressed  her  to  follow  the  King  ;  and  she  followed  him  to 
York  (where  a  dark  cloud  shadowed  the  place  where  his 
Majesty  stood) ;  she  asked  for  audience  and  fell  on  her 
knees  before  him  in  the  presence  chamber,  and  asked 
him  to  hear  her.  but  he  refused  :  and  it  pleased  God  to 
discharge  her  from  all  further  attendance  on  his  Majesty  : 
she  returned  to  London. 

Square  folio,  iVlcune  conaiderationi  appartenenti  alia 
Pittura  come  di  dilccto  d'un  geutilhuome  nobile,  e  come 
introduttione  a  quelle  ci  deve  dire.  90  leaves,  17th 
century. 

Small  4to..  by  Heneage  Finch.  Reports  of  cases 
which  I  have  heard  and  remarked.     21  Car.  1,  1650. 

Commonplace  book  of  Law,  bj'  Sir  Heneage  Pinch.  3 
vols.,  folio. 

Folio,  17th  century.  A  collection  of  all  the  Statutes 
that  prescribe  to  every  man  his  duetie.  ( Penal  Statutes), 
upwards  of  360  leaves. 

Folio,  b}'  Sir  Heneage  Finch.  Statutes  and  cases  on 
them,  from  Magna  Charta  to  13  Eliz. 

Two  volumes,  folio,  containing  703  pp.  Entries  of 
cases  argued  before  and  adjudged  by  Lord  Chancellor 
Nottingham,— p.  1.  Sunday,  H  Nov.  167:!.  At  6  at 
night-  1  received  the  Great  Seal  from  his  Majesty  at 
AVhitehall,  and  was  made  Gustos  Sigilli.  I  entered 
into  the  Council  of  Foreign  Affairs.  I  reccpi'd  Lord 
Shaftesbury's  Pa.tent  which  came  to  me  from  the  Privy 
Seal.  It  was  reported  his  Lordship  ke]3t  the  Bill  signed 
by  him  above  a  year  and  a  half,  for  it  was  signed 
before  he  was  Chancellor,  as  is  eayd,  ,and  never  meant  to 
send  it  to  the  Seals  till  there  was  great,  uecessitj,  and 


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51. ■ 


so  hath  now  covered  all  his  misdemeanours  as  Chan- 
cellor. In  the  margin  :— But  this  was  a  lualiciuus 
report  to  his  prejudice  ami  mine,  as  if  he  had  lircn 
false  and  I  too  easj'  in  this  matter.  For  a  truth  the 
pardon  did  extend  to  the  6th  of  November,  which  could 
not  possibly  1)6  by  yirtue  of  any  old  warrant.  But  the 
Chancellor  foreseeina;  his  fall  obtained  a  warrant  f(n-  a 
new  pardon  signed  by  Mr.  Secretary  Coventry,  and  .Mr. 
Solicitor  Xorth  passed  it  upon  Saturday.  8th  Novoniber, 
and  his  Lordship  intended  to  have  it  sealed  as  Chan- 
cellor, for  the  Privy  Seal  was  directed  to  hini  by  that 
name,  but  it  was  ray'd  in  the  King's  presence  and 
<lirected  to  mc  by  name  with  a  iiujier  ci i luel I n r i iis  inter- 
lined where  it  mentioned  him. 

On  taking  his  seat  Nottingham  made  no  speech. 
The  first  case  begins,  "In  the  cause  between  Mason 
and  Cheyne  I  decreed,  &c.  The  last  case  is  in  Nov.  1  tjy  1. 
Folio,  17th  century.  Reports  7  KHz.  to  37  Eliz.,  and  by 
J.  W..  210a  to  o28a— ;!'28a.  The  following  are  resolu- 
tions in  the  Court  of  Wards  reported  by  Anderson  that 
ought  to  have  been  inserted  after  20ti.  These  are 
evidently  copied  from  another  MS.  whose  pages  are 
followed. 

Folio,  17  centurv,  172  leaves.  Reports  (in  French) 
Hil.,  4  Car.  I.,  B.K.I  to  Mich..  9  Car.  1.  The  first  case  is 
Stoner  v.  Stoner.  The  last  is  Sir  W.  Armyn  v.  Joise. 
On  a  flyleaf  "  Liber,  H.  H.  H.  Thev  were  lent  to  rae 
by  Jeffrey  Palmer.     21  Nov.  1649." 

Folio.  17th  century.  Marked  ■'Hobart's  Reports."  All 
the  cases  are  in  the  Common  Pleas  except  where  other- 
wise said.  The  first  case  is  Mich.,  11  .Jac.  Formedon 
in  the  Reverter  by  Richard,  Earl  of  Clanricard  v.  Robert 
Sidney  Viscount  Lisle.  The  last  is  Easter.  19  .lac. 
Ambhurst  v.  Palmer.  Then  comes  the  case  (in  English) 
of  the  Earl  of  Ormond  and  Lord  Dingwall,  and  the  lady 
his  wife. 

Folio,  17th  century.  Liber  selectus,  give  casuum  quo- 
rumdam  selectiorum  fasciculus.  (By  two  hands)  foil. 
216.     1,284  cases.     A  good  Index. 

Large  -Ito.  Les  reports  de  H.  F.  Ovesciae  les  Reports 
de  J.  A.  in  fine.  1.  Oct.  11.  1644.  The  Archb.  of 
Canterbury's  case.  2.  Dord  Macgwyre's  case.  The  last 
is  Moore  and  Earl  Rivers,  fo.  208.  Then  a  new  paging, 
1-39.  Cases  reported  by  Jo.  Allen  and  selected  by 
Serjt.  Simpson.  1.  Taylor  v.  Isherwood,  18  Car.  1. 
— Then  about  20  leaves  of  notes  (by  H.  Finch). 

Folio,  17th  century.  Liber  A.  Reports,  tem]i.  Jac.  1, 
Mich.  2  Jac.  1,  Mich.  6  Jac,  and  afterwards  of  Easter 
and  Trinity  terms,  14  Jac.  "These  reports  were  lent 
to  me  by  Mr.  Wyld  of  the  Inner  Temple,  1646,  Oct.  23." 
208  leaves.  The  first  case  is  Wilding  v.  Copping,  action 
on  the  case. 

Folio,  17th  century.  Epitomes  of  932  cases. 
Folio,  17th  century.  A  treatise  of  Law. 
Book  1,  cap.  1.  of  the  Law  of  Nature.  Law  is  an 
Arte  of  well  ordering  a  Civil  Society.  CaiJ.  2  of  the  Law 
of  Reason.  Book  2.  cap.  1  of  Common  Law,  Customs, 
and  Statutes.  Book  3,  cap.  1,  of  torcious  offences.  Book 
4,  of  Actions. 

Large  folio,  17th  century.  Liber,  J,  I.  I.,  J.  J.i.,351 
leaves  and  Index.  Copied  out  of  certain  MSS.  formerly 
in  the  studv  of  Baron  Henden,  and  by  Sir  John  Hciiden 
lent  to  ilr.  Twysdden  from  whom  I  borrowed  them  and 
placed  them  together. 

Large  folio.  Common-place  book  of  Law  (by  Sir  Jo. 
Finch). 

Common-place  book  of  Law  in  5  large  volumes. 
Several  volumes  of  Reports  of  Cases,  tempp.  Elizabeth. 
.Tames  1  and  Charles  1,  by  Telverton,  Wyld,  Thomas 
Powys,  of  Liucolns  Inn,  and  Keeling. 

A  thick  volume  of  Abstracts  of  the  Rolls  cf  Parlia- 
ment, once  belonging  to  Sir  E.  Coke,  and  given  to  him 
by  Francis  Tate  in  1614. 

A  volume  of  Star  Chamber  Cases,  38-9  Eliz.  to 
■  I  Car.  1.  This  contains  a  treatise  on  the  Star  Chamber. 
Folio.  17th  century.  An  answer  made  by  command  of 
Prince  Henry  to  certain  propositions  of  wars  and  peace 
delivered  to  his  Highness  by  some  of  his  mibtary  servants. 
Begins,  Frames  of  policie  as  well  as  works  of  nature. 
Eitcls,  fo.  78,  but  endless  expense,  trouble,  and  danger. 
Another  Co))y.  said  to  be  collected  out  of  records  in 
the  Tower  by  Sir  H.  S.,  Kt.  and  Bart. 

Folio,  Journals  of  the  Houses  of  Peeres  and  Com- 
mons of  all  the  Parliaments  and  Sessions  of  Parliament 
during  the  reign  of  Queen  Elizabeth  in  two  tomes  or 
volumes,  gathered  for  the  most  part  out  of  the  original 
journal  books  of  both  the  said  houses,  being  records 
or  in  the  nature  of  records.     1  Eliz.  to  28-1'  Eliz. 

Folio.  The  white  Ethiopian.  A  play.  Persons  .- 
Hidaspes,  King  of  Ethiopea ;  Fersina.  his  Queen,  &c. 
Act  1,  sc.  1,  enter  Cariclea  and  Theagenes. 

Quarto,  17th  century.    A  brief  experimental  account  of 


the  production  of  sums  colours  liy  mixtures  of  several 
liiHiors  eitli'r  having  little  or  no  colour,  or  being  of 
ditferent  cnlours  from  tlios<>  produced  (6  leaves),  fhc 
Art  of  Rrfining  ('.' leaves '.-  Relation  conci'rning  Bar- 
nacles, by  Sir  Robert  Meriey  (3  leaves).— Strange  tides  (:', 
leaves). — The  manner  of  making  green  copper,  by  Mr. 
Colwall.— Several  propositions  of  I'xperiments  to  be 
made:— To  sound  the  Bay  of  Biscay.— Experiments 
made  of  the  sympathetic  powder  bv  Sir  Gilbert  'J'alb.it 
(o  leaves).  Cases.— An  exact  relation  of  the  Pico  Tenerilf 
taken  from  Mr.  Clappham.  Bei/ifis.  at  the  2ii  Aug. 
1646,  :\rr.  Clappham  together  with  Mr.  Philip  Ward. 
&c.  (12  leaves).- A  brief  account  of  the  sujjposed  laiii 
of  wheat,  by  t'ol.  Tuke.  1661  (1.).— Account  of  glass 
drops,  by  Sir  Robert  Jloray  (5  pp.).— Experiments  con- 
cerning the  force  of  blo\\  ing  with  a  raan"s  breath,  by 
Dr.  A\ilkins  (LV  pp.).— History  of  making  saltpetre  by 
I'r.  Heushaw.— Three  other  treaties  on  saltpetre,  and 
one  on  the  history  uf  making  gunpowder. 

Folio,  17th  century.  An  argument  upon  the  rinestion 
of  Iniposiciou  divided  into  sundrie  chapters  by  Sir 
John  Davies,  kt,  one  of  his  Majesty's  learned  Counsel 
in  Ireland.  Begins,  The  question,  Sir.  concerning  your 
Jlajesty's  prerogative,  l^nds  (cap.  32).  Blessed  is  the 
people  that  haili  the  Lord  for  their  Groil  above  in  heaven, 
and  King  James  for  their  king  upon  earth. — A  remon- 
strance delivered  to  his  Maiesiy  in  writing  after  the 
inhibition  givtn  by  him  to  the  Lords  House  of  Parliment, 
as  well  by  word  of  mouth  as  by  letter,  not  to  proceed 
in  the  examining  his  right  to  impose  without  the  assent 
of  Parliament. 

Folio,  17th  century.  A  book  of  Prohibitions.  A  large 
Tretise  of  Prohibitions,  with  the  arguments  pro  et  contra, 
between  the  Lord  Archbishoji  of  Canterbury  and  Sir 
E.  Cook,  Lord  Chief  .Justice  of  the  Court  of"  Common 
Pleas,  and  the  rest  of  the  Judges  Ecclesiastical  and 
Temporal  concerning  jirohibitious,  modus  deoimandi, 
&c- — A  conference  held  by  the  King's  ap]iointment, 
24  May  ir.ll.  The  Lord  Treasurer  showeth,  &c.  Then 
Dr.  Martin  came  to  the  tuble.  Eitils,  give  satisfaction  to 
the  Lord  Archbishop  himself.  (158  leaves). 

Polio,  17th  century.  A  brief  discouise of  the  Navy  by 
Mr.  Holland,  |137  pp.).  Beyins,  Among  the  many  "anil- 
manifold  books  extant  upon  all  subjects  both  serious 
and  trivial,  the  Navy  hath  not  been  beholding  to  the 
pennes  invencion,  or  paines  of  any.  Jfjuds,  It  becomes 
not  me  to  present  what  is  fit  to  authority  ;  what  1  have 
said  on  the  whole  discourse  lias  proceeded  from  ifec, 
without  &c..  or  evil  will  to  any  now  acting  in  the  Navy. 
Folio,  1675.  De  le  Fleete,  or  a  Tre.atise  of  the  Pleete, 
the  office  of  the  Warden  of  the  said  prison  and  his 
authority.  Composed  and  writ  by  Wm.  Meakins,  gent., 
clerk  of  the  aforesaid  prison.  A.D.  li)74.  Cap.  1.  Of  the 
prison  of  the  Fleet,  the  antiquity  and  situation  thereof. 
Cap.  2  (in  seven  sections),  the  different  officers.  Cap.  3 
(17  sections)  the  powers  of  the  officers.  Cap.  4.  The 
duties  of  the  officers.  Cap.  6.  Habeas  Corpus  et  corpus 
cum  causa.  Cap.  6  (12  sections).  Prisoners,  their  de- 
meanour and  capabilities,  punishments.  Cap.  7.  Of  the 
Wardens,  remedies,  and  advantages.  Cap.  8.  The 
dangers,  forleitures,  and  fines  for  things  not  done  or 
misdone  by  the  Warden  or  his  officers.  Cap.  9.  The 
Debtee  or  Creditor  lias  remedy  against  the  Warden  by 
action  of  Debt.  Cap.  10.  Of  escape.  The  text  (175  jip.), 
begins.  My  purpose  in  this  Treatise  is  not  to  write  a 
long  desciiption.  Emh,  and  the  Gaoler  may  rettike 
him.     A  full  Index  follows. 

Folio.  A  treatise  of  the  Star  Chamber  by  Hudson. 
Another  copy,  wants  the  passage  from  Bracton  at  the 
end. 

Folio,  18th  century.  Memoirs  concerning  the  affairs 
of  Scotland,  from  Queen  Ann's  accession  to  the  throne 
to  the  commencement  of  the  union  of  the  two  Kingdoms 
of  Scotland  and  England  in  May  1707.  With  an  account 
of  the  origin  and  progress  of  the  designed  invasion  from 
France  in  March  1708.  and  some  short  reHections  oi\  the 
ancient  state  of  Scotland.  After  a  Preface  the  text 
begins.  After  King  .fames  had  retired  out  of  England, 
and  tlie  Prince  of  Orange  was  declared  King,  a  conven- 
tion of  Estates  was  called  in  Scotland  and  met  in 
Ediidjurgh  on  14  .March  1689.  Ends,  (p.  439)  and 
what  a  resemblance  there  is  in  their  punishments,  let 
such  who  have  had  any  share  in  promcting  the  first  or 
cxi-cuting  the  last  seriously  consider. 

Folio,  Mbcr  B.B.B.  Les  reports  de  Baron  Savill  ut 
constat  I'ol.  2.  a.,  mes.  fol.  1  Bar.  Sh.  The  lirst  case  is 
in  Easter  term.  22  Eliz.,  and  the  last  Is  Duke  of  Lenox 
V.  Sir  Thomas  Brooke.  Uil.  3  James  1. 

Large  folio,  c.  1677.  Account  of  the  Colony  and 
Fishes  of  Newfoundland  and  the  pi-esont  state  thereof. 
Begins,  Newfoundland  is  an  island  of  America  situate 

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betwixt  46  and  60  lU-groes  of  X.  latitude,  distant  from 
England  westward  cV)Out  700  leagues.  One  chapter  is 
of  the  French  colony  and  trade  of  Newfoundland. 

Large  folio.     Account  of  the  coronation  of  Charles  II. 
in  Latin  :  the  claims  are  in  French. 

Large  folio,  -23  leaves.  Copy,  temp.  Car.  II.,  of  the 
presentment  of  John  Shuekburgh  and  16  other  chosen 
and  sworn  by  the  Bt.  Honble.  Sir  Thomas  Egerton,  kt., 
Lord  Keeper,  to  enquire  and  present  upon  these 
arficles  following  for  the  better  reformation  of  sundry 
exactions  and  abuses  supposed  to  be  committed  Ijy  offi- 
cers, clerks,  and  ministers  in  Her  Majesty's  High  Ct.  of 
Chancery  &c..  made  and  given  tip,  8  March,  -iti  Eliz. 

Folio,  17  Century.  Copies  of  some  tracts  by  Sir 
"W.  Kalegh.  The  Prince.  Of  Government.  Of  Policy. 
Observations  touching  the  Koyal  Xavy.  Life  and  death 
of  Mahommed.  The  Sceptick.  Certain  observations, 
concerning  the  causes  of  the  magnificence  and  opulence 
of  cities.  TlO  leaves).  A  discourse  concerning  the  pre- 
sent consulation  about  the  piace  ■with  Spain,  &c., 
presented  by  Sir  W.  Ralegh  to  King  James  1603.  An 
apologie  written  by  Sir  W.  Raleigh  toncliing  his  voyage 
to  Guiana,  immediatel}'  upon  his  landing  at  Plymouth, 
1618.  An  apologie  written  by  Sir  W.  R.  for  his  last 
unlucky  voyage  to  Guiana.  A  relation  of  the  arraign- 
ment and  conviction  of  Sir  W.  R.  at  Winchester,  18  Nov. 
16m3.  The  arraignment  of  Sir  W.  R.  at  the  castle  of 
"Winchester  17  Nov.  1605.  Letter  to  the  King  after  his 
condemnation. 

Polio.  Title  and  506  pp.  Ducatus  Comitatusque 
Palatini  Lancastrie  necnon  possessionum  privilegiorum- 
que  ab  antiquo  illustratio :  ex  archivis  regiis  in  Turri 
Lond.  repositis  petita  et  de  prompta.  Addite  sunt 
etiani  Tabule  Genealogia^  ducnm  comitumqne  predic- 
torum  aliarumque  familiarum  magis  illustrium  unde 
ipsi  non  solum  genus  duxerunt  suum  sed  etiam  patri- 
monia  latitundia  sua  varie  auxcrunt  et  locupletarunt. 
Postremo  Index  alphabeticus  castrorum  ]jrediorum 
locoriimque  in  isto  volumine  sparsim  memoratorum. 
Henneage. — 1  to  4oO  ;  Charters  and  Acts  of  Parliament 
Hen.  3,  to  Ed.  4,  1474.  A  few  leaves  more  of  Ed.  4. 
Then  a  full  Index.  P.  448.  Post  mortem  Inquisitions  on 
Edmund  the  King's  brother  25  Edw.  1.;  H.  de  Lacy, 
4  Edw.  2.  ;  Thomas  Earl  of  Lancaster,  1  Edw.  3  ;  Henry 
Duke  of  Lancaster,  35  Edw.  3  ;  Kniglits  fees  of  Robert  de 
Lisle,  42  Edw.  3. 

Folio.     Character  of  Robert  late  Earl  of  Salisbm-y. 
Begins,  He  came  of  a  parent  that  counselled  unto  pietic 
(4  pp.) — Note  in  latin  concei-ning  Henry  Wotton  young- 
est son  of  Thomas  W'otton  and  his   offices. — Copy  of  a 
latin   letter   by  Anne,  Queen  of  James   1st,  to   Martin 
firimani,  Doge  of  Venice. — Cojjies  of  Italian  letters,  one 
is  to  the  King  by  the  Doge.' — The  King  to  Wotton  P  in 
English. — 11    pp.      Marino    Grimani    Duke    of  Venice 
weakened  with  a  double  tertian  and  more  with  age  itself 
on  the  23rd  of  December  toward  morning  went  out  of 
the  world. — Xn  account  of  him  and  of  the  election  of 
Donato.  p.  7.     The  last  week,  we  had  exectited  here  a 
certain  fellow  named   Bartholomeo   Barghera.  p.  8  the 
sentence  in  Italian.  ]>.  11  ends.  Soveriano  the  inventor 
and  cause  of  the  building  of  Palma,  desired  to  be  buried 
in  the  bulwarks,   that  at  least  his  bones  might  be  a 
defence   hereafter. — 4   pp.    The  Lord  of  Arundel  that 
commandeth  a  regiment  of  English  which  sei'veth  here, 
passed  over  lately  hither  in  company  with  the  Count  of 
Villa  Mediar.a  that  is  returned  from  Spain,     p.  2.  The 
Spaniard  will  not  deliver  Owen.  p.  3.     Solemn  profess- 
ing of  five  Englishwomen  to  be  nuns.     )).  4.  Macguire 
the  vauntcourier  of  Tyrone's  company. — 6  pp.  Want  of 
rain  :    Our  Lady  of  Atocha  brought  out.    Entertainment 
given  to  Irish  Earls  in  Milan.     Copy  of  the   Secretary 
of  State  (Andres  de  Prada)  letter  to  him  and  copy  of  his 
to   the    Secretary;    both   in    Spanish.      The   discourse 
made  upon  the  four  great  marriages  that  are  in  speech. 
The  Prince  of  Wales  with  the  Princess  of   Savoy,  the 
Prince   of    Modena   and   the    Second   of    Savoy :    the 
Prince   of    Tuscany   with   the    Archduke    Ferdinand's 
sister,  and  the   Prince  of   Savoy  with  the  Princess  of 
Tuscany. — The  Papal  Nuncio  complained  in  the  Col- 
lege last  Week  of  spceclies  made  by  Pulgentius  (Latin). 
— Copy  of  long  English  letter  to  "My    Ijord"  about 
Don  Francisco  de  Castro. — Italian  letter  sent  with  Sir 
James  Lindsay  (1  p.). — Note  in   Englisli  about  Fran- 
cisco de  Castro  (2  ]ip.). — Some  3  weel<8  before  the  arri- 
val of  His  Majesty's  book  in  Venice  the  Pope  had  ex- 
pressly commanded  this  State  not  to  accept  it  (8  pp.). — 
Memorial  of  papists  io  the  Prince  ;  thanks  for  forbear- 
ance for  recusancy,  and  to  pray  him   to   present  their 
.gratitude  tn  the  King,  &c. — Sumraarium  articuloram  a 
Cai'dinalibus  juratorum  priusquum  ingrediuntur  in  con- 
clavi  (24  in  3  pp.)._To  the  King.     General  view  of  the 
hopes  and  difRcuP.ics  of  their  state.     1.  That  the  Turk 


who  should  contayne  the  Pope  and  the  King  of  Spain 
in  fcare.  hath  himself  at  present  insuperable  diversions  at 
home  (3}   pp.). — Address  to   the  King  concerning  the 
treaty  of   peace  in  the  Low  Country  (3i  pp.). — Leagues 
and  contracts  of  princes  last  no  longer  than  the  causes 
for  which  they  were  made,  10  pp.,  seemingly  extracts. 
Sir  Corvase  Helwys"s  jirotestation  concerning  the  death 
of  Sir  Thomas  Civerlrary  (5i  pp.). — Begins,  I  hear  my- 
self diversely  censured. — The  Lord  Chancellor  (Bacon's) 
confession. —  Sir  W.  Ralegh's  apologoe  for  his  last  action 
at  Guiana. — When  it  shall  please  God  to  bring  thee  to 
man's  estate  use  great  providence  and  circumspection 
in  the  choice  of  thy  wife  (2  pp.). — 1607,  May  23,  Venice. 
Letter  of  complaint  to  the  Grrand  Dake  about  an  English 
priest  named  Sherwood. — Copy  of  Guy  Faux's  letter  to 
Lord  Monteagle. — Copies  of  several  Italian  letters,  temp. 
James  1st,  about  the   interests  of   England  in  Italy. — 
Spanish  account  of  the  death  of  Ravaillac  (li  pp.) — 1608. 
Jan.   2.  Whitehall.     Letter  (4^-  pp.)  by  Ro'.   Salisbury. 
Spanish  matters. — The  state  of  the  present  treaty  in  the 
United  Provinces  (2J-  pp.). — Latin  letter  to  the  Arch- 
duke (6  pp.). — Copy  of  the  oath  of  allegiance   to  King 
James.— 1604,    Jan.   23.      Whitehall.     'The    King's   in- 
structions to  his  Ambassador  Ligier  at  Venice  (1}  pp.). 
^Letter  to  Lord  .  .  .  about  Sir  H.  Wotton,  in  Venice. — 
1608,  Oct.  6,  Dresden.     Lettre  du  Due  do  Saxo  au  roy 
Mathias. — 1607,  Jan.  13,  n.s.     Proposition   made  by  M. 
de  Horsi  in  the  Assembly  of  the  States  General.     It  was 
signed  Walrano  de  Willenhurst. — The  answer   of   the 
States  General  to  the  former  proposal. — 8  leaves.     The 
question  is  whether  it  were  behoofiil  for  Her  Majesty  to 
put  the  Scottish  Queen  to  death  or  to  keep  her  in  prison. 
To   dissuade.     Her   qualities   and   sex,    &c.     Answers. 
First,  for  the  qualitie  and  sex. — Proceedings  in  Council. 
Copy  of  Elizabeth's  letter  to  Sir  A.  Paulet. — A  relation 
cf  what  passed  at  Derry  concerning  the  burial  of  the 
widow  Adams,  1696,  Feb.  10,  addressed  to  the  Bishops 
(4  pp.). — Articles  of  the  League  between  James  I.  and 
Philip  III.  of  Spain,  and  the  Archduke  Albert  and  Isa- 
bella Clara  Eugenia,  18  Aug.  1604,  o.s.  (12  pp.  English). 
Translated  by  Mr.  Knowell  for  me,  Oct.  1604.  Pe.  Man- 
wood.— 1.596,  Feb.  27,  Dublin.     To  the  two  Chief   Jus- 
tices  in  England,  Sir  J.  Popham  and  Sir  Edm.  Anderson, 
on  bclialf  of  Robert  Pyne,  to  whom  Dillon  had  granted 
the  office  of    Exigenter. — 1596,  May  6.     Answer  to  the 
above. — Notes  sent  out  of  England  touching  the  office  of 
Philacer.     (These  3  last  items  are  copies  certified  by 
Rob.  Rushworth.)— 1565,  March   I,  Dultlin.     The  Lord 
Deputy  to  the  Earl  of  Leicester  ;  about  the  state  of  Ire- 
land (6  leaves). — 1566,  Nov.  2,  Drogheda.     The  Deputy 
and  Council  to  the  Queen  (7   leaves)  — 1.567,  April  2, 
Killmayueham.     The  Deputy  to  the  Queen  (12J-  leaves). 
— De  stiidiis  jesuitarum  obstructioribus.     Begins,  Quod 
M.  Cato  olim  dixit      Si.x  leaves  in  Iiatin,  dated  21  March 
1608. — Exereitiispiritualis  ratio  progressuset  finis.  Cap. 
3.    Abierant  jam  novem  dies  ex  quo  Romam  adveneram. 
Four  loaves  of  conversation   between  the  writer  and  a 
.Jesuit. —  Observanda  quedam  circa  superiorum  subordi- 
natione  et  studiorum  institutione.     Begins,  Sunt  in  hoc 
coUegio  quod   prius  erat  Anglorum  hospitale  (2  pp.) — 
16()6.  April  17.     Copy  of  Latin  letter  by  Paul  V.  to  the 
Patriarch,  Archbishops.   Bishops,    &c.   &c.     Romas,  ex 
typographia  Vaticana.  1606.     Concordat  cum  originali 
(10  pp.). — 1610,  acic.  26,  Venice.   Latin  letter  by  Michael 
Lohes    Germanus   about   European  politics. — Disoorso 
breve,  by  an  Italian  gentleman  (4  pp.). — 1614,  Nov.  12. 
Copy  in  French  of  Articles  signed  by  the  English  and 
French  Ambassadors,  States  General,  Brandenbourg, 
Nieuburg,  but  neither  the  Archduke  nor  his  Excellency 
nor  Spinola.     It  was  between  George  William,  Marquis 
of  Brandenburg,  on  the  one  part,  and  Wolfgang  William, 
Count  Palatini,  Duke   of  Nieuburg,  on  the  other  part ; 
touching  the  government  and  administration  provisional 
of  the  County  of  Jnliers,  Cleves,  and  other  departments 
of   the  succession  of  the  Duke  of  Cleves. — li  James  I. 
Nov.  lii.  Westminster.     James  I.  to   Sir  John  Herbert, 
second  Secretary,  and  Sir  Julius   Caesar,  Chancellor  of 
the   Exchequer,  Sir  Thomas  Parry,  Chancellor  of  the 
Duchy  of  Lancaster,   Sii-  Hen.  Ilobart,   A.  Ci..   Sir   T. 
Bacon,  S.  Ci.,  Sir  Henry  Montague,  Recorder  of  Ijondcm, 
and  to  the  Chamberlain  of  the  Exchequer,  Clerk  of  the 
Council   and  Clerk  of  the    Signet;  referring  to  them 
divers  suits. — 1<I05,  July  2i:l,  Oatlands. — to  the  Trinity- 
House  ?  On  complaint  by  Venice  through  Sir  H.  AVntton 
of  English  iiiratcs,  it  is  ordered  that  English  shijis  shall 
strike   flag  to  the  Venetian   galleys   in  theii-  seas,  and 
send  boats  to  declare   their   condition.     This  is  to  be 
published  to  Masters  in  the  Port  of  I;ondoii  and  others 
in  the  limits  of  their  House. — Robert  Ceeill  and  J.  Her- 
berte  to  the  King.     1597,  March   23,  Anglers,  16  pp. — 
1-598,  MLirch  27,  Anglers,  13  pp.— Speeches  on  the  ques- 
tion about    Antenati  and   Postnati.— Memorial  of   the 


G.  H. 
Finch, 

KSQ. 


APPENDIX    TO   SEVENTH    REPORT. 


517 


9-.^-        Kiug's  resolution  on  the  GrieTances  of  the  Commons 
Esq.'       (7J  pp.)^1607.  May  2.     The  King's  speech  to  the  Com  - 

mons. — Letter  by  :i  clergyman  to  the  King  about   his 

sermon. — Sir  P.  Sidney  to  the  Queen  about  Monsieur. — 
The  Earl  of  Essex  to  the  P.arl  of  Southamjiton. — Laily 
Riche  to  the  Queen. — Henry  Outle,  on  his  death. — An 
advertisement  to  Kobert  Devereus,  Earl  of  Essex,  sent 
by  his  squire  the  :27!N"ov.,  39  Eliz.  By  the  Lord  C'ecilll. 
Sijuire,  my  advice  to  thy  master  shall  be  as  a  token 
wrapi^cd  up  in  words  (2^  p]'.) — Instructiou  which  Sir  P. 
AValsinghaui  gave  to  his  nephew  when  he  sent  him  into 
foreign  parts  to  travel  {'2}  pp.) — Sir  W.  Ealegh  to  Sir 
B.  Carr.  After  many  great  losses,  itc.  (1  p.) — 1609,  Cal. 
April.  Amandus  Polang  or  Polansdorf  to  Sir  J. 
Harrington,  K.B.  (3  pp.  Latin.)  Italian  sonnet  "  so]ira 
una  bella  mendicante."  Then  follow  copies  of  many 
poems.  English,  Latin,  and  Italian. 

Quarto,  44  leaves.  Diary  of  the  siege  of  Buda,  1.5 
Jtme  1686.  Begins.  Field  Marshal  Count  Stanburgh 
•with  the  Emperor's  foot  and  a  Jiarty  of  horse.  Eiiih, 
9  Sept.,  when  he  parted  from  Buda  and  arrived  at 
Vienna  on  the  17th.  Your  most  obedient  servant  Jacob 
Richards. 

Quarto,  about  160  pp.  17th  century.  Italian  poetry  ; 
canzone  and  sonnets. 

Calvidii  Leti  Callipaedia.  Copy  of  the  rjuarto  edition 
Leyden.  sold  at  Paris,  165.J. 

8vo.,  132  leaves.  17th  Century.  Treatise  of  Ecinity  in 
29  chapters.  1.  Antiquity  of  Chancery  quoad  proceedings 
in  Equity. 

Quarto,  3ol  leaves,  Greek.  Meletii  Syrigi  Hiero- 
Monachi  responsio  ad  apologiam  fidei  Chri.s^tianas  editam 
per  Cyrillum  Constantiuopolitanum  scripta  in  nomine 
Christianorum  omnium  ecclesioe  orientalis. — In  calce 
libri  h:EC  inscribuntur  :  Perfectum  anno  salutis  1640, 
ConBtantinopoli;  scriptum  propria  manu  mei  Meletii 
Syrigi  Hiero-monr.ohi  Cretensis. 

Folio.  Ei  dono  Johannis  Evelyn  militis,  1-5  May 
1640.  The  several  note.s,  ])recedents,  and  other  things 
in  this  book  were  collected  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  that  had  been 
one  of  tlie  six  clerks  in  Chancery,  and  father  of  Sir  John. 
Jo.  Finch,  C.S. 

fo.  1.  The  Court  of  Chancery  as  the  King's  prerogative 
royal . 

fo.  3.  English  suits  in  Chancery. 
fo.  14.  References  and  reports, 
fo.  19.  Cases  denyed  help  in  Chancery, 
fo.  20.   Latin  pleas  in  Chancery, 
fo.  2L  Particular  cases  of  divers  years, 
fo.  32.  The  jurisdiction    of    the   Chancery   preferred 
before  that  of  the  King's  Bench. 

fo.  40.  The  juri.sdiction  of  the  Chancery  in  matters  of 
the  Exchequer. 

fo.  51.  The  Court  of  Wards  hath  not  jurisdiction  to 
stay  proceedings  in  Chancery. 

fo.  53.  Jtirisdiction  of  Chancery  over  the  Common 
Pleas. 

fo.  56.  Jurisdiction  of  Chancery  over  the  Court  of 
Requests. 

fo.  58.  The  Cinque  Ports  have  no  privilege  against 
the  authority  of  the  Chancery. 

fo.  60.  The  President  and  Council  of  the  North,  and 
the  President  and  Council  of  the  Marchers  of  Wales, 
and  all  other  inferior  Courts  are  and  ought  to  be 
subject  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  High  Court  of 
Chancery. 

fo.  64.  Touching  the  peers  of  the  realm  answering  in 
Chancery  upon  oath.     (44  instances  of  it.) 

fo.  67.  A  note  by  the  hand  of  and  signed  by  Jo. 
Finch,  29  Nov.  1629,  on  the  subject  of  peers  answering 
on  oath. 

fo.  68.  Arguments  exhibited  by  Lord  Keeper  Sir 
Nicholas  Bacon  in  parliament  proving  that  noblemen's 
persons  are  attachable  for  contempt  committed  in  the 
Court  of  Chancery,  &c. 

fo.  69a.  Collection  of  the  proceedings  and  resohitions 
concerning  the  attachment  of  the  persons  of  Barons  of 
Parliament. 

fo.  83.  Touching  appeals  from  the  Adiniraltiu  of  the 
Cinque  Ports.  5  Car.  Thomas  Stone  r.  John  Jacob. 
Franklyn  v.  White,  42  Eliz.  Finch  answered  for  the 
authority  of  the  Chancery.  Thus  the  disputes  ended 
for  that  time  between  the  Duke  of  Lenox,  Lord  Warden, 
and  me,  neither  was  anything  one  waj'  or  the  other 
done  during  my  having  the  Grreat  Seale. 

8vo.  Office  of  the  Chancery.  39  chapters.  The  same 
as  one  above  but  longer  :  the  2d  chapter  being  of  the 
Master  of  the  Rolls. 

Quarto.  17th  century.  That  a  supersedeas  for  the  good 
behaviour  under  the  Great  Seal  ought  to  be  obeyed  by 
the  Justices  of  the  King's  Bench.— First  it  is  plain  by 
21   Edw.  IV.  40. — Some  notes  and  observations  upon 


the  statute  of  Magna  Carta,  cap.  9.,  and  other  statutes 
concerning  the  proceedings  in  the  Chancery  in  cases 
of  Equity  and  conscience. — Notes  and  observations  on 
the  Statutes  of  Frovisors  and  Premunire  concerning  the 
proceedings  of  the  Chancery  and  other  Courts  of  E(|uity. 
— A  collection  of  Cases  in  Chancery  from  Richard  II. 
to  end  of  Elizabeth.  At  the  end  are  Placita,  temi). 
Edw.  III. 

Quarto.  Reports  Mich.  165ii — Hil.  1654.  (143  leaves.) 
1.  Maynard  niova  de  quashcr  return  de  rescous. 

Folio,  16th  century.  Spanish  poetry.  Religions  and 
romance.     (147  l.-aves.) 

Several  volumes  of  Spanish  prose ;  religious  and 
medical,  loth  century. 

^lany  volumes  of  law  reports,  note  books,  and  com- 
moniilace  books  of  Sir  John  Finch  and  W.  Finch. 

Square  folio,  parchmi>nt.  13th  or  14th  century.  The 
Gospels  in  Greek.  Introduction  to  the  Eusebian  Canon; 
and  the  Canon  under  10  arches  in  5  pages,  in  rc<i.  'I'he 
heading  to  Matthew's  Gospel  is  in  gold  in  a  beautiful 
broad  border  ;  and  the  first  page  is  in  gold  letters :  the 
oajiital  letters  and  marginal  notes  half  through  Matthew 
are  in  gold.  There  is  a  coloured  [licture  of  each  Kvan- 
gelist ;  that  of  Matthew  is  damaged.  Over  each  of  tho 
4  pictures  is  a  miniature  from  the  life  of  Christ. 

12  Car.  26  Aug.  A  letter  beautifully  gilt  and  orna- 
mented from  Charles  II.  to  Sultan  Mahomet  Han  an- 
nouncing the  recall  of  Sir  Thomas  Bendysh.  K'.  and 
Bar'.,  as  Ambassador,  and  appointing  Sir  Heneage  Pinch 
Earl  of  Winchelsea,  Viscount  Maidstone,  &c.  &c.  to  bo 
Ambassador. 

1671,  Bill  in  10  brief  sheets  of  paper  for  a  general 
Pardon.  Signed  by  the  King  at  the  top,  and  by  Arling- 
ton at  the  foot.     22  April.  23  Car.  II. 

1670,  Petition  of  George  Lord  Berkeley  of  Berkeley 
to  the  King.  He  conceives  he  is  not  in  such  place  of 
precedency  as  a  baron  and  peer  in  Parliament  and 
other  assemblies  of  his  jieers  as  of  ancient  times  did 
belong  to  his  ancestors.  Prays  that  he  may  be  admitted 
to  make  proof  of  his  claim.     Signed,  "  Berkeley." 

At  the  Court,  16  Dec.  1670,  tlie  King  refers  it  to  the 
Committee  of  the  Lords  in  Parliament.  "'  Arlington." 
Indorsed  "  Read.  19  Dec.  1670." 

Draft  of  Lord  Berkeley's  petition  to  the  King  for  his 
place  in  this  present  Parliament  above  and  before  the 
Lord  Lawarr.  He  states  the  grant  of  the  honour  of 
Berkeley  by  Henry  II..  the  entail  on  Henry  VII.  by 
William  Marcpiis  of  Berkeley,  whereof  the  honour  was 
in  the  Crown  until  the  d.atli  of  Edward  VI.  That  Sir 
Maurice,  summoned  to  Parliament  in  II  Heiiiy  \  III.. 
sat  as  puny  baron,  and  on  the  death  of  Edward  VI.  Henry 
Berkeley,  naphew  and  heir  of  Maurice  was  under  age. 
That  since  lie  came  of  age  there  have  been  minorities  of 
the  Lords  Berkeley  andDelawarr,  and  partly  that  2  of 
the  Lords  Lawarr  were  living  in  Virginia,  there  has 
been  no  proper  opportunity  for  any  of  the  Lords 
Berkeley  to  exhibit  their  claim  until  now.  Prays  to  be 
allowed  to  make  proof  of  his  claim,  and  have  the  place 
of  his  ancestors  before  the  entail. 

1671.  April  14.  Order  that  the  House  will  hear  the 
counsel  of  Lord  Delawarr  against  Ld.  Berkeley's  claim 
on  the  2d  Monday  of  the  next  meeting  of  Parliament 
after  the  recess  now  at  hand.  The  House  agreed  that 
nothing  should  prejudice  Lord  Audley's  claim  to  pre- 
cedency, ho  being  shortly  to  go  lieyond  sea. 

1670,  Sept.  16.  Council  Order  with  Seal,  signed  Edw. 
Walker.  Whereas  Francis  Smith  of  the  parish  of  St. 
Clement  Danes  has  sold  scandalous  pami^hlets,  and  this 
day  appears  at  the  Board,  he  is  ordered  to  enter  into  a 
recosnizance  of  1001.  to  appear  at  the  next  Quarter  Ses- 
giou's  for  Middlesex  to  answer  the  Atturney-Gcneral. 

1670,  Sept.  23.  Whereas  by  Order  of  the  19th  of 
August  last  the  Attorney-General  was  required  to  issue 
a  f(U0  warranto  against  the  Stationers'  Charter,  and  the 
Company  reiiresenting  to  the  King  certain  Orders  made 
bv  tliem  in  Hall  upon  propositions  offered  them  by  the 
Surveyor  of  the  Press  in  order  to  better  sujipressing  of 
unlicensed  books  and  iiamphlets.  Ordered  that  Mr. 
L'Straiige  meet  some  |iersons  appointed  by  the  Com- 
jiany,  who  together  are  to  consider  and  settle  a  method 
for  suppressing  seditious  and  unlicensed  books  and 
pamphlets,  and  report  the  issue  thereof  to  the  Board. 
In  the  meantime  the  Attorney-General  is  not  to 
proceed. 


G.  H 

Finch, 

Kst;. 


.Mr.   Lestrauge's   examination   concerning 


The  Re- 


hearsal Transposed,"  'Transprosed.^]  taken  by  Secre- 
tarv  Coventry.  Jan.  23,  1672.  (2  pp.)  Signed  "Roger 
L'Strange.  "  He  did  not  know  or  hear  of  the  book  until 
the  first  impression  was  distributed,  and  that  inquiring 
of  one  Brome,  a  bookseller,  about  it,  he  told  Lestrange 
that  it  was  printed  for  Finder,  who  owned  the  t'nmg.  and 
said  if  the  book  were  questioned  there  were  those  would 

3T  3 


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HISTORICAL    MANV-^CTUTTS    COMMISSION 


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FiNcn. 

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justify  it  and  bring  him  off.  Before  he  could  meet  \yith 
Finder  there  \\-fTt--l  sheets  of  a  second  impression  seized 
at  the  press  by  Mr.  Jlearn,  one  of  the  Company  of  Sta- 
tioners, and  Finder  came  to  Le-trange  and  told  him  of  it, 
and  that  the  Earl  of  Anglesey  desired  to  speak  with  him. 
Lestrange  went  to  Loi-d  Anglesey  at  his  house  in  Driivy 
Lane,  when  the  Earl  S|ioke  to  him  in  the  presence,  and 
as  he  believes  in  the  hearing  of  Finder  to  this  cHect : 
Look  vou.  Mr.  Lestrange,  there  is  a  book  come  out  (the 
Rehearsal  Transposed),  I  presume  you  have  seen  it.  I 
have  spoken  to  his  iMajesty  about  it.  and  the  King  siiys 
he  will  not  have  it  suppressed  ;  for  Parker  has  done 
him  wrong,  and  this  man  has  done  him  right,  and  I 
desired  to  speak  with  you  to  tell  yon  this:  and  since 
the  King  will  have  the  book  to  pass,  pray  give  Mr. 
Finder  your  license  to  it  that  it  maj-  not  be  printed 
from  him.  Lestrange  replied,  .Since  it  was  his  Ma- 
jestv's  pleasure  he  would  not  meddle  to  interrupt  it,  but 
there  were  some  things  not  fit  to  be  licensed,  viz.,  the 
Roman  Emperor  receiving  a  dagger,  p.  1^44;  the  Wis- 
dom of  the  Kim;  and  Parliament  Exposed,  p.  310.  The 
Karl  took  the  book,  and  agreed  with  Lestrange,  and 
advised  him  to  alter  them,  letting  the  body  of  the  work 
remain.  Lestrange  said  he  did  not  like  to  tamper  with 
other  men's  copies  without  the  privity  and  allowance  of 
the  author.  The  Earl  said  ho  could  not  say  anything  of 
the  author,  but  those  alterations  might  be  made  without 
him.  So  Lestrange  took  leave  of  the  Earl  and  departed 
with  Finder,  who  asked  Lestrange  to  give  him  a  note 
of  signification  to  the  printers  what  direction  the  Earl 
had  given  him  from  his  Majesty  concerning  the  book  ; 
which  he  (Lestrange)  did.  I'he  next  work  was  to  read 
over  the  book,  which  was  done,  all  but  'l  or  3  sheets  in 
the  presence  of  Finder,  to  whom  Lestrange  declared  it 
was  intended  only  to  save  his  propriety  and  not  to 
authoi'ise  the  publication  of  it.  Lestrange's  first  excep- 
tion was  to  the  bottom  of  the  title  page,  "  Printed  by  the 
assigns  of  John  Calvin,  etc."  and  he  changed  and  struck 
out  several  sharp  reflexions  upon  Bishop  Laud  and  Dr. 
Parker,  and  others  also  of  a  more  general  prospect : 
then  he  give  his  license  to  the  book,  which  being 
signed  by  a  "Warden  of  the  Company  and  delivered  to 
the  Clerk  to  enter  it  according  to  custom  for  the  benefit 
of  the  proprietor,  and  he  refusing,  Lestrange  wrote  to 
him  at  the  instance  of  Finder  to  know  why.  saying  he 
disliked  the  thing  as  much  as  anybody,  but  being  over- 
ruled he  expected  the  Company's  (ifficer  should  likewise 
conform.  Then  Finder  told  him  the  Earl  had  sent  for 
one  of  the  Wardens  and  the  Stationers'  clerk  about  it, 
and  if  he  did  not  recc  ive  satisfaction  the  Earl  would 
bring  the  matter  before  the  King  and  Council,  and  got 
Lestrange  to  go  with  him  (Finder)  to  the  Earl  who  was 
ill  of  the  gout.  The  Earl  talked  of  the  methods  ef  the 
Company  in  the  matter  of  licenses  and  entries  and 
directed  a  more  particular  enqtiiry.  Lestrange  a-^ked 
the  Earl  to  give  him  a  note  to  tliat  ett'ect.  The  Earl 
wrote.     The  letter  is  annexed  : 

Lestrange  says  the  book  was  not  printed  according 
to  the  corrections  and  emendations  of  the  copy  licensed 
liy  him,  and  so  in  equity  not  imjmtable  to  the  licenser. 
And  whas  the  first  licence  lieing  withdrawn  a  second 
was  desired  by  Finder  upon  anothei'  title  page,  the 
license  was  granted  expressly  under  the  limitations  of 
the  former,  and  with  condition  of  applying  that  second 
title  Jiage  to  the  former  corrected  copy,  which  Finder 
promised  should  be  done. 

1IJ72,  Jan.  2-"..  Deposition  of  Finder  about  it. 

1673,  June  18.  Order  in  Council  signed  "Robert 
Southwell  "  The  King  orders  that  Sir  Heneage  Finch, 
Kt.  and  Bart.,  A.  G.,  prepare  a  Proclamation  for- 
bidding any  to  print  any  book  without  a  license  first 
had  according  to  .\ct  of  Parliament  in  that  behalf; 
and  that  the  license  be  i)rinted  and  placed  before  the 
book.  And  that  the  Attorney-General  do  nexc  Term 
exhibit  an  Information  in  the  King's  Bench  against  Dr. 
Lewis  de  Moulin  forwritnig  a  ti'easonable  and  seditions 
book,  P'llriiiniK  hnmn  fi'li  i,  ;i,nd  against  Thomas  Million 
who  printed  it.  and  cause  them  to  be  prosecuted  therein. 

1(191,  Oct.  -21.  Coj)y  Instructions  to  Sir  Ttalph  Delaval, 
\'ioe-Admiral  of  the  Blue  Squadron, 

A  [lacket  of  letters  addressed  to  the  Honourable  D. 
Finch  in  1720  and  1721  from  ;Mr.  Staiiliojic  at  White- 
hall. V".  A.  Balagnier  at  llelsinghurg  and  London,  John 
liala-.'uier.  and  Mr.  Whii  worth,  and  (-opii  s  of  letters  by 
M'  Schaube  and  j\lr.  Sl.anlujpe, 

1  nmst  bo  permitted  to  return  thanks  to  Mr,  Finch 
fji-  his  kind  hospitality  at  Burley-on-the-Hill, 

AiFBiM)  J.  Honwoon. 


The    MANt!s(RiPTs    of    Geokse   Edward    Fkere, 
Esij.,  OK  I'ovDox  Hai.1.,  Co.  Nori-olk. 

Mr.  Frere  possesses  the  originals  of  the  3rd  and  -Ith 
volumes  of  the  Paston  Letters,  and  ^.j  others  unpub- 
lished, but  of  small  interest.  Mr.  Gairdner  has  given 
slight  notes  of  them  in  his  recent  edition  of  the  Paston 
Letters.  I  have  noted  two  or  three  below.  There  are 
many  letters  of  Philip  Gawdy,  teiupii.  Elizabeth  and 
James  I. ;  he  writes  from  London  to  his  father  and 
mother,  and  sister,  and  tells  Court  and  foreign  news  : 
notices  Sir  Francis  Drake,  Lord  Leicester,  and  the 
Queen's  visits  to  various  noblemen.  He  tells  his  sister 
the  fashions  of  dress.  Afterwards  he  writes  to  his 
brother,  from  sea,  on  board  the  "  Defiance  "  and  the 
"  Revenge."  Li  1594,  he  mentions  Dr.  Lopez  being 
racked  and  executed.  It  seems  that  he  was  cnce  a  prisoner 
at  Lisbon,  btit  got  release  on  undertaking  to  ransom 
one  ]\latheo  de  Frias,  a  prisoner  to  Sir  Walter  Ralegh, 
who  valued  him  at  6u0^,  or  else  pay  a  sum  of  money. 
He  mentions  the  execution  of  Pendry  for  writing  of 
Martin  Marprelate,  and  the  Queen's  anger  at  Sir 
Anthonv  Shirley  and  Sir  ^^icholas  Clittord  having  ac- 
cepted the  Order  of  St.  Michael ;  he  alludes  to  Lord 
Montague  being  imjirisoned  for  baptizing  his  own  child  ; 
and  mentions  Antonio  Perez  being  with  the  Earl  of  Essex 
at  Essex  House,  the  Spaniards  in  Ireland,  and  Essex's 
disgrace.  At  the  accession  of  James  he  alludes  to  the 
money  spent  to  obtain  knighthood,  and  the  lavish 
creatioiL  of  knights;  and  in  1H05  the  King's  regulations 
as  to  taking  the  oath  of  supremacy.  He  tells  how  the 
King  refused  to  notice  Lady  Ralegh  and  her  son,  who 
were  petitioners.  There  are  treqtient  notices  of 
tiltings. 

hi  the  16th  century  are  a  few  letters  to  the  Pastons. 
There  are  many  letters  to  and  from  Robert,  Ear)  of 
Yarmouth;  they  supplement  the  information  given  by 
a  like  class  in  Sir  Henry  Ingilby's  collection. 

A  letter  in  10^2  shows  the  strong  feeling  in  Chester 
in  favour  of  the  Duke  of  Monmouth.  In  January  168^. 
there  was  a  fair  on  the  Thames,  and  a  great  call  of 
Serjeants,  whose  costumes  and  doings  are  described.  A 
letter  by  Rogei-  L'Estrange  says  that  the  press  of  Otes's 
liusiness  lay  wholly  upon  his  hands.  In  the  early  ]iartof 
1685  a  letter  by  Chudleigh,  our  minister  at,  the  Hague, 
suggests  that  the  jiersoiL  to  whom  he  writes  should 
seize  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  and  convey  him  to 
England. 


G.  1'. 

Fkkkf. 


Philip  Gawdy,  of  Clifford's  Inn,  to  his  fat'ner, 
Bassingborne  Gawdy,  Esq.,  at  West  Harling, 
and  to  his  mother. 

1.579,  Oct.  19.     To  his  father. 

1579,  Nov.  f.     To  his  father. 

[15yl],  April  7.  To  his  mother.  Anne  Gawdy  .... 
The  only  newes  which  shaddoweth,  and  as  it  wer 
darkneth  all  the  rest,  is  of  the  Frenchmen's  commyng 
over,  which  althowghe  it  be  as  common  with  you  as 
with  us.  yet  it  is  not  so  ccrteyne  there  as  it  is  heerc, 
which  as  it  is  somewhat  uncertayne  when  they  shall 
come  first  to  the  court,  by  reason  of  so  many  sondry 
fals  reiiort,  yet  the  last  that  Ihear  was  that  they  wold 
be  heai'e  as  uppon  Monday  or  Tuesday  next.  Sir  Robert 
Jermin,  with  both  the  Ladyes,  willed  me  to  remember 
their  commendacions  both  to  my  father  and  you.  Sir 
Dru  Drury  •  ■  in  like  manner.  I  had  thought  to  have 
entreated  you  to  have  desired  my  father  to  remember 
his  promysc  which  he  made,  concernvng  playing  of  the; 
lute  .  .  .  .  i  have  been  mervelotrsly  trubled  with  the 
common  dysease  of  payne  of  the  eyes  ....  fur  which, 
indeed,  1  durst  not  much  look  on  a  booke,  but  only  tend 
playing  of  the  lute  .... 

[1581],  April  12.  To  his  father  ....  He  mentions 
his  cousin  Woolmer  ....  The  Frenchmen  landed  at 
Dover  this  last  lught,  and  so  comming  on  as  tyme  will 
gj-ve  the  leave.  And  every  gentleman  now  luboreth  to 
goe  beiond  one  another.  But  I  am  like  to  ruffle  still  in 
mync  old  apparrell,  and  make  the  freiuhmen  lieleevc 
that  it  is  all  new,  bycanse  I  am  sure  none  of  them  have 
sene  it  before. 

15S1 ,  May  JiO.     To  his  father. 

[158rj,  June  26.  To  his  father  ....  Because  I 
thought  yow  wold  looke  to  heare  somewhat  of  the  state 
of  our  chamber  and  our  placyng  in  j't.  thus  mucho 
bothe  my  brother  and  I  can  certefy  yow  of,  that  we  wei' 
admytted  thoi-unto  by  Mr.  Sergeant  Plowercew  his 
meaiies  before  our  commyng  upp.  But  our  confirmacion 
for  the  same  we  wrought  witli  the  payment  of  our 
pur.?es,  and  yet  not  like  to  have  possession  hereof  before 
the  next  terme,  until  such  tyme  as  Mr.  Seargeant  Hatton 
goeth  to  his   chamber   at  Seargeant's  Inne,  in  whose 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVE.N'TH    REPORT. 


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G.  E.        chamber  Mr.  Plggoti  is  likely  to  succede.     Then  the 
Febke,       loosyiig  that  hyu  olde  chamber  I  hoope  shall  leave  us  to 

■         gayne    it. — -(So   he   says   they   as   yet    keep    their   old 

lodging,  where,  tho'  tkey  cannot  study  much,  they  save 
expense.) 

May  8,  Clifford's  Inn.  To  Robt.  Eowlton.  Thi.x  is  a 
letter  of  explanation  and  slight  remonstrance  to  fiowl- 
ton.  who  had  mistakenly  told  certain  things  to  the 
writer's  father  and  mother. 


[158-],  Feb.  8.  Philip  Gawdy  to  his  mother  ....  I 
do  every  morning  use  the  bricke  and  wormwood  as  a 
remedy  agaynst  all  pestilence  and  infection  tliat  may 
happen  to  the  body  ....  The  news  touching  my  Lord 
of  Bm-gene  was  direct  a  mere  fiction  and  a  devyse  by 
lewde  persons  almost  in  all  places  in  England  ;  for 
beside  his  truthe  in  the  cause  he  is  at  home  at  his  own 
houBe  very  sicke,  and  as  it  is  thought  very  lately  de- 
ceased. There  ^vas  a  great  brute  all  northwarde  tha; 
London  was  burnt,  and  many  suche  other  rumors  raysed  ; 
but  there  is  ordre  taken  that  there  shall  be  punishment 
for  any  that  shall  happen  the  lyke  hereafter.  Muche 
uucerteyne  newes  touching  the  Queen  of  Skottes.  iu  that 
she  should  have  hidd  herself  on  the  topp  of  a  chymney, 
and  so  by  that  means  not  being  found,  that  thc3'  .■^huuld 
have  made  presently  great  search  for  her,  and  then  she 
myght  have  escai)ed.  It  is  muche  bothe  thought  and 
expected  that  she  is  executed.  But  the  truth  is  not  direct  1\- 
knowen.  There  was  2  or  3  traytors  taken  very  laitly, 
but  it  is  so  lately  that  I  cannot  tell  you  what  there 
names  wer,  but  as  it  was  said  they  did  bear  the  names 
of  gentlemen.  There  were  two  taken  that  wold  have 
burnt  my  Lord  of  Lcycestre  his  house  at  London,  and 
his  house  at  Waynsted.  I  was  with  m3-  oncle  Seargeant 
at  this  present  daj'e  ....  I  do  meane  to  wryte  to  my 
brother  the  next  weeke. 

[1587],  .June  13,  London.  P.  Gawdy  to  his  father  .  .  . 
Tonr  scale  is  done  ....  with  the  creste  and  the  coots 
[coats].  I  have  sent  you  a  letter  from  L.  Willoughljy. 
I  pray,  sir,  wrong  monotuppon  tlie  cause  of  the  writing 
of  the  letter,  for  I  pi'otest  to  you  it  is  the  least  parte  of 
my  desier  desert,  but  I  assure  you,  sir,  she  hath  shewed 
me  wonderful  great  friendshipp  and  kyndncs,  and  what  a 
wonderfoll  care  she  hathe  bothe  of  me  and  my  men  that 
they  shall  not  be  any  charge  to  me.  And  she  maketh 
such  great  rekoning  of  my  [company]  here,  as  besides 
she  desLreth  not  the  comjiany  [of  any]  other  gentlemen. 
I  talked  with  my  oncle  about  [it  and  hcj  doth  not  mis- 
like  it  in  respect  of  some  a  man  might  gayne  ;  for 
without  both  his  p  allowance  I  wold  not  willingly 
undertake.  I  cold  nut  in  modesty  deny  my  Lady 
upon  it  to  be  allways  at  your  direction. — He  asks  his 
father  to  decide. — You  may  well  gesse  at  the  cause  that 
keapes  me  here  in  England,  otherwyse  I  shud  have  had 
greate  desier  to  have  scne  forayne  places  ....  I  must 
toward  the  end  of  the  terme  answer  my  la  we  cause  by 
•  the  othe  of  the  witnesses,  and  1  doubt  not  but  to  dys- 
patch  it  frankly  enouLrh  .... 

1587,  Oct.  27,  London.  To  his  father.—  ....  There 
is  certyne  generall  speach  of  the  King  of  Spain's  prepa- 
ration of  a  great  navy,  but  whether  no  man  knowetb  ;  it 
is  supposed  to  us.  Sir  William  FLitz]  Williams  hath 
his  patett  sealed  to  go  otit  Lord  De])uty  into  L^elande, 
with  the  return  of  the  other.  There  is  a  general 
mustering  and  a  jireparation  for  powder  throughout  all 
England.  The  Queue  lay  at  my  Lord  Admyrall  his 
howse  by  Whithall,  up] ion  Wedensday  last,  and  she 
meaneth  to  be  at  White  Hall  very  shortly  ....  Let  me 
be  remembered  to  my  good  brother  and  his  good  wyfe, 
to  Captayne  Anthony  and  his  servaunt  Leefteuant,  to 
whom  I  have  sent  a  letter  from  his  brother  sent  from  his 
sister-in-law  heare  in  London. 

1-587,  "Nov.  3.  To  his  father. —  ....  Touchingmine 
owne  and  my  brother's  business  at  the  Temple,  I  have 
compounded  for  us  both  with  very  great  frendshipp  of 
Mr.  Treasurer  his  parte.  The  whole  of  the  debt  came 
to  about  bl,  and  odd,  and  I  have  compounded  for  him 
for  4  nobles,  and  yet  14s.  of  it  was  for  commission  for 
my  brothers  ....  Xews  of  the  death  of  an  old  frend 
of  all  yours,  my  Lady  Frogmorton.  Edward  Cordell  is  a 
very  heavy  man  for  his  wife,  and  durst  not  go  to  church 
for  fear  of  laughing. 

15S7,  Xov.  11.  To  his  l>rother  Bassingborne  .... 
Some  speaohe  there  is  bothe  at  the  Courte  and  at  London, 
that  certeyue  commissions  shold  go  over  into  Flanders 
about  a  peace  :  these  that  be  nomynated  be  my  Lord  of 
Derby,  my  Lord  Cobham,  Sir  James  Crafte,  and  Doctor 
Dale.  But  whether  anj-  suche  newes  will  hold  or  no  it 
is  very  uucertaine.  I  have  sent  you  downe  by  theise 
cariyars  2  proclamacions  in  the  very  pryme.  Byside 
which  the  Lord  Chauncellor  upon  "Wednesday  last  used 


a  speache  at  the  Starr  Chamber  to  all  such  gentlemen         g.  E. 
as  either  dwell  neare  uppon  the  sea.  or  else  have  some       Fkebb, 
other  charge  for  what  end  chat  proclamation  was  set  '^" 

forthe.  It  hath  made  a  great  alteracion  with  divei-s 
gentlemen  that  dctermyned  to  make  their  abode  heare 
this  Christmas,  and  have  there  bowses  heare  ready  hyred 
aforehnnd  ....  Tell  my  father  that  my  cosin  Cook  and 
another  of  the  ushers  told  me  at  the  Courte  that  they 
have  assessed  him  at  the  Courte  according  to  his  request 
made  in  his  letter  .... 

1"'87.   Nov.   16.     To   his   father  ....  Being  at    the 
Court    uppon    Sonday    last,    1   saw   the   making   of   2 
newe   knights.    Sir     Henry    Graye    and    Sir    Horatio 
Paliveseno.     Her  Majesty  upon  Monday   was  wonder- 
ful  mery,  to  the  greate   contentment  of  all  good  and 
true  harts.     She  was   looked  for  as  this   night    heare 
at  London,  but  her  comming  is  now  deferred  until  the 
morning  :  there  is  bothe  great  preparation  for  running, 
and  allso  greate  expectation  of  the  same,  btit  how  it  will 
fall  out  you  shall  heare  of  hereafter  ....  The  sjieache 
of  the  going   of  the  Ambassadours  doth  hold  likel)'  to 
prove  very  certayne  ;  and  uppon  Sonday  laste  there  was 
a  newe  Commyssioner  apoynted  by  the  Counsell   to   go 
with  the  rest.  Sir  Amyas  Powlet.     There  is  iu  the  Bill 
for  the  Shreves  of  Norfolk  Sir  Robert  Southwell,  Mr. 
Clement  Past  on.  and  Mr.  Gresham.    It  is  thought  the  last 
nmiiynated  will  carry  it  awaye.     Fur  Snfi'olk  there  is  Sir 
William    AValgrave.    Mr.    Jermy,    and     Mr.    Phillipp 
Tylney.    It  is  said  Mr.  John  Jermin  hath  taken  2  fearmes 
of  Clement  Paston.     Mr.  Jermy  taketh  great  paynes  at 
the  Courte,  for  surleye  lodging  may  fall  out  to  be  badd, 
and  Richmond  grene  is  not  very  fayre  :  but  it  is  thought 
that  neither  the  scaresety  of  the  one  nor  the  foulenes  of 
the  other  will  suffer  any  man  to  outbydd  him.     Well, 
let  him  have  it.  he  that  Wynnes  gold,  let  him  eate  gold, 
and  jet  a  man  maj-  Ijuy  gold  to  deare  ....  In  this 
town.  .  .  my  Lord  Admyrall's  men  and  players,  having 
a  devyse  in  the  playe  to  tye  one  of  their  fellowes  to  a 
poste,  and  so  to  shoote  him  to  deathe,  having  borrowed 
their  callyvers,  one  of  the  player's  hands  swerved,  his 
piece  being  charged  with  bullett  missed  the  fellow  he 
aymed  at.  and  killed  a  child,  and  a  woman  great  with 
child  forthwith,  and  hurt  an  other  man  iu  the  head  very 
sore.     How  they  will  answer  it  I  do  not  study  ....  I 
find  by  this  an  "old  proverb  verefied  that  newe  comes 
never  hurte  of  fooling  ....  Mnohe  uu- 

certeyne newes  touching  some  trebles  out  of  Spayne 
and  out  of  Scotland,  and  of  some  hurtes  done  by  some 
Skottes  uppon  the  borders  of  England.  The  Scottish 
Ambassadour  being  at  the  Court  uppon  Sonday  last 
seamed  not  to  be  acquaynted  with  any  such  thing.  15ut 
it  is  thought  that  the  going  of  our  Commissioners  will 
make  some  good  end  touching  some  good  honourable 
peace.  My  Lord  of  Leycester.  by  a  common  reijori,  is 
expected  d'aily.  Sir  Thomas  Gorge  is  very  lately  gone 
over  into  Flanders,  but  unknowne  upon  what  cause. 

1587,   Dec.   1,   London.     To  his  father The 

shreifs  be  not  yet  knowen,  and  some  saeth  that  there 
shold  Vie  alteracion  throughout  England,  to  have  more 
sufficient  men.  And  Sir  Drue  Drury  was  nominated  for 
Norfolk.  Some  news  of  landing  of  certyne  Spanyards 
in  Ireland,  and  of  ruining  of  a  castle,  where  they  shold 
have  taken  Mr.  Denny  prisoner  ;  but  it  is  very  unlike 
to  be  true,  and  yet  expected  in  most  places  and  in  the 
best  places.  There  is  great  preparation  for  going  to  the 
sea,  and  many  lords  and  gentlemen  meane  to  take  ther 
parte  thereof.  The  Queue  will  remove  as  it  is  thought 
this  daye.  but  vet  no  certeyue  ground  therof. 

1.5-17,  Dec.  14.  [To  his  father]  ....  I  shold  bring 
eggs  after  apples  to  tell  you  of  my  Lord  of  Leyster  his 
bemg  at  the  Court.  And  yet  peradventure  yow  know 
not  the  ceirteyne  tyme  of  his  first  arrivall  there.  He 
came  uppon  Fryday  last  to  Margette.  And  the  Sonda,y 
following  came  to  the  courte  that  night,  before  his 
lauding  any  wher  els.  Ther  came  with  him  to  the 
courte  my  'Lord  Audley  and  Sir  Tho.  Shyrley,  besides 
one  grand  prysoner  which  they  make  account  of;  he  is 
a  Burgonian.  and  his  ran^onie  is  not  meanly  ]irysed. 
My  Lord  Willoughby  is  left  cheyfe  governor  in  the 
Lowe  Contreys.  My  Lord  of  Leycestei  before  his  com- 
ming over  made  ti  knights,  by  name.  Sir  Tho.  West, 
Sir  Tho.  Morgan,  Sir  Charles  Blunt,  Sir  Hugh  Chome- 
ley.  Sir  Edward  Winkfeild,  and  Sir  Frances  Knolles. 
...  It  is  thought  the  Queue's  Majestic  will  remove 
towards  Richmond  uppon  Thursday  next. 

[15Si],  Feb.  !'.  To  his  father  .  ■  .  •_  The  Commis- 
sioners are  gone,  and  uppon  going  into  Flaunder.s, 
where  they  shall  meete  with  other  Commissioners  at 
Ostend.  I  lav  2  nights  at  the  courte,  where  I  heard  a 
little  news.  Uppon  Sonday  last  my  Lord  Mayor  made 
hia  wyfe  a  ladv.  where  I  heard  a  veiy  excellent  good 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


G.  E.         oration  from  my  Lord  Ihauncler  to  the  Mayor  uud  liis 
Febke,       brethren  .  .  . 
ifi'  Feb.  i.     To  his  brother  Bassingborn  Gawdy. 

March  13.  To  his  father  .  .  .  The  I'ariiament  i? 
lyke  to  coutineu  very  long,  and  the  end  thereof  is  not 
lyke  shortly  to  fall  out.  It  is  thought  it  shall  be  but 
proroged  ....  1  sent  last  weeke  a  frayle  of  fygges, 
rcysous.  and  allmons. 

April  6.  To  his  father  .  .  .  My  Lord  of  Comber- 
laud,  Sir  Henry  Lee,  and  Sir  Thomas  Gorge,  did  ruune 
at  the  courte  as  yesterday  the  course  of  the  feild.  A 
yonge  gentleman  toward  my  Lord  of  Leycester  called 
Mr.  Goldiugam  was  holden  in  the  streate  of  Mr.  Pin- 
chin  and  an  other  untill  on  Fox  did  very  sore  hurte 
hini.  but  being  at  liberty,  he  made  them  all  to  traTerse 
ther  grounds  with  great  expedition. 

April  11,  Loudon.  To  his  sister  ....  I  have  sent 
you  half  an  ell  of  blacke  velvett,  half  a  quarter  of  white 
satten.  and  a  payre  of  truucke  sleeves  ....  For  the 
manner  of  wearing  of  their  hoods  at  the  courte,  some 
weare  cripius,  some  weare  none,  some  weare  sattiu  of 
all  collors  with  their  upper  border,  and  some  weare 
none.  Some  one  of  them  weares  this  day  with  all  theise 
fashions,  and  the  next  daye  without.  So  that  I  fynd 
nothing  more  ceirteyne  than  their  nncertaynty  .... 

May  9.  To  his  father  .  .  .  Some  speake  of  warr, 
some  of  pease,  but  most  of  the  fyrst.  My  Lord  Admy- 
rall  and  Sir  Fi-ancis  Drake  are  commanded  presently  to 
sea  with  great  preparation,  and  ther  is  nine  skore  sayle 
made  ready  to  go  with  them  .  .  .  Some  uncertayne 
speaches  touching  the  jioysouing  of  3  or  4  great  kings 
and  princes  of  late. 

[1567],  May  19,  London.  'J'o  his  mother. 
May  21.  To  his  father  .  .  .  Sir  William  Wallgrave 
and  my  Lord  Windsor  had  a  quarrell,  and  ended  it  in 
the  field  together ;  but  no  blood  drawne.  Certeyne 
Jesuits  be  taken  and  committed  to  the  Tower.  Two 
lawiers  committed  to  the  Fleet  the  last  day  of  the  terme 
for  somewhat  to  lyberall  speaches.  Mr.  Wyat  of  the 
Inner  Temple,  and  Phillipps  of  the  Middle  Temple. 
Captayne  Skinke  takethe  great  payne  at  many  feasts 
which  he  is  bidden.     I  have  bene  at  some  of  them. 

May  26,  London.  To  his  mother  .  .  .  Capt.  Crosse 
is  come  from  Sir  Francis  Drake,  and  hath  brought  cer- 
teiu  newes  that  he  hath  sunke  and  burned  33  shippes  of 
the  King  of  Spajne,  and  hath  fower  more  laden  with 
nmehe  wealthe. 

June  18,  London.  To  his  father  .  .  .  Sir  Thomas 
Leyton  hath  bene  of  late  in  Fraunce,  and  soddynly 
returned.  I  talked  with  him  myself  and  understood  the 
manner  of  his  being  there,  and  the  tyme  of  his  tarry- 
ance.  The  King  cam  to  Roue  at  that  vei-y  instant  with 
1,400  horse  and  5,000  shott.  No  lyklyhod  but  that  we 
are  like  to  have  warre  as  well  with  Fraunce  as  Spayne, 
and  joynily  together.  It  is  expected  that  there  should 
be  open  warres  proclamed  uppon  the  comming  home  of 
the  Comyssioners,  which  is  now  somewhat  fresh  in 
speache,  and  ther  returue  very  shortly  expected. 

Nov.  10.  To  his  brother  .  .  .  Davy  Gwyn,  that  did 
so  good  service  in  the  Galyas,  is  seat  out  of  Ireland,  and 
he  has  remayueth  ])rysoner  suspected  to  be  our  adver- 
sary on  the  behalf  of  the  Duke  of  Modenu  .  .  .  The 
Queue  commeth  to  Somersett  House  uppon  Fryday.  and 
uppon  Tuesday  nest  she  is  iipoynted  to  hear  a  sermon 
at  I'owles  uppon  Tuesday  come  sennight.  There  is 
preparation  made  by  Lord  Chamberlin  for  her. 
Nov.  16.     To  his  sister  Anne. 

Nov.  24,  London.  To  his  father  ...  I  now  send 
you  doune  a  cocke,  2  payre  of  gloves,  2  doz.  of  payntes, 
2  small  books  for  a  token;  the  one  of  them  was  gyveu 
me  that  day  that  they  rann  at  tilt ;  divers  of  them  being 
gyven  to  most  of  the  lords  and  gentlemen  aljout  the 
court,  and  one  especially  to  the  Queue.  1  was  com- 
manded with  some  2  or  3  more  to  wayte  underneatlie 
the  Quene  to  l^e  employed  in  messages,  where  it  pleased 
her  Majestic  to  use  me  more  gracyously  than  I  deserved 
...  It  was  Friday  at  night  before  the  Quene  came  to 
my  Lord  Admy rails  ;  ^lppon  Saterday  was  the  running 
at  tilt  very  \v;ell  performeil,  thougho  not  so  full  of  devises 
and  so  riche  as  I  have  sene.  My  Lord  of  Essex  and  ray 
Lord  of  Cumberland  were  the  cheife  that  ranne.  Mr. 
Gresham  was  well  commended  for  the  credit  of  Norfolk. 
Uppon  Saterday  at  night  her  Majestic  lay  at  my  Lord 
Admiralle.s,  and  all  Sonday  at  his  charge.  Uppun 
Mondaye  she  went  to  Mr.  Seacreatoryes,  wher  in  thi' 
gallery  before  her  going  she  knighted  Mr.  John 
Pagington.  That  night  she  cam  to  my  Lord  Admi- 
ralles  agayne  aud  dyncd  ther  uppon  Tucsdaj-;  on 
Tuesday  at  night  she  cam  to  my  Lord  Ohaunoelers, 
wher  she  hath  bene  ever  since.  Her  entertayment  hath 
bene   very   great   ther,  bothe  for   herself  and   all   the 


trayne,  which  a  number  of  us  hathe  Very  well  tasted  of.         (;.  j;. 
It  is  thought   her  Majestic  will  tarry  there  yet   this       Fueuk. 
sevenight,  aud  at  Whitehall  .  .  .     My         ^^': 

uncle  Anthony  Gawdy  fayled  of  a  letter.  Neither  have 
1  as  yet  found  any  messenger  but  the  hedgehogg ;  aud 
yet  I  have  heard  that  the  hedgehogg  overcame  the  hare  ; 
and  so,  the  carryar  may  overi'un  the  post  .  .  .  Mr. 
Jenny  is  travelled  into  a  damask(!  goune,  and  followoth 
the  courte  daye  and  nyght  ....  My  Lord  of  Leyces- 
ter is  expected  for,  aud  some  newes  cam  out  of 
Flaunders  very  latly  yesternight,  btit  uuknowne  to  any 
but  the  best.  Some  letters  hathe  bene  intercepted  of 
late.  The  Prince  of  Parma  is  come  to  Dunkerke,  bnc 
unknowen  for  what  com.  so  suspected  for  no  good  to 
us.  As  yesterday  the  Queue  going  into  the  gallery 
made  an  old  knight.  Sir  Lewes  Dyves. 

Dec.  8.  To  his  sister  Anne  ....  You  shall  receyve 
all  your  things,  though  not  at  this  tyme,  but  only  the 
stuff  for  the  gowne.  Fox  can  not  tell  in  what  manner 
to  pattei'ue  it,  neither  needs  it  ;  for  I  can  assure  you 
that  both  the  Quene  and  all  the  gentlewomen  at  the 
courte  weare  the  very  fashion  of  your  cuff  tatl'ata 
goune  with  an  open  wind  sieve,  and  suche  a  cutt,  audit 
is  now  the  newest  fashion.  For  cappes  and  French 
hoods  I  fynde  no  thing  in  the  world,  all  what  serves  (?) 
els  you  shall  imdoubtedly  be  provided  of. 

Deo.  8.  To  his  father  .  .  They  (the  sheriffs)  were 
priekt  at  my  Lord  Chauncelers  uppon  Sonday  about 
5  of  the  clocke.  LTntill  which  tyme  Mr.  Jermy  aud  to 
the  very  howre  was  a  courtyer.  And  immediately  uppon 
it  he  Tanyshed  awaie,  that  I  never  sawe  him  since. 
And  yet  he  went  awaye  lyke  one  that  had  a  blew  cote 
without  a  conysauce.  For  he  fayled  of  a  certeyne 
knyghthood  that  he  expected,  and  they  saye  was  pro- 
mysed.  I  have  not  known  a  greater  man  shreif  of 
Norfolk  then  now  is.  The  Quene  was  determyned  to 
have  gone  to  Richmond  uppon  Tuesday  last  in  the 
afternone.  All  things  wer  prepared,  and  at  dinner 
tyme  she  altered  her  mynd  to  go  to  Somersett  House, 
whether  she  went  the  next  morning,  and  wher  she 
meaneth  to  remayne  some  reasonable  tyme,  at  least  all 
this  Christmas.  The  houshold  commeth  to  Sommersett 
Howse  as  this  very  night.  Ther  is  still  great  prepara- 
cion  touching  the  going  to  sea  .  .  My  Lord  Admyrall, 
my  Lord  Henry  Seymor,  my  Lord  Thomas  Howard,  my 
Lord  Sheifeild,  Sir  Fraunces  Drake,  and  Sir  Robert 
Southwell,  with  divers  others  eaptayues  and  gentlemen. 
Ther  be  certayne  rumors  touching  the  comming  of  the 
Spanyards,  but  nothing  of  creditt. — He  mentions  the 
Bell  (inn)  in  Smithfield  .... 

n.  d.  To  his  sister  Anne  ....  Commend  me  to 
my  loving  brother,  aud  if  you  be  at  the  mariage  com- 
ruend  me  to  Be^is  Bacon  and  the  husband.  I  wold  have 
bene  glad  to  have  worue  the  garter.  I  pray  send  me 
word  when  she  shall  be  marryed  certeyuly  by  writiug. 
Commend  me  to  Mr.  Bacon  and  William  Callthorp. 

Tuesday,  in  the  moriung.  London.  To  his  fathoT. — 
He  is  going  to  send  some  plum  trees  to  his  father  .... 
The  L.  (Lord  Admiral  r")  and  eaptayues  take  there  leave 
uppon  Sonday  at  night  at  prayers  tyme.  And  some  at 
this  daye  an(l  some  to-morrow,  and  some  with  as  much 
speed  as  they  may  well  take  ther  voyage  towards  the 
sea.  Ther  were  divers  had  many  men  in  a  lyvery  very 
well  apoyuted  uppon  Sonday  at  the  court  to  be  sene  of 
the  (.Juene  at  ther  going  to  the  Savoy  to  churche. 

n.  d.  To  his  sister  Anne. — Sends  a  piece  of  damask. 
• — The  dyer  will  warrant  there  shall  be  no  better  out  of 
the  shopp.  I  have  sent  you  down  2.000  jiipes,  300  of 
the  sort  yon  writt  for,  aud  6,000  of  the  sort  you  wrott 
for  in  the  first  bill ;  the  i)eece  of  satten ;  gold  thread. 
1  have  sent  your  husbanfl  2  payi'e  of  gloves,  and  yon 
one  payre. 

June  13,  London.  To  his  brother.  ...  1  have  sent 
you  doun  socks  and  bands,  and  have  sent  my  sister  her 
rolle.  and  sylver  buttons.  I  have  sent  mj-  father  2 
payre  of  stockins  .  .  .  My  L[ady]  Framlingam  saythe 
she  is  with  chylde.  (The  writer  think  it  to  be  an  im- 
posture.)— On  the  back  of  the  letter  lielow  the  address 
he  writes.  "  I  forgott  to  mynde  you  of  the  deathe  of  a 
"  great  Lady  ;  upon  Tuesdaj-  last  in  the  forenone  my 
"  L^ad}-]  of  Oxfordc  dyed  at  the  Court,  and  is  interred 
"  at  Westminster,  There  is  a  great  funerall  a  pre- 
"  paring." 

June  20,  London.  To  his  brother. — He  again  alludes 
to  Lady  Framliugham,  aud  the  general  opinion  that  she 
is  not  with  child.  Says  that  mauy  women  in  the  town 
had  had  the  like  idea  concerning  themselves  ;  and  that 
Lady  Wyndsor  had  been  with  child  these  50  weeks  and 
now  they  say  she  is  not. — He  is  pleased  to  hear  that  it 
is  proposed  that  he  should  make  a  journey  to  Flanders. 


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jgg       Her  jorney  was  sodenly  determyned  of  and  she  made  a 
gQ.  '       sodeyne  request  to  me  to  enjoye  my  company. 

[15S9],  Nov.  19.  To  his  brother  ....  Uppon  Son- 
day  last  the  Quene  was  at  Powles.  very  hoiiorably 
wayted  uppon:  you  may  imagyne  there  wanted  no  corn- 
pany  .  .  The  Quene  removeth  as  this  day  to  Grenewich. 
Serjent  Gawdy  was  yesterday  made  a  Jndg  of  tlie 
King's  Bench,  a  thing  not  much  plesing  to  himseU'e. 
I  can  not  ascertayne  you  of  any  other  uewes. 

1590,  Oct.  8,  iSTeayington.  To  his  brother. — I  have 
not  been  in  London  this  month,  but  3  miles  from 
London. 

Monday.  (To  his  brother.)  "Writes  briefly  till  he 
can  write  from  Plymouth. — 'How  Sir  Kichard  (iren- 
feild  and  Lord  Thomas  have  sought  for  me  I  will  not 
tell  you  .  .  .  The  Quene  hath  commanded  all  pos.<ible 
speade  to  be  made.  Sir  Richard  and  other  Captaynes 
will  presently  go  to  the  with  whom  I  will  go ; 

and  .so  away  as  fast  as  the  shippes  will  fall  downe.  I 
have  already  bought  my  armor  and  targett,  the  very 
fellowes  to  my  Lord  Thomas's  and  Sir  Richard's.  My 
apparrell  will  Ije  made  to  night ;  what  els  is  necessary 
I  do  provide  .... 

April  3.  Prom  H.M.  ship  the  Revenge.  (To  hi.s 
brother.)  On  the  other  side  of  the  page  is  a  letter  dated 
i  April  from  the  Revenge,  signed  by  William  Lang- 
ham  : — telling  Bassingborue  Gawdy  that  he  (Langham) 
and  P.  Gawdy  are  companions,  and  that  the  weather 
has  been  very  bad,  and  that  he  is  sure  that  P.  Gawdy 
will  answer  or  surpass  the  expectations  of  his  friends. 

April  24.     Aboard  H.M.  ship  the  Defiance.     (To  his 
brother.) — Has  been  at  sea  ever  since  leaving  Plymouth. 
— All  our  adventures  and  jonrnalles  it  were   to  tedious 
to  sett  downe  particularly.     Besides  I  keepe  a  note  of 
every  da3'e's  action  .  .   .  Fi'om  Plimmouthe  we  savled 
the  whole  fleetc  together  'J.  dayes,  when  our  ship  the 
Revenge  lost  my  Lord  and  the  whole  fieete.     They  all 
put  iu  at  Famouthe,  being  dryven  thether  by  t'ne  ex- 
tremyty  of  the  weather.     Vir  tackt  about  to  the  north- 
ward and  lay  uppon  the  coast  of  France,  Ijetweeu  Sylla 
and  Ushin,  where  we  did  endure   ver^-  sore  weather  as 
might  be  abiden  at  the  .sea.     We  spent  both  ourmastes, 
but  by  God's  grace  they  were  espyed  in  good  tyme  and 
strengthened  with  fishes,  wolding  and  calking,  and  now 
they  be  iu  very  good  plight.     When  we  came  uppon  the 
Northern  L'ape  we  descryed   5  sayle,  whereof  4  were  of 
Hamborough,  and  one   Frenchman  was    of  Newhaven, 
whom  Sir  Richard  Greinfeild   toke  into  his   sliipp,  and 
])laced  a  master  and  of  his  own   men  in  her.  because 
we  Were  alone  and  had  lost  all   our  company.     Uf  the 
rest  of  the   Flemmings  we  Viorrowed  some   vytayle  of 
them,  for  other  good  thing  had  they  not  any,  but  only 
salte,  and  gave  them  the  passe  home.     Afterward  we 
sayled  along  the  costs  of  Spayne  in  the  bay  of  Portin- 
gale.     Wher  aljouts  the  Buriiugs  uppon  the  lyth  April 
we  descryed  in  our  topmast  7  or  8  sayle,  we  were  alone, 
and  our    small  frenche   flyliote;    we   supijosed   one    of 
them   by   the   hngenes    to  be   either   a   Suenke   or  an 
Armado ;  we  prepared  ourselves  to  tight,  and  made  all 
thinges  ready.     "When  we  tackte  about  and  came  round 
of  them  all,  we  founde  that  some  of  them  were  of  our 
own  fieete,  and  might  easily    perceyve  that  they  had 
this  great  shipp  in  chase.     There  were  two  pinisses,  the 
lion's  whelps,  and  the  Delight  shott   some  5  or  C  shot, 
and  she  never  budged ;  bat  presently  uppon  our  com- 
ming  in  she  shoke  her  topsayle  and  all  other  sayles, 
and   yelded   herself  to    Sir   Richard    Greinfeild,    who 
placed  a  master  and  some  of  his  owue  men  in  her,  and 
we  toke  out  some  men  ouc  of  the  rest  of  the  shippes 
and  exchanged  Flemmings  for  them.     But  she  fell  out 
to  be  a  hulke  of   Lubecke,  a  marvelous  huge  one,  of 
1,000  tons  laden  all  with  great  mastes  and  deale,  which 
falleth  out  to  be  a  very  good  pryse  ;  for  it  is  the  King 
of  Spaynes  ;  and  wc  fownde  a  Portiugale  pylate  which 
had  the  King's  letter  to  pass  them  from  Lysboue  to 
the    Groyne   for   preparation   fcr   his  shipps.      She   is 
valued  to  be  worth   10,OUOi.     We  ther  mett  with   7  of 
our  shipps  which  cam  from  my   Lord  that  morning  in 
this  chase.    When  we  were  in  the  height  of  the  Southern 
Cape,  called  Cape  St.  Vyncent,   we   descryed  5  sayle, 
whom  we  did  baare  withall,  and  found  them  to  be  my 
Lord  and  fewer  other  sayle  with  him.     We  hayled  my 
Lord  and  made  great  joy  to  meete  him,  and  that  day 
we  rann  a  westward  course  of  the  Cape,  and  have  lyen 
ever  since  at  the  Hull  tariing  for  some  of  our  shippes 
that  be  lost.     My  Lord  and  Sir  Richard  presently  de- 
termined to  send  home  the  jjryse,  and  hath  sent  home 
one  John  Badder,  that  was  Sir  Robert  Southwell's  man, 
whopromysed  one  faythfuU  dejj-very  of  this  letter  at  your 
house  in  Norfolk  ....  My  Lor.d  sent  for  me  this  day 

to  be  with  him I  honor- him  much  and  have 

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great  cause  to  love  him  .  .  .  There  is  not  a  good  alio-         G.  E. 
house  within -20  leagues  of  us.     We  are  going  presently        ^S""^' 
to  the  Islands,  and  whether   further  as  we  shall  have  _ 

intelligence.  There  is  already  4  sail  come  home  to  St. 
Luces  m  Andalusia  laden  with  ten  thousand  millions 
six  weeks  before  our  commiug.  I  thanke  God  we  have 
founde  some  kniiks  but  yet  no  money,  but  some  pieces 
of  eight,  and  very  few  of  them  ....  1  have  allready 
gotten  a  fyuc  card  and  other  tooles  belonging  to  naviga- 
tion. (Asks  his  In-other  to  look  at  a  map  and  see  how 
the  first  point  after  they  past  the  coast  of  France  that 
they  touches  was  Cape  Fiuistcrre  the  Northern  Cape, 
then  they  came  in  height  of  the  burlinges.  next  in 
height  of  the  roeke  Castecales  and  the  Groyne,  then 
they  bore  upon  Cape  Pitther,  and  lastly  came  to  Cape 
St.  \'iucent).  And  just  by  Cape  St.  Vincent  is  Cape 
Sacre,  betwixt  which  two  there  standeth  a  fryery  and  a 
castle  of  the  King's  called  the  Blockhowse.  We  were 
within  some  three  leages  of  the  shore,  and  since  we 
have  runne  a  westward  corse  some  ;'>o   leages  towards 

the   Hand It  is  thought  and  all  but  knowen 

that  2  of  our  shipps  ar  caste  away.  The  Mone  and  tho 
Disdayne  in  the  fowle  weather,  'i'hese  seas  that  we  1)9 
now  in  ar  allmoste  as  sweet  as  a  ryver  in  the  contrye. 

Recommend  me  to  Sir  Nicholas  Bacon  and  his 

good  Lady ;  to  Munu  bycausc  1  love  his  sweote  nature 
and  condition.  Nanu  Bacon  hath  cause  to  love  me,  for 
I  have  ever  wished  her  as  hy  fortune  as  any  woman  ever 
desarves  .  .  .  My  Lord  doth  now  promvse  me  that  the 
hulke  shall  stay  all  night ;  if  it  doth  I  will  come  uppon 
my  oucle  Anthony  with  some  lines. — P.S.  It  was  our 
fortune  to  meet  with  this  hulke  agayne  uppon  May  day, 
being  an  unweildy  vessell,  abought  middway  betwixt 
St.  Michele's  and  the  Cape  ;  there  hath  not  anything 
since  happened  worthy  the  writing,  but  only  this  ;  we 
sunke  a  carvell  wher  we  only  saved  60  jars  of  oyle, 
the  men.  and  a  bushel  of  lettirs  which  they  called  of 
intelligence  to  the  Hands  to  meete  with  the  fieete, 
commiug  home  whether  we  are  now  going.  The  most 
of  us  lyke  lyons  that  have  Ijeene  almost  famyshed  for 
want  of  praye  or  rather  lyke  a  beare  roblied  of  her 
Vt'helppes. 

July  6.  H.M.  shipp  the  Revenge.  (To  his  brother.) 
....  Sincemy  last  wrytiugwe  have  had  somcadventures. 
^^'e  watred  at  Floures.  and  I  saw  the  dolphm  corse  the 
flying  fish,  whereof  I  saw  one  flye  as  far  as  your  yong 
partriches  will  do  at  the  first  flight.  We  have  good 
shippes  with  us  both  of  her  Majesties  and  otheiwyse.— 
Speaks  of  his  good  usage  from  Sir  Richard  and  Capt. 
Lahorne,  and  asks  to  be  remembered  to  .Sir  Charles 
Framlingam  and  to  the  good  lady  his  wife,  to  Sir 
Nicholas  Bacon  and  his  lady.  To  his  cousin  Munn  he 
will  write  (1  lines  if  he  has  leysure.  He  expresses  him- 
self as  pleased  with  sea  life. 

Feb.  9,  Castle  of  Lyshborne.  (To  his  brother.)  It 
seems  from  this  letter  that  he  was  a  prisoner  in  Lisbon 
Castle,  and  that  others  from  the  same  ship,  of  better 
condition  than  he,  had  been  sent  back  to  England.  But 
it  had  been  reported  that  he  was  son  of  the  chief  judge 
of  London,  or  else  of  the  Lord  Mayor  of  London,  or 
else  of  some  other  noble  house,  and  they  demanded  in 
exchange  a  Captain  called  Drogis  Daller.  He  asks  his 
brother  to  apply  to  Lord  Thomas  on  his  behalf.  (Pro- 
bably he  thought  that  the  letter  would  be  read  by  the 
governor,  and  in  order  to  make  him  believe  that  he  was 
prisoner  of  little  consequence  and  of  a  poor  family,  he 
writes,  •'  I  know  not  if  you  can  safely  travell  out  of 
"  your  howse  or  no,  or  whether  you  have  compounded 
'■  witb  your  creditors,  but  if  you  cannot,  ride  yom-sclf 
"  to  Loudon,"  &c.  He  alludes  to  his  father  having 
died  two  years  since.) 

[1593j.  May  3.  To  his  brother.  Bassingborne  Gawdy, 

Esq.,  Hye  Shreif  of  the  countye  of  Norfolke 

I  ivas  yesterdaye  with  my  oncle  at  the  serjeants  feaste, 
and  before  then  he  knew  not  that  ray  sister  was  deade. 
.  .  .  There  was  at  the  feaste  my  Lord  Keeper  and  my 
Lord  of  Bukhurst,  and  Sir  jiton  Fogcue.  and  first  I 
should  have  said  my  Lord  of  Canterbury  of  the  Coun- 
sayle,  my  Lord  of  Rutland,  my  Lord  of  Bedford,  my 
Lord  Stafi'ord,  my  Lord  Shandowes.  my  Lord  North, 
with  such  a  multitude  of  knights  and  gentlemen,  ladyea, 
and  gentlewomen  innumerable  ;  Serjeant  Danyell  was 
ancient  of  the  call ;  there  were  9  besydes,  a  very  great 
feast  ....  The  Queue's  ^Jajesty  is  going  a  jjrogress  ; 
first  she  commethe  to  Lambethe,  from  thence  she  gothe 
to  Winibleton,  from  thence  to  Sir  Jhou  Fescues  by 
Hampsted,  from  thence  to  Highgate  wallis  his 

house,  from  thence  to  Tebolds,  and  so  some  say  forthe 
towards  Cambridge.  There  be  no  knights  of  the  Garter 
new  chosen  as  yet,  but  ther  wer  fowre  nominated,  my 
Lord   of    Southampton,    my   Lord   Keeper,    my   Lord 

3   U 


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HISTOKlCAIi   MAWTJSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


G.  E.        Thomas,  and  my  Lord  Willoubye  of  Ersby,  but  it  took 
^KK'       no  effect. 
_■  159:5,  n.  d. ,  Hengrave.     My  Lady  Drury  lave  lieare 

this  last  night  ...  No  newes,  but  that  my  Lady  Clifton 
is  well  recovered,  and  in  token  of  thauk.sgiying  danced 
all  this  last  night  as  long  as  she  was  able  to  go.  My 
Lord  of  Essex  is  at  Royston. 

[15P3.]  From  my  Lord  of  Shrewsbury's  honse.  (To 
his  brother.)  .  .  .  I'algrave  cam  to  me  the  very  next 
morning  after  my  comming  from  the  Court,  where  I 
remained  some  4  or  o  dayes  iippon  some  speciall  bus- 
sines  ....  There  is  a  Parlament  called  in  Fraunce 
where  ambassadors  from  all  Christendome  will  be.  Sir 
Kobert  Sydney  is  for  England.  There  is  newes  newly 
come  to  the  Courte  that  ther  are  ■'>,000  Spanyards  em- 
barked at  Farolle  f6r  Britayne.  The  Quene's  Majestie 
herself  satt  in  couusayle  uppon  Tuesdaye  last  in  my 
Lord  Chamberlins  chamber  about  theise  and  some  other 
specyall  att'ayres.  The  rest  that  sat  was  my  Lord  of 
Esses,  my  Lord  Admyrall,  my  Lord  of  Buchurst,  Sir 
Robert  Cycill,  Sir  Jhon  Foscue,  and  Dr.  Thomas 
WoUey.  Ther  wer  non  other,  for  my  Lord  Tresorer 
is  still  at  Tebolds.  My  Lord  Keeper  went  home  uppon 
Monday.  My  Lord  Chaniberline  hath  gott  the  gowte 
in  one  of  his  toes.  He  useth  me  well  and  you  very 
kindly.  Sir  Ai'thur  Hiuninges  gave  him  a  very  hy 
flying  tassell,  and  was  the  most  unfortunate  asse  to  be 
shreife  that  ever  was,   and  my  Lord  told  me  as  much, 

and  every  page  of  the  Courte  can  tell  therof 

You  are  beholding  to  my  Lord  Admyrall  and  my  Lord 
Chamberline,  and  yoti  shall  hold  them,  for  they  be 
worthy  therof.  Kelly  is  delyvercd  out  of  pryson  and 
restored  to  his  former  estate,  and  maketh  gold  as  fast 
as  a  henn  will  crackc  nuttos.  Jhon  Darcy,  with  the 
moll  in  his  face,  is  dead  of  the  plage,  and  a  brother  of 
his  had  a  plage  sore.  Sir  Rowland  Seyward  is  newely 
dead,  and  hath  left  a  very  sweet  wydowe,  but  yet  some- 
what grene.  My  brother  Darcye  at  Tolson  is  deade, 
and  hath  left  his  wyfe  lOOL  a  year  and  much  wealthe 
besydes ;  the  land  to  descend  to  his  3  daughters.  I 
■will  not  tell  you  how  I  speede  in  my  concealed  business 
till  I  come  myself  ....  P.S.  I  have  scut  you  the  bill 
of  the  plage. 

[1594].  Deo.  7.  (To  bis  brother.)  ...  I  have  boughte 
the  (thee  ?)  a  sadlc  with  the  furniture  correspondent,  no 
other  than  my  Lord  of  Essex,  Sir  Charles  Blunt,  Sir 
Roger  "Williams,  and  such  other  cavilleers  at  tliis  howse 
do  use.  The  footclothe  bought  of  a  clothe  dyed  out  of 
a  blewe  blankett  which  never  will  change  coder  for  any 
weather,  girded  not  after  the  old  fashion  but  the  newest 
in  request,  and  most  profitable  ;  for  lace  therewith  is 
Aldermanlyke,  and  such  it  will  have  uppon  every 
taynter.  Thy  hose  I  have  bought  of  the  mallard  coller. 
It  will  hold  well  a  perfecte  wynter  coller  paued  and 
rouled  just  according  to  the  fashion.  I  have  sent  you  a 
hatt.  only  ther  wauteth  a  hattband.  ...  it  shall  come 
with  myself.  I  have  sent  my  well  beloved  syster  all 
,  suche  thinges  as  she  requested,  her  fann  with  the  handle, 

not  stale  any  kynde  of  waye  ;  a  payre  of  kuyves  ;  a  var- 
dingale  of  the  best  fashion  ;  her  gold  thread  her  heare 
call  (hair-caul  ?) ;  her  pumpes  ;  and  in  short  there 
wanteth  nothing  she  spake  for.  but  onl}-  a  thing  I  should 
have  had  of  Mr.  Munjoye,  but  he  fayled  me  very  wrong- 
fully according  to  his  promyse  ;  Init  it  is  comming.  .  .  . 
I  have  sent  my  heyre  and  Charles  two  daggers,  and  yet 

he  forbidded  me   to  kysse  his  Gate I  was  one 

day  at  the  cort,  where  I  cold  not  staye  longe,  by  reason 
of  my  busines.  I  was  talked  withal  by  some  ladycs  of 
the  Pryvy  Chamber  and  by  many  others  how  thyne  owne 
credit  made  the  (thee)  shreife,  and  my  Lord  Keeper's 
ayde  and  her  Majesties  specyall  owne  lyking  and  coni- 
mendacion.  Beleive  not  the  undershreife  so  much  in 
all  thinges  .  .  .  his  speaches  did  the  rather  a  jjenworthe 
of  hurte  tlian  a  hallpenworthe  of  good.  My  Lord  of 
Es>ex  told  me  of  yon  and  how  you  wer  shreife,  but  not 
a  worde  of  bis  letter.  Sir  Arthur  Henningham  made 
great  suit  to  prefer  himself,  afterwards  Phillip  Wood- 
hottse  and  Mr.  Knyvett  before  the  ....  I  am  going 
this  night  to  the  corte  with  Tom  Formaa,  who  is  now  a 
buing  (buying)  in  Soulhwarke  a  caste  of  tassels;  he 
wanteth  nothing  but  a  good  cyterne  to  his  voyce.  I 
spake  not  yet  with  the  Queue,  but  by  God's  grace  I 
mcane  to  do.  My  Lord  Treasorer  is  perfectly  recovered  ; 
be  hath  bene  at  his  cort  at  Tebolds  this  sennight. 
Great  speaches  of  chosing  the  King  of  Fraunce  of  the 
Order  of  the  Garter.  My  Lord  of  Essex  was  this  day  in 
London.  ...  1  only  want  a  velvet  cloke  of  the  Ijest 
i'ashion.  .  .  .  Send  me  that  by  these  carrj'ars  that  thou 
didst  promyse  nie  to  Imy  mo  that  cloke,  ,  .  ,  I  have  not 
yet  spoken  witlj  my  Lord  Chief  Justice  or  Judge  Feuner  ; 
they   bo  neither  in  townc.  ...    I   have   sent  to  Mr. 


Lowndc  a  letter  hereiuolosed  that  came  from  Mr. 
Kiptons  ;  his  wyfe  haih  had  a  great  fall  and  broke  her 
rumpe. 

[1.J94],  Friday  morning.  (To  his  brother.)  .  .  Your 
jerkin  shall  bo  very  fayreand  good  as  any  man  wearcth. 
All  the  rest  shall  not  myslyke,  1  hope,  but  yf  anythinge 
be  amysse,  blame  not  me  but  Judas  that  Ijcareth  ihe 
bagg,  for  in  many  thinges  he  controllcth  my  judgment 
and  claymethe  a  later  direction  then  1  had.  .  .  .  When 
your  man  came  I  was  at  the  Court.  Tliose  thinges  I 
gave  to  my  Lord  Chamberline  and  my  Lord  Admyrall 
wer  very  hyly  well  talu'n,  and  they  wer  the  first  they 
had  yet  to  heare.  I  had  many  thaukes  and  many  kynde 
promyses.  ...  I  was  with  my  Lord  Chief  Justice 
uppon  my  first  comming  to  townc.  and  then  he  knew  not 
the  just  tyme  ol  the  assyses,  which  no(v  is  apoj'nted 
nppon  Monday  come  three  weekes,  and  he  gyves  you 
wonderful  good  woordes,  and  onlj-  for  your  sake,  he 
saythe  agaynst  his  will,  the  assyses  be  at  Thetforde, 
but  never  hereafter  shall.  Sir  Fraunces  "W.  is  going 
over,  and  shall  have  a  regiment  of  3,000,  half  the 
Quene's  pay,  and  half  the  States'.  Dr.  Lopes  hathe 
bene  often  examyned,  and  dyvers  tymes  uppon  the 
racko;  he  eonfesseth  all  thinges  very  franckly;  besides 
there  be  two  or  three  Irishmen  committed  to  the 
Tower  about  very  great  and  capital  treasons.  Sir 
Nicholas  Bacon  is  still  in  towne.  Sir  William  Wood- 
h[ouse],  Sir  Robert  Drury,  and  he  and  I  supped 
together  the  last  night.  Sir  William  Woodhouse  pro- 
mysed  to  deliver  my  commandaceons  to  you. 

[1593],  Feb.  22,  London.  (To  his  brother.)  Thanks 
for  his  brother's  letter  and  advice,  and  ho  promises  to 
amend;  says  he  will  be  with  his  brother  two  or  three 
days  before  the  time. — I  must  go  to  the  Courte  to- 
morrow without  fayle.  I  attend  uppon  a  mourning 
saynte.  1  wolde  glidly  clothe  her  all  in  grene.  Your 
sturgen  of  the  best  kynde  I  colde  not  send  downe  by 
theis  carryars.     It   shall  be  at  Thetforde   next  Sunday 

without  f'a3'lc.  the  day  e  you  meete  the  judges 

Beuitt  the  Gcnuues  looteman  is  committed  to  the  Tower. 
He  haih  confessed  uppon  his  examiuaoion  that  that  he 
hath  bene  aequaynted  withe  many  treasons  this  seaven 
ycaie.     I  do  not  forget  you  to  my  Lord  of  Sussex. 

[159  ,  May  1.]  (To  his  brother.)  After  writmg  of  last 
letter  by  Valyaut,  inmiediatly  within  one  bourc  ther 
comes  a  pursivaunte  to  me  with  a  letter  from  the  whole 
bodye  of  the  connsayle,  I  being  ready  to  wayte  of  my 
Lord  Treasurer  aboute  the  ]irysoner  heare  in  Englande  ; 
so  that  presently  1  made  my  replye  before  them  .sytting 
at  my  Lord  Treasurers.  When  I  came  before  them, 
ther  I  understood  tluit  one  Mr.  Harbrouu  (who  was 
ambassador  in  Turkeye)  in  the  behalf  of  Lucas  Phelix 
Henricos  Master,  the  marchant  that  remayncd  bounds 
for  me  at  Lyshborne,  by  reason  of  some  late  letters  he 
receyved  from  him,  putes  up  to  the  Couusayle  one  snp- 
plication  in  the  behalf  of  Lewcas  Phelix,  how  that  he 
cam  bowndc  for  me,  either  to  returne  such  a  prysoner, 
named  Mathias  de  Fries,  or  els  so  much  money,  neitlier 
of  which  was  as  yet  by  me  performed,  in  which  respect 
the  tyme  of  9monthes  being  expired,  he  wasimprysoned 
and  enforced  to  answer  the  monye.  Besides  Mr,  Har- 
brouu puts  up  an  other  supplication  in  the  behalfe  of 
the  men  that  remayne  in  the  Portugall  gallyes,  with  all 
ther  names  to  the  number  of  38,  that  by  reason  I  had 
not  returned  this  man,  or  the  monye,  they  all  remayned 
prysoners  still  in  the  gallyes,  and  that  uppon  my  send- 
iug  over  I  shold  have  sent  to  this  Dutehe  merchant 
Lewcas  Phelix  my  Lord  Admyrall  his  passe  for  his  and 
ther  safe  arryvall  here  in  England  ;  which  passe  I  pro- 
cured and  have  gotten  two  monthes  synce,  and  shall  be 
sent  on  my  dispatcho  of  Henrico,  1  was  demanded  by 
the  whole  body  of  the  Couusayle  why  I  neither  had  dis- 
patched the  one  or  the  other,  I  answered  that  I  undrr- 
tokc  to  ransome  one  Mathias  de  Frias,  Ijeing  in  Sir 
Walter  Rawley's  custodye,  who  valewed  his  prysoner  at 
SOtl/.,  and  my  estate  was  farr  unable  to  redeeme 
him;  then  they  answered  me  that  uppon  the  payment 
of  200^.  I  was  dyscharged,  and  toLI  me  that  I  had 
fownde  extraodinary  frendship  and  good  use  that  none 
els  had  fownde.  and  yet  all  others  had  discharged 
ther  ransome  that  wer  jirysoners  besyde.  I  answered 
that  1  was  a  younger  brother,  my  estate  but  meane, 
and  neverthelesse  I  wold  pcrforme  in  this  case  to 
the  uttermoste  of  my  power;  wheriqj])On  the  whole 
Couusayle  used  me  very  honorably  and  in  all  good 
manner,  and  sayd  that  they  wold  all  do  me  .as  muche 
])leasure  as  thej'  might;  and  sent  one  with  mo  to 
Sir  Walter  Rawley  to  know  how  he  wold  deal  with  his 
lirysoner,  and  what  charges  he  had  bene  at  with  him, 
Tliere  he  sent  a  note,  how  he  had  l)cne  prysoner  ever 
since  the  Siianishe  Armado  had  bene  uppon  our  seas. 


^(A?PEN:DIX   TO   SEVENTH   REPORT, 


523 


_^G.  E.        which  is  fyvo  ycares  past ;  he  sett  down  for  liis  dyett 
^E^Q^'       '2'^'-     ^'    ^'"'6.    fo''   ^^^   apparrcll,    10?.    a   year,   which 

'         amovmtetli  to  150?.  besides  the  ransome  and  valewe  of  his 

bodyeaud  his  keeper's  fees.  On  retuine  herof  my  Lord 
Treamrer  told  me  that  it  was  farr  the  better  corse  to 
pays  the  nionye  and  afterward  to  make  some  suite  to  her 
Majestic  for  recompence,  whieh  he  of  his  iionor  told  me 
that  ho  wold  do  all  that  in  him  Liy  to  fnrther ;  and 
beside  he  told  me  that  neither  her  Majestic  or  els  the 
whole  body  of  the  tVnmsaylc  cold  pleasure  rac  any  whitt 
at  all  in  this.  Wher  iippon  good  consideracion  1  pro- 
mysed  to  them  that  within  7  dnyes  I  wold  discharge  it; 
although  it  werto  the  utter  undoing  of  my  whole  estate. 
hoping  therafter  of  ther  honorable  ayde  when  I  shold 
have  occasion  to  use  them,  which  they  all  faythfully 
promyssed,  and  in  especyall  my  Lord  Treasurer,  uiipon 
whom  my  cheif  hope  depeudeth.  So  I  was  uppou  very 
good  termes  dysmyssed.  I  went  presently  to  David  le 
Mer,  Lewcas  Phelix's  father,  heare  in  England,  who  only 
in  respect  that  he  dcsireth  to  pleasure  mc  is  contente 
to  take  your  liondc  for  the  mony  to  be  payde  a  yeare 
hence,  which  shall  l)e  in  all  liOO/.  (.The  interest  was  to 
be  20?.,  i.  r.,  10?.  per  cent.,  but  Lhilip  says  that  he  will 
pay  that  and  not  have  it  in  the  bond,  and  he  hopes  also 
to  pay  the  liOO?.)— Thi.-;  Dutchman,  David  le  Mer,  pre- 
sently uppon  my  discharge  of  this  matter  will  gyve  me 
a  suite  to  prefei'r  which  shall  scame  very  light  and  yet 
be  of  reasonable  good  valewe,  and,  assure  yourselle,  it 

shall  not  be  idely  followed David  le  Mer  hath 

heare  sent  a  Dutchman,  a  skryvener,  whom  I  spake 
withall  last  night  ;  this  man  is' but  only  a  messenger, 
and  sent  in  the  behalfe  of  David  le  Mer,  and  you  never 
had  dealings  with  an  honcster  man  than  this  David  le 
Mer,  for  at  the  yeares  ende  you  raaye  commaunde  him 
in  any  reasonable  manner.  (Asks  his  brother  to  use 
despatch  because  he  has  to  give  his  own  discharge  to 
the  Council) Upon  the  returne  of  this  mes- 
senger I  meane  not  to  sturr  from  the  courte  till  I  heare 
of  some  good  for  myself,  and  forthwith  to  repayre  into 
the  contrye  to  lyve  with  you.  iS'ews  :  Mr.  Pendry  is 
executed  for  writing  of  Martin  Marprelate.  I  do  not 
muche  rejoyce  therein. 

[l.SP-iJ.  May  2.   (lo  his  brotliei-.)— His  uncle  Anthony 
told  him   that  the  Lord  Chief  Justice  had  much  com- 
mended Bassiugbourue  Gawdy.  .  .  .  '■  Upon  8t.  George's 
"  day  1  was  at  court,  wher  ther  was  a  great  presse 
"  of  people.     Very  iewe  knyghts   of  the  Garter.     The 
"  Queue's  Majestic    went   processyon,    and   my   Lord 
"  Treasurer  and  Mr.  Treasurer  went  not  by  reason  ther 
"  legges  served  not  them  very  well.     I  dined  that  day 
"  and  supped  at  Mr.  Treasurer's,  who  had  his  dyett  upp 
"  into  his  chamber.     My  Lord  <if  Essex  was  very  well 
"  manned,  and  a  great  multitude  of  them.     The  toluene 
"  is   very  angry  with    Sir   Anthony    Shirley  and   Sir 
"  Nicholas  ClvHord  for  taking  the  Order  of  St.Michill, 
"  and  hath  commaunded  that  they  shall  send  the  order 
"  backe   again;  First,   bycanse  they  tooke  it  without 
"  her  pryvyty  ;  next  bycause  they  toke  the  whole  othe, 
"  and  one  i)art  therof  is  to  dcfende  the  masse  while  they 
"  lyve     which  mv  Lord  of  Lester  and  the  Duke  were 
"  dysp'eused  withall  when  they  toke  it.     Mr.  Comesby 
"  that  keepeth  that  office  touching   the  Commyssion  of 
"  the  subsidv  telleth  me  that  no  shreife  can  be  m  that 
'•   Commyssion,  for  ther  is   one  clause   in  the   statute 
"  that  the  shreif  must   1)6  ready  ever  to  ayde  the  Com- 
"  missioners  ....     Much  lamentation  lor  the  death  of 
"  my  Lord  of  Darby,  and  some  speaches  that  he  shold 
"  be  poysoned.     My  Lady  synce  hat'n  bene  delyyered  of 
'•  a  Sonne,  but   it  was  untymely  and  put  her  m  great 
'■  dauna-er.     The  yonge    erl,    his   brother,    is   now    at 
"  Loudon,  with  whoml  have  Ijeue,  an  old  acquaintance 
"  of  niyne.     Ther  is  very  frethe  newes  from  my  Lord 
'•  of  Essex,  his  mouthe   that  ther  shold  presently  go 
"  10,000  for  Brytayne.     This  day  is  the  great  feast  of 
'•  the  Serjants;  1  am  apovnted  to  go  thither  with  my 
"  oncle."  .  .  .    Assuer  yourself,  Dr.  Atslo  hath  done  a 
great  care  of  her  (i.  e.,  his  sister),  and  is  newly  deade 
himselfe. 

15113,  June  7.  (To  his  brother.)  I  am  cxtremly  sorrye 
I  have  not  debserved  that  ty  tie  you  wold  have  gy  veu  me  ; 
but  it  was  uppon  an  extraordinary  event,  for  the  man 
that  ransomed  me  inLisbone  is  now  m  England,  and  by 
my  meanes  hath  reoey  ved  uery  especyall  favors,  and  I  had 
reason  to  feast  him  that  fetched  me  out  of  so  many 
myseryes  or  els  all  the  world  wold  have  ooudemned  me. 
The  Queue  is  now  in  her  progresse  :  she  hath  liene 
at  Lambeth,  at  Wimbleton.  an<l  at  Osterley ;  she  dynes 
this  daye  at  Mr.  Peyne.-,  and  conies  to  night  to  Hygate, 
from  thence  to  Mr.'Warrens.  and  so  to  Tebolds.  to  stay 
without  any  wemyne.  This  day  Lopus  was  executed 
and  two  Portugalls  more  at  Tyborne.     My  Lord  Moun- 


tague   is  prvsoner  at  my  Lord   Keeper  his   ho^vse   for         G.  E. 
chrisniiig  his  own  chyld  himself;  he  told  his  father,  l^y^' 

my  Lord  of    Buohurst,  when   it  was  done  that  there  ' 

needed  send  for  no  ]a-eist,  for  it  was  done  by  himself; 
he  durst  not  keepe  it  from  the  Queue,  and  so  is  under 
command  in  that  howse. 

[I.'i93.  indorsed].  Aug.  29,  Grenewich.  (To  his  brother.) 
.  .'^.  .  Ther  be  two  committed  to  the  Tower,  Yorke  and 
one  Williams  ;  the  hrst  being  the  soune  of  Sir  Edward 
Yorke,  that  dwelt  in  Ireland  ;  they  have  confessed  very 
foul  matters  of  treason,  and  that  dyvers  others  have 
sworue  to  do  that  which  1  hope  to  se  them  all  hanged 
before  one  heare  of  her  Majestle  shall  fall ;  they  were 
sent  over  by  Gurdon,  captayne  of  Callys.  On  Sondaye 
last  ther  was  a  great  myschauuce  of  the  burning  of  the 
storehouse  at  Chatham;  the  lossc  is  great,  and  hevyly 

lakeu My  Lady  ]5ridgct  Manners  is  sent   for 

back  to  the  courte,  and  it  is  thought  will  lye  by  the 
heeles  up])on  the  dyspleasuro  o[  her  marriage  without 
leave.  'I'he  court  removeth  not  now  at  all.  Ther  was 
a  very  fowle  murder  lately  donue  in  London  by  an  ale- 
house keper  ;  the  tapster,  his  syster,  his  mayde,  and  a 
waterman  consenting  all  unto  it ;  ther  was  a  chandler 
and  his  boye  murdred ;  they  are  all  ajiprehended,  and 
have  confessed  ;  the  waterman  shold  have  had  4s.  for 
carying  the  dead  body  over  tlie  water,  and  left  the 

half  behynd.  Sir  'William  E[itz]  Williams  is  newly 
come  civer  and  expected  at  court  on  Sondayo.  I  heard 
Mun  IJacon  and  his  IjrothcT'  were  at  London,  going 
towards  the  bathe.  Uppon  AVedensday  last  a  very 
speoyall  strayt  commandement  from  the  Queue  gyven  by 
my  Lord  Chamberlvne  that  no  man  shall  come  into  [her] 
presence  or  attend  uppon  her  Majestie  wearing  any  long 
cloke  beneath  the  knee  or  thereabouts  ....  itcommeth 
in  a  good  hower  for  taylers,  mercers  and  drapers,  for  all 
m.en  are  settled  into  longc  clokes. 

[15!»3,   indorsed],    Sept.    10 1    am   resident 

either  at  court  or  els  contynually  with  Don  Antonio 
Peres,  at  Essex  House,  whom  my  Lord  useth  with  hye 
favors,  aud  favors  raemightely  in  regard  of  accompany- 
ing him.  I  hope  he  shall  be  a  meanes  of  some  good  for 
me.  I  pray  tell  Sir  Edward  Yf  ottoii  that  Antonio  Peres 
beza  la  mains  do  su  Seguoria  ;  and  myself  in  the  like 
sorte.  I  thinke  he  will'shortly  be  hi  those  contryes.  I 
will  tell  you  what  Sir  Nicholas  Clyfloril  sayd  the  other  , 

night  being  at  supper  together  with  my  Lord,  that  his 
lady  told  him  that  yf  she  had  bene  a  mayde  agayne  she 
wohl  clayine  interest  in  her  old  husband,  and  an  old 
mistress  of  yours,  Mrs.  Praunces  Savage  lyvethe  un- 
marryed  to  this  hower. 

[1.594],  June  1 1,  Friday.     Philip  Gawdy  to  his  lirother 

Bassyngborne  Gawdy Inhere  shall   be  expe.h- 

tiou  every  way  made  and  I  will  take  my  leave  ol  this 
damiied  town'e  ....  Vour  hattes  shall  be  of  a  good 
fashion;  cypres  is  to  dear  aud  out  of  fashion;  your 
hauo-ers  are  made,  we  stood  sumwhat  uppon  the  fashion 
and'^the  very  lyke  will  I  have  myself  sntable  for  your 
mooruing  in  other  poyntes. 

[1594],  Aug.  25.  Greuewiche.  The  same  to  the  same. 
....  I  will  only  impart  to  you  the  present  newes  of 
the  court.  This'  day  there  was  one  of  the  Prince  of 
Annault  his  brothers  at  court,  entertayned  very  honor- 
ably bv  my  L.  of  Essex  ;  a  man  no  way  languaged.  not 
so  much  as  in  Latin,  aud  therefore  not  very  hy  esteanied  ; 
he  cam  from  the  seige  of  Gronning  only  to  see  England. 
Sir  John  Norrislyeth  still  at  Portsmouth  for  want  of  afitt 
w[ind].  Sir  Martin  Forbosher  is  at  sea  with  some  lour- 
scoie  sayle.  My  Lady  Manners  is  maryed  to  Mr.  Furser, 
of  Lyncohishire,   and  departed  the  [  ^.     My  Lady 

Elizabeth  Summersett  is  in  her  place  and  one  of  her 
[  ]  My  Laily  Katherhie  Summersett  is  one  ot  the 
maydesofhounoi'  ....  Touching  the  matter  you 
spake  of  about  being  master  of  the  game  at  Attleborough, 
I  cold  have  had  it,  and  you  shall  have  it  graunted  when 

you  will My  Lord  of   Sussex  himselt   esteemes 

very  hyly  of  you.  and  told  me  of  a  very  especial  favor 
you  did  him  now  in  your  shi-i?valty  about  an  execution. 
Touching  th:- commission  of  the  subsidy,  ....  all  the 
Lords  of  England  cold  not  prevayale  in  that  suyte,  for  it 
is  a  thinge  agreed  ot  now  quite  agaynste  the  lawe.  I 
understand  Sir  Edward  Wotton  is  at  your  howse  .... 
Recommend  me  often  to  that  worthy  and  noble  gentle- 
man, Mr.  Edmund  Bacon,  and  to  his  good  wyte  my 
cosin  .  .  .  P.S.  Sir  John  Wotton  commends  him  to 
you  Sir  Will.  Woodhouse  is  at  court,  and  is  noted  by 
all  ther  that  he  carryeth  a  dagger  in  his  sieve  to  kyll 
any  shold  be  prouder  tlien  him  self.  I  speake  it  not  irom 
my  selfe  or  "to  his  disgrace,  for  he  loveth  and  usethe 
me  ever  very  kyndlye. 

'"1594],  Saturday,  Mendham.     The  same  to  the  same. 
TcUs  how  while  on  his  journey  various  friends  sent 

3  U  2 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION; 


quarts  of  wine  and  sngar  to  his  chamber.— At  Ay  he 
Tvas  sworn  free  of  the  'town.     The  loyal  Mr.  Hunnipss 


G.  E. 
Fbeeb,        _„ 

Ebq  ^*- "  •    •  ,  1 

— -■  and  the  bailiff  presented  him  there  with  much  wiue. 
'•  Sir  Thomas  Cornwallys  was  there,  and  her  honor  of 
"  B;iUe.  Sir  Thomas  told  me  of  u  letter  you  sent  to 
"  hi,.i  about  teiiyes:  he  desireth  you  to  hold  him 
"  excu:;;^ ,  for  his  owne  ground  is  so  downe  as  he  is 
"  enforce.'  .o  restore  it.  Sir  Jhon  Hihu  sent  peddes 
"  thether  :  the  lyke  but  cold  have  none,  he  wold  wishe 
"  you  to  stor-'  the  a-rounde  with  tame  conyes.  •  ■  •  • 
"  Mr.  Hummings  had  letters  from  London  wherein  was 
"  this  newes,  that  one  that  was  my  L.  Chancellor's  man 
"  is  in  the  Tower  for  treason.  Tom  Webb,  and  some 
"  others,  arc  in  the  Tower  for  coyning.  I  nieane  ]\Ir. 
"  XorthesWebb  ;  and  they  had  sent  2.000Z.  of  that  monye 
"  into  Scotland.  Sir  Arthur'.s  brother  Gilbert  is  dead 
"  upon  Monday  last.'' 

[1594].     The  same  to  the  same The  Quene 

is  now  at  Hygate ;  many  a  drye  eye  for  the  Byshopp  of 
London,  who  is  deadc  and  buryed,  and  I  feare  me  not 
ascended  into  heaven  (.saving  my  charity)  :  he  bathe 
left  1.5001.  a  yeare  to  his  chyldren.  My  Lord  Amner 
[Almoner]  D.  Fletcher  hopeth  to  succeed  him.  Sir  John 
Norris  is  dayly  and  houroly  expected  in  England.  Gray 
maketh  hast.  . 

[1594.].  The  same  to  the  same  ....  This  alter- 
noone  we  are  going  to  my  L.  of  Sussex,  for  he  cam  home 
but  last  night ;  his  daughi;er  is  chrystened  this  after- 
noon;  the "Quene's  Majestie  is  the  godmother. 

July  22.  The  same  to  the  same.  The  Queue's  Ma- 
jestic this  day  removeth  to  Otlands.  By  reason  one  of 
my  L.  Lumley's  maides  dyed  of  the  plage,  falling  syke 

there,  but  removed  before  her  deathe Getren- 

bargen  is  yelded  up  to  Count  Morris  nppon  Frydaye 
last.  Some  speaches  that  my  Lo.  Willoug'hby  sholde  go 
into  Fraunce.  The  plage  encreaseth  ;  this  last  weeke 
dyed  fonrescore  and  eleven  ;  syx  more  then  before. 

Michaelmas  day.  The  same  to  the  same.  Says  he 
has  now  past  his  troubles  and  returned  into  his  own 
country.  "  I  much  wonder  I  never  hear  of  you.  but  in 
"  all  cartes  ther  is  one  thiller.  I  am  now  with  all 
"  spcede  going  to  the  courte.  I  have  bene  with  my 
"  Lord  of  Canterbury,  and  with  my  L.  Keeper,  who 
"  have  used  me  wonderfully  kyndly  and  wrytten  m  my 
"  behalf  to  her  Majestio  ....  I  thanke  God  I  brought 
"  over  both  good  clothes  and  money  in  my  purse, 
"  thoughe  never  any  lyving  hath  been  so  ill  used  as  my- 
"  selfe.    I  have  learned  a  language  will  do  me  noe  little 

"  good  in  Norfolk I  cam  late  yesternight  to 

"  London." 

11.  d.     Philip     Gawdy   to     his     father,  Bassmgborne 

Gawdy. He  gave  an  account  of  a  conversation  at  court 

between  him   and  Mr.  Lovell,  the   latter  accusing  his 

father   of  slanderous  speeches "  -Sir  Francis 

"  Drake  and  his  company  went  yesterday,  being  Wed- 
"  nesday  to  their  shippes.  My  L.  of  Worster  departed 
"  out  of  this  life  last  weeke.  My  L.  of  Worster  is 
"  deade.andyet  my  L.  of  Worcester  lyveth.  Sir  William 
"  Winter  hath  taken  his  leave  of  all  his  frendes  in  this 
"  present  world  ;  and  amongst  all  these  greate  men  an 
"  old  aoquayntance  of  my  brother  and  mine  bath  taken 
"  the  same  course,  and  I  hope  sayled  to  heaven  ,Tom 
"  Carrew." 

n.  d.  Philip  Gawdy  to  his  lirother,  Bassingbonie 
gawdy.— He  tells  of  a  visit  to  Ijady  Pramlingham,  and 
their  conversation  on  family  matters. — "The  Quene 
"  dyued  yesterday  at  my  L.  Chamberlains.  Ko  newes 
"  of  the  fleete.— Xo  newes  of  my  L.  of  Essex.  My  L. 
"  of  Buckhurst  goeth  into  Flaunders  out  of  hand,  and  he 
"  is  a  Knight  of  the  Garter  for  certyne,  and  the  King 
"  of  Skotts.'' 

June  24,  West  Hailing.  The  same  to  Richard  Ashley. 

Esq Asksforaloanof  5/.  or  6/.,  tobe  sentby  the 

bearer.  It  appears  that  the  money  was  for  the  purpose 
of  either  making  himself  line  before  or  giving  a  treat 
to  a  lady  of  500  marks  jier  aim.,  whom  he  hoped  to 
marry. 

Dec.  S.     Philip  Gawdy  to  his  brother.  Bas.singburno 

Gawily Touc'hin'g  all   such  news  as    if    at  the 

couit,  I  will  wryte  superHcially.  The  Duke  of  Parma 
for  ccrteyuty,  is  dead,  cunfirraed  to  be  true,  poysoned 
and  dyed  as  he  satt  at  dinner.  The  Counde  do  Foyntes 
is  governor  in  his  place,  he  that  was  goTernor  in 
Lyahbone  when  I  was  then- Uppon  the  coro- 
nation ther  came  two  knights  armed  upp  into  the  Privy 
Chamber,  viz..  my  L.  of  Essex  .and  my  L.  of  Cumber- 
land, and  ther  made  a  challenge  that  uppon  the  2tith  of 
Pel)ruary  next  that  they  will  run  with  all  commers  to 
mayntayne  that  ther  M.  (Mislress)  is  moat  wortyest  and 
most  fayrest.  :»th  Amadisdc  Gaule.  Her  Ma jestie  hath 
not  come  much  abroade  neither  to  chappie  nor  els  wher 


Esq. 


by  reason  of  a  raunce  she  hath  gotten  in  one  of  her  g.  i;. 
cheekes;  in  an  other  body  no  great  matter,  but  much  in  Frkub, 
a  great  princes.  There  is  a  very  fine  gentlewoman,  very 
fayre  and  a  very  riche  mariage  of  the  Piivy  Chamber 
lately  within  this  fortnight.  My  Lord  Chandowe's 
daughter  i  she  is  much  eyed  and  poynted  at  in  the  place 
she  lyveth  in.  !Munn  Bacon  was  at  the  court,  and  extoUeth 
my  Lady  Mary  Ver  above  all  the  rest ;  but  he  is  towards 
maryage  and  in  great  good  lykiiig  with  a  kinswoman 
of  yours  and  mine.  SirBdwardWotton's  daughter.  The 
]ilage  is  very  little  or  nothing  in  London,  and  all  Lon- 
doners ha\e  leave  to  come  agayne  to  the  courte.  Ther 
is  much  stirr  and  contention  about  the  carike  goods, 
whilst  some  Bweare  that  they  be  loosers  therby.  And 
my  Lo.  Treasurer  will  take  order  that  all  will  come  into 
her  Majestie's  hand,  and  Sir  Walter  Rawley's,  who  still 
continueth  in  disgrace.  Sir  Francis  Drake  is  at  the 
courte,  and  all  the  speache  ther  that  he  goethe  very 
shortly  to  the  sea.  My  Lo.  Thomas  is  now  ther,  but  he 
stayed  but  two  dayes,  and  Sir  Martin  Furbisher ;  but 
Sir  Francis  Drake  caryethe  it  away  from  them  all.  My 
Lord  is  somewhat  out  of  countenance,  and  Sir  Martin  is 
in  reasonable  good  favor. 

Shroven  Monday.  The  same  to  the  same  .... 
There  is  great  preparation  for  the  triumphe.  There 
hath  been  2  playes  this  Shroftydo  before  the  King,  and 
there  shall  be  another  tomorrowe.  'Twas  false  newes 
that  my  Lady  of  Essex  was  dead  ....  My  Lady  of 
Warwick  is  dead. — Turkish  news. — There  wer  6  gentle- 
men hanged  this  day  for  robbing  Sir  William  Corn- 
walleys.. — The  knight  whose  name  is  Sir  Hue  Losse  is 
fledd,  and  one  Mr.  Taverner  is  reprieved  uppon  her 
Majesties  letters.  Serieut  Heale  hath  brought  himself 
in  some  danger,  and  I  do  thiuk  he  must  make  his  peace 
with  his  ])urse.  That  day  Sir  Walter  Rauly  was  tryed, 
the  King  demanded  from  some  one  that  cam  from 
thearewhat  newes,  and  he  answered  that  ther  was  but 
one  arrayned  and  two  condemned,  the  one  for  a  traitor, 
the  other  for  a  foole,  meaning  the  sericntate. 

[1601.]  The  same  to  the  same  ....  'Tis  sayde  my 
Lady  of  Leoven  bathe  marryed  one  of  the  playing  boyes 
of  the  chappell  ....  I  have  often  writt  and  sent  to 
you,  yet  never  had  answer,  and  take  it  very  unkyndly 
that  you  writ  it  not  to  me  on  your  man's  marriage 
behalfe.  bj'cause  the  wrenn  sayde,  all  helpte  when  she 
pyste  in  the  sea. 

[lliOl],  May  12,  London.  The  same  to  the  same  .... 
Ther  hath  bene  great  pressing  of  late,  and  straunge,  as 
ever  was  knoweii  in  England,  only  in  London.  And  ray 
L.  Mayor  and  the  rest  of  the  Li)ndiiicrs  have  done  so 
contrary  to  their  instructions  from  the  Lords  of  the 
Councell,  as  this  last  Sondaye  your  good  friend  Mr. 
Mare  told  me,  that  their  wer  letters  that  day  directed 
from  the  L.  of  the  Couucell  to  Sir  Jhon  Payton  and  Sir 
Jon.  Bowes,  with  others  to  examine  the  Londiners  indis- 
creat  procedings.  and  all  such  as  had  cause  to  oomplayne 
shold  be  hard,  and  their  causes  redressed.  So  that 
uppon  the  Tuesday  following  their  was  a  proclamation 
in  London  that  no  gentleman  or  serving  man  shold  any 
more  be  impressed  ;  for  the  wcako  before  they  did  not 
only  ])resse  gentlemen  and  sarving  men,  but  lawyers, 
clarkes,  countrymen  that  had  lawe  causes,  aye  Quens 
men,  knights,  and  as  it  was  credibly  reported  one  Earle, 
quight  contrary  to  that  the  counters  and  especyally  my 
L.  Chief  Justice  sakonded.  For  their  meaning  was  that 
they  shold  take  out  of  all  ordinavyes  all  theting  com- 
panions, as  suche  as  had  no  abylyty  to  lyve  in  such 
places,  all  suche  as  they  cold  fynd  in  baudy  bowses,  and 
bowling  allyes,  which  they  never  went  to  but  only  to 
the  bowling  allyes.  All  the  playhowses  were  beset  in 
one  day,  and  very  many  pressed  from  thence  ;  so  that  in 
all  ther  are  pressed  foure  thowsand,  bcsydes  500  volun- 
taryes,  and  all  for  Flaunders.  There  was  a  Chesheire 
gentleman,  called  Mr.  Mannering,  that  hath  this3  weekes 
expected  to  be  a  knight,  but  both  he  and  all  others 
besydes  have  myssed  as  yet  their  expectation.  The 
Dunkerkers  have  made  two  excellent  new  shippes  both 
for  fight  and  sayling,  and  have  lately  taken  2  very  good 
s'nippes  of  ours  th.at  cam  out  of  the  East  countryes. — 
Ther  be  great  pryses  come  to  Plimmouth,  and  great 
contention  and  strj'ie  for  the  goods;  for  Mr.  Secretary 
and  Sir  Walter  Rawly  are  on  the  one  part,  and  Sir 
Robert  Bassett  and  Mr.  Cole  on  the  other ;  and  the 
matter  is  to  be  decyded  in  the  Admyralles  Courte  ;  the 
first  two  hold  with  Sir  John  Gilbert  as  parteners  toge- 
ther. I  think  you  have  hard  how  Mr.  Bowton  was 
kylled  with  a  knyfe  by  a  little  boy,  my  Lord  of  Canter- 
bcrye's  page,  being  Sir  Thomas  Wylford's  sonnc.  and 
the  same  weeke  liowtou  Ijeing  Mr.  Fowler's  brother. 
Capt.  Hayes  that  was  in  the  Fleete  about  here,  and  his 
most  horrible  bawdy  and  beastly  villauyes,  he  kylled  an 


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other  prysoner  with  a  knyfe,  for  which  he  was  hanged 
in  Smythfield ;  and  two  or  thre  more  wor  kylled  that 
■^'  weeke  with  knytes.  It  was  thougl  t  my  L.  of  Hartford 
and  Mr.  Vice  Chamberlaine  shuld  have  ben  of  the  garlcr. 
bat  ther  was  not  any  chosen.  I  was  at  the  court  when 
the  French  Duke  was  ther,  and  on  day  he  ware  the 
vahie  of  50,000?.  ;  a  young  man,  very  unhan>ome, 
maryed  to  the  Duke  de  i\[ayno's  daughter;  heild  though 
to  be  a  gallant  worthy  gentleman,  and  ol'  great  reve- 
newes  ;  ther  was  besydes  Count  Gramaliell  a  very  ex- 
ceeding handsome  man,  and  a  marquess,  who  is  brother 
to  the  King's  old  mystris  and  his  now  new  mystris ;  the 
rest,  ordinary  French  witVi  a  company  of  lowsy  pages. 
The  old  French  Imliassadov  hathe  latly  taken  hi--  leave 
and  gone.  This  last  wceke  there  was  an  Irishman  called 
(I  have  forgott  his  name)  condemned  of  high  treason, 
about  most  vilde  and  undutifull  speaehes  he  spake 
agaynst  her  Majestie  in  France,  being  here  taken  and 

accused P.S.     Ther  is  an   Italian  at  courte 

that  dothe  wonderfull  strange  triekes  uppon  the  cardcs, 
as  telling  of  any  card  that  is  thought,  or  changing  of 
one  card  from  another,  though  it  be  heild  of  any  man 
never  so  hard  under  his  hand  ;  the  Queue  gave  him 
some  200  crownes  for  showing  his  triekes,  and  divers 
gentlemen  make  divers  meetings  for  him,  where  he 
getteth  sometymes  2U,  sometymes  40  crviwnes,  and  yet 
they  say  he  spends  it  so  straungly  as  he  can  not  keep  a 
penny  in  his  purse.  And  yet  with  all  his  cunning  he  is 
heild  to  be  but  a  crafty  knave. 

[1601],  Thursday  night.  The  same  to  the  same  .... 
But  now  according  to  the  olde  song :  Blame  not  mj-  lute 
nor  me  but  your  selfe  ....  1  know  litle  news  bat 
that  the  Parlament  endes  to-morrow,  and  I  will  gett 
you  a  book  withe  the  fyrst;  ther  are  1.500  Spanyards 
newly  landed  in  Ireland.  Teron  (Tyrone)  and  his  rebel- 
lious raskalls  are  com  towards  my  Lord,  being  1U,000 
men  strong.  Teron's  bastard  brother,  serving  of  our 
syde.  is  newly  committed  tor  his  vilde  treehery.  Uppon 
the  last  landing  of  theis  h>]iauyards  ther  wer  fair  score 
of  the  fyrst  that  cam  thethor  made  a  bravado  ujipon 
our  men,  but  they  wer  all  put  to  the  sworde,  being  all 
full  of  chaines,  bracelcttes,  cruoitixes,  and  good  store 
of  ducates  in  their  purses.  Our  shippes  have  fought 
with  the  Spanish  shippes.  and  they  have  bene  botlie 
shreudly  beaten  ;  yet  our  men  have  taken  two  of  theirs 
and  sunke  one.  The  newes  of  Ustend  is  very  uncer- 
tayne  ;  some  say  it  is  lose,  others  say  it  can  not  holde 
out  long  .  .  .  the  wants  are  great  on  botli  sides. 

June  13.     The  same  to  the  same The  newes 

of  my  Lo.  of  Essex  cause  hearing  were  to  no  purpose  to 
tell  you.  by  cause  every  body  knows  it  so  well,  but  now 
resteth  as  he  did,  and  in  the  same  place  as  before  with- 
out any  further  speeche.  but  indeade  every  body  thinkes 
he  sholde  be  forthwith  sett  at  libertye,  with  theis  con- 
ditions, to  forbeare  going  into  Wales  and  oomming  to 
the  courte  till  her  Majesties  pleasure  be  so  knoweu. 
My  Lo.  Keeper  the  last  Starr  Chamber  daye  made 
mention  of  my  Lo.,  and  greatly  commended  his  con- 
fession of  his  faultes  and  his  humyliation,  which  had 
turned  her  Majesties'  displeasure  into  mercye.  There 
was  a  most  notable  cause  handled  that  daye,  which 
heilde  from  8  of  the  clooke  till  6 ;  I  thinke  it  better  to 
be  put  in  HoUinslied's  cronycle  then  any  conduyte  or 
Lo.  Mayors  Hynchemen.  The  case  was  between  Mr. 
Fouler  and  his  wyfe.  which  maryed  Mr.  Boughten's 
daughter,  of  Warwickshire,  who  maryed  Sir  Jhou 
Brockette's  syster,  your  kynswoman  and  myne.  (He 
gives  particulars  of  Mrs.  Fouler's  loose  mode  of  life, 
and  savs  that  the  judgment  was  that  she  should  be 
carried  to  Bridewell,  and  theiito  be  often  well  whipped, 
and  afterwards  to  have  per]ietual  imprisonments.  He 
states  also  the  punishments  of  her  accomplices,  William 
Haynes  and  one  CTascoigue.  and  Henry  Bought  'H,  the 
lady's  brother)  .  .  .  Sir  Edward  Baynam,  Tom  Dultoii, 
Tom  Badger,  and  some  others  being  somewhat  merrye 
sett  one  night  uppon  the  watche  ;  they  were  brought  in 
uppon  a  ryot  into  the  Star  Chamber,  he  fyued  at  5u0/. 
marks,  the  rest  at  CO'/,  a  peece,  and  their  oversyght 
much  noted.  My  Lo.  Deputy  stayed  somewhat  longer 
than  he  sholde,  b^-ing  intercepted  with  300  foote,  he 
beinc  but  10  horse  lu  all,  was  constrayned  to  charge 
them,  and  gott  himselfe  well  throughe  them,  two  of  his 
company  slayne  righte  out.  and  Mr.  Pinchbackes  Chute 
one  of  them  so  sore  hurte  as  it  is  thought  he  is  deade. 

Dec.  19.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  My  L.  of 
Essex  is  very  weak  and  ill  at  ease,  and  8  phisicians  have 
sett  it  doune  under  theirc  hands  that  unles  he  wer 
removed  he  colde  not  escajie. 

[1602.]  The  same  to  the  same  .  .  .  My  Lo.  Keeper 
hath  bestowed  the  advowson  uppon  me  to  be  dysposed 
by  me  ;  and  ...  I  am  willing  that  Mr.  Rogers  shall 


have  it.  Therefore  send  him  up  to  me  with  all  possyble  q.  e. 
speede,  and  let  him  come  in  handsome  and  couvevent  Fbeeb, 
clothes  fitt  fcir  his  calUng.  and  by  Cods  grace  I  will  ^• 

take  order  he  shall  be  presently  presented  into  the  In  ny- 
lice.  H;s  ordinary  charges  of  institution  and  iaductiou 
will  come  to  61.  or  7/.  Besydes  my  Lo.  officer  in  that 
office  will  looke  for  some  rewarde. 

[1602],  June  27.  The  same  to  Lady  Dorothy  Gawdy 
....  I  will  not  dyscontent  you  with  sending  you  two 
songjes  for  theviall  that  were  gyven  me  by  a  very  nouthy 
musician  at  courte,  not  doubting  but  shortly  to  bring 
you  some  better  store.  Sir  Thomas  Love'll  and  his 
sonne  with  muche  ado,  l.iy  my  Lo.  Admirall's  meanes, 
iver  brought  to  kisse  the  Queue's  hand.  The  olde  [  ] 
blushed  most  e.\treamely.  and  not  without  cauie,  for  it 
is  thought  he  strayned  so  harde  for  the  favor  as  it 
brought  all  the  blood  up  into  his  face  ....  Your 
oncle  Bacon's  daughter  (Mrs.  Knyvitt)  was  Bworne  the 
Quen's  woman  uppon  Sonday  last,  and  kyst  her  Majes- 
ties hande,  with  great  commendacion  from  her  Majesties 
mouth,  that  she  was  a  very  handsome,  modest,  and  a 
goodly  woman  .  .  .  The  Marshal  Beron  and  Count 
Averne  are  both  in  holde.  The  King  is  up  in  armes ; 
ther  wer  great  treasons  a  bruing,  and  all  not  yet  extinct. 
The  King  of  Spayne,  a  cheife  instrument  in  all;  and  his 
finger  was  deeply  in  a  great  conspyraeie  latly  intended 
against  the  Kyng  of  Scottes,  to  have  been  performed  by 
a  fellowe  that  was  Hix  his  man  of  Cheapsyde,  and  an 
ltali;iu,  who  cam  not  according  to  apoyntemeiit.  They 
two  sholde  have  murdered  the  King  ;  but  the  other  is 
taken,  and  is  growen  madd  since  his  imprisonment. 
The  Carioke  that  Sir  Ei.  Luson  brought  home  out  of 
Lysborno  Haven,  lying  before  St.  Jylian's  Castle,  is 
valued  to  be  worthe  SoO.OOOZ  ,  .and  is  cum  up  to  Porch- 
mouthe.  Atkynson  and  his  compan3'ons  sped  very 
hardly  this  day  at  Star  Chamber,  and  thotighe  he  (by 
reason  of  his  confession  and  submission)  sped  somewhat 
better  than  the  rest,  yet  the  other  three  had  their  judg- 
ment to  rydo  into  Chepsyde  with  their  face  to  the  liorse 
tayle,  then  to  be  whi|iped,  their  earcs  to  be  cut  of, 
10,000  markes  fyne.  and  to  row  in  the  gallyes  as  slavi/s 
all  I  heir  Ij'ves'  There  is  a  grea:  morlality  at  Ostend, 
and  Count  Maurice  doth  greatly  annoy  the  Archduke's 
countrye.  Sir  Thomas  Parry  is  immediately  going  into 
Fraunce.  The  Queue  is  going  a  progresse  into  the  west 
country. 

[1602],  Dec.  14.  The  same  to  his  brother  Bassing- 
borne  Cawdy  ....  The  newes  of  Irelande  is  not 
muche  of  late  ;  there  is  a  speeche  that  there  sholde  be  a 
great  armj-  sent  over,  and  thej-  say  that  they  make  great 
preparation  in  Spayne  to  send  succour  into  Irelande. 
Sir  Oliver  St.  John  is  newly  come  this  mornmg  out  of 
Irelande,  but  the  newes  not  yet  knowen  ....  I  colde 
not  by  any  means  holde  you  in  the  subsidy;  my  Lo. 
with  his  owne  hande  stroke  all  in  England  out. 

Friday.  The  Parlament  is  most  certainly  thought  to 
be  at  Miohilmas  next.  Mr.  Litlcton  that  was  condemned 
a'jout  my  Lo.  of  Essex  cause  is  nearly  dead  in  pryson. 
Ther  is  a  gentlewoman  called  Mrs.  Anne  Vavisour  is 
newly  of  the  bedchamber;  she  was  ray  Lady  of  Bedford's 
woman. 

Nov. .16.  The  same  to  the  same. — Velvet,  tawney,  the 
best  in  London,  21.s.  the  yard.  If  I  have  any  faj-the  in 
God,  Stone  and  Hix  did  ask  me  26s.  for  not  so  good. 
For  it  is  not  full  of  gum  but  clere  silke. — Lace  of  silk 
and  gold  4s.  2d.  the  ounce.  1  have  caste  by  my  cloke 
that  everyone  must  have  4\  yards  to  do  it  fayre.  I  have 
sent  downe  82  yards  of  the  taer  which  you  shall  fynde 
by  measure  which  waycthe  just  19  oz.  ;  there  must  34 
yards  more  for  all  the  clokes  be.sydes  inyne.  I  have 
sent  you  39  doz.  buttons  of  tawny  gold  and  silver  at  9^(7. 
the  dozen.  All  the  clokes  will  take  just  six  score  dozen. 
I  have  sent  4oz.  of  stitching  sylke  and  one  of  sowing 

sj-lke,  it  cost  2s,  2d.   the  oz besydes  a  box  with 

4  lb.  of  orange  comfettes  at  '20d.  the  pound  ....  Much 
talke  of  peace  with  Spayne,  and  that  the  Commyssioners 
shoulde  meete  at  Kouen ;  some  thinke  it  will  hardly  be 
accorded.  My  L.  of  Essex  still  wher  he  was  and  little 
hope  of  his  enlargement.  My  L.  Monjoy  is  thou>iht 
sholde  go  over  into  Irelande,  but  he  is  very  unwilling 
therwith  and  laboreth  the  contraryre.  My  Lo.  of  Dun- 
kelly  fought  iii  the  feilde  with  Sir  Calistines  Brooke 
uppon  Wedensdaye  last,  and  onlj'  had  one  thrust  at  him, 
and  so  the  fraye  ended ;  for  my  Lo.  thrust  him  (|uir,e 
ihroughe  the  hande  up  into  the  arme  ;  the  cause  briefly 
was.  Sir  Cal  had  promysed  his  syster  mariage  and  got 
ber  with  childe,  and  then  refusing  her,  my  Lo.  her 
br^ither  undertook  her  just  c]uarrell  which  God  justly 
revenged.  Newes  also  of  the  tragycall  deathe  of  Mrs. 
Ratclife,  the  mayde  of  honor,  who  ever  since  the  deathe 
of    Sir   Alexander   her   brother    hath   pined    in    such 

3  U  3 


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HISTOEICAL  JIANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


P  P  Btranufo  maiiucr  as  voluntarily  she  hath  .sone  about  to 
f"bbb,  starve "horsoU'o.  ;She  fasted  i  days  and  died  'it  Rich- 
'  ^^'-  moud.  Tac  Quoon  had  the  body  openod.  and  found  it 
all  sound  escc'|it  covtain  stiinss  striped  all  over  the 
heart.  All  the  maids  ivcnt  into  black.)— The  Querns 
Maiestiota Ikes  very  long  with  my  Lo.  Henry  Uowaid 
and  yonr  onele  Fra.  Bacon.  Great  running  at  tilt, 
wherof  my  Lo.  Gray  a  gri^at  man  at  oourte  is  thoui^hte 
to  be  the  Vheife.  r^,       ,      ■«- 

Nov.  2:;.  Tlie  same  to  the  same  ....  ihesherins 
be'not  vet  prickte.  Mr.  Nath.  Bacon  is  newly  coni  in 
for  Norfolk,  and  .Sir  Thonuis  Barenton  for  Sullolk.  The 
tilllntr  is  ])  J,  and  many  runners,  and  the  Queue 

thanked  them  at'ter'olde  fasliion  a.s  she  ■»vas  wunt  to  do 
3Ir.  Kafe  Rous  (?)  The  newes  out  of  Irelande  is  tViat 
Teron  waxes  great  and  more  rebell  every  daye  then 
other.  Ther  is  speachc  that  my  L.  of  Shrewsberry  and 
Sir  Frannees  Ver  go  thetlier  iu  commyssion  together. 
Mv  L.  of  Essex  is  at  lyborty.  but  remayneth  Ftill  in  the 
saine  place.  My  L.ady  Waldegrave,  your  sister,  was  at 
the  tilting  bnt  f  saw  her  not. 

Nov.  -21,  London  ....  The  sherifes  be  not  yet  prickt 
till  next  Sonday  ....  Very  gre.it  and  brave  sheues 
at  running  at  t'ilt.  All  the  Ambassadors  there  of  all 
countrevs'sir  Kobert  Drury  was  wonderful  gallant,  and 
was  not  hoilde  to  be  enfereour  to  the  best  runner  that 
daye. 

[loO-!.]  The  same  to  the  same  ....  I  doubt  not 
vou  have  heard  of  the  multitude  of  knyghts  made  in 
many  places  wberof  our  country  hath  tasted  pretyly 
well."  In  truth  it  is  sayde  that  many  payd  well  for 
their  honor  (only  our  countrymen  excepted  who  wer 
picKt  nut  for  ther  vertues).  Since  tlie  King  being  at 
the  ower  he  haih  not  made  any,  but  upon  Friday  last 
he  made  six.  which  were  Mr.  Doctor  Ceasar,  Mr.  Wil- 
brame.  Master  of  the  Kequests,  Mr.  Edmonds,  Mr. 
Wade,  :Mr.  Suiithe,  clarke  of  the  Councell.  and  Lake, 
Clarke  of  the  .Signet.  Upon  Sonday  last  he  knight.?d 
ray  Lo.  Maior  and  Mr.  Eeoorder,  wlio  made  an  oration 
to  th3  King.  My  Lo.  Keeper  answered  him;  and  lastly 
the  King  hiinseli  did  utter  a  most  worthy  and  c^h^oyse 
speac;ie  to  tlu  Mayor  and  his  brethren.  Uppon  his 
cnniming  back  from  tho  chaiipell  he  knighted  Mr. 
Attorney,  gracing  him  with  much  favor.  This  last  week 
ther  was  sworne  at  one  tynie  of  the  pryvy  chamber, 
six  ;  my  L.  I'hu-r's  sonne,  Sir  Robert  Game,  .Sir  .Tohn 
Graye,  Mi'.  Philip  Herbert,  Sir  Herry  Bromley,  and  Mr. 
Oliver  Cruinwell.  Uppon  Sunday  morning  Mr.  Whar- 
ton, my  Lo.  sonne,  and  Sir  Jarvis  Clifton  were  sworne. 
Upon  Sonday  night  Sir  Tho.  Jermin,  Sir  Edwin  Riche, 
Sir  Edward  (Jrevell,  Sir  Thomas  Farlax,  Sir  W. 
Woodhowse,  Sir  William  Cornewallis,  and  Sir  (Jliarles 
Persey,  with  others  to  the  number  of  foure  and  twenty 
Snglish  in  all.  and  so  many  Scoche  are  sworne  with  two 
gentlemen  ushers  whereof  Sir  Drue  Drury  is  one  and 
the  tother  a  Skott.  It  is  thought  many  payde  deare 
....  The  King  hath  placed  ill  all  offices  S'lme  Skottes 
and  put  out  many  Englishe.  meaning  to  make  ns  all 
one  uncer  the  name  of  ancient  Britons  ....  This  day 
is  the  .Sear  j'-nt's  feast ;  ther  are  three  men  chosen.  Mr. 
Skyrley  and  ^Ir.  Sing  of  the  Middle  Temple;  and  Mr. 
Hutton  of  Gray's  Inn  ....  The  King  is  gone  to 
Nonesuche  and  to  Otclands  to  take  the  ayre  for  3  or  4 
diyes  ;  hodyii  d  in  the  presence  up[)ou  Somlay  last,  and 
was  served  with  great  Ktate. 

■"1603],  June  18. — The  same  to  the  same  ....  The 
bearer  C'apt.  Crorapton  hathe  the  Councell's  letter.?  for 
the  levying  of  voluntary  soldiers  in  the  counties  of  Nor- 
folk and  .Suffolk,  as  dyvers  other  cavitaynes  have  in 
other  countyes  ....  Ther  is  speaehe  of  a  mariage 
l)etwixt  my  Lo.  of  Denshire  and  ray  La.  Urbella  (Ara- 
bella), and  about  my  Lo.  of  Arundell  and  another  lady 
in  the  courto  ....  .Stone  was  knyghted  last  weeke. 
I  meane  not  Stone  the  foolo,  but  .Stone  of  Cheapsyde. 
Tho  King  was  at  his  house  at  Layton.  .Sir  Henry 
Broml}'  hath  gotten  a  great  marriage  lately  in  L  nidon. 
[1604  ,  Goud  Frydaye.  The  same  to  the  same.  The 
preceedinges  in  the  Failaraent  have  bene  little  since 
yourcommingawaj-o;  only  the  matter  about  Sir  Frauncis 
Goddin.  Upon  the  Thursday  the  Parlament  was  ad- 
journed till  Wcdenesday  next  in  Easter  weeke,  uppon 
whicho  day  the  Speaker  was  with  the  King  from  eyght 
til!  ten  with  that  Bill  whiche  you  have  a  coppy  of;  and 
tiien  cam  to  the  house  and  toldc  us  how  the  King's 
mynde  stoode,  and  that  in  the  al'ternone  we  sholde  be 
withe  him  agayiie  at  the  courte  where  he  wolde  have  the 
matter  deliated  belbre  liim.-elfe.  having  all  the  judges 
ther.  Sir  Fraunces  Bacon  was  apoynted  to  spiake.  and 
so  he  did  wonderful  well  ;  the  Kyng  afterwardes  spake 
more  than  most  excellently  w(?ll  ;  he  was  .somewhat  angry 
at  first,  but  afterwarde  the  matter  was   pacyfyed,  and 


the  King  and  the  House  agreed  bothe  together  to  put 
them  out  bothe,  and  hath  gyven  our  House  autoryty  to 
sonde  downe  a  newe  writt  for  a  newe  choyse  of  neyther 
of  them  liothe. 

[1604],  Tuesday.— The  fame  to  the  same.  He  sends 
down  a  trunk  wit'a  two  rapiers  and  two  daggers  and  two 
pair  of  hangers  for  his  cousins. — There  is  tho  booke  of 
tho  Turkishe  histoi'}' ;  I  have  sent  downe  a  glasse  lo  my 
Lady,  I  thinkc  as  good  as  good  may  be  ;  all  the  wood- 
worke  is  ebeuey  evei-y  parte,  and  a  dimondecutt  glasse. 
I  have  sent  you  besydes  thre  feathers  ....  The  newes 
that  happened  since  Sir  W.  Barwicke's  oommiugis  that 
uppon  Sonday  last  Doctor  Sharpe  was  sent  to  the  Tower 
close  ])rysoner,  the  cause  not  dyrcctly  kuowen.  but  for 
treason,  and  supposed  that  he  hath  done  very  ill  offices 
betwene  the  King  and  his  Lordes.  The  King  is  gone 
to  Chattam  to  see  his  shippes,  and  uppon  Thursday 
commeth  to  London  ;  the  Parlament  making  an  end  as 
uppon  Fryday  or  Saterday  for  this  session.  This  night 
an  hundred  of  the  best  of  us  of  tho  Parlament  House 
make  a  great  Mipper  at  Marchant  Tayler's  hall,  gyving 
every  one  tenn  shillings  a  peace,  and  the  King  hearing 
of  it  hathe  gyven  ns  a  brace  of  buckes  to  the  supper  to 
make  merrye  withall.  and  sent  besydes  a  hogshed  of 
wyne.  My  Lorde  of  Pembroke  is  niarryed  to  my  Lordo 
of  Shre\rsberry's  eldest  daughter,  and  she  shall  have 
3,(J0i)/.  lande.  My  Lady  Nort'u  is  marryed  to  a  Skoche 
knight. 

[16U0J,  May  11,  London.  Tlie  same  to  the  same.  I 
was  at  courte  upp'in  Satterday  last,  wher  in  the  Hall 
wer  created  their  Lordes,  whiche  I  sawe  withe  myne 
owne  ej-es  ;  my  Lo.  of  Cramburn,  Earle  of  .Salusbury  ; 
my  Lo.  Burleigh,  Earle  of  Exeter;  Sir  Phillip  Herbert, 
fyist  made  Lo.  Herbert  and  instantly  Karle  of  Mun- 
gcmimery;  my  Lorde  Sydney,  ViconntLyle  ;  .Sir  Thomas 
Stannop,  Barron  ;  Sir  George  Carew,  Count  Arundell, 
and  Mr.  William  Caveiidishe  the  last  barron.  My  Lo. 
of  Salusbur}'  diil  make  a  most  excellent  speaehe  at  the 
creatione.  The  Sonday  following  a  stately  and  royall 
christning  as  was  sene  in  many  yeares  before,  whiche 
I  sawe  all  jierformed.  My  Lorde  of  Canterbury  in 
his  cope  did  christen  the  chylde  with  great  solemnyty. 
The  Duke  of  Hoist,  the  Lady  Urbelia,  and  my  Lady  of 
Norlhumber'and  were  gossypes  ;  the  name  Mary  .... 
The  King  ba.th  bene  all  this  weeke  at  Nonesuche  ;  dyvers 
knights  looked  to  have  bene  made  this  christning.  but 
it  fell  out  otherwyse ;  ther  was  not  one  made.  Ther 
hathe  bene  a  mighty  great  cause  hearde  about  Sir 
Robert  Dudley's  legytimation  in  the  Stare  (.chamber, 
and  thei'  dysiiiyssed  and  referred  to  the  lawc.  .Sir  Robert 
had  the  worste  ttiere.  Ther  is  reporte  that  somme  sholde 
dy  of  the  plage  in  my  Lo.  Admyrall's  shippes. 

[16t>5],  June  29,  London. — The  same  to  the  same  .  .  . 
Ther  was  a  specyall  restrayut  that  afore  this  Assyses  ther 
sholde  be  no  more  |mt  in  all  over  England,  for  otherwyse 
my  Lo.  would  most  willingly  have  put  him  (the  writer's 
cousin  Colby)  in;  but  he  hathe  promysed  me  after  the 
assyses  he  shall  be  put  into  the  commission  ....  My 
Lo.  Chaucelor  hath  taken  order  that  none  shall  come  in 
but  by  meanes  of  the  justices  of  assyses,  and  they  to 
receyve  conimeiidacion  from  two  justices  of  the  peace 
out  of  the  country  ....  One  Mr.  Douglas,  a  Scothe- 
man,  was  hanged,  draweu,  and  quartered  by  reason  he 
hathe  abused  his  ^Majesty,  with  the  Kmpcrouraud  divers 
other  (jernian  .States;  he  dyue  a  Papist.  My  Lo.  Ad- 
myrall  iscomcnehome,  and  to-morrowe  dothe  meete  the 
Kinge  at  Otehmdes  ;  he  was  feasted  all  the  while  at  the 
King  of  .Siiayne's  charge,  but  he  never  dyned  or  sup])ed 
in  his  presence,  whiche  is  somwhat  ill  taken.  The 
King  is  now  at  Richmonde,  the  Queue  at  Whitehall. 
Within  this  tenn  daye.s  the  progresse  doth  beginn. 

[1605],  Nov.  26.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  Since 
my  last  letters  uppon  Fryday  last  my  Lo.  Sturton  and 
my  cosin  Hurlston  were  commytted  to  the  Tower  (two 
.silly  men,  God  knows).  Uppon  Thursday  last  ther  was 
a  commyssion  graunted  from  the  King  to  both  the  Lo. 
ChamberUns  and  Lo.  Vice-Chamberlins,  to  sweare  all 
the  Kinge's  and  Queene's  servauntes  to  the  snpremacye, 
whosoever,  whiche  was  that  day  performed,  and  none  to 
serve  iu  courto  whiche  shall  refuse  :  besydes,  they  are 
all  to  receyve  the  communion,  or  els  to  loose  their  places  ; 
which  order  the  King  will  have  observed  m  all  noble- 
men's, knight's,  and  gcutlenirn'.s  houses  in  Englande. 
MoreoTcr,  there  is  an  order  taken  that  whosoever 
shall  hereafter  travell  beyond  the  seas,  he  shall  before 
his  going  be  sworne  to  the  supremacy,  and  receyve 
the  communion,  or  els  to  be  stayed  and  imprysoned, 
and  the  lyke  to  be  used  to  all  such  as  shall  here- 
after come  from  beyond  the  seas,  of  what  degree 
soever.  Sir  Fraunces  Vero  is  going  to  his  charge 
iu    lloUande,    and    where    he  shall   be    emjiloyed   in 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


r,o,i 


G.T..        greater  creditt  than  ever  he  was.     The  Hollanders  have 
'^Esf^'       talcen  a  Spanishe  carike,  valued  to  be  -vrorthe  500,000?. 

'         Thei-  was  a  late  peece  of  serv^yce  betwixte  the  Archduke 

and  the  Hollanders,  when  the  English  were  put  to  .ser- 
vyce  on  both  sydes  ;  the  Hollanders'  part  had  muche  the 
better,  wheras  the  HolJaud  Euglishe.  having  a  yrc-at 
advantage  of  tlie  other  Euglishe,  did  for:  ear,  and  told 
the  cheife  governer  that  thej-  colde  not  fymle  in  tlieir 
hartes  to  massacre  their  countrymen  and  froiide.s  in 
that  dystresse  ;  wheruppon  the  cheife  commander  swore 
and  sent  them  awaye,  and  sent  certeyne  Wallens  and 
Toneths,  which  cutt  all  their  throates.  whcr  Capt. 
Anderton  and  two  or  three  captrxins  and  lyftcnantcs 
more  werslayne.  Sir  Ed  .varde  Michilbournc  had  horded 
a  caricke  in  the  Iiidyes,  and  whilst  he  was  riHing  of  her 
other  shippes  came  in  and  took  him  and  bis  shippc, 
hanged  all  his  men,  and  sawed  him  in  peeces  with  a 
wodden  sawe.  Southwarke  sholde  have  been  sett  on 
fyre  by  dyvers  h-wde  persons,  wiiicbe  are  in  pi'ysun,  to 
the  number  of  seven  or  eyghte  ....  My  Lo.  Eiclie 
and  my  Iiady  were  dyvorseduppon  Frydwy  was  senighte 
before  the  h^^c  Commyssioner.s,  wher  my  Lo.  Archbishop 
chydd  my  Lo.  Hiche  very  muchc.  and  gave  my  Lady 
great  commendacion  ....  and  bad  my  Lord  Kiche  gj 
amongst  his  Puritans  ....  ily  Lord  of  iNorthumber- 
land  hath  bene  examyned  this  3  days  together,  and  is  in 
great  danngcr  in  the  opinion  of  the  worlcie  ;  not  yet  com- 
mitted to  the  Tower, 

[1608],  Nov,  20.  The  sam&  to  the  same, — He  sends  a 
tamariske  cup,  the  dearest  wood  he  ever  bought,  "  It 
"  must  stand  full  of  cold  water  an  hour,  and  ever  aftiT 
"  you  may  diinke  wine  or  beare  in  it,  and  always  it 
"  must  be  washed  with  cold  water,  and  no  hot  liquor  at 
"  any  time." 

Oct  24.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  The  news 
breifly  is  that  Serj'.  Heale  is  fyned  aL  a  l,00oL,  com- 
mitted to  the  Fleete,  and  sequestered  from  being  the  K, 
Sergeannte,  The  Queen's  brother  is  shortly  expected, 
and  great  provision  made  for  him.  The  yougi^  Duke  I 
have  sene,  the  weakest  and  sparest  chylde  of  his  yeares 
that  I  ever  sawe  one  of  them.  I  kyssed  his  hands.  Sir 
George  Snelling  committ^ed  a  foul  murder  uppon  one 
Mr.  Haslerig  ;  the  originall  of  the  quarrell  was  bycause 
he  marr3-ed  one  to  whom  he  was  a  tntor.  He  fled ;  but 
it  is  said  he  is  taken.  My  Lord  of  Canterbury  is 
^  not  yet  invested  in  his  place,   but  his  conge  de   lyrr 

1 '  [d'elire]    is  gone    down    now    to    Canterbury.     Doctor 

Fahonnde  shall  have  his  place,  Neither  Earles,  Dukes, 
nor  Barrons  yet  made,  thoughe  a  .speechi-  that  ther  shold 
be  of  all  three,  whiche  I  sh-.ill  more  certeynly  bring  you 
down  worde  of.  Sir  Phillip  Herbert  shall  marry  my  Lady 
Susan  Veare,  and  Sir  Richard  Gargrave  my  cosin  Eliza- 
beth Southwell,  and  it  is  thought  my  Lord  Willoughby 
doth  favour  well  my  cousi'i  Gargrave,  the  mayde  of  honor. 
There  be  31  Commyssiouers  of  Scotland,  wherof  the  Lo, 
•  Chanoeler,  the  Lo.  Constable,  and  the  Lo.  Marshall  are 

I  three,  and  one  Lerde  that  is  two  fingers  higher  than  Sir 

'  Jerome  Bowes.     Mj-  uncle  Jtidge  f  ath  bene  nomynated 

to  the  Lo.  Cheife  Baron'.s  ]ilace,  thoughe  Ithinke  it  will 
1  fall  out  now  otherwyse,   for  Sir  Jhon  Cqoke  and  Mr. 

I  Solycyter  offer  fayre,  and  they  say  that  Serjeant  Heale, 

■  for  ail  bis  disgraces,  hath  offered  his  spoke  to  the  carte, 

and  that  a  good  fayre  one.  The  proclamation  will  tell 
you  the  newes  of  it  in  the  self'e  in  the  country.  All  the 
costimers  places  in  Englande  shall  be  called  in  to  the 
King's  hands  ;  and  my  Lord  of  Cranburne  sholde  hyre 
them  of  the  Kino:,  which  will  bring  him  a  wonderful! 
revenue  more  than  ever  he  had  or  any  King  before 
him. 

June  7.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  I  forgot  toaske 
you  whether  yon  wolde  be  in  the  comyssion  for  Snflblke 
this  assizes  or  no.  Sir  N.  Bacon  hath  writt  for 
nobody,  and  his  letters  were  gone  before  by  j\[r. 
Mawe. 

Thursday  morning,  Chylsea.  The  same  to  the  same. 
....  I  am  newly  comme  into  countrey.  and  snch  newes 
as  was  at  mv  last  comming  from  courte  I  will  ac- 
quaynt  you  with.  My  Lord  of  Ktithiad  cam  to  the 
courte  last  woeke,  and  some  knightes  and  other  gentle- 
men of  the  King's  servauntes,  to  the  number  of  16, 
had  cheynes  given  them  by  the  King,  with  his 
picture  hanging  by,  to  the  value  of  some  30L  or 
iOl.  All  the  rest  had  his  picture  only.  The  enter- 
taynement  was  very  greate  they  had  in  Denmarke. 
The  King  before  he  beganii  his  ptogress  dyspatched 
divers  ambassadors  home,  as  the  Denmarke.  the 
Duke  of  Brunswicke.  the  Duke  of  Lorrayne,  the  Duke 
of  Wittenberges,  and  lastly  the  Archdukes,  Ambassa- 
dors, besydes  the  Ambassador  of  Venyce  ;  there  is  now 
newly  a  kynde  of  a  petty  ambassador  come  from  Geneva, 
and  the  Spanish  Ambassador  is  dayly  looked  for.     My 


r..  E. 


Lady  of  Bedford  Was  carryed  from  the  courte  sicke, 
vehemently    suspected    of    plage,    the    best    they    can'       FRkkk, 
make  of  it  is  a  pestilent  hott  leaver.     My  Lo.  Duke  had  ' 

a  servant  dyed  of  that  syckiies  as  it  was  ihougnt 

There  were  a  number  of  worthy  and  very  choysc  knightes 
made  ujipon  that  great  day;  but  with  tlicm"(lyke  cockle 
amongst  good  cornc)  a  skumm  of  snch  as  it  wolde  nnike 
a  man  sicke    to  thynke  of  them.      I  have  heaid   vour 
conntryes  of  Norfolk  and  Snil'olk  taxed  that  thrr'wer 
sheapreaves    and    yomans    sonnes    knighted.      1    can 
assuer   you  ther  ai-   other  conntryes  are  not  behynde 
them  in   that,   and  dyvers    pedlers  sonnes  of    Lmdou 
have  received  the  same  order,  amongst  the  rest,Thindjle- 
thoi-p  the  attorney,  that  was  called  nimblecliaiiiici  .... 
was  knighted  for  71.  H's.     Captayns  Bariiell  andtiuinis, 
ray  Lo.  of  Sussex  hi.s  man.  had  but  bad  fortune,  for  they 
wer  bothe   thrust  out  of  the  rome  by  the    heade  and 
shoulder  s,  and  so  lost  their  earnest  peniiv.     Little  Cobb 
sca]ied  very,nariowly  ;  ther  was  such  cxoeution  taken 
for  the  place  of  somme  of  the  meaner  sorte  complavued 
of  to  the  King,  as   he  hathe  gyven  my  Lo,  of  Worster 
autority   liy  commission    to  mursbal   every    knight  ac- 
cording to  the  place  they  wer  in  befoi-e."    Ther  was  a 
question  about  the  knighte's  ladyes  ot  the  Batlu',  but  it 
is  overruled  they  shall  have  place  of  all  other  ladyes. 
I  know  one  kiught  in  Suttolk  thatfollowrd  the  couit  so 
long  for  a   knighthood,  as  whether   it  w.t  for  want  of 
good  lodging  or  shifte  of  rav'.nent,  he  an,l  his  men  wer 
so  lousye  as  it  was  most  wouderlull ;  ami  yet  in  tlie  end 
(paying  well  for  it)  he  was   made  a  lowcy  kt. ;  of  those 
kind  of  kni,t;hte-  ther  be  so  manj- jeste.s  bredd:   as  one 
that  a  knight  comming  to  the  dorc  Ijeing  siraytly  kept 
by  the  usher,  h"  earnestly  requested  to  come  in  ;  the 
Usher  asked  him  who  he  was  ;  he  tolde  him  a  knight; 
the  usher  answered  him  he  must  say  without,  for  ther 
wer  so  many  new  knightes  wolde  come  in  as  they  sholde 
have   no  rome    for   esquires.     Ancthcr  was   this :   two 
walking  cspyed  one  a  farr  olf ;  the  one  demand^  d  what  he 
scholde  Oe,  the  othei'  answered  he  seemed  to  be  a  gentle- 
man.    No,  I  warrant  yru,  says    ihe  other,   1  thinke  he 
is  bnt  a  knight  .  .  ,  .  I  saw  Watson  the  ineisc  when 
he  was  sent   to  the  Tower.     He  bath  discovered  much, 
and  espccyally  about  matters  in  Ireland  :  he  s'lall  very 
ehortlj',  be    arrayned.      Sir  i'atrick    Barnard   and   Sir 
Garret  Elmer,  with   two   other   Irish   laners.  are   C(jm- 
mitted  about  the  petition  they  presented  to  the  Council 
about  tolleration  of  religion  and   other  matters.     Ther 
wer  to  the  immber  of  fourscore  attending  uppon  them 
at  that  instant.     Sir  Hichard  Fines  is  newly  Lord  Saye. 
The  King  hathe  bene  lately  in  great  daunger  bj-  the 
meanes  of  a  treacherous  Skott.     Sir  Thomas  Reresby 
hath  marryed  fayre  Mrs.  Bridges,    and   thej-   sav   Sir 
Jeaipes  Hayes,  a  Skott,  sholde  marry  my  Ladj-  of  Pem- 
broke.    It  IS  thought  Sir  Walter  Rauly  will  cleare  him 
selfe  touching  ihe  hanging  worke ;  for  my  Lo.  Cycill, ' 
sayde  at  fyrst  that  he  was  bedashed  but  not  bemudded, 
and  yet  the  stabbing  of  hmiself  with  a  knyfe  sholde  not 
well  tigree  with  the  other. 

5  June,  London.  The  same  to  the  simo.  .  .  I  was 
at  courte  on  Sunday  last,  wher  your  olde  acqiuiyniance, 
Mr.  Richard  Lee.  was  knighted,  and  hadihtr  3i.i  men 
as  a  lyverye  very  well  apoynted,  going  amb:,BSidor  into 
Mnscovia.  Ther  was  knighted  with  him  bir '1  h  )mas 
Ridgeway,  a  westerne  man.  that  marryed  Sir  Jhon  Stan- 
noppes  wy  fcs  syster.  Ther  is  no  great  newes  out  of  Ire- 
land but  that  my  Lord  is  going  a  jorneye  for  the  uorthe 
of  Irelande.  Sir  Henry  Doccerye  hathe  done  some 
ser^•yes  upon  the  landing  of  his  men  in  the  nor^thej  of 
Irelande.  The  rumors  and  newses  touching  my  Lo.  of 
Essex  are  uncerta^-ne  .  .  .  My  Lady  Riche  \\as  sent  for 
to  ansuer  some  matters  touching  her  writing. 

2f  Nov..  London.     The  same  to  the  same 

Sir  Jhon  Townshend,  Sir  Christopher  Heydon,  and  Sir 
Theo.  Finch  wer  before  the  Counceli,  and  none  of  all 
the  resi  were  sent  tor  or  come  in,  but  they  are  com- 
manded tippon  ther  allegiance  neither  to  serve  or  accept 
any  challeiidge,  and  they  are  bounde  to. the  poacc  for 
themselves,  their  frendes  and  followers. 

n.  d,  [I6u3.]  The  same  to  the  same  .  .  .  Ther  wer  two 
new  Bishopes  made  lately  at  Courte,  Dr.  o  iggons  (Jegon) 
Bishop  of  Norwich,  and  Dr.  Bennet,  Bishop  of  Ileretbrde. 
No  sptache  of  irelande  but  peace  and  tranquiHyty,  tor 
Teron  sholde  come  in  uppon  his  pardon,  which  I  take  it  is 
sent  him.  Divcis  Captayns  and  Lyitenants  comme  out 
of  the  Lowe  Countryes  for  newe  supplyes  of  men,  in 
regarde  their  coni|)anyes  are  weake.  Ostend  still  be- 
seiged  witheout  anything  done  on  eyther  syde,  yet  the 
enemy  hathe  latly  wonne  a  place;  called  Wattingam 
castle,  but  it  is  thought  that  yf  Ostend  bj  not  releived 
this  sommer  it  will  be  in  great  daunger  to  be  lost. 
Divers   ladyes   lately   dead ;    my   lady   of  Nolingame, 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


G.  E.         whose  deathe  her  Majestic  tooke  muche  more  heavyl'i 
^EsQ^'       ^^^^  "^y  Lorde  ;  my  L:idy  Payton.  of  the  Tower,  dyed 
— '         the  same  day.     My  Lady  Skott,  which  was  sometyme 
my  Lady  Heyward,  lately  deade. 

"Wednesday.  The  sanir  to  the  same  .  .  He  says  that 
bis  uncle,  Justice  Gawdy,  disdained  to  be  made  a  knight. 
— I  was  at  Court  with  my  cousin  Henry  Galdy  ujion 
Sunday  sennight,  where  Sir  W.  Wodehouse  closed  with 
him.  and  ottered  him  that  for  50L  he  sholde  be  knighted 
.  .  .  which  my  cousin  utterly  refused. — Says  that 
another  offered  to  get  him  knighted  without  paying 
anything  exd.-pt  the  fees,  but  his  cousin  declined  and 
eaine  to  London. —  I  find  by  him  that  lie  could  be  one  of 
the  Knights  of  the  Bathe,  and  I  think  he  would  be 
content  to  pay  somewhat  rouiidly  lor  it. 

•2Sth  Oct.     The  same  to  the  same My  lanclc. 

Justice  Gawdy,  was  sent  for  this  day  to  the  Courte,  and 
by  my  Lo.  Treasurer's  means  he  was  brought  to  the 
.King.  I  saw  him  myselfe.  The  King  wished  him  not 
to  be  dysconteuted  in  regard  of  the  place  of  Lo.  Cheife 
Baron,  whiche  ■ma.b  partly  promysed  him,  for  he  ment 
to  resarve  him  for  a  better  place  when  it  sholde  happen. 
Friday,  London.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  The 
Courte  sholde  have  removed  as  yesterday,  and  now  it  is 
ajjoyuted  upon  Tuesday  to  Eichmonde  if  it  holde.  They 
do  prejiare  the  EoUes  for  my  Lo.  Keeper  to  ly  in  by 
reason  the  small  pox  is  in  his  howse.  There  was  a 
great  christening  of  the  French  Ambassador's  child  as 
yesterday,  wher  the  Queue  was  godmother  and  my  Lady 
Marquesse  was  her  deputye.  The  bankett  was  so  great 
as  it  was  reported  that  was  1,000  banketting  dishes  .  .  . 
The  childe  beirig  a  girle  was  carryed  and  heilde  by  a 
man  according  to  ther  owne  fashion.  Ther  is  a  notable 
trayterous  Jesuit  preist  in  Is  ewgate  that  shall  be  shortly 
arrayned. 

n.  d.,  London.  The  same  to  the  same  ...  I  have 
sent  you  a  hatt  and  a  feather  ...  it  is  pinked  of  the 
newest  fasion  ...  I  have  sent  you  a  doublet  of  fustian 
tafJ'ata,  lace,  silk,  and  buttons  fitting  to  the  same  ...  It 
is  not  napte,  Ijecause  that  is  sarvingman  lyke,  and  you 
shall  find  that  it  will  weare  as  softe  and  well  as  velvet 
or  sattin  .  .  My  Lord  Admirall  and  four  others  suclie 
have  had  suits  of  the  same,  and  trymmed  iu  the  same 
kynde  ...  I  have  made  olioyse  of  all  theise  things  as 
waryly  and  well  as  a  theife  at  the  gallowes  wold  keepe 
himself  from  hanging  ....  Little  news.  Ther  was  a 
pryse  playd  at  the  Swann  at  the  Bauke  Syde.  wher 
Turner  and  one  Dunne  playing  the  pryses.  Turner 
thrust  Dunn  in  the  eye,  and  so  into  the  braynes,  that  he 
fell  down  dead  without  speaking  any  one  word.  The 
Duke  of  Savoye,  meaning  to  betray  Geneva,  was  de- 
feated and  a  greatte  repulse.  Sir  Kobert  Gardiner  is 
going  to  Ireland. 

n.  d.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  Touching  this 
present  news ;  the  funerall  was  uppon  Thursday  per- 
formed with  great  solemnyty  and  reasonable  store  of 
moorners.  My  Lady  Marquesse  was  the  cheyfe,  and 
the  trayne  was  carryed  by  Mr.  Vice  Chamberline  and 
three  Countesses.  1  saw  all  the  ceremonies  performed, 
which  held  some  six  howres  with  the  sermon,  and  1  saw 
all  the  whit  staves  broken  uppon  ther  heads.  The  King 
hath  made  very  many  kuiglits,  though  of  late  he  hath 
heild  his  hand,  for  he  repents  him  of  very  many  he 
hathe  made,  and  is  very  angry  with  some  Skots,  for  he 
hath  beard  that  they  tooke  money  for  making  of  them. 
Councillor  Swyft  and  his  son,  Mr.  Gargrave,  Mr.  Thex- 
toii,  Sir  John  JToskews  man,  Mr.  Turrett,  and  many 
others  arc  knighted  of  much  lesse  worthe.  The  King 
lyes  to-night  at  Sir  Henry  Cocks,  and  to-morrow  comes 
to  Teboldes,  whether  the  Councell  and  Lordes  go  this 
night  to  meete  with  him  to-morrow  :  he  comes  to  Lon- 
don some  4  or  5  days  hence. — Ther  goes  to-day  towards 
the  Quene  to  wayte  of  the  b  ladyesmy  Lady  of  Worster, 
my  Lady  Kyldare,  my  Lady  Ann  Herbert,  my  Lady 
Kich,  my  Lady  Scroope,  and  my  Lady  "Walsingham. 
My  Lord  of  Sussex,  my  Lord  Norris,  and  my  Lord 
Compton,  with  divers  knights  and  gentlemen.  1  am 
going  with  all  this  gi-eat  troupe,  meaning  by  God's 
grace  lo  see  his  Majestic  to-morrow  ....  Sir  Henry 
Cocks'  son,  Mr.  Lucy,  Jhoii  Parker  Warberton,  Leuke- 
ner,  Brett,  Mompaston,  with  dyvers  others  are  knyghted. 
Kppes,  the  drinking  fellowe,  wilh  some  dozen  more,  are 
in  Newgate,  for  that  they  pretended  to  fyre  London  in 
some  places  and  rifie  it  in  others.  My  Lord  of  South- 
ampton IS  in  great  favour  with  the  Iving.  Teron  doth 
ofier  upon  his  othe  to  cleere  my  Lo.  of  Kssex  touching 
all  matters  ever  objected  agayust  him  concerning  hiin 
selfe. 

London  [16ul],  Good  Friday.  The  same  to  SirNichoJag 
Bacon  ...  A  great  controTersy  in  the  House  betwixt 
Sir  Jhon  Foskeue  and  Sir  Fraunccs  Goddin  which  is 


now  determined,  for  uppon  Thursday  last  the  matter        C  E. 
Ijeing  haude  before  the  King,  and  the  judges  being  by,  esq^' 

they  are   bothe  put   out  of  the  hnuae.  and  a  writ  sent         ' 

down  to  elect  a  new.  The  I'arlament  that  day  was 
adjourned  till  Wednesday  in  Easter  weeke.  Ostend  is 
greatly  dystrcssed.  30  or  40  slain  in  the  town  every 
daye,  thej-  have  had  3  governors  slayne  within  this 
monthe,  and  yet  there  is  newes  newly  come  that  they 
have  sla3'ne  l,"2ii0  of  the  eiiemyes  ....  A  Skocheman 
comming  from  Grenwiche  to  London  kylled  the  water-  . 
man  that  brongt  him  very  beastly,  running  his  rapier 
into  him.  Mr.  Churchyarde  the  ]ioett  is  lately  deade, 
and  not  paste  a  fortnight  before  his  deathe  being  in  a 
payre  of  loose  gascongnes  being  harde  Ijy  the  maydes 
of  honor  he  shott  of  his  peece,  and  all  the  powder  rami 
downe  uppon  his  stockings,  dryve  away  the  maydes  and 
all  the  company  and  was  faynt  to  be  carryed  out.  There 
is  a  very  gallant  ambassador  expected  out  of  Spayne. 

[1604],  l."i  Xov.  The  same  to  his  brother  Sir  li.  Gawdy 
.  .  .  Upon  Simon  and  Jude's  day  Sir  Edward  Denny  was 
made  baron  of  Waltham.  The  day  following  Sir  Thomas 
Flemming  was  made  Lo.  Cheife  Baron,  Serjeant  Dod- 
deridge,    Solicyter,  and  Serjeant  Fo(s)ter  in  his  place 

the  Princes  Serjeant I  stoode  this  last  Sonday 

harde  liy  an  olde  Mrs.  of  yours,  my  Lady  Rawly,  who 
with  her  soiine  were  jietitioners  to  his  Majesty,  but  he 
wolde  no  way  respecte  them  nor  so  much  as  looke 
towardes  them. 

Feb.  9,  London.     The  same  to  the  same The 

King  lay  last  night  at  Whitehall,  and  is  gone  this  day 
to  Royston  ;  he  returns  next  week  back  by  Thebolde's 
to  Whytehall.  The  Queue  commes  to  Whitehall  uppon 
Monday,  and  the  yonge  Prince  goethe  to  Oklandes. 
The  Parlament  beginnes  the  winterday.  .and  the 
triunqihes  the  25th.  There  is  not  like  to  be  any  peace 
betwixt  Spayne  and  us.  The  King  of  France  hath 
sent  the  Kiufi,  the  Queue,  the  yong  Prince,  the  lordes 
and  ladyes  presents  of  great  valewe,  and  it  is  thought 
we  shall  have  peace  with  the  French  shortly  concluded. 
Mr.  Raynsford.  a  groins  of  the  Kiuge's  chamber,  was 
drowned  this  week  in  a  horse  ferry  boate,  and  all  the 
rest  of  the  company  saved,  in  going  down  to  take 
possession  of  a  thing  the  King  bestowed  uppon  him. 

Friday.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  There  was  a 
great  and  a  generall  speache  of  my  Lo.  of  Essex  that 
he  sholde  have  gone  to  the  Tower  uppon  [  ] 

dav'e,  and  Tuesday  last,  and  assure  yourselfe  he  is  very 
sicke  and  ill  at  ease.  All  the  lordes  of  the  Councell  .  .  . 
the  daye  after  the  terme  to  have  all  gentlemen  go  .  .  . 
and  to  enquire  out  for  such  libelles  as  have  .  .  . 
agaynst  gome  of  her  Majesties  Councell.  and  wherin 
h(er  Majesty)  was  partly  touched,  and  that  all  men  sholde 
forbeare  to  speake  of  Princes  causes,  and  that  .some 
sholde  reporte  how  her  Majesty  had  no  care  of  Irelande, 
wherein  the  Councell  at  the  Starr  Chamber  showed 
what  a.  greate  and  royall  armye  her  Majestic  sent,  and 
that  herselfe  often  before  my  Lo.  going  over  sat  in 
Councell.  and  yeilded  more  then  he  asked  bothe  for 
footo  and  horse,  and  how  that  he  had  done  nothing  at 
all,  and  that  he  had  gone  quighte  agaynst  his  commys- 
sion,  and  of  her  private  talke  with  Terone,  and  other 
matters  which  were  iiowe  to  longe  to  relate  ....  My 
Lord  of  Dnnkelly  was  committed  to  the  Fleete  uppon 
Wedensdaye  laste  about  the  quarrell  betwyxt  Sir  Calis- 
tines  Brooke  and  himselfe,  bycaiise  they  wer  forbidden 
bothe  to  meddle  in  the  matter  by  her  Majesties  Coun- 
cell. Sir  Tho.  Jerniyn  was  marry ed  uppon  Mondaye 
last  to  Mr.  Killigrue's  daughter  of  the  Pryvy  Chamber. 
....  Ther  is  heavy  newes  out  of  Brydewel,  for  Mall 
Newberry  and  Mall  Digby  have  been  carted  three  dayes 
together,  when  one  of  them  had  lyke  to  have  bene 
killed  with  a  blowe  of  a  stoBc  uppon  lier  foreheade, 
....  Mall  Newberry  hathe  removed  her  lodgings  Lo 
Newgate.  My  Lo.  Cheife  Justice  and  she  cannot  agree 
bj-  aiij'  meanes,  but  for  ought  that  1  iperceyve  Mall 
Newberry  goes  by  of  the  worst.  Luce  Morgan  lyves 
in  reasonable  dyscrcditt  still,  but  yet  she  keepes  her- 
selfe  from  coching  or  canting. 

11  July,  Iiondon.  The  same  to  the  same. — The  Par- 
liament ended  for  this  session  uppon  Satterday  last, 
and  is  proroged  until  the  7th  of  February;  the  King 
cam  to  Wliitehall  upcjii  Thursday  last ;  uppon  Sunday 
night  he  went  to  Otelandes  and  returneth  uppon  Tues- 
day, and  very  shortly  beginneth  his  progress  towardes 
Northamiitonshire.  1  writt  to  you  that  my  Lo.  of 
Pembroke  had  marryed  my  Lady  Mary,  and  now  my 
Lo.  Davers  shall  niari-y  her  syster  my  Lady  Alathia  ; 
for  my  Lo.  of  Arundc-ll  his  marriage  it  lianges  betwene 
the  oylcedcs,  for  some  say  he  is  and  souime  say  he  is  not 
marryed  .  .  .  Mr.  Speaker  made  a  speache  to  the  King 
savoring  of  flattery  no  more  than  good   jiorridge  doth 


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G.  E.        of  hearbes  and  ottmeale.     The  Kinge  spake  most  ad- 
'esq.^'       mirably  wysly  (as  I  never  liearde  him  speak  otherwise). 

"         Lastly,  my   Lo.  Keeper  concluded  all,  whose  speaches 

lasted  (tasted  ?)  somwhat  uf  Mr.  Speaker's  porredge. 
But  lastly  he  spake  in  geuerall  to  all  justices  of  the 
peace,  &C.&C.  .  .  .  My  Lord  Mayor  was  at  Courte  upon 
Sonday  last,  when  two  of  his  brethren  wer  knighted. 
The  King  made  very  nearoO  knights  at  Chatham. 

20  Nov.  The  same  to  the  same. — There  is  a  new 
proclamacion  about  coyne  come  out  which  I  send. 
The  King's  going  to  Royston  is  no  newes.  The  Duke 
Vauholt  is  feasted  every  day  in  a  severall  place,  and 
what  meato  soever  they  have  they  do  not  forgett  to 
drinke  harde.  The  commissioners  for  the  uunion  sytt 
not  part  to-day  and  to-morrowe,  and  so  they  make  an 
ende  .  .  .  My  Lady  of  Huntingdon  is  yet  at  Islington, 
but  this  weeke  she  comes  to  Drury  Lane.  There  is  a 
new  Lotery  at  Somerset  House,  where  there  be  6  more 
iboles  bayted  every  day  then  there  be  hearings  taken  at 
Yarmouth. 

5  March.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  It  is  cer- 
teyne  my  Lo.  of  Canterbury  was  taken  dumm  at  the 
Councell  table,  and  never  spake  word  after,  and  yet 
the  King  was  with  him  after  he  was  speachelesse. 

28  Oct.  The  same  to  the  same.  We  (i.e.,  the  writer 
and  Sir  Bassingbourne  Gawdy's  son)  have  gott  a  very 
good  lodging  in  FnUwood  Lane  by  Graye's  Iim,  and 
the  clearest  place  for  the  infection.  Of  Sir  B.  G.'s  son 
he  says  he  hath  seen  the  lyons  and  the  tombes  at 
Westm' ;  playes  he  was  never  at  any,  for  they  are  all 
put  downe  ....  Serjeant  Halton  and  Serjeant  Coven- 
tree  sholde  be  the  newe  judges,  yet  it  is  thought  the 
King  will  have  but  fouer  in  each  place.  The  losse  that 
was  in  Flanders  was  not  so  great  as  was  hrst  spoken 
of  .  .  .  but  it  was  most  shamefull,  for  their  wer  1,200 
Hollanders  and  English  menne  ran  from  400  Italions, 
and  only  four  did  charge  those  400,  which  were  Sir 
Henry  Carie,  Mr.  Ratolife,  and  Capt.  Pigott,  which 
thus  were  taken  prisoner;  the  4th.  which  was  Sir  Jhon 
Eoo  being  taken  as  they  three  wer ;  two  fell  out  whiche 
of  ther  prysoner  he  sholde  be,  and  they  two  went 
together  by  the  eares,  and  in  the  meane  tyme  he  rann 
his  way  and  escaped ;  dyvers  gentlemen  slayne,  as 
Mr.  Eppes,  Joyles  Whydden,  one  uf  Pinchbacke's 
brothers,  Capt.  Manners,  Capt.  Morgan,  and  a  French 
Colonel.  There  be  two  great  marriages  shall  he  shortly 
celebrated  at  Court,  my  Lord  of  Suflblk's  daughters 
with  my  Lorde  of  Essex  and  Vicont  Cranbunie.  'J'her 
is  a  speache  that  all  the  tables  in  the  Courte  shall  be 
put  downe,  and  all  the  attendants  shall  be  put  to  grasse. 
The  King  commeth  not  to  London  until  Wednesday. 
The  Quene'spryvy  chamljer  is  .'o  straytly  kept  shutt  all 
day,  no  liody  may  comme  ther  but  lortles. 

n.  d.  The  same  to  his  cousin  Framlingham  Gawdy. 
.  .  .  Ther  are  four  barons  to  be  newly  created.  Sir 
Nicholas  Bacon,  Sir  Hervey  Wallop,  Sir  Thomas 
Thynne,  and  Sir  Jhon  HoUyes,  who  they  say  sholde  be 
raysed  to  hyer  honor  to  be  one  of  his  Majesties  pryvy 
Councel  ...  It  is  certeynly  reported  that  my  Lo. 
Cooke  sholde  be  of  the  same  kynd  created  ....  The 
Prince's  inauguration  shall  be  uppon  the  i'lh  of  next 
monthe.  The  great  cristining  was  performed  on  Sat- 
turday  last  of  my  Lo.  of  Salisburye's  chylde,  wher  tlie 
King,  my  Lo.  Treasurer,  and  my  Lady  of  Walden  were 
gossypes,  my  Lady  of  Hertforde  was  lothe  to  comme 
up  who  sholde  have  bene  the  other  gossip. 

26  March,  London.     The  same  to  hi*  nephew 

I  cam  to  towne  some  2  or  '6  days  before  the  tylting, 
which  I  sawe,  and  it  was  as  poorely  worthe  the  seing 
as  any  that  ever  I  sawe  in  my  lyfe,  and  very  fewe 
runners,  which  were  theise  the  Duke  of  Lynnexx, 
my  Lords  Arundell,  Pembroke,  Montgomery,  liayes, 
Dingwell,  North,  Walden,  Sir  Tho.  Howarth,  Sir 
Kob.  Dowglas,  both  the  Alexanders  ;  none  made  any 
shew  at  all ;  Lord  Dingwall's  was  worth  all  the  rest. 
There  hath  been  much  speache  abowt  the  abuse  was 
offered  to  my  Lo.  of  Montgomery,  his  name  was  Patrick 
[  ]  the  yongest  brother  Master  of  the 

Duke  of  York  ;  he  is  commyttcd  to  the  Tower,  which 
some  holde  for  honor  rather  tbau  for  disgrace.  Lord 
Willoughby  is  going  very  shortly  ;  Sir  Jhon  Poley  with 
the  long  nose  is  his  let'tenant  generall.  Sir  Henry 
Peyton,  serjeant  major,  Sir  Thomas  Mentis,  Sir  .Jhon 
Selby,  and  dyvers  other  captaynes  go  with  great  com- 
mande  ;  amongst  the  rest,  Knightly,  my  Lo.  Treasourer's 
man,  is  a  preyvate  captayn,  and  yet  never  saw  the 
warres.  Ther  are  2,000  men  going  for  Virginia,  and 
some  others  are  going  for  the  Newfoundlande.     Cap- 

tayne  Sir  Henry  T go  for  Persia,  and  many 

gentlemen  go  with  him The  Heretique  was 

Sir  Thomas  Som- 


gentlemen  go 

burned  lately  in  Smythefielde 


a    84062. 


mersett  was   hurte   with   a   fall,    and   so  rann  not  at        G.  B. 
tylt.  Fkbbi, 

lo.  July.     The    same    to     his    oosiu     Framlingham  ^^ 

Gawdy  .  .  The  instalment  of  the  throe  Knights  of  the 
Garter,  my  Lo.  of  Kutland,  Sir  Geo.  Villiers,  and 
Lord  Lyle  was  on  Sunday  last  wher  the  Kyng  was,  and 
cam  to  Whythall  on  Tuesday,  when  I  saw  him  that  day 
create  2  barons  in  theire  robes.  Sir  Jhon  HoUys  and 
Sir  Jhon  Roper.  This  last  week  a  yung  gentleman, 
Mr.  Malby,  was  drowned  in  the  Teames,  who  within 
[aj  weeke  shuld  bothe  have  bene  knighted  and  marryed 
to  Sir  Oliver  Lamberte's  daughter.  Sir  Oliver  Senjohn 
is  going  over  Lo.  Deputy  to  Ireland,  and  Sir  Ueury 
Dockerey,  Treasorer.  Lo.  Ilaycs  this  day  beginneth 
his  jorney  to  Rochester,  and  so  for  Fraunce  he  and  all 
his  company,  with  exceeding  great  bravery.  Lady 
Wrothe's  sonne  and  heir  dyed  on  Satterday  last,  by 
which  meanes  there  is  an  oncle  come  to  a  greac  estate. 
The  King  beginneth  his  progress  next  weeke.  The 
Queue  goeth  to  Otelandes, ,  where  she  remayneth  till 
his  Majesties  rcturne  out  of  his  progresse.  My  Lo. 
Cooke  is  in  great  disgrace  with  his  Majestie,  Sir  Robert 
Rich  bathe  put  him  to  great  treble ;  he  is  suspended 
from  the  Counsayle,  put  by  hiscircuite,  and  all  the  dys- 
graces  layde  uppon  him  that  his  adversaryes  can  devyse  ; 
many  are  very  sorry  for  him.  The  Queue's  Majestie  is 
his  great  frende. 

n.  d.  The  same  to  ...  .  Parliament  dothe  begynn 
the  5th  of  Aprill,  being  Tuesday.  Have  a  care  concern- 
ing yourselfe  in  that  businesse,  bycauee  ther  ar  many 
labor  for  places  in  the  House.  We  saye  heare  that 
directly  Sir  Herry  Benuingfeild  shall  be  knight  of  the 
sheire.  To  tell  you  of  my  Lo.  of  Summersette's  mar- 
riage, the  great  gyftes  of  plate,  and  the  great  bravery 
was  ther  with  maskes  wer  very  stale  ;  the  lyke  was  at 
my  Lo.  of  Rosborue  maiTiage,  only  with  a  pastoral!. 
I  will  not  troble  you  \vith  any  other  particulars,  only 
at  the  last  marriage,  Mr.  Haydon  did  very  muohe  over- 
shuote  himselfe,  and  as  it  is  thought  will  never  recover 
his  former  favor  ;  he  is  commytted  to  the  Pleete,  wher 
he  is  likely  to  continewe,  for  every  man  condemnes  him, 
and  no  man  takethe  his  parte  ;  that  very  day  his  father 
was  put  out  of  jjossession  of  Bakensthorpe  ....  The 
Sonne  did  carry  himself  in  this  businesse  towardes  my 
Lo.  of  Essex  so  idly  and  unadvisedly  as  his  very  best 
frendes  do  alltogether  dyslyke  therof.  My  Lo.  of 
Sussex  aud  Sir  Mihill  Stanhop  have  agreede  of  a  mar- 
I'iage  to  be  presently  solemuysed.  My  Lo.  assureth  all 
his  land  but  200Z.  a  year  [toj  my  Lo.  Fitzwalter,  and 
Sir  Milhil  Stanhop  gy  veth  his  daughter  700/.  a  yeare  in 
present,  and  800/.  a  yeare  more  in  reversion.  Ther  is 
another  marriage  agreed  on  betwixt  Mr.  Radney  (that 
went  over  with  Mr.  Seymor)  and  Francke  Southwell, 
it  sholde  have  been  presently  performed,  but  uppon 
some  occasion  it  is  deferred.  The  matter  for  the  duelles 
that  was  censured  in  the  Starre  Chamber  I  imagine 
you  have  heard  of;  only  this  I  have  observed,  that  the 
carryer  of  the  challendge  was  fyned  at  5o0i.,  whereas 
ho  tliat  sent  the  challendge  was  fyned  but  at  200Z.  The 
order  shall  be  brought  downe  at  the  assyses,  and  there 
publyshed,  and  the  lyke  shall  be  done  m  all  circuites 
of  Bnglande  .  .  .  Mr.  Talbot,  a  prisoner  iu  the  Tower, 
was  fyned  at  10,000i.,  imprysoned  during  the  Kmg's 
pleasure,  and  acknowledgment  of  his  fault  at  the  next 
Parlamentes  both  in  England  and  Irelaude ;  he  is  an 
Irishe  man  worthy ly  punished  for  his  vylde  and  er- 
ronious  speaches  in  saying  that  the  Pope  had  power  to 
depose  Kynge's  ....  This  sommer  the  Frenche  Kyng 
shall  receyve  his  wyfc  out  of  Spayne,  and  delyveres  his 
uwne  syster  to  them  ....  I  can  not  forget  the  faire 
Lady  Gardiner,  who  is  lately  come  over,  the  most  com- 
plete and  accomplished  lady  that  lyves  in  this  lande. 

[1616],  lu  June.     The  same  to Report 

that  my  Lo.  of  Soracrsett  and  his  Lady  are  bothe  con- 
demned to  be  hanged;  and  it  was  reported  my  Lo. 
sholde  have  bene  executed  ;  but  everybody  is  of  opinion 
they  shall  bothe  lyve  .  .  .  My  Lu.  is  kepte  closer  pri- 
Boner  thin  she  is,  and  weareth  his  George  and  Garter 
dayly,  thoughe  at  the  day  of  his  arraignment  he  very 
idly  put  it  of  himselfe  :  there  are  but  3  causes  can  make 
these  knightes  be  dysgraced,  the  one  is  flying  from  the 
Kyng's  standard,  the  other  treason,  and  the  last  heresy. 
Yesterday,  being  Monday  ther  wer  dyvers  released  out 
of  prj'son  concerning  that  businesse,  being  all  baj-led  at 
the  King's  Bench  barre  for  their  apparances  when  they 
shall  be  called  for,  Mr.  Coppinger  and  one  Andrewe, 
out  of  the  Tower,  Mr.  Whitukers,  out  of  the  Flete,  for 
carrying  a  letter  and  mony  to  Mrs.  Turner  from  my 
Lady  of  So[mersetj,  one  George  and  Mrs.  Home,  out  of 
tho  Marshalsea,  and  Megg,  Mrs.  Turner's  mayde  out  of 
Brydwell,  who,  amongst  many  other  good  deedes  had 

3X 


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HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


G.  K.         poysoned  a   catt.     Ther  is  a  newe  Chaunceler  of  the 
Fkbbb,       Duchy    Sir  Thomas  Deckam.   by    the    deaths    ot    hir 

^-         Thomas  Parry Uppon    Sonday  last   he    ^Tas 

sworne  of  the  Pr^Ty  Couucell,  and  with  him  bir 
Fraimces  Bacon,  Mr.  Attorney,  the  same  day,  whose 
favor  is  excedin-  screat  with  the  King,  for  he  is  TEr> 
shortly  to  be  made  Lo.  Keeper  of  the  Great  Scale,  bir 
Henry  Yelverton  to  succeede  Inm  in  his  place,  and 
Sir  KaTidolph  Crue  to  come  into  hie.  My  Lo.  Chaun- 
celer resigneth  up  his  place,  and  shall  be  created  jiarle 
ofCambrfdgo  and  Lo.  President  of  the  Councoll ;  bir 
George  Villiers  sholdc  bo  made  Vicount  Bcamont  and 
E  arfof  Leyccster.  My  Lo.  Coke  is  in  some  dysfavour 
with  his  Majesty,  and  by  reason  of  cnvj-  hath  got  many 
enemyes.  I  thmke  Sir  Thomas  Mounson  is  bnryed  in 
oblvTion.  for  ther  is  not  any  sjieache  now  concerning 
him  or  his  arraignment.  It  is  thought  his  brother  will 
be  shortly  delyvered.  Mr.  Attorney  never  went  to 
Westmynster  Hall  this  terme,  neyther  can  he  plead  any 
causes  any  more,  since  he  had  that  honor  bestowed 
uppon  him  ....  Some  thinke  he  shall  not  be  sworne 
in  the  place  till  the  next  terme,  but  it  is  most  certeyne 
he  shall  have  the  place  ....  My  Lady  of  Salisbury 
is  brought  to  bed  of  a  boy,  and  they  say  the  King  will 
be  godfather. 

Paston  Letteks. 
1564,  Sept.  12.  Fywye.  Eobert  Stele,  clerk  to 
William  Paston,  Esq.,  otfercd  2s.  8fL  yearly  for  every 
acre  of  arable  land,  and  for  the  bruerye  as  hath  been 
theretofore  going  with  the  same,  if  Paston  will  give  him 
a  lease  thereof  for  21  years.  tvt.,t 

1664,  Oct.  14.  Tuesday.  William  Gurney  to  \\  lUiam 
Paston.  "  For  20  combes  of  mawlte,  16  hoggesheades 
"  of  beare  for  your  ownc  table,  and  for  every  combe  of 
•'  mawlte  one  hoggeshead  of  yeoman's  beare  for  your 
"  howsolde,  and  if  you  will  deliver  him  two  tonnes  of 
"  hoggesheads  he  will  fynde  the  rest  of  vessels  to  be 
"  deUvered  in  barrels  or  have  barrcUs  at  your  wor- 
"  shipes  plesure.  The  Ixmde  of  the  barrell  is4ferkynes 
'■  and  every  ferkin  howldeth  9  gulloaes  ;  so  the  hogs- 
"  head  being  a  barrell  and  a  half  howldeth  54  gallons." 

May  3.    Jo  Brampton  to  William  Paston,  Esq 

News ;  two  ambassadors  arc  come  out  of  Scottlande,  as 
some  thinke.  to  crave  the  Queue's  goodwill  and  assent 
that  the  Earle  of  Lynnes  his  Sonne,  may  marre  with 
the  Quene  of  Scotts,  who  as  it  is  crcdablio  spoken  is 
very  farre  in  love  with  the  said  yonge  lorde.  Some 
again  do  report  that  he  is  married  unto  her  alreadie ; 
and  his  father  is  chiefe  and  protector  of  the  realme  of 
Scotlande:  his  wife  is  here  and  charged  to  kepe  her 
chamber  vcrie  straytlv.  Thearlc  of  Leicester  hurte  his 
legge  with  a  fall  of  his  fotecloth  nagg  .  .  .  Mr.  Nowell 
Dcane  of  Powles.  hath  made  an  anwerc  to  Mr.  Dorman 
his  booke,  the  whiche  i.s  now  in  printinge,  but  Mr.  Juel 
his  answere  will  not  come  out  as  [wej  here  before 
Michelmas  .  .  .  P.S.— Yesterday,  my  Lord  of  Nor- 
folk, his  gi-ace,  with  a  great  number  of  the  nobilitye 
have  passed  their  tymo  in  the  cocke  pitt,  where,  as  I 
here,  my  Lord's  grace  have  spcdd  veric  well,  and  wone 
20UL  by  report ;  but  suer  1  think  very  littell  lesse.  My 
Lo.  of  Susses,  my  Lord  of  Northumberland,  my  Lo.  of 
Shrewsbury,  my'Lord  of  Darby,  my  Lord  of  Strange, 
with  others,  were  there. 

1666,  Aug.  23,  London.  Robert  Turner  to  Mr.  Leeds. 
Master  of  Clare  Hall,  Cambridge.  P.S.  You  shall  re- 
ceyve  by  Hobson,  the  caryer,  an  C.  oranges  and  xx. 
lemands  from  youi-  cosyn.  Mr.  Dormer. 

[1570],  April  28.  John  Brampton  to  Clement  Paston, 
Esq.,  at  Oxiied  ....  It  is  said  that  newes  cam  to  the 
courte  this  present  day  that  my  Lord  Scrope  hath  gy  ven 
a  gi'eat  overthrowe  in  tlie  west  borders  of  Scotland,  and 
burnt  10  or  12  of  the  Lord  Hume'.-::  and  other  lords 
towards  in  Scotland  taken  500  horsemen,  but  what  the 
Eai-le  of  Sussex  hath  done  as  yet  we  heare  nothing. 

n.  d.  [Bertrand  Thcmylthorpe]  to  Sir  W.  Paston  .  .  . 
Sir  Miles  Partridge  ujion  Friday  last  was  condemyned 
and  adjudged  to'dye  for  felonye ;  and  a  ])roclamacyon 
was  publyshed  upon  Saterday  concerning  the  pryccs  of 
wynes  ;  the  Gascoyue  wyiie  at  lubs.  Sd.  the  tonne,  and 
French  wyne,  5  marks  the  tonne. 

1622,  Oct.  30,  Kettringham.  John  Heveningham  to 
his  sister  Lady  Paston.— The  gentleman  who  oweth  the 
chest  of  viols  will  not  sell  them  under  lOl. 

1623,  Sejit.  11.  Edward  Paston  to  his  cousin  Lady 
Katherine  Paston. — Ho  says  that  one  ofl'ers  a  rent  of 
8s.  a  year  for  pasture  land  at  jMiddlcton  on  a  lease  for 
7  or  8  years. 

Jan.  26,  Cambridge.     William  Paston  to  his  mother.* 


*  Lady  Kalhorine  Paston,  wife  ot  Sir  William  I'astou  and  tlauKhter 
ot  Sir  T.  Knyvett. 


The  King  is  expected  here  on  Candlemas  day  or  the         G.  B. 

day  after.  esq.  ' 

Feb.  22,  l1<5>*],  C. C.C.Cambridge.      The  same  to  the         

same  .  .  .  My  tutor  and  I  were  at  the  court  at  New- 
market yesterday,  where  we  saw  the  Prince,  the  Duke 
and  many  other  noblemen,  but  not  the  Kinge,  by  reson 
he  was  not  well. 

1626,  last  of  March.  Katherine  Paston  to  her  son 
William  .  .  .  This  day  being  Friday  we  bad  comfort- 
able news,  from  Yarmouthe.  that  the  Kinge  have  bine 
pleased  to  send  8  brave  ships  to  gward  the  seaemen  ; 
ther  ar  gon  bye  this  day  a  very  great  fleet  of  Iscland 
men ;  and  two  ships  of  the  Kings  gone  to  them  ;  the 
North  Sea  men  are  shortly  to  sett  oute,  and  4  of  the 
King's  ships  shall  goe  to  them,  and  other  2  great  ships 
well  appoynted  to  sckoor  the  seaes  ;  our  men  begines 
to  be  cheerly  agayne  and  packe  to  Yarmouth  dayly. 

n.  d.  The  same  to  the  same  .  .  .  Tom  Harbston 
will  tell  the  of  the  fayer  shipe  which  is  rune  on  grownd 
within  Mr.  John  Smith's  liberty,  sayd  to  be  as  great  as 
the  Dans  ship  which  cam  up  longe  sine  ;  ther  is  not  on 
livinge  thinge  in  her  of  man  or  beast;  sum  thinke  it  is 
a  rittied  ship  of  the  Kinge  of  Denmarke,  becawsc  it  have 
a  witt  Lion  badge  as  the  other  Danish  ship  had ;  sum 
thinke  she  is  a  Dunkerk ;  but  God  know  what  she  is. 

n.  d.  The  same  to  the  same  ...  I  doe  send  the  a 
new  sute  of  sattine  to  weare  this  comencment,  as  allso 
a  payer  of  silko  stockins,  poynts,  garters,  and  shoe 
strings,  and  a  silver  gu-dell  sutable  to  weare  with  those 
things  that  are  silvered. 

n.  d.  The  same  to  the  same  ...  I  am  sure  you 
have  longe  ago  heard  of  the  rute  the  Dunkerks  made  at 
Bacton,  to  Mr.  Tomson's  great  losse,  and  of  the  both 
musket  and  canon  shot  they  sent  among  the  people 
what  time  Koko  and  his  sone  came  down  to  the  seae 
side  and  made  the  company  rune  faster  away  than  the 
Dunkerk's  bullets. 

1627,  May  3.  The  same  to  the  same  .  .  .  The  news 
here  is  a  good  deall  better  for  the  fleet,  then  was  that 
which  was  siiringe  at  thy  goiuge  away  ;  ther  are  near 
200  sayll  of  Northe  Sea  and  Castle  men  com  safl'e  to 
Yarmouth :  ther  was  a  little  lose,  3  or  4  ships  by  on 
Dunkirko  .  .  sine  w'nich  time  ther  have  not  bene  a 
Dunkirke  seen  in  our  coastes,  but  heer  ar  2  Hollands 
men  of  ware  have  ships  cxclent  well  provided  of  great 
ordinance,  and  as  it  said  300  men  a  pece  in  them ;  these 
scooro  our  scae  and  were  a  good  whill  taken  for  Dun- 
kirks,  but  they  are  true  frendes  to  our  coastes. 

1635,  Aug.  ,  Oxned.  The  writer  having  received 
an  order  from  Lord  Matravers,  one  of  the  Lord  Lieuts. 
for  the  county  requiring  to  view  and  exercise  the  cui- 
rassiers under  his  command,  he  directs  the  addi-essees 
to  summon  the  persons  under  named  [the  names  are 
not  there]  to  meet  and  exercise.  Owners  of  horses  are 
to  put  on  armour  and  dress  their  horses  in  it,  and  when 
the  horse  is  eating  the  groom  is  to  discharge  his  jiistol 
fir.-.t  by  powder  in  the  pan  and  then  by  charging  the 
pistol  with  powder,  the  better  to  inure  the  horses  to 
the  sight  of  armour  and  the  noise  of  potvder.  &c. 
(Draft.) 

1636,  Feb.  7.  Copy  of  opinion  of  twelve  judges  of  the 
right  of  the  King  to  levy  ship  money. 

1642,  Oct.  19.     Sub  nocte.  to  Sir  Wm. 

Paston,  K'.,  at  Norwich  .  .  .  On  Tuesday  letters  came 
from  my  Lord  Wharton  that  he  had  made  a  soldierlike 
retreat  from  Ividdermiuster,  excusing  his  not  fighting 
with  Prince  Kupert  in  regard  of  the  inequallity  of 
numbers  ;  but  it  is  commonly  and  conHdently  reported 
by  others  that  for  haste  or  fear  he  left  some  waggons 
and  3  or  4  pieces  of  orda.ance  behind  him. — There  came 
last  night  from  Worcester  and  that  county  3,200  weight 
of  plate.  The  Karl  of  Warwick  is  come  and  is  made 
General  of  Essex  and  Midltsex.  Northumbei'land  hath 
accepted  of  the  .Vdmiralty,  and  is  madeGenerall  of  Kent, 
Sussex,  and  Surrey.  Pembroke  is  made  Generall  of  six 
Western  Counties,  anil  goes  down  to-morrow  to  suppress 
Sir  llalph  Hopton,  who  hy  report  hath  between  6,000 
or  7,000  foot,  600  horse,  and  12  pieces  of  ordinance. 
There  came  a  post  this  day  at  noon  that  the  100,000/. 
sent  his  excellence  was  come  safe  to  Worcester  ;  it  was 
a  l)Ooty  which  P.  Rupert  aym'de  at,  but  his  intelligencer 
or  Ids  tribe  was  not  good.  There  is  an  order  made  that 
whosoever  will  not  give  to  the  J'arliaraont  shall  be  im- 
prisoned, which  yett  must  not  safe  his  goods  from  being 
distrayn'd.  Seven  commissions  are  gone  into  Cumber- 
land and  Westnierland  to  rayse  or  Papists  or  Pro- 
testants alike.  I  defend  nothing,  but  there  are  some 
think  the  King  may  as  well  iise  Papists  as  the  Parlia- 
ment use  Brownists  and  Anabaptists.  Cumberland  and 
Westmorland  are  entring  or  have  enterd  into  a  like 


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SSSr 


G.  E.  condition  of  agreement  as  Yorkshire  hath  done.  'I'ho 
Igqf'        Scotts  are  sending  commissioners  hither,  and  desire  to 

knoiv  of  the  House  what  convoy  they  shall  send  along 

with  them  for  their  safety,  and  the  House  hath  loft  it  to 
them  to  send  Tvhat  they  please.  Tbe  D.  of  Angolesme  is 
come  to  the  Haughe  with  kind  letters  from  the  King  of 
France  to  his  sister  of  England  to  winter  with  him  at 
Paris.  There  was  a  committee  to  be  appointed  this  day 
npon  a  special  business,  and  Harry  Martyn  moved  that 
it  might  rather  he  was  (be  by  way  ?l  of  commission,  for 
in  that  every  man  alike,  but  in  a  committee  there  was 
ditference  of  Lords  and  Commons,  which  he  did  hope 
would  not  be  long.  Sans  ceremony,  1  am  ever  your 
fidelissimo.  P.S.  20  Oct.  1642,  horaSi""  in  aurora,  "it  is 
generally  reported  that  the  King  is  att  Meryden,  within 
4  myles  of  Coventi-y,  and  that  P.  Bupert  followes  the 
King  with  the  horse  4  miles  behind  him  ;  that  the  King 
settdowneit  is  thought  his  excellence  will  rise,  and  the 
Marquis  Hertford  is  to  follow  him  with  those  forces 
which  he  hath. 

1654,  Aug.  8,  Lucca.  R.  Santrill  to  Sir  Wm.  Paston. 
— He  had  ordered  his  brother  Hewytt  to  buy  4  geld- 
ings from  England ;  but  found  that  two  persons  had 
kept  2  bandits  at  Pavia  25  days  to  murther  him  (San- 
trill). Asks  Paston  to  help  choose  the  4  horses  and  also 
2  nags  for  ladies,  and  to  get  a  license  from  his  Highness 
our  Protector. 

1658,  Sept.  24.  "Wm.  Persall  to  Sir  Wm.  Paston, 
Bt. — Only  the  news  of  the  French  besieging  Dunkirk, 
the  Spaniards  slighted  the  outworks  of  Mardyke,  and 
2,000  are  put  into  the  inner  fort.  Blockhouse,  and  3,00U 
into  Duukirke.  Donne  John  lyeth  a  distance  of,  but  is 
not  so  numerous  as  to  sight,  but  lyeth  wayting  advan- 
tage. I  hear  his  Highness  intends  the  meeting  of  the 
Parliament  in  November,  and  the  judges  now  returned 
from  their  circuits  are  consulted  with  about  calling 
the  other  House.     Our  Queen  Street  news  is  ill ;  my 

Lady  Kivers  is  in  a  very  ill  condition  of  health 

My  Lady  Ann  Brudencll  hath  had  IS  of  her  domestick 
servants  sick  in  the  country  of  this  new  disease,  and  Sir 
Charles  Sidley  hath  lost  two  footmen  of  it. 

1662.  Oct.  30,  Paris.  J.  Clayton  to  Sir  Wm.  Paston, 
Bt. — Account  of  Wm.  Paston  (son  of  Sir  William)  dying 
of  the  small  pox  at  Paris. 

[166  ],  Oct  3.  Wm.  Persall  to  Sir  Wm.  Paston,  Bt. 
....  Give  me  leave  to  render  you  the  history  of  our 
Queen  Street  family,  and  the  reason  of  the  bill  on  the 
door  which  found  at  my  coming  up.  They  had  intelli- 
gence that  the  constables  were  to  come  and  present  the 
names  of  all  church  absentees  popishly  affected ;  so 
they  consulted  in  my  absence  and  resolved  to  set  the  bill 
on  the  door,  and  give  it  out  my  Lady  Rivers  was  in  the 
country,  Sir  Francis  Petre  in  common  garden  out  of 
the  parish,  Sir  Will.  Persall  gone  to  live  at  his  house  in 
the  country,  none  but  servants  left  ;  when  every  day 
half  a  dozen  coaches  fame  to  visit  us,  and  the  baskets  of 
meat  as  full  as  ever,  and  two  or  three  brewers  still 
carrying  in  ale  and  beer  ;  and  all  for  Tom  Browne  who, 
poor  man,  is  already  half  damn'd  with  telling  of  lyes  to 
all  that  come  to  inquire  of  us  as  well  friends  as  others. 
But  they  have  given  us  in  as  Tom  Brown  reported  that 
we  are  all  gone  except  my  Lady  Mary,  who  is  but  1 5,  and 
so  incapable  to  take  the  oath  ;  and  yet  I  hear  they  have 
taken  our  names  again. 

Letters  to  and  from  Robert  Earl  of  Yarmouth, 
1669— 168 1. 

n.  d.  Ro.  Paston  (2nd  son  of  Lord  Yarmouth)  to  Lord 
Yarmouth.  Congratulations  on  Lord  Yarmouth  being 
chosen  steward  of  Yarmouth.  "  I  am  every  day  more 
"  in  love  with  France  than  other;  we  are  very  merry 
"  here;  we  meet  at  some  gentlewoman's  house  or  other 
"  every  night,  and  dance  a  masquerade  till  12  or  1  of 
'■  the  clock  ;  the  women  here  are  much  better  humoured 
"  than  ours  are  in  England." 

1669,  March  25  [T.  Henshaw]  to  Sir  Robert  Paston.— 
Chemistry  or  Alchemy. — The  Earl  of  Rochester,  upon 
more  sober  advice  is  gone  into  France,  but  first  'tis  re- 
ported did  most  solemnly  ask  pardon  of  Harry  Killigrew 
for  the  affront  he  offered  his  father.  Sir  J.  Denham  is 
gone  to  sec  the  great  secret  of  the  infernal  shades,  and 
was  buried  last  night.  Le  Febre  is  suddenly"  dead  of  an 
apoplexy;  into  the  office  of  the  King's  surveyor  Dr. 
Wren  is  already  admitted,  and  'tis  believed  Dr.  "Williams 
will  be  successor  unto  the  other.  We  have  given  a  fresh 
alarum  of  the  King  of  Spain's  death  by  a  Icttrr  from 
Jack  'V^owell,  grounded  on  a  report  Ijrought  into  Dart- 
mouth by  a  ship  from  Bilboa.  who  lirought  news  Don 
John  was  crowned  King  :  but  'tis  thought  we  had  fresher 
news  from  Madrid  than  they,  and  think  the  King  is  not 
dead  yet,  but  not  likely  to  live  many  months.    T-he  King 


of  France  gave  order  to  his  Ambassador,  the  Marquis  de 
Villars,  to  see  the  Spanish  King,  but  he  could  not  be 
admitted  ;  then  his  instructions  were  to  gee  the  best 
intelligence  he  could  of  his  health,  and  to  send  his  ad- 
vertisement by  several  expresses  that  thi-y  might  not  bo 
intercepted  by  the  Spanish  ministers.  His  moat  Chris- 
tian Majesty  has  also  commanded  all  officers  and 
governors  in  South  France  to  rejiair  to  their  several 
posts  that  they  may  be  in  readiness  to  receive  his  orders, 
and  'tis  believed  that  as  soon  as  the  King  of  Spain  is 
dead,  his  arm3'  will  be  ready  to  march  into  that  country, 
not  on  his  pretence  who  has  both  solemnly  abjured  and 
under  his  hand  and  seal  renounced  that  intention,  but 
the  Daulphin,  his  son,  is  to  claim  his  right  who  was  not; 
then  born,  and  the  King  will  only  serve  as  a  volunteer 
under  him.  The  Duke's  closet  at  Whitehall  was  broke 
open  last  week,  and  because  a  rich  ( loorge  which  lay  on 
the  table,  two  gold  watches,  a  pair  of  silver  candlesticks 
were  untouched,  it  was  thought  it  was  only  a  design  to 
rifle  his  ]iapers,  which  gave  a  great  alarm  here;  but 
upon  the  Duke's  return  ho  found  no  papers  missing,  but 
700  guineas,  besides  many  gold  medals  of  great  value 
taken  out  of  an  iron  chest  they  had  wrenched  open ;  the 
actors  not  yet  discovered.  Sir  William  Coventry  and 
his  nephew,  on  their  submission,  are  released  out  of  the 
Tower,  but  discharged  of  being  Privy  Counsellors  and 
Commissioners  of  the  Treasury.  The  Lord  Keeper  grows 
so  intirm  that  ho  desires  to  resign  his  office;  'tis  said 
Bishop  Wilkins  shall  succeed  him,  but  1  think  on  no 
other  ground  than  that  he  is  a  great  favourite.  This  day 
John  Crook,   the  bookseller,  after  4   mouths  sickness 

of  the  drojisy,  was  buried Hodge  Vaughan  and 

Godolphin,  the  page,  are  gone  from  the  King  and  Duke 
to  see  how  the  Queen  Motlier  does,  who  they  say  is  very 
ill,  and  has  been  let  blood  three  times. 

166;j,  July  31.     T.  Henshaw  to  Su- R.  Paston 

The  King  went  down  two  days  since  to  Sheerness,  and 
returns  to-day ;  a  good  part  of  the  new  work  there  is 
fallen  down,  by  reason  the  foundation  was  so  rotten.  .  .  . 
Last  week  Mr.  John  Lovelasse,  Lord  Lovelasse's  sou, 
riding  home  from  Oxford,  after  a  good  large  dose  of  the 
University  Helicon,  fell  off  his  horse  and  broke  his  neck; 
he  was  taken  up  dead  to  every  one's  thinking,  but  a 
lucky  handed  fellow  in  the  company  laying  him  doivn 
again  on  the  ground,  and  setting  both  his  "feet  against 
his  shoulders  pulled  his  head  so  strongly  that  his  neck- 
bone  caine  in  again,  and  he  returned  to  motion  and 
sense,  being  now  in  a  hopeful  way  of  recovery.  The 
King  they  say  now  goes  no  progress  this  year,  but  only 
hunts  for  a  week  at  Bagshot ;  if  that  prove  true  it  will 
spoil  my  journey  for  Worcestershire  this  year.  There 
goes  a  report  that  Candy  was  taken  after  the  arrival  of 
the  French  fleet  and  before  the  kmding  of  their  army  ; 
....  if  it  prove  true  it  gives  a  shrewd  crisis  of  the 
King  of  France's  fortune,  and  will  reflect  with  dis- 
honour on  the  conductors  of  that  fleet  and  army.  On 
the  other  side  if  the  siege  should  be  raised  it  would  go 
near  to  cost  the  life  of  the  Grand  Signer  liimself,  as  well 
as  the  Viziers  ;  the  soldiers,  as  well  as  the  burghers  of 
Constantinople  and  Adrianople,  being  so  incensed  that 
so  many  lives  have  lieen  lost  without  taking  tlie  town, 
that  the  Grand  Signor  is  retired  to  Larissa  (the  town  in 
Macedonia  where  Achilles  was  born)  for  tlaese  7  or  8 
months,  as  much  for  his  own  safety  as  to  take  care  of 
their  army  in  Candy. 

1669,  Aug.  28.     The  same  to  the  same The 

truth  is  in  7  years  and  a  half  I  have  seen  the  King  I 
have  never  seen  his  face  in  anything  but  flesh  and  blood, 
as  Capt.  Bessus  said.  Last  year  there  was  an  assignment 
on  hearth  money  for  one  year's  wages,  and  because  the 
farmer's  told  me  they  had  so  much  in  arrear  to  them 
that  it  would  hardly  be  paid  in  their  time,  I  was  so  slack 
in  my  solicitation  that  I  did  not  call  upon  Do\\-ning's 
clerk  above  20  times  concerning  it,  which  made  so  little 
impression  that  I  had  no  warrants  passed  nor  will  not 
bo  these  12  months  ....  Will.  Russell  was  married 
to  the  great  heir,  the  Lord  Vaughan's  widow,  who  it  is 
generally  computed  will  be  worth  him  8,000/.  Lord 
Anglesey  and  Lord  Ashley's  son  were  plying  their 
business  at  your  cousin  of  Rutlands,  and  'tis  thought 
that  each  of  them  has  by  this  time  got  a  Tartar.  Sir 
Will  Backhouse  died  on  Monday  last  ....  Our 
good  friend  Sir  Ed.  Filmer  has  gone  to  see  what  mush- 
rooms the  Elysian  fields  will  yield ;  he  took  his  flight 
thither  from  Franco,  and  therefore  out  of  respect 
and  civility  to  the  place  would  die  in  the  re- 
ligion  of    the   country,    Catholick    Remain 

Pargetor,  the  goldsmith,  has  been  detected  to  have 
bought  clippings  of  coined  silver,  and  to  have  held 
correspondence  with  those  kind  of  rogues  ;  he  has  put 
ia  bail  of  30,0002.  to  answer  at  the  sessions,  and  his 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


G.  E.         estate  is  already  begged  at  adrenture.    The  King  begins 
^  E^^'       ^is  progress  on  Monday,  but  goes  no  further  than  Win- 

"         Chester  and  Southampton,  the   chief   design   being   to 

hunt  in  the  New  forest.  He  will  defeat  the  Earl  of 
Pembroke,  Lord  St.  John,  Lord  Ashley,  to  whose  house- 
he  in-rited  himself  when  ho  intended  to  go  as  far  as 
Plymouth,  which  dispensation  he  has  (.|uitted  for  this 
year,  being  told  by  the  Earl  of  Lauderdale  that  be  need 
not  ride  post  afteratown  that  will  notrun  away  from  him, 
and  that  it  is  neither  safe  nor  decorous  for  so  great  a 
Prince  to  appear  in  so  remote  a  part  of  the  kingdom 
with  only  half  a  score  of  dusty  followers.  The  Queen  and 
Duchess  in  the  meantime  will  go  to  Hampton  Court  to 
give  opportunity  to  the  hou,sekeeper  to  cleanse  and 
sweeten  Whitehall.  Here  is  lately  rcmie  a  French 
minister  to  court,  a  great  calculator,  and,  if  his  own 
testimony  may  be  credited,  the  most  accurate  chrono- 
loger  that  e\er  was,  one  that  liy  strength  of  Cabala  can 
tell  of  what  colour  and  fashion  the  Queen  of  Sheba's 
stockings  and  roses  were  of. 

n.  d.  [Sir  R.  Paston  to  T.  Henshaw].  Copy  by  Hen- 
shaw.  Says  that  the  King  professes  an  intention  not 
only  to  make  a  considerable  addition  to  his  (Paston's) 
fortune,  but  likewise  to  place  a  mark  of  honour  on  him  ; 
and  that  the  King  lias  performed  the  lirst  far  beyond 
his  (Paston's)  deserts.  Says  that  it  has  been  rumoured 
that  the  Jving  intends  to  make  him  a  Lord.  Hopes  the 
title  will  be  "  Paston,  the  ancient  scat  and  estate  of  our 
family." 

lt;t)9,  May  .5.  [T.  Henshaw]  to  Sir  R.  Paston  .  .  .  .  . 
Notices  the  hopes  of  the  Queen  being  with  child. — It  is 
begun  to  be  believed  that  the  Chancellor  may  have 
leave  to  return  next  Parliament .-  The  Lady  Mordant 
doth  much  interest  herself  in  his  concerns,  and  doth  hold 
cabals  with  no  small  ones  aliout  it. 

167.^,  July  25.  Beck  Hall.  Maj'garet  Bedingfield  to 
[Lady  Paston].  Speaks  of  the  pleasure  she  had  in  her 
visit  to  Oxnead. — The  price  Sir  Robert  Kemp  paid  for 
his  honour  was  aljove  1,500?.  Sir  Nicol,  who  went 
without  it,  six  or  seven  ....  Mrs.  Michell  is  in  the 
height  of  her  progress  at  the  two  Sir  John's  houses. 
Some  say,  but  'tis  not  to  be  believed,  that  Scamer,  the 
Speaker,  sueth  Sir  J.  in  the  behalf  of  a  grandchild  of 
my  Lady  Crafls. 

167J,  March  1.  Ow.  Hughes  to  Mary,  Viscountess 
Yarmouth. — He  greatly  lauds  Lord  Yarmouth  (who  had 
just  succeeded  Lord  Towushend  as  Lord  Lieutenant). — 
Some  of  the  other  party  say  that  Popery  is  to  be  intro- 
duced, and  that  Lord  Townshend  upon  that  account  was 
laid  aside. — Names  some  persons  as  fit  to  hold  com- 
m:ssions. 

i67j,  March  1.  Edm.  Wharton  to  Lord  Yarmouth,  at 
the  Golden  Ball,  in  Suffolk  Street.  Congratulations  on 
Lord  Y.  being  made  Lord  Lieutenant. 

167<i,  July  11",  Norwich.  Jo.  Jasburgh  to  Lady 
Yarmouth. — Tells  of  Lord  Yarmouth's  entry  yesterday 
into  Norwich. 

1676,  July  19.  Lord  Yarmouth  to  Lady  Yarmouth. 
Gives  an  account  of  his  going  to  receive  the  Lord  Chief 
Baron.  At  the  Castle  the  Judge  read  his  commission, 
in  which  he.  Vise.  Yarmouth,  was  by  mistake  called  Earl 
of  Yarmouth. — He  is  on  the  bench  with  the  judge  while 
writing  the  letter. 

1676,  July  2'.'.  'I'he  same  to  the  same. — Account  of 
the  Lord  Chief  Baron's  visit  to  Oxneaa  ....  Bowers, 
the  coHee-houso  man,  shall  rest  'till  I  come  u]_).  I  liave 
more  of  the  town  of  Yarmouth  that  watch  him,  and  will 
ferret  him,  for  they  have  put  down  his  coffee-house,  and 
now,  understanding  he  sells  ale  and  mum,  they  send 
this  week  to  levy  the  '20s.  for  the  first  oH'ence,  and  the 
next  offence  is  the  house  ol' correction  ....  1  will  write 
to  the  Lord  TreaBiirer  when  the  assizes  are  done,  and 
give  him  a  full  account  of  all  things. 

1676,  July  21.  The  same  to  the  same. — Account  of 
two  trials  before  the  Chief  Baron.  In  one,  4,000Z. 
damages  were  given  to  Lord  Townshend  against  Dr. 
Hewse.  Lord  Townshend  offers  to  remit  all  if  Hewse 
and  his  wife  will  promise  to  hold  their  tongues  for  the 
future.  Then  came  on  Dr.  Hyleard's,  whicli  would  not 
bear  water,  which  the  Chief  IJaron  finding  it,  makes 
a  proposal,  which  he  took  an  answer  to  before  he  gave 
instructions  to  the  jury,  that  if  great  damages  were 
given,  and  Hyrne  purged  of  forgery,  they  should  he 
remitted.  So  300/.  given  Hyrne,  which  at  the  bar  he 
frankly  remitted,  as  well  as  all  causes  depending  for  the 
riot.  The  Doctor  and  he  made  mutual  promises  to  live 
in  amity  ....  Yesterday  night,  at  Lord  Howard's 
garden,  was  above  50  coaches  ;  the  walks  as  full  as 
Spring  Garden,  and  in  I  went,  and  saw  dancing  on  the 
bowling  green  by  torchlight. 

1676.  Jan.  6.    Lord  Yarmouth  t9  Edward  Le'Strange, 


Esq.,  at  Alderman  Briggs's,  Norwich. — Says  he  cannot  ■JZ'JLt 
attend  the  meeting  of  the  Deputy  Lieutenants,  but  he  esq. 
desires  they  will  take  Sir  William  Mason's  pension  into  — 

consideration,  who  was  a  follower  of  the  late  King  from 
Nottingham  to  t!ie  delivery  of  Pontefract  Castle,  besides 
his  being  near  fourscore  years  old. 

[1676],  August  2:!.  Henry  Bedingfield,  junior,  to 
Lord  [  'Yarmouth] .  Congratulations  on  Lord  Yarmouth's 
escape  from  the  rogues. 

[1676].  Elizabeth  Paston  to  the  same.  Similar  con- 
gratulations. (She  was  wife  to  Wm.  Paston,  eldest  son 
of  Lord  Yarmouth.) 

1678,  Oct.  28.     Earshum.     William  Parker  to  Lord    , 
Yarmouth.     Tells  of  having  searched  houses  of  Roman 
Catholics  for  arms. 

1678.  Copy  of  warrant  by  Lord  Yarmouth  to  impress 
seamen  for  the  Royal  Navy,  and  copy  of  instructions  for 
the  pressmasters ;  and  of  a  ticket  to  bo  left  at  the  houses 
of  such  as  withdrew  to  avoid  being  impressed. 

167{|,  Jan.  31.  Copy  of  a  letter,  stating  that  the  King 
has  issued  writs  for  new  elections,  and  the  writ  for  that 
county  will  be  executed  the  lOth  of  February,  and  re- 
commending Sir  Christopher  Calthorpe  and  Sir  Nevill 
Catlyne. 

[167J}].  Copy  of  Lord  Yarmouth's  letter  to  Dr.  Hild- 
yard,  recommending  the  same  persons  as  above. 

[167?y].  Copy  of  Lord  Yarmouth's  letter  to  the  H.  of 
Lords,  expressing  his  concern  that  the  H.  of  Commons 
is  offended  with  his  letter  (recommending  persons  to  be 
knights  of  the  shire),  but  explaining  that  it  was  written 
after  Sir  J.  Hobart  had  declined  to  stand. 

1679,  March  7.  Copy  by  Loi-d  Yarmouth  of  his  letter 
to  Lord  Mayor  of  Jjondon,  to  persuade  him  not  to 
have  the  Duke  of  York  left  behind,  when  the  King  goes 
into  the  City. 

1676,  March  26,  Oxmead.  Edw.  L'estrange  to  Lady 
Yarmouth. — Yesterday  the  high  sheriff,  with  7  or  8  other 
gentlemen,  dined  with  Lord  Yarmouth,  and  resolved  to 
use  their  endeavours  to  prevent  of  Sir  J.  Hobart  to  make 
void  the  late  election  for  the  county.  The  original  of 
the  letter  to  Dr.  Hidiyard  [Hildyard]  is  safe,  and  Mr. 
Scarborough  declares  he  will  not  show  his,  and  I  hope 
Mr.  Britiff  has  not  parted  with  the  original  of  his. 

1679,  April  6,  Oxnead.  The  same  to  the  same.  On  the 
same  subject. 

1679,  May  2!».  Memorandum  by  J.  Hildeyard  of  his 
expenses  about  his  being  in  custody  of  the  messenger  of 
the  H.  of  Commons  'in  the  matter,  I  suppose,  of  the  two 
preceding  letters). 

1679,  June  19,  Brussels.  E.  Lake  to  Lady  [Yar- 
mouth] ....  Upon  the  receipt  of  your  letter  I  did 
address  myself  immediately  to  his  Highness,  and  pre- 
sented him  with  my  Lord  and  your  Ladyship's  duty,  and 
that  my  Lord  was  resolved  to  adhere  to  his  oath  of  alle- 
giance, which  his  Highness  did  seem  very  kindly  to 
resent,  and  commanded  me  to  present  his  service  to  my 
Lord  and  your  Ladyship,  and  to  assure  my  Lord  that  he 
was  ever  confident  of  his  sincerity  and  loyalty,  and 
wished  that  all  England  was  so  well  principled  and 
enclincd  as  mj'  Lord  is.  I  am  sorry  that  the  present 
face  of  things  in  England  give  us  no  encouragement  to 
hope  their  Highnesses  speedy  return ;  .  .  .  .  yet  their 
being  here  is  rendered  more  grateful  by  the  accession 
and  expectance  of  some  persons  at  their  Court.  Lady 
Betty  Felton  the  Duchess  received  with  great  joy.  My 
Lord  and  Lady  Peterborough  are  expected  next  week, 
and  about  a  fortnight  hence  the  Duchess  of  Modena  from 
Rome. 

1679,  .Tuly  14,  Gressenhall.  Edward  L'estrange  to 
Lord  Yarmouth.  About  the  intended  new  election. 
Parliament  being  dissolved,  and  a  new  one  to  meet  the 
7th  October. 

1679,  July  16,  Norwich.  The  same  to  the  same. — 
Election  matters  ....  This  day  the  town  of  East 
Dereham  delivered  in  an  account  of  their  loss  by  the 
late  fire  upon  oath,  which  amounted  to  19,000?. 

1679,  Aug.  8,  Norwich.  The  same  to  the  Countess  of 
Yarmouth. — Account  of  the  Earl's  splendid  reception  on 
liis  return  to  the  county. 

1679,  Aug.  27,  Oxnead.  The  same  to  the  Countess  of 
Yarmouth. — Details  of  the  election  for  the  county, 
when  Sir  J.  Hobart  and  Sir  P.  Glean  were  returned. 
The  writer  attributes  the  defeat  of  Sir  C.  Calthorpe  and 
Sir  Nevill  Catlyne  to  the  fact  of  the  latter  not  ap- 
pearing.— The  election  for  the  city  of  Norwich  will  be 
on  Monday,  and  he  thinks  Lord  Paston  is  secure  to 
get  in. 

1679,  Sept.  3.  The  same  to  the  same. — Details  of  the 
election  for  the  city  of  Norwich.  Lord  Paston  had  1,415 
votes,  ("apt.  Briggs,  1,217,  Mr.  Paine,  958.  and  Mr. 
Bacon,  838. 


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G.  E.  1679,  Sept.  26,   Beckball.     Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  his 

'emj.^'      '^ii'i-     Account  of  the  dinner  ut  Lynn,  where  he  had 
— '        King  John's  cup  to  his  nose.     He  and  his  son  Robin 
were  made  freemen. 

168iJ,  March  2:1,  Norwich.  To  the  Earl  of  Yarmouth, 
Treasurer  of  his  Majesty's  Honeehold.  Original  address 
of  congratulation,  signed  by  upwards  of  20  persons,  and 
under  the  seal  of  the  town,  on  the  occasion  of  the  Karl's 
promotion,  together  with  his  fortunate  nuptials. 

1680,  Copy  of  address  by  the  freemen  and  citizens  of 
Norwich  to  Wm.  Lord  Paston  and  Angustine  Briggs, 
Esq.,  citizens  elect  for  the  Parliament  to  be  held  at 
Oxford,  21  May  1680. 

1680,  April  8.  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  Edw.  L'Estrango, 
Esq.,  at  Gressen  Hall.  Recommends  that  the  county  of 
Norfolk  should  send  a  loyal  address  to  the  King. 

168Q,  March  21.  Copy  of  speech  make  at  Oxford  by 
the  King.     A  satirical  comjiosition. 

16^1,  May  12.  The  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  .... 
The  Norwich  address  pleased  the  King  most  infinitely. 
How  if  we  had  such  an  one  from  the  gentry  and  county. 
A  thorough  reformation  of  D.  Lieutenants  and  justices 
and  constables  and  militia  men  is  intended  throughnut 
England;  therefore  send  me  up  a  list  of  the  justices  and 
mark  some  with  a  dash  :  send  me  the  names  of  such  as 
are  fit  to  be  put  in.  I  intend  to  put  in  execution  such 
instructions  as  I  shall  have  to  the  height  when  I  come 
down.  The  King's  affairs  go  well,  and  he  saith  he'll 
stick  to  his  friends  and  fear  no  enemies.  The  Duke  will 
shortly  be  here ;  the  Lady  Anne,  hie  daughter,  is  to 
marry  the  Prince  of  Hanover. 

1681,  July  5.  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  Edw. 
L'Estrango,  Esq.     Suggest  that  the  county  of  Norfolk 

should  give  a  present  of  money  to  the  King 

things  begun  in  despair  often  succeed,  and  his  Majesty 
begins  to  show  Lobb's  pound  to  his  enemies,  and  more 
•will  follow  the  ijreai  LjrJ.*  who  was  brought  from  the 
heart  of  the  city  to  his  examination  by  two  single 
messengers,  and  sent  to  the  Tower  with  as  slight  a 
guard,  no  man  taking  notice  of  him. 

1681.  July  8.  to  Earl  of  Yarmouth.     The 

jury  brought  in  ignoramus  upon  College,  in  the  teeth 
of  4  point  blank  evidences,  and  a  fifth  strong  presump- 
tion of  Sir  Wm.  Jennings. 

1681,  July  9,  Bungay.  John  Doughty  to  the  Earl  of 
Yarmouth,  at  his  lodgings  in  Pall  Mall. — Upon  reading 
the  confession  of  Fitz-Harris,  and  the  account  of  the  in- 
dictment of  College,  he  tells  of  a  letter  sent  to  Mr. 
Cattlowe  of  Beccles,  draper,  which  contained  passages 
of  a  similar  tendency  to  the  confession  and  indictment, 
and  suggests  that  the  King  should  be  informed. 

1681,  July  23.  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  Edw.  Lestrange. 
— About  the  coming  musters. — Pray  spirit  up  all  my 
friends.  The  King  will  be  King  yet,  and  the  Duke  will 
shortly  be  here  again. 

1681,  Oct.  3.      Ant[hony  Sparrow,  bishop   of]    Nor- 

•w[ich]  to  Countess  of  Yarmouth Our  city  is 

triumphant  in  the  King's  ,  who  was  pleased  to 

own  it  last  week  at  Newmarket  for  his  loyal  city,  to 
the  envy  of  some  others  ....  His  Majesty  sent  a  com- 
mand to  Lord  Chamberlain  to  put  out  of  commission 
that  busy  Sir  Gervas  Elvis,  and  accordingly  it  was 
done. 

1681,  Dec.  12,  OxneadHall.  John  Eisher  to  Earl  of 
Yarmouth. — Account  of  the  reception  of  Lord  Paston  in 
Norfolk  and  Norwich. 

168  J,  March  l.j.  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  Edw.  L'Estrange 
....  You  will  receive  a  black  box  directed  to  you  at 
the  Bell  in  Thetford  with  all  the  commis^^ions  signed 
that  you  sent  rae  up.  I  am  surprised  to  hear  the  Duke 
landed  at  Yarmouth,  lay  at  Norwich,  and  not  to  have  a 
single  letter  by  the  last  post  from  any  soul,  but  from  a 
letter  I  saw  to  a  stranger,  I  to  my  comfort  hear  the 
reception  was  well,  for  1  know  he  has  an  opinion  that 
the  most,  part  of  the  gentry  of  our  county  have  the  same 
value  and  reverence  for  him  that  I  have.  I  desire  you 
would  recommend  Musters  this  spring  to  the  Deputy 
Lieutenants,  and  if  we  could  be  so  fortunate  as  to  lead 
the  dance  of  England  in  a  present  to  the  King  'twould 
be  seasonable. 

1681,  March  17.  Copy  of  the  address  to  the  King  of 
the  dep.  lieutenant's  justices  of  the  peace,  and  grand  jury 
of  Norfolk  at  the  assizes  for  the  county  held  at  Thetford. 
— Against  republicanism,  plots,  &c.,  and  approving  the 
Ld.  Lieutenant. 

1682,  March  28.  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  Edwd. 
L'Estrange. 


Lord  Slmftesbui-y. 


;ie  same.     Account 


[1682,  March  28].     Thanks  to  the  gentlemen  of  Nor-         O.  H. 
folk  for  their  allusion  to  him  in   the   address    to    the        ^5^""' 
King.  ^f^ 

1682.  April  22.  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  Edw.  L'Estrange 
....  I  know  that  several  counties  are  now  at  work  as 
well  as  corporations  for  a  present  for  his  Majesty  .... 
I  could  wish  Norwich  would  find  1,000  guineas  to  lead 
the  dance  of  other  corporations. 

1682,  June  18.  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  the  King  (Cony 
by  the  Earl).  He  -^ays  that  Mr.  Gnibon  (whom  his  son 
will  present)  is  a  fit  subject  for  knighthood ;  is  of  an 
ancient  family.his  ancestors  having  always  been  knights, 
and  he  has  1,200Z.  a  year. 

1682,  June  28.  Matt  Pcckover  to  Earl  of  Yarmouth. 
Account  of  the  meetings  of  the  militia  of  the  county. 

1682,  Aug.  11,  Norwich.  Edw.  L'Estrange  to  Coun- 
tess of  "\  armouth.— Account  of  the  Earl  and  Lord  Paston 
being  met  3  miles  from  Norwich  by  the  shorift'  and  his 
whole  retinue,  the  dep.  lieutenants,  justices  of  the  peace, 
grand  jury,  militia  officers,  mayor,  and  aldermen  of 
Norwich,  and  crowds  of  people.— There  were  30  coaches, 
l,2iXi  horses,  and  thousands  of  foot.  The  Earl  dined  at 
the  King's  Head  with  the  Earl  of  Arundel  and  100 
gentlemen. 

1682,   Aug.  10.     Jo.  Hildeyard  to  Countess  of  Yar- 
mouth.— Account  of  the  same  reception. 
1682,  Aug.  11.     James  Eraser  to  the  si 
of  the  same  reception. 

1682,  Aug.  11.  Norwich,  Friday,  7  p.m.  Earl  of  Yar- 
mouth to  his  wife.— His  own  account  of  the  reception. 

1682,  Aug.  29.  J.  Taylor  to  Countess  of  Yarmouth 
....  _We  arc  informed  here  of  the  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth's coming  to  a  race,  and  private  meetings  two  a 
week  by  my  Lord  Macclesfield,  Lord  Delamere,  Sir 
John  Bolleu,  Col.  Whitley,  and  the  Earl  of  Derby,  where 
there  is  provision  made  at  Mr.  Major'i  house  of  Chester, 
thence  to  the  Earl  of  Macclesfield,  to  Col.  Whitley's, 
and  so  amongst  the  rest  of  the  phanatick  party  .... 
It  is  high  time  now  for  the  King  to  look  about  liim  and 
be  sure  to  gratify  his  eld  friends  that  lost  their  lauds  for 
the  service  of  him  and  his  father. 

1682,  Sept.  25.  Jo.  Hildeyard  to  Countess  of  Yar- 
mouth.— Account  of  the  reception  at  Lynn  of  Lord 
Paston. 

1682,  Sept.  11,  Chester.  J,  Taylor  to  Countess  of 
Yarmouth.  Account  of  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's  recep- 
tion at  Chester,  viz.,  about  6  o'clock  Saturday,  he  came 
accompanied  with  the  Earl  of  Macclesfield,  his  son.  Lord 
Colchester,  Lord  Delamere's  son,  Sir  John  Manwaring, 
Col.  Whitley,  Mr.  Booty  and  a  great  company  of  citizens 
where  his  entertainment  wa  s  at  the  Plume  of  Feathers ,  at 
6,'.  a  piece  where  the  Duke  sat, and  2s.6rf.at  the  other  table. 
He  was  godfather  to  Mr.  Manwaring's  daughter,  now 
Mayor  of  Chester,  where  he  had  his  breakfast,  and  had 
a  great  deal  of  rabble  always  shouting  and  throwing  up 
their  hats.  The  Recorder,  Mr.  Williams,  always  accom- 
panying him  to  church,  where,  in  the  morning  service, 
the  minister,  one  of  the  prebends,  telling  him  bis  duty,  of 
Disobedience  and  Achitophell,  Henry  the  1st  of  France, 
and  that  God  would  blast  all  the  wicked  and  mischievous 
devices  against  the  King,  and  make  the  memory  of 
their  wicked  names  stink  in  the  grave  ....  The  fana- 
ticks,  as  declared  by  themselves,  have  gathered  1,000 
guineas  for  the  distressed  prince,  as  they  call  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth  ;  have  weekly  private  meetings, 
no  royal  person  is  admitted  ;  they  have  great  banks  of 
money,  powder,  and  all  sorts  of  ammunition  ;  those 
that  are  for  the  King  and  his  royal  highness  are  afraid 
to  speak,  and  all  this  while  the  King's  commission  for 
two  great  counties  is  in  the  Earl  of  Derby's  hands,  who 
daily  take  their  parts  and  openly  drink  the  Duke  of 
Monmouth's  health,  and  pray  in  private  conventicles  for 
his  prosperity  ....  To-night  came  the  news  to  Chester 
that  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  (by  contrivance  of  the  gen- 
tlemen that  rid  against  him  the  horserace)  gave  him 
leave  to  win  the  plate  of  601.,  which  he  presented  to  his 
goddaughter,  the  mavor's  child  whom  he  christened 
Heneretta,  at  which  news  the  people  here  grew  so  mad 
that  all  the  streets  were  full  of  bonfire,  the  church  doors 
were  broken  open  to  ring  the  bells,  contrary  to  the 
Dean  and  the  minister's  orders,  and  nothing  was  heard  in 
the  streets  but  a  Munmouth.  a  .Munmouth  .... 

1682,  Sept.  17,  London.  Jasper  I'.aston  to  his  father 
the  Earl  of  Yarmouth.  He  took  boat  at  Whitehall  and 
went  to  Tilbury,  where  he  saw  the  King  and  Queen, 
and  was  presented  to  the  King  by  Sir  Thomas  Meei-es, 
and  sometime  afterwards  was  presented  to  the  Duke  of 
York. 

1682,  Feb.  1.  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  Edw.  L'Estrange. 
Asks  him  to  thank  the  dep.  lieutenants  who  subscribed 
the  letter  to  him. 

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HISTOKICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION: 


G.  E. 
Fkefb, 


I685,  Feb.  1-2,  Horslead.  Edw.  L'Estrange  to  Earl  of 
Yarmouth.— Last  Tm-sday  tlumder  and  lightning  at 
Yarmouth  in  the  night,  "which  fired  the  spire  of  the 
great  church  and  burneil  down  tho  cross  upon  it.  and 
endanL^ered  the  church  ;  but  at  last  a  desperate  fellow 
veutur"ed  up  (tho'  the  wind  was  verj-  high),  and,  being 
siipplied  with  water,  quenched  the  fire.  At  the  same 
time  there  happened  a  prodigious  flood  which  flowing 
over  the  banks  has  done  much  diimage  to  the  levels 
about  Yarmouth. 

1682,  Marcli  2,  Hague.  Thomas  Paston  to  Earl  of 
Yarmouth.  Yesterday  he  got  to  the  Hague,  and  went 
immediately  to  court  to  deliver  his  letters. — The  prince 
andprincess  were  very  kind  and  afiable  to  him.  He  hopes 
to  get  a  captain's  commission  in  8  days.  Is  just  going 
to  dine  with  the  Prince. 

1682,  March  17,  Jsewmarkct.  Edward  Lake  to 
Countess  of  Yarmouth.— His  grief  at  the  Earl's  death. 

16Sj.  March  23,  Horslead.  John  Fisher  to  the 
Countess  of  Yarmouth. — Account  of  the  Earl's  funeral. 

1683,  July  26.  to  the  Earl  of  Yarmouth.  It 
is  thought  the  Queen  of  France  died  of  the  plague  .... 
Three  Ambassadors  are  come  from  France  to  congratu- 
late the  King's  delivery,  one  from  the  King,  one  from 
Monsieur,  and  one  from  the  Dauphin.  The  marriage  of 
Lady  Anne  that  was  intended  to-day  is  put  ofl'  till  Sun- 
day, because  to-day  was  Childermas  day.  To-day  the 
Duke  of  York  presented  an  address  to  the  King  upon 
his  knees,  but  it  was  read  Ijy  Mr.  Common-Sargeant ; 
it  came  from  the  Artillery  Company,  of  whom  the  Duke 
is  colonel.  I  hear  that  Lady  Russell  has  declared  that 
the  speech  was  penned  by  Dr.  Barnett ;  if  so,  no  answer 
need  be  made,  though  there  be  two  already.  (Signature 
cut  ofl'.  arms  a  saltire  gu.  bet.  3  spread  eagles.) 

n.  d.  M.  Albertz  to  her  mother  [Countess  of  Yar- 
mouth].    At  the  back  is  a  list  of  the  Venetian  tleet. 

1683,  July  28,  Venice.  Tlie  s^me  to  the  same.  Had 
twins  at  a  birth,  one  is  dead.  In  yoiir  letter  I  find  the  sad 
Btory  of  my  poor  father's  broken  heart,  which  was  a  thing 
I  never  dreamt  nor  would  ever  have  imagined;  the  King's 
ingratitude  amazes  me. — Her  brother  Jasper  haswritten 
to  her  husband  to  get  him  the  command  of  a  Venetia 
ship. — Much  alarm  with  the  approach  of  the  Turks  to 
the  walls  of  Vienna. 

1683,  Jan.  31.  News  letter.  Gi'eat  frost.  Fair  on 
the  Thames.  The  16  serjeants  mentioned  in  the  Gazette 
went  from  the  Inner  Temple  Hall  this  morning  about 
10,  preceded  by  about  l.'iO  whose  upper  garments  were 
all  purple  ;  then  followed  the  sorjeantB,  one  by  one, 
having  nothing  on  their  heads  but  a  linen  coif,  having 
each  a  servant  by  his  side  who  carried  the  Tyre  belong- 
ing to  that  dignity.  After  them  followed  about  2o0 
gentlemen  of  the  long  robe  ;  in  that  order  they  walked 
to  AVestminster  to  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  where 
the  judges  of  the  King's  Bench  and  tho  Barons  of  the 
Exchequer  were  set  in  chairs  to  receive  them.  Sir 
Thomas  Jeniier  was  first  called,  and  conducted  from  the 
rest  by  the  two  eldest  Serjeants,  ushered  by  the  Warden 
of  the  Fleet.  After  having  made  three  congees,  he  as- 
cended to  the  bar  and  performed  some  office  of  a 
Serjeant  in  French  ;  then  all  the  judges  oaid  the  old 
Serjeants  were  presented  witli  a  ring  with  this  motto, 
"  A  Deo  Rex,  a  Rege  Lex.''  The  rest,  after  Sir  Thomas 
Jenner,  performed  the  same  formality.  Tho  ceremony 
being  over  they  went  all  back  1.0  Serjeant's  Inn  in  Fleet 
Street,  where  they  dined. — A  motion  was  made  against 
the  under-sheriff  of  Norwich,  that  the  Earl  of  Yarmouth 
having  brought  an  action  of  Scandalnm  magnatum 
against  one  Stebb,  the  said  sheriff  had  made  for  return 
to  the  writ  a  Soepe  (( "epi  ?)  corjjus  et  languettos  in  per- 
sona (languesoit  in  prisona  ?)  whereas  affidavit  is  made 
that  he  is  not  in  prison;  upon  which  a  rule  was  made 
for  the  sheriff  to  show  a  case  to-morrow. 

1683,  March  12,  Hague.  James  Eraser  to  the  Coun- 
tess of  Yarmouth  .  .  We  arrived  Thursday  about 
7  at  night  at  tho  Hague  ;  where,  after  Jlr.  Haston  had 
dressed  himself  in  his  best,  I  carried  hira  to  wait  on  Mr. 
Chudleightheenvoyehere. — Mr.Chndleigh  took  thc-min 
his  coach  to  court. — The  prince  and  princess  received 
him  very  courteously,  and  asked  him  several  questions 
about  England  ..."  It  was  very  good  luck  that  both 
were  in  town,  for  the  Princess  came  but  3  hours  before 
and  the  Prince  tho  night  before  from  Deering,  above 
IDU  miles  from  this  place.  Tlds  morning  he  was  at 
the  Prince's  levee,  and  waited  on  Mons.  Benthem  .  .  . 
Alderman  Backwell  is  here  in  town,  and  is  very  kind  to 
him  .  .  .  Ho  has  received  the  compliments  of  more 
persons  of  quality  here  at  the  Hague  upon  his  new 
employment  which  1  hope  to  get  expeditod. 

1681,  Aug.  1.  Yarmouth.  Luke  Milbourno  to  the 
CountusB  Dowager  of  Yarmouth. — Grief  at  tho  death  of 


Lady  Yarmout'n,  which  was  industriously  concealed 
from  Lord  Paston,  who  went  to  Adsco  to  meet  the 
coach  and  charter,   and  with  his  own  hands  delivered  it 

to   the   nominated   mayor Tho    cliarter   was 

carried  by  the  chamberlain  quite  round  the  town,  and 
saluted  with  150  great  guns; — shouts — bonfires — ringing 
of  bells. 

1684.,  Oct,  3.  C.  P.  to  the  Earl  of  Yarmouth.  I  had 
the  luck  to  be  upon  the  place  when  your  mother  made 
both  her  addresses  to  Windsor  ;  know  nothing  could  bo 
more  contemptuous.  She  being  held  an  indiscreet  and 
mischievous  woman,  civility  nor  m.anhood  will  let  me 
recount  all  I  heard ,  but  only  so  much  as  related  to  your 
lordship,  to  wit,  that  if  you  suffered  yourself  to  be 
governed  by  her  you  would  be  held  a  weak  person  and 
ruin  your  interest  at  court  .  ,  .  &c.  &c.  I  thought  it 
right  you  should  know  thus  much  as  a  welwiller  to  your 
familj'. 

168-f,  Jan.  2,  St.  Jeames. — Isabella  Waldegraveto  the 
Countess  of  Yarmouth. — The  Duke  says  that  it  was  not 
frOm  any  cause  or  ground  of  disgust  towards  my  Lord 
that  the  Duke  took  not  any  particular  notice  of  him, 
but  merely  from  inadvertency,  there  being  at  the  time 
when  my  Lord  was  with  him  a  great  concourse  of 
people,  and  1  do  believe  his  R.  H.  has  a  most  particular 
care  of  my  Lord. 

168*,  Jan.  30.  Roger  L'Estrange  to  [the  Countess  of 
Yarmouth].  The  presse  of  Otes's  businesse  lying  wholly 
upon  my  hand,  takes  up  every  moment  of  my  time  in 
some  respect  or  other,  what  with  attendances  and  in- 
formations ;  and  this  will  certainly  hold  out  for  10  daye. 
— Professes  his  readiness  to  serve  her. 

168i,  Feb.  9,  Yarmouth.  Letter  to  Lord  [Yarmouth] 
announcing  the  jiroclamation  at  Yarmouth)  that  day  of 
James  II.,  and  the  order  for  a  congratulatory  address  to 
tho  King  ;  and  asking  Lord  (Yarmouth)  as  high  steward 
to  give  advice  in  the  matter. — Signed  by  Thomas 
Medowe,  Mitchell  Mew,  Mayor,  and  18  others. 

1686,  '  ^ll^ll''    From  on  board  the  Henrietta  Yacht 

in  the  River  of  the  Meuse. — T.  ChudleightoMr. . 

Acknowledges  the  addressee's  letters  of  the  26th  March, 
and  a  second  letter  of  the  1st  April,  which  .  .  .  is  sealed 
with  an  antique  head,  having  on  a  helmet  whereon  is 
represented  another  head. — Says  it  was  so  bunglingly 
sealed  that  he  suspects  it  had  been  opened  .  .  .  As  to 
what  you  write  of  Monm[outh]  I  dare  answer  for  it 
that  if  you  can  seize  and  convey  him  safe  to  England 
it  will  be  a  piece  of  service  that  you  shall  be  well 
thanked  for  ;  and  therefore  pray  go  about  if  you  find 
any  hopes  or  opportunity  for  it,  but  do  it  discreetly 
without  letting  anything  of  your  design  appear  to  any 
but  sucli  .as  will  be  assisting  to  you  in  it,  and  let  it  not 
be  known  that  I  have  given  you  any  such  direction  as 
this  ....  pray  let  me  know  from  time  to  time  what 
progress  you  make  in  this  matter  .  .  .  and  whether 
Monin[outh]  be  indeed,  or  have  been  so  lately  as  you 
write  at  Lie.go,  for  I  have  some  reason  to  make  a  little 
doubt  of  it.  I  am  now  going  for  England  as  soon  as  the 
wind  will  permit,  where  I  shall  be  suie  to  give  hi? 
Majesty  that  cliaracter  of  your  loyalty  and  zeal  for  his 
service  which  you  deserve. 

168.5,   April  1,  Whitehall.    IT.  ng  to  the 

Countess  of  Yai'mouth.  at  her  house  in  St.  James's 
Square.  This  day  in  my  hearing  the  King  was 
acquainted  that  you  did  not  desigue  to  atend  him  at  the 
coronation,  which  ho  doth  take  very  ill,  and  that  you 
do  pretend  your  selfe  sick  and  cannot  cum.  Pray 
madam  let  not  that  bo  your  excuse,  for  'tis  your  interest 
at  this  time  to  weight  upon  him  and  the  cpieene  at  that 
time. 

1685,  Aug.  28,  Hague.  B.  Skelton  to  Capt.  Paston  at 
London. — .Vbout  regimental  money,  and  army  matters 
....  As  for  the  Duke  of  Monmouth's  horses  I  yet  have 
them ;  but  I  am  this  day  bid  WOl.  sterling  for  Tanckard 
by  tho  Duke  of  Lunenburg,  who  formerly  bid  the  Duke 
of  Monmouth  500  dollars  for  him,  and  if  Lord  Yarmouth 
has  a  mind  to  him  for  6W,  he  is  at  his  service. 

1685,  Jan.  4.  Remarks  of  what  Miss  Langford  tells 
me  of  affairs  in  Holand. — Fergison,  Sir  Pacent  Wards, 
and  all  those  conventeetels  people  due  now  pr.ay  for 
the  marter's  wife,  and  bur  children  ;  and  say  the  Duke 
of  Munmouth  was  a  marter  for  his  religion,  and  that 
his  sons  aro  the  rit  ayrs  to  the  Crowne,  and  that  Mun- 
mouth party  is  very  great  and  many  in  Amsterdam. 
Tlie  Prince  is  a  ridged  Presbeterian,  and  hath  bine  very 
kind  to  Munmouth  party,  and  now  the  Bishop  of  London 
hath  sent  over  to  be  one  of  the  Prince's  chaplins,  on 
that  was  a  oliapline  to  my  Lord  of  Esex.  She  tells  me 
wiird  .Sir  Edward  Velor.s  is  M.ister  of  the  Horse  to  the 
Piiuuess,  and  ho  hath  three  sisters  in  Holand,  and  Beu- 
tyug  and  thasu  Velorus  do  govern   all   things.      The 


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G-  K-        Prince  is  lead  by  tliem  ;  aud  Mr.  Shaw's  wife,  who  was 
Esq.  ■ 


Feekb,       ^  servant  of  Lady  Frances  Velors  ;  she  doth  uphold  all 


things  on  the  Velors's  side,  with  the  Lord  Kocheelcr 
and  his  wife,  so  all  runs  that  way  ;  and  see  Benting  aud 
Rochester  is  great  with  on  a  nother.  The  Princes  sjiirits 
were  to  much  brnken  by  her  Lady  UoTcrnes  ;  aud  I 
snpos  all  the  Velors  com  in  to  cary  the  asendant  over 
hur,  origonaly  by  seing  what  their  mother  did.  The 
Princes  and  Prince  did  turne  away  Porter  Conell,  Mra. 
Langford,  hur  sun,  and  Mis  Trolany,  and  another  of  the 
cbaplins  att  an  hours  warning,  and  did  not  se  thoin 
nor  hear  them  speak  for  themselfs,  and  without  giving 
them  anything;  and  Mis  Langford  say,-^  she  can  not 
imagone  any  reason  for  it,  but  that  all  those  5  persons 
were  violently  set  against  the  Duke  of  ilunmouth,  and 
spook  against  his  dancings,  and  all  those  honors  and 
favours  the  Prince  aud  Princess  did  shew  him  at  the 
Hague.  I  doe  lament  all  these  mistaks  iu  our  Royal 
Family,  for  they  have  not  a  good  tast  of  theer  freinds. 
nor  due  much  descountenance,  nor  lak  any  gard  or 
warnings  as  thay  ought  of  theer  enemy's  snairs  and 
traps  ;  'out  are  taken  by  them,  o  God.  what  must  this 
be  in  the  end.  o  God  preserve  thy  church  and  people, 
and  lett  no  devices  of  Rome  tak  ])lace  ;  for  all  this  quar- 
rells,  desensions,  aud  unquiatnes  are  origonaly  from 
them  to  fill  the  world  with  discord  to  establish  them 
selfs,  them  selfs,  and  their  religion,  and  to  bring  in  the 
Queen  of  Spaine.  (The  above  is  on  six  pages  of  gilt- 
edged  letter  paper ;  the  handwriting  is  large  and  bold 
and  bad,  but  has  been  partly  disguised  by  some  of  the 
letters  being  flourished,  and  small  letters  turned  into 
capitals.) 

1685,  Jan.  0,  London.  A  news  letter. — The  proclama- 
tion for  proroguing  the  Parliament  was  signed  yester- 
day ....  The  Venetian  Ambassadors  have  desired 
audience  of  Conge,  which  his  Majesty  will  give  them 
publickly  with  as  much  ceremony  as  is  given  to  crowned 
heads.  The  Heer  van  Buningham.  lately  Ambassador 
here  from  the  States  of  Holland,  hath  put  himself  not 
of  all  employments  that  belong  to  the  city  of  Amster- 
dam, save  that  of  the  Governor  of  the  East  India  Com- 
pany. Mr.  Skelton.  Envoy  Extraordinar}-  at  the  Hague, 
hath  desired  leave  to  go  to  England  for  a  few  days  .  .  . 
From  Deale  of  the  7th,  we  have  accounts  that  there  was 
about  150  sail  of  ships  in  the  Downs  outward  bound, 
and  that  the  night  before  there  was  so  great  a  storm 
that  several  were  driven  out  of  the  Downs  and  not  since 
heard  of,  amongst  whom  was  a  Dutch  East  India  ship  of 
about  60i'  tuns. — Kews  from  Vienna. 

1686,  Nov.  24.  Eaton.  La  Croze  to  Lady  Yarmouth. 
— Long  letter  about  Lord  Paston's  health  and  progress 
at  school. 

1687,  Nov.  10,  London.  A  news  letter. — Parliamen- 
tary proceedings.     Seemingly  from  the  journals. 

1687,  Jan.  2o.  Jo.  Hilyard  to  Lady  Yarmouth.  (He 
was  her  cha])laiu.) 

1688,  Nov.  .5.  Mem.  My  son  Yarmouth  told  me  as 
follows :  That  the  myne  he  did  desire  might  be  caryed 
on,  &c.  ifcc. — To  take  care  of  his  printing  Patent,  for  it 
would  be  of  com.iderable  value,  &c. — That  he  would 
leave  a  leter  with  me  for  the  King,  if  he  should  not 
return,  to  give  the  King  to  m.ind  him  for  his  promises 
for  his  children  and  family. 

1688,  Sept.  1,  TVindsor.  Isabella  Waldegrave  to  [the 
Dowager  Countess  of  Yarmouth  ?J  I  think  it  well 
for  your  ladyship  to  come  and  show  yourself  at  Windsor 
to  her  Majesty,  and  I  am  as  glad  as  your  ladyship  that 
her  Majesty  was  pleased  to  receive  you  so  graciously 

1689,  May  11 .  Robert  Brand  to  the  Earl  of  Yarmouth. 
— Letters  from  Scotland  say  that  Lord  Dundee's  party 
are  all  dispersed,  and  some  say  he  is  taken.  The  Duke 
of  Gordon  keeps  the  castle  still.  This  day  the  King 
and  Queen  in  the  afternoon  in  the  Banqueting  House 
received  from  the  commissioners  sent  from  Scotland  the 
offers  of  the  Crown  of  that  kingdom,  where  her 
Majesty's  took  the  oaths  that  are  to  be  at  that  corona- 
tion, till  that  their  Majesties  convenience  will  serve 
them  to  go  and  receive  the  Crown.  There  is  an  express 
come  this  night  from  Ireland  ....  It  is  concluded 
that  Londonderry  holds  out.  Some  gentlemen  that  had 
letters  from  Scotland  yesterday  confirm  it  that  they  had 
killed  a  'great  many  before  it,  and  that  the  Duke  of 
Berwick  had  two  horses  killed  under  him.  There  is  a 
declaration  of  war  against  France  come  out  this  day. 

1690,  Nov.  7.     — ^  to  Lord .     Tlie  King  lies  this 

night  at  Windsor.  The  Prince  George  of  Denmark  is 
come  to  town.  Our  army  is  in  a  miserable  starving 
condition  ;  no  provisions  to  be  had  as  long  as  the  wind 
is  westernlv.  The  siege  is  raised  and  no  blockade  ;  we 
fear  the  enemy  will  fall  on  the  army. 


16a»,  July  22.  Lord  Paston  to  his  grandmother. — 
Dr.  Hillyard  has  taken  a  chamber  for  him  at  Trinity 
College,  Cambridge. 

16!il ,  ..May  30,  London.  Robert  Brand  to  the  Dowager 
Countess  of  Yarinoutli.  1  have  been  in  the  Downs  with 
my  brother  iu  t\\v  Fleet  since  Monday  last  .  .  .  There 
lie  in  the  Downs  of  our  fleet  66  capital  ships,  viz. :  5 
first  rates,  11  second,  ;52  third,  8  fourth  rates,  31  lire 
sliips:  there  is  of  the  Dutch  35  besides  fire  ships; 
there  is  lU  more  of  the  Dutch  expected  daily,  all  wait- 
ing for  a  fair  wind  to  sail  to  the  westward.  We  hear 
nothing  of  the  French  llet-t  being  out  yet,  but  there  is 
9  great  ships  come  from  Thonlouii,to  join  their  fleet  at 
Brest,  and  there  is  14  of  our  ships  to  be  left  to  block  up 
Dunkirk  ...  I  am  informed  by  Lord  Mellvil's  secre- 
tary that  the  Marquis  of  Athol,  the  Earl  of  Breadalbau 
the  Lord  Tarbett  hath  undertaken  to  bring  in  all  the 
Highland  clans,  for  which  they  are  to  have  12,000?.  for 
then'  charges. 

1692,  May  r,,  London.  [T.  Chudleigh  ?]  to  the  Earl  of 
\armouth. — Yesterday  Several  warrants  were  issued  for 
the  apprehension  of  several  persons  suspected  of  dis- 
affection to  the  Government  ;  my  Lord  Liclifield,  Lord 
Scarsdale,  and  others  went  out  of  the  way  and  could 
not  be  found.  The  Earls  of  Huntingdon  and  Marl- 
borrow  are  in  custody  of  serjeant-at-arms  at  their 
several  lodgings.  Mr.  Hastings,  that  was  last  year  iu 
the  Tower,  is  now  taken  up  again,  and  one  Mr.  Ridley. 
Mr.  Ferguson  is  also  taken  and  in  a  messenger's  hands. 
This  day  there  came  an  express  from  Sir  Ralph  Delaval 
to  the  Admiralty,  giving  an  account  of  his  being  within 
5  miles  of  the  French  coast,  near  St.  Malo,  and  had  met 
or  seen  no  one  French  man-of-war,  but  some  fisher 
boats  that  told  him  of  sever.al  transport  ships  that  were 
on  the  coast  of  Normandy  ;  that  he  had  sent  out  several 
scout  ships  to  discover  the  motions  of  the  French  fleet, 
and  doubted  not  to  give  a  good  account  of  the  business 
he  was  sent  upiui. 

1694,  July  11.  The  Earl  of  Yarmouth  to  the  Countess 
Dowager  of  Yarmouth. — The  news  here  is  of  the  peace 
to  be  declared  betwixt  Savoj  ards  and  Prance  the  middle 
of  this  month  ....  Queen  Mary  is  removed  to  Ken- 
sington for  6  weeks.  Lord  Sydney  is  come  over  from 
Ireland,  and  the  Lords  Justices  are  gone.  Yesterday 
there  was  a  report  that  we  lost  20  ships  coming  home 
richly  laden  from  Hamborough  .  .  .  Anselm,  the 
secretary  to  the  Sea  Admir.alty,  had  a  hearing  in 
Council. — Our  fleet  will  go  out  to  sea  again  in  a  few 
days ;  many  seamen  that  were  set  sick  ashore  have 
absconded. 

1693,  Nov.  16,  London.  (A  news  letter.)  The  Lords 
of  the  Privy  Council  have  met  at  Edinburgh,  and  have 
ordered  some  persons  to  be  released  who  had  lain  in 
prison  for  not  taking  the  oaths,  they  giving  security  to 
live  peaceably  under  the  Government  and  to  pay  one 
year's  revenue  of  their  estates ;  but  the  petitions  of  the 
Lords  Maskerton,  Osbiston,  Gradon,  and  others,  who 
were  inprison  on  the  same  account,  were  refused,  unless 
they  would  comply  as  the  Act  of  Parliament  directed. 
They  add  that  Viscount  Kilseath  is  removed  from  the 

Castle  to  the  Tolbooth News  from  Paris.  Rome, 

Hailbron. — Proceedings  in  the  House  of  Commons. 

1694,  June  12,  London.  P.  (or  T.)  H.  to  Mr.  Watts, 
at  the  Earl  of  Yarmouth's,  Oxnead.  He  gives  an 
account  of  the  battle  between  the  French  and  the  Spanish 
in  Catalonia,  translated  fi-om  the  French  Gazette  ;  and 
asks  that  it  may  be  communicated  to  the  Earl  of  Yar- 
mouth ...     "  For  other  news  I  refer  you  to  Howett." 

1694,  June  14.  John  (.-)  Goddard  to  the  Earl  of  Yar- 
7nonth. — Deplores  the  defeat  of  the  .Spaniards,  who  it  is 
said  lost  little  less  than  10,000  men  at  land  besides  4  of 
their  best  men-of-war.  and  some  English  merchants. — 
Tells  of  our  unfortunate  attack  on  Brest  (from  a  letter 
onth.at  subject  to  the  Lords  of  the  Admiralty),  where, 
on  the  third  landing,  Tollemache,  Cutts,  and  Danby 
were  wounded. 

1695,  April  13,  London.  (A  news  letter.)  Another 
convoy  for  Cales  is  getting  ready  with  all  expedition 

The  mob   had   certainly    committed    provost 

Pooley  into  the  flames,  as  they  did  his  two  fine  rich 
damask  beds  and  their  Majesties  pictures,  as  also  the 
Cole  yard  provost's  sign,  being  King  A\'illiam's  head,  had 
he  not  escaped  a  back  way.  Thursday  night  the  rabble 
finished  the  destruction  of  Finsbury  prison,  notwich- 
standing  the  horse  and  foot  guards  were  posted  in  divers 
places  to  prevent  them.  The  same  day  at  night  an  ex- 
traordinary Council  was  held  at  Kensington,  where  the 
Lord  Mayor  and  sheritl's  attended  and  received  orders 
to  raise  part  of  the  militia,  which  is  accordingly  done, 
aud  'tis  hoped  this  will  allay  the  fury  of  the  rabble  who 
menace  the  French  refugees. — House  of  Commons  pro- 

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G.  E.  ceedings.— Yesterday  Dover,  the  printer,  stood  in  the 
Fbbrb,  Pillory  for  printins^  the  Chcve  Chase  ballad,  without 
—  recelTing  the  least'allront  from  the  rabble  ....  The 
execution  of  the  criminals  was  yesterday  put  off,  though 
the  mob  take  that  opportunity  to  reassemble.  A  printed 
paper  is  handed  about  among  the  Parliament  men,  re- 
presenting the  excessive  grievances  of  the  seamen  since 
the  Revolution  ;  praying  relief  .  .  .  The  Danish  envoy, 
after  condoling  the  recent  death  of  the  Queen,  had  Ins 
audience  of  Conge.  Two  small  French  privateers,  under 
Danish  colours,  coming  up  the  river  to  Woolwich  with 
some  design  are  taken.  The  King  went  yesterday  to 
Richmond  and  returned  this  day. 

169«,  March  19,  London.  C.  C.  Am.  Theos.  et  Med. 
Dr.  to  the  Earl  of  Yarmouth.  Asks  to  be  allowed  to 
speak  a  few  and  very  true  words  privately  of  a  great 
matter;  first,  as  a  true  Christian,  and,  secondly,  as  a 
true,  experienced,  &c. 

n.  d.  The  same  to  the  same.— A  letter  of  3  pages 
professing  great  skill  in  chemistry  and  alchemy.* 

1698,  Jan.  21,  Amsterdam.  John  de  Heyden  to  the 
Earl  of  Yarmouth.— About  some  silver  ore  that  Lord 
Yarmouth  had  given  to  him  to  get  refined.  He  reports 
on  it.  He  has  a  difficulty  in  getting  saltpetre.  He  must 
have  15L  more  at  least  for  expenses. 

A  few  letters  and  papers  not  exactly  dated. 
Printed  "copy  (1  p.  folio)  of  a  speech  of  Sir  Robert 
"  Paston's,  now  Earl  of  Yarmouth,  niade  in  Parliament 
"  in  1666."  He  recommended  a  vote  of  '2,5O0,00OJ.  for 
the  war.  On  ie  back  is  the  following  note  in  the  hand- 
writing of  the  Countess  ;  "  Upon  thi.s  speech  the  Howse 
"  voted  2  millions  and  a  half  for  the  King's  servis; 
"  and  they  furder  pased  a  vote  for  Sir  Robert  Paston 
"  to  cary  up  this  bill  and  present  it  to  the  King  at 
"  the  bar  of  the  Lords  how.se,  were  I  hope  your  Maty 
"  may  call  to  mind.  That  my  Lord  did  present  it 
"  there." 

n.  y.  Dec.  8.  Sir  Robert  Paston  to  his  Lady.  This 
day  from  the  Howse  1  went  to  AVhitehall  to  my  Lord 
of  Bathe's  to  dinner,  who  with  hia  Ladie  and  rnanie 
civill  inquiries  after  you  received  me  most  kindlie.  1 
Etayd  there  till  tlie  King  came  from  Sommersett  howse, 
ami  then  went  up  into  the  presence  where  the  King 
was  in  a  verie  great  croud,  as  soon  as  he  saw  me  he 
came  to  me  into  a  corner  of  the  roome  and  told  me. 
Sir  Robert  Paston  your  kindnesses  to  me,  and  more 
especiallie  att  this  time  ile  never  forgett,  and  if  my 
faver  and  respect  may  ever  manifest  ittself  to  you  you 
are  sure  of  a  friend  of  me.  I  humbly  tlianked  his 
Majestic  for  his  grace  and  out  of  modestie  retired  into 
the  croud  ;  from  thence  my  Lord  Bathe  went  with  me 
to  the  Queene,  from  whome,  after  having  kissed  her  hand, 
I  had  a  complement,  the  Treasurer  having  told  her  I 
was  the  man.  Saterday  I  am  preparing  for  might  and 
maine,  and  that  night  you  may  expect  something  of 
nouells  from  me,  though  I  hope  to  tell  you  itt  myself 
....  The  Court  ladies  are  verie  indifl'ereut  as  to 
beautie  me  thinkes. 

n.  y.     March  10.     The   same   to   the   same.     I  hope 
my   last    gave   you   some   satisfaction   concerning   my 
atfaire  :  this  must  acquaint  you  with  the  second  part  of 
the  historic.     As  soon  as   1  had   received  my  warrant 
my  business  was  to  gett  the  nionie  for  my  L.  C,  which 
Mr.  Porter  brought  me  in  a  bag  the  next  day,  and  1 
being   belowe  in    Mrs.   Bettie   Frayser's   chamber.   Sir 
Alexander  carried  them  up  when   Rhe   was   in   bed,  and 
licke  Jupiter  presented  Dani'.e  with  a  golden  shower; 
my  Lady  received  them   with  all  complements  of  my 
well  breeding  and  several  1  other  good  words  of  mee  ; 
Sir  Alexander  told  her  that  I  had  a  request,  that  since 
I  could  not  see  her  toe  often  as  I  would,  that  I   begged 
Bhe  would  give  me  her   picture  for  my  wife  and  i  to 
contemplate  at  home  .  .  .   Pore  Betty  i'rayser  is  under 
a  sad  mortification,  ibr  the  King  havmg  promised  her  a 
bedchamber   place,   her   mother-in-lawe   soe   misrepre- 
sented her   to  the   Queene.   that  the   Queene  told  the 
King  that  unless  ho  imposed  itt  she  had  rather  rccecve 
a  poysoned  dagger.     This  made  the  King  say  he  would 
have  nothing  further  to  doe  with  her  servants,  has  put 
the  Doctor  and  his  wife  at  variance,  and  Bettie  is  forbid 
her  mother's  bowse  ....    The  King  olYered  to  pay  her 
wages,  which  is  bOOl.  a  year,  but  at  present  alls  lost. 
(At  the  foot  is  a  letter  added   by  Ch.  Porter  to  Lady 
Paston,  congratulating  her  on  the  grant,  and  saying  that 
he   will   make   all   possible   haste   to   pass    the    Great 
Seal.) 

n.  y.,  Sunday.     M.  Knight  to  Lord  Yarmouth.     When 
1  was  with  the  King  yesterday  there  was  a  discourse  of 


•  The  writer  was  evidently  a  foreigner.    The  second  Earl  of  Yar- 
mouth as  well  as  the  Ilrst  seems  to  have  had  a  tendency  to  alchemy. 


your  Lordship  ....  The    King  said  that  you  were  a        G.  B. 
man  whom  he  valleued  and  esteemed  infynetly,  that  he        ^esq*' 

never  doubted  of  your  true  love  to  him,  and  that  you  ' 

had  done  great  things  for  him  in  your  country,  and  that 
you  should  find  him  ever  kind  to  you. 

n.  y.,  Sept.  26.  Prances  Bnrwell  to  the  Viscountess 
Yarmouth. — Nothing  new,  except  the  death  of  Sir 
Kingsmill  Lucy,  whose  loss  has  done  more  towards 
the  expected  and  fearful  distemper  of  Lord  Berkeley 
then  any  or  all  the  upps  and  downs  of  his  life.  The 
Lady  now  under  present  condemnation  is  the  widow 
O'Brien,  who  has  given  Mrs.  Churchill  8,000i.  for  her 
fine  howse  in  St.  James's  Square,  and  has  gone  thither 
several  times  in  the  splendor  of  new  mournmge  and  six 
horses  before  her  Lord  had  been  dead  three  weeks. 

n.  d.  S.  Howard  to  Lady  Yarmouth.  The  favour  of 
your  Ladyship  dead  me  when  I  com  out  of  ingland  to 
saj"  you  wold  geve  me  leve  to  wright,  I  was  not  willing 
to  slepe  so  good  a  noportunaty  as  sending  by  won  of 
the  princess  chaplens  ;  yom-  Ladyship  knows  they  toike 
in  ingland  as  if  the  prince  wos  not  kind  to  the  princess, 
but  I  thank  them  that  say  so  ar  very  baes  pepall,  for  in 
my  days  I  nevery  say  a  man  so  kind  as  he  is,  as  if  you 
pies  to  aske  this  gantelman  he  woll  confarm  whot  I 
say,  and  for  the  princess  I  cant  say  what  she  desarves. 
I  thank  my  selfe  extramly  hapy  in  sarving  of  her. 
holond  witLi  out  her  is  not  to  be  induerd.  I  woll  trobly 
your  Ladyship  no  mor  et  this  tim,  but  that  I  am  madum 
your  humbl  sarvant. 

n.  y.,  April  30.  Earl  of  Sunderland  to  the  Countess 
of  Yarmouth.  I  have  acquainted  the  King  with  all 
that  your  Ladyship  was  pleased  to  say  to  lue ;  his 
Majesty  is  very  sorry  that  what  he  engaged  himselfe  in 
only  out  of  kindnesse  to  the  city  should  be  the  occasion 
any  disatisfaction,  but  he  can  not  now  put  of  his 
supping  there  to-night,  but  has  sent  to  my  Lord  Mayor 
to  meet  him  there,  and  commands  me  to  desire  your 
Ladyship  to  take  a  little  pains  to  set  things  right,  and 
that  you  will  goe  there  ouce  more  ;  all  I  said  to  you 
yesterday  will  be  made  good,  and  I  know  my  Lord 
Mayor  will  be  well  pleased.' 

Part  (4  pp.  of  letter  paper)  of  a  letter  by  A*.  R.  Paston 
to  [Sir  Robert  Paston].  She  says  that  the  Lord 
Keeper  is  a  good  man  and  a  just,  although  he  will  not 
meddle  with  their  business  : — that  the  King  would  have 
given  him  [the  Lord  Keeper]  some  crown  lands  and  an 
honour,  but  he  refused  both. — ''  The  Duke  of  Bueking- 
"  ham  will  be  your  frind  .  .  .  My  Lady  Castlemaine 
"  had  10,000/..  the  other  day;  ...  she  is  with  child 
"  againe  ;  Sir  William  Coventry  is  in  the  Tower,  and 
"  Hary  Savin  with  him.  How  should  have  gone  to  the 
"  G.ate  House  by  Order  from  the  counseill,  and  many 
"  frinds  Were  made  to  prevaill  with  the  King  to  send 
"  him  to  the  Tower.  My  Lord  and  Lady  Mordaunt  are 
"  coming  over;  my  Lord  of  Peterborugh  hath  cut  of 
"  the  iutail  of  his  estait,  and  intends  to  mary  hia 
"  daughter  to  my  Lord  Tolington,  the  general's  son. 
"  My  Lord  Mordaunt,  a  great  many  oring  tres  [many 
"  orange  trees],  and  the  King  heard  of  it,  and  asked  if 
"  my  Lord  Mordaunt  would  mak  a  cake  hous  of 
"  Miln  lasy." — She  tuges  him  to  give  security  to  her 
mother  and  her  brother  George  and  some  other  persons, 
as  it  would  be  more  for  his  honour  ;  but  she  tells  him 
to  do  what  he  wills,  she  only  hints  thosi'  things  to  him. 
Then  she  tells  him  how  a  gentleman  had  called  on  her 
to  say  that  for  a  sum  of  money  he  would  get  a  wealthy 
husband  for  her  daughter. 

PiFiEE.NTii  Century  Letieus. 

1016.  As  for  Robert,  I  would  pray  and  require  your 
maistershipp  that  he  may  for  his  lernyng  be  abydyng 
wyth  your  cousyn  of  Lyncolu  lune  as  yt  was  proinysed, 
and  to  be  occupj'ed  under  a  dredc  of  dysplesure  undre 
subjeccion  wytli  criy  rysyng  accustomed,  for  slouth  ys 
the  moder  and  norysher  of  all  vices,  ho  hath  cost  me 
moche  gode  and  labour.  And  now  he  ys  uppou  hy- 
makyng  by  vertues  governance  or  undoying  to  the  con- 
trarye.  And  yn  espeeialle  to  be  not  conversant  ne 
ueere  amonge  women  as  1  was  kept  from  her  company 
xxx.  yeres  or  any  such  were  of  my  councelle. 

lii'AO.  July  6.  Bromholm.  Nicholas,  prior  of  Bromholm, 
to  William  Paaton.  Dere  syre  and  weel  be  loved,  1  grete 
yow  weel  and  do  yow  to  wetyn  ]'at  tlavvu  Johan  Pastone 
was  atte  Norwiche  on  muinlay  last  passed,  and  dede 
settyn  on  cryste  chyrche  yates  divers  litteres,  a  lytyl 
tyiue,  and  two  copiis  whyche  staudyn  J'eer,  yet  for  som- 
ouuiiyn  me  to  J'e  curt  of  Rome,  and  we  supposyu  to 

•  The  signature  is  close  at  the  foot  of  the  page  ;  the  writing  is  small, 
what  is  like  A  may  he  a  cross  ;  and  the  writing  may  be  that  of  ilchecca, 
the  wile  of  the  lirst  liarl  ui  Vai-muiith. 


APPENDIX    TO   SEVENTH    KEPOr.T. 


0.1/ 


G.  E.  have  hyra  al;  Bromholm  or  sum  man  in  liys  name  'wytb 
Esq/       inne  a  lytyl  tyme,  for  dawn  Robert  of  Yorke  was  atte 

Norwichc  be  sondyngo  of  my  ladv  of  Murlec  and  sjiak 

wythe  hyni  in  byre  hous  on  miinday  afornscyd,  and  |'er 
he  tok!  I'e  forseyd  dawn  Robert  |'at  he  'wolde  nedjs  ben 
Prior  of  Bromljolm  to  levyne  and  deym  I'er  npon,  also 
ho  seyde  as  for  ]'e  composissioun  of  Broinhobii  hehadde 
do  sherchydatte  Clunye  and  per  inue  he  standyth  cleio 
as  he  seythe,  and  as  for  provisyonn  he  seyde  he  hadde 
spoken  wyth  I'e  Cbaiincelcr  and  |'e  chef  Justyso  and 
astem  (asked  them)  and  I'ei  deniptyriC  hym  clcre  as  |'er 
inue  as  he  seyth,  and  other  dowte  is  J'er  none  inno  be 
hya  talc,  and  after  I'is  |>e  forseyd  dawn  Johan  askyd 
obedience  of  |)e  forseyd  dawne  Robert  in  my  ladys 
presens,  and  dawn  Rol}ert  saydo  agayiie  be  suldc  noghte 
done  I'at  atte  |>at  tyme,  but  he  hadde  hym  prouyn  owt 
hys  purpos  as  for  |'e  composissioun  and  provisioun  to  an 
hendc.  and  )'an  he  wolde  do  hys  dev[oir]  to  hym  and 
]'ns  he  departyd,  where  for,  yif  ony  ying  may  bo  don 
wliyl  ye  arn  now  atte  Londone  for  owre  helpe  and  hys 
lettynge  gode  syre  holpythe  atte  j'is  tyme  yit  it  may  be 
godely,  we  be  seche  yow,  dawn  Tliojnas  of  Cane  was 
atte  my  lord  of  Norwiche  for  helpe  in  j'is  matier,  and  he 
seyde  he  was  inhibj'tyd  and  alle  hys  clerkes  be  |'e  curt 
of  Rome  in  J'is  matter,  and  ho  seyde  be  youre  advys  yif 
it  lyke  yow  Wryttes  may  ben  taken  ayens  hym  and  ]'at 
is  best  remedye  }'er  inne,  Wrytto  is  no  ingrediatur 
manu  forti,  |'e  holy  Trinite  have  yow  in  governannor. 
Wretyn  atte  Bromholm  |'e  V.  day  of  July — per  Nich., 
priorem  de  Bromholme. 

1041.  6  Kdw.  IV.  Jan,  22.  Stuff  which  Sir  John 
Howard  delivered  to  his  wife. 

2  ryuges  of  goold  set  with  good  dyamownts,  the  wyche 
the  quene  gafl'  my  master. 

A  ring  of  gold  with  a  fine  ruby. 

A  nowche  of  gold  set  with  a  fine  sapphire,  a  great 
balyse,  and  five  pearls. 

A  fine  piece  of  Holland  cloth  as  good  as  Reynes,  11 
yards,  the  3-ard  well  worth  4s. 

Another  do.,  coarser,  more  than  11  yards,  the  yard 
worth  2.';.  4(1 

A  long  gown  of  fine  crimson  velvet  furred  witli 
miniver  and  purpled  with  ermines. 

A  long  gown  of  fine  green  velvet  furred  witli  miniver 
and  purfled  with  ermines. 

Seven  score  skins  of  fine  ermines. 

Seven  yards  and  a  half  of  fine  green  velvet. 

Seven  yards  of  crimson  velvet. 

A  device  of  gold  with  14  links,  half  of  the  links 
enamelled,  set  with  4  rubies.  3  diamonds,  and  7  pearls. 

Another  do.  of  the  same  fashion,  with  other  14  links, 
and  thereon  7  rubies  and  7  pearls. 

A  gii-dle  of  cloth  of  gold  and  the  harness  of  gold. 

A  girdle  cf  green  damask  and  the  harness  of  silver 
and  gilt. 

Tliree  edges  of  black  velvet  set  with  .58  pearls. 

A  large  gown  of  black  velvet  furred  with  martrys  and 
purscled  with  marteres. 

A  long  gown  of  murrey  fringed  with  minever  and 
purselcd  with  ermines. 

A  collar  of  gold  with  .34  roses  and  suns  set  on  a  corse 
of  black  silk  with  a  hanger  of  gold  garnished  with  a 
sapphire. 

Three  owches  of  gold  garnished  with  three  rubies,  a 
sapphire,  an  amytes,  an  emerald,  and  1.5  pearls. 

A  pair  of  beads  for  a  gentlewoman's  nock  gawdcid 
with  S  gawden  of  gold  and  8  ]icarls. 

A  ring  with  a  great  .-ajiphire,  and  another  with  an 
amyte.s. 

Three  agnus  del  of  gold. 

A  great  signet  of  gold  with  the  vernicle. 

Five  other  gold  rings  withont  stones. 

A  chain  of  gold  with  a  lock  of  gold  garnished  with  a 
ruby. 

A  little  girdle  of  silk  and  gold,  called  a  dcmyseut,  and 
the  harness  of  gold. 

A  louj'C  of  vyolet  engreyned,  furred  with  martres  and 
purseled  with  martres. 

A  bed  of  crimson  damask  embroidered  with  Cyle 
counterpuynte  and  tester  all  after  one. 

A  bed,  a  cyle,  a  countcrpoynt,  and  a  tester  of  aras 
without  gold. 

A  piece  of  aras  for  banging,  llj  yards. 

A  piece  of  aras,  8  J  yards. 

Another  piece,  7^  yards. 

Another,  •5i(  yards. 

Pour  pieces  of  new  aras  which  came  late  from  Calais ; 
1  is  a  covertore  for  a  lied,  the  other  :!  are  tapettes  con- 
taining all  4  pieces  in  flemish  ells  sr|uare  192. 

My  master  left  at  London  at  his  departure  to  Bray  in 
O     84062. 


his  place  in  Bath  Row  the  20  Feb.  2  bnad  cloths  of 
blue. 

Item,  7  Kihv.  4,  ^Marrh  16.  he  sent  to  my  lady  to 
Bray  a  long  cushion  of  crimson  velvet  and  2  short 
cushions  of  crimson  velvet,  and  a  long  cushion  of  green 
velvet,  and  2  short  cushions  of  green  velvet. 

And  delivered  to  her  a  chain  of  gold  of  the  old  fashion, 
value  4  marks. 

On  the  16  of  Ajiril  5  silver  spoons. 

■' In  7  Kdw.  4,  Jany.  I  delivered  my  wife  a  pot  of 
-silver  to  put  in  green  ginger  that  the  King  gave  me." 

ALf'RKD    J.    HoRWOOD. 


Kbere, 


The  M.VNtTsn.'ii'TS  of  Oeo.  Ai  \\  Lowntjes 

B.VinUXGTOM  H.\LL,  Co.   ESSE.X. 


lisy.,  OF 


I'his  collection  is  large  and  important.  The  lar"-est 
and  most  imjjortant  sections  are  the  charters  of  the  '" 
priory  of  Hatfield  Regis,  and  the  coi-respondence  relating 
to  the  military  afl'airs  of  Essex  and  the  other  associated 
cciunties  at  the  commencement  of  the  Great  Rebellion. 
Sir  Thomas  Barrington,  Bart.,  was  a  member  of  the 
Committee,  and  was  the  chief  man  in  Kssex  on  the 
Parliamentary  side. 

Besides  the  Hatfield  Priory  deeds  there  are  many 
very  early  ones  of  interest  not;  relating  to  the  priory. 
Those  of  the  12th  century  include  charters  by  Henry  I., 
Stephen,  and  Henry  II.,  William  de  Bolonia.  "and 
Faramus  his  son.  and  Conan,  Duke  of  Brittany.  A  deed 
by  the  celebrated  Henry  of  Huntingdon  liears  the  date 
of  1110.  't'here  are  some  early  grants  by  tlie  De  Veres 
and  Bruces.  From  the  entire  eollectionl  have  selected 
the  (ildest  and  most  important,  and  have  given  notes  of 
them  below. 

Some  very  early  court  rolls  and  rolls  relating  to  the 
Forest  of  Hatfield  will  lie  noticed. 

The  Bari-ingtons  wore  seated  at  Hatfield  Regis  early 
in  the  12th  century,  and  perhaps  before,  and  in  m:inv 
of  the  documents  the  name  will  be  found.  In  the  8th 
Edw.  II.,  the  King  licensed  Nicholas  de  Barrington  to 
release  Robert  de  Brus  from  a  debt  of  l>4/.,  which  sum 
on  those  terms  Robert  de  Brus  wished  to  contribute 
towards  the  ransom  of  Thomas  de  Mandeville,  then  a 
prisoner  to  the  Scots. 

The  letters  in  this  collection  are  upwards  of  ],4iiO  in 
number,  and  .are  arranged  chronologically.  In  1.563 
',)ueen  Elizabeth  and  her  Council  oi'dered  200  soldiers 
to  be  levied  ont  of  E,-scx  and  to  be  sent  to  Portsmouth  ; 
and  in  1567  and  1569  she  sent  letters  into  Essex  on  the 
subject  of  musters.  In  1.570  Thomas  Barrington  was 
thanked  by  the  Council  for  his  services  in  apprehending 
one  Harvie,  steward  to  Lord  Morlcy.  In  1572  the 
troubles  in  the  Low  Countries  and  in  Fr.ance  caused 
diligence  in  the  matter  of  musters.  On  the  16th  of 
August  1588  Capt.  Barrington  had  leave  to  retire 
with  his  men  from  the  camp  so  that  the  harvest  might 
not  sulfer.  In  1.591  John  Feltwell,  otherwise  Jon^at 
Wenden,  was  troublesome  to  the  inhabitants  at  Great 
Wenden  in  Kssex  about  tithes: — and  the  Queen  forbad 
bowls,  dicing,  and  cards,  which  prevailed  to  the  decay 
of  archery.  In  the  next  year  the  (,iuecu  and  Council 
rebuke  abuses  in  purveyance,  and  direct  means  to  be 
taken  to  repress  vagrants  who  pi'etended  to  bo  soldiers. 
In  1593  is  a  notice  of  the  barbarous  user  of  Reynolde 
j\[etcalf  a  preacher,  by  the  inhabitants  of  Elmsteede ; 
and  in  that  year  the  subsidy  seems  to  have  pres.«od 
hardly  on  some  in  the  county.  In  January  and  Julv 
1.594.  John  Norden  (the  topographer)  had  letters  from 
the  Council  directing  assistance  to  be  given  to  him  in  his 
travcllnig  and  searching  for  muniments  for  thepurpo>e 
of  making  maps.  In  1.594  the  exportation  of  grain  was 
forbiddeti.  In  1596  the  collector  of  a  subsidv  was 
accused  of  levying  it  with  partiality.  In  1597  there 
are  notices  of  Robert  Buck  of  Thackstecil  having  forged 
the  Great  Seal,  and  the  h.ands  and  seals  of  noblemen 
and  others  ;  and  there  is  a  copy  of  Buck's  confession. 
On  the  28th  of  March  ]ti03  King  James  was  proclaimed 
King  at  Chelmsford,  and  on  the  15th  of  the  same  month 
Mr.  Barrington  got  advice  from  London  as  to  the  dress 
proper  to  be  worn  on  meeting  the  King.  In  ]  604  are 
several  papers  relating  to  .Sir  F.  Barrington  standing 
for  election  as  knight  of  the  shire.  In  1628  a  letter 
from  London  gives  reports  from  Rochelle  then  besieged 
by  the  English,  and  in  a  letter  to  the  wife  cf  a  baronet 
the  title  of  baronctcss  is  ap])ended  to  her  name.  The 
execution  of  Felton  is  noticed;  also  the  Lord  Keeper's 
speech   to   the    !  arliament,    and    the     Lady   Carlisle's 

;?  Y 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


G.  A. 

XjOWNDES, 


quitting  the  Court  because  the  Lord  Chamberlain  was 
not  made  Lord  Admiral.  Parliameutar_v  complaints 
and  other  proceedings  against  poper}-,  and  a  statement 
that  the  King  declared  in  the  banquetting  house  that 
touuagr  and  iiuimdage  wera  the  free  gifts  of  his  sub- 
jocis;  tlie  general  grief  at  the  probability  of  the  King 
dissolving  the  Parliament.  About  this  time,  and  long 
afterwartls.  there  are  letters  by  and  about  John  Bar- 
rinarton  who  was  always  about  to  do  something  or  doing 
something,  and  not  succeeding  in  his  projects.  He 
wanted  to  be  Captain-Governor  of  the  Isle  of  Man  under 
the  Earl  of  Derby,  and  then  he  wanted  to  get  a  coni- 
niand  of  troops  in  Sweden ;  and  he  tells  how  some 
English  and  Scotch  levies  had  been  cut  up  by  reason 
of  the  King  of  Sweden  having  placed  them,  young 
soldier.s,  in  the  front.  In  1629  the  gentry  complain 
of  being  called  on  to  pay  for  their  kniglithood;  and  the 
King  orders  that  the  foreign  ambassadnrs'  honses  shall 
bo  attended  by  a  poursuivant  to  attach  all  thac  attend 
al;  mass  ;  and  even  the  (^)ueen's  chajiel  was  onl)'  privi- 
leged for  her  own  household.  In  Ireland  the  Lords 
Justices  seora  to  have  been  successful  in  repressing 
popery.  About  1630  John  Pym  proposed  to  take  Bar- 
rington  House,  as  tenant.  It  appears  from  a  bundle 
of  "papers  that  he  as  well  as  Sir  Thomas  Barrington 
were  members  of  the  company  of  adventurers  for  the 
Island  of  Providence  (Pym  being  treasurer  of  the  coni- 
]iany),  and  that  after  Pym's  death  the  company  was  found 
to  have  been  tmsuccessful.  There  is  a  statement  that 
the  King  of  France  said  that  he  himself  would  trade  at 
sea  as  a  merchant,  so  as  thereby  to  take  away  his 
noliles'  contempt  for  traders.  In  1630  a  letter  dated 
from  Watertown,  River  Charles,  New  England,  gives  a 
very  favourable  account  of  that  country.  In  1631  the 
Marquis  of  Hamilton  had  his  tents  in  Islington  Fields 
for  the  purpose  of  recruiting  for  Sweden :  and  the 
Polish  Ambassador  lost  himself  vrbilst  hunting  in  Hat- 
field Forest ;  and  the  Earl  of  Middlesex  is  reported  to 
have  used  words  disgraceful  to  the  Duke  of  Bucking- 
ham's memory,  and,  in  consequence,  to  have  lieen  called 
on  to  pay  the  remainder  of  his  heavy  fine.  There  is  an 
allusion  to  Sir  Edward  Coke's  papers  being  seized 
because  he  was  thought  to  be  making  a  book  about 
Magna  Charta,  In  1632.  Roljert,  sou  to  Sir  Philip 
Cromwell,  is  charged  with  attempting  to  poison  his 
master,  an  attorney  (he  was  condemned  and  reprieved); 
and  a  woman  was  burnt  in  Smithfield  for  poisoning  her 
husljand.  There  is  an  extraordinary  story  of  a  porter 
who  lived  magnificently  in  Englaiid  confessing  himself 
to  be  the  Pope's  brother.  In  1633  Sir  Thomas  Barring- 
ton  gets  letters  from  a  minister  at  the  Isle  of  Providence 
complaining  of  the  small  means  of  defence  there,  and 
of  insults  to  him  by  the  governor.  In  1639  Serjeant 
Maynard  writes  a  strong  eharactei-istic  letter  to  Sir 
Thomas,  denouncing  the  treatment  which  he  had  per- 
sonally experienced  from  the  mob  at  an  election  nieet- 
ing.  Sir  Thomas  was  the  chief  person  in  his  part  of 
Essex,  and  a  member  of  the  Committee  of  the  Associated 
Counties,  and  much  of  the  military  att'airs  of  the  cotinty 
was  under  his  supervision.  In  1642  ,and  1613  are 
numerous  letters  and  papers  on  the  subject.  An'ong 
the  writers  of  letters  dtiring  that  period  are  the  Earls  of 
Essex  and  Manchester,  Oliver  Cromwell,  John  Hamp- 
den. Lord  Holland,  SirHarbottle  Gritnston,  Sir  William 
Mnshani,  Lord  Grey  and  Wark,  Sir  John  Temple.  Tfiby 
Tirrell,  Sir  Thomas  Honywood,  Sir  KicUard  Everard. 
Sir  Henry  Mildmay,  William  Lenthall  i  the  Speaker  of 
the  House  of  Commons),  and  many  others,  who  took  an 
active  part  against  their  King.  Cromwell's  letter  of 
6th  Augtist  1613  is  very  characteristic:  audi  am  not 
aware  that  this  or  the  othei-s  by  him  have  been  pre- 
viously printed.  Sir  Thomas  Barrington's  letters  are 
free  from  cant,  but  it  seems  that  he  condescended  to  the 
Iiunionr  of  those  in  power  by  recommending  "  purging  " 
in  a  letter  which  he  had  written  to  the  House  of 
Commons. 

Tlic  letters  tell  a  good  deal  of  news;  the  movement 
of  troops  and  hostile  engagements,  and  the  defences 
provided  tor  Cambridge,  Hull,  and  Lynn.  The  Essex 
])eo[)le  seem  to  have  suffered  much  from  tho  rapacity 
of  the  Parliamentarians,  and  not  to  have  been  veiy 
earnest  in  the  cause.  The  Earl  of  Manchester  advanced 
money  out  of  his  own  purse  and  could  not  get  it  ba(ds. 
In  16-11'  Sir  Thomas  Harrington  died,  and  his  scui  Sir 
John  did  not  occupy  the  like  commanding  position  in 
the  county  ;  in  fact  Sir  Thomas's  expenditure  for  the 
Parliament  and  his  Providence  adventures  had  mucli 
incumbered  his  estates.  During  Cromwell's  usurpation 
Sir  John  was  an  adventurer  for  lands  in  Ireland,  and 
ih(!re  are  several  papers  on  that  matter.  In  1653,  1656, 
and  1607  arc  some  long  and  very  interesting  letters  by 


Francis  Barrington  from  Jamaica,  where  the  natives 
gave  much  trouble. 

In  the  portfolio,  labelled  •'  Public  Affairs,"  are  a  few 
papers  on  Irish  ali'airs  of  the  time  of  Queen  Elizabeth, 
copies  of  King's  speeches  temp.  Jas.  1,  and  papers  about 
the  Palatinate  temp.  Car.  I.,  speeches  by  Sir  Thomas 
Barrington,  and  variims  papers  connected  with  the  mili- 
tary adtninistratiou  of  the  county  of  Essex  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  Rebellion. 

There  are  many  bundles  of  papers  from  which  I  have 
not  made  extracts.  These  comprise  papers  in  1632  about 
collections  for  the  repair  of  St.  Paul's  Cathedral ;  papers 
about  church  matters;  returns  by  constables  (16tli  and 
17th  centuries) ;  warrants  to  levy  assessments  ;  papers 
about  the  Irish  Adventurers  for  the  barony  of  Slane  ;  lists 
of  persons  invited  to  Barrington  House  in  1636-1639,  and 
of  the  presents  brought.  Apetition  by  Thomas  Staughton. 
citizeu  of  London,  to  the  House  of  ('omnions  about  the 
seizure  of  260  English  Bibles  in  12",  and  twenty-eight  in 
4to,  out  of  the  ship  of  John  Bartlelt, 

There  is  a  long  paper  on  Freeniasonr3",  written  in 
1665. 

One  of  the  deeds,  dated  in  1519,  is  not  only  sealed  but 
signed  by  Sir  John  Bourchier.  Lord  Berners  the  trans- 
lator into  English  of  Froissart's  Chronicle. 

Three  small  quarto  volumes  and  two  volumes  in  12" 
contain  Sir  Thomas  Barrington's  autograph  notes  of 
debates  and  proceedings  in  the  Parliament  of  1621,  of 
which  he  was  a  member. 


No.  1.  (No.  69.)  n.  y.  (Probably  14^5  or  l-lb:6,)  Feb. 
20th,  London. — Copy  order  by  the  Duk(!  of  Bedford  to 
Thomas  ]5o[the]  of  Halyingbury  Bowser. — Whereas  he 
lately  had  granted  unto  him  the  office  of  Forster  and 
Wodewardofonre  Forest  of  Hatfeld  ;  the  Duke  now  finds 
by  evidence  that  Nicholas  Barrington  ought  to  have  the 
said  office,  he  therefore  desires  Thomas  to  surcesse  of 
any  further  medelyng  with  the  same  office,  and  to  allow 
Nicholas  to  peaceably  occupy  and  enjoy  the  same,  &c. 

(No.  2.)  n.  y.  Atigust  26th,  Ippyngbure. — Richard 
Harpur  to  Mj-.  Baryutone. — He  asks  him  to  send  a  buck, 
and  promises  to  help  him  at  the  Sessions  of  the  Forest 
as  he  is  like  for  lack  of  his  claim  to  lose  his  liberty  of  the 
Forest. 

(No.  3.)  1663,  July  19,  Barrington  Hall.  Copy  of  a 
letter  without  signature  or  address. — He  sends  enclosed 
a  copy  of  her  Majesty's  letter  of  the  18th  of  July,  and  a 
copy  from  the  Council  of  the  same  date  for  the  setting 
forth  of  300  able  men  furnished  with  weapons  and  arms 
as  of  late  hath  been  directed  unto  him.  He  refers  him  to 
the  letter,  and  asks  him  diligently  to  efl'ect  the  same,  re- 
quiring him  to  send  the  number  now  to  be  appointed  by 
the  24th  at  the  furthest  or  sooner.  And  wJiat  number 
he  now  appoints  out  of  this  division  with  arms  aud 
weapons  as  shall  appear  by  the  enclosed  orders. 

(No.  3.)  1663,  July  19th,  Barrington  Hall.— Thomas 
Harrington  to  [the  Justicesof  the  Peace  for  the  county]. 
Encloses  a  copy  of  the  Queen's  letter  of  the  16th  of  July 
with  the  Councils  letter  of  the  same  date,  by  which  they 
will  perceive  that  200  soldiers  are  to  be  levied  and 
furnished  out  of  this  shire,  and  also  a  hundred  pounds 
is  to  be  levied  and  sent  with  the  soldiers  to  Portsmouth 
by  the  MOtli  of  July  or  sooner,  with  coats,  and  the  conduct 
of  the  whole  number  be  prepared  according  to  the  terms 
other  Majesty's  letter  ;  and  as  lately,  tlie  like  number 
of  soldiers  were  levied  by  an  equal  rate  made  for  the 
whole;  shire  to  which  H.  M.  Council  were  privy,  and  to 
which  they  (the  justices)  agreed,  he  thinks  to  save  time, 
there  is  no  necessity  for  a  meeting,  and  desires  them  to 
make  choice  of  the  soldiers,  the  rather,  because  they  are 
to  be  led  by  a  gentleman  of  this  country  and  a  neighljour. 
They  are  to  cause  their  townshijis  to  prepare  coats  of 
blue  guarded  in  yellow,  which  was  the  colour  last  ])ut 
out  from  hence,  and  for  the  lOOZ.  they  must  follow  the 
rate  within  their  divisionsas  they  did  for  the  late  of  the 
soldiers.  They  must  have  conduct  money  for  the  place 
of  their  musters  to  Portsmouth,  allowing  to  every  soldier 
and  pioneer  after  5(^.  every  mile.  The  men  are  not  to 
come  by  London  f(U'  fear  of  infecticjn,  but  to  Hovenden- 
uiinn-thc-Hill.  They  (I  lie  justices)  must  cither  puy  for  the 
c(Ki t s  themselves  or  pi'ocure the  money  from  the  collectors' 
hands  of  the  subsidy  of  the  hundred,  if  so  much  remain 
in  his  hands.  Lest  they  should  mistake  the  number  of 
Rcildiers  with  arms.  &c.,  and  pioneers  ho  enclosesa  billet, 
and  requires  the  men  to  be  at  Hovendon  by  the  25th  of 
July. 

A  rough  draft  of  the  above. 

(No.  4.)  1567,  June  20th.  Greenwich.  Copy  of  a 
I  'ouueil  letter  to  Mr.  liarentyne  directing  his  attention  to 
till'  articles  which  follow,  and  asking  him  to  confer  with 
the  principal  gentlemen  of  the  shire,  and  with  the  oUiccrs 


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539 


r.  A.  of  the  towns  corpoi'ate  or  liberties  for  the  advancement 
'°^™^^'  of  the  intent  mentioned  in  the  said  articles.  He  is  to 
— ■'  give  his  opinion  by  Trritini;  plainly,  as  thereupon  this 
cause  ra:iy  take  some  good  etlect  wherein  we  find  her 
Majesty  very  earnestly  bent  to  have  some  good  orders 
to  be  established,  &o.  Then  follow  copies  of  Certein 
articles  to  be  considered  and  aunswered  by  the  Comys- 
sioiiers  forthc  musters,  for  the  increase  of  Harquebuserye, 
and  the  good  order  thereof  within  that  countie  of  Kssex. 
There  are  17  articles  in  all.  They  are  signed  bj-  N. 
Uacon.  the  Duke  of  Norfolk,  the  Earls  of  !N^orthamp- 
ton,  13edford.  Leicester,  Lords  Clinton  and  Howard, 
E.  KnoUys,  W.  Cecill,  K.  Sadlir.  and  Wa.  Mildmayc. 

1569,  April  l^Uh.  Westminster. — Copy  of  a  Council 
letter  signed  by  the  Earls  of  Northampt;on.  Pembroko, 
and  Leicester,  Lords  Clinton  and  Howard,  P.  Knollys, 
and  W.  Cecill  to  '.     Aliout  musters. 

(No.  6.)  1.5r.O,  May  15th.  Greenwich. -Copy.  Council 
letter  signed  by  the  same  with  the  addition  of  the  Duke 
of  Xorfolk.  -On  the  same  subject. 

(Xo.  .5.)  1-569.  May  '29th,  Bishopsgate  Street  at  London. 
— Copj'  letter  signed  by  Thomas  Rowe,  mayor,  Thomas 
Henege,  and  William  Pyckeringe  to 

We  have  been  informed  by  John  Aylotf,  gentleman 
citizen,  resiaunt.  that  although  he  hath  already  certilied 
ycnr  Lordship  by  a  note  taken  out  of  nnr  books  within  the 
same  city,  of  the  27th  of  April  hist,  under  my  hand,  that 
he  is  well  furnished  and  has  in  readiness  a  horse,  armour, 
and  other  munitions  fit  for  service,  such  as  by  the  laws 
and  statutes  of  this  realm  he  is  bound  to  have  and  find, 
yet  }  .'ur  Lordship  and  others  appointed  by  like  commis- 
sion in  the  county  of  Essex,  notwithstanding  his  abode 
and  appointment  of  service  with  us,  doth  call  upon  him 
eft  soones  to  be  charged  with  you. -And  for  that  like 
as  they  have  taken  order  that  will  not  impeach  any 
gentleman  or  others  having  their  chief  abode  in  the 
country,  altho'  they  have  houses  and  dwelling-places  in 
the  city  with  any  service  here,  they  hope  that  neither  his 
lordship  or  other  of  the  (Jneen's  Commissioners  will 
desire  to  draw  any  of  their  citizens  from  them  to  serve 
these  contrary  to  their  customs  and  liberties  here,  but 
take  this  their  cei-tiHcate  sufficient  for  the  discharge 
of  the  Queen's  commission  in  that  behalf. 

(Xo.  7.1  1570.  July  4th,  Otelands.— Original  Council 
letter  to  Thomas  Barriugton  Esq..  signed  by  the  Earl  of 
Leicester,  Lords  Clynton  and  Howard,  F.  Knollys,  and 
James  Croft.  They  have  heard  from  Sir  Ralph  Sadlier, 
of  his  iBarringtou's)  honest  travayle  and  dilligenceused 
in  apprehending  Harvie,  steward  to  Lord  Morley,  and 
offer  him  their  hearty  thanks  for  the  same,  not  doubting 
the  continuance  of  his  faithful  service,  etc. 

(No.  8.)  1572,  Sept.  <Sth.  Woodstock.— Copy.    Council 

letter  to Seeing  the  continuance  of  the  troubles 

in  the  Low  Countries,  and  of  far  greater  in  Prance,  the 
same  being  so  near,  her  Majesty  cannot  but  have  care  to 
her  own  estate,  and  the  preservation  of  her  good  subjects ; 
therefore  presently  her  Majesty's  pleasure  and  command- 
ment is,  that  you  the  sheriff  shall  with  as  convenient 
speed  as  you  may  call  the  justices  of  the  peace  together 
to  one  place  to  shew  them  her  Majesty's  plea.sure.  and 
vou  the  justices  of  Essex,  with  as  convenient  speed  as  you 
may,  divide  yourselves  according  to  the  accustomed 
divisions,  and  take  musters  of  all  the  able  subjects  with- 
in those  divisions.  &c.  Signed  by  the  Earls  of  Sussex 
and  Leicester.  W.  Burghley.  P.  Knollys,  and  To.  Smythe. 

(Xo.  9.)  1573,  August  .3rd,  Eridge.  -Original  Council 
letter  to  Mr.  Barrington,  directing  him  to  send  the  cer- 
tificate for  his  division  of  the  county  whereby  the  general 
certificate  of  the  whole  shire  may  be  duely  taken.  Signed 
by  Lord  Burghley,  the  Earls  of  Lyncoln,  Susses,  and 
Leicester,  P.  Knollys,  and  T.  Smith. 

(No.  10.)  15S2,  May  1st,  The  Court.— H.  (Earl  of) 
Huntyngdon  to  his  aunt.  Lady  Winifrede  Hastings. 
Sir  Henry  Gate  tells  him  that  he  has  under  her  lady- 
ship's hand  a  grant  of  the  advowson  of  the  parsonage  of 
Rowley  in  Yoikshire.-  Asks  her  to  remember  it,  so  that 
when  "it  is  void  Sir  H.  Gate  may  not  be  prevented 
therein  by  any  others.  He  is  sure  that  Gate  will  present 
only  a  man  who  will  be  honest  and  learned. 

(Xo.  11.)  1588,  Aug,  16th,  At  Camp. — J.  Norreys  to 
Captain  Prancis  Barrington.  -Order  to  retire  himself 
and  company  for  a  time  from  the  camp,  so  that  her 
Majesty's  subjects  may  sustain  no  damage  in  their 
harvest  by  their  absence,  &c. 

(Xo.  13.)  1588,  March  5th,  Barrington  Hall.— Copy 
warrant  to  the  High  Constables  of  Harlowe  in  Essex, 
for  a  o-eneral  watch  to  be  holden  for  the  apprehending 
of  rociies  and  vagabonds.  Signed  by  Francis  Barrington 
and  Richard  Francks. 

(Xo.  14.)  1591,  Feb.  13th,  Whitehall.  Copy.  Council 
letter  to .     John  Banks,  Richard  Tanner,  and  other 


inhabitants   of  Great  Wenden,  co.    Essex,   have    com-         G.  A 
plained  thtit  John  Peltwell.  a  vcrv  contentious   person      I'ow'md'es, 
hath  cited  several  of  the  inhabitants  into  the  Ecclesias-  ^• 

tical  Courts  in  Lond.m  for  tithes  they  have  answered; 
but,  being  poor,  cannot  take  copies  of  his  libels,  which 
amount  to  eighty  sheets  of  paper.  To  avoid  arrest  and 
process  at  the  suit  of  other  persons.  Feltwell  has  fled. 
Call  the  said  Feltwell  and  as  manv  of  the  complainants 
as  you  think  fit.  examine  the  matter,  and  certify  to  us 
the  result.--  Signed  by  John  Cant,  W.  Bourghlie,  Lords 
Ho\yard.  Hunsden,  Buckhnrst,  Cecill,  John  Wollye,  ami 
.T.  Fortescue. 

There  are  on  one  sheet  copies  of  a  summons  to  John 
Feltwell,  alias  Jon  at  Wenden,  to  appear  before  the 
Justices  of  the  I'cacc  at  Hatfield  on  the  15tli  of  March, 
and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Wenden  also  to  appear  there 
and  lay  then-  comjilaints,  and  of  a  letter  to  some  of  tho 
.pistices.  asking  them  to  cmne. 

(Xo.l5.)  1.5!a.  June  16th,  Greenwich.  Copy.  Council 
letter  to^  I  lie  Drputy  Lieutenant  and  Justices  of  the 
Peace  of  that  county.  Her  Majesty  is  informed  that 
dyvers  unlawful  games  are  daily  u.-e'd  in  most  places  of 
this  realm,  and  that  thereliy  archery  is  greatly  deeayeil, 
notwithstanding  the  great  charge  her  subjects  are  at  in 
furnishing  themselves  with  weapons,  still  her  Majesty, 
for  very  good  consideration,  thinketh  mete,  and  accord- 
ingly hath  called  us  to  require  you  in  her  name  forth- 
with to  take  especial  care  that  games  and  pastimes  pro- 
hibited by  law,  as  bowles,  diceiiig,  carding  be  forbidden 
and  not  in  any  way  used  or  jiraetised  in  any  place  under 
your  jurisdiction,  but  that  instead  archery  be  revived 
and  practised.  &c.  Signed  by  John  Cant.  Christopher 
Hatton,  (.'anc,  Wm.  Burghlie,  Lords  Darbie,  Howard, 
Hunsden,  Cobham,  and  Buckhurst,  J.  WoUie,  and  J. 
Fortescue. 

(Xo.  16.)  1592,  Aug.  4th.  Copy.  Council  letter  to  the 
Sheriff  and  all  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  within  the 
county  of  Essex.  -Upon  the  recept  and  examination  of 
their  certificates  for  provisions  for  her  Majesty's  house 
andstables,  taken  by  sundry  purveyors,  and  of  their  past 
intoUerabie  abuses  which  are  not  to  be  suffered  in  any 
good  governed  State,  Her  Majesty  being  informed 
was  rnuch  offended,  and  imputes  some  fault  to  the  jus- 
tices for  their  slack  returning  ot'  their  certificates  after 
they  had  received  letters  expressing  the  Queen's  com- 
mands therein.— In  order  to  remedy  these  abuses  the 
Queen  orders  that  they  and  all  the  jiistices  of  the  peace 
in  the  shire  do  assemble  at  a  convenient  day  and  place.and 
choose  four,  three,  or  two  of  the  said  justices  out  of  their 
number,  as  they  shall  agree  upon,  and  having  received 
the  authority  of  the  rest,  they  are  to  make  such  order 
and  composition  to  be  taken  "for  that  shire  with  such 
commissioners  as  shall  be  authorised  at  the  Court  for  the 
yearly  providing  for  the  Queen's  house  and  stable,  and 
the  justices  so  chosen  are  to  repair  on  the  13th  of  Octo- 
ber next  to  wherever  her  iLajesty  may  be  to  hear  the 
Queen's  commission  read,  and  all  the  high  constables, 
and  four  of  the  honestest  and  substantial  yeomen  ana 
farmers  of  every  parish  in  the  coimty,  are  also  to  attend 
and  to  hear  read  all  these  letters  that  the  Queen's  care 
for  the_ general  irood  and  quiet  of  her  subjects  and  the 
course  intended  to  be  taken  maj-  bo  generally  known. — 
As  by  divers  certificates  much  money  is  owing  to  the 
county  for  provisions  for  her  Majesty  in  sundry  years 
before  the  33rd  year  of  her  reign,  the  Queen's  cofferer 
being  paid  his  full  demand  to  the  day  for  the  full  satis- 
faction of  all  her  sulijects,  and  on  asking  of  the  cofferer 
the  cause  why  th'_-  county  was  unpaid,  his  answer  was 
that  money  remained  in  his  coffer  for  sundry  creditors, 
and  tbat  none  have  repaired  or  sent  for  the  same.  Tho 
high  constables  and  the  fmir  of  every  parish  are  to  ask 
of  every  person  within  their  parish  and  inquire  what 
money  is  due  to  them  for  pro\'isions  for  her  Majesty, 
and  they  are  to  set  down  what  prici-s  they  have  for  tlie 
same,  either  by  licket.  debenture,  or  otherwise,  and  tho 
high  constables  are  to  make  certificate  in  writing  to 
the  justices,  who  will  take  them  to  the  commissioners, 
and  they  will  receive  pavment  thereof, 

(Xo.  17.)  1592,  Aug.  iOth,  London. -Copy.  Council 
letter  to  (the  Justices  of  the  Peace  fur  the  county  of 
Essex).-  Whereas  many  enormities  and  disorders  are 
committed  by  vagrant  persons  pretending  to  be  soldiers, 
and  that  lately  they  swarm  in  such  numbers  as  is  likely 
to  breed  much  inconvenience  unless  they  are  prevented. 
-The  Lords  of  the  Privy  Council  require  them  (the  jus- 
tices) to  have  general  watches  and  privy  searches  made 
and  continued  from  time  to  time  for  taking  off  such  idle 
vagabonds.  Upon  their  apprehension,  after  examina- 
tion as  to  the  cause  of  their  vagrancy,  and  how  thev 
excuse  themselves,  order  is  to  be  taken  for  the  punish- 
ment of  those  who  deserve  it,  and  for  the  sending  back 

3  T  2 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


G.  A  of  those  who  have  been  employed  as  soldiers  to  the 

I,owxr)E2,  pi^cpg  from  whence  thry  came,  where  tliey  are  to  be 
-ll  Provided  for.  Ac.  Signed  by  Jo.  Puckering,  C.S.,  Thos. 
Cobhani,  T.  Biickhurst,  and  Jo.  Fortescue. 

In  consequence  ol' the  last  letter,  a  meeting  was  held 
on  the  ioth  of  August,  when  it  wa.s  agreed  that  there 
should  be  a  privy  search  through  the  whole  county  on 
the  following  Wednesday,  the  oUth  ;  that  every  person 
apprehended  should  be  taken  before  the  nearest  justice 
of  the  peace  for  examination;  that  directions  should  be 
,giveu  to  the  high  and  petty  constables  in  every  division 
to  stay  all  vagrant  persons,  bring  them  before  ajustice, 
and  have  careful  watches  kept  every  night. — On  the 
same  sheet  is  a  copy  of  a  warrant  to  the  high  constables 
of  Ongar,  Harlow,  and  Waltham  Hundreds,  to  carry 
the  above  resolutions  into  eti'ect.— It  is  dated  from  Bar- 
rington  Hall.  iTth  Ang.  1592. 

(No.  18.)  15!'2,  Oct.  SOth,  Hampton  Court.  Copy. 
Council  letter  to  the  Earl  of  Sussex  and  the  Lord  Rich 
and  other  loving  friends.  Sir  Tho.  Mildmay.  and  Sir 
Tho.  Lucas,  Knights,  and  the  High  Sheriff  of  the 
countv  of  Essex.— It  is  signed  by  John  Puckering,  C.S., 
AV.  Burgley.  Lords  Howard,  Hnnsdon,  and  Buckhurst, 
Ro.  Cecyll.  J.  WoUey.  and  Jo.  Fortescue.  Orders  for 
the  justices  of  the  peace  and  others  to  take  the  oath  of 
supremacy. 

(Xo.  19.)  1593,  June  21st,  Russell  House.— Jo.  Puck- 
erinc  to  Mr.  Prauucys  Barrington,  and  Mr.  Wm. 
Towse.— He  has  been  informed  by  the  enclosed  petition 
that  Reynolde  Metcalf,  a  preacher,  hath  been  barba- 
rously used  by  some  of  the  inhabitants  of  Elmesteede, 
which  seems  to  be  true,  for  sentence  was  passed  against 
the  malefactors  before  the  high  commissioners  for 
their  punishment. — Tho  poor  man  fears  another  attack 
may  be  made  upon  him,  so  he  (Puckering)  writes 
that  if  such  should  be  the  case  they  are  to  call  such 
malefactors  and  i^rocnrors  as  Metcalf  shall  name  liefore 
them  and  bind  them  over  to  keep  the  peace. 

(No.  LlO.)  1593,  July  8th,  Otelands.— Copy.  Council 
letter  to  . — About  the  payment  of  the  sub- 

aidies  and  six  fifteenths  and  tenths,  within  the  term  of 
4  years,  owing  to  the  daily  charge  her  Majesty  is  at  in 
maintaining  the  several  forces  in  the  Low  Counties,  Nor- 
mandy and  Brittany.— As  the  collection  of  the  first  and 
second  subsidies  are  double  in  comparison  to  former 
times,  they  are  to  choose  as  collectors  men  of  suflBcient 
living  and  behaviour,  and  good  security.  Such  as  are 
justices  of  the  ])eaee  (it  is  hoped  that  none  have  been 
admitted  as  such  who  have  not  in  kind  -Ml.  per  annum) 
are  not  to  be  assessed  under  ihat  rate  at  least,  in  danger 
of  the  disgrace  to  be  removed  out  of  the  commission. 
And  they  (the  addressees)  are  io  set  a  good  example  to 
others  in  their  own  assessment,  and  have  a  meeting 
together  and  agree  upon  it,  and  set  it  down  in  writing 
and  subscribe  if  with  their  hands.— Signed  by  Jo.  Cant, 
Jo.  Puckeringe,  C.S.,  Wm.  Burleighe,  Lords  Howard 
and  Buckhurst,  Ro.  Cecill,  Jo.  Wolleye,  and  Jo.  For- 
tescue. 

(No.  21.)  1593,  Sept.  30th.  Ja.  Morice  to  the  Rt. 
Honble.  my  deare  good  lorde  the  lord  (the  rest  of  the 
address  is  torn  off). — Asking  him  to  abate  two  of  his 
neighbours,  John  and  Nicholas  Collyns.  in  their  assess- 
ment to  the  subsidy,  to  which  they  inform  him  they  are 
now  raised  ;  John  Collyns  has  been  for  a  long  time  high 
constable  of  Ongar  Hundred,  and  has  done  good  service. 
They  are  both  willing  to  bo  increased ;  one  formerly 
paid  81.  in  goods  and  the  other  40?.,  now  each  one  is 
raised  to  401.  in  land. 

(No.  22.)  1593,  Oct.  19th,  Chelmsford.— Copy  of  the 
reply  to  the  Council  letter  of  July  8th.— They  haye^ 
caused,  in  obedience  to  orders  received,  the  sheriff  of 
the  county  to  summon  all  the  commissioners  to  assemble 
themselves  at  Chelmsford  on  the  19th  of  this  present. 
— They  have  assembled  and  subscribed  their  names  with 
their  several  taxations. — Some  were  prevented  by  divers 
impediments  from  appearing. 

(No.  23.)  1593,  Deo.  4th.— Copy.— Indorsed  :  A  war- 
rant by  the  Justices  of  the  peace  for  the  relief  of 
mayme'd  souldiers,  Decemb.  1593.— In  accordance  with 
an  Act  of  Parliament,  made  in  the  35th  year  of  her 
Majesty's  reign,  intitled  an  Act  for  the  necessary  relief 
of  soldiers  and  mariners,  it  was  ordained  that  there 
should  be  a  tax  of  a  weekly  sum  of  money  raised  in  every 
parish  for  the  relief  of  maimed  and  hurt  soldiers,  the 
^ame  to  be  assessed  by  the  agreement  of  the  parishioners 
within  themselves,  or  in  default  by  churchwardens  and 
constables,  &c.  At  the  quarter  sessions  held  at  Chelms- 
ford the  1st  of  July  last,  it  was  ordered  by  the  justices 
there  that  every  parish  in  this  county  should  pay 
weekly  the  sum  of  one  penny  towards  the  said  relief. 
And  then  also  did  elect  George  Harvey,  of  Markes,  and 


Thomas  Mildmay,  of  Barnes,  esquires,  treasurers  for        G.  A. 
the  same. — These  are,  therefore,  in  her  ^Majesty's  name         esT'^^ 

to  will  and  command  you  the  churchwardens   of  every  ' 

parish  to  forthwith  make  a  taxation  of  one  penny  within 
your  parish  to  commence  from  the  Feast  of  St.  Jolm  the 
Baptist,  and  to  be  continued  from  year  to  year. — To  all 
and  ever}' churchwarden  and  churchwardens,  and  to  the 
high  constable,  etc.  of  the  half  hundred  of  Harlowe. — 
Signed  by  Robert  Wrothe,  Ja.  Morice,  Fran.  Barrington, 
.and  Richard  Pranck. 

(No.  24.)  1593,  January  27th,  Hampton  Court. —  Copy. 
Council  order.  To  all  Lieutenanfs  of  Counties,  Maj'ors, 
Sheritl's,  Justices  of  the  Peace,  and  to  all  other  her 
Majesty's  officers  and  loving  subjects,  &c.  The  bearer, 
John  Xorden,  gent.,  is  authorised  and  appointed  by 
her  Majesty  to  travel  tlirough  England  and  Wales  to 
make  perfect  descriptions,  charts,  and  maps.  These  are 
to  charge  and  command  you  to  permit  and  suH'er  the 
said  J.  .Xorden  quietly,  and  without  any  manner  of  let 
or  hindrance,  to  travel  and  pass  from  place  to  place 
about  the  same  business,  and  to  view,  search,  visit,  and 
enquire  all  and  every  thing  as  shall  be  necessary  for 
the  procuring  and  perfecting  of  the  same  descriptions, 
charts,  and  maps.  But  also  if  there  shall  be  any  ancient 
muniments,  books,  rolls,  or  records,  that  may  further 
or  help  his  work,  to  aid,  assist,  and  help  him  with  the 
sight  and  view  thereof,  with  all  good  favour,  Ac,  and 
also  with  the  help  and  assistance  of  such  as  shall  be 
best  acquainted  with  the  counties  for  the  furnishing  of 
this  so  good  a  work.  Signed  by  Jo.  Puckeringe,  Will. 
Burghley,  the  Earl  of  Essex,  Lords  How.ard,  Ilnnsdon, 
and  Buckhurst,  Tho.  Heneage,  Ro.  Cecill.  Jo.  WoUcy, 
and  Jo.  Fortescue. 

(Xo.  25.)  1593,  Feb.  16th,  Hampton  Court.— Copy. 
Council  letter. — To  the  compounders  for  provisions  for 
the  Queen's  Majesty's  house  and  the  rest  of  the  Justices 
of  the  Peace  in  the  county  of  Essex. — As  many  in  the 
county  refuse  to  contribute  and  pay  the  reasonable  r.ate 
and  proportion  imposed  upon  them,  and  many  towns, 
villages,  manors,  and  other  places  claim  to  be  privileged 
and  exempted  from  purveyors,  this  we  cannot  under- 
stand, the  only  exception  now  in  force  lieing  the  liberty 
of  Havering.  They  are  required  in  respect  of  the  ser- 
vice for  the  year  to  come  to  levy  such  rates  indifi'ereutly 
to  be  imposed  as  they  shall  agree  on,  &c.  &c. — Signed 
by  Jo.  Puckering,  W.  Burghley.  the  Earl  of  Essex,  the 
Lords  Howard,  Hunsdon,  and  Buckhurst. 

(No.  26.)  1594,  M.ay  20th.  From  the  Court.  W. 
(Lord)  Burghley  to  Mr.  Frauncis  Barrington  and  Mr. 
Franke. — He  has  been  informed  of  some  bad  demeanour 
used  by  Worseleie  and  Newill,  two  messengers  of  her 
Majesties  chamber,  in  the  search  of  Mr.  Wiseman's 
house  of  Broadoake.  which  complaint  is  made  unto  him  by 
the  wife  of  Mr.  Wiseman.  As  he  understands  that  they 
(Barrington  and  Franke)  were  acquainted  with  the  pro- 
ceedings, asks  them  to  advertise  him  of  their  own 
knowledge,  or  by  any  other  means,  wherein  the  mes- 
sengers misdemeaned  themselves  beyond  their  warrant 
and  commission  ;  also  to  examine  their  like  abuse  to- 
wards John  Newman  in  the  search  of  his  house,  having 
no  warrant  so  to  do,  and  as  he  hears  they  would  not  be 
deterred.  If  the  information  be  true,  the  messengers 
shall  be  punished. 

(No.  27.)  1594,  —  of  July,  Greenwich.  —  Copy.  — 
Order  from  Lord  Burghley.  The  bearer  is  John  Norden, 
who  has  already  im]u-inted  certain  shires  to  his  great 
comtnendation,  and  who  intends  to  proceed  in  the  rest 
as  time  and  ability  permit.  These  are  to  pray  and 
require  you  and  every  of  yon  to  aid  and  assist  him  as  he 
shall  have  cause  to  use  the  same  in  his  travels  in  any  of 
the  counties  where  you  are  in  the  commission  of  the 
peace,  to  the  better  and  more  speedy  perfecting  of  his 
good  work.-  -Also  to  use  your  best  means  for  some 
voluntary  benevolence  or  contribution  to  be  given  by 
gentlemen  or  others  well  affected  to  his  service,  who,  as 
all  otlier  of  her  Majesty'.s  subjects  shall  reap  the  fruit 
and  benefit  of  his  labours,  &c. 

(No.  2«.)  15!»4.  July  20th,  The  Court  at  Greenwich. 
—  Copy.     Council  letter  to  (  ).     Concerning 

the  assessment  of  the  subsidy  and  collectors,  as  ante. — 
Signed,  Jo.  Puckering,  Will.  Burleigh,  Lords  Hunsdon 
and  Buckhurst,  'I'homas  Hennage,  Robert  Cissell,  and 
Jo.  Wolleic. 

(No.  29.)  1594.  Sept.  l-lth.  From  the  Court  at  Green- 
wich. (Copy.)  T.  Heneage  to  Frauncis  Barrington,  Ro- 
bert Wroth,  Richard  Warren,  and  Barnarde  Whetston, 
Esqrs.,  and  the  rest  of  her  Majesty's  commissioners  fin- 
the  subsidy  there. — Asks  them  to  make  his  servaut, 
Robert  Kaynsforde,  gentleman,  collector  of  the  next 
subsidy,  lor  which  he  understands  they  are  commis- 
sioners.    He  will  be  security  for  him. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


541 


(Nos.  30  and  31.)  1.5Pt,  Nov.  8th,  Court  at  Rich- 
mond. Copy.  Council  letter.  Owing  to  tho  dearth 
they  give  order  for  the  renewal  of  the  Act  passed  in  the 
29th  of  her  ilajesty's  reign,  for  relieving  the  price  of 
grain,  and  furnishing  of  the  market,  and  the  sheriff  and 
iu^ticL•s  of  tiie  jieace,  upon  the  receipt  of  the  letter,  are 
to  assemble  themselves  according  to  their  several  divi- 
sions, and  read  the  aforesaid  order,  and  then  proceedto 
the  execution  of  the  same.  It  is  thought  necessary  to 
reform  the  abuse  in  superfluous  expence  of  bread  and 
drink  in  common  alehouses,  &c.,  and  therefore  are  added 
to  the  former  orders  certain  articles  for  reformation  of 
the  abuses.— Also  forbids  the  exportation  of  grain  with- 
out due  -warrant.  Signed  by  .lo.  Cant,  Jo.  Puckering. 
C.S.,  Lords  Burghley,  Howard,  Cobham.  and  Buck- 
hurst,  Ro.  CecvU,  and  Jo.  Fortescue.— In  a  postscript.— 
Orders  for  the'discharge-  of  the  beacon  watches  near  th(^ 
sea  coast  to  the  ease  of  the  county  this  winter  season. 

On  the  same  page  is  a  copy  of  a  letter  by  Hum.  Mild- 
may  to  Richard  Waren.  Es([.,  and  the  rest  uf  the  jus- 
tices in  tho  division.— Sending  a  copy  of  the  above,  and 
giving  notice  of  meeting  at  Chelmsford  on  Friday,  the 
22nd  of  November,  for  conference  about  the  same. 

(No.  :j2.)  159:),  June  16th,  From  the  Tower.  Ed- 
mond  Latymer  to  Lord  Riche  at  Essex  House. 

(No.  33.)  1.".95,  Feb.  2nd.  From  the  Court.  Lord 
Burghley  to  Mr.  Barrington,  Mr.Towse,  and  Mr.  Franke. 
Justices  of  the  Peace  for  the  co.  of  Essex.  He  haa  re- 
ceived a  petition  from  the  inhabitants  of  Thaxsted 
against  John  AVake.  one  ol'  the  high  constables  of  the 
hundred  of  Dunmow,  who.  if  the  information  be  true, 
doth  demean  himself  very  badly  in  his  office,  and  is  not 
meet  to  be  continued  therein.— 'I'hat  they  may  better 
understand  the  cause  of  complaint  he  encloses  the  peti- 
tion, and  if.  upon  their  examination,  they  hndittrue, 
they  are  to  remove  him,  and  appoint  some  meet  and 
honest  man  in  his  room. 

(No.  34.)  The  petition  referred  to,  which  accompanies 
the  letter,  states  that  John  Wake  is  a  very  contentious 
man.  refuses  to  pay  his  proportion  of  the  assessment  in 
regard  to  his  high  constableship,  but  shows  great  par- 
tiality in  levying  the  same,  favouring  his  friends  by 
letting  them  go  free,  and  oppressing  those  neigbbours 
■with  w-hom  he  is  in  displeasure.     They  pray  redress. 

(No.  3.5.)  1596,  July  1st,  Hatfield.— Copies  of  a  letter 
from  the  justices  of  the  peace  above-named  appointing 
Thursday,  the  8th  of  July,  by  8  o'clock  in  the  morning  at 
Hatfield'Brodoke.  for  an  enquiry  into  the  subject.  ^ 

(No.  30.)  Copy  of  the  articles  against  John  Wake, 
one  of  the  high  constables,     (li  p.) 

iNo.  37.)  The  aunswer  of  John  Wake,  high  con- 
stable of  Dunmow  hundred,  to  the  articles  of  the  town 
of  Thaxsted.     (2!  pp.)  ■,,,.. 

(No.  38.)  159t>,  Aug.  3rd.  Copy,  l^ouncil  letter  to 
the  High  Sherifl'and'  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  the 
CO  of  E-^sex.  Giving  orders  for  the  abatement  ol  the 
prices  of  graiu.  Signed  by  Jo.  Cant,  Tho.  Egerton, 
Lords  Burghley,  Cobham,  and  Buckhurst.  Robert  Cicell, 
and  Fortescue. 

(No  39.)  Essex.  Copy.  An  order  taken  the  22nd 
day  of  September  U.96,  and  in  the  37th  year  of  her 
Majesty's  reign,  made  by  the  justice  of  the  peace  withm 
the  division'  of  Dunmow,  Uttesford,  Freshwel,  and 
Cluvering  half  hundred,  in  the  said  county,  to  be  per- 
formed in  the  said  division  by  virtue  of  her  Majesty's 
proclamation  and  letters  therein  uppon  lately  sent  from 
her  Highness  most  Ho.  Privy  Council  to  the  sherift  and 
justices°of  peace  of  the  said  county  for  the  stay  of  the 
'dearth  of  corn,  to  be  presently  put  into  execution  as 
followeth,  &c. 

(No  40.)  1597,  April  16th,  York  House.— Tho. 
Egerton,  C.S.,  to  George  Nicholls,  Francis  Barington. 
and  William  Ailoff,  Lsqrs.,  or  any  two  of  them  This 
enclosed  petition  being  exhibited  unto  me  by  William 
Prentice  concerning  some  matter  in  variance  between 
one  Samuel  Cook  and  him  I  thought  fit  (according  to  the 

poor  man's  request)  to  recommend  it  unto  you 

(No.  41.)  The  humble  petition  of  William  Prentice, 
husbandman. 

(No.  42.)     1597,  March  30th.     J  to  Francis 

Barin<Jton.— I  am  informed  that  you  have  caused  two 
ciray  "eldincs   to    be    stayed,  the    one  of   them  being 
'  Richard  Smythea         Gould  dwelling  at  Holborn  Bridge 
and  the  other  sherifls  of  And  for  that  the  said 

Richard  Smyth  standeth  boundcn  to  prosecute  the  law 
ao-ainst  Thomas  Figsens,  now  prisoner  in  Newgate,  who 
sfole  the  said  gelding,  these  are  to  pray  you  to  deliver 
nnto  the  beaier  here.f,  William  Asbepoole,  servant 
nuto  Richard  Smyth,  the  gelding  of  his  said  master,  s.. 
that  he  knows  him.  i>aying  such  charge  as  shall  be  meet 


for  his  keeping,  and  charge  for  the  time  he  hath  re-         q_  j^^_ 
mained.  Lownde 

(No.  43.1  l.:,97.  last  of  May,  Hatfield.  Copy  of  |^£- 
Francis  Barington's  answer  to  the  Lord  Chief  Justice's 
letter,  as  above. — Says  I  do  neither  know  of  any  such 
gelding  stayed  by  me  or  any  officer  for  me.  neither  was 
tlierc  any  such  iierson  brought  before  mo.  but  not  long 
sithencc  two  of  the  slurilfs  men  of  Cambridge  were 
with  me.  at  which  time  I  had  the  sight  of  the  warrant 
from  your  lordship  directed  for  the  apprehending  of 
certain  notorious  thieves  broken  out  of ; 'am bridge  giol, 
who  desii'cd  hue  and  cry  from  me  presently  :  after  tho 
sending  out  whereof  there  was  ime  of  the  said  thieves 
and  one  other  young  man  in  his  comp.iny  ap))rehcnded 
within  this  town  (at  Ci  as  )  and  brought 

before  me,  whose  horses  wer'^  stayed  by  the  bailiti'of  the 
there,  but  what  tnanner  of  horses,  or  whose 
they  wore,  or  what  are  become  of  them  I  know  not,  for 
I  sent  the  said  parties  presently  to  the  sherilf  of  Cam- 
liridge  .... 

(No.  44.)  1597,  .luly  16th,  I'ourt.— G.  Uunsdon 
(Chamberlain)  to  Frauncis  Barendyne  (Bnrington). 
Riiliert  Buck  of  Thacksteed,  in  tlieco.  of  Essex,  standeth 
accused  by  the  confession  of  -Mary  Burrowe.  of  very 
notaide  forgery  and  common  cimnterfeiting  the  great 
seal,  the  hands  and  seals  of  noblemen,  justices  of  the 
peace,  and  other  her  Mujesty's  officers,  liy  eolour 
whereof  he  doth  licence  and  authorise  vagrant  and  ill- 
disposed  persons  to  range  np  and  down  the  country 
abegging,  to  tho  great  oll'ence  of  her  Majestj-  and  ex- 
treme danger  of  the  eommouwjalth.  And  bnliig  con- 
fessed by  Mary  Burrowe  that  she  saw  in  his  house  so 
many  counterfeit  seals  as  would  fill  a  hat,  and  p.iiticu- 
larly  the  Lord  Admiral's  seal  delivered  to  a  beggar  for 
xx.^■.,  asks  him  to  assist  the  me.-senger  in  Buck's  ap- 
prehension, and  the  search  of  his  house,  and  to  send  him 
to  tlie  Court  with  all  such  counterfeit  stamps  as  they 
shall  find  in  his  possession. —  P.S.  In  Lord  flunsdon's 
writing. — "\"ow  shall  exedingly  please  her  Majesty  in 
di-^covcringe  this  forgnge  companion  that  raaketh  so 
good  cheape  vagabonds. 

(No.  45.)  15y7.  July  2.'-lrd,  the  Court.— The  same  to 
the  same.— Commends  him  for  his  diligence  in  the  ap- 
prehension and  sending  up  of  R.  Back.  It  appears  by 
Buck's  confession  that  one  Lyllieand  Scyer,  inhabicants 
of  Thacksteed,  are  his  confederates;  asks  Barington  to 
take  means  for  their  speedy  apprehension. 

(No.  46.)  1597,  July  29th,  Court.— The  same  to  the 
same. — Sends  the  particulars  by  a  messenger  of  such 
things  as  William  Lallie.  by  Buck's  confession,  is  to  be 
charged  with,  and  thinks  the  lie.-t  course  is  to  send  him 
and  Seyer,  when  he  is  found,  to  the  common  gaol,  there 
to  remain  until  the  next  assizes,  upon  whose  further 
trial  the  justices  of  that  cireuit  may  inflict  such  punish- 
ment as  the  quality  of  their  olfense  doth  deserve. 

(No.  47.)  (Indorsed.)  1597,  Aug.— A  brief  of  such 
things  as  are  contained  in  the  examination  and  confes- 
sion of  Robert  Buck,  of  Thacksteed.  concerning  William 
Lillie  ;— 

That  he  travelled  with  the  seal  of  Dover  counterfeited 
to  his  passport  saying  he  was  a  lame  soldier. 

That  Salomon  Barker  did  cut  the  Lo.  Morley's  seal 
for  the  said  Lyllie,  which  he  had  in  wax  from  a  licence 
that  one  Sawyer  carried. 

That  he  received  divers  hands  and  seals  from  ihe  said 
Sawver,  which  he  entended  to  counterfeit,  and  to  have 
writ  by  some  that  dwelt  in  London  in  Crowne  Alley  in 
Whiteross  Street. 

That  he  had  the  eounsells'  seal  in  wax,  which  he  also 
purposed  to  carry  to  the  said  cutter,  and  said  that  for 
xxs.  he  would  have  either  the  Queen's  seal  or  the 
Lord  Admiral's  cut  at  his  pleasure. 

That  there  be  in  the  Lo.  Chamberlain's  keeping  a 
great  company  of  counterfeit  seal.^  which  Buck  hath 
confessed  did  'oelong  to  the  said  Lyllie  and  one'Sawyer. 
That  when  he  last  parted  from  Robert  iJucke  at 
Maiden  he  said  he  would  go  to  London  to  some  cutter  to 
have  Mr.  Mylmaies  (Mildmay's),  Sir  John  Smyths, 
Mr.  Huberde.  Mr.  Nitingall's  seals  cut  to  serve  this 
town  withall. 

(No.  48.)  1597,  Aug.  25th.  From  the  Court.  Copy. 
Council  letter  signed  by  Tho.  Egerton,  C.S.,  Wm. 
Burghley,  C.  Howarde.  Geo.  Hunsdon,  R.  Northe,  Ro. 
Cecill.  and  Jo.  Fortescue,  to  the  High  Sherilf  of  tho  co. 
of  Essex  and  the  rest  of  the  justices  of  tlie  ]ieace  of  the 
said  county,  and  to  every  of  them  in  their  several  divi- 
sions.    Concerning  the  dearth  of  corn. 

(No.  49.)  1597,  Oct.  6th.  A  consideration  liad  and 
agreed  upon  the  general  quarter  sessions  for  the  p,>ace, 
holdeu  at  Westminster  the  said  day  and  year  bj-  the 
justices  of  the  peace  then  assembled,  whose  names  ensue, 

.3  Y  3 


542 


HISTORICAL   MAXrSCRIPTs   COMMISSION: 


G.  A.         &C-,  Sir  Thomas  Mildmay.  Kt.,  Frauncis  Barrinijton, 
Lo\^^•DEs,     John  .  Henrv  Mildmaie,  Willm.  Avloff. 

I*^'  Willm.  T.jwse,  'Wm.  WyBtiiiay,  Thomas  Myldniaie  uf 
Barnes,  Roger-  Harlackeudey,  Andrew  Passall.  Rich. 
I'^-ancke,  Christopher  Chilborne,  .Fohn  Sammes,  and 
Tiiomas  Waldcgrave,  Esqrs.,  touching  the  execution  of 
the  contents  of  the  letters  sent  from  the  lords  of  her 
Majesty's  most  honble. Privy  Council,  dated  at  Havering, 
for  the  priced  of  com,  grain,  and  other  victual,  and  the 
ordering  of  engrossers  and  such  other  malefactors  as 
are  therein  mentioned. — First,  it  is  agreed  that  there 
sliall  be  forthwith  in  every  division  of  the  shire  several 
juries  ch.irged  at  the  discretion  of  the  justices  within 
the  same  county,  of  honest,  discreet,  and  charitable 
persons,  such  as  be  uo  termor  nor  buyers  of  corn,  grain, 
or  other  victual  other  than  for  their  ordinary  service  of 
their  private  houses,  &o.     Then  follow  the  articles. 

ir)97,  Nov.  25th.  Articles  following  that  shall  be 
given  in  writing  to  the  several  juries  for  their  better 
understanding  how  to  jiroceed — 9  articles  in  all.  About 
corn  aud  grain. 

(No  .500  1597,  Oct. -J.^tb.  At  the  Great  Wardrop.— 
.1.  Fortescue  to  . — Appointing  Philip  Baker,  of 

Bromeley,  co.  Middlesex,  to  buy  two  quarters  of  wheat 
weekly  in  the  ma7-ket,  in  the  co.  of  Essex,  and  to  grind 
the  same  at  the  mills  in  the  same  county,  where  he  may 
best  be  served,  and  to  deliver  the  same  weekly  at 
Fortescue's  house  at  the  Great  Wardrop. — Pray  sutler 
him  to  bu}-,  &c.  At  the  foot  is  a  note  authorising  the 
bearer,  Philip  Baker,  to  buy  the  wheat  as  above  dated, 
from  Chipping  Ongar,  Vlth  Nov.  1597,  and  signed  by 
Fran.  Barington,  W.  .Smith,  (lama.  Capell,  and  Richard 
Franck. 

(No.  51.)  1.597,  Dec.  5th.  Edw.  Derawge  to  Mr. 
Barrington,  Thom.  Wyseman,  Mr.  Towse,  and  Mr. 
Josselin,  Esqrs. 

(No.  52.)  1597,  Feb.  23rd,  Whitehall.— W.  Burghley 
to  the  yherilf  and  the  Commissions  for  the  Recusants 
in  the  co.  of  Essex. — Concerning  the  allowance  to  be 
made  to  the  commissioners  for  the  eKeoution  of  the 
Statute  xxviii  Eliz.,  and  for  the  lietter  carryi)ig  out  of 
the  same. 

(No.  53.)  A  copy  of  the  same. 

(No.  .54.)  1598.  .Tune  21st.  Council  letter  signed  by 
.J.  Fortescue  and  Wyllm.  Peryam  to  Francis  Barrington, 
Rich.  Franke,  Eilward  Turner,  Thomas  Parres,  Edwaid 
Althame.  and  William  Ailoft',  Esqrs.,  or  any  two  of 
them. — Whereas  there  is  a  commission  out  of  the  Court 
of  Exchequer  unto  them,  or  any  two  of  them,  to  inquire 
of  the  true  yeai-ly  value  of  the  manor  of  PishOj  else 
Pishowberry,  in  the  co.  of  Hertford,  and  to  seize  the 
same  into  Her  Majesty's  handg  for  a  debt  of  £ 
due  unto  the  late  King  Edward  VI.  by  Sir  Wymond 
Carew.  Kt.,  late  treasurer  of  the  first  fruits,  and  now 
become  due,  these  are  to  require  you  in  regard  of  the 
greatness  of  the  debt  and  the  long  time  it  hath  remained 
unpaid,  and  for  that  also  the  said  manor  was  sold  to  pay 
the  said  debt,  as  we  are  informed  and  think  to  be  true. 
— They  are  to  have  special  care  in  the  execution  of  the 
said  commission. 

(No.  .55.)  1598.  July  2Srd.  Court  at  Greenwich. 
Copy.  Council  letter  by  Tho.  Egerton,  C.S.,  G.  Huns- 
don.  W.  Knowlys,  R.  North,  Ro.  Cecyll,  J.  Fortesctie, 
Nottingham,  and  T.  Buckhurst,  to  the  Commissioners 
of  the  assessment  of  the  first  subsidy  granted  in  the 
last  Parliament  in  the  co.  of  Essex.  For  the  advancing 
the  collection  of  the  subsidy. 

(No  66.)  n.  d.  Jerome  Weston  (Sherifl')  to  the  Jus- 
tices of  the  Peace  allotted  to  the  division  of  Onger, 
Harlow,  and  Waltham,  in  the  co.  of  E.isex.  Aljout 
musters  being  deferred  until  after  the  assizes. 

(No.  69.)  KJOO,  Junelst.  Court  at  Greeuwich.— Copy 
Council  letter  signed  by  Tho.  Egerton.  T.  Buckhurst, 
.Vottiugliam,  W.  Knowle.s,  Ro.  Cecille,  J.  Fortescue. 
and  Jo.  Popham.  for  Ihe  redress  of  the  great  ])rices  fif 
corn. 

(No.  02.)  li;02,  Apiil  fill,  Cal borne.- Christophe:- 
Hampton  to  (Francis  lianington). — I  received  your 
letter  and  the  exemplihcation  of  the  decree  made  in 
the  Admiralty  upon  your  letters  patents  for  wrecks, 
there  will  hencefoi'th  be  no  doubt  when  these  shall  bi- 
ready  to  be  shewed  upon  any  occasion,  t'oiicerning  that 
which  is  |)ast.  speeches  be  made  by  Somers,  deputy  to 
-Mr.  Cotton  :  he  thought  it  were  no  wreck,  because  all 
the  men  were  saved  ;  but  to-morrow  Mr.  Worselie  and 
I  shall  meet  to  coid'er  about  your  aW'airs,  and  if  any 
right  may  Ik;  fastened  on  you  we  will  not  lose  it  for 
lack  of  pleading.  He  is  your  officer,  I  have  been  of 
long  time  devoted  to  your  hou.se,  therefore  no  endeavour 
shall  be  omitted,  and  at  Jevis  coming  u]i  you  shall 
receive  full  advertisement  of  our  success.     P.S.  Since 


the  beginning  ofthis  letter  I  have  been  with  Mr.  Worslie,         q  a 
and   when  we  could  not  obtain  the  goods   by  way  of     Lownd'e 
wreck,  I  made  challenge  unto  them,  as  of  goods  of  felons  ;  ^^'^■ 

our  goods  of  the  Queen's  enemies,  for  it  was  apparent 
that  they  came  from  Spain  ;  hereunto  answer  is  made 
that  they  be  goods  of  a  merchant  in  London,  and  for 
proof  thereof  a  letter  is  brought  forth,  subscribed  by 
eight  of  the  lords  of  her  Jlajesty's  Council.  At  J  eves 
coming  you  shall  be  advertised  of  the  merchant's  name 
and  his  dwelling,  that  you  may  sift  out  the  full  truth  of 
the  matter.  There  will  yet  come  to  you  a  boat,  a  hogs- 
head of  brackish  white  wine,  and  a  mast. 

(No.  i^^^  1602.  Oct.  28th,  (ireat  St.  Barth.  Ro.  Riche 
to  Mr.  Francis  Barrington  .  .  .  The  cause  betweene  my 
Lord  Morley  and  Garrett  I  hope  shall  receive  a  tryail 
upon  Tuesdaie  being  the  9th  of  November  next,  which  I 
desire  might  be  then  ended  for  the  avoydiuge  of  further 
charge  and  trouble,  which  I  hope  will  Ije  if  the  jurors 
doe  jjerforme  there  apparanecs,  of  whom  tlieis  under- 
named are  a  parcell  and  fittlye  by  yourselves  to  be  re- 
quired and  labored  thereunto,  which  I  praye  to  accom- 
plishe,  and  to  returne  me  tliere  answers  whereby  I  maie 
kuowe  there  several)  mtencions  in  this  behalf  .  .  . 

The  names  of  9  jurors  are  given  at  the  foot. 

(No.  64.)  lCil2,'Feb.  21st,  Court  at  Richmond.  Copy 
Council  letter  to  Mr.  Justice  Gandie  and  Serjeant  Heale, 
.Justices  of  Assize  for  the  counties  of  Surrey,  Sussex, 
Kent.  Essex,  and  Hertford. 

(No.  65.)  1G02,  March  16tli.  Court  at  Richmond. 
Copy  Council  letter  signed  by  Jo.  Cant,  Tho.  Eo-erton 
C.S.,  T.  Buckhurste,  Nottingham,  Gilb.  Shrewsbury' 
E.  AVorcester,  W.  KnoUys,  Ed.  AVotton,  Jo.  Stanhope', 
Ro.  Cecyll,  Jo.  Fortescue,  to  the  High  Sheritl"  and  Com- 
missioners for  the  musters  in  the  co.  of  Essex,  &c 

(No.  66.)  1603,  March  28ih.  Esse.v.  (Copy.)"  The 
names  of  the  sherife  and  justices  of  the  peace  assem- 
bled the  same  day  at  the  town  of  Chelmsford  for  the 
proclaiming  of  the  King's  Majesty. 

(No.  67.)  1603,  April  15th,  London,  Edward  Shaw 
to  Mr.  Barington.  This  is  1o  certify  that  I  received  of 
my  Lord  Rich  tho  sum  of  20Z ,  for  the  which  I  o-ave  an 
acquittance.  Also  according  to  your  worship's  direc- 
tion I  have  enquired  concerning  the  manner  of  meetm"- 
the  King,  which  is  generally  thought  of  all  to  be  in 
black  without  .  .  .  cuttiiige  plain,  which  divers  worthy 
men  of  good  calling  ha\e  ]irepared  for,  some  in  black 
satin  and  some  in  velvet,  and  others  some  in  black  stuff; 
furthermore  for  the  coronation,  for  those  which  are  in 
their  robes  have  foote  clothes,  and  many  other  of  good 
account  with  foot  clothes  also,  and  some  in  rich  saddles. 
Also  much  white  satin  and  ash  colour  and  such  like 
colours  with  much  imbrotheringe  is  prepared  ao-ainst 
the  coronation.  Also  imbrotheringe  ig  now  very  dear. 
Also  much  gold  lace  worn,  which  in  my  opinion  is 
cheaper  and  better.  Theri'  is  of  divers  sorts  some 
trimmed  with  small  gold  lace,  and  with  some  broad,  in 
my  opinion  broad  lace,  of  either  the  panes  with  a  cut 
in  the  middle  is  'best,  nevertheless  I  would  desire  you 
send  me  word  how  you  would  have  it.  Also  I  have 
enqtiired  concerning  cloaks,  and  can  hear  liut  of  one 
di  cloak,  which  is  worn,  but  the  most  part  be 

b.  velvet  or  grogaron  or  cloth,  some  with  lace,  some 
with  borders,  and  most  of  them  lined  with  rich 
as  cloth  of  gold  and  silver,  and  others  with  taffitiie. 
If  your  worship  would  have  your  black  satin  suit 
plain,  I  can  cut  it  when  your  worship  have  worn  it 
till  it  be  a  week  or  two  .... 

(No.  68.)  1608,  Feb.  15th,  Ro.  Riolie  to  Sir  Francis 
Barrington. — 'felling  what  he  had  done  with  a  view 
(si^emingly)  to  secure  Sir  Fi-ancis  Barrington's  election 
as  kt.  of  the  shire. 

(No.  69.)  16(»3,  Feb.  12th,  Barrington  Hall.  Copy 
of  a  letter  by  Francis  Barrington  to  Sir  Thoiaas  Mild- 
ra.ay,  to  know  his  resolution  whether  he  would  liold  firm 
or  not  to  Sir  Francis  in  the  coming  election. 

(No.  70.)  1603,  Feb.,  Sir  Tho.  Mildmay  (at  Moul- 
shain)  to  Sir  Francis  Barrington  in  reply  to  the  above. 
— He  does  not  say  which  side  he  takes:  alludes  to 
discontent  in  the  country;  the  Jieccssity  of  patriotic 
action. 

(No.  71.)  1603,  Feb.  23rd,  Whitehall,  the  Earl  of 
Suffolk  to  the  Treasurer  and  Chamberlains  of  Walton, 

and  to   all  my    servants,  tenants,   and   townsmen. A 

letter  in  angry  terms,  because  some  of  them  have  pro- 
mised their  votes  to  .Sir  Francis  Barrington  at  tho 
election  of  knights  of  the  shire.  .Says  that  he  is  lord 
of  I  he  town,  most  ot  the  addressees  are  his  tenants,  and 
if  Ihcy  do  not  vote  for  .Sir  Edward  Denny  the3"  '"'iH 
repent  it. 

(No.  72.)  1603,  Fob.  23.  Whitehall.  Copy  of  Council 
letter  to  the  Sheriff  of  Essex,  signed  by  T,  BUesmere, 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


543 


Cane,  Suffolk,  E.  Worcester,  Cumberland,  H.  Howard, 
Eo.  Cecyll,  W.  Knollis,  E.  VVotton,  Jo.  Stanhope,  Tho. 
Bruce,  and  Jo.  Harberte. — Forbiddinji;  the  soliciting 
votes  for  the  election  of  kuiijhts  and  burgesses  for  the 
King's  lirst  Parliament.  The  county  ol'  Essex  is  men- 
tioned as  being  particularly  disrejj;ardaiit  of  the  living's 
proclamation  on  that  subject. 

(Ko.  72a.)  1603,  Feb.  ■24.  Thaxted.  William  Westby 
(Mayor  of  Thaxted),  John  Moore,  Nicholas  Humfrey, 
and  Thomas  Dockley  to  [Lord  Eich?].  They  will  be 
at  Chelmsford  on  the  5th  or  early  on  the  6th  of  March 
to  give  their  voices  for  8ir  Francis  Barrinijton  ;  and 
they  have  procured  the  concurrence  of  other  freeholders 
named  in  the  schedule  inclosed  (not  with  the  letter). 

(7o.)  1603,  last  of  February,  Chelmsford.  The  jus- 
tices (Tho.  Mildmav.  Bdni.  Haddelstune.  Antho.  Cooke, 
William  Ayloft'o,  Tho.  Mildc-may,  jr.,  Henry  Maxey, 
Thomas  Gardyner,  Thomas  Bekinghum,  Thomas  Wal- 
degrave,  Ro.  Hiche  and  Tho.  Kawlins)  to  Sir  Francis 
Barrington,  Kt. — For  the  appeasing  of  controversy  fjr 
the  knights  of  the  shire,  and  for  Sir  Francis's  sub- 
mission to  their  order. 

(No.  74.)  1603,  Feb.  29,  Chelmesford.  Copy  of 
another  letter  by  the  justices  on  tho  same  subject. 

(No.  75.)  1603,  Feb.  29,  Sir  Gamaliel  Capell  to  Sir 
Francis  Barrington. — At  the  request  of  Lord  E.ich  and 
Sir  H.  Maynard  he  will  desist  to  stand  to  be  one  of  the 
knights  of  tho  shire. 

(No.  76.)  1603,  Feb.  29,  Eston  Lodge.  Sir  H.  May- 
nord  (Sheriff  of  Essex)  to  Sir  Francis  Barrington. — For 
meeting  at  Chelmsford  on  Saturday,  3d  of  March,  or 
the  nest  day  at  Brentwood,  for  appeasing  all  fliftercnces 
between  Sir  Ed.  Donuj'  and  Sir  F.  B. 

(No.  77.)  1603,  March  1.  Draft  answer  by  Sir  F.  B. 
to  "No.  76. 

(No.  78.)     1603.  Ro.  (Lord)  lliche  to  Sir  F. 

Barrington,  or  in  his  absence  to  Mr.  Hildersham. — A 
letter  of  2  pp.  expressing  displeasure  with  the  Council 
letter,  and  saying,  "  I  have  sent  word  to  many  my 
"  friends,  knights,  and  others  since  I  received  a  copj- 
'■  of  the  letter  from  Mr.  Sherifl',  for  the  Lords  do  not 
"  bar  no  man's  voyce  from  them  they  shall  affect  by 
"  these  letters."  He  advocates  the  cause  of  Sir  F. 
Barrington  and  Sir  Ed.  Denny.  "  I  am  and  will  be 
'■  firm  unto  him  (Sir  Francis)  as  the  skin  of  his  back, 
"  and  will  never  while  1  breath  fail  my  friend  of  my 
"  promise." 

(No.  79.)  1603,  March  2.  Draft  letter  by  Sir  F.  Bar- 
rington to  the  justices,  on  the  subject  of  the  election. 

(No.  80.)  1603,  March  1.  Ro.'  (I^ord)  Riche  to  Sir 
F.  Barrington.  A  hearty  letter  (of  2  pp.)  declai-iug  his 
intention  of  attending  the  election  at  Chelmsford  on 
Monday  next,  '"and  not  to  depart  thence  until  I  have 
"  given  my  voyce  to  the  aunciente  name  of  Barrington 
"  to  be  first  knight  of  our  shire,  whose  auncestors  I  cannc 
"  averre  to  be  knights  before  English  was  in  England, 
"  or  anie  name  of  knights  that  I  know  were  in  the 
■'  countie."  ...  I  heard  before  the  receipt  of  yonr 
letter  of  my  Lord  Archbishop  being  taken  sick. 

(No.  83.1  1605.  Nov.  23,  Calborne.  Chr.  Hampton 
(seemingly  a  steward  or  bailiffi  to  (Sir  F.  Barrington). 
A  letter  of  4  pp.  about  tenants,  &c.  At  the  end  is  an 
expression  of  thankfulness  for  tlie  King's  and  country's 
escape  from  the  Powder  Plot. 

(No.  84.)  16o6.  May  2!',  (indorsed  as  May  31).  Hat- 
field. (Oopy.J  Sir  Francis  Barrington  to  Dr.  Neville 
(of  Trinity  College).  About  renewing  a  lease  of  portion 
of  the  jiarsonage  of  Hatfield  Broad  Gak,  and  offering  to 
bear  part,  and  if  need  be,  all  of  the  expense  of  rei^airing 
the  ctiancel  of  the  church. 

(Nos.  85  .t  86.)  [1606,  .Tune.]  and  liiOii,  Aug.  27. 
Trinity  College,  Cambridge.  Twn  letters  signed  by 
Tho.  Nevile  and  some  of  the  Fellows  in  reply  to  No.  84. 
The  other  signatures  are,  in  the  first  letter,  Thomas 
Harrison,  William  Hall,  Fr.m.  Savage,  Pan.  Thompson, 
Samuel  Heron,  Richard  Wryte.  Tliomas  Furtho,  and 
William  Barton ;  and  in  the  second,  the  1st,  4th,  5th. 
7th,  and  8th  of  the  above,  and  Jer.  Radcliffe,  John 
Fnrthe  and  Sa.  Hill. 

(No.  S7.1  1606,  Aug.  28,  Hackney.  Sir  F.  Barring- 
ton to  Trinity  College.  (Copy.)  He  will  attend  at  the 
time  appointed  with  the  20i»  marks.  (This  was  a  loan  to 
the  college  in  earnest  of  a  fine  for  tiie  intended  renewal.) 

(No.  90.)  1606,March6.  From  my  lodging  in  Fleete 
Strete.  (L.S.)  Francis  Hastings  to  (his  cousin)  Sir  F. 
Barrington. — He  is  come  here  to  prepare  for  death,  and 
desires  a  reconciliation  with  their  cousin  Hildersoun. 

(No.  92.)  1608,  last  of  June.  Whitehall.  R.  Salisbury 
to  Sir  Gamaliel  Capel  and  Sir  Francis  Barrington.  kts. 
of  the  shire  for  the  co.  of  Essex. — He  imputes  the  falling 
short  of  the  Fifteenth  in  their  county  to  their  not  having 


Esq. 


appointed  the  collectors  before  the  loth  of  February  as         G.A. 
they  might  to  have  done.     Directs  them  to  appoint  col-     ^°p^,^^"- 
lectors  betbre  the  time  above-mentioned,  or  else  certify 
the  Lord  Cliancellor  before  the   1st  of  March,  so  that 
further  order  may  be  taken. 

(No.  m.)  Ifjos,  Feb.  :K  Whitehall.  Copy.  Council 
li'tter  urging  the  collection  of  the  first  pavment  of  ili.> 
;id  subsidy,  an<l  sending  the  subsidy  book  of  5  Eliz.,  that 
it  might  bo  seen  what  the  addressees  predecessors  in 
Essex  had  done.  .Vjipended  are  the  names  (41)  of  the 
Commissioners  for  tbe  first  payment  of  the  3d  subsidy, 
granted  anno  3  R.  Jacobi. 

(1613,  July  5.)  Copy.  The  writer  says  he  intends  to 
hold  his  fair  at  Hatfield  town  according  to  a  former 
order  made  in  the  Star  Cham'ier. 

(No.  101.)  1H14,  .Vpril  hi  .)o.  Luk.<  to  Ladv  Smith, 
widow,  at  Sir  fiarry  A\'anop's  house  in  LyttleSt.  15a'. 
tholoraew.     (Land  business.) 

(No.  104.)  1617.  March  5.  Copy  of  examination 
before  Sir  W.  Maynard,  Bt.,  of  Robert  Smith,  a  recusant, 
and  Winifred,  his  wife,  about  a  box  in  bis  possession 
containing  a  chalice,  a  missal,  a  vestment,  and  divers 
other  rcli(|ues  of  popery. — It  seems  that  they  were 
delivered  to  Winifred  by  her  mother,  the  widow  Dennis, 
lately  deceased.  Winifred,  going  into  Wiltshire,  left 
the  box  with  her  daughter  Alice,  who  put  the  box  among 
some  straw  in  a  barn,  where  they  were  found  by  one 
Young  who  bought  the  straw. 

(No.  105.)  1610,  May  21.  Several  depositions  about 
poachers  in  Rochwood  Haie  Park. 

(No.  106.)  1620,  Jan.  4.  Will.  Ch.  to  SirF.  Barring. 
ton  ....  In  my  last  travell  to  Yorke,  I  met  with  a 
gentleman  that  told  me  a  secret,  viz.,  that  tho  only 
question  of  forrcn  affaires  at  the  sessions  of  Parliament 
would  be  whether  the  Kinge  should  breake  of  with  the 
Spaniarde. 

(No.  10:i.)  1621,  Nov.  6,  Rowley.— Ez.  Rogers  to 
Lady  Joan  Barrington.  He  fancies  she  is  offended  ;  asks 
an  explanation.  (He  seems  to  lie  a  clergyman  and  to 
have  r.'sided  with  Sir  F.  and  Lady  B.) 

(No.  128.)  1625,March6,  Flamsteed.— Jo.  LuketoSir 
Thomas  Barrington. — Glad  to  hear  of  your  good  proceed- 
ings m  Pailiament;  it  much  glads  the  hearts  of  us  here 
in  the  countrie,  and  we  humblie  pray  y(ni  may  soe  goc 
on  as  you  may  have  no  rubb. 

(No.  132.)  n.d.  Eliza  Hampden  to  I^ady  Johanna 
Barrington. 

(No  133.)  1626,  Jan.  30.  George  Laniplugh  to  his 
father.  Sir  Francis  Barrington. — Hearing  that  Sir 
Francis  is  resolved  to  ask  the  Archbishop  of  Armagh  to 
confer  some  office  or  other  fitting-  employment  on  him, 
he  returns  thanks  .  . ".  .  Understanding  the  love  and 
respect  his  wife  received  from  Mrs.  Usher,  hopes  that 
she  may  go  with  Mrs.  Usher  into  Ireland. 

(On  the  back  is  a  dratt  of  reply  by  Sir  Francis.  He 
will  do  what  he  can  with  the  Archbishop  ;  but  as  to 
asking  the  granting  of  a  lease  (jratis.  (Lamplugh  had 
suggested  this  if  no  place  could  be  obtained)  he  will  not 
ask  it.) 

(No.  135.)  1626,  July  29.  Edmund  Ferraud  to  Sir 
Francis  Barrington. — Requests  him  to  be  personally 
present  at  Claveriug  at  the  Court  to  lie  kept  for  him  on 
the  1st  of  AuL.'.  for  divers  services  to  Ijc  performed,  which 
can  not  be  performed  in  his  absence,  as  fur  the  taking 
of  Mr.  Wbitegift's  homage  and  of  divers  other  tenants, 
and  tor  redress  of  some  disorders. 

(No.  139.)  1626,  Sept.  28,  Rowley. — The  writer  says 
that  he  broke  a  vein  in  the  lungs,  but  is  better,  and  has 
begun  to  preach  again.  Speaks  ol'  the  new  spa  there  :  the 
taste  is  inkish  as  the  siia  in  (iermany  ;  good  for  obstruc- 
tions in  the  li\  er  and  kidneys,  <tc. 

(No.  154.)  1628,  June  2b'.  Oliver  St.  John  to  Lady 
Barrington.  We  have  I  hope  with  those  of  this  town, 
put  an  end  to  all  sutes  for  your  ladyship's  joynture. 

(No.  155.)  1628,  Jul3'  11,  London. — John  Barrington 
to  his  mother. — Rochell  we  heare  is  in  great  extremity, 
and  I  lean-  thease  delayes  will  be  theare  ovcrthrowe. 
Some  report  that  tho  shipps  do  not  goo  away  uutill 
November,  hoping  b^-  that  time  the  stormes  of  winter 
will  overthrow  the  pallisado  they  have  made  to  keepe 
the  shipi>s  back  from  releaving  the  towue.  Others 
report  they  will  suddenlie  set  sayle  ;  but  of  a  certainc  I 
can  hcare  nothing.  The  Lords  of  the  Privie  Counsill 
have  hitherto  put  us  of  with  faire  promises  but  no  dedes  : 
yesterday  they  did  promise  us  that  to-morrow  without 
faile  they  would  give  .an  answer  unto  us  which  should 
give  us  content,  which  answer  we  stay  to  heare.  P.S. 
My  Lord  Duke  wee  heare  goeth  not  this  voyadg  but 
stales  at  Winsor  Castle  until  the  Kinge  retornes 
from  Scotland ;  he  departs  from  thence  toward  Scotland 
the  3d  Aug. 

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G.  A. 

Escj. 


(No.  l.")t;.l  1928,  July  22.  Scrcaveton.— Rye.  Whalloy 
to  Lady  .loane  Bavriu'gtou,  barouettess,  at  her  house 
Hatfield  in  Essex. — On  a  leport  of  tlio  death  of  her 
husband,  yir  Fraueis.  he  condoles  with  her.  Asks  that 
his  daughter  (hev  niece)  may  still  remain  with  her. 
Sends  the  Sd  and  last  volume  of  Mr.  Parkins's  works. 

(No.  168.1  n.d.  Thomas  Eliot  anil  Mary  Eliot  to 
Lady  Barringtou.  Condolence  on  the  death  of  Sir 
Francis. 

(No.  l-'.O.)  n.d.  Mary  Eliot  to  the  same.— The  like. 
(slic  signs  herself  '•  your  loving  daughter.'') 

(No."  168.)  1H28,"  Nov.  30."  London.  Thomas  Bar- 
lington  to  his  mother.  Lady  Johanna  Barringtou  .  .  .  . 
AVe  have  a  Committee  of  Privy  Councillors,  four  of  the 
Upper  House  and  as  many  of  the  H(uise  of  Commons,  to 
Avhom  the  King  hath  committed  the  deljatc  and  setling 
of  some  g(jod  course  for  matters  of  religion  ;  thus  doe  wee 
heear  that  are  at  a  distance,  yet  the  newes  is  not  very 
vulgar.  What  other  griev.anees  are  in  agitation  Ihecar 
uot.  Divers  of  the  Counsell  have  s]ioken  well  in  the 
cause  of  religion  .  .  .  The  Barons  of  the  Exchequer  on 
Friday  last  has  resolved  that  what  goods  soever  be 
ceazed  by  the  King's  oHicers  for  any  pretended  debt 
to  the  King,  the  "cause  must  only  be  tryed  in  the 
Excheijuer,  the  proper  place  for  the  King's  revenue,  and 
this  must  bo  don  by  petition.  This  was  the  judgment 
concerning  this  part  of  tunnage  and  poundage,  which 
was  argued  then  on  the  merchants  behalfe.  Felton  was 
executed  yesterday  at  Tiborne,  where  and  when  he  con- 
demned and  bewayled  his  faet,  dyed  penitently,  and 
disavoued  all  justification  of  the  deed ;  desired  all  the 
people  to  pray  for  him,  and  soe  ended  his  dayes,  which 
closes  this  last  scene  of  a  strannge  tragedye.  I  pray 
God  our  next  innovation  be  more  successfully  happye. 
The  Lord  Keeper  did  yesterday  expre.<s  the  King's 
pleasuer  to  the  judges  and  bishops  and  all  justices.  The 
first  thing  he  spake  unto  was  that  the  lawes  should  be 
exactly  executed.  &c.,  &c.  .  .  .  Then  the  bishops  had  a 
charge  to  maintain  the  true  religion  of  our  church,  &c. 
....  Then  my  lord   spake  to   the  cyvil  government, 

&c Then  gave  he  a  charge   to  all  gentlemen  to 

repair  into  the  country  to  keepe  up  hospitalljtie,  &c. 

(No.  16M.)  1628,  Dec.  6.  The  same  to  the  same.— 
Reports  have  converted  Bp.  Montague  (but  fame  ont- 
runns  the  fact  I  beleive).  The  University  of  Cambridge, 
as  it  hath  ever  been  active  in  complying  witli  the  present 
state,  so  now  hath  that  old  grandson  of  mine  the  more 
pallable[sic]  meaneness  of  spiidt  and  gross  flatterye  than 
ever. having  written  a  congi'atulatuye  letter  to  Sir  Francis 
Cottington  for  his  counsellship.  Such  a  business  lor  the 
bodye  of  the  whole  Universitie  to  glorye  in  the  honor  of 
one  man,  no  more  than  singly  related  to  them  .... 
The  Plate  fleet  is  now  in  Holland  ;  all  fought  with  by 
the  way  and  all  escap(>d,  thanks  be  to  God.  The  King 
sends  now  a  shipp  with  victuall  to  the  Zluz,  whither 
General  Morgaine  went  lately  with  men  to  releive  the 
towne,  to  whom  the  towne  rei'used  entrye,  being  unpro- 
vided of  victual  for  themselves;  a  brave  business;  for  in 
all  probabililye  those  cold  seas  have  frozen  them  all  fast 
by  this  time,  and  the  way  is  impassable  forCapt.  Minss, 
the  man  that  goes  now  and  is  gone  indeed  with  the 
victuall  shipp. 

(No.  17i).)— 1628,  Dec.  13,  London.  The  same  to  the 
same. — Has  been  lately  into  Sussex  ...  at  this  pre- 
sent is  constrained  to  stay  about  his  money  due  to  him 
from  the  King,  whicii  they  are  pi  omised  to  have  next 
week  soon  as  their  accounts  are  all  brought  in.  And  so 
every  man  is  to  be  cashier'd ;  howbeit  it  is  repoited 
ihat  there  are  two  reigeiments  to  go  for  Venice,  among 
whom  I  doe  (God  willing)  intend  to  go  and  doe  to  that 
efl'cct  seeke  fer  a  companie.  I  am  very  much  bound  to 
ray  Lord  General ;  bye  my  Lord  of  Warwick's  meaiLcs  he 
hath  olTrcd  me  large  courtesies  for  to  incouradg  my 
gjing  in  the  very  next  ini))loiment,  which  (as  wee 
heare)  wilbe  about  the  middle  of  Februarie  at  the 
fai'thest. 

(No.  182.)  [1628]  Dec.  ?,(k  Wilbain  Masham  to  his 
mother  [in  law],  Lady  Barringtou  ....  It  is  hoped  my 
Lord  of  HoUaiul  will  be  the  liord  Admiral.  I  could  wish 
rather  his  brother,  whom  I  hold  litter,  and  yet  I  hojie 
he  will  be  advised  by  him  and  other  his  good  friends 
whom  you  know  well.  My  Lord  Carlile  and  his  lady 
hath  laboured  nmch  for  it  to  be  bestowed  upon  my  Lord 
(jhaniberlaync,  that  .so  he  migVit  succccde  him,  bnt 
could  not  piiivayle  ;  whereupon  and  other  discontents 
my  Lady  Carlile  hath  left  the  Courte.  There  are  other 
occurrents  of  the  French,  great  preparations  by  sea  and 
by  land  against  Italy,  and  some  jiroposition  of  the 
lioUaiulcrs  for  the  recovery  of  iho  Palatinate,  which  I 
presume  you  heare  of,  being  the  well  hcade  of  newes. 


(No.  186.) — n.d.  Robert  Barrington  to  his  mother,  g. 
Lady  Johan  Barrington.  Little  newes  is  sterring  since  Jjown 
I  came  to  towne.  AVee  are  still  in  the  prosecution  of  _"' 
the  business  of  religion,  the  establishing  whereof  is  the 
generall  resolution  of  our  House  before  the}-  undertake 
any  othei'  business.  This  day  there  was  a  petition 
preferred  wherein  is  expressed  the  great  encrease  of 
Papists  in  the  farther  northern  parte;  also  in  the  same 
petition  articles  preferred  against  Dr.  Cosins  (who  I 
thinke  is  the  Dean  of  Durham)  for  the  introducing  Popish 
ceremonies  into  that  ]ilace.  It  wasalsosaid  thatCosins 
should  say  the  King  had  no  more  to  do  in  matters 
ecclesiastical  than  his  horse  keeper,  and  yet  both  his 
man  and  also  Manning  and  Sybthorp  and  Bishop 
Montague  have  pardons,  but  I  hope  it  wilbe  found  out 
who  have  ben  the  procurers  of  the  same  .... 

(So.  188.)  16  ,  Jan.  9,  London.  The  same  to  the 
same. — There  is  yett  little  doun  in  Parlement.  Bishop 
Ncale  is  still  in  question  ;  the  la^t  complaint  and  greatest 
against  him  was  that  upon  occasion  meeting  wit'n  Dr. 
Moore,  a  divine  in  Hampshier,  he  s.aid,  I  have  heard 
you  often  preach  bei'ore  the  Kinge,  and  you  were  wonte 
to  be  earnest  against  I'operie,  and  your  discourse  was 
pleasing  to  your  King  ;  but  now  you  must  not.  for  the 
tymes  are  altered.  The  Doctor  is  sent  for  to  justifie  the 
words,  which  he  will  certainly  do  ....  Sherilf  Acton 
was  this  <lay  committed  to  the  Tower  for  i.ot  giving 
satisfaction  in  his  answers  to  a  committee  about  the 
merchant  business.  Mr.  Attorney  who  was  committed 
to  his  chamber,  is  againe  restored  to  his  place  as  yester- 
day. The  fast  I  make  no  c(uestion,  but  you  heare  when 
it  is  appointed;  for  the  Parliament  and  the  cittie  the 
day  is  Ashweddensday ;  lor  the  county  the  Friday 
before  Good  Friday.  The  preachers.  Mr.  Harris,  lecturer 
at  the  church  by  Westmin.ster,  Mr.  Hairis  of  Hanwell, 
and  one  Mr.  Fitch  Jefieries  of  the  Westgarts.  The 
Lord  fitt  us  for  that  great  woike. 

(No.  189.)     1628.  Jan.  26.     Thomas   Bourchier  to  his 

aunt.  Lady  Barrington All  I  heare  isthi:smuch 

in  briete,  that  the  King  upon  last  Saturdaye  in  the 
Banquetinge  House  made  knowne  unto  his  people  that 
the  tundish  and  pundish  is  the  free  guifte  of  his  subjects, 
and  the  maine  reason  of  his  demaundinge  it  is  his 
necessitye.  He  also  hath  given  faire  hojies  of  a  suc- 
cessful procedinge. 

(No.  192.)  n.d.  Robert  Barrington  to  his  mother, 
Lady  B.  Little  newes  is  heere  stirring  ;  only  we  have 
brought  the  business  of  religion  into  the  House,  and 
with  one  consent  ordered  that  it  should  be  the  maine 
business  and  first  in  agitation  .  .  .  To-morrow  the 
House  is  to  be  resolved  into  a  committee,  and  then  to 
begin  this  greate  worke.  I  cannot  now  have  tyme  to 
reiajte  how  many  excellent  speeches  were  made  both 
yesterday  and  this  day  in  the  cause  of  religion,  and 
against  both  Popery  and  Arminianism.  We  are  to  go  to 
the  King  to-morrow  to  receive  his  grations  answer  upon 
the  petition  of  both  houses  for  a  general  fast,  which  we 
make  no  doubt  of  being  granted. — There  is  a  speech 
that  the  Hollanders  have  taken  more  ships  of  late  and 
surprised  a  convoy  of  ours  comeing  with  money  to  pay 
the  souldiers  in  the  Archduchess'  country. 

(No.  193.)  n  d.  Thomas  Barrington  to  his  mother. 
Lady  B.  .  .  .  The  news  you  hear  from  ray  brother. — 
There  is  a  face  of  general  sadness  for  this  probaballytio 
of  dissolving  us  ;  all  men  that  wish  well  for  Church  or 
Commonwealth  mourning  for  this  threatening  eviil  ;  joy 
only  now  appears  in  those  aspects  that  while  religion 
had  so  faire  a  way  to  advance  in,  were  then  no  way 
pleased.  The  King  now  ]iretends  at  least  to  be  immov- 
able in  that  resolution  which  the  House  at  our  late 
debate  made  a  dew  claime  to  alter;  it  is  farr  more 
casye  to  avoyde  a  rock  while  wo  are  at  a  distance 
then  to  escape  splitting  when  the  shipp  is  throwen  upon 
it.  My  judgment  cannot  propose  what  it  fitt  in  pertic- 
ular,  but  generall  wisdom  lam  suer  justii'yesthe  rather 
saveing  the  best  goods  than  by  an  untimely  striveing 
for  all,  to  lett  fall  that  which  [is]  most  precious:  this 
is  ncccssarye,  and  treuly  it  ought  not  to  be  omitted ; 
but  (if  my  opinion  deceive  me  not)  might  have  been 
awhile  deferred.  I'rinccs  should  in  policye  h;ive  soinm 
time  and  way  left  to  evade,  when  jioint  of  honor  is  in 
competition ;  if  tlieay  acknovvlcdg  theirc  acts  past 
illegall,  and  theirc  ministers  confess  it,  and  pleede 
ignorance,  I  know  jiot  why  it  were  not  better  to  take 
reasonable  satisfaction  for  the  rest,  and  declare  our 
right  to  posteritye  by  a  law,  and  the  erro;s  past,  than 
of  laboring  to  punish  more,  to  lett  fall  the  end  of 
our  desyres  in  that  and  aU. 

(No.  196.)  1628,  Feb.  20,  London  .  .  Robert  IJ.arring- 
ton  to  his  mother.  Lady  B. — Has  not  the  least  time  to 
be  from  the  business  of  the  House. 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH   REPORT. 


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3- A.  (No.  199.)     1628,  March  2.     Thomas  B.arringcon    to 

EsX^^'     *'^^    same.      This    daye   in    Piirliament   was    like    the 

generall  ot   the  times,  such  as    hardly  ever,  no    man 

almost  knowing  what  to  doe  :  the  distractipu  was  so 
sodaine  and  so  greate,  and  the  case  so  highly  ooneerii- 
ing  the  House  .... 

(No.  20iX)  16,  Feb.  lo.  W.  M>sham]  to  Lady  Johaii 
Barrington  ....  We  have  little  foreign  news  but  ill. 
The  Protestants  still  goe  by  the  wor.^t.  The  King  of 
France  hath  taken  Oringe,  a  toune  of  great  succore  to 
them.  It  was  obtayned  by  the  treacherye  of  the  guver- 
nor,  who  since  is  slayne.  1  hear  also  that  Geneva  is 
beseiged  [by^  both  the  King  of  France  and  the  Duke 
of  Savoye ;  they  strive  both  who  should  get  it,  which 
18  theyre  best  security,  for  they  hinder  one  another. 

(No.  20.'..)  1627,  Feb.  2.  0.  Cromwell  to  his  sistei' 
Lady  Barrington.  I  am  glad  to  hear  of  your  health  ; 
now  our  number  is  very  sjnallj  ;  for  my  brother  Phillipe 
departed  this  life  the  24th  of  Januarie.  I  geve  God 
thanke.s  my  brother  Henry  is  well  recovered  of  his 
large  sickeness.  As  for  the  writinges  which  concerne 
the  ]iortions  of  my  nieces  Ijy  my  sister  Wales,  I  have 
non,  neyther  wa?  aC(|naynted  what  they  were.  I  will 
send  your  letter  unto  my  brother  Henrv.  wlio  it  may  bee 
can  geve  you  better  light.  Theese  with  my  ever  true 
affectionate  love  I  rest  your  most  lovinge  brother. 

(No.  206.)  162:i.  Jan.  28.  J.  Cromwell  to  Lady  Barring- 
ton. I  received  your  letter  at  Ramsy  church  dore  as  I 
was  coming  from  perfoi'ming  my  last  duti*  to  my 
brother  Phillip,  who  we  buried  this  present  day  at  Eainsy. 
He  departed  this  life  on  Sunday  last,  about  one  of  the 
clooke  in  the  afternoone.  He  led  a  religious  life  .... 
He  hath  left  behind  him  many  children  with  amall 
meanes  ;  lOOZ.  a  peice  will  be  the  uttermost  can  be 
wrought  for  them  out  of  his  estate. 

(No.  217.)     Nov.  28.  London.     W.  M[asham]  to  his 

mother-[iu-law]  Lady  Barrington Sir  .John  Sto- 

well  is  censured  50nZ.  in  the  Star  Chamber  for  some 
wrongs  to  Sir  Robert  Phillips,  and  Jeft  is  Hned  l,ouO/. 
in  the  King's  Bench,  and  to  acknowledge  his  fault  at 
all  the  bans  for  some  wronges  to  Sir  Edward  Cooke. 
There  is  nothing  done  against  the  gentlemen :  they 
pleaded  against  the  jurisdiction  of  the  King's  Bench, 
and  Mr.  Attorney  hath  demurred  upon  their  plea. 
They  are  to  argae  the  second  day  of  the  next  terme. 
The  judges  have  delivered  their  opinion  in  .general,  and 
that  it  is  the  opinion  of  all  the  judges  of  England,  that 
some  Parliament  men  have  Ijeen  punished  out  of  Par- 
liament for  crymes  don  in  Parliament.  'L'his  may  be 
granted,  and  yet  nothing  to  the  point  in  question. 
Those  presidents  that  are  in  that  kind  will  fall  out  to 
be  done  by  direction,  or  are  onlye  of  Parliament  .... 
P.S.  I  pray  burn  this. 

(No.  218.)  Nov.  3i).  The  same  to  the  same  .... 
P.S.  We  have  little  newes  :  only  that  you  write  I  fcare 
is  to  true.  The  manner  as  1  heare  was  this  :  he  fell 
into  a  rage,  and  so  thrust  her  through  with  his  rapier 
[which]  honge  naked  b}'  her  bed  sid. 

(No.  220.)  16  .  Wed.  before  Christmas.— From  Mr. 
Oynions  at  the  Hand  and  Pcnne  in  St.  Giles  towards 
Holborne. — Fran.  Hen-is  to  his  aunt  Lady  Barrington 
at  Sir  Gilberle  Garrett's. ^1  lately  propounded  to  your 
son.  Sir  Thomas  Barrington,  a  place  of  creadit  and  com- 
mand, with  sufficient  profytt  to  live  plentifully  for  my 
cosin  John  Barrington,  which  is  to  be  Captain-Governor 
under  my  Lord  of  Derby  in  the  lie  of  ilaune.  some  -i 
owers  sayle  from  the  north  of  Ingland,  a  place  1  well 
knowe  ;  and  trewly  considering  there  is  like  to  bee  no 
foreign  employment  (for  within  these  fewe  days  certain 
newes  is  come  that  the  States  have  cacured  I-t.OOO  men 
10  commanders.)  I  knowe  iioe  course  better  then  to 
obtain  such  a  thing,  and  ]  knowe  for  the  love  all  men 
bore  my  deere  uncle,  as  I  perceive  likewise  they  due 
on  the  Ileland,  my  cosin  will  be  well  liked;  therefore 
I  wish  Sir  Gilbert  Garrett  (whoe  Sir  Thomas  Barring- 
ton conceiveth  to  be  inward  with  my  Lord  Strange  or 
that  noble  family),  to  inform  himself  how  things  stand, 
and  to  lay  for  it  for  my  cosin  John,  and  I  will  doe  my 
best  indevors,  wliich  is  not  so  powerfull  as  I  .visht,  yet 
something  it  is  with  the  officers  there,  and  not  forgott 
I  think  by  my  Lord  Strange,  iirst  begunne  in  his 
travelles. 

(No.  232.)  1629,  Aug.  13.  London.— John  Barrington 
to  Lady  Johanna  Barrington  ....  My  bone  which  was 
to  scale  of,  is  quite  of,  and  the  wound  almost  dried  up, 
so  that  I  hope  now  I  shall  be  quickly  able  to  go  abrode. 
I  do  hope  to  go  for  Swede,  and  to  have  a  company  for 
that  service,  but  as  yet  we  have  not  absolute  answeare 
if  those  conditions  are  sent  to  the  King,  which  is 
carried  thither  by  a  Dutchman,  who  is  to  be  our 
CoUonell  (if  we  are  agreed  upon  our  conditions).    I  was 

O     84062. 


demanded  by  a  special  friend  if  1  would  be  one  of  the 
regiments,  to  which  I  have  willingly  agreed  .  .  .  The 
chief  points  wee  stand  upon  are.  for  morie  to  he  faid 
us  heare  to  rayse  our  men  :  and  for  the  time,  how  long 
they  will  entertain  us.  We  desire  to  make  in  our  con- 
ditions that  the  King  sliall  be  liound  to  keepe  us  in  pay 
three  years  at  least.  They  would  pay  us  (as  to  some 
before!  half  our  mouie  heare,  and  the  rest  a  moneth  after 
our  arrival  theare,  for  raysing  our  men  ;  but  wee  hope 
to  have  all  our  money  heare  to  rayse  and  transport  our 
men,  which  is  3<i0l.  to  each  captain.  A  captain's  meanes 
is  good  theare,  which  is  2.5/.  a  month.  lOl.  to  a  lieu- 
tenant, as  much  to  an  eusyue. 

(No.  2:!(;.)     1G29,   Aug.   21      Tbe  same  to  the  same. 

.  .  .  New.s   of    the    taking    by   the    States    from   the 

Spaniards  of  the  towns  of  Weaell  and  Bosleduo,  which 

they  had  beseighed  above  6  months,  and  is  rendered 

by  composition.) 

(No.  246.)  Iii29,  Oct.  lo,  Westminster.  John  Barring- 
ton to  his  mother  Lady  B — .  As  yet  wee  have  receaved 
no  newes  of  our  Ijusiness  in  Swede,  but  wee  do  dayly 
e.-ipect  the  coming  of  Collonel  Knephusen  from  thence, 
or  else  his  sending  hither. 

Harlengham,  in  Frizeland,  Oct.  '>,  1629.  Kny- 
phusen  to  ....  He  says  that  the  King  of  Sweden  • 
withheld  Ins  resolution  by  reason  of  the  treaties  of 
peace  then  in  hand  between  Great  Britain  and  France; 
and  that  the  King  having  received  the  regiment  raised 
this  year  by  Lord  bpence,  and  expecting  likewise  the 
regiments  my  Lord  Monquay  and  Colonel  Kenyngham 
had  promised  to  raise,  and  seeing  likewise  that  the 
regiments  of  Allmau's  were  greatly  diminished,  he  had 
for  the  present  remitted  the  levy  of  the  English  and 
Scottish  nation  ....  If  towards  the  spring  there  should 
be  any  levj-  of  the  English  nation,  he  will  communicate. 
(This  enclosed  in  the  next  letter.) 

(No.  252.)  Iii2!i,  Nov,  12,  London.  John  Barrington 
to  his  mother  Lady  B.  Encloses  copy  of  the  above 
letter  from  the  Serjeant-Major-General  of  the  King  of 
Sweden.  Hopes  before  the  spring  to  have  his  desire  that 
way.  Most  part  of  i,he  English  which  went  out  last 
summer  into  Sweden  being  placed  in  the  front  of  the 
King's  army,  were  cut  oil'  by  the  Polanders.  How- 
ever, that  cannot  daunt  us,  although  the  King  is  very 
much  blamed  for  placing  such  young  souldiers  in  the 
front. 

(No.  2.51.)  1629,  Feb.  12,  London.  The  same  to 
the  same. — We  now  find  that  Swedes  have  no  purpose 
to  entertain  any  company. — He  will  dispose  of  himself 
according  to  her  pleasure,  and  if  she  pleases  will  resolve 
upon  a  journey  into  the  Low  Countries,  which  is  (he  is 
sure)  a  certaintv. 

(No.2,56.)  1629,  Dec.  18,  London.  The  same  to  the  same. 
— Will  repay  what  she  has  advanced  in  February,  when 
he  receives  his  money  dne  from  the  King.  Sir  Francis 
Herris  has  certified  him  of  a  command  in  the  Isle  of 
Man  of  a  castle  in  the  gift  of  Lord  Strange. 

(No.  272.)  [1629],  Jan.  18,  O.ites.- The  same  to  the 
same. — The  business  for  Sweden  is  revived  again,  Hopes 
he  shall  have  employment  there  this  spring, 

(No.  274)  1629,  Feb.  10,  London,— The  same  to  the 
same. — The  French  fleet  and  army  in  them  are  at  sea, 
and  have  been  these  six  daies.  and  are  bound  for 
Mantua.  They  are  120  sayle  of  great  and  small  shipps  ; 
but  25  or  30  great  ship]is.  the  rest  but  small  boats. 

(No.  275.)  [1629],  Feb.  12.  W.  M[asham]  to  Lady 
Barrington  ....  Our  news  is  little.  Only  they  call 
up  the  gentle  of  several  counties  to  paie  for  knight- 
hode.  This  morning  the  gentle  were  to  put  in  their 
plea,  which  I  heare  wilbe  speciall,  expressing  the 
manner  the  fact.  Young  Dr.  Burge  was  questioned 
yesterday  with  high  commission  for  [  ]  to  reade 

[  ]  of  his  indisposition  of  bodye  before  the  [  ] 

at  St.  Mary  Overeyes,  whereupon  the  congregation  was 
dismissed  with  a  great  [  ],  and  called  again  to  hear 

the  King's  instruction  reade,  and  what  was  done  against 
em  as  vet  I  knowe  not. 

(No.  282.)  1629,  March  18,  Hatfield.  Thomas  Bar- 
rington to  his  mother,  Laily  B.  Has  this  very  day 
received  letters  from  divers  parts.  Prom  Court  the 
newes  is  that  the  King  by  his  Cnuncill  has  made  a  strict 
order  that  the  forreign  ambassadors' houses  be  attended 
by  pursuivants  to  attach  all  that  goe  thither  to  mass, 
and  that  the  Queen's  Chapel  is  not  privileged  now  for 
any  but  her  household.  From  Ireland  the  newes  is  of 
like  nature;  the  two  justices  have  so  suppressed  the 
preists,  Jesuits,  and  fryars,  that  neither  ]iublic  mass  is 
saia  nor  any  of  this  rabble  presume  to  walke  aliroad  with 
theire  former  confidence  ,  .  .  The  Lord  Pryniaie  hath 
bledd  lately  with  such  violence  in  his  tongue,  as  that  he 
was  compelled  to  have  it  seared  twice;  for  the  first 


G.  \. 

LOWWDBi, 

Esq. 


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HISTOJttOAIi  MANOSOKIPTS  COMMISBION  : 


G.  k.  biake  out  in  new  veiiies,  but  ho  is  perfectly  well,  and 
I.owKDEs,  jj^^j^  besjott  a  wondrous  reformation  in  his  northerne 
—  parts  of  Ireland,  where  the  light  of  trewth  is  broken 
forth  in  crreat  luster.  From  Hampshire  we  heare  Mr. 
Dorriuatua  eondemmed,  and  (suerly  'tis  tliought)  by  this 
time,  executed  ;  he  shewed  little  remorse  at  the  assizes  ; 
for  though  l.e  at  last  desyred  time  to  repent,  yet  he  was 
very  violent  in  his  goeing  back  to  prison.  Two  others 
there  being  condemned  tould  the  judg  theay  hojiecl 
within  a  few  howers  to  be  devills  in  hell,  to  torment 
him-  Another  swareing  a  greate  oath  or  two  that  the 
judg  had  delt  ill  with  him,  called  to  Sir  Henry  Wallop, 
saying,  Mr.  Sheriff',  pray  eend  for  some  drinke  for  me  ; 
sorrow  is  drye  .  .  .  The  Spanish  treatye  goes  on  slowely. 
The  Dunkcrks  have  lately  taken  three  of  the  best  shipps 
of  Newcastle,  and  have  blockt,  in  their  whole  fleet,  and 
made  them  repair  to  the  counsrll  boord  for  a  convoye. 
The  new  French  Ambassador,  intertayned  with  great 
respect,  had  his  audience  upon  Friday  last. 

(No.  283.)  1629,  March  ^l,  Hatfield.— John  Barring, 
ton  to  the  same. — I  understand  by  Mr.  Brewster  he  sent 
Sir  Philip  Pagnom's  letter  unto  my  brother  Gerrard  ; 
which  doth  mention  a  meeting  of  the  States  at  the 
Hague  al)out  a  treatie  of  peace  ;  but  I  understand  from 
.  some  that  came  latelie  from  thence  that  it  is  not  likelie 
a  peace  wilbe  concluded,  but  is  quite  rejected  by  the 
greater  parte  of  them.  I  do  assure  myselfe  if  Sir 
Philip  and  my  Lord  Veare  come  not  over  this  weeke,  or 
the  nest,  they  cannot  come  this  summer,  it  being  gene- 
rallie  beleaved  the  army  wilbe  on  foote  at  the  beginning 
of  May. 

(No.  289.)  u.  d.  Koger  Williams  to  the  same.  A 
proposal  to  marry  her  niece. 

(No.  293.)  1630,  April  28,  London.— John  Harrington 
to  the  same. — Has.  according  to  her  command,  been  with 
his  brother,  Barrington.  and  did  confer  with  Sir  Edward 
Horwood,  "  who  promiseth  to  do  me  what  courtesie  he 
"  may  ....  Sir  Edward  Horwood  departeth  the  next 
"  -weeke;  for  my  part  1  shalbe  willing  (if  you  please) 
"  to  goe  with  him,  but  I  must  confess  I  had  rather  to 
"  serve  in  my  Lord  Veare's  company." 

(No.  294.)  1629,  May  2.  Eoger  Williams  to  Lady 
Barrington.  Another  letter  full  of  pious  quotations 
(Lad J'  B.  had  seemingly  refused  his  offer.) 

(No.  295.)  1630,  May  7. — John  Barrington  to  the  same. 
— He  could  not  see  Lord  Vere  by  reason  of  his  early  de- 
parture from  his  lodging.  At  night  or  on  the  morrow 
he  will  deliver  her  letter.  Sir  Edward  Horwood  departed 
on  Wednesday  night  to  (Jravesend,  and  the  fair  wind 
yesterday  most  likely  carried  them  away.  He  (J.  B.) 
purposes  to  go  with  the  next  ship. 

(No.  296.)  n.  d.  Thomas  Barrington  to  Lady  Bar- 
rington. This  morning  I  have  tendered  to  my  Lord 
Veare,  my  brother  in  prison,  whom  he  very  curteously 
intr(ated,and  promised  me  that  he  would  not  only  look 
upon  his  merits  in  future,  but  also  that  he  would  have 
a  paiticular  respect  unto  him  for  his  friend's  sake,  and 
hath  promised  my  brother  to  write  over  by  him  to  re- 
commende  him  into  his  companye  (meanewhile)  'till  he 
goe  o\er  himselfe,  which  will  not  be  sudainely,  I  believe 
.  .  .  There  remaines  only  now  a  faire  disengagement 
towards  Sir  Edward  Horwood,  which  I  will  no  wayes 
neglect.  ...  I  have  a  motion  made  unto  me  for  Mr. 
Pimm  to  have  Bari'ington  Hall  'till  winter.  Now  my 
wife,  out  of  lier  provident  care  of  yourself  and  us, 
thinkes  that  the  fcare  of  the  sicknes  disperscing  is 
cause  enough  to  desire  to  kecpo  that  house  free  for  a 
refuge  ....  The  French  yet  prepare  iu  Italye,  and 
the  Hollanders  in  the  West  Indyes  ;  so  that  the  Spaniard 
is  cufl't  on  both  cheekes,  and  is  not  patient  in  suflering, 
but  groes  poore  by  it. 

(No.  297.)  n.  d.  The  same  to  the  same. — After  re- 
ferring to  his  letter  written  in  the  morning,  he  says 
that  he  did  not  apply  to  Ld.  Vere  sooner  because  he  was 
not  iu  town ;  since  then  he  heard  it  reported  that  he 
had  resolved  to  make  his  abode  in  England,  which 
hearing  contradicted  since,  he  spoke  with  Sir  Edward 
Horwood  ;  "  I  am  resolved  to  claim  my  Lord  Veare  his 
"  making  good  of  his  tender  to  my  father  at  his  being 
"  at  Hatfeild." 

(No.  299.)  163i»,  May  7,  Bedford  House.— Fran. 
(Earl  of)  Bedford,  to  Lady  Barrington  at  Harrow. — 
Madam,  my  cosen  Sr.  John  ti;lleth  me  that  he  hath  re- 
seived  favors  from  you  by  heaves,  which  1  shall  desier 
your  ladyship  toe  beleve,  that  I  vallew  them  at  noe  less 
than  if  you  had  Ijestowed  so  many  kiendneses  and  so 
much  plate  upon  me,  wliich  1  am  conSdent  his  love  and 
service  to  yon  and  yours  shall  in  some  mesner  aunseuer 
his  debt  toe  you,  and  the  obligation  of  your  ladyship's 
alYeotionate  servant  and  trend,  Fra.  Bedford. 

(No.  30-2.)     1G30,  May  15.     .John  Barrington  to  the 


same  ...  Is  going  to  start  for  the  Low  Countries  by  a         ^-  ^ 
ship  which  leaves  in  about  4  days.  °";gQ 

(No.  303.)  1630,  May  21.  Aboard  ship  at  Gravesend. 
The  same  to  the  same. — He  is  bound  for  the  Low 
Countries ;  and  is  engaged  by  Lord  Dorchester  to  de- 
liver tlie  King's  packet  at  the  Hague. 

(No.  306.)  1630,  May  26,  Dates.  Oli.  St.  John  to 
Lady  Johan  Barrington,  at  Harrow. — Apology  for  not 
calling  on  her  when  he  was  in  London.  Thanks  for 
favours. 

(No.  313.)  1630,  June  12,  Ramsey.  O.  Cromwell  to 
his  nephew  Sir  Thomas  Barrington.  The  writer's 
brother  Henry  is  recovering  from  a  pain  in  his  ear. 
He  himself  had  an  ague  this  spring;  he  is  recovered, 
but  contents  himself  at  home  now  he  has  grown  old. — 
Speaks  of  Idmself  as  a  poor  man  without  a  wife. 

(No.  316.)  1630,  June  13.  H.  Cromwell  to  Lady 
.Johan  Barrington.  Thanks  for  her  kindness  in  sending 
to  visit  him. 

(No.  315.)  1630,  June  16,  Hatfield.  Tho.  Barrington 
to  the  same. —  .  .  My  uncle  Sir  Oliver  Cromwell  hath 
bin  sick  this  spring  of  an  ague,  but  is  now  well. 

(No.  323.)  n.  d.  ^[1630].  Eliza  Hampden  to  her  sister 
Ladv  Johanna  Barrington. 

(No.  324.)  n.  d.  16  .  .  Oli.  St.  John  to  Lady  Barring- 
ton the  elder,  at  Hatfield,  Broad  Oke  .  .  .  Sir  Edward 
Althnm  hath  put  in  his  auswere  to  my  bill,  with  all 
those  false  imputacions  uppon  Sir  Francis  Barrington, 
which,  when  time  comes,  I  hope  to  cleare  and  to  vindicate 
his  unspotted  siiiceritie  ....  To  news  your  ladyship 
hath  heard  of  Tilly's  defeat  and  death  is  true ;  some 
popish  newsmongers  would  have  him  yet  alive,  which 
falls  out  to  be  his  nephew,  but  he  is  dead.  Mr.  Nov,  of 
our  liowse,  is  King's  Atturny  :  the  last  A-tturny  Cheefe 
Justice  of  the  Common  Pleas,  and  the  Cheef  Justice  of 
the  Common  Pleas  is  removed  to  the  King's  Bench. 

(No.  325.)  n.  d.  Thomas  Barrington  to  his  mother 
Lady  B — .  .  .  .  Tho  great  affair  of  the  King's  B.  is 
to-morrow  to  be  tryed  between  the  King  and  our  Par- 
liament men. 

(No.  328.)  n.  d.  Jo.  St.  John  to  her  grandmother 
Lady  Jolian  Barrington. 

(No.  333.)     11.  d.     Thomas  Barrington  to  his  mother 

Lady  B.- The  French  King  has  advanced  his  foot 

forces  to  Piamont,  and  the  Cardinall  demands  high  con- 
ditions in  his  behalf  there ;  his  navall  ]iower  is  in  dayly 
preparation,  he  having  designed  30,000  crownes  by  the 
yeear  to  fortifye  himselfe  at  sea,  and  towards  that  etl'ect 
hath  procured  20  or  30  families  of  the  best  shipwrights 
that  he  can  olitain  into  this  country.  Besides  this,  he, 
finding  that  the  only  way  to  improve  his  strength  for 
seas  is  to  take  off  the  contempt  which  the  Noblesse 
of  France  held  formerly  all  merchaiulise  in.  (that  so 
the  public  of  the  Ijetter  condition  applying  themselves 
to  traffic  might  necessarily  add  increase  to  his  kingdom 
in  thipping).  he  hath  himself  immediately  professed 
that  lie  will  trade  at  sea  as  a  merchant,  and  hath  en- 
noljled  thereof  that  quality,  and  will,  no  question  in  pro- 
bability be  much  more  powerful  at  sea  ;  which  the 
Preach  Am'oassador  knows,  for  he  already  professes 
against  oar  King's  sole  i-egalytye  on  the  narrow  seas, 
or  his  master  his  vailing  sail  to  our  King's  ships  ;  but 
his  endeavours  have  not  yet  raised  his  am'oition  high 
enough  (as  all  men  think)  to  attempt  us  with  the  body 
of  a  navy. 

(No.  339.)  [1630],  Oct.  30,  London.— W.  Iilasham  to 
Lady  B.  .  .  This  day  Mr.  HoUice  (Holies)  is  liailed, 
having  put  in  sureties  for  his  good  beliaviour,  himself 
l,00ilZ.  boud,  and  his  2  sureties;  Mr.  St.  Ashley  and 
Mr.  Noye,  50L)/,.  apiece.  I  fear  r.ow  the  rest  will  hardly 
get  out  but  upon  the  same  terms.  The  consequence  of 
this  may  prove  ill,  yet  this  is  our  hope,  that  bad  eft'ects 
will  produce  good  laws.  The  Lord  Chief  Baron  is  dis- 
pleased; and  yet  it  is  thottght  he  will  not  stand  upon 
his  patent  which  is  during  las  life  and  good  behaviour. 
(No.  ;!4.3.)  n.  d.  (Sir)  Thomas  Eliot  to  Lady  Joane 
Barrington  .  .  .  I'.S. — There  is  some  talk  of  2  or  3  lords 
and  ladies  that  they  say  are  lately  dead,  as  the  Countess 
of  Berkshire  and  the  Lord  St.  John,  that  I  think  was 
also  an  earl ;  and  the  Earl  of  Castlehaven,  that  was  the 
Ld.  Audly,  remains,  as  I  have  heard,  committed  to  the 
Tower  .  .  .  Instead,  therefore,  of  news  1  have  sent  your 
ladyship  a  many  tale  that  I  once  took  from  the  mouth 
of  a  reverend  divine.  Dr.  Gibson,  that  is  now  with  God, 
and  for  his  sake  I  have  ever  since  kept  it  by  me.  [Not 
with  the  letter].  He  also  incloses  a  printed  bill  of  mor- 
tality, &o.  for  the  year  ending  Dec.  16, 1630  (this  is  with 
the  letter). 

(No.  346.)  1630,  Jan.  2:'.,  Gates.— Oli.  St.  John  to 
Lady  Johan  Barrington.- About  the  suit  with  Sir 
Edward  Altham. 


APPENDtX  76   SEVENTH  REPOBT. 


5*7" 


B.  A.  (No.  347.)  1630,  Maroli  14.— Watertowne,  near  Charles 

WTTDEs,  River,  New  Eugland.— JohnMastorstoLadyBarrington. 
— .'  .  .  .  The  country  is  very  good  and  fit  to  receive  lords 
and  ladies  if  there  were  more  good  houses,  both  for  good 
land  and  good  water,  and  for  good  creatures  to  hunt  and 
to  hawk,  and  for  fowling  and  fishing,  and  more  also  our 
natures  to  refresh  in  .  .  .  But  because  Sir  Rich;ird 
Saltonstall  hath  put  me  in  plare  to  oversee  his  great 
family  with  his  worthy  son,  and  that  his  business  being 
80  great  as  it  is,  I  cannot  write  so  large  as  1  would,  for 
besides  his  great  f;imily  ho  hath  many  cattle  and  kine, 
and  horse  and  swine,  and  some  goats  and  poultry ;  he 
hath  also  much  building  at  his  own  house,  and  fencing, 
ploughing,  and  planting,  also  to  help  build  the  new 
city,  and,  first,  for  a  house  for  God  to  dwell  in  ;  these 
things  will  require  my  Ijest  diligence,  because  Sir 
Richard  will  be  long  absent ;  and  therefore  seeing  he  is 
now  come  over  to  advise  with  the  wise  to  advance  the 
glory  of  God  in  planting  the  Gospel  here,  and  to  help 
forward  those  that  intend  the  good  of  this  countiy, 
therefore  I  priiy  you  to  conferr  with  him  of  the  same  .  . 
.  .  and  then  Sir  Eicbard  will  inform  you  of  all  the  par- 
ticulars that  can  be  said  of  this  country. 

(No.  350.)  [1631],  Feb.  5,  London.  Sir  W.  ilasham 
to  Lady  Barriuaton  .  .  .  This  day  Mr.  Attorney  argued 
in  the  Exchequer  for  the  King  against  the  gentlemen  in 
point  of  knighthood,  and  on  Tuesday  the  judges  will 
give  judgment. 

(No.  352.)  1630,  Feb.  6,  Lincoln's  Inn.— Oli.  St.  John 
to  Lady  Barrington. — Sir  John  Bourchier.  Sir  William 
Masham,  and  myself,  had  last  night  some  sjieecli  of  a 
husband  for  my  cousin  Meux.  It  was  occasioned  by  Sir 
John's  nomination  of  one  Sir  William  Strickland,  hereto- 
fore my  fellow  puple,  though  long  since ;  his  age  is 
about  33  or  34  years  ;  he's  awidower  and  hath  1  childi'ea, 
but  all  daughters,  &c. 

(No.  360.)  1631,  ilay  16,  London.  Thomas  Baning- 
ton  to  his  mother  Lady  B. — .  .  .  This  day  the  Lord 
Falkland's  business  was  heard  in  the  Star  Chamber, 
where  a  deep  censure  is  to  pass  on  one  accusing  him  of 
the  unjust  condemnation  of  one  in  Ireland  for  the  gain 
of  his  personal  estate,  wherein  the  Chief  Justice  of  Ire- 
land is  brought  on  the  stage  also.  The  marriage  of  Sir 
G.  Allington  is  pronounced  void  in  the  High  Commission, 
and  he  fined  10,000'.  for  his  incestuous  match,  and  bound 
in  '20,000?.  never  hereafter  to  accompany  with  her  again  ; 
an  excellent  example. 

(No.  363.)  n.  d.  (The  Earl  of)  Warwick  to  his  loving 
cosin  the  Ladv  Barrington. — 1  received  a  letter  from 
your  ladyship  concerning  Mr.  Bedell's  remove,  which 
there  is  noe  such  thing  ;  if  there  had,  I  had  soner  taken 
your  recommendation  then  all  the  bishops  in  his  king- 
dom. 

(No.  365.)  n.  d.  Sir  H'llliam  Barrington  to  his 
mother  Lady  B.  .  .  .  Alludes  to  the  intended  execution 
of  Lord  Castlehaven  on  Sunday  next. — 'Ihe  peace  in 
Italy  is  thought  to  be  concluded.  In  France  things 
rest  in  a  suspended  balance  still.  In  Germany,  Sweden 
prospers  ;  his  taking  of  Frankfort  is  assured  by  a  strata- 
gem, for  the  town  had  6,000  in  garrison  ;  Sweden  finding 
it  strong,  retires;  the  town  all  fall  upon  the  rear  of  ihe 
army;  Sweden's  horse  feU  instantly  between  them  and 
the  town,  eutt  the  garrison  off,  and  took  all  the  passages, 
and  so  back  into  the  town,  and  took  it.  Now  for 
knights :  Sir  Edward  Allen  has  paid  1601..  the  Lord 
Kingston,  3,O00L  The  lords  sitt  four  days  every  week, 
and  take  'J.OOOZ.  every  day. 

(No.  368.)     1631,  .Tune   14,  Aldersgate  St.,  London.— 

Thomas  Barrington   to  the  same This  present 

month  hath  disposed  three  of  the  hierarchy  to  their  last 
home,  and  called  for  some  new  actors  to  the  stage.  Our 
prayers  are  and  ought  to  be  that  the  next  scene  may  be 
better  performed,  especially  by  those  that  shall  be  des- 
tined to  so  large  a  part  as  the  Northern  See.  We  hear 
of  Morton  and  wish  him  ;  the  other  2  bishops  whose 
course  is  run  are  Kly  and  Worcester  (as  I  take  it).  I 
hear  the  King's  ships  are  all  to  be  viewed  to-morrow. 

(No.  369.)  1631,  June  -20,  Middle  Temple.  The  same 
to  the  same.  .  .  The  court  news  is  that  the  Duke  of 
Saxfony]  hath  declared  himself  against  the  Emperor 
and  the  rest  of  ihe  princes  of  the  union,  confidently 
pretending  noc  to  lay  down  their  joint  sword  until  the 
Catholic  force  renounce  their  confident  endeavours 
against  the  adverse  party,  so  that  now  the  drum  beats 
in  London  daily,  and  forces  increase.  The  peace  in 
Italy  depends  upon  some  towns  surrendering  which  are 
not  yet  yielding.  The  intelligence  from  Holland  is, 
&c.  .  .  .  The  see  of  York  stands  yet  all  cold  for  want 
of  an  ecclesiastical  haunch  to  fill  the  chair.  We  look 
on  Lincoln  and  Coventry  being  both  in  the  way  north- 


ward, but  London  in  rowing  hath  watermen  that  look         G.  A. 
contrary  to  their  pretences  Lowndes, 

(No.  371.)     1631.  June  24.  Aldersgate  St.— The  same  — 

to  the  same.  .  .  .  The  news  here  is  that  the  Kim'  of 
Sweden  hath  now  20,000  men  in  the  field,  and  'he 
Marquis  Hambluton  gathers  his  forces  daily,  the  King 
havmg  written  new  letters  to  the  lords  lieutenants  in 
all  counties  to  assist  to  their  uttermost ;  and  14/.  by  the 
day  18  here  paid  to  every  volunteer,  and  the  Manluis's 
tents  are  up  in  Islington  fields.  The  Scottish  are  ;<till 
in  prison,  none  knows  why  asyi  t.  Thev  Kine-  of  Sweden 
hath  taken  another  town,  where  his  own  sword  had  the 
honour  of  lirave  hcroe,  and  the  trophy  of  his  enemies' 
blood  on  the  point.  The  Duke  of  Saxony  and  Ihe  Princes 
liave  drawn  their  swords  on  the  Protestant  part 

(No.  374.)  1631,  July  H,  Harrow.  Jo[an]  St.  John 
to  her  grandmother.  Lady  Barrington.  .  .  My  husband 
hath  not  yet  returned  from  my  Lord  of  Bedford,  where 
he  hath  been  above  a  week. 

_  (No.  378.;  1631,  Slept.]  11,  Harrow.  Thomas  Bar- 
rington to  his  mother  Lady  B.  ...  No  news,  but  that 
the  Polish  Ambassador  being  horsed  by  the  King  to 
hunt  in  the  forest  of  Waltham  lost  himself,  but  was''not 
easily  found,  but  that  he  w;is  as  great  as  a  kin"-dom 

(No.  385.)  1631,  Oct.  12,  London.  The  same  to  the 
same.  Lord  Warwick  has  the  immediate  want  of  a 
surety  for  jiayment  of  some  money.  Asks  her  to  allow 
him  to  be  surety  (he  had  promised  never  to  do  such  a 
thing  unknown  to  her).  There  will  be  no  danger.  Lord 
W.  "  does  not  intend  to  be  indebted  to  any  one  after 
"  Midsummer  next,  when  my  young  Lord  will  be  of  age." 
•  .  .  My  Lord  makes  over  his  personal  estate  unto  me 
for  security. 

(No.  386.)  n.  d.  [The  Earl  of  Warwick  to  Lady  B.] 
.   .  .  Asking  her  permission  for  her  son  to  be  surety 

(No.  390.)  1631,  Oct.  28,  London.  Win.  Masham  !,o 
Lady  B.  .  .  .  Foreisn  news.  .  .  .  We  have  no  domestic 
news,  only  some  whispe  s  [of]  a  Parliament.  When 
the  book  of  news  comes  forth  I  will  send  it,  as  yet  I  can 
not  hear  of  any  this  week. 

(No.    392.)     1631,    Nov.    4.     The  same  to  the   same. 

Foreign  news The  Duke  Vendome,  the  Queen's 

brother,  is  come  over  to  visit  hor,  and  this  Friday 
morning  she  was  delivered  of  a  daughter  a  fortnight, 
as  some_  say,  bnf  n-e  her  time.  The  child  being  weak 
was  christened  Mary  presently. 

(No.  393.)     1031,    Saturday.     Ju.   Barrington  to  her 

mother  Lady  B Your  son  is  gone  to  be  a  clerk 

this  morning  to  the  Court  to  some  Lords,  being  the  first 
of  the  three  in  the  bill  for  sheritl'.  We  wer.'  secure  that 
our  intended  parley  with  my  lord  treasurer  would  have 
for  this  time  delayed  it,  but  I  hear  he  is  not  our  friend 
in  it.  Sir  Henry  Appleton  and  my  brother  Masham 
the  others.  We  had  great  bonfires  and  ringing  last 
night  for  the  Queen's  deliverance  of  a  daughter,  the 
night  before  about  2  o'clock,  being  at  a  play,  and  yes- 
terday morning  it  was  christened,  being  weak.  The 
Queen's  base  brother,  the  Duke  of  Vendome,  is  come. 
Brave  gentleman  !  he  hath  brought  the  remainder  of  the 
Queen's  portion,  being  l."iO,ilO0Z.  It's  doubted  Tilly  is 
not  dead,  but  the  victory  is  gi-eat.  The  Earl  of  Middle- 
sex is  called  upon  him  now  for  his  fine  laid  on  him  at 
his  fall,  which  he  had  promised  at  that  time  to  be  for- 
given, it's  80,000i. ;  it  seems  it's  long  of  some  disgrace- 
ful words  he  lately  cast  out  upon  the  Duke's  memory. 

(No.  394.)  n.  d.  Robert  llarrington  to  his  mother 
Lady  .Tohau  Barrington  ....  The  Queen's  delivery 
yesterday  morning  .  .  a  nurse  was  not  provided  .... 
Arrival  of  the  Duke  of  Vendome  .  .  .  The  certainty  of 
the  news  concerning  the  King  of  Sweden  came  to 
Court  but  this  day  sennight  by  a  gentleman  who  was 
sent  by  that  King  to  our  King  with  letters  .  .  .  — The 
fight  between  the  King  of  Sweden  and  Tilly. — The  gen- 
tleman who  brought  the  news  w.as  knighted.  P.S. 
Winchetter  removes  to  York  certainly ;  Merton  to 
Durham;  Durham  to  Winchester;  Bangor  is  dead,  and 
the  doctor  at  Hackney  hath  his  place  ;  London  removes 
not. 

(No.  395.)  W.  Masham  to  Lady  B. — Similar  naws 
about  the  King  of  Sweden's  victory.  It  was  a  gentle- 
man named  Casnell  who  brought  the  Ictler  to  our 
King. 

(No.  396.)  n.  d.  Thomas  Barrington  to  the  same. — 
The  King  of  Sweden's  victory.  -The  booty  at  Augs- 
burg was  very  groat,  tliough  the  Fulcers  (Fnggers  ?) 
who  are  the  bankers,  conveyed  away  a  great  treasure  to 
anticipate  the  King,  yet  he  found  enougli  in  the  glean- 
ings after  his  threshing  to  pay  his  army  for  three 
months  .  .  .  At  London  a  woman  poisoned  her  husband, 
and  a  man  has  poisoned  his  wife.  "  which  he  did  .sure  to 
■'  keep  the  women's  sox  from  so  cxtrome  fi'rmer  shame, 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  ; 


G.  A. 


'•  and  to  set  marriafire  in  credit  gam,  when  the  terms 
LowiiDES,      .,  ^^_^^^    ^^^j^  ^   Hl„g   g^)i;,p      ^jid   to    make   this   the 

—  "  better  on  the  women's  side,  or   fouler  on  the  men  ;-. 

'•  Sir  Robert  Howard  hath  eonverted  his  extremity  ot 
"  loving  hist  into  so  foul  a  disguise  of  huminitv  as  be 
"  hath  put  up  n  his  long  kept  mistress  the  Ladj-Purbeck 
"  her  fair  face,  which  (ujiou  a  jar  belweeu  them)  he 
"  hath  made  as  many  crosses  upon,  with  his  unkind 
"  knife,  as  he  couhrfind  attractive  beauties  in  her 
"  several  leatnres;  an  unheard  of  feritj,  which  thougli 
■•  to  her  is  justice  from  God.  yet  froai  him,  the  cause 
'•  uf  all  hei'  >baine  and  sulfer'iugs.  most  unmanly  and 
"  savage.  She  is  come  to  London  from  Wales  for  air." 
—P.S.  The  Duke  of  Anjoulin  has  a  very  great  army  at 
Calais,  and  the  Duke  of  Chevereux  is  come  to  him  with 
another  army,  which  are  pretended  both  for  Artoys, 
but  BuijlaiMris  not  fearless  if  they  see  with  their  best 
and  most  provident  eyes.  But  I  hope  we  shall  be 
blessed  by  Gro'l.  Sir  Edw.  Coke  hath  liis  papers  seized 
by  reason  of  a  report  that  he  is  about  a  book  concerning 
Ji.igna  Charta,  and  is  likely  to  incur  some  troulde. 

(No.  :!8l).)  Saturday,  London.  The  same  to  the 
same.— More  about  the  King  of  Sweden's  victory  and 
the  reported  death  of  Tilly.— The  ])apists  now  interpret 
the  prophecies  of  the  reveUition  coucerniiig  .\iiti -hnst 
upon  the  Kiny-  of  Swede:  and  say  he  sliall  continue 
three  years,  &e.  .  .  .  Sir  Roliert  Howard  saith  he  never 
did  cut  mv  Lady  I'urljeek's  nose. 

(No.  U'o.)  11.  d.  The  .same  to  the  same  ....  1  he 
news  of  the  town  is  of  a  Parliament,  but  not  believed 
yet.  Swede  prospers,  God  lie  jiraised.  The  Lord 
Craven  is  going  over  with  300  of  his  own  charge  and 
l,00il  for  till-  King  of  Sweden  - -French  and  other  foreign 

news.  ,,r.,,- 

(No.  414.)  [IG'd],  Feb.  7.  London— Su-  William 
Masham  to  his  mother  (in-law)  Lady  Barriugton.-  (biod 
news  lately  come  from  Sweden  by  letters  to  Sir  Thomas 
Eoe,  which  were  presented  to  the  King  on  Saturday 
last.  The  particulars  are  not  yet  known,  only  in  general 
that  the  King  of  Sweden  hath   given  a  great  blow  to 

Tilly's  arm},  &c.    &c I   cannot  omit  a  strange 

examples  of  God's  judgment  upon  a  gentleman  of  Gray's 
Inn,  Mr.  Pennington,  who  in  his  health  using  much 
that  execration  of  the  divell  takes  him,  now  in  his 
sickness  was  much  troubled  with  the  representation  of 
a  black  dog  suitalde  to  his  master,  and  at  last  found 
dead,  much  torn  and  distorted,  hi. s  eyes  clawed  out,  as 
some' think  bv  the  divell.     This  Dr.  Gibbs  told  nie. 

(No.  417.)"  16;U.  Feb.  28,  Holborne.  Oh.  St.  John 
to  La'ily  .loliaii  Bari-ingtou.— About  the  suit  with  Sir 
Edward  Althani. 

(No.  4-1'.)  1032,  April,  Holborne,  London.  Iboiiias 
Btirrington  to  his  mother  Lady  Barringtou  .  .  .  My 
cousin  Kobert  Cromwell,  son  to  Sir  Philip,  bound  with 
an  attorney,  is  (uiion  hi-:  master's  death)  imprisoned 
and  ipiestioned  for  poisoning  of  him,  which  we  hope  lie 
will  be  clear  from  in  the  close  .  .  .  Foreign  news  .  .  . 
Women  are  cruel  this  yea'-,  Saturn  reigns  with  strong 
influence  ;  r.'-.other  wife  has  given  her  husband  a  ]ioison 
of  melted  lead,  but  it  was  because  he  came  home  drunk  ; 
if  a  bad  act,  no  very  bad  example  to  our  Hatfield  birds, 
(now  the  i)luml;er  is  at  work  there  they  may  the  rather 
fear  the  alehouse.) 

(No.  421)  n.d.  Thesame  tothesame  .  .  .  this  day  was 
theV'or  woman  burnt  in  Smithtleld  that  poisoned  hei' 
husband,  which  is  wondered  at  the  cruelty,  since  then' 
was  .'O  much  excuse  of  mercy  to  her. 

(No.  424.)  n.  d.  Ju.  Barringtcm  to  the  same.  My 
Lady  Sey.  the  widow  is  now  dangerously  ill  of  the  Binall 
iiox.  Tlie  J^arl  of  Bedford  in  Lent  last  married  one  of 
his  daughters  to  the  Lord  of  Doncaster  against  his  father 
the  Earl  of  ('arlisle's  liking;  but  the  grandfather,  the 
Earl  of  Norwich  hath  settled  on  the  young  Lord  upon 
his  marriage  all  hi--  own  lands,  being  4,000i.  a  year.  The 
other  of  the  Earl  of  Bedford's  daughters  it  seems  is  to 
niaiTY  the  Earl  of  Bi-istol's  son  at  his  leturn  from  travid, 
there'  beinc  settled  a  private  affection  between  the  j-ouiig 
couple.  'Ihe  Ladv  North  lyeth  dangerously  sick,  and  Sir 
Dudley  is  to  marry  one  of  Sir  Charles  Montague's 
daughters  that  hath  lO.OOOL;  her  sister  married  Sir 
Christoiiher  .Matton.  ,       ^,  ,    ,, 

CNo.  428.)  'I'nesday,  Whitsun  week.  The  sami' to  the 
same  '.  .  ■  Yesterday  your  cousin  Cromv.-ell's  trial  was 
heard  ;  the  probabilities  are  foul,  but  he  is  likely  to  Hnd 
great  friends.  This  week  Mr.  Attorney  hned  the  city 
l,f;0O  marks  for  not  prosecuting  the  law  against  those 
that  were  Dr.  Lamb's  deatli.  There  were  last  week 
some  40  honest  people  sent  to  prison  by  the  Bishop  pre- 
tending they  were  at  a  conventicle  in  Blackfriars  ;  they 
found  'them  at  prayers,  not  exercise.  There  is  much 
.speech  of  the  bravery  of  a  i)orter  that  hath  taken  abrave 


house  and  hath  his  coach  and  four  horses;  the  Lord 
Mayor«xarainedhim  howhe  got  that  wealth,  he  answered 
nothing  ;  then  the  lords  of  the   Council  got  out  of  him 
that  he  being  the   Pope's  brother   born  in   Essex,  Good- 
man Long's  sons  was  maintained  by  him,  and  tempted 
much  to  have  come  ovor  to  him,  these  two  brothers  lieing 
ship  boys  to  a   French  jiirate,  the  porter  got  means  to 
come  again  into  England,  but  the  other  lieing  a  witty 
boy  was  sold  to  a  courtier  in   Paris,  who,  travelling  to 
Florence,  there  bestowed  his  boy  of  a  great  man,  who, 
when   he  died,    took  such   atfectioii  to   this   boy   that, 
changing  his  name  to  his  own,  le!t  his  estate  to  him, 
and  so  in  time  grew  a   Florentine,  a  cardinal,  and  now 
Pope,  and  the  greatest  linguist  for  the  Latin  that  ever 
was.     P.S.  A  neighbour  of  mine  in  Hertforshire,  one 
Mrs.  Kimpton,  of  some  BOoL  a  year,  her  liusband's  estate 
sufl'ered  a  great  disgrace,*  some  fortnight  ago   in  Hide 
Park,  where  the  Queen  as  she  thought  espied  one  of  her 
gowns  Ihar  she  had  lately  lost  cjU  Mrs.  Kimpton's  beck, 
and  so  sent  to  her  to  know  where  she  had  it.     She.  be  ng 
out  of  countenance  at  a  such  a  speech,  would  not  answer, 
which  made  it  the  more  suspicious,  so  that  at  last  she 
was  sent  to  justice  of  peiice,  where  she  answered  also 
crossly  ;  but  at   last  the  truth  was  known.     The  King 
cried  her  pardon,  would  have  her  brought  to  kiss  the 
Queen's   hands,  but  she  would  not,  and  he  oft'ered  to 
knight  her  husband,  but   she  refused  also,  but  parted 
fairly  ;  a  poor  recomiience  for  so  public  a  disgrace  ;  but 
the  King  did  nobly  in  it. 

(No.  430.)  1632.  M;iy  21,  Holborn.— The  same  to  the 
same.  News  about  the  King  of  Sweden  and  military 
aft'airs  in  Germany. — The  French  King  is  retired  from 
Calais  w.th  his  armj'  into  Loraine.  and  it  is  thought  he 
only  came  to  settle  a  Governor  in  Calais,  an<l  to  secure  it 
against  Monsieur.  There  is  a  great  ambassador  newly 
come  to  the  Court  out  of  France,  and  some  (I  believe 
not)  say  assistance  is  craved  for  Dunkirk  against  the 
French  and  Dutch,  and  that  for  reason  of  State  we  have 
cause  to  fear  Dunkirk  more  in  so  near  a  neighbour's  hand 
as  the  French  or  Dutch  ;  but  this  is  but  air,  I  hojie  I  see 
no  reality  nor  probability  in  it.  The  Dunkirkers  I  am 
assured  have  taken  three  of  our  ships  ;  I  spake  myself 
with  a  merchant,  one  of  the  owners.  The  feoft'ees  for 
buying  in  of  impro]iriatioiis  are  questioned,  and  how 
they  will  h])eed  is  yet  unknown. 

(No.  432.)  1632,' May  25.  Thesame  to  the  same  .  .  .  . 
At  my  Lord  of  Holland's,  the  overthrow  (which  all  the 
best  reporters  in  London  were  possessed  withal)  is 
supprest ;  and  the  settled  report  only  to  those  particular 
truths,  the  burning  of  some  80  villages  in  Bavaria,  and 
the  King's  march  to  Passau  in  hope  to  take  this  ]iassage 

&c.  Ac The  Ambassador  to  our  King  from  France, 

Monsieur  St.  Choumont  (agreat  man),  hath  now  delivered 
his  message,  consisting  of  3  particulars.  The  one  is  to 
give  satisfaction  to  our  King  for  ibe  late  beheading 
the  Marshal  of  France,  (in  which  danger  is  the  Go- 
vernor of  Calais  now  committed  for  offering  the  town 
by  intelligence  to  Monsieur,  the  King's  brother).  The 
second  is  to  satisfy  the  reason  of  his  bringing  an  army 
into  Pieardy  and  near  Calais.  The  third  to  desire  the 
assistance  of  some  of  our  King's  shipping  for  some  design 
by  sea.  Our  King  hath  given  way  to  the  raising  of  12 
(sic)  men  for  the  assistance  of  the  Emperor  of  Russia, 
who  raises  a  great  army  for  to  side  with  the  King  of 
Sweden,  which  my  Lord  Goring  told  me  this  d;iy  he  had 
much  ado  to  jirocure  by  resson  of  the  strong  opposition 
of  the  Spanish  party ;  Colonel  Fleetwood  being  also 
raising  a  regiment  for  the  King  of  Sweden,  heard  that 
there  was  one  who  had  raised  some  forces  for  the  Arch- 
duchess, who  were  on  shipboard  ;  whereupon  fearing  that 
Ids  company  would  fall  short,  he  procured  warrant  from 
the  Lords  of  the  Council, and  so  got  all  the  Archduchess's 
men  away  to  his  regiment,  which  wondrously  pleases  in 
the  town.  My  cousin  Cromwell  condemned  is  rejirieved 
and  generally  reputed  a  guiltless  poor  youth,  and  this 
e\cning  my  Lord  of  Holland  endeavours  his  farther 
reprieve  and  pardon. 

(No.  43,2.)  n.  d.  The  same  to  the  same  ....  The 
gentlemen  prisoners  apjieared  this  morning  at  'i\'e8tmin- 
ster.  Sir  Peto  Hay  hath  a,  freedom,  Mr.  Correton  hath 
his  liberty,  and  Sir  Miles  Hobart.  (Upon  petition  'tis 
voted  for  Mr.  Correton.)  The  Buss  is  said  (and  hoped) 
will  be  taken. 

(No.  134.)  11)32,  Aug.  (so  indorsed).  Thomas  Saunders 
to  Lady  Judith  Barringtou,  (about  the  tithes  of  Beech- 
wood.) 

(No.  439.)  n.d.  Audley  Bud.  Edw.  Stohend  to  Sir 
Thomas  Barringtou.     My  Lord  of  Suffolk  hearing  of 


MS.  estate  dissrace. 


G.  A. 

Lowndes 
Esq. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


549 


G.  A.         your  coming  this  day  to  Walden  hatli  coiaiuaudcil   uir 
'  Esq!^'*'    i^  ''is  name  to  intreat  you  to  take  a  lodging  at  Aiidley 
—         End  tlie  time  of  your  stay  in  these  parts. 

(No.  4-t5.)  lljy^l,  .lanuarv  (i.  Providence.  Hopi'  Slier- 
rard.  minister,  to  Sir  Thomas  Barrington  ....  We 
h£.ve  need  of  prayers  and  faith  now  if  ever,  cnnsideiing 
Our  imminent  danger,  having  not  shot  for  above  a  day's 
fight  in  case  an  enemy  should  assault  u.s,  and  beside.^. 
50  of  our  ablest  and  skilfullest  men  are  gone  from  us  oi 
late,  some  to  the  Main  and  some  for  Euglaud.  so  that 
we  have  not  able  men  half  enough  to  man  our  forts  nor 
any  power  of  men  to  speak  of  to  repel  an  enemy  from 
landing  ....  St.  Martin's  is  taken  by  tlie  Spaniards 
.  .  .  and  tho  rest  of  the  Islands  that  are  inhabited  in 
these  parts  by  the  English  are  threatened  ....  Be 
pleased  to  take  notice  of  my  intent  and  purpose  to  i-e- 
turn  for  Kngland  by  the  next  ship,  as  I  have  also  written 
to  Mr.  Pim. 

(No.  -146.)  1633.  January  'in,  Neu-  Westminster. 
Philip  Bell  to  Sir  Thomas  Barrington. — Promises  to 
send  a  red  wood  tree  by  the  next  ship. 

(No.  449.)  lt)34,  April  12,  \Varwiek  House,  [The 
Earl  of]  Warwick  to  Sir  T^homas  Barrington, — Direc- 
tions to  Sir  Thomas  and  the  other  ue|uity- lieutenants 
to  write  to  the  captains  to  send  warrnuts  to  the  constable 
to  warn  tho  companies  to  appear  about  the  10th  of  May 
for  their  first  musters, 

(No.  451.)  1634.  August  28,  Association.  .Samuel 
Wilbe  to  Sir  Thomas  Barrington. — Says  that  all  his 
servants  are  dead,  but  one  who  is  like  to  die  ,  ...  he 
has  sent  to  the  company  near  l,OiiO  lb.  of  tobacco;  is  in 
debt  to  the  company  ;  asks  Sir  Thomas  to  speak  for 
him.* 

(No.  455.)  16>1,  Tebruary  25,  Providence.  Hope 
Sherrard  to  the  same. — Complains  of  being  publicly 
affronted  by  Captain  Hooke  and  some  others  that  ioined 
together  to  foment  a  taction  naainst  him  in  the  church, 
h:iving   been   publicly  opjiosed   and  disgraced    hj  tho 

governor  in   tlie   open    congregation who   has 

imprisoned  him  for  above  a  C(uarter  of  a  year  .  .  .  He 
has  written  at  large  to  the  Right  Honourable  Com- 
pany. 

(No.  456.)  1634.  March  7,  London,  Norwich  to  Sir 
Thomas  Barriugtoa  ,  ,  ,  Asking  him  to  use  interest 
with  the  justices  for  Essex  to  have  the  undertaker  of 
the  King's  cart  carriages  fir  Essex  removed  (being 
dilatory  in  paying  his  emploj'es),  and  the  undertaker 
for  Hertfordshire  appointed, 

(No.  4-57.)  1635,  June  1,  Hollingsbury.  [Lord] 
Morley  and  Monteagle  to  his  cousin  Sir  Thomas  Bar- 
rington,—-In  favour  of  Richard  Garter  (Lady  Morley 's 
servant),  who  will  be  brought  before  Sir  Thomas  that 
day,  and  gives  a  bad  charaxter  of  Parson. 

(No,  496,)  1639,  March  19.  Eaton,  W,  Maynard  to 
[Sir  Thomas  Barrington], — He  expected  the  re.sult  of 
the  election  of  knights  of  the  shire.  He  acknowledges 
the  res])ectful  carriage  of  persons  of  quality  ;  but  de- 
nottnces  the  mob  and  defends  his  own  conditct,  "  not 
"  thinking  it  fitting  that  my  master's  honor  and  the 
"  place  wherein  I  serve  him  should  sutler  from  disre- 
"  s])ect  to  my  person  ;  .  .  .  though  I  shall  never  make 
"  scmjile  even  publicly  to  manifest  my  dislike  and 
"  opposition  (if  1  see  cause)  of  what  I  approve  not  in 
'■  my  judgment,  yet  I  shall  not  easily  suffer  myself 
"  hereafter  apon  the  persuasions  of  others  to  appear  in 
"  any  popular  assemblies  where  fellows  without  shirts 
"  c'nallenge  as  good  a  voice  as  myself,  neither  will  I  for 
"  any  respect  absent  myself  from  any  assembly,  how 
"  great  soever,  whiihcr  my  duty  to  the  si-rvice  of  my 
"  King  and  cmnti-y  doth  call  me  ;  where  the)'  shall 
"  know  and  (if  they  desire)  shall  feel  my  authority." 

(No.  501.)  164o',  July  29,  Dublin,  Edra.  Smyth  to 
(Lady  Barrington).  .  .  .  Touching  the  exchange  of 
money  from  hence  to  London.  I  could  never  find  any 
other  way  but  by  the  merchants  here,  wherein  there  is 
a  hazard;  besides,  I  pay  commonly  50s.  every  1001.  for 
exchange,  seldom  less  often  more,  besides  payment  to 
be  3  weeks  or  a  month  after  sight  of  the  bill. 

(No.  508.)  1640.  January  :'..  Hague.  J.  P.  to  Lord 
...  It  is  not  the  loss  of  my  place,  and  with  it  of  my 
fortunes,  r.or  my  being  exiled  from  my  dear  country 
and  friends  that  aft'eots  me.  but  that  which  1  most 
suffer  under  is  the  displeasure  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons conceived  against  me.  (He  says  he  arrived  at  the 
Hague  on  Thursday  the  last  of  the  month.) 

(No.  510.)  n.  d.  'Draft  of  letter  to  John  Hall.— "  I 
"  have  received  a  letter  from  Major  Bull,  Deputy-Lio- 
"  vernor  of  the  Isle  of  Wight  (brought  by  his  brother  a 

*  In  No,4,'}7.wlnch  consists  of  Memoranda  for  Slichaelmas  Term,  IGS'i, 
is  this  note,  "There  is  100?,  to  l>e  paid  in  Decemljer  to  one  Mr.  James 
"  Soverlane.    It  was  l)orrowed  this  snmmer  for  the  Isle  of  Providence," 


mmisterj,  concerning  my  consent  for  his  being  elected 
"  burgess  of  Newtown,  in  the  place  of  Mr,  Serjeant 
"  Maynaid,"  He  says  that  he  leaves  them  to  fneir  free 
chiiice, 

(No,  .513,)  1611,  Pel),  17,  Hatfield,  Tobias  Bridge  to 
Mr,  Kendall,— By  Mr,  B.irrington  s  directinn  he  has 
drawn  4  letters  for  New  England,  ViZ.,  to  Mr.  Ezeehiel 
Rogers.  Mr.  Norton.  xMr.  Keyne,  and  George  .Uinott. 

(N  1.  514.)  Memnrandum  of  Roger  Barriugton  having 
a  little  before  his  death  made  two  adventures  to  New 
England,  one  of  5n0/.  the  other  of  300i.  The  first  was 
driven  liack  to  England. 

(No.  517.)  1641.  July  12,  Trin.  Coll.,  Canib.  James 
Duport  to  Mr.  Kendall. — Young  Barrington  seems  to 
have  been  his  pupil. 

(No.  .521.)  1641,  Sept.  16,  Rowley  (New  England). 
Bz.  Rogers  to  Sir  T.  Barriugton. — Asking  in  complain- 
ing terms  for  money  alleged  to  bo  owing  to  him. 

(No.  535.)  1642, 'March  2,  Hatfield.'  Tolvias  Bridge 
to  his  son-(in-law),  John  Kendall, — Captain  Fitch  re 
ceived  a  letter  from  Sir  Richard  Kverard  and  Mr,  Mid- 
dleton  with  all  speed  to  repair  with  his  soldiers  to 
Cambridge,  or  as  near  as  might  be,  and  so  accordingly 
he  went.  But  before  he  would  stir  or  his  lieutenants, 
tbej'  wanting  money,  desired  some  pay  ;  whereupon  I 
was  forced  to  go  to  Gilbert  and  get  lOl.  of  him  for  them, 
that  they  must  make  account  of  when  they  return  home, 
,  ,  ,  Captain  Fitch  says  he  is  to  have  i5s.  a  day,  and 
his  lieutenants  4s.  a  day. 

(Xo.  5:;6,)  1643,  March  ~.  Alexander  Bonuymon,  in- 
cumbent of  the  parish  church  of  Pleskie,  in  Esses,  was 
proved  before  the  Committee  of  the  House  of  Commons 
in  Parliament  concerning  plundered  ministers  to  be 
scandalous  in  his  life  and  to  have  expressed  maligitaney 
against  the  Parliament,  Therefore  his  church  is 
seiptestered  to  the  use  of  John  Binficld.  Signed,  "  J. 
White.''  {Iwloraed,  "  The  draught  of  the  sequestration 
'•  of  Plcsky  to  Mr.  Binfield,") 

(No,  538.)  1643,  March  21.  Order  of  the  House  of 
Commons  (signed  by  Hen,  Elsinge)  for  stay  of  rents 
due  to  the  University  or  any  of  the  colleges  of  Oxford 
for  any  lands  or  leases  held  of  them  ;  ,  ,  .  and  particu- 
larly that  Sir  Thomas  Barrington  is  to  stay  what  he  or 
his  lad}'  have  iu  t'neir  hands  due  to  University  College 
[for  HamsteedJ. 

(No.  541.)  164:!,  April  13,  Bradfield.— Harbottell 
Grimeston  to  Sir  Thomas  Bari-ington. — Says  thai;  Capt. 
Cammock  and  the  Mayor  of  Harwich  have  assured 
him  that  they  have  certified  Barrington  of  tho  state  of 
the  fortificatiiais  at  Harwich. — Hears  that  an  attempt 
will  be  made  there  by  foreign  forces,  and  entreats  that 
guns,  muskets,  and  men  lie  provided  to  guard  the  place. 
Thinks  that  when  the  works  were  first  made  in  1568 
tliey  had  no  less  ihan  46  gfeat  guns  upon  them,  and 
old  Mr.  Pictou  lay  at  Harwich  with  his  band  of  trained 
soldiers ;  that  they  had  likewise  one  of  the  Queen's 
ships  called  the  Arke  Royal ;  and  that  he  was  then  in 
that  ship  which  was  manned  and  furnished  for  service, 
and  he  believes  she  would  have  done  more  good  service 
than  all  the  land  forces, 

(No.  54:!,)  1643.  April  19,  (Lord)  Holland  to  Sir 
Thomas  Barrington, — With  reference  to  the  rating  of 
land,  he  puts  before  Sir  Thos.  the  sufi'erings  of  Laify 
Rivers,  who  liath  by  the  violence  of  the  people  lost  the 
value  of  50,tK>0/. — "And  tho'  her  religion  do  differ  from 
"  ours  yet  is  it  governed  with  more  modesty  &  temper 
"  than  I  ever  saw  it  in  an}-  ]ierson." 

(No.  545.)  164:!,  May  :!,  Hatfield.  Hen.  Skipwith  to 
Sir  Thomas  15arrington.— Is  going  that  day  to  Ilford 
to  look  after  the  dragoons  there. — Difficulty  in  paying 
them.  He  gets  no  ])ay  for  his  mayor's  place  or  any 
other.  ...  A  report  that  Capt.  .More  says  that  if  he 
(Skipwith)  goes  not  on  his  command,  he  (More)  will 
pistol  him. 

(No.  546.1  1043,  May  6.  (Sir)  William  Masham  to 
Sir  Thomas  Barrington.  .  ,  Littlenews— only  the  King 
is  preparing  (as  is  reported)  to  give  battle  to  my  Lord 
General  about  Oxford.  He  hatli  drawn  some  of  his 
forces  to  Abbington  for  that  purjiose  (as  is  conceived)  ; 
my  Lord  General  is  advancing  towards  Oxford ;  he 
hath  deferred  the  same  for  want  of  money,  which  is 
preparing  for  him  with  all  expedition.  There  is  great 
store  of  victuals  sent  to  the  soldiers  both  from  the  city 
and  from  Westminster,  I  hope  cair  Essex  men  shall 
(lartake  in  the  same,  .  ,  ,  1  hear  that  Ld.  Fairfax  hath 
lately  beaten  the  Earl  of  Newcastle  back  to  Vork  with 
some  loss,  ,  ,  ,  In  great  haste,  being  to  attend  the 
House. 

(No.  547.)  Same  date,  London.  Will.  Hale  to  [the 
same]. — Report  that  the  soldiers  mutiny  at  Oxford,  and 
that  Col.   Fielding  and  four  other   officers  are  impri- 

.3  Z  3 


G,  A, 

LOWNDBS, 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


G.  A.  soued  for  the  deliTeiy  of  Rpading.  Tlv  Kins;  is  as  yot 
^°eS^^'  »t  Oxford,  but  lias  sent  5,000  men  to  Abington.  where  it 
— '  is  thought  he  will  set  up  his  standard  and  give  battle, 
because  he  cannot  remove  suddenly  with  all  his  car- 
riages.  .  .  .  Wy  Lord  General  is  still  at  Reading ;  .  .  . 
his"  army  is  very  compleat  for  the  number,  and  his 
soldiers  full  of  resolution. 

(No.  ."48.)  16-i:'..  May  10.  Castle  fledingham.  John 
Webbe  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — The  jiarishinners  of  Halsted 
used  him  badly  when  he  first  came  to  the  living,  and 
said  he  should  have  no  peace.  He  consented  to  let  them 
have  a  lecturer  of  their  own  choice  and  to  pa}'  him  30^ 
yearly.  He  is  imprisoned  as  surety  for  his  brother  ;  his 
titles  and  dues  not  paid ;  asks  assistance. 

{So  549.)  May  12  [16-l:{].  Martin  Bayldon  to  Sir 
Thomas  B. — Tells  of  his  care  to  keep  the  trained  band 
together ;  and  of  the  want  of  money  to  pay  the  men  who 
have  none  and  say  they  must  ])awn  their  arms. 

(No.  552.)  1043,  May  13.  from  my  quarters  at  Sun- 
ning.— (Lord;  Grey  and  Wark  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — The 
bearer  can  best  inform  you  of  the  state  of  your  regi- 
ment ;  the  men  are  so  mutinous  that  unless  they  can 
have  after  the  rate  of  l2d.  a  day  they  will  stay  no 
longer.  The  payers  have  prevailed  on  them  to  take  8f?. 
a  day  until  ^Vednesday.  .  .  .  Your  jiresence  one  day 
would  persuade  and  carry  some  authority  with  it.  Now 
Major  Harper  is  gone  back  they  have  no  officer  anaongsc 
them  that  they  respect.  Skipwith  is  not  worth  your 
owning,  and  of  no  reputation  amimgst  soldiers  here. 
I  have  prevailed  with  mine  own  regiment  in  the  same 
condition.  If  this  be  not  dealt  with  all  effectually  it 
will  infect  otheis.  .  .  There  is  the  wayne  of  artillery 
unpaid,  a  matter  of  that  cousef|uence  as  may  mar  all  the 
rest.  A  small  thing  would  content  for  the  present. 
SOL  I  have  been  glad  to  furnish  out  of  ray  own  purse.  I 
expect  some  money  for  myself  ;  one  troo])  of  Cambridge- 
shire is  a  m(mth  behind.  I  acquaint  you  with  this  as  one 
of  the  association. 

(So.  553.)  1643,  May  15.  Cambridge.  Tho.  Cooke, 
Ri.  Harlakeuden,  Rob.  Castell,  Mathew  Linsey,  John 
King,  W.  Cooke,  Torrelle  Joceylyii.  John  Brewster.  Ad. 
Washington,  Jnmes  Hobart,  Thom.  Bendish,  and  Jo. 
Ellistone  to  Sir  T.  Barrington,  Sir  'i'imotby  Middleton, 
and  the  deputy  lieutenants  and  fellow  comuiissioiiers 
for  the  county  of  Essex.- -On  last  Sabbath  they  sent  a 
troop  of  the  Lord  General's  horse  and  2  foot  companies 
of  their  own  volunteers,  with  4  of  their  own  commis- 
sioners, to  Ely,  whither  they  put  down  some  disturb- 
ances. This  troop  and  their  2  companies  they  were 
forced  to  leave  at  Ely,  so  that  Cambridge  garrison  is 
much  weakened.-  They  ask  for  one  or  two  companies 
of  foot  compleat.  either  of  volunteers  or  trained  bauds, 
to  strengthen  the  garrison  at  Cambridge  or  to  fortify 
the  .Isle  of  Ely,  with  a  month's  pay  for  them  and  their 
officers.  Complain  of  Essex  being  remiss  in  sending 
members  of  the  Association  to  attend  the  Boaril.* 
Alarums  given  at  .Huntingdon  yesterday  being  the 
Sabbath. 

(No.  654.)  1643.  May  15.  Sir  W.  Masham,  Matt. 
Lumley.  and  Har.  Grim.ston  to  Sir  Thomas  B.  and 
Timothy  Middleton,  Esq.  (Indorsed,  "  Some  of  the 
"  Deputy  Lieutenants  to  the  rest.") — They  have  im- 
]iarted  the  addressees  letter  to  the  committee  for  the 
safety  of  the  kingdom,  who  think  that  the  sudden  dis- 
temper will  with  a  small  force  be  suppressed,  and  that 
if  100  men  be  sent  out  of  E.ssex  to  remain  at  Cambridge 
or  in  the  isle  of  Ely  till  the  peace  thereof  be  settled,  it 
will  be  sufficient. 

(No.  565.)  1643,  May  16,  Dublin.  (Sir)  J.  Temple  to 
Sir  Tho.  B. — Private  business. — Our  condition  is  very 
miserable,  our  wants  pressing,  and  we  are  now  reduced 
to  those  high  extremities  as  I  cannot  imagine  how  we 
can  possibly  subsist  longer  here.  .  .  . 

(No.  556.)  Same  date. --(Sir)  William  Masham,  Matt. 
Lumley,  He.  Holcroft,  Henry  Mildmay,  and  VVm.  ]\Lar- 
tin  to  .     Notifying  their  appointment  as  a 

committee  to  carry  out  an  Ordnance  of  Parliament  to 
tax  such  as  have  not  contributed  or  lent,  or  not  according 
to  their  estate.     They  will  mei't  on  the  instant  at 

the  Cock  in  Chelmsford. 

(No.  557.)  Same  date,  (.'arabridge.  Thomas  Cooke, 
Thom.  Bendish.  liic.  Harlakendeu,  John  Scrogges,  and  !• 
others  to  Sir  Thomas  Barrington  and  Timothy  Middle- 
tOQ,  Esq.,  and  the  rest  of  the  deputy  lieutenants. — A 
present  alarm  that  9  troops  of  horse  of  the  King's  army 
are  at  Wellingborough  and  the  jiarts  ad.jacent.  phmder- 
ing   everywhere,  aud  three  of  their  scouts  came  last 

•  In  marxin  "f  the  icf.n^r  tiu-  CoininiJisinners  for  Rssex  :iri'  snirl 
to  lie  Sir  William  Roe.  Sir  Ri.  liveniril.  Sir  Hi'ii.  Ilnlrroft.  Jo.  Wriuhl, 
K(l.  I'^ilnier,  Esq.,  Timolli.v  .MidduHou.  William  .VtUvouJ,  Esq.,  .In.  AU- 
wofid,  Esq. 


night  to  Titchmans  ;  and  the  town  of  Huntingdon  sends         G.  A. 
to  us  at  Cambridge  for  present  aid.  and  2  or  3  of  our         ^g^_    ' 

comjianies  are  already  forth  at  the  isle  of  Ely  to  keep  

down  the  rogues  there-  -The  writers  say  they  are  weak 
at  Cambridge  and  ask  for  aid. 

(No.  569.)  n.  d.  (Capt.)  William  Walden  to  Sir 
Thomas  Barrington  and  the  rest  of  the  committee. — He 
marched  to  Camliridge  with  tho  few  men  he  could  .get; 
but  the  commissioners  there  will  not  supply  arms  and 
necessaries.     He  asks  advice  and  supplies. 

(No.  560.)  1643,  May  18.  Chelmsford.  (Sir)  Richard 
Everard  to  Sir  Thomas  Barrington. — Asking  advice 
with  regard  to  two  captfein.s  who  came  to  Prittlewell 
and  plundered,  aud  whom  he  had  arrested.  Pisher, 
one  of  them,  has  a  son  with  tho  King,  while  he  him- 
self has  a  commission  a  year  old  from  the  Earl  of 
Essex. 

(So.  661.)  Draft  of  reply  by  Sir  Thomas  B.,  advising 
Walden  to  keep  the  2  cajitains  in  custody  until  he  has 
written  to  and  got  reply  from  the  House  of  Commons. 

(No.  562.)  1643,  May  19.  Sackvile  Moore  to  Sir 
Thomas  C. — Says  that  he  showed  Sir  Henrj'  Holcrafi 
my  Lord's  warrant  with  Sir  Thomas's  and  Mr.  Middle- 
ton's  hands  for  payment  of  the  cpiarter-master  and  the 
corporal,  but  Sir  Henry  said  he  bad  no  money.  .  .  . 
Asks  Sir  Thomas  to  write  to  "my  Lord  "that  Moore 
may  have  the  major's  place,  which  is  his  right. 

(No.  663.)  1643,  May  19,  London.— Toby  Tirrell  to 
his  father-[in-law],  Sir  Thomas  Barrington  .... 
Hears  that  the  town  of  Swanburne  is  burned  by  the 
King's  forces,  and  that  they  killed  a  woman  at  a  little 
village  within  two  miles  of  Thornton,  her  crime  being 
loath  to  part  with  one  of  her  husband'e  horses  .  .  .  Sir 
William  Waber,  they  say,  goeth  on  very  prosperously 
still.  Some  two  or  three  of  his  In.iops  scaped  Prince 
Maurice  very  gallantly,  for  the  Prince,  having  com- 
passed three  troops  of  Sir  William's  troops,  they  seeing 
no  help  but  their  resolutions,  broke  through  them  with- 
out .any  loss  .  .  .  P.S.  News  this  morning  at  the  Hall 
that  Ireland  is  in  .a  miserable  condition  ;  the)'  desire 
that  since  the  Parliament  is  not  able  to  furnish  them 
with  men  and  money,  that  they  would  send  them  what 
victual  they  could  to  keep  them  alive  ;  400  of  the  King's 
horse  are  about-  Buckingham. 

(No.  664.)  1643,  May  19.  (Sir)  William  Masham, 
Hen.  Mildmay,  (Sir)  William  j\lartin,  and  H.  Holcroft 
to  Sir  Thomas  Barrington  and  Timothy  Midleton,  Esq.  ' 
— Can  not  get  much  news  of  the  Cambridge  committee. 
He.ar  that  the  forces  that  were  seen  at  Pollingborough, 
in  Northampton,  are  retired,  and  that  those  that  were  at 
Winslow,  in  Bu(kin.ghamshire,  are  not  advanced.  Now 
that  the  Lord  General  goes  to  Reading,  aud  will  advance, 
as  is  hoped,  all  former  fears  will  fall  off,  so  that  the 
addressees  must  act  according  to  information  from 
Cambridge.  The  writers  refer  to  the  ordinance  passed 
both  Houses,  for  the  20[h  part,  as  a  means  to  pay  forces 
if  they  should  be  raised. — They  enclose  a  warrant  to 
the  high  constables. 

(No.  566.)  ^\^ar^aut  (referred  to  in  the  last  letter) 
signed  by  the  4,  addressed  to  the  high  constables  of  the 
hundred  of  Harlowe — telling  them  to  demand  and 
receive  from  the  associators  within  the  hundred  one 
month's  more  pay  for  the  associated  forces  under  Lord 
Grey  of  Warke. 

(No.  667.)  1643,  M,ay  19,  Hatfield  Brodoke.  Draft 
of  reply  by  Sir  Thomas  B.  to  the  deputy  lieutenants 
letter.  He  complains  of  I  he  hardship  of  having  to  act 
in  the  .absence  of  advice  from  Cambridge,  ami  protests 
against  the  hardship  of  having  to  raise  another  (the 
third)  month's  pay. 

(No.  668.)  1643,  May  20,  Dom.  Com.  Sir  Wm. 
Masham  aud  Har.  Grimston  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — They 
defer  to  bis  opinion  as  to  raising  the  month's  pay. — P.S. 
As  Cambridge  is  not  in  danger  they  agree  with  Sir 
Thomas  that  it  will  bo  fit  to  send  Major  Skipwith  to 
Lord  Grey  of  Warke. 

^No.  569.)  1643,  May  20,  Westminster.— Jo.  Pym  to 
his  bi'other-(in-law).  Sir  Thomas  B. — 1  was  not  in  the 
House  at  the  making  of  the  order  for  Collonell  Longe, 
but  by  that  which  i  hear  it  is  no  other  than  that  he 
should  receive  those  sums  which  were  allotted  by  him- 
self for  the  aocoDipli.shing  of  the  regiment  which  he  had 
orders  to  raise.  If  the  burden  be  over-great  for  the 
country,  no  doubt  but  the  House  will  take  care  to  ease 
them,  but  I  wish  things  may  bo  represented  by  you  and 
the  country  in  such  manner  as  may  give  them  most 
encouragement,  and  sidimit  to  the  House.  And  give 
me  leave  to  tell  you  that  J  saw  a  letter  yesterday  from 
one  of  the  eminentest  ministers  of  that  county,  that 
Ccilonel  Longe  gave  very  good  satisfaction  to  all  honest 
men,  ^nd  was  only  terrible  to  maUgnants.    We  now  hear 


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551 


G.  A.         of  a   great  victory  in  Yorkshire,  where   Sir   Thomas 
°Es^^^'     Fairfax,  with    1,500  men    fell   upon  Wakeford.  where 

'         there  were  '2,000  soldiers,  a  general,  six  colonels,  divers 

other  field  nflScers  ;  the}-  forced  an  entrance  into  ilie 
town  ....  took  11  prisoners,  tinring.  who  com- 
manded in  chief,  and  4  other  colonels,  24  collars  (co- 
lours), 1  cornet,  14  wagons  of  munition.  4  pieces  of 
ordnance.  This  is  a  wonderful  work  of  God.  Let  us 
make  this  use  of  it,  unite  ourselves  as  close  as  we  may, 
and  to  serve  his  providence.  I  do  rather  write  this  to 
you  Avhom  I  know  to  have  an  honest  heart,  because  I 
hear  some  sul>tle  practices  are  set  afoot  in  your  county 
to  disaffect  the  ]ieople  to  the  Parliament  and  to  my  Lord 
General,  both  wliich,  of  what  dangerous  consequence 
they  are,  is  not  unknown  to  you.  I  am  in  great  haste. 
Ton  shall  ever  rest  assured  of  the  hearty  aflections  and 
faithful  service  of,  &c. 

(Ko.  570.)  n.  d.  Henry  Barrington  (at  Romford)  to 
Sir  Thomas  B,  Asks  him  to  write  to  the  mayor  of 
Colchester  that  he  should  pay  the  writer  tJO?.,  spent  for 
the  county  and  town  of  Colchester,  if  so  much  proposi- 
tion bo  in  the  mayor's  hands. 

(No.  571.)  1643,  May  26,  Reading,  Arthur  Dakins 
to  Mr,  Cheirely  at  Sir  Thomas  B.'s. — Requests  him  to 
send  for  the  2  volunteer  companies  that  marched  first 
to  Cambridge  from  Branti-y  (Braintreep).  2  partisans.  4 
halberts,  and  4  drums. — Tells  him  to  complain  to  Sir 
.  Thomas  that  they  have  no  provision  for  wagons  on  the 
march,  being  forced  to  hire  carts  from  town  to  town, 
and  that  they  have  no  surgeon.  "These  have  been 
'■  great  motives  to  draw  our  men  from  the  service." 

(No.  572.)  n.  y.,  Saturday  morning.  (The  Earl  of) 
Warwick  to  Sir  Thomas  B.  .  .  .  There  is  a  troop  of  our 
Essex  light  horse  which  was  put  under  Capt.  Bosswell 
and  lies  in  Gray's  Inn  Lane.  I  pray  you  be  this  morn- 
ing at  the  committee,  and  know  their  pleasure  for  the 
continuance  or  dismission  of  them.  If  they  dismiss 
them  I  pray  cause  one  of  your  servants  to  see  them  out 
of  town,  or  the  least  to  see  them  safe  over  Bow  bridge, 
that  so  their  arms  or  horses  be  not  takeu  from  them, 
but  that  they  may  return  to  their  masters  ;  for  if  the 
rascality  of  the  country  should  rise  in  any  tumultuous 
way,  it  is  fit  our  horse  were  there  to  suppress  them. 

(No.  573.)  1643,  May  3,  Tower.  Benj.  Ayloffie  to 
Sir  Thomas  B. — In  tlie  beginning  of  last  December  the 
King  sent  him  a  commission  to  be  sherifl:  of  Essex  ;  the 
House  of  Commons  bad  him  fetch  the  commission  from 
the  countr}- ;  he  did  so  ;  they  took  it  from  him  ;  he  asked 
thaL  he  might  go  to  the  King  to  endeavour  to  be  freed 
from  that  employment,  which  was  denied,  with  an  inti- 
mation (as  he  conceived)  that  some  declaration  sliould 
be  made  concerning  the  illegality  of  the  King's  choice. 
He  has  been  informed  that  on  the  motion  of  Sir  Har- 
Ijottle  Grimston  an  order  was  made  that  he  (Aj-lotfe) 
should  not  intermeddle  with  the  office  by  virtue  of  any 
other  commission  ;  but  he  never  had  any  copy  or  notice 
of  such  an  order.  Si.\:  weeks  afterwards  a  new  commis- 
sion came  to  him  from  the  King  with  strict  orders  for 
him  to  take  the  oath,  and  no  declaration  being  pub- 
lished (that  he  heard  of)  he  thought  he  might  obey  the 
King's  command.  The  House  was  displeased.  He  has 
now  been  16  weeks  a  prisoner  in  the  Tower,  where  he 
has  suflered  in  health,  and  it  has  cost  him  more  than 
200L  in  fees  and  expenses,  besides  horses  takeu  from, 
him  at  one  time,  value  100?.,  and  2  or  3  other  horses 
since.  He  expected  to  have  received  his  rents,  Ijut  is 
infoi-mcd  that  the  deputy  lieutenants  have  forbidden  his 
tenants  to  pay  ;  so  he  cannot  pay  his  creditors,  and  he, 
his  wife,  and  6  children  are  in  distress.  Asks  Sir 
Thomas  to  move  the  committee  in  his  favour. 

(No.  574.)  1643,  March  28.— Examination  of  Peter 
Joslyn,  of  Reyne,  co.  Essex,  yeoman,  taken  at  Maldon. 
— He  states  that  as  the  deputy  of  Joseph  Mann,  of 
Braintree  (who  had  a  commission  for  that  purpose  from 
the  Earl  of  Warwick  and  Lord  Gray  of  Warke),  he 
took  the  several  horses  specified  from  the  several  persons 
named,  and  received  certain  sums  of  money,  all  for  the 
use  of  the  Parliament, 

(No,  576.)  n.  d.  Gabriell  Holmes,  serjearnt-major, 
Edward  Fyson,  captain,  and  Robert  Johnstone,  captain, 
to  the  Right  Worshipful  the  Committee  at  Chelmsford, — 
They  have  been  these  3  days  going  up  and  down  ;  they 
have  been  at  Romford,  and  thence  were  directed  to 
Harrow,  and  thence  received  order  by  the  committee  to 
come  this  day  to  Dunmow,  the  one  part  of  their  com- 
pany, and  the  rest  to  come  to  Chelmsford.  They  ask 
for  directions  by  the  bearer  what  they  are  to  do, 

(No.  574.)  1643,  May  28.  (Lady)  Eliz,  Capell  to  Sir 
Thomas  B. — Asks  his  protection  against  a  threatened 
spoil  of  her  park. 


(No.  577.)     [1643],  Friday,   June  2,  Hatfield.     J.  B.         f'- A. 

(Judith   Barrington)   to Lady  Capel  has  p,aid     ^"ksq"''^' 

Sir  W,  Masham  Wl.  but  he  says  that  1  OoZ,  must  be  paid.  — ' 

Lady  Capel  pleads  the  poverty  of  their  estate,  and  asks 
that  Sir  Thomas  will  try  to  ge"t  less  than  lOo/.  accepted. 
(No,  578.)  1643,  June  3.  Richard  Everarde  to  Sir 
Thomas  B.  At  the  receipt  of  the  order  for  stojjping 
Col.  Loiige  in  his  proceedings  we  were  at  Chelmsford 
taking  in  the  assessments  for  the  twentieth  ]iait,  by 
which  we  had  advantage  presently  to  divulge  it  to  the 
country;  who  rejoiced  at  it,  being  far  more  willing  to 
pay  it  to  till'  country's  use  than  to  be  carried  away  by  a 
stranger.  We  have  sent  you  up  500/.  to  stop  our  asso- 
ciated forces  from  coming  lionjc.  which  wis  hope  we 
shall  suddenly  reimburse,  this  being,  for  the  ]U'csent 
necessity,  lent  ,  .  .  .  The  writer  says  that  after  Long 
had  received  the  order  to  iniit  ho  sent  away  his  troop 
that  night,  the  alarum  being  given  the  enemy  was  at 
hand.  After  he  had  brought  them  out  of  town  he 
returned  again  with  some  of  his  chief  officers,  and  spent 
that  night  (as  is  reported)  in  skirmishing  with  quart 
pots,  the  fiddler.s  of  the  tow]i  supplying  his  trumpeter's 

place.     He  has  not  discharged  all  scores 

(No.  579.)  1643,  Jnne  7,  Nettlcbed.  (Copy.)  The 
Earl  of  Essex  to  (the  Committee  for  the  co,  of  Essex  !■'). 
Thanks  for  their  ready  rfsing  in  arms  for  the  pablic 
service.  Desires  them  to  mount  as  many  horse  and 
dragoons  as  they  can,  and  if  they  think  fit,  send  them 
up  to  the  army, 

(Xo.  680.)  1643,  June  3,  from  my  quarters  at  Neatle- 
bead,  (Lord)  Grey  of  Warke  tn  Sir  Thomas  H,  Alludes 
to  his  having  made  a  major  at  Sir  Thomas's  re(iue.st,  and 
got  a  reproof  from  the  Council  of  War,  as  tho'  he  had 
aiipointed  a  papist, — For  this  Essex  regiment  that  goes 
under  your  name  and  Sir  Thomas  Honywood's,  I  have 
taken  Penwicke,  It. -colonel,  and  serjeant-major  Gray, 
two  able  and  experienced  soldiers  .  .  ,  ,  The  Essex 
regiment  conducted  Ijy  Dawkyns  hath  much  discredited 
their  country. 

(No.  582.)  I(i43,  June  9,  Stokenchurch,— Essex  to  the 
freeholders  and  other  well-affected  of  the  co,  of  Essex, 

(No,  583.)  Same  date  and  place,  Essex  to  the  Deputy 
Lieutenants  of  tho  co,  of  Essex, 

(The  above  are  two  earnest  letters  for  the  county  to 
get  under  arms  and  choose  worthy  leaders.) 

(No,  584,)  Same  date  and  place.  J,  Hampden  to  hia 
cousin.  Sir  Thomas  B.  After  referring  to  Essex's  two 
letters  above,  he  says,  The  work  is  so  necessary  and  so 
hopeful  that  I  cannot  but  improve  the  interest  I  have  in 
yourselfe  for  the  promoting  of  it.  The  power  of  Essex 
is  great,  a  place  of  most  life  of  religion  in  the  land,  and 
your  jiower  in  the  countie  is  greate  too.  The  difficulties 
of  this  warre  nccde  the  utmost  of  both.  Our  army 
wants  both  men  and  money,  and  therefore  their  help  in 
this  «ay  proposed  would  bee  very  seasonaljle.  I  know 
you  neede  not  be  moved  to  a  thing  that  you  apprehend 
for  the  good  of  this  cause.  Such  1  conceive  this  bnsi- 
nesse  for  the  good  of  the  kingdome  in  general!,  and  so 
of  Essex  in  particular.  Consider  of  it,  and  you  will 
find  it  deserve  your  serious  and  hearty  indeavours.  It 
will  be  a  service  acceptable  to  my  Lo.  General!,  and 
you  shall  further  ingage  your  afll'cctionate  cousin  and 
servant. 

(No.  585.)  n.  d.  (Col.)  James  Mauleverer  to  Sir 
Thomas  B, — The  House  of  Commons  having  on  the 
12th  of  June  1643  ordered  that  a  committee  should  take 
all  informations  tliat  should  be  presented  concerning 
Col.  Mauleverer  and  his  officers  taking  of  horses,  the 
writer,  hearing  that  Sir  Thomas  is  to  be  in  the  chair, 
entreats  him  that  he  and  his  officers  may  meet  his 
accusers  face  to  face,  or  otherwise  that  Sir  Thomas  will 
certify  that  no  man  has  accused  them.  He  is  indignant 
at  being  ranked  amongst  horse  stealers, 

(No,  586.)  n.  d.  Ju[dith]  Bar[rington]  to  her  mucii 
honoured  friend  Sir  Thomas  B.  -Sends  a  letter  which 
came  that  evening  from  Col.  Cooke,  from  his  own  house 
(about  the  necessity  of  sending  troops  to  Camljridge). 

(No.  687.)  1643,  June  15,  Cambridge.  Tho,  Cooke, 
Thomas  Baker,  Bramphardon,  Edm,  Borman,  John 
Sorell,  Robert  Harney,  Jolm  King,  I'ran,  Jermy,  John 
Eden.  Wm,  Umfrevile,  John  Brewster.  Henry  Meautys, 
and  William  Dury  (the  Committee  at  Cambridge)  to  Sir 
Thomas  Barrington,  Bt.,  Sir  Richard  Everard,  Bart., 
Sir  Tliomas  Huimiwood,  and  the  rest  of  the  deputy- 
lietitenants  for  the  co.  of  Essex.  Having  received  a 
letter  to  second  former  desires  from  Col.  Cromwell  for 
the  speedy  advance  of  Sir  John  Pagrowe's  regiment  out 
of  Wisbeach,  and  of  other  three  comiranics  sent  out  of 
our  garrison,  according  to  the  Lord  General's  commands 
for  t!ie  increase  of  tlie  rarliament  forces  under  the  Lord 

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HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


Esq. 


G.  A.  Grey  of  (iroby,  I'oi-  the  giving  clioel';  to  the  rueiiiy  in  bis 
LowsDEs,  iusoleiicy,  and  seeint;  the  Queen  is  on  her  march  with 
1.20U  horse  aaJ  3,000  foot,  as  crediblj-  informed  by  Col. 
Cromwell's  letter,  and  that  theii-  forces  are  beneath  that 
nnmtier,  we  cannot  but  ai;a  n  and  again  represent  unto 
you  the  gnat  necessity  of  replenishing  oar  garrison 
with  those  3  foot  coiniuades  which  we  have  earmstly 
desii-ed  of  yi'U  by  our  last,  seeing  we  have  but  one  volun- 
uei-  cviiii|ian\  in  Camiindge,  and  that  you  would  not  fail 
to  .send  us  ihe  I, OouJ.  desired  of  the  6  associated  counties 
according  to  the  rule  of  proportion,  seeing  we  are  out  of 

treasury  and  owe  about  loO/ \Vo  pray  you  fail 

as  not  with  supply  of  moneys,  for  else  our  garrison 
forces  may  mutiny  and  disband  ;  and  ten  brave  pieces 
of  ordnance  all  almost  mounted  for  service,  besides  a 
good  fort  and  all  well  furnished,  be  a  prey  to  the  enemy 
and  a  reiidevous  to  the  enemy  among  the  counties  in 
associaticm  .... 

(No.  588.)     II.  d.     'Will.  Ho^  ]   to  Sir  Thomas 

B.  at  Hatfield.  Last  night  I  went  to  Westminster  for 
news,  but  couid  learn  little  ;  the  best  I  heard  was  of  Mr. 
Pimm,  his  good  recovery.  Sir  William  Waller  has  laid 
down  his  commission  he  had  from  the  Parliament.  My 
Lord  General  offers  him  the  commission  he  had  formerly 
for  being  major-general  in  the  West  ...  On  Friday 
next  6  of  the  city  regiments  go  out  for  Heading.  What 
the  French  Ambassador  comes  for  I  know  not,  he  has 
much  desired  that  Walter  Mountagu  should  be  free, 
which  is  not  granted. 

(No.  .589.)  ItJ-iS,  June  16.  Bledlow,  within  5  miles 
of  Tame.  Jo.  Taylor  to  Sir  Thomas  B.-  -Sends  enclosed 
the  Lord  General's  warrant  to  tlie  deputy-lieutenants 
.  .  .  The  forces  are  still  at  Tame,  but  when  they  shall 
advance  he  knows  not. — Asks  lor  money  to  pay  troops. — 
Speaks  of  the  necessity  of  recruiting  some  companies  of 
foot.— Asks  Sir- Thomas  to  write  to  Lord  Grey  to  cashier 
Capt.  Cobljie.— Hears  that  Lord  Warwick's  regiment  is 
coming  again  within  two  days,  which  will  eat  up  money 
apace.— Sir  Philip  Stapleton  desires  to  be  remembered. 

(No.  .^fiQ.)  1643,  June  16,  Bledlow,  near  Tame. 
[Captain]  Edward  Eoseingrave  to  Sir  Tliomas  B. — 
Asking  payt.  of  arrears  for  himself  and  troop. 

(No.  591.)  [lt)43,  June]  18th.  Hatfield.  Judith  Bar- 
rington  to  [Sir  Thomas  B.  at  Chelmsford].— A  strongly- 
worded  letter,  exjjressing  surprise  at  the  neglect  of  the 
Chelmshjrd  Committee  to  send  troops  to  Cambridge.-- 
Her  messenger  just  returned  from  Cambridge  says  that 
a  scout  brought  word  that  the  enemy  were  near.  The 
messenger  says,  "  the  well-afl'ected  in  Cambridge  are 
"  exceeding  sad,  and  say  if  the  cavaliers  once  get  into 
"  the  town,  the  counties  about  are  so  ill-afi'ected  as  well 
"  as  the  town  or  they  would  be  strong  enough  to  keep 
"  [it]  against  all  the  association." 

(No.  5it3.)  1643,  June  22,  Finchfeild. — John  Meade 
to  Sir  Thomas  B.— The  meeting  of  the  hundred  is  fixed 
for  Saturday  next  at  Wotherleild.and  .'>ir  Thomas's  pre- 
sence is  much  desired. — Hears  that  the  yeomen  were 
ofi'ended  by  Sir  Martin  Lumley's  carriage  towards  them, 
and  thinks  Sir  Thomas's  presence  will  be  of  service. 
p.y. — 1  pray  you  burn  this  when  you  have  read  it. 

(No.  595.)     1643,  June  23,  Conisb.  Castle.     Thomas 

Carne  to  Sir  Thomas  B 1  have  sent  up  Sir  John 

Oglander  and  suflBcient  matter  to  keep  him  awhile  hy 
the  leg,  if  you  do  him  but  justice  ;  without  it  pcrad- 
venture  the"place  will  be  the  better  for  his  absence,  and 
some  of  the  clergy  (God  willing)  shall  follow  him.  I 
desire  you  to  fasten  my  cousin  Lisle  to  the  country  with 
the  ordinance  for  the  300  men,  and  instructions  for  the 
raising  of  moneys.  I  desire  you  to  be  pleased  to  send 
to  your  servants  to  preserve  the  deer  which  lie  within 
your  grounds,  now  that  the  park  is  settled  on  the  Earl 
of  Pembroke  ....  P.S. — 1  liavo  seised  on  horses  and 
mares  which  were  sent  to  the  island  to  be  secured  by 
malignant 8,  and  1  understand  that  more  of  good  value 
are  to  come  over.  As  they  come  I  will  seize  on  t'nem, 
tho'  I  have  no  warrant  for  it,  but  I  desire  to  have  one 
■with  all  speed,  that  I  may  do  it  by  authority  upon  known 
malignants. 

(No.  .y.l6.)  1043,  June  22,  Markeshall  Hall.— Tho. 
Honywood,  Jo.  Sawyer,  Ri.  Harlakendeu,  and  J.  Spar- 
row to  Sir  Thomas  B. — As  Sir  Thomas,  when  last  he 
met  them  at  Chelmsford,  could  not  stay  to  give  direc- 
tions on  what  he  propounded,  they,  to  accomplish  the 
Parliaments  and  the  Lord  General's  d(  sire,  enclose  a 
paper  which  they  ask  Sir  Thomas  to  read,  and  commu- 
nicate to  Parliament  all  or  such  part  as  he  thinks  fit, 
and  then  send  them  directions  on  which  they  will  act. 

(No.  .j97.)  1043.  June  22.  Anth.  Nicoll  to  Lady 
Juditli  Harrington  .  .  .  Expresses  his  regret  at  leaving 
Hatfield  ...  At  my  return  to  this  town  1  met  with  a 
sad  story  ;  sad  in  respect  that  my  dear  friend  Hami)den 


received  a  shot  through   his  souldier  (s/toitWer)  in  a  late         G.  A. 
skirmish  thtit  was  beuwixt   some  horse  of  the  enemy's  %      ^so!^^' 

and  ours  :  otherwise  the   loss  of  both  sides  was  near  

even  ;  only  we  had  the  advantage  of  taking  some  pri- 
soners of  quality,  as  a  son  of  the  Earl  of  Berkshire,  the 
Recorders  son  of  London  that  commanded  a  troop  of 
horse,  with  some  other  commanders.  My  Lord  General 
moves  this  day  froiu  Tame  towards  Oxford.  The  Queen  is 
cercaiuly  come  to  Newark  with  4,000  horse  and  foot ;  she 
left  behind  her  1,500  to  face  my  Lord  Fairfax  at  Leeds, 
which  party,  I  since  hear,  has  been  cut  ofl"  by  Sir  Thomas 
Fairfax,  so  that  Yorkshire  is  now  clear.  Sir  Thomas 
Bellasis  and  Sir  Thomas  Ingram  have  left  down  their 
commissions  upon  t;he  Queen  leaving  the  county.  Sir 
William  Waller  and  Sir  Arthur  Haseh-igg  have  met, 
and  are  on  their  march  from  Bath  towards  Wells,  where 
the  Mart|uis  now  is.  Mr.  Waller  and  the  rest  of  those 
conspirators  come  to  a  speedy  trial.  The  Parliaiuent 
.  .  .  are  preparing  a  petition  to  be  sent  to  the  King  by 
the  Earl  of  Essex  to  desire  his  Majesty  to  return  to  his 
Parliament,  to  disbandon  the  armies  forthwith,  and  that 
the  ships,  castles,  and  magazines  may  be  settled  in  such 
hands  as  the  Parliament  may  confide  in. 

(No.  598.)  u.  d.  Will.  Hales  to  Sir  Thomas  B.— 
There  is  little  news,  but  great  expectations.  Sir  William 
Waller  gives  in  his  letters  hopes  of  doing  good  service. 
— The  Lord  General  intends  to  march  to-day  from 
Tame;  the  King  is  yet  at  Oxford,  the  Queen  at  Newark.  . 
Sir  John  Meldrum  is  put  in  (_'a]it.  Hotham's  place,  and 
Ca])t.  Hotham  is  prisoner  at  Nottingnm  Castle,  and  it  is 
supjiosed  that  Sir  John  Holliam  is  secured.  Sir  William 
Fairfax  writes  they  hope  every  soldier  to  be  able  to  go 
into  the  field.  The  Lords  sent  to  the  House  of  Com- 
mons about  another  treaty  with  the  King,  but  it  was 
laid  by  for  the  present.  The  House  this  day  was  about 
the  Excise,  and  an  ordinance  for  the  giving  those  the 
wardships  whose  fathers  die  in  this  service.  Nest  week 
Mr.  Waller  and  the  rest  will  come  to  trial.  The  worst 
news  I  know  is  that  Col.  Hampden  is  in  great  danger ; 
three  physicians  are  gone  this  day  to  him.  P.S. — 1  de- 
livered your  letter  to  Mr.  Pim,  and  that  to  Mr.  Goodwin 
who  intends  to  write  by  the  next. 

(No.  5:'9.)  1043,  June  23,  Langleys.  Richard  Ever- 
arde  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — Says  that  part  of  the  associated 
forces  are  gone  again  to  Windsor,  where  they  expect 
the  arrears  of  their  pay  at  the  end  of  that  week,  which 
the  writer  was  forced  to  jiromise  before  they  would 
move. — A.'ks  Sir  Thomas  to  appoint  a  paymaster  to  be 
at  London  on  Monday.  Everard  will  procure  of  a 
friend  200?.  or  250Z.  for  the  present,  so  that  he  may  have 
it  back  out  of  the  20th  of  the  first  moneys  that  come 
in. — The  remainder  of  the  forces  are  to  go  to-morrow. 
Begs  Sir  Thomas  not  to  omit  sending,  "for  they  are 
"  upon  the  least  distaste  ready  to  retreat.''  P.S. — Has 
received  a  letter  from  Jo.  Sorel,  expressing  groat  wont 
of  money  for  the  Committee  of  the  Board,  and  the  not 
receiving  yet  any  Essex  forces,  which  are  desired  to  be 
sent  with  all  speed,  the  Queen  being  for  certain  ad- 
vanced to  Newark  witli  5  or  0,000. 

(No.  600.)  1643,  June  24,  Thame.  (Earl  of)  Essex  lo 
file  Deputy-Lieutenants  of  the  co.  of  Essex  .  .  Desires 
them  to  raise  00  able  horses  in  their  county,  according 
to  the  tenor  of  a  late  ordinance  of  Parliament,  and  send 
them  to  him  to  recruit  his  own  regiment. 

(No.  601.)  1043,  June  24,  Blydlow.  Sackvill  More  to 
Sir  Thomas  B.  .  .  .  yesterday  some  of  our  men  came 
to  the  army  that  made  an  escape  from  Oxford,  which 
did  give  report  that  the  King  with  all  his  force,  as 
yesterday,  was  intended  to  march  from  Oxford  towards 
the  North  ;  also  yesterday  80  of  their  horse  brake  out 
and  plundered  Newport,  in  Buckinghamshire,  in  a  moat 
miserable  manner. — Says  that  his  quarters  are  near  tho 
enemy,  and  that  they  expect  an  attack  every  night ;  but 
his  regiment  is  the  bravest  in  the  array,  and  all  confiding 
men,  except  Capt.  Rosingrave's  company;  that  Capt. 
having  a  dispute  with  tho  cornet,  and  the  men  taking 
difl'erenl  sides,  tho'  few  with  the  cajjtain. 

(Xo.  6<i2.)  1643,  June  26.  Rob.  Goodwin  to  Sir 
Tliomas  B.  The  present  Monday,  being  the  26  of  June, 
we  received  the  sad  tidings  of  Col.  Ham[p]den's  death;  ' 

he  died  on  Saturday  night  last ;  it  being  to  all  honest 
men  a  cause  of  much  reluctation  and  sorrow.  This  day 
likewise  was  read  in  the  House  a  proclamation  which 
came  from  Oxford,  granting  jnirdon  to  all  members  of 
either  House  that  would  come  on  to  Oxford  within  10 
days,  except  5  lords  and  13  commoners  (named). — Tho 
House  of  Lords  voted  that  they  would  maintain  the 
Parliament  with  their  lives  .  ,  .  and  desired  a  declara- 
tion might  be  set  forth  concerning  the  Proclamation  ; 
House  of  Commons  concurred ;  the  Lord  Ceneral  yet  at 
Tame  ;  Ijut  this  day  Mr.  Pim  intimated  that  he  would 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  UEPOKT. 


553 


go  forward  upon  some  design  to-morrow  ;  sorae  ccm- 
manders  in  tlie  army  refuse  the  covenant ;  our  forces  at 
Leicester  have  taken  .some  of  their  commanders;  Lord 
Fairfax  is  in  great  want  of  horse  ;  the  Queen  advanceth  ; 
l:ist  night  the  cavaliers  plundered  Wickhani,  and  took  a 
troop  of  the  Lord  General's  horse,  and  this  city  took  an 
alarm  upon  it,  and  were  np  in  arms  all  night ;  Col. 
Martin's  regiment  is  to  go  down  to  the  army  with  all 
convenient  speed  .  .  . 

(No.  60:;.)     1G13,   June  27,  London.     AVill.  Hales  to 

SirTliomasB Mr.  Hampden  is  dead,  and  Capt. 

Walton  at  Oxford  ;  Hirry  is  knighted,  and  has  takm  a 
ti-oop  of  horse  which  were  qiiartei-ed  at  Wickam  in  Buck- 
inghamshire ;  he  plundered  tlie  town  last  night  and 
carried  some  away  prisoners.  AVe  hear  Sir  Samuel 
Luke  went  out  with  1,000  horse  to  meet  with  him  as  he 
returns.  This  day  a  minister  which  came  from  Oxford 
alErmed  in  the  House  of  Commons  that  Xellertield,  and 
divers  others  accused  of  treason  in  Ireland,  were  set 
free  by  the  King's  letters,  and  have  now  command  in 
King's  army  :  some  were  colonels,  some  majors,  some 
captains.  P.S.  No  news  from  the  north  nor  west.  I 
hear  mj-  Lord  General  is  upon  his  march. 

(N"o.  "C04.)  1643,  June  27.  Anth.  Xicoll  to  Sir 
Thomas  B.  .  .  .  The  enclosed  will  let  you  see  the 
resolution  of  the  Lord  General  about  dispatching  j-our 
forces.  The  Queen  is  on  her  march  from  Newark,  so 
is  the  Marquis  from  the  west.  Sir  W.  Waller  follows 
him  close  in  the  rear,  and  will  give  a  good  account 
of  that  service.  Poor  Hampden  is  dead,  and  I  profess 
to  you  I  have  scarce  strength  to  pronounce  that  word. 
Never  kingdom  received  a  greater  loss  in  one  subject. 
Never  man  a  truer  and  faithfuUei'  friend 

(.^o.  605.)  1619,  June  27.  E.l.  Covill  to  Sir  Thomas 
B. — Noticing  the  absence  from  a  meeting  (at  Chelms- 
ford 'f)  to  hear  Essex's  letter  read  of  some  of  the 
principal  iuhabitants,  and  suggesting  a  mode  of  making 
them  sujiport  the  cause. 

(No.  606.)  1643,  June  28,  Aythrop  Rothing.— Tho. 
Griffiths  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — Complains  that'though  he 
has  leut  money  to  the  Parliament,  and  was  in  the  Asso- 
ciation, and  found  a  volunteer  (who  was  then  in  service 
under  his  excellency),  and  found  a  man  for  the  train 
l)and,  and  had  paid  all  manner  of  demands  which  any 
neighbour  had  paid, — yet  he  had  had  his  valuable 
horses  taken  from  him. — He  does  not  kuow  how  his 
benefice  is  to  be  assessed. — Asks  that  the  horses,  at  12/., 
and  what  he  lent,  some  ?>l.,  may  be  taken  in  discharge 
of  his  20th. 

(No.  607.)  1643,  Last  of  June.  Thuuderley.— H. 
Mordauut  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — Pleading  poverty  and 
asking  favour  in  the  matter  of  the  assessment. 

(No.  (i08.)  1643,  June  29,  Euckholts.  Will.  Hickes 
to  Sir  Thos.  B. — Does  not  como  himself  because  he 
wants  to  be  at  Mi.  Waller's  ti'ial  to-morrow  morning. 
The  bearer,  Mr.  Hnmberston,  tells  him  that  the  woods 
of  Mr.  Hen.  Petres.  seized  by  ordinance  of  Parliament, 
are  being  plundered  by  the  country  people. 

(No.  (i08a.)  1643,  Last  cf  June,  London.  James 
Chaloner  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — The  bearer  is  Mr.  Oley- 
burne.  a  citizen  of  London,  but  a  gentleman  of  the 
north  country,  and  of  an  ancient  family,  and  my  wife's 
near  kinsman,  who  has  married  the  daughter  of  Mr. 
Stane  of  Stapleford,  now  assessed  at  1,500Z.  per  ann. 
ior  lands  and  goods ;  he  contends  it  is  not  more  than 
1,000/.;  and  he  has  been  a  voluntary  contributor  in 
plate  and  horses,  and  will  do  so  again  if  occasion 
requires.  Asks  that  Stane  may  be  assessed  according 
to  his  estate,  and  then  he  will  be  able  to  pay  Cleyburne 
some  money  towards  his  wife's  portion. 

(No.  609.)  1643,  July  1.  London. — (Lord)  Conway 
and  Kilulta  to  (Sir  Thomas  B.)  .  .  .  Asks  for  respite  for 
the  twentieth  assessed  on  Hill  Hall  until  he  can  hear 
from  Lord  Say  what  he  iutend>.  to  dn  to  make  Smith 
pay  some  money  which  he  has  taken  up  for  the  writer. 

(No.  610.)  1643,  July  2,  Newport.— Tho.  Blechyn- 
den  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — He  explains  the  state  of  circum- 
stances  of  John  Coxon  married  to  his  daughter,  with 
rofert  nee  to  the  assessment. 

(No.  611.)  1643,  July  2,  London.— Toby  Tyrrell  to 
(Sir  Thomas  B.)  .  .  .  .  The  Lord  General  upon  Satur- 
day in  the  afternoon  sent  to  both  Houses  to  send  him 
presently  a  committee  both  of  Lords  and  Commons, 
to  have  their  advice  upon  some  special  occasion  ;  they 
accordingly  sent.  They  were  Lord  Holland,  Lord 
Howard.°Sir  W.  Lewis,  Sir  John  Eveling,  Sir  Wi.  Er- 
min.  and  another.  They  went  on  Sunday  about  11 
o'clock  away  to  St.  Tabornes,  and  there  stayed  to  hear 
further  from  my  Lord  General.  My  lord"  sent  them 
word  that  Prince  Rupert  was  come  to  Buckingham 
with  5,000  horse,  and  so  it  might  be  unsafe  for  them  to 

o     84062. 


come  to  him.  and  so  they  returned  upon  Sunday 
morning.  They  say  Sir  Phili])  Stapelton  has  got 
between  Prince  Rupert  and  Oxford,  and  so  hath  en- 
gaged him,  and  it  is  thought  that  both  the  ari]iies  will 
be  suddenly  engaged.  Sir  William  Waller  hath  beaten 
a  party  of  my  Lord  Marquis,  and  liath  taken  about  lOO 
horse  and  as  many  prisoners,  and  some  magazine,  and 
he  writes  that  he  was  in  such  hast  then  to  meet  the 
Marquis  that  he  could  not  write  them  any  further 
particulars.  Sir  John  llotham  and  his  son  are  l)oth 
taken,  and  a  bringing  to  the  Parliament.  The  old  man 
would  have  fain  escaped,  Ijut  he  was  taken  in  the  act, 
and  tliey  report  that  they  have  seized  a  very  great  sum 
of  money  of  his.  A  repoi't  that  the  Queen  has  lately 
received  another  overthrow.  This  is  certain ;  Lord 
Fairfax  is  in  the  field  with  1, oOO  horse  and  6,0' >0  foot,  and 
intends  to  give  my  Lord  of  Newcastle  battle  when  ho 
dares.     The  svnod  is  put  off  till  Thursday  next. 

(No.  613.)  "1643,  July  .3.  Coxhall.— Thomas  Hony- 
w-ood  to  Sir  Thomas  U. — Says  there  are  some  soldiers 
willing  to  go  their  colours  if  they  had  money  to  liear 
their  charges.  1  f  Sir  Thomas  will  let  Mr.  Crane  of  Cox- 
hall  lay  out  some  money  for  them  they  will  march, 
<jthcrwise  they  will  not  move. 

(No.  614.)  1643,  July  3,  Cambridge.  Thomas  Lake 
and  Ro.  Calthorp  to  Sir  Thomas  B..  Sir  ^lartin  Lum- 
ley  or  any  other  of  the  deputy-lieutenants  or  com- 
mittees at  Wotherfield. — They  send  a  copy  of  Sir 
William  Alanson's  letter,  which  he  intended  to  send, 
but  then  to  take  himself  to  the  House  of  Commons,and 
which  copy  Sir  William  gave  yesterday  to  the  writers. 
— Sir  Willi;im  Alanson  says  that  on  Friday  last  he  and 
his  wife  and  children  vrere  at  the  south  end  of  Hull 
ready  for  their  journey  to  London.  Sir  .Tolm  Hotliam 
called  him  and  said  he  should  not  go  that  tide ;  but 
that  only  his  own  pinnace  should  go,  wherein  was  Mr. 
Saltmarsh  and  another.  Sir  John's  conduct  in  this  and 
other  Yorkshire  matters  gave  offence  to  tho  town  ;  and 
that  day  about  5,  the  mayor,  assisted  by  the  gentry  of 
the  town,  seized  the  blockhouses  and  then  Capt.  Hot- 
ham.  In  the  interim  Sir  John  took  horse  and  got  to 
Beverley,  where  young  Col.  Bointon  apiirehended  him  ; 
he  resisting  received  some  little  hurt.  He  and  Sii' 
Edward  Rhodes,  Governor  of  Beverley  (to  whom  it  is 
thought  he  fled),  are  both  secured  in  the  ship  Hercules, 
his  son  in  the  town,  and  intended  speedily  to  lie  sent 
by  ship  to  Loudon.  A  fight  (conceived  to  be  plotted  by 
Sir  John)  was  at  Beverley  on  Friday  last  for  10  hours 
by  Sir  Hugh  Cholmeley's  forces,  but  relief  was  pro- 
cured bj'  the  amumnition  sent  l)y  Sir  John  to  his  house 
near  Beverley ;  he  having  commanded  the  works  at  his 
house  at  Scarborough  to  he  slighted,  and  all  of  conse- 
quence there  to  be  carried  to  Beverley  and  sectired. 
All  trunks,  boxes,  and  treasure  (which  will  be  found  no 
little)  in  both  their  houses  brought  to  tho  mayor  and 
sealed  up,  and  their  studies  and  papers  sealed  np.  Sir 
M.  Bointon  hath  done  good  service.  Most  of  the  horse 
that  came  with  Capt.  Hotham,  about  50  which  fcdlowed 
towards  Hull,  are  taken,  and  140  elsewhere. 

(No.  616.)  1643,  July  4,  London.  (Sir)  Henry  Mild- 
may  to  Sir  Thomas  B.'— Hopes  that  Sir  Thomas  will 
accommodate  the  Lord  General,  and  so  give  the  House 
and  him  much  satisfaction  ;  and  that  the  forces  which 
he  sends  will  "  go  speedily  and  at  the  pay  of  the  army. 
"  otherwise  they  will  do  more  hurt  than  good  .... 
"  The  House  gave  great  respect  to  your  letter  con- 
"  corning  ])irgin  (purging  ?)  P.S.  It  is  thought 
"  Tompkins  and  Challinner  shall  be  executed  to-mor- 
"  row.     I  pray  satisfy  my  Lord  General.'' 

(No.  616.)  1643,  July  4.  Jo.  Wylde  to  Sir- Thomas 
B.— Mentions  Ut.  Hatt  (a  solicitor)  being  made  col- 
lector for  the  Isle  of  Wight.— Promises  furtherance  in 
the  House  of  an  ordinance  which  Sir  Thomas  left  in 
preparation. 

(Xo.  617.)  1643,  July  4,  Aylesbury.— Richard  Smith 
to  Sir  Thomas  B.— Says  they  came  to  Aylesbury  on 
Sunday  afternoon  ;  at  which  time  it  was  certainly  in- 
formed they  had  lost  some  dragoons  and  most  of  their 
forlorn  hope  by  a  party  of  the  King's  forces,  which 
sallied  out  of  Buckingham  and  came  within  :>  miles  of 
Avlesbury.  At  the  same  time  Sir  Phdip  Stapleton 
would  have  gladly  charged  them,  but  the  ground  was 
so  boggi-  that  he  could  not  go  over  the  bridge.  The 
cavaliers  were  4.000  horse,  ours  3,ti00  horse.— The 
cavaliers  laid  an  ambush  in  some  standing  corn  and 
damaged  the  forlorn  hope,  killing  two,  and  taking 
three  prisoners. — My  Lord  General  reuioves  his  quarters 
from  Tame  to  Ethropp  House,  some  5  miles  from  Tame 

towards  Avlesbury  this  dav 

(No.  618")  1643,  July  5,"  Tower.  [Sir]  Thomas  Ben- 
dyshe  to  Sir  Thomas  B.,  Sir  Martin  Lumley  &nd  tho 

4  A 


G.  A. 

Lowndes, 
Esy. 


554 


HISTORICAL   MA^JUSCKIPI'S   COMMISSION 


G.A. 
LOWSDES, 

Esq. 


rest  o£  the  commissioners  for  the  co.  of  Essex.  Tlic 
assessors  have  rated  the  estate  at  l,loO?.  per  ami..  Imt 
it  does  not  give  them  satisfaction.  He  has  at  times 
made  l.iOOL  from  it ;  but  now  by  reason  of  sales  of 
pai-t,  his  iudebtedness.  loss  for  want  of  his  own  manage- 
ment, and  delay  in  payment  of  rents,  he  would  be  glad 
to  take  l.OOOf.  and  let  the  assessors  have  the  surplus.  He 
had  hoped  that  the  imprisonment,  and  the  extraordinary 
fees  thereof,  the  charges  in  prison,  and  the  dispersal  of 
his  wife  and  family  in  different  plac-e,  and  the  losses 
■which  mujt  follow,  would  have  somewhat  abated  the 
strict  imiuisition  into  his  estate. 

(No.  <U9.)  1643,  July  5.  Edw.  Bond  to  Sir  Thomas 
B.  Asking  him  to  take  order  for  the  discharge  of  a 
horse  of  Eichard  Tailor,  seized  for  Parliament  service. 

(Xo.  620.)  1043,  July  G.  Westin.  Harbottell  Grime- 
ston  to  Sir  Thomas  B.  Asking  him  to  get  Tailor's 
horse  retui-nod. 

(Xo.  621.)  July  11.     Wm.  M.  to  Mr.  Cheovely 

at  Hatfield  Priory.    Sends  some  assessment  books,  with 
Mr.  Luther's  notes,  &c. 

(Xo.  622.)  164;i,  July  13,  St.  Albans.  Thood. 
Ileringe  and  Tho.  AVincall  to  Sir  'Thomas  B.— They 
waited  Friday,  Saturday,  ;Monday.  Tuesday,  and  Wednes- 
day on  Mr.  Treasurer  Tailor,  to  convey  moneys  to  the 
ariny.  He  told  them  on  Friday  that  the  money  vvas 
ready. — This  day  we  advanced  towards  the  army,  being 
tired  of  waiting  upon  an  inconstant  man  to  no  puriiosc. 
He  appointed  to  meet  us  at  Ongar,  but  wo  could  not  hud 
him  there. 

(Xo.  623.1  1643,  July  24,  Tilbury  Fort.  James 
Temple  to  Sir  Thomas  B.,  or  any  other  Deputy  Lieu- 
tenant.— The  huge  alarum  coming  to  me  on  Sunday 
morning  out  of  Kent  from  Chatham,  the  consequence  of 
that  place  made  me  think  upon  Essex,  and  especially 
this  Port  of  Tilbury  ....  On  Sunday  by  3  o'clock  p.m. 
I  commanded  one,  Capt.  Peacocke,  who  was  bound  for 
the  Holy  Island,  and  had  besides  sea-men  20U  armed 
men  for  land  service,  and  4(1  pieces  of  ordnance,  to  fall 
down  for  Chatham  and  secure  the  dock  and  the  Sove- 
reign with  the  rest  of  the  shijis,  which  accordingly  was 
(lone,  and  took  out  of  other  ships  honest  masters  that 
were  known  to  be  able  men,  and  sent  thorn  to  possess 
the  King's  ships,  that  no  treachery  might  be  in  them  to 
betray  the  ships  or  their  provision.  The  committee 
for  Scotland  approved  of  what  I  did.  who  now  are  gone 
for  Scotland,  and  by  their  advice  I  «'ent  by  land  to 
IJ,oohester  and  (Jhatham  to  encourage  them  who 
through  watching  and  fear  were  almost  at  their  wits 
end,  as  also  to  give  the  Maior  Capt.  Le[e],  and  Capt. 
Pett  notice  what  force  was  coming,  that  no  alarum 
might  ensue  that  night  ....  1  went  towards  Sitting- 
born,  where  the  forces  in  rebellion  lie,  and  they  by 
Capt.  Lee's  forces,  and  Childer's.  and  others  coming  in 
made  a  halt,  and  thought  it  the  safest  way  to  intrench, 
and  that  night  came  no  further.  This  morning  the 
city  sent  down  •'J'OO  soldiers  more  with  their  arms,  and 
the  relation  of  what  I  had  done  gave  the  colonel  much 
encouragement,  who  is  gone,  and  at  Chatham  he  is  by 
this  time  ....  They  say  the  forces  at  Sennocks 
(Sevcnoaks)  in  Kent  are  dispersed,  but  not  supprest 
altogether;  some  say  they  stand  on  their  guard  at  Ton- 
bridge,  a  dangerous  passage.  Some  skirmishes  have 
been  at  Yawlding  in  Kent,  and,  so  they  say,  30  men 
slain  on  the  rising  jiarty,  which  a  countryman  writ  of 
and  calls  it  the  rogues  party. — For  my  Fort,  which  of  all 
places  concerns  the  city  and  kingdom,  and  Essex  and 
Kent  especially,  I  h.avc  been  10  months  attending  on 
committee  ;  fair  promises,  but  little  done.  Men  have 
attended  many  months,  some  10 or  11  months,  and  not  a 
l)cnny.  Some  gunners  are  gone  to  the  King  ;  extremity 
ibreelh  them.  Sometimes  4iJ  men  I  have  had  and  no 
arms  ;  sometimes  less,  and  no  viclutils  nor  money  ;  and 
in  all  these  troubles,  writing  and  send  night  and  day,  I 
can  get  no  supply.  I  would  have  made  the  case  more 
public,  but  such  weakness  is  dangerous  to  discovci'. 
Tlie  only  way  to  secure  my  fort  is  a  ship  to  ride  before 
it,  and  then  its  impregnable  and  safe,  and  I  have  told 
the  committee  it  will  bo  no  charge  to  the  State  ;  such 
a  ship  as  is  not  for  service  will  do.  Yet  seeing  somo 
have  60,  some  30,  some  20,  or  more  or  less  men  in  pay, 
and  do  nothing  but  drink  and  lie  idle  at  a  blind  river 
by  Rochester,  these  men  would  secure  my  fort,  watcli 
the  river,  prevent  any  new  erecting  for  sconce  or  fort 
40  miles  by  Essex  or  Kent  side,  secure  any  magazine 
for  both  counties,  convey  it  to  them  500  or  1.."j(,)0  men 
down  the  river  when  passages  may  bo  stopt  by  land  ; 
yot  could  I  not  see  this  done,  but  approved  of  the 
inotion  by  all ;  if  not  done  I  know  that  inconvcniency 
will  follow.     For  30J.  or  -JOi.  I  can  cast  a  trench  about 


my  fort,  musket,  shot  distance  will  secure  it  by  land 

better  than  500  men 

(Xo.  624.)  1643,  July  4.  Eiwley.  T.  W[hite]  to  Sir 
Thomas  B.  at  his  house  in  Queen  Street  ....  Says 
that  notwithstanding  Sir  Thomas's  recommendations 
Sir  Samuel  Ofeild  has  not  been  of  any  seivice  to  the 
writer  a"nd  other  ministers  who  have  suffered  hardships 
at  Hull  at  Sir  John  Hotham's  hands. 

(Xo.  t)25.)  [1643]  July  15.  Our  quarters  at  Hackley 
in  the  Hole. — (Major)  Sackvile  Moore,  (Major)  Nicholas 
Malford,  aud  (Capt.)  Isaack  Ewers  to  [  ].     The 

mutual  complaints  of  Capt.  Rosengrave  and  Sir  Cornet 
are  true.  The  troop  will  come  to  nothing  if  they 
remain. — Ask  that  thoy  nia}'  be  cashiered  and  that  Mr. 
Waylett,  living  near  Chelmsford,  may  be  made  Capt. 

(No.  626.)  Kilo,  July  16,  Middle  Tem])le.  John 
Welles  to  Sir  Thomas  B.— As  his  tenant,  Mr.  Marner 
says  that  Sir  Thomas  demands  further  satisfaction 
aljout  the  proposition  money,  he  (Welles)  affirms  that 
at  the  first  proposition  in  Beds  (where  he  dwells)  he 
offered  .50/.  (none  of  his  estate  or  condition  offered  more), 
which  was  accepted  by  the  committee.  Sir  Oliver  liuke 
and  Sir  Beaucham]i  St.  John  ;  that  he  sent  out  two 
dragoons  listed,  2  geldings,  and  2  stone  horses ;  that  he 
has  paid  besides  all  dues  to  the  Parliament,  and  is  one 
of  the  committee  for  the  county  for  proposition,  aud 
tie  conceives  that  it  is  now  to  lie  laid  on  those  who  have 
not  contributed  at  all,  or  not  after  their  estates  .  .  . 
The  King's  army  is  now  at  Buckingham,  tho  greatest 
])art  of  the  army;  only  a  garrison  remains  at  Oxford, 
"  and  if  my  Lord  General  does  not  protect  us  we  are 
■'  like  to  lie  jihindered."  Says  he  will  attend  Sir 
Thomas  and  make  good  what  he  writes. 

(No.  627.)     1643," July  17.     (Sir)  W.  M(asham)  to  Sir 

Thomas  B We  had  lately  some  agitation  at  the 

Committee  of  Association  touching  the  Isle  of  Ely, 
where  somo  would  have  referred  the  security  of  that 
]ilace  to  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of  that  county,  but  at  last 
it  was  thought  fit  to  acquaint  the  House,  which  hath 
resolved  that  Mr.  Terrell  Josseline,  the  governor  there, 
should  continue  still  governor  (notwithstanding  my 
Lord  General  advised  him  to  lay  down  his  commission 
upon  some  misinformation  from  tho  Island  which  in 
great  part  is  very  malignant),  and  tliat  he  should  take 
what  forces  he  could  get  presently  for  the  security  of 
that  place,  and  the  committee  of  Cambridge  was 
required  to  lie  assisting  to  him  therein  ....  Since  my 
last  there  is  a  letter  come  to  Mr.  Taylor  of  our  House 
that  Sir  William  Waller  is  defeated  by  those  fresh 
forces  that  came  from  the  King  to  relieve  Sir  R.  Hopton 
on  Thursday  last.     My  Lady  Waller  aud  the  House  have 

as   yet  no   letters   to    that   purpose Mj-    Lord 

General  is  now  ut  Stony  Stratford,  and  we  hope  now 
that  Col.  Cromwell  with  his  forces  is  joined  with  him, 
and  my  Lord  Gray  with  Northamptonshire  forces  he 
will  advance  presently  ....  This  day  the  Lords  and 
we  have  agreed  upon  the  instructions  for  Scotland,  and 
the  Commissioners  are  appointed  to  set  forth  from  hence 
on  Thursday  next.  We  have  also  agreed  upon  the 
Ordinance  for  E.xcise,  and  it  is  to  begin  the  25th  of  this 
instant  July.  We  hear  that  the  enemy  is  come  to 
Oxford  with  some  small  forces  .... 

(No.  628.)  1643,  July  19.  Har.  Grimston  to  Sir 
Thomas  B.  {Endorsed,  a  letter  for  the  regulation  of 
proportions  for  the  associate  counties.)  He  prays  that 
money  may  be  sent.  Some  of  the  Committee  are  now 
in  his  parlour  very  pressing. — Yesternight  we  received 
at  the  committee  for  Safety  letters  from  the  deputy 
lieutenants  of  Kent  advertising  us  that  the  people  are 
risen  in  Kent  against  the  Parliament. 

(No.  630.)  1613,  July  20,  Stanton.— W.  Spring, 
Nath.  Barnardistcm,  Tho.  Barnardiston,  Maurice  Bar- 
rowe,  aud  Kdm.  H.arvcy  to  Sir  Thomas  Barringlon,  Sir 
Richard  Everard,  Sir  Marten  Lumley,  John  Sayer,  and 
Timothy  Middleton,  :ind  the  rest  of  the  Deputy  Lieu- 
tenants'for  the  co.  of  Essex. — Have  heard  from  the 
commissioners  at  Cambridge  that  the  eneniy  ap- 
proaches near. — Think  it  re(|uisite  that  the  chief  gen- 
tlemen of  the  associated  counties  should  meet  at  Cam- 
bridge the  2d  and  3d  of  August  to  deliate  and  resolve, 
and  tliat  in  the  mesne  time  the  addressees  should  send 
down  some  forces  to  keep  off  the  danger. 

(No.  632.)  n.d.  Philip  Allen  and  John  Weylles  (?)  to 
Sir  Thomas  B. — They  liave  this  day  delivered  the  lull 
of  powder  and  muskets  to  Sir  Thomas  Honey  wood; 
they  ask  for  payment,  901.  3s.  ikl. 

(No.  631.)  [1643],  July  20  (or  26),  Aythropc  Rooth- 
i„„e.— Tho.  Griffith  to  Sir  Thomas  B.— Asks  Sir 
Tliomas  to  interfere  about  his  two  geldings  taken  not- 
withstanding  he  has  performed  all  demands,  found  a 


G.A. 

LOWNDEI 

Esq. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


5;-).-, 


volunteer  and  a  train  man,  and  lout  3Z.  upon  tbo  pro- 
positions. 

(No.  633.)  n.d.  (Sir)  Tlio.  Barrinatton,  (Sir)  Wm. 
Masham,  (Sir)  Ric.  Everarde,  (Sirl  Tim.  Honywood, 
Har.  Grimston,  and  0).  Jiaymond  to  His  Excellency 
.  .  .  They  ask  for  a  warrant  to  Col.  Ven  to  deliver  the 
arms  deposited  at  Windsor,  some  sent  by  the  captains 
of  Essex  from  Maidenhead,  and  some  tliat  were  taken 
from  soldiers  of  Essex  that  lied  from  their  colours. 

(No.  6.34.)  1643,  July  21.  John  Clotworthye  to  (Sir 
Thomas  B.)— Requests  hitn  to  give  instructions  to  the 
bearer  so  that  he  may  b'  more  successful  in  fiuding  out 
the  corn  which  is  to  be  supplied  for  Essex,  and  to  give 
instruction  to  the  constables  to  bring  in  money  to  Sir 
Thomas. — ''  Our  necessities  in  Ireland  are  beyond  mca- 
"  sure  pressing  ....  Sir  William  Waller  is  gotten 
'■  again  into  the  field,  but  the  enemy  (is)  very  strong  in 
"  these  parts."  Sir  Arthur  Haselrig  in  no  danger, 
though  both  shot  and  wounded.  The  resolutions  for  600 
horse  in  London  and  the  parts  adjacent  is  all  remark- 
able of  lato  .  .  . 

(No.  6-2.i.)  1643,  July  22.  (Sir)  W.  Masham  and  (Sir) 
Henry  Mildmaj'  to  Sir  Thomas  Barrington,  Sir  ^Martin 
Lumley,  and  tiic  rest  of  the  De|mty  Lieutenants  of 
Esse.x  .  .  .  They  send  inclosed  an  order  of  the  House  made 
"  to  ])revent  alarums."  There  is  no  mention  of  horse, 
because  they  have  resolved  to  raise  a  large  body,  and  a 
great  part  thereof  to  be  rendezvoused  at  Cambridge. 
The  trained  hor.-<c  would  better  be  got  in  readiness. 
Capt.  Turner  may  continue  his  company  at  Cambridge. 
They  will  subscribe  an  order  for  Capt.  Mildmay's 
salary  if  the  addressees  think  fit  to  prepare  an  order  f'or 
it.  P.S. — You  shall  do  well  to  raise  part  of  these  forces 
(whereof  4S0  are  to  be  sent  to  Cambridge)  out  of  the 
remainder  of  associated  forces  of  our  count}',  subscribed, 
but  not  set  forth,  or  that  returned  without  license  : 
and  essential  to  consider  of  Becotitreo  which  have  sent 
no  associated  force.s.  The  600  horse  to  be  raised  for 
Essex  are  ordered  for  the  time  thus,  &c.  &c. 

(No.  629.)  1643,  July  IP.  Huntingdon.  (Copy.)  E. 
Mountague,  Abraham  Burrell,  John  Cassell,  Thomas 
Templer,  Robert  Vintner,  and  Jo.  Bonner  to  [  ]. 

— This  night  at  2  o'clock  received  intelligence  from 
Peterboro'  that  the  King's  forces,  400  in  number,  ap- 
]ieared  before  that  town  ;  the  colonel  marched  out  with 
his  ordnance  and  repulsed  them.  They  hear  tliat  Lord 
Camden  intends  to  set  before  it  that  day,  and  hath  a 
far  greater  force  come  into  Stamford,  and  aie  fortifying 
there.  At  the  foot  "  This  came  to  us  after  the  letter  was 
sealed."     (It  seems  to  have  been  inclosed  in  No.  625.) 

(No.  636.)  1643,  July  22,  John  Fenwick  to  Sir  Tho- 
mas B. — Says  that  31r.  G-rimeston  wrote  by  command 
of  the  Committee  to  his  Excellency  about  reducing  the 
Esses  men. — Your  paymasters  peremptorily  [refuse]  to 
pay  either  field  officers  or  yet  the  250Z.  I  borrowed  to  pay 
your  men They  paid  the  men  and  other  offi- 
cers a  fortnight's  pay,  intimating  they  had  done  their 
commission  and  so  an  end  of  their  einployment ;  and 
if  it  had  never  begun  it  had  Ijeen  better  for  your 
regiment,  which  now,  through  neglect  of  them,  or  I 
know  not  whom,  is  almost  brought  to  nothing.  There 
went  awaj'  above  1.50  men  in  my  absence,  and  not  full 
200  left,  and  indeed  if  I  had  not  borrowed  these  moneys 
and  spent  my  pains  and  purse  to  keep  them  together 
you  had  had  no  regiment  a  month  ago. — After  more 
about  his  great  trouble  and  expense  he  says.  Sir,  I  never 
was  a  reformado  or  took  reformado  pay  ;  I  had  full 
conformado  pay,  42^  per  mensem,  without  a  company 
too  before  I  came  to  the  regiment,  and  refused  a  regi- 
ment under  Sir  W.  Waller  to  come  to  j'ours  under  my 
noble  kinsman  the  Lord  Gray  of  Wark.  ...  I  must 
expect  my  2  months'  pay  now  finished  and  the  moneys 
to  my  Lord  General  I  borrowed  .  .  P.S. — The  Major 
expects  his  2  months'  pay  also. 

(No.  637.)  1643,  July  22.  Robert  King  to  Sir  Thomas 
B. — Says  that  unless  a  speedy  remedy  be  applied  their 
troop  will  come  to  little  :  at  its  first  coming  it  was  not 
above  47  strong ;  and  tluough  sickness  and  failing  of 
horses  it  i.s  now  much  weaker  :  and  the  captain  absents 
himself,  which  is  a  great  discotu'agemont.  Asks  that  the 
captain  be  enjoined  to  attend,  and  suggests  that  a  new 
captain  should  b?  appointed,  or  that  the  troop  should 
be  cast  into  another  troop,  and  then  the  county  be  freed 
from  the  unnecessary  charge  of  officers. 

(No.  638.)  1643,  July  22.  (Capt.)  Robert  Cobbett  to 
Sir  Thomas  B.,  at  his  house  in  Queen  Street,  Covent 
Garden. — Complains  that  the  treasurer  said  he  had  no 
order  from  Sir  Thomas  to  pay  the  writer  and  his  offi- 
cers, tho'  he  had  orders  to  pay  the  rest  of  the  captains 
and  officers  in   Sir  Thomas'  regiment. — Begs  that  he 


liin-         G.A. 


may  be  paid:  says  he  is  10  weeks'  pay  behind  for 
self  and  officers. 

(No.  639.)  1643,  .July  23,  Cambridge.  Edward  Cleneho,  — " 
Tho.  Cooke.  R.  Foxtou,  .lames  Thompson,  and  Saml. 
Spaldyng  to  Sir  Thomas  B.  and  Sir  Thomas  llouywuod 
and  the  rest  of  the  dei)aty  lieutenants.— They  inclose 
copy  of  a  letter  received  thai  morning  from  Col.  Crom- 
well showing  what  danger  they  are  in,  and  how  the 
enemy  approaches  ....  Lord  Fairfax  and  Lord  AVil- 
loughby  joining  together  (blessed  be  God)  have  taken 
Gainsborough  (the  most  consideiable  passage  over  the 
riVer  Trent  except  Newark),  and  therein  "the  Earl  of 
Kingston  with  some  treasure,  and  yet  hold  the  same 
though  with  much  difliculty,  which  is  the  cause  of  the 
requiring  this  speedy  supply.— They  beg  the  addressees 
to  send  men  and  money. — They  are  sending  away  the 
2  troops  required  by  Col.  Cromwell,  and  are  raising 
what  other  strength  they  can  to  send  to  him,  leaving 
themselves  very  destitute  to  maintain  their  garrison. 
^  (No.  640.)  1643,  .luly  23,  London.  Lionell  Cojdey  to 
Sn-  Thomas  B. — Lord  Gray  is  not  gone  into  Scotland, 
but  is  in  the  Tower  Ijccause  he  refused  to  go. — His  Ex- 
cellency will  do  what  Sir  Thomas  asks,  but  ho  desires 
that  men  might  be  sent  up  to  recruit  the  regiments 
rather  than  put  one  of  them  into  another  .... 

(No.  611.)  1643,  .luly  24,  Chelmsford.  Sir  Tliomas 
Honywood  and  Jo.  Sayer  to  Sir  Thomas  1>. — Say  that 
they  have  collected  many  dr.igoons  and  foot  who  arc 
willing  to  return  to  the  army"  if  they  may  have  their 
]iay  due  :  some  would  be  content  only  with  advance  and 
assurance  of  their  pay  when  they  come  there. — They 
send  some  officers  for  instructions,  as  the  treasurer 
will  pay  nothing  without  Sir  Thomas'  order.  They 
are  going  to  London,  and  ask  for  a  reply  there. 

(No.  642.)  [1643].  July  24,  Westmiilster.  (Sir)  W. 
M(asham)  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — Hopes  he  received  the 
letter  about  the  480  foot  that  they  were  to  send  im- 
mediately, otherwise  he  fears  Col'.  Cromwell  will  be 
in  some  danger,  and  also  the  associated  counties. -- 
Hopes  these  2,000  foot  will  put  them  in  security  espe- 
cially when  the  horse  intended  for  the  rendezvous  at 
Cambridge  be  sent  there. — Hopes  tliat  day  or  to-morrow 
to  send  the  ordnance  for  the  horse.— Sends  inclosed 
under  Sir  Henry  Mildmay's  Iiand  (who  sat  in  Sir 
Thomas'  chair)  a  list  of  the  proportions  concluded  im 
last  Saturday  at  the  Committee  of  Association. — For  the 
2,000  foot  which  are  to  be  sent  to  Cambridge,  1  hear 
you  are  upon  listing  all,  which  will  be  another  special 
means  of  our  safetj'.  The  like  is  intended  now  in  Lon- 
don ;  and  have  petitioned  the  House  for  a  Committee  of 
our  House  to  ett'eot  the  business  which  is  granted. — 
News  that  Exeter  is  relieved  by  the  Earl  of  Warwick, 
who  has  taken  3  foi-ts  of  the  enemy,  with  12  pieces  of 
ordnance  and  40  men  and  2  captains  :  and  that  Lord 
Willoughby  has  taken  Gainsborough. — Hears  that  Sir 
W.  Waller  has  come  to  the  Lord  General  with  about 
1,200  horse,  so  that  now  he  hopes  the  Lord  General  will 
be  active,  having  a  supply  of  horse  which  was  his  main 
defect.  ''The  commanders  of  the  army  petitioned  our 
''  House  on  Saturday  to  have  some  defects  amended, 
"  and  we  have  appointed  a  committee  to  consider  of 
"  the  same,  and  of  remedies.  The  Kentish  men  that 
'■  are  risen  (about  2,000,  600  armed)  have  ]ietitioned 
"  the  committee  of  the  safety.  They  stand  U]>on  2 
'■  main  things  amongst  some  others:  1st,  that  they 
''  may  not  be  forced  to  take  the  new  Covenant ;  2d, 
"  that  they  may  enjoy  the  Common  Prayer  Book  ac- 
''  cording  to  law.  We  have  sent  a  good  force,  some 
'■  2,00t>,  to  join  with  those  of  that  county  for  supprcss- 
"  ing  of  them  ...  .  It  is  good  for  our  county  to  have 
"  an  eye  upon  the  waterside  joining  upon  Kent  ;  that 
''  there  be  no  intercourse  Ijctween  our  malignants  and 
"  theirs  ....  P.S. — If  you  send  trained  men  for  this 
"  present  supply  to  Cambridge  (as  I  conceive  you  must), 
"  I  pray  spare  Ongar,  who  you  know  sent  their  trained 
"  men  to  my  Lord  General  when  others  did  not,  and 
■'  2  months'  pay.— When  yoti  have  read  this,  burn  it." 

(No.  (:;43.)  164:3,  July  26,  Colne  Priory.— Ri.  Harla- 
kenden  to  Sir  Thomas  B.,  Sir  Martin  Lumley  and  the 
rest  of  the  commissioners  for  the  Hinkford  Hundred. — 
A  statement  of  what  he  knows  as  to  what  his  sister  Earlc 
contributed  to  the  Parliament  in  money  and  ]]late. 

(No.  ii4-i.)  1643,  July  2.5,  Cambridge.  Thomas 
Cooke,  Edw.  Clenche,  Wi.  Symonds,  and  .lames  Thomp- 
son to  Sir  Thomas  B.  and  the  rest  of  tho  deputy  lieu, 
tenants  and  committee  in  the  eo.  of  Essex. 

(No.  645.)  1643,  July  24,  Huntingdon  (copy).  Abra- 
ham Burrell.  John  Castell.  Thomas  Templer,  and  T. 
Full  wood. — Our  scout,  now  returned  from  Stamford ,  tells 
us  that  this  morning  early  noble  Col.  Cromwell.  Col. 
Hobert,  with  Col.  Palgrave  sat  down  before  Burleigh 

4  A  2 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  ; 


'J.  A.  House  by  Stamford  (wherciu  was  2  colonels,  six  cap- 
'^"es^q" ^^'  t="^s,  with  about  200  horse  and  300  foot).  At  the  lirst 
— •'  sitting  down  Cromwell  sent  a  trumpet  to  summon  the 
caTalters,  with  otter  of  free  quarter  to  leave  oiih  the 
place  and  their  arms ;  thereto  the  cavaliers  returned 
they  would  neither  give  nor  take  quarter,  but  fight  it 
out" to  the  last  man.  Whereupon  the  col.  caused  the 
oi-dnance  to  play  upon  the  house,  but  after  a  few  hours 
proved  no  good"  would  be  done  that  way.  Whereupon 
our  colonels  caused  their  musketeers  in  3  squadrons  to 
draw  up  to  the  house  ;  that  in  a  little  time  the  cavaliers 
sounded  a  parley.  Whereupon  the  colonel  sent  to  the 
not  to  kdl  a  man  more  upon  jiain  of 
death  (notwithstanding  their  first  peremptory  refusal). 
In  this  manner  the  house,  all  the  commanders  and  sol- 
diers were  taken,  with  all  arms  and  whatever  else,  and 
not  above  H  men  slain  on  both  sides.  And  while  (his 
was  doing  the  colonel  sent  out  Captain  Dodson,  Wanton, 
and  Disborow  to  meet  with  40ii  of  the  enemy  and  had 
notice  were  coming  to  assist  the  cavaliers.  Capt. 
Dodson  being  first  "in  with  them  was  wounded  and 
beaten  from  his  horse,  but  rescued  hj  Capt.  Wanton, 
and  then  together  falling  upon  that  rabble  slew  about 
50  of  them  and  wholly  dispersed  and  routed  the  rest. 
Our  scout  tells  us  Col.  Cromwell  gave  great  commenda- 
tion of  Col.  Palgrave's  men.  Col.  Cromwell  took  it 
extremely  ill  that  ('apt.  Pacs  was  not  sent  unto  him, 
seeing  he  so  earnestly  desired  it. 

(No.  646.)  1643,  July  25,  Cambridge.— Edw.  Clenche, 
Tho.  Cooke,  Tho.  .Symons,  James  Thompson,  and  John 
Cutts  to  Sir  Thomas  B.  and  the  rest  of  the  deputy 
lieutenants  for  the  co.  of  Essex: — requesting  them  to 
continue  Capt.  Richard  Turner,  his  officers  and  soldiers, 
at  Cambridge,  because  there  are  few  soldiers  there,  and 
to  supply  him  with  pay  for  himself,  and  officers  and 
soldiers  "during  the  time  that  the  addressees  please  he 
shall  remain  there. — Col.  Cromwell  has  taken  Burleigh 
House  and  Stamford,  and  near  50(1  cavaliers,  with  divers 
commanders  and  200  horse,  and  all  their  arms. 

(No.  617.)  164:!,  July  2">.  William  l.enthall,  speaker, 
to  Sir  Thomas  B.,  Sir  Rich.  Everard,  Sir  Martin  Lum- 
ley  and  the  rest  of  the  deputy  lieutenants  and  com- 
mittees in  the  co.  of  Essex. — "Ton  may  perceive  the 
'•  attempts  the  enemy  hath  lately  made;  their  design 
"  was  to  break  into  the  6  associated  counties  and  to 
"  make  you  groan  under  the  same  miseries  other 
"  counties  do.  But  for  the  present  it  hath  pleased  God 
"  to  prevent  their  designs  by  means  of  Lord  Wil- 
"  longhby  of  Parham,  and  Col.  Crumwell,  which  will 
"  enrage  the  enemy  the  more  to  make  a  second  attempt 
"  (o  iiivadc  your  fresh  counties.  For  the  prevention 
"  whereof  the  House  hath  ordered  that  20il  soliliers 
■■  with  a  month's  pay  .should  be  forthwith  sent  out 
'■  of  the  6  associated  counties  to  Cambridge  to  be  cm- 
'•  ployed  there,  and  upon  the  confines  of  the  6  associated 
"  counties,  out  of  which  confines  the  co.  of  Cambridge 
■'  are  requii'ed  to  send  the  forces  that  may  be  spared 
"  for  the  defence  of  Gainsborough  and  the  parts  ad- 
"  jacent;  and  also  that  6, OOOr  should  l>e  speedily  sent 
"  out  of  the  6  associated  counties  for  payment  of  the 
"  forces  that  are  now  sent  forth  from  (IJambridgc  to 
"  Gainsborough,  and  those  other  forces  that  are  now 
"  with  Col.  Crumwell  belonging  to  the  6  associate 
"  counties,  of  which  number  o^'  2,000  soldiers  your 
"  propoition  cometh  unto  480,  and  your  proportion  of 
"  the  money  cometh  unto  720/.,  which  men  \ou  arc 
"  forthwith  to  send  to  Cambridge  with  a  month's  pay, 
'•  and  also  yf)ur  proportion  of  money  to  be  paid  to  Mr. 
'■  Robert  Castle,  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  of 
"  Association  at  Cambridge,  upon  account:  for  the 
"  repayment  whereof  (being  an  extraordinary  disbursc- 
"  ment)  tho  House  will  take  special  care." 

(No.  648.)  164;i,  July  25.  (Sir)  Richard  Evcrarde 
"  his  brother  [in  lawj  Sir  Thomas  li. — '•Yesternight, 
"  about  12  o'clock,  I  received  these  inclosed.  This 
"  morning  very  early  I  had  an  intimation  that  many 
"  in  our  parts  refuse  the  Covenant,  suspected  upon  this 
"  ground,  that  they  have  formerly  taken  an  oath  to  the 
"  contrary." — Ho  desires  advice  therein. — "  It's  I'c- 
"  ported  by  our  carrier  that  came  from  Loudon  last 
"  night  that  the  insurrection  in  Kent  increases,  many 
"  of  our  countrymen  crossing  the  w.ater  and  joining 
"  with  them  ...  I  conceive  necessary  to  guard  well 
"  the  waterside.  I  have  despatched  the  letters  to  the 
"  captain  this  morning." 

(No.  641^1.)  [1643],  July  27,  Stowmarket.  Will.  Play- 
ters,  W.  Spring,  Nath.  Baruardiston,  Phil.  Parker. 
Isaac  Applcston.  Era.  Bacon.  Maurice  liurrowo,  Tho. 
Baruardiston,  Brampton  Guidon,  and  Wi.  Bloyse  to  Sir 
Thomas  B..  Sir  Richard  Everard,  Sir  Martin  Lumley, 
iiir  'I'homas  Honyvvood,  John   Sayce,   Timothy  Middle- 


ton,  Esqres,  and  the  rest  of  the  deputy  lieutenants. — 
'■  AVe  have  received  a  letter  from  Col.  Cromwell 
"  earnestly  pressing  the  assembling  of  the  committee 
''  out  of  all  the  associated  counties  at  Cambridge  ;  also 
'■  an  ordinance  of  Parliament  for  raising  2,0UO  men 
■'  within  tho  associated  counties  to  march  with  all 
"  speed  to  Cambridge  .  .  .  We  have  sent  out  warrants 
"  for  raising  our  proportion  of  soldiers,  which  we 
"  intend  shall  be  ready  to  march  to  Cambridge  on 
••  AVcdnesday  the  9th  of  August."  They  ask  the  ad- 
dressees to  send  their  ])roportion  of  men,  and  some  of 
them,  the  commissioners,  to  meet  the  writers  at  Cam- 
bridge. P.S.  The  Hertfordshire  gentlemen  are  to  be 
acquainted  with  the  contents  of  this  letter. 

(No.  650.)  1643,  July  28.  Northumberland,  W.  At 
the  Commiitee  of  the  Lords  and  Commons  for  the 
safety  of  the  kingdom.  Say  and  Selc,  Ed.  Howard, 
Jo.  Pym,  and  Sam.  Vassall  to  Sir  Thomas  B.  and  the 
rest  of  the  deputy  lieutenants. — Whereas  there  is 
necessity  to  raise  a  considerable  force  of  horse  and  foot 
under  Sir  W.  Waller  to  relieve  some  parts  of  the 
kingdom  in  distress,  and  suppress  the  forces  raised  by 
the  King  without  consent  of  both  Houses  of  Parliament, 
which  plunder  and  spoil  the  well  afiected. — They  re- 
quire the  addi-essees  to  raise  in  Essex  l-  troops  of  horse 
(whereof  Captain  Rich's  troop  to  be  one),  well  furnished 
with  saddles,  pistols,  and  ridei'S,  and  1,000  musketeers 
on  horseback  into  Romford  on  Tuesday  next,  to  be 
joined  with  the  forces  of  the  city  of  London,  for  the 
safety  of  London  and  the  parts  adjacent,  ami  other 
parts  of  the  kingdom. — 'I'hey  are  to  make  iiji  the 
number  out  of  the  light  liorse  of  tlic  county,  which 
shall  be  retitrned  back  when  the  service  is  ended.  In 
the  mesne  time  that  Committee  will  take  care  of  the 
safety  of  Essex. — The  addressees  are  to  send  6  weeks' 
pay  for  the  4  troops  of  horse  and  1,000  dragoons  out  of 
the  money  received  in  Essex  by  virtue  of  the  ordinance 
of  both  Houses  for  assessing  the  20th  i)ari.  All  well 
affected  in  the  county  are  to  assist  in  the  matter. 

(No.  653.)  [16431, "Monday,  11"  hora.,  Romford.  (Sir) 
Henry  Holcroft  and  (Majoi-)  J.  Sp.irrowc  to  Sir  'I'homas 
B. — 'I'hey  send  inclosed  letters  which  came  to  them,  by 
which  Sir  Thomas  will  perceive  the  northern  storm 
grows  near  them  ;  and  they  doubt  not  Sir  Thomas  will, 
by  uniting  all  the  neighbour  counties,  stojj  the  enemy 
before  he  enters  their  quarters.  They  beseech  him  not 
to  send  out  their  men  in  small  parties,  but  to  march  on 
with  idl  their  united  forces. 

(No.  656.)  1643.  July  28,  Cambridge.  Edw.  Clenche, 
W.  Symouds,  Tho.  Cooke,  and  Robert  Slamey  to  Sir 
Thomas  Honnywood  and  the  rest  of  the  deputy  liou- 
tenants. — The_y  inclose  copy  of  a  letter  dated  27  .July 
1643  from  (japt.  Bryant.  They  conceive  the  dep.  lieu- 
tenants of  Essex  will  take  care  for  the  payment  of  such 
forces  as  were  raised  in  Kssex  ;  as  they  have  not  scut 
money,  the  writers  have  let  the  meu  have  money 
hitherto,  hoping  to  be  repaid;  but  finding  that  county 
backward,  they  are  forced  to  hold  their  hands.  Hope 
they  will  pay  Capt.  Bryant,  his  officers  and  soldiers. 

(No.  6.57.)  1643,  July  28.  Prom  our  cinarters  in 
Bookumsfield. — Symon  (jniy  to  Sir  T.  B. — "  I  did  under- 
"  stand  from  my  Lord  Gray  of  Warke  when  the  army  was 
"  at  Thame,  that  some  order  might  be  taken  for  my 
"  monthly  means  to  be  paid  to  me.  Since  that  I  did 
"  understand  by  Mr.  Hcringe,  our  minister,  and  by  our 
"  lieuL.-colonel,  that  order  was  by  you  that  I  should 
"   he  paid.'' — He  presses  for  payment. 

(Ne.  657.)  1643,  July  31,  London.  (Major)  J.  Spai-- 
row  to  Sir  Thomas  B. — Says  ho  has  taken  order  to 
furnish  the  40  horses,  and  is  confident  that  by  Saturday 
next  the  other  100  might  also  be  provided.  .  .  .  Finds 
he  shall  get  little  abated  of  10/.  the  horse.  The  dis- 
bursements being  great  the  undertakers  desire  100/.  on 
account,  which,  lor  the  present,  he  oaimot  procure.  Asks 
further  directions.  The  bearer  will  undertake  to  furnish 
the  horses,  and  desires  100/.;  he  (Sparrow)  will  answer 
for  him.  In  a  P.S.  he  says  he  has  forborne  to  speak  to 
Capt.  Tucker  "on  that  business,"  because  he  is  in- 
formed of  a  gentleman  that  is  very  fit  for  the  service: — 
wil  1  wait  on  Sir  Thomas  at  Romford  on  Thursday  about  it. 

(No.  658.)  [1643],  July  31.  (Ear!  of)  Manchester  to 
Sir  Thomas  B.,  Sir  Thomas  Chceke  and  tho  rest  of  the 
deputy  lieutenants. — As  the  Parliament  has  given  to 
him  the  command  of  such  horse  as  shall  be  raised  iii 
Essex,  he  urges  them  to  raise  the  horse  with  all  possi- 
ble speed,  and  let  him  know  where  the.y  are  to  he  sum- 
moned, and  he  will  come  down  if  they  think  it  of 
advantage  to  the  service.  He  will  be  ghid  that  the 
gentlemen  of  the  county  that  will  engage  themselves  in 
that  service  icay  command,  as  ca))tains  of  the  horse  their 
county  raises. 


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(No.  659.)  1643,  Aug.  1,  Quarter,^,  near  Windsor. — 
Edward  Wolfe  lo  Sir  Thomas  B. — About  ditt'erences 
between  the  officers  in  his  regiment. — "  Yesterday  the 
■'  major  would  have  delivered  a  pair  of  new  colours, 
'■  which  had  three  spots  in  them,  to  Capt.  Eaurs,  aiul 
"  Major  Hallford  was  to  have  his,  which  he  hath 
"  marched  withall  since  Col.  Skipwith  went  oft';  but 
"  he  (Eaurs)  would  not  receive  them,  but  would  have 
•'  mine  or  hold  them  he  had  still,  and  said  ho  scorned 
'"  to  march  below  me,  and  did  upbraid  me  .  .  .  con- 
■'  corning  my  professiou,  being  a  tradesman  ....  i 
"  told  him,  tho'  I  were  a  tradesman,  I  were  a  gentleman. 
■'  and  I  can  skew  my  ciiat."  The  major  said  it  should 
be  disputed  before  a  commander  of  note,  but  Eaurs 
would  not,  and  resolved  to  appeal  to  Sir  Thomas.  The 
writer  appeals  to  Sir  Thomas,  who  gave  him  his  colours  ; 
says  that  he  liad  yielded  precedence  to  Major  Fallford 
(who  was  under  Lord  Norwich)  and  so  lost  one  degree, 
but  hopes  he  shall  not  lose  two. 

(Ko.  660.)  1643,  Aug.  1.  (Sir)  Thomas  Honywood 
and  (^lajor)  Jo.  Sayer  to  Sir  Thomas  B.,  Sir  Richard 
Everard,  Harboltle  Griraston,  Esq.,  and  the  rest  of  the 
deputy  lieutenants,  at  Chelmsford  .  .  .  They  are  in- 
formed tliat  many  of  Captain  Petheroe"s  soldiers  refuse 
to  march  with  him  to  Cambridge,  some  because  it  is 
near  harvest,  and  some  desiring  more  pay,  and  some 
will  not  stir  without  their  present  ])ay  here.  This  day 
they  are  all  ap.oointed  to  meet  at  a  rendezvous  at  Kelve- 
don.  and  they  intend  to  help  him  away  there  with  his 
compauj-;  but  nevertheless  the}' will  come  to  Chelms- 
ford if  the  addressees  send  word  bj  the  bearer.  They 
enclose  a  letter  from  a  captain  who  conveyed  a  company 
out  of  Teudring  Hundred,  and  ask  the  addressees  to  re- 
turn an  answer  to  the  committee.  They  enclose  certain 
questions  which  they  have  drawn  up,  aivd  desin' 
answers.  They  enclose  an  acconnt  cf  what  the}-  have 
paid  to  several  captains,  and  certain  other  accounts. 

(No.  661.)  16-1-3,  Aug.  1.  (The  deputy  lieutenants  ?) 
to  the  Earl  of  Essex.  (Draft,  corrected  by  Sir  Thomas 
B.)  T'hey  plead  the  vast  cliarges  on  Ihe  wcU-atfccted  in 
Essex  as  an  excuse  for  asking  that  the  broken  companies 
of  the  Essex  forces  may  Ijc  com]ileted  by  putting  many 
into  one,  so  as  to  make  up  full  numbers,  to  bo  com- 
manded by  such  of  their  country  captains  as  the  earl 
shall  find  fitted.  This  will  save  the  expense  of  officers 
in  command  of  a  small  number  of  men.  They  wish  to 
have  one  regiment  formed  of  all  the  foot  that  were  sent 
out  of  their  :'  regiments  there,  and  who  marched  up  so 
distinguished,  all  of  which  are  only  equal  to  one  regi- 
ment. They  ask  also  that  tht'  earl  will  order  that  the 
dragoons  may  all  be  contracted  into  such  companies 
only  as  may  be  completed. 

(No.  662.)  Copy  of  a  letter  to  the  Speaker  (.by  the 
deputy  lieutenants  ?)  They  are  engaged  in  cudeavour- 
ingto  satisfy  his  Excellency's  commands  to  send  soldiers 
to  strengthen  the  army  under  him  ....  They  ask  hi;n 
to  move  the  House  again  to  consider  of  the  necessity  of 
a  power  to  compel  fit  men  to  serve  at  the  pay  of  the 
army,  and  to  punish  such  as  flv  from  their  colours. 

(No.  663.)  1643,  Aug.  1,  Camlu-idge.  Thomas  Cooke, 
Tho.  Martyn,  Tho.  Symons,  Wi.  Symoiule,  Tho.  Russell. 
William  Harlakenden,  and  James  Thompson  to  Sii' 
Thomas  B.  and  the  rest  of  the  deputy  lieutenants. — 
Hearing  that  the  Earl  of  Newcastle  with  a  great  force 
has  regained  GainsborDugh  and  is  marching  towards 
the  associated  counties,  and  being  informed  that  unless 
their  own  forces  remaining  in  the  co.  of  Lincoln  be  at 
once  relieved  by  the  associated  counties  they  will  be  in 
da,nger  of  destruction,  and  the  whole  association  be 
exposed  "  to  the  fury  and  cruelty  of  the  popish  armie," 
the  writers,  pursuant  to  parliamentary  orders,  desire  the 
addressees  to  send  to  Cambridge  forthwith  all  the  horse, 
foot,  arms,  and  money  they  can  raise  within  the  eo.  of 
Essex,  to  be  employed  for  the  security  of  the  associated 
counties  and  the  frontiers,  as  they  shall  receive  orders 
from  the  committee  or  their  commanders  ...  A  P.S. 
is  added,  signed  by  Antho.  Ivby  and  Miles  Corbett,  and 
R.  Poxton  (?)  joining  in  the  desire  of  the  writers  of  the 
letter. 

(No.  6G4.)  1643,  Aug.  I.Huntingdon.  Oliver  Crom- 
well to  the  Deputy-Lieutenants  of  the  co.  of  Essex. 
"  The  time  I  was  absent  from  Notingham  this  bearer 
'■  was  forced  to  borrow  of  the  Maior  of  Notingham  10(3?. 
"  for  the  payment  of  the  three  companies  belenginge  to 
"  your  counties,  besides  shoues,  stockings,  shirts,  and 
"  billctt  money,  which  I  promised  should  be  repaid.  I 
"  receivinge  no  money  out  of  your  countyes  where 
"  withall  to  doe  itt,  I  can  but  refer  it  to  your  considera- 
"  tions;  fori  thiuke  it  is  not  e.vpected  that  I  should 
•'  pay  your  soulders  out  of  my  ownc  purse.  This  is 
■'   the  Rumc  of  his  desire  whoe  rests  yours  truly  lovingc 


"  frind  Oliver  Cromwell."     AP.S.  desires  them  to  re-         G.  a. 
cruit  their  two  companies  and  send  them  up  with  haste      Lowndes. 

(No.  665.)     I(:i43.  Aug.  1,   London.     (Maior)  J.  Spar-  J± 

row  to  Sir  'I'homas  B. — Has  eudcav(uired  to  satisfy  all 
commands,  and  hopes  by  Thursday  next  all  tilings  will 
be  ready.  Finds  difficulty  in  furnishing  tlie  full  numlier 
of  muskets  and  backs  and  breasts  by  reason  .so  inanv 
are  taken  up  for  Ireland  ....  He  moved  Mr.  Pini  that 
Captain  Hacker's  troop  might  be  jiarl  of  the  number  of 
•JOO  horse  imposed  on  the  co.  of  Essex,  and  Pim  promised 
to  move  the  House  in  it. 

(No.  666.)  li;43,  Auu'.  1,  past  12  at  inght.  Anih. 
Nicoll  to  Sir  Thomas  li.  .  .  ,  Our  army  is  not  in  so 
good  a  condition  as  is  wished,  yet  not  so  ill  as  'tis  made 
neither  ;  the  train  of  artillery  is  somewhat  too  l>ig,  Imt 
it  will  soon  be  amended  .  .  .  The  J'arliann'ut  has  this 
[d,ay]  declared  that  my  Lord  Cener.d's  arm}  si  all  lir 
forthwith  recruited,  a  eonstaut  supply  of  money  ])ro- 
vided,  the  arrears  paid,  those  persons  that  have  scan- 
dalised his  Excellency,  or  any  of  the  officers  of  the  army, 
severely  punished.  The  City  of  London  at  a  Common 
Council  have  done  the  like,  and  to-morrow  send  2  of 
their  aldermen  and  4  of  their  common  council  men  with 
an  assurance  from  the  city  that  they  will  live  and  die 

with  him My  Loi'd  General  has  sent  11  troojjs 

of  horse  under  the  command  of  Monsieur  Dalbier,  to 
the  relief  of  Gainsborough.  God  grant  they  come 
timely  enough. 

(No.  1167.)  1613,  Aug.  -2.  ;Sir  Thomas  Barringtou 
and  the  rest  of  the  Committee?]  to  John  I'ym  (drafti. 
The  county  haviug  parted  with  all  the  horses  they  h.ad 
fit  for  [u'esent  use,  they  think  that  in  order  to  pivvcnl 
and  repress  risings  and  attacks,  and  aceordingh 
their  suit  is,  that  Capt.  Rich's  troopm.aybe  left  with 
them. 

(No.  668.)  1643,  Aug;  2.  Waltham.  John  Alcock  to 
Sir  Thomas  Barrington.  Asks  that  2  mares,  which  have 
been  taken  from  Mrs.  Wills,  during  her  husband's  ab- 
sence, may  bo  restored.  Mr.  AVills  has  no  others  left; 
and  he  ha,",  paid  all  impositions  laid  upon  him. — The 
writer  has  collected  near  20H?.  -  which  he  desires  to  pay 
to  Sir  T.  B. 

(No.  6ii9.)  1643,  Ang.  2,  Febmrrsh.  Thomas  Lake 
to  vSir  Henry  Holcroft,  or  any  other  of  the  Deputy- 
Lieutenants  at  Rumford. — Lasi  night  he  was  sent  unto 
by  Capt.  Harlakenden  to  send  a  light  horse  furinshed 
to  go  on  this  service  with  Sir  William  W.aller.  He  has 
not  a  horse  on  which  he  can  ride.  Before  he  left  Lon- 
don he  listed  a  horse  which  cost  6i.  .  .  .  He  is  altogether 
unfurnished  of  horse  and  furniture  ;  for  when  he  listed, 
his  horses  (living  in  London  as  he  still  does)  ho  sent 
away  all  he  had. 

(No.  670.)  1643,  Aug.  2,  Colchester.  G.  Gilbert  to 
Sir  T.  B.  and  the  rest  of  the  Deputy-Lieutenants.  Has 
received  a  letter  from  Harlakenden  to  send  a'ight  horse 
to  Rumford  to-morrow.  He  formerly  had  a  similar 
order  from  the  Earl  of  Warwick,  but  upon  his  petition 
was  discharged.  He  is  an  old  lame  man,  and  also  a 
freeman  of  Colchester,  which  town  and  the  burgesses 
inhabiting  it  were  not  many  years  since  at  the  Council 
Board  freed  from  finding  light  horse  by  adding  to  their 
traiued  band  -JO  soldiers,  which  they  did.  He  at  this 
time  sends  a  corslet  and  a  musket,  and  two  men  to  serve 
in  them.  Asks  to  be  discharged  from  findin,g  a  light 
horse.  Says  he  is  lu-other  to  Mrs.  Smith.  Sir  George 
Smith's  and  Lady  Barrington's  intimate  friend.  Asks 
that  his  mare  may  be  returned  home. 

(No.  671.)  1643,  Aug.  2,  AVestminster.  Jo.  Pym  to 
his  brother  Sir  T.  B.  I  am  sorry  that  rumours  nhould 
so  disturb  your  county,  and  discourage  those  prepara- 
tions that  are  most  necessary  to  the  common  liberty.  I 
know  of  no  such  speech  of  Sir  Samuel  Luke's  that  should 
give  any  cause  of  amazement.  It  is  true  that  Briscow 
Ts  a  great  loss,  and  may  endanger  all  the  west  it 
not  quickly  prevented,  and  therefore  we  use  all  the 
means  we  can  to  raise  a  considerable  army  to  send  into 
those  parts.  My  Lord  General's  army  is  much  weakened 
by  sickness,  but  the  least  proportion  that  is  spoken  of 
is  3,000  men  able  to  march.  2.0ii0  horse,  and  3,000  sick 
men.  The  infection  and  want  of  money,  and  of  mter- 
tainmeut  in  the  new  leases  in  London,  are  tho  cause  of 
this  determination.  The  1st  is  in  the  immedhate  hand 
of  God,  to  which  we  must  submit,  the  other  two  we 
labour  to  remedy,  and  hope  to  prevayle.  The  common 
people  of  the  ci'ty  seem  lo  "be]  very  harly  and  earnest 
to  in  a  body,  and  to  shut  up  all  theire  shojipes. 

The  committee  of  nulitia  and  common  counsel!  have 
resolved  to  prevent  my  Lo.  Generall's  army,  and  to 
send  2  aldermen,  and  4  common  counsellmen  to  [  ] 

order.  We  have  resolved  to  pass  an  ordinance  for 
pressinge,  as  soon  as  it  is  passed  you  shall  receive  it. 

4  A  ,3 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


I.SQ. 


G.A.  I  thank  you  for  your  forwardness  in  raising  the  liorsc 
I.uwsDES,  ^jj^ij  tlrao-oouts.  "l  pray  »enJ  as  many  musketeers  to 
^show  horses  as  you  can.  lu  the  north,  God  be 
thanked,  matters  goe  reasonable  prosperously.  Col. 
Crumll  (Ciomwellj'in  tlie  taking  of  Burlye  House  took 
five  troops  of  horse,  three  of  dragoons,  three  companies 
of  foot.     Since  tljat  they  have  beaten  General  [  ] 

forces  l)etore  Gainsborough,  and  if  my  Lord  of  New- 
castle's whole  army  had  not  come  upon  them  in  the  very 
instant,  they  had  had  a  more  compleat  victory.  "\\  e 
are  studying  all  the  ways  we  can  to  save  Gloucester, 
Exeter,  and  the  other  western  townes  now  in  danger 
upon  the  loss  of  Bristow.  1  cannot  find  my  nephew 
Nichols  ;  since  1  received  your  letter,  he  went  from  me 
but  a  little  before.  I  call'd  since  at  his  lodging  where 
he  was  not-  I  mean  to  send  your  man  thither  agam. 
Mv  Lord  Manchester  will  not  be  here  till  this  morning, 
and  then  I  will  deliver  that  which  is  directed  to  him. 

(No.  H72.)     AVed.  morning.     T.  Pelbvare  to  Sir  T.  B. 

Thanks  for  favours  shown  to  his  officers  and  soldiers. 

News  vesterday  by  "  a  friend  from  the  army  that  the 
"  Kino-'s  and  our  forces  faced  each  other,  but  there  was 
"  a  ii\°er  betwixt  them.  Presently  after  a  commanded 
••  party  was  taken  out.  consisting  of  about  100  horse, 
"  which  advanced  towards  the  enemies  who  were  pre- 
"  sently  met  and  encountered  with  a  greater  number, 
"  ei"ht  of  their  part  were  slain,  and  five,  of  ours  ;  we  lost 
'•  tw'o  captains  which  were  taken  prisoners,  one  of  them 
'  was  Dundacy,  a  gallant  Scotchman." 

(No.  673.)  [1643],  Aug.  3.  E.  G.  to  Sir  T.  B.— 
Alludes  tc  the  loss  of  Bristol  and  Gainsborough,  thinks 
Exeter  in  danger,  mentions  the  deputation  of  aldermen 
and  common  conncilmen  to  the  Lord  General.  The  vote 
of  the  Houses  that  we  .shall  have  press  for  4,000  men, 
and  shall  have  a  vindication  ....  ''A  council  of  war 
"  is  chosen  by  the  committee  of  the  safety.  I  am  sorry 
"  you  were  not  here  at  that  time.  Of  our  House  there 
•'  "is  Mr.  Pirn,  Sir  Gil.  Gerrat,  Sir  Jo.  Clotworthie,  Mr. 
''  Jepsou,  Mr.  Crew  ;  divers  others  are  chosen  out  of  the 
"  House." 

(No.  674.)  n.  d.  Sir  William  Masham,  Sir  Mart. 
Lumley.  and  Har.  Grimston  to  Sir  llichard  Everard, 
Bt.,  Sir  Henry  Holcroft.  Timothy  Middleton,  and  John 
Sayer,  Esrp-s.— You  know  that  Sir  T.  Barrington  was 
enirustod  Viy  both  Houses  of  ]\irliament  with  4,000i.  for 
fortifying  our  county  and  the  buying  of  so  many  arms 
as  were  taken  from  us  by  the  King  upon  his  first  expe- 
dition into  the  north,  out  of  which  m^ney  wo  have 
borrowed  pounds,  for  payment  of  our  adiute 

officers,  and  buying  of  drums,  colours,  halberds,  and 
other  necessaries  for  the  use  of  the  associated  forces. 
This  money  must  be  raised  out  of  the  4.500/.  which  is 
to  be  raised  in  our  county  according  to  the  order  of  the 
a.ssociation,  whereof  you  are  appointed  treasurers. — 
'fhe  writers  then  state  what  Sir  T.  B.  and  they 
have  engaged  to  pay,  and  ask  that  money  may  be 
sent. 

(No.  676.)  1643,  Aug.  3,  Cambridge.  Tho.  Cooke, 
Edw.  Clenche,  Miles  Sandys,  Miles  Corbet,  Wi.  Sy- 
monde,  Tho.  Syraonde,  James  Thompson,  AVilliam 
Harlak-enden  to  Sir  Thomas  Honeywood  and  tho  rest 
of  the  Dcp.  Lieutenants.  They  are  alarmed  by  the 
,'vpproachcs  of  the  Karl  of  Newcastle's  army,  now  at 
Gainsborough,  executing  the  Commission  of  Array,  and 
having  with  him  4,0O0  foot  besides  horse.  Lord 
Willoughby  and  those  at  Lincoln  have  sent  for  Col. 
Cromwell  to  relieve  them  there,  without  whose  help 
llicy  cannot  subsist  there  long.  'I'he  foot  that  is  with  the 
colonel  is  very  inconsidercble  at  present  ...  .  .  We 
again  crave  your  help.  Here  tire  four  companies  ol' 
your  county  now  in  this  town,  and  we  desire  six  com- 
panies more  at  least  .  .  .  We  have  writ  for  a  greater 
proportion  out  of  the  other  assoc'iated  counties;  if  you 
now  desert  us  wo  fear  wo  shall  not  sit  here  or  in  these 
pai-ts  any  longer,  to  trouble  you  witli  letters  any  more. 
.  .  .  We  purpose  to-morrow  to  send  away  3  companies 
of  foot  to  Stamford. 

(No.  677.)  161:!,  Aug.  ".  Dorothy  Fytche  to  Sir  T. 
B.  Asks  to  be  released  from  tlic  lanre  she  wascliarged 
with. 

(No.  678.)  16 1:'..  Aug.  t.  I'ergd.  lOssrx  Check  (o 
her  cousin  Sir '1'.  15.  Hears  that  Sir  Thomns  gave  the 
roiinlry  such  satislaction  at  Jlumrurd  yesterday  that  he 
hopes  the  Imsiness  of  raising  Hie  horse  will  be  soon 
perfected  sjieedily  .  .  .  .  It  is  certain  tliat  Lonl  Carlisle 
is  gone  ivith  4"  horse  to  the  cavaliers. 

(No.  ti7'.i.)     1613,  Aug.  4,  Humford.  to 

Lord  .     Fair  eopy  of  a  letter  asking  that  Ca])t. 

Nath'.miel  Rich  may  be  made  colonel  of  the  ."jOO  horse, 
which  with  all  speed  they  will  endeavour  to  raise  and 
complete. 


Esq. 


(No.  080.)  I(i43,  Aug.  4.  Oliver  Cromwell  to  the  g.  A. 
Dep.  Lieutenants  tor  the  co.  for  Essex.  Gentlemen,  1  Lowndes, 
being  at  Cambridge  and  meeting  there  with  some 
monies  which  came  from  you.  some  doubt  was  made 
whether  that  monic  was  intended  to  be  your  proportion 
of  the  3,1.100/.  assigned  mee  by  the  House  of  Commons 
towards  the  payment  of  my  troops.  If  it  bee  in  perstr- 
ance  of  their  order  I  beseech  you  send  word  ;  your 
letters  make  it  cleere  to  mee ;  but  yet,  because  dottbt 
is  made  thereof,  none  beinge  able  to  resolve  it  better 
than  you,  I  should  be  very  glad  to  have  it  from  j'our- 
selves,  and  rest  j'our  humble  sei'vant. 

AVilliam  Harlakenden  to  the  same.  Asking  for  money 
lest  his  forces  be  obliged  to  return. 

Miles  Corbet  to  the  same.  He  is  desired  by  the 
committee  to  tell  them  to  take  care  that  the  companies 
there  may  be  recruited,  and  such  as  have  not  appeared, 
or  have  run  away,  maj'  be  sent  to  that  place,  so  that 
the  companies  may  be  hill. 

(No.  681.)  1643,  Aug.  6.  Richard  Smith  to  Sir  T. 
B. — The  dragoons  are  to  be  paid  this  day,  and  on  Mon- 
day next  a  fortnight's  pay.  The  foot  soldiers  are  to 
have  3  weeks'  pay  next  week.  AVe  have  paid  all 
the  captains  of  dragoons  2  months'  pay,  except  Capt. 
Rosingravo,   who.  as  I  am  informed,  hath   not  above 

8  or   10  dragoons  there I  conceive  your 

worship  need  not  send  1,U00L  down  at  present  (unless 
all  the  captains  and  officers  should  be  paid  their 
demands),  for  there  are  not  above  20  or  40  in  any  one 
captain's  company  of  soldiers,  as  Capt.  Aylett  did 
certifv  me  this  day,  who  came  now  from  the  army. 

(No".  682.)  [1643],  Aug.  5,  Bosion.  F.  AVilloughby 
to  Col.  Cromwell.  Since  the  business  at  Gainsborough, 
the  hearts  of  our  menu  have  been  so  deaded,  as  we 
have  lost  most  of  them  by  running  away,  so  as  we  were 
forced  to  leave  Lincoln  on  a  sudden  ...  I  am  now  at 
Boston,  where  v;e  are  but  very  poor  in  strength,  so  as 
without  Rome  speedy  supply  I  fear  we  shall  not  hold 
this  long  neither :  my  Lord  General  I  perceive  hath 
■writ  to  you  to  draw  nil  your  forces  together  ....  If 
you  will  stop  my  Lord  of  Newcastle,  you  must  presently 
draw  them  to  him  and  fight  uni,  for  without  we  bo 
master  of  the  field  we  shall  all  bo  pulled  oitt  by  tho 
ears  one  after  another.  The  foot,  if  they  come  iij),  may 
march  very  securely  to  Boston,  which,  to  me,  will  be 
very  considerable  to  your  association,  for  if  they  get 
that  town,  which  is  now  very  weak  for  defence  for  want 
of  men,  1  believe  they  will  not  be  long  out  of  Norfolk 
and  Sitffolk. 

(No.  684.)  1643,  Aug.  6.  11  of  the  clock.  Oliver 
Cromwell  to  the  Deputy  Lieutenants  of  Essex,  thcise, 
hast,  hast,  posthast. — Gentlemen,  you  see  by  this  in- 
closed the  neeessitve  of  goeinge  out  of  our  ould  pace. 
You  sent  indeed  j-our  ])art  of  the  2,000  foote  ;  but  when 
they  came  they  af.  soon  returned.  Is  this  the  way  to 
save  a  kingdom  ?  AVhere  is  the  doctcreine  of  some  of 
your  countye  concerninge  the  trayncd  bands  and  other 
forces  not  goinge  out  [of]  the  association.  1  wish 
your  forces  may  bee  ready  to  meete  with  the  enimie 
when  hce  is  in  the  association.  Hast  what  you  can  ; 
not  your  part  onlj-  of  2.000  foote.  but  1  hope  2,000 
foote  att  least.  Lord  Newcastle  will  .advance  into  your 
bowells.  Better  joyno  when  others  will  joyne,  and  can 
joyne  with  you,  then  stay  till  all  be  lost ;  hasten  to  our 
helpe.  The  enimie  in  all  probability  wil  be  in  our 
bowells  else  in  ten  dayes  ;  his  armie  is  ])0werfull.  See 
your  men  come  and  some  of  j^our  gentlemen  and  minis- 
ters come  ahing  with  them,  that  so  they  may  be  delivered 
over  to  those  shall  command  thrin,  otherwise  they  will 
returne  at  ]ileasnre.  It  we  have  them  att  onr  armie 
wee  can  keepe  them.     From  vour  faithfull  servant. 

(No.  685.)  16I-3,  Aug.  7,  Aliihamston.  Will.  Peyton 
to  Sir  T.  B.,  or  other  the  gentlemen  sitting  at  the  AVhite 
Hart  at  Romford.  Having  received  from  the  ccuistabie 
a  warrant  to  appear  with  a  lance  horse  coin]detely  fur- 
nished, he  desires  to  be  excused,  having  only  80/.  per 
annum,  and  having  neither  horse,  furniture,  nor  money 
to  buy  them. 

(No.  686.)  1643,  Aug.  7,  Chelmsford.  John  Derii- 
walHo  Sir  T.  B.  and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieutenants 
at  the  AVhite  Hart,  Romford. —  In  obedience  to  their 
v\arrant  he  has  warned  those  charged  with  lances  in 
his  divisi(m.  ami  so  has  his  ]iartner  Cooke  those  in 
his  division,  iind  lie  has  sent  a  return  by  Mr.  Pasrall 
of  Much  Baddow.  Has  received  a  letter  from  Sir 
Henry  MPdmay,  of  Moulshnm,  saying  he  is  willing  to 
find  ahoise.  and  hiid  i'urnisht  himself  with  one,  wliich 
liors"  with  many  otiiers  were  taken  away  from  him  by 
Col.  Long,  and  idl  the  furniture  which  lielonged  to  that 
horse:  and  now  he  is  allogerher  unfurnisht  and  does 
not  know  bow  to  furnish  himself  so  suddenly.     (lu  a 


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G.  A.        p.S.  he  names   some  in    his   and  his    partner   Cook's 
"Esii*  ^'     divisions  who  have  been  warned.) 
— "  (No.  687.)     1643,    Aug.    8,   Markshall.     Sir  Tiiomas 

Honywood  to  Sir  T.  B.  Almost  ail  of  the  company  which 
I  sent  to  Cambridge  are  come,  ran  away,  and  will  not 
by  no  means  bo  persuaded  to  return. — ^Asks  for  advice. 
— I  have  assigned  Capt.  Rusengrave'g  moneys,  which 
he  saith  is  due  lo  him  lor  pay,  and  have  given  him  the 
warrant  to  carry  up  all  the  dragoons  to  the  army, 
which  were  come  awav  aud  have  stuck  here  too  long.' 

(No.  688.)  [1643J,  Aug.  !i,  Lord's  Day.  Sir  T.  B.  to 
Sir  W.  Masham. — I  directed  the  guards  to  be  at  Bow 
Bridge  (or  near)  and  at  the  washes.  I  beseech  jou 
take  some  care  of  it.  as  I  have  done  of  a  world  nt' 
particulars  incident  to  that  work,  and  put  me  not  upju 
Iiarloe  and  Waltham  as  if  wo  confined  each  other 
to  a  speare  {sphere  ?) ;  but  let  the  work  be  done  near 
Walthaai,  the  place  is  that  I  wrote  of.  ...  I  cannot  be 
in  all  parts.  I  was  very  remote  when  the  busines.^; 
came  to  me.  I  wrote  to  you  aud  to  Mr.  Write.  Where 
was  the  difficulty  of  16  dragoons  or  287  that  I  must 
now  be  left  to  Harloe  and  Waltham,  when  the  work  was 
to  be  done  aud  1  to  go  forth  to  serve  the  county  in 
great  business  to-morrDw  (God  willing).  But  the  like 
is  for  the  horses.  I  am  confined  to  Harloe  aud  Walt- 
ham, when  some  part  of  Ongar  is  far  nearer  to  me,  and 
Waltham  five  good  miles  more  remote.  "I'is  no  day 
no  time  to  dilate.     I  have  informed  tlie  bearer. 

(No.  G8;».)  104:;,  Aug.  9,  :Mones.  Ed.  Birkhead  to 
Sir  T.  B. — Hecommeuds  the  bearer,  .John  Ramsey,  who 
has  been  in  service  abroad,  and  an  officer  in  service 
here  under  the  Lord  General  and  Sir  William  Waller 
ever  since  the  war  began,  aud  is  desirous  to  continue 
in  service  to  the  Parliament  under  Lord  Manchester, 
and  asks  an  emplorment  for  him. 

(No.  6!ii).)  164:_f,  Aug.  10,  St.  Martin's  Lane.  Tho. 
Alcocke  to  Sir  T.  B. — Please  to  give  to  this  bearer  a 
letter  unto  Mr.  Eldrid  that  tlio.se  that  shall  be  nomi- 
nated by  me  may  have  those  goods  of  Sir  Nic.  Byrons 
at  the  rate  they  are  appraised,  and  if  it  were  without 
3"0ur  prejudice  that  they  might  be  redeemed  without 
anj'  appraising,  in  regard  he  thinks  it  a  disgrace  to  have 
them  appraised. 

(Xo.  691.)  1643,  Aug.  11.  J.  Hobarte,  John  Polls, 
John  Palgrave,  Sen.  Astley,  Miles  Hobarte,  Valentine 
Pell,  Fran.  Ferney,  Phill.  "Calthorpc,  Gre.  Gawsset.  AV^. 
Smythe,  John  (!^oke,  Tho.  Sotherton,  and  two  others 
(the  committee  at  Cambridge)  to  Sir  T.  B.,  Sir  W. 
Marsham,  Sir  Tho.  Honywood,  and  the  rest  of  the 
Dep.  Lieutenants  for  Essex. — The  approach  of  the 
northern  force  so  near  tVireatenius:  to  all  that  ought  to 
be  dear  unto  us.  .  .  we  desire  a  speedy  and  full  meet- 
ing of  7  or  8  of  the  dep.  lieutenants  of  each  of  the 
6  engaged  counties,  and  as  many  other  gentlemen  as 
please,  to  resolve  of  means  to  stop,  if  not  repel,  so  for- 
midable yet  Popish  enemy.  We  have  thought  fit  to  raise 
all  the  force  we  can  and  cause  them  to  advance  to  our 
frontiers.  .  .  The  place  we"  desire  may  be  Bury,  the 
time  on  Thursday  next. 

(No.  692.)  1643,  .\ug.  2,  Wonsted.  Sh-  Henry  Mild- 
may  to  Sir  T.  B.  .  .  I  stay  this  day  to  view  the  passages 
and  fords  of  o:ir  river  of  Hackney.  By  virtue  of  Llie 
same  intelligeuce  I  spake  with  my  lord  mayor.  Sir  John 
Melldrom  and  Sir  Will.  Waller,  touching  the  design 
upon  Waltham  Abliej'  ;  but  that  place  must  be  secured 
before  it  bs  talked  un,  lest  it  be  prevented.     I  pray  you 

confer  with  those  parties  I  have  here  mentioned 

Move  the  House  if  it  be  possible  this  very  day  to  direct 
an  ordinance  to  be  drawn  speedily  that  good  ministers 
may  be  paid  their  just  tithes,  or  else  we  shall  endanger 
the  losing  of  a  great  part  ;  for  Mr.  Wharton.  Mr.  Collins, 
of  Brantree,  with  divers  other  goelly  ministers,  do 
grievously  bemoan  themselves  that  they  cannot  get 
bread  for  their  families,  ;md  abundance  of  them  intend 
tf)  come  up  with  a  petition  to  the  House.  It  will, 
therefore,  be  great  wisdom  for  the  House  to  ])revent 
them.  .  .  . 

(No.  693.)  1643,  Aug.  12,  Ipswich.  Jo.  Brandlinge 
(Ijailiff  of  Ipswich)  to  the  townsmen  of  Harwich.  (Cop}-.) 
— Gives  the  news  sent  of  three  ships  laden  with  Danes 
upon  thai  coast  intending  to  land  upon  the  Norfolk  or 
Sufl'olk  coast. 

(No.  6y4.)  1643,  Aug.  12.  Ric.  Hanken  and  Roger 
Coleman  to  [Harbottle  Grimston].  (Copy.)  Sending 
the  bailiff  of  Ipswich's  letter,  and  asking  him  to  raise 
the  trained  band  of  Tendringe  Hundred. 

(No.  695.)  1643.  Aug.  13.  H.  Grimeston  to  his  son. 
Encloses  Nos.  693  and  694,  and  says  he  has  been  at 
Harwich  where  they  want  10  great  guns  to  furnish  the 
new  works,  and  those  things  mentioned  in  a  piece  of 
riaper  enclosed  {not  there).     They  can  not  use  the  great 


guns  they  have  or  the  muskets  lately  sent  from  Col-         O.  a. 
Chester.     Capt.  Leslye,  with  part  of  his  trained  band     Lowxdes, 
there,  are  not  sufficient  to  secure  the  two  forts.     Asks  — 

that  some  one  may  be  sent  to  comnuuid,  aud  he  (the 
writer)  will  willingly  obey. 

(No.  682.)  [1643,"' Aug".]  Harbottle  Grimeston  (,ind 
Sir  Tho.  Honywood,  Jo.  Saver,  and  .lo.  Eldred.  dep. 
lieutenants)  to  Sir  T.  B.-^MentioiiS  the  alarms  of 
Daiusii  ships  and  other  rovers  aud  pirates.  .  .  .  Fifty 
ruen  will  take  the  town.— Asks  for  the  things  men- 
tioned ill  the  note  he  sent  iu  the  last  letter,  and  money 
for  making  liiillels  and  swords  at  Ipswich  ;  and  tha"t 
Capt.  Richard  Hawkiii's  comanission  mav  be  sent,  for 
no  (ine  will  ob..y  him.  being  without  authority,  and  the 
town  is  not  watched,  and  the  works  arc  not  guarded.  .  .  . 
.  .  If  officers  be  not  ready  to  receive  the  nien  which  he 
sends  to  Cambridge  he  fears  they  will  ;ill  soon  lie  back, 
...  If  the  dragoniers  which  are  come  from  the  Earl 
of  Essex  are  not  wanted  for  the  intended  purpose. 
Sir  T.  B.  may  dispose  of  them  for  tlie  use  uf  Lord 
Fairfax. 

(Xo.  696.)  1643.  Aug.  16.  Copy.  Order  of  the  House 
of  Parliament  that  2i.),(i00  soldiers  with  so  many  guiis, 
trumpets,  and  chirurgeons,  as  the  Committee"  of  the 
House  of  Commons  for  the  six  associated  counties  shall 
think  fit,  shall  be  raised  and  im])ressed,  &r.,  Ac. 

(No.  697.)  ri643-|^  ^q„,  ^  ilanchestcr  lo  Sir  T.  B. 
—He  ha^  desired  Sir  Thomas  Cheeke  and  Mr.  Wriglito 
to  endeavour  to  get  arms  and  other  things  ready  for 
Capt.  Mildmay's  troop. --Wishes  to  have  Ca|it.  Mild- 
may  with  him.— Expresses  his  oldiirations  to  SirT.  B. 

(No.  698.)  1643,  Aug.  19.  Capt.  William  Foe  to  the 
Deputy  Lieutenants  and  Committee  for  theco.  of  Essex. 
— Six  days  having  passeil  since  Lynn  declared  against 
the  Parliament,  he  is  surprised  that  the  association  has 
not  raised  more  forces,  particularly  as  the  Earl  of  New- 
castle is  said  to  have  promised  to  relieve  it  if  besieged. 
They  have  chosen  Sir  Hamond  le  Strange  to  be  their 
governor,  and  he  has  promised  out  of  his  own  estate  to 
adv.ance  them  some  thousand  |inunds.and  that  20  others 
shall  raise  as  much  more,  with  4  or  o  troops  of  l^orse. — ■ 
He  advises  that  the  town  should  be  played  on  with 
cannon.  He  vouches  that  if  relief  from  the  sea  can  be 
prevented  they  can  not  hold  out  more  than  ."■  days,  altho' 
they  have  40  pieces  of  ordnance,  and  can  get  more  fr.mi 
their  shiiis. — On  Thursday  last  he  lofr  Bury  for  Norwich, 
and  on  Friday  at  sunset  went,  by  his  major-general's 
directions,  to  Lynn,  to  stop  tho  passages. — He  gives  an 
account  of  how  he  repulsed  an  attack  by  troops  who 
came  out  of  Ijynn  on  .Sunday  ;  and  auntlier  attack  on 
the  night  of  the  ISth.  when  his  lieutenant  and  three  of 
his  soldiers  were  taken  prisoners,  and  he  took  some  of 
their's. — He  is  informed  that  the  enemy  in  Lynn  have 
1,200  muskets,  .50i»  barrels  of  gunpowder,  with  bullets 
answeralde,  and  3  or  4  troops  of  horse. 

(No.  699.)  u.  d.  Tho.  Nightingale  to  Sir  T.  B.,  or 
others  of  the  committee  at  Stansted.  I  liave  sent  my 
dragoon  with  his  furniture  and  able  rider,  and  a  month's 
pa}-  in  his  purse.  I  entreat  that  lie  may  have  the  keep- 
ing of  his  pay  himself  ....  I  entreat  you  let  me  have 
something  to  show  what  I  do  to  prevent  plundering. 

(No.  700.)  1643,  ,\ug.  21.  Hull.  .lo.  Bourchier  to  Sir 
T.  B. — This  afternoon  Mr.  Wright  tells  me  you  are  made 
lieut.-general  for  Essex  .  .  .  .  We  are  surrounded  by  the 
enemy  by  water  and  b}'  land.  Lord  Fairfax  begins  to 
be  strong  in  horse.  We  want  money,  and  have  had 
very  little  money  from  the  Parliament.  I  pray  be  a 
means  that  Lord  Fairfax  may  have  money  presently 
sent. 

(No.  701.)  [1643:,Aug.  21,  Pergo.  Essex  Cheek  ?  to 
her  cousin,  Sir  T.  R.  .  .  Lord  Manchester  relies  upon 
you  and  my  husband,  and  Mr.  Wright,  for  the  forward- 
ing of  that  business  in  this  county  that  concerns  him. 
If  the  money  do  not  come  in  faster  the  design  will  fall, 
and  the  troops  disperse  ...  He  (my  husband)  desires 
to  know  if  there  be  anything  for  him  to  do,  or  to  join 
with  you  in  sending  away  the  forces  left  behind  ;  for  if 
you  have  no  service  for  him  to  do  he  ]inrposes  to  go  to 
the  Parliament  upon  Friday  ...  I  hear  the  General  is 
to  march  to-morrnw. 

(No.  702.)  1643,  Aug.  21,  Maskerhall.  Sir  Thomas 
Honywood  to  Sir  T.  B. — Asks  explanation  about  the 
meaning  of  some  instructions  given  in  a  letter  to  him 
by  Sir  T.  B.  regarding  captain's  pay  and  arms. 

(No.  703.)  n.  d.  (Lady)  Judith  Clarke  to  SirT.  B.— 
Asks  his  assistance,  so  that  she  may  receive  her  rents 
(the  committee  had  given  her  an  order  so  to  do),  as  she 
wants  them  to  discharge  the  payments  which  she  shall 
be  called  on  for. 

(No.  704.)  164;'.,  Aug.  22,  Hatfield  Broadoak.  Sir 
T.  B.  to  Lady  Clarke.— A  courtly  letter,  sa3dng  that  he 

4  A4 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


G.A.  willing  (with  the  rest  of  the  commissioners)  to  consider 
L0WS1.BS.  ^^j^^j.  ^^^  j^^  objected,  iind  dare  not  do  anything  that  he 
— — '  conceives  unjust  and  erring  from  the  rules  prescribed 
by  the  Parliament:  ...  .'he  dares  not  promise  any- 
thing beyond  his  letter. 

(Xo.  705.)     1(>13,  .A.ug.  2-i,  London.     .Jo.  Pickering  to 

Sir  T.  B. 1  had  a  letter  some  4  days  since  from   tlie 

Earl  of  Manchester,  commanding  mo  to  rejiair  into 
Essex  unto  yon  on  this  day,  with  those  officers  of  his 
that  are  in  this  town,  with  an  intimation  that  his  major 
should  receive  his  regiment  at  Romlbrd  to-morrow  .  .  . 
1  propose  to  1)0  at  Romford  to-morrow. 

(No.  706.)  [low],  Aug.  -^3.  IManchestci-  to  Sir  'I'.  B. 
— Sends  the  bearer  with  commissions  to  sucli  as  have 
none  ..."  I  beseech  you  hasten  away  the  foot  and 
''  iiorse  ciut  of  yonr  county,  and  let  yonr  paymaster 
'■  bring  money  with  him.  I  am  now  going  to  Bury, 
■•  and  thence  into  Norfollc,  and  will  return  with  what 
'■  .speed  I  can.'' 

(Ho.  708.)  [164;;,.  Aug.  -i;-!,  liumford.  Sir  Tho. 
Cheek,  Sir  Henry  Holcroft.  .lo.  Wright,  and  Eoberl, 
Smyth  to  Sir  T.  B.— '•  We  apprehend  a  present  neoes- 
"  sity  of  supplying  our  men  that  are  gone  out  with 
■'  money;  their' ])ay  is  out  this  night,  and  it  will  be 
"  hard  for  them  to  make  a  shift  in  strange  ipiarters." — 
The  writers  ask  for  a  su]iply  of  money,  which  they 
promise  to  reimburse  when  money  comes  in,  for  their 
treasurer  has  nut  now  100/,.  by  him. 

(Xo.  709.)  1043,  Aug.  23.  Sii-  Thomas  Cheek  and 
Mr.  Wright  to  Sir  T.  B. — The  captain's  list  of  men  to 
be  disarmed  for  not  apjiearing  at  musters  includes  the 
names  of  the  6  below,  who  are  well  aflected  to  the  ser- 
vice of  the  King  and  Parliauieut.  The  writers  desire 
that  there  may  be  no  proceedings  against  those  men. 

(Xo.  710.1  1643,  [Aug.]  23,  Cambridge.  Sir  Willi.aiu 
Howe  to  Sir  T.  B.  Asks  him  to  remember  that  some 
course  may  be  resolved  on  ll0^v  they  may  main- 
tain, by  a  coustaut  supply  of  treasure,  their  hopeful 
beginnings. 

(Xo.  7ll.)  1643,  Aug.  23.  Harwich.  Sir  Harbottle 
Grimston  to  Sir  T.  B.  Encloses  a  letter  from  the  Har- 
wich men  to  himself.  Asks  for  the  commission  to  be 
sent  to  Capt.  Richard  Hawkin,  and  that  Sir  T.  B.  will 
till  up  and  send  the  other  commission  which  had  sent  to 
him. — Presses  him  to  .'■end  the  ^Atl.  which  the  Harwich 
men  ask  to  complete  their  gates  and  walls. 

(Xo.  712.)  1C13.  Aug.  24,  London.  Sir  Alexander 
Popham  to  Sir  T.  B.  Since  Lord  Conway  his  leaving 
of  the  Parliament,  my  sister  Conway  fears  that  the 
house  where  she  lives  at  Hill  Hall  (belonging  to  a  ward) 
will  be  plundered :  her  own  house  being  already  plun- 
dered by  the  cavaliers.  1  beseech  you  to  give  lier  your 
protection. 

(Xo.  71.3.)  I64;i,  Aug.  21.  (Copy.)  Pembroke,  W. 
Say  and  Sele,  Salisbury,  Howard,  .fo.  Pyni.  and  Densill 
Holies  (the  Committee  for  Safety)  to  .     They 

i-ecal  the  w-irrant  which  they  latcl}'  issued  for  calling 
awa}'  Captain  Haclier  and  his  troop  (Captain  Rich's 
troop  not  remaining  as  they  had  supposed,  Ijut  having 
marched  with  the  Earl  of  jMaiichester),  and  consent  that 
it  shall  remain  to  levy  moneys  and  obey  the  addressees 
directions.  They  are  to  gather  the  assessments  for  the 
20th  and  .'itli  parts,  and  other  arrears,  particularly  the 
4,OoOL  which  he,  Richard  Evei'ard,  was  appointed  to 
collect.  They  are  to  arm  that  troop  and  cm|doy  it  to 
collect  all  arrears. 

(Xo.  714.)  164:!.  Aug.  24.  Jo.  Wright  and  \Vm.  At- 
wood  to  Sir  T.  15.  Ask  him  to  release  tho  bearer's  sor- 
\  ant.  pressed  {'or  a  soldier  by  tlio  malice  of  a  constable. 

(.\o.  715.)  n.  d.  Sir  W.  M(asham)  to  Sir  T.  B.— Puts 
him  in  mind  of  a  present  mustei- of  the  3  regiments  at 
Ij  several  days,  -Pears  hi!  will  find  deh'ots  iu  several, 
specially  in  Lord  Warwick's. —  Will  do  well  to  seud 
speedily  for  bullet  and  nialcli  pi  ii|iorlionable  to  the 
magazine  of  powder. 

(No.  716.)  [1613J.  Aug.  24,  Ri.mford.  Ed.  Birkhead 
to  Sir  T.  B.  Listc^d  of  £300  or  .e400.  which  Sir 
T'homas  thought  would  be  enough  to  dispatch  the 
I'oices  wit'u  a  week's  advance,  he  (Birkhead)  disbursed  at 
least  .i;700. — Gives  particulars  ol  what  captains  he  had 
paid,  and  what  companies  he  had  coni])let(!d  and  fur- 
luslied.  Asks  for  colours  and  other  Irojjliies  lit  for  the 
lieutenants. 

(No.  717.)  1643,  Aug.  24,  Komford.  L.  C.  Mazereves 
toSirT.B.  (French.)  Asks  foi- the  saddles  and  pistols 
for  his  company,  so  that  he  may  join  the  Earl  of  ]\Ian- 
chester,  who  impatiently  expects  him. 

(No.  718.)  164',!,  Aug.  24.  Romford,  -lohn  Fening  to 
Sir  T.  B. — He  had  been  shown  Sir  Thomas's  direc- 
tions to  send  the  money  received  of  the  20th  &  5th  part 
to  Marlowe,  but  the  dep.  lieutenants  have  directed  him 


to  pay  Col.  Birkhead  £400,  and  said  they  would  get  him         ('■  A. 
a  discharge  from  Sir  T.  B. ;  and  he  now  asks  it.  eso*^* 

(No.  719.)     1613,  Aug.  25.  Thaxted.     Robert  Sjjilmay  — 

to  Sir  T.  B.  .  .  .  Our  constables  yesterday  were  with 
William  Caton,  my  next  neighbour,  to  press  him  for  a 
.'^oldier.  Caton  being  shoeing  horse  with  his  hammer 
in  his  hand,  came  to  my  house ;  whereupon  I  wished 
the  constables  to  make  an  end  of  shoeing,  and  1  did 
verily  think  he  would  not  start  aside ;  whereupon  the 
constables  being  very  busy  jiressed  another.  Li  the 
meantime  Caton  went  his  way,  which  doth  much  trouble 
me,  but  1  did  not  pass  my  word  for  his  forthcoming.  If 
I  may  have  some  short  time  1  hope  to  havi-  him  taken 
and  sent  to  what  |>lace  vou  may  ai)])oint. 

(Xo.  720,)  1643,  Aug.  -25,  Harloe.  .T.  Pickering  to 
Sir  T.  B.  at  Duumow. — Intended  to  have  come  to  Dun- 
mow  this  morning,  but  the  officers  being  backward, 
thinks  it  best  to  go  back  to  London  and  being  them  on 
Monday  to  Romford.  "  I  have  appointed  my  lordes 
"  luaior  to  come  this  night  to  you  at  Duumow,  or  if 
"  that  fail,  to  Hatfield,  Such  officers  as  are  with  him 
"  at  Rumford  shall  come  along  with  him  and  receive 
"  such  men  as  [are]  ready  to  be  delivered  over  to 
"  them.'' 

(No,  722.)  1643,  Aug.  26,  Colchester.  Sir  William 
Constable  to  Sir  T.  B.  ac  Chelmsford. — This  morning  he 
acquainted  nine  of  the  dep.  lieutenants  with  the  House 
of  I'onimons  request  to  that  county  and  some  others  fo;' 
a  contribution  for  the  supply  of  Lord  Fairfax,  and  they 
recommend  the  speedy  execution  of  the  order  to  some 
ministers  lately  come  there  from  the  assembly,  and  some 
other  jiersons.  Asks  for  some  dragoons  to  be  sent. 
Hopes  b}'  some  friendly  help  from  those  counties  to 
make  his  way  through  Lincolnshire  with  a  partj-  of 
horse  and  dragoons,  though  he  sends  some  foot  bj'  sea, 

(Xo.  723.)  1643.  Atrg,  26.  Colchester.  Sir  Tiiomas 
Honywood,  Sir  H.  Grimston,  Jo,  Sayer,  Ri,  Harlaken- 
den,  J.  Sparrowe,  and  Jo,  Eldred  (dep.  lieutenants)  to 
Sir  T.  B. — .Sir  W.  Constable  has  been  with  them,  and 
told  them  of  the  order  of  the  House  of  Commons  for  the 
supply  of  Lord  Fairfax.  They  wish  it  had  come  sooner, 
for  they  fear  the  business  they  are  now  engaged  in  may 
for  the  present  hinder  the  freeness  of  men's  contribu- 
tions. If  Sir  Thomas  approves,  they  think  that  the 
ilragoons  which  lately  came  from  the  army  may  be  well 
employed  this  way  {i.e.,  in  these  partis),  and  they  desire 
it. 

(No.  724.)  1643,  Aug,  26,  Cambridge.  Sir  William 
Rowe  to  Sir  T.  B. — Gives  thanks  for  the  last  supply  of 
nnuLcy  to  tho  army  sent  by  Sir  Thomas.  It  seems  to 
have  been  very  uecessary,  for  the  captains  tell  him  the 
army  will  not  stand  3  days  without  pay.  'I'he  money  is. 
as  desired,  paid  to  Mr.  Harlakeuden,  and  shall  be  fru- 
gall}'  and  titly  disbursed.  Mr.  Midelton  is  so  useful 
that  the  board  cannot  spare  him,  but  for  the  present  he 
has  leave  to  see  Sir  Thomas. — "  For  the  dragoouers 
''  under  ]Major  Moore,  my  Lord  General  liaving  sent  for 
"  some  of  Col.  I'rnmwell's  company  to  go  march  with 
"  him  to  Glocester,  'tis  conceived  fit  that  they,  as  like- 
'■  wise  all  other  so  returned,  should  rather  be  remitted 
"  I'or  that  service,  as  concurring  with  the  same  and 
'■  safety  of  the  whole  association," 

(No.  '725.)  [1643],  Aug.  27.  Sir  W.  Masham  to  Sir 
T.  B, — Doubts  not  Sir  Jo.  Barrington  has  given  Sir 
'I'homas  an  account  of  Friday's  proceedings  at  Harlow. 
— ''  We  sent  away  with  my  lord's  capt.  liout.  but  67 
"  men.  and  gave  him  conduct  money  to  convey  them  to 
"  Gamhridge."~-l',S,  The  soldiers  be  this  Sabliath  night 
at  W'alden, 

(INo.  726.)  1643,  Aug.  27.  Harwich.  Capt.  Richard 
Ilanken  to  .     Has  received   the   addressee's 

letter  with  Sir  T.  IJ.'s  letter.  He  dilates  on  f-he  nu]iro- 
teoted  condition  of  the  town  and  the  want  ol'  watchers. 

(.\o.  726a.)  An  unsigned  note  to  Sir  'V.  B.,  giving 
th.'  jueaning  of  some  figures  which  he  may  hereafter 
find  iu  letters,  as  follow:  1.  King;  2.  Queen;  3.  Foot; 
■f.  Horse;  5,  Dragoneers  ;  6.  Prince  Rupert;  7.  Artil- 
lery ;  8.  London;  !l.  Surrey;  10.  Kent;  11.  Battaile; 
12.  '^l'hoas;ind ;  13.  Money;  14,  .Magazine;  l-'i.  Arms; 
16.  Commands  ;  17.  March  ;  18.  Pence;  I'J.  Resolution  ; 
12  (20  i')  Carriages. 

(No,  728,)  1643,  Aug,  27,  Cambridge.  William  Har- 
lakenden  to  Sir  T.  B. — By  direction  of  Sir  W.  Rowe  he 
sends  the  Earl  of  Manchester's  letter,  and  to-morrow  he 
will  go  to  Bury  to  fui'iiish  them  with  money  they  so 
much  want  ....  From  Gloster  here  is  gi-eat  news  from 
a  P.irlianient  man  that  sent  a  letter  that  thousands  are 
,shuii  at  Gloster,  and  4  Lords,  Lord  Grandison.  Lord 
Herbert,  and  2  not  named  ;  this  was  written  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam Waller.  About  10  last  night  came  a  post  from 
Huntingdon  with  a  letter  from  the  Lord  General  to  Col. 


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561 


G.A.  C'romwellspeodilytocomewithalllaistroopsof  horseand 
Esq"^^'  Jragoons  to  Brackley  iu  Xorthamplonshire  on  Tuesday 
_-■  next,  being  the  ^Qth  instant.  We  had  a  letter  from  Him- 
tingdnn  Coraiuillee  to  the  Earl  of  Manchester  to  have  a 
care  of  many  thousands  of  Konls  that,  if  the  forces  be 
gone,  are  like  to  perish  by  the  -iO  troops  of  horse  that  the 
Earl  of  Newcastle  hath  in  Lincolnshire  .  .  .  P.S.  There 
is  a  letter  from  Lynn  that  Lynn  otters  to  let  in  the  Earl 
of  Manchester  with  10  or  12  men. 

(No.  727.)  1G43,  Aug.  28.  Auth.  Nicoll  to  Sir  T.  B.— 
This  gallant  city,  considering  the  distress  that  Gloster  is 
in,  hath  enribled  his  Excellency  with  5  new  regiments  of 
foot,  at  least  1,000  hoi-se,  clothes  for  all  his  old  army, 
and  30,0002.  in  money  to  pay  them.  My  Lord  has  like- 
wise  called  to  him  the  Association  of  Kent,  Surrey,  and 
Hampshire  ....  His  Excellency  is  now  on  his  march, 
and  lay  last  night  at  Wickhara.  and  intends  not  to  t^tay 
until  such  time  as  he  has  relieved  that  city  ....  The 
Scots  have  with  cue  consent  declared  their  resolution  of 
coming  to  our  assistance,  and  have  sent  us  a  covenant 
to  unite  us  the  firmer  togetlier.  which  I  hope  we  shall 
in  our  House  take  with  a  unanimous  consent  ....  The 
commission  is  now  come  for  Sir  W.  Waller,  so  that  his 
levies  will  go  speedily  on  to  second  my  Lord  General  if 
there  be  an  occasion. 

(No.  729.)  16-13,  Aug.  28,  Walden.  Edw.  Bltonhead, 
to  Sir  T.  B.  I  have  observed  your  commands,  and  have 
passed  away  Capt.  Walden's  men  after  their  coming  to 
Walden.  They  behaved  themselves  with  much  civility 
....  and  yesterday  before  church-time  I  despatched 
them  to  their  rendezvous  at  Cambridge  ....  I  had 
part  of  Capt.  Miller's  company  to  watch  all  night  for 
fear  of  any  tumult  by  them  in  the  town  or  by  Capt.  Hol- 
croft's  dragoons  who  lay  there  at  the  same  time,  who 
would  not  march  away  yesterday,  but  stayed  until  this 
morning  ...  I  thank  God  they  are  gone  without  the 
least  disturbance  that  I  could  hear  of. 

(No.  729a.)  1643,  Aug.  28,  Star  Chamber.  James  Tem- 
ple to  Sir  T.  B.  I  have  been  at  London  to  attend  on  you 
for  an  ordinance  of  Parliament  to  enable  mo  to  perform 
my  place  in  discharge  of  that  trust  reposed  in  me. — 
The  writer  complains  of  the  trouble  he  has  iu  his  Fort 
by  reason  of  men  being  put  in  who  will  not  obey  com- 
mands for  want  of  pay,  &c. ;  he  has  not  now  above  20 
men,  and  when  he  had  I.OOO  horse  and  foot  ho  never 
had  any  discontent.  Asks  for  as.<istance,  and  that  he 
may  have  the  whole  command  in  his  Port. 

(No.  730.)  1643,  Aug.  2;i.  Camliridge.  Sir  W.  Eowe, 
Oliver  Cromwell,  Tho.  Martyu,  Ralph  Preman.  William 
Harlakenden.  T.  Winchc.  Tlio.  Duckett,  Henry  Meautys, 
and  Edm.  Harvey  (the  Committee  at  Cambridge)  to  Sir 
T.  B.  and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieutenants  of  Essex. — 
Divers  of  your  companyes  arriving  here  at  Cambridge 
make  demand  to  us  of  arms,  and  as  they  inform  us  by 
your  directions,  which  wee  believe  to  be  a  mistake  .... 
We  beseech  you  therefore  to  give  some  speedy  and 
certain  order  for  the  supply  of  this  want,  that  so  they 
may  be  fit  for  action. 

(No.  7o0a.)  1643,  Aug.  29.  London.  Ben  Wallinger  to 
Sir  T.  B.  Asks  Sir  Thomas's  interference  to  get  resti- 
tution to  the  bearer,  John  Cawke,  of  his  horse  and  other 
things  taken  from  him  at  Stanes  by  Cornet  A:iheton. 

(No.  731.)  1643.  Aug.  20,  Oliver  Cromwell  to  the 
Deputy  Lieutenants  of  Essex. — Gentlemen.  I  thought  it 
my  dutyp  to  send  unto  you  this  order  from  my  Lord  of 
Manchester  ;  you  will  see  what  it  purports,  and  I  beseech 
you  to  cause  all  your  horse  and  dragoones  immediately 
to  repaire  to  raee  to  Huntington  ;  this  order  of  his  Lord'" 
bearesdiite  since  anyhee  sent  yoii.  and  therefore  super- 
seadcs  them.  Not  doubtinge  of  your  favor  heerein  I 
take  leave  and  rest  your  most  humble  servant,  Oliver 
Cromwell. 

Indorsed,  To  my  noble  freinds  the  Deputie  Leiuet""  of 
the  countyc  of  Essex  present  theise. 

(No.  732.)  1643,  Aug.  ::(ith.  The  Earl  of  Essex  to  Sir 
Thomas  Barringtoii  and  the  rest  of  the  (Jommittee  for  the 
county  of  Essex. — Gentlemen,  When  the  army  quart.-red 
at  Thame  I  desired  some  otficer?  tliere  to  send  to  Lieuten' 
Collonel  Fennicke  three  hundred  pounds  for  the  use  of 
S'  Thom-iS  Barringtou's  regiment  upon  promise  of  repay- 
ment thereof  suddainely  ;  Ijut  it  Ijeing  not  done,  the 
monie  is  expected  from  mee,  wherefore  I  desire  you  will 
be  ])leaEed  to  send  the  same  to  nice  forthwith  that  they 
may  be  satisfied.     Your  assured  frend.  Essex. 

(No.  734.)  n.  d.     Sir  Thomas  Barringtoii  to  . — 

Complains  that  while  they  have  already  sent  up  near 
600  horse  and  dragoons  to  Cambridge,  and  the  rest  are 
upon  »the  point  uf  marching  and  the  foot  are  raising, 
yet  otficers  and  troops  of  the  Lord  General's  army  repair 
to  the  great  market  in  Hertfordshire  and  there  take 
away  horses,  wherein  divers  dep.  lieutenants  have  suf- 
o    840G2. 


fered.     If  this  be  not  prevented  the  markets  will  be        G.A. 
deserted  and  no  means  left  for  the  Parliament  or  these     Jt-ow^'i't 
counties  to  be  supplied  out  of  themselves  :  for  the  bar-  _' 

vest  niu^t  perish. — Protests  and  pravs  remedy. 

(No.  730.)  1643.  Aug.  31,  Camhiidge.  Sir"W.Rowe, 
T.  Middleton,  Tho.  Cooko,  Henry  ileautys,  Tho.  Sother- 
ton.  T.  Winche.  Tho.  Marty n.  Edm.  Harvey,  and  Tho. 
Duckett  (the  Committee  at  Cambridge)  to  Sir  T.  B..  Sir 
R.  Everard,  Sir  T.  Honywood,  and  the  rest  of  the  Dc]). 
Lieutenants  of  Essex. — Some  coni]ianies  of  foot  are  sent 
hither  from  you,  but  in  so  naked  a  posture,  that  to 
employ  them  were  to  murder  them.  Their  demands 
are  arms,  coats,  clothes,  and  shoes,  wherein  how  faryoa 
are  engaged  to  them  by  promise,  or  how  far  by  the 
common  use  and  custom,  we  do  not  certainly  know  ;  but 
things  of  necessity,  as  weapons  and  arms,  drums  and 
colours,  must  be  had,  and  that  at  the  charge  of  your 
county. — If  not  sent  at  once  there  will  bo  a  mutiny. 
The  magazine  at  Cambridge  alVords  them  not.  Ask 
that  they  may  be  sent  at  once,  and  to  stay  other  com- 
panies till  they  can  come  completely  furnished  to  serve. 
The  future  rendezvous  of  all  Essex  foot  is  to  be  at  Ches- 
terton (a  small  mile  wide  of  Cambridge)  with  direction 
to  send  to  the  writers  for  further  order  to  march. 

(No.  736.)  n.d.  William  Lenthall,  Speaker,  to  Sir  T. 
B.  and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieutenants  of  Essex. — The 
House  of  Commons  has  received  a  letter  from  Col. Brown 
telling  of  his  proceedings  in  Kent,  and  encounter  with 
the  rebels  at  Tunbridge  yesterday,  taking  200  prisoners, 
and  releasing  Sir  Thoma.s  Walsiiigljam  and  others  well 
afiected  to  tlie  Parliament ;  and  ho  is  in  pursuit  of  the 
rest.  The  deputy  lieutenants  of  Kent  want  more 
forces  sent  to  be  iu  garrison  at  Tunbridge  and  other 
parts  while  Col.  Browne  is  in  pursuit.  The  addressees 
are  to  send  one  regiment  of  foot  and  one  troop  of  horse 
into  Kent  to  be  at  the  disposal  of  Col.  Browne. 

(No.  737.)  164:;,  Sept.  1,  Walden.  Fi-aunces  William- 
son to  Timothy  Midelton.  Dep.  Lieutenant. — Asks  him 
to  tell  the  constable  to  make  return  of  all  defaulters 
concerning  the  rates. 

(No.  738.)  1643,  Sept.  2,  Cambridge.  Sir  W.  Eowe, 
Winche,  'I'ho.  Duckett,  Edm.  Harvey,  Henry  Meautys, 
James  Thompson,  Tho.  Cooke,  and  John  Bendish  ?  (the 
Committee)  to  Sir  T.  B.  and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.-Lieuts. 
— Henceforth  convey  your  soldiers,  army,  and  ammuni- 
tion the  right  way  to  Lynn  :  there  will  be  much  saved  in 
time  and  expense.  Send  your  proportion  of  money  for 
the  board,  which  is  250?.,  for  we  are  at  much  want  for 
much ;  we  have  provided  red  coats  for  such  as  we  have 
sent  away  of  yours,  we  shall  trust  to  you  to  furnish  the 
rest,  and  to  send  with  them  arms,  drums,  colours,  and 
other  accoutrements. 

(No.  739.)  1613,  Sept.  2,  Colchester.— Sir  William 
Constable  to  Sir  T.  B. — Sends  thanks  to  him  and  others 
for  declaring  their  readiness  to  assist  Lord  Fairfax.  He 
sends  Capt.  Smith,  one  of  his  officers,  to  receive  about 
160  dragoons,  the  balance  of  a  troop  not  sent  by  Sir 
T.  B.  to  the  Earl  of  Manchester. 

(No.  741.)  1643.  Sept.  4,  Cambridge.  SirW.  Rowe,Edm. 
Harvey,  and  .5  others  of  the  Committee,  to  Sir  T.  B.  and 
the  rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieuts. — They  have  given  Capt. 
Wehlen  leave  to  go  and  seek  the  stray  sheep  of  his  com- 
pany, andthe  rather  that  he  mightacquaint  the  addressees 
with  the  committees'  difiiculties.  "  I'or  the  demands  of 
"  your  prest  men  are  no  less  than  shirts*,  coats,  breeches, 

"  hose,  and  shoes,  and  that  upon  your  promise 

■■  We  have  intreated  him  to  bring  your  purposes  herein 
"  from  your  own  hands,  and  what  course  you  have  taken 
"  for  arms  and  other  tilings  of  necessity,  without  which 
"  they  are  altogether  unserviceable,  and  will  eat  us  up 
"  in  their  quarters  before  they  can  sec  their  enemy." 

(No.  742.)  1643,  Sept.  4,  Cambridge.  Sir  William 
Eowe.  and  seven  others  of  the  Committee,  to  Sir  T. 
Honj'wood  and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieuts. — King's 
Lynn  stands  out,  and  the  Earl  of  Manchester  has  laid 
siege  to  it,  who  by  a  letter  (received  this  morning  I  desires 
a  present  sup[)ly  of  1.250/..  out  of  the  associated  counties. 
Be  pleased  to  raise  your  proportion,  being  300L,  and  send 
it  to  tho  Earl  with  all  sjieed  ....  We  desire  also  you 
will  speedily  send  money  to  Cambridge  for  the  treasui-er 
of  Essex  for  captains  and  soldiers. — P.S.  and  arms  for 
your  men. 

(No.  743.)  1643,  Sept.  •".,  Colchester.  Sir  Thomas 
Honywood,  Ri.  Harlakenden,  Jo.  Eldred.  Y/illiam  Um- 
fravilo,  Jo.  Sayer,  and  Har.  Grimston  to  Sir  T.  B. — 
Eeterring  to  No.  742,  the  writers  say.  that  for  the  20th 
and  .5th  part,  the  sums  they  have  caused  to  be  assessed 
in  a  gleaning  way  (for  Col.  Linge  was  master  of  the 
harvest!,  amount  to  about  I.OOOL,  of  which  about  600/. 
nave  been  spent  by  Mr.  Sherman  towards  payment  of 
three  comnanies  of  pressed  soldiers  sent  to  Cambridge, 

4  B 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


G.  A.  ;ind  furnishing  the  garrison  at  Harwich;  some  money  has 
LowsDES,  i-jj.gu  paid  into  ihe  addressees  treasury  in  London,  the 
— '  remainder  lies  assessed  as  by  indorsed  sohedulei.HoiWH're) 
which  can  not  be  gathered,  nnless  the  work  lie  imposed 
on  some  troopers,  i'or  the  collectors  dare  not  distrain  men 
of  that  quality  .  .  .  Please  assign  the  bearer,  Capt. 
Eobert  Sanders,  461.  13s.  4d.,  being  a  fortnight's  pay  for 
om-  100  men.  which  we  hope  to  furnish  him  with  before 
to-morrow  night,  and  see  them  upon  the  march  towards 
Lynn  armed  with  musqucts  .  .  Please  likewise  pay  the 
captain  for  himself  and  officers  a  fortnight's  pay. 

(No.  744.)  u.d.  Colchester.  John  Rolfe,  mayor, 
Richard  Hawkin.Edmund  Seaman. Archer  liaucks,  John 
Pecke,  Thomas  Twitt  to  SirT.  B.— They  enclose  a  copy 
of  a  letterwhich  theysent  to  theSpeaker  a  fortnight  since, 
but  not  replied  to.  They  have  sent  many  letters  to  Sir 
Thomas  Cheeke  but  cannot  get  answers.  They  had  hoped 
it  would  have  more  fell  by  him  that  serves  for  the  town. 
Were  it  not  for  Sir  Eobert  Grimston,  who  can  not  be  at 
Colchester  and  at  Parham  both  togethei-,  they  could  not 
but  sink  under  their  fears  and  distractions.  The  works 
of  the  town,  now  repaired.are  not  guarded,  so  that  it  is  in 
the  power  of  an  enemy  abroad,  or  the  malignant  party 
there,  to  be  masters  of  them  at  pleasure.  They  send  a 
note  of  the  things  required  ;  they  are  informed  that  he 
is  one  of  the  treasurers  appointed  by  Parliament. 

(No.  745.)  [164;3],  Sept.  5,  Castle  Hedingham.  Capt. 
Deane  Tyndall.  Tho.  Cooke,  and  Samuel Plumme  to  Sir 
T.  B. — Serjeant -Major  Bayldon  leaving  the  200  men  at 
Baintree,  when  he  came  to  Dunmow,  occasioned  all  the 
soldiers  to  return  home,  so  that  at  our  first  meeting  we 
could  only  furnish  Capt.  Parys  with  100  men,  and  ap- 
pointed Capt.  Oglesby  to  meet  us  at  Castle  Hedingham 
to  take  his  company  there,  which  we  have  sent  to 
Conductors  to  Cambridge  to  recruit  Capt.  Paris's  com- 
pany (or  to  be  disposed  of  as  the  committee  shall  think 
fit),  which  it  seems  came  not  full  to  Cambridge  by  40 
men  .  .  . 

(No.  746.)  1643,  Sept.  5,  Cambridge.  Sir  W.  Rowe 
to  Timothy  Middleton,Esq.— You  know  we  sent  to  Mr. 
Atwood,  the  lawyer,  to  be  here  as  yesterday,  who  as  yet 

appears  not :  a  full  committee  is  required Call 

upon  him  once  more  and  speed  him  hither  with  some 
good  proportion  of  money,  or  else  we  shall  be  at  a  loss 
never  to  be  recovered. 

(No.  747.)  1643,  Sept.  5,  Cambridge.  "William  Har- 
lakenden  to  Sir  T.  B. — There  is  such  want  of  arms  wo 
know  not  what  to  do.  Bei)ieasod  to  give  your  corps  (?) 
express  order  to  go  where  arms  are  and  speed  them 
away.  There  is  great  stir  among  soldiers  for  coats  and 
shoes  and  money.  Sir  W.  Rowe  has  persuaded  me  to 
let  them   have   coats   and    some   shoes,   and    he    has 

bespoken  200  coats,  which  will  cost  12s.  each I 

never  saw  worse  tattered  soldiers  for  the  general  .... 
ilany  foot  captains  are  so  poor,  they  are  forced  to  have 
money.  The  treasure  is  very  low,  be  pleased  tri  send  a 
supply,  and  so  every  week  ....  I  was  yesterday  with 
Col.  Cromwell  at  Ely  at  dinner  to  let  him  know  Lord 
Manchester's  pleasure  by  word  of  mouth  that  Essex 
forces  shall  come  up,  horse  and  dragoons,  towards 
Lincolnshire  ;  but  my  lord  told  mo  'till  that  foot  are 
come  up  he  could  not  spare  them.  Col.  Cromwell  told 
me  yet-terday  he  sent  away  all  his  forces  toward  Lincoln, 
and  his  self  would  march  this  day,  for  his  scouts  brought 
word  of  8,000  of  the  Earl  of  Newcastle's  forces  appeared. 

1  prav  God  it  be  not  true. 

(No.  748.)  [1643].  Sept.  6.  From  the  Dragoon's  Den  at 
Romford.— Edw.  Birkhead  to  Sir  T.  B.— I  could  not 
answer  your  commands  in  yielding  obedience  concern- 
ing Capt.  Southcoate  ;  for  those  men  which  were  imprest 
in  these  parts.  1  conqjletcd  Capt.  Holcroft  and  Capt. 
Miller's  companies  with  them  ....  I  am  glad  to  hear 
of  the  good  supply  you  have  sent  to  our  forces  in  money, 
and  commend  your  design  of  keeping  some  forces  on 
foot  here  that  inoucy  may  be  compelled  in.  or  else  the 
coH'ers  will  be  soon  empty  (mine  is),  for  I  have  been 
forced  to  borrow  400^.  out  of  your  inexhaustible  trea- 
sure .  .  .  which  will  lie  reimbursed  so  soon  as  money 
comes  in  by  Capt.  Matcher's  force  or  any  other  means  ; 
for  if  fair  play  will  not  force  the  malignants,  foul  will ; 
some  must,  or  else  our  game  can  not  be  played.  I  have 
crowded  thro'  all  difficulties  and  sent  away  all  our 
forces,  [except]  only  Col.  Mazaries,  whomi  hope  before 

2  days  be  past  will  also  be  advanced. 

(No.  749.)  [1613],  Sept.  7,  Gretry.— Manchester  to 
Sir  T.  B. — I  have  here  divers  men  sent  out  of  Essex, 
and  as  many  of  them,  I  l)elieve,  are  run  away  as  are 
come  ;  and  those  whom  you  have  sent  have  no  arms, 
nor  clothes,  nor  colours,  nor  drums. — Ho  complains. — 
I  earnestly  entreat  you  to  send  arms  and  other  provisions 
with  these  men  you  send,  or  else  I  pray  send  no  more. 


I  also  gave  commissiojis  to  divers  both  to  be  captains  t  ™j,d 
in  my  own  and  likewise  in  the  two  regiments;  none  of  esq. 
these  are  yet  come ;  but   you  have  sent  strangers  and  — 

such  as  abuse  the  country  and  make  mutinies  amongst 
their  men  ....  1  shall  desire  you  that  Maziers  may 
be  sent  away  with  his  troop  to  Gretry. — I  am  gotten 
within  musket  shot  of  the  town  of  Lynn. 

(No.  7.50.)  1643.  Sept.  8.  Cambridge.  Sir  W.  Rowe, 
Tho.  Cooke,  Tho.  Martyn,  Henry  Meautys,  Edm.  Harvey, 
John  Grennwood,  Tiio.  S^^nons,  Rob.  Castell,  Thos. 
Bendish,  Tho.  Wright,  and  Tho.  Duckett  (the  Com- 
mittee) to  Sir  T.  B.  and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.-Lieuts. 
and  Committee  of  Essex. — The  necessities  are  such  that 
unless  the  proportions  of  the  counties  of  the  asso- 
ciation are  sent  the  commission  must  discontinue  and 
the  army  must  disband  .  .  .  They  say  they  are  in  such 
a  condition  that  they  can  scarce  borrow  50L  without 
the  security  of  them  all.  "  We  have  sent  you  the  copy 
"  of  a  letter  from  Col.  Cromwell  (not  there)  whereby 
"  you  may  see  what  he  desires.'' 

(No.  761.)  1643,  Sept.  8.  P.  Rous  to  Sir  T.  B.-I 
recommend  to  your  consideration  the  condition  of  Mr. 
Hansley,  minister,  of  Paglesham,  of  whom  20L  ai'e  re- 
quired for  the  20th  part  of  his  estate  ...  I  think  the 
5th  part  of  20L  is  more  than  he  is  truly  owner  of  beyond 
his  del.)ts  .  .  .  Please  make  this  known  to  the  com- 
mittee that  he  may  have  a  just  relaxation  (having  a  wife 
and  child). 

(No.  7.52.)  1643,  Sept.  8,  Westminster.  Pembroke, 
W.  Say  and  Scale,  Jo.  Pym,  Gilbert  Gerard,  and  Anth. 
NicoU  (Committee  of  Safety)  to  the  Dep.-Lieuts.  and 
Committees  of  Parliament  for  the  co.  of  Essex.  — Direc- 
tions to  hasten  the  sending  of  the  forces  ordered  to  be 
raised  in  Essex  to  join  the  Earl  of  Manchester. 

(No.  763.)  n.  d.  Indorsed  as  from  Colchester,  but 
seems  to  be  from  Harwich.  (Copy.)  John  Rolfe, 
Richard  Hawkin,  Edmond  Seaman,  Ai'thnr  Haucks, 
John  Peeke,  and  Tho.  Twitt  to  the  Honble.  William 
Lenthall,  Esq.,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons. — 
Thanks  for  sending  Sir  Harbottel  Grimcston  among 
them  .  .  .  his  care  of  this  town  of  Harwich  has  been 
abundantly  manifested  ....  no  part  of  England  lies 
more  exi)Osed  to  invasion  than  this.  The  works  are  now 
upon  the  matter  finished  ;  we  have  12  great  guns,  and 
those  mounted  ;  Sir  Harbottel  hath  likewise  furnished 
us  with  60  musquetts  and  powder  sufficient  for  the  pre- 
sent. We  must  now  become  further  suitors  to  the 
House  of  Commons  for  these  particulars  following,  viz., 
4  sakers  [«  line  is  left  hlank^j,  without  these  all  that  hath 
Ijecu  done  is  in  vain  ;  it  had  better  the  works  had  not 
been  made  than  not  guarded  and  defended  as  they  ought 
to  be.  As  they  are  now  they  do  but  invite  a  foreign 
enemy  or  the  malignant  party. 

(No.  754.)  u.  d.  Sir  William  Constable  to  Sir  T.  B.— 
Looks  to  him  for  "  the  assistance  which  Lord  Fairfax 
"  hopes  to  receive  from  this  county.  There  is  not  one 
'■  penny  come  in  by  any  other  way  assigned  tor  his 
"  supply  since  his  coming  to  Ha.  This  way  of  volun- 
•'  tary  subscription  is  the  only  present  means  which 
"  the  House  of  Commons  hath  recommended.  I  hope 
'■  you  will  look  upon  it  not  as  a  I'emote  cause  but  con- 
'■  current  with  other  ways  which  you  are  about  for  the 
"  public  purpose"  .  .  . 

(No.  767.)  1643,  Sept.  iK  Anth.  NicoU  to  Sir  T.  B., 
at  his  palace  in  Essex. — Congratulations  on  the  birth 
of  a  giandson  to  Sir  Thomas. — Last  night  came  one 
from  my  Loi'd  General  that  assured  me  that  the  King 
has  removed  his  siege  from  before  Gloucester  and  is 
gone  to  Bristow.  My  Lord  General's  army  is  much 
increased,  and  so  strong  that  I  have  very  great  con- 
fidence he  will  give  you  a  good  account  of  that  service  ; 
in  a  day  or  two  we  shall  set  Sir  William  Waller 
out,  ivhich  will  make  them  at  Oxford  to  be  on  their 
ffuard.  The  Queen  is  still  there,  but  not  without  fears, 
some  saj'  jealousies.  Exeter  holds  out  resolutely  ;  the 
Scotch  commissioners  came  to  town  last  night;  we  will 
dispatch  them  as  soon  as  we  may ;  that  nation  is  very 
sensible  of  our  condition. 

(No.  758.)  1643,  Sept.  9,  Romford.  Edw.  Birkhead 
to  Sir  T.  B. — Sends  by  bearer  6  of  the  best  horses  he 
could  choose  out  of  the  remains  of  dragoons,  but  saddles 
and  bi  idles  he  could  not  send  ;  it  took  a  saddler  10  days 
to  mend  the  old  saddles.  The  country  brought  in  such 
trash  that  2  thirds  were  unfit  for  service  .  .  .  "With 
"  much  industry  I  have  completed  Col.  Mazaries  troo]), 
"  but  I  never  saw  such  an  indisposition  in  men  to  the 
'•  service  in  my  life,  for  .  .  .  they  have  lain  heri'  a 
"  montli.  yet  were  not  provided  of  trumpets  or  colours 
"  for  their  troop.  I  tiiink  wo  must  have  another  troop 
"  to  force  these  out,  but  I  hope  this  day  to  send  them 
"  packing.     This  part  of  the  county  douh  much  strange 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH  REPORT. 


•it)3 


G.  A.         "  that  Capt.  Gowers,  a  man  of  known  fidelity,  should 

°Bs"J"''     "  '-"^  P"*"   ^J  ^^^  company  and  others  admitted  whosr 

— '         "  zeal  to  the  cause  hath  not  so  much  appeared.'' — Asks 

for  colours  and  trophies  for  the  company  '.vhereiu  "your 

'•  servant  hath  the   honour  to  be  your  liout.-colonel," 

and  for  money. 

{No.  759.)  1643.  Sept.  9,  (iestrey.  Manchester  to 
the  Dep.  Lieutenants  for  Essex. — -I  long  expected  the 
impressed  soldiers  were  promised  me  from  the  county 
of  Essex.  At  last  I  received  by  Capt.  SherifJ'e.  the 
bearer  hereof,  38  men,  by  Captain  Risbrooke  52.  by  Capt. 
Boyes  about  -10,  by  Capt.  Gooday  about  tJO,  by  my 
own  lieutenant  lOo,  and  39  by  a  conductor  who  was  sent 
by  you;  for  the  arming  of  these  men  I  received  LiuO 
arms  ;  and  this  in  short  is  ail  the  force  I  have  had  from 
Esses  towards  reducing  the  town  of  Lynn  ....  !My 
horse  and  dragoons  are  most  of  them  sent  away  to  Cul. 
Cromwell  for  the  stopping  of  the  Earl  of  Newcastle's 
march  this  way  and  drawing  the  Torkshire  and  Lincoln- 
shire horse  into  a  Ijody  with  them  ....  Hasten  hither 
all  the  force  you  can  with  money  and  arms,  for  other- 
wise they  are  by  far  more  dreadful  to  me  than  any 
enemy.  .  .  Ihavefor  the  present  completed  my  own  com- 
pany with  the  men  that  Capt.  .Sherife  and  Capt.  Kisbrooke 
brought  to  me  ;  and  do  resolve  to  run  the  same  course 
for  my  lieut. -colonel,  my  major,  and  such  other  officers 
of  my  own  regiment  as  have  already  received  commis- 
sions from  me  .  .  .  P.S.  You  must  of  necessity  send 
drums,  colours,  halberts,  partisans,  drummers,  and 
clothes  for  the  soldiers  of  both  regiments,  aud.  that  with 
all  speed. 

(No.  760.)  1643,  Sept.  9,  London.  Henry  Hichford 
to  Sir  T.  B. — I  received  your  letters.  I  did  go  in  Tower 
Street  to  Mr.  'Watsons  ;  his  men  told  me  that  the  match 
and  the  bullets  were  sent  to  you,  and  that  their  master 
would  be  with  you.  Also  I  was  in  Philip  Lane  with 
Mr.  Edwards  ;  he  hath  not  any  pikes  ready,  but  by  next 
Friday  he  will  have  50  or  60  at  the  m.ost  ....  L"et  me 
hear  to  whom  I  shall  deliver  them. 

(No.  761.)  n.  d.  Edward  Freshwater  to  Sir  T.  B.— 
Asks  him  to  recommend  the  bearer  (formerly  employed 
in  the  service  of  Lord  Brooke,  deceased,  as  one  of  his 
life-guard  and  otherwise)  to  Lord  Denbigh  for  one  of 
his  life-guard. 

(No.  762.)  1643,  Sept.  11,  Wittingamchall.— Thomas 
Baker  to  Sir  T.  B.  Since  seeing  you  at  Epping  1  have 
ever  since  been  in  this  county  employed  in  the  public 
service  .  .  not  having  Ijeen  in  any  way  settled  since 
coming  from  beyond  seas.  Besides  the  total  loss  of  all 
the  profits  of  my  lands  in  Lincolnshire  and  Gloucester- 
shire, where  the  best  part  of  my  estate  lies,  I  lent  l[)Ol. 
at  first  upon  the  Propositions,  and  not  10  days  since 
sent  in  2  horses  completely  armed,  worth  -^OZ.  at  least, 
and  have  paid  all  rates  and  assessments  .  .  Notwith- 
standing, the  Committee  uf  Haberdashers'  Hall  have 
assessed  me  at  500?.  for  my  5th  and  20th  part,  which, 
indeed,  should  have  been  only  assessed  where  I  am 
resident. — If  they  proceed  to  execute  their  purpose  I 
shall  not  only  repent  what  I  have  done  but  resolve  never 
to  do  any  thing  more. — He  asks  Sir  T.  B.  to  write  a 
letter  to  the  committee. 

(No.  763.)  1643,  Sept.  12,  Caufield  Hall.  LadyEliz. 
"Wiseman  to  Sir  T.  B. — I  had  last  night  at  my  house  a 
troop  of  horse  which  added  a  great  atfrightmcnt  to  my 
late  griefs  ...  by  reason  of  my  late  loss  (of  her  hus- 
band) ....  altho'  I  must  needs  commend  the  civility 
of  the  captain.  Their  demand  was  for  the  2uth  part  .  . 
.  .  almost  the  whole  of  the  orphans  portions  ...  I  do 
hope  you  will  lie  my  friend  in  this  business,  &c.  On 
Thtirsdav  next  1  hear  they  will  give  me  another  visit. 

(No.  764.)  1643,  Sept.  12.  Romford.  Ed.  Birkhead 
to  Sir  T.  B.  According  to  your  directions  I  have  sent 
the  dragoons'  horses  .  .  .  This  gentleman  being  fttrnisht 
I  shall  be  well  purged  of  them  ;  he  desires  horses  for 
draught;  I  know  they  must  be  had,  but  without  war- 
rant 1  can  not  deliver  them  ;  they  are  ready  for  your 
warrant,  but  the  main  thing  is  money,  which  he  desires, 
without  which  we  cannot  move  .  .  .  P.S.  There  is  4" 
horse,  but  the  proportion  is  left  to  your  direction  what 
shall  be  needful,  as  also  to  answer  the  rest  of  the  asso- 
ciated counties;  1  couceiving  we  are  to  find  bat  our 
proportion  with  others  of  the  association  in  this 
charge. 

(No.  766.)  n.  d.  Sir  Tho.  Nightingale  to  Mr.  Mid- 
delton  at  his  house  in  Stansted.— I  have  received  2  war- 
rants, one  to  the  assessors  of  this  parish,  the  other  to 
myself ;  the  first  is  that  this  small  town  shall  find  3 
nags  with  muskets  and  able  riders,  and  myself  to  join 
with  them  in  the  charge  for  a  land  rate.  1  am  also  to 
send  my  lance  to  Romford  upon  Monday  next  com- 
pletely furnished  with  great  saddle,  back,  breast,  and 


G.A. 

LoWSDES, 


pot,  which  word  1   do  not  understand,  with  a  case  of 

pistols   and   a    sword;    there    are    many  other  things      

belongmg  to  a  lance  which  I  entreat  you   let  me  know  ^• 

whether  I  shall  need  to  seiul  all  or  not ;  1  think  they 

are  more  troublesome  than  useftil.     Besides,  we  are  to 

find  men  well  atl'ected  to  the  Parliament ;  but  where  we 

shall  find  them  God  in  Heaven  knows,  for  we  do  not. 

As  tor  myself,  my  man  wiiich  did  serve  upon  my  lance 

IS  m  service  already ;  and  if  my  lite  lay  on  it  1  know 

not  where  to  get  one.  much  less  the  Town  three.    So  Uiis 

piece  of  a  town  must  find  four,  and  Claveriug,  which  is 

3  times  as  great  a  parish,  finds  but  4.     These  |mrtial 

courses  do  so  alien  tho  minds  of  the  cotmtrymen  that  I 

find  them  not  to  be  what  they  were.    And  besides,  such 

ail  extreme  charge  to  be  put  upon  us  as  the  5th  part  of 

men's  estates  in  lands,  and  also  the  2oth   part  of  their 

goods  ;  and  this  is  to  be  delivered  in  upon  o;ith,  with  a 

promise  that  we  should  be  heard  and  abatement  made 

if  there  were  cause.     Fur  my   part  1   did  alledge  one 

cause  why  I  should   be  abated,  but  I  was  taken  up  so 

short    by    Sir  T.   Barriugtou    and    Mr.    Eltonhed,  the 

greatest  delinquent  in    these  parts,  and  has  so  many 

delinquents  depending  upon  him,  and  hath  passed  over 

their  estate  with  little  or  no  charge  upon  them,  aud  the 

well  attectedset  so  upon  the  taiuters  (/.  nlers  ?)  that  they 

desire  rather  to  sutt'er  the  worst  than  that  they  do.     I 

did  alledge  that  I  did  and  do  owe  to  .Mr.  "Wynne  1836/. ; 

says  Mr.  Eltonhed,  I  am  of  my  Lady  Mainard's  counsel', 

she  doth  owe  you  as  much.     It  is  true  she  doth  owe  mo 

some  money,  and    Sir  Robert  Banister    doth  owe  her 

10,000/.,  but  he  will  p:iy  her  none,  neither  can  she  pay 

me  ;  so  that  I  pay  the  use  of  it  to  save  my  land.    Besides 

of  the  500/.  which  I  have,  2  sons  of  mine"h;ive  100/.  of  it, 

which  never  comes  in  my  hands  ;  the  one  of  them  is  with 

the  Earl  of  "Warwick  at  sea,  or  else  at  his  employment, 

and  I  am  confident  nevet-  young  man  in  England  hath 

done  the  Parliament  bettor' service   than  ho  hath  done; 

the  other  is  at  the  endes  {Inns  ?)  of  Court,  which  must 

be  maintained ;  besides  I  do  owe  of  a  daughter's  por- 

tion  1,000/.  .  .  .    The  bearer  hereof,  William  Collins,  is 

certified  to  have  10/.  per  ann.,  and  so  is  to  pay  40s. ;  I 

did    certify  for    him    that   he    doth    owe  150/.     These 

things  I  entreat  you  and  the  rest  of  the  committee  to 

take  into  consideration. 

(No.  768.)  1643,  Sept.  15.  Newport.  John  Cockett 
to  Sir  T.  B.  Gives  account  of  p;iyment  made  to  a  few 
soldiers,  18(/.  each  per  day. 

(No.  769.)  1643,  Seiit.  15.  Lieut.  John  Pew  to  Sir 
T.  B. — I  thought  that  I  should  not  have  the  happiness 
to  be  here  before  the  town  was  taken  ;  but  I  believe  I 
shall  see  it  if  I  live  ;  many  [a]  bullet  [will]  fly  before  we 
have  the  town  ....  Your  Essex  soldiers  did  put  me 
to  very  much  trouble  before  I  brought  them  here,  and 
also  1  did  not  ijring  one-half  of  them  to  the  army.  I 
spoke  to  Mr.  Lackingeton  for  my  pLiy  and  my  major's. 
Please  send  a  letter  by  him  to  my  Lord. 

(No.  770.)  1643,  Sept.  16,  Cambridge.  Sir  W.  Rowo 
to  Sir  T.  B. — The  arms  sent  by  Bury  (out  of  the  charge 
or  care  of  any)  were  by  a  discreet  messenger  from 
hence  conveyed  to  Linn,  and  there  by  the  Earl  of 
Manchester's  directions  disposed  of  to  our  soldiers. 
The  money  sent  by  Mr.  Smith  is  safe,  and  put  upon  tho 
charge  of  your  treasurer,  my  cousin  Harlakendeii,  who 
is  so  active  and  careful  for  the  disbursements,  that  he 
makes  us  pay  but  upon  view  and  in  the  army,  which 
the  gentlemen  of  other  counties  observing  have  com- 
mitted the  like  trust  to  him,  so  that  now  we  are  thinking 
to  settle  his  fees  by  order  of  this  board  .  .  .  "We  con- 
ceive it  fit  to  charge  all  captains  with  the  arms  aud 
horse  they  shall  receive  by  indenture. 

(No.  771.)  1643,  Sept.  16.  London.  .John  Watson  to 
Sir  T.  B. — Sends  by  Henry  Hutchins'  waggon  300  swords 
had  of  Capt.Bromfield.  3o0  sword-belts  by  .Mr.  Wildinge, 
700  pr.  of  bandeliers  bought  by  himself,  42  pikes  re- 
ceived from  Mr.  Hickford,  20  halberts,  10  partisans,  and 
10  ensign  stands  left  in  Porter  tlie  carrier's  warehouse, 
I  conceive  left  by  Capt.  Cane.  There  is  100  pair  of 
bandeliers  left  behind;  the  Dunmow  carrier  shall  bring 
them  and  then  there  will  be  100  pikes  done  if  you 
appoint  me  money  to  pay  for  them,  for  the  pike-makers 
will  not  deliver  them  unless  the  money  be  ]iaid  in  hand, 
and  1  find  money  slow  in  coming  in  to  your  treasurer 
Mr.  Borked,  where  1  am  out  near  900/.  behind  unpaid, 
the  3oo  pikes  will  come  to  90/ I  have  got  a  war- 
rant lor  the  800  paii-  of  bandeliers,  but  not  yet  received 
the  monies  ;  they  cost  22(/.  per  piece. 

(No.  773.)  1643,  Sept.  18,  Loudon.  Robert  Barring- 
ton  to  his  father  Sir  T.  B.  .  .  .  In  Westminster  Hail 
this  morning  Sir  Henry  Holechroft  and  divers  of  j-our 
friends,  did  assure  me  that  the  house  had  certain  infor- 
mation of  the  taking  of  Cyasesters  by  my  Lord  General, 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


G.  A.  -which  -was  done  in  this  uiaunor.  It  seems  intelligence 
''^v^uEs,  ^as  i^iven  to  our  army  tbat  there  ivas  2  regiments  of 
^'I-  horse^'ne-n-ly  come  into  that  town,  intending  speedily  for 
Kent,  and  there  to  renesy  their  mutinies.  Upon  that 
some 'of  our  forces  drew  near  Cys^ester  and  took  the 
town  upon  an  onslaught,  and  took  both  the  regiments, 
whereof  Sir  Nichola's  (.'rispc  was  colonel  of  one,  and 
Spencer  of  the  other  ;  and  they  have  taken  40  cart  loads 
of  Tictuals  wliich  were  going  to  su]iply  the  King  s 
army,  who  I  hear  is  making  tow.ards  Oxford,  aud  my 
LordGeneral  after  him.  .^t     ,  ,       i       . 

(No.  774.)  1643,  Sept.  19.  William  Harlakenden  to 
[Sir  T.  B.]  The  Earl  of  Manchester  has  had  King's 
Lynn  delivered  up  to  him  without  shedding  blood. — 
Sends  copy  of  his  lordship's  letter  (not  //it  rf). 

(No.  777.)  1643,  Sept.  20,  London.  Henry  Hick- 
ford  to  Sir  T.  B.  Has  got  from  Mr.  Edwards  in 
Philip  Lane  42  pikes  ;  he  could  not  supply  more,  and 
could  ouly  promise  as  many  a  week  hence.  So  Hick- 
ford  has  procured  good  pikes  and  sends  an  account :  S8 
pikes  at  6s.,  250  pikes  at  .'.s.  lOd.,  42  pikes  at  6s.  9d.  ; 
total  102/.  7s.  lOd.  ' 

(Xo.  775.)  1643,  Sept.  20.  Eobert  Leigh  to  Sir  T.  B. 
He  was  asse.'^sed  in  London,  where  he  has  resided  for  2 
years,  and  jiaid  his  20th  and  .5th,  and  got  certificate  of 
payment,  but  understands  from  the  collector  in  Essex 
that  the  certificate  under  the  clerk's  hand  seems  not  to 
be  autheutical  enough  ....  Besides  the  20th  and  5th, 
the  other  taxes  and  voluntary  conti'ibutions  there  and 
in  Essex  have  cost  him  50/.  more,  besides  3  horses 
taken  from  him,  which  tho'  not  valued  in  Essex,  yet  in 
Hertfordshire  are  set  oil'  by  the  commissioners  as  part 
of  the  20th  part  ...  By  his  birth  aud  education  he  is 
forced  to  live  as  a  gentleman,  having  daughters  mar- 
riageable and  a  sou  at  man's  ag",  and  has  only  4i.i0/. 
per  annum  .  .  .  Hopes  that  the  truth  of  his  allegations 
may  pievail  for  his  discharge. 

(No.  776.)  1643,  Sept.  20,  London,  -lohn  "Watson  to 
Sir  T.  B.  Sends  by  Thomas  Porter,  the  carrier  of  Dun- 
mow,  300  pikes  and  l(io  pair  of  bandeliers  .... 

(No.  778.)  1643,  Sept.  21,  Cambridge.  Sir  W. 
Eowe  to  Sir  T.  B.  Upon  your  reference  made  to  me 
to  contract  ibr  two  troops  of  dragoons  with  Suffolk 
gentlemen,  I  endeavoured  towards  it  presently  by  a 
desjjatcli  to  them,  but  instead  of  assigning  some  to 
treat  with  me,  I  I'eceived  this  inclosed  (not  Ihere),  which 
will  satisfy  you  how  far  they  arc  from  it.  I  heard  this 
day  that  tVie  dragoons  are  with  Lord  Manchester  at 
Linu,  and  that  the  offer  of  these  will  be  mude  to  Norfolk 
rfcntlemen  by  my  cousin  Harlakenden,  or  upon  his 
motion  by  my  lord  ;  but  I  shall  not  be  here  to  serve  you 
in  it,  being  to  depart  here  ou  Monday ;  my  supply  may 
do  it,  and  I  wish  he  may  be  a  deputy  lieutenant  de 
meliore  luto  ....  Our  monthly  puy°ients  we  estimate 
at  'jfiy«il.  at  least  .  .  .  Coats  for  20U  lie  here  ready,  and 
botli  my  lord  and  the  soldiers  call  for  them,  but  they 
stick  for  money. 

(.\o.  779.)  iti43,  Se]it.  21,  London.  Thomas  Corbett 
(for  his  father  Laurence  BromfeiklJ  to  Sir  T.  B. — 
Yesterday  at  E,omlbi-d  he  got  his  warrant  signed  for  the 
last  parcel  of  swords  delive'red.  Sends  it  by  bearer,  and 
asks  Sir  Thomas  to  pay  it  or  else  to  sign  it  and  say 
whore  it  shall  be  paid. 

(No.  780.)  1643,  Sept.  22,  AValtham  in  Esses.  Wil- 
liam Malyn,  Tho.  Baron,  Tiniothie  ( 'olc,  Anthony  Flacke, 
and  Henry  Leader  (pa,rishioners  of  Wakleu)  to  the  Right 
Worshipful  the  Commissioners. — They  have  been  com- 
manded by  warrant  to  collect  the  last  3  montlis  weekly 
assessment  aud  bring  it  in  that  day.— They  have  not 
been  able  to  do  it,  and  they  ask  a  letter  to  the  com- 
mittees and  sequestrators  for  Walthamand  the  liberties 
thereof,  to  be  ready  f^  Ije  aiding  and  assisting. 

(No.  781.)  Iti4'3,  Sept.  23,  Loudon.  Sir  Francis 
Harris  to  his  cousin  Sir  T.  B.  Encloses  a  petition  from 
Sir  Benjamin  Aylotfe  to  Sir  T.  B..  and  Sir  Richard 
Everard,  audMr.  Mydleton,  and  2  certificates  (nol  Ihere), 
and  asks  their  lawful  favours  regiirding  it. 

(No.  782.)  1(J43,  Sept.  25,  Colcliester.  Sii-  Thomas 
Honvwood  and  Jo.  Sayer  to  Sir  T.  B.— They  bad 
already  a  copy  of  the  letter  (sent  by  Sir  Thomas) 
written  by  Tjord  Manchester,  coni]ilaining  of  defects  in 
imprestin'g  men  ;  they  will  eudenvour  to  make  up  the 
number.  ''  Twenty  more  we  should  have  out  of  th(3 
"  town  of  Colchester;  wc  have  often  writ  to  the  maior 
'•  about  it,  who  we  find  very  remiss  ;  neither  can  wc  have 
"  30  of  our  musquets  which  you  were  pleased  to  lend  Mr. 
"  Barrington  notwithstanding  we  have  (jften  written  to 

"  him  for  them We  hoped  you  had  been  before 

"'  this  fully  furnished  with  money  out  of  the  20th  part  ; 
"  though  our  barren  corner  can  yet  send  you  none,  our 
"  pains  shall  not  be  wanting  in  speedy  sendiiag  our  mite." 


(Xo.  783.)     1643,   Sept.  26,  Markeshall.      Sir  Thos.         G.A. 
Honywood,  Har.  Grimston,  and  Jo.  Sayer  to  Sir  T.  B.         esi^^ 

We   have    made  out  our  warrants   to    all  our  — 

collectors  to  bring  iu  what  money  they  have  received 
upon  the  general  ordinances  ....  and  to  return  the 
names  of  such  as  refuse  to  pay;  we  only  want  Capt. 
Hatcher  to  bring  in  the  harvest.  We  have  made  out 
warrants  for  raising  more  men,  wherein  we  doubt  not 
we  shall  give  you  a  good  account  of  our  service,  having 
already  much  exceeded  the  proportion  laid  on  this 
division  .  .  .  Tlie  Earl  of  Manchester  writes  for  drums, 
colours,  and  other  necessaries,  which  wc  hojie  Major 
Sparrow  by  your  direction  has  already  supplied.  .  .   . 

(No.  784.)  1043.  Sept.  2S,  Cambridge.  William  Har- 
lakenden to  Sir  T.  B. — Asking  that  the  bearer,  Capt.  Ris- 
borrow  (recommended  liy  Mr.  Wright  of  Norfolk),  may 
be  appointed  to  a  captaincy  if  possible. — '"  I  beseech  you 
"  send  moneys  speedily,  for  here  is  one  or  two  come 
"  from  Col.  Cromwell's  troops  sent  from  Essex  to  make 
"  known  their  great  want  of  money  ...  I  am  forced 
"  to  stay  here  at  Cambridge  till  money  comes  by  your 
■'  command  hither,  lest  the  Earlof  Manchester  should  be 
'■  displeased  at  my  return  empty,  knowing  the  great 
"  want.  It's  reported  for  certain  that  Col.  Cromwell 
"  hath  had  a  battle  ;  .  .  .  here  is  one  Capt.  Hall  come 
"  from  Lynn  that  saith  the  Earl  of  Manchester  hath 
"  sent  some  foot  companies  away  toward  Col.  Cromwell. 
"  Here  is  4  troops  of  horse  come  from  London  under 
"  the  command  of  Captain  Olford  aud  Capt.  Player. 
"  They  have  brought  from  London  25  carriages  of 
"  ordnance  and  ammunition,  which  are  going  down  to 
'•  the  Earl  of  Manchester  .  .  .  Send  some  money  to 
".  morrow  if  you  can  ...  I  shall  acquaint  my  Lord 
■'  of  your  unwearied  endeavours  to  do  your  country  and 
"  the  kingdom  service.  Tour  labours  I  doubt  not  shall 
"  be  rewarded  from  heaven,  your  name  clothed  with 
"  honour  on  earth,  and  your  posterity  receive  eternal 
"  mercy  .  .  .  Major  Moor  went  yesterday  towards 
'"  King's  Lynn.  There  are  200  coats  ready  for  the 
"  soldiers.  I  know  yourself  are  not  unmindful  of  those 
"  sent  about  towards  Loudon  by  Major  Cane  ;  the  poor 
"  soldiers  long  for  them,  and  the  time  of  year  calls  for 
"  them.  Sir  William  Rowe  now  calls  to  me  to  intreat 
"  you  to  be  mindful  of  the  great  want  of  100/.  at  least 
"  for  many  particular  occasions." 

(No.  786.)  n.  d.  Saturday  morn.  J.  B.  (Judith  Bar- 
rington) to  Sir  T.  B.  .  .  Yesternight  I  received  a  letter 
from  our  child  Nicolls  for  a  farewell  from  the  Lord 
General'e  camp,  being  now  going  his  journey  for  his 
employment  westward.  All  the  news  he  writ  me  was 
that  the  King  was  drawing  all  his  forces  towards 
Reading.  At  Abingdon  the  greatest  number  both  of 
horse  and  foot  are  already  quartered  ....  He  says 
that  our  general's  army  at  Reading  is  as  gallant  and 
well  resolved  for  number  as  any  is  in  the  Chi'istian 
world. 

(No.  7(35.)  1643,  Sept.  29.  Essex  to  the  Dep.  Lieu- 
tenant of  Essex.  I  wrote  a  letter  to  you  aljove  a  month 
ago  desiring  300/.,  which  I  had  disbursed  for  the 
necessity  of  Sir  Thomas  Barrington's  regiment  expect- 
ing repayment  according  to  Col.  Pennick's  promise  .  .  . 
It  remains  unpaid  .  .  .  Send  it  with  all  convenient 
speed. 

(No.  787.)  1643,  Sept.  30.  William  Harlakenden  to 
Sir  T.  B.— Croat  want  of  money  for  the  horse  aud  foot 
of  Essex.  Last  idght  a  cajitain  come  from  Col.  Ci'om- 
wcU  to  make  known  their  great  want.  This  600/.  I 
have  nov,'  received  (for  which  I  thank  you)  will  be  a 
little  supply  ....  Col.  Cromwell  writes  to  us  that  he 
is  very  safely  returned  to  Boston,  for  which  he  desiroth 
us  to  give  God  the  praise  of  such  a  mercy  ;  for  divors 
troops  of  Lord  Willowljy  of  Parham  had  an  alarum  from 
the  enemv,  Lord  Newcastle's  forces,  that  were  and  are 
returned  into  Lincolnshire.  And  all  those  tioo()S  did 
run  away,  and  gave  no  alarum  to  any  of  the  rest  of 
<  'ol.  CromwcJl's  forces,  and  it  was  God's  infinite  mercy 
tlieir  throats  were  not  cut  in  their  beds.  A  Council  of 
War,  I  hear  by  this  captain,  hak-e  tliis  .action  n<iw  in 
(|iU'slioii,  and  il/s  much  feared  tbat  Ireaclicry  is  among 
tliem  that  seem  for  us  ...  .  This  caiitain  that  comes 
from  ("!ol.  Oroniwcll  was  very  lately  in  Hull  and  stayed 
there  3  days.  Lord  Fairfax  and  his  lady  are  very  well, 
iind  Lady  Fairfax  gave  him  this  motto  in  a  favour, 
i-'iiher  <!yr  Ihaii  truth  (Jniij.  They  in  Hull  that  are  liou(«t 
Icar  the  Earl  of  Newcastle's  forces  no  more  than  a  fly, 
as  this  captain  says,  but  Hull  men  many  in  the  town 
:ire  7-otten  at  the  heart  .  .  .  Sir  Tliomas  Fairfax  and 
Sir  William  Fairfax  are  both  with  Col.  Cromwell  iu 
Boston,  and  have  brought  hy  water  22  troops  of  hoi-se 
from  Hull,  and  they  and  our  I'oree  of  horse  are  between 
40  and  43  troops,  and  Col.  Cromwell  sends  an  earnest 


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G.  A.  leltcr  for  more  aid  from  Cambridgeshire,  whioli  shall  bo 
°Esq'^'*'  speedily  eeut  to  him.  The  Karl  of  Manchester  iiiiemls 
— .'  to  march  spt'i  dily.  1  am  now  going  to  wait  npon  his 
honour  with  those  moneys  I  have,  and  hope  you  will 
send  more  speedily. 

(No.  788.)  1(34:1.  Sept.  30.  London.  Licnt.-Col.  John 
Fenwick  to  Sir  T.  15. — Thej-  havo  been  obliged  to 
engage  Mr.  Hearing's  land.s  in  order  to  raise  money, 
and  send  the  bearer,  Lieut.  Franklin,  to  receive  that 
100/.  to  discharge  Mr.  Hearing's  extraordinary  engage- 
ment.— "  The  Lord  Geueral  is  in  London,  and  takes  it 
"  very  ill  that  he  wants  the  250/.  lent  to  me  for  the  use 
"  of  your  soldiers,  and  I  perceive  thinks  the  more  of  it 
"  because  the  regiment  was  withdrawn  out  of  his  army 
■'  when  it  was  weakest.'' 

(No.  789.)  1d4:1,  Sept.  30.  Cambridge.  Sir  "William 
Eowe.  William  Harlakondon,  Edw.  Cleuche.  The.  Coke. 
Matthew  Linsey,  Tho.  Martyn,  Tho.  Ducketc,  Tho.  Ben- 
dish  (the  Committee)  to  Sir  T.  S. — Thanking  him  for 
the  many  expresses  of  money  and  messages  from  him 
— comparing  him  to  Joshua — and  assuring  him  that 
there  was  no  ground  for  him  to  suppose  that  they 
thought  otherwise  than  well  of  him. 

(No.  790.)  1(343,  Sept.  ;iO,  London.  Sir  Hemy  Mild- 
may  to  Sir  T.  B.  I  am  commanded  by  the  Committee 
for  His  Majesty's  revenue  to  send  to  you  these  ordinances 
(not  there),  to  be  with  all  speed  published  in  all  market- 
towns,  that  the  tenants  of  the  King,  Queen,  and  Prince 
may  have  timely  notice  to  pay  their  rents  according  to 
the  ordinance.  The  Lord  General  spake  to  me  last 
night  about  300/.  and  odd  of  his  purse  for  our  Essex 
forces  and  your  regiment.  His  Excellency  hath  written 
to  you  about  it,  and  I  pray  you  dispatch  it.  Groat 
notice  is  taken  that  the  dep.  lieutenants  and  Com- 
mittees of  the  Parliament  in  many  counties  do  not 
vigorously  raise  the  arrears  of  the  subsidies,  weekly 
assessments,  and  other  payments  and  sequestrations, 
and  rents  of  papists  and  malignants  are  not  diligentlj- 
levied  as  they  ought  to  be.  but  such  partiality  and  slow- 
ness used  that  the  Parliament  is  much  troubled  .... 
these  particulars  being  industriously  executed  without 
partiality  would  be  sufficient  to  set  out  my  ^Lord] 
General  and  Sir  William  Waller  ;  and  they  are  in  a 
course  to  have  these  arrears  brought  in  ...  .  Prevent 
the  Parliament  in  these  particulars.  1  mean  to  wait 
upon  you  shortly  with  my  hawk  for  a  little  refreshment. 
"VVe  must  remember  the  Earl  of  Manchester's  allowance. 
Mr.  Pime  (Pym)  recovers  prettily. 

(No.  793.)  1643,  Oct.  2.  King's  Lynn.  William  Harla- 
kenden  to  Sir  T.  B. — Became  to  the  Earl  of  Manchester 
this  day,  who  in  reply  to  an  answer  to  his  question  what 
money  H.  had,  said  (300/.  was  as  good  as  nothing,  and 
that  H.  owed  him  more  than  600/.  which  he  had  laid 
out  for  Essex  forces  since  H.  left  him  last  Tuesday 
sennight.  H.  says  he  now  owes  900/.  and  upwards  ; 
and  Capt.  Hich  says  that  H.  owes  him  oOO/.  or  very 
near  ....'"  The  ca]itain8  here  are  in  great  want 
"  of  money.  I  shall  do  what  I  can  with  the  little. 
"  Col.  Cromwell  tells  me  he  wept  when  he  came  to 
"  Boston  and  found  no  moneys  for  him  from  Essex  and 
"  other  counties  ;  he  says  he  regards  money  as  little  as 
"  any  man,  but  for  his  troops,  if  they  have  not  moneys 
"  speedilj-,  they  are  in  an  undone  condition:  he  says 
"  he  wonders  how  I  will  be  able  to  see  the  troops  of 
'■  horse  and  dragoons  and  have  little  or  no  money  for 
"  them.  To-morrow  the  Earl  of  Manchester  and  Col. 
"  Cromwell  and  Col.  Russell  and  all  these  forces  are 
"  for  Boston,  whither  my  "Lord]  tells  me  1  must  go 
"  with  him  and  sett  up  my  being  with  his  lordship  to 
"  rid  his  hands  of  much  trouble  that  daily  lies  upon 
"  him  when  I  am  absent,  which  must  be  constant  with 
"  the  army.  In  his  lordship's  letter  to  me  that  I  re- 
"  ceived  even  now  from  Major  Moore,  he  writes  that  I 
"  would  speedily  send  to  Sir  Thomas  Barringtou  lor 
"  coats  for  his  regiment,  being  2.100  and  odd  men,  and 
"  that  the  coats  be  of  green  cUith  lined  with  rod. 
•'  There  is  200  and  odd  coats  made  already  at  Cam- 
'■  bridge  that  Sir  William  Rowebespake  of  Mr.  Huckly. 
"  If  yon  have  not  bespoke  the  coats.  Mr.  Bnckly  would 
"  provide  them  at  3  days  warning  if  yourself  will  write. 
"  Cambridgeshire  trfiop  is  now  sent  for  b^-  Lord  Man- 
"  Chester  presently,  and  there  will  bo  no  convoy  when 
"  you  shall  be  pleased  to  send  moneys  to  Boston ; 
"  therefore  I  thought  it  my  duty  to  give  you  notice 
"  thereof"  .... 

(No.  795.)  1643,  Oct.  4.  Ant.  NiooU  to  Sir  T.  B.  .  . 
'•  That  which  you  hear  of  Bristow  is  nothing,  but  that 
"  the  delivery  up  ef  the  town  is  to  be  heard  at  a  Council 
"  of  War.  on  the  request  of  Col.  Fynes.  The  King  laat 
"  night  sent  some  2,0o0  foot  and  8  troops  of  horse  to 
"  Reading,  but  I  make  no  doubt  we  shall  quickly  die- 


"  lodge  them.     Tho   dilfercnces  betwixt  my  Lord  Co.         G.  A. 
"  neral  and  Sir  William  Waller  are  very  woU   lecon-     Lowxdes, 
"  oiled.     The  Scottish  C;)venant  t.-ikeu  by  ahove  8sc^n-e         ^— 
'•  of  our  house  and  almost   uy  all  of  tlio  i-'tv  ....  Sir 
•■  W.  Breroton  is  before  Shrewsbury  and  has  taken  the 
"  outwori<s." 

(Nc.  79ii.)     164:;,  Oct.  5.     Fran.  Harris  to  Sir  T.  B. 

(No.  798.)  1643,  Oct.  11,  Cambridge.  William  Har- 
lakenden  to  Sir  T,  B.— About  the  coats  for  the  Essex 
soldiers. 

(No.  799.)  1643,  Oct.  11,  [  Jightsbridge.  Jo.  Wright 
to  Sir  T.  B.— Cannot  come  ;  has  lieen  under  physick  for 
14  days. 

(No.  800.)  1643,  Oct.ll,BrenthaU.  Capt.  Benlowes  to 
Sir  T.  B.  .  .  .   "  I  am  informed  by  my  Baidlield  tenants 

that  they  were  last  Monday  forbidden  at  Dunmow  to 

pay  me  their  duo  rents,  because   it  is  conceived  (tho' 

unproved)  that   my  mother  is  a  jiapist,  who  never 

lieing  legally  convicted,  and  living  in  London,  payin" 

all  Parliamentary  rates  and  taxes,  and  contributing 
'•  nothing  to  tho  other  side,  I  hope  she  comes  not  within 
■•  the  compass  of  the  ordinance."  He  says  that  she 
-subsists  by  his  liberality.  The  sequestering  his  rents 
prevoiits  him  paying  the  remainder  of  the  20th  part. 
He  thinks  the  proceeding  may  arise  from  some  personal 
difference  between  himself  and  Sir  Martin  Lumley. 

(No.  801.)  1643,  Oct.  11.  Sir  Will.  Hickes,  Sir  Hen. 
Holcroft.  Robert  Smyth,  and  Jo.  Wright  to  Sir  T.  B. 
and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieutenants. — Asks  whether  it 
be  fit  at  this  time  to  send  out  Capt.  Toolej-  with  any 
more  men,  in  regard  they  have  already  sent  as  great  a 
proportion  of  men  as  any  other  division,  money  coming 
in  so  slowlv. 

(No.  8020  1643,  Oct.  11.  John  Francklyu  to  Sir  T.  B. 
— Asks  him  to  hear  the  case  and  shew  favour  to  the 
bearer.  Mr.  Powell,  an  honest  man  resident  at  Wil- 
lingall  in  Essex. 

(No.  80;i.)  1(143,  Oct.  12.  Anth.  NicoU  to  Sir  T.  B 

Sir  William  Waller  has  given  up  his  last  commission, 
and  his  f<jrce3  that  were  raised  by  that,  but  retains  two 
others,  and  may  have  a  third  for  Major-Gonoral  of  tho 
West  (if  he  pleases)  ....  My  Lord  General  within  a 
day  or  two  marches  towards  iReading.  The  city,  the 
gallant  city  of  London,  sends  7  regiments  with  him ; 
by  that  I  doubt  not  that  God  will  enable  him  to  do  that 
work  and  to  send  a  Very  considerable  strength  to  the 
West  to  help  our  fi-iends  there.  We  send  money  to  the 
army  this  day.  Pray  hasten  your  monthly  contribu- 
tions and  your  supplies  to  Lord  Manch'^stor. — Sir  W. 
Breroton  has  a  very  considerable  army  near  Shrews- 
bury, and  is  hopeful  to  carry  that  place  The  Scots 
have  taken  the  covenant,  and  are  in  a  foi-wardnoss 
on  their  march  ;  they  only  want  money,  which  ive  are 
getting  for  them  as  fast  as  wo  can.  My  good  uncle 
Pym  is  reasonably  well  recovered ;  he  does  the  better 
for  your  prayers. 

(No.  807.)  1643.  October  13,  Horncastle.  (Copy.) 
Manchester  to  [the  Dep.  Lieutenants  or  the  Committee 
for  Hertfordshire  ?]  I,  Ijeing  employed  in  your  service, 
hold  ii  a  respect  due  unto  you  to  give  you  an  account  of 
my  proceedings  in  these  parts  against  the  enemy.  God 
hath  been  pleased  to  give  us  a  great  advantage  over  the 
enemy  upon  Wednesday  last  in  Winsby  fields  .  .  .  the 
particulars  I  .shall  suddenly  send  you.  In  the  mean- 
time I  can  assure  you  that  there  were  about  300  slain, 
whereof  divers  ]icrBoiis  of  quality  ;  800  taken  prisoners, 
and  divers  which  ran  away  were  sore  wounded.  I  am 
now  ill  pursuit  of  the  rest  of  their  forces  ....  I  desiro 
you  to  give  me  your  best  assistance  in  speeding  the 
levies  of  your  proportions  of  men  and  money  to  me ; 
and  if  the  sor\'ico  be  retarded  by  ati'ailes  on  your  parts, 
I  hojie  1  shall  stand  actiuitted  before  God  and  man  .... 

(No.  805.)  1643,  Oct.  13,  Cambridge.  Dudley  Pope, 
Tho.  Duckett,  Jo.  Reade,  Ro.  Winter,  E.  Mountagu, 
Edw.  Clench  to  Miles  Corbett,  Esq.,  Chairman  for  the 
Committee  of  the  House  of  Commons  for  Examinations. 
— It  is  about  a  horse  seized  by  them  which  the  Com- 
mittee for  Examinations  had  ordered  them  to  redeliver, 
or  show  cause.  They  end  by  ^j.aying,  "  our  desire  aud 
■'  the  desire  of  Al)i-aham  Felstead  is  that  ho  may  have 
"  his  ticket  allowed  upon  his  5th  and  20th  part,  which 
"  hath  been  onr  jiractice  hitherto  whore  the  ordi- 
"  nances  jicrmit  it,  and  the  rather  because  the  said 
"  [Captain  Patteson]  is  now  in  the  service  uinler  Col. 
"  Cromwell's  command,  and  hath  the  said  horse  of 
"  Mr.  Thompson's." 

(No.  806.)  1(543,  Oct.  13,  Cubbington  in  Warwick- 
shire.   Thomas  Parsons  to  Sir  T.  B "  lam  your 

■■  jioor  neighbour  at  Birch-hanger,  and  1  conceive  my- 
•'  self  to  be  much  overtaxed  there  by  our  assessors. 
■■  Besides,  I  have  paid  moneys  at  Coventry,  and  the 

4B  3 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION 


G.  A.  ■•  town  where  I  live  is  dee])  rated  for  the  weekly  assess- 
LowNuEs,  ,,  ,„ent.  and  we  send  provision  often  to  Warwick  and 
— '  "  Kcnilworth,  horse-meat  and  mini's-meat,  and  do  very 
■'  often  entertain  suldiera  ;  for  all  those  I  have  my  share, 
'•■  though  I  have  not  a  foot  of  land  nor  any  goods  more 
"  than  a  little  household  stutl  in  the  county  where  I  live, 
"  and  now  tiius  taxed.  And  Mrs.  Rowe  of  Stortford 
'■  paid  12/.  to  an  old  servant  of  mine  at  London  for  my 
■'  use,  and  the  12/.  was  taken  away  by  some  Parlia- 
"  ment  soldiers  and  I  can  not  get  it  again  ....  Sir, 
•'  take  into  consideration  my  poor  fortunes." 

(No.  809.)  1643,  Oct.  13!"  MurkeshalL— Sir  Thomas 
Houvwood  to  Sir  T.  B.— Sends  enclosed  [nof  there^  a 
letter  just  received  from  cousin  Grimston.  Is  sorry  they 
mistook  the  day,  but  hopes  Sir  Thomas  will  not  fail  to 
meet  them  on  Tuesday  next,  when  he  hopes  to  furnish 
Sir  Thomas  with  more  money  than  they  could  have  done 
if  they  had  met  on  Thursday  last. 

(No.  807.)  1643,  Oct.  13,  Romford.  John  Fleming 
to  SirT.  B.— 1  have  sent  by  this  messenger  what  money 
1  have  received,  and  not  formerly  disposed  of,  which  is 
300/.  I  was  in  hopes  that  400/.  would  have  been  re- 
imbursed before  this,  that  that;  might  have  come  also, 
but  there  is  yet  none  to  be  had.  I  paid  also  to  Capt. 
Towers,  by  order  of  dep.  lieutenants  here,  75/.  I 
entreat  a  receipt  for  this,  as  also  for  the  1,000/.  sent  you 
by  Mr.  Fuller,  the  treasurer. 

(No.  808.)  1643,  Oct.  14,  London.  "William  Gray  to 
Sir  T.  B.  "  I  presented  the  lieut. -colonel  with  your 
"  letter,  in  answer  to  which  I  received  150/.,  and  when 
"  I  shall  have  the  other  100/.  I  am  not  certain  .  .  I 
"  have  bought  400  or  500  coats,  which  I  hope  will  be 
"  ready  by  Saturday  next  ....  that  sort  of  cloth  is 
"  not  to  be  had  for  money  for  the  present,  but  I  hope 
"  in  a  little  time  to  perfect  the  1,000  coats."— He 
presses  for  the  100/.,  and  also  for  the  other  250/.,  with- 
out which  he  will  not  be  able  to  perfect  the  great  work 
in  that  difficult  time. 

(No.  812.)  1643,  Oct.  16,  night.  Tobias  Bridges  to 
Sir  T.  B.  Encloses  a  letter  [not  there]  which  Mr.  Hales 
brought  that  morning  from  Hertford  .  .  .  .  "  The  300 
"  horse  that  were  kept  at  Hertford  are  sent  already  to 
"  Bedford,  and  they  arc  ])roviding  to  send  some  foot. 
"  Give  me  leave  to  put  you  in  mind  to  hasten  the  money 
"  for  my  Lord  of  Manchester  for  the  encouragement  of 
"  the  soldiers." 

(No.  813.)  1643,  Oct.  17.  (The  Earl  of)  Warwick  to 
Sir  T.  B.  and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieutenants  of  Essex. 
— Asivs  that  Lieut. -Colonel  Dakins  may  have  as  many 
serjea  iis  and  other  officers  allowed  him  as  the  rest  of 
the  Essex  regiments,  and  that  ho  may  have  the  arrears  of 
pay  due  tohimasmajor,adjutaut,audlient.-colonel  of  his 
regiment.  "  I  hold  him  to  be  an  honest,  able,  audespe- 
"  ri'  need  soldier." 

(No.  814.)  1643,  Oct.  17,  Chelmsford.  (The  Com- 
mittee or  the  Deputy  Lieutenants  of  Essex  to  the  Com- 
mittee of  the  House  of  Commons  for  Safety  ?).  Draft  of 
a  letter  telling  of  news  from  the  Committee  at  Cambridge 
that  the  King's  forces  had  taken  Huntingdon  and  part 
of  4  troops  of  Essex  horse  ;  that  they  are  a  strong  party, 
and  are  believed  to  intend  for  Essex  and  the  other  asso- 
ciated counties,  the  outworks  to  London.  The  writers  say 
they  have  divested  themselves  of  all  forces  except  trained 
batids,  "which  of  how  little  use  they  have  proved  in 
"  other  counties,  and  how  to  depart  from  their  colours 
"  that  have  been  sent  out  of  this  most  men  know." 
They  pray  assistance,  especially  as  on  a  late  occasion  of 
their  sending  horses,  they  were  assured  that  the  militia 
of  London  and  other  power  would  relieve  them  in  case 
of  need. 

(No.  816.)  1643,  Oct.  17,  Cambridge.  Sir  William 
Rowe,  Edw.  Clenche,  Torrell  .Tocelyn,  Gre.  Gawsett,  and 
Robert  Winter  (the  Committee  at  Cambridge)  to  Sir 
T.  B.,  Sir  Martin  Lumloy.  Timothy  Middlcton,  Esq., 
and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieutenants  of  Esses. — "  Our 
"  alarums  come  thick  upon  us,  telling  us  the  near 
"  approach  of  the  enemy,  which,  if  it  should  succeed 
"  by  the  surprise  of  Huntingdon  or  this  place,  it  would 
"  infest,  if  not  endanger,  the  greatest  part  of  the  asso- 
"  ciation.  This  enclosed  [not  there]  will  tell  you  the 
"  device  against  us." — They  ask  that,  what  help  the 
addressees  can  give  maybe  speedily  sent  to  Cambridge. 

(No.  817.)  1643,  Oct.  18,  Bardfield.— Sir  Martin 
Lumley  to  Sir  T.  B.— This  afternoon  was  brought  this 
enclosed  letter  (No.  816  P)  from  the  committee  at  Cam- 
l>ridge  .  .  .  The  party  that  brought  the  letter  signifies 
that  by  scouts  sent  3  miles  out  of  Cambridge  was  dis- 
covered the  approach  of  7  colours  coming  from  Oxford. 
I  have  thought  fit  to  send  Capt.  Perry  to  be  in  readiness 
to  march  away  to-morrow. 

(No  818.)    1643,    Oct.  18,  Cambridge.    Sir  William 


Rowe  to  [Sir  T.  B.].  This  morning  we  hear  from  Sir 
John  Norwedg  Ijy  our  scout  that  the  enemy  entered 
Bedford  betwixt  3  and  4  yesterday  afternoon,  and  by 
other  scouts  that  some  party  of  them  were  seen  last 
night  at  Pottou.  within  12  miles  of  this  place,  so  that 
your  forces  muse  march  night  and  day  to  get  into  the 
town  to  relieve  it,  as  you  love  religion,  the  laws,  your 
country,  the  church  of  God,  and  your  true  friend  W. 
Rowe.  P.S.  We  have  certain  intelligence  th.at  the  design 
is  for  this  place,  and  that  there  is  no  probability  of  their 
intent  for  Huntingdon,  tho"  the  gentlemen  and  com- 
mittee there  have  sjiven  them  a  fair  invitemcnt  thither  by 
leaving  it  and  quitting  their  gTiards,  so  that  I  think  'tis 
altogether  needless  to  send  this  messenger  thither. 

(No.  819.)  1643,  Oct.  18.  Cambridge':  Sir  W.  Rowe 
to  Sir  T.  B.  If  you  woirld  do  a  seasonable  service  to  tho 
State  (not  to  speak  of  your  friend,  who  is  a  lone  and 
naked  man  hero),  let  what  help  you  can  be  instantly  sent 
in  hither.  Alarums  come  thick  and  very  near  us,  and  a 
show  would  now  do  that  which  will  not  be  redeemed  but 
at  an  infinite  charge.  And  how  much  the  loss  of  this 
place  may  shake  the  coiiiity  we  love  so  well,  and  the 
whole  association,  I  appeal  to  you,  and  so  throw  myself 
and  all  into  the  arms  of  my  Lord  and  Saviour,  intending 
to  live  and  die  his  servant.  P.S.  .  .  .  Sending  to  the 
officer  of  the  Castle  for  some  drakes  to  flanker  our  works 
along  the  river,  1  received  this  answer,  that  he  would 
send  none,  that  I  had  fooled  him  long  enough,  and  bid 
the  gentlemen  take  heed  I  did  not  fool  them  at  the 
last.  Judge  j-ou  upon  these  disobedient  terms  how  I 
should  serve  you  or  add  any  security  to  this  place;  yet 
to  leave  it  I  am  loath  ;  hoping  you  will  not  forget  me. 

(No.  820.)  (1643).  Oct.  18,''Wednesday  noon.  J.  B. 
(Judith  Barriugton)  to  Sir  T.  B. — Capt.  Manester  thinks 
that  we  lose  time  too  much,  that  there  are  no  warrants 
yet  sent  out  to  warn  in  the  train  bands  and  volunteers  to 
get  into  bodies  in  proper  places,  and  so  to  exercise  until 
they  hear  the  truth  and  your  directions,  and  that  the 
constables  may  have  warning  and  charge  to  got  horses  in 
readiness  if  need  be,  he  thinking  the  host  will  require 
all  the  soldiers  to  go  on  horseback.  I  have  sent  this 
enclosed  [not  there]  by  the  importunity  of  Starford 
[Slortfonl^]  men  .  .  which  will  show  you  which  way 
the  enemy  inclines  ....  P.S.  Remember  to  give  warn- 
ing to  our  nephew  Mashani  to  have  his  troop  of  horse  in 
readiness  insiJantly.  Think  to  secure  Ware  river  from 
passage  that  way  as  well  as  by  Royston. 

(No.  S21.)  1643,  Oct.  IS,  London.  Sir  Henry  Mild- 
may  to  Sir  William  Mason,  Sir  T.  Barringtou,  and  the 
rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieutenants  with  speed  ;  hast,  hast,  post 
hast,  from  the  Parliament.  Let  the  2  bearers  pass. — We 
have  received  two  letters  from  you,  both  of  one  date. 
The  alarum  of  the  enemies  approach  towards  our  asso- 
ciated counties  was  vei'y  hot  with  us  l)efore  yours  came. 
My  Lord  General  and  the  Council  of  War  took  your 
advertisements  very  kindly,  especially  your  last,  which 
mentions  the  assistance  of  your  foot.  They  have  resolved 
to  send  36  troops  of  horse  and  5  of  dragoniers,  and 
desire  you  to  give  what  assistance  of  men  you  can  ac- 
cording to  your  otl'er,  but  speed  must  be  the  life  of  this 
action.  I  know  you  will  consider  it.  The  troops  go 
away  within  these  6  hours.  Bo  careful  of  your  officers. 
My  Lord  General  looks  for  his  300/.,  which  he  laid  out  of 
his  purse,  and  he  takes  it  ill  he  is  not  paid  .  .  .  My  Lord 
Fairfax  hath  seconded  my  Lord  Manchester's  overthrow 
with  another,  and  hath  beateu  tho  enemy  from  Hull. 
P.S.  (in  a  different  hand)  the  Parliament  cx]iect8  that 
you  sliould  levy  all  arrears  due  in  the  country  rigorously 
and  with  ex|)editiou,  and  the  estates  of  jjapists  not  to  be 
neglected.  I  hope  vay  brother  Humphry  will  not  be 
liable  to  have  estate  sequestered  for  his  son's  delin- 
quency. 

(No.  816.)  1643,  Oct.  18.  (The  Earl  of)  Essex  to  the 
Dep.-Lieutenants  and  Committee  for  Essex. — Upon 
sight  they  are  to  raise  as  many  able  men  in  Essex  as 
they  can,  and  send  them  furnished  with  arms,  ammuni- 
tion, and  money  to  Hertford,  and  those  to  Cambridge 
that  live  most  conveniently,  where  they  are  to  receive 
further  orders,  for  the  security  of  their  own  and  the 

associated    counties P.S.     "  1     desire    you   to 

"  provide  and  send  what  horse  you  can  also  for  recruiting 
"  of  my  troop." 

(No.  822.)  1643,  Oct.  18.  Waltons.— Anne  Maynard 
to  Sir  T.  B. — She  says  she  has  been  assessed  at  200/.  for 
the  20th  part,  whereas  it  is  more  than  she  has  received 
that  Near  of  her  whole  revenue.  Her  tenants  do  not 
pay  and  she  has  to  pay  Lady  Everard  300/.  per  aim. 
.Vsks  his  assistance  to  lower  the  .assessment. 

(No.  823.)  1613,  Oct.  26,  Hartford.  Gabriel  Barber, 
Jo.  Garrard,  Wm.  Preistley,  Wm.  Leman,  and  Tho. 
Meade  to  Sir  T.  B.  and  the  rest  of  the  Dep.  Lieutenants. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


'.G7 


G.  A.  Our  last  night's  iutelligencc  was  from  Col.  Ni)rwich, 
°Eso"^^'  ^^°  informed  us  that  a  sri-Tant  of  his  escaped  out  of 
— '  the  hands  of  the  enemy  at  Newport,  and  then  the  enemy 
were  about  2,000  foot  in  that  town.  They  have  some 
store  of  ordnance,  and  are  there  fortifying  apace ;  he 
gathered  from  them  that  that  night  about  200  foot  were 
to  March  to  Bedford  where  they  intend  likewise  to 
fortify.  This  night  we  hear  t'leir  horse  are  plundering 
in  the  villages,  and  Col.  Norwich  is  this  evening  drawn 
out  of  Hitohin  with  a  resolu  'on,  as  he  informs  us,  for 
Bedford  and  the  places  adjacent,  that  so  he  may  interrupt 
them  in  their  plundering.  We  are  now  casting  our 
county  into  a  complete  body,  and  hope  within  a  few 
days  to  finish  that  work,  and  then  thro'  God's  blessing 
we  doubt  not  but  by  the  assistance  of  those  London 
regiments  come  down  to  our  succour  o  remove  them 
fariher  from  the  skirts  of  the  association,  promising  to 
ourselves  that  we  shall  not  want  your  concurrence,  &c. 

(No.  824.)  1643,  Oct.  23,  Romford.  Edw.  Birkhead 
to  [Sir  T.  B.]  On  the  receijit  of  [Sir  T.  B.'s]  letter  he 
summoned  his  company  to  he  at  Romford  by  8  o'clock  of 
that  day  ;  but  some  sent  excuses  for  want  of  arms,  and 
men  are  scarce  in  those  parts.  Unless  [SirT.  B.]  sends 
word  to  the  contrary  he  will  wait  to  bring  up  a  larger 
body. 

(No.  82.5.)  1643,  Oct.  23.  Stanstead  Moantfichet.— 
Sir  W.  Rowe  to  Sir  T.  B.  ...  This  inclosed  taken  this 
last  with  a  messenger  going  to  Prince  Rupert  together 
with  his  examination  [ihit;e  are  not  with  the  htUrr)  I 
send  you  that  you  may  know  the  condition  of  both  j-our 
friends  and  enemies  in  those  parts  it  mentions,  I  have 
advised  to  send  it  by  a  faithful  messenger  of  ours  as  'tis 
directed,  that  so  with  his  return  to  us  we  may  make  use 
as  well  of  them  as  the  desires  of  the  others  fur  the 
public  benefit ;  but  what  will  now  become  of  that  or 
anything  else  at  Cambridge  I  am  afraid  to  conjecture, 
since  xoa.  have  been  deaf  to  so  many  letters  of  adver- 
tisement for  so  much  as  conduoeth  to  the  preservation 
of  it  from  you  by  forbearing  so  long  to  send  men,  money, 
or  commissioners.  I  was  never  such  a  trifler  as  to  write 
or  speak  at  wast ;  the  issue  will  soon  show  you  that  I 
informed  yon  trulv. 

(No.  826.)  1643,  Oct.  23.  Colchester.  Thomas  Lau- 
rence  (Mayor  of  Colchester),  Hen.  Barrington,  Ralph 
Harison,  and  John  Frulie  to  Sir  T.  B.  and  the  rest  of 
the  Dep.  Lieutenants. — They  sent  their  trained  band 
according  to  order;  their  town  is  much  exjiosed;  the 
men's  families  are  poor  ;  if  any  train  band  can  be  spared, 
they  pray  that  their's  may  ije  sent  back,  so  that  the 
families  of  the  men  may  be  supported. 

(No.  827.)  1643,  Oct.  24,  Flyford.  (Capt.)  Nath. 
Rich  to  Sir  T.  B.  .  .  .  "'  Wo  are  now  this  morning 
"  advancing  towards  Newark,  conceiving  it  the  most 
"  considerable  garrison  the  enemy  hath  of  the  two, 
"  viz.,  it  and  (jrainsborough.  Tlie  winter  is  already  come, 
"  and  our  lying  in  the  field  hath  lost  us  more  men  than 
"  have  been  taken  away  either  by  sword  or  bullet; 
"  notwithstanding  which  (and  many  of  our  men  lying 
"  scattered  up  and  down  the  country),  we  are  ready  to 
"  persist,  and  unwilling  to  wait  any  opportunity  of 
"  doing  God  honour  and  our  country  service  ;  yet  if 
"  God  pleases  to  bring  us  safe  to  our  winter  quarters 
"  you  must  think  of  s]ieedy  recruiting  our  troops,  which 
"  are  not  a  little  battered  and  lessened  with  what 
"  service  we  have  done.'' — He  says  the  soldiers  com- 
plain of  want  of  pay,  and  that  he  and  his  troops  are  9 
weeks  behind  hand. — "All  the  money  that  I  had.  but  30 
"  odd  pounds,  I  gave  them  while  I  had  it  (which  I 
"  saved  for  my  own  necessities  in  case  of  being  wounded 
"  or  sick  or  the  like  distress),  and  that  was  stolen  ofi' 
"  from  my  horse  when  we  lay  in  the  field,  before  Lincoln, 
'•  and  at  that  time  I  had  but  2s.  left  me,  and  my  troop 
"  without  money,  and  have  rested  so  ever  since  and  long 
"  before,  and  if  speedy  relief  is  not  sent,  with  which  our 
"  sick  soldiers  lying  here  and  there  without  subsistence, 
"  and  those  that  are  well-being  continued  upon  actual 
"  service  without  encouragement,  I  am  afraid  ere  long 
"  you  will  be  as  willing  to  raise  new  troops  as  recruit 
"  the  old  ;  if  we  had  free  quarter  wherever  we  come, 
'■  yet  a  soldier  being  without  any  money  his  horse 
"  cannot  be  shod,  or  his  arms  or  saddle  kept  fix  ;  what 
"  I  speak  is  in  Ijehalf  of  the  common  soldiers,  not 
"  officers.  .  .  .  therefore  I  beseech  you  let  the  common 
"  soldiers  be  constantly  paid  tho'  the  officers  go  without 
"  any  at  all." 

(No.  828.)  1643,  Oct.  26,  Bygotts.  Andrew  Gerrard 
to  Sir  T.  B. — He  complains  of  the  burdens  put  on  him. 
The  house  taken  from  him  by  the  Parliament  would 
have  sold  for  100/.,  certainly  cost  him  more  ;  part  of 
his  estate  near  London  has  been  taken  for  the  use  of  the 
fortifications ;  he  has  bean  forced  to  abate  his  rents  or 


his  lauds  would   lie   waste.     Ho  pays  300/.   a  year   in        o.  a. 
annuities  and  interest.     He  was  assessed  at . so/,  which     Lowtid'bs, 
was  more  than  his  estate  would  bear  ;  but  the  bill  would         !^' 
not  be  accepted  unless  the   assessors  set  him  down  bOt. 
more,   which   it  seems,  for  satisfaction,  they  did.     Ho 
prays  relief  from  Sir  Thomas. 

(No.  829.)  [1613],  Oct.  26,  Haydonberry.  (Lady) 
Elizabeth  Soame  to  Sir  T.  B,— Understanding  that  those 
are  fiiied  who  send  not  horses,  she  says  that  since  her  hus- 
band's death  she  never  found  any  except  in  Hertfordshire 
where  her  jointure  lies,  and  that  she  had  sent  one  fully 
fui'nished.  In  order  to  pay  her  20th  she  has  not  yet  got 
■jl.  from  her  tenants,  as  soon  as  she  can  gel  20/.  together 
she  will  send  it  in  part  of  the  remaining  sum. 

n.  d.  Francis  Cooke  to  Sir  T.  B.— He  has  been  im- 
prisoned hall'  a  year.  Asks  Sir  T.  B.  and  Sir  Martin 
Lumley  to  try  and  get  his  release. 

(No.  830.)  1643,  Sept.  27,  the  Mermaid  in  Thames 
Street,  near  Billingsgate.— Kdward  Worger  to  Sir  T.  B. 
—  Sir  Thomas,  when  he  parted  from  him  in  Queen 
Street,  promised  to  jiay  the  money  due  to  Capt.  Lang- 
ley  for  fortifying  Colchester,  and  he  (Woi-ger)  \vas  to 
receive  alike  sum  for  a  debt  owing  to  him  in  Colchester. 
He  prays  Sir  Thomas  to  order  his  clerk  or  steward  to 
pay  it  him  in  Queen  Street,  where  ho  will  repair. 

(No.  83f .)  1643,  Oct.  29th,  Hull.— Robert  Burton  to 
Sir  Thomas  Barrington,  at  Hatfield.  I  am  sorry  to 
relate  unto  you  the  misery  that  is  fallen  upon  us  in 
Cottiugham  Lordship.  By  reason  of  the  Earl  of  New- 
castle's forces  coming  together  all  men's  estates  with 
us  are  so  weakened  and  decayed  that  I  fear  few  men 
will  be  able  to  pay  any  rents  ;  for  all  our  horses,  beasts, 
and  sheep  are  driven  away,  the  most  of  our  houses 
plundered,  our  corn  lost  in  the  fields,  our  hay  devoured, 
spoiled,  and  wasted ;  two  thousand  loads  at  the  least 
within  our  lordship  (which  hath  been  spent),  some  of  it 
devoured  with  the  great  number  of  their  troop  horses 
and  other  horses  and  oxen,  which  they  brouglit  with 
them  to  bring  their  guns  and  other  provision  along 
with  them,  another  great  part  cast  into  ditches  for 
making  their  highways,  another  great  jiart  of  it  used 
about  their  works,  tents,  and  huts.  We  escaped  them 
such  a  long  time,  but  now  we  have  tasted  as  deer* 
of  their  malice  as  any  other  part  of  the  kingdom.  Their 
coming  against  Hull  at  this  time  was  not  suspected  of 
us  countrymen,  otherwise  we  might  have  provided 
better  for  ourselves,  for  we  had  as  we  supposed  a  good 
strength  at  Hull  and  Beverley,  which  we  thought 
would  something  have  iiindered  the  enemy  for  ap- 
proaching so  near,  liut  it  proved  they  were  not  able 
to  resist  them,  Ijut  were  forced  to  retreat  to  the  walls 
of  Hull  for  succour,  and  with  tlieni  also  all  the 
true  hearted  and  well  wishers  to  God's  cause,  rather 
enduring  the  loss  of  their  goods  than  to  have  them- 
selves brought  into  slavery  and  bondage,  and  to  l)e 
made  partners  with  them  in  their  wicked  designs. 
But  to  give  you  a  true  relation  as  near  as  I  can  in  brief 
thus  : — After  my  Lord  Fairfax  came  to  Hull  and  brought 
with  him  all  the  horse  and  foot  which  escaped  out  of 
the  west,  there  were  rased  in  the  country  about  us  as 
many  horses  as  made  up  in  all  about  xx  or  xxii  troops, 
our  lordship  set  forth  fifty  horse,  and  other  adjacent 
towns  did  set  forth  likewise,  according  to  their  propor- 
tion. Those  troops  lay  some  in  Beverley  and  some  with 
us,  and  some  in  other  towns  about  us,  and  paid  little 
or  nothing  for  their  quartei's  for  about  6  or  8  weeks 
together  to  our  great  loss,  but  if  that  had  been  the 
worst  we  had  been  in  pretty  good  case,  but  the  enemy 
coming  in  amongst  us  we  are  now  brought  almost  into 
utter  ruin.  After  it  was  known  that  the  Karl  of  New- 
castle bended  his  forces  towards  Hull,  all  our  horse 
advanced  towards  tho  Wolds  to  give  them  a  meeting. 
Beverley  was  pretty  well  foitified  with  works,  and  they 
had  either  b  or  ti  guns,  and,  as  I  conceive,  about  16  or 
18  hundred  foot  soldiers  ;  but  when  our  troops  perceived 
that  they  were  not  able  to  encounter  with  them,  they  all 
retreated  to  Hull,  both  horse  and  foot,  and  left  Beverley 
and  all  tho  towns  about  us  to  the  mei'Cy  of  the  enemy 
(whose  mercies  were  cruel).  It  was  upon  the  28th  of 
August  when  they  retreated.  It  was  sudden  aud  unex- 
jiected  of  us  and  very  fearful,  for  tho  enemy  pursued 
them  within  musket  shot  of  Newland,  where  we  had 
some  musketeers  that  stopped  them  and  killed  a  horse 
and  a  man,  .and  so  they  went  back  to  Beverley.  The 
next  day,  being  the  29th  of  August,  they  came  to  Cot- 
tiugham, and  a  great  many  of  us  left  the  town,  not 
daring  to  abide  their  cruelty;  but  went  to  Hull  for 
refuge,  and  my  Lord  Fairfax  had  given  order  to  tho 
troopers  to  drive  to  Hull  as  many  beasts  and  sheep 
about  our  common  and  pastures  thereabouts,  that  they 
might  be  for  maintenance  for  us  and  the  soldiers.     Then 

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HISTORICAL    MANrSCRlPTS    COMMISSION  : 


a.  A.  ih.^  next  daT,  beinst  Wedncsdar.  some  of  our  troops  !md 
I.owNDEs.  j-pof  ventured  as  far  as  Cottingham,  killed  fome  and 
'"^'  took  others  prisoners,  and  drove  them  quite  ihroujjfh 
Cottingham.  and  we  returned  that  day  -n'ith  credit. 
Then  the  next  day.  t)eing  Tliursday,  we  ventured  forth 
again,  and  they  suffered  us  to  march  to  the  west  end  of 
our  Ings.  within  a  little  of  Cottingham  town  end.  and 
then  thev  sallied  forth  of  Cottingham  in  such  a  great 
bodj-  that  our  men  all  retreated  suddenly.  Our  foot  in 
the  Ii'gs  not  able  to  make  their  retreat  good,  were 
forced  over  the  ditches,  and  divers  were  taken  and  some 
killed  that  day.  After  which  day  we  were  forced  to 
keep  about  the  town,  only  onr  liorso  rode  out  scout 
continually  towards  Newland  and  Anlaby  about  a  mile 
distant  from  the  walls  ;  then  the  enemy  kept  Newland 
and  fortifii'd  it  about  the  way  from  Beverle}-.  and  pre- 
sently came  to  Stonferry  Clow,  and  there  made  works 
and  brought  guns  thither,  and  every  day  after  wrought 
neaier  and  nearer  Hull,  and  made  several  forts  both 
betwixt  Newland  and  Hull,  and  also  betwixt  Sculscotte 
and  Hull,  ^o  that  we  were  forced  to  make  out  works  both 
at  Darringliam  bank  end  and  also  at  the  Charterhouse, 
otherwise  they  would  have  come  over  near  the  town. 
They  were  come  so  near  th;itl  have  been  an  ear  witness 
of  musket  bullets  coming  over  the  walls.  Before  all 
this,  at  their  first  coming  they  cut  out  from  us  our  fresh 
water,  so  that  in  the  end  both  water  and  grass  grew 
very  scarce,  by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  horses  and 
other  cattle  about  the  town  ;  so  my  lord  took  a  very  good 
course  in  sending  over  into  Lincolnshire  16  or  18  of  our 
troops  to  join  with  Collonel  Crumwell,  and  likewise  he 
caused  to  be  killed  a  great  many  fat  oxen  and  sheep  for 
our  provision  ;  nevertheless,  we  were  so  strait  holden 
up  both  on  the  west  side  and  north  side  of  the  town 
that  our  cattle  were  sore  pinched,  and  many  of  them 
were  shipping  away,  the  enemy  watching  for  them  as  a 
ravenous  kite  of  a  silly  bird ;  they  could  no  sooner 
straggle  twice  twelve  score  from  the  town  but  they 
were  snatched  from  us.  They  had  made  great  and  large 
works  likewise  betwixt  Hessel  and  Hull.  They  began 
to  work  at  a  place  on  Huniber  side  called  G allow  Clowe, 
and  so  came  slanting  along  with  earthworks,  slanting 
nearer  and  nearer  towards  tlie  town,  till  they  had  gotten 
a  strong  fort  made,  hard  by  the  gallows  (which  they 
well  deserved),  which  was  very  near  the  we.st  side  of  the 
town,  to  which  west  side  of  the  town  they  had  brought 
vi  of  their  guns;  but  we  sjiared  them  a  great  deal  of 
pains  in  carrying  them  back  again,  for  we  took  them 
from  them  and  caused  them  to  retreat  with  shame 
enough.  They  had  two  very  great  guns,  which  were 
called  the  Queen's  pocket  pistols.  One  of  them  lay  be- 
twixt Sculscotte  and  Hull,  and  the  other  towards  H  , 
out  of  which  they  shot  many  fiery  hot  bullets  into  the 
town  above  80  at  the  least,  and  yet  did  very  little  exe- 
cution, which  was  God's  great  mercy,  the  town  and 
streets  being  so  populous  ;  there  was  but  one  man,  one 
woman,  and  a  child  killed  that  I  heard  of;  but  many 
were  miraculously  delivered  through  God's  mercy. 
These  bullets  weighed  o5  ]iounds  a  piece  and  more. 
They  shot  one  Sunday  morning  in  prayer  time 
three  bullets  at  the  high  church,  thinking  to  spoil  us 
there,  but  God  prevented  them.  Two  were  wide,  and 
one  flew  over  the  leads.  We  being  thus  straitened  as 
yon  have  heard,  it  pleased  God  to  put  into  the  heart  of 
onr  governor  and  others  of  the  town  that  aljout  5  hun- 
dred of  the  townsmen  and  soldiers  should  ^ally  out  and 
venture  upon  their  nearest  works,  which  was  very  wil- 
lingly condescended  unto,  and  that  with  such  courage 
(lieing  upon  the  4th  of  October)  that  we  made  them 
run  like  cowardly  hares,  and  took  three  of  their  works, 
demolished  them,  took  6  or  8  prisoners,  but  cannot  tell 
how  many  we  killed,  only  we  heard  one  Coronell  Vave- 
sor  was  slain  and  buried  at  Cottingham.  They  repaired 
two  of  the  works  again,  but  the  nearest  works  we  never 
alter  suffered  them  to  repair.  These  works  were  all 
towards  Newland.  Then  it  pleased  God  that  upon 
Saturday  following  Sir  John  Meldriim  came  to  aid  us, 
and  brought  with  liiin  about  a  thousand  soldiers,  which 
did  much  encourage  us,  and  we  should  have  sallied  out 
on  Monday  following  in  the  morn,  and  our  men  at  onr 
outworks  at  a  place  on  Humber  bank  called  the  west 
jetty,  where  wo  had  three  guns,  did  expect  onr  coming 
to  them  to  fall  upon  the  enemy  ;  but  in  the  morning, 
before  the  lireak  of  the  day,  a  chosen  company  of  the 
enemies'  came  privily  and  secretly  from  their  own 
Works,  and  got  betwixt  the  town  and  our  works.  Our 
men  supposing  thcni  to  be  their  friends,  sntlered  them 
to  come  to  our  works,  which  they  took  ;  but  our  men, 
perceiving  them  to  be  enemies,  fled  to  our  other  fort, 
■which  was  hard  by,  the  enemies  pursuing  them  (to 
enter  by  force).     Our  men  knocked  down  li  or  15  of 


them,  and  so  the  rest  fled  to  their  own  works,  which         G. 
were  not  above  twelve  score  distant.     Then  upon  Wed-  esq. 

nesday  following  we  were  resolved  to  sally  forth  again,  

which  was  the  xith  of  October,  whicli  we  did  very 
courageotisly,  my  Lord  and  Sir  John  Meldrum  being 
very  active,  shewing  their  undaunted  courage  We 
were  to  fall  upon  the  works  on  the  west  side  of  the  town, 
but  we  made  a  show  by  the  playing  of  our  cannons  as 
though  wc  intended  towards  the  north  side.  Sir  John 
Meldrum  let  us  forth  of  the  town,  where  we  divided 
ourselves  into  two  bodies  ;  the  one  companj-  went  to  the 
very  end  of  their  works,  and  so  to  beat  them  on  the  , 
back  side  all  along  ;  the  other  company  went  against 
the  face  of  their  works,  against  the  cannon  moutlis,  to 
force  their  passage  over,  which  they  did  with  courage 
and  resolution.  All  our  horse,  being  about  4  troops 
going  out  with  them,  n-ere  to  face  the  enemies  troops 
in  the  Miton  caie  (quayp),  whilst  our  foot  men  were 
taking  the  works  ;  but  how  it  came  to  pass  I  cannot 
tell,  after  that  our  men  had  entered  and  taken  some 
of  their  works,  we  made  a  retreat  both  horse  and  foot 
towards  the  town  into  Myton  caie  (quay  ?)  lane,  and  the 
other  part  towards  the  Mount,  to  the  great  grief  of  my 
Lord  and  Sir  John  Meldrum,  who  were  there  entreating 
them  to  face  about  again.  Some  of  the  enemies  being 
so  bold  as  to  venture  out  of  their  works,  charging  our 
men  in  the  rear,  it  pleased  God  to  put  courage  into 
the  hearts  of  our  men.  They  faced  about,  the  troopers 
riding  amongst  those,  pursued  them  ;  the  enemies  fled. 
Then  our  foot  men  flanked  up  the  back  side  of  their 
works,  and  our  jiart  forced  over  the  works  and  drove 
them  away,  took  all  their  guns  that  were  in  those  works, 
one  being  one  of  their  great  guns,  and  we  got  them 
into  Hull  that  night,  and  brought  them  away  by  force. 
Although  they  had  great  supplies  of  soldiers  that  were 
called  from  all  the  towns  thereabouts,  and  sore  inraged 
against  us,  yet  we  held  them  in  play  and  had  a  very 
sore  fight ;  some  of  us  fighting  and  others  using  means 
to  get  away  the  guns.  Then  we  all  returned  into  Hull 
with  groat  joy  and  rejoicing  that  the  Lord  had  given 
our  enemies  such  an  overthrow.  We  took  60  prisoners 
or  thereabouts,  besides  those  that  were  killed.  They 
took  a  captain  of  ours  that  day,  called  Captain  Rains- 
borrow.  He  was  captain  of  one  of  the  King's  ships, 
called  the  Lyon  ;  he  took  a  hundred  of  his  men  out  of 
the  said  shi]i  and  went  on  with  us  that  day  to  help  to 
raise  the  siege,  and  by  misfortune  he  was  taken.  1 
know  no  man  of  note  that  was  either  taken  or  killed 
that  day  on  our  side,  saving  that  cajnain,  and  they 
have  taken  him  along  with  them  to  York.  Tlien  in  the 
night  following  the  enemies  took  their  gans  from  the 
north  side  of  the  town  and  left  us.  only  they  kept  a 
guard  at  Stonferry  and  Newland  till  Friday  at  night, 
in  which  time  they  wronght  their  wicked  designs  to  our 
great  loss  and  hindrance,  for  they  plundered  our  houses 
over  again,  leaving  us  nothing  they  could  carry  awiiy, 
and  much  of  that  they  could  not  carry  they  brake  in 
pieces,  knocked  down  our  walls  and  windows,  drove  all 
the  cattle  away  they  could  find,  ctrt  dcjwn  Stonferry 
Clow,  all  the  breast  works  and  the  doors  from  the  top 
to  the  bottom,  so  that  water  cometh  in  and  gocth  out 
every  tide  to  the  great  hurt  of  all  our  grounds  about 
Newland,  and  westwards  in  our  lordship,  took  away  the 
plate  Ji'om  Cottingham  Church,  carrying  themselves 
more  like  Turks  and  ])agans  than  like  Christians,  which 
will  be  to  their  everlasting  shame  and  reproach  for  all 
ages  10  come.  The  reason  why  wc  suilered  them  those 
two  days,  Thursday  and  Friday,  the  weather  was  so  wet, 
misty,  and  thick  th.at  we  could  not  see  about  us,  other- 
wise we  should  have  sent  them  away  in  such  a  confused 
retreat  that  one  of  them  would  have  been  so  afraid  of 
another  that  half  of  them  would  not  have  found  the 
right  way  to  York,  the  place  uuto  which  they  are  fled 
for  refuge.  Besides  all  this,  they  cut  up  five  of  our 
britlges,  two  over  the  setting  dike,  and  two  over  New- 
land  Haven,  and  one  towards  Beverley,  all  Viclonging 
to  the  manor  of  .     By  all  this  which  I  have  said 

you  may  conceive  what  a  world  of  mischief  they  have 
wrought  amongst  ns,  neither  sparing  the  rich  nor 
pitying  the  poor,  but  threatening  to  make  all  alike,  .so 
that  1  am  persuaded  many  a  man  who  formerly  lived  in 
good  rank  and  fashion  will  now  be  brought  into  such 
want  and  misery  so  that  the  still  unborn  will  have  cause 
to  curse  them.  The  siege  lasted  six  weeks,  in  which 
time  two  things  have  happened  which  I  must  acquaint 
your  worship  withal.  Mr.  Chantrill  and  Mr.  White  are 
both  dead  and  buried  ;  Mr.  Chantrill  died  at  Hull,  but 
Master  Wliito  left  Hull  at  the  beginning  of  the  siege, 
and,  as  I  heard,  had  a  protection  from  the  Earl  of  New- 
castle. He  was  buried  at  Bowleyon  Sunday  befoi'e  the 
siege  was  raised,  otherwise  if  he  had  died  after   the 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    llEPOKT. 


569 


raising  of  the  siege  it  ■vvuuld  havo  becu  supposed  ho 
li;id  taken  some  grief  of  hieart  that  he  should  sii  far 
doubt  of  God's  provideuce  as  to  sh'^lter  himself  undtT 
the  protection  of  the  wicked  for  the  saving  of  liis 
temporal  estate 

{No.  832.)     u.  d.     Draft  letter  by  Sir  T.  B.  to 

asking  coiisideratiou  of  the  case  of  Sir  Thomas 
Hewytt  who  had  been  assessed  at  1 ,000?. 

(No.  8oo.)  Ii3f:!,  Oet.  30.  London.  A.  Baynard  to 
Sir  T.  B.  In  Sir  Henry  Mildmay's  absence  I  delivered 
your  letter  to  Mr.  Wallop  ....  The  herald  painter 
desires  a  direction  how  to  send  unto  you,  and  tells  me 
that  what  he  leaves  at  your  house  in  Queen's  Street  is 
very  negligently  conveyed.  I  have  desired  a  friend  of 
mine  (in  my  absence)  to  wait  upon  you  at  Dunmow  on 
Tuesday  sennight,  not  doubting  to  receive  from  you 
and  the  rest  of  the  committee  so  much  favour  and 
respect  as  shall  be  agreeable  unto  equitv. 

(No.  834.)  n.  d.  Isob.  La  Warr*  to"  .Sir  T.  B.  By 
the  equity  of  your  judgement  I  foresee  my  releefe, 
these  must  remaine  your  humanities  creature.  When 
in  your  vertues  I  read  what's  fiiire,  'tis  chanty  to  the 
decaying  world  to  make  your  praetis  a  miracle  ;  what  of 
honor  may  bee  added  to  illustrate  your  name  shall  be 
the  wish  of  Sii'  your  respective  frcind  to  serve  you. 
Isob.  La  Warr. 

(No.  83.5.)  1643.  Oct.  .30,  London.  .John  Babington, 
treasurer,  to  Sir  T.  B. — On  Sir  T.  B.'s  writing  to  the 
president,  treasurer,  and  governors  of  Christ's  Hospital 
that  Mr.  Watts  was  about  to  resign  Claveringe  and 
Langley,  and  recommending  Mr.  Moore  to  succeed, 
and  the  pari.shiouprs  and  Mr.  Kendall  promising  that 
if  the  governors  had  any  one  to  present  to  Laugley 
they  should  receive  the  profits,  the  writer  so  worked 
that  he  obtained  the  presentation  for  Moore,  and 
handing  it  to  him  said  he  hoped  he,  Moore,  would  be 
as  his  word  concerning  Langley.  Moore  said  he  knew 
no  such  promise.  The  writer  asks  Sir  T.  B.  to  speak 
with  ]\Ioore,  Kendall,  and  the  parishioners  who  moved 
for  him,  to  know  whether  there  was  such  a  promise. 
If  Moore  will  not  perform  his  promise,  then  Sir  Thomas 
and  the  writer  are  deceived  in  the  man.  The  writer 
desii'es  that  his  kinsman,  Abraham  Jackson,  should  be 
presented  to  Langley,  and  asks  Sir  Thomas  to  further 
his  suit. 

(No.  830.;  1643.  A  letter  to  Sir  T.  B.,  signed  by 
eleven  tenants  of  his  lands  in  the  lordship  of  t'ottiug- 
ham,  praying  him  to  respite  their  rents,  which  his 
bailiff.  Robert  Burton,  had  demanded.  The  King's 
forces  had  long  been  there  and  consumed  and  taken 
their  stock  and  goods,  and  carried  some  of  them  pri- 
soners to  York,  whence  they  were  obliged  to  redeem 
themselves  with  great  fines. 

(N<i.  837.)  1643,  May  13.  William  SpofSbrd  to  Mr. 
Kendal,  attendant  on  Sir  T.  B. — About  a  law  suit. 

(No.  8o8.)  lt;43,  ilay  24.  Geo.  Fenwick  to  Sir  T.  B., 
Sir  Gilbert  Gerratt  and  Sir  William  Marsham. 

(No.  810.)  (1643.)  Jeffry  Watts  to  Sir  T.  B.— Will 
meet  Sir  T.  B.  when  and  where  he  pleases  to  discuss 
the  business  of  the  resignation  (by  Watts). 

(No.  841.)  (1643),  Chelmsford.  JeflVy  Watts  to  Mr. 
Kendall. — Now  that  he  has  resigned  Claveringe  the 
people  are  backward  in  paying  hixn  the  arrears  of  dues 
and  tithes. 

(No.  842.)  (1643.)  The  same  to  the  same.  On  the 
same  matter. 

(No.  843.)  164'i,  Nov.  23.  Car.  Her.  Mildmay  to  Sir 
T.  B.  .  .  .  1  have  taken  the  subscriptions  of  many  in 
our  hundred  of  Becontry  to  ihe  number  of  30,  and 
many  more  willing  to  do  the  like,  if  they  may  be  sure 
to  be  only  for  the  safety  of  the  county  (as  you  were 
pleased  to  promise  them).  I  beseech  you  express  as 
much  by  some  good  example  from  the  dep.  lieutenant's 
subscription  in  every  hundred,  for  I  assure  you  'tis 
expected  from  them.  My  cousin  Mary  Mildmay  is  to 
receive  600?.  from  you  in  Feb.  next.  She  asks  that  you 
would  let  her  have  it  paid  at  London  in  some  place  near 
the  Old  Exchange. 

(No.  8*4.)  1643.  Dec.  16,  Newport.  H.  J.f  to  his 
brother.     Monev  matters. 

(No.  845.)  1643,  Doc.  l-I.  Jeffry  AVatls  to  Mr.  Ken- 
dall. Asks  him  to  endeavour  to  get  in  the  ■ivriters' 
debts  at  Clavering.  and  to  get  a  couy  of  the  articles 
which  have  been  exhibited  against  tim  and  the  names 
of  the  petitioners.  Thinks  it  strange  that  he  who  has 
done  so  mucli  lor  the  Parliament  should  Ijy  (he  malice 
of  a  few  be  brought  to  that  trouble. 


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*  Iso1)p1,  wife  of  Henry,  Lorit  L:i  Warr. 
Thomas  PJilmoiids. 
t  Endorseil  "  Mr.  Hall's  Idler." 

O     840C2. 


:is   daUf^liter  of   Sir 


l.No.  .SI6.)  Ri.  Harlakcnden  to  :Mr.  Kendall.     About        a.  A. 
the  money  to  be  ]iaid  to  his  sister  Mrs.  Mildmay.  Lowndes, 

(iS'o.  ><-i7  )  164'1,  Dec.  iV,  tJraces.  Thomas  Cobliett 
to  Mr.  Kendall.     About  the  same  matter. 

(N'o.  861.)  1613,  Feb.  11.  ,lo.  Bourchier  to  his 
cousin  Sir  T.  B.  .  .  Sir  William  Constable  with  part  of 
my  Lord  General's  forces  has  given  the  enemy  a  great 
blow  in  taking  many  commanders  and  troops.  If  you 
would  hasten  money  to  the  army  I  am  persnadedwe 
should  be<at  them  ;  they  begin  to"  be  afraid. — (A  slip  of 
p.aper  inclosed  gives  the"  following.)— Taken  by  Sir 
William  Constable's  forces  at  Kirkborne  and  Wettsoen 
on  the  Wolds,  Feb.  10,  1643.  Captains  V.avasor,  New- 
stead,  Horsfield  Winell.  Tiffin. — Lieutinants  Lowtlier, 
Kirko,  Ward. — Cornets  Wharton,  Blockley,  WasLead, 
Robinson,  Browne. — 3  quartermasters,  3  surgeons,  3 
corporals,  3  trumpeters,  1  minister,  a  clarke  to  Sir 
Key,  173  troopers  and  their  horses. 

(No.  .s54.)  1614,  April  20,  Newport.  ,T.  irall]  to 
Mr.  Kendall.  From  this  letter  it  appears  that  Hall  held 
the  office  of  Receiver  of  the  King's  rents  in  the  Isle  of 
AVight  by  patent  from  the  Earl  of  Pembroke,  who  had 
lately  forbad  him  to  intermeddle  with  the  receiver's 
place  until  further  notice,  giving  as  a  reason  his  especial 
care  for  the  safety  of  the"  island ;  but  Hall  suspected 
another  reason,  and  says  he  shall  givi'  up  the  patent. 

(No.  8.55.)  1644,  May  24,  Cottingham.  Robert  Burton 
to  Mr.  Kendall. — The  Cottingham  tenants  will  not  pay 
and  will  not  sow  the  land,  intending  to  leave  unless 
the  rents  are  abated.  He  fears  to  re-enter  the  lands 
(without  orders),  as  the  delinquents'  lands  are  let  cheap 
....  York  is  strongly  beleatjuered,  and  since  yesterday 
we  have  taken  Cawood  Castle  and  another  strong  fort 
called  Ayreraouth,  so  that  we  have  free  passage  by 
water  from  Hull  to  the  army.  The  cavaliers  expect  the 
conung  of  Prince  Rupert  to  raise  the  siege  of  York, 
which  We  do  not  much  fear. 

1644,  May  31.  At  the  Committee  of  Lords  and  Com- 
mons for  Sequestration  of  Delinqtrents'  and  Papists' 
Estates. — The  Committee  for  Sequestrations  for  Essex 
having  ordered  that  Sir  Thomas  Barrington  should  have 
the  custody  and  charge  of  Hatfield  Chase  or  Hatfield 
Forest,  sequestered  by  reason  of  the  Lord  Morhy  and 
the  Lady  Morley,  her  recusancy,  &c.  Thiy  confirm  that 
order  and  direct  that  the  f"iu-  w  hich  had  for  divers  years 
been  kept  in  the  forest  shall  be  kept  in  the  town  of  Hat- 
field. Lord  and  Lady  Morley  are  to  receive  the  3rd  of 
the  usual  rent  of  the  fair  and  of  the  other  profits  raised 
by  Sir  Thomas  out  of  the  forest  and  fair,  and  the  rest  is 
to  be  paid  to  the  Parliament  upon  an  account  by  Sir 
Thomas. 

(No.  797.)  1643,  Oct.  8,  Thornton.  Toby  Tyrrell  to 
his  father-in-law. — Says  that  the  addressee's  daughter  is 
pretty  well,  tho'  weak  .after  her  confinement. 

(No.  810.)  [1643],  Oct.  15,  Thornton.  Toby  Tyrrell 
to  Mr.  .lohn  Kendall  at  Sir  T.  B.'s  house. — Money 
matters. 

(No.  798.)  n.d.  Will.  Chanti-ell  to  Sir  T.  B.— Our 
relation  concerning  Hull  would  afford  volumes,  and  had 
I  not  met  with  such  an  epitome  as  this  good  knight  I 
should  have  enlarged  my  lines.  He  can  tell  you  all 
things  from  a  to  i  ...  .  P.S.  Only,  sir,  be  the  means 
to  haste  a  faithful  governor  to  Hull,  a  place  of  singular 
importance  to  the  north  parts  and  kingdom. 

(No.  7111.)  [1643,  Oct.  3?]  Tho.  Barrington,  Martin 
Lumley,  and  Hen.  Wyseman  to  the  High  Constables  of 
Harlow.— TheEarl  of  Manchester  having  reduced  Lynn, 
and  being  resolved  to  march  on  against  the  Popish 
army,  has  written  letters  asking  for  foot  forces.  They 
tell  the  addressees  to  order  the  petty  constables  to 
impress  men  and  have  them  at  the  sign  of  the  (ieorge, 
in  Harlowen,  Saturday  the  7th  of  October.     (Draft.) 

1 1643,  Sept.  2. 1  Petition  of  Francis  Withers,  wife  of 
.Stephen  Withers,  late  rector  of  .Sleering,  co.  Essex, 
addressed  to  Sir  T.  B. — Her  husband  "uas  been  in  prison 
for  12  months  because  he  could  not  conscientiously 
obey  some  Parliamentary  commands.  Neither  she  nor 
her  husband  can  procure  the  money  required,  and  their 
corn  (all  they  had  to  support  them)  has  been  seized  in 
the  barns. — Prays  relief. 

(No.  756.)  1643,  Sept.  8,  Blackwell  Hall,  London. — 
George  Dunn  to  Sir  W.  Masham,  or  Sir  T.  13.,  or  Sir 
Thomas  Middleton.— He  has  not  received  the  chest  of 
Mr.  Echell,  which  they  tell  him  to  retain  ;  but  will 
enquire  after  him. 

(No.  765.)  1643,  Sept.  Sir  T.  B.  and  others  to  .  .  . 
requesting  the  addressees,  and  the  rest  of  the  deputy 
lieutenants  and  committees,  to  meet  the  writers  at 
Chelmsford  on  Tuesday  next  at  the  Cock,  to  settle  "  a 
"  ])resent  way  lor  a  bank  of  money,  which  the  Karl  of 
"  Manchester  is  needing,  that  the  work  may   not  fail 

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'■  nor  he  be  unsupplied,  uor  the  writers  be  dishonoured 
"  by  necessity  of  catching  at  every  small  sum  to  supply 
•'  the  present."  (Draft,  indorsed.  Copy  of  a  letter  lor 
the  (leputv  lieutenants'  meeting  upon  the  13  Sept.  at 
Chelmsford.) 

^Ko.  767.)     1643,  Sept.  14.     "William  Cage  to 
He  requests  that  if  Sir  Thomas  Barrington   has  not  yet 
paid  certain  moneys  to  certain  ganuers  he  will  retain 
the  money  until  he  (Cage)  may  be  privy  to  it. 

(No.  6.'4.)  n.  d.  Joseph  Dallon,  Gabriel  BaHxir, 
Francis  I'eck,  minister,  and  another  (the  Committee  for 
Hertfordshire)  to  the  Dcpt.  Lieutenants  of  Essex. — 
These  are  to  acquaint  you  that  Hitshen  is  assailed  by 
the  enemy  ;  we  desire  an  alarm  may  be  given  to  all  the 
associated  counties  with  all  speed. 

(No.  .r.92.)  Petition  by  George  Gilbei-t  to  the  Deputy 
Lieutenants  of  Essex  to  Ije  discharged  from  finding  a 
light  horse.  He  has  paid  all  taxes,  subsidies,  and  poll- 
money  ;  has  already  sent  a  horse  to  the  Parliament  and 
a  corslet,  pike,  and  all  things  fitting  to  it,  and  likewise 
an  associate  musket-man  and  money,  and  likewise  finds 
two  full  arms  and  men,  viz.,  a  corslet  and  musket  in  the 
trained  bands,  has  lent  above  40/.  to  the  Parliament, 
and  given  above  .JZ.  to  Ireland,  and  paid  201.  at  least  to 
the  subsidies  of  400,000/.  and  100,000/.,  and  paid  above 
20.S.  a  week  to  the  weekly  collection  for  the  association 
out  of  all  his  lands,  bis  estate  not  being  above  180/.  per 
ann.,  and  he  both  old  and  lame,  and  not  able  to  get  in 
the  little  rent  due  to  him. 

(No.  .593.)  Draft  jietition  to  the  House  of  Commons  by 
Kobert  Thompson  and  Elizabeth  Dent,  widow,  and  silk 
woman  in  Pater  Noster  Row,  for  a  pass  to  go  to  Oxford 
(and  return)  to  apply  to  Sir  John  Byron  for  a  debt  to 
them  of  l,240i. 

(No.  78h)  Deposition  signed  by  Benjamin  Plummc. 
He  was  in  the  Parliament's  service  the  week  before 
Reading  was  taken,  was  taken  prisoner  in  Windsor 
Forest  from  under  the  command  of  Captain  Goulnare 
while  riding  as  scout  with  3  of  Sir  Saml.  Luke's  com- 
pany, and  was  taken  to  Oxford.  There  he  heard  that 
they  had  the  King's  commission  to  come  into  Essex  with 
8,000  foot,  10  troops  of  horse,  1,200  dragoons,  Ac,  with 
Sir  John  Lucas  and  Sir  Charles  generals  over  the  horse. 
He  was  told  by  Lord  Somerset's  son  and  Sir  Henry 
Milnes'a  son  that  they  had  a  list  of  12,000  hands  in 
Essex  that  would  stand  for  them  when  they  inarched 
for  Essex,  and  that  they  had  2  men  every  week  come 
out  of  every  town  in  Essex  to  bring  news  how  every 
man  stood  afl'ected  ;  and  one  of  these  came  in  habit  of 
a  pedlar,  and  brought  horsehair  and  tobacco  on  his  back, 
&c.  &c.  Hears  that  Kent  had  sent  a  petition  to  the 
King  that  if  he  would  send  some  small  forces  they 
would  raise  5  men  for  every  one  he  sent. 

(No.  858.)  (1641?)  J.  Barker  to  his  wife  Mrs. 
Barker  at  Belhouse. — About  the  assessment  to  the  20th. 
— He  cannot  meet  with  any  of  the  committee  whei'C  l;e 
is,  but  Sir  Thomas  Cheeke  has  promised  that  as  soon  as 
Sir  Thomas  Barrington  and  Sir  William  Masham 
come  to  town  he  will  go  with  him  [Barker]  to  them  and 
move  them  on  his  liehalf. 

(No.  859.)  1(^44,  Aug.  6.  Bri.  Turner  to  Sir  T.  I!. 
— About  his  accounts  as  steward  of  one  or  some  of  Sir 
Thomas's  manors.  He  alludes  to  the  difficulty  of  get- 
ting rents  and  the  losses  which  the  tenants  have  sus- 
tained. 

(No.  872.)  164.5,  June  14.  John  Ivaapin  to  Sir  Jno. 
Barrington.  (Copy.)  Aljoiit  rent  due  from  him.  He  says 
he  never  enjoyed  anything,  Imt  was  plundered  and  un- 
done by  the  Earl  of  Newcastle's  forces  coming  against 
Hull  of  his  whole  estate,  and  being  at  Hull  himself  was 
given  in  as  a  delinquent  to  the  Earl  of  Newcastle  by  Sir 
John's  steward  and  others  of  the  neighbourhood.  "  who, 
"  to  save  themselves,  gave  in  our  names,  and  informed 
"  them  of  our  estatc^s." 

(No.  876.)  [164."iJ,  July  14.  Eiglit  parishioners  (jier- 
haps  more,  as  a  portion  of  tl)e  paiier  where  the  signa- 
tures are  is  toi-n  away)  of  Rowley  parish  to  Sir  .fno. 
Barrington.  They  thank  him  for  sending  "that  young 
"  Timothy  Me  Warren  '  as  minister  to  their  congrega- 
tion.    (Warren  seem.s  to  have  succeeded  Mr.  Rogers.) 

(No.  879.1  1644,  Dec.  8,  Kowley  (New  England).  Ez. 
Rogers  to  ilr.  Kendall  at  Sir  John  Barrington.  Along 
letter  about  what  the  late  Sir  Thomas  Barrington  had 
promised  liiin  in  the  way  of  preferment.  He  alludes  to  his 
diligent  attendance  on  and  comfort  to  Sir  Thomas  ■'  on 
"  his  sad  and  deep  distemper  of  melancholy  ;  not  only 
"  in  the  day  but  in  the  night  watciiiugs  and  midnighi 
"  risings  he  (Rogers!  did  much  impair  his  health."  (fjn 
the  back  is  a  copy  of  an  answer  by  Kendall  dated  1  May 
1645,  in  which  he  say  that  Sir  Thomas  had  left  his  .son 
burdened  with  10,000/.) 


(No.  880.)  164?,  Nov.  9,  Rowley.— Ez.  Rogers  to 
(Mr.  Jno.  Kendall). 

(Xo.  881.)  1616,  Dec.  9,  Rowley.  The  same  to  the  same. 
He  mentions  that  old  Lady  B.  promised  him  100/.,  and 
that  Mr.  Bridge  said  that  he  himself  paid  it  to  Robert 
Barrington,  to  be  sent  to  New  England  for  Rogers. 

(No.  882.)  1646,  April  25.  John  Barrington  to 
Ezeehiel  Rogers  in  England. — Copy  of  a  letter  on  the 
subject  of  Rogers's  claims. 

(iSTo.  883.)  [1647,  July.]  Daniel  Rogers  to  Mr. 
Kendall.  Asking  Kendall  to  ])Ut  Sir  John  B.  in  mind 
of  Sir  Thomas  B.'s  promise  to  pa}' the  16/.  due  to  Roger 
for  "  the  2  last  of  the  7  years  gi-anted  me  by  way  of 
■■  exhibition  for  my  son.  then  of  Trinity  College,  Richard 
"  Rogers  by  name." 

(No.  884.)  1647,  July  7.  Wethersf.  Daniel  Rogers 
to  Sir  John  B.  Ho  says,  •'  Old  Mr.  Gobcrt,  your  grand- 
"  father,  at  his  death  left  certain  exhibitions  to  bo 
"  disposed  of  upon  scholars  in  Trinity  College  in  Cam- 
"  bridge. — The  first  of  these  he  was  jileased  to  dipose 
"  upon  my  brother,  Mr.  Ezekiel  Rogers.  Sir  Thomas, 
"  your  father,  desired  the  gift  of  the  exhibition  for  the 
'"  first  time  upon  a  scholar  of  his.  My  brother  yielded 
"  it  upon  condition  that  himself  might  enjoy  the  2d 
"  after  the  expenditure  of  the  former.  Sir  Thomas 
"  enjoyed  bis  scholar's  cxhiljition."  When  that  wa8 
expired  Sir  Thomas  gave  the  -d  to  Ezekiel  to  bestow  at 
his  pleasure,  who  gave  it  Lo  Daniel,  who  enjoyed  it  for 
his  son  4  or  5  years.  He  (Daniel)  now  asks  for  16/.  due 
so  that  he  may  pav  his  son's  expenses  at  College.  (On 
the  back  is  a  copy  of  a  reply  by  Sir  John  B.,  saying 
that  certain  lands  were  settled  for  payment  of  the  exhi- 
bition, that  ])ayinents  of  the  rents  are  obstructed,  and 
that  he  is  not  liable.) 

Ikel.\nd. 

Petition  to  the  House  of  Commons  by  Sir  Francis 
Williby,  Governor  of  Dublin  Castle. — He  has  been  17 
years  in  the  King's  service,  in  which  time  he  has  been 
several  times  colonel  and  serjeant-major  or  general  of 
H.M.  army,  in  which  service  he  has  lost  2  sons,  and  has 
3  more  now  captains  in  the  King's  service  in  Ireland, 
one  of  whom  is  governor  of  the  fort  of  Galway,  now 
besieged  by  the  rebels  of  Galway.  By  the  rebellion  in 
Ireland  he  has  lost  above  6,0o0/.,  which  he  had  acquired 
during  42  years'  service.  A  year's  ])ay  is  due  to  him. 
He  asks  that  they  will  accept  his  arrears,  and  if  they 
fall  short  of  1,200/.  he  will  make  up  the  deficiency  if 
they  will  grant  him  a  proj)ortlon  of  land  in  Leinster. 

1665  and  1656.  The  case  concerning  the  claim  of 
Edward  Dendy,  Esq.,  serjeant-at-arms,  to  lands  in 
the  barony  of  Slane  in  Ireland.  (It  seems  that  on 
27  Aug.  1652,  the  Parliament  passed  a  resolution  to 
settle  lands  in  Ireland  of  the  value  of  200/.  per  ann.  on 
Dendy,  in  consideration  of  his  eminent  service.) 

The  sub-division  of  the  fiarony  of  Slaue  .  .  .  taking 
in  the  lands  supposed  to  be  Serjeant  Dendy's.  "Per 
•■  me,  Thomas  Emerson,  June  29,  1658."  (In  a  tabular 
fcrni.  (Jii  a  brief  sheet.)  There  are  20  lots,  giving  the 
names  of  ])laces  and  their  acreages.  The  allottees  were  : 
Sir  'I'lioinas  Wharton,  Sir  William  Waller,  Sir  Gilliort 
Garrald  ((lerard),  Mr.  Richard  Asliurst,  Mr.  Bridge- 
stock,  Aid.  Thomas  Vincent,  Mr.  Thomas  Field.  Alder- 
man Toxteth,  Sir  ,Iohn  Harrington.  (2,000  acres) ;  Sir 
William  Massam  (Masham),  Mr.  Will,  and  John  Arnold, 
John  Gould,  'I'homas  field,  Mrs.  Mary  Child,  Mr. 
Balle,  i\Ir.  Cullmer,  JMr.  G-oodnian,  Mr.  Geo.  Weale, 
Mr.  I'idward  Turner,  and  Alexander  Pim,  Ksc|. 

1655,  April  13,  Grocers'  Hall,  London.  Copy  of  the 
resolution  of  the  committee  of  adventurers  for  lands  in 
Ireland  that  a  copy  of  the  declaration  following  be  sent 
to  .loseph  Avery,  Esq.,  public  agent  for  the  adventurers. 
('I'lie  decbirauioii  is  with  regard  lo  drawing  the  bounds 
between  two  baronies.) 

Iii'.i.i,  .hm.  1.  Power  of  attorney  by  Sir  John  Bar- 
rington to  VVin.  Parkinson  to  take  possession,  &e.  of 
Ills  lauds  in  the  barony  of  Slaue  in  the  co.  of  KaslMeath. 
IHSii,  .May5.  The  case  ol  Sir  John  Barrington,  Sir 
Gilbert  Gcrrard,  Sir  William  IMasham,  and  Sir  Richard 
Eveiard,  baronets ;  Alexander  Pym,  .Esq.,  Edward 
Turnor,  Esq.,  and  other  adventurers  for  lands  in  Ireland, 
whose  lots  are  fallen  in  the  barony  of  Slane.  (And  also 
an  examined  copy  of  it.} 

1656,  May  5.  Reasons  for  the  claim  of  the  adven- 
turers in  the  barony  of  Slane.     d  p.) 

1656,  Dec.  23.  Resolution  at  the  Committee  for  Irish 
Affairs  (signed  by  John  Bysse)  that  Sir  (iilbert  Gerrard 
be  desired  to  attend  the  committee  on  the  27th  instant, 
ill  answer  to  a  petition  to  the  .House  by  Edward  Dendy, 
Esq.,  serjeant-at-arms. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


571 


Inducements  to  the  preference  of  satisfaction  of  the 
adventurers  before  Serjeant  Dendy.  (Both  sides  of  a 
brief  sheet.) 

Copy  of  the  petition  of  Serjeant  Dendy.     (2.j  pp.) 

Copy  of  the  proviso  and  provisions  for  supply  of 
Serjeant  Dendy  or  the  adventurers. 

lii5G,  June  6.  Copy  of  the  Council's  letter  to  the 
Lord  Deputy  and  Council  of  Ireland  (signed  by  He. 
Laurence,  Presiileut)  of  the  vote  of  Parliament  for 
Serjeant  Dendy,  27  Aug.  1652,  and  of  Council  order  to 
the  Lord  Deputy,  27  Nov.  1656.  (All  about  Serjeant 
Dendj-'s  business.) 

(No.  931.)  1651,  June  9,  Youghal.  F.  Barrington  to 
Sir  John  Barrington  ....  In  my  last,  dated  the  5th 
instant,  I  did  speake  of  a  defeat  that  my  Lord  of 
Broghill  had  given  the  enemy  as  it  was  reported 
amongst  us  here.  I  can  now  confirm  the  truth  of  it, 
that  he  hath  routed  a  great  party  of  the  enemy  near  a 
river  called  the  Blackwater,  but  the  particulars  I  cannot 
mention,  but  in  my  next  I  shall  ....  This  afternoon 
came  a  letter  to  the  Governor  of  this  town  that  saith  my 
Lord  Deputy  hath  gotten  a  pass  of  the  enemy  over  the 
river  Shannon.  It  is  here  likewise  spoken  that  Sir 
Charles  Coot  and  Commissary  General  Reynolds  since 
their  going  into  Connaught  from  the  North  have  given 
the  enemy  some  defeat. 


(No.  939.)  1654,  Sept.  2.  Fran.  Barrington  to  Sir 
Jno.  Barrington.  Great  things  are  expected  from  the 
Parliament,  they  do  come  apace  to  town,  and  on  Mon- 
day they  sit.  Our  expedition  will  be  the  first  thing  they 
meddle  withal,  as  I  believe  .  .  my  commission  will  be 
for  a  lieut.. colonel,  but  to  what  regiment  I  know  not 
yet ;  I  hope  one  Col.  BuUard. 

(No.  942.)  1654,  Dec.  11,  Chichester.  Francis  Bar- 
rington to  Sir  John  Barrington.  Asks  him  to  authorize 
Mr.  Hawkins  to  receive  his  pay,  which  will  be  63L  per 
ann.  Has  spoken  to  General  Disborowe  about  it.  Will 
write  no  more  until  he  is  on  shipboard,  for  he  has  been 
with  General  Disborowe  that  day  and  expects  every  hour 
to  receive  orders  to  ship  his  colonel's  regiment.  (On  the 
outside  he  requests  that  the  letter  may  be  sent  to  the 
Pewter  Pot  in  Leadenhall  Street  or  else  the  Crown 
without  Aldgate.) 

(No.  943.)  1664,  Dec.  18,  from  aboard  the  Katherine. 
The  same  to  the  same  ....  It  is  here  said  by  the 
great  ones  that  we  shall  make  a  halt  at  the  Barbadoes 
and  these  western  islands  to  take  in  recruits,  for  we 
ship  very  thin  at  present. 

(No.  946.)  1655,  May  26.  Jamaica  in  America. 
Francis  Barrington  to  Mr.  Jno.  Hawkins  at  Sir  J. 
Barringtou's. 

(No.  947.)  1655,  June  6,  Jamaica.  Francis  Barring- 
ton to  Sir  John  Barrington.  By  the  same  ship  that 
this  goeth  in  I  have  sent  you  one  dated  26  May,  in 
which  I  have  given  you  a  full  and  particular  account  of 
our  then  present  condition,  since  which  time  (blessed  be 
God)  we  have  gotten  some  beeves,  but  no  bread  as  from 
the  store,  but  some  particular  men  do  get  Cassader 
[Casava]  roots  of  which  they  make  very  good  bieadaud 
reasonable  hearty.  I  did  in  mine,  the  26th.  of  May 
speak  of  my  Coll.  being  out  of  a  party,  and  that  without 
he  wp.s  unto  us  a  messenger  of  good  news  we  could  not 
expect  anything  but  starving;  he  hath  been  come  in 
some  days  ;  he  could  not  have  that  advantage  as  to  fall 
into  the  enemies  quarters,  they  marching  from  him 
into  the  mountains  where  our  men  could  not  follow 
them  without  great  disadvantages  to  ourselves,  the 
party  wanting  bread,  but  he  brought  us  very  good  news 
that  the  country  afiordeth  great  store  of  beeves,  and 
that  there  is  little  fear  among.st  us  of  wanting  flesh  if 
wo  are  not  our  own  enemies.  I  do  believe  bread  will  bo 
very  scarce  amongst  us  without  the  Almighty  be  pleased 
to  stir  up  the  hearts  of  our  governors  at  home  in  time  to 
supply  our  wants  ;  our  provision  ships  are  come  unto  us, 
which  will  be  of  great  use  unto  u.?  at  present,  and  we 
might  (it  we  acted  like  wi.^^e  men)  disperse  ourselves 
into  several  parts  of  the  country  and  jihuit  those  roots 
which  would  be  in  time  very  good  food  in  the  stead  of 
English  biscuit,  but  to  speak  plain  English  we  act  not 
at  the  helm  like  men  indued  with  common  reason,  for 
we  all  lie  at  one  place,  not  endeavouring  to  provide  for 
the  future,  vet  now  our  head  telleth  us  we  shall  sud- 
denly disperse  into  several  plantations ;  we  are  vei-y 
backward  in  other  things  which  much  concerneth  us, 
the  army  (both  officers  and  soldiers)  is  in  a  \-ery  sad 
condition  by  our  daily  falling  eick  and  many  dying, 
occasioned  by  a  former  want  of  victuals  and  those 
comfortable  drinks  which  would  support  the  spirits  of 
our  men  ;  the  fleet  affordeth  strong  liquor  good  store, 
which  would  do  our  men  great  good,  but  no  care  is 


taken  for  giving  us  auj  ,  so  that  our  men  daily  |icrisli, 
and  I  CLiu  judge  onr  condition  to  be  no  better  than  what 
my  following  words  speaketh,  which  is  that  if  the  Lord 
in  mercy  maketh  not  onr  chief  to  be  more  rnreful  for  uh 
for  the  future  1  cannot  think  that  one  of  three  amongst 
us  will  live.  Sir.  the  enemy  is  to  the  westward  of  the 
island,  they  do  not  yet  come  in.  My  Coll.  took  two 
English  men  when  that  he  was  out ;  they  were  demanded 
why  they  would  not  come  in,  they  replied  we  killed  all 
as  the  priests  told  them,  and  the  priests  do  terrify  the 
negroes  and  the  Spanish  amongst  them  by  saying  that 
we  do  deny  God,  and  that  when  any  cometh  to  us  we  do 
put  out  their  eyes  and  .  .  .  them  going,  and  further  say 
we  are  come  but  for  two  or  three  months  to  victual 

and  then  away 

(No.  949.)     1655,  July    14th.    St.   lago  in  Jamaica. 

Francis  Barrington  to 1  have  in  formei-  letters  (sent 

by  several  messengers)  given  you  a  brief  and  rude 
account  (as  time  would  then  permit)  of  our  transactions 
since  our  first  invading  the  Spanish  plantations,  but 
supposing  this  might  come  as  soon  to  your  hands  as  the 
former,  and  being  confident  of  the  messenger  (which  is 
Coll.  Buller)  I  have  presumed  again  to  trouble  you  with 
this  letter,  in  which  yon  have  a  full  relation  of  all 
passages  from  the  beginning,  even  from  the  time  of  our 
shipping  in  England.  Sir,  the  15th  of  Deo.  1654,  we 
marched  from  our  settled  quarters  (which  was  Chiches- 
ter) towards  Portsmouth,  but  lay  still  that  night,  and 
the  next  day,  being  the  Sabbath,  the  17th  of  the  same, 
we  marched  again  for  Portsmouth,  where  we  were  im- 
mediately embarked  and  very  willingly,  but  some  of 
the  regiments  so  unwilling  that  Major  General  Dis- 
borowe his  horse  forced  them  aboai'd  ;  the  soldiers  being 
shipped  the  officers  employed  themselves  in  getting 
their  things  aboard  likewise,  but  General  Disborowe  was 
60  strict  (not  giving  us  eighteen  hours)  that  many 
ofiicers  and  the  goods  of  others  were  left  behind,  not 
seeing  servants  nor  goods  until  we  came  unto  the 
Barbados  ;  for  my  own  part  I  saw  not  Dick  nor  any  of 
my  things  until  we  arrived  in  the  forementioned  port, 
but  was  forced  to  borrow  shifts  of  the  Oapt.  of  the  ship. 
This  sudden  unexpectedness  of  time  put  the  officers  into 
great  disorder  by  constraining  them  to  go  in  other 
vessels  after  their  men.  which  very  probably  might  have 
been  of  dangerous  consequence,  for  the  private  men 
were  much  discontented  at  their  officers'  absence ;  seeing 
neither  money  nor  officers  they  concluded  they  were 
thither  brought  to  be  sold  to  some  foreign  prince.  My 
own  company  with  two  more  (aboard  the  vessel  I  came 
hither)  were  resolved  to  force  themselves  ashore  on  the 
Isle  of  Wight  if  I  had  not  come  to  them  as  I  did,  but 
being  with  them  all  was  very  well  and  quiet  the  whole 
voyage.  The  18th  we  set  sail  and  came  to  an  anchor 
off  of  the  Isle  of  Wight,  where  we  continued  that  night, 
the  next  morning  we  weighed  anchor  again  and  stood 
off  to  sea  with  the  fleet,  consisting  of  the  rear  Admirals' 
squadron  only ;  in  this  our  fleet  was  transported  ilajor 
General  Heanes'  regiment,  my  Coll.  and  Coll.  Carters'. 
From  the  time  of  our  embarking  until  the  time  of  our 
arrival  in  Barbados  was  six  weeks  I  think  to  a  day,  in 
which  we  had  a  most  happy  passage,  not  having  12 

hours  contrary  wind,  nor  in  the  least  a  starm 

one  eminent  mercy  was  I  an  eye  witness  unto  in  our 
passage  in  the  preservation  of  the  vessel  that  I  was  in, 
no  other  being  in  danger  ;  it  was  a  wind  that  arose  in  a 
particular  place  of  the  sea  making  '.he  water  fly  more 
about  than  ever  I  saw  a  whirlwind  to  scatter  the  dust  in 
England ;  I  think  it  was  of  the  same  nature  ;  it  followed 
our  vessel  some  small  time  at  a  distance,  but  coming 
ver}'  nigh  unto  us  (the  seamen  being  most  of  them 
aflrighted)  it  made  us  expect  nothing  less  than  to  be 
immediately  swallowed  up ;  indeed  the  danger  was 
exceeding  great  and  very  near  us,  it  being  not  a  cable's 
length  from  us,  and  as  we  every  moment  expected  death, 
the  Lord  in  mercy  looked  upon  us  and  relieved  us  in  our 
sad  distress  by  diverting  its  course  from  us  without  the 
least  of  damage  to  us,  indeed  I  am  not  able  with  my  pen 

to  express  the  true  manner  of  our  deliverance 

not  a  ship  in  the  whole  voyage  received  any  damage  but 
one  through  carelessness  losing  part  of  her  masts.  Such 
a  passage  former  ages  CBnnot  parallel,  it  being  so  safe,  so 
healthy,  and  so  quick,  the  number  of  ships  being  con- 
sidered, and  the  slowness  of  theii-  sailing,  it  being  often 
known  that  more  men  h.ath  died  out  of  one  vessel  bound 
for  Barbados  than  died  in  our  whole  squadron.  This 
mercv  little  wrought  upon  us,  as  you  will  hereafter  dis- 
cover by  the  irregular  actings  of  our  great  ones,  and  the 
loose  living  of  others  under  them,  to  the  grief  of  every 

Christian-like  spirit Sir,  the  29th  of  January 

1654  we  made  the  island  of  Barbados  about  8  in  the 
morning,  the  game  night  we  put  into  the  best  road  (called 

4  0  2 


G.  A. 
Low.vnES, 

E'SQ. 


'U: 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


G.  A. 

LOWNDK 


Carlisle  Bay),  and  there  came  to  an  anchor  with  some 
s,  other  vessels  ;  the  other  not  lieing  able  to  fetch  it.  they 
shortened  sail  and  came  lo  an  anchor  in  Austines  Bay, 
t«'0  leagues  short,  but  the  next  morning  the  whole 
squadron  weighed  again  and  came  to  an  anchor  by  us, 
there  riding  until  we  re-embarked  for  the  Spanish 
Islands.  The  30th  the  sea  general  (with  our  general) 
brought  in  the  whole  fleet,  excepting  the  provision  ships 
(which  we  conceived  >vere  weather-bound  in  the  Downs), 
and  the  Great  and  Little  Charity.  Avhich.  by  fiml  weather, 
were  ])ut  into  Ireland,  the  Little  Charity  having  part  of 
our  horse  in  her  ;  the  :Hst  we  landed,  and  having  quarters 
assigned  us  in  the  conntry,  we  marched  the  same  daj"  to 
them.  Sir,  being  well  settled  in  our  respective  quarters, 
we  had  command  given  us  to  entertain  all  men  that  were 
willing  to  engage  in  the  present  expedition  ;  accordingly 
we  obeyed,  but  the  inhabitants  finding  themselves  much 
grieved  (and  not  without  a  cause),  they  complained  that 
they  should  be  utterly  ruined  in  case  their  servants  were 
taken  I'rom  them,  they  being  their  livelihood.  Upon 
this  complaint  our  grandees  (I  mean  the  commissioners) 
ordered  that  no  officer  whatsoever,  uijon  pain  of  loss  of 
phioo.  shiiuld  detain  any  man's  servant  that  had  above 
nine  months  to  serve,  and  for  the  future  to  entertain 
none  other  but  freemen,  and  such  servants  as  came 
within  the  afore-mentiored  limitation,  all  which  was 
<lone  intentionally  to  complete  every  regiment  up  to  a 
thousand  before  we  marched  from  the  island ;  the  doing 
of  this  hath  much  injured  the  poor  people,  even  to  their 
undoing,  and  prejudiced  many  of  the  rich,  some  losing 
ten  servants,  some  fifteen,  some  more,  some  less,  none 
escaping  ns ;  therefore  most  men  will  conjecture,  hearing 
of  it,  that  we  dealt  verj'  severely  with  our  countrymen  ; 
their  whole  estates  lay  in  the  good  stock  of  servants, 
therefore  to  take  them  away,  I  must  confess,  was  a  great 
piece  of  cruelty.  Sir,  the  gentlemen  of  the  island  did 
desire  several  times  to  know  how  many  men  we  wanted, 
with  all  making  it  their  further  request  that  they  might 
have  liberty  to  raise  them  for  us,  and  we  should  have  no 
troul)le  in  it,  and  every  inhaliitant  satisfied,  no  one  bear- 
ing a  greater  burther  than  another ;  but  this  was  not 
accepted  of.  but  left  to  the  discretion  of  our  officers,  who 
endeaviiured  to  get  as  many  men  as  they  could,  not 
valuing  who  was  undone.  Such  was  the  irregularity  of 
this  carriage  that  many  lost  all  their  servants,  and  others 
but  few  (if  any),  who  far  exceeded  the  former  in  estates 
ten  times  over,  and  1  may  say,  without  lying,  ten  times 
more.  The  loss  of  tliis  9  months'  service  was  more  con- 
siderable to  most  masters  than  twenty  pounds  sterling 
to  some  far  exceeding  that  rate.  Sir,  perhaps  my  dis- 
course of  servants  may  seem  a  riddle  unto  you,  but  I 
shall  in  a  few  words  explain  it.  The  custom  of  all  mer- 
chants trading  thither  is  to  bring  as  many  men  and 
women  as  they  can.  No  sooner  doth  a  ship  come  to  an 
anchcir  but  presently  the  Islanders  go  aboard  her,  en- 
quii  ing  uhat  servants  they  can  buy,  if  they  are  above 
seventeen  years  of  age  they  serve  but  four  years,  ac- 
cording to  the  law  of  the  Island,  but  if  under  17,  then 
left  to  the  discretion  of  the  merchant,  as  he  can  agree 
with  tlie  planter  ;  these  servants  planteth,  weedeth.  and 
maimretli  their  ground  all  by  hand,  in  which  lieth  their 
i-states.  Having  now  done  with  the  servants,  [  shall 
brielly  satisfy  you  concerning  the  freemen  we  likewise 
entertained,  which  were  a  greater  loss  to  some  than  their 
servants  ;  they  are  such  who  served  in  the  country  for 
their  freedom,  or  paid  their  passage  wlien  transported 
from  England,  such  as  these  might  freely  be  entertained 
without  control,  yet  the  going  oil'  of  these  was  very 
pi-ejudicial  to  most,  they  owing mucli  and  not  giving  any 
satisfaction,  neither  was  there  any  care  taken  that  they 
should  satisfy  their  creditors  ;  the  cjnly  order  made  in 
this  case  was,  that  all  freemen  who  had  estates  should 
make  satisfaction  as  far  as  it  would  go ;  not  one  of 
twenty  had  anything,  therefore  paid  nothing,  we  taking 
them  with  us;  but  had  we  left  these  men  behind  us  • 
themselves  would  have  made  good  payment  of  their 
debts  with  great  advantage  to  the  creditor,  they  being 
imany  of  them)  artiticers,  the  loss  of  such  was  great  to 
the  country.  I  am  confident  this  our  unjust  dealing 
(■ausi'd  the  wrath  of  God  to  fall  so  heavy  upon  us.  \ow 
having  raised  a  considerable  uumlierof  men,  we  wanted 
arms  for  them  (both  pikes  and  muskets),  our  stores  not 
being  come  unto  us.  The  course  the^-  took  dir  arming 
of  them  was  this  :  all  the  carpenters  in  the  countrj'  were 
ordered  to  make  pikes,  and  the  smiths  to  head  them  ; 
they  were  promised  payment  for  their  labour,  and  J 
think  they  were  accordingly  satisfied  honestly  ;  but  for 
lire-arcs  we  took  them  where  we  could  find  thi'm,  with- 
out giving  any  satisfaction  to  the  owners  ;  the  loss  of 
their  arms  was  not  so  much  to  be  valued  as  their  Ijeing 
sadly   left  luikod,  and  almost  wholly  laid  open   to  the 


mercy  of  their  negroes  and  othei'  servants,  the  doing  of        G. 
all  which,  ivith  our  loose  and  idle  course  of  life  in   our     ^°^3q" 
stay  there   (alter   so  great  a  mercy  in  having  an  un-  — ' 

paralleled  passage),  did  highly  provoke  his  divine 
majesty  against  us ;  and  sad  it  is  to  think  that  a  people 
who  pretend  to  be  employed  in  a  holy  work  should  use 
such  ii'regular  means  to  form  up  an  army  as  we  did  ;  it 
signifieth  little  else  than  putting  our  whole  confidence 
in  the  arm  of  flesh.  In  the  time  of  our  fleet  lying  at 
the  Barbados  thej' took  many  Dutch  ships  and  made 
them  prize.  How  the  States  of  Holland  will  take  it  I 
know  not,  but  we  have  made  no  breach  of  faith,  lor  by 
the  articles  they  were  not  to  trade  with  any  of  the 
English  plantations  in  America.  Some  was  likewise 
taken  at  St.  Christopher's,  whore  was  a  regiment  raised 
for  the  army,  I  fear  upon  the  same  terms  that  those  of 
Barbados  were.  'We  took  in  the  Dutch  bottoms  much 
brandy  wine  (a  strong  liquor  much  useful  in  these  hot 
climates),  and  good  store  of  sugar,  and  some  horses  ;  of 
the  last  the  officers  had  some  share,  but  of  the  other  we 
have  seen  but  little,  allho'  when  it  was  taken  they  said 
it  should  \)e  for  the  use  of  the  army,  but  never  was  an 
arm}-  so  conducted  and  dealt  with  all  as  we  have  been 
ever  since  our  coming  out  of  England,  the  which  I  am 
confident  will  much  trouble  my  Lord  Protector  when 
he  shall  bo  thoroughly  informed  of  all  passages  since  our 
first  arrival  in  America.  Having  done  our  work  in  raising 
men,  and  armed  them,  we  received  orders  again  to  em))ark 
for  the  intended  design.  We  put  our  men  aboard  the 
2!'th  of  March  1665,  lay  at  an  anchor  that  night,  the  30th 
set  sail,  standing  ott'to  sea  ;  the  6thof  April  we  eame  liefore 
St.  Christopher's,  there  shortened  sail,  staying  for  the 
regiment  raised  ill  thatisland  ;  they  immediately  weighed 
anchor  and  stood  out  to  sea  with  the  rest  of  the  fleet ; 
the  r2tli  of  the  same  we  made  Hispaniola,  the  13th  we 
made  their  chief  city  St.  t'Domingo.  in  which  the  fleet 
parted,  some  sailing  to  the  westward  of  the  citj',  and 
the  rest  plying  up  and  down  before  the  city  to  amuse 
the  enemy  ;  the  14th  of  the  same  our  general  invaded 
the  land  with  six  regiments  (one  being  seamen)  about 
ten  leagues  to  the  westward  of  St.  t'Domingo,  my  coll. 
with  Coll.  Holdepp  were  left  behind  to  land,  a  league 
or  two  on  the  east  thereof,  but  the  surf  of  the  sea  run 
so  exceeding  high  that  it  was  somewhat  impossible  to 
accomplish  our  desires  in  the  intended  place,  but  was 
forced  to  seek  another  for  our  landing.  The  16th  we 
landed  about  3  leagues  to  the  westward,  the  same  day 
marched,  but  the  night  overtakin,"f  us  my  coll.  encamped 
a  league  and  a  half  short,  where  we  wanted  water  much  ; 
the  17ih  he  sent  out  a  party  in  hopes  to  discover  where 
our  men  might  refresh  them  selves  with  water,  but 
rinding  none  it  was  resolved  we  should  advance  towards 
the  said  city  (altho'  the  army  was  not  come  to  us)  sup- 
posing it  better  to  figliD  than  dishonourably  to  march 
back,  which  shamefully  we  did  afterwards.  In  our 
march  we  discovered  a  fort  of  the  enemies  wh;oh  might 
have  killed  us  some  men  in  passing  by  it.  which  made 
us  make  a  halt  before  we  came  at  it  with  the  body  of 
the  two  regiments,  but  a  forlorn  wo  had  for  some  time 
within  less  than  shot  of  the  same,  in  the  interim,  whilst 
my  cull,  was  consulting  with  his  officers  what  to  do.  the 
genei'al  o.inie  unto  us  ;  he  touk  our  ground  and  advanced 
towards  the  city,  wliich  gave  its  hopes  to  think  that  the 
same  night  vie  should  be  before  it,  and  our  men  re- 
freshed with  water,  who  sadlj-  wanted  it  ;  but  very 
nigh  the  fort  before  mentioned,  the  general  being  in 
the  head  of  the  array,  met  with  some  opposition  from 
an  ambuscado,  but  immediately  (through  merc}-)  re- 
])iilsed  them,  and  put  them  to  the  run  ;  the  army 
marched  on  and  a  considerable  part  past  the  fort  with- 
out auy  loss  received  from  it ;  the  rear  mig'nt  have  ad- 
vanced with  the  same  seeurit}'  the  van  did,  ami  with 
more,  the  ambuscade  being  beaten  ;  notwithstanding  all 
this  (the  enemies  disorder,  the  officers'  desires,  the 
cheerfulness  of  the  soldiers'  spirits  to  march)  the  gene- 
ral commanded  Ids  army  to  retreat  ;  himself  going  with 
the  brigade,  he  landed  to  a  river  about  7  miles  back  ; 
my  coll.  with  his  party  to  the  river  where  we  first  went 
ashore.  In  this  business  we  lost  the  capt.  of  the  Re- 
formadoes.  and  an  adjutant-general,  with  some  other 
men.  We  took  a  small  sconce.  Ijiit  staid  not  in  it.  The 
Ibth  the  general  inarched  with  his  lirigade  to  my  coU.'s 
ipiartcrs,  it  being  the  place  of  his  landing,  and  the  bay 
where  the  whole  fleet  did  ride  that  supplied  us  with 
provisions,  in  which  said  bay  the  array  lay  eight  days. 
The  enemy  the  lilst  fell  upon  our  head-ijuarters  with  a 
Very  small  ])arty,  killed  us  abcut  ten  men;  they  were 
repulsed  by  the  guard  with  the  loss  of  their  leader  and 
some  few  more.  In  this  time  of  our  lying  by  the  sea- 
sidi-'  cur  aimy  fell  sick  apace,  occasioned  through  the 
want  of  provisions,  and  the  reflection  of  the   scorching 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT, 


573 


sun  from  the  sands  ;  we  likewise  lost  many  men  by 
straggling;  whilst  we  lay  iu  this  quarters  it  was  ihe 
desire  of  our  renowned  late  Major-Creneral  Heane,  with 
most  of  the  colls.,  that  our  general  divide  his  army  into 
two  Ijodies,  the  one  to  march  the  direct  way  t,o  ihe  city, 
and  the  other  to  fetch  a  compass  and  fall  upon  it  ou  the 
east  side,  which  would  have  been  of  great  advantage 
to  the  army  and  disadvantageous  to  the  enemy  ;  but  this 
would  not  be  hearkened  unto,  but  resolved  to  march 
the  army  in  one  entire  body  to  the  city,  in  order  to 
which  a  mortar  piece  was  brought  ashore  with  two 
small  drakes ;  these  being  mounted  ujion  carriages, 
provisions  was  delivered  us  from  the  fleet  for  three 
day.s.  The  25th  we  marched,  but  in  our  march  towards 
the  city  our  forlorn  met  with  an  ambuscade  Iving  iu 
the  same  place  they  did  before  (by  their  fort) :  they  beat 
us  to  a  retreat,  and  in  such  disorder  that  they  run  down 
the  next  reserve,  and  that  reserve  their  reserve,  inso- 
much that  I  believe  uigb  3,000  were  put  to  the  rout,  and 

all  the  time  o(  their  running  the  enemy  iu  their 

killing  and  slaying  our  fieoplo  in  a  very  sad  manner, 
few  or  none  escaping  that  they  stuck  with  their  lances 
that  being  their  chief  weapon  used  in  these  parts  ;  they 
have  ver}'  few  fire-arms.  Sir,  this  enemy  was  so  incon- 
siderable (as  to  the  arm  of  flesh)  that  I  verily  believe 
they  killed  and  made  unserviceable  above  ten  times 
their  own  number,  that  at  last  the}"  were  made  weary  by 
killing  of  us,  as  appears  by  their  retreat :  for  no  sooner 
did  an  officer  stand  to  receivi^  this  enemy  l)ut  imme- 
diately the)"  retreated  to  their  fort,  and  a  soldier  of  ours 
to  whom  they  gave  quarter  (since  escaping  fmm  tbem) 
saith  that  they  marched  very  heavily  through  weariness. 
I  narrowly  enquired  into  the  manner  of  tbis  rout  from 
those  that  were  in  it,  who  affirmed  unto  me  that  their 
number  was  not  above  fifty,  which  gave  us  this  sad 
blow,  and  I  am  confident  they  killed  above  .5i)0  of  our 
men;  in  it  we  lost  our  Major-General  Heane,  of 
honoured  memory,  who  died  with  his  sword  sheathed  in 
his  enemies  bow"els,  not  six  men  standing  by  him,  for 
he  cried  out  as  he  was  fighting.  '"  Stand  but  10  men  and 
we  shall  beat  them.''  We  likewise  lost  one  Major  Forgi- 
son,  a  gallant  officer  ;  we  lost  many  captains  and  other 
good  officers.  After  this  great  slaughter,  and  the  enemy 
retreated  to  his  fort,  it  waa  thought  requisite  to  make 
good  the  former  lost  ground  and  to  storm  the  fort  the 
next  morning,  iu  order  to  which  the  mortar  ])iece  with 
the  small  drakes  in  the  night  were  planted,  the  officers 
of  the  army  being  very  free  and  willing  to  re(|uire  satis- 
faction from  the  enemy  for  the  blood  of  our  dear  friends 
so  lately  spilt ;  we  lay  that  whole  night  within  shot  of 
their  fort ;  our  guard  lost  many  men  by  their  great  shot, 
some  killed  UDon  the  place,  some  their  limbs  taken  from 
them.  The  next  morning  (being  the  26th)  instead  of 
receiving  orders  to  fall  on  (according  to  former  expecta- 
tion) the  whole  army  was  commanded  back  to  the  bay 
where  the  fleet  lay  :  the  loss  of  so  many  gallant  men, 
and  this  second  retreat,  put  such  a  deadness  into  our 
men's  spirit  that  il'  at  any  time  a  party  had  been  com- 
manded forth  the}-  would  run  at  the  sight  of  an  enemy. 
tho'  far  more  inconsiderable  than  themselves.  One 
thing  that  hapijeuded  the  last  day  of  our  retreat  I  think 
cannot  be  paralleled ;  some  of  our  men,  to  the  value  of  a 
regiment,  were  at  the  fore-mentioned  river's  side  refresh- 
ing themselves  ;  one  iu  the  company  might  see  one  neger 
(negro),  upon  which  he  gave  out  the  word,  "  the  enemy, 
the  enemy,"  and  immediately  above  5U0  run  away  and 
threw  down  their  arms ;  no  sooner  came  they  panning 
to  us  but  we  sent  out  a  party  to  see  the  truth  of  so  hot 
an  alarm  :  the  party  not  finding  a  man  to  fight  withal 
were  employed  iu  bringing  back  the  thrown  away  arms  ; 
our  men's  sjjirits  were  so  cowed  that  in  our  after  stay 
in  that  island  we  had  not  the  common  spirit  of  uliildren, 
so  metamorphosed  we  were.  But  in  all  this  I  look  upon 
it  as  the  heavy  judgment  of  God  fallen  upon  us  justly 
for  our  miscarriages,  ....  for  the  general  himself 
said  (Ijeing  in  the  head  of  the  army  the  first  skirmish) 
that  Jack'Spanyard  would  not  stand,  and  it  was  the 
common  saying  amongst  the  best  of  us  (when  ashipboard) 
that  if  we  lauded  well  we  should  run  them  over  and 
immediately  march  into  their  metropolitan  city,  they 
being  not  able  to  give  us  any  opposition,  and  if  thev 
could  make  a  considerable  body  to  meet  us  in  the  field, 
yet  we  fuolishly  persuaded  ourselves  they  woidd  not 
stand  to  charge  us,  such  was  the  sinful  trust  wc  put  in 
our  own  strength  ;  nay.  that  which  I  think  was  worst  of 
all.  we  did  the  day  before  the  general  landed,  wrangle 
about  sharing  the  plunder  that  was  in  the  city  .... 
Sir.  we  liad  our  desires,  the  general  and  my  coll.  landed 
without  the  least  of  opposition  ....  After  this  great 
loss  we  lav  at  the  fore-mentioned  bay  six  days,  in  which 
time  we  endured   much  hardship,  wanting  bread  and 


other  provision  to  support  nature,  they    having  thrown         G.  A. 
it  away  in  the  rout,  were  constrained   to  cat   horse  and     I^u^^u^s, 
dog's  tlesh  without    l)read  or  salt,  the  which  brought  — 

them  into  sad  weaknesses,  many  dying  and  many  strag- 
gling were  devoured  by  I  he  enemy,  so  that  from  the 
time  of  our  landing  to  the  "JSth  of  the  same  we  .est 
seamen  116  men,  as  appeared  liy  a  rough  muiter  then 
taken,  but  in  the  time  of  our  after  stay,  and  in  the  whole 
before,  I  am  confident  wo  lost  a  1,000  men  at  least  iu 
that  island.  After  all  this  and  many  consultations  (held 
by  our  council)  it  was  thought  requisite  not  to  engage 
this  army  against  the  Hispaniolian  any  more,  fearing 
it  might  prove  of  dangerous  consequence  (the  hearts  of 
our  people  being  so  much  deadened  through  fear  and 
sickness)  ;  the  general  resolved  to  trust  Providence  in 
the  attempting  of  s<ome  other  Spanish  island  :  accord- 
ingly we  fitted  ourselves  for  a  re-embarking  ;  the  officers 
were  very  desirous  of  action,  for  indeed  sad  was  our 
condition  in  lying  on  those  hot  sands.  1  can  assure  you 
that  we  had  not  one  man  of  twenty  (both  oflScers  and 
soldiers)  that  stood  in  health.  The  •2nd  of  May  1655  a 
good  part  of  the  army  went  aboard;  the  3rd,  the  whole 
army  shipped  all  but  tlie  horse,  and  they  were  killed  on 
the  shore,  not  being  able  (as  was  pretended)  to  ship 
them  ;  there  was  an  hundred  brave  English  horses  de- 
stroyed, some  of  them  worth  thirty  pound  sterling  in 
England,  they  were  enough  to  have  marched  from  one 
side  of  any  Spanish  island  in  America  to  the  other  ;  the 
killing  of  these  horses  was  much  wondered  at  lij"  many. 
Indeed  the  Lord  hat'ti  made  us  all  along  to  be  scourges 
to  whip  our  own  backs  ;  we  have  in  many  things  acted 
against  common  reason,  nay,  our  grandees  have  been 
slow  to  action  that  (altho'  stirred  up  by  the  coll.)  they 
would  not  command  such  business  to  be  done  which 
apparently  would  have  been  of  great  advantage  to  the 
arm}' ;  one  thing  worse  we  used,  the  council  ordering 
anything  to  be  done  (which  amongst  us  stands  for  a 
law)  yet  the  general,  contrary  to  that  council,  hath  acted 
as  his  own  will  led  him  ;  we  that  are  soldiers  account 
this  the  height  of  arbitrary  power ;  surely  somebody 
must  be  accountable  for  these  miscarriages,  the  honour 
of  my  Lord  Protector,  and  our  whole  nation  is  much 
concerned  in  this  business.  The  same  day  the  body  of 
the  army  was  put  aboard,  we  set  sail  and  stood  oH"  to  sea, 
where  we  continued  seven  days,  having  a  very  prosperous 
gale  of  wind;  the  9th  instant  we  made  the  island  where 
wo  now  are ;  the  10th  we  came  into  one  of  their  best 
Iiarliours  and  anchored  our  ships,  after  the  whole  fleet 
was  in  and  well  settled,  every  man  of  ns  fitted  himself 
to  invade  his  enemy  that  night  ;  that  it  might  the  better 
be  done,  the  rear-admiral  ( by  order  from  General  Penn) 
rowed  from  ship  to  ship  commanding  the  several  sea 
captains  to  make  ready  their  boats  to  put  us  ashore, 
and  appointed  them  what  regiments  they  should  carry; 
all  which  was  done  in  reasonable  good  order  ;  the  army 
coming  within  shot  of  the  shore  we  discovered  the 
enemy  standing  there  ready  (as  it  was  supposed)  to 
receive  us,  for  they  let  fly  their  great  shot  at  us  ;  upon 
W'hich,  not  knowing  what  opposition  we  might  receive, 
it  was  ordered  that  a  small  friggott  should  run  as  close 
as  possible  to  the  shore  ;  accordingly  it  did,  and  made 
some  very  good  shots  at  the  enemy,  which  did  dishearten 
them  ;  then  our  men  rowed  on  towards  the  shore  (the 
enemy  not  further  opposing),  and  when  they  came 
within  call  (o\ir  men  not  firing)  one  of  the  enemy  spoke 
and  asked  of  us  what  we  came  thither  for  ;  it  was  an- 
swered him  for  fresh  meat  and  pieces  of  eight ;  the 
Spaniard  replied  we  were  welcome,  but  one  amongst 
them,  speaking  very  good  English  (an  Englishman,  I 
conceive),  bid  us  land  if  we  durst,  making  some  show 
and  standing  in  dedance.  The  army  immediately 
landed  without  the  loss  of  a  man,  for  indeed  the  enemy 
made  no  further  opposition  than  the  fore-mentioned 
great  shots  (which  did  no  execution  upon  us)  liut  run 
clearly  away  in  great  disorder,  leaving  their  great  guns 
behind  them  ;  this  was  a  wonderful  mercy  to  us  that  the 
enemy  had  such  a.  terror  in  their  spirits,  being  exceed- 
ingly more  considerable  ttian  those  of  Hispaniola  which 
made  such  a  slaughter  upon  us,  and  the  advantage 
this  enemy  had  was  of  much  more  value  than  theirs, 
these  having  a  tort  to  shelter  them  with  great  gnns.  and 
we  in  boats  to  fight  for  our  landing,  whereas  the  others 
were  but  an  ambuscade,  we  iiaving  an  advantage  equi- 
valent had  we  been  careful  in  the  ordering  of  our 
forlorns :  if  this  enemy  had  opposed  us  I  question 
much  where  we  had  now  been  ....  Our  general  and 
army  being  landed,  a  council  was  called  to  consider 
what  should  be  done.  It  was  resolved  we  should  march 
tlie  same  night,  in  order  to  wliich  every  officer  went  to 
his  charge,  expecting  particular  orders  from  our  major- 
general   for  our   present  march,  but  we   marched  not 

4  C  3 


574 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION  : 


G.A.  until  the  next  day.  being  the  11th  instant,  notwith- 
lon>-DEB,  standing  the  joint  consent  of  the  council  over  night  ; 
Jlf?'  the  lying  still  rh;it  night  was  above  ten  thousand  pounds 
damage  to  the  urniy.  and  the  consequence  thereof  may 
prove" more  dangerous  than  I  c:in  at  present  express,  as 
yon  may  clearly  see  by  uiy  succeeding  lines.  Our  not 
advancing  tlie  iirst  night  in  the  rear  of  the  enemy  to 
tlieir  only  rown  (being  but  5  miles  from  our  landing) 
gave  them  the  advantage  of  runnmg  aw;iy  and  carrying 
their  goods  and  treasure  ■with  them  ;  whereas  if  we  had 
marched  the  first  night  \-ery  probably  we  had  taken 
them  and  their  goods,  if  not  their  persons,  their  goods  ; 
for  it  is  upon  good  grounds  believed  they  knew  not  of 
our  coming  before  they  saw  the  tiiet  so  nigh  their  coast. 
In  our  march,  being  the  llth  instant,  we  met  with  some 
forts  and  great  guns,  lint  not  a  man  in  them  to  make 
opposition  ;  beginning  this  march  between  8  and  9  of  the 
clock  in  the  morning  we  made  it  two  in  the  afternoon 
before  we  recovered  the  said  town.  The  forlorn  then 
entered  the  same,  receiving  no  opposition,  they  being  all 
tied  away,  for  it  was  not  fortified  ;  our  men  found  notliing 
in  it  more  than  rotten  chairs,  chests,  and  such  kind  of 
wooden  ware.  At  our  first  appearing  before  the  town 
some  of  the  enemy  (being  horsi'uien)  came  towards  our 
men  -with  handkei-chiels  m  their  hands  signifying  truce, 
upon  which  command  was  given  that  they  shoulrl  nQt 
be  fired  at  ;  they  came  up  to  us  desiring  to  speak  with  an 
officer,  which  discourae  was  to  this  effect,  whether  or  no 
we  came  to  victual  our  navy  only  or  to  inhabit  the  island. 
Answer  was  returned  them  thac  we  came  to  inhabit  the 
island,  aid  with  resolution  to  bring  this  island  under 
the  power  of  his  Highness  the  Lord  Protector  of  Eng- 
land ;  they  then  desired  to  return  this  answer  to  their 
governor  (who  was  but  3  miles  from.this  town),  and  ho 
would  send  some  from  his  camp  to  treat  with  us  ;  ac- 
cordingly he  did  the  same  evening.  After  some  dis- 
course" had  with  these  commissioners,  our  general 
demanded  of  them  whether  or  no  they  had  power  under 
their  governor's  hand  and  seal  to  treat  with  us.  They 
replyed  no.  Then  it  was  resolved  on  both  sides  that 
they  should  return  and  bring  with  them  the  next  day 
full"  power  to  treat  and  confirm  what  was  agreed  on  by 
both  parties.  They  came  ag.ain  the  12th,  but  so  late  in 
the  day  that  little  was  done.  The  13th  was  the  Sabbath  ; 
but  note  in  this  time  of  the  treaty  the  coll.  of  the  army 
desired  our  general  that  a  party  might  be  sent  out  to 
stop  the  enemy  his  running  away  into  the  mountains, 
the  enemy  then  lying  within  3  miles  of  us,  but  it  was 
not  hearkened  unto  ;  our  coll.  likewise  desired  that  the 
enemy  might  be  enjoined  to  liring  the  army  in  a  week's 
provision  beforehand,  neither  w-as  done.  The  14th  they 
were  again  hot  on  the  treaty,  and  much  was  done  that 
day,  their  governor  then  being  one  of  the  commissioners. 
The  15th  it  was  wholly  concluded,  but  nothing  per- 
formed by  this  treacherous  enemy,  which  was  much 
prejudicial  to  the  army,  beside  the  loss  of  many  men 
occasioned  by  their  breach  of  I'aith.  The  terms  the 
commissioners  agreed  on  were  these  :  that  they  should 
march  away  out  of  their  country  with  two  suits  of  wear- 
ing apparel,  leaving  all  other  goods  and  slaves  behind 
them,  and  be  transported  into  some  place  in  Kova 
Spania,  wind  and  weather  permitting,  which  last  clause 
the  Popish  priests  made  use  of  to  dissuade  the  common 
]ieople  from  coming  in  upon  these  articles,  for  they  told 
them  that  our  seamen  would  say  the  wind  served  not  to 
set  them  on  the  right  shore,  but  would  turn  them  ashore 
amongst  the  Indians,  who  are  now  in  opposition  to  the 
Spaniards  in  those  parts,  by  which  means  they  should 
all  be  devoured.  This  wrought  so  much  ujKra  the  rude 
sort  that  they  sent  us  word  that  they  would  not  confirm 
any  such  agreement  their  commissioners  had  signed  on 
their  behalf,  but  chime  rather  to  die  than  leave  their 
country  upon  such  slight  conditions.  Our  general  then 
sent  them  word  (but  too  late)  that  he  would  hang  their 
governor  with  the  rest  of  the  hostages  in  case  they  did 
not  come  in  according  to  agreement;  they  valued  not 
his  hiffh  words,  having,  in  the  former  days  of  treaty, 
cairied  away  their  jirincipal  treasure  into  the  mountains. 
This  treachery  of  the  enemy's  put  us  to  great  straits 
for  some  days,  for  when  they  had  sent  their  goods  away 
they  themselves  lay  lurking  in  the  woods  not  far  from 
this  town,  and  our  general,  not  sending  a  party  out  to 
clear  the  country  of  them,  they  killed  our  men  that 
straggled  (thinking  to  get  bread)  by  tens,  and  more 
sometimes  in  a  company,  andour  poor  creatures  were  so 
much  straightened  through  the  want  of  provision  that 
they  would  venture  out  without  order  to  kill  themselves 
some  meat,  liy  which  means  I  am  contident  that  a  day 
scarcely  passed  over  otir  heads  without  having  intelli- 
gence of  the  loss  of  more  or  less  from  the  army  at  the 
first  of  our  coming  hither.     All  this  might  have  been 


prevented  had  we  (as  it  was  earnestly  desired  by  some 
eminent  persons  amongst  us)  but  sent  a  party  out  in 
time  of  the  treaty  to  have  hindered  them  from  carrying 
away  their  goods,  wives  and  children  from  us  ;  they 
conveyed  away  not  only  those  but  likewise  their  slaves, 
nigh  o.Ol.iQ  in  number,  who  would  have  been  of  great 
advantage  to  the  army  in  planting  provisions  for  our 
future  sulisii-tence.  Miich  more  might  have  been  written 
by  enlarging  myself  in  circumstances,  hut  I  durst  not 
be  plainer,  for  I  fear  if  my  letter  should  come  to  our 
great  one's  hands  they  would  account  this  too  plain  I 
have  already  writ:  if  it  should  miscarry  I  shall  not  bo 
troubled  atit,  for  it  is  nothing  but  truth,  and  a  great 
deal  less  than  the  truth,  but  in  these  lines  you  h.ave  a 
particular  relation  of  the  substance  of  our  transactings, 
and  shall  now  proceed  to  give  you  a  more  particular 
account  of  our  present  condition  here,  and  what  hath 
happened  since  our  coming  hither.  Sir,  at  the  lower 
end  of  the  6th  page  you  may  see  mentioned  the  desires 
of  some  coll.  that  in  the  time  of  the  treaty  the  enemy 
should  be  engaged  to  bring  us  in  a  week's  provision 
beforehand,  and  likewise  some  poultry  and  other  light 
provisions  for  the.sick  men,  neither  of  which  done,  the 
army  was  in  great  want,  insomuch  that  the  men 
straggled  out  from  their  colours,  endeavouring  to  kill 
some  beeves  by  shooting,  which  did  so  affrighten  the 
beasts  that  they  would  run  (after  a  day  or  two)  before 
any  one  came  nigh  them  by  a  hundred  poles;  this 
greatly  damnified  us,  being  forced  to  eat  horse  and  dog 
and  asses'  flesh,  and  all  this  without  bread  ;  the  last 
flesh  I  conceived  the  best,  and  did  eat  heartily  of  it. 
Our  gener.al,  considering  the  inconvenience  that  would 
arise  by  this  disorderly  firing  amongst  the  cattle,  he 
commanded  that  no  man,  upon  pain  of  death,  should  go 
out  of  his  quarters  without  having  leave  from  the  major- 
general  ;  this  order  being  observed,  the  cattle  would  be 
driven  by  our  horsemen,  so  that  we  had  supply  of  meat, 
but  in  such  a  sort  that  sometimes  we  had  none  for  3  or 
4  days  together  ;  then  did  our  men  betake  themselves  to 
horse  flesh  again  ;  this  our  shortness  of  good  flesh,  and 
eating  others  not  suitable  to  our  natures,  brought  a 
violent  sickness  into  our  army,  that  with  our  men  being 
killed  straggling,  and  the  heavy  hand  of  the  Lord 
afflicting  us  with  sickness,  hath  given  us  a  greater  blow 
than  the  sword  did  in  Hispaniola,  and  indeed,  sir,  we 
are  in  a  sad  condition,  our  people  dying  very  thick,  both 
officers  and  soldiers,  men  going  daily  to  the  grave,  and 
few  considering  it,  or  laying  to  heart  the  heavy  judg- 
ment of  the  Lord  we  at  present  lie  under.  Notwith- 
standing these  sad  afflictions  few  or  none  are  atl'ccted 
with  it,  living  at  the  same  rate  we  did  in  the  looseness 
of  our  lives  and  conversations ;  it  is  very  evident  to 
every  Christian  soul  here  (that  without  unfeigned  re- 
pentance) the  Lord  will  whip  us  with  his  third  rod,  the 
Bword  we  gently  tasted  of  iu  Hispaniola,  and  in  some 

measure  the  famine  there  and  here the  plague  is 

very  much  feared  here,  and  doubtless  (without  God's 
preventing  mercj')  will  come  in  sore  amongst  us,  for  the 
scents  are  here  so  noisome  that  in  some  parts  of  this 
town  a  man  is  not  able  to  walk,  and  all  occasioned  by 
ourselves  in  letting  our  men  (some  of  them)  lie  above 
ground,  and  others  buried  so  shallow  underground  that 
they  already  scent  through  ;  besides  this,  we  oH'end  our 
quarters  very  much  by  our  own  uastiness,  and  throwing 
the  garbage  of  the  cattle  in  inconvenient  places,  all 
which  doth  at  present  very  much  annoy  us,  being  little 
course  taken  for  ]ireventing  the  like  future  inconve- 
nience. Sir,  I  pi'ofess  unto  you  that  if  an  impartial 
man  had  been  here  to  view  all  transactions  he  would 
have  found  nothing  in  them  but  irregularities  from 
the  first  of  our  landing  in  Hispaniola;  the  common 
course  of  our  general  and  now  major-general  is  to  do 
business  (of  what  conccrneth  soever)  without  the  advice 
of  their  cols.,  seldom  or  never  calling  them  together,  so 
that  here  is  a  great  fraction  amongst  us  ;  and  since  our 
arrival  here  it  is  sad  to  relate  how  heavy  we  have  been 
in  spirit,  as  if  we  were  not  Englishmen.  I  think  we  had 
been  here  about  a  fortniglit  before  we  sent  out  a  party  to 
clear  the  countrj'  (about  this  town)  of  the  enemy,  in  all 
which  rime  the  enemy  had  liberty  to  feed  on  that  which 
might  Lhavo]  supplied  our  wants,  liut  being  pressed  that 
some  might  go  out.  Ooll.  Buller  was  sent  but  could  not 
meet  the  enemy  ;  after  14  days  he  returned  ;  then  one  Lt. 
Coll.  Bland  was  commanded  out  with  another  party  to 
the  plantations  allotted  for  my  eoll.'s  plantations  and 
future  quarters  ;  the  said  It.  coll.  returned,  but  left  a 
major  there  to  secure  them  from  the  enemy.  He  was 
not  to  draw  off  without  relief  or  further  orders,  but  he 
(unsoldier  like)  left  the  place  having  neither  relief  nor 
order ;  upon  his  quitting  the  enemy  came  down  from 
the  hills  and  burned  most,  if  not  all,  the  houses,  yet  the 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH   REPORT. 


D/.) 


G.  A.        relief  ijoiiicr  for  him  was  within  two  days'  march  of  the 

L0WXDE3.  1  -i^T^^.l!  /i  1- 

Esq.  pUice,  so  lugli  tiiut  the   houses  were  not   devoured  i|nite 

- —  by  the  fire  before  our  men  came  at  them.  At  the  return 
of  this  major  (and  intelligence  of  our  party)  information 
was  given  iu  against  him,  but  he  remaineth  unquestioned. 
It  is  such  as  this  and  many  other  cases  (as  by  my  former 
lines  you  see)  that  maketh  the  difference  between  our 
great  ones  ;  one  thing  is  here  kept  from  some  coll.  that 
I  think  never  wa-i  in  any  army  in  the  world.  Thiy  know 
no  more  what  is  iu  our  store  than  jirivate  captains,  and 
as  for  field  officers  (under  the  collonels)  they  are  not  so 
much  valued  here  as  cajitains  were  in  Entrland,  for  n.-vi-r 
since  we  came  into  this  island  that  we  have  been  sum- 
moned to  any  Council  of  War  more  than  for  ])unishing 
some  criminal  persons,  the  which  capt.  might  execute  in 
the  absence  of  their  coll.  ;  indeed  here  is  one  Coll.  Hol- 
dopji  that  is  of  the  Cabinet  Council,  and  none  other.  I 
believe  it  will  be  ill  resented  by  his  Highness.  Sir,  in 
former  letters  I  was  sjieaking  of  our  provision  ships  that 
were  left  behind  us  ;  they  are  come  since  our  taking  this 
island,  and  the  little  Charitie  likewise  with  the  rest  of 
the  horses  ;  notwithstanding  these  ships  being  come  to 
us  we  have  no  bread  delivered  us,  clothes  we  have.  The 
sick  men  have  bread  given  them  Ijut  not  the  well,  neither 
can  I  satisfy  myself  that  any  we  shall  have  until  it  shall 
please  to  God  to  send  it  out  of  the  earth,  or  some  merchant 
ship  arrive  here  that  will  sell  it  to  particular  men.  For 
goods,  I  had  wberewithall  to  liuy  some,  so  that  I  am 
provided  for  these  six  months,  but  from  the  store  I  did 
not  receive  for  myself  and  family  sis  pound  of  bread 
from  the  time  of  my  landing  until  this  very  day,  neither 
know  I  when  any  will  be  deliycred  unto  me  ;  but  I  had 
a  little  more  money  than  the  poor  soldier  had,  by  which 
means  I  have  in  a  very  good  measure  provided  for  my- 
self and  family,  allowing  each  a  biscuit  a  day,  which 
allowance  I  hope  will  last  sis  months  (being  but  six  in 
my  house)  if  I  have  any  bread  from  the  store  to  help. 
Sir,  the  army  is  at  present  in  a  very  sad  condition  ;  we 
have  no  bread  allowed  us,  and  flesh  we  have  not  received 
any  these  four  days,  uur  horse  are  now  out  getting  some 
for  us ;  meat  here  is  enough  in  the  island,  but  the  disorder 
of  the  army  at  the  first  of  our  coming  hath  brought  us 
to  these  wants,  and  I  can  assure  you  that  in  all  proba- 
bility it  will  go  very  hard  with  us  the  first  year,  but  if  it 
pleaseth  the  Lord  to  enable  us  the  first  year  we  shall  do 
well  enough  the  nest,  for  by  that  time  we  shall  acquaint 
ourselves  with  the  cattle,  and  get  the  knowledge  of 
killing  them  in  order  for  the  lietter  advantage  to  our- 
selves, and  with  industry  we  may  get  good  stocks  of 

hogs  and  other* rail  plantations  and  live 

upon  the  wild  abroad  from  us.  this  thing  ....  are 
not  enemies  to  ourselves.  Sir.  the  army  is  now  disposed 
of  to  their  .  .  .  my  Lord  Protector's  further  pleasure 
is  known  concerning  us  ...  .  Sir,  my  proportion  of 
land  (his  Highness  confirmeth  it)  1  hope  iu  a  few  j'ears 
to  make  it  worth  unto  me  a  l,OliOL  sterling  per  annum. 
The  island  is  a  gallant  island,  and  I  am  confident  very 
healthy,  gj-eat  store  of  good  fruit  it  beareth,  and  many 
other  good  commodities  naturally ;  it  will  produce  as 
good  a  trade  as  any  island  in  America.  I  can  assure  you 
if  it  shall  |ilease  Providence  to  settle  us,  it  will  be  the 
most  convenientest  island  the  Spaniards  have  for  my 
lord's  design,  and  here  will  be  great  encouragement  for 
the  bringing  over  families  to  plant   the  land     .... 

(No.  974.)"  166tj.  Oct.  8,  Jamaica.  Francis  BarrLng- 
ton  to  Mr.  Hawkins  ...  I  confess  I  have  a  command, 
and  that  honouraljle.  Ijut  not  sufficient  to  buy  clothes 
and  other  necessaries  .  .  .  This  island  is  Tcry  promising, 
and  great  estates  may  be  raised  by  such  as  have  good 
stocks  to  begin  with. — He  says  that  if  he  do  not  get  his 
arrears  from  Ireland,  and  some  other  moneys,  he  must 
seek  employment  in  some  other  part  of  the  world,  and 
trail  a  pike  with  some  other  Christian  Prince. 

(No.  981.)  16.57,  Jan.  30,  Newport  (Isle  of  Wight). 
John  Hall  to  his  brothcr-(iu-law)  .John  Keudall.  (To  be 
left  at  the  Black  Swan  in  Cannon  Street,  near  London 
Stone.) — "  Yesterday  there  came  upon  Sir  John's  shore, 
"  near  Brixton,  about -t  o'clock  in  the  morning,  the  John 
"  Baptist  of  London,  laden  with  Canary  Sackes.  whose 
"  owners  are,  as  the  master,  Corde  Helderman  (a  Dutch- 
"  man)  informed  me.  Alderman  Micoeand  Mr.  Eichard 
"  Baker,  of  Lyme  Street,  merchant.' — Hall  otl'ered  and 
gave  help.  The  men  having  begun  to  land  some  of 
the  wine.  Major  Bull.  Captain  of  Cowes  Castle,  and 
deputy  vice-admiral  to  the  governor,  came  and  obstructed 
the  proceedings  .  .  .  He  says  he  has  spoken  to  Mr. 
Oglaudernot  to  proceed  to  trial  at  the  next  assizes  about 
the  copperas   stones  found  at    Thome    until  he  (Hall) 


Thf;  iPtter  is  torn  her?. 


knows  Sir  John's  resolution  concerning  the   business 
with  Major  Bull. 

(No.  !is3,)  165f,  March  9,  Jamaica.  Francis  Bar- 
rington  to  Sir  John  Harrington  ....  Such  is  the 
enemy  amongst  us  that  they  will  not  stand  a  shot,  but 
so  unknown  are  their  abiding  jjlaces  that  we  cannot  find 
them  out ;  and  their  custom  is  such  that  when  any 
of  our  armed  men  meet  them  accidentally  they  tly  for  it 
.  .  .  Send  me  a  touple  of  whel[)s  of  the  blood-hound 
strain  to  make  draught-dog.s  of  them,  or  if  possible  one 
ready  made  .  .  .  for  I  can  deem  no  way  like  unto  this 
to  clear  the  black  rogues  from  this  place. 

(Xo.  !'8t5.)  16.J7,  July  1,  Jamaica. — The  same  to  the 
same.  .  .  .  When  Capt.  Godfrey  left  this  island  I  was 
in  an  unsettled  condition,  having  been  several  times 
removed,  but  since  seated  in  a  pleasant  and  I  hope 
fruitful  place.  I  have  in  this  little  time  brought  a 
plantation  into  handsome  condition,  ready  to  receive 
what  servants  shall  be  sent  me  from  England,  which  my 
cousin,  John  Barrington,  adviseth  nu- that  his  Highness 
hath  given  me  some.  I  have  a  good  stock  of  cattle  and 
sheep  suffiL-ient  to  undertake  a  sugar  work,  were  my 
purse  as  able  ;  my  stock  of  horses  hath  done  me  good 
service  of  late  in  bringing  me  meat  from  my  hunters, 
and  were  they  in  Barbadoes  would  yield  the  best  part  of 
l,OuuL  sterling,  yet  here  did  not  cost  me  3ti/.  sterling. 

(No.  989.)  _  1658,  Jan.  is.  Little  Almonry,  Westmin- 
ster. Sir  Gilbert  Gerrard  to  Sir  John  Bairington.  I 
received  a  letter  out  of  Ireland  last  week  from  Sir 
Robert  Byron  (a  kinsman  of  mine)  wherein  he  desired 
me  to  move  yourself  and  my  father  that  if  you  had  not 
already  let  your  lands  in  the  barony  of  Slany,  he  might 
be  admitted  to  the  tenancy  of  them.  .  .  . 

(:No.  1,036.)  n.  d.  [16  ,  Oct.  13.]  Jo.  Bonrchier  to 
Sir  Thomas  Barrington.  This  night  I  hear  Mr.  White 
is  dead  and  buried,  so  as  that  advowson  is  at  your  dis- 
posal also.  I  have  made  means  to  you  for  Wallington 
for  one  Mr.  Thomas  Calvert.  M.A.,  who  is  a  very  able 
and  worthy  man  for  that  place.    That  request  I  presume 

ynu  will  not  deny  me If  Mr.  Hayles  be  provided, 

I  beseech  you  have  a  care  to  place  a  conscionable  soul- 
saving   minister   at    Rowley Upon  the  9th  of 

October  we  had  a  skirmidge  with  the  enemy  and  gave 
them  a  great  blow ;  many  of  their  commanders  were 
slain  ;  there  were  some  11  or  i2  slain  near  one  of  the 
forts,  whereof  4  or  5  were  commanders,  and  other  com- 
manders were  slain  iu  other  places,  which  were  carried 
iu  a  cart  covered  by  the  cavaliers  to  Cottingham.  Upon 
the  11th  of  this  we  had  some  horse  and  foot  sallied  out 
upon  the  enemy,  took  3  of  their  forts  or  works  where 
they  had  advanced  some  of  their  ordnance.  We  took 
one  of  their  mighty  gi'eat  cannons  which  shot  fiery 
great  bullets  U]ion  our  ships,  and  some  o  other  drakes 
and  demi-culverins.  We  took  commanders  that 
some  60  or  more.  This  9th  of  October  the  enemy  took 
their  demigod  that  shot  so  man3'  fiery  bullets  into  the 
town  and  performed  ver}'  little  execution ;  to  my  remem- 
brance there  was  only  a  man,  a  woman,  and  a  little 
child  slain  by  it.  Upon  the  10th  of  ( Icto'oer  the  enemy  iu 
the  night  took  away  all  their  cannon,  and  that  great  one 
broke  the  carriage,  and  iias  left  at  Newland  where  thei'e 
is  a  great  guard  over  it.  This  12th  the  soldiers  sallied 
oitt  and  took  some  prisoners,  and  some  took  a  good 
liawk  and  a  good  nag  of  the  Lord  of  Dumlans  (Dumb- 
lane  ?)  and  others  went  forth  into  Holderness. 

(No.  1,105.)  1661,  March  29.  John  Hawkins  to  John 
Kendall.  Last  Saturday  a  <n-eat  tumult  in  the  city, 
occasioned  by  2  apprentices  put  into  the  pillory  in 
Cheapside,  which  the  apprentices  so  ill  resented  that 
they  rose  in  a  great  body  and  rescued  their  fellow  ap- 
prentices out  of  the  pillor)-,  and  brake  it  all  to  pieces  ; 
but  a  new  one  was  erected  presently,  and  the  mayor 
came  well  guarded  and  saw  the  sentence  of  the  sessions 
at  Guildhall  executed  upon  them,  and  afterwards  they 
were  whipped.  Whereupon  the  apprentices  appeared 
agsin  in  great  parties,  deforced  Ireland's  house  (the 
master  of  the  two  men  punished).  Great  watches  on 
Saturday  night  by  the  city  train  bands.  On  Sabbath 
they  meet  in  .Moorfields  and  in  sevei'al  places  in  the 
cityi.~ome  say  4,000  or  •5,0iJ0l.  The  sheriffs  and  the 
train  bands  disperse  them  again,  which,  with  the  guards 
froie.  Whitehall,  watched  the  city  at  night.  There  was 
no  appearance  of  them  on  Monday,  but  strong  watches 
all  night.  On  Saturday  the  House  sat  in  a  grand  com- 
mittee about  the  Bill  for  repealing  the  .\ct  for  a  trien- 
nial Parliament,  and  on  Monday  it  passed  the  House. 
Yesterday  the  House  was  called  over,  and  ordered  to 
be  called  over  again  this  day  month.  The  absent 
knights  then  must  pay  lOL,  and  burge.sses  5t.  There 
was  a  Bill  sent  down  yesterday  from  the  Lords'  House 
to  pr^vf-nt  some  inconvenif^nre?  in  writs  of  error,  and 

4  C4 


G  A. 

LowNin 
i;s.j. 


576 


HISTOKICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


G.  A. 

Esq. 


another  is  prcpariuu  to  take  oil'  the  penalty  of  death 
upon  felonies  not  exceeding  10^..  transportation  instead 
thereof. 

(No.  1.'266.)  U7-2,  Oct.  21,  Knob.  (Knebworch). 
Row.  Lytton  to  Sir  Jolin  Barrington. — He  mentions 
"  my  aunt  Barrington,"  and  "  my  aunt  Orofts." 

(No.  1,290.)     1675,  April  21,  Holme.     Hen.  Lewis  to 

Mr.  Tobias  Hewitt   at   London Here  is   much 

striving  at  Lynn  about  the  choosing  of  a  burgess  ;  some 
think  that  gi-eat  Cooke  will  lose  it,  and  there  is  as  great 
a  coile  in  the  county  about  the  choosing  of  a  knight  for 
the  shire.  I  think  no  county  in  England  is  so  much 
divided  as  this.  This  Lord  Townescnd  makes  all  this 
bussle  ;  if  all  crouch  not  to  him  he  makes  some  opposi- 
tion to  them. 

(No.  1.385.)  164  .  .  Chr.  Eric  to  ...  ^  These  are 
to  acquaint  you,  by  order  from  our  committee,  of  the 
late  assault  the  enemy  hath  made  against  Hitchin,  who 
have  been  in  fight  with  them  most  part  of  this  after- 
noon. These  arc,  therefore,  to  give  you  notice  thereof, 
that  you  may  provide  for  the  mutu.al  safety  of  the  asso- 
ciation, as  you  tender  the  welfare  thereof. 

(No.  1.388.)  [16-13].  Tuesday,  at  Dunmow.  Charles 
Rich  to  .     Major  Pakiuges  has  by  letter 

re(|uested  that  the  bearer,  Capt.  Willkins,  may  recruit 
his  company  out  of  Brantrie  and  Booking.  Rich  asks 
that  he  may  be  aided. 

Public  Affaiks. 

22  Eliz.,  17  Oct.  Copy  of  letters  patent  to  several 
persons,  including  Sir  Francis  Barrington,  dii-eoting 
them  to  make  enquiries  about  persons  who  engrossed 
grain  and  who  transported  it  to  foreign  parts,  thus 
causing  scarcity  and  dearness  in  England. 

A  short  petition  oi  request  to  Chief  Justice  Popham 
for  his  opinion  whether  the  petitioners  (the  church- 
wardens and  overseers  of  the  poor  of  the  parish  of 
Mallendyne,  co.  Essex.)  were  right  in  rating  people  not 
according  to  their  supposed  wealth  but  according  to 
the  lands  they  occupied.  Four  persons  so  rated  dis- 
sented; and  the  adjoining  justices  iif  the  peace  were  of 
sundry  opinions. — Popham  gives  a  short  opinion  that 
the  rating  was  good. 

1.S9P.  A  brief  nai-ration  of  the  several  speeches  that 
were  delivered  by  the  Lords  of  the  Council  in  the  Stai' 
Chamber,  the  last  sitting  in  the  end  of  Michaelmas 
Term,  l''V9.  (7  folio  pp.^ — The  s])eeches  are  about 
Irish  atiairs.  A  copv  is  in  the  Record  Office.  Cal.  State 
Papers,  sub.  anno  1.599  (Nov.  28  P). 

1601,  Jan.  1,  Kinsale.  Copy  of  the  articles  between 
the  Lord  Deputy  and  Don  Juan  del  Aquila  for  the 
surrender  of  the  castle  and  town  of  Kinsale,  &c.  (2J 
pp.)  A  copy  is  among  the  Carew  MSS.  (see  Cal.  St. 
Papers.  Carew).  but  the  date  there  given  is  Jan.  2. 

41  Eliz.,  Dec.  20.  Copy  of  the  Commission  for  Taxa- 
tion of  the  sulisid}'.  (Latin). — This  is  for  the  county  of 
F^ssex,  and  the  names  of  the  commissioners  for  the 
several  districts  are  below. 

44  Eliz.,  Feb.  19.  Copy  of  the  Commission  of  the  fii'St 
payment  of  the  second  .subsidy.     (Latin.) 

1  James  I.,  Aug.  26.  Copy  (signed  by  Ro.  Sussex)  of 
the  King's  letters  patent  appointing  Robert  Earl  of 
Sussex,  K.C..  to  be  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Essex. 

1607,  Aug.  19.  Copy  of  bond  to  the  King  by  William 
Milford,  of  Rosswell,  co.  Essex,  a  collector  of  the 
subsidy. 

1619,  Sept.  7,  Castle  of  Prague. — Copy  of  a  letter  by 
the  directors  and  c.-unscllors  ordaiiicd  by  all  the  3  Pro- 
restant  estates  of  the  kingdom  of  Boheimia,  assemliled 
in  the  city  of  Prague,  to  the  (Jueen  of  Boheimia. — Con. 
gratulations  on  her  hu.sb.and  being  elected  King. 

(1621,  Nov.  2.)  Copy  of  the  Lord  Keeper's  (Williams) 
speech  in  the  Court  of  Chancery.  (Printed  in  Hacket's 
Life  of  Williams,  part  i..  p.  71.) 

(1621,  April  22.)  Lord  Bacon's  letter  to  the  Lords. 
Begins,  It  may  please  your  lordships,  1  shall  humbly 
crave. 

(_'opy  of  a  declaration  to  King  James  I.  \>y  the  House 
of  Commons.  Hegiiti-,  Y'our  loyal  and  ol)edient  subjects, 
the  Commons  now  assemljled  in  I'arliament.  by  several 
messages  from  your  Maje>ty.  Eivl.^.  And  for  a  gracious 
and  just  King  1o  grant. — And  the  King's  reply  by 

Begins,  His  Majesty  hath  conniiauded  me  to  tell  von 
that  he  expected  answer  Ijy  your  actions. 

1621,  Dec.  18. — Copy  of  the  Kings  letter  to  th(^ 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons.  iJe^^ms,  Whereas  at 
the  humble  suit  of  our  House  of  Commons  wc  ('(nidc- 
scendcd  to  make  this  meeting  a  session  Ijcfore  ('lirist- 
mas. — And  copy  of  I'cply  by  Ihe  House. 


The  Petition  Declaratory  which  the  King  stiles  Apolo- 
gotick  (so  endorsed).  Begins,  Most  dread.  &c..  we.  &c. 
assembled  in  the  Commons'  House  of  Parliament  full 
of  grief  and  unsiieakable  sorrow.  (About  the  Palati- 
nate.) 

Rough  draft  of  the  last  in  Sir  T.  Barrington's 
writing. 

1621,  Dec.  16,  Royston.  (Copy  of)  the  King's  letter 
to  Sir  (3eo.  Calvert.  Be'iius,  We  are  sorry  to  hear  that 
notwithstanding  our  reiterated  message.  (Complain- 
ing of  the  Commons  claiming  their  liberties  by  inherit- 
ance.) 

A  large  brief  sheet.  Arguments  pro.  and  con.  about 
the  suppoit  of  the  Palatinate. 

1021,  May  3.  Copy  of  the  Speaker's  speech  to  the 
JMay  it  ])lease,  &c.  your  faithful,  &c. 
the  continual  confluence. — And  the 
Begins,  The  last  time  that  I  spoke  to 


Low  Mil 

Ks,.. 


King.  Begins, 
acknowledging 
King's  answer, 
this  House. 

The  question  is  whetlier   the    Commons 
composition  be  secured  from  the  purveyors, 
sheets.) 


may  l)y   a 
(ii   brief 


Draft 


memoranda   in     Sir   Thomas  Barrington's 


writing  of  an  address  to  the  King  regretting  his  ab- 
sence from  ill-health. 

1621 .  Three  copies  (one  by  Sir  Thos.  Barrington's 
hand)  of  the  questions  to  and  the  answers  by  Lord 
Southampton. 

1621.  Memoranda  of  the  eil'ect  of  Sir  Robert  Phil- 
lipps  speeches  for  liberty  of  speech,  &c.  in  the  House  of 
Commons. 

lt;21,  Oct.  15,  Vienna.  (Copy  in  English  of)  letter 
by  the  Empc7-or  Ferdinand  to  Philip  IV.  of  Spain;  — 
and  copies  of  his  letters  to  Don  Balthagar  de  Zuinga. 
(About  the  translation  of  the  electorship  of  the  Pala- 
tinate to  the  Duke  of  Bavana.) 

(1621.)  Imperfect  copy  by  Sir  Thos.  Barrington  of  a 
petition  to  the  King  liy  the  House  of  Commons,  regard- 
ing Lepton  and  Golds,  who  were  interested  in  certain 
patent.s.,  having  conspired  to  ruin  Sir  E.  Cooe,  who  had 
been  emploj'ed  by  the  House  to  examine  the  patents. 

1624,  May  28.  Copy  of  the  King's  speech  in  answer 
to  the  ]>etition  of  the  Commons  concerning  grievances. 
Begins,  I  will  begin  at  your  conclusion. 

(1621.)  Copy  of  a  bill  for  discharging  of  fines  set 
upon  Sir  John  ('age,  Kt.,  sherifl'of  the  co.  of  Cambridge, 
7  Jac.  by  the  t'ommissioners  of  Scwer.s. 

Certain  reasons  why  the  Clothworker's  Bill  should 
not  pass  objected  by  the  clothiers  in  Essex.  (Three 
allegations  by  the  clotliworkers  and  three  answers  by 
the  clothiers.; 

CllAKLES  J. 

Copy  petition  of  divers  merchants  and  tradesmen  in 
London,  and  of  the  clerks  of  the  Custom  House  there. — 
Against  a  patent  granted  about  8  years  by  his  late 
Majesty  to  Alexander  Foster  and  Richard  Grimes,  Esqrs. 
(trained  at  Court  and  not  about  the  Custom  House),  for 
erecting  an  office  for  the  sole  making  and  delivering  of 
all  bills  .and  notes  of  entries  of  goods,  to  all  merchants, 
and  shopkeepers,  in  all  ports  in  England. 

1620.  Copy  of  the  King's  speech  on  the  Dissolution 
of  Parliament.  Begins,  There  can  be  no  occasion  of  my 
coming. 

163  .  Copy  petition  of  the  Rev.  Jno.  Kennedy  and 
others  to  the  House  of  Commons. — Against  the  ojipres- 
sions  of  liOrd  Sti'alford  and  others  in  depriving  the 
petitioners  of  the  place  of  the  King's  cldef  remem- 
brancer in  the  Exchequer  in  Ireland,  to  which  they  were 
appointeil,  1  Car.  1. — And  It  items  of  particular  griev- 
ances of  Kennedy. 

16  10.     Copy  of  Mr.  Grimston's  speech  in  Parliament. 

lii-iO.  I'etition  to  the  Lords  Committees  and  others 
in  Parliament  assembled  by  Henry  Wingfield,  prisoner 
in  the  Fleet. — He  was  committed  there  for  having  sung 
two  staves  of  the  song  that  was  sung  at  Newmarket  at 
the  last  assizes.  Ho  apologizes,  and  prays  discharge. 
(Original  signed  l)y  Wingfield.) 

1640,  Sept.  24.  Copy  of  the  King's  speech.  (1  p., 
torn.) 

1641.  Mr.  Pym's  speech  aftei-  he  had  ended  his 
charge  against  the  Earl  Strallbrd.  Begins,  These  articles 
have  expressed  the  character.     (2  pp.) 

liJ4ii.  Petition  to  the  House  of  (Jommons  by  the 
inhabitants  of  Claxering,  co.  Kssex.  They  conijjlain 
that  Gell'ory  Wats,  the  vicar  of  Clavering.  and  John 
Golding,  his  curate,  have  refused  to  administer  the 
sacrament  to  divers  parishioners  because  they  could 
noi  ciune  up  to  the  rails  to  receive  in  the  year  1639, 
altlio'  they  offered  themselves  in  the  usual  jilace  in 
the  chancel  ;  and  had  ])rosecuted   them  in   the  spiritual 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPOKT. 


577 


WNDES,  courts  for  not  coming  to  the  rails,  and  had  proeeouted 
Esq.  '  divers  fur  going  to  hear  preaching  in  other  places.  Wats 
—  not  providing  a  sufficient  curate,  tho'  the   vicarage  is 

■worth  120?.  per  ann.  (signed  by  ti  persons). — It  seems  to 
have  been  sent  to  some  one  (r^r  approval,  and  he  has 
within  drawn  a  fresh  and  fuller  petition,  in  which 
Ezechiel  Jocelyn  and  Robert  Upsheere,  the  then  church- 
wardens, are  also  complained  of ;  and  it  is  said  that  tlie 
curate  in  his  sermons  much  inveighed  against  those  who 
did  not  stand  up  at  the  reading  of  the  Gospel,  and  at  the 
reading  of  the  Creed,  with  their  faces  to  the  east,  and 
not  bowing  at  the  name  of  Jesus.  (The  framer  of  the 
amended  petition  signs  himself  J.  Th.) 

1641,  Aug.  1.  The  impeachment  of  the  Commons 
against  the  bishops  delivered  by  Serjeant  Wild  by  order 
of  the  House  at  the  bar  in  the  Lords'  House  verbally. — 
And  extract  from  the  Journals  of  5  &  6  Aug.  1G41. 

1641,  June  11.  Speech  of  Sir  Thomas  Barrington  in 
the  House  of  Commons  on  the  passing  of  the  Bill 
against  Bishops.     (1  p.) 

]H41,  June  21.  Speech  of  Sir  Thomas  Barrington  on 
the  last  report  of  the  Committee  (in  tho  matter  of  the 
charge  against  the  Earl  of  Bristol).  He  moved  to 
adjourn  the  matter  for  a  day  or  two  until  they  could  hear 
the  Earl  speak,  or  until  they  could  make  a  positive 
charge. 

(16-11.)  Petition  of  the  Fellows  of  Trinity  College. 
Cambridge.  The  founder  appointed  a  certain  number 
of  the  most  ancient  fellows  under  the  title  of  college 
preachers  to  preach  at  the  commemoration  of  the 
founder  and  benefactors,  &c. ,  and  allowed  them  to  hold 
with  the  fellowship  one  ecclesiastical  benefice,  which 
statute  was  approved  by  Queen  Elizabeth's  Commis- 
sioners.— They  pray  the  honourable  Court  to  continue 
the  privilege. 

161-2,  June  6.  Petition  to  Parliament  by  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  hundi-eds  of  Utlestford  and  Clavcring,  co. 
Essex. — In  1639  about  60  muskets  and  corslets  were 
commanded  from  them  by  the  lord  lieutenant  and 
deputies,  and  sent  into  the  north  parts,  and  (they 
believe)  were  laid  up  at  Harwich.  They  pray  that  those 
may  ))e  returned,  as  they  want  arms  for  the  defence  of 
the  King  and  Parliament. — Signed  by  about  2-'i  persons. 

1642.  Petition  to  the  House  of  Commons  by  Edward 
J  Symmons,  minister  of  Jesus  Christ  at  Rayne  in  Essex. — 
I              He  has  been  17  days  in  custody  of  the   serjeant,  and  his 

accusers  have  not  appeared.  He  can  approve  himself 
and  his  doctrine  (for  which  he  is  accused)  to  be  such  as 
becomes  the  Gospel.  Prays  that  he  may  go  out  on  bail, 
to  comfort  his  atHicted  wife  and  aged  ]iareut. 

1642,  June  30.  Petition  to  the  King  by  Thomas 
Brewster,  Esq.,  that  the  King's  warrants  might  issue  to 
all  proper  officers,   directing  them  to  enfianchise  copy- 

I  hold  and  held  of  manors  Vjelonging  to  the  King  or  Queen, 

'■  or  Prince   of  Wales,  where  the  tenants  desu-ed  enfran- 

chisement, and  that  he.  Brewster,  might  manage  the 
business,  and  have  l-6th  of  the  net  proceeds. — At  the 
foot  is  the  certificate,  signed  by  Ralph  Freeman,  of  the 
King's  reference  of  the  matter  to  the  Commissioners  of 
the  Treasury. 

1642,    Essex.      Commission   signed    by   Ro.   Earl   of 
Warwick,  to   Richard  Bacon,  whom  he  had   appointed 
captain  of  a  foot  company,  to  muster  and  train  th(.'  said 
company.     Wafer  seal  of  the  Earl. 
Another  similar  for  Tobias  Hewitt. 

I  Another  similar  but  not  sealed,  and  the  name  of  the 

I  captain  not  inserted. 

*  1642,   April  2.5.     Petition  to  the   House  of  Commons 

by  tlie  High  Constables  and  Grand  Jury  for  the  liberty 
of  Bury  St.  Edmunds,  made  at  the  sessions. — Their 
magazine  of  gunpowder  is  unfit  for  use ;  they  ask  that 
it  may  be  renewed,  and  be  committed  to  the  custody  of 
fit  ])ersons. — Signed  by  the  high  constables  (12)  and 
grand  jury  (13). 

(1642.)  Petition  to  the  Committee  for  the  safeguard 
of  the  Kingdom  by  John  Windebank.  scholar  of  the 
University  of  Oxford  and  prisoner  in  the  Gate  House. — 
The  House  of  Commons  having  referred  the  examina- 
tion to  the  committee,  he  prays  that  he  may  be  speedily 
examined. — At  the  foot  is  an  order  signed  by  the  Earls 
of  Northumberland  and  Holland,  referring  the  con- 
sideration of  the  matter  to  Sir  Thomas  Barrington, 
Mr.  Glyn.  and  Mr.  Nicoll,  w-ho  are  to  report  to  the 
committee  whether  Windebank  is  fit  to  be  bailed  or  not. 
1642,  ^larch  4.  (Copy.)  Lord  Gray  of  Wark  authorizes 
Joseph  Mann,  William  Mann,  and  Ezekiel  Hall,  or  any 
of  them  to  enter  the  houses  of  papists,  malignants, 
and  others,  refusing  to  appear  at  musters,  &c.,  and  to 
seize  their  horses,  arms,  and  ammunition. 

1645,  Feb.  20.  Order  by  the  House  of  Commons, 
signed  by  H.   Elsyng,    for   repayment    to   Sir   Thomas 

O     S4062. 


Barrington  of  3.M)/.,  which  he  had  lent  to  the  govt'i-nor        G.A. 
of  furssmouth  towards  iiayment  of  the  garrison  thei-e        Low.ndks. 

1642.  July  is.     Copy  ,,l  Ihr  Remonstrance  and  Decla-  ^if^ 

ration  of  the  Sheriti',  the  Justices  of  the  Peace,  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  (iraud  Jury  of  Esses,  wlmse  names 
are  subscribed,  assembled  at  the  as.sizes  at  Chelmsford. 
—Relying  on  the  King's  declarations,  and  also  on  his 
letter  to  Sir  Thomas  Mallett,  judge  of  assize  for  the 
county,  declaring  his  intenticm  to  maintain  the  Protes- 
tant religion  against  papists  and  sectaries,  ami  to  uphold 
the  liijcrties  of  the  subjects,— they  pledge  theii-  loyalty. 
Signed  by  31  persons.— On  the  other  half  of  tlie  sheet 
i.s  a  copy  of  an  address  to  the  King  by  the  county  of 
Essex,  referring  to  the  other  declaration,  and  imploring 
his  presence  in  Parliament. 

1642,  August  and  .September.  Six  receipts  to  six 
persons  of  Much  Totham,  co.  Essex,  for  small  sums  of 
money  and  horses  lent  for  the  service  of  the  King  and 
Parliament.     (1  p.) 

[1642.]  Directions  signed  by  Lords  Warwick  .and 
Miiynard  to  William  Andrewes,  gent.,  one  of  the  muster- 
masters  for  the  CO.  of  Essex,  to  visit  Captains  Went- 
worth.  TJndall,  Cook,  Mordant,  Wiseman,  Hiiuniwood, 
Langley,  Lynn,  and  Maxey,  at  the  1»  places  mentioned 
and  on  the  days  specified  and  there  attend  to  the  duties 
of  his  office,  and  to  report  neglects. 

[1643.]  Copy  of  instructions  to  be  exactly  and  efi'ec- 
tually  observed  and  followed  by  H.M.  commissioners 
for  the  loan  of  money  unto  his  Majesty  in  the  county 
of  .     (17  heads,  .5}  pp.) 

1643,  March  27.  Certificate  and  dechiration  by  Joseph 
Mann,  taken  before  (and  signed  by)  Walter  Long,  John 
St«evens,  and  Hen.  Barrington,  of  his  having  taken 
the  horses  (33)  above  mentioned  frmn  the  several  per- 
sons named,  and  of  certain  circumstances, 

1642,  April  1  and  3.  Depositions  by  Rich.  Cooper, 
Edward  Pallmer,  iind  Fr.  Swift,  as  to  their  horses  being 
taken.  (These  are  drawn  up  by  Sir  Thomas  Barrington, 
but  signed  by  the  deiionents.) 

1642  and  1643.  Three  certificates  of  the  taking  at 
3  several  times  from  Ambrose  Andrewes,  of  New]iort, 
CO.  Essex,  of  4  horses  and  a  saddle  and  furniture,  for 
the  Service  of  the  King  and  Parliament. 

1643,  May  30.  A  set  cjf  6  resolutions  (by  the  hand  of 
Sir  Thomas  Barrington)  about  the  cannon,  amniimition, 
and  gunners  to  be  sent  tu  Harwich. 

1643,  June  7.  Robert  Smith,  of  Upton,  Sir  Thomas 
Barrington,  Sir  Wm.  Hicks,  Harbottle  Grimston,  and 
Timothy  Middleton,  borrowed  1,006^  13s.  4d.  of  Ursula 
Garrett,  of  London,  widow,  in  order  to  pay  officers  and 
soldiers  of  the  associated  forces  raised  "in  the  co.  of 
Essex,  and  they  gave  her  a  bond  iu  the  penal  sum  of 
2,00iW.  to  secure  the  repayment.  Sir  William  Masham, 
Sir  Martin  LuniLy,  Sir  Thomas  Cbecke,  Sir  William 
Jfartin,  Sir  William  Rue,  Sir  Ilenrj-  Ilolcroft,  and  Sir 
Thomas  llonywood  covenant  with  the  4  bond  debtors 
to  bear  their  jn'oportion  of  the  debt.  (The  seals  have 
been  torn  off,  Ijut  tho  signatures  of  the  covenantors  are 
nearly  perfect.) 

1643.  April  15,  16,  20.  Printed  orders  by  the  com- 
mittee for  the  association  sitting  at  Cambridge.  (2  folio 
pp.)     Joshua  Sedgwick  was  their  clerk. 

1643.  Draft  petition  to  the  House  of  Commons  l)y 
the  inhabitants  of  Elmden,  co.  Essex,  complaining  (jf 
the  evil  life  of  Thomas  Gardner,  vicar  of  their  parish. 

1643,  June  26.  William  Johnston  and  Thomas 
Reynoldes  being  apjiointed  to  go  northwards  to  take  the 
subscription  of  those  that  would  go  in  their  own  per- 
sons at  their  own  charge  or  otherwise,  and  what  arms. 
&c.,  &c.,  they  put  down  the  names  of  27  persons,  with 
])articulars. 

[1643.]  Three  constables  complain  that  tho'  they 
have  impressed  men  the  men  will  not  obey  the  warrants, 
the  constables  being  poor  men  ;  they  ask  for  authority 
to  charge  persons  better  than  themselves  to  assist  them, 
etc.-  -At  the  foot,  '■  The  constables  fined  at  10/.  a  piece." 

1643,  July  26.  Colchester.  The  well  artected  in  the 
south  Wiii-d  towards  the  relief  and  supply  of  his  Excel- 
lency's army  have  underwritten  as  foUoweth. — About 
100  names,  with  what  they  would  furnish. 

1643.  Aug.  15.  Resolution  at  the  committee  for  the 
association  that  the  Earl  of  Manchester  shall  have  as 
great  an  entertainment  as  major-general  of  this  brigade 
of  the  associated  counties  as  any  major-general  hath 
that  is  at  this  present  in  the  service  of  the  Parliament. 

"1643.]  Draft  or  ci  py  of  a  jjetition  or  resolution  of 
the  trained  bands  and  other  inhabitants  of  the  co.  of 
Essex,  to  both  Houses  of  Parliament,  protesting  devo- 
tion to  the  cause  of  liberty,  and  asking  for  a  return  of 
arms  taken  out  of  the  county,  either  out  of  the  stores 
lately  arrived  from  Hull  or  otherwise. 

4  D 


57€ 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


G.A. 

LOWSDES 
ESQ. 


1643.  Aug.  -24.  Westminster.  Lords  Pembroke,  Say 
and  Sele,  Salisburv  and  Howard,  and  John  Pim,  and 
Denzil  Holies  (the  committee  for  the  safety  ol  the 
kiuo-dom)  to  the  Deputy  Lieutenants  of  Essex.  (Copy.) 
Inasmui-ii  as  Oapt.  Rich's  troop  has  marched  with  the 
Earl  of  Manchester,  they  recall  their  former  order  tor 
callinf  away  Capt.  Hatcher,  and  direct  him  and  his 
troop  °to  remain   in    the  county  and  assist  in  raising 

money. 

[16-13.]  Considerations  touchmg  piovisious  necessary 
for  the  regiments  which  are  to  march  to  his  Excellency. 
— Ten  in  number.     (1  p.)  .       , 

164o.  Aug.  26.  Copy  of  commission  to  Capt.  Beniamm 
Keayne  to  be  serjeant-majoi-  adjutant  to  Sir  Thomas 
Barrington  (to  instruct  and  direct  the  company  and 
officers). 

[1643  p]  Number  of  foot  and  dragoons  m  the  asso- 
ciated counties.  'I'otal  H,ri45  foot  and  1.445  dragoons. 
Essex  is  down  for  2,112  foot  and  360  dragoons.— On  the 
other  3  pages  of  the  sheet  are  other  particulars  of  these 
forces,  and  the  rates  of  pay  per  dievi  for  the  several 
officers. 

[1643,  Sept.  2.]  Indorsed,  "  Copy  of  an  ordinance 
"  for  Essex.''— It  is  a  draft  of  an  ordinance  for  the 
assessment  of  a  month's  pay  on  every  jicrson  in  Essex 
charged  with  one  foot  arms,  and  so  proportionately 
more  or  less;  and  lor  fining  such  persons  as  being 
summoned  do  not  appear  at  musters;  and  giving  power 
to  the  standing  committee,  or  some  dep.  lieutenants, 
on  pressing  emergency,  to  levy  in  the  county  not  ex- 
ceeding l,125i.  per  w-eek  ;  and  authorizing  the  dep. 
lieutenants  to  compel  men  to  serve,  and  to  raise  the 
forces  of  the  county  on  disturbers  of  the  peace,  &c.,  &c. 
Referring  to  the  late  ordinance  establishing  the  standing 
committee,  it  is  now  ordained  that  only  2  dep.  lieu- 
tenants and  3  other  committeeBneed  be  present  at  the 
standing  committee  in  the  co.  of  Essex.     (•">  pp.) 

[1643.]  Warrant  to  impress  men  towards  the  2,500 
assigned"  for  the  co.  of  Essex,  in  consequence  of  the 
Parliamentary  order  for  lO.UUO  foot  ;ind  dragoons  to  be 
raised  out  of  the  6  associated  counties  to  be  commanded 
by  the  Earl  of  Manchester.  (Draft  by  Sir  T.  B.,  and  a 
fair  copy  of  the  same,  rather  expanded.) 

1643.  A  return  made  and  signed  bj  2  constables  of 
the  warrants  for  the  pressed  soldiers  laid  upon  the  jiarish 
of  Lindsell,  and  volunteers  that  wore  not  listed,  to 
appear  accoiding  to  the  warrants.— 'f  hey  name  3  pressed 
men  listed  under  Capt.  Jonson,  and  who  (they  think) 
are  ifone  to  the  army.  "  Chrisloiiher  .Jellson  returned 
'■  home  yet  listed ;  his  father  did  resist  us  and  eom- 
"  mand  him  away,  and  said  he  should  not  com  exsept  the 
■'  depty  loaftennants  came  and  fetcht  him  themselves." 

1643,  Oct.  7,  Lumberne.  Copy  return  by  -  collectors 
and  2  constables  to  a  warrant.  -They  report  that  Edward 
Lake,  gent.,  ^ays  there  is  no  popish  army  abroad  but 
what  the  Parliament  doth  maintain,  and  other  scandalous 
words.  They  present  several  persons  as  defaulters  for 
their  assessments  to  ihe  4th  of  the  4U.000i. 

1643,  Oct.  23.  Dunmow.  ^Minutes  of  orders  at  a 
committee  signed  by  Sir  T.  B.  and  Sir  T.  Middleton. 
That  KiQl.  be  sent  to  the  committee  at  Cambridge,  to  be 
received  as  from  Essex  on  account.— That  those  who  do 
not  appear  in  person,  or  send  such  arms  as  are  charged 
ill  them,  shall  1)0  fined;   &c.     (2  pp.) 

1643,  Oct.  26.  Heads  of  divers  ]iarticulars  for  an 
ordinance  for  the  co.  uf  Essex. 

Particulars  agreed  upon  liy  tlie  dep.  lieutenants  of 
Essex  (For  the  listing  and  pay  of  ,at  least  240  men. 
furnishing  of  arms,  and  ammunition,  &c.) 

Petition  of  Edward  Heron,  Es(|.,  lo  the  House  of 
( 'ommons : — 

By  order  of  the  House  the  horses  of  Mrs.  Nevill  of 
Holt  were  to  be  seized  ;  13  were  taken  ;  among  them 
were  the  horses  of  the  ])etitioiier  and  his  man,  who  were 
in  company  of  Mrs.  Nevill.     He  prays  restoration. 

1655,  Jan.  12,  Whitehall.  Hen.-Scobeli  to  the 
Sheriff  of  Essex.  In  July  the  Protector  and  the  Council 
ordered  that  a  return  of  the  names  of  all  the  parishes  in 
Essex,  so  that  a  collection  might  be  made  for  the  poor 
Protestants  of  the  valleys  of  Lucerna,  Angrona,  and 
;  the  return  has  not  been  made;  Scobell 
again  requires  it.  (On  the  other  side  is  the  draft  of  a 
reply  of  Sir  John  Barrington,  stating  that  he  had  di.s- 
trilnited  many  copies  of  tlie  orders,  and  has  sent  a 
return  in  a  letter  to  his  Highness,  wliioli  perhaps  was 
mislaid.     He  will  send  another. 

1663,  Eel).  24,  Whitehall.  Copy  of  the  King's 
letter,  counter.'^igiu'd  by  I,d.  Arlingloii.  lo  the  Earl  of 
O.vlbrd,  lord  lieutenant  of  Essex,  and  in  his  absence  to 
the  deputies— Asking  a  loan  from  the  co.  of  Essex  on 


the  credit  of  the  vote  in  the  last  session  of  Parliament  of 
1,2-5 1,1  >0(iZ. 

n.     d.     Copy  letter   by to  the   Lords   of    the 

Council.  'I'hey  have  received  on  the  25th  Sept.  two 
letters,  both  dated  the  16th  Sejit.  They  liave  according 
to  the  King's  Pi-oclamation  and  the  Earl  Marshal's 
letters  required  the  caiitains  of  horse  and  foot  to  hold 
themselves  in  readiness  at  24  hours'  notice.  They  are 
deticieut  of  arms,  because  in  the  last  year  l.lO'l  were 
employed  in  the  Northern  Expedition,  &c.  &c.  They 
will  liavethe  beacons  watched. 

1678.  Copy  of  impeachment  of  Thomas  Earl  of 
Danbv. 

The  Earl  of  Danby's  speech  in  his  defense. 

[1687.]  Copy  of  a  letter  sent  to  Dr.  Bayly,  Fellow 
of  Magdalen  College,  from  Windsor,  Sept.  26,  1687, 
upon  the  receiiit  of  which  several  of  the  Fellows  im- 
mediately repaired  to  Mr.  Penn  at  Windsor. — Bc^jra.'i, 
Sir,  up(m  enquiry  after  the  Fellows  of  Magdalen  Col- 
lege.— After  an  exordium,  6  questions  are  )iut,  with  a 
view  to  persuade  the  Fellows  that  it  would  be  politic  to 
acce]it  the  Bishop  of  Oxford  as  their  head. — At  the  end 
is  this  note,  "  There  is  no  name  to  this  letter:  'tis 
"  generally  supposed  writ  by  order,  but  they  have  no 
"  ground  for  that  opinion  as  I  can  learii,  Ijut  only  the 
"  letter  itself.  Whether  there  be  in  it  any  such  in- 
"  trinsick  notes  that  give  assurance  of  its  authority 
"  you  may  best  judge.  If  there  be  not,  the  Fellows  of 
"  Magdalen  College  lay  too  great  stress  on  it." 

1678.  Copy  of  Lord  Shaftesbury's  speech.  Begins, 
j\Iy  Lords,  you  are  appointing  the  consideration  of  the 
state  of  England  to  be  taken  upon  a  Committee  of  the 
whole  House  sometime  next  week. 

I675,  March  22.     Copy  of  King's  speech. 

Sir  Francis  Winnington's  speech.  Begins,  the  King 
cannot  jjiirdoii  trea.son. 

Second  thoughts  of  caution  to  my  countrymen  against 
their  fears  and  jealousys  and  fears. — Begins,  Among 
all  the  artifices  svhieh  designing  men  are  wont  to  use. 
(4  p]).,  ridiculing  the  fears  of  French  assistance  to 
restore  King  .James,  but  arguing  that  there  was  as 
much  reason  for  calling  in  his  aid  to  bring  back  the 
King  as  Dutch  aid  to  drive  him  out.  It  is  in  favour 
of  King  James.) 

[1689.]  Copy  of  the  Bishop  of  Salisbury's  speech  in 
the  House  of  Lords.  Begins,  It  is  a  common  maxim, 
followed  even  by  persecutoi-s,  to  keep  things  ([uiet  at 
home  when  nations  are  engaged  in  war.     (2  pp.) 

Address  to  the  King  by  the  Marquis  de  Bnrgo 
ilayno,  Prince  of  the  family  D'Est,  &c.,  &c.,  sent  liy 
the  Duke  of  Villa  Hermosa,  Governor  and  Captaiii- 
Ceneral  of  the  Spanish  Netheidands. — To  solicit  the 
King's  support  against  the  King  of  France  by  reason 
of  desperate  condition  of  the  Spanish  Netherlands. 
(1P1>-) 

A  Selection  riiOM  the  Eakly  Deeds. 

Omnibus  ad  quos  ])resentes  littere  perneverint 
Ptobertus  de  Queney  et  Helena  comitissa  Cestre  salu- 
tom  :  noveritisiiospro  salute  aiiime  nostrededisse  cou- 
cessisse  ct  hoc  presenti  scripto  confirinasse  deo  et 
Ecclcsia!  Mane  de  Uetl'eld  regis  et  iiionachis  ibidem 
deo  servientibus  ct  servituris  in  libcram  puram  et 
perpotuaiii  elemosinam  homagium  et  servicium  Nic- 
bolai  Euis  et  heredum  suorum  et  quiequidjnre  habui- 
mus  in  dicto  Nicholao  in  serviciis  consuetudinibus 
redditibiis  sect  is  ct  omnil)US  aliqua  ratioue  nos  con- 
tingentibns.  In  cujus  rei  testimonium  huic  scripto 
sigilla  nostra  apposuimus.  Hiis  testibus  Domino  War- 
ino  de  Thanderle,  Domino  Willelmo  de  Callido  Monte, 
militibns ;  Willelmo  Cappellano,  Sewallo  tunc  senes- 
callo,  Ricardo  clerico,  et  aliis.     (Temp.  H.  3,  No.  19.) 

(12lh  century.)  A  concession  by  William  de  Bolonia 
to  Hugh,  son  of  Ulger,  of  the  dower  of  his  sister,  which 
iiumo'ldus  and  Pagaiius  his  Bon  gave  to  her,  and  Ber- 
nard, brother  of  the  said  Paganus,  assured  to  the  said 
Hugh  in  the  place  of  his  sister,  so  that  he  mighty  get 
the  concession  of  his  Lord  William  ;  to  wit,  the  half  of 
AlHeoawic,  and  in  addition  a  mill  and  the  land  jier- 
taiiiiiig  thereto,  and  all  the  land  which  Lefwin  holds, 
&c.  Witnesses,  Solomon  the  priest,  Hugh  de  Bose- 
ville,  Hugh  de  Merch,  Bernard  de  Bloswamel,  Geotl'rey 
de  Erleham,  Adam,  son  of  Aufrid,  Simon  de  Suttnne, 
Wefward  de  Antona,  Biilph  the  Englishman,  William 
de  Bosevillo,  Bernard,  Baldwin  Hastwel,  Gorvase  son 
of  Roger,  Fulk  son  of  Ralph,  John  son  of  Ralph  son  of 
Kver.ii'd,  Hugh  Cordel,  William  Geiuuiie,  Gilbert  of 
fcit.  Victor,  Ralph  of  Oxford,  Richard  Buchercl,  Stephen 


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Biichcrcl,  Koser,  ;Oii  of  Anscetil.  (Ronnd  seal.  1].  A 
man  looking  back  on  horse.) 

William  de  Tsiiania  grants  to  his  Trife,  Lucy,  for  her 
dower,  the  vill  of  Willigchall,  with  the  appurtenances, 
and  one  knight's  fee,  viz.,  of  Bodbert,  son  of  Mengui, 
and  one  siclieman.  viz.,  of  Eustachc  de  W'illigehale, 
before  the  door  of  the  church  of  St.  Mary  of  Sculde- 
forii,  where  the  donor  married  her.  Witnesses.  Kich- 
ard,  the  donor's  brother,  ^Viliiam,  son  of  Joichel.  Fulk 
the  dapifer,  Rodbert  de  Vallis,  Gilbert  son  of  Halph. 
Rodbert  son  of  Mengui,  Ernald,  dean  of  Finchinge- 
feld.  William  son  of  Fulk,  Thomas  de  Ardena,  and 
Ralph  his  son,  Ralph  de  Cauri.  Klias  de  St.  George, 
Humphry  de  Bruell.  Alan  de  St.  George,  Hugh,  dean 
of  Macinga,  Lucian  the  iihysieian,  Riehard  piucerua, 
Budo  son  of  Gcrvase,  Roliert  Marcalo,  Nicholas  Cook, 
Thomas  Chamberlain.  Arnald  Cook.  "  Valeant  presentes 
"  et  futuri  et  mei  donationis  manuteueant." 

(The  last  line  is  nearly  all  in  capital  letters.)  Large 
seal  of  white  wax,  a  man  on  horse. 

{loth  century.)  Guido  de  Posenera  grants  to  Hum- 
phry de  Barintoue  all  tenements  which  Humphry  had 
in  Hatfield  as  freely  as  he  had  them  in  the  time  of  Payn 
de  Rochfort  at  12s.  rent.  Witnesses.  H.  Prior  of  Hat- 
field, GeoB'ry  de  Neville,  Hugh  do  Neville,  and  others. 
Ronnd  green  seal  '2h  inches :  on  a  shield,  a  cross  pattee. 

(No.  14.)  Guido  dc  Ponconeia  to  all  his  friends, 
French  and  English. — For  the  salvation  of  the  souls  of 
himself  and  of  his  uncle,  Paganus  de  Rochefort,  and  of 
all,  &c.,  he  grants  in  fraukalmoyne  to  God  and  St.  Mary 
of  Hatfeld  Regis,  and  the  monks  there,  3  acres  of  his 
demesne  land  in  Hatfeld  Regis,  h'ing  prime  et  proximo 
in  turnaria  nostra  behind  the  bakehouse  of  the  said 
monks,  and  extending  in  length  from  that  which  lies  over 
above  Hauckwelle  towards  the  east,  as  by  bounds  there 
placed  they  are  divided.  Witnesses,  Peter  Ermenard 
de  Chimilli,  Matthew  le  Beuur,  William  the  chamber- 
lain, G!uy  of  Hatfeld,  William  son  of  Michael,  Geoffrey 
son  of  Michael,  Peter  of  Haselingefeld,  Roger  the 
clerk,  Elyas  and  William  de  Pirar,  then  liailifls, 
Michael  the  clerk,  and  others.  (Large  round  white 
seal,  nearly  perfect ;  a  shield  harry  of  many  pieces 
charged  with  a  cross  ;  legend.  .  .  .  ilium  Guid  .  .  .  Pon- 
soncira). 

(No.  -W.)  Richard  I'rior  of  Hatfield,  to  all,  &c.  Says 
that  by  common  consent  they  have  granted  to  William, 
nephew  (nepoti)  of  Brian  Bi'ito  of  Netlestede,  xii  acres 
of  land  which  they  have  in  N.  in  the  held  called  Sor- 
ionde,  which  Peter  Botercl  gave  to  their  church. 
William  and  his  heirs  are  to  hold,  as  mentioned  in  the 
charter  between  them  and  him,  paying  half  a  mark  of 
silver  quarterly.  William  has  done  homage  to  the  prior 
and  church  of  Hatfield  and  the  chaplain  of  the  same 
place,  and  has  sworn  fealty  that  neither  by  himself  cor 
by  any  other  will  he  devise  nieans  that  the  land  may  bo 
alienated  from  the  church.  Witnesses,  GooH'rey  their 
chaplain.  Humphrey  the  deacon,  John  son  of  Ralph  the 
elcri<,  Stephen  the  baker,  John  his  In-other,  Reginald 
Porter,  John  the  clerk  of  Tondrelev,  Richard  the  cook, 
William  de  Bromford,  Hubert  his  brother,  Robert 
White,  Geoffrey  son  of  Gerard,  Ricliard  of  Ri,  William 
his  son,  Hubert  son  of  William,  William  his  son,  Robert 
of  Siglemere,  and  others.  (Seal  gone.  This  deed  is 
indented,  and  has  had  a  counterpart.) 

(No.  12!^'.)  u.  d.  Brother  Roger,  prior  of  Hatfield  Regis 
and  the  convent  thereof,  grant  to  Henry  Pikeman  of 
Sabritesworye,  for  his  homage  and  service,  the  messuage 
with  its  appurtenances  which  formerly  belonged  to 
Cristiana  Grim,  in  the  vill  of  H.  R.,  near  the  way  called 
Brodestrate,  one  head  abutting  on  the  Brodestrate  to- 
wards the  west ;  another  on  the  croft  -which  belonged  to 
the  said  Cristiana  Grim  towards  the  east ;  to  be  holden 
of  the  grantors  and  their  successors,  at  the  yearly  rent 
of  -Is.  sterling,  payable  quarterly.  Witnesses,  Nicholas 
de  Bareiituiie.. Peter  son  of  William,  Peti-r  of  Haselingge- 
fcld,  Matthew  of  Brankctre,  Richard  sou  of  Peter,  John, 
baker,  and  Ralph,  bakrr.  aud  others.  Fragment  of  the 
grantor's  common  seal  m  white  wax. 

(No.  60.)  Richard,  son  and  heir  of  John  del  Ho.  of 
Manegcdene,  grants  surrenders  and  quit  claims  to  the 
pi-ior  and  convent  of  St.  Maiy  of  H.  R.  in  fee,  all  the 
claim  which  he  or  his  heirs  has  or  can  hftve  in  lands 
and  tenements,  iiomaacs,  rents,  -wards,  reliefs,  and 
escheats,  in  the  vill  of  Ivlanewedene.  The  consideration 
was  -JOs.  sterling  paid  to  him  hy  the  prior  and  convent. 
Witnesses,  Stephen  de  Bassingeburnc,  Henry  of  Nor- 
tone.  John  de  Pinchepol.  Richard  Bataille.  Richard  of 
Rependone,  Ralph  of  Portemeie.  John  Gurel,  Robert 
Blachors.  William  of  Hati'uld,  clerk,  and  others.  Round 
white  seal. 


Richard  the  prior  and  the  convent  of  H.  R.  give  to         g.  \, 
William,  nepos  of  Brian  llrito.  of  Netleste,  I'i  acres  of     Lowndes, 
land  in  Netlest.     Witnesses,   Gcofi'rey.   then  chaplain,  ^ii' 

Humphrey  the  deacin.  John  son  of' Ralph  the  clerk, 
Stephen,  baker.  John,  his  brother,  Reginald  Paler,  John 
clerk  of  Tondcdey,  Richard,  cook.  William  de  Bronford. 
Ilnbert  his  brotlier.  Kobert  White,  Geofi'rey  son  of 
Gerard,  Richard  de  Ri,  William  his  son,  Hubert  son  of 
^Villiam,  William  his  son,  Robert  de  Siglemere. 

Richard,  prior  of  H.R.,  with  the  assent  of  us  all  and  the 
counsel  of  prudent  of  men,  gives  to  Gilbert  de  Heliun, 
in  fee,  four  acres  that  we  held  de  hosjntali  in  the  rill  of 
Bunsted  (Gilbert  was  son  of  Robert  de  Heliun).  Wit- 
nesses, Geoffrey  our  cha])lain,  Ralf  the  priest  of  Bunsted, 
Albric  de  Capeles,  and  Thomas  his  brother,  Humphrey, 
clerk,  Gilbert  Gxircl.  Stephen  baker,  Alan,  our  servant 
of  Bunsted. 

(No.  -21.)  Hugh  deYeer,  Earl  of  Oxford,  to  all,  &o. 
Know  that  I  have  granted  to  Henry  the  prior,  and  to 
my  monks  of  Haffeld  Regis,  in  frankalmoigne.  a  place 
containing  o  roods  of  land,  which  came  to  my  hands  by 
escheat  in  Abytone  Magna,  to  make  there  a  close  and 
build  a  grange  to  house  their  tithes  great  and  small, 
viz.,  two  parts  which  they  receive  from  my  manor  in 
the  vill  of  Abytone.  (He  then  states  the  situation  of 
the  land.)  Witnesses,  Hauise  my  wife,  William  do 
Montcheuesy,  Adam  son  of  William,  Vill.  del  Acre, 
Walter  de  Capell.,  Garin  de  Thunderle,  Roger  de 
Abytone,  Stephen  (Sthno)  de  Abytone,  and  others. 
(Portion  of  the  Earl's  yecretum.) 

(No.  l."i.)  Robert  de  Boregate  to  all  sons  of  Mother 
Church.  He  confirms  to  Hervey  the  prior  of  the  con- 
vent of  the  church  of  St.  Mary  of  Haffeld  Regis  two 
parts  of  the  tithes  of  his  demesne  of  Boregate,  to  wit. 
garbs  and  small  tithes,  assarts  excepted,  to  hold  to  them 
for  ever,  as  his  ancestors  gave  to  them,  for  the  salvation 
of  the  souls  of  him,  his  ancestors,  and  successors.  And 
he  releases  to  them  one  pelliciam  and  one  pair  of  crept- 
taruiii.  which  he  yearly  claimed  of  them.  Witnesses, 
Alberie  Earl  of  Oxford,  William  son  of  Folco,  seneschal 
of  the  Earl,  Robert  de  Cautclou,  Walter  de  ('apeles, 
William  Thalcmache,  William  Maldiet,  Alexander  do 
Vaux,  William  I5rito,  and  others.  (Round  white  seal  a 
little  broken  ;  i\  inches  ;  shield  paly  of  six,  in  a  canton  a 
lion  passant  giiardant.     S  .  .  .  ober  .   .  .  de  .  .  .  gate.) 

(No.  17.)  Robert  do  Veer,  Eai-1  of  Oxford,  quit  claims 
to  Roger,  prior  of  Hatfield,  and  the  convent  of  the  same 
place  a  messuage  and  three  acres  of  land  with  the 
appurtenances  in  Nosterfeld,  which  he  had  of  the  gift  of 
Semane  of  Berlawe,  and  his  son  AVilliam.  Witnesses, 
John  de  Beauchamp  and  Henry  de  Lacy,  Kts.,  Symon 
de  Kensingtone,  John  de  Buzy,  John  le  Botyller, 
AVilliam  de  Laneham,  William  de  Thirstliuge,  and 
others.  (Small  round  seal,  arms  of  do  Vere ;  legend, 
sirjillum  secreli.) 

(No.  41.)  Robert  de  Cokefeldto  GJ..  Bishop  of  London, 
and  Richard,  archdeacon  of  Cohhester.  and  all  sous  of 
Holy  Church.  Gives  to  the  monks  of  St.  Melauius  of 
Ha.tfe'.d  Regis,  the  church  of  Beahnont  in  frankal- 
moign, with  the  lands  and  tithes  free  from  all  secular 
service.  He  does  this  with  the  assent  of  his  sons,  Hugh 
and  Adam,  who  were  present  and  made  the  gift  with 
him.  Witnesses,  William  do  Criketot,  Gilbert  son  of 
Robert,  Fulk  de  Bradefeld.  Helis  de  Welvetham, 
AYalter  de  Stantune,  Nic'nolas  the  chamberlain,  Bartho- 
lomew, Richard  son  of  Michael,  Nicholas,  Robert  the 
hunter.  Richard,  priest  of  Hatfeld,  Ralph  the  clerk, 
Michael.  Wedo.  Symon  Bardulf,  aud  Godfrey  the  baker, 
servants  of  the  monks  and  many  others.     (.Seal  gone.) 

(No.  24. 1  11-28-1134.  G[ilbert],  bishop  of  London,  to 
all  persons  of  churc'tics  in  the  archdeaconry  of  Col- 
chester. Notifies  that  he,  on  the  presentation  of  William 
prior  of  Hcthfeld,  and  with  the  assent  of  his  convent, 
has  granted  the  church  of  Bealmont,  with  the  appurte- 
nances, to  Richard,  archdeacon  of  Colchester,  and 
instituted  him  perpetual  vicar  therein,  saving  to  the 
prior  and  monks  of  Hcthfeld  an  annual  payment  of 
three  marks.  He  grants  that  after  the  death  of  the 
archdeacon  the  mon'ss  may  freely  dispose  of  it.  Wit- 
nesses, Gilbert  Foliot,  Master  Ralph  de  Altaripa, 
Roger,  son  of  Maurice,  Ralph  of  ( 'hilton,  Hugh,  chaplain 
ofNeddoham,  Geoffrey,  chaplain  of  Hcthfeld.  William 
Foliot,  seneschal.  Regiiuild  the  chamberlain,  Walter 
Foliot,  Robert  dc  Bant,  William  .M'Piin,  and  many 
others.     fSeal  gone.) 

(No.  47.)  R..  iirchdi-a(-on  of  Colchester,  to  all  pre- 
lates of  churches  throughout  the  archdeacoury.  Says 
that  he  has  received  from  W..  prior  of  Hatfeld,  with  the 
assent  of  the  convent,  the  church  of  Beanmont,  under 
the  annual  payment  of  three  marks  ;  he  is  not  to  lease 
or  otherwise  part  with  it  -without  their  asserit,  and  after 

4  D  2 


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UISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  I 


r,    \  his  death  the  rhurcli    is   to   return    to    them_;  he    has 

[.ovvsDEs,  swum  on  the  (rosppls  to  observe  these  conditions,  and 
■^sQ-  '  also  that  he  will  not  appoint  a  vicar  without  previoiisly 
making  him  take  an  oath  that  it'  he,  the  archdeacon, 
shall  die.  he,  the  vicar,  will  deliver  tbe  key  of  the 
church  to  the  prior  and  one  of  the  brethren.  —  And 
because  it  is  the  custom  that  they  to  whom  churches  are 
leased  by  monks  ought  to  answer  for  them  as  well  to 
the  bishop  as  to  the  archdeacon.  I  have  bound  myself 
that  1  will  answer  for  them  as  well  in  those  things  which 
touch  the  bishop  as  those  which  touch  the  archdeacon. 

AH  improvementa  and  increments  shall  go  with  the 

church.  Witnesses,  Nicholas,  prior  of  Stokes,  and 
Adam  his  monk.  Geoffrey  the  chaplain,  Ralph,  Hum- 
phrey, and  Michael,  clerks,  Michael  the  dapifer, 
Walter.  Master  Eustace  of  Disce.  William  de  Blauinio, 
William  de  Hledes,  and  many  others.     (Seal  gone.) 

I,  Koger  de  Cruce,  give  and  confirm  to  William 
Dip'res  in  fee  half  an  acre  of  my  land  which  I  hold  of 
the  prior  of  Hatfeld,  and  lies  in  the  monks  field 
where  the  windmill  is.  next  the  field  called  Olde  Pickles, 
and  extends  from  the  field  called  Nihacres  towards  the 
meadow  of  Nicholas  de  Urunesho,  at  the  yearly  rent  of 
ii(7.  For  this  grant  William  Dypres  pays  3s.  6d.  of  ster- 
lings. Witnesses,  Harvey,  then  prior  of  Haffeld,  X, 
Eichard  of  Longbridge.  Godfrey  the  merchant,  Eoger 
Sireve  (Vicecomite),  Sired  de  ]Mulsc'broc,  Ralph  Gurel, 
Aiiwin  de  Fifhide,  John  the  merchant,  Michael  the 
clerk,  and  many  others. 

We,  Robert  de  Brus.  Earl  of  Carrick,  have  granted, 
and  by  this  charter  have  confirmed,  to  John  de  Blede- 
lawe,  for  his  homage  and  service,  the  tenement  formerly 
of  Richard  de  Cumbes,  inthe  villof  H.  R.,  to  be  holden 
of  us  and  our  heirs  to  him  and  his  heirs,  and  to  whom- 
soever be  choose  to  give,  sell,  or  assign  it ; — yearly  rent 
of  10s.  ;  warranty. — Witnesses,  Roger  de  Cristeshale, 
prior  of  Hatfeld  Regis.  Nicholas  de  Barentone,  William 

de  Rothing,  Geoff'rey  Morel,  Kts. ; Thomas  de 

Chancre,  Stephen  Bedel,  and  orhers.     (Seal  gone.) 

(No.  13,)  Hervey.  prior  of  St.  Mary  of  H.R.  and 
the  convent,  to  all. — They  have  granted  to  Walter,  son 
of  Edward  de  la  Huse,  in  fee,  for  his  homage  and  service, 
1  acre  of  their  land  in  Hatfeld,  lying  in  Lemneslond, 
between  the  laud  of  Aldiche,  in  ]'e  Ho  and  the  land 
which  was  of  Gefl'ry,  of  Longbridge.  Id.  at  Easter  and 
Id.  at  Michaelmas.  Witnesses,  Widode  Hatfeld,  William 
son  of  Michael,  Geoffrey  son  of  Michael,  Roger  the 
clerk.  Peter  de  Hiselingfeld,  Richard  of  Longbridge, 
Michael  de  Brunesho,  Roger  de  la  Huse,  Philip  de 
]\Iasteing,  Walter  the  monk,  Roger  Vic,  Robert  Gurel, 
Warin  Cook,  Gilbert  Petitpas  Elias  janitor,  &c.  Seal 
gone. 

(No.  15.)  John  de  Feville,  son  of  Hugh  de  Neville, 
grants  to  Robert  the  son  of  Henry,  a  messuage  in  Hale 
Hoo,  and  a  piece  of  land  in  the  knytelonde  in  the  vill 
of  Hallyberi  Nevile.  Witnesses.  Sir  Kalph  de  Enefcud, 
Hugh  de  Aurmy,  and  others.  Round  black  seal,  21,  a 
man  on  foot  with  sword  and  shield  fighting  with  a  lion 
rampant.     Legend,  .   .   .  .  de  Nevilla  fili  .  .  .  . 

Robert  de  Brus,  Earl  of  Carrik  and  Lord  of  Annan- 
dale,  son  of  Lord  Robert  de  BruB,  confirms  to  Robert 
Taper  and  Milicent  his  wife,  a  messuage  formerly  of 
Walter,  perpetual  vicar  of  H.  R..  and  some  land,  of  the 
fee  foi-merly  of  Adam  of  Longbridge,  in  H.  R.,  and 
half  a  virgate,  itc.  ofthc  fee  formerly  of  Roger  Riclie. 
Witnesses.  Roger  de  Christcshale,  prior  of  Hatfield,  Sir 
Nicholas  de  Barintone,  &c,.  Tjarge  fine  seal ;  a  saltire, 
and  a  lion  on  a  chief,  with  legend. 

(No.  113.)  Peter  (iurel,  of  Hatfeld  Regi.'^,  for  his 
soul,  iVc.  gives  in  frankalmoigne  to  God  and  the  con- 
ventual church  of  St.  Mary,  of  Hatfeld  aforesaid,  and 
the  holy  altar  of  the  said  church  dedicated  in  honoui- 
of  St.  Nichol.iR,  two  shillings  worth  of  yearly  rent 
arising  out  of  two  messuages,  to  maintain  and  keep  for 
ever  burning  before  the  said  altar  one  wax  candle 
{um/vi  rerpum)  at  the  daily  celebration  of  the  mass  of 
St.  Mary.  One  of  the  messuages  li."s  between  his  own 
messuage  and  the  messuage  of  William  Nobbe,  and  ex- 
tends one  way  towards  iMargeriecroft,  and  the  other 
way  toward  the  King's  highway,  and  is  held  by  Peter 
son  of  the  late  Raljih  liloe.  he  paying  for  it  the  yearly 
rent  of  I'M.  :  and  the  other  messuage  ties  between  the 
messuage  of  William  Wodehom  and  the  messuage  of 
*ie  said  Peter  Bloc,  and  extends  towards  Margeriecrol't 
and  the  said  King's  highway,  and  is  held  by  William 
Nobbe  at  the  yearly  rr^nt  of  12d.  All  who  disturb  the 
gift,  so  that  the  light  may  not  be  for  ever  supported 
before  the  said  altar,  are  to  sufi'or  the  greater  excom- 
iriiiuication  in  lull  (•bapl.  r.  Witne.~ses,  Peter  de  iiesel- 
iuaefeud,  .James  de  Wende,  William  de  Bolitune. 
Clement  de  la  Huse,    Miehael   son  of  Ralph,  Warin  d« 


Ypre,  and  others.     (Oval  seal  of  green  wax,  IJ  ;  a  bird 

like  a  peacock ;  legend Stofani  Gar[cl].) 

(No.  15:i.)  Ysabolla  de  Brus.  daughter  of  Earl  David, 
for  her  soul,  &c.  grant  to  God  and  the  church  of  St. 
Mary  of  Hatt'elde  Regis  and  the  monks  there,  in  frank- 
almoigne, all  the  services  of  NichoLis  Bus  and  his  heirs, 
to  wil ,  in  homages,  reliefs,  escheats,  rents,  suits,  tall- 
ages, and  all  customs  named  and  not  named  pertaining 
to  her  in  which  the  said  Nicholas  to  the  King  or  to  her 
is  bound :  to  wit,  for  half  a  virgate  of  land  with  the 
appurtenances  wiiich  Alan  Bus,  father  of  the  said 
Nicholas,  formerly  held  ;  and  for  certain  land  not 
hided  (qinldatn  icrrii  non  hidati'i),  viz..  that  which  is 
called  terra  fiheCjOt ;  and  for  an  acre  of  new  purpresture 
with  the  appurtenances ;  and  for  the  fourth  part  of  a 
virgate  of  land  with  the  appurtenances  formerly  of 
Stephen  le  Fraunceis.  And  also  all  services  and  cus- 
toms which  she  or  her  heirs  can  claim  oat  of  the  said 
lands.  Witnesses,  Dom.  John  de  Gatesdene,  Dom. 
Peter  de  Tani,  Dom.  Robert  de  Beaumis,  Dom.  Nicolas 
de  Barentone,  Knights,  Peter  Marescall.  Hugh  clerk, 
then  bailiff'  of  Hafielde,  Peter  son  of  William,  Michael 
son  of  Ralph,  .John  de  Westone,  William  son  of  Walter, 
and  others.  ((Jval  seal  of  green  w,ax,  l:f.  a  full  length 
draped  female  figure  standing  on  a  carved  bracket,  all 

in    high    relief ;   legend,    Sigillum   Ysabel 

RUS.) 

Lady  Ysabella  de  Bras  grants  and  confirms  to  Walter, 
son  of  Geoffrey  de  Manwedene.  vicar  of  Haffelde  Regis, 
in  fee,  a  messuage  held  of  Adam  de  Lungpunt  in  the 
said  vill,  as  it  is  inclosed  by  hedges  and  ditches,  lying 
between  the  messuage  of  the  said  Adam  and  the  mes- 
suage of  Roger  Sirreve ;  to  be  holden  of  the  said  Adam 
and  his  heirs  according  to  the  charter  thereof,  which 
Walter  has  of  Adam,  without  any  exaction  by  her,  sav. 
ing  to  her  and  her  heirs  half  a  pound  of  cummin  or  \d. 
at  Christmas.  No  alienation  is  to  be  made  to  men  in 
religion  or  to  Jews.  (Oval  green  seal ;  a  bird  ;  legend 
rubbed  away. ) 

(No.  221.)  Hervey,  prior  of  Haffeld  Regis  and  the 
convent,  grant  to  their  co-brother  Roger  Sereue,  and 
his  heirs  and  assigns  or  legatees,  except  a  house  of  re- 
ligion, certain  parcels  of  their  land  in  Haffeld  :  1,  that 
which  Roger  Parvus  resigned  to  us,  lying  in  the  field 
below  Dalenheia,  between  the  demen.se  of  the  King  and 
the  land  of  Roger  the  bedel :  2,  that  acre  which  Arnold, 
son  of  liefwin  of  Rokheia,  while  in  e.etremis,  gave  to  us 
in  frankalmoigne,  and  lying  in  the  field  called  Leuar- 
dine,  one  head  abutting  on  the  meadow  called  Alice- 
mad,  and  the  other  on  the  land  which  was  of  the  said 
Arnold.  We  also  give  to  him  the  homage  of  Walter, 
son  of  Nigel,  and  the  homage  of  Goddard  the  plumber, 
and  their  rents  and  services,  as  William,  sou  of  Richard 
the  bailift'  our  man,  surrendered  them  to  us  for  ever 
before  setting  out  for  Jerusalem  at  that  Easter  when  we 
received  the  manor  of  Hafi'eld  from  the  King. — The  re- 
servation is  only  homage  and  service,  and  the  yearly 
rentof]6'7. — Witnesses,  Roger  do  Hatfelde,  and  Con- 
stantine  de  Caneueles,  chaplains,  William  son  of 
Michael,  Wido  of  Haffelde,  Geoffrey  son  of  Michael, 
William  Picot,  Ralph  Gurel,  Ralph  de  Caneuele,  Wil- 
liam Lieuething.  Robert  Gurel,  Michael  de  Haffelde 
the  clerk.  Hillary  de  Hallingebure  clerk,  and  many 
others. — (Seal  gone.) 

(No.  233.)  A.D.  l:n:;,  (i  Edw.  II.,  May  20,  Heng- 
iiam  (Iledingham)  Castle. — Robert  de  Veer,  Earl  of 
Oxford,  to  all.  There  being  a  dispute  between  the 
jirior  and  convent  of  H.  R.  and  the  rector  of  (ireat 
('■aumpes,  of  his  patronage  on  the  one  part,  and  the 
rector  of  the  church  of  Horsethc  of  his  patronage  on  the 
other,  concerning  certain  tithes  arisin;;  from  lands  of 
the  fee  of  Westho,  in  the  parish  of  lircat  Caumpes, 
which  lands  were  of  his  lordship  of  Great  Caumjus,  and 
the  ])arties  submitted  to  his  award  by  lionds  to  him  in 
2tt/.  iienalty  ; — He.  on  the  information  of  men  knowing 
the  lands,  whom  he  caused  to  perambulate  them,  finds 
tliat  the  tithes  of  the  said  lands  have  from  time  imme- 
morial belonged  to  the  said  religious  of  Hatfeld  and  the 
recl-or  of  the  church  of  Great  Caumpes,  according  to 
the  scries  oi'  the  said  perambulation,  which  was  made 
in  form  following. --The  lord  of  the  hall  of  Horsethe 
holds  of  the  fee  of  Westho  3  pieces  of  land  next  the 
King's  highway  leading  towards  Berklawc.  and  a  piece 
called  the  Bowakcr,  and  a  jjiece  called  the  Hund.iker, 
and  a  piece  lying  in  the  Dene,  and  a  piece  called 
Pykaker.  (There  are  upwards  of  20  other  names  some 
holding  more  than  one  piece,  with  their  holdings. 
Among  the  names  ai'e  William  o'  the  Hel  and  William 
11- 11,11  pour.  Among  the  names  of  the  fields  or  pieces 
of  laud  or  way.s  are,  '^'desfoureakres,  Stonfeld,  the 
Roweaker.  Eyneaker  weye,   Chalkfeld.   le  Redenefisld, 


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I'ctit  Hall';tk(,i-,  Tolic-bvokfcld.  StakkedL-loiidc— Hu- 
bert the  rector  of  Greiit  Canmpes  held  l>y  purchase  :i 
piece  of  land  lying  at  Longediche.) — Of  the  atoicsaid 
lands  the  said  ]n-ior  and  the  rector  of  Cauiiipes  onght 
to  have  the  tithes,  but  the  rector  of  Horsethe  nothing, 
because  the  said  lands  are  of  the  fee  of  AVestho,  which 
id  of  the  lordshi])  of  Caiimpes. — Therefore  the  Earl 
awards  that  the  convent  and  the  rector  of  Caum]>es  tVir 
the  time  being  shall  thenceforth  have  the  titlies  of  the 
said  lands,  and  forbids  the  rector  of  Hurscthe  to  disturb 
them.  The  document  was  quiidrnpartite.  This  part 
has  small  seals  :  1,  the  arms  of  the  earl  ;  2,  the  seal  of 
the  prior;  3,  a  minute  fragment;  4-,  lamb  and  flag; 
legend,  Bcce  Agnus  del.     (IS  inches  by  9.) 

Edward  par  la  grace  de  dieu  roi  Denglctore  Seigneur 
Dirlannde,  ct  Due  Daquitiiine  a  ton;  ceux  qui  cestes 
lettres  verront  salu;.  Sachiei  qe  come  nous  eoms  en- 
tendu-,  qe  Robert  de  Brus  soit  tenu;  a  'Nichol  de  Bar- 
intone  en  qatre  vint;  et  qatorie  livres  pur  draps  et 
autres  choses  dount  le  dit  Niohol  fit  chevissance  pur  lui 
tanques  il  estoit  pieca  son  seneschal  de  ses  tcrres  en 
Essexc,  des  queux  deniers  le  dit  Nichol  voudra  aider 
nostre  chcr  et  foial  Monsieur  Thomas  de  Maundevillo 
qui  est  pris  et  detenux  en  jirisonpar  no;  enemisdescoce, 
en  aide  de  sa  raun>on,  et  les  queux  le  dit  Robert  serra 
prest  a  jiaier  a  celui  qui  ensi  tient  en  prison  le  dit 
Monsieur  Thomas  a  quele  houre  que  le  dit  Xichol  lui 
envoit  lettre  daquitance  de  la  dite  somme,  la  quele 
aqnitance  il  ne  ose  faire  ne  y  envoier  saun>  especial 
conge  de  nous.  Nous  a  la  requeste  nostre  chare  soer 
la  Contesse  de  Hereford  a  vomi  done  conge  au  dit  Nichol 
quil  puisse  la  dite  aquitance  faire  e  envoier  au  dit 
lloljert  sann;  estre  chalange  de  ce  par  nous  ou  par  no; 
heirs  ou  par  no;  ministres  qneucumques,  issint  que 
meisraes  les  deniers  soient  turnei  en  eide  de  la  raun;on 
le  dit  Monsieur  Thomas  eicome  dessus  est  dit.  En  tes- 
nioignance  de  cjueu  chose  nous  ayoms  fait  fairs  cestes 
no;  "lettres  patentes.  Done  sou;  nostre  prive  seal  a 
Euerwyke  la  quart  jour  de  Septembre  Ian  de  nostre 
regne  oytisme.  (Ked  wax,  circular  sea!,  about  1  J-  inches 
in'diameter,  broken.  The  3  lions  passant  remain,  and 
of  the  legend,  ">  .  Edw.  . 

8  Edw.  II.  Sept.  4,  York.  Edward,  by  the  grace 
of  God  King  of,  &c.,  to  all.  Whereas  we  have  under- 
stood that  Hobert  de  Brus  is  bound  to  Nicholas  de 
Barintone  in  94?.  for  cloths  and  other  things  which 
the  said  Nicholas  supidied  for  him  while  he  was  his 
steward  for  his  lands  in  Essex,  with  which  money  the 
said  Nicholas  wi>hes  to  help  our  dear  and  loyal  Monsr. 
Thomas  de  Maundeville,  who  is  taken  and  kept  in  prison 
by  our  enemies  of  Scotland,  in  aid  of  his  ransom,  and 
which  money  the  said  Tvobevt  will  be  ready  to  pay  to 
his  prisoner  "the  said  Thomas  whenever  Nicholas  sends 
a  letter  of  acquittance  for  the  said  sum,  which  acquit- 
tance he  dares  not  give  or  send  without  our  special 
leave.— We  at  the  request  of  our  dear  sister,  the  Countess 
of  Hereford,  have  given  leave  to  the  said  Nicholas  that 
he  may  make  and  send  the  said  acquittance  to  the  said 
Robert  without  being  challenged  therefor  by  us  or  our 
heirs,  or  any  of  our  servants,  so  that  the  moneys  be 
applied  in  aid  of  the  ransom  of  the  said  Monsr.  Thomas 
as 'aforesaid.  In  witness  whereof  we  have  made  these 
our  letters  patent.  Given  under  our  privy  seal.  Bound 
privy  seal,  in  red  w^ax,  liroken,  a  sliield  charged  with  3 
lions,  passant  gurdant.  Of  the  legend  only  the  word 
Edward  remains. 

16.  Edw.  [11. ],  May  12,  Cow>k.— Edward  King  of 
England.  Lord  of  Ireland,  and  duke  of  Aquitainc,  gives 
license  to  Robert  Taper,  of  Hatfield,  to  grant  4  mes- 
suages, 90  acres  of  land,  10  meadows,  3  pastures,  and 
lO.-i/of'rent  in  H.  K..  and  3  acres  of  laud  and  5  of 
meadow  in  Caumpes  Couiitis,  and  Shodecaumpes,  co. 
Cambridge,  to  the  prior  and  convent  of  H.  E.  ;--for  the 
souls  of  Robert  ami  all  faithful,  &c.     Great  seal. 

Bight  folio-sized  leaves  of  a  caniilary.  written  about 
the  Tiine  of  Edw.  IV..  beginning  imperfectly  with  a 
charter  granted  in  27  Edw.  I.  by  Robert  de  Brus  to 
John  .  .  .  The  other  documents  entered  are,— Carta 
domini  Humphridi  de  Bohiin  com.  Hereford,  et  Essexic 
et  domini  de  fl.  R.,  ct  Elizabetho  comitisse  sne  de  terra 
Bernard!  prescripti.  Jt  is  a  license  from  the  earl  to 
Johnde  Bledelawe  to  give  a  messuage  and  half  a  virgate 
of  land  and  3  acres  of  meadow  in  H.  R.  to  Hatfield 
Priory,  and  to  the  prior  and  monks,  that  they  may  take 

them ; —  ,         t  i, 

(;aria  Johannis  Bledelow  de  eodem  tenemento.  Jotin 
CTives  the  messuage,  &c.  to  the  prior.  &c.  ; — 

A  quit  claim  by  Philip  Busshc  of  H.  R.  to  Roger,  the 
prior  and  the  convent  of  H.  R.  of  all  lands  in  Hatfield, 
and  a  pe,nnv  rent,  paid  to  him.  by  Robert  Taper,  for  a 
field  calted'Les  Stane,  and  a  field  called  the  Tendemad. 


with  a  ciirsl.,1  [croOa?]  in  Tunncmi'mu'tnad.      Wiincssts 
Nicholas  de  Barentoniu'.  &c.  : — 

Edward,  Kingof  England.  Lordof  Ireland,  and  Ouke 
of  Aquitainc.  licenses  i he  prior,  &c.,  to  take  lands  to 
the  value  of  lo/.  per  ami.  Tested  at  Macchyiighalle 
ti  Aug..  9th  3Tar  of  his  reign  ; — 

m.  Edw.  II.,  May  12.  ""The  royal  charter,  of  which 
the  original  is  abslractcd  above. 

17.  Edw.  II.,  May  26,  Hatfield. — Robert  Taper  grants 
2  incssnages.  86  acres  of  land,  10  acres,  and  a  rood  of 
meadow  in  Hatfield  .  .  .  the  messuage  lies  between  the 
lands  of  John  Scherrei  o  and  tlie  way  to  Long  Bridge, 
&c.  (long  boundaries).  Witnesses,  Nicholas  di;  Baryng- 
ton,  Thomas  Galjroun,  and  .loliu  de  la  Lee,  Kts.  ; 
Nicholas  do  Stortrford,  &c.  ;  — 

(John  de  Bohun's  charter,  an  abstract  of  which  is 
given  below) ; — 

Quit  claim  by  Robert  Taper  of  II,  R.  to  the  prior,  &G. 
of  the  eha])lain  which  the  convent  were  to  provide  ac- 
cording to  his  grant  to  them  ;  they  granting  him  a 
special  prayer,  Quis  Domine,  for  his  wife  Milicent, 
during  his  life,  every  day  while  singing  mass,  and  after 
his  death  they  are  to  omit  it,  and  to  sing  Iitclhia 
Domine  for  him  and  Milicent  for  ever.  The  prior  and 
convent  grant  him  participation  of  the  benefits  of  the 
order.     Witnesses,  Nicholas  de'Barentone,  &c. 

Then  follows  a  paper  terrier,  15th  century,  of  Ryes 
and  Lee.  (•■>  leaves),  pp.  10  and  lOi.  containing  a  rental 
and  a  custumal  of  Hatfield. 

1324.  13  kal.,  June,  Hatfeld.  The  prior  and  convent 
of  Hatfeld  Regis  to  Rofiert  Taper,  of  Hatfeld  Regis. — 
Whereas  Roliert  Taper  has  given  lands  and  tenements, 
formerly  of  Philip  Busshe,  and  manj"  other  goods  for 
the  repairs  of  their  church,  on  account  of  which  thoy 
thought  him  and  Milicent,  formerly  his  wife,  worthy  to 
be  partakers  of  their  benefits  ;  and  because  Robert  had 
with  the  King's  license  given  to  them  all  his  tenement 
with  the  appurtenances  in  Hatfield,  and  in  Nostretfend 
7  acres  of  land  and  7  acres  of  meadow,  and  a  windmill ; 
therefore,  by  the  assent  of  the  chapter,  they  grant  that 
every  day  in  St.  Mar3''s  mass,  while  Robert  lives,  there 
shall  be  said  for  the  soul  of  the  said  Jlilicent  this  prayer, 
viz.,  ( I  remits  Domine;  and  after  Robert's  death  the 
prayer  Indinn  Domine  for  them  jointly.  Moreover, 
that  for  ever,  in  that  order,  the  anniversary  of  each  of 
them  shall  be  celebrated  as  is  used  to  be  done  for  our 
patrons,  togetherwith  a  memoration  for  them  specially 
in  masses  of  every  co-brother ;  and  for  better  remem- 
brance, at  the  lieginningof  every  Lent,  this  constitution 
shall  in  full  chapter  be  specially  recited  and  aft'ection- 
atcl}-  recommended ;  moreover,  on  each  anniversai-y 
every  co-brother  of  their  house  shall  have  12i?.  from 
the  prior's  chamber.  The  greater  excommunication  is 
to  \^eipso  faciei  incurred  l)y  any  one  breaking  this  agree- 
ment .  .  (Green  seal  of  the  abbey,  parts  of  legend 
broken  ofl'.) 

19.  Edw.  2.,  Sept.  20,  Hatfeld.— Robert  Taper  of  Hat- 
feld Regis  to  the  Priory. — Whereas  in  the  King's 
charter,  licensing  the  priory  to  approiu-iate  a  certain 
tenement  which  he  had  in  Hatfeld,  mention  is  made  of 
their  tiu(hng  a  chaplain  to  celebrate  service  every  day 
in  their  conventual  church  for  the  souls  of  hirn  and 
other  faithful  ;  and  in  his  charter  to  them  mention  is 
made  of  the  like  ;  now  ho  releases  them  from  finding  the 
chaplain.  And  the  said  religious  men  have  by  their 
writing  granted  a  special  prayer,  viz.,  (^ncsumjUS  Domine, 
darint^his  life  for  the  soul  of  Milicent  his  late  wife,  to 
be  sung  in  the  mass  of  St.  Mary,  and  after  his  death 
that  is  to  be  omitted,  and  the  prayer  Inclina  Domine. 
is  to  be  sung  for  the  souls  of  him  and  his  late  wife 
jointly  every  "day  in  the  said  mass  for  ever,  together 
with  participation  of  the  spiritual  benefits  of  thi'ir 
nionasterv  for  ever,  and  the  anniversaries  of  Milicent 
and  himself  to  be  celebrated  for  ever,  vt  in  aaendis 
'rioriimrum.  And  Robert  confesses  himself  .satisfied 
with  those  things,  and  neither  ho  nor  his  heirs  will 
claim  the  findingof  the  chaplain  aforesaid.  Witnesses, 
Sir  Nicholas  de  Barentoue.  Nicholas  de  Stoi-teforde, 
Adam  de  Brankctrc,  Robert  de  Branketre,  William 
Alfred,  Peter  Coleman,  Warin  de  Duuniawe,  ami  others. 
(Small  round  seal,  legend.  S.  Robert!  Taper.i 

4.  Ivlw-.  ^11.  ,  16  July.  Westminster.  The  King  has 
heard  by  iiniuest  of  Hugh  Ic  Ucspenser,  justice  of  the 
forests  this  side  of  T'rent,  that  il  is  not  to  the  damage  of 
him  (the  King)  or  his  forest  of  Kssex,  or  any  other  per- 
son if  he  license  Guy  Ferre  to  impark  his  wood  of 
Evtrop  Rothing  ;  so  he  gives  license. 

11.  Edw.  IL,  Friday  after  Michaelmas,  Westminster. 
AV.  Prior  of  Berdene,  and  the  carious  .-ay  lliat  I  hey  are 
bound  to  find  for  Sir  Walram  de  Kocheford  a  canou  to 
celelirate  divine  serrices  at  the  altar  of  St.  Mary  in  the 

4D  3 


r;.  .V. 

Low  X  TIES, 
KSQ, 


582 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMJIISSION  : 


,  '^-^-  ^      cburcb  of  Bertlcne,  for  the   souls  of  W.  and  Elizabeth 
'"es^."^'     bis  wife,  and  his  ancestors  for  ever ;  in  case  of  default 

Walvam  or  his  heirs,  or  the  prior  of  Hatfield  or   his 

monks  may  denounce  the  default  to  tbe  bishop  of  the 
diocese,  and  the  bishop  may  compel  the  performance  by 
ecclesiastical  censures.  A\  alram  gives  5  marks  and  10 
solidates,  and  1  lb.  of  cummin,  of  annual  vent  in  tbe 
vills  of  .Schobery  Magna,  Slanbregge,  and  Breuton. 
(Seal  of  the  prior  gone.  Seal  of  "Waleran,  quarterly. 
so  and  ar  a  bend  charged  -svith  three  .  .  .  .) 

1.  Edw.  III.,  Oct.  2ii.  Plescy.  John  de  Bohun,  Earl 
of  Hereford  and  Essex  and  Constable  of  England. 
Whereas  the  prior  and  convent  of  H.  E.  have  by  license 
from  the  present  King  purchased  from  Kobert  Taper  4 
houses,  90  acres  of  land.  10  acres  of  meadow  and  3  acres 
of  pasture,  and  10«.  of  rent  in  H.  R.,  of  our  fee,  and 
Tvithout  our  license  ;  we  confirm  it.  and  release  our  claim 
by  vii-tuc  of  the  statute.  'Witnesses.  Sir  John  de  Boliun. 
clerk.  Master  Edward  de  Bohim.  Master  WiUiam  de 
Bohun.  Master  Humphrey  deWaledone,  Master  Xicbolas 
de  Barentone.  Kts.  ;  Nicholas  de  Storteford,  and  Adam 
de  Branketre,  and  others.  (Seal  of  arms  of  John  de 
Bohun.) 

(No.  -I-jS.)  A.D.  1394,  day  of  SS.  Cosmas  and  Dam- 
ian.  Chapter  House  of  Hattfeld.— John  the  prior  and  the 
convent  of  H.  R.  appoint  dom.  William  Dowale  perpetual 
vicar  of  the  parish  church  of  Sylverlee,  Master  Henry 
de  Irby  notary  puhUc,*  and  Geoffrey  Maryothe  their 
parishioner,  to"  be  their  attorneys  jointly  and  severally 
in  all  causes  and  matters  moved  and  to  be  moved  con- 
cerning them  or  their  aflairs  or  their  church  of  St.  Syliil. 
Norwich  diocese,  before  any  judges,  ordinaries,  or  their 
delegates  or  commissaries.  (Long  wordy  powers.) 
Under  the  common  seal.  (Seal  gone.  On  the  right  of 
the  place  where  was  tbe  label  for  the  common  seal  is 
written  Henricus  de  Irhy  notarkis  publinis.  and  below 
is  a  small  slit  as  though  another  seal  was  or  was 
intended  to  be  appended.) 

(No.  274.)  A.D.  1324.  (So  indorsed  about  200  years 
ago.)  A  long  narrow  slip  of  parchment  containing  the 
following: — Pleas  of  the  forest  at  Stratforde  atte  Bowe 
in  the  co.  of  Essex  [defficed]  a°.  r.r.  [defaced] 

Adomar    de  Valence,    Earl   of   Pembroke,  William  la 
Zouche  of  Asseby.  and  William  de  Cleydone,  justices, 
to  hear  and  terminate  the  said  pleas  [defaced] 
and  of  tlieir  claims  and  of  the  metes  and  bounds  of  tlu: 
forest ; — ■ 

The  Hundred  uf  "I  Nicholas  de  Baryngtone  claims  to 
Thelm  and  Dans  J  be  woodward  in  fee  in  the  forest 
of  Hatfeld  Regis,  for  which  woodwardship  he  claims  to 
take  for  bis  manor  in  H.R.  housebote  and  heybote  in  tbe 
said  forest,  the  second  best  mullel  in  the  king's  marsh  in 
the  said  vill  of  Hatfeld ;  and  this  by  antieut  tenui-e. 
(The  words  are  "  (juandam  mulionem  pissem  in  marisco 
"  domini  Regis  secundo  meliorem  in  predicta  villa  de 
"  Hatfield.".r 

1338,  Saturday  in  the  feast  of  the  assumption  of  the 
Virgin.  H.R.  in  chapter. — R,eciting  that  the  monastery 
of  H.R.  was  origivially  poorly  endowed  and  had  been  for 
lonij  time  past,  anil  still  was  heavily  burdened,  so  that 
its  pj'operty  was  not  sufiicieut  for  the  clothes  and  other 
necessaries  of  the  monks,  who  were  driven  liy  penury 
to  leave  tbe  house  and  go  begging  among  their  iiiends, 
and  so  the  religious  services  could  not  properly  be  ]}er- 
formed, — Prior  John  of  Colchester  and  the  convent  of 
the  said  monastery,  considering  that  gifts  to  them  and 
this  monastery  had  lately  increased  so  that  the  said 
defects  could  be  remedied,  decree  for  themselves  and 
their  successors.  That  the  number  of  the  monks  of  tbe 
monastery  shall  be  increased  by  two,  to  be  newly 
created  and  admitted  to  the  monastery,  so  that  in  the 
said  monastery  there  be  always  at  least  14  monks  with 
the  prior,  in  the  absence  of  sterility  or  other  adverse 
fortune.  Any  increase  of  the  number,  according  to 
the  abilities  of  monastery  is  left  to  the  discretion  of 
succeeding  monks.  The  church  of  Selverleye,  Norwich 
diocese,  lately  appropriated  to  them  and  the  monastery, 
is  henceforth  assigned  for  providing  clothes  and  other 
necessaries  for  the  convent,  and  the  administration  of 
it  is  to  be  committed  to  the  chandjerlain  of  the  monas- 
tery by  the  prior  and  convent,  or  the  majority  of  the 
cotivi  nt ;  and  the  chamberlain  is  out  of  the  profits  of 
the  said  church  to  supply  yearly  to  each  of  the  monks 
tacitly  professed  and  in  the  priesthood,  to  the  value  of 
2iij>.  in  clothing,  shoes,  and  other  personal  necessaries,  to 
wit,  at  the  feasts  of  the  Nativity  and  St.  .John  the  Baj)- 
tist,  or  within  the  octaves  thereof;  and  to  the  other  monks 
tacitly  professed,  but  not  in   the  priesthood,  he  is  to 


•  The  words  iu  italics  have  been  substituted  for  Prrcine  de  Forrlhant. 


supply  raiment  and  bodily  adornment  to  the   value  of         G.  A. 
10*.  yearly  by  equal  portions  at  the  same  time  as  above  ;     ''°Eso^' 
and  all  other  ])ortious  specified  below  chargeable  on  the  -^" 

chamberlain  (except  those  for  which  other  days  are 
appointed,  are  to  be  paid  on  St.  Michael's  feast  or  within 
the  octaves  thereof.  Moreover,  the  chamberlain  shall 
furnish  the  sub-prior  for  his  solace  with  spices  to  the 
value  of  40(1  yearly  ;  and  to  the  precentor  for  spices  to 
be  distributed  in  the  convent  and  for  other  works  touch- 
ing his  office,  to  the  value  of  \{)d.  yearly.  Also  to  the 
almoner  for  sjiiccs  to  be  distributed  in  the  convent, 
:ind  for  other  petty  things  touching  his  office,  to 
the  value  of  40(7.  yearly.  Item,  to  the  refecterer 
for  spices  to  be  distributed,  and  for  wax  candles, 
clothes,  towels,  and  other  necessaries  in  his  office, 
to  the  value  of  5s.  3-early.  Item,  to  the  firmerer 
of  the  monastery  for  the  amusement  and  solace  of  sick 
monks  to  the  value  of  half  a  mark  of  silver  yearly  out 
of  the  issues  of  the  said  cbuich  ;  but  if  there  be  no  such 
monks  he  is  to  put  by  the  said  half  mark  and  give  an 
account  of  it,  except  it  be  applied  to  the  improvement 
of  his  office  under  the  direction  of  the  sub-prior,  cham- 
berlain, and  2  of  the  elder  brethren  of  the  convent; 
proviso,  that  if  by  chance  the  sick  monks  should  be 
numerous  then  the  prior  and  convent  may  provide  for 
their  recreation  and  comfort.  Tbe  firmerer  shall  take 
the  tithe  of  forests  and  herbage  grown  in  the  curtilages 
and  gardens  of  the  parishioners  of  Hatfeld.  and  whether 
it  be  in  silver,  or  in  apples,  pears,  nuts,  grapes,  or  other 
fruits  tithable  after  their  kind,  we  adjudge  it  henceforth 
to  tbe  firmerer  and  his  oflBce  The  tirmerer  shall  receive 
yearly  from  the  products  of  gardens  40(7.  and  half  the 
oblations  made  in  the  chapel  of  tbe  firmary  on  the  day 
of  St.  Edmund  the  King,  according  to  ancient  custom, 
for  the  service  of  his  ofiBce,  and  for  labour  and  for 
spices  to  be  distributed.  Of  the  residue  of  the  jirodttco 
of  the  said  gardens  (one  to  betaken  with  the  others)  he 
shall  account  yearly  at  a  fit  time  before  the  prior  and 
two  of  the  brethren,  and  shall  deliver  the  residue  to  the 
prior  for  the  common  use  of  the  house.  Item,  the 
celerer  shall  receive  half  a  mark  of  silver  yearly  for 
labour  and  spices  to  be  distrilnited  in  the  convent,  and 
he  shall  receive  the  oblations  made  in  the  conventual 
church  on  the  days  of  Easter  and  the  Nativity  by  the 
giieslsand  servitors  of  the  priory,  and  out  of  the  said  half 
mark  he  shall  .give  the  usual  offerings  to  the  farjiiliars 
and  servants  of  the  altar  of  the  said  priory.  And  the 
said  celerer  shall  be  ready  to  make  his  account  of  all 
receipts  and  expenditures  touching  his  office,  to  the  prior 
and  convent  twice,  or  once  at  least  m  the  year,  at  a 
suitable  time,  and  any  balance  he  shall  at  once  hand 
over  to  the  prior  for  the  burdens  and  various  expenses 
of  the  house.  Hem.  we  order  that  the  sacrist  do  collect 
the  small  tithes  of  the  parish  of  Hatfeld  Regis,  and  the 
minute  tithes  of  foreigners  and  customary  tenants 
deiiasturing  sheep  in  the  forest,  as  to  wit,  in  silver  or 
told  money,  of  sucking  animals,  goslings,  wax,  colts,  and 
other  things  coming  from  newly  cultivated  land,  accord- 
ing to  the  custom  hitherto  used,  wliichticbeshenceforthto 
him  and  his  office,  for  all  things  in  his  office,  we  adjudge, 
except  only  the  tithes  above  assigned  to  the  firmerer. 
But  the  lesser  tithes  from  the  manor  of  Hathfeld, 
Bromsho,  Coringhale.  and  Machj'ngge,  which  are  called 
parcels  of  tbe  said  manor,  wo  adjudge  wholly  to  the 
prior  and  celerer  as  before.  But  from  tithes  of  this 
kind  assigned  to  tbe  sacrist  and  his  office,  the  saci-ist 
shall  fake  yearly  to  the  value  of  40(Z.  yearly  for  spices  to 
be  distributed  in  the  convent.  Moreover,  he  shall  take 
4s.  of  the  said  tithes  yearly  to  find  and  sustain  two 
great  wax  candles  burning  at  the  elevation  of  Christ's 
body  at  the  high  altar  on  Sundays,  solemn  days,  and 
feast  days  ;  and  the  said  sacrist  shall  receive  for  the 
livery  of  the  said  chamberlain  6s.  sterling  yearly  of  the 
is^tles  of  the  church  of  Selverleye.  for  finding  and  sus- 
taining 2  wax  candles  in  the  chapel  of  St.  Mary  .at  the 
tomb  therein  of  the  said  prior,  which  2  wax  candles 
shall  burn  in  ]iairs  in  the  mass  of  St.  Mary  to  the  honour 
of  the  said  virgin,  and  for  the  health  and  the  soul  of  the 
said  prior  after  his  decease.  j\lorco\  er,  the  said  sacrist 
shall  deliver  to  the  said  prior  yearly  f  lbs.  of  wax  within 
the  octaves  of  St.  Michael,  for  the  guests  and  chamber  of 
the  said  prior.  After  all  these  and  all  other  works 
incumbent  on  his  office,  ho  is  to  make?  account  of  the 
residue  of  what  comes  from  the  said  church  and  tithes  of 
the  vill  yearly  at  a  suitable  time  bcliirc  the  prior  and 
t'.\o  of  the  brethren  of  the  convent,  and  to  deliver  the 
said  nsidue  to  the  prior  for  the  defence  and  preservation 
of  the  common  goods  of  the  said  house  and  church.  So 
the  said  chamberlain  shall  bear  all  things  ordinary'  and 
extraoi-dinary  incumbent  on  the  said  church  out  of  the 
issues  of  the  said  church,  and  of  the  residue  of  the  said 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


5.S3 


G.  A.         issues  he  is  to  givt  an  account  yearly  to  tbe   prior  aud 
'"esq"^^'     ci^nveiu,  and  deliver  the  residue  to  the  prior  for  the 

reparation  aud  construction  of  the  manse  and  chancel  of 

the  said  church  of  Selverleye,  whicli  burden  the  said 
prior  assumes  gratis  for  himself  and  his  successors.  JBut 
the  prior  shall  bear  the  burden  of  first-fruits  to  be  paid 
to  the  Bishop  of  Norwich  in  his  time  out  of  the  other 
common  goods  of  the  monastery,  if  the  residue  of  the 
issues  of  the  said  church  over  the  payments  below 
assigned  to  satisfy  the  first-fruits  to  the  said  l)ishop 
shall  not  suffice.  But  the  sub-prior  and  chamberlaiu  of 
the  monastery  witli  the  consent  of  the  prior  and  convent 
already  obtained  may  henceforth  have  their  seal  to  use 
for  committing  the  ward  anil  administration  of  the  said 
church,  and  for  making  indentures  and  aciiuittauces 
regarding  the  same  in  the  names  of  tliemselves  and  the 
whole  convent,  as  they  shall  think  fit.  And  not  to 
neglect  sjiiritual  benefits  for  the  benefactors  ;  hence  we 
the  said  prior  and  convent  decree  that  henceforth  daily 
for  ever  there  be  celebrated  one  peculiar  mass  in  the 
monastery  b}-  one  of  our  monks  for  the  soul  of  dom. 
John  de  Hothum,  late  Bishop  of  Ely.  who  ajipropriated 
to  our  monastery  the  church  of  Crreat  Aliitone,  Ely 
diocese  ;  and  for  the  healtli  of  dom.  John  de  Colchester, 
our  prior,  who  with  curious  aud  laborious  care  has  in 
his  time  got  much  goods  for  us  and  our  monastery ; 
also  for  his  soul  when  he  shall  die  ;  so  that  the  said 
monk  in  the  said  mass  for  the  said  bishop  say  the 
collect  proper  for  him  Deus  qui  inter  a2)ostolicos  sacerdotes. 
and,  for  the  said  prior,  say  another  collect  appropriate 
to  his  life  and  death,  viz..  that  collect  Deus  qui  judt- 
fieas  impium  dnm  vijif,  and,  when  he  shall  die,  this 
jjrayer.  Concede  qucesiitinua  omnipotens  Deus  aninie  famuli 
fui  sacerdotis  N.  felicitatis  eterne  consortium  shall  be  per- 
petually made  for  him.  And  that  the  junior  monk  of  the 
monaster}-  last  admitted  and  created,  tacitly  professed, 
and  in  the  ])riesthoud,  be  deputed  to  Ihe  celebration  of 
the  said  mass  ;  provided  that  if  the  said  monk  Ije  hin- 
dered by  illness  or  other  lawful  cause,  admitted  as  good 
bj-  tlic  prior  and  convent,  another  monk  of  the  said 
house  next  senior  to  him  shall  be  immediately  deputed 
by  the  prior  aud  convent  to  the  celebration  of  the  said 
mass,  so  that  the  said  benefactors  may  in  nowise  be 
defrauded  of  the  said  benefit  or  obsequy,  it  shall  be 
lawful  fur  the  said  monk  on  Sundays  and  feast  days, 
the  order  of  celebration  Ijeing  observed,  to  celebrate  the 
said  mass  "  de  festo  vel  istoria,''  but  on  other  ferial 
days  he  shall  celebrate  Irom  the  office  for  the  dead  for 
the  souls  of  the  said  John  and  John.  And  in  the  mean 
time  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  monks  of  the  convent  to 
take  the  burden  of  tlie  brother  so  ordered  and  change  it. 
and  at  the  same  time  in  turns  change  the  masses  for 
one  day  or  one  week,  if  he  request  it ;  but  his  office 
eujoined  him,  when  he  is  disposed  to  celebrate  at  the 
peril  of  his  soul  he  shall  faithfully  solicit  to  fulfil. 
Moreover,  the  Said  prior  and  convent  shall  solemnlv 
celebrate  in  the  choir  3X'ar]y  for  ever  on  the  day  of 
the  anniversary  of  the  said  bishop  solemn  mass  and 
exequies  of  the  dead,  viz..  Placebo  and  Diruje  with 
note  and  with  bell  tolling,  and  by  the  almoner  sliall 
find  13  poor  for  the  sake  of  his  soul,  giving  to  each  one 
white  loaf  and  half  a  gallon  of  ale,  and  potage  to  be 
taken  from  the  cellarer,  and  one  silver  penny  to  be 
received  from  the  chamlierlaiii,  and  distributed  by  the 
almoner  to  the  said  poor.  Likewise,  and  in  the  same  way, 
they  shall  celebrate,  and  feed  as  many  poor,  and  observe 
and  do  all  other  obsequies  in  form  aforesaid  for  the 
soul  of  the  said  prior  on  the  day  of  his  anniversary  when 
it  shall  happen  after  his  death.  We  assign  one  quarter 
of  wlieat  to  be  distributed  by  the  almoner  on  the  said 
anniversary  in  bread  to  the  poor  for  the  souls  of  the 
said  prior,  aud  of  tlie  deceased  monks  of  the  monasterj-, 
and  to  be  received  from  the  chamberlain  from  the  issues 
of  the  said  church  of  Selverleye,  which  said  chamber- 
lain shall  on  the  said  day  of  anniversary  of  the  prior, 
distribute  spices  and  other  pittances  to  the  value  of  half 
a  mark  of  silver  among  the  monks  of  the  monastery  for 
the  recreation  of  labour,  out  of  the  issues  of  the  said 
church;  but  lest  in  time  to  come  the  spiritual  benefits 
to  the  priors  of  the  monastery  dead  and  to  die  may  be 
forgotten,  we  think  fit  here  to  set  them  down : — Every 
prior  of  our  monastery  after  his  death,  from  the  day  of 
his  death  until  that  day  in  the  next  year,  shall  have  daily 
one  peculiar  mass,  to  be  celebrated  by  one  of  the  monks 
in  our  monastery,  and  the  recommendation  of  one 
prayer  in  common  with  tlie  benefit  of  absolution,  and 
procession  to  the  tomb  of  the  said  prior,  then  decea-ed, 
for  30  days.  Moreover,  he  shall  liave  his  full  corrody  in 
meat  and  drink  as  if  alive  for  one  year,  which  corrody 
the  said  almoner  on  peril  of  his  soul  shall  give  to  miser- 
able, weak,  and  most  indigent  (persons).     And  he  shall 


have  yearly  his  obit  solemnly  hold  in  the  convent  .•••s  if        G.  A. 
he  were  one  of  our   founders,  with   bells   ringing   and     I-o^^ns^. 
exequies  for  the  dead    for  ever.      Moreover,  we   decree  — i" 

that  henceforth  every  monk  in  our  monastery,  besides 
the  livery  wld-h  our  dead  monks  after  their  death  for 
30  days  next  are  wmit  to  have,  shall  have,  from  the  end 
of  those  30  days  to  the  end  of  one  year  from  his  deatli. 
every  day  one  white  loaf  and  half  a  gallon  of  best  ale,  to 
be  received  from  the  cellarer,  to  be  distrilnited  to  the 
poor  by  the  hands  of  the  almoner,  for  his  soul,  so.  to  wit, 
that  the  said  almoner  under  threat  of  divine  judgment, 
and  at  the  peril  of  his  soul,  be  bound  faithfully  to 
dispense  the  said  alms  to  the  poor  and  most  indigent 
without  fraud  and  sinister  fiivour,  and  that  besides  the 
30  masses  which  the  said  dead  have  been  used,  to  have 
celebrated  by  our  monks,  each  monk  of  our  convent 
shall  be  bound  to  celebrate  30  masses  newly  granted 
for  the  soul  of  his  dead  brother  within  the  "said  year 
our  younger  monk  only  excepted,  whu  by  our  con- 
stitution abovesaid  is  bound  to  the  celebration  of 
another  peculiar  mass.  Then  the  almoner  shall  receive 
henceforth  by  assignment  from  the  prior  and  ccuivent, 
in  augmentation  of  alms,  on  every  Thursdav,  from  the 
annunciation  of  the  virgin  to  the  gule  of  August,  one 
Ijasket  of  mistelin  corn  from  the  windmills,  which  corn 
with  the  other  alms  heretofore  imposed  on  his  office  he 
shall  distribute  in  bread  to  the  poor  for  the  souls  of  the 
founders,  monks,  and  benefactors  of  the  monastery,  and 
of  all  faithful  dead.  And  all  and  each  of  the  convent 
have  faithfully  promised  to  tlie  said  prior,  and  tor 
themselves  and  their  successors  have  granted  that  in 
all  exequies  of  the  dead,  which,  by  the  hitherto  ap- 
proved custom  of  the  monastery,  shall  be  celebrated  for 
their  deceased  founders  in  the  choir,  they  will  express 
the  name  of  the  said  prior  in  this  prayer,  Miserere  quas- 
sumus  domine  anime  famuli  tui  Johannis.  &c.  after  his 
death.  And  we,  the  prior  and  convent,  will  and  com- 
mand that  these  constitutions  and  ordinances  always 
remain  in  the  custody  of  the  sub-prior,  chamberlain, 
and  two  of  the  seniors  of  the  convent,  and  that  once  a 
year  in  the  octaves  of  St.  Juhn  the  Baptist  they  be  read 
in  chapter  before  the  whole  convent,  so  that  our  suc- 
cessors may  not  thro'  ignorance  excuse  their  nonobser- 
vauce  of  them.  And  on  the  day  of  reading,  the  cham- 
berlain  shall  give  lid.  to  the  refectorer  for  pittances  of 
wine  for  the  said  monks  and  brethren.  J.axthj,  the 
chamberlain  shall  take  out  of  the  issues  of  the  said 
church,  as  well  in  spices  as  in  other  srrall  necessaries 
to  the  value  of  2.v.  j-early.  for  his  labour  in  his  said 
office. — The  prior  and  convent  bind  themselves  and  their 
successors  to  the  faithful  observance  of  this  constitution 
and  request  the  bishop  of  London  that  he  will  strengthen 
and  confirm  it  with  some  ecclesiastical  censures  binding 
them  jointly  aud  severally,  and  all  their  successors ; 
they  submitting  themselves  and  their  successors  in  this 
respect  to  the  jurisdiction  of  him  and  his  successors  and 
all  other  their  superiors  as  well  secular  as  regular  prel.ates. 
By  these  constitutions  and  ordinances  they  do  not  intend 
to  derogate  in  any  way  their  customs  lawfully  used  in 
the  monaster}-.  The  prior  puts  his  seal,  the  convent 
put  their  common  fcal,  together  with  the  seal  of  the 
sub-prior  and  chamberlain  deputed  to  the  affairs  of  the 
church  of  Selverleye.  And  for  greater  and  perpetual 
security,  Dom.  John  de  A'eer,  Earl  of  O.xford,  jiatron  of 
the  monastery  at  their  request  puts  his  seal.  One  part 
is  to  remain  with  tlie  prior,  and  the  other  part  with  the 
sub-prior,  chamberlain,  and  others  as  albresaid. — There 
are  four  labels.  The  first  seal  is  gone,  fragments  of  the 
'2d  (the  common  sealj  remains,  fragments  of  the  3d  and 
4th  remain. 

1.5  Bdw.  IV.,  April  3.  Indenture  tripartite  between 
William  Brondone.  ])rior  of  the  priory  of  St.  Miiry  of 
H.  R.,  and  the  convent  and  John  Susane,  vicar  of  the 
parish  church  of  H.  K.  of  the  one  ])art,  and  Master 
William  Pykeuham,  clerk,  Walter  Writell,  esq.,  John 
Cornishe,  esq..  Andrew  Priour,  gent.,  John  House, 
William  Tanffeld,  John  Wode,  Thomas  Salvyfford, 
Kichard  Havom,  John  Londenysshc  the  elder,  John 
Water,  and  Richard  Gierke  of  the  other  jiart.  After 
reciting  that  Thomas.  Archbishop  of  Canterbury.  Henry 
Bourchier,  Earl  of  Essex,  and  Clement  Spice,  esq.,  at 
the  request  of  Walter  Percyvale,  esq.,  and  lilanche,  his 
«-ife  had  enfeotted  the  said  William  Pykeuham,  &c., 
and  Thomas  Baryngton,  Robert  Hamburg,  Robert 
Bigwoode,  and  Roger  Payne,  deceased,  of  all  their  lauds 
and  tenements  called  Laucastres  in  H.  R..  the  said 
feoffees  declare  to  the  said  prior  and  vicar  that  they 
hold  the  said  lands,  &c.  for  the  perpetual  remembrance 
and  special  recommendation  of  the  souls  of  the  said 
Walter  Percyvale,  and  Blanche  his  wife,  and  of  all  the 
brothers  and  sisters,   surviving  and  dead,  of  the  gild  of 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCKIPTS  COMMISSION 


G.  A. 

LOWSDES, 

Esq. 


thu  most  glorious  name  of  JesuB  in  H.  R..  in  the  pious 
l)riiyei  8  of  tlif  parishioners  in  tlie  parish  church  of  H.  It., 
viz.,  that  they  and  their  heirs  and  a«signs,  or  6  or  4  of 
them  yearly, "for  ever,  oiu-e  in  the  vear  for  the  purpose 
aforesaid,  meet  in  the  said  jiarish  church  on  the  morro^v 
after  the  feast  (convirium)  of  the  gihi  of  Jesus,  a7id  then 
and  there  elect  from  themselves  one  collector  or  two  at 
their  discretion,  who  shall  let  at  the  best  rents  and 
collect  the  rents  of  the  said  lands,  &c.,  and  in  the 
presence  of  the  other  feoffees  or  0  or  4  of  them  and  the 
chaplain  of  the  gild  yearly  ou  the  said  morrow  in  the 
said  ihurcb  shall  make  an  account  of  the  receipts.  The 
collector  to  have  the  yearly  sum  of  I2cl.  The  feoffees, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  will  elect  a  chaplain  to  celebrate 
every  day  for  ever  cum  dispositus  fuerit,  Parasceve  ex- 
cepted .  one  mass  in  the  said  parish  church  at  the  altar  of 
St.  John  the  Baptist  between  or  before  7  and  b  in  the 
morning  for  the  souls  of  the  said  Walter  and  Blanche, 
and  of  fhe  brothers  and  sisters  of  the  gild  with  these 
prayers,  viz..  Inclina  domine  aurem  tuam,  &c.,  and 
Deum  qui  caritatis  dona  per  gratiam  dieti  spiritns,  &c. 
Proviso,  that  if  the  rents  be  not  enough  to  pay  the 
chaplaii'.  the  deficiency  is  to  be  made  up  out  of  the  gild, 
so  that  the  chaplain  may  have  yearly  for  ever  ten  marks 
clear,  and  he  is  to  pray  solemnly  and  puldicly  every 
Friday  before  for  the  souls  of  the  said  Walter  and 
Blanche.  In  every  week  in  the  year  in  which  the 
chaplain  is  not  bound  by  his  ordinal  to  say  exequies, 
in  the  same  week  and  in  every  week  in  which  he  is  not 
bound  to  say  exequies,  octaves  excepted,  he  may  say 
exequies  once  in  whatever  Hay  of  the  week  he  pleases, 
and  the  mass  of  requiem  in  the  morrow  for  the  souls  of 
Walter  and  Blanche,  and  of  the  said  brothers  and 
sisters,  and  so  from  year  to  year  and  week  to  week  for 
ever.  And  the  chaplain  is  to  attend  in  the  choir  of  the 
said  parish  church  every  feast  day  for  ever.  The  chap- 
lain may  have  a  holiday  of  3  weeks  in  succession  or  at 
diflerent  times  to  be  with  his  friends  and  acquaintance, 
but  nevertheless  providing  a  sufficient  deputy  to  say 
the  said  mass  in  every  absence.  The  chaplain  is  not  to 
be  dismissed  without  reasunalde  cause.  When  8  of  the 
feoH'ees  are  dead  the  other  4  are  within  a  month  to 
choose  9  honest  parishioners  of  Hatfield,  and  the  ?■ 
youngest  of  the  4  is  to  release  to  the  remaining  4th  all 
their  estate  in  the  lands,  and  he  is  immediately  to 
enfeoff  the  9  and  the  3  for  the  purposes  aforesaid.  New 
elected  feoffees  are  to  make  engagements  to  perform 
their  duties.  Wm.  Pykenham.  S:c.  promise  for  them- 
selves, their  heirs  and  assigns,  that  on  any  default  in 
election  of  new  feoffees,  or  in  performance  of  any  duty 
here  laid  down  for  half  a  year,  and  non-amendment  for 
one  month,  they  will  pay  to  the  prior  and  convent  20.s. 
by  wa}'  of  penalty,  and  the  latter  may  distrein  on  the 
land  for  it.  Oval  seal  of  the  priory,  top  and  bottom 
broken  away,  and  a  small  round  seal  probably  of  the 
vicar. 

15.  Edw.  IV.,  April  3.  Another  part  of  the  same 
indenture  with  the  seal  of  the  priory  and  the  13  seals 
of  the  other  parties  still  pendent. 

1434.  Is  Hen.  VI.     Sunday  next,  after  feast  of  the 

Purification  of  the  B.  V.  M.  Hatfeld  Regis.— Brother 

Edmund.  Prior  of  the  church  of  St.  Mary  of  Hatfeld 
Regis,  and  the  convent  tliereof.  considering  the  devotion 
of  brother  .John  Derham,  late  prior  of  the  same  church, 
and  desiring  the  grace  and  glory  of  his  body  and  soul, 
they  concede  to  him  as  well  in  life  as  in  death,  and  to  the 
souls  of  his  Isolations  {parcntvm),  Richard  Derham,  and 
Isabel  his  wife,  lateof  Wyrmegey,  a  special  jiartieipation 
foi'  ever  of  all  the  benefits  of  their  church,  as  in  masses, 
7natins,  hours  and  prayers,  fastings,  vigils,  and  corporal 
disciplines,  together  with  hospitalities  and  ahns-givings, 
and  all  other  good  things  done  by  them,  for  the  indtil- 
gence  and  remission  of  their  sins  and  the  relief  of  the 
souls  of  them,  and  the  souls  of  those  from  whom  they 
have  received  any  good  things  without  merit  andunjustly 
to  the  augmentation  of  eternal  welfare.  And  because  the 
said  John  gave  2mZ.  to  the  honottr  of  God  and  relief  of 
their  house  and  convent,  besides  other  goods  to  the  use 
of  the  prior  and  convent,  to  be  kept  in  a  box  (pixide)  on 
the  special  terms  that  the  ])i-ior  for  the  time  being  can 
borrow  and  take  10/.  if  need  be  for  the  relief  of  his  house, 
for  one  year  or  less,  but  not  more  than  one  year,  and 
always  once  in  every  year  to  be  replaced,  and  so  on 
totiensquotiens  ;  nndthat  the  convent  for  the  time  being 
may  out  of  the  other  10/.  borrow  as  much  as  each  of  them 
shall  need,  tintil  the  money  assigned  for  their  clothing 
shall  be  raised  and  paid  to  them,  and  for  one  year  it  need 
be  ;  provided  that  always  (mce  in  the  year  the  same  sum, 
I'l/.  bo  replaced,  and  so  on  yearly  for  ever.  For  this  cause, 
it  is  by  the  whole  chapter  ordained  that  the  anniversaries 
of  the  said  Richard  and  Isabel  shall  be  celebrated  in  the 


same  manner  as  those  of  patrons  and  former  priors, 
together  with  a  memorial  for  them  and  their  son  John 
in  the  masses  of  all  the  said  brethren,  and  1-!  whole  loaves 
and  6  gallons  of  the  best  ale  shall  be  distributed  yearly 
in  alms  to  six  of  the  most  needy  poor,  viz.,  6  loaves  and 
3  gallons  of  ale  on  each  of  the  said  anniversaries  for 
ever.  They  further  graut  that  every  day  as  well  in  the 
greater  conventual  masses  as  in  the  masses  of  St.  Mary 
and  of  the  Holy  Cross,  the  prayer  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  viz. 
Deus  qui  corda.  iidelium,  &c.,  with  a  certain  addition  at 
the  end  of  the  said  prayer  with  the  principal  prayer  of 
masses  sub  uno  Per  Dominum  for  the  good  estate  of  the 
said  brother  John  while  alive,  and  for  her  soul  when  she 
dies,  and  for  the  souls  of  the  said  Richard  and  Isabel,  &.c. 
every  day  at  the  saidmasses  for  ever,  and  the  anniversary 
of  the  said  John  shall  be  celebrated  on  the  anniversaries 
of  the  said  Richard  and  Isabel  jointly  with  their  anni- 
versaries for  ever.  They  thereby  bind  themselves  that 
if  they  fail  in  celebrating  the  anniversaries,  or  omit  the 
collect  of  the  Holy  Ghost  with  the  addition  aforesaid  at 
the  end  thereof,  or  divert  the  -01.  to  uses  other  than  as 
aforesaid,  tben  it  shall  Ije  lawful  for  the  said  Richard 
and  John  and  their  assigns  to  recover  the  20/.  from  the 
prior  and  convent,  &c.,and  to  that  they  bind  themselves 
by  that  deed.  Sealed  with  the  common  seal  of  prior  and 
convent,  and  the  seals  of  the  said  brother  John  Derham. 
Richard  Togood,  and  John  Drake  of  Wyrmegey,  executors 
of  the  Testament  of  the  said  Richard  Derham.  (On  one 
label  is  a  seal  of  an  eagle's  head  erased,  holding  in  its 
beak  (a  trefoil  p)  On  the  other  label  are  2  seals,  viz., 
1,  a  cross  moline  charged  with  a  pheon,  2,  a  well-cut  seal 
of  an  unwinged  dragon  with  very  long  neck,  its  open 
month  transfixed  by  a  sword  behind  what  seems  like  a 
two- branched  candlestick,  but  what  may  perhaps  be 
intended  for  a  J.,  the  whole,  perhaps,  meaning  J.  Drake. 
The  deed  is  indented,  and  the  counterpart  had  the  priory 
seal.) 

10  Henry  8.  Counterpart  of  articles  of  agreement 
between  Edward  Duke  of  Buckingham,  and  Margaret, 
Countess  of  Salisbury,  for  a  marriage  between  Lord 
Henry  Stafford,  the  Duke's  son,  and  Lady  Ursula,  the 
Countess's  daughter,  before  Septuagesima  next.  The 
Countess  is  to  pay  for  all  apparel  of  her  daaghter.  and 
Lord  Stafford  isto  pay  all  otherexpenses  of  the  marriage. 
The  Duke  is,  within  oneyearaf  ter  the  marriage  to  convey 
lands  of  the  yearly  value  of  600  marks  to  the  use  of  the 
Duke  for  life,  without  impeachment  of  waste,  with  re- 
mainder to  I'rsula,  but  if  Henry  die.  living  the  Duke 
and  Ursula,  then  after  Henry's  death,  to  the  use  of 
Ursula  for  life.  Within  the  same  time  the  Duke  is  to 
convej'  other  lands  of  yearly  value  of  2.50  marks  to  the 
use  of  the  Duke  for  life,  with  remainder  to  Ursula  for 
life  ;  wliich  lands,  of  the  value  of  600/.  yearly,  are  to  be 
in  Ijar  of  jointure  and  dower.  The  Countess  is  to  pay 
to  the  Duke,  his  executors  or  assigns  M.OOO  marks,  by  in- 
stalments <jf  200  on  the  marriage,  itc.  &c.  &c.,  and  the 
last  250  on  the  Nativity  1624.  If  the  Countess  get  back 
certain  lands  from  the  King  she  will  pay  an  additional 
1,000  marks,  if  she  get  back  part  only,  then  she  will 
apportion  of  the  1,000  marks,  and  she  will  give  .security 
for  the  payment. 

2  Edw.  VI..  Aug.  17.  Copy  (17th  eenturyj  of  letters 
])atent  granting  the  Chantry  of  Hatfield  Regis  to  Walter 
Farre.  and  Ralph  Standishe  (6  brief  sheets). 

1  Eliz..  June  12.  Commission  to  the  justices  of  i)eace  to 
enquire  ifcertain  lands  (described),  part  of  the  possessions 
of  Hatfield  priory  had  been  since  the  suppression  sub- 
tracted and  concealed  by  Thomas  Noke   of  Hatfield, 

gentleman,  and  his  assigns  or  not ^by  a  jury,  and  to 

make  their  return. 

Rolls. 

16  Hen.  III.  Three  small  membranes  sewn  together, 
each  on  the  average  about  a  foot  long,  but  unfortunately 
nearly  half  of  each  (longitudiDally)  has  been  cut  oft'. 
One  of  them  is  endorsed  "Vetera  attachiamenta,  vena- 
"  toris  de  nltimis  placitis."  The  entries  relate  to  un- 
lawful takings  of  deer  in  Wiiltham  forest  and  the 
attachments  thereon. 

Temp.,  Hen.  III.  A  small  roll  about  2  feet  long, 
headed  "  Balliva  JulianeHurel  in  Havering  dc  purpres- 
"  turis."  One  side  contains  presentments  of  purpres- 
turis  in  Havering  Wood.- — The  other  side  contains 
"  Balliva  Ricardi  de  Totham  ;  de  boseo  arso,  qui  habent 
"  canes  curreutes,"  and  "Balliva  Henrici  de  Nntelege, 
"  de  canibus  currentibns.''  The  first  contains  17  names 
(among  them  are  the  Bishop  of  London,  the  Earl  of 
Oxford,  and  the  Abbot  of  Battle),  but  12  are  struck 
thro"  with  the  pen.  The  second  contains  6  names, 
two  of  which  are  likewise  so  deleted. — ''  Balliva  Gau- 
"  fridi  de  Cumtonc  in  Herlane  de  purpresturis."     (ten- 


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tries). — "  Balliva  CTaufridi  de  Cumtoue  in  Duumawe  et 
"  de  Herlaue  do  viridi.''  There  are  a  few  entries  of 
proceediugs  for  ofl'euces  against  forest  laws. 

Temp.,  Hen.  III.  One  memljraue  about  1  foot  lone:. 
"  In  Balliva  Hamoni.s  Pcverel  ;  attachiamonta  d(.'  viridi 
"  post  ultima  plaoita.''  There  are  19  entries,  of  which 
two  are  deleted  by  the  pen. 

22  &  '2i  Hen.  III.  A  roll  about  10  inches  long  con- 
taining presentments  by  the  Ijailitf  of  Kingswood  and 
others  of  poachers,  and  the  proceedings  thereon. 

25  &  20  Hen.  III.  Indorsed  "  Attachiamenta  vcua- 
"  tionis  post  ultimata  placita.'"  Presentments  of  forest 
mattei'S  and  oti'ences.  The  first  is  how  Clement  Godcop 
going  to  Hatfield  Regis  saw  a  doe  lying  dead  in  a  certain 
woman's  field,  and  immediately  informed  Geott'rey  de 
Barentone,  the  forester,  who  sent  to  make  in(|uisition  in 
4  vills,  viz.,  Hatfield  Regis,  Hallingbury  of  John  de 
Burgh,  Hallingbury  of  J^eville,  and  Kaneuoles  of  the 
Countess.  Then  come  the  names  of  the  manucaptors 
for  the  4  vills  ;  then  the  names  of  the  4  next  neighbours, 
and  the  names  of  the  persons  who  were  pledges  for  them, 
to  appear  before  the  justices  at  the  next  pleas  of  the 
forest ;  and  the  names  of  the  pledges  for  G-odcop  the 
finder;  and  the  pledges  for  the  woman  in  whose  field 
the  doe  was  found. 

Tem]i.,  Hen.  III.  A  roll  about  1-5  inches  long,  con- 
taining numerous  presentments  of  offences  in  the  forest. 

A  parchment  nearly  2  feet  long  and  about  5  inches 
wide.  It  is  clearly  the  2nd  membrane  of  a  roll  of  3  or 
more  membranes.  At  the  head  is  the  letter  B,  and  at 
the  bottom  edge  is  the  letter  C. — It  contains  24  entries 
(Temp.  Edw.  I.)  of  deer  taken  on  various  days  in  the 
forest  of  Hyneholt,  the  wood  of  Waltham,  the  wood  of 
Nastoke  St.  I'aul,  the  wood  of  Theydon  of  William  de 
Bosco  (Theydon  Bois),  the  wood  of  Typedene,  and  the 
wood  of  Luketone,  the  King's  wood  of  Havering,  and 
the  forest  of  Caysham.  The  takers  were  Alan  de  Xevill 
(with  the  King's  dogs),  William  de  Ralegh,  H.  Earl  of 
Oxford,  William  May  the  King's  huntsman,  Stephen 
Luugespee,  William  de  Ralegh,  John  le  Gyu.  Adam 
Grimliaud,  for  the  use  of  Peter  Grimbaud,  the  Earl  of 
Lincoln,  the  Bishop  of  Carlisle,  Reginald  Rufi'us, 
Richard  de  Mucegros,  Walter  de  Ralegh,  Richard  le 
Gros,  Alan  de  Xevill,  for  the  Queen's  use. — The  17th 
entry  is  for  St.  Stephen's  day  in  the  23rd  year. 

26  Edw.  I.  Custumal  of  the  manor  of  Wykes  (in 
French),  a  roll  about  3  feet  long.  This  has  licen  printed 
in  the  Journal  of  the  Essex  Archreological  Association. 

CouBT  Rolls. 

33,  34,  and  35  Hen.  III.  Manors  of  Rammsdanes, 
Hatfeud,  Chigwelle,  Writele,  and  Trippelawe. — N.  de 
Barentone  was  the  lord.  There  are  two  membranes 
sewed  together  about  2i  feet  long.  The  writing  is  small 
and  the  entries  many,  but  I  do  not  find  any  transfer  of 
land.  As  court  rolls  of  this  early  date  are  rare,  a  few 
notes  are  made  from  them. 

A  woman  came  to  the  court  and  '"  aculpavit  "  a  man 
■who  took  from  her  two  sickles  and  one  cordam  de  cilice 
which  she  had  bought  of  the  lord's  reeve,  to  her  damage 
of  half  a  mark  and  "  in  pudore  "  ba.,  and  she  produces 
witnesses  who  were  not  named.  The  man  denied  word 
for  word  against  the  woman  and  her  witnesses.  So  the 
court  adjudged  that  he  should  wage  law  to  the  said 
■woman  ;  the  woman  appealed  against  the  judgment  and 
said  there  ought  to  be  no  law  because  the  pledges  were 
present.  Robert  answered  that  he  took  the  pledges  not 
for  the  cilex  but  nuts  bought  in  the  lord's  wood. —  In 
the  following  year  the  man  sued  the  woman,  for  that 
3  years  previouslj"  her  daughter  and  others  of  her  family 
gathered  the  nuts  which  he  had  bought  from  the  lord. 
Matilda  defended  sufficiently.  Law  was  waged  and 
pledges  for  the  law  were  given.  It  seems  from  the 
'"quieta"  in  the  margin  that  her  defense  succeeded. 

Reo-inald,  a  new  man,  is  in  mercy  because  he  killed 
his  pigs  before  he  gave  pannage. 

An  inquest  was  had  to  find  out  where  Roger  le  Bluud 
was  residing,  and  it  was  found  that  he  had  land  and  a 
wife  at  Vifhyd. 

A  man  is  to  pay  a  fine  of  20s.  for  leave  for  his  daughter 
to  marry.  He  is  to  pay  it  by  three  instalments,  and  his 
pledges  for  the  payments  are  the  whole  homage  of 
Clusewelle. 

A  man  was  amerced  because  he  sold  all  before  it  had 
been  tried  by  the  tryers  (temptata  de  temptatoribus). 
The  usual  word  is  "  tasted." 

3.5  Edw.  I.  Court  with  leet  of  the  manor  of  Trip- 
pelowe,  a  membrane  about  1  foot  long. — The  jurors 
present  that  one  man  had  sold  part  of  his  land  to  two 

)     8-1062. 


other  men.  who  were  thercup.m  ordered  to  h:  dis- 
trained to  come  to  the  next  court  to  shew  liow. 

All  the  jurors  were  amerced  because  they  chose  .lohn 
le  Marchal,  who  '•intaglatus  foit"  in  the  previous 
court.      Kacii  was  i>lcdg,'d  for  the  others. 

In  this  roll  the  alc-lasters  arc  mentioned. 

A  man  was  amerced  because  he  put  his  son  to  school 
(ad  studium)  without  the  lord's  license. 

8  &  9  Kdw.  II.  Court  rolls  of  the  manor  of  Hatl'udd 
Regis.  Humfrey  do  Bohun,  Karl  of  Hereford  and 
Essex,  .j  membranes,  each  nearly  a  yanl  long,  mostly 
written  on  both  sides.  Eour  of  them  are  oeiu])ied  Ijy 
the  Sth  year.  The  4th  skin  has  the  View  of  I'rauk- 
]dedge.     Parts  of  the  right  band  margins  are  rat-eaten. 

II  lien.  VI.  Estreats  oi' Hatfield  Court.  A  roll  about 
2\  long.  The  entries  are  numerous  of  prece[its  to  dis- 
train persons  for  not  answering  the  suits  of  plaintilfs. 

6  Hen.  VII.  Pour  small  membranes  containing 
estreats  of  Hatfield  Court. 

(J  Hen.  VII.  Two  membranes  of  estreats  of  the 
General  Court  of  Jasper,  Duke  of  Bedford  and  Earl  of 
Pembroke  in  right  of  his  wife.  Katlieriue,  Duchess  of 
Buckingham. 

3  Hen.  VIII.  One  membrane  of  estreats  of  the  same 
Court  (the  top  cut  olf). 


COIIPOTI. 

23  Ed.  [1.]  The  account  of  Hugh  Ruddog  and  Ri- 
chard  atle  Ponde  ....  the  son  of  Roger  for  the  manor 
of  (.'laveringe  to  the  use  of  Lord  .  .  .  .  E.  23  and  Wed- 
nesday next  after  the  feast  of  St.  Ed.  .  .  .  (A  membrane 
about  15  inches  long  ;  nearly  half  longitudinally  has 
been  cut  off. )  The  back  of  this  membrane,  and  also  two 
small  membranes  sewn  to  it,  containing  portions  of  a 
(perhaps  the  same)  compotus  have  been  used  for  astro- 
nomical notes  and  computations  of  the  14th  century. 
One  of  them  computes  the  winter  solstice  for  the  yi'ar 
132t.  j^nother  is  "  Anno  Domini  1324,  sicli  Solaris  17, 
'■  sicli  lunaris  14.  Et  sciendum  quod  sunt  inter  quam- 
"  libet  conjunctlonem  solis  et  lunc  2'.l  dies,   12  hore, 

12  3 

"  44  minuti.  3  minuti,  21  minuti.     Et  sciendum  quod 

12  3 

"  23  die  Aprilis  bora  23  minuti,  43  minuti,  26  minuti. 
"  20  coiriplctis   fuit  coujunctio  solis  et  lune.     Quilms 

1  2  :! 

"  29  diebns  12  horis  cam  44  minutis,  3  minutis,  20  nii- 
"  uutis  additis  Et  tot  diebus  quot  sunt  in  mense 
"  subtractis  residuum  ostendit  conjunctionem  subse- 
"  quentem.  Et  .-.-ic  usqi'.e  infinitum  id  i^atct  inferiiis.* 
"  Et  si  contiugat  quid  ]iost  subtractionem  dler.  mens  nt 
"  prediotum  est  nullus  dies  rcinaneat  tiiiz  addiuitur  29 
"  dies.     Etfiat  conjuiictiu  vera." 


a.  A. 

IjOWNIiKS, 


-Aleiises. 


dies. 


hose. 


1 
minuti 


2         I         3 
minuti.  !  minuti. 


Mains  - 
.Junius - 

.tulius  - 
Aiii;ustus 
Si'|itL-nlbi-. 
Oclf.hr. 

Xuvfiiib. 

l>ei'cnilj. 

Janu:ir. 

Fetiruar. 

Martins 


23       i       12 
22  1 

21  It 


IS 

IS 

I'l 
ii; 
It 

Ki 

It 


IS 


ii; 

33 

— 

30 

•tt 

39 

2S 

4:i 

12 

•Hi 

r,i; 

.1!! 

■IS 

6;! 

51  i 

111 

5'J 

1 

3 

20 
III 


20 
41) 


211 
■HJ 


On  another  membrane.     "  ^N'otan^tm  quod  sunt  inter 
"  (inainliljet  conjunctionem  solis  et   lune.  29  dies    12 

1         '  2  3  i     .    ■ 

"  hore  14  minuti,  3  niiniiti.  I'-i  niiuut  i.     Et  sic  deliciunt 

1 
'•  in  qualibet  conjunclione  30  diebus  11  hore  15  minuti, 

"  50  minuti,   40   minuti.     Et,   sic   est    tricesima  pars 

1  2  3  4        .  . 

"  22  minuti,  31  minuti,  53  minuti  ;  2J  minut;.     Et  sic 

1  2 

"  est  medium  triiesimc  partis   11  minuti,   15  minuti, 

3  1 

"  56  minuti,  40  minuti.     Et  sic  dcficiunt  in  (luolibet 

1  2 

"  sisno  de  duobus  diebus  et  dimidio  50  ininuti,  19  mi- 
3  i 

"  nuti,  43  minuti,  et  20  minuti. ^^^^^  '■i*^'" 

"  cpiamlibet  conjunctionem  solis  et   lune  708  hore,  44. 

1  *'     '  3 

"  minuti,  3  minuti,  20  minuti.     Defic  in  quolibet 

1  2       _  ■'      .  „ 

'•  die  in  anno  21  hore  15  minuti,  56  minuti,  40  minuti." 


•  Tlie  words  in  italics  have  teen  struck  through  with  the  pen. 

4E 


586 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


G.  A. 

Lowndes, 

Esq. 


On  another  membrane  : 


Signa. 


Gradus.l  Hore.   njnlJI'i. 


Aries 
Taurus  - 
Gemini  - 
C:inCL-r   • 
Leo 

Vir^o      - 
Libra 
Sconiio  - 
Sagittai'ius     - 
Capiicornus  - 
Aquarius 
Piscis 


50 


10 
11 


■U 
37 
31 
3(1 
20 
23 
lil 
15 


Sccundi 
Sliuuti. 


19 
311 
5!P 
IS 
3S 
5S 
IS 
37 
57 
17 
30 


Terti 
Minuti. 


•13 
20 
10 
53 
3« 
20 
3 
46 
30 
13 
56 
•M) 


Quavli 
MinuLi. 


On  tbe  back  of  the  same  membrane. 
Deficiuct  in  qnalibet  conjunctioue  de  3  diebus  11  hore, 
1  2  3  ... 

15  minuti.  56  minuti,  40  miuuti.      Et  sic  est  trieesima 

1  3  3  -1 

pars  2'2  minuti,  31  minuti,  40  minuti,  10  minuti. 

Notundam  quod  annus  sohiris  coutinet  36-'i  dies  et  6 
horas.  Cursus  vero  solaris  coutinet  spacium  quani 
octo  momcntis  que  constituunt  quintam  partem  unius 
hore  et  in  quinqucnnio  constituunt  unam  horam  et  in 
12U  annis  constituunt  unum  diem.  Ita  moventur  a  loco 
suosolstitia  equinoctia  etomnes  festivitates  in  120  annis 
per  unum  diem.  Verbi  gratia,  in  die  in  qua  natus  est 
dominus  erat  solstitium  yemale.  Thixis  igitur  120 
annis  ab  ilia  die  erit  solstitium  yemale  in  vigilia  pasche 
(lomini,  Efluxis  igitur  324  annis  modo  14°  die  mensis 
Decembris  hora  23  momentcj  8  completo  anno  domiui 
1324,  erit  solititium  yemale.  Et  sciendum  quod  12 
signa  sunt  in  Zodiaco  per  que  transit  sol.  In  quolibet 
autem  illor\im  sol  moratur  per  30  d'es  10  horas  et  dimi- 
diam  horam.  Duodeoies  10  hore  coiistruunt  5  dies  et 
duodcries  dimidie  hore  construunt  Sts  horas.  _  Et  ita 
ex  totali  niultiplicatione  habentur  365  dies  et  0  hore. 

1  Edw.  III.  Conipotus  of  W.  de  M.,  serjeuut  of  the 
priory  of  Hatfield  Regis,  Buschus,  and  La  Doune.  from 
Michaelmtis,  20  VA.  II.  to  ^Michaelmas  1  Edw.  III.  (a 
beautifully  written  roll  about  4J  feet  long  and  04  inches 
wide). 

His  receipts  were  200Z.  SV.  lOd.  His  expenses  were 
33i.  7s.  2cl. 

The  issues  of  the  Grange  are  entered  on  the  dorse  of 
the  roll;  also  an  account  of  the  store. 

The  priory  had  8  churches  of  the  following  yearly 
values  :  HatBcld,  1721.  -y.  ■^d.  ;   V.  301. :  Mane- 

wedenc,  22Z.  ;  Thunderlc.  71.  fis.  8d.  ;  Branstede  Helvon, 
26L  12s.  4d. ;  Ko^refeld  ;  Habytone,  22/.  ;  SelverleTe. 
22Z.— Total  317i.  4s.  ?,d. 

4  Edw.  IV.,  Jan  15.  Pleas  at  Brendewode,  in  the 
iter  of  Henry  BourgcViicr,  Earl  of  Essex.  &o.,  justice 
itinerant  of  all  the  forests,  parks,  chases,  and  warrens 
of  the  King  this  side  of  Trent  and  Master 

in  his  iter,  held  there  on  Tuesday  the  l-"'  of 
Jan.  4  Edw.  IV. — A  roll  6  feet  long,  containing  a  copiy 
of  the  record  of  the;  proceedings  in  a  quo  warranto 
against  the  Earl  of  Oxfoi'd,  to  sliow  bj'  what  right  he 
claimed  to  be  keeper  of  the  whole  forest  of  Essex,  and 
to  hiive  a  deputy  or  a  mounted  forester  and  3  foot 
foresters,  called  yeomen-foresters,  and  to  have  in  the 
said  forest  waifs  and  strays,  and  wood  called  deer-failed 
wood  or  browsing  wood  within  the  said  forest,  and  the 
amercements  of  the  swaynmotes  and  other  oonrts  called 
wood  courts,  held  in  the  forest  according  to  the  assize 
of  the  forest ;  to  hold  to  him  for  his  own  use,  except  for 
hunting  and  the  timlier  of  oaks,  and  to  have  of  every 
cover  and  hedgerow  sold  Id.  in  the  shilling,  at  the  sale 
of  every  great  wood  within  the  forest  sold  the  second 
best  eak,  .and  also  Irom  the  buyer  and  seller  one  bow 
catajiidt,  and  one  penny  from  every  shilling  arising  from 


the  sale  of  an}"  snch  wood.  The  Earl  appeared  by 
Henry  Kobson,  his  attorney,  and  said  that  the  forest  of  ' 
Essex  was  an  ancient  forest  from  time  immennirial,  and 
he  claimed  all  the  above  things,  and  that  'I'homas  de 
Clare,  late  keeper  of  the  said  forest,  died  seised  m  fee 
of  the  keepership.  and  that  kcopership  of  the  u.anor 
of  Havering  atte  Boure,  and  of  its  appurtenances,  and 
of  the  meadow  of  the  said  manor  always  belonged 
to  the  keeper  of  the  said  forest,  and  that  Thomas  de 
flare  was  seised  in  fee  of  the  said  keepership  of  the 
said  manor  and  meadow,  as  pertaining  to  the  ofBce 
of  kee])er  of  the  said  forest ;  after  whose  death  ihe  ' 
said  keepership  descended  to  the  present  Earl,  as  cousin 
and  heir  of  the  said  Thomas,  viz.,  as  son  of  John,  son 
of  Richard,  son  of  Alljeric,  son  of  Matilda,  daughter 
of  Margaret,  sister  of  Richard,  son  of  Gilbert,  son  of 
the  said  Thomas  ;  and  that  he  and  his  predecessors 
had  enjoyed  the  offices  and  rights  from  time  imme- 
morial without  disturbance.  Robert  I'lummer,  the 
King's  attorney,  denied  it  all,  and  said  that  the  ap- 
pointment of  the  keeper  and  deputy  and  other  ser- 
vants had  always  belonged  to  the  now  King  and  his 
progenitors,  absque  hoc,  that  the  said  Thomas  died  seised 
in  fee  thereof,  &c.  &c. — They  both  went  to  the  country  : 
and  the  jurors,  viz.,  William  Hauelok,  John  Brown- 
chyne,  John  Hauelok,  Roger  Burgeys,  Thomas  Stacfold, 
Thomas  Prynne,  William  Shonk,  Richard  Waryn, 
Thomas  Mannyng  the  elder,  Thomas  Maimyng  the 
younger,  Robert  Tryng,  and  Peter  Pulham,  regardcrs  of 
the  said  forest,  and  John  Boyce.  Richard  Sewale, 
William  Dalton,  and  John  Vertu.verderers  there,  found 
for  the  Earl.  So  the  Court  adjudged  that  he  should 
enjoy  in  peace. 

14th  century.  A  roll  of  the  latter  ]iart  of  the  14th 
century,  about  2i-  feet  long,  containing  the  names  of 
]iersons  in  Brunnsho,  Wodle5'shende  wood,  Bussishende, 
Brodestrate,  and  Nedham  Green,  who  for  their  tene- 
ments ]iaid  tithes  of  eggs  at  Lent,  and  the  numbers  of 
the  eggs.  The  number  of  eggs  paid  by  the  several 
persons  varied  from  1  to  42. 

21  Hen.  VI.  Roll  of  the  rents  of  the  priory  of  Hatfield 
Regis,  A. D.  1442.  A  roll  5  feet  long,  containing  the 
names  of  the  tenants  and  the  amounts  of  their  rents  in 
Bykemerc  Streto,  Brodestrete,  Mesebrook,  another  part 
of  Mesebrook,    the   market-place,  anothei-   part   of  it, 

Langbregstrete, ,  Busshende,  Stanstrete,  Hat- 

feld  Hethe,  Brundehende,  Nedeham  grene,  Manewode 
hende.  The  total  was  a  little  more  than  16Z.  Also  there 
are  rents  of  capons,  rents  of  cummin,  day's  works  in 
autumn.  (There  are  a  few  other  rents  entered  on  the 
dorse.) 

2iS  lien.  VI.  Roll  of  renewed  rents  in  Keres  in 
Rothyng  Aythrop  ;  about  16  inches  long.  Theabbatof 
Tillcy  and  23  other  jiersons  were  tenants.  Total  rent, 
S8s.  7d. 

c.  Hen.  VIII.  Extent  of  the  manor  of  Barrenton's  in 
Hatfeld  (the  property  of  John  Barrenton,  son  and  heir 
of  Sir  Nicholas  Barrenton),  and  of  all  the  works  and 
customs  of  the  tenants  (about  2  feet  long  and  14  inches 
wide).     There  were  18  tenants. 

21  Hen.  VIII.  Rental  of  Barwardcn  Hall  made  from 
old  rentals  and  Court  rolls  by  George  Waldegrave. 
steward  to  Sir  Henry  Perker,  Kt.  (A  roll  about  20 
inches  long.) 

4  Edw.  VI.  A  roll  of  rents  of  the  tenants  (free, 
customary,  by  indenture  and  at  will)  of  the  Manor  of 
King's  Hatfield,  renewed  at  the  Court  with  tlie  leet 
there  holden  before  Raynold  HoUingwoixli,  gent.,  sui- 
veyor  thereof,  by  the  oath  of  the  tenants  there  present. 
(A  roll  of  parchment  9  feet  long  liy  6  inches  wide.) 
Tliere  were  118  holdings  at  small  rents. 

Iii25.  Inventory  of  the  goods  and  chattels  of  .lohn 
Whitegj-fte,  late  of  Clavering,  gent.,  deceased,  appraised 
liy  1  iiersons  named.  (A  roll  of  parchment  about  30 
inches  long  and  6  inches  wide.)  Ordin.iry  furniture 
and  household  utensils  and  bedding,  2  horses,  calves, 
))igs,  &c.  Armour  in  the  Hall,  5/.  Ai)parel,  30?. 
Plate,  3iiZ.  Ready  money,  201. — The  total  was  377Z. 
3s.  (id. 

Temp.  Hen.  III.  or  Edw.  I.  Roll  of  the  customs  of 
the  vill  of  Hatfeld  Regis,  (about  seven  feet  long  and  8 
inches  widi/).  Each  entry  contains,the  amount  of  rent  and 
the  particular  agricultural  services  and  suits  of  Court. 
In  most  cases  the  name  of  the  tenant  is  given,  but  in 
some  instances  the  name  of  the  then  owner  was  not 
ascertained,  and  the  name  of  the  kite  owner  is  given. 
The  phrase  generally  is  that  the  tenant  defimdil  terrain 
suuni  pro  1  virgata  terre  (or  }  or  J  virgate.) 

The  entries  cover  the  front  and  4,  6ths  of  tlie  back  of 
I  lie  roll.  One  of  the  tenants  was  Dominus  Nicholas  de 
Barentone. 


AITEXDIX    TO   SEVENTU    REPOKT. 


.i.ST 


L.  Those  Tvho  did  petty  services  (minute  services)  are  in 

5ES,     one  group.     After  these  come  declarations  of  customs. 
L'         Among  them  are  the  following  : — 

The  lord  of  the  vill.  whoever  he  m.Tybe,  ought  to  have 
a  horse  from  every  one  who  holds  in  chief  of  the 
lord  of  the  free  virgates  of  land,  if  they  die  in  seisin. 
vix.,  from  the  land  of  Wide  de  Hatfeld,  &c.  (eleven  others 
named).  And  it  is  to  be  known  that  ho  shall  have  with 
the  horse  all  its  harness  as  the  tenant  rode  it  (sicut 
equiliit)  and  sword. — All  tenants  of  the  lord  ought  to 
give  vedfee  when  they  marry  their  daughters  ;  if  within 
the  vill  16d.;  if  out  of  it  SU. — All  men  of  the  vill. 
except  Nicholas  do  liarentone  and  his  men,  tenant  and 
tenants  of  the  prior,  who  hold  by  dowry  of  the  church, 
who  have  pigs  within  the  vill  for  one  hour  between 
Michaelmas  day  and  St.  Martin's  day,  ought  to  yivo 
pannage,  to  wit,  &c.  ttc. — All  tenants  of  the  lord  ought 
to  give  tallage  in  common  (communitcr)  as  they  were 
wont  to  give  in  the  times  of  Kings  {tempore  regum),  to 
wit,  by  precept  of  the  King,  when  the  King  commonly 
receives  tallage  from  his  demesnes  through  Kngland.— 
All  widows  if  they  want  to  have  their  freebench  ought 
to  give  10s. 

After  these  are  lists  of  12  persons  who  paid  '•  AYode- 
"  selver,"  and  24  persons  who  paid  "  rents  of  Essart." 

The  tenancies,  besides  those  held  by  jjetty  services, 
are  about  100. 

Temp.  Edw.  II.  or  Edw.  III.  Extent  of  the  manors 
of  Hatfeld  and  Broncsho.  (A  roll  about  10  inches  \Yide.) 
The  general  description  of  Hatftld  occupies  1.5  lines, 
and  that  of  Bronesho  10  lines.  A  piece  of  the  right  hand 
side  of  the  head  of  the  roll  containing  the  date  (which 
from  John  de  Bohun  being  named  as  then  Earl  of  Here- 
ford, must  he  1^21-1335)  is  torn  away.  After  the  gene- 
ral descriptions  are  lists  of  the  tenancies  under  the 
following  heads:  Libere  teuentes,  Cotmanni,  Dimid- 
Cotmanni,Akerm  annum. Porcarii.Fornianmun.tenentes 
in  Mercato,  82  in  number,  and  stall-holders  19  in 
number.  The  last  entry  on  the  roll  is  of  the  reliefs 
paid  by  the  different  kinds  of  tenants. 

A.D.  1666.  A  paper  roll  6  feet  long  and  nearly  1  foot 
wide.  (The  left-hand  side  of  the  top  of  the  roll  is  torn 
away  ;  consequently  the  first  8  lines  are  imperfect.)  The 
contents  purport  to  be  a  history  of  Freemasonry.  Berlins. 
(imperfectly),  and  framer  of  heaven  and  earth,  and  of 
all  things  in  them  is  that  he  would  .... 

The  author  notices  the  7  liberal  sciences,  of  which 
geometry  is  the  chief:  says  that  "of  all  the  manual 
■'  crafts  masonry  hath  the  most  notability,  and  the 
"  most  part  of  this  science  geometric,  as  it  is  noted 
"  and  said  as  well  in  the  histories  and  in  the  Bible,  in 
•■'  the  matter  of  stories  and  in  Plicorinond.  that  is,  a 
■■  story  proved  and  allowed  in  doctors  of  stories,  Beda 
"  and  others  it  may  well  be  said."  .  .  .  Then  he  tells  of 
Jubal  and  Thubal,  and  how.  doubtful  whether  God 
would  avenge  himself  by  fire  or  by  water,  Jubal  got 
two  stones,  one  that  would  not  burn  called  marble,  and 
the  other  that  would  not  sink  called  laterins,  and 
thereon  wrote  all  sciences  ;  these  were  afterwards 
found,  one  by  Pythagoras,  and  the  other  by  Itermos, 
who  taught  forth  the  sciences  thej' found  there.  Euclid 
also  taught  masonry,  so  did  David  and  Solomon,  and 
Charles  the  2nd,  King  of  France,  and  King  Edwin  of 
England ;  the  chronicles  of  St.  Albans  are  cited  as  an 
authority;  and  certain  charges  (rules)  made  by  King- 
Edwin  are  mentioned  and  partly  given.  These  charges 
the  author  says  "  have  been  scene  and  perused  by  our 
"  late  soveraigne  lord  King  Henry  the  Cth,  and  the 
"  lords  of  his  honourable  counsell,  and  they  have 
"  allowed  them  well."  The  last  37  lines  are  headed, 
More  other  charges  singular  for  masters  and  fellows. 
heginaing  first,  that  noe  master  take  upon  him  noe 
lordes  work  .  .  .  Ending,  and  teach  him  honestly,  soe 
that  vour  lord's  worke  bee  not  spilt. — At  the  foot, 
"  Anno  Domini  166"i,  Ealph  Poole." 


A  Selection  ibom  the  Earlv  Deeps. 

H.  Rex  Angl.  Episcopo  Lnndonensi  et  Alberico  ile 
Ver  vicecomiti  et  omnilnrs  baronibus  de  Essexa  salu- 
tem.  He  gives  to  Kustace  de  Barentone  his  servant, 
the  land  which  was  of  Geoffrey  the  forester  in  Hatfield, 
free  and  quit  for  all  the  custody  of  his  (the  King's) 
forest.  And  he  grants  to  him  the  land  of  Adam,  "  qui 
"  se  forisfecit  de  foresta  mea,"  for  12.5.  yearly  as  Adam 
had  it  on  the  day  of  his  forfeiture.  Witnesses,  Robert 
dc  Sigillo,  and  W.  de  Montfichet,  and  Alberie  de  Ver, 
.ind  Robert  de  Ver,  and  Robert  de  Essex.  At  London. 
(Seal  gone.) 

Henry,  King  of  the  English,  Lord  of  Ireland,  Duke  of 
Normandy  and  Aquitaine,  and  Count  of  An.iou  to  the 


foresters  of  the  fee  and  his  foresters  of  the  count  v  of 
Essex.  Know  that  Gilbert  ILarshal  and  his  brothers  ' 
Gilbert  Basset,  Philip  Basset.  Richard  Suward  and  all 
other  jirisoners  (imprisii)  of  R.  Earl  Marshal  in  England 
and  Wales  came  to  our  peace,  and  we  h;ive  received 
them  mto  our  favour,  and  restored  to  them  their  lamls 
and  tenements;  so  the  Said  .^rarshal,  Gilberl.and  others 
have  called  back  ;ill  their  men  who  were  dispersed  in 
various  places  in  our  kingdom  :iiid  disturbed  our  peace. 
And  the  s.iid  Marshal.  GilbeiM .  and  otliers  have  iriven 
sufficient  security  that  neither  they  nor  their  heirs  will 
hereafter  do  damage  to  our  kingdom.  And  whereas  we 
have  heard  that  many  in  their  name  have  gone  through 
our  lands  breaking  our  peace  ami  still  do  it,  as  itis 
said,  we  have  ordered  tlie  sherilf  of  Essex  diligently  to 
seek  and  arrest  the  disturbers  in  their  l)aili\v"iek. 
Witness  m;/sdf  at  Tewkesbury,  6  January,  in  the  18th 
year  of  our  reign. 

Five  Charters  granted  by  King  Stephen. 

S.  rex^  Angl.  Justic.  et  Vic.  et  omnilius  dominis  de 
quibns  Eustac.  de  Barentona  terram  tenet  salutem  :  pre- 
cipio  quod  Eustac.  de  Barentona  ita  bene  et  quiete 
teneat  terras  suas  et  omnes  res  suas  quas  tenet  de  me 
in  capite  in  Edfelda  et  alibi  et  de  quocumc|ue  tenet 
sicut  tenuit  die  qua  Rex  Henricus  fuit  vivus  et  mor- 
tuus.  Et  super  hoc  non  ponatur  in  plac.  Teste  Episcopo 
Saruiu  et  R.  fil.  Ric.  apud  Westm.     (Seal  g'me.) 

S.  rex  Angl.  Episcopo  Luudonensi  et  Justieiariis  et 
vie.  et  omnibus  Baronibus  et  ministris  snis  de  Essexa 
Salutem.  Sciatis  me  reddidisse  et  concessisse  in  feodo 
et  bereditate  Umfrido  fil.  Eustachii  forestarii  totam 
terram  patris  sui  de  Hatfeld  et  de  Vritela  etnominatim 
terram  de  Hatfeld  quietam  et  solutam  pro  custodia 
foreste  mee.  Et  prefer  hoc  terram  illam  que  fuit  Ade 
qui  se  forisfecit  de  foresta  mea  pro  xiis.  reddendis 
mihi  ]ier  annum  sicut  predictus  Adam  cam  habebat  die 
qua  se  forisfecit  de  foresta  mea.  i;t  preterea  reddidi 
et  concessi  ministerium  patris  sui  de  forestaria  mea  ad 
tenendum  illud  de  W  .  .  .  de  Montefiehet  in  Essexa 
sicut  pater  suns  Eustachius  de  ipso  Willclmo  tenuit. 
Et  omnis  forestarius  et  minister  preificte  foreste  inten- 
danl  ipsi  L'mfrido  sicut  solebant  faccre  patri  suo.  Et 
volo  et  precipio  quod  idem  tJmfridus  totam  terram 
predictam  cum  ministerio  patris  sui  teneat  bene  et  in 
pace  et  quiete  et  libere  in  bosco  et  piano  et  ]iratis  et 
pasturis  et  .aquis  et  stagnis  cum  omnibus  libertatibus 
et  quietanciis  cum  quibus  pater  suns  vel  aliquis  ante- 
cessorum  suorum  melius  et  honorificentius  tenuit.  Testi- 
bus  A.  de  Ver.  R.  de  B'  et  Gaufr.  de  Magnavilla  ctGisl. 
fil.  Gilsl.  apud  M.arleburga.     (Seal  gone.) 

S.  rex  Angl.  H.  de  Essexa  et  A.  de  Beluac.  et  omni- 
bus ministris  suis  de  Essexes.  Clamocjuietum  Willelmo 
de  Rob.  forisfactuni  unde  implacitatus  fuit  de  Essartis 
terre  sue  de  Bersiestocia,  ita  quod  amodo  inde  quietus 
sit  nee  inde  amplius  sit  implacitatus  si  amplius  nee 
lucratus  fuerit  predict!  essarte  terre  sue  de  Berieslaria. 
Teste  Rob.  de  Tosci  apud  Westm.     (Seal  gone.) 

S.  rex  Angl.  Justiciariis  et  Gaufrido  de  Magnavilla 
et  vie.  et  ministris  suis  de  E.ssexea  salutem,  precipio 
quod  Eustacins  de  I^arentone  omnes  terras  suas  de 
Hadfelda  et  Wrtela  de  feodo  nieo  et  alias  terras  suas  de 
feodo  Willelmi  de  Luvetot  et  com.  de  Turroc  et  de  quo 
ciimque  teneat  ita  bene  et  in  pace  et  honorifice  et  juste 
et  libere  sicut  melius  tenuit  tempore  regis  Henriei  et 
die  qua  fuit  vivus  et  mnrtuus.  Teste  R.  fil.  Ric.  apud 
Loud.     (Seal  gone.) 

S.  Rex  Angl.  Justiciariis  Bai'onibns  et  ministris  suis 
de  Essexa  salutem.  Suscipio  quod  Umfridiis  de  Baren- 
tona teneat  totam  terram  suam  de  Hadfeld  de  Wrte.  et 
de  Hatfeld  et  de  Havering  et  de  Wihtrefelde  bene  et  in 
pace  et  juste  et  libere  :  insuper  hoe  nulla  fiat  ei  inde 
iujuria  vel  contumelia  neque  clamorem  inde  audiam. 
Teste  Com.  Gisl.  apud  Plaissiez.     (Seal  gone.) 

S[tephen]KingoftheEnglish  tohisbarons.justices,and 
all  his  faithful  men  of  Essex,  and  foremen  and  servants 
of  Hatfeld.  He  confirms  all  the  iiossession  (by  whom- 
soever given)  of  the  abbot  and  minks  of  Si.  i\Ielanie  of 
Redon  in  Hatfeld.  And  he  grants  to  thcni  iiasliire  for 
their  plough  and  pigs  in  his  demesne  pasture  and  in  his 
fields  with  his  own  pigs. 

Henry.  King  of  the  lOnglish.  Duke  of  Normandy  and 
Aquitaine,  Count  of  Aujou,  to  Thomas  de  Montefiehet.  I 
command  that  Humphry  de  Barentone.  my  forester,  hold 
his  land  of  Ramesden  and  of  Stanestede  and  Chigewellc, 
as  well  and  in  peace  justly  and  freely,  as  his  father  held 
in  the  time  of  King  my  grandfather,  as  his  charter  wit- 
nesses, and  as  the^aid  Humphry  held  by  it  and  as  my 
charter  witnesses,  ^^-c.  Witness,  Joe.  de  Baillol  at  Fele- 
ham. 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCKIPTS  COMMISSION 


G.  A. 

LoWSUE", 

Esq. 


The  same  to  Gilbert  tic  Moufichet  and  all  his  men  of 
Ksses,  of  whom  Humphry  de  Barentone  held  laud.  I 
order  that  Walter  de  Hatfeid  have  the  wardship  of 
Humphry,  son  of  Humphry  de  Barentone,  and  of  all 
his  land^andthe  ordering"  of  my  forest  as  long  as  I 
please,  and  that  vou  take  his  homage  by  his  just  relief. 
Witness,  Richard  de  Lacy  at  Cirecestre.  (The  last  ;! 
documents  are  copies  of  the  1 1th  century,  on  one  jncce 
of  pan-hment.) 

(c.  Stephen)  Filippus  de  Wirholo  to  all  his  men,  as 
will  Enijlish  as  French.  Know  that  I  have  granted  and 
given  to°Humfry  the  land  of  Stiford,  and  to  his  heirs 
(eredibus),  it  is  to  be  holden  of  me  and  my  heirs  {eredihus), 
payintr  10s.  yearly,  5s.  at  the  feast  of  ;St.  Michael,  and 
.'..s.  at  Easter,  for"  all  service,  which  lam  l}Ound  toby 
Earl  Warenne,  on  account  of  which  Hnmfry  de 
Barentinc  gave,  &c.  ■     Witnesses, 

Fnlk,  son  of  Eustace,  Eobert  de  Mustelgrus,  Fihp  de 
Bouilla,  Robert,  son  of  Solomon.  Richard  .  .  .  William, 
son  of  Fili|>.  ^^       „        , 

(Temji.  Hen.  2.)  Agreement  between  Humtry  de 
Barentun  and  Alan  de  Seperee.  Humfry  had  become 
Alan's  surety  for  pavment  to  Benjamin  and  his  sister 
Cipora.  Jew.s  of  Cambridge,  of  lO/.  sterling  every  year 
from  Michaelmas  next,  alter  Earl  "William  married 
the  daus,'hter  of  the  Earl  of  Albemarle.*  Alan  as  an 
indemiii'ty  pledges  to  Humphry  all  the  fee  which  he 
held  of  Humphry.     Witnesses  l  ],  Ernulf  Lenveisie 

Vl^arin  de  Barentun,  ....  Robert  Huscarle,  Richard 
de  Barentun  .  .   .  (Seals  gone.) 

(c.  Stephen.)  Agreement  between  Faramus,  son  of 
Wiliiam  de  Bolonia.  and  Hugh,  son  of  Vlger,  concerning 
the  land  of  Altiadewiche.  and  all  things  thereto  pertain- 
ing, to  wit,  that  Faramus  has  granted  to  Hugh  and  his 
heirs  to  hold  it  of  him  and  his  heirs,  as  the  charter  and 
chirograph  of  his  father  witness  ;  and  so  that  Hugo  for 
that  fee  has  done  homage  to  Faramus  at  AVaneberg.  And 
for  the  homage  and  f  >r  the  fee  and  for  the  agreements 
entered  into  between  Hugh,  son  of  Vlger  and  Bernard, 
sou  of  Eumold,  as  shown  by  the  chirograph  between 
them.  And  for  that  Faramus'  maintain  Hugh  from 
the  agreements  between  Hugh  and  Bernard,  so  that 
Hugh  lose  nothing  thro'  the  penury  of  the  maintainer, 
Hugh  has  given  to  Faramus  2  marks  of  silver.  Witnesses, 
Hugh  de  Waneberg.  and  William  de  Bosoville,  and  Hugh 
do  Chastreche,  and  Symon  de  Herdingmul,  and  Baldwin 
Richtale,  and  Herbert  de  Waneberg,  and  ISuldwin  de 
Liuenbruna,  and  Ralf  do  Hcsdingmul,  and  Baldwin  de 
Chastreche,  and  Boiio  de  Tiiigri,  and  Reginald  do 
Hesdhigmul,  and  Roger,  clerk  of  Lund;  and  Hugh 
Brito,  and  Robert  de  Hormade,  and  William,  son  of 
Vlgar,  and  many  others.     (Seal  gone.) 

Fnlk  vie.  uepos  of  Gitslebert,  of  Surrey,  confirms  to 
Hugo,  son  of  Vlgar  and  his  heirs,  the  conventions  con- 
cerning the  land  of  Alfladewiche  and  Hischentune  as 
the  convention  is  between  Bernard,  sou  of  Rumuld.and 
Hugh,  son  of  Vlgar,  and  as  the  chirograph  between 
them  witnesses— for  -1  marks  of  silver  which  the  said 
Hugo  has  given.  This  is  at  the  request  of  Milo,  of 
Gloucester,  and  of  Fulcred,  Chamberlain  of  London,  and 
of  Osbert  viii.  d.  ,  and  of  Andrew  Buocuinter,  and 

of  Anschetill.  And  that  grant  was  made  before  William, 
Abbot  of  Chertsey,  and  Richard  Basset,  and  .Vlberic  de 
Ver.  and  Mcmfen'in  Brito,  and  Rodbert  do  Talewourd, 
and  Rodbert,  the  dapifer  of  the  Abbat  of  Chertsey,  and 
"Walter,  clerk,  and  Ralph  Blore,  and  to  this  agreement  all 
the  above-named  are  witnesses. 

Henry,  King  of  England,  Duke  of  Normandy  and 
Aquitaine.  and'Count  of  Anjou,  to  the  Bishop  of  London 
and  the  sheriif  and  all  barons  of  Esse.N.  He  has  con- 
coded  to  Humphrey,  son  of  Eustacede  Bareuton,  in  fee. 
the  land  which  was  of  Geolfrey  the  forester  in  Hatfield 
free  and  clear  for  the  custody  of  his  forest.  Grants 
the  land  of  Adam  (as  in  the  charter  above)  at  the  rent 
of  12s.  Humphrey  is  to  hold  as  freely  as  his  father 
held  in  the  time  of  his  (the  King's)  grandfather  all 
lands  which  Eustace  held  of  King  Henry,  the  gi-antor's 
grandfather  in  chief  or  of  any  other,  as  the  charter  of 
King  Jleiiry  testifies.  Witnesses,  Ric.  de  Hum.  Const.. 
Man"  BiiitHapifer,  Warin  lil.  t^er.  Cam.,  .Toe.  de  Bail- 
lolo,  ^I.  Haveriuge. 

Conan,  Duke  of  Brittany.  Earl  of  lliehinond.  to  all 
sons  of  mother  church,  and  to  his  daiiifer  and  chamber- 
lain, and  all  liis  servants,  and  all  meii,Frei)eh  and  Kng- 
li.sh,  and  all  his  Brc1ons,and  all  well-wishers.— (lives 
to  God  and  the  church  of  St.  .lolm  flic  Baptist  .and  the 
brethren  there   serving  Cod,  to  wit,  to  Anschetil  and  to 


•  Win.  (IpTVniiioiAill.-.  Knil  or  V.-i-r.\.  iiKiiriul  llnwisc.  (biii.irnli  i-  :uu\ 
iii-iress  nf  Wiiiiaiii  I.i'  (Jros,  Kai-l  of  Allii'liiarlc,  hIiu  died  ll:  11(11. 
(IJuKdalc.) 


William,  and  to  Laheman,  and  others  their  successors 
the  hermitage  (lieremitorium)  of  Wogobiliche  in  bis 
wood  of  Cestreham,  for  the  salvation  of  his  soul.  Tells 
the  addressees  to  support  the  grantees  and  to  let  them 
use  the  wood  without  waste.  Witnesses,  Rodbert  de 
Galole.  Peter  Boteler,  Rodbert,  son  of  Abelard,  William, 
son  of  Sired,  Wigon  son  of  Gadi.  This  charter  was 
made  in  the  time  of  Hamclin.  Chancellor  of  Cestreham. 
(Seal,  originally  nearly  1  inches  in  di.amctcr,  about  one 
third  remains ;  man  on  horse  with  shield  and  surcoat 
of  mail ;  on  the  other  side,  a  man  on  horse  galloping  ; 
well  cut.) 

(No.  13.)  (A. D.  1110.)  Henry.  Archdeacon  of  Hunt- 
ingdon, to  all  clerks  of  Huntingdonshire,  present  and 
future.  Know  that  Ansered  the  jiriest  has  acknow- 
ledged in  chapter  before  me  that  the  church  of  St. 
Melanius  ought  to  have  2  ];arts  of  the  small  tithes, 
viz.,  of  sheep,  and  wool,  and  cheese,  and  all  thing 
accustomed  to  be  tithed  of  the  demesne  of  i'aganus, 
sheriff  of  llemingebord,  as  they  have  of  corn  ;  and  the 
monks  have  demised  to  him  the  said  titlies,  viz.,  the 
corn  and  other  things  for  7  years,  at  the  yearly  rent  of 
7s.  After  tlie  7  years  the  monks  .are  to  do  their  plea- 
sure therewith.  Wiinesses,  Martin  Roger,  Osmund  de 
Brant,  Roger  the  dean,  Ralph  of  Godmet,  John  de 
Brant,  Willliam  the  dean,  Cuuan,  Jooelin  de  Stiuetl  (?). 
Done  in  the  j'ear  of  grace  M".c''.x°.  (Fragment  of  large 
white  seal,  seemingly  heraldic,  but  the  capital  letters 
HAM,  part  of  a  word,  are  in  the  centre. 

(No.  9.)  Earl  Alberic  to  all  faithful,  &c.  Know 
that  William,  son  of  Bernard,  and  Scrlo  his  son,  have 
given,  in  frankalmoign,  to  the  church  of  St.  Mary  of 
Hadfeld  Regis,  and  the  monk.s  of  St.  Melanius  serving 
God  there,  the  moiety  of  their  two  lands  (dunhus  terris), 
which  they  had  in  Manegadene,  viz.,  of  the  land  which 
was  Gudmund's,  and  of  the  land  which  was  Alfsichild's, 
the  two  lands  to  lie  partitioned  by  the  oaths  of  4  lawful 
men  who  know  the  said  lands,  and  one  moiety  with 
the  i)iansura,  which  was  Alfsichild's.  is  allotted  .and 
granted  to  Saint  Mary,  &c.  as  aforesaid,  and  the  other 
moiety  with  the  mansura,  which  was  Gudmund's.  is  to 
remain  to  Serlo.  And  AVilli.am,  son  of  Bernard,  his 
father,  is  become  a  monk  there,  viz.,  at  Hadl'eld.  The 
gift  is  made  at  tlie  request  of  AVilliam  and  his  son 
Serlo. — Witnesses,  Robert  the  Earl's  const.able,  Ralph 
Carbonell.  Ingclram  the  dapifer,  Ralph  do  Gisnes,  Fnlk 
and  Ralph,  clerks.  Part  of  large  white  seal  ;  man  on 
horse  (looking  to  tlie  left)  with  sword  and  shiehl. 

(No.l.)  Geolfrey  called  Botcrel  to  Baldwin  his  prefect  of 
Nctlestedo.  He  ami  his  wife  and  sons  direct  that  Baldwin 
while  jiroctor  pay  to  the  monks  of  St.  Melanius  abiding 
in  lietfeld  the  king's  vill,  that  mark  of  silver  which  he 
gave  for  the  souls  of  himself  and  wife  and  sons  and 
ancestors.  And  he  and  his  wife  Vigolent,  his  sons 
William  and  Peter,  direct  that  all  who  shall  succeed 
Baldwin  in  his  office  shall  pay  the  said  mark  to  the  said 
monks  at  Michaelmas  in  each  j'car.  They  will,  also, 
that  this  charter  be  read  in  the  church  liefore  all  the 
palish,  so  that  the  parishioners  may  be  witnesses  to  the 
gift.  Of  the  barons  of  Earl  Alan  these  have  heard  this 
our  order,  Alanus  Aimerici,  Gaufridus  Aldroiui.  Anno 
Incarnatione  Domini.     M.  c.  xxxviiii.     (Seal  gone.) 

(No.  2.)  (1143.)  Richard  de  Camville  and  Alice  his 
wil'e,  with  his  sons,  give  the  church  of  Maneguedene 
to  God  and  St.  Melanius  and  bis  monks  aliiding  in  the 
church  of  flctfeld  Regis  for  ever  free  from  all  secular 
service.  Witnesses,  Gilbert  Gaiter  of  Crnili,  and 
David,  servants  of  the  monks  ;  Ralph  the  priest.  Done 
in  the  year  of  the  Incarn.ation  M".  c".  xl".  iii".  (Seal 
gone.) 

(No.  3.)  Richard  do  Camville  to  Richard  Bishop  of 
London, andNicholiis  the  archdeacon. — Wonders  thatthey 
oljstruot  the  gift  which  he  maile  to  God  and  the  monks 
of  Hatfcld.  Conimaiids  and  requires,  for  the  love  of  God 
and  himself  that  they  concede  to  them  (the  monks), 
the  church  which  he  gave,  and  in  respect  of  which  he 
presented  them  to  the  addressees,  and  by  his  letters  again 
)iresents  ;  and  because  he  is  going  with  tlie  king,  he  puts 
Earl  Alberic  in  his  place  to  dereign  the  gift  against  the 
false  claimants  of  Maneden,  and  forbids  them  to  accept 
the  presentation  of  anyothcr  person. — Fragment  of  large 
M  bite  seal,  a  bird  looking  backwards  to  the  left. 

(No.  4.)  (A.D.  114:1.) — Alexander,  son  of  Rivallon  of 
Tondrclcia,toall  sons  of  holy  church.  For  the  remission 
of  tlie  sins  of  himself  and  his  wil'e  Hawisc,  and  his  lords 
and  friends  and  his  father  and  mother  and  ancestors, 
he  gives  his  moiety  of  the  church  of  Tondreleia  wit.h 
its  appurtenances  to  God  and  S.  Mary  always  virgin,  and 
St.  Mehiiiins  and  his  monks  in  thechui-ch  ofHelfeld  (sic) 
Regis,  t'li'C  froni  all  secular  service.  He  does  this  with 
the  assent  of  his  Lord  Earl  Alberic.     Witnesses,  Helias 


G.  A. 

LOWNDE, 

Esq. 


APPENDIX   TO   «EVJlNTH   ilEPOKT. 


589 


the  priest,  AJhelis  his  mother.  William  the  prior,  and 
the  whole  convent  of  the  said  church  of  Helfeld  Rei;is. 
Done  in  the  year  of  the  Incarnation  M".  c".  xl".  iii". 
(Seal  gone,  the  plaited  silk  which  suspended  it  remains.) 
(No.  5.)  (1194.)  R.,  Trior  of  Bermundsoy  and  P..  Arch- 
deacon of  London,  to  all,  itc.  After  a lonu' dispute  between 
the  monks  of  Hadfeld  Regis  and  the  canons  of  St.  Bntult 
of  Colchester,  aljout  the  "  deoinia-  novalium  ''  of  the 
king's  demesne  inHadfeld,  at  length  by  commission  from 
the  pope  and  by  consent  of  the  parlies  it  is  agreed  -that 
the  Monks  of  Hadfeld  shall  take  the  small  tithes  in  that 
vill  known  to  belong  to  the  said  canons,  paying  therefor 
to  the  said  canons  for  ever  the  J'early  sum  of  tis.  except 
the  tithes  of  geese  which  the  canons  are  to  retain. 
The  ])rior  and  canons  of  Coh'hester  by  consent  of  ihe 
said  monks  are  to  have  all  tithes  of  garbs  coming  from 
the  lands  which  the  canons  of  Tremhale  ])OSsessed  in 
the  parish  of  Hadfeld,  viz.  (certain  lands),  all  tithes  of 
corn  and  vegetables  (leguminum)  shall  belong  to  the 
canons  of  St.  Botulf  and  of  all  lands  hereafter  brought 
into  cultivation  in  Hadfeld  in  the  King's  demesne  the 
said  canons  shall  take  the  tithes  of  corn  and  vegetables. 
Done  in  the  year  of  the  Incarnation  M".  c°.  xc".  iiii".  the 
first  year  of  the  return  al'  King  Richard  from  Germany 
into  England.  Lunar  cycle  xvii.  Dominical  letter  B. 
AVitnesses,  Master  Richard  of  Storteford.  and  .Master 
Alard,  canons  of  St.  Paul ;  .-Vdam,  monk  of  St.Waleric, 
Master  Robert  de  Quent,  Master  Gosscle  of  London  ; 
Richard,  chaplain  of  the  Bishop  of  London  ;  Gooli'rey, 
clerk  of  Roinges  ;  Matthew,  clerk  of  Master  Robert  de 
Quent,  and  many  others.  A  fragment  of  the  prior's 
seal  remains  (half  of  a  horse)  ;  the  other  seal  is  gone. 
This  deed  was  in  duplicate. 

(No.  8.)  Reginald  Arsic  to  all  his  meu,  present  and 
future.  Gives  to  the  monks  of  Hatfeld  Regis  all  tithes 
of  his  wind-mill  in  Selverley  in  the  field  called  Breche, 
in  frankalmoign.  Witnesses.  Ralf  Arsic  his  brother. 
William  Francis,  Alexander  Campiun,  Geofl'rey  the 
dean,  Ealf  the  clerk,  Reginald  the  baker,  William 
Cementarius,  Ralf  Musca,  and  many  others.  Large 
white  seal,  man  on  horse  (looking  to.  the  right),  with 
sword  and  shield  (a  cross  on  it)  ;   circumference  gone. 

VMh  Century  Peter  Boterel  to  William,  Bishop  of  Nor- 
wich, Walter  the  archdeaoou,his  lord  Conau  the  earl, and 
all  sons  of  holy  church.  Grants  (for  the  souls  of  his  father, 
motlier,  iiredecessors,  and  self,)  to  the  church  of  St. 
Melaiuus  of  Rodon,  Godwin  the  bailifl'  (prepositum)  of 
Nctlestede,  and  his  heirs  and  all  his  holding  held  of  the 
grantor,  in  fraid<almoign,free  from  all  service,  &c.  except 
the  king's  and  the  earl's.  Grants  that  Godwin  and  his 
heirs  may  have  in  hi.s  vill  of  Nettlestede  the  same 
common  in  wood  and  jilain,  &c.  which  he  hitherto  had. 
Grants  to  the  said  church  12  acres  of  his  demesne  in 
Sorlund  free  from  all  service,  as  well  the  king's  and  earl's 
as  his  own.  If  Godwin  or  his  heirs  be  impleaded  for 
any  forfeiture  pertaining  to  the  grantor,  he  shall  be 
justiced  by  the  monks  in  the  court  of  the  monks  of  the 
said  church.  Godwin  or  his  heirs  shall  not  be  compelled 
by  the  grantor  or  his  officers  to  go  to  hundreds  and  shires, 
but,  giving  his  accustomed  scot,  may  remain  at  home  in 
peace.  Witnesses,  Matilda,  the  grantor's  wife,  who  was 
present  at  the  gift  and  .allowed  it.  Adam,  priest  of  the  said 
vill,  Arnald  the  physician.  Richard  the  priest.  William, 
priest  of  Pileberge,  Ranulf  parmer.Godric  his  son.Godric 
de  fonte,  William,  son  of  Lifrum.  Roger  the  bailifl'.  (pre- 
por.itus),  Peter  de  Chalgrafe,  Andrew,  son  of  Arnald, 
Geott'ry,  priest  of  Blackeham.  Robert  of  Wilasliam,  and 
the  whole  hamlet  of  Nettlestede.     (Seals  gone,  i   Xo.  7. 

Ajiiauc.v. 
A  small  Bundle  of  Faciei:-:. 

1630.  Jan.  21.  Copy  (examined  by  Wm.  Jessoji. 
secretary)  of  order  at  a  Court  held  for  the  Island  of 
Providence  at  Mr.  Dyke's  house  in  Billiter  Lane.  Pre- 
sent, Mr.  Dyke,  deputy,  the  Lord  Brooke.  Sir  Benjamin 
Rudyard.  Sir  Crilbert"  Gerrard.  Sir  Natlianiel  Riche, 
Mr.  Pj'ni,  Mr.  Graunt. — Sir  Thomas  Barrington,  Bart., 
was  admitted  into  the  Society  subject  to  the  confirma- 
tion of  the  admission  at  the  Quarter  Court  ;  his  sub- 
scription money  was  20U?.  {"  which  sura  will  make  his 
"  adventure  equal  to  the  adventures  of  the  rest  of  the 
"  Company  "),  to  bo  returned  to  him  if  his  admi-sion 
was  not  confirmed. 

Piol .  May  1 9  and  June  2^1.  Two  receipts,  signed  by 
John  Pym,  for  two  sums  of  25?.  paid  by  Sir  Thomas 
Barrington  in  full  for  additions  of  Adventures  to  the 
Island  of  Providence. 

1632,  July  1  (about).  Extracts  of  letters  relating  to 
the  Company,  viz.  : — 


Nat.    Ric 
secretary. 


Capt.  Philip  Boll,  Go'vernor",  his  gei:eral  le'.'.er  to 
the  Company. 

Mr.  .lohn  Hunt  to  Lord  Brooke. 

Capt.  Axe  to  the  Earl  of  Norwich. 

'J'he  sanjc  to  Sir  Na!,.  Rii  he. 

Mr.  .lohu  Hunt  to  the  same. 

Lieut.  Price  to  the  same. 

Mr.   Morgan,  the  minister    to    Sii 
Mr.  Pym. 

Knsign  f'itchc  to  Win.  .Ics.sop,  tlio 

The  Minister  to  John  Reeve,  an  apotiiccary. 

All  the  writers  state  that  provisions  were  abundant. 
Fruits  in  plenty  ;  hogs  arid  house  fowl  thrived  ;  three 
crops  of  corn  in  a  year  ;  the  tobacco  not  much,  if  at  all, 
behind  the  Spanish.  Briokmakers  were  set  to  work 
for  a  church  and  the  Governors  house. 

1631,  July  2U.  John  Pym's  receipt  for  701.  supplied 
by  Sh-  T.  B. 

1631,  Oct.  6.     The  like,  for  50/. 

ItiSl.  Jan.  17.  Short  agreement  by  four  persons  with 
Sir  T.  B.  to  go  under  his  name  and  as  of  his  family  to 
the  Island  of  Providence,  with  the  next  ship  from  the 
Company. 

1631,  Jan.  25.  A  similar  agreement  by  four  other 
persons. 

1631,  Feb.  21.  John  Pym's  receipt  for  100/.  supplied 
by  Sir  T.  B.  for  the  use  of  the  Isle. 

1632,  April  13.  John  Pym's  receipt  for  5o/.  (paid  by 
Sir  T.  B.)  in  full  of  150/.,  payable  by  each  member  of 
the  Society  under  an  order  made  "last  Hilary  terra. 
"  And  so  Sir  T.  B.  hath  in  all  paid  into  the  common 
"  stock  of  the  said  Company  since  his  admission  thore- 
"  into  for  the  advancement  of  the  plantations  in  the 
"  islands  of  Providence  and  Association  the  sum  of 
"  .520/." 

1632,  July  13,  Oct.  6,  March  23 ;  1633.  June  6.  Four 
receipts,  signed  by  John  Pym  for  40/.,  25/..  70/..  .and  70/., 
paid  by  Sir  T.  B. 

Memorandum  by  Sir  T.  B.  of  the  various  sums  paid 
by  him  in  respect  of  the  Society,  amounting  to  (includ- 
ing 200/.  paid  after  the  13th  July  1633)  1,025/. 

16E3,  Nov.  23.  John  Pym's  receipt  for  200/.  in  full  of 
the  1,025/. 

1634,  June  28,  Nov.  8  ;  1635,  April  13.  John  Pym's 
receipts  for  64/.,  64/.  2.s.  6(/..  and  20/.  paid  by  Sir 
T.  B. 

1637.  March  20,  Brook  House.  Copy  of  orders  at  a. 
General  Couit.  2i  pp.  folio  (for  raising  an  additional 
211.0011/.  stockl. 

c.  1642.  A  statement  that  Visct.  Say  and  Selc,  Sir 
Thomas  Barrington,  and  John  Pym  were  bound  to 
Sir  Henry  Reeve,  of  London,  Kt..in  1.600/.  for  payment 
of  800/.  with  six  months'  interest  on  Nov.  1628,  which 
was  the  debt  of  the  whole  Company,  towards  payment 
of  which  these  noblemen  and  genthmen  arc  indebted  to 
the  stock  of  the  Company.  Then  follow  the  names  of 
24  persons,  with  a  sum  of  monej-  set  opposite  each 
name,  amounting  in  all  to  0.4.50/.  9s.  9|i./. — Among  them 
are  Sir  Thomas  Barrington.  76/.  Is.  O'd.  ;  Mr.  Pvm's 
executors,  1,739/.  Ids.  -'^(L  The  Earl  of  Warwick,  Lord 
Say  and  Sele,  the  Earl  of  Manchester  are  down  for 
several  sums. 

16:i9,  June  1.  Wm.  Jessop's  receipt  to  Sir  T.  B.  foi 
300/.  in  part  of  what  remained  due  from  him. 

1644,  May  15.  -Affidavit  of  William  Jessop,  the  secre- 
tary, with  regard  to  the  assets  and  debts  of  the  Com- 
pany.    (2;.  ])p.) 

A  sheet  of  accounts. 

Petition  of  Sir  John  Barrington  to  the  House  of  Com- 
mons.— His  late  father  Sir  Thomas,  and  other  members 
of  the  Company  were  largely  iudebteil  in  res]>cct  thereof. 
Most  of  the  other  debtors  are,  as  Members  of  Parlia- 
ment, juotected  from  personal  molestation.  He  pr.ays 
ju'otection. 

Draft  order  of  the  Lords  protecting  Sir  John  Barring- 
ton and  his  property  from  molestation  by  creditors  of 
the  Company  until  the  debts  of  John  Pym  were  paid  out 
of  certain  lands. 

1675.  I'our  papers  relating  to  Bermuda.  These  are 
about  some  lands  in  the  island,  late  li(donging  to  the 
Earl  of  Warwick,  claimed  by  Daiuel  Finch,  Henry  St. 
John,  and  Thomas  Barrington,  his  heirs  by  marriage. 


My  best  thanks  are  given  to  Mr.  Lowndes  lor  his  kind 
hospitality  at  Barrington  Hall. 


0.  .\. 

J^OWXDES, 


Al.riiED    J.    HoKWUOD. 


4  E  3 


590 


mSTOiilCAL    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION 


(All. 


.  n.  G. 

■^1.  .lulls 
Mltli.VHT, 

.<.;v. 


The  MSS.  of  Capt.  Hervev  G.  St.  John  Mildmay, 
li.N.,  OF  Hazelgi;ove  House,  Somerset. 

Thtj  MSS.  referrpd  to  in  the  following  report  have 
been  selected  from  a  number  of  family  papern  belonging 
to  Capt"  Hervey  G.  St.  John  Mildmay,  11. N.,  Trhn  has 
kindlv  placed  them  in  my  hands  for  examination.  The 
papers  are  in  a  good  state  of  preservation,  but  have  not 
been  arranged  aud  catalogued:  this  will  now  be  done. 
It  appt-ars  from  niy  examination  of  these  papers  that  the 
earlier  portion  of  them  belonged  to  Sir  George  Harvey, 
knt.,  of  Marks  in  Essex,  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  in  i6<.}3 ; 
and  that  the  Jewel  House  and  other  17th  century  p;ipers, 
later  than  1620,  were  preserved  by  Col.  Careiv  Harvey 
Mildmay  of  Marks,  who  was  ono  of  the  officers  of  the 
Jewel  House  from  162 ."i  to  1667  or  a  lew  years  later,  and 
was  also  one  of  the  verderers  of  the  Forest  of  Waltham. 
Many  of  the  Jewel  House  papers  are  in  Col.  Mildmay's 
own  handwriting.  Besides  the  eight  or  10  letters  ad- 
dressed til  Carew  Hai-vey  Mildmay.  Esq..  between  the 
years  1726-176-2,  noticed  in  this  report,  there  is  also  in 
the  collection  a  large  numlier  of  letters  written  by  him 
to  his  steward  at  Hazelgrove  about  the  year  1750,  but 
these,  although  the}'  give  an  interesting  picture  of  the 
life  of  an  active-miuded  country  gentleman,  I  have  not 
noticed  in  the  report  as  not  being  of  .sufficient  public 
interest. 

Anno  7.  Hen.  IV..  1406.  Permission  from  the  king 
to  the  tenants  of  Havering  "  abiding  on  the  side  of  our 
village  of  Runiford"  .  .  for  ''  ease  of  the  old  and  weak '' — 
"  because  the  chapell  of  S'  Andrew  is  seituate  half  a 
"  mile  without  our  fore  saide  village,  in  which  respect 
"  it  is  often  rolibed  and  spoyled,"  to  remove  the  chajiel 
to  a  more  convenient  place  upon  thr  oast  side  of  the 
village. 

About  IGOO.  A  discourse  written  by  Sir  George 
Harvye  of  Sir  Walter  Smith's  "Mysfortunes  and  deathe." 
"  In  searching  things  of  Queen  Mary's  time  I  founde  a 
'■  strange  recorde  of  a  knighte  murdered,  and  a  ladye 
"  burned  (for  murdering  the  knight  her  husband),  a 
"  horsekeeper  hanged,  and  a  cagging  companion  (who 
"  was  the  cause  of  all)  arraigned." — Favorite  dishes 
noted  in  the  story — "  Boyled  cream  with  rosewater, 
"  sugar  and  eggs,  a  plas  liuttered  with  rosewater  and 
"  sugar,  artichoke  boyled  with  marrow,  creame  and 
"  caponette,  partriges  at  great  price  of  eight  grotes  and 
"  iij*"  apeace." 

l..(2.  Sept.  11.  "  Talke  had  between  the  bishop  of 
"  C-i  n I erburies  chaplain  a  M'  Pearson  and  M'  Thomas 
"  Wilcock — and  my  brother  Field  ■'  inNewgate  "  God's 
"  prisoners,"  because  "  we  wrote  a  boke  in  the  parlia- 
"  luent  tyme  (which  should  lie  a  free  tyme  of  speaking 
"  (ir  wr_ytinge)  craving  i  cdresse  of  abuses." 

A  proportion  for  supply  of  munition  for  her  highness 
(Queen  Elizabeth's)  eastell  cornet  of  Guernsey. 

Sir  George  Harvy's  good  oounsoU  to  his  son  in  his 
travails. 

1580.  '"Accounts  Oi  George  Hai'vie  thr  younger  to 
"  the  use  of  my  brother  George  Harvie  the  elder." 

£  s.  -/. 
Paid    to   M""    Craifurd  for   nursing 

Dudlej-        ...  -     jij     ^J     o 

Paid  to  M"^  Craiford  for  12  wickes 

borde  and  scole  i'or  Dudley  your 

Sonne  -  .  -  -      o  \x     o 

Paid  to  the  carrier  of   Chester   for 

carrying  your  stuti'e  thither  -      o     v     x 

Paid  for  3  ells  of  canvas   to  trusse 

your  stuffe  to  send  to  Jreland       -      o     i,j     o 

Commission  to  William  Marques  of  Winchester,  Lord 
Treasurer,  and  others — "to  survey  walls,  streams, 
"  ditches,  sewers,  bridges,  and  other  defences  by  the 
"  coasts  of  the  sea  and  marshe  grounds  .  .  from  Strat- 
"  ford  Bridge  to  Muckinge  Mill."  Endorsed '•  Book  for 
"  my  Lord  Buckeherst." 

1582.  Letter  from  Nicholas  Mosley  (Alderman)  to  M' 
George  Hervye. 

1583.  Inventory  of  all  the  goodes,  &c.  of  Dame  Eliza- 
beth Beckwith,  late  of  the  eittie  of  York. 

1616.  Letter  from  Earl  of  Oxford  from  Florence  to 
Sir  Gawen  Harvey  .  .  intends  to  stay  a  year  or  two 
longer  abroad,  and  to  be  next  spring  in  Prance. 

1617.  Copy  of  grants  by  King  James  to  John  Digby 
of  Sherborne  Castle  and  listates. 

1677.  Contracts  made  upon  the  renewal  and  Excliangc 
of  Estates  in  the  Mp.nor  nf   Sherborne  when  John  Earle 

of  Bristol  suceecdea  to  them.     Heriots  received  1715 

1718. 


A.D.  1586.     A  MS.  book  of  69  pages,  endorsed  "  The 
Booke  of  Offices." 

p.  1.  "  The  names  of  the  Lordes  and  others  of  Her 
"  Mat"  pryvie  couiisell." 

p.  2.  ■•The  number  of  churches  w"'in  everye  sheire  as 
■'  they  are  in  y"'  Booke  of  the  tirste  fruits.  An"  Dom. 
"  1586.  Total  9,210." 

p.  3-5.  "The  valuation  of  the  severall  livings  of  ail 
"  the  Bishops  in  liiijland  w"'  t'ne  tenths  that  everye  ono 
"  of  the  ■  ■         '         " 


e.g. 


paithe.     An"  Dom.  1586.' 
Archiepatus  Cantur  Vale  clar 


d. 


per  annum  -  -  -  3.903  18     8 

becima  inde  -  -     309     7  10  (,s-tc) 

p.  6.  '■  The  valuation  of  the  severall  Deanries  in  Ing- 
land  with  the  tenths  that  everye  one  of  them  paiethe." 
p.  7.  "A  note  of  the  Bishops  and  how  they  are  to  take 

'  place  echo  before  or  after  otheT'.     An.  Dom.  1586." 
p.  9.  '■  The  names  of  the  pryviledged  Townes  in  Ing- 

^  land.     A.D.  1586." 
p.  10-12.  "  Musters  taken  An.  Dom.  1586,"  e.g. 


Counties  and 
Citties. 

Able 
men. 

Armed 
men. 

Selected 
men. 

Artificers 
&  Pioners. 

Demi 
launces. 

Light 
liorse. 

CambridKe 
and  Cantabr 

1,000 
SO 



300 
20 

__ 

19 

22 

( '( »rn\vall 

6,600 

- 

400 

- 

- 

- 

Susse.x 

6,099 

799 

600 

900 

11 

150 

Totals 

101.23(1 

56,113 

12,732 

12,419 

457 

2,167" 

p.  13,  14.  The  names  of  her  Mat''*  sliippcs  w'''  the 
nimiber  of  men  and  ifurniture  requisite  for  the  setting 
forth  of  the  same.     A.D.  1586.  e.g. 


Shipps. 

Men. 

Furniture. 

Burthen. 

7S0 

Harques 

250 

1,000 

Trvuraph 

"Marvners     - 

450 

liowes 

50 

Conners 

50 

.\rrowes  SliC 

100 

Esteemed  otherwise 

Soidier-s 

20(1 

Pil-liS   - 

Bills    - 

Corseletts 

Marioners 

21K) 
200 
100 
200 

1,000  tonnes. 

George  Bison 

'Pliomns  Randoll 
The  Lord  Oobhani 


23  ships  described  as  above,  then  is  added — 

'■  Sume  of  all  ot'ner  as  well  merchaunts  shijips 
'■  as  others  in  all  narts  of  Ingland  of  100  tonnes 
"  and  upwards         .  -  -  -  .     135" 

Sume  of  all  barkes  and  shippes  of  40  tonnes 
and  upwards  to  an  loO  tonnes         -  -  .     g56 

There  are  besides  by  estimation  IdO  sale  of  Hoysalsoe 
of  small  barkes  and  fishermen  an  infinite  nomber. 

So  as  the  nomber  of  M"  throughe  the  Bealme  cannot 
be  less  thau  600.  besides  London. 

p.  15-17.  '■  The  names  of  the  fiforts  and  castlles 
"  alongest  the  sea  coste  w"'  the  names  alsoe  of  the 
"  captayncs  that  have  the  charge  of  them. 

Kent. 
The        Bulwarkc        of 

Gravesend. 
Quinborrowe. 
Sherenasso. 
.     The    Queenes    place   at 
Cauterbury. 
The     Kodes     of     Mar- 
guret. 
I     The     Towne    of    Sand- 
I         wich. 

'■  fees  to  the  captayncs  and  other  officers  for  keeping 
"  the  saide  castolls  throughout  Euglando  corameth  to 
"  xviij"'  £41  viij.s.  Od." 

p.  18.  19.  The  nomber  of  men  appointed  to  be  trayned 
in  everie  sheire  throughout  the  Kealme.  .An"  Dom. 
1586. 

p.  20.  '■  Tlie  chardges  of  Barwicke  and  other  holds  in 
"  the  Easte  Marches  forcamps  Scotland. 

Chief  Officers 
The  Lord  Governor 
The  Marshall 
The  Trer'     - 
The  Gent.  Horker  - 
The  Chamberlaine  - 
The  M'  of  Thordinance 
The     Comptroller    of    the 
checke      ... 


otland. 

An"  1586. 

£    6-. 

d. 

666  13 

41 

260     0 

0  1 

260    0 

0 

180  13 
94  13 

f  >-l,676 

146    0 

0| 

64    0 

I 

APPENDIX    TO   SEVEN'TH    ItEl'iUn'. 


"91 


T.  H.  G.  P-  21,  22.  "  All  estimate  of  the  roiuaynes  in  the  saidc 
Joiix  "  office  [The  office  of  the  Onliuaiice]  w'"  the  value  in 
k.n"'  "  I'edye  monye  of  the  severall  Tytles  ensuing  as  well 
"  w"'iu  the  Tower  of  Loudon  as  aborde  the  shippes." 

p.  23.  "  The  sundry  natures  and  kinde  of  ordinauiice. 
•'  shott,  powder,  inuuicons,  habilliments  of  warre,  and 
"  other  ifurnitures  for  ordinaunce  incidente  and  belong- 
'■  ing  to  the  service  thereof." 

The  Table. 

p.  2-5,  26.  "  Officers  of  the  courtes  of  revenew. 
"  Officers  and  ministers  of  justice. 
"  Keejiers  of  houses,  parkes,  tTorests,   and 
chases,  &c.  &c.  &c. 

"  With  the  total  somes  of  all  theire  fees  and  allow- 
ances." 

p.  27-34.  "  The  officers  of  the  .Exchequier,  with  their 
"  severall  fees,  &c.'' 

p.  35-38.  Officers  in  the  Duchie  of  Lancaster,  and  their 
fees,  &c. 

p.  39.  40.  The  courte  of  Wards  and  Liveryes.  and  their 
fees,  &c. 

p.  41,  42.  The  courte  of  iirste  fruits  and  tenthes,  and 
their  fees,  &c. 

p.  43.  Countie  Palatyne  of  Chester  and  Lancaster. 
and  their  fees,  &c. 

p.  44,  '■  Justice  of  Oyer  and  Determiuacon,  and  the 
fees  to  each,  and  allowances." 

p.  45-48.  Officers  in  the  Courte,  and  the  fees  to  each, 
and  allowances.'' 

p.  49.  "  The  Armorie,  and  the  fees  to  each,  and  allow- 
ances." 

p.  50.  ■'  The  Mynte.  and  the  fees  to  each,  and  allow- 
ances." 

p.  61.  "  The  Works,  and  the  fees  to  each,  and  allow- 
ances." 

p.  52.  "  The  Wardrobe,  and  the  fees  to  each,  and  allow- 
ances." 

p.  53-54.  '■  The  Tentes,  and  the  fees  to  each,  and  allows 
ances." 

p.  55-66.  "  Musitions  and  Players,  and  the  fees  to  each 
and  allowances." 

[1.  57.  "  Surgions,  Phisieons,  Apothecaries,  and  As- 
tronomers, Bargmen,  and  Watermen,  and  the  fees  to 
each  and  allowances." 

p.  68-69.  "'Artificers,  and  the  foes  to  each,  and  allow- 
ances." 

p.  60-64.  Officer.*  and  servants  in  household.  L'greate 
Mr.  Threr.  Comptroller.  Cofcrer.  blasters  of  ye  House- 
hold. Clerk  Comptroller.  Clerke  to  the  Cofferer. 
Yoman.  Grome.  L.  Cbamblain.  Yice-Chamblain. 
The  4  knights.  Ci-entlemen  of  the  pryvye  chamber. 
Grentleuian  usher.s  of  the  pryvye  chamber,  (ientlemen 
ushers.  Gromes  of  the  pryvj'e  chamber.  Carvers  4. 
Cupbearers  3.  Sewers  to  the  King  4.  Sewers  7. 
Esquiers  for  the  boddie  3.  Gromes  of  the  chamber  12. 
Yoman  ushers  4.  Pages  4,  with  fees  and  allowances  to 
each. 

p.  64-69.  Largesses, 

£ 

Apparrell  for  those  of  the  halle  kytohin      201   0^,, 

,,  .,  privie  kitchiu      30J 

and  so  on  for  6  pages  ending  with  "  Yoman  of  the  close 

carte."     Gromes  68,  fee  to  everye  of  them  per  diem  61/. 

Footmen  16.     Singers  3. 

Sm"  to'''  of  the  officers  and  servants  of  household, 
16.868L  10s.  lc^.°'> 

1694.  A  warrant  for  all  bakers,  scrivemers,  victuallers, 
badgers,  loders.  millers,  corne  huckers  and  maltsters,  in 
the  hundred  of  Becontrie,  to  appear  before  us  (the 
justices)  at  Barkinge,  and  that  the  victuallers  and 
badgers  bring  with  them  their  licences.  Names  and 
residences  of  these  summoned. 

1595.  "  A  copie  of  the  order  in  the  Chancery  for 
"  kepinge  of  the  courte  roUes  and  other  matters."  upon 
the  settlement  of  a  suit  between  Peter  Houghton,  alder- 
men, and  George  Hurvve,  Armiger,  respecting  lands  at 
Estham  burnelle,  Westham  burnelles. 

Another  copy  of  the  same  endorsed,  ''Tlie  oo]jie  of 
"  the  M'  of  the  RoUes,  his  order  betwixt  3Ir.  Houghton 
"  and  me.  20  JSTov.  1595. 

159.5.  11  .July.  '■  The  order  for  my  possession  of 
"  Estham  buruells." 

1595.  13  Oct.  "  The  order  to  M'  Creswell "  in  the 
same  case. 

1597.  The  nomber  of  acres  and  names  of  tenants  in 
"  the  parish  of  Hornchurch." 

1597.  A  report  to  the  Queen  upon  the  state  of  the 
Tower  of  London. 

"  The  duties  of  the  Lieutenant." 


'•  Ditl\-r,'iices    necessary    to    be    decided.     Inprimis. 

The  Citvc  of  London  did  and  doth  pretend  'I'ythu  unto 
••  your.Mati'soillof  Tower  hill,  and  Est  .Smythfeilde  even 
•'  unto  the  ditch  of  the  'I'ower."     &c.  &c. 

'•  Defectes  needful  to  lie  supplyed.  That  there  are 
•'  allowed  for  this  ^uard  of  this  y'  Ma""  royall  custell 
'   but  x.xx  warders,     i^-e.  &c." 

Di.-,ordersmcct  to  be  reformed  viz.,  too  much  liberty 
"^  to  prisoners  of  receiving  friends,  and  that  they  "  have 

been  allowed  to  keepe  their  wy  ves  and  whole  famylyes 
"  resydcut."     &c.  &c. 

••  Touching  the  ilynte,  a  eomiilaint  that  it  is  much 
"  decayed,  that  for  some  yeares  there  hath  not  been 
■'  coyned  much  above  €2,001.1  iu  a  whole  yoare." 

■•  That  your  llignes  dominions  did  some  yeares  past 

abound  in  ]}lenty  of  gold  it  is  manifest,  ffor  that  more 
••  then  thi/  third  part  of  yo' Ma''  Kevenewes,  and  all 
"  otjier   paynientes   wcare  onlynarylye  paid   in   gold. 

Whereas  at  this  ])re8ent,  amongst  tl'iowsands  there  is 
"  not  ten  powndes  of  gold  ottered  in  payment.  Whereby 
"  it  appeares  that  the  great  masse  (jf  gold  is  trans- 
"  jiorted," 

"  It  is  in  coQimon  practyse  amongst  the  goldsmythes 
"  at  this  presente  that  every  speciel  of  y'  Ma'*  Coyne  of 
''^  gold  is  bought  and  sold  at  10,  11,  &  12''  the  pound 
"  ■  •  •  The  ryehes  of  y'  Ma'"  coynes  exceeding  the 
'■  proportyon  of  theyr  corrante  values," 

1599.  ■' .Xrgumentes  and  Recordes  to  proove  that  the 
"  Towre  of  London  and  the  libertyes  thereunto  belong- 
"  ing  doth  not  lye  within  the  eownty  of  the  cittie  of 
"  London." 

6  E  2.  The  case  of  W"'  FHnishingfeild  who  was  found 
a;uilty  of  an  assault  upon  Nicholas  Turgers  "  without  the 
"  forraiue  gate  of  the  Towre  and  within  the  liberties 
"  of  the  same  "  in  the  court  of  Hoistinge  London  "'  as 
"  though  the  place  where  the  transgression  was  made 
■'  had  been  within  the  lybertyes  of  the  citty.  At  this 
"  presumption  the  king  took  displeasure  "  and  granted 
a  commission  ■•  to  Reforme  the  Recorries."  Other  cases 
38  E.  3  .t  12"'  H.  4. 

1601.  A  commission  to  George  Harvey  Esquier  to 
take  charge  of  the  Tower  during  the  30  days'  leave  of 
alisence  of  the  lieutenant.  "  Given  undei-  our  signet  at 
"  the  Manner  of  Richmond,  3  Oct.  43''  Eliz. 

1601.  An  order  to  the  Lietrt'  of  o'  Ordonnauce  v.^ithin 
o'  Tower  of  Loudon,  and  in  his  absence  to  George  Harvey 
Esq.  his  deputie,  "  to  levy  and  impress  the  number  of 
two  eanonyers  of  good  practise,  and  from  tyme  to  tyme 
so  manie  other  eanonyers,  and  also  smytbes,  carpenters. 
ai;d  all  artifyeers  of  anie  other  kynde  requysite  for  the 
use  of  ordonnance  to  be  sent  into  Ireland.  0"'  Oct.  1:!  Eliz. 

1601.  29  July.  An  order  made  at  the  court  at  Crenw'"'' 
to  Capt".  Skiiiwith  to  sail  from  Bristol  for  Corke  with 
li)0  men,  60  from  Worcester,  and  60  from  Hereford. 

1601.  15  Aug.  A  receipt  for  amies,  iic.  signed  by 
several  officers. 

1601.  31  July.  A  certified  copy  with  signature  of 
"  Jii"  Horkens,  Mayor,"  of  a  letter  from  the  Council  to 
the  M.ayor  and  Corporation  of  Bristol  i)raying  them  to 
give  all  necessary  assistance  for  the  dispatch  of  troops 
to  Ireland. 

1599-1601.  14-  acquittances  for  sums  given  to  Sir 
George  Carew,  Kn',  Lieutenant  geurall  of  her  Mat'''" 
Ordonnance  (or  to  his  deputy)  for  the  su]iply  of  munieons 
to  be  sent  to  Dublin,  Cork,  Manster,  Plymouth,  Guaru- 
sey,  Portsmouth. 

1602.  £340  the  price  of  20  tonnes  of  matches  sent  to 
the  Tower. 

1603.  Letter  from  Sir  W.  Raleigh  to  the  king. 
(Printed  iu  Prince's  Worthies  of  Devon.) 

1603.  Oct.  2.  A  letter  from  the  Council  to  our  very  lov- 
inge  friend  Sir  (ieorge  Harvey,  k"'.  Lieutenant  of  the 
Tower,  ordering  him  to  allow  M'  George  Brooke's  wife 
to  visit  him  durins;  the  time  of  his  extremity  through 
BicknesB  :  and  to  allow  Sir  W'"  Waade  to  have  acce.^s  to 
the  prisoiici'S  at  any  time, '"  either  with  yourself  or  alone, 
"  as  he  shall  think  fytt.  because  many  men  will  speak 
"  that  to  one  alone  w''  they  will  not  doe  to  two."  Prom 
at  the  Court  at  Winchi'Stcr.  (Signed  I  Suti'olke. 
Howward.     Ro.  Cecyll.     Mar. 

1603.  June.  "  A  discourse  whether  it  be  litt  for 
"  Englande  to  make  peace  with  Spaine."  Come.s  to 
the  conclusion  that  it  were  good  to  follow  the  steps  of 
the  late  wyse,  |jrovident.  Prince  and  Queenc  of  high 
memorie  Elizabeth.'  ,  .  "So  shall  the  kings  Mat"-" 
"  iandablic  be  intituled  the  Protector  and  Defender 
"'  of  the  lielgions  libertye.     Amen." 

160.").  Letter  from  Lord  Carew  to  Sir  Gawcii  Harvie. 
(No  interest.) 

No  date.  A  MS.  of  eight  pages  giving  the  names  of 
the  household  servants  of  James  1. 

4  E  4 


Cut.  Il.fi. 
sr.  Joii> 

MlLD\H\. 


59: 


HISTORICAL  MAXL'-^CRIPTS  COMMISSION  : 


CiPT.  H.G. 
St.  Joux 

MII.11M.VY, 

K..\. 


Petition  from  Sir  \V.  Raleigh  after  condemnation, 
begins,  "  The  life  which  I  hail  most  mighty  ]irmce  the 
law  hatli  taken  iroin  nic  ;"  ends,  "  being  reddy  patiently 
■■  to  sutler  whatsoever  it  shall  please  your  xMa'"  to  lay 

"  on  me.  ., 

'•  Your  most  humblest  yaysall. 

No  date.     A  copy  of  verses,  78  lines,  beginning, 
"  5[y  dayes  delight,  my  spring  tyme  joyes  tloredon 
"   winch  "in  the  dawne  and  ri?ing  sun  of  youth 
"  had  theare  creation  and  weare  ffirst  begunn 
"  doe  in  the  evening  and  the  winter  sadd 
"  present  my  mind,  &o.,  &c."     And  ending, 
"  That  I  and  mine  may  never  mornc  the  misse 
■'  of  her  we  liad.  but  prayse  our  living  Queene 
"   whoe  bring.s  us  conall  if  not  greater  blisse." 

There  are  several  papers  relating  to  Sir  "W.  Raleigh 
in  this  collection,  and  the.^e  lines  may  bean  appeal  from 
him.  from  the  Tower,  to  Anne,  Queen  of  James  I. 

1618.  "  Coppie  of  a  letter  from  Sir  W.  Ralegh  to  Sir 
"  Ralphe  Wiuwood.  received  at  Whitehall  May  14, 
"  161!^,"  giving  an  account  cf  his  last  voyage. 

1618.  ■•  Sir  W.  Raleigh  speech  at  his  death.  Oct. 
"  29,  1618." 

1607.  Oct.  2.  Copy  of  letter  from  the  king  to  the 
French  king  announcing  the  appointment  of  le  Sieur 
Beechcr  in  the  place  of  le  Sieur  Bdmondes. 

liji.is,  1609,  1610,  1620.  Some  accounts  of  monies 
belonging  to  Sir  Th'  Edmondt'S. 

1622.  Feb.  27.  Copy  of  my  letter  (Sir  Gawin  Hai-vie) 
to  Sir  Thomas  Russell  of  Strensham,  touching  a  law- 
suit with  Lord  Russell. 

1622.  March  3.  Answer  from  Sir  T.  Russell.  Men- 
tions a  house  with  the  "  sign  of  the  dogges  head  in  the 
"  Pott,"  within  Ludgate. 

Eight  more  papers  and  letters  upon  this  subject. 

1622.  An  offer  from  the  County  of  Middlesex  to  pay 
to  the  king  a  composition  of  money  to  redceme  the  pur- 
veyance of  all  provisions. 

The  king  demands  1,849?.  3s.  1(7. 

'fhe  county  otiers  1,755?.  4s.  '2cl. 

The  king  puts  the  price  of  wheat  at  1/.  16s.  8(7.  per 
quarter,  the  county  at  1?.  3s.  4(7. 

County  prices.  Veales  los.  each.  Green  geese  12s. 
a  doz.  Capons  14s.  a  doz.  Hens  14s.  a  doz.  Pullets 
8s.  6d.  a  doz.  Hay  20s.  a  load.  Oatcs  8s.  a  quarter. 
Wood  4s.  a  load.     Charcoal  16s.  St/,  a  load,  &c. 

The  king's  prices  a  little  higher. 

No  date.     "  A  note  of  the  Gentlemen  Harbingers." 

No  date.  Orders  antiently  observed  by  his  Mat"* 
officers  and  servants  such  as  attended  the  I;ords  dyning 
in  the  Councell  Chamber. 

1624.  March  14.  "  The  Prince's  servanf.s  above  and 
"  below  staires,"  with. the  allowances  and  wages  of 
each.     ■'  Sent  into  ffrannce." 

1625.  July  6.  "  The  dietts,  wages,  and  allowances  to 
"  the  Queeue's  Mat''  and  her  servants,  settled  at  Hamp- 
"  ton  Court,  and  the  dyitt  to  begin  the  next  day 
"  dynner." 

"  Ifor  her  Mat"'  breakfast  v.  d'shes  of  mcate  a  day. 
,,         .,  dynner  xxiiij.  dishes       ,,         ,. 

,,         „  supper  3xiiij.  dishes        „         ,, 

"  oxcejjt  fasting  dales,    and   uppou   those   nights   xx. 
'■  dishes  at  suppiT." 

"  .\iid  evericmealo  avoidie  of  x.  dishes  of  fruitcs  and 
"  coiil'eccoiis  well  sorted  according  to  the  season  ol'  the 
"  ycre." 

And  so  on  throughout  the  household. 

162.J.  Nov.  ■■  An  estimate  of  the  charge  of  bread,  beer. 


and  wync  for  a  dyett  of  yj. 
mcsr^o  of  moiite  of  vj.  di.shcs. 


dishes,   otherwise  called 


JlillKrIlcll.'s,  dni'  - 
JllUlclu'tl.'*,  ct,rs 

Clieiil':,  line 
Clmiitr,  cors 
Bcar.^     - 
AVvne 


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liij.  t':ic 

ij.  l"il(^ 

.\.  file, 
viij.pil.fnc. 

ij.  f::il.  f:if. 


I'cr  niiinnil. 
.\vj.  liir. 
.\vj.  inl'. 
iij-  g. 
xvif.  ij.  bu". 


Ixxiij.  iiii. 

l.'ixiij.  iiij. 
c.\. 

.£.\xviij.  0  It 


.xij.HoI.  xl.  giil.ixxxi. 
iii.  zz.  .Uxviij.  II 

SnmiiKi    iiiijxli.  vj. 


The  Boudge  ol  Co''  by  estimation  is  valued  at  p.  aim. 
xxxv7. 

1625.  Oct.  Kstimate  of  tho  wages  of  the  Queene's 
servants  for  six  weekes  416/. 

1626.  Aug.  17.  Copy  of  an  "  Ordei-  ol'  Councell  )br 
"  regulating  his  Mat""  household."  ....•'  Since  the 
"  16"'  yeare  of  king  James  there  was  by  the  kind's 
"  grocer  paid  unto  liis  Mat"»  colferer  the  sum  of  6507., 
"  besides   the  benefit   his  .Mat'"  received   by  the  lowo 

rates  of  spices  delivered  into  the  king's  spicery, 
'J  estimated  at  800/.   per  ann. ;  and  so  continued  untill 

the  20"'  yeare  of  his  reign,  I  he  patent  then  granted  to 
"  Ludovic  Duke  of  Lenox,  Lord  Steward." 

No  date.     "  The  employments  of  the  4  Purveyors  of 


"  the  Bakehouse  for  the  bringing  in  of  the  composition 
"  whcate  out  of  the  severall  countyes." 

13  counties  named,  Essex  500i".  Hartford  400"'''. 
Wiltshire  SDC".  Snffblk  100''".  Cambridge  40i".  Bark- 
shire  400''''.  Kent  500i'\  Middlesex  200"'».  Hampshire 
^JO'f'.  Oxford  200'>".  Norfolk  2(»0i'-\  Bucks  40tn"''. 
Sussex  3001'^ 

No  date.  "  A  note  of  the  H'ecs  antieiitl.v  allowed  to 
'■  the  oflicers  of  the  Pryvie  Bakehouse.'' 

"  There  hath  antiently  been  allowed  .  .  .  the  re- 
"  mainder  of  all  the  stuii'e  lefte  of  the  meale  spent. 
"  within  that  office  for  tine  manchetts  (the  fine  ilower 
"  beinge  taken  out),  w'''  fine  tlower  hath  ordinarily 
"  bene  helde  to  rise  to  the  (|uantitie  of  fower  bushells 
"  upon  everie  i|uarterof  meale  ....  during  the  whole 
"  of  the  raigiie  of  Elizabeth  the  said  office  enjoyed  this 
"  fee  and  made  of  every  bushell  of  flower  Ijut  three 
"  score  fine  manchetts,  w'''  since  his  Mat"'  cominge  to 
"  the  Crowne  (by  the  officers'  endeavours)  hath  bene 
"  advanced  to  fower  score  and  10  of  like  weight  and 
"  goodness." 

1629.  Oct.  18.  The  coppie  of  a  warrant  sect  to  all 
"  the  ports,  authorising  John  Blackwell,  his  Mat"'' 
"  grocer,  to  reccave  the  oom])osition  of  grocerie  wares 
"  for  Lis  Mat"''  household." 

1630.  A  note  of  the  particular  charge  of  Lings  and 
Codds  for  the  provision  of  his  Ma'"'»  house,  lii  anno 
3°,  4",  5°,  6°,  et  7". 

1630.  "  The  coppie  of  a  clause  in  a  Proclamation 
"  made  in  the  fourth  year  of  King  James  '  for  pre- 
'■  '  vention  of  abuses  in  Purveyance.'  Purveyors  of 
"  '  our  Woodyeard  and  Scullery  '  are  not  '  to  warn  any 
"  '  oarts  for  carriadge  of  the  same  wood  or  coale  but 
"  '  by  the  order  of  two  at  the  least  of  our  Justices 
"  '  oF  Peace.'  But  if  the  Justices  do  not  assist  for  the 
"  '  furtherance  of  our  service  the  wonted  authority 
'■  must  be  restored  to  the  Purveyors." 

1630.  Charge  of  His  Mat"''  house  for  this  present 
year  '70.1107.  18s.  2d.,  being  4.7707.  lis.  2f7.  less  than  the 
preceding  year. 

1630.  Oct.  The  "  Encrcases  of  Allowances  granted 
■'  by  His  Mat"'  since  the  retrenchments  made  by  the 
"  last  book  4.1797.  4s.  Oi7.  Prom  which  deduct  a  decrease 
"  in  the  Lord  Steward's  diette  for  153  dales,  7007.; 
"  and  likewise  for  the  feast  of  S'  George  not  being  kept 
"  this  yeare  7u07.  by  estimation." 

1630.  "  A  presentment  of  the  endeavours  of  his 
"  Mat"''  officers  to  reduce  expenses  ;  begun  in  Oct. 
"  1629,"  .  .  .  .  "  The  expenses  will  be  within  the  70.0(i07. 
"  assigned,"  and  would  have  been  5.0067.  lis.  10(7.  less 
had  the  king  not  granted  certain  increases  "  since  he 
"  signed  the  liook  and  gave  the  order." 

1630-32.  A  Comparison  of  the  Savingo  between  .5"'  & 
6"'  Caroli.  18,1587.  9s.  9(7. 

1630.  Nov.  27.  A  declaration  of  the  conference  with 
the  merchants  of  Brisloll  concerning  their  yielding  to  a 
yearly  composition  for  the  service  of  His  Ma'"'  Hou.se 
with  spices.  The  Councill  agree  that  the  city  of  Bristoll 
shall  be  free  from  the  charge  of  supplying  the  King  and 
Queen  with  grocerie  ware  so  long  as  either  of  them 
should  be  within  20  miles  of  Bristoll  "  and  the  Bath  ;  " 
and  that  Purveyance  should  extend  "onlie  to  sweete 
■'  oy.les,  namelie,  those  of  Zante,  Caude,  and  Petcasse  ;  '' 
but  refuse  the  composition  fiU'ered  by  the  merchants, 
'flic  merchants  who  trade  in  those  kinds  of  grocery 
wares  in  that  cittie  are  not  more  than  three  score. 

1630.     Mr.  .Attorney's  opinion  on  the  above  question. 

163t».  The  Coiferer's  R'eccipts  Ano.  1".  2".  3",  4",  .5" 
Carol  i. 

I(i30.  The  names  of  those  who  have  held  a  certain 
office  (not  named)  since  the  IS"'  year  of  Hon.  A'lll. 

No  date.  Kames  of  the  supernumerary  officers  and 
servants  of  the  Houst  hold. 

No  date.  Number  and  Qualitie  of  such  persons  as  were 
in  the  late  Queen's  privie  kitchen. 

No  dat(!.  "  A  note  of  what  rents  M'  Tre'  receives 
yearly  by  my  Lady,  910/.  13s.  4(7.''  Amongst  other 
items,  "  The  tennants  of  Fleet  Bridge  "  jaay  7u7. 

No  date.  The  names  of  such  as  are  nominated  for 
*che  Prince's  service:  "Phesicon,  Chaplain,  Nurse, 
Rockers,  &c,  &c.,  and  the  course  proposed  for  defraying 
the  Charge  of  the  Prince's  house. 

No  date.     '•  Boudge  of  Court  for  the  Winter  Liverie." 

No  date.     Allowances  to  the  French  Ambassador. 

No  date.  "  A  declaracon  of  the  abuses  coiTiitted  in 
"  fishinge  in  the  River  of  Thames  above  Stancs." 

16.^0.  An  abstract  of  several  statutes  for  reforming  of 
abuses  in  fishing. 

l';3t.  Dec.  11.  "A  copy  of  His  Mat"'  letter  to  the 
"  Lord  Deputy  of  Ireland  concerning  the  besto'wing  of 


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"  some  mark  of  favoui'  upon  Sir  Thomas  Edwardes, 
"  Kn",  Tre'  of  the  Household." 

1637.  May  2.  The  humble  petition  of  Will.  Prynne, 
prisoner  in  the  Tower,  for  liberty  to  answer  for  himself 
before  the  Lords  of  the  Star  Chamber. 

No  date.  Ship  money  charges  upon  the  citties.towncs. 
places,  charged  with  furnishing  shipping,  with  the 
burthens,  &c.  of  the  shipps  to  be  furnished  by  each. 

A  ship  of  400  tunnes,  200  men,  the  charge  2,204L 

1640.  April  26.  Order  to  the  Constables  of  Harding, 
Essex,  to  summon  all  ' '  trayned  soldiers  to  appeare 
"  compleately  armed  at  Romford,  and  also  all  persons 
"  who  are  of  ability  to  bear  arms,  to  confer  with  them 
"  about  sending  away  40  men  to  Scotland." 

1643.  Feb.  17.  A  certificate  of  the  manors  (with 
rents)  belonging  to  the  King's  Mat",  Queene  and  Prince 
in  the  counties  of  Suflblk,  Cambridge,  Esses,  Hertford, 
Norfolk,  and  Hants. 

A  certificate  of  the  King  and  Queen's  parks  and 
woods  in  the  sis  associate  coantrys. 

Lettehs. 

1756.  Nov.  14.  Letter  from  Lord  Ilchester  to  Carew 
Mildmay. — "  My  brother  is  resolved  to  have  no  employ- 
"  ment,  which  is  contrary  to  his  first  intentions.  His 
"  Tilajesty  has  again  pressed  him  to  be  first  commis- 
"  sioner  of  the  treasury.  .  .  .  He  has  refused,  and  in  my 
"  opinion  prudently;  there  will  be  great  confusion 
"  this  session  M'  Pit  having  insisted  on  1-")  or  16  of 
"  his  friends  coming  into  good  places.  A  good  deal 
"  has  turned  on  the  D.  of  Devonshire  ;  things  have 
"  a  very  black  aspect  for  the  publick.  Sir  Richard 
"  Lyttleton,  all  the  G-renvilles,  Townsend,  Doctor  Hay, 
"  Potter.  Elliott,  Sir  Henry  Erskine,  in  Pit's  first  list 
"  for  places.  The  D.  of  Bedford  much  courted  to  take 
"  Lieutenancy  of  Ireland,  but  he  refused  to  have  any- 
"  thing  to  do  with  what  he  calls  this  factious  adminis- 
"  tration." 

17.56.  June  13.  Sir  Wm.  Mildmay  at  Moulsham  to 
C.  H.  Mildmay  at  Marks. — "  On  the  Church  Tower  at 
"  Burnham  are  placed  two  Dragoons  every  day  to 
"  watch  anil  give  notice  of  the  French  fleet's  arrival," 
&c. 

17.j6.  Extracts  of  a  letter  from  an  officer  in  the 
Prussian  army,  containing  copy  of  an  intercepted  dis- 
patch from  General  Browu  (after  his  defeat)  to  the 
King  of  Poland. 

And  extracts  from  a  letter  from  Minden,  says  that  in 
the  King  of  Poland's  closet  at  Dresden  had  been  found 
an  agreement  between  him  and  the  Queen  of  Hungary 
to  extirpate  the  Protestant  religion,  &c.  itc.  ic. 

17.">8.  July  28.  Letter  from  Lord  North  to  Carew 
Mildmay.     An  invitation. 

1760.  Aug.  11.  Letter  from  Lord  Bristol  thanking 
Mr.  Mildmay  for  a  copy  of  the  Pedigree  of  the  Herveys. 
(From  Segovia.) 

1762.  Aug.  29.  Copy  of  a  letter  to  the  Lord  Mayor 
from  the  E.'  of  Egremont  to  inform  the  city  that  the 
Duke  of  Bedford  has  been  nominated  to  go  to  Paris  to 
treat  of  a  peace. 

Several  letters  between  Mr.  Mildmky  and  Mr.  Phelips 
concerning  the  proposed  Poor  Bill. 

1726.  Feb.  20.  Letter  from  E.  Blomberg  from  Kirby 
Overcar  to  Carew  Mildmay. — "  Sulphur  a  sovereign 
"  reinedy  for  gout.  Am  "just  returned  from  our  elec- 
"  tion  which  were  it  described  by  Cardinal  Rhetz  would 
"  appear  full  as  considerable  as  the  commotions  he 
"  mentions  at  Paris.  The  gentleman  we  chose  is  no 
"  courtierbutof 'true  country  spirit,  and  values  the  name 
"  of  squire  and  an  honest  man  more  than  any  title.  .  .  . 
"  great  many  people  hurt,  none  killed  but  a  par.son." 

1749.  Nov.  18.  Letter  from  P.R.,  London.— "The 
"  speech  and  address  objected  to  by  the  E.  of  Eg.  and  Sir 
"  J.  Col.  said  the  treaty  Aix  was  precipitatly  made, 
"  and  not  communicated  to  the  house  until  it  was  pub- 
"  lished.  They  say,  Sir,  that  I  speak  incomparably 
"  well.  Mentions  the  scheme  for  reducing  the  4  per 
"  cents,  gradually  to  3  per  cents. ;  "  it  is  generally 
"  believed  in  Paris  that  the  peace  will  not  long  con- 
"  tinue,  war  will  break  out  on  the  death  of  the  King  of 
"  Sweden  or  King  of  Poland.  There  will  also  lie  war 
"  in  Italy,"  &c. 

1751.  Feb.  10.  Letter  fi-om  W.  Mildmay  to  Carew 
H.  Mildmay  from  Paris. —  "As  to  public  affairs  my 
"  station  will  not  permit  me  to  speak  of  those  I  am 
"  engaged  in.  As  times  go  I  hope  it  may  be  some 
"  merit  to  have  done  no  harm  if  we  can  do  no  good. 
"  As  this  is  sent  by  a  courier  I  may  venture  to  tell  you 
"  of  what  they  dare  talk  at  this  place.  .  .  .  the  hard 
"  usage  of  Mon'  de  la  Bourdonnais,  acquitted  by  his 
i    84062. 


"  judges  after  3  years  in  the  Bastilo.    Has  published  an 

"  account  of  his  life." 

No  date.     Letter  from  Lord  Ilchester  to  . — "  I 

"  heartily   condole    with  you  on  tlic    had   news   from 

"  Germany,  and  am  afraid  very  good  is  not  expected 

"  from  America ;  a  letter  from  my  brother  is   quite 

"  melancholy." 

Miscellaneous  I'ape!!s. 

1-540.  An  order  "  By  the  king "  to  Sir  Roger 
Cholmley  to  pay  certain  sums  due  into  the  Court  of 
Augmentations. 

1591.   A  valuation  of  all  metals  : — 

Money,    loii  iiownds.   Money.       Tonnes.  Money. 

Gold  le  pownd  S6£                UK)           3,(ioO£           le  Ton  72,000£ 

Silver        „          3i;                   „                300£                „  6,00U£ 

Copper     „           6d.                 „                 5lls.                 „  60£ 

'I'ynne      .,          5d.                ,.                 Us.  t'7.         „  £n  6s.  Sd. 

Steele       „         id.                „                38,f.  ul.         .,  £33  6s.  8rf. 

Iron          „                              „                 10s.                „  £\ot)s.Od. 

\,cm\         .,          Id.                „                  »s.  Id.          „  £S   (Is.  8(/. 

1698.  Anthony  "Watson,  Bishop  of  Chichester,  Al- 
moner to  the  Queen,  grants  as  alms  to  E.  Hext,  Esq', 
of  Netherham,  for  the  use  of  the  widow  and  children,  the 
goods  of  G.  Baker,  forfeited  on  his  killing  himself. 

Copy  of  a  letter  from  the  king  (James)  to  the  judges, 
to  be  read  at  the  Assizes,  concerning  irregularities 
allowed  by  Justices  of  the  Peace  in  accepting  insuHi- 
cient  securities  from  accused  persons,  and  in  allowing 
fines  to  be  paid  back  by  Clerks  of  the  Peace  of  their 
own  authority. 

1625.  Copy  of  the  Statutes  of  Lady  Dioness  Hext's 
Almshouse  at  Somerton. 

1625.  Endorsed  upon  a  lease.  "Mem.  The  within 
"  named  T.  Wood  consents  to  bring  or  send  to  Dame 
"  ffrancis  Harveye  or  her  assign'*  two  fat  capons 
"  yearlye  against  Christmas ;  and  fower  times  a  year, 
"  every  quarter  day  to  bring  or  send  to  Marks  one 
"  Dysshe  of  Fysshe." 

A  number  of  orders  to  C.  H.  Mildmay  one  of  the 
Verderers  of  the  forest  of  Waltham  to  view  lands, 
houses,  and  timber.  From  1631-1640,  and  from  1660- 
1680. 

1664.  Some  papers  in  a  suit  between  Mr.  Mildmay 
and  the  Vicar  of  Barking  whether  certain  lands  formerly 
belonging  to  the  Abbey  are  liable  to  tithe.  Among 
these,  one  called  "A  Copy  of  the  Antiquity  of  the 
Abbey,"  which  gives  copies  of  several  charters, 
beginning  with  one  from  Sebby,  king  of  the  East 
Saxons. 

A  Book  of  Accounts  for  several  years  for  the  monies 
laid  out  upon  the  Levells  in  Essex. 

1561-1567.  The  Levell  from  ^Nfinking  Mill  to  Gniyes 
Bridge. 

1561-1564.  The  Level!  from  Cr.ayes  Bridge  to 
Eaynham  Bridge. 

1557-1666.  The  Jjevell  of  Dagenham  Marshes  to 
Hiiibili  Wall. 

1566-1667.  The  Levell  of  Dagenham  Marshes  to 
HighiTis  Wall. 

1561-1564.     The  Levell  of  Ryple  Marsh. 

1564-1567.  ,,  of  Ryple  Mar.sh. 

1561-1567.  ,,  of  Esthm  Marshes. 

1561-1564.  ,,  of  Westham  Marshes. 

1564-1567.  ,,  of  Westham  Marshes. 

1567-1574.  „  of  Ryple  Marshes. 

1567-1-574.  ,,    ,       of  Westham  Marshes. 

1567-1574.  ,,  of  Estham  Marshes. 

The  whole  very  carefully  kept  with  full  particalars. 

1600-1612.  A  MS.  book:  records  of  the  Manor  of 
Queen  Camel,  Somerset. 

1614.  Grant  to  G.  Hervic  for  life  to  run  12  horses 
in  Havering  Park. 

1660.  Lady  Burleigh's  gift  to  the  tradesmen  of  Rom- 
ford, and  names  of  the  recipients  for  several  years. 

1670.  Several  papers  about  the  decayed  state  of  the 
stocks  and  cage  and  whipping  jiost  at  Havering  ;  and  the 
destrtiction  of  them  when  renewed  by  a  mob  because 
they  were  placed  in  too  narrow  a  part  of  the  road  and  ob- 
atrueted  the  road.     A  presentment  of  the  Grand  Jury. 

1651-1700,  but  chiefly  in  1665.  Assessment  lists  of 
Romford,  Ilford,  Walthamstoe,  Ripple,  and  other  iilaces 
in  Essex. 

1672.  Complaint  from  Hornehurch  of  pressing  men 
imder  the  pretence  of  then-  being  seamen. 

Jewel  Office  Papeks. 

1588-1603.  A  list  of  the  presents  given  by  Queen 
Elizabeth,  from  the  ;:0"'  until  the  last  year  of  her  reign, 
to  ambassadors,  agents,  and  gentlemen  sent  from  foreign 
Princes  ;  and  at  christenings.     '■'<  pages  MS. 

1606.  Order  to  the  Master  of  the  Jewels  to  furnish 
the  E.  of  Salisbury  and  Vyconnt  Byndon  with  plate  to 

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CvrT.  H.  C. 

Si.  Joiix 

Mii.i'-  vv, 

K.N. 


strvc  at  their  installmcut  as  Kuights  of  tiiL-  Garter. 
••  takiua;  theiro  luiiuis  for  the  .safe  rctnrne  of  the  said 
■■   plate."^'     (Sir  Echvurd  t'ary,  Master  of  the  Jewels.) 

1612.  Aug.  -0.  Order  from  Sir  H.  Carey,  Master  of 
the  Jewellhouse.  to  M'  Tidgeou  to  furnish  certain  plate 
(named)  for  Her  Grace's  servioo  on  her  progress  to 
Woodstock. 

lolo.  -1  orders  to  11'  of  .Jewelhousc  to  ]irovide.  !>' 
a  chaiue  value  60/.  to  be  given  to  John  du  Moulin.  -, 
chaiue  and  medal  of  1 1)0/.  price  for  the  French  secretary. 
3.  a  chaiue  and  medal  of  150/.  price  as  His  Mat''^  reward 
to  a  gentleman  sent  with  horses  from  the  King  of 
Denmark.  4,  silver  and  gilt  ])late  of  160/.  value  to  be 
given  by  his  Mat''  at  the  christening  of  Sir  E.  Zouche 
his  child. 

1616.  5  orders  to  provide  plate  for  presents.  One 
to  furnish  silver  utensils  for  the  Prince's  use,  and  one 
to  send  the  "  silver  font  which  is  accustomed  to  be 
used  at  such  tymes  of  his  Mat'"  presence'  to  Enfield, 
where  "  his  Mat'"  pur])0seth  to  christen  a  somic  of  the 
"  B.  of  Montgomeiy.'' 

1617.  6  orders  to  provide  plate  for  presents  for  New 
Tear's  Gifts  and  Christenings,  and  one  to  provide  a 
chaine  of  200/.  value  with  a  medal  of  his  Mat'"  picture 
for  Mon'  de  la  Greene,  "  who  brought  the  news  from 
'■  Hidelberg  of  her  Grace's  safe  delivery  of  her  second 
"  son." 

1621.  New  Tear's  Gift  for  P.  Eeade,  Esq',  secretary 
for  the  Latin  tongue. 

1625.     6  Warrants  for  New  Tear's  Gifts. 

1625.  May  6"'.  Carew  Mildmay,  Esq',  sworn  as  a 
Groom  of  his  Mat'"  .Jewels  and  Plate. 

1625.  Oct.  26.  A  perticuler  of  the  rich  Jewells  and 
plate  with  their  severall  waiglits  taken  out  of  the 
Jewellhouse  in  the  Tower  the^  26"'  day  of  Oct.,  A.D. 
1625. 

A  MS.  of  5  pages,  giving  a  minute  description  of  40 
pieces  of  jilate  set  with  Jewels,  given  by  the  king's 
"  express  command  to  the  Duke  of  Buckingham  and 
"  carried  into  Holland.''  Valued  at  least  to  be  worth 
200,000/.."  e.g.,  "  The  rich  ewer.  One  very  faier  layer 
"  of  mothor-of-perle,  being  a  shell  crazed  in  sundry 
"  places  and  symited  again,  garnished  with  gold,  the 
"  ibote  thereof  cutt  eight  square,  in  the  lower  part 
''  whereof  is  one  diamond  without  a  foile,  fower  rock 
"  rubies,  two  faier  emeralds  and  one  saphier,  and  upon 
"  the  upp  parte  of  the  same  siptare  is  one  very  faier 
"  diamond  without  foile,  one  faier  rock  rubye,  and  two 
"  very  faier  emralds,  the  shankc  thereof  garnished 
"  with  two  very  iaicr  rubyes,  two  very  fair  emralds, 
"  .".nd  three  very  faier  perles  ]iendcnt ;  the  body  thereof 
"  garnished  with  five  faire  rubye,  two  fair  emralds,  two 
"  faire  diamonds  and  six  perles,  the  handle  being  an 
"  antique  man  of  gold  garnished  with  six  rubyes,  one 
"  emrald,  one  saphire,  one  perle  pendent,  laying  his 
"  hand  upon  a  goodly  ballacc,  and  the  other  hand  upon 
"  a  goodly  ruble,  and  from  the  body  to  the  same  shell 
"  garnished  with  two  diamonds,  fower  emralds,  and  two 
"  very  faier  rubies,  willi  two  pcarles  pendent  in  two 
"  weomen's  hands,  holding  betweene  the  other  two 
"  bauds  a  goodly  ballaee  like  a  harto  ;  the  garniture  of 
"  the  same  shell  above  the  brymme  and  sjiout  downward 
"  to  the  body  with  five  di.amonds,  two  of  them  being 
"  great,  soaven  rubies  and  lower  emralds,  one  emi-ald 
"  yiendent,  one  blow  saphire,  and  three  perles  pendent 
"  with  two  severall  pcarles  sett,  and  a  long  pearlc  sett 
"  ill  the  topp  over  (he  said  harte  of  ballaee. 

jjii'  el.x"'." 

1625.  Anotlier  eoiij-.  DesiTipliun  (jf  I'late  not  as 
minute  as  above. 

1626.  -Vug.  2.5"'.  "  A  particul.ir  account  of  the  Plate 
"  that  is  apjjointcd  to  be  sold  at  the  Tower. 
"  20,323'"  0  2." 

C'onsisiiugehiefly  of  gilt  potts  and  tlaggous,  l!i  "  doble 
"  Almauie  ca])ps,"  3  "  Noremborowe  cupps,"  &  12 
"  Portingall  cupjis." 

1626.  A  list  of  Plato  with  the  several  weights  ;  no 
description  of  each  piece. 

1620-1620.   Discharges  for  Sir  H.  Mildmay  and  others. 
1620.     Gold   and   silv  i-   plate   appointed   to  be 

.sold,  1.731/.  18s.  ],/. 
1626.     Two   parcels    appointed   to   bo   sold    to- 
gether, 40,323"<. 
Mom.— Sir  H.  Miidmay's  I'attent  for  M'  of  y  Jewel- 
house,  be.gan  1618. 

A  list  of  ofEccrS  of  the  Jewel-houso  and  other  mcm\ 
1626-1629.     11  warrants  for  .\ew  Tear's  Gifts. 

1632.  A  list  of  plate  (spoons,  flagons,  &c.)  with  their 
weights. 

1633.  Nov.  24.  Warrant  for  the  silver  Pont  for  the 
Christening  of  the  Duke  <if  Torke. 


1633.  Letter  from  Mon=  Burlemache  to  SirT.  Edmonds. 

1629.  May  14"'.  Warrant  to  prepare  the  Prince's 
crown  ^  and  a  plate  of  gold  with  this  inscription  : 
"  Carolus  Princeps,  primogenitus  filius  Carol!  Mag. 
■'  Britt,  &c.  Regis  Natus  13°  Mail  1629,  obiit  .eodem 
"  die."     At  the  foot  a  sketch  of  the  plate. 

1630.  Rougli  drafts  of  some  of  the  officers'  accounts. 
1630.     List  of  plate  abroad  in  service  in  the  house- 
hold.    A  great  part  said  to  be  lost. 

1634.  A  MS.  book  of  about  60  pages  called  "A 
"  Booke  of  Offices."  Contains  lists  of  the  plate  in  the 
hands  of  the  several  officers  of  the  Court  and  House- 
hold, from  the  Duke  of  Buckingham  and  Sir  H.  Wotton, 
&c.  to  the  Serjeant  of  the  Chaundry  and  Scullery;  and 
]ilato  lost,  e.g.,  1634,  Nov',  "  One  paire  of  snuilers  was 
•'  lo.st  in  the  Prince's  bedchamber,  the  Prince  having 
"  them  to  play  with." 

1634.     Losses  of  Plate  in  the  household. 

1634.  Losses  in  the  service  of  the  Duke  of  Richmond 
&  V. 

1634.     Another  list  of  the  same. 

1620-1635.  Plate  waste  and  losses  in  value,  4,576/. 
bs.  nd. 

No  date.     Plate  sold  to  pay  debts. 

1636-1638.     Plate  in  the  hands  of  Sir  H.  Mildmay. 

1639.  Plate  delivered  out  for  the  service  of  the 
Princesses,  tho  King's  children. 

Mem.  to  enquire  aft.  Bipp.  Kenu,  servant,  who  is  now 
in  Town  for  the  2  Ingotts  of  gold  the  King  doth  use  to 
offer. 

1639.  M'  Alex.  Taylor,  Teoman  of  the  Princess 
Mary's  Pantry,  his  charge  rec''  out  of  the  Jewel-house. 

163i>.     New  year's  gifts  money,  1,971/.  IBs.  4d. 

1640.  A  MS.  book  containing  a  list  of  new  year's 
gifts.  Those  given  to  the  King  being  in  money  ;  those 
given  by  the  King  in  gilt  plate.  After  the  list  of  those 
who  both  give  and  receive,  follows  a  list  of  "  Free  gifts  " 
to  42  persons,  apparently  members  of  the  household. 
Some  give  in  kind,  e.g.,  D'  Harvey,  phisicon,  gives  "  a 
■'  box  of  marmalade,"  and  receives  ''xxiiij"'of  plate." 
The  Serjeant  of  the  SkuUery  gives  "  a  baskett  of  coles  " 
and  receives  "  x'"  of  plate,"  &c.  &c. 

Then  the  five  pages  following  give  the  list  of  gifts  to 
Ambassadors,  &c. 

1640.  Sir  H.  Miidmay's  charge,  potts,  salts,  plates, 
spoons,  &c. 

163'7-16U.  Plato  delivered  out  of  the  Office  by 
Indenture. 

1641.  Copy  of  warrant  to  pay  to  John  Acton,  his 
-Ma''"  goldsmith,  5,2.50/.  lis.  lit/.  Gilt  plate  at  8.s-.  peroz. 

A  Gold  chaine  at  3(.  6s.  Hd.  per  oz.  for  the  gold,  and 
5s.  per  oz.  for  facon. 

White  Plate  at  about  6s. 

1641.     (jiold  and  Silver 
Jewel-house. 

1618-1611.     I..ist  of  gifts 
e.g.  :- 

May  2,  1623.  by  the  King's  ownc  hands  to  the  Ladie 
Marquesse  of  liuckingham  a,  cnpp  of  gold  &  cover, 
enamelled,  with  a  cupp  of  Assay  suitable,  po'.  xiiij"'. 

April  .5"'.  1625.  Given  by  his  Ma'"^^  to  the  E.  of  Kelly 
severall  p.arcells  of  plate  used  in  the  King's  bedchamber 
at  the  time  oi'  his  death. 

1618-1642.  List  of  |)ersons  standing  in  account  for 
plate. 

Four  more  lists  like  the  last. 

Plate  that  ^vas  melted.    Weights  and  value;  not 


t'.vrx.  II. 
St.  Jon 

.MiLU.MA 

K.N. 


8i/.  per  oz. 

Plate  delivered  out   of 


tlic 


to  Ambassadors  and  others, 


161,2. 
1644. 
^iven. 
1645. 


Sept.  11.  By  Older  of  Parliament.  Plate 
delivered  to  the  Karle  of  Northumberland  for  the  use 
ol  the  King's  children. 

1645.  Another  list  of  the  same.  With  the  weight  of 
each  piece. 

1645.  Jan.  20.  Order  from  the  Committee  of  bis 
Ma''"  revenue  to  M'  Carew  Mildmay  to  bring  in  an 
account  of  his  services  "  since  his  fellows  deserted  their 
"  employments." 

1645.  Col.  Carew  Miidmay's  account,  what  services 
he  hath  done  his  Mat''  in  his  office  of  Jewel-house  since 
his  Mal>'  went  from  Whithall. 

1615.  'fhe  Committee  makes  to  Col.  C.  M.  an  allow- 
ance of  52/.  per  aim.  as  wages. 

1616.  Amongst  one  or  two  other  mems.  on  a,  rough 
])iece  of  paper.  "Fob.  ID,  1646,  rec'  into  y''  office  for 
"  y  use  of  y''  King  at  Holmcbyc,"  ..."  8  basons  and 
"  ewers." 

1(M6-1647.  Plate  delivered  for  the  use  of  the 
Princesses  at  St.  James'.     By  order  of  the  Committee. 

1647.  Sept.  23.  Taken  out  of  the  Jewel-house  by 
order  from  tho  Committee  of  Ecvenew  for  the  service 
of  his  Ma'>'  at  Hampton  Court. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTU  REPORT. 


595 


li>19.  June  •2'2.  Plate  delivered  to  the  Duke  of  North- 
umberland for  the  service  of  the  King's  chiUlren,  and 
lost  in  the  said  service. 

1649.  Certificati.'  from  Col.  Mannering  that  Carew 
Harvy.  ultas  Jlildmay,  Esq..of  Marks,  did  upon  several 
ordinances  of  Parliament  lend  the  following  sums  in 
money,  plate,  and  hor.se  and  arms,  "  190?.  14?.  6J.. 
"  which  was  doubled  n])on  the  ordinance  of  Pari. 
"  Nov.  16"'  1646  for  appointing  the  sale  of  Bipp" 
"  lands,"  &c. 

1649.  Feb.  IS.  A  Warrant  from  the  Trustees  for  the 
sale  of  the  King's,  Queen's,  and  Prince's  Personal 
Estates,  to  Col.  Carew  JMildmay  to  deliver  up  the  books 
of  the  office. 

1649.  .Inly  19.  An  order  from  the  Trustees  to  Sir 
H.  Mildmay  to  deliver  up  all  Books  and  Records  of  the 
Jewei-honse.     Endorsed:  "  Not  obeyed." 

1649.  Sept.  7.  Sir  H.  Mildmay 's  letter  of  command 
to  M'  Carew  Mildmay  to  deliver  up  to  the  Trustees  the 
Plate  in  my  office  or  my  keyes.  Endorsed  :  "  Not 
obeyed." 

1649.  Sept.  20.  Order  from  the  Tru.stees  to  Col.  C. 
Mildmay  to  deliver  over  the  Plate  in  his  custody. 
Endorsed  :  "  Sir  H.  Mildmay  himself  went  and  opened 
"  the  deares  to  weigh  the  Plate,  but  not  delivex-ed  up." 

1649.  Sept.  25.  Warrant  from  the  Trustees  to  deliver 
up  my  keys  of  the  Tower.  On  my  refusing  they  com- 
mitted me  (i.e..  Col.  Carew  H.  Mildmay). 

1649.  Oct.  i:i"'.  Warrant  from  the  Trustees  to  Col. 
Carew  H.  Mildmay  to  deliver  the  Plato  remaining  in 
the  Jewel-house  at  Whithall.  Endorsed:  "'  Which  was 
'■  done  by  Sir  Hen.  Mildmay  himself  upon  1""'  of  Oct. 

1649.  Feb.  18.  Order  by  the  Trustees  for  delivery  of 
all  the  clocks  remaining  at  Whithall  belonging  to  the 
late  King. 

1649.  Nov.  28.  A  list  of  plate  belonging  to  the  late 
King  remayning  in  the  hands  of  several  persons  hecr- 
after  mentioned,  delivered  to  the  Trustees. 

1649.  Dec.  SO.  Another  copy. 

No  date.  9  more  papers,  apparently  roiigli  drafts  for 
a  complete  list  of  the  plate  missing. 

No  date,  ]irobably  1649.  Another  paper  about  missing 
plate. — "  There  hath  Ijeen  4  meltings  since  1  came  to 
"  y"  office,  and  once  a  laj-ing  to  pawn  beyond  all  y' 
"  rest.  Only  such  jjarcells  of  plate  left  tbat  might  be 
"  for  use,  and  the  working  of  it  is  more  worth  than  y 
"  silver.  Noa  workmen  living  being  able  to  make  y'' 
"  like.  Last  yeare  y  Pari,  melted  13,000'"  of  y'  office 
"  plate  to  pa}-  v'  cyty,  and  sold  at  Abbington."' 

1649.  Sept.  2"  The"  Trustees   of  Pari,  broake  into  y- 
Jewel-hou.se  and  took  away  these  three  crowns,  2  Sept. 
bracelets,  globe,  &c.,  and  secured  all  other  things. 
The  King's  Crowne  valewed. 


20  Saphires  valewed  at  -  - 
37  Rubies  ,,  -  - 
28  Dyamonds        ,,                -         - 

2  Emeralds  ,, 

232  Pearles  at  l-'i*  a  peace 

21  Kubies 

T'he   gold   po'  7"'  6°'   valued   at 
iOl.  a  lb.  - 


£ 
204 
176 

168 

174 
10 

280 


£1,023 


King  Edward's 

Crowne. 

£     .<.. 

d. 

1  Saphire     - 

-      60     0 

0 

1  Dyamond 

-     200     0 

0 

1  Emerald 

-       12     0 

0 

10  Rubies 

-      43     0 

0 

13  Dyamonds 

-       32     0 

0 

70  Pearles  at  2*  a  pcac 

p    -         7     0 

0 

In  gold 

-       73  16 

0 

£427  16 

0 

The  Queen's  Crowne. 

£ 
20  Saphires  valewed  at 
22  Rubies 

83  Pearles  at  10'  O""  a  peece 
In  gold 


-     120     0 
.      40    0 
:      41  10 
■     137     6 

0 
0 
0 
8 

£338  16 

8 

The  Globe  ])( 
2  Septcrs  iS' 
2  Bracelets 
2  Bazants. 


11"   V< 


10 


£  .••■.  J. 

fi7  10  (1 

60  1 1  0 

:!6  0  0 


c.\PT.  H.  a. 

WT.  .1(111  n 
JIn.liMAY. 

R.X. 


Col.  Carew  Mildmay"s  claim  for  his  servire  to  the 
late  King  and  Parliament. 

1649.  Two  copies  of  the  Parliamentary  Trustees 
certificate  of  the  good  services  of  Col.  C.  Mildmay.  They 
had  found  in  the  Jewel-house  under  his  care  plate  to  the 
valrw  of  16,496/.  which  he  had  saved  Ibr  the  public 
when  others  left  their  posts. 

1651.  Jan.  3''  &  Jan.  30.  A  letter  and  a  command 
from  the  Trustees  to  Sir  H.  Mildmay  to  deliver  the 
Indentures  of  the  Jewel-house. 

16.51.  Oct.  10.  An  order  from  the  Trustees  to  Carew 
Mildmay  to  bring  in  ail  books  and  papers  of  the  Jewel- 
house.     Endorsed  "  not  obeyed." 

A  list  of  plate  to  be  accounted  for  by  Sir  H.  Mildmay. 
An  account  of  cert;iin  parcels  of  jdate  which  have  been 
given  away  or  sold  by  king  or  Parliament. 

More  papers  of  Sir  H.  M's  accounts  concerning  the 
plate  in  his  charge. 

Another  account  ending  ''many  office  books  and 
papers  are  missing,  for  in  these  tymes  y  office  was 
conion  to  all  sorts,  it  being  made  a  suckliii  house  for 
y''  souldery  at  the  first  coming  to  London,  and  had  they 
known  of  any  plate  of  y^'  K.  within  y  ollicc,  noe  ques- 
'•  tion  hut  it  would  have  been  .judged  good  plunder." 

Copy  of  the  certificate  of  the  good  services  of  Sir  H. 
Mildmay  to  the  Parliament. 

1649-1652.  Aug.  13.  Inventory  of  the  plate  in  the 
.lewel-house  at  Whithall,  and  in  the  lower  and  upper 
houses  in  the  Tower,  and  that  part  of  the  Regalia  re- 
miived  from  Westminster  to  the  Tower  and  the  Regalia 
in  Westminster  in  an  iron  chest,  value  21,566/.  10.^.  2(/. 
All,  except  that  part  which  was  kept  in  the  iron  chest, 
was  delivered  to  the  Trustees  in  1649. 

1652.  Nov.  23''.  An  order  from  the  Trustees  at  Somer- 
set Hou.se  to  Carew  Mildmay  to  bring  in  all  y'  office 
books,  &c.     Endorsed  :  "  not  obeyed." 

1652.  Nov.  30.  The  order  repeated.  Endorsed:  "The 
' '  chambers  and  office  taken  from  me.  only  the  plate  they 

reserved  for  their  oivnc  use,  they  allowed  me  in  16.53 
"  in  satisfaction  of  1,01-7/.  -is.  Od. 

Plate  left  in  the  Jewel-house  in  1649  for  the  use  of  the 
Counsel  of  State  1,023°',  was  in  1653  were  allowed  unto 
me  (Carew  Mildmay)  in  liewe  of  a  debt  of  1,047/.  4s.  due 
unto  me  from  the  late  King. 

The  great  Bible  covered  with  .silver  gilt  was  delivered 
to  tlie  Counsel  of  State.  On  the  back  of  this  paper  is  a 
diary  from  1641-1649  of  several  matters  connected  with 
the  Jewel-house  (already  mentioned)  of  importance  to 
Col.  Carew  Mildmay  personally. 

1642-1652.  A  diary  of  the  chief  matters  concerning 
the  Jewel-house  from  1642-1652. 

In  1652.  They 'took  away  all  the  books,  &c..  whereby 
they  were  able  to  charge  many  of  the  lords  and  others, 
who  had  plate  in  their  hands.  The  writer  prays  that 
the  Trustees  may  be  called  upon  to  account  for  the  use 
they  have  made  of  these  books. 

16-54.  July  31.  The  Committee  appointed  by  the 
Counsell  order  Carew  Jlildmay,  Esq',  to  send  in  a 
written  account  of  all  plate.  &c.  reserved  from  sale, 
Sept.  27,  1651,  and  that  which  is  now  imployed  in  the 
service  of  his  highness  the  Lord  Protector. 

1660.  June  20.  Carew  Mildmay.  Esq\  certificate  of  his 
being  sworn  in  an  officer  of  the  Jewel-house. 

1660.  June  1.  Carew  Harvy  Mildmay  before  Sir  Har- 
bottle  Grymston,  Speaker  of  y^  Pari.,  layeth  hold  upon 
his  Mat""  most  free  and  generall  jjardon. 

I116O.  Col.  Will.  Hawley,  and  Col.  Hercules  Low,  au- 
thorizid  to  seize  concealed  goods  belonging  to  the  King, 
procure  a  warrant  to  spi;,e  the  1,023"'  oi'  plate  in  the 
possi-ssion  of  Col.  C.  Jlildmay,  which  had  been  allowed 
to  him  by  the  Pari.  Commissicnersin  satisfaction  of  his 
claim  for  wages  unpaid.  Many  papers  on  this  subject. 
Col.  Mildmay's  petition,  and  statements  of  his  ser\ices  ; 
the  case  referred  to  th(-  Tlwke  of  Oi-mond.  Mr.  Solli- 
citor's  report ;  and  the  D.  of  O's  reprn-t,  with  the  order  of 
Council  in  favour  of  Col.  Mildmay.  The  case  docs  not 
seem  to  have  been  finally  sell  led  until  1667. 

166ti.  June  27.  Order  of  the  K'ing  and  Counsel!  an- 
nulling the  Commission  given  to  Col.  llawley  and  (.'ol. 
Lowe,  upon  the  petition  of  Th"  Garrett  of  Norwich, 
from  whom  they  had  taken  700/.  It  is  also  ordered 
that  they  send  in  an  inventory  "of  all  such  goods, 
"  hangings,  pictures,  books,  plate  and  Jewells  as  they 
"  have  seized." 

4F  2 


59G 


HISTORICAL  M.VNUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


Caft.  H.  G. 
St.  John 

.Mil  liMAT, 

K.N. 


Col.  :\iiidraay  states  amoiijr  the  moms,  of  his  Bei-Tics, 
tu;it  ill  lt>-l--2.  all  tho  other  officers  iu  the  Jewel-hi)use 
left  but  that  he  remained,  executed  several  warrautK 
received  froai  the  kim,'  from  York  and  Nottingham  to 
deliver  iiresents  to  Ambassadors.  Ac.,  and  remained  in 
char<'e  until  iu  1(319  he  was  turned  out  by  the  I'arl. 
Commispiun.  That  hi>  was  accused  of  assisting  the  Duke 
of  York's  escape  from  St.  James's;  that  ho  always  refused 
to  fi'dit  ai^ainst  the  kina  ;  that  he  never  bought  auy  ot 
tho  idiig's'  goods  notwithstaiuliiig  the  opiiortunities  lie 
had  to  '^buy  guod  penny  worths  as  others  did  ;"  that  when 
•'  the  deveiish  petition'requiring  justice  of  Pari,  against 
"  the  king  was  brought  into  Essex,"  from  whence  it 
nii^ht  be  -handed  thorc.w  y'  whole  nation"  with  "  the 
•'  horrid  desiirn  of  making  the  whole  nation  guilty  of 
"  his  Mat'" blood,  I  spake  my  harte,  which  gave  it  such 
"  a  cheeke  that  the  whole  company  cryed  out,  away 
"  with  it,  burn  it,  so  that  it  was  never  attempted  after." 
That  he  with  some  of  the  tenants  bought  up  their  shares 
from  the  soldiers  amongst  whom  the  royal  manor  of 
Havering  had  been  divided,  in  order  to  preserve  the 
wood.  &e.  for  the  king.  And  that  on  account  of  his  op- 
])osition  to  the  Pari..  &c.  he  was  assaulted  and  pistolled 
on  the  highway. 

Speeches,  &c. 

1601.  Copy  of  the  speech  of  Queen  Elizabeth  to 
Parliament,  promising  reform  of  the  abuses  in  mono- 
polies, &c. 

16o.'l  ^luy  12.  Sir  Edward  Hobble  in  Parliament. 
(5  pages.)  "  Arcana  imperii  be  not  only  for  knowledge 
"  and  speculation  butt  also  for  practice,  &c." 

16-21.  June  4.  A  declaration  of  the  Commons  House 
of  Parliament. 

"  The  Comoiis  assembled  in  Parliament  taking  into 
"  their  most  serious  consideration  the  present  estate 
"  of  tho  king's  children  abroad,  and  the  genrall 
"  afflicted  estate  of  the  true  professors  of  the  same 
"  Chri.stian  religion,  professed  by  the  Church  of  Eng- 
"  land  .  .  .  beseech  his  Mat''  not  to  sutler  any  longer 
"  delay."  .  .  .  that  they  will,  if  negotiations  fail, 
"  assist  him  with  their  lives  and  fortunes." 

162^*.  Jan.  26.     M'  Kowse  his  speech. 

Begins.  "  AVe  have  of  late  entered  into  consideration 
"  of  the  petition  of  right  and  the  violations  of  it  "  .  .  . 

Ends.  "  And  to  this  covenant  let  every  one  say  Amen." 

King  Charles's  speech  in  Parliament. 

H(".;ius.  "My  Lords  an<l  gentlemen,  these  times  arc 
'■  for  action,  wherefore  for  examjilc  sake  1  mean  not  l-o 
"  sj-iend  much  time  in  words.''  .... 

Ends.  "  I  assure  you  1  shall  very  easily  and  gladly 
"  ibrget  and  forgive  what  is  past  so  you  at  this  lime 
'•  leave  the  former  ways.  &c.  &o.'' 

Saturday.  King  Charles's  speech  to  the  Parliament 
in  the  B;inqueting  House  at  Whithall. 

Begins.  "It  will  become  us  thankfully  to  acknow- 
"  ledge  the  prudent  and  painfull  endeavours  of  my 
"  Lords  the  Peeres,  &c." 

Ends.  "  Wherein  i  presume  all  our  desires  and 
"  prayei'8  do  meet.'' 

The  resolution  of  the  Lower  House  when  the  king's 
speech  was  read  in  both  Houses  on  the  Monday 
following. 

"  That  this  House  thinke.s  fitt  that  a  friendly  assis- 
"  tance  and  releef  shall  be  given  towards  supply  of  the 
"  losses  and  necessities  of  the  Scotts,  &c.''  With  tlu! 
following  comment:^ 

•'This  was  their  order.  And  marke  what  Mat"'  the 
"  sense  of  their  stile  carries,  as  though  their  intentions 
"  to  the  Scotts  were  ju'ocured  by  their  compassion  and 
"  iiolih^  charitie  to  the  Scotts.  and  not  constrained  liy 
"  our  necessities  to  do  otiierwise.'' 

16-lU.  Wednesday.  April  15"'.  His  Mat"  being  seated 
in  the  throne,  M'  Seiriant  Glauvile  was  called  to  the 
Barr,  being  presented  by  the  House  of  Comons  as  their 
Speaker,  who  .  .  sjieake  as  lolhmelh.  '■  jMay  it  please 
"  y'  Mat'',  your  knights,  citizens  of  your  Comons  House 
"  of  Pari,  in  conformity  to  an  autient  and  most  constant 
"  usage.'' 

Kiuis.  A  speaker  "  worthy  of  your  Mat'"  Royall 
"  attestation." 

The  Lord  Keeper  after  direction   recei\  ed   from   his 

Mat"'  answi-reil 

And  then  M'  Speaker  addressing  himself  to  his  Mat' 
said, 

"My  profession  liaLh  taught  me  that  from  tlic 
"  highest   judge  .  .  .  lli'Tc   lyeth    no   writt    of    error 


1640.  May  5.  The  king's  speech  at  the  breaking  of 
y'  Parliament.  "  My  Lords.  There  can  noe  occasion 
■•  of  my  cominge  to  the  House  be  soe  unpleasinge  to 
"  me  as  this  at  this  tyme  " 

Ends.  "  And  now  ray  Lord  Keeper  doe  as  I  have 
"  commanded  you." — "The  Lord  Keeper  then  added, 

'■  My  Lords  and  you  gentlemen  of  y"'  House  of  Comons, 
the  king's  Mat"  doth  dissolve  this  Parliament." 

164(1.  April  16.  M''  Grymston's  speech  in  Parlia- 
ment : 

'■  We  are  called  by  his  Mat"'  to  consult  of  great  and 
"  weighty  affairs,  there  hath  been  a  great  business 
"  presented  to  y"  house  by  a  noble  gent,  y'  spake  last  " 


C.\PT.  H.  C 
St.  John 

JllLDMiY 

R.N. 


Ends.     "  I   must  leave   it  to  the   judgment   of  this 
House  whcather  our  danger  heer  at  home  be  not  as 

great as  that  which  was  presented  by  the 

noble  gent,  that  spake  last." 

1640.  April.     M'  Rowse  speech  in  Parliament. 

"  I  find  in  y'  report  y'  it  hath  pleased  his  Ma"'  y'  our 

greevanses  should  be  shewed  and  remedy  given." 

Ends  ..."  there  hath  not  been  such  a  thing  done 

since  Israel  came  from  Egijit  of  Eonie.      Consider  of 

it,  take  advise,  and  speake  your  minds." 

1640.  May  5.      "  The  Earle   of   Stratford's   counsell 

given  to  the  king  at  the  counsel  table. — It  was  given 

in  evidence  against  him  at   his  tryal  bj'   Sir  Hen. 

'   Vaine.  secretly." 
Sir  Benjamin  Rudyard's  speech  in  Parliament. 
''  There  is  nowe  a  great  doore  nowe  oppned  unto  us 

'  of  doeing  good  " 

Ends,      fl'or  when  Parliaments  are  gone  then  wee  are 

'  lost." 
M''  Pymm's  speech  at  the  conference  with  the  Lords. 
"My  Lords,   I    am    comanded   by  the  knights  and 

'  burgesses  assembled  for  the  Comons  in  Parliament, 

and  represent  to  y''  Lordships  " 

Ends,     "the  safety  and  prosperity  of  the  kingdom, 
and  the  comfort  and  contentment  of  both  Houses." 
Sir  ffrancis  Seamour's  speech  in  Parliament. 
"  His  Mat"'  I  lielieve  hath  as  great  affection  to  Par- 

'  Laments  as  ever,  and  none  especially  to  subsidies  " 


Ends.  "  in  all  these  things  I  doubt  not  but  of  his 
"  Ma""' jfistice  and  protection." 

Another  speech  of  Sir  ll'rancis  Semer. 

''  This  is  the  great  counsell  of  the  kingdom,  and  here, 
"  if  not  here  alone,  his  Mat'  may  see,  as  iu  a  true 
"  glasse,  the  state  of  his  kingdonie." 

Ends.  "What  I  now  say  or  shall  say  I  submit  to 
"  better  judgments." 

M''  Pyme's  speech  iu  the  House  of  ( 'omous. 

"He  that  takes  away  waights  from  the  motion  doth 
'■  as  good  service  as  he  that  adds  winges  to  it  " 

Ends.  "  which  was  hindered  by  the  interruption  of 
"  the  darknesse." 

An  abridgment  of  M'  Bagshawe's  leading. 

"1st.  Whether  an  Act  of  Parliament  may  pass  .  .  . 
"   .  .  tho  spiiitnall  disassenting  or  not  being  there." 

"2nd.  Whether  a  benefleed  clarke  may  be  a  Justice 
"  of  the  Peace." 

1641.  May  1.  The  heads  of  the  king's  speech  in  the 
Lords  house. 

"  I  had  no  intention  to  speak  of  this  busines  this 
"  day,  w'''  is  the  great  1  mines  conserninge  the  Earle  of 
"   Strafford." 

Ends.  "  I  shall  not  be  wanting  on  my  part  for 
"  restoring  a  happy  ]ieace  and  tranquillity." 

A  pamphlet  containing  .'i  speeches  of  Sir  Benjamin 
lludyer. 

J.  A.  Bennett. 


Eiid.s.      The    liest   ennclusions 
actions  and  of  mine  in  particiiler 


their   words    and 


The  M.v.nu.sckipts  of  Wii.i,i.\m  ]\I(ikk  JNLilyneu.x, 
Esq..  of  Lcseley  P\kk,  Guildforh,  co.  Subkey. 

I''cir  the  noble  collection  of  wi'itings,  which  has 
afforded  entertainment  and  instruction  to  successive 
generations  of  historical  inquirers,  and  made  Loseley 
House  a  place  of  esjiecial  interest  to  antiquaries,  Mr. 
More  Molyni'ux  is  imlebted  chielly  to  three  official  ])er- 
sonages,  w  ho  followed  one  another  in  the  century  that 
opened  in  Heniy  the  Eighth's  brightest  term,  and  closed 
iu  the  ,'ast  year  of  James  the  First.  A  few  words  about 
the  careers  of  these  three  woJ'thies  will  aid  tho  reader  in 
forming  a  general  concejitioji  of  the  literary  material 
they  transmitted  to  their  ])osterity. 

A  London  citizen,  who  aciiuii-'^d  from  a  commercial 
training  some  of  the  knowledge  and  endowments  which 
qualifietl  him  for  courtly  service  and  places.  Sir  Thomas 


APPENDIX    TO   SEVENTH    llEPOKT. 


597 


■«'.  M.        Cawardeu,  a  gentleman  nf  Henry  the  Eighth's  Privy 


hloi.vNEcx,    Chamber,  was  Keeperof  the  Tents',  Masterof  the  Rev.jls, 


and  Keeper  of  the  palace  and  parks  of    Nonesuch   to 
Hciiry  YIII.,  Edward  YI..  Mary,  and  Eli/.abeth.    The 
ensuing  catalogue  affords  numerous  particulars  respect- 
ing his  action  in  these  offices,  as  well  as  in  other  cinploj'- 
ments,  and  furnishes  conclusive  evidence  of  the  favour 
extended  to  him   by   successive    sovereigns.     Henry's 
license   jiermitting   him   to   have  a  company  of    forty 
armed  and  liveried  retainers,  in  addition  to  his  domestic 
servants  and  official  subordinates,  is  at  the  same  time  an 
ilhistration  of  the  sovereign's  confidence  in  the  subject's 
loyalty,  and  also  of  the  feudal  state  which  Sir  Thomas 
maintained  at  Blechingley  Castle.    At  tlie  present  date, 
however,  the  student's  chief  interest  in  the  doings  of 
this  adroit  and  fortunats  placeman  has  reference  to  his 
tenure  of  the    office   that    rendered    him    a   patron  of 
dramatic  genius,   and  invested  him  with  the  influence 
of  a  supreme  theatrical  manager,  in  times  prior  to  the 
establishment  of  permanent  public  theatres.     It  will  be 
a  matter  for  congratulation  to  Her  Majesty's  Commis- 
sioners  on   Historical  Manuscripts  that   their  careful 
examination  of  the  documents   at   Loselcy  House  has 
been  fruitful  of  some  interesting  discoveries  respecting 
Sir  Thomas  Cawarden's  administration  of  the  office  of 
the  Kevels,  and  its  effect  on  the  English  stage.    Master 
"Wylyam  Baldwyn's  letter  (A.D.  l.">56)  to  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden  is  a  remarkable  exemplification  of  the  rela- 
tions that  existed  between  the  Master  of  the  Revels  and 
writers  for  the  stage  in  times  closely  anterior  to  the 
Shakespearian  epoch.     The  influence  of  the  same  officer 
and  of  his  department  on  dramatic  art  is  yet  more  fully 
exhibited  in  the  documents    which    indicate    that   the 
Blackfriai-s  Theatre,  with  which  William  Shakespeare's 
name  is  imperishably  associated,  was  the  direct  ofl'spriug 
of  the  school  of  actors  and  acting  which  arose  under 
Sir  Thomas  Cawarden's  fostering  care  in  the  premises, 
where  ho  stored  his    scenic   properties,    and   prepared 
players  and  their  parts  for  presentation  at  court,  or  in 
the  houses  of  tlie  principal  nobility. 

On  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden's  death  in  the  second  year 
of  Queen  Elizabeth's  reign,  the  writings,  which  had 
accumulated  on  his  hands  during  his  long  occupancy  of 
various  offices,  passed  to  his  friend  and  executor  Mr. 
(afterwards  Sir)  William  More,  of  Loseley  House,  the 
second  of  the  three  chief  contributors  to  the  multifarious 
treasures  of  the  Loseley  muniment  room.  Together 
witli  these  memorials  of  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden's  official 
labours,  Mr.  More  (on  the  death  of  Lad^'  Cawarden, 
who  was  the  other  executor  of  Iter  husband's  testament) 
acquired  possession  of  the  Blackfriars' estate,  i.e.,  the 
liouse  and  precinct  of  the  suppressed  black  friars  in 
London, — which  had  been  granted  to  the  Master  of  the 
Revels  and  the  Tents  in  the  time  of  Edward  the  Sixth. 
It  was  thus  that  the  knight  of  Loseley  was  enabled  to 
convey  to  James  Burbadge  (4  February  1595)  the 
premises  which  had  been  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden's  office 
of  the  Revels  35  years  before  their  conversion  into  the 
Blackfriars  Theatre  of  the  public  entertainer.  Thus  also 
it  was  that  Sir  George  More  (Sir  William's  son,  and  the 
third  of  the  three  principal  depositors  of  the  Loseley 
manuscripts)  was  enabled  to  convey  to  James  Burbadge's 
sons,  Cuthbert  and  Richard,  a  messuage  adjoining  the 
same  theatre,  by  an  indenture  dated  26  June  1601. 

In  material  affluence,  mental  activity,  and  a  natural 
aptitude  for  official  work.  Sir  AVilliamMore  bore  a  con- 
siderable resemblance  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden.  The 
sou  of  Sir  Christopher  More  (the  Remembrancer  of  the 
Court  of  Exchequer,  who  acquired  Loseley  by  purchase 
in  Henry  the  Seventh's  time,  and  lived  to  attend  Anne 
of  Cleves,  on  lier  arrival  in  this  country,  to  Henry  the 
Eighth's  presence).  Sir  William  More  was  a  man  of 
aft'airs  from  his  early  manhood  to  his  late  deca}'.  A 
justice  of  the  peace  fur  the  count}"  of  Surrey,  in  an  age 
when  the  Itiboiir,  of  the  magistracy  were  far  more 
onerous  and  perplexing  than  they  are  at  present.  Sir 
William  was  remarkable  throughout  Mlizabeth's  reign 
for  tlie  zeal  and  pleasure  he  exhibited  in  transacting  the 
public  liusiness  of  his  division  of  the  shire.  He  was 
also  a  deput)--lieutenant  for  the  county,  at  a  time  when 
Lord  Howard  of  Effingham  thought  four  deputies  an 
adequate  staff  for  the  performance  of  the  duties  of  his 
lieutenancy  throughout  the  county  ;  and  a  vice-admiral 
for  the  county  of  Sussex,  in  years  when  the  safety  of  the 
country  required  especial  vigilance  in  officers  entrusted 
with  the  custody  of  coasts  and  ports.  He  was  twice  sheriff 
of  Surrey  and  Sus.-ex  in  Elizabeth's  reign.  Xordid  zealous 
concern  for  the  affairs  of  a  district  preclude  him  from 
ambition  to  fiigure  in  the  council  of  the  nation.  Having 
represented  the  borough  of  Guildford  in  several  parlia- 
ments, he  was  elected  a  knight  for  his  native  shire. 
Like  his  father  he  was  also  the  ulnager  for  the  counties 


of  Surrey  and  Sussex,  and  a  verdercr  of  Windsor  Forest.        M\  M. 
A_ cursory  survey  of  the  cataloguoof  the  Loseley  jiapors    ^>oi-y>Eus, 
will  satisfy  readers  that  mention  is  here  made  of  only  a  -— 

few  of  the  einploymeuis  of  this  busy  man,  who  was 
placed  on  numer  >ns  conimissious  touching  the  affairs  of 
his  county,  and  who  during  a  great  part  of  Elizabeth's 
rcign  was  regarded  as  her  agent  for  matters  of  state  in 
every  hnndre  1  i  if  Surrey. 

Himself  a  man  of  official  powers  and  pride,  Sir 
^Villiam  was  fortunate  in  having  children  who  inherited 
his  taste  for  Ijusiuess  and  strengthened  his  position. 
Having  equalled  or  even  surpassed  his  father's  activitv, 
as  a  magistrate  and  deputy-lieutenant  of  Surrey,  Sir 
George  More  represented "  Surrey  and  Gnildford  in 
successive  parliaments,  frequented  the  courts  of  Eliza- 
beth and  James,  was  receiver-general  and  treasurer  to 
Henry  Prince  of  Wales,  became  Chancellor  of  the  order 
of  the  Garter,  and  was  lieutenant  of  the  Tower  at  the 
time  of  the  imprisonment  of  the  E.arl  and  Countess  of 
Somerset.  Having  at  an  early  date  of  her  story  sur- 
vived her  first  husband  Mr.  Polstede,  Sir  William's 
daughter  Elizabeth  married  for  her  second  husband 
Sir  John  Wolley,  Queen  Elizabeth's  Latin  Secretary, 
and  for  her  third  husband  lord-keeper  Egerton,  after- 
wards lord-chancellor  Ellesmere.  The  letters  addressed 
by  t'le  lord-chancellor  to  his  father-in-law.  Sir  William, 
and  his  brother-in-law  Sir  George  More,  are  a  notable 
part  of  the  domestic  correspondence  which  renders  the 
Loseley  MSS.  especially  interesting  to  biographers. 

So  much  has  been  said  and  written  about  the  contents 
of  the  Loseley  muniment  room,  that  many  readers  will 
learn  with  surprise  how  much  was  left  for  the  present 
reporter  to  accomplish  for  the  adequate  exhibition  of  its 
multifarious  records.  Familiar  with  the  papers  which 
successive  explorers  in  those  archives  have  communi- 
cated to  the  Society  of  Antiquaries,  and  with  the  com- 
prehensive volume  of  "  Loseley  Manuscripts,"  edited  by 
Mr.  Alfred  John  Kempe,  F.S.A..  and  published  by  Mt. 
John  Murray  in  1835,  I  made  my  first  visit  to  Loseley 
House,  under  the  impression  that  my  report  on  its 
literary  treasures  would  be  little  more  than  a  note  of 
reference  to  the  contents  of  Mr.  Kempe's  volume  and 
certain  papers  pubhshed  in  the  "  Archujologia,"  with  a 
list  of  some  hundred  or  two  hundred  matters  which  the 
searchers  for  documents  of  higher  moment  had  either 
overlooked  or  disdained  to  notice.  A  single  morning 
spent  in  a  preliminary  survey  of  the  Loselej'  muniment 
room,  satisfied  mc  that  the  task  assigned  to  me  by  Her 
Majesty's  Commissioners  cm  Historical  Manuscripts 
would  lie  much  more  laborious  than  I  had  anticipated. 
I  found  in  that  chamber  the  nine  folio  volumes  into 
which  Mr.  William  Bray  of  Shere,  the  honourably 
remembered  editor  of  Evelyn's  "  Diary  and  Memoirs," 
gathered  half  a  century  since  a  considerable  propor- 
tion of  the  documents.  At  the  same  time  1  found 
on  the  closely  packed  shelves  and  in  full  drawers  of  the 
strong  closet  of  the  same  apartment  a  large  quantity 
ofoM  account  books,  journals,  patents,  deeds,  official 
records,  private  letters,  and  miscellaneous  memoranda 
of  which  the  world  had  never  been  informed,  though 
the  orderliness  of  theirarrangementindicatedapurpo.se 
to  render  them  serviceable  to  students.  In  other 
recesses  of  the  closet  I  came  upon  bags  and  parcels  of 
writings  that  had  been  put  away  without  any  attempt 
to  classify  them,  or  even  to  reduce  them  to  chronological 
order.  Lastly,  I  was  invited  by  Mr.  More  Molyneux  to 
examine  the  contents  of  a  large  antique  chest  and 
certain  boxes  which  were  believed  to  have  escaped  the 
curious  observation  of  all  previous  searchers  of  the 
chamber.  At  the  bottom  of  this  chest  (containing 
documents  of  every  age  from  the  twelfth  to  the  seven- 
teenth centur}'),  I  came  upon  ''  The  Boke  of  ordinary 
'■  charges  of  the  trayne  of  Sir  Anthonie  Broune,  knight, 
"  the  Kinges  Amba'sadoure  going  into  Frannee  in 
■'  Mali  A  1532,"  the  charter  of  Robert  the  sou  of  Odo's 
grant,  in  the  twelfth  century,  to  the  church  and  canons 
of  Chilworth,  and  the  other  chartei'S  of  later  dates  of 
the  sami'  century  that  are  printed  at  the  opening  of  my 
catalogue. 

How  little  Mr.  Kempe's  "  Loseley  Manuscripts  "  (1835) 
deseives  to  be  regarded  as  an  adequate  exhibition  of  tho 
literary  treasurers,  with  which  his  name  has  been  asso- 
ciated for  43  years,  may  be  seen  from  the  fact  that 
whereas  my  list  of  the  writings  sets  forth  the  contents 
of  2.'2-10  manuscripts,  the  entire  number  of  the  records 
noticed  in  his  volume  (including  a  few  printed  docu- 
mi  uts)  does  not  exceed  211.  That  is  to  say,  when 
papers  noticed  incidentally  have  been  taken  into  the 
account,  the  book  does  not  mention  so  many  as  a  tenth 
part  of  the  manuscripts  deserving  ofnotice.  Nor  can  it 
be  urged  that,  whilst  rejecting  records  of  inferior  quality, 
he   calls   attention   to  most  of   the   writings   of  high 

4F  3 


598 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION 


•n-  j;  moment.  The  case  is  fai-  otherwise.  Of  the  important 
HoLTXErx,  group  of  -nTitiiigs  th;it  relate  to  the  first  establishment 
E3Q.  Qf  the  Blackfriars  theatre.  Mr.  Kempe  mentions  only  the 
letter  -n-ritten  by  Lord  Hunsdon  to  Sir  William  More  on 
9  Jan.  159-5 ;  dismissing  it  with  a  brief  note  of  fom- 
lines.  '  Of  the  pile  of  warrants  .and  letters  from  the 
Qneen  or  her  council,  that  enable  readers  to  realize  with 
stirring  vividness  the  military  activity  of  the  southern 
counties  and  the  martial  fervour  of  the  entire  nation  on 
the  approach  of  tlic  Spanish  armada,  he  gives  only  three 
examples.  'He  barely  indicates  the  extraordinary  rich- 
ness of  the  collection  in  respect  to  ofhcial  documents 
that  exhibit  the  main  principles  and  minutest  details 
of  Elizabeth's  system  of  government.  His  specimens  of 
the  private  correspondence  of  Elizabethan  worthies  are 
more  numerous,  Init  they  afford  no  sufficient  view 
of  the  copiousness  and  variety  of  the  biographical  illuB- 
trations  of  the  collection.  About  the  old  charters  he  is 
quite  silent.  Though  he  intimates  that  his  researches 
in  the  Loseley  MSS.  have  not  been  confined  to  the 
documents  which  Mr.  Bray  arranged  and  ])ut  in  covers, 
his  volume  contains  little  which  was  not  taken  from 
the  folios  of  selected  manuscripts.  On  the  other  hand, 
it  may  be  remarked  of  the  useful  though  insufiicient 
volume,  that  the  fullness  and  general  accuracy  of  its 
transcriptions  entitle  it  to  a  permanent  place  in  libraries 
of  reference.  Of  the  214  wi'itings  which  he  noticed, 
Mr.  Kempe  printed  173  in  e.i'tcnsol  In  the  ensuing  list 
every  reference  to  "  Kempe's  Loseley  MSS."  implies 
that  the  document  under  consideration  is  given  at  large, 
or  at  considerable  length,  in  that  volume. 

Of  the  2,240  manuscripts  displayed  in  the  catalogue 
it  may  be  remarked  tliat  only  2G  were  written  in  pre- 
Tudor  periods,  and  no  more  than  420  in  days  subsequent 
to  Elizabeth's  death.  Of  the  Stuart  documents,  240 
belong  to  James  the  First's  reign,  and  94  to  Charles  the 
First's  time.  Of  the  1,816  Tudor  writings.  101  were 
penned  in  Henry  the  Eighth's  time,  1 6.'3  in  Edward  the 
Sixth's  reign,  94  in  the  days  of  Mary,  and  1,447  in  the 
"  spacious  times  of  great  Elizabeth." 

The  largeness  and  defective  arrangement  of  the 
collection  rendering  it  impossible  for  me  to  produce  a 
catalogue  which,  in  the  present  state  of  the  miscel- 
laneous accumulation,  would  greatly  diminish  the 
searcher's  difficulty  in  finding  the  particular  records 
in  which  he  may  be  interested,  I  determined,  in  the 
preparation  of  my  list,  to  aim  less  at  conciseness  than  at 
an  explanatory  amplitude  that  should  satisfy,  whilst 
provoking,  the  peruser's  curiosity.  With  Mr.  Kempe's 
book  and  the  volumes  of  the  "  Arcbasologia "'  at  his  side, 
the  student  will  not  come,  in  the  following  catalogue,  on 
many  matters  respecting  which  he  will  find  it  necessary 
to  seek  further  information  at  Loseley. 

12th  Century. — Charter  of  Robert,  son  of  Odo,  of 
Lochesleia  (Loseley),  granting  for  ever,  a  virgate  of  land 
with  appurtenances  and  villeins  in  Loseley  aforesaid, 
to  the  church  and  canons  of  St.  JIary  of  Kinildew" 
(Chilworth,  co.  Surrey)  : — 

Omnibus  sancte  ecclcsie  Robertus  filius  Odonis  de 
Lochesleia,  salutem.  Sciant  omnes  tarn  presentes  quam 
posteri,  quod  ego,  pro  salute  amine  mee,  et  gratuito 
assensu  hercdum  meorum,  concossi  ct  in  perpetuam 
eleemosinam  donavi  ecclesie  sancte  Marie  de  Kinildew' 
ct  canonicis  ibidem  Deo  servienti'ous  uuam  uirgatam 
terre  in  Lochesleia.  illam  scilicet  quam  Gilebcrtus 
niger  et  Herding  del  hulle  tenent,  et  ipsos  cum  tota 
progenie  eorum  que  sub  ipsorum  potestate 'fuit  tempore 
quo  heo  donatio  facta'.  Ipsi  vero  canonici  quietum 
clamauerunt  unum  bordagium  cum  tofta  ec  crofta,  ct 
(bias  solidatas  tcrrequas  eis  uendideram  in  eadem  uilla. 
que  continentur  in  carta  mea  (|uam  habent  de  centum 
et  XX  acrif  terre.  et  quatuor  marcas  argenti  quas  mihi 
commodauerint.  Quare  nolo  et  firmiter  statuo,  ut  pre- 
dicti  canonici  habeant  et  teneant  supra  uominatam 
uirgatam  terre  cum  omnibus  que  ad  earn  pertinent, 
quietam  et  liberam  ab  omni  sernitio  ct  exaccionc  secnlari 
ad  me  et  ad  hei'edes  meos  pertinente  ;  saluo  tounlcco 
sernitio.  et  ut  iiullns  heredum  uel  hominum  meorum 
huic  mee  donation!  conti-a-ire,  nel  cam  i)erturbare  pre- 
sumat.  Hii  sunt  testes.  AVillelm  pi-esbyter  de  Loche- 
leia,  Kobertus  capellanus  de  .\l(irt',Fredericusde  Bispes, 
Johannes  de  Clifford.  J2ugo  de  Torend',  Johannes  de 
Walet,  Radulphus  de  Braal,  Thomas'  de  Mort',  Kicardus 
de  Mort',  llogern^  frater  eju=,  Rogerns  Hast',  Ricardus 
filius  Rogeri.  W'alterus  Mansel,  Odi>  Duriiasal,  Ricardus 
filius  Twein,  cum  multis  aliis. 

12th  Century.— Charter  of  manumission,  executed  by 
Thurstan  the  dispensary,  for  his  villein  Andrew  of 
'I'eresv.erch  and  his  progeny,  &o.,  in  the  form  of  a  deed 
of  sale  and  quit-claim,  wherein"  the  said  Thurstan  con- 
veyed al!  his  right  in  the  said  Andrew  and  his  issue  to 


the  Lord  Hugh  do  Del,  and  his  heirs,  on  condition  tliat 
neither  the  said  Hugh  nor  his  heii-s  should  ever  demand 
more  that  an  annual  rent  of  one  j^enny  from  the  Said 
Andrew  and  his  heirs,  in  lieu  of  all  services  ; — 

Sciant  presentes  et  futuri,  quod  Ego  Thurstanus  dis- 
pensarius  vendidi  et  concessi  et  hac  present!  carta  mea 
confirmaui,  ].n"0  me  et  pro  heredibus  meis,  Domino 
Hugoni  de  Dol.  pro  viginti  solidis  quos  mihi  dedit. 
Andream  de  Tereswcrch',  filium  Aldesini  Balemund  de 
Tereswercir,  natiuum  meum  cum  omni  sequela  sua,  et 
omue  jus  et  clamum  quod  habui  uel  habere  potui  in 
ipso  Andrea,  uel  in  sequela  sua,  rationc  alicujus 
natiuitatis.  dicto  Hugoni  et  heredibus  suis,  pro  me 
et  pro  heredibus  meis  solutum  et  quietum  clamaui, 
in  perpetuum.  Et  no  ego  predictus  Thurstanus  uel 
heredes  mei  in  dicto  Andrea  uel  in  sequoia  sua  aliquid 
juris  exigere  uel  vendicare  decetero  possimus,  eidem 
Andree  et  omni  scquele  sue  pro  me  et  pro  heredibus 
meis  perpetuam  dedi  et  concessi  libertatem.  Et  scien- 
dum ciuod  predictus  Hugo  de  Dol,  nee  aliquis  hercdum 
suorum  potest  ncc  debet  aliquid  exigere  uel  vendicare 
ratione  huius  prodicte  em]5tionis  a  dicto  Andrea,  uel  ab 
heredibus  suis,  nisi  tantum  rcdditum  vnius  denarii 
quolibet  anno  soluendum  ad  Festum  Sancti  Jlichaelis. 
Et  ut  hec  mea  donatio  ct  concessio,  et  presentis  carte 
mee  warantizatio  et  conflrmatio  firme  et  stabiles  per- 
maneant  in  ])erpetuum,  presentem  cartam  sigilli  mei 
impressione  roboraui.  Hiis  testibus.  Domino  Giliberto 
de  Baseuilo,  Domino  Thoma  de  Hurtine,  Rogerole  Gras, 
Gregory  de  Dona,  Johanne  de  I'arco,  Johanne  de  Albury, 
Johaune  de  Stoctuuo,  Hugone  i'ratre  suo,  Johanne 
Hereman,  Ricardo  constabulario  de  Guldeford,  Henrioc 
de  Dona,  Godefrido  de  Polstede,  Ricardo  capellano  do 
Waneburg',  ct  multis  aliis. 

12th  Century. — Grant  and  quit-claim  executed  by 
Udelina  do  Fellech,  in  favour  of  the  lord  Hugh  of  Dol' 
and  his  heirs,  in  respect  of  her  right  of  dower  in  the 
lands  and  possessions  of  William  de  Sautefande  and 
Robert  Holewei  : — 

Notum  sit  omnibus  hominibus  prcscns  scriptum 
visuris  uel  audituris,  quod  ego  Ddclina  de  Fellech' 
concessi  et  quietum  clamaui  Domino  Hugoni  de  Dol  et 
heredibus  suis  omnc  jus  et  clamium  quod  habui  uel 
habere  potui  nomine  dotis,  in  terris,  redditibus,  et 
tenementis,  Willelmi  do  Santefande,  ctlloberti  Holewei. 
Ita  quod  ego  predicta  Udelina  de  cetero  nullum  jus  uel 
clamium  ratione  dotis,  exigere  uel  uendicarc  potero. 
In  liujus  rei  testimonium,  prcsenti  scripto  sigillum 
meum  ap]iosui.  Hiis  testibus,  Rogero  Ic  Gras,  Ricardo 
de  Frolleburi,  .lordano  de  Monte,  Henrico  de  Dona, 
Roberto  de  Parco,  Godefrido  do  Polstede,  et  multis  aliis. 

12th  Century. — Charter  of  Udelina  de  Broc,  widow, 
conveying  all  her  right  in  Osbert  of  Chertsand  and  his 
issue  to  the  lord  Richard  de  Dol,  in  order  that  the  same 
Richard  may  confer  perpetual  liljerty  on  the  said  O.^bcrt 
and  his  offspring  :  — 

Sciant  ])rescntes  et  futuri  quod  ego  Udelina  de  Broc 
in  viduitate  et  libera  pro])rietate  mea  dedi  et  concessi  et 
quietum  clamaui  Domino  Ricardo  de  Dol"  Osbertuni  de 
Chertsarid  cum  tota  sequela  sua  et  omnem  natiuitatem 
quam  in  eo  uel  in  suis  habui  uel  in  postcrum  habere  potui 
absque  contradicione  uel  rcclamatione  mei  uel  heredum 
meorum.  Ita  scilicet  quod,  predictus  Ricarchis  d-e  dol 
predicto  Osberto  et  omni  sue  sequele  perpetuam  conferat 
libertatem.  Hiis  testibus.  Domino  Michael  do  Polstede, 
Toma  do  hercina(?),  Ricardo  de  Hameld'.  Waltero  de 
Monsted,  VVillelmo  de  la  dona,  Ricardo  de  Sanot  Fand, 
Petto  de  Cheddingefold,  Ricardo  del  oc',  et  aliis  multis. 

12th  Century. — Charter  of  grant  by  the  abbot  and 
convent  of  Wavorley  to  Richard  de  Dol  and  his  heirs 
for  ever,  of  a  certain  piece  of  land  near  Pisaniers.  at  an 
annual  rent  of  two  shillings  and  three  pence.  Witnesses, 
Gilbert  de  Baseuill',  William  de  Wyke,  William  de  la 
Dune,  William  le  Gras,  William  Toln',  Gilbert  de 
Denhurst,  Nicholas  de  Monte,  John  de  Parco,  Thomas 
do  Dol,  and  many  others. 

13th  Century  {Innp.  John). — Charter  of  grant,  whereby 
Ralph  the  fuglcr  and  Iselya  bis  wife  gave  ami  coiiveyed 
a,  virgate  of  land  with  appurtenances  in  the  manor  of 
Odiham  (co.  Hants)  to  Geoflrey  of  Bath,  the  cook  of  the 
lord  King: — 

Sciant  )jresentes  et  futuri  quod  ego  Radulfus  le 
Fugelere,  et  ego  Iselya  vxor  eius  vnaonm  assensu 
consilio  et  bona  uoluutate  dedimus  et  concessimiis,  et 
pre.'ieuti  carta  nostra  confirmauimus  Galfrido  doBathon' 
coco  domiui  Regis  pro  homagio  et  sernitio  sno  vnam 
virgatam  terre  cum  omnibus  pertinentiis  suis  in  mancrio 
dp  Odiham,  illam  scilicet  virgatam  terre  cum  pertinen- 
tiis, quam  Hugo  de  la  Gureche  pater  dicte  Iselee  quon- 
dam tennit.  Habendum  et  tenendum  eidem  Galfrido  et 
lieredibus  suis,  et  cui  dare,  legare,  vendere,  uel assignare 


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uoluerit,  ile  nobis  et  lieredibns  nostvis.  bene,  libere, 
Edx,  quiete,  integre,  plenarie.  jure  bereditatis  in  perpetuum 
cum  omnibus  libertatiljns.  et  iiberis  consuetudinibus 
infra  villam  et  extra  in  viis,  semitis,  sepibus,  pratis, 
pastaris,  aiiuiiJ.  efc  omnibus  aliis  pertinentiis,  'jt  es- 
obaetis,  quaj  nobis  iude  et  heredibus  nostria  aliijuo 
tempore  in  posternm  contingere  possint,  Reddendo  inde 
annuatim  nobis  et  heredibus  nostris  in  I'esto  saucti 
Michaelis  Uuum  Denarium,  pro  omni  seruicio,  consue- 
tudine,  et  exactinne,  saluo  seruicio  domini  Regis.  Xos 
uero  et  heredes  nostri  dictam  virgatam  cum  pertinentiis 
dicto  Galfrido  et  heredibus  suis  et  asaiguatis  contra 
omnes  homines  et  feminas  in  perpetuum  '(varantizabi- 
mus  per  memoratum  seruicium.  Pro  hac  autem  dona- 
tione,  concessione,  warantizationc,  et  ]iresentis  carte 
nostra  confirmatione  dedit  nobis  meraoratis  Galtri- 
dus  viginti  marcas  argenti  in  Gersuinma.  Ut  igitur 
horum  donatio  et  concessio  perpetua  stabilitate  futuris 
temporibus  firmitatis  robur  optineat,  jiresentem  cartam 
sigillorum  nostrornm  impressioue  roborauimus.  Hiis 
testibus.  Godeirido  de  *  et  Johanue  Alio  Philippi  senes- 
calli  domini  Rogeri,  Radulpho  Alio  Ricardi  tunc  seues- 
calli  comitisse  Pembroke,  Waltero  Bhiet,  Bartholomeo 
Pechie,  Willelmo  Gernum,  Johanne  dePlassetis,  Galfrido 
Aurun,  Stephano  dc  Bendeng',  Vincentio  tunc  constabu- 
lario.  Robei-to  Nigro  tunc  seruiente  de  bundredo,  Roberti 
filio  Rogero,  Adam  de  la  Hale,  et  multis  aliis. 

PetiDion  (drawn  in  Norman  French.  A  tresexcellent 
ettresgracionse  seignieure  notre  seignieurle  Roy)  of  the 
humble  and  impoverished  tenants  of  the  royal  inaU'irof 
AVyttele,  co.  Surrey  :  praying,  in  consideration  of  their 
poverty,  for  a  remission  of  their  obligation  to  pay  the 
King  an  annual  talliage  of  iiii?i.  The  date  of  this 
petition  does  not  appear. 

Copy  of  the  charti-r  whereby  William  de  Wyutreshull 
gave  and  conveyed  bis  lands,  tenements,  &c.  &c.,  in 
Polstede  in  the  parish  of  Compton,  co.  Surrey,  to  bis 
son  "Walter  and  his  heirs  for  ever.     No  date. 

18  February.  Letter  addressed  by  H.  Warrewyk,  from 
his  lodge  at'l'eukc.«bury  to  Sir  William  Beauchamp.  For 
the  protection  of  Sir  William  of  Chiviel,  who  has  been 
oeaten.  vexed  and  troubled  by  one  John  Smith,  a  tenant 
of  the  writer's  lordship  of  Chyvyell.  Sir  William 
Beanchamp  is  further  enjoined  to  "  teudre  and  favour 
al"  the  writer's  "  teuauntes  there.''     Ko  date  of  year. 

St.  Mark's  Day,  1303.  Indenture  of  agreementbetween 
William,  son  and  heir  of  John  Langero  de  Bregg'  near 
Wandesworth.  co.  Surrey,  of  the  one  part,  and  Elyas 
"  de  camera  Prioris  de  Mertona  "  of  the  other  ]iai't, 
whereby  in  consideration  of  a  certain  sum  of  mono}-  paid 
to  him,  thi^  said  William  grants  and  lets  to  farm  all  his 
place  in  the  ]iarish  of  Baterichesseie,  together  with  -17 
acres  of  arable  land  in  the  town  of  Bregges,  and  all  other 
land  in  the  "villa  de  Breggcs  and  ]5aterichesseio " 
accruing  to  him  by  inheritance  after  his  father's  death, 
to  the  said  Elyas  for  the  term  of  40  years,  beginning  at 
the  feast  of  .John  in  the  aforesaid  year.  Sealed  by  the 
parties  aforesaid  in  the  presence  of  Thomas  dc  Lodolowe. 
Richard  de  la  Golhorde,  John  de  (Jriple,  Geoffrey  de 
Heyford,  Richard  Roofe,  John  de  AVypjiesnad'.  Dated 
at  JBregges  in  the  parish  of  Baterichesseye. 

6  Henry  III.  Particulars  of  an  inquisition,  touching 
the  vill  of  Ertington.  at  one  time  of  the  manor  of 
Godalming.  taken  in  the  abovesaid  year  before  Thomas 
Atwyn,  escheator.  Also,  on  the  same  paper,  a  colleocion 
of  data  respecting  the  manor  of  Ertington,  alias  Erting- 
dou,  alias  Artiugton.  co.  Surrcv,  from  2  Edw.  III.  to 
39  Eliz. 

6  March,  3  Edward  III.  Grant  for  life  by  Edmund  de 
Cheyne,  William  de  Forde  clerk,  .John  de  Evesham. 
Thomas  de  Baa,  JohnThedemarerssh,  William  de  .Stoke 
of  the  manor  of  Nethcrane  with  the  bamlct  of  Hakele- 
ston,  to  the  lord  Almaric  de  St.  Amaud,  with  remainder 
ill  tail  male  to  the  said  lord's  son  Almaric  and  Ida  his 
wife,  and  their  issue. 

17  ICdward  III.  Records  of  views  of  frank-pledge  on 
the  manors  of  Godalmynge,  Cattishull  and  Lowsley. 
Vellum  roll. 

15  August,  43  Edward  III.  Patent  of  grant,  during 
pleasure,  to  Almaric  de  St.  Amand,  of  the  office  of 
captain  and  keeper  of  the  town  of  Suthampton. 

3  November,  18  Richard  II.  Copy  of  the  rent-roll 
of  William  Weston  in  Ertington  made  3  November, 
18  Richard  II. ; — the  total  of  the  rents  being  iii/i.  xiiis.  i'ul. 
ob  If'.  At  the  foot  of  the  roll,  a  memorandum  that  the 
original  document  is  "  in  custodia  nostri  Ricardi 
"  liudlowe  armigeri." 

1  to  -il  Ric.II.  Court  Rolls  of  the  manor  of 
Todyngton,  1  to  21  Ric.  II. 

1  January  1417.  Last  will  and  testament  (drawn  in 
Latin)  of  Thomas  Sutton,  of  the  parish  of  St.  Bartholo- 
mew in  London. 


•21  March.  14  Hen.  VI.     The  return  of  an  inquisition         W.  M. 
held  ut  Kinjfeston,  co.  Surrey,  on  21  Mav,  14  Hen.  VI      SIoltnedx, 
before    the   Abljot  of  Cherteseye,   John"  Fcryljy,   John  — 

Gaynesfoid,  Richard  Dalyiigi-ygge  sheriff  of  co." Surrey, 
coNimissioners  to  discover  what  persons  dwelling  within 
the  said  co.  have  manors,  lands,  rents  or  offices,  &c.  to 
the  annual  value  of  one  hundred  shillings.  The  return 
gives  the  entire  list  of  persons  ascertained  to  possess  at 
least  that  annual  income,  and  also  a  list  of  those  persons 
who,  in  obedience  to  .summons,  appeared  Ijefore  the 
commissioners,  and  stated  the  exact  amounts  of  their 
revenues  to  the  best  of  their  aljility. 

14  Septemljer,  1440.  Last  will  and  testament  of 
Valentine  Baret,  esq.,  of  the  parish  of  Perston,  near 
Farnham. 

26  and  27  Henry  71.  Records  of  views  of  frank- 
pledge and  courts  baron  on  the  manor  of  Godalmyng 
in  the  aforesaid  years.     Vellum  roll. 

14  February,  36  Henry  VI.  A  confirmation  of  a  grant, 
executed  by  William  Havelok  in  favour  of  William 
"Witteryng  and  others,  in  respect  to  a  tenement  in 
Stratford  Langthorn,  co.  Essex. 

24  January,  8  Edward  IV.  Indenture  of  an  agreement 
whereby,  in  consideration  of  cxx  li.  paid  and  acknow- 
ledged. Sir  William  Parre,  knight,  conveys  to  John 
Bedhamd  citizen  and  fishmonger  of  London,  "  the  godes 

anil  jewelles  folowyng  that  is  to  say,  First  a  rounde 

Basyb.   of  silucr  knopped  Weying  by  the  weight  of 

Troy  V  lb   weght   and   iii  onces.     Item   two   playn 

basyns  of  siluer  weying  by  the  said  weght  xii   lb. 

weght  save  an  once.  Item  a  laver  of  siluer  Weying 
"  by  the  Weghc  of  Troy  iii  lb.  Weght  iii  onces.  Item 
"  another  lavert  of  siluer  weying  by  the  said  Weght 
'■  iii  lb.  Weght  iiii  onces  and  di.  Item  xii  bolle  peces  of 
•'  siluer  with  round  Bolyons  weying  by  tlie  Weght  afore- 
'•  said  xvi  lb.  Weght.  Item  two  quart  pottes  of  siluer 
"  chaeed  Weying  by  the  Weght  aforsaid  vi  lb.  Weght 
■■  and  vi  onces.  Item  vi  peces  with  a  coueryng  of  siluer 
'•  chaeed  W^eyiug  by  the  weght  abovesaid  vii'lb.  Weght 
"  and  iii  onces.  Item  two  standyng  cuppes  of  siluer 
'■  and  gilt  couered  Weyiug  by  the  said  Weght  of  Troy 
'■  V  lb.  iiii  onces.  Item  a  liteil  salt  saler  of  cristallyn 
"  garnysshed  with  gold,  To  have  and  hold,  &c.  &c.  &c." 
on  the  condition  that  should  "the  said  Sir  William 
• '  \vele  and  trewly  pay  or  doo  pay  vnto  the  said  John 
'■  Bedham  or  to  his  attourne  or  executours  in  the 
'■  parissbe  chirchc  of  Saynt  JIary  atte  Hill  besyde 
'•  liillyngesgate  of  London  cxx  li.  sterlinges  in  the  fest 
■'  of  the  Nativitie  of  Saynt  John  the  Baptist  next 
•'  comyng  after  the  date  of  this  eudenture  that  then 
"  the  said  bargayn  and  sale  of  the  said  godes  and 
"  jewelles  shall  be  voyd.  .  .  .  and  the  same  godes  and 
■'  jewelles  shall  be  relyucred  vnto  the  said  Sir  William 
"   or  to  his  attom-ne  so  paying  the  said  cxx  li." 

13  December,  1469.  Last  will  and  testament  cf 
Johanne  Crompe  of  London,  widow.  Nota'ole  for  the 
fulness  and  preciseiiess  of  the  descriptions  of  the 
articles  of  plate  and  other  chattels  bequeathed  by  the 
testator  to  her  son  Edward. 

6  October,  12  Edward  IV.  List  of  the  sums  of  money 
assessed  on  and  levied  in  the  several  counties  and 
principal  cities  of  the  kingdom,  in  respect  of  a  tenth 
granted  liy  parliament  at  the  afore-given  date  to  Edward 
the  Fourth. 

6  October,  12  Edward  IV.  A  schedule  of  the  propor- 
tions assessed  in  the  several  counties  of  a  tenth  granted 
by  jjarliament  to  Bdwai'd  the  Fourth  in  the  twelfth  year 
of  his  reign. 

—  Richard  III.  The  account  (on  parchment)  of 
William  Compworthand  his  associates,  collectors  of  two 
whole  fifteenths  and  tenths  (granted  to  Edward  IX. 
lately  tfe  _facto  king  of  England  by  the  parliament  held 
at  Westminster  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign)  in  the 
county  of  Surrey,  as  well  within  as  without  the  liberties 
thereof,  the  borough  of  Suthwerk  excepted.  The  account 
exhiljits  the  sums  raised  in  the  several  hundreds  and 
parishes  of  the  county,  as  well  as  the  total. — cccclxxiii  li. 
ix  s.  With  a  duplicate  of  the  same  account  on  paper. 
No  date. 

15th  cent.  Liber  Astrologus.  A  treatise  on  astrology, 
covering  80  paper  pages  small  4°,  in  vellum  wrapper.  " 

31  July,  1  Henry  VII.  This  bille  witnnesseth  that  I 
Thomas  Garth  on  of  thexecatonrs  of  my  lord  Cardinalle 
haue  deliuered  vnto  John  More  on  of  my  lordes  pray- 
s.jurs  a  standing  cup  siluer  and  gilt  with  a  couer  weying 

XX 

iiii  xvi  vnces  price  th  vuce  iiii  s.,  Summa,  xix  li.  iiii  s., 
whcrof  I  haue  resceued  in  redy  money  towardes  the 
payment  of  my  said  lordes  dettes  at  Bassettes  Place 
xiiiZi.  vis.  viiic7.,and  I  haue  deliuered  to  him  in  party  of 
payment  of  his  duety  and  reward  cxviis.  iiiicZ.,  and 
.     .    .    .    shall  content  him  the  remanet  which  drawetli 

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w  M        iiuli.  iis.  Tiii.?.,  wi-iten  with  my  owue  hande  the  laste 
MoLTSEus,   day  of  July  tho  first  yoro   of  the   rcgne  of  king  Harry 
"""'-        the  vir".  ,     ,     .  ,  ■ 

]\[ichaelmas,  "2  Hciiry  Vll.  .V  ivutale  ol'  the  loidship 
of  Cxodalmyns:;. 

■t  Henry  \IT.  I?alnnce  sheet  of  accounts  between 
John  Symond,  gentleman,  and  John  Swerder  of  London, 
goldsmith. 

19  Henry  VIL  Assessment  in  the  county  ot  biirroy 
of  a  subsidy  t^ranted  in  the  aforegiven  year. 

oo  Febniary,  20  Henry  VII.  Receipt  of  Eicliavd 
Chesilhurst,  gentlemau,  for  xxiii/i.  vis.  rhul.  paid  hiui 
bv  CristoferlMore  in  respect  of  the  office  of  ulnager  ot 
co^  Surrey  and  Sussex.  Also,  numerous  receipts  tor 
payments  "made  by  the  same  ulnager,  and  copies  ot 
enrolled  acquittances  in  respect  to  his  accounts,  tfmi>. 
Hen.  VIII..  Edward,  and  Mary. 

31  December,  i.S  Henry  VII.  Deed  of  conveyance,  l)y 
Atnies  Garden,  widow  and  late  wife  of  Thomas  Garden 
la?e  of  Euerton,  co.  Huntingdon,  and  John  Fitz.,  gentle- 
man to  William  Garden  uf  L.mdon,  fuller,  and  Robert 
Bendowe  and  William  Massy,  of  certain  messuages  with 
lands  and  pastures,  Ac,  lying  in  Euerton  aforesaid,  for- 
merly pertaining  to  the  said  .Vgnes  and  John  m  con- 
junction with  Henry  Rutter  of  Potton,  co.  Beds,  yeoman 
and  Thomas  Gierke  of  tho  .^amo  place. 

1(1  .January,  24  Henry  VII.,  Manor  of  Loseley.  A^o- 
lume,  in  yellum  wrapper,  of  records  of  views  of  frank- 
pledge and  proceedings  in  courts  baron  of  the  manor  of 
Loseley.  Beginning  with  proceedings  of  10  Jan.,  2-t 
Hen.  A'lL,  and  closing  with  years  in  the  time  of  James  1. 
10  JanuaiT,  24  Henry  Vll.  to  St.  Matthew's  day,  32 
Hen  VIII.  Records  of  views  of  frank-pledge  on  the 
manor  of  Lowsle  from  24  Hen.  \'II.  to  :i2  Hen.  A^Ill. 
N'ellum  roll. 

10  January.  24  Henry  VII.  Record  of  the  proceedings 
of  the  nrst  court  held  bv  GhristopherMore  in  the  manor 
of  Lowsle  on  11  January,  24  Henry  Vll.  :— described  at 
the  head  of  the  ijarchmeut.—-' Lowsle,  Curia  Prima 
Cristopheri  More  undecimo  die  Januarii  Regis  Henrici 
Septimi  vicesimo  quarto. 

12  April,  35  Henry  VII.  Loose  sheet  from  an  account- 
book;  exhibiting  acknowledgments  of  two  sums  of 
money,  200/;.  and  oOOii'.  'I'he  first  of  these  entries  is, 
"  xii.  Aprill,  A"  xxsv  Re.  of  the  Kynges  Maiestie  by  the 
"  handes  of  Anthony  Denyo  as  liy  a  byll  subscribed  by 
"  the  handes  of  Thomas  Cawarden,  esq.,  Jo.  Bernard, 
"  John  Bredge,  John  Golyer  and  Thomas  Hale  more 
"  playnlie  appereth — oc/i." 

31  August,  2  Henry  VIII.  Receipt  of  Mistress 
Elyzabeth  Dudley  for  moui'y  and  cloth,  amounting  to 
iiiih'.  iiii.s.  yid.,  delivered  to  her  by  William  Karden. 

8  Henry  VIII.  A  Terrer  of  the  landes  of  Sir  William 
Ulvedale,  knyght,  and  Ghristophcr  More  lying  in  Gopar- 
sionary  in  the  parisshe  of  Shalford,  co.  Surrey.  Also  a 
Terrerr  of  landes  in  Warnham,  co.  Surrey,  belonging  to 
Christopher  More,  esquier. 

10  April  1513.  The  last  will  and  testament  of  Richard 
Tumour  "  dwellyng  within  the  precyncte  of  tho  Freers 
"  Preehars  by  Ludgate  in  the  cite  of  London." 

ISl.'l  Ccrtayue  statutes  and  ordinances  of  Warre 
made  ordeyncd  enacted  and  established  by  the  most 
noble  victoryous  and  most  Grysten  Prynce,  our  most 
dreade  Souverayno  lorde  kynge  Henry  the  VIII. 
Printed  Pamphlet.     (Vide  Kempe's  "  Loseley  MSS.") 

r,  May,  5  Henry  VIII.  Charter  whereby  William 
Fytzwyllim,  esq.,  steward  of  the  lordships  and  manors 
of  Warpesdon  and  Wytley,  co.  Surrey,  appointed 
Christopher  ilore  to  be  sub-steward  of  the  same  lord- 
ships and  manors  during  the  grantor's  life. 

26  Xovemljcr  l.jl4.  Six  papers  relating  to  the  descent 
of  lands  in  the  fandly  of  Miehell :  including  a  copy  of 
tlie  will  of  Rytharde  Miehell  of  the  parish  of  Warnhame 
alias  Whanhame  (co.  Sussex?). 

7  &  8  Henry  VIII.  Farnham.  A  ledger  (roughly 
kept)  of  records  of  proceedings  in  the  courts  of  the 
manors  pertaining  to  the  bishopric  of  Winchester.  In 
a  paper  wrapper  inscribed  "  Farnham." 

16  April,  8  Henry  \Ul.  Record  of  the  view  of 
frankjiledge  with  the  court  held  at  the  manor  of 
Hampsted  Marchall,  16  Ai>ril,  8  Hen.  VIII. 

11  February  9  Henry  VIII .  Patent,  under  the  great 
seal,  of  a  grant  for  life,  to  John  Askewe,  (yeoman  for  the 
mouth  of  the  king's  very  dear  consort  Catherine  queen 
of  England)  of  the  office  janitor  of  the  castle  of  Sandale 
CO  York, and  oftheofBce  of  keeperof  theroyal  park  there; 
on  the  surrender  by  Robert  Rysshetou  of  a  ixitent,  dated 
8  May  of  the  first  year  of  the  king's  reign,  granting  the 
same  offices  to  the  said  Robert,  in  succession  to  John 
Savell,  knight,  who  had  [jreviously  held  the  same. 


9  and  10  Henry  VIII.     Records  of  views  of   frank-        W.  M. 
pledge  on  the  manor  of  Godalmyiig  in  aforesaid  years.         i"j^°^ 
Vellum  roll.  

10  November,  1618.  Paper  containing  copies  of  six 
letters  in  French, — touching  the  embassy  of  the  earl  of 
Worcester,  the  bishop  of  Ely  and  others  to  the  court  of 
France,  to  obtain  redress  and  satisfaction  for  injuries 
done  to  English  merchants  and  shipping  by  French 
pirates.  The  correspondence  includes  a  letter  from  the 
queen  of  England  to  tho  queen  of  France,  for  the  jire- 
servation  of  friendship  between  the  kings  their  hus- 
bands, and  four  letters  fi'om  Cardinal  Wolsey,  archbishop 
of  York.  (1.)  Wolsey's  letter  commending  the  ambas- 
sadors to  the  French  king's  favour:  (2.)  The  cardinal's 
letter  of  special  introduction  for  the  bishop  of  Ely,  to 
whose  words  the  king  is  entreated  to  give  particular 
attention  :  (3.)  The  cardinal's  letter  of  complaint 
that  twenty-four  English  ships  with  their  cargoes, 
valued  at  ten  or  twelve  thousand  escus  d'or,  have  been 
seized  by  certain  of  tho  French  king's  subjects,  wtio 
have  sold  and  distributed  the  same  at  Rochelle, 
Bordeaux,  Bretafgne,  and  other  places.  (4.)  The  same 
cardinal's  cordial  acknowledgement  of  the  prompt  and 
complete  satisfaction  rendered  by  the  same  king's 
minister  in  respect  to  the  matter  of  grievance  ;  this 
last-mentioned  epistle  being  a  reply  to  a  letter  (signed — 
Francas  and  the  secretary  Robert)  addressed  "  a  Mons. 
le  Cardinal  Dyorck." 

10  and  11  Henry  VIII.  Bishopric  of  Bath  and 
AVells.  The  account  (on  a  paper  roll)  of  Master  John 
Moyne,  clerk,  receiver-general  of  the  bishoprics  of  Bath 
and  Wells,  of  all  his  receipts  and  disbursements  in  the 
same  office  for  an  entire  year,  ended  Michaelmas 
11  Henry  VIII. 

1  August,  11  Henry  VIII.  Mandate  and  warrant  by- 
Sir  Thomas  Level  1.  knt.,  justice  itinerant  of  all  the  kings 
forests.  &c.  this  side  the  Trent,  and  chief  keeper  of  the 
game  and  the  wild  animals  of  the  same,  to  the  keeper  of 
Windsor  forest  within  the  bailiwick  of  Surrey  or  his 
deputy  there,  to  deliver  to  Christopher  More  and 
William  Westbrokc,  verderers  of  the  said  forest,  yearly 
a  fee  stag  in  summer  and  a  fee  hind  in  winter. 

4  November,  12  Henry  VIII.  Copy  on  pajier  of  a 
charter  of  exemplification,  with  confirmation,  issued 
under  tho  great  seal  at  the  aforegiven  date,  of  the 
charter  of  Edward  II.,  t'mpowering  and  licensing  the 
parson  of  the  chui'ch  of  St.  Nicholas  of  Guildford,  co. 
Surrey,  (and  his  successors)  to  hold  a  yearly  fair  at  hi.s 
"  chapelle  of  Seynt  Katheryn  the  virgen  in  the  hill 
"  caiilud  DrakhuUe,  otherwise  canled  I'vatheryn  hill 
"  next  (iuyldford  ill  tho  parlshe  of  the  said  churche  .... 
"  to  enduer  by  the  space  of  v  days,  that  is  to  saye  in 
"  the  even  and  in  the  daye  of  Saynt  Mathew  iha- 
"  postell  and  evangelist  and  by  three  dayes  then  next 
"  folowynge." 

8  February  1521.  Charter,  under  the  seal  of  the  abbot 
and  convent  of  Dureford,  in  the  diocese  of  Chichester, 
(being  patrons  of  the  parish  church  of  Compton  near 
Gylford  CO.  Surrey,  in  the  diocese  of  Winchester),  of  a 
grant  to  John  Hurston  co.  Hants,  Stephen  Pytt  and 
William  Wynter  co.  Sussex,  yeomen,  of  the  advowson, 
for  a  single  ami  the  next  turn,  of  the  said  church. 

22  September,  13  Henry  VTIl.  Order  of  Margret 
countess  of  Salysbery  to  Christofer  More,  authorizing 
him  to  receive,  in  payment  of  fees  due  to  him  last, 
Michaelmas  in  regard  to  his  office  of  surveyor  to  tho 
said  countess,  fifteen  pounds  of  moneys  paid  to  her  at 
the  exchequer  by  the  sherifis  of  Wilts. 

6  January,  1523.  The  last  will  and  testament  of 
Thomas  Asshby  of  the  parish  of  "  Seynt  Swithune  at 
"  London  Stone."     With  letters  of  probate  attached. 

14  June,  15  Henry  VIII.  Receipt,  with  promise  of 
repayment,  for  cxxU.  advanced  by  persons  dwelling 
within  the  hundred  of  Godalmyng,  co.  Surrey,  "  by  wcy 
"  of  looue  forthe  maintenaunceof  "  the  king's  "warrcs." 
Together  with  a  schedule  of  all  the  contributors  to  the 
said  loan. 

1  April,  18  Henry  VIII.  Receipt  given  by  "  Jamys 
'■  Askue  yeoman  to  the  kynges  grace  of  hys  pantre  for 
"  hys  mowthe  "  to  the  executors  of  John  Aworthay.  for 
"  clxxii  bowys  and  a  m'cc  and  v  skoyre  shecfeof  arrowe 
"  well  hedyd  "  being  parcel  of  "  the  Arty  Hare  in  tho 
'■  Castylle  of  Porafreyt." 

15  May,  1527.  Inventory  of  alio  the  goodes,  oatallos, 
and  household  stulf  of  John  Twisilton,  citezcn  and 
goldesmyth. 

27  May  1527.  Extraordinary  paymentcs  and  necessary 
eliaiges  paicd  by  me  Robert  Hall  at  sundrye  tymes  fi'om 
the  XXV  of  JNIaii  1527  vnio  the  xxi  of  November,  as 
followeth.  Covering  20i  closely  written  foolscap  pages 
this  account  (opening  and   closing  with   payments  at 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  BEPORT. 


601 


"  bulloigne")  exhibits  the  disbursemeutsof  Robert  Hall 
during  an  attendance  on  his  "  maeter  "  (whose  name 
does  not  apjiear  in  the  record)  on  a  mission  To  Paris. 
That  Robert  Hall  had  the  control  of  the  petty-iasli 
exjienses  of  the  embassy  maj'  be  Been  from  the  ibllowing 
specimens  of  his  payments  : — May  1527.  In  rewarde  to 
the  guide  of  ViouUoigne,  xs. ;  to  the  mynstrellcs  at 
Amyens  vis.  ;  to  a  broche  for  my  master,  iiis. ; — Oct. 
1527.  Item  to  a  prest  for  singing  masse  beforr  my 
master,  monday  xxviii.  Oct.,  iiis.  ;  for  was^hiug  of 
shaving  clothes  and  rubbars  for  my  master  xviiicL  ;  pd. 
to  Osborn  Wyat  &  Browne  for  money  jiaid  by  them  to 
prestes  singing  masse  before  my  M.  thursday,  friday, 
and  saterday,  ixs. — November,  for  amending  the  lakays 
hoses  iiiis.;  for  the  lodging  of  vi.  men  at  parys  by  vii. 
dayes  xxxvs.  ;  for  vi  glasses,  iiis.  Robert  Hall  was  not 
the  great  man's  secretary,  for  one  of  his  disbursements 
in  September  is  "  iis.,  for  ii  queres  of  paper  for  the 
secretarie."  He  seems  to  ha\-e  been  the  ambassador's 
chamberlain. 

20  Henry  "VIII.  to  2  Edward  VI.  Ledger  of  records  of 
proceedings  at  Courts  Baron  on  the  manors  of  Godaliu- 
ing,  Artington,  Compton  and  Cattyshull,  from  20  Hen. 
VIII.  to  2  Edward  VI. 

9  July  1528.  Last  will  and  testament  of  Thomas 
Brampton,  gentleman. 

21  Novera  Ijer  1528.  Indenture  (witnessed  by  the  mayor 
and  sheriffs  of  London)  whereby  Thomas  Garden,  son  of 
William  Garden,  citizen  and  cloch-fuller  of  London, 
binds  himself  an  apprentice  for  seven  years  to  Owen 
Hawkins,  citizen  and  mercer  of  London,  to  learn  the  art, 
&c.  of  a  mercer. 

22  Henry  VIII.  Bishopric  of  Winchester.  The  account 
of  Ralph  Pexsall,  esq.,  treasurer  of  Wolnes'  and  receiver- 
general  of  the  moneys  of  all  the  castles,  lordships,  lands 
and  tenements,  &c.  &c..  pertaining  to  the  said  bishopric 
and  in  the  King's  hands  by  reason  of  the  forfeiture  of 
Thomas  Cardinal,  late  bishop  of  Winchester.  Covering 
46  sheets  of  large  foolscaj),  this  account  (kept  in  Latin  1 

1    I    I    I  xx 
exhibitB  a  sum  total  of  receipts  of  m  m  m  m  iiii  xvZi.xvis. 
vf?.  ob.  q'.  di. 

2'1  December,  22  Henry  A'lII.  Patent,  with  the  great 
seal  attached  thereto,  of  a  grant  to  the  king's  servant 
Chi-istopher  More,  a  clerk  of  the  exchcciuer,  whereijy 
the  said  gi'autee,  his  heirs  and  assigns  are  empowered 
to  impark  200  acres  of  laud,  pasture  and  wood  at  his 
manor  of  Loseley,  in  the  pari.sh  of  St.  Nicholas,  near 
Gnldeforde,  co.  Surrey ;  with  further  grant  of  free 
warren  in  the  said  lands,  pastures,  and  woods,  and  of 
several  fishery  in  all  water.s  within  the  same.  Dated  at 
Chelsehithe. 

May,  1502.  The  Boke  of  ordinary  charges  of  the  trayne 
of  Sir  Aiithonie  Broune,  knight,  the  Kinges  Amliassa- 
donre  going  into  Eraunce  in  Maii  A°.  1532.  Covering 
108  closely  written  pages  of  foolscaj),  this  account 
exhibits  the  ordinary  expenses  of  Sir  Anthony  Broune 
during  his  mission  for  diet  for  himself  and  followers, 
and  for  ceremonious  dinners  to  persons  of  state.  The 
appearance  of  Sir  Anthony  Broune's  signature  on 
several  pages  shows  that  he  himself  checked  his  weekly 
bills  and  "  passed  them."  The  minutest  items  of  the 
expenditure  being  given,  this  record  afi'ords  much  pre- 
cise  information  to  collectors  of  data  relating  to  prices. 
On  27  May,  the  steward  of  the  kitchen  paid  a  Boul- 
loigne  for  ''wyue,  vii  stopis,  xvs.  ixd.  ;  xii  small  plaices 
'■  vis.  ;  c  egges  vis.;  sallade  oyle,  and  herbes  is.''  On 
29  Maj-,  he  spent  at  Monstreul,  "  bred  v  doussendi,  xis., 
"  here  ix  stopis  di,  iiiis.  ixrf. ;  wyne  v  stopis,  xi.s.  iiid." 
Every  place  at  which  the  ambassador  tarried  on  his  way 
to  and  from  Paris  appears  ;  and  the  careful  student  of 
the  ledger  may  learn  from  the  occasional  marginal 
notes  who  were  the  principal  persons  feasted  at  the 
ambassador's  table.  Eor  instance,  against  the  bill  for 
kitchen  stuft',  under  date  "  xxvii  day  of  Julii,"  apjjears 
this  marginal  memorandum,  "  Gapitaine  Gabriel  and 
"  other  Ereuche  gentlemen,  whiche  dynner  was  or- 
"  deyned  for  the  Ambassadour  of  Venys  and  cam  not." 
Against  the  bill  for  2  August  appears  the  note,  "  Capi- 
"  taine  Gabriel  and  Monseigneur  de  la  roche  guyon. " 
Another  note  shows  that  the  dinner  of  3  August  was 
given  especially  "  To  the  Speres  of  Gales."  Against  the 
bill  for  4  August,  appears  the  following  list  of  principal 
guests.  "  Mr.  Brian,  Mr.  Dudley,  Mr.  Seymour,  Mr. 
"  Hevnegan,  Mr.  Palmer,  Mr.  Wyndham,  Mr.  Roche- 
"  common,  Mr.  Peter."  The  total  sum  of  moneys 
received  by  the  accountant  was  ii  m'  xxxviiih'.  viis.  vid., 
which  fell  short  of  the  amount  of  his  disbursements  by 
xli.  ixs. 

May,  1532.  Charge  of  Mr.  George  Browne,  bepig  w' 
Sir  Antony  Browne,  knyght,  ambassadotir  in^Fraunce. 
i     84062. 


The  disljursements  of  this  account  (amounting  altogether 
to  ■■  viii'i  crownc  xxxis.")  were  chiefiy  made  in  respect 
to  Sir  -Vulony's  stud  and  lac(|Ueys. 

24  Henry  VIII.  liishoprick  of  Saruvji.  Account  of 
Richard  ISlake  one  of  the  receivers  of  the  bishop  for  an 
entire  year  ended  Michaelmas,  24  Henry  VIIL  Chiefly 
noteworthy  for  the  certificate  that  the  accountant  has 
paid  the  balance  of  his  accoiuit  to  Polidore  Vergil  the 
lord  Ijishop's  proctor: — "Quos  liberauit  Polidoro  Ver- 
"  gilio  Procuratori  domini  episcopi  ibidem  xiiii  die 
"  Eebruarii  anno  xxiiii'"  Regis  Henrici  V^III.  pront 
■'  patet  per  2  billam  dicti  Polidori  assignatam  ao  penes 
"  dictum  computantem  remauentem." 

5  November,  24  Henry  VIII.  A  memorandum,  under 
the  seal  of  Roger  Lewknor  late  high  sheriff  of  cos.  Sussex 
and  Surrc}-.  and  under  the  signature  of  John  Bowyer. 
Certifying  that  the  said  Roger,  on  relinguishiug  his  said 
office  to  Christopher  More,  c'squire,  the  present  sheriff 
of  the  said,  counties,  left  in  the  gaols  of  Lewes  and 
Guilford  certain  prisoners,  specially  named  in  the  inden- 
ture, still  awaiting  delivery  from  the  same. 

19  November,  24  Henry  VI II.  Indenture  made  be- 
tweene  Thomas  Granmer,  archdeacon  of  Tawnton  and 
Chapleyne  of  king  Henry  VIIL  of  that  oon  partye,  and 
Nicholas  Hawkyns,  Archideacon  of  Ely  and  chapleyne 
also  vnto  the  seide  souerayne,  ambassador  to  the  Em- 
peror's majesty,  of  that  other  part.  Whereby  the  said 
Nicholas  Hawkyns  acknowledges  that  he  has  received 
5085  oz.  of  plated  white  or  silver  gilt,  towards  his  suitable 
equipment  for  the  said  embassy,  and  binds  himself,  &c. 
"  to  redeliuer  at  his  retorne  trom  the  Emperor's  ma- 
"  gestye  the  said  plate  afore  named  vnto  the  seide 
"  Thomas  or  his  assigns  to  the  vse  of  oure  souerayne 
"  lord.''  Thomas  Granmer' s  signature  at  the  foot  of 
this  interesting  document  shows  the  indenture  to  have 
been  wiltten  throughout  by  his  hand.  It  is  also  note- 
worthy that  having  descriiied  the  weight  of  the  lent 
plate  as  oOSJ  ounces  in  his  bill  nf  jiarticulars,  the  writer 
by  a  slip  (forgetting  to  write  D  instead  of  C)  misstates 
the  weight  as  ''  cviii  onces  iii  t[uarters." 

15  February,  1533.  Letter  of  instructions,  addressed 
by  Henry  the  Eighth,  under  his  sign-manual  and  signet 
from  "oure  maner  of  Westmynster,"  to  his  ambassador 
resident  with  the  emperor,  Master  JVicolas  Hawkyns; 
who  is  enjoined  to  do  Iiis  best  for  the  achievement  of  his 
sovereign's  purpose  in  a  matter  to  be  done  with  the 
po|ie.  respecting  which  the  same  king  has  written  with 
sufficient  fullness  by  the  hand  of  Master  Bonner, — ("  to 
"  you  and  other  om-  orators  with  the  pope  ioyntly,  by 
■'  Mr.  Bonner,  touching  siiohe  thing  as  is  nown  to  be 
•■  doon  with  the  pope.")  Sundry  princes  of  Almain 
having  petitioned  the  emperor,  at  his  now  being  in  Italy, 
for  compensation  for  the  injuries  done  their  subjects  by 
his  troops  on  their  return  through  Jermany,  Master 
Nicolas  Hawkj'ns  is  instructed  to  ascertain  the  parti- 
culars and  truth  of  the  ijetition.  and  also  to  learn  what 
was  the  emperor's  reply  to  the  jietitioners. 

9  January,  26  Henry  VIII.  Patent,  under  the  con- 
ventual seal  of  the  Abbot  of  the  convent  of  Dureford,  co. 
Sussex,  of  a  grant  by  the  said  abbot  and  convent  to 
Christopher  More  of  Losely,  esquire,  and  his  heirs  for 
ever,  of  one  half  of  the  manor  oi  Compton  alias  Westbury 
in  Compton,  co.  Surrey,  together  with  the  advowson  of 
the  chm-ch  of  Compton,  at  a  yearly  rent  for  ever  to  the 
said  abbot  and  convent  and  their  successors  of  II.  per 
annum,  with  a  fine  of  xs.  after  the  death  of  each  abbot. 

17  October  to  15  December  1536.  Account  Book  of 
Sir  Anthony  Browne's  daily  expenses  on  ajom-ney  from 
Ampthill,  CO.  Beds,  to  Doncaster,  co.  York,  and  back. 

10  December,  28  Henry  VIIL  Accompts  of  the  dis- 
bursements, amounting  to  Dcccxliii?/.  xviiis.  viiid,  made 
by  the  right  worshipful  Sir  Anthony  Browne,  knt.,  for 
wages  and  allowances  to  soLliers  and  other  charges 
incident  on  a  muster  and  training  for  thirty-two  days  of 
the  forces  of  the  county  of  Surrey.  Afl'ording  precise 
information  as  to  the  remuneration  of  certain  kinds  of 
military  service  in  Henry  the  Eighth's  time. 

7  February,  28  Henry  VIIL  The  receipt  of  John 
Garleton,  receiver-general  of  Thomas  earl  of  Rutland, 
for  the  sum  of  xii/(.  xv.<.  i'ul.  paid  him  by  Christofer 
More,  the  said  carl  s  attorney  m  the  king's  Exchequer, 
in  part  payment  of  the  arrears  of  money  accruing  to 
the  same  earl  for  foitr  years,  viz.  from  Michaelmaa 
20  Hen.  VIIL  to  Michaelmas  24  Hen.  VIIL 

6  August,  1537.  Last  will  and  testament  of  James 
Askew  of  the  parysh  of  Cluar,  co.  Barks. 

24  November,  29  Henry  VIIL  The  receipt  of  Oliuer 
Franklyn,  receiver  general  of  the  "  right  honourable 
'■  lady  Margaret  countesof  Surrey,"  to  Thomas  Yorke, 
esq.,  for  xxli.  for  the  .  .  .  money  of  the  said 
"  coantes  oute  of  Wiltshire  dew  vnto  the  seid  countes 

4G 


W.  M. 

moitsecs, 

Esq. 


602 


HISTOUICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMiVLlSSlON  : 


W.  M.        ■•  in   the   lest   of  sent  Myghell   thuj-gaungelli;    \n  the 
''°^Esif'^'''    ''  ^^'^'i  yei'c  of  the  roign  of  oure  seid  soueraigne   lord, 
^-         '•  with   tfn    ))onndos    allowed    viito    Chvistofcr  Moi'r 
••  sqnyi." 

29  aud  "0  Ileiuy  \  Lli.  Six  accounts  ol  monej'  paid  to 
Tialers  aud  other  workmen  for  work  done  in  the  Kiuges 
iSTewe  Chase  of  Hampton  Court,  in  the  aforenamed 
years. 

6  December,  30  Henry  VIII.  Receipt  of  Thomas 
eari  of  Rutland  for  all  arrears  due  to  him  from  the 
sheriffs  of  cos.  Cambridge  and  Hunts  ;  the  same  arrears 
having  been  paid  }>y  Christofer  More,  esq. 

1  .Vpril,  30  Henry.  Indenture  whereby,  in  considera- 
tion of  one  hundred  and  sixty  pounds,  Christopher  More 
of  Loseley,  co.  ."Surrey,  esquire,  conveyed  for  ever  to  the 
king  and  his  heirs,  &c..  the  reversion  of  a  certain 
'•  moytie  and  haWe  dele  of  the  parke  of  Ky  ver  with  his 
■•  appartenaunces  in  the  countie  of  Surrey." 

24  jSTovember  1.539.  Writ  under  the  sign -manual  and 
signet  of  Henry  \'  ill. ,  addessedto  Christofer  Moore,  esq., 
of  Loseley,  CO.  Surrey,  who  is  thereby  appointed  to  be  one 
of  the  guard  of  honour  to  meet  the  princess  Ajine  of 
Cleves  on  her  entrance  into  this  cotintry,  and  to  attend 
<in  her  before  she  shall  come  to  the  king's  presence.  Mr. 
Moore  is  rec[uired  to  be  in  London  with  six  "  honestly 
•'  furnished  servauntes  "  on  the  tenth  day  ol'  next  month, 
and  there  to  place  himself  at  the  sovereign's  plea.sure. 
Like  the  other  gentlemen  appointed  to  the  same  service, 
j\Ir.  Moore  is  ordered  to  ride  in  a  coat  of  black  velvet 
with  a  gold  chain  about  his  neck,  and  to  have  a  gown  of 
velvet  or.  some  other  good  silk  for  his  change.  {Vide 
Kempe's  "  Loseley  MSS.") 

10  May.  2  Hem-y  'VIII.  "Warrant,  under  the  king's 
sign  manual,  to  ('hristofer  Moore,  esq.,  slieritt'  of  the 
CO.  of  Sussex,  ro  deliver  to  "  Katheryn  Howarde.  one  of 
'■  ouT'c  queues  maidens  all  the  goodes  catall  mouable 
"  and  vnmovable  t'ermes  leases  for  terme  of  lyti'  and 
■'  yeres  debtes,  A'c.  &c.  .  .  .  forfeted  and  dew  to  " 
the  said  king  "by  William  Lidbeter  thelder  and  William 
"  Lidbeter  the  yoiiuger  or  on3'e  of  them  for  the  killing 
"  and  wilful  murdering  of  Ricliard  Bolockherde,''  the 
said  goods,  Ac.  having  been  granted  to  the  said 
Katheryn  by  letters  patent. 

7  June,  32  Heniy  VIII.  "Warrant,  signed  by  'f  homas 
"West,  knt.,  li>rd  Leware,  to  the  keeper  of  the  park  of 
fjwhurst.  CO.  Sussex,  to  deliver  to  Christopher  More,  esq., 
a  buck  in  summer  and  a  doe  in  winter,  yearly  out  of  the 
said  park,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  a  grant  from 
the  said  lord  to  the  said  Christo|)her. 

33  Henry  VIII.  Particulars  of  the  account  of  Thomas 
Doughty,  collector  of  four-fifteenths  and  tenths  granted 
I)}'  the  laity  to  the  said  king  in  the  aforesaid  year,  col- 
lected in  the  several  undci--written  wai'ds  oi  the  city  of 
London. 

28  March,  33  Henry  VIII.  Patent  of  a  grant  in  tail 
male  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  and  Elizabeth  his  wife  of 
the  manors  of  Utlicote  and  Loxley,  with  all  their  mem- 
bers and  appnrtenances,  co.  Warwick,  Ibrmerly  pertain- 
ing to  the  now  dissolved  monastery  of  Kenelworth  in  the 
said  County  ;  to  hold  the  same  of  the  king  and  his  heii-s, 
by  the  service  of  a  twentiet  li  part  of  a  knight's  fee,  and  at 
an  animal  rent  of  sixty-two  sliillings. 

1  Ajiril,  3;;  Henry  VI  [I.  Draft  ol' a,  bill  (prepared  for 
the  king's  sign  manual)  acknowledging  the  sovereign's 
receipt  from  the  hands  of  liicliard  Ryther  of  all  imple- 
ments, household  stuff,  <Vc.  remaining  in  the  house  of 
Thomas  late  Karl  of  I'lssex  in  the  city  df  Londou,  at  the 
time  of  his  apprehension  on  a  charge  of  high  treason, 
and  then  entrusted  to  the  care  of  the  said  Richard 
Ryther  by  the  king's  trusty  counsellors  Sir  Thomas 
Cheyney,  Sir  Anthony  Wyngfeldc,  and  Sir  Richard 
Riche,  knights. 

3  November,  33  Henry  V  111.  Patent  of  the  grant,  for 
lite,  of  an  annuity  ol'  x/('.  to  Bartholomew  Stoke,  late  a 
monk  of  the  lately  dissolveil  monastery  of  the  cathe- 
dral of  Worcester,  ru,  Worcestej-. 

20  June,  34  Henry  VIII.  Privy  seal  receipt  of  Thomas 
Elyott  for  x\li.  advanced  "  Ijy  way  of  preste  "  to  the 
sovereign  by  Sir  Christopher  More,  knight. 

30  September,  34  Henry  VIII.  Bill  of  charges  by 
carvers  and  gilders  for  work  done  at  Nonesuche. 

Michaelmas,  34  Henry  V ill.  The  Accompt  and  Dc- 
claracion  of  .lohn  Skynner  cnnccrnyng  suche  Reveunys 
and  profytes  as  he  hath  rcce\ed  and  lakyn  to  thuse  of 
Sir  RaH'e  Sadler,  knyght,  of  the  manors  of  Nonesuche, 
Jiansted  and  Walton,  and  also  of  a  tenement  and  eerten 
landes  in  Maldou  togedir  with  eerten  fees  of  the  same 
Rafl'e  Sadleyr  for  a  hole  yerc  ended  at  the  test  of  Sent 
Mighell  tharchaungell  in  the  xxxiiii  vere  of  kyng  Henry 
the  eyghl. 


23  June.  36  flenrv  VIII.  An  account,  pertaining  to  W.  ^' 
the  office  of  Tents,  headed,  "  The  Kynges  newe  Tent  of  ■^''"■1)';;-' |l 
"  Tymbei-: — A  payment  made  for  the  same  for  iiii'"  _!_' 
"  wckes.   that  ys  to  sa}-  from  the   sxiii   day  of  .lune  | 

"  A"  XXXV,  Henry  VUL,  vnto  the  xxi  daye  of  .luly  the 
"  next  folowyng." 

16  July,  36  Henry  VIII.  ^Vn  Account,  on  a  folded  and 
torn  sheet  of  large  foolscap,  headed  thus,  "  The  Kynges 
"  Newe 'J'ent  of  Tymbre.  Payment  made  by  Nycholas 
"  Brystowe  esqiiyer  for  the  same  for  the  space  of 
"  ix  weekes,  that  ys  from  the  xvi  daye  of  Jul}-  in 
"  A°  xxxv'"  Hen.  R.  VIII.  untyll  the  xxii  daye  of 
"  Septembre  next  folowvng." 

17  February  3.5  Henry  VlII.  to  22  Nov.  37  Henry  ^^III. 
The  Declaracioun  of  the  Accompte  made  by  Sir  Raft'e 
Saddeler,  knyght,  (apjiointed  12  Feb.  35.  Hen.  VIII.  to 
be  Highe  Treasorer  of  his  Maiesties  Warres  agaynest 
Scotland)  of  his  disbursements  in  I'espect  to  the  said  wars 
against  Scotland  from  17  Felj.  35  Hen.  VIII.  to  22  Nov. 
37  Hen.  VIII.  The  sum  total  of  receipts  accounted  for 
being  123,709L  lis.  Ohd. 

iDMarch,  .35  Henry  VIII.  Patent  of  grant  for  life 
to  Sir  George  Sadler,  knight,  and  a  gentleman  of  the 
privy  chamber,  of  the  office  of  steward  of  the  king's 
manors  of  Nonesuche,  Ewell,  Estchaym,  Westchaym, 
.Sutton,  Bansted,  and  Walton-on-the-Hill,  co.  .Surrey : 
and  of  the  office  of  bailifr  of  the  same  manors ;  and  of 
the  office  of  keeper  of  the  king's  chief  messuage  of 
None  suche  manor,  together  with  the  keepership  of  the 
king's  wardrobe  and  gardens  there. 

35  Henry  Vlll.  Account  of  particulars  of  Costes  and 
Charges  of  the  Maskes  and  Revelles  holden  at  Hampton 
Court  A"  Regis  H.  VIII.  xxxvi. 

IH  May,  36  Henry  VIII.  Indented  l)ill,  whereby 
Thomas  Cawerden,  esq.,  gentleman  of  the  king's  privy 
chamber,  and  master  of  his  majesty's  tents,  and  ntlier 
officers  of  the  office  of  Tents,  acknowledge  that  they 
have  received  of  .Sir  John  Cresham,  knt.,  for  the  re- 
cjuiremcnts  of  the  said  office  certain  large  stores  of 
canvas  and  bokeram. 

15  July,  36  Henry  VIII.  The  kinges  Tentes  and 
Pavilions.  A  payment  for  fyve  wekes  and  three  dais, 
That  ys  to  saye  irom  viii  June  vnto  xv  of  July,  .... 
Declaring  aswell  wages  payd  vnto  all  manor  of  artyffi- 
cers,  as  also  .all  manor  ol  provisions  and  empciouns 
bought  and  proxided  for  the  sayd  vse  and  cariage  for 
the  same  bothe  by  lande  and  by  water.  The  artificers, 
to  whom  payments  have  been  made,  are  taylors,  cord- 
wainers,  wynders  of  threde,  carpenters,  joyuers,  saw- 
3-ei's.     Forty  large  4to  pages. 

20  July,  1-544.  Eight  letters  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  Sir  Christopher  More,  respecting  the  lewd 
and  naughty  curate  of  Witley,  who  for  some  offence  not 
precisely  stated  in  the  letters  is  sent  to  the  Tower  for 
examination,  and  is  tUence  remitted  to  Sir  (Christopher 
jMure  for  further  examination  ;  the  dates  of  the  letters 
being  20,  25,  and  30  July,  6  August,  14,  17,  li»,  and  29 
of  Sept.  1644.  From  the  fourth  letter  of  the  series,  it 
appears  that  the  faulty  curate,  whose  name  does  not 
appear  in  any  of  the  epistles,  had  "  confessed  himself 
■'  to  have  grcvouslyc  offended,  whereby  appcrcd  his 
'"   malitions  and  naughty  stomaokc." 

2()  J  Illy,  16-14,  Letters  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sirs  Mathew  Brown,  John  Gresham,  and  Christopher 
More,  knts.,  and  to  the  sheriff  of  .Surrey.  I'or  the 
speedy  taking  of  general  musters  in  co.  Surrey,  and  the 
making  of  a  irue  and  perfect  certificate  of  the  same. 

22  Novcmliei-,  36  Henry  VIII.  Twelve  large  folio 
sheets  in  apaper  wrapper,  inscribed  "HR. Charterhouse  "; 
Being  an  account;  of  payments  made  in  the  office  of 
Tents  iu  '"  Wages  vnto  all  manor  of  artyfficers  laborers 
■'  and  others,  as  also  for  provisions  and  empcioumi,  and 
■■  callages  of  the  same  bothe  by  lande  and  water." 

28  November,  36  Henry  VIII.  Letter,  addressed 
under  the  signature  and  signet  of  king  Henry  VIII., 
to  the  JSheriU'and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey, 
enjoining  the  said  magistrates  to  take  a  view  of  "  the 
"  store  of  corne  both  whete,  rye,  maulte,  otes  and 
"  barley,  and  all  other  kyndes  of  grayne  in  all  mennes 
"  barnes. houses,  and  garnardeswitliin  our  said  countie," 
and  after  making  due  allowance  for  the  households  and 
needful  seed-corn  of  the  owners  thereof,  to  compel  the 
said  owners  to  bring  weekly  to  market  a  reasonable  pro- 
portion of  the  remainder,  so  that  it  may  be  sold  at 
reasonable  rates  to  the  people.  The  magistrates  are 
further  enjoined  to  put  in  force  the  laws  against  fore- 
stallers  and  regrators. 

11  March,  36  Henry  VIII.  Patent  of  grant,  for  life, 
to  Sir  Thomas  (yawerden,  knt.,  one  of  the  gentlemen  of 
the  king's  Privy  Chamber,  of  the  office  of  Master  of  the 
Revels  ("  offieinni  magistri  jocorum  nmeloruin  et  masco- 


APl*E*f"Wl1C  TO'  SEVifNTIf   REPORT. 


ms 


^'ifiux     "  rum  omnium  ctsmgulorumnostrorumvnlgariteruun- 
EsQ.      '    "  cupatorumKeuelles  and  Maskes  "),  with  the  mansiime. 

fees,  and  advails  pertaining  to  the  said  oflfice,  and  wages 

of  xZi'.  per  annum. 

!!•  April.  36  Henry  VIII.  Receipt  of  Edward  Cul- 
pepyr,  D.C.L.,  for  viZi.  xiiis.  iiiirf.  paid  by  Sir  Thomas 
Garden,  knt.,  in  respecTi  of  the  annuity  due  to  the  said 
Dr.  Culpepyr  out  of  the  hinds  of  the  College  of  Liug- 
felde.  Also,  similar  receipts  given  in  four  subsequent 
years. 

36  Henry  VIII.  A  Bokf  of  the  nombres  of  the 
Howsis,  Layde  up  at  the  Chartcrhous  anno  Regis 
Henrici  VIII.  xxxvi'°  after  his  gracious  coniiiig  from 
BuUoyne.  In  what  parts  of  the  Charter  House  the 
moveable  houses  were  stored  appears  from  the  headings 
of  the  two  chief  lists  of  the  inventory.  "  Housis  Layde 
"  in  the  Sowth  Syde  of  the  church  in  a  cbapel,"  and 
"  Housis  layde  ouer  y'  Noi'th  syde  of  the  church 
"  comyng  in."  Particulars  are  given  of  the  king's 
"  fyrst  lodging  "  and  his  ''  Laste  lodging." 

36  Henry  VITI.  An  Accompt  of  "  Charges  as  well  of 
"  Btnifes  and  "Workmanship  of  patrons  for  Cootes  and 
"  Gierkins  made  for  the  Kinges  Highnes  before  his 
"  grace  went  on  sec  last:  as  also  of  his  Majesties 
"  .Revelles  iu  Xtmas  laste,  being  in  the  xxxvi"'  yere  of 
"  his  prosperous  reign." 

26  and  27  April,  l.">4.5.  Inventory  of  goods,  chattels, 
plate,  jewels,  ifcc,  &c..  remayniug  at  the  College  of  Lyng- 
feld.  CO.  Surrey,  at  the  tyme  of  its  dissolucioun.  Also, 
another  copy  of  the  same  inventory.  Also,  papers  being 
rough  lists  made  in  the  preparation  of  the  same 
inventory. 

16  May,  37  Henry  VIII.  Inventory  of  all  the  goodes, 
catalles  and  dcttes  of  John  Twisilton  citezen  and  gold- 
smith of  London. 

17  July,  37  Henry  VIII.  Recei]jt  of  Richard  Browne 
carpenter  and  John  Pery  bryckhiyer  I'or  the  sum  of  81. 
paid  them  by  Hughe  Losse,  gentleman.  "  for  and  to- 
"  wards  the  reparaciouns  of  the  kinges  store  howsis  at 
"  the  late  Black  Fryers  in  .London."  Witnessed  by 
Jo.  Bernard. 

20  July,  1545.  Copy  of  letter  from  Lordsof  the  Council 
to  the  noblemen  and  gentlemen  aud  commanders  of  the 
men  of  Surrey.  Dismissing  the  men  of  Surrey  to  their 
homes,  whilst  bidding  them  keep  in  readiness  to  come 
forward  again  in  arms  at  a  moment's  notice. 

16  September.  37  Henry  VIII.  C'ommissiou,  under 
Henry  the  Eighth's  signet  and  sign  manual,  for  the 
execution  of  his  mojesty'e  resolutions  and  purposes  for 
the  defence  of  his  town  of  Bulloyne,  to  Sir  Christopher 
Moore,  knt.,  aud  James  SUynner.  esq.  Appointing  them 
to  collect  in  the  county  of  Surrey  at  reasonable  prices 
and  rates  one  hundred  and  tifty  draft  oxer,  with  their 
yoke.s  and  other  things  requisite,  and  with  a  strong  and 
able  cart  to  every  eight  oxen,  taking  the  animals  so  that 
only  one  ox  be  taken  from  any  one  man ;  and  directing 
them  to  have  the  said  animals  aud  carriages  punctually 
to  the  appointed  time  at  Dover,  for  transport  across  the 
sea. 

23  September,  37  Henry  VIII .  Writ,  under  Henry  the 
Eighth's  signet  and  sign-manual,  to  Sir  Christopher 
More,  knt.,  and  James  Skynner,  esq.,  directing  the  said 
Christopher  and  James  to  allow  the  oxen  and  carts. 
which  they  were  ordered  to  impress  by  virtue  of  the 
warrant  of  the  16'''  inst..  to  remain  in  their  owners' 
hands  till  further  notice. 

2  October,  37  Henry  VIII.  Receipt  of  John  Bernard 
"  controller  of  the  kynges  maiesties  tentes  and  revelles  " 
for  20L  paid  to  him  by  Houghe  Losse.  esq.,  by  the  hands 
of  Thomas  Butcher,  '"to  be  ymidoyd  and  dystrybuted 
"  vpon  the  repayrynge  and  amendynge  of  the  blacke 
"  Fryers  in  London  store  bowse  for  the  seyd  tentes  and 
"  revelles." 

1  December,  1545. — The  chargis  ( if  agoc id  schy po  callyd 
the  Jamys  of  Syr  Thomas  Darseys,  kuyglit,  for  a  viage 
be  the  grace  of  God  to  be  m;iyd  yu  Ysland  begoune  the 
fvrst  day  of  Dessember  anno  1545,  mayster  vndei-  god 
for  thes  present  viage  Long  Sander  of  Dunwhyche  and 
Marchant  Jeffrey  Smythe.  Covering  eight  pages  of 
foolscap,  thi.s  bill  of  lading  gives  the  particulars,  with 
the  cost  of  each  item,  of  the  victuals  and  provision  of 
the  ship,  under  the  heading  "  Hier  after  followethe  al 
'•  manner  of  chargis  for  the  proviciou  of  the  schep,"  to 
the  sum  of  viii/i.  xviis.  niid.  ;  the  articles  of  merchan- 
ilise  that  made  the  ship's  cargo,  under  the  head- 
ing ■"  Hier  followthe  marchandyse  of  thys  present 
■■  viage,  Marchant  Geh'rey  Smythe,"  amounting  to 
xxxviiK.  iiiis.  if^.  ob.  ;  a  list  of  the  wages,  for  which  the 
crew  had  agreed  to  serve  ;  and  a  list  of  the  payments  on 
account  made  to  the  several  individuals  of  the  crew. 
The  wages  of  "  Sander  of  Donwhyche  Maester  vnder  god 


"  .   .  .  and  for  his  servant "  were  xiZ;.  ;  and  those  o'' I  he    -,,  ^' *'• 
'■  Mnstier  Maet  and  Stua.rd  "  amounted  to  vM.  xiii.5.  iiiii?.         ^sa?*^^' 

The  carpenter  received  v/s'.and  John  Coo  the  "  iiootswan"  

had  iiiK.  vis.  \ind.  The  ordinary  seamen  hail  from  xlvs. 
to  Is.  The  names  of  the  crew  indicate  that  they  were 
Suffolk  men  from  Dunwich.  the  port  of  their  vessel 
the  Jamys.  The  entire  amount  of  the  charges  was 
ocxxxiiZi.  xixs.  viiicZ.  This  interesting  record  should  be 
published. 

1545.  A  Rentalle  of  alle  suche  landes  and  tenementes 
whyche  apjiertaynythc  to  Sir  Oristofer  More,  knt.,  in 
the  countye  of  Surrey.  Ln  the  xxxvi"'  yere  of  the  reygn 
of  our  souereygn  Lorde  Kynge  Henry  the  eight.  The 
annual  value  of  the  manor  of  Loselye,  and  the  lands,  &c. 
l")ertaining  thereto  being  at  le;ist  Ixvi/i.  viii.s.  iiiid. 

22  December.  37  Henry  VIII.  Receipt  of  .John  Ber- 
nard for  the  sum  of  tOZ.  ]iaicl  to  him  by  Hughe  Ijosse, 
esquyer.  "  to  [be  iniployd  for  aud  vpim  the  translating 
"  repa3'ring  aud  newe  Howring  the  kinges  store  howsis 
"  for  his  Tentes  and  Revelles  within  the  late  dissolued 
■■  hdwse  of  Black  Fryers  in  London.'' 

Christmas,  37  Henry  \' III.  Aocomi)t  of  the  charges 
of  the  Kinges  Highnes  Revelles  and  Maskes  in  Christe- 
mas  in  the  xxxvii  yere  of  the  roigne  of  the  soueragne 
lordc  Henry  theight. 

21  Felirnary  1546.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  < 'ouncil 
to  commissioners  foi'  a  subsidy  in  the  county  of  Surrey. 
Directing  the  speedy  and  perfect  collection  of  the  same 
subsidy. 

37  Henry  VIII.  An  accompt  iit  the  charges  of  the 
Kinges  Highnes  Maskes  and  Revelles  in  Xtemas  in  the 
xxxviii"'  yere  of  the  Reigne  of  ourc  Souerainc  Lorde 
Henry  theyglit  by  the  grace  of  God.  king  of  Englande. 

Jlichaelmas.  1.546.  to  Michaelmas,  1552.  Bleaching- 
lighe.  The  Accompto  of  John  Dawljer  and  Christopher 
Chapman  churcbe-wardens  of  the  parishc  Churchc  of 
Bleaehinglighe  from  the  Feast  of  St.  Mighell  tharchan- 
gell  in  the  yere  of  our  Lord  m'v'xlvi  vnto  the  Feeste  of 
Saint  Mighell  tharchaungell  in  the  yere  of  oure  Lorde 
m'v'lii.     Covering  nine  foolscap  pages. 

IS  October,  38  Henry  VIII.  Tents.  A  paymente 
made  by  Nycholiis  Brystowe,  esquyer.  aswell  for  caryage 
iif  the  Kynges  llyghues  Tcntes.Hales,  Pavylyons,.Joyiied 
Howses  of  Tymber,  Jottes,  Blokes.  Tymber  Howses  from 
Otlandes  to  Cobham,  repairyng  the  same,  &c.  &c.  &c. 
As  also  for  Eyryng  and  Drieyng  the  said  Tentes  at  the 
Blake  Fryers  in  London  which  had  taken  weatc  vppon 
the  Thames  with  a  soden  Tempeste  in  the  nighte  :^ 
from  the  iiii"'  daye  of  September  in   the  38  Hen.  VIII.  * 

vnto  the  xviii""  daye  of  October  next  following.  Cover- 
ing 32  large  quarto  pages. 

.38  Henry  VIII.  A  collection  of  bills  relating  to  busi- 
ness of  the  Office  of  Tents.  Most  oT  these  accounts  are 
notes  ot  charges  for  the  carriage  of  limber  and  other 
material,  for  timber-houses  and  tents,  and  for  work  done 
by  carpenters  "  vppon  the  Tymber  Ilowses  at  Chobham." 
In  a  (laper-wrapper,  inscribed  by  a  recent  penman, 
••  Chobham  Bills,  A»  38  Hen.  VIII.,  1646-7.     Tents." 

3  December,  1546.  Copy  of  the  last  will  and  testa- 
ment of  Henry  the  Eighth.     A  contemporary  writing. 

38  Henry  VIII.  Accompt  of  John  Skynner  of  reve- 
nues takyn  to  thuse  of  Raffe  Sadler  of  the  Manors  of 
Nonesuch.  Bansted  and  Walton,  etc.  &c..  for  a  year 
ended  at  Michaelmas,  38  Hen.  VIII. 

38  Henry  VIII.  A  |ia]ier,  endorsed  "Lorde  Cobams 
"  Ilowses,"  being  the  acknowledgment  of  William  Mor- 
gau  that  he  has  received  for  Sir  Thomas  Cavcrden 
xNxviZi.  iiis.  iiiitZ.,  rent  for  rooms  in  the  Blackfriars' 
quarter. — '"  Nuper  domus  Fratrum  Predicatoruui,  Lon- 
'"  don.  De  Domino  Cobbehamc  pro  firma  cujusdam  aule 
"  proximo  adjacentis  dicte  magne  aule,  necnon  vnius 
■■  coquiue  vocatc  the  Covcnt  Keehen  dnorum  domorum 
"  vocat.  ii  Larders  cum  una  \acaa  placea  ajaceute  ad 
"  oocidentaleni  partem  dicte  coquine.  necnon  unius  le 
"  Gallery  continentis  iu  luugitndiue  xl"  ped'^  et  in 
"■  latituiline  x""  ))edes  j.-iccnfcis  ad  orientalem  finom  dicte 
"  co(juine,  Aceciam  vnius  pans  graduum  dmeutium  a 
'■  dicta  coquiua  vsque  ad  magnum  Claustrum  in  tenura 
"  dicti  domiui  Cobbehamc  prelio  existente  et  iusoluto 
"  ]iro  scptem  annis  integris  finitis  ;id  Festum  Sci. 
"  Mchis.  Archi.  Anno  xxxviii  Regis  predicti,  quolibet 
"  anno  ciiis.  iiiifZ.,in  toto  —  xxxviZi.  iiis.  iiid."  The 
I'ent  of  the  said  lodginges  i-  also  behynde  vnpaiil  for  all 
the  tyme  of  the  reigne  of  Kynge  Edward  the  Sixte.  .  .  . 
R.  per  Willelnmm  Morgan.  Also  another  receipt  for 
the  rent  of  the  same  lodgings. 

Henry  VIII.     Thinges  made  aud  paymentes  for 

the  Kinges  Maiestie  by  Antony  Totto  Serjeaunt  Paynter 
delyuered  to  Maister  Bernard,  John  Bridgis,  .loha 
CoUyer.  Thomas  Hale,  under  Sir  Thomas  Carden, 
kn\-ght.     The  first  particular  of  this  bill,  for  work  done 

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by    Henry   the   Eighth's    serjeant-paiiiter   is,    "  Firste 

XX 

"  delvaered  ccix  pottvs  after  v  to  the  c  euery  of  them 
•'  be\"ng  X  vnches  lo'uge  for  lodgynges  and  stables 
'•  paynted  white  and  grene,  price  a  pece  viii*?.— Ixxviiis. 
"  viiiii.     Another  item   of   the   heraldic   painter's    Ijill 

XX 

(which  amounts  tociiiiK.  vis.)  is.  "  Item  delyuered  xxxiiii 
•'  liatchemeutes  of  an  elle  square  of  the  Kinges  armes 
"  w'  the  beastes  rowned  the  garter  and  Kinges  worde 
"  in  fyne  goldi'  and  other  colours,  price  apece  xxxrs. 
.  .  .  lili.''     No  date. 

Henry  YIII.  The  charges  of  :\Ir.   Cauerden  for 

the  furnyture  of  cxlvii  persones  ntNewlmry.  The  fur- 
niture being  military  equi])ment.     No  date. 

Henry  VIll.     Bill,  jirepared  for  the  King's  sign 

mannrd.  for  a  grant  of  the  rectory,  church  and  advow- 
son  of  Great  Bokehani.  co.  Sui-rey."  with  all  lands,  build- 
ings, &c.  pertaining  to  the  same  rectory,  lately  belong- 
ing to  the  now  dissolved  monastery  of  Chertesey.  to  Sir 
Christofer  ^fore,  knt.,  and  his  heirs  for  ever,  liy  the 
service  of  the  twentieth  part  of  a  knight's  fee  for  all  rent 
and  demands,  lie,  whatsoever.  No  date.  Tliis  document 
never  received  the  sovereign's  signature. 

Henry  VIII.     Inventory  headed,   'Tivs  be  the 

"  goodyes  that  I  Eeygnold  Cobham  luunder  of  y' 
"  college  of  Seynt  Peter  nf  Lyngfeld  gafe  vn  to  y'  seyd 
"  college  for  dewyne  seruyce  of  alle  myghty  gode." 
Together  with  other  undated  lists  of  goods.  &c.  pertain- 
ing to  the  same  college.     No  date. 

Henry  VIII.  Fragment  of  a  letter  by  the  arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury  to  a  right  worshipful  person, 
whose  name  does  not  appear,  touching  the  writer's 
jurisdiction  in  the  diocese  of  Winchester.     No  date. 

Henry  VIII.     The    petition    (not  dated)  to   his 

sovereign  lord,  the  king,  of  John  Cheyne,  late  of 'West- 
wodhaye,  co.  Berks,  esquire,  fiir  the  pardon  of  his  man- 
slaughter of  Robert  Parrys.  gentleman,  in  an  aflray  at 
a  place  called  'Wasshe  Lane  in  the  jjarish  of  Newberye, 
CO.  Berks  :  together  with  a  bill  prepared  for  the  sign- 
manual  of  the  sovereign,  drawn  in  accordance  with  the 
petition.  Also,  a  duplicate  of  the  same  document.  No 
dates. 

Henry  VIII.     The  surveye   of   alle   the  Leades 

belonging  to  (the  hospital  of)  Seynt  John's,  in  Clerkon- 
well.     No  date. 

Henry  VIII.     Bill  headed  "  Here  after  followeth 

"  costes  and  charges  of  all  the  payntynges  and  gyidyngs 
"  off  dyuerse  thyni;:es  made  for  y'  kynges  Reuelles 
"  at  Hamptoneourt.''  Endorsed,  "  Nicolas  Lysard, 
"  paynter."     No  date. 

Henry  VIII.  (f)     "  A  Dokett  made  owt  of  the 

"  Commyssioners  boke  in  the  Countie  of  Surrey  of  cer- 
"  teyn  Instruotiouns  comprehended  in  a  .Specyall  Com- 
'•  myssion  to  the  same  Commyssioners  dyrected,  as 
"  hereafter  more  particularly  is  declared.''  Iheroll.so 
headed  (made  apparently  in  the  time  of  Henry  "V  III.  or 
Edward  VI.)  exhibits  the  annual  value  of  the  spiritual 
and  temporal  lands,  tenements,  goods  and  chattels,  &c. 
&c.,  together  with  the  numbers  of  "  ablemen  to  serve  the 
"  kynge  in  his  werres "  and  the  numbers  of  ''the 
"  heraeys  redy  for  souldycuirs,"  of  the  several  hundreds 
in  the  county  of  Surrey.     No  date. 

Henry  VIII.     List  of  the   "  towneshippes   and 

"  rnannors  belonging  to  the  Honor  of  Hampton  Courte, 
"  and  being  within  the  rule  and  governaunce  of  .Sir 
"  Thomas  Hennage,  knt.,  high  steward  of  tbe  same 
"  Honor  "  ;  together  with  a  list  of  the  "  Fees  and  other 
"  Commodyties  within  the  said  honor  given  by  the 
"  kinges  maiestio  to  Sir  Thomas  Hennage,  knt.,  for  the 
"  exercising  of  certen  offices  there.''     No  date. 

Hem-y  VIII.     Piece  of  a  bill,  on  which  appears 

the  following  entry,  "  Item.  Forapeynted  bokeof  Mr. 
"   Hansse  Holby  niakyng.  viK."     No  date. 

Henry  VIII.     A    Paye    Boke    For  the   Banket 

House  at  Hamjiton  Court.     No  dale. 

Henry  VIII.     A   Pay   Booke   For    the   Banket 

Howes  at  ilampt(ju  Court.  One  of  the  records  of  thr 
office  of  the  Tents  and  Eevels.     No  date. 

Henry  VIII.     An  Invitori  {sii-}.  on  a  paper  roll, 

of  all  the  kinges  teutes  halles  and  pavilions  wythe  alio 
noccssaris  thervnto  beloniring.  not  able  to  doe  no  servys 
nor  plesure.     No  date. 

Henry  VII I .  Invenlory  (on  papif  roll,  Inni  in 
places)  of  the  materials,  pieces  and  sin  IV  pertaining  tn  the 
halls  and  tents  of  the  king  and  his  personal  attendants. 
Containing  particulars  of.  (I)  The  Kynges  Ncwe  Lodg- 
ynges. 1 2)  Tymbre  Worko  and  Irone 'Worke  with  Rojies 
for  the  seyd  lodgynges.  (3)  Paynted  Clothes  of  dyvers 
workes  and  coloures  paynted  at  York  for  the  kynges 
seyd  newe  lod<ryni.'es,  (4"  The  kynges   lodgynges  mad 


of  tymbre  and  paynted  in  maner  of  brych-work,  (5)  W.  li 
Lodgynges  had  from  the  olde  duches  of  Northefolke,  "^Ta'c) 
(6)  Twoo  new   doble  hales  made   for  horsis  in  August  — 

A"  H.  VIII.,  xxxiiii",  ^7)  Hales  and  Kounde  house  metly 
i;oo(l,  (8)  The  kynges  olde  lodgjTiges  of  bocram  canvas 
and  lynyn  clothe  which  were  made  at  Torney,  not  able 
to  serue.     No  date. 

Henry  VIII.     Bill  of  an  outfit  in  clothes,   &c. 

headed.  "  money  leyd  out  for  M.ast.  Fynes  and  his  wyff." 
At  the  foot,  this  acknowledgement.  "  Memorandum  that 
"  thys  percels  be  bowte  and  receaned  be  me  Thomas 
' '  Fenys  a  kordyng  to  my  request  be  my  letar  sent  to 
"  Master  More.  Thomas  Fenys."  Also,  another  bill 
for  wedding-clothes  headed.  "  A  Bememberanoe  for 
"  stuffe  to  be  bowght  att  London  for  M'''  Fynes."  No 
date. 

Henry   VIII.     Letters    of    licence,    under    the 

king's  sign-manual,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  to  retain 
40  persons,  gentlemen  or  yeomen,  and  to  distinguish 
thiin  witli  liis  livery,  badge,  or  cognizance,  "over  and 
"  besides  alle  suche  persons  as  dailie  attende  vppon 
"  him  in  his  householde  or  otherwise  to  whom  he 
"  geveth  mete  drynlie  liverie  or  wages,"  and  also  over 
and  above  all  persons  serving  him  in  respect  of  any  of 
his  offices  under  the  crown.  Only  a  portion  of  this 
document  remains  ;  the  part  of  it  that  exhibited  the 
date  having  been  torn  away. 

1  December  to  12  December. — Henry  VIII.  Accompts 
of  George  Browne  esquyer  for  money  by  him  reoeyucd 
of  the  Ryght  Worshipfull  Sir  Anthonye  Browne  knyght 
to  and  for  tlie  wages  of  one  capteyne  at  iiiis,  the  daye, 
iii  petycapteync  sat  lis.  the  daye,  viii  gentyllmen  beyng 
the  kj-nges  sernauntes,  at  xviii(?.  the  daye,  fyve  other 
gentylmen  at  xiic?.  the  day,  one  purcyviaunte  at  armcs 

XX 

at  lis.  the  day,  one  Trumpeter  at  xvirf .  the  daye,  and  ciiii  i 
horsemen  at  vinJ.  the  daye,  frome  frydaye  the  firste 
d.aye  of  Decendjcr  and  endynge  the  Tuesdaye  the  xii"" 
daye  of  the  same  moneth.  both  the  dayes  accompted  by 
the  space  of  xii  dayes.     No  date  of  year. 

10   July. Henry   VIII.      Letter    from    Thomas 

Philippe,  yeoman  of  the  Tents,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden 
knt.,  one  of  the  Gentlemen  of  the  King's  Privy  Cham- 
ber. About  business  in  the  office  of  the  Tents.  No 
date  of  year. 

10  June. Henry  VIII.  Letter  from  Thomas  Phil- 

lyppes,  at  the  office  of  the  Tents,  to  Sir  Tliomas  Cawarden; 
accompanying  despatches.  Giving  a  notable  touch  of 
description,  the  writer  says,  ''  Pleasith  yt  youre  wor- 
'■  shipe  to  aduertysyde  that  yestesnyght  there  came  a 
"  post  from  the  courte  with  two  letters,  the  one  the 
"  post  with  a  homo  aboutes  hys  neke.  blowing  as  he 
"  came  throtjgh  olde  Fyshe  Streate  to  Mr.  Hale  :  the 
"  other  was  browght  vnto  V8  to  the  Blake  Fryers  with 
"  sylence.  I  wolde  not  haue  scyked  to  hauc  geven  the 
"  post  a  crowne  to  hatie  hade  one  blaste  blowen  with 
"  his  home  at  my  dore  for  honor  sake."  No  date 
of  j-ear.     (Vide  Kempe's  •  Loseley  MSS  ') 

9  June, Henry  VIII.     Cop}-  of  letter  addressed 

by  Henry  VIII.  to  the  justices  of  the  peace  co.  Surrey  ; 
enjoining  them  to  take  heed  that  the  bishop  and  clergy 
preach  the  pure  word  of  God,  and  denounce  the  abuses 
of  the  bishop  of  Rome.     No  date  of  year. 

31  January,  1  Edward  VI.  An  Invitory  takyn  (at  the 
afore-named  date)  of  all  his  highnes  Tentes.  Hales, 
Pavilions.  Tymber  Howses  with  their  appurtenances 
and  store. — Opening  with  particulars  of  the  furniture  of 
"  The  Kinges  oune  lodginges  garnished  with  blewe 
■'  bokeram.  small  braunched,"  and  of  "The  Kinges 
"  lesser  lodginges  garnished  with  blewe  buckeram, 
"  greate  braunched." 

10  February.  1  Edw.ardVI.  Copy  of  a  charter  of  inspexi- 
mus  of  an  indenture,  enrolled  in  Chancery,  whereby  on 
9  January,  26  Hen.  VIII.,  the  abbot  and  convent  of  the 
monastery  of  Dureford,  co.  Sussex,  granted  for  ever  to 
Christopher  More,  esq.,  of  Loseley,  co.  Surrey,  the  half 
of  the  manor  of  Compton,  alias  the  manor  oi  Westbrege 
in  Compton,  co.  Surrey,  together  with  the  advowson  of 
the  church  of  the  same  parish  of  Compton, 

1  April,  1  Kdward  VI.  Inventory  Takyn  (at  the 
afore-mentioned  date)  by  Syr  Thomas  Cawerden. knyght. 
Master  of  the  Kinges  Revelles,  and  John  Bernard, 
clarke-comptrolIer  ot  the  same,  of  all  suche  the  kinges 
masking,  Garmentes  with  thappurtenaunccs,  riche 
liasses  and  couering  of  bardes,  as  were  delyueryd  owte 
of  the  custody  of  John  Briges.  late  yoman  of  the  same 
into  the  tuycioun  and  safl'  kepyng  of  John  Holte,  now 
yoman  of  the  same  Revelles. — 'This  vellum  roll  exliibits 
a,  list  of  "  maskyng  garmentes  for  women."  as  well  as 
one  of  dissnises  for  men. 


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W.  M.  10  February,  1  Edward  VI.  Bill  of  the  garments  and 

'^Ebq''^'  '^i'^'^i'S  clothes  provided  by  the  otRce  of  Revels  "for 
— '  "  thuse  of  the  Cytie  of  London  a.Ejaynste  the  corona- 
"  ciotin." 

8  March,  1547.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  lords  ol'  the 
council  to  the  magistrates  of  a  county,  on  the  occasion 
of  recent  disorders  "  in  many  places  of  the  kinges 
"  realme."  Urging  the  local  .authorities  to  be  more 
vigilant  agiiinst  disorders. 

18  June,  1  Edward  VI.  Letter,  under  the  king's 
sign-manual,  countersigned  by  the  duke  of  Somerset,  to 
Sir  Thomas  Garden.  Requiring  Sir  Thomas  to  keep  in 
readiness  for  the  king's  service  four  horses  meet  to 
serve  in  the  field  for  a  demylaunce,  and  to  cause  apt 
men  to  exercise  themselves  on  the  same  anim.als. 

18  August,  1  Edward  VI.  Coiiy  (made  and  certified 
by  'Walter  Miklmay)  of  the  letters  patent,  whereby 
Edward  the  Sixth  granted  in  perpetuity  to  Sir  Tlionias 
Cawerden  and  his  heirs,  "  the  manoirs  of  Pishoe. 
"  Stoiighton-Barrye,  and  Greate  Plumsteede,  with  all 
"  and  euery  theire  rightes,  members  and  ajipurte- 
"  naunces." 

3  Se])tember,  1  Edward  VI.  "Warrant  from  the  duke 
of  Somerset  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden.  Master  of  the 
Tents,  to  deliver  a  tent  to  his  grace's  "  cosyn  Sir 
"  Frauncis  Bryan,  knt." 

28  September,  1  Edward  VI.  Billot'  "  Stufi'deliuered 
"  in  charge  to  the  forsaide  Sir  Thomas Caveiden  knight 
"  the  xxviii  of  Sejitember  1  Edward  VI.  by  Edmunde 
"  Pigton  owte  of  such  stuff  as  the  said  received  of  Sir 
"  John  Gate,  knt.,  parcell  of  the  late  Duke  of  Norfolk's 
"  stuff,  attainted."     (ViJe  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

•29  September,  1  Edward  VI.  Inventory  (in  h  indented 
folio  sheets,  styled  on  the  covering  sheet  "'  Inventori  of 
Nonestiche ")  of  g:ods  and  artieles  received  by  Sir 
Thomas  Cawarden,  knight,  keeper  of  the  manor  of 
Nonesuche,  from  Sir  Anthony  Denny,  knight,  "  keeper 
"  of  the  kinges  maiesties  pallaice  at  "Westminster,''  for 
the  furniture  of  the  king's  bauquetting  house  at  None- 
such. The  list  includes  nine  "  Tnrquey  carpettes '' 
besides  "  one  carpette  of  fyne  tapestry  imagery,"  "  one 
"  carpett  of  grene  satten  embrowdered  vpoii  with 
"  sondery  of  the  kinges  beastes  anticke  heads  grapes 
"  and  birdes  &c.,"  and  "  thirteen  carpettes  of  verders 
"  of  brode  blomes  and  sondery  other  sortes  lyned 
"  thoroughout  with  canvas." 

28  October,  151-7.  Letter  from  the  duke  of  Somerset 
to  his  loving  frende  Sir  Thomas  Cavcrden,  knight ; 
begging  Sir  Thomas  lo  allow  the  Lord  Cobham  to  have 
"  during  his  abode  here  at  this  instant  parlement  "  the 
use  of  ■•  the  hall  of  his  lodging  at  the  blacke  Freares.'' 
Endorsements  in  writing  of  the  same  period  on  the  letter. 
1.  For  thelorde  Cobam  at  the  blackfryars.  2.  L.  Somer- 
set for  the  hall  for  the  Lorde  Cobam.  3.  Somerset  for 
the  lord  Cobam. 

11  November.  1  Edward  VI.  "Warrant  (signed,  Arun- 
dell)  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden,  the  keeper  ot  the  king's 
wardrobe  at  Nonesuche,  to  deliver  carpets  and  other 
goods  to  John  Hornewolde.  .auditor  of  the  Lord  Protector. 

4  December,  1547.  A  collection  of  thirteen  bills 
(stitched  together)  of  particulars,  relating  to  matters  of 
expense  in  the  Office  of  Tents,  &c.  ;  the  earliest  of  the 
series  of  bills  being  of  the  afore-given  date,  and  the  latest 
of  9  Aug.  2  EJw.  VI.  Also  a  receipt  for  "  one  duble  hale 
"  conteynynge  fyve  bredethes,"  delivered  by  Rychard 
"  Leys  to  Aiuse  Bassann,  John  Anthony  Bafiaui,  John 
"  Gasper  Basiani,  and  John  Etionani  Bassano,  musy- 
"  cyans  vnto  the  qwenes  maiestie,"  out  of  the  stores  of 
Sir  Tliomas  Cardy  .i,  knigl'.t.  Master  of  the  queen's  tents  ; 
the  date  of  the  acknowledgement  being  27  June, 
1  Mary. 

1  Edward  VI.  Rentalle  o:  all  landes  and  tenementes 
appertayning  to  Sir  Cristofer  More  of  Loselye,  co. 
Sttrrey. 

1,  -J,  and  3,  Edward  VI.  Survey  and  Rental  of  the 
manor  of  Godalmyng  ;  By  William  Goodwyn,  surveyor- 
general  of  the  royal  honors,  lordships,  manors,  &c.  &c. 
m  the  aforesaid  years  of  Edward  VI. 

4  February,  2  Edward  VI.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  the 
duke  of  Sornersett  in  the  king's  name  to  Sir  Thomas 
Pope  and  Sir  Mathewe  Browne,  knyghts,  and  other 
commissioners  for  taking  musters  in  the  county  of 
Surrey.  Giving  directions  concerning  the  musters.  &c. . 
ordered  in  consequence  of  the  threatening  aspect  of 
afl'airs  in  Scotland.  Also,  a  duplicate  of  the  same 
letter. 

2  April.  2  Edward  VI.  Copy  of  a  letter  under  the 
king's  sign-manual  and  signet,  contersigned  by  the 
duke  of  Somerset,  to  the  magistrates  of  inland  shires. 
For   the  erection   of  beacons   and  the   giving   timely 


alarm    to    fighting   men  "to    repare    sewarde    for    de-        w.  M. 
'"  fence  as  occasion  may  serve."  Molyshcx, 

4  April,  2  Edward    VI.     Lease  to  Sir  Thomas  Ca-  ^J± 

warden,  knt.,  for  twenty-one  years,  of  certain  \acanl 
ground,  with  ■■  le  Gallereye  "  built  on  the  same,  abut- 
ting on  Bridewell  diche  on  the  west ;  also  of  an 
adjacent  piece  of  i;round  called  "  a  kyohynyarde,"  witli 
an  old  house  or  kitchen,  &e.,  &c..  at  a  yearly  rent  of 
Ixvis.  viiid. 

6  May,  2  Edward  VI.  Letter  of  requisition,  under 
the  signet  and  sign-manual  of  Edward  tlie  sixth,  counter- 
signed  by  the  protector  Somerset,  and  addressed  to  Sir 
Christopher  More,  knt.,  appointing  him  to  provide,  by 
the  10th  day  of  next  month,  '■  twoo  good  and  hable 
"  liorses  Ol-  geldinges  mete  to  serve  in  the  feelde  for 
"  lighthorsmen ,  with  two  apte  and  mete  men  to  be 
''  employed  vppon  the  same,"  <sc.  &c.  for  service 
ag;iinst  the  Scots  and  their  allies. 

22  .luly,  2  Edward  VI.  "Writ  under  the  sign-manual 
atid  si'jrnet  of  Edward  the  Sixth,  coun.tcrsigued  by  the 
protector  Somerset  and  addi-essed  to  Sii-  Christopher 
More.  knt.  Ordering  that  Sir  Christopher  cause  the  two 
light  horses  and  the  pn  )perly  eqnipt  horsemen,  demanded 
of  him  l)y  a  previous  letter  of  requisition,  to  be  at  New- 
castle on  the  12th  day  of  next  month  at  farthest,  thence  to 
proceed  to  the  reinforcement  of  the  king's  "power  of 
'■  horsemen  agairst  the  Skottes,  and  snche  others  as  be 
"  come  thither  from  the  bisshop  of  Rome  and  others  to 
"  their  aid. "     Given  at  Hampton  Oourc. 

—  September,  1548.  The  last  will  and  testament  of 
Thomas  Elyott  of  Bramley.  gentleman. 

10  January.  2  Edward  Vl.  Particulars  of  the  certy- 
ficate  of  all  the  dettes  aswel  by  specialties  as  othrewise 
remayuynge  in  thoffice  of  the  Kinires  Majesties  remem« 
beraunce  of  his  graces  E^chequier  at  Westminster  made 
the  x"'  of  Januarye  A"  Sedo.  Regis  E.  VI. 

—  2  Edward  VI.  A  note  of  the  yerlie  expences  of  the 
howshold  at  Blechyngle  of  Sir  Thomas  Carwerden, 
knyglit,  An°  scd°  E.  Six''.  Covering  a  charge  of  45?.  for 
the  yearh'  liveries  of  clothing  of  a  hundred  servants, 
the  sum  total  of  the  annual  expenditure  is  499i.  2s. 

10  Jlarch.  3  Edward  VI.  Inventory  of  all  the  goodes, 
jewelles.  and  ornaments  pertaynyng  to  the  churche  of 
Sutton,  CO.  Surrey. 

12  March,  ;!  Edward  VI.  An  Inventorye  of  all  the 
plate,  Jewells,  ornaments  and  bellis  within  the  parissh 
of  Clappham.  made  by  Sirs  Thomas  Pope  and  Robert 
Ciirsou.  knygtes.  John  Sholte  and  John  Eston  esquyers 
commissioners  of  the  appointed  within  the  hundred 
of  Brysston  in  the  conntie  of  ,  Henry  Robinson 

paison  of  the  said  parisshe,  and  William  Ansell  and 
Thomas  Sewell  churchwardens  &c.  &c.  This  inventory 
includes.  "  Item,  ii  Syrplesses  for  the  pryste  ;  Item  one 
"  Rochette  for  the  clarke  ;  Item  Dyuers  and  Sondrye 
"  olde  clothes  stayned  and  paynted  to  and  for  the 
"  doyngs  of  the  ceremonyes  lately  vsed  in  the  churche  ; 
'■  Item  Dyuers  preatye  ornamentes  somtym  vsed  for  the 
"  dekkinge  of  ymages." 

21  ]\farch,  3  Edward  Vl.  Inventory  of  goodes,  plate, 
&c.  &c.  in  the  parish  church  of  Clielsham,  co.  Surrey. 

21  March,  3  Edward  VI.  Inventory  of  tlie  plate, 
jewelles,  ornamentes,  &c.  &c.  in  the  parish  church  of 
Katerham,  co.  Surrey. 

21  March,  3  Edward  "\r[.  Inventore  of  the  goods.  &c. 
in  the  parish  chtirch  of  Farlay. 

21  JIarch,  3  Edward  VI.  Inventory es  of  the  goodes 
and  ornamentes  in  the  parish  churches  of  Godstone  and 
Home. 

29  May,  3  Edward  VI.  "Warrant  (signed  by  lords  of 
the  council)  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  to  prepare  and 
deliver  to  Thomas  Hale.  gmom.  and  Thomas  Phili]) 
clarke,  certain  "  rouiide  bowses,  and  hales,'' and  ninetv- 
two  '■  romes  for  soldyotirs  to  lye  in." 

30  June,  3  Edward  "\'I.  "Writ,  under  Edward  the 
Sixth's  signet  and  sign-manual,  countersigned  by  the 
protector  Somerset,  addressed  to  Sir  Christopher  More, 
knt.  Requiring  him  forthwith  to  assemble  and  equip  as 
many  men  as  possible,  both  horse  and  foot,  his  friends, 
favotirers,  servants,  tenants  and  others,  and  to  hold  them 
in  readiness  for  service  at  a  moment's  notice. 

30  July.  1540.  Warrant  (signed,  E.  Somerset)  to  Sir 
Thomas  Carwarden,  knight,  to  deliver  to  Sir  Michell 
Stanhope  "  oon  long  tent  with  a  rounde  house." 

31  Jul}'.  3  Edward  Vi.  Writ  lunder  the  sign  manual 
of  Edward  the  Sixth  and  c-ounrersignel  by  the  Duke  of 
Somerset)  to  Sir  Christoplier  More,  knt..  ulnager  of  the 
counties  of  .Surrej"  and  Sussex.  Touching  the  collection 
in  the  said  counties  of  the  grant  to  the  kin^'  of  "'  viiid. 
"  of  the  pound  of  the  valine  of  euery  clothe." 

24  August,  3  Edward  VI.  "Warrant  (signed,  E.  Somer- 
set) to  the  keeper  of  the  king's  wardrobe  at  Nonesuche, 

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HISTORICAL'  MANUSCRIPTS   COSIMISSION 


JIoiVxErx  '"  deliver  by  way  of  loan  to  the  earl  of  Anindell,  the 
Esq.  '  king's  chamberlain,  hangings  and  carpets.  Dated  at 
—  Westminster.     (Firfc  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

li  September,  I'l-l-O.  Rental  of  landes  the  wiche  re- 
mayne  in  Sir  C^ryslot'or  More's  handes.  The  number  of 
tlie  acres  being  iii'lxx:  and  the  rental  am mnring  to 
xvii/i'.  xis.  viiirf. 

12  September  1  "49.  Terrier  and  Rental  of  the  lands  re- 
mayning  in  the  hands  of  Sir  Christofer  More,  veued  and 
pravsed  by  Thomas  Gravesende.  John  Paroisse,  Hubert 
Meilysshe  and  another  person,  whose  name  is  illegible. 

12  NoTeral)er  1549.  Warrant  of  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden,  to  make  a  "'  rowndc  howse  of 
"  xxxii  gores  of  iiii  yardes  depe."  and  of  other  prei-isely 
given  dimensions,  of  canvas  and  other  material  at  the 
office  of  Tents. 

4  .January,  3  Edward  VI.  A  survey  of  the  king'e 
jiossessions  in  and  near  the  Blackfriars,  taken  by  Hugh 
Losse.  esquier. 

20  January,  'j  Kihvard  VI.  The  Accompte  and  De- 
claraciouu  of  Alen  Hord  made  (at  the  afore-given  dates 
concernynge  suche  revenues  and  profytes  as  he  hath 
receyuid  and  byn  due  vnto  Syr  Thomas  Caurden  knyght 
by  reason  of  the  maners  of  Nonesuchc,  Bansted  and 
Skelton  in  the  countye  of  Surrey  from  the  feast  of  tlie 
Annunciacion  of  on  re  Lady  last  past  vnto  the  seid  xx"' 
day  of  January,  3  Edward  VI. 

If49.  Tenants  and  comijlaints  in  Newbery.  Two 
capers  (so  icscritied)  laying  the  grievances  of  the 
tenants  of  Newbury  before  Mr.  (afterwards  Sir  Thomas) 
Cauerden. 

1649.  An  Invoice  headed  "This  ys  the  content  of  the 
"  Canvas  for  thuses  of  the  Kinges  Maiestes  Tenttes." 

3  Edward  VI.  Inventories  of  goods,  chattels,  orna- 
ments of  the  pari.sh  chnrche.^  of  Cheyham,  Chesundou, 
El)besham,  Asheted.  Lethcred,  Fttcham,  Wandsworth, 
Toting-Graueney.  Cobham,  Strethain,  Blechinglye  with 
Horne-Chapel,  Chelsham,  West  Molsey,  Kingeston-vpon 
Thames,  Farnham,  Godston.  Temysditton,  Walton-on- 
the-hyll,  Cambeiwell,  Essher,  Maiden,  Long  Dytton, 
R'.chemond,  Lambeth.  Reigate,  Tyttesey,  co.  Surrey. 

3  Edward  VI.  to  39  Elizabeth.  Ledger  of  Leases.  A 
quarto  volume  (of  230  pages)  in  a  vellum  wrapper,  into 
which  were  copied  the  more  important  leases  to  1'arms  on 
the  Loseley  estate,  together  with  grants  of  offices  and 
bonds,  between  3  Edward  VI.  and  39  Elizabeth.  The 
chronological  arrangements  of  the  documents  is  not  free 
from  irregularities,  which  concur  with  the  state  of  the 
writing  to  indicate  that  the  deeds  were  not  entered  at 
the  time  of  theirexecution.  Tlie  main  portion  of  the  book 
seems  to  have  been  '"  posted  up"  at  two  separate  times. 
The  record  contains  also  rentals  of  the  Loseley  estate 
for  the  years  1573,  1579,  and  1584,  and  a  terrier  of  all 
the  lands  on  the  property  for  1.574. 

12  March.  4  Edward  VI.  Patent  of  grant  for  life  to 
Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  knt.,  and  a  gentleman  of  the 
Privy  Chamber,  of  the  office  of  keeper  of  the  king's 
manor-house  of  Stockwell,  co.  Surrey  ;  aad  of  the  office 
of  keeper  of  the  king's  chief  messuage  of  his  honor  of 
Hampton  Court,  co.  Middlesex ;  and  of  the  ofBce  of 
keeper  of  the  king's  house  of  "  Nonesuche  called  the 
"  Banketyng  House  within  the  park  there  "  co.  Surrey  ; 
and  of  the  office  of  steward  of  the  manors  of  Stokewell, 
Levehurste  and  Lambeih  Deane,  co.  Surrey  ;  and  of  the 
office  of  chief-.steward  of  the  honor  of  Hampton  Court, 
aforesaid,  together  with  the  place  of  feodaryof  the  same 
honor;  and  of  the  office  of  steward  of  all  the  king's 
manors  in  Newbery,  co.  Berks;  and  of  the  office  of  bail  ill 
jiiid  keeper  of  the  woods  of  Stokewell  manor  aforesaid; 
and  of  the  office  of  bailitl' and  collector  of  the  lordship 
of  Hampton  Com't ;  and  of  the  office  of  collector  of  the 
manor  of  Imber  co.  Surrey  ;  with  other  minor  offices  of 
a  similar  I'haracter. 

—  April  4,  Edward  VI.  to  23  Sept.  9  Eliztibeth.  Re- 
cords of  Views  of  Frauk-])lcdgc  onthc  manor  of  Lowsley 
from  4  Edwai d  VI.  to  9  Eliz.     ^'ellum  roll. 

26  Ai-ril,  1650.  The  last  will  and  testament  of  Walter 
Hendle,  knight,  of  Cranbroke. 

16  May,  4  Edward  VI.  Charter,  under  the  great 
seal,  of  licence  of  entry,  for  William  More,  esq.,  son  and 
heir  of  Sir  Christopher  More  deceased,  to  enter  on  lands 
held  by  knight's  service  witliout  proof  of  age. 

4  Edward  \'Lto  1  &  2  Philip  and  Mary.  The  cer- 
tyfycathe  of  Sir  Thomas  Cawerdon,  knight.  Master  of 
the  king  and  queue  their  iMaiestii-s'  Tents  and  Hevells. 
A  paper  roll  i;f  unusual  length,  setting  forth  the  receipts 
and  disbursements  of  the  two  departments  throughout 
4,  6,  6  and  7  Kdward  VI.  and  1  jMary  and  1.  and  2  Philip 
audMiirj'.  Containing  some  curious  data  relating  to  the 
diversions  of  the  court. 


W. 


4  Edward  VI.  to  1  A  2  Philip  and  Mary.  The  Ledger  „  ^ 
(containing  200  quarto  pages)  of  the  disbursements  in  MoitneI 
the  Offices  of  the  Tents  and  Revels  from  4  Edward  VI.  Esq.  [ 
to  1  &  2  Philip  and  Mary,  inclusive.  A  carefully  kept  ' 
record. 

6  June,  4  Edward  VI.  to  15  June  1  &  2  Philip  and 
Mary.  The  account  (parchment  roll)  of  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden's  receipts  and  disbur.scments  in  connection 
with  the  offices  of  the  Tents  and  Revells,  "  all  which 
•'  saide  paymeutes  and  defraying  oute  of  the  said  treasure 
•'  about  the  said  purposes  the  same  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden 
"  appoynted  ouer  vnto  the  charge  of  Thomas  Blagrave, 
•'  clerke  of  the  said  offices."  The  sum  total  of  the 
receipts  accounted  for  being  1.3il4l.  6s.,  and  the  sum  of 
the  disbursements  being  1,746?.  Ills.  2d.,  there  is  a 
balance  against  the  exchequer  of  442/.  4s.  'id.  "  And," 
the  roll  ends,  "the  said  accomptaute  is  in  surplussage 
coccxlii?i.  iiiis.  iiid.  Wherevnio  is  to  be  added  ciii  )i. 
paid  by  the  said  accomptaute  for  the  rentes  as  well 
of  twoo  storehonsses  hyred  for  thoffice  of  the  Maskcs 
and  tentes  and  of  thoffice  of  the  Revellcs,  and  for  the 
dwelling-houses  of  the  said  accomptaute  Mr.  of  the  said 
office  euery  of  them  at  y\H  xiiis.  iiid.  by  the  y ere.  As 
alsc)  for  thi'  dwelling-housses  hyred  by  the  comptroller 
the  yoman  and  for  the  Clerke  of  the  said  offices  euery 
of  them  at  Ixvis.  viiid.  b^'  the  yere.  *  *  *  and  also 
allowed  vnto  this  accomptaunte  for  so  moche  money 
by  him  paid  vnto  John  Horwyold  auditor  aswell  for 
his  paynes  in  casting,  trying  and  iugrossing  of  this 
accompte  as  for  the  paper,  &c.  &c.  \U.  '•  And  the 
accomptaute  remayneth  in  surplusage  dcxliii?i.iiiis.iiid." 

4,  5,  and  6  Edward  VI.  Account  of  Sir  Thomas  Cawar- 
den's disbursements  in  the  office  of  Tents  during  the 
afore-given  years.     Imperfi'Ct. 

4,  5,  6,  and  7  Edward,  and  1  .t  2  Mary.  The  certyfy- 
catho  (paper  roll)  of  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  knighto 
Master  of  the  Tentes  and  Revellcs,  of  the  charges  of 
certen  affares  accomplysshed  within  those  offices,  done 
from  the  vi"'  of  June  in  iiii"'  yeare  of  the  late  kinge 
Edward  vntill  the  xv""  daye  of  June  in  the  fyrste  and 
seconde  yeares  of  oure  drad  soueraigne  lord  and  lady 
Philipp  and  Marye.  Containing  a  charge  of  cccU.  for 
tbe  "  Banketyuge  bowses  and  other  charges  at  Hyde 
"  and  Marybonc  Parkes  prepared  againste  the  Marshall 
"  Seynte  Androes  coniynge  thether,  vpon  a  warraunte 
"  date  the  viii""  of  nceember  1552  and  before  that  tyme 
"  dewe,  ouer  and  besides  cxxxiiiM.  vis.  viiid.  which 
"  Lawrence  Bradshawe  surveyor  of  the  kynge's  workes 
"  receyued  of  liim  vpon  a  lyke  warraunte  to  defraye  in 
"  and  towardes  the  same  charges  amountinge  in  the"  hole 
"  to  ccccxxxiii/i.  vis.  viiiti"  Also  a  charge  of  clxiiK. 
xvis.  ud.  for  five  masques,  set  before  the  court  "  from 
"  the  vij"'  of  January  j'  anno  vi°  Regis  Predicti  vntill 
'•  the  xii""  of  Februarye  dicto  anno  seijtiino  ejusdem 
"  Ixegis  and  tnen  seased  by  occasion  of  the  kinges 
"  sycknes  and  y  shewe  dyfforred."  The  last  masks  of 
the  king's  reign  aie  described  in  the  bill  as  "  Fyve 
"  Maskes  vidz.,  a  Maske  of  Greek  Woorthyes,  a  Masko 
"  of  Mcdyoxes  beinge  halfe  dealhe  half  man,  a  Maske  of 
"  Bagpypes,  a  Maske  of  Cattes,  a  Maske  of  Tumblers 
"  goiuge  vpon  they  re  haudcs  with  theyre  feet  vpward, 
"  with  tooe  maskes  of  torcheberers  to  them  of  the  playe 
"  of  the  state  of  Irelande  sett  owte  by  William  Baldwyn, 
"  and  another  playe  of  children  made  by  Mr.  Hawood 
' '  a])a,roled  garnished  and  wrought  vpon.''  Also  a  charge 
of  x?i.  xvs.  iud.  for  "  A  Playe'by  the  gentillmen  of  y" 
"  chappell  prepared  ageanste  the  Queenes  maiesties 
"  coronacion  and  ])layed  at  the  Xxistiuas  folowinge  wdth 
"  the  officers  and  other  ministers  attendaunte  thereon 
"  and  that  sliold  els  be  called  vpon  in  tholidays.''  The 
particulars  of  the  four  masks  exhibited  between  17th 
October  and  26th  March,  1  and  2  Philip  and  Mary,  are 
especially  noteworthy.— Also,  another  copy  of  this  roll. 

3  January  1561.  Warrant  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  Thomas  Garden,  Master  of  the  Revels  ;  for  the 
speedy  equipment  of  the  eight  counsellors  of  tbe  ap- 
pointed lord  of  Misrule  for  the  king's  house,  in  accord- 
ance with  a  previous  warrant  which  Sir  Thomas  has  not 
perfectly  executed.     (Vide  Kempes  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

Twelfth  Even.,  1551.  Warrant  (signed,  T.  Darcy), 
notifying  the  king's  pleasure  that  Sir  Thomas  Caurdeu, 
lent,  should  "vpon  the  sight  hereof  deliuer  vnto  John 
"  Birche  and  .John  Browne  the  kinges  entrelude  players, 

bringers  herof,  such  garmeutes  ''  as  may  be  •'incteand 
"  necessarye  for  them  and  the  ir  thre  fellowes  to  play  an 

entrelude  in  before  his  highnes  to-morowe  at  night." 
Date.  1  from  Greenwich.    (  Ftdn  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

5  .January,  1561.  Warrant  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  knt.,  one  of  the  gentlemen  of 
the  King's  l'riv.\- Chanibcr.  to  provide  suitable  costumes 
for  "(wo  pcr.sonages  which  to  morow  at  night  shalle 


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fjf  ji.         '•  playa  dialogue  before  the  kinges  majestie,"  in  accord- 
OLVNEUx,    aiice  with  the  requirements  of  Sir  Thomas  Oh;ilon('r, 
£f^'         who  will  declare  how  the  dresses  "are  to  be  trymnied." 
{Vide  Kempe's  '  Loselej  MSS.') 

o  February. — Letter  from  ilychaelle  Stanhope  to  Sir 
Thomas  Cawarden,  knt.,  written  at  the  Lord  Protector's 
order,  and  notifying  the  "  lorde  ]irotector's  pleasure 
"  that"  Sir  Thomas  should  '•cause  garmentcs  to  be 
"  made  for  vimaskes  whereof  the  kinges  majestie  shalbo 
"  oon  and  the  residue  of  his  stature,  and  vi  other  gar- 
"  mantes  of  like  bignes  for  torchebearers,  with  con- 
"  venient  diligence,  so  as  the  same  lie  in  arredynes 
"  against  Sondaye  next  at  the  vttermost."  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loeelcy  MSS.') 

22  February.  1551.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  the  carl  of 
Northampton  to  William  More,  es(|.  For  the  discovery 
and  correction  of  evil  persons  who  hunt  without  licence 
in  CTuldeforde  Park. 

1-5  ]\Iarch  1551.  Copy  nf  warrant  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  Sir  Thomas  Cardcn,  knt.,  master  of  the  Tents. 
To  furnish  canvas  and  tents  for  the  accommodation  of 
the  workmen  engaged  on  the  works  fur  the  convoyaunce 
of  water  to  AVindsor  ('astlc. 

28  June  to  2'.»  July  1551.  Account  of  the  (larticulars 
of  charges  for  l.)uilding  '"  The  BaukctingHowse  in  Hyde 
"  Park." 

S  July  1551.  A  Boke  of  chargis  for  floj-ars,  pake- 
threde,  twyne.  hoppes,  garlandes  and  alle  other  maniM- 
of  necessarysse  for  the  bankytt  howse  in  Hyde  Parke, 
beginning  this  viii  day  of  July. 

8  July,  5  Edward  VI.  Account-Book  of  Mennes 
Wagis  by  theday  occu])ied  in  ]ironiding  and  carrying  of 
alle  maner  ol'  tioiires  and  other  necessaries  for  the 
banket  house  at  Hyde  Park,  from  London  and  else  where 
begynnyng  on  the  viii"'  day  of  July  anno  Regis  Edwanli 
Sexti  quinto. 

16  October  1551.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Magistrates  of  Surrey,  for  the  mainte- 
nance of  order  under  the  imminent  perils  of  the  moment. 
Endorsed  "  Letter  for  good  ordre  at  the  aprehcnsyon  of 
"  Somerset."     Imperfect. 

2  November  1581.  Lists  of  the  names  of  the  Privy 
Councillors  in  the  last  year  of  Henry  Till,  and  in  the 
time  of  Edward  VI.  till"  2  November  1661. 

24  November  1551.  Warrant  under  king  Edward  the 
Sixth's  sign-manual,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cardeu,  knt..  Master 
of  the  Reyels  ;  to  provide  furniture  for  their  bases  and 
horses  to  the  earl  of  Warwick.  Sir  Henry  Sydney,  Sir 
Henry  Nevill  and  Sir  Henry  Gate,  knights.  Given  at 
AV'estminster.     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  M.SS.') 

Christnias  Day,  1551.  Warrant  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  Sir  Thomas  Garden,  knt.,  to  provide  out  of 
the  stores  in  his  office  a  suitable  equipment  for  the 
recently  ""  appointed  lord  of  mysrule  to  be  in  his  highnes 
"  houshold  for  the  twelve  dayes."  [Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

Christmas  day,  1551.  Warrant  from  Lords  of  the 
Conned  to  Sir  Thomas  Caverden,  knt.  ;  To  deliver 
requisite  apparel  for  the  king's  players,  to  one  of  them 
who  is  the  bearei'  of  the  warrant.  Dated  from  Grene- 
wiche.     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

30  December  1551.  Warrant  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  Sir  Thomas  Caurden,  knt.,  one  of  the  gentle- 
men of  the  Privy  Chamber  ;  to  provide  ajiparel  for 
George  Ferrers,  the  appointed  lord  of  mysrule  in  his 
majesty's  house,  and  for  his  three  pages,  eight  counsel- 
lors, one  tumbler,  and  twenty-four  seivants.  Dated 
from  Greenwich.     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

30  December  1651.  Warrant  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  Sir  Thomas  Caurden.  knt.  ;  to  furnish  with 
all  speed  "and  delyuer  to  George  Ferrers  the  lorde  of 
"  Mysrule  of  his  majesties  howse  such  apparell  and 
"  furniture  for  himself  and  his  men  foi  his  secoude 
"  lyvery  in  like  snrt  and  number  as"  the  first  livery 
ah-eady  provided  by  Sir  Thomas  for  the  said  lord  of  mis- 
rule. Dated  from  Greenwicli.  ( Vide  Kempe's  "  Loseley 
MSS.') 

1551.  Latin  speech  delivered  by  the  Bishop  of  Ely 
to  the  French  king  Henry  IL,  on  the  occasion  of  the 
presentation  of  the  order  of  the  Garter  to  the  said 
sovereign. — Also  on  the  same  pa))er,  (1)  List  of  the 
Electors  of  Germaiiv,  (2)  Latin  pi'ophecy  of  the  fortunes 
of  Charles  the  Fifth. 

Edward  VI.  A  Tract  (covering  six  foolscap  pages) 
"  Agaynst  Edwarde  duke  of  Somerset  falseh'  vsm'pinge 
"  the  name  of  Protectour."  Declaring  the  duke  worthy 
of  shameful  death  for  his  robberies,  briberies,  extor- 
tions, and  divers  treasons  against  the  king's  honor  and 
interest,  as  well  as  for  his  hateful  endeavours  to  secure 
to  himself  .and  his  heirs  the  succession  to  the  crown, 
by   inducing    the    princesses   Mary   and   Elizaljeth   to 


relinquish   their   titles    to    the   throne.      The   openiu"        w.  Jl. 
paragraph  of  the  paper  makes  reference  to  the  perni-    'Ioltnecx. 
cious  influence  of  the  protector's  wife,  '•  that  imperious         ^f!^" 
"  and  insolent  woman  his  wif.  whose  ambytyous  wytt 

and  mychevous  persuasions  ledd  hym  and  dyrectyd 
"  hym  even  allso  in  the  weighty  allaires  and  gouei'ne- 

ment  of  thr  lealme  to  the  grete  harme  and  dishonour 

of  the  same  and  to  the  more  grete  perill  of  the  kinge 
'•  oure  souereigu  lordes  estate  as  is  apparauiit  by  the 

sequele  thei-eof  Speaking  of  the  parasites  and 
greedy  adventurers,  who  were  glad  to  act  as  the  protec- 
tor's instruments,  the  writer  says,  "  and  suche  kinde  of 
'■  vile  men  hou  dere  they  were  vnto  hym  John  Bougham 
"  his  oon  hand  in  Willshiere,  Sir  Miles  Partriclie  his 

other    hand    in    Gloucestershiere,    his    customer    of 

Southampton  in  Hamahiere,  and  Piers  Cowrtney  his 
"  mynyster    in    Devonshiere,    and     suche     otiier    his 

mynysttrs,  what  kinde  of  men  they  are  !  " 

5  Edward  VI.  An  estymate  of  the  charijcs  &c. 
alio-wte  the  kinges  his  Maiestics  Bevelles  and  Tentes. 

5  Edward  VI.  An  Estymate  (on  a  paper  roll)  of  the 
charges  of  diuers  and  sondry  accomplyshed  done  and 
fynyshed  aboute  the  kinge  his  majesties  RevcUes  and 
Tentes  in  this  afnresaid  yeare. 

5  Edward  VI.  Att  the  Triumphe  ol  Horsemen. 
The  charges  of  the  makyuge  and  garniture  of  tvvelfe 
barbes  for  greate  horses  and  eighte  caparisons  for  lyght 
horses  with  lhe\T  trappours  and  complete  furnyture 
prepared  and  made  in  y'  kynge  his  Majesties  revelle 
&c.  &c.  at  Christmas  of  the  said  yeare.  A  single  bill  on 
a  small  paper  roll. 

—  Edward  VI.  Letter  from  the  duke  of  Somerset  to 
Sir  Christopher  More,  knt.,  vlnager  of  Surrey  and 
Sussex.  Directing  him  to  reside  within  the  limits  of 
his  said  office,  for  the  more  cff'ective  and  speedy  collec- 
tion of  the  relief  on  woollen  cloths  granted  to  the  king 
in  the  last  parliament.     No  date. 

5  Edward  VI.  to  1  &  2  Phili]!  and  ]\[ary.  Part  of  a  roll 
of  charges  and  expenses  in  the  office  of  The  Revels, 
from  5  Edward  VI.  to  1  &  2  Philip  and  Mary. 

—  Edward  VI.  An  Inveutoi  y  of  lands  and  posses- 
sions in  liorsetsliire,  formerly  pertaining  to  Edward  late 
duke  of  Somerset,  attainted  and  convicted  of  felony. 

10  May,  6  Edward  \'I.  Grant  for  life,  by  Richard 
Sackvillc,  knt.,  chancellor  of  the  Court  of  Augmenta- 
tions and  Revenues,  of  the  office  of  steward  of  his 
manor  of  'Whitleye,  co.  Surrey,  to  William  More,  esq. 
Also,  the  same  Sir  Richard  Sackvile's  warrant  to  the 
keeper,  or  his  deputies  of  Whitle3-e  Park,  to  allow  the 
same  William  or  his  assigns  3-early  to  kill  and  take  with 
dogs  or  bows  in  the  same  park  a  l)iick  in  summer  and  a 
doe  in  winter. 

30  June,  1552.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  the  earl  of  North- 
ampton to  William  More,  gentleman.  Appointing 
Mr.  More  to  be  the  writer's  provost-marshal  fcir  the 
county  of  Surrey. 

15  September,  6  Edward  VI.  Inventorie  of  alle  the 
Juelles,  Ornamentes  and  Belles  of  the  jiarishe  churche 
of  Waniiesworth  co.  Surrey. 

25  September,  6  Edward  VI.  Inventorye  of  all  the 
platte,  juelles,  ornamentes,  belles  within  the  peryshe 
chu'-che  of  Camerwell  in  the  countie  of  Surrey  ma<le 
between  Sir  Thomas  Garden  knight,  John  Scotte, 
Nicholas  Lee,  comyssioners  by  the  kynges  maiesty 
aponted  within  the  hundrethe  of  Bryxtoue,  co.  Snrrye, 
of  the  one  pertye.  and  Robert  Olytl'e.  William  Godderde 
of  the  same  peryshe  one  the  other  pertys. 

26  September,  Edward  VI.  Inventories  of  the  goodes, 
plate,  juelles.  &c.  &c.  in  the  ])arish  churches  of  Beding- 
ton  and  Clappham.  co.  Surroj-. 

9  October.  6  Edward  VI.  Inventory  of  the  goods, 
ornaments,  &c.  in  the  parish  church  of  Warlingham. 

12  Oatober.  H  Edward  VI.  A  survey  of  certon  landes 
tenements  and  other  hereditamentes  and  possessions  of 
the  righte  worshipful  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden.  knight.  &c. 
&c.  within  the  precincts  of  the  late  Blacke  Fryers  by 
London,  taken  by  Thomas  Blagrave  and  —  Bocher. 

17  October,  0  Edward  VI.  Return  of  a  jurye  (William 
Causten  and  George  Ridlei,  foremen),  respecting  the 
ornaments,  &c.  &c.  in  the  church  at  Oxsted  in  the 
hundred  of  Tauridge,  co.  Surrey. 

17  October.  6  Edward  VI.  The  return  of  the  jury  • 
(William  Bisske  and  John  Woodman,  foremen),  charged 
by  Sir  Thomas  Caurden  and  Sir  Thomas  Saunders, 
knights.  John  Scott  and  Nicholas  Leighe  esqnyers.  com- 
missioners from  oure  soueraigne  lorde  the  kynge ;  re- 
specting the  state  of  the  parish  church  of  Chepsted,  in 
the  hundred  of  Reigate,  co.  Surrey,  together  with  an 
inventory  of  the  goods,  ornaments,  &c.  in  the  said 
church.  Similar  returns  by  the  same  jury,  charged  by 
the  same  commissioners,  respecting  other  churches  of 

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Other  parishes  in  the  same  hundred,  viz.  the  parishes  of 
Leighe,  Bucklande.  Becheworth.  Chawlewoodde.  Horle. 
i\ottelde.  Alcio.  a  similur  return  (dated  30  September) 
of  another  jury,  whose  names  have  been  cut  from  the 
paper,  respecting  the  parish  church  ot  Burstowe  alia.-: 
Brysiow.  AUo  the  return  of  a  jury,  presided  over  by 
the  "dame  Elizabeth  Coppley  wjdowe  the  laite  wj'ti'e 
"  of  .Syr  Koger  Coppley  kuyghte  late  departyd,"  re- 
specting the  church  of  Gatton  in  the  hundred  of  Reigate. 
dated  17  October,  6  Edw.  VI. 

16  l.>ctober,  ti  Edward  ^'I.  Inventories  of  all  the 
ornameutes,  bells,  plate,  jewels,  &c.  &c.  of  the  parish 
churches  of  Barmoudsej-,  Barns,  Battrychsey ,  (Battersea). 
Marten,  Mortlake,  Stretham  and  Wynibledon,  co. 
Surrey. 

19  November  1662.  Letter  from  Sir  William  More 
of  Loseley,  knight,  to  Sir  Harrie  Jernyubam,  knight  : 
touching  a  matter  in  dispute  between  tbem,  in  respect 
to  which  it  had  been  arranged  that  they  would  abide  by 
the  arbitrament  of  Mr.  Serjeant  Sowthcote  ^arbitrator 
for  Sir  Harrie),  and  Mr.  Ouesloo  (arbitrator  for  Sir 
"William). 

12  December,  6  Edward  \'l.  Inventory  taken  by  a 
jury  of  the  goods,  ornaments,  &c.  &o.  in  the  parish- 
churche  of  Tanridge. 

27  December. — Edward  VI.  Letter  from  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  Sir  Thomas  Garden,  knt..  Master  of  the 
Bevels ;  requiring  Sir  Thomas,  in  the  king's  name,  to 
provide  a  fool's  coal  with  a  hood  for  Smyth,  whose 
present  apparel  is  unsuitaljle,  and  "  sixteen  liveries 
more,"  with  all  possiljle  speed.  Dated  from  Greenwich. 
(Vide  Kempe's  "  Loseley  M8S.") 

31  December,  15-j2-3.  Warrant  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  Sir  Thomas  Garden,  knt..  Master  of  the 
king's  Kevels ;  to  provide  out  of  his  office  all  requisite 
furniture  for  "  a  certeyn  Tryumphe  of  Cupyde  to  be 
'•  showed  to  hys  hyghues  apon  xii"'  nyght  accordyng  to 
"  a  propozicioun  to  be  sent  yow  subscrybed  with  the 
"  hande  of  Syr  George  Howard.''  (Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.'j 

31  December,  1652.  Warrant  from  Lords  of  Council 
to  Sir  Thomas  Garden,  knt..  Master  of  the  kinges 
Revels,  to  provide  clothing  and  necessaries  to  George 
Ferrers,  gentleman,  and  his  band ;  the  said  George 
Ferrers  having  been  appointed  "  to  the  shewing  of 
'■  certaine  pa.stimes  before  his  higbnesse  this  Christmas." 
{Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.") 

ti  Edward  VI.     The  Inventory  Indented  and  made 

the   day    of  in   the   syxe   yere    of    Kynge 

Edward  the  syxt  Betwene  Sir  Thomas  Garden  knyght 
John  Scott  esquyr  and  —  Lee,  esquyer,  commyssioners 
by  commyssion  apoyntyd  within  the  bundled  of  Bryxton 
in  the  couutie  of  Surrey  on  the  one  partie,  and  Thomas 
Hamond  and  Kychard  Hylton  paryshioners  of  the 
parysshe  of  Putney  in  the  i'orseid  Gountie  on  the  othyr 
partie,  of  all  the  jewelles  plate  belles  and  othyr  orna- 
menies  whiche  dyd  belouge  to  the  seide  chyrche  of 
Putney,  sythen  the  fyrst  yere  of  y"  reigne  of  seid 
.soueraigue  lord  the  kynge. 

6  Edward  VI.  Another  inventory  of  all  the  goodes, 
juelles,  plate  and  ornaments  in  the  parish  church  of 
FuDney,  co.  Suirey. 

1652  H  Letter  from  George  Ferrers,  lord  of  Misrule 
in  the  king's  household,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden, 
Master  of  the  Kevels :  conveying  suitable  requests  in 
humorously  extravagant  language.  The  epistle  is  not 
dated,  but  the  following  passage  shows  that  it  was  not 
penned  in  his  first  period  of  official  lawlessness  : 
"  Againe  how  I  shall  cum  into  the  courte,  whether 
"  vnder  a  canopie  as  the  last  yeare,  or  in  a  chare 
'■  trivmphall,  or  vppon  some  straunge  beast,  that  I 
"  reserve  to  yow."     (Fi'cZe  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

•J  Edwaid  VI .  An  account  of  money  dif^ljursed  in  the 
Office  of  Tents,  in  wages. 

1652-1654.  Portion  of  a  Letter-Book  ke|>t  in  the 
office  of  the  Tents  and  Kevells,  entitled  "  The  Copie  of 
"  the  Gouncelles  letters  for  the  recei})t  of  money  for 
"  Tentes  and  Kevelles." 

15.52.  Inventory  of  the  goods  and  ornaments  in  the 
church  of  Eedderytb  in  the  year  1552  ;  with  the  wardens 
accounts  for  the  same  year. 

6  Edward  VI.  A  Brefe  Abstract  (on  a  paper  roll) 
declaryngc  the  charges  of  thapparrell  and  furiiyture  of 
George  Ferrys  apoynted  Lorde  of  Mysrule  in  the  courte 
duringe  the  tyme  of  Crystemas  and  his  retynewe  with 
the  garnyshinge  and  dressynge  of  certeii  properties  and 
vteiisiles  then  ocoupii'd  to  that  purpose,  prepared  and 
dcl^uered  oute  of  the  kinges  majisties  revelles  by 
Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  knt.,  master  of  the  same  .  .  . 
betwene  the  xxiiii"'  of  December  A°  v'"  Regis  Edward 
sexti  and  the  vi"'  of  Januarye  iiextt  ensuing. 


6  Edward  VI.  Inventorie  of  goods,  chattels,  orna- 
ments. &c.  of  the  parish  churches  of  Ghelsham,  Farlay, 
Lingfeld,  Woldiugham,  Tattesfeld,  Blechingley,  God- 
stone,  Tanridge,  Growherst,  Warlyngham,  Chipsted, 
Leighe,  Bukland.  Burstow,  Notfeld,  Gatton,  and  Beeche- 
worth,  CO.  Surrey. 

6  Edward  VI.  An  estimate  (on  a  paper  roll)  of  the 
conteutes  and  valewe  of  soche  parcelles  and  stutfe  as 
was  delyuered  owte  of  the  storehouses  of  the  kinge  his 
Matics  Revelles  and  Tentes  to  be  employed  to  the 
furnyture  of  the  lorde  of  Misrule  and  his  retynewe  ap- 
poyuted  in  the  Courte  to  that  purpose  duringe  the  tyme 
of  Cristmas  anno  predicto.  Also,  another  estimate  of 
the  same  kind  for  another  year  on  a  roll  fi'om  which  the 
date  has  been  torn.     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

27  January,  1553.  Inventory  of  "  certaine  munitions 
and  harneis  of  Sir  Thomas  Caurdeu  knt.  taken  by  the 
lorde  William  Howard,  lorde  Admiralle." 

28  January,  1563.  Ins  entory  of  harness  and  military 
munitions  despatched  from  Blechingley  by  Sir  Thomas 
Saunders,  sheriff,  co.  Surrey,  and  William  Saunders,  of 
Ewell,  esq.,  for  delivery  to  lord  William  Howard. 

28  January,  1653.  Memorandum  of  armour  and 
military  munitions  despatched  from  Bletchyngly  liy 
Mr.  Saunders,  sheriff,  and  Mr.  Saunders  of  Ewell,  for 
delivery  to  Lord  Wyllyam  Howarde,  Lorde  Admirall. 

29  January,  1653.  Memorandum  of  artillery  and  mili- 
tary munitions  taken  at  Blechingle,  and  delivered  to  Sir 
Thomas  Saunder,  sheriff,  and  Mr.  Saunder  of  Ewell. 

2!»  January,  1653,  Inventory  of  '"  Parcelles  of  artyllery 
"  and  munyssyoiis  deliuerede  to  Sir  Thomas  Saunders 
"  and  Wyllyam  Saunders  of  Ewell,  csquere,  owte  of 
"  tharmory  of  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  knight,  at 
"  Blechynglye." 

29  January,  1553.  Memorandum  of  parcels  of  artillery 
and  warlike  munitions,  taken  from  Sir  Thomas  Cardyne, 
and  delivered  at  the  Tower.  Endorsed,  "  Oute  of  the 
"  to  wars  booerkes." 

30  January,  1653.  Bill  of  particulars  of  harness,  per- 
taining to  Sir  Thomas  Gawerden,  knt.,  delivered  at  the 
Tower  by  his  servant  William  Saunders. 

20  May,  1663.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Northumber- 
land to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden.  Begging  Sir  Thomas  "  to 
"  apoynt  out  a  couple  of  fayre  maskes,  oon  of  men  and 
"  another  of  women,"  to  perform  before  the  noble 
company  who  will  assemble  on  Thursday  next  to  cele- 
brate the  mari'iage  of  one  of  the  writer's  children 
with  one  of  the  lord  of  Suti'olk's  children,  and  also  to 
celebrate  the  simultaneous  marriage  of  "  another  of  my 
"  said  lordes  "  (i.e.  Suti'olk's)  "  doughters  with  the  erle 
"  of  Pembroke's  son,"  as  well  as  the  marriage  of  lord 
Hastinges  with  another  of  the  writer's  daughters. 

16  June,  7  Edward  VT.  Receipt  of  Arthur  Stourton- 
esq,,  collector,  for  copes,  vestments,  and  tyssues,  &c.  &c. 
delivered  to  him  Ij}-  the  commissioners  appointed  "  to 
collect  church  goods  and  ornaments,  &c.  in  the  hundreds 
of  Parneham,  Godalmynge.  Wokyng,  Godleygh,  Blake- 
hethe,  and  VV'ottoii,  co.  Surrey.  Also,  the  acknowledg- 
ment of  Sir  Edmond  Peckham,  knt.,  for  seveuty-iive 
pounds  six  shillings  ]iaid  him  'oy  the  same  commissioners 
for  church  goods  sold  in  the  same  hundreds. 

15  June,  7  Edward  Vi.  Receipt  of  Laurens  Stough- 
tou  for  goods,  ornament,  vestments,  &c.  delivered  to  him 
Ijy  the  commissioners  appointed  to  collect  such  articles 
in  the  churches  of  the  parishes  of  the  hundreds  of  Farn- 
ham,  Godlemyng,  'VVoking,  Godley,  Blackethe  and 
Wocton,  CO.  Surrey.  Also,  the  receipt  of  John  Ward 
for  Ixxxv^f'.  xiiis.  and  xid.  levied  by  the  same  com- 
missioners by  the  sale  of  church  goods  in  the  same 
hundreds. 

18  June,  7  Edward  VI.,  Surrey.  The  certyfycatc 
yndented  of  siiche  redye  moneye  Plate  and  Copes  of 
cloth  of  Golde  and  Tyssue  as  Laurence  Stawghtou 
William  More  and  Kychard  Byden,  commyssioners 
emongeste  others  devydyde  in  to  the  hundredes  of 
Farneham,  Godalmynge,  Okyuge,  Godleye,  Blakeheth 
and  Wotton  within  the  seyd  covntye  of  Surrey  for  the 
collectinge  of  churche  goodes  have  by  vertu  of  a  com- 
myssyon  to  them  and  others  in  that  belialfe  by  the 
Kinges  Maiostye,  Berynge  date  the  xx*  day  of  April 
last  |iast,  levyed  to  his  Highncs  vse  and  by  them  payed 
and  delyvcrode  accordynge  to  the  forme  and  effecte  of 

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the  scyde  coramyssyon.  Besides  "iiii  v/i.  xiiis.  xid.  in 
"  redye  money,  occovii  oz.  vndefacyde  plate,  and 
"  cccci  oz.  defacyde  plate,"  the  certificate  covered 
"  twentye  copes  and  other  pecys  of  clothe  of  golde  of 
"  dyvers  sortes." 

17  December.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  lords  of  the  coun- 
cil U>  the  commissioners  for  the  assessing  and  levying  of 


APPEXDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


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„^J^-,.,.    the  next  and  last  pajTiiont  of  the  relief  granted  to  the 
Esq.         Kinn;  by  act  oi  parliament.     Date  of  year  not  given. 
—  16  February, — Edward  VI.     Oojiy  of  a  letter  of  Lords 

of  the  Council  to  the  Sheriff  and  Magistrates  of  co. 
Surrey.  Ordering  inventories  to  be  made  of  all  the 
goods,  chattels  and  oruamenLs,  &c.  of  all  the  pari.<ti 
churches  in  the  county. 

—  Edward  VI.  Petition  of  some  22  inhabitants  of 
the  parish  of  St.  Nycholas  in  G-uldeforde,  co.  Surrey,"  To 
"  the  right  Worshipful  the  Kynges  Majesties  Comys- 
"  sioners  assigned  within  the  county  of  Surrey  for  the 
"  collection  and  sale  of  Churche  Goodes  in  the  same 
"  county."  Praying  that  the  petitioners  may  not  be 
required  to  restore,  but  may  be  discharged  of  their 
responsibility  touching,  a  certain  portion  of  the  money 
raised  by  the  sale  of  churcii  goods,  which  portion  has 
been  expended  in  repairs  of  the  parish  church.  "Where,'' 
says  the  pet.ition,"youre  orators  hadd  within  therparishe 
"  churche  serteyne  plate  as  crosses  and  censers  which 
"  were  not  to  be  vsed  by  reason  of  the  godly  ulteraciouu 
"  of  oure  relygyoun  and  also  perceyv)-nge  the  coman 
"  robbj'nge  of  churches  that  of  late  was  vsed  within  the 
"  saide  shero  andnerevntoyoure  orators,  (as  your  good 
"  masterships  doth  well  kno),  and  ther  parish  churche 
"  the  beynge  not  only  in  greate  rnyn  and  decay,  but 
''  also  framed  and  facyoned  .  .  lyke  a  papysticall  cell 
"  of  Rome ;  and  your  orators  not  knowynge  or  con- 
"  ceyvinge  any  restraynt  orcommandement  not  to  sell 
"  the  same  plate  (althoughe  an  Inventory  was  before 
"  taken  therof),  whiohe  Inventory  your  orators  thought 
"  to  be  done  only  as  a  restraynt  that  Churche  wardens 
"  and  others  the  parishioners  shold  not  imbesell  the 
"  same  to  ther  private  vses.  They  yoar  orators  of  ther 
"  coman  assent,  beinge  specially  moved  thervnto  for 
"  the  causes  abovesaide,  dyd  sell  ther  saide  churche 
"  plate,  partly  to  repaire  ret'orme  and  alter  ther  sayde 
"  churche,  and  partly  to  put  the  overplus  therof  in  the 
"  saf  custody  .  .  of  the  same  churche.  This  done 
"  sodenly  came  forth  the  several  1  proclamaoiouns  for 
"  the  .  .  .  of  the  kyuges  Majesties  coyne,  whereby  the 
"  money  taken  for  the  saide  plate  (other  then  that 
"  whiche  was  leyde  out  vpi)on  the  saide  churche)  was 
"  dymynyshed  and  abated  to  the  half,  which  abatement 
"  and  losse,  yf  you  orators  sholde  restore  and  make 
"  goode  to  the  kynges  Majistie,  it  wolde  be  to  ther 
"  vtter  vndoynge." 

—  Edward  VI.  Letter  from  the  Lady  (afterwards 
Queen)  Elizabeth,  signed  "  Your  louinge  frende  Eliza- 
"  beth,"  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden,  knt.,  and  one  of 
the  gentlemen  of  the  Privy  Chamber.  Thanking  Sir 
Thomas  for  his  gentle  treatment  of  one  of  the  writer's 
servants,  and  his  readiness  to  do  her  good  service  ;  and 
assuring  him  that  she  will  credit  no  evil  thing  said  of 
him  bj'  one  Mansill,  whom  she  would  not  have  received, 
had  she  known  his  evil  inclination  and  worse  life.  {Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

—  Edward  VI.  Letter,  signed  George  Howard  and 
addressed  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden,  knt.,  notifying  the 
council's  pleasure  respecting  an  interlude  to  be  set 
before  the  court  on  the  ensuing  Twelfth  Night.  En- 
dorsed "  Sir  George  Howard's  devyes  for  a  playe  of 
Cnpid."     No  date.     (Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

—  Edward  VI.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Northumber- 
land to  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden.  Requiring  Sir  Thomas 
to  give  instructions  and  provide  requisite  materials  for 
the  proper  equipment  of  a  Lord  of  Misrule  to  Mr.  Fcrrys, 
who  has  been  appointed  by  the  king  to  be  his  lord  of 
Misrule  in  these  present  holj'days.  Written  in  haste  on 
*'  Sunday  at  v""  in  thevening."  No  other  date.  (Vide 
"  Kempe's  Loseley  MSS.') 

8  July,  1553.  Notable  letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  deputy  lieutenants,  the  sheriti'  andjustices  of  the 
county  of  Surrey. 

After  our  ryght  harty  commendacions  :  Thies  shalbe 
to  signify  vnto  you  that  the  Lady  Mary  being  at  Hons- 
don  is  sodenly  departed  with  her  trayne  and  famyly 
toward  the  sea  coast  of  Norfolk  vppou  what  occasion 
we  knowe  not ;  but  as  yt  ys  thought  eyther  to  flye  the 
realme  or  to  abide  there  sume  foreyne  power,  intending 
by  syche  ^^lgodly  uieanes  and  wayes  to  disturbe  the 
commune  quyet  of  this  realme,  and  to  resist  syche 
ordinaunces  and  decrees  as  the  kynges  majestic  hathe 
sett  foorth  and  established  for  the  succession  of  thim- 
periall  crowiie  of  this  realme  after  his  deceasse,  if  God 
shall  call  him  owt  of  this  lief  without  issue  of  bis  owne 
body.  Wherefore  to  avoide  the  danger  that  may  ensewe 
to  the  state,  and  to  preserve  the  realme  from  the  tyranny 
of  foreyne  warres  which  by  the  said  Lady  Maries  vngodly 
pretenses  maye  bo  brought  into  this  realme  to  the  vtter 
ruyne  and  distruction  of  the  same.  We  have  thought 
good  to  require  and  charge  you,  not  only  to  putt  your- 

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selves  in  a  readynes  after  your  best  power  and  manner  W.  M. 
for  the  defense  of  our  naturall  cuntree  against  all  sycho  Molthkcx, 
attemptates,  but  likewise  exhort  you  to  be  ready  vppou  ^!2.' 
an  bowers  warning  with  your  said  power  to  repuyre 
vnto  vs  and  to  stand  fast  to  siche  ordinances  as  be  pre- 
scribed vnto  vs  by  his  majestie  signed  with  his  owne 
hande  and  sealed  with  the  Great  Scale  of  Eogland,  the 
which  we  shall  cause  to  be  imparted  vntoyuu  with  as 
convenient  speede  as  wo  maye.  And  in  the  meanc  tyme 
we  reqviire  and  pray  yon  to  take  syche  goode  ordres  for 
the  maintenaunce  of  the  contyiiuall  watches  in  every 
place  withine  that  shyre,  as  no  styrre  nor  vprore  be 
attempted,  but  that  the  doers  thereof  be  by  your  in- 
dustries and  pollicyes  stayed  and  the  styrrers  appre- 
hended, and  aduertisementes  sent  vnto  vs  by  you  from 
tyme  to  tyme  as  occasion  shall  serve.  And  thus  we  byd 
you  right  hartelye  well  to  fare.  From  Grenewioh  the 
viiith  of  July  1553.  Your  louing  frendes.— T.  Cant", 
T.  Ely,  cane',  Winchester,  Northumberland,  J.  Bedford, 
W.  North',  Arundell,  F.  Huntyngdon,  Pembroke, 
Richard  Cotton,  T.  Darcy,  G.  Cobham. — A  note  under 
the  superscription  indicating  that  the  bearer  of  the 
letter  was  instructed  to  deliver  it  to  "Mr.  Garden  and 
Mr.  Saunders." 

9  July,  1553.  Warrant  of  Lords  of  the  Council  to  Sir 
Thomas  Cawarden,  knt.,  to  deliver  goods  out  of  the 
office  of  the  tents. 

11  July,  1  Jane.  Writ  under  the  sign  manual  and 
signet  of  Lady  Jane  Grey,  dated  from  the  Tower  of 
London  and  addressed  to  the  marquis  of  Northampton, 
lieutenant  of  Surrey,  and  to  the  deputy-lieutenants  and 
magistrates  of  the  same  county.  Announcing  that  she 
this  day  makes  her  entry  into  her  "  Towre  of  London 
"  as  rightfuU  Queue  of  this  realme,"  and  expressing 
confidence  that  her  cousin  the  said  marquis  will  do  all 
in  his  power  to  maintain  her  in  her  "  rightfull  pos- 
"  session  of  this  kingdome  and  to  disturbe  repell  and 
"  resist  the  fayned  and  vntrue  clayine  of  the  lady  Mary 
■'  basterd  daughter  to  our  grete  vncle  Henry  the  eight 
"  of  famous  memory.''  Her  highness  confirms  the  com- 
mission  of  lieutenancy  addressed  to  the  Miirquis  by  the 
late  king  Edward  the  Sixth,  and  promises  soon  to  renevr 
the  same  by  letters  issued  under  our  own  great  seal. — 
{Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

16  Jul}-,  1  Jane.  Letter  addressed  from  the  Tower  of 
London,  under  the  signet  and  sign-manual  of  "  Jane 
"the  Queue,"  to  the  sheritt',  magistrates,  and  other 
gentlemen,  of  the  county  of  Surrey  ;  whereby  the  said 
gentry  and  other  folk  of  Surrey  are  admonished  to 
remain  true  and  steadfast  in  their  allegiance  to  her 
highness,  the  justice  and  soundness  of  whose  title  to  the 
crown  of  England, as  set  forth  in  her  recent  proclamation, 
are  obvious  to  all  who  consider  the  same  with  reason 
and  wisdom. — (Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

Itj  July,  1553.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sheriff  and  Justices  o!'  the  Peace  for  the  county  of 
Surrey. 

After  our  most  hartie  commendacions.  Albeit  it  hath 
been  heretofore  openly  published  in  all  partes  of  this 
realme  by  open  proclainacions  letters  and  many  other 
wayes,  vpon  what  groundes  of  nature,  justice,  and 
common  ordre,  our  most  gratious  Sovereign  Lady  Queen 
Jane  is  presently  invested,  and  in  just  possession  of 
thimperiallecrowne  of  this  realme  of  England,  Fraunce, 
and  Ireland  with  all  aucthorities,  rights,  and  pre- 
eminences thereunto  belonging.  Yet  forasmuche  as  the 
Lady  Mary,  bastard  doughter  of  the  noble  Prince  King 
Henry  theight,  seeking  dayly  more  and  more  by  all 
wayes  and  means  she  cane  to  stirre  and  move  sundry 
of  the  nobles,  gentlemen  and  others  the  Queues  Ma- 
jesties subjectes  to  rebellion,  ceassith  not  to  spread  aud 
sett  furthe  most  traytorously  sundry  vntrue  reportes 
of  our  Sovereign  Lady  Queue  Jane,  and  falsely  also  of 
some  of  vs  of  her  Majesties  Privey  Counsell,  We  haue 
thought  good  by  thies  our  letters  to  open  and  declare 
vnto  you  in  few  woordes  the  very  trueth  and  originall 
ground  of  this  matter.  Which  is  that  our  late  Master 
and  Sovereign  Lord  King  Edward  the  Sixt  considering 
that,  if  the  Crowne  Imperial  1  of  this  Realme  shuld 
haue  descended  to  his  bastard  sister  the  Lady  Mary,  it 
should  haue  been  prejudicialle  to  alle  those  that  be  of 
the  whole  blood  descended  of  thimperiall  Crowne  of  this 
Realme  :  Aud  been  occasion  of  thutter  dishereson  of  all 
personages  descended  of  the  blood  royalle,  and  a  mean 
to  tlie  bringing  in  of  straung-TS.  Whereof  was  like  to 
haue  foUued  the  bondage  of  this  Realme  to  the  old  ser- 
vitude of  the  Antichriste  of  Rome,  The  subversion  of 
the  true  preaching  of  Goddes  worde,  and  of  thauncient 
iawes,  vsages,  and  liberties  of  this  realme  ;  did  first  in 
his  lieftyme  will  declare  and  limctte  the  said  Imjieriall 
Crowne  to  reniayne  in  suche  sorte  and  ordre  as  we  and 

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HISTOKICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


■W.  M.       our  posterities  by  tbe  grace  of  God  might  be  well  assured 
MoLTifErx.   ^Q  li^.g  many  yores  vuder  I'riuces  naturally  borne  in  this 
—  Kealme,  and  lefullv  begotten,   and  (k'sceuding  of  the 

blood  rovull  of  the  same.  Viito  which  his  pleasure  beins 
by  him  self  in  his  royal  person  openly  declared  viito  ts 
\on<r  before  his  death,  not  only  We  and  every  of  \  s  being 
of  his  Majesties  Privie  Counselle  did  consent  and  sub- 
scribe, but  the  most  parte  of  all  the  nobilitie  of  this 
Eealme,  Judges,  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  Loudon, 
and  many  other  grave  piersonages  of  good  reputacion 
did  also  subscribe  and  agree.  According  to  which  limi- 
tation and  agi-eement  of  tke  states  aforesaid,  our  said 
Sovereign  Lady  is  presently  in  actuall  and  reall  posses- 
sion of°he  said  imperiall  Crowne,  not  by  any  speciall 
procurement  of  parliculer  men,  but  by  the  full  consent 
and  agreement  of  the  hole  state  as  is  aforesaid,  Where- 
vuto  as  we  did  at  the  beginning  with  good  deliberacion 
assent  and  agree  vpon  many  just  and  good  groundes  ; 
so  doo  we  still  holly  remayne  and  God  \Villing_  mindo 
alwayes  to  remayne  of  that  same  concord  to  mainteyne 
and  defend  to  the  death  our  said  Sovereign  Lady  Q.ueno 
Janes  just  title  during  our  lives.  Sorry  we  be  that  thies 
vnuatiiral  seditions  and  tumuhes  stirred  by  the  said 
bastard  daughter  to  the  great  daunger  of  this  Kealme 
shuld  in  tliis  sorte  disquiett  you  or  any  others  of  the 
Queues  Majesties  subjectes :  for  the  stay  whereof,  if  it 
might  hauc  liked  her  to  haue  been  contented  with  the 
honorable  state  she  was  by  the  noble  Prince  Henry  the 
Eight  left  in,  and  by  our  late  Sovereign  lord  and  master 
King  Edward  the  Sist  confirmed  and  increased,  nothing 
hatlfbyn  on  our  behalf  omitted.  But  considering  that 
through  the  counsell  of  a  noinbre  of  obstinate  papistes 
she  forsaketh  as  by  her  seditious  proclamacious  may 
appero  the  just  title  of  supremacio  annexed  to  thim- 
perialle  Crowne  of  this  Kealme,  and  conse(iucutly  to 
bring  in  again  the  miserable  servitude  of  the  Busshop 
of  K°me,  to  the  great  ofl'ence  of  Amighty  God  and 
vtter  subuersion  of  the  whole  state  of  the  realme.  The 
Quenes  Majestic  hath  appointed  our  very  good  lord  the 
Duke  of  Northumberland  and  with  him  the  lord  Mar- 
ques Northampton,  the  Erie  of  Huntingdon,  the  Lord 
Admirall,  and  other  noble  men  to  goo  forward  for  the 
stay  of  the  said  seditions  and  tumults.  Wherof ,  as  we 
haue  at  good  length  made  you  Privey  by  thics  our 
letters;  so  we  doubt  nothing,  but  considering  your 
dueties  to  Almighty  God,  your  natural  sovereign  lady 
Queue  Jane  *  *  *  you  will  conforme  yourselfe  to  the 
common  *  *  *  peace  and  eoncorde  of  the  nobilitie  and 
state  of  *  *  *  Travailing  by  all  wayes  and  meanes 
that  *  *  *  rebellious  aud  tumultes  vpon  any  pretence 
of  *  *  *  doughters  vulawfull  clayme  or  otherwise  *  *  * 
and  the  authors  or  procurers  of  any  suche  *  *  * 
punisshcd.  Wlierby  you  shall  not  only  *  *  *  punish- 
ment of  the  lawes  ordeyned  for  suche  as  shall  attempt 
anything  against  their  Sovereign  lord  or  lady  being  in 
possession  of  the  Imperiall  Crowne  ;  but  also  be  well  as- 
sured to  fiude  our  saide  sovereign  lady  Queue  Jane  your 
good  and  gratious  lady,  and  vs  most  willing  to  further 
any  your  reason.able  suites  when  occasion  sh-all  serve. 
And'ao  fare  you  moste  hearti.-ly  well. — From  the  Toure 
of  London,  the  xvith  of  July  1553. 

Your  as.sured  Louing  freendes, 
P.  Cant'.,  T.  Ely,  cane,  Winchester,  J.  Bedford,  H. 
SuUblk,  Arundcll.'F.  Shrewsbury.  Pembroke,  T.  Darcy, 
G.  Cobham,  and  E.  Ryche. — The  letter  is  greatly  worn 
and  defaced;  and  at  the  points  indicated  by  asterisks 
in  the  above  copy  the  writing  has  been  lorn  away. 

16  July,  1553.  Warrant,  dated  at  the  Tower,  from  the 
duke  of  Sutfolk  to  Sir  Thomas  Carden,  master  of  the 
tents  ;  for  a  supply  of  tents  "  mete  to  Ije  occupied  heare 
"  in  the  Tower  for  lodgyng  of  thoes  men  whiche  are 
"  appoynted  to  remayn  here  for  the  better  garde  of  the 
"  same." 

19  July.  1  Jane  the  Queen.  Warrant  under  the  Lady 
J.ane  Grey's  signature  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  master 
of  her  tents,  to  deliver  fnur  tents  to  her  "  beloved  father 
"  and  counsellor  the  Duke  of  Suffblke.'' 

19  July.  1  Mary.  Letter  to  Sir  Thomas  Carden,  knt. 
signed  by  Henry  Burgavennye,  Charles  Lord  JS^evill,  son 
and  heir  apparent  of  the  earl  of  Westmoreland,  T.  Wyat, 
Thomas  Moyle,  Thomas  Kemp,  Thomas  Fynche,  Hughe 
Cartwright,  R.  Sowthwell,  George  Darell  of  Calehill, 
(ieorgo  Vane,  Hugh  Catlyn  and  Thomas  Witton. 
Announcing  the  signers"  proclamation  of  Maiy  Tudor 
to  be  queen,  and  their  denunciation  of  the  lady  Jane 
Grey  as  a  traitor. 

21  July,  1  Mary.  Warrant,  issued  by  the  earl  of 
Arundell  (by  virtue  of  special  authority  accorded  to  him 
as  steward  of  the  royal  household)  to  Sir  Thomas 
CawardeTi,  keeper  of  the  Nonesucho  parks,  to  furnish 
two  bucks  of  the  seasoQ  for  the  said  household.     Also 


six  other  warrants  of  the  same  nature  and  purpose,         W.  M. 
dated  by  the  earl  of  Arundell,  27  August  and  24  De-    ^^°^^^^'' 
cember,  1  Mar_v  ;  17  September,  30  September,  2  Mary  ;  — 

1  December,  3  Mary  ;  and  25  November,  5  Mary. 

27  August,  1  Mary.  Warrant  (signed,  Arundell  and 
Kobert  Rochester)  to  the  keeper  of  the  "  elder  parke  of 
"  Nouesuche,"  to  slay  two  bucks  of  the  season  within 
his  "  said  office,"  and  to  bring  the  same  on  Wednesday, 
24  August,  to  her  majesty's  honour  of  Hampton  Court, 
or  wherever  else  her  highness  may  be  on  the  night  of 
that  day.     [Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

26  Septemb.  20.  1553.  Warrant,  dated  from  the  manor 
of  St.  James's.under  the  signet  and  sign-manual  of  Queen 
Mary,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  Master  of  the  Kcvels  ; 
to  deliver  to  two  gentlemen  of  the  chapel  royal  necessary 
garments  and  furniture  for  a  play  to  be  performed,  in 
accordance  with  the  precedents  of  past  times,  by  the 
gentlemen  of  the  ciueeu's  chapel  on  the  feast  of  her 
highuess's  coronation.    (Vide  Kempe's'  Loseley  MSS.') 

Saint  John's  day,  1563.  Letter  from  George  Ferrers 
to  Sir  Thomas  Cardyne,  knt.  Begging  Sir  Thomas  to 
furnish  the  writer  with  xii  hobby-horses,  hunters' apparel 
for  seven  persons,  vi  coats  of  livery,  a  costume  for  a 
juggler,  and  other  dresses  for  sportive  use.  Given  at 
Greenwich.     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

27  December,  1  Mary.  Warrant  under  the  Queen's 
sign-manual  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  to  deliver  to  Sir 
Francis  Freston,  coflerer  of  the  queen's  household, "'  cer- 
"  tain  pans  of  yron  with  grates  which  wer  employed  for 
''  kepingof  fyer  yn  the  tentes  of  oure  most  dear  father 
"  king  Henry  theight." 

30  December,  1  Mary.  Accompt  of  Alen  Hord  made 
to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  knt.,  as  well  for  alio  suche  fees 
as  is  graunted  to  the  seyd  Sir  Thomas  for  kepyngofthe 
Qweiies  place  parkes  gardejTi  and  warderobbe  atte 
Nonesuche  in  the  countic  of  Surrey  and  for  the  stuard- 
shype  of  the  maners  of  Bansted,  Walton,  Estchayam 
and  Westchayam  in  the  seyd  countie  for  one  whole  yere. 

25  January-,  1  Mary.  Warrant,  under  the  queen's 
signet  and  sign-manual,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden, 
kuyght,  to  muster  and  arm  as  many  horsemen  and 
footmen,  his  servants,  as  possible,  and  hold  them  in 
readiness  to  march  for  the  suppression  of  Wyat's  re- 
bellion ;  with  further  orders  to  exercise  vigilance  in 
maintaining  order,  and  apprehending  spreaders  of  false 
news  in  his  own  especial  neighbom-hood.  {Vide  Kemj)c's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

26  January,  1  Mary.  Paper  exhibiting  copies  of  the 
three  following  documents,  (1.)  Queen  Mary's  warrant, 
under  her  signet,  dated,  on  above-stated  day,  from  St. 
James's  manor ,to  the  sheriff  of  Surrey  and  Sussex,  andall 
her  lieges  of  the  same  cos.,  to  aid  aud  obej-  in  all  things 
the  lord  William  Howard.lord  Admiral  of  England,  com- 
missioned for  the  execution  of  certain  affairs  in  cos. 
Surrey,  and  Kent.  (2.)  Warrant,  dated  on  Sunday,  from 
his  house  at  Keigate,  and  addressed  by  the  said  Lord 
William  Howard  to  Sir  Thomas  Saundcr,  sheriff  of 
Surrey,  and  W.  Saunder,  to  seize  and  remove  from 
jMr.  Caurden's  hou.se  all  his  ordnance  and  military  stuff. 
(3.)  Another  warrant  (dated  from  Keigate  on  29  Jan. 
1  Mary)  addressed  by  lord  William  Howard  to  Sir 
Thomas  Sa-undcr,  William  Saunder,  and  all  the  queen's 
lieges  in  Surrey,  for  the  seizure  and  removal  from 
Blechiiigley  of  all  Sir  Thomas  Caucrden's  "  harneis 
"  wea|jons  gounos  and  munitions  of  warre  and  horses." 
{Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

29  J  anuary,  1  Mary.  Keccipt  of  Sir  Thomas  Saunder, 
knt.,  and  William  Saunder  of  Ewell,  esq.,  for  certain 
jjareels  of  armour,  taken  by  virtue  of  her  majesty's 
warrant,  of  the  lady  Elizabeth  Cawarden.  {Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

29  January  ,1  I\lary.  Inventory  of  "  suclie  harnes 
"  wepons  and  artyllarye  as  Sir  Thomas  Saunders,  knt. 
"  and  William  Saunders  esquere  received  by  bill  the 
"  xxixth  day  of  Jauuarye  in  the  fyrst  yere  of  Quene 
"  Maiy." 

29  January,  1  Mary.  Inventory  of  "  barneys  lefto  in 
"  the  Armory  of  Blechingly,  y"  xxix"'  of  Januarii  A".  1. 
"  Regina)  Maria3.'' 

29  January,  1  Mary.  Copy  of  the  receipt,  signed  by 
Sir  Thomas  Saunders,  sheritf,  co.  Surrey,  and  William 
Saunders,  esq.  for  the  artillery,  weapons,  and  harness, 
&c.  taken  Ijy  them  from  tin;  lady  Elizabeth  Caurden, 
wife  of  Sir  'I'homas  Caui'dcn,  knt.,  by  virtue  of  the  said 
queen's  warrant  directed  to  them  and  the  commandment 
of  the  lord  William  Howard,  lord  admiral.  Also, 
another  copy  of  the  same  bill. 

2:i  January,  1  Mary.  Warrant  (signed by  W.  Howarde, 
T.  Saunder,  and  W.  Saunder)  to  the  sheriff  and  magis- 
trates, &o.  CO.  Surrey.     To  seize  all  arms  and  munitions 


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W.  M.        of  war  in  tho  house  of  Sir  Thomas  Cawardeu,  ;md  re- 
°^^f  ^'   move  the  same  to  a  place  of  seonrity. 
— '  11   February,  1554.     Letter  (sigp_ed,  William  Paget) 

"  to  Sir  Thomas  Garden,  knt.,  and  in  his  absence  to 
"  Mr.  Holt  at  the  Blackfrcors."  Begging  for  a  loan  of 
"  masking  geer '  to  the  embassador  of  Venice  who  "  de- 
"  sireth  to  haue  certaine  masking  apparaill  to  occupy 
'•  for  his  pleasure." 

11  February,  1554.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Saunders, 
knt.  sheriff  of  co.  Surrey,  to  lady  Cardyn  at  Blechyn.slee. 
Thanking  lady  Cardyn  for  her  gentle  entertainment  of 
the  writer,  and  patience  of  his  and  his  followers'  rude- 
ness. For  a  postscript  the  writer  adds,  "Here  in  clo.syd 
"  1  haue  sent  you  a  tokyn  of  your  owne." 

3  March,  1  Mai-y.  Memorandum  of  the  delivery  by 
John  Lloyd,  servant  to  the  Lord  Admiral,  to  Thomas 
Bowth.  and  of  the  receipt  by  Thomas  Bowth,  servant  of 
Sir  Thomas  Caurden,  knt.,  of  certain  horses,  with  cloth- 
ing and  harness  for  the  same. 

5  March,  1  Mary.  Eeceipt  of  Nicholas  Whele,  servant 
of  Sir  Thomas  Caurden  knt.,  for  certain  parcels  of  har- 
ness and  weapons  delivered  to  him  by  Nicholas  Bray,  ser- 
vant to  Sir  Thomas  Saunder,  knt.,  sheriff  of  co.  Surrey. 

9  March,  1564.  Warrant  (signed,  Jdhn  Gage,  Robert 
Rochester,  and  William  Petries)  to  Sir  Thomas  Garden ; 
to  bring  his  accounts  pertaining  to  the  offices  of  the 
tents  and  revels  to  the  court  on  the  eleventh  iust.,  in 
order  that  the  same  may  be  examined  by  the  subscribers 
of  the  warrant,  who  have  been  appointed  for  that  pur- 
pose.    {Vide  Kempe's  "  Loseley  MSS.') 

9  A.pril,  1  Mary.  Memorandum  in  the  handwriting 
of  Wylliam  Saunders  of  Ewell,  esq.,  of  certain  parcels  of 
harness  delivered  by  him  on  the  aforegiven  day  '•  to 
"  the  lady  Elizabeth  wyff  vnto  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden. 
"  knyght." 

21  April,  1  Mary.  ^\  arrant,  signed  by  Henry  earl  of 
Sussex,  ■'  chief  justice  and  justice  in  oj"er  of  the  quenes 
"  maiesties  forrestes."  to  the  keeper  of  the  parks  of 
Nooenshycke  co.  Surrey ;  to  deliver  out  of  the  said  ])ark 
a  buck  of  season  to  the  earl's  sister,  Anne  lady  Wharton. 
Also,  a  similar  warrant,  dated  24  June  155Li,  for  the 
delivery  out  of  either  of  the  same  parks  of  a  buck  to  the 
lady  Kemp.  Also,  a  warrant  of  the  same  earl,  dated 
26  August,  1  &  2  Phil,  and  Mary,  to  the  keeper  of 
Hampton  conrte  Parke,  for  the  delivery  of  a  buck  to 
the  earl's  son.  lord  Pitzwauter. 

15  Juno.  1554.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of  Nor- 
wich,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cardewen,  knt. ;  asking  for  a  grant 
on  fair  terms  of  "  the  litle  peace  of  grounde  "  running 
into  the  writer's  garden. 

16  June.  1554.  Warrant,  under  the  sign-manual  and 
signet  of  Queen  Mary,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  to 
deliver  a  tent  with  furniture  to  John  Sulyard.  George 
Jernegan,  Edmond  Henseley,  and  Kobert  Green,  es- 
quires. 

17  June,  1554.  Precept  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  Thomas  Cam-den,  To  send  forthwith  lif  he  coutinue 
to  be  too  sick  to  come  himself)  to  their  loi-dships  some 
"  meate  and  handsome  "  person,  who  may  execute 
orders  for  "  certaine  banquiting  houses  of  bowes  and 
"  other  devises  of  pleasure  to  be  gon  with  in  hand 
"  withalle  very  shortly." — {Vide  Xempe's  'Loseley 
MSS.'). 

—  21  June,  1  Mary.  Indenture,  drawn  in  Latin,  whereby 
Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  knt..  in  consideration  of  6l.l3sAd. 
paid  to  him  by  Thomas  Thirlebye,  bishop  of  Norwich, 
conveyed  to  the  said  bishop,  his  heirs  and  assigns  for 
ever,  a  piece  of  land  in  the  said  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden's 
Blackfriars  estate. 

—  Mary.  Copy  of  Queen  Mary's  proclamation  of  pardon 
to  all  participators  in  the  rebellious  gatherings  pro- 
voked by  '■  Thomas  Wiate  confederate  with  other  lewde 
"  and  evell  disposed  jjersons.''  who  on  hearing  of  the 
same  proclamation  "  shall  within  xxiiii  bowers  after 
"  returne  to  theire  houses  and  lyve  there  quyetley  and 
"  obedientlic.'" — {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

1  Mary.  Eough  draft  of  the  petition  of  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden,  knt.  to  the  ''Queenes  Majesties  moste 
"houoral>le  Pryvye  Counsell,"  for  the  restoration  of  the 
arms,  warlike  mimitions  and  other  commoditie, 
wrongfully  taken  from  his  house  at  Blechingly,  co. 
Surrey,  at  the  time  of  Wyat's  rebellion,  and  also  for 
compensation  for  his  losses  attending  the  several  and 
unreasonable  arrests  and  imprisonments  of  his  person 
at  the  said  time.  The  petition  recites, — how  on  25  Jan., 
1  Mary,  between  8  and  10  a.m.  the  petitioner  was  arrested 
by  lord  William  Hawarde  and  James  Skynuer  and  John 
Skynner,  and  by  them  taken  before  the  lords  of  the 
cotmcil  in  the  star-chamber,  where  he  was  questioned 
by  the  lord  chancellor  Stephan  Gardener,  bishop  of 
Winchester,  and  then  was  honorably  discharged  Ijy  the 


said  lurds;  how  on  the  27lh  of  the  same  mouth  ho  was         W.  M. 
again  arrested  by  the  said  lord,  in  company  with  Sir    Molyhbux, 
Thomas  Saunders,  sheriff  of  Surrey,  James  Si<vnner  and  _ 

John  Skynner  ;  how  ho  was  by  the  said  lord  im|irismicd 
successively  in  his  own  house  at  Bleehijiglov,  and  in 
James  Skynner's  house  at  Keigate,  whence  he  was 
carried  first  to  Lambeth  and  then  to  "the  seide  lord 
Chancellor's  hcnise  at  the  Clyiil<e  "  ;  and  how  iie  was 
then  rei|uired  by  cci-taiu  Kirds'of  the  Council  to  re.-idc 
till  further  notice  at  his  house  in  the  Blacklriars,  whic)i 
he  did  till  his  final  and  eom])lete  discharge,  a  moufi 
later. 

6  July,  2  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at  Hampton  ConrI,, 
under  the  Queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  the  keeper 
of  Nonesuche  parks  ;  to  deliver  two  bucks  of  the  season 
to  the  earl  of  Aruudell,  lord  steward  of  the  royal 
household. 

16  July,  2  Mary.  WaiTant,  dated  at  Bisshoppes 
Waltham,  under  the  Queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to 
Sir  Thomas  Caw-arden,  keeper  of  Nonesuche  parks  ;  to 
deliver  out  of  the  same  parks  a,  liuek  of  the  season  to 
Jane  Piussell,  a  gentlewoman  of  the  Privy  chamber. 

16  July,  1  &  2  Philip  and  Mary.  Warrant,  under 
the  signet  and  sign-manual  of  Queen  Mary,  to  the  keeper 
or  his  deputy-keeper  of  Nonsuch  park  ;  to  deliver  out  of 
the  same  park  a  buck  of  season  to  her  majesty's  "  right 
''  entirelie  beloved  cosin  the  L.  cardinall  Poole,  legate 
"  a  latere."— Signed,  at  the  foot  of  the  paper,—'-  Win- 
"  Chester."     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

15  August  1554.  Warrant,  under  Queen  Mary's  sign- 
manual  and  signet,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden.  keeper  of 
Nonesuche  parks  ;  to  deliver  out  two  bucks  of  the  season 
to  the  lord  Fitzwauter. 

16  August,  2  Mary.  Warrant,  under  the  Queen's  sign- 
manual  and  signet,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawardeu  ;  to  deliver 
to  the  bishop  of  London,  "  in  consideracioun  he  hath 
"  the  entertaynment  of  diuers  nobell  menue  of  Spayne  " 
a  buck  of  the  season,  out  of  Nonesuche  park. 

24  August  1554.  Warrant,  dated  at  Hampton  Court, 
under  Queen  Mary's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  Sir 
Thomas  Cawardeu  ;  to  deliver  out  of  Nonesuche  park  a 
buck  of  the  season  to  Jeffrey  Perryn,  a  yeoman  of  the 
queen's  cellar. 

11  September,  2  Mary.  Warrant,  under  the  Queen's 
sign-manual  and  signet,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawardeu  ;  to 
deliver  to  Stephen  Hadnolle,  one  of  the  grooms  of  the 
privy  chamber,  a  buck  of  tliis  season  to  be  taken  in  the 
great  park  of  Nonesuche. 

17  October,  2  Maxy.  Warrant,  dated  at  White  Halle, 
under  the  Queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden,  keeper  of  Nonesuche  parks  ;  to  deUver  out  Of 
the  same  parks,  two  does  of  the  season  to  Edward  lord 
Dudley. 

_  24  October  1554.  Warrant,  under  the  sign-manual  and 
signet  of  Queen  Mary,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  to 
deliver  "two  dowes  of  this  season"  out  of  Nonesuche 
park  to  the  mayor  elect  of  Loudon. 

8  December,  1.554.  Warrant,  under  Queen  ;Mary's 
signet  and  sign-manual,  to  the  Master  and  Yeoman  of 
the  Revells  ;  to  supply  Nicholas  Udal,  on  demand 
whensoever  he  may  make  or  repeat  the  same,  with  such 
garments  and  furniture  from  the  office  of  the  Be  veils  as 
may  be  requisite,  according  to  his  judgment,  for  the 
proper  exhibition  and  setting  forth  of  the  sportive 
devices  of  the  same  Nicholas  UdaLl  who  "  hathe,  at 
"  soondrie  seasons  convenient  heretofore  shewed  and 
"  myndethe  hereafter  to  shewe  of  his  diligence  in  setting 
"  forth  ofDialoguesandEnterludes before  "her  highness 
for  her  disport  and  recreation.  {Vide  Kemoe's  '  Loseley 
MSS.') 

23  December,  2  Mary.  AVarrant,  under  the  Queen's 
sign-manual  and  signet  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  keeper 
of  Nonesuche  park ;  to  deliver  a  doe  of  the  season  to  the 
Queen's  dear  nurse,  the  Lady  Brooke. 

31  December,  2  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at  AVest- 
minster,  under  the  Queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to 
Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  keeper  of  Nonesuche  parks  ;  to 
deliver  out  of  the  same  parks,  a  buck  of  the  season  to 
Edmund  bishop  of  London. 

31  l)ccem1)er,  1  &  2  Philip  and  Mary.  Receipt 
given  by  Anna  the  dowghter  of  Cleves  {i.e.  Anne  of 
Clcves)  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  knt.  for  the  sum  of 
viiiL  xiiis.  ixd.  ob.  paid  to  her  by  the  said  Sir  Thomas 
in  full  satisfaction  other  rents  at  Blechynle  and  her  lauds 
there,  up  to  the  date  of  the  receipt.  {Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

16 — 1554.  Warrant,  dated  at  Bishop's  AValtham,  under 
the  sign-manual  and  signet  of  Queen  Mary  to  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden  or  his  deputy-keeper,  at  Nonesuche  ;  to  deliver 
a  Ijuck  of  the  season,  taken  in  Nonesuche  park,  to  Robert* 
Trappes. 

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W.  M. 

MOLTKECX, 


lo-J4.  List  of  remnantcs  of  odd  stuff  remaynyng  in  a 
che^te  in  y'  Howse  to  be  cutt  and  made  in  garments 
fruin  tyme.  Also  a  list  of  Kemaynj-nges  in  the  Black 
('('c-te  within  the  said  store-how&e  to  serve  the  king, 
being  childrens  garments  to  play  in. 

•  .  I  ebruary,  1555.  Warrant,  under  the  signet  and  sign- 
manual  of  Queen  Mary,  to  the  keeper  or  deputy  keeper 
of  the  Great  Park  of  Nonesuche  ;  to  take  two  does  of  the 
season  in  the  said  park  and  deliver  them  to  "  Mouns' 
"  Noailles  ambassador  resident  with  vs  for  cure  good 
"  brother  the  Frenche  king."  Also,  on  the  same  side 
of  the  same  sheet  of  paper,  the  receipt,  dated  15  Feb. 
1565,  of  the  same  ambassador,  under  his  seal  and  signa- 
ture, for  the  same  does.   (FirfeKempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

t)  February,  1555.  Warrant,  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  knt.,  or  his  deputy-keeper  of 
the  house  and  gardens  of  Nonesuche ;  to  show  the  said 
house  and  gardens,  &c.,  to  the  French  ambassador  and 
his  wife,  for  whose  entertainment  with  hunting  in  the 
same  park  a  warrant  has  been  previously  issued.  {Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

26  March,  1555.  luvytory  of  the  remaynes  of  store 
and  stutfe  in  the  office  of  the  Queues  Tenles  and  Pavil- 
lyons.     'J'aken  by  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  knight. 

1  April.  1  and  2  Philip  and  Mary.  Warrant,  under 
the  signs-manual,  and  signet  of  their  highnesses,  to  Sir 
Thomas  Cawerdin.  For  the  delivery  of  canvas  out  of  the 
otiioe  of  Tents  to  Sir  John  Lyndley. 

5  April  1555.  Warrant,  uuder  the  sign-manual  of 
Queen  Mary,  dated  at  Hamilton  Court,  to  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden  ;  to  deliver  a  sufficient  tent  and  furniture  to 
Thomas  Percey. 

8  May,  1  &  2  Philip  and  Mary.  Warrant  dated  at 
Hampton  Court,  under  the  signs-manual  and  signet  of 
their  majesties,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden,  master  of  their 
tents  and  pavilions  ;  to  transport  to  Calais  fifty  bales  of 
canvas  and  "'  as  raoche  sere  clothe  as  you  have  of  ours, 
"  to  be  employed  in  the  making  of  newe  houses  "  there, 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  Cardinal  Poole,  the  lord 
Chancellor,  the  lord  steward  of  the  royal  household,  and 
the  lord  Paget,  who  are  about  to  cross  the  sea  to  arrange 
a  treaty  of  peace  with  the  commissioners  of  "  our  derest 
"  father  Themperour  and  our  loving  brother  the  French 
"  king."  Also,  bills  of  charges  for  wages  and  disburse- 
ments in  the  execution  of  this  warrant. 

S  May  1555.  Letter  from  William  Petres  to  Sir 
Thomas  Cawarden,  master  of  the  Tents,  touching  the 
Queen's  warrant  to  Sir  Thomas,  to  send  canvas  and 
sere  cloth  to  Callayes  "to  be  employed  abowt  the 
"  making  of  certaine  tentes  and  howses  for  the  meting  of 
' '  thambassadoura  appointed  to  assemble  for  the  treating 
"  of  a  peace." 

30  June  1  &  2  Philip  and  Mary.  Warrant,  under 
the  sign-manual  and  signet  of  Queen  Mary,  to  the  keeper 
or  his  deputies  of  the  two  parks  of  Nonesuche  ;  to 
deliver  out  of  the  said  parks  two  bucks  of  the  season  to 
the  lord  mayor  and  .aldermen  of  L(mdon. 

2  Mary.  Copy  of  the  warrant,  issued  under  the  signet 
and  sign-manual  of  Queen  Mary,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawar- 
den, kut.,  Master  of  the  Revels  ;  to  furnish  Nicholas 
TJdall  with  apparell  and  all  things  requisite,  according 
to  his  judgment,  for  the  proper  setting  forth  of  his 
devices  for  her  majesty's  entertaiiuiient.the  said  Nicholas 
having  in  past  time  distinguished  himsell  by"his  diligence 
"  in  settyng  torthe  of  dyalogges  and  enterlndes  before  vs 
"  for  cure  regall  dysporte  and  recreacyon."  Also,  no 
the  other  side  of  the  same  single  sheet,  a  copy  of  her 
majesty's  warrant  to  the  treasurer  and  chamberlains  of 
the  Exchequer  to  comply  with  all  requisitions  for  money 
from  the  Master  of  the  Revels,  for  the  execution  of  the 
above  warrant,  issued  in  behalf  of  Nicholas  Udal.  {ViJe 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

12  Jnlj',  1555.  fjctter  from  Frances  lady  Fyztwatar  tu 
Sir  Thomas  Cowden,  knt.  Asking  for  Sir  Thomas's 
warrant  to  the  writer  "'  for  a  bucke  in  Nonsuche." 

2i  July,  1555.  Percept,  from  lords  of  the  council  to 
Sir  Thomas  Garden  knt.,  for  the  immediate  payment  of 
lOOOL  due  from  him  to  her  Majesty  the  Queen.  {Vide 
Kempe's  *  Loseley  MSS.') 

2  August  1555.  Warrant,  dated  at  Hampton  Court, 
under  Queen  Mary's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  Sir 
Thomas  Cawarden  ;  to  deliver  out  of  Nonesuche  park  a 
buck  of  the  season  to  Don  Lewis  de  Ai-owe. 

19  November,  3  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at  St.  James's, 
under  the  queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden,  keeper  of  Nonesuche  parks  ;  to  deliver  out  of 
the  same  a  doe  of  the  season  to  Lord  Paget. 

7  January,  I!  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at  Crrenowich, 
under  the  Queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden ;  to  deliver  out  of  Nonesuche  park  a  buck  of 


the   season   to   Anthonie   Kempe,    a   gentleman  of  the    t.i„^J„- 
privy  chamber.  esq. 

14  January,  3  Mary.     Warrant,  dated  at  Grenewich,  — 
under  the  Queen's  sign-manual  and  signet, to  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden  ;  keeper  of  Nonesuche  parks  ;  to  deliver  a  doe 

of  the  season  to  "  the  busshoppe  of  London.'' 

15  December,  3  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at  the  manor 
of  St.  James,  under  the  Queen's  sigu-manual  and  signet, 
to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  ;  to  deliver  a  doe  of  the  season, 
out  of  Nonesuche  park,  to  "  the  Ladie  Margaret  Countes 
of  Linox." 

24  January,  3  Mary.     Warrant,  dated  at  Grenewich,     ■ 
under  the  Queen's  sigu-manual  and  signet, to  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden  ;  to  deliver  out  of  Nonsuche  park  a  doe  of  the 
season  to  Edward  Wele,  yeoman  of  the  privy  chamber. 

January  and  February  1556.  Accompt  of  moneys 
expended  at  her  Majesty's  order  in  wines,  sugar,  spices, 
and  other  provisions,  amounting  to  9iil.  10s.  Id.  for  the 
furniture  of  her  house  at  Dartforth  and  for  the  officers 
thereof. 

7  February,  3  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at  Grenewich, 
under  the  Queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden  ;  to  deliver  a  doe  of  the  season  out  of  None- 
suche park  to  Barbara  Rice,  a  woman  of  the  Queen's 
chamber. 

28  February,  1556.  Copie  of  an  ordre  prescrybed  by 
the  kyng  and  quenys  maiesties  vnto  the  Justices  of 
Peace  of  the  counti  of  Surrey  for  the  good  gouornauuce 
of  their  majesties  loving  subjectes  within  the  same  shire. 

March  and  February,  1556.  Account  of  disburse- 
ments, headed  "  Money  Dewe  and  Owinge  to  Sir  Thomas 
"  Cawarden,  knight,  as  well  for  sondry  prouisions  as 
"  diners  other  fresshe  acates  and  necessaries  by  hym 
"  provided  and  bought  at  the  I'eqnest  of  the  lady  Anne 
"  of  Cleves  grace,  and  laide  into  the  Blaoke  Friers  before 
"  her  graces  comynge  thether.  And  the  remayne  taken 
"  by  Michaell  Apeslye,  clerke  of  her  gracis  kytchine, 
"  the  xii""  daye  of  January,  1556.  As  maye  appere  in 
"  the  Rccordes  of  the  householde  and  creditor  made  at 
"  the  Black  Friers  for  the  monethe  abouesaid."  The 
payments  were  made  for  bread,  wine,  spices,  fuel,  and 
otner  requisites.     (Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

8  April,  2  &  3  Philip  and  Mary.  Warrant,  dated 
at  Grenewich,  under  the  sign-manual  and  signet  of 
queen  Mary,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden,  master  of  the 
tents,  to  deliver  two  tents  and  two  hales  to  Lord 
Fitzwater  "  deputie  of  our  realme  of  Ireland." 

18  April,  2  &  3  Philip  and  Mary.  Receipt,  signed 
by  "  Anno  the  dowghter  of  Cleues,"  for  viii  li.  xiiis. 
ix.  d.  oh.,  paid  to  her  by  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  "  in 
"  fuUe  cuntentacion  and  payment  of  one  quarter  of  a 
"  j'cre's  rentes  "  from  Blechyngly  and  her  lands  there. 

June,  3  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at  the  manor  of 
Saint  Jamys,  under  the  sign-manual  and  signet  of  the 
Queen,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  keeper  of  Nonesuch 
parks ;  to  deliver  out  of  the  same  parks  a  buck  of  the 
season  to  the  queen's  "  welbelouede  woman  Elizabeth 
"  Babbynton." 

21  June,  3  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at  St.  James's 
manor,  under  the  Queen's  sign-mantlal  and  signet,  to 
Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  ;  io  deliver  out  of  Nonesuche 
park  a  buck  of  the  season  to  "  Margaret  countes  of 
"  Lennox." 

4  July,  1556.  Warnant  (signed,  Winchester)  to  the 
keeper  or  his  deputy  of  the  great  park  of  Nonesuch  ;  to 
deliver  to  the  wardens  of  the  Grocer's  Company  the 
fee  buck  pertaining  to  lord  Winchester,  by  virtue  of 
his  ofiHce  of  High  Treasurer  of  England.  ( Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS/) 

2  A  3  Philip  and  Mary  to  1  Elizabeth.  The  ledger 
(containing  200  carefully  penned  quarto  pages)  of  the 
disbursements  in  the  Offices  of  the  Tents  and  Revells 
from  2  &  3  Philip  and  Mary  to  1  Elizabeth. 

9  July,  4  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at  St.  .lames's 
manor,  under  the  Queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to 
Sii'  Thomas  Cawarden  ;  to  deliver  a  buck  of  the  season 
out  of  Nonesuch  park  to  lord  Paget,  the  Queen's 
counsellor  and  keeper  of  her  privy  seal. 

16  July,  1556.  Warrant,  dated  at  St.  James's, 
under  the  sign-manual  and  signet  of  Queen  Mary,  to 
Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  to  deliver  a  buck  of  the  season 
out  of  Nonesyche  park  to  the  duchess  of  .Soiuerset. 

18  August,  4  Mary.  Warrant,  under  the  signet  and 
sign-maimal  of  Queen  Mary,  to  the  keeper  or  his  deputy 
of  her  Great  P.  of  Nonesuch  ;  to  deliver  out  of  the  said 
park  two  bucks  of  season  to  the  Mayor  and  Brethren 
of  the  city  of  Loudon.  Dated  at  the  manor  of  I'jlthani. 
{Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

25  August,  4  Mary.  Warrant,  under  the  Queen's 
sign  manual  and  signet,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  ;  to 


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deliver  out  of  Nonesuche  park,  a  buck  of  the  season 
to  Marye  Basset,  a  gentlewoman  of  the  privy  ohambei-. 
10  September,  1556.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Pembroke 
to  Sir  Thomas  Cardan,  knight.  Congratulating  Sir 
Thomas  on  his  "good  husbandry"  in  procuring  a 
supply  of  water  for  his  house  in  the  Blackfriars,  and 
begging  him  to  "  confer  with  the  plommer  for  the  charge 
"  to  bring  the  watter  from  your  house  to  myne,"  i.e,  at 
Baynardes-Castell. 

1 6  September,  4  &  5  Philip  and  Mary.  Privy  seal  writ 
addressed  to  Wyllyam  More.  Requiring  him  to  deliver 
xiZi.  by  way  of  loan  for  their  majesties'  use  to  John 
Skynner,  esq. ;  the  said  money  to  be  repaid  between 
the  present  date  and  the  feast  of  the  Nativity  1558.  At 
the  foot  John  Lkynner's  receipt  for  the  sum  demanded. 
—  1656.  Letter  from  Wylyam  Baldwyn,  player 
and  dramatic  author,  to  The  Ryght  WorshipfuU  Syr 
Thomas  Caverden,  &c. 

"  Love  and  Lyve. — Tou  shall  vnderstaude  syr  that  I 
have  made  a  Comedie  concernyng  the  way  to  lyfe,  mete 
as  it  is  supposed  to  be  played  before  the  Quene,  and  there 
be  of  the  Inups  of  Court  that  desyer  to  have  the  settyng 
furth  theref,  but  because  your  worship  now  thre  yeres 
passed  offered  in  a  sort  to  set  furth  some  of  my  rude 
devises,  I  thought  it  good  to  know  your  mynde  herein, 
before  I  gave  answer  to  any  other.  The  settyng  furth 
wil  be  chargeable,  because  the  matter  is  stately,  com- 
prehending a  discoiiree  of  the  worlds.  There  be  in  it 
of  sundry  personages  Ixii,  and  the  play  is  iii  heures 
long ;  it  IS  now  in  learnyng  and  well  be  ready  within 
these  X  dayes.  The  matter  is  this,  I  bring  in  a  yong 
man  whome  I  name  Lamuel  who  hath  a  servant  called 
Lob,  these  two  will  attempte  the  worlde  to  soke  theyr 
fortune,  they  mete  with  Lust  Lucke  and  Love ;  Lust 
promises  them  lecheric,  Lucke  lordship.  Love  lyfe  ;  they 
follow  lust  and  through  lecherie  be  lost,  then  throtigh 
Lucke  they  recover,  Lucke  briugeth  them  to  lordship 
from  which  through  Larges  and  Lawacine  (?)  they  cum 
to  Lacke.  Than  through  Love,  they  go  to  Light  and 
therby  attayne  Lyfe.  All  the  players  names  begin 
with  L.     And  such  as  ensue. 

Lantech  and  husbondman. 

Lamuel  his  sonne. 

Lob  his  servant. 

Lust    1 

Lucke  i-ladyes. 

Love    J 

"Layies  Lechery,  a  sumtuotis  hore. 

Laughing  1  ,  , 

T    1  °       °  >■  her  maydcns. 
Lokyng     J  ■' 

Lotheyng  1  •■ 

T     T-     °  ^hermen. 

Lowting   J 

Lantidu'  Sterves  an  hore. 

Lymping  Cure  a  vlmoinhedge. 

Litsty  Lilberne  a  lowtysh  ruffian. 

Naturally  Landardy  Lashar,  a  roysting  rulEau. 

Lightfeete  his  lacky. 

Leonard  Lustyguts  an  epicure. 

Sir  Lewes  Lewdlyfe  a  chaplayn. 

I  Lubberdv  Lazy     It     4.-     * 

T -1        11  T        i;        ^Lustiguts  men. 
I  Liberall  Laucher  J  ° 

Lame  Lazar  a  spittleman. 

I  Laurans  Littleskyll  a  surgeon. 

[_Lither  Wyll  his  iDoy. 

r  Linage. 

Lordship  borne  in   a  chare  I  Landes. 

by  these  fewer  |  Leadall  coynt. 

f  Liegerdemayne  and  olde  courtier. 
I  Lammarkin  a  Lance  knight. 
,  J  Lodovico  de  S.  Lukerseco,  an  Italian  hcrse- 
']       man. 
Lamphaderezumph  a  drowerslate. 
Linage  Linker  an  harolde. 

T       J         ^  Ladies. 
Lewdncs J 

f  Lothly  Lucre  a  huswyfe. 

Lucres  Lockfast  her  inayd. 

Large  Conscience  "| 

Lying  >  men  seruauntes. 

Natnrall-^  Lyeuefinger  J 

^"^S"l«P''5<lj  frenchmen. 
Lyverwhite       J 

Landgrave  van  Luxenburgh  Lieutenant  of  an 

army. 
'.,..,  •   J  C  Line  &  Levell — Justice. 

Light  accompauiedj  Lenitie— Mercy. 
^^  tl?!;""e  ivith-^  Learnyng. 
"""  '  "  L  Labor. 


Lot 


Lyvelode  Lgrtaes. 


W.  M. 

JIOITHHIX 


Naturall- 


111 

these  iiii. 


■  States. 


Naturall 


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awash,  a  stuarde. 


Leannes 

Lyking    J 

Let  a  vice. 

Lamentyng  \  ^ 

Longyng      / ' 
Naturall     Littleleft  a  iiore  sutor. 

Libortie  a  ladye. 

Last  Teres  an  aged  man. 

Little  Lnktfor  death. 

Lyfe  a  tabernacle. 
This  is  the  proporcion  wherein  I  pray  you  as  shortly 
as  you  can  to  let  me  know  your  mynde.     I  pray  God 
kepe  you  and  youres.     Amen. 
At  London  thies  tnisday       Yours  to  do  you  pleasure 

Christmas  Eve.  Wylm.  Baldwyne." 

The  letter  has  two  endorsements. — 1.  (probably  by  the 
hand  that  wrote  the  letter)  "  The  note  of  a  play,  and  the 
"  nayemes  of  players  An"  1566.  Kevyllos."  2  (in  a  con- 
temporary handwriting,  probably  tliat  of  Sir  Thomas 
Cawardcn,  or  of  some  clerk  iu  his  office)  "A  letter  of  a 
"  player." 

8  January  1557.  Letterfrom  Lords  of  the  Council  to  Sir 
Edward  Braye,  knt..  William  More,  Richard  Bedon  and 
others,  of  the  county  of  Surrey.  Accompanying  a  letter 
of  commission  the  purport  of  which  does  not  appear. 

3  May,  1657.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Monn- 
tagueto  William  More,  esq.  Begging  Mr.  More  to  join 
with  the  writer's  servant  Richarde  Bedon  in  mustering 
and  arraying  the  forces  of  the  "  cowuntrye  within  " 
the  same  viscount's  "  rules,"  in  compliance  with  their 
majesties'  warrant. 

4  May,  3  &  4  Philip  and  Mary.  Warrant,  dated  at 
Westminsterunder  the  sign-manual  and  signet  of  Queen 
Mary,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden,  master  of  the  tents  ;  to 
deliver  a  suiScient  supply  of  "canvas  and  other  tente 
"  stuffe"  to  the  earlof  Pembroke,  who  has  been  appointed 
lieutenant-general  of  Calais,  and  "  hathe  not  tentes  and 
"  hales  sufficient  to  serve  with." 

4  May,  3  &  4  Philip  and  Mary.  Warrant  addressed 
by  Anthony  viscount  ilountague  to  William  More  and 
John  Skynner,  esqs.,  and  to  the  writer's  servant  Richard 
Bydon ;  to  muster  and  array,  in  accordance  with  a 
certain  warrant  from  thcii-  majesties,  all  the  force,  horse 
and  foot,  of  the  country  within  his  lordship's  rules  and 
offices,  so  that  they  may  be  ready  on  an  hour's  warning 
to  march  for  the  defence  of  Callice,  From  his  lordship's 
house  at  St.  Maryoveries. 

20  August,  1667.  Letter  from  the  duke  of  Norfolk  to 
Richard  Bedon,  Lawrence  Stoughton  and  William  More, 
esqs.  Requesting  that  the  writer's  tenants  aiid  servants 
(whereof  Edmund  Hill,  the  letter's  bearer,  holding  of 
the  writer's  manor  of  Bramley.  is  one)  may  be  exempted 
from  the  "  comon  mostrewes,''  as  they  are  required  to 
follow  the  writer  in  his  attendance  on  the  queen. 

17  September,  4  ife  5  Phillip  and  Mary.  Privy  seal 
writ,  addi'essed  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  of  Blechingley 
knt.  Requiring  him  to  deliver  to  John  Skynner,  esq., 
the  sum  of  xl  li.  byway  of  loan  for  their  majesties'  use: 
the  said  money  to  be  repaid  at  farthest  '03'  the  feast  of  the 
Nativity,  1558.  At  the  foot,  John  Skyuner's  receipt  for 
the  sum  demanded 

1567.  Paper  (20  pages)  described  at  the  head  of  the 
first  page.  The  maner  and  order  from  the  begynning  of 
the  doing  and  an  communicacioun  betwene  the  right 
honourable  therle  of  Arrundeil  Lordo  Steward  and  Sir 
Thomas  Cawarden,  knight,  nf  for  and  conteminge,  the 
said  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  his  interest  and  offices  at 
Nonesuche. 

16,57.  A  complete  schedule  of  all  Sir  Thomas  Caver- 
den's  tenants  on  his  Blackfriars  estate,  and  of  the  rents 
paid  to  him   by  tlvni. 

2  March,  1668.  Tlie  last  will  and  lestameiit  of  Alice 
Mellershe  of  Wonershe,  co.  Surrey,  widow  and  late  wife 
of  Phillip  Mellershe  deceased  ;  which  was  proved  in  the 
prerogative  court  of  Canterbury  10  December  1569. 
Interesting  for  its  minute  enumeration  of  the  testator'3 
household  chattels,  and  forher  ca7  efulattentiim  to  details. 
She  bequeaths  iiis.  iiiit?.  apiece  to  30  of  the  "poorest 
"  howsholders  inhabitantes  within  the  paiishe  of  Woner- 
'"  she  ;  "  xxs.  apiece  "  to  the  marriage  of  iiii.  the 
"  poresi  maydens  within  the  same  parishe  comj-nge  to 
"  mariage  with  good  name  and  fame;''  iiiif/.  to  each 
of  her  gode-children  asking  for  the  same  within  a  year  of 
hor  decease  :  and  xx.s-.  to  the  building  of  the  school- 
house  at  Guildford.  To  her  son  Philipp  Mellershe  she 
bequeaths  her  "Ijest  syluer  salte.  vi  u\en,"  all  her 
sheep  and  implements  uf  husbandrye  and  her  '"  tables  in 
"  the  parlour  and  kytchin,''  provided  he  pay  his  late 
father's  debt  to  the  childi-en  of  John  Mellershe. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


W.  M.  12  Mav.  1568.     Letter  from   the   earl  of  Arundell. 

MoLTSBcx,   dated   !it  ^^onesnche,  to  "William  More,   esq.     Autho- 
_■         rizin"'  him  to  view,  muster  ami  train  certain  men  named 
in  an  accompanviug  schedule. 

18  July,  1658.'  Letter  from  Thomas  Coppley  to  Sir 
Thomas  "Cawarden,  knt.  Entreating  Sir  Thomas  of  his 
courtesy  to  "lend  the  vsc  of  one  of"  his  "  maskes," 
for  the"  domestic  celebration  of  the  ivritor's  marriage 
"  which  in  an  ille  hovrre  to''  the  writer  is  "  Iceke  to  be 
"  solemnized  one  Sunday  next  at  Xonsuohe."  The  wi-iter 
hopes  to  see  Sir  Thomas  and  Lady  Cawerden  to  his 
■wedding,  respecting  which  ho  says  gloomily,  "my 
"  hoape  is  ther  sballe  cumo  no  harme  of  hit."  If  Lady 
Garden  cannot  come  to  the  wedding,  it  is  hoped  that  she 
will  be  at  Gatton  on  the  following  Wednesday,  '•  at 
"  which  daie  I  thynke,  we  shalle  cume  home."  {Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

4  October,  1568.  Copy  (contemporary)  of  the  last  will 
and  testament  of  Cardinal  Pole,  made  at  the  above-given 
date. 

—  Mary.  Armourer's  bill  for  armour  supplied  to  Sir 
Thomas  Cawarden,  knt. :  the  sum  total  of  the  account 
being  cclxxiiiiZi,  xixs.  iiii(7.  Also  two  other  (erroneous) 
copies  of  the  same  account. 

Mary.  List  of  "I'ees  and  other  Comodities  within  the 

"  Honor  of  Hampton  Court,  appoynted  by  Sir  Thomas 
"  Cawerden  knyght,  hygh  steward  of  the  same  honor, 
"  to  diuerse  persons  to  serue  thervudor  hym." 

—  Mary.  Names  of  the  Shyrcfes  of  Surye  and  Sussex 
that  dyd  borne  the  Inosentes  with  the  namis  of  suche 
whom  they  brent.  Imprimis  the  second  yere  of  the 
raygne  of  Quene  Marye.  Mr.  John  Coveart  (being  shyref) 
dyd  bornd  Dyrekc  Harmau,  John  Lander,  Thomas 
Everson,  and  Rychard  Hooka.  Item  (the  thyrd  yere) 
Mr.  Wylliam  Suderes  (being  shyref)  dyd  borne  Thomas 
Harlaud,  John  Osward,  Thomas  a  Rede,  Thomas 
Havrington,  Thomas  Hoode,  mynyster,  John  a  Myll, 
Thomas  Douget,  John  Foxe,  man.  X^other  Tree,  John 
Hart,  Thomas  Eaveudalle,  Nycoles  Holden,  with  a 
show  maker  and  a  coryar.  Item  (the  fowarthe  yere) 
Sir  Edward  Gage  (being  shyref)  dyd  borne  Stevens 
Grotwyke,  William  Morant,  Thomas  King,  llicliard 
Wodmau,  Georg  Stevencs,  Margret  Mores,  James 
Mores,  Dyones  Burges,  Wylyam  Maynard,  Alexandra 
Hosmans  servant,  Thomas  Ashedowncs  wyf,  and  Groves 
wyf. 

1558.  Letter  from  Edward  Tyle  to  William  More, 
esq.  Announcing  that  Sir  William  Pitz William  has  not 
yet  returned  from  court  to  his  "  bedfellow  "  lady  Pitz- 
William,  who  would  be  glad  to  see  Mr.  More  and  his 
"bedfellow  here  this  holydayes."  Dated  "from  the 
"  manor  of  the  Great  Parke  of  Wyndsor  this  present 
"  St.  Steoven's  daye."    {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

1558.  Letter  from  Sir  Wylliam  Pytzwylliam,  at 
court,  to  Mr.  More,  esq.,  sheriff  cos.  Surrey  and  Sussex. 
Touching  certain  candidatures  for  the  next  election  of 
knights  for  the  shire  of  Surrey.  "  And  for  newes,"  the 
^vriter continues,  "you  shalle  vudyrstande  that  yestyr- 
"  daye,  beyng  Cristemas  daye,  the  queues  niaiestio 
"  repayrydto  hyr  greate  closet,  with  hyr  nobles  and 
"  ladves,  as  hathe  ben  accustomyd  yn  shuche  hyghe 
"  fcastes.  And  she  parsevyng  a  bysshope  preparyng 
"  hym  selfe  to  ma?se,  alia  in  the  olde  fowrme,  she 
"  taryyd  there  on  tille  the  gospelle  was  dona,  and  when 
"  alle  the  people  lokyd  for  hyr  to  offryde,  accordyng 
"  the  olde  faoyon,  she  with  hyr  nobles  reaturnyd  ag.ayn 
'•  from  the  closet  and  the  masse  on  to  byr^preveyc 
"  chamber,  which  was  strange  on  to  dyvers."  Dated 
on  "  Steveen  is  nvght."  {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

1568.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell  to  William 
More,  esq.  Appointing  Mr.  Moore,  at  the  de^i^e  of  the 
lord  Clynton  lord  admyrall  of  Inglond,  to  take  into  his 
charge  "aud  leadingallthe  said  lord  Clynton's  tenanis  on 
his  manors  or  lordships  of  Sene,  Kypeley,  Westhorseley, 
Shallford,  Clylford.  and  Nyecourte. 

—  November,  1  Elizabeth.  Letters  of  Commission, 
under  the  signet  and  sign-manual  of  Queen  Elizabeth, 
addressed  from  the  manor  of  Hatl'elde  to  Sir  Thonias 
Cawarden  and  Sir  Edward  Warner,  knights.  Directing 
theiu  to  wait  on  the  earl  of  Bedlord,  whom  they  are 
instructed  to  accompaTij'  to  thcTowerof  London,  where 
theyai'o  required  to  deliver  the  said  letters  to  Sir  Ilol)crt 
Oxenbrigge,  knt. ;  ami  apjiointing  the  said  Sir 'i'lionias 
and  Sir  Kdward.  in  conjunction  with  the  said  Sir  lioliert, 
to  take  charge  anrl  custo<ly  of  the  Tower  ;  th(!  earl  of 
Bedlord  being  cmiraissioncd  to  sec  that  the  said  tower 
is  duly  delivered  to  the  said  knights.  (Vide  Kempe's 
'Loseley  MSS.') 

25  March,  15.':;8.  Letter  from  the  carl  of  Arundell  to 
the  magistrates  of  the  county  of  SuiTcy.  Announcing 
his  commifesion  to  be  the  lieutenant  of  the  shire. 


21  November,  1  Elizabeth.  Warrant,  under  the  „  ^^-^ 
Queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  raise  a  hundred  esq 
able  men  and  equi]i  them.     It  does  not  appear  to  whom  — 

this  writ  was  addressed, 

7  Dccemfior  1558.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Coppley 
to  William  Moore,  esq.  Soliciting  Mr.  Moore's  assistance 
in  the  writer's  candidature  for  the  ofBce  of  knight  of  the 
shire  for  co.  Surrey.     Dated  from  Gatton. 

10  December,  1  Elizabeth.  Letter,  dated  from  Strond 
Place  under  the  signet  and  sign  manual  of  Queen  Eliza- 
beth, and  addressed  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden.  knt. 
Relieving  him  of  his  office  of  lieutenant  of  the  Tower, 
the  "  chai'ge  and  keping  "  of  which  were  at  her  majesty's 
"  cummyug  vnto  the  crowno  committed"  to  him,  to- 
gether "  with  a  certaine  number  of  men  to  attend  vppou 
"  you  for  that  purpose." 

if  December.  1558.  Letter  from  Thomas  Browne,  esq. 
to  William  More,  esq.,  sheriff  of  Surrey.  In  considera- 
tion of  inexperience  and  ill-health  the  writer  declines  to 
be  nominated  for  the  office  of  a  knight  of  the  shire,  but 
solicits  Mr.  More's  influence  for  the  election  of  "  my 
■'  cotisin  Copplej'  ''  who  is  a  warm  friend  to  ''  Mr. 
Cawarden." 

16  December,  1658.  Letter  from  Sir  AVylliam  Pytz- 
wylliam, knt..  to  William  More,  sheriff  of  cos.  Surrey 
and  Sussex.  Begging  Mr.  More  to  defer  till  next  Sunday 
his  reply  to  Mr.  Browne's  letter  touching  the  election 
of  a  knight  for  the  co.  of  Surrey. 

18  December,  15.58.  Letter  from  Thomas  Browne, 
esq.,  to  "William  More,  esq.  Having  received  a  strongly 
persuasive  letter  from  his  father,  the  writer  recalls  his 
recusal  to  stand  for  the  shire,  and  wishes  to  represent  it 
in  ]iarliament. 

20  December,  1658.  Letter  from  Lord  William 
Howard  to  William  Moore,  esq.     Begsing  Mr.  Moore  ' 

to  support  with  his  voice,  and  his  influence  with  the 
freeholders  of  the  shire,  the  candidature  of  the  writer's 
eldest  Sun  Charles,  who  will  oiler  himself  for  election 
as  one  of  the  knights  for  co.  Surrey  in  the  ]iarliament 
apiioiuted  to  meet  on  25  January  next. 

Seynt  Johnes  Day,  1558.  Letter  from  Rychard  Bydon, 
esq.,  to  William  More,  esq.  Touching  a  pending  election 
of  knights  for  the  shire  of  Surrey,  in  which  the  voices  of 
the  writer  and  his  friends  will  be  given  for  Sir  Thomas 
Copley  and  Mr.  Thomas  Brown.  The  writer  begs  that 
ho  may  not  be  entered  on  Sir  William's  "  retorn  for 
"  suche  guntylman  that  ar  mete  to  make  fpie  for  ther 
"  knyghthod,"  as  he  is  of  no  sufficient  lands  or  ability. 

31  Dccoml]er,  1558.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  Thomas  Caurden,  and  Sir  Peter  Carewe,  knights, 
and  George  Throckmerton,  esq.  Touching  the  recent 
order  for  "  a  generall  muster  both  of  the  people  meete 
"  thereto  and  also  of  the  armour."  It  is  observed  "it 
•■  is  not  a  thing  vsuall  to  hane  the  bisshoppes  and 
"  clergie  come  to  eny  musters,  and  yet  we  well  viidcr- 
"  stand  that  they  have  of  late  tyme  procured  to  tlieir 
"  possession  a  greate  quantitie  of  armor  and  weapons." 
The  lords  of  the  council  are  to  be  certified  respecting  all 
armour,  of  the  clergy  as  well  as  of  the  laity. 

1  January.  1-559.  Copy  of  Hcrry  Bochc'r's  bill  to  Sir 
Thomas  (.'awarden,  for  cloth  of  gold  and  silver,  and 
other  costly  draperies,  amounting  to  ccviZ.  iiiis.  iiiic?. 

3  January,  1  Elizabeth.  Warrant,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawer- 
den, knt.,  master  of  the  revells,  under  the  queen's  sign- 
manual  and  signet.  "  Whereas  you  have  in  your  custodie 
'■  and  charge  certen  apparrcll  as  officer  forouro  maskes 
•'  and  revelles.  Thies  shallie  to  ivill  and  commaundo  you 
'■  imediatelie  vpon  the  sight  hereof  that  you  deiiuer  or 
"  cause  to  bo  delivered  vnto  John  Gresham  and  John 
•'  Elyot  cilizins  of  cure  citie  of  London  suche  and  so 
•'  muchc  of  the  said  api)aiTell  as  they  shall  require  for 
'■  the  setting  forthe  of  those  pageanteswiiichbeappointed 
"  to  stande  for  the  shewe  of  oure  cytie  at  the  tyme  we 
"  are  to  passe  thorough  the  same  towardes  oure  corona- 
■'  lion,  wherein  you  shall  vse  your  discretion  to  deiiuer 
"  suche  percelles  as  may  most  conveuientlie  serve  their 
"  tornc  and  therewitha  all  take  lest  hurte  by  vse,  receav- 
"  ing  also  of  the  said  (jresham  and  Elyot  a  byll  sub- 
"  scribed  by  their  handes  whereby  to  charge  them  with 
'•  the  sauf  delivery  and  restitution  of  the  saida]i])arrell." 
On  1  he:  same  file  with  this  warr.'int  are  several  bills  of 
charges  and  orders  for  the  execution  of  the  warrant,  .and 
for  tlie  due  celebration  of  the  royal  passage  through  the 
city  and  the  coifination. 

17  Peliruary,  166'.!.  Last  will  and  testament  of  Eliza- 
beth Cawarden,  widow  of  the  late  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  ; 
with  letters  of  probate  attached  thereto. 

3  May,  1569.  Rough  draft  of  the  petition  oi  Sir 
Thomas  Cawarden,  knight,  to  the  queen's  most  honor- 
able council.  Rcprvaenling  how  in  the  time  of  the  lata 
Queen  Mary,  Sir  Thomas  Saunders  knt.,  and  William 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


615 


Saimders  of  Ewell,  co.  Surrey,  seized  and  carried  away 
from  the  petitioner's  house  at  Blechiugley  in  seventeen 
great  waynes,  certain  armour,  artillery,  munitions  and 
horse  furniture,  vahied  at  2000J.,  belonging  to  the  said 
petitioner  and  also  eight  great  hjrses,  his  property, 
and  how  the  said  Sir  Thomas  Sauuiers  and  William 
Saunders,  though  they  have  been  ordered  to  reinstate 
the  petitioner  in  his  said  possessions,  have  redelivered  to 
him  only  four  loads  of  the  said  military  munitions  and 
only  three  of  his  said  eight  great  horses  and  those  in  a 
"Wretched  condition;  and  Pntyiiujthixt  the  petitioner  may 
be  either  recompensed  for  his  said  loss  in  some  manner 
ordered  by  the  council,  or  may  be  allowed  "  to  take  this 
'•  ordiuarie  remidie  by  the  comen  lawes  of  this 
"  realme  against  the  sayd  Sir  Thomas  and  William." 
An  endorsement  certifies  that,  at  the  above-given  date, 
the  Privy  Council  resolved  that  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden 
might  seek  his  remedy  at  common  law.  I  Viilj  Kempe's 
'Loseley  AISS.') 

5  June  lo'jd.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell  to 
Mr.  Bsedon  and  Mr.  Moore,  justices  of  the  peace,  co. 
Surrey.  Requiring  the  presence  of  G-oorge  Lnssher, 
Richarde  Coverte,  William  Prestowe  and  others,  at  the 
court  or  at  Nonsuche. 

16  June,  1  Elizabeth.  Letter  addressed,  tinder  her 
Majestj''s  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  the  sheriti'  of  cos. 
Surrey  and  Susses.  Requesting  him  to  make  provision 
for  justices  of  assize  in  the  old  manner,  as  from  the 
number  of  matters  calling  for  her  attention  at  the  begin- 
ning of  her  reign,  her  majesty  has  not  yet  had  time  to 
consider  fully,  and  devise  a  remedj-  for  the  grievances  of 
sheritl's,  in  being  compelled  to  provide  for  the  charges 
of  justices  of  assize  on  their  circuits.  The  letter  opens 
with  reference  to  a  petition  made  in  last  Parliament,  that 
sheriffs  might  be  relieved  of  this  burdensome  obligation. 

■2i  June,  1569.  The  Presyught  of  the  late  blacke- 
Fryars-next-Ludgate  for  Mydsomer  A".  155y.  Rentts 
belongyng  to  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden  kynght  for  a  Qwartor 
endyd  at  Mydsomer  the  xxiiii.  daye  of  June  A".  1559. 
This  rental  shows  that  the  quarter's  receipts  amcjunted 
to  cxx/;'.  xiiiis.  viiitZ. ;  and  that  the  propert}-  consisted  of 
ten  tenements  in  Church  lane  nest  Carter  Lane,  sis  tene- 
ments in  the  "  street  next  Ludgate,''  iive  tenements  in 
the  "  stret  nest  brj'odwelles."  twelve  tenements  in  the 
"  stret  nest  the  Wattergato,"  and  five  tenements  in  the 
"  street  nest  Mr.  Jernyngham,"  besides  two  "  tenys- 
"  playes "  and  ten  other  tenements.  No  mention  is 
made  in  the  rental  of  the  office  for  the  Tents  and 
Revels. 

August.  1559.  Poem,  of  5i>  verses,  in  eulogy  of  Sir 
Thomas  Cawerden  (who  died  in  that  month),  by  William 
Browne. 

Day  of  St.  Bartholomew  the  Apostle,  1559.  The  Will 
of  Thomas  Cawarden,  knight,  with  probate  of  the 
same.  Some  of  the  special  legacies  are  noteworthy.  The 
testator  leaves  to  "  John  Browne  gentleman  my  seruante 
"  and  Alice  now  his  wife"  the  manor  of  WyUieco.  Surrey: 
and  bequeaths  •'  vuto  suehe  gentilmcn  of  the  same 
"  oountie  of  Surrey  whose  names  appere  in  a  dookett 
"  herevnto  annesed  that  is  to  sale  to  euerie  of  them  fewer 
"  Alman  Ryvettes,  one  corselettor  brigaudine  or  sherte 
"  of  maile  furnisshed  aceordynge  to  the  discretion  of 
"  my  executours."     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

6  October,  1559.  Inventoryeof  the  goodes  andcatalles 
whiche  late  weare  of  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  knight, 
deceased.  Taken  by  Dame  Elizabeth  Cawarden,  wydowe 
late  wyf  of  the  said  Sir  Thomas  and  by  William  Moore, 
esquyre,  esecutors  of  the  will  of  the  said  Sir  Thomas. 
Exhibited  (6  July  1661)  by  William  More,  the  surviving 
executor. 

Michaelmas,  1  Elizabeth.  The  Roll  of  an  account  on 
sis  membranes  of  vellum,  inscribed  on  the  parchment 
cover, — "  Offices  of  The  Rents  andRevells  :  TheDuplica- 
"  menteof  Thaccompte  of  William  ii[o«ire  Executour  to 
"  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  knight  deceased,  late  Master  of 
"  the  sayde  Offices  from  the  xv"'  day  of  June,  Anno  Phi 
"  etMarienuperRegisetRegine  prime  etseoLindo,vntill 
"  the  feaste  of  St.  Michaell  tharchauuguli.  Anno  Regni 
"  Domiiie  Elizabethe  Reginc  primo." — Prom  the  intro- 
ductory heading  on  the  first  membrane  of  the  account  it 
appears  that  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden  was  first  apjininted  in 
the  36th  year  of  Henry  the  Eighth  to  be  "  Master  of  the 
"  Officesof  his  HighnesTentes.Pavillions,  and  Hales,  and 
"  of  the  Revelles,  Maskes  and  Playes  :"  and  that  he  had 
duly  accounted  for  the  espendituroof  his  said  department 
up  to  15  May,  1  &  2  Philip  and  Mary.  The  account  con- 
tains charges  for  the  rent  of  "  the  woorke  and  store 
"  howses  of  the  revelles  and  mansyon  howses  of  the 
"  officers  "  and  also  for  the  rent  "  of  fyve  greate  romes 
' '  within  the  Blackfryera  occupied  for  the  storehowses  of 
"  the  revelles."     This  account  (which  should  be  pub- 


lished by  one  of  our  archceological  societies)  is  signed 
and  passed  by — Winchester,  Ri.  Sackevyle  and  Walter 
Mildmay. 

155!'.  Accompce  of  such  charges  as  grewe  at  and 
aboute  the  funeralles  of  Sir  Thomas  Cawerden,  knight. 
Covering  charges  of  Ixixli.  xiss.  iitZ.  for  "the  Lilackes," 
svs.  is(Z.  ''for  s.\vii  yardes  blacke  cotton  sent  from 
"  Gylforde  to  hang  about  the  corps  and  wagon,  whan 
"  the  same  was  brought  to  Blechyngly  from  Horsley,'' 
where  Sir  Thomas  died,  and  xxxiili.  xvs.  idid.  for  pro- 
visious  of  drjuk  and  food  for  the  funeral  feast.  The  sum 
total  of  the  account  is  cxxixZi.  xis.  ixd.  ob.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

20  December,  2  Elizabeth.  Indented  deed  whereby 
dame  Elizabeth  Cawarden,  widow  of  the  late  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden,  and  Wyllyam  More,  cs(i.,  esors.  of  tlie  said 
Su-  Thomas,  sold  and  conveyed  the  BUickfriars  estate  to 
Joha  Byrche,  gentleman,  John  Au.sten  and  Rycharde 
Chapman.     Also,  duplicates  of  the  same  document. 

22  December,  2  Elizabetli.  Indenture  whereby  John 
Birche,  John  Austen  and  Richard  Chapman,  bargain  and 
convey  to  the  dame  Elizabeth  Cawarden  and  William 
More,  esquire,  to  have  and  hold  to  them  for  ever,  the 
.Blackfriars  estate,  formerly  belonging  to  the  late  Sir 
Thomas  Cawerden,  knight. 

1658,  or  1559.  Letter  from  Henri  Weston  to  William 
More,  esq.,  sheriff  of  co.  Sm-rey.  j^sking  Mr.  More  to 
support  the  writer  at  the  imminent  election  of  knights 
for  the  shire.  Also,  a  similar  letter,  with  the  same 
object,  from  the  same  writer  to  Mr.  Beadon. 

156;>-1560.  Rough  draft  of  the  account  of  moneys 
disbursed  by  William  More,  esq.,  as  executor  of  the  late 
Sir  Thomas  Cawerden.     Covering  22  foolscap  pages. 

11  Pebruary,  1560.  Letter  from  liychard  Bydon,  esq., 
to  ^^'illiam  Moore,  esq.  The  first  part  of  this  long 
letter  is  written  in  behalf  of  the  ■^^Titer  s  son  Parker  who 
has  incurred  the  d!s|ileasure  of  Mr.  Moore  who  is  his 
master.  The  second  part  of  the  letter  sets  forth  the 
purport  and  particulars  of  the  trust-deed  by  which  the 
writer  has  made  his  lord  viscount  Moimtague,  Mr.  John 
Skynner  of  Reigato,  Mr.  William  Moore,  and  Mr. 
Harrye  Hooke  trustees  of  his  manor-house  and  lands  in 
Shakelford,  &c.  &o.  for  the  uses  stated  in  the  epistle. 
Only  the  postscript  of  this  letter  is  in  Richard  Bydon's 
own  hand-writing. 

20  Pebruary,  1560.  Letters  dispensatory  from  the  arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury  to  William  Moore  of  Loseley,  co. 
Surrey,  esquire.  Giving  Mr.  Moore  and  his  wife  Mar- 
garet licence  to  eat  flesh  on  fish  days. 

28  February,  1560.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  the  Magistrates  of  Surrey.  Requiring 
them  to  enforce  the  queen's  proclamation  forbidding 
persons  "  to  ryde  with  daygers  and  handgounes"  on 
their  journeys. 

10  June,  1660.  Thenventory  of  ccrteyne  Staff  Re- 
maynynge  in  the  Black  Fryers  in  London. 

2-1  June,  15titi.  Acknowledgment  of  a  debt  by  Mar- 
gaiet  lady  Howai'd,  due  from  her  to  Mr.  (afterwards  Sir) 
William  More. 

16  July  1660.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Southampton  to 
William  More.esq.  Avowing  that  since  the  Privy  Council 
have  determined  to  place  him  at  Loseley,  the  writer  is 
well  pleased  to  be  put  '■  with  so  honest  a  gentleman  "  as 
Mr.  More,  to  whom  the  earl  says  graciously  "  1  assure 
■'  you  youre  geste  Cometh  with  a  very  good  will."  A 
document  quoted  in  Mr.  Bray's  '  Confinement  of  the 
'  earl  of  Southampton.'     {Vide  Archteologia,  vol.  six.) 

8  August,  1560.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
William  Moore,  esq.  Enjoining  Mr.  Moore,  as  executor 
of  the  late  Lady  Caurden,  to  refrain  from  troubling  any 
fiu'thcr  at  the  common  law,  Sir  Thomas  Saunders,  knt., 
and  William  Saunders,  esq.,  in  respect  to  their  action  in 
ceizing.  in  the  time  and  name  of  the  late  queen  Mary, 
sertain  armour  and  munitions  belonging  to  Sir  Thomas 
Caurden,  deceased.  Also  requiring  Mr.  Moore  to  appear 
at  Windsor  before  the  council  respecting  the  same 
matter. 

19  August,  1560.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Pembroke  to 
William  More,  esquire,  of  Loseley.  Re])lying  to  Mr. 
More's  expressions  of  reluctance  to  oblige  the  writer  with 
water  for  his  "  bowse  at  Baynard  castelle  "  with  a  re- 
ference to  his  former  services  to  the  late  Sir  Thomas 
Cawarden  who  had  promised  at  divers  times  to  accom- 
modate him  (the  earl)  with  water.  "The  trothe  is,  I 
•■  was  the  chel'e  means  to  hel])e  Mr.  Cawarden  to  his 
"  bowse  in  the  blacke  fryers  in  King  Edwards  tyme, 
"  who  not  only  promysed  me  then,  but  also  at  divers 
"  other  tymes  sythen  before  good  record  that  I  should 
"  have  whenever  I  would  a  quyll  of  his  watter. 

19  September,  1560.  Warrant  of  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
William  More,  esq.,  justice  of  the  peace  for  co.  Surrey . 

4  H  4 


W.  M, 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


■W.  M.       to  seize  the  persons  of  David  Orch  and  other  ringleaders 
MoLYSBux,    of  the  divers  sectaries  who  purpose  to  meet  together, 
^fi:         and  have  tlieir  coiivcuticles  at ' '  Kateryn  hills  faire  now 
"  at  hand." 

20  September,  1560.  Letter  from  J.  Dymocke  to  Mr. 
More.  Begging  that  Mr.  More  will  let  a  house  in  the 
BUu-kfriars  to  the  "  embassador  of  Sweadcn,"  who  is 
described  as  a  "  good  gentleman,''  and  as  being  ready  to 
pay  a  yearly  rent  of  fifty  pounds  for  the  house. 

30  Septemlier,  1560.  and  26  June,  1562.  Copies  of  letters 
from  Sir  William  More  to  the  earl  of  Pembroke,  re- 
specting the  earl's  desire  for  n-ater  at  Baynards  castle 
from  the  Blackfriars  conduit. 

11  December,  1560.  Letter  from  Edmund  Sannder  to 
Thomas  Browne  and  William  iMoore,  esqs.  Entreating 
Messrs.  Browne  and  Moore  to  pardon  the  bearer  of  the 
letter  for  his  "  devysed  lye."     Dated  from  Charlewood. 

1560-1661.  Account  Book  of  moneys  received  from 
and  spent  on  the  Blackfriars  estate. 

3  April,  1561.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Begging  Mr.  More,  "  as 
■'  my  very  frende  and  also  one  principall  officer  as  ver- 
"  derer  of  the  forest."  to  join  with  the  writer's  servant 
Bydon  and  Edwarde  Tyler,  to  view  the  state  of  Windsor 
forest,  and  the  number  of  the  deer  there,  in  the  writer's 
keeping. 

18  May,  1561.  Thelnventorye  of  the  gooddes,  cattelles, 
plate,  juelles  and  redy  money  of  the  Ladye  Elizabeth 
Cawarden,  widow,  deceased.  E.xhibited  by  her  executor 
Master  William  Moore.  The  sum  of  the  appraisement 
being  clxxiii?;'.  vis.  iiid. 

27  May.  1561.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
William  More.  esq.  For  an  inquiry  into  the  complaint 
of  Robert  Chete  of  Godalming,  co.  Suri-ey,  clothier, 
respecting  the  vexatious  and  grievous  action  of  Richard 
Bydon,  esq.,  and  his  son  Gregory  Parker.     Imperfect. 

28  May.  1661.  The  Deposiciouns  of  Thomas  Chaun- 
deler  of  Wouersse.  clothier,  and  Roberto  Sterte  of 
Dunfold,  clarke,  made  vnto  me,  William  More,  esquire, 
y""  28  May  1661.  tochynge  theyre  knowledge  of  certain 
sectaryes  and  of  thayer  doctrines,  prootices,  and  Divylish 
Deuyces. 

31  July,  1561.  Letter  from  Lawrence  Assheburneham 
to  Mr.  Wylyam  More.  In  compliance  with  the  Privy 
Council's  letter  and  inquiries  for  the  better  instruction 
of  the  vice-admiral  in  Sussex.  ''  Withyno  my  surquytt 
"  ther  is  nether  havyn  nor  cryke  thatthath  any  vessell 
"  that  shalbe  uedefull  to  be  surtyfyd  but  thatt  thaye 
"  are  alle  withyne  the  lybertye  of  tlie  porttys  -wyche  you 
"  haue  nothynge  to  do  withe,  butt  the  lorde  wardyne 
"  onlye.buttther  is  sumemaryners  thatt  dwellewithowtt 
"  the  lyberttyes  wyche  wylle  send  you  thayre  namys." 
Dated  from  Gestlyng. 

2  September,  1661.  Letter  from  William  More,  esquire, 
to  Lord  Cobham.  Concerning  the  water-conduit  on  the 
Blackfriars  estate,  and  the  earl  of  Pembroke's  request 
for  water-service  from  it. 

12  Se)itember.l561.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  sheriff  and  magistrates  of  the  county  of  Surrey. 
Respecting  measures  "  as  well  for  the  moderation  of 
"  excessive  wages  as  for  the  putting  in  execution  of 
"  certain  speciall  statutes  sent  in  a  sommar}-  "  to  the 
said  magistrates. 

8  October.  1561.  The  Aocompto  of  William  Moore, 
esquire,  executor  of  the  testament  and  last  will  of 
Dame  Elizabeth  (!awarden,  widow,  deceased.     The  ac- 

x.x 
count  opens  with  a  charge  of  iiiixixZi.  vs.  vid. "  for  blacke 
"  clothe  for  mourners  withe  the  charges  of  t'ne  buriall 
"  and  interraente  <if  the  bodie  of  tho  saide  Dame 
"  Elizabeth  Cawarden,  and  for  the  charges  of  the 
"  burialle  dinner.'' 

8  October,  1661.  The  Accompte  of  William  Moore, 
esquier,  executor-survivor,  of  the  testament;  and  last 
will  of  .Sir  Thomas  Cawarden.  knight,  deceased,  from 
19  December  1559,  on  which  day  the  said  accountant 
took  upon  him  the  execution  of  the  said  testament,  to 
8  October  1561 . 

17  Januiiry,  4  Elizabeth.  Charter  of  exemplification  at 
the  request  of  William  More,  esquire,  of  a  certain  writ 
of  diem  ctcunit  fxtremum  directed  to  the  escheator  of 
Surrey  on  the  death  of  John  Jenyns,  knight,  and  of  the 
return  made  by  the  jury,  on  the  inquisition  had  in 
accordance  with  the  said  writ  before  William  Sakevile, 
esquire,  escheator  of  the  said  county,  at  Sowthcwarke 
onTMov.,  37  Hen.  VIII.,  to  the  ellect  that  the  said 
John  Jenyns  held  no  lands  in  chief  on  the  day  of  his 
deaUi,  but  that  ho  was  seised  of  and  in  tho  manor  of 
Brayvisse  with  its  appurtenances  in  tho  said  county, 
and  two  hundred  acres  of  arable  land,  and  sixty  acres 
of  meadow,  and  a  hundred  acres  of  pasture,  and  ten 


acres  of  wood,  and  forty  solidates  of  rent  with  appurte-  w.  M. 
nances  in  the  parish  of  St.  Nicholas  of  Guldeforde,  and  Moltkei 
in  Ertington  and  Shalforde,  co.  Surrey,  pertaining  to  tho  °^" 

said  manor ;  and  also  was  seized  of  and  in  the  manor 
of  Polsted,  CO.  Surrey,  with  lands.  &c.  in  Worplesdon, 
CO.  Surrey. 

5  February,  1662.  The  petition,  under  their  seals  and 
signatures,  of  nine  inhabitants  of  Kingston-vpon- 
Thamys,  co.  Surrey,  to  the  Rt.  Worshipful  Mr.  Charles 
Howard  and  Mr.  William  More,  esqs.  Setting  forth 
the  eH'ect  of  certain  iron-mills  in  raising  the  prices  of 
tallwood,  billets,  and  charcoal ;  and  praying  that  the 
present  Parliament  may  be  moved  to  enact  that  tho 
'■  seidmylles  may  be  putt  doune  and  no  more  to  be  ocou- 
"  piede.  to  thentent  that  woodes  may  be  maynteynyde 
"  and  encrease  herafter  to  the  greate  comforte  and  re- 
"  Ij^'y^g  oi  the  inhabitants  of  the  seid  shire  of  Surrey." 
The  preamble  of  the  petition  says,  "  Wheare  as  the  tymes 
'■  passidas  within  these  foure  or  fyve  yeares  last  passid 
"  youre  seid  svppliauutes  were  wount  customably  to 
"  bye  in  the  towue  atl'oreseid  of  tallwood  and  billottos 
'■  brought  from  Dorkyng  and  there  aboute  in  the  seid 
"  countie  a  lood  of  tallwood  for  iis.  x'nid.  (?)  or  iiis. 
"  and  likewise  a  lode  of  billottes  at  the  vttermost  and  a 
"  lode  of  charecoles  for  xs.  brought  also  from  the  seid 
"  placies  to  the  seid  towne  of  Kyngston.  And  now  by 
"  occasion  of  the  yron  mylles,  the  which  ar  sett  vpp 
"  among  youre  seid  oratores  in  the  said  countie  a  lode 
"  of  tallwoode  and  a  lode  of  billottes  be  amouutid  and 
"  be  worth  iiiis.  and  iiiis.  iiiifZ.  apiece,  andalodeof  char- 
"  coles  worth  xxs.  and  scautt  to  be  gotten  for  that 
"  money  for  that  the  seid  milles  consiimeth  so  moch 
"  wood  and  coles,  so  that  if  spedie  remediebe  nott  hadd 
"  nowe  at  this  tyme  youre  seid  suppliauntes  shall  haue 
"  nether  wood  nor  coles." 

!'  February,  1562.  Letter  from  John  Agmondeeham 
to  William  More,  esq.  at  the  Blackfryers  in  London. 
About  a  "great  talke  tochyng  the  Iron  Mille  "  which 
the  writer  has  recently  had  with  Mr.  William  Saundres 
and  !Mr.  Ardeley  and  other  "  good  fellowes  ;"  and  about 
the  bill  which  it  is  proposed  to  introduce  into  the  "  par- 
"  lianient-howse  "  on  the  subject  of  iron-mills. 

2  March,  1662.  Letter  from  John  Bishop  of  Winchester 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Toiiching  certain  timber  felled 
by  lord  Mountaigire's  servants  in  one  of  the  bishop's 
woods,  called  the  Watterscombe. 

19  March,  1562.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  Asking  Mr.  More  for  a 
certificate  respecting  the  cost  of  certain  repairs  in  Gilde- 
forde  Parke,  which  the  writer  and  his  lordship  of  Sussex 
are  commissioned  to  execute.  The  writer  adds,  "  I  have 
"  long  desyred  youre  boke  of  youre  neyghbors  opinions, 
"  foi-  to  presentt  to  my  lord  busshopp,  who  moste 
•'  desireth  the  same." 

5  April,  1662.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  AVilliam  Moore,  esq.  Accompanying  other 
letters  from  the  earl  of  Sussex  and  Robert  Dudley,  to- 
gether with  a  keeper's  confession,  and  other  documents 
needful  for  the  full  information  of  his  lordship  of 
.Sussex. 

6  April,  1662.  Letter  from  Wylliam  More,  esq.,  to 
Anthony  viscount  Mountague.  Explaining  that  Anthony 
Stowghton  of  Stoke  has  (in  accordance  with  bis  jiromise 
to  his  lordship)  appeared  before  the  writer,  but  could  not 
oti'er  sureties  for  "  his  good  behauior  to  the  game  of  the 
"  forest,"  as  neither  his  eldest  brother  nor  any  other 
of  his  friends  would  be  surety  for  him.  The  oli'ender, 
it  is  represented,  is  profoundly  sorry  for  his  miscon- 
duct, submits  himself  altogether  to  lord  Mountague,  and 
will  do  whatever  is  required  of  him,  to  the  utmost  of  his 
power. 

10  April.  1662.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  Directing  that  Anthony 
Stoughton  be  dealt  with  rigorously,  and  that  George 
Stoughton  be  also  apprehended.  ''  My  lord  of  Sussex," 
says  the  writer,  "  maketh  this  matter  lighter  than  his 
"  honor  were  to  doo.  My  lord  Robert  very  ernest 
"  herin." 

13  April.  1562.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  Speaking  indignantly  of 
some  alfront  put  upon  him  by  the  marquis  of  Winchester, 
the  writer  threatens  to  complain  to  her  majesty,  throw 
up  his  office  and  commission,  and  charge  his  enemies 
before  all  the  council.  The  writer  continues,  in  refer- 
ence Lo  a  defiant  letter  which  he  has  sent  the  marquis, 
"  I  praye  yow  hertelye  good  Mr.  Moore  tell  my  1.  W'''. 
"  I  forgate  to  wryte  thatt  I  write  to  yow  that  no  man 
"  of  any  degre  in  Surrey  or  iiii.  shyrcs  next  itt  wold 
''  havi^  so  vsed  nie  butt  that  currishe  rase  which  from 
"  the  father  to  ali  the  sonnes  have  one  after  an  otlier  so 
"  sowght  to  contenine  and  deface  me." 


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13  April,  1562.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  Touching  the  impudent 
carriage  of  one  Hennege.  who  is  charged  with  some 
offence,  the  nature  of  which  does  not  appear  :  and  order- 
ing Stonghtou  to  be  "  bounden  or  committed." 

2  May,  4  Elizabeth.  Certificate  of  Wylliam  More, 
esquiore,  to  Thomas  erle  of  Susse.x,  vycount  Fytzwaters, 
lord  Epremont  and  Sir  Burnelle,  knyghte  of  the  garter 
and  justice  in  oyere  of  alle  the  quenesmaiesties.  forestes, 
&c.  this  side  the  Trent ;  in  respect  to  the  dilapidated 
condition  of  the  parke  pale  and  rayles  of  "Wookinge 
parke  co.  Surrey.     With  .in  estimate  for  their  rc|]air. 

12  May,  1562.  Letter  from  Richarde  Pexsall  to  VS^il- 
liam  More,  esq.  Setting  forth  the  outrageous  misbeha- 
viour of  one  Bedon  and  his  son  Fynes  Bedon  towards 
the  writer  and  his  tenants. 

7  June,  1.562.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  Touching  the  case  of  Mr- 
Hennege  to  whom,  now  that  he  is  bearing  himself  more 
reasona))!}'  and  modestly,  the  writer  would  extend  all 
possible  favour,  though  he  cannot  discharge  him  without 
Lord  Robert's  consent.  "  1  trust  within  very  few  dayes 
"  clerly  to  discharge  him,  for  I  have  sentt  to  my  1. 
■■  Robert  therin  without  whome  yow  knowe  I  could  nott 
"  doo  itt,    as  my  lord,  I  thanke  him,  without  me  dotho 

"  nott   any  thinge I  trust  in  good  (att  the 

"  least  I  wishe  hcrtely)  that  this  smalle  treble,  whiche 
■'  beinge  butt  hf  lawe  inforsed  wolde  have  ben  moche 
"  more  bitter,  shalbetoMr.  Hennege  profitable  sondry 
"  wayes,  and  hurtfuU  no  wayes." 

28  June,  1562.  Letter  from  Rycbard  Bydon,  esq.,  to 
William  More,  esq.  Expressing  regret  that  the  writer 
cannot  be  at  Dorkingo,  on  the  mori'ow,  as  he  is  bound 
in  honour  to  keep  an  appointment  with  Edward  Sawer, 
for  the  completion  of  a  purchase  of  land  in  Shackleford. 
1  Octol)er,  1562.  The  Will  (proved  25  April,  15(io)  of 
John  Hull  of  Hameldon,  co.  Surrey,  gentleman.  Some 
of  the  bequests  are  interesting.  "  I  giue,"  saj's  the 
testator,  "  to  my  eldest  Sonne  my  donne  amblingc  mare, 
''  my  best  salt  parcell-gilte  with  a  couer,  b}'  best 
"  standiuge  cuppe  ]]arcelle-gilte  with  a  cover,  a  dozen 
"  sylver  spoiies,  a  siluer  goblett,  and  my  gold  ringe 
"  with  my  armes." 

7  October,  4  Elizalieth.  The  return  of  an  inquisition 
taken  at  Lethered,  14  Sept.  last  past,  by  the  oathe  of 
sworn  men  (Uitmed  in  the  return)  before  Nicholas  Leyghe 
and  William  More,  esquires,  "  by  virtue  of  the  ((ueues 
"  maiestes  comyssiou  vnder  her  great  seale  vnto  "  lord 
Howard  of  Eti'yngham,  her  graces  lord  ohamberiayn, 
and  John  lord  Lumbley,  &o.,  &c.  "  touchyng  apparelle 
"  cf  mens  wyffes. ''  The  return  is  that  though  they  have 
made  diligent  search  the  inquisitors  '"  can  fynde  no 
"  defait  .  .  .  and  that  no  man's  wyff  within  the 
"  lymytes  of  theyre  charge  hathe  weare  syns  the  xv. 
'•  day  of  August  last  eny  gown  of  syloke  or  french 
"  whode  or  bonnet  of  velvet  with  any  abylyment  with 
"  the  lynyng  or  other  parte  of  hyr  gowue  other  then 
"  in  the  cutl'es  or  purfiles  of  suche  gowne,  or  hathe 
"  "worne  any  velvet,  or  edge  of  goldeperlles  or  stone  or 
"  eny  cheync  of  golde  about  theyr  neokes  or  in  theyr 
"  partlettes  or  in  eny  other  apparrell  of  theyr  bodyes, 
"  or  hathe  worne  eny  velvet  in  hyr  kyrtelles  or  eny 
"  petycote  of  syloke,  but  suche  whose  husbandes  may 
"  dispend  one  hundred  markes  by  the  yere  and  hathe 
"  an  able  geldynge  meta  for  a  lyght  horseman  withe 
"  suflfyciente  harnes  and  wepon  for  the  same." 

4  November,  1562.  Letter  from  John  Moryses  to 
Mr.  More,  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  co.  Surrey.  Touching 
the  frauds  and  impostures  of  John  Vawhon,  who  has 
obtained  large  .sums  of  money  from  divers  parishes  of 
the  said  county  for  his  alleged  service  in  providing 
soldiers  with  corslets  and  pyke,?.  though  he  has  never 
furnished  a  soldier  with  anj-thing  or  had  authority  to 
do  so  ;  and  who  has  moreover  taken  money  from  soldiers, 
to  the  amount  of  Hi.  and  Sll.  each  on  an  undertaking  to 
exempt  them  from  service  and  provide  substitutes  in 
their  places,  though  he  had  no  authority  to  do  so.  The 
writer  marvels  at  the  knave's  success. 

8  November,  1562.  Letter  from  Sir  WalterMildmaye 
to  William  More,  esquire.  Touching  a  debt  claimed  by 
the  letter's  bearer  from  the  laic  Sir  Thomas  Cawarden's 
estate. 

SNovember,  1562.  Letter(datedatHamptonCourt,and 
signed  R.  Duddeley)  to  Mr.  Moore,  exeontour  to  Lady 
Garden.  Asking  for  a  field-bed  and  furniture  promised 
by  the  late  lady  'harden  to  "  Chapman's  wyf." 

4  Elizabeth.  Reutall  of  the  landes  and  hereditamentes 
of  John  Hall  of  Hambledon,  gentleman,  made  at 
Michaelmas,  4  Elizabeth. 

19  November,  1562.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundel 
to  William  More,  esq.     Begging  Mr.  More  to  send  the 

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writer  »  certain  letter  in  which  one  Morryce,  "  having 
"  charge  of  ccrteine  Surreymen  at  Newhaven."  has  set 
forth  "  the  t'alte  and  misdemenorof  one  John  Vaughan, 
"  of  whose  evil  vsago  of  the  said  contrye  ''  the  earl  has 
"  already  hearde  greate  complainte." 

20  November,  1562.  Letter  from  Thomas  Stoughton 
to  William  More,  esq.  About  Vanghan's  frauds,  and  the 
eai'l  of  Arundel's  request  (penned  at  Mr.  Copeley's 
suggestion)  to  see  Moryce's  letter  respecting  the  said 
impostures. 

25  November,  1562.  Letter  from  Thomas  Coppley 
of  Rochester  House,  St  Mary  Onereye  to  William 
More,  esq.  Touchinc  the  frauds  of  Vaughan,  as  set 
forth  in  the  letter  of  John  Morryce,  himself  guilty  of 
irregularities  in  respect  to  moneys  entrusted  to  him  : 
and  expostulating  at  great  length  with  Mr.  More  on  his 
refusal  to  show  Morryce's  letters  about  Vaughan's 
flagrant  frauds  and  rogueries  to  the  writer's  "  especiall 
"  good  lord  the  lord  steward." 

—  1562.  List  of  New  Tear's  Presents  from  the 
tenants  on  the  Loseley  estate. — Also,  a  large  number 
of  similar  lists  for  other  years ;  most  of  them  being 
without  dates. 

8  January,  1563.  Letter  from  lord  Assheburneham  to 
Mr.  William  More.  About  a  commission,  respecting 
which  further  inquiries  will  be  made. 

1  February,  1563.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell  to 
the  magistrates  of  Surrey.  Touching  payments  snid  to  be 
due  in  the  said  shire  to  diverse  persons  for  things  taken 
by  the  queen's  purveyors  for  the  royal  house-hold. 

26  February,  1563.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  Henry  Weston,  knt.,  and  others,  magistrates. 
Touching  a  commission  of  goal-delivery  and  "  the 
"  arraigment  of  the  three  persons  who  lately  commyttid 
"  the  roberye  and  murder  vpon  the  man  of  Walton- 
"  vppon-Themys.  '     Dated  at  Wyndesor, 

13  March,  1563.  Letter  from  John  Caryll  to  William 
More,  esq.  Touching  a  cause  to  bo  tried  at  the  Surrey 
assizes. 

10  May,  1563.  Letter  from  Edward  lord  Clynton  to 
William  More,  esq.,  vice-admiral  of  co.  Sussex.  For  an 
immediate  return  of  the  ships,  within  the  said  vice- 
admiral's  circuit,  fit  for  her  majesty's  service  on  the 
seas,  and  of  the  gentlemen  and  other  persons  most  fit  to 
take  charge  of  t'ae  same. 

29  June.  1563.  Letter  from  Rychard  Bydon  to 
Wylliam  .More,  esq.  In  which  confession  is  made  that 
the  writer  has  irregtilarly  and  unlawfully  issued  licences 
to  buy  corn  to  several  corn-broggers.  inserting  without 
authority  into  these  spurious  licences  the  names  of  divers 
magistrates,  viz.  5!r.  More,  and  Mr.  Agmondesham.  The 
licenses  so  forged  and  issued  have  been  recalled  from  the 
broggers  at  Farnuham.Oner.'ihe,  and  Warplesdon  :  but  the 
writer  fears  he  may  suffer  heavily  for  his  misconduct, 
unless  Mr.  More  protect  him  from  exposure. 

12  September,  1563.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of 
Guldeford  to  the  Mayor  of  the  same  town,  that  in 
consideration  of  the  prevailing  pestilence  an  order  be 
issued  to  restrain  people  from  having  recourse  to  the 
hill  of  St.  Catherine  for  the  annual  fair. 

24  September.  1563.  Copy  of  the  agreement  (printed 
in  Ridpath's  "  Border  History  ")  between  Lord  Skrope, 
warden  and  keeper  of  the  Weste  Marches  of  England  for 
anenst  Skotlande,  Sir  John  Forster,  knt.,  warden  of  the 
Middle  Marches  of  Knglando  for  anenst  Skotlande,  Sir 
Thomas  Gargrave  knight,  vice-president  of  the  queues 
council  in  the  North  Parts,  and  John  Rockbe  D.C.L. 
privy  councillor  and  commissioner  of  the  queen  of 
England  on  the  cmc  part,  with  Sir  John  Maxwell,  knt., 
warden  of  the  West  Marches  of  Scotland,  and  Sir  John 
Bellindir,  knt.,  and  justice  clarke,  of  the  realm,  of  Scot- 
land, commissioners,  &c.  of  Marye  (juene  of  Scotland,  on 
the  other  part ; — for  the  goverimient  of  the  border. 

6  November,  1563.  Note  from  Sir  AVilliani  (!ecyll, 
knt.,  to  William  More,  esq.  Accompanying  her  majesty'.s 
letters  "  for  the  staye  of  the  next  fayre  at  Guildeforde." 

29  Novemlier,  1563.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  liOrds  of  the 
Council  to  William  Moore,  es((.  Directing  search  to  be 
made  for  vagabonds  and  other  loiterers  about  the  verge 
of  her  majesty's  house,  and  the  suburbs  of  London,  who 
have  occasioned  recent  disorders.  Given  at  Windsor. 
Also  a  note,  written  by  William  Moore,  esq.,  to  Sir 
Harry  Weston  on  the  subject  of  the  letter. 

15  December,  1563.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Mr.  More,  vice-admiral  of  co.  Sussex.  For  a  return 
of  all  complaints  made  to  the  said  vice-admiral  since 
1  July  last  by  subjects  of  the  king  of  Spain  respecting 
injuries  done  theui  by  any  of  her  majesty's  subjects, 
whilst  passing  along  the  coasts  of  England. 

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HISTOKirAL    MANOSCUirXS    COMMISSIOXI 


W.  M.  1663.  Three  letters  addrcssrd  to  William  More   esq. 

.MorvsKCX.   respecting  oandulatiiros  for  the  election  of  kmghts  ot 
_■         the -hire'l'or  CO.  Surrey.      Imperfect. 

•i^Tannarr  VSi.  i)cpo-ition  of  Wylliam  More.  esq., 
inainatterfouching  Sir  Henry  Westou's  discharge  ot 
thedutie^^of  a  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

•>2  March  16("'4  or  1574.  Letter  from  Rjxharde  \V  en- 
deslev  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Written  at  the  order  ot 
the  aVchbishop  of  (■anterbury,  and  praymg  Uv  Moore 
to  ntl  hi.  influence  with  Mr.  Lyfeld  so  that  hi,.  Grace 
may  present  for  this  one  turn  to  the  yacant  parsonage 
of  LTtham  by  Letherede,  co.  Surrey,  of  which  hying 
Mr  Lyfeld  is  patron  by  right  of  his -n-ife  Mr.  Moore 
is  thus  entreated  to  influence  Mr.  Lyteld  because  the 
primate  "  is  not  so  great  acquaintance  with  tlie  gentle- 
■'  man  nor  his  bedfellowc,  to  make  his  owne  letter  hi3 

"  sollicitor.''  ^  »     i.  i,   

'^8  March,  15^.  Letter  from  Lawrence  Assheburne- 
ham  to  Mr.  Wylyam  :\fore.  Touching  a  shi].  lately 
wrecked  against  the  land  of  Mr.  Car.  who  has  protested 
to  the  Lord  Admiral  that  hi,,  farmers  and  tenants  should 
be  not  further  troubled  respecting  the  same. 

24  June  1564.  Letter  from  Anthony  yiscount  Mount- 
acme  to  Vvilliam  More.  esq.  Asking  for  mtorraation 
respecting  a  man  charged  with  sheep-stealmg  at  Gruild- 
ford  who  "is  the  vnfortunatest  man  livmge  or  the 
•'  worste  "  With  respect  to  matters  touching  himselt 
more  closely,  the  writer  says,  -Hering  day  lye  worsse  and 
■'  worsse  reporttes  ofl-  the  matters  1  last  talked  with  yow 
•■  off  whiche  must  be  as  well  dishonor  to  me  as  dyscreditt 
"  and  shame  to  the  partyes,  I  am  determyned  (God  wil- 
•'  lin^e)  to  rydd  my  selft'  eyther  of  the  occasions,  or  the 
"  par-tyes,  and  then  leaye  cverye  man  att  lardge  to 
"  ansuere  to  his  owne  dimiages.'' 

•21)  July  1.^64.  Letter  from  Edmund  bishop  of  London 
to  William  More,  esq.  About  Symon  Pembroke  "whose 
"  practises  seem  to  tend  to  conjuratmn  by  casting  of 
•'  figures,  telling  of  thinges  lost  hidde  or  stolen  and  such 

4  Au<nibt,  1564.  Letter  from  Anthony,  yiscount 
MouutaSue  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Setting  forth  the 
extrayag;int  misdemeanors  which  determined  the  writer 
to  discharge  from  his  .-eryice  a  gentleman  named 
George  Elyotte,  one  of  Mr.  Moore's  kinsmen,  and  the 
son  of  a  lady  whose  good  opinion  his  lorf'ship  yalues. 
The  long  statement  is  made  so  that  the  gentle  serving 
man's  kmdred  may  not  imagine  him  to  haye  been  used 
harshly  by  his  late"  master.     From  Coudrey. 

15  August.  1564.  Letter  from  Lawrence  Assheburne- 
ham  to  Mr.  Wylyam  More.  Protnising  that  the  writer 
will  do  his  best  to  ascertain  "what  ynglyschejirossyners 
"  of  thes  parttys  or  takyne  into  France  ''  may  be  withm 
the  writer's  circuit. 

—  August.  1564  Letter  from  Wylliam  More,  esq.,  yice- 
admi-al  of  co.  Sussex,  to  Mr.  Lawrence  Ashburnham, 
esquier,  nearHastynges.  RecpieBting  immediate  answers 
to  diyers  questions  contained  in  an  enclosed  letter  from 
Lords  of  the  Council,  a  copy  of  whicli  is  enclosed. 

8  October,  1564.  Letter  from  the  marquis  of  Winchester 
to  William  More.  esq.  Begging  Mr.  Move  to  come  to 
the  writer  immediately  in  London. 

17  December.  1564.  Letter  from  lord  Clynton  to 
William  More.  esq.  About  a  ship,  laden  with  sugar 
and  other  stutt'  taken  "  out  of  a  Portiugale,"  and  now 
resting  in  Chichester  Hayen. 

6  Elizabeth.  Bill  of  the  disbursement  and  chargesof 
Hughe  Braderton,  "  keajier  of  the  quenes  maiesties 
"  garden  at  Hampton  Court,^'  in  respect  of  the  said 
garden,  for  an  entire  year. 

1564.  Kale  made  for  the  relecfe  of  the  po(n-e  of  the 
parish  of  Cherteseye,  co.  Surrey. 

9  January.  1665.  Letter  from  William  Saunder  to 
William  More,  esq.  Giving  intelligence  vespi-cting 
several  matters  of  business,  and  referring  to  the  great 
dearth  of  com  tlirough  the  county  of  Surrey.  Dated 
from  London. 

16  January,  1565.  Letter  from  Bychard  Bydon  to 
William  Moore,  esq.  Answering  with  flat  counter- 
assertions  several  charges  ])rcleiTed  again.st  the  writer 
to  Mr.  More.  The  writer  never  owed  Carpenter's  wife 
so  much  as  a  single  groat ;  he  never  knew  a  man  named 
I\Iabanke,  who  was  executed  for  felony;  he  never 
meddled  or  dealt,  to  her  majesty's  hurt,  in  tlie  forfeited 
goods  of  one  Hamaade,  executed  for  felony  ;  as  for  thi> 
matter  of  the  Marches  land,  he  had  answer  which  he 
would  at  .any  time  gladly  make  to  his  lord  and  master. 

5  February,  7  Klizabet'li.  Ij'  a.e  for  life,  at  an  annual 
rent  of  liii'/..  granted  by  William  More  of  Loseley, 
esquire,  to  Henry  KnoUos,  esquire,  of  a  certain  tene- 
ment in  the  precinct  of  the  Blackfriars.  called  Lygon? 


Lodgings    and  long  since   in   the  occupation  of  Boger        \v.  JI 
Lygon  esquire.  ^^°^isl^^ 

16  April,  1565.  Letter  from  Thomas  Paryis  to  Mr.  - — ' 
William  Mooie,  knight  of  the  shire,  at  his  manor  of 
Loseleye.  About  the  unfinished  school  at  Guildford, 
which  the  writer  desires  to  see  completed.  "  I  inarvell 
'•  and  am  verie  sorie  that  there  come  no  raoe  good 
'■  schollers  thence  to  Oxford.  If  there  be  no  school- 
'■  master,  there  be  manie  well  learned  in  latten,  greko 
"  and  hebrue,  with  whcne  wolde  to  God  I  might  travel! 
'■  for  Guilforde.  But  were  the  schole  once  finisshed 
"  with  honest  stypeude  and  reasonable  condycions 
"  appointed  for  master  and  vssher,  youe  sholdo  haue 
"  shortlj'e,  I  warrant  yowe,  suche  sueters,  as  for  all 
"  learninge  never  came  there  yeat."  From  Christ's 
Churche,  Osforde. 

26  July,  1565.  Latin  memorandum  of  the  news,  of  the 
aforesaid  date  from  Brussells,  that  at  the  sixth  assault 
the  Turkish  fleet  had  taken  the  castle  of  St.  Elm  of 
Malta,  and  slaughtered  all  the  christians  of  the  said 
fort;  when  surprising  the  Turks,  whilst  they  were  still 
intent  on  despoiling  the  place,  Don  Gaziade  Toleto  with 
a  part  of  his  fleet  recovered  the  castle,  routed  the  Turkish 
fleet,  and  achieved  a  complete  victory  both  by  land  and 
sea  for  his  catholic  majesty  ; — the  king  of  Tripoli  being 
slain  b}'  a  bomb,  and  the  commanders  of  the  army  and 
fleet  of  the  Turks  being  also  killed. 

2!l  July,  1565.  Letter  from  Anthony  -fiscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Touching  certain  disorders 
in  Windsor  Forest,  and  also  certain  strange  demands  for 
a  restitution  of  the  same  forest  liy  the  crown  ;  and  giving 
particulars  of  the  capture  and  recapture  of  St.  Elmo. 
•'  Of  the  Turkishe  news  I  dowte  not  butt  yow  have  herd 
■'  diversely,  I  have  sentt  from  tyme  to  tyme  the  true 
"  newes  in  pryntt,  which  I  dowte  nott  butt  yow  have 
"  herde,  and  scene,  and  in  thatt  the  fyve  cruell  assaultes 
"  sustained  by  the  Christians,  and  att  the  fythen  the 
"  of  the  losse  of  the  pece  of  St.  Elmoo,  if  God  had 
"  nott  givin  the  victorye  to  the  comfort  of  his,  and  the 
"  contrary  to  his  enemyes.  The  particulartyes  wherof 
"  beinge  in  pryntt  and  longe  sythen  passed,  1  will  nott 
"  repete.  Sithense  itt  is  constantly  broughtt  from 
"  Naples  and  Mesena  that  the  Turkes  with  all  tbeyre 
■'  gentillmen  and  left-capitayms  assaulted  itt  the  sixth 
"  tyme.  and  so  violently  that  with  great  slaughter  1  hey 
''  toke  itt.  In  the  verey  instauut  the  king  of  Spayno 
"  his  armye  landid  and  without  intermission  of  tymes 
■'  assaulted  itt  agayne  and  recovered  itt,  nott  leaving  a 
"  Turk  within  itt  alive.''     From  Bruges. 

5  August,  1.5tJ5.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Mr.  Moore.  Requesting  that  enquiry  may  be  made 
respecting  the  conduct  of  one  Shorter,  whom  the 
■'  wy count  Montague  "  has  a|;pointed  his  deputy-keeper 
of  her  majesty's  game  in  the  chace  and  out-borders  of 
the  forest,  of  which  the  said  yiscount  has  charge  :  the 
said  Shorter  appearing  to  be  a  despoiler  and  destroyer 
rather  than  a  jireserver  of  the  said  game. 

22  August.  1565.  Letter  from  Sir  William  Cecyll, 
knt.,  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Directing  Mr.  Moore  to 
warn  his  neighbour  Mr.  Henadge,  a  tardy  collector 
of  the  subsidy  co.  Surrey,  that  he  "  will  take  some 
"  harme "  unless  he  makes  ready  payment  of  the 
moneys  due  from  him  in  respect  of  his  charge. 

4  September,  1565.  Letter  from  Anthonye  viscount 
Mountague  to  William  More,  esq.  Thanking  Mr,  More 
for  a  lu'tvate  service,  and  stating  the  conditions  under 
which  the  writer  can  return  to  England  for  a  brief  yisit. 
From  Bruges. 

15  September,  1565.  Letter  from  Mrs.  Ursula  Worsley 
to  her  "  father  "  and  friend  Mr.  Milles.  Making  stipu- 
lations for  the  writer's  domestic  entertainment,  now 
that  she  has  become  a  widow.  Dated  from  Appleder- 
combe.     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.'j 

Michaelmas,  7  Eliz.     Receipt   of  William   Full'-r  for 

XX 

iiiixviiiK.  iiis.  iilifL  paid  by  William  lord  Cobham 
for  nineteen  years  rent,  at  ciii.9.  iiiicZ.  per  ann.,  for  a 
certain  gieai,  hall,  kitchen,  two  larders,  gallery  and 
garden  in  the  Blackfriars. 

23  October,  1565.  Letterfrom  Sir  Francis  Walsingham 
to  Mr.  Moore. 

5  November,  7  Elizabeth.  Charter  of  licence  of 
John  Wyntershull,  esquire,  and  Mary  his  wife,  to 
alienate  the  manor  of  Catteshylle  with  lands,  rents,  &c. 
in  Cateshylle,  (ioddalmyng,  and  Shalford. 

11)  November.  1565.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  William  More,  i  sq.  Announciiigthc  con- 
fession of  a  person  nameil  Bounde  who  "hathe  vnbownde 
•'  his  buggett  and  confessed  as  well  the  hawke  of  the 
'"  la. t  yero  and  these  of  this  yere.  all  whiche   Richarde 


Al'l'ENDI.V    TO    SKVICNTIl    i;i;i'i  >1;T. 


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\V.  jr.        .<  Palmer  had.     And  Poke  that  houcst  man  this  ycre 
Escj.     '    "  dim  the  nest,  Palmer  staudinge  bye.'' 
— ■  2(3  November,  156-:>.     Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 

Mountague  to  William  .Moi'e,  esq.  Ua  private  and 
insignificant  matters.     From  Gilforde  Slanor. 

■n  November,  loiJS.  Letter  from  Ajithony  viscount 
Mountague  to  William  More,  esq.  Announcing  how 
on  his  examination  Poke  "  deuyed  all  stoutely  till  I 
■■  brought  him  face  to  face  with  Bownde.  Butt  now 
"  the  gentihuan  bathe  confessed  all  before  me  and 
■'  Mr.  Agmondesham.'' 

24  December,  1565.  Patent,  under  the  seal  of  the  bishop 
of  Winchester  and  the  seal  of  the  dean  and  chapter  of 
Winchester,  of  a  grant  by  Robert  the  said  bishop  to 
AVilliam  More,  esquire,  and  George  More,  his  son  and 
heir,  for  life,  in  sm-vivorship,  of  the  office  of  constable 
of  the  castle  of  Farneham,  co.  Surrey,  and  of  the  office 
of  chief  keeper  and  surveyor  of  the  chases  and  parks  of 
Farneham  aforesaid. 

1-J6i>.  List;  of  New  Year's  gifts  made  by  the  tenants 
on  the  Loseley  estate  and  others  to  Sir  William  Move, 
on  the  opening  of  the  year  156"i.  Similar  lists  of 
customary  presents  for  the  years  1561',  1570.  1571,  1572, 
1570,  )57i.  1676,  1670,  1677,  1678.  1586,  and  1689. 

5  March,  3  566.  Letter  from  Anthonie  Garnett  to 
William  Moore, esq. A  plumber  having  discovered  sundry 
decayed  places  in  the  timber  work  of  certain  parts  of 
lord"Mountague''s  house  at  Cowdrey,  and  there  being  no 
skillful  carpenter  at  hand  to  say  what  should  be  done 
for  the  repair  of  the  same  places,  the  writer  begs  Mr. 
Moore  to  "  permitt  Bj-rle  his  lordship's  man  to  come  to 
Coudrey  upon  Sonday  next,  there  to  veu  the  faltes  and 
to  iuforme  what  shall  be  done  to  redress  the  same." 

11  March,  8.  Elizabeth.  Cuiious  indenture  made 
between  William  Moore,  esquire,  and  Thomas  Cordrey  of 
West  Horley  co.  Surrey,  cook,  of  the  one  part,  and 
Byce  Apdav'ie  of  the  other  part.  Whereby  Ryce  Apdavie 
(who  is  said  to  have  wandered  maslerless  and  for  want  of 
friends  to  have  travelled  disorderly,  and  so  to  have  been 
•■  taken  up  "  by  the  said  William  More,  esq.>  binds  him- 
self to  serve  for  eight  years  the  said  William  More, 
esc[uire,  and  Thomas  Cordrev  as  an  apprentice  of 
the  art  of  cookery.  The  said  Tliomas  undertakes  to 
teach  "the  saide'Byc  Ajidavie  alle  his  saiil  soyence, 
'  "  mysterye  or  occupaciouu  of  a  cckeand  in  all  poyntes 

I  "  thervnto    belonging  so  far  as   the  ca]iacitic   of  the 

"  saide  Ryce  shalbe  able  to  accept  and  take  yt  within 
"  such  tvme  of  the  said  terms."  By  this  arrangement 
the  magistrate  obtained  for  his  kitchen  for  eight  years 
the  service  of  a  Welshe  cook  who  as  his  apprentice 
could  be  submitted  to  a  more  cogent  and  eH'ective 
discipline  than  a  free  servant. 

26  March,  8  Elizabeth.  Receipt  signed  by  Anthony 
viscount  Mountague  for  lOOL,  paid  to  him  by  Sir  John 
Whyt,  knight,  alderman  of  London. 

G  April  1666.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague to  Messrs.  More,  Lyfield  and  Agmondesham  and 
aflthe  othersofherma.iesty'scommissionersco.,  Surrey, 
"  vpon  the  water  of  "SVeye.''  Asking  ''reasonaljle  and 
"  yndifl'erent  favoure  "  for  one  of  the  writer's  servants 
in  respect  to  his  controversy  with  his  neighbours 
touching  "  a  certen  locke  which  he  hath  erected 
•'  betwene  Woodham  Lande  and  Brooke  Lande  vpon 
"  the  water  of  Weye  to  the  intent  that  he  may  the 
"  better  with  his  barge  convey  and  cary  woode  and 
*'  tymber  from  hvs  wharf  ther  to  the  cetie  of  London," 
and  also  touching  the  "  towyngc  and  shovinge  vp  of  his 
"  said  barge  ^vlth  mennis  strengthe,  vnto  his  said 
"  wharf."     From  Canterbury. 

21  April,  1566.  Letter  from  John  Bowyer  to  the 
Richt  Worshipful  — .  Recommending  that  Richard 
Ingeham,  high  constable  of  the  hundred  of  Brixton,  co. 
Surrey,  be  discharged  of  his  said  office,  as  he  entered 
the  said  place  on  the  under.standiug  that  after  two  or 
three  years'  service  he  should  be  relieved  of  it,  by  the 
election  of  another  person.  It  appeals  that  it  had  been 
heretofore  the  custom  to  comjiel  high  constables  of  the 
said  hundred  to  retain  office  for  life,  a  custom  so  odious 
as  to  cause  some  person  to  "  avoyde  the  countery." 

21.)  May,  8  Elizabeth.  Inventory  of  the  goods  in  the 
house  of  the  late  Richard  Worsley,  esfpiire,  at  the  time 
of  his  death  :  "made  to  be  exhibited  in  the  prerogative 
"  court  of  the  arches,  with  the  prices  of  them  conteyned 
"  in  the  said  inveniorye." 

22  June,  1666.  Letter  fromMadalen  lady  Mountague 
to  William  Moore,  esq.  Begging  Mr.  Moore  to  "take 
"  knowledge  of  Siriythe  of  Godalminge  for  thenrolment 
"  of  an  indenture  for  my  lorde  in  the  Chauncerie.  accord- 
"  inge  to  the  aucthoryte  graunted  to  you  by  a  wryt  of 
"  •  Dedimns  potestatem,'  which  I  send  you  herewith." 


23  June,l-"i66.  Letter  from  RogcrByngbornc.onc  of  the         ^*]-  J'- 
viscount  Mountague's  seivants,  to  "\Villiam  Moore,  esq.    '  "'jEsTj^"' ''' 

Toucliirg  eerta.n  business  which  Mr.  Moore  has,  at  lady  

Mountague's  instance,  undeitaken  to  execute  for  lord 
Mountague.  who.  having  ended  his  business  with  the  .am- 
bassadurs  has  departed  "  to  the  Spawe.wher  he  inyndeth 
"  to  tary  xxviii.  dayes  so  as  ho  tbinkctheyt  will  be  bar- 
"  thilii'cw  tyde  before  his  retorne."  The  writer  observes 
that  the  ambassadors  separated  "  comyttiuge  the  finalle 
"  rcsolucioun  to  the  princes, who  muste  the  one  advertyse 
"  the  other  of  ther  niyndes  (havinge  reseruyd  fortie  dayes 
■'  after  notycegcven,  yf  the  saydc  pr3'nces  rvte  not, for  the 
"  merchauntes  todeparte."  Jn  conclusion  he  says  "My 
"  lordea  of  Lcyceter  and  Sussex  are  madefrendes,  and 
"  comme  yesterday  rydmg  throughe  the  cytye  together 
"  and  so  dyned  at  my  lorde  of  Beddtord's  house." 

2  October,  1566.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundel!  to 
William  Moore,  esq.  Thanking  Mr.  Jlore  for  his  zeal 
in  hunting  oat  certain  ott'enders. 

7  October,  1566.  Letter  from  Robert  Worsley,  at 
Guldeford,  to  Mr.  Austen  at  the  Blackfryers  in  London. 
Containing  "  a  copie  of  the  goodman  J!lartcns  bylle  of 
"  presentments  against  shoemakers,  cordwainers  and 
"  tanners;"theburden  of  Mr. Martin's  complaints  against 
the  dealers  and  workers  in  leather  being  that  they  avoid 
the  statutes,  regulating  their  trades,  to  the  enhancement 
of  prices  and  the  production  of  inferior  wares.  Fifteen 
'■  iJackes "  have  not  been  sealed  these  last  five  years 
in  Guldeford  market.  Every  '■  dyckar  of  leather,"  that 
comes  into  Guldeford  market,  is  promised  before-hand  to 
monopolists  who  resell  it  at  scandalous  profit,  so  that 
in  a  single  year  the  price  of  a  dyckar  has  risen  from 
xls.  to  iii?.  vis.  \\i\d.  Leather-dealers  sell  their 
commodity  at  home  instead  of  in  open  market,  before  it 
has  been  examined  and  sealed.  The  village  shoemakers 
have  engrossed  to  themselves  so  many  boys,  that  .he 
shoemakers  in  the  town  no  longer  have  apprentices  and 
workers  "to  serve  the  prynce.''  Tanners  "  cut  their 
'■  womes  of  their  backes  themselves  at  home  at  their  owne 
' '  houses  whei  eas  they  sholde  bringe  theimto  the  markett 
"  and  serchers  and  sekers  sholde  cutt  them  as  they  se 
■'  good."  Yet  further.  ■'  Item,  that  shoemakers  cory  of 
"  ther  lether  in  the  contrye  and  do  make  shoes  not  serched 
"  and  sell  them  at  Churche  Dores  on  t'ne  Soudayes  and 
'■  carry  them  wliome  to  ther  houses  and  make  them  in 
'•  ther  houses  which  I  think  alle  the  worlde  do'  h  knowp." 

1666.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to  certain 
magistrates,  co.  Surrey.  Requiring  the  complete  and 
thorough  collection  of  tenths  and  fifteenths  granted  to 
her  majesty. 

22  October,  1566.  Letter  respecting  the  religiotis 
disturbances  in  Germany  and  Flanders.     From  Louvain. 

1667.  Letter  from  W.  Howard  to  the  Mayor  of  Guyld- 
ford.  Begging  him  to  hire  in  or  near  Guildford  a  close 
of  good  meadow-grouud,  eonta'.ning  enough  grass  for 
teu  or  twelve  geldings,  for  the  svriter's  use  during  the 
queen's  stay  at  Guildford,  where  she  intends  to  arrive  on 
the  18th  inst.  for  a  stay  of  some  five  days. 

1567.  Ariicles  and  conditions  (on  a  large  printed 
broadside)  of  the  lottery  opened  at  her  majesty's  order 
for '•  the  reparation  of  the  Hauens,  and  strength  of  the 
"  Realme,  and  towardes  such  further  publique  good 
■■  workes."  Also,  two  smaller  broadsides,  exhibiting 
orders  and  proclamations  touching  the  same  lottery. 
Also,  MS.  note,  in  ^h-.  (afterward  Sir)  William  More's 
iiandwritmg.  recording  how  the  Lord  Mayor,  the 
aldermen,  the  conqianies,  and  the  chief  citizens  of 
London  adventured  in  the  lottery.  "  In  the  seueralle 
"  parishes  and  villages  nye  London,"  the  writer  con- 
tinues,  "  and  specyally  in  Mydlesex  some  of  the  paryshes 
"  haue  adventured  in  companyes  puttyng  into  the 
"  lottery  euery  man  accordyng  to  their  abillitye,  some 
•'  one  lott,  some  half  a  lot',  some  ii.f.  vii''.,  some  xii</. 
"  some  ivrf.  some  \\d.,  and  the  same  is  fiut  into  the 
"  lottei-y  vuder  one  posye  in  the  name  of  the  hole 
"  parishe.''     ( l't(Z<=  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

3  January,  1567.  Letter  from  Robert  Moysof  Bergh, 
to  Mr.  Austtn  of  Guldeford.  Announcing  the  failure  of 
the  writer's  endeavours  to  collect  money  in  accordance 
with  Mr.  More's  instructions. 

6  January,  1567.  Letter  from  William  Garrard  and 
Thomas  Offley  to  William  More,  es([.  Containing  in- 
structions for  the  furtherance  of  the  new  lottery,  and 
accoropaiiving  "certavne  nombers  of  the  proclamation 
••  lately  set  forth  by  'ner  highnes  for  suche  purpose  aiid 
••  benefit  of  thadventurers  as  in  the  same  is  at  good 
■'  leUL'th  conteyned." 

11  February.  1567.  Letter  from  the  mavquis  of  Win- 
chester to  Wifbam  More.  esq.  Begging  thai  i  he  rial  oi 
a  young  mau,  accused  of  stealing  forty  shilhngB  of  his 
master^B    money,  and  bound  to  appear  to    answer   the 

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charge,  may  be  deferred  without  t'oit'eiture  of  reto.u- 
nizauccs  liU  next  assizes,  so  that  he  may  have  time 
through  his  friends  to  ge;  her  majesty's  pardon  of  an 
oHeiJie,  ot  which  he  is  ui:i|Uesnonabh  guilty. 

ii  l''ebruary  and  -20  December,  15C)7.  Letters  from 
WiUiam  Hammond  of  Gultord  to  William  More,  esq. 
Touching  uusuccessful  endeavours  to  collect  money  for 
adventtire  in  the  lottery. 

14  ,March,  1567.  Letter  from  G.  Parvis  to  William 
More,  esq.  Asking  for  pecuniary  help,  and  begging 
Mr.  More  to  accept  "  a  dayes  carriage  of  the  writer's 
"team.''     Dated  from  Stoke. 

6  May,  l.j(37.  Letter  from  Lord  W.  Howard  to  William 
Moore,  John  Agmondesham,  and  Edmund  Sliefield, 
esqs.  Begging  them  as  arbitrators  uuder  a  commission 
from  the  archbishop  of  Canterbury  in  a  matter  of  dis- 
pute betwixt  Thomas  Purdam  and  one  John  Grove  and 
Margery  his  wife,  mother  of  the  .said  Purdam,  to  show 
no  especial  favour  to  the  said  'I'homas  Purdam,  (the 
writer's  teu;int  and  bearer  of  the  present  letter) ;  the 
writer  hanng  reason  to  believe  that  the  said  bearer  of 
this  introductory  note  is  a  lewd  liver  who  has  grossly 
maltreated  his  wife  by  beating  her  and  sending  her  to 
prison. 

'2:i  -May,  1.567.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester  to 
Mr.  More,  one  of  the  verderers  of  the  forest  of  Windsor. 
Summoning  Mr.  More  to  a  conference  with  the  writer 
at  the  court. 

4  June,  1.567.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  Touching  a  commission 
respecting  the  queen's  Woods  and  Forests,  and  a  com- 
plaint exhibited  by  sundry  inhabitants  of  "  the  forest '' 
against  Milton,  one  of  his  lordship's  keepers. 

4  June.  1567.  Commission  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  William  More,  Thomas  Browne,  and  others,  esquires, 
CO.  Surrey  ;  to  enquire  into  the  truth  of  the  information 
exhibited  by  one  Richard  Dunsse,  of  Godalming  against 
John  Tanner  alias  Bell,  siib-baylif  of  Goddalming, 
charged  with  subtle,  ciafty  and  vexatious  dealings. 

14  June.  1567.  Letter  I'rom  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  About  some  matter,  which 
Mr.  Baptist  has  made  the  occasion  of  a  complaint  to  the 
Privy  Council,  and  in  respect  to  which  the  writer 
thinks  it  possible  that  his  bailiU'  has  behaved  ill.  From 
Coudrey. 

2  July.  1567.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester  to 
Mr.  More.  Mr.  Tamworth  being  prevented  by  her 
majesty's  afl'airs  from  attending  at  the  Swainmote  Court 
on  Thursday  next,  the  writer  begs  Mr.  More  to  be  there, 
to  look  after  •■  the  olde  matter  "  and  arrange  a  good 
order  for  the  keeping  of  dogs. 

18  July,  1567.  Letter  from  Mr.  John  Worslej  to 
William  More,  esq.  Accompanying  a  sum  of  lOOL 
in  payment  of  a  bill  whicli  is  to  be  returned.  The 
writer  speaks  of  his  sister  Walsinghani  as  being  near  her 
confinement.     Dated  from  the  isle  of  Wight. 

14  August.  1567.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to 
Mr.  Moore.  Introducing  the  writer's  servant.  James 
Savarycr,  to  Mr.  Moore's  favourable  regard  ;  the  said 
James  having  now  become  the  tenant  of  one  of  Mr. 
Moore's  houses  in  the  Blackfriars. 

30  August,  1567.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Wilham  Moore,  esq.,  of  Loseley.  Enjoining  him  to 
ascertain  the  truth  of  -  the  fraye  that  was  lietwenc  one 

Jenner  and  John  Baptiste.'' 

8  October.  1567.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Dr.  Lewes.  Judge  of  the  Admyraltie.  For  the  restraint 
ol  certain  vessels  from  resorting  ito  the  enemies  of  the 
king  of  Spayne,  whose  ambassador  has  advertised  the 
Council  that  divers  shi[is  and  being  armed  and  prepared 
in  warlike  sort  in  the  Thames,  and  also  at  .Shoram  and 
Portesmouthe. 

lU  October,  1567.  Letter  from  Dr.  Lewes,  judge  of 
the  Admiralty,  to  William  More,  esq.,  vice-admiral  of 
Sussex.  Hespecting  the  orders  of  the  Privy  Council  as 
to  certain  s-hips  now  bound  for  the  seas. 

12  December,  1567.  Letter  from.  Henrv  Gorvn^e  o. 
William  More  and  John  Agmimdeshani,  esqs.,"  magis- 
trate.-: of  CO.  Surrey.  Touching  the  suspicious  bringing 
ol  apparel  to  the  wedding  of  Edward  Cobby  of  Howgh- 
ton.     Dated  from  Burton. 

10  January,  1668.  Letter  from  lord  Clynton  to 
Wilham  More,  esq.,  vice-admiral  of  co.  Sas.sex.  For  a 
return  of  all  ships,  of  the  burden  of  xl.  tons  and 
upwards,  with  their  owners'  and  masters'  names,  and 
also  of  all  mariners  fit  for  her  majesty's  service  in  all 
tfie  porl.-i  and  havens  in  the  said  vice-admiral's  district. 

■2b  ieb.  1568.  Letter  from  G.  Parvis  to  William 
^lorc  esq  For  Mr.  More's  consolation  under  a  recent 
trouble,  the  precise  character  of  which  does  not  appear. 


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1  3Iarch,  1568.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  William  More,  esq.  For  the  suppression 
of  rogues,  vagabonds,  and  Egyptians,  who  .are  to  be 
corrected  sharply  and  restrained  hrinly  m  acoordanco 
with  the  laws  of  the  realm. 

l;i  March.  156'^.  Lettc-r,  (signed, — Thomas  Coppley, 
John  Skinner,  senior,  and  J.  Skynner.  junior)  to 
Thomas  Browne,  William  iloore,  John  Stidolfe,  and 
John  Agmondesham,  esqs.  Concerning  arrangements 
for  executing  in  the  county  of  Surrey  the  orders  of  the 
council  for  the  suppression  of  rogues  and  vaga'bonds. 

27  March,  1-568.  Letter  from  Alexander  Xowell, 
dean  of  St.  Paul's,  to  William  More,  esq.  Recommend- 
ing Henry  Adams,  clerk,  as  a  tit  candidate  for  the 
jiarsonage  of  Hambledon,  in  the  gift  of  Mr.  ]\lore. 

14  April,  1568.  Letter  from  William  Garrard  to 
William  Moore,  esq.     About  collcrtions  for  the  lol;tery. 

2  May.  1568.  Letter  from  Matthew  arehljishop  of 
Canterburj'  to  William  More,  John  Agmondesham,  and 
Emoiid  Slileld,  esqs.  Praying  the  said  justice  of  the 
peace  of  co.  Surrey,  notwithstanding  the  failure  of  their 
previous  efforts  to  the  same  end,  to  make  another 
attempt  to  determine  in  a  friendly  mannei'  the  con- 
troversy, on  some  question  of  jiroperty,  between  their 
neighbours  John  Grove,  and  Thomas  Purdam.  Dated 
from  Lamhithe. 

26  May,  1568.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
William  Moore,  esq.  Requiring  him,  with  the  aid  of 
another  justice  of  the  peace  or  other  gentleman,  to 
visit  the  house  of  one  Henry  Owen,  and  search  there 
for  proofs  ''of  this  suspicious  matter  of  multiplication 
"  or  of  coynage  or  any  other  lyke  vulawfull  acte  ;  "  and 
also  to  set  at  liberty  the  said  Henry  Owen's  wife,  if,  as 
is  alleged,  he  keep  her  there  in  restraint. 

21  June,  1568.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Leycester  to 
Thomas  Browne,  William  Moore  and  Thomas  Lyfilde, 
esquires.  Appointing  them  to  take  a  view  of  Oking 
park,  and  to  report  thereon,  for  the  information  of  the 
Lord  Admiral  to  whom  the  charge  of  the  said  park  has 
been  committed. 

4  July,  1568.  Letter  from  John  Johnson,  surveyor 
for  the  Lottery,  to  William  More,  esq.  Containing 
instructions  for  increasing  the  number  and  sum  of  the 
subscriptions  to  the  Lottery.  From  Gildeford.  {Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

22  July,  1568.  Copy  of  circular  letter  from  lords  of 
the  council  to  all  justices  of  the  peace,  treasurers  and 
collectors  of  the  lottery,  and  to  the  sheriffs,  mayors, 
constables,  &c.  &c.  of  cos.  Kent,  Sussex,  Southampton, 
and  the  Isle  of  Wight.  Requiring  them  to  aid  in  every 
way  John  Johnson,  gentleinau,  who  has  been  appointed 
by  her  majesty  to  urge:  well  afi'ected  people  torenew  their 
endeavours  to  jirocure  an  adequate  subscri|)tion  to  the 
"  very  riche  and  generall  lotter\' ''  which  her  highness 
has  caused  to  be  erected  and  set  forth  ;  and  also  to  ascer- 
tain and  remedy  the  causes  of  the  past  and  present 
failure  of  the  said  endeavours,  as  it  appears  that  "  eyther 
"  of  the  necligens  of  sondry  officers  or  by  some  sinester 
"  disswasions  of  some  not  well  disposed  persons,  ther 
"  doth  want  a  great  nombre  of  the  said  lottes  not  yet 
"  ]iresent  to  piorform  the  same,  contrary  to  her  highnes 
"  expectation.     {Vide  Kemjie's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

17  August  1568.  Letter  from  Jfatthue  archbishop  of 
Canterbury  to  Mr.  Moore  and  Mr.  Agmondesham,  esqs. 
Touching  "a  troublous  bodye "  who  is  raising  some 
dispute  about  the  extent  of  a  piece  of  land.  Dated  from 
Lamhithe. 

21  August,  1568.  Letter  from  John  Johnson,  surveyor 
of  the  lottery,  to  William  Moore,  esq.,  treasurer  of  the 
same  in  eo.  Surrey.  For  more  vigorous  efforts  to  get 
subscriptions  to  her  majesty's  lottery.  "  Ther  is  neade 
"  that  some  meanesbe  founde  to  ster  them  better  bothe 
"  in  Mr.  Moyses  division  and  Mr.  Ewelms  also.  For 
"  (besides  Kingston)  all  that  countrey  have  not  laied  in 
"  past  lii  lottes,  and  in  Mr.  Moyses  partes  moehe  lesse, 
■'  all  the  towne  of  Croydon  bathe  laied  but  iii  lottes  and 
"  Reigate  ii.  Sewerly  it  is  yll  hiendred  and  some  ther 
"  mustnedes  he  that  lie  defraudersor  elles  that  refewse 
"  to  matehe  with  neighbours  and  to  give  good  In- 
"  semjile." 

8  Sejitemiier.  1568.  Letter  from  John  Johnson,  sur- 
veyor  of  the  R.  M.  Lottery,  to  William  Moore,  esq., 
treasurer  of  the  same,  co.  Surrey.  l''or  obtaining  new 
subscribers  to  the  lottery.  l\[r.  Moys  being  so  sick  that 
he  cannot  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office  of  collector, 
it  18  recommended  that  Mr.  Evelen  of  Kingston  be 
a]ipointed  in  place  of  Mr.  Moys  to  collect  subscriptions 
for  ihe  lottery. 

15  September,  1568.  Letter  from  John  Johnson,  sur- 
veyor of  the  R.  M.   Lottery,  to  William  Moore,   esq., 


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treasurer  nf  the  same.  co.    Surrey.      For  getting  fresh 
subscribers  tn  the  lottery. 

15  September,  1568.  Letter  from  Thomas  Browne, 
esq.,  to  VVilliam  More,  esq.  Accompanying  a  copj'  of  a 
letter  from  the  Lord  Treasurer  directed  to  Mr.  Skynuer 
and  the  otlier  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  CO.  Surrey.  "'Also.'' 
the  writer  says,  "  I  send  youe  out  of  Dorkingc  vii  lottes 
"  besides  one  whiclie  youe  hauo  aired}-.  Wherefore 
"  nowe  I  trust  you  wille  thinko  wee  dcalo  lybcrally." 
Prom  Bcchworth  Castle. 

fi  October,  1568.  Letter  (signed,  VVilliam  Garrard, 
Thomas  Offley  and  John  Tamworth.  her  majest\'s  com- 
missioners for  the  R.  M.  Lottery)  addressed  to  William 
Moore,  esq.,  treasuTer  for  tlie  same  lottery  iu  co.  Surrey. 
Expressing  in  sti-ong  terms  the  writers'  displeasure  with 
the  reluctance  exhibited  in  the  said  shire  to  invest  in 
her  majesty's  project,  and  peremptorily  ordering  Mr. 
Moore  to  make  his  "  indelaid  discharge  of  the  trust 
"  comytted  vnto  "  liira,  and  forthwith  tu  "  delyver  or 
"  cause  to  be  delyvered  at  the  Lotterie  House  in  Cheape- 
"  side  in  London  (out  of  hand)  alle  souche  bookes,  billes. 
■'  wrytinges  as  ''  he  has  in  his  custody,  that  relate  to  his 
treasurership. 

V^  October.  1568.  Copy,  in  Mr.  William  More'a  hand- 
writing of  a  letter  sent  by  him  to  Mr.  Moyes  and  Mr. 
Evelen,  collectors  for  the  R.  M.  Lottery.  Announcing 
that  the  commissioners  of  the  same  lottery  require  the 
immediate  delivery  to  them  of  all  books,  bills,  and 
mone3'S  he  may  hold  in  his  hands,  in  respect  to  the 
same  project. 

25  October,  1568.  Letter  (holograph)  from  Lord 
Keeper  Nicolas  Bacon  to  WiUiam  Moore,  esq.  Respect- 
ing the  behaviour  of  "  one  David  proctor  of  an  hospitall 
"  in  Endfild,  whose  protection  should  beare  date  the  xx''' 
"  of  January  last,  and  gyveth  libertie  to  begge  in  Kent 
"  and  Surrey." 

15th  November,  156y.  Letter  from  Elyzabcth  lady 
Clynton  to  Mistress  More  at  Loseley.  Announcing  the 
design  of  one  Porter  to  steal  a  girl  (spelt  '  gcarle  ')  now 
staying  in  Mrs.  More's  house.  Also  a  holograph  letter 
by  lady  Clynton  about  her  "  lytell  meyd's  "  danger  from 
Wylyam  Porter. 

28  November,  1568.  Declaracioun  of  the  Accompte 
of  Richard  Whitton,  steward  of  the  householde  with  the 
reverend  father  in  God  Robert  busshop  of  Winoliester. 
For  one  whole  yere  beginning  the  xxx"'  of  November  in 
the  x""  yere  of  the  raigne  of  oure  soueraigne  ladie  Queue 
Elizabeth,  A°  1567,  and  ended  the  xxviii"'  day  of  Novem- 
ber following,  A"  1568.  vt  sequitur.  From  this  inter- 
esting document  it  appears  that  "  the  cleer  annual  value 
"  of  the  whole  bishoprick  of  Winton,  as  it  arises  com- 
"  munibus  annis  in  all  maner  of  reveneues,  spirituall, 
"  temporall,  &c.,  &c."  was  2,:!80/.  2s.  44(i.,  and  that  the 
expenses  of  the  bishop's  household  for  an  ordinary  year 
amounted  to  1,488/.  lis.  Ind.  The  entire  s\im  for  which 
the  steward  accounts  is  1,521?.  Os.  2M. 

1568.  Draft  of  a  circular  letter  (signed  by  William 
More,  esq..  Treasurer,  and  John  .Tohnson,  Surveyor,  of 
the  R.  M.  Lottery)  addressed  to  the  High  Constables  of 
the  several  hundreds  co.  Surrey.  For  a  new  subscription 
iu  all  the  parishes  of  the  same  hundreds  to  the  lottery. 
and  mure  urgent  endeavours  to  induce  people  of  all 
degrees  to  adventure  their  mone}'  iu  the  same  lottery,  it 
having  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  writers  of  the 
letter  "  that  their  is  no  soche  nomber  of  lottes  brought 
'■  vnto  the  CoUcctours  out  of  everj-  paryshe  as  was 
"  loked  for.  and  as  their  wold  hav  bene  yf  the  principall 
'•  men  had  done  their  indevours  aswell  by  theire  owne 
"  insainples  as  by  perswading  their  neghbours." 

1568  (?).  Paper  containing  ten  orders  or  articles  of 
agreement  headed,  "  Tuwchinge  wandringe  rooges  mas- 
"  terles  men  and  bastardes  and  Bettings  the  poore  to 
"  worke."  3rd  article,  "That  everie  Roge  that  shalbe 
•'  found  gyltie  of  adulterie  shalbe  punished  as  a  felon, 
"  and  that  no  mynister  take  vppou  him  to  marrye  any 
"  I'oge  without  the  speciall  allowance  of  the  mariage 
"  first  had  vnder  the  handesof  two  of  the  next  justices 
"  vppon  payne  of  imprisonment  by  the  space  of  one 
"  moneth  for  the  first  offence  and  for  every  other  like 
"  offence  two  mocethes.''  4th  article,  "  That  no  person  or 
"  persons  gyve  lodginge  in  any  his  barne  or  other  howst 
"  to  any  Tynker,  mynstrell,  proctor,  or  wandring  roge, 
"  that  shall  have  in  his  companye  any  woman,  nor  to 
'■  any  mor  then  one  soche  person  at  any  tyme,  vppon 
"  jiayne  to  forfett  for  everie  one  so  lodged  tenne 
"  ponndes,  to  the  vse  of  the  poor  of  the  parishe,  nor  to 
"  give  lodging  to  any  other  vnknowene  begger  vppon 
"  payne  to  forfett  twentye  shillinges  to  the  same  vse." 
No  date. 


1568  (:-)  Paper  of  ten  orders  to  High  and  Petty  Con- 
stables for  making  discoveries  of  rogues  and  vagabonds, 
and  bringing  thom  to  punishment.     No  date. 

7  Jan.,  11  Elizabeth.  Copy  of  hri-  m.ajcsty's  pro- 
clamation of  the  terms  and  powers  of  her  commission 
to  ihc  eavl  of  Warricke  and  William  Polham,  esq.,  master 
and  lieutenant-muster  of  the  queen's  ordnance,  for  the 
better  supply  nl  salt-pel  re  for  tlic  saino  (irdnancc. 

:!i  March,  156:'.  Letter  from  Lord  W.  Howard  to 
William  Moore,  esq.,  justice  of  thejx'aee  for  co.  Surrey. 
Summoning  Mr.  iMoore  to  the  writer's  chambers  at  the 
court  on  Tuesday  moruing  next,  there  and  then  to  receive 
instructions  respecting  a  royal  commission  for  the 
execution  of  matters  within  the  .said  shire,  to  which 
commission  Mr.  Moore  has  been  appointed,  and  also  to 
meet  his  companions  in  the  same  commission. 

2  .Vpril,  1569.  Letter  from  Elyznbeth  lady  Clyntou 
to  Mr.  Moore  at  Looseley.  Introducing  "  thys  g'entle- 
'■  man,  Mr.  'i'yrrell  and  his  wyf  to  yow  for  that  thev 
'■  be  bothe  gretolie  desirouse  tu  see  theyr  dowghtcr 
'•  who  they  hauo  not  sene  of  longe  tyme.'' 

4  April,  1569.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Aruudell  !■> 
William  More,  esq.  Begging  Mr.  More  to  use  his 
influence  with  the  bishop  of  "VVinchester,  for  the  further- 
ance of  the  writer's  business  in  Hamp.shire,  respecting 
which  Thomas  Stoughtoii  will  give  luH  particulars. 

12  A|iril,  156!'.  Letter  from  J.  Skynuer.  jun..  to 
AVilliam  More,  esq.  Begging  that  Mr.  '.More  with  his 
co-referees  (Messrs.  Agmondesham,  Coppley  and 
Stowghton)  will  put  an  end  to  the  controversy  betweei 
the  writer  and  Mr.  Harrys,  or  leave  them  at  liberty  to 
settle  it  by  process  of  law. 

24  A]iril.  1569.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Aruudell  to 
William  More,  esq.  Thanking  Mr.  More  for  his  zeal  in 
the  writer's  interest,  especially  fur  his  exercise  of 
intlnence  with  his  lordship  of  Wynchestcr. 

1  May,  1569.  Copy  of  letter  from  lords  cf  the  Council 
to  the  Commissioners  for  musters  CO.  Surrey.  Touching 
the  forces  of  the  county. 

I  Ma}-.  1569.  lictter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Lord  William  Hawarde,  the  lord  chamberlain,  and  the 
other  commissioners  for  taking  musters  in  co.  Surrey. 
Containing  instructions  with  respect  to  the  said  musters. 
Imperfect. 

7  June,  1569.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to  Mr.  More. 
Touching  the  writer's  '•  matter  to  be  tryed  against 
'■  Foskewe,"  and  his  hope  that  Mr.  More  will  cause 
his  son  and  others  of  his  "  frieuds  of  the  jury  once 
"  agayne  to  take  paynes  to  ajieare  "  at  the  trial  of 
the  cause. 

29  Juno.  1569.  Letter  from  Edniuud  lord  Chandos 
to  William  Moore,  esq.  In  behalf  of  a  poor  man  who 
has  offended  by  "  speaking  of  words.'' 

24  July,  1569.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Co])pley  to 
William  More,  esq.  Touching  a  matter  of  dispute  in 
respect  to  which  Mr.  More  is  arbitrating  between  Sir 
Thomas  and  his  '"  adversary." 

7  August,  1569.  Letters  from  Richard  Onslow  to 
William  More,  escp  Arranging  for  the  writer  to  meet 
Mr.  'Slorc  at  Ripley.  The  writer's  wife  is  going  up  to 
London  shortly  for  her  confinement. 

II  August,  15b9.  Letters  of  lords  of  the  Council  to 
Richard  Onslow,  eSL[.,  her  majesty's  attorney  in  the 
court  of  Wards  and  Liveries,  and  William  Moore,  esq., 
who  are  thereby  appointed  to  ascertain  the  facts  of  a 
dispute  "between  Anthony  Breckn  and  John  Carre 
•'  strauugers  vnto  whom  it  has  pleased  the  Queenes 
"  Maiestie  to  grauntc  pruilege  to  pratiee  the  making 
"  of  glasse  for  glazing  by  reason  of  which  ccutroversie 
'■  certain  disorders  hauc  happened  at  their  glass  house 
"  in  Sussex  amongst  the  workmen  and  others  in  such 
"  a  sort  (as  we  are  enformed)  that  if  it  be  not  forgone, 
"  her  majesties  intentions  to  haue  the  science  of  the 
"  making  of  that  kynde  of  glas  to  remayn  heer  within 
"  her  realme  is  like  to  be  fritstrated." 

12  August,  1569.  Letter  irom  William  Garrard, 
commissioner,  to  AVilliam  More,  esq.,  treasurer  in 
CO.  Surrey,  of  the  Queues  JIajesties  Lotterie.  An- 
nouncing that  the  commissioners  of  the  lottery  are 
)ire|jared  to  pay  all  moneys  due  to  any  adventurer  in 
the  same  project. 

IS  August,  1569.  Rough  copy  of  an  answer  to  lords 
of  the  Council  by  Messrs.  Oneslow  and  More,  esqs., 
appointed  by  the  said  lords  to  ascertain  the  facts  of  a 
quarrel,  attended  with  personal  violence,  between  An- 
thony Brekii,  John  Carre,  Peter  Boughan,  John  Bougan, 
and  others,  glassmakers  iu  the  county  of  Sussex.  Also 
portions  of  the  evidence  of  witnesses  to  the  altercation 
and  aifray. 

20  October,  1569.  Copy  of  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  co.  Surrev.     For 

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\V.  >f.        the  a|i|)voneiision  ami  pniiislnnent  of  rogues  aud  vaga- 
MoLVNEtx,    bonds. 

^'  5  November,  156'j.     Copy  of  a  letter   from   Lords  ot 

the  Council  to  thr  jus'ticos  of  the  peaee  co.  Surrey, 
(living  iuslruction- ibr  bringing  about  religious  uni- 
formity and  cumpliauc  with  her  majesty's  laws  and 
ordinanees  for  public  worship;  accompanied  by  a  form 
of  letter,  lonrhing  such  matters,  to  be  subseribod  by  all 
the  queen's  lieges  in  the  said  county.  Every  knight 
refusing  to  subscribe,  is  to  be  bound  for  his  good 
behaviour.  &c.  in  a  sum  of  200Z.,  and  every  esquire,  so 
refusini;,  is  to-be  bound  in  like  manner  in  the  sum  of 
two  hundred  marks. 

17  November,  1.D69.  Letter  from  Thomas  Copley  to 
Sir  Henry  Weston,  sheriff  of  co.  Surrey,  and  the  .Justices 
of  the  Peace  of  the  said  shire,  assembled  at  Lethered. 
Begging  for  reasonable  time  in  which  the  writer  can 
consulthis  conscience  and  satisfy  himself  whether  he 
can  honesriv  subscribe  in  matters  of  i-eligiou. 

2o  Xoveiuber.  1.569.  Letter  from  Thomas  Coppley 
to  Sir  Henry  Weston,  knt.,  sheriff  of  co.  Surrey,  and 
the  ,iust  ices  of  peace  of  the  said  shire,  assembled  at 
Dor'kingi  ■.  About  the  authority  of  the  reformed  church 
and  the  scrujiles  which  hinder  the  writei\  a  Catholic 
recusant,  from  conforming  in  matters  of  religion.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS,') 

£3  November,  "12  Elizabeth.  Copy  of  the  patent  of 
the  commission  of  the  lieutenancy  of  co.  Surrey  aud 
"William,  lord  Howard  of  Effingham,  her  majesty's  lord 
chamberlain.  Also,  copy  of  the  same  lieutenant's  com- 
mission to  William  ]More  and  Thomas  Browne,  esqs., 
appointing  them  to  be  his  deptity-lieutenants  in  the 
same  shire. 

24  November,  1669.  Letter,  under  the  sign-manual 
and  signet  of  Queen  Elizabeth,  addressed  to  her  Lieu- 
tenant of  Surrey  William  lord  Howard  of  Effingham. 
(Ordering  liim  to  call  out  the  whole  force,  horse  and 
foot,  of  the  said  shire,  and  arredy  it  for  service  at  an 
hour's  notice,  rebellion  having  broken  out  amongst 
some  of  her  majesty's  unnatural  subjects  intheNoi-thern 
parts  of  her  realm. 

27  November,  12  Elizabeth.  Warrant,  under  the 
seals  of  Thomas  ]5rowne  and  William  More.  esqs.. 
deputy-lieutenants  for  co.  Surrey,  to  the  bailiff  and 
constables  cif  (xuldefui-d  in  the  said  county;  to  give  the 
customary  notices  for  a  muster  in  Guildford  of  the 
soldiers,  horse  and  foot,  of  the  said  town. 

1  December,  1569.  Letter  from  lord  William  Howard 
to  Thomas  Browne  and  William  Moore,  esqs.  An- 
nouncing that  William  Poyntz  of  Eeigate,  gentleman, 
will  not  be  ai)pointed  to  be  ca])tain  of  a  certain  company 
of  soldiers,  now  being  niised  in  Surrey,  as  he  has  no 
estate  in  the  county,  and  is  the  seivinit  of  Mr.  Thomas 
Hennage,  who  would  be  sorry  to  lose  his  services. 

3  December,  1.569.  Leijter  from  lord  AVilliam  Howard 
to  William  Moore  and  Thomas  Browne,  esqs.  Touching 
a  question  of  liability  to  hnd  horsemen  for  her  majesty's 
service  ;  aud  ordering  that  noblemen's  servants,  in  con- 
sideration of  their  masters'  convenience,  should  not  be 
required  to  attend  musters. 

10  December,  1.569.  Letter  from  Edmund  bishop 
of  London  to  Mr.  More  and  Mr.  Browne,  deputy- 
lieutenants  of  cc].  Surrey.  Begging  that  Harry  Fynden, 
of  Mortelake,  co.  Surrey,  one  of  the  writer's  ordinary 
servants,  may  be  excused  from  military  service  to  the 
said  county. 

1569.  Surrey; — Tlie  Booke  of  Encrease  of  Armour 
Within  the  countie  aforesiiyd  made  in  the  eleventh  yere 
of  the  Queues  Maiesties  raigne  that  nowe  is. 

2  February,  1670.  Letter  from  Elyzaljeth  lady  Clynton 
to  Mrs.  Moore.  Thanking  j\Irs.  More  for  kindness  shown 
to  the  writer's  "'  yonge  mayde  Mary  T3Trylle." 

2t»  Februarj-,  157().  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountagne  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Begging  Mr.  Moore 
to  redress  certain  disorders  than  endanger  the  clerk  of 
the  writer's  "  Iron  Work,"  who  "  hath  bin  disorderly 
"  and  daungerously  abusyd  in  "  the  writer's  '"  serviso  by 
"  certeyne  women  sett  a  worke  by  ther  husbandes,  to 
"  resist  "  him  in  the  use  of  his  "  owno  wodes  ; ''  and,  if 
need  be,  to  bind  the  husbands  of  the  same  riotous 
women  to  their  good  behaviour.     From  Southwerke. 

:;u  May,  12  Eliz.  Charter  of  exemplification  of  the 
writing  dated  12  Nov..  :!0  Henry  VIII.,  whereby  John 
liishop  of  Rochester  and  prior  oi  tiie  house  of  friars 
preachers  commonly  called  the  Black  Friars  in  London, 
and  the  convent  t  hereof,  granted  freely  and  for  ever  to 
the  aforenamed  king  and  his  hiirs  the  said  house  or 
priory  of  the  Black  Friars,  willi  its  precinct,  and  all 
lands,  &c.  pertaining  to  the  same. 

14  Juno,^  1 570.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Monnt- 
nguc  to  William   .Moore,  esq.     Touching  Mr.  Moore's 


examination   of  certain  offenders,  who  are  founil  to  de-         ^T;  j*,  . 
serve  no  more  lavonr  than  the  writer  has  himself  shown      "^esqI 
them.     From  Cowdrey.  

16  June,  1.570.  Copy  of  the  warrant  of  the  Privy 
Council  (signed.  AV.  Haward,  K.  Knowlles,  Will.  Cecille), 
addressed  to  Mr.  Becher  sheriff  of  London.  Requiring 
the  said  sheriff  to  receive  into  his  house  the  earl  of 
.Southehampton,  I  towards  whom  her  majesty  has  on 
just  cause  conceived  some  displeasure),  and  these  to 
hold  him  a  prisoner  during  her  majesty's  pleasure. 
Also  requiring  the  said  sheriff  to  set  at  liberty  one 
Cantrcll,  for  some  time  his  prisoner ;  taking  bonds 
however  for  the  said  Cantrell's  appearance  on  demand 
to  answer  all  charges  preferred  against  him.  Dated 
from  Hampton  Court.  Together  with  copy  of  the 
articles  of  instruction  to  Mr.  Becher  for  his  treatment 
of  the  carl,  whilst  in  his  liouse  ;  which  articles  were 
added  to  the  warrant  by  Mr.  Reace.  the  queen's  servant. 
This  document  is  mentioned  in  Mr.  Bray's  '  Account 
'  of  the  confinement  of  the  Earl  of  Southampton  in 
'  1670,'  communicated  to  the  Society  of  Antiquaries, 
and  published  in  the  Archseologia,  vol.  xix. 

17  June,  1.570.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  to  enquire 
whether  any  injury  has  been  done  to  one  Johan  Knight, 
widow,  of  Farnham. 

25  June,  1670.  Letter  from  William  Cole  of  Corpus 
Christi  Colledge  in  Oxou,  to  Mr.  More  at  Loseley. 
Declaring  the  ])leasure  with  which  the  writer  has  re- 
ceived Mr.  More's  son  at  Oxford.  "'  He  shal  lye  nere 
■■  vnto  me  every  night,  and  shal  not  be  farre  from  me 
"  in  the  day  time,  being  in  one  chamber  with  me.  I 
"  have  already  made  his  studie  somewhat  more  hand- 
"  some,  then  it  was.  Aud  within  these  two  daies  I 
"  think  it  wil  be  finished.  I  wil  take  vpon  me  to  be 
"  his  corrector  alone,  and  you  shal  know,  that  I  wil  be 
"  no  harde  maister  to  him.  And  surely  he  being  so 
■'  gentle  and  diligent,  as  I  dout  not,  but  he  wil  be,  I 
"  can  not  deale  strictly  with  him,  but  I  shal  doe  him 
"  wrong.  If  you  wil  haue  him  to  doe  anie  thing  on  the 
"  virginalls,  you  must  provide  that  he  haue  a  payre 
'•  sent  him.  We  haue  one  that  can  teach  him  well.  As 
"  for  his  singing  and  other  exercises,  thogh  others  shal 
"  sometimes  have  to  do  with  him  in  those  things,  yet  I 
"  mind  myself  to  prove  him  now  and  then  as  far  as 
"  my  skyl  wil  serve  me.  I  have  according  to  your 
"  letters  received  from  you  six  poundes  in  olde  angels, 
"  delivered  to  me  for  the  necessarie  vses  of  youic  Sonne. 

"  I  wil  se  it  bestowed  vpon  him I  ryde  abroade 

"  often  times  about  the  affaires  of  our  colledge,  els 
"  sholde  he  be  my  scholar,  and  no  raansels.  Hut  thogh 
"  I  have  appointed  him  a  teacher,  yet  doe  I  nieane  to 
"  be  half  a  teacher  to  him  myself."     From  Oxford. 

26  June.  1670.  Letter  from  H.  Westfaling  to  William 
Moore,  esq.  at  Loseley.  Touching  the  arrival  of  Mr. 
Moore's  son  at  Oxford,  and  arrangements  for  his  com- 
fort and  welfare  there.     From  Oxford. 

30  June,  1570.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  About  a  case  of  deer- 
stealing,  respecting  which  one  Creswell  is  under  orders 
to  repair  to  Mr.  More,  "  bothe  as  a  justice  and  an  officer 
'•  of  the  forest." 

2  July,  1670.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More.  esq.  Ordering  that  certain 
venial  offenders  against  the  forest. laws  may  be  dismissed 
with  a  warning,  but  that  "  Rumsey  in  the  forest  and 
"  Chertt  in  Gilford  be  duly  punished,"  either  Ijy  indict- 
ment at  the  next  assizes  or  by  being  "  sent  to  the  cole- 
"  house."     From  Coudrey. 

6  July,  157<  I.  Letter  from  Roger  Goade  to  William 
More,  esq.  Acknowledging  Mr.  More's  past  services  to 
the  writer,  who  is  now  in  a  state  of  prosjierity.  Dated 
from  Cambridge. 

5  July,  1570.  Letter  fiom  Lord  W.  Howard  to  Messrs. 
Browne  and  Moore,  esqs.,  magistrates  for  co.  Surrey. 
Begging  them  to  liberate  from  his  bond  one  Edward 
Adyson,  one  of  the  queen's  watermen,  and  under  the 
writer's  rule,  who  is  bound  with  sureties  to  keep  the 
queen's  peace,  and  to  appear  each  session  at  the  Guild- 
ford quarter  sessions. 

12  July,  1670.  Warrant  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
William  Moore,  esq.,  vice-iidmiral  of  Sussex.  To  arrest, 
for  the  queen's  service,  all  ships  of  30  tons'  burthen  or 
upwards  being  at  present,  or  arriving  herenfter  in  the 
ports  within  the  said  vice-admiral's  jurisdiction. 

14  July,  1570.  Letter  from  Robert,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Mr.  Moore,  esq.  at  Loseley.  Announcing  that 
certain  letters  have  been  sent  to  Hampton. 

15  July,  1570.  Warrant  of  Lords  of  the  Council, 
addressed  to  William  Moore,  esq.,  of  Loseley.  Requiring 
liim  to  repair  to  th"  house  of  alderman  Becher  in  London, 


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W.  M.  and  having  there  taken  the  earl  of  Southampton  into 
oLTXEi's,  his  custody,  to  convey  the  said  earl  to  Luseley  House, 
J^^-  and  there  during  her  majesty's  pleasure  to  detain  him 
a  prisoner,  having  "one  or  two  servauntes  to  attend 
"  vpon  him  in  his  chambre."  A  document  noticed  in 
Mr.  Bray's  '  Oonfinemeut  of  the  earl  of  Southampton.' 
{Vide  ArcliEeologia,  vol.  xix.) 

16  July.  1570.  Copy  of  the  warrant  of  Lords  of 
the  Council,  addressed  to  Jlr.  Bocher.  Aldermau  and 
sherifl'  of  London,  for  the  removal  of  the  earl  of  Sowthe- 
hampton  from  the  alderman's  house  to  the  charge  of 
Mr.  More  near  Gnldforde,  to  ivhomthe  said  alderman  is 
ordered  to  deliver  the  said  earl.  A  document  referred 
to  in  Mr.  Bray's  '  Contiuement  of  the  earl  of  Southami)- 
'  ton.'     (Vidr  ArchEeologia,  vol.  xix.) 

15  July,  1570.  Letter  from  Harry  Becher,  alderman 
and  sheriff  of  London,  to  William  IJore,  esq.,  near  Cfyl- 
ford.  Expressing  the  writer's  readiness  to  comply  with 
the  order  of  the  Privy  Council,  and  to  transfer  the  e;irl 
of  Sowth-hamptim  to  the  care  of  Mr.  More,  who  on 
coming  to  town  will  probably  wish  to  set  his  horses  at 
Lambeth,  "where  my  lord  of  Sonth-hamtons  horss  are 
"  redy.''  A  document  described  in  Mr.  Bray's  "  Con- 
finement of  the  earl  of  Southampton.'  (FideArchfeologia, 
vol.  xix.) 

21  July,  1670.  Letter  from  Robert,  bishop  of 'VVin- 
ohester,  to  Mr.  Moore,  esq.,  at  Loseley.  Assuring  Mr. 
Moore  that  the  receut  denial  of  his  "  fee-luick  "  is  con- 
sequent on  no  order  from  the  writer  or  lord  Leycester. 

24  July,  1570.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  Expressing  the  writer's 
concern  for  the  health,  and  his  desire  to  comply  with 
the  wishes  of  Mr.  More's  prisoner,  the  ear]  of  South- 
ampton, who  is  the  writer's  sou-in-law.  A  document 
used  in  Mr.  Bray's  '  Confinement  of  the  earl  of  South- 
ampton." ( Vide  ArchsBologia,  vol.  xix.,  and  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

6  August.  1570.  Letterfrom  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  !More,  esq.  Beginning  '"  Sir,  1  receaved 
"  a  letter  by  yonre  sufferaunce  from  my  lord  of  Sowth- 
"  ampton,  so  send  I  one  other  to  his  lordship  open  and 
"  by  yow  to  be  eyther  delyvered  or  stayed."  Dated 
from  L'owdrey. 

9  August,  1570.  Letter  from  Lord  W.  Howard,  her 
majesty's  Lord  Chamberlain,  to  "William  Moore,  esq. 
Avowing  that  the  writer  supported  (though  in  vain), 
Mr.  Moore's  prayer  to  be  relieved  of  the  irksome  dutj- 
of  guarding  the  earl  of  iSotithampton  ;  a  duty  which 
confines  Mr.  Moore  to  his  house,  and  prevents  him  foi- 
executing  her  majesty's  business.  A  document  men- 
,  tioned  in  Mr.  Bray's  '  Confinement  of  the  earl  of  South- 

ampton.'    (Vide  Archa3ologia,  vol.  xix.) 

14  August,  1570.  Letter  from  Harry  Becher,  alder- 
man and  sheritf  of  London,  to  William  More.  esq. 
Maintaining  the  substantial  truth  and  honesty  of  the 
writer's  statements  to  the  Privy  Council  and  Mr.  More, 
respecting  the  health  of  London,  at  the  time  of  Lord 
Southampton's  removal  from  London  to  Loseley.  The 
writer  encloses  a  letter  of  civility  to  Mr.  More's  prisoner 
the  earl  of  .Southampton.  A  document  used  in  Mr. 
Bray's  '  Confinement  of  the  earl  of  Southampton.'  {Vide 
ArchEeologia,  vol.  xix.) 

6  September  1570.  Letter  from  iLnthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  "William  More,  esf(.  Thanking  Mr.  More  for 
his  endeavours  to  bring  about  the  enlargement  of  the 
writer's  son-in-law.  the  earl  of  Southampton.  A  docu- 
ment mentioned  in  Mr.  Bray's  'Confinement  of  the 
earl  of  Southampton.'     (  Vide  Archa^ologia,  vol.  xix.) 

18  September,  1.570.  Letter  from  lord  Clynton  to 
Mr.  Moore  at  Lowseley.  Begging  that  the  joung  maid 
Mary  Tyrrell,  who  has  been  for  some  time  at  Loseley 
House,  may  be  returned  to  Horseley,  as  her  father  and 
mother  wish  to  see  her. 

■22  September,  1570.  Letter  from  William  Pelham  to 
William  More,  esq.  Praying  for  restoration  to  an  honest 
man,  named  Robert  Browne,  of  the  horse,  saddle,  bridle, 
boots  and  spurs,  which  the  said  Browne  "let  owte  to 
"  hyer  "  to  a  knave  who  has  been  arrested  at  Godalming 
and  sent  for  trial. 

28  September,  1570.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth,  Lady 
Clynton  to  Mr.  More,  at  Loseley.  About  the  sickness  of 
a  female  servant. 

7  October,  1670.  Letter  from  Robert  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  William  More,  esq.  at  Loseley.  "  Urace  and 
"  Peace.  Where  John  Slifelde  of  Bifflete  haue  hereto- 
"  fore  binn  admitted  to  kepe  an  Ale  Howse,  and  for  the 
"  well  vsing  therof,  as  I  thinke.  is  bounde  be  reoogni- 
'•  sauiice  to  our  souueraigne  Lady  the  Queue's  majestie, 
'•  so  it  is  that  he  hath  in  this  my  last  visitacion  binn 
"  orderly  detected  to  have  mayntained  dauncyng  at 
•'  his  bowse  the  Saboth  day.  and  rhit  in  tyme  of  divini- 


service.     Richard  Suo,5emer  was  the 


.  -.--   miustrell :  and         -iv  ^\ 

■  divers  other  person-;  were  there  present.     Wherfore     JIoi.tVeIx, 

you    shall  do  well  for  example  sake,  to  take   some  ^'■^'>- 

"  streia;ht  order  with  him  in  this  behalf.     Farder.  I  pray 
••  yon  at  your  convenient  leisure,  to  call   before  you,  in 

my  name,  William  Klles,  Robert  Jower.  tbe  will  of  one 
I'  Melhsh,  and  also  Tristrame  Griflith,  iuliabitaunte-i  .  .f 

Witley.  and  vpon  their  seuerall  others  to  examine 
■'  them  aeuerally.  whether  that  they  harde  Nicholas 
•'  W^oodies  of  Witley  say  and  aflirme.  That  women  liad 

no  Sowles,  or  the  like  wordes,  contrarie  to  the  crea- 
"  Clou  of  man.     I  pray  you  betwixt  this  and  Friday 

come  sevenight  cei-tifie  me  what  you  Hnde  in  this 
"matter.     Let   the   vicar    ,,f   Witly'be    present,   the 

better  to  put  the  witness  in  mind  of  the  wordes." 
Dated  from  Winchester. 

1-i  October  1570.  Letter  from  Lord  Cobham  to  Mr. 
Wyllyam  Moore  at  the  Blackfriai-s.  Asking  whether  the 
writer  may  be  farmer  of  a  tenement,  lately  in  the  tenure 
of  his  cousin  Su-  Henry  Newelle,  belonging  to  Mr. 
Moore. 

23  October,  1670.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Wilham  More,  esq.  Requiring  Mr.  More  to  inform  the 
writers  whether  the  earl  of  Southampton  attends  -  coni- 
'■  mon  prayer  "  at  Loseley  ;  and  in  ease  the  said  earl  does 
not,  rec|uiring  Mr.  More  to  i)ress  him  to  do  so.  and  then 
to  certity  the  Council  what  the  enrl  says  and  does  under 
such  pressure.  Dated  Irom  Windsor.  A  document 
noticed  in  Mr.  Bray's  "Confinement  of  the  earl  of 
Southampton.'  {Vide  Aroha_iologia,  vol.  xix.,  and 
Kempe's  •  Loseley  MSS.') 

31  October,  1670.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  William  More.  esq.  Asking  whether  there 
are  grounds  for  hoping  for  the  earl  of  Southampton's 
speedy  euLargement.  Dated  from  Coudrev.  A  docu- 
ment noticed  in  Mr.  B-ay's  "  Confinement  of  the  earl 
of  Southampton.'  {Vide  Anlueologia,  vol.  xix.,  and 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  ilSS.') 

11  November.  1670.  Warraut  of  the  Privv  Pouncil 
(signed.  R.  Leycester,  W.  Cecdlel.  addressed  to  William 
More.  esq.  For  the  earl  of  Southampton's  removal  to 
Kingston  by  the  morrow  night  at  farthest,  so  that  he 
may  be  brought  before  her  majesty's  council  on  Monday 
morning.     Dated  from  Hampton  t'oarte. 

1570.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mountague  to 
Walter  (Jreswell,  ranger  of  Wyndsor  Forest.  Ordering 
the^  discharge  of  certain  despoilers  of  game  on  the 
petition  of  their  fathers  who  are  honest  men. 

157ti.  A  Dyscourse  tonchyngc  the  pretendvd  matche 
betweno  the  Duke  of  Northefolke  and  the"  Queen  of 
Scottes.  Twenty-light  12°  page^.  Demonstrating  the 
reasons  for  believing  in  and  fearing  the  project. 

6  .January,  1571.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Sussex  to  Sir 
Thomas  Browne  and  William  More,  es.).  and  others, 
magistrates  of  Surrey.  Reproving  the  magistrates'  too 
harsh  treatment,  in  a  purely  civil  matter,  of  Mr.  Owen, 
who  has  married  the  writer's  cousin-germain,  and  is 
therefore  no  person  for  inconsiderate  treatment. 

12  January  1.571.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
William  More,  esq.  Inviting  Mr.  More  to  an  interview 
with  ••  my  lord  of  Lsystar  "  on  a  certain  matter,  not  set 
forth  in  the  note. 

April,  1.671.  Copy  of  a  Latin  letter  written  by  Lord 
Burghley  in  behalf  of  Francis  Sampnulinus,  to  the 
excellence  of  whose  life  and  conduct  during  his  residence 
in  England  it  bears  strong  testimony. 

26  June.  14  Elizabeth.  Copy  of  the  commission  to 
Sir  Henry  Weston,  kut..  and  Thomas  Browne,  William 

Moore,    Thomas   Lyfeld,  and  Edmund  ,    esqs. ;  to 

enquire  and  certify  what  loads  of  timber,  wood,  corn, 
and  grain  have  been  carried  in  the  co.  of  Surre}-  in  the 
queen's  name,  since  the  first  year  of  queen  .Mary  till  the 
]iresent  time. 

25  June.  1671.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Receiver  General  of  her  majesties  revenue  ami  the 
collector  of  the  loan.  co.  Snrn-y.  and  ethers.  For  the 
payment  of  the  needful  charges  for  a  number  of  soldiers, 
to  be  le\  led  in  Surre}"  and  transported  to  France. 

1  July,  14  Elizabeth.  Licence,  from  present  date  to  the 
next  sessions  after  the  next  feast  of  .St.  John,  under  the 
signatures  and  seals  of  Wylliam  More,  J.  ."Skynner,  and 
Edmond  Slyfeld.  justices  of  the  peace  of  co.  Surrey,  to 
John  Russell  of  Pyrbryt,  in  the  said  county,  "  to  be  a 
"  comon  badger,  lader,  kydder,  caryer,  byer,  and 
"  transporter  of  alle  maner  of  corne  or  grayne  in  any 
'"  county  out  of  this  shere.  and  the  same  so  bought  in 
"  other  sheres  to  sell  ageyne  within  this  shere  and  not 
"•  ellos  where,  so  that  he  vse  and  occupy  the  same 
"  according  to  the  tenure  and  trewe  meaninge  of  the 
"•  statute  latly  made  in  the  reign  of  Edward  the  Sixte 
■"  ageynst  regrators." 

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\v.  M.  1  July.  U  Elizabclli.     I.icenco,  till  the  next  creneriil 

Moi.Txmx,   sessions  after  the  next  Feast  of  St.   John  the   Baptist, 

^         under   the   seals   anJ    signatures    of   Wylliam     More, 

J.  Skynner.  and  Thomas   Stoughton.   to  Henry  Yonge 

of  Capell.  CO.  Surrey.  "  to  be  a  comen  drouer,  byer,  and 

"  dryuer  of  alle  mancr  of  catalle,"  so  that  he  use  the 

same  with   due   regard  to  Edward  the  Sixth's  statute 

acainst  regrators.  forestall  ers.  and  ingrossers. 

°;!1  July.  1571.     Copy  of  letter  of  Lords  of  the  Council 

to   the    Commissioners   for   the    Subsidy,    co.    Surrey. 

Containing  instructious  for  its  c  il lection. 

■J 5  August.  1.571.  Warrant,  addressed  by  Robert 
bishoj)  of  Winchester,  John  Ebden,  W.  Ouerton.  and 
Fr.  Kingesuiill,  to  William  .Moore,  esq.,  and  others, 
magistnites.  &c.,  &c..  co.  Surrey  ;  to  arrest  "  Peter 
'•  Reuellard,  beynge  a  Prenche  priest  nowe  or  late 
•'  serving  the  cure  of  Peperharrou  within  the  countie 
"  of  Surrie,''  and  to  hold  him  in  Guildford  gaol  till  he 
shall  have  been  examined  about  certain  matters. 

27  August,  1571.  Letter  from  Lord  Burghley  to  Wil- 
liam ^Moore,  esq.  Opening  witli  an  announcement 
that,  when  at  Guildford  the  other  day,  the  writer 
after  viewing  the  Frierie  there  "'  made  a  rude  trick 
"  thereof  in  maunei-  of  a  platt  with  "  his  "  owne  hand.'" 
which  sketch  was  entrnsted  to  one  of  Mr.  Moore's  or 
Mr.  Wollesys"  servants,  a  mason,  who  "  offered  to  make 
"  the  same  more  pe-fitliu."  This  jierson  having  neglected 
to  return  the  drawing,  Mr.  jMoore  is  required  to  see 
that  he  accomplishes  his  i)romisc  to  the  writer  in  respect 
to  the  same. 

September,  l.">71.  Hough  and  unsigned  draft  of  a 
letter,  praying  that  a  commission  may  be  granted  for 
the  immediate  trial  of  certain  notorious  robbers  recently 
apprehended  in  the  county  of  Surrey. 

11  October.  1571.  Letter  from  Antoine  Garnett  to 
William  ^lore,  est].  Euquirlng  whether  Loseley  House 
be  free  from  "  mesles  or  small  iiockes,"  and  whether 
^Ir.  More  will  be  at  home  on  the  18th  inst.,  as  lord 
Mountague  purposes  to  visit  him  on  that  day.  on  the 
road  to  London.     From  Coudrey. 

■21  October,  1.571.  Receipt  of  Richard  Polstede  for 
one  hundred  pounds  delivered  to  him  by  William  More, 
esq.,  in  part  pavment  of  a  marriage  portion  assured  to 
the  said  Richard  on  his  marriage  three  years  earlier 
with  Elizabeth  the  eldest  daughter  of  the  same  William. 
•26  November.  1571.  Letter  from  John  Parker  (son 
of  archlnshop  Parker)  to  William  ^loore,  esq.  In  sup- 
port of  the  bailiti'  of  Croydon's  candidature  for  the 
bailiwick  of  Brickston  and  Wallington,  Tthich  candida- 
ture is  supported  by  Judge  Sothccte  and Glascock. 

3  .January,  1572.  Letter  from  lord  Burghley.  Touching 
a  wreck  off  Chichester. 

5  January,  1572.  liOtter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Master  Moore  at  Loseley.  Touching  Mr.  Araarsam's 
project  to  enclose  a  great  piece  of  the  common  of  East 
Horsley  ;  and  urging  Mr.  Moore  so  to  l)estir  himself 
amongst  the  magistrates  of  co.  Surrey,  that  they  may 
not  consent  to  the  said  ]irojeot  which  could  not  be 
carried  out  without  injury  to  the  writei-,  to  lord 
Mountygewe  and  divers  tenants. 

5  January,  1572.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  William  Moore,  esq.  About  Mr.  Anier- 
sham's  project  to  enclose  a  part  of  Horsley  common, 
which  the  writer  regards  with  disapproval. 

19  January,  1572..  Letter  from  JMr.  Anthonj-  Browne 
to  William  Mare,  esq.  Repeating  the  writer's  thanks  for 
Mr.  Moore's  lenient  manner  of  reporting  Mr.  Cortneys's 
riot  to  the  lord  Mountague  ;  and  also  entreating  Mr. 
More  to  use  his  influence  with  the  princi]ial  inhaljitants 
of  Guildlord  so  as  to  induce  them  to  retire  from  their 
resolution  to  [/rosecute  with  extreme  vindictiveness  the 
■'  younge  gentlemen  ''  who  occasioned  the  disoider. 
Compensation  fur  all  sul)Stantial  wrongs  having  lieen 
made  to  every  suO'en.T,  it  is  urged  that  the  originators 
and  promoters  of  the  disturbance  should  not  be  pun- 
ished in  a  way  that  would  cover  them  with  lasting 
discredit. 

January,  1572.  Letter  from  lord  Burghley  to  Mr.  More 
and  Mr.  Thnines  Stoughton,  esqs.  Appointing  Messrs. 
More  and  Stonghtiui  to  eTi(|uire  and  certify  the  writer 
w'nethei-  the  heir  of  John  WynterHliiill.  lately  deceased, 
is  a  ward  to  her  majesty  the  queen,  in  respect  of  certain 
lands,  toni'inents,  and  rents  in  GuiUlford  and  Bromley. 
12  February,  1572.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of 
Leycester  to  Mr.  William  Moore,  justice  of  the  peace 
CO.  Surrey.  Ordering  that  the  letter's  bearer,  .John 
Thetcher,  be  troxibled  no  further  in  respect  to  bis 
Tuisdemeanor  towards  her  rafieety's  game  in  Windsor 
forest,  as  lie  has  purged  the  offence  by  due  submission 
and  prdmises. 


11  March,  1.572.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Respecting  certain 
despoilers  of  game,  who  are  under  the  consideration  of 
the  justices  of  the  peace. 

2ti  March,  1572.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Mr.  Moore.  Requesting  Mr.  Moore  to  assist  the  letter's 
bearer,  one  Christopher  Baker,  the  queen's  servant, 
and  an  assistant  of  the  admiralty,  in  moving  timber 
felled  in  Surrey  by  the  said  Christopher  for  the  building 
of  ships. 

7  April,  1572.  Ijetter  from  lord  William  Howard 
to  Mr.  Browne.  Announcing  the  writer's  receipt  of 
a  commission  under  the  Great  Seal  touching  fugitives, 
in  which  .Mr.  Browne.  Mr.  Weston,  Mr.  Baron  Birche, 
Mr.  More  and  Agmondesham  are  joined  with  the  wiiter, 
who  desires  that  his  fellow-commissioners  may  assemble 
at  his  house  on  the  following  Monday,  to  confer  with 
him. 

10  May,  1572.  Letter  from  Bryan  Aungier  to 
William  Moore,  esq.  Entreating  Mr.  Moore  to  come 
frome  Loseley  to  town,  and  give  evidence  on  a  point 
in  the  suit  brought  by  lady  Stafford  against  the  writer 
and  his  cousin  Wollej'  in  the  Court  of  Wards. 

11  June,  1572.  Letter  from  U'illiam  Prossar,  one  of 
the  viscountMovntagne's  servants,  toWilliam  More,  esq., 
atLothesley.  Giving  an  aocountof  his  lordship's  reception 
and  entertainment  in  France,  on  his  way  from  Bullein 
to  Paris,  vii'i  Montreul,  Abeuille  and  St.  Denys.  Whilst 
the  writer  plies  his  pen.  his  lordship  is  l.ying  in  Paris, 
"  in  the  kinges  bowse  called  the  Castel  of  Louure," 
whence  he  ''  goethe  tomorrows  to  the  courte  to  salute 
"  the  Kinge  at  a  place  of  sport  called  Madrill  wher 
"  the  Kinge  lyetlie  nowe,  beinge  two  myles  out  of  this 
"  towne  of  Parys."     Prom  Parys. 

17  June,  1.572.  Letter  from  William  Prosser  to  William 
Moore,  escp  Describing  the  reception  given  to  the  lord 
Mountague  at  Paris,  and  the  superb  hospitalities  lavished 
upon  him  by  the  French  king.  His  lordship  was  con- 
ducted from  "  the  kinges  owne  bowse  called  Lover  "  to 
the  royal  pleasure-house  two  miles  out  of  Paris,  called 
Madrill  by  ''the  prince  Dauphin,  the  lordo  mare- 
•'  schall  of  Cosse,  Mons'.  of  Lanseck,  the  king's 
"  governour  duringe  his  minoritie.  and  dyvers  other 
■'  noble  menne  and  gentilmenne  where  his  lordship 
"  was  receaved  of  the  kj'ng  and  his  two  brothers 
"  the  Duke  of  Anjou  and  the  duke  of  Alenson  beinge 
"  accompanied  with  tlie  Cardinal  of  Boui-bou,  Mous'. 
"  d'Angoulesme  the  kj'nges  basse  brother,  the  duke  of 
"  Nevers,  the  duke  of  Guise,  the  duke  of  Boullon.  the 
"  duke  of  Aumalle,   the  lord  admiral  of   France,  the 

'■  niareschall  d'Anvillo,  Conte  of  Rochefoucault 

"  and  on  Sonday  the  Kynge  and  his  brothers  with  the 
"  rest  of  the  nobilytye  brought  my  lorde  from  tliense 
'■  to  Parys  to  dyner.  My  lorde  didc  ryde  with  the 
"  kinge  in  his  owne  cotche  and  came  to  dyner  to  the 
"  said  castell  of  Louver.  There  the  Kyng  did  bankctt 
'■  my  lorde  and  dyned  togeather.  And  after  dyner 
'"  the  Kynge  accompanyed  with  all  the  nobilitie  .afore- 
'■  said  with  his  garde  of  Scotismene,  Prenchemen  and 
"  Suysers  with  sowndinge  of  trompettes  flffcs  and 
"  drommes,  every  noble  man  going  in  his  degree, 
"  brought  my  lord  to  a  church  called  Saint  Germain 
"  of  Auxerrois  where  the  kinge  hanle  evensonge,  .  .  . 
"  and  there  the  league  was  sworno  and  confirmed 
"  betwix  England  and  Praunce."     Prom  Parya. 

£9  July,  1572.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
.ague  to  William  Moore,  esq.  and  Thomas  Stowghton, 
esq.  Requesting  Messrs.  Moore  and  Stowghton  to 
enquire  into  the  case  of  the  writer's  servant  Philipp 
Mellershe,  who  is  charge  with  speaking  lewd  and  in- 
sufferable worils  touching  the  earl  of  Arandcll  and  lord 
Lumley.     From  Coudrey. 

2  August,  1.572.  Letter  from  Edmoud  bishop  of 
London  to  Mr.  More  at  his  house  near  Guilforde.  For 
the  recovery  of  "  a  faiie  brynded  dogge  "  given  to  the 
bishop  bj'  lady  Riche.  and  stolen  from  his  house  at 
Fiilham.  The  animal  is  now  known  to  be  kept  in  or 
near  Guilforde.  Tlie  writer's  cousin.  Sir  lleni-y  Weston, 
knt.,  has  also  been  entreated  to  Icjok  out  for  the  dog. 

19  August,  1572.  Letter  fr(nn  Roliert  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Mr.  Moore  at  Looseley.  Touching  an  appoint- 
ment with  Mr.  Har<loek.  The  writer  adds,  "  I  doe 
"  rememlier  that  you  tolde  me  of  one  whomi^you  knew© 
"  lieing  skillful  iu  trimming  and  stop]iing  of  tethe,  if 
"  you  can  cftwse  the  same  fellowe  to  come  vnto  me 
"  abouto  that  purpose  you  shalle  greatlie  pleasure  me." 

'■'  September  1.572.  Letter  from  Mistress  Eli7>abeth 
lialam,  widow,  to  WyllyamMore.  es<(..  dated  from  Wal- 
sokeo.  Acknowledging  a  letter  of  condolence  from  Mr. 
.More  and  his  wife  on  the  recent  death  of  the  writer's  hus- 
band, and  concluding  thus,  "I  bane  sent  you  a  lyttlecuppe 


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LYSEDX,    "  of  syluer  gylte  luimed   a    Spyder   pott    the    nature 
JSs^.         "  whereof  ys  that  yf  ;inye  pojson  enter  therein  yt  wyll 
■■  burst  and  to    my   sy^^te^  a  tostynge  Instrument  "of 
"  syhier  and  gylte.'' 

16  December,  1572.  Two  rough  drafts  of  a  letter 
from  William  More,  esq.,  to  Anthony  viscount  :\rount- 
aguo.  Aljout  a  riotous"  disorder  lately  caused  in  the 
town  of  Guldeford  by  one  Jlr.  Cortneye,  who  entered 
the  town  in  company  with  his  lordship's  son  i[r.  Anthony 
Browne.  Instead  of  taking  any  heinous  part  in  the  riot 
occasioned  by  his  friend.  Mr.  Browne  exerted  himself 
to  allay  and  end  it,  when  the  disturbance  became 
serious. 

IS  December,  l.")72.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  'William  More,  esq.  Thanking  Mr.  More 
for  his  inforniution  respecting  Mr.  Antony  Brown's 
association  with  Mr.  Cortneye  when  the  latter  caused 
a  riiit  in  Guildford;  and  aluo  for  his  action  in  the 
matter. 

18  December,  1572.  Letter  from  Mr.  Anthony  Browne 
to  '\\'illiam  More,  esq.  Thanking  Mr.  More  for  the 
considerateness  and  kindness  which  distinguished  his 
way  of  re|iorting  to  lord  Mountague  the  writer's  share 
in  Mr.  Corteney's  riot  in  Guil.lford.  "  It  shalbe  a  furst 
■•  warninge."  writes  the  young  man,  '•vuto  me  to  be 
ware  howe  I  take  other  mens  r|uarrells  vppon  my 
■'  owne  shoulders  to  vnborthen  them,  and  allso  to 
"  beware  to  come  in  such  companie  wher  as  I  maye 
"  beare  the  blame  withoute  deserte." 

20  December.  1.572.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell 
to  "William  Moore,  esq.  Touching  the  controversy 
between  Rychard  Lumley's  wife  and  Mrs.  Onsley,  as  to 
the  rights  of  their  j-onng  children.     From  Nonsuche. 

13  January,  l.j  Elizabeth.  Licence,  till  the  next 
general  ses.sions  after  the  next  Feast  of  the  Nativity, 
under  the  seals  and  signatures  of  Thomas  Smythe  and 
Gregory  Lovell,  to  Edward  Leche  of  Marten,  co.  Surrey, 
"  mealeman,"  "to  be  a  common  badger  lader  kidder 
■'  carrier  bier  or  tranS])orter  of  all  maner  of  corne  or 
"  grayne  in  any  market  or  faier  within  the  realme  of 
"  England,  and  the  same  so  bought  to  converte  to 
'■  meile,  and  the  same  to  Carrie  to  the  cittie  of  London 
"  or  to  the  suburbes  of  the  same,  or  vnto  any  other 
"  markett  or  faier.''  so  that  he  do  nothing  in  disregard 
of  the  statute  of  Edward  VI.  against  regrators,  fore- 
stallers  and  ingrossers. 

3  February.  1673.  Letter  (Latin)  of  friendliness  and 
])edantio  flattery  fiom  John  Osbom,  cf  the  university  of 
Cambridge,  to  his  friend  Mr.  George  More,  at  Corpus 
Christ!  College,  in  the  university  of  Oxford.  Also  (dated 
8  March,  1.573,  and  14.  July,  1-574)  two  other  Latin  letters 
of  the  same  kind  from  the  writer  to  the  same  Oxonian 
student. 

20  I'ebruary.  1.57:!.  Lettei-  from  Lord  Burghle}'  and 
Sir  Francis  Mildmaye  to  "William  More  and  John 
Skynner,  escjs.,  and  others,  commissioners  to  enquire 
whether  subsidies,  granted  by  parliament  and  clergy  to 
the  Queen,  have  been  duly  paid.  Directing  the  said  com- 
missioners to  execute  their  commission  in  that  respect. 

21  February,  1573.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  the  High  Sheriff  of  co.  Surrey.  Ordering, 
in  consideration  of  the  prayers  to  that  effect  of  the 
gentlemen  of  divers  counties  and  also  of  the  complaints 
in  parliament,  that  "  the  Sheriifes  shaile  not  after  this 
"  lent  Assizes  have  the  charges  of  the  .Justices  of  the 
"  Assizes  diettes.  but  that  the  said  Justices  shall  have 
"  of  her  majestie  out  of  her  cofers  seuerall  somes  of 
"  money  for  their  daiely  dyettes  duringe  the  tymes  that 
"  heretofore  the  sherift'es  have  liyu  chargable  withal 
'■  within  theire  counties." 

14  March.  1573.  Commission  to  Edward  earl  of  Lin- 
coln, high  admiral,  Henry  earl  of  Arundell.  and  tweuty- 
seveu  others,  to  take  musters  and  command  the  soldiers, 
horse  and  foot,  of  the  county  of  Surrey.     Imperfect. 

20  April,  15  Elizabeth.  Patent,  under  the  seal  of  the 
bishop  and  the  seal  of  the  dean  and  chapter  of  "Win- 
chester, of  a  gi-ant  by  Robert  bishop  of  the  said  diocese 
to  Nicholas  Biirlace,  for  life,  of  the  office  of  keeper  of 
the  little  park  of  Farnham. 

24  April,  1-573.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  "William  More,  esq.  Wherein  the  writer,  who  has 
succeeded  lord  Mountague  in  the  office  of  bailiff  of  the 
Surrey  "  bally wyck''  in  the  walks  of  Windsor  F'jrest, 
appoints  Mr.  More  his  deputy  in  the  .said  office. 

24  April,  1.573.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  oi  Leycester 
to  "William  Moore  and  Edward  Docwra,  esquires.  Ap- 
pointing them  to  view  the  deer  in  the  walks  of  the 
Surrey  bailiwick  of  "Windsor  forest,  and  to  certify  the 
earl  respecting  the  same. 

3  May,  1573.  Letter  from  Lord  Burghley  to  William 
More,  esq.     Announcing  her  majesty's  pleasure  that 

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Mr.  More's  prisoner,  the  earl   of  Southampton,  should    „  '^^-  ^^■ 
be   allowed   to   repair   to   her  ladyship  his  mothi-r  in    ^°''j^"^'^'^''==' 
Mr.  More's   company,  as   often  as   the  earl  and  his  said  — " 

mother  may  desire,  during  her  sickness. 

5  May,  1573.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
William  More,  esq.  Announcing  that,  having  on  his 
humble  submission  decided  that  the  earl  of  Southampton 
should  be  set  at  more  liberty,  the  queen  has  specially 
selected  Mr.  More  as  a.  person  in  whose  custody  the  earl 
should  be  placed  in  an  honourable  and  easy  "restraint. 
The  earl  is  to  be  allowed  to  enjoy  the  societv  of  his  wife, 
friends  and  servants,  and  be  suffered  sometimes  to 
accompany  them  abroad.  He  is  to  compensate  Jlr. 
More  in  a  proper  manner  for  his  diet  and  entertain- 
ment at  Loseley,  and  may,  in  company  with  Mr.  Jlore, 
visit  the  house  now  being  built  by  the  earl  in  Hamp- 
shire. (rWe  Kempe's  "  Loseley  MSS.")  With  respect 
to  this  document,  used  by  Mr.  Bray  in  his  '  Confinement 
of  the  earl  of  Southampton,'  it  is  noteworthy  that  it  is 
a  distinct  recommittal  of  the  earl  to  imprisonment  at 
Loseley.  So  far  as  the  Loseley  MSS.  show,  the  impri- 
soned earl  does  not  appear  to  have  been  at  Loseley 
between  11  Nov.  1570  and  5  May  1,573. 

7  May,  1573.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mountague 
to  William  Moore,  esq.  Expressing  with  great  fervour 
the  writer's  gratitude  for  a  service  done  at  his  request  to 
his  dear  friend  by  Mr.  Moore. 

2ti  May,  1573.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  William  Mcore,  esq.  Directing  strict  order  to  be 
kept  in  the  walks  of  the  Surrey  bailiwick  in  Windsor 
Forest,  that  no  unauthorized  person  be  suffered  to  use 
gun  or  cross-bow  therein  ;  great  decay  of  the  game  in  the 
said  forest  having  resulted  from  the  inordinate  use  there- 
in "  of  crossebowes  and  gonnes  by  such  as  haue  no  auc- 
'•  thoritie  to  beare  them.''  The  writer  touches  also  on 
the  recent  despoilment  of  "  the  game  of  Foysant  and 
"  partridges''  by  "  the  comon  trade  of  hawking  and 
"  taking." 

28  May,  1573.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  William  Moore,  esq.  Expressing  approval  of  Mr. 
Moore's  an-augements  in  respect  to  the  Surrey  bailiwick 
of  Windsor  Forest,  and  begging  him  to  meet  the  writer 
at  Windsor  next  Wednesday. 

7  -lune.  1573.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council,  touching  the  conduct  of  certain  pei'sons.  to 
whom  her  majesty  had  granted  certain  forfeitures  under 
penal  laws,  in  appointing  unworthy  deputies  tor  the 
execution  of  the  said  grants.  Also,  a  cpy  of  Six 
Articles  to  be  observed  by  alle  suche  pers  nis  as  haue  any 
■■  grauntes  of  forfaytures  vppon  penalle  la.vis." 

7  June,  1573.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co. 
Surrey.  _  For  the  reduction  of  the  useless  multitude  of 
corn  badgers  and  corn  brokers  in  the  said  county;  and 
for  other  measures  to  lower  the  prices  of  corn,  which, 
though  they  have  fallen  somewhat  in  parts  near  the  seas, 
in  consequence  of  her  Majesty's  order  forbidding  the 
exportation  of  any  kind  of  grain  from  her  ports,  are 
still  inordinately  high  in  the  inland  parts  of  the  king- 
dom. 

10  June,  1573.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Mr.  Moore.  Consenting  to  Thomas  Howard's  liberation 
from  the  marshalseye,  to  which  prison  he  was  com- 
mitted for  hunting  unlawfully  in  the  Queen's  park  of 
Oking. 

13  June,  1573.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Lord  High  Admiral,  custos  rotulorum,  co.  Surrey. 
For  a  return  of  the  names  of  the  several  hundreds, 
"  and  also  of  thordinarie  and  accustomed  devisions 
"  and  limittes  of  that  shire,"  and  of  the  justices  of  the 
peace,  coroners  ana  clerks  of  the  peace  in  the  same 
hundreds  and  ordinary  divisions. 

15  June,  1573.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  Moore,  esq.  About  the  recent  despoil- 
ment of  game  and  other  disorders  in  Witley  Park. 
From  Coudrey. 

2ti  June.  1573.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  Moore,  esq.  A  note  of  hearty  gratitude 
for  kindness  which  places  the  writer  under  heavy 
obligations  to  Mr.  Moore  and  his  "  good  wiff." 

7  July,  1573.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
tague  to  William  More.  esq.  Requesting  Mr.  More  to 
ascertain  from  his  neighbour  Mr,  Ha.mond  of  Gilford 
whether  he  has  in  any  way  changed  that  part  of  his 
will  by  which  he  designed  to  provide  a  schoolmaster 
and  an  usher  for  the  said  town  ;  it  having  come  to  the 
knowledge  of  the  writer  that  attempts  have  been  made 
to  withdraw  Mr.  Hamond  from  his  beneficent  pm-pose 
towards  the  town. 

14  July,  1573.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
council  to  the  earl  of  Southampton.     Permitting  the 

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■VV.  M.  said  eai-l  to  stay  "  at  Cowilraie  with  oure  verie  good  lord 
MoLvxEi-x,  .1  j.jj^  vicouut'  Moiitau;u'?."  instead  of  remaining  with 
Mr.  More  at  Losclc-y ;  and  also  giving  the  said  eavl 
licence  to  visic  his  iiouse.  now  being  built,  in  Haiu])- 
shire,  so  that  he  only  passes  one  niij;ht  there  on  each 
occasion  of  visiting  it.  Dated  from  (ireenwich.  At  the 
foot  the  earl's  certificate  to  the  truth  of  the  copy.  A 
document  used  in  Mr.  Bray's  '  Confinement  of  the  earl 
of  .Southam[}ton.'  {Vide  ArehaX)logia,  vol.  xix.,  and 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

26  .1  uly,  1573.  '  Letter  from  Anthony  viscnnnt  Mount- 
ague  to  William  Moore.  esi|.  Thanking  Mr.  Moore  for 
a'service,  and  e-xpressing  satisfaction  that  a  poor  gentle- 
man and  his  wife,  in  whom  his  lordship  of  Winchester 
is  interested,  are  in  a  fair  way  to  be  relieved  from  their 
extreme  distress.     From  Coudrey. 

25  July,  1673.  Letter  from  John  Arisley  toMr.  Moore, 
esq.  About  "  cortaine  thinges  which  is  supposed  pyrates 
'■  gooddes  at  Woode  in  Sussex." 

26  July,  1573.  Letter  from  the  ladies  M.  Southampton 
and  Magdalen  Mountageu  to  William  Moore,  esq. 
Begging  Mr.  Moore  to  move  his  lordship  of  "Winchester 
to  set  at  liberty  an  aged  woman,  named  Parkyns,  whom 
his  lordship  "  commyttod  longe  sitbens  to  the  Whyte 
"   Lyon."     Dated  from  Cowdery. 

July  1573.  (?  I.  Letter  from  the  countess  of  Southampton 
to  Mrs.  More  at  Loseley.  Expressing  the  writer's 
hearty  thanks  for  Mrs.  More's  great  courtesy  and  kind- 
ness to  her.  No  date.  A  document  used  in  Mr.  Bray's 
■  Confinement  of  the  earl  of  Southampton.'  (Vide, 
Archseologia,  vol.  xix.) 

6  August,  15  Elizabeth.  Form  of  Ijond,  sent  by 
Robert  bishop  of  Winchester  to  William  More,  esq. ;  for 
binding  Edward  Banister,  co.  Southampton,  gentleman, 
and  Henry  Goring,  co.  Sussex,  esq.,  that  the  said 
Edward  Banister  shall  betake  himself  to  the  White 
Lion  prison  or  show  himself  comformable  to  the  laws 
touching  religion,  on  or  before  1  November  next 
snsuing. 

18  August,  157M.  Letter  from  Thomas  Howard  to 
William  Moore,  esq.  Certifying  that  William  Phillyppes 
is  the  writer's  household  servant. 

31  August.  1573.  Letter  from  Antonie  Garnett  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  Sir  William's  pro- 
posals for  remedying  certain  abuses  in  Windsor  Forest. 
From  Coudrey. 

30  September,  1573.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscotmt 
Mouiitagne  to  William  !J[ore,  esq.  Asking  Mr.  More  to 
ini.eres,  himself  with  the  Lord  Admiral  to  obtain  an 
imm?  I  ale  enlargement  from  prison  and  instant  pardon 
for  a  poor  man  sent  to  prison  for  misreporting  the  same 
lord's  words  in  a  maliter  concerning  the  writer. 

29  October,  1573.  Letter  (holograph)  from  lord 
Bui-ffhley  to  Mr.  William  Moore,  e.si|.,  and  another, 
magistrates  for  Surrey.  About  a  strong  speech  said  to 
have  been  made  by  Sir  Edward  Bray  to  one  Mellersh. 

1  November.  1573.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  South- 
ampton to  AVilliam  More.  esq.  Anncjuncing  that  the 
writer  and  his  wife  will  visit  Loseley  on  Tuesday  week 
on  their  way  to  London.  The  earl  is  ready  for  Mr.  More's 
glasier  at  Dogmersfeld.     Dated  from  Cowdrey. 

0  November.  1573.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
JMounlague  toWilliam  More,  es(|.  Thanking  Mr.  More 
for  \nviting  the  writer  to  come  to  Loseley  with  lord  and 
lady  Southampton,  on  their  way  to  London  : — an  invita- 
tion which  the  writer  cannot  accept  in  his  present 
"  weakness  of  body."  He  speaks  of  himself  as  having 
'■  kept  his  chamljer  these  xiii  dayes  in  extreme  paynes.'' 
Tuesday. 1573.  Letter  fnmi  the  (>arl  of  South- 
ampton to  William  More,  e.sq.  Announcing  that  the 
countess  of  Southampton  has  just  given  birth  to  a  fine 
boy,  and  that  she,  as  well  a^  the  writer,  will  gladly 
receive  a  visit  from  Mrs.  Mure.  Dated  from  Cowdroy. 
{Vuh  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

Friday. 1573.  Ijctter  from  the  earl  of  South- 
ampton to  AVilliam  More,  es(|.,  .at  Loseley.  Announcing 
that  the  writer  has  imparted  Air.  More's  kindly  request 
to  the  lord  Montagu,  who  can  however  only  acknow- 
ledge the  iuvifation  thankfully,  "  beynge  not  able  by 
'■  reson  of  siknes  to  traveyle  with  us,"  or  "to  apoynt 
'■  any  certen  time  of  his  repayre  to  London."  The  loi'd 
Montague  has  not  been  out  of  his  chamber  these  four- 
teen days.      Dated  from  Cowdry. 

1573-1574.  Twenty-five  accompts  rendered  by  col- 
lectors of  money  raised  for,  and  spent  in  relief  of,  the 
poor  of  divers  parishes  of  Surrey. 

12  January,  1574.  Latin  letter  from  Toby  I^fatthew 
(dated  at  Christ  Church,  Oxford),  to  his  friend  in  the 
same  university,  Mr.  fJeorge  More.  Also  (dated  from 
St,  John's  College,  Oxon,  5  May  1.574).  an  Eugli.'ih  letter 
from  the  8a,0if-  writer  to  William  ^rore.-esq.,  eulogizing 


Sir.  George  More  in  highly  artificial  phrases.    Also  two   jjoYTs^Ei 
other  Latin  letters  (one  undated  and  the  other  dated         esq. 

12  October  1574)  from  the  same  writer  to  Mr.  George  

More.  Chosen  President  of  St.  John's  College  in  1572, 
and  Dean  of  Christ's  Church  in  1576,  Dr.  Tobie  Matthew 
became  bishop  of  Durham  in  1572,  and  archbishop  of 
York  in  1606. 

17  January  1574.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycestcr 
to  William  Moore,  esq.  Directing  Mr.  Moore  to  enquire 
concerning  "  verie  evell  and  reprochefuU  wordes  "  said 
to  have  been  suokeu  against  the  writer  by  one  Eowden 
to  one  Hannington.  Tiie  enquiry,  it  is  suggested,  had 
better  be  made  in  the  presence  of  one  Mr.  Lidcot  who, 
on  due  tiotice  being  given  him,  will  bring  with  him 
divers  witnesses  to  the  matter.  .Vttached  to  this  letter 
are  the  depositions  of  Thomas  Hanyngton  and  Richard 
Cotterelle  against  the  said  John  Rowden,  one  of  the 
yeomen  of  her  majesty's  guard,  and  also  the  replication 
of  thi'  same  John  R  )wden,  who  seems  to  have  informed 
the  two  newly  appointed  keepers  of  walks  in  Windsor 
Forest  that,  before  taking  the  earl's  livery,  they  had 
better  make  sufficiently  good  terms  with  him  for  their 
livelihood,  as  they  might  not  hope  to  improve  their 
positions  after  entering  his  service,  the  earl  being  a  hard 
man,  and  one  more  ready  to  make  promises  than  to  keep 
them. 

1  March,  1571.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  the  earl  of 
Lyncolne  to  William  More,  esq.,  vice-admiral  of  co. 
Sttssex.  On  information  from  Luke  Gry  ffyn,  of  Merehen- 
haven,  that  Thomas  Alredge  and  Richard  Alredge,  of 
Brighthemston,  and  one  Woode,  of  Shoreham,  have 
been  dealers  with  pirates  for  their  goods,  the  ^vriter 
directs  Mr.  More  to  send  a  letter  to  Lusher,  his  deputy 
in  those  parts  of  Sussex,  ordering  him  forthwith  to 
arrest  the  said  Thomas  and  Ricliard  Alredge  and  Woode 
of  Shoreham,  and  bind  them  over  to.  appear  before  the 
writer. 

6  March,  1574.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Mr.  Moore  at  Loseley.  Begging  Mr.  Moore's  assistance 
in  getting  from  "  one  Henry  ("bitty e  .  .  a  certen  dede 
"  of  conveyance  of  divers  landes  made  by  him  to  the 
"  vse  of ''  the  writer's  "  seruaunt  his  soime  and  this 
"  bearer  John  Chittye,"  which  deed  ihe  said  Henry 
Chittye  persists  in  holding  and  detaining.  Dated  from 
Pirford. 

8  March.  1574.  Letter  from  Lord  Cobham  to  Mr. 
Wyllyam  Moore,  at  the  Blackfriars.  Regretting  that, 
as  the  plague  increases  in  the  Blackfriars,  the  writer 
must  decline  to  come  to  town  on  Mr.  Moore's  business, 
but  ofl'ering  to  sign  any  letter,  written  by  Mr.  Moore,  to 
the  Chief  Justice.     Dated  at  Cobham. 

10  March,  1574.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Sir  Heni-y  Nevile,  knt.,  and  William  More.  esq. 
Directing  Sir  Henry  and  Mr.  More  to  see  that  one 
Bembrycke  is  "  pro])erly  placed  in  a  keaper's  roame." 
as  he  has  by  his  fearless  honesty  incurred  the  enmity  of 
the  despoilers  of  her  majesty's  game,  and  sliouhl  1)0 
protected  from  their  malice. 

26  March,  1574.  Letter  frmn  Roljert  earl  of  Lcycc.-ter 
to  Sir  Henry  Nevill,  knt..  lieutenant  of  the  castle  a.nd 
1'orest  of  Windsor,  and  William  Moore,  eBt(,  Directing 
tlie  law  to  be  rigidly  enforced  against  all  those  detected 
despoilers  of  game  in  Windsor  Park,  who  were  kee]>ers 
of  the  same  park;  and  ordering  suitable  provision  in  a 
keeper's  iilace  to  be  made  for  Bembricke,  the  iufoiiner 
against  theiu. 

2S  April,  1574.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Sir  Henry  AVeston.  knt..  and  William  Moore,  es(|., 
magistrates  for  co.  Surrey.  Begging  the  two  magis- 
trates to  act  as  arbitrators  to  the  controversy  lietween 
Stodole  and  Staiidcn,  of  the  one  part,  and  George  Whyte 
of  Chertsey,  of  the  other  part. 

6  M.ay,  1574.  Letter  from  liobort  bishoji  of  Win- 
chester to  Mr.  Moore  at  Loseley.  Touching  the  be- 
haviour of  a  curate,  whom  the  -ivriter  would  fain  see 
more  wary  and  circumspect ;  and  also  touching  the  ease 
of  the  vicar  of  Godalming,  who  is  likely  to  be  deprived 
of  his  vicarage.     Dated  from  Bisshoppes  Waltham. 

31  May,  1574.  Warrant  to  the  commissioners  ol' 
musters  for  co.  Surrey,  to  levy  in  the  said  shire  one 
hundred  and  fifty  able  men,  and  triiin  them  as  soldiers, 
and  have  them  ready  for  service  upon  an  hour's  warning. 

— Elizabeth.  The  Temptation  of  Mr.  Briggs,  a  gentle- 
man of  the  Temples.  Covering  forly-ti  ve  closely  written 
foolscap  pages,  this  MS.  recounts  the  circumstances  of 
the  marvellous  sickness  and  trances  of  Mr.  Briggs,  a 
gentleman  of  the  Temple,  a: tat  30.  with  "a  eoniblye 
"  gentlewoman  to  his  ■wyfl'  and  a  goodlie,"  wlio,  after 
hearing  Mr.  Lassilurus  Villers  lecture  shortly  lielbrc 
f 'hri.stmas  1.573,  on  the  nature  of  sin  against  the  Holy 
Ghost,  wa.s  troubled  with  a  belief  that  he  had  committed 


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ioLTNErx,    ^^^K  ^'°'  ^"'^   "^^^    therefore  destined    to   everlastiiij; 
Esti.     '    jmnishment.  So  after  he  was  possessed  by  this  terrifying 
imagination  Mr.  Briggs  was  tempted  to  commit  suicide, 
and   tried  with    Satanic    visijatious,  during   which   he 
sometimes  lost  two  or  more  of  his  senses,  and  sometimes 
all    consciousness.      His    most    usual  state,    however, 
during  these  demoniacal  seizures,  was  one  iu  which  he 
was   imperfectly  sensible  of  surrounding  objects,  and 
retained  the  jiuwcr  of  uttering  disconnected  sentences, 
that  caused  the  witnesses  of  his  trouble  to  be  of  opinion 
that  his  speeches  were  directed  at  the  ghostly  adver- 
saries, with   whom  he    wrestled  throughout  the    Ion"- 
periods  of   bodily    derangement  and  jirostiation.     In- 
terested in   the  peculiar  distress  of  a  man,  whom  they 
regarded   with    sincere   aflectiou,    the    friends   of   Mr. 
Briggs   appointed  amongst   themselves   a   scribe    "  to 
penne  verbatim  oute  of    his  mont:he  whatsoever  he 
"  spake  duringe  the  tyme  of  his  vysytations.     'Wliereiu, 
"  although  the  sicke  man  used  manie  pauses,  lystening 
as  ilj  seemed  to  the  voyce  that  spake  vnto  him,  yet 
■'  when  he  replied  he   delyuered  his  speach  with  such 
"  swyt'tenes  as   manie  places  of  scriptures    and   other 
"  things  notable  by  himself  spoken,  not  able  with  lyke 
"  swyftnes  to  be  wrytteu  were  omytted."     The  usual 
time  for  the  beginning  of  one  of  his  seizures  was  about 
8  or  9  a.m.,  and  they  varied  iu  duration  from  about  an 
hour  to  the  whole  of  the  day.     The  narrative  preserves 
the  sick  man's  mysterious  utterances  during   fourteen 
several  trances,  that  occurred  between  the  12  April  and 
1  May,   inclusive,    1574.    asterisks    being   used  in  the 
rejiorts  to  indicate   the  places,  at    which   the  speaker 
paused  in  the  delivery  of  his  ejaculations,  thus,  "  1  did 
"  neuer  purpose  it  nor  I  will  neuer  agree  to   have  it.* 
"  Thou  liest  I  did  neuer  make  the  accjuittance  of  the 
"  receipte  of  anye.*     Thou  wilt  neuer  leaue  this  Ij'inge 
"  and  forgiuge.*     I  tell  the  that  my  name  there  wrytten 
'■  was  not  wrytten  by  me.*     Thou  shalt  neuer  haue  it.* 
"  I  ded  neuer  sell  it,  neither  was  it  myne  to  sell,  for  as 
"  I  cannot  sell  any  othei'  mp.n's  lands  or  goods,  no  more 
•■  can   1  sell  my  soule,  for  the  spyrit  is   his,   who  gave 
'•  it."     Describing  the  sick  man's  attacks  and  the  in- 
terest taken  in  them  by  .Society  of  the  Inns   of  Court, 
the  anonymous  producer  of  this  record,  for  the  edifica- 
tion of  a  lady  of  rank,  says,   "  The  devill's  part  of  the 
"  dyalogue  was  vnheard  of  us,   but  his  obiections   do 
"  euidentlie  appeare  by  Briggs  his  answer.     His  tymes 
"  of  his  fytts  wei'e    so  well  knowen  to  the  houses  of 
■'  courte,  as  there  neuer  fayled  both  counselers  at  lawe 
''  and  students,  somtymes  a  dozen  sometymes  sx"^',  and 
"  most  tymes  the  chamber  so  full  as  one  could  scarslie 
"  stand  one  liy  another,  manie  of  which  for  the   better 
"  confirmation  of  the  truth,  I  haue  procured   to    sub- 
"  scribe  there  names  to  this  booke." 

20  June,  1574.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to  Mr. 
More,  of  Loseley.  Interceding  with  ihe  magistrates 
for  certain  persons  of  the  township  of  Kingeston.  who 
have  been  summoned  to  apjiear  at  the  quaiter  sessions 
of  Guildford  to  ansTrer  for  a  neglect  of  the  high-way, 
which  has  been  duly  amended. 

26  June,  1674.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  More,  esq.  Announcing  that,  moved 
liy  the  culprit's  piteous  entreaties,  the  writer  has  reluc- 
tantly pardoned  an  offender  whose  guilt  was  aggi-avated 
by  the  obstinacy  of  his  avowals  of  his  innocence. 

5  July,  1574,  Letter  from  Elizabeth  lady  Lyncoln  to 
Mr.  Moore.  Touching  certain  covenants  from  lord  to 
lady  Lyncoln  concerning  Pyiforde,  in  which  Mr.  Moore 
and  his  son-in-law,  Mr.  Powlstede,  are  feoft'ees-in  trust. 

6  July,  16  Elizabeth.  Award  of  William  More,  of 
Loseley.  co.  Surrey,  esq.,  and  Edmond  Saunders,  of 
Charlwode,  in  the  same  CO.,  esq.,  arbitrators,  in  a  con- 
troversy between  Thomas  Stoughton,  co.  Surrey,  esq., 
and  Francis  Stoughton,  of  the  Inner  Temple,  gentleman, 
sons  of  the  late  Lawrence  Stoughton,  esq.,  touching  the 
))ayment  of  a  certain  annuity  of  xx/i.  bequeathed  by  the 
said  Lawrence  to  the  said  Francis.  Also,  in  the  same 
packet  of  papers,  letters  (that  passed  between  thp  same 
Messrs.  Stoughton)  on  private  and  personal  matters  of 
no  historic  interest,  of  ihe  following  dates,  1  Septem- 
ber 1563 ;  22  July,  2  November,  1564  ;  21  January,  8, 
16,  22,  26  July,  1565  ;  1  April  1567  ;  4  May,  11  Septem- 
ber 1577.  Also,  in  same  packet,  two  undated  and  un- 
historic  letters  from  the  said  Erancis  Stoughton  to 
William  More,  esq.,  and  an  undated  letter,  touching 
private  accounts,  from  Edward  Stoughton  to  William 
Moi-e,  esq. 

17  September,  1574.  Letter  from  Thomas  lordBucke- 
hurst  to  the  writer's  loving  cousin  William  Moore,  esq. 
About  a  lease  of  Stoneham  which  the  writer  wishes  to  buy 
of  Mr.  Moore's  ""  soo;i  Mr.  Foisted." 


22  Seiiteinber,  1574.  Warrant  from  Robert  earl  of 
Leycester.  For  the  committal  to  the  Tower  of  one 
Richard  Rumsey,  a  notorious  deer-stealcr,  who  has 
been  examined  and  refuses  "  to  vtter  his  companions." 

28  September.  1574.  Letter  from  Itobert  earl  of 
Leycester  to  WiUiam  Moore  and  Richard  Polstede,  esqs. 
Conciliating  their  favour  towards  the  letter's  bearer, 
John  ^Milton,  servant  of  the  .Serjeant  of  her  majesty's 
buckhounds.  who  by  attending  Ins  master  in  Warwick- 
shire when  he  should  have  appeared  before  the  magis- 
trates at  Guildl'ord,  has  haxarded  the  forfeiture  of  his 
bond. 

Michaelmas,  1574.  Bill  of  the  ulnagcr  and  sealer  of 
cloths  in  cos.  Surrey  and  Sussex,  lor  the  district  of 
Farnham.  co.  Surrey,  thus  inscribed  at  the  head  of  the 
single  sheet,  "  Fernaham  :  f'oncernynge  the  sealingc  of 
''  cloth  from  the  feastyvall  of  the  'Vii-gin  Mary  to  the 
"  feast  of  St.  Michael  y'"  Arehangell,  In  y"  yere  of  grace, 
"  1.574."  Beneath  appear  the  names  of  fifteen  clothiers 
of  the  district  who  submitted  clothes  to  the  ulnager's 
inspeciion  during  the  term  aforesaid,  with  the  number 
of  pieces  exhibited  by  each.  At  the  foot  ui  the  bill 
the  sum  iU.  19s.  7Ul.)  of  the  payments  to  the  sealer  for 
sealing  797  ]iieces  of  cloth  at  the  rate  of  U./.  a  |iiece. 
Twenty-one  other  and  similar  Ijills  (dated)  foi-  the  same 
district,  the  latest  of  them  being  for  the  period  from 
Michaelmas,  1687,  to  Lady-day,  1588.  Also  fourteen 
undated  bills,  or  portions  of  bills,  respecting  the  sealing 
of  cloth  and  the  ulnage  in  the  same  district  in  the  later 
half  of  the  16th  century.  Also,  a  copy  of  a  letter  from 
Loseley  (dated  14  March  1678)  by  the  ulnager  of  the 
COS.  Surrey  and  Sussex  to  some  person  appointed  to  act 
as  deputy-ulnager : — "  Forasmuch  as  1  have  good  oc- 
"  casion  to  thinck  that  dyuerse  do  convey  their  clothes 
''  out  of  Sussex  and  Surrey  to  London  not  havinge  the 
"  scale  of  the  viuage  fixed  therevnto,  bycause  of  the 
"  evill  makinge  of  the  same  contrarie  to  the  lawes  and 
"  statutes  in  y'  case  provided.  I  haue  thought  good, 
"  beinge  Alnagere  of  bothe  the  said  sheres,  to 
"  recjuire  you  not  onelie  to  search  but  to  sease  Buche  as 
'"  shalbe  conveyed  out  of  both  the  saide  sheres  thorow 
"  Southcworke  not  havinge  the  said-'  seale  as  aforesaid. 
"  I  do  vnderstand  also  that  diuers  broodeclothes  ar 
"  brought  out  of  other  countries  and  mylled  at  a  myll 
"  nere  Wynbleton  by  Wandesworth.  I  haue  therefore 
"  thought  good  to  send  you  the  seale  of  my  office  to 
"  thend  yee  may  exercise  the  same  for  mo  not  onelye 
"  conccrnynge  the  said  clothes,  but  also  of  others 
'■  made  or  broughten  into  Southworke,  Wherevuto  the 
■'  saide  seale  ought  lawfnllie  to  be  fixed.  And  as  I  will 
"  have  suche  due  consideraciounof  you  for  your  traveyle 
"  therein  accordinge  to  my  last  speche  had  with  yow, 
"  and  further  to  youre  contentment.  So  I  trust  and  do 
■'  also  require  you  to  have  good  regarde  that  her 
"  majestie  be  well  servede  that  I  be  saved  harnieles 
"  and  no  person  to  have  just  cause  of  complaynt.  And 
••  thus  Fare  you  well.  Loseley,  this  xxiii"' of  March, 
"  1678." 

7  November,  1674.  Letter  from  Lords  8f  the  Council 
to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey. 
Ordering  that  bonds  of  sufiicieut  security  lie  required  of 
tanners  for  then-  honest  and  thorough  (ibservance  of  the 
laws  for  the  trewe  and  sufBcient  tannynge  of  lether. 

8  November,  1574.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  William  Moore,  est[.  Announcing  theap]iointment  of 
Thomas  Hannington,  the  letter's  bearer,  to  be  keeper  of 
Mylton's  Walk  in  the  Forest  of  Windsor. 

16  November,  1674.  Letters  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Sherifi'  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co. 
Surrey.  Ordering  "  that  there  be  no  plays  shewes  nor 
"  anv  such  unnecessarie  assemblies  vsed  in  that  countie 
'•  within  tenmyles  of  the  cytie  vntill  Easter  next  r|3pon 
"  payne  of  imprisonment  to  such  as  shall  iu  any  wies 
"  oft'end  to  the  contrarie  :"  it  having  been  "  found  by 
"  experience  that  very  great  perill  and  inconveniences 
"  hath  fallen  vppou  sondry  of  the  queenes  maiesties 
'•  subjects  by  the  suQ'erance  of  great  assemblies  of  the 
"  people  to  come  together  at  plaies  and  shewes  neare 
"  London  in  this  tyme  of  contagion  and  infection  of  the 
'■  plague.'' 

24  November,  1574.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of 
Leycester  to  Sir  Henry  Nevell,  knt.,  andthe  rest  of  the 
commissioners  for  inclosures  about  the  forest  of  Wynd- 
sor.  Urging  a  speedy  execution  of  the  commission 
which  has  been  too  long  in  hand  ;  and  requiring  infor- 
mation respecting  the  commission  to  lay  before  her 
majesty,  who  is  interested  in  the  matter. 

14  IJecember,  1574.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of 
Leycester  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Ordering  the  strict 
examination  of  one  Rumsey,  who,  in  fear  and  penitence 
occasioned  by  a  threat  to  send  him  to  the  Tower,  has 

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— ^         examination  of  all  persons  whom  Humsey  may  accuse  of 
being  his  con:cderates. 

16  December,  1574.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of 
Lcycester  to  William  Moure,  esq.  Requesting  Mr. 
Moore  to  introduce  George  Pott  to  the  .jffice  of  keeper 
of  the  walk,  to  which  he  has  been  appointed  vice  John 
Lowes. 

17  Elizabeth.  Answer  of  William  More,  esq.,  and 
Charles  Bradshawe,  yeoman,  defendants,  to  the  bill  of 
"William  Raye  and  Margaret  his  wife,  plaintiffs  in  a 
suit  inOhancery, respecting  houses  in  Blaokfriars.  With 
depositions  of  witnesses  in  the  suit. 

3  January,  1676.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  William  More,  esq.  Requesting  Mr. 
More  to  exercise  his  iuHueuce  with  his  son  Mr.  Polstede, 
the  sherifi'  of  Sussex  and  Surrey,  to  return  a  faii-ly 
chosen  jur}*  to  hear  the  cause  between  Mr.  Fynch  and  the 
writer's  ouusin  Mr.  Thetchcr,  in  stead  of  a  proposed 
jurv  cuiisistnig  of  Londoners  and  men  of  cos.  Uertford, 
B  ,"ks,  and  ^Middlesex,  being  ptr.^onal  friends  of  Mr. 
Finch.  From  the  writer's  '"  howse  att  St,  Mary 
Overrys." 

15  January,  1 576.  Letter  from  T.  Heneage  to  William 
More,  esfi."  Jiegging  Mr.  More  "to  wryte  most 
"  earnestly  to  ''  his  ''  soone-in-lawe  the  Sheryfe  of  Sussex 
"  to  returne  a  jurye  accordinge  to  the  Lord  Keepers 
*'  letters  for  the  triall  of  the  matter  in  controversy 
"  betwixt ''  the  writer's  "  soone  Fynche  and  M' 
"  Thatcher.''     Dated  from  Copthalle. 

)8  January,  1576.  Letter  from  Vincent  Skinner  to 
William  More,  esq.  Begging  Mr.  More  to  accept,  as 
his  tenant  of  a  small  dwelling  in  the  Blackfriars,  "  a 
"  very  learned  man  one  (Mtelino  an  Italian." 

14  March.  1575.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  Poulet 
(widow  of  William  Poulet,  lord  St.  John  of  Basing  and 
Marquis  of  Winchester)  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Touch- 
ing the  writer's  interview  with  her  cousin  Lusher  about 
his  father's  pecuniary  embarrassments,  and  a  proposal 
for  dealing  with  the  same  person's  debts,  with  a  view  to 
his  liberation  from  prison. 

30  March,  1575.  Letter  from  Tobie  Matthew,  (after- 
wards bishop  of  Durham  and  archbishop  of  York)  to 
William  Moore,  esq.  In  which  the  writer  advocates 
the  cause  of  his  brother,  and  commends  him  to  Mr. 
Moore's  favour.  "  Whorin,'' says  the  writer,  "  I  am  no 
"  more  earnest  with  you  to  be  good  father  vnto  him, 
"  then  instant  with  him  to  be  an  obedient  Sonne  vnto 
"  you."     From  Thorpe. 

1  April,  1675.  Letter  from  Thomas  Stoughton  to 
Wylliam  More,  esq.  Accomjianying  certain  articles 
sent  to  Mr.  More  by  the  writer,  who  would  have  brought 
them  himself  had  he  not  heard  from  William  Hooke  that 
his  correspondence  had  gone  to  Doctors  Common. 

2  April,  1.575.  Letter  from  Peter  Osborne  to  William 
More,  esq.  Condoling  with  Mr.  More  on  the  death  of 
his  son-in-law  Mr.  Polsted. 

13  April,  1575  Letter  from  Sir  Christopher  Hattou, 
knight,  to  William  More,  esq.  Entreating  Mr.  More  to 
intercede  with  the  bishop  of  Winchester  lor  the  letter's 
bearer,  who  has  incurred  the  prelate's  displeasure  more 
by  laisreiiort  than  misconduct. 

25  April,  1575.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  ladyLyncoln  to 
Mr.  William  More  at  Loseley.  Urging  Mr.  Moore  to 
rouse  himself  against  the  sorrow  of  a  recent  misfortune. 
Also,  touching  negotiations  for  a  marriage  settlement  in 
Mr.  Moore's  family. 

April  1-575  to  April  1.589.  Letters  (35  in  number)  from 
Sir  Henry  Nevill  to  Mr.  More,  respecting  the  business 
of  their  offices  as  verderors  of  Windsor  Forest. 

22  Jane,  1576.  Copy  of  the  last  will  and  testament  of 
William  Swcrdt-r  of  Hauloc  {i.e.,  Harlow),  co.  Essex. 

30  June.  1576.  Letters  patent,  signed  at  Antwerp  and 
drawn  by  A.  van  Home,  notary,  whereby  Thomas  Copp- 
Icy,  a  noble  Englishmau.  lord  of  Maze,  Gatton,  Mer- 
sc'hani,  C;olleyo,l!owglieye  Warnham,  &c.,  appoints  John 
Blinkeso]ie  of  London,  gentleman,  one  of  his  substitutes 
and  deputies,  to  act  against  a  fleet  of  pirates,  on  the 
authority  of  letters  of  marque  granted  to  the  s,ame 
Thomas  Co|>pley  by  Don  Lues  de  Requesens.  Spanish 
governor  of  the  Low  Countries  ;  which  letters  of  marque, 
recited  in  the  patent,  set  forth  the  injuries  done  by  n 
fleet  of  jiirates,  infestins  the  shores  of  the  Low  Countries, 
to  the  shipiiing  of  Spanish.  French  and  English  adven- 
turers, and  also  set  forth  the  terms  and  conditions  on 
■which  tiie  said  Thomas  Coppleyisinvested  with  authority 
to  act  as  a  belligerent  against  the  dejiredators,  and  to 
dejiut  c  others  to  actunder  hinias  belligerents.  The  letters 
of  margue  reserve  1o  his  Cath(}lic  Majesty  a  tenth  part 
of  the  prizes  made  unto  their  authority:  and  in  the 


patent  it  is  stipulated  that  one  fifth  part  of  the  prizes        W.  M 
made  by  John   Blinkesope,  gentleman,  is  to  be  paid  to    Moltne 
Thomas  Brook  of  Gatton,  gentleman,    lately   dwrlling         _?3' 
with  the   magnificent  Humphrey    White,  of  Watliiig- 
Street,  London,  citizen  and  merchant  taylor. 

3  AugQ>t,  1575.  Letter  from  Antliouy  viscount  Mount- 
tagne  to  William  More,  esq.  In  behalf  of  a  poor  man, 
one  of  the  writer's  servants,  who  has  been  bound  by 
Mr.  More  to  keep  the  peace,  at  the  suit  of  adioorderly 
person,  also  one  of  the  writer's  servants. 

Itii  August,  1575.  Letter  from  Antoine  Ganiett  to 
William  Moore,  esq.  Lord  Mountague's  works  of  build- 
ing at  River  Parke  being  verj-  backward  and  stayed  for 
want  of  masons,  the  writer  begs  Mr.  More  to  accom- 
modate his  lordship  with  the  service  of  certain  masons, 
now  entertained  and  employed  at  Loseley,  if  the 
demand  for  their  labour  there  is  not  urgent. 

26  August,  1575.  Inventoi-y  of  the  goods  and  house- 
hold stuff' of  William  Swerder,  of  Harlow,  co.  Essex, 
gentleman,  who  died  in  the  year  aforesaid. 

12  September,  1575.  Letter  from  Lord  Burghley  to 
Mr.  Moore  and  Mr.  Apesley,  esqs.  Touching  the 
grievance  of  the  letter's  bearer  "  Anthony  Beckewe,  who 
'■  was  the  first  that  practised  the  makinge  of  glasse 
"  within  this  her  majesties  realme,  "  and  "hath  bin 
"  trobled  and  molested  in  the  lawe  by  one  Perot  and 
"  Jhon  Bownyard  woorkenien  vnder  him  in  the  same 
"  trade,  and  by  reason  that  he  is  ignorant  how  to 
"  aunswer  them  in  Lawe  have  condemned  him  in  thirtie 
"  pounde  beeing  a  greater  summe  than  he  is  able  to 
"  satisfie."  Messrs.  Moore  and  Apesley  are  requested 
to  arrange  the  matter,  so  that  Anthony  Beckewe  be  no 
further  molested.  Also,  an  unsigned  and  undated  copy 
of  the  reply  to  this  letter. 

27  September.  1575.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountiigue  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Touching  the  recent 
outbreaks  of  fire  at  Gilford  Manor  house,  and  the  reasons 
for  attributing  them  to  the  malice  of  one  Fuller  and  his 
wife,  who  have  charge  of  the  house,  and  are  the  only 
persons  living  in  it.     From  Cowdrey. 

26  October,  1575.  Warrant,  signed  by  Robert  earl  of 
Leycester  and  addressed  to  William  Moore,  esq.,  for  the 
immediate  ajijireheusion  of  Henrje  Rogers,  JohuRogers, 
John  Hayward  and  Nicholas  Pole,  and  for  their  speedy 
conveyance  to  the  (Jourt,  where  the  h-tter  is  dat  ed. 

9  November,  1575.  Letter  from  the  Earl  of  Lyncoln 
to  William  Moore,  esq.,  at  Loseley.  About  a  person  who, 
without  the  earl's  licence  and  appointment  to  do  so, 
' '  haithetaken  partreges  nighe  youre  hons  att  Lowseley ." 
Dated  from  Pirforde. 

5  December,  1575.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Master  Moore,  vice-admiral  of  co.  .'iussex.  For  an 
enquiry  intothe  circumstances  underwhich  one  Andrews 
of  Cioring  in  the  said  county  is  said  to  have  acquired 
unlawful  possession  of  "  one  chest  which  had  dy  vers 
"  bagges  of  money  in  yt  "  and  other  things  from  a 
vessel  wrecked  last  month  off'  the  Susses  coast ;  a  con- 
siderable jiroportion  of  which  money  is  also  alleged  to 
have  jiassed  corruptly  into  the  hands  of  vice-admiral 
Lusher  and  one  Asplej'  of  Pooiiynges,  who  had  the 
examination  of  the  matter  committed  to  them. 

19  January,  1676.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  William  More,  esq.  Touching  some  mat- 
ter which  "  fallith  owt  worse  and  worse,  'and  respecting 
which  one  Anthony  George  went  to  Loseley  House  by 
appointment  yesterday,  when  he  missed  Mr.  Move  who 
had  been  called  away  on  urgent  business  in  the  rjueen's 
name. 

21  March,  1576.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Lord  High  Admiral  and  others,  commissioners  for 
musters,  co.  Surrey.  Requiring  better  order  in  the 
returns  of  the  muster,  of  the  said  shire,  and  directing 
that  one  hundred  and  fifty  men  of  the  entire  muster  of 
the  county  should  be  trained. 

21  March,  1576.  Letter  of  instruction  and  warrant, 
undi.'i-  (iuceii  Elizabeth's  signet  and  sign-manual,  to  the 
lorci-atlmiral  of  England  the  eail  of  Lincoln,  the  earl  of 
Arundell,  the  earl  ofLeicesier,  viscount  JMontague,  lord 
Howard  of  Effingham  and  the  other  commissiouers, 
appointed  in  the  15th  year  of  the  Queen's  reign,  for, 
taking  musters  in  the  county  of  Surrey.  To  levy  one- 
hundred  and  fifty  able  men,  selected  from  the  lastj'ear's 
muster,  and  to  train  them  as  soldiers. 

27  March,  1576.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  countess  of 
Lyncoln  to  Mrs.  Moore  .at  Loseley.  Expressing  the 
writer's  concern  at  Mr.  Powlstede's  sickness,  and  recom- 
mending a  medicine  for  the  jjatient.  Dated  from 
Purford. 

30  March,  1676.  Letter  from  J.  Wolley  to  William 
More,  esq.  Touching  Mr.  Augustine's  (Austen's)  can- 
didature  for   "  the    clearkehip   of  the  peace  in  which 


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"  matter  "  the  writer  promises,  "  I  ivil!  dcnle  with  alio 
"  the  persons  I  may  vntill  1  have  oliteyneil  yt  of  her 
"  maieBtye.''     From  Thorpe. 

3  April,  157ij.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Jlount- 
aguc  to  William  More,  esq.  In  which  the  writer  con- 
doles  iu  aft'ectionate  terms  with  ^Ir.  ^lore  on  the  death 
of  his  son-in-law,  whose  death  is  rightly  deplored  on 
account  of  "  his  owne  honer  and  good  nature." 

8  April,  l&7ti.  Letter  from  Edmund  archbishop  of 
Canterbury  to  WiUiam.  More,  esq.  Enclosing,  for  the 
information  of  the  commissioners  for  the  subsidy  iu  co. 
Surrey,  a  letter  from  the  Privy  Council,  •■for  stale  of 
"  taxinge  or  leivyeingc  the  firste  payment  of  the  sub- 
"  sidie  graunted  in  this  last  session  ol'  the  parliament, 
"  vjjon  any  cittizen  of  London  havinge  place  of  aboade 
"  in  Surrey,''  who  has  not  chiefly  and  continually  lived 
there  with  his  family  since  Michaelmas  last. 

11  April,  1576.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  William  Moore,  esq.  Touching  the  commission 
of  the  subsidy  and  other  letter-s  sent  to  the  writer  by  the 
lord  admiral;  and  an  atiair  of  controversy  between  one 
More,  a  gentleman  of  Medley,  and  a  man  of  Haselmerc 
named  Gase  ;  and  other  matters  of  small  moment. 

19  April,  18  Elizabeth.  Keceipt  of  Henry  Weston,  of 
Albury,  CO.  Surrey,  gentleman,  for  hx-xiiU.  iiiis.  i\d., 
paid  him  by  Elizabeth  Foisted,  widow  of  Rychard 
Foisted,  esq.,  deceased. 

23  April,  18  Elizabeth.  Copy  of  "  the  Comniyssyou 
"  for  causes  ccclesiasticalle,"  dated  at  Gorhamburie. 

22  May,  1676.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Requesting  information  concerning 
a  vessel  wrecked  ofT  Arundell  in  the  previous  year,  when 
"  a  cotter  conteyninge  dyuerse  bagges  of  monyes,"  a 
part  of  tue  wreck,  was  taken  by  wreckers,  one  of  whom 
is  suspected  of  having  retained  some  of  the  money. 

10  July,  1576.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William 
to  redress  the  grievance  of  one  Walter  Dide,  of  Chet- 
ingfold,  the  bearer  of  the  letter,  whose  stepson  was  un- 
lawfully taken  from  his  house  last  Sunday  by  William 
Ede,  the  boy's  uncle,  to  the  great  grief  of  the  com- 
plainant and  of  his  wile,  the  abducted  boy's  mother. 

2  August,  1576.  Curious  letter  from  Sir  H.  Wallop  of 
Farley,  (a  commissioner  for  restraining  the  transport  of 
grain  out  of  the  co.  of  Surrey,  &c.)  to  Sir  William  More, 
knt.  Stating  with  excellent  clearness  the  writer's  reasons 
for  holding  that  there  should  be  no  such  restraint  on 
transportation  of  grain  as  hinders  the  corn-growers  of 
one  county  from  selling  their  grain  to  corn-buyers  in 
another  shire.  "  At  alle  tymes  for  my  owne  part,"  says 
the  writer,  "  I  haue  byii  and  am  of  myiide  that  markets 
"  shoulde  be  free  for  alle  men  to  bye,  that  badgers  not 
"  forestaulinge  or  regratingear  necessarye,  and  that  yt 
"  ys  most  resonable  that  one  contrye  shoulde  helpe  an 
"  other  with  soche  comodytes  as  they  are  able  to  spare, 
"  .  .  .  .  I  haue  also  said  that  we  haue  grete  want  of 
"  butter  and  chese,  whiche  yf  shoulde  be  withhoulden 
"  from  us  by  other  contreyes  from  wheare  we  haue 
"  them  we  should  think  ourselues  hardly  delt  by  with." 
The  writer  says  that  these  views  are  unacceptable  to  his 
fellow-commissiouers,  who  insist  that  they  should  re- 
gard their  county  as  their  family  and  send  from  it 
nothing  that  it  wants,  and  that  the  writer  would  dismiss 
his  noiious  about  free  markets  were  he  not  a  "  grete 
"  corn  man."     Dated  from  Parley. 

6  August,  1576.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Accompanying  a  commission 
for  the  peace  in  the  county  of  Surrey,  with  the  dedimus 
potestatem  directed  to  the  writer  and  Sir  William  who, 
.Lawrence  Stowghton  being  his  near  neighbour,  is 
desired  to  execute  the  writ. 

11  August,  1576.  Letter  (holograph)  from  Lord 
Burghley  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  1-iecom mending 
Mr.  Horsman  as  a  suitor  for  the  hand  of  Sir  William's 
daughter,  Mrs.  Foisted.  In  connection  with  this  letter, 
it  imiy  be  here  ob.«erved  that  Mr.  Horsman's  suit  was 
unsuccessful.  Mrs.  Foisted  married  Mr.  (afterwards 
Sir)  John  Wolley  for  her  second,  and  lord  keeper 
Egertou  for  her  third  husband. 

11  August,  1576.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  IMore,  knt.  Bespecting  the 
terms  on  which  the  writer  will  have  relations  of  busi- 
ness with  Sir  William's  kinsman  Mr.  Hill  who  has  had 
a  satisfactory  interview  with  his  lordshi]i. 

.22  August,  1576.  Letter  (holograph)  from  Lord 
Bur'Thliy  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Recommending 
Mr.  Horsman  ;is  a  suitor  for  the  hand  of  one  of  Sir 
William  s  daughters,  and  wishing  success  to  his  suit. 
Prom  Hertford  Castle. 

24  August,  1576.  Letter  from  Thomas  Horsman  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.     ''Yt  is  thought  the  queues 


"  majestie  will  not  come  to  your  howse  this  somer ; 
"  shee  removethe  to-morrowe  to  Hatficlde  from  Hart-  '' 
'■  forde,  and  there  rcma3'ueth,  j-t  is  not  well  kiioweu 
"  howe  louge,  and  soe  to  S'  Albons,  and  then  to  Ohenyes, 
"  or  toe  M'  .Sandes  his  howse,  and  to  Readinge,  and 
"  there  remaynethe  dueriiige   her  pleasure,  for  my  L. 

Treasu''er  foulde  mec  that  he  hurde  the  plage  was 
'■  about  Otclandes."  From  Tybl)oldcs  boesyde  Walt- 
ham. 

28  August,  1576.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  More  and  Thomas  Browne,  kiits.  Enjoin- 
ing the  said  Sii  William  and  Sir  'J'homas  to  enquire 
what  pieces  of  ordnance  have  been  cast  in  co. Sussex  since 
last  jNlichaelmas  at  any  iron  mills  or  forges  therein,  to 
ascertain  the  purchasers  of  the  ordnance  so  cast,  to  take 
note  of  the  supplies  of  ordnance  still  held  on  hand  by 
the  owners  of  such  works,  and  to  inhibit  the  said  owners 
of  iron  mills  and  forges  in  Surrey  from  casting  any 
more  till  further  notice  of  hei-  majesty's  ]ileasureon  the 
matter.  The  letter  opens  thus.  "  The  queues  majestie 
"  being  sundrie  waies  given  to  vnderstand  of  diuerse 
'■  inconveniences  which  doe  daily  loUowe  through  the 
"  making  of  great  quantities  of  yron  ordonnance  within 
"  this  realme  more  then  is  needfull  for  the  same,  but 
"  rather  for  gaine  to  sell  the  quantitie  thereof  to  the 
"  vse  of  strangers,  whereby  cnsuetho  not  only  a  con- 
"  sumption  of  the  store  of  woodes  and  timber  in  the 
"  making  thereof:  and  by  the  sale  and  liestovving  of 
"  the  said  ordonnauce  into  forraine  ]iartes  after  th.at  it  is 
"  made  a  strengthening  of  pirates  haunting  the  seas  ; 
"  hath  therefore  commanded  vs  to  give  straight  order 
"  that  from  henceforth  it  male  be  inhibited,  that  there 
"  be  no  more  yron  ordonnance  or  shotts  caste  or  made 
*'  in  ante  parte  of  her  Majestie's  dominions,  vntil  her 
"  Majesties  pleasure  in  that  behalf  shalbe  furder  de- 
"  clared.''  Masters  of  iron  mills  and  forges  in  Surrey 
are.  also,  prohibited  strictly  from  burning  any  timber, 
or  wood  likely  to  become  timber,  especially  such  as 
grows  near  the  sea-coast  or  any  navigable  river. 

28  August,  1576.  Copy  of  the  above-mentioned  letter 
of  Lords  of  the  Council.  Prohibiting  the  casting  of 
shot  and  ordnance  and  the  burning  of  timber,  or  wood 
likel}'  to  become  timber,  at  the  iron-mills  and  iron-forges 
of  the  CO,  of  Surrey. 

1  September,  1676.  Letter  from  Thomas  Leuknor  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Accompanying  a  buck  sent 
by  lord  Arundell  to  lady  More  ;  another  buck  being 
appointed  to  .Sir  William,  whenever  it  shall  please  iMr. 
George  More  "  to  fetcbe  and  vse  pastime  in  kyllmg  the 
"  same.'' 

5  September,  1576.  Letter  from  Edward  Randill  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  certain  chancery 
suits  which  the  writer  is  prosecuting  for  his  cousin 
Prances  Powlsteed,  and  in  which  he  desires  Sir  William's 
approval  and  assistance. 

7  September,  1576.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  at  Loseley.  Announcing 
"  that  the  quenes  Maiestie  doothe  remove  vppon 
"  mondaye  nexte  to  Byflett  and  will  tarrye  tuesdaye  all 
'■  daye,  and  on  wensdaye  to  youro  house  at  Loseley, 
'■  but  howe  long  her  hyghnes  will  tarrye  there  I  can 
"  not  yet  learne." 

2  October,  1-576.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  Jlore,  knt.  Touching  the  grievance  of  one 
James  Snelling  who  has  been  surcharged  in  an  assess- 
ment or  some  valuation. 

10  October,  1576.  Letter  from  Sir  Wylliam  Cordall 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  More 
to  send  certain  writings,  touching  the  jointure  of  his 
daughter  Mrs.  Polstead,  to  Mr.  Recorder,  or  to  the 
writer  himself. 

24  October,  1576.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace,  of  co.  Surrey. 
Enjoining  them  to  stay  the  exportation  of  corn  to 
foreign  parts  under  any  licence,  save  the  Privy  Council's 
"  special  letters;  ''  to  compel  holders  of  grain  bejoud 
their  domestic  and  agricultural  necessities,  to  sell  their 
said  superfluous  corn  at  easy  rates  iu  the  open  marketn  ; 
to  restrain  the  number  of  licensed  badgers;  and  to  take 
other  measures  to  reduce  the  eshorbit;int  prices  of 
corn. 

3  ]sro\ember,  1576.  Letter  from  Richard  bishop  of 
Chichester  to  William  More,  esq.  For  the  recovery, 
by  search  and  if  need  be  by  hue  and  cry,  it  the  pei'son 
of  one  Mary  Eugjyshe.  who  has  been  violently  carried 
aw;iy  to  one  Ryeliaidson  elk.  ;iiid  one  John  Gawen, 
yeoman  to  the  power  and  keeping  of  one  Thomas 
Adams.  Also  for  the  ;qiprehen6ion  and  committal  to 
safe  custody  of  the  same  Thomas  Adams,  John  Gawen, 
and  Rychardson. 

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4  November,  1576.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountagne  to  Sir  A\'illiniu  More,  knt.  Eecommendiiig 
the  writer's  Irieud,  William  D;iwtrey,  lor  the  oilice  of 
under  sherirt"  to  8ir  William  who  '"  is  one  in  the  elleccion 
"  for  .SheriH'ewccke  of  Surrey  and  Sussex  this  yearc." 
From  the  livriter's  house  in  Sowthwark. 

—  Eliza'oetli.  Bough  draft  of  a  Irtter  addressed  by  Sir 
William  More,  and  certain  other  Commissioners  for 
Causes  Ecclesiastical  in  co.  Surrey,  to  the  Lords  of  the 
Council.  Certifying  that  Sir  Thomas  Brown,  knt., 
Thomas  Lyftld,  'L'homas  Vyncent,  George  Mure.  John 
Saunder,  Kychard  Lestok,  Lawrence  Stowghton,  John 
Agmondeshani,  Robert  Leuesye  and  John  Parkers, 
joined  with  the  writers  in  the  said  commission,  are 
sound  and  well-affected  in  religion  ;  and  further  repre- 
senting that  certain  other  persons  should  be  added  to 
the  commission. 

19  Elizabetii.  List  of  the  taverners  and  keepers  of 
ale-house.s  who  appeared  at  the  General  Sessions  held  at 
Reigate,  co.  Surrey,  on  the  fiist  day  of  March  next  after 
Easter,  and  were  bound  by  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  to 
obey  the  orders  of  the  Privy  Council  against  the  eating 
of  flesh  on  Fish-days.  Also  a  list  of  the  "Serchers'' 
{i.e.  searchers  after  oH'ences  and  oH'enders  against  the  said 
orders)  "  appoynted  by  Sir  William.  More,  knt.  and 
"  Laurence  Stoughton  within  enerye  parishe  of  their 
•'  division." 

7  March,  19  Elizabeth.  An  order  takyn  by  Thomas 
Yale,  doctor  of  Lawes,  and  Peter  Osborne,  esqnier, 
(royal  commissioners  in  respect  to  the  matter),  touchinge 
a  lease  or  terme  of  j-eares  claymcd  by  William  Ray  of 
London,  carpenter,  of  certayn  houses  belonging  to  Sir 
William  More,  knight,  within  the  precincte  of  the  late 
suppressed  blacke  freers  in  London. 

9  December,  1676.  Letter  from  Tobie  Matthew  (after- 
wards bishoji  of  Durham  and  Archbishop  of  York) 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Excusing  himself  for 
failing  to  come  a.s  soone  as  was  appointed ;  marriage 
matters,  which  are  proverbially  cumbersome,  and  Mr.s. 
Polstede's  wishes  compelling  him  to  withdraw  from  his 
original  purpose.  Prom  Stoughton.  {Vidi:  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

1-576.  Eight  papers  touching  the  alehouse-keeper's 
trade  in  the  parish  of  Bisley.  Comprising  petitions  for 
or  against  a  new  alehouse,  complaints  of  the  mismanage- 
ment of  a  victualling  house,  and  resolutions  atlecting 
the  business  of  victuallers  in  the  said  parish.  Also  six 
other  papers  of  the  same  kind,  relating  to  the  same 
trade  in  the  following  parishes: — Blaekheath,  East 
Clandou,  West  Clandon,  Bgham,  Faruham,  East 
Horseley.  Merrow,  Ockham,  Repley,  Send. 

3  January.  1577.  Eight  letters  (dated.  3  Jan.,  1  Aug.. 
31  Aug.,  16  Sept.,  8  Oct.,  15  Oct.,  20  Dec.  22  of  Dec.) 
from  K.  Creswell,  a  tenant  on  the  Blaekfriars  estate,  to 
Sir  William  More  of  Loseley ;  respecting  the  atl'airs  of 
that  property,  and  matters  of  business. 

6  January,  1677.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Aboui  the  affair  of  James 
Snellinge. 

4  February,  1577.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey. 
For  the  execution  of  the  laws  "  for  the  due  obseuaeioun 
"  of  Lent  acd  Fishe  dales." 

24  March,  1.577.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey, 
Enjoining  the  said  magistrates  to  execute  the  accom- 
panying orders  issued  by  the  Privy  Council,  for  the  re- 
sti'aint  of  engrossers  of  gi'ain,  and  for  the  reduction  of  the 
prices  of  corn.  Order  has  been  given  that  the  jirecise 
quantity  of  grain,  ri  cjuired  of  sundry  counties  for  the 
use  of  the  Privy  Bakehouse,  shall  be  notified  every 
month  to  the  Justices  of  those  counties  (of  which  Surrey 
is  one)  by  the  "  OtHcers  of  the  Greene  Clothe." 

26  March,  1577.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Stating  how  the 
writer  came  to  open  cei-tain  letters  now  forwarded  to  Sir 
William  Ijy  the  pursuivant,  who  brought  them  to  his 
lordship.     From  the  writer's  house  at  River  Park. 

2  April,  1577.  Ijctter  from  Anthony  v).«count 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  the  case 
of  some  persons  charged  with  unlawful  hunting  of  game 
on  Mr.  Jones's  ground,  which  in  the  writer's  opinion  "  is 
"  not  Worth  the  name  of  a  parke."  From  the  writer's 
house  at  liiver  Parke. 

8  April,  1577.  Cof)y  of  a  letter  from  Tjords  <if  the 
Council  to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co. 
Surrey.  For  the  execution  or  theordersof  hermajesty's 
proclamation,  published  not  long  since.  "  for  the  repres. 
■■  sion  of  the  excessivenes  of  apparel!  vsed  within  the 
"  realme."  '  ■ 


22  April.  1577.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  and  the  other  commissioners  for 
t.akiug  musters  in  co.  Surrey.  In  reply  to  a  letter  of 
exjiostulation  from  the  same  commissioners  touching 
the  expenses  of  '•  training  of  160  shotte  appointed  within 
"  the  saide  countye.' 

30  April,  L577.  Letter  from  lady  Margrett  Howard 
to  Sir  William  ^[owre,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  to 
lend  her  the  late  Sir  Thomas  Carden's  commission  of 
7  Edward  VI.  for  taking  church  goods  in  the  hundreds 
cjf  Tanridge  and  Reigate.  co.  Surrey,  and  the  accounts 
relating  thereto,  if  the  same  can  be  Ibund  :  a  controversy 
having  arisen  between  her  and  her  neighbours  as  to 
some  of  the  stuH'  then  ]iertaining  to  the  parish  church 
of  Reigate. 

9  May,  1577.  Letter  from  Sir  William  Cordell.  knt. 
to  Sir  William  More  and  Sir  Thomas  Browne,  knts. 
lie(juesting  the  two  last-named  knights  to  be  arbitrators 
in  a  matter  of  dis])ute  between  Richard  Mower,  plaintilT, 
and  Knight  and  wife,  defendants. 

16  June,  1577.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing, 
ham  to  the  magistrates  of  Surrey.  Respecting  an  ill- 
advised  choice  of  the  writer's  servant,  Johnson  a 
gentleman,  to  be  high  constable  of  the  hundred  of 
Tanridge. 

3  July,  1577.  Letter  from  Mr.  J.  Wolley  to  his  father- 
in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  Mr. 
Secretary  has  recommended  Sir  William  to  her  majesty 
"  for  the  vice-presidenshep  of  Wales,  which  whither 
"  you  shall  like  to  accept  of  herafter  or  no.  yf  yt  be 
"  offred  vnto  you,  you  have  good  cause  for  his  good 
"  will  to  geave  hym  tbankos  for  yt." 

8  July,  1577.  Patent,  with  the  seal  of  the  bishop  and 
the  seal  of  the  dean  and  chapter  of  AVinchester  attached 
to  it,  of  a  grant  by  Robert  bishop  of  the  said  diocese  to 
Nicholas  Burlace,  gentleman,  Sir  William  More,  knight, 
and  George  More,  esciuire  for  life,  with  stiivivorship,  of 
the  office  of  keeper  of  the  bishop's  little  jiark  of  Farne- 
ham,  and  of  the  wild  animals  therein. 

10  July,  1577.  Letter  from  Henry  Gorynge  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Hearing  that  her  majesty,  who  has 
lately  visited  Loseley,  intends  to  visit  Sussex,  and  pass 
two  nights  at  his  house  in  that  county,  the  writer  begs 
"  to  be  aduertyssyd  what  order  was  taken  by  her 
"  majesties  otl'ycers  atthat  tynie  that  her  grace  was  with 
"  youe,  and  whether  youre  howse  were  furnyshed  with 
"  her  highues  stnfs,  wyiie,  beer  and  other  jirovycion.  or 
"  that  yoit  dyd  provj'de  for  the  same  or  any  parte 
thereof."  From  Burton.  (Vide  Kempe's  'Loseley  MSS.') 

2(1  Jul}',  1.577.  Letter  from  W.  Lewin  to  Sir  William 
Moore,  knt.  Announcing  that,  as  a  high  commissioner 
in  causes  ecclesiastical,  the  writer  will  be  ready  at  all 
times  to  attend  on  his  lordship  of  Winton,  whenever 
"  his  lordship's  pleasure  is  to  sit  in  these  jiarts."  Dated 
from  Lambeth. 

1.9  July,  1577.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Moun- 
tague to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Announcing  that  Sir 
William  Moore  and  Sir  Richard  Norton  (on  the  writer's 
behalf)  and  Sir  Henry  Wallopji  and  Sir  AV'illiam  Kynges- 
mylle  (on  Mr.  White's  part)  have  been  ajijiointed  com- 
missioners to  determine  by  arbitraticn  the  controversy 
Ijetween  the  writer  and  Mr.  White  of  Southwauborowe 
"  toiicliinge  thinhei'itaunce  of  certenlandes  within  "  his 
lordship's  "inaonor  of  Nethain  nere  Alton." 

28  July,  1577.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Ciiuneil  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  vice-admiral  of  co. 
Sussrx.  Ordering  (in  consequence  of  outrages  on  the 
high  seas  committed  by  seamen  ]iroceedingin  ships  fi'om 
English  ports,  and  more  especially  of  outrages  jierpe- 
tiated  by  such  seamen  against  thejiersons  and  property 
of  subjects  of  the  king  (it  Scotlandl  that  no  sliijiljc  hence- 
forth allowed  to  leave  a  port  within  the  said  vice-ad- 
miral's jurisdiction,  "  vnles  the  owner,  lader.  and  master 
"  thereof,  or  such  of  them  as  shalbe  for  the  tyme  there 
''  presente,  doe  firste  put  in  bandes  and  sufficient  suertye 
"  in  the  some  of  the  vallewe  of  the  shippe  and  fourni- 
"  toure,  to  her  majesty's  vse,  not  to  endomniage  any  of 
'■  the  snbjectes  of  the  realme  of  Scotlande." 

26  August.  1577.  Letter  from  Sir  Christopher  Hatton, 
knt..  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Respecting  Sir  William's 
favourable  regard  to  the  letter's  bearer,  Mr.  Standen,  in 
a  matter  not  set  forth. 

10  September,  1577.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Expressing  approval  of  Sir 
William's  action  against  the  enormities  of  unlawful 
liuntei'S. 

18  Sept.  1577.  Letter  (holograph)  from  Lord  Howard 
of  Effingham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  "After  alle 
'■  hartie  commendaciouns  :  Whereas  the  quarter  Ses- 
''  sions  is  to  be  kejite  at  the  Towne  of  Eygat  for  the 
'■  Countie  of  Surrey.    This  shall  be  to  dcsyre  yow  to  ap- 


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"  poynte  the  same  to  be  holdeii  and  kepte  eyther  at 
"  Croydon  or  ells  at  the  towne  of  Guldeford  for  that  the 
"  infeccion  of  the  plague  ii  .so  dispersed  iu  dyvers  places 
"  so  that  I  wolde  have  no  suche  resorts  of  people  to  the 
"  town  of  Rygat.  for  thadvoyding  of  thinfecciou  for  that 
"  I  do  purpose  to  have  m}'  wief  to  lye  at  Rygat.  Thus 
"  desyring  yow  not  to  faile,  I  bid  yow  farewell.  From 
"  the  Courte  this  xviii"'  of  September,  1577.  Your 
"  assured  friend  C.  Howard. 

"  Though  the  tyme  be  6h(.irte  yet  I  pray  you  due  what 
"  you  may  in  it; ;  for  my  wy  fe  is  ferfull  and  she  inenethe 
"  god  wyllynge  to  ly  in  ther  and  to  kype  crystmas,'' 

20  September,  1577.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More.  1-rut.  Touching  the 
offence  of  certain  noblemen  and  gentlemen  of  co. 
Surrey,  guilty  of  hunting  lawlessly  in  Gilforde  Parke. 
From  Ooudrey. 

21  September,  1577.  Lett«r  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  the 
examination  of  a  despoiler  of  game.     From  Oowdrey. 

23  September,  1577.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  Bygnoll 
and  Parvisse,  two  offenders  against  the  game. 

26  September,  1.577.  Letter  from  Lorils  of  the  Council 
to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey. 
Touching  complaints  against  the  royal  purveyors,  and 
giving  directions  for  the  correction  of  misbehaviour  in 
"  theise  inferior  ministers  "  of  her  majesty's  household. 

29  September,  1577.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Loi-ds  of 
the  Council  to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace,  co. 
Surrey.  For  the  discovery  and  punishment  of  the 
'•  dinerse  persones  "  who  "  disorderlye  haunting  the 
'■  groundes  of  noblemen  gentlemen  and  others  doe 
"  secretly  with  nettes  and  other  viilawfnll  gynnes  take 
"  partridges  and  phesauntes  in  soe  greate  numbers  thst 
"  thereby e  the  game  vniversally  is  almost  vtterly 
"  spoyled  which  in  tyme  past  by  good  order  have  ben 
"  caretullye  preserved.'' 

3  October,  1577.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Showing  that 
"  Mr.  Walloppes  great  sycknes  "  caused  a  delay  in  the 
arbitration  at  Acton  on  the  dispute  between  t'ne  writer 
and  Mr.  Whightt.     From  Coudrey. 

23  October,  1577.  Copy  of  a  letter  addressed  by  Don 
John  to  the  deputies  of  the  States  General  of  the  Low 
Countries,  assembled  at  Brussells. 

28  October,  1-577.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Sir  William  jMoore,  knt.,  and  John  Cow]ier.  esq. 
Ordering  ''  t;he  regarde  of  the  forest ''  to  be  more  heed- 
ful of  their  oath  and  order  in  assembling  at  Courts  of 
Swainmote,  which  have  of  late  been  too  generally 
neglected. 

11  November,  1577.  Letter  from  Thomas  lord  Bucke- 
hurst  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Recommending  one  Mr. 
Daubrey  as  a  fit  person  to  be  Sir  William's  under-sheriff 
for  cos.  Sussex  and  Surrey. 

1577.  Papers  (eleven  leaves)  exhibiting  lists  of  the 
lands,  and  of  the  stock  and  crops  on  them,  pertaining  to 
the  manors  of  Loseleye  and  Polsted  ;  also  a  list  of  rents 
paid  by  tenants  on  the  Blaekiriars  estate  ;  witli  particu- 
lars of  lady  More's  jointure,  and  other  data  of  the  private 
revenues  of  Sir  William  More. 

22  JSTovember.  1577.  Letter  from  Robert  bishop  of 
Winchester  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  the 
writer's  wishes  and  plans  for  the  marriage  of  his 
daughter,  whom  he  thinks  of  matchmg  with  a  gentleman 
of  Cambridge  and  of  "  Grayes  in  in  Houlborn."  The 
writer  observes,  "  I  doe  not  mislike  that  he  sholde  have 
'■  moneye  that  sholde  matche  my  daughter,  yett  wolde  i 
"  have  her  so  joine  in  mariage  with  soche  an  one,  as 
"  hathe  some  staye  of  living,  for  money  lightlye  gotten 
"  may  so  lyghtlye  vanish  awaye."     From  Waltham. 

December.  1577.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell. 
Beginning  with  "remembrance  of  dowtyes  vnto  your 
"  Lordship,"  and  calling  attention  to  tlie  hindrance 
offered  by  Mr.  Henry  Ow-en  and  his  brother  to  the  con- 
stables of  Abinger  and  Wootton  in  their  execution  of  the 
Privy  Council's  orders  for  the  apprehension  and  punish- 
ment of  vagabonds  and  raasterless  men.  Not  dated  ; 
but  shown  by  its  contents  to  have  been  written  in  the 
above-stated  month. 

6  December,  1577.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Acknowledging  the'receipt 
of  letters  from  Sir  William  ]Moro. 

7  December,  1.577.  Letter  from  the  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  some 
business  the  nature  of  which  does  not  appear  :  and  con- 
taining the  following  reference  to  a  comet.  "  Touching 
■■  thetayled  stirre  when  you  here  of  the  opinion  of  ourc 
"  astrologieres,  I  wold  learne  what  they  finde  in  the 


"  Lower  lieavens,  for  they  will  never  ascend  into  the 
"  higher  heaven."     From  Waltham. 

11  D.cember,  1577.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell 
to  Sirs  William  ^More  and  Thomas  Brown,  knts.,  and 
John  Cowperand  Lawrence  Stoughtou,  e8i|S.  Rc(|uest- 
ing  the  sail!  Justices  of  the  Peace  to  proceed,  according 
to  their  judgment,  towards  Henry  Owen  of  Wooten  and 
his  brother. 

■i  January,  1578.  Coiiy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co. 
Surrey.  For  reducinn  the  number  of  badgers  and  laders 
of  corn  and  victuals  in  the  said  county  ;  the  said  magis- 
trates being  enjoined  for  tiie  future  to  avoid  licensing 
any  excessive  number  of  such  dealers. 

5  January,  1578.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to  Sir 
William  More.  Touching  ''  certaino  wines  and  other 
'■  goodes  wrecked''  oH'  the  coast  of  Sussex. 

31  Jauuary,  1578.  Letter  from  John  Brodfolde  the 
wardi'U  and  his  assistants  of  the  town  of  Godalming  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Asking  that  more  time  may  be 
allowed  the  writers,  in  which  they  may  bring  before  Sir 
William  certain  aged  witnesses  in  behalf  of  the  vicar  of 
Godalming.  in  the  controversy  between  the  writers  and 
Mr.  Ba[itist  Uastilion  touching  certain  rights  of  the  said 
vicar. 

28  February,  1578.  Letter  from  lord  T.  Buckehurst  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Introducing  the  writer's  cousin, 
Gilbert  Sackvil,  to  Sir  William's  friendly  regard. 

7  March,  1.578.  Letter  from  Robert  Livesey  to  Sir 
William  More.  knt.  About  a  woman  who  has  beaten 
her  own  daughter  almost  to  death. 

22  March,  1578.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Urging  that  Covert,  an  old 
offender  against  the  game  laws  to  whom  mercy  has  been 
exhibited  already  and  in  vain,  may  be  prosecuted  at  the 
next  assizes. 

24  March,  1578.  Letter  from  W.  Aubrey  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.  About  the  grievances  of  a  poor 
man  who  is  denied  his  rightful  money  by  certain 
brothers,  name  Hinde,  being  wealthy  men  and  brothers- 
in-law  to  Mr.  Bellingham. 

26  March,  1578.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Directing  strenuous  mea- 
sures to  be  taken  against  certain  "  hawkers  and  takers 
"  of  phesauntes." 

27  March,  1578.  Draft  of  a  letter,  prepared  by  Sir 
William  More  for  the  signatures  of  certain  Justices  of 
the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey,  and  to  be  addressed  to  the 
Privy  Council.  Fur  the  information  of  their  lordships 
of  the  said  council  that  Thomas  Morysou  and  John 
NychoUeS,  corn-dealers,  have  gone  from  Surrey  into 
Berkshire,  where  "  vpon  Saterdaye  la.ste  they  were  at 
"  Readynge  delynge  with  suche  as  were  sellers  of  corne 
"  there." 

30  March,  1578.  Letter  from  Robert  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  With  respect  to 
Asher,  the  writer  would  rather  "  resigne  the  whole 
"  bishopricke  than  geve  any  part  therof  from  the 
"  church."  By  taking  a  certain  course  the  Lord 
Howard  iniiy  have  his  wish,  and  the  writer  retain  a  good 
conscience. 

3  A|)ril,  1578.  Letter  fi-om  Elizabeth  lady  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  More.  knt.  Respecting  the  dissatisfaction 
of  her  neighbours  of  Woking  with  the  High  Constable 
there. 

17  April,  1578.  Letter  from  Richard  Norton  to  feu- 
William  More,  knt.  Denying  that  the  writer  ever 
uttered  certain  calumnious  speeches  against  Sir  William. 

Ifi  April,  1578.  Letter  from  F.  Newdegate  to  Sir 
William  More.  Respecting  a  matter  to  be  tried  in  the 
Queen's  Bench  on  the  24th  in.st. 

27  Ajiril,  1578.  Copy  of  Letter  from  fiords  of  the 
Council  to  her  majesty's  justices  of  as.-ise,  cos,  Essex, 
Herts,  Kent,  and  Sussex.  Requiring  the  said  justices  of 
assise  to  enjoin  the  justices  of  the  ]ieace  of  sanl  cos.  to 
require  better  sureties  and  pledges  than  heretofore  in  the 
cases  of  persons  accused  of  felony,  and  to  inflict  punish- 
ment on  any  justice  of  the  peace  whose  remissness  m 
that  respect  shall  occasion  default. 

20  May,  1578.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sheriff  and  divers  of  the  .Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co. 
Surrey.  For  the  removal  ''out  of  Shdlmglye  parke, 
'•  Sparewood  and  the  groundes  neaie  adjoyumg  to  the 
"  same  the  numlier  of  viii'  loades  of  planck  borde  ana 
"  tyinber,  to  the  parytchis  called  Palmer  s  Crosse  and 
"  Cranley  Common,  the  same  to  be  done  and  ended  at 
•'  or  before  the  xv"'  of  June  next  comyng,  whiche  stuffe 
■'  is  provided  bv  Christopher  Baker,  gent.,  one  of  the 
'■  assistants  of  the  Queues  majesties  otheers  of  the  admi- 
••  ralty,  towards  the  buylding,  rejiayring,  and  amending 
"  of  her  highues  shippes." 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


W.  M.  1  July  1578.     Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 

Moi^-Ecx.  ti,  <;;,.  ^Villiam  ^fore.  knt.  Announcing  the  writer's 
_!2.'  willintjiiess  to  bind  hiiu;<elf  and  heirs  to  pay  xxZi.  per 
annum  to  the  bishop  of  Winchester  and  his  successors 
for  ever,  for  the  attainment  of  his  purpuse  toucliinf]; 
Esher,  but  declining  to  accede  to  the  bishop's  exorbitant 
demand  for  an  annual  rent  of  xxiii/j.  The  writer  inti- 
mate<  that  if  this  offer  be  not  accepted  he  will  try  to 
compass  liis  nbject  in  some  other  way,  without^  any 
regard  for  the  bishop's  feelings. 

I  July,  1578.  Letter  from  Richard  Drake  to  Sir  "Wil- 
liam Morre,  knt.  About  the  same  business,  afl'ecting 
Esher,  in  regard  to  which  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
makes  on  the  same  day  a  final  ofi'er  to  the  bishop  of 
Winchester. 

8  July,  1578.  Letter  from  Richard  Drtike  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam Slower,  knt.  Expressing  gratitude  for  the  satis- 
factory ending  of  the  negociations  with  the  bishop  of 
Winchester  ;  and  touching  the  bishop's  need  for  ''  a 
"  lycenoe  for  erecion  of  a  skolle  in  Farnam,"  which 
licence  Lord  Howard  of  Effingham  will  interest  himself 
to  obtain  from  her  majesty. 

10  July,  1.578.  Letter  from  lord  Lnmley  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam More,  knt.  Fur  precise  information  as  to  the 
accusations  against  and  the  accusers  of  Anne  Pashe, 
daughter  of  Nychnlas  Pashe,  who  was  summoned  to  ap- 
pear liefore  Sir  William  and  the  bisliop  of  Wynchester  on 
the  20th  inst.,  to  an»wer  certain  charges. 

12  July,  1578.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell  to  Sir 
William  Mnre,  knt.  In  behalf  of  the  writer's  servant 
Thomas  Cobden  who,  together  with  his  daughter-in-law 
Anne  Passhe,  is  summoned  before  the  High  Commission 
at  (iilforde,  in  respect  to  certain  charges  preferred 
against  her  out  of  malice  to  him. 

16  July,  1578.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Arundell  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir  William  for  his 
treatment  of  the  writer's  man  with  regard  to  his  suit  to 
Sir  William  and  his  lordship  of  Wynchestre. 

20  July.  1678.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Magistrates  of  co.  Surrey.  Ordering  a 
return  to  be  made  of  all  inns  and  ale-houses  in  tlic 
county,  so  that  money  may  be  raised  for  the  repair  of 
havens  by  licensing  the  said  houses. 

28  July,  1678.  Letter  from  Robert  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Accompanying  the 
articles  against  Grafton  and  Evans,  which  are  to  be  sent 
to  Dr.  Griffith,  in  order  that  he  may  peruse  and  give  his 
oiiinion  on  them.     Prom  Fainham  Castle. 

5  August,  1578.  Letter  from  Richard  Lewknor  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.  Accompanying  a  parcel  of  black 
cloth  for  mourning  in  lionour  of  a  lady  of  r,auk.  '"I 
■'  haue  receyved  your  letters  dated  this  daye  and  haue 
"  iicfordingly  sent  you  blackes,  viz.,  vi  yardes  for  your 
■■  selfe,  iiii  yardes  for  mv  lady  your  wyfl'e,  iii  yardes  for 
'•  my  ladyes  gentlewoman,  and  ix  yardes  for  vi  yeomen, 
''  all  London  measure.  My  laydes  funeralles  are  aji- 
"  pointed  to  be  at  St.  Clementes  without  Temple  barre 
'■  the  xix""  of  this  moneth.  I  will  not  fayle  to  signilie 
'■  vnto  my  Lord  Lumlej'  youre  willingness  and  reddyiies 
■■  to  sattisfyehis  loi'dship's  desire  herein."  Dated  from 
the  Mydilell  Temple. 

P!  August.  1578.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln 
to  her  friend  lady  Moore  at  Loseley.  Inviting  lady 
Moore  to  the  writer's  house  at  Parford,  where  the  Lord 
Kee)>er  and  his  gentlemen  are  staying. 

6  September,  1578.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Justices  of  the  Peace,  co.  Surrey.  For  the  discovery 
and  arrest  of  "  popishe  and  massyng  preestes  "  who  go 
about  the  country  disguised  as  serving  men  and  arti- 
ficers;  and  for  the  seizure  of  "  masse  bookes,  superal- 
"  taries,  or  anic  other  suche  thing  belongyng  to  the 
"  masse."     (FWe  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.'I 

6  September.  1578.  Letter  from  John  Suuthcot  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  For  the  enlargement  fi-om 
prison  of  one  Edmond  Granger  now  lying  in  the  White 
Lyon,  at  the  order  of  her  majesty's  commissioners  for 
causes  ecclesiastical.  The  writer  knows  no  evil  of  the 
said  prisoner,  save  that  "he  is  coupled  in  matrymony 
"  with  a  very  onchast  and  noughtye  woman,  who  hath 
"  consumed  and  s]iciit  the  most  part  of  his  goodes  on 
■'  some  other  :idvowterers." 

II  Se])tember,  1578.  Letter  from  Mr.  Baptiste  Casti- 
lion  to  Sir  Wylliam  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  the 
writer  has.  at  Sir  Wylliam's  motion,  presented  Mr. 
Tayltjr  to  the  vicarage  of  Godalming,  without  prejudice 
to  Ids  (the  writer'.s)  title  to  the  house  in  which  the  vicar 
lives,  and  his  other  claims. 

11  and  22  August,  and  27  September,  1578.  Four 
letters  f^rom  Thomas  Browne,  esq.,  of  Beechworth  Castle, 
to  certain  J|u3tices  of  the  Peace,  co.  Surrey.  Respecting 
matters  arising  out  of  the  disputes  between  Sir  Edward 


Braye  of  Shere  and  his   mother-in-law.   stmt   to   the        'W'-  M 
writer.     From  Bechworth  Castle.  ^^"''i^X 

22  October,  1578.    Letter  from  Mr.  Baptiste  Castilion         - — 
to  Sir  Wylliam  More,  knt.     Touching  the  presentation 
of  Mr.  Taylor  to  the  vicarage  of  Godalming,  though  the 
dean  of  Sarum  was  urgent  that  he  might  for  this  timo  y 

present  to  the  same  living.     From  the  court. 

24  October,  1578.  Letter  from  Mr.  Baptist  Castilion. 
Touching  his  claim  to  the  rectory-house  of  Godalming, 
to  the  vicarage  of  which  parish  he  has  appointed  Mr. 
Taylor.  '"  iNow  for  that  I  vnderstand  Mr.  Taylor  is  not 
"  resident,"  says  Mr.  Castilion,  ■'  at  Godalmyng  for  lak 
"  of  a  bowse,  I  wilbe  contented  to  lend  hvm  so  much  of 
"  that  I  have  of  Mr.  Smyth  as  shall  serve  his  turn  for 
'■  the  titae.  ...  As  my  mynd  is  not  to  offer  Mr. 
'■  Taylor  or  to  any  man  els  any  wrong,  so  I  hope  that 
"  my  lord  of  Wynchester  nor  the  Deane  of  Sarum  nor 
"  the  towueof  Godalmyni;  wyll  otler  me  none  also,  but 
"  if  they  do  I  must  deffend.  myself  as  well  as  I  can." 
From  the  court. 

1  November,  1578.  Letter  from  Robert  bishop  of 
Winchester  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Domestic  gossip. 
The  writer  sends  his  commendations  to  Lady  More  and 
Mrs.  Wolley,  if  the  last-named  lady  be  still  at  Loseley, 
and  adds,  "  Grid  blesse  youre  yong  married  folkes.'' 

14  November,  1578.  A  copy  of  the  complaint  of  Edward 
Stoball  and  Hugh  Haythorne  of  Tylford  and  Thomas 
Walker  of  Olsted,  tenants  of  the  manor  of  Farnham,  and 
their  petition  to  Robert  bishop  of  Winchester  for  relief 
from  the  exactions  of  Robert  Aston,  gentleman.  With 
a  copy  of  Mr.  Robert  Aston's  reply  to  the  charges  pre- 
ferred against  him. 

1578.  Curious  Tract  (of  18  closely  written  pages)  on 
the  rules  of  exchange  of  moneys,  beginning  "  For  the 
"  vnderstanding  of  the  exchange  one  must  first  learn  i 

■'  the  difference  betweenc  the  pownd  tale  and  the  pownd 
"  weight  of  sylver,''  and  signed  on  the  fii'st  page  ''  John 
"  Dec,  1678." 

1578.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mountague  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Respecting  Bennett  Joye's 
scandalous  cruelty  to  his  poor  son,  whose  sufferings  at 
the  hands  of  his  "  horrible  and  vnnatural  "  parent  are 
mentioned  with  much  feeling  and  fervour  by  the  writer, 
who  calls  the  elder  Joye  "  a  monster  rather  than  a 
"  man." 

18  November,  1578.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  W^illiani  Moore,  knt.  Touching  the  gi'ievance  of 
one  Thomas  Folder,  a  poor  man,  who  according  to  his 
statement  is  "  withhoklen  from  certeyne  lands."  Dated 
from  Horsley. 

21  November,  1578.  Letter  from  Mr.  Baptiste  Castilion 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing  the  writer's 
deliberate  resolution  to  defend  his  right  to  present  to 
the  vicarage  of  Godalming  against  the  dean  of  Sarum. 

24  November,  1578.  Letter  from  lord  Burghley  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.  Directing  Sir  William  to  ascertain 
whether  the  lord  Mountigue  intends  to  fell  certain 
timber  in  a  wooil  called  Inwood  near  Asshe-uuder-Gill- 
down  ;  and  whether  in  that  case  the  writer  may  ]jiir- 
chase  some  of  the  said  timber  for  her  majesty's  and 
some  for  his  own  use. 

26  November, 1578.  Letter  from  Mr.  Baptiste  Castilion 
to  Sir  William  iMoie,  knt.  Touching  the  dispute  as  to 
the  vicar's  right  to  the  parsonage-house  of  Godalming, 
which  the  writer  claims  as  his  own  property. 

12  December,  1.578.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  "  Good  Sir 
"  William,  I  am  informed  that  itt  bathe  pleased  God 
"  to  take  the  poore  olde  man  and  late  ISusshope  of 
"  Yorke  to  his  mercy,  who  in  his  lilf  tyme  and  lastly 
"  evin  before  his  deathe  rcquirid  me  as  his  old  frend  to 
"  give  yow  tliankes  for  youre  good  will  and  like  resjiectt 
"  had  towardes  him.  And  truly  besides  that  knowledge 
"  yow  have  of  me,  towchinge  youreseltf,  I  wold  ytf  I 
"  could  as  gladly  requite  for  him  any  frendelines  showed 
"  by  yow  vnto  him.  Itt  may  bee  thatt  vpon  his  death 
"  some  hard  dealinge  maybe  ofi'erid  there  by  this  fond 
"  nephew  or  othorwyse  to  the  poore  men  hisservauntes 
"  in  his  causis.  I  most  hertely  and  ernestly  request 
"  yow  to  geve  to  them  ayde  and  assistaunce  oidy  in 
"  iustice  and  none  otherweyse.  1  have  also  thowghtt 
"  good  to  signifie  vnto  yow  thatt  att  his  death  he  hathe 
"  willid  and  givin  his  bookes  to  me,  which  I  greatlye 
"  esteame  and  there  is  cause.  I  ]iray  yow  therfor  iti" 
"  any  staye  should  lie  made  of  them,  by  any  order,  to 
"  procure  thatt  they  may  be  sene  and  vewid.  And  ifl' 
"  the  bookes  be  laufull  to  be  hadd.  and  he  hadd  power 
''  to  give  them  me,  I  dowbt  not  butt  vpon  my  elayme 
"  none  other  persoune  will  seeke  to  take  my  rightt 
"  f'riim  me.  There  is  some  cause  besides  oure  beinge 
"  aquayntid  that  itt  were  nottvnlike  he  wold  will  them 


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ir.  M.  "  to  me,  botli  for  that  he  knowith  I  love  them,  and  also 
^8Q^"^'  "  '^®  tathe  had  a  proper  howse  of  myne  in  London  rentt 
— '  "  free  these  xYii  yeres  and  moo,  of  goode  valene."  .  . 
'I'he  bishop  of  the  foregoing  letter  was  Nicholas 
Heath  who,  after  his  deprivation  for  adherence  to  the 
Catholic  faith,  lived  at  I'hobham,  where  he  was  visited 
by  Qiieen  Elizabeth. 

•29  December,  1578.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing,  in 
reply  to  an  enquiry,  that  the  writer  knows  nothing 
whatever  of  "  the  no  we  owner  of  Chobham  Parke,  Mr. 
"  Heth  "  ;  but  for  the  gentleman's  "  good  vnkelles  sake" 
the  writer  would  respond  to  any  entreaty  from  him  for 
aid,  as  though  he  were  his  brother.  The  writer 
states  also  that  Lady  Latimer  has  written  to  him,  even 
as  Sir  William  has  done,  about  a  place  which  hor 
"  freendes  thinke  not  meete  for  her  in  sondry  rc- 
"  specttes  "  and  which  the  writer  long  since  wished  to 
obtain  for  his  second  son. 

2"  January,  1579.  Paper  (of  eight  sheets)  entitled  "  The 
"  Notes  and  Articles  for  the  Maynetenaunce  of  the 
"  Trewe  Liberties  of  the  Late  Blacke  Fryers  dessolved 
"  ueere  Ludgate  in  Loudon."  With  16  other  papers  of 
unimportant  data  respecting  the  history  and  privileges 
of  the  same  district. 

31  January,  1579.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  commissioners  for  musters  in  co.  Surrey.  Order- 
ing the  forces  of  the  county  to  be  in  instant'  readiness 
"  in  case  any  attempte  of  landing  should  be  made  "  on 
the  part  of  the  enemy. 

18  February,  l."">"9.  Letter  from  Morgan  Colman  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Avowing  the  writer's  lidelity  and 
gratitude  to  Sir  William. 

8  Mai-ch,  1-579.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  More  and  Mr.  John  Cowper.  Testifying  to 
the  good  character  of  the  writer's  servant  Anthony 
Vawce,  who  has  been  too  severely  handled  by  Mr. 
Justice  Sothecote. 

18  March,  1579.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Commissionei'S  of  Musters,  co.  Surrey.  Touching 
instructions  for  musters  in  the  said  county,  and  requir- 
ing the  said  instructions  to  be  zealously  carried  out. 

24  March,  1579.  Letter  from  Robert  Moore  to  Lady 
Margrette  More  at  Losleye.  Announcing  that  the  writer 
has  sent  her  ladyship,  amongst  other  things  16  ells  of 
canvas  and  a  barrel  of  "  ollytt'es."  After  sending  his 
remembrances  to  Sir  Wylliam  More,  his  cousin  George 
More  and  others,  the  writer  adds,  "  It  may  please  you 
"  sertefi'ye  Sir  Wyllyam  that  my  man  wrytt  me  that 
"  the  kynges  of  Spayne  his  Armada  lythe  at  Jeberaltera 
"  which  is  beyonde  the  straytes  a  lytell  and  that  thyr 
"  be  in  alle  30  greatte  shippes  and  40  gallys  verye  wello 
"  apoynted  wythe  greatte  provysyon  of  soldyours  and 
"  that  the  voyse  goth  it  is  alle  foi-  Portyngall,  but  he 
"  concludethe  withe  these  wares  God  grante  vs  quyette- 
"  nes.  I  received  this  letter  from  Fallmothe  butte 
"  yesterdaye."  In  connection  with  this  piece  of  intelli- 
gence the  date  of  this  letter  (24  March,  1579)  is  note- 
worthy. 

12  April,   1579.     Letter  from  John  Southcot  to  Sir 

William   More,  knt.,    a  joint    commissioner   with    Sir 

Thomas  Browne  and  Messrs.   Lyflelde  and  Skinner,  to 

determine  a  dispute  between  Henry  Owen,  esq.,  and  his 

tenants,  respecting  the  ownership  of  the  woods  growing 

.  on   the  waste  grounds  of   his   manor  of  Wootton.  co. 

I  Surrey.     Asking  for  intelligence  with  respect  to  the  dis- 

( ■  pute  and  the  value  of  the  manor  of  Wootton,  as  the  writer 

is  in  treaty  with  Mr.  Owen  for  a  purchase  of  the  estate. 

4  May,  1579.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Begging  "some  troutes  for  the 
"  stocinge  of  a  water." 

3  June,  1579.  Letter  from  Lord  Burghley,  on  the 
occasion  of  death  of  the  late  bishop  of  Winchester,  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Appointing  Sir  William  to 
take  charge  of  the  temporalities  of  the  said  see,  during  the 
vacation  caused  by  the  said  death,  and  enjoining  him  to 
be  vigilant  for  the  interests  of  her  majesty  to  whom  the 
revenues  and  profits  of  the  said  tcm])oralities  pertain 
during  the  vacancy.  Sir  Henry  Nevell,  knt.,  has  been 
enjoined  to  render  Sir  William  his  best  assistance  for 
the  execution  of  this  commission.  In  a  postscript  the 
writer  directs  Sir  William  to  let  AVilliam  Killigrew, 
esq.,  a  groom  of  the  Privy  Chamber,  to  have  at  a  reason- 
able rent  as  much  of  the  grass  and  meadows  of  the 
bishopric,  as  he  may  wish  to  occupy. 

10  June,  1579.  Letter  from  Sir  Walter  Mildmaye  to 
William  More,  esquire.  Entreating  Mr.  More's  good 
offices  with  Mistress  Foisted,  on  the  behalf  of  the  writer's 
cousin  Campion,  a  jioor  widow,  "  for  a  lease  of  hers  nere 
"  Seint  Mary  S|iitfll." 

30  June,   1579.     Letter  from  William  Kyllygrewe  to 

E     8-1062. 


Esq. 


Sir  William  More,  knt.     Asking  for  favourable  terms  in       -w.  jj. 
respect  of  the   forty  acres   of  the  bishop's  meadow  ,at    Moltmb'ux, 
Farneham  which  tho  Lord  Treasurer  has  been  pleased         ''°'" 
to  direct  should  be  let  to  the  writer.     Dated  from  the 
Court. 

13  September,  1579.  Letter  from  Sir  Edward  Horsey 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  the  writer 
has  arrested  Syggins  and  Cliristopher,  and  required 
sureties  of  them  to  answer  any  matters  laid  to  their 
charge  at  the  next  gaol  delivery  in  Hampshire.  Dated 
from  the  Isle  of  Wight. 

14  September,  1579.  Letter  from  Lord  Bui'ghley  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Respecting  the  case  of  Robert 
Richardson,  keeper  of  Farnham  Castle  in  the  late 
bishop's  time,  who  complains  that  he  has  been  wrong- 
fully deprived  by  Sir  Wdliam  of  the  keys  and  custody 
of  the  said  castle.  A  postscript  states  that  Lord  Burgh- 
ley, hiiving  seen  the  patent  of  tho  late  bishop's  grant 
to  the  complainant,  is  disposed  to  think  that  tlie  said 
Robert  Richardson  "owght  to  enioy  the  sayd  oflSce  of 
"  Keper  of  the  castell." 

23  September,  1.579.  Letter  from  Antouie  Gamett  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  Lord  Mount- 
ague  having  pardoned  Thomas  Stevenson  for  liis  offence, 
on  condition  that  ho  is  bound  for  Iiis  better  behaviour 
towards  his  lordship's  game.  Sir  William  may  dismiss 
the  offender  with  a  seasonable  admonition. 

25  September,  1679.  Letter  from  lord-chancellor  Brom- 
ley to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Annouucing  that  he  has 
detained  the  licence  of  one  Harrison,  "  a  lewde  fellowe 
'•  and  a  compaignyon  of  roges  and  harlottes,"  and 
would  have  the  fellow  bound  for  his  appearance  before 
the  writer  at  the  beginning  of  next  term ;  albeit  the 
writer   is   disposed   to   believe   the   licence  a  genuine 


one 


September,  1579.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Requesthig  Sir 
William  to  enquire  into  the  case  of  a  simple  old  man 
who  appears  to  liave  been  "  depely  abusid  liy  trust  by 
'•  these  felowes  Knightt  and  Reade,"  and  to  afford  him 
such  protection  and  counsel  as  he  may  deserve  and 
need. 

3  October,  1579.  Letter  from  Lord  Cobham  to  Sir 
William  More,  knight.  Asking  for  permission  to  use 
for  a  few  days  tliree  or  four  of  Sir  William's  rooms  in 
the  Blackfriars,  adjoining  the  writer's  lodgings,  in  order 
that  the  said  writer  may  suitably  entertain  his  guests 
on  the  occasion  of  the  marriage  of  one  of  his  ''  daughters 
"  in  AUoutyde." 

6  Octol>er,  1579.  Letter  from  John  WoUey  to  his 
father-in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Giving  the  news 
of  tlie  council  chamber  and  court.  The  council  is 
occupied  with  the  French  Marriage,  on  which  subject 
the  writer  had  long  speech  with  her  majesty  yesterday, 
when  she  took  occasion  to  speak  of  Sir  William  More  in 
terms  of  warm  commendation.  The  Irish  rebels  have 
abandoned  their  fort  and  retired  to  the  woods.  Dated 
from  the  Court.     {VHde  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

Michaelmas.  21  Eliz.  to  Michaelmas,  22  Eliz.  Roll 
of  the  account  of  William  Moore,  sheriff  of  Surrey  and 
Sussex,  of  the  issues  of  his  said  office  between  Michael- 
mas 21,  and  Michaelmas  22,  of  Elizabeth. 

13  Oct..  2  2Elizabeth  to  29th  Sept..  41  Elizabeth.  Re- 
cords of  Views  of  Frank-pledge  held  on  the  manor  of 
Godallmynge  from  22  Eliz.  to  41  Eliz.     Vellum  roll. 

9  November,  1579.  Letter  from  Sir  Rychard  Rogers, 
knv.,  to  John  Wolley,  esq.  Promising  that  the  writer 
will  be  in  London  on  the  24th  iiist.  for  the  jjcrformauce 
of  the  assurance  of  his  daughter's  jointure.  From  Mount- 
Poninges. 

9  November,  1579.  Letter  from  Sir  Rychard  Rogers, 
knt.,  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Promising  that  the 
writer  will  be  in  London  on  the  24th  inst.  to  execute  the 
deed  of  jointure  to  his  daughter,  who  is  Sir  William's 
daughter-in-law. 

9  November.  1579.  Letter  from  Sir  Rychard  Rogers, 
knt.,  to  his  son-in-law  George  More.  esq.  Promising 
that  the  writer  will  be  in  town  on  the  24th  inst.,  for  the 
execution  of  the  deed  of  jointure  on  his  daughter,  who 
is  the  said  Mr.  More's  wife. 

29  November,  22  Elizabeth.  Indenture  between 
George  Goringe  of  Lewis,  co.  Sussex,  esq.,  late  high- 
sherifi'of  co.  Surrey  cm  the  one  part,  and  William  Moore 
of  Lowesley,  co.  Surrey,  knt.,  now  high-sheriff  .-  whereby 
the  said  George  delivers  into  the  custody  of  the  said 
Sir  William,  the  bodies  of  the  prisoners  whose  names 
are  under-written 

19  December,  l.'iTQ.  Letter  from  John  Wolley  to  his 
father-in-law  Sir  A\'illiam  More,  knt.  Touching  "  certyn 
"  good  spcaclies"  tlie  writer  has  liad  with  her  majesty 
about  Sir  William.     Dated  from  the  Court. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSIOX  : 


W.  M. 


■28  December.  1579.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsing- 
ham  to  Sir  William  More,  knight.  Eefcrringtoa  false 
alarm,  attended  with''  the  fir_vii<4  of  the  beaciins  Ijy  an 
'■  eiTor  conceared  tbroughe  a  fyre  made  abowt  Purtes- 
"  mouth  downe  by  hunters  that  had  earthed  a  badger 
"  and  thought  to  haue  smouthered  him  :  so  that  it  is 
"  thought  that  the  forces  sent  towardes  the  sea-syde 
"  are  by  this  time  dispersed  and  sent  everie  man  to  his 
"  home." 

1579.  Jfemorandum,  in  Sir  William  More's  haud- 
■writing,  nf  the  engagcnu'nts  be  made  in  respect  to  a 
marriage  settlement  on  the  lady,  whom  his  son  George 
designed  tn  marry,  when  on  the  Friday  before  Whitsun- 
-L.de  in  1579,  John  Wulley  and  the  said  George  More 
declared  "  that  they  wolde  take  theyre  jorneye  into 
"  Dorsetshere  to  conclude  a  raarrage  betweenetbe  said 
"  George  and  Ann  Poyninges  daughter  of  the  ladyc 
"  Rogers. " 

—  Elizabeth.  Kough  draft  of  a  letter  written  by  Sir 
"William  More,  knt.,  to  lady  Sogers,  touching  a  pro- 
posed marriage  between  his  son  and  her  daughter  ;  the 
said  "  matche  having  been  first  moved  by  the  good  L. 
'■  of  Lincolne."     No  date. 

6  February,  1580.  Letter  from  Sir  Edward  Horsey  to 
Sir  "William  More.  knt.  Noticing  the  outcry  at  Guilford 
against  her  majesty's  licence  to  the  writer  to  retail 
wines;  and  praying  that  the  mayor  of  the  said  town 
may  be  admonished  to  desist  from  threatening  Sj'monde 
Towly ,  who  is  acting  under  warrant  of  the  queen's  letters 
patent. 

28  March,  1580.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Acknowledging 
the  receipt  of  a  letter. 

4  April,  1580.  Letter  from  Robert  Erie,  vicar  of 
Ebsame,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt..  sheriti'of  Sussex  .and 
Surrey.  Complaining  of  the  vexations  persecutions 
endured  by  the  writer  at  the  hands  and  through  the  evil 
will  of  Mr.  Nicolas  Saunder,  who  (since  he  was  excom- 
municated on  his  non-appearance  before  Mr.  Dr.  Lewen 
to  answer  a  charge  of  neglect  to  receive  the  holy  com- 
munion) has  declared  and  shown  a  steady  ptirposc  to 
ruin  the  complainant  who  insistr'd  that  the  church- 
wardens should  present  the  said  Nicholas  Saunder  for 
his  misdemeanor.  Descriljing  himself  as  a  peaceful 
man,  known  throughout  his  twenty  years  residence  at 
Ebsame  for  mildness  and  amialiility,  the  writer  says, 
"nether  inan  nor  woman  caan  justlye  saye  that  I 
"  at  anytime  caulled  or  reviled,  sitheus  I  came  to  that 
'■  ])arishe,  any  man  or  woman,  no  not  stiche  like  worde 
"  as  to  sa)'e  knave  or  drabe,  neither  haue  I  smitten 
"  any  manor  of  person,  exeeptinge  children  the  whiche 
"  1  haue  taught  in  Icarningc,  and  those  of  my  owne 
"  houshold.  but  haue  bin  glad  alwaies  to  make  peace 
"  and  Agreement  betweene  .any  of  my  iieighbimrs 
"  which  haue  bin  at  any  discorde."  (r/i'c  Kcm[)e's 
'  Loscley  MSS.') 

10  April,  1.580.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Thomas  Lyfcld,  escj.  Begging  Mr.  Lyfeld's  favourable 
regard  to  one  James  Hurste  who  is  in  troubles  that 
appear  to  be  underserved. 

13  April,  1.580.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Expressing  sorrow 
for  Sir  William's  sickness  and  protesting  that,  in  refer- 
ence to  a  matter  respecting  which  Sir  William  imagined 
himself  aggriered,  the  writer  has  ever  valued  Sir 
William,  and  treated  him  in  all  matters,  as  his  dearest 
friend. 

Irt  April,  1580.  Letter  from  Antonie  Gnrnett  to  his 
"  very  lovinge  frend  Mr.  Wolley  secretary  for  the  latyn 
"  touge  to  the  Queues  Majestic."  Reporting  what  steps 
the  writer  has  .taken  towards  his  master  the  viscount 
Mountague,  in  order  to  put  an  end  to  the  misunder- 
standing which  has  arisen  between  his  lordship  and  Sir 
William  More  from  the  said  lord's  dealing  "  anenst  the 
"  matter  of  that  layt  murder  supposed  by  Mellcrshe  to 
"  haur  ben  committed." 

•27  April,  1580.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Wulsingham, 
knt.,  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  "After  my  bartie 
'■  commendacione.  Hir  Majestic  having  grawnted  nut 
"  long  since  to  Mr.  Edward  Staiford  the  ibrfeylures  of 
"  certayne  penall  statutes  touchyng  the  makyng  of 
"  Karseys  the  benefitt  wherof  bee  is  lyke  to  loose  by 
"  reason  of  the  late  ]iroclamation  for  the  revocation  of 
"  such  grawntes  except    (as  hi'  informeth)  the  clothiers 

bci- willing  fur  avoyding  the  danger  of  promoters  to 

eoinpouiid  with  him  and  such  as  bee  interessed  in  bis 

patent :  my   Lo.  Treasurer  and  Sir  Walter  Myldmay 

"  haue  here-vppon  directed  their  letters  to  you  to  call 

the  clothiers  of  yoni-  contrie  before  yow.  and  to  knowe 

of  them  whetlier  the  sayd  information  bee  true  or  noe  : 

wherin  for  tljat  Mr.  StalVord  is  a  gentleman  whome  I 


'■  would  bee  glad  by  auie  good  meancs  to  pleasure,  1  -^jp",'^! 
"  hartely  pray  you  when  the  clothiers  come  before  you  Ksy 
"  so  to  deale  with  them  as  Mr.  Stafford  niaj-  se   good  — 

"  ellecte  of  your  travayle  and  advice  tube  sent  to  my 
"  Lord  Treasurer  vnderstand  that  for  my  sake  hee  hath 
"  been  pleasured  by  you." 

30  April.  1580.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey. 
Enjoining  the  '^aid  magistrates  to  cause  the  markets  of 
the  said  shire  to  be  sufficiently  supplied  with  corn,  olfered 
at  reasonable  rates  to  the  needier  folk.  The  justices  must 
insist  that  farmers  buy  and  sell  in  o]ien  market,  that 
they  send  weekly  to  market  a  proper  proportion  of  their 
corn,  and  that  the  same  corn,  when  sent  to  market,  bo 
vended  at  ec|uitable  rates. 

12  May,  1.580.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  Sir  William  More  and  other,  commissioners 
for  taking  musters,  co.  Surrey.  Touching  the  execution 
of  their  commission. 

2  June,  1580.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Northumberland 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  the  coming  of  Mr. 
Comptroller.     Dated  from  Petworth. 

7  June,  1680.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Coitncil  to  Sir 
William  Moore  and  two  others,  deputy-lieutenants  of 
the  county  of  Surrey.  Touching  the  grant  to  Edward 
Statlbrd,  esq.,  to  exectite  and  qualify  the  statutes  for 
making  and  ordering  of  karsies.     Dated  from  Nonsuch. 

12  June,  1580.  Letter  from  John  Apsley  to  Sir  William 
Moore,  knt.  Touching  the  requirements  of  a  warrant 
for  the  apprehension  of  four  persons  in  the  co.  of 
Sussex. 

22  June,  1580.  Letter  from  lord  Burghley  to  Sir 
William  More,  having  charge  .and  oversight  of  the  castle 
of  Farnham  and  other  temporalities  of  the  bishoprick 
there.  Directing  that  hay  and  other  commodities,  (being 
of  the  profits  of  the  said  episcopal  ]iossessions,  and  need- 
ful for  the  convenience  of  ]\Ir.  Wattson,  dean  of  Win- 
chester, the  newly  nominated  bishop)  be  not  sold  this 
year,  as  they  were  in  the  previous  year  for  her  majesty's 
advantage.  Dated  from  the  writer's  house  near  the 
Savoy. 

27  June,  1580.  Letter  from  Wylliam  Smythe  to  Sir 
Wylliam  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  the  writer's  lord 
and  master,  the  lord  Lumlej-,  and  lady  Lumley,  intend 
to  be  with  Sir  Wylliam  at  stipper  to-morrow  night. 

2::  June.  1580.  Letter  from  JiJd.  Stafford  to  Sir  William 
Moore,  knt.  Thanking  Sir  William  for  his  great  good- 
will and  courtesy  in  preferring  the  writer's  business. 

30  June,  1580.  Letter  from  John  Southcot  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  (who  bestows 
yearly  a  buck  on  the  writer  or  any  person  whom  he  may 
name)  to  give  a  buck  in  the  writer's  name  to  the  Lord 
Mayor  of  London,  at  his  house  in  the  satne  city. 

7  July,  1580.  Letter  from  Christofer  Laker  to  Sir 
William  iloore,  kut.  Touching  some  eighteen  loads  of 
timber  which  Sir  William  is  understood  to  be  desirous 
of  having  "  for  the  directing  {sir)  of  ii,  barnes,"  and 
which  the  writer  offers  to  sell  for  xv  ?/.,  though  he  adds, 
"  if  it  may  stand  you  in  stede  it  ahiiU  not  be  xl  s.  or 
■'  iii  Ii.  that  I  will  stick  with  you  for." 

12  July,  1580.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sherifl's  for  co.  Surrey.  Re(|uiring  them  to  take 
bonds  of  certain  under-written  persons  lor  tlieir  appear- 
ance before  the  council  at  Nouesuche.  Dated  from 
Nonesuche. 

28  July,  1.580.  Letter  from  Thomas  lord  liuckehurst 
to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Asking  for  the  keepership  of 
Lewes  gaol  for  an  old  servant. 

0  August,  22  Elizabeth.  Warrant  (signed  by  Sir 
William  More,  knt.,  sheriff  of  co.  Surrey,  and  by  Sir 
Thomas  Br(jwne  and  .Fohn  Sk3'nner,  esq.,  two  justices  of 
the  peace  of  the  said  co.)  to  Kycharde  Gurney,  one  of 
the  said  sheriff's  bailiffs;  to  summon  Francis  Biowne  of 
Ashe,  Nicholas  Saunder  of  Ei)beshame  and  JohnMynne 
of  Ebbesham,  gentlemen,  to  appear  before  the  said 
sheriff  and  justices  at  Sheare  on  Thursday,  11th  inst.,  at 
8  o'clock  a.m. 

IJii  .-Vugust,  1580.  Letter  from  Lord  Cobham  to  Sir 
William  More,  knight.  Asking  Sir  William's  permission 
that  the  writer's  workmen,  in  order  to  pro[)  ti)i  the 
same  writer's  decayed  and  tottering  house  in  the  Bl:ick- 
friars,  may  enter  the  garden  of  Sir  AVilliam's  adjoining 
house. 

31  August,  1580.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Jlountague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  high  sheriff  of 
Sussex.  Regretting  Sir  William's  inability  to  keep  an 
appointment. 

1  September.  1580.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  Jloore,  knt.  Speaking  of  a 
strange  lettei-  which  the  writer  has  received  from  the 
Lords  of  the  Council,  and  in  connection  with  the  s.ame 


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epistle  complaining  of  an  inordinate  assessment  tnwanls 
•  a  subsidy.  ''I  fynd  itt,"  he  says,  "  so  straimge  that 
"  truly  I  knowe  nott  -vrhatt  more  to  doo  than  hath  bin. 
"  savinge  tbatt  which  every  miu  directly  vef'usith  to 
"  doo,  and  I  yett  here  nott  that  others  have  done,  to  be 
"  ratid  for  horssis  according  to  the  just  valewe  of  theyr 
"  landes  as  in  dede  and  iiutt  according  to  the  snbsidye 
"  liokes.  This  matter  is  greate,  and  1  wold  gladly 
"  walke  warelyc,  with  duty  and  consideration  as  be- 
"  Cometh  every  waye." 

li:!  September  l-"i80.  Letter  fromiSIichohxsSaundertoSir 
William  More,  knt.  Reflecting  warmly  on  the  insolence 
and  misdemeanor  of  Robert  Cole,  vicar  of  Epsom, 
wliom  Sir  William  and  Mr.  WoUey  are  sujiposed  to 
protect  and  encourage. 

10  September,  158o.  Letter  addressed  by  Joh7i  Ilaw- 
kingcs  and  William  Holstocke  to  the  Justices  of  the 
Peace  of  cos.  Sussex,  Surrey  and  Kent.  Requesting  the 
same  justices  to  cause  a  certain  "proclamation,  to  be 
'■  mayde  on  the  markett  daye  at  G-ylforde,  Pettworth, 
"  Turnebredge  and  Maydstone,  that  those  which  bane 
"  any  depte  to  demaunde  for  thotiice  of  shyppes," 
for  work  done  and  service  in  "' the  takinge  of  timbnr, 
"  boarde,  planke,  &c.,  and  for  workmanj-shyp  and  for 
"  caringe  of  the  same,"  should  apply  for  payment  of  their 
claims  at  the  offices  of  ships  in  the  said  places.  Also, 
on  the  same  paper,  the  proclamation  signed  "'  Jamy.s 
"  Humfrey,  apointed  for  the  saide  service."  Also,  on 
the  same  ]iaper,  a  memorandum  of  directions  to  be 
observed  by  the  said  Jamys  Humfrey  in  the  execution  of 
the  said  service. 

2(i  September,  1.:.80.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Directing  tliat  certain  deer  (the 
lord  High  Admiral  having  first  taken  as  many  of  them 
as  he  may  desire)  be  turned  into  "the  forest;'"  and  pro- 
mising that  the  writer  will  pass  a  certain  lease  to  Sir 
William  at  the  beginning  of  next  term. 

11  October,  1580.  Letter  from  John  Wolley  to  his 
father-in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.  A  note  of  gosf  i]i. 
The  writer  regrets  that  Sir  Henry  i^evell  could  not  dine 
with  him  at  Thorpe, but  hopes  that  his  wife  and  lady 
Nevell  may  soon  become  better  acquainted.  Lord  andlady 
Lincoln  send  their  hearty  commendations  of  themselves 
to  Sir  William.     Dated  from  the  court. 

11  October,  1580.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  Justices  of  the  Peace,  cos.  Surrey  and  South- 
ampton. For  the  arrest  and  imprisonment  of  persons  in 
the  said  counties  "  which  terme  themselves  to  be  of  3"'' 
"  Familie  of  Love." 

20  October,  1580.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncohi  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt..  vice-admiral  of  co.  Sussex. 
For  a  return  of  all  the  ships  and  mariners  fit  for  her 
majesty's  service,  in  all  the  ports  and  havens  of  the  said 
vice-admiral's  jurisdiction. 

5  November,  1580.  Letter  from  Thomas  Vincent  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  In  which  the  writer  apologizes 
for  not  having  on  that  da}-  visited  Sir  William,  on  the 
ground  of  extreme  weariness  caused  by  his  labour  in 
examining  rogues  and  suspected  persons. 

10  November,  1580.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Commissioners  for  taking  musters  in  co. 
Surrey.     With  instructions  respecting  the  said  musters. 

10  November,  158M.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  lord  Howard  of  Effingham,  Sirs  William  Moore, 
Thomas  Browne  and  Francis  Carewe,  knts.,  and  Thomas 
Leyfelde,  esq.,  commissioners  for  taking  musters  of 
horsemen  in  CO.  Surrey.  Accompanying  a  new  rate-book 
for  levying  horsemen  in  the  said  shire. 

16  December.  1.580.  Letter  from  the  marquis  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  Vrilliam  More,  knt.  Touching  arrange- 
ments for  supplying  corn  to  the  county  of  Surrey  in  the 
present  dearth  of  grain. 

30  Dec.  1580.  Letter  from  John  bishop  of  Winchester 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Appointing  Sir  William 
More  and  Mr.  Browne,  with  the  assistance  of  godly  and 
learned  preachers,  to  make  enquiries  and  take  action,  in 
compliance  with  enclosed  letters  from  the  Privy  Council, 
touching  the  examination  of  "  those  that  are  fallen  into 
"  the  heroasye  termed  the  famelie  of  love." 

23  Feb.  1581.  Letter  from  Alexander  Nowell,  dean  of 
St.  Paul's,  to  Sir  William  More.  Thanking  Sir  William 
for  the  successful  exertions  to  recover  a  nag  stolen  from 
the  writer,  whose  servant  will  give  evidence  against  the 
thief  at  the  next  session  at  Croydon. 

25  February,  1581.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  other  Justices  of  the 
Peace  for  co.  Surrey.  Requiring  the  said  justices  to 
notify  to  the  recusants  of  the  said  county  her  majesty's 
gracious  purpose  to  relieve  them,  for  an  adequate 
pecuniary  consideration  in  the  way  of  a  yearly  tribute 
to   her    exchequer,  of  the  vexatious   operation  of  the 


laws  again  recusants  :  and  further  requiring  the  said 
magistrates  to  certify  the  council  what  yearly  sura 
each  of  the  said  recusants  may,  in  acconiaiice  with  his 
means,  be  willing  to  pay  for  exemjition  from  the 
"  daunger  of  lawe,  the  daylie  vexacioun  of  informours 
and  other  ordinary  circumstances  and  inconveniences 
'•  growing  thereliy  vnto  them."  This  display  of  royal 
mercy  is  made  on  the  report  to  her  highness  "liy 
the  Privy  Cnuiieil,  "cif  ihcreadye  and  willing  dispo- 
"  sicioun  of  t  he  Piincipalle  Hecusantes  of  thai  countve 
"  in  yealding  to  the  chardgo  latlie  layed  on  them  for 
"  the  providing  and  furnisshing  of  certayne  light 
"  horsse.i  ajipoynted  to  be  leavj-ed  for  her  highnes 
"  present  service  in  the  Lowe  Ccunterys." 

Last  day  of  February,  15S1.  Copy  of  a  letter  from 
Lords  of  the  Coimeil  to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the 
Peace,  co.  Surrey.  Requiring  the  said  sheriff  and 
magistrates  to  carry  out  the  law  against  all  recusants 
and  prisoners  for  religion,  "remayniiige  in  the  Clincke, 
"  White  Lyon  and  otiier  prisons  within  that  part  of  the 
"  oountie.'' 

2  March,  1.581.  Letter  from  Edmoud  Slyfeld,  sheriS' 
of  CO.  Surrey,  to  Sir  Wil'iam  More,  knt.,  and  other 
Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey.  Announcing  the 
writer's  receipt  of  letters  from  the  Privy  Council. 

12  March,  1581.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  More,  km.  Asking  a  present  of  a  grey- 
hound from  Sir  William  and  liis  son,  so  that  the  writer 
may  com]ilete  a  promised  gift  of  grey-hounds. 

12  March,  1581.  Paper  headed ''The  names  of  thos 
"  which  be  prisoners  yn  the  Clynke  for  Religione  the 
'•  xii""  daye  of  Marche,  1581."  Tho  prisoners"  lieing  (1) 
John  Brodstoeke  of  (^ueene  Hill,  co.  Worcester,  yeoman, 
committed  bv  the  commissioners  for  causes  ecclesias- 
tical, 2  May,  '1581  ;  (2)  Edward  Shelleye,  of  Warminster, 
CO.  Sussex,  gentleman,  committed  Ijy  the  same  com- 
missioners, 5  July,  1581  ;  (3)  Jane  Go'ldwyere,  late  of 
Whateley,  co.  Oxon,  widow,  committed  by  the  same 
commissioners,  5  December,  1580. 

18  March,  1581.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Setting  forth 
the  circumstances  of  the  steady  decay  of  the  game  in  a 
certain  park  in  tlie  keeping  of  a  man  named  Lufl',  who 
is  incompetent  for  his  office  by  reason  of  his  age,  and 
who  but  for  his  oldness  and  long  service  would  have 
been  discharged  four  years  since,  when  at  a  view  only 
five  hundi-ed  deer  were  found  in  the  ]iark.  At  length 
Luft'  has  received  order  to  leave  the  jdace,  to  which  the 
writer  means  to  ap]ioiiit  the  best  man  for  it  that  he  can 
find. 

3Larch.  1581.  Letter  from  Thomas  Brown,  esq., 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  a  county  meeting  at 
Lethcred,  and  business  (vaguely  referred  to)  connected 
with  the  jirisons  and  prisoners  of  co.  Surrey. 

10  April,  1581.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Browne  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  a  commission  for- 
warded by  the  writer  to  Sir  William,  fram  Mr.  Howard 
and  by  the  hands  of  Sir  William's  son.  Dated  from  the 
Blackfriars. 

1  May,  1581.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyneoln  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.  About  the  loss  of  a  portion  of  a 
certain  xs  /('.  delivered  by  the  writer's  servant,  William 
Prosser.  to  Thomas  Edwards,  and  the  reasons  for 
questioning  Edwards's  honesty  in  the  matter. 

4  May.  15S1.  Letter  from  John,  bishop  of  Winchester, 
to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Announcing  that,  in  con- 
sequence of  his  grievous  ill  health,  the  writer  trusts  to 
his  chancellor  "  for  y"  visitation.'' 

0  May,  1581.  Letter  from  Antoine  Garnett  to  Sir 
William  More.  knt.  Giving  particulars  of  the  writer'.s 
means  to  Sir  William,  who  is  asked  thereupon  to  assess 
him  fairlj-  to  the  subsidy. 

20  May,  1581.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  Henry  Nevile,  knt.,  and  Sir  William  Moore,  knt. 
About  a  recent  despoiling  and  unlawful  hunting  of  deer 
in  Windsor  forest. 

28  May,  1581.  Letter  from  Anne  countess  of  AVar- 
wyck  to  lady  More.  Begging  lady  More  to  act  as  the 
writer's  proxy  at  the  christening  of  Sir  William  and  the 
same  lady  More's  grandson  ;  the  writer  having  consented 
to  join  with  the  lord-admiral  and  the  earl  of  Leycester 
in  the  christening  of  the  infant.  The  countess  adds, 
"  Ther  shalle  a  servant  of  my  owne  attend  vow  with  my 
'■  guifte,  which  I  praie  yow  yow  present  on  my  behalf 
"  vnto  the  mother,  beinge  sory  that  it  is  no  better." 

14  Juno,  1581.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Directinghim  to  make  further 
enquiries  respecting  the  recent  '"kyUingof  certain  deare 
'"  in  the  forest  of  \\'iiidsore." 

10  June,  1581.     Letter  from  R.  Goade  to  Sir  Wdliam 


W.  M. 

MOLTSEUX. 

Es((. 


lure,   knt.     Introducing  to  Sir  Williim 


an  honest 
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"  sober  yonge  man  and  for  his  time  a  good  to^vardlie 
"  sehollerin  diainitic,"  who  seems  to  be  about  to  enter 
Sir  William's  family,  either  as  chajilain  or  tutor. 

5  July.  1581.  Letter  from  Henry  Broirne  the  younger 
to  Sirs  William  More  and  Thomas  Browne,  knts.  Stating 
how  the  writer  has  been  wrongfully  presented  in  counties 
to  which  he  does  not  belong,  and  made  to  appear  before 
the  High  Commissioners:  and  praying  the  two  magis- 
trates to  protect  him  to  the  fullness  of  their  p  iwer  from 
such  vexation.     From  Saynte  Marye  Overes. 

8  July,  1581.  Papers  relating  to  a  female  recusant  in 
the  parish  of  Egham,  co.  Surrey  "  one  Jane  Hornyall 
"  alius  Hornifall  alias  Furnyfall,  gentlewoman,  who 
"  sojourneth  with  Barbara  Grene  widow,  gentlewoman, 
"  andwho  refuseth  to  come  to  divineservice  to  the  parishe 
"  ohurche  of  Eggham  or  elleswherc,  and  hath  continued 
"  so  thies  iiii  yeres  or  thereabouts."  1.  An.swersby  John 
"  Standon,  vicar  of  Egham,  and  James  Stelhouse  and 
Eoger  Crosse,  churchwardens  of  the  same  parish,  to 
certain  articles  exhibited  to  them  in  writing.  (2) 
Depositions  of  the  same  vicar  and  churchwardens,  and 
Anthony  Cowper,  high  constable  of  the  hundred  of 
Godley,  before  Sir  William  More,  knt.  and  other  magis- 
trates, respecting  the  said  Jane  Furnyfall. 

12  July, 1581.  Letterfrom Sir John(Mr.  Justice)  South- 
cot  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir  William 
for  the  present  of  a  buck,  which  tlie  writer  wishes  to  be 
sent  to  his  house  in  Carter  Lane ;  and  expressing  sur- 
prise that  Sir  William  has  been  left  out  of  the  commis- 
pion  of  the  peace,  since  his  shrievalty.  The  writer  was 
made  a  Judge  of  the  King's  Bench  in  1562. 

25  July,  1581.  Letter  from  Elyzaljeth  lady  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  for  a  remission  of 
the  taxation  assessed  on  John  Verges,  an  old  servant  of 
the  earl  of  Lyncoln  ;  the  said  John  Verges  being  rated 
above  his  means  to  the  subsidy. 

12  August,  1581.  Letter  from  Richard  Lewknor  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Asking  Sir  William  (in  accord- 
ance with  a  promise)  to  send  the  writer  "apeeceof  redd 
"  deare  against  "  his  "  reading." 

26  August,  1.581.  Letterfrom  Sir  Christopher  Hatton 
knt.  to  Mr.  Wolley.  Announcing  her  majesty's  concern 
for  the  cause  Mr.  WoUey's  absence  from  court,  and 
enjoining  him,  in  her  name,  to  take  every  possible 
precaution  against  the  contagion  of  the  small-pox,  to 
which  he  has,  with  his  wife,  been  cxjiosed.  The  writer 
adds,  "  Cambrey  is  taken  and  victualed  by  Mons'.,  who 
'■  hathe  likewise  put  his  person  with  other  good  forces 
"  intoe  the  towne.  Ileue  the  circumstances  for  they  are 
"  too  longe  too  wright.  I  pray  God  they  be  good,  or 
"  at  least  voyde  of  cuill." 

10  September,  1581.  Letter  from  Wj-llyam  lord 
Lawarre  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Respecting  the  case 
of  John  Dartenollo  of  Tarringe,  a  clothier,  some  of 
whose  goods  (being  remnants  of  pieces  of  cloth  bought 
in  London)  have  been  seized,  for  their  want  of  the 
ulnager's  seal,  by  Sir  William  More's  servant,  Robert 
Bridger.  The  writer  certifies  that  John  Dartenolle  is 
an  honest  man,  and  in  this  matter  only  the  victim  of  the 
London  draper  of  whom  he  bought  the  goods.  From 
Offlngton. 

18  September,  1581.  Letter  from  Symon  Trippe, 
physician,  to  Mr.  George  More,  "  I  am  hartely  sory  for 
"  the  suspected  mischance  happened  at  Losley,  but  I 
'■  hope  there  is  more  feare  than  hurt,  and  yet  in  these 
"  cawses  it  is  good  to  mistrust  the  woorst.  As  for  my 
"  comming  to  yow  vpou  Wensday  next,  Verely  my 
"  promise  being  past  to  aiiold  Pacient  of  mine,  a  very 
"  good  gentlewoman  and  M".  Clerk  which  now  lieth 
"  in  great  extremity,  I  cannot  possildy  be  with  youe 
"  till  Thursday,  on  Fryday  and  Saterday  the  signe  wilbe 
"  in  the  heart,  on  Sunday.  Monday  and  Tuesday  in  the 
"  storaake,  daring  which  tymc  it  wilbe  no  safe  dealing 
"  with  Physicke  Proseruatiue.  So  that  there  wilbe  no 
"  good  dealing  with  your  ordinary  Phisicke,  vntill 
•'  wensday  come  seveimight  at  the  nearest,  and  from 
"  that  tyme  forwards  for  15  or  16  dayes  passing  good. 
"  In  which  time  yf  it  will  please  yow  to  let  me  vnder- 
"  stand  of  yowr  convenient  oportunity  and  leasure,  I 
"  will  not  faile  to  come  along  presently  with  your 
"  messenger.  Howbeit  yf  this  turn  be  not  supplied  liy 
"  Some  other  in  the  meane  space,  I  had  rather  it  should 
"  be  2  or  '■'>  dayes  after  Michelmas,  because  Jnowe  I  am 
"  vtterly  vnfurnished  of  hor.ses,  and  cannot  hire  any  for 
"  money,  Ijut  sueli  jades  as  will  not  cary  a  man  H)  miles 
"  outeof  the  towne  without  tyring  ;  and  I  meane  now  at 
"  Way  Hill  faire,  whiche  shalbc  be  at  Michaelmas,   to 

store  myself  againe  for  my  owne  saddell  at  the  leaste." 
Prom  Winchester.     (Viile  Kempe's  "  Loseley  MSS.") 

1!'  September,  1581.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Leycester 
tn  Sir  William  Mure  of  Loseley.     Introdueing  "to   Sir 


William's  favourable  regard  "this  bearer,''  who  has 
bought  the  widow  Farrant's  lease  of  a  house  in  the 
Blackfriars,  in  which  house  "  he  means  to  practise  the 
"  queens  children  of  the  chappel,  being  now  in  his 
"  chardge,  in  like  sort  us  his  predecessor  did  for  the 
"  better  trayning  them  to  do  her  Maicstie  service." 

7  October,  1581.  Letter  from  Blyzabcth  lady  Lyncoln 
to  vSir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  Edward  Beswicke's 
petition  for  g,  lease  of  a  piece  of  crown  land  ''  whiche  Sir 
"  William  hathe  the  deaiinge  of."  Dated  from  the 
writer's  house  at  Pirford.  Together  with  Edward 
Beswicke's  petition  for  her  ladyship's  mediation  in  the 
matter. 

15  October,  1581.  Letter  from  Walter  Covert  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Giving  a  good  character  for  honesty 
to  a  servant  now  charged  with  some  crime.  Dated  from 
Slangham. 

22  October,1581.  Letter  from  the  lords  of  the  council  to 
Sir  William  More,  knight,  vice-admiral  of  Sussex,  with 
orders  for  the  restraint  of  disaii'ected  persons  and  others 
who  leave  the  realm  and  cross  the  sea  without  licence. 

October,  1581.  Letter  from  John  Wolley  to  his  father- 
in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  Mr. 
Secretary  has  promised  to  do  his  best  in  Sir  William's 
business  with  the  queen,  who  is,  however,  "  for  this  tyme 
"  owte  of  taste  as  he  termeth  yt  for  sutes. "  The  lord 
admiral  desires  to  have  Sir  William's  great  white  grey- 
hound, but  is  "  verey  loth  to  begge  v'."  Dated  from  the 
Court. 

3  November,  1581.  Letterfrom  the  earl  of  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Touching  the  misconduct 
of  certain  persons  who  have  hunted  unlawfully  in  the 
queen's  park  of  Beflett.     Date  from  the  Courte. 

10  November,  1581.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of 
Winchester,  to  Sir  William  Moore,  kaight.  Announcing 
that  on  his  way  to  London  the  bishop  "  wilbe  bould  "  to 
visit  Loseley,  and  rest  there  on  Thursday  night  next. 

Iti  November,  1.581.  Letter  from  Lord  Cobham  to  Sir 
Vv'illiam  Moore,  knight.  EiiLreating  Sir  William  not  to 
bnilda  stable  against  his  common  conduit  in  the  Black- 
friar.*.  to  the  annoyance  of  his  neighbour,  the  writer. 
Dated  from  the  Blackfriars, 

1  December,  1581.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  For  Sir  Wil- 
liam's better  information  respecting  the  wood  in  Water- 
combe,  which  the  writer  bought  of  the  queen's  majesty  ; 
and  also  for  the  meet  punishment  of  certain  lawless 
hunters  in  Guildforde  Parke. 

19  December,  1581.  Letterfrom  Sir  Thomas  Palmer, 
knt.,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  that  the 
letter's  bearer,  Jeremy e  Legate,  may  be  freed  from  all 
further  trouble  respecting  a  buck  killed  in  Estdeune 
park. 

21  December,  1581.  Letter  from  Henrie  Sledd  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Offering  to  buy  Sir  William's 
carjjs  of  him  at  from  xii  d.  to  xvi  d.  a  fish.  {Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

24,  26,  27,  28,  29  Elizabeth.  Lists  of  Recusants,  pre- 
sented and  indicted  at  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace 
held  in  co.  Surrey.  Comprising  one  hundred  and  twenty 
names. 

27  January,  1582.  Letter  from  lord  Burghley  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Summoning  Sir  William  to  a 
conference  with  the  writer  concerning  the  Court  of 
Wards. 

30January,1682.  Letter  fromJohn  Wolleyto  his  father- 
in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  a  cause  in  the 
Court  of  Wards  ;  and  announcing  that,  as  soon  as  she 
can  get  a  letter,  the  writer's  wife  will  go  to  Thorpe,  and 
after  tarrying  there  a  few  days  move  on  to  Loseley. 

9  February,  1582.  Letter  from  J.,  bishop  of  Winches, 
tor,  to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  to 
examine  any  persons  who  maj'  be  charged  before  him 
with  writing  or  aiding  in  the  composition  of  "  a  slan- 
"  derous  by II  wrytteu  and  directed  to  M'  Germaine," 
the  newly  appointed  preacher  at  Farnham. 

7  March,  1582.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Making  reference, 
amongst  other  matters,  to   "  the  continuaunce  of  this 

countcrfeytt  cawsse  in  that  inconstantt  vayne  body 
•'  Heathe,  a  matter  moche  feared  by  his  late  vnkell  in 
'•  his  liff.  and  a  meane  to  bringe  him  to  bee  a  spoile  to 
''  others  by  whome  he  is  nowe  vnder-hand  guided.  He 
"  is  over  like  his  folishe  vngratefull  fathiT  who,  as  ho 

wanted  all    tbankfuUnes   to  him  he  was  most  bowud 

vnto,  BO  did  he  in  his  lifT  spoile  all,  and,  if  he  had 
"  livid,  wold  have  bin  litell  the  better  for  this.  Andso 
"  1  beleve  itt  will  fall  owtt  with  his  sonue." 

22  March,  1582.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  that  the  son  of  Robert 


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Harmes   may  be    excused     from     serving  at   the   next 
musters. 

29  March,  1582.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyucoln  to 
Thomas  Loyfeld,  esq.  Begging  Mr.  Leyfeld  to  award 
proper  punishment  to  the  persons  who  have  unlawfully 
hunted  ill  Beeflet  park. 

10  April,  1582.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Commissioners  for  the  snbsidie,  oo.  Surrey.  Giving 
instruction  for  levying  the  tax. 

13  April,  1682.  Letter  from  Simon  Tripp  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Intimating  that,  though  Sir  Wil- 
liam have  6  or  8  or  10  loads  of  hay  yearly  from  the 
Farnham  Castle  meadows,  the  bishop  will  not  grant 
him  the  request,  in  spite  of  the  writer's  mediation  in 
Sir  William's  behalf. 

17  April,  1582.  Letter  from  Edmond  Slyfeld,  sheriff 
CO.  Surrey,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  others, 
magistrates  co.  Surrey.  Touching  the  letter  of  the 
same  Justices  of  the  Peace,  for  carrying  out  the  law,  at 
the  next  Quarter  Sessions  at  Beigate,  against  recusants 
awaitins;  trial. 

11  May,  1582.  Letter  from  John,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  certain  dis- 
orderly and  unlawful  hunting  in  Farnham  park. 

8  July.  1.582.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Commissioner  for  the  snbsidie,  co.  Surrey.  Giving 
directions  for  assessing  and  levying  the  same. 

16  July,  1582.  Letter  (signed  Elizabeth  Poulet  and 
George  Poulet)  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  In  behalf  of 
a  poor  man  named  Hampton,  at  the  intercession  of 
Elizabeth  Poulet's  mother,  who  is  greatly  interested  in 
him.  The  said  Elizabeth  Poulet  was  daughter  of  Sir 
William  Cassel,  knt.,  and  widow  of  William  Poulet 
created  lord  St.  John  of  Basing  (35  Hen.  VIII.)  and 
Mar.|uis  of  Winchester  (5  Edw.  VI). 

21  July,  1582.  A  note  of  all  suche  as  are  at  this 
presente  remaynmge  prisoners  in  the  Marshalsey,  being 
committed  for  their  disobedience  in  Religion.  The  list 
gives  the  names  of  thirty-eight  prisoners. 

23  July,  1582.  List  of  "  Prisoners  in  the  Clinko  for 
"  Heligyone,"  comprising  five  names,  the  first  of  them 
being  "  Edward  Shellye  of  Worminghnrste  yn  the 
"  countye  of  Sussexe  gent." 

23  July,  1.-182.  A  list  of  the  prisoners  for  religion  in 
the  custody  of  Anthony  Thorpe,  keeper  of  the  Whyte 
Lyon  in  Southwarke.  The  list  gives  the  names  of 
thirteen  persons,  two  of  whom  are  Peter  Tychborne  of 
Porchester,  co.  Southampton,  gent.,  and  Henry  Shelley 
of  Maple  Derhani. 

22  August,  1582.  Letter  (holograph)  from  J.,  bishop 
of  Winchester,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  a 
widow  woman,  an  inhabitant  of  Shakelford,  brought 
before  the  bishop  "  for  an  abvser  of  people  in  these  parts 
"as  well  as  in  the  practize  of  phisyk  and  surgery  as 
"  also  in  other  practizes  tending  to  the  discouery  of 
"  witohe." 

3  September,1582.  Letter  fromRobert  earl  of  Leicester 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Announcing  that  a  quarrel, 
of  a  threatening  character,  has  been  begun  between  Mr. 
Henry  Wort'ne  and  the  writer's  servant  Henry  Knevett 
of  the  one  part,  and  Sir  Edward  Sackville  of  the  other 
part :  and  instructing  Sir  William  to  call  the  said 
gentlemen  Ijefore  him  and  do  his  best  to  arrange  their 
dispute.  If  necessary,  the  magistrate  must  bind  the 
disputants  to  keep  the  peace. 

6  September,  1582.  Letter  from  lord  Burghley  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.  Directing  Sir  William  to  proceed 
to  a  sale  of  the  goods,  leases,  and  other  effects,  of  Mr. 
Abingdon  the  late  cofferer,  so  that  "  the  poore  creditors 
"  may  be  aunswered."  Dated  from  the  writer's  house 
at  Theobalds. 

8  September,  1582.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Monntague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Making  an 
appointment  for  sport  "'on  tewsday  nextt  att  nyne  of 
"  the  clocke  in  the  forest  of  Wolmer,  where,"  says  the 
writer,  "  I  have  and  will  further  apoynt  (with  those 
"  thatt  moche  desyer  itt)  suche  sportt  as  maye  bee  to 
"  your  dogges  and  those  in  your  companye."  From 
Coudrey. 

13  September,  1582.  Letter  from  Lord  Burghley  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Touching  the  needful  repairs 
of  Chertsey  bridge,  and  the  cost  thereof:  the  ^vriter 
holding  that,  though  the  abbot  in  former  time  main- 
tained the  bridge,  the  whole  of  the  said  cost  should  not 
fall  on  the  queen's  majesty,  as  she  has  only  "  a  small 
"  part  of  y''  possessiouns." 

30  September,  1582.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Commissioners  for  musters,  co.  Surrey.  Touching 
the  inefficient  state  of  the  demilauncea  and  lighthorse- 
men  of  the  county. 


Esq. 


8     October,    1582.     Letter    from    Anthony   viscount        W.  U. 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.     Expressing  the    Molynkux, 
writer's  concern  at  a  reported  outbreak  of  sickness  at 
Loseley  House,  and  offering  Sir  William  the  usi'  of  Gil- 
ford manor-house  till  the  distemper  shall   be  abated. 
From  Coudrey. 

17  October,  1582.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Browne, 
knt.,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  at  Chobham.  Touching 
a  controversy  between  the  writer  and  Messrs.  Richard 
and  Edward  Abbington,  in  respect  to  which  Sir  William 
More  and  Mr.  Skinner  are  invited  to  be  arbitrators. 
Dated  from  Bechworth  Castle. 

18  November,  1582.  Letters  from  Mr.  John  Skynner 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Touching  the  negociatious 
for  a  marriage  between  Mr.  Mathewe  Browne,  son  of  Sir 
Thomas  Browne,  with  a  daughter  of  the  late  Mr.  Abbing- 
ton, the  late  cofferer. 

18  Nov.  1582.  Letter  from  John,  bishop  of  Winches- 
ter, to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  timber  felled  in 
the  bishop's  wood  called  Watercombe,  at  Churte  in  the 
parish  of  Fremsham,  by  the  lord  Mountaigue's  servants. 
Dated  from  the  bishop's  house  at  Wolvesey. 

23  December,  1682.  Letter  from  John,  bishop  of 
Winchester,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir 
William  for  his  pains  touching  a  matter  in  controversy 
between  the  bishop  and  lord  Mountaignc. 

1582.  Paper  headed  "Matters  to  bee  considered  of 
"  towchinge  the  coramunicacion  of  marriadge  between 
"  Sir  Thomas  Brownes  sonn  and  my  sister:"  the 
marriage  in  question  being  a  proposed  match  between 
Mr.  Mathewe  Browne,  son  and  heir  of  Sir  Thomas,  and 
the  daughter  of  the  late  Mr.  Abbington. 

1582.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mountague  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Proposing  that  Sir  William 
should  postjione  an  appointment  and  take  it  on  his 
homeward  journey,  the  writer  '' esteemniuge  itt  over 
"  shortt  warningc  to  give  to  the  forest  agayuat  to- 
"  morrow  morning." 

11  January,  1583.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsing- 
ham,  knt.,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  others,  magis- 
trates, CO.  Surrey.  Directing  the  magistrates  to  bind  one 
Hardy  over  to  answer  at  the  next  assizes  for  hisunduti- 
ful  speeches  in  maintenance  of  the  cause,  for  which  Bodd 
and  Slade  were  lately  executed  at  Winchester. 

11  January  1583.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  More,  Sir  Henry  Weston,  and  others,  &c. 
Touching  the  supplication  of  the  inhabitants  of  Sende 
against  "  Mr.  Slyieilde  for  stoppinge  vp  the  highe-waj-e 
"  throughe  Papeworth.'' 

22  January  1583.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
SirWilliam  Moore,knt.,  and  others.  For  the  apprehen- 
sion of  "  the  person  of  one  Egwar  .  .  .  who  ys 
"  vehemently  suspected  and  charged  with  matter  of 
' '  piracye,  and  ys  thought  to  be  lurkyng  either  in  Surrey 
"  or  Sussex." 

24  January,  1583.  Muster  Rolls  of  men  serving  in 
the  trained  bands  of  co.  Surrey,  belonging  to  the  follow- 
ing parishes  in  the  hundred  of  Woking  in  the  said  shire  : 
— West  Horsleye,  East  Horsleye,  East  Clandon,  West 
Olandon,  Merowe,  Ookliam  and  Wisleye,  Rypley  and 
Sende,  Wokinge  and  Sutton,  Stoke,  Guililforde,  Wan- 
buiTowe,  Ashe.  Purbrighte,  Worplesdon,  Windleshani, 
and  Bagshot.     In  perfect  condition. 

25  January,  1583.  Muster  Rolls  of  men  serving  in 
the  trained  bands  of  co.  Surrey,  belonging  to  the  follow- 
ing parishes  of  the  hundred  of  Parneham  in  the  said 
shire : — Scale  and  Tongham,  Tylforde,  Wrekelsham, 
Batshotte,  Frensham,  Charte,  Longe  Bryde  (Farneham 
Downe),  Runweeke,  Runvale,  Elstede.  In  perfect  con- 
dition. 

27  January,  1583.  Muster  Rolls  of  men  serving  in  the 
trained  bands  of  co.  Surrey,  belonging  to  the  following 
parishes  of  hundred  of  Godley  in  the  saiil  shire  : — Chob- 
ham,  Horsell,  Bysley,  Byflett,  Egham,  Thorpe,  Frimley, 
Chartesy.     In  perfect  condition. 

28  January,  1.583.  Muster  Rolls  of  men  serving  in  the 
trained  bands  of  co.  SuiTey,  belonging  to  the  following 
parishes  in  the  hundred  of  Godalminge  in  the  said 
shire  : —  Hanibledon,  Thursley,  Chidingefolde,  Hasyl- 
mere,  Wittleye,  Putnaham.  Artington,  Compton,  Pep- 
perharrowe,  Godalminge,  Tewersley,  Catteshull,  Farne- 
combe,  Bynscombe,  Hurtniere,  Shakleforde,  Eshinge, 
Laborne.     In  perfect  condition. 

20  January,  1583.  Muster  Rolls  of  men  serving  in 
the  trained  bands  of  co.  Surrey,  belonging  to  the  follow- 
ing parishes  of  the  Hundreds  of  Blackheathe  and  Woot- 
ton  in  the  said  shire  : — Shalforde.  Bramlye,  Wonershe, 
Dunsfovlde,  Alfovlde,  Cranlye.  Bwhurste.  Capel,  Dor- 
kinge,  Wootton,  Abingworthe,  Ockleye,  Aldburye, 
Shere,  and  St.  Martha  upon  the  Hill.  In  good  condi- 
tion. 

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HiSXORICAT,   MAJ^USCEIPTS   COMMISSION; 


W.  M.  14   February,   168;^.      I.otter  from    lor.l   Ilowaril   of 

F^^"^'   Effingham   to  Sir  William  More,   knt.     Bujoining   Sir 

AVilliain  to  put  on  their  oaths  certain  ]iersons,  whose 

suspiciously  procured  inl'ormation  caused  him  to  require 
bonds  for  good  liehaviour  from  "  Symou  Boies  of  God- 
"  allmynge  seruaunt  to  Mr.  Baptiste  one  of  the  gromes 
"  of  the  yuenes  Majesties  Privy  Chamber,"  and  to  re- 
examine them  as  to  the  truth  of  their  said  testimony  ; 
■when,  should  they  refuse  to  be  sworn  or  fail  to  sustain 
their  evidence.  Sir  William  is  further  instructed  to  dis- 
charge the  said  Symou  of  his  bonds. 

2  Starch,  l-"i8M.  l-etter  from  Sir  William  More,  knt., 
to  Lord  Howard  of  Effingliam.  Touching  the  lewd  be- 
haviour of  Symoii  Boyes,  Mr.  Baptiste's  man,  towards 
Mr.  Tayier,  the  vicar  of  Goadlming  ;  the  said  offender 
having  been  examined  by  the  writer,  at  Lord  Howard's 
direction,  in  the  presence  of  the  warden  and  other  chief 
inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Godalming. 

•25  March,  158:!.  Letter  from  John  bishop  of  Win. 
Chester  to  Sir  AVilliam  More,  knt.  For  the  execution 
(in  the  county  of  Surrey,  and  more  especially  in  the 
deanery  of  Stoke,  wherein  Sir  William  resides),  of  the 
wishes  of  the  Privy  Council  "  for  the  furtheraunce  of  a 
"  contribution  to  l)e  levyed  for  the  relief  of  the  decayed 
"  cittie  of  Geneva,"  which  undertaking  is  described  as 
"  a  christian  and  charitable  relief."     From  Winchester. 

2  April,  1583.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  A\'illiam  Moore,  knt.  About  Sir  William's 
irouble  in  correcting  abuses  of  her  majesty's  ground  at 
Gilford  ;  and  about  the  incompetence  of  Luff,  the  aged 
and  discharged  keeper  of  Gilford  park,  who  has  been 
succeeded  in  the  keepership  by  Scarlett. 

5  April,  1583.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Congratulating  Sir 
William  ou  his  ''litell  juell'B"  recovery  from  a  severe 
sickness.     From  Goudrey. 

9  April.  1583.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Commissioners  for  taking  musters  in  co.  Surrey. 
Acknowledging  the  pains  taken  Ijy  the  said  commis- 
sioners in  the  execution  of  their  trust,  and  urging  the 
necessity  for  further  travail  in  a  perilous  time  to  raise 
the  number  and  ethciency  of  the  trained  bands. 

3  May,  1583.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncolu  to  .'sir 
William  More,  at  Loseiey.  who  is  entreated  to  give  infor- 
mation as  to  the  proceedings  on  the  score  of  religion 
against  Mistress  Cornwallis,  whose  husband  has  been  to 
the  writer,  and  threatens  |to  complain  to  the  cjueen 
aljout  the  lady's  wrongful  prosecution. 

15  May,  15i^3.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to  his 
good  servant  Christopher  Gowgh  at  Pirford.  Touching 
'■  the  disorders  committed  by  Braie  and  others  in  hunt- 
'■  iiig  in  Horsley  parke." 

21  JIay.  1583.  Letter  Irom  the  countess  of  Lyncoln  to 
her  servant  Christopher  Gowgbe.  Directing,  on  the 
writer's  second  thoughts,  that  all  persons  concerned  in 
the  recent  lawless  hunting  in  Hoiseley  park  be  com- 
mitted for  trial,  Sir  William  More  taking  bonds  with 
sureties  for  their  appearance  in  court  to  answer  respect- 
ing the  matter. 

21  May,  1583.  Letter  from  the  countess  of  Lyncoln  to 
her  servant  Christopher  Gowghe  at  Pirforde.  Approving 
all  Sir  William  More's  recent  proceedings  against  cer- 
tain disorderly  and  lawless  hunters  in  Horsieye  park  ; 
but  insisting  that,  with  the  exception  of  Chyttie.  who 
has  a  wife  and  poor  children,  and  of  Mellishe.  who  dis- 
closed the  matter,  the  ringleaders  in  the  business  should 
be  sent  to  prison  for  their  ])roper  punishment,  for 
example's  sake. 

22  May,  1583.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  and — Cooper,  esq.,  ver- 
derers  of  Windsor  I'orcst.  For  the  regular  holding  of 
"  the  xl  daye  courtes,"  to  the  recent  neglect  of  which 
the  late  disorders  of  Windsor  Forest  are  largely  attri- 
butable. 

23  May,  1583.  Letter  from  Sir  Christopher  Hatton, 
knt.,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  dated  from  the  court  at 
Greenwich.  Announcing  the  Queen's  purpose  to  make 
her  progress  shortly  into  Sussex,  and  also  her  Majesty's 
intention  to  visit  Sir  William's  house  in  her  way  on 
the  18th  of  July.  This  notice  is  given  to  Sir  William 
More  so  that  he  may  have  his  "  house  well  ordered  and 
"  made  fitt  to  receave  her." 

4  June,  1583.  Letter  from  J.  bishop  of  Winchester  to 
Sir  AVilliam  More.  knt.  About  the  queen's  intended 
visit  to  Famham,  on  which  occasion  the  writer  hopes  he 
may  have,  through  Sir  William's  mediation,  the  use  of 
Mrs.  ^Morgan's  house. 

5  June,  l5.-<3.  Letter  from  Tobie  Matthew  (afterwards 
bishop  of  Durham  and  archbishop  of  York)  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam More,  knt.  In  defence  of  the  letter's  bearer 
"  S'  Hookc  my  neighbour  in   Corpus  Chriati  College, 


"  one  whom  I  hauc  known   a  good  while  and  hauc  had    j^^^^lvn  i 
"  of  his   learning  good   experience,"    who    has    been  ksij, 

unjustly  reported  to  his  father  and  to  Sir  William  as 
being  "  a  gamster.  a  keper  of"  companye.  and  vnscholar- 
■'  like  in  apiiarell."     from  Christeohurche,  Oxon. 

13  June,  1.".83.  Letter  from  J.,  bishop  of  Winchester, 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Expressing  the  writer's 
satisfaction  at  arrangements  touching  Mr.  Morgan's 
and  Mr.  Joye's  houses. 

15  June,'  1583.  Letter  from  John,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  Sir 
Willianys  negociations  for  a  house  which  the  writer  will 
gladly  have,  on  the  occasion  of  her  majesty's  visit  to 
Farnham.     Dated  from  the  writer's  house  at  Wolverley. 

I  July,  1583.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.,  and  others,  magistrates  at  Guyl- 
ford.  Requesting  that  a  newly  elected  high-constable 
for  the  hundred  of  Enibley  Bridge  may  be  sworn  in. 
Dated  from  the  writer's  house  at  Pirford. 

5  July,  1583.  Letter  from  J.,  bishop  of  Winchester, 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Acknowledging  Sir  Wil- 
liam's letter  of  information  "  that  a  stay  is  made  of  .all 
"  Progresses,  especially  of  that  into  Sussex  ; "  and 
expressing  the  opinion,  "There  hath  ben  some  bad 
"  dealing  at  Dunkerk,  otherwyes  yt  cowldnot  have  ben 
"  lost  so  Sonne  after  Mons'"  departure." 

4  August,  1583.  Letter  from  Sir  Christopher  Hatton, 
knt.,  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Announcing  that  her 
m.njesty  '•  hath  an  intention,  about  ten  or  twelve  dayes 
'■  hence  to  visite  youre  house  by  Guylforde,  and  to 
"  remayne  there  some  foure  or  fyue  dayes  ;  "  of  which 
intention  Sir  William  is  advertised  in  order  that  he  may 
see  his  house  "  well  ordered  and  kept  sweete  and  cleane, 
"  to  receave  her  Hyghnes  whensover  she  shalbe  pleased 
"  to  see  it.''  From  Dtlandes.  (FWc  Kempe's  '  Loseiey 
MSS.') 

5  August,  1583.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Expressing 
concern  for  the  danger  and  discomforts  of  Sir  William's 
"  very  painful  and  wett  jorne}'." 

!)  August,  l.j83.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsing- 
ham,  knt.,  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Begging  that 
one  Henry  Holloway  may  be  licensed  by  the  magistrates 
of  CO.  Surrey,  to  buy  a  certain  number  of  quarters  of 
wheat  and  barley  weekly  at  Farnham  market,  so  that 
his  jiurchases  do  not  exceed  the  limits  of  his  licence. 
Dated  from  Otelandes. 

II  August,  1583.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
'Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir 
William  for  some  timely  information. 

2-4  August,  1583.  Letter  from  Sir  Christopher  Hat- 
ton, knt.,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that 
(the  quick  advent  of  the  cold  season  having  caused  an 
abridgement  of  the  Queen  s  journey)  her  Majesty  has 
decided  to  dine  at  Okynge  on  the  27th  inst..  "  and  that 
"  nyght  to  goo  to  bedd  to  youre  house."  A  postscript 
adds,  ■■  Her  majesty  meaneth  not  in  this  jorney  that 
'■  the  eheritfe  of  the  Shecre  shall  attende  on  her.  neuer- 
"  theles,  for  that  I  take  it  she  wylle  passe  through 
"  Guyldford,  it  shall  not  be  amisse  that  jourself, 
"  accompanied  with  i\['  Lyfield  and  some  other  gentil- 
"  men  there  ab.outes  doo  jirepare,  at  that  tyme,  to  geue 
"  youre  attendance  there  vpon  her  majesty."  {Vide 
Kempc's  '  Loseiey  MSS.') 

26  August,  1583.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  commissir)ners  for  taking  musters  of  horsemen, 
CO.  Surrey.  C(mtaining  instructions  for  taking  the 
musters  and  maintaining  the  horses  of  the  shire. 

2t!  August,  1683.  Letter  from  Anthonj'  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Bespecting  an 
ap|)oiniment  for  viewing  and  hunting  the  game  in 
Gilford  parke. 

31  August,  1583.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Touching  arrangements  for  musters, 
and  inviting  Sir  William  to  visit  the  writer  with  the 
other  commissioners,  so  that  they  may  see  their  "  best 
"  doges  out  runne  by  slothfull  deare."  (Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseiey  MSS.') 

20  September,  1583.  Letter  from  Ursula  lady  Walsing- 
liam  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William 
to  move  the  mayor  and  his  brethren  of  Guldeford  to  do 
justice  to  her  servant  Sani])ford,  who  has  been  wrong- 
fully reported  of  and  discourteously  treated  in  that 
town. 

23  Sejjtember,  1583.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to 
Sir  Wylliam  More,  knt.  Expressing  satisfaction  that 
Sir  Wylliam  has  afforded  requisite  information  to  the 
loiil-adniiral  :  and  declaring  the  writer's  readiness  to 
meet  Sir  Wylliam  and  Mr.  Lyfeld  wherever  they  may 
apjioint. 


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24  September,  1583.  Letter  from  lord  Liimley  to 
Sir  Wylliara  More,  kut.  Touching  the  writer's  promise 
that  any  person,  being  his  friend,  should  on  Sir  Wylliam's 
nomination  have  Estdene  park. 

10  October,  1583.  Letter  from  lord  Lnmley  to  Sir 
Wylliam  More,  knt.  Enclosing  a  letter  which  his 
lordship  received  yesternight  from  the  Privy  Council, 
and  begging  Sir  Wylliam  to  communicate  the  contents 
of  the  same  letter  to  "  the  rest  of  his  company." 

16  Nov.  1583.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsingham 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knight,  vice-admiral  of  Sussex. 
Touching  the  recent  wreck  on  the  coast  of  Kent  of  a 
French  vessel  laden  with  wines,  and  directing  that  such 
of  the  said  wines  as  have  been  taken  on  the  Sussex 
coast  1)0  restored  to  the  owner  of  the  vessel. 

25  Elizabcta.  Receipt  of  William  Englcr  for  xxi  It. 
paid  by  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  in  respect  of  the  farm  of 
subsidies  and  the  nlnage  of  marketable  cloth,  co.  Surrey 
and  Sussex. 

24  November,  1583.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  council 
to  Sir  William  More,  knight,  vice-admiral  of  Sussex. 
Ordering  '■  bondes  to  betaken  in  good  summes  of  money 
"  to  her  maiesties  use  of  all  the  owners  and  masters  of 
"  shippes  and  vesselles  dwelling  within  or  neer  anie  of 
"  the  hanens  and  creekes  "  in  Sir  William's'jurisdiction, 
"  that  they  shall  take  no  passengers  into  their  shippes  or 
"  vesselles  to  be  con  vaj-ed  ouer  the  seas  out  of  this  realme, 
"  but  such  as  shalbe  licensed  by  her  niaiestie  or  by  the 
"  lords  of  the  counsell  &c.  &o.''  to  leave  the  realm. 

18  November,  1583.  Letter  from  Sir  Wylliam  More, 
knt.,  to  Gregory  Lovell,  esq.,  cofferer  of  her  majesty's 
household.  Touching  certain  warrants,  issued  by  one 
Rowdon,  the  yeoman-purveyor  of  her  majesty's  house- 
hold, for  levymg  in  the  writer's  division  of  co.  Surrey, 
twenty  great  hogs  for  provision  of  the  said  household ; 
which  demand  the  writer  thinks  extraordinary  and 
irregular.  Also,  the  reply  of  Mr.  Gregory  Lovell,  in- 
sisting on  compliance  with  the  requisition  of  the  yeoman- 
purvejor. 

10  Uecember,  1583.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  to 
send  to  the  writer  a  "  perfect  certillcatt  of  the  mustars 
"  of  the  horsemen  in  Surrey." 

16  December,  1583.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Sir  Wylliam 
More,  knt.  Setting  forth  (for  the  instruction  of  some 
person  whose  name  does  not  appear)  all  the  circum- 
stances, connected  with  the  late  Mr.  Richard  Polsted's 
death  and  his  disposal  of  his  estate,  still  resting  in  the 
writer's  memory ;  the  comnmnication  being  made  in 
explanation  and  completion  of  certain  evidence  on  the 
same  matters,  lately  given  by  the  writer  before  certain 
commissioners  in  Southwarke. 

8  December.  1583.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of 
Leycester  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  the 
negotiation  with  Mr.  Johnes.  for  his  retirement  from 
Whitley  park  in  favour  of  the  writer's  servant,  Robert 
Tudder. 

19  December,  1.583.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of 
Leycester  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  Wil- 
liam to  make  enquiries  respecting  some  recent  spoyles 
said  to  have  been  done  by  Mr.  Johnes  men  in  Whitley 
park  ;  and  giving  particulars  of  the  arrangements  which 
the  writer,  at  the  request  of  his  friends  the  countesses 
of  Warwyke  and  Lyncoln,  and  in  behalf  of  his  servant 
Robert  Tudder,  has  made  with  Mr.  Johnes. 

30  December  1683.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  carl  of  Lincoln,  Lord  Montague,  and  others,  com- 
missioners of  musters,  co.  Surrey. 

30  December,  1583.  Copy  of  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Commissioners  for  taking  musters  in  co. 
Surrey.  For  raising  the  number  and  effectiveness  of 
the  forces  of  the  said  shire,  so  that  they  may  competent 
defend  the  same  in  case  of  invasion. 

1583.  Letter  from  John  Rowc  to  Sir  William  More, 
knt.  Touching  the  matters  of  dilfereuce  between  Su- 
Tliomas  Browne  and  the  Messrs.  Abbington. 

3  February,  1584.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  W.  Moore,  knt.  In  which  the  writer, 
on  receiving  the  office  of  Lord  Admiral,  appomts  Sir 
William  to  act  as  his  deputy,  as  Custos  Rotulorum  of  co. 
Surrey ;  Sir  WiUiam  having  held  the  same  office  as 
deputy  to  the  writer's  "  very  good  lord  the  late  lord 
"  admiral." 

1  March,  26  Elizabeth.  Inscrucciouns  and  orders 
giveu  by  the  Lordes  of  the  Councelle  and  others  havinge 
speciall  commission  from  her  majesty  &c.  &c.  .  .  for 
the  execucioun  of  the  Lawes  and  Statues  of  the  Realme, 
madeforkepinge  of  horses  and  geldinges  for  service, 
and  for  horses  and  mares  for  encreace  and  breed.  To 
suche  persons  as  arc  by  virtue  of  the  forsaid  commission 


deputed  in  the  countin  of  Surrey  to  execute  the  said 
statutes. 

30  March,  1584.  Letter  from  Richard  Burton  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Aceomp;mying  a  letter  from  tho 
Privy  Council  upon  business  that  requires  the  writer  to 
confer  with  Sir  William. 

12  April,  1584.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  commissioners  of  musters  of  the  co.  of  Surrey.  Re- 
quiring intelligence  respecting  the  forces  of  the  shire. 

23  April,  15S4.  Letter  from  lord  Lnmley  to  Sir 
AVylliam  More,  knt.  Touching  a  letter  from  the  Privy 
Council,  which  the  writer  returns  to  Sir  William  witti 
thanks. 

24  April,  1.584.  Letter  from  Nycholas  St.  John  to  Sir 
AVilliam  More,  knt.  Touching  the  ali'ray  between  George 
Best  and  the  writer's  son  Oliver  St.  John,  in  which  tho 
said  George  was  slain,  the  said  Oliver  being  in  conse- 
quence found  guilty  of  manslaughter  by  a  coroner's  jurj-. 
The  writer  informs  Sir  William  that  the  enemies  of 
Oliver  St.  John  design  to  exhibit  new  bills  at  this  ses- 
sions in  order  that  they  may  get  a  verdict  of  murder 
against  him. 

27  April,  1584.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  and  Mr.  Cowper,  esq. 
Begging  Sir  William  and  Mr.  Cowper  to  dispatch  as 
jirivately  as  possible  a  certain  business,  nearly  touching 
the  writer's  brother  and  his  wife,  respecting  which  his 
loi'dship  at  Leycester  has  been  duly  informed. 

5  May,  1.584.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  commissioners  for  taking  musters,  co. 
Surrey.  Introducing  to  the  snid  commissioners  .lohn 
Shute,  gentleman,  appointed  to  be  muster-master  to  the 
force  of  soldiers  latel}-  levied  in  tho  said  shire  ;  and 
suggesting  that  the  considerable  charges  of  powder,  lead, 
and  match,  requisite  for  the  training  of  the  same  men, 
should  be  defrayed  by  a  general  contribution  ot  tho 
county. 

21  May,  1584.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  sheritf  and  commissioners  for  musters,  co.  Surrey. 
Containing  instructions  for  holding  musters  and  raising 
the  efficiency  of  the  forces  of  the  county. 

22  May  1684,  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Commending  to  Sir 
^V  illiam's  favour  one  of  the  writer's  old  servants,  who  is 
about  to  take  service  from  Sir  William.     From  Cowdry. 

24  Ma)',  1584.  Co|iy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Magistrates  of  London. 
Requiring  them  to  aid  Sir  Edward  Stalforde  and  his 
deputies  in  the  execution  of  a  grant  made  to  him,  by 
letters  patent,  of  authority  to  moderate  the  statutes 
respecting  ''the  dressinge  and  orderinge  ot  karseys.'' 

16  June,  1584.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Begging  the  dismissal  from 
muster-service  of  two  of  the  writer's  servants,  Kobcrt 
Mathewe  and  Humphrey  Bird,  whom  he  always  employs 
"  aboute  his  carryes  at  every  remove  to  the  courte." 
Dated  from  the  Courte. 

26  June.  1584.  Letter  from  Lord  Burghley  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.,  nlnager  of  Surrey  and  Sussex, 
Requiring  Sir  William  to  notify  all  his  times  and  places 
for  scaling  "  karsies  "  to  Sir  Edward  Statiord,  knt.  who 
has  received  authority  under  letters  patent  to  execute 
and  (|ualify  the  statutes  for  the  dressing  and  ordering  of 
"  karsies.'' 

28  June,  1584.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  About  a  cause  in  law 
affecting  the  interests  of  Lord  Southampton  and  the 
writer's  son,  for  which  the  writer  would  fain  "  procure 
'■  an  equall  trial,"  free  from  "  indirect  practises." 

18  August.  1854.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Lord  Lumley  and  the  rest  of  the  commissioners 
for  musters  of  horsemen  in  co.  Surrey.  For  raising  the 
number  and  efficiency  of  the  horse  of  the  said  shire. 

I  September,  1584.  Letter  from  lord  Burghley  to  Sir 
WiUiam  Moore,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William,  as  one  who 
has  olten  served  as  a  sheritf,  to  send  the  yeriter  a  good 
form  of  a  strict  bond,  to  be  given  by  a  bailitj'  of  a  hun- 
dred to  a  sheriff  of  a  county.  The  letter  is  written  and 
the  information  sought  in  the  interest  of  "  Sir  Tlioma 
Lucas,  presentlie  Sheritf"  of  co.  Essex. 

II  September,  1681.  Letter  from  the  earl  ofLyiicoln 
(descriljed  in  the  endorsement  as  '■  my  lord  adniyrali;  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  others,  commissioners  o£ 
musters  of  footmen.  Begging  that  the  writer's 
friend  George  Parvyshe  may  be  acquitted  by  the 
commissioners  of  "  all  such  armour  as  he  is  nowc 
"  charged  with."     Dated  from  Pirford. 

28  September,  1584.  Letter  from  John  archbishop  of 
Canterbury  to  the  Lord  Chamberlayne.  Begging  thai, 
the  letter's  bearer,  Mr.  Marshe,  one  of  the  writer's 
servants,  may  be  excused  from  furnishing  a  light  horse 

4  L  4 


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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION- 


W.  M.         and  armor,  as  he  lialli  not  sxx  U.  a  year  from  land,  and 
Moi.Tssrx,    tije  fpg  gf  ^is  office  tails  far  short  of  that  sum. 

_"  2  Ootober,  15^4.     Letter  from  T.  lord  Buckehurst  to 

Sir  William  Moore  and  others,  magistrates  co.  Surrey. 
In  Ijehalf  of  the  -(vriter's  old  servant  who  seeks  protection 
from  them. 

23  October.  I"i84.  Letter  from  Anthony  Tiscount 
Monntitgue  of  Lady  Moore  at  Loseley.  Acknowledging 
the  receipt  of  a  lettter.  and  expressing  the  writer's  will- 
ingness to  respect  the  lady's  wishes,  and  concede 
to  her  some  right  that  is  the  occasion  of  the  corre- 
spondence. 

•26  Oct.  1584.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lincoln  and 
lord  Howard  of  Eihngham  to  Sir  William  More  and 
others,  gentlemen  of  Surrey.  Recommending  Mr.  Secre- 
tary Walsingham  and  Mr.  William  Howard  as  fit  per- 
sons to  represent  the  county  of  Surrey  in  the  next 
parliament.     Dated  from  Barbican. 

20  December.  1684.  Letter  from  Jamys  Croft  to  the 
Warden  and  principal  inhabitants  of  Goddalm3'ng. 
Avowing  that  he  has  no  wish  to  protect  one  John 
Edwardes  against  just  claims. 

1584.  Paper  of  Latin  verses  headed  "  Carmina  quse- 
"  dam  puerornm  Coll:  Wint;  excerpta  ex  lis  quas  ad 
"   D:  Episcopum  Wint :  scripta  sunt.     A. D.  1584.'' 

1584.  Account  of  moneys  received  and  disbur.«ed  by 
the  bailiff  for  Sir  William  More,  constable  of  Farnham 
Castle,  ■'  from  the  festiuall  day  of  St.  Miohaele  thar- 
"  changelle  to  the  festiuall  day  of  thannuuoiation  of  the 
"  Yirgin  Mary." 

27  January.  1585.  Letter  from  John  Northe,  a  tenant 
on  the  Blarkfriars  estate,  to  Sir  William  More  of  Loseley. 
knight,  on  matters  of  business  relating  to  the  said 
estate.  Three  later  letters  of  a  similar  character  from 
the  same  person,  dated  10  October,  ti  Novemljer,  and 
2  December,  1585. 

19  February,  1585.  Orders  of  the  Privy  Council, 
dated  from  Grenwiche,  "  To  be  put  in  execution  by  the 
'■  Justices  of  Peace  in  the  seuerall  counties  of  this 
'■  realme  for  the  restraynte  of  eatiuge  and  killinge  of 
'•  fleshe  in  the  tyme  of  Lent  and  dayes  prohibeted.'' 

2  March,  1584-5.  Particulars  of  the  last  speech  of 
William  Parry,  uttered  on  the  occasion  of  his  execution 
at  Westminster. 

5  March,  1585.  Certificate  of  Richard  EddeaZias  Edo, 
porter  of  the  niarshalsey,  as  to  his  discoveries  or  sus- 
picions respecting  the  wealth  of  Mr.  Hnmfrey  Kem])e, 
a  Cornish  man,  j\Ir.  More  and  Mr.  John  Grey,  recusant. 
The  writer  thinks  "  they  had  rather  give  xx  li.  a  yeare 
"  to  the  maintenance  of  Seminario  Priestes  than  one 
"  penie  to  her  majestic.'' 

7  March,  1585.  Return  made  by  William  Gard\Tier 
of  all  the  Recusantes  now  prisoners  in  the  Kinges 
Bcnche  the  vii"'  daie  of  Marche,  1.585.  The  number  of 
such  prisoners  bing4(i,  of  whom  Iti  are  priests. 

0  March,  1.5S.5.  (1)  A  Kote  of  the  seuerall  livings  of 
such  recusantes  nowo  remayningo  in  the  countie  of 
Surrey  as  are  of  habilitie,  and  of  such  sommes  of  money 
as  they  offer  to  ]iaie  yearlie  into  her  maiesties  receipt  to 
her  Highnes  vse  sett  downe  vnder  their  handes  the 
ix'*"  of  March,  1585.  (2.1  Also,  on  the  same  paper, 
A  Note  of  suchc  recusantes  nowe  remayninge  in  the 
seuerall  gaoles  of  the  Whyte  Lyon,  the  Marshalsey,  the 
Pencil  and  the  Clincke  in  the  conntye  of  Surrey,  as  by 
their  owne  declaracioun  havo  neither  livinges  nor 
goodes.  p.)  Also,  on  the  same  paper,  A  Note  of  the 
names  of  such  recusants  conteyned  in  the  schedule 
inclosed  in  their  Honorable  Lordshijis'  letter,  as  are 
either  dead  or  not  nowe  remayninge  in  the  countie. 
From  the  first  of  t'neso  notes  it  ajipears  that  some  of 
the  recusants  of  consideral)le  property  were  willino-  to 
buy  imnmnity  From  prosec\ition  with  annual  payments 
varying  between  a  fourth  and  fifth  of  their  "yearly 
incomes  :— thus,  Robert  Beckett  (if  Menhennett,  co. 
Cornwall,  with  40/.  ])er  ann.  offered  a  triljute  of  10?.  ; 
Thomas  More  of  Lowleighion,  co.  Essex,  with  20L  per 
ann.  offered  a  yearly  tribute  of  5?,  ;  John  Sowthcott  ol' 
Westham,  co.  .Surrey,  with  ItlO/.  yearly,  offered  an 
annual  payment  of  10/. ;  Sir  AVilliam  Catcsl)ye  of  Lam- 
beth, CO.  Surrey,  with  an  annual  income  of 500/.  offered 
a  tribute  of  lOo/'. 

10  March,  1585.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of 
Winchester,  to  Sir  William  Moore.  Announcing  that 
nn  his  way  to  London  thc^  writer  will  rest  at  Sir 
William's  house  at  Loseley. 

10  March,  1585.  Letter  (liolograph  I  from  Thomas, 
bishop  of  Wincliester,  to  Sir  William  Moore  of  Loseley. 
Apologizing  for  not  coming  to  Loseley.  cm  the  writer's 
journey  throngli  Surrey,  according  to  engagement,  as 
he  is  "  forced  to  travaile  in  his  horslitter  and  fears  the 


fowleness  of  the  waie  and  hardness  of  the  passage  for   „  ^-  ^i- 
said  litter.  jj^,^ 

9  A]iril,  1686.  Letter,  under  Queen  Elizabeth's  signet  — '■ 
and  sign-manual,  to  the  Sheriff  and  other  Commis- 
sioners of  Musters,  co.  Surrey.  Acknowledging  with 
hearty  ]iraise  the  pains  taken  by  the  said  commissioners, 
and  by  the  officers  of  trained  bands,  and  all  people  serv- 
ing in  the  same,  for  the  safety  of  her  highness's  person 
and  realm.  The  commissioners  are  instructed  to  let  the 
people  "  vnderstand  that  for  a  further  testimony  of  our 
"  good  acceptance  of  the  dutifull  mindes  they  haue 
"  there  shewed  to  carry  toward  vs :  We  meaue  that 
"  the  sayd  bandes  shalbe  imjjloyde  onlie  for  the  gard  of 
"  oure  parson  and  the  withstanding  of  forrayne  in- 
■'  vasioii.  if  any  should  happen,  not  doubtinge  but  that 
"  the  regard  of  oure  contentment  and  satisfaccioun  and 
"  the  care  of  their  owne  defence  and  saftie,  will  in- 
"  courage  as  well  theis  oure  sonldiers  as  their  captaynes 
"  and  leaders."     Dated  at  Grenwiche. 

10  April,  1586.  Letter  from  the  lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Sheriff  of  co.  Surrey,  Sir  William  More,  knight, 
and  other  gentlemen  of  the  shire,  appointed  to  make 
enquiries  respecting  the  culture  of  "  oade  "  within  the 
county,  in  accordance  with  special  instructions  to  be  given 
them  by  the  letter's  bearer,  Mr.  Alexander  King ;  her 
majesty  having  been  informed  that  the  growth  of  "oade" 
is  prejudicial  to  her  customs  and  the  commonwealth. 
Also,  a  ])aper  of  "Articles  to  be  enquired  by  the  high 
■'  constables  vppon  charge  gyven  them  by  y^  Sheriffes 
"  and  commissioners  of  the  several  counties,"  as  to  the 
growth  and  culture  of  "  oade." 

27  April,  1585.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Justices  of  the  Peace,  co.  Surrey.  Ordering  that  re- 
cusants in  the  said  county  may  be  '"unfurnished  of 
"  armour,  vntill  such  time  as  they  shalbe  content  to 
"  become  conformable  to  her  highnes  lawes  in  resorting 
''  to  churche."  Also,  a  schedule,  signed  W.  AVaade, 
containing  the  names  of  persons  to  be  forthwith  dis- 
armed, if  not  conformable  in  matters  pertaining  to 
religion.  Also,  copy  of  the  same  letter,  with  two  copies 
(slightly  varying)  of  the  schedule. 

8  May,  15H5.  Certificate  of  the  arms  and  weapons 
found  in  the  houses  of  recusants  in  co.  Surrey,  and 
seized  on  the  authority  of  letters  from  the  Privy  Council. 
Also,  the  return,  made  at  the  same  time,  by  Francis 
Browne,  esq.,  one  of  the  said  recusants,  as  to  the  annual 
value  of  his  estate. 

I'J  May,  1685.  Letter  (circular)  from  Thomas,  bishop 
of  AVinchester,  to  the  Ministers,  constaViles,  church- 
wardens, and  others  of  the  several  parishes  of  his 
diocese  :  against  the  imjiious  and  profligate  maintenance 
of  "  Church-ales,  M.ay-games.  Morrish-daunces  and 
"  other  vaine  pastimes  on  the  Saboth  dayes." 

20  June,  15H5.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co. 
vSurrej'.  For  the  seizure  and  suppression  of  certain 
seditious  and  traitorous  books  and  libels,  containing 
much  slanderous  and  hateful  matter  against  the  earl  of 
Leycesterand  other  lords  of  her  majesty's  council, which 
false  l)ooks  have  been  covertly  spread  and  scattered 
abroad  in  sundry  parts  of  her  majesty's  realm  ;  aiul  for 
the  discovery  and  punishment  of  the  authors  of  the 
same  libels. 

St.  Peter's  Day,  1585.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  AA'illiam  Moore,  knt.  Announcing 
that  the  writer  and  his  daughter  will  visit  Loseley  on 
the  morrow.  ''  This  daye,''  continues  the  writer,  "  these 
"  States  (aswee  terme  them)  have  hadd  accesse  to  her 
"  majestie,  and  now  thesequell  restith  in  providence  of 
"  God,  her  majesties  pleasure,  and  the  advice  of  her 
''  councell." 

3  July,  27  Eliz.abeth.  Copy  of  the  patent  a|ipointing 
Charles  Lord  Howard,  her  majesty's  chamberlain,  to  be 
lieutenant  of  cos.  Sussex  and  Surrey,  of  the  city  and 
county  of  Chichester,  and  of  all  corporate  places  within 
the  same  cos.  Also,  on  the  same  paper,  a  copy  of  the 
said  lieutenant's  letters  of  deputation,  appointing  AVil- 
liam Howard,  esq..  Sir  AVilliam  More,  knt..  and  Sir 
Thomas  Browne,  knt.,  to  be  his  deputies  in  the  same 
lieutenancy. 

18  July,  27  Elizabeth.  Copy  of  a  letter,  under  the 
queen's  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  the  Lord  Howard  of 
Kffmgham,  High-admiral  and  lieutenant  of  cos.  Sussex 
and  SuiTcy.  For  an  immediate  levy  of  two  hundred 
and  fifty  men  in  the  said  counties.  Dated  from  Grene- 
wiclie.  , 

25  July,  1585.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  his  deputy-lieutenants,  co.  Surrey.  Accompanying 
a  copy  of  her  majesty's  grant  of  the  lieutenancy  of  co. 
Surrey    to    the    writer ;     together   with  orders  fur  the 


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guidance  of  his  deputy-lieutenants,  and  her  Majesty's 
warrant  h  r  levying  a  hundred  soldiers  in  the  said'  shire. 

2  August,  15>^5.  Letter  irom  lord  Howaid  of  Kffing- 
ham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants,  co.  Surrej-.  'I'ouching  a 
levy  of  soldiers,  who  must  be  rhoice  men  or  tliev  «  ill  be 
returned.     Dated  from  Noiiesnehe.     Imperfect! 

27  August,  loS6.  Letter  from  Eychard  Fnrraiit,  a 
tenant  on  the  Blackfriars  estate,  to  Sir  William  j\Iore  of 
Loseley,  knight.  On  a  matter  afTecting  his  holding  on 
the  said  i^roiierty.  Another  (undc  tea)  letter  from  the 
same  person  to  the  same  person,  ou  the  .same  subject. 

30  August.  1585.  Letter  of  courtesy  from  Elizabeth, 
Countess  of  Lincoln,  to  Sir  William  More,  of  Loseley. 

8  September  1585.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  the  lord-lieutenant  ot  Surrey.  Ordei-ing  a 
levy  of  "  pyoneers  for  her  majesties  service  in  the  Low 
"  Contries '' out  of  the  "gieat  stoare  of  stoute  vaga- 
"  bondes  and  maysterless  men"  to  be  found  in  Suriey 
where  they  "  doe  great  hurt  in  the  contrie  by  their  idle 
"  and  naughty  life." 

8  September,  15K.5.  Cojiy  of  letter  from  liOrds  of  the 
Council  to  the  lord  Howard  of  Effingham,  lieutenant  of 
CO.  Surrey.  For  impressing,  as  soldiers  to  serve  in 
the  Low  Countries,  as  large  a  number  as  possible  of  the 
"  stout  vacabondes  and  masterlesse  men  able  enough 
"  (yf  they  were  sett  to  worke)  for  anie  laboure.  which 
"  doe  greate  hurte  in  the  contrie  by  their  idle  and 
"  naughtie  life,''  and  who  are  said  to  be  especially 
numerous  in  the  county  of  Surrey.  Dated  from  Xone- 
such. 

8  September,  1.585.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of 
Winchester  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  the  pre- 
ferment to  an  office  at  Farnham  of  the  wj-iter's  "  servant '' 
who  is  also  his  "kinsman."     Dated  at  W'altham. 

S  September.  l."85.  Letter  fiom  Robert,  earl  of 
Leycester,  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Begging  Sir 
William  to  confer  with  the  writer  at  Otelanndes  on 
Saturday  or  Sunday  next,  as  to  the  price  which  should 
be  paid  to  ^Ir.  .Jones  for  retiring  from  Whitley  park  ne.xt 
Christmas. 

20  September,  27  Elizabeth.  The  Booke  of  musters 
of  horsemen  within  the  countie  of  Surrey,  taken  at 
Croydon  ....  by  Charles  Lord  Howard,  baron  of 
Effingham    &c.  &c. 

28  September,  1585.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Respecting  the 
controversy  between  Mr.  Austen  and  the  writer's  servant 
Mr.  Maylarri  as  to  their  respective  titles  to  an  office, 
which  Mr.  Austen  appears  to  have  hitherto  occupied. 
Pending  the  dispute,  the  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey  seques- 
ters the  office,  and  requirts  that  a  person  be  apjiomted  to 
it,  pro  tem.,  who  bhall  account  for  the  profits  of  the 
place  during  the  tenure  thereof  to  whichever  of  the  two 
disputants  may  demonstrate  the  stronger  title  to  the 
office. 

29  September  1585.  Letter  from  Mr.  R.  :\laylard  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  In  which  the  writer  declares 
his  readiness  to  submit  all  matters  of  dispute  between 
him  and  Mr.  Austen  to  the  arbitration  of  Mr.  Moore, 
and  at  the  same  time  his  purpose  to  persist  in  his  own 
course  if  Mr.  Austen  "  stand  so  stifly  vpon  thcgoodnes  of 
"  his  letters  patentes  as  ho  will  assent  to  nothing." 

30  September,  1585.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Lord  Lumley  and  Lord  Howard  of  Effingham,  and 
the  other  commissioners  for  viewing  musters  of  horse- 
men, CO.  Surrey.  Permitting  the  said  commissioners  to 
take  another  view  of  the  demi-lances  and  horsemen  of 
the  shire,  in  order  to  raise  their  number  and  efficiency. 

3  November,  1585.  Letter  from  Sir  Julius  Caesar  to 
Sir  William  More,  vice-admiral  co.  Susses.  Represent- 
ing thafcSir  William's  patent  for  the  vice-admiralty  of 
Sussex,  during  jjleasure.  is  r>s  full  and  am])le  as  any  such 
patent  usuallj-  is.  ''Th'erle  of  Leicester,  Th'erle  of 
"  Derbie,  Sir  George  Carey  and  the  rest  have  no  more 
"  in  tbeire  patentes  than  you  hauc  in  youres.'' 

24  and  26  November,  1585.  Two  letters  from  Robert 
Sothebie,  a  tenant  on  the  Blackfriars  estate,  to  Sir 
William  More,  knight,  of  Loseley  ;  about  the  writer's 
holding  in  the  Blackfriars. 

1585.  List  of  "  The  number  of  the  men  appoynted 
"  for  euerye  shype  bounde  in  the  vyage  with  Sir 
"  Francis  Drake." 

1585.  Two  papers  of  memoranda  in  Sir  William 
More's  writing  as  to  the  course  which  he  pursued 
towards  the  lord  lieutenant  of  co  Survey,  when  nothing 
less  than  Mr.  Austen's  discharge  from  his  office  would 
satisfy  the  said  bird. 

1585.  Paper  setting  forth  the  several  amounts  paid, 
on  the  examination  and  sealing  of  their  cloths,  by 
clothiers  and  clothworkers  to  the  ulnager  co.  Surrey  at 
Grodallminge,  in  the  same  shire. 

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7  February.  1586.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  ."^heriH  and  Justices  of  the  leacj  in  co.  Surrey. 
Enjoining  them  to  relax  the  recent  orders  against  un- 
licciiSLd  corn-dealers,  so  as  to  allow  an  adequate  supply 
of  food  to  come  into  London,  by  means  of  the  bakers  of 
that  city,  who  have  recently  been  stayed  from  buying 
coin  in  the  said  shire  and  carrying  it  into  town,  and 
also  by  means  of  the  ordinary  corn-merchants  who  have 
of  late  been  inhibited  from  buying  corn  in  one  county 
and  selling  it  in  another.  "'VVe  are  perswaded,"  the 
Lords  of  the  Council  say,  "that  such  stay  made  by  you 

hath  not  proceaded  from  any  meaning  in  you  to  the 
"  prejudice  or  hurt  of  the  citie,  but  by  occasion  of  the 
"  orders  latelie  gyven.  Yet  the  experience  litreof,  fall- 
"  ing  out  as  it  doth,  that  by  the  contynnance  of  suche 
"  staye,  there  may  growe  great  searsetie  in  the  said 
"  cytic,  considering  the  great  nombers  and  confluence 
"  of  people  that,  at  this  tyme,  are  inhabiting  and  con- 
"  versing  therin,  which  cannot  be  susteyncd  without  a 
"  like  quantitie  and  proporsiou  of  corne  and  other 
'■  victuell  to  serue  them." 

8  February  1686.  Copy  of  R  Wynkfeilde's  account  of 
"  The  Examvnacioun  and  iJeath  of  Mary  the  t^ueen  of 
"  Skottes  A».  1586,  the  8  of  February.''  Also  m  the 
same  paper  a  copy  of  "  A  Brevyty  of  Ballard  and  Bab- 
"  ington's  Conspiracie  discovered  the  4"'  of  Auguste  A". 
"  1586."  Comprising,  amongst  other  matters  (1)  The 
Scottish  Queen's  letter  to  Anthony  Babington ; 
together  with  -\nthony  Babington's  answer  therto 
wrytten  by  him,  July  1586.  (2)  Anthony  Babing- 
ton's  letter  to  Mr.  Mawe,  secretary  to  the  Queue  of 
Scottes.  {'■'))  The  Quene  of  Scottes  letter  to  Babington 
conteyninge  the  conning  directions  for  the  htter 
proceedings  in  ther  dangerous  devices. 

24  February,  1586.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surre}'.  For  the 
execution  of  orders  from  lords  of  the  council. 

24  February,  1586.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lord 
Howard  of  Effingham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co. 
Surrey.  Accompanying  orders  of  the  Privy  Council, 
which  the  said  deputies  are  enjoined  to  execute. 

24  February,  1586.  Orders  of  the  Privy  Council 
(signed.  Fra.  Walsingham)  for  puttinge  in  strength  the 
power  of  the  Realme  in  the  Inland  Counties. 

31  March.  1586.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Lord  High  Admiral.  Requiring  the 
borough  towns  of  Surrey  to  procure  adequate  supplies 
of  gun-powder  from  Henry  Calo  of  London,  merchant, 
who  has  been  commissioned  by  her  majesty  to  furnish 
the  boroughs  of  the  maritime  counties  with  powder  at 
reasonable  rates. 

1  April.  1586.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsyngham 
to  Sirs  William  More  and  Thomas  Browne,  knts  ,  and 
AYilliam  Morgan,  esq.,  justices  of  the  peace  of  co.  Surrey. 
Requiring  from  the  said  magistrates  such  information 
as  may  enable  the  Piivy  Council  to  come  to  a  just  con- 
clusion respecting  the  prayer  nf  one  William  liarlowe 
of  Ousted  CO.  Surrey,  "for  a  license  to  sowe  ccrteine 
"  acres  of  woad." 

7  April.  15S6.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  the  deputy-lieutenants  for  co.  Surrey.  Touching  the 
complaint  of  the  Privy  Council  against  the  writer's 
slackness  in  providing  gun-powder  for  the  county. 

10  April,  1586.  Letter  from  Lords  of  tlie  Council  to 
the  Lord  High  Admiral  and  other?,  commissioners  for 
the  subsidie,  co.  Surrey.  Forbidding  the  said  commis- 
sioners to  levy  taxes  on  any  citizens  of  London,  who 
have  not  been  habitual  residents  in  Surrey  since  last 
Michaelmas  :  as  wealthy  Londoners,  having  "  houses  in 
' '  the  countrej-  wherevnto  they  vse  sometymes  to  resorte 
'■  for  pleasure,  or  to  avoide  sicknes  in  London,  or  for 
"  some  other  cause,'' are  found  to  escape  their  due  pro- 
portion of  taxes  by  causing  themselves  to  be  lightly 
assessed  in  the  country,  and  then  certifying  in  town  that 
they  have  satisfied  the  just  claims  of  the  tax-collectors 
in  the  country. 

14  April,  1586.  Letter  from  Charles  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Apologising  for 
the  trouble  which  the  writer  has  occasioned  Sir  William 
in  asking  him  to  return  a  document  which  was  not  in 
his  cu.-tody. 

22  April,  158lj.  Letter  from  lord  Hunsdon  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.  Setting  forth  the  writer's  reasons 
for  forbearing  to  pay  rent  for  a  house  in  Blackfriars  to 
Sir  Wilbam.  who  is  charged  with  bad  faith  in  failing  to 
give,  according  to  his  written  word,  a  lease  of  the  house 
to  the  writer.     From  Greuewich. 

27  April,  1586.  Letter  from  Sir  J.  Wolley  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  the  Lord  Admiral 
declines  to  decide  whether  Southcotte,  a  recusant, 
should  be  indicted  for  his  recuBancy. 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION 


W.  M.  5  May,  loSii.     Letter  from  John  archbishop  of  Cau- 

'^'"'esq."^'  terbnryand  other  Hi.sli  l'oiiiii;issiimers  fur  causes  eccle- 
—  '  siastical,  to  Sirs  AVilliani  Jlurc  and  Thomas  Hrowu. 
knts,.  cotnmissioneil  to  enquire  into  the  charges  of  John 
Revo,  M.A..  riiar  of  Gr<  at  Rowkham,  eo.  Surrey,  against 
Mr.  Edmonil  Slifehlof  tlie  same  parish,  anil  also  into  the 
counter-charges  made  liy  the  said  Mr.  Slifeld  a<?ainst  the 
said  vicar.  iBejrgiiis'  Sir  William  and  Sir  Thomis  to 
join  with  them  in  thnt  commission  Mr.  Thomas  Corne- 
wallis  and  Mr.  .John  Parker. 

9  May,  1586.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Sir  William  More, 
knt.  Respecting  recusants'  offers  for  the  composition 
of  their  recusancy,  and  the  means  whereby  to  get  from 
them  a  proper  proportion  of  their  incomes. 

17  May,  1.58t).  Certificate  (signed,  at  the  order  of  the 
Master  of  the  Rolls,  by  Henry  Gierke,  clerk  to  the 
Justices  of  the  Peace  co.  Middlesex,  and  addressed  to 
Sirs  AVilliam  More  and  Thomas  Browne,  knts..  and 
George  Moie,  Robert  Lyvesey  and  Edward  Bellingham, 
esqs.)  that  Thomas  Fryer,  doctor  of  physic,  dwelling  in 
the  city  of  London,  has  compounded  with  the  Master  of 
the  Rolls  and  Sir  Owyn  Hopton,  knt.,  lifuienant  of  the 
Tower,  and  agreed  '"  to  Jiaye  vnto  her  majestie  a  certen 
"  ycarely  somme  of  money  for  his  riott  cominge  to 
■'  churchc."     (T7'/a  Kempe's  '  Loseley  M8S.") 

24  May,  ITiSS.  Letter  from  John  aivhbisbop  of  t'an- 
tcrbur3-  to  Sirs  William  More  and  Thomas  Browne, 
knts.  Touching  the  charges  made  liy  Mr.  Slifield,  esq., 
against  M'.  Reve,  precher,  and  also  those  made  by  M'. 
Reve  against  M'.  Slitiekl,  into  both  which  articles  Sir 
William  and  Sir  Thomas,  in  conjunction  with  M'. 
Thomas  Cornewallis  and  M'.  John  Parker,  esqs.,  have 
been  commissioned  to  enquire.  Dated  from  Lambe- 
hithe. 

24:  June,  1586.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
William  Howard,  esq.,  and  Sirs  William  More  and 
Thomas  Bioune,  knts.  For  the  arrangement  by 
amicable  interference  of  a  matter  of  variance  between 
Elizabeth  .laye  of  Farncham,  widow,  and  Doctor 
Stewarde. 

28  May.  1586.  Letter  from  Thomas  Fryer  to  Sir 
Wylliam  More,  knt  ,  and  others,  justices  of  the  peace  for 
CO. Surrey.  B.eprescnting  that  the  writer  has  compounded 
for  his  recusancy,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Master  of  the 
Rolls  and  Sir  Owen  Hopton,  and  is  not  a  resident  in 
the  county,  where  he  has  ,i  house  at  Stretbam ;  but 
that,  notwithstanding,  he  would  have  obej'cd  the  magis- 
trates' summons,  and  would  have  come  to  Dorking,  had 
the  sickness  of  his  eyes  permitted  liim  to  take  the 
journey. 

■27  June,  1686.  Letter  from  J.  Wolley  to  Sir  William 
More,  knt.  "  I  must  lettyow  vnderstand  her  majestye 
"  hath  commandyd  me  to  make  readye  to  go  to  Scott- 
"  land  with  moche  spedc  for  the  satisfaction  of  that  king 
"  toching  his  mothers  case,  in  apointing  me  to  which 
"  voyage,  (whereas  T  eutended  to  haue  moved  her 
"  Highness  for  my  brother  More  to  go  with  me)  in  very 
"  truth  she  preveuied  me  before  I  spake  any  one  word 
■'  of  hym  to  tell  me  yt  weare  good  1  should  take  him 
"  wiih  me."  The  letter  goes  on  to  ask  Sir  William's 
consent  to  the  writer's  wish  and  her  majesty's  sugges- 
tion. 

5  July,  1586.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Sussex  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Ordering  measures  to  be  taken  at 
Guildford,  Farncham,  and  elsewhere,  for  the  arrest  of 
"  one  William  Mitchell  of  Hartley  Mawditt,  co.  Southt'. 

taylor,  who  hath  been  a  principal  doer  in  the  latepre- 
"  tended  conspiracie  and  ri>l)elliou  in  Hampshire." 
_  7  July,  1^8  Elizabeth.  Warrant,  (under  the  seals  and 
signatures  of  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  George  More,  and 
Lawrence  Stoughton)  to  Anthony  Cowp(!r,  high  con- 
stable of  the  hundred  of  Godby,  and  the  petty  constable 
of  the  parish  of  Egham  ;  tfi  arrest  Jane  Furrafall, 
gentlewoman,  and  biing  her  before  the  justices  of  the 
peace  at  (luldeford  on  next  Saturday. 

10  July,  1586.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  William  Mfire.  knt.,  at  Lousley.  Asking 
for  intelligence  of  what  Sir  William  may  have;  heard 
respecting  the  movements  of  the  Queen,  who  is  believed 
bj-  the  bishop  to  be  about  to  set  out  on  a  progress  through 
Surrey,  r/d  Loseley,  to  Hampshire,  with  a  purijose  of 
staying  at  Ihe  bishop's  houses  of  Walton,  Winchester, 
and  Farncham. 

24  July,  1.586.  Letter  fi-om  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Inviting  Sir  William 
to  be  present  at  the  marriage  ot  the  writer's  daughter 
"  on  the  tewsday  after  Bartelmew  day."  From  Cow- 
drey. 

^'I>   August.    1586.      Paper    (two   sheets)    entitled   "A 
Brevint  of  Ballard  and  Babington's  Conspiracy  dis- 
"  covered  the  iiii"'  of  Augusf',  A".  15SC.  " 


5  Angugt,  1686.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  Countess  of 
Lyncoln  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  at  Loseley.  Begging 
him  not  to  make  a  release  of  a  certain  lease  of  trust,  as 
he  will  lie  pressed  to  do  by  the  wrici'r's  husband  and  son. 

9  August,  If 81;.  Letter  from  Rychard  Young  to  Sir 
William  More  and  Mr.  Lawrence  Stou^ihton.  Convey- 
ing Mr.  Secretary's  thanks  to  Sir  William  and  Mr. 
Stoughton  for  their  aid  in  searching  Mr.  Frauncis 
Brown's  house  at  Henley  Park. 

16  August,  1586.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham tohis  de])uty-lientenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Requiring 
a  careful  execution  of  certain  orders,  contained  in 
accompanying  letters,  from  Lords  of  the  Council. 

30  August,  158!;.  Letter  from  LordHoward  of  Effing- 
ham, lord  hiffh  admiral,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt. 
Begging  that  the  forces  of  co.  Surrej-  may  be  held  in 
readiness,  notwithstanding  certain  news  which  may 
prove  false,  and  that  the  same  forces,  in  case  the  report 
prove  false,  come  on  to  Reigate.     Dated  from  Windsor. 

12  September.  1586.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of 
Winchester  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Decliniug  to 
appoint  to  the  church  of  Compton  the  person  presented 
thereto  by  Sir  William,  on  the  ground  that  he  is  not  a 
man  of  sufficient  learning;  but  allowing  Sir  William 
further  time  in  which  to  select  a  suitable  clerk. 

19  Sentember.  1586.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  Rychard  Bostock,  esq.,  high  sherifT  of  co. 
Surrey.  Instructing  the  said  sheriff  to  associate  with 
himself  some  three  or  four  of  the  well  aff'ected  gentlemen 
of  the  count)',  and,  having  called  the  chief  men  of  the 
boroughs  in  the  said  shire  before  him  and  his  associates, 
to  inform  the  same  principal  men  of  the  said  boroughs 
that  the  same  towns,  in  their  "  free  elections  "  of  repre- 
sentatives for  the  parliament,  appointed  to  meet  on  the 
15th  of  next  Oetober,  would  do  well  to  re-elect,  if  possi- 
ble, the  same  persona  who  represented  them  in  the  last 
parliament,  as  the  said  representatives  proved  themselves 
in  parliament  to  be  '"  wise  and  well  affected  gentlemen." 

20  September,  1586.  Letter  from  Mr.  Secretary 
(Thomas)  Wylson  to  Sir  William  More,  high  sheriff  of 
Surrey.  Desiring  the  speedy  execution  of  a  process  of 
execution  on  behalf  of  one  widow  Pigott. 

27  September,  15S6.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Wal- 
singfiam  to  Sirs  William  Moore  and  Thomas  Browne, 
knts.,  and  Richard  Bawstocke,  esq.  Announcing  that 
the  Lords  of  the  Council  think  that  Mrs.  Coplyff'e(who 
has,  as  part  ol  her  jointure,  the  nomination  of  the  two 
burgesses  for  the  town  of  Gatton),  should  not  be  allowed 
to  influence  the  next  election,  as  she  is  known  to  be  ill- 
affected;  and  that  the  same  lords  recommend  as  fit 
persons  to  represent  the  burgh  in  parliament  William 
Wood,  a  clerk  of  her  majesty's  council,  and  Nycholasi 
Fuller,  a  counsellor  of  the  law. 

27  September,  1586.  Letter  (signed.  T.  Bromley ,  cane, 
and  W.  Burghley)  to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co. 
Surrey.  For  the  trial,  on  charges  of  horse-stealing,  at 
the  next  Quarter  Sessions  to  be  holdeu  at  Kingstone 
v])on  Thamise,  of  "one  Reynolde  Underwoode  now  a 
'■  prysoner  in  the  White  Lion  in  Southwark  vpon 
"  vehement  suspition  of  stealinge  of  Two  Geldinges 
'■  worthe  xvZi.  from  one  Thomas  Wynstoue,  and  of  one 
"  gelldinge  and  two  mares  worthe  xx  markes  from  one 
"  llarrisoun  and  one  Ede." 

6  October,  1586.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Touching  the 
intelligence  of  his  enclosed  letter,  respecting  the  elec- 
tion of  a  knight  for  some  «hire.     From  Coudrey. 

12  October  1586.  A  sommarie  of  the  examination  of 
Marie  Stuard,  commonly  called  the  Queene  of  Scotts, 
before  ten  Earles  and  fiftene  lordes,  and  moste  of  the 
chief  Judges,  and  best  Lawiers  of  England  at  Fother- 
ingaie  Castle  in  Xorthamptonshire,  the  12  of  October 
1686,  Preceded  by  an  imperfect  and  greatly  defaced 
account  of  the  circumstances  attending  the  same  Queen's 
judgment  and  condemnation. — Also,  a  paper  entitled 
"  Reasones  to  proue  the  Quenes  Maiestyes  conscience 
"  to  proceade  with  severitie  in  this  case  of  the  Late 
"  Queue  of  Skottes." — Also,  a  short  paper  headed, 
"  That  it  is  not  good  but  daungerous  for  ihc  Quen's 
"  M.iiestie  to  precede  aocordiuge  to  the  seconde  bill  by 
"  disablement  and  not  according  to  the  first  for  attainder 
"  and  execution." 

26  October.  1.^86.  Letter  fi'om  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  aiid  William  Morgan, 
Lawrence  Stoughton  and  John  Couper,  esqs.  Re(|uiring 
the  said  tnagistrates  of  co.  Surr-ey  to  send  before  the 
council  an  "  Italyan  "  who  has  recently  erected  a  glass- 
house near  Guildford,  and  to  inhibit  him  from  comple- 
ting the  said  house  or  carrying  on  his  works  there  for  the 
present;  a  complaint  having  been  made  to  the  council 
thai  the  woods  in  tin ■  neighbourhood  of  Guildford  and 


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W.  M.        Godalmingp  are '•  lyke   to   be  oonsiiiiieJ  to  the  hurt  (iT 
'ssii.^^'    "  those  townti  and  the  whole  contry  theraboutes.'' 

•'  23  December,  loSfi.     Letter  from  Elizabeth  countess 

of  Lvncdln  to  Sir  William  More,  at  Loseley.     Begging 
Sir  William  to  view  the  deer  in  Woking  park. 

4  January,  1587.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Lord  Admiral,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey,  and  his 
deputy-lieutenants  of  the  same  shire.  For  the  arrest  of 
recusants  of  substance  and  quality  in  the  said  county, 
and  their  imprisonment  (at  this  moment  of  imminent 
invasion  and  urgent  perils)  at  their  own  charges,  eit,her 
in  the  common  prisons  or  in  the  houses  of  some  of  the 
Queen's  well-affected  and  competent  subjects. — Also,  a 
copy  of  the  same  letter. 

19  January,  1687.  Letter  from  Sir  Henri  Nevell  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Explaining  that  the  writer's 
recent  letter  to  Roughdon  was  not  to  rc&train  persons 
licensed  to  fell  their  woods  from  doing  so,  but  to  restrain 
those  who  would  fell  timber  without  a  licence. 

23  January,  1687.  Letter,  signed  by  Lord  Howard  of 
Effingham,  lieutenant  of  Surrey,  appointing  William 
Howard,  esq..  Sir  William  More,  Sir  Thomas  Brown 
and  Sir  Francis  Carewe  knts.,  to  be  deputy  lieutenants 
of  the  same  county.  Reciting  her  majesty's  commission 
of  14  Nov.  in  the  29th  year  of  her  reign,  appointing  the 
said  lord  to  be  the  lieutenant  of  the  county. 

31  January,  1587.  Letter  for  the  earl  of  Leycoster, 
lord  steward  of  her  majesty's  household,  to  the  Sheriff 
and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey,  Touching  com- 
plaints against  her  majesty's  purveyors,  and  suggesting 
that  the  shire  .should  get  quit  of  the  purveyors  by  making 
a  reasonable  composition  in  lieu  of  purveyance.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

7  February,  1587.  Letter  from  J.  Wolley  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.     On  parish  affairs. 

13  February,  1687.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co. 
Surrey.  For  the  strict  observance  of  the  Privy  Council's 
orders  against  the  eating  of  flesh  on  Fi.sh-days  ;  the  said 
observance  being  especially  needful  in  the  present  season 
of  scarcitv  and  dcarness  of  all  kinds  of  victuals,  occa- 
sioned in  no  small  measure  by  "  the  late  great  mortalytie 
"  of  shepe  and  other  kynd  of  great  cattell  generally 
'■  almoste  through  out  the  realme."' 

19  February,  ]587.  Letter  from  Roliert  earl  of  Ley- 
cester  to  Sir  William  ilore.  knt.  Ordering  that 
Anthony  Standen  (already  liound  to  appear  before  the 
writer)  be  commanded  tu  repair  immediately  to  the 
earl,  in  accordance  with  his  recognizances. 

5  March,  1587.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  a  dispute,  attended 
with  violence,  between  the  writer's  cousin  Jhones  and 
Mr.  Stougliton.     Dated  fnmi  the  courte. 

7  March,  1587.  Letter  on  a  matter  of  private  busi- 
ness from  Elyzabeth  countess  of  Lincoln  to  Sir  William 
More,  knt.,  at  Loseley. 

11  March,  1687.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  the  controversy 
between  the  writer's  cousin  and  Mr.  Stougliton  about  a 
title  to  property. 

18  March,  1687.  Precept  of  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  sheriff  of  co.  Surrey  and  Sir  William  More,  knt., 
justice  of  the  peace  for  the  same  shire  ;  to  take  order  for 
the  maintenance  of  the  queen's  peace  between  William 
Stoughton,  gent.,  and  Anne  Jones  widow  of  Thomas 
Jones  late  of  Witley,  co.  Surrey,  gent.,  and  their  re- 
spective tenants,  until  trial  by  law  shall  have  determined 
the  controversy  of  the  said  William  and  Anne,  touching 
certain  lands  "in  Witley  and  Sottenham.  Dated  at 
Greenwich. 

2.'_i  March,  1687.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  CO.  Surrey.  Pustponing 
certain  appointed  musters  till  22  May,  in  regard  to  "  her 
"  majesties  comeinge  into  those  parts." 

2  .April,  1687.  Letter  from  LordOobham  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam More,  knight.  Touching  a  failure  of  the  supply  of 
water  in  the  Blackfriars. 

8  April,  1587.  Letter  from  Gregory  lord  Dacre  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  For  the  apprehension  of 
William  Yonge  and  William  Mabote,  on  a  charge  of 
stealing  certain  of  the  writer's  geldings,  which  are 
Ijelieved  to  be  now  lying  at  "the  signe  of  the  checker  in 
"  Godalmiiige."     From  Ohelsey. 

9  April,  1587.  Letter  fn.m  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  Willii'm  Mrore.  knt.  Enti'eating  Sir  William  to 
visit  the  writer  at  her  house  at  Horsley,  whtre  she  is 
resting. 

17  A|  ril,  1587.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  William  More  and  Thomas  Brovrne,  knts. 
Touching  the  need  for  an  appointment  "  of  some  cap- 
"  taines  for  the  horsemen  before  the  General]  Viewe." 


24  .Vpril,  16><7.  Letter  from  ( trcgory  lord  Uaorc  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging'that  Sir  William's 
servant  may  be  instructed  to  deliver  the  writer's  gelding 
to  the  letter's  bearer.     From  Chellsey. 

2f)  April,  1587.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Sussex  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Requesting  Sir  William  to  urge 
Mr.  Austyn  of  Guilforde  to  make  a  speedy  division  of  the 
goods  of  one  Nicholas  Yeomans,  deceased,  late  of  Ports- 
mouth, in  which  division  the  writer's  servant,  William 
Browne,  is  interested.     From  Portismoath. 

27  April,  1687.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Sir  Wilhara  Moore,  knt.  Ordering  that  William 
Harding  and  John  Russell,  who  have  built  certain 
"  bowsing  "  in  Windsor  Furcsst.  without  licence  lo  do 
so,  be  commanded  to  ap|iear  without  delay  before  the 
writer. 

4  May,  1587.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague^  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Requesting  Sir 
William  to  look  into  the  complaint  of  one  Grene,  the 
wi'iter's  man,  and  to  do  him  strict  justice,  whether  he 
be  faidty  or  no. 

6  May,  1.687.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Begging  Sir  Wil- 
liam to  appoint  an  impartial  person  to  enquire  respecting 
the  \vrong  said  to  be  done  Ijy  one  Coven  to  the  tenants 
on  the  bishop's  manor  of  Farnham. 

14  May,  1587.  ''  A  copye  of  the  Counceles  letter  to 
"  the  lord  marques  of  Winchester."  Giving  a  general 
approval  to  the  marquis's  measures  to  lower  the  prices  of 
provision  to  the  means  of  the  poorer  sort  of  men  ;  but 
intimating  that  his  lordship  has  in  particular  instances 
acted  too  severely  against  the  badgers  of  the  co.  of 
Surrey.  "  Touchinge  the  badger,"  their  Lordships  of 
the  Council  remark,  '"  whose  corns  was  intercepted  and. 
"  sold  for  lesse  price  than  he  bought  it,  we  thiiike  it 
"  agreeable  to  justice  and  equitie,  that  either  full  restitu- 
'•  cinn  be  made  unto  him  of  what  remaneth  vnpaid  of 
"  his  iirincipall,  or  elles  some  such  other  recompence 
' '  and  satysfaccion  be  yeelded  vnto  him  ...  as  he  may 
"  haue  no  more  cause  to  complain." 

15  May,  1687.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Jlount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  i\fore,  knt.  Touching  a  right  of 
fishing,  and  the  character  of  the  ivriter's  "  men  at 
"  Wavcrley ''  whom  he  "  lioldes  sutlicientt  sober  and 
■'  houest." 

24  May,  1587.  Letter  from  .\nthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Congratulating  Sir 
William  on  his  daughter's  escape  from  "  her  wonderful 
■■  daunger,''  for  which  the  writer  sees  reason  "tolawde 
"  and  magnifie  the  mercy  and  power  of  God."  From 
Coudrey. 

oO  May,  1587.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bisho])  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  William  Moi'e,  knt.  Acknowledging  Sir 
William's  courteous  dealing  in  an  aft'air  of  business. 

8  June,  1587.  Copy  of  a  letter  of  warrant,  addressed 
from  Greenwich  under  her  Majesty's  signet  and  sign- 
manual  to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  cos.  Surrey  and  Sussex. 
Enjoining  him  to  aid  in  the  impressment  of  one  hundred 
and  fifty  men  in  each  of  the  said  counties,  for  military 
service  in  the  Low  Countries.  "'  under  the  conduct  of 
"  such  captaines  as  shall  speciallie  be  named  therevnto 
■'  bio  our  right  trustie  .  .  .  the  carle  of  Lecester 
"  lieutenaut-generall  of  our  forces  in  the  saide  Lowe 
"  Countries." 

8  June,  1587.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  lord  Admiral,  lieutenant  of  the  cos. 
Sussex  and  Surrey.  'Touching  a  levy  of  soldiers  for  the 
(|Ueeu's  service  in  the  Low  Countries,  under  the  com- 
mand of  the  earl  uf  Leycester. 

8  .luue.  1587.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Leycester  to  the 
deputy-lieutenants  of  Surrey.  Announcing  that  the 
writer  has  appointed  his  nepliow,  Sii-  Robert  Sydney, 
knt.,  to  take  charge  of  the  soldiers  now  being  levied  in 
the  saiil  county. 

11  June,  1587.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Touching  the 
execution  of  her  majesty's  warrant,  dated  8  June  1687, 
and  the  directions  of  an  accompanying  letter  from  the 
Piivy  Council. 

b  July,  1.587.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to  the 
Commissioners  for  the  subsidy,  co.  Surrey.  With  direc- 
tions for  levying  the  same. 

10  July,  1587.  Letter  from  John  archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  and  others,  justices 
of  the  peace  of  co  Suirey.  In  behalf  (4'  Mr.  Pape,  a 
niynistcr,  whom  the  prnnate  is  n.^tcnislicd  to  hcir  the 
said  magistr.-.tes  think  of  '  brnding  to  his  good  be- 
"  haviour."     Dattd  Irom  Lambeth. 

10  July,  1587.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Commissioners  for  musters  in  co.  SuiTey.  For  the 
observance  of  her  Majesty's  instructions  (dated  in  the 

4  M  2 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


\v.  M.        ijth  year  of  her  reign)  aud  certain  recent  letters  of  the 
''^^'^''Es'if "'   Council,  touching  musters. 

— '  17  July.  1587.  'Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham, 

to  Sir  AVilliam  More.  knt..  asking  for  Sir  Willium'.s  aid 
towards  the  removal  ol'eertain  timber,  lying  neai-  Hartlie 
liowe  CO.  Hampshire,  to  the  water  side. 

26  Julv.  21'  Klizabeth.  Patent  of  eoinmissior  to  the 
archbishop  of  Cai'terbury,  lord  Howard  of  Kffingham 
great  admiral  of  Enghuid,  John  lord  Luuiley,  John 
Wollev,  esi|.,  the  Queen's  secretary  in  Latin,  and  one  of 
her  privy  council,  Thomas  Cecyll.  knight,  and  'Williani 
Howard,  esq.,  William  Moore,  knight,  aud  others,  to  be 
commissioners  for  assessing  and  collecting  in  the  county 
of  Surrey  (theborotigh  of  Southw-ark  excepted),  the  pro- 
portion due  from  the  same  county  of  •'  one  entire  sub- 
'"  sidieand  two  fifteenes  and  tenthes,  graunted  by  the 
■'  Temporaltie. "  A  i  riuted  copy  of  the  Act  29  Eliz., 
conferring  the  <;rant.is  attached  to  the  patent. 

lu  August.  1.JS7.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  Williani  More,  and  others,  deputy-lieutenants 
CO.  Surrey.  For  the  immediate  array  of  the  co.  Surrey  : 
intelli^'eiice  liavinL'  been  received  that  a  Spanish  fleet  of 
120  sail  has  been  sighted  off  the  West  Coast. 

13  August,  1587.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Commissioners  for  (be  subsidy  co.  Suriey.  Touching 
the  collection  of  the  subsidy,  and  reflecting  severely  on 
the  conduct  of  the  commissior.ers  and  assessors  who  are 
charged  with  "  favouring  their  friendes,  tenants,  allyes 
"  and  reta_yners '' and  with  flagrant  partiality  to  them- 
selves in  the  assessment  of  taxes.  Dated  from  Theo- 
baldes. 

25  August,  1.587.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncolu 
to  Sir  "William  More,  knt.  Inviting  Sir  William  to  the 
writer's  house  at  Horseley. 

28  August,  1.587.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  AVilliam  More.  knt.  Thanking  Sir  "William  for 
his  pains  taken  "at  Godalniinge  betwene  my  cozen 
"  Jones  and  Mr.  Staughton.'' 

4  October,  1587.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mounfague  to  Sir  "William  More,  knt.  Condoling  with 
Sir  "William  on  a  sharp  and  terrible  misfortune,  by  which 
(rod  is  r:iaking  trial  of  his  constancy  in  dutifulness  and 
his  obedience  to  the  divine  will. 

0  October.  1587.  Letter  fiom  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey.  For  the  cor- 
rection of  evils  occasioned  by  the  large  number  of  rogues 
and  vagabonds  of  the  said  shire,  who  are  to  be  dealt 
with  stiaitly  and  shai-ply. 

17  October.  1587.  Letter  from  Robert  Livesey  to  Sir 
"William  More.  knt.  About  a  letter  from  the  Privy 
Council,  ordering  the  writer  and  Sir  AVilliam  to  confer 
(m  some  matter  with  the  magistrates  of  jMiddlesex  and 
Essex. 

'■>  November.  1587.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
.Monutague  to  Sir  "William  More,  knt.  Alluding  to  Siv 
William's  recent  affliction,  and  begging  him  to  "'  put  his 
'■  hand  to  the  commission  and  concord  ''  of  an  enclosed 
"  fine  passed  by  "  the  writer  aud  his  wife.  Prom 
Cowdrey. 

9  November,  l."i»7  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  her  Majesty's  lieutenant  of  the  county  of 
Surrey.  Directing  him  and  bis  deputies  to  observe  the 
orders  of  a  previous  letter,  which  appointed  3,0U()  men 
to  be  levied  in  the  said  county  and  arredied  for  the 
safety  of  the  isle  of  Weight,  the  town  of  Portesmouth 
and  othei-  maritime  places  ;  and  to  certify  forthwith  the 
marquis  of  Winchester  and  the  earl  of  Sussex,  her 
majesty's  lieutenants  of  the  county  of  Southampton,  as 
to  the  pioporiion  of  the  said  three  thousand  now  in 
readiness  for  service,  and  as  to  their  armour. 

27  November  1587.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  countess  of 
Lyncoln  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Thanking  Sir 
W  illiam  for  Ins  trouble  in  examining  the  persons  wlioso 
dotrs  killed  the  deer  in  Okinge  park. 

27  Novemlx-r.  1587.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady 
l-yncoln  to  Sir  AVilliam  Moore,  knt.  Inviting  Sir 
William  to  Horseley.  where  the  writer  is  resting.  She 
hears  "  no  certayne  tyme  for  the  quecnes  retoi-ne  from 

Holborne  to  Eichmonde,"  where  her  majesty  i.s  to 
keep  Christmas. 

Hi  December,  1587.  Letter  from  John  AVolley  to  his 
fath.  r-in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Conveying  the 
opinion  of  the  lords  of  the  council  that  Sir  "William 
should  commit  one  East  to  ).rison,  and  then  proceed 
against  him  at  law.     Dateil  from  the  court. 

18  December,  l.'iS;.  Copy  of  Letter  from  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  the  lord  high  admiral  of  England  and  his 
fleput} -lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Orderimr  that  the 
Justices  ol  the  Peace  of  the  said  shire  may  be  instructed 
to  aire.st  and  send  before  the  council  by  passports  all 
persons  in  their  jurisdiction  profeasinsj  to  be  discharired 


soldiers  who,  after  serving  in  the  Low  Countries,  have       "^V.  M. 
been  disbanded  without  due  payment  of  their  wages  and   '*'^°^ij^'^' 
allowances  ;  the  same  persons  to  be  so  sent  before  the  - — ' 

council  with  an  assurance  that  they  shall  receive  all 
moneys  which  1  hey  can  prove  to  be  due  to  them,  as  well 
as  their  charges.  The  council's  letter  states  that  money 
was  provided  for  the  payment  of  all  the  disbanded 
soidi^s,  and  that  several  captains,  examined  by  the 
council,  affirm  that  their  men  have  been  duly  paid. 

19  December,  1-587.  Letter  from  Antonie  Garnett  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Communicating  his  lordship's 
conditional  assent  to  Sir  "William's  project  for  surround- 
ing "the  freers  with  a  wall  conteyninge  about  vii  or 
"  viii  acres.'' 

20  December,  1587.  Copy  of  "  Instructions  given  bio 
"  her  Maiesties  commandment  to  Captain  John  Shute 
"  for  certain  services  to  be  doun  in  cos.  of  Surrey  and 
"  Sussex."  For  the  inspection  and  training  of  the 
bands  of  those  shires.     Signed  by  lords  of  the  Ijouncil. 

1587.  Paper  headed  '"Mr.  "\Vilks  to  her  Majestic.'' 
Touching  tfie  queen's  policy  and  action  in  the  Low 
Countries. 

1587.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln  to  Sir 
"William  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir  "William  for  his 
attention  to  "  yong  Neves  matter."  Dated  from 
Horsley. 

1587.  List  of  the  "  Names  of  all  such  persons  as  stand 
■'  indited  before  the  Justices  of  Peace  of  this  county  of 
"  Surrey,  for  not  comynge  to  church,  and  are  therof 
"  convicted  of  vtlary  reinayninge  of  Record  before  the 
"  saide  Justices."  Comprising  the  names  of  Jane  Furny- 
fall  of  Egham,  Jane  Saunder  of  Ewell,  lady  Mary  "^auze 
of  South wark,  John  Mollinax  of  Nutfelde,  and  14  others. 
Also,  on  the  same  pajier,  a  List  of  "  the  names  of  such 
"  as  stand  indited  I'or  the  same  cause  and  not  yett  con- 
"  victed,"  comprising  33  names.  Also,  on  the  same 
paper.  Lists  of  the  "names  of  such  as  stande  indited 
"  as  beforesaid,  and  discharged  by  virtue  of  letters  from 
"  Lords  of  the  Privy  Council,"  and  of  "  those  which  are 
"  indited  and  hcve  conformed  themselves  acoordinge 
"  to  the  Statute,"  and  of  "  such  as  are  in  prison  in  the 
"  Marshalsey,  kynges  bench,  "Why to  Lyon  and  Clink 
"   in  Southwark  ;"  comjirisiug  54  names.     No  date. 

January  1588.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to  the 
Lord  High  Admiral.  Accompanying  privy  seals  for 
raising  money  in  the  county  of  Surrey  by  way  of  loans 
and  containing  directions  for  levying  the  same  money. 

10  Jan.  1588.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsingham 
to  the  lord  High  Admiral.  Ordering  a  levy  of  the  forces, 
appointed  to  the  counties  under  the  said  lords  lieu- 
tenancy, to  be  at  the  port  of  London  on  the  25th,  instead 
of  the  20th  inst. 

20  March,  1688.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
tlie  Lord  Admiral  of  England,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey. 
Accompanying  letters  under  the  Privy  Seal  for  raising 
loans  to  the  Queen. 

30  March,  1588.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  deputy-lieutenants  for  co.  Surrey.  Touching 
levies  of  horsemen  in  the  said  county.     Imperfect. 

12  A])ril,  1588.  Letter  from  Sir  Julius  Cajsar,  knt.,  to 
Sir  "William  More,  knt.  Praying  Sir  William  not  to 
remove  his  "deputation  of  the  viceadrairaltie  of  Sussex 
"  from  M'-.  John  "^'ouug,"  till  the  writer  has  conferred 
witli  Sir  William  on  the  matter. 

12  April,  1588.  Letter  from  the  eail  of  Huntyndon 
to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Begging  that  the  writer's 
servant  may  be  excused  from  "serving  as  trayned 
"  shott  '■  in  CO.  Surrey,  as  the  writer  has  need  of  him. 

14  April,  1588.  Letter  from  Lord  Chancellor  Halton 
to  Sir  William  More  and  others,  commissioners  for 
musters,  co.  Surrey.  Exempting  the  Dean  of  tlie  Arches 
from  military  service,  &c.  in  the  county  of  Surrey  (in 
which  shire  he  resides),  as  he  is  a  judge  of  king's  Com- 
mission Ecclesiastical,  as  well  as  of  the  Court  of  Arches. 

16  April,  1588.  Letter  from  Pexal  Brocas  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.  Explaining  the  writer's  action  in 
certain  Ijgal  jiroceedings,  in  respect  of  which  he  has 
been  misjudged  and  at  tiie  same  time  sharply  treated. 

29  A])ril,  1588.  Letter  ti'om  Lord  How:ird  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  Mr. 
Wolley's  representations  to  the  writer  of  the  displeasure 
which  John  Yonge  has  occasioned  Sir  William,  and 
also  of  Sir  William's  consequent  desire  for  John  Yoiige's 
removal  from  the  vice-admiralty  of  Sussex.  Sir  Wil- 
liam is  entreated  to  be  content  that  .fohn  Yonge  be 
continued  in  his  place  for  a  brief  while,  and  meantime 
to  rest  assured  that  the  said  John  will  be  instructed  to 
render  amends  for  his  discourtesy  to  Sir  William. 
Dated  from  the  court  at  Greenwich. 

2  M.ay.  1.588.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.     Touching  young  Neve's  art'airs 


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on  business  which  the  writer  desires  to  see  settled. 
Dated  from  the  Whytefryers. 

13  May,  158S.  Warrant  fi-om  Robert  earl  of  Leyuester 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  kut.  For  the  apprehea!<iou  of 
one  Ned  Keene,  and  his  speedy  eoiivcyaucc  to  Windsor 
Castle,  whence  he  lately  escaped. 

17  May,  1588.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Sir  Williara  Moor,  kut.,  and  Geoi'ge  Moor,  esq.  .Ap- 
pointing Sir  William  and  hs  son  to  view  the  park,  with 
the  wocids  and  game  thereof,  of  AVTiitley  co.  Surrey,  and 
to  certify  the  wi-iter  respecting  the  same. 

17  May,  1588.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  William  More  of  Loseley.  Announcing 
that  the  writer's  ' '  sonue  (.'oldwcll  ''  has  with  due  autho- 
rity granted  leave  to  John  Wates,  Robert  Phillip,  and 
John  Figg  of  Farnham,  to  raise  and  take  marl  in  the 
Little  Park  of  Faruham. 

2t)  May.  1588.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam Moore,  knt.  Touching  a  controversy  between  the 
writer  and  Mr.  Saunder  of  Ewell,  which  is  to  be  settled 
by  commissioners  to  arbitrate.  Sir  William  is  entreated 
to  act  with  Mr.  Levesey  in  the  writer's  interest,  Sir 
Francis  Carrow  and  Mr.  Sanders  of  Charlewod  having 
been  appointed  arbitrators  on  the  side  of  Mr.  Saunder 
of  Ewell. 

7  June,  1588.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  Moore  and  Henry  Weston,  knis.,  and  the 
other  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey.  For  the 
immediate  carriage  of  50  loads  of  timber  from  Morram 
and  Winchfielde,  co.  Hants,  to  Reading,  co.  Berks,  bj- 
horses,  oxen,  and  carts  levied  for  that  purpose  in  co. 
Surrey  ;  the  sum  of  \d.  a  mile  to  allowed  for  such  ser- 
vice in  accordance  with  the  existing  regulations. 

19  Jnne,  1588.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  William  Moore,  kut.  Asking  for  instruc- 
tions as  to  provision  of  militarj- munitions,  and  express- 
ing the  writer's  regret  that  he  cannot  rai-e  horsemeu. 

27  June,  1588.  "Copy  of  Warrant  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Lieutenant  and  deputy-lieutenants  co. 
Surrey.  To  call  out  1,800  men,  of  the  force  of  the  said 
shire,  for  immediate  service. 

30  July,  1588.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Inviting  Sir  William  to 
Horseley  and  giving  the  latest  news  from  court. 
"  Uppon  aunday  night  late  my  L.  of  Essex  and  Sir  Tho. 
■'  Gorges  came  to  the  court  from  Dover  and  brought 
"  advertisement  that  they  discerned  the  Spanish  fleete 
■'  lying  over  agaynst  Callis  and  our  fleet  sending  out 
"  boates  to  land  to  refresh  there  men  with  vitiayll  and 
•'  other  necessarys.  Whereat  there  is  much  grief  con- 
"  ceyued  in  the  court  that  my  Ld.  Admirall  hath 
•'  suffered  them  to  passe  on  so  iarre  without  fight,  and 
"  that  he  prevented  not  the  opportunity  they  bane  now 
"  gotten  of  refreshing  their  men." 

4  August,  1.J88.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  captains  of  the  horsemen  sent  out  of  the  co.  of 
Surrey.  Directing  the  said  Captains  to  return  with 
their  men  to  their  county  ;  London  being  greatly  em- 
barrassed with  troops,  sent  to  it  from  divers  parts  of  the 
country,  for  whom  no  fit  entertainn\ent  in  lodging  and 
food  can  be  made.     (Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

7  August,  1688.  Copy  of  a  letter  headed,  •'  Occur- 
"  rencessent  fromSir  Jo  :  Conwaieto  the  Arohbishoppe 
"  of  Canterburie  from  Ostende  the  '"/th  of  August. 
■'  1.588." 

10  August,  l-:-88.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir  Wdliam  for 
inviting  of  the  writer  to  Loseley ;  and  expressing 
the  writer's  hope  to  see  her  "  cozen  dame  More  "  at  Mr, 
Austene's  house  at  Guyldford  on  the  moi'row.  Dated 
from  AVestminster. 

12  August,  1588.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of 
Winchester,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Asking  for 
intelligence  respecting  the  dismal  and  depressing  rumour 
amongst  the  folk  of  Hampshire,  "  that  my  Lord  Adma- 
"  ralle  is  come  from  the  seas  with  the  Navie." 

24  August,  1588.  Letter  (circular)  from  the  earl  of 
Leicester  to  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey  ;  for 
keeping  the  forces  of  the  county  in  instant  readiness  for 
her  majesty's  service. 

8  September,  1588.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  For  a  "  new 
"  settellinge  of  order  (or  the  game  in  Stirrey  Bay- 
"  liwyke  ''  in  the  winter's  charge,  such  a  rearrangement 
being  needful  in  consequence  of  the  death  of  the  curl  of 
Leycester,  whom  "  itt  bathe  pleased  God  to  call  awaye,'' 
and  to  whom  the  wiiter,  his  lordship's  "  kinsman,"  bad 
been  "  content  t^.  yeld  the  ord^r  of  her  majesties  game  " 
in  the  same  bailiwick. 

26  September,  1688.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Etfing- 
ham  to  Sir  AVilliam  More,  knt.,  and  others,  deputy-lieu- 


tenants, CO.  Surrey.  Requiring  a  return  of  the  names  of 
persons  of  the  said  county,  competent  to  advance  money 
lor  the  quern's  nst-  on  privy  seals. 

29  September,  1588.  Letter  fri^m  lord  Lumley  to 
Sir  Wylliaiii  More.  kut.  Inviting  Sir  Wylliam  to 
supper  and  bed  at  Xousuch,  so  that  he  may  oliserve  with 
his  own  eyes  ''  some  muteryalle  poyntes  wheriu.''  tho 
writer  says,  ''  I  lia\-  long  t3'me  sustayned  wrong  "  on 
tho  part  of  Mr.  Sanders. 

31  October,  158S.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Lord  Howard  of  Effingham,  Lieutenant,  co.  Sui'rey. 
For  the  ap])ointment  of  a  discreet  gentleman,  to  visit 
the  furnaces  and  iron-forges  of  the  said  shire,  to  ascer- 
tain the  numbers  iind  kinds  of  ]iieco3  of  cast-iron 
ordnance  now  ready  made  in  the  same  works,  and  to 
enjoin  the  owners  and  foremen  thereof  ''to  forbearo  to 
"  ciist  anj-  more  such  peeees  of  iron-ordnance,  vntill 
''  they  shall  receave  e.^presse  direccion  ''  from  the 
council  on  the  matter.  Also  an  enclosed  schedule  of 
'■  The  names  of  the  Iron  Workes  and  Furnaces  with  the 
■■  places  wliere  they  .are  planted  in  Surrey:  viz.,  "The 
"  L.  Braie  one  forge  in  Cranley ;  M'  Eldertnn  one 
"  forge  in  Sheire :  M' Christopher  Darrell  one  forge, 
"  one  furnace  in  Endware,  alius  a  forge  in  Frant;  the 
"  L.  Montague  .-i  fornace  called  Pophall  ;  .lohn  Lambert 
"  a  forge  in  Cranley;  Richard  Marsh,  a  forge  in  Douf- 
■'  feild;  M""  P.lackwell,a  fornace.  a  forge  inNorthaple; 
"  Ninian  Chaloner,  a  foruiice  .at  Blackford,  and  a  forge 
■'  at  Glastonbury  ;  .lohn  Ertfeild,  a  furnace,  a  forge  in 
"  Crookfonld  ;  '.lohn  Blackett,  a  fornace  at  Hodley ; 
"  John  Thorpe,  a  furnace,  a  forge  at  Heldcourt ;  George 
'■  Bullaine,  a  forge  called  Parforge  ;  John  Stacie,  a 
■'  furnace,  a  forge  at  Ashehurst ;  Nicholas  Poope,  a 
"  furnace  in  Hindale  :  Joliu  Pallev,  a  forgo  called  Hol- 
"  burn  forge;  Robert  Hodesheu,  a  furnace  called 
'■  Poolie  ;  John  Faiieoner,  a  furnace  and  a  forge  in 
"Mayfleld;  John  French,  a  forge  in  Chidingley; 
"  Thomas  Stolliim,  a  furnace  called  Walden  forge, 
"  Priory  forge,  Brilling  forge  and  Marb^etou  forge; 
"  William  Rolf,  a  fornace  called  Hedfeild ;  Thomas 
"  Ellice,  a  forge  called  Biblctham  forge ;  George  May, 
'•  a  forge  called  Brodgell  in  Burrush  parishe:  Thomas 
"  Glide,  a  fornace  called  Darfold  and  lehingam  forge  ; 
"  Simon  Collman,  a  fornace  called  Battesford  forge; 
'•  Thomas  Collines.  a  fornace  called  Stockines  fornace; 
••  Richard  Wilkes,  a  furnace  called  Netherfleld  fornace 
"  and  a  forge  in  Minfield ;  John  Baker,  a  forge  in 
'•  Withelane ;  John  J'orter,  a  forge  in  Baytham ; 
'•  Thomas  Haie,  a  fornace  called  Netherfield  fornace; 
"  Bartilmew  Jeffraie,  a  furnace  and  a  forge  called 
"  Buckfold:  John  Rolfe,  a  forge  called  Crokhurst; 
"  Richard  Greene,  a  forge  in  Mayfleld ;  Robert  Wood- 
"  heie,  a  forge  called  Benhal  forge  in  Cranley;  John 
■•  Ashpenham,  gentleman,  a  furnace  called  Pauing 
••  Rock  Ashepenham  fornace,  a  forge  in  Ashpenham, 
"  and  a  forge  in  Penhm-st ;  Michell  Weston,  a  furnace 
••  in  Cowdeii ;  M'  Ellingtou,  a  forge  in  Sheire  in  Surrie  ; 
■■  and  M''  Weston,  a  forge  in  Caustern." 

4  November,  1688.  Copy  of  the  order  of  the  Privy 
Council,  signed  by  William  Waad,  permitting  Fraunces 
Browne  of  Jlenly  Parke,  co.  Surrey,  esq.,  a  prisoner  in 
the  house  of  Sir  William  More,  knt..  to  be  enlarged  on 
sufficient  bonds,  in  order  that  he  may  have  liberty  to 
prosecute  important  matters  at  law. 

10  November.  1.588.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Inviting  Sir  William  to 
.Nonsuch  on  the  9th  of  December,  to  meet  Mr.  Edmond 
Saunders  there,  instead  of  at  London,  to  talk  over  the 
matter  of  controversy  between  the  writer  and  Mr. 
.Saunders  of  Ewell. 

30  Elizabeth.  A  Note  of  ccrtayne  Hcwes  and  Cryes, 
raysed  for  Robberies,  within  the  half  hundred  of 
Wallvngton,  co.  Surrey.  The  copy  of  a  paper  in  which 
the  'inhabitants  of  "the  hundred  of  Brixton  and 
••  Wallingtou"  insist  on  the  injustice  of  holding  a 
hundred  chargeable  with  the  loss  occasioned  by  a 
robbery,  when  the  only  evidence  of  the  alleged  amount 
of  the  robbery  is  the  bare  oath  of  the  person  who  has 
been  robbed .  The  paper  gives  the  case  of  Mr.  Shelley, 
who  was  compensated  for  loss  from  robbery  by  a  pay- 
ment of  one  hundred  marks,  though  the  robber,  subse- 
quently  confessing  at  the  place  uf  his  execution  that  he 
took  Mr.  Shelley's  money  in  Cowlesden  Lane,  insisted 
that  the  stolen  slim  amounted  onlv  to  sx  li.  instead  of  the 
Ix  /(.  for  which  Mr  Shelley  claimed  to  be  requited  by  the 
county.  Another  case  noticed  in  the  protest  13  that  of 
Thomas  Fennar,  a  butterman  of  Surrey,  who  was  robbed 
bv  a  mcuntecl  highwayman  in  S-nythden  Bottom  on 
10  Julv,  29  Elizabeth,  and  declared  himself  to  have  been 
so  deprived  of  c  li. ;  whereas  only  v  s.  vii  d.  was  found  on 
the  person  of  the  robber,  when  he  chanced  to  be  taken 

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aftfv  its  perpetration 

■16  November.  1588.  Letter  from  Elyzabcth  lady  Lin- 
coln to  Sir  William  Monro,  kiit.  Inriting  Sir  W'illiain  to 
Hovseley  ■' to  keepe  my  lo  :  Cobhame  companie."  'I'he 
queen  "  went  in  greate  estate  vnto  Panics  rpon  sunday." 

7  January,  1589.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  his  depnty-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Touching  the 
provision  of  gunpowder  for  the  county,  and  expressing 
an  opinion  that  Kingston  and  Guildford  should  be 
depots  for  that  munition. 

7  January,  1589.  Letter  fr-i>!n  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Giving  an 
opinion  that  Kingston  and  Gnildlbrd  arc  fit  places  to  be 
made  depots  for  the  gunpowder  of  thi'  county. 

27  January.  IS8-.  Letter  from  John  Wolley  to  his 
father-in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Promising  I'epay- 
ment  to  Sir  William  of  20?.  ler]t  to  the  writer's  wife,  and 
annouuciug  the  writer's  belief  that  '"  Don  Antouio  be 
'•  arrived  heare  in  England.''     Dated  from  the  court. 

February,  1589.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsingham 
K>  the  deputy-Iieiitenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Claiming  ex- 
emption from  military  service,  in  respect  of  the  said 
county,  for  the  writer's  auditor  and  menial  servant, 
William  Pratt. 

1  Feljruary.  1-J89.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Summoning 
the  same  deputy-lieutenants  to  appear  before  the  council 
in  the  Star  Chamber  on  Friday  next  in  the  afternoon,  to 
answer  the  allegations  of  the  Lord  Mayor  and  aldermen 
as  to  the  excessive  and  unjust  rating  of  the  borough  of 
Southewarke  towards  the  military  burdens  of  the  said 
county. 

2  February,  1589.  Letter  from  the  marquis  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Requesting  that 
John  Burlace,  gentleman,  of  Faruham,  may  be  excused 
from  the  imposition  charging  him  "  with  the  moitie  of 
"  a  calliver  furnished."  as  he  is  the  writer's  servant, 
attending  on  him  chiefly  in  his  house. 

7  February,  158  ',  Letter  from  lord-chancellor  Hatton 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  and  others,  magistrates  of 
Surrey.  Touching  a,  suit  in  the  court  of  Chancery 
between  Edward  Gatewarde  and  others,  comidainants, 
and  Richard  Bostocke,  defendants. 

7  February,  1589.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsingham 
to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  collector  of  the  loan  for 
her  majesty's  use,  CO.  Surrey.  Ordering  Sir  William 
to  demand  instant  payment  of  their  portions  of  the  said 
loan  from  all  persons  who  would  fain  avoid  lending,  and 
to  return  to  the  council  the  names  of  all  persons  who 
]iresume  to  refuse  to  advance  the  moneys  demanded  of 
them. 

14  February,  1589.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsin- 
ham  to  the  deputy-lieuten.ants  co.  Surrey.  Touching  the 
complaint  of  the  inhabitants  of  Southwarke  that  they 
are  overcharged  in  finding  men  for  musters. 

24  February,  1589.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir 
William  for  his  letter  of  intelligence  respecting  Lady 
Lyncolne's  will. 

4  Mai'ch,  1589.  Letter  from  lord  Hunsdon  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.,  and  Thomas  Slifeld,  esq.  For  a 
view  of  the  game  in  Oakinge  Park,  which  has  been 
committed  by  her  majesty  to  the  keeping  of  Mr.  Richard 
Drake,  one  of  the  "  equiers  ''  of  her  hip;hness's  stable. 

24  March.  1.J89.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  ol"  EfBng- 
hani  to  William  Howard,  es(j.,  and  Sir  AVilllam  Moi'e. 
Sir  Thomas  Browne,  and  Sir  Francis  Carew.  knights, 
the  writer's  deputy-lieuteuants  for  co.  Surrey.  Announc- 
ing that  George  More.  esq.,  has.  on  his  urgent  petition, 
been  relieved  of  the  office  of  provost-marshal  of  the  said 
county  :  and  instructing  the  said  deputy-lieutenants  to 
make  choice  of  a  fit  person,  dwelling  within  ten  or 
twelve  miles  of  Loudon,  for  the  same  "  service  which  is 
"  moste  to  be  imployed  on  the  high  wayes  uere  South- 
■'  wark,  Lambeth.  Croydon,  and  Kyngeston,  where 
"  vagarant  persons  and  masteries  men  do  moste  resorte." 

1  May,  1589.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Inviting  .Sir  William  to  the 
wiiter's  lioase  at  Horsley,  which  "is  well  freed  from 
"  the  supposed  sicknes,  the  smale  pockes." 

—  May,  1589.  Letter  from  T^ord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  Henry  Weston  and  Sir  William  Moore,  knts., 
and  Lawrence  Staughton,  esq.,  appointed  to  arbitrate 
on  a  matter  in  controversy  between  William  Speneer,  the 
writer's  servant,  and  one  William  Lan]lir)ld.  Beg>;ing 
the  s.iid  ar''itrators  to  exhibit  all  jjossible  friendahij), 
i.e.  to  bo  as  partial  as  they  can  without  incurring 
suspicion  of  partiality,  to  the  writer's  said  servant 
SpcnrcT. 


25  May,  1589.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  magistrates  of  CO.  Surrey.  Bidding  them  to  enquire 
into  the  case  of  James  Jence  of  Oxteed,  who  has  been 
adjudjed  by  magistrates  of  the  said  county  to  pay 
money  to  Elizabeth  Dorrante  and  to  niaintain  her 
bastard  child,  though  be  has  in  due  course  of  law  ])nrged 
himself  of  the  charge  of  being  the  father  of  the  said 
child. 

27  May,  1589.  Letter  from  Anthony  Garnett  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir  AVilliam  for  his  pro- 
tection of  and  care  for  the  writer  in  his  "  decayiuge 
"  dayes." 

29  May,  1.589.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham, 
Lieutenant  of  Surrey,  to  Sir  William  More,  a  deputy- 
lieutenant  of  the  same  county.  Announcing  that  the 
lords  of  the  council  have  sent  letters  to  the  sherifl'and 
magistrates  of  the  county  for  the  immediate  raising  of 
"  the  residue  of  the  loane  monie,"  which  is  to  be  sent 
f  Tthwith  to  "  yo'  house  at  Loseley." 

29  May,  1589.  Letter  from  Thomas  lord  Buckehurst 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  that  George  Hare 
may  be  excused  from  serving  in  the  light  horse  of  co. 
Surrey,  as  he  is  appointed  to  be  ready  with  a  light 
horse  to  attend  upon  the  writer  in  Sussex,  and  cannot 
serve  her  majesty  in  two  places  at  the  same  time. 

31  May,  1589.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sherifl's  and  Magistrates  of  co.  Surrey.  Directing 
that  all  per.sons,  in  arrear  in  respect  lo  their  contribu- 
tions to  the  loan  now  being  raised  by  Sir  William  Moore 
for  her  majesty's  service,  shall  be  required  to  send  the 
same  dues  without  delay  to  Sir  William's  house.  Dated 
at  Westininster. 

2  June,  1589.  Letter  from  John  Wolley  to  his  father- 
in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  Lawrence  Stough- 
ton.  esq.  Appointing  the  said  justices  of  the  peace  to 
enquire  into,  and  take  needful  measures  respecting  the 
petition  of  one  John  Gunner  in  behalf  of  Robert  Wors- 
ham  a  minor,  who  is  said  to  be  wronged  by  one  Harrald 
of  Farnham.     From  the  court  at  Whitehall. 

18  June,  1589.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  countess  of 
Lyncoln  to  Sir  W'illiam  More.  Setting  forth  the  mis- 
deeds of  her  ladyohip's  formei-  keeper  of  Horsely  park, 
who  i.^  herewith  sent  to  the  magistrate. 

20  June,  1589.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  William  Moore,  kuight.  About  the 
vicar  of  Farnham's  insufficiency  and  touching  certain 
malicious  rumours  there. 

22  June,  1589.  Letter  from  Anthouy  discount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  the  other  justices 
of  the  peace  for  co.  Surrey.  Begging  the  same  magis- 
trates not  to  assent  to  Mr.  Amersham's  purpose  to 
enclose  part  of  the  common  of  East  Horsley,  in  so  far  as 
the  same  intention  is  (lontr.ary  to  law  and  equity. 

26  June,  1589.  Letter  from  Elizabeth  countess  of 
Lyncoln  to  Williiiiu  Howard  esq.,  and  .Sir  Thomas 
Browne  andWilliam  Moore,  knts.,  and  the  other  Justices 
of  the  Peace,  for  co.  Surrey.  Begging  the  said  justices 
to  resist  Mr.Agmondesham'sjmrpose  to  enclose  a  fourth 
part  of  the  common  of  East  Horseley  in  so  far  as  the 
same  is  against  law  and  right ;  the  writer,  a  freeholder 
of  the  said  parish,  claiming  common  of  wood  in  the  land 
which  Mr.  Agmonde^hara  wishes  to  enclose. 

28  June,  1589.  Thexamytiaeiouu  of  Anthony  Standen, 
gentleman, toucheinLT  a  complaint  exhibited agaynsthym 
to  the  Right  Honorable  Mr.  Wolle}'  one  of  her  maiesties 
most  honorable  Privy  Counceli.  Signed  by  Thomas 
Lyfeld,  the  justice  of  the  peace  who  examined  the  de- 
ponent.—-\iso,  on  another  paper,  thcdejiositionsof  John 
Stidolph,  genuleman,  ard  Margaret  Stidolph  of  Ham, 
CO.  Surrey,  Edward  Wallis  of  Ashforde.  co.  Midds.,  and 
others,  touching  the  same  matter,  arising  out  of  a  dis- 
pute between  Messrs.  Standen  and  Stidolph  as  to  a  right 
to  cut  grass  and  make  hay  in  Ham  meadow  ;  in  which 
controversy  the  said  Mr.  Standen  sought  to  maintain  his 
right  by  the  force  and  arms  of  himself  and  some  ten 
associates,  who  came  to  his  assistance,  armed  with 
staves,  swords  and  fowling-pieces. 

7  July,  1589.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  kni.  Touching  an  abuse  of 
the  game  in  Wind.'^or  Forest,  which  Sir  William  is 
correcting.     From  Cowdrey. 

7  July,  1589.  Letter  from  Elyz.abethlady  Lyncoln  to 
Sir  William  More.  Begging  Sir  William  to  be  mmdful  of 
Spencers  interest  in  the  treaty  for  an  agreement  between 
Hambnld  and  Spencer. 

If'  Julj-,  1-" 89.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Lord  Hitih  Admiiiil  the  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey. 
Prissiiig  for  the  ))rnmpt  ]iayment  of  5iJ0Z.  still  due  on  a 
loan  of  2,000?.  appointed  to  be  levied  in  the  county  by 
[irivy  seals  :  and  suggesting  that  the  richer  persons  of 
till-  shire  shall  make  additional  contributions  (m  the  loan. 


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^-  as  some  of  the  persons,  to  whom  pri\-y  seals  were 
(j_  '  directed,  c:iiinjt  furnish  their  full  proportions  by  reason 
of  "  the  great  losses  of  sheepc  and  other  cattclTand  the 
"  dearth  of  come  the  laste  twoe  years  by  which  that 
"  countie  is  greatly  impoTerished."  Dated  from  None- 
such. 

■28  July,  1585.  The  certificate  of  alle  the  sommes  of 
monie  which  I,  William  .Alore,  knight,  collectourof  the 
loane  for  the  countye  of  Surrey  have  reccaved  before  the 
date  hereof,  of  the  persons  hereunder  named  and  of  mv 
seuerall  payments  thereof  into  her  Majesties  receiptea"s 
particulario  hereafter  is  mentioned. 

18  August.  1589.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  Wil'iam  More.  Begging  Sir  William  to 
observe  and  restrain  the  proceedings  of  one  Sombers  in 
Fainbam  Castle, who  is  exceeding  his  licence  to  '"breaken 
"  vp  two  of  the  neither  roonies  of  the  castle.'' 

5  September.  1589.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to  Sir 
Wylli.im  More,  knt.  "  Good  M'  More,  Let  me  entreate 
"  yow,  (yf  it  be  not  to  your  dyspleasure)  to  send  me  by 
"  this  barer  the  pyctur  of  the  french  quene,  only  for 
"  m"  to  take  the  lyke  onte.  .-Vnd  I  wyll  assure  yow 
"  without  all  fayll  ^god  wylleng)  that  the  same  shall 
"  with  speed  be  retorned  vntoyow." 

8  September,  1581^.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  km.  A  note  of 
friendly  enquiries. 

16  September.  1589.  Letter  from  the  marquis  of 
Winchester  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  For  the  appre- 
hension of  Thomas  Cawte,  who,  having  received  "  jirest 
"  money  for  thelate  service  into  Portingall.diil  notwith- 
"  standinge  withdraws  himselfe  from  the  said  service." 

20  September,  1589.  Letter  from  Jamys  Croft,  Alex- 
ander Horden  and  Barth'".Fouke  to  SirsAVilliam  More, 
and  Henry  Weston,  knts.  Keqniring  the  said  magistrates 
of  CO.  Surrey  to  summon  one  Henry  Veron  of  Compton 
before  them  for  refusing  to  render  her  majesty  certain 
services ;  it  being  the  custom  of  the  shire  lor  constables, 
tithing  men  ar.d  other  officers  of  towns  and  boroughs  to 
be  "  contributory  with  the  rest  of  theire  neighbours" 
towards  her  majesty's  service. 

24  September,  l-iSO.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady 
Lyncoln  to  Sir  William  More.  Inviting  Sir  Willicm  to 
the  writer's  house  at  Horslej". 

28  September,  l-:.89.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady 
Lyncoln  to  Sir  William  More.  Touching  Mr.  Agmon- 
disham's  attempt  to  acpropriate  a  fourth  yiart  ol'  the 
common  of  East  Horsleye.     Dattd  from  Horsley. 

29  September.  15sti.  Letter  from  J.  Wolley  to  his 
father.iu-la-rt  3ir  William  More,  knt.  Entreating  (at  the 
instance  of  the  letter's  bearer.  Signer  Pietro  one  of  her 
majesty's  musicians)  Sir  William  to  use  hi?  influence  for 
the  postponement  of  Mr.  James  Geuce's  case  at  the  next 
Surrey  Sessions,  the  said  Mr.  Gence  being  not  ready  as 
yet  to  reply  to  his  assailants.  Dated  from  the  court  at 
Richmond. 

29  September.  1589.  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Lyn- 
coln to  Mr.  William  Howard,  Sir  William  More,  and 
others,  magistrates  at  Kingston.  Begging  them  to 
resist  Mr.  Agmoudisham's  attempt  to  get  and  enclose 
to  his  own  use  one  fourth  part  of  the  common  of  East 
Horsley.     Dated  from  Horsleye. 

29  September.1589.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Commissioners  for  the  subsidy  eo.  Surrey,  Touching 
the  complaint  of  Theophilus  Adams  of  Alburye,  gentle- 
man, that  he  is  surcharged  towards  the  said  subsidy. 

29  September.1589.  Letter  from  lord  How.ird  of  Effing- 
ham and  his  ^on  William  Howard  to  Sirs  William  More 
and  Thomas  Browne,  knts.,  and  the  rest  of  the  justices, 
GO.  Surrey.  Instructing  them  to  postpone  to  the  next 
quarter  sessions  all  enquiry  into  the  controversy  between 
.lames  Gence  of  Oxteed,  co.  Surrey,  gent.,  and  one 
Mr.  Foster,  instead  of  dealing  with  the  matter  to- 
morrow ;  it  being  impossible  for  Mr.  Gence  to  procure 
his  requisite  evidence  without  the  postponement. 

13  ]S'ovember,  31  Elizabeth.  Four  instructions  for  the 
Provost  Marshal  of  some  county  in  dealing  with  soldiers, 
mariners,  vagrant  persons,  and  masterless  men,  in  ac- 
cordance with  her  majesty's  proclamation  of  the  afore- 
given  date ;  followed  by  two  articles  of  enquiry  as  to  the 
provo~t  marshal's  powers  under  the  same  proclamation. 
One  of  the  instruciicms  speaks  of  "'  great  oti'ences  nowe 
"  dailie  committed  which  ai  e  comoiilie  done  by  horsemen 
"and  not  oy  those  conteyned  in  the  commission  to  the 
"  lord  lieutenant." 

1.J89.  A  bill  of  disbursements  for  Sir  William  More's 
household,headed'' Charges  laide  out  for  youre  Worship 
"  for  Mighellmas  quarter  in  the  31  yeare  of  her  maiestes 
"  raigne.'' 

1589.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham  to 
some  gentleman  of  co.  Surrey.     Directing  a  band  of 


soldiers  levied  in  the  said  county  to  be  committed  to  the 
leading  of  I'homas  Corne«'allis  the  younger,  or  some 
other  competent  person. 

2">  Noveml)er  1589.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  sherifl' and  magistrates  nf  CO.  Surrey.  Fur  the  re- 
straint and  punishment  of  persons,  wandering  about  the 
said  cotmty  and  occasioning  disorders,  under  pretence 
of  having  bein  soldiers  or  mariners  in  the  wars. 

5  December.  l.">89.  lictter  from  lord  Lumley  in  Sir 
W'ylliam  More.  knt.  Kxpressing  the  writer's  gratitude 
for  information  touching  the  inurse  t  •  be  taken  against 
vagrants.     From  Nonesuche. 

8  December,  1589.  Letter  fnmi  EK  7abeth  countess  of 
Lyncoln  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  For  the  discovery 
of  persons  guilty  of  unlawful  hunting  in  her  majesty's 
park  of  Okinge. 

8  December,  158'.'.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  lo  Sir  William  Jl<ire,  knt.  Directing  Sir 
William  tn  make  enquiries  respecting  the  recent  lawless 
hunling  in  Okinge  p.ark. 

9  Decembei-,  l."89.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  and  lord  Hundsdon,  to  Sirs  Henry  Weston  and 
^\'illlam  Mure.  kuts..  and  Lawrence  St.iUL'hton,  esq.  For 
the  a|)prehension  and  due  punishment  of  persons  guilty 
of  hunting  the  deer,  and  assaulting  the  keepers,  of 
Okinge  Park,  in  the  keeping  of  th.'  count. ss  uf  Liucohie. 

5  January.  ISi'tL  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of 
Winchester,  to  Sir  William  Move,  knt.  Having  S|icnt 
about  iii'7.  in  law-suits  during  the  last  two  yeai-s,  the 
writer  would  fain  engage  in  as  litiie  litigation  as  pos- 
sible :  as,  in  these  quarrelsome  times  when  persons 
abound  who  wish  ill  to  the  church,  he  would  have  little 
to  live  on  if  he  defended  himself  in  law  against  every 
assailant  of  his  privileges. 

2  Feljruary,  159iX  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Hertford 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  that  the  writer's 
servant  Ewstace  Tomson  maybe  e.KCused  from  military 
service  in  the  musters  and  trained  bands  of  co.  Surrey. 

5  March,  15f'0.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Expressing  concern 
for  the  illness  of  Sir  William's  little  nephew,  for  whose 
restoration  to  health  lady  Mountague  sends  some  medi- 
cal counsel.     From  Cowdrey. 

9  March,  1590.  Eight  letters  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  William  More  of  Loseley,  (dated  9 
March,  7  July,  10  October,  8  and  21  December,  1500; 
and  30  March,  H.i  .\pril,  22  October,  1591)  :  about  the 
writer's  claims  to  the  fishery  of  the  river  Tylford.  Also 
an  undated  letter  on  the  same  subject  from  the  same 
writer  to  the  same  writer. 

24  March.  1590.  Warrant  of  the  lords  of  the  council 
(signed  by  Lord  Chancellor  Hatton,  Lord  Burghley.  and 
others)  to  the  Collectors  of  the  Loan  in  the  county  of 
Surrey ;  to  pay  to  the  servants  (appointed  for  that  pur- 
pose) of  the  Lirutonant  of  the  said  countv,  sufficient 
moneys  for  the  coat  and  conduct  allowanre  of  100 
soldiers,  to  be  forthwith  levied  in  that  county  for  the 
queen's  service  in  foreign  parts. 

5  April,  1590.  Letter  from  Mr.  William  Howard  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  Lord  Howard's 
mediation  with  the  ([ueen  in  behalf  of  two  poor  men. 

i>  April,  i)3  Elizabeth.  Acknowledgment  of  W. 
Howard,  esq.,  deputy-lieutenant  of  Surrey,  that  he  has 
authorized  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  collector  ol  the  loan 
in  the  said  county,  to  pay  xiii/i'.  iiiis.  to  Poyninges 
Hei on,  captain  of  a  hundred  men  levied  in  the  same 
shire. 

10  April,  1-590.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  More  and  Sir  Francis  Carewe.  knts.,  deputy- 
lieutenants  for  CO.  Surrey.  Deferring  a  levy  of  ."i50men 
in  Surrev.as  they  cannot  be  brought  out  in  time  for  the 
immediatt:--  purpose,  lor  whion  they  were  required. 

11  April,  1590.  Letter  from  lord  Ilunsdon  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Asking  for  a  fresh  lease  of  two 
houses  held  by  the  writer  of  Sir  William  in  the  Black- 
frires  :  and  also  for  a  lease  of  the  "'  Icades  "  above  them  ; 
the  present  tenant  of  which  leads,  says  the  writer, 
"  either  by  negligence  or  otherwise  suflered  the  boyes 
"  to  cutt  vpp  the  lead  with  knifes  or  to  boore  yt 
"  ihrowghe  with  bodkyns,  wbcrby  notwithstanding  the 
"  cost  I  haue  alreddie  bistowed,  and  that  I  mynd  to  doc, 
"  the  raynne  Cometh  throwghe,  and  the  howse  therby 
"  much  anoyed."  From  Somerset  Howse.  Alsc.  on  the 
back  of  this  letter,  the  rough  draft  in  Sir  William's 
own  writing,  of  the  answer  he  at  first  designed  to  make 
to  his  lordship's  application,  but  on  second  thoughts 
withheld. 

18  April,  1590.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Sir  William 
More,  knt.,  to  lord  Hunedon.  Declining  to  grunt  his 
lordship  a  now  lease  of  the  two  houses  occupied  by  him 
in  the  Blackfriars  :  the  writer  stating  that  he  some  time 

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HISTORICAL   SIANUSRll  TS   CUMMISSION  : 


W.  51.        fiince  promised  the  next  lease  of  them  to  Lis  '"  da'wghter 
^°''lsQ^^'  "  Wolley,"  and  also  that  he  needs  a  lodging  in  one  of 

them  for  himself. 

30  Aiiril,  loi'O.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Sir  William  Mi.i^re,  knt.  Introducing  the  bearer  of  ft 
petition  to  the  favour  of  Sir  William,  who  is  asked  to 
interest  himself  with  Mr.  Beale  in  be'nalf  of  the  suitor. 
— Also,  the  petition  (afore-mentioned)  of  John  Lanwaj-c 
of  Farneham.  co.  Surrey,  an  overseer  of  bis  lordship's 
phesauntes  and  partriehes,  who  cannot  obtaiu  a  sur- 
render of  eopyhold  estate  i'rom  his  fatlier-in-law  John 
Warner,  because  Mr.  Beale,  the  lord  of  the  manor, 
insists  on  having  sx/i'.  instead  of  the  customary  fee  of 
xls.  for  his  tine  on  the  burronder.  The  jjetitionei-  prays 
that  Sir  William  Jloore  may  be  desired  to  enquire  into 
and  arrange  the  matter. 

3  July,  1690.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  AVilliam  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir 
William  for  his  action  against  certain  petty  offenders. 

7  July.  loir'O.  Letter  from  .Antonie  Garnett  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  "My  Lord  and  the  two  ladifs 
"  determine  (as  I  think)  to  morrow  at  night  to  be  with 
"  you  in  ther  way  towards  Condri'V,  so  well  do  they 
"  lyke  yourc  good  Icdgynges  and  interteanment,  before 
"  they  sett  hence  they  will  d3'ne  ther,  and  then  you 
"  know  ther  wonted  dyett  vpon  a  Fryday  night.'' 

7  August,  1590.  Letter  from  Jolin  archbishop  of 
Canterbury  to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Accompanying 
the  commission  i'or  levying  ihe  second  payment  of  the 
snbsid}',  which  commission  the  piimate  (being  ignorant 
how  to  proceed  with  it)  sends  on  to  Sir  William. 

2  September  1590.  Letter  from  lord  Howai  d  of  EfBug- 
ham  to  William  Howard,  esq.,  and  others,  magistrates 
of  CO.  Surrey.     Touching  the  musters  of  the  county. 

29  September.  1690.  Letter  from  Lot  ds  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  Will  am  More  and  others,  magistrates  of  Surrey. 
Directing  them  to  enquire  into,  and  inform  the  writers 
respecting  the  conduct  of  "  one  John  Roberts  a  vagrant 
"  person  who  by  sinister  jiractices  has  seduced 
"  Elizabeth  More  a  gentlowoman  of  good  reputacioun 
"  to  marry  with  him.''  and  respecting  his  action  in 
wasting  her  and  his  substance  scandalously. 

1  October,  1590.  Paper  etititled  "  Composicion  Hay 
"  deliuercd  in  to  Mr.  Wolde  ff.r  the  parishioners  of 
"  Egham  to  the  queues  niaiesties  stable  of  Cbertsey 
"  betwene  the  first  day  of  October  1589  and  the  first 
"  day  of  Octol  or,  1590.'" 

'■J  October  1690  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Lord  Admiral,  co.  Surrey.  To  restrain 
the  making  and  transporting  of  Cast  Ordinance  of  Iron 
in  and  from  tlie  said  county. 

8  October,  1590.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  W^illiam  More.  knt.  Accomjjanyiug 
letters  that  are  returned  to  Sir  William. 

21  November,  lt590.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mourtague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Condoling  with 
Sir  William  on  the  sudden  and  unexpected  death  of  his 
daughter. 

24  November,  1690.  Letter  from  Thomas  Corn- 
waleys  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  About  some  recent 
proceedings  in  Chancery.  Dated  from  the  writer's 
"  lodginge  at  Dr.  Turner's  house  in  Fetter  Lane.'' 

18  December.  1590.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountagne  to  Si''  William  Moore,  knt.  Touching 
recent  disorders  'it  Winrlsor  forest.     From  Cowdrey. 

1590.  Letter  from  Thomas  Churchar  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam More,  knt.  About  the  fishery  of  "the  Tylfor 
Ryver."     Dated  on  "the  last  <la3'  uf  Tiynetye  terme.'' 

4  January,  1591.  Letter  of  AVilliara  Howard,  Sir 
'William  More,  and  Francis  Carew,  commissioners 
touching  Jesuits,  co.  Surrey,  to  Lords  of  the  Council. 
Certifying  that  the  persons  appointed  to  the  Cummission 
are  well-aflccted  in  religious  matters  and  fit  persons  to 
act  on  such  a  cotnmission  ;  and  recommending  certain 
persons  tn  be  added  to  the  commission,  some  of  the 
present  commii-sioncrs  not  being  resident  in  the  county. 

ti  January,  16!'].  Certificate  of  John  Sanlbrde  and 
others  (corrmissioners  in  the  town  of  Farnham,  co. 
Surrey,  for  the  discovery  of  Jesuits)  that  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Iretou  has  absented  herself  from  church  for  a  year  or 
more  past:  and  that  John  Badie,  though  sometimes 
present  at  church,  does  not  come  there  "  orderlie  to  the 
"  beginning  of  service."  Another  certificate  of  the 
same  kind,  dated  at  Farnham,  10  April  1592. 

8  January,  1691.  Information  (signed  by  Thomas 
Key,  parson  of  St.  Nicholas  in  Guilford,  and  Peter 
German,  rainistcrof  Trinitie  .  .  .  in  the  same  place,  and 
two  laymen)  that  one  Redall  nlirifi  Ridall,  lately  inhabit- 
ing the  manor  house  of  Guldeford  Park  and  still  having 
recour.^e  thereto,  is  a  recusant.  The  informants  further 
certify  that  they  know  of  no  other  recusant  in  Guildford. 


11  January,  1591.  Certificate  of  the  provisions  taken 
for  her  majesties  household  and  stable  in  the  I'arishe 
of  Send  and  Ripley,  in  the  hundred  of  Woking,  co. 
Surrey,  since  1  October,  1690. — Also,  a  similar  certificate 
of  provisions  taken  in  the  same  parish  between  1  October 
1689  and  1  October  1590. 

12  January,  1691.  Certificate  of  John  Vyncent, 
constable  of  Pirforde,  William  Rydon  thelder  and  John 
Dydelesdon,  touchinge  the  purvay  for  the  quenes  high- 
nes  houscholde  and  stable.  Similar  certificate  for  the 
year  1590.  rouching  the  parish  of  Horzell,  signed  by 
the  constables  and  certain  inhabitants  thereof.  Also, 
certificates  of  the  same  kind  (made  in  years  1589.  1-^90, 
and  1591)  touching  purveyance  iu  jiarish  of  Thorp 
towards  her  majesty's  stables. 

12  January,  1591.  Warrant,  from  Commissioners 
touching  Jesuits,  etc.  en.  Surrey,  to  the  High  Constables 
of  the  hundred  of  Blackheath,  to  bring  Richard  Lum- 
leighe  of  Wynteishull  in  the  p<arish  of  Shalford.  gentle- 
man, before  the  same  commissioners  at  Guildford  on  the 
16th  iubt.,  theie  to  answer  questions  respecting  the 
recusancy  with  which  he  stands  charged.  The  con- 
stables are  further  ci-dcred  to  search  Mr.  Lumleighe's 
house  "for  popishe  bookes,  agnus  dei.  bulls  or  other 
"  popishe  instrumentes  or  relicques,"  and  also  for 
suspected  or  uid;nown  persons. — Also,  a  warrant  of  the 
same  date  from  the  same  commissioners  to  the  High 
Constables  of  the  hundred  of  Woking,  for  the  arrest  of 
one  Redallo  uli'is  Ridalle,  late  an  inhaliitant  of  the 
manor-house  in  Guildford  park  and  now  a  sojuurnor  at 
Send  in  the  said  hundred. — Also,  another  warrant  (dated 
7  March  1691)  irom  the  same  commissioners  to  the 
same  high  constables,  for  the  arrest  of  tbe  same  William 
Ridall  idla.s  Rider,  and  also  for  the  arrest  of  his  wife. — 
Also,  a  certificate  (from  which  ihe  signatures  have  been 
cut,)  dated  1  April  1592.  "  that  William  Rydall  of  Sende 
"  aforesaide  yoman  didd  come  to  dyvyne  service  to  the 
"  p.arishe  churche  of  Sende,  the  nyne  and  twenteith 
"  daye  of  Marche." 

12  January  1591.  Warrant  of  Commissioners  touching 
Jesuits.  &c.,  CO.  Surrey,  to  the  High  Constables  of  the 
hundred  of  Woking.  For  the  arrest  of  Roger  Borrowe, 
Thomas  Thorpe,  George  Mabauke  and  Rose  Foster, 
recusants,  dwelling  in  the  lodge  at  Henlie  Park. 

15  January,  1591.  Return,  made  on  oath  by  John 
Smyth,  Thomas  Harw.ard  and  Christofer  Harward  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  the  justices  of  the  peace  of 
CO.  Surrey,  of  the  cjuantities  of  all  kinds  of  provision 
"  served  for  her  majesties  househoulde  within  the 
"  parish  of  Marrowe,"  in  the  two  years  ending  last 
Michaelmas. 

27  January  1591.  A  Breefe  Rehersall  of  a  speech  that 
past  the  Lord  Montague  before  diuerse  of  his  friendes, 
after  a  dinner  to  which  he  had  invited  them  at  West 
Horsley,  co.  Surrey. 

20  February,  1.591.  Letter  from  lord  How.ard  of 
Effingham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey. 
Requiiing  the  said  deputies  to  send  to  the  waterside  in 
London  on  the  28th  inst.,  100  of  the  tallest  and  most 
sufficient  and  best  equipt  of  their  traintd  men  in  the 
said  shire,  for  her  majesty's  service  in  a  matter  of 
"  greate  importance,  .and  noe  lesse  touchinge  the  state 
"  and  saftie  of  this  realme  then  that  of  France." 

3  March,  1591.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Accom- 
panying letters  from  the  Privy  Council  for  filling  up  the 
vacancies  in  the  companies  sent  at  sundry  times  by  the 
conntj'  into  foreign  service. 

7  March,  1591.  Paper  of  representations  headed  •'  The 
"  Presentment  for  the  towne  and  parishe  of  Farnam  in 
"  the  county  of  Surrey."  Signed  by  the  curate  (John 
Sandford)  and  fdur  other  inhabitants  (Peter  Hampden, 
John  More,  John  Fygge.  and  Williaie  Wealch)  of  the 
said  parish,  this  document  certifies  that  the  parish  har- 
bours no  Jesuits.  Seminaries  or  open  Recusjnts,  but  that 
"  one  AVilli.am  P3-ke,  gentleman,  dwelleth  in  the  abbey 
"  of  Wauerley,  who  baptizeth  and  burieth  his  people  at 
"  Farneham  churche  aforesaid,"  whose  wife  and  family 
have  not  attended  divine  service  at  the  said  church 
during  the  last  three  years. 

1 1  Maicb,  1591.  Certificate  of  John  Catisbye,  deputy- 
marshal  of  th.e  prison  of  her  majesty's  Bench,  that  his 
only  prisoners,  now  in  the  said  prison  for  matters  per- 
taining to  religion,  .are  Thomas  Clyston,  priest,  com- 
mitted "  by  the  .fudges  of  the  cimrt  of  her  majesties 
"  benche  from  the  higlie  bairo  the  xii'''  daic  of  ApriU 
"  lasto  ]iaste  in  case  of  premunire,"  and  Edward 
Risheton,  a  priest,  committed  by  the  same  judges  on 
14  Nov.  ult.,  being  "one  of  the  cnmp.inye  that  were 
"  condemned  with  Campion  at  the  highc  barre  in 
"  Michaelmas  terme  laste  for  treason." 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


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•27  March,  1691.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing, 
ham  to  his  dcjjuty-licutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  About  a 
levy  of  soldiers  in  the  said  shire. 

5  April,  l-'.Ol.  Letter  from  Lord  flnward  of  Effing- 
ham to  Su'  William  More,  kut.  Begging  Sir  \\'illiam"s 
good  offices  to  obtain  the  election  of  the  writer's  cousin. 
Sir  Henry  Weston,  to  the  vacant  place  of  a  vorderer  of 
Windsor  Forest. 

2.3  April.  1691.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  AVilliam  More,  knight,  and  Oeorge  More, 
esq.,  appointed  by  order  of  Mr.  Vice-Chamberlain  to 
determine  a  matter  in  controversy  between  the  writer's 
servant  Richard  Hill,  and  Mr.  Evelyn.  Begging  the 
said  arbitrators  to  hear  Mr.  Hill's  counsel  and  witnesses. 
24  April,  1591.  Letter  from  Sir  Owyn  Hoptou, 
formerly  lieutenant  of  the  Tower  of  London,  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.,  George  More,  escj.,  and  Messrs. 
Vincent  and  Letchfeild.  Asking  that  some  arrange- 
ment may  be  made  to  compensate  the  writer  for  twelve 
weeks'  diet  to  William  Mawgiue,  whilst  a  prisoner  in  the 
Tower  of  London.  The  writer  assigns  his  retirement 
from  the  lieutenancy  to  a  state  of  things,  consequent  on 
his  too  liberal  treatment  of  prisoners  and  their  slackness 
in  paying  for  generous  entertainment. 

17  iMay,  1591.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Mr.  William  Howard  and  others,  deputy-lieute- 
nants for  Surrey.  Requesting  that  the  beacons  of  the 
county  may  be  watched  as  they  were  wont  to  be  hereto- 
fore. 

17  May,  1591.  Private  letter  from  lord-chancellor 
Hatton  to  the  bishop  of  Winchester.  Courteously  in- 
forming the  bishop  of  Lord  Montague's  bill  against  him 
in  the  court  of  Chancery,  in  respect  to  the  fishing  of  the 
river  Tylford. 

28  May,  1-591.  Letter  from  John  archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  the  un- 
pi'oved  and  probably  malicious  charges  by  one  Bowell 
against  one  John  Eenn,  accusing  the  said  Fenn  oj 
kee])ing  lewd  books  and  speaking  lewd  word^;.  Though 
there  are  strong  grounds  for  thinking  the  charges 
groundless,  the  primate  holds  that  John  Fenn  should  be 
bound  to  appear  before  the  magistrates,  whenever  called 
upon  to  do  so. 

30  May,  1591.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  a  letter  which 
the  writer  has  received  from  the  lord  chancellor. 

30  Ma}',  1591.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to'  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  Lord 
Mountague's  bill  in  chancery  respecting  the  fishery  of 
the  river  Tylfovd. 

14  June,  1591.  Letter  from  IiorJs  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  For  the  immediate  discovery 
and  arrest  of  "'  one  Morgan  sometymes  of  her  maiesties 
"  chappoU.  an  obstinate  and  seditious  papist,"  who 
"  hathe  wandred  in  lurcking  sorte  vp  and  down  this 
"  great  whyle  from  place  to  place  and  is  nowe  thought 
"  to  be  in  Sutton,  either  in  or  about  Sir  Henry  Weston's 
"  bowse,  or  at  least  y  f  he  be  not  nowe  there  it  is  knowen, 
"  that  at  tymcs  by  startes  he  vseth  to  come  thither  in 
"  secret  sorte,  and  perhaps  not  called  by  his  right  name." 
2:'  .June,  1591.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Northumber- 
land to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  George  More.  esq. 
In  behalfof  James  Jenkinson  (Servant  of  Thomas  Stanley) 
who  is  charged  with  some  offence  by  one  Champion,  who 
in  past  time  accused  the  writer's  servant  Lyne  of  the 
same  offence.  From  the  writer's  house  n' .ar  Ivye-bridge, 
in  London. 

29  June,   1591.     Letter  from    W.    Howard,   deputy- 
lieutenant   of   CO.   Surrey   to    Sir   William    More.  knt. 
Begging  Sir  William  to  come  to  Lcthered.  and  there  oon- 
fer'with  the  writer  and  their  comrades  in  the  dcpnty- 
licutcnancy  of  the  said  shire.  Sir  Francis  Carew  and  Sir 
Thomas  Browne,  concerning  a  levy  of  men  to  be  raised 
in  Surrey,  and  '•  sent  ouer  with  my  lord  of  Essex  into 
"   Brytanye."     The  writer  continue?,    "  I   receyved  a 
"  letter  latelye  from  you  wherebye  I    do  vnderstande 
"  that  you  haue  receyved  a  letter  from  ray  lords  of  the 
'•  Couusell  to  send  for  alle  suche  as  haue  had  pryvye 
"  seales,  and  haue  not  answered  ether  the  monye  or  the 
"  discharge,  and  to  bynd  them  ooer  to  appeare  before 
"  the  Lords  of  the  Counsell.     I  praye  you  forbcare  to 
"  send  for  suche  as  hauo  receyved  there  pryvye  senles 
"  vntille  you  and  I  do  mete  ;  then   you  shall   knowe 
'■  more.     For  it  wolde  touche  me  verye   greatelye  in 
"  cradyte  to  haue  them  trebled  for  that  I  haue  dis- 
"  charged,  and  I  haue  verye  latelye  maydc  bothe  my 
"  lord  my  brother  and  Mr.  Forskewe  acqnaynted  there- 
•     "  with,  and  I   knowe  no  cause  why  I  may  not  as  well 
"  discharge  tboselhauedischargedas  the  greatennmber 
"  tiiat  ar  discharged  by  others  ;  and  you   shall  vndcr- 
"   stand  more  at  oure  next  meeting." 
E     840G2. 


4  July,  1591 .  Letter  from  W.  Howard  tc  the  justices 
of  the  peace  for  ro.  Surrey.  IJesiring  a  large  remis-  J*'" 
sion  of  tine  appointed  to  be  levied  on  William  Tui'uer, 
servant  to  the  writer's  cousin  Tynielaye,  and  the  letter's 
bearer,  for  keejiing  an  uucei'tificated  ale-iiouse:  as  the 
writer  licensed  the  man  to  keep  an  ale-house,  )>ut  forgot 
to  "  oerteifye  the  reeugni.saunce.'' 

10  July,  1691.  Letter  from  Lord  Hunsdon  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  her  majesty  in- 
tends to  make  a  progress  to  Portsmouth,  visiting 
Loseley,  Cowdrey  and  Petworth  on  her  way  ;  and  asking 
whether  her  highness  hud  better  go  from  Loseley  to 
Cowdrey  and  then  to  Petworth,  or  visit  Petwurth  before 
she  goes  to  Cowdrey.     (Viile  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

10  July,  1591.  Letter  from  W.  Fleetewoode  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  knt.  Touching  the  concealment  of  one 
Clypsham  who  is  said  (by  Mr.  Marburye,  the  prisoner 
in  the  King's  Bench)  to  be  lurking  in  a  parsonage  house 
in  Surrey,  known  to  Sir  William. 

28  July,  1691.  Jjetter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey.  Requiring  the 
said  Justices  of  the  Peace  to  ascertain  by  examination 
on  oath  of  high  constables,  petty  constables  and  other 
persons,  what  provisions  have  been  delivered,  and  at 
what  rates  they  have  been  delivered,  out  of  the  said 
county  into  her  majesty's  household,  for  the  use 
thereof,  between  1  Oct.  1589  and  1  Oct.  1.590,  and  be- 
tween 1  Oct,  1590  and  the  day  on  which  the  inquisition 
of  the  said  justices  may  be  Ijrought  tvj  an  end. 

30  July,  1591.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Oouncil  to  the  Lord  Admiral,  lieutenant  of  Surrey. 
Touching  a  levy  of  soldiers  in  the  said  shire. 

23  August,  1591.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Browne  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  the  rest  of  the  commis- 
sioners for  the  subsidy,  co.  Surrey.  Calling  the  com- 
missioners' attention  to  the  greatness  of  his  debts, 
and  the  further  reduction  of  his  means  by  his  assign- 
ments of  revenue  to  his  two  sons  the  writer  begs  that 
he  may  be  assessed  to  the  subsidy  with  proper  conside- 
ration of  these  facts. 

1  November,  1591.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Ley- 
cester  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  and  Thomas  Lyefefd. 
esc).  Requiring  the  examination  of  one  Nycholas  Wodde 
of  Cobham,  co.  Surre}'.  as  to  his  disorderly  hunting  and 
killing  of  conies  and  deer  in  Byfieet  park. 

23  November,  34  lUizabeth.  Letters  of  commission, 
under  the  Great  Seal,  appointing  Thomas  bishop  of 
Wynohester,  Charles  lord  Howarde  high  admiral  of 
England,  John  lord  Lundey,  Thomas  lord  Burghe, 
William  Howard,  esquire.  Sir  William  Moore,  knight. 
Sir  Frauncis  Carewe,  knight.  Sir  Thomas  Browne, 
knight,  Marten  Hetou  dean  of  Wynohester.  Michael  Rey- 
niger  archdeacon  of  Wynohester,  William  Save  chan- 
cellor of  the  bishop  aforesaid,  Thomas  Lyfield.  Richard 
Bostock,  George  Moore.  Laurence  Stoughton,  John  Ag- 
mondesham,  Robert  Levesey,  and  John  Parker,  esquires, 
to  be  commissioners  in  the  county  of  Surrey  "  to  enquire 
"  diligently  of  the  secrefct  repayre  into  our  realme  of  a 
"  nomber  of  seminaries,  priestes  and  Jesuittes.  of  mali- 
"  oious  purpose  to  seduce  diners  of  our  peo])le  from 
"  their  duties  to  God  and  to  vs,  and  to  renounce  r.heir 
"  allegiance,  and  to  adhere  to  the  Ivinge  of  Spaine  and 
"  the  Pope,  whensoever  they  should  oHer  to  attempt 
"  any  invasion  against  our  realme."  With  the  printed 
Articles  of  Instruction  attached  to  the  patent. 

33  Elizabeth.  Bishoprick  of  Winchester.  The  Account 
of  John  Goldv.-ell,  escj.,  the  deputy  of  Thomas  Flemings, 
esq..  Treasurer  of  Wolsey,  for  one  whole  year  ended  at 
Michaelmas,  33  Elizabeth.  A  debt  and  credit  account 
for  a  sum  amounting  to  m'  ra'  m'  ccxUi.  xvi.<.  viiid.  ob. 

18  December,  1591.  Letter  frorji  Dr.  William  Say, 
chancellor  of  the  bishop  of  Winchester,  to  Sir  William 
Moore,  knt.  and  Gorge  Moore,  esq.  Acknowledging  a 
written  application  from  justices  of  the  peace  for  co. 
Surrey,  dated  on  the  7th  instant  at  Lethered,  for  the 
names  of  all  recusants  presented  before  him  ;  and  refer- 
ring them  for  the  requisite  information  to  Mr.  Blackwell, 
regiscrar  of  the  archdeacon  of  Surrey. 

12  December,  1591.  Presentment  uf  Jamts  Hobson 
of  Wokinge,  gentleman,  for  absenting  himself  from  the 
divine  service  of  his  parish  church  t'or  an  entire  year, 
to  the  Commissioners  for  the  inquisition  of  Jesuits,  &c. 
&c.,  by  the  parson  and  certain  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
said  parish. 

21  December.  1591.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of 
Winchester  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  About  a  royal 
commission,  from  wLiich  the  archbishop  is  strangely 
omittcjd,  and  on  which  the  dean  and  archdeacon  of 'Win- 
chester are  as  strangely  placed,  regard  being  had  to  their 
offices  and  places  of  residence.  Thewriter  enclosesa  letter 


W.  M. 

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•26  December.  1591.  Letter  from  Lords  ol'  the  Coancil 
^'  to  the  Sherilfand  Jnstices  of  the  Peace  of  eo.  .Surrey. 
Keiteratiug  the  oider.~  of  a  previous  letter,  of  which  ihe 
said  Jnstices  of  the  Teacc  have  been  straBgely  negligent, 
for  a  return  of  the  provisions.  &c.  for  her  niajoty's 
household,  taken  by  the  purveyors  of  the  said  household, 
during  the  two  past  yeais,  from  any  persons  resident  in 
the  said  county  :  the  return  being  required  for  the  re- 
formation of  abuses  committed  by  the  same  jmrveyors. 

27  December,  ISVil.  I'rew  certificate  made  by  Thomas 
Rydley.  D.C.L.  Otiicial  to — Coltington.D.D..  archdeacon 
of  Surrey,  vnio  the  righte  Worshipfull  the  Commis- 
sioners CO.  Surrey  for  the  inquiring  forthe  of  suche 
persons  as  refuse  to  come  to  Churche  to  heare  devyne 
service,  according  to  the  tenor  of  a  certen  letter  to  the 
said  Doctor  Rydley  directed  by  the  sayd  commissioners. 
8  Dec.  1691. 

26  December,  1591.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  More  and  others,  deputy 
lieutenants  of  Surrey.  Accompanying  a  writ  of  Lords 
of  the  Council.  •'  touching  the  discharge  of  watchiuge 
'■  of  beakcns  in  Surrey.'' 

Deceraiier.  1691.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  the  bishoji  of  Winchester.  Respecting 
the  writer's  claims  to  *'  fishinge  at  Waverley." 

1591.  Cop3'  of  a  letter  endorsed  in  contemporary 
writing.  "  My  L.  Chamberlain  consernyng  her  Majesties 
"  progresse  1591,"  and  apparently  addressed  by  Sir 
William  More  to  the  said  Lord  Chamberlain,  informing 
him  what  houses  there  are  fit  or  rather  not  altogether 
unfit,  to  receive  herMajestj'  betweeuLoseley,  where  she 
purposes  to  lodge  for  one  night,  and  Petworth  or 
Cowdrey  whither  .she  will  journey  on  leaving  Guildford. 
The  writer  mentions  "a  little  house  of  M' Lawrence 
*■  Elliottes  distant  three  myles  from  myne  the  direct 
"  waie  tonardes  either  of  the  said  places  and  within 
"  tenne  myles  of  I'etworth  and  eleavei;  of  Cowdery,'' 
and  "  another  the  like  howse  in  Shillinglie  of  one 
"  Bouners  distant  fyve  myles  the  direct  way  to  Pet- 
"  worth  and  abotit  a  myle  out  of  the  waie  to  Cowdery 
"  where  kinge  Euwarde  dyned  in  his  waye  from  Guilde- 
"  ford  pai'ke  to  Cowdrey."  Those  two  hou=.es  notwith- 
standing "  ther  is  not  anie  convenient  howse  for  that 
"  purpose  standinge  neer  the  way  from  my  howse 
'■  towards  Pet  worth  and  Cowdrey." 

7  January,  1692.  Certificate,  signed  by  certain  in- 
habitants of  West  Horsley  and  addressed  to  the  Com- 
missioners touching  Jesuits,  &c.  &c.,  co.  Sttrrey,  that 
Eli/.ab'-th  Eicbebell  has  on  reconsideration  so  far 
departed  from  her  previotis  recusancy  as  to  appear  at 
divine  service  in  the  church  of  the  said  parish. 

-ij  of  January,  1692.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Begging  that 
Sir  \\  illiam  and  his  son-in-law  Mr.  Wolley  will  ott'er 
themselves  to  be  electe  I  as  knights  of  the  shire  for  co. 
Surrey  in  this  neyt  parliament.    From  Hampton  Courte. 

21  May,  1592.  Letter  from  Sir  Henry  Weston,  knt., 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  the  writer's 
"  shepe-course  by  'I'ytinge,''  in  respect  to  which  the 
writer  and  Sir  William  are  at  variance. 

2ij  Jttne,  1592.  Letter  from  Henry  Graye  to  Sir 
"William  Moore,  knt.  Touching  the  lord-keeper's  order 
for  an  inquisition  "  concerning  the  vsage  of  the  common 
"  of  pasture, estouers  and  bushes  in  coiitroiiersybetwene 
"  Mr.  Cornwaleys  and  Mr.  Amersham." 

9  July,  1-502.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  George  Moore,  esq.,  and  five 
others,  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey.  For  further 
enquiry  into  all  the  circumstances  of  the  recent  riot  of 
ajiprentices  and  others  in  Southwark,  with  a  view  to 
get  iit  ■'  the  bottomeof  that  insokiit  fact  "  and  discover 
'■  the  whole  ]doit  and  conspii-acie  with  the  authors, 
'■  abettors  and  partakers  of  the  same.'' 

23  Juiy,  1592.  Letter  li-um  Lords  of  theCouncil  to  Lord 
Charles  Howard,  Lord  High  Admiral  ol'  England,  and 
Lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey.  Respecting  measures  against 
recusants. — Also  returns  from  the  church-wardens  or 
other  officers  (appointed  to  search  fur  Cathnlic  recusants) 
from  many  parishes. 

'■'<  August,  1.592.  Letter  from  Henry  Grayo  to  Sir 
William  More,  kni.  Touching  the  matters  in  contro- 
Tersy  between  Ma.^ter  C'oriiwallies  and  l\[aster  Agmon- 
desham. 

14  .\ngutjt,  J 592.  Letter  from  lordHowaid  of  EfEng- 
huu]  to  Sir  William  Mure,  knt.  Announcing  "that  a 
■■  great(-per.sonc  goetheahoute  to  ]irocui-e  a  state  in  ihe 
hou.-o  parkes  and  royalties  of  Earnham  from  tlie 
"  liusho])  that  nowe  is  for  his  time,"  in  which  estates 
Sir  William  is  interested.  The  writei'  is  urgent  that 
the  schemes  and  endeavours  of  this  great  "  str.anger  " 
an(l  •■  inlerloncr ''  shcudd  be  Irustrated. 


5  September,  1592.    Letter  from  Sir  .John  Puckering,        \v.  m 
Lord   Keeper  of  the  Great  Seal,  to  Sir  William  More.    Moltm  : 
knt.     Thanking  Sir  William  for  a  present  of  venison  to  2IJL  _ 

the  writer.     Endorsed  "  Lord  Kepers." 

13  September.  1592.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  council 
to  the  commissioners  for  Recusants  and  Seminaries,  &c. 
CO.  Surrey.  For  the  committal  of  the  principal  recusants 
of  the  shire  to  prison  and  safe-keeping  iu  private 
houses,  or  in  the  common  gaols  if  no  jirivace  houses  can 
be  found  to  receive  them. 

23  October,  1592.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  EfiSng- 
ham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  The  Queen  having 
appointed  the  writer's  cousin.  Sir  Thomas  Gorge,  knt., 
to  be  keeper  of  Guildford  park.  Sir  William  is  asked  to 
view  the  deer  there,  and  introduce  Sir  Thomas  to  his 
office. 

27  October,  1592.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Cecill. 
Consenting  to  an  appointment  for  the  despatch  of 
business  at  Lethered.     Dated  from  Wymbledon. 

28  October,  1592.  Receipt  of  Sir  Rychard  Rogers 
and  dame  Mary  Rogers,  his  wife,  for  viii  li.  vi  s.  viii  d. 
paid  to  them  by  George  More  of  Loseley.co.  Surrey,  esq., 
'■  for  the  haulf  yeares  anuytie  due  to  be  paide  at  the 
"  Peaste  of  St.  Michaell  thArchaungell  nowe  laste 
"  paste,  oute  of  the  Manor  and  Farme  of  Holwortli  in 
"  the  countie  of  Dorset,  by  vertue  of  a  decree  made  in 
"  her  Majesties  Highe  Corte  of  Chancerye  betwinc 
"  Edward  More.  esq.  and  Marie  his  wief  complainants 
"  against  vs  Richard  Rogers  knt.  and  dame  Marie  his 
"  wief.  defl'ts." — Also,  similar  receipt  for  the  half-year 
ending  Lady-day,  1594. 

29  November.  1592.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of 
Winchester  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  a 
commission  under  the  Great  Seal,  respecting  which  the 
writer  will  find  it  difficult  to  meet  his  fellow  commis- 
sioners.    Dated  from  the  bishop's  house  in  Sonthwarke. 

28  Decemlier,  1592.  Letter  from  George  Austen  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Rendering  thanks  for  the  office 
in  the  receipt  of  the  Exchequer  to  which  Sir  William 
has  appointed  the  writer,  who  adds,  "  I  humbly  crave 
"  that  it  may  please  you  to  take  in  goode  parte  this 
"  smale  gyft  which  1  send  your  worship  by  this  berer 
"  my  servant,  not  as  a  thinge  in  eny  sort  countervay- 
"  linge  youre  manifold  curtesyes  and  favors  done  vnto 
"  me,  but  as  a  token  of  m^"  thankfuU  mynde  for  the 
"  same." 

14  January.  1593.  Letter  from  Mr.  Edward  Bowyer  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  the  refusal  of  the 
borough  of  Southwark  to  contribute  towards  the  relief  of 
the  maimed  soldiers  of  the  county  of  Surrey,  though 
the  majority  of  the  maimed  soldiers,  to  whom  pensions 
were  assigned  last  Sessions  at  Croydon,  belong  to  and 
reside  in  the  said  boroiigh. 

18  January,  1593.  Letter  from  Sir  John  Puckering 
to  the  lord  Adnairal,  the  Custos  rotulorum,  co.  Surrey. 
For  a  return  of  the  several  hundreds  in  the  said  shire, 
and  of  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  co.  Surrey  residing 
in  each  of  the  same  hundreds.  Endorsed  "  Lord  Keeper." 

24  .January,  159;!.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
EflBughara  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey. 
Touching  a  levy  of  fifty  able  and  sufficient  men  of  the 
said  shire  for  some  speedy  and  especial  service  in  the 
JjOW  Countries  to  be  Jed  thither  by  persons  appointed  by 
Sir  J''riiunces  Vere,  knt. 

27  .lanuary.  1593.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Directing  Sir 
William  for  the  remedy  of  disorders  in  Windsor  forest, 
to  see  I  hat  "  the  three  weeks  courts  "are  duly  held  as  in 
Ibrmer  time  :  and  also  directing  Sir  William  to  Ibrw.ard 
to  the  writer  certain  warrants,  directed  To  the  writer  as 
lieutenant  of  Surrey  but  not  yet  received  l)y  him.  of 
which  warrants  his  deputy-lieutenants  in  the  said  shire 
aie  em]iowered  tci  take  copies. 

2  February,  1593.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sirs  William  More  and  J''rancis  Carewe, 
knts.,  deimty-lieutenants  ol  co.  Surrey.  Directing  the 
said  de]nity-lieutcnants  to  take  the  masters,  &c.  of  the 
said  county,  in  the  absence  of  the  writer's  brother, 
William  How.ard,  who  is  detained  l)y  service  to  the 
queen's  majesty  "lieinge  nowe  vppon  a  remove  hence  to 
"  Kitchmnnt."     Dated  from  Hamjjton  Court. 

7  Febiuary,  1593.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
i;iliingli,am  to  Sirs  William  More  and  Fraiteis  Carewe, 
kills.  Touching  a  high  charge  of  100/.  for  the  coats, 
hose,  stockings,  shirts,  shoes  and  swords  of  the  fifty 
soldiers  levi(-d  in  the  shire  of  Surrey,  for  service  in  the 
l;<iw  (lounlries.  tinder  the  leading  of  "Sir  Francis 
"   Vc.are,  wliom  her  majesty  worthely  esteemeth." 

2  April,  35  Elizabeth.  Articles  of  agreemeute  and 
coin]iusition  had  and  made  bet weenc the  Right  lloiKirable 
the    Lordes    of   her   Majesties   most  honorable   Priuie 


APPENDIX   TO   SEVENTH    REPORT. 


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'.  M. 

SNECX, 

iSQ. 


C'onucello,  boiiig  iuithorizedby  commission  for  that  pur- 
pose,  on  thu  behalf  of  Iilt  Majcstir  on  the  one  pavtie  and 

the  Worshipful  George  More  and  Ed Bowvir,  esqti., 

ou  the  othei'  |iartie.  being  :aithori/,ed  to  corapounde  and 
conclude  for  the  deliuerye  of  certen  piouisions  towardes 
thexpenses  of  her  Majesties  howsehold  oute  of  the  rouutie 
of  Surreye. 

■i  A])ril,  :!•">  Eli?;abeth.  Articles  (drawn  on  vellum) 
ot  agreement  and  cnmposition  had  and  made.  &c.  &c. 
Between  the  right  honoralilo  the  Jjordes  of  her 
Majesties  Privie  Councell,  being  authorized  by  com- 
mission for  that  purpose  ou  the  behalf  of  her  .Majestic, 
ou  the  one  partye,  and  the  Worshipfulle  George  liloore. 
Eobarte  Livese}'  and  Edmund  Bowyer  ou  the  other 
partye,  being  authorised  tocompounde  and  conclude  for 
the  deliuerye  of  certen  provisions  towardes  thexpences 
of  her  Maiesties  moste  honourable  howse  owte  of  the 
countye  of  Surrey.     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  .M.'^S.") 

I  May,  1.593.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  Sir  William  More,  kut.,  and  George  More,  esq., 
magistrates  for  co.  Surrey.  Instructing  the  said  justices 
of  the  peace  (in  regard  to  her  majesty's  determination  to 
spend  a  considerable  part  of  the  summer  in  Surrey,  and 
for  the  preservation  of  her  majesty  from  the  danger  of 
pestilence  ''  in  this  time  of  contagion ')  to  make  known 
throughout  their  division  of  the  shire  to  all  mayors,  con- 
stables, &c.  &c.,  herhighness's  pleasure  that  uu  inhabi- 
tant of  the  said  division  shall  receive  to  nurse  it  in  his 
house,  &c.  any  child  born  in  London  or  the  suburbs 
thereof,  or  entertain  any  lodger  coming  from  the  same 
places,  "  upon  payne  of  imprisonment  and  hir  majes- 
"  ties  gi'evous  displeasure.''  It  is  further  ordered  that 
persons,  "  suspected  of  infection''  in  the  same  district, 
may  be  provided  with  necessaries  in  their  own  places  so 
they  need  not  wander  abroad,  spreading  their  disease. 
{Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

•2  May,  1.593.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  William  More,  kut.  Objecting  to  the 
appointment  Sir  William  has  made  of  an  unfit  pei'son  to 
be  his  deputy-constable  of  Farnham  Castle. 

7  June,  1-593.  Letter  from  Lord  Burghley  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.,  and  Mr.  Stoughtcn,  esq.  Request- 
ing the  two  magistrates  for  Surrey  to  enquire  what 
trees  have  lately  been  felled  in  and  near  Guildefordpark 
under  the  name  of  "  dottards.''  and  what  timber  may  be 
felled  there,  in  lieu  of  such  "  dottards,"  for  the  repair 
of  the  park-pale. 

8  June,  159:-!.  Letter  fruni  fjords  of  the  Council  to 
the  sherifl' and  justices  of  the  peace,  CO.  Surrey.  Touch- 
ing the  orders  and  requirements  of  the  statute,  pas.^ed 
in  the  last  session  of  Parliament,  for  the  relief  of 
maimed  soldiers  and  mariners. 

II  June,  1-593.  Letter  from  Sir  John  Fortescue  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Directing  Sir  William  to  en- 
quire into  the  state  of  her  majesty's  house  at  Stalton, 
and  also  into  the  state  of  the  park-paling,  and  to  make 
suggestions  for  the  repair  of  the  «ame. 

23  June.  1593.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Sussex  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Entreating  Sir  William  to  represent 
the  writer  (who  is  too  sick  to  tiavel)  at  the  christening 
of  Lord  Mountague's  son,  at  which  her  Majesty  the 
Queen  and  her  lord-treasurer  will  be  present. 

30  June.  1593.  Letter  from  Lird  IJuckhurst  to  Sir 
William  More.  knt.  Announeing  the  time  for  the 
christei  ing  of  Lord  Mountague's  son,  on  which  occasion 
Sir  William  is  to  reiueseiit  the  earl  of  Sussex. 

8  July,  1-593.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  council  to  the 
Commissioners  of  the  subsidy,  co.  Surrey.  Giving 
directions  for  the  prompt  and  complete  collection  of  the 
■'  three  subsidies  and  six  fiftenths  andTeulhs  to  ]>e,  payed 
"  into  her  majesties  Bxcliequer."  Kefereuce  is  made 
to  the  need  of  money  for  the  support  of  the  queen's 
forces  in  the  Lowe  Realmes,  Normandie  and  Britayn. 

19  July  1-593.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  his  deputy  lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Directing  forty- 
five  soldiers  in  the  said  shire  for  service  in  Fiance,  to  be 
commanded  by  one  Captain  Marshall,  the  writer's  kins- 
man. 

22  July,  1593.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  Sirs  'William  ]\rore  and  Francis  Carewe,  knts..  his 
deputy-lieutenants  for  co.  Surrey.  Touching  provision 
of  money  wherewith  to  t)ay  for  soldiers'  coats  and 
corslets  ;  and  announcing  tha'  Sir  Thomas  Browne,  knt., 
will  be  urged  lo  give  more  time  and  pains  to  the  duties 
devolving  on  him  as  a  deimty -lieutenant. 

■28  July,  1593.  Letter  from  loid  Buckehurst  to  Sir 
William  More.  knt.  Granting  to  Sir  William  the  office 
of  Master  of  the  Swans  in  co.  Surrey,  with  the  exception 
of  swans  in  the  main  course  of  the  Thames.  "  The 
"  bodye  of  the  Tems  lunning  through  the  shire  is  to  be 
"  excepted,  but  al  the  branches  ar  to  nas  within  your 


■•  circuit.    But  this  order  must  be  kept  that  the  \pping 

of  all  thos  swans  wliiche  ar  within  the  said  l)raunelies 

of  the  Toms  may  bo  vpped  all  in  on  dav  witli  the 
"  vpping  of  the-  Tems.  which  ii  refered  to  M'  Maylard 

of  Hampton  Court  who  hatli  the  ordering  oi'  ihe 
"  Tems.'"     tVide  Kempe's  '  Losolcv  .\ISS.') 

_29  July.  1.503.  Letter  from  lord  Buekeliurst  to  Sir 
William  More.  knt.  1" ouehing  tlie  pi  ivileges  and  powers 
of  the  Master  of  Swans  in  "eo.  Suri'ey.  the  holder  of 
which  office  has  from  aacient  time  paid  a  rent  of  xls. 
"  '^'^'-'  pi'ofet  of  that  oliiee,"  says  the  writer.  "  growes 

diversly  as  by  divers  bookos  and  orders  as  wel  printed 
•'  as  written  may  a|ipore,  which,  if  you  take  the  office 
"  vponyou,I  wil  send  you,  for  .alstrai  swans,  all  swans 
"  vnmarked.  all  wild  ewars.  all  taiue  swans  that  Hy.all 
"   swans  of  felons,  owtlawed  parsons  or  trailers,  and 

many  other  cases  ar  the  master  of  the  swaus  right. 

He  is  also  to  haue  xiic?.  for  jveiy  ground  burd.  and  al 
"  amercyameutes  and  penalties  that  shalbe  inflicted  i'or 
"  any  offens,  which  at  any  cession  of  swans  shal  be  set 
'■  vpon  them."     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

30  .luly,  1.59:!.  Letter  from  Mr.  R.  Maylard,  the 
Master  of  the  Swans  on  the  Thames,  to  Sir  William 
More,  knt.  Teaching  ap])ointments  for  "driving  the 
"  river  of  Weyljridge  and  Molsey  "  and  upping  the 
swans  ou  the  Thames.     (Vidi-  Kempe's  •  Loseley  MSS.') 

I  August,  16'.':!.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  o"f  Effing- 
ham to  Mr.  William  Howard,  Sir  William  More,  and 
others,  deputy-lieutenants  of  Surrey.  Dismissing  a  force 
recently  levied  in  Surrey,  her  majesty  having  received 
certain  intelligence  from  Prance. 

19  August,  1.593.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  council  to 
William  Howard,  esq..  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  the 
other  Commissioners  for  the  subsidy,  co.  Surrey.  Ac- 
knowledging the  Commissioners'  letter  of  information  as 
to  their  own  assessments  to  the  subsidy,  and  observing 
that,  though  some  of  them  .are  fairly  assessed,  others  of 
them  exhibit  a  reprehensible  disposition  to  avoid  their 
obligations  in  respect  to  the  tax.  Given  at  Windesor. 
_  20  August,  1593.  Letter  from  J.  WoUey  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam More,  knt.  Ordering  the  speedy  seizure  of  the 
goods  of  one  Chapman  alias  Gatton,  forfeited  to  the 
crown  by  reason  of  his  murder  of  one  Lucocke  :  the  said 
goods  having  been  granted  by  her  majesty  to  the  writer's 
friend  Mr.  Kyllisett. 

29  September,  1593.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  the  Peace,  co.  Surrey. 
Touching  the  orders  and  requirements  of  the  statute, 
passed  in  the  last  |)arliameut  for  the  relief  of  disabled 
soldiers  and  mariners. 

-i  October,  1593.  Letter  froni  Thonias  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  William  ilore.  kut.  Tou<hing  a  royal 
commission  for  the  co.  of  Surrey  on  which  the  writer 
has  been  placed. 

5  October.  1593.  Letter  from  the  archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury to  the  sheriff  for  co.  Surrey.  Aliout  the  cotu- 
mission  for  visiting  colleges,  hospitals,  alms-houses  and 
other  charitable  places  in  co.  Surrey. 

17  October.  1593.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  William  More  and  others,  magistrates  f  irco. 
Suri'fey.  Directing  that  a  poor  maimed  soldier,  named 
Thomas  Tayler.  a  native  of  Coljham.  should  be  relieved. 

21  October,  1593.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  co.  Surrey.  For  the 
repayment  to  the  several  parishes  of  certain  moneys 
raised  therein  to  defray  the  equipment  of  soldiers  ap- 
pointed to  service  in  France,  but  not  disbursed,  as  the 
order  for  the  said  soldiers  was  countermanded. 

II  Xovember.  1593.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  George  More,  William 
Morgan,  and  Lawrence  .Stoughtoii,  esqs.  Announcing 
that  a  Commission  of  Ojer  and  Determiner  has  been 
issued  to  the  said  justices  of  peace,  co.  Surrey,  and 
others,  for  the  immediate  trial  and  punishment  of  the 
notorious  thief  Edmund  Strudwick  and  other  flagrant 
thieves  recently  apprehended  in  the  said  shire. 

25  Xovember,  1593.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Cecill, 
knt.,  to  .Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William, 
who  has  had  much  experience  in  the  making  of  pools, 
to  send  a  skilful  workman  to  the  writer,  for  the  repair 
of  the  embankments  of  his  great  pool,  broken  in  con- 
sequence of  unskilful  construction. 

26  iS'ovember,  15!'3.  Letter  from  Edward  Moore  to 
his  friend  .and  kinsman  Sir  William  Moore,  knt..  at  his 
house  CO.  .Surrey.  Begging  Sir  William  to  take  into 
his  service  the  son  of  one  .Mr.  Pye.  an  honest  man  and 
curate  of  Colchester.  I'he  writer  speaks  of  himself  as 
"  a  straunger  in  this  contrye."     Dated  from  Stan  vaye. 

13  January,  1594.  Letter  from  Thomas  lord  Bucke- 
hurst to  the  Lieutenant  and  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of 
00.  Surrey.     For  a  certificate  as  to  the  quantity  of  woad 

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which  should  he  pennittrd  to  he  sown  yearly  in  the  same 
shire. 

21  Fehriiary,  159-t.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Etfinirhara  to  his  dcpvny-licutpnants  of  co.  Surrey.  An- 
nouneinir  that  f'.iptain  Yaxelcye  has  been  appointed  to 
the  command  of  the  hundred  men,  now  being  levied  in 
the  said  county,  and  that  the  writer's  ■'  brother  Sir 
"  Kobcrte  Carie ''  is  ready  to  restore  twenty  of  the 
armours  which  the  same  county  provided  •'  with  the 
"  la:  te  company  that  he  led  into  France." 

i;  Marcli.  I''9J.  Lc-tter  from  Sir  Julius  Cresar  to  Sir 
William  .More,  knt.  'I'ouching  "  a  court  kept  at  Arundell, 
•■  wliieh  seemeth  to  be  done  by  some  of  Lord  of  Buck- 
"  hurstes  d.'puties.  on  whom  my  Lord  Admiral  bath 
••  liestowcd  the  viceadmirallshippe  of  Sussex,''  since  the 
death  of  -Mr.  Rvman. 

8  .\rarch,  1.594.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of  Effing, 
ham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  I'lxplaininj;  the  cir- 
cunistanees  under  which  the  writer  bestowed  the 
vice-admiralty  of  co.  Sussex  on  Lord  Buckhurst,  vice 
Captain  Eyman,  who  is  believed  to  be  lost  without  "  hope 
lefie  of  hi.sretnrne,''  on  condition  that  should  the  captain 
reappear  he  should  be  reinstated  in  the  said  office,  in 
accordance  with  his  patent  relating  thereto.  How  lord 
Howard  came  to  appoint  captain  Ryman  to  that  office 
in  the  place  of  Sir  William  is  thus  set  forth, — "  I  was 
••  enfcrmede  by  captaine  layman  that  for  a  peece  of  wine 
"  or  som  suchtritle  you  deputed  him  in  your  place,  and 
•■  afterwards  were  contented  to  suffer  him  to  procure  a 
"  patent  thereof  in  his  owne  name,  -whiche  nevertheles 
"  I  wold  not  oredite  before  I  had  soe  mutch  by 
"  yourc  owue  letter  certified  vnto  me,  vpon  receate 
"  whereof  I  made  him  a  patent  of  that  viceadmyralty 
"  for  terme  of  his  life." 

11  March.  1594.  Letter  from  George  Cloringe  to 
George  More,  esq.  Accompanying  three  legal  instru- 
ments i.e.  a  release,  a  grant  of  an  office,  and  a  lease  for 
a  thousand  years  of  a  part  of  Burtton. 

12  March."  1594.  Letter  from  Elizabeth  (lady)  Wolley 
to  her  father  Sir  AVilliam  More,  knt.  Touching  lier 
delivery  of  Sir  AV^illiam's  letters  to  the  Lord  Admiral  and 
Mr.  Howard  about  the  appointment  of  Lord  Buckhurst 
to  the  vice-admiralty  of  Sussex,  and  her  speech  to  them 
on  the  same  subject.  The  writer  would  liave  ere  this 
reported  to  her  father  the  result  of  the  Lord  Admiral's 
speech  about  the  matter  to  the  judge  of  the  admiralty, 
"  but  yt  fell  owte  that  the  cpieene  dyned  with  him  "  (i.e. 
the  Lord  Admiral)  "■  as  this  daye  whom  he  had  no  sooner 
'■  brovight  to  the  courte.  but  he  presently  departed  back 
''  agayne  to  his  owne  howse  at  Chelsye." 

19  .March,  15!»4.  Letter  from  Elizabeth  (lady)  Wolley 
toher  father  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Aliout  the  writer  s 
speech  to  the  Loi-il  .\ilmiral  and  his  answers  concerning 
his  appointment  of  Lord  Buckhurst  to  the  vice-admiralty 
of  CO.  Sussex  vice  ca])tain  Ryman.     Ei'om  the  court. 

7  .\pril,  l.'iUl..  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  his  deputy-lieutenants  for  co.  Siiri'ey  ;  togethei-  witii 
a  note  by  his  lordship's  son,  W.  Howard.  Touching  a 
levy  of  soldiers  in  the  said  shire. 

—  April,  1594.  Let^ter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Reflecting  on  the  in- 
solence which  the  mayor  of  Guildford  has  shown  to  the 
writer. 

13  May,  1594.  Letter  from  Elizabeth  (Lady)  Wolley 
to  her  fatliei-  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  About  her  latest 
speech  with  the  Lord  .\dmiral  and  lord  Buckhtirst  re- 
specting the  last-named  lord's  appointment  to  the  vice- 
adiiUT-alty  of  co.  Susse.v  viie  captain  Ryman.  "  I  tould," 
says  tlie  writer,  "my  lord  that  you  tuuld  my  Lord  of 
"  Buckhurst  you  had  agreed  with  Ryniau  to  give  you 
■•  XX  li.  a-yere  for  yt  and  that  my  lord  of  liuckhurstes 
■'  answere  was  to  yoti  againe  that  he  thought  yt  was 
■'  not  worth  half  the  money,  whiche  my  Lord  .Vdmyrall 
"  mueho  marvells  at  his  speeche,  for  there  is  now  so 
"  much  ordynaace  and  wync  as  cometh  to  cc  li..  and 
'•  would  have  you  send  to  enter  vp|ion  yt,  he  pro- 
•'  testeih  that  he  had  rather  you  should  have  yt  then 
"   my  Lord." 

;_il  May,  l."i94.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
commissionei-s  for  musters  co.  Surrey,  'i'ouching  a  levy 
ol'a  t  housand  soldiers  in  the  shire  for  the  ipieen's  service, 
to  !)'■  trained  in  bands  of  2.'iO  men  each,  under  the  com- 
maiul  of  Sir  Krancis  Weston,  Francis  Carewe,  and 
Thomas  Browne,  knls.,  and  George  Moore,  esq. 

20  July.  1594.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  council  to  the 
Coriimissioners  for  the  subsidy  in  co.  Surrey.  Com- 
]ilaining  of  commissioners'  neglect  of  previous  instruc- 
tions, which  should  be  cai'ried  out  strenuously.  Dated 
from  Greenwich. 

26  July,  1594.  Letter  fnnn  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  Georgp.  More,  esq.     Thanking  Mr.  More  for  big  good 


will  to  accompany  the  writer  "  this  intended  voiage  if  it        w.  M. 
'■   had  held,"  and  announcing  that,  her  Majesty  having    Moltnku 
"  altered  her  determynacion  and  stayed  my  Lord  of         ^^' 
■'  Essex  and  nty  selfe,"  the  voyage  will  not  he  made. 

27  July,  1594.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  .Surrey.  Touching  a 
levy  of  one  hundred  able  men,  to  be  raised  in  the  said 
shire,  and  shijipcd  from  Portsmouth  to  Britaine  :  fifty  of 
them  being  men  who  have  served  in  the  trained  bands. 

27  July,  1594.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  William  3Ioie,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William 
to  ascertain  by  t^xaniination  of  witnesses  whether  Robert 
Gavell  is  under  obligation  to  build  a-new  and  maintain 
a  bridge  over  the  river  near  Cobhani  Church. 

28  July,  l.J9  I.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  William  Howard,  esq.,  and  others,  magistrates 
of  CO.  Surrey.  Announcing  that  the  county  is  excused 
from  levying  all  the  S(ddiers  recently  icquired  of  it,  and 
is  now  asked  for  only  fifty  men. 

I  August.  36  Elizabeth.  Patent  appointing  John 
archbishop  of  Canterbury,  lord-keeper  Puckeringe, 
Charles  lord  admir.il  Howard,  John  lord  Lumley,  Tho- 
mas lord  Buckhurst.Sir  John  Woolley, knt., her  majesty's 
Latin  secretary.  Sir  Thomas  Cecill,  knt.,  William 
Howard,  esq..  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.,  Sir  Francis 
Carewe,  knt.,Sir  Thomas  Browne,  knt.,  Edmund  Tylney, 
master  of  the  ReveLs,  Robert  Forth  and  Mathew 
Carewe,  two  of  the  masters  of  the  chancery,  Gregory 
Lovell,  Thomas  Lyfyld.  William  Myll,  Itichard  Drake, 
Edmund  Saunder,  John  Reade,  Thomas  Vincent,  George 
Mooro,  John  Evelyn,  Nicholas  Saunder,  Laurence 
Stoughton,  Richard  Bostock.  Edmund  Bowyer,  Robert 
Lyvesaye,  Richard  Lasliford,  Francis  Anger,  Henry 
Slyfeld  and  William  Gardyner,  esquires,  to  be  commis- 
sioners for  assessing',  levying  and  coUecticg  the  second  of 
the  three  entire  subsidies  granted  to  her  majesty  by 
parliament  in  the  35th  year  of  her  reign. 

II  August,  1594.  Letter  from  lord  Burghley  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.,  Mr.  Sergeaunte  Kingsmill,  Mr. 
William  Neale  and  others,  commissioners  to  "  enquire 
"  of  the  spodes  and  wastes  made  within  the  woodes  of 
"  the  bishopricke  of  Winchester."  Together  with  a  list 
of  the  "  articles  to  be  aunswered  vnto  by  the  othe  of  the 
• '  officers  and  such  other  persone  as  shall  be  produced  on 
''  the  behalf  of  the  executrix  of  Thomas  Cowper  late 
'•  Bisshoppe  of  Winchester," 

19  August,  1594.  Letter  from  Sir  Julius  Ca>sar  to  Sir 
William  Moore,  itnt.  "Whereas  in  tymes  past  the 
"  bearer  hereof  hath  had  out  of  the  Parke  of  Farueliam 
"  belonging  to  the  Busshopprick  of  Winchester  certaine 
"  White  Cley  for  the  making  of  grene  pottos  vsually 
"  drunke  in  by  the  gentlemen  of  the  Temple.  And 
"  nowe  vnderstandiug  of  some  restraint  thei'eof,  and 
"  that  you  (amongst  others)  are  authorized  there  in 
"  divers  re]iectes  dui-iug  the  vacancye  of  the  said  Bns- 
"  shop]iricke.  My  request  therefore  vnto  you  is,  and 
"  the  rather  for  that  I  am  a  member  of  the  stiid  house, 
"  that  you  would  in  favour  of  vs  all,  permytt  the  bearer 
•'  hereof,  to  digge  and  caryeawaie  so  muehe  of  the  said 
"  claye  as  by  him  shalbe  thought  sufficient  for  the 
"  furnishing  of  the  saide  bowse  with  grene  pottes  as 
'•  aforesaid,  paying  as  he  hath  heretofore  for  the  same. 
"  in  aecomplishement  wlierof  my  self  with  the  whole 
"  societie  shall  acknowledge  ourselves  much  beholden 
"  vnto  you  "  &c.  &c.  From  the  Inner  Temple.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

U  September,  1.".94.  Certificate  of  marriage: — "On 
the  day  and  yeai-e  above  w'rytten  were  joyned  together 
"  in  holye  ia;itrimonie  Francis  Wolleye  and  Marie 
"  Hawtrie  accordinge  to  the  forme  prescribed  in  the 
"  booke  of  Common  Prayer  by  vertue  of  a  license 
"  graunted  by  the  Lord  Archebyshopp  of  Canterbury 
"  dated  7  diemensis  Septembris  a.  1594,  and  with  the 
"  consente  of  all  the  parentes  of  the  saj'd  maried  persons 
and  in  the  presence  of  vs,  whose  names  are  vuder 
"  subscribed  and  of  clivers  other  credible  persons. — 
"  Wynifrede  Pigott,  John  Pigott.  George  Maynwaringe, 
"  Rafe  Latham.  Jhon  Foxiey,  Jhon  Allen,  Austen 
"   Freeman." 

20  I  )clolier,  l.'.;i4.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  the 
writer,  as  custos  rotuliu'um  (having  iu  Ibrmer  time  aii- 
pointod  lo  the  office  cjf  clorl<  cjf  the  peace  co.  Surrey  his 
si'rvant  Maylard  whom  God  has  called),  now  appoints 
his  servant  Francis  Joy  to  the  same  office  vice  the  said 
Maylard.  deceased. 

li  November,  1594.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  William  ^loore,  knt.,  ami  Georgia  Moore,  Law- 
reiii  e  .Stoughloa  and  William  Morgan,  esqs.  Enjoining 
the  said  magistrates  of  co.  Surrey  to  visit  their  neigh- 
bour John  Lussher  at  his  house,  where  his  father  George 


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Lussher  gentleman  rocmtly  died  :  and  enjoininfj  the 
'  same  John  to  deliver  certain  writiugji,  ibrmerlv  the 
property  of  his  said  deceased  father,  to  William 
Lussher  eldest  son  and  heir  of  the  said  G-eor^^e,  or  to 
show  sufficient  reason  for  detaining  the  same  writiui't: 
from  his  said  elder  brother. 

•S  November.  1.5i'4.  (  \ipy  of  a  lettei-  from  Lm'ds  of  the 
Council  to  the  Sherilf  and  .Justices  of  the  I'eace  of  co. 
Surrey.  Eequiring  the  said  sherirt'  and  magistrates  to 
take  order  for  mitigating  the  scarcity  of  corn,  and  the 
distresses  consequent  thereon  in  the  said  shire  :  and  "  to 
"  reforme  the  greate  abvscs  ia  superfluous  expence  of 
"  bred  and  drinko  in  common  alehowses  and  vietual- 
"  linge  howses,  with  di.sordei-s  also  thereby  commyLtid." 

"2^!  November,  1594.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  .Sir  William  ilore,  knt.  In  which  the 
writer  again  announces  that  he  has  appointed  his  ser- 
vant Francis  Joye,  gent.,  to  the  office  of  clerk  of  the 
peace,  co.  Surrey,  •m/<v  Rowland  Mayl.ard,  deceased, 
whom  the  writer  in  like  manner  appointed  to  the  same 
office  by  virtue  of  stat.  37  Hen.  VII  [.  Sir  William  is 
desired  to  aid  and  assist,  the  new  Clerk  of  the  Peace. 

-i  December,  1504.  Letter  from  .John  Wolley  to  his 
father-in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  Lawrence  Stough- 
ton,  esq.,  and  Nicholas  Saunders,  esq.  Appointing  the 
said  three  gentlemen  to  enquire  into  and  arrange  the 
controversj'  between  Thomas  Bennet  and  Anthonyc 
Cowper  touching  an  annuity. 

14  December,  1694.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
EtHngham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Keqniring  Sir 
Willi.am,  as  the  writer's  deputy-custos  rotuloruui,  lo 
deliver  to  Frances  Joye,  the  newly  appointed  Clerk  of 
the  Peace  for  co.  Surrey,  all  rolls  and  writings  needful 
to  him  for  the  performance  of  the  duties  of  the  said 
office. 

17  December,  1594.  Letter  (signed,  W.  Howard)  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  the  other  .Justices  of  the 
Peace,  CO.  Surrey.  Touching  the  recent  appointment 
to  ''the  clarkshipp  of  the  peace."  Mention  is  made  of 
the  Lord  Keeper's  opinion  "  that  the  guyftc  of  this 
'■  office  did  whoUie  and  absolutelie  belongo  vnto  my 
"  brother,  and  that  her  Majesties  patent  vnto  the  other 
"  cannot  be  good,  which  the  Lord  Keeper  offered  to 
'■  make  manifest  vnto  the  counsayle  on  either  side." 

19  December,  1594.  Letter  from  Sir  J^ihu  Pucker- 
inge.  knt.,  Lord  Keeper,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt. 
Acknowledging  the  recei|it  of  a  present  and  remem- 
brances from  Sir  William,  whose  daughter  also  and 
her  husband  have  gratified  the  writer  with  a  similar 
eompliment. 

•Jl  Deceml)er,  1594.  Letter  from  J.  WuUey  to  Sir 
AVilliam  More.  Touclnng  the  L'rd  Admiral's  action  in 
the  matter  of  Mr.  Austen  and  the  clerkship  of  the  |>eace, 
and  the  way  in  whiih  the  writer  debated  the  matter 
with  his  lordship. 

21  December,  1594.  Letter  from  lady  Southampton 
to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  In  behalf  of  Christopher 
Buckle  (appointed  by  the  writer,  at  her  cousin  Haulle's 
nomination,  to  be  the  underkeeper  of  Dogmanfield 
ParkeJ  who  would  fain  retain  the  good  opinion  of  his 
former  master.  Sir  William  More. 

1594.  Letter  from  Thomas  Edwardes,  at  the  court, 
to  Lady  Wolley,  at  Loseley,  in  attendance  on  her  father 
in  a  sudden  and  severe  illness.  "  I  recommended  yonre 
"  dewtey  and  service  to  the  Bight  Hon.  the  Cowntessc 
"  of  Warwycke,  who  at  that  instaute  wylled  me  to 
"  oertefye  you.wliat  a  carefulle  resjject  her  majestic  heldo 
"  for  the  recovery  of  that  good  knyghte  your  father." 
The  queen  wishes  Lady  Wolley  to  remain  with  her 
father  till  he  is  perfectly  recovered,  ond  to  inform  her 
from  time  to  time  of  his  progress.  Had  not  Lady  Wolley 
anticipated  the  royal  concern  by  going  so  quickly  to  her 
father,  the  queen  would  have  sent  Mr.  Wyllyame 
Howarde  to  visit  the  invalid.  ""  Your  honorable  frcndes 
"  the  l.ady  Wai-wick.  ilie  lady  Comberlaiide.  and  lady 
■'   Veare  have  them  recommended  to  your  hidysliip.'' 

1594.  Rough  draft  (not  dated),  in  Sir  William  More's 
handwriting,  of  a  letter  written  by  him  to  the  Lord 
Admiral  respecting  Inrd  Buckhurst's  appointment  to 
vice-admiralty  of  co.  Sussex.  "  1  made,"  says  the  writer, 
•'  Mr.  George  Ryman  my  deputy  in  that  place,  as  may 
•■  apere  by  an  instrument  of  deputaciouu  remuynyiigiu 
••  the  hands  of  his  brother,  whom  I  also  assygued  to 
"  snply  in  his  absence  the  place  :  I  neuer  geuyng  my 
"  consent  that  he  shold  take  your  lordship's  patent  in 
'•  his  owne  name,  neither  did  I  euer  here  before  this 
■'  present  that  he  so  did." 

4  Januaiy  15'.:'5.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  co.  Surrey.  Acknowledging 
the  said  justices' diligence  in  making  provisions  for  her 


majesty's  navy  ;  and  ordering  the  delivery  of  monev  to 
Rartholomey  Skott  and  Dupper. 

9  January,  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Hunsdon  to  Sir 
\\illiaui  .More,  knt.  After  my  hartie  eommendacioii.-,. 
\V  heivas  1  have  had  by  herMaieslies  sulferaunce  Arrun- 
dell  Ilowse  to  put  in  niv  armour  and  other  stuiVe  that  I 
have :  It  is  now  so  fallsu  out.  as  by  the  death  of  the 
harlc  of  Arrundell.  to  be  part  of  my  ladyes  joyneture, 
"■^''e  means  presentlie  to  come  to  yt  her  selfe,  and 
therbie  I  am  forced  to  seek  for  somme  other  place  to 
ii'^i^^  ■*"'^®  iui  And  vnderstanding  that  you  have 
allndie  parted  with  part  of  your  h  jivse  to  somnie  tliat 
means  to  make  a  playe  house  of  yt :  And  also  hearing 
that  you  meane  to  left  or  sell  youre  other  howse.  whi.-he 
onee  I  had  also  ;  Theis  are  hartelie  to  pray  and  desyi^r 
yon.  that  I  may  have  yt  at  your  hand,  giving  for  yt 
eitiier  as  much  rent,  or  otherwise  as  anie  other  shall 
doe,  and  rather  more;  And  if  yt  be  for  Rent,  you  shall 
have  sufficient  Bondes  and  shurties.  as  yourselfe  sliah)e 
.-atistied  withall,  both  for  rent,  and  keeping  of  yt  in 
sufficient  reparaeions.  Wherein  as  you  shall  doe  me  a 
verie  singular  pleasure  at  this  tyme,  so  shall  you  find 
meallwayes  readie  to  reiiuite  yt  both  to  both  yon  or 
ante  of  you  to  the  uttarmost  of'my  power.  So  praing 
you  of'  answere  by  this  berer,  I  oommyt  you  to  the 
Almightie.  Somersett  Howse  this  ix"'  of  Januarii 
1595. 

Your  verie  louing  Prynde 

J.    HUNSIlON. 

11  January  l.-,95.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  William  More,  kniglit,  and  George  .More,  esq. 
Begging  them  to  ascertain  the  truth  of  the  case  between 

the  writer's  servant  Henry  Rawsuu  and  one Mustioue 

who  appears  from  Henry  Rawson's  statement  to  have 
defrauded  the  said  Henry  by  taking  ■J.Ol.  of  him  in  full 
payment  of  a  sum  raised  nn  mortgage  of  a  lease,  and  then 
withholding  the  lease  which  the" said  Mustioue  was 
bound  to  surrender  on  the  said  payment. 

12  January,  1596.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of 
Winchester  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  the 
lord  '■  Montecuts  "  claim  to  '•  the  fishinge  of  thel-iver 
'■  of  Frensham." 

4  February  1595.  Indenture  between  Sir  William  Moro 
of  Loseley.co.Surrey,  knight,  and  James  Bnrbage  (or  Bur- 
badge)  of  Hollowell,  CO.  Middlesex,  gentlemen;  whereby 
the  former  conveys  to  the  said  James  Burbage  and  his 

heirs  &c.for  ever,  and  the  latter  acquires  possession  of 

(1)  "  All  those  seaven  greate   upper  Romes  as  they  are 

nowe  devided  being  all  vpou  one  flower,  and  sometyme 

being  one  greate  and  entire  romc  with  the  ronfc  over 

"  the  same  r.juered  with  Icade,     ....    and  also  all 

that  great  paire  of  wyndiugc  slaires  with  the  staire- 

case   therevnto   Ijelonginge   which    leaih/th   upp    vnto 

the  same  seaven  greal,e  vpper  romes  oute  of  the  gn-ate 

'■  yarde  there,  which  doth  lye  next  vnto  the  Pipe  Offid-, 

which  seaven  greate' vpper  romes  Tere  late  in  the 

tenure  or  occupacioun  of  William  De  Lawne,  doctour 

of  phisicke  or  of  his  assigns,  and  are  S(-ituate  lyenge 

"  and  beinge  within  the  precincte  of  the  late  Blacke- 

"  fryers  Preachers  nere  Ludgate  in  London. "--(2)  "  Also 

all  those  romes  and  lodginges  with  the  kitchen  there- 

"  vnto  adioyninge    called  the  Midle  Romes  or   Midle 

stories    late   being  in  the  tenui-e  or  occupacioun  of 

Rocco  Bonnetto  and  now  being  in  the  tenure  or  occu- 

"  pacioun  of  Thomas  Buskett  gentleman    .     .     .    ivhich 

said  middle  romes  or  midle    stories  do  extende  in 

'■  length   Southwarde  to  a  parte  of   the  "nouse  of  Sir 

■■  Gecjrge   Cary  knight     .     .     .     together  also  with  tho 

'■  dore  and  entry  which   do  lye  nexte  vnto   the    gate 

"  entering  into  the  house  of  the  said  Sir-  George  Cary, 

'■  and  vsed  to  and  from  the  said  Midle  romes  or  midle 

"  stories  oute  of  a  lane  or  way  leading  vnto  the  house 

"  of  Sir  George  Cary." — (o)  "And  also  all  those  two 

"  vpjier  romes  or  chambers  with  a  little  buttry  at  the 

"  north  eude  of  the  said  seaven  great  upper  romes  and 

'•  our  the  west  side  thereof  nowe  being  in  the   occupa- 

"  eiouu   of  Charles    Bradshaw,"    together   with   other 

rooms  and  chambers  adjoining,  and  ''also  all  that  litle 

"  yarde  or  peice  of  voide  ground  with  the  bricke  wall 

'"  therevnto   belonginge,    lyenge    and    being  next    tho 

"  Q,nene'.s  high-way  leadinge  vnto  the  ryvcr  of  Thames, 

"   wherein  an  olde  ]jryvie  now  slandeth  as  the  same  Is 

'"  nowe  enclosed  with  the  same  bricke  wall  and  with  a 

■'  pale,   next    adjoining  to   the   house  of    the  said   .Sir 

"   AYilliam  More  nowe  in  thoccupacioun  of  the  Right 

■'  Honourable   the   lord  Cobham    on   eate    parte,    and 

"  the  street  leadinge  to  the  Thames  there   on  the  west 

■'  parte,  and  the  said  yarde  next  the  said  Pipe  office  on 

■■  the  South  i^art,  and  the  house  of  the  said  Lords  Cob- 

"  ham    on   the   north   parte."     Further.    Sir    William 

More  conve3's  to  "  James  Burbage  and  his  keires  and 

4  N  3 


\V.  M. 

-Moi.vNErx, 


65i 


HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


W.  M. 

moltsecx, 
Esq. 


"  assigns  forever  free  and  quiet  ingress  egres  andregros 
••  to  ;uid  from  the  strtte  or  w ;iye leadinijr  from  Ludgute 
"  vuto  the  Thames  ovL-r  vppon  and  thraigh  the  paide 
"  greatyardenext  the  said  Pipe  Office."  Theconsideva- 
tion  for  this  conveyance  i.-^  the  sum  of  60i-iJ.  (six  hundred 
pounds')  paid  bv  James  B  jrbage  to  Sir  William  More. 
Signed  bv  the  unrchaser  "  James  Burbadge." 

16  February  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  William  Jlore,  kut.  Accompanying  a  writ 
from  the  lord  keeper  to  the  writer. 

:20  Feljruary  1"'96.  C'ommission  signed  by  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  George  Moore,  esq.,  to  be  collector  of  the 
loan.  CO.  Surrey,  for  her  majesty's  use. 

11  March,  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Burghley  to  Sir 
George  More,  knt.  With  instructions  that  notice  must 
be  given  to  certain  lenders  of  a  loan  to  her  majesty's  use, 
in  CO.  Surrey,  of  the  iiostponemenc  of  repayment  of  tho 
said  loan  for  six  months  in  addition  to  tho  six  months  of 
an  already  notified  postponement. 

23  .March.  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  depatv-lieuteiiants  of  eo.  Surrey.  Announ- 
cing that  the  wri'ter  has  appointed  Mr.  George  More  to 
act  as  an  especial  assistant  to  the  said  deputies  of  the 
lieutenancy  co.  Surrey  ;  in  consideration  of  the  official 
duties  which  so  often  withdraw  the  writer's  brother 
William  Howard  from  the  shire,  and  of  the  growing  infir- 
mity of  Sir  William  More,  who  is  less  capable  of  official 
labour  than  formerly,  and  of  the  "  private  occasions  " 
which  too  often  lure  Sir  Thomas  Browne  from  the  duties 
which  have  no  .strong  attractions  for  him. 

■2o  March,  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  George  More.  esq.  Declining  with  cordial 
courtesy  Mr.  More's  offer  to  accompany  the  writer  to 
sea;  his  lordship's  decision  in  this  matter  having  the 
approval  other  majesty,  who,  knowing  Mr.  More's  merits 
as  a  "  jnsticer,''  and  bearing  in  mind  his  father's  growing 
infirmities,  is  unwilling  that  Surrey  should  lose  so 
efficient  a  magistrate  at  a  critical  moment.  Mr.  More 
is  further  urged  to  take  office  as  "  an  espetiall  asistant  " 
of  '■  the  former  deputy-lieutenants"  of  the  same  shire. 

24  March,  1596.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  For  the  prompt  de- 
livery to  Messrs.  Quarles  and  Darell  of  the  "baken," 
reqnirtd  of  the  county  of  Surrey  for  the  victualling  nf 
her  majesty's  navy  :  it  being  found  impossible  to  liny 
the  same  in  other  ciiunties,  as  thiy- have  likewise  been 
ordered  to  provide  ■'  bakeu  '   for  the  same  pur];)Ose. 

:ll  ]\rarch.  1595.  Letter  from  J.  Wolley  to  his  father- 
in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  Lawrence  Stoughton 
and  Nicholas  Saunders,  esqs.  Touching  the  dispute 
between  Thomas  Beimet  and  Anthony  Cowper  about 
an  annuity  out  of  Bray's  Lands  in  Chobham. 

31  March,  159.5.  Letter  from  Sir  John  Wolley,  knt.,  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Reporting  what  has  passed 
between  the  writer  and  the  Lord  Admiral  with  respect 
to  his  lordship's  appointment  of  a  vice-admiral  of  co. 
Sussex,  rice  captain  Kyman  deceased,  over  the  head  of 
Sir  William  who,  it  seems,  never  conceived  of  himself 
as  relinquishing  all  title  to  the  same  vice-admiralty, 
when  arranging  that  captain  liyman  should  have  the 
office  for  his  life.  The  writer  thinks  the  Lord  Admiral 
(who  is  well  aft'ected  to  Sir  AVilliam;  will  spenk  on  the 
matter  to  lord  Buckhurst,  the  recently  appointed  vice- 
admiral. 

1  April,  1595.  Keceipt  of  "  Capten  Jefferie  Button 
'•  muster-master  of  16O0  selected  men  deduced  into 
"  baudes  in  the  county  of  Surrey,''  in  part  p.ayment  of 
a  larger  sum  to  be  levied  within  the  said  shire  to  com- 
pensate the  said  Captain  Button  and  his  lieutenant, 
Kdward  Hide,  for  their  pains  in  mustering  and  training 
the  said  soldiers  between  the  present  date  and  17  October 
nex*,. 

i  April,  1.595  Iietti'r  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  For  the  re- 
covery of  certain  deserters  from  the  company  of  men  re- 
cently levied  to  go  to  the  Low  Countries  with  Sir  Francis 
Vere.  who,  instead  of  prosecuting  them  by  law  to  death 
for  their  said  offence,  would  rather  ■'  reclayme  them 
''  and  instrncte  them  in  the  discipline  of  war."  On 
being  captured  the  deserters,  named  in  an  accompanying 
list,  are  to  be  delivered  to  Captain  BagnoU,  who  will 
forthwith  conduct  them  to  Sir  Francis  Veare. 

7  April.  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  Mr.  George  More,  Mr.  Robert  Levesey,  Mr.  Serjeaunt 
Owinstead,  and  Mr.  William  (laynsford,  esquires.  Ap- 
pointing the  four  said  gentlemen  to  act  as  arbitrators 
for  a  final  settlement  of  the  controversies  betwixt 
Uichard  Bostocko  and  William  Foster,  esquires. 

7  ilay,  37  Elizabeth.  Patent  of  the  grant,  during 
pleasure,  to  Anthony  viscount  Mountague  of  the  office 
of  Steward  of  the  manor  and  hundred  of  Godaiming. 


26  May.  1595.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sherilf  and  Gustos  Rotulorum  co.  Suricy.  Direct- 
ing in  consideration  of  the  dearth  and  high  price  of 
corn,  and  the  distress  of  the  poor  in  the  shire)  that 
contributinus  be  levied  from  the  richer  folk,  wherewith 
to  Ijuy  corn  that  may  be  sold  at  reasonalily  low  rates  to 
the  indigent. 

8  June,  1595.  Copy  of  a  letter,  addressed  under 
Queen  Elizabeth's  sign-manual  and  signet  to  the  lieu- 
tenant of  Surrey.  For  a  levy  of  horsemen  for  service  in 
Ireland. 

10  June,  1505.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  to 
use  his  influence  with  his  kinswoman  Mrs.  Hull,  widow  of 
the  late  Gyles  Hull,  so  that  she  may  cease  from  hindering 
tho  executors  of  the  writer's  grandfather  from  "  avoiding 
■■  a  certaine  myne  lyinge  at  Hambleden,"  which  the 
writer's  said  ancestor  bought  of  the  said  Gyles  Hull. 

1-4  June,  1695.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  Sir  William  More,  km.,  one  of  the  writer's  deputy- 
lieutenants  for  eo.  Surrey.  Instructing  Sir  William  to 
forward  to  the  writer  all  letters  and  commissions  of  her 
maiesty  and  her  council  (for  levies  of  man  and  other 
matters  to  be  done  in  the  said  lieutenancy)  not  yet 
delivered  to  his  hand:  keeping  copies  of  the  same  for 
his  own  use  and  the  information  of  the  other  deputy- 
lieutenants. 

14  June,  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  About  a  levy  of 
horsemen. 

22  July,  1595.  Collection  of  scri[)turai  sentiments 
against  the  king  of  Spain,  the  Duke  of  Alva,  the  Jesuits, 
and  the  leaders  ot  the  Spanish  party.  Addressed  by 
George  Bovn  to  Mr.  George  Moore  at  Loseley. 

July.  1595.  Letter  from  Lord  Keeper  Puckering 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  to 
send  a  promised  buck  to  the  writer  at  the  house  of  one 
Mr.  Puckering  of  Crutchet  Fryers  by  14th  of  August. 

3  August.  1595.  Letter  from  Sir  John  Fortescue  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Resjiecting  the  op]iosition  and 
hindrance  ofi'ered  by  one  Robert  Connell  of  Chitting- 
folde,  CO.  Surrey,  yeoman,  to  Hughe  Ridley,  woodman, 
who  has  her  majesty's  warrant  to  fell  certain  timber  in 
the  hundred  of  Godleyman  in  tho  said  county. 

17  August,  1595.  Copy  of  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  loid  high  admiral,  the  Lieutenant  of  co. 
Suri'ey.  Ordering  "  a  viewe  to  be  taken  as  well  of  the 
"  foute-baudes  as  of  the  liorsc  in  that  couutio."  Dated 
from  Grenewicli. 

28  August.  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Touching 
the  musters  to  be  taken  in  the  shire. 

6  September,  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey. 
Announcing  that  the  Privy  Council  has  recommended 
Captain  Dutten  to  Ije  ap]iointed.  with  reasonable  pay- 
ment for  his  services  from  the  shire,  to  train  and  lead 
the  horse  and  fool  thereof. 

6  September,  1595.  Cop}-  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  county  of  Surrey. 
Ordering  a  muster  and  view  of  the  horse  and  foot  of  the 
county;  and  reciimmending  that  "Capten  Jeoffrey 
■■  Dutton,  being  a  man  that  hath  bene  exerci.sed  in  the 
"  warres  and  well  halile  to  direct  all  sortes  of  soldiours 
"  and  officers  of  bandes  how  to  serve  and  vse  their 
'■  armour  and  weapons,''  be  appointed  on  proper  terms 
to  drill  the  soldiers  of  the  shire.     Dated  from  Nonsuch. 

1 5  September,  1595.  Letter  from  Lord  Keeper  Pucker- 
ing to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Thanking  Sir  William  for 
■'  the  good  veneson  "  which  arrived  in  London  oppor- 
tunely. 

16  September,  1595.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  the  Lord  High  Admiral,  the  lieutenant  of 
CO.  Surrey.  Postponing  to  20th  October  the  time  for  the 
return  of  the  certificate  respecting  the  musters  ot  the 
said  shire  ;  and  insisting  that  Londoners,  resident  in 
same  county,  coniribute  to  the  military  service  thereof, 
in  accordance  with  previous  orders.  Dated  from  None- 
such. 

16  Se]iteniber,  1595.  Letter  from  Elizabeth  (lady) 
Wolley  t(}  her  father  Sir  William  More  at  Loseley. 
After  reporting  the  Queen's  regret  at  Sir  William's 
speedy  return  from  the  court  to  Ijoseley,  the  wiiter 
adtfs,  "  Vesternyght  in  the  eveninge  her  majestic  went 
"  abroade  a-hawkynge,  and  Sir  Robert  Cyeill's  hawko 
"  killed  three  paitiyches,  whiche  he  presented  the 
"  queeue  with,  and  my  self  being  in  place  her  raajestio 
"  gaue  them  me,  withe  expresse  charge,  that  1  should 
'■  send  them  to  you  this  daye  againe  dyner,  desyrynge 
'■  you  to  eate  them  for  her  sake.  Since  Sir  Robert 
"   Cycill  begged  them  of  me,  which  I  could  not  deny 


APPENDIX    TO   SEVKiSTH    REPORT. 


65.- 


"  him  of.  1  haue  sent  this  messenger  of  purpcise  to  you. 
"  prayingo  yoa  to  take  knowledge  of  the  receypte  of  the 
"  ])artryches.  and  to  (  ei'tefy  you  of  this  her  .Majesties 
"  greate  care  of  you  ....  She  hath  commanded  nie  to 
"  send  for  my  sonne.  notwithstanding  if  yt  shall  please 
"  her  tu  forgett  yt,  I  nieane  to  forgett  also  ti:i  send  for 
"  him.  In  the  mean  tyme.  I  ])raie  3-on  to  gyve  charge 
"  that  he  maye  practise  his  irenche,  for  feare  her 
"  Majestic  shall  call  to  me  for  him  againe."  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.") 

Iti  September,  169.5.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  High  Sheriff  and  .lustices  of  the  Peace  of  ro. 
Surrey.  A  requisition  of  "'  c  quarters  of  wheate,  c  of 
"  porkes,  and  c  fletches  of  bacon,"  to  be  provided  liy  the 
said  county  for  the  victualling  of  her  majesty's  navy, 
and  delivered  to  her  "  majesties  housholde  servauntes 
"  and  officers  James  Quarlcs  and  Marmaduke  Darrell, 
"  esq.,  sur-veighors  general!  for  the  victualls  of  thy  said 
"  navie." 

21  September,  1595.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of 
the  Council  to  the  Lord  High  Admiral,  lieutenant  of  co. 
Surrey.  A  repetition  of  the  letter  from  the  council  to 
the  same  lord,  dated  16th  instant. 

24  September,  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir 
William  to  enquire  into  the  "  abuses  oft'ered  by  one 
'■  Thomas  Berryman'"  to  "Bowden  keeper  of  Burchatt 
'■  walke,"  and  to  meet  out  proper  jmnishment  to  the 
oflender. 

28  September,  1596.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  council 
to  Sir  William  More,  and  other  magistrates  of  Surrey 
Ordering  the  said  justices  to  enforce  the  laws  against 
the  forestallers,  engrossers  and  regrators  of  the  markets 
of  the  county. 

29  September,  1595.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  magistrates  of  the  county  of  Surrey.  Ordering 
the  said  magistrates  to  refrain  from  licensing  persons  to 
buy  and  sell  poultry,  butter,  and  eggs,  in  the  said  co. ; 
as  the  excessive  number  of  such  persons  occasions 
exorbitant  prices  and  hinders  the  queen's  purveyors. 

6  October,  1595.  Letter  from  Mr.  Hampden  Pouletto 
his  brother-in-law  George  More,  esq.  About  payment 
for  a  sale  of  timber. 

22  October.  1595.  Letter  from  the  Lieutenant  of  the  co. 
of  Surrey  to  Sir  William  More,  knight,  and  Lawrence 
Stoughton,  esq.  Appointing  tliem  to  enquire  respecting 
recent  disorderly  hunting  in  Guildford  Park. 

23  October,  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  deputy -lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Containing 
the  following  commissions  to  companies,  viz.,  "David 
■'  Wodroft"  esquier  to  be  captaine  of  the  pistoleers,  Wil- 
"  liam  Marche  gent,  to  be  captaine  of  a  foote  company, 
"...  Brend  of  Moulsey.  gent.,  captaine  of  petronelles, 
"...    Allot  of  Sandersted,  gent. .  captaine  of  a  foote 

"  company,  and Haines  of  Chisington,  gent.,  cap- 

"  taine  of  a  foote  company." 

26  October,  1595.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  council  to 
the  magistrates  for  the  co.  of  Surrey.  For  the  restraint 
and  correction  of  the  forestallers  and  regrators  who 
maintain  the  exorbitant  prioesof  corn  in  the  said  county. 

27  October.  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Appoint- 
ing Robert  Assheton  of  Parnham  to  he  a  captain  of  a 
foot-company  vice  Wylliam  March,  for  whom  the  writer 
has  other  employment. 

30  October,  1695.  Letter  from  Charles  Mountague  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  For  a  settlement  by  arbitration 
of  a  controversy  touching  the  estate  of  Nicholas  Teoman 
of  Portesmouth  who,  at  his  death  some  ten  years  since, 
left  two  sons,  Nathaniel  and  Henry,  and  a  daughter. 

30  October,  1595.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Appoint- 
ing Mr.  Compton  of  Goddalmyn  to  be  captain  of  a  com- 
pany of  horse,  in  the  place  of  Mr.  David  Woodruff  who 
cannot  command  the  same  without  serious  hindrance  to 
his  private  affairs. 

5  November.  1596.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  his  de|)uty-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  For 
the  discharging,  till  further  notice,  "of  the  watches  of 
"  all  beacons  "  in  the  shire,  which  service  of "'  watchinge 
"  beacon.s  is  verie  chargable  vnto  the  inhabitantes  of 
"  that  countie." 

5  November,  1695.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey. 
Ordering  that  the  two  decayed  bands  of  soldiers  fui'nishod 
by  the  borough  of  Southwark,  and  part  of  Brixton,  be 
drawn  into  one  band,  and  the  command  thereof  be  given 
to  the  writer's  servant  Thotuas  Gardiner  ;  it  being  im- 
possible for  the  said  places  to  supply  the  vacancies  of 
the  two  bands,  as  most  of  their  wealthiest  inhabitants 
are  dead  or  gone. 


9  November.  1.595.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  fjord  High  Admiral,  the  lieutenant  of  co.  Sur- 
rey For  discharging,  till  further  notice,  the  lieacou 
Watches  of  the  said  shire ;  and  for  a  choice  of  men  to 
wear  the  armour  and  wea]]oas,  [jortaining  to  the  clergy 
of  the  couHiy.  it  having  been  ordered  that   "  diners  of 

the  clergie  that  are  of  liability  arc  to  furnish  h(irse  and 
"  footmen  according  to  the  dignities  and  linings  they 

holde  in  the  seucrall  counties  ofthe  realm,  as  thev  did 
■'  in  I.588." 

12  November,  1.595.  Letter  from  lord  Windesor  to  Sir 
Vt'illiam  More,  knt.  in  behalf  of  ,,ne  Lnssber,  who  is 
surcharged  to  furnish  jiart  of  a  musket,  which  was  de- 
livered to  the  custody  of  one  I'cto,   who  has  lost  the 

same  —Also,  another  letter  (dated  18  February )  on 

the  same  subject,  by  the  same  writer  to  the  same 
person. 

17  November,  1596.  Letter  from  the  marquis  of  Win- 
chester to  the  Lord  Admiral,  the  lieutenant  of  co. Surrey. 
Begging  that  the  writer's  servant,  Thomas  Corupton, 
gent.,  may  be  excused  from  taking  charge  of  a  trained 
band  in  the  said  shire. 

21  November,  1.596.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey. 
Ordering  that  Mr.  Comi)ton  be  excused  from  taking 
charge  of  a  trained  band,  the  marquis  of  Winchester 
having  certified  that  the  said  gentleman  is  his  servant, 
dwells  out  of  the  said  shire,  and  is  emi>l<iyed  in  her 
majesty's  service  under  his  (the  marquis's)  lieutenancy. 

22  November,  1595.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt,.  one  ofthe  writer's 
deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Ordering  indignantly 
tliat  Mr.  Comi)ton  be  charged  upon  his  duty  and  alle- 
giance to  her  majesty  to  take  command  of  a  trained 
company  in  the  said  shire  ;  the  writer  having  ascertained 
the  frivolous  nature  of  the  grounds  on  which  he  has 
asked  to  be  excused  from  the  service. 

-1  February,  1596.  Summons  to  Sir  William  More,  of 
Loseley,  from  the  Lords  of  the  Council,  to  ajijiear  before 
them  in  person  or  by  attorney  as  soon  as  possible,  to 
rei)ly  to  the  ])etition  of  the  inhabitants  ofthe  Blaokfriars 
concerning  his  obligation  to  "  reeditie  their  ruyned 
"  churche  and  deoaied  bridge." 

12  March,  1596.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  Sir  "William  More,  knt.,  and  William  Morgan,  esq., 
nuigistrates  foi  co.  Surrey.  Asking  for  information  re- 
specting a  robbery  which  Richard  Oowper  and  William 
Holte,  two  of  the  writer's  servants,  are  suspected  to  have 
committed.     Dated  from  the  writer's  house  at  Chelsey. 

18  March.  1696.  Letter  (imperfect)  from  lord  Howard 
of  Effingham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Touching  a 
robbery,  which  Sir  William  is  requested  to  inquire  into. 

9  Ajiril,  1596.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham, 
lieutenant  of  Surrey,  to  Sir  Francis  Carewe  and  Sir 
William  More,  knts.,  deputy- lieutenants  of  the  same  co. 
Touching  the  .selection  of  the  five  hundred  men  ajijiointed 
to  be  levied  in  the  county,  and  sent  to  Dover.  Dated  at 
Greenewich. 

11  April,  1596.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  Moore  and  Sir  Frances  Carewe,  deputy- 
lieutenants  of  the  CO.  of  Surrey.  Urging  ]iromptitude 
in  levying  five  hundred  men  in  the  said  county  for  the 
relief  of  Calais.  The  men  are  to  bo  "  sent  to  Gravesend 
"  and  so  to  Dover,  under  the  chardge  and  conduct  of 
"  Sir  Richard  Wingfield  knt.  to  be  there  on  Monday 
"  night  next." 

26  July,  1596.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  deputy-lieutenants  co.  Surrey.  Touching 
the  equipment,  &c.  of  iifty  able  men  to  be  levied  in  the 
said  shire  and  to  be  embarked  at  the  ])ort  of  London  on 
15  August  next,  for  "  the  cautionarye  towne  of  Flush- 
■'  inge  in  Zelland  to  till  vji  the  bands  there."  For 
conduct  money  the  men  are  to  be  allowed  viii  d.  a-day 
each  for  seven  days. 

26  July,  1.596.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  council  to  Mr. 
William  Howard,  Sir  William  Jioore  and  otherdeputy- 
lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  About  the  levying  and  equip- 
ment of  fifty  "able  and  serviceable  men  within  the 
"  county  of  Surrey  to  be  Sent  to  the  cautionary  Towne 
"  of  Flusshinge  in  Zelande  to  fill  vpp  the  bands  tliere." 

3  August,  1596.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sheriff  and  Justices  of  Co.  Surrey.  Enjoining  the 
said  magistrates  to  enforce  the  laws  against  forestallers 
and  regrators,  to  prevent  greidy  buyers  from  buj-iug 
large  stores  of  corn  at  fanners'  houses  instead  of  in  open 
market,  and  to  compel  holders  of  corn  to  vend  weekly  in 
the  markets  nearest  to  them  a  due  proportion  of  their 
corn  at  fair  rates.  The  justices  are  further  instructed  to 
be  present  at  the  markets  near  their  dwellings,  so  that 
they  may  assist  the  poor  to  buy  food  at  moderate  rates, 
by  ordering  sellers  to  lower  their  prices  to  the  capacities 

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HISTORICAl.  MANUSCRIPTS  COMMISSION: 


■^y  jj  of  indigent  imrchasers.  The  Lords  of  the  Council,  lu 
MoLTXECx,  cast-  a  nu'i-oliant  sIkmiUI  refvise  to  sell  at  the  required 
Esq.  prices,  even  direct  the  iiiap;istrates  to   "  cause  the  said 

••  come  to  bi'  distrilnited.  specially  to  the  jioorer  sort . 
"  And  if  any  shall  mui-inour  and  repyne  against  your 
"  order,  you  shall  .  .  (•(uniuit  them  that  shall  refuse  to 
"  obey  your  order  to  ]iiison.  there  to  remayne  witluiut 
'•  bayle."  vntill  ihey  shall  coid'iriu  themselves  tu  your 
'■  said  orders."' 

10  Auirust,  1596.  Li'tter  from  Thomas  lord  Lawarr  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William,  in  con- 
sideration of  the  scarcity  of  game,  to  forbear  to  demand 
the  stag  for  which  his  "warrant  is  out."'  From  the 
Holt. 

20  August.  1596.  Letter  from  Thomas  lord  Lawarr 
to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Butreatmg  Sir  William  to 
fiirbear  to  demand  a  buck  as  he  has  already  forborne  to 
demand  a  stague,  out  of  regard  to  the  scarcity  of  gime. 
From  the  Holte. 

:iO  August,  1696.  Letter  from  Sir  John  Fortescue, 
knt..  appointing  Sir  William  More.  knt..  and  others,  to 
enquire  respect ing  the  matter  of  variance  between  John 
Jefferson.  Kichard  Pericr.  Thomas  Chrismas  and  r.thers. 

1-")  Septembei-.  1596.  Warrant,  under  the  Queen's 
sign-manual  and  signet,  to  Lord  Howard  of  EfUugham, 
lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey,  to  levy  one  hundred  men  in  the 
said  sliire  to  serve  as  foot  soldiers  for  the  defence  of 
Boulogne  and  her  highness's  interests  in  France,  "  for- 
"  asmuch  at  yt  appearoth  that  vpon  the  wynninge  of 
'■  the  Towne  of  Calais  by  the  forces  of  the  kinge  of 
•'  Spaine,  ther  is  a  further  intend onn  in  the  said  kinge 
"  to  enterprize  the  takinge  alsoe  of  the  towne  of  Bullen 
"  and  other  maritime  places  in  Fraunoe  adjoyninge 
'•■  vpon  the  narrowe  seas  opposite  to  our  countries." 
Dated  from  Grrenewich. 

20  September,  1596.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Lord  High  Admiral  of  Fnuland,  lieutenant  of  co. 
Surrey.  Touching  the  equipment  of  and  allowances  to 
the  hundred  foot-soldiers,  now  being  levied  in  the  said 
shire  for  the  defence  of  Boulogne,  who  are  to  be  delivered 
at  farthest  on  1  Oct.  next  "  vnto  Sir  Tho.  Baskervile, 
'■  being  a  gentleman  of  good  experience  and  approoved 
"  service  in  the  warres  and  a  colonell  in  this  service. 
"  who  is  to  have  the  charge  and  conduct  of  them,  or  to 
'•  his  lieutenant  coming  to  your  lordship  in  his  oaptaines 
■■  behalf;  to  bo  ledd  liy  either  of  them  to  the  Poort  of 
"  Rye,  there  to  be  embarqucd  for  their  passage  over  the 
"  seas." 

20  September,  1596.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  council 
to  the  lord-lieutenant  of  the  co.  of  Surrey.  Directing 
him  to  furnish  soldiers  for  her  majesty's  service. 

22  Seiitember,  1596.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  For 
the  execution  of  the  orders  of  her  majesty's  letter,  of 
15th  inst.,  for  a  levy  of  a  hundred  soldiers  for  service  in 
France. 

23  September.  1596.  Letter  fi'om  Sir  Robert  Cecyll  to 
the  Lord  High  Admiral,  the  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey. 
Directing  that  thchundiedincn.  now  being  levied  in  the 
said  shire  for  service  in  Prance,  be  embarked  at  London 
on  the  6th  Oi-t.  at  London  (instead  of  at  Rye  on  1st 
Oct.),  together  with  the  soldiers  levied  in  the  city  of 
London,  and  the  cos.  Middlesex,  Hartfordshire  and 
Kent. 

10  October,  1596.  Letter  from  Fr.  Burgh  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  to  enquire 
into  the  dishonest  action  of  one  Thomas  Bowbroke.  of 
the  parish  of  Frynsom,  who  was  hired  by  one  Robert 
Steward  to  make  into  coal  certain  wood,  provided  and 
[laid  for  with  the  writer's  money  by  the  said  Robert,  iiL 
llmdey  Wood  in  tho  parish  of  Frynsom. 

21  October,  1596.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  ]->ifinf- 
ham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Touching 
musters  of.  and  the  ai)|}oiiitment  of  captains  to,  the 
trained  forces  of  the  county. 

31  October  1596.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Cimncil  to  the  Lord  llJiih  .\dmirall  of  England,  her 
maie..ities  lieutenant  of  the  countie  of  SuiTey.  Giving 
orders  for  preparations  to  resist  and  defeat  the  king  of 
Spain.     Dated  at  Richemond. 

;{1  October  1596.  ''oiiy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
("ouncil  to  the  Lord  High  Admiral,  the  lieutenant  of  co. 
Surrey.  For  the  execut  ion  of  the  orders  contained  in  a 
letter  of  November  h,st  for  calling  out  the  strength  of 
ihc  shire,  and  for  sendinir  threi'  thousand  of  its  men  to 
the  lieutenants  of  cos.  Kent  and  Southampton  :  and  for 
the  continuance  or  renewal  of  the  watchinge  of  beacons 
in  the  said  shire,  "  the  (iu<'ene8  majesty  being  ei-ediblv 
"  aduerti>ed  that  the  kinge  of  Spaigne,  moved  with  the 

shame  and  disgrace  done  him  in  his  owne  kingdome 
"  by  her  majesty's  late  army  in  tlie  enteqirize  at  Calcs 


hath    resolved   to  take    some    speedie    revenge    by        w.  ji. 
attemplinge  to  di)e  the  like  vpon  this  realme."  Moltneu 

I  November.    1596.      Letter    from    lord   Howard   of         Iffl' 
Kffingham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.     For 

I  he  execution  of  the  orders  cont  aiiied  in  the  letter,  dated 
31  October  1596,  of  the  Privy  I'ouneil,  ior  the  defence 
of  iIk'  country  against  the  Spaniards, 

6  November,  1(596.  Copy  of  a  letter  f  i-oei  Lords  of  tin- 
Council  to  the  Lord  High  Admiral,  the  lieutenant  of 
CO.  Surrey.  For  mustering  and  anedyiug  the  force  of 
the  shire,  to  resist  the  Spaniards'  intended  invasion  of 
the  country. 

7  November,  1.596.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey. 
Touching  orders  of  the  council  for  mustering  and  calling 
out  the  strength  so  the  shire,  and  for  seizing  the  horses 
and  armour  of  the  recusants  of  the  county  ;  the  armour 
to  l-<e  stored  in  a  convenient  place  of  security,  and  the 
horses  kept  at  their  owners'  charges. 

3  December,  1596.  Letter  from  Thomas  lord  Lawarr 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  So  imperfect  that  its  purport 
is  no  longer  discernible. 

12  December,  1.596.  Letter,  dated  at  Whitehall,  from 
Lords  of  the  Council  to  the  magistrates  of  co.  Surrey, 
with  orders  to  restrain  the  common  wasteful  use  of  malt 
in  brewing  "  beer  of  greater  strength  in  this  tyme  of 
'■  scareety  than  was  ysed  in  other  tymes,  when  niault 
"  was  good  cheape.'' 

17  January,  1597.  Letter  fr(3m  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  earl  of  Nottingham,  lord  high  admiral  and  lieutenant 
of  CO.  Surrey.  Touching  the  arrangements  made  for  the 
restoration  to  the  said  shire  of  the  arms  it  provided  for 
the  soldiers  sent  out  of  Surrey  last  year  "  vnder  the 
■"  commandment  of  the  Earle  of  Essex  then  her 
''   ^Majesties  Generall  in  the  voyadge  to  Spayne." 

23  February,  1597.  Writ,  under  the  sign-manual  of 
Queen  Elizabeth,  addressed  to  Sir  George  Moore,  knt.. 
collector  of  the  loan,  co.  Sun-ey.  Deferring  for  six 
months  the  pron.ised  payment  of  the  loan.  Dated  at 
Westminster. 

2!'  April,  39  Elizabeth.  Two  copies  of  a  letter  ad- 
dressed, under  the  Queen's  signet  awd  sign-manual,  to 
lord  Howard  of  Effingham,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrej',  for 
raising  and  equipping  one  hundred  and  fifty  soldiers  in 
the  said  shire  for  the  defence  of  the  I'ealm. 

:i  May.  1597.  Copy  of  a  letter  of  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey.  For  a  \e%y  of  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  choice  men  in  the  said  shire,  to  serve  as 
soldiers  under  the  command  of  Mr.  Oliver  St.  Johns. 
— Also,  on  the  same  paper,  a  cop)-  of  the  same  lord  lieu- 
tenant's letter  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  the  said  co. ; 
for  the  pi-ompt  execution  of  the  requirements  of  the 
Privy  Council  in  that  matter. 

9  jMay,  1597.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Lord  High  Admiral,  the  lieutenant  of  co. 
Surrey.  For  raising  and  training  one  hundred  and  fifty 
soldiers  for  the  queen's  service  in  the  said  shire.— Also, 
e:  .py  of  the  said  lord-lieutenant's  letter  to  his  deputy- 
lieutenants  of  t'ne  said  shire,  touching  the  requirements 
of  the  same  letter  from  the  Privy  ('ouneil. 

II  May,  1597.  Letter  from  loi-d  Howard  of  Effingham, 
lieutenant  of  CO.  Surrey,  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  the 
same  shire.  For  the  execution  of  the  orders  of  two 
enclosed  letters  from  the  Privy  Council. 

16  May,  1597.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to  the 
magistrates  of  Surrey.  Touching  the  excessive  prices  of 
erain,  .and  measures  for  reducing  the  same. 

27  -Alay,  1597.  Letter  of  01.  St.  John  t,o  Sir  William 
More,  knt.,  at  Loseley.  Begging  that  the  writer  may 
be  forthwith  furnished  with  all  things  requisite  for  the 
equipment  of  his  company  of  soldiers,  who  are  appointed 
to  embark  at  the  latest  on  the  12th  of  next  month.  Sir 
William  is  advertised  "  that  xiif?.  aday  is  agreed  ^-jjpon 
"  for  each  of  tho  soldiers  duringe  the  tyme  of  their 
'■   trayninge." 

3(J  .Mayi  1597.  Copy  of  a  lettei-  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Lord-Licutcnant  of  co.  Surrey".  'Pouching 
the  levying  and  cc|uipmcnt  cf  one  hundred  and  fifty 
soldiers  in  the  said  shire  for  her  majesty's  service, 
wheresoever  she  may  require  them,  under  the  command 
of  '•  M/Oliuer  St.  Johns  a  gentleman  of  a  very  good 
"  ex])erience  in  niarciall  afayres.'' 

2  .lune,  1597.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of  Effingham 
to  Sirs  William  IMore  and  Francis  Carewe,  knts..  two 
of  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Touching  the 
levy  of  men  now  being  raised  in  the  shire  to  serve  under 
tlie  writer's  "  cosen  St.  John." 

3. lune,  1.597.  Letter  from  Sir  Robert  Cecyll  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Announcing  the  committal  of  a 
prisoner,  and  the  writer's  ajiproval  of  Sii-  Robert's 
action. 


APPENDIX    TO    SEVENTH    HEPCIRT. 


657 


16  July.  37  Elizabeth.  Rough  draft  of  the  indenture, 
of  the  aforegiven  date,  whereby  Sir  William  Brouncker 
of  Stook.  CO.  Wiltes,  and  Symon  Noble  of  Church:  hill. 
CO.  Surrey,  sold  and  conveved  all  their  right  in  the  office 
of  keeper  of  the  park  of  Whitley,  co.  Surrey,  and  in  iho 
hei-bagc  and  pannage  of  the  said  park,  to  the  Rr.  Hon. 
Sir.Tohn  Wolley  >)f  I'yrdford  co.  Snri-ey,  knt..  chancellor 
of  the  most  noble  oi-der  of  tlie  Garter,  and  one  of  her 
highness's  most  honorable  Privy  Council. 

18  Jnly.  1-597.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  More,  knt.,  and  the  other  deputy-lientenantw 
of  CO.  Surrey.  For  the  suitable  clothing  and  ei|uipment 
of  the  *ifty  masterless  men  ordered  to  be  sent  from  Surrey 
to  Brydewell,  thence  to  be  shipped  from  the  poit  of 
London  for  service  in  Pyccardy. 

8  August,  1597.  Lett'er  from  Tobie,  bishop  of  Dur- 
ham, to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Expressing  the  writer's 
satisfaction  with  Sir  William's  godly  zeal  forreligion,  and 
his  conscientious  care  for  justice.  "  which  doth  argue," 
the  writer  continues,  "  th  it  he  that  bjgaune  the  go<id 
'■  work  in  you.  doth  and  will  continewe  it  to  the  dale  of 
"  Christ,  as  it  becometh  me  to  judge  of  you.  because  I 
"  hane  you,  as  the  apostle  saieth,  in  my  heart,  being 
"  companions  together  of  grace  through  the  Gospell." 
Dated  "at  Stockton  the  house  of  my  pilgrimage, 
"  amiddes  the  scourges  of  penurio  and  pestilence,  god's 
"   great  judgenientes  for  oure  synnes." 

2.T  August.  1597.  Letter  from  Lord  Howard  of  Effing- 
ham to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing  the  writer's 
design  that  his  son.  Sir  William  Howard,  shall  "  stand 
"  to  be  ihe  knyght  of  the  shire  for  Surrey  against  this 
"  next  parlameiit." 

27  August.  1597.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  magistrate?  of  co.  Surrey.  For  the  restraint  and 
punishment  of  the  forestallers,  engrossers,  and  regrators 
of  the  markets  of  the  county. 

27  October.  1597.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  lieutenant  and  deputy-lieutenants  co.  Surrey. 
Calling  out  the  forces  of  the  county,  an  hostile  navy 
and  army  having  been  discovered  on  their  way  for  this 
counlry. 

30  December,  1597.  Letter  from  the  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Lord  High  Admiral,  lieutenant  of  Sui  re}-. 
Touching  a  levy  in  co.  Surrey  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
soldiers  for  the  queen's  service  ;  with  respect  to  which 
levy  there  had  been  sent  by  the  Council  to  the  Lord 
Admiral  "M'Oliuer  Saint  John  a  gentleman  of  very 
"  good  experience  in  martial  all'airs." 

—  October.  1597.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Nctingham 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Recommending  the  writer's 
second  son  Charles  to  be  knight  of  the  shire,  instead  of 
his  elder  brother  who  can  no  longer  serve  the  county  of 
Surrey  in  that  capacity.  "  throughe  the  title  of  honour 
"  which  by  my  late  creation  is  fallen  on  him." 

29  November,  40  Elizabeth.  '\^'an•ant,  under  the 
Queen's  signet  and  sign-manual  to  the  carl  of  Noting- 
ham,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey,  to  raise  and  arm  a 
hundred  choice  men  for  service  in  the  Low  Countries, 
whence  her  majesty  has  been  constrained  to  move  "2.000 
veterans  to  Ireland,  to  restore  order  in  that  island. 

'22  December,  1597.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Greorge  Moore,  esq.,  collector  of  the  loan  for  her 
majesty's  use,  co.  SuiTey.  '"  Whereas  wee  doe  vnder- 
"  stand  that  there  are  divers  persons  inhabitinge  within 
■'  that  countye  that  doe  refuse  to  paye  the  severalle 
"  somraes  required  of  them  by  waye  of  loane  by  her 
"  majetties  privie  seale,  We  doe  mcrvaiie  to  fynde  siiche 
"'  backwardnes  in  any  ronsideringo  enery  of  those  whose 
"  names  were  certified  are  knowne  to  be  men  of  good 
"  sufficiencie.  These  shalbe  therefore  to  re(|uire  ycju  to 
"  call  all  the  saide  parties  before  you  that  .shall  refuse 
"  to  pay  those  sommes.  and  to  require  them  without 
"  further  delaye  to  paye  those  senerall  sommes  required 
"  of  them.  'Wherein  if  they  or  any  of  them  shall  persist 
■'  in  this  vndutifuli  sorte  to  delaye  the  payment  of  the 
"  same,  then  you  shall  take  good  bondes  of  them  to  her 
"  Majesties  vse  to  answere  that  their  obstinate  refusal! 
'•  before  vs."     Dated  from  Whitehall. 

1597-8.  A  tract  entitled  "  An  Apologie  of  the  Earle 
"  of  Essex  against  thoes  which  falsely  and  maliciously 
•'  takes  him  to  be  the  only  himlerance  of  the  peace  and 
"  quiet  of  this  country."  "  By  Roger  Williams. 

1697.  The  Pedigree  of  Molineux,  a  family  descended 
from  William  le  Molineux,  a  Norman  knight  who 
entered  England  in  the  personal  service  of  William  the 
Conqueror.  Drawn  and  Exemplified  by  Sir  William 
Dethick,  Garter  King  of  Arms,  whose  signature  appears 
at  the  foot  of  the  record. 

1  September,  1597.     Inventory  of  the  goods,  chattels, 
and  household  stufl"  of  Thomas  Key,  clerk,  deceased, 
late   parson  of   the   parish  church  of  St.  Nicholas  in 
Guldeford,  co.  Surrey. 
e     840fi2. 


10  September,  39  Elizabeth.  Rough  draft  of  the 
indent  ure.raade  between  "  the  Ladye  Elizabeth  Woolley, 
widowc  one  of  the  ladies  of  her  Majesties  privie 
"  chamber  on  thonepart,  and  George  ]\Iore  of  Loseley  " 
CO.  Surrey,  esq.,  on  the  other  part:  whereby  the  said 
Elizabeth  conveyed  to  the  said  George,  his" heirs  and 
assigns,  her  manors  of  Burgham  and  Wisshcley.  co. 
Surrey,  togetlier  with  all  her  manors,  lands.  Ax.  Ac. 
in  Pirforde.  Co.  Surrey,  in  trust  to  her  n.se  during  her 
life,  and  after  her  death  to  the  use  of  her  son  and  hoir- 
a|)parent  Francis  Wollcy  and  his  lawful  heirs. 
^20  September,  1,3117.  Letter  from  lady  Hnckehurst  to 
Sir  William  !More.  knt.  In  behalf  of'a  gentlewoman 
who  is  in  trouble  with  the  magistrate  and  his  son. 

^>  January,  1598.  I.etter  from  William  i>arl  of  Derby 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  that  Henry  Woodes 
of  Chobham  may  be  excused  from  serving  as  a  soldier  in 
CO.  Surrey,  as  he  is  the  personal  servant  of  the  writer, 
who  is  about  to  journey  to  Ireland. 

28  .lanuary.  1598.  Letter  (signed.  Ho.  Northampton, 
W.  Knollys,  Hen.  Cocke,  Barth'"  Fouke,  Richard  Brown) 
to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace,  co.  Surrey.  For  the  de- 
livery of  the  county's  '"  whole  composicion  pultrev  for 
"  the  one  .-ind  fortetli  yere  of  her  majesties  raigne"  to 
the  hands  of  "  Robert  Warden  her  majesties  yeoman- 
purveyor    for    com.piisicion    pultrey  at  her  Highnes 

"  storehouse  within  Byshopsgate  London." 

21  March,  1.598.  Warrant,  addressed  under  her 
Majesty's  signet  and  sign-manual  to  the  earl  of 
Notingham,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey,  to  raise  a  rate  of 
money  in  the  said  county  for  the  queen's  use  in  lien  of  a 
levy  of  thirty  equipt  soldiers  for  service  in  Ireland,  the 
sum  so  raised  to  amount  to  901.,  at  the  rate  of  'M.  for 
each  soldier  not  required  of  the  county.  "  AVherefore," 
the  warrant  runs,  '•  we  are  pleased  to  spare  them  of  the 
"  charge  and  trouble  of  levy  and  setting  out  of  men, 
■'  and  only  to  reqayre  a  rate  in  money,  lesse  then  the 
"  charge  would  lie  to  them  in  furnyshing  men,  that  is 
"  to  say  three  pounds  for  each  man."  Dated  from 
Richmond. 

22  -March,  1598.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  earl  of  Nottingham,  and  his  deputy-lieutenants  of 
CO.  Surrey.  Remitting  the  obligation  to  raise  the  thirty 
men  appointed  by  letters,  dated  21st  inst.,  to  be  levied 
in  the  .-aid  shire  lor  service  in  Ireland,  but  requiring  a 
sum  of  money  at  the  rate  of  three  pounds  on  each  of  the 
thirty  men,  i.e.  a  contribution  of  90/. 

23  March,  1598.  Letter  from  the  carl  of  Notingham, 
lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey,  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  and 
to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  the  said  shire.  Announ- 
cing the  remission  of  the  order  for  thirty  soldiers  to  be 
levied  in  the  said  county,  and  the  substitution  of  a 
reqtiirement  of  money,  to  the  snm  of  90/. 

29  March.  1598.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  sheriff  and  magistrates  nf  co.  .Surrey.  F.or  the  due 
execution  of  the  laws  for  the  relief  of  the  poor  and  of 
maimed  soldiers,  and  for  the  punishment  of  vagabonds 
and  rogues. 

—  April,  1598.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham  to 
Sir  William  and  Sir  George  More.  knts.  Thanking  the 
said  knights  for  their  action  in  respect  to  the  commission 
of  sewers  in  co.  Surrey. 

20  May,  1598.  Letter  from  Sir  Walter  Ralegh  to  Sir 
W.  Mere  and  others,  magistrates  of  Surrey.  Begging 
chat  the  writer  may  be  certified  as  to  the  justice  of  the 
grounds  on  which  one  Edward  Owens  vexes  with  litiga- 
tion Robert  Sbarpe  "'  one  of  her  highneS  servauntes  of 
'■  my  band." 

26  May.  1598.  Letter  from  G.  lord  llunsdon  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.,  and  others,  magistrates  of  Surrey. 
Begging  the  magistrates  to  stay  the  vexations  litigation 
by  whicli  Edward  Owen  and  one  Skeers  molest  the 
letter's  bearer.  Robert  Sharpc. 

3  -July,  1598-  Letter  from  W.  Howard  esq.  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.,  and  others,  magistrates  of  Surre}'. 
Begging  the  said  magistrates  to  give  a  licence  to  keep 
an  inn  in  Croydon  to  the  writer's  .servant,  Richai'd  Wood 
of  Croydon. 

3  July,  1-598.  Letter  fiom  Thomas,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  About  a  highway 
robbery,  committed  on  the  bearer  of  the  letter,  a  gentle- 
man. 

6  July,  1598.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Begging  for  infor- 
mation respi'Cting  a  vagrant  and  mendicant  person, 
named  John  Slater  or  Thomas  Edmondes,  who  repre- 
sents himself  to  have  received  holy  orders  from  the 
bishop's  predecessor,  bisho)i  Cooper,  and  to  have  filled 
the  parsonage  of  East  Compton,  at  Sir  William's  pre- 
sentation. 

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S  July,  1598.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham  to 
Sir  William  More.  kiit..  at  Lowsley.  About  the  late 
killiua;  of  "  red  de:ire  in  Winilsore  Forreste." 

li)  July.  15v'8.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham 
to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  About  the  enquiry  after 
certain  ui  lawful  hunters. 

16  Julv,  15;'8.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Lord  High  Admiral,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey. 
Requiring  two  hortsemen  from  th<'  said  shire  for  .^iervice 
agaiuft  the  rebels  in  Ireland. 

•22  October,  lo98.  Warrant,  dated  at  Whitehall,  from 
Sir  Robert  Cecyil.  for  the  arrest  and  sjjeed}-  conveyance 
to  Whitehall  of  Ka]ihe  Browne,  clerk,  minister  of 
Hambleton.  co.  Surrey. 

26  October,  1598.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham 
to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Announcing 
that  the  wiiter  has  appointed  William  '^^'asbeborne  to 
be  muster-master  of  the  trained  bands  of  the  .shire,  in 
the  place  of  Captain  Dutten  who  is  serving  in  Ireland. 

15  November,  1598.  Letter  from  lord  keeper  Eger- 
ton  to  Sir  William  and  Sir  George  More,  knights. 
Touching  the  petition  of  Isabell  Bewiell  who  complains 
that  she  is  vexed  with  groundless  litigation  by  Edward 
Owen. 

22  December.  1598.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  earl  of  Notingham,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey.  For 
a  levy  of  100  able  and  choice  men  in  the  said  shire,  not 
vagrants  of  the  baser  sort,  to  serve  as  soldiers  in  the 
Low  Counti-ies,  whence  her  majesty  is  compelled  by  the 
general  defection  of  Ireland  t(/  draw  2,000  veterans,  to 
serve  and  restore  order  in  that  country. 

23  December,  1598.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Noting- 
ham to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  For  the 
execution  of  the  orders  contained  in  the  letter,  dated 
22  December  1598,  of  the  i'rivy  Council. 

2'j  December.  1598.  Letter  fnun  Sirs  William  Howard 
and  Fr.mces  Carevv,  knts  ,  deputy-lieutenants  of  eo. 
Surrey,  to  Sirs  William  More  and  George  More  knts., 
Announcing  arrangements  for  raising  the  hundred  men 
in  Surrey  for  service  in  the  Low  Countries,  and  for 
delivering  them  on  10  January  next  in  St.  Georges 
Fyeldes. 

December,  1598.  List  of  moneys  received  by  a  col- 
lector "  towardes  the  scttinge  forth  of  c  soldiers.'' 

U  Jauu.iry  1599.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  earl  of  Notingham,  Lord  High  Admiral  of  England 
and  [Jeutenant  of  Surrey :  About  the  selection  and 
equipment  of  50  soldiers  in  the  county  of  Surrey  for 
service  in  Ireland.  Respectinsr  the  furniture  of  these 
men  it  is  observed  that  the  new  levies  should  lie  so  equipt, 
"  that  in  euery  hundreth  there  may  be  20  pykes  armed 
"  with  corsletts,  ponldrons  and  goud  murryons,  10  hal- 
"  berts  armed  as  the  pil,-es,  12  muskettes  with  good 
''  murryons.  12  bastard  muskettes  with  good  murryons, 
"  and  40  callivers  armed  likewyse  with  good  murryons  ; 
"  And  that  there  may  be  very  prosize  regard  vsed  to 
"  see  them  all  furnished  with  good  swords  and  daggers, 
"  -which  for  the  most  parte  bane  bin  very  badd  and  be 
"  no  vse  in  seruice." 

26  January,  1599.  Inventory  of  the  Platte  and  Siluer 
vesselles  in  the  House  of  Py  rston,  taken  and  removed  to 
Loseley. 

1  February,  11  Elizabeth.  Letter  of  proclamation,  by 
Lord  Lieutenant  of  the  co.  of  Surrey.  Appointing  Sir 
William  M' re,  knt.,  of  Loseley,  to  be  receiver  of  the 
nioiievs  to  be  levied  on  privy  seals  within  the  said  shire 
for  her  majesty's  use 

8  March,  15!'9.  Letter  from  Lord-Keeper  Egerton  to 
his  beloved  bruther-in-law  Sir  George  More.  Wishing 
hap|iine-s  and  comfort  to  Sir  George  and  the  writer's 
"  gnod  father."  In  leference  to  a  recent  domestic 
atiliction  the  writer  .^ays,  "  God  hath  the  jiledge  of  my 
'■  loue  to  you  bothe,  and  to  all  those  that  loued  her. 
"  My  comfort  in  this  world  is  seasoned  with  tearos  and 
"  syghes.  whereof  I  haue  plentye.'' 

6  May,  1599.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the  Coun- 
cil to  the  earl  of  Notimjluim,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey. 
For  a  general  ninsLcr  and  view  of  the  whole  forces  of  the 
said  county. 

7  May,  1599.  Instructions  for  the  Muster-Master  of 
the  Conntie  of  Surreye.     Dated  at  Greenewich. 

7  May.  1599.  Receipt  of  Richard  Bury  I'or  xli.  .\v.<. 
p;iid  Ijy  Sir  William  Moore,  knt..  one  of  the  chain bcrLiins 
of  the  exchequer,  in  respect  of  the  farm  of  sulisidies  :ind 
ul   age  of  markeiable  cloths,  cos.  Surrey  and  Sussex. 

17  May.  1.599  Letier  from  lords  of  the  council  to 
the  Far]  of  Notingham,  lieutenant  of  eo.  Surrey.  For  the 
equal  rating  of  all  residents  in  the  said  county,  so  that 
one  part  thereof  may  not  avoid  their  burthens  to  the 
injury  of  another. 


8  June,  l."i99.  Letter  from  A,nthony  Stoughton  in 
Ireland  to  .Sir  William  More,  knt.,  at  Loseley.  Giving 
Irish  news,  and  particular  descriptions  of  certain  opera- 
tions against  the  rebels.  As  the  writer's  "my  lord" 
was  on  his  way  to  Queeues  County,  to  victual  a  fort 
there,  "one  James  Fitzfriers  a  Geraldyn  being  in 
'■  accioun  and  held  a  castle  vppcn  a  brydge  ealeil  Athye 
■'  brydge,  wheare  over  his  Lordship  was  to  pass,  did  not 
•'  only  submit  himself  but  delyuered  vpp  the  castle.  My 
"  lord  past  from  thence  to  the  forte  with  some  small 
"  skyrmisshe.  In  his  way  from  the  forte  towards  Kil- 
'■  kenney  there  was  another  akyrmishe,  wheare  by  the 
"  folly  of  them  selues  Capteii  Raufe  Boswell  and  Capteii 
"  Gardyner  were  slayne  and  some  iiii  or  v  80uld3'ers, 
"  and  that  daye  there  were  slayne  of  thenemy  -ome  xii ; 
"  betwene  the  forte  and  Kilkenny  the  vycount  Mouut- 
'■  garrett  and  the  lord  Cahir  came  and  submytted  them- 
"  selves,  biith  Butlers.  At  Kilkenny  the  lord  Roch  and 
"  the  whyte  knightes  sonne  submiitea  themselves. 
"  The  Lord  of  Cahir's  brother  after  he  had  submytted 
■'  hime  self  entred  his  castle  and  kept  yt  .agaj'nst  my 
"  lord,  which  forced  him  to  send  to  Waterford  for  canon 
■■  and  culverynges,  and  the  castle  being  of  so  great 
'•  strength  that  there  were  at  least  c  shott  geven  to  yt." 
T'he  garrison,  being  surprised  in  an  attempt  to  escape 
by  iiight.  "  most  of  them  were  presently  put  to  the 
■'  sweard  and  the  rest  hanged.''  The  writer  gives  a 
graphic  account  of  a  singular  and  unaccountable  defeat 
inflicted  "  in  the  Byrnes  countrey  "  by  the  rebels  on  the 
garrison  of  50iJ  men  under  the  command  of  Sir  Harry 
Harryngton,  whose  force  was  only  saved  aft  'r  gi-eat  loss 
by  the  gallant  action  of  Captain  Mountague  with  50 
horse.  The  enemy  numbered  7il0,  ''and  every  man 
"  naked  save  a  shirt." 

C  August,  1599.  Copy  of  a  requisition  signed  by 
Lords  of  the  Council  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  for 
"  1  lance  and  two  light  horse  to  be  sent  to  South- 
"  warke  by  the  12lh  inst.,"  to  remain  there  for  the 
space  of  one  month  at  his  own  charge,  for  the  c^ueen's 
service. 

10  August.  1599.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Noting- 
ham to  deputy-lieutenants  of  Surrey.  Ordering  all  the 
forces,  horse  as  well  as  foot,  to  march  with  all  expedition 
to  Southwarke  as  the  "  enemyes  approche  nere  vnto  this 
"  coasD." 

30  August,  1599.  Letter  from  lord-keeper  Egerton  to 
his  loving  wytfe,  the  lady  Egerton.  Infoi'ming  her  of 
Dr.  Smyth's  opinion  of  her  father's  ailmems,  and 
reporting  the  doctor's  advice  for  the  invalid's  treatment. 
Dated  from  York  House. 

26  August,  1699.  Letter,  signed  by  the  earl  of  Not- 
ingham, Sir  Robert  Cecyil,  and  others,  to  the  com- 
manders of  the  queen's  forces  of  horses  and  foot  for  the 
county  of  Surrey.  Dismissing  the  said  forces  to  their 
homes,  provided  they  keep  in  readiiiess  to  re-assemblo 
oj  a  day's  warning 

12  November,  1599.  Letter  from  the  ea'd  of  Noting- 
ham to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Expressing  the  writer's 
gratitude  for  Sir  George's  "  kinde  and  bowntifull  pre- 
•'  sents  especiallie  att  suche  tymes  as  her  Majestic  is 
"  pleased  to  visitt  me.'' 

10  December,  1599.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of 
Winchester,  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Inviting  Sir 
Georgi.'  More  to  stand  god-father  to  the  writer's  newly 
born  son. 

1599.  Synojisis  Oxonia.  A  vellum  broadside  set- 
ting forth  the  several  colleges,  &c.  of  Oxford,  with  the 
names  of  some  of  the  chief  officers  of  the  same. 

16  July,  InOO.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham  to 
Sir  George  More,  knt.  Touching  the  petition  of  the 
inhabitants  of  the  west  division  of  the  c  >  of  Surrey, 
who,  as  inhabitants  within  the  limits  of  Windsor  Forest, 
claim  exemption  Iroin  the  burdensome  service  of  carry- 
ing certain  timber,  brick,  tiles  and  other  necessaries 
fur  her  majesty's  .service. 

20  .Tuly,  16u0.  Letter  from  Lord-Keeper  Egerton  to 
his  brother-in-law  Sir  George  More.  Condoling  with 
Sir  George  on  tno  death  of  his  father  who  was  the 
writer's  f  ither-in-law.     Dated  from  Yorke  House. 

18  July.  1600.  Letter  from  Thomas,  bishop  of  V^in- 
chester,  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Touching  arrauge- 
ments  for  paying  50?.  from  the  said  bishop  to  the  Lord 
Admiral. 

1  Aug'ist,  IGUO.  Letter  fr.im  Anne  lady  Warwyok  to 
Sir  George  More,  knt.  Reporting  that  she  named  to 
her  Majesty  his  suit  for  the  office  formerly  held  by  his 
father,  and  that  the  Queen  thinks  so  well  of  him,  that 
he  has  reason  to  be  hopjful. 

9  August,  ItiUi*.  Letter  of  affectionate  assurances  from 
Lord- Keeper  Egerton  to  his  beloved  fiiend  and  brother- 
in-law.  Sir  George  More,  knt. 


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?.  November,  I6O11.     Lottpr  from  lord  Burkhnrst  to 
^'^^'    George    Moore,  esq.     Promising,  at   the  lonl-keeiier's 
suggestion,  to  favour  iiBcl  support  Mr.  Moore's  suit  for 
tbe  office  of  one  of  the  ehaniberlnius  of  tlie  cNchequir. 

6  December,  1600.  Letter  fr<mi  Lords  of  the  Couucil 
to  the  earl  of  Nottingham,  lord  high  Admiral  of  Kii^Iand 
and  Lieuteuaut  of  Surrey.  Announcing  the  (lueen's 
need  of  a  levy  of  "  a  thowsande  men  to  be  sent  into  the 
"  Nurthe  of  Ireland  to  fill  vp  the  bandes  there,"  of  whom 
Surrey  is  required  to  provide  and  equip  only  tilteen 
men  ;  and  giving  particular  iuslructiuns  as  to  the 
equipment  of  this  small  contingent. 

8  December.  1600.  Letter  from  the  lord  Notingham 
to  Sir  Francis  Carewe,  Sir  George  Moore,  and  Sir 
MntheT\-c  Browne.  Tou  hing  certain  urgent  business  of 
the  Queen  which  tlioy  are  commissioned  to  dispatcli 
with  expedition. 

1600.  Letter  from  Mr.  N.  Throckmorton  to  his 
father-in-law  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Acknowledging 
the  receipt  of  30/,  Dated  from  Addington.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

1600.  Latin  Treatise  in  Sir  George  Morc's  hand- 
writing, described  in  the  heading,  "  Explicatio  particuli 
'"  Orationis  Dominica'  '  Diniitte  nobis  debita  nostra, 
"  sicut  et  nos  dlmittimus  debit.oribus  nostris.'  '' 

1600.  Carmen  fnnebre  Guil.  Outhiedi,  quod  in 
obitum  honoi'atissimi  equitis  Guilielmi  Mori  raa'stissi- 
mus  cecinit.  A  fragment,  containing  forty  lines,  less 
than  a  third  of  the  entire  poem. 

1600.  Letter  from  Lord-Keeper  Egerton  to  his 
brother-in-law  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Bidding  Sir 
George,  on  the  occasion  of  some  misfortune,  to  rely  on 
"  the  merciful!  sjooduess  of  the  Almighty,"  and  to 
understand  that  writer  will  tell  him  to-morr  jw  what  his 
"  honest  true  friende  can  do  for"  him.  Xo  date. 
.  7  January,  1601.  Leiter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  earl  of  Nottingham,  lieuteuaut  of  co.  Surrey.  Re- 
quiring a  levy  of  fi  I  teen  soldiers  in  the  county  of  Surrey 
for  service  in  Ireland;  her  majesty  having  resolved  to 
raise  her  ai'my  there  by  four  thousand  men.  as  Spain  is 
intent  on  supporting  and  moving  the  traitorous  rebels 
of  that  country. 

-  February,  1601.  Letter  from  Mr.  John  Donne  (after- 
wards Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Paul's)  to  his  father-in-law 
Sir  George  More,  knt.  Announcing  the  writer's  secret 
marriage  to  Sir  George's  daughter,  and  deprecating  the 
anger  of  the  deceived  father.  Dated  from  the  writer's 
"  lodgirg.''     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loeeley  MSS.") 

11  February.  1601.  Letter  from  Mr.  .John  Donne 
(afterwards  Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Paul's)  to  his  father- 
in-law  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Beseeching  humbly  that 
the  writer's  offence  in  the  matter  of  his  clandestine 
marriage  will  ntjt  be  magnified  to  Sir  George's  mind  by 
reports  of  unkitid  speakei  s,  but  will  be  regarded  by  him 
apart  from  the  mere  whisperings  of  malice.  Dated  from 
the  Fleetc.     {Vide  Kempe's  'Loseley  MSS.') 

13  February,  1601.  Letter  from  Mr.  John  Donne 
(afterwards  Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Paul's)  to  his  father- 
in-law  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Expressing  the  writi-r's 
humble  thanks  for  certain  mitigations  of  the  discipline 
of  imprisonment,  eti'ected  through  the  interference  of 
Sir  George,  who  appears  to  be  already  softening  towards 
his  son-in-law  and  inclining  to  forgive  him.  Sir  George 
is  even  entreated  to  mediate  between  Ihe  penitent 
writer  and  the  sorely  ofleuded  Lord  Keeper  Egerton. 
(Vide  Kempe's  •  Loseley  MSS.') 

13  February,  1601.  Letter  from  Mr.  John  Donne 
(afterwards  Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Paul's)  to  Lord- 
Keeper  Egerton.  Entreating  pardon  lor  the  writer's 
"bold  and  presumptuous  offence"  in  marrying  Sir 
George  Mora's  daughter  without  her  father's  permis- 
sion.    (Fic?t'  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.  ) 

26  February,  1601.  Letter  fi-om  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sheriff  and  Magistrates  of  co.  Surrey.  Requu-ing 
an  accurate  return  of  all  the  freeholders  of  the  county. 

2.5  February,  1601.  Letter  from  Chr.  Bruke  to  Lord 
Keeper  Egerton.  Imploring  his  lord'ship's  forgiveness 
of  the  writer's  most  culpable  part  in  the  clandestine 
marriage  of  Mr.  Donne  and  Miss  Moore  ;  for  which  the 
writT  has  been  put  in  the  Marshalsea,  and  is  still 
detained  there.  Dated  from  the  Marshalsea.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

1  March,  1601 .  Letter  from  Mr.  John  Donne  (after- 
wards Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Paul's)  to  Lord-Keeper 
Egerton.  Imploring  tbe  Lord  Keeper  to  dismiss  some- 
what of  his  just  displeasuie  with  tbe  writer,  who  says 
quaintly,  "  I  was  4  years  your  Lordship's  secretary,  not 
"  dishonest  nor  gredy.  The  sicknesof  which  I  dyed  ys 
"  that  I  begonne  in  your  Lordship's  house  this  lone. 
"  'Wher  1  shalbe  buried  I  know  not." — Also  a  note 
(undated)  from  the  same  person  to  the  same  person  ; 


thanking  the  Lord  Keeper  for  allowing  the  writer  the 
liberty  of  his  '' own  chamber,"  and  begging  for  "'  liberty 
"  to  take  the  avrc  about  this  towne."  (Fii?e  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.')' 

1  March.  Idol.  Letter  from  Mr.  John  Dnnue  (after- 
wards Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Paul's)  to  his  father-in 
law  Sir  George  Wore,  knt.  Meekly  entreating  Sir 
Gei  irgo's  permission  that  the  penitent  writer  may  address 
a  letter  to  his  wife,  which  he  will  not  presume  to  do 
without  Sir  George  Mores  express  leave.  (Vide  Kempe's 
■  Loseley  MSS.') 

26  June,  -io  Elizabeth.  Indenture  made  between  Sir 
George  More  of  Loseley,  co.  Surrey,  knight,  son  and 
heir  of  Sir  William  More,  knight,  deceased,  of  tiie  one 
part,  and  Cuthliert  Burbigeof  London,  gentleman,  and 
Richard  Burbage  also  of  London,  gentleman,  of  the  other 
pait;  whereby  the  said  Sir  George  More,  in  considra- 
tiou  of  four  score  anil  fylteono  jiounds  duly  ])aid  to  and 
acknowledged  by  him.  aliened  and  convevcdto  the  said 
Richard  and  Cuthbert,  to  hold  to  them  for  ever  (after 
the  expiration  of  the  life  interest  in  the  same  oI'Margarett 
Poole  widow)  "  all  that  messuage  sellers  romcs  waves 
'■  casicmentes  and  commodities  therevnto  bclengeinge 
"  nowein  the  tenure  and  occupacioim  of  Thomas  Brisket 
"  or  of  his  assign  or  assignes  scituate  lyinge  and  beinge 
"  within  the  precynct  of  the  late  Blackfriars  in  London 
"  that  is  to  bay  betwcne  the  messuage  r(raies  and 
"  buyldingesof  thcsaide  Cuthbert  and  Richard  Burbage 
'■  on  the  east  part,  and  the  messuage  romi's  and  buyld- 
■•  inges  of  the  sade  Cuthbert,  and  Uichard  Burbage  and 
'■  .  .  .  .  George  More  whiche  leadeth  towards  the 
"  glassehouse  nowe  in  the  tenure  of  Sir  Jerom  Bowes 
"  knight  on  the  North  parte  and  tlie  messuages  and 
"  yardes  of  Feiitou  widowe  now  in  the  seuer.ill 

"  tenures  ....  Clarke  on  the  west  parte  and  the 
"  high-way  that  leadeth  towards  the  messuage  or  man- 
"  cion  house  of  the  right  honourable  George  Lord 
"  Hunsdon  Lord  ChambL-rleynof  the  Queen's  Maiesties 
"  most  honourable  houseli  ....  of  which  saide  mes- 
"  suage  or  tenement  j-ardes  sellers  and  other  premisses 
■'  with  ther  appnrteuaunces  from  and  ymediately  after 
"  the  death  of  the  said  Margarett  Poole  to  the  saide 
"  George  More  and  his  heirs  of  right  doth  .  .  .  .," 
and  also  "  a  little  porch  leding  iutu  the  said  messuage." 
A  considerable  piece  has  been  torn  from  the  middle  of 
this  indenture,  which  was  found  in  two  pieces,  the  one 
piece  in  a  packet  <if  deeds,  and  the  other  piece  pushed 
into  another  parcel  of  writings.  Cuthbeit  and  Richard 
Burliage,  like  their  father  in  the  earlier  indenture,  write 
their  suruame  "  Burliddge." 

•1  July,  1601.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey.  Enjoining  the 
said  mairistrates  to  call  in  higglers'  licences,  and  htnce- 
ibrth  to  licence  no  person  to  be  a  higgler  who  has  any- 
other  calling  and  to  insist  that  no  higgler  of  the  said 
shire  buys  or  sells,  except  in  open  market,  or  buys  any- 
where or  at  any  time  rabbits,  pigeons,  partridges, 
pheasants  or  any  other  kind  of  fowl;  Complamt  having 
been  made  to  her  majesty  by  her  purveyors,  that  the 
common  higglers  and  victuallers,  by  forestalliag  the 
markets,  cause  such  fowl  to  be  sold  at  none  but  exorbitant 
prices. 

13  August,  1601.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham 
to  Sir  George  More,  knight,  doputy-lieutenant  co. 
Surrey,  and  to  the  other  magistrates  of  the  same  shire. 
Calliiig  their  attention  to  the  lewd  carriage  of  George 
Dunstone.  whose  cruelty  to  his  wife  and  other  social 
misdemeanours  ajipear  to  be  tolerated  in  srane  degree 
through  the  gener;il  im[)ression  that  the  man  enjoys  the 
protection  of  the  writer,  whose  '■  follower  "  he  professeth 
himself  to  be.  That  so  "  lewde  a  liver'' may  not  be 
"  shrowed  "  by  the  writer's  "  clothe,"  the  magistrates  are 
entreated  to  call  the  said  George  Dunstone  before 
them,  ••  and  let  hiiu  know''  the  earl  continues,  "that  I 
'•  doe  not  onlye  misUke  his  lewde  earyage,  but  doe  hens- 
"  forth  vtterly  discharge  him  from  wearing  my  cloth, 
•'  which  yf  att  that  tyme  he  shall  weare,  I  jir.iie  you 
'•  take  it  from  him,'' 

14  Aui^'ust.  liiOl.  Letter  from  lord  Bnckhurst  to  Sir 
George  iGore,  knt.  Begging  Sir  George  to  enquire  after 
the  truth  of  certain  strange  and  incredible  charges  of 
immorality  against  t,he  write. 's  cousin,  Moris  Sacvill. 
parson  of  Okeley,  who  appears  to  have  been  h;irdly,  if 
not  most  unjustly,  handled  by  Sir  Mitthew  Browne,  on 
the  strength  of  the  assertions  of  two  openly  protligate 
women. 

14  August.  1601.  Letter  from  lord  Buckhurst  to  Sir 
George  Moore,  knt.,  and  others,  magistrates  of  Surrey. 
GrderinEi  enquiry  to  be  made  into  the  rumours  to  the 
discredit  of  Moris  Sacvill,  parson  of  Okeley,  whom  the 

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^'  -26  August,  1601.     Letter   from  Thumas,    bishop   of 

Winchester,  to  Sir  William  More.  kiit.  About  an  eccle- 
siastical benefice  to  which  the  Lord  Keeper  has  preferred 
the  writer's  client  and  friend. 

6  October,  1601.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Noting- 
ham  to  his  deputy  lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  For  the 
execution  of  her  Majesty's  order  for  thirty  footmen,  in 
lieu  of  the  fifteen  required  by  a  previous  letter,  to  be 
levied  in  tlic  said  shire  for  the  cjueen's  service. 

6  October.  16iil.  Letter  addressed,  under  Queen 
Elizabeth's  signet  and  sign-manual,  to  the  earl  of 
Notinsham,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey,  for  the  immediate 
levy  and  equipment  of  thirty  foot-soldiers,  in  lieu  of  the 
fifteen  men  ordered  by  letters,  dated  29  Se])t.  last,  to  be 
raised  in  the  said  county  for  service  in  Ireland.  The 
reason  for  thus  increasing  the  force  designed  for  Ire- 
land is  thus  given,  "Forasmuch  as  since  those  oure 
"  said  letters,  the  effect  and  inteucion  of  such  prepara- 
'■  cions  is  now  evident!}'  seeno  Ijy  the  arriuall  and 
"  descent  at  Kinsale  in  our  Province  of  Mounster  of  an 
"  arniv  of  S])anyards,  whereof  we  hauo  receaued  assured 
"  aduertisementes  frotn  onre  depntie  in  Ireland  and  the 
'■  President  of  Mounster." 

21  December,  1601.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  commissioners  for  a  subsidy  co.  Surrey.  For 
the  perfect  collection  and  payment  of  the  same  subsidy. 

21  December,  1601.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  commissioners  for  the  assessment  of  the  first 
subsidy  and  fifteenths,  granted  by  last  parliament,  in 
CO.  Surrey.  For  the  due  assessment  and  collection  of 
the  same  taxes  in  the  said  shire. 

IS  March.  1602.  Lett<  r  from  the  earl  of  Jfotingham 
to  the  depnty-lientenants  and  magistrates  of  Surrey. 
Urging  them  to  carry  out  the  pri\y  council's  latest 
orders,  contained  in  an  accompanying  letter,  "  for  the 
"  supplyeinge  the  decayed  bandes  of  the  States  whose 
"  fortune  verie  nerely  concernetli  the  welfare  of  oure 
"  realme." 

27  March,  1602.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Lieutenant  and  magistrates  of  Surrey.  Reriuiring 
them  to  send  all  idle  and  dissolute  i)ersons,  found  in  the 
shire,  to  the  Port  of  London,  thence  to  be  shipped  for 
military  service  in  the  Low  Countries. 

27  April,  1602.  Official  and  attested  copy  of  the 
recorded  decree  of  the  ecclesiastical  court  of  the  arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury,  that  John  Donne  and  Anne  Moore 
contracted  valid  matrimony  in  February  1601. 

2  May,  1602.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Kotingham 
to  the  depnty-lieutenants  and  magistrates  of  Surrey. 
Directing  them  to  assist  Captain  Thomas  Panton  in 
raising  "  voluntary  men''  in  the  said  co.  for  the  service 
of  the  States  of  the  United  Provinces  in  the  Lowe 
Countryes. 

22  April,  44  Elizabeth.  Letter  addressed,  nnder  her 
Majestj-'s  sign-manual  and  signet,  to  the  earl  of  Not- 
tingham, lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey.  Touching  a  levy  of 
soldiers,  whom  her  Majeslj'  undertakes  to  arm  and 
apparel,  at  her  own  "burthen.  "     Imperfect. 

24  June.  1602.  Copy  of  a  Letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  Mr.  Justice  Gawdye  and  Mr.  Serjeant  Helc, 
her  Majesty's  Serjeant- Justices  fortho  co.  of  Kent  and 
the  rest  of  that  circuit.  Instructing  them  to  cause  all 
felons,  convicted  before  them  of  crimes  punishable  with 
death,  (save  felons  guilty  of  murder,  ra|)e  or  burglary), 
to  'oe  consigned  to  servitude  in  the  galleys,  rowed  liy 
many  rowers,  which  her  majest}'  has  pro\  ided  for  the 
safely  and  defence  of  the  maritime  jiarts  of  her  realm  ; 
the  said  felons  to  serve  for  seven  years  ac  least  in  the 
same  galleys,  before  they  arc  set  at  liberty  ;  and  the 
friends  of  the  said  felons  or  the  counties  to  which  they 
belong  contributing  three  jiounds  per  annum  towards 
their  maintenance  whilst  thej'  work  in  the  galleys. 

29  July,  liJ02.  Letter  from  Lords  of  tlie  Council  to 
the  Lord  High  Admiral,  lieutenant  of  Surrey.  Touch- 
ing a  levy  within  the  county  of  Surrey  of  soldiers  for  the 
queen's  service,  to  proceed  forthwith  to  the  port  of 
Bristol. 

17  August,  1602.  Letter  from  Ed.ward  Herbert  (after- 
wards lord  Herbert  of  Cherbury)  to  Sir  George  More, 
knt.  Accompanying  a  present  of  a  round  fjaf  of  Shrew.s- 
Iniry  sweet  liread.  "It  is  a  kiiid  of  cake  which  our 
"  conntrey  people  vse,  and  made  in  no  jilace  but  Shrews- 
"  bury :  .  .  .  .  measure  lujt  my  love  by  substance 
"  of  it  which  is  brittle,  but  by  tlie  forme  of  it  which  is 
"  circular."  Dated  from  Eyton.  {Viih.  Kemi>c's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

12  September,  1602.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Noting- 
ham  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Touching  a  difference 
'if  opinion  between  the  writer  on  the  one  p;irt  and  Sir 


George  More  and  Mr,  Stoughtou  on  the  other  part  as  to    ■«■  ^^ '  ^.'., 
a   right  to    a   fee ;   and   announcing  that   Sir  Richard    '      ksij, 

Weston  has  been  instructed  to  kill  a  stag  for  Sir  George         

in  ■'  Stonegam's  walke  "  aud  to  deliver  it  to  Sir  George. 
3  November,  43  Elizabeth.  Charter  of  a  grant,  in 
perpetuiij',  of  the  lordship  and  hundred  of  Godalming 
CO.  Surrey,  with  all  its  members,  appurtenances,  &c. 
&c.  to  Sir  (Jeorge  .More,  knight,  in  consideration  of 
l,fi4n.  8s  'l-,d.  paid  into  the  qneen's  exchequer. 

22  Decemlier,  1612.  Warrant,  by  Charles  Howard 
earl  of  Notingham.  Justice-Itinerant  of  the  queen's 
parks  and  forests  this  side  the  Trent,  to  the  keeper  and 
sub-keepers  and  foresters  of  the  forest  of  Windsor  within 
the  bailiwick  of  Surrey,  to  deliver  to  Sir  George  Moore, 
knight,  and  Laurence  Stoughton,  esq.,  her  majesty's 
verderors  of  the  said  forest  yearly  "  vnum  staggum  voca- 
"  turn  a  Stagge  in  a-state  et  vnam  Bissam  vocatam  a 
■'  hyud  in  hieme  pro  feodo  suo." 

3  January,  1603.  Letter  from  lord-chancellor  Elles- 
mere  to  his  brother-in-law  Sir  George  More,  knt. 
Touchinsr  a  property,  held  by  Sir  W.  H.  for  the  residue 
of  Mr.  Nicholas  More's  lease  that  expires  at  Michaelmas 
in  1607,  of  which  the  lord  chancellor  would  fain  get  im- 
mediate jiossession  at  a  reasonaole  price. 

IT)  February,  1603.  Letter  from  John  Gordon,  dean 
of  Salisbury,  to  Sir  George  Moore.  Bt-gging  that  the 
trial  of  the  dis|iute  between  Sir  George  aud  Mr.  Cas- 
tillions.  touching  certain  fishing  that  pertains  to  the 
manor  and  parsonage  of  Godalming.  may  be  deferred 
"  tyll  the  next  ternie  att  y'  barre  or  y'  next  sommer 
■■  assyses;"  the  deanery,  to  which  the  writer  has  but 
lately  come,  being  concerned  in  the  matter. 

22  Fel)ruary,  1603.  Warrant  from  the  earl  of  Noting- 
ham to  the  verderers  of  the  forest  of  Windsor,  and  the 
ranger  of  Surrey  Bayliwick  : — -To  view  the  wood  or  copse 
called  "  Remnantes  copice  in   the  forest  of  Windesore  \ 

"  conteyninge  by  estimacioun  fiftene  acres  or  tbere- 
"  aboutes  ;"  and  to  certily  the  earl  '"  whether  it  maye 
"  be  couvenientlye  felled  and  cutt  downs  this  yeare." 
Mr.  Edward  Morlcy  having  applied  for  the  earl's  licence 
to  fell  and  cutt  the  same. 

— ■  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Robert  Losle  to  his  "  eyn- 
■■  gewler  good  frynde  Syr  Wyllyam  More  knyght." 
Begging  Sir  William  to  send  the  writer  and  Master 
Puckeringe  a  hind  and  a  doe  on  Thursday  or  Friday  ; 
and  also  inviting  Sir  William  to  be  Master  Packering's 
guests  on  Monday  "  come  senote.  whych  yf  yt  shalle 
"  please  yowr  worshyppe  so  to  do  yowe  shalbe  moste 
"  hertelye  welcome  ;  and  he  desyer  yow  to  be  there 
"  bycause  he  wylle  bestowe  a  ryuge  of  yowe  for  a  tokyn 
"  of  good  wylle."     No  date. 

2  January,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Edward  More 
(signing  himself  •■  f  oure  Sonne  to  vse  as  youre  owne 
BOune")  to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Touching  the  business 
which  I  he  writer  and  SiiWilliam  have  with  lady  Rogers, 
and  other  private  and  domestic  matters.  No  year  given. 
4  January,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of 
Lcycester  to  Sir  Henry  Novell  aud  William  More,  knts. 
Acknowledging  the  letter  dated  3  Jan.  from  Biook- 
woodo,  in  which  the  knights  gave  their  reason  for 
suspecting  Sauage  of  maintaining  and  harbouring  lewd 
persons  ;  and  ordering  that  the  said  Sauage  be  imnished 
according  to  his  deserts,  the  earl  having  no  wish  to 
shield  such  an  oH'ender.     No  year  given. 

10  January,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Mr.  Anthony 
Browne,  sou  of  viscoutit  Mountague,  to  Sir  William 
More,  knt.  Reiiuesting  that  William  Harding,  one  of 
Loid  Mouutague's  tenants,  ma}-  not  be  permitted  to 
Continue  his  cutting  of  eertain  woods  (said  to  have  been 
solil  to  him  by  the  said  lord),  pending  the  enquiry  into 
AViliiam  Hardinge's  alleged  right  to  fell  the  same. 
From  River  Parke.     No  year  given. 

10  January,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  W.  Howai'd  to 
Sir  William  More.  knt.  Expressing  the  writer's  regret 
that  the  midwife,  who  is  on  the  point  ot  concluding  her 
attendance  on  his  wife,  must  hold  herself  in  readiness 
to  go  on  a  moment's  notice  to  lady  Sydney's  daughter, 
and  therefore  cannot  wait  on  lady  More  in  her  ap- 
]iroacliing  confinement.     No  year  given 

13  January,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  the  duke  of 
Norfolk  to  William  More,  esq.,  high  sheriff  of  cos. 
Sussex  and  Surrey.  Urging  Mr.  More  not  to  dismiss 
from  the  office  of  his  "  baylye  for  therai)e  of  Bramber'' 
luie  Tliomas  Lyntott,  who  is  the  writer's  under-bailiff 
for  the  barony  of  Bramber.     No  year  given 

15  Januaiy,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Thomas  Corn- 
wayleys  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  for  the 
refusal  of  certain  wood  and  land  pertaining  to  Mrs. 
Polsted.     No  year  given. 

17  January,  — .  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Anthony 
viscount   Mountague  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.     Con- 


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doling  with  Sir  AVilliaui  on  the  extreme  ilhicss,  if  not 
the  death,  r.t'  one  of  his  "  sweete  jiielle^."  wlio^^e  sickness 
lias  only  come  to  the  ■n-riter's  hearinp:  "this  instanntt 
"diner  time.''     No  year  given. 

•20  January.  —  Elizabelli.  Letter  from  tlie  earl  of 
Pembroke  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Requesting  Sir 
George  tn  come  immediately,  at  any  incnnvenieiice  tn 
himself,  and  confer  with  the  writer  on  a  mattei'  tnuchiun- 
one  of  his  friends.     No  year  given. 

20  January.  —  Elizabeth.  Copy  nf  a  letter  fiom  Lord 
Treasurer  Burghley  and  Sir  "\V.  Mildmave  to  the  Com- 
missioners for  reforming  the  abuses  and  extortions  of  in- 
formers in  CO.  Surrey.  Enjoining  the  said  commissioners 
to  assure  jurors  and  others  of  the  utter  falseness  of  the 
suggestion  "that  the  same  commission  shalbe  a  means 
'■  to  entrapp  suche  as  shall  detect  corrupt  coin])Ositions, 
"  and  thereb}'  bring  themselves  in  pirill  to  be  charged 
"  of  snch  offences.''     Date  of  the  year,  torn  av»-ay. 

24  January.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Robert  IVIay- 
lard  to  Sir  'William  Moore.  Announcrag  that  at  the 
request  of  the  Master  Cofferer  and  other  officers  of  her 
majesty's  household,  Emery  Lewer  and  his  son  have  been 
liberated  from  the  i^larshalsey,  after  having  remained 
there  for  ten  days,  for  taking  i^artridges.  "No  year 
given. 

25  January,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Sir  Edmund 
Tyllney.  master  of  the  revels,  to  Sir  'William  Mjre,  knt. 
Touching  the  imperious  and  discourteous  behaviour  of 
the  writer's  neii;hbour  Mr.  "Vincent.  Dated  from  the 
Office  of  the  Revels. 

25  January,  — •  Elizabeth.  Letter  (holograph)  from 
Robert  bishnp  of  'Winchester  to  Mr.  More  at  Loseley. 
A  note  of  friendly  courtesies,  and  directions  for  stocking 
a  new  pond  with  carp.     Date  of  year  not  given. 

22  January.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Lyn- 
coln  to  Sir  'William  More,  knt.,  and  Mr.  Laurence 
Stoughton.  Requiring  them  to  send  their  clerk,  named 
'Waren,  to  Mr.  Secretary  for  examination,  as  he  "  can 
'■  disclns  many  thinges."     No  year  given. 

11  February,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  John  South- 
cot  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William'.s 
favourable  considernliou  of  the  unfortunate  case  of  a 
young  man  named  B  lyden.  a  servant  in  a  house  on  Sir 
William  Mores  Blackfriars  estate.     No  year  given. 

14  February,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  the  earl  of 
Northumberland  to  Sir  William  Jlore,  kuL.  Requesting 
that  the  ivriter's  servant,  named  Lien,  who  has  been 
summoned  to  appear  before  Sir  W'illiam,  may  be  excused 
from  oljeying  the  summons,  as  the  writer  needs  his  ser- 
vices.    No  year  given. 

23  February,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  lord  W. Howard 
to  Master  Moore.  Thanking  .Master  Moore  for  a 
present  of  two  oxen  and  for  the  moderation  of  his  charge 
for  oxen  bought  by  the  writer's  steward;  and  begging 
Mr.  Moore  to  supply  the  same  steward  with  all  requisite 
stuff  at  a  reasonable  price.     No  year  given. 

12  March.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Begging  Sir 
William  to  use  his  iufloence  in  the  writer's  behalf  with 
the  bishop  of  Winchester,  touching  a  matter  which  the 
letter's  bearer,  Mr.  Drake,  will  fully  set  forth.  No  year 
given. 

15  March,  —  Elizaljeth.  Letter  from  Gualtei-  Alen  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knt..  at  his  place  in  the  Blacke 
Fryers  in  London.  Commendit!g  and  thanking  Sir 
AVilliam  for  his  successful  exerlifns  to  place  "Mr. 
"  Watson  in  the  ministry  of  the  woord  with  liberty  of 
'•  preachingc  thorow  out  London  "  ;  and  also  referring 
to  kind!}'  ti-eatmeiit  accorded  to  the  writer  at  Loseley, 

'  where.''  he  observes.  ''  not  only  my  office  and  ministrye 
"  but  evene  my  self  also  had  so  good  intcrtaynment, 
"  as  1  cannot  with  sufficient  thankfulnes  reiiiemlier." 
From  Arwertun  in  SuHolke.     No  year  given. 

24  March,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey,  and 
George  More,  esq.,  their  especial  assistant.  For  per- 
fecting and  completing  a  certificate  of  musters,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  wishes  of  the  Privy  Council.  No  year 
given. 

26  March.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Wyllyam  lord 
Lawarre  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Suggesting 
that  John  Norlon,  Knight  Feilders,  Robert  Porden 
and  Nicholas  Pescodd  should  be  examined  as  to  their 
rea-ons  by  buying  a  fishing-net,  which  cost  them 
five  marks.  "These  personues,"  says  the  writer,  "  haue 
"  no  waters  of  there  owne,  yet  neucr  want  they  fish  to 
"  eat  in  alehowses,  to  sell  in  markettcs,  or  otherwise  to 
"  bestowe  on  some  of  there  vsuall  and  accustomed 
"  freindes.  Your  waters  and  mine  are  the  neerest  vuto 
'•  them  besides  Mr.  Backhouses.  1  find  that  my  frends 
"  are  roobed.and  1  assure  myself  that  you  must  needes 


"  be   robbed  also.''     From   the    Hoult.       No  date   of 
year. 

28  March.  — Elizabeth.  Letter  i'rora  George  Carey  to 
Sir  William  .More,  knt.  fJimcerning  the  intrusion  of 
the  civic  authorities  within  the  liberties  of  the  Fiars. 
The  lettiT  begins  thus:  "  Occasi(nis  have  faulen  out 
'■  this  day  Sir  Williatn  Moore  whorliy  a  npuls  hath 
"  byn  giuen  tii  the  Shrife  that  gaue  a  fi'esh  assault  to 
"  tlie  trial's  for  tlieyr  libcrtie.  J.  hauo  w"'slode  tlieyr 
■'  force  that  wolde  have  had  a  felons  goods  in  the  white 
■■  friies,  beiiige  fuistsenzcd  liy  me  for  the  (|Uene.  and  an 
'■  arest  also  made  in  the  bhick  frires  liatb  also  liin 
"  w"'sti>ode.  They  bragg  of  a  liboTty  geueii  them  by 
"  the  couneell  to  enter  vppoii  the  libortis,  but  the 
"  cownsell  do  not  romembcr  any  snch  licens  gcuen  and 
"  therfor  haue  appoyiited  the  mayor  to  sonde  his 
■'  officers  on  friday  nevt  tii'  cowisell  table  that  thim 
"  they  may  order  and endo  the  matter."   No  year  given. 

■i  -Vpril,  —  Elizabeth.  Copy  of  the  articles  (in  Latin) 
of  the  Treaty  of  Peace  of  Cambraye,  head''d  "  .\r- 
'■  ticuli  tiactatus  pacis  inter  serenissimam  Reginam 
■'  Anglia?  et  christianissimum  Fi  ancorum  regem  Cam- 
"  braien.     3  April ."     No  year  given. 

ti  April.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Elizabeth  iiady 
Wolley  to  her  brother  Sir  George  More.  knt.  "  Her 
"  m-.ijesty  bad  me  welcome  to  the  corte.  and  said  I  was 
■'  absent  a  fnrtnight,  she  had  ke]ite  a  reconinge  of  the 
"  dayes  :  she  verie.  carefullie  eiKiuired  how  my  father 
'■  did  and  his  twoe  w_vdowes,  and  was  verie  glad  of  his 
"  healthe.''     No  year  given. 

8  A]iril.  —  ElizaljCth.  Letter  from  George  Evelen  to 
William  More,  esi|.  About  the  siilisciiptious  to  the 
R.M.  Lottery  which  come  in  very  slowly  in  the  district 
for  which  the  writer  is  the  collector.     No  3'ear  given. 

17  .\pril,  — Elizabeth.  Letter  from  John  Wyutershull 
to  William  More.  esq.  Announcing  that  the  writer 
cannot  come  to  Mr.  More  in  consequence  of  an  acident 
in  falling  from  his  horse.     No  year  given. 

17  April.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Mattlnie,  arch- 
bishop of  !  'anterbury.  to  William  Slore.  cs(|.,  at  Loseley. 
Begging  that  the  primate,  on  the  occasion  of  his  visit 
to  the  Deanery  of  Stoke,  may  rest  at  Loseley  on  the 
nights  of  Wednesday  5  and  'Thursday  6  of  May.  His 
grace  does  not  mean  "  to  put  Mr.  More  to  any  charges,'' 
and  will  cause  the  greater  jiart  of  his  following  to  eat 
and  lodge  at  Guildford,  taking  only  seven  or  eight 
persons  with  him  to  Loseley.  Dated  from  Lamhithe. 
No  year  given. 

21  April.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to 
Sir  Wylliam  More,  knt.  Acknowledging  gratefully  the 
receipt  of  certain  infiirmation.     No  j'car  given. 

23  Ajiril.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Matthue.  arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury,  to  William  Moorr,  esq.,  at;  Loose- 
ley.  Acknowledging  Mr.  Moore's  courtesy  in  bidding 
tlie  writer  welcomo  to  Loseley  for  two  nights,  but 
regretting  that  circumstances  forbid  him  to  accept  the 
invitation.  'I'he  primate  sends  "  hartie  commenda- 
cioi.s  "  to  Mr.  Moore's  '"  good  bedfellowe.''  Given  from 
Lamhithe.     No  year  given. 

30  April.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Matthue  arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury  at  Lamhithe,  to  William  More, 
esq.  Touching  the  complaint  of  William  Newmau, 
vicar  of  Chartesey,  who  alleges  that,  being  unjustly  and 
excessively  rated  to  the  Poor  Man's  Box  of  his  church, 
and  neglecting  to  obey  the  summons  of  Mr.  Cooper,  a 
justice  of  the  peace,  wlio  summoned  him  in  respect  of 
his  omission  to  pay  the  inordinate  assessment,  he  was 
"  bv  a  warrant  arrested  and  by  vertue  therof  putt  into 
'■  the  stockes  opeulie."  The  primate  writes,  "  I  am 
■'  perswaded  that  the  gentlemen,  J'lstices  of  the  Peace, 
••  will  doe  iioe  ecclesiasticall  person  wronge  nor  ex- 
"  tremitie,  although  it  M-as  lie"yil''  C' hard)  ■' that  he 
"  was  putt  open!  ie  "in  the  stockes,  but  because  I  doc  not 
"  knowe  his  d^merites  I  can  sale  little  in  yt,  but  lu'omiso 
"  that  1  would  write  to  you  in  this  matter."  No  year 
given.     (Fi'/e  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

8  May,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  lord  Howard  of 
Effingham  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  'I'om^hing  the 
writer's  exercise  of  infiuence  in  the  election  of  a  verderer 
on  Sir  Henrv  Weston's  behalf,  which  influence  should 
have  been  used  to  Mr.  Stowgbtou's  advantage,  had  the 
writer  known  of  Sir  William's  desire  for  Mr.  Stowghton's 
success.  No  year  given. — Also,  on  the  same  day  (8  May), 
another  letter  on  the  same  subject,  in  which  he  speaks 
of  "  Sir  He.  Weston  as  my  good  trend  and  kinsman," 
and  repeats  that  he  would  have  supported  Mr.  Stowgh- 
ton's  candidature  for  the  office,  had  he  kaown  that  Sir 
William  and  his  son  wished  for  that  gentleman's  success. 
No  year  given. 

8  Mav.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Pom- 
broke   to   Sir  William    IMore,   knt.     "  My  father  had 

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HISTOlflCAL    MAXtsCRU'TS    COMMISSIOK  : 


\v.  M.  "  graunted  him  by  you  water,  to  be  conveyed  by  leades 
5IoLT^EUx,  "  alhiso-\vne  costes" from  the blacke  Friers  to  Barriardes 
^'  "  castle,  but  as  it  apperethi'  not  from  the  checfe  heade 
•'  in  your  garden,  but  from  a  cesternc.  This  water 
"  rnuiiingo  vnder  divers  bowses  bathe  bin  by  some  in 
"  makinge  cockt'S  in  to  my  leades  taken  from  me  by 
"  the  wave  :  and  other  endevoringe  the  like  tindmgc 
'•  noe  water  (for  ther  had  prevented  bothc  me  and  them) 
"  have  quite  cutt  vpp  my  pipes  by  the  whiche  the  water 
"  should  passe,  soe  that  the  graunte  which  to  my  father 
"  was  made  bv  vou  standeth  m.e  in  noe  steed  at  alle. 
"  1  am  desirous  to  enjoye  the  commoditie  which  you 
"  meant  to  my  father,  but.  because  I  can  not  for  the 
"  inconveniences  rehersed,  I  wishe  the  placi-  from 
"  whence  the  water  is  nowe  fette  might  be  chauuged." 
No  Year  given. 

9 " May ^— Elizabeth.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to 
Sir  Wyiliam  More.  knt.  Giving  thanks  for  a  present  of 
a  "  fayre  byrde." 

■29  May.  —  Elizabeth.  Lctti'r  from  John  Shelley  to 
Wyllvam  More,  esq.  Ecportiug  that  "within  the  rape 
"  "of  Brambro  and  Lewes  "  there  are  found  no  French 
prisoners,  and  that  uo  one  in  the  .same  district  knows 
aughtolany  peisons  belonging  thereto  who, as  English 
prisoners,  are  detained  in  Fiance.     No  year  given. 

2  June,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  W.  Howard, 
deputy-lieutenant  co.  Surrey,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt., 
deputy-lieutenant  of  the  i-ame  shire.  About  a  muster  of 
the  horsemen  of  the  county.  Date  of  year  no  longer 
apparent. 

o  June,  ~  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Arthur  Maynwar- 
ing  to  his  brother-in-law  Sir  William  More,  knt.  A 
note  of  friendly  and  courteous  assurances.  No  year  given. 

3  June.  —  Elizal)eth.  Letter  from  John  Scarlett  to 
his  brother-in-law  William  More.  esq.  Asking  Mr.  More 
to  accept  a  horse  in  part  payment  of  the  impoverished 
writer's  debt  to  him.     No  year  given. 

16  June.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Francys  Carew 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  The  writer  has  spoken  to 
Mr.Secretarv Walsiughani  respecting  a  commission  upon 
which  more  commissioners  will  be  put.     No  year  given. 

21  June,  —  Elizalieth.  Letter  from  Ambrose  earl  of 
Warwick  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Requesting  that 
Thomas  Betts  rnav  be  excused  from  the  military  service, 
to  which  ho  had  been  "  prest,"  as  he  is  the  servant  of 
the  writer's  servant  Covertt.     No  year  given. 

16  July,  —  Elizabeth.  Ijetter  from  Matthue.  arch- 
Ijislio))  of  Canterbury,  at  his  house  at  Croidon,  to  William 
More,  John  Agmondesham,  and  Ednmnd  Slyfield,  esqs. 
The  said  justices  of  the  peace  (having  determined  the 
controversy  between  Grove  and  Pnrdam  by  assigning 
to  Purdam  the  close  of  land  called  Stanstede,  computed 
by  him  at  nine  acres  but  understood  by  his  grace  to 
contain  forty  acres)  are  now  requested  to  appoint  im- 
partial persons  to  measure  out  nine  acres  of  the  same 
close  to  the  said  Purdam,  "  wherein,"  adds  the  writer, 
"  ye  shall  further  do  a  good  deed  to  the  behoof  of  your 
"  poore  neigViboures."     No  year  given. 

17  July,  — Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Mr.  Antony  Browne, 
son  of  viscount  Mountague,  to  Sir  William  More,  knt. 
About  the  death  of  the  writer's  servant  Arnolt  Martyn, 
killed  in  a  quarrel  by  one  of  Mr.  Weston's  servants  ;  an 
affair  which  Sir  William  is  entreated  to  enquire  into. 
From  Kivor  Parke.     No  year  given. 

27  July,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Thomas  Shelley 
to  ^\  illiam  More,vice-admirai  of  the  "  slioare  of  Sussex.'' 
Acknowledging  the  writer's  receipt  of  thePrivyCouncirs 
order  to  stay  all  vessels  of  thirty  tons  and  upwards 
entering  "  these  liberties  ;  "  and  referring  to  a  recent 
impressment  of  mariners  within  the  same  liberties  for 
her  majesty's  service.     No  year  given, 

2  August,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Anthony  Wyng- 
felde  to  Mr.  More.  Touching  the  ofl'ect  at  court  of 
Mr.  More's  representations  as  to  the  unfitness  of  his 
house  to  receive  her  majesty,  by  reason  of  the  fewness 
and  amallness  of  its  rooms ;  and  adding  "  I  haue 
■'  spoukene  with  my  ladie  Clyntoue  in  youar  cause  and 
'■  she  doutho  thynke  ytt  good  that  you  should  come  and 
"  declare  onto  my  lord  off  Lystarc  youre  estate  that 
'■  her  magystye  myte  not  come  onto  youar  hous.''  No 
year  given.     (Fir?e  Kempe'a  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

9  August, —Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Elizabeth  lady 
Russell,  in  the  B'ackfriars,  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt. 
Asking  for  permission  to  make  certain  foundations, 
needful  for  the  new  building  of  a  certain  gallery,  over 
cert;un  ways  and  tenements  pertaining  to  Sir  William, 
to  "  anowld  bowse  redy  to  fall,"  which  she  would  fain 
repair  in  the  Blackfriais  for  her  own  use.  Bj-  consenting 
to  her  request  the  writer  says,  "  yow  woold  pleasure  my 
"  lord  and  me  much.'     No  year  given 


12  August.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Mistress  Anner 
Paston  to  Master  Moore.  About  a  commission  now 
being  held  on  some  matter  at  "  Geleford."  The  writer, 
when  staying  at  the  Lord  Admiral's  house  at  Horsley, 
would  have  visited  Loseley,  if  that  place  had  not  been 
•'  vyseted  wyth  the  mayssels."     No  year  given. 

12  August.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Lord  Cobham 
to  Mr.  A\'yllyam  Moore.  Beggir^g  for  a  "  little  quylle  of 
■■  wattei'  vnto  "  his  house,  where  he  means  to  live  all 
next  winter;  which  "quylle"  his  late  father  always 
enjoyed.     No  year  given. 

lo  August,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  John  Caryllto 
Sir  William  More,  knt.  Claiming  restoration  of  a  hawk 
taken  up  by  Sir  William.  The  bearer  of  the  letter  can 
give  precise  information  as  to  the  marks  of  the  bird. 
No  year  given.     (Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

Iti  August,  —  Elizabeth,  Letter  from  John  Norreys 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  For  the  further  and  strict 
examination  of  a  prisoner  charged  with  robbery-  No 
year  given. 

19  August,  —  Elizabeth.  Ijetter  from  Mr.  Antony 
Browne,  son  of  the  viscount  Mountague,  to  Sir  William 
jMore,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  to  come  to  the  christen- 
ing of  the  writer's  newly  born  child,  "  a  girrell."  From 
Oowdreye.     No  year  given. 

21  August.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
( )nsiow  to  Sir  William  More.  Begging  Sir  William 
to  let  a  p.articnlar  house  to  the  writer's  brother,  and  to 
take  her  word  that  the  rent  will  be  paid.  Dated  from 
Knoll.     No  year  given. 

2-j  August.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Thomas  Asteley 
to  Mr.  More  at  his  house  near  Gillord.  In  which  the 
writer  pro]ioses  to  bring  himsi^lf,  his  wife,  her  two 
children  and  two  servants,  and  his  own  two  servants, 
and  three  horses,  to  Loseley  House,  for  board,  lodging, 
and  entertainment.  No  year  given.  (Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  .MSS.') 

25  A  iigust.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to 
Sir  Wylliam  More,  knt.  Expressing  the  writer's  satis- 
faction at  knowing  that  Sir  Wj'lliam  harbours  no 
unfriendliness  to  him.     No  year  given. 

2"  August.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Henri  Nevell 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  William  to  take 
as  a  tenant  for  a  house  the  writer's  friend,  Mrs.  Pharrant. 
IJated  from  Byllyngber.     No  year  given. 

2  September,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Antonie 
Garnett  to  Sir  William  More.  knt.  Inviting  Sir  William 
and  his  lady  to  come  to  Batell  to  hunt  bucks,  &c.  with 
lord  Mountague's  guests.    FromBattell.    No  year  given. 

6  September.  -  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Henry  Wes- 
ton. cs((.,  to  William  More,  esq.  Respecting  complaints 
of  excessive  assessment  to  a  subsidy  b}-  .Sir  Edward 
Brave  (who  de?Ia'es  that  he  cannot  spend  more  than 
XX  It.  a-year),  George  Gose  keeper  of  (Jkinge  park,  and 
Mr.  Ow-cn.     No  year  given. 

9  September,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Sir  Arthur 
Maynwaringe  of  Ightfeld,  co.  Salop,  to  Sir  William  More 
at  Loseley.  About  the  proposed  marriage  between  the 
writer's  son  and  Sir  William's  daughter  Ann.  Sir 
Arthur,  thotigh  averse  to  travel,  will  journey  to  Loseley, 
in  order  that  he  may  "the  rather  entice ''  Sir  William 
to  visit  the  "  rude  and  barbarus  soyle  "  of  Shropshire. 
No  year  given. 

15  Septendjer,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Anthony 
viscount  Mountague  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  For 
the  KUjipression  of  analebou-e  at  Freusham,  co.  Surrey, 
which  is  injurious  to  the  writer's  servant  Bl.aze  Briday. 
From  Horsley.     No  year  given. 

10  September.  —  Eliza' 'Cth.  Holograjih  letter  from 
Elyzabeth  countess  of  Lincoln  to  Sir  William  More.  The 
writer  says,  "  The  cardynall  chatylyen  was  at  rochell 
"  and  in  danger  to  be  taken  whervpon  he  imbarkyd 
"  hymselfo  sodcnly  and  landed  at  doner  and  thens  is 
"  conducted  to  louden  and  to  Sj'r  tomas  gresams  house." 
No  year  given. 

19  September,  —  Elizabetli.  Letter  from  Cicely  lady 
Buckehurst  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Begging  that 
one  EDiotte  a  carpenter  may  be  excused  from  serving 
for  the  present  in  Sir  William's  trained  band,  as  Lord 
Buckehurst  requires  the  man's  service  in  repairing  his 
lordship's  house  and  stables.     No  year  given. 

23  September,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Cicely  lady 
Buckehurst  to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Beggingfor  an 
abatement  in  the  assessment  of  the  writer's  neighbour 
Kichliell.  who  declares  himself  to  have  bestowed  a  great 
]iart  of  liis  goods  on  his  children,  reserving  only  enough 
to  maintain  himself  and  his  wife  in  their  old  age  and 
sickness.     No  year  given. 

28  September.  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley 
to  Mr.  More.  Begging  Mr.  More  to  see  that  good  post 
horses    are  provided    at   Gylford   for   hie   lordship   of 


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W.  M.        Northfolke,  who  -will  dine  there  on  the  morrow,  on  a 
"'saa^^    rapid  journey  to  London.     Xo  year  given. 

-'  10    October,  —  Elizabeth.     '  Letter    from    Wylliam 

TviTell  of  Crovi'on  to  Mr.  More,  e.-^q.  In  -which  the 
writer,  iu  con.sideralion  of  his  failing  strengtii  and 
.sufi'eriiigs  from  "  the  cnllycke  and  the  strangurre,''  beiis 
lo  bj  excused  from  filling  an  uffieo  to  which  Mr.  More 
has  appointed  him.     Xo  j'ear  given. 

18  October.  —  Elizabetli.  Letter  from  John  Cowpor 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  After  my  very  liarty  commen- 
tlaciouiis.  Sir,  Lhe  berer  liereof  beyng  the  minister  of 
the  ])arishe  where  I  dwell,  beyng  withoute  a  wife  vs  very 
dcsyrous  to  mary  a  mayde  dwelling  within  the  same 
|iarishe.  and  for  as  muclie  as  by  lu-r  majesties  Injunc- 
tions a  minister  cannot  marry  but  by  thexarainacioun 
and  allowance  of  the  Bisshopp  of  the  dioces  and  two 
Justices  r^f  the  Peace  nere  vnto  the  places  where  the 
sayde  minister  and  woman  do  dwell.  1  am  for  hvme  to 
desyre  youre  as-eut  ther  vnto.  The  man  is  of  honest  and 
good  conuersacioun  and  the  woman  ys  of  good  yeres 
towardes  xxx,  and  a  very  sober  niayd  and  honest  and  so 
re]Kjrted  of  by  the  .-nbstantialliesi  men  of  this  parishe. 
wheriu  she  hath  duelled  almoste  seven  yeares.  She 
hath  the  good  will  of  her  mother,  her  fallier  beyng  dede, 
and  of  her  master  with  whome  she  last  dwelled  and  of 
her  frendes.  and  of  the  pari^he  where  he  servetb  for  I 
sent  for  diners  of  them  to  know  there  oppinions  of  the 
matter  before  I  wold  wright  and  bescch  you  to  signify 
youre  assent  to  my  Lord  Bushop  (vnto  whom  I  lieve  also 
written)  by  a  word  or  two  from  you.  1  ame  sorry  that 
1  cannot  come  by  you  as  I  goe  to  London,  &c.  &c.  No 
year  given.     (Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  JIS-^.') 

29  November,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Antonie 
Garnett  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Giving  particulars 
of  the  fortunes  and  careers  of  the  four  living  sons  of  the 
lady  Crips.     From  Coudrey.     No  year  given. 

6  November,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Iv.  Sothebie 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  Sir  Wil- 
liam's sister,  after  resting  for  a  day  at  Islington,  has 
gone  into  Northfolke  and  Sufl'olke.  "The  terme,"  the 
writer  continues,  "  is  kepte  at  Harteforde  accordinge  to 
"  the  first  appointment  ;  but  howe  louge  the  same  shall 
"  continue  it  is  doubtfuUe,  by  reason  their  bathe  deade 
"  of  the  plague  in  Wave,  above  the  numbar  of  xxx" 
"  persons,  which  event  hath  caused  loilginges  to  be  so 
"  streight,  as  their  is  oii'er  made  of  v  li  a  weake  for  a 
"  chambar,  but  can  not  be  had."     No  year  triven. 

2  December,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Loids  of  the 
Council  to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey.  For 
the  execution  in  the  said  shire  of  the  orders  of  the  Privy 
Council  for  the  suppres.-iou  of  the  Plague.  No  date  of 
year  visible. 

18  December,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Mr.  George 
Evelon  to  William  M"re,  esq.  In  which  the  writer,  who 
has  been  "  apyuted  collecture  For  the  lotere,"'  reports 
that  he  has  "  receuyd  no  monye  nor  as  yet  perceafs  no 
"  monye  lycke  to  come."     No  year  given. 

25  December,  ■ —  Elizabeth.  Letter  of  Ann  Farrant, 
widow  of  Richard  Farrant,  to  Sir  William  More.  Ke- 
specting  her  rights  iu  a  house  in  the  Blackfriars,  leased 
to  her  late  husband  by  Sir  William. — Also,  a  ccpy  other 
petition  on  Sir  Frauncis  Walsingham,  knt.,  and  the 
queen's  chief  secretary, on  the  same  matter.  No  year  given. 

29  December,  —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Antonio 
Garnett  to  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.  Assuring  Sir 
WilKam  of  the  writer's  mindfulness  of  a  certain  matter. 
From  Coudrey.     No  year  given. 

30  December. —  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Mr.  Anthony 
Browne,  son  of  the  viscount  Mountague,  to  Sir  William 
More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir  William  for  an  invitation  to 
Loseley,  and  also  lor  his  intelligence  respecting  "the 
"  othe  of  thassociacioun  of  her  Majestie's  safety.'  The 
writer  is  staying,  together  with  his  wife,  at  the  house  of 
his  "dere  frende  Mr.  Cornewallis,"  and  complains  of  his 
poor  health.     From  Horsley.     No  year  given. 

—  Elizabeth.  ^Vrticles  of  agreement  (signed,  Thomas 
Browne,  Wyllyam  More.  Piicbard  Burton,  Thomas 
Lyfekl,  and  John  Cowey,)  for  providing  stock  and  store, 
wherewith  to  provide  work  for  the  poor  of  the  towns 
and  parishes  of  co.  Surrey.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  (signed,  KnoUes)  addressed  to 
Sir  William  More.  knt.  Condoling  with  Sir  William 
on  his  sickness  and  infirmities.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  A  Genealogical  Chart  (on  ]iaper,  and 
in  a  handwriting  of  the  seventeenth  century)  of  the 
family  of  Rons  in  Suliolk;  one  of  whom  married  into 
the  family  jf  More  of  Looseley.  The  pedigree  begins 
with  "  Peter  D^^  Rows  of  Dmnington  night  (sic)  Fram- 
'■  lingham  Castle  in  y'  com,  of  Suff,  who  maried  d.  &  h. 
"  of  Jen.  Hulibard  of  the  same  towne  in  y=  19  years  of 
"  K.  Ed.  J'  First.''     No  date. 


- —  Elizabeth,  The  I'irste  foundacioun  of  the  blackc 
Frires  w"'  in  the  citic  of  Loudon  w"'  the  Churches  and 
liberties  gr.iunti  d  to  thi>  Same.  Beginning  with  a  grant 
from  Edward  lhe  Fii-st.  which  empowered  "the  same 
Frici-s  Preachers  of  .London  lo  buylde  them  a  ciiurche 
w"'  a  t  'loysier  w"'  houses  of  olfice  necessarye  for  them 
'■  to  dwell  in  as  the  state  of  theire  order  did  require," 
this  papei-  exhibits  several  of  the  earlier  grants  to  the 
black  and  white  lirother,^.  and  alio  the  extent  of  the 
|iowers  of  the  City  of  London  within  the  boundaries  of 
theii'  hnuses  and  ju'eeinct.     No  date. 

—  Elizabttli.  Letter  from  Pi-ter  llampdi-n  to  Sir 
William  .More,  knt.  "Concerning  the  I'ysshyng  of 
'■   Waverley  House  in  the  gri'at  Rever." 

—  Elizabeth.  Listof  possessions  in  lands,  ti'iiements, 
and  rents,  &e.  ;  covering  six  iwgos  of  foolscap,  and 
written  throughout  by  Sb-  William  IMore.  Endorsed 
"  My  Landes.''     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.      An   account   descrilnd,    "Scnnmes  of 
"  money  disbursed   paide  and  distributed  by  William 
"  More  esjuyre.executorof  the  testament  of  Sii' Thomas 
■■  Cawarden.  knyght. deceased,  Tppon  billes  and  other- 
wise  touehinge  the   cxaininacioun   of  the   saide    Sir 

"  Thomas  Cawarden,  as  here  after  t'ollowitb."  Contain- 
ing many  matters  of  interest  to  the  antiquary,  this 
incomplete  and  loosely  kept  account,  covering  24- closely 
written  pages  of  foolscap,  would  have  been  more  service- 
able to  the  enquirer,  had  the  accountant  been  more 
communicative  as  to  dates  and  details.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Rough  Draft  of  a  pa[ier  headed  "  The 
''  Tdstymouye  of  dyuers  geutylmen  and  honest  yeomen 
"  of  the  countye  of  Suirey,  declaring  the  enormyty  that 
"  hath  growen  by  the  late  erected  yron  mylle  iu  the 
"  said  cmmtye  by  Thomas  Elrington  squier,  and  con- 
"  tynewed  stylle  contrary  to  the  Statute  theragaynst 
"  prouided  made  in  the  fyrst  yore  of  the  Queens  majes- 
"  ties  raigne.  To  whiche  dcciaracion  euery  partye  hath 
"  snbscrybed  his  name  and  sett  his  signe  as  well  of  his 
"  owue  particular  knowledge  as  by  the  reports  of 
"  others,"     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Undated  Returns  of  inspectors  (ap- 
pointed for  the  execution  of  the  orders  of  the  Privy 
Conucil  against  the  casting  of  ordnance  at  the  iron  mills 
aud  forges  of  co.  Surrey)  respecting  the  work  done  and 
fuel  burnt  at  iron-furnaces  and  forges  in  Chidingfold, 
Godstoue.  Dunsfold,  Nudigate,  Abingworth,  Cranley, 
.and  other  parishes  of  the  said  shire.     No  date, 

—  Elizabeth.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  lord  Howard  of  Effingham  and  his  depuly- 
lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Ordering  in  fervent  terms 
that  musters  should  be  taken  of  the  forces,  horse  aud 
foot,  of  the  said  connty.and  that  every  means  be  employed 
to  maintain  the  efficiency  of  the  said  forces,  as  the  king 
of  Spain  is  confidently  expected  to  invade  England  next 
year,  with  a  mighty  force  of  ships  now  being  built  "  in 
"  all  his  north  coaste  of  Spain  aud  in  his  Indyas."  No 
date. 

—  Elizabeth.  The  answere  of  the  Deputie-lieu- 
tenautes  aud  Justices  of  Peace  of  the  countie  of  Surrey 
to  the  peticioun  of  the  LordiMaior  of  London,  exhibited 
to  the  Lords  of  her  majesties  most  honorable  Privie 
Councell  wherein  are  contayned  vntrew  surmizes  with 
request  to  have  the  gouernment  of  the  Burghe  of  South- 
warke  within  the  countie  of  Surrey.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Articles  against  Maurice  Standar. 
schoolmaster  of  Southwarke,  charging  him  with  reli- 
gious di.-affection  and  unsoundness.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  George  More,  prisoner,  to 
Sir  William  Mere,  knt.  and  Sir  George  More,  knt.  at 
the  Lord-Keeper's  house.  The  writer,  who  has  been 
injprisoned  for  asserting  his  power  to  cast  out  devils 
from  those  who  are  possessed  by  them,  begs  that  he 
may  be  heard  before  the  counsel.  Endorsed  "George 
More,  mynster."     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Edward  Lyvesey  to  Sir 
William  More.  knt.  Describing  himself  as  a  "wild 
"  vonge  man  whoe  lately  hath  by  his  owne  folly  ]iur- 
"  chased  his  fa+hers  wrath  and  heavy  displeasure,  by 
"  leaving  his  study  at  Lincolnes  Inne.  and  followingeliis 
"  owne  iewde  and  foolishe  hounor  in  goinge  into  Flauu- 
■'  ders  being  acoompanyed  with  my  lord  Noriee  his 
"  third  sonne;"  the  writer  begs  to  betaken  mto  Sir 
William's  service,  so  that  by  the  exhibition  of  dutiful- 
ness  aud  devotion  to  an  honourable  master  he  may  put 
himself  in  tho  way  to  recover  his  father's  good  oiiiiiion. 
No  date. 

Elizabeth.     Paper  entitled   "  Harmes  and  Incon- 

"  vcnyeiices  which  come  by  sowinge  and  makinge  of 
"  Woade  in  Englard."     iNo  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Mr.  William  Hammond, 
collector  for  the  R.  M.  Lottery  to  WiUiam  More,  esq., 

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w.  M,        treasurer  for  the  same-    Announcing  that  the  wTiter  has 
MoLvsLux,   j.pceivcd  iiii^^v/i'.  for  the  lottery,  and  would  fain   be  dis- 

'         charged  of  the  sane.     No  daie. 

— "Elizabeth.  Letter  (unsigned,  undated,  and  un- 
addressed)  from  Anthony  viscount  M'.)untague  to  Sir 
Wir.i.ini  More.  knt.  Tlianking  Sir  William  for  recciv- 
ing  the  writer's  brotlier,  Mr.  Francis  Browne,  as  a  guest 
at  Loseley,  and  undertaking  to  be  his  keeper. —  Mr. 
Francis  Browne  was  one  of  the  dangerous  reousauts  "ho 
were  appointed  to  be  held  in  custody  by  well-affected 
subjects.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Anionic  Garnett  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  For  more  precise  intbi-mation, 
respecting  the  character  of  51 1-.  Spenser,  in  two  or  tbrce 
lines  to  be  shown  to  the  yiscount  Mountague.    No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  List  of  the  p  irishes,  and  lands  thereof, 
in  the  hundieds  of  Godley,  Woking,  Fanieham,  Godal. 
miug,  Blackheath  and  Wotton.  .V  paper  in  Sir  George 
More's  handwriting.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Antonie  Gnrnett  to  Sir 
"William  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  viscnu, it  Mount- 
ague  will  be  absent  from  Cowdroy  next  Monday  and 
Tuesday,  so  that  Sir  William  and  his  larly  may  not 
select  those  days  for  carrying  out  their  "  frendly  deter- 
"  minatioii  (after  the  manor  of  Egiptians  as  your  selfe 
'■  termed  it),  to  see  Coudrey  somtymc  this  season." 
No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  C'oiiy  of  orders  of  the  Privy  Council 
for  reducing  the  number  of  cnttages  "  lately  erected  in 
"  the  west  part  of  co.  Surrey  and  especially  in  the 
"  Forest,"  and  for  the  removal  of  cottages  there  btiilt 
on  inconvenient  spots  to  places  where  they  may  be 
advantageously  re-erected. — A'so,  a  paper  setting  forth 
grounds  for  oljecting  to  the  cotttiges,  which  the  said 
orders  were  designed  to  destroy  or  remove.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Kough  copy  of  a  letter  addressed  to 
the  Privy  Council.  Certifying  their  lordships  of  the 
said  council  that  the  Justices  of  co.  Surrey  are  on  the 
alert  to  execute  the  council's  orders  for  reducing  the 
excessive  prices  of  corn  — .Also,  a  paper  showing  what 
magistrates  of  the  said  county  have  undertaken  to  attend 
the  markets  of  Eeigate,  Dorkynge.  Croydon.  Kyngstou. 
Sowthwarke,  Guldeford.  Farneham  and  Godalmyng,  to 
see  the  same  markets  duly  I'ui'nishod  with  corn,  offered 
for  sale  at  equitable  rates.     No  date, 

—  Elizabi'th.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Sheriif  and  .Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co. 
Surrey.  Foi'  the  better  observance  of  the  orders  for 
abstaining  from  flesh  on  Fish  iDays  :  the  too  general 
disregard  of  the  said  orders  being  laj'gely  accotintablc  for 
the  excessive  and  extreme  prires  of  victuals.  No  date 
remaining  en  the  worn  paper. 

—  Elizabeth.  Cojjy  of  a  letter  from  William  Garrarde, 
William  Chester,  Ambrose  Nicholas,  Valentine  Dale, 
and  Francis  Barnam,  (commissioners  for  the  repnvringe 
of  a  certayne  wall  nere  the  Thames  at  Wappinge  Marshe) 
to  "\Mlliam  Mor.'.  esq.  Touching  arrangements  for  the 
cariiage  of  six  or  Heven  score  loads  of  timber  for  the 
execution  of  the  said  repairs,  neglect  to  accomplish  which 
may  result  at  any  "full  sec"  in  the  '' drewningc  of 
"  Wappinge  Marshe,"     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  List  of  recusants,  who  hail  either  died 
in  or  been  discharged  from  prison,  when  the  return  was 
made.     No  date, 

—  Elizabeth,  Return,  to  the  Lords  of  vhe  Council, 
of  the  recusants  imiirisoned  in  the  Marshalsey  (thirteen 
in  namber).  in  the  White  fjyon  (t'oui-  in  number),  and  in 
the  Clynke  (eight  in  number).     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth,  iiough  ('raft  of  a  letter  by  Sir  William 
More  at  Lo.seley  "to  Mr.  Crouley  and  others  tochyng 
"  Allen  the  anabaptist."  who  ai'ter  his  committal  to 
prison  by  the  commissioners  fm-  ecclesiastical  causes  has 
shown  himself  of  sound  judgment  in  religion,  aiid  has 
attributed  his  said  trouble  to  the  writer, 

— ■  Elizabeth,  A  "  Trewe  Copye  "  of  the  articles  of  an 
association  of  (he  genllemen  and  others  of  co.  Surrey, 
for  the  defence  of  Queen  Elizabeth  against  all  her 
enemies,  and  all  pretenders  to  her  crown'or  to  the  suc- 
cession thereto.  Signed  by  Charles  lord  Howard,  W  11- 
liam  More,  Thomas  Lyfeld,  Thomas  Vincent,  George; 
More,  Laurence  Stoughton,  and  many  othei'S,  of  the 
gentry  and  yeoraam-y  of  the  shire,     N,)"date. 

—  Elizabeth,  Copy  of  orders,  signed  by  lord  Howard 
of  Effingdam,  the  Lord  High  Admiral  and  lieutenant  of 
CO,  Surrey,  Touching  measures  to  be  taken  to  op])Ose 
the  Spaniards  in  any  attempt  they  may  make  to  land  in 
this  cnuntry.     No  date.     Imperfect. 

—  Elizabeth.  Orders  for  [juttinge  in  strength  the 
power  of  tlie  Kcalnio  in  the  Inlando  Counties.  Recit- 
ing orders  issued  l)y  the  I'rivy  Council  in  1586.  Signed 
by  Sir  Francis  Walsinglnim.     No  date. 


—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to  ^'; 
the  Sheritl'and  Justices  ofthe  Peace  of  CO.  Surrey.  For  jJb 
the  revival  of  the  exercises  in  the  use  of  bows  ;  archery  — 
being  no  obsolete  and  unserviceable  mode  of  warfare. 

Date  no  longer  visible. 

—  Elizabeth.  A  mnster-roU  of  the  iight  horse  ami 
horsenten  of  fourteen  hundreds  of  co.  Surrey.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth,  An  order  for  an  armye  iu  this  Realme 
in  the  case  of  War.  A  list  of  the  commanders  and  forces 
available  for  the  defence  of  the  Northern  and  Southern 
divisions  of  the  country.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  An  Order  for  the  readie  and  easie 
trayning  of  shott  and  the  avoydens  of  great  expenceand 
waste  of  )iowder.     Signed  Fra,  Walsyngham.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Nycolas  Styward  to  Sir 
AVilliara  LMore,  knt,,  and  other  commissioners  of  luusters 
in  the  co,  of  Surrey.  Touching  !Mr,  Styward's  neglect  to 
provide  a  "  lii;ht  horse  furni.shed  for  service."    No  date, 

—  Elizabeth.  List  of  the  Collunells  and  Priucipall 
Officers  of  the  Seaven  Regimentes,     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Sir  Francis  Walsingham 
to  Sir  William  More.  Directing  further  enquiry  to  be 
made  respecting  the  speeches,  in  defence  of  Body  and 
Slade  laely  executed  at  Winchester,  said  to  ha^-e  been 
made  by  one  H  irdy  of  Farneham,  a  person  ill-affected 
in  religion  ;  who  has  been  committed  to  prison,  pending 
the  enquiry.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Petition  of  the  prisoners,  lor  matters 
touching  religion,  lying  in  the  White  Lion  in  Sowth- 
werk  to  Mr.  Moore,  "  justis  of  Peace  at  Loessley  in 
'■  Surrey."  The  petition,  to  which  no  .signatures  are 
attached,  opens  "  Right  Worshipptull  maister  Moore, 
'■  this  shalbe  to  bese  ik  your  worship  to  take  some  pitty 
'■  vppon  vs  your  poore  and  obedient  subjackes  wliiche 
'■  lye  heare  in  prysson  vpon  ,yonr  comiuaundement. 
''  whear  that  wee  are  licke  to  perishe  for  defayet  of 
"  systen  luncis  y  f  3'our  wurshipes  favourable  and  marcy- 
"  full  hand  be  not  streatched  fourthe  to  take  some 
"  mercy  v]5on  vs."'     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth  Paper  headed  "  The  Clauses  of  the 
"  Grande  Commyssyon  Ecclesiasticalle  for  tlte  Wholo 
"   Realme." 

—  Elizabeth.  Memoj-anda  of  Preparations  to  be 
made  lor  the  ]>uryall  of  the  Lady  Cardyn.  Also,  on  the 
other  side  of  the  same  single  sheet,  a  list  of  "The 
'■  Charges  of  }■■'  Buryal  I  of  a  Lady  of  a  Knyght,"  drawa 
by  some  ofBccr  of  tlie  Heralds'  College.  No  date.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.) 

—  Elizabeth.  "  Letter  i'rom  Elizabeth  (Lady)  Wolley 
to  her  father  Sir  William  Moore,  knt..  at  Loseley. 
"  Since  my  coming  to  the  corte  I  have  had  manie 
'■  gratious  wordcs  other  Majestic  and  manye  tymes  bad 
"  mee  welcome  with  all  her  hart  ererie  since  I  have 
"  waited.  Yesterd  lye  she  wore  the  gowne  you  gaue 
"  her,  and  loke  iherby  occasion  to  speake  of  yotir  saying 
■'  so  liing  I  should  linde  a  mother-iii-lawe  whiclie  was 
"  herself,  but  she  was  ati'rayed  of  the  two  wj'dowes  that 
"  ar  ther  with  you,  that  they  could  be  angrye  with  her 
"  for  yt,  and  that  she  would  gyue  ten  thnusande 
'•  ponndes  you  were  twentyeyeres  younger,  for  that  she 
"  hath  but  few  suche  servauntes  as  you  ar,  with  manye 
"  gratious  speeches  both  of  youi  self  and  my  Brother 
"  which  is  to  long  to  wryte,  and  therffor  will  leaue  to 
"  tell  you  when  wee  meete.  My  Lord  Admyrall  come 
"  to  me,  and  bad  me  wellcom  with  all  his  hart,  aad 
"  tould  me  he  had  seene  you  and  my  brother,  willinge 
"  me  to  comniaunde  him  in  anye  friendshippe  he  can 
"  show  vnto  me.     f  thought   good  at  this  tjme   to  vse 

"  no    further    speeches    vnto    him Thus 

"  hi'tiierto  I  bane  had  a  good  beginning  at  Coj't,  and  I 
"  haue  no  dowte  but  to  contynewyt,  yf  Irendes  be  con- 
'•  stant.  yi'  they  fade,  yt  shalbe  thoroughe  no  desartes  of 
"  myne,  for  I  will  Ijme  very  warilic  amongst  them. 
"  The  Queene  as  she  sayeth  will  dine  with  my  Lady 
"  '  Komondes  '  (?)  on  Tewsdaye  next  and  retorue  agayn 
'■  at  night,  whicli  1  can  hardlie  beleeve,  if  she  <loe 
"  I  mcane  to  wayte  vpou  her.  My  Lord  Treasurer  lyes 
■•  heere  voi'ye  ill  of  the  goute.  and  cannot  stirr  hand  nor 
"  footc,  nor  feede  liimsulf'e,  the  goute  is  so  in  his  hands. 
'•  I  thiid<e  he  will  not  be  hable  to  goe  to  Londmi  this 
■'  weeke.  My  Lord  Chamberleyn  aduiseth  me  to  send 
"  h^'m  few  partrj  ches,  which  [  knowe  not  where  to 
"  gett  anye.  .  .  .  From  the  cort  this  Souday  morn- 
'■  inge.  Voure  Louing  and  obedient  daughter,  Eliza- 
"  lieth  Wolley."  No  date.  (Fir'e  Kempe's  'Loseley 
MSS.') 

—  Elizabeth.  Paper  setting  forth  the  sum  paid  to 
the  I'rovost  IMarshall,  co.  Surrej',  and  his  ten  men  for 
three  months'  .service  (of  28  days  each),  at  the  rates  of 
ten  shillings  a-day  for  the  Provost  Marshall  and  two 
shillings  a-day  for  each  of  his  men  :  and  also  of  the  pro- 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  KEPORT. 


6G5 


W.  M.        portion  of  the  eame  sum  paid  by  the  magistracy  of  the 
[otTNBUs,    county.     Each  of  the  thirty-tWo  justices  of  the  peace 
5^'         contributed  tirenty  shillings,  no  regard  being  had  to  the 
ditferent  values  of  their  several  estates. 

—  Elizabf'th.  Letter  from  Antonie  Gainctt  to  Sir 
William  iMnru,  knt.  Eiiquiringatter  the  iruu  character 
of  Mr.  S[ienser,  of  Osent'ord,  whu  is  desirous  to  wear 
Lord  Mountague's  cloth.  "  Aud,"says  the  writer,  "  lam 
"  very  williuge  he  should  so  doe,  both  because  I  esteme 

l_  "  the  gentleman  honest,  wise  and  sufficiente,  and  able 

"  sondrye  waycs  to  stand  my  lord  in  steade,  both  here, 
"  and  in  those  pares  espec\ally  northwaril,  w  her  bis 
"  lyvinge  doth  lye,  as  aUo  in  that  be  was  some  tyme 
"  vnder  my  lutell,  and  at  this  present  is  tcnante  tber 
"  for  the  tyme  vnder  my  ncpliewe."     No  date. 

^  Klizabeth.  Volume  (largo  12°  in  paper  wrapper) 
of  Latin  Poems  (including  one  in  praise  oC  Q\ieen  Eliza- 
beth). Followed  by  a  translation  in  English  Verse  of 
the  Grolden  Sayings  of  Periander.  Compused  bj-  John 
Phillip,  scholemaister  of  Kingstownc,  and  dedicated  by 
him  to  the  Eight  WorshipfuUe  knight  Sir  William 
Moore.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  the  LordsCommiesionersfor 
musterins  horsemen  and  breedina;  horses  in  all  places  of 
the  realm,  to  the  Lord  Howard  of  hffiiigham  and  others, 
commissiouci  s  for  the  same  purposes  m  the  county  of 
Surrey.  With  especial  instructions  for  the  breeding  of 
horses.  Signedby  the  earls  of  Lyneoln,  Sussex,  Leyccster. 
Sir  Christopher  j^ation  and  other.-.     No  date  remaining. 

—  Elizabeth.  Ledger  of  Leases  and  Grants  relating 
totheBlackfriers  Est'ite  in  the  reign  of  Queen  Elizabeth. 
down  to  the  30th  year  of  the  said  reign.  Containing  286 
closely  written  pages,  this  volume  preserves  copies  of  all 
the  more  impoitaat  leases  granted  on  tlie  Blnckfriars 
property  duriug  the  greater  part  of  Queen  Elizabeth's 
time;  together  with  rentals  of  the  property  during 
several  years  of  the  same  period.  The  transcriber  of  this 
ledger  seems  to  have  intended  to  enter  the  documents  in 
chronological  order  ;  but  the  iuleution  is  far  from  per- 
fectly carried  our.  A  cateful  examination  ol'  its  pages 
failed  to  discover  copies  of  Sir  William  More's  convey- 
ances to  the  Burbadges.  or  any  entries  relating  par- 
ticularly to  the  property  conveyed  by  those  deeds.  The 
record  stops  by  several  years  short  of  the  time  when 
Sir  William  ilore  conveyed  the  old  office  of  the  Tents 
and  Kevells  to  James  Burbadge. 

—  Elizabeth.  Two  letters  (undated)  from  "  the  ladye 
"  Marques  ot  Northampton  "  to  her  frynd  Master  Moure  : 
— the  one  asking  lor  the  lease  of  a  house  in  the  Black- 
friars  tor  her  brother;  and  the  other  begging  for  an 
immediate  loan  of  filty  pounds  to  be  "  repayed  at  Ester 
'•  at  the  furdest."     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Sir  Walter  Balegh  to  his 
very  lovinge  Irende  Sir  William  More,  knight.  Urging 
Sir  William  to  grant  out  of  his  abundant  kindness  five 
years  of  grace,  in  addition  to  r  term  of  seven  years 
already  granted,  to  the  Signior  Rocco  who  "bathe  be- 
"  stowed  all  his  wealthe  in  buyldinge  certaync  howses 
"  vpon  your  grounds  without  youre  consent,  and  thereby 
"  is  eniletted  vnto  dyveis  and  sondrye  persons  in  the 
"  Bomme  of  two  hundrethe  poundes,  hy  reason  u-herof 
"  he  bathe  byn  constrayned  by  the  space  of  one  halfe 
"  yere  lieretofore  as  well  as  at  this  present  is  to  kepe  his 
"  howse  as  prysoner  to  his  vtter  vndoiuL'e,"     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  The  bill  in  chancery  of  William  Ray  and 
Margaret  his  wife,  late  the  wile  and  executor  of  James 
Carter,  citizen  and  "  tyler  "  of  London.  Touching  the 
lease  (made  14  Eliz.  by  AVilliam  More  of  Loseley,^  esq.), 
to  the  said  James  Cai'ter  of  eight  cotages  "  within  the 
"  late  Black  Fryeirs  gate  called  the  Newe  Gate  rexte 
"  vnto  the  Lane  called  Carter  Lane  in  London."  No  date. 

Elizabeth.     Copy  of  the  petition  of  the  Mayor  and 

Citizens  of  London  to  the  Lords  of  the  I'rivy  Council. 
Praying  that  the  queen's  two  chief  justices  may  be 
appointed  and  commissioned  to  "  examine  and  set  downe 
"the  right  of  the  franchises  and  liberties  "  ot  the  sites  of 
the  lately  disSLlved  monasteries  of  the  Black  Eriars, 
White  Friars  and  Christ's  t:hnrch  near  Aldgate  ;  re- 
specting which  sites  the  iietitioners  say  that  "of  late 
"  certen  Ivcensius  people  gtven  to  wicked  lyving  and 
"  being  receptors  ol  thyfes,  and  comen  colorers  of  stjollen 
"  goodes  besides  the  greate  repaire  of  lewde  and  wicked 
"  weomen,  fugytives.  clippers,  fylers  and  washers  of 
"  the  queues  hlghncs  coyne.  and  over  this  the  same 
"  places  are  at  this  present  tyme  the  comen  receiptacles 
"  of  all  lewde  people  rcpayring  to  the  same  citie,  in 
"  which  places  offenders  bene  shrowdedas  in  sanctuaries, 
"  affirming  that  no  maiestrate  vnder  the  Queues  highnes 
"  hath  to  doe  with  them." 

Elizabeth.     Letter  from   lord  Clynton  to   Master 

More.     Regretting  that  the  writer,  being  summoned  to 

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town  '"for  the  L.  Stonton's  araynemcnt,"  must  forego       W.  M. 
the  pleasure  of  paying  his  correspondent  a  visit.     En-    Molthbpx, 
dorsed  by  Mr.  More.  '"  My  L.  Admyralle."     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  A  Genealogical  Chart  of  the  Moly- 
ncuxes  ol'Sef'ton  :  lieginning  with  William  de  Molyncux, 
first  lord  of  Si't'ton.  by  the  gift  of  Roger  de  Poytiers 
from  the  grant  of  William  the  C'lnqueror.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  A  genealogical  Chart  of  the  family  of 
Poynings,  through  whom  the  Mores  of  Loseley  are  shown 
to  derive  their  descent  from  king  Edward  the  Third.  A 
Latin  inscription  :it  the  loot  of  the  chart  shows  that  the 
pedigree  was  drawn  by  James  Gresham  fir  the  editica- 
tion  of  his  very  near  nephew  William  More  of  Lothesf  y. 
No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  The  Petition  of  John  Trewe  of  Heling- 
ley,  CO.  Sussex,  to  Sir  Thomas  Cardyn,  Sir  Nicholas 
Pelham,  knightes,  Thomas  Brown,  Edmund  Slyt'eklc, 
William  More,  Richard  Elderton.  John  Stapley,  John 
Hussy  and  John  Apsley,  her  majesty's  commissioners 
in  cos.  Sussex  and  Surrey.  Coin|ilaining  of  the  per- 
secutions endured  by  the  petitioner  in  past  time  through 
the  malice  of  Sir  Edward  Gage,  knight,  "  an  extreme 
"  persecutor  of  the  gospel,"  who  unlawfully  placed  the 
liititioner  in  the  pillory  in  the  market  towns  of  Lowes 
and  Uarlshara,  and  caused  his  ears  to  be  barbarously 
cut;  and  praying  that  the  petitiom.'r  may  have  for  his 
undeserved  sufferings  some  recompense  from  the  man 
who  occasioned  them.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  A  draft  of  a  Petition  to  the  Lords  of 
the  Queen's  Council,  from  the  grantees  of  the  Black- 
friars,  London  ;  claiming  an  exempt  jurisdiction,  and 
complaining  that  the  Lord  Mayor  and  officers  of  tne 
City  of  London  disturb  and  obstruct  the  said  petitioners' 
alleged  privileges.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  The  Bill  of  Complaint  of  the  Rt.  Hon. 
Anthony  Viscounte  IMountague  to  the  Rt.  Hon.  Sir 
Christopher  Hatton,  Lord  Chancellor,  &c.  &c.  against 
the  In'shop  of  Winchester  and  Sir  William  Moore,  knt.. 
Ill  respect  to  the  complainant's  alleged  right  in  the 
fisheiy  of  Tyllforde  river  (from  a  place  called  Tanker- 
forde  to  a  place  called  Crickleborne)  formerly  pertain- 
ing to  the  dissolved  Abbey  of  Waverley,  co.  Surrey  ; 
the  said  river  being  described  in  the  bill  as  running 
from  Farnam  to  Goddalming,  co.  Surrey.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Arcount  of  moneys  spent  by  the 
churchwardens  of  Blechingly.  Extracts  of  which  were 
published  in  Kempe's  Loseley  MSS.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  The  Ar.swere  of  Thomas  lord  bishop 
of  Winchester  and  Sir  William  Moore,  knight,  defen- 
dants to  the  byll  of  complaint  of  the  Right  Hon. 
Anthony  Viscounte  Mountague,  complainant.    No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  'Undated  Paper  with  this  heading, 
"  Instructions  for  thexeeuting  of  y"  office  of  the 
"  Maister  of  the  game  of  Swannes  as  yt  ys  vsed  in  the 
"  ryver  of  Thames  and  elles  whore  within  this  Realme 
"  of  England."     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Inventory  taken  by  the  Jure  aforesaid 
the  xii  dale  of  December  in  the  yere  abouewritten  of  all 
and  eu'ry  socbe  churche  goodes  as  doth  or  ought  to 
appertaine  vnto  the  parish  of  Tattesfeld  ''n  the  charge 
of  the  chni'ch-wardeus  as  theralter  apperethe.  The 
names  of  the  jurymen  and  the  date  of  the  year  have 
been  torn  from  this  schedule. 

—  Elizabeth  Epitaphium  crassi  illius  aa  sordidi 
vsurarii  Johannis  Gresham  militis  stercorarii  *  *  *  in 
inferno  sepulti.  Followed,  on  the  same  i-htet  of  paper, 
by  an  answer  to  the  contnmelioua  epitaph,  "  Respousio 
"  Ricardi  Shorii  ad  Epitaphium  falso  ilii  adscriptum, 
"  et  aduersus  domum  Johannis  Gresham'  rithmico 
"  conscriptum."  Both  compositions  in  Latin  verse. 
Also,  of  the  same  period,  a  Latin  poem,  "  In  laudem 
"  domini  Mauri  viri  nobilis  prestantissimi."     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Paper  entitled  "  Considerations  to  en- 
"  duce  her  Majestic  to  proceade  accordinge  to  Law  and 
"  Justice."  Touching  the  queen's  policy  towards  Mary 
queen  of  Scots,  who  is  described  as  "  beinge  dreven 
"  thorow  violence  and  force  of  others  to  take  hcrbour 
"  in  youre  majesties  realme."     No  date. 

'Elizabeth.     Paper  entitled  "  Consideracons  touch- 

"  inge  the  peace  nowe  in  spcaohe."     No  date. 

Elizabeth.     News-letter  addressed  to  the  earl  of 

Newport,  and  giving  intelligence  from  Franckfort,  23 
August,  beginning,  "  Concerning  the  ])ubliques  affaires 
"  all  hath  bin  sinre  the  taking  of  Raiesbon  very  vncer- 
"  taine  and  doubtiuU;"  from  Norinberg,  23  August: 
Frankfort,  24  August  ;  Paris,  1:J  September  ;  and  Ley- 
den,  14  September;  and  ending  "  Mustricke  is  provided 
"  for  more  then  a  year." 

Elizabeth.     Copy  of  a  letter   signed  Essex,  and 

headed,  "  The  earl  Marshall  his  aunswer  to  the  Lord 
"  Keiper."     No  date.  • 

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W.  M.  —  Elizabpth.     Metrical  Epitaph  on  Sir  Marmaeluko 

MoLT.vBci,   Dareii.     Xo  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter,  in  defence  of  the  Prince  of 
Orange  and  his  confederates  against  Spain.  Addrc«&od 
by  the  anonymous  -nrriter  to  his  '"  verj-e  friude  E.  B. 
"  esqiiier  affectionate  frindc  and  devotist  servant  Tuto 
"  the  t'aire  and  vcrtuous  Ladie  the  countesse  of  Gutcn- 
"  bergho."     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Speeches  delivered  by  the  Porter,  the 
Pilgrim,  and  the  Wildman  to  the  Queen  Elizabeth,  on 
the  occasion  of  her  visit  to  lord  Monntague  at  Cawdrey. 
No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Sir  Robert  Cecyll,  knt., 
to  Sir  Greorge  More,  lent.,  William  Morgan,  Lauience 
Stonghton,  and  John  Clarke,  osqs.  Approving  of  the 
conduct  of  said  justices  of  the  peace  for  co.  Surrey,  in 
committir;g  Anthony  Charlewood  for  his  "'  leawd 
"  speeches  loosely  vttcred  ;"'  but  averring  the  writer's 
reluctance  to  seek  his  own  protection  in  the  punishment 
of  others.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Eobert  Earl  of  Leycester, 
to  Sir  William  More,  knt.  Enquiring  tenderly  for  Sir 
William's  health,  and  praising  Sir  William's  son  in 
terms  of  fervid  eulogy.  In  the  same  cordial  terms  the 
writer  speaks  of  his  old  friend  Wolley.  Dated  on  the 
New  Tear's  Night,  of  a  year  not  given.  {Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.) 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Kobert.  earl  of  Leycester 
to  Mr.  William  More.  Summoning  Mr.  More  to  Bich- 
7nond  where  the  Queen's  majesty  has  appointed  her 
Attorney  and  Sollycitor  to  be.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Warrnni  (signed,  W .  Howard)  to  Mr. 
Thomas  Browne  and  Mr.  William  Moore,  justices  of  the 
peace,  co.  Surrey.  To  seize  the  person  of  a  woman 
named  Cox,  the  nature  of  whose  offence  is  not  men- 
tioned, and  to  commit  her  to  the  Marshallsey,  there  to 
remain  till  her  tlisoharge  \>i-  ordered.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  W.  Ilow.ard  (son  of  lord 
Howard  of  Eliingham,  Lord  Admir'al),  to  Mr.  Mowre 
dwellinge  beside  G-nyllforde.  Summoning  Mr.  Mowre 
to  come  with  Mr.  Browne,  with  all  speed,  and  confer 
with  writer  on  ''  diuers  greate  matters."    No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Latin  letter  from  George,  son  of  Sir 
George  More,  knt.,  to  his  graiidfathei'  Sir  William  More, 
knt.     A  school,  or  college,  exercise.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Thomas  Leighton  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Asking  Sir  William  to  accept,  lor 
his  tenant  of  a  house  in  the  Blacki'riars,  the  letter's 
bearer  who  is  the  writer's  servant.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Thomas  Cornwaleis  to 
Mr.  Edward  Moore.  Announcing  that  the  earl  of 
Arundell  will  visit  Loseley  House  on  his  way  to  Sussex. 
No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Henry  Weston,  of  Sutton, 
to  William  More.  esq.  Touching  the  strange  and 
offensive  manner  in  which  the  writer's  "  jialer  ''  lias  been 
arrested  by  five  persons  carrying  out  the  orders  of  Mr. 
Bydon.     Erom  Sutton.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Sir  Henry  Weston,  of 
Sutton,  to  Wyllyam  More,  esq.  Begging  that  Olyiver 
Harte,  already  in  bonds  for  his  good  behaviour,  may  be 
bound  in  like  manner  for  another  twelve  months,  so 
that  the  writer  may  be  assured  of  the  r|uiet  of  his  deer 
and  conies.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Sir  Henry  Weston,  of 
Sutton,  to  William  More,  esq.  Testifying  to  the  honesty 
and  worth  of  Master  Josen,  for  long  time  a  servant  to 
the  writer's  mother-in-law,  and  in  former  time  servant 
to  ladv  Arundel.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Sir  Henry  Weston  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  I'rayingthat  the  writer's  servants, 
John  Enfolde,  of  Worpdun.  and  John  Wattes,  of  Okyng, 
may  be  e.xcuscd  from  attending  a  muster.     No  date. 

—  Elizalieth.  Letter  from  .lohn  Austen  to  Mr.  More, 
esq.  Touching  the  suspicions  attaching  to  a  person 
named  King,  who  keeps  a  horse,  dwells  at  Allen's 
"  privileged"  house,  and  gives  no  satisfactory  account 
of  himself     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  John  Ansten  to  William 
More.  esq.  Touching  arrangemi^nts  for  the  "  next  county 

day  for  Surrey  at  Guldetord,''  and  preparations  I'or 
an  election  of  knights  for  the  shire.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  The  Ham.ble  Petition  of  the  inhabitants 
and  parochioners  of  Kwel,  in  Ihe  tJountie  of  Surrey, 
neerc  to  Nonesuch,  forthi;  reliefe  of  the;  most  miserable 
state  of  their  poin-fc  vicaridgc.  Addressed  to"  the  Right 
"  Woorshipfud  Sir  William  Mocre,  knt,"  at  a  time  when 
the  pelitioiiei's'  poor  vicar  was  named  Richard  William- 
son.    No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Rough  draft  of  Mr.  More's  letter  to 
the  Lords  of  the  Council,  about  the   carl   of  South- 


ampton's behaviour  in  respect  to  Common  Prayer  at 
Loseley.  On  being  informed  there  was  Common  Prayer 
twice  a  day  at  Loseley  House,  and  being  at  the  same 
time  asked  if  he  would  attend  the  said  service,  the  earl 
answered,  "'that  sins  he  was  restrenyd  of  Ids  lyl)ertye 
■■  in  my  bowse  lie  had  no  dispocycion  to  come  out  of 
■'  his  chamiier  to  ))iayers,  hut  privately  to  occupye 
■'  himsell'e  there  in  prayer."  No  date.  (Fi'(?e  Kempe's 
'  Losely  MSS.') 

—  Elizabeth.  Rough  draft  of  a  letter  from  William 
More,  esq.,  to  Mr.  Secretary  Cycell.  Pra3dng  that  the 
writer  may  bo  relieved  of  the  custody  of  the  earl  of 
Southampton.     No  dare. 

—  Elizabeth.  Rental  of  manors  in  Norfolk: — i.e., 
"  The  Iloole  yeres  rente  of  the  manor  of  Hale,"  and 
"  The  Manor  of  V'yrleye  for  the  hoole  yeere."     No  date. 

— Elizabeth.  Holograph  letter  from  Elyzabeth  countess 
of  Lyncoln  to  Sir  Wylyam  More.  ''  I  pray  you  syr 
''  wylyam  more  come  to  purford  to  my  lo'  my  brother 
"  of  kylldares  causes  kalles  me  hens  at  thys  present 
"'  beyng  jnit  in  hope  that  my  speshe  wyll  now  do  som 
■■  good  I  am  sure  my  lo'  wyll  the  les  myse  me  yf  3-ow  and 
"  other  hys  good  trends  be  wyth  him  I  comyt  yow  to 
"  good  and  end  wyth  uiy  frcndly  comendasyon  to  my 
"  la'  more  porford  thys  tnysday  nyght  your  assured 
"  trend  Elyzabeth  lyncoln."  No  date. — The  countess 
usually  wrote  her  letters  by  the  hand  of  a  secretary  who 
could  spell,  only  signing  the  epistles  with  her  own  hand. 

—  Elizabeth  Letter  from  Elyzabeth  lady  Clynton 
to  George  Parvis.  Stating  that  having  heard  of  George 
Moore's  mischance  by  the  hurt  of  a  knife,  the  writer 
has  asked  Mr.  Balthrope,  "  beingseruaunt  to  the  queue's 
"  surgianus  "  to  see  George  Moore  and  give  him  his 
best  advice.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  (holograph)  from  Elyzabeth, 
countess  of  Lincoln  to  Sir  Wylyam  More.  About  a 
negociation  between  her  ladyship  and  Sir  Harry  AVest 
in  respect  to  some  woods.  The  writer  concludes,  "'  I 
■■  comyt  you  and  yours  to  gods  blysyd  tuysyon."  No 
date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Leti^er  (holograph)  from  Elyzabeth 
lady  Lyncoln  to  Sj'r  Wylyam  More.  About  the  value 
of  certain  woods,  computed  at  one  hundred  pounds.  No 
date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Rough  draft  af  a  letter  from  William 
More,  esq.,  to  the  earl  of  Leycester.  Touching  the 
health  of  the  w-riter's  jirisoner,  theearlof  Southampton, 
since  ho  has  heard  of  the  ill  success  of  the  representa- 
tions made  in  his  behalf  to  her  highness  by  the  earl  of 
Ij,\vccstcr  and  others.  The  prisoner  "  ys  fallen  into 
'"  that  heavynes  and  pensyvenes  of  mynde  as  that  "  the 
writer  fears  "'  yt  wyll  eyther  brede  hym  some  present 
'■  sickenes  or  some  great  inconvenyens  hereafter."  No 
date.     {Viclf.  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

—  Elizabeth.  List  (on  a  single  sheet  of  foolscap)  of 
jjcrsons  dwelling  in  the  county  of  Surrej',  who  have  lent 
money  to  the  Queen  on  Privy  Seal  writs.  All  the  ])rin- 
cipal  persons  in  the  count}-  are  named  in  the  schedule, 
and  the  loans  vai-y  in  amount  from  '201.  to  lUOi!.,  which 
latter  sum  was  lent  by  AViUiam  Mill,  esquire.  Signed, — 
Tho.  Dorset,  Edward  Worcester,  Northampton,  Knollys 
and  others.  Sheet  much  mutilated  and  defaced.  No 
date. 

—  Elizabeth.  A  single  closely  written  sheet  much 
worn,  torn,  and  defaced  ;  being  a  fragment  of  the  narra- 
tive of  the  last  days  and  execution  of  the  Earl  of  Essex. 
In  some  places  the  document  is  so  injured  as  to  be 
illegible.  "'This  dayo  morninge,"  the  record  runs  in 
'■  <me  of  its  legible  passages,  "  beinge  Thnrsdayc  he  re- 
"  cc.-ived  the  *  at  the  hands  of  the  most  reverend  pas- 
"  ture  and  Bus.shoppc  the  archbusshoppe  of  Dublin, 
■'  ther  beinge  present  the  Lord  Chaneelor,  Mr.  Frauncia 
"  Agars,  j\lr.  Edward  AVaterhouse,  Mr.  Doctor  Tauers, 
■•  John  Browne,  preacher,  Tho.  Knoll,  preacher,  and 
'■  the  most  part  of  the  gentlemen  of  his  household  and 
"  chamber.  Afterwards  he  desired  to  have  hia  will 
"  read,  and  as  yt  was  readingo  he  hard  the  tytles  of 
"  his  well  deserved  honour  recyted,  as  Walter  Earle  of 
"  Essex  and  Erie  Marshall  of  Ireland,  &c.,  and  smilinge 
"  (he  said)  Ihse  be  my  vaync  tytles,  vayne  tytles,  fare- 
'■  well  now  all  my  value  tytles." 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  William  Moore,  knight,  collector  to  her  Majestic  for 
the  loaiie  in  the  countie  of  Surrey.  Instructing  him  to 
give  notice  to  all  persons  of  the  said  county,  who  have 
lent  money  to  her  Majesty  on  letters  of  Privy  Seal, 
that  tliey  may  repair  to  the  Receipt  of  the  Exchecjuer 
at  Vv'eslminstcr,  on  the  expiration  of  twelve  months 
from  the  date  of  Iheir  respective  loans,  and  there  have 
repayment  of  their  money  so  lent.  Signed  by  Chr. 
Hatlon,  cane,  AV.  Burghky,  and  others. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  KEPORT. 


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—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Charles  Bradshawn  to 
Master  Mor,  esquier,  Lesley.  Ri<;;ht  warship  FuUo 
master  I  haue  seutt  you  vp  the  paynter  and  iiii  hiboUse 
and  my  lorde  and  my  ladis  picktures  with  ii  frames  to 
them  and  as  For  the  Quenes  picktur  it  is  not  Fyueshed, 
and  he  sa)  th  he  will  Getto  liseuce  of  you  to  iyneshe  it 
hear  in  London  For  he  cannot  bryng  it  well  Downe  as 
your  worship  shall  knowe  of  hime  and  I  haue  Geuen 
him  xxs.  as  is  my  reackningo  with  you,  To  b%-  his 
collars  with  alle  and  I  payd  For  the  Queno's  labell  xxd. 
and  for  vi  labelles  mor  iiis.  sence  you  bad  my  reckning 
For  the  hordes  and  the  Frames.  This  is  to  lett  you 
vnderstand  the  chargis  that  you  haue  binne  at  hero 
when  yju  reckon  with  him,  and  as  For  master  nailer  ho 
doth  braye  as  he  was  wonte  but  uother  master  cobbc 
nor  I  canu  hear  of  no  Frame  not  as  yet  nor  nothinge 
ells  but  his  bouUing  alley  wich  he  is  bisey  a  bont  and 
hath  putte  outte  all  the  por  Fokes  and  when  I  hear  aney 
thing  of  him  I  will  send  you  word  other  imes  hear  is 
non  to  send  yovi  but  that  at  won  house  is  all  hurled  vpp 
and  the  dor  shitt  Fast  vpp  I  pray  to  you  let  master 
gorge  vnder  stand  I  haue  sent  hiiu  a  payr  of  whiette 
Bhues  by  the  paynter.     No  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Charles  Bradshaw,  servant, 
to  his  master,  Mr.  More,  esquier.  at  Loseley.  "  Righte 
"  Worshipe  Full  master,  this  is  to  sastistly  youe  that  my 
"  lordes  and  my  ladies  pickturse  be  Donne  saving  they 
"  laoke  escorsiss  and  I  cant  not  tell  wheere  youe  will 
"  haue  it  Dune  hear  or  at  whome  at  your  huusu  whear 
"  For  I  pray  you  send  word  and  the  Quenes  pickture  is 
"  not  Fynished  For  he  mcnes  to  make  a  end  at  whom 
"  at  your  house  For  ho  suyih  it  lacketh  A  Fortuites 
"  woroke  yet  by  sides  that  he  hath  Douu  and  as  For 
"  The  iiii  Labelles  I  will  send  them  Downe  with  the 
"  paynter  and  hee  is  reddie  to  com  when  youe  wille  on 
"  monday  or  tusdaye  and  iff  you  think  Good  and  so 
"  to  Finishe  youre  worke  of  you  aud  he  Agre  and  itf 
"  wee  marke  the  cxcorses  To  theni  we  canuot  Fyncshe 
"  them  so  sonn  For  it  wil)  be  the  latter  end  of  this 
"  wceke  be  cause  I  did  not  knowe  your  mynd  atloreand 
"  as  ecu  serning  your  quinchise  you  writ  to  me  For 
"  ther  is  not  haulIHe  a  Duseu  in  the  gaiden  as  your 
"  man  can  telle.  .  .  .  <fco.  itc."     Ivu  date. 

—  Elizabeth.  Letter  from  Charles  Bradshaw,  sei  rant, 
to  his  master  William  More,  esq.  Rigbte  woishi|ilI'iiil 
master  this  is  to  sastisiffie  your  worship  that  i  haue 
reaseaved  of  Master  AVanslce  iiii  piektiirs  and  iii  of 
them  I  haue  payd  and  the  flourth  he  doth  geue  you 
because  it  lackc  excorsis  round  about  and  that  moste  be 
don  beifor  I  send  it  downe  exsepte  yoti  haue  won  that 
canne  dj  it  thear  aud  uls,)  1  heaue  bin  at.  my  lorde  ot' 
linkones  and  showed  the  paynter  of  the  pikters  cucd  the 
picktur  of  the  quen  is  a  great  dell  biger  thou  my  lordee 
or  my  ladis  and  the  piekturs  wich  I  facht  From  lumbith 
ar  not  so  bige  as  they,  and  your  worship  h;,th  sent  me 
word  that  1  should  merk  tlie  jiickturs  no  biger  than 
them  wich  I  facht  From  lambith,  and  my  lordes  and  my 
laidis  are  biger  a  great  dell  and  I  pray  yon  ssend  mo 
worde  whcather  1  should  make  theme,  all  on  sise  or  no 
and  especialley  the  Queuse  picktur  is  no  biger  than  all 
the  Reste  and  hath  a  great  Dell  of  labor  about  it  in 
Juellse  and  Flaunders  worke,  and  I  wolld  kuow 
wheather  it  be  your  pleasur  to  haue  it  donne  in  all 
poyntes  as  that  is  and  I  can  not  get  the  labells  doun 
this  senit  and  mor  be  cause  but  won  .loner  in  Loudon 
a  duchman  that  can  doth  them  and  he  hatii  maney 
resortig  to  him  ar.d  the  paynter  moste  be  Fayne  to 
-worke  them  in  my  loi'd  of  lincousc  hons  For  he  that 
kepes  the  house  Dar  let  non  of  them  Forth  cxept  he 
hath  my  lordes  lisences  and  allso  master  Martin  your 
atturney  hath  Ijyn  with  me  to  h.auc  money  ]''or  his  Fee 
and  he  sayth  that  you  byd  me  pay  him  and  haue  payd 
him  vis.  viiiiL  By  your  servaunt  Charlies  bradshuwe. 
No  date. 

1603.  Poem  in  h(mour  of  "  Elizabeth  queene  of  Eng- 
"  land  Fraunce  .and  Ireland  and  Virginia,  the  Constant 
"  Defendresse  of  the  Fayth,  nuwe  resting  in  the  Lorde  : 
"  Nata  Grenewicii  Anno  Christi  ISoo."  By  Jo  : 
Vicars. 

2-5  March,  16iJ3.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sheriff  aud  .lustices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Suri'cy. 
Touching  the  death  of  quceu  Elizabeth  and  the  succes- 
sion of  the  king  of  the  Scots.  Accompanying  a  form  of 
proclamation,  announcing  the  accession  of  the  said  king 
to  the  throne  of  England.  Twenty-one  signatures  re- 
maining on  the  paper.  {Vide  Kempe's  'Loseley 
MSS.') 

5  May,  1603.  Letter  from  John  Ivnight  to  his 
"  mother  y*-'  ladie  More  right  ouer  against  y'  Lord 
"  Keeper's  house  aboue  Charing  Cross."  Accompanying 
a  present  of  salmon  and  partridges. 


19  July,  1603.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  lord  High  Admiral,  the  lieutenant  of  Surrey.  Re- 
quiring a  levy  of  one  hundred  picked  men  of  the  said 
county  to  assist  in  keeping  order  in  town  on  the  occasion 
of  the  kiug's  coronation. 

28  August,  16()3.  Letter  from  Edward  Herbert  (after- 
wards lord  Herbert  of  Oherburj)  to  Sir  George  More, 
knt.     Referring  to  Sir  George's  "  royal  eutcrtainment 

of  the  king,"  aud  the  '■increase  of  the  plagao  "  in 
London.     [Vide Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

9  September,  1603.  Letter  from  Lord  Chancellor 
EUesmere  to  his  brother-in-law  Sir  George  More,  knt. 
Enquiring  for  Sir  George's  health. 

26  September,  16(.)3.  Letter  from  lord  Chancellor 
Ellesmore  to  Ids  brother-in-law.  Sir  George  More,  knt. 
Asking  for  intelligence  aljout  Sir  George's  health. 

29  Septemljer,  1003.  Letter  from  Sir  Robert  Cccyll  to 
divers  gentlemen  of  co.  Surrey.  Touching  the  proposal 
of  a  scheme  to  enable  tenants  iu  ca|)ito  or  by  knight's 
service  to  compound  for  the  wardship  and  marriage  of 
their  ne.xt  heirs  being  under  under  age. 

12  October,  1603.  Letter  from  Edward  Herbert 
(afterwards  lord  Herbert  of  Cherbury)  to  Sir  George 
More.  knt.  A  note  of  friendly  assurance  in  euphuistic 
phraseology.  Dated  from  Montgomery  Castle.  (Vide 
Kempe's  'Lioseley  M.SS.') 

26  October,  1603.  Letter  from  Dr.  John  Hammond 
to  Sir  Cicorge  More,  knt.  About  the  sickness  and  deep 
melancholy  of  Lady  Warwick. 

23  November,  1603.  Letter  from  JohnHunton  to  Sir 
George  More,  at  Loseley,  dated  from  Wynchester  and 
referiing  to  recent  tryal>  in  that  city.  "  Lord  Copham." 
says  the  writer,  "  at  his  triall  decyphered  .Sir  W.  Ralegh 
"  to  be  the  vgliest  ti  ay  tour  that  ever  was  heardof  in  Eng- 
"  land.  .  .  .  Lord  Copham  seemed  to  be  very  tymarous 
'■  and  did  importune  y  lords  very  much  to  be  mediators 
■'  to  the  kyiig  lor  him.  And  the  Lord  Grey  shewed  sp.rit 
■'  and  courage  invincible  standing  whoally  vppon  his 
"  justiticacioun,  but  shewed  much  vanity  in  the  course 
"  of  his  defence,  aud  when  Bentenco  was  propownded 
'■  he  onl}-  desired  to  liaue  Mr.  Travcrs  and  IJr  Fyelil  to 
"  coufcrre  with,;i  ptl  without  any  show  of  feaie  departed." 

24-  November.  I'liKj,  Letter  signed  by  Robert  Cecyll, 
explaining  his  iiMJosty  s  gracious  oO'or  that  gentlemen 
holding  lands  of  I  he  king  by  tenure  in  capite  or  by 
knight's  Service  "  should  be  admitted  to  compound  for 
"  the  wardshippe  of  their  next  heirs." 

26  Novemlier,  1003.  Letter  from  Francis  Aungier  to 
Borne  jierson  whose  n;ime  dees  not  appear.  Dc^Clibing 
the  arraignment  and  trial  on  the  aforegiven  day  of 
seven  piusoners, — .Mr.  George  iirooke,  .Sir  Giytlyu 
Markhata.  Sir  Edward  Paiham.  Mr.  Brookesby.  Mr. 
Copley,  and  two  priests,  Wats  in  and  Clark. — on  chaiges 
of  high  treason.  Dated  from  vVinchester.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

3  December,  1603.  Letter  from  Launcelot  Andrewes 
to  Sir  George  Moore,  knt.  Aimounciug  that  the  writer 
and  his  'orethren  of  the  Westminster  chapter  have 
appointed  the  9th  of  January  for  the  coming  together 
again  of  the  King's  Scholars. 

4  Deceember,  1603.  Letter  from  Edward  Herbert 
(afterwards  lord  Herbert  of  Cherbury)  to  Sir  George 
More,  kut.,  at  Lnsely.  A  note  of  lancifully  expressed 
courtesies.  Dated  from  Montgomery  Castle.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

19  December.  1603.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  magistrates  of  co.  Surrey.  Citing  the  king's 
recent  proclamation  against  unlawful  and  disorderly 
hunting  .and  killing  of  game,  r.nd  directing  that  the 
laws  against  such  disorders  be  carried  out  zealously. 

26  January,  1  James  I.  Geneial  pardon,  under  the 
great  seal,  of  all  rebellions,  treasons,  murders,  &c.  &c. 
to  Sir  George  JMoore  of  Loseley,  co.  Surrey,  knight,  one 
of  the  chamberlains  of  his  majestj-'s  exchequer. 

10  Febrnary,  1  James  I.  General  paadon,  under  the 
great  seal  of  all  offences  committed  before  27  March  last 
past  to  Sir  George  More  i  f  Loseley,  co.  Surrey,  knight. 

11  June,  1604.  Letter  (Latin)  of  gratitude  from  the 
university  of  Oxford  to  Sir  George  Moore,  knt.,  for  a 
present  of  books,  and  of  money  to  be  expended  in  pur- 
chasing more  books,  for  the  university  library.  Dated, 
■'  E  Domo  Congregationis." 

July,  1604.  Letter  addi-essed  by  Sir  George  More  to 
his  "  Dread  Soueraygne  "  on  the  occasion  of  the  writer's 
servant,  John  Rogers,  keeper  of  the  little  park  of  Farne- 
ham,  being  charged  with  the  killing  of  a  stag  or  two  in 
Windsor  forest.  Towards  the  conclusion  of  his  humble 
address  the  writer  says,  "  And  surely  he  shall  be  neuer 
'•  myne,  howe  neere  myne  he  be  so  euer,  whom  I  shall 
"  finde  or  maye   suspect   to   be  a   destrojer  of  your 

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W.  51. 

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HISTORICAL  MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


W.  M.        "  maiesties  game,  or  anye  way  in  other  sorte  then  shall 
'UoLYssxTX,   <i  become  him  to  stand  atlectrd  toward es  your  maj est ie." 
-1-'  1'.'    July,   lt)0-i-.     Letter  from    Jo.   Ilaminond   to   Sir 

George  More,  knight ;  dated  from  Noucsaeh  Trhere  the 
prince  and  the  lord-admiral  are  slaying.  Giving  the 
news  of  the  court  about  the  movements  of  the  king  and 
queen,  aVid  other  like  matter.^. 

31  July,  i  James.  Privy  Seal  writ,  addressed  to  Sir 
Franci.s  Carewe,  knt.  liequiring  him  to  fuinish  byway 
of  loan  bOl.  for  the  king's  use,  to  be  repaid  on  20  March, 
1605,  and  to  pay  the  same  within  twelve  days  to  Sir 
George  More,  knt.,  collector  of  the  loan,  co.  Surrey. 
{Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

7  August,  1604.  Letter  irom  Edward  More  to  his  loving 

brother .     Explainmg  why  the  writer  has  delayed 

BO  long  to  visit  Loasley,  and  making  reference  to  a  copy 
of  the  inscription  which  he  put  on  his  "  first  wife's 
"  tombe."  The  writer  says,  "  -Myne  eyes  have  byn  so 
"  satisfied  and  my  purse  tyered  theismany  yeereswith 
"  grate  and  glorious  shewes,  as  I  nowe  runne  faster 
"  from  them  then  others  com  towardes  them."  Dated 
from  Odiham. 

31  August,  1604.  Letter  from  Robert  Livesey  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt.  Giving  particulars  of  the  writer's 
debts,  embarrassments  and  grievances.  In  the  38th 
year  of  the  late  queen  he  was  compelled  to  lend  her 
majesty  a  hundred  pounds  that  have  never  been  repaid  ; 
and  now  a  loan  of  another  1001.  is  demanded  of  him  for 
the  king.  An  unjust  sentence  of  the  Star  Chamber  has 
compelled  him  to  borrow  1,OOOZ.  (Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

8  December,  1604.  Warrant,  of  the  Earl  Noting- 
nam,  to  the  verderera  of  Windsor  Forest;  to  ascertain 
and  certify  the  said  carl,  whether  the  Spring  Grove  in 
the  said  forest  may  be  convenientlj  ■'  encopsed  and 
"  felled  this  yeare." 

— 1604.  Letter  from  Mr.  N.  Throckmorton  to  his 
father-in-law  Sir  George  More,  knt  Sueing  for  a  loan 
of  money,  urgently  needed  by  the  writer  who  has 
pawned  his  plate  and  credit  to  the  uttermost.  (Vide 
Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

16  April,  1605.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Suffrlke  to 
Sir  George  More  and  others,  magistrates  co.  Sm-rey. 
Touching  the  partial  abolition  of  "  purveyance  and 
"  carriages,"  in  re.':^pect  to  parishes  of  Surrey. 
^  19  April,  1605.  Letter  (dated  at  Greenwich  and 
signed,  Jo.  Hammond)  to  Sir  Geoi'ge  More,  knight. 
Aiinouncing  that  Sir  George's  son  has-been  appointed  to 
a  place  "  about  the  the  prince,"  and  that  a  gentleman- 
usher  would  have  come  from  the  Lord  Ohambirlain  to 
Sir  George  that  afternoon  on  the  matter,  had  not  ''  the 
"  cocknglit  hindered.'' 

19  June,  1605.  Letter  from  Thomas  bishop  of  Win- 
chester to  Sir  George  More  at  Loseley.  About  the 
appointment  of  a  new  keeper  for  one  of  the  bishop's  parks. 

10  July  1605.  Letter  from  tlie  earl  of  Motingham  to 
Sirs  George  Move  and  Nichclas  Lusher,  knta.,  and 
Lanience  Stoughton  and  Frances  Aunger,  esqs.  Re- 
quiring them  to  make  provision  against  certain  medi- 
tated disturbances  at  Guldeforde  on  St.  James's  day 
next,  and  also  on  the  same  day  to  preserve  order  there 
and  restrain  one  Thomas  Smalpece  and  liis  associates 
from  erecting  a  summer-pole  in  defiance  of  the  orders  of 
the  mayor  and  aldermen  of  the  said  town;  the  writer 
hav^.ng  been  informed  by  the  said  mavor  and  his  brethren 
"  that  one  Thomas  Smalpece  of  that  Towne,  assoeiatinge 
'•  himself  with  divers  others  both  of  that  towne  and  of 
',[  the  countrey   nere  adjoyninge,   of  meane  and  base 

condicioun,  persons  of  tliemselves  very  disordered,  goe 
"  about  maliciously  in  despite  and  contempte  of  the 
"  saide  Maire  and  his  Bretheren  to  enter  vppon  breake 

and  digge  vpp  theire  grounde  and  soyle  without  there 
"  leve  or  ;dIowance  to  erect  a  Summer  Pole  within  that 
"  Towne,  a  thinge  in  some  sorte  tollerable   but  don  in 

such  a  dispitfull  and  disordered  manner,  in  noe  wise 
"  sufl'erable,  especially  when  to  effecte  their  disordered 
'^'  practises   they   labour   to  drawe  thitijer  out  of  the 

countrey  (a-  I  am  informed)  multitudes  of  people  to 
"  accompany  them   vppon  St.  James  day  next  m  the 

tayde  Towne  to  assiste  and  coujitenance  there  vnlaw- 
"  full  practices." 

12  September,  1605.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Sir  (.corge  More,  knt.,  and  the  other  justices  of  peace 
of  CO.  Surrey.  Ordering  the  said  justice.'?  to  call  before 
them  the  high  and  petty  constaliles  of  the  said  shire, 
and  to  ascertain  the  truth  of  certain  charges  of  injustice 
and  extortion  preferred  against  the  cart-takers,  whilst 
discharging  the  duties  of  their  office  during  his  majesty's 

progreasse  " 

0  Dcc.-ml.er.  lOOo.  Letier  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey.     Touching 


the  excesses  of  the  rogues  and  vagabonds,  who  swarm        "W.  M. 
in  and  about  the  city  of  London  ;  and  giving  orders  for   Moltnkuj 
their  suppression.     "  '^- 

•23  May,  1606.  Consent  of  George  Austen  of  Guide- 
ford,  CO.  Surrey  (to  whom  Sir  George  More,  knt..  has 
afcsigned  .all  his  lease,  interest  and  term  of  vears  in  the 
Fryers  Preachers  near  Guldelord  aforesaid),  that  Sir  j 

George  or  his  exors,  m.ay,  under  certain  conditions  and 
limitations,  remove  the  timber,  tiles,  bricks,  and  stone, 
&c.  of  certain  parts  of  tlie  buildings  on  the  8;iid  estate. 

November,  1606.  Letter,  pated  at  York  House,  from 
Lord  Chancellor  Ellesmere  to  Sir  William  Oglander, 
knt.,  high-sheriff  for  the  county  of  Southanqiton.  Re- 
commending the  be-arer  ("  one  Briau  Chambeslayne,  a 
man  of  good  yeeres,  judgement  and  discretion,  »nd 
that  hath  spent  his  time  in  the  studye  of  the  lawe  ") 
as  a  fit  person  to  be  Sir  William's  under-sheriff. 

—  1606.  Letter  (signed,  W.  Knollys,  B.  Wotton), 
addressed  to  Sir  George  Moore  and  Sir  Thomas  Vincent, 
kuts.,  and  the  other  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey. 
Requesting  the  s.aid  justices  to  appoint  three  of  their 
number  to  confer  with  the  writer,  about  the  com- 
plaints against  the  royal  cart-takers  and  the  grievances 
of  the  subject  from  the  abuses  of  the  royal  prerogative 
to  take  carts,  with  a  view  to  the  amicable  arrangement 
of  the  matters  of  disagreement. 

28  January,  160".  Letter  from  lord  chanchellor 
Ellesmere  to  his  brother-in-law  Sir  George  More,  knt. 
Making  reference  to  the  late  death  of  the  writer's  ward, 
young  Salisbury. 

February,  1607.  Latin  letter,  covering  twenty  closely 
written  foolscap  pages,  in  the  highest  strain  of  academic 
panegyric,  addressed  by  Charles  Bell  to  the  brightest, 
wisest  and  most  virtuous  Sir  tleorge  More,  knt.  Be- 
ginning with—'-  Georgium  Morura  Loseleiensem.  ortum 
I'  e  prosapia  generosa  ac  clara  ipsum  privterea  virum 
"  Equestris  Ordinis,  omnes  esse  illustrem  etsplendidum 
"  agnoscuni." 

4  March,  1607.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey.  Acknowleddng 
their  lordships'  receipt  of  certain  returned  "Articles  of 
"  directions  for  the  reformation  of  alehowses  and  Tipling 
"  bowses  ;"  and  announcing  that  fuller  orders  for  the 
same  purpose  arc  sent  herewith. 

18  April,  1607.  The  Proportion  of  "  400  lodes  of  coles  " 
for  the  composition  for  the  whole  county  of  Surrey,  rated 
at  Kingston  and  devided  vpon  the  liundredes.  Signed  by 
Sir'George  More,  knt.,  and  ten  other  justices  of  peace  of 
the  said  shire. — A.lso  the  commission,  signed  by  Sir 
George  More  and  other  magistrates  of  co.  Surrey, 
authorizing  Sir  Nicholas  Saunder,  knt.,  and  three  other 
knights  til  compound,  for  the  said  shire,  with  the  ofiicers 
of  his  majesty's  Greencloth  for  the  yearly  service  of 
carting  coals. 

21  April,  1607.  Letter  from  Constance  lady  More  to 
her  husband  Sir  George  More,  knt.  About  the  dismissal 
of  a  servant  and  other  domestic  matters. 

26  April,  1607.  Letter  from  Sir  William  Oghander  to 
his  brother-in-law.  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Asking  for 
payment  of  6u/,.  Al.so  Mr.  Thomas  Oglauder's  receipt 
for  the  same  money. 

28  April,  1007.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Dorset  to  Sir 
George  Moore,  knight.  Announcing  the  writer's  desire 
tor  a  marrnige  between  the  writer's  grandson,  Richard 
f^'nri    "j'^..  "*¥*  "^'ertuous  young  lady  the  Lady  Anne 

OliHard;  and  soliciting  Sir  George's  kindly  offices 
with  the  Countesse  of  Cumberland  for  the  arrangement 
of  the  match. 

16  June,  1607.  Letter  from  the  carl  of  Dorset  to  Sir 
George  Moore,  knt.  Begging  Sir  George  to  use  his 
inlluence  with  the  countess  of  Cumberland  to  brin" 
aljout  a  marriage  between  the  writer's  neohew  and  the 
lady  Anne. 

18  July,  1 607.  Letter  from  lord  chancellor  Ellesmere 
to  his  brother-in-law  Sir  George  Moore,  knight.  Asking 
Sir  George  to  come  to  the  writer  on  Monday  next. 
Dated  fiom  York  House. 

^  31  July,  1()U7.  Letter  from  the  carl  of  Dorset  to  the 
wustos  rotulornm  and  justices  of  the  peace  co.  Surrey. 
£  or  a  new  assessment  of  fines  due  to  his  maiesty  on 
admittances,  &c.  from  copyholders  of  his  manors  in  the 
said  shire 

9  February,  1608.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  commissioners  far  the  subeidie,  co.  Surrey  For  the 
complete  and  thorough  levying  of  the  .same 

30  April,  1608.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Nottingham  to 
his  son  Sir  Charles  Howard,  knt..  lieutenant  of  Windsor 
forest  and  castle,  and  to  Sir  George  More  and  Mr,  Law- 
rence Stoughton.     Directing  them  to  view  the  deer  of 

Guitdlord  park  and  certify  the  wiiterrespectingthesame- 
bir   Ihomas  Gorges   having  surrendered  the   keeper- 


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W.  M.        ship  of  the  said  park  to  Mr.  John  Murrey,  a  gentleman 

ioiTKBTO.   of  his  Majesty's  bed-chamber. 

5!^'  -3  May.  6  James.     Warrant  under  the   King's  signet 

and  sign-manual,  to  the  eavl  of  Notingham,  lieutenant 
of  CO.  Surrey,  to  leyy  twenty-five  soldiers  in  the  said 
shire,  equip  them,  and  have  them  in  readiness  for  .'orvicc 
at  a  moment's  notice. 

25  May,  1608.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  earl  of  Nottingham,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey.  Ee- 
commending  the  said  lord-lieutenant  to  commission  Mr. 
Edmond  Nicholson  to  send  to  West  Chester  an  adequate 
supply  of  arms  for  the  soldiers  now  being  levied  in 
Surrey  for  service  in  Ireland  :  the  said  Edmond  Nichol- 
son  having  in  past  time  provided  for  service  in  Ireland, 

,  at  the  direction  of  the   Privy  Council,  but  at  his  own 

cost  and  risk,  a  large  supply  of  choice  arms,  that  have 
not  yet  been  taken  off  his  hands. 

27  May,  1608.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham,  to 
his  son  the  lord  Willyam  Howard  of  Effingham,  Sir 
George  More,  and  others,  the  writer's  deputy-lieutenants 
of  CO.  Surrey.  Giving  instructions  for  levying  in  the 
said  county  twenty-five  men  to  be  sent  rid  West  Chester 
to  Ireland,  for  service  there. 

28  May,  160S.  George  Duncumbe's  receipt  for  50Z. 
paid  by  Sir  George  More,  knt.  to  John  Carill.  gent.,  for 
two  and  a  half  years'  interest  on  200Z.  lent  by  the  said 
Mr.  Carill  to  the  said  Sir  George. — Also,  several  other 
receipts  of  divers  dates  signed  by  George  Duncumbe, 
attorney  of  Albur}-,  in  matters  relating  to  the  Carills, 
one  of  whom  (Henry  Carill)  was  liis  uncle. 

8  June,  1608.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham  to 
Sir  George  Jlore,  knt.,  and  the  other  verderers  of  the 
Surrey  bailiwick  in  Windsor  Forest.  Ordering  them  to 
cause  the  owners  of  certain  swine,  that  have  injured  the 
riding-grounds  of  the  Surrey  bailwick  of  Windsor  fore.-^t 
by  routing  holes  therein,  to  make  good  the  damage  done 
and  to  withhold  such  swine  from  the  forest  for  the 
future,  as  the  King's  Majesty  cannot  ride  in  the  said  dis- 
trict of  the  forest  without  danger  from  the  holes.  In  his 
reasonable  displeasure  his  highness  ordered  the  keepers 
of  the  said  district  to  kill  all  hogs  found  therein  ;  but  to 
spare  honest  owners  so  heavy  a  punishment  the  earl 
would  have  them  take  their  swine  and  fill  up  the  holes. 
(Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

10  June,  6  James  I.  Patent  under  the  great  seal  of  a 
grant  in  survivorship  to  Sir  George  More  of  Loseley  co. 
Surrey,  knight,  and  Sir  Robert  More,  knight,  his  son  and 
heir-apparent,  of  an  annual  rent  of  106?.  Gs.  lOJ.  out  of 
the  issues  of  the  county  of  Surrey  : — in  consideration 
of  the  relinquishment  and  surrender  bj'  the  aforesaid 
knights  of  all  their  title  and  interest  in  the  office  of 
constable  of  the  castle  of  Farneham  co.  Surrey,  and  in 
the  oflBoe  of  chief  keeper  and  supervisor  of  the  chaces  of 
wild  animals  and  of  the  parks  of  Farneham  aforesaid, 

tand  in  an  annuity  of  8/.  of  money  of  the  issues  of  the 
manor  of  Farneham  for  the  exercise  of  the  said  office  of 
constable,  and  in  an  .annttity  of  5?.  out  of  the  issues  of 
the  same  manor  for  the  exercise  of  the  said  ofHce.of  chief 
keeper  and  supervisor,  and  in  all  advails  pertaining  to 
the  same  offices — such  as  the  yearly  allowances  of  a  male 
deer  called  in  English  "a  stagg  of  season"  in  the 
Bummer,  and  of  a  female  deer  called  in  English  ''a 
"  hynde  of  season  "  in  the  winter,  and  of  a  male  deer 
called  "  a  buck  of  season  "  in  the  summer,  and  a  female 
deer  called  a  ''  doe  of  season  '  in  the  winter,  to  be  taken 
in  the  parks  of  Farneham,  &c.  &c.  &c, ;  which  said 
offices,  with  their  wages  and  pei'quisites,  had  been 
granted  for  life,  in  survivorship  to  the  aforesaid  George 
More  and  William  More,  knights. 

12  June,  1608,  Letter  from  the  carl  of  Nottingham 
to  his  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey, — i.e..  Lord 
Howard  of  Effingham,  and  Sirs  Francis  Carew,  George 
More  and  Thomas  Vincent,  knts.  Eecommending  Mr. 
Edward  Penton  for  appointment  to  the  office  of  Muster- 
Master  of  the  forces  of  the  said  shire,  vice  Captain 
'Washeborne,  deceased. 

18  September,  16i>8.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Salis- 
bury to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Requesting  Sir  George, 
at  the  end  of  his"  eliardge  geven  to  the  Jury  at  "  his  '' 
next  "  Sessions,"  to  explain  the  effect  of  his  majesty's 
gacious  proposals  to  his  subjects  of  "  a  course  of  com- 
"  posicioun  in  certaine  cases  touchinge  Tenures  of  his 
"  Highness,"  and  then  to  leave  the  king's  feodary  in  the 
Baid  county  to  read  the  articles  of  the  same  proposal,  so 
that  the  country  may  apprehend  the  benefits  of  accept- 
ing and  the  inconveniences  of  negeleoting  the  royal  offer. 

28  September,  1608.  Letter  from  lord-chancellor 
Ellesmere  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.,  at  Losely.  An- 
nouncing that  the  plague  has  killed  one  of  the  writer's 
grooms.  The  writer  signs  himself  "  Your  loving 
"  brother-iu-lawe  and  moost  assured  friende." 


September,  1608.     Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham       W.  M. 
to  the   lord  Howard  of  Effingham  and  others,  deputy-    MotTKBrx 
lieutenants  co.   Surrey.     Postponing  a  muster  uf  the         _!?' 
forces  of  the  county  on  account  of  the  continuance  and 
increase  of  the  plague  m  divers  parts  of  the  said  county. 

Il:  OctobLT,  1608.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham 
to  hi.i  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  For  the  post- 
ponement  of  nmsters  in  the  said  shire  till  the  plague 
shall,  by  God's  sufferance,  have  ceased  or  abated. 

16  October,  1608.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  earl  of  Nottingham,  Lord  High  Admiral,  and 
lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey.  For  the  postponement  of  the 
musters  of  the  county,  till  the  plaguo  shall  have  abated 
in  the  county. 

16  October,  1608.  Letter  from  Robert  earl  of  Salis- 
bury to  Sir  George  More,  knt., one  of  the  chamberlains  of 
the  Exchequer,  Sir  Henry  Fanshaw,  knt.,  remembrancer 
of  the  same  court,  Richard  Sutton  and  Francis  Goston, 
esqs.  auditors  of  the  imprests,  and  Edward  Forsall,  esq. 
Appointing  the  said  gentlemen  commissioners  to  en- 
qniio  into  the  state  of  the  "  office  of  the  workes  and 
"  buildings  in  and  about  his  majesties  ordynarie  houses 
"  of  accesse  and  others,"  and  into  the  modes  employed 
there  for  fixing  the  rates  and  prices  of  labour  and 
material  v.hioh  have  of  late  years  increased  in  a  manner 
to  provoke  suspicion  and  necessitate  enquiry. 

28  December,  1608.  Letter  (domest.ic)  from  lord- 
chancellor  Ellesmeie  to  his  brother-in-law  Sir  George 
More,  knt.,  at  Loseley. 

17  March.  6  James  I.  Charter  of  exemplification  (with 
the  great  seal  attached  thereto),  with  confirmation,  of 
certain  letters  of  dispensation  granted  by  the  archbishop 
of  Canterbury  to  Sir  George  More  of  St.  Martins  in  the 
Fields,  CO.  Middlesex,  knight,  according  him  license  to 
eat  flesh  on  fish-days,  together  wit'h  his  wife  and  four 
guests,  provided  he  pay  annually  xiiis.  iiiirf.  into  the 
poor-box  of  the  parish  in  which  he  resides.  "  Permitti- 
"  mus  et  indulgenius  tibi."  runs  the  dispensation,  "  vt 
"  vna  cum  domina  vxore  tua  et  quatuor  quibusvis  aliia 
"  arbitrio  tuo  eligendis  et  ad  mensam  tuam  iuvitandis 
■'  carnibus  cum  debita  gratiarum  actione  rjuibusvis  die 
"  et  tempore  publico  vetitis  vesci  possis.''  The  letters 
of  dispensation,  dated  13  March  1608,  are  attached  to 
the  charter  of  exemplification. 

1  April,  7  James  I.  Charter  of  licence  to  Sir  George 
More,  knight,  to  alienate  ttie  manor  of  Catteshille  and 
Pickardes,  with  messuages  and  lands,  &c.  in  Catteshille, 
Pickardes,  Godalmynge  and  the  parish  of  St.  Nicholas 
of  Guildford  co.  Surrey,  and  to  convey  the  same  to  Sir 
William  Browne  and  Sir  Francis  Annger,  knights. 

21  April.  1609.  Letter  from  Lord  Chancellor  Elles- 
mere to  Sir  George  More,  knight,  at  Loseley.  Condol- 
ing with  Sir  George  on  a  recent  affliction.     Imperfect. 

20  May,  7  James  I.  Special  pardon,  under  the  great 
seal,  to  Sir  Robert  More,  knight,  for  alienating  without 
licence  his  mansion  and  lands  in  Cattishille,  in  the 
parish  of  Godalming  co.  Surrey,  by  a  certain  indenture 
dated  10  November,  in  the  king's  first  year,  to  Sir 
Thomas  Grimes,  knt.,  Henry  Weston,  esq.,  and  George 
Duncumbe,  gentleman. 

31  July,  1609.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Salisbury  and 
Sir  Julius  Ca3sar  to  Sirs  Henry  Browne  and  George 
Nore,  knts.  Touching  an  assignment  of  cxxv  loads  of 
timber  and  xxviZi.  xviiis.  viiic?.  for  repairing  the  rails 
of  Henley  Park ;  which  repairs  Sir  George  More  is 
especially  requested  to  oversee. 

22  September.  1609.  Letter  of  affectionate  enquiry 
from  lord-chancellor  Ellesmere  to  Sir  George  Moore, 
knight.  Expiressiug  the  writer's  concern  at  Sir  George's 
illness.  "If  I  had  .sooner  hearde,"  writes  the  chancellor, 
"  of  your  sickncs,  I  would  have  sooner  sent  and  have 
'■  visited  you.'' 

10  October,  1609.  Receipt  of  Elizabeth  lady  Lumley 
for  450/.  paid  to  her  by  Sir  George  Moore,  knt.,  in  com- 
pletion of  payment  of  the  1800L,  which  Sir  George,  by  an 
indenture  dated  20  Feb.  1607,  agreed  to  pay  to  John  late 
lord  Lumley  for  timber  in  the  Great  Park  of  Stanstead. 

28  November,  1609.  Letter  from  Sir  George  More, 
knt., to  the  earl  of  Salisbury,  Lord-treiijurer  uf  England. 
Soliciting  in  the  writer's  crrowing  years  some  substantial 
reward  for  his  past  s  rviccs  to  his  sovereign  and  country. 

1609.  Cupy  of  casL  for  counsel's  opinion.  Whether, 
under  the  circumstances  set  forth,  the  rectory  of 
Thorpe,  co.  Surrey,  which  descended  to  Sir  Francis 
Wolley,  as  heir-at-law  of  his  mother  the  lady  Egerton, 
who  died  19  Jan.,  42  Eliz.,  was  conveyed  by  a  certain 
passage  in  the  said  Sir  Francis  Woliey's  will,  made  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord  1609.     No  date  to  the  writing. 

29  March,  1610.  Letter  from  Sir  Julius  Caesar  to  Sir 
George  More,  knight.  Touching  a  grant  of  a  small 
piece  of  ground  iu  the  Castle  Garden  of  Guildford  to 

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HISTORICAL   MANTJSCBIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


■W.  M.       ^^-  Jotn  Murray's  servant,  Carter,  aud  a  petition  for 
MoltseVx,   compensation  from  the  present  tenant  of  the  same  land, 
^ii"  10   December,   8   James   I.     Commission,   with   the 

seal  of  Henry  Prince  of  Wales,  &o.  &c.  attached  to  it. 
Appointing  Sir  George  Moore  to  be  said  Prince's  trea- 
surer and  recei  ver-general .  Dated  at  the  Prince's  palace 
of  St.  James. 

ol  December,  IGIO.  The  Dnplicament  of  the  ac- 
compte  of  Heni've  Lee,  esq.,  son  aud  heir  and  executor 
of  Sir  Henry  Lee,  knt. ,  deceased,  late  master  of  the 
armory,  from  1  January  1601  to  31  December  1610. 

7  February,  1611.  Letter  from  Mr.  John  Donne  (after- 
wards Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Pauls)  to  some  person, 
whose  name  does  not  appear,  about  the  state  of  religion 
and  religions  parties  in  France.  Written  at  the  time 
when  Mr.  Dowie  was  in  attendance  on  Sir  Robert  Drury, 
attached  to  lord  Hay's  embassy  at  Paris.  Dated  from 
Amyens. 

10  March,  1611.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  Lord  High  Admiral,  lieutenant  co. 
Surrey.  To  aid  Lord  Willoughby  in  raising  volunteers 
in  the  said  co.  for  the  service  of  the  King  of  Denmark. 

24  March.  1611.  Warrant,  signed  by  Sir  Richard 
Connock.  to  Sir  George  More,  receiver-general  of  Henry 
Prince  of  Wales,  for  the  payment  of  x/r.,  a  quarter's 
portion  of  an  annual  salary  of  xl??',  to  John  Bull,  Mus. 
Doc,  one  of  the  musicians  of  the  Prince  of  Wales. 
— Also,  a  bundle  of  fifty  similar  orders  for  payments  to 
various  officers  of  the  Prince's  household,  addressed  to 
Sir  George  More  in  the  years  1611  and  1612. 

■22  A]iril,  9  James  I.  Warrant,  under  the  King's  sign- 
manual  and  the  seal  of  the  order  of  the  Garter,  to  the 
Prince  of  Wales  ;  to  act  as  the  kiug's  lieutenant  and 
representative  at  the  celebration  of  the  said  order  on  the 
22,  23,  and  24  of  the  instant  month. 

24  June,  1611.  List,  preceded  by  the  sign-manual  of 
Heury  Prince  of  Wales,  of  seven  articles  of  regulations, 
"  For  the  better  assurance  of  the  Princes  treasure.'' 
{Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.'j 

31  October,  9  James  I.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  the 
king  10  the  earl  of  Kotingham,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey. 
Requiring  from  the  earl  a  return  of  persons,  dwelling 
witbin  the  said  county  and  competent  to  advance  his 
majesty  money  by  way  of  loan  on  privy  seals. 

9  Kovember,  IGll.  Receipt  of  'ihomas  Gwillim  and 
Dauiell  Cliatljurne.  assigns  of  Sir  Dauid  Foulis,  knt., 
coti'ei-er  of  the  Prince's  house,  for490Zi.  paid  them  by  Sir 
George  More,  knt.,  towards  defraying  the  expenses  of 
the  said  household. 

—  November  1011.  Copy  of  a  letter  addressed  by 
gentlemen  of  Surrey  (who  had  been  invited  to  make  out  a 
list  of  inhabitants  of  the  co.  able  to  advance  money  on 
privy  seals  for  the  king's  service)  to  the  Lord  Lieutenant 
of  the  county.  Representing  the  barrenness  and  extreme 
impoverishment  of  the  shire,  so  great  a  portion  of  which 
is  given  up  to  forests  aud  ohaces  and  parks. 

1611.  Paper  in  the  hand-writing  of  Sir  George  More, 
knt.,  the  Prince  of  Wales's  receiver-general,  headed 
"  Obscrvaciouns  concerning  the  duties  of  the  Treasurer 
"  and  Receauer-Generall  to  the  Prince  his  Highnes." 

lU  January,  1612.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  High  Sherift',  Depaty-lieutcnants,  and  Justices  of 
the  Peace  for  co.  Surrey.  Directing  them  t  o  disarm  tlie 
recusants  of  the  said  shire,  leaving  thcni  only  such 
arms  as  are  necessary  for  the  protection  of  their  houses. 
Dated  from  Whitehall. 

(>  May,  1612.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Jjyncoln  to  Sir 
George  More,  knt.  Begging  Sir  George  to  set  the  writer 
fairly  in  the  regard  of  the  lord  chancellor,  to  whom  he 
has  been  misrepresented  by  a  solicitor. 

30  May,  1612.  Letter  from  Sir  George  More  to  Sir 
Richard  Connock.  Beginning  "I  haue  sent  by  this 
'■  bearer  William  Samford  throe  hundred  poundes  left 
"  by  his  highnes  cofferer  in  my  handes."  The  writer 
goes  on  to  say,  "'  I  dowbt  not  but  you  cary  in  mynde  the 
'•  liundred  poundes,  which  vppon  yourc  letter  I  de- 
■'  lyuered  to  3Ir.  Bartlet." 

3  April,  1612.  Letter  from  Thomas  Spantons  to  Sir 
George  More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir  George  for  his 
civilities  to  the  writer,  who  is  ready  to  receive  Mr.  More 
at  Utrecht,  and  reports  that  "  Vortius  that  arch-heretick 
"  contjTiueth  still  at  Leyden,  where  he  is  forbidden  to 
"  read  or  teach  vpon  payne  of  death."  Dated  from 
Utrecht. 

June,  1612.  Letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Chaloner  to  Sir 
George  More.  About  the  passing  of  the  tine  for  Kenel- 
worth,  which  Henry  Prince  of  Wales  bought  of  Sir 
Robert  Dudley.  Ahso  touching  the  urgent  pecuniary 
embarrassments  of  Wyate,  Yates,  and  Sir  R.  Dudley. 

o  November,  1612.  Letter  from  Richard  Connock  to 
Sii-  George  More,  knt.  Touching  the  money  disbursed  by 


Sir  George  "vppon  his  Highnes  Comanndment  for  the        -^y  jf 

"  Northwest  passage  ;"  and  announcing  arrangements   Moltned 
for  the  repayment  of  one  hundred  pounds  of  "  the  summe         ^°Q- 
■'  whiche  you  have  set  downe  for  the  Princes  whole 
"  adventure." 

8  December,  1612.  Letter  from  Sir  George  More,  knt., 
to  James  the  First.  Expressing  the  writer's  poignant 
mortification  and  sense  of  unworthiness  in  consequence 
of  the  failures  of  his  two  sever.al  suits  at  diifercnt  times 
for  the  otfice  of  the  Wardes,  and  hinting  at  his  purpose 
to  hide  his  shame  in  retirement.  At  the  same  time  the 
writer  avows  his  devotion  to  his  sovereign  and  his 
profound  admiration  for  his  wisdom  and  virtues. 

29  May,  11  James.  Patent  of  a  grant  under  the 
great  seal  of  Sir  Thomas  Hendley,  knight,  and  his  heirs 
and  assigns,  for  ever,  of  one-half  of  the  manor  of  Coke- 
field  alias,  &c.,  CO.  Sussex,  and  of  one-half  of  the  park 
of  Cokefield  aforesaid,  and  of  one-half  of  the  park 
of  Bentlegh  co.  Sussex,  and  of  one-half  of  a  water-mill 
in  Cokefield,  and  of  one-half  of  the  manor  of  Halde- 
leigh  alias  Highleighe  co.  Sussex,  &c.  &c.  ;  one  of  the 
considerations  for  the  said  grant  being  the  payment  of 
581.  6s.  ll^d.  into  the  exchequer,  by  the  king's  beloved 
subjects.  Sirs  Ttiomas  Hendley,  John  Shurley,  and 
Walter  Covert,  knights. 

13  July,  1613.  Report  made  by  Sir  George  More, 
knt.,  aud  Sir  Edmond  Bowyer,  knt.,  to  his  majesty 
the  king,  respecting  the  Lambeth  glass-works,  "  the 
"  Glasehowse  lately  erected  at  Lambheaih." 

13  July,  1613.  Copy  of  the  record  of  the  action  of  the 
Privy  Council  on  the  case  arising  out  of  the  conduct  of 
Sii-  Gervase  Holwissc,  knt.,  lieutenant  of  the  Tower,  who, 
on  the  arrest  some  six  days  before  the  above-given  date 
of  Dr.  Palmer.  D.D.  and  minister  of  the  Tower,  forth- 
with took  and  imprisoned  "  by  way  of  Withernam  the 
"  bodies  of  diners  cittizens  of  good  accounte  as  they 
"  passed  over  the  Tower  Hill,  with  a  resolucion  to  de- 
"  detaine  them  vntill  the  said  Doctor  Palmer  were  freed 
"  and  set  at  bail,  refusing  to  accept  any  bayl  for  their 
"  enlargement." 

22  February,  1614.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  Lord  Howard  of  Effingham,  and  to  Sir  George  More, 
Sir  Edward  Howard,  Sir  Edmund  Bowyer  and  Sir 
Francis  Vincent,  knts.,  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey. 
For  the  co-operation  of  persons  of  ability  within  the 
said  shire  in  a  project  of  a  Lottery,  set  forlh  to  bring 
success  to  "the  English  colonie  jilantcd  in  Virginia." 
Books  for  the  orderly  registrrtion  of  sums  adventured  in 
the  lottery  are  sent  to  the  said  deputy-lieutenants  who 
are  enjoined  to  return  them  in  due  course  to  the 
Treasurer  and  Council  of  Virginia. 

21  April,  12  James  I.  Writ,  under  the  King's  sign- 
manual  and  the  seal  of  the  Order  of  the  Garter,  proro- 
guing the  celebration  of  the  said  order  to  the  27th,  28th, 
and  29th  days  of  April,  in  consifieration  that  "  the  day  of 
"  Saint  George  happeneth  this  yeare  to  be  the  day 
"  before  the  Feast  of  Easter,  whiche  we  holile  to  be  a 
"  tyme  not  fitt  for  the  celebratinge  of  the  sayd  order." 

4  July,  1614.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  sherifl'  and  magistrates  of  co.  Surrey.  Inviting 
them  to  send  gifts  of  money  or  plate,  for  the  king's  use, 
to  his  majesty's  jewel-house  at  Whitehall. 

28  July,  1614.  LeDter  from  Mr.  John  Don'ie  (after- 
wards Di'.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Paul's)  to  his  brcither-in- 
law,  Sir  Robert  More,  knt.,  at  Lothesley.  Humorous 
gossip.     Dated  from  tho  writer's  "  poore  hospitall." 

20  August,  1614.  Letter  from  Mr.  John  Donne  (after- 
wards Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Paul's)  to  his  brother-in- 
law,  Sir  Robert  More,  knt.  From  London,  whore  he  is 
"condemned"  to  remain  "all  thys  sommer;"  the 
writers  sends  affectionate  greeting  to  his  wife's  kindred 
at  Loseley.     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

27  August,  1614.  Letter  from  Lord  Chancellor  Elles- 
nierc  to  his  brother-in-law,  Sir  George  More,  knt. 
Asking  for  news  of  Sir  George's  health  and  doings. 

6  September,  ]  614.  Lettei-  from  lord-chancellor  Elles- 
mere  to  his  brother-in-law.  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Ex- 
pressing the  writer's  desire  for  the  good  event  of  some 
appeal  made  by  Sir  George  to  the  favour  of  his  Majesty, 
who  has  been  informed  how  highly  the  writer  thinks  of 
Sir  George'.s  qualities. 

11  September,  1614.  Letter  from  lord-chancellor 
Ellesmere  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.,  at  Loseley.  An- 
nouncing the  severe  illness  of  the  Master  of  the  Rolls 
"  who  hath  bene  dangerously  s}  ck  these  10  or  11  dayes 
"  and  now  lyes  at  the  mercy  of  God,  past  hope  of 
"  human  helpe."  The  chancellor  adds,  "  you  know  the 
"  reuertioner  and  what  this  accident  mayo  *  ys  vn- 
'■  certen,  for  one  cannot  houlde  too  many  places." 

30  September,  1614.  Letter  from  lord  chancellor 
Ellesmere  to  his  brother-in-law.  Sir  George  More,  knt. 


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■W.  M.  Excusing  himself  from  au  ajipointment,  as  ho  is  sum- 
■"^Esg!"^'  ™0"ed  to  wait  on  the  Iving  at  Whitehall,  on  the  morrow. 
— "         Imperfect. 

Iti  October,  1614.  Letter  from  Sir  George  More,  knt., 
to  George  Austen,  gent.  Announciug  that  the  writer 
has  spoken  a  timely  word  to  the  lord  chaucellor  touching 
Mr.  Austen's  cause  in  the  court  of  Chancery,  and  re- 
questing j\Jr.  Austen  to  pay  eertaiuinoney  t.i  the  writer's 
servant,  Edward  Wybert. — Also,  at  the  foot  of  the  letter, 
Edward  'Wybci't's  receipt  for  80?.  paid  to  him  by  ilr. 
Austen,  as  a  contribution  to  the  fund  then  being  raised 
in  Surrey  for  the  king's  use. 

3  December,  1614.  Letter  (written  on  the  writer's  re- 
turn from  Newmarket)  from  Mr.  John  Donne  (afterwards 
Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St.  Paul's)  to  some  person  whose 
name  does  not  appear.  Touching  the  writer's  suit  for 
preferment  at  Court,  and  the  feud  between  the  Lord 
Chamberlaiii  and  the  archbiship  of  Canterbury. 

9  January,  161.5.  Warrant,  signed  by  the  Lonl-chan- 
cellor  EHesmere,  Chief  JusticeCoke,  and  Sir  Balphe 
Winwood,  to  Sir  George  More,  kut.,  lieutenant  of  the 
Tower;  to  bring  '' in  a  coatche  safely"  the  person  of 
"  Sir  William  Mounston,  knight,  nowe  a  prisoner  in  the 
■'  tower,''  b}' 2  p.m.  on  the  morrow,  to  "the  house  of 
"  the  chefe  Justice  of  England  in  Holbourne,"  in  order 
that  the  said  prisoner  may  be  examined. 

13  January,  161.5.  Warrant,  dated  at  York  House  and 
signed  by  lord  chancellor  EUesmere  and  Ealphe  Win- 
wood,  to  Sir  George  Moore,  knt  ,  lieutenant  of  the 
Tower  ;  to  apprehend  Sir  William  Monson,  knight,  aud 
"  keep  him  cloase  prisonnier." 

24  January,  1615.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  Ellesmere  cane, 
Lenox,  and  Edw.  Coke;  to  Sir  George  More,  knight, 
lieutenant  of  the  Tower  ;  to  permit  Sir  Robert  Oarr  to 
have  access  to  the  earl  of  Sommersett,  in  order  that 
they  may  confer  on  the  eai'l's  "  domesticall  aflaj'ers  only 
"  and  for  noe  other  cause  ;"  in  the  presence  and  liearing 
of  the  said  lieutenant  of  the  Tower, 

24  January,  1615.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  Ellesmere, 
cane,  Lenox,  Edw.  Coke)  to  the  Lieutenant  of  the 
Tower,  to  allow  Dr.  Montford  and  Dr.  Campian,  physi- 
cians, to  have  access  to  Sir  Thomas  Muns(m,  knt.,  a 
prisoner  in  the  Tower,  to  confer  with  the  said  Sir 
Thomas  on  matters  relating  to  his  health,  in  the  presence 
of  the  said  lieutenant. 

24  January,  1615.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  Ellesmere 
cane,  Lenox,  Eilw.  Coke)  to  the  lieutenant  of  the  Tower 
of  London,  to  allow  Lady  Munson  to  continue  to  have 
access  to  her  husband  Sir  Thomas  Munson,  a  prisoner  in 
the  said  Tower,  at  convenient  times,  in  the  said  lieu- 
tenant's absence. 

— January,  1615.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  Ellesmere,  cenc, 
Lenox,  and  Edw.  Coke)  to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower. 
To  allow  the  bishop  of  Elie  to  have  access  to  Sir  Thomas 
Munson, prisoner  in  the  Tower, to  confer  with  SirThomas 
on  matters  touching  his  conscience,  in  the  said  lieute- 
nant's absence.     (Vide)  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

—  January,  1615.  Warrant,  signed  by  lord  chan- 
cellor Ellesmere.  chief-justice  Coke,  and  Sir  Raphe 
Winwood, and  addres.scd  to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower. 
To  allow  Sir  William  Munson,  knt.,  prisoner  in  the 
Tower,  to  wi'ite  to  his  wife,  for  the  arrangement  of  his 
sffeirs. 

17  February,  1615.  Single  sheet  headed  "Papers 
"  taken  by  Mr.  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  in  the  presence 
"  of  Sir  Henry  Fanshawe,  Mr.  (jsborne,  Mr.  Wood- 
"  ward,  Walter  James  and  John  Packer,  out  of  the  flatt 
"  red  box,  upon  my  Lord  Chief  Justice  his  warrant.'' 
The  inventory  mentions  only  two  papers, — 1,  A  letter 
(28  Nov.  1613)  from  Sir  Henry  Wotton  to  the  earl  of 
Somersett ;  2.  Copy  ot  a  letter  (25  Nov.  1613)  from  the 
same  earl  to  Sir  Thomas  Edmonds.  On  the  same  sheet, 
the  chief  justice's  receipt  (17  Feb.  1615)  for  the  said 
documents,  on  their  delivery  to  him. 

19  March,  1615.  Warrant  (under  the  sign-mannal 
and  signet  of  James  the  First)  to  Sir  George  More,  the 
lieutenant  of  the  Tower  of  London.  To  permit  Sir 
Walter  Ralegh,  knt.,  a  prisoner  in  the  Tower,  to  go 
abroad,  under  charge  of  a  keeper,  either  in  London  or 
elsewhere,  to  the  end  that  he  may  the  better  provide 
himself  with  shipping  and  provisions  for  the  voyage 
which  the  king  has,~'at  his  humble  suit,  given  him 
permission  to  undertake  at  his  own  costs  aud  charges. 
Dated  at  Whitehall.     {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

24  March,  1615.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  Ellesmere,  cane, 
Lenox,  Edw.  Coke)  to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  of 
London.  To  dismiss  from  custody  William  Darvrin, 
the  personal  servant  of  Sir  Thomas  Munson,  knt.,  a 
prisoner  in  the  Tower,  in  order  that  the  said  William 
Darwin  may  look  after  some  of  his  said  master's  private 
affairs;  and  to  admit  into  the  Tower  Edward  Brown  to 


attend  on  the  said  Sir  Thomas  vice  the  said  William        w.  M. 
Darwin.  Molynedx, 

20  July,  1615.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notingham  to  ^^ 
his  son  lord  Howard  of  Effingh.am,  Sir  George  More, 
knisht.  and  the  other  de]nity-lieutcnants  of  co.  Surrey. 
Requesting  that  due  provision  may  be  at  once  made  for 
a  proper  allowance  to  Sir  Jeremye  Turner,  as  muster- 
master  tor  the  said  county. 

26  October,  1615.  Memorandum  (signed  Ajttony 
Montague)  th-it  the  viscount  Montiiguo  has  granted  in 
farm  the  prior3'  of  Newark  aud  all  his  grouuds  there, 
late  in  the  tenure  of  the  countess  of  Dorset,  to  SirGeorge 
More,  knight. 

2  November,  1615.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  Ellesmere, 
cane,  Lenox,  E.  Zouchc,  Edw.  Coke)  to  the  Lieutenant 
of  the  Tower;  to  receive  into  the  Tower,  and  there  re- 
tain as  a  close  prisoner  the  carl  of  Sommersett, admitting 
at  the  same  time  to  attend  upon  the  said  earl  his  servants 
Francis  (Jopinger  and  Andrew  Fargeson,  who  ai'e  "  to  be 
"  shutt  vp  close  with  him,  without  other  lilicrtie  then 
"  in  like  eases  is  accustomed."  The  warrant  further 
directs  the  said  lieutenant  of  the  Tower  ' '  to  apjtoint  some 
"  person  of  qualitie  and  trust     .  to  take  charge  of 

"  the  said  earle  and  to  attend  his  person,  for  the  better 
"  execution  of  such  directions  as  shalbo  geuen  for  his 
"  safe  keepeinge. 

13  December,  1615.  Warrant,  signed  by  lord-chan- 
cellor Ellesmere  aud  others,  to  Sir  George  More,  lieu- 
tenant of  the  Tower ;  to  keep  Andre-sv  Fargus  a  close 
prisoner  till  further  notice  ;  it  being  found  necessary  to 
remove  the  said  Andrew  Fargus  from  the  carle  of 
Somersett. 

13  December,  1615.  Warrant  (signed  J.  Ellesmere, 
cane,  Lenox,  Edw.  Coke)  to  the  lieutenant  of  the  Tower ; 
to  permit  Sir  James  Carr,  knt.,  to  have  access  to  his 
brother  the  earl  of  Somersett,  a  prisoner  in  the  said 
Tower,  for  the  jmrpose  of  conferring  with  the  said  earl 
about  "  his  domesticall  afi'aires  and  for  noe  other  cause  " 
in  the  presence  of  the  said  lieutenant. 

29  November,  1615.  An  Inventory  of  the  goodesand 
evidences  of  the  Earle  of  Somersett  at  his  lodgingcs  at 
Whitehall  shewed  vnto  vs  by  Mr.  Walter  James,  servant 
to  the  said  Earle,  and  taken  in  his  presence  by  vcrtue 
of  a  letter  directed  vutovs,  Sir  Henry  Fanshawe, knight, 
and  John  Osborne,  esq.,  from  the  Lord  Treasurer  of 
England,  dated  the  xxix"'  of  Nooember  1615,  and  begun 
to  h''  taken  the  same  day.  Covering  26  pages  of  closely 
written  foolscap  paper,  the  entries  in  this  long  in- 
ventory show  conclusively  that  the  several  ensuing 
schedules,  made  in  the  year  1616,  of  gilt  and  white  plate 
and  jewels,  used  at  the  Blackfriars  or  the  Tower  by  "  my 
"  lord"  and  "lady,"  &c.  are  lists  of  goods  that  per- 
tained to  the  earl  and  countess  of  Somersett.  For 
instance,  this  inventorj-  contains  "a  note  of  sucb 
"  plate  as  was  delivered  to  Mr.  Williams,  goldsmyth. 
"  the  19th  of  Sept.  1615  too  bee  pawned  for  500i('.,  to  be 
"  made  into  plate  for  the  carle's  vse,"  which  is  identical 
as  to  its  items  with  the  bill  in  the  Tower  inventory 
(dated  1616)  headed  "A  note  of  the  plate  delivered  to 
"  Mr.  John  Williams,  gold-smyth,  the  12  Sept.  1613  to 
"  pawne  for  moay  to  make  great  plate  for  the  Christ- 
"  ning."     {Vide  Kempe's  'Loseley  MSS.') 

—  December.  1615.  Warrant,  signed  by  lord-chancel- 
lor Ellesmere,  to  Sir  George  Moore,  the  lieutenant  of  the 
Tower,  to  "  suffer  Beniamin  Orwell  to  attend  the  E.  of 
"  Sommerset  in  his  chamber,'' 

80  January,  14  James  I.  Writ  under  the  privy  seal 
addressed  to  Sir  George  More,  knight,  lieutenant  of  the 
Tower  of  London.  Directing  him  forthwith  to  liberate 
Sir  Walter  Raleigh  from  the  said  Tower,  aud  to  set  him 
a.t  large  ;  the  sovereign  out  of  his  "  princely  compassion 
"  being  graciouslye  pleased  that  the  said  Sir  Walter 
"  Raleigh  shalbe  noo  longer  continued  prisoner  in  our 
"  said  Tower,  but  forthwithe  be  fully  enlarged  and  de- 
'■  livered  out  of  the  same,  in  hope  he  maie  and  will 
"  prove  serviceable  to  us  and  our  state."  (Fid- Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

24  February,  1616.  Copy  of  the  humble  address  and 
petition  of  SiV  George  More,  knt.,  in  which  the  writer 
prays  to  be  relieved  of  the  "restles  place  "of  lieutenant 
of  the  Tower,  and  begs  that  he  may  receive  some  less 
burdensome  oflBce  suited  to  his  failing  powers  and 
growing  years. 

19  March,  1616.  Sir  George  More's  rcceips  for  1101. 
in  part  payment  of  a  Privy  Seal  order  for  payment  of 
551Z.  10s.,  for  the  diet  and  charges  of  prisoners  under 
his  cu.stody  in  the  Tower  from  2-5  Dee  1616  to  3  March 
following;  on  which  day  Sir  George  resigned  the  oflBce 
of  lieutenant  of  the  Tower. 

12  March,  1616.  Memorandum  of  the  circum.stance3 
under  which  a  box  of  writings  (the  said  box  being  sealed 

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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


AV.M.        Ti  it  li  the  seals  of  the  late  lord-chancellor  EUesmere,  who 
^"e^^"^'   committed  the  same  to  the  keeping  of  his  brother-in- 
—  law,  Sir  George  More,  knt.)  was  opened  on  the  aforesaid 

day  in  the  presence  of  John  Tiscouut  Brackley,  Sir 
Thomas  Leigh,  knt.,  Francis  More,  Bcrieant-at-law, 
Sir  George  More.  knr..  and  his  son  "William. — Al^u,  a 
memorandum  of  the  circumstances  under  which,  on  the 
following  day  \iO  March,  1616),  another  box  of  writings, 
committed  by  the  late  Lord  Ellesmere  to  the  keeping  of 
his  brother-in-law.  Sir  George  More,  was  opened  in  the 
presence  of  witnesses. 

27  Mareh,  1610.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  Ellesmere, 
cane,  Lenox,  E,  Zonche,  Edw.  Coke)  to  the  lieutenant 
of  the  Tower;  to  repair  to  the  place  of  the  countess  of 
Somersett's  restraint  in  the  Blackfriars,  and  there  re- 
ceive the  person  of  the  said  countess  of  Sir  William 
Smyth,  and  to  hold  her  a  prisoner  in  the  Tower,  "  ad- 
"  mittinge  such  jiersons  to  attend  her  as  are  now  with 
"  her  at  the  Blackfriars,  to  be  shut  up  close  with  her 
"  as  is  usual  in  such  cases."'  Dated  from  Whitehall. 
[Vide  Kempe's  '  Loselcy  MSS.') 

6  April,  1616.  Warrant  (signed,  Kapho  Winwood)  to 
Sir  George  More,  knt..  lieutenant  of  the  Tower  ;  to 
permit  the  lord  Yester  to  have  an  interview  with  the 
earl  of  Somerset,  a  prisoner  in  the  said  tower,  in  the 
presence  of  the  said  lieutenant. 

22  April,  1616.  Receipt  of  Sir  George  More,  knt. 
lieutenant  of  the  Tower,  for  S[)l.  paid  him  by  Sir  Thomas 
Mounson,  knt-.  bart.  (by  the  hands  of  Richard  Tomsonn, 
warder  of  the  Tower  and  the  said  Sir  Thomas's  keeper  ; 
for  his  diet. — Also,  on  same  sheet,  daiod  28  May  1616. 
Sir  George  More's  receipt  for  SOZ.  paid  by  Sir  Thomas 
Mounson,  knt.,  bart,  for  five  weeks'  diet  in  the  Tower. — 
Also,  on  the  same  sheet,  Sir  George  More's  receipt, 
dated  28  June,  1616,  for  16/.  paid  him  by  Sir  Thomas 
Mounson,  knt.,  bart..  for  four  weeks'  diet  at  the  said 
lieutenant's  table  in  the  Tower. 

April.  1616.  Warrant  (signed,  .J.  Ellesmere,  cane, 
Lenox,  E.  Zouche.  Edw.  C'okel  to  the  lieutenant  of  the 
Tower ;  to  allow  the  cook  and  bottleman  of  the  countess 
of  Somersett,  a  prisoner  in  the  Tower,  to  attend  on  her, 
even  as  the  cook  and  bottleman  of  the  Earl  of  Somestett 
attend  on  him  in  the  Tower.  Dated  from  Whitehall. 
[Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

7  May,  1616.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  Ellesmere,  cane,, 
E.  Zouche,  Edw.  Coke)  to  the  lieutenant  of  the  Tower  : 
"  To  make  choice  of  som  discreet  and  sufficient  person 
"  .  .  to  reade  prayers  and  preache  vnto  "  the  countess 
of  f-'(jmersett  in  the  Tower,  in  the  presence  of  the 
lieuteuaut  thereof;  aud  also  to  allow  the  said  countess 
to  walk  in  the  garden  adjoining  her  lodging  at  fit  and 
convenient  times,  in  the  said  lieutenant's  presence. 
Dated  from  Whiteliall.    {Vide  Kempe's  •  Loseley  MSS.') 

11  May,  1616.  Warrant  (signed.  J.  Ellesmere,  cane, 
E.  Zouche,  Edw.  Coke)  to  the  lieutenant  of  the  Tower  ; 
to  allow  Sir  Thomas  Mounson,  knt.,  a  prisoner  in  the 
Tower,  to  have  writing  materials  wherewith  to  express 
his  desires  to  the  signers  of  the  warrant.  ( Vide  Kempe's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

—  May,  1616.  Warrant  (signed  Raphe  Winwood,  Edw. 
Coke)  to  the  lieutenant  of  the  Tower  ;  to  make  choice 
of  a  discreet  and  sutlidient  person  to  read  prayers  and 
preach  to  Sir  Willi;im  Munson,  in  the  said  lieutenant's 
presence  and  hearing, 

18  June,  1616.  Warrant  (signed  Raphe  Winwood) 
to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower ;  to  relax  somewhat  the 
restraint  on  Sir  Thomas  Monson,  prisoner  in  the  Tower, 
and  to  allow  him  to  liave  conference  in  the  said  lieu- 
tenant's pre.-ence  with  persons  who  may  repair  to  him. — 
Further  warrant  on  the  same  sheet  (dated  12  July,  1616, 
and  signed  J.  Ellesmere,  cane,  and  Fr.  Uacon)  to  the 
same  lieutenant;  to  allow  Sir  Thomas  Monson,  knt.. 
"  to  waulk  in  any  open  place  within  the  tower."  the 
said  lieutenant  having  on  the  authority  of  the  previous 
warrant  only  allowed  the  said  prisoner  "'  to  waulke  vpon 
"  the  wall  and  within  the  garden.''  (Vide  Kemp's 
'  Loseley  MSS.') 

18  June,  1616.  Warrant  (signed, GeorgeVilliers)  to  Sir 
George  More,  lieutenant  of  tlje  Tower  ;  to  allow  the  Lady 
Kn(jllys  to  have  interviews  «ilh  her  sister  the  countess 
of  S;jiu.  isctt  in  the  presence  of  his  wife  or  his  son's 
wife,  whenever  he  is  unable  or  indisposed  to  bo  himself 
present  at  the  interviews  of  the  two  sisters.  (Vide 
Kempc"s  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

JUI3-,  1616.  Letter  from  viscount  Fenton  to  Sir 
George  -More,  knt.,  lientonant  of  the  Tower.  Intimating 
the  King's  pleasure  that  the  lord  Burley  may  have  an 
interview  with  the  earl  of  Somerset  in  the  Tower,  in 
Sir  George's  presence  and  hearing. 

'•-'  August,  1616.  Memorandum  of  the  number  and 
rental  of  "  the  acres  in  the  Haberdashers  proportion  of 


"  the  landes  fallen  to  them  by  lott  in   the  province  of        W.  M. 
"  TJlster  in  Irelaude."     In  the  handwriting  of  Adrian       °]e"!"'' 
More.     Endorsed  by  Sir  George  More.  knt.  

25  August,  161G.  Letter  from  Georgo  Villiers  to  Sir 
George  More,  knt.,  lieutenant  of  the  Tower.  Intimating 
his  i\iajtsty'.-  v.  i^h  to  exhibit  a  large  measure  of  con- 
sideration for  the  earl  and  countess  of  Somersett, 
prisoners  in  the  Tower,  and  his  Highness's  permission 
that  they  should  occupy  conveniently  near  lodgings  in  the 
said  prison  ;  but  stating  that  his  majesty  cannot  consent 
to  their  wish  to  occupy  the  same  lodging,  without  first 
having  Sir  George's  advice  on  the  point.  Nor  can  his 
majesty  grant  tliem  all  the  freedom  they  desire  in  seeing 
their  friends,  without  further  explanation  and  counsel. 
Dated  from  Woodstock.  {Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

6  September,  1610,  Certificate  (with  more  than  forty 
signatures  of  residents  in  the  vicinity  appended  to  it) 
that  the  water,  dividing  the  cos.  Surrey  and  Sussex  at  a 
place  called  Carpenters  Heathe,  in  the  lordship  and 
hundred  of  Godalmynge,  was  turned  from  its  ancient 
course  some  ten  years  since  by  John  Misselbroke,  and 
has  from  that  time  been  kept  out  of  its  proper  course  by 
Richarde  Boxcll  of  Tenchmore  co.  Sussex. 

12  September,  1610.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  Ellesmere, 
cane  and  Fran.  Bacon)  to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower 
of  London  ;  to  allow  Sir  Thomas  Mounson,  knt.,  prisoner 
in  the  Tower,  to  attend  the  divine  services  in  the  church 
there,  and  to  repair  to  the  said  lieutenant's  "  table  for 
"  his  dyett  with  such  libertie  as  is  vsuall  for  others  in 
"  the  like  case."     (Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

12  Novemljer,  1616.  Letter  from  Antony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  George  Moore.  Giving  thanks  for 
Sir  George's  assistance  in  certain  private  matters. 

24  November,  1616.  Letter  from  Mr.  John  Gib  to 
Sir  George  More,  knt.  Touching  the  sale  of  certain 
lands,  in  which  Mr.  Gib  wishes  to  invest  at  least  o,000i. 
Dated  from  Edinburgh. 

20  November,  1010.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Touching  the 
offences  aud  punishments  of  two  persons,  Betsworthand 
Greene,  Avho  have  been  found  guilty  of  hunting  the 
writer's  game.     Dated  from  Coudry. 

1016.  Four  undated  letters  (holograjih)  from  James 
the  First  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.,  lieutenant  of  the 
Tower.  Touching  the  great  charges  against  the  earl  of 
Somerset,  aud  instructing  Sir  George  liow  to  deal  with 
the  prisoner.  (1.)  Repeating  the  substance  of  a  letter, 
sent  yester-night  to  Sir  George  by  Lord  Haye,  the  king 
maintains  that,  without  exposing  his  honour  to  suspicion, 
he  cannot  hear  a  private  message  from  the  earl  before 
his  trial  or  confission.  Endorsed  by  Sir  George 
More,  "  9th  May  al^out  one  of  the  clocke  in  th'  after- 
■'  noone.  1610.'  (2.)  Bidding  Sir  George  (who  knows 
how  the  writer  has  endeavoured  to  liring  the  earl  to 
confess  his  guilt)  to  observe  the  strictest  seoresy  in 
respect  to  the  mission  of  "  an  honeste  gentleman  "  now 
sent  to  the  prisoner  for  the  same  end.  Endorsed  by  Sir 
George  More  "  l:!th  May,  1016."  (3.)  Urging  Sir  George 
to  make  another  attempt  to  bring  the  prisoner  to  a 
confession.  "Ye  shall  thairefore, ''  the  king  writes, 
"  giue  him  assurance  in  my  name,  that  if  he  will  yett 
'■  before  his  tryall  confesse  clearlie  unto  the  commis- 
'■  sioners  his  guiltienesse  of  this  fact,  1  will  not  onlio 
"  performc  quhat  1  promeased  by  my  last  messenger 
' '  both  towardis  him  and  his  wyfe,  but  I  will  enlarge  it." 
(4.)  Touching  the  carl  of  Somersett's  "  strainge  fitte," 
wtiich  Sir  George  hag  doubtless  reported  to  the  chan- 
cellor, who  may  "  adiorne  the  daye  till  Moudaye  nexle," 
should  the  prisoner  appear  sick  or  distracted,  during 
which  time  of  adjournment  it  will  be  seen  if  the  sick- 
ness or  madness  be  ecal  or  counterfeit.  If  the  prisoner 
shall  say  anything  ot  moment  to  lord  Haye  (who 
has  been,  or  soon  will  be  with  Sir  George)  the  king 
would  hear  it  qtiickly,  but,  should  it  bo  otherwise,  the 
king  would  not  be  troubled  about  it  till  the  trial  be 
over. — Also,  an  unsigned  paper,  setting  forth  the  cir- 
cumstances under  which  James  the  First  sent  these  four 
letters  I0  the  wi  iter's  father-in-law,  Sir  George  More. 
(Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.'') 

1016.  Inventories  (made  apparently  in  the  Tower  of 
London)  of  articles  of  plate,  gilt  or  white,  and  jewels, 
covering  eleven  pages.  (1.)  "  A  Note  of  such  of  my 
"  lord's  plate  as  is  in  my  custody,"  taking  account  of 
2,185  oz.of  gilt  ]date,  and  some  7,600  oz.  of  white  plate. 
(2.)  "A  note  of  White  Plate  received  from  the  Bl.ack- 
"  friers  vpon  my  ladies  remove  the  27  March,  1616," 
(i.e.  the  day  on  which  the  countess  of  Somersett  was 
removed  from  theBlackfriers  to  the  Tower,  viilc  Warrant 
of  that  date),  (o.)  Inventory,  headed  "A  Note  of  the 
"  Jewells  in  my  custody,"  taking  account  of  "The 
"  earlc's  coronet"  and  "a  Garter  and  George  my  lord 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTU  KEPOKT. 


673 


W.  M.  "  hatli  at  Tower."  with  other  avticlos  tk-scribed  so  as  to 
"es"'"^'  indicate  that  they  pei-taiiied  to  the  earl  of  Somerset. 
. — ■  (4.)  '•  A  Note  of  the  Plato  delivered  to  .Mr.  John  Wil- 
"  Hams  goldsm^-tlie  the  19  Sept.  161.5  to  pawne  for 
"  mouey  to  make  great  plate  for  the  Christening." 
(5.)  List  of  White  plate  at  the  Tower  for  my  Lord'.>;  Use. 
(6.)  List  of  White  Plate  at  Tower  for  my  lady's  vso. 
(7.)  Note  of  the  plate  my  lady  had  to  the  Blackfriers. 
(ti.)  List  of  Guilt  Plate  carried  to  ihe  Blackfriers. — Also 
another  separate  Inventory  headed  a  "  Note  of  Plate  at 
"  Pawne  "  ;  being  an  account  of  articles  of  gilt  or  white 
plate,  which  had  probably  fallen  to  th'e  Lieutenant  of 
the  Tower,  as  a  perquisite  of  his  office. — Also  another 
separate  inventory,  headed  ''  A  note  of  such  plate  as  is 
"  wanting  belonging  to  my  lady."  N.B. — The  fore- 
going Tower  Inventory  is  described  on  one  of  the  outer 
sheets  thus,  "  This  list  of  Plate  was  Sir  (ieorge  More 
"  when  he  was  lieutenant  of  the  tower  in  James  the 
"  firsts  reign."  That  the  lists  relate  to  the  plate  and 
jewels  of  the  earl  and  countess  of  Somerset  is  obvious 
on  comparing  it  with  the  Inventor}'  of  29  Nov.  1615. 

29  December.  A  Memorandum  (in  the  hand-writing 
of  Sir  George  More,  the  lieutenant  of  the  Tower  I  of  the 
terms  in  which  James  the  First,  in  a  confidential  con- 
versation with  the  said  officer,  defended  the  action  taken. 
by  the  sovereign  and  his  commissioners,  towards  "  the 
"  prisoner"  in  the  Tower,  accused  of  the  murder  of  Sir 
Thomas  Overbury.  The  paper  begins,  ' '  on  friday  the 
"  29'''  December  the  king  his  Ma"",  sent  for  the  Lieu- 
"  tenant  of  the  Tower  and  in  his  Ma"",  w'.  drawing 
"  chamber  sayed  vnto  hym  '  I  wold  haue  you  tell  yo' 
"  '  prisoner  that  I  am  sory  to  see  that  he  continues 
"  '  still  to  take  the  wrong  course  to  his  owne  hurt  in 
"  '  this  busines,  as  he  has  don  sins  the  beginning  of 
"  '  it.  For  whereas  I  haue  appointed  commissioners 
'■  '  to  examyne  hym  and  to  deale  in  all  matters  con- 
"  '  cerning  the  case  of  S'.  Tho.  Overbury,  the  Duke  of 
"  '  Lenox  being  one,  a  noble  man  of  myii  owne  blood, 
"  '  and  alwayes  a  frend  well  afieoted  to  hym,  the  lord 
"  '  Chatmcelor  the  second,  a  graue  and  wise  man,  a 
"  '  counsellour  and  great  officer  well  deseruing  in  the 
"  '  place  of  justice  with  he  holdes,  Tho.  lord  Zouch, 
"  '  the  third,  an  auncient  Baron,  and  a  man  void 
"  ■  of  all  partialities,  and  the  fowrth,  the  Lo.  Chief 
"  '  Justice  by  his  place,  he  hath  refused  by  them  to 
"  '  make  knowen  his  desires  vnto  me :  and  pretending 
"  '  that  by  the  lord  Knollis,  and  the  lord  Hay.  he  wold 
"  ■  communicate  matter  of  great  importans  vnto  me 
"  '  concerning  my  seruice,  fit  for  me  to  know  with 
"  '  speede,  and  that  neither  the  criminall  nor  ciuill  part 
'■  '  of  the  cause  for  which  he  is  restrained,  nor  of 
"  ■  anything  therevnto  belonging,  he  wold  speak  vnto 
■'  '  them,  his  speeche  neuertheless  to  them  was  onely  of 
"  •  that  cause,  and  not  of  any  other  matter  worth  the 
"  ■  speaking  of.  Wherein  he  did  needlessly  abuse  me, 
"  '  ofi'er  wrong  to  those  commissioners,  and  thereby  did 
'•  '  hurt  to  hym  self.'  "  This  ]>aper,  which  afi'ords  note- 
worthy evidence  of  the  attitude  assumed  bj-  the  king  to- 
wards the  noble  prisoner,  was  ]iublishedinextenso,  in  the 
year  1866,  by  Mr.  James  Spedding,  M.A.,  with  a  letter 
addressed  by  him  on  Sir  Thomas  Overbury 's  case  to 
Mr.  Knight  Watson,  M.A.,  Secretary  of  Soo.  of  Anti- 
quaries. (  Vide  James  Spedding's  '  Message  of  James  I. 
'  to  the  Earl  of  Somerset.') 

1616.  An  Inventory  of  the  goodes  brought  into  the 
toure  b}'  the  Earle  and  Countesse  of  Somerset,  and  there 
remayuing  and  vsed,  at  the  time  of  their  attainder. 
Comprising  the  earl's  bed-room  furniture  (a  bed  of 
cloth  trimmed  with  silke  fringe  and  lace,  hangings, 
chairs,  carpets,  stools,  a  bed  for  his  one  servant,  &c.  &c.), 
valued  at  Ixxxvii.;  sdver  plate  for  the  earl's  use  ( 12  dishes. 
1  round  trencher  salt,  6  slip  spoons,  1  porringerand cover, 
1  barrel  pot,  2  saucers,  a  deep  bason  and  ewer,  2  wire 
candlestickes,  a  warming-pan  and  handle  and  a  cofer- 
boxe)  weighing  .5985-  ounces,  and  valued  at  clvii?;'.  iiis. 
at  vs.  iiirf.  per  oz. ;  the  countess's  bed-room  furniture 
(bud  of  crimson  velvet  with  hangings  of  the  same, 
trimmed  with  gold  fringe  and  lace,  chairs  and  stools 
and  cushions  covered  with  crimson  velvet,  carpets, 
&c.  &c.)  valued  at  ccU. :  hangings,  chairs,  stools  and 
cushions  of  figured  satin,  valued  at  ccli. ;  hangings 
chairs  and  stools  for  other  chambers,  valued  at  xxji.  ; 
three  beds  with  furniture  for  her  servants,  xli. ;  plate 
for  the  countess's  use  (6  dishes,  6  trencher  plates,  2  bell 
caudlestickes,  1  pair  of  snuffers,  2  "  boates,"  1  saucer, 
10  spoons,  2  "  triangle  seltes,'')  weighing  30Si  oz., 
valued  at  Ixxxit.  xviiis.  The  total  value  of  plate  and 
goods  being  dcliii^'.     {Vule  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

3  March.  1617.  Warrant,  under  the  sign-manual  and 
signet  of  James  the  Fir.st,  to  Sir  George  More,  lieu- 
tenant of  the  Tower  of  Loudon,  Discharging  Sir  George, 

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at  his  own  urgent  request  from  tho  same  office,  for  his        'W.  M. 
good  service  in  which  place  he   is    appointed  to  receive    "•"""I'^i'S. 
a  sum  of  2,400/.  from  the  ])rivy  \mTso  ;  and  Authoriziiig         — ' 
him    to   deliver  the  said  lieutenancy  of   tho  ToWer  of 
London,  with  all  its  rights,  &c.  &c..  to  Sir  Allen  Apsley, 
who  has  beena)ipointed  to  succeed  him  in  the  same  office. 

8  May,  16  .James  I.  Writ,  under  the  king's  sign- 
manual  and  tlie  seal  of  the  Order  of  the  Garter  to 
Sir  George  More,  knt.,  chancellor  of  the  said  order.  Dis. 
pensing  with  his  attendance  on  his  sovereign's  person,  so 
as  he  fail  not  from  time  to  time  to  attend  at  the  celebra- 
tions of  the  feasts  cif  the  said  Nol)le  Order,  and  wlien- 
ever  else  he  shall  receive  special  warning  to  wait  on  his 
majesty. 

28  May,  1617.  Letter  from  Sir  George  More  to  John 
Bingley,  esq.  Requesting  that  James  Colwell, apothecary, 
may  be  paid  xli/i'.xixs.  viid.,  due  to  him  for  medicines 
delivered  to  sick  prisoners  in  the  Tower. — Also  James 
Colwell's  receipt  (dated  4  .luue,  1617)  for  the  same 
amount. 

13  June,  1617.  Letter  from  Antony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Declaring  the  writer's 
atl'ection  for  "  this  poore  childe  of  mine "  who  has 
fcjund  a  letter  which  she  remembers  to  be  from  one 
of  the  daughters  of  tho  writer's  uncle  Sir  Henry 
Browne  ;  which,  together  with  another  letter  from  the 
]:)Oor  child's  sisters  at  Lisbone,  is  herewith  sent  to  the 
archbishop  of  Canterbury, 

1-5  August,  1617.  Latin  epita)ih  on  Anna  the  wife  of 
Dr.  John  Donne,  who  died  in  her  31th  year  at  the  afore- 
given  date. 

5  September,  1617.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Touching  the  lord 
Winchester's  comjilaint  of  "a  die-honse  at  St.  Marie- 
"  Oueries  from  whence  great  annoyance  commeth  to 
"  Winchester  House,"  the  said  die-house  being  on  a 
pro]ierty,  the  title  to  which  is  an  afi'air  of  contest  between 
the  writer  and  Sir  Francis  Bnglefielde. 

15  March,  1618.  Letter,  dated  at  Jacoatra  in  Java 
Maior,  from  Sir  Thomas  Dale  to  Sir  William  Trocke- 
merton.  Giving  an  account  of  Sir  Thomas's  capture  of 
a  Portuguese  galleon,  and  seizure  of  treasure  from  the 
J'ortuguese  admiral's  carricke,  and  other  adventures  of 
the  writer's  successful  voyage. 

22  December,  1618.  Letter  from  Anthony  viscount 
Mountague  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Asking  where 
the  writer  shall  send  a  deer  to  Sir  George.  Dated  from 
Cowdery. 

8  June,  1619.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Nottingham  to 
Sir  George  More,  dated  from  Haling.  Announcing  his 
desire  to  be  excused  from  attending  the  meeting  of  the 
Order  of  the  Garter,  appointed  for  Thursday  next; 
because  he  is  suffering  from  "  a  coold." 

6  May,  1619.  Letter  from  William  earl  of  Derby  to 
Sir  George  More,  knt.  Begging  that  the  writer  may  be 
excused,  in  respect  for  his  severe  illness,  from  attending 
on  the  25th  inst.  at  the  feast  of  the  Celebration  of  St. 
George.     Dated  at  Lathom. 

July.  1619.  Ca.se  for  counsel's  t>pini(m  : — Whether  the 
contract  between  William  Owtred,  elk.,  (to  whom  Sir 
George  More,  18  .Ian.,  7  James  I.,  granted  the  next  pre- 
sentation to  the  Church  of  Compton,  co.  Surrey)  with 
John  Tichborne,  clerk,  was  so  clearly  simoniacal  that 
the  ordinary  was  bound  to  admit  to  the  said  living  the 
king's  clerk  to  the  prejudice  of  the  said  John  Tich- 
borne who,  by  the  same  agreement,  had  designed  to 
obtain  the  preferment  for  himself. — Also,  counsel's  opi- 
nion that  the  contract  was  simoniacal  and  void,  because 
John  Ticliborne  (alljcit  in  the  life  of  the  previous  incum- 
bent of  Compton)  had  paid  mouey  to  William  (Jwtred 
elk.,  who  had  the  right  of  presentation  for  the  next  term 
iu  order  to  procure  to  himself  the  next  presentation. 

2  July,  1619.  Deposiciouns  of  the  witnesses  on  the 
behalf  of  John  Meale,  clerk,  vpon  the  interrogatoryes 
by  him  ministred  concerninge  the  Parsonage  of  Comp- 
ton, CO.  Surrey.  In  respect  to  the  allegation  of  one 
Mr.  Owtred  of  Albury,  clerk,  that  the  next  advowson  of 
the  living  has  been  granted  to  him  by  Sir  George  Moore, 
knt.,  the  patron  thereof. 

16  August,  1619.  A  PrO]iosition  made  by  tlie  Estates  of 
Bohemia  in  thire  assembly  at  Prague  vpon  the  election 
of  a  kinge,  the  16th  of  August  1619,  being  the  birth-day 
of  y"  Prince  Elector  Palatine. 

liOctober,  1619.  Letterfrom  Anthony  viscount  Mount- 
ague  to  the  writer's  beloved  cousin  Sir  txeorge  More,  kut. 
Touching  the  writer's  health  and  purpose  of  coming  to 
London. 

1619  to  1667.  List  of  the  names  of  all  the  reves  of 
tlieir  landes  ( i.e.  of  the  lords  of  Godalmyngo.  co.  Surrey) 
and  of  the  yeares  each  of  them  served  Reve,  from  1619 
to  1667,  inclusive. 

4Q 


674 


HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


W.  M. 

moltxecs, 
Esq. 


'22  April,  16  James  I.  Licence,  under  the  sign-manual 
of  James  the  First  and  the  seal  of  the  Order  of  the 
G-arter,  to  the  earl  of  Sussex,  knight  and  companion  of 
the  saiii  order.  Excusing  the  said  earl,  in  consideration 
of  his  sickness,  from  attendance  at  the  celebration  of  the 
said  Order,  on  the  liind,  23rd.  and  24th  inst. 

26  April,  16  James  I.  Commission,  under  the  sign- 
manualof  James  the  First,  to  Charles  earl  of  Nottingham, 
Kdward  earl  of  Worcester,  Henry  earl  of  Southampton, 
Thomas  earl  of  Arondell.  Phihpp  earl  of  Montgomery 
and  Kobert  viseount  Lisle,  knights  of  the  Noble  Order 
of  the  Garter.  Directing  them  to  review  the  ancient 
statutes  and  articles  of  the  said  order,  and  retiuiring 
them  to  make  suggestions  in -writing  for  the  amendment 
thereof  either  by  explanation  or  addition.  Dated  at 
Westminster. 

S  February.  17  James  1.  Mandate  under  the  sign- 
manual  of  James  the  First  and  the  seal  of  the  Order  of  the 
Garter,  for  the  prorogation  of  the  celebration  of  the 
said  oi-der  to  the  211,  27,  and  28  of  April ;  the  day  of  St. 
George  falling  on  the  Sunday  next  after  Easter  day, 
"  vpon  which  day  the  celebration  of  the  said  order  by 
"  the  Statutes  thereof  may  not  be  performed." 

28  February.  17  James  1.  Charter  of  exemplification 
under  the  sign-manual  ("  ad  requisitionem  Illustrissimi 
••  Cosini  Medices  moderni  magni  Ducis  Hetrurite  ex 
'•  iiobilissima  familia  pra?dicti  Juliani  Medices  oriundi 
'■  nobis  satis  .signiticatam,")  of  the  registration  in  the 
Liljer  Niger  of  the  election,  into  the  order  of  St.  George, 
of  Julian  Medices  formerly  German  brother  of  pope  Leo 
the  Tenth,  which  election  .was  made  at  Greenwich,  co. 
Kent,  23  April  1514,  and  also  of  the  registration  in  the 
same  book  of  the  death  of  the  said  Jttlian  Medices.  which 
occurred  in  the  eighth  year  of  iJenry  the  Eighth. 

29  June,  1620.  Case  for  the  opinion  of  counsel.  The 
furniture,  ]ilate,  and  household  stutl',  which  a  prisoner 
brings  into  the  Tower  for  use  in  his  lodgings,  are  for- 
feited to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower,  as  soon  as  the  said 
prisoner  is  attainted  of  treason  oi'  felony: — Do  such 
chattels  pertain  to  the  Lieutenant  in  office  at  the  time 
of  the  attaint  or  to  his  successor  in  the  lieutenancy,  if 
tlie  former  shall  have  neglected  to  seize  the  said  goods 
and  shall  have  retired  from  office,  without  seizing  them  ? 
^Also,  on  the  same  paper,  Humfray  Davenport's  opinion 
that  the  said  goods  pertain  to  the  Lieutenant  in  office  at 
the  time  of  the  attaint,  and  that  his  neglect  to  seize  does 
not  transfer  his  right  in  them  to  his  successor  in  the 
Lieutenancy. 

18  October,  1620.  Receipt  of  Aln-aham  Williams, 
ambassador  extraordinary  and  agent  of  the  king  of 
Bohemia,  for  1,126/.  lis.  Sd.,  "  being  moneys  contri- 
"  butod  by  way  of  loane  by  the  knights  gentlemen  and 
"  others  of  the  County  of  Surrey,  to  and  for  the  use  of 
"  the  king  and  ciucene  of  Bohemia." — Also,  on  the  same 
sheet,  the  same  agent's  receipt  for  a  further  sum  of 
40?.,  paid  to  him  for  the  same  service  by  Sir  George 
More,  knt.     {Viih  Kempc's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

4  December,  1620.  Letter  from  Thomas  Wcnlworth 
to  Mv.  Lawson,  dated  fi-om  Wentworth  Woodhtis. 
Thanking  Mr.  Lawson  for  his  support  in  a  pending 
election,  and  inviting  him  to  come  with  the  writer's 
supporters,  and  dine  with  the  writer  at  Tadcasteron  the 
day  after  the  election,  which  is  fixed  for  Christmas  day. 
1620.  Certificate  of  the  Common  Council  "f  the  town 
and  po7-t  of  Sandwicli.  Assuring  the  House  of  Commons 
of  the  falsehood  of  the  allegations  against  Edward  Keck, 
the  towucclerk  of  Sandwich,  who  behaved  himself  soberly, 
and  not  as  reported,  at  a  recent  election. 

31  January,  1621.  Letter  from  Sir  George  More,  kiit., 
to  the  bishop  of  Lyncolne,  lord-kee])er  of  the  Great  Seal. 
Expressing  the  writer's  poignant  sorrow  at  his  obviotis 
discredit  with  his  sovereign  ;  and  begging  the  Rt. 
Keverend  lord-keeper  to  intercede  with  the  king  in 
the  writer's  behalf,  to  procure  for  him  at  least  some  other 
employment  than  thai  of  chancellor  of  the  Order  of  the 
Garter,  of  which  place  the  writer  says,  "I  bought  it  of 
"  Sir  John  Herljert  at  a  deere  rate,  hoping  liy  occasion 
■'  therof  to  attend  necre  the  sacred  person  of  his  Ma"". 
"  liauing  held  that  office  more  than  ten  yeeres  with 
"  less  grace  than  euer  any  before  me  bath  don  (the  same, 
"  in  regard  ot  the  attendances  required,  hauing  vsually 
"  liin  joyned  to  some  extraordinary  ])lace  of  honor)  I 
'■  find  the  best  of  mj' purchase  to  be  noo  Ijetter  than  a 
"  testimony  of  my  vnworthines  Ijefore  the  eyes  of  the 
'•  world.'' — Also,  on  the  same  letter  (returned  to  the 
writer  by  the  Lord  Keeper,  after  he  had  read  it)  a  kindly 
note  from  the  l;isho]i  of  Lincoln  (signed,  Jo.  Lincoln 
C.  S.)  expressing  deep  regret  at  the  complete  failure  of 
his  strenuous  appeal  to  the  sovereign  in  behalf  of  the 
pititioner.  "  1  prestthen,"  sa3's  the  fjishop,  "vpon  the 
"  onelye  dooro  which  opcneth  (as  1  thmk)  to  preferment, 


' '  with  as  good  an  expression  as  I  cotild  of  your  deserts 
"  and  my  afl'ections  to  see  them  requited.  I  found  it 
"  close  and  tmwillinge  to  open.  I  lone  you  soe  well,  as 
"  I  dare  not  hide  the  truthe  from  you." 

28  June,  1621.  Certificate  as  to  certain  knights,  viz. 
Sirs  Thomas  Gardiner,  Thomas  Grimes,  William  Welsh, 
and  George  Trenchard,  knts.,  present  at  Hanworth  on 
some  day  in  the  year  1602  :  the  same  evidence  being 
taken  "  out  of  the  book  of  the  catalogue  of  knightes 
'■  remayning  in  the  Office  of  Arms." 

10  April,  1621.  Letter  (signed,  Lenox,  T.  Edmondes, 
H.  Falkland;  to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey. 
Inviting  the  said  magistrates  to  appoint  some  of  their 
numljer  to  confer  with  the  writers,  respecting  the  obli- 
gations of  the  said  shire  to  provide  carts  for  the  king's 
service,  with  a  view  to  a  composition  of  those  obligations 
and  an  arrangement  of  the  differences  between  the 
sovereign's  suljjects  and  his  cart-takers. 

24  July,  1621.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Commissioners  for  the  suljsidie,  co.  Surrey.  Giving 
instructions  for  the  collection  thereof. 

1  October,  1621.  Letter  (signed,  Lenox,  T.  Edmondes, 
and  H.  Falkland)  addressed  to  the  Deputy-lieutenants 
and  Justices  of  the  Peace,  co.  Surrey.  For  returns,  in 
writing,  from  the  constables  of  the  said  shire,  of  the 
numbers  of  "  cartes  charged  at  euerie  of  his  Ma- 
"  jesties  removes  in  this  last  whole  year  ended  at 
"  Michaelmas  1621 ;  "  in  order  that  no  miscarriage 
of  justice  may  attend  the  legal  proceedings  against 
certain  of  his  majesty's  carters  who  have  been  guilty  of 
abuses  "  in  taking  money  of  diners  defaulters  vnder 
"  pretence  of  hyring  of  other  cartes  to  serve  in  theire 
"  places,  contrary  to  the  express  commaundment  which 
''  they  haue  receaved  in  that  behalf." 

22  November,  1621.  Warrant  (signed,  J.  EUesmere, 
cane,  Lennox,  Edw.  Coke)  addressed  to  the  lieutenant 
of  the  Tower  :  to  permit  Thomas  Emerson  to  have  access 
to  the  earl  of  Somersett,  a  prisoner  in  the  Tower,  for 
the  purpose  of  conferring  with  the  said  earl  about  the 
rents  of  Ids  lands  and  other  "  domestical!  ati'aires,"  in  the 
presence  of  the  said  lieutenant.    Dated  from  Whitehall. 

3  December,  1621.  Coji}'  of  the  king's  message,  dated 
at  Newmarket,  to  the  Parliament. 

1621.  Sir  George  Chaworth's  account  of  his  Mission  to 
Brussels  to  condole  with  Isabella,  Infanta  of  Spain  and 
Archduchess  of  Austria,  on  the  deatli  of  her  husband  the 
areh-duke  of  Austria,  and  to  solicit  her  Highness  for  a 
cessation  of  arms  in  the  Palatinate,  until  a  treaty  of 
peace  for  those  jiarts  should  be  efl'ected.  Opening  with 
the  circumstances  attending  the  writer's  appointment 
for  the  embassy,  this  narrative  (covering  some  120  pages, 
in  a  leather  binding)  sets  forth  the  particulars  of  the 
amliassador's  expenditure  on  the  enterprise  and  of  his 
intercotirse  with  the  arch-duchess  and  her  servants, 
and  concludes  with  the  circumstances  of  his  creation  to 
bo  viscount  Chaworth  of  Armagh  in  the  peerage  of 
Ireland,  and  also  the  circumstances  of  his  nnsaccessiul 
suit  for  an  English  peerage.  {Vide  Kempe's  'Loseley 
MSS.'  where  this  narrative  is  printed  in  full,  occupying 
seventy  pages  of  the  volume.) 

1  May,  1622.  Letter  from  the  Royal  Commissioners 
for  abolishing  Purveyance,  &c.  to  Sir  (ieorge  More,  knt. 
Appointing  him  a  sub-commissioner  for  the  same  pur- 
poses, and  reciuiring  his  attendance  at  Whitehall. 

15  May,  1622.  Letter  from  Giles  Gloster  to  Sir  George 
Moore,  knt.,  chancellor  of  the  Order  of  the  (iarter.  An- 
ntrancing  the  writer's  receipt  of  a  copy  of  ' '  the  first  scru- 
"  tinie  euer  tooke  "  by  Sir  George,  "  together  with  a 
"  decree  made  in  Chapter  touchingo  the  removing  of 
•'  the  haohmentes," 

12  August,  1622.  Letter  from  Sir  Robert  More,  knt., 
to  his  son  .Ponings  More  at  Trinitie  Colledge,  Oxford, 
(living  the  young  studente  permission  to  join  "the 
"  Launcing  Hchoole  "  and  pay  for  his  entrance  thereto 
with  the  xxs.  given  him  for  ]ilate;  and  further  advising 
him  to  '■  Icarnc  to  ciphere  and  cast  accounts  readily, 
'■  fjeing  a  matter  vsefull  and  of  no  great  difficulty." 

9  October,  1622.  Letter  from  Sir  Robert  More,  knt., 
to  his  son  Ponings  More  of  Trinitie  Colledge,  Oxford. 
Advising  the  young  Oxonian  in  forming  his  epistolary 
style  to  '■  study  rather  to  expressc  "  himself  "with  good 
"  sense  clearely  and  plainely,  then  to  affect  and  hunt 
"  after  quaint  wordes  and  plirases." 

1  September.  1623.  Letter  from  George  Stoughton 
to  Sir  Robert  More,  knt.  Announcing  that  the  writer 
has  fixed  the  16th  inst.  for  a  swainmote  court  at  Bagshott, 
lather  than  tlie  17th,  because  on  tlie  later  day  "  there 
"  wil  be  u  course  run  in  Guldeford  Parke  betweene 
"  Sir  Thomas  Parker  and  Sir  John  Gage  wliiche  ''  the 
writer  assumes  Sir  Robert  will  wish  to  see.  D.ated 
from  Stonghton. 


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6  Jantiary,  1624.  Letter  from  the  Royal  Commissioners 
(for  commuting  lo  money  payments  tlie  customary 
tributes  of  provisions,  &c.  due  from  the  landowners  of 
the  several  cou\ities  for  the  maintenance  of  the  King's 
household)  to  Sir  William  iSIore,  lent.,  and  others, 
magistrates  of  Surrey.  Containing  instructions  with 
respect  to  compositions. 

23  April,  1624.  Copy  in  contemporary  handwriting 
of  "  The  king's  last  speech  to  the  Parliament  Huusc." 

23  June,  1624.  Copy  of  letter  from  Lords  of  the 
Council  to  the  earl  of  Nottingham  and  loixl  Howanl  of 
Effingham,  lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Requiring-  the 
said  lieutenants  to  allow  the  earls  of  Oxford,  Southamp- 
ton, and  Essex,  and  the  lord  Willoughby,  appointed 
colonels  for  the  purjioso  in  hand,  to  raise  volunteers  in 
the  said  shire,  for  service  under  the  States  G-eneral  of 
the  United  Provinces,  now  threatened  with  destruction 
by  the  emperor  and  the  "  Homishe  Catholique  League," 
his  majesty  the  king  of  England  having  decided  to 
give  the  said  States  permission  to  raise  in  his  dominions 
"  six  thousand  voluntarye  souldiers  for  their  seruiee 
"  andassistaunce.'' 

31  October,  1624.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  earls  of  KottLngham  and  Holdernesse,  and  Lord 
Effingham.  For  the  levy  of  200  footmen  in  the  county 
of  Surrey. 

22  October,  James  I.  Cop}'  of  a  warrant  under  the  sign- 
manual  of  James  the  First  to  the  lieutenant  of  Surrey. 
To  levy  two  hundred  soldiers  in  the  said  county  to  servo 
under  "  Count  Manfeild  for  the  recouery  of  the  Pala- 
"  tinate." 

10  November,  1624.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Holder- 
ness  to  the  depnty-lieittenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Accom- 
panying a  letter  from  the  king  and  a  letter  from  the 
Privy  Council,  directed  to  the  earls  of  Notingham  and 
Holderness  and  the  lord  Howard,  for  a  levy  of  200  men 
in  the  said  shire. 

6  December,  20  James  I.  Requisition,  under  the 
signet  and  sign-manual  of  James  the  First,  addressed 
to  Sir  George  More  and  Sir  Robert  More,  knights, 
reversioners  of  the  keepership  of  the  Little  Park  and 
other  offices  about  Farnham,  after  the  death  of  bishop 
Bilson,  under  an  obligation  to  resign  and  confirm  upon 
any  nomination  made  to  the  same  offices  by  the  king. 
Requiring  the  said  reversioners  to  resign  and  confirm. 
in  the  interest  of  the  earl  of  Holdernes,  who  has  obtained 
in  the  said  offices  all  rights  once  pertaining  to  Charles 
Moantague  and  Alexander  Nayrne,  the  said  Alexander 
having  obtained  the  office  of  chief  keeper  of  the  said 
Little  Park  on  the  king's  nomination,  and  Charles 
Motrntague  having  obtained  the  other  offices  from  the 
surviving  bishop  ilountague. 

4  March,  1625.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  George  Moore  and  Sir  William  Parkhurst.  kuts. 
Touching  money  to  be  raised  in  the  co.  Surrey,  on 
privy  seals  by  way  of  loan  for  his  majesty's  use. 

17  November,  16 — Copy  of  a  certificate,  of  the  appear- 
ance of  the  body  of  an  illustrious  prince  after  death, 
signed  by  T.  Mayerne,   Henry  Atkins,  Jo.    Hammond, 

Richard ,  John  Clitt'ord,  and  William  Bowles,  the 

physicians  and  surgeons  who  made  the  pout  mortem 
examination.     No  year  given. 

James  I.    Poem  "  Upon  y'-'  nameiug  of  y'  Duke  of 

"  Buckingham  in  the  remonstrance,''  beginning — 
Excuse  me,  Elyot,  if  I  hero  name  thee. 
The  times  require  it,  since  few  honest  bee ; 
And  learned  Seldeu  for  thy  pregnant  witt. 
To  be  thus  named  lett  it  not  seeme  vnfitt.    No  date. 

James  I.    Cojiy  of  aletter  from  Sir  George  More, 

knt.,  to  James  the  First.  Begging  that  the  writer  may 
resign  his  office  of  Chancellor  of  the  Order  of  the  Garter 
to  some  worthier  person,  who  may  be  entitled  by  merit  to 
a  larger  measure  of  his  majesty's  favour  and  confidence. 
No  date. 

James  I.     Letter  from  lord-chancellor  Ellesmero 

to  Ms  brother-in-law  Sir  Gecrge  More,  knt.  Bogging 
Sir  George  to  send  certain  writings,  of  which  he  has  the 
keeping,  to  the  writer,  who  wishes  to  alter  them.  No 
date. 

James   I.     Paper,  signed  Thomas  Alured,    and 

described  on  the  wrapper  "  j\Ir.  Alurcd's  letter  to  the 
"  Marquisse  of  Buckingham."  Touching  the  Spanish 
marriage.  No  date.— Also,  another  copy  of  the  same 
document. 

James  I.     Copy  of  a  letter  from  the  lord-keeper 

Egertou  to  the  Earl  Marshal.  In  which  the  Earl  Mar.'ihal 
is  strenuously  urged  to  retire  from  his  present  course, 
and  to  .submit  himself  altogether  to  the  will  of  his 
sovereign.     No  date. 

■  James  I.    Paper  headed  "  The  case  betwene  my 

"  son  and  me  is  this."     No  date.     A   memorandum  of 


the  writer's  disbursements  for  the  benefit  of  a  deceased 
son. 

^ James  I.     Rough  copy  of  a  curious  letter  iVom 

Sir  George  More  to  the  earl  of  Nottingham,  respecting 
the  ancient  lee  of  "a  fee  duerc  sommer  and  winter  ' 
pertaining  to  the  writer's  office  of  verderer  of  Windsor 
forest  in  the  bailiwick  of  Surrey,  which  same  office  the 
writer's  father  and  gi-andfather  before  him  held  for 
eighty  years.  After  certifying  how  this  ancient  fee, 
always  paid  to  his  sire  and  grandsire.  has  been  withheUl 
from  him.  Sir  George  states  what  he  conceives  to  be 
his  legal  position  in  respect  to  the  said  perquisite  of  his 
office.     No  date. 

James   I.      Letter  from  Mr.  William  Jlore,  in 

attendance  on  Henry  prince  of  \Vales,  to  liis  father  Sir 
George  More.  Begging  for  a  suitable  horse  on  which 
the  writer,  in  company  with  the  rest  of  the  prince's 
attendants,  may  wait  upon  his  royal  Highness  to  the 
Paper  Alillese.  No  date.  [Vide  Kempe's  '  Loselev 
MSS.') 

30  J  uly ,  James  1.  Letter  from  Sir  Robert  More  to 

his  father  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Announcing  when  the 
writer,  on  his  dismissal  from  attendance  on  lady  Daore, 
will  return  home.     No  year  given. 

James  I.    Curious  letter  fi-om  the  earl  of  Noting- 

ham  to  Sir  George  More,  knt.,  about  the  Mayor  of 
Guildford's  refusal  to  allow  a  summer-pole,  i.e.  May-pole, 
to  be  set  up.  '•  Sir,  Synce  the  mare  of  Cylford  and 
"  Mr.  Awstenweerwithme  ther  is  come  to  be  Smalpeci^ 
"  and  Ri  Brikelton  who  douth  afyrme  that  they  never 
"  ment  to  have  seet  vji  the  Somer  jiole  in  souch  sorte  as 
'■  they  reported  to  me,  but  that  the  did  desierto  scot  it 
'■  vp  in  souch  sorte  as  it  hath  bene  dcainc  in  many  other 
'■  plases  and  is  yousealy  done  that  they  did  des'ier  the 
'■  mayrs  good  wyll  in  it  which  wold  in  no  wyse  grant 
"  it,  they  say  that  ther  was  on  ther  put  vp  before  with 
"  the  K.  Majesties  armes  and  other  armes,  and  that  it 
"  was  pulled  downe  in  contempt.     Wych  if  it  be  trewe 

"  it  was  a  very  lewde  parte Therfore,  sir,  I 

"  pi'ay  you  and  the  rest  wych  I  did  wryt  \-nto  to  vnder- 
"  stand,  apon  what  ground  this  denyalf  is  of  the  mayre, 
"  and  why  it  shuld  not  be  as  well  aloued  ther  as  in  all 
"  other  plases.  If  it  had  the  picture  of  any  Saint  I 
■'  should  mislyke  it  as  much  as  any,  but  the  armes  oF 
"  his  Majestie  or  any  other  armes  of  noble  men  or 
"  gentlemen  I  doe  not  see  but  that  it  is  louable."  The 
letter,  being  a  holograph,  exhibits  a  larger  number  of 
oi'thographical  iri'egulai'ities  than  most  of  the  earl's 
letters,  who  usually  employed  the  hand  of  a  secretary. 
No  date.     (Vide  Kempe's  '  Loseley  MSS.') 

James  I.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Northumberland 

to  Sir  George  More.  On  receiving  a  dispensation  from 
attending  on  a  celebration  of  the  order  of  the  Gartei-. 
Written  at  Petworth.     No  date. 

.James  I.     Statement  of  "  Some  Differences  in 

"  this  Countie  "  (i.e.  Surrey)  "  concerninge  y''  raysingc 
"  of  men  and  money,  for  military  seruices,  by  reason 
"  of  the  unequallproporciounlaid  vppon  the  Devisions,'' 
made  by  those  '"  that  haue  cause  to  be  more  sensible  to 
"  this  burden."     No  date. 

James  I.     Warrant,  signed  by  Sir  George  Moi'e, 

to  the  High  Constables  of  the  Hundred  of  Blackheath  ; 
to  give  notice  to  persons  in  their  hundred  of  an  appoint- 
ment for  a  muster  of  the  forces  of  the  shire.     No  date. 

James  I.     Warrant,  signed  by  iSir  George  More, 

to  the  High  Constables  of  the  Hundred  of  Godalmyng  ; 
to  give  notice  to  persons  ir,  their  hundred  of  an  appoint- 
ment for  n  muster.  No  date. — Also  a  similar  undated 
warrant  to  the  High  Constables  of  the  hundred  of 
Godley. 

James  I.     A  certificate  from  the  Justices  of  the 

Peace  within  the  countie  of  Surrey,  of  the  severall 
hundreds  allotted  to  serve  with  theire  cartes  for  the 
remoues  from  sondrie  his  majesties  bowses,  and  howe 
severall}-  the  said  hundreds  are  rated  for  the  service  of  a 
generall  nomber  of  cartes  required  of  tha.t  countie  for  the 
said  remoues.     No  date. 

James  I.     Draft  of  a  petition  to  the  Lords  of  the 

Privy  Council  from  residents  in  co.  Surrey.  Praying 
that  (ill  consideration  of  its  poverty  and  many  burden- 
some obligations  to  the  public  service  and  the  greatness  of 
the  proportion  of  its  lands  which,  as  part  of  the  forest 
of  Windsor,  are  exempt  from  many  of  those  services) 
the  CO.  of  Surrey  may  be  excused  from  carting  l,20tl  loads 
of  timber  from  his  majesty's  forest  of  Alsenholt,  co. 
Southampton,  to  the  water-side  at  Ham-hawc  ;  the  said 
county  having  now  and  at  gi'eat  inconvenience  carried 
4ti0  loads  of  timber  for  his  majesty's  use  from  Asenholt 
tij  Ham-hawc. 

6  April,  162.J.     VA'it,  under  the  sign-manual  and  the 
seal  of  the  order  of  the  Garter,  to  prorogue  thecelebra- 

4Q  2 


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HISTORICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


\V.  M.  tion  of  the  said  order,  from  22,  23  and  24  of  April,  to 
'OLYSBinc,  ig_  ^i;  jjqJ  13  oc  August  iu  the  said  year,  iu  considera- 
—  tion  of  the  death  of  tlie  king's  "  moste  deere  and  moste 
'•  intirely  beloved  father,"  James  the  First. 

6  May,  1  Charles  1.  to  21  April,  21  Charles  II. 
Borough  of  Hazelmere  : — Ledger  of  records  of  Views  of 
Frank-Dledge,  and  Courts  Baron  in  the  borough  of 
Hazelmere  from  May  1,  Charles  I.  to  April,  21  Charles 
II. 

18  J\ine,  lii25.  Copies  of  the  King's  speech  and  the 
Lord  Keeper's  speec'n  in  Parliament,  at  the  afore-given 
date. 

21  June,  ltj25.  Metrical  and  satirical  letter  from 
Kodomontadoo  to  some  person,  whose  name  and  address 
are  obliterated.     Dated  at  Nonsuch. 

12  July,  1625.  Letter  from  Dr.  Donne,  dean  of  St. 
Paul's,  to  Sir  Henry  Wotton,  Provost  of  Eaton.  Solicit- 
ing a  place  on  the  foundation  of  Kton  for  the  writer's 
nephew,  .Sir  Henry  More's  son. 

3  August,  l<i2o.  The  Lord  Keeper's  Speech  to  the 
parliament  assembled  at  Oxford  3  Aug.  1625. 

8  Octolier,  \&2h.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  the  Lord-lieutenant  of  oo.  Surrey.  For  the  disarming 
of  recusants,  not  only  open  recusants  but  those  also  who 
are  suspected  of  rt_-ligioos  disaffection. 

9  November,  1625.  Warrant  (signed,  Edw.  Bowyer, 
Nich.  Carew)  to  the  High  Constables  of  the  hundred  of 
Godley ;  to  give  notice  to  certain  persons  in  the  said 
hundred  that  the  earls  of  Nottingham  and  Holderues, 
lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey,  have  appointed  the  28th  inst., 
for  a  review  of  the  forces  of  the  shire  on  Fetcham 
Downe  near  Letherhed. 

1  Charles  I.  to  2-4  Charles  II.  Records  of  Views  of 
Frank-pledge  on  the  manor  of  Artington,  from  1  Car.  I. 
to  24  Car.  11.     Vellum  roll. 

1  Charles  I.  to  20  April,  29  Charles  II.  Records  of 
Views  of  Frank-pledge  and  Courts  Baron  on  the  Manor 
of  Haselmere  from  1  Car.  I.  to  29  Car.  II.  Paper-book 
in  vellum  wrapper. 

23  March,  1626.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Montgomery 
to  .Sir  George  More,  knt.  Begging  that  William  Eli- 
sander,  son  of  Richard  Elisander  of  Egham,  may  be 
escused  from  the  military  service  into  which  he  "is 
"  prcst,''  in  consideration  that  he  is  the  only  support  of 
an  aged  father  and  lame  mother. 

1626.  "The  Heads  of  the  Duke  of  ISuckingame's 
"  charge,"  i.e.  of  the  charges  against  the  Duke. — Also, 
on  the  same  paper,  a  copy  of  the  "Message  of  y°  lower 
'■  bowse  to  the  Lords,''  urging  the  committal  of  the 
"  person  of  the  sayde  Duke  to  safe  custodie." 

1626.  Draft  (in  Sir  George  More's  handwriting)  of  a 
letter  addressed  by  lady  More,  widow  of  Sir  George's  son 
Sir  Robert  More,  to  her  uncle  Sir  Marmaduke  Darrell, 
knt.,  '■  cufl'erer  "  to  theking.  Begging  Sir  Marmaduke 
to  "  procure  a  Master  of  the  liequestes,  or  some  other 
"  whom  "  he  "  shall  thinck  more  fit,  to  deliver"  her 
petition  to  his  majesty  for  a  grant  of  the  wardship  of 
her  son,  who  is  at  the  point  of  his  full  age.  No  date. 
—Sir  Robert  died  2  Feb.  1625-6. 

30  June,  1626.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
the  Sheriif  and  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey. 
Directing  them  to  levy  by  rate  in  the  said  shire  a  suffi- 
cient sum  of  money,  to  meet  the  charges  of  restoring 
to  Portsmoutli  the  ■'  divers  marriners  and  saylers  "  who 
recently  "came  in  a  disorderlie  manner  from  Ports- 
"  mouth  soe  farr  as  Kingstonc  hithewardes  " ;  and  to 
observe  the  same  course  on  future  similar  occasion. 

12  July,  1626.  Copy  of  the  iiistruotions  given  by 
Charles  the  First  to  his  envoy  to  the  French  King 
respecting  his  differences  and  reasons  for  dissatisfaction 
with  his  queen  Henrietta-Maria.  The  jjaper  which 
takes  the  form  of  a  person.al  memoir,  begins,  "  Charles 
"  Rex.  It  is  not  vnkiunvne  both  to  the  French  King  and 
"  his  mother  what-  vnkindnes  and  distastes  haue  fallen 
"  between  my  wife  and  me,  which  hitherto  I  haue  borne 
"  with  great  patience  (as  all  the  world  knoweth),  ever 
"  expecting  and  hoping  an  amendment,  knowing  her  to 
"  be  hut  young,  and  perceiving  it  to  bi-  the  ill  crafty 
'•  councell  of  her  servants  for  advancing  of  thtir  owne 
■'  ends,  rather  than  hi,r  own  inclination."  After  recit- 
ing the  fair  promises  she  gave  of  wifely  obedience  and 
docility  on  her  firs*  arrival  in  England,  and  passing 
liglitly  over  some  '<(  her  previous  exhibitions  of  a  rebel- 
lious iind  nndutiful  spirit,  the  king  continues, — "  To  be 
"  short,  omittii)g  all  other  passages,  comming  only  to 
"  that  whicli  is  most  recent  in  memory;  I,  hauing 
■■  made  a  commission  to  make  my  wife's  joyntur  &c., 
"  to  assigne  her  those  lands  she  is  to  live  on,  and  it 
"  being  brought,  to  snch  a  ripenes,  that  it  wanted  but 
"  ray  consent  to  the  particulers  they  had  chosen  :  Shee, 
■'  taking    notice-    that    it    wap  now  time   to   make   the 


"  oflBcers  for   the  revenue,  one  night  when  I  was  a  bod   tj,^'^^, 

"   put  a  paper  in  my  hand,  telling  me  it  was  a  list  of      °^E3i}. 

"  those  she  desired  to  be  of  her  revenue,  I  took  it  and  — 

"  said  I  would  read  it  ne.xt  morning  but  withall  told 

"  her  that  by  agreement  in    France  I  had  the  naming 

"  of  them,  she  said,  they  were  lioth  Inglis  and  French 

"  in  the  note.     I  replied,  that  those  Inglish  I  thought 

"   litt  to  serve  her,  I  would  confirme,  but  for  the  French, 

■'  it  was  impossible  for  them  to  serve  her  in  that  nature  ; 

''  — then  she  said,  .all  those  in  that  paper  had  brevctts 

"  from  her  mother   and   her   selfe,  and  that  she  could 

"  admitt  no  other;  Then  I  said  it  was  neither  in  her 

■'  mother's  power,  nor   hers,  to  admit  anie  without  my 

"  leave,  and   that   if  she  stood  vpon  that,  whomsoever 

"  she  recommended  should  not  come  in  ;  then  she  badd 

"  me  pleinely  to  take  my  lands  to  my  selfe,  for  if  she 

"  had  no  power  to  put   in  whom  she  would  in   those 

"  places,  she  would  haue  neither  lands  nor  house  of  me, 

'■  but  bad  me  give  her  what  I  thought  fitt  in  Pension: 

"  1  bad  her  then  remember  to  whom  she  spake,  and 

"  told  her  that  she  ought   not  to  vse  mo  so,  then  she 

"  fell  into  a  passionate  discourse,  how  she  is  miserable 

"  in  hauing  no  power  to  place  seruants,  and  that  busi- 

"  nesses  succeeded   the  wors  for  her  recommendation, 

"  which  when  I  offred  to  answer,  she  would    not   so 

'•  much  as  heare   mee  :    Then  she  went  on  saying,  she 

"  was  not  of  that  base  quallety  to  be  vsed  so   ill,  then 

"  I  made  both  heare  me  and  end  that  discourse.     That 

"  hauing  had  so  long  patience,  with  the  disturbance  of 

"  that  that  should  be  one  of  my  greatest  contentments, 

"  I  can  no  longer  suffer   those  that  I  know   to  be   the  ', 

"  cause  and  ferraenters  of  these  humours,  to  be  about  ■> 

"  my  wife  any  longer,  which  I  must  doe  if  it  were  but 

"  for  one  action  they  made  my  wife  doe,  which  is,  to 

"  make  her  goe  to  Tibnrn  in  devotion  to  pray,  which 

"  action  can  haue  no  greater  invectiue  mad  against  it 

"  then   the   relation."     At   the   foot  of  this  unsigned 

writing  appear,  in  the  handwriting  of  the  document, 

these  words  "  His  Majesty's  Instructions  given  mee  at 

"  Wansteade  the  12""  of  July  ;  1626 :  signed :  24 :  " 

26  July.  1626.  Copy  of  a  letter,  signed  by  Lords  of 
the  Council.     About  the  levying  of  subsidies. 

26  September,  1626.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Lords  of 
th ^  Council  to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  Surrey. 
For  the  correction  of  disorders  occasioned  by  "  sundry 
"  lewd  and  dissolute  persons,  wandering  vp  and  downe 
"  that  county.'' 

22  December,  1626.  The  earl  of  Marlborough's 
warrant  to  his  majesty's  auditor  and  receiver  co.  Sui'rey, 
for  the  prompt  payment  of  a  pension  of  106L  per  ann., 
with  arrears,  toWilliam  Moore,  esq. — Also,  Henry  Sand- 
ford's  reply  that  should  he  obey  the  warrant  he  would 
not  have  a  suflBcient  residue  for  other  and  more  impor- 
tant obligations. — Also,  dated  8  December,  1627,  the 
earl  of  Marleburgh's  (sic)  peremptory  order  for  the 
execution  of  his  previous  warrant. 

16  Febrnary,  1627.  Letter  from  Ambrose  Browne  to  Sir 
George  More.  Touching  arrangements  for  an  election 
of  a  knight  for  the  co.  of  Surrey,  in  respect  to  which 
the  writer  conceiveshimself  to  be  ill-used  by  Sir  George 
More. 

20  February,  1627.  Letter  from  Francis  Oarew  to  his 
uncle  William  More,  esq.,  at.  Loseley.  Containing 
assurances  of  affection  and  devotion  to  a  relative  who 
may  have  been  induced  to  think  ill  of  the  writer. — Also, 
on  the  cover,  a  rough  draft  of  a  part  of  the  uncle's  reply 
who  rcliects  in  severe  terms  on  his  nephew's  ungrateful 
misbehaviour. 

22  March,  1627.  Copy  of  Sir  Francis  Seymer's  Speech 
ill  the  Parliament,  22  March,  1627. 

26  March,  1627.  "  Roule  indented,  conteyninge  the 
"  names  and  surnames  with  the  dwellinge  places  of  one 
"  Imndi-eJ  footmen  levirnl  within  the  countie  of  Surrey" 
for  sor\  ice  beyond  seas. 

28  April,  1627.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Nottingham 
to  Sir  Geiii-ge  Moore  and  others.  Touching  a  levy  of 
soldiers  in  Surrey. 

?>  December,  1627.  Letter  from  Richard  Onslow  to 
Sir  George  Moore,  knt.  Inviting  Sir  George  and  lady 
More  to  visit  the  writer.     Dated  from  Knoll. 

8  December,  1627.  Petition  of  \niliiim  More,  esq., 
jon  of  Sir  George  More,  knt.,  tathe  eurl  of  Rumford, 
Lord  High  Treasurer  of  England.  For  the  due  payment 
of  arrears,  and  all  future  sums  a.s  they  become  due,  of 
iin  annuity  of  106/..  granted  to  Sirs  George  and  Robert 
More,  knts.,  in  consideration  of  a  resignation. 

1628.  Letter  from  Lord  Wimbledon  to  Sir  George 
-More,  knt.  Thanking  Sir  George  for  his  fruitless  pains 
lo  arrange  a  difference  between  Captain  Austen  and 
-Mr.  Parkehurst.  In  a  postscript  the  writer  say.s,  "  I  dc- 
■'  sire  yon  to  tell  Jfr.  Parkehurst  that  two  witnesges  are 


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W.  M.        "  sufficient  against  a  mau'e  life  ;  and  that,  if  he  will  not 
^"'esIj^''^'    "  "''^"^  sati-factiou,  ray  lord  of  Nuttingham  andiny-elf 
1 — '         ■'  a;L'  bo jnd  to  L-ee  our  captcines  rited." 

1  April.  1628.    The  Duke  of  Buckingham's  speechc  of 
his  Majestie  att  the  Couusell  table  on  Friday,   4  Auril 
1628. 

4  May,  1628.  Paper  of  sixteen  sheets,  contairiing  a 
copy  of  King  Charles  the  First".s  address,  given  under 
hie  signet  at  the  afore-given  date  to  the  Lords  spiritual 
and  temporal  of  the  Higher  House  of  Parliament ; 
together  with  the  three  following  matters: — (1.)  His 
Majesty's  Speech,  26  June,  1628,  to  both  Houses  at  tlie 
end  of  the  Session.  i'2.)  The  argument  of  Edward 
Littleton  at  the  iirst  conference  of  the  Lords  and  Com- 
mons touching  Per,sonall  Libertie.  (3.)  The  Obiections 
of  the  Kings  Councell  against  the  Declaration  of  the 
Commons,  and  the  Answears  therevnto. 

10  July,  1628.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Sir  George  More,  knt.,  deputy-lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey. 
Requiring  Sir  G-eorge  to  suppress  the  discontents  at 
Farnham  respecting  the  billeting  of  soldiers,  and  to  see 
that  the  soldiers  are  continued  in  their  billets. 

16  October,  1628.  Letter  from  Lord  Wimbledon  to 
Sir  Ambrose  Browne,  knt.  and  bart.,  and  Sirs  George 
More  and  Richard  Onslow,  knts.,  deputy-lieutenants  of 
CO.  Surrey.  Touching  the  reluctance  of  persons  to  pay 
the  salaries  of  the  soldiers  who  rmdertake  to  serve  for 
them. 

19  November,  1628.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council 
to  depnty-lieutenantsof  CO.  Surrey.  For  the  transport  to 
Scotland  of  all  the  Scottish  troops  "  which  haue  bene 
"  employed  in  his  majesties  seruice  vnder  the  com- 
"  mande  ''  of  the  earl  of  Morton. 

4  March,  1G29.  Letter  from  lord  Annandall  to  Sir 
George  More,  knt.  Touching  some  affair  of  private 
business,  in  which  the  writer  needs  Sir  George's  counsel 
and  assistance. 

1  April,  1629.  Letter  from  Sir  George  More,  knt.,  to 
his  grand-son  Poiniuges  More,  at  his  lodgings  in  Fleet 
Street  near  Eam  Alley.  Touching  arrangements  for 
Mr.  PoiningesMore's  marriage  with  a  lady,  whose  father 
requires  a  provision  of  400L  per  annum  for  the  present 
maintenance  of  the  young  people. 

27  March,  1630.  Constance  lady  More's  receipt  for 
xK.,  a  half  year's  interest  on  ccli.  of  money  lent,  paid 
her  by  Lady  Francis  More. — Similar  receipt  for  another 
payment  of  xZt.,  dated  30  Sept.,  1631.  —  Also  (dated 
16  May,  10  Car.  I.)  the  indenture  whereby  Constance  lady 
More,  widow  of  Sir  George  Moi'c,  conveys  her  interest  in 
one  hundred  pounds  of  the  aforesaid  ccli.  to  her  grand- 
son George  Hardey,  gentleman. 

30  November,  16:i0.  Letter  from  lords  of  the  council 
to  the  magistrates  of  the  co.  of  Surrey,  near  Godalming. 
Touching  the  depression  of  the  cloth  trade  in  that 
county,  and  directing  that  the  work-people  thrown  out 
of  employment  by  that  mischance  should  be  relieved  by 
collections  in  the  several  parishes  of  the  county. 

10  .April,  1631.  Letter  from  Sir  George  More  to  some 
person,  whose  name  does  not  appear.  Offering  to  refer 
to  arbitrators  all  questions  in  dispute  between  the  writer 
and  Sir  William  Elyott. 

28  July,  1631.  Warrant  (signed,  R.  Weston)  to  his 
majesty's  Auditor  and  Receiver  of  co.  Surrey.  For  the 
payment  to  William  Moore,  esq.,  of  lOHi.  Os.  lOrf.  for 
one  year's  annuity  due  to  him  as  constable  of  Farnham 
Castle  ;  and  for  snbseq^ient  yearly  payments  of  the  same 
salary,  as  they  become  due. 

2-5  February,  1632.  Inventorie  of  the  goods,  and 
household  stuff  of  Sir  George  More,  late  of  Loseley,  co. 
Surrey,  deceased. 

12  July,  1632.  Letter  of  artificially  expressed  homage 
from  Su'  George  More,  knt.,  to  Mrs.  Judith  Grcshara. 

30  September,  1632.  Letter  of  "  licence  and  pasBc- 
"  port,"  for  three  years,  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
Poynings  Moore  of  Jjoseley  co.  Surrey,  who  "  is  desirous 
"  to  travel!  into  Forraine  partes  and  therein  tu  remaine 
"  for  the  space  of  three  ycares  after  the  date  hereof,  for 
"  the  gaining  of  Language  and  bettering  of  his  ex- 
"  perience.  "  All  mayors,  sheriifs,  &c.  &c.  are  enjoined 
to  sufier  the  said  Mr.  More  "to  pass  and  embarque 
"  himself  with  one  servant  at  auie  of  his  majesties 
•  "  ports  &c.  &c.  etc.  provided  that  he  repair.s  not  to  the 
"  cittie  of  Rome  without  licence  fiist  obtained  from  his 
"  majestie.''     Dated  at  Hampton  Court. 

1  December,  1632.  Receipt  of  Sir  John  Rons  of 
Henham  co.  Sufl'olk,  knt.,  and  Christofer  Rous,  his  son 
and  heir-apparent,  for  the  sum  of  2,200/.,  paid  by  Sir 
William  Pitch  of  Ramesden  co.  Essex,  knt.,  as  a  mar- 
riage  portion  to  his  daughter  Elizabeth,  on  her  marriage 
with  same  Christofer. 


12  December,  1635.     Copy  of  a  True   Relation  of  the         W.  M 
procecdinges    against    Fiancis    Lord    Moiintn.irris,    his    Mo.-.tneux. 
J\Iajosties  Vicc-Troasurer.    and    General    Eeeeivcr"  and  _1'' 

Tiuasurer  at    Warr    in    Ireland.       Signed    by    Francis 
Mountnorris,  prisoner  in  his  majesties  Castle  of  Dublin 
this  12th  December,  ]63t.  ' 

1637.     Paper  headed  •■  Ship-money  in  Kent :  A  Note 

of  the  dayes  of  payment  vnto  mee  of  the  Shipp  y\  onov 
"  1637."  ■" 

6  October,  1637.  Gcnerall  List  of  y  Slayne  and  hurt 
men  m  y  armie  of  his  liighncsse  y  Prince  of  Orange  in 
y  siege  of  Breda  from  y  18  of  August,  stilonouo,  which 
was  y  time  when  y  approaches  first  began  to  y  6'  of 
October  that  the  enemie  parted,  1637. 

—  April,  1639.  Letter  from  Lords  of  the  Council  to 
'^'  tho  l.-ite  Sheriff  of  the  couutio  of  Kent  for  the  yeare 
"  1637."  Reflecting  severely  on  his  neglect  to  levy  tho 
ship-money,  905^.  of  which  remains  nnpaid. 

1640.  Petition  of  the  parishioners  of  Codalmyngo, 
CO.  Surrey,  to  the  House  of  Commnns,  for  an  encpiiry 
into  the  evil  conduct  of  their  vicar,  Nicholas  Axi- 
drewes  (parson  of  St.  Nicholas  in  Guldeford.  a  probend 
of  Salisburio  and  chaplcyne  of  the  l)isliop  of  Ely,  as  well 
as  vicar  of  Godalmynge)  :  Together  with  the  articles  of 
accusation  against  the  said  vicar  ;  the  names  of  the  wit- 
nesses to  tho  truth  of  the  charges  being  written  on  the 
margin  against  each  article.  Four  sheets  of  foolscap  : 
closely  written  on  both  sides. 

—  September,  1640.  The  Humble  Peticioun  of  y  com- 
missioners of  y  late  Parliament  and  other  his  :\Iaje8ties 
Loyall  Subjects  of  y  kingdome  of  Scotlande.  Followed 
by  a  copy  of  "His  Majesties  Reply  to  the  same  petition, 
"  dated  from  York.''— Also,  in  the  same  budget,  a  tract 
entitled  "  The  Intentione  of  y  Armie  of  y'  kingdome  of 
"  Scottland." 

2  May,  1642.  Paper  of  twenty-four  pages  entitled 
"  Diurnall  Occurrences  or  the  Heades  of  the  proceed-- 
"  inges  in  Parliament  from  the  25"'  of  Aprill  to  the  2°'" 
'■■  of  May,  1642." 

12  June,  1642.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Nottingham  to 
Sir  Poyninges  Moore, bart.  deputy-lieutenant  for  Surrey. 
Requesting  Sir  Poyninges  to  attend  a  meeting  of  the 
deputy-lieutenants  of  the  said  co.  at  tho  writer's  house  at 
Lethered  on  the  18th  inst.,  to  arrange  measures  for 
settin  the  militia  in  order. 

20  June,  1642.  Anagrams  (two)  on  the  name  of 
Poynings  More,  — (l)Mooe  In  spring:  (2)  O!  Ingen- 
Primo.— Together  with  a  poem  of  fifty  verses  in  eulogy 
of  Sir  Poynings  More's  ancestry.  By  Richard  Holney 
of  Woolmancote,  Sussex.  In  his  verses  tho-  author,  who 
was  a  clergyman,  commemorates  Sir  George  More  as 
the  patron  who 

"  from  noble  Egerton 

Procured  me  what  I  haue  to  Hue  vppon  ! 

Also_  an  undated  poem  (signed  R.  G.)  of  twenty-six 
verses  in  compliment  of  Mr.  More,  each  verse  containing 
the  word  "  more." 

28  July,  1642.  Letter  from  James  Gresham  to  his 
brother-in-law  Sir  Poynings  More.  About  a  deed  and  a 
release.  Dating  from  Chichester  the  writer  says,  "  The 
"  mayor  was  sent  for  vp  to  the  Parliament  about  pro- 
"  clayming  the  proclamation  my  lord  mayor  is 
"  questioned  for,  and  I  heare  bee  hath  mistaken  his 
"  way  and  is  gone  to  Torke." 

1  August,  1642.  A  Note  what  armes  euery  man  hath 
laid  downe  out  of  Captaine  Qneanel's  band. 

12  August,  1642.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Notting- 
ham to  Sir  Poyninges  Moore,  bart.,  and  Nicholas  Stough- 
ton,  esq.,  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Invitin^the 
said  deputies  to  meet  the  other  deputy-lieutenants  ot  the 
said  shire  at  the  writer's  house  in  Lethered,  for  a  con- 
ference to  "  settle  the  country  in  a  posture  of  arms." 

15  October,  1642.  Commission,  signed  by  Algernon 
earl  of  Northumberland,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey  by  the 
appointment  of  the  Lords  and  Commons  assembled  in 
Parliament.  Appointing  Sir  Poynings  More,  knt.  and 
bart.,  one  of  the  said  eiirl's  deputy-lieutenants  of  co. 
Surrey. 

22  October,  1642.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  the  earl  of 
Northumberland,  lieutenant  of  eo.  Surrey.  Touching 
orders  of  the  Houses  of  Parliament  for  the  military  ser- 
vice of  the  said  county. — Also,  copies  of  orders  (dated 
24  and  2-5  October,  16-42)  addressed,  by  the  committee  of 
the  Lords  and  Commons  for  the  safety  of  the  kingdom, 
to  the  lieutenant  and  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey, 
for  the  disposal  of  the  forces  of  the  shire. 

26  October,  1642.  Copy  of  the  warrant,  issued  from 
Sonthwark  by  the  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey, 
to  the  high  constables  of  the  several  hundreds  of  the 
same  shire ;  to  give  notice  of  an  appointment  for  a 
muster  of  the  forces  of  the  county. 

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\r.M.  6  January,  1644.     Letter  from  Mr.  Nicholas  More  to 

MoLTNBrs,  jjjj,  iirother  Sir  Ponings  More,  at  Mr.  Price's  house  in 
-^'  the  Strand  near  Essex  street,  at  the  sign  of  the  Blake 
Boy.  Asking  Sir  Ponings  for  mon.  y  for  the  imme- 
dia'te  relief  of  the  writer  who  is  '■  this  day  necessitated 
"  to  leaue  the  coUedge.  only  leuing  M'  Provost  and 
"  about  six  of  our  senior  Fellows."  Dated  from  Cam- 
bridL'e. 

January.  1645.  Articles  of  misd( •meaner  against 
Richard  Lnckins  of  Horsham,  co.  Surrey,  shoemaker, 
now  and  for  the  space  oi'  almost  two  years,  gaoler  for  the 
county  aforesaid. 

•23  January.  164.'J.  Certificate  (signed  by  ten  prisoners 
in  the  gaol  of  Horsham,  co.  Sussex)  that  the  prisoners  in 
the  said  gaol  are  fairly  treated,  and  Eichard  Luckins, 
the  keeper  thereof,  is  not  guilty  of  the  excesses  of  power 
and  malpractices  charged  against  him. 

1045.  Letter  from  Poyninges  More,  esq.  to  his 
brother-in-law,  James  Gresham,  esq.  of  Godalming. 
Touching  arrangements  for  the  baptism  of  Mr.  Gres- 
ham's  infant  son. 

—  Letter  from  Poyninges  More.  esq.  to  his  grandfather 
Sir  George  More,  knight.     No  date. 

31  January,  1646.  Letter  from  Mr.  Nicholas  More  to 
his  brother  Sir  Ponings  More.  Touching  the  writer's 
pecuniary  embarrassments  and  urgent  need  of  money. 

27  March,  1648.  Ijetter  from  John  Thynne  to  Sir 
Poyninges  More,  bart.  Giving  particulars  of  the  fighting 
at  Pembroke  Castle,  and  the  present  aspects  of  the  civil 
conflict. 

15  .July,  1648.  Receipt  of  Henry  Snelgrave  for  2,250?. 
paid  him  by  John  Evelyn  of  the  Middle  Temple,  in  exe- 
cution of  the  terms  of  an  indenture  made  on  the  13th 
inst.  between  Henry  Snelgrave  of  the  one  part,  and  .John 
Evelyn,  George  Evelyn  and  Bichard  Evelyn,  osqs.  of 
the  other  part :  in  the  presence  of  Robert  Abbott,  Tho- 
mas Snelgraue,  and  Robert  Cleton, — the  said  Robert 
Ahhott  and  Robert  Cleton  being  the  Robert  Abbott  and 
his  nephew  Sir  Robert  Clayton,  mentioned  (under  date 
18  Nov.,  1679)  by  John  Evelyn  in  the  '  Diary.' 

—  Charles  1.  Letter  from  Poyninges  More,  esq.,  to 
his  grandfather  Sir  George  More,  knt.  Touching  the 
wri*-er's  proposed  marriage  with  the  daughter  of  Mr. 
Pickes  ;  a  match  that  fails  to  satisfy  the  writer's  mother, 
as  the  money  offered  by  Mr.  Pickes  will  not  free  Sir 
George  from  bis  debts.  No  date. — Also  two  other  un- 
dated letters  from  the  same  person  to  the  same  person 
(one  of  the  epistles  being  in  French)  written  when  the 
writer  was  on  his  travels. 

—  Charles  I.  Letter  from  Poyninges  More,  esq.,  to 
his  mother  lady  Frances  More,  at  Loselcy.  Domestic. 
No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  Draft  of  a  letter  written  by  Sir  George 
More,  knt.,  to  some  person  whose  name  does  not  appear. 
Touching  the  promotion  of  Sir  William  Eliot  to  be  a. 
deputy-lieutenant  co.  Surrey,  to  the  exclusion  from  the 
commission  of  the  deputy-lieutenancy f)f  I'oynings  More; 
which  the  writer  regards  a.?  a  slight  on  himself  after 
forty  years  of  service  to  the  shire.     No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  Draft  of  a  letter  from  Sir  (jeorge  More, 
knt.,  to  king  Charles  tlie  First.  Begging  that  the  writer 
may  be  allowed  to  transfer  his  oflfioe  of  Chancellor  of 
the  Order  of  the  Garter  to  a  worthy  gentleman  of  his 
own  choice  ;  and  entreating  his  majest}-  to  deny  the  suit 
of  Sir  Francis  Crane  who  is  seeking  to  get  from  the 
king  a  grant  of  the  reversion  of  the  said  office.    No  date. 

—  Charles.  Rough  draft  of  tVie  petition  of  Sir 
George  More,  knt.,  to  king  'Charles  the  First.  That  his 
majesty  would  grant  the  petitioner  a  lease  for  thirty 
years  in  exchange  for  the  patent  for  1 ,200?.,  which  the 
king  was  pleased  to  grant  him  under  certain  conditions 
in  consideration  of  his  readiness  to  surrender  his  office 
of  Chancellor  of  the  Order  of  the  Garter.     No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  Rough  Draft  of  a  petition  by  Dame 
Frances  More,  widow  of  Sir  Robert  More,  knt..  a  gentle- 
man pensioner  for  twenty-two  years  in  the  service  of  the 
crown,  to  Charles  the  First.  For  the  wardship  of  her 
son,  one  of  the  king's  wards  in  respect  of  lands  of  no 
groat  value.     No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  and  II.  Records  of  Cotirts  Baron  on  the 
manor  of  Loseley  in  years  of  the  aforesaid  kings.  Paper- 
book  in  vellum  wrapper. 

—  Charlos  1.  Copy  of  Dr.  Eglisham's  Tract  (includ- 
ing the  writer's  supplication  to  parliament),  entitled 
"  The  Foreruner  of  Revenge,  Upon  the  Duke  of  Bnck- 
"  ingham  for  the  poysoninge  of  the  most  potent  King 
"  James  of  happie  memorie  King  of  Great  Brittaine, 
"  and  y'  Lord  Marques  of  Hamleton  and  others  of  the 
"  Nobilitie.     Discouered  by  mce  George  Eglisham  one 

of  K.  James  his  Phisicians  for  his  Majesties  person 
"  aboue  y"  space  of  10  years.     Frankford."     No  date. 


—  Charles  I.  Heades  of  the  Lord  Broghill's  speech 
in  Parliament  against  the  Bill  of  Decimatinge  the 
cavalears,  styled  a  Bill  of  Extraordinary  'faxes  which 
was  first  moved  by  the  Lord  Claypoole  to  be  cast  out, 
and  seconded  by  tUe  saide  Lord  Broghill.     No  date. 

—  Charles  1.  (?)  Articles  of  enquiry  to  be  put  to 
every  fellow  of  the  college  of  St.  Mary  of  'Winchester, 
in  Oxford,  at  the  time  of  visitation.     No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  (?)  Letter  from  Lady  More,  widow  of 
Sir  Robert  More.  l>art..  to  her  son  Master  Poyiiing.s 
More  at  Loseley  ; — to  whom  the  writer  gives  wholesome 
counsel  to  avoid  unworthy  associates,  and  a  sharp  rebuke 
for  recent  misbeiiaviour.     "  I  heer,''  says  the  mother, 

'  when  you  fell  you  were  scars  sobber  which  trobuls  me 
'  much  to  think  that  you  should  line  so  besly  a  life  that 
"■  the  countrie  should  take  notis  of  it,  and  so  soon  to 
'  forgeatt  thos  good  instrouctions  that  your  blessed 
'  father  which  is  in  heaven  taught,  so  praying  god  to 
'  giue  you  his  grace  to  amend  your  life,  I  rest  Your 
'  louing  mother.  Francis  More."     No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  (?)  Copies  of  three  speeches  in  Parlia- 
ment by  Sir  Francis  Seymer,  Sir  Thomas  Wentworthe, 
and  Sir  Robert  Phillipps.     No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  Records  of  Views  of  Frank -pledge  on 
the  manor  of  Loseley,  temp.  Car.  I.  "V^ellum  roll. 
No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  Six  brief  letters  of  civility  and  no  his- 
toric interest  from  the  earl  of  Northumberland  to  Sir 
George  More,  knt.     No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  (?)  Satirical  Poem  (of  80  lines)  on  the 
Honorary  Degrees  granted  at  Cambridge  on  the  occasion 
of  the  king's  visit  to  the  university.     Beginning — 

1.  When  the  king  came  of  late  with  his  peers  of  State 

T'entertain  the  Mounsirs  of  Prance, 
With  masters  degrees  and  without  payiuge  fees 
Many  a  skip-j.ack  did  leapo  and  daunoe. 

2.  In   the  cheife  of  the   rout  went  the   Frenchomen 

out, 
And  next  the  kinges  owne  followers 
They  gott  to  commence  before  they  went  liencc, 
But  that  would  not  make  them  good  schoUers, 
&c.  Ac. 
Endorsed  "  This  is  the  last  and  best  edition  corrected 
"  by  Wm.  Smart  and  ar  to  bee  sold  in  the  Cambridge 
"  Exchange  at  the  Signe  of  tbe  SchoUer's  Head,  to  the 
"  tune  of  '  Hoop,  doe  me  no  harme,  good  man.'  "     No 
date. 

—  Charles  I.  (?)  Anagrams  (two)  on  the  name  of 
William  More,— (1)  0  !  arme  my  will,  (2)  0  !  my  will  is 
rare.     Followed  by  the  verses. 

0  !  Ai-me  My  Will,  that  I  may  vertue  gayne, 
My  Will  is  rare,  when  Grace  doth  it  restrayne : 
Heauens  graunt  my  will  such  liberty  ;  that  then 

1  may  (through  Grace)  to  Glory  mount :  Amen. 
Composed  by  Henry  Skynner.     No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  Copy  of  Letter  from  Iiords  of  the 
Council  to  the  earls  of  Nottingham  and  Holdernesse, 
lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey.  Touching  a  levy  of  two 
hundred  foot-soldiers  in  the  said  shire,  for  services 
beyond  ."oas.     Imperfect,  date  torn  away. 

—  Charles  I.  Draft  of  a  letter  addressed  by  Sir 
George  More,  knt.,  to  the  earl  of  Suffolk,  lord-warden 
of  the  Cinque  Ports  and  Captain  of  the  Gentlemen 
Pensioners,  and  one  of  his  majesty's  Privj-  Council. 
Praying  that  150?.,  due  to  Sir  Robert  More  at  the  time 
of  his  death  for  service  in  his  office  of  gentleman- 
pensioner,  in  which  place  he  served  the  crown  for  many 
years,  may  be  paid  to  Sir  Robert's  sou  and  heir  Poynings 
More,  and  not  to  the  late  Sir  Robert's  successor  in  the 
said  office,  who  is  seeking  to  get  it  to  the  injury  of  the 
said  heir.     No  date. 

—  Charles  I.  lustrucciouns  of  our  Commissioners  for 
the  loane  of  money  vnto  vs  of  our  county  of  Surrey. 
No  date  remains  on  this  torn  and  greatly  defaced  jiaper. 

2  October,  1649.  An  Elegy  vppon  the  deplored  death 
of  the  most  vertuous  young  gentlewoman  Mrs.  Mary  De 
La  Barre  dead  of  the  small-poxe  the  2  October  1640. 

23  April,  1651.  Schedule  of  "  A  Taxation  for  the 
"  reliefe  of  the  Poore  People  of  the  parishe  of  Cuckfield 
"  made  by  the  Churchwardens  ouerseers  and  others  for 
"  the  poor  there,  the  26"'  of  April  An.  Dom.  1651." 
The  amount  levied  was  oSl.  V^s.  The  name  and  rate  of 
each  payer  appear  in  the  account. 

22  September,  165  !■.  Schedule  of  assessments  of  taxes 
in  the  parish  of  Cuckfield,  co.  Sussex. 

—  Car.  II.  Schedule  of  proportions  for  raising  men  to 
serve  as  soldiers  in  the  hundred  of  Blackheath.  No 
date. 

8  M.arch,  1660.  Receipt  of  Henry  Weston,  for  "  liis 
"  majesty's  writt  for  summoning  of  a  parliament  to  be 
"  held  on  the  eight  day  of  May  next  at  Westminster, " 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPOKT. 


fi79 


W.  M.        delivered  to  the  said  Henry  AVeston  by  James  Gresliam 

Es^"^'    °^  Haselmere,  Co.  Surrey,  esq. 

10  March,  li360.     Letter.s  of  dispensation  to  the  lady 

Elizabeth  Moore,  of  the  parish  of  St.  Nicholas  near 
Guildford,  co.  Surrey,  widow  ;  giving  her  licence  to  eat 
flesh  on  fish-days,  together  with  her  son  Sir  William 
Moore  and  any  sis  other  valetudinarian  guests  at  her 
table. 

20  July,  1660.  Commission,  signed  by  John  viscount 
Mordaunt,  lieutenant  of  co.  Surrey,  for  SirWilliamMore, 
bart.,  to  be  cornet  of  the  said  lord-lientenant's  own  troop 
of  horse  under  his  command  as  lieutenant  of  Suri'cy. 

November,  1662.  Orders  for  the  delivery  of  a  charter, 
relating  to  the  tolls  of  the  market  of  Heslemere,  co. 
Surrey,  to  John  Bradfold,  appointed  to  receive  the 
same  for  Sir  William  More  of  Loseley,  bart. 

7  December,  1663.  Letter  from  the  earl  of  Albemarle 
to  Sir  Francis  Vincent.  Touching  the  petition  for 
an'ears  of  pay  from  two  disbanded  foot-companies, 
recently  under  the  command  of  Sir  Francis  Vincent  to 
whom  a  sum  exceeding  thirteen  hundred  pounds  appears, 
by  a  certificate  attached  to  the  said  petition,  to  have 
been  paid  for  the  satisfaction  of  the  said  soldiers'  just 
claims. 

2  October,  1665.  A  Landskip  or  Representation  of 
the  wilde  Boare's  chase  from  Netherue  Coppice  nigh 
Albury.two  miles  east  fromGuldeford,  to  Kings tonLane, 
as  it  was  performed  by  the  Cavalry  and  Yeomanry  of 
the  county  of  Stu'rey  on  Monday,  October  the  2,  1665. 
By  P.  Dormer.  With  the  prefatory  (circular)  letter 
that  accompanied  a  copy  of  the  poem  to  each  of  the 
author's  patrons  in  the  county. 

17  November,  1665.  Copy  of  the  last  will  and  testa- 
ment of  Maurice  Barrowe,  of  Barningham,  co.  Surtblk. 

'26  September,  1668.  Licence,  granted  by  George 
bishop  of  Winchester,  to  Sir  William  More,  bart.,  of 
Losely  co.  Sm-rey,  for  the  celebration  of  divine  service 
and  administration  of  the  sacraments  at  his  private 
chapel  or  oratory  within  his  manor  of  Losely  :  with  per- 
mission that  he  and  his  family,  using  the  chapel  after 
the  manner  of  his  ancestors  for  several  generations, 
may  attend  divine  services  there  on  Sundays  and  feast 
days,  &c.,  &c..  whenever  it  shall  be  inconvenient  for 
them  to  join  the  congregation  of  their  parish  church, 
St.  Nicholas  of  Guildford. 

24  February,  167I.I.  Copy  of  a  speech  made  in  the  House 
of  Peeres  by  my  Lord  Lucas,  Feb.  y'  2i,  1670.  Upon 
occasion  of  a  bill,  for  his  Majesties  present  sEppl}-,  lately 
sent  vp  from  j"  Commons,  and  then  read  in  the  House 
of  Peers  y'  second  time. 

4  October,  24  Charles  XL,  to  2  James  II.  Eecords  of 
Views  of  Frank-pledge  on  the  manor  of  Cattishull, 
from  24  Car.  II.  to  2  Jac.  II.     Vellum  roll. 

25  Charles  II.  to  9  William  Til.  Records  of  Views  of 
Frank-pledge  on  the  manor  of  Artiugton,  from  25  Car.  II. 
to  9  Will.  III.     Vellum  roll. 

12  to  24  January,  1673-4.  Abstract  of  proceedings  in 
Parliament. 

—  1674.  Rentroll  of  the  manors  &c.  of  Godalming 
and  Caitiehull. 

6  May,  1665.  Last  will  and  testament  of  Sir  Walter 
Hendley,  bart.,  of  Cuckfield,  co.  Sussex. 

2  June,  1675.  Letter  from  T.  Dalmahoy  to  some 
person,  whose  name  does  not  appear.  Announcing  the 
day  appointed  for  the  election  of  a  burgess  for  Hasle- 
mere. 

22  July,  1675.  Commission,  under  the  seal  of  Prince 
Rupert,  lieutenant  of  the  cos.  Berks  and  Surrey,  etc.  &c. 
&c.,  for  Sir  William  Moore,  of  Loseley,  bart.,  to  be  one 
of  the  Prince's  deputy-lieutenants  of  the  county  of 
Surrey. 

15  February  and  30  March,  1676-7.  Abstract  of  pro- 
ceedings in  the  House  of  Commons,  from  15  Feb.  1676-7, 
to  20  March,  1677. 

19  February  to  1  March  167il.  Account  of  the  opera- 
tions of  the  Dutch  and  French  fleets  oft"  the  island  of 
Tobagoe. 

21  February,  1676-7.  Paper(single  sheet)giving  on  one 
side  "  The  True  Accompt  of  the  French  Squadron  under 
"  command  of  Mons'  De  Estrea,  viz'  Admirall  of 
"  France,  which  hath  made  an  attempt  against  the 
"  Mtinheire  Binkes  admirall  and  commander  of  the 
"  Dutch  Fleete  and  the  Island  of  Tobagoe  the  21  day  of 
"  Feb.  1676-7;''  and  on  the  other  side,  "The  true 
"  Account  of  the  Dutch  Squadron,  vnderthe  command 
"  of  the  Lord  Jacob  B  incks,  admirall  of  the  Dutch  fleete 
"  and  the  island  of  Tobague,  with  which  he  hath  beaten 

ofl"  the  attempte  of  the  French  on  21  Feb.  1676-7." 

—  October,  1676.  Sir  William  Scrugs  <sic)  speech 
when  he  was  made  judge.  The  following  passage  of  the 
address  is  characteristic  and  significant,  "This  court  my 


lord  'tis  true  is  properly  a  court  of  meum  and  tuum  ^-  M. 

"  where  prerogative  and  liberty  are  seldome  plaintiffs    **°^^''^' 

or  defendants,  but  yet 'tis  certaine  that  even  in  private  ' 

causes,  matter  of  gouernmeut  many  times  intervenes 
and  the  publick  is  concerned  by  consequence,  and 
therefore  I  think  it  faire  and  like  English  honesty 
"  and  planeuess,  something  to  vnvaile  one's  sell'e  in  tliat 
particular,  that  men  may  know  beforehand  what  they 
may  expect,  and  herein  do  declare  I  would  no  more 
wrong  or  lessen  the  people's  liljcrtye  than  I  would 
"  deliver  vp  my  son,  but  that  I  will  no  more  derogate 
"  from  the  King's  prerogative,  then  I  would  betray  my 
"  father.  My  Lord,  when  faction  is  so  bold  as  to  be 
"  bare-faced  and  false,  and  sedition  nowc  is  openly 
' '  talked  and  greedily  embraced,  when  the  King's  reason- 
"  able  demands  are  disputed  and  turned  into  cavills  and 
"  those  that  oppose  them  talk  confidently  and  those  that 
"  should  maintain  them  speak  fearefully  and  tenderly, 
"  when  the  reverence  we  owe  to  the  king  is  paid  to  the 
"  jjeople,  the  Gouernnient  is  beset,  the  king  is  in 
' '  danger,  and  there  is  nothing  wanting  but  opportunity, 
but  when  to  prevent  that  op]iortunity  men  are  afraid 
"  and  hold  it  dangerous  to  avoid  the  danger,  when  we 
dare  not  call  a  ciime  by  its  right  name,  and  for  some 
'•  find  none,  and  a  mischiefe  must  be  efl'ected  before  we 
' '  will  think  it  one;  when  dangerous  attempts  are  minced 
"  and  by  some  triviall  differences  and  treason  is  distin- 
"  guisbed  into  trespa.ss ;  when  men  are  forward  and 
"  venturous  enough  in  what  thwarts  the  gouernmeut 
"  but  in  supporting  it  seem  .  .  .  .cautious,  nice  and 
'•  humorous  and  so  filled  with  prudeutialls  till  they  are 
"  as  wise  as  fear  can  make  them,  the  lawe  is  enervated 
"  and  become  vseless  to  its  greatest  end  whic'n  is  the 
"  preservacion  of  the  whole.  Tis  true  in  iiublic  causes 
"  the  same  integrity  is  necessary  as  in  private,  but  that 
"  is  but  a  part  of  a  judge  his  duty.  He  must  be  mag- 
"  iianimous  as  well  as  virtuous  ;  and  I  acknowledge  it  to 
•'  be  a  maine  and  principall  part  of  my  duty,  as  it  relates 
"  to  the  King  and  his  people,  with  hearty  resolucions 
"  to  suppress  all  open  force  and  private  oonfederacys, 
' '  not  thinking  anything  little  that  attempts  the  publicke 
"  safety,  for  where  the  motives  are  small,  the  danger  is 
"  greate,  when  discontents  exceed  their  causes." 

—  November,  1776.  Paper  entitled  •"  Present  State  of 
"  the  Borough  of  H.aslemore,"  and  prepared  '"  on  behalf 
''  of  Peter  BurrcU,  esq.,  a  candidate  in  the  room  of 
"  Thomas  More  Molyneux,  esq.,  deceased." 

23  May,  1677.  His  Majesties  Speech  to  the  Com- 
mons in  y'^^  Banquetting  House.  Together  with  the 
address  delivered  by  the  House  of  Commons  to  the  king 
on  the  26"'  of  the  same  month. 

23  May,  1677.  His  Majesties  speech  in  v'  Banquetting 
House,  23  Maye,  1677. 

12  April,  167(S.  Full  accompt  of  y"  rates  each  par- 
ticular person  is  to  pay  by  y"  poll-bill. 

28  May,  1678.  Copy  of  a  '•  Letter  from  y'  Emperour  to 
•'  y''  States  of  Holland,"  dated  at  Wienna,  28  May,  1678. 

22  March,  1678-9.  Sir  Francis  Winnington's  speech 
in  y"  House  of  Commons. 

23  October,  1678.  Brief  Note  of  "  Oates  Examina- 
"  cioun  per  y'  House  of  Commons,  Octob.  23,  1678." 

8  April,  1680.  Letter  from  lord  Lumley  to  Sir 
William  More,  knt. — A  note  of  courtesies,  inviting  Sir 
William  to  take  a  bed  with  the  writer  at  Nonesuch  on 
his'way  to  a  conference  at  Lethered,  if  he  be  sufficiently 
recovered  from  the  ague  to  travel  to  Lethered  for  the 
said  conference. 

2  June,  1680.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  lords  of  the  Council 
to  Prince  Rupert,  as  lieutenant  of  cos.  Berks  and  Surrey: 
together  with  a  copy  of  a  letter  from  him  to  his  deputy- 
lieutenants.  Touching  the  government  of  the  corpora- 
tions within  the  said  lieutenancy. 

21  August,  168o.  Information  of  .lohn  Bavin  of 
Guildford  co. Surrey, husbandman, and  William  Standish 
of  Stoke  near  Guildford  aforesaid,  cook.  Touching  a  con- 
venticle of  certain  persons,  who  meet  for  purposes  of 
religious  worship  in  a  house  in  Artingtou  in  the  jiarish 
of  St.  Nicholas  in  Guildford.  Most  of  the  many  persons 
mentioned  in  the  presentment  are  tradesmen  of  that  town 
and  its  vicinity  ;  but  a  few  of  the  attendants  at  the  un- 
lawful meetings,  including  "  the  lady  Stoughton  wife  of 
"  Sir  Nicholas  Stoughton,  baronett,"  are  persons  of 
superior  degree. 

22  October,  1680.  The  Speaker's  Sjieech  of  y '  House 
of  Commons  to  His  Majestie  in  y°  House  of  Lords,  Octo- 
ber ye  22,  1680. 

Circ.  168i>,  List  of  the  companye  of  Foote  within  the 
Hundred  of  Godalming.  The  contents  of  this  interesting 
record  show  it  to  have  been  written  before  1 684.  One 
of  the  notable  persons,  commemorated  in  its  entries, 
is  Samuel  Speed,  clerk,  of  Godalming,  the  valiant  sea- 

4  Q4 


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HISTOUICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


cliapliiin  and  sailor,  fj;raiidsoii  of  John  Speed.     Sir  Julm 
Birkiiihead's  lines. 

His  chaplain,  he  plyed  his  wonted  work 
He  prayed  like  a  Christian  and  fought  like  a  Turk, 
Crying  non-  for  the  King  and  the  duke  of  York, 
have  reference  to  Samuel  Speed,  vicar  of  Godalming, 
temp.  Car.  II. 

1(582.     Complimentary    Verses  •'  To   Master  Edward 
"  Bushell.  Major  of  Bathe,  An.  Dom.  168'2,"  beginning, 
Since  you  are  industrious  to  raise 
The  fame  of  Bath,  you  doe  deserue  some  praise. 

April,  lt!82.  Letter  from  James  Gresham  of  Haslemere 

to  .     About   Haslemere  and   the   commission   for 

Charitable  Uses. 

10  August,  1682.  Warrant  (signed,  William  More)  to 
the  fonstablesof  Guildford,  co.  Surrey;  to  summon  certain 
ten  under-written  tradesmen  of  the  said  town  to  appear 
before  Sir  William  More  at  the  Redd  Lyon  Inne  in  Guide- 
ford,  on  Saturday  12  inst.  at  3  p.m..  to  answer  for  their 
absence  from  church  on  Sunday  30  July  last  past. 
Similar  warrants,  dated  22  and  27  July,  and  10  August, 
1682. 

31  July,  1 683.  Warrant  for  the  arrest  of  John  Mar- 
tyn,  husbandman  of  Purbright,  co.  Surrey,  on  a  charge 
of  coursing  with  a  brace  of  greyhounds  the  deer  "  in  the 
"  parke  of  Madam  Celwell  called  Guldeford  Parke  in 
"  the  parish  of  St.  Nicholas  in  Guldeford." 

21  July,  1683.  Warrant  (signed  by  deputy-lieutenants 
of  CO.  Surrey)  to  Captain  Couert  and  other  officers  of  the 
militia,  and  the  constable  of  West  Clandon,  co.  Surrey  ; 
to  searcli  for  and  take  possession  of  arms  in  the  dwelling- 
house  of  Arthur  Onslow,  esq.,  of  West  Clandon,  co. 
Surrey,  who  is  judged  "  dangerous  to  the  Peace  of  this 
"  kingdome." 

29  July.  1683.  Warrant  (signed.  William  More  and 
White  Tichborne)  to  the  constables  of  the  parish  of 
Worpelston,  co.  Surrey;  to  levy  fines  of  five  shillings  each 
imposed  on  certain  inhabitants  of  the  said  parish  for 
behig  present  at  a  conventicle,  for  religious  exercise, 
held  in  the  mansion-house  of  Sir  Nicholas  Stoughton, 
bart.,  in  Stoke  next  Guldeford. 

4  August,  1683.  Information  (given  on  oath  in  the 
presence  of  four  undersigned  magistrates)  of  Walter 
Dicker,  servant  to  Madam  Cellwell.  as  keeper  of  Gulde- 
ford Parke ;  respecting  unlawful  hunting  therein  on 
9  July  last  past. 

2  January,  1683-4.  Letter  from  James  Gresham  to 
Sir  William  More,  bart.  Long  letter  of  gossip,  chiefly 
about  matters  of  interest  to  the  justices  of  the  peace  of 
the  writer's  division  of  co.  Sussex.  Reference  is  made  at 
the  commencement  to  "  the  late  great  wedding  at 
"  Henley  Parke." 

8  A]iril,  36  Car.  II.  Warrant,  made  at  the  General 
Quarter  Sessions  of  the  Peace  held  at  Croydon  on  the 
aforesaid  day,  for  binding  Sir  Nicholas  Stoughton, 
Arthur  Onslow,  esq.,  and  Richard  Onslow,  esq.,  to  be 
of  good  behaviour,  in  sums  of  5oOJ.  each  for  the  said 
principals,  and  250Z.  each  for  their  sureties. 

lij  May,  1084.  Warrant  (signed  by  Sir  William  More 
and  Owen  Woodruffe)  to  the  High  Constables  of  the 
hundred  of  Godalming ;  to  levy  soldiers  for  the  company 
of  Captain  Couert,  so  that  they  appear  at  Guildford  on 
the  26th  inst.,  duly  provided  with  arms  and  ammunition, 
and  furnished  with  red  coats. 

3U  May,  1684.  Warrant,  under  the  seals  and  signa- 
tures (if  deputy-lieutenants  of  co.  Surrey,  to  the  High 
constables  of  the  Hundred  of  Godalming;  to  give  notice 
for  a  muster  of  Captain  Covert's  company  at  Godalming, 
on  <)  June  next.  The  names  of  the  men  serving  in  the 
said  company  being  set  forth  under  the  warrant. 

1G84.  Rent-roll  of  the  manors,  &c.  of  Godalming  and 
CattishuU. 

-.1  July,  1690.  Letter  (dated  at  Tidworth  near  Sarum) 
from  Thomas  Pierce,  dean  of  Sarum,  to  Sir  Theophilus 
Oglethorp,  knight  and  colonel,  Godalming,  co.  Surrey. 
Granting  Sir  Theojihilus,  in  an  insolcDt  tone,  permission 
to  renew  certain  leases  of  the  dean  and  cha])ter. 

—  Charles  II,  The  Speaker's  Speech  to  Sir  Roljert 
Peyton  on  his  expulsion  from  the  House.  In  which  the 
oflicial  orator  charges  Sir  Robert  with  having  '•  con- 
"  suited  with  y  devill  Gadbury  and  hug'd  the  witch 

Celier,''  whereby  he  has  become  ''  nautious  to  this 
"  house '' which  forthwith  "spues"  him  "out."  No 
date. 

-—  Charles  II.  Copy  of  a  letter  addressed  to  the 
writer's  "  good  lordshij),"  prol;ably  the  bishop  of  Win- 
chester, testifying  to  the  orderly  conduct  and  reverential 
demeanour  of  "  Mr.  Wilson  the  minister  of  the  p.arishe 
"  of  which  I  am  ;  "  the  said  Mr.  Wilson  being  summoned 
before  his  lordship  to  answer  certain  matters  touching 
canformity.     No  date,  signature,  or  address. 


3  May,  1692.     Letter  (dated  from  Moor  Park)  from        ^-  M. 
Jonathan   Swift  (afterwards  Dean  Swift)  to  his  cousin       ^^ia^^^' 

Mr.   Swift,  subsequently  Dr,  Swift  of  Puttenham,  co.  ' 

Suri-ey.  A  long  letter  in  which  the  writer  speaks  frankly 
of  his  literary  labours,  taste  and  ambition.  "'  I  esteem 
"  the  time  of  studying  poetry  to  be  2  hours  in  a  morn- 
"  ing  and  that  onely  when  the  humor  fits,  which  I 
"  esteem  to  be  the  Hower  of  the  whole  day,  and  truly 
"  I  make  bold  to  employ  them  that  way  and  yet  I 
"  seldom  write  about  2  stanzaes  in  a  week.  I  mean  such 
"  as  are  to  any  Pindarick  ode,  and  yet  1  have  known 
"  myself  in  so  good  a  humour  as  to  make  2  in  a  day, 
"  but  it  may  be  no  more  in  a  week  after,  and  when  alle 
"  done,  I  alter  them  a  hundred  times,  and  yet  I  do  not 
"  believe  myself  to  be  a  laborious  writer,  because  if  the 
"  fit  comes  not  immediately  I  never  heed  but  think  of 
"  something  else  ...  I  have  a  sort  of  vanity  or 
"  foibless,  1  do  not  know  what  to  call  it,  and  which  I 
"  would  fain  know  if  you  partake  of  it.  It  is  (not  to 
"  be  circumstantial)  that  I  am  over  fond  of  ray  own 
■'  writings,  I  would  not  have  the  world  think  so.  and  I 
"  find  when  I  writt  what  pleases  me,  I  am  Cowley  to 
"  myself,  and  can  read  a  hundred  times  over.  I  know 
"  'tis  a  desperate  weakness,  and  has  nothing  to  defend 
"  it  but  its  secrecy,  and  I  know  I  am  wholly  in  the 
'■  wrong,  and  have  the  same  pretence  the  Baboon  had 
"  to  praise  her  children."  The  cousin,  to  whom  Jona- 
than Swift  addressed  this  letter,  was  Chaplain  to  Sir 
William  Temple,  who,  15  Jan.  1693,  presented  him  to 
the  living  of  Puttenham,  co.  Surrey,  where  he  died  in 
1752,  aged  87. 

6  December,  1693.  Letter  from  Jonathan  Swift 
(afterwards  Dean  Swift)  to  his  first  cousin  "  Mr.  Swift 
''  at  Dr.  Davenant's  in  Red-Lyon  Square,  near  Holborn, 
"  London,"  whom  Sir  William  Temple,  had  in  the  pre- 
ceding January,  presented  to  the  living  of  Puttenham, 
CO. Surrey.  "  I  protest,"  says  the  writer,  "  I  cannot  much 
"  pity  your  present  circumstances,  which  keep  your 
"  mind  and  your  body  in  motion,  and  my  self  was 
"  never  very  miserable  while  my  thoughts  were  in  a 
"  ferment,  for  I  imagine  a  dead  calm  is  the  trouble- 
"  somest  part  of  our  voyage  through  the  world.'' 

10  July,  1722,  to  2  March,  1739.  Seventeen  letters  from 
the  duke  of  Chandos  to  Sir  More  Molyneux,  of  Loseley 
House,  dated  10  July  1722;  20  Sept.  1724;  8  Sept., 
6  Dec.  1725;  14  Feb.,  30  June  1727  ;  23  May,  9  August 
1728 ;  22  Jan.  1 730  ;  26  Dec.  1733  ;  26  August  1735 ; 
8  Jan..  1  May,  28  Sept.,  26  Nov.,  1736  ;  3  Feb.  and  19 
Feb.  1737 ;  2  March  1739.  Letters  of  a  private  nature, 
touching  occasionally  on  matters  of  interest  to  writers 
of  social  history. 

21  March,  1732,  to  7  Fcliruary,  1740.  Five  letters 
from  Speaker  Onslow  to  Sir  More  Molyneaux,  dated 
21  March  1732;  30  May  1733;  4  July  1734;  17  .Tune 
1738  ;  and  7  Feb.  1740.  Memorials  o'f  the  atl'ectionate 
intercourse  between  two  neighbours,  these  letters 
ail'ord  testimony  of  the  writer's  readiness  to  use  his 
infiucncc  with  Sir  Robert  Walpole  in  Sir  More's  behalf, 
and  contain  also  a  few  interesting  references  to  matters 
of  local  politics.     On  30  May,  1733,   Speaker  Onslow  ' 

writes  to  his  friend,  "  I  have  the  pleasure  to  tell  you 
"  that  at  last  we  have  been  able  to  get  a  Bill  to  pass 
"  both  Houses  of  Parliament  that  will  enable  young 
"  Billinghurst  to  be  admitted  an  attorney,  and  it  now 
"  lyes  ready  for  the  royal  assent.  My  satisfaction  in 
"  this  is  from  the  justice  it  will  do  the  young  man,  of 
"  whom  I  have  a  very  good  opinion,  and  from  the  plea- 
'■  sure  I'm  sure  it  will  give  you,  who  may  ahvaj-s  com- 
"  mand  of,  <tc.  &c."  The  letter  of  7  Feb.,  1740,  refers 
especially  to  a  pending  election,  and  the  electoral  cor- 
ruption prevailing,  in  the  now  disfranchised  borough 
of  Haslemere.  "God  knows,"  the  writer  concludes, 
"  there  is  so  much  of  it  "  (i.e.  electoral  coriiiption) 
'■  almost  every  where,  that  I  dread  the  consequences  of 
"  it  with  regard  to  the  religion   and   morals   of   the  i 

"  nation,  ami  to  tell  you  the  truth  I  am  quite  sick  of  the  1 

"  world.  1  say  this  to  you  as  a  man  of  virtue  to  whom 
'•  I  can  disclose  my  heart,  without  being  liable  to  be 
'■  lauglied  at." 

In  conclusion  let  mo  say  a  few  words  to  dispel  a  mis- 
conception that  originated  in  the  sentence  with  which 
Mr.  Kempe  opened  the  introduction  to  his  '  Loseley 
Manuscri|its.'  The  writer  of  the  notes  on  Loseley  House 
in  iMr.  Murray's  hand-book  for  the  county  of  Surrey  had 
no  suflicient  authority  for  stating  that  the  key  of  the 
Loseley  muniment-room  was  lost  for  two  hundred  years, 
during  which  time  no  person  entered  the  depositary  of 
ancient  records.  When  he  remarked  that  the  reader  of 
his  volume  might  "  imagine  himself  introduced  to  the 
■•  Muniment  Roum  of  an  ancieut  ball  in  Surrey,  of  which 


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"  the  key  had  been  lost,  and  its  existence  disregarded 
"  during  an  interval  of  two  hundred  years,"  Mr.  Kemne 
aimed  only  at  putting  people  in  a  lit  mood  for  the  en- 
joyment of  the  papers,  and  had  no  expectation  that  his 
words  would  bo  taken  as  veritable  history. 

John  Cordy  Jeaffresox. 


Manuschiptsof  Sidney E.E.Bouverie-Pusev, Esq, 
OF  PusEY  House,  Faeixodox,  Co.  Berks. 

These  consist  entirely  of  ancient  deeds,  court  rolls,  and 
rentals,  valu  dilc  for  local  topography,  but  not  of  murh 
general  interest:  of  these  I  have  note  1  a  few.  There 
are  two  grants  by  the  celebrated  Richard  Whityngtou, 
Mayor  of  London. 

Temp.  Hen.  3.  John  de  St.  Walery  giauts  to  Sir 
Henry  de  Pesey,  Kt.,  in  fee,  a  right  of  way  l)etwecn 
Pesy  and  Kiugoston. 

■21  Ed.y.  I.  Agreement  between  Hamo  Box,  citizen 
of  London,  and  Gilbert  le  Wythe,  of  London.  Hamo 
grants  to  Gilbert  his  house  in  the  parish  of  All  Saints, 
of  Fenchurch  Street,  in  London,  with  the  garden  and 
vineyard  (vinea),  and  all  appurtenances,  except  the  ward- 
robe, which  is  and  shall  be  common  to  all  the  houses  of 
the  said  Hamo.  Witnesses:  Ralph  de  Sandwich,  the 
Gustos  of  Loudon,  and  Henry  le  Holt  and  Elias  Russel. 
sheriffs  of  London. 

l'2bS,  Friday  in  the  vigil  of  St.  Nicholas.  Agreement 
between  dom.  Nicholas  de  Kingestone,  Kt.,  ot'  the  one 
part,  and  William  Maunsel,  Kt. ,  of  the  other  ]  art. 
Nichola.s  will  supply  counsel  to  William,  and  will  attend 
hiin  and  aid  him  in  business,  when  by  the  said  William 
he  shall  lie  reasonably  required,  in  time  of  peace  and 
war,  at  William's  expense.  William  agrees  with 
Nicholas  in  like  manner.  One  small  seal  remains :  a 
shield  charged  with  a  lion  rampant. 

35  Edw.  I.  William  Mauncel  leases  to  Walter 
Berkar  and  Joan  his  wife  a  pigeon-house  for  their  lives, 
at  the  yearly  rent  of  'ds.  Gd. ;  and  William  is  to  have 
4  young  pigeons,  when  there  are  any,  for  Id. 

Temp.  Edw.  II.  A  grant  by  Ralph  Burri,  of 
Bokhampton,  of  two  villeins,  with  their  sequels  and 
houses.  (There  is  another  grant  of  villeins,  temp. 
Edw.  III.) 

3  Edw.  III.  A  deed  between  Ammauri  de  Peteplace 
and  Robert  de  Gharneye.  The  eldest  sou  of  Ammauri 
is  to  marry  Mary,  daughter  of  the  said  Robert  de 
Gharneye. 

Temp.  Edw.  III.  (French.)  Sir  William  Mancel,  Kt., 
has  received  from  John  de  la  Cumbe  his  homage  for  all 
the  lands,  tenements,  and  rents  which  the  said  John 
holdri  of  the  honour  of  St.  V^aleri.  within  the  hundred  of 
Gamoiief'eld :  and  therefore  Sir  William  grants  that  he, 
and  his  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  be  bound  to  acquit  the 
said  John  against  all  people  from  all  damages  which 
may  happen  by  reason  of  his  homage  received.  Wit- 
nesses :  Sir  John  <le  Lenham,  Kt.,  Henry  de  Pusye, 
John  de  Hautford, William  de  Wythe.  Elis  of  Niwentone, 
John  Geffray,  &c.     Seal  of  arms. 

20  Richard  II.,  morrow  of  the  Purification.  Richard 
AVhityngton,  citizen  and  merchant  of  London,  surrenders 
to  James  Spersholt  and  Richard  Monemonth  all  his 
lands  and  tenements  in  Pusey,  and  a  meadow  in  the 
county  of  Oxford,  which  ho  has  by  virtue  of  any  execu- 
tion of  statute  merchant,  statute  staple,  or  recognizance 
whatever. 

21  Richard  II.,  Nov.  29.  Richard  Whityngton, 
Mayor  of  the  City  of  London,  surrenders  to  James 
Spersholt  and  Ptiohard  Monemouth  all  his  lauds  and 
tenements  inPnseye,  in  the  county  of  Berks,  and  all 
his  meadow  in  the  county  of  Oxford,  all  which  ho  has 
by  virtue  of  an  execution  of  statute  merchant,  statute 
staple,  or  recognizance  whatever,  the  reversion  of  which, 
after  the  end  of  the  execution,  belongs  to  the  said 
James  and  Richard,  to  hold  to  the  said  James  and 
Richard  in  fee.  Witnesses  :  Thomas  Ghelreye.  John 
Arches,  William  Bruns,  John  Ildesle,  John  Mermylle, 
and  others. 

21  Richard  II.  James  de  Sper.sholt  demises  to  Walter 
Walyngforde  his  manor  of  Pusye,  formerly  called 
Mauiicels  Court,  for  life  and  six  mouths  beyond. 

5  Hen.  IV    Court  roll  of  Pusey. 

1  Edw.  IV.  Rental  of  John  Puse,  of  Puse.  One  of  the 
entries  is  that  the  Abbot  of  Abyndon  pays  half  a  pound 
of  pepper  at  the  Feast  of  St.  Martin. 

13  Hen.  A'll.,  Dec.  6.  Alys  Delamare.  late  wife  of 
Bernard  Delamure,  conveys  to  John  Fcteplace,  of 
Charney,  gentlemau.  the  manor  of  Mauncels  Court 
in  Pusey. 

E     840152. 


2  Hen.  VIII.,  Nov.  12.  Inquisition  on  the  death  of 
John  Pettiplace  the  elder  Esquire,  of  Charney. 

A  roll  of  parchment,  about  7  feet  in  length  and 
C  inches  in  width,  written  in  the  13th  century,  con- 
taining copies  of  olil  Pusey  deeds,  some  of  which  are 
now  at  I'usey  House. 

Here  too  is  the  famous  Pusey  horn,  said  to  have  been 
given  by  King  (Janute  to  a  griintee  of  the  Pusey  estate. 
Tlie  inscription  on  tho  silver  plate  round  the  horn  says 
that  it  was  given  by  Kyng  Knowd  to  Wyllyam  Pecote. 
This  inscription  seems  to  be  of  the  time  of  Henry  the  Htli, 
and  varies  from  the  inscription  given  in  the  report 
(1  Vern.  273)  of  the  ca.se  of  Pusey  v.  Pusey,  in  piS-i, 
when  the  heir  brought  a  Bill  in  Chancery  to  recover 
the  horn. 

There  are  many  15th  century  deeds  by  the  Nortons 
of  Shalyngford  and  others. 

I  must  be  jieraiitted  to  acknowledge  v.-ith  thanks 
Mr.  liouverie-Pusoy's  kind  hosi)itality  at  Pusey  House. 

ALFKliD    J.    IIORWOOl). 


S.  E.  E. 

BnUVGRIE- 
PUSEV.  KSQ. 


ThK    ^NlANU.'iCIflPTS    OP    THE    KeV.    TtlOMAS    WiLI.I AM 

Weim;,  (If  Haudwiciv  Vicakaci:,  co.   Uei!i:iokd. 

The  Goningsby  papers  occujjy  two  volumes  in  folio  ;  Rev. 
they  are  letters  by  and  to  members  of  that  family  in  the  T.W.Webd. 
time  of  James  I.  and  Charles  I,,  giving  some  court  and 
foreign  news,  and  some  papers  of  later  date,  including 
collections  for  history  and  biography,  by  Earl  Coningsby, 
in  the  beginning  of  the  last  century.  An  interesting 
relic  is  a  small  common-place  book,  written  by  James 
Earl  of  Derby,  temp.  Car.  I.  There  are  petitions  by  the 
Tuckers  (fullers)  of  Bristol  iu  1555  to  the  mayor  and 
aldermen  against  the  encroachments  of  the  shoremen, 
and  part  of  a  book  of  the  ordinances  of  the  company. 
A  folio  volume  of  letters  Ijy  the  Duke  of  Somerset  to 
Serjeant  Thomas  Pengelly,  temp.  George  I.,  shows  that 
the  Serjeant  was  the  Duke's  legal  adviser,  and  that  the 
Duke  had  personal  interviews  with  him  and  paid  him 
fees  for  advice.  He  empWed  his  interest  to  get  Pen- 
gelly into  Parliament  as  member  for  Cockermouth,  and 
consulted  with  him  as  to  the  titles  of  the  familv.  .and 
congratulated  i'engelly  on  his  Ijcing  made  (.'hief  ISaron 
of  the  Exchequer.  Here  are  letters  by  and  papers  re- 
lating to  Sarah  Duchess  of  Marlborough,  who  also 
consulted  Pengelly,  and  went  to  his  chambers  to  advise 
with  him  ;  she  submitted  the  inscription  for  the  pillar 
at  Blenheim  for  Pengell3''s  approval,  and  made  him  one 
other  executors,  sent  him  ^rarrants  for  venison,  and  a 
present  of  Burgundy.  Here,  too,  are  her  long  instruc- 
tions to  counsel  in  her  suit  with  Sir  J.  Vanbrugh,  and 
draft  of  intended  alterations  in  her  will.  With  a  case 
and  papers  regarding  Sir  R.  Steele's  patent  for  stage 
players  is  a  good  letter  of  remonstrance  by  Steele  to  the 
Duke  of  Newcastle. 

It  is  well  known  that  Richard  Cromwell,  the  Protec- 
tor, after  his  return  to  England  wout  to  reside  at 
Oheshunt,  co.  Herts,  in  the  house  of  Jlrs.  Pengelly. 
mother  of  Serjeant  Pengelly.  and  went  bj'  the  name  of 
Clark.  Here  is  a  volume  containing  papers  regarding 
him.  Among  the  civil  warpajiers  is  a  petition  by  Lon- 
doners to  the  House  of  Commons  against  episcopacy 
and  ecclesiastical  courts,  and  a  counter  petition  by 
Londoners.  Of  the  letters  many  arc  to  Lt.-Cul.  Joremio 
Baines,  who  was  on  the  Parli:iuientary  side,  but  he  was 
afterwards  charged  with  using  force  .igainst  the  Parlia- 
ment, and  was  imprisoned.  A  12"  volume  contains  his 
notes  while  at  the  siege  of  Reading.  Thci'e  is  ;l  copy  of 
a  letter  in  165G  by  Genrge  Fox  to  the  Protector  against 
the  Parliament's  attempt  to  prevent  the  Quakers"  speech, 
and  of  a  petition  to  Parliament  by  Sir  William  Dick 
asking  payment  of  his  debt  of  upwards  of  19,000/.  many 
times  allowed  and  ordered.  In  1653,  and  following  years, 
Jeremie  Baines  and  others  were  commissioners  for 
surveying  lands,  &c.  formerly  Sielonging  to  King 
Charles  I.,  his  Queen,  and  the  Prince,  and  here  is  a 
volume  of  the  survey's.  There  are  many  of  the  jirofes- 
sional  papers  of  Serjeant  Pengelly  ;  among  tbem  is  tho 
brief  for  John  Hamilton,  indicted  for  aiding  the  Duke 
of  Hamilton  in  the  murder  of  Lord  Mohun,  and  the 
brief  for  Macartney,  who  assisted  in  the  duel.  Pen- 
gelly's  mother  was  Rachel,  eldest  daughter  of  Jeremie 
Baines,  a  Captain  of  Dragoons  in  the  service  of  the 
I'arliament,'  .some  of  whose  papers  are  in  this  collection, 
and  of  whom  there  is  a  notice  in  "'  Military  Memoirs  of 
Col.  Birch,"  Camd.  Society,  1875.  Among  the  early 
deeds  are  two  leases  by  the  Abbot  aud  Convent  of  St. 
Peter's,  Gloucester,  cnri.ms  for  the  particulars.  There 
is  the  original  will  of  John  Fell,  Bishop  of  Oxford. 

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m-TORICAI.    MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION 


pp-V-         A  complete  set.  iu  HI  num'i>ers.  of  a  Latm  newsi)aper. 
■'  ^^ """     called  Mei-ciirius  Latinns,  priuteil  in  London  in  1746. 


.W.Wedb, 


One  of  Mrs.  Pent;elly  s  aeconnt  hooks  lias  ii  memorandum 
recrardins  tlic  pirtiu'c  and  coat  of  mail  of  Oliver  Cromwell . 

Coningi^liy  Papers.     2  vols  folio. 

Vol.  I.,  "l618,  Feb.  6.  Whithorn.  Fr.  [Godwin. 
Bisbop  vf  Hereford  to  Fitzwilliam  Oouinc;shy,  Esq. 
Thinks  it  high  time  some  order  were  taken  with  the 
ale  houses  of  those  parts.  Hopes  to  meet  him  at  Brom- 
yard. 

1()18, 1(119,  lt;'21,  several  letters  by  Michael  Comngsby, 
Thomas  Barrett,  Leonard  Benett,'  Francis  Couingsby, 
John  Aubrey  (of  Grendou),  Kb.  .Johnes. 

1G'21.  Nov".  1-t,  Mockas.  H.  Vaughan  to  Fitzwilliam 
Coniugt-by  ...  As  you  have  for  a  great  part  of  this 
somber  taken  exceeLlinge  payeus  for  the  good  of  your 
coutrey,  and  therby  gained  yourself  the  intire  and 
harty  love  of  all  lionest  Herefshier  men  .  .  .  let  not 
private  letters  or  entreaties  in  any  way  alter  your  love 
for  the  good  of  your  contrey.  At  this  Parlament  you 
know  we  are,  as  I  trust,  to'  obtayne  what  we  have  so 
much  desired.  My  fear  is  that  we  shall  want  some 
powerfull  man  to  speake  in  tlie  Lower  House,  which  by 
voiu'  means  may  be  procured,  I  mean  that  worthy  unci 
of  your  bedfellow.  Sir  Edward  Sackvill  .  .  . 

Sept.  2:3.  Frauckley.  T.  Littleton  to  his  cousin 
Fitzw.  Couingsby  .  .  .  Desires  to  have  a  conference 
before  going  into  France. 

1612,  Feb.  5,  Franckley.  The  same  to  the  same. 
Urges  him  to  abandon  those  actions  which  miglit 
obsciu-e  the  light  of  his  reputation.  "  I  have  been  a 
leader  to  you  some  time  to  you  on  these  rmesamined 
courses,  therefore,  &c. 

lei.'J,  March  10,  Franckley.  The  same  to  the  same. 
...  I  am  fully  resolved  to  come  to  the  Inns  of  Court  at 
Michaelmas.  I  have  projects  in  'my  Epicranion  .  .  . 
let  me  intreate  you  to  sollicite  your  father  that  you  may 
be  there  then  resident. 

1614,  dm.  post  nat.,  Franckley.  The  same  to  the 
same  ...  I  heare  newes  in  this  country  for  certaine 
that  the  King,  Queen,  and  Prince  will  be  at  Cambridge 
before  Lent. 

1616,  Feb.  27  st.  no.,  Paris.  The  same  to  the  .same. 
Says  that  he  sutlers  from  ague,  and  writes  by  a  secre- 
tary ...  It  is  generally  reported  here  that  peace  will 
be  shortly  concluded,  and  the  Kinge,  who  lyeth  now  at 
Towers,  is  expected  shortly  to  come  to  this  towne. 

n.  d.  The  same  to  the  same.  Very  small  intelligence 
these  5  or  6  weeks  how  matters  go.  either  iu  Bohemia 
or  the  Palatinate,  but  that  Spinola  j^layed  well  his  ]jart 
at  his  coming  into  these  contrics  is  too  well  knowen  ; 
that  we  have  requited  his  paines  we  yet  cannot  learne. 
Our  gallant  fleet  set  sail  not  past  a  fortnight  since  ; 
whither  they  intend  is  closely  concealed.  Mr.  Attorney 
General  is  on  Friday  next  to  answer  in  the  Star 
Chamber,  where  he  is  like  to  be  soundly  fined.  My 
business  goeth  on  in  the  Star  Chamber  (I  thank  my 
Lord  C.)  notwithstanding  great  means  made  for  me ; 
yet  I  hope  to  shew  ]\Ir.  Taylor  a  tricke  for  his  learning. 
I  intend  to  go  hence  toward  the  armies  within  3  weeks 
at  furthest,  and  think  I  shall  return  to  England  about 
spring. 

1617,  Dee.  11,  Hampton  Court.  Fitzw.  Couingsby 
to  Mr.  Bayliti'  and  Mr.  Justice  of  the  borough  of  Leo- 
minster .  .  .  My  father  told  me  that  he  had  joined  with 
you  to  take  examination  of  some  humourous  words 
spoken  by  gidy  Thomas  Hacluite  unto  William  Pichard, 
wherein  it  secnieth  he  was  bold  to  take  my  name  in  vain. 
I  leave  Tom  Hacluit  and  his  twatles  to  your  censui'e. 

June  24  st.  no..  Pans.  Tho.  Littleton  to  F.  Couingsby 
.  .  .  The  King  lyeth  now  at  'I'owers,  and  it  is  hoj^ed 
will  come  shortly  to  this  town.  No  likelyhood  of  peace, 
though  the  war  be  very  temperate.  Tis  verely  thought 
the  Protestants  will  take  the  Prince's  part,  for  that 
thev  have  given  much  relief  to  their  army. 

1618,  Nov.  13,  Bui-ford.  Thomas  Co'mwalle  to  [F. 
Couingsby]. 

u.  y.,  March  21,  Paris.  T.  Littleton  to  F.  Couingsby 
...  So  fjoon  as  I  can  recover  strength  to  travel  I  mean 
to  bid  this  counti'y  adieu  (wherein  is  likely  to  I'e  nothing 
shortly  so  common  as  cutting  of  throats),  and  rejiaii'  to 
the  Archduke's  Court  ...  I  fully  resolve  to  be  in 
London  abcjut  Julv. 

n.  y.,  Sept.  22,"  Frankley.  T.  Littleton  to  F.  Co- 
uingsby .  .  .  Has  another  son  :  asks  C.  to  be  godfather. 
Sir  Fei-dinando  Dudley  will  do  the  like  kii'd  office. 

n.  y.,  Feb.  13,  St.  Martin's  Lane.  The  same  to  the 
same.  The  greatest  subject  of  tliscom-se  is  of  the 
mighty  Spanisli  Armado.  wliich  will,  as  reported  within 
few  weeks,  be  ready  to  put  to  sea  ;  whether  they  intend 
is  not  here  certainly  knoTNii.     Wo,  as  our  neighbours, 


begin  to  arm  ourselves  .  .  .  Certain  news  of  the 
Emperor's  death  is  here  newly  arrived.  Letters  lately 
from  Constantinople  that  relate  a  hand  and  sword  seen 
there  iu  the  elements  abjTlt  the  time  of  our  blazing 
Starr.  The  matter  in  the  Star  Chamber  between 
my  Lady  of  Exeter  and  my  Lord  Ross,  the  King  hath 
with  wonderful  patience  sat  out  the  hearing  of  five  days 
this  term  ;  the  censure  was  this  <lay.  wherein  Sir  Thomas 
Lake  is  fined  5, OUiJ/.,  his  Lady  3,000/.,  my  Lady  Boss 
10,000  marks,  and  all  committed  to  the  Tower  during 
the  King's  pleasiu'e.  My  Lady  Kosse  also  fined  Ui  my 
Lady  of  Exeter  3,O0OL  ;  young  Sir  Thomas  Lake  1,000/., 
ob  falso  clamore.  The  King  goeth  to  Newmarket  this 
very  week.     The  Prince  stayth  here  all  Lent. 

1635,  Jan.  8,  Burford,  and  2  other  letters  by  Thomas 
Corawallis  to  F.  Coniugsby.— Seal,  erm.  a  lion  rampant 
crowned  witliin  a  bordui'e  engrailed  bezanty, 

n.  d.  Carre  Coventry  to  F.  Coniugsby  "at  Hampton 
Wafer.  (Seal,  a  fess  erm.  between  three  bezants. )  The 
untimely  death  of  the  yoimg  Lord  Buckhui-st  which 
has  caused  much  grief  at  Knolle,  from  whence  I  lately 
came. 

Letters  from  G.  Berington  at  Cowarue,  John  Wig- 
more,  of  Lucton,  Prances  Coningsbye,  Thomas  Meautys, 
Edward  CornewaLl. 

1706,  Sept.  21.  M.  Cowper  to  Lord  [Cowper].  (In- 
dorsed "  1st  letter  I  received  from  my  wife,  formerly 
Mrs.  Clavering,  haviug  been  privately  married  to  her 
.     .     .     W.  O" 

Copy,  form  of  consecration  and  dedication  of  the 
Chiu'ch  of  the  Holy  Trinity  at  Dom-e  (iu  the  county  of 
Hereford),  and  the  cemetery.  Palm  Sunday,  22  March 
1634,  by  Theophilus,  Bishop  of  St.  David's,  by  authority 
of  Matthew,  Bishop  of  Hereford.  The  Bishop's  letter  in 
Latiu,  and  the  service  in  English.     16  leaves. 

A  number  of  accounts  of  various  estates  belonging  to 
Lord  Coniugsby  (C.  1720),  principally  the  manor  of 
Marden. 

Extracts  for  history  and  biography,  by  Earl  Co- 
niugsby.    Between  80  and  90  leaves. 

Vol.  n.  Copy  of  letter  to  Queen  Elizabeth  (14  i^p.',  ; 
Begins  Most  Sacred  Queene,  aliho'  it  may  seeme  an  over 
bould  parte  in  a  subject  to  undertake  to  give  advice  to 
a  Prince  of  your  Majesty's  -wisdom— the  writer  speaks 
of  this  i^rcsent  Aug.  1587 — shows  the  expenditure  for 
the  Low  Countrie.3,  but  recommends  the  Queen  not  to 
desert  them :  the  very  counteuance  and  name  of  the 
(.Jueeu  of  England  doth  hold  this  state  together  (though 
the  same  lie  in  itself  broken  and  tlistracted;  and  givcth 
c-oiu'age  to  the  peoisie  to  defend  themselves  with  their 
goods  and  lives. — Ends,  to  the  furtherance  of  yoiu' 
Majesty's  safety  and  the  preservation  of  my  natiu'al 
country. 

1.  Proceedings  in  Parliament  in  1625  and  1626. 

2.  Sir  Harry  Coniugsby.  Expedient  to  preserve 
the  Protestant  religion  against  the  popish  successor 
when  the  liili  of  exchrsion,  which  he  did  not  approve  of, 
was  agitated. 

3.  Ijcomiuster  address  to  King  Charles  II.  u2)ou  the 
discovery  of  the  Presbyterian  plot,  &.c. 

The  parliamentary  proceedings  began  with  the 
King's  speech  by  way  of  message  delivered  by  Sir  K. 
Weston,  13  March  1625,  and  the  Lord  Chamberlain's 
speech  ;  and  end  with  Lord  Bristol's  speech.  6th  May 
1626. 

Original  notes  in  Parliament,  2  columns.  Feb.  4, 
1675—19  Jan.  1678,  (about  22  pp.).  with  some  printed 
and  mamiscriijt  ICing's  si^eeches.  and  Lord  Keeper's 
and  Chancellor's  speeches  and  addresses. 

A  12"  volume  of  295  i>i>.  and  10  or  12  at  the  beginning. 
A  common-place  book  of  James  Earl  of  Derby.  On 
one  of  the  pages  is  the  following,  "  wee  are  not  much 
■'  lesse  beholding  to  .Machiavel  and  others  that  write 
"  what  men  doe  than  to  those  that  write  ■^vhat  men 
■'  .should  doe.  J.  Derl)y,  Castle  Rushiu,  in  the  Isle  of 
"  Man,  1646.  Dieu  et  ma  foy." — tin  the  following 
leaf  • '  Observations  taken  out  of  the  following  books  : — 
"  1.  Komulus  and  Tarquin  ;  lb.  Phalaris  ;  2>-;.  Enchy- 
"  ridiou  of  Quarles  ;  32.  Policies  ;  Of  War  out  of  Plut. ; 
"  Machiavel  Discourses ;  Sir  W.  Ealegh's  History  of 
"  the  World;  P.  de  Comines  ;  Siege  of  Breda;  Ma- 
"  chiavel's  Prince  ;  Bacon's  Advancement  of  Learning, 
"  ike.  ;  Ascent  of  Cyrus ;  Lives  of  Plutarch ;  Lei- 
"  cester's  Commonwealth;  Hayward's  Answer  to 
'■  Doleman,  (and  many  others)."  The  haadwriting  is 
good.  On  the  last  page  is  "  Table  of  Proportion  of 
"  English  Boyal  Ordnance,"  (weight,  powder,  shot,  &c. 
for  difl'ereut  cannon). 

Two  brief  sheets.  Richard  Minshull  v.  The  Earl  of 
Bristol. — For  the  Defendant.— To  be  tried  Monday, 
Nov.  30. 


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APPENDIX    TO    SKVENTU     IJEI'OKT. 


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EEr.  Middlesex.— In   1703   Charles   Archdiike   of   Austria, 

V.  Webb,  theu  stiled  King  of  Spain,  in  the  parish  of  St.  Clement 
Danes,  was  about  to  proceed  to  Spain  in  an  espetlition 
to  subject  the  kingdom  of  Spain  and  other  countries ; 
and  Bichard  MiuslmU  and  the  said  Earl  (tlien  Lord 
Herveyl  had  a  talk,  and  Minshull  promised  to  pay  the 
Earl  400/.  if  Charles  Duke  of  Austria  should  succeed, 
and  if  he  should  not  succeed  the  Earl  should  pay 
Miushull  5001.  Minshull  says  the  Archduke  did  not 
succeed,  but  the  Earl  did  not  pay,  altho'  in  17U7  he  was 
asked,  and  still  does  not.  The  defendant  pleails  non 
assumiisit. — If  the  plaintiff'  gets  thi-ough  his  proof,  then 
as  to  the  law  of  betting. — It  has  been  all  along  allowed  at 
Newmarket  that  whoever  bets  the  odds,  may  choose  the 
side  afterwards  (whether  at  cocking  or  tiorse  match)  that 
he  lays  the  odds  upon,  and  has  that  chuice  stiU  in  his 
power  to  make,  until  called  upon  by  the  person  with 
whom  he  lays  the  wages  to  declare  which  side  he  will 
take.  There  is  a  list  of  events  and  of  witnesses  to  prove 
them.     The  defendant  was  never  called  upon.  Arc. 

Another  brief  sheet,  13  Eeb.  1719,  with  Serjt. 
Pengelly's  notes  in  the  margin. — The  Court  was  of 
opinion  there  should  be  no  new  trial. — Reasons. 

One  sheet,  1555.  Petition  of  the  Tuckers  (fullers), 
38  in  number,  to  the  mayor  and  aldermen  of  Bristol, 
against  the  encroachments  of  Shoremen,  They  refer 
to  the  entrj-  of  their  privileges  in  the  red  paper  book  of 
the  Guildhall.  They  state  that  they  have  been  a  craft 
from  Henry  IV's  time. 

Two  sheets  sewn  together.  Petition  by  the  Tuckers 
to  W.  Popwell  the  Mayor  of  Bristol,  and  the  aldermen. 

1551,  Nov.  30.,  6  Ed.  6.  Copy  will  of  John  Stevens 
of  Bristol,  tucker.  He  is  to  be  biu'ied  in  the  church- 
yard of  St.  Thomas  the  Apostle. 

1582.  Part  of  a  book  of  the  ordinances  of  the  company 
(5  leaves). 

1597.  Agreement  between  the  parishioners  of  the 
Temple  of  the  one  i^art,  and  the  masters  and  seniors  of 
the  weavers'  company  of  the  other  part ; — that  the  fair 
of  linen  cloth  pack  shail  be  henceforth  holden  and  kept 
in  the  Tuckers'  Hall,  and  the  precinct  of  the  same  for 
ever,  so  long  as  the  fair  at  Pauls  tide  shall  have  con- 
tinuance in  the  parish  of  the  Temple.  ( It  was  formerly 
seven  years  in  the  Tuckers'  Hall  and  seven  years  iu  the 
Weavers'  HaU. 

Four  other  papers  tempis.  Elizabeth  and  Jame.s  I. 

A  Folio  V^olume  of  Letters  by  the  Duke  of  Somerset 
to  Serjt,  (Thomas)  Pesgelly. 

There  are  58  letters  by  the  Duke  and  tlii'ee  or  four  by 
other  persons. 

171%  Jan.  27,  ...  P,S.  As  I  hear  Mr,  Stanhope  is 
to  be  this  session  in  the  House  of  Lords,  I  must  rejjeat, 
what  I  long  for,  to  bring  you  into  the  service  of  jour 
country,  which  never  has  required  it  more,  in  Parlia- 
ment, and  in  which  other  station  that  will  be  most 
agreeable  to  you  ;  for  now  yon  are  my  care  to  do  some- 
thing for  you  as  I  have  already  done  for  others  who 
were  my  counsell  before.  Mitlhurst  where  Sir  John 
Fortescue  served  last  for  is  engaged,  but  Cockermouth 
is  not,  neither  sliall  it  until  I  hear  from  you. 

171f-,  Feb.  8.  In  reply  to  Pengelly  who  consented  to 
stand  for  Cockermouth. 

1717,  May,  Newmarket,  Hopes  the  writ  is  returned 
into  the  Crown  Office,  and  that  Pengelly  has  taken 
possession  of  his  seat  there. 

1718.  July  19,  .  .  .  I  have  on  so  many  occasions  had 
your  opinion  without  acknowledging  it  with  fees  as  I 
ought  to  have  done,  I  do  therefore  now  take  this  way, 
hoping  it  will  be  as  agreeable  to  you  as  if  you  had  your 
fees  at  the  several  times  I  did  particularly  ask  your 
opinion. 

171;=,  March  21,  London.  The  Bill  to  settle  the 
Peerage  do  meet  with  so  much  difficulty  by  the  several 
double  and  dormant  titles  that  it  is  now  certain  it  will 
not  be  sent  to  the  Commons  until  after  Easter.  If  JNIr, 
Serjeant  Webb  is  with  you  pray  ask  him  what  title 
Lady  Villiers  hath  or  will  have  to  the  hghts  at  Tine- 
mouth  Castle,  for  as  my  son  Hertford's  governor  I 
would  gladly  buy  the  rights  of  the  Villiers  famOy,  which 
they  enjoy  by  a  grant  of  Charles  II, — P.S.  Lord  Moles- 
worth  hath  writ  a  very  good  thing  in  favour  of  the  Bill 
to  settle  the  Peerags. 

1718,  Ai)ril  28.  Mentions  Sii-  Thomas  Raymond  as 
having  been  one  of  his  Majesty's  couu.-c!. 

1722,  April  22,  Newmarket.  Congratulations  on 
Pengelly  being  elected.  Reproves  Sir  Wilfred  Lawson's 
behaviour,  who  disputed  with  the  'oailiff  to  return  him 
first  before  PengeUy. 

1722,  Aug.  29.  ...  Last  Monday  came  on  the 
election  of  bailiff  of  Midhurst  ;  the  popish  Lord  Mon- 


tague, lord  of  that  manor,  sent  his  servants  and  depen- 
dents to  appear  openly  on  the  .side  of  Capt.   Poachy's 


Kiv. 
T,  W,  Webb, 


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to 


party  m  opposition   to  mine,-  but  yet  they  couhl  not 
efiectit  without  altering  the  custom  of  27  to  31  jurvmen 
so  that  my  friend  lost  it  by  5  votes,   \c.   ...     I  h<      ' 
you  will  tind  that  either  law  or  oquitv  may  be  had 
punish  such  injustice  and  irregular  proceedings, 

172.,',  Jan,  8,  Pettworth,  Speaks  of  '•  the  unfortunate 
•  occasion  of  the  death  of  my  poor  wife,"  (The  letter 
IS  about  the  baronies  of  his  wife,  tlie  proceedings  in 
1628  and  161.0,  and  the  non-determinati<m  of  the  question 
ol  precedency  whicli  the  Duke  .savs  lie  now  wishes  ;  and 
he  wants  Pengelly's  opinion.) 

1725.  Jan,  17,  Thanks  for  Pengelly's  answer.  Cockell 
is  to  communicate  with  Anstis  and  ask  liim  the  proijer 
way  to  demand  the  writ,  for  the  Barouv  of  Percy  only 
takes  the  same  place  next  Loi  d  Audlev  as  his  grand"- 
father  chd :  after  this  Cockell  is  to  go  to"  Lord  Hertford 
and  acquaint  him  and  all  the  other  children  with  it, 

1723,  May  14,  The  conversation  vou  mention  to  have 
had  ^vith  my  son  Hertford  as  tothe'title  of  Northumber- 
laud  will  deserve  a  further  consideration,  Mr.  Anstis 
will  be  a  very  proper  person  to  be  discoursed  with  upon 
it ;  for  I  shall  Jiardly  be  brought  to  consent  tliat  the 
Duke  of  Sumersefs  eldest  son  shall  bear  the  title  of 
another  family,  therefore  I  shall  propose  to  laiow  what 
objection  may  be  against  a  petition  to  be  created  Mar- 
quis of  Hertford  and  Earl  of  N(nthumberiand,  but  the 
earldom  to  be  to  him  and  the  heirs  male  of  his  body 
lawfully  begotten,  and  then  to  his  sisters  successively 
and  the  heirs  of  their  boches;  or  whether  I  can  have  it, 
having  a  superior  title;  to  me  and  the  heirs  of  my  binly 
lawfully  begotten  ;  eitlierof  these  ways  the  most  feasible 
will  secm-e  the  title  of  Northumberland  in  my  family. 

1723.  May  21,  Pet  worth.  .  .  .  I  had  formerly  begged 
the  Lord  Chancellor  to  prevent  as  much  as  lay  in  him 
the  title  of  Northumberland  going  into  another  family. 
Lord  Hertford  has  done  well  in  getting  a  promise  to 
have  it. 

1723,  May  25.  3Iy  son  lia%'ing  already  spoken  to  the 
King  upon  it,  and  his  Majesty's  ausM-er  lias  most 
certainly  secured  that  title  going  into  another  family 
for  one  year  or  two  at  least  .  ,  .  I  will  nev,-^-  consent 
that  my  son  take  a  patent  on  any  other  terms  than  to 
bo  created  ^Alarquis  of  Hertford  to  him  and  the  heirs 
male  of  his  body,  and  Earl  of  Ncn-thumberlaud  in  the 
same  way  ;  in  failure  thereof  the  earldom  to  descend 
to  his  two  sisters  successively  and  the  heirs  of  tiieir 
bodies,  and  so  on  of  course  to  their  children.  As  my 
(iwn  paternal  estate  and  that  of  their  mother  will  descend 
to  them,  it  is  not  an  unreasonable  request  when  all 
things  are  rightly  considered  with  the  ser^•ices  I  have 
done  the  King  before  and  since  his  accession  to  the 
Crown  .  .  .  &c.  The  Earl  of  Coniugsby's  earldom  is 
to  liis  daughters,  and  other  precedents  might  be  easily 
found. 

1723,  Dec.  2.  Sends  a  paper  of  limitations  of  the 
titles,  which  he  asks  Pengelly  to  get  copied  out  fair,  so 
that  it  may  be  sent  to  the  Secretary's  office  .  ,  .  Men- 
titiiis  what  he  should  have  liked. 

1724,  Feb,  4.  Pengelly  to  the  Duke.  Says  he  has 
received  the  King's  commands  to  jireparc  himself  to 
succeed  Lord  Chief  Justice  Pratt. 

1726.  Nov,  8.  Petworth.  The  Duke  to  Lord  [Chief 
Baron  Pengelly.]  .  .  .  As  to  Cockermouth  ;  it  is  "usual 
for  rejjresentatives,  on  their  advancement,  to  wTite  a 
kind  letter  to  the  borough  they  formerly  did  represent 
in  Parliament,  .  .  ,  He  countermands  Pengelly's  di- 
rection to  iMr.  Muneaster  to  give  money  to  the  poorer 
inhabitants  of  Cockermouth  at  Christmas  next,  Ijecause 
he  (the  Duke ,  is  obliged  to  do  that  and  more  against  the 
ensuing  election.  Hears  tliat  John  Curwin,  a  linen- 
(.li-aper,  near  the  Exchange,  will  otler  himself  to  the 
boroiigh  on  this  vacancy,  but  hears  also  th.at  the  neigh- 
bouring gentlemen  will  be  ratiier  for  than  against  liim. 
Has  not  yet  named  Pengelly's  .successor  iu  Parliament, 
Init  tells  Pengelly  that  it  is  the  Duchess's  lirother.  Mr. 
Finch,  the  King's  Knvoy  Extraordinary  in  Holland. 

1727.  Sept.  24.  Petworth.  Is  glad  that  the  King  has 
done  himself  and  tlie  nation  the  justice  to  confirm  and 
establish  Pengelly  in  the  office  the  late  King  gave  him 
iu  the  Excheqtier.  The  Earl  of  Berkeley  and  Sir  John 
Fortescue  have  both  met  with  hard  usage.  The  person 
who  advised  it  is  not  hard  to  guess.  Sir  John  Fortescue 
has  this  to  comfort  himself  with,  that  his  place  is  not 
supplied  with  a  more  just  and  honest  man  than  himself, 
for  he  hath  been  far  from  all  imputation  of  guilt  of  any 
corrupt  or  other  ill  act  iu  his  Ufe  and  conversation  before 
and  since  he  has  sat  on  the  bench.  His  case  is  still 
harder,  because  he  cannot  at  present  get  a  seat  in  the 
Comnious  House  for  the  seat  he  loses  on  the   woolsack 

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HISTORICAL    MANUf^CRIPTS   COMMISSION 


Kev  iu  the  Lords  House,  wkicli  bis  birth  and  merits  have 

.wNvebb.  procureil  in  this  rarliameut  iu  case  the  elections  had 
—  not  been  over.  "  1  did  write  to  my  Lord  Chancellor,  my 
'■  Lord  Chief  Justice  Eyre,  and  Sir  Spencer  Comptou, 
• '  but  all  those  letters  have  proved  inefl'ectual ;  they  all 
"  answered  they  luul  not  interest  sufficient  to  prevent 
••  it,  whicli  was  surju-ising  to  me,  especially  from  the 
'•  two  last  gentlemen." 

A  Foiio  Volume  of  Lettkrs  by  and  Papers  relating  to 
Sarah  Uixhess  of  Marlboeougu. 

There  are  28  letters  by  tlie  Duchess  to  rengelly.  but 
many  of  theui  are  in  the  handwriting  of  ^Mallet,  and  are 
onlv  signed  by  the  Duchess. 

n.  d.^The  Duchess  desires  Sir  Thos.  Pengelly's  pro- 
fessional aid.  Slie  has  tol:l  Mr.  Guidot  to  appoint  all 
the  Duke  of  Marlborough's  counsel  to  meet  at  Pengelly's 
chamber  any  hour  to-morrow  night,  that  Pengelly  might 
appoint ;  and  she  will  come  herself  with  jMr.  Guidot  to 
shew  Pengelly  several  things  that  are  material. 

1720.  Nov.  30.  A  letter  of  ;j  pp.  to  Sir  Thomas  Pen- 
gelly respecting  the  lUspute  connected  with  the  building 
of  Blenheim. 

1724,  May  6.  A  business  letter.  Asks  Pengelly  to 
dine  with  lier  ;  if  she  knew  when  ho  would  have  time 
she  would  ask  the  Duke  of  Somerset  to  meet  him,  be- 
cause she  believes  it  would  be  agreeable  to  both. 

172-t,  June  28.  (By  Mallet's  hand.)  She  abuses  Mr. 
Guidot. 

1728,  July  li.  She  sends  Pengelly  a  warrant  for 
venison. 

1728.  Sept.  10.  Sho  asks  Pengelly  to  read  the  in- 
scription for  the  pillar  at  Blenheim,  and  if  ho  can,  to  shew 
it  to  Lord  Chief  .Justice  Raymond.  Complains  of  gout 
through  the  coldness  of  Blenheim. 

172!:i,  April  12.  About  a  new  codicil  to  her, will.  She 
sends  a  draft. 

1729,  June  5.  Finds  it  will  be  necessary  to  make  a 
new  will.  Gives  heads  of  the  first  will  and  of  the 
alterations,  in  two  columns,  4  jip.  folio,  and  4  iiji.  Ito. 

Other  letters  about  the  will. 

1728,  Oct.  3.  Blenheim.  Al)out  tlie  inscriirtion.  Is 
glad  tliat  Pengelly  approves  it. 

1729,  Oct.  .5.  Windsor  Lodge.  Asks  I'eugclly  to  be 
an  executor  of  her  will.  And  on  the  20th  of  the  same 
she  thanks  him  for  consenting. 

1730,  April  4.  Sends  him  three  dozen  of  Burgundy. 
"  It  has  given  me  a  return  of  the  gout,  therefore  I 
"  beg  you  not  to  drink  any  of  it  your.self,  but  let  it  be 
' '  used  at  your  table  by  those  who  make  so  bold  with 
"  their  constitution  as  to  drink  whatever  ])lea8es  their 
"  palate." 

The  Duchess's  instructions  to  counsel  in  her  suit  with 
Sir  Jno.  Vanbrugh.     43  pp. 

Brief  in  the  Additional  Case,  Strong  ;-.  tlie  Duke  of 
Marlborough,  &c. 

Copy  of  the  Blenheim  inscription,  beginning,  "  The 
'■  Castle  of  Blenheim  was  founded  by  Queen  Anne." 
l-^nrh.  "  He  wlio  had  Ijegun  was  directed  to  complete 
"  the  glorious  work  ''     (4  pp.) 

Printed  case  of  the  appellants,  the  Duchess  of  Marl- 
liorough,  Francis  Earl  of  Godolphin,  Wm.  Clayton. 
Kscj.j.Tohn  Hanlmry,  Esq.,  the  four  acting  executors  of 
the  Duke  of  Marlborough  c.  W.  CJuidott,  Ksq.  (3i  pp. 
folio,  I 

I'rinted  case  of  the  respondents  (7}  pp.). 

Cojjy  answer  of  Sir  J .  V;inbrugh.  defendant,  to  Edward 
Strong,  senr.,  and  Edward  Strong,  junr.,  plaintiffs. 

Jolin,  Duke  of  Marlljorough,  appellant,  v.  K.  Strong, 
sen.,  and  E.  Strong,  jun.,  resi^ondents.  About  the 
works  at  Blenheim. 

Strong  and  Strong  v.  tlie  Duke  of  Marlborough, 
Ni(^holas  Lechmere,  A.G.,  and  Sir  J.  Vanlu'ugh.  A 
brief  with  Pengelly's  notes. 

A  Foi.io  Von'Mi;  of  Misc'ELi.A.NKous  Pengelly  Pavers. 

1718,  Nov.  23.  Jonathan  iBishop  of)  Winchester  to 
[Pengelly].  My  indisjiosition  not  letting  me  lie  get 
well,  I  liave  suffered  a  most  dangerous  ])assage  iu  thd 
Kings  panh»n ;  for  it  is  said  there  "  to  any  one  of  the 
"  otl'endei's  wlio  shall  discover  two  or  more  of  liis  ac- 
"  complices,"  wliereas  it  ouglitto  have  been  exijre.ssed 
"  to  any  two  who  sliould  discover  all  their  accomplices.' 
For  what  effect  can  1  have  if,  among  thirty,  two  beg- 
garly rogues  are  produc.  d  ■'  Whereas  their  number 
will  make  satisfaction,  and  I  know  too  tnore  are  persons 
of  estate  and  (luality  among  them.     Pray  rectify  this. 

1718,  Xov.  2C.  The  same  to  the  same.  I  never  will 
consent  to  part  with  my  uion(!y  ;  it  gives  up  my  honour 
to  f).(.-  discovery  only  of  two  beggarly  rogues,  and  there- 


fore if  the  couilitiou  is  to  be  so  narrowed,  I  reject  the  Eev. 
publication  in  the  Gazette  and  will  tliink  of  other  T-W^'ebb 
methods,  and  don't  doubt  'em,  to  come  at  the  deer-killers 
and  pale-breakers  without  touching  on  the  house  birrners 
and  those  who  killed  my  horses  and  cow  ;  in  those 
cases  the  King's  pardon  is  necessary,  because  man's  life 
is  concerned  ;  but  in  the  other,  it  being  a  civil  action, 
and  the  Act  of  Parliament  having  found  out  rewards  for 
those  who  only  kill  deer.  &c..  I  will  try  their  power,  and 
I  have  already  been  successful  enough  to  encourage  my 
going  on  ill  that  way  only.  The  King  is  more  con- 
cerned than  I  am,  the  slaughter  and  insolence  in  the 
Holt  being  greater  than  in  Faruham  Park,  and  the 
cursing  of  tue  King  Vieing  the  usual  word  when  they 
meet  and  begin  their  villany.  T  had  a  letter  sent  me 
that  they  were  more  than  300  well  armed,  who  scorned 
all  opposition  ...  I  positively  forbid  my  publication  in 
the  Gazette,  and  desire  back  that  obligation  I  signed 
through  inadvertency  ...  I  hope  you  a  on't  put  me  to 
a  lawsuit  by  putting  me  to  a  condition  because  of  my 
hand  to  it,  on  my  salvation,  given  without  advertency 
...  I  hoped  to  have  had  a  royal  protection  consistent 
with  my  honour.  I  desire  you  to  remit  me  the  obliga- 
tion I  signed. 

1718,  Jlay  18,  Marlborough.  Hartford  to  Pengelly. 
With  regard  to  some  charge  on  the  estate  of  the  late 
Lord  Weymouth,  which  it  seems  Lord  and  Lady  Lans- 
downe  were  liound  to  clear  off. 

Case. — 1.  'Whether  a  patent  granted  for  erecting  and 
forming  a  comijany  of  comedians  or  stage  players  to  act 
in  any  part  of  the  kingdom  be  not  against  law  ?  2. 
W'hether  the  patent  to  Sir  E.  Steele  bo  not  against  law  ? 
3.  Whether  the  King  may  not  by  the  Lord  Chamber- 
lain make  orders  for  the  government  of  tlie  players 
under  Steele,  notwithstanding  the  jiatent  H  4.  In  case 
of  disobedience,  whether  the  Lord  Chamberlain  may 
not  silence  the  company  ? 

Draft  of  an  opinion  on  the  above  case. 

11.  d.  II.  Steele  to  the  Duke  of  Newcastle.  This  is  a 
dignified  remonstrance  on  the  Duke's  actiim  in  the 
matter.  Huds,  Mr.  Gibber  is  a  princijial  actor,  and 
many  familys  (as  well  as  my  own  property)  are  con- 
cerned in  his  appearance  on  the  stage.  I  hope  your 
Grace,  in  the  deterniiu.ation  of  this  proceeding,  will 
give  way  to  your  own  temper,  which  I  know  must  bo 
diverted  from  its  natural  bent  when  you  offer  an  injury. 
You  have  greatness,  honour,  and  high  station  to  act  in. 
My  part  only  is  (what  I  know  from  long  habitude  I  am 
capable  of]  to  preserve  resolution  to  struggle  with  ill 
usage  in  a  glorious  cause. 

u.  d.  Holies.  Newcastle  to  [Pengelly].  The  enclosed 
was  by  Sir  K.  Steele's  attorney,  served  last  night  upon 
the  players.  He  insists  upon  his  sole  power,  and  has 
also  told  them  he  will  prosecute  them  by  law.  I  beg 
you  will  be  so  good  as  to  consider  what  further  steps 
are  necessary. 

17j,  .January  14,  Cockpit.  J.  Pelham  to  Pengelly. — 
The  Lord  Chamberlain  having  desired  Sir  John  Stanley 
and  Serjeant  Cheshire  to  meet  him  at  your  chambers 
to-morrow  at  6  p.m.,  to  consult  about  the  affair  of 
Drury  Lane  Playhouse,  his  Grace  has  desired  me  to 
accpiaint  you  therewith. 

n,  y.  Thm-sday  night.  Parker  C.  (Lord  Chancellor . 
Parker/  to  Pengelly.  It  is  necessary  in  point  of  form 
and  decency  that  you  should  kiss  the  King's  hand  on 
this  (jccasion.  If  you  will  go  to-morrow  to  St.  James's 
when  I  do,  I  will  cari-y  you  into  the  room  at  tiic  back- 
stairs next  the  Jving's  closet,  and  go  in  and  get  the 
warrant  signed,  and  then  call  you  iu  to  kiss  his  Majesty's 
hand. 

1719,  April  2.  Parker,  C,  to  Pengelly.  Sir  Thomas 
Powys  being  tliis  day  given  over  by  his  physicians, 
Parker  says  he  will  ]-ecommend  Pengelly  to  bo  King's 
First  Serjeant. 

1719,  Oct.  1.  Battersea.     J.  Craggs  to  Sir  T.  Pengelly. 

1719,  Nov.  21.  B.  Walpole  to  Pengelly.— Has  dis- 
coursed the  Speaker,  who  thinks  that  Pengelly  need  not 
give  himself  any  trouble,  and  he  (Parker)  agrees  with 
the  Speaker  that  the  .\ct  of  I'arliament  will  never  be 
construed  to  extend  to  Pengelly's  case. 

1721,  June  1.  Theodore  Jansson  to  Pengelly,  in 
relation  to  the  South  .'-^ea  allair. 

1722,  .Tune  8.  — Lord  Coningsby  to  Pengelly. 

1722.  Aug.  3.  Lord  FHlmouth  to  I'ongelly.  The  im- 
prisonment of  the  Bislioi)  of  Kochester  gives  him  great 
anxiety  ;  thought  him  too  cunning  to  have  put  himself 
in  tlieir  power. 

1722,  Sept.  27.  Sir  Pv.  Walpole  to  rengeliy.— Will 
wait  on  I'engelly  at  his  chambers  in  the  evening 

1722,  Oct.  13'.  H.  Walpole  to  Pengelly.  Says  that 
his   brother   Walpole    desires  Pengelly   to   meet    .-^ome 


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T.Webb, 


other  members  of  Parliament  at  Lis  house  to-morrow 
about  7. 

1722,  Oct.  15.  Lord  Ooningsby  to  Peugelly.  On 
account  of  the  inveterate  and  most  infamous  treachery 
of  Mr.  Saunderson,  he  asks  an  interview  that  evening 
or  the  next. 

1728,  Dec.  28.  Shortgrove.  Lord  Thomond  to  Peu- 
gelly.— -Asks  liis  opinion  regarding  trespassers  fo]'  game. 

1724.  A  letter  of  thanks  to  Sir  Thomas  Peugelly  for 
having  remitted  a  fee  in  a  case  on  the  vnR  of  Francis 
Peugelly,  who  had  left  200/.  to  the  Society  for  the 
Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts. 

1725,  Aug.  29,  Dublin.  Thomas  Wymlham  to  Peu- 
gelly. I  have  now  gone  two  circuits  here,  viz.,  Muuster 
and  North  East,  and  by  that  means  have  seen  nearly 
the  whole  kingdom,  it  being  200  long  miles  from 
Tralee,  co.  Kerry,  to  Carriekfergus,  co.  Antrim.  .  . 
The  north  parts  are  very  well  peo25led  and  cultivated, 
and,  what  is  better,  mostly  with  Protestants,  l)ut  among 
them  many  Seotcli  Pre.-ibytcrians.  .  .  .  Among  the 
towns,  Lisburu,  which  belongs  to  Lord  Conway,  is  the 
neatest,  being  new  built,  and  not  unlike  North  Place 
iu  miniature.  .  .  .  Our  new  Chancellor  makes  a  good 
figure  behind  his  purse. 

n.y.,  Monday,  one  o'clock.  R.  Walpole  to  Peugelly. 
I  have  just  received  a  certain  acooant  from  Bath 
that  Lord  Chief  Baron  Gilbert  i.s  dead.  I  hope  to- 
morrow you'l  give  an  opportunity  of  congratulating  his 
successor. 

n.y.,  Friday.  William  Pulteney  to  Peugelly.  Con- 
gratidates  him  ;  hopes  that  he  will  live  not  die  Chief 
Baron. 

1727,  Feb.  8.  Lord  Townshend  to  Peugelly.— The 
King  tells  him  to  send  the  enclosed  to  PeugeUy,  and 
asks  if  Peugelly  thinks  Robert  Hayues,  who  was  tried 
before  Peugelly  for  murder,  deserves  mercy. 

1727,  Oct.  21.  Samuel  Clarke  to  Peugelly.  Her 
Majesty  is  sorry  she  was  confined  on  Saturday  last. 
She  hopes  to  be  at  leisure  to  see  Peugelly  ou  Saturday 
nest,  the  28th,  when  she  will  bo  again  at  Houuslow, 
iiljou  a  Review. 

1729,  Sept.  30.  Samuel  Buckley  to  Peugelly.  I 
send  Layers  and  Lord  Macclesfield's  Tryals.  Within 
the  title  leaf  of  Layer's  I  have  put  a  head  of  Thuanus 
which  I  have  had  engraved  at  Pai'is, '  from  an  original 
that  was  put  into  my  hands  when  I  was  thei'e  last  year 
by  his  grandson,  the  Abbot  de  Thou. 

1729,  Nov.  11,  King  Street.  Bloomsbury.  Thomas 
Stackhouse  to  Pengelly.  Sends  a  book  which  has  cost 
him  some  pounds,  and  contains  most  of  the  great 
arguments  ou  divinity.  .  .  .  "  I  mak  e  no  doubt  but 
"  that  yoiu-  goodness  will  consider  the  author  (who 
''  has  no  other  means  of  subsistence  than  what  arises 
"  from  his  pen)  as  no  unfit  object  of  yoiu'  known  charity 
"  and  compassion." 

1732,  Easter  Monday.  E.  Cui-U  to  J.  Webb.  Says 
that  a  person  who  had  the  honour  of  the  Chief  Baron's 
acquaintance  for  20  years  has  drawn  u])  Bome  secret 
passages  of  his  life,  and  dedicated  them  to  Webb. 
Says  that  it  shall  not  be  advertised  unless  Webb 
approves. 

Letters  from  Geo.  Doilington,  C.  Talbot,  and  J.  Pul- 
teney. ' 

Various  licenses  to  plead,  some  signed  by  King 
George  I.,  and  others  by  the  Lords  Justices  when  the 
King  was  abroad. 

Many  printed  loetitions  in  the  time  of  the  usurpation. 
— Among  them  are  a  petition  of  Susanna  Bast  wick, 
widow  of  John  Bastwick,  Dr.  of  Physick,  and  her  chil- 
dren; and  a  petition  by  Humphrey  Bazeley,  stating 
that  on  the  21st  of  May  he  was  taken,  and  taken 
prisoner  to  the  Tower,  and  cast  into  a  prison  lodging, 
commonly  called  Nunn's  Bower  or  The  Hole. 

1665.  April  5.  Proclamation  that  bread  is  to  be 
brought  not  only  to  market,  but  to  be  stored  in 
churches. 

Cromwell  P.wers. 

A  folio  volume,  containing — 

1686,  March  23.  Copy  of  the  will  of  Oliver  Crom- 
well, of  Hurslcy,  in  the  co.  of  Southampton.  He  gives 
the  manor  of  Marden,  alias  Mordeu,  and  Park  of 
Hursley,  and  all  other  lands,  &c.  in  the  co.  of  South- 
ampton, to  trustees  for  the  life  of  his  father  Richard 
Cromwell,  and  afterwards  to  the  trustees  for  a  term  of 
years  for  the  piu-pose  of  jjaying  his  debts,  and  subject 
thereto  to  the  testator's  sisters  Elizabeth  Cromwell  and 
Ann  Cromwell  as  tenants  in  common  in  tail,  with  cross 
remainders  in  tail. 

A  note  of  all  the  writings  of  Oliver  Cromwell,  Esq., 
left  in  the  hands  of  John  Knapp,  citizen  and  wax- 
chandler  of  London. 


Mr.s.  Rachel   Pengelly's  account  :  Sept.    1683 — April         Rev. 
1709.     In  1691  Thomas  Pengelly  (afterwards  the  Chief   T.W.Webb. 
Baron),    was  clerk  with    Charles   Perkins   of   Lnndon  : 
Mrs.  P.  paid  100/.  as  a  fee  to  Perkins  ;  in  1691  Thomas  P. 
was  still  with  Perkins. 

1698.  June  15.  Copy  bond  from  Oliver  Cromwell, 
abas  Williams,  to  his  sister  Ann  Cromwell,  alias  WU- 
hams,  iu  the  sum  of  3,400/.  to  be  paid  oue  week  after 
the  marriage  then  agreed  on  of  tLie  said  Aun  with 
Thomas  Gibson,  of  Hatton  Garden,  Doctor  of  Physick. 
(It  is  attested  by  Elizabeth  Cromwell.  The  marriage 
took  place.) 

Letters  by  and  to  Mrs.  Rachel  Pengelly  to  and  Ijy 
her  son  Thomas,  and  by  J.  Clark  to  Mrs.  Pengelly 
(J.  Clai'k  was  Richard  Cromwell). 

Letters  by  Elizabeth  Cromwell  and  Dr.  Thomas 
Gibson  to  Mrs.  Peugelly,  and  by  Dr.  Giljson  to  C>1. 
Desbroe  about  the  estates  :  and  by  Klizabeth  Cromwell 
to  Mr.  [Richard]  Cromwell  and  to  Col.  Desbr(je  about 
the  estates. 

1705.  Oct.  25.  Acknowledgment  by  Richard  Crom- 
well that  all  moneys  received  cf  Mrs.  Peugelly  for  his 
use  had  beeu  accoimted  for. 

1705.  Original  letters  by  Thomas  Pengelly  to  his 
mother,  and  to  J.  Clark,  i.e.,  R.  Cromwell. 

A  large  colleotinn  of  papers  on  the  suit  about  the 
estate  of  Oliver  Cromwell,  sou  of  Richard  Cromwell, 
and  copy  of  the  decree  dated  7  Dec.  1706,  and  other 
orders. 

1710  aud  1712.  Two  general  releases  under  seal  by 
Richard  Cromwell  to  Mrs.  Peugelly. 

1712,  July  12.  Mrs.  Peugelly  writes  to  Thomas  Pen- 
gelly, her  son,  that  Richard  Cromwell  is  ill.  (He  died 
9  Aug.  1712,  aged  88.) 

Some  private  passages  in  the  life  of  Sir  Tliomas 
Peugelly,  Lord  Ciuef  Bai'ou  of  the  Exchequer,  written 
by  a  lady  his  intimate  friend.  Loudon  :  E.  Curll  iu 
Biu-ghley  Street,  8vo.,  44  pp.,  including  a  copy  of  his 
will.     Prefixed  is  a  dedication  to  John  Webb. 

Civil  War  P-ipers. 

A  folio  volume.  A  pawer  at  the  beginning  is  temiJ. 
Jac.  I. 

1018.  A  printed  black  letter  proclamation  iu  two 
sheets,  pasted  together.  Many  persons  in  possession  by 
descent  or  by  their  own  purchase  have  manors,  &c. 
really  belonging  to  the  King.  He  has  once  more 
renewed  his  commission  to  sundry  of  his  Privy  Council, 
&c.  authorizing  them  to  treat  and  compound  for  con- 
firming the  titles.  Persons  are  warned  to  take  advan- 
tage of  it,  and  to  attend  the  Commissioners  for 
compounding  to  confirm  their  estates. 

A  sheet  about  2  feet  long  and  18  inches  broad.  Peti- 
tion to  the  Honourable  tLie  House  of  Commons  by  many 
of  his  Majesty's  subjects  in  and  about  the  city  of  London. 
— The  government  of  archbishops,  bishops,  deans,  arch- 
deacons, &c.  with  their  courts,  &c.,  in  them  has  proved 
prejudicial  and  very  dangerous  to  the  church  aud  com- 
monwealth. They  pray  that  the  Government  with  all 
its  dependencies,  root  and  branch,  may  be  abolished, 
aud  all  laws  made  in  favour  thereof  be  made  void, 
&c.,  &c. 

A  partictilar  of  manifold  evil  pressures  and  grievances 
caused,  practised,  or  occasioned  by  the  prelacie  or  their 
dependants  (28  iu  number) : — 

1 .  The  subjecting  and  enslaving  of  all  ministers  under 
them  aud  their  authority,  and  so  by  degrees  exempting 
of  them  from  the  temporal  power  ;  whence  follows, 

2.  &c.,  &c. 

28.  The  exercising  of  ex-officio  oaths,  &c.,  &c.  Aud 
from  hence  have  followed  among  others  these  dangerous 
consequences : — 

1.  The  general  hope  aud  expectation  of  the  Romish 
party,  &c. 

2.  The  discouragement,  &c.  of  all  good  subjects,  &c  , 
&c. ,  whereby  wool,  the  great  staple  of  the  kingdom,  is 
become  of  small  value,  &c. 

3.  The  great  war  and  commotions  happened  between 
his  Majesty  and  his  subjects  of  Scotland,  &c. 

Couuter'  i)etitiou  of  the  inhabitants  of  London  and 
Westminster  in  favour  of  Episcopacy.     3  pj). 

Petition  to  the  House  of  Commons  by  the  parishioners 
of  St.  Olave,  Southwark.  By  a  tme  estimate  there  are 
about  3,500  families.  The  living  is  usually  bestowed  on 
one  cf  his  Majesty's  chaplains.  Dr.  Thomas  Turner,  the 
uow  incumbent,  holds  other  livings,  does  not  reside, 
anil  executes  the  place  by  curates,  such  as  are  and  have 
been  scandalous  and  superstitious  pers  ins  Turner  gets 
about  300/.  per  annum,  yet  will  not  permit  the  parish- 
ioners to  choose  a  lecturer,  though  to  be  paid  by  them, 
and  they  are  often  without   a  sermon   on  Sunday  after- 

4R  a 


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HISTOKICAL   MANUSCRIPTS    COMMISSION 


Rev.         m,ou  for  montLs  togotlier.     The  petitioners  pray  tlmt 
T.vr.vrEBB.   jj^p  jj^jjgg  ^y  ^^pj^j  ^^.jf  ,j  Turner  and  give  the  parishioners 

in  succession  power  to  choose  a  leoturej;. 

IVAl,  June  10.  Printea  broadside  petition  to  the 
House'of  Commons.  The  liuniliU'  ropromission  and  re- 
solution ol'  the  captains  and  soldiers  of  the  trained  bands 
and  other  inhal>itants  of  the  co.  of  Essex.— They  pray 
restitution  of  the  arms  taken  out  of  the  county,  either 
out  of  tlie  store  lately  arrived  from  Hull  or  othenvise. 
(Within  three  days  it  was  subscribed  by  10,000  himds. 

I(i-t2.  Itegimcjutal  accounts  of  Lt.-Col.  BayneB.  Money 
piiid  for  boots. 

List  of  soldiers'  names  and  dwellings. 

1(514,  Dee,  G.     Men  mustered  on  this  day. 

1G43,  Feb.  10.  Farnham  Castle.  Moneys  due  to  the 
soldiers,  dragoons,  under  the  command  of  JeremieBaines, 
sergeant-major  to  Col.  George  Welve  ipi,  upon  -warrants 
in  mv  hand  for  their  money. 

leiT,  Jan.  1^.  Muster  of  the  officers  and  soldiers  of 
Capt.  John  Thornborrow's  company  of  foot,  Col.  Gervase 
Benson's  regiment. 

Duplicates  of  debentures  and  assignments  of  Capt. 
Thornborrow's  company,  and  a  note  of  Capt.  Apple- 
garth's  del.ieuture.  sold  ti)  iMr.  Booth. 

11141,  June  17.  Judgment  of  the  Lords  against  'Wil- 
liam Smiter  and  others  fir  pulling  down  the  altai-  rails 
of  St.  Saviour's  Soiithwark. 

1()41,  Sept.  0.  Order  of  the  Lords  for  payment  of  the 
workmen  employed  on  the  ship  St.  John  the  Baptist, 
late  of  Lubeck,  now  of  London,  Signed  ' '  John  Browne, 
"  Cleric.  Parliamentor.'' 

1612,  Xov.  4.     Win.  Bacon  to  Captain  [  ".     Being 

left  at  Eeaduig  on  the  2nd  of  November,  he  retired  to 
the  captain's  huuse  at  London,  and  coming  to  Hide  Piu'k, 
Sergeant  Smith,  under  Capt.  Burns,  living  at  Palace 
Yard,  took  his  horse  and  sword  and  said  tliey  should  be 
safe  for  the  captain,  and  gave  him  (Bacon)  leave  to  go. 
Not  being  well  he  is  unable  to  do  the  captain's  service, 
otherwise  should  be  ready  to  wait  on  him. 

1(543,  Sept.  is.  Sir  Ki'chiU-d  Onslow  to  "  ].  I  am 
informed  that  some  scattering  tronps  of  the  King's  are 
up  and  down  this  county  ;  upon  Friday  there  were  some 
at  Guildford,  and  went  from  thence  to  Napp  Hill.  On 
Saturday  night  there  went  Suiue  that  had  been  of  Mr. 
Lee  his'troop,  towards  Eygat,  and  that  night  the  Coun- 
tess of  Nottingham,  of  Lethcred,  had  her  house  broke 
open,  and  some  of  the  conipany  were  troopers.  There  is 
one  Fox,  a  glover,  of  Lethered,  that  as  I  am  informed 
kept  close  a  horse  that  was  to  be  conveyed  to  Oxford  ; 
it  is  lit  he  sh(jukl  be  examined.  One  of  them  that  was 
at  Guildfwrd  on  Friday  was  one  Mr.  Christopher  Gar- 
diner. I  believe  there  may  bo  some  news  of  him  aboiit 
Croydon  at  the  Lady  Heyden's  :  but  I  believe  that  his 
brother  that  lives  there  at  Halyng  knows  not  of  him, 
for  he  has  been  from  Oxford  once  before  in  these  parts 
and  robbed  his  own  brother  of  all  his  horses  in  the 
night  ;  but  if  you  carry  the  enquiry  liansomely  you  may 
probably  find  him  out.  He  is  there  in  a  dangerous 
comer  of  maliguants,  and  maj'  with  his  company  much 
prejudice  the  county. 

F.  Cheynell  to  Lieut.  L'ul.  Bayiies.  at  Farnham.  The 
committee  of  Chichester  present  their  respects  and 
thanks  to  you  for  your  care  and  vigilancy  in  this  busy 
time,  and  in  particular  for  your  dispatching  a  party 
towards  Basing  for  the  redeeming  of  Chidiester  wagon 
when  the  grei-test  part  of  (jur  strength  was  attending 
the  Winchester  forces  and  Sir  Edward  F(n-d.  It  is  the 
<lesire  of  the  committee  'that]  the  soldiers  should  have 
a  faire  reward  for  their  magnanimous  adventure,  but 
the  goods,  horses,  wagon.  &c.,  being  not  in  the  enemy's 
hand  for  the  space  of  24  hours,  they  conceive  that  the 
sohhers  by  tlie  law  of  arms  are  not  to  make  their  own 
markets.  Thoy  therefore  entreat  you  (the  soldiers  do 
usually  sell  cheap  1  to  moderate  the  business,  and  they 
will  acknowledge  it  for  a  fa  pour.  We  shall  hereafter 
look  more  towards  your  ((Uartcrs,  and  if  the  garrison  at 
Godalmiug  did  every  Friday  send  (ait  a  party  to  Chi- 
dingfeld<.r  Haselmere  to  wait  there  till  Saturday  in  the 
afternoon  I  believe  your  cnuiity  and  ours  would  be  more 
secure  and  we  sliould  serve  one  another  in  love.  [Inside 
is  the  following  letter. 

Feb.  27.  Dover  Castle.  Jo.  Boyes  to  Lieut.  Col. 
Baynes.  If  Clarke,  my  soldier,  may  bo  returned  tome 
and  his  wife  J  shall  not  detain  Bnddchy  from  his,  it 
being  your  party  that  separate  man  and  wife  imd  not 
uiiue,  being  always  desirous  that  prisoners  shoidd  be 
exchanged.  For  the  other,  my  prisoner,  the  time  I  gave 
him  has  expired,  and  hope  you  will  not  longer  detain 
him. 

n.d.  F.  Cheynell  to  'J.  Baynes  .  I'pon  your  letter 
Triuuner   i-    released  ;    Baldwin    is    detained,    bccans':' 


Stenham  had  an  order  to  secure  him  for  money  which  Rev. 
he  owes  to  the  Parliament.  It  is  directly  proved  that  T- 'W.  Webb 
Baldwyn  and  ]\lathcws  did  inveigle  diverse  to  join  with 
the  clubmen.  Sir,  we  keep  a  guard  with  dragoons 
upoQ  Couple  Crouch  Hill,  by  Chidingfield,  and  we  will 
meet  your  horse  ui^ou  any  design  about  Haslemoore  or 
Bramshot  upon  sufficient  warning.  Lipjmck  '^Liphook  ?) 
is  a  place  much  freciueuted  by  the  Cavaliers. 

Information,  that  Sunday.  22  March,  some  of  'Wal- 
ler's company  took  a  horse  and  put  him  and  20  cattle  in 
a  grass  gTound,  and  prevented  with  drawn  swords  any- 
one driving  them  forth. 

1644,  Oct.  21.  Basingstoke.  [Earl  of]  Jlanchester  to 
Lieut. -Col.  Deynes  (s/i-l.  I  shall  desire  that  what  pro- 
visions you  can  possibly  spare  may  be  sent  hither  with 
all  speed,  and  so  on  forwards  as  we  march.  I  pray  do 
not  fail  in  this.  And  you  may  [  ]  with  Sir  W. 
Waller's  commissar}'  for  viotials  to  make  Bujiply  of  that 
store  you  shall  afford  to  us.  In  Sir  W.  Waller's  absence 
I  take  upon  myself  to  answer  your  letter,  and  I  doubt 
not  he  shall  give  you  thanks  for  the  care  you  shall  take 
herein. 

n.d.  Richard  Horton  (Norton  ?)  to  Lieut.-Col.  Baines. 
Thanks  for  information  about  the  horses,  which  he 
thinks  are  stragglers  not  yet  formed  into  a  body.  Is 
so  streightened  that  they  cannot  send  any  relief  to  his 
neighbours.     Wishes  he  had  Baines's  two  companies. 

1645,  April  27.  Bletchingley.  John  Stephens  to  Lieut.- 
Col.  Baynes,  at  Farcliam  Castle.  Is  informed  that  by 
the  committee's  proceeding  Capt.  Harrison's  company- 
doth  not  stand,  and  that  he,  Stephens,  is  likely  to  be 
dismissed.     .\sks  B.'s  assistance. 

1645,  July  5.  Cannon  Bow.  (Col.)  Jo.  Fielder  to 
Baynes.  Has  solicited  the  committee  for  money,  and 
pressed  the  necessities  of  the  garrison,  but  can  only  get 
fair  words  ;  only  for  the  present  has  got  200/.,  which  he 
de.sires  may  be  distributed  as  may  give  best  content  to 
the  soldiers.  "I  think  it  lit  that  the  horse  and  foot 
"  who  had  none  last  time  should  have  14  days  pay  as 
"  the  rest  did,  and  the  overplus,  if  any,  be  equally 
"  distributed."  The  committee  have  sent  out  warrants 
for  fom- months  contribution  .  .  .  1  hope  there  will  be 
something  done  in  rating  ere  long.  If  our  Hampshire 
committee  could  oiico  agree  on  the  way,  I  shall  do  the 
best  I  can  to  jHit  it  on.  There  is  a  rejrort  that  Taunton 
is  relieved.  The  clubmen  in  Dorset  are  very  trouble- 
some, and  ill  great  numbers,  but  now  Sir  Thomas 
Fairfax  and  Blassey  are  joined,  they  will  not  be  able 
I  hope  to  do  much  mischief,  though  it  appears  now  on 
which  side  they  are,  having  in  some  unlucky  skirmish 
there  killed  some  of  our  men  .  .  .  The  letters  of  the 
King  that  were  sent  up  yesterday  in  Guildhall  did  give 
abundant  satisfaction  to  all  that  heard  them  concerning 
the  King's  intention  for  this  -war,  and  I  hope  will  satisfy 
all  the  world  when  they  are  published. 

1645.  Jlay  6.  Cannon  Bow.  J.  Fielder  to  Baines  at 
Farnham.  Stiys  that  he  stays  to  see  some  course  settled 
for  Basing,  which  he  hopes  may  be  to-day  or  to-morrow. 
Ask  Baines  (if  he  thinks  lit)  to  draw  out  100  or  150 
musketeers  to  lie  with  the  horse  in  Odium  (IhUham) 
that  so  they  may  lie  better  able  to  watch  Basing  from 
pressing  of  men  into  the  house.  .  .  .  The  King's  army 
is  joyned  together  in  a  body  near  Oxford.  .Sir  Thomas 
Fairfax  is  commanded  back  and  only  to  send  a  party  to 
relieve  Taunton,  so  that  it  is  generally  thought  many 
days  will  not  pass  without  blows. 

'a  pril  5.  Basing  Castle.  Robert  Peake  to  J.  Baines 
at  Farnham.  I  have  promised  the  exchange  of  WilHam 
Smith  and  John  Shawe  to  a  gentleman  at  this  time  not 
present  here.  So  soon  as  I  hear  from  him  I  shall  return 
to  you.  P.S.  Your  drum  liatli  deli\ered  the  money 
to  the  prisoners. 

1646,  Sept.  28.  Certificate  by  Wm.  Fothergill  and 
Richard  Fothergill.  The  value  of  the  rectory  of  Raven- 
stontlale  is  uncertain.  Some  years  50/.,  some  60/.,  some 
more,  some  less  ;  the  gi-eat  charges  in  the  parish  of 
cesses  and  billeting  -ivill  make  it  less  than  formerly 

1646,  Dec.  28.  Mallerstang.  Rowland  Shaw  and 
Thomas  Fothergill  to  Baines.  Thanks  for  his  efforts 
for  the  services  of  this  church. 

1646,  Nov.  13.  Kendal.  Certificate  under  the  hands 
of  Allen  Gilpin,  Mayor,  and  six  others  (the  committee 
for  the  county  of  Westmoreland)  to  the  committee  for 
plnndei-ed  ministers,  regarding  the  vicarage  of  Kirkby 
Lonsdale  in  reference  to  the  petition  of  Nicocolas  isic) 
wife  of  Mr.  George  Biichaumi,  from  whom  the  living 
was  sequestered. 

The  answer  of  Wm.  Cole,  Clerk,  to  Mrs.  Buchanan's 
order,  &c.  (He  says  that  Mr.  and  Mrs.  B.  are  malignants.) 

Mrs.  Buchanon's  reply  to  the  exceptions  of  Jlr.  Cole. 

Coles  further  declaration  in  answer  to  the  rcjily. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


687 


Mrs.  B's.  reply  to  the  objection  by  Cole. 

Cole's  answer  ;  16  Oct.,  16i6.     (Copia  vera.) 

Examination  of  Capt.  W.  Gai-nett  ami  others  before 
the  committee  for  secpiestrations  for  Westmoreland  by 
virtue  of  an  order  t'roiu  the  comraitteo  for  plundered 
ministers,  2  jth  Aug.  KJiO. 

(1056.)  To  the  Parliament  of  the  Commonwealth  of 
England,  the  petition  of  J.  Baines.  At  the  election  for 
two  knights  of  the  shire  for  Westmoreland  Christopher 
Lister  and  Baines  had  voices,  and  the  sherift'was  about 
to  return  them,  when  Thomas  Burton,  Esq.,  complained 
that  he  had  not  been  nominated  ;  whereupon  Biu'ton  was 
l^roposed,  and  then  John  Archer,  and  botli  had  voices. 
A  25oll  took  place  :  Lister  had  IG.",,  Baines  3-18,  Barton  381 . 
Aivher  178.  Tlie  sheriff  has  returned  Listei'  and  not 
Baines.  He  prays  relief.  (Indorsed  "  Copy  of  petition 
"of  J.  Baines,  delivered  Sejit.  29  to  Mr.  Chadwick, 
"  chairman  of  the  committee  for  priN-ileges,  1656.") 

Memorandum.  Jeremie  Baines  was  sometime  a  Lieut.  - 
Colonel.  He  refused  a  regiment  in  the  new  model  in 
lfi-l:-5,  and  laid  down  his  command  and  left  no  arrears. 
He  joined  ^vith  the  City  in  oi:)posiug  the  army  in  1617  ; 
was  a  i>romoter  of  the  petition  for  the  personal  treaty, 
itc.  for  which  he  was  40  weeks  imprisoned  with  the  Lord 
Mayor,  aldermen.  &c.,  whereby  lie  lost  his  trade,  and 
was  almost  ruined.  He  refused  to  accept  any  command 
fr^m  the  Crown  although  often  temjited.  He  raised 
and  commanded  Col.  Thompson's  regiment  in  16-59 
against  Lambert  and  the  Walliu,gfordians.  He  was 
instrumental  in  drawing  the  Irish  Brigades  from 
Lambert  to  the  then  General  Moncke.  He  was  never 
privy  to  the  practice  of  the  brewers,  nor  would  it  have 
been  of  advantage  to  him  not  using  the  gallon  trade. 
He  was  surprised  and  fined  without  trial. 

1647,  June  29,  Saturday.  Order  by  the  House  of 
Commons  to  be  referred  to  the  Committee  for  Im- 
peachment, to  bring  articles  against  Sir  John  Geare, 
Alderman  Adams,  .  .  .  Lieut. -Col.  Baines,  and  Capt. 
Jones,  &c. 

Articles  of  the  committee  against  Lt. -Col.  .J. 
Baines,  charged  with  liigh  treason  in  using  force 
against  the  Parliament  on  the  26th  of  July.  (Four 
articles  ;  and  order  to  answer.)     1^  pp. 

1647, 'Aug.  13.  At  the  committee  to  examine  the 
matter  of  the  violence,  it  was  ordered  that  Baines  was 
to  be  a  prisoner  in  the  Compter  until  the  further 
pleasure  of  both  Houses  was  known. 

Petition  of  Haines  to  the  Committee  of  the  Parlia- 
ment for  compositions  with  delinquents,  sitting  at 
Goldsmiths'  Hall,  in  favour  of  the  continuance  of  the 
allowance  to  the  parish  of  Kirkby  Lonsdale  out  of  the 
impropriations  sequestered  from  Sir        Bellingham. 

1648,  May  -23.  Order  signed  by  Elsycge  that  Baines 
be  discharged  from  imprisonment. 

16.51,  May  22.  Certificateby  Edward  Wilson,  Ger  vase] 
Benson,  and  Joseph  Booth,  and  sealed,  that  the  above 
charges  against  the  Committee  of  Parliament  of  William 
Atkinson  (a  foot  soldier)  are  justly  allowed  by  them. 

SimUar  certificates  in  favour  of  nine  others.  The 
pay  was  8(7.  per  diem. 

1651.  Three  forms  of  assignment  of  debentures  for 
service  in  the  late  wars. 

16">0,  Aug.  IS.  Edward  Baines  to  his  father,  Lieut. - 
Col.  Baines  at  Horsleydown.     (A  pious  letter.) 

Another  of  the  same  kind  to  his  father  and  mother. 

16-52,  May  7.  Certificate  that  Arthur  Otway  of  Isling- 
ton, bres-er.  did  on  that  day  take  the  engagement 
signed  and  sealed  by  Richard  Powell  and  R  Blomer. 

1653.  Aug.  11.  Order  of  the  committee  for  com- 
pounding, &c.,  to  let  Col.  Edward  Cooke,  guardian  of 
John  Preston,  an  infant,  have  possession  of  the  estates 
of  John  Preston,  late  of  Turnies,  co.  Lancaster,  they 
being  satisfied  that  the  father  had  only  an  estate  for 
life,  and  died  in  1648. 

1654,  Oct  3.  liist  of  regiments,  officers,  and  soldiers 
in  England,  Scotland,  and  Ireland,  and  charges  for  the 
fleet.  Revenue  of  the  three  nations.  1,261, OOW. ;  debts, 
owing  by  the  Commonwealth,  930,000/.  ;  but  on  a, 
second  demand.  Col.  Sydenham  made  them  700,000/.  : 
and  other  calculations. 

1656.  tu-st  day  of  the  ninth  month.  Geo.  Foi  to  the 
Protector  and  Parliament,  i  Copy.)  To  the  Protector, 
and  to  you  who  are  chosen  by  these  nations  to  be  the 
Parliament  to  divide,  rule,  govern  things,  this  is  the 
word  of  the  Lord  God  to  you  :  Take  heed  of  acting 
against  Christ  where  he  is  manifest  .  .  .  Hcc  ,  &c. ,  IJ  pp. 
close  writing.  (It  is  against  their  attempt  to  prevent 
the  Quakers  speech. ) 

Petition  to  the  committee  for  plundered  ministers 
by  Rowland  Shaw  and  Thomas  Fothergill,  on  behalf 
of  the  inhabitants  of  the  chapelry  of  Mollerstang,  in 


the  parish  of  Kirkby  Stephen,  on  Westmoreland,  The 
chapel  is  four  miles  from  the  parish  church  ;  many 
persons  live  six  miles  from  the  church  ;  the  salary  to 
the  chapel  and  to  the  schoolmaster  there  is  Ijut 
6/.  V.i.s.  1.,/.  ;  the  place  is  destitute  of  a  preacliing  niini.s- 
ter  ;  some  part  of  the  impropriiited  tithes  belong  to  Sir 
Philip  Musgrave  and  Sir  W.  Dalston,  both  delinquents 
and  in  sequestration — They  pray  allowance  out  of  the 
sequestration  for  incouragement  of  an  able  godly  min- 
ister to  preach  the  word  to  them. 

Copy  of  a  letter  signed  by  19  persona  to  the  Vice- 
Chancellor  'of  Oxford  or  Cambridge]  about  the  living 
of  Kirkby  Lonsdale. 

Petition  to  the  House  of  Commons  of  Gervase  Ben- 
son. He  has  been  lued  up  in  tlie  civil  and  ecclesiastical 
laws  of  England,  and  having  a  right  for  life  to  the 
]jrobation  of  wills  and  commission  of  letters  of  admi- 
nistration and  other  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  within 
the  deaneries  oi  Kendal  Ronsdale  and  Furnes.  part  of 
the  archdeaconry  of  Richmond  and  diocese  of  Chester, 
and  always  adhered  to  Parliament,  and  sullered  im- 
IJi-isonment  and  lo.sses  for  so  doing,  and  ever  since 
12  March,  1643,  been  in  active  serWce  for  the  Parliament 
as  captain  or  colonel,  and  spent  most  of  his  estate  in 
the  ParliameDt's  service,  and  not  ha\-ing  received  from 
the  State  more  than  35/.  15.s.;  he  prays  that  he  may, 
by  the  autliority  of  Parliament,  be  continued  in  the 
employment  which  now  he  doth  officiate  :  or  if  not, 
because  the  said  Deanery  lies  in  the  counties  of  Ym% 
Lancaster,  and  Westmoreland,  then  that  he  may  have 
the  like  office  in  lieu  thereof  in  the  cos.  of  Westmoreland 
and  Cumberland,  or  such  other  county  as  the  House 
shall  think  tit. 

Copy  certificate  to  the  House  of  Commons  by  divers 
of  the  inhabitants  of  the  barony  of  Kendal.— A  cop v 
of  the  petition  (annexed)  of  the 'gentry,  ministers,  and 
commonalty  of  the  barony  of  Kendall,  who  have  sub- 
scribed hereto  ;  directed  to  the  knights,  citizens,  and 
bui-gesses  of  the  Commons  House  of  Parliament,'  sub- 
scribed by  about  80  persons,  was  offered  to  Wm. 
Middleton,  of  Middleton  Hall,  co.  Westmoreland,  on 
the  24tli  of  June  1642  ;  he  kept  it,  and  said  thcv  ought 
to  petition  the  Parliament  to  state  how  tliey  had 
employed  the  money  which  had  been  charged  on  and 
collected  from  the  subjects,  for  not  a  penny  had  been 
disbursed  for  the  King's  use.  He  blotted  out  names, 
and  said  he  would  show  it  to  the  King  at  Yorl;,  and 
boasted  he  had  done  so.  The  petitioners  desire  the 
House  to  take  course  to  2n-event  like  attrouts. 

Petition  of  Sir  WiUiam  Hick,  a  prisoner  in  the  Upper 
Bench  Prison,  without  liberty  or  sub.sisteuce,  to  the  High 
Court  of  I'arhament. — On  "the  13th  of  .January  1646, 
19,018/.  12s.  4./.  was  and  still  stands  charged  in  Gold- 
smiths Hall,  payable  on  the  3rd  of  February  1647,  with 
interest,  out  of  the  tines  and  compositions  with  ijapists 
and  dehnquents  or  .sale  of  their  estates,  in  confirmation 
of  which  debt,  and  in  relation  thereto,  there  have  iiassed 
above  60  ordinances  and  orders  of  Parliament,  councils, 
and  committees,  besides  seven  reports  of  committees  of 
Pirhament,  all  approving  the  said  debt  and  agreeing 
in  one  for  present  payment,   and  notwithstanding  his 

attendance  for  .seven  years,  he  has  received  nothing. 

He  prays  relief. 

Order  for  payment  of  2,500/.  for  part  of  3,000/  ordered 
on  11  Sei>t.  1643  for  ammunition,  &c.  for  reducing 
Doimington  Castle. 

1G44,  March  16.  Sackford  Gouson  to  Col.  Baynes. 
'I  he  committee  think  it  fit  that  your  guards  and  officers 
should  be  as  they  are,  because  they  will  not  have  your 
coronell  to  have  any  thincke  [tliiugj  to  say  till  Saiond 
be  past.  He  hath  used  ail  tue  means  that  lie  can,  but  it 
will  be  all  in  vain,  and  he  is  come  1 1  think  that  he  doth 
not  care  for  the  castle  lumself,  but  he  would  not  have 
you  to  .supplant  him  ;  and  to  bring  his  end  about  the 
better,  he  and  Sir  .lolin  Maynard  doth  produce  a  letter 
which  he  doth  shew  to  as  many  of  oiu-  committee  as 
will  read  it.  wherein  you  should  commend  .Sir  John  to 
be  a  father  of  the  countye,  and  we  to   be  [  ]  ; 

but  it  is  silted  of  most,  and  many  will  not  read  it,' 
which  do  vex  him  very  much.  The  committee  hath 
taken  more  jirovisiou  tor  the  soldiers  for  the  present. 
.Sir  Richard  Auslow  ]?  Onslow]  went  this  night  from 
Kinson,  and  is  to  go  to-morrow  to  my  Lord  General, 
and  then  you  will  hear  more  concerning  the  amies. 

Original  petition  ti  the  House  uf  Commons  by  the 
gentry,  ministers,  and  commoLalty  of  the  co.  of  West- 
moreland who  have  subscribed  heret;).  Signed  by  43 
persons,  and  32  are  struck  out  ;— to  maintain  their 
resolution  for  a  happy  and  thorough  reformation,  to 
punish  the  authors  and  i'omentors  of  evil,  to  maintain 
the  power  and  privilege  of  Parliament,  &c. 

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688 


HISTORICAL    MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION: 


Petition  of  Thomfts  Threale.  gent.,  to  tbe  trustees  for 
the  pale  of  the  houses  ami  lands  of  the  late  King.  Queen, 
ami  Prince.— The  petitioner  being  poseeesed  of  a  lease 
granted  by  .himes  I.  of  marsh  lands  in  I'emsey  (Peven- 
sev).  CO.  Sussex,  conveyed  them  to  Mr.  Awbert  in  trust 
for  the  petitioner.  The  commissioners  appointed  for 
tlie  survey  of  the  manor  of  Pemsey  seized  HOI.  of  rents 
in  tcniuit  s'  hands,  thinliiug  it  to  belong  to  Awbert,  -ivho 
■was  a  delinqu<  nt.  The  petitioner  prays  restoration  of 
the  rents.  t^    ,. 

A  folio  volume  of  surveys  made  for  the  Parliament 
of  lands  formerly  belonging  to  King  Charles  I.,  his 
Queen,  and  the  Prince. 

i.lcremie  Baines,  Samuel  Cottman,  and  Jolm  Had- 
doi'k  -were  the  commissioners.) 

Instructions  for  a  method  of  drawing  up  ami  engrossing 
surveys.     (5  brief  sheets.) 

The  HoMESTE.iD.s. 

10.J3,  April  2.  Survey  of  Braunton,  Withm-idg,  South 
Molton,  Winkley.  North  Tanton,  and  Shorwill,  co. Devon 
late  part  of  the  possessions  of  Charles  Stuart,  late  King 
of  England.     (3  sheets.) 

Sums  of  divers  parcels  of  laud  with  the  appurtenances, 
commonly  called  Wliitwell  in  the  parish  of  Frinsby  in 
Dorsetsliire.  alias  in  the  parish  of  Fordington  co. 
Porset,  late  part.  ite.  of  the  Prince  of  Wah^s  and  Duke 
of  Cornwall.     (4  sheets.) 

Survey  of  certain  lauds,  Ac.  in  ^Milverton,  co.  Sumcr- 
set.     (8  "sheets.) 

Survey  of  the  manor  of  Currye  Mallet,  with,  etc.  in 
parish  of  Currye  Mallet,  co.  Somerset,  late  &c.,  P.  of 
Wales  and  Duke  of  Cornwall  as  part  of  the  Duchy.  (27 
sheets  and  1  page.) 

Survey  of  FuglescombeParm,  parish  of  Fuglescombe, 
late  part  of  the  Ducliy  of  Cornwall.     (10  sheets.) 

Survey  of  certain  parcels  of  laud  part  of  the  dis- 
aftbrcsted  forest  of  Poehe,  alias  >fewurk,  commonly 
called  the  King"s  tliird  (nu-t.  in  the  jjarishes  of  Buckland, 
Dangate,  and  Combo  St.  Nicholas,  co.  Somerset,  lato 
&c.  of  the  King.     (3  sheets.) 

The  manor  of  Sti-atton-super-Fosse,  co.  Somerset. — 
Presentment  by  William  Long  and  seven  other  i^ersons 
in  answer  to  l(j  articles,  and  also  a  presentment  )-egarding 
the  copyholders  of  the  manor.  (3  sheets  signed  by  Long 
and  the  others.) 

Survey  of  the  manor  Stratton  on  the  Fosse  : — Prince 
of  Wales  as  Duke  of  Cornwall.     (11  .sheets.) 

1650.  Presentment  by  the  jurors  of  the  manor  of 
Widcombe,  and  of  the  customs.     (4  sheets.) 

Survey  of  the  same  manor,  co.  Somerset. — Prince  of 
Wales,  Duke  of  Cornwall.     (9  sheets.) 

Survey  of  the  hundred  of  Portsdown,  co.  Southampton. 
—The  King.     (3  sheets.) 

Survey  of  the  hundred  of  Tichfield.  co.  Southampton.  — 
The  King.     (3  sheets.) 

16  to.  The  imaginary  Manor  of  Sale,  co.  Surrey. — The 
King.     (21  sheets,  but  sheets  14  and  15  are  absent.) 

I'ortion  of  the  survey  of  a  mauor  in  Susset.  Survey 
of  a  messuage  and  lands  in  liinistou,  co.  Southampton. 
— The  King.     (2  sheets.) 

Survey  of  the  woods,  &c.,  called  East  Princes  Woods 
in  the  parish  of  Hermitage,  co.  Dorset — Prince  of 
Wales  as  Ditke  of  Cornwall.     (4  sheets.)    • 

Survey  of  lands  called  (lascoyne  \Voods,  otherwise 
Gastone  Woods,  in  the  parish  of  Ifichl,  co.  Sussex. — The 
King.     |2  sheets.) 

A  particular  of  the  manor  of  Peveusey,  the  forest  of 
Ashdown,  &c..  co.  Sussex.     (2  pp.) 

Sni-vey  of  Bowood  Park  in  tbe  parish  of  Calne.  co. 
Wilts  — The  King,  showing  how  Talbot  claimed  part  of 
the  demesne  called  Ibbots  Wast.     (9  sheets.) 

Survey  of  certain  meadows  near  Devizes,  called  the 
Castle  Ditch.— The  King.     (3  sheets.) 

Survey  of  the  manor  of  (rwinyoneth  Lskerdon  alias 
Iskoed  Gwiuyonedd,  co.  Cardigan  — Tho  King.  (3 
sheets.) 

Survey  of  the  Manor  of  Y.skocd. — The  King.  (1 
sheet.) 

Survey  of  the  manor  of  Manturogg,  co.  Monmouth. 

The  King.     1 1  sheet.) 

Survey  of  the  manor  of   Picdbeit,   co.   Pembroke. • 

Tlie  King.     (1  sheet.) 

A  folio  volume. 

1619.  Oct.  1.  A  printed  order  tliat  all  stewards,  etc. 
of  lands  of  the  King,  Queen,  or  Prince  are  to  continue 
in  office,  for  the  trustees  ajipointed  by  Act  of  Parlia- 
nient,  for  th(^  sale,  ite.  (4  coi)ies)  signed  by  W.  Bosse- 
vile,  II.  Holcroft,  .Toh.  Hunt,  W.  Scott,  Silas  T.aylor 
and  W.  Lcmrush  (f).  ' 


1619,  Oct.  1.  Worcester  House. — Michael  Lea,  Se- 
cretarie  to  the  said  trustees,  to  Jeremy  Baines,  Esq., 
and  the  rest  of  the  surveyors  for  the  county  of  Sussex 
and  SouthamiJton ;  announcing  the  sending  of  the 
warrants  (the  printed  forms  above). 

1050.  Oct.  14.  M.  Lea  to  the  same.  The  trustees 
say  that  a  manor  cannot  be  divided  into  parts,  but  is  to 
be  returned  entire,  etc. 

1649.  Oct.  18.  W.  AVebb  to  the  same.  Further  in- 
structions. 

1649.  No.  7.  Order  by  seven  of  the  trustees  appoint- 
ing J.  Baines.  John  Libb,  and  Thomas  Bridge.  John 
Haddock,  surveyor  for  the  counties  of  Sussex  and  South- 
ampton, to  be  receiver  of  the  manor  of  Pevensey. 

Many  original  letters  to  the  surveyors  from  the 
tnistees. 

Instrttctions  for  the  sui-veyors. 

The  Divisions  allotted  to  Lieut. -Col.  Baynes,  Johu 
Fiske,  Samuel  Cottam,  aud  John  Haddock. — Estates 
in  the  counties  of  W^ilts,  Gloucester,  Somerset,  Mon- 
mouth, Cardigan,  Brecon,  Carmarthen,  Pembroke, 
Dorset,  ami  Southampton.     (9  pp.) 

Index  to  a  book  of  precedent.     (5  leaves.) 

A  breviate  of  the  instrtiotions  last  sent  for  ingrossing 
surveys.     (2  pp.) 

charge   to  the  jurors  of  Peveusey. 


■Rf\ 
T.W.Wei; 


lands    in    the  ni.anor  of  Pevensey, 


Articles  given 

(2  pp.) 

The    late  Kings 
rougli  draft.     (1  p.) 

Articles  to  jurors. 

1660.  Presentment  of  the  homage  of  Sbiiiton  Mallet. 

Presentment  of  the  jury  of  Curry  Mallet.     (6  leaves.) 

Many  leaves  of  rentals  of  small  townships  in  West- 
moreland, etc. 

Presentment  of  the  jury  of  Iskoyd. 

Somei'setshire.     Many  leaves  of  rentals. 

Shipton  Mallet,  many  leaves.  —  Curry  Mallet,  many 
leaves. 

The  Hundred  Books.  (On  the  other  side  of  the  leaf 
is  a  list  of  those  in  Hampshire. ) 

Hampshire  (6  leaves). — Wilts  (3  pp.) — Somerset 
(several). — Dorset. — Crloucester. 

Court  of  Survey  for  the  manors  of  Andover  and 
Enham. 

Doijositions. 

Hundred  of  Amesbury.  Extracts  of  court  leet  or 
Law-day  ;  161C. 

Abbreviate  book,  1650,  for  Meere,  part  of  the  Duchy 
of  Cornwall,  enrolled  12  Feb.  1627  (several  leaves). 

Other  ijapers  connected  with  the  stirveys. 

A  folio  volume. 

Letters  from  S.  Bowyer,  the  printer,  to  Thomas 
Penoyre.  Esq.,  of  tho  Moor,  in  tlie  parish  of  Clifibrd, 
CO.  Hereford.  (They  had  been  educated  together  in 
College  at  Cambridge,  and  were  ever  friends.)  1.  1736, 
Sept.  23. 

20  aud  last,  no  date. 

The  18th  is  dated  22  December,  1753. 

Large  extracts  from  many  of  them  are  at  vol.  8.,  p. 
533,  of  Nichols's  Literary  Anecdotes. 

A  folio  volume. 

Original  deeds  and  papers  (17th  and  18th  centuries) 
of  the  lludhale  family. 

A  folio  volume. 

The  letters  and  papers  contained  in  this  volume  were 
bequeathed  to  tho  late  Kevereud  .lolm  Webb,  father  of 
the  present  possessor,  by  his  friend,  Mrs.  Mary  Wost- 
faling,  of  Kudhall,  near  Ross,  the  last  descend.int  aud 
heiress  of  the  Westfaling  family.  She  married  Thomas 
Brercton,  Esq.,  only  child  of  the  Rev.  Charles  Brereton, 
prebendary  of  the  cathedral  of  Gloucester,  who  on  the 
marriage  took  the  name  of  Westfaling.  Tliey  died 
■with(jut  issue. 

The  first  series  contains  some  curious  old  letters  of 
the  Brereton  family,  chiefly  written  by  Mr.  Charles 
Brereton,  of  Gloucester,  in  the  early  part  of  the  last 
centm-y.  Ho  appears  to  have  lieen'  an  attorney  .and 
bishop's  secretary  there,  and  connected  ^vith  many 
respectable  families  in  tlu-  county  ;  nearly  all  are  to  bis 
wife. 

The  second  series  consists  of  29  letters  by  Mrs  West- 
faling, of  Rudhall,  nearly  all  addressed  to  her  aunt 
Westfaling,  widow  of  Herbert  Westfaling.  Her  maiden 
name  was  Scudamore.  she  being  sister  of  John  Scuda- 
more,  of  Kentcliurch  Court,  co.  Hereford.  They  were 
-written  on  a  tour  through  Germany  and  Italy  with  her 
husband,    ]\rr.    Wtstfaling.  and  a  residence  in  sever.al 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  EEPORT. 


G89 


Rev.         parts  of  the  Continent  in  1793,  1794,  and  1795.     Their 
r.V.  Wbbb.    contents  are  interesting. 

The  third  series  is  in  two  sets  of  letters,  -written  during 
foreign  travel  bj  Thomas  Brercton  Westfaling,  Esq., 
mostly  aJdi-essed  to  his  father,  the  Kev.  Charles  lirereton, 
l^rebendarv  of  Gloucester.  Some  are  cut  and  garbled, 
as  the  father  once  had  thoughts  of  publisUing  them. 
The  tirst  set  were  written  on  a  tour  Ijefore  his  marriage 
(May,  1788— March,  1790  i ;  all  but  one  are  to  his  father. 
They  present  an  able  and  graphic  description  of  tlie 
condition  of  France  during  that  period  of  the  revolution, 
the  writer  having  been  personally  acquainted  with 
Lafayette  and  other  eminent  actors  in  that  important 
change.  The  second  set  of  this  series  was  written 
during  a  journey  after  his  mari-iage,  and  runs  parallel 
with  the  letters  of  the  second  series  in  the  volume  by 
Mrs.  Westfaling,  which  it  elucidates  and  renders  more 
complete.  'Ihis  set  begins  in  August,  1793,  and  ends  in 
April,  1795. 

North  Monmouthshire  papers  (loose). 

1641.  March  14.  Nathaniel  Walter  to  the  petty  con- 
stables of  the  township  of  Lantiloe  Gressenuy,  co.  Mont 
mouth.  By  virtue  of  a  warrant  to  him  from  the  r  i  gh 
worshipful  Wm.  Morgan  and  Nicholas  Kemeyes,  Kts. 
and  6  others  (named),  he  bids  them  in  the  King's  name 
to  assess  and  levy  on  the  inhabitants  of  the  township 
6s.  8i7. ,  and  pay  it  to  him  on  the  last  of  the  month.  It 
was  for  the  wages  of  \\".  Harries,  of  Usk,  master  of  the 
House  of  Correction  for  the  county. 

1642.  Oct.  24.  To  the  Eari  of  Blanchester,  Lord  Privy 
Seal,  and  rest  of  the  Council  of  the  Honourable  Court  of 
Whitehall.  A  certificate  that  in  a  cause  of  Wm.  Jones 
and  Christian  his  wife  r.  Roger  Evans  and  others,  the 
certifiers  say  that  there  was  a  commission  for  the 
examination  of  witnesses,  and  that  they  being  for  the 
defendants,  gave  14  days'  notice  to  the  plaintiff  that 
they  intended  to  execute  the  commission  on  the  7th  of 
October  at  the  house  of  Eobert  PariT,  in  the  jaarish  of 
St.  Michael  Crucomey,  co.  Monmouth  ;  but  for  the  7th 
the  army,  or  the  part  thereof  that  came  to  Herefoi-d,  was 
reported  or  feared  to  be  about  to  march  towai'ds  Berga- 
venny,  and  St.  Michael  Crucorney  lying  in  the  way 
between  Hereford  and  Bergavenny,  they  thought  they 
might  be  hindered,  and  they  gave  a  new  notice  to  the 
jdaintilf,  &c.,  &c. 

1642.  March  28.  Nathaniel  Walter,  by  vii-tue  of  a 
wan-ant  from  the  last  quarter  sessions  held  at  Usk, 
before  Sir  Nicholas  Kemeys,  \:c.,  ju.stioes  of  the  peace, 
directs  the  petty  constables  of  Lantillio  to  assess  and 
levy  on  the  tenants  and  inhabitants  and  occupants  of 
lands,  &c.  within  the  township,  37s.  6d.,  being  com- 
position money  for  the  provision  of  Stirkes  for  his 
Majesty's  household,  25.?.  towards  the  re-edifying  and 
repair  of  the  bridge  of  Newport,  and  8s.  4(i.  towards 
the  re-edifying  and  repair  of  the  bridge  of  Kemeys 
Comander. 

Draft  of  an  opinion  that  Walter's  warrant  was  not 
legal. 

1644,  20  Car.  I.  Monmouth  quarter  sessions,  before 
Richard  Herbert  and  others,  justic  s  of  the  peace, — 
An  order  to  remedy  unfair  taxation,  easing  of  some  and 
overcharging  others.  Three  or  four  inditlerent  persons 
are  to  be  chosen  to  rate. 

1644,  Fell.  Lantillio  Gresseny  township.  A  schedule 
of  the  rates  of  the  lands  and  livings  in  the  said  town- 
ship, made  on  oath.     4  columns.     Total  1,862/.  3.s. 

1644,  March  20.  Draft  of  the  certificate  of  the  most 
part  of  the  inhabitants  to  affirm  the  parish  rate  made 
upon  oath. 

1653,  July  22  (Copy.)  W.  Jones  and  Roger  Gates 
to  the  petty  constables  of  Penrose.  On  a  complaint 
that  the  last  six  months'  assessments  were  unfairly 
made,  they,  in  the  name  of  the  keepers  of  the  libei-ties 
of  England,  command  ihat  the  persons  undernamed 
be  warned  to  indifferently  rate  the  sum  of  .55^  5.<.  3d., 
being  the  proportionable  part  of  the  six  months'  assess- 
ment falling  on  that  parish,  according  to  the  pound 
rate  of  18d.  ob.  qu'.  the  ^,  according  to  the  sum  of 
714;.  4s.,  being  the  whole  value  per  annum  of  the 
survey  of  the  parish  :  and  gather  in  and  pay  half  before 
the  30th  of  the  month,  and  the  other  half  before  the 
last  of  October. 

1654,  July  10.  Charles  Watkins,  chief  constable,  to 
the  petty  constables  of  Penrose.  W  arrant  for  rating 
the  contribution  on  Penrose  for  the  army  and  navy. 

Folio.   papt=r.  18th  centtu-y. — Eighty-nine  pages   are 

filled  with  neatly  written  copies  of  cases   submitted  to 

Serjeant  Pengelly,  and  of  his  opinions  thereon,  in   1719 

and  later  years.     Sixteen  pages  and  a  half  are  occupied 

E     84062. 


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with  a  case  (in  1722)  -whether  the  Dean  and  Chapter  of        kev. 
Salisbury  or  their  Curate  of  the  Church  of   St.  Thomas    T.A\'.  Webo. 
had  the  right  to  appoint  the  clerk  of  that  parish,  and 
-with  the  oinnions  thi'reon  of  Serjeant  t'eugelly, Nathaniel 
Lloyd,  aud  Hum.  Henchman,  who  were  all  in  favour  of 
the  dean  and  chapter. — Another  case  in  regarding  the 
office  of  organist  to   the  parish  chiu'ch  of  St.  Andrew, 
Holbotn.     The  case   'which   is    not   dated)   states  that 
about  27  years  ago  an  organ  was  erected  in  the  church, 
but  no  organist  was  ajipointed  for  many  years  afterwards. 
About  the  year  1715,  Dr.  Sacheverell  being  then  rector, 
aud  the  organ  being  unpaid  for,  went  about  the  parish 
and  raised  money  suflicient  to  pay  the  debt.     At  that 
time  one  Mr.   Purcell  played  the  said  organ   without 
being  elected  or  appointed  orb^anist  or  without  having 
any  fixed  salary,  and  he  died  about  10  years   since  ;  on 
wliose  death  Dr.  Sacheverell  summoned  and  procured  a 
meeting   of  the   parishioners,   where  he   recommended 
them  to  do  what  they  thought  proper  as  to  the  choice 
of  an  organist  and  his  salary ;  and  the  parishioners  then 
atrreed  to  allow  50^  per  ann.     'L'here  were  seven  candi- 
dates, and  a  day  was  appointed  for  the  election  ;  but  the 
rector  and  a  select  vestry  alone  chose  one  Mr.  Greene, 
who  officiated  for  some  months  and  resigned,  when  the 
select  vestry  chose  Mr.  Heysham,    who  died  a  month 
ago. 

The  volume  seems  to  have  been  originally  intended 
for  another  purijose :  the  first  page  having  in  large 
writing  ' '  De  pra^cipius  GrsecEe  Lingute  Idiotismis, 
"  sive  Grammatica  Grseca.  Authore  Paulo  Bainesio. 
"  Lontlinis."' 

Quarto,  paper,  latter  part  of  17th  centtu-y,  pp.  3-167. 
Pages  3-36  are  occupied  by  a  play  in  five  acts,  partly  in 
Greek,  partly  in  Latin,  and  partly  hi  English.     The  first 
leaf  of  the  play  is  absent,  so  the  title  of  the  play  is  not 
discoverable,  and  the  first  scene  is  wanting.     The  charac- 
ters are  Tolmodes,  Philander.  Pompianus,  Philogaster, 
Syriscus,  Commodus,  Eclectus,  Lastus,  PhQocomus,  and 
Narcissus.     The  2ad  scene  of  act  1  begins  by  Tolmodes 
lamenting  (in  Latin)  the  recent  death  of  Marcus  (the 
Roman  Emperor)  ;  and  the  last  scene  of  the  5th  act  begins 
with  Eclectus  bringing  in  Narcissus  who  had  murdered 
Commodus.     The  copy  is  e-vidently  not  complete  ;  the 
commencements   of  the   acts   and   scenes   after  act   1, 
scene  4.  are  not  marked  until  act  5,  scene  3,  which  is 
the  last ;    and  all  the   speeches  between  page  13  and 
page  31  are  left  unappropriated.     It  is  probable  that  the 
Ijlay  was  composed  by  school  boys  and  acted  before  the 
masters  :  the  EpUogue  being  as  follows  : — 
Thanks  for  your  patience  (honoured  friends) 
Wee've  bin  to  day  too  bold,  wee,  and  must  runne 
The  hazard  of  your  liking,  don't  arraigne 
Us  in  your  censure  tho'  you  've  heard  us  maime 
And  murther  Greeke  to  day,  pray  spare  the  Grammer 
And  us  that  can  as  Children  yet  but  stammer 
Parents  can  like  such  half-word  Rhetorick  and  you 
To  learning  are  parents  and  patrons  too. 
Wee  may  live  learned  lives  in  time,  meanwhiles 
Till  that  be,  let  us  Uve  upon  your  smiles. 
Pp.  37,  38.   Greek  lines  on  Pharoah,  King  of  Egypt, 
parodying  the  beginning  of  the  Ihad. 
Pp.  45-76.  Regulie  Juris  Civilis  (212). 
Pp.  91-95.  Extracts  from  Selden  regai-ding  the  Knights 
of  the  Garter,  and  concerning  St.  George. 

Pp.  96-167.  An  Epitome  of  Dean  Prideaux's  Intro- 
duction for  reading  Ecclesiasticall  Historie. 

A  list,  containing  the  names  of  such  persons  within 
the  countio  of  Westmoreland  as  are  to  apeare  at  the 
Manner  of  Yorke  on  Tuesday,  1  Nov.  1632,  to  make 
their  compositions  for  knighthood,  or  give  their  linal 
answeare  to  his  Majesties  Comicioners  in  that  behalf 
authorized.  There  are  25  places  and  32  peieons.  At 
Mauldismeabm-ne  Richard  and  RandaU  Washington  are 
named.  This  list,  in  two  long  columns,  is  signed 
"  Wentworth,"  and  attested  by  Thos.  Tyldesley. 

FoHo,  5  pp.,  indorsed  "  Britannia  &  Eawleigh,  1375," 
This  is  a  poem  hr ginning, 

Urit.—Ah !  Rawleigh     when    thy    breath    thou    did'st 
resign. 
To  trembling  James  would  I  had  yielded  mine. 
Eitils,  And  this  kind  secret  for  reward  shall  give 

Noe  poyscnuus  tyrants  on  the  earth  .shall  live. 
1667,  Feb.  =;,  Rotterdam.  Edward  Haswall  to  his 
father  [in  law].  Justice  Jeremiah  Beanes,  at  Hausly- 
downe, "in  Toulis  parish  near  South wark.— He  and  some 
other  on  board  Eo.  Shorten's  ship  were  taken  prisoners 
by  a  Dutch  caper  of  'd-  guns  on  the  20th  of  Jauy.  Mr. 
Henrv  Rankin,  a  me.  chant  of  Rotterdam,  got  him  out 
of  prison  by  gi-ving  a  bond  for  safe  custody  until  an 
exchange  was  made;  and  placed  him  at  a jjtu^sioft  for 
his  diet  and  schooling  to  leam  French. 

4  S 


090 


HISTORICAL    MAXrSClMPTS   f'OMMISSIOX  : 


Ret.  1C65.  Aufr  l.  Au  orJer  signed  by  the  Duke  ofi  Albe- 

T.w.  WEBn.   marie,   cliieotiucr  the   officer  from   time   to  time  com- 

muuiling    the    Ctiuir.ls    nt    AVhitehnll   to   permit    such 

persons  usshoukl  lirinffthut  order  to  hind  such  quantity 
of  lieer  as  tbev  shouUl  bring  to  ScotUmd  Yard  for  the 
Duke's  use,  without  any  disturbance  in  their  biinging 
it  to  the  Cockpit. 

17U.  Aug.  -9.  Coiu-t  at  Plombiers.— Copy  of  ]iro- 
clamation  of  King  James  III.  on  the  occasion  of  the 
accession  of  King  George  I.     i  pp.,  fol. 

Guiscard's  Ghost  to  Lord  B— ke.     (22  lines.) 

Hail !  Xoble  Lord,  my  knife  had  erred  indeed 
ir  it  had  made  thy  loyal  side  to  bleed. 
End,  Then  draw  thy  fatal  steel  for  one  more  blow, 

What  thou  agreedst  to  when  in  France  -will 
show. 
A  list  of  the  Masters  in  Chancery,  when  admitted,  and 
whom  they  succeeded.  Eleven  Masters,  beginning  with 
Kobert  Holford,  who  Micceeded  Sir  Robert  Ljnedon, 
171-2,  and  ending  with  Mark  Thurston,  who  succeeded 
John  Borrett  in  1724. 

Folio.  27  pp.  Copy  of  the  Eeport  by  the  Commis- 
sioners appointed  by  \'irtue  of  an  Act  of  Parliament  of 
1  Geo.  1.  "An  Act  for  appointing  Commissioners  to 
"  enquire  of  the  estates  of  certain  traytors  and  of  popish 
"  recusants,  and  of  estates  given  to  superstitious  uses 
"  in  order  to  raise  money  out  of  them  severally  to  the 
"  use  of  the  publick.''  In  the  course  of  the  report  29 
documents  are  referred  to  as  being  in  an  appendix ; 
but  the  appendix  is  not  copied.  The  commissioners 
point  out  the  deficiencies  and  abuses  of  the  seques- 
trations. They  report  that  the  yearly  value  of  the  real 
estates  whereof  they  had  already  perfectedthe  survey  was 
29.694L  6s.  8d.  sterling  ;  the  value  of  the  planting  and 
woods  thereon  was  24-,753/.  Is.  6d.  sterling.  The  value 
of  real  estates  discovered  to  them  was  214?.  per  ann. 
The  personal  estates  were  for  the  most  part  carry'd  off 
and  concealed  Isetore  commissioners  could  enter  iipon 
the  execution  of  theu'  trust. 

Eegina  v.  John  Hamilton.  Brief  (one  sheet)  for  the 
defendant,  who  was  indicted  for  aiding  and  assisting 
James,  Duke  of  Hamilton  and  Brandon,  in  the  murder 
of  Charles.  Lord  Mohun,  and  converse,  in  assisting  the 
said  Lord  Mohun  in  the  mui'der  of  the  sd.  Duke.  (The 
back  of  this  sheet  and  part  of  another  sheet  are  covered 
with  laborious  notes  for  the  defence  by  Serjeant  Pen- 

gelly-) 

Kegina  v.  Macartney.  Macartney  was  intlicted  for 
assisting  in  the  duel.) — Proofs  for  the  defence.  Two 
brief  sheets.  In  the  margins  are  names  of  witnesses, 
and  opposite  tlieir  names  are  the  facts  to  which  they 
can  depose.  Following  these  is  this  note  "  Then  it's 
"  necet'saiy  you  prove  your  peacefull  cUsposition  by 
■'  the  many  reconciliations  you  have  made." 

The  back  of  one  of  these  sheets  and  the  whole  of 
another  sheet  and  part  of  a  tliird  sheet  are  occupied 
with  laborious  notes  by  .^erjeant  Pengelly. 

1293,  5  NoilDoc.  Deed  between  the  Abbat  and 
Convent  of  St.  Peter  of  Gloucester  of  the  one  part  and 
Master  Henry  of  Lankarvan,  clerk,  of.  the  other  rart. 
The  said  religious  have  delivered  to  the  said  Master 
Henry  the  manor  of  Tregref,  with  the  tenth  {ilrviiiia), 
and  other  appurtenances,  except  the  fruits,  oxen, 
animals,  instruments,  and  other  store,  then  being  there, 
viz..  to  farm,  from  the  feast  of  St.  Nicliolas,  1293,  for 
9  yeais,  for  12  pounds  of  silver  of  good  and  lawful 
money,  to  l:)e  paid  within  the  quinzein  of  the  feast 
of  the  Nativity  of  St.  .John  the  Baptist  at  Glouce.ster 
yearly,  without  deduction  :  first  payment  to  be  made  in 
(luin/.ein  of  the  Nativily  of  J.  the  B.,  1294. — Henry 
agrees  to  support  I  he  houses,  closes,  mill,  and  all 
pos.-essions  of  the  manor  in  a  good  state  during  his 
I'erm,  and  at  the  end  restore  to  the  said  religious  :  and 
he  will  bear  all  ordinai-y  burden  of  decimation  and  other 
if  any,  according  to  tlie  quantity  of  the  de<-uii<i  which 
now  runs.  He  will  not  gi-aut  or  assign  the  ferm  of 
the  manor  to  any  other  person,  nor  give  liberty  to 
any  of  the  lessors'  men  there,  nor  demise  freely  any 
of  the  lands  held  of  them  servilely,  nor  make  new 
customs,  witho'it  the  express  cimsent  of  the  said  reli- 
gious. He  promises  to  pay  the  rent,  and  agrees  that 
if  it  lie  in  anear  for  a  month  they  may  re-enter  and 
Henry  will  pay,  and  make  good  to  the  religious  their 
damages  by  the  tlelay,  to  be  assessed  by  the  cellarer  on 
<i:ith  without  legal  pother  isiue  strepitu  jndiciali). 
Henry  is  not  to  will  it  away  unless  tlie  legatee  be  a 
capable  and  suilieient  person,  and  do  give  the  same 
>ecurity  as  tlie  .said  Henry  has  done  ;  and  if  anything 
be  done  contrary  it  is  to  be  void.  And  Henry,  according 
to  the  land  he  finds  sown,  and  the  value  of  tlie  ploughing 
and  winter  sowing,  will  satisfy  the  said  religious  in  this 


year,  and  in  the  end  of  the  last  year  will  give  up  as  ^.^^^j 
"much  as  he  now  receives.  If  the  lessors  fail  in  their  '  i — . 
warranty  they  \vill  restore  to  him  what  he  paid  them 
beforehand  [i.e.,  the  fine  or  gersuma  for  the  lease]. 
Witnesses.  Henry  de  Markeros,  David  de  Beere,  David 
Basset,  Eirhard  de  Herbord,  Clement  Pistil,  and  others. 
— And  the  words  dcciina  et  alih  were  interlined  before 
the  sealing.     (Seal  gone.) 

Endorsed  Treigof— Non  indiget  registrum. 
17  Edw.  n.  Saturday  after  the  feast  of  St.  Bartho- 
lomew, Llaudafl".  Indenture  between  the  Abbot  and 
Convent  of  the  Monastery  of  St.  Peter  of  Gloucester  of 
the  one  part  and  Eichard  de  Haltone,  Canon  of  the 
church  of  Llandaffand  farmer  of  their  church  of  Lan- 
carvan  and  manor  of  Treygof  for  the  term  of  five  years 
of  the  other  part.  The  term  began  on  the  feast  of 
St.  Peter  ad  ^dncula,  17  Edw.  11.  The  indenture  is  an 
agreement  concerning  the  goods  being  on  the  said 
manor  and  delivered  to  the  said  Richard,  which  goods, 
or  their  value  below  expressed,  the  said  Richard  is  to 
deliver  to  the  said  religious  at  the  end  of  the  term,  viz. : 
— 2  plaustra  ad  blad.  ferro  ligata  precii.  30.s ;  2  corpora 
pro  carectis,  pr.  8i/.  :  2  carucas  cum  ferramentis  et  2 
carucas  sine  ferris,  pr.  earundem  cum  ferris  4.s-. ;  2  her- 
cias  cum  canill.  ferreis  pr.  2<.  2(/.,  de  quibus  defecerunt 
tunc  6  canille  ;  6  catenas  pro  carucis.  pr.  3s.  4'/.  ;  9  juga, 
pr.  18f/.  ;  3  chipp.  pro  carucis,  pr.  Ijd  ;  maeremium  pro 
2  axibus.  pr,  4(i.  ;  1  lignum  pro  feno  tractando  in  pratis, 
pr.  2d.  ;  22  strak.  pro  plaustris  et  8  stockbend,  ad  idem 
cum  veteri  ferro  ad  idem  in  precio,  10.^..  in  toto  ;  item, 
2  cordas  ad  plaustra,  pr.  6(7. :  5  furcas  ad  blude,  pr. 
4<L  ;  1  ollam  cream,  pr.  4.s.  ;  1  cineram  veterem  cum 
rota,  pr.  2i/.  ;  1  lintheameu  ad  ventandum,  pr.  12iZ. , ;  1 
ventilabnim  lignetim,  pr.  Vld.  ;  2  veteres  sacco.s,  pr.  Zd.  ; 
item,  2  sellas  ad  carectas,  pr.  M. ;  1  par  tractium  cum 
1  colerioet  2  hamones  ad  idem  in  in'ecio  4cZ.  ;  2  fiu-cas 
ad  fimum,  pr.  3(Y.  ;  2  vangas  ferratas,  pr.  2rf.  ;  1  tri- 
bulum,  pr.  ob.  ;  1  picois,  pr.  '2d.  ;  4  fiagella.,  pr.  \d. ; 
item,  2  falcas  ad  sarclandum  pr.  ob.  ;  2  ligna  jiro 
fimis  extraheudis  cum  2  bott.,  pi.  lid.  ;  2  bns,  jn-.  4f/.  ; 
4  cunas  unde  1  sine  fundo,  pr.  6(7.  ;  2  cistas  unde  1  sine 
coopertorio,  pr.  2s.  6fZ.  ;  1  coffram  veterem,  1(7.  ;  1  alvgu, 
pr.  :i(7.  :  2  paria  hak,  pr.  Id. ;  3  scalas  in  precio,  17(7. ; 
1  sportam  slraminis,  pr.  2(7.  :  2  meusascum  trestallis, 
pr.  4(?,.  ;  item.  2  tabulas  pro  themoue  plaustr.  faciendo, 
pr.  12(/.  ;  3  formulas  \\d.  ;  1  lectum  stantem,  pr.  '.id.  ; 
item,  1  mullou  veteris  feni  de  0  plaustratis  in  precio,  Cs., 
et  8  ])laustrat  feni  in  pratis  in  precio,  4s.  ;  item,  in 
molendino  2  pctras  molares  in  precio, 3 ;.  ;  1  bonam  cistam, 
pr.  OS.,  et  1  veterem  cistam  sine  fundo  et  coopertorio, 
pr.  2(7.  ;  2  Bill,  pr.  4(7 ,  et  2  mensuras  pro  teolonio 
capiendo,  pr.  \Kd .  ;  item,  in  campo  de  fratrum  seminato 
[blank]  acras  et  de  aven  seminal,  [blank]  acraa,  et  de 
fabis  et  pisis  'blank]  acras,  et  de  terra  warectata  et 
rebinata  [blank]  acras.  For  the  return  of  the  goods  or 
their  value  and  delivery  of  the  acres  Eichard  binds 
himself  and  his  heirs  and  executors  aud  goods,  moveable 
and  immoveable,  in  whose  hands  soever  they  come.  In 
witness  whereof,  as  well  the  Abbot  and  Convent  as  the 
said  Eichard.  to  the  writing  indented  have  set  their 
seals  alternately.  (Seal  gone.)  Indorsed,  "  Non  indiget 
registrum." 

9  Edw.  II.  Sunday  after  the  Annunciation.  Little 
Sumbuviie.  Robert  Talemache,  of  Upsumburne,  and 
Juliana  his  wife,  give  to  their  son  Hugh  a  messuage  and 
all  that  arable  land  formerly  of  John  r)i-mckan,  in  the 
vill.  of  Little  Sumburne,  which  they  had  by  the  feoti'ment 
of  Eobert  Hurbache  ;  if  Hugh  die  without  heir  or  assigns, 
then  it  is  to  revert  to  the  said  Eobert  and  Juliana  or 
their  heirs  or  assigns.  Witnesses— Robert  Burbache, 
Richard  Fromond,  Andrew  Payn,  John  de  Otreburn, 
Roger  Godeman,  Robert  Wadyngham,  John  Russel. 

1  .'i  Edw.  II. ,  day  of  the  Cathedrization  of  St.  Peter. 
Hugh  Talemacbe  gives  to  his  son  Eobert  a  messuage 
and  32  acres  of  laud  in  Little  Sumburne,  which  Richard 
Gilibird  formerly  held  in  the  sail  vill.,  paying  1  rose  in 
lieu  of  all  service,  excei^t  royal  service,  i.e..  Id.,  when 
scntage  runs.  Witnesses — Ralph  Payn,  Walter  de 
Lecford,  Nicholas  de  jNIarisco,  AValter  de  Maiisco,  John 
le  Walays,  Hichard  de  Hotnesy,  John  le  Franke,  Roger 
de  Wadingeham,  Ralph  le  Pustur,  and  others. 

19  Edw.  II.  Friday  before  Annunciation.  Little 
Sumburn.  Robert  Talemache  gives  to  Juliana,  his  wife. 
and  Hugh,  his  son,  a  messuage  and  32  acres  in  (he  vill.  of 
Litlle  Sumburn.  To  hold  of  the  grantor  and  his  heii's, 
to  them  and  the  heirs  of  Hugh  af(er  the  deatli  of  Juliana, 
Rent,  a  rose  (\c.,  tkc,  as  in  the  last).  Widiesses, 
Richard  Fromond,  Eobert  Burbache,  Andrew  Payn, 
John  de  Otreburn,  Eoger  Godeman,  Eobert  Wadyngham, 
John  Eussel,  and  others. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


691 


Eet.  19    Edw.    n.     Sunday   after  Annunciation.     Robert 

r.  Weiib.  Talemaclie  and  Juliana  his  wife  give  to  Hugh,  son  of 
the  said  Robert  Talemuche.  of  Oj^sumburne.  in  fee,  a 
messuage,  &c.  i  same  as  in  9  Edw.  II.),  rendering  to  the 
chief  lord  what  is  due.  Witnesses  as  before;  part  of 
one  seal,  and  all  of  the  others. 

34  Edw.  III.  Friday  after  Feast  of  St.  Bartholomew. 
Somboiu-n.  Hugh  Talemache,  of  I'psombourne,  gives 
to  Alice  Pars,  his  servant,  all  his  lands  and  tenements 
in  Little  Somhourne  which  he  had  of  the  gift  of  Roliert 
Talemache  his  father,  and  Juliana  his  wife,  his  mother, 
to  hold  to  the  said  Alice  (Pars)  for  her  life,  with  re- 
mainder to  the  grantor's  son,  William,  in  tail,  with 
remainder  to  Matilda,  Alice,  and  Clarice,  the  gi-antor"s 
daughters  in  fee,  by  the  service  of  a  rose.  Witnesses, 
John  Talemache,  John  Fromond,  John  Russel,  chaplain, 
Walter  Bouklond,  John  Gormails,  itc.  Red  seal,  a 
chevron  between  three  boars  heads ;  the  chevron  is 
charged  with  some  things  now  undefined. 

1394.  Indenture  between  John,  bishop  of  Hereford, 
and  John  the  Dean  and  the  Chapter  of  Hereford  of  the 
one  part,  and  the  religious  men  the  Abbot  and  Convent 
of  the  monastery  of  St.  Peter  of  Gloucester,  and  the 
Prior  and  Convent  of  the  Prioi-y  of  St.  Guthlac-without- 
the-Walls  dependent  on  the  said  monastery  of  the  other 
part.  The  religious  give  to  the  Bishop  and  Dean  and 
Chapter  15>'.,  viz.,  to  the  Bishop  for  the  time  being  .5s.  ; 
to  the  Dean  for  the  time  being  6s.  8rf. ;  to  the  Chapter 
3s.  4:d.  ;  to  be  paid  at  every  vacancy  of  the  Abbacy  of 
Gloucester,  nomine  indemnitatis  vacacione  appropria- 
cionis  sine  consolidacionis  vicarie  ecclesie  S.  Petri, 
Hereford,  by  way  of  indemnity,  for  the  vacancy  of  the 
appropriation  or  consolidation  of  the  vicarage  of  the 
Church  of  St.  Peter  of  Hereford,  made  by  Papal 
authority  to  the  said  prior  and  convent  and  their  said 
priory,  as  long  as  the  said  religious,  the  prior  and 
convent  shall  i^eaceably  obtain  the  said  vicarage,  &c  ,  &c. 
Dated  at  London,  7  May.  as  to  the  sealing  by  the  bishop 
and  dean  and  Chapter  House ;  Hereford.  20  May  as  to 
the  sealing  by  the  chapter  of  Hereford  ;  Chapter  House, 
Gloucester,  15  May,  as  to  sealing  by  the  religious,  the 
abbot,  and  convent ;  Chapter  House,  Hereford,  18  May, 
as  to  the  pi-ior  and  convent. 

13th  century.  Robert,  son  of  Richard  of  Parva  Hyda, 
releases  to  Dom.  Reginald,  Abbat  of  St.  Peter  of 
Gloucester,  and  the  convent,  all  his  right  in  the  rents 
■which  Robert  le  Smeye  de  la  Bathe  and  William,  son 
of  John  of  Hyda  Monachorum,  yearly  were  wont  to  pay 
him.  and  in  all  lands  which  the  abbat  and  convent 
hold  of  his  fee.  Witnesses,  Dom.  Henry  de  Herford 
and  Nicholas  le  Archer,  Kts.  ;  Philip  de  Stupeltone, 
Thomas  de  Wyke,  William  de  Sholle.  Reginald  de 
Calnhulle.  Roger  de  Pij'ebrook  and  others.  Round 
green  seal. 

A  12o.  volume  contains  extracts  from  various  books 
on  arithmetic,  war,  theology,  and  other  matters.  At  the 
beginning  are  the  following  notes  ;  ' '  Jeremie  Eaines 
"  and  Katheriue  Otway  were  married  at  Tichburn  in 
"  Hampshire  by  Mr.  George  Otway,  Aug.  17,  1639. — 
"  Wife  delivered  of  a  still-bom  son.  Nov.  1640. — 
"  Rachell  Baines.  our  daughter,  born  25  January  1642, 
"  Saturday,  baptised  by  Mr.  Hardys  at  Horsiedowne. — 
"  Baines  he  beareth,  sable,  a  shin  bone  in  pale  sirr- 
"  mounted  upon  another  in  cross  argent.— Jeremie 
"  Baines.  son,  born  11  January  1643. — I'aul  Baines, 
"  4  Nov.  1645,  at  Horsiedown. — Deborah,  bom  12  Feb. 
■'  1647. — Kathei-ine.  bom  23  Januai-y  1649.— John,  born 
"  August  17.  1651,  and  others." — At  the  end  of  the 
volume  are  Copy  of  the  Solemn  League  and  Covenant, 
beginning — 1.  Tliat  we  shall  sincerely,  really,  and 
constantly  thro'  the  grace  of  God,  &c.  (6  ai-ticles). — 
Notes  about  the  siege  of  Reading  in  April  and  May  : 
the  rendezvous,  watchwords,  &c.  (Jeremie  Baines 
served  under  Sir  WiUiiim  Waller ;  was  at  tlie  siege  of 
Reading  in  the  first  winter  of  the  war  ;  there  are  some 
memoranda  of  the  names  of  the  ofiicers  on  the  lughtly 
watch,  with  the  watchword,  and  notes  of  se\'eral  trans- 
actions at  that  time.  He  was  at  the  fight  of  Cropredy 
Bridge  where  the  King  gained  a  victory  over  Sir  William 
Waller,  and  there  Baines  was  made  j)risouer  ;  after- 
wards he  was  in  garrison  at  Famham  C'astle,  and 
quarrelled  with  the  governor.  See  Journal  of  the  House 
of  Commons  for  after  events.  His  daughter  married 
Thomas  Pengelly.  a  merchant,  who  traded  to  the  East ; 
their  son  Thomas  was  a  serjeant-at-law,  and  ultimately 
Chief  Baron  of  the  Exchequer). 

A  4to  volume  and  a  12o.  volume  found  in  1840  behind 
the  panel  of  a  room  in  Ross  market-house. 

The  4to.  volume  contains  extracts  from  books  and  Latin 
phrases  turned  into  English. 


The  12o.  vohime  (17th  century)  contains  copies  of 
poems  by  various  authors  ;  R.  Corbett,  W.  L.,  Ben. 
Johnsou.'j.  T'n-rent,  W.  Stroude.  R.  H.,  T.  Cary.  R. 
Gomersal.  G.  M. .  W.  S.  "not  W.  Shakspere].  These 
initials  W.S.  are  to  the  well  known  eiJitajih  — 

She  first  deeeas'd.  he  after  liv'd  and  try'd 
To  live  without  her,  lik'd  it  not,  and  dy'd. 

Folio.  Mercurius  Latinus  autoi-e  Agricola  Candido 
generoso.  Nos.  1-31.  (A  collection  of  printed  news- 
papers in  Latin)  March  15.  174»,  Oct.  11,  1746.  Each 
number  is  in  one  lai-ge  folio  leaf  in  thi'ee  columns.  They 
were  printed  by  Jo.  Hart,  Poppins  Alley,  Fleet  Street. 

No.  1.  Also  sold  by  G.  Woodfall.  King's  Arms, 
Charing  Cross. 

No.  6.  Also  sold  by  J.  Newbery,  the  Bible  and  Sun, 
St.  Paul's  Church  Yard. 

No.  14.  Printed  by  Jo.  Faden. 

No.  25.  States  the  price  to  be  Sd. 

In  the  3l8t  the  editor  takes  leave  and  advertises  a 
translation  of  Homer  into  Latin  verse. 

A  broadside,  1665.     Cure  for  the  Plague, 

A  larger  broadside  ;  containing  prayers,  recipes,  and 
woodcuts.     Printed  by  P.  Clifton  in  the  Old  Bailey. 

Thomas  Otway's  letters. 

Many  letters  of  Thomas  Otway  from  the  time  of  the 
Usurpation  to  1687.  (The  last  of  the  collection  is 
signed  Thomas  Ossory.)  He  was  a  minister,  and  was 
imprisoned  in  llchester  gaol  for  complicity  in  the 
insurrection  in  the  west.  Here  is  a  signed  petition  by 
him  (after  13  months  imprisonment)  to  Oliver  Crom- 
well, praying  release  or  else  a  furlough  for  3  months, 
when  he  would  go  to  Barbadoes, — and  copy  order  by 
Oliver  in  Feb.  1655,  telling  Capt.  Hatsell  to  defer 
transporting  Otway  until  he  (Oliver)  had  spoken  with 
Desborow. 

A  i^etition  by  Otway  is  dated  April  1,  1656,  and 
there  is  a  reference,  dated  May  14,  1656.  by  N.  Bacon 
to  Desborow.  On  it  there  is  a  note  by  Desborow  ( dated 
June  24,  1656,)  that  Otway  was  among  the  cavalry  at 
the  rising  at  Salisbury,  but  left  them  at  Sherborne,  and 
was  secured,  and  that  he  was  a  worthy  man,  and  if  his 
spirit  were  turned  right,  he  might  be  serviceable. — 
His  Highness  referreth  the  petition  to  Major-General 
Desborow. 

One  of  these  letters,  dated  April  1,  says  "  The  general 
"  went  out  of  Torbay,  near  Dartmouth,  with  the  whole 
"  fleet  on  Thursday  last,  and  on  Saturday  our  ship 
"  weighed  anchor.  Last  Lord's  day  but  one  a  French 
"  fleet  of  32  sail  was  driven  in  hither  by  fold  weather, 
'•  they  were  bound  for  Newfoundland  ;  and  on  Friday 
"  following  27  Dutch  vessels  bound  for  France  ;  both 
"  went  home  last  Lord's  day.  On  Saturday  morning 
'■  the  Fanlcon  friggot  brouaht  in  a  small  man-of-war 
"  of  Ostend,  of  6  gims,  and  about  30  men.  Two  women 
"  Quakers  went  lately  from  this  town,  and  last  week 
"  shipped  themselves  from  Dartmouth  to  be  landed  in 
"  some  part  of  Spain,  they  having  a  message  as  they 
'■  say,  from  God  to  be  delivered  to  the  King  of  SiJain." 

Letters  to  Thomas  Pengelly,  1650—1674. 

A  large  collection  from  various  relations  and  other 
persons  connected  with  him  in  business. 

Thomas  Pengelly  (father  of  the  Sei'jeant)  was  a  mer- 
chant who  adventured  to  the  east  and  west,  and  there 
are  letters  to  him  from  Aleppo,  Smyrna,  Virginia, 
Barbadoes,  and  other  places.  In  1660 — 1665  Thomas 
Pengelly  was  at  Norwich,  in  1666  at  London  and  Exeter, 
in  1667  at  Exeter,  in  1671-4  at  London.  There  are 
letters  from  Geo.  Harjaer,  his  brother-in-law,  at  Yar- 
mouth, from  P.'s  uncle  at  Creditou  and  Exeter,  from 
Joseph  Snow,  many  from  his  brother  (in  law),  Samuel 
Davis  lin  1666  Davis  says  that  the  sickness  was  bad  at 
Norwich),  from  his  cousin  Simon  Trobridge  and  his 
cousin  Thomas  Brooking,  jr. 

A  12mo.  volume,  containing  the  household  accounts 
of  Mrs.  Pengelly,  wife  of  Thomas  Pengelly  the  merchant, 
from  1693  to  1708.  There  are  enti-ies  of  money  paid  for 
Mr.  Clark,  and  of  his  reixxyments  from  time  to  time. — A 
loose  memorandum  in  it  states,  '■  The  picture  and  coat 
'■  of  mail  of  0.  Cromwell  were  given  to  Mrs.  Pengelly 
'■  and  her  son  by  Richard  Cromwell,  son  of  Oliver,  who 
'•  boarded  with  her,  and  the  Clerk  of  Chief  Baron  Pen- 
"  gelly  hud  them  with  other  effects  of  C.  B.  Pengelly. 
"  and  his  clerk  left  them  t.i  his  niece,  the  present 
"  owner  of  them."  [This  clerk  was  Sergeant  Webb, 
ancestor  of  the  present  possessor  of  the  MSS.] 

Sergeant  Pengelly 's  papers. 

Professional  jjapers,  printed  oases,  tracts  (two  in  MS. 
are  on  the  Derwentwater  case). — Original  will  of  John 

4  S  2 


Rev. 
T.W.  Webb. 


002 


HISTOEICAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION  : 


RKv.  Fell.  Bishop  of  Oxford,  aated  20  April  li.58,  fl-ith  seal  of 
T.\\V\Vebb.  JJJ.JIJJ,  j£,>  a.visos  tii  Timothy  Hatton,  D.U  .  Provost  of 
Queens.  Sou.  Smith,  1>.1).".  Canon  of  Christchurch. 
Obailiah  Walker,  >r.A..  :Mastor  of  Tniversity  College, 
in  fee  simpU'  all  his  lands  in  Northmnre,  Stanlake 
Shott'ord,  and  olsi'whei'c  in  the  co.  of  Oxford,  to  be 
settled  liir  the  niaiutenanee  of  poor  canons  in  the  cathe- 
dral ehnreii  of  Christ  Cliurch.  Oxford,  of  the  i'ouudatiou 
of  Henry  Xlll.  He  give;:  to  the  chancellor,  master,  and 
schohus  of  the  University  cf  Oxford  all  his  punches, 
ni:'.trices,  nmulds.  letters,  and  printing  furniture,  to  be 
emiiloyed  in  printing.  He  directs  that  the  Patent  of 
Printing,  granted  by  Iving  Charles  II.  to  Sir  Leoline 
.leukins.  .Su'  .1.  Williamson,  and  liimself,  shall  be  made 
over  to  Dr.  T.  Halton,  TT.  Smith,  and  O.  Walker  to  cany 
on  the  allairs  of  p)inling.  He  gives  to  them  all  his 
stock  of  books  at  the  theatre  in  order  to  pay  his  debts, 
Ac.  He  gives  to  his  nephews,  Sam.  Benson,  Heni-y 
.loncs,  and  .Tohn  Benson,  his  stn<ly  of  liooks.  Gives  to 
his  brother.  Wm.  Fell,  his  sisters  Dorothy  Washburn 
and  Catherine  Benson,  his  housihold  goods,  &c.  To  his 
godson  Browne  Willis.  20/.  Other  legacies.  Appoints 
his  brother  Wm.  Fell  and  his  sisters  Dorothy  .and 
Catherine  to  be  executors. 

A  printed  sheet,  half  a  page,  Jan.  20,  1728-9.  Pro- 
posals by  Jacob  Tonson  foi-  compleating  the  subscription 
to  a  new  edition  of  Eymer"s  Foedera,  in  17  vols,  folio,  of 
which  15  are  already  printed,  and  the  remaining  two 
will  be  finished  before  the  25th  of  March  next.  He  says 
that  there  were  only  200  copies,  of  which  160  are  akeady 
subscribed,  and  the  price  of  each  set  of  the  other  50  was 
50  guineas. 

16GS.  I'rinted  forms  filled  up  of  assurances  of  ships, 
by  Thos.  Pengelly  \the  father),  underwritten  by  brokers. 
'7  pp.  folio.  The  travels  of  the  holy  patriarchs,  pro- 
phets, judges,  kings,  our  Saviour  Christ  and  his  Ajjos- 
tles,  as  they  were  related  in  the  Old  and  New  Testaments, 
ard  collected  out  of  the  works  of  Henry  Bunting  and 
done  into  English  by  B.B. 

A  large  page.  Calendar  of  the  names  and  charges  of 
the  prisoners  in  Dorchester  gaol ;  the  assizes,  12th 
March  1729. 

Printed  case  of  the  Duke  of  Marlborough  about  the 
building  of  Blenheim,  to  be  heard  in  H.  L..  5  May,  1721. 

Printed  case.  Duchess  of  Marlborough  v.  Wm.  Guidott, 
Esq.,  to  be  heard  5  March  1727. 

Peugelly  s  brief  and  other  papers  in  Archdeacon 
Bi-iddcak  V.  Bishop  of  Winchester,  for  a  mandamus  to 
tlie  bisho|)  to  restore  the  archdeacon  to  his  fellowship 
in  St.  .Marys  College,  Winton. 

pp.  163-25-1,  folio.  Pages  of  a  book  of  depositions 
before  a  justice  of  tlie  peace  in  or  near  London,  beginning 
of  last  century. 

1655.  Feb.  13.  Attested  copy  (on  parchment)  of  Oliver 
Cromwell's  warrant  to  Charles  Fleetwood,  Depaity  of 
Ireland,  requiring  him  to  depute  and  authorise  Major 
W.  Paker  to  put  in  execution  in  the  counties  of  Hert- 
ford and  Oxfiri'd,  and  Packer  and  Col.  Geo.  Fleetwood 
in  the  co.  of  Bucks,  during  Charles  Fleetwood's  absence 
from  those  places,  all  the  powers,  &c.,  granted  by  O. 
Cromwell's  commission,  dated  11  Oct.  last,  appointing 
him  (C.  Fleetwood)  to  be  Major-General  and  ( 'oni- 
mander-in-chief  of  the  militia,  &c. ,  in  the  counties  of 
Hertford,  Oxford,  and  Bucks,  and  also  Essex,  Norff)lk, 
Suffolk,  Cambridge,  and  the  Isle  of  Ely. 

Barbadoes. — Copy  of  a  will  in  Chancery.  In  Cane. 
Keceived  and  tiled  22  July  1710,  Tho.  Hide,  Dep.  Keg.— 
To  the  honourable  Geo.  Lillington,  Esq.,  President  of 
H.  M.  Council  and  Cummauder-in-chief  of  this  and  all 
fither  the  I  'aribbee  Islands  to  windward  to  Guadalouple, 
Chancellor  of  the  same. — Thomas  Edmunds,  of  the 
parish  of  St.  Michael  in  Barliadoes  v.  William  .Tohn- 
stoun  of  the  same  place.  The  suit  was  about  wages  to 
seamen  of  the  shii)  Frances  and  Elizabeth. 

1714.  lustructions  to  Robert  LowtlK^r,  Esq.,  Captain 
General  and  Governor  in  Cliief  of  Barbadoes,  St.  Lucia, 
Dominica,  ."^t.  Vincent,  and  the  rest  of  the  Carribbee 
Islands  lying  to  windward  of  Guadaloupe  in  America. 
at.  ■lame.s's  day  of  in  the.  Ist  year  of  our 

reign.         Approved  in  Council  23  Feb.   1714.      (20  pp. 
folio,  1 17  items.) 

The  King's  commission  to  Kobert  Lowther.  2b  Dec. 
1  Geo.  1.     ft',  brief  sheets.) 

1673,  Oct.  22.  Deed  between  William  Crabh  of  Bristol, 
]''sq..  Alderman,  liicliird  Crabb  of  Bristol,  Merchant, 
Kobert  Foorde  and  two  others,  surviving  feoffees  of  the 
lands,  fee.  of  the  Company  of  Weavers  of  Bristol,  and 
.lames  Shute  .'Oid  William  Dowliiige,  Masters  of  the  said 
Coin])any  of  the  one  part  anil  Kdward  Hitchins  and 
.Itrnm  Chirchey,  Masters  of  the  Company  of  Cloth- 
workera  of  Bristol,  and  the  clerk   and  certain  others, 


clothworkers,  feoffees  of  the  lands  of  the  said  cloth- 
workers  of  the  other  part  ;  whereby  it  was  agreed  that 
the  linen  cloth  packs  should  thereafter,  yearly,  as  long 
as  the  fair  at  St.  Paul's  tide  had  continuance  within 
the  parish  of  Temple,  be  sold  during  the  said  fair  in  the 
Clothworkers'  Hall,  and  in  the  precincts  thereof,  &c. 
Signatures  and  seals. 

Calendar  of  prisoners,  1728,  1729.  &c. 

Briefs  and  papers  in  the  case  of  the  Earl  of  Maccles- 
field. 

Several  MS.  and  printed  lists  of  the  royal  navy  in  the 
early  part  of  the  reign  of  Charles  II. 

1698,  Nov.  6.  At  a  parliament  of  the  Inner  Temi:)le 
Thomas  Pengelly  was  admitted  for  a  life  to  a  hamber 
one  pair  of  stairs  on  the  right  hand  in  the  first  taircase 
in  Fig  Tree  Court. 

(1726),  13  Geo.  1,  Oct.  20.  Patent  creating  Pengelly 
Chief  Baron  of  the  Exchecjuer. 

1719.  Jan.  20.  Draft  of  an  opinion  signed  T.  P[en- 
gelly]  and  J.  C, — They  have  read  the  patent  to  Sir 
Kichard  Steele,  his  executors,  administrators,  and 
assigns,  for  the  sole  management  of  the  theatre  for  his 
life,  and  for  three  year?  after,  and  also  the  agreement 
between  Sir  K.  Steele  and  Robert  Wilkes,  Colley  Gibber, 
and  Barton  Booth,  lor  admitting  them  to  the  manage- 
ment, and  for  the  subjecting  the  comedians  there  to  the 
rules  of  a  majority  of  four  persons,  and  a  license  from 
the  King,  countersigned  by  the  late  Duke  of  Shrews- 
bury, Lord  Chaml)erlain.  given  to  Steele.  Wilkes, 
Cibber,  and  Thomas  Doggett  ( before  the  granting  of 
the  said  Letters  Patent)  for  intrusting  them  with  the 
management  of  her  Majesty's  company  of  comedians 
under  the  direction  of  the  chamberlain  ;  and  being 
informed  of  misbehaviour  they  think  that  the  patents 
(with  the  extraordinary  powers  which  they  think  ai'e 
not  legal),  do  not  prevent  the  King  from  giving  license 
to  others  to  have  the  management  of  a  company  of 
comedians  for  his  Majesty's  service  under  the  controul 
of  the  Chamberlain,  and  they  advise  a  revocation  of 
the  license  to  Steele  and  the  others,  and  the  serving 
Wilkes,  Cibber,  and  Booth  with  a  copy  and  leaving 
another  coi:)y  for  Steele,  after  which  tue  Lord  Chamber- 
lain may  by  order  silence  the  several  jjersous,  and  bid 
them  forbear  acting  ;  and  then  his  Majesty  may  give  a 
new  license,  and  if  any  of  the  i^resent  managers  disobey 
the  Lord  Chamberlain  may  give  such  orders  as  he  shall 
think  tit. 

1710,  .Jan.  23  Draft  revocation  of  a  license  dated  the 
18  October  1714  to  Steele.  Wilkes,  Cibber,  Doggett  and 
Booth,  to  constitute  a  company  of  comedians,  with 
l)Ower  to  act  and  represent  comedies  and  tragedies, 
subject  to  rules  by  the  Lord  Chamberlain. 

1719,  Jan.  25.  (Draft.)  The  Lord  Chamberlain  dis- 
charges the  managers  and  comedians  from  further 
acting,  and  orders  them  to  forbear  acting  until  further 
license  and  order. 

12mo.  (58  pp.  and  table).  To  Sir  John  Scudamore, 
Kt.,  one  of  His  Majesty's  Deputy  Lieutenants  for  the 
shire  of  Hereford.  An  address  to  Sir  .John  Scudamore 
in  three  loaves,  and  14  kinds  of  prayers,  for  soldiers  in 
various  circumstances,     (Temp.  Car.  1.) 

Ten  books  of  disbursements  of  the  Scudamores'  at 
Holm  Lacy,  1635-1643. 

Large  book  of  accounts  of  the  same,  1667  and  1668. 

A  4to.  book  of  accounts  for  St.  Olave's  Free  Grammar 
School.  Jer.  Baines.  Warden.  The  first  entry  is  dated 
25  March  lfiG5.  Seven  leaves  are  occupied  by  receipts 
by  Baines  from  various  persons  for  their  salaries.  At 
the  otiier  end  are  Baines's  accounts  of  receipts  and 
payments  for  the  year. 

1677,  May  25,  Certificate  by  Michael  Tewley,  parish 
clerk  of  Shoreditch,  that  Thomas,  the  son  of  Thomas 
Pengelly  was  born  on  the  16th  day  of  May  1075  as  by 
the  ijarish  register  doth  apjjear. 

Copy  of  petition  of  Thomas  I'engelly  of  the  Inner 
Temple  to  Lord  Chancellor  Cowper  : — 

Thomas  Gibson  in  Med-Dcor  et  ah  Quer.  Ricum  Crom- 
well  arm,  et  al,  Def. — He  (Pengelly)  has  been  served  with 
a  copy  of  the  writ  of  execution  of  an  order  thereunto 
annexed  directed  to  the  petitioner  and  others  by  name, 
although  he  is  not  party  in  the  cause,  nor  acted' therein 
except  as  counsel  for  the  Defendant,  nor  is  anywhere 
mentioned  in  the  order  or  affidavits  on  which  the  same  is 
founded,  nor  does  anything  by  the  order  to  be  obeyed 
relate  to  the  petitioner.  Says  it  is  irregular  and  only 
to  give  countenance  to  many  untrue  reports  dispersed 
by  the  plaintiff's  agaiust  the  25etitioner.  by  making 
use  of  the  name  and  authority  of  the  Chancellor  in 
this  in.stance  ;  thinks  himself  obliged  to  vindicate  the 
character  ot  the  profession.  Prays  the  Chancellor  to 
give  such  directions  as  shall  be  just. 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


693 


1727,  March  16.  Copy  of  will  of  Sir  The.  Pengelly, 
Chief  Baron  of  the  Exchequer.  Legacies  to  his  kins- 
man Thomas  Akleway  and  hi.s  consm  Joseph  TrobriJi;e, 
of  Exeter,  Legacy  to  the  Duke  of  Somerset  oi  100 
I^ieces  of  broad  or  old  gold  of  the  value  of  2o.s.  each, 
to  buy  a  piece  of  plate  or  a  ring.  There  are  three 
codicils,  dated  respectivelv  the  7th  of  March  1728,  the 
30th  of  October  1729  and  the  17th  of  December  1729. 

Two  printed  invitations  to  accompany  the  corpse  of 
Pengelly  from  his  chamber  in  Serieants  Inn  to  the 
Temple'Church  on  the  29  of  April  17aO  at  8  p.m.  One 
is  to  Serjeant  Bayues  and  the  other  to  Serjeant  Chippie. 

I  beg  leave  to  express  my  thanks  to  Mr.  Webb  for  his 
very  kind  hospitalities  at  his  vicarage. 

ALPREn   J.    HOEWOOD. 


The  M.v.nuscuipt.s    op    the  Cocnti'  of  So.meuset, 
IS    TUB    Keeping    of    the    Lord  Lieutenant 

AND    CCSIDS    ROTULORUM    OF    THE    SrilRE. 

The  Somersetshire  Manuscripts  consist  of  two  separate 
collections  of  writings ;  the  one  of  which  is  preserved 
in  the  muniment  rooms  of  the  Shire  Hall  at  Taunton, 
whilst  the  other  is  kept  iu  a  muniment  room  attached 
to  the  offices,  at  Wells,  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Peace  for 
the  County.  The  Taunton  collection  is  by  far  the 
larger.  It  is  also  liy  far  the  richer  iu  old  documents. 
But  the  collection  at  Wells  is  from  one  i)oint  of  view 
the  more  valuable  and  important,  as  it  comprises  the 
long  series  of  awards,  made  in  pursuance  of  Acts  of 
Parliament  for  Enclosures-aud  works  of  Drainage,  which 
afford  the  original  titles  of  so  large  a  proportion  of  the 
real  estate  of  the  county  of  Somerset. 

The  general  characteristics  and  principal  diflference 
of  the  two  collections  may  be  indicated  by  remarking 
that,  whilst  most  of  the  documents  which  no  one  is 
likely  to  require  for  the  execution  of  any  matter  of 
oriUiiary  business  have  been  stowed  away  in  the  wire 
cages  of  the  Taunton  muniment  rooms,  the  Clerk  of 
the  Peace  has  been  instructed  to  keep  near  to  his  hand 
at  AV'ells  all  such  records,  as  he  may  at  any  moment  be 
called  lapon  to  examine  for  the  furtherance  of  public 
justice  or  the  legal  rights  of  private  persons. 

The  general  condition  of  l:)oth  collections  is  satis- 
factory. At  Wells  the  documents  are  without  exception 
free  from  defacement :  and  though  some  of  the  writings 
at  Taunton  have  suffered  in  past  time  from  rough 
handling  and  damp,  they  are  secure  from  further  harm 
in  their  present  quarters,  which  are  effectively  contrived 
for  the  preservatioia  of  literary  material. 

The  number  of  the  Taunton  writings  may  be  rudely 
computed  at  200,000  or  300,000,  and  the  difficulty  of 
getting  a  general  view  of  the  body  and  pi'incipal  ingre- 
dients of  so  large  a  quantity  of  manuscripts  was  not 
lessened  by  the  presence  of  an  index,  or  by  any  adequate 
attempts  to  classify  the  multifarious  records  and  ar- 
range them  in  chronological  order.  To  ascertain  the 
extent  of  the  period  covered  by  the  Sessions  Bolls,  I 
was  compelled  to  examine  cursorily  each  parcel  of 
writings :  and  to  make  a  sufficiently  comprehensive 
and  exact  catalogue  of  the  various  kinds  of  documents, 
which  had  accumulated  slowly  in  the  course  of  cen- 
turies, it  was  necessary  to  open  packets  and  examine 
files  of  papers  that  were  covered  with  the  dust  of  years, 
and  were  found  to  be  absolutely  worthless  for  historical 
pirrposes.  This  mass  of  literary  material  and  literary 
refuse  may,  however,  be  divided  into  "  Eecords  and 
Documents,"  and  "Plans.  Drawings,  and  Reference 
Books  relating  to  public  works,"  and  the  following 
catalogues  may  be  relied  upon  as  an  adequate  exhibition 
of  the  MSS.  pertaining  to  each  division. 

I.  Manuscripts  preserved  in  the    muniment  rooms  of 
the  Shire  Hall,  Taunton,  co.  Somerset. 

(a,  I  Reiords  and  Do  uments. 

Files  of  Alehouse  Returns. 

Book  of  Amerciaments  at  Taunton  and  Ivelchester 
Sessions  for  the  years  1745  to  1749. 

FUos  of  Ba<lard)i  Returns, 

Rolls  of  the  Enrolments  at  Sessions  of  the  estates  of 
Roman  ( 'atholic^,  in  pursuance  of  the  statute  of  George 
the  First. 

Papers  relating  to  proceedings  touching  the  distemper 
in  Horned  I'altle,  for  the  years  1748  to  1757. 

Files  of  Oemsuif  Returns, 

Three  Letter  Books  of  the  Cleric  of  the  Peare  of  co. 
Somerset,  for  the  years  1810,  1812,  1819. 

One  hundred  and  one  Commissions  of  the  Peace  for 
the   county  of  Somerset: — viz.,    nineteen  commissions 


that  passed  the  great  seal  of  James  the  First  in  one  or  County  op 
another  of  the  following  years  of  his  reign,  9,  10.  11,  'Somerset. 
12,  l:i,  14,  15,  16.  17,  19, '20'.  21,  22;  thirty-live  commis- 
sions that  passed  the  great  seal  of  Charles  the  First  in 
one  or  another  of  the  following  years  of  his  reign,  1, 
2.  3,  -J-,  5,  li,  7.  8,  9.  10,  11,  I'j,  13.' 14,  15,  19;  five  com- 
missions  that  passed  the  great  seal  during  the  common- 
wealth in  the  years  of  our  Lord  1654,  1655,  16.56,  1657. 
1659  ;  twenty-eight  commissions  that  passed  the  great 
seal  of  Charles  the  Second  in  one  or  another  of  the 
following  years  of  his  reiffu,  13,  14,  15,  16,  23,  24,  25, 
26,  27,  28,  31,  32,  33,  di,  35,  36:  two  commissions 
issued  in  the  1st  and  3rd  years  of  James  the  Second; 
five  commissions  th.it  passed  the  great  seal  of  William 
and  Mary  in  the  1st,  2nd,  or  3rd  year  of  their  reign  ; 
and  seven  commissions  issued  in  one  or  another  of  the 
years  of  our  Lord  1814,  1821,  1824,  1828,  1830,  1837, 

Files  of  Counsel's  Opi}i ions  on  matters  touching  the 
CO.  of  Somerset. 

Resolutions  passed  at  a  County  Meeting  with  respect 
to  the  state  of  the  country  in  the  year  1793. 

Rolls  of  Qualifications  of  Tleptity-Lieutenants  and 
Officers  (commissioned)  of  the  militia. 

Copies  of  the  Registers  of  the  Electors  of  the  Eastern 
Division  of  co.  Somerset  from  1846  to  1855  inclusive ; 
in  eighteen  folio  volumes. — Also  twenty-eight  packages 
of  List  of  Voters  for  the  same  division,  from  1850  to 
1864  inclusive. 

Estreat  Rolls. 

Or<lers  of  .Justices  of  the  Peace  respecting  gaoler's  Pees. 

Lists  and  Tables  of  the  Fee^  of  .Justices'  clerks. 

Papers  (for  the  years  1787  to  1794)  relating  to  Hemp 
and  /■'?»,'■  Bounties  for  the  encouragement  of  the  growth 
of  Hemp  and  Flax  iu  I'.nghmd,  "  in  pursuance  of  the 
'•  Act  of  Parliament  passed  in  the  26th  year  of  His 
"  present  Majesty's  reign."  Consisting  chiefly  of 
growers'  claims  and  receipts  for  bounty  money,  these 
papers  are  very  numerous. 

Papers  relating  to  Friendhj  Societies. 

List  of  Gamo  Certificates. 

Packages  of  Rules  and  Regulations  i printed)  for  the 
instruction  of  Gmlers  and  others  of  the  county  of 
Somerset ;  ordered  to  be  printed  by  the  Justices  of  the 
Peace  of  the  said  shire,  assembled  in  General  Sessions, 

Collections  of  letters  and  other  correspondence  be- 
tween .Justices  of  the  Peace  and  Gaolers  of  Somerset. 

The  Ilchester  Gaul  Diary  :  A  record  of  daily  occur- 
rences in  the  said  gaol  for  the  years  1816  to  1821.  Kept 
liy  the  gaoler. 

Gaol  Hospital  Ledger :  The  surgeon's  Register  of 
prisoners  suffering  from  sickness  in  one  of  the  county 
prisons.  Covering  the  term  from  5  July  to  11  October 
1821  ;  and  signed  on  the  last  sheet  by  the  medical  officer, 
.James  Bryan. 

I'ile  of  convictions  under  the  Hawhers  and  Pedlars' 
Act. 

Hiriliivay  Books  for  the  year  1777. 

Account  Book  of  successive  treasirrers  of  the  Hospitals 
of  the  Western  Division  of  co.  Somerset. 

Files  of  accounts,  orders,  and  correspondence  of  and 
about  Insolvent  Debtors. 

Three  'Insolvent  Debtors'  Minute  Books ' ;  for  the  years 
1817,  1818,  1819.  1822, 

.fury  Lists  for  the  years  1858,  1859,  1864. 

Roll  of  Qualifications  of  .Justles  of  the  Peace  for  the 
year  1756. 

Eight  Minute  Books  of  the  proceedings  of  -Justices 
if  the  Peace  at  General  Sessions  ;  for  the  years  1810, 
1811,  1815-1817. 1818-1823,1820-1821,  1821-1826,  1822, 
1826-1829. 

Four  process  books  for  the  years  1733,  1766,  1812- 
1819,  1832-1840, 

Judgement  Book  of  .Tustices  of  the  Peace  at  General 
Quarter  Sessions,  for  the  years  1832  to  1837. 

Lanil  Tax  Assessments  for  parishes  of  Somersetshire, 
covering  a  jDeriod  of  more  than  one  hundred  years. 

Papei'S  and  Correspondence  relating  to  Lunatic 
Asylums. 

Papers  relating  to  the  Constabulary  of  Somerset  ; 
with  Polie  Retiu-ns  for  the  years  1863  to  1865. 

Files  of  contracts  foi-  the  maintenance  of  Prisoners. 

Papers  relating  to  County  Bates. 

Poors'  Bate  Returns,  from  Easter  1800  to  Easter 
1817,  by  Walcot  parish,  Bath,  and  county  of  Somerset. 

Fourteen  Bero'/nizance  Books  ;  for  the  years  1720, 
1753-17H2,  1810-1816,  1817-1818,  1818-1821,  1821-1825, 
1825-1828,  1828-1830,  1832-1835,  1835-1836,  1836-1838, 
1838-1840,  1840-1842,  1842-1845,  Also  a  Register  of 
Recognizances  entered  into  by  persons  to  whom  licenses 
have  been  granted  to  keep  ale-houses  for  the  year  1832. 

rUes  of  parochial  returns  touching  Roods. 

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mSTOIUCAL   MANUSCRIPTS   COMMISSION 


Corvtv  OP        TliirtT  liolU  of   K.n-oUed  Beeih,  mimberecl  from  L*o 
SoMEKSEi.    30  .  the  first  roll  bepriuninp  ^i*li  deccls  of  28  Henry  Till. 

ami  roll  Xo.  :iO.  closinij  with  ileeds  execnted  in  the  year 

1731.     The  seiies  is  conipleto  ;  ami  all  the  thirty  rolls 
are  iu  perfect  preservation. 

Files  of  certitioaten  of  taking  the  savrament,  made  in 
the  vears  1673  to  17^1  inelusive. 

S'essio,<s  KoUs  and  Files  of  original  documents  (in- 
cluiling  presentments,  indictments,  convictions,  lists  of 
prisoners,  jurv-lists.  >'i-c..  i-c.^  of  proceedings  at  General 
Sessions,  held  at  Hatli,  Bruton,  Ivelchester,  Taunton  or 
AVells.  from  the  hist  year  of  Queen  Elizabetli  to  the  year 
1854.  'Beginning  in  the  year  1002,  this  series  of  ^^Titings 
is  by  far  the  most  numerous  and  bulky  division  of  the 
records.  The  earlier  files— /.e.  those  of  the  seventeenth 
century  and  the  greater  part  of  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tiirv— have  been  rolled  up  and  tied  with  string,  each 
roll"  being  docketed  ;  but  the  later  files  arc  packed  flat. 
A  few  injured  and  fragmentary  rolls  excepted,  these 
writings  are  in  a  good  state  of  preservation.  There  are 
also  some  bundles  and  imperfect  rolls  of  documents  re- 
lating to  proceedings  at  Sessions  in  the  concluding 
years  of  the  Idth  centuiy.  The  number  of  documents 
in  these  files  may  be  roughly  computed  at  a  hundi-ed 
thousand. 

Accumulations  of  Kepoi-ts  by  and  Correspondence 
with  the  County  Siirv-  i/or. 

Piiver  Tone  Accoimts.  Numerous,  and  covering  a 
long  period  of  time. 

Files  of  Traiisjiortatioii  Contracts. 
Five  Traverse 'Books;  for  the  years  1695-1709.  1786- 
1789,  1791-1795,  1800-lf<09,  1817. 

'J'reasweri'  Accounts  of  receipts  and  disbursements. 
Large  accumulations  of  Treasurers'  Vouchers. 
Papers  relating  to  Va'cinntioii. 
Lists  of  Voters  for  the  years  1846-50. 
Files  of  Magistrates'  Wine-Aiiownts. 
A  large  mass  of  miscellaneous  ilSS.  comprising  old 
account-books,    diaries,   unimportant   memoranda,    and 
uninstructive    letters,    which  it  would  be  difficult  and 
useless,  if  not  impossible,  to  classify. 

Special  mention  should  also  be  made  of  two  patents 
of  grants  by  James  the  Fii'st  (put  away  in  the  larger 
muniment-room  with  the  Commissions  of  Peace),  and  a 
bundle  of  Petitions  and  Certificates,  that  afford  the 
following  matters : — 

(1.)  27  October,  17  James  L  In  consideration  of  an 
immediate  payment  of  five  jioirnds  and  a  yearly  rent  of 
ten  shillings  ;  Licence  in  survivorship  to  Henry  Shep- 
pard,  of  liunyatt,  co.  Somerset,  innkeeper,  his  wife 
Katherine  Sheppard,  and  his  son  Thomas  Sheppard, 
"  to  keepe  an  inne  or  com  on  hostelry  iu  the  house  of 
'"  the  said  Henry  Shejjpard  in  Dunuiett  aforesaid, 
'•  wherein  he  nowe  dwelleth,  and  to  contyuue  for  his 
"  signe  there  the  signe  of  the  Lion  :  "  the  grantee 
being  bound  "  to  keepe  the  assizes  of  bread,  beare,  ale, 
and  measures,"  and  to  "  observe  and  keepe  the  prices 
"  of  horsmeate  by  our  justices  of  assize  set  downe. " 
Pi>rtions  of  the  great  seal  still  adhere  to  this  worn  and 
much  defaced  patent. 

(2.1  31  May,  18  James  I. — Similar  patent  under  the 
great  seal  of  licence  in  survivorship  to  \\'illiam 
Bpunett.  of  AVivelisconibe,  co.  Somerset,  cloathier, 
lioliert  Ijcnnett,  his  .sou,  and  Marie  Bennett  and  Joano 
Heiinett,  his  daughtin's,  to  kecj)  an  inne  at  the  house  of 
the  siud  "William  Bennett,  in  Wivelscombe,  having 
'■  the  king's  armes  "  tor  their  signe  there. 

(3.)  A.D.  1638.  The  Petition  and  Certificate  of 
twenty-four  inhabitants  of  Glastonbury  to  tlie  Ju.itices 
of  Peace  of  co.  Somerset,  assembled  in  Sessions  at 
Ivelchcster.  Setting  forth  that  "  the  said  Christofer 
"  Cockcrell  (borne  at  Elham.  in  Kent)  for  the  skill  hee 
"  had  attayned  in  sowinge,  dressinge,  and  orderinge  of 
'■  (lax  and  flax-seed  was  sent  for  by  divers  gentlemen 
"  into  th(  is  westerne  parts,  and  there  hath  continewcd 
■'  about  Xintoen  yeare.s,  making  his  skille  kuowne  in 
"  inaiiie  i)laces  to  the  great  Inmilitt  ,ind  rclicfe  oC  the 
"  |)oorcr  sort  of  peopk'  of  all  degrees  by  settinge  them 
'■  on  worke.  That  liee  hath  had  too  lamentable  losses 
"  since  his  cominge  into  thcis  jjartes,  thon<!  by  fler, 
'■  thothor  by  water.  Thatbyficrat  -  ,  in  the  countie 
"  of  Dorset,  happening  on  tlie  Xlllth  day  of  TJecember 
"  1()30,  before  daic  suddenly,  Ijy  which  lice  lost  his 
"  dwellinge  how.se,  a  great  stocke  oC  flax  and  flax 
"  seed,  hemp  and  lyneu  yarne,  and  ail  liis  goodes 
"  and  howsehold  stnll'  whatsoever  to  the  valew  of 
'■  200  li.  at  the  least.  After  which  great  losso  the 
'■  said  Christofer  Cockerell,  Iieing  sent  for  neare  to 
"  Glastou' by  Mi-.AVilli;,inFreakc(brot]ier  of  .-^ir  Thomas 
"  I'reakei,  which  "Sir.  Freake  had  di'ayned  manie  hun- 
dred acres  of  <^nmiid  there,   to  .make  proofe  of  Lis 


"  skille  in  that  place.     And  therebie  incouradged  in  the    Countv  oi 

"  yeare  1632,  havinge  bestowed  neer  xl  li.  in  rentiuga     ijuMj^sEi 

"  of  grounile.  and  divers  other  charges  therto  incidKut, 

"  besides   x  li,  trulie  laid  out  and  paid  to   people  iu 

■'  Glaston'  for  weeiling  and  due  ordti-inge  thereof,  by 

"  meanes  of  a  fierce  and  louge  raine,  that  happened   on 

"  the  XVIIth  of  August  last,  the  floudes  so  increased, 

"  that  the  flax  and   seed  were  soe  spoiled  and  carried 

"  away,  that  very  little  was  saved,  and  that  little  nothing 

"  worthe.     Soe   this  last  losse  by  water  (though  not  of 

"  so  much  valow  as  that  by  fieri,  is  nevertheless  very 

"  heavie   and   grievous  vnto  him  and  his.   hee  "beiuge 

■'  now    well   stricken   in   yeares  and   vndone,    havinge 

"  notliinge    lette,  —  His   request   unto   your    Worship 

"  and  ours  with  and  for  him  (in  regard  hee  intendeth 

"  to  prosecute  his  former  course  of  trade)  is  that  you 

"  wilbe  lileased  to  graunt  his  letters  patent  to  collect 

"  and  nceive  the  charitable  devotion  of  all  well-disijosed 

"  people  in  some  partes  of  this  kingdome  towards  his 

"  reliefe." — At   the   foot   of   this   pietition    appe.ns  an 

order  for  the  Treasurer  of  the  Hospitals  of  the  Eastern 

Division    of    co.   Somerset  to   give   the   sum   of  three 

pounds  to  the  petitioner  ;  the  said  order  being  signed 

by  W.  Portman,  Ralph  Hojiton,  Tho.  Windham,  Bioli. 

Cole,  B.  Symes,  and  John  Harington. 

(4.)  10  January  1649.  The  Petition  of  Thomas 
Wylkes,  of  Bedmiuster,  co.  Somerset,  to  the  Justices  of 
Peace  assembled  in  Gmeral  Sessions  at  Wells.  Repre- 
senting that  the  petitioner  "hath  faithfully  to  the 
■ '  hazard  of  his  life  and  fortunes  served  the  Parliament 
"  vnder  several  commauudes,  and  by  some  incendiaries 
••  Prince  Kui^ert  ymploy'd,  had    a  considerable  estate 

"  burnt  downe  at  Baddminster  aforesayd 

"  Whereby  for  himselfe,  wife,  and  families  better  sub- 
"  sistence,  he  was  inforct  to  make  one  howse  of  his  an 
"  howse  for  entertainment  of  travellers  ;"  and  praying 
that  his  license  so  to  employ  his  house  may  be  confu-med 
rmto  him, 

(5,)  April  1649,  The  Petition  of  Thomas  Brooke, 
John  Pawly,  Giles  Fay,  and  Steven  King  to  the  Justices 
of  Peace  assembled  at  Ivelchester  Sessions,  "  Showing 
"  that  in  the  tyme  of  the  late  greate  contagion  in 
"  Yevell,  wherein  manie  hundred  soules  ilied,  and  the 
'■  sicknes  growing  so  daungerous  that  noe  living  would 
"  vndertake  to  bury  the  dead  infected  bodies;  and 
"  therevpon  Gregory  Reinoldes,  being  then  constable 
"  of  the  hundred,  and  Ambrose  Seward,  constable  of 
' '  the  borough  of  Yevell,  perswaded  your  petitioners  to 
"  \'ndei-take  the  carrying  and  burying  of  the  deade 
"  bodies,  and  promised  to  paie  to  eache  of  your  peti- 
"  tioners  xiiii(?,  for  euerie  dale  so  longe  as  they  would 
• '  vndertake  that  daungerous  service,  which  your  peti- 
"  doners  did  truly  and  dilligently  performe  by  the  space 
"  of  ele  iven  weekes  to  tht;  greate  hazard  of  theire 
"  lives  and  of  losse  of  eming  other  better  daily  wages 
'•  abroade,  which  they  were  abridged  of  a  long  tyme 
' '  together."  The  said  Gregory  Keiuoldes  having  died 
without  i^aying  the  wages  due  from  him  to  them  in 
respect  of  their  said  service,  the  petitioners  beg  for 
relief  and  comi^ensation, 

(6.1  24  December  1649.  Certificate  and  Passport  for 
thirty  days,  signed  by  Thomas  Johnson,  bailili'of  (Ireat 
Yearniouth,  co.  Norfolk,  for  two  mariners,  Itichard 
Tawsen  and  Hugh  Standlie,  natives  of  Chidlic,  co. 
Devon,  who  were  on  their  \\ay  out  of  Holland,  when 
they  were  seized  by  a  man  of  war  and  stript  of  all  their 
possessions,  and  are  now  begging  their  way  Ijack  to 
Devonshire. 

(7.)  19  October  1650.  Certificate  addressed  to  Jus- 
tices of  Peace  of  co.  Somerset,  assembled  iu  General 
Sessions  :  —  That  Anne  Martyn,  of  Wellington,  co. 
Somersett.  widdov.e,  being  in  the  howse  of  the  Honor- 
able .Alexander  Po])liam  with  her  family,  att  the  siego 
thereof  by  the  late  Kinges  forces,  susteyned  greate 
lo.sses  of  goodes  and  cattle,  viz.,  seavon  kiuc,  one  heifer, 
tenne  young  cattle,  three  calves,  five  colts,  a  mare  and 
a  horse,  forty  sheepe,  five  Ijedds  witli  their  furniture, 
bac(jn,  butter,  anil  cheese,  wool,  lynueii,  come  of  all 
sorts,  pewter,  brasse,  and  other  moveable  goodes  valewed 
in  all  att  the  summe  of  *  *  *  hundred  and  threescore  and 
fiftene  pouudes,  besides  the  summe  of  tweuty-and-two 
poundes  iu  ready  money ;  and  that  her  eldest  Sonne 
was  killed  in  the  said  howse  by  the  said  late  kynges 
forces.  Signed, — Rich,  Bouell,  Alexander  Popham, 
Edw.  Popliaiu,  John  Pyne. 

(8.)  18  July  1652,  The  Petition  of  the  Grand  Jury  at 
Taunton  Sessions  to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace, — Wee  the 
Grand  Jury  sworne  for  the  seruice  of  the  comnum 
wealth  for  the  county  of  Somersett  att  Taunton  Sessions, 
this  XIII"'  day  of  July  in  the  yeare  of  oure  Lord  1652, 
Doe  Inindilio  couceave  the  Castle  hall  near  Taunton  to 


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bee  the  fittest  place  time  out  of  mind  made  use  of  for 
that  service  : — Doe  therfore  hnmblie  desii'e  the  Honour- 
able Justices  of  the  Bench  that  they  would  bee  pleased 
to  moue  the  supreme  power  of  this  common  wealth,  to 
witt  the  parliament  and  judges  of  assizes  and  others, 
that  tiie  assizes  and  sessions  holden  for  the  future  may 
bee  continued  at  the  place  aforesaid  ;  the  phxce  and 
towue  of  Taunton  adiaceut  being  more  fitt  ( for  enter- 
tavnemeut  of  all  suche  as  shall  then  attend  the  service 
for  the  commonwealth),  then  anie  place  within  the 
county  : — and  we  shall  pray  for  your  Wcrshiiipes  pros- 
perity. Signed, — Sam.  Whetcombe,  Wilham  Hodges, 
William  Capper.  Tho.  Ledgingham,  Roger  Howe,  Xphor 
Hurly,  Ames  Bickuell,  Ambross  Moore,  Jno.  Crabb, 
John  Varley,  John  Bridge,  James  Whetham,  Marc 
Edwards,  Josh.  Chaple.  John  Lewes,  Richard  Chaplin, 
Jno.  Cooper,  Roger  Gale. 

(9.)  6  October  16.52.  Taunton  Burrow.  These  are 
to  certify  all  whom  it  may  conceme  that  Richard  Hil- 
lard  of  Taunton,  a  forest  cordwayn,  during  the  seuerall 
sieges  thereof  was  a  faitbfuU  soldier  vnder  the  com- 
mand of  Captain  Thomas  Trowbridge,  in  the  regiment 
of  Colonell  Robert  Blake ;  and  that  by  his  constant 
lyeing  on  the  lynes  thereof  day  and  night  through  wett 
and  cold  he  got  such  a  swelling  in  his  leggs,  which  has 
sithence  broken  iovth  into  divers  woundes  includable,  as 
that  thereby  he  is  fallen  into  a  very  sad  couelition  and 
disabled  thereby  to  gett  maintenance  for  himseKe,  his 
wife,  and  three  small  chikb'en.  In  testimony  whereof 
wee  haue  heervnto  sett  oure  hands  tliis  sixth  daye  of 
October  1652.  Signed, — Thorns  Trowbridge,  Capt., 
Phillip  Lissant,  George  Lissant,  William  Gill. 

(10.)  1652.  Petition  and  certificate  of  Henry  Fowler, 
of  the  parish  of  Chard,  co.  Somerset,  seargeweaver, 
to  the  Custos  Rotulorum  and  Justices  of  the  Peace 
assembled  at  Taunton: — Certifying  that  the  petitioner 
has  served  the  Parliament  for  the  ten  years  last  past 
(sis  of  the  said  years  being  spent  by  him  in  military 
service  in  Colonel  Sir  Hardress  Wallers  regiment),  and 
that  he  was  dangerously  wounded  in  the  thigh  "  at  the 
"  reducing  of  the  He  of  Jersey,''  which  injury  causes 
him  still  to  be  unable  to  maintain  himself  ;  and  praying 
for  an  order  for  the  petitioner's  maintenance  out  of  the 
Treasuiy. 

(11.)  1653.  To  the  right  Worshipfiill  the  Knights 
Justices  of  the  Peace  assembled  at  Tauntrm,  the  peti- 
tion of  John  Tucker,  minister  of  Chedil  borough,  humbly 
sheweth, 

Whereas  there  is  an  Acte  made  by  this  present  Parlia- 
ment, for  the  better  keeping  and  observing  the  Lord's 
day.  and  whereas  the  Lord's  day  is  greatly  prophaned 
at  Westchinocke.  within  the  pan-ish  aforesaide,  vsually 
euery  Lord's  day,  by  sjDorts  and  p.istimes  prohibited, 
in  regard  that  the  officers  of  that  jjlace,  who  are  con- 
cerned in  the  .said  acte.  do  not  only  ne.glect,  but  alto- 
gether refuse  to  do  their  duty  in  that  behaU'e,  whereby 
God  is  highly  dishonoured,  and  the  young  jjeople  in 
licentiousness  encouraged. 

The  premises  considered,  your  peticioner  doth  humbly 
desier  that  your  cotirse  may  be  taken  with  the  officers 
abouesaid,  according  to  the  said  Acte,  or  to  referr  the 
examining  the  premisses  to  ColloneU  Pyne  and  Maior 
Bonner,  esquii-e,  or  to  deule  any  other  way  writh  them  as 
to  your  wisdoms  shall  thinke  meet,  that  God  may  no 
longer  be  dishonoured  in  that  kind,  nor  youth  in 
proi3hanenes  encouraged, so  your  jietitioner  shalbe  bound 
to  pray. 

Those  that  neglected  their  duties  last  year.  1652, 
were^ — 

Robert  Patten,  Churchwarden, 
Thomas  Patten,  Tythingman. 
Those  that  neglect  now — 

Thomas  Patten,  Churchwarden, 
John  Mudford,  Overseer. 

(12.)  29  Jirly  IGrA.  An  adth-ess,  signed  by  fifty-sis 
inhabitants  of  Taunton,  to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of 
CO.  Somerset,  assembled  at  the  said  town  in  General 
Sessions,  representing  that  assizes  and  sessions  have 
been  held  in  the  castle  of  Taunton  time  out  of  mind, 
and  that  the  inhabitants  of  Taunton  "have  byn  at  a 
' '  great  chai-ge  for  the  repayreinge  of  the  (.'astle  Hall 
"  for  the  purposes  aforesaid,  beinge  a  thinge  well  known 
"  to  all  the  country,  haveing  had  first  lawe  and  liberty 
"  to  doe  it,  being  cure  owne  (as  wee  conceive)  upon 
"  such  an  account." 

( 13.)  26  September  1657.  Magistrate's  certificate  of 
the  civil  marriage  of  James  Moms,  of  Camerton,  co. 
Somerset,  husbandman,  and  Mary  Broderibe,  of  the 
same  parish,  widow,  in  accordance  with  the  recent  Act 
of  Parliament  for  the  performance  of  marriage. 


(li.)  29  September  16.54.— The  certificate  of  Bartho- 
lomew Satford.  minister  of  Bicknoller.  co.  .Somerset 
(addressed  to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  assembled  in 
general  sessions  at  Bridgewater),  wdth  respect  to  the 
repentance,  submission,  and  conformity  of  John  Pijjpon, 
late  of  BicknoUei-,  aforsaid,  who  is  profoundly  penitent 
for  his  "  misdemeanours  touching  the  sacrament  of  the 
"  Lord's  Supper,"  and  is  ready '■  to  confesse  his  fault 
"  before  the  publike  cougi'egatiou  in  the  chtu-ch  of 
"  Bricknoller,  if  he  may  be  admitted  therevnto." 

(15.)  1654.  The  petition  of  certain  inhabitants  of 
"  Taunton  James,"  CO.  Somerset,  to  the  Justices  of  the 
Peace  for  the  said  co.,  assembled  at  Bridgewater. 

Sheweth. — That  yoiu-  petitioners  had  adventured 
theire  lives  and  estates  in  the  late  warres  in  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Parliament,  and  for  the  reformacion  of  those 
many  abuses  which  reigned  in  this  nacioun.  and  Ity  the 
blessing  of  God  have  seen  some  frautes  of  theire  paines 
and  expenses,  to  the  joy  of  theire  spmitts,  that  honest 
and  faithfull  men  have  beene  put  into  office,  and  that 
offenders  are  something  afraid  to  comitt  sinne  with 
that  boldnesse  as  formerly.  Notwithstanding  which 
your  peticioners,  fearing  a  reincrease  of  vices  within 
the  said  parishe,  by  the  remissness  or  vnfltnesse  of 
some  officers  now  chosen  amongst  vs,  to  witt.  George 
Palmer,  who  is  now  chosen  constable,  lieing  by  profes- 
sion a  baker,  and  hath  alsoe  an  inne  in  oure  said  parishe, 
both  which,  as  we  humbly  conceive,  are  professions 
very  subject  to  abuses,  and  therefore  the  professions 
not  soe  fitt  an  instrument  for  punishing  others  who  in 
all  probability  wilbe  guiltly  himself e. 

Soe  therefore  most  hximbly  desire  this  honourable 
coiu-t  to  take  the  premisses  into  consideration,  as  to 
referre  the  ch  using  of  a  fitt  and  able  man  to  bee  con- 
stable for  this  yeare  in  the  saide  parishe  of  Taunton 
James  to  the  two  nest  justices  of  the  peace,  that  soe  we 
may  haue  the  comfort  of  our  peace  by  seeing  evill  doers 
punished. — Signed  by,  John  Glanvill,  minister  of 
Taunton,  James  Francis  Lovell,  and  Thomas  Gardner, 
churchwardens,  and  eighteen  other  inhabitants  of  the 
parish. 

;16.)  1  February  1660.  The  petition  of  George  Bur- 
rowes  to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  co.  .Somerset, 
assembled  in  general  sessions.  Certifying  that  the  peti- 
tioner is  unable  to  maintain  himself  and  his  five  small 
children,  in  consequences  of  injuries  done  him  by  a 
cannon  bullet,  which  took  away  his  right  hand  in  the 
year  1644,  when,  being  an  apprentice  in  Taunton,  he 
' '  was  enforced  by  his  master  to  goe  out  vpou  the  lyne, 
"  where  he  received  the  sliott ;  and  praying  for  relief." 
Endorsed  with  an  order  that  the  petitioner  be  allowed 
three  pounds  a-year  out  of  the  treasury  of  maimed 
soldiers  ;  the  order  bein.g  signed  liy  John  Hippisley, 
John  Warre,  Benjamin  Mason,  Jo.  Tynte,  Jo.  Buckland, 
Robt.  Hunt. 

(17.)  7  March  1660.  Certificate  (addressed  to  the 
Justices  of  the  Peace  assembled  in  general  sessions  at 
Ivelchester)  that  George  "Knight,  of  Taunton,  co.  Somer- 
set, eaipenter,  was  for  eighteen  months  an  ensign  m 
Captain  Henry  Winter's  foot-comijany,  in  the  regiment 
of  Sir  John  Stawell.  knt.  ;  and  that  ""  att  the  storminge 
■•  and  takinge  the  Wyndmill  Fort,  of  Bristoll,  scythence 
"  called  the  Royal  Fort  (for  the  late  Kinge  Charles 
"  deceased,  of  ever  famous  memory)  the  said  George, 
' '  Knight  was  very  much  wounded  ;"  with  a  recommen- 
dation that  he  should  be  allowed  his  former  pension. 
Signed,— Will.  Baseett,  Will.  Wyudham,  Hugh  Wynd- 
ham.  Fran.  Luttrel,  John  \\  arre,  Jo.  Tynte,  John  Cose, 
and  John  Wdles. — Also,  the  said  George  Knight's 
l^etition  for  the  renewal  of  his  pension  ;  with  an  order 
(in  consideration  of  the  petitioner's  loyalty  to  the  late 
King  Charles)  at  the  foot  of  the  prayer  for  payment  of 
the  allowance  ;  the  order  being  signed  by  John  Tur- 
l)ervil[e,  Robert  Hunt,  William  Bull,  George  Horner, 
Jo.  Hippisley,  Edw.  Courte. 

(18.)  13  October  1727.  Petition  (with  the  common 
seal  of  the  Portreeve  and  Biu'gesses  of  the  borough  of 
Chard,  CO.  Somerset,  attached  thereto)  of  certain  poor 
suflerers  from  a  great  fire  in  the  said  boi-ough  to  the 
Justices  of  the  Peace  of  the  said  county,  assembled  at 
General  Quarter  Sessions  held  at  Taiuiton,  3  October 
1727. — Humbly  sheweth  that  on  Fryday  the  Twenty- 
fifth  day  of  August  last  past  about  eleven  of  the  clock 
m  the  forenoon  there  hapiieued  a  great  and  terrable  tire 
which  broke  out  in  the  dwelling-house  of  your  peti- 
cioner, Francis  Colman,  within  the  said  borough  or 
Chard,  which  by  reason  of  the  tlryness  of  the  season 
(there  haveiug  been  no  raine  for  some  moneths  before) 
did  in  the  space  of  foure  houres  bum  down,  consume, 
and  utterly  destroy  the  Grammar  School,  being  a  large 
pile  of  building  belonging  to  the  said  borough,  and  also 

4  S  4 


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SUMIBSET. 


the  dwelling  houses  of  your  jietieioners  ....  thciv 
housphold  <;oodp  and  furuitnre.  The  petitioners  reprc- 
.scut  that  their  losse.s  amount  lo  some  fourteen  huudred 
pounds,  and  pray  that  the  justices  will  appoint  some 
person  or  persons  to  colleet  money  for  their  relief  from 
benevolent  pei'sons. 


(b.)  Plans,  Draw 
September  17:4. 

Septeml)er  1794. 

September  1705. 


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January     1796. 

September  1797. 
August  1800. 
September  1801. 


September  1802. 

September  1806. 

September  1807. 
September  1809. 

September  1810. 


September  1811.     Plai 


September  1812. 
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September  181o. 


March  1M4. 

Sejitember     ,, 

.September  1^1 -S. 


Scptciaber  ISlC. 
.huiuary       l.sl7. 
May 
September     ,, 

.Sejitember  1818. 


Digs,  and  Refcrenre  Boohs  rehiting  to 

pttblii-  works. 
Plan  of  the  Canal  from  .bcmouth  to 
the  river  Tone. 
,,  Navigation   from  Ilchcs- 

ter  to  Langport. 
Plan    of  the    Canal    from  Uphill  to 
Taunton. 
.,  .,  from  the   River 

Tore  to  Tphill. 
Plan  and  Reference   Book   of  Canal 
from  the  river  Avon  to  Bridge- 
water  and  Taunton. 
Plan  of  Canal  from  Avon  to  Taunton. 

Kenuet  and  Avon  Canal. 
Duplicate  of  the  same  plan. 
Plan  of  the  Dorset  andSomersetCanal. 
„  Grand  Western   Canal,  from 

Taunton  to  Topsbam. 
List  of  the  owners  and  occupiers  of 
lands  on  the  line  of  the  projiosed 
Grand  Western  Canal,  from  To])- 
sham,  in  the  county  of  Devon,  to 
Taunton,  in  the  county  of  Somer- 
set. 
Plan    and    Reference    Book    of   the 

Bristol  and  Western  Canal. 
Plan  of  the  Kennet  and  Avon  Canal. 
Plan  of  the  Stajile  Road. 
,,         .,      river  Axe. 
,.         ,,      proiiosed  variations  of  the 
Somerset  Coal  Canal. 
Plan  of  Bristol  Harbour. 

,,    and  Reference  Book  of  the  same 
plan  of  harl)0ur. 
Plan  of  Bath  Common. 
Duplicate  of  the  same  di'awing. 
Plan  of  the  Bath  River  Navigation. 
Plan  of  Bristol  bridge  and  road. 

„     of  Wilton  Gaol. 
Plan  of  road  from  Pitcombe  to  Jack 
White's  Gibbet. 
,,     of  Navigable  Drain  from  Lang- 
port  to  Bridgewater. 
Plan    of    Bridgewater    and    Seaton 
Canal . 
of  Turnpike    Road   from   AVar- 
minster  to  Bath. 
,.     and  Reference  Book  of  Bristol 
a7id  Taunton  Canal, 
of  Bristol  and  Taunton  Canal. 
Common  Sewers. 
,,         Turnpike    Road    from    War- 
minster to  Bath. 
.,         B)idgewater    Floating    Har- 
bour. 
Duplicate  of  the  same  plan. 
Plan  of  i-oad  from  Chard  to  Honiton. 
Drawing  of  water-courses  at  Frome. 
Plan    of  road  from   (.'hard   to   Raw- 
ridge  Hill,  Devon. 
,,  West      Harptree      Turnpike 

Road. 
Plan  of  Rathford  Bridge. 
,,  Road  from    llminster  to  'I'i- 

verton. 
Plans  of  Roads  fiom  Taunton. 
Duplicate  of  the  same  plans. 
Plan  of  Mudlord  Bridge. 
„  Road  at  Conipton  Pauncel'ort. 

tho  Assize  Hall  at  'faunton. 
I  'laus  of  proposed  alterations  of  roads 

from  Taunton. 
Plan   of   Shepton    Mallett  House  of 
Correction. 
,,  a  proposed  road  from  Exeter 

to  Taunton. 
Plans  and   Reference   Books  of  Wells 

Turnpiki-  Roads. 
Ma))  and  Plan  olWincanton  Turnpike. 
Plans  and  Reference  Books  of  Bristol 

I'urnpiko  roads. 
Plan  of  Bridgewater  Floating  Har- 
bour. 


January  If^lO. 
September  1^20. 
September  1821. 

September  1S22. 


September  1823. 


November  1824. 


November  1825. 


October        1S26. 
November        ,, 

November  1827. 


November  1828. 


November  1829. 


Plan   of   road    from    West   Town 

Backwell  Road. 
Plans  and   Reference   Book  of  Wells 

Turnpike  Roads. 
Plan  of  Butleigh  Road. 
Plans  of  Dridgewatei-  Roads. 

,,      and  Reference  Book  of  Mine- 
head  T'urnpike  Roads. 
Plan  of  a  proposed  Road  in  Langport. 
,,  Road  from   Seavington   St. 

Michael    to     Seavington 
St.  Mary. 
,,     and      Reference     Book     of      a 
Canal  to  Beer  Harbour. 
Plan  and   Reference   Book  of  a  pro- 
posed  road   from    Dur- 
weston   Bridge,   Dorset, 
to   Sherborne   Turnpike 
Road. 
„  ,,      Bridgewater  Canal. 

,,  ,.     Wiveliscombe  Turnpike. 

Somerton  Turnpike.     Plan  of  a  new 

Road. 
Plans   and   Reference  Books  of  the 
Ship  Canal  in  divers  parishes,  co. 
Somerset  and  Devon. 
Plans  of  Misterton.   Haselbury,  and 

Mcrriott  Roads. 
Plan    of    Seaton    and    Bridgewater 
Canal. 
,,  Bridgewater  Floating  Har- 

bour. 
,,  Road   from   Wiveliscombe 

to  Bish  Mill. 
,,     for  supplying  Bridgewater  with 
water. 
Plans  and  Reference  Books  of  a  jiro- 
posed  Ship  Canal. 
„  ,,         of    a   pro])Osed    Ship 

Canal    from   Buck- 
land        Farm        to 
Taunton. 
Plan   of    road    from    Picks    Hill    to 

Puckerswell  Lane  Road. 
Plan  of  Road  across  King's   Sedge- 
moor  and  other  moors. 
,,    and   Reference  Book  of  a  pro- 
posed    road     from       Bathto 
Melkeam. 
,,  Road  froniAshcott  toRowberrow. 
Plans  and  Reference   Books  of  pro- 
posed     additions      to 
the  Chard  Turnpikes. 
.,         ,,      of     (;roposed     vari.ations 
of   the   Bruton  Turn- 
pikes. 
,,         ,,      Minehead  Turnpikes. 
,,         ,.      llminster  Turnpikes. 
,.         ,,      Bath  Turnpikes. 
Honiton   and    llminster   Turnpikes. 
Plans   of  proposed  Roads  in   cos. 
Devon  and  Dorset. 
Plan    of   Roads   from  Allington,   co. 

Dorset,  to  Clapton. 
Plans  of  proposed  deviations  of  Chard 

Tui-npike  Roads. 
Plans  of  proposed  deviations  of  Hath 

Turnpike  Roads. 
Duplicates  of  tho  same  plans. 
Plan   of  Bridgewater  Floating  Har- 
bour. 
Map  and  Plan  of  a   proposed   Rail- 
way   from    Bath    to 
Bristjl. 
,.  ,,       proposed         Turnjiike 

Road      from     North 
Curry    to    Fivehcad 
and  Lyng. 
,,  ,,       present  and    )irupo8ed 

lines     of     Turnpike 
Road      from     ( 'rew- 
kerne  to    the    River 
Parret. 
,.  ,.       Buckland  Dinham 

Turnpike. 
,,  proposed  rtjads  or  approaches 
to  a  bridge  intended  to  be 
erected  over  the  river  Avon 
from  Clifton  Down,  Glou- 
cester, to  the  opposite  side 
of  the  river. 


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November    1829.    Miipot'roadsiu  cos.  Somerset. Duvun.       Uocembcr      11^36. 
Dorset,  and  also  of  certain  new 
lines  of  road  proposed  to  lie  made      September    ]8o7. 
within  the   same   cos.,  and   to  be 
added  to  the  Chard  Turniiike. 
Map  of  a  ]iroposed  deviation  oT  the 

Turnpike  Road  from  Pntson  Bam  ,,  ,, 

to  Beam  Bridge. 
Plan  of  a  proposed  line  of  pipes,  &c. 

for  suppljing  the  Hospital  or  ,,  ,, 

Infirmaiy  at  Bath  with  water      November       „ 
from  the  present  baths  in  that 
city.  November     1838. 

„  and  Eeference  Book  of  the 
Turnpike  Road  from  Crew- 
kerne  to  Haslebury  Pluck- 
nett.  with  the  proposed  devia-  ,,  „ 

tions  therefrom. 
November    1830.     Plan  of  a  new  line  of  road  in  the  „  ,, 

Langport.   Somerton.    and  Castle 
Cary  Turnpikes. 
,,  „         Map   of    proposed   new    roads   and 

alterations   of  old   routes  of  the 
Bruton  Turnpike  Road.  „  ,, 

November    1831.     Plans  of  proposed  new  ways  for  the 

Ilminster  Turnpike 
Roads.  ,.  ,. 

for    the     Black    Dog 
Turnpike  Roads. 
,,  „         „  „  ,,       „   Chard    Turn-      December       ,, 

pike  Roads. 
November    1832.     Black  Dog  Turnpike  Road :  Plan  of 

a  proposed  new  route  to  and  from      May  1831^'. 

Bath. 
,,  ,,        Map  of  pro|3osed  alterations  of  the      November       ,, 

Taunton  Turnpike  Roads  at  White 
Ball  Hill  and  Rock  Hill. 
,,  ,,         Plan  of  a  proposed  Canal  from  the  ,,  ,, 

Bridgewater  and  Taunton  Canal.  ,,  ,, 

near    Creeck    Saint    Michael,    to 
Chard. 
AdditionalPlanofBrislingtonHouse.  ,,  ,, 

No\emlier    1833.     Section  Plan  and  Reference  Book  of  ,,  ,, 

the  Great  Western  Railway. 
,,  ,,         Great  Western  Railway:  Plan  and 

sections  of  intended  railways  from 
London    to    Reading,   and    from  ,,  „ 

Bath  to  Bristol. 
November    1834.     Map  and  licferenec  Bonk  of  the  jiro-  ,,  ,, 

posed  Turitpiko  Road  iioni  Five- 
head  Hill  to  North  Pethcrton. 
,,  ,,         Plan  and  Reference  Book  of  the  pro-  ,,  ,, 

posed  Basing  and  Bath  Railway. 
November    1836.     Plans  of  two  proposed  new  Roads,  to  ,,  ,, 

form  branch  roads  of  the  Honiton 
and  Ilminster  Turnjiikc  Roads. 
,,  „         Plans  and  Sections  of  the  proposed 

Langport  West  Moor  Canal. 
November    1836.    Planof  proposed  diversionsandvaria-  ,.  ,, 

tions  of  the  Great  West  Railway.  ,,  _,, 

Do.  Do. 

Do.  Do. 

,,  ,,  Do.  Do.  December       ,, 

,,  ,,        Plan  of  a  proposed  Railwaj-  from 

Gla&tonbury  to  Bruton.  ,,  ,, 

,,  „         Map  and  Reference  Book  of  the  pro- 

posed Bath  and  Weymotith  Great 
Western  Union  Railway. 
„  „        Reference  Sheet  and  additional  Plans  ,,  ,, 

relating  to  the  proposed   Bristol       November     184-0. 
and  Exeter  Railway. 
„  ,,         Plan  of  the  South  Western  Railway,  „  ,, 

commencing  with  a  junction  with.  ,,  ,, 

the  London  and  Southampton 
Railway  (in   the  parish  of  Wort-  ,,  ,, 

ing),  near  Basingstoke,  and  termi-  ,,  „ 

nating  with  a  junction  with  the 
Bristol  and  Exeter  Railway,  in 
the  Parish  of  West  Monckton, 
near  Taunton,  with  a  branch  ter-  ,,  ,, 

minating  near  Winchester.  ,,  ,, 

,,  ,,         Plan  of  a  proposed  Extension  from 

the  Bridgewater  and  Taunton 
Canal,  from  North  Petherton  to  ,,  ,, 

Bridgewater.  , ,  , , 

,,  ,,         Duplicate  of  the  same  plan. 

,,  ,,         London.  Salisbury,  Exeter,  and  Fal-  ,,  ,, 

n[iouth  Railway  Company.     Plan  ,,  . ,, 

and  section  of  the  proposed  line  of 
railway  from  Reading  and  Basing-  , ,  , , 

stoke  to  Taunton,  with  branches 
to  Yeovil  and  Sherborne, 

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Duplicate  of  the  same  plan  and  sec-   '-J'^  ^^^  °^ 

X  '  (SOMERSET. 

tion.  

Plan  and  Reference  Book  of  a  ])ro- 
posed  deviation  of  the  (treat 
Western  Railway  in  the  parishes 
of  Bathamjiton  and  Batliford. 
I'lan,  Section,  and  Reference  of 
proposed  deviations  of  the  Great 
Western  Railway. 
Do.  Do. 

Plan   of  the   proposed   Bristol  and 

Exeter  Railway. 
I'lan    for   a    new  line  of   Turnpike 
Road,  to   avoid   the   White   Ball 
Hill,  in  the  parish  of  Culmstock, 
CO.  Devon. 
Plans  for  altering  Turnpike  Roads 

leading  into  Taunton. 
Plans  of  proposed  amendments  and 
extensions  of  Turnpike  Roads  in 
the  parishes  of   Up.    ( Jltery   iind 
Yarcomlie,   co.    Devon,    and    the 
parish  of  Otterford,  co.  Somerset. 
Plan  of  a  proposed  Breakwater  in 
the  parishes  of  Portbury  and 
Portishead. 
,,       of  the  Parrett  Navigation, 
and   Reference   Book   of  the 
Parrett  Navigation. 
Plans    for   altei-ing   and    inijiroving 
Turnpike  Roads  in  divers  parishes 
of  Somersetshire. 
Plan   and    Sections   of  the   parrett 

Navigation. 
Plan  and   Reference  Book   of  pro- 
posed new  Turnpike  Roads  in  co. 
Somerset,  Dorset,  and  Devon. 
Duplicate  of  the  Plan. 
Plan  and  Reference   Book   of  jiro- 
posed  improvements  in   the   Port 
of  Bristol. 
Duplicate  of  the  same  plan. 
PI  an  and  Reference  Book  of  proiiosed 
Landing       Pier 
near  Portishead. 
Bristol  Ch.annel. 
,,  ,,  ,,     Portishead  Pier  and 

its  approaches. 
Plan  of  the  proposed  Turnpike  Road 
near    Worle,     to    be    called     the 
Weston-super-I\rare  Road. 
Plan  of  the  Port  of  Bristol  with  pro- 
posed improvements. 
Taunton  Turnpike  Roads.     Plans  of 
proposed      alterations       in      the 
parishes    of    i\Iilverton,    Norton- 
Pitzwarren,       Wellingtor.       and 
Sampford  Arundell. 
Duplicate  of  the  same  plans. 
Two  other  sets  of  plans  for  altera- 
tions and  improvements  in  Taun- 
ton Turnpike  Roads. 
Another  set  of  plans  for  imjn-ove- 

ments  of  the  same  Roads. 
Plan  and  Reference  Book  of  a  pro- 
posed Turn] like  Road  from  Portis- 
head to  Abbot's  Leigh,  co.  Somer- 
set. 
Duplicate  of  the  same  plan. 
Plan   and   Reference    Book   of   the 

Yeo  and  Parrett  Navigation. 
Duplicate  of  the  same. 
Plan  of  proposed  alterations  in  the 

Chard  Canal. 
Duplicate  of  the  same. 
Yeovil  Turnpike  Trust.     Plan  for  a 
new  Road  from  Clifton  ilaybank, 
CO.  Dorset,  to  Barwick,  co.  Somer- 
set. 
Duplicate  of  the  same  plan. 
Yeovil  Turu]iike  Trust.     Plan  of  an 
intended  Road   from  Barwick  to 
Leigh.  CO.  Dorset. 
Duplicate  of  the  same. 
Plan  of  a  proposed  Landing  Pier  at 

Portishead.  Bristol  Channel. 
Duplicate  of  the  same. 
Four  Plans  of  Portbury  Pier  and  its 

Apjiroaches. 
AVells  Turnpike  Trusts.     Three  sets 
of  Plans  and   Sections  of  a  pro- 
posed ne^v  Road. 

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ibef  1844. 


Yeovil  Turnpike  Trust.  ^  Plan  of  im- 
provements of  the   Yeovil  Tuni- 
l)ike  Koad  in  Kasl  Chiuuock,  co. 
.Somerset. 
Duplicate  of  the  same  plan. 
Plan  of  a  proposed  new  Dock  at  Pill, 

CO.  Somi-Tset. 
Duplii-ate  of  the  same  plan, 
i'uovil  Turnpike  Trust.     Plan  of  au 
intended  lload  from 
ilarston    Magna    to 
Spavk'ford,    co.    So- 
mer.set. 
Duplicate  of  the  same 

plan. 
Plan(indui)licate)of  a 
proposed  new  Road 
from  Kast  Cross  Hill 
to  Haslehury  Pluck- 
nett,  CO.  Somerset. 
Plan  and  Sections  i  in  du].ilicate)  of  the 

proposed  Bristol  "Water  Works. 
Plans  of  Brislington  House  and  adja- 
cent cottages. 
Plan    and    Reference    Book   of    pro- 
])OSed  improvements  and  of  a  wet 
dock  near  Highluidge. 
The  same  plans;  together  with  plan 
of  a  railway  to  connect  the  same 
river  and  wet  dock  with  the  Bris- 
tol and  Exeter  Railway. 
Plans   and    Reference    Book   of    the 
navigation  of  the  River  and  Bay 
of  Bridgwater,  and  of  an  intended 
railway  to  the  Bristol  and  Exeter 
Kaihvay.    and   other    works    con- 
nected therewith. 
Plan    (.in    duplicate)    of    the    South 
AVestern  Railway  llxtension  from 
Salisbury  to  Yeovil. 
I'lan  of  the  Wiltshire,  Somerset,  and 

Weymouth  Piaihvay. 
Plan  of  the  Branches 'of  the  Bristol 

and  Exeter  Railway. 
Reference  Book  of  the  South  West- 
ern Railway.     No  date. 
Plan  of  Tone  Bridge  at  Taunton  St. 

James's.     No  date. 
Plan  of  Uchester  Gaol.     No  date. 
Largo  Map  and  Plans  of  the    Bi-uc 

Drainage.     No  date. 
Plans  of  County  Gaols.     No  date. 
Plans  of  Private  Lunatic  Asylums. 
No  date. 


IT.  WtLi.s  CoLLKCTiON,  i.e..  MiNUSCRiPTs  preserved  in 
the  muniment  room  attached  to  the  offices  of  the 
(.!lerk  of  the  Peace  for  the  county  (jf  Somerset,  at 
Wells. 

(a.)  Sessions  Registers  and  Minute  Books. 

'fwenty  Registers  of  Pi-ocecdings  at  Sessions,  co. 
Somerset,  numbered  from  1  to  13.  and  from  1.5  to  ■Jl 
inclusive  ;  being  twenty  volumes  of  a  series  of  twenty- 
one  books,  of  which  the  fourteenth  has  been  lost.  The 
years  covered  by  these  carefullv  ke])t  registrars  ai'e 
16W  to  16115.  16tJ5  to  li;7(j,  1676 'to  1687,  16.s7  to  1708, 
1708  to  1729,  1729  to  17:39,  1739  to  171-7,  174.8  to  1755, 
175.5  to  1768,  1768  to  1784,  1784  to  1791,  1791  to  1797, 
1798  to  ]xQ-2.*  to  *,  ISIO  to  1815,  1815  to  1819,  181'.i  to 
1824,  1825  to  1832,  18:',2  to  ]8;;9,  yni*)  to  1849,  1^50  to 
186  I- ;  the  only  break  ill  the  nariative  of  two  hundred 
and  eighteen  years  being  I'oi-  the  term  18ti2  to  1810,  to 
which  the  missing  volume  pertains. 

Together  with  these  Large  Registers,  which  afford  a 
concise  history  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Somerset 
magistrates  in  gemral  sessions,  with  a  clear  exhibition 
of  the  grounds  and  ]inrpoKe  of  each  proceeding,  there 
are  jirescrved  in  the  muniment  room  of  the  (Jlerk  of 
the  Peace  for  the  county  at  Wells,  twelve  roughly  kept 
Minute  Books  of  proceedings  at  sessions,  and  five  Civil 
Order  Books,  covei'ing  the  j-ears  1810  to  1840,  and  com- 
prising the  orders  made  by  Justices  of  the  Peace  re- 
specting the  civil  concerns  of  the  shire  during  that 
time. 

It  is  scarcely  necessary  to  observe  that  the  student, 
seeking  historical  data,  in  the  Somerset  records  should 
search  the  Large  Registers  of  Proceedings  and  SesBion>. 
ratlier  than  the  Sessions  Rolls  ar.d  Piles  of  the  original 
documems.  whoso  facts  aic  set  forth  with  convenieiu 
brevity  and  at  the  same  time  with  sufiicienl  fullness  in 


the  pages  ol'  i he  ample  books.  I'he  great  majority  of 
the  entries  in  those  pages  are,  of  course,  uninteresting 
and  valueless  to  the  historicnl  inquirer.  But  it  may 
seem  from  the  following  examples  of  the  voluminous 
record,  that  a  minority  of  the  statements  reflect  the 
political  action  and  social  interests  of  the  times  iu  which 
they  were  written. 

(i.)  Volume    l.    of  the    Register  of   Proceedings    at 
Sessions. 

Bridgewater.  7  and  iS  October.  22  Charles  I. 
Bridges  to  be  Repaired.  Li)poii  the  greate  complaints 
of  several  hundreds  of  this  county  of  the  defect  in 
seuerall  bridges  (occasioned  by  the  marching  of  armies 
to  and  fro,  whereb}'  the  country  cannot  have  recourse 
from  one  place  to  another  but  by  and  through  nnvsuall 
wayes,  and  that  many  tyines  with  hai^ard  to  their  great 
aggrievancc  and  |irejudice.  It  is  ordered  that;  all 
bridges  in  this  county  bee  with  all  convenient  speed 
repaireil,  and  made  passable  as  before  by  such  persons 
who  by  lawe  ought  to  doe  the  same,  vppon  payne  of 
being  punished  for  their  default  on  complaint  made 
thereof  to  this  court.  And  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of 
the  seuerall  diuisions  within  this  county  are  desired  to 
countenance  such  just  complaints,  as  shalbe  made 
touohinge  the  premises,  and  to  make  vse  of  such  power 
as  the  lawH'  hath  invested  them  withall  in  cases  of  this 
nature  to  further  accomplishment  of  this  order. 

(2.)  Volume   II.   of  the  Register  of  Proceedings    at 
Sessions,  Aprill  16,  1667: — Instruccions  for  the  collect- 
ing of  liis   Majestie's    duety  of  Hearth  Money  in  the 
county  of  iSomersett.     1.  That  kitchen  hearthes,  bake- 
houses, brewdiouses,  and  w^ash  houses  ought  to  pay. — ■ 
2.  If  any  chimney  be  found  stopt,  defaced,  taken  vpp, 
or  a  chimney  without  a  hrai-th  laid,  which  may  with 
reasonable  charge  be  made  titt    for  use,  the  officer  is 
directed  in  such  cases  to  demaund  the  single  duety  for 
them,  and  if  they  refuse  p.ayment  to  retorne  them  into 
the   Lxchequer  for   soe   many,    when   they    must   pay 
double  duety. — 3.  Thatt  all  persons  that  hold  a  house 
worth  vppon   full  improvement  above  20s.  per  annum 
i-ent.  or  worth   lOZi.  in  estate,   shall  and   ought  to  be 
certitied  for. — 4.  That    every   house,   except  an  almes 
house,  that  liath  above  two  hearthes  in  it  must  pay, 
and  noe  jierson  how  poore  soever  inhabiting  ought  to 
be  certitied  for. — 5.  That  when  there  is  a  poore  person 
in  a  house  or  parte  of  a  house,  and  paies  for  his  parte 
thereof  under  20s.  rent,  and  is  not  worth  10/i.,  that  such 
might  to  lie  certified  for.     But  the  landlord  that  holds 
the  same,  lielonging  to  the  house  or  the  other  parte  of 
that  house,  which  makes  iu  the  whole  about  20s.  rent 
must  be  named  alsoe.     And  the  duetio  is  to  be  demanded 
of  him,  and  if  hee  refuse  payment  to  be  returned  into 
the  Kxdiequer  for  the  house. — 6.  If  two  or  more  per- 
sons  inhabit e  in  a  house  and  have  but  one  or  2  fire- 
hearths  in  it.  and  each  paj'Cs  vnder  20s.  a  year  rent, 
and   each  of  them  be  not  worth  lOli.  in  estate,  they 
ought  alsoe  to  be  certified  for,  but  with  the  landlord's 
name   that  ownes   the  house,  and   if  the  whole  arise  to 
20s.,  rent  paid,  hee  must  also  pay  for  his  tenauntes,  or 
be  rctourncd  into  the  Exche((uer.     7.  That  all  that  are 
truely  vnder  20s.  a  yeure  rent  in  full  improvement,  ami 
hold  no  other  house  or  lauds,  and  are  not  worth  lO/i., 
ought  to  be  certified  for.     S.  The  certificates  made  and 
delivered  in  to  the  said  Mr.  Loid  and  Mr.  Green  being 
for  the  most  piarte  imperfect  and  out  of  forme,  and  they 
finding  also  that  there  be  many  viider  certificates.  There- 
fore it  is   desired  that  the  master  wardens  and  ouer- 
seers  of  the  poore  doe  call  the   constable  and  tything 
men  in  each  parish  to  give  them  a  strict  accompt  of  the 
true  rate  and  value  of  each  person's  house  or  estate, 
and  that  none  be  certified  for,  but  such  as  the  constables 
and  tithingnien  shall  vppon  oath  att  a  publique  meet- 
ing,  which  will   shew  after  such  a  retourne  made  be 
appointed  in  each  limitt,  where  the  justices  shalbe  foi', 
for,  and  the  King's  officer  to  heare  and  determine   ;ill 
differences  according  to  lawe. 

(0.)  Volume  III.  of  the  Register  of  Proceedings  at 
Sessions,  Ivilchester,  1  James  II.,  1685. 

Wages. — Rates  determined  by  Justice  oC  Peace. 

Men  servants,  per  annum 
Women  servants,  per  annum  - 
Mowers,    per   diem,    findeinge    them- 
selves ... 
At  meate  and  drinke 
Menu  makeinge  hay.  per  diem,  Hndeing 
themselves 
At  meate  and  drinke 
Women,  makringe  hay,  per  diem,  findi'- 
ing  theniHelves 
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ing  themselves     - 

Att  meate  and  drinke 

Masons,  carpenters,  tylers  and  thatch- 

ers,  from  15th   March  to 

the  loth  September,  finde- 

inge  themselves,  per  diem 

From  the  15th  of  September 

to  the  15th  of  .March 
Att  meate  and  drinke 
Thi-cshcrs  and   dekers,  from  the  15th 
March  to  the  15th  Septem- 
ber,   findeing    themselves, 
per  diem 
Att  meate  and  drinke 
From  the  15th  of  September 

to  the  15th  of  ?ilarch 
Att  meate  and  drinke 
Menu,  moweinge   an    acre  of   gi'asse, 
tindeing  themselves    - 
„      makinge  anacreof  grasse  to  hay 
, ,       moweing  an  acre   of  barley 
,,       reapinge  and  bindeing  an  acre 

of  wheate 
,,        cutting  and  bindeinge  an  acre 

of  beans  and  hookinge 

,,        draweinge  an  aci-e  of  hempe    - 

Q   .  ^ /Pinions,  ]ier  ]iownd.  iii(7. — Spanish  wooll,  Xf?. 

'  l     or  country  ■wooll.  iiii(?. — Worsted  wooll,  xd. 

It  is  ordered, — That  ye  rates  for  wages  above-sett  bee 

in  force  in  this  oonnty  till   farther  order;  And  the 

Sheriffe  of  this  county  is  hereby  required  to  cause 

the    same   forthewith   to    bee   proclaymed    in    all 

citties    and   markett  townes.    and   all   within   the 

said  county  are  to  take  notice  thereof  and  observe 

the    same     accordingly,    vnder     the    paines    and 

penalties  in  the   statutes  in  such  case  made  and 

provided. 

(■i.)  Prom  the  same  volume. 

Wells  :  1  James  II..  1685. 
Thomas  Norton. — Uimn  complaint  and  inforraacion 
made  unto  this  cnurte  by  the  parishioners  of  Killmers- 
don  in  this  county  by  Mr.  Goole  of  conncell  with  the 
same  parishioners, — That  the  wife  and  ctiildreii  of  one 
Thomas  Norton,  late  of  the  said  parish  of  Killmersdon 
(who,  beiuge  attainted  of  high  treason,  is  transported 
to  partes  beyond  the  seas)  are  iiowe  become  chardgeablo 
to  the  same  parish  Ijy  reason  of  their  poverty  and  im- 
potency  :  and  upon  farther  i)iformaci<in  nowe  likewise 
made  to  this  court. — That  the  grandfather  of  the  said 
children  and  father  of  the  said  Thomas  Norton ,  namely, 
Richard  Norton  of  Killmersdon  aforesaid,  is  a  per.'ion 
of  good  substance  and  capabilitie  to  contribute  to  the 
majmtenance  of  the  said  woman  and  her  children ;  and 
upon  oath  nowe  made  in  open  court  that  the  said 
Richard  had  timely  notice  to  appear  att  this  present 
Generall  Sessions  of  the  Peace  to  defend  a  motion  by 
councell  to  be  made  against  him,  for  the  assessinge  him 
to  the  purposes  aforesaid,  yet  hath  made  no  defense 
therein. — This  Court  doth  therefore  order  that  the  said 
Richard  Norton  do  on  notice  of  this  order  thenceforth 
pay  weekely,  and  every  weeke  till  this  Courte  shall 
otherwise  order,  or  the  said  women  and  the  said  children 
shall  cease  to  be  chargeable  as  aforesaid  the  sum  of 
two  shillingos  and  sixe-pence  per  weeke,  to  bee  paide 
to  the  churchwardens  and  overseers  of  the  poore  of 
Killmersdon  aforesaid  for  the  time  beinge,  and  by  them 
to  bee  imployed  towards  the  reliefe  and  mayntenance  of 
the  said  woman  and  the  said  children,  unto  which  pay- 
ments the  said  Richard  Norton  is  assessed  by  this  Court 
pursuant  to  the  statutes  in  such  case  made  and  pro- 
vided, and  is  hereby  ordered  to  make  the  said  payments 
accordingly  vnder  \he  penaltyes  in  the  same  statutes 
directed  and  appointed. 

(5.)  From  the  same  volume. 
Bridgewater  : — Jtily  1,  James  II..  1(185. 
Keynsham  Bridge  pulled  down  furore  BelH. — Upon 
credible  informacion  made  and  given  vnto  this  Court, 
that  a  cei-taine  common  antient  bridge  commonly 
called  Keynsham  Bridge,  one  parte  whereof  lyeth  within 
this  county,  and  the  other  parte  whereof  lyeth  within 
the  county  of  Gloucester,  is  now  become  vnpasseable  by 
reason  of  the  same  bridge  was  lately  ^rosti-ated  to  pro- 
vent  the  passage  of  the  late  rebclls  over  the  same  :  and 
this  Courte  being  very  sensil ile  of  the  truth  of  the  same 
infermacion.  and  beinge  well  satisfied,  thatthat  part  of 
the  same  bridge  lyinge  within  the  saide  county  of 
Somerset  ought  to  be  rebuilt,  and  repaired  by  the  same 
county  doeth  hereby  ordar  and  desire,  nominate  and 
appoint.  Sir  John  Smith  barrouett.  Edward  G-orges. 
John  Pigott,  John  Harrington,  Joseph  Langton,  George 

E     84062. 


Horner,  Thomas  Wyndham  and  George  Clarke,  esqrs.,  Couxtt  op 
eight  of  his  Majestie's  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  the  said  **°"f^^^- 
county  of  Somerset,  or  any  fower  or  more  of  them,  to 
re])aire  to  the  said  bridge  with  all  convenient  expedi- 
tion, and  to  viewe  the  defects,  decayes,  mines,  and 
disrepaires  to  the  same,  and  by  and  with  the  aide  and 
assistance  of  able  and  expert  workmen,  or  otherwise 
without  workemen.  to  calculate  and  estimate  what  the 
chardge  to  repaire  that  part  of  the  said  bridge  which 
lyeth  within  the  said  county  of  Somerset  will  amount 
nnto,  and  to  cause  all  stones  and  materialls  belonging 
to  the  same  parte  of  the  said  bridge  to  bee  preserved 
from  the  violence  of  floudes  and  other  miscarriages,  and 
farther  to  call  before  them  or  any  fower  or  more  of  them 
the  constable  and  two  able  men  of  everie  parish  within 
the  same  countie  of  Somerset,  and  by  theire  assent  to 
make  a  taxe  on  the  inhabitants  of  the  said  county,  for 
the  reljuilding  and  keepinge  in  repaire  that  part  of 
the  said  bridge. 

(6.)  Volume  IV.  of  the  Register  of  Proceedings  at 
Sessions,     Brewton  Sessions,  Ao.  3,  James  II.  1687. 

Upon  the  humble  petition  of  one  Joseph  Winter,  of 
Ivelchester.  in  this  county,  chyrurgeon,  whereby  hee 
not  only  setts  forth,  that  in  the  yeare  1685.  there  beinge 
about  fower  hundred  of  his  Majestie's  prisoners  in  the 
common  gaole  of  the  said  county,  and  there  charged 
with  treason,  divers  of  whom  being  much  wounded  in  the 
late  rebellion,  became  very  noysome  to  theire  fellowe 
prisoners  and  others.— Hee.  the  said  petitioner,  applied 
sundry  medicines  and  made  severall  visittes  to  the  said 
wounded  prisoners  in  order  to  their  cure,  and  for  the 
prevention  of  diseases  in  the  said  prison,  and  places 
adjacent,  vnto  which  the  said  petitioner  was  requested 
by  severall  neighbouring  gentlemen  and  others  :  But 
also  setting  forth  that  the  said  petitioner  hath  bin  att 
great  charges  and  expenses  in  procnringe  andpreparinge 
the  said  medicines  and  in  his  endeavours  to  acquire 
some  satisfaction  in  the  premises. — This  Courte,  finde- 
inge  the  saide  jietitioner  hath  as  yet  receiued  no  satis- 
ftiction  therein,  and  haveinge  fully  and  deliberately 
examined  a  bill  of  particulars  nowe' produced  unto  this 
Courte  conceruinge  the  said  chardges  and  expenses,  and 
discoveringe  the  same  to  amounte  unto  the  sum  of 
thirty-six  jiounds  ten  shillinges  in  the  whole,  doth  allowe 
and  ajiprove  of  the  «ame  bill,  and  doeth  hereby  order 
and  require  the  present  Treasurers  of  the  Hospittalls  of 
either  division  of  the  said  coanty,  vpon  request  and 
sight  of  this  order,  to  pay  and  re-imbnrse  vnto  the  said 
petitioner.  Jose|ih  Winter,  the  afore-mentioned  summe 
by  equal  porcions,  that  is  to  say,  each  treasurer  afore- 
said to  pay  one  moyely  thereof,  for  which  paymentes 
respectively  the  said  treasurers  are  to  have  allowance 
from  this  court  on  passinge  theire  respective  accompts. 

(b.)  Awards  made  in  pursuance  of  Acts  of  Parliament  for 
Enclosure  and  works  of  Drainage. 

11  January  1720.     Baltonsbury  Award. 
4  June  1722.     Glastonbury     ,, 
13  July  1751.     Clavertcm  Common.s     ,, 
21  October  1771.     Horsington,  Wincanton,  and  Ma- 
perton 

---^      Ubly     ,. 

Donlting  and  Stoke  Lane     ,, 
Wedmore 
Comptou  Bishop     .. 
"7'.^.     Winscombc  and  Shipham     ., 
Brislingtou  Common  (in  Brisling- 


21  Julv  1773. 
4  Jnly"  1776. 
2  Maj'  1778. 

22  June  1779. 

23  September  177 
17  Januarv  1780. 


ton)     ., 

20  April  1780.     Crowcombc     ,, 
6  April  1782.     HuntspiU     „ 

8  January  1783.     Meare     ., 
,,         .,  ,,         Westton     ., 

6  October  1783.     Glaston     ,, 
28  July  1784.     Shapwick     „ 

22  September  1784.     Mark     „ 

23  :\Iarch  1785.     Blackford  (in  Wedmore) 

.,  ,,        Wedmore     ,, 

11  October  1786.     Shepton  Mallet     „ 

5  October  1786.     Wookey     „ 

6  January  1787.     Blagdon     ., 

11  January     .,        West  Pennard     „ 

21  August  1790.     West  Harptree     „ 
5  March  1791.     Compton  Martin     „ 

25  June       ..        Meare  and  Wedmore     ,, 
20  September  1791.     Westbury     ,, 

22  September     ,,         Bleadon     ., 
2  March  1792.     Road     „ 

22  -Vpril  1793.     Binder  and  Croscombe     .. 
22  May       ,,         Batcombe     ,. 
16  Juno     ,,         Edington  (in  Moorlinch) 
,,         .,         Moorlinch     ,, 


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HISTORICAL    JIANL'SCRlFi'S    COMMISSION: 


23  Septembc-r.     Stoke  Kucluiy  Award. 
•25  March  1701-.  East  Horriiigtoa  aud  Cbilcote  (m  Out- 
Parish.  Wells)     ..  ,    .     ^     ,  ,      .    w  n 
25  March  1794.     Out  Parish  t5t.  Cuthbort,  Wells     „ 
5  September  17!i-t.     Kewstoke     ,, 

,,  Milton  (in  Kewstoke)     „ 

\\>  September  1795.     East  Brent     ., 

28  ,_  ,,         St.  CulhbertOat-Pansh  ^Vclls  ,, 

22  Oet iibei-  I7ii5,  Kinjj's  Sedgmoor  (in  Somertoii. 
Co"iiji)ton  Uuudou.  Walton.  Ocbery,  (Jhed/.oy,  Middle- 
zov,  Weston  Zovland,  Hawdrip,  Bridgewater,  Sutton 
Mal'let.  BrudleV.Stawell,  Oatcott,  Chilton,  Woolaviug- 
toii,  Butleigh.  High  Ham,  Low  Ham.  Edington.  Shap- 
wick.  Cossington,  Greuton,  Ashcott,  Street,  AUer,  and 
Moorlinch)     ,. 

21  January  1796.     North  Wootton  and  Pilton     ,, 

18  June  1796.     Tiutinhull     ,, 

30     ,,         ,,         East  Harptree     ,, 

29  August  1796.  Weare,  Chapel  AUcrton,  aud 
liiddc-ham     ,, 

28  September  1796.     Butleigh     ,, 

Brent  (East)     ,, 
-l' January  1797.     Mark  (East)     ., 
28  February  1797.     Hurnham     ., 
21  September  1797.     Banwell     ,, 

23  .January  17:'8.     Queen  Camel     „ 
2J  March  1798.     Puriton     ., 


22  June  17;'8. 

12  July  1798. 
M     .. 

7  SepteuiltiT  ' 
27         „ 
28 

13  November 
13  December 

21  June  1800. 
\Vcst  Hatch     ., 

1.-.  July  1800. 
29  .September 

22  November 
18  December 
3  June  1801. 
17  June  I811I. 


Street 
Ashcott 
North  P- 

'98. 
7W. 


thertou 


AUer     ,, 

High  Hamaad  Hiiish  Episcopi  ,, 
Huish  Episc-opi     ., 
1791'.     Moorlinch     .. 
Hoi  we  11     ,, 
North  Curry.  Stoke  St.  Gregory  aud 


Upton,  and   Skil- 


Glastonbury     ,, 
1800.     Moorlinch     ,, 
,,        Middlczoy     ,, 
„        Chcwlon     „ 
Clevedon     ,, 
South  Brent  and  Lyniphham     ,, 
16  September  1801.     Cheddar     ,, 
3  October  181  d.     Locking     „ 

21  January  18ii2.  Bridgewater,  Chilton  Trinity, 
Wembdon  and  Durkigh     ,. 

15   April    1803.     Cauuington,  Huntspill,   Stockland- 
Bristol,  and  Stogursey     ., 
15  April  18it3.     Worle     ., 
26  September  1803.     Pickenham 
15  March   1801-.     Kingsbrompton 
gate     ., 

3  October  1804.     Is'orth  Perrott     ,, 

8  ..         ,.  South  Petherton     ,, 

4  March  1806.     P.u-tbury     ,, 
21  August  ISOii.     All'ord     „ 

13  September  ]8o6.  Brue  Drainage  (in  North  Woot- 
ton, Pilton,  Ballonsborough,  Barton  St.  David,  But- 
leigh, Street,  Gkirton  St.  John.  Glaston  St.  Benedict, 
Walton.  Ashcott.  Shapwick,  Moorlinch,  Calcett,  Chil- 
t(jn,  Kdington,  Cosington,  Woolavington,  Huntspill, 
Kast  Brent,  South  Breid,,  Mark,  Wedmors.  Meare, 
Burnham,  liadgeworth,  Biddesham,  (Jhapel  Allerton. 
A\'i-re,  Puriton.  I'awlett,  Wookey.  and  Out-Parish  St. 
Cnthbrrt  WcUsI     ., 

o  DeiMMiibei-  I806.      Snrnerlun      ,, 

10  July  18()7.     Pitney     „ 

23  October  1807.     Cossington     ., 

9  Angust  18ii0.     Weston  in  Goi-dano     ,. 
,.  ,,  ..  Portislirad     ,. 

,,  ,.  ,,  North  Wislon  (in  Portishead  and 
AVe.'-ton  in  Gordano)     „ 

26  Febrnar-v  1810,      W.sl,  bagbor-ongh     .. 


11  April  ISP 
13       „ 
i-ll     „ 


l\ingsdon      ., 

Charlton  Adam  aud  (jharllou   Ma,i;k- 


17  April  1810.     Keiiiton  .Mandefeild     ,, 

19  June  1810.  .'Vshington,  Ilchester,  Stoke  under 
Hanibden.  'I'intinhull,  and  Lyinington     ., 

26  July  I8I0.  Axe  Drainage  (in  Wooking,  Wcstbury, 
Stoke  Rodney,  Wedmorc,  East  Brent,  South  Brent, 
Meare,  Weare,  liadgworth,  Biddesham,  Cheddar, 
Bishop  Axbridg'-.  Comyrf.on  Loxlon.  Bleadon,  Breane, 
Berrow.  and  Lympham)      ,, 

28  Septeml)c-r  1810.     Martock     ,, 

21  October  1811.     Lilstock     ,, 

3  July  1812.     Backwell     ,. 

30  December  1813.     Ki'im,  Wringl.on.  aud  Yatton     ,, 

30  September  1>- 1 4.     Long  Sutton      .. 

10  October  1814,     Creech  St.  Michael  Award. 


27  January  1815.     Yatton  and  Kenu  Award. 

27  February  1815.  Weston  Drainage  (in  North  Wes- 
ton, Walton.  Clapton,  \\'ick,  Weston  in  Gordano, 
Portishead,  and  Portbury)     ,. 

17  June  1815.     Weston-supur-Marc     ,, 
31  August  1815.     West  Buckland     ,, 

21  September  1815.     Charlton  Horethorne     „ 
14  June  1816.     Congresbury ,  Week  St.  Lawrence,  and 
Pnxton     ,, 

10  July  1S16.     Moorlinch     ., 

,,         Edington  in  Moorlinch     ,. 

18  Septeutber  1817.     Milborue  Port     ., 

28  October  1817.     Exmore     ,. 

26  March  1818.     Berkley  and  Standerwick     ,, 
30       ..         .,  Uphill     ., 

11  Se|itember  1818.     Drayton     „ 

3  November       ,,  Combe  St.  Nicholas     ,, 
20  April  1819.     Dundry     ,, 

12  May       ,,         Exmooi-     ,, 

13  October  1819.     Chard. 

25   November    1819.     Nailsea.    Wraxall,    and    Bour- 
ton     .. 
28  January  1820.     Wellington     ,, 
10  March        ,.         Uminster     ,, 
20  May  ,,         Long  Ashton     ., 

28  May  ,,  Isle  Moor  (in  Isle  Abbots,  Fivehead, 
Swell,  Curry  ^[allet,  Curry  Uivell,  Becrcrocombe. 
Ashill.  Ilton,  Whitelackington,  and  Isle  Brewers)     ,, 

14  May  1821.   Rodney-Sioke,  Cheddar,  and  Priddy     ,, 
25  September  1821.     Charlton  Musgrove,   Kilming- 

ton,  Wiucanton,  aud  Penselwood     ,, 

6  October  1821.     West  Monkton     „ 

29  October  1822.  WesD  Sod,gemoor  (in  North  Curry, 
.'-^toke  St.  Gregory,  Curry  Rivell,  Fivehead,  Drayton, 
Swell.  Currey  Mallet,  Beercrocotnbe.  Hatch  Beauchamp, 
Broadway,  and  Aller)     ., 

1  August  ls23.     Portishead     ,, 

17  November  182:>.     Orewkerne     ,, 

7  January  1825.  West  Combland  (in  Buckland  St. 
Mary)     ,. 

4  August  1826.  Congresbury  Draiuage  (in  Congres- 
bury), Buxton  Wiutcombo,  Banwell,  Churchill,  Kew- 
stoke, Wick  St.  Lawrence,  and  Yatton)     ,, 

14  Angust  1826.     Martock  and  Muchelmey     „ 

28  December  1827.     West  Lydford     „ 

6  August  1829.     Compton  Dundon     ,, 

„  ,,       Kingsmoor     (in     Somerton,      Long 

Sutton,    Kingsdou,    Northover,    Ilchester,    and    Mar- 
tock)    _ , 

8  April  1830.     Wiveliscombe     ,, 

30  June  ,,  Week  Moor  (in  Curry  Rivell,  Dray- 
ton, Swell  and  Fivehead)     ,, 

18  February  1831.     Klworthy     „ 

10  ilay  1832.     Chilthorne-Domer     „ 

19  July  1833.     Milvertou     „ 

4  September  1833.  Neroche  Forest  (in  Broadway, 
Bickenhall,  Beerescombe,  Ilton,  Barrington,  Ashill, 
ihninster,  Whitelackington,  Curlaud,  Donyatt,  Isle 
Abbots,  Hatch,  Hatch  Beauchamp,  and  Buckland  St. 
iNIary)     .. 

28  April  1834.     Middlc/.oy  and  Weston  /oyland     „ 

23  May  1835.      Kingsbury  Episcopi     ,, 
19  May  1837.     Chipstable     „ 

4  May  1838,  West  Mom-  (in  Curry  Rivell,  Kings- 
bury Episcopi,  !iarringto7i.  I'nckington,  Isle  Brewers, 
EarnshiU,  and  ])rayton)     ,, 

25JunellS38.     East  Lydford     ., 

10  Jnlv  1839.     NorUiover     ., 

27  March  184 1 .      Midd  le/.oy , 
Zoyland     ,, 

13  June  1842. 
25  March  1843. 

24  June  1843. 
1  August  1844. 
13   .lune    1845. 

liowei-.  and  Clatw 


Othery,    and   Weston 


WanstroW     ,, 

(Uapton     ,, 
Iiaiton  St.  Da\id     ,, 

Uitcheat     ,, 

Brompton     Ralph. 
.rthv     „ 


Huish    Champ- 


19  .Inly  1817.     South  I'etherton     „ 

26  January  1S48.     Exford     ,, 
Alinsworth     ., 

12  Jaiuiaiy  1849.      Sheephani   Moor   (in   Creech   St. 
Michael)     .,' 

12  January  1849.     (!reech  St.  Michael     ,, 

,,         ,,  ,,         Ruishton     ,, 

5  February  1849.     llutton     ,, 

4  Juno  1849.     Honstridge     ., 

26  October  1819.     Yeovil     „ 

,,         ,.  ,.  Greenmoor  (in  Yeovil)     ,, 

10  May    1850.       Buckland     Hill    (in    Buckland     St. 
.Mary)  Award. 

23"Noveniber  1850.     Stoke  Ridge     ,, 

14  Feln-uary  1851.     Winsford     „ 


APPENDIX  TO  SEVENTH  REPORT. 


701 


14  Ffbruary  1851.     Ison  Hill  (iu  Winslbrd)  Award. 
Shaddon  Hill  (in  Winsford)     ., 

14  June  1851.     Winsford     ., 

2  August  1851.     .Saltford     „ 
16  March  1862.     Trent     „ 
22  April       ,.         Bxford     ,, 

„         ,,  ,.         South  Commons  (in  Kxt'ord)     ,, 

o  July   1^152.     North  Moor  and  Streamcomlje  Com- 
mons (in  Dulverton)     ,, 

3  July  18.52.     Dulverton     „ 
8  August  1853.     Loxton     ,, 

28  February  1856.     West  Moor  and  Common  Down 
(in  Halse)     ,, 

28  February  1865.     Halse     ,, 

26  September  185i.i.     Wraxhal 
(in  Ditoheat)     „ 

25  September  1866, 

15  December  1856. 
(in  Hutton)     ,, 

30  March  1857.     Kewstoke     ., 

8  November  1858.     Heniton  or  Henningtou  Hill  (in 
Ashbrittle)     ., 

8  November  1858.     Ashbrittle     ., 

27  September  1869.     Hawkridgo     ,, 
12  January  1863.     Oarc     ,, 

16  May  1863.     Blackford  (in  Wedmore)     „ 
,,       ,.        ,.         Wedmore     ,, 

17  March  1866.     Dunster  Salt  Marsh  (m  Dunster)     ,. 

14  February  1867.     North  Moor  and  South  Moor  (in 
Cannington  and  Otterhampton)     ,, 

15  October  1867.     Porlock  Common  (in  Porlock)     ,, 


and  Kilkenny  Greens 

Ditcheat     ,, 
Elborough  Hill  and  Hutton  Hill 


9  September  1869.  Bathford  Hill  and  Warleigh 
Common  (iu  Bathford)  Award. 

3  October  1872.     Wootton  Courtney     ,, 

■i  October  1873.     Chai-d     ,, 

11  May  1874.     Chillingtou  Down  (in  Chillington)     „ 

Though  the  Somerset  records  have  been  accumu- 
lating for  centuries,  and  their  mass  has  been  increasing 
rapidly  during  these  later  generations,  the  time  is  still 
remote  when  the  cnstos  rotulorum  and  the  justices  of 
the  shire  will  be  compelled  to  decide,  whether  they 
should  build  larger  store-rooms  for  theii-  manuscripts, 
or  relieve  the  shelves  and  cages  of  theii-  muniment 
rooms  by  the  destruction  of  the  uuhistorical  and  value- 
less ingredients  of  their  collections  of  writings.  Enough 
has  been  said  to  show  that  a  large  proportion  of  the 
collections  is  historically  worthless.  But  the  spacious 
muniment  rooms  at  Taunton  could  be  fitted  easily  for 
the  reception  of  another  century's  growth  of  archives 
and  official  memoranda,  even  though  the  manus(rii)ts  of 
the  county  should  during  the  nexL  hundred  multiply 
even  faster  than  they  have  done  during  the  last  hundred 
years. 

In  conclusion,  whilst  acknowledging  the  facilities 
aftbrded  me  for  the  execution  of  my  work  at  Taunton 
and  Wells  by  the  consideration  of  the  Lord  Lieutenant 
and  magistrates  of  the  county  of  Somerset,  I  venture  to 
record  with  unusual  emphasis  my  sense  of  the  courtesy 
and  frankness  with  which  1  was  received  by  the  clerk 
of  the  peace  for  the  shire,  the  late  Mr.  Edwin  Lovell, 
who  died  shortly  after  he  gave  me  cordial  welcome  and 
assistance. 

John  Cokdy  jEArrKESON.